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SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR.
SALEM, ORZGONV FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1923
PRICE FIVE CENT3
2.11 IWGHES
ROYAL TOMB
NOW EXPOSED '
TO ELEMENTS
FIRST MESSAGE
GIVEN CONGRESS
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Carter Takes Down Screen of
'Planks Which Haye Guard
ed Mortuary. Chamber
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IN 24 HOURS
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APARTiENTMLL BE .
' BUILT DM PJMISH
losiRt
IN EN6L1D
OF RA1K FALLS
RECIIEA
GRO
ACT SCON
Salem Basements : Flooded
Dlfring Rain and Wind
Stbrm Which Sweeps En
tire Coast Regions -
TEN LIVES LOST WHEN
' UKE STEAMER SINKS
Lower Columbia Highway
Blocked By Fallen Trees
' Snow in Yakima
With 2.11 inches of water preci
pitated on Salem lira period of 24
hours, "basements' f were flooded
and much Inconvenience caused by
the storm which apparently, has
broken Its full - fury.- The rain
. was exceptionally heavy and ac
companied by a wind which is re
ported to hare Teached a Telocity
of ' 80 miles an hour along the
coast, '' -
'Nearly all of the smaller creeks
flowing into' the- Willamette rose
.rapidly and were almost unable to
carry off the heaTy rush of surface
water. The rise in the Willamette
will bo more slowly.
Telephone service was ham
pered to some extent and though
no serious trouble was : reported,
Xi T KO W ... ...
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able men at wor.
Prison Flooded.. 4
Low places ! In the ; vicinity re
sembled minature lakes' Thursday,
particularly the district adjacent
to the penitentiary;"- At the west
ern' end of the prison 'ground' the
. water stood several inches deep,
with another small lake between
the prison and the-state hospital.
Several basements' in ; both the
residence and business districts
were 'flooded to various depths.
; Merchants "were forced , to take
their, goods " trom ' their windows
and mop up the water that filtered
in. More annoance.thaxi. damage
resulted from the water. -
f r Towns Isolated. '..-
I PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6. A
gale accompanied by driving rains
has swept the north Pacific coast
and the western Oregon and Wash
ington districts for the past 24
hours and In some places has
wrought heavy damage. ; Reports
from coast points not cut off from
wire communication tonight .told
of I streets flooded by tidewaters,
flimsy buildings blown down,
wires and poles by ' scores pros
trated and roads" and highways
flooded or obstructed by trees,
poles 'and rocks brought down up
on them by the elements.
i . i uo&s oi ten lives was reonea
. from Anacortes, Wash., t by the
sinking of the steamer T. W. Lake
la ' Rosario strait. Aberdeen and
, Hoquiam, Wash., and Warrenton,
" Ore., all reorted tidal floods. Coos
- Bay. Tillamook and Yaquina Bay,
ore., were completely cut oft xrom
:. communication ' by wire. - These
; by the high tides'. At North Head.
Wash., "a maximum gale velocity
; of; 91 miles an hoar was reported.
At several coast points a scheduled
tea-foot tide attained to 13 feet,
driven by the wind. The storm in
Oregon was confined to the district
west of the Cascades. . The wind
: had greatly moderated tonight but
-: rain : was still falling with more
for tomorrow".-' 1 -x
No rhips left or entered the
Columbia river today.
i High Velocity Kcuchcd. .
I ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. S.Thc
wind off the Southern Washing
ton coast reached a velocity of 91
miles an hour last night, accord
ing to advices received here today
from the north head radio station.'
Heavy rain accompanied the feale.
In the lower Columbia river di
trict ashore wires Were prostrated
and many trees were blown down
across; roads. At --Warrenton. a
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; THE WEATHER
I : OREGON: Friday, rain.
;; LOCAL WEATHER
;f Thursday)
Maximum1 temperature, 54. '
. Minimum temperature, 41.
