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SEVENTY-THIRD YER
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARV 18, 1924
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INVESTIGATE .
I PEACE PLAN
Senator Reed of Missouri
Asks Inquiry Into Bok
Dsno Plan Pmnin'inMoi
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Is Claimed
1RREC0NCILABLE GROUP
TtftMP rno nnMMiTTcr
S1KUNU hUH UUMMI I let
fjfany Problems Given Spe
cial Committee to Settle
; By Various Solons
i -WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. In
vestigation of the Bok peace plan
trill-be begun next Monday by a
special committee ot the senate
appointed, today under a resolu
tion of Senator Reed, Democrat,
Missouri, proposing an Inquiry In
to general propaganda duties.
V Besides the inquiry into the Bok
peace plan, under' sweeping auth
ority onf erred upon it by the re
solution, the committee probably
will take op the question, ot prop
aganda regarding the Mellon tax
program, the soldiers bonus, the
league of nations and other sub
Ject pending before congress. The
order of the procedure will be de
termlned later, the only decision
today being: for investigation of
the Bok plan which was proposed
by Senator Reed. - .
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Wittee is "authorized end directed
Immediately to investigate and re-
bort tn the senate Whether there
, amy prsmuxea eiwri oemg maao
b control publk oplplon andahe
live matters through propaganda
r by the "use of money,' by ad
vertlsirig" or by control' ot public
,L Tbi committee' Is directed, to in
quire especially what, if any such
mfithotfs,ate being employed to
num uw Kuon oi vouVm up-
on revenue nererw ua waein-
r or not the profiteers of the war
are now, contributing, to the de-
jeai or we soioiers" aajusxea com-
pensauoa, pui oy. money or luuu-1
tnce, ana wnax. is any. sucn unuu-
' nces: are being employed either
By American citizens or we rep-
resentative or roreign govern -
, menu or ioreign insujuuon
, eowroi or criect tne xoreign or
aomesuc policies ot me tnueu
States."- : ,
Committee Named J
to prosecute the work the com
mittee' ia authorised to" subpoena
inch persons, books and papers as
within its discretion may be neces-
ary. There was no opposition to
adoption of the resolution after
Senator Reed called it up., Preal-
lent Cummins appointed as mem-
term of the committee Senators
Closes of New Hamnshire and
t.' Renublicans. I
Slid Reed of Missouri and Craway
9t Arkansas, Democrats, and Ship-
stead, farmer-labor, Minneaowi.
, u.cyuimcaa ieueis ul .
ate and more, particularly those of
v rM.....n.vii' nnn ami
w mn.uuig t,-ir 1
anowo to navciaTorea nmaeu
Inquiry jnto the Bok. plan. They
-also expect the commmee 10 s
iiuo sae sources ut pi us - . - -
the league ot nations.
Other senators, and more par-
ticuiarlr the Democratic senators. I
desire thorough investigation into j
me question or propasanu iu,
Tor ot the Mellon tax plan. :
Jail Sentences Uraed :
' for All Liquor Violators
BREMERTON. TSash., Jan.! 17.
Jail sentences for all violators
of liquor laws was urged by the
Washington State Sherifis' assocl-
atlon'in resolutions adopted
today as the semi-annual meeting
of Us 19 th year came to a close.
A law for the confiscation of auto
mobiles carrying; Intoxicants V was
suggested. Higher pay for sher
iffs was advocated.
Judge Walter M. French of Kot-
sap county was a speaker.
t THE WEATHER
" OREGON; Rain In west : rain
or snow In east portion;
. . moderate westerly winds.
, LOCAL WEATHER
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Maximum temperature,' 47.
-Minimum temperature, 38.
River; 3.6 feet; falling. ;
Rainfall. .13 Inch. .
Atmosphere, partly cloudy, '
wind, south.'. .
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BILLY SUNDAY MAY
COME TO SALEM FOR
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SERIES OF MEETINGS
The evangelistic churches
proposal to bring Billy Sunday
evangelistic meetings. So far
voted in favor of bringing the evangelist and three have voted
against it. Several of the churches have not yet voted.
