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Rain; strong southerly winds
SEVENTIETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1921
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
; . . . . i - .. '
WILLAMETTE
YOUTHS APPREHEND
ROBBER NEAR SCHOOL
I fiR H MA VfiD AUTHORITIES RAID ! AID OF BANKERS ASKED I DfteTflEEIP 17
LUitU lllAlUK CORK CHIEF ARSENAL IN SALE OF BONDS ! UMUIT1U!i
wins from;
J.C.
AXE RECtMi SIZES' IKS COAT
WORN BY THIEF
0
SQUAD
SheiKird Takes Officers to Desert
cd House on Outskirts of City
Where Loot Is Found
EUGENE. "Or.. Jan. 14. Milton
Lane and Willie AVestrope. 15 and
Viuting Colleijians Unable lltrSUrSi
' Combination While Bear- IlLiM.bcn BUilty or numerous
- - - . I burglaries hare, some of them la
CatS DreaK AZZlt leam ino fashionable roldence district.
. ' . Idlirln? ho naat tt vr iceolra Tim
GILLETTE MAKES
RECORD IN SCORES
Attendance at First Confer
ence Game Makes Arm
ory Bulge ,
during the past few weeks. The
boys saw Shepard pass their
school as they were at play and
recognized an overcoat which he
wore as one stolen from him.
Lane and Westrone followed him
into the woods and compelled him
to tfve up the overcoat.
They then brought him down
town and Sheriff Stickels ob
tained a confession from him
Shepard took the eff leers to a de
serted house on the outskirts of
the city where a large quantity ct
loot was recovered.
' Willamette university basket
ball cohorts defeated the Oregon
Agricultural college quintet in a
spectacular contest played before
a capacity crowd at the Salem
armory last bight, by a score of
Z7 to Z4.
Ten .minute before tire gams
was scheduled to begin the arm
ory was packed from door to
door and many wouldi-be specta
tor! were denied the privilege of
witnessing, the initial conference
basketball contest in Salem this
season.: The university students
arrayed la cardinal and gold, -per
formed vocally until the walls of
the armory, resounded with the
"vibrations . of Tight 'em Bear
cats." while tb band put the
spirit of fight into both Bearcats
and rooters by reminding the
warriors of the ancient sage when
they played "Oh, Jason Lee.
Thrill Follows Thrill.
From the " time the Bearcats
TARIFF BILL
ISMPDED
Committee Votes 10 to 4 to
Open Measure to Amendments
COMPLETES
TESTIMONY
O'Callaghan Accomplishes
Announced Purpose of
His American Visit When
Speaks Before Committee
ADMITTANCE ASKED AS
POLITICAL REFUGE
Peter MacSwiney Also
Takes Stand to Testify
in Ireland's Behalf
SEARCH RKVEALS PUGOUT.S
OF WAR MATERIALS
Young Woman Plays Daring Tart
la Arsenal and Refuses to
i Give Information
WASHINGTON. : Jan. 14.
Three amendments were tacked
on the Fordney emergency tariff
LIU by the senate finance com
mittee today in its first day's con
sideration in -, executive session
aftsr the recent public hearings
of the measure.
After the committee had voted
10 to 4 to open the bill to Amend
ments. Senators Calder, Republi
can of New York. and Joues,
Democrat . of New Mexico, got pro
visions through which materially
nd Aggies trotted' onto the floor I broadened the scope of the meas
to the, final report of the pistol I ure, and Senator McCumber, Re-
tne game was one thrill after an
other, with both teams tied sev
, iral times, and then Willamette
taking the Initiative in the last
three minutes of play and captur
lng a three-point lead which the
Aggies were unable to overcome.
Considering the fact that both
publican of North Dakota, ob
tained acceptance of a higher im
port duty on wheat.
The McCumber amendment
would fix a tariff on imported
wheat of 40 cents a bushel instead
of the 20 cents carried by the
bill as it passed the house. Sen-
quintets were playing their first lator Calder's amendment would
conference basketball of 1921 the add dairy products to the list al-
garae war fast, and spectacular., I ready protected establishing a
Wh?n Willamette was able to I tariff of 6 cents a nound on bnt-
put Into 'play its criss-cross pass-Iter and cheese and their substi-
tng the Aggies were forced toltutes. and 2 cents and 5 cents, a
stand around and look on. white J gallon on fresh milk and cream,
the Bearcats worked the ball I respectively. Under the Jones
tack and forth across the floor J amendment, the import duty on
by a series of short passes until hides, carried In the iBingley tar-
It had finally worked up to the j if f law, would be restored as a
basket and a counter registered. I part of the Fordney measure for
Gillette Bleaks Machine. ;
i The Aggies played like veter
ans but were unable to overcome
the fast offensive and the strong
stonewall defense of Coach Math
ews' aggregation. Stlnson. O. A.
