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FACT-FINDING MEETING
( HELD IN SALT LAKE
"Moratorium", at Beginning
t would Make One at End
Necessary is Claim i i
SALiT LAKE CITY, Jan. lgi
Reclamation In its varying- moods
testified before the ' fact - finding
commission today when the repre
sentatives of the Minidoka (Idaho)
project; - emphatically asserting
their ability to pay dollar for dol
lar.1 followed the representatives
of the King Hill (Idah6 project,
who, after 15 years of straggle and
adversity, finally announced that
the project waa hopelessly, bank
rupt. ". , uy.
These were followed - by men
from the Emmet (Idaho) project,
who are to plant their first crop
this spring and who hope to avoid
the many pitfalls which have be
set the reclamation 'effofti In the
variotfs parts of the country. Then
as a conclusion of a diversified
day came an echo of the strife be
tween & commercial., irrigation
canal and the reclamation service,
a matter which, now Is before the
courts.
rian Froposco!
What was thought by. some to
be a basis for future success In
reclamation work was hit upon by
delegates representing one unit of
the Minidoka- project, who .said
that the government had made a
mistake In forcing their early pay
ments. Many farmers were thrown
. in arrears t the. start becauaevtha
. first payments were doe before
"the first crops were harvested J A
"moratorium. t the beginning
' would make one at the end un
necessary, the witness stated. :
In examining into the troubles
of the Minidoka 'project the wit
nesses suggested classifying lands
into Individual projects In assess
ing Charges. In answer to questions-it
was brought oat that lands
under the project could be divided
.' roughly into - three ' classes with
grog production under nor)nal
conditions of $75, $50 and $25
per acre.- A
? Abolish Penalties ,
Moratoriuma. of three, or five
years, abolishment of the penalties
which have been assessed the de
linquents, ,an opportunity to pay
, the government its original esti
r mate first and handle the excess
later as su pplcm ental con tracts,
were; among the plans suggested.
The last met with favor from
mny for the actual cost of most
projects is1 much in excess of the
cost first estimated by the gov
ernment and the settlers maintain
that the goyernment "should 'per
mit them' to pay these costs first
and then collect the excess.
The King Hill project Is gone
forever, according; to; Charles
Stouti aocretary ot that project.
Not If the government, maintained
the district for ten years would
King Hill pay out,, he . testified.
Too heavy maintenance eosts and
insufficient water, i due to ' exces
slve tinder-drainage were given as
the reasons for the failure of the
project ' .--." y'--i.,y y l - y-
The , Minidoka : project, on the
other hand. Is not a failure, wit
nesses said, though over two-thirds
of the settlers have ' become so
much delinquent in payments that
notices of cancellation of water
rights have been issued." The es
i timated cost of the project ras
' $26 an acre, and the actual cost
was $56, said i W. R. Grlswold.
Settlers have'sutfered the last few
years, but they have made good
farms and good homes, he said. ;
J i-. ; Profit Returned
" The Minidoka project, he said,
was charged with construction of
the Jackson Lake storage and the
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THE WEATHER
l .-.-.;.. j .y
OREGON: Fair Saturday;
.moderate -westerly winds. .t
LOCAL WEATHER
(Friday)
Maximum temperature, 51.
.Minimum temperature, 31.
Rirer, 3.6 feet; stationary.
Rainfall, none. , j ,,.. '
Atmosphere, clear. - -
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MEXICAN PROBLEM
OCCUPIES
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STATEMENT ISSUED
White Hoyse Say$ Flatly That Opinion of Tex-
as Governor Will Be Respected by Federal
Government Acting Governor 'Still' Hesi-
ta$, Neff Not Yet at Austin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The Mexican problem, partic
ularly with relation tothe attempted rebel blockade of Tam
picp, occupied cabinet attention today almost to the exclusion
of other matters; - For a time it appeared that some action
to injure the freedom of American commerce with the port
was impending but developments of an undisclosed character
later prompted an authorized statement at the White House
that the president was not expecting any difficulties on ac
count of the Tampico blockade.