Iliver, 3.3 feet; rising., -Iftainfall,
2.11 Inches.
Atmosphere, cloudy. "
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Adam Engle Plans ' Erection of Seven s Four
room Apartment Building: ! bn. Biuigalow
Court Plan at Cost of 32,00 OEqiiipment
Modern, Rentals Moderate.
Excavation for a new bungalow court apartment in the
Parrish Grove Tracts addition is now under way and Adam
Engle, 6wnerr expects to rush the work as fast as the weather
permits. Tha building will cost $32,000, contain seven 4-room
apartments, individual garages, and front on Sewart, a new
Street in that addition. . .
Built entirely of tile and stucco, the bungalow court will
cover 100 by 125 feet and will consist of one story. A huge
court measuring approximately 75 by 80 feet with a fountain
in the center. This will be covered with cement and have a
driveway leading to the street, enabling the residents to
drive directly to their own doors. There will be room for, a
10-foot stretch of lawn on two sides. J l
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-Oil OF ODEOATE
Ralph Bailey One of Team
Which Wins Two to One :
Decision in Eugene
ECOENfe. Ore., Dec. . The
University of Oregon debate team
won a close two to one decision
over the Oregon Agricultural col
lege men; here tonight in the state
triangular meet. Joe Frazer, of
Portland, and 'Ralph 'Bailey, of
Salem, were the winning Oregon
team. OAC was represented by
Blair Stewart and Robert Kerr.
The question was "Resolved, That
the United States should immedi
ately recognize Soviet Russia.'! f
For i the first time the open
forum method of debate, in which
the audience Is permitted to ques
tion thof speakers following the
contest, was used. Judges for the
debate were ;.R." J. KlrkwoodT
Charles E. Lcnon and Frank Hil
ton, all of Portland. . .
LIKE SHELL SHOCK
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Attending Physician in Van
couverSays Details are
Not Remembered
t VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 6.
Miss. NeU Austin's case, "closely
resembles - snell shock," according
to , Dr. H. C. 'Powell, physician at
tending the Seattle school teacher
In the hospital here following her
disappearance trom her home in
the Washington city November 25.
"Her 1 case is similar to shell
shock cases," Dr. Powell stated.
"Often entire loss of memory fol
lows such a case.' Any. attempt to
remember further details of her
story might have the" most serious
consequences.": ' "
'Dr. . Powell declared tonight
that, 'be! - would refuse to permit
any on ? to question " the young
woman.' Miss Austin was placed
in a private ward and all visitors
were barfed today. , j
Word was feceived here today
that Miss Austin's c mother is
speeding from her home in HugoJ
Okla., to this' city. Nothing fur4
thcrr will be attempted Jn ques4
tioning the girl until she recovers
more fully,': the hospital attend-?
tails stated
Relatives of the school teacher
and the police 'in both this city
and Seattle continue to differ n"j
their respective , theories regard-!
in;c her disappearance from Seat
tle. I
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Leaion Commander Scores
President's Bonus views
' TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 6. The1
AmaHcan Leeion reserves the
right to defend its policies at the
polls, declared State Commander
HInton1 P. . Jonez of the; American
Legion; in an answer to the mes
sage of President Cool id ge to coni
srrftft. ! in which -the president
flatly opposed adjusted compensa-
I ho snlrifor bonus
In a statement to tlfo Tacbma
Ledger. Issued Tnur8day night af
ter readinst he president's speech,
Joncx declared,, that while the
American ; Legion had never en
terad nartisan nolitlcs. It had al
ways- rjerved Hts - right- to defend
ell ran k
its policies, even to tho polls.
Each apartment is to consist o
four room3 and bath, all of which
are of liberal proportions. 1 Each
will have lt3 own basement f and
furnace and the owner to have the
right to use one of the garages
that" will form one side of the
court. ; Fireproot walls will separ
ate the apartments, with the dou
ble fireplace system In view, t The
apartment; will be strictly mod
ern, having many buiit-in features
and will be wired for an electric
range.' .- Y
v :. Since engaging in the -contract
business in Salem two years ago,
Mr. Engle has built 34 residences',
many of which were for himself.
