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STAKE HIKE
EfiDS: DEBATE II
Halt Called After Days of
. Fruitless Discussion;
Deadlock Untrokeh i
STRIKE IS, TO CONTIHUE
Next Strp Must Com From "Out
sWc," Both 8iIc8 Drclare;
' ' Governor iHnchot Calls
NEW..TOIUC Jan. 12. (By As
sociated Press.) Fruitless discus
sion for many days on , vys . to
draft a new wage cojjtacV brought
an end to tbe anthracite Confer
ence today and indlcated the con
tinuation of the strike of .lSa.OOQ
men and boys lor an indefinite
period, i k ... !.""
The negotiations that came to an
abrupt end today were initiated by
GoTernor PiArhot oi P4nyla
Tania, through the mayors and
burgesses ot the anthracite re-
jk Tomorrow the governor j is ex
Uected 1 to lay before he Plennsy
Ivaaiu legislature in ! extraordin
ary eessfon his riews on the; strike
situation. ' !
' ,The miners and operators left
tor their homes. The next step,
both 'sides indicated must come
from the "outside.' , j
i The miners, before" separating
issued a call for a meeting of the
nthradte scale V-committee at
Hajzelton , Thursday. ; A report of
tbe sab. committees that has been
- negotiating ' .with the operators
wo aid be. declared. . I r - J
"Thft conference met today,"
Chairman Alran Matkle, who has
no; rote in the conference j sub-
.mi tted some commttuJcationa gir-
Ing suggestions for. ending the
strike. Letters and telegrams of
this character have been, stream
ing tnto the conference for days.
After some desultory remarks.
Jesse -B. Warrinertn of the op
erators', representatives referred
to the proceedings : of. last j week
" when the; miners were said t have
told the operators that they lacked
courage to . end the negotiations.
V -This le to some heated comments
If rom-both sides. t- S
1 - Mr. Warriner. said ,the ' Opera
tors, had-the coQrage to adjourn
the conference sine die and! chat
, , lenged any of the internattqnat
officers of the union to'secod the
motion. 'He saidvhe'j; preferred
Tipne of these off leers to second the
motion becauHe it was tbeyj who
had palled the strike. This refer
ence to caling the strike was re
sented; by the miners. "Finally
George Hadesty of the Philadel
phia and Reading Coat and: Iron
company, the' largest f producing
company in the anthracite fields,
m(4e the motion to adjonrn jwith-
: out delay. Th miners refused; to
second it, stating later to iews-
j paper men that they -were priesent
to make a contract and 'the mo
tion 5 was seconded bjr Thomas
" Thomas of the Lehigh Valieyjcbal
: cbmpany.V The motion was unani-
: fJY VOTED SENATE SEAT
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I FAVORABLE BALLOT 8ECUR-
T ED; BOTH ISIDES SURPRISEO)
VA8HINGTON. Jan. 12.-f (By
Associated Press.) Gerald; jP.
Nye won a seat In the senate jto
l day as a senator from North Da
t kota by two votes, to the surprise
'"'of both Jils own friends and the
opposition leaders. . -! I
The vote was 4 1 to 3i. Twelve
senators were absent, several of
whom were in their offices or
'' committee meetings and did not
i take the trouble to, vote, . 1
1 As soon;as tho vvotjwas; an
i nounced, Nye was escorted byjSen-
ator Fraxief, republican ; ofi tbe
I same state,' to th president's : dais
J and took ihe oatll ot office, j. Ue
' was .assigned nj seat llnd topk ,a
part in the xocutive session j that
followed.- ; " ,l ; :l : " U i - I " k .:
1 . 8cnator"Nye tra sealed, by ) a
combination of democrats and, re
publican Insurgents Twehty-Blx
of the minority suroortea "Liita, $
t did 14 on the republican sidei and
the one farmer-labor. Senator
Shipstcad. Minnesota,
' IJNE5L1N HURT IN FALL r:
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; TACOMA. Jan- 1. I By. Asso
ciated Press).-Gorge WilsOna
lineman, was ponwiblys'! fatally in
jured today at the Taconut inuni
cipal power plantf at 5 Laker' Ctf$h
iran today v when he accidentally
d hi3r l!fcb?!t In- two while
v 1 - - n a pol? Bui-' fell 0
STOP STREET LAW IN
POSTS TO BE SET JJEFORE
EXF6rCJEMEXT STARTS
Salem's through street ordi
nance Is now in effect techni
cally, the ten day period follow
ing signing of the bill by Mayor
Giesy having elapsed. The or
dinance will not be enforced,
however, according to word rje
ceiycij from police headquar
ters, until the posts and stop
signs have been put up com
pletely. ; J
Some of the posts are already
in their places, although the
stop signs have not yet arrived.
It is thought, though, that the
posts will be up and the signs
on completely before the erid
of the week. I
SWIFT JUSTICE IS DEALT
TO MEXICAN MURDERERS
TRAIN BANDITS CAPTURED
AND PUT TO DEATH
All
ThoHQ Not ; Killed lu BaUle
With Soldiers Ar Imrne
dlHtly Executed
MEXICO ClT, Jan. 12. (py
Associated Press) Federal troqps
today continued a- ruthless cam
paign of extermination against the
bandits who held up the Guadalajara-Mexico
City passenger train
Saturday night and murdered an
estimated total of 50 persons, In
cluding passengers, train crew and
train guards. Death is lieing dealt
without mercy to the bandits and
their accomplices alike.
The war department issued
laconic communique today saying
that an unknown number of the
bandit gang have been killed in1 a
fight and eight prisoners executed.
but behind this, according to dis
patches from other sources, there
is a story of swift and uncompro
mising retribution by the federal
soldiers.
A detachment , of, troopers be
longing to the fiftieth cavalry
trailed the main group including
about 2ty bandits in a northwest
erly direction from Los Reyes jln
Michoacan Into' tbe -stateoTJAl-isco.
The bandits were surround
ed t ai ranch called . Qattupain.
There the cornered outlaws fought
desperately and most of them died
fighting. Eight were taken pris
oners, and said to have confessed
participation in the robbery and
were summarily executed. J"
.Loot from the train was found
on every one of the bodies. j
Federal troops were still pur
suing straggling groups of the
marauders and appear to be exe
cuting all who are shown to hate
been accomplices in the robbery
whether they participated actively
or not. It is said that the govern
ment Is determined to give such la
stern lesson that outlaws will fear
to attempt any repetition of the
outrage. ' V 1 .
TOWNMEN SEEK BANDIT
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ENTIRE VILLAGE TURNS OUT
TO HUNT BANK ROBBER j
YAKIMA, Wash.. Jan. 12 (By
Associated Press). Townsmen
armed with shotguns tonight frus
trated a bank: robbery in Moxee
City, near here. The lone robber
leaped through a window in the
bank building and escaped. : About
9:30 o'clock, the burglar alarm at
the bank rang and virtually the
entire population of the little
town turned out equipped with
shotguns, rifles and flashlights.
Yakima police who investigated
said the robber evidently had
smashed a window in the bank
building and then began tamper
ing with the vault. When he at
tempted to -manipulate the com
bination on the vault door, the
alarm was released. In the con
fusion and noise which resulted
when the townsfolk- rushed intk
the street, the. robber made his
escape through the broken win
dowV police said. ' ;
URGE; RAIL SERVICE CU
WILLAMETTE VALLEY LINE
, , WOULD DROP H MILES
j Application for discontinuance
of a part of the Willamette Valley
Southern railroad which' operated
between - Portland, and Mount An
gel will be considered at a hear
tag to be held at MOunt Angel on
January. i 26, according to an
nonnccment made at the offices df
the. public service commission. It
was proposed to discontinue scrv
ice on 11 miles of the line.'
RAIL MAN PROMOTED
i.
I Si PO KANE, Jan. 12. (AP.) f
J. Rammell, superintendent of
the Spokane division of the Chica
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
has been, promoted to general sui
perintendent of the western line
of the railroad with headquarU ri
WED BY CURFEW
Law Binds Majority of Stud
ents Unless Accompanied
By Chaperone
QUESTION IS TABLED
Members of School Board Favor
Hiring Full Time Physician'
for Healt h Work ; So Def i-
nate Action Taken
When the matter ' of dancing in
the high school gymnasium was
brought before .the school board
at: its regular meeting last' night,
it received courteous attention,
only to be placed aside and to be
considered for time indefinite a
subject passe.
Garland Simpson, representing
the student council of the high
school, stated the case of the stu
dents in wishing to dance at the
high school. Main argument, it
seemed, was that the students
would do better to patronize
dances at the school. than to fre
quent the public dance halls. A
feeling was also intimated that
something should be "done by the
school board to help fill the void
created by the abolition of secret
or closed societies. f
liut wnen tbe matter was
brought under the light, it was ad
mitted by Simpson that perhaps
after all the high school gymnas
ium is not quite the place to con
duct dances. One big argument
against such use of the gym ' is
that it would leave the floor in
poor condition for basketball
games as well as gym, classes. 1
Members of the high school fac
ulty had already disapproved of
dancing at the-high -school; only
three out oi 40 teachers favor
ing It. .-;':7
City officials have: brought out
that dances at the school would
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OFFER TO PAY REFUSED
PROMISE, TO PAV VICTIMS
FAILS TO WIN LENIENCY
SEATTLE, Jan. 12. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Stating that the
courts could not be used as a col
lection 'agency, Superior Judge
Everbtt Smith today ignored the
plea of O. F. Holderness that he
would repay 98400 obtained in
bad check, ventures here and sen
tenced him to serve from eighteen
months to five years in the peni
tentiary. Holderness had entered
a plea of guilty.
5u m. aiari tnr
pigoviom I GtTS
StXMOfiTHS TO
TRAi ih And oil
E turret in
S U C , S' - r- JL TO PLAY TOMi HS ARM k
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I I . CONVENTION ANQTHE ' U n V j
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ATTACK ON GIRL CASEK
TO GET NEW HEARING
GRANT ELROY HAINES RIGHT
TO XEV TRLIL -
Opinion of Late Judge : Bingliam
Reversed By Supreme Court
Ruling . ,; , ;
The ' State supreme court, in an
opinion; written by Justice Burnett
yesterday reversed, the late. Judge
George Bingham of tbe Marion
county j circuit court in the case
of ElrOy Haines, who was con
victed and sentenced to a term in
the Oregon state penitentiary on a
statutory charge involving a 15
year-old girl.
Records in the case showed that
tbe defendant and the girl me8 at
Newberg, Yamhill county, by ap
pointment on Sunday, .November
19, 1923, and went riding together
in an automobile. They were
joined by another young man and
woman friend of the prosecutrix.
" They first repaired to the resi
dence of Haine's boy friend, it
was said where they acquired a
bottle of moonshine Houor. They
drank freely of this liquor during
tne ride in tne airernoon. Alter
driving j awhile in Marion county
they left the road near the east
approach to the bridge across the
river between Marion and Yam
hill counties, and went into the
woods to a deserted cabin. It was
in this house that the prosecutrix
alleged that she was attacked by
Haines 1
It was testified that they later!
returned to Newberg and then
drove to Dundee. While on thir
way to Dundee the defendant s
automobile was alleged to have
collided! with another car and was
badly damaged. Although badly
intoxicated Haines was said to
have returned to Newberg on foot.
"The testimony about the de
fendant being drunk and abort
taking the liquor with them wj s
objected to on account ot its ten
dency to prove other crimes!"
read the supreme court opinion.
"These objections were 'bverrulep
and exception noted. The rule Is
elementary that the defendant
cannot be called upon to defend
himself on any other accusations
other 4h&n4hat charged in .the in-
dictment. and that evidence of-J
other crimes Is not admissable.
"The defendant complained that
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GIRL,
8, IS HIT BY CAR
QUICK
ACTION BY DRIVER
PREVENTS BAD INJURY
Elneda. 8-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. OUo Gehring, of the
Evergreen district, was injured
yesterday when hit by an automo
bile. A neighbor, Mr. Lund, was
taking a car load of children to
school and while the Gehring
child was getting out of the car,
another driven by one of the King
boys, a Silverton hish hcIioo! stu
dent, struck her. The driver, by
quick work, swung his car so that
she was not run over. The little
Igirl wasicut and bruised.
ITS A GREAT LIFE IF YOU DONT
NO THu.
PRE 51 DS NT "rH?
EIGHT LIVES LOST WHEN
FLAMES? DESTROY HOTEL
MEN ARE. TRAPPED ON SXD
i FLOOR OF BUILDING
Nine Others Seriously Hurt, One
May Die; Identification
Proves Difficult
FERIUDAY, La., Jan. 12. (B;?
Associated Press, ) Trapped on
the second floor of the Johnston
hotel, a frame structure, eight
men perished in flames which de
stroyed the hotel, a block of frame
structures adjoining, and the Van
Noy hotel here today.
Nine men were Injured from
burns and from leaping from the
second story. It is believed that
all but one of those Injured wlli
recover.
"The identity of all the persons
burned to death has not been es
tablished. The fire started about
3 o'clock this morning in the low
er part of the Johnston hotel and
the survivors state that they were
not awaro of the blazn until the
walls of the building were falling
in.
The task of identification was
made diffcult because the hotel
register was destroyed.
The dead were placed in num
bered graves in a quiet spot just
outside of Ferriday after services
conducted by Rev. J. F. Fox, a
Ferriday minister.
The loss resulting from the fire
is estimated to be more than $75,-
000 and only $2,000 insurance was
carried.
For a time it seemed that, the
town of Ferriday would be swept
by the blaze.
It was indicated that a ten-year
old girl might have perished al
though her body has not been
found.
NEW FINDINGS REPORTED
DATE OF ORIGIN OF LIFE IS
TRACED FARTHER BACK
' MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 12
(By Associated Press ) . The
Minneapolis Tribune tomorrow
will say that evidence that life
existed in Minnesota 200,000,000
fea'rs ; ago k has Tie en discovered by
Professor John W4 Gruner or the
geology department of the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
This discovery tracing life far
ther back in the world's history
than has ever been done before,
in the United States proved evi
dence of life at least 10,000,000
years, according to the Tribune.
"The evidence consists of micro?
scopic forms of plant life known
scientifically as Algae, which were
found imbedded in iron formations
of the Vermillion range near Lake
Armstrong, between Tower and
Ely.
APPLE GROWERS MEET
TACOMA, Jan. 12. (By Asso
ciated Press. ): The annual meet
lag of the northwest apple grow.
ers association will be held at
the. western Washington experi
ment station at Puyallup Friday
WEAKEN
9....H1 HAND'
f WITH
INCOME TAX UNIT OF
TREASURY ASSAILED
Report of Senate Committee
Charges Authority Has
f . Been Exceeded
UNSOUND BARGAINING HIT
Many Refunds and Allowances
Said Made in Direct Viola
tion of I .aw; Rebates
Are Tabulated
VASHINGTON, Jan. 12. (By
Associated Press.) Administra
tio nof the income unit ef the
treasury was sharply assailed on a
number of counts in the first re
port of the majority of -the senate
investigation committee submit
ted to the senate today by Chair
man Couzens.
Internal Revenue Commission
er Blair Was charged with a "con
sistent policy to exceed the auth
ority delegated to compromise
taxes", with a "bargaining with
taxpayers," and with delegating
too much authority to chiefs " of
divisions in the handling of tax
matters.
Contending that the senate had
shut it off from a complete exam
ination of the subject the major
ity said "that such Investigations
as we were able to make did dis
close the fact that many of the
allowances to be made are in di
rect violation of the law and that
there is no sound basis for many
of the refunds, credits, and abate
ments now being made'
Discovery depletion! in the
mines and oil wells amortization
of war facilities and refunds were
the principal subjects dealt with
In the report, which was signed
by Senator -Couzens and" the? twtr
democrats on the committee. Sen
ators King of Utah and Jones of
New Mexico.
Senators Watson of Indiana and
Ernst of Kentucky, republicans,
withheld their signatures, but
have not filed a minority report:
With respect to discovery de
pletion, Uie majority said the tax
saved on this to the companies
amounted to approximately 137,
500,000 annually with the big oil
producing companies getting the
major part Instead of the wild
catter or prospector, as was in
tended by congress. It was said
that this section of the law should
either be repealed or amended to
confine the allowance to the dis
covery of an oil or mineral de
posit.
Improper allowances; totaling
$216,000,000 on amortization of
war facilities were charged in the
re pert which placed the total of
such allowances for purposes of
tax deduction up to April 30,
1925, at $569,934,813. i Some of
the major allowances noted were:
United States steel corporation
(Continued on page '4.)
WEST LEADING IN POWER
DEVELOPMENT ABOVE AVER.
AGE IN THREE STATES
I
SEATTLE, Jan. 12. (By Asso
ciated Press). Owing to the re
markable advances made in apply
Ing electric power. to such indus
tries as logging, irrigation, smelt
ing and coal - mining, the three
states of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho have an electric power de
velopment : of twenty watts per
capita, more than the average for
the United States, II. J. Gillie gen
eral sales manager for the Puget
Sound . ;LJht & Power j company
told . the ' Pacific ' northwest 1 real
estate-association here today.
Glflie also predicted an annual
IncreastflofZGt) to 300 miles of
rural 'electric, 1 ines. to jj up pi y f po w-
er t? farms. . k. I k .
T. II. Martin, superintendent of
t he " Rain ier. '. National Par com
pany.' criticized the northwest for
overlooking its own opportunities
stating that r practicallyf all the
money for ; development work In
the northwest came from New
York. Boston and Philadelphia.
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LABOR-COUNCIL ELECTS
COEIIRINGER REELECTED, EL-
v WELL VICE PRESIDENT
"c -s rr 'ft k'Hkk y
F. J. A Boehrlngcr was reelect
ed president of the Salem Trades
and Labor council last night and
will bold office 'for the next term
of six months. Other j officers
uecieu were -A. - El well, - vice
president; Archio Elliott, secre
tary treasurer: Jik Ak d. 'Brantk
reading clerk; Sam Vail, ! sergeant
at arms, end CIareoo Townsend,
CYCLE RECORD SLICED
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DARING RIDER SETS SPEED
OF 132 MILES AN HOUR
" DAYTONA' v BEACH, . Fla.,
Jan. .12. (By A.- P.)4 Speed
ing 132 miles an hdurj Johnny
Seymour. 22,,champron motor
cyclist of Springfield, Mass., to
day shattered his ; world record
of 130 miles set yesterday on
the Daytona Beach course.
Seymour's time for a kilom
eter was 16i seconds today,
compared with his - mark of
17 Vi seconds yesterday.
PROPOSE NURSE SCHOOL
BE ESTABLISHED! HERE
RECOMMENDATION MADE BY
STATE HEALTH BOARD
liiMtit ut ion Would Be ; Training
Center for State, Perhaps
Northwest
Including iu the activities of the
Marion County Health demonstra
tion and the proposed consolida
tion of the city, county and school
health department here a school
for the training of health officers
and nurses, was proposed in a
resolution adopted by , the state
board of health at its annual
meeting held in Salem yesterday.
The school for instruction of
heajth officers and nurses, if
established, would be statewide in
Its scope and might include the
entire northwest in its Jurisdic
tion.
The board also went on record
favoring the employment of a full-
time state sanitary engineer. This
official would have charge of the
camp grounds for the board, and
would make frequent investiga
tions of the streams with a view
of preventing pollution, j
A financial report submitted at
the meeting showed that" the board
is operating within its biennial
appropriation of $40,000, and
barring the possibility j of an
emergency, will not be compelled
to go before the emergency board
for additional funds. j
wJJw.-T.rhy of Hot- Lake,
Eastern Oregon was elected presi
dent of the board to succeed Dr.
C. M.- Barbee. of Portland J Dr. C.
H. Morse , of Salem was elected
vice-president, while Dr. Fred
erick D. Strieker of Portland was
reelected secretary.
Members of the board were en
tertained at luncheon at the state
hospital, and later went: to the
state home for the feeble' minded
where they made an inspection of
the institution. The members of
the state, hygenic board also were
guests of the state hospital man
agement at luncheon. f
DRUNK CASES DECREASE
CITY OFFICERS BOOK FEWER
SATURDAY OFFENDERS
As further proof that prohibi
tion is increasing in effectiveness
in Salem, local police report that
cases of intoxication are declining.
"Up until about a month ago,
declared Sergeant George Edwards
of the night- force, "we used to
have from one , to , half' a dozen
cases of. men- up for being drunk
on Saturday: nights. - But not 'a
case of intoxication - has -been
brought in here on Saturday night
for the last two or three weeks. .
"It is not that the boys haven't
been finding the, cases, hut that
there are fewer to be founds Late
ly some of the most active dealers
In liquor have been ' apprehended
and convicted, and the boys are
hot taking the chances they were
accustomed to." i i
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YOUTH IS FOUND GUILTY
18 YEAR OLD DRIVER OF CAR
ORDERED HELD
DALLAS, Ore.. Jan. 12. (lir
Associated Press.)'. Raymond
Miller, 18 who while, driving an
auto an. JJoccmher.: ISnuu down
and killed. J. C. Hayter. well
known merchant and pioneer, edi
tor- oi uauas today wag convicted
by. a Jury In circait , court- of In
voluntary manslaughter. The jury
recommended leniency. .Sentence
will ho imposed Thursday bv
Judge Ramsey. r ' ' , ,t ; -
MAYOR BEHRMAN DIlis
NEW OBLEANS. r Jan. I2.i-J;
(AP.)--M'artin ' Behrman. ' CS.
serving :hls fifth term as mayor of
ivcw Orleans, died today and ,viH
t buried, tomorrow Tnpraing . In
Metairo cemetery. All nubile anA
parochial schools in New,. Orleans
will "be closed tomorrow,. j :
USE VOTING MACHINES - ;
SEATTLE.' Jan. Itm
elated Press ) . - University o f
.Washington students were today
granted permission by the city of
Seattle" to fse eight voting ma
chines for the prirpos-o of eleclfrtj
M'CIffll CitSE 15. .
DEBATED If.' SET '.TE
Nomination js Sent Back to
vk Committee for jFurther
Consideration
OPPOSITION IS 1 MARKED
Senator Johnson, Louder Against
Confirmation, Is Defeated
. in Move to Prevent Re-
w committal"
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WASHINGTON, Ja. 12. (By
Associated Press.) Alter sharp
debate and some maneuvering by
administration x leaders, the sen
ate tonight by a. vote of 43 to 33.
recommitted the nomination of
Jtodge Wallace McCamant of Ore
gon, who is serving oft the federal
circuit bench in the ninth circuit
under a recess appointment by
President Coolidge. Senator John
son, republican, California, who
is leading- the fight against con
firmation, opposed this action de
manding a vote on the nomina
tion, but Senator Curtis of Kansas
the republican floor leader, was
successful in his move to prevent
such a vote by sending the matter
back to the judiciary! committee
for further consideration.
. The California senator's oppo
sition is based . primarily on the
contention that Judge McCamant,
at the 1920 Chicago! republican
convention, violated a- pledge to
the people of Oregon Ho support
for the presidential nomination
the candidate .who was successful
in the Oregon, presidential prim
ary.' . k : ... :,' " - ' i
Senator Johnson won in the
primary, but Judge McCamant
voted for Major Oenelai Leonard
Wood, it was at tnis iconvenuoa
thar J ndge ' McCamant! nominated
Caivink Coolidge xor.tnd ice presidency.;,-
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Jbesides laying this "matter be
fore the senate. Senator, jounson .
also brought up, incidentally,
Juage AicCamant's cohneciiou s
stocK holder and' counsel tor the
Spruce corporation ot Oregon,
wnicU bought out us Lnitea '
btatcs Spruce corporation ia l2u.
it was. charged . that, to. tne . con
tract of sale title to spruce lana
in Oregon rem&inoa inline federal
corporation and' tnai thus tuo
private corporation md not havo
to pay local taxes. . J.
j Acurely . tumour ting Senator
Johnson m his ugut on the uoiu
ination at a senave executive tei
sion were Senators itouinson of
Arkansas, the democratic loader;
need, aeniocrat, Missouri; Jttrucc,
uemocrat, Maryland, iua riorria :
and iioH ell, rcpuhlicahs, XSeoru.
ka. J 1'fif .kl'i y ; . .' : . )
( Senator. McNafyandj Stanncid;
republicans, uregoa, took tne ieau
uxt tne igut, tor coairm.atiun, anu
iafei 4 betid tna nojnihatiou bici
tut comimttuu.. i senator : isidSPi r-
J;4biicau ew.'eraey usu- sup- ;
ported, tne hoiainatiun: anu Senu
yrv A'eDper, repwaucan, J'e.nnsyi
Vaniu, joined ink urging that' tUu
nomination go -pauc to the -com-mutee.
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Consideration el the; McCamant
case-ias tea , exacuy three hours.
At the conclusion of. tneL executive
session senator onnson.maae tats
statement, to tne Associated xTTeas:
Y-rycCamant wa4 a candidate for
delegate -te-.xhe. nationai conven
tion of 1920. "The Oregon iaw
provides . for the printing, of
pamphlets with the names of the
candidates for delegates and their;
statements. The pamphlet goes to
every voter in the state of Ore
gon. : V' ; ..'..
"McCamant ": in his? statement
said: '1 have, avoided '.committing
myseif to any candidate for presi
dent in order that I might, be in
a better position- to support lha i
candidate who wins inUhc Oregmi
primary. ' - !
w "This statement was false. Mc
Camant dl dnot live up to it. The
question, ia not personal although,
unfortunately, because I was the
successful candidate in Oregon, I
am Involved in it. i
r"The principle is the integrity'
of the. presidential preference pri
mary law.. If man violates that
law - and deliberately ; breaks his
Pledge that the bUtu at il3 ex
pense sends to every :voter, then
the laws are nnllified.'V
JA man who would disregard
that law. Senator Johnson added,
ought not to administer other
laws for other people' or be in :
position of power to i pass u;
the property righu or 3iberty of ,
citizen. . . p '
senator Johnson ef'A he
sented to tl'e scarf jr-
against the VonnrnntH t f:
number of rrr.nu;. t .
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