pqMI. ''off:foGtioPr!lo tidbcJQi up for focr GcbopcJ 'ZLjo;j
.or
1 3 L v.
Wpathar PREGON
f T VC i Generally cloudy; n
7
- SJLLEU WILL. PUT IT OYEIt
The necessary amount will be subscribed for tLe
linen mill. Anyone desiring stock " had tetter
harry as it looks like the amount wanted would
be oversubscribed.
vj T - VC lJ. 0. WJL i Generally cloudy; mode-
rate temepraturo; moderate northwest winds
P Max. 64, Min. 42. Hirer 3.9 rising. ! Rainfall
none, Atmosphere,: part cloudy, wind nortnwesi.
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5 SEVENTY-FI FTH YEAR
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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1925 f .
PRICE FIVE CZ2H3
Si!
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7
R1TY 0
BHI.il
OUST IS ISSUE
; , - .; v i"i I? -jt'ili'ljij :'i
' losing . Arguments in Myers
Case T Declares Work) or
, Nation's . Executive ' Must
i oe unnanmereu i i
r . -
STRANGLING OR POWER
BY CONGRESS SCORED
Unrestrained Action Said
be Necessary for
Efficiency ,
to
WASHINGTON, i April 14.-4-A
picture of the White House With
a "to let" sign huh? out. as
dratvn in the supreme court' to1 day
by Solicitor General Beck In cos
ing his argument In the (Myers
case I through which :. the j pr si-
I dent's right to remove a postmas
ter without obtaining the senate's
consent, has been challenged.
i!
Hack Pay Wanted
'ii solicitor general presented
president's position" as oppos-
r ?y the senate tnrougn benator
THfl
PR
i jf K'r .Pennsylvania in the cdn
y oversy resulting from the ap-
. peal of the estate of Frank S. JMy-
ci ,-, which is Ruingj for back p iy
on the conention that his remov
al atj postmaster at Portland was
illegal. , :,
I Cojngress should not be perm: t
ted, J.ir.iBeck declared, Jto "pla;e
1he )re8ldent in a straight-jacke
by encroaching upon his preroga
tive to remove government office
holders, There are 800,000. suqh
employes and the president, he
argued, should be unhampered jn
his right to remove any or all of
them. 1 - ' Pi
r I; WoulI Impair Work j
Mr. Beck held it highly esseh
flan fn the proper administratiopi
of the government that the presi
dent j should be unrestrained
conressj in exercising, this rlgh
If deprived of " It, he contende
l the work of the president would
be so impaired and be renderei
eo Ineffective that It would jbe
well !to close thn Whifo Ttniisei
I Insisting that the constitute l
Wended to create a "strong es-
ive," be protested agaimt
1 gressional despotism," deciai
; I' that unions thei court jntei-'-"
it ' r ,he executive power might
irately j bo strangled by con-
lHrnsc Sums Case
Emphasizing that;; the present
struggle was not , between the
president and the senate, but bej
tween the legislative! and! execuj-
tlve branches, Senator Pepper, In
closing hi argument begun yes
terday, assorted the ponstitutiona;!
duty of the president' to sec that
the laws arc faithfully executed!
included a mandate .to .respect
those; made by congresH creating
off ices and prescribing the con-
a it ions i under which ! they , should
bo filled. Employes' iof the gor-
ernment are not servants : of the
president, the senator declared.
uBi are representayTes ot me pea
PLOT TO TA
' ; CAPITAL FAILS
Group of Army Men Thrown
! into Prison as Result of
! ! Conspiracy , J
BOGOTA. Colombia prU M.j
(By the! Associated Press.) A
coup d'etat was frustrated Sunday
when a group of, army offlclali
who planned to taipl jpossesstoa of
the p'ee and the government
were . arrested anil j thrown Into
prison. , . . i r . . .
