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The Statesman recurves the laed
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Pre, tbe greatest and taoet re
liable press association la the
SEVENTIETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7. 11120
.'KICK: JIVE CENTS
MESSAGE OF
TOBEREAD
Delegation Headed by Sen
ator Lodge Formally No
tifies Wilson That Con
gress Is in Session
r
iriL.i ui v
OF LONG AFFLICTION
FIRST LADY OF LAND
RECEIVES LADY TO BE
MRS. WILSON ENTERTAINS
MltS. HAHDlXt; AT TEA
Friends Urge President to
Make Final Dramatic
'Appearance
WASHINGTON. D- 6. Un
less President Wilson Changes his
dina at the last moment, lie win
cot address1 congress personally
tomorrow, but will send a written
message. It will be read to the
Wife .of Presindent-clect Vlsii
Executive Mansion Over Which
She Will Soon Ircside
CONGRESS
IS FLOODED
WITH BILLS
bouse and senate, sitting in separ-;
WASHINGTON'. Dec. 6. For
the first time within the niemorT
of the oldest attache of the White
Mouse, a nrst lady of the land
entertained today a njext first lady
of the land.
Mrs. Florence Kline Hardine.
wife of the president-elect, was
the guest of Mrs. Edith Roll In e
Wilson, wife of the president, at
an informal tea .for two at the
executive mansion late this after-
noon. Mrs. Wilson met her guest I
in tne rront hall and escorted Jier
to the blue room where tea was
served. .
After Mrs. Wilson and, Mrs.
Harding had chatted a while, they
walked about the White House
through the green and red rooms
and the state dining room over
which Mrs. Harding will be called
upon to preside after next: March
4. Mrs. Harding did not meet the
president who had retired to his
study on the upper floor to read,
nor was Rhe shown over the White
House kitchen. : .
. Mrs. Hardin? prepared to de
part after spending an hour with
her hostess and had progressed
as far as the front doorway when
Mrs. Wilson suddenly recalled de-
MONARCH OF GREECE
RETURNED TO THRONE
HOLY KYXOD ASKS KINfi
.A HAM MIX HIS CLAIM
TO
I : veiled Ureck Hold That !:
turn of Const an tine Means Jcop.
ardy to Hellenism
CABINET, MAKEUP IS
STILL SPECULATIVE
iiardixu withholds any
DEFINITE ANSWKU
Hay an. I Bauglirrty Seem Mated
for Berths r Postmaster and
Attorney General
Stage Is Set for President
Wilson's Final Message
to Congress Before Tasks
Are Laid Down
ate session, aai was done with the
president s message last Decem
ber, and. as was the custom Until
Jfr. Wilson began the habit, of
addressing congress personally.
Congressmen Are Received. ,
The president did not make
known his Intention to a Joint
committee of the senate and
house which called today at the
White House to formally notify
him that congress was in session
but members o the delegation
left him with the impression that
he would not appear before con
gress In person. The president's
statement to the committee was
that he would "communicate with
congress tomorrow
. Mr. Wilson received his con
gressional visitors In the blue
room. Senator Lodge, Massachus
etts. Republican leader In the
ttnate. was the spokesman and
be and the president met fact to
face for the ficst time since the
league of nations covenant and
tae peace treaty were defeated In
the senate under Senator Lodge's
leadership. ,
'..TV. Affliction Is Evidenced,
- Tae president did not shake
kaala with his visitors. They
were ushered into, the blue room
by White House attendants and
tlea Jlr. Wilson appeared from
an adjoining room. He wore a
bins sack suit and used a, cane.
On entering the door be smiled
and. pointing to his cane, said:
"Ton see, gentlemen. I cannot
jet dispense with my third leg.
Tne - committee was at the
White House only 'a few minutes,
and the president remained stand
ing at the door of- the room dur
ing the Interview. Some or the
visitors said that In walking his
left leg evidenced bis affliction
and that he kept his left hand up
across his chest.
' Lodge Leads Delegation,
Besides Mr. Lodge, the White
House callers "were Senator Un
derwood.' Alabama, the Democrat
ic senate leader, and Represen
tative Mondell. Republican house
ftader; Chairman Fordney or the
house ways and means commit-
, t, and former 3peaker Champ
Clark. Some of them said the
President still gave visible . evl-itxu-0
of his long illness, but that
considering the character and du
ration of his sickness, he appeared
; In unusually good health. He
described as having put on
nch weight.. There was a dif
ference of opinion as to the pres
ldeat'a voice. One"of the callers
described It as "hollow and low"
nt said that It was with diffi
culty that he heard what the
President had to say, while others
I4 that while5 not as robust as
wore his Illness, Mr. Wilson's
ite was good and that the ex
ctire spoke clearly, with only
"light difficulty in enunciation.
TKUson's Actions Speculative.
Washington has been alive for
ne last two weeks with "post-J
"Tt information that the pres
Meat would personally show hira
J"" before congress tomorrow,
the opportunity to appear
J" Public for the first time since
returned "a very sick man"
from his league of nations speak
,a trip in September. 1919. ,
One set of reports had it that
J11' President would appear; in an
wvaJioi chair, while another was
lal he would walk to the speak
dias as usual and demon
te the repeated 'statement of
jjw friends that his health, had
m" ,nfffclently regained to en
M him to get about without an
Some of the president's friend3
ww strongly of the view that he
otild do well to take the oppor
aIt7 to make his last annual
"nmnnlcatlon to congress the
alon for a dramatic appear-
i;1 Physical and mental I con-
,r0Xl to congress and the roun
V7. arter 14 month of partial
c'n!on during which . hi has
w!n n by few
i if" Message Is Completed.
president Wilson, it is said,
wmewhat Inclined to take
"! "PPOrtunity to appear in per
It ther counsel prevailed.
v. 18 red unon the vresideilt
ftavt0 r'al occaIIi existed, far
S". personal journey to thf
tails of the White House house-
DIGNIFIED CALM IS
SUPREME IN HOUSE
Mass of New and Antiquat
ed Bills Will Die Unless En
acted Before March 4
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 6.
As soon as the result of the ple
biscite in Grwce. which resulted
in fat or of the return of former
King Constantino became knov.a
here, the Greek patriarch culled
the holy synod und the lay coun
cil into extraordinary session and
It wa.s decided to despatch an en
trgetic appeal to Constantine ex
hurting him to abandon his claim
to the Greek throne, in favor of
Prince George, pointing out that
his return to Greece not only
would endanger tho position of
Greece, but would jeopardize the
future of Hellenism.
Tke excitement of some of the
Greeks reached uch a pitch that
there was talk or the possibility
of the. isolation or Greece and
establishment or an independent
Hyzantium. including Thrace.
Smyrna and Macedonia.
hold organization which shj had
forgotten to impart, invited . her
back and they withdrew again to
the blue room where they talked
for another 20 minutes.
Upon leaving the White Houss,
Mrs. Harding remarked that; she
hid "a very pleasant visit j In
deed." but she asked to be ex
cused from answering any ques
tions as to her visit. This was
hfr first meeting with Mrs. Wil
son and her first visit to the:
White House.
Mrs. Harding had a busy day In
Washington. She went to the
capitol in the morning and was
in the gallery at the opening ses
sion of the senate. As she left
the capitol lunch room she met
Mrs. Marshall, wife of the vice
president, and immediately, as old
friends, they embraced.
LEAGUE STICKS
TO SLOW POLICY
Special Committee Will
Deal With Amendments
Reporting at Session
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Con-cre.-
reconvened today with the
customary brief and routine bus- j
iness sessions attended by great
crowds and marked by an address
in the senate by President-elect
Harding as a unique and historic
feature. Senator Harding took
his seat, answered bis name to the
senate roll and made a brief ad
dress from the rostrum.
Appropriation Reived.
Other features of the opening
of the third and final session of
the sixty-sixth congress were re
ceipt of annual appropriation es
timates aggregating 4. (533.000,-
000 and introduction in the bouse
of an unusual volume of new bills
and resolutions. Senators held
up their bills until tomotrow.
The principal business was to
arrange for receipt tomorrow of
President Wilson's opening mes
sage. The senate was in session
25 minutes and the house, not
withstanding its longer roll call,
only twice as long. New members
elected last November to fill va
cancies were sworn in and ad-
S journnient taken until noon to
I
OVATION GIVEN
SYMPHONY
Dr. Sites Successfully Con
ducts Orchestra Through
Ambitious Program
Salem has a real musical direc
tor; a director in the actual mean
ing of the word. If any had
doubted it before, they were made
aware of the Tact last night at
the armory when Dr. John R.
Sites successfully conducted the
Salem . Symphony orchestra
through a program which am
bitiously began with Mozart's
overture to the opera "Marriage
of Figaro." and ended with the
brilliant march "Pomp and Cir
cumstance,"- by Sir Edward El-
a lag or a drag. Splendid tempo
morrow, when both bodies plan. 1" preuoiuwiani mrougnoui. ana
after receiving the president's i intB rnyni was not apparent
mpsaaire tn nrnceeri tn wnrt ! tnrough any Ilie
Calm Reign Owr Roth Houses.
As usual, the senate session
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Spec
nlation about the possible cabi.tet
selections of tn incoming admin
istration was cast into more def
inite lines today by consultations
between President-elect Harding
and leaders of his party in and
out or congress.
Three names which stood io the
foreground tonight among the
many discussed , as possible cabi-
net members wen thoe of "John
Weeks of Massachusetts for
secretary or the navy: Will H.
Hays of Indiana. th- Republican
national chairman for pootinast-r
general and Harry M. Dougherty
of Ohio, the Harding pr-comen-
tlon manager for attorney general.
Prominence alo wan given to
the possible section of David
Jane Hill of New York, former
ambassador In ttermanv no nw.
Icretary of state, although -such
! leaders n Pharlea Ptim llniho.
Elihn Root. Senator Knox. Sena
tor Iodge. Senator Fall and oth
ers still were prominently men
tioned.
UNIQUE PAGE
IS WRITTEN
IN HISTORY
Practice of Doctrine of Un-
derstanding Among Of
ficials Furthered hy Hard
ing's Consultations
PRESIDENT-ELECT
TALKS TO SENATE
Special Session of Congress
Will Likely be Called to
Consider Tax
22 NORTH DAKOTA
BANKS ARE CLOSED
XATIOVAL IIAXK 1 MUM :
Ttl tljlsi: ImmiRS
DrprrrUliua .r IJtr4urk aal
C.raia Yalar and larsnrr IU4-I-lag
raJa Held IU-mom
BUDGET IS
PASSED BY
158 MARGIN
WASHINGTON. Dee. . To
put Into practice hjs doctrine of
consultation and good understand
ing among public officials, l'rei
I me at:
Regarding other places. gosip dent-elect Harding upent today at
RISMARCK. N. D.. De. C.
The First National baak of Me
dina. In Ftnumaa county, was
closed today by Its director, ac
cording to a atatrment made over
the long diUnn telephone by A.
Irealr. a director. The bank Is
a Member of lb federal reserve
5stem. This make 22 ia:e
banks and one national bank
c!o-ed In North Dakota recently.
"(4r re"ne tai wiped out."
Mid Mr. Preler. "and we aked
a nalicnal bank examiner to come
and take charge of th baak. not
making any farther reuaeM on
the federal reserve system. whih
bad not denitl any prevton le-
quest.
Deprecilion of livertock and
train valuer and farmers not jw 11
ing their grain were given by
Preszier as reasons for the clos
ing.?
The citizens' State Rank of
Edgrly and the Stat Hank of
Nortonville. state bank alM.
closed today.
Better Schools for Salem
Upheld in Election Yes
terday hy 475 Votes For
and 317 Against
ELATION EXPRESSED
BY BOARD MEMBERS
Patrons Pleased at Result
Careful Guard Against
Waste Is Promised
was Iks deHnite and the list of
possibilities was widened rather
than narrowed.
That no formal offers had
been made was emphasized by
Mr. Harding himself tonight as
the only comment he was willing
to make on reported selections or
on his discussion of the subject
with Republican leaders.
"No place has been offered to
anyone." tha presid-nt-elect Slid,
"lleyond that I can only replv to
questions about cabinet with a
sweeping assurance that I have
nothing to say."
proceeded with dignified calm and
the house with boisterous con
fusion. The la'tter's roll call was
taken amid a bedlam of felicita
tions of returning members and
conversation of members and
spectators.
Galleries of both houses were
jamnked and thousands of persons
stood, in the halls to catch sounds
and glimpses of the proceedings.
About the capitol. conferences of
party leaders, cafe dinner par-
lie3 Mand surging crowds In the
corridors furnished other open-
(Contlnued on -page 2)
GENEVA, Dec. 6. The league
of nations assembled today and
decided to stick to a slow and
sere policy in amending the cove
nant and to extend that policy
with regard to their respective j ing-sssion -atmosphere,
duties and Jurisdictions. , The program for tomorrow's
The Canadian amendment ellm- inauguration of actual work
inating article 10 and the Argen- called for debate in the senate
tine amendment -declaring that on the bill for federal regulation
all sovereign- states shall be of thje meat industry, and for the
members of the league that do launching of Immigration re
rot remain outside of their own stricting legislation in the house,
choice, were, referred to a special Thedhouse immigration commis
committee which will study all sion bill prohibiting immigration
the proposed changes In the cove- for two years, was reported out
nant and report to the next as- and the rules committee tomor-
semblyjf 1 ' row will consider a rule for Us
The question as to what are the immediate consideration, under
exact relations between the coun- limitation of debate.
cil and assembly. as temporarily 350 Bill Dropped Into Hopper,
and partially settled by the adop- More than 350 new bills and
tion of a sort of ? working basis resolutions were dropped into the
in the form of the four general house hopper and a flood of sim-
princlples enumerated In the re- liar proportions Is expected to-
cent report of the committee pre- morrow in the senate. The new
sided over hy Mr. Balfour with house measures dealt with almost
certain amendments. I every conceivable subject, includ-
. The first of the principles ing proposals for repeal of war
which set forth that the council laws, for appropriations of mil-
and the assembly each should be lions of dollars for a myriad of
invested with particular power purposes, pensions and many
and duties, and that neither measures for farmers' relief.
should have Jurisdiction to render! Committees of both senate and
decisions in any matter which had bouse are to begin work Immedi
been expressly committed to the ately on the measures left on their
others Lord Robert Cecil declared calendars from preceding sessions
must be amended so as to con- and on the new grist. Calls for
cede to the assembly the right numerous committee meeting
to examine -any question within this week were issued by chair
the jurisdiction of the league. He men. twit leaders said that the
contended that on; the principle regular appropriation bills would
as expressed the assembly would have the right . of way. They
be unable to treat-with the-Im- added that it was hoped to pass
port ant questions of disarma- til of the appropriation bills be
ments and mandates and added lore March 4. but that consider
that his. South African delegation able other legislation would be
would not accept the report oth- "squeezed in." It also was said
crwise. His amendment was ac-jtnere probably would be a short
cepted. I holiday recess about December 22
The committee also accepted I over ew i ear s day.
the proposition to eliminate the Investigation to He Resumed.
word "exclusive from the sec-1 Arrangements also were made
ond principle, which declares that I for resumption of numerous con-
the assembly has no power to re-I sressionai investigations, sus
verse or modify a decision which jpended in part or whole. Among
falls within the exclusive com-j early committee meetings called
petence of the council. On the Was a session of the senate for-
objection of the Canadians, how-elgn relations committee- for
ever.i this principle was reserved. Wednesday, to Jake tip a conve'n-
The third and rourth principles tion with Canada dealing with
setting forth the status of repre- j military deserters, and other un-
sentatives sitting on "the council I finished business. It was indi-
and the assembly and making pro-1 cated that no: treaties' except the
vision for a report from the coun- Colombian treaty, now on the sen-
Cil to the assembly were adopted.; ate calendar, would receive early
The Argentina incident, fnvolv-3 consiaerauon.
ing the withdrawal of that dele- Hundreds of nominations, in-
gation from the assembly, was! eluding recess appointments, are
disposed of quickly, the assembly I expected to be sent to the senate
thowing indifference. Instead of ty President Wilson soon. AH
inviting the delegates back, the are to be referred to committee?
assembly merely expressed regret with sentiment strong among Re
tt their action through M. Hy- publican leaders for inaction on
mans, chairman, and Lord Robert
Cecil.- The only sign of feelins
by the members was that of ap
proval when Lord Robert said
that no delegate body, could get
on with its business if the mem
bers were allowed to leave when
ever their particular propositions
were not accepted .
y mecnanical display
of adherence to beat and measure,
but flowed easily as rhythmical
poetry. Such a beginning as thin
had the symphonies of Boston.
Chicago and Philadelphia, and
with proper patronage one mav
not iay whaK Salem may yet do
in the field of symphony music.
The audience last night nearly
filled the armory, and that it was
appreciative was proved over and
over again in the reception I to
each number that was not merely
applause, but took on volume un
til it became an ovation.
It was difficult to name the
finest number, for they all seemed
the biggest and finest. But there
was. of course, the symphony ; by
Haydn, with Its four distinct
movements, that was educational
as to what a symphony really Is.
ana because of this it was a big
number. Then there was the
Andante Cantabile, by Tschaiko
vsky, that was a general favorite.
This number was for strings
alone, and when the violins, vio
lascellos and basses put on their
mutes the music was wonderful,
like the Ringing human voice.
Following this was the beauti
ful descriptive number. "Trium
phal Entry of the Ilojaren." by
Bergere. One had not to be par
ticularly imaginative to see the
Russian nobleman in troops and
band, returning victoriously from
the war. One saw tneir prancing
horses, their brilliant costumes,
a the music proceeds, gradually
including different instruments.
The utmost intelligence was
displayed in the making up or
the program. The audience was
rather surprised, for the most
patt. on finding one of such big
ness, but although featuring the
greatest composers, it was made
up of their most musical offer
ings, and in several instances of
compositions which are well
known.
The various schools were rep
resented, as well as both the mod
ern and the old composers.
It was interesting to note so
many children and young folk In
the audience. If the concert did
nothing more than instill a love
for the finer things in music in
the hearts of these It would in
deed have been worth while, for
after all that is the actuating
motive back of the Salem Sym
phony orchestra to create and
foster a demand for the musical
world's best.
WIDOW SAVES
BOYD'S LIFE
Confessed Slayer of Sheriff
Petray Narrowly Escapes
Lynching hy Mob
SANTA ROSA. CaU Dec. .
The widow of Sheriff James A.
Petray last night alone prevented
a crowd of bis friends from at
tempting to lynch George Boyd,
confessed slayer of Sheriff Pe
tiay of Sonoma county, and De
tectives Miles M. Jackson and
Lester M. Dorinan of San Fran
cisco, and 'Boyd's companions
Terrence Fitts and Charles Ve
lanto. it became known tonight.
The three officers were shot
and killed yesterday when they
attempted to arrest Boyd, alias
George Barron. Fitts and Velan
to. in connection with outrages
a set of gangsters are accused of
the Capitol, taking stock of the
legislative problems that went
with the new1 nlnn of centres
and In turn -seeking the co-oper
ation of cone rear
the tasks he will con
executive. ' I
Vnlqic Page to History Added j
Adding a unique page to the
nation's history, he attended as
a senator the opening of the sen
ate and in a short addresa be
spkoe for the coming four years
a spirit of team work between ex
ecutive and legislative branches
that he expects to insure the high
est national . efRciency at home
and abroad.
I,ater. arter conferences or
both senate ar.d houae. ne an
nounced that he probably would
call a special session or congress
soon arter his Inauguration to
attempt a revision or the nation's
tax schedules. Both In hi pri
vate consultations and bla senate
address, be asked that the three
months remaining to the present
congress be used without attempt
I at partisan advantage to clea.-
away routine and lay the ground
work for constructive legislation
after March 4.
league of Natloaa Plarased
Foreign relations and the lea
gue of nations were discussed by
Mr. Harding, along with domestic
problems and possible cabinet
lections in his long string of con
ference with senators and repre
sentatives.
The ranking national leaders of
hU party outside of congress were
also present at the consultations
which will be continued most of
tomorrow.
With hU departure for Marlon
late tomorrow afternoon, the pre
sident-elect will bid good-bye to
COAL CASE WON
rjBY GOVERNMENT
Supreme Court Declares
That Sherman Anti-Trust
Act Was Violated
perpetrating on young women, in
a' small shack in Howard street. I actual participation In the pro
ceedings or tne senate, aitnoagn
MVRRKRKR COXFF-SSES
all important appointments, leav
ing the offices to be filled by the
incoming administration
Of the mass of new bills and
resolutions introduced in the
house, only a few were of general
Importance. All of them and
(Continued on page 2) f
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. .
Andrew Merlo tonight confessed,
according to the police, he shot
and killed Amando Giorgt early
yesterday as they sat at a cafe
table with two other men in a
"spirit of fun" after Merlo said
he remarked to the others: "I bet
I can shoot the hat off the head
of Giorgi without hurting him."
The police said Merlo said he j
drew a revolver and fired, the
bullet penetrating Giorgi's brain
and killing him.
San Francisco.
Following the arrest of the
three men, a crowd surrounded
the county jail here and threat
ened violence. Two attempts to
break into the jail were frus
trated. During the excitement a
gathering of former neighbors of
Sherirf Petray from Healdsbnrg
went to the home of th.e family.
The friends said they would break
into the jail and get the three
men if the Petray family desired
that quick vengeance, according
to county officials, who learned
of the occurrence tonicht
Mrs, Petray stood firm againtt
the proposal, it was declared
Her husband was an officer of the
law and law-abiding: it would be
his wish the law take Its course.
she in credited with saying.
"Two wrongs would not make
a right." she declared
According to county ofHcials
the withdrawal or these friend
oi me menu was an mat pre
vented an organized and succea
ful assault on the jail. The
agencies of the law moved quick
y today. District Attorney Geo
W. HoyJe. acting with Ctand Jury
Foreman M. Rosenberg sent out
calls for the grand jury to con
vene tomorrow and act on the
accusations of murder acainst
Boyd. Fitts and Valento.
i want jusure to oe sure.
swift and certain." said Hoyle
Developments in the shooting
today Included a confession by
r.oyd he had shot all three offl
rers: identification of Boyd and
valento by three youns women
as members of the San Francisco
rang that had assaulted the girls
In the gangster s shark, and the
vanishing or the crowds trom the
Jail because of rain.
One of the girl, in identifying
Poyd as he lay on an ambulance
cct in a cell today, ran scream
ing from the place.
'lie choked me; he choked
me." she cried.
Boyd, the girls said, was
known as the "Lumberjack ' to
the gangsters. To the police h"
v ...
is known a a "two termer con
fvict. sentenced both times from
Sacramento. Boyd's home was
DRUGGISTS MEET TODAY
PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 6.
The state druggists' association
will meet here tomorrow to dis
cuss legislation aHecting drug
gists, prior to the meeting of the
Oregon state legislature. Edwin
A. Robinson, president, will bo
chairman.
aid to be on Twenty-third ave
nue. Seattle.
WAREHOUSE ROOF FALLS
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. .
Fourteen persons employed in a
warehouse building at Sixth and
Alameda streets got out today
when the upper ceilings bevan to
bulge, and five. minutes later th
building collapsed. One man was
hurt but will recover.
he will retain his title and office
until early in the new year.
He revealed today that he had
decided definitely to resign his
senate seat between Januiry 19
and IS. when a change of state
administration Jn Ohio will per
mit the appointment or a Republi
can to succeed him. Dnring his
visit to the senate today be ar
ranged a pair with Senator Under
wood. Alabama, the minority lead
er.
