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Mm WEATHER mm The SUtetmaa receives the leased wire report of the Associated Press, the greatest and moat re liable press association la the world. Tuesday cloudy west, fair east portions; moderate southwesterly winds. SEVENTIETH YEAB SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS HER El TO President-Elect Pays- High Tribute to Convention Manager He Names As His Attorney-General. HARDING GIVES POLICY OF CABINET SELECTION Other Cabinet Decisions Are Expected to be Mom entary ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla.. Feb. 21. President-elect' Harding today announced definitely bis decision to appoint Harry 31. Daugherty of Ohio, attorney general and at the same time laid down the pub lic and political considerations on which he is building his cabinet. The president-elect paid trib ute to Mr. Daugherty, who was bis campaign manager, and added that opposition bad only strength ened his faith In the wisdom of th innAlntmenl Mf . llr(lli till thr.ee broad principles were guiding his cabinet selections. The first quality" of an- ideal cabinet. nm aalrl ma a ranarur fnr vrri. clent public service, the second an ability to command popular sup- port and the third must grow out of natural and j proper political consideration. cabinet, he continued, "you may : count on that. And you may be ' sure it will be a -cabinet of which the county can be proud. As in the case of Charles Evans : Hughes, whose appointment as secretary of state was announced Saturday, Mr. 1 Daagherty's selec tion generally had been expected. He is said to hare been approach ed Informally soon after election KaJU as I A3Ai Ulal vJU osa.iv ,v aaea-v o ' been virtually decided, upon early In December. ., , i Since he began the uphill fight as manager of the Harding pre conrention campaign In 1920, Mr. Daugherty has been -called into consultation regarding nearly all of Mr, Harding's Important polit ical decisions. Aiier me v,nicago . convention, he became member of the republican executive cam palgn committee of f tore, and since the election as conferred with the president-elect many times. He came here several days ago and ' has kept in close touch with de velopments, holding daily confer ences with Mr.i Harding and with Important callers, ' including Mr. Hubhes. Mr. Daugherty's home is in Co Iambus, Ohio. He U a former member of the Ohio legislature. He has been associated with Mr. Harding In state politics for many . years. ' - - Mr- Daugherty's statement fol lowsr No man would refuse to serve a friend and his country under the circumstances. I am appreciative of both the honor and the respon sibilities." , Regarding other eavlnet ap pointments it was indicated that decisions might be expected mo mentarily la regard to both ihe commerce and labor portfolios. The selection of a secretary of : the aavy, the only other cavinet post remaining unallotted prooa bly will not be finally decided up on antll the end of the- week. Drainage Securities Board Certifies Issue of - Med ford District The Irrigation and Drainage Se eurities commission has certified 1300.000.00 la bonds of the Med fora Irrigation district which were presented by J. A. Perry, one of the directors, and Lincoln McCor ; toack. attorney for the district. v The Medford irrigation district , has authorized bonds In the i smount of $1,250,000, for the con - slroctlon of its project, which in cudes an area of approximately 19.000 acres of land near Med . Jord, the greater part of which kighly improved. 'This district has entered into contract with the Rogue River valley Canal company for the pur- tnaie of certain r,rvnl r- "all, and other rights, and for n nsuuctIon certain ditches j-u,cs a other structures. It tm ete4 that w will begin wnmedlatelv t,i. comn! Rou Valley Canal comoanv aiMi. , .. dlstrlrf i. " " """ o1 ,ne ti l n -Wfineat for construc- T CABINET POST mm neu BBS CERTIFIED SINN FEIN CONSPIRACY SPREADS TO ENGLAND SIR .GREENWOOD TELLS OF CAPTURED MEMORA.VDU3I Document Emphasize Importance Of Large Scale Oper ations Abroad LONDON, Feb. 21. Sir Haiaar Greenwood, -chief secretary for Ireland, today warned the house of commons that the Sinn Fein conspiracy was spreading to En gland, and read a memorandum captured at Sinn Fein headquar ters dealing with an appropria tion to the Irish republican army of 30,000 mostly from Irish-American citizens. The document emphasized the importance of large scale opera tions "abroad and suggested Liverpool as holding out the greatest hope. Staff officer?. It added, should be given a free hand and it proposd the destruction of large ships and buildings