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' ;TljUtFTY HOUSEWIVES '
See" today's paper 'for Itiuy
in "opportunities ; for your
table supply.' i. a -i -1 '
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"National Thrift Week
January 17 to 23
Seven iBigr Days.
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SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR
SOiJ EXPLAINS PRlilRS,
llnlVfHllltn.
1 1 n 1 1 i n i n n ni if i . -
Hiiu li'i mm
Myrort Sinclair, Under Sen-
tence at Walla Walla
Prison, - Tells on -Stand
, What Senator Did
DEFEfJDAfiT DENIES ALL
KNOWLEDGE OF. FRAUD
, . ClIEHALis. Lwaiii Jan.
Hyron Sinclair who la serving a
yron biuciair, wao la serving a
rm in the -state penitentiary at
; Walla Walla. for the part he play
i cd in the wrecking, of the South
. western r Washington ' State '; banl
h at Ilwaco and son ml Senator P. L
; Sinclair, who is being tried on a
charge of making mis-statement of
- the bank's condition, was the sec -
t ond main witness during the trial
' today in the defense of his father I
fyron Sinclair testified that he Senator James E. Watson of In
; organized the ill-fated Ilwaco bank dlana announced he would not
In 1911; that three-fourths of the seek . th Republican presidential
capital stock of 10,000 was sub-1
: scribed by himself; that the re-j
nainder was disposed of po citizens I
I of a Ilwaco, and that , the money I
with which he financed his share
' of the bank was, borrowed from
the Scandinavian-American bank I
of Tacoma', also now. defunct.
; The witness declared that his I
: father. Senator Sinclair, moved to I
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the bank from May of that year
' until May, 1919, while he himself
, was working in Seattle, tronngl
this period, ihe stated, his, father
often - criticised - him as ' to the
j bank's operation.
i Duties Explained
. Attorneys for , the state asked
Myron Sinclair what his tathert t
duties were la the bank. . .The son 1
li tsserted that his father "waited
v ""' tn the window, posted the general
' ' ledger, issued some drafts and en-
i gaged In other s geheral' w-ork
I around the. Institution, often mak-1
; lug urn, iuo iaiijr' uataiivo , diio-i
ments."i v' : -J-- I
Earlier in the day Senator Sin-1
' clatr occupied the stand. ' "He 'd-
t mitted on the stand' sieninr the I
' ; alleged false statement' of June
;l 20, 1923, declaring:
"1 did not read 'It over and did j
not know it was false. I did not
t know my own account was over-
drawn as my boy, Myron; looked I
i after my account, nor did I know!
,'that any thing.was, wrong with the
bank accounts." t
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Senator Sinclair also testified
that , he never audited the books
of tne, bank, declaring "that, Is
tire business of th$ state.' i
On the stand this afternoon. My
ron Sinclair admitted that he him
Bolf made out the statement ;ot the
hank's condition on April :'S 1925,
and that "the statement was not a
tme one." He declared on the
stand that his father .Vas not
aware of its falsity. TnewUneM
also, admitted that he made out
the statement of June ao.iisza,
signed it and took it to the other
hank directors for their, signa
tures. He - said that he' alone
ewnra in the statement before a
notary. ' ; .' "
Time Given i
. The witness explained . his
m angulation of the bank's books
to deceive the state examiners
These manipulations, he said, cov-
a ror ini nr live or six
Theyounger Sinclair stated mail, During the speeches after the
he was usually .warnea wnen u
examiner was coming, but declared
that the examiners themselves na
no knowledge of these warnings.
Occasionally, he testified, he was
"surprised" by an examiner, in
which event It "kept mm Bop
ping.".'. He stated that he often
juggled his father's account, v i
i-h. o.i mart nf the afternoon
was taken up with the cross-exam-
.canatnp Rinclalr. The
u"lu-v' : : '
trlal today was marked oy numer -
ens verbal tilts between opposing
attorneys and on several occasions
(Continued on page 8)
THE WEATHER i
OREGON':
nrday;
1 vlnda.
Generally fair Sat
rnodcrate ' easterly
LOCAL. WEATHER
- (Friday)
Maximum temperature, 46.