Mr. Sunday is recocmized as
and "een beore tne American public for 25 years as
a preacher, and before that was famous as a baseball player
in the National league, having played with the Chicago team
in an outfield position. He was famed for his ability as a
sprinter and probably could cover more territory than any
player of his time. He played under the famous Captain
Pop" Anson.
Mr. Sunday s pulpit methods are unique and unconven
tional and the results he obtains are in most cases of lasting
character. Billy Sunday's epigrams are quoted the world
over. Ihroughout his career he
and its kindred cvns.
Mr. Sunday owns a farm
comes to Oregon each summer.
GOOL-KEADEO WORK
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Members of Crew Tell of
Work on Board Balloon
During Wild Flight
CBy Tn Allocated Fresi)
LAKEHURST, N. J.. Jan. 17.
Tt VDO the unnl.hm.j.l. -J
in foW co,nn,i ,..,
Shenandoah from destruction
when the g,an airshi wa torn
from her moorIng magt b lz.
mil rtta .i,of aa!ani. tVl 4M..41j.
coast iat'night and carried her
on A careening chase to New York
Uuy. was asserted tonight by
When the wind tore the navy's
pride from her 165-foot mooring
mast those on board instinctively
leaped for the levers that released
the ballast, and Instead of crash-
lng to the earth, the ship stood
stlU for a moment," shuddered and
8tarted to float away In the storm
Tno ofIcers on board declared the
ghlD sUrted tQ drQp and they fae
Ueved they were within six feet
of tbe ground when gne BUrteA to
rjjR
AnA ,t wfl, lh . MnLhaAA
work thr0agIl0ut th geTen-hour
night against the eIement3 that
permitted the Shenandoah to out
flght tne storm and return to ner
hangar early tha m0rning. SaIi
Ing a' whole ship in a storm like
that of last night would be no easy
task, and the work of those on
board was made doubly difficult
by the fact that her nose had been
torn away and a part of her sides
. . t Rhreda.
To what extent the dirigible
wajJ dainaged hag not been de.
1- deffniteiv A minute ex-
amlnatlon ot each of her countiess
parts will ,be made before repair
work starts, and Capt. F. R. Mc
. . ,
sttLXlon. estimated tonight that
,t V0Xlfa take a month to rppair
the damage that was apparent
Captain McCrary appointed a
board of officers, headed by Com-
. ... . .
manripr evermacner. wno suner
vlsed the craft'B construction, to
.. . th damare and reDort to
Washington.
The Shenandoah was In com
mand of Lieut. Commander M. R.
Plprpe of. Portland. Me., when she
K-,.0 n-,nv rant. Anton Heinen.
jorniery of Germany, and leading
expert .in lighter-than-air craft,
aDlled for United States
citizenship, was on board as pilot
and advisor. It was Captain Hei
nen that many gave a great part
of the credit for the ship's safe
return and to him that officers on
board looked for advice. Both
Lieutenant Commander Pierce and
CaDtain Heinen said the ship start
j to drop when she first broke
away and they, with Lieut, e. h.
Kinkaid of White Sulphur .Springs,
l - yv. - Va - ., were the first to leap ror
tbe ballast levers
Archbishop Christie Takes
Turn for worse is Hepon
PORTLAND, Jan. 17. Father
George Thompson, pastor of the
Church of The Magdalene here,
left early today for Oakland, Cal.,
in response to a message saying
that the Illness of Most Rev. Alex
ander Christie, archbishop "of the
diocese' of Oregon City, had taken
critical turn. The archbishop
has been undergoing treatment for
several weeks past at Providence
nnesital in ' Oakland. Following
Father Thompson's departure an
other telegram" was received here
saying that the archbishop's con
dition today shdwed a considerable
Improvement oyer that of yester;
SID
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of Salem have before them a
here in June for a series of
three of
the churches have
the world's Greatest evance-
has fought the liauor traffic
in the Hood River vallev and
SERVICE TO BE
Federal Government Pleased
With YMCA Employment
Bureau, Says McNary
The excellent record made dur
ing the last year by the federal
employment bureau in Salem,
maintained at the YMCA and
operated by the YMCA and the
federal government jointly, has
caused the government to decide
to continue the bureau in Salem.
