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Circulation for the Oregon Statesman for the month of March, .1924: ii. .,:;,!.. pally and Sunday . . ...... .6364 Sunday Only . .... . . ..... .6913 TODAY TEN PAGES f SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22. 1924 . - - ' ' PRICE FIVE CZIVL 4 . $ . r i . i - u j 1 LlEGillEES AnE FIRED AT DiiUGHERTY Allegations of Booze Disap- Prisoners Heard MB nil LETT SAYS " HE GOT NO LIQUOR Wealthy Convicts at Atlanta - Are saia io Have re ceived Favors WASHINGTON. April 21. Al legations of Hquor disappearance at the department of justice, of desalts in anti-trust law precau tiocs and of privelegea extended to "millionaire" convicts at 'At lanta federal penitentiary were made todar before the senate Dangherty investigating commu te. .- .. . . . .... -inker, Gillett, of, the house was allowed to open the hearing It catering an emphatic ' denial t.:t any of the liquor seized by t'-a department ever reached him j l Chairman Houston Thompson cf the federal trade commission, 13 will l)e heard to greater ex tent later,. be" - account of Cat body's endeavor td ' induce tie department ot Justice under Attorney General Daugberty to in stitute criminal proceedings under t-e anti-trust law. liquor Was Removed f ;eaier Gillett's. appearance at committee was brief, althougb s; iiis flew once or twice In hU personal , exchanges with H. L. Ecaira, a former investigator for U 3 ds-artnient of justice, who as e:rtel last week that liquor from f-'zej stocks got Into his hands Z..3 crl. basis for.the story. Mr. c::istt said, was-that he did re c-.:r f:r 'a constituent a trunJ- l- I tscasss it contained liquor tick la 1919. but only after th Vl'Zr was removed. F. II. Boucher, clerk dismiss? 1 7 W. J. Burns from the burea t investigation of the department cf justice in 1921, said officials tie department had been accus tomed to keep good liquor from tenures In their office for dispens-1-3 to friends, while Alonzo E. Eanch, who got a' court order for the resoration of over 100 cases cf whiskey, told a story of long fruitless efforts to get It back, r.i asserted that it had all been drunk up." , Editor Got Some H. B. McLean. Washington nub- r r,.got some, of-it. Bunch in 1 on the word of a man who 1 it away from department '.Ice store room, ring one, of the brief dips in . nation concerning Montana 'nent of Sena tor. Wheeler; its :tcr, the committee, was y.f Robert S. Glen of Nash . 7 can., that justice agent -"-eJ him for . facts asto r last March, and had en---1 to Induce him to ar ? a personal conference be i tae senator and Mr. paugh- i tw t T, "td call Wheeler off Daugh t"J ,-.,.' .y Tobacco Industry Studied Ctilrtaaa Thompson's les'tlmony d--It with condition! in the toDac co ir.lastry In 1920 and ensuing j::.rs. The committee ; had re conisesied to Mr. Daugherty that cnm-al prosecutions be Instituted " tLe grounds that communica tions existed both to hold up prices f Eaaafactnred tobacco to con cr iii hold down prices of the raw material from farmer. JULrrAT.Y BILL PASSED V'ASniXGTON, April 21. An 'c1-:iaa" military bill, designed tp correct a number of inaccura t'C3 or inadequacies In present s. was passed today by the aen- THE WEATHER 4; OREGON Unsettled, partly cloudy weather Tuesday. moderate westerly winds. LOCAL (Monday) . Temperature, maximum. 77. Temperature, minimum, 41. River. 2.6. Raia (none). Atmosphere, clear. Tiad, northeast, i hi Re-pavement of North Summer street from the Nortn Mill creek bridge to the south line of Market street was prd posed in a petition presented to the council last night. I The property owners petitioning of fered to pay half of the cost which the city engineer had estimated, according to the peti tion 'would be $1.18 a square yard. Bitumen or asphalt pave ment was requested in the petition. : Among Jfchose signing the petition were David W. Eyre, 3. 0. Perry, Ralph Cooley, Carl Webb, Fred Ellis, H. C-Eptey, D. D.' Socolofsky, Mrs. W. H. Lytle, A. Quackehbush, F. G. Brock, Jr., Robert Paulus, Herbert Stiff and E. Simon. m 7 , ..t.. - MONDAY IN WASHINGTON The house judiciary committee began hearings on bills to modify the Volstead act. . . - House and senate conferees, set Friday for their meeting on the immigration bilL Senate democrats offered a sub stitute cash and Insurance bill for the pending straight - insurance measure against the stand of party leaders. 