C. star forward, was able to con
vert a basket whenever be shot.
and several times his
forged the orange' and black de
fenders ahead, fn . the second
erlod Stlnson was taken from
he, floor on account of called
personals, and was replaced by
Beck, and then F Rosa was sent
jn his place. Arthura was respon
sible for many of ' the counters
Of the Aggie tossers.
Willamette's veterans played
together in harmonious style and
-evidenced perfect passing ability
as well as efficient basket. toss
ing. Gillette was responsible for
1.1 of Willamette's tallies as well
as for breakinr VP the O. A. C.
machine, whenever the visitors
threatened to override, the cardi
nal and gold defenders.
Coach's Combination Works.
Jackson, premier center and
basket getter for the varsity, not
only outjumped Saunders, the
Aggie center, but he tossed in
fight counters for the Bearcats.
Wapato tied with Jackson for
points, ringing up eight tallies
for "Old Willamette." J Dimle k
'.and Rarey were guards whom O.
A. C. cohorts had great difficulty
In getting by and were forced to
take most or their shots from the
ffnter of the floor. The five men
Toack Mathews selected to defend
the honors of Willamette last
PlKht proved to be a winning com-
(Continued on page ) !
the 10 months of Its life.
Members of the federal tariff
commission were with the senate
committee during most of its de
liberations. It submitted, at the
request of Chairman Penrose, the
results of its investigation of the
wool growing industry when the
Wool rate was considered by th3
counters I i..,,.
V.UIIII11I tire
The commission's report said
that the great decline in wool
prices was the result chiefly of
a world's surplus of the commod
ity, but added that several other
factors entered into the falling
values. Of these the commission
charged the drop In prices more
directly to the buyers strike and
a serfct'ir limitation of credit.
As to the production costs, the
report showed that for running
sheep on the range the per head
expense was 16.64. $6.4 and $6.79
for 1918. 1919 and4920. respec
tively. These figures compare
pare with 'costs of about $2 a
head m l 9 10.
t;: GROCER SHOOTS WIFE. j
SEATTLE, Jan. 14. Robert
Lee, 54, a grocer at Ballard, a
suburb of Seattle, tonight shot,
and dangerously wounded his
wire. Mrs. Dora Lee. 40, after
being s-rved with notice or di
vorce proceedings, and then turn
ing the weapon, upon himself,
iook his own life, according to the
police. Relatives said the couple
quarreled Christmas day when
Mrs. ''Lee l?ft home and went to
Anacortes. Wash., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Laller. Mrs.
Tiw la in a hosoltai wun a out
let wound In her side and may
die, physicians said.
ID
TAXATION
IRECT
PROBABLE TOPIC
:WStf$ MESSAGE
OF
r
WASHINGTON', Jan. 14.
Lord Mayor O'Callaghan of Cork,
who reached the United States
last week as a stowaway and with
out a passport, completed his tes
timony before the commission
from the committee of 100 Inves
tigating Irish conditions today
and thereby accomplished the an
nounced purpose of ' his visit to
America.
Political Refugee Is Excuse
Completion by the lord mayor
of his testimony was followed a
few hours later, by submission to
Secretary of, Labor Wilson a brief
arguing1 that the Cork - executive,
now in the United States on pa
role, be permitted to-remain here
as a political refugee, entitled un
der the law to admission without
a passport. .
The . brief . was submitted
through Q'Calloghan's counsel iu
accordance with a ruling of Secre
tary Wilson at the preliminary
hearing accorded the lord mayor
several days a&o. Secretary W1I
son is expected to reach a decision
in the matter or permanently ad
mitting O'Callaghan tomorrow-after
studying the briefs. -
Ranting of Cork Inscribed j
Mayor O'Callaghan . devotsd
largely today to a description ol
the recent burning- of Cork, pre
sented an appeal ror support Qf
the Irish cause. With the appeal,
he coupled the declaration that
the United States and England
alike entered the var pledged to
the principle of self-determina
tion for small .nations and that
since England had shown her
treatment of Ireland the pledge
to the "smoke screen and hum
bug" the United States too. un
less showing a more real interest
in Ireland, might be made liable
to the same accus&tlon.