TheSungalow court project Is his
35th. Mr. Engle said yesterday
that he would rent the apartments
very close to $30 and believes by
so doing will not only have no
difficulty in renting, these,' but
will also be relieving' the housing
situation and aiding families with
the low rent.
Western Nut Growers Elect
L. S. Otis President of
Association
With Newberg as the meeting
place next year and L. S. Otis, of
that city heading the organization
for the coming year, the ninth an
nuals meeting of the Western Nut
Growers association closed yester
day afternoon-. C. E. Schuster, of
Corvallis, was re-elected secretary
and treasurer. Vice presidents for
Oregon and Washington will ' be
appointed at a later date. '
Newberg was selected - l after
some discussion, it being the sen
timent of the association that It
was located in the heart of the-nut
growing district. The, date of the
tenth annual meeting will be set
some time next fall, the delay be
ing necessary in order to avoid
confliction with any other horti
cultural meeting. In spite of the
rain, the auditorium of the Cham
ber of Commerce was 'again filled
to capacity. 4
t Discussions of pertinent topics
of interest chiefly to those engaged
in the nut growing occupied the
closing session. , D. H. " Gogy
of McMinnville, spoke on the pro
pagation of filberts, and walnuts
and R. II. Turk, of r Washougal
Wash.', on root stocks' for filberts
during the morning. These two
addresses were followed by an
Open discussion on filbert, prob
lems led by A. M. Gray of Mllwau
kie. Or. ' , ; ;"
? Record of a filbert orchard'was
the topic of H. A. .Krause, ' Sher
wood, who led off the afternoon
program. " He was followed by H.
Hartman, who discussed the dry
ing and .storage of filberts and.C.
E.1 Schuster,; who gave a detailed
account of the results , of . experi
mental work on filberts, walnuts
and chestnuts,! Both men were
from the horticultural department
of OAC. . i . ' , ' V , . :
?TKW MALADY FOf.M)
BERLIN. Dec. 6. (By the As
sociated Press "Zero stroke" or
'cipher stroke' is the name creat
ed '' by Jerman physicians for a
prevalent nervous malady brought
about by the 'present fantastic
currency figures. Scores of enses
of 'the "stroke" are reported am
ong' men and women of -all tlassea
who' have been prostrated by' thefr
efforts to figure In -thousands ' of
rEBG CU
AS HETIL'G PLACE
LUXOR, Egypt, Dec. 6. (By the
Associated Press). Howard Car
ter and hla assistants tqday were
busily engaged in taking down the
screen of planks erected to pro
tect the great wbeden canopy in
the mortuary chamber of Tutenk-
hamun's tomb from possible dam
age during the demolition of the
wall dividing the chamber, from
the ante room.
The last stones of the, wall were
removed yesterday and therefore
as soon as the planking is - taken
down, probably by this evening, it
will be possible to eee for the first
time in its entirety the huge blue
and gold box with its characteris
tically slanted cover, ' which forms
the outer shell of the shrine un
der which the pharaoh isbelleved
to lie. ,." : - ' "
Mr. Carter will conduct a min
ute examination of the whole
shrine before he embarks upon
the next step by taking apart the,
nineteen odd component parts of
the outer box, but prabably will
start with the roof, which itself
is composed of several, sections.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for this stage of the work
and several trays or tools were
tcken into the well of the tomb
this morning.
OFF FERRY BOST
Idaho Doctor and Nurse Drop
into 40 Feet of Water.
Both Drowned
SAND POINT, Ida., Dec. 6.
Dr.. N. Jackson. ; 67. -pioneer
Idaho physician and Mrs. 'Fred
Walters, 35, both of Dover, were
drawned this afternoon' it the
Pen '-D'Orielle river at LacLede.