1 ' j , . . Revision of the reclamation law along lines suggested by Secre tary Work's ; advisory committee was recommended to congress by President Collidge. i. . ... The senate committee investi gating the indictment of Senator Wheeler, democrat. Montana sub poenaed three f members of the grand jury which acted on the case. '- : r . ' . '. ' . The senate Bursum bill, carry ing pension increases for reterans of the war ot 1812 and the Span ish. Mexican and Indian wars was passed by the house. The t Daugherty investigation committee heard more charges of confiscated liquor being supplied to "officials" and Inquired into enforcement of the anti-trust laws. . .... . House members obtained the necessary number of signatures to a petition to discharge the com merce committee from considera tion of the Barkley bill to abol ish the railroad labor board. An . extra appropriation of $1,500,000 to combat the foot and mouth disease was approved by the senate and California rep resentatives discussed; quarantine regulations with the department of agriculture. ;. TIIER COUiY HIT BY DISEASE San Bernardino Herd of Swine Attacked By Foot and Mouth Ailment LOS : ANGELES, April 21. Spread of tfiB foot and mouth epi zootic to San Bernardino county, a heretofore uninfected area, was reported 'here late today to the state department of agriculture. The disease, according to advices. has attacked a. herd of 1000 hogs on a ranch 12 miles west of .Col- ton. - ! V; - ;.-',' V . . Two new outbreaks In Los An geles county in previously Infected districts also were reported here today. Operation of Lot Angeles county packing plants was resumed, today under stringent federal and state regulation. , a: '-v-..' v Prehistoric Elephants i Found iKear Corv-uus CORVALLIS. i Or., April 21 Two prehistoric elephant skeletbna have been found In the Willamette river , about 15 miles above Cor vallis. The shape of the remains Is well preserved, although they are fragile. The discovery was re ported to Dr. John B. Horner, pro- feasor of history and director of Oregon historical research at Ore gon Agricultuarl college, today. : Tijmnn sold : ROSEBURO. Or., April 21 The Roseburg land office today sold 13,400,000 feet of timber. i H. E. Canada owner of the nrnnertv nn 7nith Oanltnt stnuif I who was served with notice to ap pear and give reason why his property and business, should not be declared a pubac nuisance came forward and said that his property was neither a junk heap nor a junk shop, that he conducted a second hand business and had asked if he needed a license to conduct this and was informed by the officials that no such permit was required. Since it was evident that a hear ing was necessary, it was decided to hold an adjourned meeting next Monday night when the city coun cil will hear Mr. Canada's side of the case. : .. 1 A. resolution introduced by the park committee providing for the purchase ot the park In the Kay addition for a city park was adopt ed. The resolution calls -upon the budget committee to include $7, 896.16 in 'the park i budget for 1925 with which to purchase the park. The tract is that owned by T. B. Kay and contains seven and a fraction acres. A. F. Marcus is chairman of . the park committee. Permission was granted to the local "McNary for Senator" clnb to stretch a banner across State street from the Masonic temple to the Oregon building. f A delegation of citizens from ward 6 was heard by the council members regarding varied street grades. The matter was referred to the street committee and the city engineer for investigation. The amendment to he traffic or dinance which was o regulate parking on streets within the fire limits after "midnight failed to re ceive the required number of votes. II 111 T J Statesman and Liberty Theatre Offer Reduced . Rate for. "Girl Baby"; The boys and girls of Salem are to have a special treat Saturday when they will have a chance to see . Harold Lloyd In his latest film "Girl Shy" in a morning matinee at the Liberty. Through special arrangements made by the Oregon Statesman with the man agement of the. Guthrie play houses In Salem boys girls under 12 years of age will be admitted to this matinee for 10 cents when it is accompanied by the special coupon from The Statesman.' This new picture by Harold Lloyd can only be shown In Port land for 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children but through special arrangements with the dis tributing houses Arthur Hile. man ager of the Liberty, lias been able to offer the picture at reduced orlces. Including 20 cents for chil dren, and in addition through the cooperation