Minimum temperature, '.35.
Rainfall, tone. .
River,-6.5 feet, rlBlng. .
Atmosphere, partly; cloudy.
Wind,-north,-: V.. ,
- r-r
Two
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Mmf" f mm M I P-L.-l J
itiV uuuttica a uuiiu
r: ,i .
; More tnan mmates $rthe State prison and TOO COUn-
i w - w -
iiuiium inueresi prevauea inronxnom me eyenjnffyXilcn:.W33 1
inorougniy enjoyed by the visitors and innjates. Addresses J
were made by; state of f iciafs;
,y..v jwwhm ., ui ,1Di,'W10 "
marked uponhe avjDragyoprfulness ; of the prisoners. -
"""a ,vvt? uitewwary.,
Yesterday, in Congress !
.The honse used time for debate
fin .the Interior' appropriation bill
hordiscuss ' prohibition. ; ; "I
f ! r
nomination.
v
Director Hines announced a gen
eral reorganization of the admtn-
istratlve machinery of the veter
ana', bureau.
' -
Agricultural committees of both
senate and house heard pleas for
help, for the farmers
( A senate sub-committee, headed
(by Senator Boraii, was named 'te
conduct bearings, on Russian re-
cognition
- '
The house foreign affairs com
mittee postponed Indefinitely ac
tion on a .resolution to prohibit
sale of war materlaf ttf; torergr
governments. f ' : ; I .
' 9-
Chairman Smith of the senate
interstate . commerce
commission
Issued a ! statement urging cooper
- -
ation to reduce excessive -freight
iaica. - w ,v
Administration leaders .began
plans' looking to the creation of an
asencv to deal with offers for
Muscle Shoals.
Republican house leaders deal
ing with thee tax legislation con
ferred on the question of what
chances should be made in the.!
Mellon bill .to assure its passage.
1 50 Union -COUhty ' Agricul-
'turists Demonstrate Great
Spread in Prices
. imrlrti, Ore Jan. 11. One
htlndrel and lifty Union county
farmers last night sat down at a
banauet at a meeting- here, and
the 'meal cost then just; 16 cents
apiece.) -'.Nearly everything on the
tables ; was the product . of the
farm, and the cost a plate was
computed at the price the farmer
was paia ; ior , me prouucis, piua
tne laoor; cost 01 preparing ; w
i rand. . , .. - ; , .
oanquei, me same menu ibh bu
j just been enjoyed was - computed
jforuana restaurant prices mo
4 amouniea. to a.jo a piaie a -
ference or si.3 a piate oetween
the farm . price ana - me roruana
retail price
The affair was intended to fur
nish ah object lesson in the wide
uuu . . -
ji...h,i Wvun nrlce. In nrn.
"e." - t ---
docet and the retail prices.
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i tugene:DOV 5 '.UOS6 IU DC
Investigated By I Jury
EUGENE, Jan. ril. Whitney
Palmer, 17, was bound oyer to the
grand jury today on a charge of
killing Ralph Lammers, 20, whose
ceaui uucurr eu; .1 6
'A. a m T7a RAsnl.
tal last night two hours after hel
baa been attacxea oy w -
a Knife curinga-qnarret
taee Grove. This action: 01 sine
Cottage Grove justice of the peace,
was taken following the coroner's
inquest.
v SCOUT jCOlRSE& PLAXXEP
SEATTLE, Jan. 11. Announce
ment has been made here that two
Rcout courses. will; be given' Jiere
Fr B,'::p
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I'll !l ' M f : f i I
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w UC li-service lUCn.
;fJ-;t:vStn
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v vvui F . v.bivuy aa uiiivi uiva j
prominent
men and by two
. ,ricU
Of.the Visitors re-
a majomy
Three-fourths ,of these : boys
are. here because they could not
fit in a place In society,.'' , declared
Governor .Walter . M . - Pierce.
"Iin't Vn Knna" Via In.
quired. The Question was an
swered in the at f irmative. ' ' v ?
, -Many Aro Service 3fen
It is the duty of society to find
something f or; these ' men to ; do.
Their average time in the. prison
Is one: year t! and : eight months,
Some. I am sorry.to say, are re
peaters. Many came as a result
of nervousness and " restlessness
following-rtlie. close of the war,
How many men here were in
the armyor navy-" he asked.
Scores of hands, posstbly 75 or
more, were raised. i " -'
See jthem. See them," the gov
ernor cried. . : ,.
How many of you ex-service
men saw" actlon'St the front?"
,Mapy pt those who had raised
their hands strain elevated then!.
perha?s gO ia'alJ.
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"We must respect our Iaws,f'
Govern or Pierce continued, ."Many
of the boys here have excuses to
offer, ' Some of -them j good and
others wroncv The hard ; part to
when after I have extended execu-
live clemency Is to find that the
man goes wrong. .
Foriroodnesssakeho hek
dlSSSK
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j Piers rieada "With Prisoners
:? H&nu
r h,a wh.i ' f
voice. "No
what Xorm,
pardon, parole or
expiration, of I
time maka ood " -
,' The judges and commissioners
were urged lo assist the men jnjtest.
making good after their release.! Line-ups for last nlghtrs game
The recent flax plant fire was "de-
scribed as a calamity, not only to
theWn but to the taxpayers. In-
vestigatlbps leading to the posst-
bility o; manufacturing automo -
bile license, plates are being made,
Governor Pierce said. 7
Snfferinc of mothers, wives and
sweetheart was ' stressed. ""Their
.tears ar the hardest to resist, the
governor said.
"If you could1 only understand
and know" that they are loving
you, you would never place your
self in . peril . of return'," - he told
the prisoners, ?'Ybii boys 'wyeck-
ed, or helped to wreck, the former
warden. When you are trusted
and ' are made . a trusty, dont
throw down the man : who ' has
placed a trdst in you," Governor
Pierce' said in Closing. ' : ' '
' Prisoners Are Moved
Some little choking and cough
ing was noticeable, while several
of the, prisoners, to, say nothing of
a' few, Judges, wiped their eyes.
Two Inmates, one serving 10
years for robbery and the .other a
llfe icna: forkilling a peace of
ficer epoke
l t a mv avu vnnt enemv.
i -v. vf-ir,..
I He told of the nri80n Bv.tem in
vogue 20 years ago, when the men
wore gtripas and were mistreated
brcrnel guards and of fleers.
1 : "The tafes of Edgar AUan Poe
are not 80 startling. nor do they
describe , such brutality as were
the ; actual occurrances-" within
these very! walls. Prisoners "were
I nuiftcu uauer tuuii iciuig w au uc-
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i worked under contractors who de-
1 manaea meir pouna j 91 vjuesa.i
They were . half-starved and half-1
frozen in winter. They were not
provided with under clothing v or
socks. Officers, 4nd tguards jwere
avaracions and acted - tike .human
vampires.-, The institution f was
iJcnown as one of the 'hardest In
the-country. But today it Is han
dled and directed by broad-mind
ed ? men who are Intelligent.
n . p.-.j.ui Men Mak OmwI
I - w .. " s
Pacoled Men Make Good ;
; ..n ' k ner ent of the law vio-
. lations are committed by, parole
violatoxa or exonvicts. The laws
concerning pardons .and paroles
are discriminating. ;They do not
MMh all of ua: Manv men I here
reach all, of us. - Many men here
are responsive to conscience and
kindness and will 'make good. We
are" In a' state of 'confusion ,here.
follnwinff the fire. i Wei need in
- 1 dnstries that will nrovide the men
with funds with which they can
SALEM, OREGON, TURP4y:M0RNlNG,;JA
WOMEN'S!:' CLUBS f
VfiLAN: f.IEETING
:FORv,INIIANS
Money Du(( From Government
ROSEBURG.' Ore.. Jan. 11. I
Ipdians Irora 11 parts jo'f Oregon
are to pieejt in Rosebuj on Janu-
ary'i 26 , witl representatives of
the 'Federation of 'omen's clnb
of California, ' Oregon?' and VTashr
lugioji,' li wan uautuuct;u uric
. - I
romep. have become inter-1
claim , of the Indian
tribes of wetenf Oregon,1 that the I
covemment fctiirowea I12.500JOO
rtorhaada.UyiWM?t - il Cftalf
cades and . houth '-front the Colum-
Dia - river to me Jiozue inver. i
which Were procured tnder the
FWomen, it is stated have Ween
instrumental In aiding the'-Caii-
ftrBi4 ?ndn4 iitobtaWng-tleir
moneytta stibllar clara.f ?0teiw.
rentstivea pt a r of the westerj
i?entativea
orVgon tr
rpgon tribes; are being urged tQ
j(tena;'the rrteeting and it is ex-
iectd'tha there (will be aIdrge
a
nectted
numbeV of hem here.1
Score: is36 to laWash-
ihgtohunior Wins From
"McKinley Five
Salem high school defeated the
3C to 19 'score last night.' making
the third conacative "victory for
the red, and black this season. The
8am was roBn particularly in
I ww- ibi.
Salem ran' up '18 points against
J "e deaf team's 4 in the. first half.
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I "rager, task$t-enootmg vcentpr,
did not register in, the first half,
1 but tame backs and propped oaf a
i flock i of goals ariy n: tbaia
period. The" deaf school piayeT?
came back strong after jthe rest
Ian annexed a tota o lit more
3rs Jl 111 j
; iFE0:.10EF'".l
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deaf school, made nearly all of
their-scores. r -1 ' ".ilc
in 1rd roiieht eama EVidsr
Washtagtc Junior
high nosed out the McKinley onin-
tet by'a score of 13 to 11, after
i tne iosera nad maintained, a leaa
lIor a greater portion of the con-
j were:
' Salem asms. 'Hansen, Fallln
nd Kitchen, forwards; Drager,
center; Pattersdn,- captain, Aahby
land Gerlod, guards.
;l J??af School Tyler, captain.
I Rickert and " Hager, forwards;
I Hudson' and Pitts. ' center: Hum-
jmel, Berlle "and LaFane, "guards
Glen Gregg refereed the game,
Dynamite Exploded in Mine
, Does f ro pert v uamage ti
; ' Yet Unestimated : It
ALDR1CH, Alal, Jan. 11j
Mutiny of sixty three convicts at
the Thomas-Weller coal ' mine
which began this ? morning after
three of their, number : had been ;
punished by Warden J. M. Jernl-
I an, came to an end late tonignt
when ,the convicts surrendered ( to
guards and came out of the pits
f uere luej ,. usm , irecu mi;
trenched - and had set off dyna
mite.to light. off authorities, ac
cording ' to aMMrmingham Age-
Jieraid statx correrponoent s cis-
prftch,, I ,
snortiv arter li o ciock ue
points: 'Tyler and Hudson, of theinignx n urging . generous ; punuc
conn
i . . - f -, . . .1 ... p v . . cjm w
I pnntiptu allowed a aronn of cuarda 1.1-.. .1.. tt.hu. .
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10. ko ueiuw. 1 ney anuUu
they were1 ready to fglve up" and
lormwun were eaconeu uui ui ic
mine. '
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(By the 'Associated .Press!.
Sixty throe striking convict min
era at tbe Aidrictt mine near oere
who mutinied' this mornlnr and
,.. I . ' a
I enwencneo , tnemaeives. in tue pia
in' the , piu
of the seized mine throughout the
ame ?Qt -! wtiy aner 11
?'f ? tonigni ana surrenaerea
lr. J:nf- . . . ... 1
-wia: 01 e . mm , cam "Mtend.
y ! wnat property, , damage was 1 . ... ii t i.
dona by dynamite the convicu ex-
IZtZt TJrMt uIZv
sa? CAlaJ!iiiat!r;
- 1
,1. mh,e and
officials had entered the mine and
...-i.. ; , ,j
. ":" " "ft'
cle . "No deaths or serious injuries
OFFICER
5 GIVEN GERMAi
VtfE INSIGNM
Multnomah jCommander Finds
""on New; Headpiece
. PDIJTIAND, Jan. 11. About
3Q days ago, a general order was
sataed to thef Oregon national
guard i requiring : all' officers . to
purchase new ofd or' gilt ,Jnsi-
tiias, m line wjthi war department
lu-iurum ; mauie.jiu tu resume
afnfy.i: Heretofore onlr 'bron2 had
beea -Ihel rle , iji'?the;fAmerIca
army. vsinco ' the Mexican border
hostilities.; 'The new,, insignia utr
rfed and n'ttenipt to-distrftute
t-wai?-.ina:oa1lu: v' V,TT J
Colonel' Hiram'U. Welch, com-
manamz oiucer or iroona in muji-
nomalf eoutUy.aa; the -first j to
stffenel and
exclamation
8-
caped.'t
of
wl
Stamped on the back of, the .coat
t arms ;f - the Uniteit:r States
whiehj ho y?as aboutf to fasten to
the -front of h.iii.apiwas'Hh-le
feend: p ;v'i : f ' j -' ; .v ;
-Made' la Germany'
le-
When th news sptead that all
of th InRigffJaorpna, similar
stamp; every oTfJe4p k th guard
declined to' wear Ihes offending
ornament. Atf of Hhe 'preset
guard officers Isav. service- in the j
army Q the United, States during
the: world war.'r'i . '
not &e Indifferent to Suf- i
tfermgs of Berlin
LOS- ANGELES. Jan. 1U
Americans' cannot be. indifferent
to the,' sufferings of the German
people, horJ are they. "willing' that
Germany ahaU be destroyed Wil-
UaraO. McAfioo, war time..aecre-
tary tif.the treasury, told '
gates to the Pacific ; southwest
theological ' conference here ' to-1
a v i. . , s t
response to the. nation ; wide cani-
Pto'.Owma . child . relief ij.
We have no .enmity against
Grm people.'r s
doo. "The war is over; let us
have noace and .friendship. - . The
great cry of the world today' is for
ftSA Mfltrivatinn ' a9 i ttA iwlll "iSti1
peace between hations and for the
opportunity once ' more to enjoy
life and liberty; and to pursue
haDDinea. . '
ifn.,in.n
:: f u r !
willing that Germany shall be de-lth
stroyed. -"She is an essential mem.
ber of 'the family ef nations. ' She
Is a : necessary "part bf Christian
civlIiEation and -I ma mast, an a
great, magnanimous Christian peo-
pie, help alleviatthe suffering of
hmr MiHn JiA nf her nnnle
aad do all that: Is in our power to
ei'vethehi the laireest oDoortnnltv
for a healthful and prosperous
exlstence.J
'I am glad that an effort Is be-
iing mae by the igenerous and hu-
mane, people of America to succor
these people in their agony and II
esteem ; it a nrlvileee to do my
humble part in this noble work.'
Business Men ! and Growers1
to Be Invited to Meet To. ;
ether January. 19
PEXpLETOX Or., Jan. tl L A
fleClBlOa tO Call t
: a '.meeting . of
- 1 wheat krOwera and business : men
- lfrftm . over nnn for th nr.
pose of orming U organization to
8UppQr he :WIlee plan for the
I marketfnr of wheat was made here
r. J mufU.
. mw ot iao uuiAiuia tuimij wiui
bureaa jana tng Pendleton j Com,
m-.;ffi.iU..U.iAtiA
meeting will be jheld in Pendleton
1 Tanna Tfl- U , rs1 ; v ...n
inr were mad freelv and Awere
krmiab fo a riSairinit rnnrlnaina
- ltoHa a. thA ..bhA .-rbIo- - thelthe University of Orenon today
jolnt iCQmmliteei Updet, the -plana
1 .t. laL fn u ,.'--
t0 all C0mlnerjii organisations in
. .... .5,i-n,--,t -,r,t,,ti,
L. . j - i,;il.f -
giiaUoM through
out th whole Rtate ,Mktof;-'iDmt
4 representatives be appointed to at
ffa . ,ln ,-MttKna af ter the
- Washington export commission
- league to promote legislation uh-
Vhich, export wheat J may be fleers of the stndent; Wbdy officers
. . .1 s .v.,Lrni,.in.unri th.t r -in-
BUIU UII. UUUIUI VUO , J Ulftil lO" .... .
1 ....ni.v.,, Kmnt 7
v "
. their domestic wheat,
PPPPIIB;
iTOtiilJBEO
:SM HEADERS
Republican :M embers of
fVaysy'andl Weans' ijCbro
tmitteei'Hold f Conference
IJWiWLonSwortH'onBiiri:
U 'A mn; ' M
VVMrUMItAnt
nccMcn.ncprcpBv
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 iRe-
alizing th'at modifications J prob-
ablv musf be' vnAAo in th Mollnn
tax ..bill if jt fa to command a. ma-
jJority.Jn ;tfie;i house, , Republican
members of the 1 ways and 'means
committee discussed the1 question
t " .
day . with Representative Long-
WQrin' ' VaTt leader. - . I
"The conference lasted: several
hours, :'but those "who iioar-
!ticipate4 declined to disclose what
i had i transpired other than to say
"disenssioh' had been general and
related solely to procedure. 7 Pro-
! posed changes in tax rates, it was
said, were not considered, and nb
decisions were reached.
: - Substitnte: pill t Ready
Representative Garner of Texas,
Mellon plan, declared he was con
vinced that the' Republicans i were
alarmed and were seeking: to de
termine whether theywfll take a
'.! ?. "" , r .T
j V?; '. ' .
r. ufur ia nc na remoie
Information lha' hetween 60 and
20 Republican i members ;'ot the
house werej ready it? awior way
dels-l'rom. the daninlstration plan fto
the support of the DemocxaUc pro-
posal, which he joiated out, pro-
t vmes a greater cut an u normal
f . . m. a
tax rates and a smalle:
inj sur-taxes. tlMtn, has
posed by the, treasury
been pro-
treasury secretary i
ejnptlon. :, r ;, j, , ;....; - ' : .
Compromises Necessary .
Mr. Longworth, c who 1 led the
flht haye nAf
committee report, a tax bill oy
February 11, has expressed the
opinion that there . must he com
promises to meet the demands of
various elements of the' Re-
puDiican party. w ....i y, . i
Some , -of . :i the party leaders,
monS hP ?f
tee members, are of the same be-
i lle'. although some have taken the
position that the essential pro-
1 Visions rOf the treasury drift
I should not be 'disturbed. ;
Refusal ; of any considerable
inumber : of 1 - Republicans in the
house to support the adraimstra-
lion tax . program, - party leaders
(admitted today, might insure the
I success of the plan- sponsored ny
Mr. Garner - and his Democratic
i colleagues on the ways and means
committee. If - concessions were
made before the hilt reacnes tne
floor, it was contended, the Re
publicans would be more likely to
present' a front solid enough to
defeat amendments offered by the
Democrats
I. , , . :r i ntlu
LOUISe INUnn 0T LOCdl ni&ll
School Elected Secretary
ofiAssociatiorv.
-.TV . VniirlT 300
'
delegates from 103 of the 225 high
I schools in Oregon were in attena-
iM ;tvlift otipnlnr' es8lonso
I thn : fhirrl armtial - orvference . of
hlrh Mhool -Student -hOUyincers
land editors -and managers held at
The officers of girhj'; leagues in
MVh WnnnTa meentj for th ilrst
I time, formed a permanent state or-
ranrzatidn
- ' Officers elected were Avis Nel-
son. Franklin high school. Port
- land,, president; Nedra Bdlton
The palles high school, vice, pres
1 idanfi: Louise NnrinL 'Salem 'hiah
school. secreUrr-'and 1 Kathleen
Carlos.; Hood River; high school
representative at large. New of
n tor. and manasera will be elected
T-"'.l r,
itomorrow.
JUDGE REFUSES
i ANNULMENT ON
; PER JURY CLAIM
Youngsters .Who. Falsify Age
in Vancouver May Not Get
T ' Out . of Contract
PORTIJIND, Or., .Jan. 11.
Portland youngsters', whose prac
tice it has been to obtain marriage
licenses'' in the state of -'Washington'
through swearing' falsely that
they were of legal age will not be
able to secure annulments of those
marrlagesia Oregon hereafter, i
r Presiding Judge ;Tazwell of the
circuit court ; today indicated , that
he would dismiss two annulment
uita' on the -grounds that mar
riages so contracted are, legal in
Washington and, therefore must
be held binding in - this . state
The- judge reachedahis decision
after Lida O'Bryon, deputy district
attorney had , called . his attention
to. a recent case in which the su
preme court. ofJVVashington . held
that the fact minors had purjured
themselves ; aa to 'iheir'-truef ages
oonld riot be" considered Wf ficient
ause' for granting "an annulment
qi iue marriage. ? - ' ,
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Salt Lake . City Man Loses
Appeal to Pardon Board
-r-Executionf Date ' Set r-
SALT LAKE CITT. Jan. 11.
Omer R. Woods, convicted of wife
murder 'must face a firing squad
In the Utah state prison "on Jan-
nary 18..-
.'.'This, was .the deeislpn today pf
the board of pardons which de
clined to take, any action upon an
affidavit hs-filed last Wednesday
with .Goterior Mabey.-and 1 the
board in which' he expressed i be
lief that A. C. yadney'of, Council
aano, was one of the two rob
bers ?' he has always ! maintained 1
KUle4'fr,''iWoodsArjey:
charge was that, attorneys Ijjiad
forged Insanity papers in hls.be-
half;-.v,v-i i,,; --n-r. v.-o'.tl i. ...
The murder of Mrs.' Woods oc
curred. In v their apartment ; heme
5ere. January 91922; . Neighbors
reported a fire and when police
and firemen, battered down a door
Woods staggered on.t and'sald his
wife, had. been slain by -Vtwo- -robbers
who knocked him ancpnscipus
ahd also fired-his quitters.
.Outside of, the legal possibility
of a reprieve by Governor, Jlabey,
any hope' that Woods" may enter
tain f or xlemency appears to cen
ter In a telegram received late to
day by the state's chief executive
from; Boise," Idaho, which was
signed "Corrilla Rassins"
"Letter ' ' follows' " which . may
throw some light pnWoqds' case.,7
Traffic Courtesies Among
ouues nannea py auio
mobile Officials
SALKAMENTO, Jan. 11. An
agreement providing for the re
ciprocal enforcement of motor ve-
nicie.! regulations and an inter
change of traffic courtesies';
iamong states on the Pacific coast
was reached at a conference here
today between Will H. Marsh.
chief of the California division of
motor vehicles and otticials of the
automobile departments of Wash
ington and Oregon. -
An outstanding : feature of the
conference : was j an tarrangemeht
permuung California tourists to
remain in Oregon and - Washing
ton forlongperiods without se
curing a ;iicenae In Uhose sUtes.
The California law now . permits
non-residents to remain in the
state six months before registering
their cars. : Dealers in - border
towns will be permitted " to cross
the ' line - to solicit business, al
though they will not bepermitted
to' extend their activities' berond
their Immediate environs without
securing a license. ' '
""Ano'thef 'tfhase of the agreement
provides that the California divis
ion shall make an investigation of
applicants for licenses of persons
living in Washington and Oregon
who f claim' a legai-residence In
California. This will preclude
motor car owners from taking ad
vantage of the .lower fees in Call
fornla. It was said. Cooperation
between traf f la officers of the dlf-
fferent states in apprehending vio
lators of the law, was agreed upon.
PJK
PRICE FIVE CENT!',
OVJER SE.
of m:-
President ' Harvey V;:
Compares Organize!: : .1
iCdunty Officials to Un :
i , veloped VVaterfcjl
TAX JSSUES DEBATED
Local -option for r::::-
Illeasures'Advocatcd I ;
. . . C C Chap m an
MM...M.
8:45Meet at" -Chamber c
v " "; Co'mmerce. Inspect Cr --'
; gonstate hospital. Lunr
; at noon. Speakers: I;".
R. E. Lee Steiner, Ccv
PIefce, and others.
4 :00 "Statue of State II! ' -.
way Construction," lie.
, . William D'uby, chair m a
,-of state , highway, cor. -.
mission. -1 "Future
' tate Highway Constrr :
, . tlon In; Oregon': Incln ' -.,
ing maintenance of rre -ent
highways; Hon. V.
B. Van Duzer, PortU r ,
member of the board.
3:00 j-Road. building prcsr:
, . j in Marion county, J' '
' - wr Downing; Fa:
: 3 0Re'pprt Ws' resoluti
, - .' .T. committee, . . . s'
4:00 Report : of : ' legislate
: . .commlttee.-V
:30 -Election and jntrodu -Y
. 'tton'of new officers.
$j9 BftOqVetatIarfon 1. ' .
" CbmpaVIng t the - county J ;
and eommlsslonertf of Ore
an aa.Tet: undeveloped w :
Judge H.'E.-Cross ct Clrc
county nrged yesterday t:. .: t
organization get 1 track -of-l'r -
MonBecessary vtd". .exsZ-- -1
the state" and-recotnmfecd'5 1 1 1
the Jegialatlveinmittee; cc ;
what-mlght be 4one hyith's a -elation.
. r-; :
F. jy. ' McCully: commission c r
from Wallowa epunty, is chairr-. -1
of the:. legislative committee at.
the suggestion was .made yet-r-day
tji.at after the ejection 'of r
.fJceys'ihlf .afternoon" a perraar. t
leglslaUon'committee might he l;
pointed to hold ' over "with ,t.
other officers that needs' and c! -ilrea
for the yariouj countI3 c '
the various , ounfy courts r:;0 " :
be studied. -' ;.- " , "'-:'
The : statement ws made IV
tew bf the-legislators cominp; t
each; session knewmuch of. tl.
actuaipeeds'of -'their districta t s
tnese mignt oe .transiaiea cy 1. '
county courts, and that fe I . ?
mnchof. jthe actual ,,wor k in .-. f
their own." county,' government.
Other rmemhetsof ?the leg-' 'j-
tlon committee iare Jf m Vmith c, f
Marion ;. county; fj.; -F.i. -i patri u,
YamhiU,.and J. M. Schannep, V .1-
J. M. King of Jefferson is chair
man of the resolutions comrr.::"
and " other members are L : . ; u s
Pollock, -Josephine; J. L. Dqd " .
Baker, and C?A. Gardner c f
Jackson., ''- ,::i: : l - '
C. C. Chapman, editor of t! ?.
Oregon .Voter, urged local or:: n
in the matter of millage taxc . i 1
the counties, said, that while V ?
income tax would bring In a rrll
lion and a quarter, to 'the ' u
treasurer, " it u would drive t zy
more than that amount In ta:
property, and - inheritance t. "s.
that the main trouble with, the
farmers was not high taxes but
improper use of ? their money i n
the recent time of prosperity y-t.n
they had bought another car : I
later 'bought out their nelj;' -r
on borrowed capital, and that
assessments 3 on ' property v rs
based ' bvt the1 valuation f of 1:1?
which he declared was unfair c !
aroundv:v -';::,7','.: ;
1 Seymour Jones, who was cl
man of the now defunct !r. . ..
County Tax Conservation and . :r
ervising commission, followed : Ir.
Chapman- He admitted the at -menti
'were not: based On a j :rt
valuation but asserted that li v
erhor Pierce and the state t; :
commission should. direct ,th '
Bessonf to. change the -valuar :.. ,
the. governor would be -recall i 3 1
May -"and. we don't 'want G r
nor Pierce recalled," which f ' :
ment was applauded by the Jr.
and commissioners. r
; Mr. Jones said that Oregon .
behind Washington and Calif
In ' wealth and population 1
the income tax was heard t
that the counties woM rrc
vote the millage tax on, 1. . : :
Hon or otherwise, citlr.:; tl. -tlon
of school districts in t
an addtionat amount rnd t
protests of county courts -v
the commsslon vote! off t'-. : .
t ket road levy.
I SOGIEl i
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with J. C. Arbuthnot as instructorx 1 . (Continned on pass -5).
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