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COAL BHD .. MLISf Measure Recommended by President to Be Rushed - Through First Stage v T ..' WASHINGTON. . Aug. 22. . Congrex wu nearly ready tonight to rush through its first stage to morrow bill recommended by the president tot creation of a federal comniijsioo jto ret. all the facte relating tc , the coal indus try and on which miners, and op erators wotjld not be represented Two bills slightly different in some essential provisions were re ported, .one to the senate and the other to the hp use. Tie WInslow measure Introduced' Monday, will be taken up byithe house tomor row naderV special "rule giving , It the right pf war, - Borah Bill' $lay ' Come Up There ' waa An intimation that the Corah commission bill, order, ed reported to the senate by Its labor 'committee," of which Sena tor Corah is chairman, might al so be called up tomorrow but there was a possibility, that ths senato 'would delay consideration until the house had acted. -" ; While the general view was that the house . would pass the WinxloW hill "by a wide margin of votes, there were rumblings of an lrupendjng right to be led, by Representative- Bland, Republican, Indian; author of a fact finding commission hill, now ; on the house calendar, which stipulates that both, miners and operators shall 'have- e?ual .representation on tho Commission, - .. '.' ' Wiimlow BiU referred X An authorized -spokesman for the administration declared at the White Houso during the day, however, ..that the president was waa opposed; to a commission tomposed In- part of mine owners ' and miners. The WInslow bill Would, make them ineligible for, membership but the Borah meas- , ure would jeaye their -selection to the president. : ! :j ; Advised, of the stand of the presl Jcnf and ' the " committees, John i. Lewis, "president or the United Mine Workers took a hand "In' the 'controversy. In a . telegram from Philadelphia to Representative Bland,' Mr. Lewis declared that the Clereland con ference agreement provided j for equal i epresent&tlon' on an Inves tigating commission and It the federal government proposed to disregard their rights and privi lege J In making an . Independent Inquiry,-, "responsibility will lie with .those' who recommend such, ' action." . - ?. ' - r-o- . - .6.: Read v t T THE OREGON '&A'ATESilAft: Meanwhfle irors: proceeded, 'on the draft of emergency legisla tion to control coal prices' and- to provide , for equitable, distribution of fuel. : W)Drd reached, -house leaders that' the bill rwould be submitted tomorrow to the presi dent for approval by the central coal' committee of which Secre tary Hoover, is chairman. As explained by Secretary Fall,, : a member of the committee, two plans were proposed, one giving added powers to the Interstate commerce commission to enable It to use Its authority for alloca tion of coal cars as a means of holding' operators to a lair price. The ether, it" was stated, would follow the suggestion of the pres ident for use of funds by a spe cially created agency to stabilize coal prices. Members of, the house interstate commerce committee to which the bill will be present ed, said, however, that It will con tain no provision for any govern mental agency to buy or sell coal. Senate WouM Advise ,w Tho WInslow bill, as finally re drafted, provides for a commis sion of not more than nine mem bers, to be appointed by the pres ident "with the advice and con sent cf the senate." The commis sion would elect Us own chair man, make its first report Janu ary 1 next, and continue in life for cne year' only. One section stipulates that "no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on ac- count of any transaction, matter or thing, concerning ""'which he may bo compelled to testify, or to produce evidence, documentary or otherwise before the commis sion. ' 1 " . TAMMANY SWINGING. 4 I : " b'x-Govcrnor Alfred E- . Smith of New York for whom the Tarn- many supporters are now boom -j ing for the Democratic nomina- ' tion. The deflation of the Hearst j boom has been reported. ; v j TheM jTOU cbnld tit on iLe fabled carpet it BagdarJ and view the world. K the wK$k of ;eycla$K;t';wqiiId ?aijy you any' place .you wanted io go. All you had to do was Wish. v -,:?- a,. l . ? r " i Advertising h & sort of magic carpet - Read.it and jn the twinkling of an eye you can review the merchandise of the world, pictured and displayed for your tenefit :? f; ; t j t ''(".''. ; . ? . - ' . " j . : You can pick up this paper and in fifteen minntes know what the different shops' are offering in the way of fabrics, patterns, varie ties and qualities of almost anything you want " The advertijements introduce you to the latest styles the newest , comforts' for the home-the est of the worlds inventions, - they teU you how to buy, where to buy and when to buy. I They keep i you posted on things necessary to feed and clqthe i you and your family ana mane you comiortaoie ana nappy. . ' ' ' .. - the advertisements as a matter of cJawftorl Read them to Read the advertisements regularly SALEM, OREGON TIFF It IS Measure Sent to Conference i . by House Vote First Meeting Today WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. By a vote of 198 to 69 the house sent the tariff bill to conference today for its third redrafting." The six Republican conferees. two from the fcouse