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fife Pfote grit's the Easy Way to Find What You Want or to Dispose of What You Do Not Want Use Statesman Class Ads. warn The Successful Man Knows It Pays To Advertise . He Builds. His Business Through Its Results. s , 3 ;. '-.t SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS V s n 3 ' i COUNSEL WILL BETAREETDF Effort Will Be Made to Pre vent Confirmation o f i Strawn and Pomerene as Oil Case Attorneys WALSH OF MONTANA DABS ON WAR PAINT Senator Wheeler to Make Ef fort to Lift Scalp of Mr. Daugherty WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. An organized fight, la the senate agafnBt confirmation ol Silas H. Strawn and Atlee Pomerene as special, government counsel in the oil cases, promises to furnish an other dramatic ' chapter to the rapidly' unfolding story of the na tal oil leases. . i Walsh Opposes Lawyers. . definite indications that Sen ator Walsh, democrat, Montana, ; ' dominant figure in pressing . the Inquiry, Is opposed to the lawyers selected by President Coolidge, provided the chief development of the day in ; the oil Investigation. The oil commission considered the nominations at two executive ses sion," but without reaching a de cision. Between times it heard six witnesses at public sessions in efforts to obtain more light on the circumstances1 surrounding the leasing of the Teapot Dome r serve to Harry P. Sinclair and the California Elk hills reserve to E I Doheny. Members of all sena torial groups showed a dlsposl tion today to treat as a closed in cident the refusal of ; President Coolidge to entertain the senate's request! that he demand "imme diately? the resignation of Secre tary Denby A for his part In' the leases. " ". Wheeler After Daugherty " ; '' Scnajtor ; Wheeler, democrat, Montana, announced that on Thursday he would introduce a resolution proposing a , full inves ligation, of all the official acts of Attorney General Daugherty and of all branches' of the department of Justice tinder the, stewardship of Mr.! Daugherty. .George Creel, former chairman of. the committee of public Infor mation!, told the oil. committee he had bcien employed by Doheny as 'publijity consultant" five months after; bje left the government service- but had., resigned after three months, because of a disagreement with hjs chief. . Salary, wad at the rate off 110,000 a year. He also disclosed that he had interested himself; in obtaining a lease offset well iin Teapot Dome -and had taken the . matter np unsucccss fully With Secretary Daniels'. Bad Faith Charged. : I J. Leo Stack, a Denver oil man with (whom Creel was associated and who had contractual rights in claims in Tea po$ Dome, test! fied that be had become convinced soon, I after; Sinclair obtained, the lease that there had been "bad faith j fraud' and secret dealings.' The committee sought, but with little success, to establish definite ly who! supplied he 1200,000 for the purchase-of the Albuquerque, N.) U Journal by Sidney Weil, from! Carl C. Magee in Ma, 1922 but it was in evidence that Jashua Reynolds, chairman of the board oi me jnrsi .National cans, oi ai buquerque, had taken it over from Well after 30 days i . - Won't Sell Out. i - Mage told of attacks he .was making on Albert B. Fall in his ; Papo and of efforts he made to sell thej plant, lie said . he rc cclved an offer from the Los An gcles. Herald, which he asserted "represented Doheny money" and also (halt Frederick G. Bonfils and ! Jl. Hi Tarn men of the Denver Post had sent a man to see him but Ji -refused! to deal with them. (Continued on page 6) THE .WEATHER OREGON Fair Wednesday; ;i moderate westerly winds. V . ,.' LOCAL WEATHER 1 I .... (Tuesday) , . . .Maximum temperature, 56. . Minimum temperature, 57. Rainfall. .01. - Riven 6.7. . ; v Atmosphere, cloudy ; .' Wind, southwest. NEW SCHOOL NAMED FOR J. L. PIONEER Junior High Institution of Education Last Night Plea Made by Hal D. Patton Miss Grace Snook Re ports on Defects of Salem School Children The J. L. Parrish Junior of the new junior high school, night by the Salem school board. The decision to name the he Oregon country followed who as the son of a pioneer, said he made the plea for recog nition of a pioneer man. Mr. Patton gave a brief resume of he achievements of Josiah Parrish who came around Cape Horn with Jason Lee in the ship Lausanne and who served as blacksmith for the Oregon He served for several years as circuit rider from Port- and to Corvallis and was appointed Indian agent by Presi dent Taylor with jurisdiction present California line. He served later as chaplain at the state penitentiary. Service Commission Com pletes Deliberations Opinion Being Drafted The public service commission yesterday afternoon practically completed its deliberations in- the celebrated rate case