- '- !' - v.. . " .1:: ; - .' ..: -r:i-:. .. ! - , . Wants Ads. facilitate trad ing. . Whether ; you wish to buy or sell the Oregon, States man Classified Ad. column cels in service. v SEND IT TO YOUR FRIEND The StatesmaVs'iBig An nual Edition will be out next week; . Telephone your order for extra copies now. t i SBVENTV-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS .' r it i 4;. I 4 - I 41 EXPLANATION MIXUP GIN Mellon Writes Letter to Pres ident Answering "Once and For All"? Charges of " Brewer TELLS HOW PAPER USED ' WAS CHECKED IN BUREAU 'flreasury's Record Invites -Fullest Inspection," Is ; Word of Secretary ! WASHINGTON, j Feb. 14. Charges brought jby Charles B. Brewer, department of Justice at torney of bond duplication in the bureau of engraving j were an swered "once andj. for lall" today by Secretary Mellon, who in a let ter to the president asserted the accusations, were unfounded and the integrity, of the public debt undisturbed.:' The letter to the chief executive was "a clear state ment of facts ant) the secretary said that public uneasiness may be dissipated. , L I I In making public the letter to Mi, Coolidge, the treasury secre tary also announced that Major .Wallace with Kirby of the army engineer corps would take charge as acting director of the bureau Immediately relieving Louis A. Hill, the director , named when President Harding, ousted -Jame? L. Wilmeth and 27 other officials of the plant in 1922 j Hill's ses ignation was tendered some weeks ago, upon announcement by the treasury of a decision to restore the ousted employes' to their places but acceptance was with held until his successor could be selected.. - a Statement Published ,-, .la making known the selection J of the new acting director, Mr. ) Mellon made public a statement by . the president which explained ! that Major Kirby ( would retain i his commission In the army and ; that when the bureau ia "put once !. more In good working order, a I permanent director will be ap t pointed." - ! Mr. Mellon's letter to the pres , ldent dealing with conditions in 5 the bureau' related to; details of : the Investigation conducted by the i treasury In running down each I charge presented by Mr. Brewer. Most of these the secretary Baid I concerned affairs of the bureau under previous administrations ,v and related to the gf eat war time ff issues of federal securities. But the treasury agents went back to check over these also, Mr. Mellon ' said and added that the treasury's - record of guarding against fraud t in the handling of the securities invites the fullest Inspection. Tho charges, in -Mr. Mellon's opinion were based largely on "misinformation .and misunder- standing" and the secretary de- clared emphatically there was no evidence at any time to substan- tiate the charges ol fraudulent is sue of federal bonds. ; f u Answer Held Final Mr. Mellon said the Brewer charges in fact, related principal ly to the temporary issues of se curities, nearly all ,of which were ft exchanged into permanent bonds : as rapidly as conditions icrmit ' ted. That exchange in. the sec- retaryfs opinion provided a good " checkiTupon the integrity of the i Issue of the temporary bonds and ? it "furnishes a" conclusive answer ftlon." - Thero aro now only abourthirty seven million dollars in tempor ary bonds still outstanding out of a total of .more than fifteen ' billions issued, the secretary as i serted. , . ...:"'." "In other words," the letter said, "thd liberty bonds now in the hands of the house arc prac tically all permanent bonds which are not in any way affected by the charges, so that there Is no occa sion for any public uneasiness in this regard." ! THE WEATHER OREGON':"-. Occasional rain Friday; cooler eastj portion: .moderate winds, mostly west erly. V : ... LOCAL WTATltEU ' ' 1 .(',-;. (Thursday) Maximum temperature, 53. Minimum tempcraturp, 45. RainfallJ trace. . ! River,l5i3 feet above , 'AimosRhere clondy. ; winrt.' nouthwest. i" FRANK WRIGHTMAN IS CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY JUDGESHIP 9 - V .?! I i Vf ' " l I r- I j - s 1 s I "yf j FRANK T. THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON -The tariff commission made pub lic tentative figures on the cost P,fP-EQ&ttclng. wheat in the United States and Canada. The tax revision bill was taken up by the house under agreement to close general debate by 4 p. m., Mbnday. Denial that he is a member of tho Ku Klux Klan was made in the senate by Senator Ileflin, dem ocrat, Alabama. Secretary Mellon called a meet ing of the debt funding commis sion for next Monday to consider future dealings with debtor na tions. Chairman Johnson called a meet ing for tomorrow of the house immigration committee to con sider objections of Secretary Hughes to the pending immigra tion bill. Nationwide profiteering in bread was charged in a report of tho peoples' legislative service submitted to Senator La Follette, republican, Wisconsin. Charges that there had been du plication of government bonds were denied by Secretary Mellon in a letter to President Coolidge. Major Wallace W. Kirby was named head of the bureau of en graving and printing. Nomination of Silas II. Strawn of Chicago to be a special govern ment counsel in the oil cases was withdrawn from the senate by President Coolidge. The senate oil committee heads sensational testimony from John Schaefer, the publisher, and others and deferred until tomorrow ex amination of Frank Vanderlip. It summoned Edward B. McLean to testify later regarding a million dollar "slush fund." Dentist Forcibly Removes Bridge From .Mouth, Claim PniH'f.AVH 1.K 14 . ft-c pnrichetta Raschio told a jury in circuit court today that when she confessed to Dr. A. D. Stephanovo. a dentist, that she had not the money wherewith to pay for bridge work which he had just installed for her, the dentist threw her on tho floor and' forcibly tore out the bridge. : " ' ; Canadian Mounted Police Exonerated of Dope Charge OTTAWA, Out. . Fob. 14. Members of tho Canadian mouiiX police in 'British Columbia were exonerated in- a report received here today from J. P. Smith of the Vancouver, bar, ; , WRIGHTMAN . Frame wrigntman. deputy in tne tax department of the county sher iff's office, yesterday filed his declaration of candidacy for nom ination for county Judge in the Re publican primary. Mr. 'Wrigntman gives his plat form as follows: , t "I will stand for and administer economy in public affairs; strict enforcement of law; reduction of taxes to the lowest limit possible without injury to the county's wel fare; careful administration of estates; juscicc tempered with hu mane spirit in juvenile cases; will use every effort to relieve the cit izens from the excessive burden of taxation they now bear and give to the people an administration of justice and economy along busi ness lines with fair treatment to all and special privilege to none." The slogan which will appear opposite his name on the ballot is as follows: "Strict economy on business lines; with fair treat ment, rower taxes and enforce ment." Mr. Wright man has been asso ciated with different offices in the county court house for a number of years. He served as Marion county sheriff and as deputy sher iff under E. M. Croisan and his successor. He worked in the coun ty assessor's office while Ben West was assesor and is now deputy sheriff in the tax department of the sheriff's office. He studied law at Willamette university finishing in the class of 1898, the same year as the late Judge W. M. IJushey. Mr. Wrigntman also served a corporation commissioner in Ore gon and has had much experience as an auditor, having audited the county officers' hooks several years in addition to similar work for business firms and organiza tions. He is a member of the Salem Elks loife and was appointed dep uty district exalted ruled for Ore gon by the grand exalted ruler of the lodge. III, E Dr. M, K. Hall of Portland Called Trouble May . Be Gallstones 1 Governor Pierce became ill early yesterday with what was announc ed later in the day as acute in digestion, lie was compelled to leave his office and return home after he had been at tle capitol a short time in tho morning. . Dr. M. K. Hall of Portland waa called and after a consultation last night between him and Salem physicians it was stated that the governor probably? would remain 1ft his home for two or three days. HI STRAYER 1 1 T FILE PAPERS Two Democratic Aspirants for United States Sena tor Now on Record at Kozer's Office MYRTLE POINT MAN FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION Several Seek Posts as Dis trict Attorney and in State Legislature Milton A. Miller .of Portland yesterday filed with the secretary of state his declaration as a can didate for the democratic nomina tion for United States senator. W. H. Strayer of Baker filed earlier in the day. Mr. Miller submits the follow ing as a platform: "Favor strict immigration laws, a nonpartisan tariff commission, law enforcement, a soldier bonus, excess profits tax, extending our foreign commerce which will in crease tho marketing of the pro ducts of our fields and factories, a constructing program which will give substantial relief to the farm ing and agricultural districts. Fa vor tax reduction, but not in favor of reducing taxes on those best able to pay, and leaving it upon those least able to pay. I am in favor of anything that will bring world peace, preferably the league of nations, and of all government business being done in the open." His slogan is: "Nobody to serve but the people." Strayer States Platform State Senator W. H. Strayer ef Baker yesterday filed with the secretary of state his declaration as a candidate for the democratic nomination for United States sen-J ator. His platform reads as fol lows: "Devote myself to the service of the best interests of the nation and my state; will constantly strive for a reduction in the cost of government; will endeavor to make this state felt in national af fairs and in all matters will pro tect the interests of the state of Oregon." Senator Strayer's slogan is "Only by spending less money can the cost of government be reduced." Other candidates filing yester day were: For IMstiict Attorney Ira M. Teterson or Moro, for republican nomination for district attorney for Sherman county. George W. Hayes of Vale, for republican nomination for district attorney for Malheur county. "If I am nominated and elected I will, during my term of office, en force all criminal laws and stat utes without fear or favor, and conduct tho office in an economi cal manner." Francis E. Marsh of Metolius, for republican nomination for dis trict attorney for Jefferson coun ty. Platform, "It 1 am nominated and elected I will, during my term of office, conduct the same fairly and impartially, and without fear or favor." Illeilso Seeks Convention J. M. Bicdsoc of Myrtle Point is a candidate for delegate to the democratic national convention In New York citjtnext June. His slo gan is "America for Americans; restricted immigration; tax reduc tion, and strict national economy." Vine W. Pearce of Madras is a candidate for the democratic nom ination for district attorney of Jef ferson county. His slogan, is "Do my full duty." A. H. Burton of Portland is seeking' the republican nomination for state senator from the 12th senatorial district, running under the slogan, "Strict prohibition en forcement. My past record for economy. No retroactive stat utes." Judge Anderson Files James H. Hazlett of Hood River wants the democratic nomination for representative in the legisla ture from the ninth representative district. His slogan is "Favor tho income tax." Judge Gustav Anderson wants to succeed himself as circuit jude in tho eighth judicial district. Ho is a republican. His slogan is "Present incumbent. Obedience to and impartial application of the laws." FALL C.OKH SOUTH ST. LOUIS. Mo.. .Feb. 14 Al bert B. Fall rested in St. Louis for several hours this evening on lila way to EJ Paso, Texas. 53 DESIGNS ARE SENT IN AS STICKERS Contest to Choose Windshield Ad. for Salem Ends To night; Prizes at Stake Firty-three designs for the auto mobile windshield sticker to adver tise Saleni have been turned In to the chamber of commerce during the week. The contest will Jose at 6 o'clock tonight. These j stickers are vcry; artistic in the main and present some very creditable designs. Such words as Cherry City, Capital. Salem, are the most general, while nearly all of the stickers used tho cherry, state house and fruit as the chief theme. ,The horn of plenty and fruit baskets arq also used. Col ors URedjby tho artists are as var ied as the design, which are of nearly every conceivable shape. Members of the board of direc tors will meet early next week to consider the designs and make a selection of a number of the best. These will be turned over to a special committee who will select the three best designs. Prizes of $1.-), $10 and $5 will be given to the winners, the design of the first winner being the one to be used on the windshields. In making the awards the de signs will be put to a practical test, that of observing their effec tiveness from a distance of about 40 feet. Those making the de cisions will, not know th9 name of the artist, as all designs will be considered by number only. Nearly every art student In the city has submitted a design, while through the efforts of Miss Hazel I. Baden, art instructor at the high school, a majority of her classes entered the contest. FINAL FLASHES - r WHITESBURG, Ky., Feb. 14. Bob Bates, 32, and Sam Bates Jr., 17brothers of the late Bob Bates of Bockhouse creek, met on a lonely path on Troublesome creek on the Letcher county border to day and fought a duel. Both are dead. , WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Gen eral Estrada, chief of the rebels on the Jalisco front, has been de cisively defeated and is in flight, the Mexican embassy announced. ' HKRRIN, 111., Feb. 14 (By the Associated Press.) All troops in Williamson county with the ex ception of one battalion of the 130th regiment under command of Col. A. L. Culbertson, have been ordered to their homes and will leave at 4:10 o'clock tomorrow morning. HELENA. Mont., Feo. 14. The American National bank at For sythe closed its doors today, ac cording to report to the federal reserve branch at Helena. VERA CRUZ, Feb. 14.-(By the Associated Press.) The govern ment will concentrate 1700 troops in Vera Cruz. Three battalions of Yaquis are expected, tomorrow to help safeguard the railways . CLEVELAND, .Ohio, Feb: 14- Ervin Liverfnan. salesman for a Rochester, N. V-.. jewelry com pany, reported to the authorities that he had been robbed today of diamonds valued at between $50, 000 and $60,000, by three men who pretended to be officers. BISMARK, N. i.. Feb. 14. "Unbounded faith," in President Coolidg was expressed in reso lutions iadopted at the republican state convention here. - NEW YORK. Feb. 14. More than 10,000 cases of liquor, five barrels -of alcohol and a com pletely equipped "cutting" plant were seized, by federal prohibition- agents jtonight in a downtown warehouse. The building is on Water street, a few blocks from city hall. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Ed ward &l McLean, publisher of the Washington Past, whom the sen ate oil committee dec-Wed today to question with reference to ru mors of a $1,000,000 oil slush fuud, announced in a telegram re ceived late tonight by his news paper that he was leaving Palm Beach, Fla., immediately for this city. SEATTLE, Feb. 14. Alfred J White, formerly an, interpreter in the United States immigration service ' here was arrested today by United States Marshal Ed Bonn, charged with defrauding the gov ernment by alleged alien lueotno tax rebates. PHIliADELPIIL. Feb. 14. Tho Itcjv. Mother Vincent DcPaul, superior general of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart in the United States, Idled today, . m MJ- SLUSH FUND RUH TO BE FULLY SIFTED Day's Developments in Oil Scandal Move With Light ning Speed Publisher Among Those Summoned COOLIDGE WITHDRAWS STRAWN AS COUNSEL Fall Said to Have Admitted Decision When in Cabinet Only One Month WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Out of another clay of lightning de velopments in the oil scandal there emerged tonight a definite deter mipation by the. investigating com mlttee to go to the bottom of rum or that a $1,000,000 oil slush fund had been deposited in Washington for distribution among men in high places. Edward B. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, was sum moned for questioning regarding the slush fund report, and com mittee members said Otto H. Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and Benja min F. Yoakum, retired president of a western railroad, would be called later. Information representing the committee was that the story had been a subject of discussion among New York financiers, and that some of its details had been brought to Washington by Mr. Yoakum after he bad talked to Mr. Kahn. Strawn Withdrawn The oil committee continued to hold out tonight against approval of Silas H. Strawn and Atlee Pom erene as government counsel in the oil cases and after being ad vised of this President Coolidge withdrew the name of Mr. Strawn. He took the - position, however, that no conclusive evidence of Mr. Pomerene's ineligibility had been produced. Throughout the day's hearings Frank A. Vanderlip, the New York banker, waited in vain in the hearing room to be called to the witness stand for questioning re garding his recent references to the sale of President Harding's Marion Star. He and other wit nesses on the same subject will be heard tomorrow. . The testimony given during the long session related largely to the methods by. which former interior secretary Fall put into operation his leasing policy and provided the investigators with several nowen sations. John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chicago Post and several other newspapers, testified that Fall told him in tho same month he entered the cabinet that, he would lease Teapot' Dome to Harry F. Sin clair. He himself, Mr. Shaffer said, got a one-eighth share in the $1,000, 000 Sinclair paid the Pioneer Oil company Tn connection with the Teapot deal and through an ad vance agreement, with Fall was promised in addition 200 acres in Teapot Dome. Negotiations Private E. C. Finney, assistant secretary of the interior, testified that the Fall leases were negotiated pri vately, and that not even the de partment's own solicitor was asked for an opinion as to their legality. E IS Names of Wagnon Senior and Junior Mentioned in Portland Case P O R T L A KD, Or. Feb. 14. legation that a conspiracy has been entered into between owners of the stage lines operating out of the Yamhill street depot in Port land and insurance companies is suing auto stage insurance to pro vent competition; from other lines operating out of? the now Central State terminal on. Salmon street, was made before tho Oregon pub lic service commission this after noon by .Milton R. Klepper, attor ney for the Salmon street terminal. Still further allegation was made that one of-tho, two insurance firms, Boyle, Freeman fc Wagnon, promised immunity from trouDlc with the commission to tho stage line operators using tho Yamhill street terminal. Testimony was entered by Klepper in an effort to prove that such, immunity ; had been gained, from tho yommlBBjon, STAGES MB MADE NEW YORK MAN SLOWLY RETURNS STOLEN JEWELS Small Packets Returned From Hiding Places Half Par alyzed Broker NEW YORK, Feb. 14. John Mahan, who has returned to the police all but $223,000 of the $300,000 collection of gema old to him by bandits who robbed Mrs. Hugo C. F. Schoellkopt on New Year's eve, 192JJ, tonight set out to recover the last packet diamonds weighing 87.68 karats. Police said there was no paral lel for the manner In which the loot has .come back. Mahan, in dicted, but free from surveillance while locating the gem3, wanders out each nightfall to secret haunts. Ho has returned stones worth $22:1,000 Jh separate collections. The police ask no questions. Past 50 and half paralyzed. Ma han is convinced that he is dying and is obsessed by the desire to return all of the jewels before death comes. Governor Asks Presidential Support of McNary Haiigen Measure Governor Pierce yesterday sent a lengthy telegram to President Coolidge, requesting that the presi dent lend hl3 support to the Mc- Nary-Haugen bill for the relief of American farmers. The governor urges the president to use the power of his office to lighten the tax and cost burden of the farmer, and avers that remedies suggested by the president In his Lincoln day address fail to reach the root of the present difficulty. Pertinent Facts Cited ' "I have read with deep Interest press reports of your Lincoln day speech and particularly that por tion respecting agriculture," said the governor. ''I have for more than a third of a century been in the active business of raising wheat. Based on that experience and the knowledge of farming con ditions today, I am taking the lib erty of calling your attention to pertinent facts relative to the ag ricultural situation which I fear have been overlooked. It is not more credit that the producers need. It is not a change to di versified crops alone. Nor is It withiu the power of the producers to work out their own salvation as has been suggested. These plans fail io reach the root of the prob lem. The producers need above everything else a reasonable price for their products. Cost Exceeds Receipts "Today prices in most cases are far below the actual cost of pro duction. For everything the farm er produces he has to pay exorbit ant prices owing to high tariff and transportation charges. On the other hand, the prices of articles he has to sell are depressed by reason of a surplus that must find a foreign market. In other words, the farmer is buying under a pro tective tariff and is compelled to sell on a free trade basis. By his purchases in the protected home market the farmer has made in dustry prosperous, but by sale of his. own products at a price fixed by world markets, many of which are now closed to him, the farmer Is reduced to near ruin. Tho eco nomic structure can no more be maintained half prosperous and half depressed than a nation can live half free and half slave. Should Cut Tariff "As governor or one of the great economic commonwealths of this union. I petition you to use the power of your high office for the reduction of taxes on consumers hy reducing the tariff on articles of common consumption and for the reduction of freight rates to a point such that the farmer can dispose of products at a profit. "On behalf of- tho producers of America's bread, I petition you earnestly to support the McNary Haugcn bill which permits the growers of wheat to sell their sur plus in foreign markets at what ever price can there be obtained the losses to be sustained by the wheat producers themselves. We ask the authority of the law for that which is done today by large manufacturing concerns through out the United States. Direct and effective action on your part as the nation's chief executive tor the McNary-Haugcn bill wilf I believe go far toward sa ving a situation which if allowed to drift will sure ly lead to the serious injury of the country's entire economic etruc- ' CDDL1DGE S HELP CITIZEiSM If ROUEPJi Need of Better Camping Fa. cilities for Auto Tourists Stressed at Mass Meeting Last Night REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND WOMEN ARE HEARD Big Social and Financial Op portunity Seen if Au thorities Act That the city council and the park board should ' be permitted to spend any money necessary, as far as available, even to the extent of a tax levy, In order to improve and maintain the Salem automo bile tourist camp ground in. the proper condition J was '. the unani mous opinion expressed by repres entative men and women who met at the chamber ot commerce last night to discuss the camp grounds. Though, several of the speakers severely criticized published re ports regarding the condition of the grounds last summer, all took the view that there .were certain things that need remedying and that something should be done to better the location. t . "Money was lost last yea? . by ill-advised articles In the papers." declared Mayor J. B. Giesy, who called the. meeting:. After giving a summary 6t attendance and re ceipta for the last two' or three years, he said there was on hand a surplus of $866.30 from last year. . . Harley. a White, president of the chamber of commerce, presid ed at the. meeting. 'He urged the necessity of ,. providing groundf that would entice the tourist to remain for a few days at least Forty per cent Pf the people toun " Ing the country in the summer time are looking for a permanent location, he said. ,- ' .7,. , With the aid' of a diagram oi a chart, Gideon Stolx explained how the creek should be cleaned out, taking this material to fill In low places throughout the grounds and the necessity of forcing the creek to -follow tho channel instead of cutting away thva banks and overflowing. Before this can be accomplished trees must be cut, he said, and roots blasted. The city is contemplating a perman ent bridgo over the creek on Win ter street, he said, but the creek must first be cleared in order io prevent this from being, washed out. The long-strip between the ; creek and Bellevue street ,can be utilized If given proper treatment, and a temporary bridge built, he Baid This bridge could be stored during the winter months. . . Fine roads are not. wan ted un less the camping sites are har monious with these, was. the opin ion expressed by Thomas B. Kay He told of the competition, .. be tween cities for tourist trade and said that the city which, could offer the most would obtain the majority of the trade. .Cities said to be judged by their, camp grounds. , . "Salem is the most beautiful city in the state, and the second largest in size." Mr. Kay said. "We cannot afford to maintain a camp" ground inferior to those of other cities which are smaller." , Following . Mr. Kay's talk, the meeting went on record as favor ing a tax levy, if necessary, to pro mote the camp grounds.:. Several of those attending par ticipated In the general discussion . of the meeting. Sentiments ex pressed were as follows: Fred Erixon Salem wants a first class campground. A small percentage of the tourists stop in the. city. Make the grounds at tractive so that the visitors will, stop over for j a few days at least, P. M. Gregory The need-of a" good camp ground is proved by the experiences of the past sea sons. Business men should not be called upon to finance the grounds. He recommended that the city council and park, board should make of the place a camp ground of which the city could be proud. '' . : t Mrs. Richard Cartwricht. pres ident of tho Womens Civic club - Her first imnresslons of the camn ground were noor and she found the equipment inadequate. "Prim itive" was the application to con ditions as the found them.. The greatest need Is- more than- one shower bath each for the men and women. The women are coin 2 to stay with the movement until they .(C98Hg"3 ftps PJ? 1