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ace .ti.iQ F3li ,7,i.r.n0 . olio Kip&',ic'i36 Frbrti tnoVOreqon .6 i HI;: ' ' WEATHER FORECAST; Rain; mild temperature, southerly gales on ;the coast. Maximum yesterday, 57; minimum, 38; . river, 9.7 end 'rising; rainfall, 1.59; atmos phere cloudy; wind, south.- -' , & a. According to John. J; Xary, a. hljh au thority, on labor -matters, 'in 'the New Yoric World," communist borings from within" '. hare cost the New York needle trade union i ' 130.000, 00 In the last year. In laLur circles as elsewhere, learning is sometimes expensive bat worth it Boston Transcript. SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEAI, OREGON, WEDNESDAY ilORNING, FEBRUARY 2,i 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS x - - r ( f ' SPECII1L1RD ill GDI EMI I0E1 Patterson to Make Proposals " on Tax Problem at Joint Session '' REDISTRIBUTION . HINTEp Blll Amending OM l4aw: Relative 1 H t Sialnry KIxIk CIjwmmI ma. . Wolf in Sheep's Cfcrtb- j- 4 -jng i, German r "Watchful waiting-has been thevpolicy ndopted by tle-legislators, fox the past few. days; but thlstUl be brought Jp an end today when .Governor Patterson reads his -special message to ; a ' joint session' of . the- senate , : and hoase this afternoon. Yesterday , the general routine affairs were taken carelof but there was con siderable." speculation as " to what the governor .would propose as a solution "i to " the financial problem of the ' state. '. No hint as to ; the , contents of this . message, ihavp been: forthcoming, and none will probably- be given -out until he opens nis address today. : It was intimated by those J in close touch with the situation that one proposal will be relative - to the redistrubitnon of the, tax bur den, and another will be concern ing the tithing of self sustaining boards into the general fund as. a ' to eans -of meeting the financial . emergency.' . He will - no. doubt touch on various other proposals which have been made so far this session. 't:':; ' 1- A . In: the me'antlme the work con tinues to pile up in the house and the., representatives face : many hours ,! of, hard ' labor ? bef ore. they wiU.be able to adjourn. liii'K Things ? are moving too slowly in the house to suit Speaker Car kin,, who. attempted' to stir the members up a little, yesterday by GO ODAY r warning them that there ; were '-only lS days left, and the quota t- 6iillswasoitoefffgT: tnme X jThere ' are rery tev bills ready ffyt.tWrd Yeadlng, and J.Ir. Carkin ' -ftas rfcreatedly asked the commit tees to h vrry .with,the bills in their canda. ; , r- The .raising of salaries seems to . be about the . greatest bone of contention so far In tb house. Mr. Lewis, resolution number 13 met with the ' ill-fate usually ac f companying that number.' - The resolution provides that. Inasmuch as the governor has re quested that no ralary raises shall take, effect during t the term to which the officer is elected, and economy being mainly stressed in tCostianad a ptga 3.) ' ' ' ' " RISING OVERALL-STATE wiiiJiarrTE flood stage I ' EXPECTED IX JT5W DAYS , Parts of ' Portland Inundated as r Creek Overflow; 'Trains Held Tp - Following an alt day downpour in which .it. 5 9 inches of rain fell, the deluge ceased here for a short time .last night, only to resume again at 1 1 . o'clock. r fi j ; ' The Willamette river last night was rapidly ; rising; and? had reached nearly 10 feet above nor mal at a late lur. r: ; vT : PORTLAND, Feb. 1 (AP) A heavy downpour of rain, melting snows in the mountains and .turn ing sluggish creeks into ; raging torrents, has precipitated a' near flood condition in many sections of the Pacific northwest. Unusual ly heavy rain In Portland: caused several floods within the city limits with considerable damage as a result. Train service on the Marshfield branch, of the Southern Pacific: was held up over night because of the storm and damage of slides. i -t' -s ;.vv- Rain tomorrow and Thursday was forecast tonight. The total rainfall here during the 24 hours ending at five o'clock this after fcoou was 1.27 inches, bringing the excess since September 1 to 8.05 isches."