' ! Before the White House statement was issued, the state
department announced that on arrival of the cruiser Rich
m6nd at Vera Cruz, probably tomorrow, she would take
aboard the 268 members of the crew of the wrecked Tacoma
who are ashore in the
of American consul Wood. Captain ShaYrow and 48 men of
the Tacoma's crew are still
presumably navy personnel will
or salvation operations have
GOVERNOR IX GEORGIA
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 18.
Governor Pat Xeff of Texas,
.who arrived here today to
, attend the unveiling of the
head of Robert E.' Lee to
morrow on the Stone Moun
tain memorial, tonight de
clined to comment on the ac
tion of th,e lieutenant gover
nor of Texas in refusing, pas
sage through American ter
ritory of Mexican troops.
I
Russell " Beckett Seriously
Hurt, But Now Resting
; Comfortably
Four men were Injured when a
large automobile crashed into a
truck on the Pacific highway
about 2 o'clock Friday morning In
the vicinity of Brooks. Russel
Beckett, of Salem, is In Willam
ette sanitarium with possible fa
tal injuries; Harry Rich, ose of
the proprietors of the pool hall at
the Terminal hotel, owner and
driver of the automobile, is suf
fering from cuts a1boutthe head
and hands; Walter Klein, partner
of Rich, was cut and bruised, and
H. M. Moore, the fourth occupant
of the machine, also suffering as
a result of the accident.
; Moore denied that any of the
patty had been drinking, either
on the trip or during the entire
day.' The men had driven to
Portland to attend a prize fight,
he said, and were on the way
home when they met one of the
largft Willamette, Valley Transfer
company's trucks, driven by H.
Shavelin. Moore claims that the
truck driver signaled for the other
machine to dim but before Rich
could work the 'dimmers. Shavelin
turned on the spotlight, blinding
the driver 61 the automobile.
The Rich automobile was prac
tically demolished by the impact.
As he Came down the highway he
applied the brakes, causing the
machine to turn around twice on
the slippery pavement before it
crashed sidelong into the truck.
Shavelin claims that he saw the
automobile coming down the high
way on a zig-zag course, and drove
his truck to one side, with two
wheels . off ' the pavement and
stopped. . . , . ;
'According to Bert Smith, depu
ty sheriff, who investigated the
accident it was apparent that
Rich bad been traveling at a high
rate , of speed when the accident
occurred. He found a flask at one
side Of the road, upon which was
written Rich's name. The bottle
is said to have contained a small
quantity of liquid thought to be
a physician's prescription. The
sheriffs office is holding the bot
tle ; and will find out the nature
of the contents. , ,
Not only was the automobile in
which the four men had been rid
ing nearly demolished, but the
impact was 60 great that a large
hole : was smashed In the side of
the truck which also received
other t damage.
The men .were picked up by, a
passing motorist aad rushed to
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CABINET;
rebel-controlled city under protection
aboard the stranded vessel and
remain aboard until wreckage
been completed.
Foreknowledge that the depart
ment was preparing to issue some
statement with relation' to the
Tampico blockade led to the
strong impression that the send
lng of American war vessels to
Tampico for the protection of Am
erican commerce and other inter
eats was under contemplation
Cabinet-officials did not deny that
the question had been discussed
during the day but the nature of
the state department's announce
ment wag the only word obtain
able in official quarters with re
gard to the situation of the Mex
ican gulf coast.
Purpose Stated
It has been emphasized in con
nection with the warning from
the state department to Adolfo de
Ia-Huerta, revolutionary,, leader
against interference with Ameri
can shipping passing in and out
of Tampico, that the Washington
government had made no restric
tions. In view of the evident desire in
Washington to avoid, if possible
any clash with the rebel faction
it is conceivable that the state de
partment reiterated In an official
way the purpose of . the Rich
mond's visit to Vera Cruz in order
that there might be no misunder
standing of her mission.