of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company. While a tentative order has been written. It is said, it probably will be several days before this is ap proved. The rates of the telephone com pany have been before the commis sion almost continuously for a number of years. At present the company is operating under high rates, approved by the commission at the time its personnel was com posed of Fred G. Buchtel, Fred A. Williams and II. H. Corey. It was mainly this order that led Jo the recall of Williams and Buchtel and the election-of Newton McCoy and M. Kerrigan on the commission. At the last regular election Kerri gan was defeated by T. K. Camp bell; Mr. McCoy is still a mem ber of the commission. Opening of New Semester Shows No Improvement in Conditions Crowded conditions In the pub lic schools of the city at the open ing of the new semester are again causing worries, according to a nearly 'completed list of total en rollments completed yesterday by Mrs. Blanche Isherwood, secretary to George Hug, superintendent of schools. There are a total of 968 pupils enrolled in the three junior high schools and 1550 In the six grade schools which have submit ted a report. With an estimated Enrollment of 290 in the Park school,, the total grade registra tion is estimated at 1840 pupils. Highland school is unusually crowded, with 52 pupils entering the beginning class. As there is only one teacher, it is expected an assistant will be obtained by the school board, though no action was taken last night. . There are also 47 pupils in the fifth B grade. I Ma . a a a. 1 xoiai enrollment, Dy scnoois, is as follows: Englcwood, 210: Gar field, 351; Grant. 130; Highland. $23; Lincoln, 290; Park (esti mated) 290. and Richmond 26. The junior high schools, which have the seventh, eighth and ninth grades, have enrolled as follows: Washington, 561; Grant, 225 and McKinlcy. 182. This makes a grant! total of 2S08 in school at present. ; I Figure; for the enrollment in the. senior high pchool were not available yesterday as all students had not yet completed their regis tration. 4 ' BUTTERCUP BLOOM PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. .12.- Buttercups are in bloom on the hills close to Pendleton and pan sics aro bjooming in tho yards of city homes. This section of the state ha been enjdying balmy spring weather, V . n soon due NIK SCHOOLS ran MUCH n PARRISH OF OREGON Christened by Board High School is to be the name according to action taken last school for an early pioneer of a brief talk by Hal Patton, missionaries for several years. from northern Oregon to the The new school building Is to be located on what was formerly the' old Parrish donation land claim and near what is known as Parrish grove. Mr. Patton char acterized Mr. Parrish as one of the most liberal givers of Salem's pioneers in the matter of educa tion. Considerable of his property was given at the time of his death to Willamette university, and he also gave the land on which Lee Mission cemetery is iocated. His wife gave the land for the first orphanage in the state which is now a part of the Salem hospi tal. A daughter of J. L. Parrish, Mrs. Josie Stewart, is well known in Salem. Three grandchildren. Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges, Miss Nina Parfish and Richard Slater also live in Salem, while another granddaughter, Mrs. E. C. Cox, lives in Seattle. Mrs. N. Parrish of North Summer street, is a daughter-in-law. The vntc on a name by the busi ness men of the chamber of com merce was very light, according to figures sent in by the manager, The vote in the schools of the children as reported varied with the district, and members of the board expressed the opinion that various outside influences had af fected the vote. Members, while voting unanimously for the name as finally chosen,' expressed a hope that those who had votcd would not feel that after ail the vote was not of any consequence. Miss Grace Snook, girl's physi cal director, made a report of the results of a recent survey in all of the grades of the school which showed that while there was per cent of the boys and girls in the first grades of the city affect cd with some form of muscular do j feet which could, be remedied this per cent decreased proportionately as the upper grades were examin ed, with 31 per cent in the second 22 per cent in the third 21 per cent in the fifth, and 24 per cent in the sixth. The percentage in the fourth grade showed 2 4 per cent, which Miss Snook said was directly traceable to the teachers in the class rooms and asserted that she could put her finger on the buildings which brought up the percentage in this grade. The increase in the sixth grade was accounted for by he large num ber of new pupils enrolled there Many of these pupils come from the rural communities or from Canada and Minnesota, Miss Snook said