Idaho, when the doctor drove his
car off the end of the -ferry boat
into 40 feet of water. u ? ;
. According to reports available
here the ferryman bad unhooked
the guard chain at the front of the
boat just before reaching shore
and 'had returned ' to stop his en
gines. It Is believed that the doc
tor thought 'the shore had been
reached and started bis tar. The
bodies have not bee recovered.
Dr. Jackson and Mrs. -Walters
were returning from a visit to a
patient. He practiced at Sand
Point for many years and was
cashier' of the Old Traders' State
bank of that place. He has served
as a member of the Idaho state
legislature and 'was superintend
ent of the state asylum at Black-
fbqt under the 'Alexander-administration.
He was active In Masonic
circles. - He Is survived by 'hls wid
ow." -T
rMrs.? Walters Is 'the wife Of the
superintendent' bf the A. C. White
Lumber Company at Dover. 'She
nad been assisting' Dr. Jackson in
his hospital there.
OF 12 IS LOST
T. W, Lake Goes Down Dur
; ing Gale on Rosario Strait
Few Bodies Found
ANACDRTES. Wash.. Dec, 6.
Three Seattle men and one man
from Tacoma were "believed here
tonight ; to' have been among the
crew of , 1 2 of the steamer", T. W.
Lake when she sank during a gale
parly today in .Rosario strait 'be
tween Lopez, and' Fidalgo Islands,
according to Information received
here from the Merchants Trans
portation company of Seattle and
Tacoma, owners of the vessel.
Officers of the ship who were
uboard when she sank' were:
Captain E. E. Mason. rTacoma
First Officer Sisf O. Uddenberg.
Seattle. '
Chief Engineer Joseph' Larson
Seattle.
'Purser K. E." Fields, Seattle.
Other members of the crew
were not known,1 according to In
formation received from the
transportation" company.
Four unidentified bodies' have
been ' recovered, ''bavins bom
wahel ashore on a h Island In the
Sin 'Juin group, 'according to' a
message - reeeived '-'here 'tonight
from Sheriff Girard of San Juan-j
Ml OBIS CI
STEAMER S CREW
county,
Net Loss of 35 Seats Suf
fered By Government
Party Parts of London
and Country Not Reported
LADY AST0R RETURNED
BY'PLYMOUTH DISTRICT
Free Trade Policy Seems Will
of People in General
Election -
LONDON, Dec. 7. (By the As
sociated Press.) AH the results
in the 252. polls reported up to
an early hour this morning in the
election to decide whether the
British people are to give Stanley
Baldwin the mandate to carry out
a policy of limited protection in
this country, show a decided ma
jority against .the premier's proposal.-
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But whether and to what ex
tent . this partial verdict may be
modified by the returns yet to
come in will not be known until
this afternoon. :
Thus far the polling has been
marked by a great turnover of
votes from the Conservatives who
stand for protection,- to the Libe
rals and Laborites who oppose pro
tection. The two latter parties
now count 136 seats, against 1101
for the Conservatives, while there
are six 'seats which belong; to
neither party. s
Only Cities Report
i The constituencies polled yes
terday were . mainly In the large
;ities and boroughs, and those to
e heard from today are in the
vldespred country areas, some of
hem agricultural districts which
Jsually tend toward conservatism,
Ithough not invariably. Under
tie puszling conditions, of this
Lection, it is Impossible to-tore-
cast how these country areas will
prove to have voted, or whether
their verdict is likely to balance
the Conservatives losses In the
urban districts.
One thing is certain, however -
the Conservatives cannot. In any
case return to parliament with
the strong majority which Is ne
cessary to enable them to carry
through any 'measure to which a
large part of the country is op
posed. ': . '
On the whole, tne minerals ana
Laborites as common opponents of
the Conservatives, although in no
wise allies, seem to be completely
justified. In raising paeans of tri-
umnh in which they are rreeiy in
dulging in anticipation of further
favors from the electorate.
Many Are Surprised
The polling up to the present
has ! produced some sensational
surprises. Indications ierorenana
appeared to point much more
strongly to victory for Winston
Churchill in Leicester than, tor Air,
Asquith In Paisley, but Churchill
was turned down and Asquith was
elected.
Arthur Henderson, one f the
first of labor's moderate leaders,
was apparently certain of re
election In Newcastle, which, seat
he won with a big majority in a
bye-election last January, but this
time he met defeat at the hands
of a Liberal, although the coiv
stltuency, Is regarded as strongly
Laborite. '
Two Women Chosen
The Liberals have suffered a
ierions loss in the defeat of Sir
Alfred Mond In West Swansea,
where labor polled a majority of
115. In this election W. A. S
HeNrtns, the, Conservative prota
non of tariff reform, was at the
bottom of , the poll.-
The women candidates thus far
have scored onl two successes.
Lady fAstor was re-elected with a
reduced majority and the Labor
ite, 'MIbs Susan Lawrence, who
ousted the Conservative member
tor Eastham. Six other women
learned that 1 the constituencies
whose suffrage they sought, had
rejected them. Several other con
stituencies: where women are
standing, have not yet declared
their returns.
Lone Bandit Robs Train
; In Small Virginia Town
NORFOLK. Va.. Dec. ,;: A
lone bandit tonight robbed the ex
press car of a Norfolk and West
ern train operating between "Nor
folk arid Rfchmdnd. of a safe said
to contain "$8,090 in currency. -Tne
' rosbery 'Occurred as Hhe
train was pulling out of Waverly,
where the- bandit boarded it and
went Immediately to the ' express
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PRESIDENT CbOLIDGE
Miss Anderson Says She
Helped Secure Body to : I
' for Dummy
NAPANCaL, Dec. : 6.-r-(By The
Associated"' Press) Dorothy An
derson, once a singer' and dancer
known in Chicago music halls ' as
"The Sunshine Girl," lay on a hos
pital cot here today, white and
thin from the scourage of tuber
culosis,' 'and' with her story took
district Attorney Thomas C An
glim back to a night three years
ago in the cemetery at Lake Ne
bagammon, Wis., where, she said,
she and her lover, Edward J. Sail
s tad, robbed a -grave so that they
could run away together In peace.
Sailstad Is held in Jail here, await
ing 'the ' arrival .of officers from
Wisconsin, where he; is charged
with arson for the supposed burn
ing of a cottage In which "he was
said to have placed the body of
Alan McPhee, a friend. The body
was identified as ;that of. Sailstad
and bis "widow; has re-married-A
Sallstadr too, "has dontesse'd the
gruesome substitution; according
to the!?apa authorities.
Miss Anderson" said she met
Sailstad at a Chicago amusement
resort in April, 19.0. At that time
she lived with a young married
sister. She was "in sister's way"
as she described It, was lonely and
wanted to get away. Sailstad of
fered her employment in his
phonograph factory at Eau Claire,
Wis, She accepted the -place and
their friendship rew.
He finally told her "that he tod
was disgusted with lite and want
ed to get out." . ' , ;
She consented "to go with him.'
But they, made no particular
plans. In August, 1920, she said
they went to Duluth, but became
nervous and returned to Lake
Nebagammon.
"Now let's just drop out of
sight," she said he told her.
. One day, according to her nar
rative, they, happened to approach
the cemetery in Sailstad's automo
bile. Suddenly he stopped the
Car, got out ;and chatted with the
sexton, whom he knew - He came
back to tell her of his plan to dig
up '. McPhee's body, she recalled.
She . consented to the scheme,"
and they returned to the cemetery
at ' 3 o'clock the next morning.
Sailstad did the digging', because
"I Just couldn't help him." But
she did help him carry the body
to. a gravel pit across the road,
r - She said she could not deter
mine from looking - at the body
how long it had been buried,
though Sailstad told her it had
been buried the" day before.: Tak
ing it out of the casket, he wrap
ped it in a piece" of canvass. ;
"They sped to Duluth in the car,
ahd rode around Duluth and Su
perior. After nightfall, sher re
lated, they returned to the gravel
pit, placed the body in the car and
took it to the cottage which he
had rented some time before. In
the cottage, .she said, r she , waited
In one room 'while he entered an
other. She 'heard f him strike a
match. Then they fled back to
Duluth.. ' '
Two Boys Admit Killing
Five-Year-Old Child
FASADENA, Cal.. Dec. 6,
Fourteen-year-old William For
rester and Paul Dadeler, it both
piipils at the Monroe - school for
abnormal children here, tonight
con fesseLy according to the police,
that .they were the slayers of. Ar
thur Martinfex, aged live, whose
body Was found tied to a post in
an abandon 2d factory' late 'todayl
; ,Tho two lads calmly described,
officers said, how they had shot
the child with a pistol while enact
ing wild west scones -aud;theif. in
a panic over- their - action, had
beaten him into insensibility and
lert him tled..up in the abandoned
factory to die. ' - .--.-
GIRL TELLS STORY
President Coolidge Addresses' Conjjrcss Gl v r t
Frankly His Position on Important Prcl:1 ::r
Confronting Nation Today Tas Rcducllci
is Stressed. -
Full Text of President Collidge's Message Begins on Vzz 3
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. President Coolidjje fnmkly in
formed the congress and the country today of his position ta
all of the majority problems confronting the nation.
TT-t mrra Vior on VtMit
the executive -addressed a joint session of .the house, cr.J x:n
ate, thus breaking the. silence on public questions so itudicus
ly maintained since he entered the White House four rr.cr.th3
ago.'; '.;'.'.--w ..;, v ; . . ',.
Many of the score and more of subjects upon which r 2
president touched seem destined to play their part in ti. i
coming riatianal political campaign and. this accounted in r:
measure for the more than usual importance that' v:zz t.t
tached to this, his first armnal message. .
i Outstanding points in the address were "an unualifi 1
approval" of the Mellon tax reduction program; a declarat' 1
against the soldiers bonus; endorsement of American : !-
herence to the world court with reservation; immeciata
organization of the railroad freight rate structure ; co
ment assistance in the disposition of 'exportable wheat,
declarations against price fixing, the excess -profits tzx,
peal of : the - rate section of ; the . transportation act &nd
vision of the tariff.
10ECH
PLAN HOSPITAL
Dr. S, Long's Residence Tak
en Over By ' Christian
: Church Organization'
'"Women of the Christian church
have taken over the residence in
which Dr. Long "f drmerl jr conduct
ed bia electro-hydropathic insti
tute, 1899 State, end will open a
maternity hospital the first of the
week. Mrs. B. Horton will act In
the capacity as manager with Mrs.
S. It. Vail, professional nurse, in
charge - of . the hospital nd the
cases. " ' " '?.- ;
Itooms -of ; the dwelling are "well
arranged for an enterprise of this
nature. . Six: regulation 'hospital
cots are on hand, one each to a
room. As these are weU-propor-tioned.
It will -be possible to dou
ble the number of patients. Four
of the rooms that will be devoted
to wards are upstairs and two
downstairs. In addition the nurse
"will, have her own room on -the
second floor. -
When the Christian church con
gregation decided to build, the
women pledged a certain amount.
The idea of - the maternity hospital
was conceived by Mrs. HoTton and
her enthusiasm rapidly spread to
to others of the congregation. ' In
addition to maternity cases " It Is
planned to'offer a rest cure.
Though the maternity, hospital
will -not be ready for patients' for
several days, an invitation :has
been extended to the public to
visit the building at any time.
Leo Weir of Salem Holds
Leading Hand Others
Crowd Him Close
By THE CONTEST EDITOR
Torabrrow Is the biggest day In
the contest for some two contest,
ants. Which will it be. It is a
matter of who gets out and works
these, few 6hort hours. I wonder
If you think it Is worth the ef
fort. Surely you will not let this
beautiful 85.00 diamond ring slip
between your fingers when with
just a' few spare moments you can
possess . it.
These beautiful diamond rings
are worth dropping in and seeing.
These rings were purchased at
Hartman Brothers Jewelry store
and oil display there in his win
dow' where they can be seen at any
time, I wish ' you would drop In
and see them. They - are to bo
given to. the candidates who turn
in the v'most money on aubscrfp-r
tions. You do not have to com
pete with the-city of Salem.. i
Leo Weir bt Salem holds first
place today" In ' the list. Miss
Blanche. Cough is - close - to, Mr,
Weir. Miss bough Is -another late
beginner, so you see with just a
little effort on your part you can
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oTlf COilTEST
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Mr. Coolidre spoke in the bou j
chamber where the smoke of I -tie
over the speakership preci pi
tated by insurgents within his own
party, had scarcely cleared away.
A number of the recommendatl.
he "presented run counter to V.
legislative program announce! 1.
the insurgents and since they he!
the balance of power la hot
houses there was general doubt e
the-capital that congress would I
able to translate Into law even ?
substantial portion of the 1 ro;
als of their chief executive.
Little Argument
. The president rret?-ic ! r: : 1
his recommendatia-s "tvi... . t
gument, but others were .
and at some length.,. ITa d' I :
mince words on the subject of tax
reduction. Telling (congress It
could render no higher service tt
the country than to cut the tax
bill, he declared that "to ne-'.ect
It," to postpone it, to obstruct It
by unsound proposals, is to In
come unworthy of public confi
dence and untrue 'to public trust.
The country wants this measure
to have the "right of way over e'1
others," he said.
Before Mr. CoolUire rc:c!.-1
the oapltol. Secretary Mellon . had
transmitted to- Representative
Green of Iowa, prospective chair
man of the ways and means com
mittee, a preliminary draft -of a
bill embodying his recommenda
tions for tax reductions. Mr.
Green said the draft would bs
used as the basis for discussion
by the committee which probably
will be organized early next week.
President Coolidge referred
tersely to the question of adjusted
compensation for war veterans,
which Mr. Mellon contends can
paid only at the expense of tax
reductions. V
"I do not favor the granting of
a bonus," he said In concluding
recommendations which included
hospitalization at government ex
pense for the veterans of all wars
where beds in , government hos
pitals are available. ' - -v
: With respect to the coal situa
tion, the executive declared, that
under private ownership coal pro
ducers must obtain greater con
tinuity of production and the pub
lic must be protected against un
reasonably high ' prices. He re
commended granting of authority
to the president to create a com
mission when the need arises to
aid conciliation and voluntary ar
bitration and to control distribu
tion In an -effort to prevent pro
fiteering. Y
Railroads Considered
' Recommending additional legis
lation giving authority for volun
tary consolidation of the railroads.
Mr. Coolidge said that "should
this permissive consolidation prevs
ineffective after a: limited period,
the authority of the 'government
will have to be directly Invoked."
I Mr. Coolldge's message was ap
proximately 7,000 words In length,
one of the longest to be deliver? 1
to congress- In recent years. ir
spoke slowly, with little emphas!
or gesture. Into a mlcrophoai
from which his words were car
ried by telephone wire to many
parts of , the, country tar broa d-,
casting by 'radio. -'
-In Addition, the text of the em
sage had been sent to the Ameri
can embassies at London an 1
Paris for distribution to the European-press
as soon as word w -
flashed that the "president had I -gun
to speak.
' Crowds which swarmed 1 1
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