; Secretary Hughes was in .con
ference during the day with, re
presentatives of American oil in
terests in the Tampico region
and other fields but no word of
what occurred was obtainable. It
was evident that Mr. Hughes had
indicated his desire that there
should be no public discussion of
the conference.
The Yisit of the oil men how
ever, served to emphasize the del
icacy of the present situation in
Mexico. American holdings there
represent very great Investments
and . there are many Americans
working in and about oil fields.
Situation Involved
The grounding of the Tacoma
and the necessity of placing most
of her crew ashore in rebel con
trol in the territory undoubted
ly has added to the complications
of the situation in many ways:
Not only must the welfare of, the
sliip wrecked' men be considered
but - until the Richmond .arrives
on the scene there is ho American
controlled means of direct commu
nication with the rebels' capital
city.
Lack of that means which the
wireless equipment of " the Rich
mond will supply, may be fembar
rassing somewhat to negotiations
with the De la, Huerta leaders for
the purpose of keeping Tampico
open to commerce. ; So far ; a
known no communication has
reached the state department tell
ing pf the reception by De . la
Huerta of Secretary Hughes' warn
lng against interference with Am
erican ships at Tampico.
v While the Tampico situation
with the center of interest iri the
Mexican problem during the day,
they exchanged correspondence
with the acting chief executive i of
Texas relative to the request of
the Obregon goyernment tq move
troops through ' American terri
tory formed another angle for of
ficial action. Rejection by the
acting governor of the request
was viewed as tentative in admin
istration circle It was indicated
that further information to" the
necessity for granting permission
. 1T -aIaL i .fual
iuiwaiucu . iu
It was f latly stated at the White
House, however,, that the, opinion
of the Texas governor, would be
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SALEM; OREGONrSATUKDAY
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ILL0PLA1
Coolidge Tells Visitors He
I I", 1 - -1 f ij -.,
Thinks Plan Ms ; GainingtcBarges or contributing to the de-
Favor in and Out of Con
gress v
SAYS HE EXPECTS IT
TO BE MUCH CHANGED
Garner Will Fight for His
Proposed Amendments jri
House if Necessary
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18, Sec
retary MeUon's program for tax
reduction, was a storm center In
legislative and political discus
sions today. While views for and
against the proposed income tax
rates were placed before theTiouse
ways and means committee at pub
lic hearings, the bill's course in
the house was confronted with
preliminary developments which
majority leaders admitted threat
ened its major provisions. At the
same time President Coolidge let
it be known that he still intends
to accept no compromises in the
main principles of the treasury
secretary's proposals.
Mr. Coolidge told visitors he be
lieved the Mellon plan wag gain
ing favor both in and out of con
gress, although he reiterated thafl
he expected some changes in the
bill.
May Be Changed
" Republican leaders admitted
that with the rules revision adopt
ed by the house today it was pos
sible the entire rate structure of
the Mellon plan might be changed
when the measure reaches the
floor as a result of elimination of
the rule restricting amendment of
revenue and tariff measures. In
this connection Representative
Oldfield of .Arkansas democrat
whip announced and he would of
fer an amendment when the bill
reached the floor to restore the
excess profits tax, with lower
rates, and Representative Frear of
Wisconsin insurgent republican
member of the ways and means
committee, sought support for his
proposal to provide revenue for a
soldiers' bonus, in the tax bill in
a letter directed to members of
the' house. -
Representative Garner of Texas,
author' of the democrats' surtax
proposal has declared that if ne
Is not successful, in the committee
in obtaining normal income tax
rates of two and four Per cent
in place of the three and six per
cent rates suggested by Secretary
Mellon, and higher surtax rates
than those' suggested by the sec
retary of the treasury he would
seek to amend the bill to this ef
fect on the floor.