- t;i,-,:--'";;-' There was a strong possibility that the Willamette river here will reach a flood stage within the next! lew days. the. .weather forecast alcL' Melting snow in the moun ding and heavy warm Tains are -.iising the,; Willamette, and its tributaries, to rise. '. ? Flood warninrs have been Is sued for the Santiam at Jefferson. A.' decided rise In the Umpqua riverj was expected at Reedsport as a result; or high tides and a steady fU .oX rain- Snowfall, in the mountain .surroandlng the Rogue .river, valley . was. declared tft be the.heaviest oXXha. winter. itfc warm weather and rain melt- ag the blanket in the lower altl- BONES OF FOUR VICTIMS DUG UP HASSELLS CONFESSION AF FIUMKD BY IlSCO'EItY. - The Remains Of A Woman And - Three Children Found At T- Charted ' Location ' ' ' WHITTIER, ! Cal.. Feb. 1.- ( AP) The confession of George J. Hassell, convicted Texas slayer, in which he admitted the murder here 10 years ago of a family of four, l was confirmed today by the finding- of human bones buried in the . cellar ;o a house, which he formerly occupied. . Hassell is now awaiting execu tion in Texas as the result of the slaying pf his wife and eight step children. . - The Whittier victims are belie v-i ed by police to be Mrs. Mary Vo gel, formerlyj of Pittsburgh. Pa. and " her ; three adopted children, who disappeared from here under mysterious circumstances in; 19 1 7i The bones, of four persons were unearthed late today while police were digging beneath the house in which. Hassell at one-time, lived under the name of "G. Baker," j . The; officers were guided f in their search by; a chart prepared by - HasselL .,i , i ; ,.vs -t . In his , confession, Hassell de clared he -had. choked and clubbed to death a woman with whom he was living here and then killed the sleeping ehildren, following . an 'argument whether he should go into - the ' army.- This happened shortly after the United States en tered the world war. After com mitting the murders, Hassell hur led his victims beneath, the house. - When Hassell s chart arrived Monday authorities located, the house and started to spade up the basement. The work haditobe carried on in- relays, only one man being permitted to . dig at a time. Constable R. B. Way," sinking his spade into the hard-clay late today, turned up an adult thigh bone.', A few more spadefulls were removed and the bones of all four victims were uncovered. -The officers. reported the bodies apparently had' been dismembered before; being cast into the narrow grave. . - .'-"' - A cursory-examination iriulcated that the children had been thrown In first and that the mother had been burled on top of tbenv The position of the bodies was exactly as Hassell declared they would be found.1 Only the bones were left; LAMIDRESSTSrfj Startling Plaids and Gorgeous Col . . ors In Men's Fashions j PORTLAND. Feb't-AP)- j'Flamtng youth U1 tke on an entirely new significance If the startling fancy plaids block and over-plaid designs in young men's suits assume the popularity the merchant tailors of the Pacific coast declare they will. A gor geous array of color, ranging from navy .blue, to the. browns and tana cedar shades they call them i and up the scale to the more bril liant hues, marks-the advent of a new epoch: for , the .men of the land, the tailors declare. - The ad vance styles-of 1)28 are now being displayed here at the annual Pa cific coast convention. ' .'. The assembly formally opened today with Mayor George L. Baker giving the address of t welcome. President John Straub of acra-r mento read the annual message. GERMfJRMS DECIDED Ambassadors .Settle Last . Detail Of ; Versailles Treaty - . r'r -- ; ''. y- - ' " ' PARK Feb i lip) The last, important question pending between Germany and France un der the Versailles treaty not other wise disposed of was settled today when an ! agreement was reached between the German experts and the ambassador's council relative to dismantling fortifications in the region of Ttoenigsberg. ; This agreement has I ended a controversy -j thatf lasted since hi lied control of military affairs in Germany began in 1920. It brings to a termination the work of the inter-allied military control mis sion in Germany and reduces the activities ;A of the ambassadors council to minor odds and ends, of the treaty of Versailles." s , YESTERDAY- . IN WASHINGTON - By The Associated Press.) ; Ford tax hearings were resumed. The senate finance committee approved the alien property bill.' . Construction of three cruisers, opposed i. by President Coplidge, was approved hy the senate. . -,t ; i ..