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OREGON V. Unsettled -with - TTRX THOSE 'PISCAItEKD AHTICX TS. Into cash. A. Statesman classified i ill lo trick at a small cost.' You will be rid of tL: ever In your way and have some cash. rain;-Blight temperature.changes;- strong soutn west -irlndJf: alons fth, cc -t. probably gales Monday Max, 49; 21 in. 43; River 6.9, falling; Rainfall .52; Atmosphere cloudy; wind south.' SEVENTY-FOUIITII YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 24, 1925 i - i : 1 ..... . -proE-Fivrr en: rrs ml 3 y l 3 ! U,. 7 .. V i SENATORS CHARSEQWITH ACGEPTIlJG FEE Members of Congress Under flnvestigation Charged With Using Undue Influ ence in Agencies FiALtE OF BURSUM ADDED TO LIST WITH WHEELER -r --i t . , ? r One Hfore Senator -Under Sim- ilar Accusation .Ivy Jus- j v ? tice Officials iT WASHINGTON. , Feb. 2 3. The came of Senator Hoira O. Barsum, republican. New Mexico, was add ed today to the list of United States senators under-: investiga tion by. the1 department of justice In connection, with charges of Im " proper use of Influence before fed eral Koverntnent agencies. j t ''Senator Wheeler, "-democrat; ; Montana, already Is under indict ! ment in' his tome state on a charge DfTtrcepttnga"leefoirpra " ' ilclng "before a government depart- tnent.-amd the justice department made , It known Saturday that It was was - investigating a similar nraceusatlon against Senator Selden P. Spencer, Missouri.; : ; . ; 1 Wheeler Case On. ' Reports at the capital that still another senator wag under inquiry were denied by justice officials. -A new grand jury proceeding " -proceeding against Senator Wheel- er was under' way here, however, f. "and that Senator said today he - ! might appear before, the jury to morrow on the r invitation, of., the 'justice department. Both Senators. Barsum and 'Spencer denied they had violated any federal statutes 1n connection wi th appea rances before; any gov- , ernment""agencteS; and said they would welcome the most thorough ; Inquirles.f Senator Spencer. so in formed Attorney General stone in a letter which he made a Part of ' the senate record- after arising to " ; a point of personal privilege. ; -Charges Not Disclosed I ' Justice officials did not disclose 'the exact nature of the charges 4 which bare been made against Senator Bursum by Carl Magee, a New- Mexico newspaper "man, who was a witness in the Teapot - Dome investigation. Assistant At Uorney General Donovan said that ' this investigation thus far had de veloped nothing of Importance but thathe intended "to see the mat ter through." Senator Bursum in denying Ma- gee's charges made ' the counter 'charge that the purpose was to ' : embarrass him In the contest he has brought to frain bis seat in : the senate as against Sam G. Brat ton, who was elected on the face ?of official returns. He added that ' the charge grew out of efforts he - made to sell cattle in Mexico some . years ago. ' ' ' "? The New Mexico senator denied the had sought to 'obtain" the con 4 sent of agents of tne War Finance ! corporation for the sale of the cat-'- tie on which the corporation had made a loan and out of the sale of which he was to receive a commis sion. His version is that, at the ' Instance of bankers whhad mort gages on, the cattle he had sought (Continued & pc 4) '' Jo the Taxpayers of School -. District No. 24, Marion County, Oregon 4 Do you know that the Wash ; incrton school building is to be sold on the 24th of this month f today? 1 That it is one of the best school buildings in ; the dis- trict? That there is no probability of its bringing 10 per cent of - its value ? ""j- That a uilding equal to it in , value could " not; be con- structed at the present time - for less than $75,000 1 V, , ' That if it is not needed for school purposes now, it will be ! in a short time? That' it is no more a "fire trap" than other school build ) ings in the city? t That it can and has been emptied of all pupils in less 5 than two minutes ? Thar 'it is no less sanitary t than other school buildings in the city? " That-tosicrific?itrseems to v be an economic waste? ' Why, i should it be sold ? 2 What is the need? - T.XPAYER. United States ; ShoulcF St ; Example ot Peace, Presi f 'WASHINGTON, : Feb., 23. Af ter hearing addresses by. President Coolidge, : Major.' General Hanson E. Ely. commandant of the army war college, .and Major "General ElifjLrHelmick, inspector-general, delegates - to- the, .national -defense conference on peace insurance to day pledged the organization hav ing a membership of l.OOo.OOO women to 'combat; the efforts of "those Iwhq would overthrow the government by force.". " ; "The. vote, folio wed. a speech by General! Helmick " who described the attempts. of 'Reds' to" under mine the. youth of the nation. He outlined the growth of revolution ary raovementsin Jlussia and. de clared ' that organizations affiliat ed ' with the (bird - Internationale and having similar aims had sprung up 1nAinerica 'VJ I President Coolidge told the del egates' the United States ean atod should set an example of modera tion in agreement and should in vite others to pursue a similar pro gram. :-"- -."."And whenever a particular na tlon Lshall convince Its neighbors of such a. purpose of moderation without aggression, it will be eas- TTTt Appropriation - Measure Act - ed-onr Revenue-Pro-' ducers Expected . Fifty biila, including 43 house and seven senate measures, were passed - by the house Monday, a majority of these carrying appro priations. ! Revenue bills will probably come , up for -consideration this1; morning,, ''. j . .3 Appropriation measures carry ing mope for salaries and ex penses passed yesterday were for the superintendent 'of public' in struction ; i circuit judges -and dis trict attdrneys; supreme court;' at torney' general; dairy and food commissioner; Oregon National Guard; bureau of labor; state en gineer;, board of forestry ; w live stock sanitary board r state bdard of health; industrial welfare com mission and for all of the state in stitutions. ! ; ; - 'Other appropriation measures were for the University of Oregon medical school; maintenance of the Doernbecher memorial hospit al for the University of Oregon; support of homeless, neglected and abused children; expenses of the executive, state, treasury depart ments and state printers' claims; covering a fire loss at OAC; pro viding for the fulfillment of provi sions of the. Smith-Lever act; in vestigations of experimentation stations of OAC ; support and maintenance of the state normal school at) Monmouth; 'providing for a training school for teachers at Independence; paying various sundry claims; 'Oregon state and supreme court libraries; Oregon state fair; eradication of injurious rodents; destruction and control (Coatlnned on paf 7) AIIIICIUEM Winstock States Lincoln ? Was Offered Governor-. , v ship of Territory "I am not a bit ashamed." said Melvin G. Winstock vesterdav. "to admit that I talk Abraham Lincola from beginning to year's end. I assert now and am ; willing - to prove, as the lawyers say, beyond a reasonable doubt, that history and' more particularly, biographv. is intensely more fascinating than any other occupation. : ' '--"Nations but - represent the deeds of men. States reflect only the achievements of the citizenry. When Abraham Lincoln was - be ginning to grow in. the eyes of the country, he was otfered the gov ernorship of Oregon.. He declined to, be sidetracked to this -regloa remote from the crucial struggles of the hour. If he had 'accepted he would have doubtless made a good governor but it would prob ably - have been . at t-the- expense- of tne nation. Events might so have turned as to land John C. Calhoun in the executive chair. Had he HOMES lie BILLS - SKIDHJIOEBREAT 7. S Coolidge Asserts ler for "other nations-to -adot a similar - attitude, said the pres ident. "The only enduring peace must be the peace' of law, or or der, of security and hodor." r'l': The days program ended with a s'peeilh by' Secretary Weeks,! who told the1 Women the "affection for the ideals of the nation, spiritual, humanitarian, love -of liberty and Justice has' been -perpetuated largely by American womanhood." "Man's-role la the defense of thesS virtues whether staged on the battlefield' or in the home," he added, "is but the heritage 'of the home, inspired by his woman kind. ; The fact that force is' need ed "does not Impair the rlghteoua ness of the ideals.", . . , - . Conceding that.- technically, the United States did f not fflght the Spanish and Revolutionary wars oh ; ; self-defense 'grounds, Mr. Weeks declared.'" We "should be proud of the fact that we started those wars'--the Spanish war "in defense of the ideals of humanity and the revolutionary war "to maintain ? Ideals of justice and right which have' been perpetuated in, this country and which forever continue to be the Ideals of the republic." ? i , ' Committee Uncovers Certain Evidence Now Consid-1 ered Important . WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The house -aircraft committee today unexpectedly took up a proposal for reopening; Its Investigation which it decided Saturday to end, but after two hours of discussion Jehfjn4iose4Jdob went over untirtomorrow,' jWhenf another executive session Is called. The first Indication that the in ahiry xnight be" resumed .waa r-an announcement by - Representative Perkln; repubUcan"- New Jersey, that an executive meeting had been called.' Later it was learned that Representative Reed, repub lican, Illinois, had written chair man Lampert asking that the com mittee'be recalled to receive Cer tain evidence which I deem is ne cessary to complete the record." .. ;When : the executive ' meeting was convened, - Representative Prall, democrat. New York, offer ed , a motion to reopen hearings Wednesday. ; ' i 1 After the decision to close the inquiry Saturday, Mr. Perkins an nounced the action was prompted by lack of funds and to make pos sible the printing, of the committee record before the adjournment of congress March 4. , t J Less than a thousand ' dollars of the $23,000 alloted for the in vestigation, he said remained un used. Prior ; to the executive session today Representative f O'Snlllvan. democrat, . Connecticut, declared the" committee had 'been "deceiv ed," into voting to close its hear ing because of lack of funds. An examination of the books, he said, disclosed that $2,250 re mained unexpended,, instead of $700. or an ample amount to con clude the work the committee had mapped ' out, 7 - - ,: '. ;; -' "Whether, purposely " or " not,! Mr. O'Sullivan asserted,:Twerere led to believe Saturday - we must close at once to have enough money to print the record." ' 19 BILLS M IfJllHiliTES House Shoots Appropriation Measures Through in ; Speedy-Action . '.Nineteen appropriation "bills were passed in' 19 minutes by the house Monday afternoon. Another batch was shot through just be fore adjournment. Where, the money is to come from to meet these appropriations la a problem yet unsolved.- r ; . - j , -The -legislature presenti''the spectacle of extending its session beyond the constitutional forty days because It is short on money and is groping around seeking de liverance in the way of a treasure trove.- . A direct tax Is talked ; of 'and favored by many, but the governor IPROBEIS , fiGIJOPEID QUAKE ROCKS : nwnniEST Tremors Last for.Short Time Chimneys- Wrecked. Wat eri. Pipes' Broken People Run for Safety.' ' ' SHOCK MOST SEVERE IFI HISTORY OF THE WORTH Patients 4n Hospital Thrown From Beds; Dishes and Windows Crash ......' SEWARD ' Alaska, Feb. 23. (By- the Associated Press) Tremors,"; lasting a ' half minute, wrecked chimneys, : broke 1 wa ter pipes f and sent' residents- scurrying to safety in the streets at 2 o'clock this morning. .. . The Seward ;endt of the United States signal corps cable to Valdev, 200 miles northeast of here atjthe northern end of Prince William sound, , was broken by. the shocks. ; At Morraine, 62 miles north of Seward on the Alaska railroad the tremors forced water out,, of the line" ,water tanks. " Heavy shocks were felt at. many points on the Alaska railroad. ' , s , When the first earthquake was f elf here s people fled from their nomes ana places or ousmess 10 the " streets for safety. Pioneers said the tremors were the heaviest felt In this section for many-years ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 23. -(By the Associated Press)- One of the most severe earth quakes ever felt here rocked build ings of Anchorage for 19 ? sec onds at "1:55 o'clock this after noon. . - f i -There-were two distinct trem ors, the second being: the hardest. They were accompanied by ;deep rumbles. "" - . , ; ' j . Dishes in many, .homes were broken. , "Pupils in public schools were permitted to go home.- Pa- tiehts in the Anchorage hospital were shaken out of their beds. ' All clocks were stopped at Curry, near here.'- WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--An "extreme severe" earthquak-i about 3200 miles In a southerly direction from Washington was re corded tonight on the seismograph at Georgetown university, r , Father Tondorf, the seismolo gist, announced that the disturb ance was the most violent record ed onfthe Instrument in three or four years. 1 : ' The tremors, beginning at '7:02 p. m.. reached a maximum inten sity from 7:19 until 7:21. S The most pronounced displacement, in the earth's crust, as recorded by the device, -ran in an east-west di rection r and made an ' Impression calculated at about seven centi meters.'""' ..." J'tSI! JOIISI IS CALLED FOR TRIAL Former Heavyweight Cham pion Takes j Stand in , Stokes Divorce Trial CHICAGO, Feb. 23. (By the Associated Press). -Jack Johnson, former heavyweight boxing cham pion, testifying today for the state at the trial of W, B. D. Stokes, New York millionaire, and others on trial for conspiracy, to defame Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, the de fendant's estranged wife, said two - - -. . - - n e g r o e s, co-defendants with Stokes, approached him and asked him to testify falsely that he had known Mrs. Stokes. ' Johnson' flippant attitude on the witness stand caused Judge W. N. GenunlU to reprimand him for his demean or after attorneys had complained that the former fighter "seems to think the trial is a boxing exhibi tion." c-LX : - ' " 1 '. '; Johnson's statements that two of the defendants; negroes, Robert Lee of Chicago and Mrs. Hattie Johnson of New1 . York, alleged former agents . of 1 Stokes, ' asked him to swear he knew Mrs. Stokes, were subjected to severe; croiss examination. Pinned down John Ebh'iaid he' waa unable to givd de finite dates for his alleged' inter views with the couple. He admit ted that his recollection xt tte coarersatiors was yery ircscral.'' .isiiODirjs ' 10 FIGHT FOB STllTEilORllL Biil Passes Senate Providing for' Permanent-Support of : 'Southern; Oregon Normal School SOLONS- FROM . EASTERN OREGON VOTE FOR BILL Delegates Lend Support in An ' . ticipation- of ..Favorable ' Referendum With only three dissenting votes the senate passed house bill ' 87, providing for .the permanent, sup-' port and . maintenance of the Southern Oregon Normal school at Ashland. ' f' " ' ' The ' bill drew forth consider- able argument, .and a motion by Senator Rit ner to re refer the mea sure to the committee on educa tion with instructions io have the people ; vote on it, together with the" proposed Eastern Oregon and Seaside normal " schools, ; was ; de geated. ' . ' f; 1.;";:- , The .' eastern . Oregon senators lent; their, support . to the bill- in spite of ; the factc tha they are working for a similar school In their teritory. ,It la agreed, how ever, that the "eastern Oregon school ; has . a greater ' chance of finding favor with the 'voters than if It would if the' Ashland matter was also "being, voted on. ' . Senators . Strayer, Taylor and Zimmerman ,'wero the, only ones casting; negative votes ; s; House bill 413, providing , for revenue for the 'use, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of public highways, was passed in the sen ate, with only one dissenting vote. It' provldes for the taxation of motor stages and arucks." ... Senator Eddy spoke .In favor of the measure, and explained it on the -floors "We are endeavoring to-establish some form of just tax ation 'on; the stage and .truckpeo pie, iui order to in some measure compensate for 4 he. damage done to the - highways of the state ; by their , vehicles,"? Senator Eddy de clared. ' "Passenger busses run at a 'high rate -of speed, and this,- to gether f with i their weighty is a constant source of damage to the roads which we have- furnished at a very high cost. The. tax which we propose will not put them out of' business, as some - have said. Neither are we legislating' for the railroads, as' has -been insinuated. We merely; want to provide some form .of revenue from - our high-f ways, .which'-the truck and bus people are using as right of ways' - Senator Miller, speaking for the passage of -the bill, gave figures showing that ,90 per .cent of the damage done to the' roads' "was caused hy'4 per . cent of the traf fic. "If they "caw not asume the slight -ifiX,'. -Senator , 'Miller x de clared, they s should either raise their' Tales,? or "gt out or business. I believe,; however.' they shall find it' necessary to do neither." , " .Senator -- Joseph was the only one casting a negative vote. ' DEBATE mm IE TO L1EET TOulGlIT Willamette t University and Oregon Agriculture Col- f" ; lege Are to Vie Here ; The Willamette university men's debate squad' will meet the" Oregon Agricultural college In a single debate tobe held - here, this eve ning at Is o'clock. Willamette will be represented by James McClia- tock and Joel : Berreman. Berre- mah "was 7 member" of the ; team that; defeated-the West Virginia sqnad here recently ' and "McCUn tock lead a freshman in ter-schol- astic team last" year. The question- Will be: "Resolv ed: That congress should be al lowed tor re-enact by ,two-thirds vote; - federal legis: ation declared unconstitutional by the supreme court.-. . .. A 'single' expert j udge will : ren der the.r decision, according to Coach Horace ' Rahscopf, who? has tnade' an excellent "slart as debate coach at t Willamette His tea'ni defeated the West .Virginians and5 it U expected tLat he will be suc cessful ajalast OAC ' Great Fortunes of Rockefeller tad iCarnssis r - 1 Ftmilles Are To Be y. y.: :: The ' As"iifanient -has ; beenr an nounced .ot Miss Nancy C. S. Car negie,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie 2nd,' and a grand niece of the late Andrew Carnegie, BILL PASSED .t House Takes Favorable Ac ' tion J. Upon ! Censorship : 7 Pleasure; To Senate ; Receiving but 10 negative votes. Representative 4" Tucker's H movie censorship bill was passed by the house at noon Monday and con signed to the mercies of. the seriate.'-; The hill' is ? protection . for those who attend shows and will Increase by" 20 percent, the spon sor claimed. 'According- tor-his figures there i are 4 8,TJ 2I persons in penitentiaries in' .th United Stes'.hMwn'..eJagef;ieand 21 who-where they are solely through the effects of . ths lmprop er. kind- of - moving picture '-. films. he said.. -V;?-?". n The fact that news, educational and scenio reels were not excluded front - the - fee -resulted in several negative 'k TOtesV ? Representative Lonergan taking' exception to this and expressing" himself in favor of an ammendment.' The burden is plated' upon 'those who exhibit and hot those' who see-the films. he 'said. Representative King, who lead the opposition forces. held that the Portland board had offered to do ' the - censoring free of charge, and that there was al ready too mady boards and com missions in the state.' Half of the films do -not need censoring, he said,- and 'the Portland. board' can easily take care of the remainder. Repfsentative" Sh'eltoiT moved for an indefinite postponment but the motion ;.: failed. ' - Representatives Woodward and Bennett- spoke in favor .of the bill. - . T -- Those : voting against the bill were ' Representatives German, Hamilton,1 Hammond,' King; Kirk wood. -Lonergan, Meindl, Pierce, Rushlight, and ;Shelton. KDBJIS.. 5 t STBUCKBIfffl Joh n H Fulier Taken to Hos-, . pitaLto Have Injuries -, : ! Dressed ' i? I John Hi' Fuller,' secretary -of the Ashland . Chamber- ot Commercej received .painful but not" serious injuries' about 7 : 3 0 last v night when''he !was knocked doWn-by an automobile 'driven by J.1 L- DaTby of 1258 Che'meketa. The accident occured -at' Church and Court iand was ' due to "vision! obstructed' by another f automobile - gomg - north 6tL Church according to the report made to the police. - ' i f Mr.- Fuller- was"" takes to ' the Deacbness hospital where his in juries' "wete dressed: - He -received several ' scalp ; wounds makings a few stitches necessary,-; and : a bruised ziraJ According- to thi nurse his" greatest worry last night was "get tintf his suit , cleaned and pressed in order to be at the state house, tody. Mr. Fuller has been n -Salem sipce the opening of the legislature working' In the 'Inter est of the Ashland Normal School and other-legislation' of" interest and importance to southern Ore- At a "recent meeting' of alf the secretaries "of - the- Chambers : ot Comnerce of 'the Vtate,: Mr.Tullcr was elected president of the asso - : : , ;:Ph,K r " . ' , s' , . . -! i. T Linked by Their Marriage v.r. : Ij j 4 r-i f i and James - Stillman Rockefeller, son of the late William G. Rocke feller. " He was captain, of last year's great. Yale varsity crew. SE1TEIIES SALAHYRAIS Secretary, , Treasurer, and . Attorney General Are ; Granted License '.' Tbe salaries "of thesecretary-of state, the state treasurer and the attorney general -: were - increased 1900 a year In the; senate yester day by a vote' of 17. to 12, with one senator absent.' The bill had" been" reported out of the ways and means committee with the recommendations that it should hot pass, and was then re ferred to the' committee of county and state offices, which recom mended that the measure be acted .on favorably. .The original bill, called for the salaries to' be raised to $6000, but this was' reduced In the committee to $5400, making a raise of $900. ., ,- The bill was opposed by Sena tor Tooze, chairman of theways and means committee, and by Sen tor Staples. ."The state officers knew quite ,well when, they were iPEOPLE MUST RISE TO OVERCOME WAR Definite Movement Must be Outlined," - International -Agreement Needed j , .; CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 23. (By the Associated Press) An informed and definite public opin ion in America and throughout the world demanding the outlawry of the war system in all lands mur.t be created, and - the war institu tion must be outlawed by interna tional agreement and made a crime under the law of nations, Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Rob ins, Chicago, declared before a general session of the? department of superintendence oC thV nation al education : association conven