by fire, the cutting of telegraph and, tele phone lines and signalling ' sys tems, whereby trains and trams could be wrecked, and the destruc tion of farms. "Operations should be directed to encourage direct action and in citement of mobs to looting." the document continued, "and the of ficer In charge should not be ham pered by consideration of preserv ing life. I The chief secretary asserted that the reprisals now being con ducted In the martial law areas were according to rule and with due regard to the lives of innocent people. He declared that the or dinary civil courts were again functioning almost throughout Ireland, but In the major part of Ireland it had been necessary to hand criminal cases over to courts martial because no civilian judges were available because they would be in dangesof their lives. He expressed the hope that the dominion premiers would be able to attend the opening of the Ul ster parliament in June. Bi'f Considered Unworkable; I Veiled History Is t Intimated By adoption or an adverse re port of the committee on judiciary of which Senator Eddy is chair man, the senate yesterday killed by indefinite postponement- the Childs-Fletcher bill providing for a board of censors of moving pic ture snows. The report was not divided. The bill is one that has caused wide interest in the state and brought to Salem a big lobby on both sides with the moving pic ture concerns fighting it.- , -' Senate Moser asked Eddy to give the reason for the adverse report. Eddy replied brieTly to the effect that the committee con sidered the bill unworkable and that back of it there was a cer tain history that the committee wished to terminate at this ses sion of the legislature. This veiled reference was not ex plained further. ; Only Eberhard, Gill. Hall. Jones, Nickelson and Upton voted against killing the bill. Edwards waa absent. Cutting of Payroll Deferred Until Feb. 28 Banking on the possibility that! the public service c mmls3ion win issue an order granting the appli cation of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company , for an in crease in rates, that company has deferred until February 2 Its proposed action in dropping large number of employes from the payroll as a . retrenchment move. . The company first notified Its employes that a number would be dropped February 1 unless the application was granted. This caused the employes to urge by letteri and personal visitation of committees that the commission hurry the order and attempt toA have it out efore February V This was impossible, and in re turn the commission asked the company to defer action in cut ting down the payroll. Caruso's Voice Will Be Better After Illness NEW YORK, Feb. 21. There are Indications that Enrico Caru so's voice will be better than ever after the illness which nearly caused his death last week, said a statement Issued today at the Metropolitan Opera bouse. "This illness, unfortunate as It has been, has given bis voice and throat the first real rest they have bad in 25 years and this must be of great advantage to the most strenuously exercised vocal organs in the world." tbe statemenflde elared, ? "There . remains, then, merely -the question of a complete recov ery of constitutional strengtn. At no time has there been any In Jury to or difficulty with the voice ' - - ' - f - movie cranp MEASURE IS KILLED SENATE VOTES SALARY RAISE FOR GOVERNOR 7 Members Against Increase For State's Chief Execu tive; Bill Would Increase Income by $2,500. LA F0LLETT MAKES . f USUAL PLEA OF TAXES State Official is Compliment ed on Efficiency Of Administration With only seven members vot ing contrary, the senate yesterday passed the Lachmund bill to in crease the salary of the governor from $5000 to $7500 a year. The bill was reported out by the ways and means committee without recommendation. To make a min or amendment it was necessary for the senate to tesolve itself in to committee of the whole. Sena tor LaFollett, who stoutly opposed the bill as he has all salary bills, blocking efforts to make the amendment by unanimous con sent. Senator LaFollett made his reg ulation speech about the taxpay ers pleading with outstretched arms that the tax burdens be not increased, and declared that he paid three times as much taxes as some other members of the ses sion who own more land than he owns and who supported the bill. Generally, the bill was one on which both those who have fav ored and those who have opposed the present governor united. . Senator Vinton, who as presi dent of the senate at the 1919 session was acting governor for 35 days while Governor Olcott was In the east, said it had been necessary for him