- . . . Senate republican leaders staved off a vote . on a resolution advor eating, tax reduction. - ; , - . ' . ! ' ' - - i ' : t -: "" ' - The senate voted to -delay the shift of immigration quotas to a national origin "Vasis. : . ; - , W " . t Bootleggers invading congress ional offices -were denounced' by Representative, Johnson j of. Ken tacky. '".-'. ;.v i ". , ' . . . : .The administration's Nlcaragu an-Mexican policy was ondorse,d yb the hove forelia 'affairs - com caittee. ' . ; :. FIlftTIC KILLS i YOUrJGSILETZ ;,iiii!iEi . .t.l u t.,.tx :-l . ': Man Chokes Girl at Toledo; Thought Perhaps to Be Strangier" ' ' IMPERSONATES ' fcHRIST Alexander Hill Name ': of' Slayer; Meet Girl at Gospel 'Ser vices; ' Portland Police " Notified . 1 TOLEDO, Or., Feb. l.-(AP) Because she 'refused to follow him in his beliefs, Alexander Hill, said to be a religious !.- fanatic,) today Strangled to, .death Minnie Wash ington, -171 year old Indian girl, on the Sileta reservation rjccord Ing to.Sheriff Horsetail. Hill con fessed to the murder. He is held in Jail here on an open charge. ,The girl's body was discovered lu an abandoned house by Ernest Copeland.. .after Hill -bad appeared at Copeland house and informed him that,. he r had "sent. the girl on" .because she. refused to follow him , i , , -1 By humoring the man, Copeland was able to lead him to neighbors where be obtained help in holding Hill until Sheriff Horsetail could be summoned from.; Toledo. . - A possible link with the "dark strangler murders. In Portland And other Pacific coast cities was -seen in the murder here today, 7omen who had encountered . the ' Port land ; strangler f declared ;hf ' nad Btrong, religious convictions and obsessionjsAbordering .at-tUuea. oa the tanaticaL.. Authorities', here were getting in touch with Port land police tonight to compare de scriptions, j .. - . ,Hiil, ho vas employed at a timber camp.' here., had been. at tending gospel services at a. church at Silets, and It was there that he waa believed :.to haxe first met Minnfc Washington, - - ' At fi, - o'clock-, this, morning he appeared a.the6nie"oXke. Wash- '"., ;-'w"'(Omtlnat4oa psgs ) - - r ' tiipaEsjQEriT Sajem Maw ani Soit;Prestedi to i?. i. Coolidge4 at ' White House ' PORTLAND, Feb i. (API Cliff ord Brown of Salem and his soiv Chandler, were presented tp President Coolldge at the White, House today by Senator McNary. a ; Washington despatch " to the Morning Oregonian says. - ; Erown, prominent in American Legion activities at Salem, Is visit ing several eastern cities, the de sputch adds, . 'V: :YOO:r400l W'Xt i " i PRUNPORTi VALUE SHOWS ;INCjtEASE ; , ' 4-- '--'-'-- ;...'. . . . SPECIAL MEKTLXG PLANNED , JCO BOOST NEW INDUSTRY Vk-k Itcports 30 Stockholders, I ' Company And Wants --To-'' 1 f Doable Number i , Ui ) ' . i . i r' .' i -, ,.i .'';; . .-,. 'A Several of the business nfbn have .begun to. appreciate the valul m T-fc . .. . . . oi - rrunyort ' as ,aa. .inausiry , io Salem, and for ; that reason Tar4 backing the j meeting ? to ibe held at v.the -:hamber.;?ot i commerce Thursday night at ; 8 o'clock. acT cording . to George F. Vick, chair man ' of the- chamber agricultural committee. x:-i ak. .. ' vprunport will be of huge im portance to the prune market, In spite ofsthe fact that it is only a five cent drink,"; jar. Vick said. ;i predict $ that in' five years. 5 (f per; cent Of our prunes--vwill.!a marketed as" bottled products. i As an example of what- Prun? port can do Cor the prune industry, I can cite what happened to the orange - industry ; in Calif orniaj They had a hard time marketing the, small oranges; until they. con ceived the Idea of making a drink from orange juice, r Now i there; are five .different .orange juice drinks on the market. TtWnV thaTport is W ter drink than these orange juice drinks, and will - have . more sue- i cess.' - -y"-'Y .Fo'r this reason we want to getj as many out to the meeting Thurs day, night as possible.. We now have 3.0 stockholders In the-Com-sany here, and want to double the number. Even if one has no moneyf to invest, -we want him to come to .the meeting anyway, as -we want. information as ' much as money."