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SEVENTIETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON. SAftTTA'X MORNING. JANUARY K 1921
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REPAIRS AT U. S. MUST
PRISON ARE BE STRONG
SORE NEED SEA POWER
Grand Jury Finds That Harding Favors Develop
Roof Leaks During Storm ment of Large Navy Until
WIFE FASTS 41 DAYS
MllS. i HARRINGTON' loses 7."
Periods and Damage is
Done to Interior Walls
Binding Disarmament
Agreement Is Reached
WARDEN PRAISED FOR PIECEMEAL REMEDY
GOOD MANAGEMENT MEASURES OPPOSED
TriB'uVe Paid Compton-Im.
mediate Action to Improve
Plant Is Urged
President-elect Endorses
Reserve System for Army
and Navy
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HUSBAND IS STUBBORN! i FAMILY ILL AND IN NEED
iorxis
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Not First Pi-oirartr! Abstention
From Food Which Has Failed
To llring Results
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WILL WELCOME BEDDING
FROM GOOD NEIGHBORS
Aaartlon that the State Jcnl-1 'MARION, n l'm SA n.tvnl
ientiary.is badly in need of repair I policy to keep the I'nited States
nd more modem equipment, lone of lb- strongest sea powers
until a binding disarmament
agreement can be reached, wan
discussed at a conference today
batween t'rc-Rid-nt-elect Hardin?
and Representatlye Cutler of
Pennsylvania, chairman of tha
house naval committee. It was
indicated that although a final
decision must await developments
the attitude of Senator Hardins
manner in which the institution is I pointed to a continuation of the
being conducted,. The report de-I fleet construction program now in
ctares be In capable aiid eonscien- progress. Conpled with this pro-
tious In his work, and that he Is gram, however, would be a ma-
assisted by a corp of officers eager terial curtailment in civilian em-
snd nxious to perform their du- pjoyes or the navy department
.ties. velL Allowing for the handi- and various economies in the land
caps under which the authorities stations under navy Jurisdiction,
are laboring, the report evinces a Hardinjr. Favor Efficient Navy
great. satisfaction in the present Mr. Hari,nx lonK na9 faTored
ruiifccucui.. . an erfiiint Tia vv anrt he is nn-
DANVILLK. 1M.. Jan. S. Mrs. !
Ernest S. Ilarrinston's fast which;
has now lasted 41 davs in the er-
ffir in.lll.n hn. V. .1 . K '1 t. , til t
join her church, is not her f ii st ! I
practical abtntioii from food. ; j
aeeoruiny: to her husband. He j j
Said tonight she went withot.i
food for two weeks about a year; j
ago and once previously phe ;i'l j
nothing for eight days. !
Her second fast was for the
purp jk of attracting a buyr tor
their home. "She prayed - a;d
fasted for 11 dayy." said Mr. I
Ifartington tonight, "hut' when no.
buyer appeared she quit. That j
fast did not seem to cause any ill ;
effects ait hough sh-. lost coitsid- j
arable weight." i j
He yaid his wife weighed 2V t
pounds before her present fast be- ;
"an and he "estimates she has lst
75 pounds. She was reported to
night as growing steadily weaker.
No visitors were allowed to je
her today. .
were made public yesterday in u
report of the findings of the Mar
riott countF grand Jury, alter a
thorough inspection of th"6 prison.
The Improvements,' It is. asserted,
sre imperative of the institution
Is to be properly maintained.
. ' J. II. Compton, superintendent
of the prison, received hij:h prabe
by the grand Jury for the efficient
Ileciiiise the Statesman believes 1 hat giving shMil! nut
lie linked wilh the calendar, tnitl th;i tin- season ..f uuini
will slmnl.l not Ik a spasm of. the L'liristmixlie. it is ask
insr its nonet ous-liearte readers to respond to a second call
for necessaries only litis tune it is not for a community, ;i,
wjis the ense earlier. Init'is for a single family.
Out .on one of the hywityj in the outskirts of the city
there is a family --.seven children, some of them sick with
smallpox, an illness Hint is prolonged owinjr to the lack
of proper lied covering. One visitor of mercy, .stumhlcd
.upon this family, which is too self-rcspeetinp; t(. seek aid
through .the medium of charity. This visitor gave from
his own store two comforters for last night, I mi t with the
present cold weather conditions 're vailing this will he
far from sufficient, and so the Statesman has hcen aked
to run this little story in the hope that the'same spirit that
prompted generous Salem folk lo respond to its previous
call will prevail in a similar manner in this instance.
PIh'Im- your response to lOfl, Monday.
EXPLOSION CAUSE
IS HELD MYSTERY
THREE TOWNS AUK ROCKED
ItV SERIFS OF ItKPOKTS
CLACKAMAS THREAT
Houses Arc Shaken and Window h
llrokcn by SlMtck Which HringH
People to Street
Soldier in Hospital ,
Thanks War Mothers
All those who aided in making
the War Mothers' campaign to j
rairte jellies and Jams for the tu-i '
bercular soldiers at I be govern-'
tnent hospital 'at Fort llayard. X. ,f thf. district Is
M a success, will be pleased with) ... . .
the following letter, of gratitude. jniiiHllii n r.id Improve-
which wis received hv th women menti tor Hie year it win
SALEM HAS 24 HOURS
FOR ROAD BOND BIDS
A new roof for the main b-ulld-i
Inr is urgently recommended by
the grand Jury, which it asserts
should be attended to at the earli
est possible date. Antique toilet
facilities In tha cell - houses are
condemned as unsanitary and the
lanndrv eauinment is found old
and unsatlsfaepsry.
Saving Possible
The Jury recommends -that the
;jtate install at the prison an elec-
derstood to feel a big navy policy
might be continued practically if
steps are taken to curtail the
strength of the army along lines
he approved yesterday in confer
ence with Chairman Kahn of the
house military, committee.
He also favors strongly the re
serve system (for both army and
nary, and Is understood to have
indicated to Chairman Butler : an
adequate naval reierve should be
of the organization yesterday
from one of the boys who shared
the good things contributed. The
date line is Fort Bayard. Dec. 31.
"To the War Mothers Associa
tion. Salem, Oregon. j
"Dear friends: I was the recip-i
lent today of a large jar of pre
served cherries, which was surely
a treat. They were tasty and de
licious. All the boys In our ward
(the infirmary . were pleased
with the gifts. Thanking you for
your generosity, I am Cyril H.
St rob m."
be necessary to shoot hid n
bonds in lo the county court in
Ibr nrl Ul hours, according to
information given out ycMerday
by the court.. At 12 o'clock noon
Monday bids will be closed for
buying; up road bond, and ualcM
Ibis i district has its bids in by
that: time, the opportunity for
road improvement this year uill
lc lost.
All the market road districts of
Marion county, with the excep
tion ' of the Salem district, have
. . ... f . . i aucq nits i
rte ugnt Pi l considered a requl4ite to naval de-
hospital and other state institu; Th question of; the navy hing-
tlons, saying it would not only be nowVer, on Whit progratn
a means of, providing empent ; found Msihle ln the
for the Prisoners of the Pf- movement for a general reduction
tiary, but would be a saving to the Qf wor,d armaniit. Mr. Duller,
htil " we!rf .KaW who is inclined? to placa liU?e
, The report of the pand Jury on t proposal, expects , to
its prison Investigation, and sign- dev lop , committee, bearings
ed by J. u. Ainrpny. loreman. r.., lnformation avap..
W. Manning, A. B. Gardner, v.
NadsUrek, Wilbur Beaver.Charles
jLaurence and Henry Stute, fol
lows: , 'We visited the Oregon state
penitentiary for the purpose of
inquiring into Us condition and
management. Our investigation
convinced us that the tnstitutioa
is being conducted ln an extra
ordinarily efficient manner, tak
ing into consideration the incon
veniences and handicaps under
which the authorities are labor-ins-.
We found that the arrange
ment of the Institution is in the
hands of a capably and conscien
tious man, assisted by officers of
Character, integrity, and exper
ience, who are eager to do and
perform their dntie proficiently.
Storm Cause Damage
"The main building of the peni
tentiary is badly In need of a new
roof which ought to be provided
at the earliest possible date. The
recent storms have hown the roof
to be Yry leaky and as: a result
Of these leaks considerable dam
age has been done to the .plaster
and the interior of the peniten
tiary. Generally, the cell .houses
ALLEN ASSAILS
TOWNLEYISM
Governor Upholds Ameri
can Legion in Opposition
to Non-Partisans
INVESTIGATION
T0 BE STARTED
Inquiry Into Prices Charged
Government for Coal Last
Year Begins
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able on the probabl consequenc
es of disarmament. This inform
Hon he will turn over to Mr.
Harding. -
"I am determined to Jtnow.'
hviaid in a statement, "what otb
er nation sincerely desire In the
way of an agreement to limit arm
ament." Piecemeal Measure Opposed
Mr. Butler called Mr. Harding's
attention to the provision of the
naval appropriation bill of 1916.
requesting the president to mass
a canvas of world sentiment on
disarmament. He recommended
that the new administration take
advantage of this authorization.
Another, of rrexident-elect
Uarding's callers today was Daniel
O. Beid. New YOrk manufacturer
and financier, who talked oyar
tua funeral financial situation
and gave his opinion on the prob
lem of cetting tnflfiey systems
back to a sound basis.
B, 1U Inman of Indianapoli.?,
manager of the Indiana chamber
oresenled Senator
iittvitnc the results or a
made by his orgabization Into
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subscrilK?d lor tb bonds, and
have placed thJir sealed bids win
the county court. Indications
are that the bidders will be on
hand to receive their allotment.
One-half of the road bond val
uation of the county Is in the Ka-
lent district. The budget of ex
penditures is prepared showing
the approximate amount to le x-
Pnded on each market road dis
trict during the year. It in ne
cessary that one-half of this vui
ount come from the pale of rosd
bonds in the road district in
which such expenditure is to hi
made. A direct tax will mef
the other portion.
T
l.O.S AXC.KLKS. Jan. S. The
towns of ('inu. Clei.dora and
Ar)is;i..iii the San f'.amriel valley
' to 2.i miles east of here, were
rocked tonight bv wlut was de
clared by inhabitant to be n
reris of explosions, according to
reports received here. Kvery
house in the towns was shaken
end window glasnes were broken
In some, it was stated.
The first shock was felt about
I:3. it wax rtited. and was fol
lowed by two more wi'.ain half an
hour. Kach was accompanied by
a loud report, otherwise ine
tremblings resembled earthquakes
it was said.
At narby nil fields it wes raid
t.o explosion had occurred there.
Kfforts were made in romniiini-
cte with camps in the mountains
north oi the towns where large
orantines or - dynamite were
known to have been stored for
inarrylng purposes.
Two hours after thes hakings
the cause icmafned a mystery. A
urvty of the uuarry camps near
est to the towns disclosel no ev-
flosinns had taken place ther;
and no blasting work was in prog-
iesj.
os Angeles county roads of
ficials who have several quarries
ii: the mountaitis, said they knew
oi no supplies of dnanite sioreil
ny where in sufficient quantities
to shake the towns.
Covina residents raid the
shock came at f.-.irly regular In
tervals, and each was followed
by a! oud roar. In this place, as
well as In Azusa and Olendora
townspojle rushed into the
sireets, looking about Tor the lo
cation of th "cxplosfon." think-
ink it to have been within a few
The shocks were not felt in
Los Angeles. Thy? sheriffs ofHee
here at 11:20 o'clock reported
it had been unable to locate an
explosion within the county.
CAUSE OF CONCERN
IN SALEl SECTION
Annexation of Portion From Brooks North Planned as
Way to Even Up if Multnomah Grabs New Territory
Committee Will Recommend Lopping One From Local
Delegation Proposed New District May Land Rit
ner in Congress
fir
were an important factor in
STATUE COMMEMORATING
CIRCUIT RIDERS MAY BE
PUT IN CAPITOL GROUNDS
Hon. Eobert A. Booth Makes State Gift to be Fashioned by A.
Phimister ProctorGovernor Asked to Appoint Commission
To Decide Upon Appropriate Location. V
The pioneer circuit riders who ber of Portland artists. ,reP"7""
the j the circuit ruier jusr'6
reading his sermon io uv
ed at his next stop. The long
cloak which was found to be good
protection against wind and rain,
is featured by the sculptor and the
saddle bags in which he carried
most of his worldly possessions,
j Air. Booth has written to Gov
ernor Olcott asking tnat a com
mittee of. Oregon citizens be ap
pointed to choose a suitable site
for "The Circuit Rider." It has
been suggested that somewhere on
the capitol grounds would be ap
propriate. . Mr. Booth's father.
Kobert Booth, was one of the pio-!.-...;
-fra of Oregon, and
it was in contemplating his fath
er's career that tne mea oi
serving the memory of this par
ticular type 01 pioneer
him His choice of Mr. Proctor as
the sculptor of the stktue was a
particularly happy one1, as be has
spent much time in the study and
execution of this kind oi
early civilization, of America are
to be fittingly commemorated in
Oregon by an equestrian statue of
heroic size which Is to be present
ed to the state by former Senator
H. A. Booth, of Eugene. The stat--j
ue will .represent the pioneer type
. of minister of the gospel who was
an educational and a civilizing in
fluence among the early settlers
of the Pacific Northwest, and
7 largely Instrumental in saving the
state of Oregon to the union.
I Last summer, Mr. Booth was
talking over his idea, of doing
something in commemoration of
the circuit rider with a Phimister
Proctor, nationally famed sculptor
of western subjects, and the con-ers
, ference ended In the commission
ing of Mr. Proctor to make a
working model to be approved by
Mr. Booth. -
Sketch is Approved.
The sketch model which Mr.
Proctor recently completed and
which he has exhibited to a nura-
TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 8. As
sailing the campaign being made
in Kaasas by A. C. Townley and
Non-Partisan leaguers from North
Dakota, Governor Allen in a state
ment tonight approved steps tak
en by ex-servici men to oppos?
the campaign.
- "Townley has been able to pre
sent to North Dakota a lot ot
dreamy which sounded raat." sa'.d
the statement. "The Non-Partisan
league has lost control of tho
state government. The weakness
and costs of his scheme have fi
nally be-?n exposed and Townley
Is hunting, new fields.
"Townley and his tribe opposed
annropriations for the war sup
plies and war materials upon
which the very life of American
legion Ijoj-s depended at tha
hour.
"In the early days of the war
their attitude disconraged volun
tary enlistment, discouraged 'he
relectlve service laWj and tended
to prevent the government from
meeting all Its obligations. Iaek-
ing the courage to go to war for
Cermany. thev became In effect.
German emisarries in the rear.
"The former-service men ar?
opposing Townleyism with order
ly propaganda and so long as they
express their opposition to Town
leyism with the brave, self-restraint
which they now exhib't.
tb state will have every reason
to he rjr3teful.
"This effort of Townley's comes
at a time when he might expect
to gain some headway in Kansas.
There is d'scontent OTnr the un
fortunate conditions which have
come to the farmer in the period
of reconstruction.
"l am' in evmnathv with every 1
ihonest effort to aid the farmer.
I believe that the legislative ses
sion should, give the most con
structive attention to his prob
lems, which involve credit, co
ooerativ? marketing and protec
tion against damaging conditions,
but I share with the legion the
belief that Tovmleylsm means
merely th effort to work upon
the nrejudices for the purpose of
creatine a class warfare wh!ch
will benefit no one. except as it
may enrich, the pockets of Town
ley and hl crowd to e extent
of the membership fee?
"It is merely another effort on
th part of those who do not
farm, to 'farm the farmar."
QUALIFIED AIR
CHIEF WANTED
TAX BURDEN TO
BE RELIEVED
V
Dictorial and Inefficient Committee Asks ftua- SJJJ
Conduct of CoL Jordan
to be Investigated
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. In
quiry will be begwn at once Into
the prices charged the government
for coal last year. Acting Attor
ney General Nebeker announced
today on report of the findings of
the senate committee, on recon
struction which has . been investi
gating the sale of fuel to the war
department and other branches of
the government during the short
age. Prices asked government de
partments for coal as set forth
in the committee's report. lb-?
acting attorney general said, ap
peared to warrant and "even re
quire" investigation by the de
partment of justice. Prosecutions
will be instituted and pressed to
the limit." he added, should th-
facts developed, bear out the evi
dence sulynltted by the committee.
Names of more than a score of
concerns who had supplied coal
to the government were listed by
the 'committee, he added, .but
would not be announced, pending
an investigation, which would in
clude a study of statistics of coal
costs, prices charged and the com
mittee's estimate of what wou'd
have been a fair margin of pro
fit;
A decline In the price of rejail
coal was said to be indicated .t
reports reaching the coal Investi
gating committer today. Tabula
tion of these reports is bcins
made for use. committee members
said, should it be decided to con
duet an investigation of retail
coal distribution.
SA FRANCISCO. Jan. 8. A
telegram to Attorney General
Paltrier stating that allegations of
"dictatorial and inefficient con
duct" by Colonel John A. Jordan,
chief of the air mail service on the
Pacific coast demanded immed
iate and thorough investigation,
was sent today by Frank M. Silva.
I'nlted States district attorney.
Silva suggested that the investiga
tion he made by the department
of justice.
Another telegram sent by Kd-
"ard M. Hoggs, father of Stanley
Boggs. an aviator plated on pro
bation bv Colonel Jordan, to Post
master General Burleson asked
tbM
qualified
tion justified the change, l'ogs
fell in one of the itreels here
this week.
. I. o : X'
r tying aims nif ri-iiu . !
in dangerous weatner was con
demned by th elder Hoggs, bnr
Colonel Jordan asserted in a
statement that the fact that no
seri.nis accident bad occurred Iti
his division was proof that suffi
cient care was being taken of pi
lots and planes.
tion of Burden on Busi
ness by Readjustments
WASHINGTON. An. S Re
adjustment of taxes to relieve
workers In the matter of income
taxes and equalize the burden on
business was asked of the bouse
ways and means committee to
day by the tax commission of the
national retail drygoods associ
ation. Association representa
tives filed a detailed rlan for re
vision of the tax laws, which they
estimated would provide revenue
for a J4.0oo.0o0.000 annual
budget.
The plan proposes that a die-
In ilie stale legislature which open tomorrow an effort may
lc maile by some inemlcrs of the Clackamas county delegation
nnil other influential men of that county; aided and abetted,
perhaps by certain nrth Marion citizens, to lop off a big piece
of northern Marion county and make it part of Clackamas.
This effort will lie made, it is said, if effort of the citizenry
of northern Cackamas county lo secede and become annexed to
Multnomah county threaten to be successful.
Much concern is leing expressed in Salem and elsewhere '
in Mariotwunty since in the last day or two it has -Income
known that n movement of this character threaten. 'For the
talk is that, an attempt is likely to le made to exit Marion
county in two on line running east and west as far south
As llrooks.
(ioadrl by continuous high taxes, the northern Clackamas
county residents have lecoine open in rebellion, and believe
relief lies in becoming attached t Multnomah. Commercial
organizations in that section of Clackamas, it U said, have taken
open action in approval of secession. To annex a part of Mar
ion county would le Clackamas county's method of evening up.
Marion county also will b af
fected. by legislation thatis sure
to be introduced proposing to re-
dutrkt the;tate relative to rep-
Iresentatlon In the legUlatur.
I tan (n lU-dure Mario.
VTbatevtr commute? reports.
I which doubtless will be a special
I committee, will recommend tbit
tt Tlenayfmnr IlrlarM Hrrbm and three other counties
State u ep artm ent li eciaresi om on repfellul,T
War on Aliens Without ioi.i win be to secure for even-
couniy iDaiv.aujuiT at ifin vr.v
representative. I'nder tfca sys
tem ac it Bow is some counties
aM represented only jointly wla
Kftorts that-ere to be launch
ed io create a new congressional
district, if successful according to
the present program. It is said
will probably lend Senator Hoy
Hitner in congress. Ritner-will
ACTION TAKEN
GAINST ALIENS
Passports
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. Act
Ion against numerous aliens
known to have made their way
into the ITeited States without
passports may be based on the
beinfc. souctt ny. tne
ment In the case ot
Ijr.t f.ivnr n'fallaehan of
Cork. Iepartment officials Indl- be president of the apper hon
tated tcxlay that they are await
ing the opinion on the. question
for which Under Secretary Davis
has asked the department solici
tor in the llief it might afford
means for a general campaign
against such irregular entrant.
A phase of the clash between
the state and labor, departments
as to jurisdiction in cases of alien j
Fee king entrr without passports
came up on the house floor. Rep
resentative Newton, Republican.
Minnesota, attacked the labor de
partment for' admitting such
aliens in violation ot state de
partment regulations.
The labor secretary, he said,
"was aiding aliens to come into
kbe I'nlted Slates In direct vlola-
tmction be made between Incomes
" I ... M J.. .
lerdan be reoliice.1 by a ' manual or meniai riinrr an'y uon oi ute law.
,.,iAr" it tnvnii3. i " iiu' irum minni-M cr invesi-
ii-.ent. The . program . would fix
the exemption from iQciuue lax
at SL'.-.otl for single peiMins and
(S.'iimmi for beads of families. in-
Head of the $ltt00 and i;ooo ex
emptions, as now.
A graduated scale on income
tnxes alto would In- established.
Harding to Sail Florida
Waters 'on Yacht Victoria
CIIARI.KSTQN. S. C. Jan. 8.
Senator Frelinghnysen's yach.
the Victoria, on which Presider.t-
Hardlnr and Mrs. I larding
income from talarie ware sn.lielect
commissions being taxed the low- are expected to cruise in r ionaa
inco'ite derived trom butines waters soon, was in port today.
? a hiuher rate, and ell other in- preparing for the trip. The
enm inclndine nroflts from Harding party probably will board
SKATTI.K FARKS ARK I P
Jan
a-Ket. to a still
the yacht .at Ft. Angnstlne. Fla
SRATTI.R Wash
ca..iu c ... nnimnti will : c ia t i on s
" u Liir iii i in. i'u.i ..... -
in (Kiying s fl-S cents fare on the
municipal and be Seattle and
Rainier Valley railway lines to
morrow. The increased fare be
comes'., effective at 3 a. m. The
eaih fare remains at lo cents, to
kens selling at s 1-3 cents instead
of G 1-4 cents.
and a full golfing equipment has
been placed on "board for the use
i s;les as capital
re;iier decree.
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will .e-ir,3"rn proposal ha 1 been con-!"' '"
turrerl in throu?!- i referendum
nmonii its 20fto members.
The commilteo, rhairman Fordj
itey said, would take up the sug
gestions latc-r.
Cork Inspector
LEE OUT FOR
POSTMASTER
Petitions Placed in Circula
tion Yesterday for Sa
lem Republican
i
Petitions have been put In cir
culation in Salem in behalf of A.
as u..w.u- ..." i000 ftftft to oarrv oilt it
lem nostmast?rshin. He Is salU, , .i
RED CROSS TO
AID EUROPE
- - .
$5,000,000 Appropriat
ed to Carry on Benevo
lent Work
Kitted by Bomb
of the Oregon legislature..
Sinaott Dl-trlct in Danger .
The program, which bas been
carefully and quietly arranged,
appears to be to Uke away from
Representative , Nick Slnnotfa
eastern Oregon district all bat
two counties and add these two
remaining counties to a string of
contiguous counties, the names of
which have not leaked oat. to
form oae district. Th next part
tf the program. It is said, is to
take all the counties subtracted
from Sinnott's district and form
auothtr district. This new ais
trtct. it Is said. Mr. Ritner would
like to represent at Washington '
ar congressman. .
The appointment of the legis
lative committees doubtless will
le announced by President ltitner
of the senate and L. 11. X'esn
speaker of the bouse, clo-ely fol
lowing organizauon tomorrow.
Committee llradc Krms.
Senator I. I Palterton of Polk
and Kenton counties will bechair
laan of the way and means com
mitter in the senate. It appears
certain that Senator Tl. I. Kddy
will head the senate committee
on revision of laws; that Moser
will be chairman of the Jadiciarr
committee; Mickelsen on the fish
and game committee, and Hall of
' (Continued on page 21
BARRATTOFHEPPMR
INAlEDjBY GOVERNOR
k s
FOR HIGHWAY BOARD
fire nrJ is at rRr.F.
work.
(Continued on page 5.)
TINE RLUFF, Ark.. Jan., 8.
Search for a susnect believed lo
have 6et fire to tha Royal hotel
at England Ark., yesterday re
sulting in the loss of seven lives
and the injury of several persons
continued unsuccessfully today
over southeast Arkansas, England
officers say he Is sub-normal mentally..
postmast?rship.
to be receptive. j
While it is believed the appli
cations of many more Salem men
are on file In Washington than
the public knows anything about,
tin names of only four or . five
men have been published In that
connection. It Is said there arc
many applicants whose names
have not yet been "swept Into the
current of rumor. - : -
Mr. T,eo has. been active in Re
publican politics for several
years and was particularly active
in th9 recent campaign.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. Th
American Red Cross executive
committee has appropriated $3.-
s program
of furnishing desprfately needed
medical assistance I for the c hild
ren in Europe.
Dr. Livingston . Farrand. chair
man of the central committee of
the Red Cross said:
"The work which the American
Red Cross aims specially to carry
on is In the interest ot the child
ren who require medical care, and
should not be confused with that
of feed In several millions of
children who arc not afflicled by
t bteas?. The general feed is g pro
blem is to be met by the European
relief council."'
P. ELF A ST. Jan. 8. District In
spector McC.rath of Pallinalee.
lxnroed. was .slain yesterday
while on inUrol duty with a con-j
stable. Th? constable was wound-1
ed. i i
Two houses at Camlougb. South J
;rm;LlhVn T.nvemor Olcott vestcrdav announced the appointment
trirt. niriiv mer t.irn.i iafct rf w R Rjirmtt of Hpnnncr. Morrow countv. as a memoer
night. The fires are faid to ha
Iwen started in .reprisal for
amlmkh ni u wmnll ivi ia nil
at Camiqiigh yesterday. Foer ! BaiTatt will accept-the appointment.
lai-t of W. B. Barratt ot lieppner, .Morrow couniy, as a b;iu
(,are!of the state highway commission to succeed the late Ed. E.
.ii ! Kiddle of Union county. The governor has been assured that
was formerly mayor of Hepp-
and at the present time is a
available timber In i member of the state livestock san-
! Thft annointment was made by ; tion.
. i . .n-!r n.l at t ti nrst tim ia a
l lit; UYfl UU Biicr a . I t U I r. i - i .i . . -
10 years penpl servitude.
KM' MA MINK LOSKS
con.tic tiles .were woundeil. one r"r
lotiply. Patrick O'Keefe of Cork was
....i . v. i. t.. v. i . I nine of the
v-i --.i OAn.n.i frt r..itern Oiecon. that uart of the Itary board. Mr. Rarratt nas been
j state iroin m nicn, imir mr u, -
! jt was necetinary for the appoint- bis section, as well as being sc
i ment to be made. Jay 11. Iobbin ' lively engaged in working for bet-
i.r Jnunti w.a firt aDoointed. but ! terment of the civic welfare alone
he declined to accept. ! other lines. I have assurance tbat
.Mr Rarratt in widely known j his selection Is agreeable to neigh-
throughout eastern Oregon as well boring counties.
. . s . 1 . i ' "M. T-r,t
as oeing prvmiuoui) kuuu ...
other parU of the state." salJ the
governor. "He Is one of the lead
ing farmers and sheep men ot h's
section. Is a past president of the
Oregon Wool Growers associa-
RCTTE.- Mont.. Jan. R. Ac
cording to announcement of offi
ciaU of the Emma mme. operated
hf the n-eon Coi.per Mining
company, the property ceased op
eration tonight indefinitely. Only
100 men were employed In tb
mine which produced line and
manganese ores.
Mr. Darratt for many years
bas been among the most active of
the fc&eep men In developing high
grade stock in Oregon and bas
met with sreat success along
tbete lines."
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