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i i '"''' .f-; TKe Weather OREGON 1 ' SAfE 1XYEST3IEXT DAT Rain: mild fmDerature; strong south tQ southwest sales Today is Safe Investment Day ot National Thrift Week. Before investing, what you have saved, seek the advice of an experienced and trust worthy, financial expert. - long the coast. .Thursday Max. S4; Mln.43; Hirer 10-8 rising; Rainfall .43; Atmosphere cloudy; Wind south. SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23,U925 ! PRICE FIVE CENTS ;i: - ;-.-t ; J.- U r M:r i bv'1 T'. i " ' i ' 1 REPUDIATIOIM OF DEBTS REALPROBLEIU Chairman Borah; of Foreign Relations Committee Dis cusses French Attitude on Debt Claims PAYMENT OF DEBT HELD INIQUITOUS BY FRANCE No Offer of Settlement Has Been Made in Five Years, Borah States WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. The real problem with respect to the French debt Is that of repudia- tlon. Chairman "Borah of the for eign relations committee declared today-in theJ senate.-... , Replying to the . speech in . the French chamber of deputies yes terday by Deputy Marin, j Chair man Rorah said that no one could read the debate or the French press without concluding . that "acquittal" of the debt is now the issue "that no part of it is to be fettled; that no part of it is to be paid." . . , I; - ' '.Ot course that gTeat people can take the position and repudi ate their obligation in that way." be added, "but if they choose to do io, the truth of history ought to carry the actual facts In regard to the debt and the conditions and circumstances surrounding the settlement. No' Offer, J lade "I do hot know whether it is exactly just to say that we are now discussing the question of ab solute repudiation, hut in riew of the fact hat for five years there has been no offer of settlement; no payment of principal,; and no . payment of Interest, in view ot the I further fact that no-specific prop-! osltion for settlement has evr been made, that it is not appar ently now intended, as the press of France and as the speakers upon behalf of those people now indicate, I assume that' this is the real problem between ns." ; Quoting at length from M. Mar in's address in the course of which the French de juty said it would be iniquitous for the United States to collect its $4,000,000,000 debt from France, Senator: Borah as serted that there was no justifi cation for the efforts made to place the United States in the po sition eof an exacting creditor. -British Debt Reduced Declaring that in ..the - settle ment of the British debt the Unit ed States had written off from the terms of the original contraot the sum of $3,800,935,000, the Idaho senator said the facts were that the American , government had been more generous with its asso ciates la the war than it had been with its own taxpayers. -"If we should settle with France pon the basis upon which we settled with England." he went on, "we'would cancel by that set tlement nearly 50 cents on .the dollar of all France, owes us. I cannot understand, unless it is a question of absolute rejection of the debt entirely unless It is pro posed to create such a condition of public mind and such an opin ion in regard to the matter that it can be I hesitate to use the very harsh word 'repudiation' unless it can bo acquitted. I will say UPOn th nart nf th United States. cannot understand how any other .terms than those which have been offered could be expected. SE I Moro Than 600 Ex-Service Men and Members Enjoy L Entertainment Veterans of three wars were present -at the annual Elks' Open House last night, to which fully C(K)0 persons were in attendance. FolloH-intf h aririroaa nf wplromn B excellent program was presented."- . v Space was at a premium In the -B,5 anditorium -of the elub TOms; and TPlprnni wera hardlv to secure standing room. Ha: IUT oi them were forced to and at the door and catch a ; KUmpse of the fine entertainment u presented. Me8t8 ot honor, and a special es rt was provided them to the nmet room where refreshments ELKS DPFTJ DRAWS BIG C 1 Prison Held Obsolete After Examination by Noted ! Eastern Expert Condemnation of thei peniten tiary, holding the boys' . training school building a firetrap, : and praise for the building of the girls training school was given yester day by B. Ogden Chisholm, of the international prison commission by Virtue of special appointment by President Coolidge, upon com pleting a survey of the penal in stitutions, of the istate. t Political strife In the conduct of the prison was lamented while the . visitor praised . the ability of those in charge of the , institutions. ;Mr. Ogden is touring the entire coun try, collecting data of all kinds, and is making his first visit to the coast.' ; : j v? t-; "The Oregon state penitentiary is 50 years behind the times, 'and no progress can be made until a new plant is secured," Mr. Chis holm said . yesterday. ! "Modern ideas are in use there, j but it is useless to work I with a wornout equipment. . ! " i "I am glad to see that Warden A. M. Dalryraple secures discipline by reducing the privileges, that are given . the prisoners for j good be havior. That part. Is all right j but the building in which the men are kept Is ridiculous. . The cells used by the prisoners are out of date, even the flat bars Legislation of Unusual Fea tures or Radical Changes Lacking at Session j Four bills were passed by: the house during the morning session. These were. H.,B. No. 9, by, Swan, pertaining, to wills and clarifying statements in existing laws; H. B. No. 16,., by Winslow, prohibiting bringing of untested bovines into Tillamook county and putting teeth in herd inspection bill; H.B. No.53, by Fisher, relating to livestock ' running at large in Douglas county, H. B. No. 65, by Shrock, relating to selection ot use oc textbooks ana. eiiecting Portland, -was laid on the i table until conslderated by. the Multno mah county delegation, j Recommendations that various house bills be passed were return ed by committees having the; fol lowing bills: H;. B. 'No. 4 (with amendment), permanent improve ment and maintenance of market roads; H. B. No. 26,1 defining? mo tor trucks; H. B. No. 48, limiting refund of tax on motor vehicles; H. B. No. 72, regulating pliimb ing; H. B. No. ;73, perUining to persons engaged in plumbing; H. B. No. 77, providing for invest ment of funds of interstate bridge fund; H. B. No. 13, sale pfl real estate of a minor ward; H. B, No. 16. terms of court of second Judi cial district; H. B. No. 30, vUidat- (OoBttnned. oa pac S) ;1 WALTER JOISOi START DAMAGE SUIT Stories of Life Declared tD Be Fake; $50,000 Dam ages to Be Sought j NEW YORK,' Jan, 22. Walter Johnson, veteran pitching hero of the last world's series, today asit ed the supreme court to issue a voeti-nlnlnir order enjoining tne Thompson Feature Senric Inc. th Brooklyn Daily Eagle.) and other newspapers throughout the country from further se off a set-to. nf svndlcated articles purport ing to be a history of his baseball career. ..--" ! " !- ; ' Thn tar of the Washington twirling sUff also senred notice that he would sue for f 50,000 rtTaee and for an accounting of receipts fronf publication of eight of a projected series or iz anicie dealing' with his life. : The veter an pitcher alleges the serieB is a .h.m i (raid and a fake," His Injunction plea will be argued be ih. ennrema r court? next ThnrlgT. .. s ' I !T 1-. I Johnson's complaint recites that Kovember 1924; the ; tfroo lyn Daily Kagle and many; other papers In the United States have been publishing articles in the se ries. The articles, written; by Lillian Barker, represent Johnson , r.i.ted his experiences to the writer forTurpoes.crpub- HOUSE PASSES FULKERSOll IS 4 MEASU RES i NAMED LEADER m which are used cause the light to be kept out of the cells. The keep ing of two men in a cell is all wrong, and should be changed so that three men are together, .The bucket system of toilet is used in part and is a detriment to the health of the prisoners. , ,The Whole ward is befouled by this manner of caring for waste." . In discussing the boys' school Mr. Chisholm stated that the pres ent system amounted "to nothing. The building, he said, is a ridicu lous affair, worn out and is not fit for use as an institution. It is a , firetrap, and God help those boys if a fire ever broke out. The fire-escapes would not help much. The cottage system, which is to be adopted, met the approval of the investigator, i f Superintendent 14 M, Gilbert is up to. date with his methods -in handling the-boys, although he is handicapped by the, out-of-date and worthless building. ; He is likable and the boys seemed ; to like him very. much,"; s ! The most modern plant of the penal institutions of the state; is the girls' training school and it is not as complete as it should be, Mr. Chisholm said. A combination (Contlaad oa pas 7 Four New Communities are I Admitted to Federation . ! at Annual Meeting l At the 'annual meeting of the Marion County Community feder-. ation, held last evening at the Chamber of Commerce, At.N. Ful- kerson ot Salem Heights was elected president: Fred L. Scott of Liberty vice president and W. W. Fox of HayesTille, secretary and treasurer. . ' r . The four new communities ad mitted the federation last evening are Hayesville. Fruitland, Middle Grove and' Turner. The next meeting of the federation wilt be held In February at Liberty, Pres ident Fulkerson announced. M 1 In reports from ; the : various community clubs ot the county, there was a general feeling of op timism for community work. Many clubs reported j practical work done in getting people bet ter acquainted with each other and the fostering of a wider com munity spirit. L. L. Swan, representative from iltnn conntv. sneaking on the dance hall bill, now before tne house of representatives, said that a dance hall proprietor should be licensed under bond and that If he did not comply with the law. he should not only lost his license, but should also forfeit' his bond. Lloyd T. Reynolds, representa tive from Marion county, explain ed the proposed child labor amendment to the : constitution, going Into details as to age limit laws for children la several states U. S. CrowderV speaking in fa vor 'of the proposed amendment told of his early days in the soutn where he saw hundreds of cnli dren working in cotton mills and also in the mills of New Engiana He declared a law should be pass ed compelling men to stay at home (Continued oa ptff : SUGAR BEET PLAIIT m wa built Work Started on $1,500, 000 Factory at Bel- : lingham : SEATTLE, Jan. 22. Construc mmi f s. new" Plant of tne Utah- Idaho Sugar company at a cost ot approximately $1,560,000 was pe gun today at Bellingham, Wash., J. W . Timpson , of Toppenish, Wash., Washington state manager of the company, announced here. : The company is dismantling a factory at Toppenish and will re move the machinery to ueiuns- ham, he said. - Farmers of Whatcom and Skagit counties have contracted to grow 45 to acres of sugar beets this year and the Bellingham factory will be ready toihandle tbem.tn Octo ber, Mr. Tinipson asserted. "The Utah-Idaho company has 18 sugar factories In the Pacific 1 northwest, r - - CflDPC DV fillet I riiiiiit II I I Hi! I l ITIlBLISi Lawyer, and, Former, Pu&llc Service Commissioner of New Yorlc Summoned By District Attorney EXPLANATION DESIRED ON SWINDLING SCHEME Stream of Victims Besiege Authorities; Many Penni-1 less Through Fraud V, NEW YORK, Jan. 22. William L. Ransom, former public service commissioner and city court jus tice and now law partner of ex- Governor j Charles Si Whitman, was summoned to the district at torney's office today ! to explain how he came to receive checks ag gregating $248,500 from;. Moses Turman, who yesterday confessed to $1,300,000 of forgeries in con nection with a get-rlch-quick scheme.' '..-- '" t ; i Ransom was closeted! today with Assistant j District" Attorney Pe- cora. :: i r : u ;, , ; i i Mr. Pecora expected also to question M..N. Koveu and Archi bald Palmer, attorneys who were shown by cancelled checks turned over to authorities today to have received, respectively i from ' Tur man, $313,379 and $11,205. h Counsel for relatives of Turman who were his partners; as well as his victims, handed authorities 123 canceled-checks. J-;';. ! -::.ri The day brought a ; stream of persons to the . district attorney's office, all. complaining ;that they had lost from $4,000 to $100,0oa through Turman." Some , of "the vlcUma of the 27-year-old flnan cler.'Whose $ 2,00 0,00 0 borrowingy and lendings started With $100 he borrowed for his destitute mother, said they never had seen Turman. They had entrusted their savinajs to him through third rparties; they said, after having heard of the 65 per cent per week profits-he paid. , " i j-.-ov-.s i. Rumors of the Impehding prose cution of Turman's clients on the ground that they became suilty of usury in loaning him money , at high rates of interest, hcaused Tur man to ; remove the ;word "Inter est' from his confession and sub stitute the word "prpfit." i i Although at liberty under $5,- 000 bail on an Indictment for sec ond degree forgery, Tfcrman epent most of the day at ithe district attorney's headquarters. ; helping decipher the story fold by bundles of cancelled checks which were all that remained of the;' business of the Equity Finance company. ; DRY lEFiTTUSE ; BREATH TABLETS Judge Dickson l;Says He ! Never Smelled Liquor Upon Cleavqr Men ; Men employed by G"eorge L. Cleaver, state prohibition commis