The consplrabofy j purposed . to
take advantage of i the absence of
President Nell Ospina from th
capital. , . k "
Ther president had been on A
visit, to various departments of
the republic but' he suddenly rei
tnmd snaay and the arrest and
5 rfintinempnt of several army of
fial and gome young . of fleers
4 lower grades stationed in th
.capital followed., . J,! . ; f , . i
I An Investigation i was framed!-
-ately began in asrortatn tha ram;
ificatlons of the plot In the coun-l
try outside of Bogota: The news-i
papers express the belief that the
movements extendi thrb'uslioul
the army by reason of tbo fact
, 3
I ?!
HE
Political C r i s
France Declared to
' be Worst in History
; PARIS, April 14. (By the As
sociated Press.)-! France is in the
throes? of one of. .the worst crises
in the " history of the third repub
lic. Politically, j economically and
financially there is a widely di
vergent current; of opinion : be
tween the chamber and senate. It
now has become an open conflict,
and this underlies all the present
difficulties; j
; The I dissolution of parliament,
which a few days ago was men
tioned! only in whispers, is the
rallying call of all discontents and
is being openly! discussed in the
lobbies of the chamber and the
senate.' ., ; ' j; j
Confusion reigns supreme in
French' political! affairs, but the
French: nation refuses to get ruf
fled. The economic, situation in
volving the status of. the franc in
the world's exchange market re
mains Unchanged.
Who, is to (become premier to
succeed M. JIerriot, is by no means
certain Paul .PaiAleve, president
TOPIC OF MEET
Unloading of Products at Be
ginning of Season Rap
ped by Jardine
WASHINGTON. April 14.-M)ne
of the greatest problems which has
ever faced American Agriculture
i - - -
has resulted from dumping large
volumes: of farm products on the
market during ! the ' first few
i i r -
months j after (harvest, Secretary
Jardine .declared tonight in an ad
dress before the agricultural de
partment's field, agents charged
with enforcement of the United
States wareftourg mnt,' r-J" -
The field men are in conference
here in an effort to adopt uniform
methods for .enforcement of the
act which deals with the storage
of , cotton grain wool, tobacco.
peanuts potatoes, broom corn,
dried fruits and maple and cane
syrup. , j
"The United States warehouse
act," the secretary explained.
gives farmers of this country a
handy vehicle i to use in bringing
about a more even-distribution ot
their products! ' The big purpose
of the act is tp develop a form of
warehouse receipts which would
be acceptable generally to bankers
as security on loans for products
storage.
The secretary warned the field
agents to maintain diligence in
their inspection of warehouse and
examination of plants -so that the
present good standing of the ware
house receipts! with bankers will
be continued. I . . . ..- " ?
SHIPS ARE READY
FOB HIT AH
Hawaiian Maneuvers to be
Held by Massed Army and
Navy Concentration
ill IV, ...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.
The cruiser Seattle, flagship of the
uuiiuu omies i tit?i, weiguea an
chor today fof. Hawaiian waters,
where she, will; act as umpire ship
for ! the! forthcoming Joint army
and navy ; maneuvers. Admiral
Robert E, Coontz, commander in
chief of the , fleet, was on the
bridge; of, the I Seattle , when she
put- to sea., !t; j . ;
1 The remainder of. the fleet will
leave tomorrow morning and If Is
expected; thai ( it .wilt be three
hours atj least: be?op the. ast ves
set passes through the Golden
Gate. : intrj :i;i iK'r" - ;
With Admiral Coontz are Major
General -John L. Hines, chief of
staff; Major G-eneral Wendell C.
Neville; USMC.. and thb other
members of the' umpire boardap
pointed for the maneuvers. ; j '
The fleet will maintain an even
speed which will be the speed of
its slowest vessels, and on this ac
count Is not expected "to reach the
maneuver area before the end of
the week. 1
KILLER IS EXECUTED
, HANOVER. Germany, April 15.
(By The Associated Press. ) -
Fritz Ifaarmann, the Ideal butche
who- way sentenced to death last
wfnter for' having "killed a large
number of men and boys, was be
headed aj-e o'clock; thl? morning.
i sin
of the chamber, is the latest un
willing candidate for the premier
ship. ' - r j -'!". ' ir
Albert Sarraut has refused the
task of cabinet making' and Aris-
tide Briand, who is undesirable) to
the socialists, has followed suit.
tM. De Monxie. the present finance
minister, and M. Renault, may; be
summoned by President Doumer-
gue, but who ever assumes charge
of French political direction, the
French public feels that its insti
tutioas will be restored : if the
Bank of France can present an
honest legal bank . statement on
Thursday. . s t i
The situation tonight remains
exactly like that it created by- the
defeat of the Herriot government
M. Briand, after temporizing ' for
several days awaiting the decis
ion of the socialists as to whether
they would collaborate with him
and his government, finally an
nounced tonight, after the official
Lrefusal of the socialists bad been
made, public that, he would no
longer attempt to form-a cabinet
WORRY BOARD
Chief Problem for South Sa
lem is Question of Loca
tion Declares dinger
Discussion of the location of the
future schools of the city occupied
part of ' the time of the school
board last night. Dr. Floyd Utter
and Dr. C. A. Downs, representing
the Parent-Teacher associations of
south Salem, appeared to discus3
the problem that Is before them.'
It was pointed out that the pres
ent high Bchool was almost filled
.jo. Rapacity., jmdLJtfrat within to
years would be filled to overflow
ing, and other accommodations
must be secured. : ;
. "The real problem of the day in
securing a new school for , south
Salem is in the location," declared
Dr. H. H. Olinger. Find the loca
tion and solve the problem, was
the contention of the board mem
bers. ' : . ;
Wood contracts were opened and
after consideration referred to the
supply committee for comparison
before the contracts were awarded-
; -:.. i .;:! ;
L. J. Simeral reported the com
pleted alterations of the ; lower
floor of the Washington school
which is being opened up with the
view of securing an. occupant as
caretaker, j . : -f-
Edgar A. Tibbets, representing
the Associated Student body of the
high school stated that the stu
dents were ready to furnish $600
for use In constructing and im
proving the athletic field.,; An ad
ditional sum would be realized
from the 1924 class, if was stated,
but part of-the money, must be
UBed in constructing a monument
of some sort. : I'M
The circus, which is'fo vlstt ??a.
lem in the future, is to use the
school grounds near the Parrish
school, it was declared.
An assistant principal is to be
employed at Parrish junior high
while the secretaries to the prin
cipals and to the superintendent of
schools are to secure a raise in
salary, it Was brought out at the
meeting.
A map -showing the locatiou of
the students In the city is to be
constructed and used in tile afrairs
of the school board, it was decided
last night.
Portland Woman Named to
Head Foreign Missionary
i S BATTLE j April 14. Mrs. A.
R. McLean of Portland, was elect
ed president of the Columbia
branch of the women's foreign
missionary society Methodist
Kpiscopal church at the opening
of tho organization's mid-year con
ference .here today.; ; More than
300 women delegates from Wash
ington, Oregon, . Idaho and Mon
tana attended.
Oregon Aggie Debate Team
Wins from Eastern Squad
, :! -;. i .
. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 14.
Oregon Agricultural college
won from the Massachusetts in
stitute of technology In a debate
here tonight. . The visitors up
held the affirmative of the prop
osition: "That congress should
be empowered to overrldo decis
ions of the supreme court which
declare such action unconstitutional,"
SCHOOL SITES
CHEMIST SAYS
DEATH CAUSED
BY POISON
Sufficient Mercury to Cause
Deatn inrren uays is un
covered in Body of Mrs
McClintock
OFFICIAL REPORT IS
HANDED TO CORONER
Possibility of Mercury Being
Administered; As Medicine
Denied
is.
CHICAGO,
evidence that
April 14. Direct
Mrs. Emma Nelson
McClintock,
mother of William
Nelson McClintock, millionaire or
phan, died of imercurial poisoning
was contained .today in the offi
cial report of j Dr. j William D. Mc
Nally, coronet's chemist who ex
amined the disinterred body of the
woman who died ;16 years ago.
Shepherd Held
William Di. Shepherd, young
McClintock's
principal heir,
for murder in
foster father and
is under indictment
connection with the
youth's death from typhoid fever
last December it became alleged
that Shepherd inqculated McClin
tock with typhoid cerms. Dr. Mc
Nally in his jreport of Mrs. Mc
Clintock's death, said that suffi
cient mercury! had been found to
cause death within 10 days and
added that "the amounts found
preclude the possibility of its hav
ing been administered as medi
cine.";- -V- I : I '. , - ' '--...
Probe Continued
Further investigation of Mrs
McClintock's death has temporar
ily shifted to Texas, where in 1909
she was treated for an illness from
which she had! not fully recovered
at the time of her death.-
Galveston authorities have been
aBked to question Dr. William C.
Fisher, who was practicing there
in 1909, if he attended Mrs. Mc-
tnd what he prescribed
for her. Physicians who attend
ed her after she returned to Chi
cago to die have said they pre
scribed no mercury. "' "
The coroner's jury later this
week will resume Jits Inquiry into
the death of William McClintock,
son of Mrs. McClintock, as the fin
al step preceding the arraignment
of William D. jshepherd, his foster
father, on a charge of killing him
with typhoid germs.
Woman Chokes Child to
Death and Ends Own Life
PORTLAND, April 14. Mrs.
Klnu Oki, 30 year old Japanese
woman, her mind broken as a re
sult of illness, choked her three
months old baby to death," then
strangled herself to death at her
home here' today,: the police an
nounced after! an investigation.
The bodies were found by the
woman's - husband,
police. : l'3 ' I ' : :
who called the
DAILY PliUNGB HALTED
PORT ANGELES. April 14. A
45-year custom of! taking a dally
plunge " in Port Arigeles may was
halted here todajr . when It. A.
Muskett. 80. retired merchant.
suffered a broken jcotlar bone af
ter his automobile collided; with
another machine.' j
MAKING IT
II
If the wprk goes on as it is started ;
If 100 per cent of the hustlers of Salem 'subscribe to the
stock of the second linen mill
promptly; as such a spirit would suggest, the task would be
over this weeki i - i.
And Salems $300,000 will
How would you like to see
ends of the earth? "
It would put Salem on the
no other one event could
And it would foreshadow
all down town real estate will
value !::;'f - .-;'KY
When the increased values
Salem property would provide
mill, with a lot to spare towards the capital of our third linen
mill. -. ':r ; ;:'j .: - - r-y- : i ' : : -r
There are happy indication that Salemjis going to sur
prise those who 'have been under the impression that she is
a slow town.. ' , " ; . , ! .1
J These are great days in Salem's history f.
A ) And no Salem citizen, rich or poor, can afford not to
have a share in" the glorious consummation that is taking
place. , .. ! ' '
Is your nam written there ? Vritteq on the. dotted Jine:
WHEELER CASE
TAKING S
ACEISARBI
Counsel For Senator Declare
Over 20 Department o
Justice Agents to be Pres
ent at Trial -
STATE IS REPRESENTED
IN NATIONAL OIL CASE
Trial Scheduled to Start To
morrow; 41 Witnesses.
Subpoenaed !
GREAT FALSt Mont., April 14
(By The Associated Press) E. J
O'Leary of counsel for Senator jK.
Wheeler, said here today that he
had learned that between twenty
and 25 agents of the department
of justice are I In Great Falls and
will tremain here until the Monta
na senator's trial, which will start
Thursday, Is over.- I " ;
Report Admitted - :
John L.. Slattery, United States
district attorney, and R. P. Stew
art special asietant attorney gen
cral. Wheeler's prosecutors, ad
mitted that there were several de
partment of justice agents in town
but denied a i report ; that Great
Falls was "being overrun" with
government, i investigators. Nei
ther O'Leary, Slattery nor Stewart
were able to eiplaln-why they are
here. Mr. Slattery, however, de
clared that it !was the custom! of
the ! federal , government to have
agents of the jdepartment of jus
tlce present afc every trial of im
portance involving the govern
ment. j ; T : . ! .
' - Witnesses 8ubpoeaed ;
: A list of 41 witnesses subpoena
ed for the case, was made public
today.' This includes W. G. Fee-
ltsy.A. .If. .Furr. and Peter Nyce,
Washington' attorneys; and Edwin
S. Booth, former solicitor in (he
department o the Interior who
as -indicted with- Wheeler fin
Washington recently as the result
of a grand!, jury investigation
William Spry, j former land com
missioner in the department j of
the interior; also is on the list! of
those subpeonaed.
Oil Grift Charged
He ha expected to testify for
Wheeler who -Is charged with re
ceiving a fee-for prosecuting oil
prospecting applications of Gordon
Campbell, Montana oil operator,
before the Department of Justice
after Wheeler has been elected-to
the senate. M
L. V. Beulleu. a trustee of one
of the Gordon Campbell syndlcat
es,' who told i the senate Wheeler
investigating i committee that the
cenaior never appeared before a
government department . for-the
Campbell concern, is among those
subpeoenaed. Peeley, j Nyce Spry
end Beulieu. Mr. Slattery said.
were subpoenaed by the govern
ment at the request of the de-
tense. . ; - j ' : , I
Other witnesses under subpoena
include H. C. Qlosser, former sec
retary to Campbell who told the
senate committee that Wheeler
"left the impression' that he
would take care of certain lease
applications of Campbell's before
the interior ; department. C. A.
Springmeyer, another; of Camp
bell's secretaries, also isv under
call to testify.! Campbell is not
under subpoena but is expected to
testify for the accused senator, ;
100 PER CENT,
for Salem, j and do this aaJ
have been oyer subscribed. '
such news broadcasted to the
i
map in siich capital letters as
j ! j:
the time, not far distant, when
have more than, doubled in
!;: 3- '::;. ;. !,!:. A' !:.: l-
in any one block of down town
all the capital of this linen
RAPE
Levens Participates
in First Liquor Raid
Since
The first raid in which William
S. Levens, state prohibition- com
missioner has participated
since his appointment, was held
yesterday in conjunction with fed
eral, state and county operatives.
The raid was a complete success.
A 110 gallon still, capable of
turning out about three gallons of
liquor an hour, was captured,' to
gether with three men who are
said to have been operating it. The
men give their names as James
Williams, Lawrence Montgomery,
and R. L. Wells. They are now
being held in the county jail.
At the time the plant was raid
ed, only 2 gallons of liquor was
discovered. .Levens, and George
II. Hurlburt, a federal operative
frorn the Seattle district, visited
the scene of the raid, later in the
ASSASSINATION
Bulgarian Army Leader and
(Two Others Killed When
' Car is Ambushed
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 14.
King Boris narrowly escaped as
sassination today. His car, in
which he was traveling to Sofia,
was ambushed by a band of sup
posed communists. Two of the
king's attendants were killed and
the driver was wounded.. The
king was not hit. Troops are in
search of the king's assailants.
I SOFIA, April 14. (By The As
sociated Press.)- General Gheor
ghieff, former noted army leader,
was assassinated tonight. He had
retired from the army and was a
deputy.! He took a prominent, part
injthe movement to overthrow the
Stamboulisky government in 1923.
King Boris of Bulgaria has for
several months been taking an
active part in the efforts to sup
press the long series of disturb
ances which have developed into
a national crisis. ' Numerous as
sassinations have occurred. In
v-eoruary last Nlcolal Mileff. min
ister designate toi the United
States was shot down In the street
of Sofia. The communist deputy,
H. Stoyanoff was assassinated on
March 6 In the same city. He was
thethird deputy murdered within
a month. j
The Bulgarian government has
several times denied, there was any
revolution or any attempt at revo
lution in Sofia, but! at the same
time communists "and anarchists
have been particularly active and
within the last few days the auth
orities "announced the seizure of
documents which were reported to
prove that an armed revolt was
planned for, this spring.
i
DETAILS OF PROJECT
Flax Manufacturer to Stop
Uvermbaiem tor Special
. Meeting Tonight
A special meeting -will be held
tonight at the Chamber of Com;
merce with D. M. Sanson, presi
dent of the Dominion Linens. Ltd.,
present to give detailed informa
tion concerning the proposed
1640,000 linen mill for Salem.
Many of the workers are want
ing more information concerning
the linen project, in order to ex
plain the matter more fully to tbe
people they visit. . '
Because of this fact, Mr. San
son was Induced to stop over in
Salem while he was on his way
to Portland from Los Angeles,
where he has been. during the past
week.. '( k ; -
The meeting is not only held
for the workers and members of
the Chamber of Commerce, but
for anyone Interested in the pro
ject here. Members of the ser
vice club3 of Salem" and others
who are going into the active
work of soliciting funds for the
project i are to be present, . and
everyone Interested.: '
The meeting is called for S
o'clock and is to be held in the
main auditorium. T. M. Hicks,
president of the local organiza
tion will preside, - - "
(INC ESCAPES
f
1 1
Taking Office
day, and discovered about "30 gal
Ions of whiskey hidden in the vi
cinity. : j
IThei plant was located on the
River t-oad, and was an elaborate
affairs fashioned on the regula
tion North Carolina plan. Ac
cording to RoyBremmer, deputy
sheriff of Marion county, the men
working the' still are believed to
have been ready for a departure
No mash- was found, although
three large barrels which had con
talned it were discovered.,
j jThe -sheriff's department As In
vestiga ting reports that the trio
engaged in the manufacture of the
whiskey have been arrested be
fore," on various charges. They are
now believed" to have been f ttrnish
ig most of the liquor that has
ben hi evidence In this district
during the past months. j
Convict Participating In
Daring Daylight Break
Held in Sacramento
"I" Oregon . Jones, the last of the
six convicts who made a daring
daylight break from the state peni
tentiary the morning of March 28,
1924, to remain at liberty is under
arrest jin Sacramento, Cat.. On a
charge of petitllarceny. Warden
A. M.' Dalrymple was advised
Tuesday. Identification is said to
be Icomplete and was made through
the California I state bureau of
identifications. J, Jones is said to
be serving a 30-day sentence. He
was serving 20 years for highway
rosbery when he made his escape.
1 The-escape was one of the most
daring in the history of the insti
tution,: the men having broken
through a. window leading into the
fmaTg -rrshryara; a'asraa-ffp'The
steps leading to a guard tower
and then dropping off the wall.
An! automobile was commandeer
ed. Though pursuit followed in a
few minutes,: all members of the
gang were not rounded up for
eeveralldays and posses were kept
In the field day and night In the
district: bounded by Aumsville,
Turner; Stayton, Marion and Jef
ferson. !
Others participating in the
break were Clive Weekly, Ells
worth Kelly, Joe Jackson, Wil
liam Johnson and Tom Murray.
Word from California did not
disclose the date of Jones' arrest.
ABRAMS CHAIRMAN
OF COMMISSION
Battleship Oregon Will be
Anchored in Portland
Harbor June 15
Col. Carle Abrams, secretary of
the! state board of control was
elected chairman at an organiza
tion meeting of the battleship .Or
egon commission Tuesday after
noon. Rules and regulations gov
erning the commission and the
care of ! the vessel will be drafted
at a later meeting.
The commission set June 15 as
the date upon which the craft will
be anchored in the Portland har
bor for the Rose festival. ' For
mat; acceptance of the ship. will be
made July 3.
The commission is allowed $15,
000 annually for maintenance of
the ! craft under an act of the
1925 legislature.- This money will
be supplemented by small fees to
be charged visitors, in an effort
to make the craft as nearly self-
supporting as possible.
W. H. Paulhamus Dies in
" Tacoma, Following Illness
i -
TACOMA, Wash., April 1 4 W.
H. Paulhamus -' president of the
Western Washington Fair associa
tion died at his home in Sumner
at 10 o'clock tonight, according to
word received from Dr. V. B. Mit
chell, his physician.
The cause of death was perni
cious anemia. Dr. Mitchell stated.
Paulhamus had been in poor
health for months but became
seriously, ill . about six weeks ago.
. " i " ; 1 ' ' :
I Y, HEAD NAMED
SPOKANE, April 14. -W. W.
Dillon, executive secretary of -the
YMCA state association of Idaho
and Oregon, with headquarters In
Portland, has -been named secre
tary of ; the local YMCA, it was
announced here tgdaj. - -
iEGOfi JONES
UiER ARREST
" ' 1 " ' ; -:.""..'"." ' ' .;
FT
nEIILIUIIG ilii
BEHIOD El
ILL 10 ROD!
Local Organization First in
City to Have 100 Per Cent
of Membership Financially
Interested
NEEDED MACHINERY iJ
WILL ESCAPE TARIFR
Equipment For BlilTs Hint
and Proposed Factory Ad
. mitted Without Duty
Having set a goal of 100 per
cent of the membership pledged to
financial support to the proposed
$640,000 linen , mill la the Salem
district,' the Marion-Pollc county
Realty association went over the
top Tuesday, the "24 active mem
bers subscribing approximately
910,000 worth of stock In the new
industry- and incidently establish
ing the record of being the first
organization of any kind in the
city to have all members financi
ally Interested.
At" a special meeting of the as
sociation Monday night a resolu
tion was passed to the effect that
the Realtors should come to the
front 100 per cent strong. Leo N.
Childs and L. E. Oberer were ap
pointed a committee of two to so
licit all members.
All Are Pledged
The commute called upon all
and received around $7,000 from
16 of the members and the satis
faction from eight others that
pledges had been given to varioU3
of the - Chamber of Commerce .
teams which are now in the field.
These eight subscribed about
$3000 making up the remain i:r
of the total. There are two out-
of-town, members that have not
yet been seen, but from sentiment
expressed at an earlier date, both,
are heartily in accord with tla
project and are expected to sul
scribe. .
Individual members of the Mar
ion-Polk County Realty associa
tion who have subscribed to thf
linen mill project are J. P. Ulrlch,
William" Fleming, George Thoma
sou, J. A. Mills, Louis Bechtel,
Mrs. Gertrude J. M.'Page, Mrs.
Leiace H. Ellis, H. E. Brown, Leo
N. Childs. L. E. Oberer. A. C
Borbnstedt, R. Anderson, J. If.
Rupert, W. G. Krueger, E. B,
Grabenhorst. G. H. Grabenhorst,
Rieh L. Reimann, John H. Scott,
Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn, Paul Hen
dricks, Karl Becke, Victor Schnei
der; William McGilchrist and Wil
liam Pennington.
Machinery Escapes Duty
One of. the greatest boosts to
the linen industry was given
Tuesday in a telegram received
by the Chamber of Commerce from
United States Senator Charles L.
McNary to the effect that the ma
chinery needed in the Industry
would be admitted free of charge
without duty.
"Treasury department today rul
ed that linen machinery may to
imported-duty free for experimen
tal purposes. Am sending opin
ion and instructions to Miles, the
telegram read. r
Through the Chamber of Com
merce letters were written to both
Senator McNary and to Herbert
(ContlBMd ea w t)
TUESDAY
IN WASMlTGTOn
A new revolution was reported
In Honduras.
The tax appeals board prepared
to hold bearings in several im
portant cities.
Announcement was made tba
a note dealing with Rumania's
war debt had- been preseuiei at
Bucharest.
The state department Indicat
ed its readiness to reopen negoti
ations with Mexico for new com
mercial and extradition treaties.
The shipping board moved to
dismiss the Pacific Mall company'
injunction suit to prevent sale of
fire ships to the Dollar Interests.
-
The controversy between
executive and executive branc
over the president's power to
move officials waa continued
fore the supreme court.
Movement cf foreign traJ
March of nearly reecrd-trc si
proportions with a favor ;-' tr
balance of more than f 5 7. r:
was announced by tie co r
t!i 3
re-be-in
department, '
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