she had found out. Mr. Hug pointed out that pupils coming from another town was no Indica tion of the efficiency of the school system since they were usu ally of the floater class and might come from the best systems Miss Snook especially commen ded the work of the Englcwood school in her report. She made a report also of needed equipment in tho new gymnasium, asking for a number of things with long. names which tho board in desper Mnn asked for tho meaning of "in English." Thoy voted to ex pend not more than $500 on cauiomcnt which, under Miss Snook's roport, will provide for the "swinging boom" which she said she would like to have, but felt they might think too much at this 'time. Miss Snook also reported a much increased interest in gym nasium class work among the junior and senior girls in high school, as reflected In her class en rollment this' week which begins the new semester. The board voted to buy three dozen utility chairs for the use of thef entire syBtcm ahd directed the supply committee to buy chemis- ( Continued on page 4). HASTE SLDGAH 1 DEBATE ON THINK Genera) Discussion Likely to Be Completed in Few Days Three Weeks May End Fight BONUS BATTLE TO BE EARLY ON THE PROGRAM All Other Legislation to Be Thrust Aside, Says Committee WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.- In formal agreements made today by house leaders designed to con fine general debate on the tax re duction bill to three or four das when it is taken up on the floor Thursday arc believed to insure disposition of measure in the house within three weeks at the most and possibly in two. Fast Work Is Hope Chairman Green of the ways and means committee and Repre sentative Garner of Texas, dem ocrat, expressed tiie hope that general debate on the bill could be concluded on Monday and the income rates, the center of dif ference on the measure, taken up Tuesday and disposed of within two days. Discussions on the bonus bill today developed the opinion in the committee that it could not be given consideration before the tax bill is disposed of. Chairman Green said however the bonus measure would be first on the program of the committee after the floor contest on the rev enue bill is finished. Given Clear Track. The revenue measure was given a clear track in the house by a de cision of the republican steering committee today to withhold an other legislation from the calen dar during its consideration with the possible exception of appro priation bills if delay is encoun tered In its disposition. Both Chairman Green and Mrt Garner expressed the opinion that with the income rates contest dis posed of. consideration of the re mainder of the bill could be com pleted within 10 days. Skirmishes Expected. In addition to amendments which will be offered by the dem ocrats, however, to the estate tax rates, coupled with an amendment to impose a gift tax, some skirm ishes are expected on revision of the war excise, or nuisance taxes, many of which the committee re pealed. Representative Clancy, democrat, Michigan, has said he would seek reductions in the taxes on automobile accessories and spare parts and perhaps on auto mobile trucks, all of which the committee refused to allow. Considerable support is expect ed for the gift tax. Surtax Rate Hard Problem. Discussions among republican leaders today failed to develop a definite agreement in their party as to surtax rates, on which pro nouueed differences have devel oped in their ranks, and on which the democrats are centering their fight. Representative Longworth republican floor leader, in expres sing the belief that it would not bo possible f'r the republicans to put through the Mellon surtax ratfl ot a 25 per cent maximum, nas said, however, that they should be able to uuite for a rat-j lower than the 44 per cent maximum proposed by the democrats. The democrats will hold a cau cus tonight at which an attempt will be made to bind the party as a unit to support the income rates proposed by Representative Gar ner. Mew Mayor In Charge At Herrin, Illinois HER KIN. 111., Feb. 12. A new mayor took charges of the city government here today. Alderman Carl Nail was appointed by the city council at a special meeting last night at the request of the military authorities, who said they desired that the city have some man at its head who would be re sponsible for the proper governing of the city. C. A. Anderson, Her rin's regular mayor, is being held in jail at Marion charged with complicity in the murder of Con stable Caesar Cagle. who was killed last Friday night. An effect of tho presence of the national guard troops in William son county was Been today wuen practically all miners in this dis trict reported for work.' OREGON TRAIL MEN ASSEMBLE AT LA GRANDE Promise of Support Received From State Chamher and Highway Commission LA GRANDE, Or., Feb. 