of the theater man ager and The Statesman those who have the coupon may be ad mitted for 10 cents. The Liberty has been closed for the last 'week and a half during the Installation of a new pipe or gan. It will open Friday mgnx with a special program given by Homer McDonald, organist at the Oregon theater. The matinee will be given Saturday morning with Harold Lloyd. "Harold Lloyd's picture are esneciallr good since they are good clean comedies," said Mr. Hile last night in commenting on the mat inee t Saturday. . "I am especially glad 'that many boys and girls of Salem will have a chance to see this picture ,who might not other wise be able to do so." ? s "Girl Shy will be shown at the Grand theater Sunday and will then be moved over to the Oregon tor a three day run next week! Tom Mix. in "Mile a Minute Ro meo" will be the feature Friday night and Saturday at the Liberty. s GIRLS 0 TIE! B01S ISSUE 5 DEM10LD Proposal for Cash Option ;in Pending Measure Spurs Copeland of New York to Action PROVISION WILL REACH VOTE THIS AFTERNOON Final Vote on Main Measure Promised Tonight--Pas-t . sage in Jeopardy ! WASHINGTON, April 31. A showdown on the proposal ror a cash option in the pending straight insurance soldier bonus bill was demanded in the senate today by Senator Copeland, democrat. New York, after hl3 party leaders ear lier in the day had formally with drawn 'such a substitute measure. Agreement was, reached to vote on the cash option proposal to morrow afternoon ' and.. Senator Curtis, republican, Kansas,' in charge of the measure announced he would seek a final vote on the bonus bill by tomorrow night. Defeat Is Feared Senator Copeland offered the cash option amendment which was drawn up by the minority mem bers of the finance committee and which Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts. Its ' author,- just previously had announced would not be pressed. When Senators Copeland. Dill, democrat. .Washington ; and' Nor ris. republican, Nebraska, earlier had requested Mr. Walsh to put the proposal forward, "now and let blame for its defeat tali where it may,! the Massachusetts sen ator was defended in hls course 1 by Senator Robinson,' Arkansas, democratic leader. Senator Rob inson and 'Senator Walsh, Insisted that to put the cash option in the bill now would. work probably , to defeat any bonus legislation. , Legion Endroses It The pending insurance bill has received the endorsement of the American legion. In view of this, republican lead ers were confident tonight that the cash option would not be voted In, pointing out that advocates of the pending miinster would be joined probably . by all opponents of a bonus bill. ; Senator Norris said a cash and insurance bill could be passed over a presidential veto In the house, and ,he believed, also in the sen ate. -. IE DAY'S II Salvation v Army Solicitors Encouraged With Open ing of Campaign The effort of the Salvation army of Salem to raise Its- budget was J somewhat encouraging yesterday: The amount that was raised , in cash and pledges was $800. .This represents the amount collected by the 16 workers that came to Sa lem to help the local corps; , In a number of places, according to Ensign Holbrook, people spoke very highly of the work that is be ing done by the Salvation army and when told that money was be ing raised ro that the workers might do more it wasi the concen sus of opinion among those solicit ed that the needs of the Salvation army should be supplied and that it was a small budget when , a year's time to pay was considered. This money includes two $100 do nations. 1 .. ' It . is the desire of ' Ensign and Mrs. Holbrook that all will be vis ited and if there la anyone who would like to get a better descrip tion of the work of the Salva army: than they have had in the post that word be sent to either Mrs. Holbrook or himself and Iney will call. : r- .The work that the people of Sa lem are not familiar with i the work that is done under the great est secrecy and that means the greatest self-denial . and ' sacrifice on the part of the' officers. ' "Tire cry from tbe battlefields of life U 'help us', and that, is the cry that the Salem officers desire to hoed," said Ensign Holbrook. I SIS NOTED ACTRESS DIES ON TOUR; . BODY TO ITALY Eleonora Duse of Italy , Suc cumbs In Pittsburg; World .' Renown Is Enjoyed . NEW YORK. April 21. The body of Eleonora Duse, Italian ac tress, who died in Pittsburgh to -day will be brought to New York tomorrow and will be sent to Italy en the liner Builio, which sails for Genoa, May 1, it is announced by Gallio wlo had charge of her tour. Twenty members o? Mme. Duse's company will go with- the casket. Paying tribute to Duse's genius, Gallio said: : 4 "Undoubtedly this woman, al though oG years of age. was tha greatest actress the stage of Eur ope or America had today. On the E.