"If we are told," he concluded.
"that, neither America nor any
other; nation which sees us bleed
ing to death, despite all that was
paid about slf-determinatlou,
meant what they said and that It
in now admitted to be 'humbug'
in our case. It will not be humbug.
We will continue the fight, be the
result what It may
Mac Swiney Tells Story
Mayor O'Callaghan was fol
lowed on the stand by Peter Mac
Swiney. brother of the late lord
mayor of Cork, and a fellow stow
away with O'Callaghan. and by
four sailors of the American
Steamer West Cannon which
brought the stowaways to New
port News.
Emil Pezo'.t. of Oakland, one fi
the sailors, declared that he was
robbed of his money, passports
and other personal posessions.
beaten almost Info Insensibility
and threatened with death by a
detail of British soldiers on the
streets of Cork. December 11.
while the West 4 Cannon was iu
that port.
"I was walking along the stree t
when I heard the usual command
Put 'em up. Pezolt said. "I had
learned from experience that thl
was an order to lift my hands and
obeyed. The leader of a bunch
or soldiers, who had been an of
ficer, I ant not familiar with their
uniforms, searched me and round
my American seaman's passport
Oh. vou are a damned Yank?' the
leader said, and sttuck me in the
race with his fist. The others
then beat me and after taking all
my possessions theyibacked in
against the wall and levelled their
rifles. 'Ready, aim. Now you
Yank, sing your American song.'
fh leader said. I was turned
tnmut an d went to my ship.
Wh md tain of the ship ook
the matter up with Mason Mlt-
pholl. conRul at Oueenstown. who
In turn referred it to the itrtusn.
reneral in charge or troops m
Cork and was told that nothing
could be done to; find the cul
prits." Pesolt said be ''- had written a
letter to the stalfs department re
garding the matter.
The witness described the burn
ing of Cork, comparing the de
stroyed city with Ran Francisco
after the earthquake.
APPE-IL ISSUED FOR RETURNS
OX SECURITIES
Etprricnce of RImmIc
Cited by Exeru-
I nland
tivo
.sis
CORK. Jan. 14. The authori
ties attach great importance to
the result of the raid on the
alleged chter arsenal or the Cork
urat brigade or the .republican
army or which the late Terence
MacSwiney, lord mayor or Cork,
was the commandant, according to
the government officials.
A Dublin disnatch Thursday
said a woman crossing a field just
outside Cork attracted the atten
tion ot the military and' that an
investigation showed she had
dropped a Lewu ruh. It happened
that a search of the field revealed
augouts which contained rifles
and revolvers, a quantity of am
munition and other explosives, in
addition to military equipment
ana certain papers.
The police and military who are
sun searching the place are said
to have unearthed an extraordin
ary collection of war materials.
j including Lewis guns, and am mu
nition for the rifles, revolvers.
bombs and Irish republican army
unuorms; gelignite, gun cotton.
megaphones. periscopes. gas
masks and mail bags which had
been missing as a result of raids.
and also a large Quantity of cor
respondence which It is anticipat
ed, will throw light on recent am
buscades and kidnappings.'
The young woman who played
such a daring part, on the arrival
of the police and military, in-attempting
to save the Lewis run.
was found to be wearing steel
body armor .. and to be( carrying
several! loaded service revolvers,
according to the police. She re
fused to give the slightest infor
mation to the authorities and with
rour other, persons is now in the
Cork. jail.
These persons are said to have
rendered themselves liable to con
viction to the death ienalty. as
the area is under martial law. The
woman resides with her mother in
a cottage near the scene of the al
leged discovery of the war stores
and the police fn digging up the
cabbage patch n her garden are
declared to have found a consider
able amount or gelignite hidden
there. .
IRONWORKERS
TO ORGANIZE
International .Unions Plan
New Campaign to Cover
Entire Country
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.
RepreientatUes of the- Interna
tional and national Unions in the
steel industry decided here today
to launch a new campaign to or
ganize iron and steel workers
throughout the country.
Unemployment and present in
dustrial condition's, it was an
nounced, would not Interfere or
cause a postponement ot the new
steel unionization plans. Decis
ion to combat at once any effort
of the United States Steel corpor
ation to reduce th- present stand
ard or wages in the steel mills also
was reached.