and three from the senate probably will have ' a ; preliminary meeting to morrow and get down to work Thursday. v s Task Big One : The size of the task ahead of the conference committee was re vealed today with the reprinting of the till as it was approved last Saturday by the senate. The re print showed 2,436 changes from the original house text a . new high recordand the conferees will have to adjust differences on earh of these. In the hour's discussion which preceded the house vote. Demo cratic leaders predicted that the bill would not be reported out of conference until after the Novem ber elections! They argued that the Republicans did not want to have to defend It in the coming campaign, j No Prophecy Made Republican leaders made no prophecy, but Representative Mondell of Wyoming,, the major ity leader, expressed the hope that it would be out "at no dis tant date." . Representative Campbell of Kansas,' chared that the Demo cratic campaign managers had arranged a "very cunning" cam paign to be inaugurated the day after the 'measure became a law. "Already the arrangements are made." he asserted. The stage la ' set, the prices are fixed ; the advances are to be made up on every article enumerated in this bill, either with specific or ad va lorem' duty, and the price is to be advanced on the orders of the Importers down through to the retailers." : v ' For Original Bill 'Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee who heads the bouse conferees: promised that be' would go Into the confer ence insisting upon the original house bill.' He said the senate changed from American' to foreign- valuation as " the basis for assessing ad valorem duties was the mnst important amendment to be considered our added ' that there were others. ; "Both in the matter of specific and ad valorem' duties," he ' stat ed, "the senate rates are general ly higher than, those fid by the house, in some instances" much higher and in certain specific in stances from' 100 to 600 per .'cent higher." " . . Foreign Plan Imperative r Representative Garner, Texas, ranking democrat on -the ways and means committee, predicted that the house would have to ac cept the senate's foreign valua tion plan if it wanted to have any tariff bllL , Immediate action on American valuation was urged by Represen tative Garrett, ' .Tennessee, the Democratic leader. He said the conference could make little pro gress on the bill until the house had settled this issue. ; Representative Pou. Democrat, North Carolina, declared the house was sending to conference a bill more "vicious" i its term than any" ever presented to ' an American , congress and one that had the "enthusiastic support of nobody." : i' : Gannon of New York and Entenza of Michigan Nom inated for Commander L03 ANGELES, Aug. 22. Nominating-officers for the com ing year occupied all of today's business session of ' the 24th an nual reunion and encampment of j the United Spanish War veterans being held here. ' ' Thomas P. Gannon " of few York, past department command er, and A. P. Entenza of Detroit, Mich., former judge advocate gen eral of the organization," were nominated for the office of commander-in-chief. Portland Man Named For the office ' of senior vice commander in chief, C. W. Yer buy of Gary. Ind., former depart ment' commander of that state, and Peter Roller of Los Angeles, were nominated- James M. Di mitry of New Orleans was also nominated for that office, but withdrew in favor of Mr. Roller. Clarence R. Hotchkiss of Port land, Or., received without oppo sition the nomination for the of fice of junior vice commander in chief. Nor will there be any con- test for the office, of surgeon gen eral and : chaplain in chief to which Dr. II. W. Feagef'pf Los Angeles,' and H- H. Kline were respectively nominated. , " .", 1 Election Thursday The election will be held on Thursday, SPANISH VETS ILL ELECT is Agricultural Department Of . ficial Confers With State 'Official : D. S. Kinsey, of the United States department of agriculture was a Salem visitor Tuesday, conferring with President C. A. Park of the horticultural inspec tion board as to measures for fruit and products inspection laws for the state. ; Oregon Is the only state la the northwest that does not provide the legal machinery for official inspection of products to ' be shipped out of the state. Last year Idaho shipped out 13,000 cars of farm and orchard produce most of this being fruit from the western part of the state. Cali fornia shipped 14,000 cars, all with state certificates of grade, health and normal conditions. These two states and Washington each expect to ship 20,000 cars this year and Colorado wil ship SO.OOi;. The Colorado law how ever, requires this official inspec tion and certificate; the others are S merely recommendatory, or optional. i . Mr. Kinsey says that the rail roads generally have favored the inspection .law, and that the ship pers themselves have demanded it wherever it is given a7 chance. Such an official certificate is prima facie evidence in the state courts that the quantity and qual ity are as stated in the-certificate. These certificates are paid for by the : shippers, so that the inspec tion costs the general taxpayer nothing at all The state merely has to provide the legal author ity In the case of damages in transit, wreck or delay or freez ing or other loss to the perish able products, such certificates are the shippers' salvation The railroads, who might be expected to oppose so easy a proof of quaMty when f they usually maintain their own corps of ex aminers who always "bear" the yalues, have accepted the un prejudiced, expert ''judgment of the federal-and-state inspectors better business than to haggle ever their judges' awards. Rates of car Inspection vary in different localities and for dif ferent products. In Idaho, the potato .Tate In the big shipping centers is only S2.50per car. In soma of the states, it Is as much &,$'- car., ;. 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THE OREGON . ; WEDNESDAY' MORNING. onir GALLS Ifi KUIX HCE Federal Attorney General Writes Olcott About Jack son County Cases The Ku Klux Klan is termed "a distinct menace to decent gov ernment." by United States At torney General Daugherty in a letter sent ' by him .to Governor Olcott concerning the ; movement of the executive office against the klan. in Oregon. "release accept my : sincere thanks for your letter of the 4th with; regard to the assistance, ren, derefl the state of Oregon in Us prosecution of several members of the Ku Klux Klan for outrages committed in Jackson county," says the letter. "It is a source of great satis faction to know that the depart ment of justice has been of any assistance whatever In assisting yon and your subordinates, as well as the executive officers of other states, handling an ex tremely serious situation. Please accept my hearty . commendation on the splendid spirit manifested in your fearless proclamation and prosecution. I can only repeat what, I have already said to cer tain executive officers in Califor nia engaged in a similar prosecu tionthat I think yon and your assistants are rendering a signal service to the public generally, as well as to your own state, in en deavoring to stamp out a distinct menace to decent government. L WITHOUT QiiORUIUI Contemplated Economies Discussed in Informal Way Last Night The Salem school board did not quite meet last night in re gular session there wasn't enough of It present to meet in a legal manner. Walter WInslow Is down in Josephine county hunting deer. Curtis Crotl-. is over In the Cow Creek country, red hot on the trail of the deer; and Doc Olinger is following his baggage home from the seacoastH where he has been fishing, swim ming and clamming with his fam ily. . . : They will try It again at five o'clock today, when Olinger is expected to be on the job. Painting and building repairs BOARD .. -; ' " r ..'. f...-, .-- , Everybody Can Listen in on the Great AUGUST. 23; 1922 ' were discussed, ' Informally, by Superintendent Hug', and ;. the board members who were present-. Some good Told have been received for painting, and it is likely' that the high, school audi torium and the wriside wood work: of the high school building will be brightened up. ; Painting a now going on at the park and the Lincoln schools, on exception ally good contracts. ' The board will probably let a contract for one of the portable schools today. The time is short. only six weeks until scnooi opens. The board is throwing oat every ornamental excrescence possible in the whole school system that can-be spared to make room for a few , more "pupils. 1 In one or two cases, auditoriums are to be dispensed with as necessary '' econ omies, and they will be divided Into class rooms. . This is to : be done in the Highland, school for One. 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Tfcs freexe did nip off a lot of ttn trees. ; 5 " ' ' i " ' But the - walnut Is stardy grower. Trees ; In the Beaver Island orchard near Salem show a growth of eight feet already this year, and they ought to grow an other two feet before the season closes. V " The walnut ' tree are "coming ' back 6tt the dead ton from the f reese, and this year's nut crop promises to be about the nicest financial velvet of the whole list of money makers. iv : The caravan will go to the )Ic Nary and Stols orchards north cf town t this morning to see some high class filberts. The filbert imported from Spain, promises U be one of the greatest nut crops of the northwest. It seems to be as much at .home here as Mount Hood or the Columbia river, and up until now it tas never grown successfully anywhere " else "' In America.- A vast acreage of fil berts Is to be planted In the val leyj as fast as the trees can be secured. :' Senator ' Charles l!c- nary has been one trt the filbert and Walnut pioneers, and they all want to see his place. - - They will visit the famous tkj Line orchard, near Liberty, with 212 acres of Franquette walnuts. This Is said to be the greatest nut farm in the state. If not in Amer lea. These nuts a are now in bear ing, and it is a nationally knows orchard; The Page ft Son wal nut orchard near Jefferson is the oldest In the state. ' Among . the other tragedies ot the time is the strike ot the har em attendants In Constantinople. This business ot vale tine the odaV Isks is not what It is cracked up to be.- The attendants want short er hours and more pay. " It' has been figured out thar : the people ot America spend $C3,- ooio.cuo a month qn Amusements. ; It would be in teres tine to knax" Just how much"of this Immense sum the movies collet. It it likely that the . greater part of the sum is spent In that direction 5 "Air Line" STATESMAN