Rate Endorsed
The Income tax rates of the Mel
lon plan today received endorse
ment before the ways and means
committee before the American
Bankers league and the American
Mining congress, while they were
criticized by the American Farm
bureau federation and the Na
tlonal grange, the latter propos
ing higher surtax rates. . The sur
tax rates of the Mellon program
at the same time were vigorously
defended by Garrard Winston, un
der secretary of the treasury in
answering y questions of commit
tee members as to-the probable ef
fect of the plan on future revenue.
Election of Officers
Business of Federation
Election officers for 1924 will
be a feature of the meeting of the
Marion County Community Fed
eration to be held at the Chamber
of Commerce auditorium at 8
o'clock Wednesday, Jan. 23. , Jos
eph J. Keber, of Mt. Angel is pres
ident and A. N. Fulkerson, of Sa
lem, secretary of the organization;
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served from the club room "bar"
upon the arrival of members and
their families, with refreshments
again at the close of the meeting.
Harley O. White, president of
the Salem Chamber of Commerce,
will make the welcoming address,
followed by several: twd-minute
talks on "What Shall the Federa
tion Do This Year?" Mrs. Blake
ly, professional , visiting nurse of
Portland, will, speak upon What
i Your ComjnuAltyn followed by an
address by John. L. Brady oh
"Community, tlfe, ana , What ; It
Means to You." j.. " . 1 -v ' ; f
. Officer to be elected are presi
dent,' vice president and secretary.
MORNlKGrJANyARY! 10i
PARENTS FACE
ARREST; WHEN
JUNIORS ROAM
Those . Who Let Children Un-
der 18 On Streets After 9
3 OTIock to Be Arrested
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 18. :par-
ents of children under 18, who
are allowed to, roam., the streets
after 9 o'clock at night, are to
be arrested and prosecuted, nnder
linquency of minors, it was de-
111 4 "
cmea at . conference of juvenile
law enforcement officers here to
day. :.. .
The second tep in curbing juve
nile crinvf and delinquency will be
the arrester pool hall owners, mo
tion picture theater owners, dance
hall owners who allow children
under 18to frequent their places
aner ,the9 o'clock curfew hours,
it was announced. ' '
Store owners who sell cigarettes
to minora will be henceforth
charged Tjfith contributing to the
delinquency of those minors, Jn
stead. of the city charge of selling
cigarettes, to minors
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RE-ELECTION
Secretary of State Makes
Public? Statement An.
nouncing Candidacy
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state,
yesterday announced his candidacy
for the Republican renominationl
and election for that office. .Mr
Kczer has been secretary, of state
since May; 28t 1920, when he was
appointed to the office by Gover
nor Olcott. Mr. Kozer was elected
to the office to succeed himself at
the general election of November,
1920. Prior to being appointed to
the offlcehe served several years
as deputy.; ..
In announcing his candidacy,
Mr. Kozef made the . following
statement!
"In again seeking the Republi
can nomination for secretary of
state, 1 am basing, my. candidacy
solely , upon any conduct of" thfs
Important;- office, to which the
people of : the state so graciously
elected me in 1920, and the dis
charge of the numerous duties in
connection therewith during the
mere than; three years post.
Four years ago,', when I was a
candidate, I made the -pledge to
the people of Oregon that in the
event I was nominated and elected
I would, during my term -of. office,
serve the people to the fullest ex
tent, of my ability, believing, as I
always have, that a public official
Is, in factl'a public servant.
"That in the conduct of the
state's business I would be guided
by an intimate and' comprehensive
knowledge; of its affairs and trans
actions and-endeavor to give to it
that high degree of efficiency
which the? people are justified in
demanding of a public official.
"That as a member of the vari
ous state hoards passing upon Im
portant public matters, I would en
deavor to ; dispose of them in a
careful- and conservative manner,
having' always in mind that I was
acting in the capacity of a trustee
of the people's interests.
- "I have earnestly and studious
ly tried to fulfill- my conception of
the obligations and dutiea of a
public servant, whether in the dis
posal of some one of the many im
portant public transactions falling
to me individually, or as a mem
ber of on of the various state
boards, and to practice such strict
economy in the conduct, of public
affairs consistent with their prop
er administration. In., this effort
I have hal the' tireless support and
closest cooperation of all members
of the fojffce of the department,
and whatever has resulted from
the conduct of its affairs is large
ly due to their loyalty and fidel
ity.' ' .
"The duties of the secretary of
state are sf many and varied, and
cover such a broad field of oper
ation that Ithey bring him in im
mediate touch with nearly every
citizen of pregon. In thejr per
formance ivery effort has been
made to transact or dispose of
them In t uniformly courteous,
considerate! and efficient manner,
whether th service rendered was
small or inconsequential, or one
of niuch magnitude and involving
much time find attention, and it is
my determined purpose that In the
event the people of Oregon may
again! favor me with, nomination
and ejection to this high office,,to
continue earnestly to give .to thfrn
the, same conscientious application
to duty and service."
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IlEQrEST GRANTED
-. f im ... ,r.
SYDNEY, N. S' Jan. 18. A re
quest, by . premier Armstrong -of
Nova Scotia , to defer reductions
in the wages of Cape Breton eoal
miners; whej quit work" Wednesday1
KOZER IS 00
FOR
has been complied with by officers.
1924
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Four Sided New Years
Shooting ' Affray, Hais First
Inning in "Losi Angeles
Court Room
MISS PURVIANCE FAILS"
TO REMEMBER DETAILS
Says "I Do Not , Know" or
"I Do Not Remember" to
Many Questions
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. Com
plete airing of the Pines-Greer-Normand-Purviance
; affair, of
New Year's night, wben'Courtland
S. Dines. Denver oil man was shot
by Horace A. Greer, chauffeur for
Mable Normand, filnvactress was
indicated in court here today, when
Greer was arraigned and the
hearing continued until next Mon
day. ;
Dines and Miss Normand were
not in court. The former is still
nursing his bullet-punctured' lung.
The latter was said by - her phy
sician to be in a state of com
plete nervous collapse. She was
operated on for appendicitis ac
cording .to the physician's an
nouacement, recently.; Prosecut
or- WSlter Hanby indicated by
statement today he intended to
sift matters to the bottom and lost
no time in doing so.- He also re
peated his earlier announcement
that he would transfer the hear
ing to Dines' bedside jtf it became
necessary in the speeding up. of
the process. ,
Has Legad Talent
Greer faced the court hacked by
'quadruple tier of attorneys
which was taken by court attaches
to mean that he Intended to do
his part in bringing out all evi-
dense possible lor the defense. He
gained iiis first point tdoay when
his legal advisers obtained reduc
tion, of his bail from .$10,006 to
$5,000, but lost a second skirm
ished to wipe from the records
the testimony of Edna Eurviance,
another film actress, a participant
in the New Year's night party in
Dines' apartments at 'which the
shooting occurred and the only
principal witness examined today.
Miss Normand already has de
clared that When she is' able to
attend court she Is going to add
her bit to the effort to bring out
all the facts. .'.-;(.
Memory is Poor!
Miss Purviance told the court
she did not see Greer ! in the
Dines apartment the night of the
shooting. She explained she was
not iq the room in which the
shooting occurred but heard nois
es like4 the cracking of a whip.
Her memory and ' knowledge of
what did occur added little to the
information. the court is seeking
to gather as many of her answers
were either "I donot know," or
"I don't remember." "
Mrs. Edith - Burns, ; former
housekeepef for Miss Normand
but who has left the actress' em
ploy since the shooting was one
of the Witnesses who was not in
court today. Greer hag declared
that Mrs. Burns knew he .had tak
en Miss ; Normand's pistol to
Dines' apartment a statement the
ex-housekeeper emphatically de
nied. The shooting according to
pre-trial stories of those examined
in the case was done j with the
film actress" .2 calibre; .jweanon.
Salem Police Take Ten in
, Late Night Raid on Fer
ry Street Joint
The police raided a Chinese
gambling den over Bin Sin's place
on, Ferry street last night just be
fore 'midnight. Ten Chinese were
taken to the station and are now
at liberty each, having furnished
$25 bail. ;
. The raid ' was made I by Chief
Minto. with Officers Olsen Wright
and ShafaT. . i
Oregon to Be Visited
Soorr By Counterfeiters
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SEATTLE. Janl8.-r-Connter-feiters
circulating spurious $20
federal reserve hank of San Fran
cisco notes' are headed fo Wash
ington1' and Oregon points, accord
ing to a report received by A' local
detective agency - tOdajr.j f r
CBE6SHU6
DEN IS RAIDED
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FLEET FIGHTS
WITH "ENEMY"
IN PANAMA
Atlantic Fleet Defeated By
"Blacks" in Southern
Waters' Friday; - -
COLON, Canal Zone, Jan. IS v
The Americaa AUantic fleet was
defeated today by the "enemy"
iieet in a two and a halt hour
engagement in Colon bay. By the
victory. Admiral McCully, cora;
mander of the "black or enemy
fleet is believed to have gained
control of the Carribean sea, and
perhaps of the Panama Canal
The battle commenced at S
o'clock this morning at the short
range of 6,000 yards. At about
10 o'tlock the ,lblack" main fleet.
screened by torpedo destroyers
and submarines attacked the
"blue" fleet commanded, by, Ad
miral Samuel S Robinson.,
The "blue" submarines and de
stroyers were outside the break
water and the battleships Inside.
The active combat ensued im
mediately. Fort Sherman supported , the
"blue" forces, with all possible
vigor. At noon the "black" com
mander withdrew his entire force
and broke off, the engagement
probably to replenish his ammu
nition. ,
The losses of the "blues' were
heavy.
Last night the "black" trans
port Henderson waa sunk in the
main channel entrance, partly
blocking' the channel".
It is considered that today's ac
tion may have a decisive effect on
the joint naval program which the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets ' are
working but
The chief umpire tonight . ii
summing up the situation, arising
from the successful attack by the
"black" .fleet. ";-: i
Influences at Work to Bring
Famofis tvarigclist to
Salem in June
Influences, are at work to line
up all the evangelistic churches
of Salem In favor of bringing Bil
ly Sunday, world's most . noted
evangelist, to Salem in June for
a series of -evangelistic meetings.
Some of the churches voted in the
negative because of a conflict of
the dates with Chautauqua week.
but it is believed an adjustment
can be made so this will not hap
pen. .,
Two more churches took' favor
able action Thursday night on the
proposal to bring Mr. Sunday to
Salem. While there is now a ma
jority of those that have voted on
the favorable side, it is believed
that Mr, Sunday would not come
unless au were lavoramy in
clined. . -. '
Mr. Sunday is still waging his
evangelistic : campaigns as vigor
ously as he did in his earlier
years and is , how somewhere la
the east conducting meetings. He
numbers among his friends and
admirers many of the nation's
greatest personages, not only, am
ong the Clergy, but among editors,
actors, scientists, literary folk and
celebrities of j the athletic world.
Numerous magazine articles have
been written about Billy Sunday,
and wherever he preaches his ser
mons furnish front-page newspaper
copy.
Convicted Wife Slayer's
Body Buried in Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. Y$.
The.body of Omer R. Woods, con
victed wife-slayer, pierced by Jour
bullets from the rifles of a firing
squad in the Utah state prison at
8: 17. a, m. this morning, was bur
ied in the Olivet cemetery here
this afternoon, the plan for taking
the body back to Wood's old home
in Tennessee having been aban
doned.
Woods met his fate this mornc
ing calmly and without a quiver.
He protested innocence of the
murder of his wife to the very
last and continued to declare that
A. C. Vadneyi now a resident of
Council, Idaho, was. one . of the
two men who strangled his wife
and . then attempted, to burn the
body. '
Compensation Not Due
Step-Mother, Court Rules
OLYMPIA, Wash.; Jan.' IS.