This became known yesterday
when D. W. Eyre, president of
the United States National bank,
received a telegram from United
States Senator McNary.
The appropriation for tbe Salem
office expires this month,, and)
there was a question whether the
office would be continued. Mr.
Eyre, H. O. White, president of
the Chamber of commerce, and R.
J. Hendricks, telepraphed Senator
McNary Wednesday to do what he
could to have the office continued
and yesterday the following reply
from the senator was received by
Mr. Eyre: '
"Wire from you, Hendricks and
White received. Referred matter
to Director Francirf I. Jones, Unit
ed States employment service this
morning and urged retention of
employment office in Salem. Di
rector has promised emphatically
that office would be maintained
at Salem. States service rendered
there was excellent and meets
with the approval of department
here."
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BUSINESS AGENT
New Office in Salem Is Of
fered "to C, J, Jenson of
Portland
C. J. Jenson of Portland will
come to Salem next week to look
over the position of business agent
offered him by the Salem Central
Trades and Labor council. This
promise was exacted by Judson
N. Ganiard, 2440 North Commer
cial, who was delegated to go to
Portland and obtain the best man
available for the position.
The office of business agent for
the local labor unions will corre
spond to that of secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. He will
act aB intermediary in all disputes
among and between the various
unions. An office will be estab
lished in the labor hall on Court
street.
Mr.. Jenson is a man of wide ex
perience along this line, haying
filled such a position for many
years tor the mutual trades coun
cil and for the building trades.
During the war he was before the
Macy board in Washington. D. C
several times. He will meet with
the trades and labor council at the
next meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Portland Electrician
Hangs Himself in Room
PORTLAND, Jan. 17 .-Russell
P. Shortridge, an electrician, was
found dead this afternoon in his
room at a hotel here, having hang
ed himself to the bed by a strap,
according to the coroner who said
Shortridge bad threatened to end
his life because of refusal of Miss
Edn Kruger of Albany, Or., to
marry him. . v '
Shortridge Is anrvlved : by his
mother living at SCLonis, Mo.";
MID
union
COURT ASKED
IS MEDICINE -
PROHIBITED
Lane County Man Asks Re
turn of Fine Says He Topk
Only Patent Medicine
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 17. Tad
circuit court of Lane county today
was asked to determine whether
or not a well-known patent medi
cine is an intoxicating liquor.
A few days ago William F. Mc
Claren of this city was arrested
on a charge of unlawful possess
ion of Iicfaor and was fined S150
in police court. He petitioned tile
city council to return his money
on the ground that the prohibi
tion law allows anyone to drink
this kind of medicine even though
it consists of more than 20 per
cent alcohol with other ingre
dients. The council refused and today
he instituted suit in circuit court
for the return of his money. Mc
Claren admitted to Police Judge
Gilmore that he had become in
toxicated on this medicine, accord
ing to ihp judge.
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WILL BE SOLD
Jerseys of World Reputation
From McKee and Loug
hary Herds to Go
Sam McKee, Independence, Or.,;
is well known to tle Jersey fra-j
ternity as having the highest pro
ducing herd in the world for a
herd its size. Not only has his
herd a high average, but include;
ed among his cows are a number
of world's fame. His herd bull is
St. Mawes Lad, a gold medal bull
and sire of St. Mawes Pretty Lady, i
world s record senior yearling.
Certain conditions make it neces
sary for Mr. McKee to dispose of;
his herd. They will be sold at
auction on the McKee farm some
time about the first ot June.
The sale will Include such cows
as Lad's Iota, 1940.07 pounds fat,
class AA and two daughters sired
by St. Mawes Lad. Lad's Iota
held the world's record until de
feated by Darling's Jolly Lassie..
Lad's Little Pauline, 941.59
pounds fat, class AA, a daughter
sired by St. Mawes Lad and a sop.
Betty's Lady Fern. 860.56
pounds of fat, class AA and three
daughters.
La Belle's Girl, 901 pounds fat,
class AA and one daughter.
Besides these cows of special
world's fame there will be a num
ber of other high record cows of
Rinda foundation breeding and
young stock sired by St. Mawes
Lad.
There are only a few medal of
merit cows in the world (cows
having produced over 850 pounds
of fat, class AA) and this sale will
nclude three of them. There are
only a few gold medal bulls in
the world and this sale includes
one of them. There are only three
medal of merit bulls in the world.
living or dead, and this sale in
cludes many daughters of one of
them.
Also a large part of the herd
owned by Frank' Loughary &
Son of Monmouth, will be sold at
auction on their farm. They are
practically the same blood lines
as the McKee herd, excepting that
their younger stock was sired by
Boise's Olga Lad. he a full broth
er of St. Mawes noise itosaire,
the world's fame cow. The Lough-
ary herd contains a number of
high record cows.and cows famous
for their winnings in the show
ring.
Both herds i contain a number
of daughters of Rind a Lad. and
daughters of St. Mawes Lad, from
Rinda Lad dams.
The significance of these 4 wo
Jersey sales can be realized when
the world's standing of these two
herds is considered.
Auto Insurance Rates
Are Reduced in Oregon
PORTLAND. Jan. 17. Reduc
tions In automobile insurance
rates which, may result in a sav
ing of as high as $200,090 in pre
miums to the motorists of Oregon
in the period of a year were made
public today when new Insurance
manuals were received by local
agencies.
The reduction involves about
0 per cent of the insurance com
panies doing automobile coverage
In Oregon. , -
According to a summary of the
new manual made by local insur
ance men, fire and theft insurance
has been reduced an average ot
IS per cent. Liability insurance
rates.- it Is estimated have been
cut 20 per, cent on the average,
while collision insurance has been
cut? SO per cent -oh" the average,
1 CATTLE
REBELS FIRE
' EORM LIS
Gunboats Bombard City Ear.
ly in Morning Direct Fire
Against Suburb of Vara
dero in Mexico
NERVOUS TENSION HIGH
AMONG CITY'S NATIVES
American Consul Advises
Washington and Asks for
Instructions
(By Tht Associated. Frcsi)
TAMPiCO. Jan. 1". Rebel Run
bouts bombarded the city and port
of Tampico ftis morning.
The news ofthe bombardment
was received n, a telephone mew
sage from the observer's station
at La" Harra. fThe message said:
'"Jesus M. jPalma, chief of the
coast guajrd, ? at ft- o'clock this
morning filghed the rebel pun
boats Tampieq and Sarasoa which
had- prevented six ships from en
tering the port. The vessels were
five tankers and Dutch steamer
Maasdan. 1
Houwh IestroyMl
"The rebel gunboats fired four
shots. The artillery stationed at
the entrance to the fort replied
and forced the rebel vessels to re
tire outside the range of the guns.
"Then the rebel ships directed
their fire against the suburb of
Varadero, located to the left of
the Panuco riyer, destroying sev
eral Chinese houses.; How many
ot the occupants of. these houses
perished is not known. In an air
plane sent tiPto reconnoiter iden
tified both of fhe rebel boats.
"Alt noon, the ships cruised 600
meters off the; mouth of the Pan
uco river, trying to find a landing
place." f
The foreign! residents of Tam
pico are in an expectant, mood.
There is considerable nervous ten
sion among tW native population.
Immediately after the bombard
ment James B. Stewart, the Am
erican consul, Informed the Ameri
can embassy at Mexico City and
th state department in Washing
ton, anl requested instructions.
Some of the populace, fearful
lest the rebels ships again fire on
the town, nave left Tampico. The
port is well protected by artillery.
President Obregon is being kept
informed of tpe situation.
The arrival- of " the rebel ships
off the entrance to the port had
been reported; early in the morn
ing. TJie belief prevailed that
they had come to Tampico to en
force an order, proclaimed by
Adolfo de la Huerta, supreme
chief of the rebels, for a blockade
of Tampico. stA special train car
rying artillery, machine guns and
troops was immediately started
tor La Barri.'the entrance to the
port. The detachment was under
command of'r General Lorenzo
Munoze, chief! of the federal gar
rison.
After the bombardment, the
ships disappeared. Two bombing
planes are 'being held in readiness
to attack the 'rebels' ships if they
eitempt to return.
FINAL FLASHES
WASHINGTON, Jan! 17.
Treasury of trials have ordered
an immediate;-investigation of the
disappearance, of a large quantity
of liquor froni customs warehouses
in Detroit. "JThe liquor has been
seized by customs agents in raids
from rum runners.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Jan.
i. W. L. (Lafe) Fyffe, maker
and squanderer of fortunes esti
mated to have totalled $15,000,-
00, . is dead ' at his ' home here
With, his passing-the west loses
one of its most picturesque char
acters- the prospector of the old
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 11. -
Omer R: Woods, convicted wife
murderer is scheduled to die by
shooting in the Utah state prison
at sunrise, 7f47 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Tlie governor and the
pardon board hare refused " to
grant any reprieve and declare
the execution, ndrft take place ac
cording to law. -Woods is calm
tonight but still maintains his in
nocence.
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 17.
Archbishop A. Christie of Oregon,
who contracted , a serious case of
ptomaine poisoning while return
Ing from Honolulu recently, is
much improved and well on the
way'to recovery, according to at
taches ot the Providence hospital,
here1 tonight.': l; ' ' "-
RAINY DAY M
ANTICIPATED
BY RODENTS
Portland Auditoriam Rats
Hoard Cand Left After
Christmas Tree Program
'PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 17.
The great organ in the municipal
auditorium heTe has been "act
ing up" lately. Roman Guenther,
twho has charge of the instrument
isaid he kept finding "cyphers"
land; other irregularities when the
(instrument was played. J For a
ime he was at a loss to know
What was causing the trouble.
I Today he crawled, insld the
prganx on an exploring tour. He
found, neatly stored in the;console
more than two bushels of; candy,
nuts and oranges. The goodies
had been left in the auditorium
following a charity Christmas
tree "and rats had put them 'away
in the organ for -future ww.i .
Prominent Salem Physician
Yields After Illness With
Pneumonia :
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Dr. Charles Wilson Southworth,
Salem physician, died at hishome
en Mission street at 2 o'clock p. m.
yesterday after an. illness of a
week with pneumonia. .'
Dr. Southworth was born No
mber 23. 1870. at North CplHns,
X. Y., where he attended the pub-
ac schools. L.ater ne auenueu
and was graduated from Fprest-
ville academy at Forestvijle, N. Y.,
and later he was graduated from
tjhe . University of Michigan and
the University of Buffalo.
Dr. Southworth was married to
Agnes Keith Prest September 1,
1902, and la survived by hfs wi
dow and three children,; Ward.
Alice and Chester, alsp two sisters
and a brother, Mrs. Ef fie Spalding
of Los Angeles. Mrs. Anglo, S. Dye
of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Franklin
C. Southworth of Meadville, Penn.
Dr. Southworth has been pro
minent in Salem affairs since com
ing here. He was an active mem
ber of the Baptist church, serving
on the daacdns' board of ; First
church. He also served , on the
board of trustees of the: yMCA
and was a member of the Kiwanis
cluu.
Dr. Southworth and j family
came west about 15 years ago and
located in Eugene where be, prac
ticed as a physician and surgeon
He was physician for the Univer
sity of Oregon for a number of
years. About four years !ago Dr.