-tme plane with Bernhadt and Re Jane, she typified all that the stage considered its. finest art. "While Mme. Duse had been ac knowledged one of the - world's greatest artists for 20 years, she had reached the pinnacle ot her success during the present tour. TiEMClETO . HOUSE MEETINGS Structure to Care for 4500 People to Go Up on Wil lamette Campus Following the great meetings on Sunday, when hundreds of people were turned away from the -arm- cry and hundreds of others had to stand through this services, a tab ernacle capable of seating 4300 is to be built for the remainder of tho Demarest evangelistic services. It was Voted for by a general vote of the audience Sunday night, and tle executive committee from all the 19 churches ratified the decis ions : ; t J: While not all the details of the matter have , been . definitely arr ranged, it las progressed far eri- ocgh that it can be quite definitely announced that the building will r.e ready for . qcenpancy Sunday next. The detailed plana for similar building that was erected in Portland last year, arrived in Salem last night, and they will be avauaDie ror. immediate use. The structure will be: 125 by 160 feet, with a choir amphitheater a good roof and walls, comfortable backed seats, and a seating capac ity for 1500 people on the bleach ers borrowed from Willamette uni versity gymnasium. The main body of the structure will have a flat floor,, with, the bleachers td rare for the audience out' around the walls of the building. Ample aisle room, adequate entrance and exit room, and excellent lighting will be special features that have been lacking in the armory service. Walter C. WinsiOW, chairman of the finance committee, announces that a plan has been arranged for financing the building. Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick chairman of the executive committee, has carried on the plans for . the enterprise, and C. A. Kellsj chairman for vol unteer labor,f fg laying plans for he carpenter work. IA. A. Slewert, in charge of the construction, has found the lumber and materials, and is ready to lay out the work on a big scale. , Chairman-Kells or the labor committee asks for 100 volunteer workmen for Thursday morning, and then for 100 for Friday. These v ill practically finish the structure on those two days, after the pre liminary laying-out. work of the earlier week. , ' ! The tabernacle will he built on tbe Willamette campus as the only reachable vacant property largo enough" for the purpose. Noon meetings begin today at the. Oregon theater, through tho courtesy of Manager Hile, who of fered the building to the evange listic committee. The meetings are being crowded to the house capac ity of about 1100 people. Each day they open with an organ recital by Mr. Demarest, following which Mrs. Demarest presents her gospel message for a short half hour. On Friday afternoon, at 3 at the armory, Mrs. Demarest is to give her famous free lecture to women on the subject "The Virgin Mary." 1 This Is the first of a ser ies of three lectures, the others-being entitled ."Love and Marriage" and "The Training of Children." The dates of the latter two have not yet been announced. As a mo ther of three children of her own, and a student with marvellous op portunity to learn the habits of the world, Mrs. Demarest has a message of . the utmost value to womankind. A Saturday afternoon meeting Is to be given for . the children between the ages of 7 and 14 years. . .. . . -,.-i..t- -.-.ri" At the Sunday afternoon service. (ContinuedTan page 4) IETSPDLICE Bobbed-Hair G i r I Bandit Doesn't ShootShe and Husband Go to New York With Officers ( DEATH OF BABY IS CLUE TO WHEREABOUTS Trail Through 13 States Leads to Lair of Hold up Couple JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 21 Celia Cooney, 20 years old, smil ed a demure goodbye as she board ed the train here today for New York in custody of two detectives to face charges of highway rob bery and assault with intent to kill in connection with a long ser ies of daring holdups credited to "the bobbedf-hair girl bandit' Her . husband; Edward Cooney 25, also charged with, the holdups and shooting, was visibly shaken as h began the trip back to New York. : :. , , -. Meets Police With Gnn : Mrs. Cooney maintained the al ternate air, of. calm.