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GEVENTY-FIFTn YEAK
?ALEJI, OREGON, . TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1925'
PRICE FIVE CENTS
3T 33 -SS BUS BHDS
BUILDING PROGRESS FOR INDEPENDENCE NORMAL!
EPOCHM. FLIGHT IS
RUTH CONVINCED HE IS
VICTIM OF UNFAIR DEAL
YEAR STILL CONTINUES SCHOOL CONTRACT LET
t
WHITEN
ST
DIMMING IS, REQUIRED ONLY
FORTY-OXE PERMITS TOTAL I PORTLAXD i FIRMS AWARDED
FORMER HOME RUN KIXQ TO
OX "WET PAVEMENT
13 l.OOO FOR AUGUST
ALL OF GEXERAL WORK
PUT MATTER TO OWNER
nam hubs
HIKED TODAY
OPERATORS BHD
FOR C!
L ' IT
mum
Murray, Kelley and Willos
Start Fight for Life at
, 10;0'clock Hearing;
t
V
READER IS HELD SANE
f
Alienist Examines Murray; Will
. R. King Volunteers Servl
cea and Is Retained to '
Def end Trio -
if .
Formal arraignment ot Tom
Murray, Ellsworth Kelley ' and
James willos, convicts charged
. with first degree murder, for j tbe
killing of J. M. Holman and John
Sweeney, guards at the penlten
tlary, will be held at 10 o'clock
this morning. All three will fight
their, cases and will he defended
Adjustment Stations I Unable
Blake All Changes; Motor
ists Complaining ,
to
The. new state law 'establishing
new regulations for the lighting
of automobiles which went into
effect at midnight last night found
hundreds of automobile owners in
the city who had not yet had their
lights adjusted according to the
new specifications, j Indications
are that enforcement will not 'be
gin for some time as adjustment
stations hare not been able ' to
keep up. with the last I minute rush
and many car owners were not
Oregon Democrat Is Said to
Be Obstructionist in Ship
Board Machinery
RESIGNATION IS REFUSED
Bert Haney Will Xot Comply
With President's pemands.
He Hays; Next Move Up
to Coolidge
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. (By
Twenty-Seven New Dwellings Un
der Construct ion; General
increase Noted
Plans for New Ashlaad Normal
School Are . Approved- by
Building Committee
Forty-one building permits is
sued by the city during the month
of August total in property value
represented $131,600, an increase
of 7,300 over the value for the
Contracts for the general con
struction of the new teachers
training school at Independence
in connection with the Monmouth
normal were let and plans for the
Union Declares Owners Now
Exploiting Public By
Raising Coal Price
158,000 WORKERS QUIT
Ills Attempt to See Land Is Fails;
Player Declares He Is Made
Goat of Team
able to secure adjustment of the Associated Press.) The relations
lights on. their machines despite between the fleet corporation and
their-application. j the shipping board , have again
Sentiment on the, street among been thrown into' sharp relief
those who have complied with through the refusal of Bert E.
the: new- regulations is almost Haney, democrat of Oregon, to re-
unanimously opposed, to the new sign as commissioner of the board
1 restrictions. Principal among the! at the request ot President Cool-
complaints urged against the law I idge. Asked to resign because ot
Is that insufficient light is avail-i his efforts to reverse President
corresponding month of 1924. ac- Southern Oreron normal achoni at
cording to the report yesterday of I inland approved Monday by the
City Recorder Mark Poulsen. Dur- building committee of the board
mg me nrst seven momns 01 mis of regents ot state normal schools
vao w HA I vt or rvorm f f Vow a W av 1
jt I Competing in a field of eight.
pucu iuuii fi,i.r George F. Reeves, Portland, was
I awarded the contract tor general
Of the 41 permits issued during construction with a bid of $79,880.
Wage Scale Must Be Met Before
Work Is Resumed, Union
President Says; No Other
Course Open
by Will R. King, democratic na- able from the adjusted lights. The Palmer of the fleet corporation,
tional committeeman from Oregon cost of the change has been a se- Mr. Haney has refused to accede
and former lustica of the state vere Item of . protest since the on any such grounds. , The issue
f i
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supreme court. Judge Percy R.