, Harding Seaks to rW-nale
Mr. Harding's address in the
senate was u response to an ova
tion that greeted bla appearance
for the openinK roll call, and was
delivered at the sucaestion of
Senator Lodge, who called atten
tion to the fact that for the f irst
time In history a president-elect
wa.t present as a senator. Vice-
president Marshall seconded the
suggestion by leaving hsl place
and escorting Senator Harding tn
the rostrum.
Evidently affected by the cour
tesy shown him by his colleagues
and by crowded ga'Ieries, the president-elect
voiced deep rgrtt at
the surrender or his association!
or six years. Including both dem
ocrats and republicans in his tri
bute or affection and respect for
his fellow senators. He termed
campaign charires of a fena'e ob-
ligarchy as "harmlesj fiction."
and declared that as prl-lent. he
would regard both senate ami
house with high esteem, but with
out thought of any surrender of
co-ordinate constitutional author
ity (. icra I Ion to be policy
"Our governmental good for
tune," he said, "does not lie in
any surrender at either end of tbe
avenue, but in the co-ordination
and co-operation which beromes
the two la a great and truly re
presentative popular government
We are faeing no easy
task. I am sure that the neces
sity or wise solution will Inspire
us to work tocether. to take com
mon counsel, to be tolerant ot one
another and to give the -t that
is in all of is."
Applause from both sides of the
chamber nswered him. nd after
the brief senate session adjourn
ed. republicans and democrats
crowded around him to offer
their congratulations. Every
where h
by crowds.
WASHINGTON. Dec. . The
Lehigh Valley railroad rase, the
second and last of the great an
thracite coal anti-trust rases, tii
won today by tbe government.
The supreme court. In the unan
imous opinion of the aeven mem
bers participating, held that the
existing combination of the rail
road and Its principal subsidiary
com pan lea was In violation of the
Sherman anti-trust act. and rev
ersing the lower court, ordered
entering of a decree dissolving
tbe combination and re-distribut
ing its storks, bonds and proper
ties o aa to make each compon
ent part In fact Independent and
competitive.
Specifically named la the order
of dissolution were the Lehigh
Valley railroad company, the Ie
high Valley Coal company, the
Lehigh Valley Coal Sales com
pany. Coxe Brothers and company,
and tbe Delaware. Susquehanna
and Schuylkill rallrond company.
The court dUmisaed the mill ao
far aa it named the New Tork
and Middle Coal Field Railroad
tbe G. B. Merkle Company, the
Girard Trust company and Indi
vidual defendant,. Including tbe
late George f. Baer. Daniels G.
Reld. Kdea n. Thomas. Lyman D.
Smith. K. T. Siotesbury. O. K.
Baker and other officers and dir
ectors of the defendant compan
ies prominent la the financial and
railroad world.
Justices Mf Reynold and Braa
dels look no part In tbe consider
ation ot the case. It was announc
ed. ,
The opinion of the court as read
by Justice Clarke, sustained prac
tically every contention raised by
the government la ita brief. It
was held that the Lehigh Valley
railroad, through the same name
an.j otner subsidiaries, monopo
lized the production, transporta
tloa and sale of anthracite coal
from nines located along Its lines;
that this monopoly was suitaiaed
Better schools la Salem were
npheld by the electorate of tbe
district la the special election
yesterday when the bodge, bill,
providing for a tax levy safficUnt
to rata f 1 (.!. 7 was carried
by a vote of 4& to 117. a major
ity of lit. The total naraber of
vote cast was 71.
The special vote of the pop
was ralUd becaaae the levy will
be in excess of tbe per cent
limitation ot the state conttlm
tlon. Had tbe proposed levy not
been In excews of that limit a vote
of the electors of the district
would aot have been necessary.
. Standard To He Malataiacd
Georx W. Hug. ruprln tand
em of 1 1 he Salem schools, mem
bers 0r the school board and oth
er interested persons, ineiadlag
many of tbt patrons of the
schools, were elated last night
when the res alt of th votlar be
came known.
1 am very mach pleased with
the splendid majority gtvn for
better schools." said Paul IL
Wallace, a member of the board.
"It means that oar standard win
not bar to be lowered and that
the board Is relieved, of thi re
sponsibility of facing a deficit at
the end ot the year.