- indifference and vivaciousness which she dis played from" the time" of her ar rest early today when she greeted the , levelled revolvers 'of police with a smile and automatic pistol. "I won't shoot It you won't.' she offered when the police broke in the door of the room In which they were staying and a threaten ed gun fight was averted. Cooney, who faced tbe police with a re volver in each hand,' wanted to kill her and. then commit suicide rather than - be . captured, Mrs. Cooney saidvj -Cooney according to Detectiye F. S. Gray of New York, confessed to taking part in a num ber of the New York holdups cred ited to the couple, including one in which an employe was shot and seriously wounded, - Cooney and his wife according to detectives. each attempted to take the blame for the shooting. MrS. Cooney, slender, brunette, about 5 feet 2 Inches tall, with black eyes, wore her hair under a net when she left today and it did not have the appearance of being bobbed. She told police that her hair had been blonde but that she had. dyed It Child's Death Gives Clue It was the birth and subsequent death of their child that led to the apprehension ot the Cooneys. The child, a girl, was born here on April 11, and died eight days later, It was born just 10 days after the holdup of the National Biscuit company plant on April 1, which Mrs. Cooney said was her 20th birthday. ; The trail led through 13 states. according to detectives from New York. It was through the under taker, who had ; charge of the fu neral arrangements for tbe child that the couple were apprehended. Mrs. Cooney ceased to smile for a few minutes today when she dis cussed the death of her baby. '.'We named ber Katherine," she said New York police said they ob tained the tip that the Cooneys were in Jacksonville, through a message for money that Cooney was said to have sent his mother in New York. , i The money it was said was used to pay the hospital bill. SIJFIELD LUI W no Report By McNary Refutes Statements Ulaimin i rr fc Larger Amount WASHINGTON, April 21. Only one loan, amounting to $250,000. was made to Senator Slanfield, republican, Oregon, orto compan ies In which he had personal or financial ' Interest, according to a report from Direetrfr Mond-ell of the War Finance corporation, read in the senate today by Senator McNary,' Senator Stanfield'a asso ciate. The report was offered. Senator McNary said, in refutation of "er roneous ' statements" that . . the Stanfleld Interests had obtained large advances to the detriment of small borrowers. t . m LEFT If IBM SMIM ESN Regardless pf promises made the public service cor.:r.: siort by the Southern Pacific company last Saturday that its train service between ' Salem and west side points and be tween Salem and Silverton would not be cm-taifed, but wou!J remain as its has been until proper arrangements were mzd a to serve the public, the compiny went ahead and mada ths change Sunday, no trains operating on either line.' The service commission claims this was done contrary to law, and that some of the stage lines that the company h r.i entered into contracts with for substitute" service hive r : t CQmplied with.the.law. Aif adequate substitute serice h:.: not been provided, the commission says.- The company's excuse for making the changes regard less of the commission was that it had made arrar.7crncr.t3 that could not possibly be altered, its train crews havir 7 1 : n sent elsewhere. The. commission, it 13 said, lac'c3 authority to compel the company to go back to the former scrv." : 2 without notice and a public hearing, so for some time, at I::. ..t, it is probable that no trains will run on the lines east and vc .:t from Salem. . , ' " DEBJTEBSm Emmons and Day GetUnanii mous Vote; Puget Sound ?1 'Is Opponent , The Willamette university de bate team concluded another suc cessful debate season lasi night by winning a sweeping victory, over the College of Puget Sound in Ta coma.. The decision was 3 to 0. This victory raises the number of debates won to four out of six against the strongest cbUegiate competition of the west and mid dle .west.- ; " '. -. '-y ; The Willamette team,-composed of . Ralph Emmons and ' Warren Day, upheld the negative "of the question, "Resolved, That the su preme court should be denied the power to declare acts of congress unconstitutional ' except by unani mous concttrrene'e of the members of the court. According to a re port reaching The Statesman last night, they presented a strong con structive case ana easily excelled their opponents In rebuttal. During the past three years Wil lamette debate teams have been setting a fast pace in debate com- peuuon. ne recora ins year al most equals the feat of the team which made the eastern trip last year, winning five but of six de bates.. The list of Institutions met and defeated this year Is: Michi gan Agricultural college, Whitman college, Washington State college, and College of Puget Sound The last three contests mentioned were won by unanimous decisions. The tTriiverslty.br Wyomla and Univer sity of Southern California' won close debates over the Willamette men by decisions of 2 to 1. - The Willamette squad has been composed of five men, all of whom were used in some contests of the year. 1 Robert Notson, four year veteran, graduates this year. How ever, the fact that Ralph Emmons, Ward South worthy Warren , Day and Victor Carlsen are all sopho mores In' standing insures the uni versity of continued strength in debate during the coming season. Professor F. M. Erickso has acted as coach of the Willamette teams for the past three successful sea sons. IS ROMAN CITIZEN ROME, April 21. (By the As sociated "Press) Benito Musso lini, Italian premier, was made a Roman citizen today in an impos ing ceremony. The Oregon. Statesman Harold Lloyd T.Iatincs LIBERTY THEATER Saturday (April 26(h) 10 A. M.; ., This" coupon and 10c. will" admit any child, 12 years of age- or under to the Liberty Theatre Saturday morning. 10 a. m., to see- Harold Lloyd's ; Latest and Greatest Any Chfl-'iiot.lioIilnir-Cburis will ba cLzrz fjl admission' price 20c The commission yesterday : l dressed a letter to the SoutHrn Pacific company , reading in rrt as follows: , ' The commission has care: .! considered this; application t.r 1 wishes to advise you that your im plication Is denied for the . recscn that the proposed tariff circa! :r i3 not. such as can be made effective on less , than . statutory notice I7 reason of the fact; that it r. . lri certain increases, in tzi.s e i charges for transportation eervki. 1 Parker Did Not Consent "We note that this prepoievj tar iff circular names as parties to It the Parker Auto - Stage - line, 1 2- , tween Salem, Dallas, Derry; Fai: 1 City Black Rock; also ilv ert , ML Angel and .Woodburn, inclr ing Intermediate points. "Mr. J. WT. Parker of tlie Pari :r An to .Stage lines Informs us tl '. he has not consented to be a r " ' :' to aU of the tariffs which y z 1 1 listed and Is jiot agreeable to l Ing made a party to the eaze. We-arec Informed that tLe rr ker stages are not equirrr i c l ddf'ot-, contenijlata L.: trunks or other similar bar : 3 c 1 local tickets between many cf ta points covered by the above tar iffs. . - - ' "We are further informed it-t the Parker stages do not now c eratei nor Is it contemplated tl. t they will, operate to Clack It;.:, as noted on jour circular. Anto Line Unlicensed . "We also note that you L3 v made a party to this tariff t; 5 Guldner Stage line, operating t; tween Brownsville and . - IIa!z:; We wish to advise you that tt'.i commission has issued no certi': catej or permit to the Guldner Stage line to " operate betwet 1 Brownsville : arid Halsey, or eL ;-. where, and such stage line id r:t properly insured or qualified t3 handle this business. We as3un 3 that the facilities for handling ba ' gage between Brownsville End II l- sey are probably as deficient as c 1 the Parker Stage line. , "We would further call your cl tentlon to the fact that proposv i tariff circular attempts to provk! j fares and charges between point r where no service whatever, eitfcr r by rail or by stage, is being pro vided, or Is proposed to be provid ed, so far as we are at present ad vised. Authority Lacking 'With reference to your operat ing time table No. 105 for tLa Portland division, which was re ceived at this office on the lSfi current and which, we nnderstar , was - placed in effect on EunI; : , April 20th, we wish to tay t-: : while this commission proLaf. does not possess authoi ity to en ter an order suspending the cper ation of this schedule. until tlt.r uotice and a public hearir--, It would seem that your company L: i tailed: materially la , Its.. 'duty, c : furnishing reasonable or adequata service on its lines id the state cf Oregon This time table has elim inated much of, the eerviea pre viously glven .by your cczapar (Continued onrpage 2) .