Kelly will hear the pleas. j
Because of statements made by
James Murray, father of one of
the convicts, relative to an Injury
'to his head while a boy ot 14, an
Mi.
change, began,' some drivers re-1 has developed a question as to
porting a cost in excess of SI 5. 1 an understanding between the
The average has been found to bel commissioner and chief executive
92.50. , i I before he was tendered a reap-
It is uncertain whether contest! pointment last June, and has
will bo made in tbei courts against I again emphasized the position of
the validity of the ' law. Two I Mr. Coolidge in support ot Mr,
Portland lawvers have announced I Palmer.
onn c .vans, auenisi ai me 1 that theT. wlu -eGv iarr68t for vio-l The nresident onlv last i week
tate hosoital. and Tom Murray I uittn v i. rif i. i o...,. .
v" - ineir conyiction. , las far as he was concerned. Mr,
The law requires i dimming ot Palmer and not chairman O' Con-
lights only on wet pavement. I ner of the shipping was running
Motorists who complain of the I the fleet; corporation; His post
poor lights can obtain adequate I tion wau. disclosed, over differ
illumination by the installation of I ences over budget matters had
special reflectors costing around I developed between the two off!
S5 a pair, according ' to Kennethl cials but thia was followed today
Is no evidence that the wound, I Bloom, captain of. the state traf- i with the information that he was
mt. mi j
prpuouncea sane. 1 ne iina-
rVJngs will be used to forestay a
possible Insanity defense. : In
speaking of the scar, Dr. Evans
:' eald: ; ' :- - - - , '
"I found a bump on his fore
bead but 1 1 attribute this to a
weakness of the tissues. There
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. (By Asso
ciated Prestf). Babe Ruth, the
Yankee's bad boy. Is on his way
back to New Tork tonight tor a
heart to heart talk with "Jake."
After failing to meet Kenesaw
Mountain Land is. baseball com
missioner, here today to protest
against the indefinite suspension
placed on him by Manager Miller
Huggina of the Yankees, and a
fine ot I5.C00. Ruth left at noon
tor his conference with "Jake."
the past month. 27 were issued forlwn:n w iio.asi lower than the ir Associaiea rressj. ine nara Tbe bambino spoke feelingly
the erection of new dwellinrs to I t bid. The heating and Yen- eoal suspension involving a walk, -hont "Jske." wlio Is Colnnel
cost $70,350; 2 for store buildings I Mating contract was awarded to out of 158,000 mine workers wentjacob Ruppcrt. owner of tbe Yan-
to cost $12,000; 1 concrete mill, I ungni, tiastoif & Lord of Port-1 nio eueci ac mianignt as scnea-ikee8
$35,000; I apartment house. $6.-l1"u' ana ine plumbing uiea. 11 is reponea peaceauie It jg n up to jake Rta
400: I tile warehouse. $1500: 1 I contract to Eturges ft'Eturges. and so far as can be learned, vir- id. , "Unreins hss him bulled.
sign board, $50; 8 permits for. the I Portland, for $5872. The contract tually 100 per cent complete. The but 1 thlnk hen jaKe nearB my
alteration and repair of buildings, I ine eiecmc wiring win be let assignment 01 me wu mousana strry eTerythhjg will be all right.
$6300. During August of 1924, aier. xne nnai award to Reeves maintenance men wno reium oiQKsIns handed me a dirty deal
46 permits were issued including 1 18 contingent upon the board's ap-1 the pits by mutual arrangement! i tkl susnension and fine. He
10 man pumps ana auenu io;mo gjmpiy jaje w the goat for the
general upkeep; during the us- poor ,howing of the yankees this
pension, was reported as having and 1 am gong ta fgDt for
32 for the erection of Sew dwell- I Proval of the sub-contraclbrs.'
ings, $99,150; 1 apartment house.
$12,001); 1' warehouse, $6,000; 1
store. S600i 4 garages.' $1650: 1
meeting house, $700. and sit per
mits for alterations and repair,
$4200
The last legislature appropri
ated $125,000 for the building and
equipment. ,The main building
will be 103 by 207 feet, have 10
class rooms, three auditoriums.
domestic science department, lib-
Construction during the first jeral arts room and library.
Beven months of 1925 on August I Plans approved for the Ashland
31 was $230, S00 ahead of . that I school includes a two-story and
for the corresponding period of I basement building, 62 by 156 feet.
132 4. uurmg tne nrst rive monms concrete, stucco finish and tile
of this year the value of new prop- roof. The building will Include
erty lagged considerably ' behind 1 16 rooms, registrar's and nresi
that of the preceding year, but I dent's offices, library and refer
during tne past three months tnere 1 ence ;room seating 4 00 students.
has been a Bharp Increase overlThe estimated cost is $160,000
that of 1924. 1 The legislature made an aDDronri-
gone through without a. hitch. I mj rirDu .
The first ot tbe tnree inn snuis Rntn came to Chicago from St.
insisted upon by the' union went I Lets determined to place his
down the snaita in ume 10 reiiere greyance before Commissioner
the night shift coming out, ; Landls. but he left Just as he
came suspended former home
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 31 run king with $5,000 fine plas-
(By The Associated Press) Theltered on him by Hug gins last Sat-
closing hours of the anthracite I urday still sticking.
wage contract, the expiration ! oil Landls was at his summer home
Two Leviathans of Air Hop
Off on First Flight to
Hawaiian Islands ,
26 HOUR TIME ALLOTTED
Race Planes Must Cover SlOO
Milce Without Stop; 12
Coord Ships Are Placed
Along IUmte
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31.
(By Associated Press) Tbe naral
seaplane PN-9 No. 1 was making
satisfactory- progress toward Ha
waii at 11:15 o'clock tonight but
the other plane engaged' In the
flight, the PN-9 No. 3. had not
been heard from for several hours.
At 6:16 p. m. the . destroyer
William Jones, the first guard-
ship stationed 200 nautical miles
from San Francisco, radioed that
both planes had passed over.
Since then the PN-9 No. 1, the
flagship, has been in - frequent
communication with shore sta
tions. There has been no further -word
of the other plane. Rear
Admiral William Moffatt, chief of
the naval aeronautical bureau, and
CapL Stanford E. Moses, flight
project commander, in constant
touch with the situation, express
ed no concern for thejafety of
the PN-9 No. 3, and ret instruct
ed the first two guard ships, the
William Jones and the McCauley
to look for her.
The flag plane was approaching
the destroyer Corry. 600 miles out,
Hi a n m 1 MalM.Ka vl j it -
1 i .... " "Huiyuicin. , uias win oe
IbUT -SAIU BAN HUB btrt opened in about six weeks
said to have been caused by ! the I fic force.
rock, resulted in any fracture.
None of the three convicts will
not contemplating at this- time
requesting the resignation of any
other shipping " board commis-
year handcuffs when brought In- NORTHERN LINE PROBED siopers.
10 court, ana every precaution wui 1 4i V . The telegram of the president
oe waen xo preveni a possioie 1 ALASKA RAILROAD SAID COX- was sent after Mr. Haney. aCaev
nueiij. ; . i ! : 1 TKOLiLJi BY WAIiLi ST.
eral recent executive meetings of
the board had moved the removal
of - Mr. Palmer only to find - no
Governor Pierce has not ; yet
tnade public the report of his spe- . SEATTLE, Aug. ! 3 1.( By 1 the
cial investigating committee, and Associated Press. )-i-ChargIng that
any announcement as to whether the government -owned'-, Alaska
or noi mere win be acnange in 1 railroad is "secretly controlled
the' wardenship la being held in I by New York ,interQ,ste". hostile to
aoeyance. it is unaerstooa nerei lt 'determined to prevent its
that Tom Word, form isherlff ot 1 development," John E, Ballaine,
wuiinoman county, nas been ten-1 builder of the Alaska Central rail-
flered the position. Dillard A. EI-lroa1 Whlqh preceded , the govern-
kins, former Lane county sheriff I ment line. toai hnnosed ahan.
and present member of, 'the E state donment of the prdject. Droposed SEATTLE Aug. 31. Renewing
inuuuwi tavM!Mh , liuwmwiuu, e yesterday by Congressman A. I i1"1 nsaiuoi. i;iwciuuu
(Cfinthinsl boa pWt a)
0LU STEAD FIGHTS CASS
1 ALLEGED LIQUOR KING BAT
TLES AGAINST ACTION I
YOUTH, 18, SAID TO HAE COX-
FESSED TO CRIME
which at midnight goes down in in Burt Lake, Mich., but said over
coal history as "sero hour" for a the telephone that Ruth could
suspension of 158.000 miners, was come to the Michigan resort if ho
marked by a parting thrust at the I wished. But Ruth was advised
mine owners by John L. Lewis, I that under the rules, the commis-1
. . . . . .nMant nf tha TTnltod Minn I ilnnap harl tin InrliinlPtlAn In thiBi
auon 01 IK&.uub lor the struc-r.'" , . I"'. - . . T ' Tl.t ii-ao Her messar renorted
wnrirara r y Amartra 1 raaa inr ipn nnvi nm nprmMi 1 -
XI, t-im -y,TcA thmt thmitrx hnrr. fn K.w York I luai everyming wss omg wbu.
u.o - - - I 2 .... .v - nv
h.l Mnlt.lM nnhlto in. "It wna nice nf the tnrir tn in-1 me i repuiw iuo v.
v... r r . - I - . .1 4.tA
nrelesion of a supenion to boost! vite me np there," Ruth said, "but! .Z 7 ' . "
HAPTIVF ART RPI PAQPn their sales ot coal at enhanced III send him a wire instead and "55 lB co-
prices.
whose name has been mentioned. I m. Fren r California
has stated that he s not a qandl- Free advocated "nulllne un the
rs v x . a . a - , m .a 1
f I aaie ana nas.feiegraDneJ wpra 10 raiis and turning i Into a high-
.i th positlpn. The name of waV after' several! months of in!
VJ Kd Raod' 'ormer Baker county I vestlgation in the tiprth land.
'i d0 tv.-B 1 line can De expeciea to lose
money as Ipng as It is under its
present management, Baljaine
said. i. ?'What is needed is not to
pull up, tho rails but to 1 place it
as a successor to warden A; M
Datrympie, while there is also a
rumor that upl(?ss. certain condi
tions are agreed upon by. the man
4 1. - : A.
pronerea me waraensnip mere 1 ,1Tlrp- rnmn.tPnt rH hnnci
might be no change, and Warden j agement. ' '
Dalrymple will continue In office. Congressman Fred's information
James Nesmlth. turnkey, badly I wa fanltv. nallain ali in r-
beaten by the escaping conyicts J gard to coal suppiieg7 and other re
August It. has resigned, garden sources tn" the terrltorr which the
for, alleged conspiracy -to violate
the national prohibition laws, Roy
Olmstead. alleged liquor king,
filed a petition .here today, to quash
a search warrant, reftfrn property
and suppress' government's evi
dence i at' th.e tlmo of a previous
trial.' ; ' ; v, " -
Olmstead was Indicted here with
89 others. ' ;
Olmsfead also contended In the
petition that' prohibition agents
violated his constitutional rights
when they tapped telephone wires
leading to his residence. -
KELSO. Wash., Aug. 31 Will
iara Mattson, 18 year old Brush
Prairie boy. was arrested today on
the Henry Baumgartner farm at
Lexington, where he had been em
ployed, and tonight was said by
the arresting officers to have ad
mitted participation in the daring
noon-day bank robbery at Dayton,
Ore., March 18, when $1200 in
cash was taken. J
The arresting officers said that
Mattson told them the holdup was
carried out by J. Thomason who
was slain in July following the
robbery of a Vancouver bank.
Mattson said he waited in a car
in front of the bank while Thom
ason held up the bank and then
drove him away. Mattson at the
time was attending high school at
Dayton he said, and got back to
the school 15 minutes late.
IXDICTMEXTS RETURNED
- YAKIMA, Aug. 31. Ten open
and five secret indictments were
returned by the federal grand
Jury here today.
CHINESE BANDITS TCRX MIS. I He said the miners had no
SIOXARIES LOOSE I choice in the present wage dead
lock except to wait until the oper-
SHANGHAI. Sept. 1. BishOD ators, "having effected a maxi-
H. W. K. Mowll, his wife and six mum public exploitation will be
other members of the church mis-(ready to discuss sanely the pro-
Slcnary society captured by ban-1 blems of a new contract.
dits near Chengtu. Szechwanl The miners 'will present a 100
province, on August' 6, have been I per cent solidarity in the present
released. This news was con- demonstration, according to Mr.
tained in a telegram received to- Lewis, who pledged that the pub
day by the local i office : of the lie need have no fear of disorders
church missionary society. in the mining communities. Mr.
The captives were released last! Lewis said:
Sunday. I 'The suspension In the anthra
cite mining region became a fact
tnrinv anil will h comnletelr ef.
EMBEZZLEMENT DENIED fective. The mine worker deep
ly regret that no course is open
KELSO MAX PLEADS ' NOT to them than to suspend mining
hears my side of the story I am
positive he will do the right
thing." '
Tbe destroyer
I ... . I
tell him my side ot the story. It -orr7, aiwr a rsaio coim.a
has been my intention right along w"a
that if I could not see the Judge w" 11b.V,T h 0t h7 ?nV?'
here I would get In touch Withl " "unam sn ana meic-
him In a 'few days. When her-au,eT "a eri !. . " .
10 looa ior me ro. .
At 11:55 o'clock the PN- No.
1 was reported to have passed the
dest royer . Corry, . C fl 8 miles out.
At the same time a naval radio
message from Hilo ssid that the
same aircraft bad reported to Hilo
everything OK."
No communication was received
from the PN- No. 2, last reported
sighted when it passed over the
destroyer William Jones, 200
miles from shore nearly six hours
earlier.
SILVERT0N WOMAN DIES
SERVICES FOR Ml ELD A Mc-
CLAINH ARE WEDNESDAY
SILVERTON, Ore., Aug. 31.
(Special). Funeral services will
be held from the residence of Dr.
C. W. Keene at 2 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon for Miss Mielda
McClaine, who died Sunday morn-
GUILTY TO CHARGES
KELSO, Wash., Aug. 31 A. A.
Gordon, ex-superintendent of .the
Kelso water department, charged
with embeulement of city funds
on three counts, pleaded not guil
ty to all three charges today in
superior' court. Judge Kirby re
fused to reduce ! the ball of
$4300. i
irA. M. Dalrymple stated Monday.
ille is supceeed by Gplden.
retired army captain who saw ser
vice overseas. ' Captain Golden
was employed at the . prison : for
government. road' was constructed
to tap. - . i
Abandonment of development of
naval coai reserves in tne Matan-
uska region by' Secretary Denby j
"I'VE BEEN WORKIN' ON THE R-R AIL-ROAD V
several months as captain of the I came despite reports' 'of naval coin
.i iMijii a iew uius m as ons in 1919 and. 1921 that
ago. Since the; night f the break j the deports were suitable for na
he has been back at the institution I Tai use, Ballaine charged. I
now remain permanently. ' 1 I favorable "reports' Secretary Denby
T. L. (Pat) Murphy, guard. iS I arhltrarltr rllernntlnnoil rfAvolnn.
also reported to have resigned and I mVnt Wrk In the naval eoal re-
hls place, filled. Murphy prefaced I ra W .:ti,."Mit.fc.v.
11. . . . . .1 - . . ... 1 -.
ieBwOTony u.i manesi wim 8taUng that the coal was unsult,
f hA vAtYiarlr rhar thlu wfll Knot m a I . - " - J.
my Job."
I clared.
Ballaine de-
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.
(Br tbe Associated Press.) Two
operations, but point to the faCt C Allowing an Illness of several c,ant naTal .eaplanes. the PN-
that the- responsibility must ' lie
with the anthracite operators who
have consistently retrained from
any good faith attempt to negoti
ate an agreement. ,
"It is well known they set up
In the Atlantic City meeting an
years. ine was sz years 01a. - iNo. lp and the PN- No. 3, darted
miss Mftiaine was a member oiiOI1t of San Pablo bar. a northern
one of Sllverton's oldest and most arra of San Francisco bay, shorUy
prommeni pioneer lamiues. ner 1 before 3 o'clock this afternoon and
tamer waa j. Mcuame. one 01 the fiew Into tie Pacific ocean, bound
rounders of the Coolidge k, Mc
Claine bank at Silverton.
pos'slble bier to succeasfTl r11 S.T.!? l
( inn a Kai. h!- m Oregon, at St. Helens hall at
j . . . " ! . . i j v. 1 1 i j j ' .... 1 I Tortland and at Ann Wright's
for Hawaii. 2100 nautical miles
She at-awar.
An hour later the planes were
flying easily, at a height above
Ha1 SMil A KlAAfl Arl rlAU f tn
that all of the mine workers de- 8em" ' T.ac0m'
mands were rejected that disturb
ed tbe factors of mine costs. In
jijV) t! ,yk' 1 ,M w r u" 1 runout nuvv ncaui
f Val . "aia i.-Aiiy.uj;,yxisii I ;OVER WORK TODAY
UAKtR, re.. Aug. 31. tuyi WASHINGTON.! Aug. 31. (By
Associated Press.) William Duby Associated Press) The treasury's
cnairman or tne uregon nignwayifiew proaDitlon enforcement ma
commlsslon went on record herelchine" and rnideil i hv Assistant
today as in favor of an Initiative J Secretary Andrews. 1 was ready to
measure to place a higher license! night to take overi the- work to-
fee on owners of trucks and buss
es who operate in Oregon.;
The support ot practically every
county court in the state would
be assured If such a measure
went on the ballot next year, Mr.
Duby said he had learned from
conversations with the .. various
courts ot the state. . J
DENOUNCE REPUBLICANS
OLDFIELD 1ECI-ARES PARTY
IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE
PORTLAND. Aug.. 31 (By The
Associated Press) William A.
oiaeield, representative in con
gress from 'Arkansas and Chair
man of the democratic " national
committee, in an address here to
day denounced the republican par
ty as a "class party" characteriz
ed the Mellon plan as "absolutely
Immoral and dishonest" and at
tacked the "Hoover-Mellon crowd
ct ultra rich.' f
morrow of carrying out the na
tion's dry laws. . " 1 - . - ':
While the machine has many
temporary parts and Mr. Andrews
frankly said that some others are
weak, he -expressed confidence to
day that Increasing; success would
crown the efforts he has made to
correct conditions, jl He asserted
he felt satisfied at the progress
made and announced he intended
to stay on the job "so long as it is
possible for me to accomplish any
thing" thus setting, at rest any
rumors that he might retire.
. It was tho assistant secretary's
hope that he might fill perman
ently the posts now held by tem
porary officials at an early, date.
but at any rate. the. changes will
come one by one as men suited to
the work they must do are found.
As tor the weak members of the
enforcement corpsj Mr. Andrews
declared their shortcoming would
be discovered quickly and they
would bo replaced as conditions
required :- .
IV mm Ljmh
VWWW WWWWWWW S SSS. - , . Ill
wash.
She leaves two sisters. Mrs. C.I
W. Keene and Miss Eleanor Mc-
Pl.ln. CM.A.tAn kn k.A I
uu'vu icjovici mo uimo l.v- n... . rii o I
tion of the union for specious sen
timental reasons
"Their present policy is conside
rate only of commercial profit, ut
terly ignoring the right of the an
thracite mine workers to fair
treatment and entirely devoid- of
any concern for the public inter
est. ' ---j
"The mine workers have not
any alternative but await the time
when the anthracite operators.
having effected a maximum public
(CoaUsa4 a par T)
SHIPPING IS DISCUSSED
FACILITIES FOR NORTHWEST
TRADE WILL RE ASKED
(Catlaa4 a par 3)
CONTROL CHANGE ASKED
"JUNK SHIPPING ROARD.
RATHER THAN BOATS,- i
I i
SEATTLE. Aug. 31. (By the
Associated Press.) Abolition jot
the Uh Ited Stales shipping board
and creation of a new office in the
president's cabinet to hare charge
of merchant marine, were urged
today at a round table conference
here under the auspices of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. .
"Junk the shipping board rath
er than the property of the peo
ple, exclaimed Raphael M. Seun-
mes former director of the fleet
corporation of the board In tbe
North Pacific.
"Tbe most advisable and prac
tical thing that could be done
would be to abolish the shipping
board.' asserted A. F. Haines, vice
president of tho Admiral Oriental
line. 1
"The control of- shipping: Is
scattered through too many de
partments," explained Se mmes, :
agree with Mr. Haines that the
proper solution would: be to create
a department Of marine. J
"Our ahinnin? affair hxr be-
corj-v of enffScint in-;T"tnre:, te
Justify a new executive depart-
NICARAGUANS ARE UPSET
' ' '
MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED
IX SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
PORTLAND. Aug. 31. -(By As
sociated Press.) Adequate, reg
ular, certain and permanent .
shipping facilities under tbe ship
ping act of 1920. will be demanded
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 311 by exporters, importers, business
(By Associated Press) Martial j men and growers ot the Columbia
law was declared throughout tbei and Willamette river valleys to-
republlc ot Nicaragua t o d a y.l morrow when the committee from
President Solorozano has required I the United States chamber of
the resignation of General Alfredo! commerce meets here. to discover
Rlvas, who is In charge ot the th feeling- ot this section re'atlve
fortress and garrison in Managua, to .hlppiag activities.
in order to avoid a repetition otl Too;3y ia a prelln Inary confer-
aicwion to me presiaeni ny miu-ieBce onder lnB direction of the
foreign trade committee of the
Portland chamber of commerce.
the desires of this section were
voiced emphatically by adopiioa
ot a resolution.
Frank L. Shut), chairman ot
tary officials.
EXTRADITION FOUGHT
SEATTLE, Aug. 31. The King
county commissioners today ap-
Colvln to atari tomorrow morning 1410 vuu,-
and go to Detroit to tight for ex
tradition of Mary K. Griffin from
Michigan. Mrs. Griffin formerly
ran a shop here and is accused of
frauds totaling $20,000. Three
veara aro the governor of Marv-lnow In operation will
land refused to extradite her oatlnel t any cost.
the same charge;
ence. In summarizing the needs of
the area, declared!
"We believe that the shirring
board should make emphatic a
declaration that sMppicg lists
be ca'.n-
RUDGET FIGHT LOO J IS
SEATTLE. Aug. 31. In a fight
on Seattle's budret for next year,
led by William Hickman Moore,
the council today put tho matter
over tor another day. Moore de
clared that cuts must be made.
and said they should be made be
fore the expense of printirg.
AUTO VICTIM DIKS
'SPOKANE, : Aug. 31. Irani
Lcn.'ftn. 35. a p!oncrr o? Eokarc.
died here tonight from . Injuries
suffered when struck by an anto-
ment with a secretary of nurlne. t moDU iais auernoon. Mr. uen-
llnslsted Haines, ; Bn to Spokane lu 135.
"We bellere that Admtral Palm
er and his vsclUtlng pniicy shoul 1
be replaced by one wfco is in tyti
pathy with tbe purpose of th
law and, who will glTe the worl t
to uuderitand that AriTican
ships are to bo malctn!r.cd.
"We b"'.kve th-.t cor.rrcj
should make an adiuaie avvro
prlatloa to maiutaln th3 rLi;
service neceffary to i.:ove oir
products in the natural direction
of the flow of rommertf."
' Senator. McNary,-f Oregon, &
clared ILat Lo rouid tctj ihc laart-
meet 'present coudUion. ana it : .: -ed
that subsidy a nec -r-ty
to eaalile Arr.?r!:9Ti fv.'.; : :.- t -
compete with ve.-atlj c;v." '. :- -dcr
fordja fUss.