-.:. , , v , :-' R. L. Holsclaw, president of the P run port 'company, has Issued' a prospectus " concerning the new: product. This prospectus says in part: - ' ;-' ' " :' "Upon the completion- of Its present plans the company will have in addition to its present bot tling plant," syrup manufacturing equipment adequate to manufac ture 100 gallons per . eight hour shift, giving a possible capacity of 300 gallons every 24 hours. , "During the past four winter months, the low tide of the bever age business.' more, than. 700 cases or-16.060 bottles were sold in Sa lem -and vicinity."" ' - .' FIRE WRECKS HQSPtTiU 20O Patients mt Mtchigaa1 UHlver i . f slty Saved From Flames; " ' ANN ARBOR,Mich..-Feb. 1. -(AP) Two ."hundred s patients confined in the old hospital at the University of Michigan here were rescued tonight when fire partial ly destroyed the institution.: The patients, mostly, convalescent, were 'removed to a new: hospital at the university, -v Fire minutes after the alarm was sounded, officials at police headquarters .received a report that the fire had gained such headway that the building; ap peared . to be "doomed. . The .uni versity is located on the outskirts of the city. -The hospital ia one of the oldest buildings at the in stitution . MUD PI?S 1- r7L .. -isn --v. " t. COURT.U WOLDS RAILROAD SRATES PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 5 ORDER HELD JUST Circuit Tribunal Affirmed In Rail ; Case Decree of Marion " . J ,' -' t County '.''" ' ' Railroad rates affecting the ag ricultural products within the state of Oregon, as fixed In orders Issued by the public service com mission, were upheld laan opln ian (handd down by the 'state su preme icontt here. yesterday. ' :; The opinion was written by Jus tice Rand in a suit brought by the Oregon-Washington Railroad ' & Navigation; company and other car riers operating in the state to set aside the order of the public ser vice commission. ; The opinion of Justice Rand affirmed the-decree of Judges. Percy R. -Kelly and: L. IL'McMahan of the Marion1 count!' circuit ' court. r .r ... t - ,' i "It is impossible to say to what extent, if at all,, read the opin ion, "the ' earnings of the carriers has been decreased through ; the putting : into - effect pf k the I new rates. Outside of the traffic' over 4 branch lines, most . of the grain bet-lpt1 the Portlaud market, at a rate less than that: fixed gener ally by the, commission. There is, therefore, nothing ' in the record which, would, entitle this court to set aside or vacate these; rates. " "The year 1922 was not a good year fo railway carriers. Since that time, however, there has been some improvement in the railway business. The inability of railway carriers to earn adequate; reyennes is one of the most serious prob lems which, now confronts the Am erican people, but relief to the railroads,; if I it 'comes at" all, must come through legislation and- not through judicial action.; "If these or any other rates, are found to be inadequate . for the services rendered, .it . will 'become the duty of the commission, upon a proper showing, to make such changes in. the rate aa the exigen cies of the case may- require." ; 7 Lou L. Paraer, rortiand attor ney, was, suspended from the prac tice, of law for a' period of one year as the result of disbarment pro ceed loss filed against him by the Multnomah -County Bar associa tion. He was accused of wilful deceit and misconduct ia the prac tice of his ! profession. , The court held 1 that the conduct of the de fendant did : not. warrant disbar ment, but t&at lesa drastic action would serve a better purpose. - ARRANGE DENTAL CUNIC Examinations to Be Made Under . Sapervision of County Unit . -"-'- ". f I i mum 'i.-j'!' Establishment of a denial clinic for the Salem public school pu pils, in a portable ttuuding which is now located on the grounds of the old Washington junior high school buildings has been arranged for, it was announced Tuesday from the office of Superintendent George W, Hug. .The dental ex aminations will be made under the supervision . of the Marion county dental unit. ' .- ) "I TELL 11 ? . r .ami i . . i ,4 k i t J lj . r:"STHTi".YO,JT Unless Warlike. Preparations ? CseticTreaties' BRITAtft tREA0YiT YIELD :!'y"'J ii i i . , " r' . L. i "-" -'. t -Vi ' s . - .- :' ' 1 . : ,Zl Termination; f NegoUatlons Be f 'tween q'.ralle'y "and Eugene'' Chen Comes as Big Sur-'' HANKOW, Feb. 1. (AP) Great BrItiai waa, told today: by the: Cantonese government .that until-M the: British' ceased ; theft heavy concentration of troops and warships ", at '- Shanghai : the - nationalists- of -; China would- not en ter, into negotiations ,for a new treaty.;.- : -',;. ;. i Plans of fthe British to land 20,0.00 soldiers in . the interna tional concessions of Shanghai, with dozens of warships floating in he river and. war airplanes cir cling overhead, 1 were held incom patible withmoves toward peace: able adjustment of the differ ences of the two nations as to British - influence and holdings in China. ; ; i - ' - v -. - Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the) nationalist or Cantonese government, i terminated the pre liminary discussion with Owen O'Mailey.y British charge d'af faires, : after istating his " views in regard to the forthcoming British warlike concentration at Shang The termination of the negotia tions by the Cantonese was a sur prise.;- Great Britain was pre pared to yield to most of the de mands by the Cantonese for the elimination of British adminis tration of sones in .China, and to grant other rights 'sought by the Chinese. . it I has been authorita lively stated f that 0'Mailey was .instructed tof agree to the. relin quishment to! Chinese jurisdiction of the control the British, exercise in numerous concession districts of Chinese cities, . LONDON. I Feb. 1. (API Bound for China with Major Gen eral John Duncan, who will com mand the land forces, in,, the . Far ; .. ; CoUiaie& a. 9c 4.) . ii I. - , TREASURE POST FILLED Ogden L. Mills of New York Will i Be a ew t naer-Sccretary -r- .WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. -(AP) The nomination of Representa tive Ogdea Li .Mills of New York tp be under secretary of the treas ury, was confirmed late today by the senate. : . :-, The nomination was sent to the senate by the president during the a ay ana was called up out or or der without reference to a 'com mittee, a courtesy usually extended only to former senators. ' Mr. Mills win resign immedi ately from . the bouse of repre sentatives. H3s term, would have expired on March. 4, aa he decided to become a - candidate for gover nor or New "York rather than to seek re-electloa. : - ; . TRAIN HITS qAYTON MAN W. It, Sheard Instantly Killed In 4. AccUIent? At lortland ! s PORTLAND.5 Feb. 1. (AP). W. L. Sheard, 45j of Dayton, was Instantly killed here tonight when a northbound Oregon -Electric train crashed Into his truck as it stalled on the track. R. LJ: Cin namon who was wIthSheard7 was not injured. -'Ul " 'V "' ::-"' ''" : According. toT)r. Earl Smith. coroner, the truck had been driven 60 feet, off ; the pavement (and on to the railroad right of .way. where the machine 'stalled.'- Cinnamon got. out of the car to cTank it and as he did so thej train came around a cu rve. He jam ped and - escaped being struck. , . V. .Ross., deputy coroner, who made -an Investigation of Sheard's body, at thet m&rue, saicLhe bid been drinking. 7 . LAyESCUCOQ i:j;TRUST Chauncey iEIshop- Created JPund Some Time iyfore HisDeath Chauncey BiiTi op, former Salem resident who QUI recently in Pen dleton, left a trust fund of $5000 to Willamette - university, it was learned yesterday.. This fund had been, created some time ago. with the provision that it was to ibe turned over to tba university upen hie death. 4 : -?f ' - ,: r Bishop, who was a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Tistop of this city, took .his . first csllesiate work at Willamette and Tr&s cronilnent in athletics.--' f: 5 ;$'; v"'i;':- No provision tn to the purpose for which the fan d Is to be used was contained in the bequest. Urn a W.. SALARY QUESTION PASSES SENATE REJECT IDEA OP CONFERENCE . -ON INCOME TAXES Bill PronosoM Establishment of ' State Motor Vehicle Depart ment - - r f The question 'of salary . Increase for the legislators of the state is going to rest- with the voters at the next; general election accord ing to aresolution,' which was ap proved by the senate yesterday. The proposed increase would raise the salaries from; as per diem te an amount not to exceed 210. No legislator would receive more than $400 for his services during a ses sion. ; The, resolution provided for four. pages in the voters' pampn- let. whlch., were .to be; used for argument in favor, ana in opposi tion to the increase. , -K Senator Joseph, author of the resolution, said that while as a general rule he was not in, favor of salary increases, he' considered the present' compensation for legisla tors redicnlously low and not com mensurate, with the services per formed.' - - . - JT ' ' "The voters of Oregon are liber al, declared Senator Joseph, "and I amof the opinion that they-will approve this resolution.' . - i Senator Butt questioned, the con- Utltotionallty of such action: on the part of the legislature. Senator Joseph replied that the voters and not the1 legislature would pass on the salary; increase. - -: r ' : Under a bill introduced by Sen ator Dunn -a s tax of three-fourths of one. per. cent would be levied on the -gross premiums of ' all tire. theft, -burglary and accidents, in- surance. corporations operating , m the state of .Oregon,; for the benefit of the policemen nad firemen pen sion fund. . It was estimated, that the tax would raise approximately 160,000 annually, and would af fect . 10 or 12 towns and cities in the state now having the pension The money collected from this tax would be remitted to the state treasurer,; and -later apportioned among the towns and cities having the pension fund system, in opera tion. The apportionment would be based on population. - i :" -The purpose of the.: tax.:ltiWaa said,-was to minimize f Ira hasards, reduce tire waste,: Crime and acci- , , '-V--I ' i ii nr.- .I' ;' . -.. v (CsUsul oa Pe. .l . P.VMARY BILL WINS tllX Effort 3fade to Link Measure With ' - , McFaWewjBuProposal ; WASHINGTON. Feb. ,1 (AP -Unsuccessful efforts were made today in i the senate to link the McNary-Haugen bill and the ifo Fadden branch banking measure in an unanimous -consent j for a time for' voting; on ech. "? Chairman McNary of the agri culture . committee, ' who ia co author of the farm measure, asked unanimous consen t f or votes, .?. ac cepted -suggestions; tor changes of the dates -originally proposed and then ran. Into objections by Sena tors King,' democrat, Utah,, and Harrison democrat, .MisaisslppL . As a result, both measures con tinue ifi .their present, status with no limitation on their discussion, but new efforts will be made later to reach an agreement for dispos ing of them. FLOOD' -HITS RKAIsSAS --- -. , - ,-: ' . . - . .- - Vast - Area Submerged!'- Drowned ' Man Found; 150O Jllomelcss : ! LITTLE ROCK. Ark v Feb. I. - (AP) -A vast tu-ea in Woodruff county," vnortheast- of. here, .was submerged tonigh vwhlle relief or ganizations; provided food and shelter for 150 persons who fled their.; homes before the waters which poured through '. breaks in the White river. ' . r c , y .While more than 1 0 0,00 0 acres have been swept . by the I muddy tide and ; livestock and remnants of ungathered crops have suffered damage, reports: of losses of - lives in the White river: lowlands have been, unconfirmed or denied. - v The body of Harold Summers, 22, who was drowned near Blythe- viile Sundsy night when a row- boat capsized, was recovered last night. Blythevllle is experisnclos high water from local streams and lakes.: -- , -. - .. - t CH01SAN TAKES OFFICE Sakm Man, Given. 0;Uh as Collect or of Castonw for Btato. . PORTLAND, Feb. 1. (AP) E. M. (Troisan of Salem today took the oath of office as collector of customs for- the- Oregon district. the 16th official to hold this po sition. ;Mr. Crolsan, a native of Marlon county, receivd a recess appoint ment August 24, 1926, fiUing the post made vacant by the dath of Dr. Earl C. McFarland. The sea- ate confirmed the appolntxBent on January 21. - - 1 - Mr.' Crolsan. was born oa a homestead in Marlon county and fa 1 8 8 4 wa 3 a ? p o inted ch i ef d ep n t y slieri of that county. Fonr years later he succeeded John W. Mia to aa sheriff and . was re-elected in 1890. la 1 903 he: - was . nar i ei state senator from Marion-county. HOTiGUuEOT' IKSHEi HP FISH PRODE Senate Resolutions 'Commit !; tee Hears Ugly Personal-: -iities Passed1 f ' v JOSEPrOfeM AND ACTIOII ; - - : " : ' Special Investigation Committee Has Failed to Art, U Vh i?z ' 1 Made in Asking Oust. . ng of NorMad The senate resolutions commit tee yesterday listened to person alities and hot ; verbal battles at a ..meeting to ; consider a resolu tion: offered by Senator Joseph, asking; that Senator Norblad bo removed from the special commit tee . to probe affairs of the s tat e fishv commission. ;.: -:; - c:.. , Senator'. Josepn opened the ar gument by - a demand - for action "on this investigation." ; : . "The committee' appointed to probe the fish commission has held only two meetings," the senator declared. "One of these meetings was held early in the legislature while the other meeting was held on January 17. .There appeared at one of these meetings a number of men who desired to testify, bur they " were not ' given an oppor tunity. One of them was a former- member of the fish commis sion, and ( was - entitled to defend the charges made against him.- VI personally asked that Senator Norblad be placed under oath that I might ' Question him regarding his qualifications, to continue, as a member' of the- Investigating com mittee, v He refused. ' "I charge that you. Senator Nor- blad, represent the fishing Inter ests of the lower Columbia river' end' that you lobbied for pay at previous legislative sessions. "Where, did you . get that infor mation,!, queried Senator Norblad. directing, his questipn atSenator Joseph.-..:!! -t "I gathered my .Information from affidTita," retprted .Joseph, Mand from, a statement made bi you that you lobbied and receive pay for it. You have a strong ani. moslty against.. , jlepTesentatiYe Matt, and you have not aliowrl him to testily, , , You are not fool ing any one, but you are attempt ing to hold . up this investigation. If we are, .to have .an unbiased probe, you should retire from tha committee It ia apparent that you are attempting to smother this investigation, but you will not suc ceed if I have my way." Senator.! Norblad,. in replying. said, he "hd been goaded, enough, - - 1 . 'i . (CotiUaned a page MARINE FORCE tf , 'Dd'A rvvr rvv caw' WILl AFFORD PROTECTIOX TO SHANGHAI RESniEXTa , . Coolklge : Doee . Not Anticipata Evacuation of City by Ajnericans ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. (AP) -Sailing orders under which 1200 marines now at San Diego. Cal., will be moved closer to China as a precautionary measure, coincid ed today i with disclosure that President Coolidge does not antici pate that-it will be . necessary for Americans to - be evacuated from Shanghai although the govern ment is taking all possible pre cautions to assure them protec tion,: or, ; if necessary, transporta tion. ; j i The marines are scheduled to sail .Thursday on the transport Chaumont, bound for Asiatic sta tions. It is expected that detach ments wUI be left at Guam to re place marines ordered from there to Manila. They will be held available for use in China If called for by Admiral : Williams, com manding American naval forces in the Orient. . f- : President CooUdge Is still await ing some .lnticaUon from China that an agreement can be reacted between the warring Chinese fac tions under which negotiation of new . treaties with China cai b takn up. ' ; : . . .- iWUle fid move toward direct conversations with the two major factions had been made, it was intimated at the White Houe to day that in the event of negotia tions.' the Washington rovernir; t probtibly would be retif t oa t- subject until It had eg j, 3 acc plish'jd fact with wh' I: witb, Tfca president t Is proper that general should be innoaaoed, t .. gotlations with ctber ir must be con1urtf i i i r and more cr 1 cc until a cor"' . ' i : ' f Th - rre.- ' " t Dc-..'. - U -