tion tonight. - Colonel Robins for merly held a , post in the United States army in . connection ' with Red Cross'work. -wo No movement could contribute more . to the - realization of the ideal of a square deal- and equal opportunity tor- all American chil dren than the tendency in -education during the past few years to overcome the, handicaps under which the- rural - schools ot . this country have labored In the past. John J." Tiger t United States' com missioners of.. education" told group 'conference of the superin tendents' convention He pointel out that although - slightly more than one-half of the school chil dren in the country attend rural schools, the rural educational- fa cilities .have, never been compar able with those of the city school systems. '.' - . Dr. Tigert spoke in favor of state 'financing and supervision of the schools. Declaring-, that "a live newspaper is'better than stale history"-, and advocating that stu dents In - the schools should be taught to, study world .tews and to think in world terK3, Ansuitwi'S. Thomas, co cualssioser0 el e Vaca tion of Maine," told a group session of the superintendence- delegate that "International justice 'cannot be taught incidentally,. c;llatral 1 nor corelatedly." FISH GO,: ill: . Ui bUuLiii.ii;. House; Concedes Vbl y t3 Pierce by Kiliinn 'Taking Away His Appcir.t ive Powers . , ' REFORESTRATIOrj BILL ALSO GETS MAJORITY Amendment Fails to Win Over Opposing Forces but EU1 : Passed Anyhow Governor Pierce has won. IA fight to retain the power of ap pointing members of the fish corn mission Monday when the hor.se adopted a, report that S. B. No. 9 i be defeat id by the vote of 31 to 27. -The bill Bought to place tlU power with the board of control. The" committee returned ' two re ports, one that the bill be pas I and the other that it be defeats J, each report being signed by three members of the committee. ; Realising- ,that the governor would not approve of such a till should it be passed by the housa. Representative Graham, in speak ing in behalf of the "minority"! report,, as it was called,' "pointed out that it was heedless to take the time of the house as the gov ernor was bound) to veto the meas ure anyhow and 'that the house might as well "clean its hands Reforestation Revived "You fellows who seek to take th,e power 'of appointments from the governor ' at this time will come back two years hence if a republican ' governor' Is" elected, and again, place this power in tie hands of the executive," he' de clared. Had the measure been voted upon last week it is prob able that it would have carrk 3, but It. has. been referred and post poned several times until the cov ers of the bill were almost worn away:! ;:j "H V: ; : v 1 Aided by an;amendment JprovU ing'that',no .contraQts should ; bt e1hterefd"into by the state forestef untirjuly 1, 1927; H. B.'No. 416, which had been once defeated an i then brought to life by a -vote tot reconsideration; was' passed." Th bill is for the assessment and taxa tion of denuded forest 'lands and Is a step toward a general refor estation program. Speaking r against the bill was Representattvo Woodward,- who opposed IV as bitterly "as" he did when. it was first brought to the attention of1 the- houses 'The bill is rstill wrong from beginning to end and does not change but mere ly poetponea.-tbe. avJL. he said. (Ccrttsoaa. on pf 7) . IiIONDAY . IN WASHINGTCI I Senator Borah, republican, Ida ho, started a fight against con gressional salary Increases. The house, aircraft committee deferred action on a resolution to reopen hearings. .- The nomination' of Alanon B. Houghton - to be ambassador ' to Great, Britain was sent to the senate. ' A dificlency appropriation till carryinr $54,426,006 was reported by the house appropriations com mittee. . ' , :. , ; ". George Washington's birth an- nitersary;.Was observed by patri otic societies and government de partments.V ' . . . . t ! Sustaining a ruling of President Cummins,-the senate sent the Un derwood "Muscle' Shoals bill tack to conference-i . ' " ' t$$($ SX-; The bouse" .committer waa It.-! 1 by its counsel " the ' de: trr. i r ; cf Justice was" inv'estisatiz- tt ir i : t un worthy. ? veterans orgar.I ra tions. "..'--".' "' ' . ": " A . woman's conference ca r tional defesta heard address: Lr President Cooli1?e. " Secrc.r; and' other high officials. Eighteen ofl menbers cf II house commerce coninlsElon i ' - ed in an adverse report ca senate bill, to wipe out the I ..li ma a surcharge. 11:3 u-T-r"--.t rf f tl' . nounced it was iavti. .air.' res that .Senators Earsun. ilHFrc;:rlT .i:.:r :r.l " ernnent Cir-rtrar..4. V