12. Members of the Old Oregon trail association from 25 Idaho, Oregon and Washington points basked to day in the warmth of La Grande's hospitality when they gathered here at the annual meeting of the association. Following a morning session at which time preliminary organization was affected with Walter Meacham, Baker, as chair man, and fter lunching as guc3ls of the Union County chamber of commerce, the delegates , met in the city hall this afternoon. Enthusiasm in the development and pushing of the Old Oregon Trail movement was manifest on every side. A. S. Dudley, man ager of the Oregon State chamber of commerce pledged the support of I he. state chamber to the Old Oregon Trail association specifi cally in regards to publicity work. i'illiam Duby of Baker state high way commissioner, discussed fin ancing problems and stated that the commission would' assist the trail movement in every way pos sible. Nominations of nine directors were accepted. From their ranks, if elected and no opposition ex ists, will be named the officers of the association later. John W. Langdon. Walla Walla, H. B. Van Duser, Portland, and H. A. Law son, Boise; were nominated as two- year, directors, and W. E. Meach am, Baker; C. 1 Caldwell, Union; Dr. W. T. ;Phy, Hot Lake; I. V. Temple, Pendleton; J, R. Brady, Pocatello and Paul T. Shaw, Port land, were nominated as one year directors. ' : . Pocatello. Idaho; through Mr. Brady, extended an invitation for the 1925 annual meeting. This will be decided by the executive committee later- The convention closed tonight with a banquet. s Walter 1 Meeker Reports Favorably After Inspec . tion of Property "Work ou the Lotz-Larscu pro pcrties on the little north fork of the Santiam river has passed the experimental or prospective stage and there: is every indication that these can be developed into a big mine," declared Walter L. Meeker, of Baker, upon his return from an inspection Of the holdings. Mr Meeker la himself a mine owner and operator and thoroughly un derstands his, business. "I wanted to sec the Lotz-Lar son property ior two reasons, Mr. Meeker said. "First because of my general interst in mining and second I wanted to see for my self if what the owners claimed to be true was true. I made a careful inspection but not exam ination. The workings, forma tion,' tocography and geology arc highly favorable, while the water power site is excellent." Outstanding facts that made an impression upon Mr. Meeker were the contrast with other -mining. dis tricts, throughout the country where shelters were first erected and mining then begun. In the Santiam section Mr. Meeker found that thtfc mine was first being de: veloped and then efforts being made toward other equipment. The present test mill is inadequate for large scale production. Mr. Meeker examined the tunne for 1000 feet. Without question it is the best defined vein he has sen- in years, he declared.' Tho walls are uniform, not interrupted in their course, and every indi cation is present that the vein is permanent and presents continu ity. The owners have stayed with the vein and have done little Cross-tunneling. Mr. Meeker de clared that the characteristic o the oro that of the base of all forms of! copper, chalcopyrite, he termed, it. Secondary elements temporary in extent, are lacking Erosion was held .responsible for the absence. "There is an Immense body of copper ore in that sectiou ot the country." Mr.. Meeker said. "This is to be preferred to a high grade deposit which as a rule plays out after a short period of working. Mr. Meeker commented upon the established reputation of H H. Lotz,: president, and said' that he was known to have a good rec ord in the mining world. ' He stressed (the point that Mr. Lots has 'not only spent much time but a considerable-portion of his ft (Continued on page 8) ism era no puts DESTINY INTO OTHER HANDS Democrat Leaders in States Asked to Decide Whether He Is Fit to Become Party Leader LETTER MADE PUBLIC BY FORMER TREASURER f Advice Is to Step Aside, He Will Fight as Private in Ranks WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Wil- lam McAdoo announced to night that he wouldloave to the leaders of his movement in each state the question of whether his employment as counsel by the De honey oil companies had made him unavailable as a candidate for the democratic presidential nomina tion. A request that a conference of such leaders men and womeri- be called in Chicago as soon as possible is made by Mr. McAdoo in a letter' to David L, Rockwell of Ohio, his campaign manager in charge of national headquarters at Chicago. The letter was made public here tonight by McAdoo. Would Figbt as Private "I want this conference to con sider and determine," the former treasury secretary wrote, "wheth er or not the fact that an hon orable professional service render ed by me to a client, but having no relation whatever to the oil leases now under investigation by the senate committee is prejudi cial to my leadership in the cause of progressive democracy." "If they think I am unavail able," he added, "I shall gladly withdraw and fight as a private in the ranks; if they think I should lead I will do so with all the power that is in roe. I will do anything that they think is right and best for the. service ot the party and the country." Labor Invited The former secretary also ask ed that there be invited to the con ference representatives of pro gressives outside of the democrat ic party, representatives of labor representatives of the farmer and any others you think advisable in order that we may get as far as possible a true index of public opinion." BILL IS PASSED Postoffice Supply Measure Biggest Ever Voted on in Peace Times WASHINGTON", Feb. 12. The largest peace time appropriation bijj. ever before congress, tho' an nual treasury postoffice supply bill carrying approximately $729,000.- 000-r-was passed today by the house by a viva voce vote. The measure goes to the senate practi cally as drafted by the house ap propriations committee only a few amendments of importance having been adopted, by the house. One amendment, adopted at th last minute, increased the amount for maintenance of rural delivery service during the coming fiscal year from $88,250,000 to $89,250.- 000. Tho vote was 129 to lt-r. Previously tho house had in creased the $87,000,000 for pay of city letter carriers by $400,000 and had raised the amount for transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes in New York City approxi mately $70,000 or to a total of $526, 372. The chief changes in the bill was tho elimination of a section at lotting $1,500,000 for maintenance ot the Icw York-San Francisco airplane mail service. This pro vision was thrown out on a point of order by Representative Cram ton, Republican, Michigan, who contended tho service was unau thorized by law and the house was without power to grant it funds In an appropriation bill. The point raised by Mr. Cramton cut short an effort, led. by Representative LaGuardia, Republican, New York, and Clancy, Democrat, Michigan. to increase the appropriation tor airplane mail to 12,000,000. Dur lng debate Mr. Clancy charged that the railroads were seeking to . (Continued on page 2.) ISTH MAKING FUTURE PROSPERITY OF NATION UPON AGRICULTURE President Coolidge in Says You Can No Longer Prosper With That Great Population and Area in Distress" - Bonus With Relation to Taxes Discussed TUESDAY IN WASHINGTON The annual treasury postoffice department appropriation bill car rying $729,000,000 was passed by the house. Navy orders were made public presenting preparatory steps for the flight of the Shenandoah to the Arctic this summer. A provision allotting ? 1,500.000 for the New York-Saa Francisco airplane mail ' service was elim inated from the postoffice appro priation bill in the house. The soldiers bonus bill was side tracked by the house ways and means committee until the-tax bill is disposed ot on the floor of the house. The senate oil committee heard testimony of George Creel, J. Leo Stack, Carl C. Magee, Sidney M. Weil and others in its investiga tion of naval oil land leases. A house Indian affairs commit tee questioned the legality ot a ruling by Albert B. Fall as secre tary of the interior which permit ted leasfhg ot certain Indian lands. S I Event at Hotel Marlon Last Night Replete With Pretty Features First ladies' night of tho Sa lem Kiwanis club and observance of Lincoln day were celebrated with a banquet and program at tho Marion "hotel last night. . In addition to mcmbers and their wives there were present a num ber of guests', including officers from other similar organizations. The hotel dining room was suit ably decorated for the occasion wnue ootn men and women were supplied with special paper hats The program had been kept sec ret by the committee, with Fred Erixon as chairman, and came as a surprise. One feature of the evening was the drawing of the attendance prize. This was won by Charles Archerd, a Rotary club member, and consisted of a large packing box, when opened revealing Lillian Russell Roberts as a human doll She delighted the audience with her dainty dancing. Other fea turca were readings by Staleny King; two songs by the Chemawa Indian school girls' octette; Ole Orsen, speech and accordion solos; a trombone solo by Oscar Steel- hammer, with the orchestra as ac companiment; male quartette with Dick Barton and other members of tho club; a solo by Claude Stevenson; jazz singing by club members, with songs by the club. Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick asked the invocation. Prof. J. F. Brumbaugh, head of the psychology department, OAC, delivered tho oration of tho even ing. Lorane Rideout gavo Lin coln's Gettysburg address with a toast to the Ladies' of Kiwanis by Justice O. P. Coshow. Mrs. Har wood Hall gave the response. Fake telegrams, calling attention to various members of the club, were delivered at regular intervals and read by N. D. Elliott, secretary. Roy Shields, former member of the club but now located in Port laud, presided as" toastmaster. Condition of Burfaank Is Reported Improved SANTA ROSA. Cal.. Feb. 12. The condition of Luther Burbank, suffering at his home here from an attack of acute Irronchitls. was described as "improved" today by bis physician, who said he hoped to permit Mr. Burbank to leave the sick room in a few days. , MM n B1UETIS DEPENDS Lincoln Day. Address NEW YORK, Feb. 12. National and international political and economical affairs of the present time were touched on by President ' Calvin Coolidge in an address de livered here his Evening at te meeting of the. National Republi- ' can ..club, in commemoration of Lincoln's birthday. The recent disclosures in the investigation. of tne government oil land leases, the present Mexican situation, the; pro- -posed soldier bonus, the tax bill now .before congress, and proposed legislation designed to aid the ag ricultural Interests of the country were the main subjects touched on by the president. .. , , , No one would deny," the pres- ident said, "that industrially we are very flourishing. . But. agri culture has only. partially revived. Its- position, . however, has 1m- : proved and the returns for the year are nearly 30 per cent in ex cess of two years ago..- - "The farm is one of the chief markets for the industries of the nation. You have a direct econom ic and financial interest, you can no longer prosper-with, that great. population, and that great are.a in , distress." Mr. Coolidge added in , this connection that he would not discuss in detail , any remedial measure designed to aid the agri cultural interests, as he had done' . that tally in his recent address to , congress, and that his suggestions already had been embodied in bills brought before congress.,. , Federal Tax Less, Than State . ; In reviewing the. tax situation. Mr. Coolidge pointed out that the . amount of income tax paid. by the people to the federal government was considerably smaller than the amount paid: ta the state and local governments. The .. tax .. burden placed upon the people during: the war. Mr. Coolidge said, . had .been greatly reduced, due to measures t of economy adopted In all depart ments ot the federal government. . The discussion ot the tax ques tion led to a mention of the much- -discussed soldier "bonus, and., the president emphasized that in hi opinion the payment of such . a . bonus would not only result in in-' creased taxes, but could not be considered a commensurate an :v adequate remuneration for. the patriotio services rendered by those who ; served their - country . during the war. 5 Their services, said the presl-. dentt,werc prompted by patriotism and patriotism' could not be re munerated with, money. In ad ,. dition, he said, many of the ex-, service men themselves were op- . posed to the payment of the bonus. ' President Coolidge then turned ; again to the Mellon tax' plan, ' which he defended against the at- ' tacks of those who insist that the rich be compelled to pay the ma- jor portion of the government . taxes. , . ' "", ' '' 7 ' Cliangcs Opposcdr . "Becauso I wish to give to all the people, all the relief which It (the Mellon tax bill) contains,"; said the president, "I am opposed : to material changes of and com- promise on the tax measure In dealing 'with the liquidation of the international war debts, the president pointed out that every-, effort had i been made to accora- plish the liquidation. The largest, he said, "which was that of Great Britain, and which amounted, with accumulated interest to $4,600, 000,000. has been settled 05! terms that provide for its payment over a period of 2 years.'1 ' ; In defending the; government's ; attitude in the Mexican; policy. President Coolidge . explained the ; present government, had recogniz ed the Obregon goverament in Mexico after; administration of ficials ot.he United States bad convinced themselves that Presi dent Obregon's government "was the soundest set P a recent years in Mexico.! ' " , r v PvlUics Barred I- y tn concluding his speech Presi dent Coolidge - devoted consider able, comment to the recent dis closures in the leasing of- the gov ernment oil lands. "There will be -immediate, adequate,, unshrinking prosecution, criminal and civil, to punish the guilty and to protect every national interest," the presi dent paid, j "In this effort there will be no politics, no partisanship. I am a republican, but I cannot, on that account, shield any ,one (Continued on page ?.). 1 i .X: