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Boost for The Boy Scouts-They Are a Good Investment Advertising is" the buyers' source; of information. Usq the Statesman to inform, more buyers of what you have to H sell. - SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS nniinHFRTY s U1IUUII1.II I I ISIGTON A :".ti Attoirney General Returns Without Explanation From Trifc) to Florida Office Jenlire Shaky 3 WESTERN JURISTS ARE CONSIDERED FOR POST Michigan t Governor A I s Among Those Mentioned ; for Cabinet Position -, WASHINGTON, March fi. At torney General 'Daugherty will return to Washington tomorrow It fin Florida to find that his tejntre of office again hangsr by a Blinder thread. Unless he can present new add overpowering ar gument vhjr he should remain in the cabinet, thtere is every expec tation in administration circled that he will be asked without de lay to retire to private life. He probably will reach the, capi tal in time to attend the regular Friday cabinet meeting and after a final decision regarding him may be announced by President Coolidge after the whole situation has been talked over again by the executive and his. chief advisers. Today there was no explanation from any official source regarding the circumstances, of the attorney general's unexpected return to Washington. Neither would the White House or the Justice depart ment make any predlctrons re garding his course', after he ar rives. But It was tacitly conceded that his first duty would be to re port to the president, and proba bly learn without delay ,f a final decision regarding his retention in office. " -V- " The administration's sifting of eligibles to succeed to the post of attorney general, a process of which there was further confirma tion today in administration quar ters, progressed during the day to the point where a selection of a successor could be made quickly. The attitude toward the ap rointment of the three jurists tinder consideration former Sen ator Kenyon of Iowa, now a fede ral circuit judge; Chief Justice Wilbur of California, and Federal District Judge Dietrich of Idaho now is known to President Cool idge. Friends of Judge Kenyon here reported that they believed he would accept if chosen, despite the fact that acceptance would entail his relinquishment of a life posi tion on the federal bench. Chief Justice Wilbur conferred recently . with President Coolidge find is remaining in the east tem porarily, visiting friends in North Carolina. The personal . views of Judge. Dietrich on the question also have been sent to Washington and they are believed to decrease the like lihood of his selection. robwk nt While House Governor Oroesbeck of Michi gan, Another mentioned as a pos sible successor to Mr. Dauglierty. W6s a White House caller today in company with Michigan friends and has another appointment for tomorrow. He insisted he knew of- no discussion of his name in connection with a cabinet appoint nient. The special senate committee which next week is to begin inves tigation of Attorney General Daugherty and the department of justice held no meeting today. It is still hoped to start the hearings Monday.- New information was received today by Senator Brook -hart, republican, Iowa, chairman of the committee, and turned over to Senator Wheeler, the' commit tee prosecutor, v There probably will be a change in the committee's tentative pro gram to open the hearings with evidence relating, to enforcement of the anti-trust laws. Commit tee members said that instead a new Hue of inquiry, not now pos sible of disclosure, would be taken .up first. THE WEATHER DREGON: Generally fair Friday moderate westerly winds. -' LOCAL WEATHER (Thursday) Maximum temperature, 66. Minimum temperature, 44. River, 3.4; falling. Rainfall, .04. Atmosphere, partly cloudy; Wind, northwest. POEM CONTEST ON CIRCUIT RIDER WON BY MARY C. DAVIES Mary Carolyn Davies, Oregon poet and author of half a dozen books of verse, of novels and short stories, was awarded unanimous ly the first prize in the contest for a poem on "The Circuit Rider," which will be set to music and used in connection with unveil ing of the statue of the Circuit Rider on the capitol grounds in Salem April 15. The statue was wrought by A. i Phimister Proc tor and presented by It. A. Booth as a memorial to his father and to the other cir cuit riders who were identified with the early history of Oregon. "I had no difficulty in making the first selection, for the poem has a great sense of reality and good technical qualities," said Frederick M. Padelford of the By MARY CAROLYN DAVIES GOD tramps on through the scourging rains God vaults into the saddle Rides alone past the dusty plains God's back bends to the paddle Cedar branches and sunlight through ! And on, still on, speeds the lone canoe ! God rides out on His ancient quest ; Healing, saving, commanding. Here in the savage unknown West, Settlement, cabin, landing Well they know the steady beat, In the stillness of God's horse's feet. God leads to grace the pioneers, Who walk each hour with danger ; Knows these grim men for His peers ; Gives His bread to the stranger Doing all that a neighbor can, God rides still, a weary man. God ride's out! And founds three states ; Their Scourger, their Defender ; Guides ttteir loves and tones their hatest Leads them into splendor! GdintirieCaricuit-Riders breast Once more, God built a world Our West. SETTLEftflEtlT OF Marion County Committee Appointed to Work With State Chamber Preliminary organization of a Marion county committee to work In harmony with the land settle ment committee of the State Cham ber of Commerce, and the unani mous support of the program out lined by the Portland committee was affected at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium last night by nearly 80 representative citi zens of the various communities in the district. George W- Hubbs of Silverton presided as chairman and appoint ed George Grabcnhorst of Salem, J. W. Mayo, of Stayton and L. C. Eastman of Silverton on nomin ations, to select one man from each community for the perman ent committee. The nomination committee was. cautionel to make a careful selection and to take time in reporting, probably in 10 days or two weeks- Explanation was made and pur poses of the program of the land settlement movement were told by Arthur Foster, field man; Whit ney Boise, chairman, and W. G. Ide and Marshall Dana, all of Portland, and members of the land settlement committee." The com mittee ascertains the needs of prospective settlers, and then through the county organizations, directs the settler to the section of the state to which he is best adapted. Points emphasized by the speak ers were that Oregon has only eight people to the square mile while Washington has 14 and Cal ifornia 22, though Oregon has much more acreage for develop ment than Washington in particu lar. The purpose of the land set tlement is threefold; first to ob tain and attract tourists; second to better marketing conditions, and finally to induce them to seU tle. Portland has raised $300,000 for this purpose. "This year is only the beginning of the advertising campaign," de clared Mr- Boise. "If the people now on the farms are not prosper ing it is a poor advertisement for the community. Give them assist anoe. Seek from the sawmills in eivinz employment while homes UK PROPOSED (Continued on page 4). University of Washington, one of the judges. "The basic concep-1 tion is daring and very noble. This poem could hold its own in a rather exacting anthology." , The judges with Padelford were ' Mabel Holmes Parsons and John i H. Cushman, of the University of . Oregon. A second contest is to be opened ; at once for music fr the poem. A prize of $100 will be offered. W. ! R. ISoono is chairman of the jtult-, ing committee. The contest will j be handled through ('ill's, as was' the poem contest. Honorable mention in the con-; test was given Margaret Skavlan. of Eugene, Isobel Cray Clifford of Salem and William T. Perkins of I j Portland, all of whom are well' known in poetry circles hT'!. Hi E IT Time for Admission of In dians Extended to Jan uary 1, Is Report Word was received by wire from Congressman C. Hawley yes terday that the conferees of the house of representatives and the senate had agreed to extend the time for admission of Alaskan In dians to the Salem Indian train ing school at Chemawa until .Jan uary 1, 1925. Congressman Haw ley advises that this will take care of next year's admissions and give opportunity to have the restric tion eliminated. ! Ronald C. Glover, for many I years private secretary to Repre sentative Hawley, stated that j while the Alaskan Indians had I been receiving their education at! Chemawa for approximately 40 years, and were now attending that institution in greater num bers than at any time in previous years, yet there had been many efforts made to discourage their attendance at the institution. Mr. j Glover is of the opinion that such j opposition emanates from the de-j parinient or tne interior, ana re calls many times when the Ore gon delegation in congress was compelled to do some strenuous work to keep the authorization in the Indian appropriation bills from session to session of con gress. He believes tnat by exer cising their usual diligence thej delegation has met the present j emergency ana will care tor the ; future, and that there is rto need for local alarm under existing cir-1 cumstances. ' Parents to Have Hearing On Manslaughter Charge PORTLAND, Me., March 6. The grand Jury of Cumberland county will consider the charges of manslaughter against Kenneth Ross MacLean of Tacoma, Wash., Bowdoin college sophomore, and his wife, Nettie May, in connec tion with the death of their in fant daughter several days ago, it became known today. REDUCTION DKX1FJ) NEW YORK, March 6. Coun sel for the United States Steel corporatipn today denied the tes timony of previous witnesses that the corporation favored a reduc tion of rail freight m iti BITTERNESS Mil DQKinniT i HIV I 111 illlll II I Messages Exchanged With; McLean Causes Somn Dphfltp nn SpnntA Floor Led By Democrats LODGE VOICES DEFENSE OF COOLIDGE IN TALK; Says Critics Unjust in De mands; Slemp Also Made Target of Solons WASHINGTON, March ".. The, senate chamber over whicn Calvin; Coolidge so recently presided, to ! day became the forum of debate on his official acts and political 1 fortunes, remarkable alike for it.s solemnity and for its bitterness. Impelled by the disclosures that ! lie had sent two telegrams to Ed-1 ward B. McLean while the oil in ijtiiiy waii at its height, a half dt zen democratic senators turned; upon the president the same im- plements of attack they have em-( ployed so often recently against members of his cabinet. He was defended with an equal fervor by ' Henry Cabot Lodge, the venerable ; republican senate leader from his own state, who not only praised ; the president's attitude toward '. the oil scandal, but deplored the . tendency toward disparagement of i I ublic men which he said had ! dragged (traditions to an unbe coming level. In turn, Senator Lodge was l.imself attacked by democratic senators as one of those who j helped to lead the assault on Pre- j sident Wilson which Senator Cara-; way, democrat, Arkansas, declared had sent the war president to an untimely grave. Senator Harrison, den'6crat. Mississippi, brought in Mr. Cool idge's name into the debate with a demand that he personally ex plain to the country his communi cations with McLean and not leave that explanation to White House statements issued by his secretary. C. Hascom Slemp. The speech went . unanswered for more than two hours and then Senator Lodge, after communicat ing with the White House, arose to explain why the president had communicated with McLean and to assure the senate that "what ever record leaps to life, he never will be ashamed." The pronouncement of the re publican leader was followed by a disclaimer by Senator Harrison that he had not attacked Mr. Coolidge. He declared he merely had called upon the president for an explanation because statements fiom his secretary could not be acceptable. Declaring that if the situation were reversed. Senator Lodge would be among the first to lead the fight against a democratic ad- ministration, Senator Hefiin, de-1 ki. j)r O'Neill has been a mem- j of days of service of veterans, al mocrat, Alabama, not only as-j nPr of tho i0(Jgft for SOVerar years j lowing $L'.ti5 for each day of ser sailed President Coolidge but also ail(j nas tilled a number of offices I vice. Such a bonus would cost in charged that Secretary Slemp had ' not told the whole truth to the Other officers elected were: Es oil committee about his trip , teemPd lading knight, Irwin W. through Florida. j Lewis; esteemed loval knight. O. Senator Caraway, McKellar of . u M(.nonaI1 . efttrtPm.d lecturing Tennessee and Dial of South Caro- . knieht. Mi Rasmnssen : seere- lina vigorously assailed Mr. Lodge in connection with the attacks on President W ilson and Senator i Senator Fall of New Mexico had been sent to the White House by the senate to "turn back tfhe cov ers" on President Wilson's bed to determine what his real condition was. Senator Walsh of Montana, pro- ... -i i. . t din III I H M M M w II in W III to a close, that Senator Lodge was iMidertaking to use the prestige of the presidency oil disclosures. to minimize the Flax Mill Is Certain At Turner, Is Report TURNER. Ore., March 6. With the purchase of the old mill prop erty here by D. F. Eastburn, it is said that a flax mill for Turner a practical certainty. It is said that the building is in good condi- tion. and that the timbers will probably be used for the con struction of a flax mill. Arthur DeMytt, an experienced flax man m cssociated with Mr. Eastburn. KENT TO ITALY WASHINGTON, March 6. - George T. Summerlein. acting American charge in Mexico City, today was ordered to Rome, Italy, to become counsellor of the em bassy, i THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON President Coolidge deferred pro claiming new wheat tariff rates; until tomorrow. Henrv Ford's Mnscli Shnula hid ; leacnen mo stage 01 amendment in the house. Jy a votp of J to wasjVote to Frame Bill Is Favor- -;;7";;,dle; bonTsr ! Thf! senate finance committee determined upon pushing a reso- lut ion providing reduction for tax i payers in th taxes to b- paid March 15. o Charles It- Forbes pleaded not guilty lo charges against him and made bond before a I'nited Stalest commissioner. Representative Theodore E. Bur ton, republican, Ohio, it was learn ed is one of those being considered for secretary of the navy. Consideration of a successor to Attorney General Daugherty was continued ut the white house. The government's special coun sel announced suits would be filed in the Dolieny and Sinclair cases next week- Senator Mississippi. Harrison, democrat, charged there was a deliberate campaign on by the re - nnhlican uartv to undermine n-! fidence in the Daugherty gating committee. i n vest l- The White House made public telegrams to and from Samuel Knight in regard to his employ ment as special counsel in the Standard Oil company of Califor nia lease ca.-'e. A resolution calling upon the department of justice for identity of the two house members charg ed with bribery by a Chicago grand jury was adopted house. by; the " President CooMdge told the sen ate lie was prevented by law from turning over oil income tax returns requested but he would cooperate in an effort to permit the oil committee to inspect them and subsequently the senate adopt ed an inspection resolution. Two telegrams from President Coolidge to E. B. McLean at Palm Peach were read before the sen ate engaged in a bitter debate over the bringing of the presi dent's name into the inquiry. DULL ELECTED EXULTED RULER Elks Choose New Leader for Coming Year Bond Committee Named Dr. C. H. O'NefilL optometrist of Sal'in, was last, night elected ex alted ruler of the, Salem lodee Of in fhf, nmniyitinn (aiy Han.y w worthier: trea.su- rer, Jacob Fnhrei trustee for thiee years, Dr. H. H. Olinger; I tyler, A. L. Fraser; representa- tive to grand lodgeJ E. M. Page, present exalted ruler; alternate delegate, Charles R.' Archerd. The new officers wjill be installed in about a month. Announcement was; made by Ex S altf d Ruler E. M. Pare of the per- ' sonnel of the boad committee that new building tluat the Elks are to construct on State street this year. The members crt the committee are Clifford Brow.'.i, chairman; Wil liam Walton. W. Hazard, S. B. Elliott and Oorge F. Rodgers. Purple and Gold Debate Teams Win Two Matches EUGENE, Ore.. March 6. The University of Washington won over tne University of Oregon in a debate here tonhrht. The Wash- ington negative upheld the ques tion "Resolred, that the United States should nter the permanent court of 'International justice as laid down by i the late President Harding." SEATTLE March 6.Univer sity of Washington's debating team won a 2 to 1 decision here tonight over a team representing Leland Stanford junior university. BONUS SNUG IS DEVELOPED i m pnnflnniTTrr IIVMIVilllLL able But Form of Pay ment Leads to Heated Dis cussion VERBAL BATTLE ENDED WITH POSTPONEMENT Chairman Green Admits Full Cash Payment Option Gaining Ground WASHINGTON'. March r,. Sol dier bonus legislation got away to a flying start at the first execu- , live meeting today of the house i ways committee when it voted IB to 4 to frame a bill, but a snag ; was struck when the form of pay ment was discussed. Attention was centered on two , plans paid up insurance policies. j and a two-fold scheme with op- tions of full cash payments of in , surance. After a heated discussion of the proposals, marked by a spirited verbal battle between representa tives Tread way of Massachusetts, and Crowther. New York, repub licans, further consideration was postponed until tomorrow. Fist Fight Averted Representative iTeadway was one of those voting against any form of a bonus and when Mr. Crowther later charged the com mittee with dilatory tactics which, he said were aimed to delay pro gress of the legislation Mr. Tread way took issue. One word led to another, and Representative Bach arach, republican New Jersey, step ped betwreen the two members when they started toward each other. . . A reconciliation was quickly effected. The other three who opposed the bonus were Representatives Tillson, Connecticut and Mills, York, republicans, and Collier, democrat, Mississippi. Rpresentative Bacharch advanc ed the paid up insurance scheme and was instructed to prepare data on it. Several proponents of the full cash payment option spoke for it including members of both parties and Chairman Green who is opposed to such a scheme, ad mitted, tonight it had gained con siderable strengtth. The two fold proposition was endorsed yesterday by the com mittee of five democrats named by the house democratic conference to confer with the committee on bonus legislation. Representative Jefferson, Alabama, chairman, de clared its cost would not exceed $1,400,000,000 and suggested it I be-financed by a bond issue. Insurance Favored The insurance proposal, of Mr. Dacha rach would provide policies with values based "on the number I all about $2,000,000,000 he esti mated and not more than $78,- 000,00 in any one year. The bonus bill passed at the last session and vetoed by President Harding has not been discarded by the committee Chairman Green said but if either of the two plans now under consideration should fail he declared this measure would be again taken up. i NEBRASKA GIRL CALLS TO SEE I BROTHER AND FINDS HE IS IN I PRISON UNDER ASSUMED NAME Constant contact with sorrow and grief insured prison officials to the usual parting and greetings exchanged between convicts and friends or relatives, but a recent j incident at the state prison was I such as to touch even these men I w-ho daily w itness such scenes. A young married couple, evi dently people of refinement, with a charming youngster, bewildered and laboring under misapreben sion, entered the office of Warden A. N. Dalrymple. The young wo man was looking for her brother. There was no inmate corres ponding with the name and date that she gave. Files and records were consulted with the result that by means of a photograph she was able to identify him. She burst Into tears. Her husband explained the sit uation to Warden Dalrymple- About five years ago her broth er, then out west, had written hack to the little home in Nebraska tell- COVERED WAGON REACHES BEND; MEDFORD BOUND Connecticut Man Spends '3 Years Crossing With Ox Team, for Power BEND, Ore., March 6. A wagon drawn by the same power that moved pioneers westward across the continent in early days, slow, but reliable oxen, was in Bend to day on the final lap of a 3,000 mile trip from Connecticut to Oregon. The oxen were driven by J. C. Berrang. who is accompanied on his slow trek across the United States by his wife. Berrang said he had headed the oxen toward the western prairies and mountains on December 1, 1920. The rocky mountains were crossed last year in December, Berrang said. Tho deepest snow encountered was four feet. The trip of the Berrangs will end at Medford, where they intend to make their home. E Men Involved in Veterans Bureau Scandal to Have Chance at Defense WASHINGTON, March 6. Im mediate disclosures of the names of the two representatives charged in a Chicago grand jury's report with accepting bribes was -demanded today by the house. A resolution directing the at torney general, to transmit the names to the house was adopted unanimously after Representative Lcngworth, the' republican lead er, had announced the accused men would have an opportunity to defend themselves on the floor. Mr. Longworth said he bad been informed the evidence against the two house members had been pre sented to the Chicago grand Jury by "crooks and criminals" and came up incidentally during the in vestigation of alleged Veterans' bureau frauds. I FINAL FLASHES I , SEATTLE, March . A. deputy coroner and two deputy sheriffs left here late today after receipt of a, report that a man had been shot and killed in the woods near Stillwater, between Duvall and Tolt, I'o miles east of Seattle. NEW YORK, iarch 6. More than 600 longshoremen employed by the Southern Pacific Steamship company dropped their work to night in protest ag ainst efforts to place employes of the Port Load ing company, formation or which recently wan announced, on the piers. Two ships were tied up by the suspension. LONDON, March C. (A.P.) It is stated on high authority that tho government has decided not to prooeed with the Singapore na val base scheme. WALLACE, Idaho. March 6. Stanley A. Easton of Kellogg, can didate for delegate fro m Idaho to the national republicm conven tion to be held in Cleveland June 10, was endorsed at a party caucus held here by Shoshone county re publicans. , HIES OF ACCUSED il ing his parents and sister, that he had steady work in a position In which he was well carel for. He gave his address as Route 6. Box 1. Salem, Oregon. Manpr people in the state do not connefct this ad dress with that of the gray stone building that stands at the eastern1 end or State street. Consequently it meant nothing to the people In the middle west and they rejoiced over the good fortune of the son and brother. " A few weeks ago a man and his wife decided to motor to the coast coming by way of California, on their way to Seattle. The woman was filled with joy, for she was going to see the broth er from whom shve had been separ ated for nearly five years. On coming to Salem it was easy to locate the address. But doubt began to clpud the rays of happl ness. What was he doing here. (Contlnqed on page 4) Fifty Salem Men and Womcr included Among Guest of PRL&P Co. at Qa Grove Yesterday i . JOURNEY IS THROUGH WONDERLAND OF BEAUT Inside Story Is "Told Franklin T. Griffith Company President Fifty Salem business- men an K women were guests. Of the Porrf, wo ivauway, L.ignt Power com! pany Thursday at its great Oa Grove power plant on the CIack4 mas river. ' The visitors drove "t Oregon City in the early mornfn; where they were taken on ; th company interurbaa electric sp-1 cial for yie long ride up the rive Is Wonderland of Beauty,' The ride itself is a 66-mile won derland ef " heautiful farm tha in the upper country give way tj rugged mountains and ' splendij forest. Most of ., the way abov ' Gresham the line Is through th national forest, and the trees gro" to a height af 200 feet or mon A million dollars was spent i building the railroad for the se tion above the old' plant at EsU cada, this road being the first or eration of the great electric' pre ject that la to cost somewhere b tween $16,000,000 and $2Q,SOo 000 when completed The 'ni' road is steam operated above E; ta'cada; it has grades a p. te -.8! per cent, that can '.be .negotiate 1 only by the geared Bhay locomci tives. , ' I Plant Kear Completion - I The Oak-Grove plant' Itself -i well nigh completed; It should t in operation some time this sun mer. The first unit will delivc 85,000 horsepower to the trarif mission lines. This will be redact rd by about 22 per ent by th timti it is served In the custoni ers' houses and factories, makln the net effective delivery mboii 27.300 horsepower. This will W developed by one Pelton wheel, d rect connected to a single gene a ator that Tevolves t speed d 514 revolutions a minnte. Tl. transmission line is already pra tlcally finished. It is all on stei poles, and the lines themselves ar of 94 -inch copper strand wire. Triple Expansion Planned It is planned to expand the pre! ent plant to three times Us preset! size, making a total power deve opraent of leS.OflO horsepowe from the three giant turbo-gene ators. The water from Oak creel is now brought six and a,half mill from tho diversion damfdn Oaj creek to the main Clcka&as" Tivl and is delivered lo the wbieels a .. m - AAA' . : a w W a static aeaa oi m iww yr, effective working head of 86 feei This is the second. highest .wat head in the state. There is higher in Union county, but? it of far less pretentious swa-j-Thi ar not more than 'three or to projects of greater height In Uj United States. I The Oak creek branch of tt Clackamas river flows a minimuj of 760 cubic feet ot water ee. ond, which will maintain theplaj output at 33,000 hersepower the year around. The later deve opment will utilize the main Clacj amas river through the same plai afxd at the same bead, and by 1 sysJm of reservoirs the perm, nent flow will be maintained i that the 105,000 horsepower oui put can be delivered. ' "' - j Purpose of Jnnke Told : j ' The company is Investing hea. Oy in Oregon good faith, end cbu! age,, according to the address j the ' president of the eompan FranMin'T. Griffith, who spol briefly vat the gliest dinner T" day. Rve stated that the compel had brought the guests there become a'JltUe more familiar wl tho manner bt producing electri ity, the maVitude of tac' Pef tions, and th intimate place th electricity thowld here In stat development. : Before leaving the car at Ot gon City E. W. Haxarit of Sale proposed a vote of.thanXs for t company's royal treatment of J guests and the opportunity giv them to become . acquainted wit such an important state resonrc Especially the Salem thanks wet extended to W. U. Hamilton, & lem manager forthe company, ft his personal efforts to make tl excursion a aoccess. . " (Continued on page 3). 'L: