THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 18, 1921
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More Big Game in - Moun
tains Than, for Years, Is
Report Reaching Here'
The., deer season will be ripe
August 20J !
Practically all the hunter has
to do Is to walk quietly out Into
the primeval' forest, pick out his
particular kind of deer, wring hit
neck or drive him in on the hoof
and save the carrying and he's
hlsn. ,
One ought To drive in a deer
in about half an hour, allowing
for the; natural timidity ot the
critters -la the presence of man,
their , master, j Two deer In an
hour;' that's the yearly limit. One
could then smoke a pipe, whistle
for thei.chaufeeur, load1" 'em in
and go. home for an early supper;
with still enough daylight left for
the admiring' neighbor to crowd
around and admire- the woodland
trophies.' And then one cold
OPEN
rsleep In his own downy little cot;
without having wasted more than
half a day at the most.
Two deer weighing 100 pounds
apiece, 'dressed, and the buckskin
worth' lay $6 undressed, ought
more than pay their way. Hunt
ing In this matchless west 'is one
of the most profitable things a
man ,can do with his spare time.
If they'd only let a man hunt
all the time, two deer each halt
day for the whole season wouldn't
it be ge-lor-ious? Men would ne
ver die any more; they'd live for
ever for; the pure Joy of living.
They'd sing that line from Gaul's
oratorio: "For thee, oh deer, deer
country!" and grabbing their
guns they'd sail off Into the woods
to 'prove j It. " '
It is understood that there are
more 1 deer in the mountains and
the back jots of Oregon t hi "year
than at any other time for a num.
ber of years pas The high price
of licenses has brought them out.
ui vm f . , j i I or
oA (kit h.'n annrnrlatnrl tnalL.
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wiu nwpona to uui (mn-i n,
irlCe a nrobabiUtr that there will I
be fewer j hunters and so they'll
take a chance.' Anyhow, they're !
numerous according to reports,
and the i hunters have - golden
hopes ot a full season. :
PHONE STATUS-OF,
SALEM ,IS SHOWN
; (Con tlfued from page 1.)
prll. 1920: connections, lib;
disconnections, 5?; net ga.a, 4.
1921: conaectlons. 72; disconnec
tions, 101: net loss, 29. I. ,
May. 1 1 2 0 : conectlons, . IOC
disconnectWns. Blj net gain, 66. 1
1921: connections. 43; dlsconnec.
tlon..-SOrKtlo7.:-.
June. .1120: connecrons, m
disconnections. 42; net gain, za
1921: connections, 50; diaeennec
tlcins. Eff: net loss. 8... V"
Totals. 1S20: connection?, 479;
dlseonnectl&ns, 214: net'; gain.
26&. 1921: connections, . avi;
disconnections. 336; net loss a.
Kliaw's 3lnd Changed
wirn m lwiBiia ana uti vjioioi i
Mr. lrckfflin told ef a trio to
these Tolnts by himseir, Attorney
J- T.
th iisnhnn rnmnajir siam the I
thpun joints hv himself.-Attorney
beginning of the Present "bear-
aaequaie nLcm ui oiuw " i
rates is In effect as Is porsibie.
notwithstanding Mr. Shaw, . im
pressed by the testimony, ot the
neoDla from those points, . had
previously held to the belief that I
some changes wouia oe poisiuiw.
ame changes would he possime.
Attorney Shaw asked Hickman
. v - - -.,) M-m.tSrt. 1
by which the length ot conversa
tions by telephone could be 11m
Shaw SHiMl cnawi 4 . JeUt?-iV."';.
lative t the aituatlon t O;-1 flJJ'O:".' !
V ited, and he i replied In the nega
tlve.
"Fimflr Row" TleUted. I
Belated.
.
Chairman IWilllams. reterrin
no.flnn tniinl . 4natJi I
to the telephone company, asked
if the L company ever purchased
any supplies elsewhere than from
the Western Electric company.
Toi this Attorney Shaw replied
that it does, and that the Facine
company ana uu n esioru moviiivi
company some time since engaged
in a spirited family row over tne
cost of polesj the telephone com-
nanr contending that it could pro-
cure equally good poles elsewhere
at lower prices. He said the com
pany had purchased its poles else -
where tor a time, but at tne pres -
ent time is again buying from the
Western Electric. The i Pacific
company had contended, he said,
that . the Western Electric was
furnishing poles to " competing
companies at a lower figure thanllle has four acres and his aver
to the Pacific; company, -
Ex Dense Ftra-es Demanded
Whether the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company, the city of
Portland and ! the . Oregon xeie -
phone federation must. each fur -
nish to the public service com -
mission a statement of their fin -
anclal outlay In preparing data!
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assistance lor tne preseni raws
roh.Hnr i. . nn.stlon that
was tax en under aavisemcnv ujr
the commission yesterday. .-
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The Question created a snappy
little fnrore in the hearing when
E. M. Cousin demanded In forma-
Hon from E. T. Dusselle. a wit-
ness of the telephone company,
how much the company paid himiturns snouia nave been sz7.60
to make an investigation of the
coEt and conditions of operation
oi iarmer lines, a service m
rausea mm to travel inrougnom
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me siaie. , , ,
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aicxarr Enters Obletilon. '
Attorney . John II. MCWary mr
the telephone company objected,
derlaring the money paid uus -
rolle did not go into the com -
rany's rate base, and therefore
was unnecessary Information.
"If t&e commission wants this
formation." said Mr. McNary,
we win give u to them, out we
"t want to give it to Mr. Cous-
n f it! fy a rprsonal curiosity."
... r;r.y u Tomiinson Re
dared the . information wo im
portant in that it would show
the interest ot the -witness is the
esse, also-that it might show tl at
the data was not worth what the
company paid for it.
'In addressing me, Mr. McNary
In reality was not referring to me
personally, but-my clients,' said
Cousin. .
I was referring to you and not
to yonr clients, sir," retorted Mc
Nary. Cousin Overruled
The comraltison ruled that the
Information need not be given,
but held that should it be founJ
necessary information when the
subsequent order is being written
up it will be ascertained and fur
nished to all interested.
This caused Tomiinson to move
that the telephone company be re
quired to furnish the commission
with a complete statement of its
expenses in preparing for the case.
McNary amended the motion to
Include the clients of Tomiinson
and Cousin.
The data gathered by Buselle
showed the cost of supplies pur
chased by six Independent com
panies of, Oregon as compared
with the cost these supplies
would have been to the Pacific
company if purchased, from the
Western Electric company.
Hates Low, Kays Ciuselta
When Cousin asked Busselle if
Ms object was to find out what a
reasonable rate schedule would be
for the farmer lines, Busselle re
plied in the negative, but said it
that had been his object he would
have placed the rates at a much
higher figure than they were
placed by the service commission
iu the order now under Investi
gation.
The data submitted by Bus
selle listed materials purchased
by the independent companies ag-
gregating a cost of $129,336.6.
which, it was claimed, could have I
been purchased by the Pacific j
company from the eWstern Elec-j
trie company under their existing
contract for $110,379.43,
or 17
per Cent less.
Poles Aot Included - -This
exhibit was vigorously at
tacked by Attorney Tomiinson be
Qf , He contended that ,
which algo are furnlghed by the
WMtern--. Electric com pan, are
one ot tna mo8t lmportant ttems
expense and that their lnclu
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sion in tne exnimt would nave re-
fiected tremendously to the ad
IIV" .u v.,'".""
, - le - ,hn - ,A Pnmnanv WoE. Zr it.
rat. ncppaiu, I
.uosseiie told Attorney Tomlin
son that the item of poles had
ben left out through error of his
office.- Later. when Colonel
Blanck was again on the stand, a
second reason given was that a
basis of comparisons of the cost
Of poles is lacking for the reason
that the independent companies
go into the forest and buy poles
from tne land owner, while the
Pacific company buys its poleb
Vom the Western Electric com
pany. Mr. ! Tomiinson asserted
that Busselles 'exhibit made the I
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telephone company appear ridlc-
to hear Tomiinson say It.
I regret to have to say IL"
answered Tomiinson,
Cousin's Wisdom Doubted
' fl. M. Cousin was again a much
buffeted about person while he I
was , eross-examinins - Colonel
Blanck.: :.r. i:.,-. ' .--
That Question Is Idiocy" de-
- , .ow.o .v
one of Cousin's questions.
vousin reiurnea wun a Temara
vvw uu uu reraara
tSS-01 1 Peple
oein at siaKe. - . i
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Chairman Williams lold Cousin
his line. of questions was unfair
and a waste of taxpayers' money
of tne time consumed,
Cousin came back with the dec
laration that "a lot of stuff has
means absolute v nothlntr
means absolutely nothing.1
"I challenge the telephone com
pany," Cousin said; "to show I
where all. this matter has any re-1
flection in rates." .
I OfiANRFRRY GROWING
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PAYS, SAYS EXPERT
(Continued from page 1.)"
and the returns were 4V4 tons to
I the acre. On the basis of 170
la ton, their returns were S315
mu uic. iuia was iucir iwbi
I season on logans, as they bought
i tne tract last spring. : t
P. S. Stolzheise, of rural route
I 4. South of Salem, grew an aver-
I age of 3 ton -to the acre on
his 1 -acre tract. On the basis
1 of 3 W cents a ponnd. his returns
1 snouid have been 127.50 an acre.
I This was his first season with lo-
gans,
j C. It, Tolbert, who lives east of
i saiem. ..wai in the loganberry
game for the first time this year.
lage an acre was 3 tons. . This
1 figures 1262.50 an acre.
I " Bruce Cunningham, living south
j of r Salem In the Liberty district,
1 averaged s v tons to tne acre
Ion his lS&.H-acre tract. On the
1 basis of ?70 a. ton, this figures
1 1245 an acre. ' s
J. A. Zelinski of the Hazel
I jt.i t. . ; .
ir" . -::r.
i acres in togans ana on returns
this Tir wr four Md seven-
I . . . . .
i leomi ions an acre, At irenui
la pound this figures $329 an acre.
I a. van Handel, living m the
Sublimity district, has a faur
acre tract and nis crop this year
averaged 3 '4 . tons to the acre.
j On the $70 a ton basis, his re-
an acre. t
i J. p. Rchoening grew on one
ui ruw laim mas, mkb
1 .t , o
i mi ma nona oi oa.eiii tuna un
. A -v a - L t
' onracre raci. , yjn a uasis
oi y, cents a pouna nis Teiurns
were . - f
J B. C. Zelinski of the Hazel
tureen district had three acres m
! logans and his crop averaged 4.4
1 tons to the acre
I Dan Murphy, who lives north
or Ealem
in . the Hayesvllle dis -
I trict, has
a two-acre tract, and
his average waa four tons to the!
acre,
On his half-acre tract, Frank
Comstock, living on route 9 in
nuuu uh 101 or sum nasi. - -fl wiintnn A
been introduced as exhibits tt?rX10.:-
MODERN "FORTY-NINERS" CARAVAN
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A caravan of automobiles and
"r VL A1, il
on its way to Idaho, where they have
heads the expedition. All the lamiiies are iuu per cent American ana own tneir own equipment. Tne pba
tograph was taken Just as the contingent started from City Hall Park. New York, where Mayor Hylan gave
them a send-off. 1 ......
Pnllr r.untv marketed 1.9 tons,
He came from Montana and this
was his first experience in logans.
D. S. Adams of rural route 1,
. . . n
on nis one-acre tract, grew
tons, all ot a very fine quality.
Frank Bentley of . Woodburn
has a five-acre tract and his aver-
age per acre was three tons. ni3
tract was badly frozen in 1919.
and is just getting Into bearing
again
N. "W. Cook of Gervais has a
tract of three-quarters of an acre,
ret he marketed 3 tons of f
gans. He got $70 a ton.
E. II. Dokken, living four miles
north of Silverton, averaged 3.2"
tons per acre from his 10-acre
tract. ' .
Charles Halvorsen of Wood-
burn, from his 10-acre tract mar
keted 34 tons. -
Andrew Koutney of Hubbard
has a five-acre tract of logans and
his returns were 4.2 tons an acre.
and he sold for S70 a ton.
S. E. Long of Woodburn mar-
keted five tons from his 1 '4 -acre
tract, . bringing him in S350 on
the basis of 3 cents a pound.
RECORDS SHATTERED
AT1 CAMP GROUNDS
(Continued from page 1.)
and Mrs. AL' C. Hall. Silix, Mo.;
Mr. and rMs. E. L. Barber, Kent,
Ore.; Mr. and Mrs.-T. W. Newell,
Seattle: T. L. Homan, Hcmuiam,
Wash.; y C. H.- Lawrence, San
Francisco; 'Homer F. Aken, Yam
Mil; R. S. Bishop. Yamhill; P.
Kaustnip,.4 Yamhill; MrJ and Mrs.
Ines Dymond; Seattle; xGeorgu
Erlckson and sister Minneapolis;
Mr. and Mrs. .J. O. Carlson and
family, Seattle; C. M Golden and
son, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. E. C,
Bertsch, Scenectady, N. Y.; Mr,
and Mrs. J. W. Goodykoutz. Spo
kane; Mr. and rMs. E. H. Clark,
Sacramento; Mr, and Mrs. Hugh
Thruman and family, Sacramento.
C. It. Dennis and J. A. Lowthef.
Mlnoug, Wis.; Mn. and Mrs. C. W.
niden and family, Hermiston.
Q pV. Halzenbuchler Dallas
T: Mr and
. . .,
! v 1 ' x r .
'and Mrs. O. R. Steel, liurnin?
Tree. Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. J. i
Thrift," San Francisco; M. C. Darts
jWolf Creek, Ore.: Mr. and Mrs.
James. Sutherland.- Pleasanton,
!Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chad-
I jcicic.
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nuo-
Hn, Ames, la.; R. G.: Morton, ten.
ver, Colo.; Linn Jackson, Bassett,
Neb.: Frank Moore. Seattle: II.
H. Holland, Inglewood. Cal.: R.
C..Kellog..Inlewood-. Cal.: Chan.
F. Goss, Log Angeles; W. J. Crim,
Eig River, Sask.; Miss Peggy
Crim, Lasany, Cal.: L,
Larava.
I Tulsa. Ok la.; J. E.. Kelley, San
Francisco; Stanley Comstock,
I Dallas, Ore.
PYTPWCinM nc
CAPITOL IS ASKED
(Continued from page 1.)
By this means, it is hoped .to have
the road open by fair time
By swerving the proposed road
I to miss the house ot Joseph Wirth.
I he would be willing to give his
part, of the street. The city would
thus be able to avoid the expense
or moving the Wirth house.
Residents of Capitol street.
many of whom were at the meet
ing, are in earnest In their efforts
to have the street extended.
As the closing of a most in
teresting open . forum meeting.
Superintendent Gilbert of the
state training school presented
four of his boy. singers, who en
tertained with a number of vocal
selections.' all of which were hear
tily encored "
The report of the committee on
tne possibilities of extending
i c . t. ., . , ''A
I aPJ - i.?Keet nP fair Krounds
I , lv..VnO.
'We find - E. C. Roberts of
Roundup, Mont, to be the largest
property owner In the district af
rected, and he-writes that he is
willing to deed the right of way
to the city providing the city
will take care of the paving. !
"A. II. Hunt. -the second largest
noider, makes the same propoai
tion.- This would oDen the street
to tn tna rnH in
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non of your committee, would
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benefit both Mr. Roberts and Mr
Hunt very materially. We think
I their nrooosition rather unlimt
I yet at the same time we would re-
commend it for the -reason that
If property were condemned and
the street opened they would lb
in the maidrity to prevent the
l street being paved.'; - .j
1 Wirth Mor Generons I
"The only other property own-
er affected is Joseph Wirth, at the
corner of Fair grounds and tile
roads. Instead" of being- any ben-
trailers . carrying twenty-five families rolled out of Brooklyn. N. Y,
been given a, 5.000 acre tract of
lefit to Mr. Wirth. we find that
be - will be damaged quite exten
sively, as his house will have to
be moved, besides the loss of a
number of walnut and fruit trees
and cutting off 'a part of his lot
that has pavement in front for
which he, has already been as
sessed. "Mr. Wirth has made your com
mittee a very liberal proposition.
He will accept S500 -cash, move
his house and give the city a deed
to the right of; way, providing he
is guaranteed against any assess
ment for paving needed in open
ing Capitol street, and we recom
mend the acceptance.
Cost Estimated
We estimate the cost of this
(mnAVAMAM, . C1C AAA -1 1.
r"r
for the beauty and benefit of our
v
city, and we would recommend
the appointment of a committee
from this body to confer with the
city authorities as to ways and
means of handling this improve
ment.
"In conclusion, we wish to call
your attention to the condition of
the main arteries of travel enter
ing our city from the north. It
is simply a disgrace and one that
we as citizens are ashamed of.
and we not only recommend the
opening of Capitol street, but also
the paving of Summer street and
Highland avenue to connect up
with Fair grounds road."
CHECKS DISTRIBUTED
NExT DRILL NIGHT
" (Continued from page 1.)
L. Stege is good for $21.
lay Allowed for Camp
All members of -tha company
will draw $1 or more for eacn
drill night attended, in addition
to what the government paid
them for attending ; the Cami
Lewis encampment, June 15 to
29. .
At this encampment, all mm
bers of Company F were paid the
same as regular army soldiers.
ana ,n aH"on. 3 cents a aay
the state with, board and
1 transDortation charees.
and in addition, cents a day
Mrs. u. ii. uearicK wsntjo uas
Grove yetterday and sold her pr&
Ierty there.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rogers were
given a reception at the Christian
church last night. Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers leave this week for Port
land where they will make their
home.
SMALL BOTTLE MAY
SOLVE MURDER CASE
(Continued from page 1.)
Russell, Dougla3 county woods
man, more than a month ago.
At the county jail, where he
was held pendin? his removal to
Roseburg, Dr. Brnmfield showed
none of the mental or physical
strain which he is said to . have
suffered immediately following
bis arrest in Canada.
Wants to See Family . ,
"I am glad to be back, but onk
rwish I were in Roseburg now,"
he said In an interview at the
coontf jail.
"What makes you glad to be
back?" he was a.sked.
"I want to see my wife and
boys." he answered.
"Is there any other reason why
you are anxious to return to Rose
burg?" he was asked.
"Ye3, there are some puzzlins
questions ," and his voice
drifted into silence as hl3 eyes
sought the floor of the cell.
Reporters Cautioned.
"Do you mean you Will be able
to answer some of these ques
t'ons which are puzzling' the peo
ple eo much at present?"
"Yes." he whispered In a. voice
scarcely audible through theJsteel
bars a few feet away.
Sheriff Starmer, who permitted
the interview only on : condition
that reporters would not ask the
dentist any questions concerning
the actual murder with which he
is charged, promised Brnmfield h?
would be i taken on to Roseburg
within the next day or two.
Rotarians Entertained
By Youthful Musicians!
The Salem Rotarians had an un
usual treat at their weekly lunch
eon hour yesterday. They were
entertained by the quartette of the
state Industrial school, with the
Instructor. John Sfovall, at the pi
no. . Mr.'Stovall is a graduate ot
Paciric University, and he is to
teach at Condon during the next
school year. In the mean time,
he has a position at the state
training school.
The boys o'f the quartette are
Clinton, Young, Reuben Fox, Har
ley HOwell and Lester Turpin.
They sang together and as solo-
a .:
OFF TO IDAHO.
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land. William D. Scott of Brooklyn
ifts. and they showed talent of a
high order, and careful training.
Lester Turpin, the boy soprano,
made a decided hit with the Ro
tarians, as did the other three.
The ' entertainment was ar
ranged by Rev. H. N. Aldrtch, the
"parson" of the Salem Rotarians,
who i3 furnished a fund by them
for hi3 work among deserving -and
needy boys 'and girls. Every Ro
tarian present yesteiday will agree
with the assertion that the four
hoys who entertained oughC to
persist in the cultivation of- their
voices, and that, in the language
of Dal Warfield in. the Music
Master, lit is "easy" to become a
great musician that It is only
necessary to "practice three hours
18 yJ.rs; starting, of
lU
rse, with some native talent for
music, which these 'four boys de
cidedly possess in high degree.
Now Time to Transplant
Iris, Says Mr. Maruny
. Now is the time .'to transplant
your Irises if you would have
healthy plants, full of blooms next
year, according to J. W. Maruny,
florist and landscape gardener.
... "Separate the roots and cut the
plants back, leaving them about
four or five inches long," says
Mr. Maruriy. "By attending to this
in the late eu miner, the plants are
well set and in a healthy state for
blooming in the spring."
In speaking of tomatoes, Mr.
Maruny said that many persons
failed to raise any because they
did not understand the importance
ot pruning the plaiits. Though it
is better to attend to the pruning
earlier in the season, it is hotter
to cut away the suckers now than
to allow them to ruin the growth
of the tefmatoes. Mr. Maruny of
fers to show the method of trim
ming to anyone who is interested,
ifthey will call at his green house
at 211 Miller street.
Mr. Maruny picked the first
ripe tomato from his garden on
the first day of July.
Snohomish Escape Shoots
Sheriff in Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Aug. 17
Captain George Wold, acting
chief of police since the fatal
shooting of Chief of Police Elmer
Sunby by a bandit here July 25
was shot at three times and struck
in the forearm here:, today rh
tussle with Edward R. Allen
alias Ed. Smith, alias Joe James
whom he and Policeman I. Len
nie had just arrested on a charge
of breaking jail at Snohomish
Wash.
Allen had been held In Wash
ington for safe blowing. He had
submitted quietly to arrest here
and was Just outside the city jail
between the two officers when h
suddenly ' jerked away, pulled
gun and began firing.
Wold tackled him and was shot
in the armJ Under Sheriff Ste-
tekluh who happened to be pass
ing by, 'ran and tripped the des
perado, grabbed his gun and made
him prisoner again.
Wold's wound is not serious
Allen is the son of Fred Allen
of this city and recently returned
home after an absence of several
years in the west.
Alleged Bank Robber
. Is Arrested at Heppne
HEPPNER, Or., Aug. 17. Joe
Sm.dl. 17, was arrested here to
day charged with complicity in
safe robberies at Mt. Hebron and
Doors, Calif- according to offic
ers here Smidl fled northward in
an automobile alleged to have
been stolen. The car was ditched
near Klamath Falls, the sheriff
said. Smidl's family are said to
be residents of Malin, Calif.
Sandifer Heads Raid
On Medford Boozers
MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 16.
Headed by S. D. Sandefer, who
bears a special commisison from
(Governor Ben Olcott, federal,
! . . . ' . . . . .!.!-. ...
siaie,: couniy ana city oiuciais to
day arrested James d( Shine) Ed
wards and John Goodwin, taxicab
drivers, in wholesale arrests and
raids of' alleged bootleggers and
Btills. Warrants have been issued
for 12 others. Including two wo
men. .
WELSH BEATS FOKRES
CALGARY. Alta., Aug. 17.
Freddie Welsh, former light
weight hamlpon of the world,
won the-referee's decision .over
Dert Forbes of Vancouver, aftsr
10 fast rounds here tonight. .
DEMOCRATS TO
HIT TAX BILL
Resolution Declares Measure
Is Subversive of Cor
rect Principle
FORDNEY HEARS JEERS
Final Vote on Revision Pro
posal is Slated for 3
OTIock Saturday
WASHINGTON. Aus. 17 Dem
ocratic members of the bouse at a
caucus tonight pledged themselves
to vote against the Republican tax
revision bill and adopted a resolu
tion declaring that the measure
was "subversive of thte principle
that should govern taxation for
the support of this government.
The decision was reached at the
fourth meeting which had been
held since yesterday in an effort
to chart a course for the minori
ty. The caucus also instructed the
Democratic members of the ways
and means committee to offer a
motion to recommit the bill imme
diately before the final vote.
scheduled for 3 p. m. Saturday,
Iebate Is Rangy.
The Republican defense of, and
the Democratic assault on the new
tax , bill got under way today in
the house of representatives. Dis
cussion, however, was not con
fined to the bill itself, ranging all
the way from the number ot cooks
President Wilson took to Paris to
the question of social justice.
Chairman Fordney of the ways
and means committee, in charge
of the measure, opened the four
hours debate after the house had
adopted, on a strict party vote,
223 to 115, a rule providing for
a final vote at 3 p. m. Saturday.
Most of his speech of, an hour.
a be said in closing, was a lit
tie about the bill and a whole
lot about the Democratic party.'
Politics Charged.
Reviewing what he described
as extravagances under the last
administration, Mr. Fordney made
the charge that President Wilson
had taken over the railroads "for
political purposes only," and had
placed in charge of them "his
son-in-law, McAdoo, whom he was
grooming for the presidency."
Asked from the Democratic sldo
why he had voted for -the bill
authorizing federal control of the
carriers, the speaker said:
"I voted to put the -president
in a hole and t did it."
Later Mr. Fordney said he had
made his statement about taking
over the railroads jokingly, but
his declaration was greeted with
jeers from the Democrats.
Details Studied
The committer chairman went
into details about shipping board
operations and war purchase as
well as operation of the railroad:;
and the telephone lines and de
clared that now the Republican
administration bad "to go to the
country and ask for money to
pay for these extravagances."
He gave come figures about the
number of people President Wil
son carried with him to Paris and
the money spent while there, add
ing: "The fiddler wants his pay
now; we danced then."
1iani' lis-ussfd
Turning to the bill itseir, the
chairman discussed briefly the
changes in tax levies proflbsed and
declared tho ommlttee had made
an honest effort to reduce taxes
and bel'eved it had given to the
house "as equitable a measure as
was possible under tha circum
stances."
Mr. Fordney was given a dem
onstration by his Republican col
leagues, and some Democrats.
Meat Packing Measure
. Is Signed by Harding
WASHINGTON', Aug. 17. The
bill providing for federal regu
lation of the meat packing indus
try has been signed by President
Harding, it waa announced at the
White House today. Under the
law the secretary of agriculture
is giveSi broad powers of control
and supervision of.the industry.
EXPOSITION ROOSTED.
PORTLAND, Aug. 17 As a
means of putting "on the map"
Oregon's project for a world's ex
position to be held here in 1925,
a celebration was held here to
night consisting of a civic parade
with several bands, and brief out
door exercises. General noise
making with auto horns and
other devices marked the progress
of the parade. Similar celebra
tions were held at several other
Oregon cities.
Food Prices Mount
Above June Levels
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Re-
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I tail fod prlce3 mcreasea z.i per
cent in July over June prices,
while the prices of wholesale food
etuffs advanced 1.56 per cent and
whole sale farm products 1.75
per cent, the department of labor
announced today. t
Of 43 articles on which retail
trices were obtained, 16 showed
increases, including potatoes, 2
per cent; eggs 20; butter 16, and
sirloin stake one per cent . De
creases were rioted In 23 articles,
including sugar 9 per cent; cab
taee 8; onions 5 and bananas 2
per cent.
Washington Mine Opens
. On Cooperative Basis
CENTRAL! A. Wash., Atlgl it.
A commercial coal mine a few
miles west ot here has solved the
BREEDS GRASSHOPPERS.
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Dr. A. K. Nabouta. head ot the
roolorT department ot the Kan
sas State College, .has been
breeding grasshoppers for twelve
years in carrying on experiments
regarding the laws ot heredity.
Never a grasshopper like his has
ever been seen before.
industrial problem brought about
by the Etate-wide strike of miners
by reopening on a cooperative ba
sis, according to A. -D. Foron, the
president. Miners,- he said, have
uone back to work,, taking shares
of stock in the company.
Practically every mine In the
state has been closed since tast
March by the strike recently, fol
lowing r.n announcement from the
miners that they would not arbi
trate with a wage cut ot 20 per
cent as the basis, operators' raid
they would start the m'nes soon
on an open shop plan if necessary.
Liquor Smuggling' May
Have Been Plan; Arrested
FERXIE, il. C , Aug. 17. T.
L. Clarke ard C. V. Johnson, said
to be American citizens, were ar
rested htre today on u charge of
passing .counterfeit American
money in payment for liquor be
lieved to have been intended for
shipment to the United States.
The two are alleged to have given
$150 in fraudulent $10 notes on
the federal reserve bank,' of San
Francisco to a wholesale liquor
houEe.
Investigator Makes Silk
Purse From Sow's Ear,
Disproves; Proverb
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 14
A silk purse made from sows
ears, as chemistry's answer to the
old saying that it couldn't be
done, will be shown at the Chem
istry exposition in' New York dur
ing the week of September 12.
In announcing the successful re
sult of experiments, Arthur D.
Little, Inc., chemists and engin-,
eers, of this city, said . the .silk
was not very strong and that
there was no present Industrial
value In the process .involved. It
was more or less the product of
chemistry at play, but a contri
bute alos to philosophy in prov
ing the fallacy of the bid proverb.
Process Doscriled.
In reciting the factors that en
tered into the transition of bows'
ears from Chicako stockyards to
a fcilk purse such as a woman
might carry, the chemists ex
plained that the first step was
to analyze the silk worm's meth
od of making silk. This done, its
caterpillar chemistry was copied
in the laboratory.
It was found that man had to
provide a substitute ' for a pro
cess by which the silkworm ex
udes from two fine ducts in its
head minute threads of a viscous
liquid, coated with another- se
cretion, which are cemented Into
a double strand. This becomes a
firm filament of silk when it co
agulates on reaching the air.
Material."-Similar. "
Analysis of this viscous liquid
showed it to be like glue and
with somewhat similar chemical
properties. The sow's ear'belng
chiefly gristle and skin, also has
the natural elements of glue.' This
was obtained from the ears and
it was put through several pro
cesses of preparation, filtered un
der pressure and placed in spin
ning apparatus ot a special de
sign. - - ,
The solution of glue and. chem
icals came out as .16 l very , fine
colorless streams, joined into one
composite fiber, treated to give
it strength and color, and pro
cessed yet again to obtain the
desired soft, silky feel. The weav
ing followed on a small hand
loom, the fabric was formed and
the purse made. !
Marksman, 62, Hires a ,
Rifle and Wins Award
BISLEY, ENG., Aug, 18. Ar
mourer Sergeant John! Cunning
ham, of Northumberland, has just
won the King's prise of 250 In
the great annual marksmanship
competition under the rule3 of
the National.. Rifle association.
The prize Is won in three stages
at increasing distances; up to 600
yards, and carries with it the as
sociation s gold medal.
Cunningham beat the next man
by one point with a total of 2
although he could hardly or.
to thfiangwiagaounmatis
The rifle with which he won
had hired at a shilling a day, M
is 62 years old. i
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Union and Non-Union Men
on Ill-Fated Ship Dis
trusted Each Other ;
SEAMEN ARE ON STAND
Testimony is Vague Relative
to Activity of Vessel's
Officers
SA NFRANCISCO. Ca.. Aug. 17
Union and non-union members -
of the crew on the steamer Alaska,
wrecked off Ulunt'a reef, wear Eu
reka, Saturday. August 6. held
aloof from each other continu
ously and no' officers could be
found in the boat deck ljn medi
ately after the ship struck, ac
cording to he testimony adduced
today at a trial by federal Sinspec
tors of four of the executive offi
cers of th ; ship. They are
charged with negligence apJ un
skillful seamanship in connection
wun tne wreck. .
Frank , Frietag. ot Alameda, a
seaman advanced the opinion that
more lives should have! been
saved. The only officers he saw
atter the ship struck, he said.
were Captain . Hobev. Boatswain
Fred Helmer and Fourth Orrlcer
M. J. Albion. The boatswain, ha
said, was the omy one to
give
him orders regarding the
lower-
rag of the lifeboats. ;
Anyox Cww la Search
Frietag said he had to
'shake
sj boat
up" one of the sailors in h
to force him into some sort Of ac- V
tivity in behalf of the passengers.
After arriving at the AnyM the
lescue vessel, he testified that he
offered . to " take a boat out to
hunt for . survivors, . but 4hJ cap
tain of the - Anyor said thkt the
sailors on his vessel were attend
ing to that matter. i
Harry De Mav. of Martlne &
sailor, said he was not assigned
to any boat but took ' the jsame
boat as the number on hiai berth.
This boat, he said, was already
well manned, and assisted by one
ot'ier man ho got another bioat In
to the wate. He saw no Officer
but the boatswain while lotoerlns
his boat, he taid, bu? when the
ooat was on the level of the main
deck, ;hc first mate put a ituiubd
ot passengers into it. f
RoatH Sot Trtifttetl. f
He said he was afraid l Load
his boat to capacity "becam e, the
Alaska was 30 years old l,
boats might not have beeji able
m muu iae strain." u ne wis the
only member of the crew In tha
boat,, he said. ; ,-- v-. '-':-
; De May denied charges made la
thft trial vulinl..
members of the Alaska's crew af.
ter arriving on tho Anyox refused
to put out after more survivors un
less they were paW for It. f! " "
The hearing will be continued
tomorrow. ii .
Mexico to Aid Farmer
And Small Land Owner
MEXICO CITY- Ana-: lit
National lands in the territory of
Quintana Roo which have;! stood
laie sine i0 are to be divided
into small tracts and : sold , on
easy terms to farmers vhn enn
ive suitable financial referenc
es. The distribution or i th
lands was suspended on Decem
ber 18, 1909, in order to allow
ior a complete survey. .
British Trade. Mission I-
Fear, Soviet Resources
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LONDON; Aug. 18 A jBritish
trade mission of 17 members,
headed by RM; Hodgson, former
ly British consul at Vladivostok,
hag lert London for ,.. Moscow,
where quarter! have been juecur Jd
to house them. . fi
They took with them sW Weeks'
food supply, and large stores oi
office and household . Ipruitnro
including tablC brooms,! I palls,
dusters and even pens and Ink.
"We don't know what may hap
pen to ua.'f said Mr. Hodgson to
a reporter, "so we are going pre
pared. We are taking twi cars,
in case we find the raljwiys on
strike or the track blown vip. but
we are not. carrying any afrnii."
Whafs a Summer
Home Without
The Statesman?
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Much as' The Statesman
means to your Salem home,
it. means more to your sum
mer cottage. , '
It will tell you of the goings-on
in your home town.
Your friends at home are
too busy to write you the
news, but your home paper
will give it to you. j
With its finely balanced
assortment of news, 1 seri
als, short stories. :j and
home features it will be a
welcome, daily visitor. '
Let the, Oregon . Siates
man follow you : to 1 your
summer home.' . i
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