Southworth and family located in
Salem, and he has been one of the
leading physicians here. ? 1
Funeral services will be held at
the Firt Baptist: church of Salem
next Monday at 10 o'clock a. m.,
and interment will take place at
Eugene at 3 o'clock in thje 'after
noon.
TIX PLEAS FLOOD
Interested Parties. Ask Re
tention of One Tax. and
Withdrawal of Another
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, Re
quests for tax reductions - again
flooded the house ways and means ,
committee today, although deter
mined opposition to revision of
some of thfr excise andj special
rates was voiced.
Additional pleas for repeal of
the tax on motor vthicleB and
accessories were countered by a
suggestion of .Representative
Hayden, democrat, Arizona that
the levy be maintained to provide
funds for completing the govern
ment's program of aiding jstates
in construction of rdadwasi under
terms of the highway at.;
John ..Quinn, speaking -for the
art dealers and art associations
of New York asked that; the tax
be removed from artists products
but suggested the tax oni jewelry
be doubled, and that automobiles
maintained. ,J '
Determinatioirqf a program for
consideration of the rates sections
of the new bill which will be, taken
up next' week, .has beenf delaped
by Chairman Green, pending com
pletion of " the hearings and set
tlements of the rules fight in the
house, which has, occupied the at
tention of leaders and held ap also
plans for the' floor fights 6n the
tax measure. '- v ' J T
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DA. SOUTHWOBTH
PISSES Mr
COMMITTEE
OBREGON ASKS THAT
ARMY BE
TO CROSS
State Department Is Addressed By Mexican
President- Hughes Requests Approval ' of i
State Governors First-f-New Mexico and
Arizona Grant Requests-Has Precedent .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The state department ah
nounced tonight that the. government of President Obregon
in Mexico had requested permission for a detachment of the
Mexican army to pass from Naco, Ariz., to some point in
Texas where they will re-enter Mexican territory ipr service
against the revolutionists. Although final decision Ms not
been made it was said the Washington government looked
favorably upon the request.
The American government has made request for pas
sage of troops of the governors of Arizona, ew. Mexico and
Texas and has received favorable replies from the first two,
but as yet no reply from the governor of Texas, In case of
a favorable reply being received from the latter, it was added,
the request of the Mexican government would be granted. .
BANKER
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Marketing Conference at
Yakima Hears Hunt Say
.Meeting Is Packed
YAKIMA, Wash.. Jan. 17.
After I. D. Hunt, Portland banker,
upset the apple marketing confer
ence here early today with a sen
sational speech in which he charg
ed that the growers' meeting was
"packed" with shipping Interests,
the growers nearly broke up in a
row but settled down again and
excluding, everybody but genuine
growers proceded,-with the offic
ers of the state chamber of com
merce," to work out some solution
of their own difficulty. Ignoring
bankers altogether. Fights 1 be
tween the different sections of
apple growers developed and
broke up the meeting again but
finally, through the Influence of
President N. B. Coffman of the
state chamber, harmony was re
stored and the growers agreed to
appoint a committee of five apple
men. with authority to proceed to
organize 'the apple men of the Pa
cific northwest.
Wenatehee advocates of the ao-
jcalled Wenatchee lan Insisted on
getting their plan introduced at
the meeting on the floor but after
some hot arguments it was reject
ed by, the main body.
No other plan was presented al-
tnougn the growers ificlmed to
follow the California plan out
lined by Frank Jtwad of the Call
fornia fruit exchange yesterday.
f inaiiy unanimous action was
secured which resulted In author
izing President Coffman to name
a committee of five growers to
proceed to organize the northwest
apple srrowers and free to select
aome plan they might deem best.
Mr. Coffman said he would take
two weeks to name the committee.
E. Shorrock, vice president of the
Axarine -National bank of , Seattle,
was invited to speak and gave an
impressive talk on the value of co
operative effort, scoring the fac
tional fight which had disrupted
the growers' meeting.
STILL UNSETTLED
Democrats, Republicans and
Insurgents Fail to Reach
Agreement
WASHINGTON", Jan. 17. Two
unsuccessful efforts one cham
pioned by Republican organization
leaders and the other by the Dem
ocrats and Republican insurgents
were .made today to change the
recommendation of the house
rules committee as to the number
of signatories to .be required on
petitions for the discharge of com
mittees. As a retit the minimum
fixed by the committee 150
names will stand unless a move,
backed by sufficient votes, is made
to alter it as the fight over rules
continues tomorrow.
After three days of debate on
the discharge of committees prop
osition, the house got down to
voting late in the day on an am -
end men t by Representative Gra
ham, Republican, Illinois to re
quire signatures of at least half
the members of the honse on such
petitions. Although Republican
organization leaders Jiad expressed
willingness," as "a .Compromise to
accept the rules committee recom
RULES REVISIOIU
mendation, they swung their sup-enter, Mexico for service - against
i port Uok' the Graham - propOsal.iereTdItftlohuita. - ' ' "
PERMITTED
3 STATES
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In a statement the state depart
ment said: r ' ' ' ' -
"The Mexican government,
through its embassy here has re
quested permission of thin gov
ernmenV for-' tbe passage i'-ot a de
tachment of fhe Mexican army to
gether 'with : animals and ''other i
material which usually a'ceompan-f
ies such a command, from 'Naco,
ArizJ, 'to some point In - Texas,
where they will reenter Mexican
territory for service 'in -regions in
Mexico, where American lives and
interests are being threatened with.
rave danger byfthe forces -ia re-
von against tne Mexican govern
ment These troops will sot be
nition .will accompany . them - as
baggage. ): '-'' "A" '
Thfa "government 5 has trans
mitted this' request to the gover-;
hors of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas and has' received favorable
replies from the ' governor
Ariaona; and New Mexico.' No re
l iv nan w cl iinr-ii reenrveu a uiu ljib ...
Voiernor ot -"Texa'sTf'Thls ' govern-
mi 6a t nf iha Vf YrAn ' rnrnmllt
and In raA a favorable ; TremVls
received from the governor . of,
Texas, this request will te" grant
ed. 1 ' - i .'.''- ':
I was Permitted Before
"Similar . permission has been
extended. In tbe past, the last
occasion being in October, 1915,;
and again in November 1915,
when the defacto government ot.
Mexico headed by Mr. Carranz
was allowed! to transport Mexican ;
troops from the Texas bordet'
through the United States lo the
state of Sonora, Mexico,- whert',
American lives and property were
in serious danger from the oper-
atlons of "Mexican .revolutionary
bands." r:.-V
The attitude of the state depart-
(Continued on page 6)
Thursday iji Congress
Secretary Work laid plans for
an expert's investigation of the"
Colorado riyer project. v :
The actual detailed, offer of
southern power companies for
Muscle Shoals was formally sub-;
rnitted to the, war department. ' r
Senator Pepper, Republican,
Pennsylvania, declined to Intro
duce Governor Pinchot's anthra
cite bill.
The house ways and means com-'
mittee considering tax revision
heard arguments against taxes on
future trading on produce" mar
kets. -'
House Democrats and Republi
can insurgents failed in an effort
to upset the rules program of the
Republican organization on the
discharge of committees.
A request for the investigation
of Governor General Woods of the :
Philippines was Introduced by
Senator Laid, Republican, North
Dakota. . t-
Investigation of the Bok peace
plan was decided upon by a spe-'
cial ssnate committee and . ap
pointed Senator Reed to inquire
into general propaganda in the
UnitecJ States. ' '
Naval officials said the per i
forraance of the Shenandoah,'.
Strengthened the belief that she
' x uld be equal to a polar, flight.
v. hile opposition to the program :
came to the surface In the-aenate.
r ( " v
The state department announced .
it favored granting permission for V
a detachment of ObregOn troops'
to pass from Naco, Aflx'.lo" a :
point In .Texas where they can re--:
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