! The eommittee was said to ex
pect to begin Us active 'work in
the early spring.
The campaign will be conduct
ed bv a new committee to be of
ricially known as the executive
council of national and Interna
tion a! organizations in the steel
industry affiliated with the Am
erican Federation or Labor. Thin
committee replaces the national
committee for organizing Iron
and steel workers, which conduct
ed the great steel strike ot last
year.
Approximately 14 national and
International unions will partici
pate in the new campaign and be
represented by the executive
council.
Governor Olcott today issued an
appeal to the bankers ot Oregon
to assist the state in receiving a
higher return on its sale ot high
way bonds in the next two years
than has been received in the last
two years from the sala or the
securities ta bond houses. Tua
governor bases the appeal on the
experience or the state ot Rhode
isianu, where banking institutions
or the state subscribed to state
bonds at par or Letter. In Ore
gon highway bond? have been sold
at a discount.
"I have noted in the message
of the Governor or Rhode Island
to the legislature now in session
in that state the following asscr-
tioa:
" The bonded indebtedness or
the state was Increased last year
by the issue or $2,500,000 bonds
ror the soldiers' bonus and for
bridge ronstrnction. Thesa were
four and one-half per cent bonds f
and all of them were sold at or
above par, the greater part of
them at a slight nremlum. a fact
which indicates the sound 'finan
cial standing or the state. It is
also worthy ol note that all except
$100. 000 or these bonds were sub
scribed for by binklng Institu
tions of Rhode Island.'
"I Was amazed to find out that
the tiniest state. of the union
could secure par and premium
bids on four and one-hair per
cent bonds when we have been
compelled to sell our highway
bond;, bearing the same four and
one-half per cent rate, at a dis
count. "Evidently the secret lies in the
fact that bankers of Rliode Is
land responded to the appeal and
took the securities of their own
state at their face value or bet
ter. We will havd more bonds to
sell during the next few years and
I wish to appeal to the patriotism
of our bankers to see if they can
not assist Oregon in equalling the
record of Rhode Island in the fu
ture. ...
"Certainly our bonds, backed by
a state unparalleled in natural re
sources should have as fine a fi
nancial standing as the little
state, of Rhode Island, covering a
territory barely perceptible upon
an ordinary map. I urge the peo
ple pf the state to . think of this
not only for the financial honor
of Oregon, but for the value we
will recelfo in more return fpr
our bonded Indebtedness,"
IS HELD UP
BY BANDITS
Thieves Hold Up Clerks
and Secure Pouches Con
taining Mutilated : Money
Valued at $28,000
ROCKAWAY FOLK GIVE RI ADIAM 10
AIRMEN BIG WELCOME IHrtlUUlM liJ
HANDS SCATTER; . JOYFUL
TUXES MIDST RAIN
Miniature Gas Rags Float While
An to Horns Kcrrarh Frenzied
Fan of Hero Worship
TARGET OF
LYNN BILL
poses to Cut This Coun
ty's Representation to
Fhr e Members
ONE MAN KILLED AND
TWO FATALLY INJURED
TWO SENATORS ARE
ALLOWED TO REMAIN
Sub-station Guarded While
Bandits Work With 150
! Men Present
Population Made Basis cf
Reapportionment in State
Legislature
kfreely expressed among members of the leg
?iuC.tbt A1 WW message which Governor Olcott will
IT u-or! "le ferislature Monday afternoon will deal with
the subject of indirect taxation and with the report of the
special committee iwhich lh governor .appointed 'several
: montns ago to shirlv !. -..k: moll rrrnmmendations.
l nis committep. it t.nt.i ...m A 9l state income
tax and also an increase in the inheritance tax, and indicar
tions are that Governor Olcott will urge the session to enact
legislation accordingly. - '
m Iht probers of the special committee are I. N. Day
f C;.,C Chapman of Portland, and Miss Cornelia Marvin,
elate librarian. . ' ' v
Coroners Discuss
Proposed Bill
AWAIT VERDICT
OFNAVAL COURT
Officials W01 Make Thor
ough Investigation of
Japanese Killing
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. De
spite Japanese assurances ot re
gret and precautions to prevent a
recurrence, a thorough investiga
tion will be made by the United
States government or the killing
or Lieutenant W. H. Langdon.
naval officer at Vladivostok by a
Japanese sentry.
Admiral Cleaves, commander in
chiet or the Asiatic fleet reported
ta the navy department today
from Manila that he had appoint
ed a court of inquiry to "investi
gate the circumstances surround
ing the death of Lieutenant Ians
don." He added that he. with
members of the court would leave
Manila next Thursday for Vladl
vostok. .
Officials here in the meantime
will await rindings or the naval
court and an answer to the note
despatched last night by the state
department to the Japanese gov
ernment. The note requested an
official explanation ol the affair
and suggested that the Japanese
government make adequate repar
aration ror the killing or Licuten
tfnt Langdon.
Renewed assurances or regret
over the affair came today from
the Japanese government in a
DALLAS. Tex.. Jan. 14. One
bandit Is dead and another prob
ably fatally injured and two mail
clerks and a n?gro porter dan
gerously wounded as tke result of
a holdup ot the Jackson street
Bub-posioffice here tonight by six
men. The bandits, who escaped
the Dallas officers overturned In
an automobile in the outskirts of
Fort Worth, about 30 miles west
of here, a few hours after the
hoMup. Onlv two of the bandits
were accounted for. according to
.-ort- -ceived here, but three
hats similar to those worn by the
two men were found near the
wreck.
. Escape la Motor Car.
The holdup, carried out by six
men who -escaped in a motor car
with two registered mail pouches
containing an unannounced am
ount of money, after shooting
three mail clerks, was rollowed
several hours later by Fort Wort'a
reports of the motor car wreck.
man idenmiea as w. M. May-
field. Fort Worth, was killed and
another, who gave-his name -as
W. S. Wroe, Fort Worth, injured
by the wreck. Neither name ap
pears in the Fort Worth city di
rectory, the reports here said.
Five hats were found In th?
wreckage. It was stated.
Officers declare that the man
captured was cot armed, but that
tne dead man wore pletol scab
bard. -
The dead man and the Injured
man had approximately $1000 in
mutilated currency, according to
Fort Worth ofricers.
Bandits Flrr Directly at Force.
The bandlta carried out their
work In the presence or 150 pos
tal employes. Parking their car
near the entrance or the sub
station, they guarded the main
entrance by stationing 'a man at
each or the two side doors or the
vestibule while three men ap
proached the thiee rront windows
ot the registered, mall room and
covered the employes there.
The men at the windows re-
futed to bold up their hands and
ducked beneath the counter. The
three bandits at the windows
fired directly back where the pos
tal force had been working;
wounding two jrf the window
clerks and a negro porter who
was in the rear or the building.
Te bandits obtained two pouch
es containing mutuaiea paper
money valued at $28,000 and an
undetermined amount or outgoing
registered mall and negotiable
paiers.
, ROCKAWAY. X. Y Jan. 14.
All the commuters, the suburban
ites and the plain home roiks who J Restricting Measure. Pro-
maae up mis community turnea
out in the cold and rain today
to welcom the three naval bal
loonlsts whose experiences In air.
amid.rrozen rorest. on dog sleds
land snow shoes have thrilled the
continent since they sailed away
from here a month ago yesterday.
School children deserted their
text ' books, businessmen their
desks and housewives their kitch
ens and all or tnem ignored pre
cautions .Against pneumonia to
see Lieutenants Kloor. Farrell
and Hinton. '
Three bands scattered Joyful
tunes among the millions of rain
drops that drenched a long par
ade which followed the ba 1 loon
is U from the railroad to the air
station, six miles away. Minia
te rs gas bags floated everywhere.
400 automobile horns sereached
to the world Jhe frenxled fun of
hero worshipping and men. wo
men and children sloshed through
inches of water and mud to make
a memorable holiday.
The thre- officers rode through
the downpour and into a 40-mlle
wind in an open automobile,
cheered every inch of the way
with the fervor crowds give to
returning war victors. Behind
them rode the wives of Lieuten
ants Farrell and Hinton and the
fiancee of Lieutenant Kloor. They
had met the balloonists before
they reached New York city and
shared with them the short cele
bration in the metropolis which
preceded the triumphant -return
to the Rockaway naval air station.
After entering the naval air
station . Lieutenant Kloor gave
out another interview:
"This hero stufr is all bunk,"
he said.
RAISE ASKED
FORJUDGES
Committee Will Generally
- Advise Against Salary .
Increases
INCOME MEN
COMING SOON
Miller Makes . Announce-
. ment Marion and Polk
. Dates Fixed
I Milton A. Miller, collector
Internal revenue, yesterday
Multnomah county would have
15 representatives and six sena
tors and would share another sen
ator with Clackamas county, un
der the provisions ot a redisrict
ing bill to be introduced Monday
by Representative Lynn of Mult
nomah. Under this bill. Marlon county
would be given two senators ana
each.;of the following counties
would be given one , senator:
Lynn, Lane. Douglas, - Jackson.
Coos. Benton. Polk. ' Yamhill.
Washington, Clatsop, Columbia,
Clackamas and Umatilla,
Joint IHaUict Proposed.
Joint senatorial districts en
titled to on) senator would be
composed of the following coun
Curry and Josephine. Lincoln
and Tillamook. Multnomah and
Clackamas. Hood River and Was
co. 'Sherman. Jefferson. Crook.
Wheeler, . Gilliam and Morrow;
Union and Walloway, Baker and
Grant. Malheur and Harney, and
Deschutes, Klamath and Lake.
.Thirttlo of representation un
Cepfnls act Is one senator fcr
5.830 population and one. rep
resentative for 12.$-15 citizens.
Mario la fteeowd.' -
Marion county, under the Lynn
bill, would rank next to ilullni
mahV'l. with four representa
tives, , Lane and Clackamas are
entitled to three. Lynn. Douglai.
Coos. Jackson and Umatilla to
two each, and the following to
one representative: Curry and
Josephine. Polk. Benton. Polk and
Lincoln. Tillamook. Colombia.
Hood River. Wasco, Shermaa.
Jefferson and Crook; Gilliam and
Morrow. Union. Wallowa. Xnlaa
and Baker. Grant and Wheeler.
Malheur. Harney and Laks, Klam-
A movement has been started
by the lawyer members or tne
legislature to have the. salaries
of eireuit Judges increased from
$4000 to $5000 a year. It is as-
strted that the present salary can
hardly be called a living salary.
TV. nminll!A na mMl at IHB
A . V. W " . ..-. .
191 session ot the legislature to am, uescnuiea.
Investigate the' need ot Increases
in the salaries of state and county P--r-. F?nfmUl
officers will probably file Its re- reCOnCOS tUlOJlClCl
port with Governor oicott next Condition Gratni RocJ'i
MAnd. Some Increases will be tOnaiUOJI UTOjpj ACCJ
recommended, but the general
policy will be against increases.
The report will urge Increases for
the attorney general who now
receive $$$00 a year. an for
the state superintendent of
schools, who now receives $3000.
It will not recommend an Increase
ror the state tax commissioner,
who now receives only $2000 a
year.
Messenger Boy Arresle'i
lor Violation Drug Act
TORTLAND. Jan. 14- Arthur
Van. a messenger boy, was today
rentenced to nine months in Jail
by Federal Judge R. S. Bean fol
lowing conviction or violating the
narcotics act. Van and -other
messengers, according to charges
by federal officers, made daily
deliveries at homes of 20 to 25
women drug addicts. -
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Ia
ereased rates granted the railways
have failed to yield anticipated
revenues and many roads are in
a precarious financial conditloa.
in some Instances without funds
ta purchase supplies, a group of
railway executives declared toda
before the house commerce com
mission.
Urging amendment of the tra as
portation act to enable the car
riers to obtain partial settlement
for losses sustained during the six
months guarantee period attar
r.overnnient control ended, thi
delegation told the committee that
relief must be granted immed
iately If the transportation sys
tem of the country is to function
effectively.
Chairman Clark ot the Inter
state commerce commission also
advocated amendment, of the
transportation act to permit par
tial settlement of the railroad
claims. .
For the pnrpos of discussing a
bill which they plan to Introduce
before the present session of the
legislature nearly one dozen coro
ners from various parts or this
state met informally in Salem on
Wednesday at the office or Lloyd
RIgdon, coroner ror Marion coun
ty. On Thursday the men went
on lor a similar, but larger, meet
ing In Portland. Mr. RIgdon ac
companied them.
There has been uttle legislation
In this state in regard to the du
ties and iKwers of coroners, ac
cording to Mr. RIgdon. and the
piirnosn of isnch a MM as the one
proposed will bo to clear up any
uncertainty which may exist in
this regard.
BANDITS SHOOT MKX.
nAt.t.AR. Texas. Jan. - H.
Three wn were shot, two prolix
ablv ratally. eariy tonight. iv six
automobile bandits who held up
the Jackson street sub-station
postorfire. , AH of thj injured are
postal employes. The bandits es
caped ner a thrilling fight.
Posto'fice offlclals dclare the
robbers made way with a mall
pouch, 1ut said they did not kno,7
whether It contained first or sec
ond class mall matter. ' r
Patrolman Is Dead as
Result of Gun Battle
SKATTLK. Wash.. Jan. 1-
Patrolman V. L. Stevens or the
Seattle police rore is dead. Clav
lon Dodge. 21. allered bandit Is
expected to die and Warren Moon
er. 19.. his companion Is slightly
wounded as the result ol a gun
battle betWeen the police aud tour
alleaed bandits, all or whom were
captured, discovered In an auto
mobile believed by the police ta
have been stolen here today. Th?
othr two nrti gave their name
note transmitted to the state de
partment through Baron Shide
hara, Japenses ambassador. This
note also indicated that the Japan
ese government was desirous or
preventing a recurrence or such a
happening and other dispatches
announced that the Japanese mil
itary authorities at Vladivostok
had instructed not to challenge
Americans in the tuture. Admiral
Cleaves reported that the Japan
ese authorities bad informed the
commanding officers of the crui
ser Albany, to which Lieutenant
Langdon was attached, that they
also would convene a court ol in
vestigation.
It was understood that the Ja
panese government would take
steps to offer an Indemnity for
the dead officers' dependents, as
Is the custom among nations In
such affairs. Secretary of th Kavy
Daniels said teday that he did not
know of any law that would pro
vide financial relief for Lieuten
ant Lancdon's family unless the
officer had a war risk insurance
policy. - .
ORKGOX Ill-ATM CHKMAWA
El'GKNE. Or.. Jan. 14. The
University of Oregon basketball
ipam tonlcht defeated the team
nf I tie Chemawa Indian school
pii the local floor by a score ot
27 to 18. The game was ragged
of
in
Portland, announced .the ftlner-;
ary of his deputies throughout the
state to receive, and assfst In
making out, Income tax returns
for 1920.
Senator Miller says that his of
fice will render all possible assist
ance to the public in preparing
Income tax -statements, lie says
that if the peopls will heed the
dates that the deputies will vUit
the various counties, folk will be
saved a vast amount of trouble
In regard to the money they must
pay Uncle Sam.
Marion county Collins. May-
ton January 2 and Zj, Inclusive;
Collins and Roberts. Silverton.
January 26 to 29, inclusive: Col
lins and Roberts. Salem postor
fice building. February. 7 to Feb
ruary 12. Inclusive,
Polk county Collins! and RoH-
erts. Dallas, court house. Januarv
t to February 2. Inclusive: Col
lins and Roberts. Independence;
February 3 to 5, inclusive
as R. F. Madsen,. J8, and C. a.- . ww
Brown, 20. . liaut playing by both teams.
APItHXTMK.VTS RKDITKD
PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. 14.
The cltv ot Portland ha 1948
employes on Its payroll. 1319 of
whom are unler c?vil service reg
illations, according to a report to
day by the municipal civil service
bureau.
The number or temporary war
limn aDoointments was rcaoceu
sn nr cent durinr the year, said
the report. :
PRINCIPAL NELSON
TALKS PLAINLY TO
EUGENE SCHQQL MAN
Branding the action taken by the Eugene high' school
in breaking athletic relations with Salem without reasonable
explanation as "hole-and-corner diplomacy" and requesting
for the last time that an explanation be made of the charges
made in the Eugene letter of December 20, was a lettef sent
by J. C. Nelson, principal of the local high school, to G. E-
Fmnerty, head of the Eugene school. ...
This action was taken by the Salem principal after hav
ing waited over one week for an answer to the letter sent by
the Salem student council requesting.that a further expla
nation be made of the letter recommending that relations
be severed between the two schools.
The letter which is now la the
hands ot the Eugene principal fol
lows: "Our student body has not yet
received a reply, to the communi
cation It addressed to your stu
dents last week. 1 can't help but
teel that a well meant and sincere
attempt to restore harmony -deserved
a ltitle . better . receptltn
than this. An overture of this sort
can be rejected, but it can hardly
be ignored. Our students are sin
cerely desirous of 'continuing
friendly .relations with Engece;
they are not conscious ot havir
deliberately done anything that
would Justify a breach; and if
they have unwittingly done some-,
thing which has offended your
students, they are broad-mind el
and fair enough to make proper
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