sioner, whose office ; and activi ties are being investigated by the legislature, undertook to enforce the law diligently and vigorously, and he never smelled liquor on their breaths, Judge Ashby G. Dickson of Portland j told the in vestigating committee yesterday. Mr. Cleaver never employed men of disrepute while he was positive that Cleaver and the Multnomah county-officers always worked in harmony. .Names of Robert VIn yard, "Rattlesnake! Pete" Inman, and McMIlIs' were mentioned as former operatives. j ' r Mr. Cleaver volunteered the in formation that he had registered for years as an independent, but that he did not vote at the prim aries." r. ;T r ' .": ''tr p i T'' ". v" "I have no politics' be said. "Governor Pierce supported me in my race for congress on the pro hibition ticket 12 years ago." j Judge Dickson is i a Pierce ap pointee, having C served , fori one year upon the resignation of Judge . Bell in . district court No. 1, beginning Dec 1, 1923. ' STEADIER FOUNDERS VICTORIA, B. C, Jan.' J2. The steamer Torpan Van, which keeled over today with a high: deck load of lamber nntij her starboard railing almost touched water off Ogden point, north of here, vns THREE-EARED BOY SURGEON'S KNIFE Other Alterations and. Repairs are j f Made During; Overhaul L at Hospital l James Gentry, of, Otis, walked into the Deaconess hospital with three eats" upon his' head, and thereby j sprung something"- new upon' the hospital authorities. He wanted the extra auditory appen-1 aage taken from his body and cast ft way. ; Therefore, this extra organ. which, snuggled on thi? left side of his: head, just in front of the regu lar ! left ear, was deftly removed by ap ear specialist,-who, durfng the same operation' removed ton sils and adenoids.' Since; the operation was ' per formed : Jimmie feels' fine.7 and when! the boys at' school see" him; they j will not say", "Oh! lookie at the third ear." because the extra organ is now; resting in a bottle of preservative fluid. Powder-Puff Possessor Sent To jail; Passed Bad Checks lis Arnold Severson, 18 year old youth charged with forgery, waiv ed a; hearing, before Justice of Peace' Brazier; Small Wednesday and was bound over to the grand juryi In lieu of $250 ball he was committed to the county jail. , . When: ,the youth was searched at the police station recently, had a powder puff and lip-stick in his possession,, which set him in the sheik class. The young man lost his boldness and burst into tears when he appeared before the judge yesterday, iff", Although ' the youth passed more ' than : one worthless check he was only i prosecuted on one count." jThe check which he pres en ted to the Miller Mercantile compay! was responsible for his downfall. 1 t , ' Admui stration Postal ' Pay increase , Measure As Debated in Senate WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.- -The administration postal pay and rate increase bill was subjected at the outset pf debate today in the senate to an attack from the dem ocratic side which aimed at elim ination of all j the proposed rate aovances. r is? i" i- ; . r i . A Vote on the elimination pro- posal4 which Is in tne form of a s i j i- point of order went over until to morrow. If adopted it would leave the bill In substantially the same form as tae pay increase measure passed at the last session and ve toed by President Coolldge. , Senator '.I Swanson, i democrat; Virginia,! raised the point of order against the sections of the bill proposing rate increases on the ground ; that all ! revenue leglsla tlon should originate 1 the house under! terms of the constitution Senator Jones,j republican, Wash ington, who - was! presiding, ruled that the senate would! have to de cide the point. ; ! ; i Debate on fhe issue; today laps ed Into a legal argument with speakers reciting court rulings as well as senate precedents to sup port their views. ' ; :h ! ! ;jj; ; ; ' j, Pledges to YVVCA Campaign Now Keach $3obJ con tributions Doubled A total of. $3576.75 has been raised by the YWCA campaign to secure funds for the year, accord ing to the report filed at the close of the business day. The workers are Just a Mttle more than half way towards the goal of $6,000 which is the budget for! 1935. ' Sixty women workers have been in the field and they have prom ised to stay at the job until the fight is finished. Although the last day of the campaign is Fri day, the workers are to remain in the field until thlast dollar has PAY BILL HIT RfflEB IN DRIVE been secured for the organization. Pledges of last year have been doubled by the contributors-, who have ! realized the merit .ot the work conducted here. Pledges xf $250 have been raised to $375, and the small contributors of $3 hve also fceen doubled -la. many - ' ' V - : " ( ' ' - President Coolidge Places Wreath on Statue of' f Jackson on Anniversay of Battle of New; Orleans ; ; y V rr; - ' - M V V i - K v, ' of -V v' '" ' : V::' $ f " V k V : t ' 1 ll 1 i $i rt w s j it v Ui I (Ti j I i & j Hi 'wwti.inwL. j V-Mf- J 1 1! K rr-x si --:vv.vAy.;ov;.,v.,, XT s . , s v y --Xi.w- If"' -v.:r.