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9 SHOPPING DAYS
TILL; CHRISTMAS
SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR.
SALEM, 0K3G0N, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 141923
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BE TRIED OUT
1 COURTS
Constitutionality of Super
vising and Conservation
Commission to Be Tested
at Once
UMATILLA TAXPAYERS i
I ARE UP IN ARMS
Demand Made That Asses
sor Levy Tax for Market
Road Purposes
"The constitutionality of the act
of the 1923 legislature creating
tax supervisors and conservation
commissions In all counties ot the
state Is to be tested in an original
proceeding In mandamus that was
filed in the supreme court yester
day by I. M. Schannep, R. E. Bean
and J. O. Hales, taxpayers of
Umatilla county, against R. . O.
Hawks, county assessor, to compel
Hawks to levy a tax for the county
market road fund of $66,976.81,
which was removed from the coun
ty budget by the commission.
The members of the commis
sion in Uatilla county are T. Pi
Gilllland, chairman, J. T. Lieual
len and M. L. Watts.
Chief Justice McBride set Dec
ember 21 as the date on which the
defendant shall appear; and show
cause why a tax should not be
levied for the market road fund.
May Lose State Sloney -;
Should the Umatilla county tax
payers win the suit that county
will be entitled to state market
road aid in an equal sum. 1$ the
action of the commission stands
Umatilla county; will not receive
the state money, although a state
tax for the purpose is levied there,
and the money i would be used
elsewhere in the state. ' r
The market road act provides
for a state levy of 1 mill in every
county. It i the.' counties , match
the amount by a county levy of
1 mill they receive .state aid. But
whether the county-levy Is made
is, optional with the. counties.:
Budget Item Approved ,
In Umatilla county the original
budget including the market road
: fund was "approved ' both by the
county court and, by. the so-called
county budget committee, which
is a different body from the tax
supervising and conservation com
mission..
It is the opinion of constitu
tional lawyers here that the Uma
tilla commission has exceeded Its
authority. It is held that the leg
islature intended to -give it auth
ority only over those taxes not
expressly authorized by the stat
ute. While the' market road tax
Is optional, it Is authorized by
statute and presumably the coun
ty court, has complied with the
law. Should the commission act
be upset by. the court the acts of
the commissions of the various
counties would have to stand, it
fs apparent, because the time for
levying taxes would have passed
and there would be nor way to do
over what had been undone by the
commissions, .
Interest in Trie Planting
Enhanced Among Residents
1 "Interest in the uniform trt
planting program for city streets
outlined, at; av recent meeting of
the' Chamber ot- Commerce by
Prof. Arthur L.Peck, OAC, is be
ing manifested in Salem. -Property,
owners along north
Summer, headed by J. C Perry,
" William Busick and William Mc
' Gilchrist are endeavoring to start
the-tree planting program, while
a similar movement Is under way
In the Fairmount district.'
As soon as sufficient interest is
aroused, a meeting ot property
owners will be called, the tree sel
ected and: the city council asked
to pass an ordinance providing
that no other variety of tree other
.than the one. selected, be planted
The city engineer, will assist; In
uniform planting of the trees,.
THE WEATHER,
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OREGON; ; Friday occasional
rain Friday west, rain or snow
east portion; strong southerly
winds.
i LOCAL WEATHER '
' . (Thursday)
. Maximum temperature, 49.
Minimum temperature, 33. ,
Rlveri 4.9; falling, t
Rainfall. .14. , .
Atmosphere, cloudy.
.Wind, southwest.
HEALTH NURSE FOR
COUNTY PROCURER
; SAYS IRS. CARSON
hi
Only Five Left in State and Marion Gets One of
Them- Automobile Purchased for. Her Use
School Where Serious Throat Trouble is
i Reported Will be Visited at Once.
; "We have a nurse and we have the car, for her use,"
said Mrs. John A. Carson last night in speaking of a county
health nurse for Marion county. Mrs. Carson is president
of .the Marion County Health association. 1
"How long are we sure we can pay her? That depends
upon how many Christmas seals are sold in this county which
will determine the money available for that purpose. I was
notified yesterday that there were only, five public health
nurses available in the state and since there was a possibility
that we would be left without a nurse. I sent word that we
would take one of the five.
1 IE SIGNS
I
New Ordinance Will Now Be
4 Enforced Strictly, Says
: h; Headquarters
-: Parking Limit One Hour.
; Small wooden signs bearing this
warning were placed throughout
the business district Thursday by
city employes. The signs are at
tached to all the iron poles sup
porting lights within the fire lim
its, i .
"We have been lenient regard
ing the enforcement of the 60 min
ute parking ordinance so far,"
Walter Thompson, acting chief of
police, said yesterday. "We hare
had nothing posted " to warn
strangers of our ordinance.. Now
that the signs have been placed
we will begin to tighten on the or
diance and enforce it to the best
of our ability."
TTO
Reparation Conference' May
Make Uther Arrange
ments it Is Stated
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Cor
respondence which led to action
by the American government fav
orable to American representa
tion in the expert commissions on
German financial questions to be
created by the reparations com
mission, was made public simul
taneously today in Washington
and Paris. The letters exchanged
by Jame3 A, Logan, American ob
server with the reparation com
mission, and I,ouis Barthou, pres
ident of that commission, how
ever, throw little additional light
on the detailed plans for the two
inquiries. An announcement from
the commission itself is expected
to be made when those plans have
be?n completed.
The Washington government
has understood that Germany is
not to be represented on eithen
of : these inquiry commissions.
That is a question to be decided
in Paris, however, and in view
of the communications from Dr.
Weidefeldt, German ambassador.
to Secretary Hughes, also mad
public today, urging that Ameri
can experts bo given the sanction
of - their government to - accept
membership on the commission
which will deal with German
budget and currency matters, it
is felt that whatever arrangement
is made by the reparation com
mission has already the approval
of the Berlin government.
The reparation commission al
ready has at its disposal a vast
amourt of information on every
phase of the reparations question.
m Complete reticence again mark
ed official circles with respect to
the prohable selection of Ameri
can members of the expert com
missions. It was reiterated that
in all liklihood three Americans
would be named by the, reparation
Commission and invited to take
upjthe work, one to sitj upon. the
commission, wnicn wm aeai wits
plans to balance the, German budg
et, 'another to sit on, the German
currency stabilization committee,
and the third upon' the, committee
which will conduct an inquiry In
to the movement of German capi
tal into other countries, ,".
D STE D
KIM
BE REPRESENTED
"We got a bargain in a car and
it is waiting for the nurse who
will be here early, in the new year
to begin ; work over the county.
The health conditions in the
schools of Marion county demand
immediate action. I hope we will
sell enough seals to give us the
maximum amount returnable to
tha county when the seals are
sold. . -
"A Salem, eye. ear, nose and
throat specialist will go with me
this week to the school in which
throat conditions are so bad and
which I reported on yesterday.
"I received a call from Mehama
yesterday asking for a specialist
to come there to examine the
children with special reference to
throat troubles. 3 1 have asked Dr.
Stella Ford Warner to come to
Salem next week and ' accompany
me to Mehama since she can con
duct more than a throat clinic
there." .
The public health nurse will be
secured through the State Tuber
culosis association of which Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar. is president.
Arizona Not to Sell
Munitions to Mexico
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Dec. 13.
Governor George W. P. Hunt of
Arizona in a proclamation issued
at the executive offices today call
ed upon dealers in the state to "de
cline to accept and fill orders for
munitions of war" because of the
emergency situation created by the
present civil strife in Mexico.
I Declaring he had reason to be?
lieve that "arms, ammunition and
munitions of war are being pur
chased in Arizona for use in Mex
ico," the chief executive urged in
his proclamation that "business
men and merchants decline to sell
munitions of war to aliens."
The governor also called upon
sheriffs and peace officers of the
state "to rigorously, enforce all ex
isting laws with respect to the
possession of arms and ammunition."
NEW VOTE SCHEDULE
WILL END THIS WEEK
If You Would Be Far, Ahead. For Regular Sub-
scrip tions, Then Hustle! Hustle!
: Editor Advises
(By the Contest Editor)
Tomorrow at 9 p. m. the triple
vote schedule offer comes to a
close. You will be wise if you
do your best work before the
above mentioned time, as at no
time during the remainder of the
competition will a better vote of
fer be in force.
; Secure Every, Vote
Since it is votes that will win
the big prize at the end of the
competition, the idea: is to secure
votes and secure as many as pos
sible. This week during the triple
vote offer three times the regular
number of votes will be given on
all subscriptions collected, it is
really surprising how rapidly the
triple votes count up when one
goes after them in earnest.
'.Tomorrow is the last day of the
triple vote offer . In which ' three
limes tho regular number, of votes
are. given ; on " each : subscription
turned ,1a, or, placed, in the mail
by, & o'clock' Saturday night. ; ; It
may bo that yoa or your friends
can secure' enough ''of the. triple
votes by 'p- m. tomorrow; night
o possess- one ot ,:. the coveted
prises. Every min ute of the re
maining hours, oj: tbo. W5 .rote
BUSY BOOTLEG
MARKET UPSET
BY ACTIVITIES
Canadian Rum Runners Re
ported Hard Hit By Hi
Jackers Recently
MALOXE, N. Y., Dec. 13. (By
tho Associated Press.) The busy
Canadian bootleg market was
thrown Into confusion today at
news bf renewed activities of high
jackers waylaying cargoes ot
Christmas liquor bound south, the
evident, tightening of the lines, ot
prohibition agents near the bor
derline and the presence of -the
great rum fleet off the Jersey
coast. Consequently there was a
reluctant temporary stoppage of
the steady flow of contraband
along the alcoholic trails.
The authorities have received
within, the past 48 hours condi
dential reports of a number of
successful holdups by high-jackers
in which fun play figured. In
some of these highway robberies
the highjackers were reported to
be Indians.
The authorities estimate that
several hundred persons are now
engaged In smuggling liquor
through the northeastern frontier.
Three bootleggers have been cata
logued and their descriptions giv
en to the agents along the line.
MEDFORD PEONAGE
r
CASES REPORTED
Boys Declared to Be Whim
to Remain at Ranch No
Action Justified
MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 13.
Peonage cases ot Karl and Alvin
Steder, aged 16 and 17, brothers,
and at other Immigrants, were re
ported several days ago by letter
to the district attorney ot Jackson
county, it was admitted tonight.
The name of the ranch at which
the two boys are working has not
been disclosed, but It . Is reported
as being .five miles from Medford.
: Investigation by the district at
torney has not so far yielded any
facts that would justify action, it
was said at his office., The boys
are staying at the ranch where
they appear to be satisfied and are
well taken care of. and they are in
no way restrained. The district
attorney's office Is continuing an
investigation. Information was
lodged at the instance of the Ger
man consul at San Francisco
whose attorney wrote to the Jack
son county authorities.
Billings Man Freed
Of Murder Charges
-
BILLINGS, Mont., Dec 13. A
verdict of not gujltyjwas return
ed in the case of Albert . Harold
Grube, charged with the murder
of George P. Morse, a rancher,
near Darrel, in the district court
at Roundup today. The jury was
32 hours in reaching its decis
ion. Grube will be taken to Lew
iston to be prosecuted on a for
gery charge.
offer should find the competitors
who really Jntend'winning one of
the big prizes hurrying for the
triple votes with every ounce of
energy that he possesses. Your
friends expect you to do your ut
most and do not disappoint them.
Grace Darling of the Dixie
Bakery, a comparatively new con
testant leads in the vote standing
today, and that demonstrates
what a contestant can do during
this week of triple vote offers if
they hustle hard.
Closing Rules
Every competitor may work up
to the last minute: 9 o'clock Sat
urday night. New competitors
who have not time to send for
supplies may, list their subscrip
tions on a sheet of paper and send
them in with their, remittance . to
cover same. Old contestants who
have run short of. supplies- may do
the same thing. Do not let any
one cause you to lose out on this
splendid offer, v,'
Remember 9- P. m-. Saturday,
December! 15. is the closing, hour
of this- bargain vote offer and be
sure to hav your subscriptions , In
this office or in the mail not later
than that time. .
Coolidge Through Wisconsin
Announces That Adminis
tration Favorable to Pri
vate Charity
FOOD LOAN PROPOSED
BY SENATOR LENROOT
President Discusses Food
Situation With Secretary
Hoover
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.
President Coolidge, through
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, an
nounced tonight that the adminis
tration approves , and desires to
encourage to the utmost private
charity, for the relief of the peo
ple of.-Germany.
Senator Lenroot after two con
ferences during the day with the
president on the question of Ger
man relief, sent this telegram to
A. C. Backus of Milwaukee, chair
man of the committee in charge of
the German relief campaign in
Wisconsin :
President Quoted -"In
the newspaper conference of
November 11 President Coolidge
urged the newspaper reports not
to Bay anything that would result
in drying up the private charity
that is being encouraged and fur
ther stated; "It is very desirable
that the private charity, that Is be
ing organized should go on. It
is under the direction of such, men
as General Allen (Major General
Henry. T. Allen) and I believe Gen
eral Dawes .(Charles G. Dawes)
former director of the budget, who
is the director in his region, and
other men , of like calibre and,, of
course, we are very much desirous
ftbat it should go on." Any state
ment contrary to this is a misrep
resentation of the position of
President Coolidge."
Mr. Coolidge at the same news
paper conference as that referred
to in the telegram let it be known
that he believed any plan for gov.
ernment relief for Germany
should be on a business basis and
this expression of view was misin
terpreted in some parts of the
country as opposed to the efforts
or private charity.
The German relief situation was
understood to have been discuss
ed by the president today with
becretary Hoover also. Senator
Lenroot after talking over the sit
uation with the president announc
ed he would withhold request for
action on his bill to appropriate
$20,000,000 for German food re
lief pending efforts to bring about
an international food loan. Mr.
Lenroot said this loan was much
more desirable as it would ade
quately meet, the situation.
IS
IT
So Rules Seattle Judge
Which Thus Makes" it
Barber's Business
SEATTLE, Dec. IS. Judge C.
C. Dalton, who has been attempt
ing to reach a decision on whether
bobbiug women's hair comes un
der, the beauty parlor category
with plucking of eyebrows or
whether it should, be classed as a
plain haircut, rendered his decis
ion today in favor of the barber.
Judge Dalton ruled today, that
registered barbers alone may cut,
trim or bob women's hair, despite
the fervent pleas of beau tys shop
owners here that the bobbing of
women's hair is a thing af beauty.
As, a result of the decision, he
fined William Hoffman, secretary
of the Seattle Hair Dressers asso
ciation $10 and costs, after Hoff
man admitted in court, previously,
that he had, bobbed a girl's, hair,
although he had no union license.
The complaint was made against
Hoffman by, Harry S. Workman,
member of the board of barber ex
aminers and inspector of licenses.
It was declared by Hoffman's
attorney- that ' this was a test case
and it would,' be appealed to the
supreme court.
Prohibition Convention 4
To , Ba Held in Cleveland
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The
Prohibition, party will hold its na
tional convention at Columbus,
Ohio, to nominate a presidential
ticket for the 1924 campaign,
BOBBUI
CUTTING
WOMEN BOTHER
FRENCH OFFICER
WITH DEMANDS
To Avoid Trouble He. Raises
Question of Confidence in t
Government
PARIS, Dec. 13. (By the As
sociated Press.) The woman suf
frage' bill i had a' stormy time in
the French chamber, today. When
adjournment was taken it was
found that the bill had made no
progress. 1 '. .
Friends of the measure, by what
was openly criticised in the cham
ber as the injudicious loading of
the bill with a demand for votes
for minor children, are regarded
as equally responsible for the de
lay with its? opponents,, who In
dulged; in; systematic diversions
and attempts to steer the debate
into a general discussion, on in
ternal politics, ,
The opposition, taking advant
age of Premier Poihcare's absence,
made life uncomfortable for the
minister of the interior. M. Maun
oury, by introducing a multitude
of interpellations on Internal
questions until the minister was
forced to raise the question of con
fidence. The government was upheld by
3 vote of 4S6 to 83 votes for wom
en being sidetracked in the mean
time. No Difficulty Foreseen in Ap
proving Committee As-,
signments Today
WASHINGTON, Dee. 13. The
way was cleared today f orhouse
action 7 tomorrow leading to the
organization of all its standing
committees. The Republicans in
conference, over the protest of
Representativa Nelson, Wisconsin,
leader of the insurgents, approved,
the assignments giyen' Republi
cans. Democratic selections al
ready have been made and the
two slates will be presented to the
house by Representative Long
worth, Ohio, the majority leader.
The insurgents objection is to
the personnel of the rules coai.
mittee. Mr. Nelson said lm
group would meet tomorrow foi-e-noon
to. decide whether they
would carry their fight io mq
floor. In any event, it was not
expected that they would be able
to bring about a situation similar
to that obtaining In the tenate,
where there still exists a deaal J.
over the election of the chairma i
of the interstate commerce com
mittee. With further senate voting de
ferred until Monday, conversations
between Republican leaders and
the insurgents looking to the elec
tion of a Republican as chairman
of the committee were continued,
but apparently without success.
While re veral compromise propo
sitions were put forward, some of
the insurgents insisted that Sen
ator Smith of South Carolina, the
ranking Democrat on the com
mittee, would be elected next
Monday over Senator. Cummins,
Reublicm, Iowa.
At the conference of house Re
publicans today, Mr. Nelson said
members of his group felt they
had not been given satisfactory
representation on the important
committees.
No concerted efforts were made
by the insurgents to fight ratifi
cation by the conference of the
committee assignments, members
of the group apparently being sat
isfied with the protests voiced by
their leader.
In addition to approving the
committee slate, the conference,
eudorsed the proposed creation of
a veterans' committee which
would handle legislation affecting
former service, men. The propos
al previously had been approved
by. Democratic members of the
house. "
Mrs. May Nolan, Republican,
California, only woman member
of the houso and widow of former
Representative John Nolan, will
be the first woman to be chairman
of a house committee. She will
head the committee ; on expendi
tures in. the postoff ice department
and, in addition, will be a member
of the labor committee.
Victor Berger of Wisconsin, the
one socialist member of the house.
was assigned by- Republican lead
ers to the labor, woman's suffrage
and alcoholic liquor traffic com
mittees. ... - . .
POLICE i MATM I
QUITO
END 0
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" Under no circumstances will Mrs. Blanche Coe, Salen r 3
lice matron for the last 12 months, -be a candidate for re
appointment for the coming year, it was.learnel yesterday.
Mrs. Ooe said that she did not know what action the coun
cil might, take, but when her term of office expires Decem
ber 31 she will be through with her work. -Official
notification of her action was placed in t. :
hands of Ralph Thompson, chairman of the police corr.it
mittee, about a week ago. In this leter Mrs. Cpe stated z .
did not-care to continue in her fpresent position beyond tl. .
first of the year. ' ' '
v Mrs. Coe has no plans for the future other than sha v.1.1
spend some time with her-father, O. :H. Coe, superintendent cf
scliools itt storis
That the office of police matron would be continued v
the announcement made lastjjight by Mayor J: B. Giesy, v .
said that Mrs. Coe's successor would be appointed before t.
first of . the year. Mayor Giesy had not been advised of Hr:.
Coe s intentio mo leave Salem prior to. wora given nini l,
newspaperroen. . ; 1 '
mum
Initial Applications Must Be
With Commission By
. .- December 31-
Ex-service . men or women and
relatives ofdeceased veterans who
were residents of Oregon when
they entered : the service for the
World- war - and , who, are eligible
to receive . either the cash bonus
or the state loan benefits must file
their initial application blanks
with the ex-service men's state aid
commission not later than Decem
ber 31, this yean This was
reiterated from the office of the
commission today. . .
"Application blanks received, at
that -off Ice: 'on . or after January
1, 1924, will have, been received
too late for, the applicant . to re
ceive - any benefits of. the bonus
and loan law," says a statement
of the commission. "Such ex-service
persons or relatives of de
ceased veterans should mall their
applications so as to be in the of
fice of the bonus commission on
or before December 31, 1923,
even though the application blank
Is not fully made out. In cases
of this kind the omitted portions
of the application . blank can be
rilled in any time after Its receipt
in that office."
i mi cm
Snowbound Motorists Re
ported to Be in Need of
Food and Medrcine
DENVER, Colo., Dec. -13. Ap
proximately 300 motorists are
marooned by snow in Nogal can
yon, 25 miles from San Marcial,
New Mexico, according to a long
distance telephone appeal for help
received today by the Denver Post
which "said snow was twenty feet
deep in some places.
The Post quoted J. C. Cart-
wright of Winnipeg, Canada, as
having made the appeal from San
Marcial. Cartwright said D. M
Blackmore of Los Angeles, Cal.,
and James Chestnut of-North Da
kota brought word of the condi
tions in Nogal canyon. k
They reported suffering of the
snowbound motorists as terrible,
said Cartwright, and women and
children in the party are in need
of medical attention. Food, nurs
es, a few -doctors and men to open
up the road to the canyon are
needed. :
Seattle Grand Jury Is
Investigating Vice Trust
SEATTLE, Dec. 13. An emer
gency night session, called .without
notice tonight, marked the begin
ning of the second month of a
thorough investigation of alleged
vice and gambling conditions in
Seattle by the King County grand
jury. , :!" -
More than. 200 -persons' ot all
stations in life have been examin
ed by" the grand Jury. - It was de
clared by persons closely connect
ed with " the proceedings that the
witnessesWn their testimony hare
disclosed what is alleged to bo an
organized' "vice trust of far
reaching ramifications and Jut
the alleged "trust" la supposed to
be controlled and directed 2y a
group of Ti!gaenrD3,s
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Absolute Divorce Fro ni
League Is Demanded By
Massachusetts Man ,
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.
new statement of his position ci
the world court was given out . to-
diy byf Senator Lodge of Mas; ?
chusetts, chairman of the forei-
relations. committee, who dec'rr '
in favor , of a world. tribunal i;
divorced from the league cf r
tions. . The statement was c-
tained in a letter of. November I
by the senator to a' constituent.
"It has always been the rol ;
of the United States, and v:-
exnphatically the policy of the 1
publican party said the let!
to promote in every way pciil-
the settlement ofinternatior '
differences by. arbitration "..:
through the medium of arbltr
tribunals. We have advocated i
the past the establishment c! r
permanent court of arbitration,
am thoroughly in favor of a wet"
court, but I desire that It shov.
be a true world court and not i
volved in any way in the lea sr.
of nations.
Assurance Given
"I think such a ( world cc .:i
could be framed, and the eas!
way as it appears to me, which :
a matter of personal opni
would be to take what has t
done at The Hague as a basl3 ;
to that add the power to ma'.;
permanent court, but I am not '
favor of adhering to the protc
unless reservations could be etc."
which would separate the cc
from the league and make it
genuine world court. Whet:
this can be brought about, I
not yet know. You may rest r
sured, however, that the questl:
will be thoroughly considered 1
the senate."
Senator Lodge added -that V
United States had done much t
ward world peace, and aentior
the armament conference, acti
In the Tacna-Arica dispute I
tween Chile and Peru, and tl
conventions with Mexico.
SIMS KILL
Automobile Crashes Into C: ;
Sled in Which University
Men Were Riding 1
BOULDER. Colo., Dec. 13.
Four University of Colors 1 o l
dents were killed and two pc:.::!,
fatally Injured r tonight wtsa. f
automobile crashed Into a bot:'.
in which they were rldlns f:v
miles east of Boulder.
The dead, are: Jack Sims:
Denver; Thomis Ward, Denver
Henri Vldal,- Denver; Ray Cau:.
ders. Boulder.
The Injured are: Manley Tcit
Richmond. ' Va.; . Charles j Parke.
Orange, Cal.
Betts and Parker were rnil
to a Boulder hospital and put k
the operating table in an erf:
to save their lives but they
so badly crushed that grave fca
are felt for them.
The students were riding in
bobsled drawn by an autorr.c::
and when another automobile r
lng. la the opposite direct:
crashed Into them.
- Simpson, Ward and XIZ i
Instantly killed and Saundcr
Fithln a few niautcs,
FOUR COLORADO