The Oregon statesman., January 18, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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probably rain went; rain or snow east: tempera
ture same: southeast gales Saturday Max.
45; Min.-32: River. . , falling; Rainfall .61;
Atmosphere cloudy; Wind South West.
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SEVEKtY-FOtiftTitt YEAR
Dorothy Elllngsotv Slayer of
Own .Mothery May Spend
Rest of Life Behind Prison
Walls
SPIRIT OF GIRL BROKEN
AT CORONER'S INQUEST
Defendant to Be bound Over
to SaDeribf 'CbUrt oil
.. ! jiurdef Charge
SAM FRANCISCO, Jan: IT A
life prison sentence for Dorothy
Ellingson, 16, who confessed shoot
ing and killing her mother, Mra.
Anna Ellingson in their home here
January 13, wllj be asked By Ihe
slate when the, case comes up for
hearing next, j Thursday before
Police Judge SI J. Lazarus, it Was
announced today by, Miss Theresa
Meikle. an assistant district attor
ney, detailed to prosecute the case.
"I shall ask that the defendant
be bound over to the superior court
fbr trial bh a murder charge said
Hiss Meikle.
The anhduncemnt by Miss Meik
le bore ont recommendations by
the coroner's jury fwhieh brought
in Its r report this afternoon after
one and one half hours delibera
tion in which it found, evidence
sufficient to "warrant filing of a
murder charge against Dorothy
Ellingson."
. . iflyer Weeps - :; .
The jury recommended also that
a trial be held to clear up certain
discrepancies in testimony of wit
nesses. The jury further went on
record-fas favoring enactment of
legislation regulating the sale and
possession of firearms. The girl
sat weeping though most of the
coroner's Inquest at fhich her
father and her 2 4 year old brother.
Earl, appeared as witnesses. She
uiu uyt us iuo swuttov -wv
Ellington testified that his daugh
ter would be 17 -years old her next
birthday, April 1. ; V
-. Questioned a to his knowledge
, of the presence of Insanity or ner
vous diseases in either branch of
the family, Ellingson. said he knew
of no sttcn; instances.
He corroborated the son's testi-
xnony that .Dorothy v was possessed
of a wilfull disposition, and for
the last years had been virtually
incorrigible. She was a ward of
the juvenile court at the time of
the shooting.- . . ........
. u Family Reconciled.
A f conciliation between the ac
cused girl and her father and
brother followed the reading of the
findings of the coroner's jury.
both father and brother previous
ly had announced that they would
tike no steps to aid in the defense
of the daughter and sister. Con
fronted by the two In her cell,' the
girl threw herself on her knees
at their feet, sobbing, and begged
.their forgiveness. ,t ? V" ?
; "We will go to any length ; to
help her." Earl Ellingson said after
the Interview, "even to going into
. debt, if necessary." - . .
Father and brother acceded to
the girl's wishes that Frank J.
Egan, public defender, conduct her
case. . ' 5
i . Stereoptican pictures showing
the body of Mrs. Anna Ellingson
slumped over a bed in her home
after she had been shot and killed
by her 16 year old daughter,
Dorothy, brought a flood of tears
and hysterical sobs from the girl
today during the coroner's Inquest
into Mrs. Ellingson's death..
The girl first shed -few. tears
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DEATH ITCH IS
PLACED OfJ
Slayer of Malheur County
Sheriff Under, Sentence
to Hang Feb. 20
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A death watch has been placed
over Archie Cody under sentence
to die on the gallows February
20 for the murder of Austin
Goodman, sheriff of Malheur coun
ty several months ago. So far nd
notice of appeal has been given.
Cody shot the sheriff, who was
seeking him for being Impllcatod
in horse stealing in eastern Ore
gon, near Vale. "
Cody is said, to have been con
fined in the state prison once be
fore, doing a short sentence T6f
Jarceny. "
LIFETERMTO
BlgjTJ
CODY
Worthless Checks And
Stock Selling Brings
Grief fTo Businessmen
. feaiem merchants are scanning
every, check offered y a stranger
between the hours of 1 and ; 9
o'clock Saturday j afternoons! And
nights. How many "pajMrifaag
ing artists' operated 14 : Salem
yesterday is hot known; andwlli
not be until the checks are turned
back from the feank. t At least five
of siieh-gentry ar known to aiave
operated in the city a weekagt.
Checks made out for considerable
inore than demanded in payment
tor .the goods purchased are Care
fully scrutinized. I i j 1 1
- Police are looking lor at ez
serrice man who has been active
in two military organizations of
the city, whd haS left thecity,
leaving some worthless paper be
hind. The situation la toot Srlth
but humor, lor the ex-service; man
went to a friebd, at whose res
taurant he had been a steady cns
tomer for months jdnd asked him
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West Virginia to Send Grad
uate Speakers Here; W. '
U. Plans Progress
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When the debate team of the
university of WTest .Virginia' ap
pears in Salem on February i9?, the
Willamette debaters my ; contest
against . two " graduate ' student
speakers, according': to word . re
ceived by V. D. Carlson, fcjfensic
council chairman. I ( The leader of
the West Virginia team hits been
stricken with typhoid fever nd is
unable to make the trip. Facing
the necessity of a change -in its
plans, the eastern school asked if
graduate students might bel used
in the contest. Although - this is
not considered desirable, ft will
not be permitted to InterferM with
jcji Siaieu. ' f : t
A debate oh the locdl platform
on the eVehthg of inarch 5. kValnst
a team from the Oreron Agricul
tural college : has been arranged!
In this contest the Aggies will use
the men who are 'to go on. long
eastern tour this year meeting the
famous Bates callege teifit and
other institutions, i Willamette will
upnora tne amrmative of tte sup
reme court question, f ' i?
' Plans for the Willamette debate
trip are assuming final forn. De
finite contracts hkve been-signed
with most of the schools n the
schedule, and the team, is now
slated to leave Salem, M&fch 19,
for the first debate against College
of the Pacific, at Stockton, Cat.
The tour will wind up with a de
bate against College of Paget
Sound at Tacoma. i Other schools
on the list are Redlands university,
Stanford university. University of
Southern California, University of
Denver, Washington Statd College,
College of tdano, and the iJniver
sity of Wyoming, i : i ' j if i
The two men who will represent
Willamette Ih the West Virginia
clash have toot yet! been selected
by Coach RahskopnJ but thi choice
has been narrowed down to three
men. These men are Joel Berre-
man. Charles Redding; and Ward
Southworth. BerremahJal second
year student, has had no debating
eii?eHehce Btt Is a vertKaiahle
speaker. Redding,! aj freshman,
debated four years for the Fort
(Ooattnned SB pags 2
FiliiiED
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Grand Jury Returns indict
ments on Klamath tails,.
Killing and Robbery ;
KLAMATH FALLS, Off Jan. 17
Five men who are alleged to
have participated in the 5 robbery
of a basement gambling house
Which resulted lil the Slaying Of
Oscar Ericksoli on the morning
of January 4j were .charged with
first degree marder andf robbery
In indictments returned this eve
ning by the grand jury.
Those named In the Indictments
are John Taylor, who has made a
complete cDhfeslon; Sim Pate, al
leged to have ' planned the rob
bery; Pete Sullivan,; reputed tac
tual slayer; John O'Sheav alleged
driver of the robbery tar," and
Charley Smith.' 4
AU with the exception of Smith
are In custody.!- They were giren
until .10 o'clock Wtt3Su5ay - in
which to enter.. their ple&s.
DEBUTE TEJlf
MEMBERS ILL
DJ MURDER CHS
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to cash a cheek for $4: the till
being a lllltle shbrt of; silver, the
restaurant Owner! told the ex
servlce man to make his check out
for $5; which was done, and the
bill handed over. !
The."Jim the Penman". artiSU
are not working alone in this ver
dant field for three high-pressure
salesmen .are now fugitives from
justice having departed for un
known reasons just before J. A.
Bernardi, local plumber, swore oat
warrants for their arrest In justice
court. The trio are said to" be
Herbert . W.. Liberty, v John . J.
Deldertch and H. R. Ross, until
recently connected with the-West'
era Savings A Loan association of
Portland. About- 15 local : in
veators, who Called - to - heed the
message brought to Salem Friday
by R. H. Mount, of the hotter tus
inesa bureii of. Portland. Mr.
- C0Bttn4 oa pftC.S) .. t.
Retiring Ambassador From
Italy Speaks oh ReVolu 1
tion of Politics
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. FasV
clsm's attempt to effect a sound
national government in Italy "is a
reform so vast, so radical, so nn
expected that it truly can be ealted
a revolution," said Don Gelasib
Caetani, Italian ambassador to the
United States, in a speech before
the Italian chamber of edmmerte
today." .: - " .
The ambassador, who; fs soon
to retire, said he was Bpeaamg
not l'as a dipiemat, nui3as a man
who is on the ot en,terifag in
to politieat strlrf r 4, f I
-It ls-snallyr-Jeliered," " li
said, "that fasclsht was born to
fight communism and that this is
stir its principal aim. . This 18
net true. Communism was sim
ply the first obstacle that fascism
found In its way and it got, rid
of It by thrbwin? it rather fough-
handidly overboard. ?
"The true aim of fascism IS the
ethie-, social afid political reform
Of Italy along lines morally sound,
politically practical and conform
able to the nature of the Italian
people." . ; ' : '
Although he said he did not e6h
tend that every member of the
fascism party was awafS 6t the
true doctrine of fascism and fol
lowed it. Ambassador Caetani as
serted that the, leaders Vhave a
clear vision ot the ultimate nobis
arm" and that "the country ha
instinctively understood this and
followed Mussolini." i f ,
"The reform aiming at sound
national government," i he con
tinued; "rooting out rotten poli
tics and demagoguery and reform
ing the democratic regime." - 'f
TABIFT PARLEY
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German and French Mini8
ters Unable to Agree;
France May Be Loser
PARIS, Jan.. 17. (By The As
sociated Press.) The Germih
and French delegations which
have been engaged In negotiations
tendinr to a commercial agree
ment both now convinced there is.
little pOBBibility, of coming to aiy
accord, have mutually agreed that
the situation shall not bej consid
ered on either side as a tariff war
and that neither side wilt take aiy
ineasnrea lh thb nature of: repris
als. Each country wllllmpose its
maximum tariffs and let It go at
that for the present.
Strch a situation howeref, it fs
said in official circles, cannot last
long becahse France would be a
heavy loser Blnce her maximum
tariffs even in the bill increasing
ddties which is now , before i the
chamber of deputies are far low
er than the German rates, f
.The: French- government, it Is
understood will make no moVe
for the present but if the Germahs
remain ' obdurate ! when the tariff
bill finally comes up for a -rote la
parliament, measures will be pd
posed. is laeittateiy- jrotttt tU
French trade and industry.
REF0ffl,gffl
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY,
dodlicfge Addresses. Editor's
f Association; fiews Policy
and Business Motives
MusVfie Rafale I i
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.
President Entertains No Fear
of o-talVba Capita
tic Prees V
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WASHINGTON. Jan. lf.-The
pathway to success in American
Journalism lies In the avoidance
,y cbti " "
news ; polities irora fpusinesa iuu
tlves and feontiahed fcppeal to the
tdealism of the American people.
President Coblldtre declared to-
hight j'n speaklhf to jhe American
Boclety, of. Newspaper Editors, i
. Avoiding for the most part ref
erence tp governmental problems,
Mr. Coolldge talkel shop"'' with
the. editors, speaking from . the
viewpoint of one not; in the news
paper business as was his, J?rede
ceasor, but as one wno has' watch
ed the growth and development bt
the American pre3s. This growth
he declared, had given the United
States "the best . newspapers 1 In
the world." i ! i; j. ': ' -
Mr. Coolidge made: it plain that
he entertains no feftrs a to the
influences of what lis. sometimes
called a "capitalistic press."
Commercialism jliscnsscd
Some people feel concernet't
about the commercialism of the
press"," he said, "they note that
great newspapers ale great busk
ness enteVxJrISea ' i earning large
profits and controlled by men bf
weallk , fid they feair that in such
control the brees may tend to ettp
port the privateinterests bt those j
whd on tjpa
IheTgenefal interest-ot the whole
people. It seems tdj mehowevef,
that the 'real test 1 hot Whether
th newspapers are controlled by
(Contianca ASiagi si
Annual Meeting! of Federa
tion Will Be Hfeld in Sa
lem January 22
The Maribh cbunty community
federation will held their ftftflfial
election bl officers- at the Cham
ber of Vommbfce J hnfsday, Jan.
22, at which & president, vice
president, secretary treasurer and
executive edmmtttie will be se
lected. ..V ! : ji : :.
Lt L Swan., representative of
Linn county,. has: been invited to
address the 'meeting 6d hiS dance
h'ali measure, how before the state
kgiSlatdre. Saitf Is deeply 4h
terested in the dance hail propo
sition, i Or. Walter ;H Tifown, Whd
has charge of the jcommohwealth
program : td he ' held Id Mariod
county during the hext five years,
will be present at the meeting, not
to make an . address,- but to get
acquainted with the people of
Marion county. 4. discussion ot
the child labor amendment to the
constitution is lld slated: i
1 Judge John H. Scd'tt Is to make
a te brief rtmatlcs, telling why
Mirldh county should have a soil
A new club to ;:be 1 admitted to
the federation is j the Hayesville
community club, with A. Lengren
as president. - . ti -!
J. C. Crothersref Liherty will
deliver an address on the mar
keting of loganberries. A report
on the year's business will be considered.--:
j) . ;
The following linen - have been
invited o be preseht : A..C- Bar
rows, Stayton; AiJ J. La ft y. Mar
Ion Joe Fbntalhe. Jefferson J.
R. BIdgood, Turnier; Frank Bar
rett, SunnySide; ;) King: Bartlett.
Salem Heights; Gi A. Eklen, Aur
ora S." , Smith, list." Paul;Lv.C.
MeShan, Hubbard 1 L-C. -Eastman,
: Silverton ; Joe 'Bernt. , .Mt.
Angel; Wiliard ;Stetens,. North
Howell; 'Henry Werner, Central
Howell ; Nbble . Andrews. : Ftdi t
land; Horace Bitby. Labish Cen
ter; C W. CoyHeJ Monitor And E.
T... Pierce' Aumsrille. j ,
' The past officers of the organi
sation are A. N.! i'ulieridhrijresi
dent; A. F. J. Lafty, vice jsresl
ilul, injt& A: .rwemoids iit&
tary treasurer. I ...
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MUST BE FREE
flF PROPAGANDA
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MORMlNO, JANtJAftY 18, 1925
COUNTRY ? POLICE
op MAiL Train
ForpH i CJrk Coafrssea to f 10,000
Hold Vpi ew York Detet
tlves Sooopeti
j NEW YORK. Jan. 1 17. While
city police, detectives; and post
of flee i inspectors combed Long
Island, ' New TOrk Ity and vtcitt
lty for tihe robber, thought to bo
an expert in his line, who on Tues
day night held tip the mail clerk
oa u. uong isiana rauroaa train
and escaped with a Si 0,000 cur
?ency shipment, twd icbuntry po
lice ! officials followed, a trail of
their own which led to the arrest
today of a man who has confessed
to the holdupv an amateur in ban-
ditry.' kIc.-::i---U J
t jJame J. Caddo. 23. a former
postal clerk and soh of a wealthy
retired lumberman of Llnbrook
T.i pleaded gtfiltyi to the rob
bery and wai held in 176.000 bail
for th federal grand ;lur.
' He faces a : 25-year j sentence In
the Atlanta penitentiary. i
All hut S114 of the money was
found by ' police, secreted in the
cushions of Cadod's fear and. in
juuuei in nis dousb
Cadooj lives in Linbrook with
his 17-year-eld j bride of a few
come a mother, he told the police,'
and he resorted to the' robbery to
obtafn tdhds ! after he ' had failed
at numerous I legitimate linei of
work since their marriage.
DF TRDTSKT
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Stof m j Threatens i to Engulf
fj Soviet Waf Lord; Com
! ! munist Party Sits
' --'l-1 "ii :j,ii:h .! f ' r
If -' r --r ir ;.;:- ir
I'OscWJanjiBf the
AP.) The fate bf jpeon Trottky,
sovietiJnistef of war, is expected
to be decided ithin a few days
by , the eehtral committee bt the
communist party i whichi began
is' ranch speculation as to whethef
Tfbtiky himself, although a mem
ber of the central committee, will
participate In the . sessions. He
is considered by every one as out
of active jpolltlcs and unless : he
iatends to appear lh! his own de
fense, or is invited by. his adver
saries to do So, his presence at
the sittings of the committee if
scarcely, expected. '4.: .'j -A ' i;.
i j in the face of the hitter and
unprecedented campaign : against
him, in and ont of the communist
barty, and the coinmuhlst ! Inter
nationale, U IS believed it would
be futile for him T to attempt to
allay the storm which has all tret
engulfed7 him. .4 . . .
. Political observers believe that
nothidg short of ahewtaltodal re
traction of the viewS expressed by
the war minister In .his book,
"Lesedns of the 1 9 1 f Revolution"
followed by his "promise to abstain
Ih the. future from:' factional dis
cussions, will satisfy his oppon
ents. As Trotsky is hardly ready
at this moment to adopt either dt
these- alternatives lit is thohght
he win seek refuge in complete
silence, awaiting the abatement of
the present ; political ferment to
speak his. -mind.. .. ji ; "J;" ,! 'f,'
I There Is. however, not the
slightest doubt that whether the
wsr minister, is present at the
meetings of the committee br hot,
a resolution of cedstire Will he
passed against him.; j f
CUIMS ATTB
Amendment Measure Is Out
standing Problem Before
': Washington Solons
OLYllIA. Wash.. Jan. 17.
With child ? labor 1 as one off the
outstanding Issues before the etate
legislature, interest began to fo
cus tbnight on the" first public
hearing Monday night when the
brbfoosed amendment to the fed
eral constitution is to be debated
in the house.- ; -: , - -t'T;"-
Rev. Chauncey ! J. Hawkins of
Seattle; Mrs Victor Malstrom bf
Tacoma, state president 61 the
Paredt-Teacher t issoclation, and
Mrs. R. D. MbCrfedie of Sunhyslde,
former president dr the stite fed
eration of '-woman! clubs, declar
ed, they wefb 16 streak in favor 6f
the measure wiile 1 Or. S. B. L.
Pehrbse, pf esideit . bf Whitman
rbilege, hhd ilri. - Emma Smith
LCYS3 Uil tLSy will bppose tie
bilL-': - . - .
DECIDE FATE
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KabeiisUintj Daring Gerttiaii
:-Undei a Low Bridge
4 v , s N J
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Kurt Katzehstelh la pictured
here flying uhder the bridge span
ning the Fnlda River in Cassel at
a speed bf ibo kilometer.
Polk Co. district Attorney
uenies i nai uieaver col
lected Fines in 1923
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To what extent Oeef ge L. Cleav
er, state brOhibltion commissioner
has altered his biennial report to
suit his own! convenience and to
make.lt appear that the depart
ment has beJn . exceptionally ac
tive In certain parts of the state
is foerplexingfjJoe Haigferson, of
Dallas, district attorney fbr Polk
county, who was in Salem yester
day aid anxious to question the
prohibition commissioner.
"Ill hia report Commissioner
Cleaver sets out that in Polk coun
ty Id IB 2 3 hla department collect
ed a total of 111700 and some odd
dollars," District Attorney Hal
ger&fkBaidliyeateraay positive knowledge, and I am cer
tainly in a position to know, there
was not a single Cleaver agent fn
Polk coahty in the time mention
ed In the report, v Furthermore,
we ' did not receive a single tip
from Cleave; r any of his men
and all liquor: cases were handled
Strictly throtigh Sheriff John Orr
and his office." I
.District Attorney Halgerson
said he had ibeen notified of .-. the
investigation flcalledby the legis
lature and he would be present
for the preliminary hearing Mon
day night. , le has several ques
tions , regarding prohibition en
forcement that he wants to ask
Cleaver, he j said.: District At
torney Halgerson told the press to
get! in touchli with. Ex-sheriff Orr,
now, "living ini Salem, to substanti
ate bis remarks. . .
DIES I KEIV YORK
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Dan i ftdliip- Tr.terhatidnal
Gharacterf Leaves Estate :.
of $50,D0U,UUU
NEW YORK,' Jan.-17. Daniel
G. Reid, known internationally as
nhe tin plate king," .died suddenly
today at the , age ,of 6f , at his
Fifth Avenue home after a three
day illness bf pneumonia.
! Mr. Reid, whose organization of
the. tin plate industry and. Wall
street made him one of the most
conspicuous figures of his day,
had been in ill-health for, four
years and had practically retired
frbm business. - i; t.
His estate was estimated by his
frifends today at apprdlimately
$80,000,0004 I t 1,
' His most I sensational operation
wks th capture bt control of the
Rock island railroad; a! refature
which i was ; said , to have amhzed
even Wail 'street; -veterans accus
tomed to httge stock deals. He
later organised the American Can
company,, the Tobacco Products
company and became a director in
many . other ; companies. f ;
Mrs. Henry J.. Topping, Mr.
Reid's only; snrviving child, was
at his bedside when he died.;
CHARGE NOT WANTED
JJ-rrv'iilji :
OLYMPIA. Wish., Jan. 17.
Adherehce to the present system
Of home rule Jh control of the
schools of; the state was recom
mended in V communication to the
legislature by lira. Josephine Cor
liss ; Preston, superintendent of
public lnstmcUda." ;. ; j ; r
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LiOBBEPOIT ATTACKiOE "
HELD IT TIE Oil PROPOSAL
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TIN PUITE B
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Plane)
at 100 Kilometers an
.N r- ...
v X
:.y.-.' ?-;'x..v'.; '.;-x ;--'-''---- i-.-.'-'--- -vw
miles) ah hour.
flying under
bridges Is. not a new Stant but it
is belief ed that the fcassel bridge
is the lowest eveli
negotiated with
an airplane-.
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Oregon Public Service Com-
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missioh Plan JReeeiveS
. Sharp Criticism
WASHINGTON Jan. 17. Rail
rON , Jsn. 17.-
road briefs filed tcjday with the
interstate commerce commlsion
sharply attacked! the proposal - of
the Oregon puhlfc Bervice com mis
sion which has j the) tentatve en-
uuireuicui ui idb examiners 01 ine
interstate commtrce commissioh
that the roads be rexiuired to con
struct a network of new line in
central and eastern! Oregon.
Examiner C. A. Shart assigned
by the federal commission to cbn
sider. the proposal filed some time
ago a tentative report which de
clared the extensions ought to be
constructed 4nd that the interstate
commerce ebramisldh Bad! power
to force thtB step.
-J "The proposal nfw made is to
reach into the j treasury of the
Union Pacific for funds to be used
in new construction; td an amount
of approximately! 70 per ceht of
the assessed Value Of the entire
assessable property in all the
counties wherel . cbhstructibn is
contemplated," ithei Unioh Pacific
brief filed by H. 4. Scasdrett In
behalf of - thaft system and the
OWR&N compaby jits subsidiary,
declared.' "'' i J ;
"That such a suggestion is ser
iously made is. ajt lejast disquieting,
and that it should; be seriously
considered Is inconceivable."
In addition to attacking the
showing of the nefd for and the
business possibu oh the new ex
tensions suggested, the; brief chair
lented authority of the commis
sfon to grant the pregon request
in part or, in whole.
"If the interstate commerce
adt of congressj intended to grant
authority to the commission to
require railroads' tb be built into
dew terfitory'j it paid, "congress
was without constitutional power
to carry out its intention. The
right of regulation; over property
already, in service for common
carrying gives bo fight to impore
such a burden! not' dedicated to
service.":-': j ' j -
Dmn
Compulsory
T. B. Test
of Cascades
' for Herds
Is Sought
Legislation requiring the tuber
culin test on all cattle west, of the
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Cascade mountains, was requested
by dairymen frbm all over the Wil
lamette " valley who . met at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
Dr. Sam B. Foster, of Portland,
in charge of the federal co-operative
tuberculoids j , education ;. Dr.
W. H. Lytle, st tte veterinarian, Dr.
Peter ; Twede, ; Lebanon, county
herd inspector foV Llnh couhty.
Dr. Clark, . Portland ( dairy loan
man, and Walter Taylor of Cor
vallls, dairymdn and head of the
livestock sanitary board; were
present and addressed the meet
ing.,.. '. ,. .j ' J iv.iX,'-"--
There i3 not a-uniform law cov
ering tuberculin testing in the
counties west of the Cascades and
it Is desired that; the. law be ex
tended to include all counties and
districts. .
PUot Guides
CtM TESTED
PRICE FIVE CENTS
'SPUE
OF LIQUOR TO
START f.iD!B;T
Pfelimmary Plans, Wjli M
I Outlined at Special tact
Ing of Joint Committee tX
8 O'CIOCk!
SPEEDY ACTION HELD
" DESIRE OF COMLHTteE
investigation to Proceed Kdp
Idly ito lteach Cotlcla
sions at Once
Preliminary plans for the ; in
vestigation ot the prohibition Sit
uation in Oregon will be formulat
ed at a joint, meeting of Vhe sen
ate .and house : committees of 'the
33rd sessi6a of the legislature in
room No. 815, of the capital, at
8 o'clock Monday night. Senator
S. M. Garland, chairman nr :thft
joint committee ahd instigator of
,the probe, : announced yesterday.
The bommlttea will man bat Its
course of action at. this time and
get the probe well under way Im
mediately.' v l : - ,
... Several Are Called.
In addition to the members of
the, two committees nambd by
GaS C Mbseif, president ot ;'the
senate and Denton U. Burdlck,
Bpeaker of the hohse. 'Governor
Warier M. Pierce, George
Cleaver, state: prohibition commis
sioner; Otto Herwig. bead Of the
State anti-ealoon league; Joe Hal
gerson, president of the state" dis
trict attorneys association and
T. H. Hurlburt; president of the
Btalfe sheritr association, h'ari
been requested to be present.
The" joint 'committee has been
given power tp subpoena witnesses
and to place those wao testify tp
oil oath in an effort to learn what
has been done by the jprohibltlon
commission Shd if the laws have
een-f ully fehforeed" Rumors t
the (effect that .411 ; was pot well
in the enforcement of the prohibi
tion laws have had a disturbing
influence . and the investigatioA
was slated tq determine the trdth
or the falsity! of these reports.
Should Wcrcoifae Probe
In moving! for 'the appointment
of the committee, it was pointed
out that if things are in good
shape, ihe investigation should be
welcomed by: all concerned, for in
that case the commission would be
cleared.. If contrary conditions are
found to exist, steps wi!i be taken
to remedy the situation.
. Members of the two committees,
of which Senator Garland I3 gen
eral chairman, are, for the senate,
Senators Garland, Lebanon; B. L.
Eddy, Jtoseburg; R. R. Butler,
Tho Dalles; A. j. Johnson, Cor
vallis and Vf. S. Hare, of Hills
(Continued on pc 4) -
SATURDAY
IN SHmGtON
, Debate iai the Isle of Pines
treaty was continued In the sen-
.
President ; Coolidge addressed
the American Society of Newspa
per Editors. I ' ;
i
; Commerce' department figures
Showed taxation in 1922 totaled
16,349,120,000.
. . ; S s
The house voted to extend thi
life of the 'American debt com
mission for two years.
' h . ,; ' - ; ;
-The house finally passed ' and
Bent to the; president the $150,
000,000 urgent deficiency bid.
. The senate judiciary commutes
deferred action ok; the nomination
of Attorney General Stone for tHk
supreme court.'
;
--' Senator . Shipstead, ' farmer Ik'
ber, Minnesota, gave notice he
would, seeki consideration of tne
wdrld court proposal at this eW-
sion., - . : " j".. -
Appointing of conferees by ta
house" on the - Muscle Shoals bill
was delefted at th Instance tt
Representative Longworth, rep uIj
lican leader;
Senator Johnson; republican' tt
California, informed the senate La
intended to go "very thoroughly"
into the Paris repafations agree
ment. ... :! ..
i; '
Amendments to the Volstead a:t
to cover alcdhol diversidd were
suggested to a senate committta
by J. J. Britt, counsel for tia
prohlblticn tnjlt.-
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