-.-r-.t. I A V.....-1r-.....A-.-..-. v.v.-avav. A-.V-. Av.u.'-a.A " -g- Ai-.yX . This photograpb was taken in Washington daring services In com memoration Of the anniversary of thet Battle of New Orleans. Mr. Cooiidg e is shown placing a wreath SE1TE SETS i CODE Protection to Depositors and Greater Power to Super intendent Embodied Greater, power to the state su perintendent of banks, certain re strictions oa banks and trust com panies by removing certain assets heli not legal for .investment. and a revision of the banking code is sought in- a bill 'introduced In the senate yesterday by Senator. But ler, chairman of the committee on banking. The j measure is also designed to give greater protec tion! to depositors. . The. senate adopted the resolu tion; .of Representative Fred W. Graham,, of Washington county, providing for the appointment of a committee of five to confer witfaj committees of other, neigh boring states, with the object in view of amending some of ,the mo tor Vehicle laws in force, and to worlt out a more uniform system of road laws, f The . committee will consist of two members of the house and one front the senate, who will meet with; the secretary of state, and the hief of the state traffic de partment. Representative Gra ham's measure was introduced up on the withdrawal of a similar bill by Senator , Charles Hall, which caused' a heated debate in the senate when it 'was first present ed. Senate Bills i Numbers 37, 38, and 39, Introduced by Senator H. Brown, jof Marion county. Sam were reported back to the senate (OoatiBsod a paf 7) SHHIKEH PRESIBEfff Other Officers Elected at An- n bal Meeting; Seek Club t Quarters Fired A. Williams was elected president of the Salem Shrine club at the annual meeting held in the Masonic temple last night. Other officers are P. A. Eiker, vice president and Son Young, secre- taryftreasurer, . . - Appointment of a ' committee was made to call upon all Masonic bodies of the community for the purpose of . leasing or purchasing suitable ' Quarters for a Masonic club! in Salemi Another commit tee kas appointed to arrange for a banquet In the near future for all $hrlners and their wives.; A series of entertainments will also & arrangea. f The year past was highly sue cessful and ie sentiment of the meetiag, was that the club should take! an active and progressive plac in the affairs of the com munity and it is anticipated that a large caravan will go from Sa leta to the tt.!onal convention in bos iAneeles la iupej . BIKI on the statue of Andrew. Jackson J The United Daug-hters of 1812 of the District' of Columbia partici-j pated in the ceremony, ' PREVENTION OF FIRE OUTLINED Reforestation Discussed By Oregon Man; Statistics are Submitted CHICAGO, Jan. 2. (By the Associated Press); Coordination and eeoperatiear-of -H- forces working toward ;. fire 1 prevention and reforestation is the way to solTe the forest problems . of the United States, according: to the speakers addressing the American Forestry association at its fiftieth anniversary convention, here today. William B. Greely, chief forest er of the United States govern ment, explained the: many bene fits of the Clark-UcKary bill, that gives government assistance to those states who will outline and put into effect permanent forest preservation and forest fire fight ing equipment. . "1 i V E. E. Allen, Portland, Ore., pre sented figures showing that half a billion dollars was the yearly esti mated loss from forest fires and that If all the forest fires In a single year could be set off simul taneously, they would: make a' blase 35,000 mHes in length and two thirds of a- mile wide. The convention .adopted resolu tions urging states that hare no forestry departments to enact laws creating them, thereby taking ad vantage of the government's fi nancial assistance. ' 1 "There are now 1,500,000 acres over which fires can roam now al most as freely as they ever did,' said Mr.' Greely. "But we want the states to stop this and the Clark McNary bill provides government funds to assist in stopping it." . I TO BEGIN Tentative Plans1 for Linen Manufacturing ; Machin ery are Received Tentative plans for the B. C. Miles' linen mills ere ; received yesterday from Belfast, Ireland, where Robert H. Bann, eon-in-law to Miles, Is cooperating with Fair- bairn, Lawsoq, Combe, Barbour, Ltd., who are manufacturing the machinery fori the" Salem linen mill. ; . . j. ' . Due. to the inability of Ameri can factories to, care" for. the ma chinery order, Mr. .Miles was com pelled to-buy In Ireland. From there the machinery will be ship ped to Portland, directly by water from Liverpool via the Panama canal. i. Trained linen mill engineers are Lto be brought, here to install the machinery and get it In working order. Bann went to Ireland last July and will probably make the return trip when the; machinery is completed in Belfast. With the completion of the san itary sewer now being placed near the fairgrounds in order to drain the property, actual construction will start on the mill site, accord ing to Mr. Ijl?v i - . . . : . . . MILL CD STRUCTEO GOJSIDERAT 0 BRIiS GUIS Rep; Kirkwood Marshcb Forces in Favor of Resolu tion; Finley on : Opposi tion . BIRD REFUGE MEASURE IS ENDORSED BY CLUBS Hunting License Fee on III ' gratory Birds Not Sane- 5 tkmed By Corn mission - If Representative Kirjtwobi fcad been a field general with tfca Ger man forces a&d had mars' allel his troops as he did the support ers to his resolution, the 'Arrais-; tice might, not have been signed. In sponsoring- House Joint Me morial No. 1. covering the "Migra tory Bird Refuge Act" now before congress, Representative Kirk wood drew down the wrath of W L. Finley, of the biological sur vey and representatives of var ious national societies including the Audubon that are backing the measure, and of Vt. S. Baker, head of the Isaac Walton league. On the other hand he received the unanimous endorsement of nearly every other sportsman club in the state, including the game commission: The act includes an assessment ot an annual hunting licese fee from all persons hunting migratory birds. "Oregon would make a mistake to take a stand against this act,' Mr. Finley said, quoting at length from various articles to prove the basis of his contention. Br. Bak er, who was the sole supporter of Mr, Findleysr pointed -oat his ob jections to fhe measure, holding that the seal of Uncle Sam was sufficient and that human nature was full of "petty , larceny" and that this often resulted in friction. It was wrong for the state to hold out against ' the government, he said. ' . ' . Oregon has 114 game refuges at present, representing 14,206, 000 acres exclusive of refuges in Multnomah and Clackamas coun ties, with approximately 2,000,000 more acres, Capt. Burgduft, stats game commissioner, said. A con structive program has been work ed out in the state and such a measure as is 'proposed would hamper this. There is nothing in the federal bill that is not already covered by the state. Representatives of various game and sportsmen associations In the state contributed to the barrage that is supposed to block the ad vance : of "bureaucratic govern- ' ment,n a phrase that was a favor ite expression at the meetfng1 of the game committee of the house. Nearly ; all of these admitted' that upon receiving a copy of the proposed act they were in favor of its adoption, but npon careful con sideration from all angles, saw the error of their ways and reversed their earlier decisions. Earl Simmons, of Eugene, rep resenting the Oregon State Sports man association, which has one delegate from each county, made it snappy and told of his conver sion to the memorial and flatly expressed his wish to see the act rejected by Oregon.. Dr. John Gill, representing the Linn county sportsmen, spoke (CotxttntMd oa par 4) WEDNESDAY IN WASHINGTOIJ The French debt was debated in the senate. - The senate began consideration of the postal increase bilL 7 The senate, commerce commit tee endorsed the till for govern ment purchase of Cape Cod. ' Secretary Hughes announced that formal relations would be re sumed with Honduras Feb. 1. Song writers and playwTi bt3 appeared before a sub-committea In . favor el a, bill to revise the copyright laws. The war department appro-ria-tion fcill, carrying- ?332,oeo,f 3 0. was reported by the senate a; ro prlatlons committee. ; Justice department ofrkla! cided Cersld Chapman, rc' should be esnt to Hartford, C t.prwrj n -'- . II jjcatloa.