during that time to pay much of his expenses from his own pocket and said this was a condition constantly faced bythe governor because of the low salary he is paid by the state. He complimented Governor Olcott on his administration and opined that the present governor should have the benefit of the in crease. Senator Dennis said be believed in a higher salary for the gover nor, but stood for a referendum to the people and voted in the negative. . Strayer also opposed the meas ure, declaring It would force Gov ernor Olcott either to abandon his policy of rigid economy as enunciated in his message or to veto the bill. Senator Thomas supported the measure and Sena tor Lachmund made a forceful speech in Its favor. The vote on the measure was: . For Banks, Eberhard, Eddy, Edwards. Ellis. Hill. Hall. Hare Hume. Jones. Joseph, Lachmund. Nickelsen. Korblad. Robertson, Ryan. Smith. Staples, Thomas, Upton. Vinton. Ritner. Against Bell. Dinnis. Farrell. LaFollett, Patterson, Porter, Strayer. STORM HINDERS TRAFFIC PORTLAND, Feb. 21. Report today from various sections show ed that considerable damage was suffered by railroads in yester day's storm. The Yaouina branch of the Southern PaciHc was still blocked today by an Immense slide, eleven wires were down along the Tillamook branch. A passenger train wax derailed on the Bend branch of the Oregon Washington Railroad Naviga tion company late Sunday wfcen it ran into a slide, and washouts on the main line of the Southern Pacific between Ashland and Med ford bad interfered with traffic. Snow had ceased to fall aroupd The Dalles and Hood River to day. At Mount Hood lodge, near Hood River, the fall of snow was J 36 inches. Masonic Temple Floors Collapse Killing Two CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 21. Two men were killed and two others injured in the collapse to day of three floors of the old Ma sonic temple building. Workers are searching the debris for other possible victims. Five men 'were nnaccoounted for tonight. The dead are Mathan L. Soglo vltx. 2S. vice-president of the Cuyahoga House Wrecking Co., and Fred Soeder, 67, day watch men for the concern. They were crushed to death. ' An investigation to determine whether there had been any crim inal negligence has been ordered. ISUXD IS SNOWBOUND ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Feb. 21. New Foundland was virtually snowbound today. 1 Many ships were forced to stay in port and Incoming vessels were towed In or floundered in ice-clogged waters. GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FUNERAL IS RETOLD OLD TRUNK YIELDS COPY OF GAZETTE Future Ages Illumined by the Un clouded Brightness of His Glory is Comment JOPLIN Mo. Feb. 21. A news paper account of the funeral of George Washington was uncovered here recently by Mrs. E. H. Coats of this city when she found a copy of the Ulster County Ca xette published at Kingston, Ul ster county, New York, January 4. 1800, in which the story of the funeral was printed. The papers i were discovered in an old trunk containing family heirlooms and gives the following description of the funeral: , "In the long and lofty portico where oft the hero walked in all his glory, now lay the sbrowded corpse. The countenance still com posed and serene, seemed toj de press the dignity of the spirit, which lately dwelt in that lifeless form. There those who paid the last honors to the benefactor of his country, took an impressive farewell view. . "On the ornament of the head of the coffin was inscribed "Surge de Judicum" about the middle of the coffin, "Gloria Deo" and tbe silver plate, "General George Washington. Departed this life on the 14th of December, 1799." "Between ? and 4 o'clock the sound of artillery from a vessel in the river, firing minute guns, awake afresh our solomn sorrow the body was removed ra band of music with mournful melody melted the soul into all the ten derness of woe." t Then follows a long descriptive of the procession, in which Wash ington's horse with his saddle hol sters and pistols followed the cas ket which was mounted on an ar tillery wagon. i Continuing the article says: "When the procession had ar rived at the bottom of the elevat ed lawn, on tbe bank of the Poto mac, where the family vault is placed, the cavalry halted, the in fantry marched toward the Mount and formed their lines the clergy. the Masonic brothers and the citi zens, descended to the vault and the funeral of the church was per formed. The firing was repeated from the vessel In the river and the sounds echoed from the woods and hills around. ... i ... , "Three general discharges by the infantry the cavalry and 11 pieces of artillery which lined the banks of the Potomac back of the vault, paid the last tribute to the entombed commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States and the departed hero. "The sun was now setting. Alas! The sun of glory was set forever. No the name of Washington the American president and gener al will triumph over death! The unclouded brightness of his glory will illuminate tbe future." F01EII PI FLAX EXPERT DIES HERE R. B. Eschelman Was Con sidered One of Best Authorities . Ramond Dyers Eaneiman, for mer flax expert at tbe Oregon penitentiary, died at a local ho4 pi la I at 12:30 Monday. Mr. Es chelman had been ill for several months, but until recently was not considered to be in a criti cal condition. While not unex pected, his death comes as a dis tinct shock to his many friends, who bad hoped that he was on the way to convalescence. Mr. Eschelman was over the Pacific coast as an authority -on flax and ranked as -one of the best flax experts in the United States. He had had practical ex perience in every branch or the flax industry from grower to the finished product. Mr. Eschelman leaves a widow, Mrs. Linnie E. Eschelman: his mother, Mrs. Anna EHchelmao; four children, Thelma. 18: Olgo. 16, Dorothy, 15: and Raymond. 10. all of Salem, and four broth ers and two sisters, as follows: Simon. Central Lake. Mich.; Her bert. Flint. Mich.: David. Esta- cada. Ore.; Samuel. Hardin, Mont.; Bert B.. Salem; Mrs. Maud Cava naugh Madison. Wis.; and Mrs. Nettle Gray. Lashburn. Saskatche wan. Canada. The funeral the date -of which will be announced later, will be under tbe auspices of Salem lodge No. 336. B. P. O. E., of which Mr. Eschelman was a member. The body is at the Rigdon under taking; parlors. Lieutenant Coney Starts On Continental Flight .SAN DIEGO. Cal, Feb. 21 Lieutenant William D. Coney of tho 91st aero squadron left at 7 p. ni. today from North Island in bis. especially reconstructed De Haviland airplane in an attempt to fly to the Atlantic coast within 21 hours. The only scheduled stop in his 2070-mllcr flight is at Dal las, Tex. , RUSS0-P0LISH PEACE PLANS ARE ENTANGLED BOLSHEVIKI ARMIES ARE DISINTEGRATED German Are Anxious to Prevent Signing of Treaty Irior To Plebiscite LIBAU, Feb. 21. The Russo Polish peace negotiations still are dragging at Riga, apparently hope lessly tangled up with French. British and German political and commercial plans..The treaty may finally be signed before thrnlhl- cite In Upper Silesia, set for March i. as me Poles are anxious to dis pose of the matter before it is held. The Germans are anxious to pre vent the signing of the treaty pri or io ine plebiscite, considering that failure by the Poles to pre vent It would strengthen the Ger man contention that Poland is weak and that a Bolshevik inra. sion of Germany is Imminent. Bol- snevik delegates are nlavine nnnn the rival interests of the entente powers, the Germans and the Poles ana prolonging negotiations. Meanwhile the learue of na tions commission is being highly entertained in Vilna but a settle ment of the question surrounrtinr the Zellgouskl adventure into Vil na is being delayed. Rumors of a sDrinr advanr nf the Bolshevik! against Poland. Es- laonia. Latvia and Lithuanla.no longer are causing alarm as ob servers assert that it is becoming more evident mat the Bolshevik I do not desire a real military cam-t paign. Both the Bolshevik and Polish armies are disintegrating. News of the Bolshevik move ment in the Caucasus has caused some apprehension in the Baltic but the general opinion in official circles Is that the Bolshevik! will confine their activities to the Cau casus in the 'hope of linking up cioser witn Alustapha Kemal rash, tbe Turkish nationalist lead er and harrassing the entente in I uraey. Meanwhile the Bolshevist dele gation at Riga continues wrang ling wttn me Polish delegation over Poland's gold demands and the Polish claims for the return by Russians of art and culture ob jects taken from Poland. Tbe large Bolshevik detention makes possible the carrying on of propaganda on a greater "scale than would be possible through the Bolshevik legation. It is said the Letvlans are thoroughly tired of the long arawn-out visits of the Russians and their alleged propa ganda. Poland undoubtedly is keeping many troops along the Upper Si lesian border, but the German con tention that Poland has great im periallstlc designs commands less and less attention among disinter ested observers, most of whom agree that there are more Poles than Germans In Upper Silesia and concede Poland's wisdom in being prepared to occupy Upper Silesia should tbe Poles win the plebis cite. PASSAGE DFTE1IE BILL IS PROTESTED Written Protest Filed in Both Houses; Measure Said To Be Illegal The senate session yesterday opened with a skirmish over a written protest signed by Senators Hume and Thomas relative to the passage of the teacher tenure bill on Thursday last which they insisted Le entered in tho journal. Hume and Thomas claimed the bll was before both house and senate in illegal form, and in vio lation of stipulation of the state constitution. Though tho senate voted against allowing tbe pro test to be entered. Hume and Thomas, by c lever indirection, suc ceeded in placijt: it in the pc-nrn-al by route of explanation of their votes. The fl;:ht starts! when Banks objcted to entering the protest, declaring Hume's motion was out of order. Hume claimed It was permlssable under the senate rules. Kdcy and Moser supported Banks, declaring the bill was not be'ore the senate and that the rule cited by Hnme referred to the matter before the senate. President Ritner ruled that the vota of the senate hould deter mine, and bv vote ft refused to ac cept the protest, but by means of explaining their votes Hume and Thomas attained their object. x Hume and Thomas were joined by Representatives Richards and Lynn in filing a protest also with the eovernor ralllne his attention to'the alleged illegality of the pas sjHe of the measure and request ing him to reto it. The two rep resnatlves introduced a litre pro test rn the house with the same rsult. arcorded the attempt in the senate". Salem Wom?n on Way Home From Orient Miss R. Warrington of Salem arrived' in San Francisco Fridav last from the Orient on board the steamship- Santa Cruz, a steamer belonging to the Pacific Mail Steamship company. ra HEEDING OUT". OF Committee is Appointed To Rearrange Code and Get Rid of City Laws Which Are Now Unworkable. BILL PASSED LIMITING SALE OF MORPHINE Oregon Electric Asks Lease To Construct Branch Track The growth of citr ordinances has become so prilific that it was deemed necessary by tbe city council last night to engage in a weeding process." Mavor Georcre Halvorsen. upon a motion made by Dr. F. L. Utter that a committee be appointed to take the matter in hand, appointed Dr. Utter. J. B. oiesy, Carl T, Pope and City At lorney Kay U. Smith to act as weeders." It is the intention of the council to re-arrange the or ainances oi use at the present in me ana form these into a code a copy of wbkh will be Disced on the desk of each member of the council. : An ordinance prohibiting the unlawful sale of drugs passed the third reading of the council last night. The bill, though fashioned after the state bill, is made a city ordinance in order that cases may oe aeait with through the city ice oramanee states that It is un lawiui to sell cocaine, morphine and varlcus other drugs of a like nature, to any except a drugist ana mrougn a practicing physi cian. uruggists inline or est ra tions are required to keep the prescription on file subject to In spection by any public officer of the city. For; the violation of the provisions of the ordinance, upon convktion. a fine shall be imposed ii not less man iio nor more than $100 or, by imprisonment In the city jail of cot less than 5 cays nor more than 20 days or both fine and imprisonment. Two ordinances are before the city council for consideration re questing leases for the purpose of constructing and operating spur tracks. The Oregon lectric Rail way company; wishes to construct a track on North Front and Gain streets to be used by a local grav el company and asks for a 20 year lease. The cost of construc tion is valued at $6000. The bill was referred to the ordinance committee, the city engineer and city attorney. Mr. Derby appeared before tbe council on behalf of a lease for the purpose of construc ting a spur track to serve Vick Brothers between blocks 8 and 9 on Trade street. While tbe bill was given the unanimous sup;ort of every member of the council, the length of, the term of ltase which was from 20 to 50 years, called forth considerable contro versy. Several of the members took the stand that they deemd it unwise for the council to tie the city up to a lengthy term of lease. The bill was re-referred to the or dinance committee. All city offjers and the chair man of the various committees will in the future be required to attend the meeting of the council, according to recommendations made last night. This action on the part of the members is thought to be essential in avoiding need less delay when Information is wanted. Acting on recommendations of Dr. Utt?er a thorough canvass of the city lighting system will be made to ascertain the proper dis tribution of lights, in order that adjustments may bo made. A vote of thanks was extended to Alderman Hal Patton. who is sojourning in the sunny south, for three boxes of oranges sent as a compliment to the members, after a suggestion made by H. II. Van dervort, at 'a former Tneetlng of the council. The boxes were eaJd to measure 6 inches in length and 2 1-2 inches in width, each con taining six small oranges, and were distributed prior to the meeting. Women to Hnve Part In Highways Exposition PORTLAND. Feb. 21. Women are to have an active part in the organization and executive man scement of the Atlantic-Pacific highways electrical exposition to be held in Portland ,in 1925. ac cording to a decision reached to- day at a meeting of the executive coinmmre mcn h;vu tii in crease the membership from 15 to 21 to provide places for wo men on the committee. At tha meeting of the exposl sion's incorporators. Julius L. Meier. Portland merchant, was elected chairman of the execu tive committee, Henry F. Reed, benker. was named secretary. Mr. Reed was secretary of the Lewis and Clark exposition in 105. i .' IN ARGENTINA IN LOAN TROUBLE WITH G. B. MONEY WAS BORROWED TO PAY UNITED STATES More Than 12,000.000 Gold Prsoa Are Involvel In Reported MLHnstderstajidJns BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 21. More than 12,000.000 gold pesos is involved in a reported misun derstanding between tbe Argen tine and British governments over repayment by Argentina of 50.- 000.000 American dollars which Great Britain loaned Argentina to pay off a debt to United States bankers, which matures In May, 1Z90. There was a clause in the loan agreement whareby Argentina was to repay Great Britain January 14. 1921. at the rate of Argentina exchange on New York prevailing on that day, which proved to be 1123.20. Thus Argentina was re quired to make an additional pay ment of the excess above par the equivalent xf 12.180,000 gold pesos. The Argentine government. however, only paid the loan at par. Today it was reported that tbe Argentine government had in structed the legation at London to take up the matter directly with the British treasury, setting forth that Argentina never entertained the Idea that calculations Involv ing profit or ' loss by exchange should enter Into the negotiations between states. Governmnt Officials Give Vigorous Answers to Critics WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. For eign loans extended by tbe treas ury during the war and since the armistice were virorouslr defend. ed by goWemment officials today in reply to protests against any further exercise of the govern ments loan powers Secretary Houston resumed tes- Lt,raonT otore the senate Judiciary committee on the Reed bill aimed at stoppage of further loan nego tiations with the debtor cations, boucitor General Fnerson re sponded In court to the suit brought by William Randolph Hearst-to prevent further finan cial transactions with . foreign governments, Mr. Houston was exeused from further appearance after he had presented correspondence cover ing negotiations send, had pointed out the impossibility of bis read ing.them in full in the few days preceding March 4. Nicholas Kel ley. assistant secretary, in charge of foreign loans, was placed at the disposal of the committee. Mr. Frierson presented with the District of Columbia supreme court a brief reviewing transac- ! tions with the foreign powers and declared there was no necessity for the injunction brought by Mr. Hearst as a taxpayer as Secretary Houston sad no Intention of t.iblishing additional credits la favof of any foreign powers. He review conditions under which money was advanced to tbe Ker- ensky government of Russia. He also asserted Secretary Houston did not concede that the plaintiff possessed a status entitling him to call in question tbe various credits or that the court had any Jurisdic tion to determine such a contro versy. Counsel for Mr. Hearst replying declared that the supreme court of the United States had never re fused to entertain a suit by a tax payer to prevent a federal official from disposing of tbe money or property of the United States in an alleged unlawful manner. It also was -maintained a taxpayer has all the Interest that is requir ed to restrain an executive offi cial. The senate committee today confined its efforts to the French. Czecho-Slorakla and Liverian loans and announced It wonld ex amine papers in the case of eaeh transaction until it had establish ed whether the loans were legally made. Secretary Houston said he did not regard the armistice as causing "a situation which would prevent advences under the law. and that existing statutes give him authority to continue loans nntil the president issued a proclama tion of peace.- He added that he did not believe any nation would ask for new loans. STOR31 KILLS 3L1XY DOSTO.V. Feb. 21. Fettered by a 16-iach snowball. New England today was slowly counting the ! cobt in wrecks on land and sa and traffic suspension of the first se vere winter storm. Four deaths in and near the city were directly due I ttiA m f nrn wtitlA lllMUi fithor- , A . ..... SKXTJXY IS SF.XTEXCKD TOKIO. Feb. 21. Although ac quitted by the court martial of blame for the shooting. It is un dcrstood the sentry will be sen tenced to 30 days Imprisonment for making contradictory state ments. It Is declared that the snspen sion of General Nichihara will be permanent. FOREIGN LOIS ARE DEFENDED DUAL RULE! OF JUDGE LAIDIS IS QUESTIONED Representatives Oppose The Rights of Judge (to Hold Other Employment When Sitting on Bench. HUSTED DECLARES HIGH SALARY IS OUTRAGEOUS House Judiciary Committed Considers ImpeacJf ' ment Charge! : WASHINGTON. Feb. gl. -The right of a federal judge to accept outside employment while on tbe bench was sharply qusdoned by members of the house Judiciary committee today in considering Impeachment charges against Judge K. M. Land is. After Representative Welty. ined the Democrat, Ohio, had out! grounds on which he asked for the Impeachment because of the judge's $42,500 a yrr contract as arbitrator of organised base ball, members insisted that the committee should go thoroughly into the case. With this! in view. Chairman Volstead announced that tbe question would be tak?n up Wednesday. It will be left for the commit tee, composed of lawyer, to de cide whether thers Is sufficient ground to Jurtify presentation of the case to the house. Should the house vote to Impeach, the senate would sit as the trial court. Three Republicans ,of the commit tee. Representatives Hasted. New York; Goodykoontx. West Vir ginia, and Boies, Iowa, expressed opposition to the double service of the judge. Mr. Husted declared acceptance of so large an outside salary waa outrageous. but insisted tb committee should have facts oi which to draw an Indictment. Mr. Boies thought the judge might be forced by public opinion ts quit one Job. Mr. Goodykoontx said If Judge Landis course was legally and morally proper, there was noth ing to prevent meat packers or others emoloylag a man on the bench to look after their inter ests while acting as Judge. Asked - to explaln why Judge Landis had been picked by or ganised baseball, Mr. Welty pre sented a letter from Chicago, which purported to quote one magnate as saying Landis. as a citizen, m-ant nothing to base ball, but that Landis as a judre meant everything. Mr. Welty was emphatic In the assertion that this was the real basis for his ap pointment. Some members expressed the view that while the committee might not vote to impeach, the charges would not be dismissed without possible censure or criti cism. It also was said Mr. Wel ly's bill making it unlawful for a federal judge to accept any pay except that allowed him by the government probably would be reported out with a recommen dation for speedy enactment. The only defense of Judge Lan dis was made by Representative Galllvan. Democrat, Massachus etts, not a member of tbe com mittee, who announced be de sired to be heard. Mr. Weltr. Mr. Galllvan asserted, had failed to substantiate his charges. The attorney general's opinion that Judge Landis was within the law was read without comment. There was much discussion after Mr. Husted asked what woull happen if every federal Judge should follow the example of Judge Landis. ALASKA CHIEF KILLED ANCHORAGE. Alaska. Feb. 21. Jack Sturgis. chief of police of Accnorace was found lying fatally wounded in the snow back of the drugstore here late last night and died two hours later without be ing able to give any information as to his assailants. From the po sition of the body, the range of the bullet and the finding of Stnrgis gun. with one shell exploded some distance away, it is believed the chief was sjugged and then shot with his own weapon. Chief Stnrgis was formerly of Mansfield. O.. and Everett, Wash, He served here as special deputy marshall and was appointed chief when Anchorase was Incorporat ed. It Is believed his death is an aftermath of the recent seizure of 12 illicit liquor s tills by the chief. DIVIDENDS PAS8KD. MONTREAL, Feb 21. The Canada Steamship Lines. Ltd.. to day passed the quarterly ' divid end on common stock to conserve the resources of th-9 company, the board of directors announced. The usual quarterly dividend of 1' per cent on preferred stock: was declared. i