A; stepmotber ,;is-' not- entitled io
draw compensation for a deceased
soldier, according to an opinion
s-endered today by Assistant At
torney General -E. W. Anderson
to C. W. Clausen as head of the
state veterans' compensation bu-1
reau. -
-I PRICE BOTE CENTS
Republicanand Democratic
: Leaders Join" In ' Orjpcslr
: Amendment Proposed Cy
Madden . ;
i'fvS , ' t ? t
NEW RULES EFFECTIVE
FOR USE ON BILL TODAY
Underwood Amendment Rula
Repealed Tjew House .
Committee Is Created
r WASHlNOf ON, Jan: '18. the
house rules' fight In progress 'sf nee
Monday ended late 'foday with the
adoption of a resoluiiOn providing,
among other things,' for repeal of
the Underwood amendment rule, '
totes on discharge of committees
on' petition of 150 members, arid
creatfon of a new E6asef commit
tee to handle legislation affecting
war veterans.- .
" . .
Party lines Break -There
Was a sharp break in
party lines in the vote on the mo
tion by Mr.-Madden who is chair
man of the appropriations commit
tee. Its supporters, who Included
Representative Tllsoh of Connecti
cut and a number : ot Hepublican
R-4flers, were those either oppos
ed t the Whole proposition of fa
ciltUting the discKarge'of legiala-:
tlon from committees of the opin
ion that at least a majority of the
house memb&rs had been request- 1
ed to sign petitions.- rc "
Representative Longworth. the
Republican leader, joined- Chair-,
man SneU -of the rules committee
in opposing the Madden posltipn as
aid Representative Garrett,. . thi;
Pemocratic leader and' Represen.
tative Kelson, leader t of : the Ke
publican insurgents, who jyester
day led a futfle fight to reduce tat
rules committee' recommendation
of minimum ptliOxnames to
Mr. Snell declared that in the
main the Republican organization;
got the best of ;ths .rules : fight
which was forced by insurgents- as
a condition, to their voting for
Speaker Gillett fof reelection. The
Democrats and Insurgents by form
ing a coalition, he pointed out, suc
ceeded in. having the Underwood
rule, which restricted v. amend- .
ments from the floor to tariff and
reVehue blUs,'" repealed ; but they
tailed to muster enough' Totes to
gain their point on the provision
for discharge of committees. .
: Holes in Force -During
consideration of amend
ments .to .rules r today, the . Jiouse
adopted one proposed by Repre
sentative Moore, Democrat, Vir
ginia, providing that rules report- .
ed by the rules committee cannot
be put to a vote in the house with
in 24 hours unless two-thirds of
the: house' members voting so. de-
'' (Continued on page 6) ,
priday in Congress
The cabfnet discussed the sitiw
tion in Mexico but no announce
ment of action followed. . . .
The interstate commerce com.
mission suspended temporarily Its
order for, express rate reductions
on foodstuffs, s t
The senate foreign relations sub
committee decided to begin hear
ings on Russian recognition - Mon
day. , ' .
: i.;-. yt;-lyyy:y:y;':.
Senate' Investigation of "diplo
ma mills" was begun by a com
mittee headed by. Senator Cope
land, -Democrat, 2Cew York.-
RepresenUtlves of organiwd la
bor,; urged the public agriculture
committee to report on the Norris
farm aid plans'. . .... a
" The elections committee declln- ;
ed tq recdmmend an. investigation :
of the election of RepresenUtlve .
Miller, Republican Illinois.' ' T
Director : Hlnes gave the house : '
public bill committee aa outline
of appointments and additions to ,
veteran bureau hospital facilities. .
;
, The fight on house rules ended '
at adoption of a resolution, pro
viding, among tier things, for , ,
votes on vfllschWgi of 4onimfltee
on petition of 150 members. v i i
'-;v ' "''ir '--v .
President Coolidge and his cab
inet gave their approval to a plan
for extending assistance to north-
western banks wrhich are in diffi-
lenities. . jj. -."
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