"I believe that the vota of con
fidence will niake every member
ot tbe board all tha mora caret ol
to see that the school faads tr
not wasted, and that tha district
gets 1 cents oa every dollar ex
pended. No Watc. t Policy
The resnlt Is graUfylag." aaid
Walter C Wlaslow. another mem
ber ot the board.. "Not a penny
will be waited. 'M raises better
schools. It means that tha peo
ple of Salem are still loyal to the
faadameatala of our society aad
state."
Ir. II. II. dinger, also a mem
ber of the board said: "We ap
eiate tha vote of confidence, and
ball do our best to see that that
confidence la not misplaced. 1 am
ror better schools for our child
ren and with thia r-alt w will
hava better achoorv".
-va nav tried to give Salem
good schools." aaid II. O. White.
chairman of the board, "and we
appreciate this vote of confidence.
vo shall renew our efforts to
give value for every dollar ex
pended." Voters Are Tbaaked '
George E. Halvorwe of the
school board aaid: "To hava tav
confidence of the majority of the
votera of school dlmtct No. 24 Is
moat gratifying tt the school
board, and I personally wlsa to
thank the voters for their approv
al ot the way the board has con
darted the business of the dia-rtct-
There Is satisfaction in
knowing that oar efforts are not
(Continued oa paga C)
(Coatlnued on page S.)
HISTORIC CHAMPOEG SCENE
ENACTED UPON CANVAS BY
FRENCH-CANADIAN ARTIST
Elpoch-makintr Event Eloquently Portrayed by Thtodort.Ge
Koux After Years of Research and Battling With Ele
ments Old Saloon Is Place of Labor
By MOLLY BRUNK
Th" road. io Champoeg la De
cember are not those of May. Bat
when an editor gives an axicn
n-nt and ms 'Go and get III"
It's not for a mere reporter to
question why.
Miles of mid and rata, then a
sharp tarn, and there the tiny
village lies -Jette's that may
at c.ne time hive ben the ajiher
ing place of those old pioncert
who made up the settlement. A
veMIre of green paint still ad
here' to it walls, and the ngn
on the door is not yet too dint fir
reading. The other buMHrgi
lean wearily againt oneanoiher.
windows serve a surh no longer,
doors sag on their rusty hinges
and the roots are eloquent of
artist, who a bit ago competed
tbe p.etare that may be the
crowaing achievement of his lone
Jand active life. The Inception of
me iwrin ot civil Government la
Oregon."
As I w-nt across the driveway,
aader tbe open-air pavilion, words
of iatrodartkm were formulating.
No need for that, for the old man
came swiftly across the board
porch, pleasure written across his
face.
"1 don'i know who yon are. It
cried, "but yon look Uk a ioe
enaer from Heaves! For weeks
and weeks they do aot com no
one. For weeks now I da not see
a hwaian being V
Th-re were four of a and It
- iui we wanted to
forms that year after year have TIL P. b?j lh, "
beaten uron tbem. 1 1 "UI ,D 0,4
oe gracious cost, pillar
ipon
Aero tbe road I the old ap
ple orchard as old as tb settle
ment Itseir. In May It makes Its
brave attempt to flaunt the pink
nv and grectirresa of by-gooe
summer, but in December the
trees bow thir hoary head.
much futile shoulders against the
went be was besieged' chilling winds In tha way of the
and score of callers nr d.
armed about hi office all day orrounae,i ty fnis desolation.
In the hope of a conference. I away back from the main roa I. la
The president-elect's talk with! Ib Champoeg memorial bull ling.
works a gray-haired man. Theo
(Coalinned on page 2) dor Cegoux, a French-Canadian
l
m
in upon log npon the wlfle
hearth. He flew a boat In aa ec
stacy of Joy at having thi privi
lege f ministering to the com
fort of his kind.
And then: "Ton shall see.- he
exclaimed. "Come with b
Through a doorway, up a atai'r
way as dark as night, oato a land
ing equally dark, the old man
loading the way. Through a Bar
row passage and then Into a b!g
room here a bit of daylight m-
( Con un ia on raja j.)