Portland Delegation Micit it'.io .Sicto. Flax Plant and the. -Linen'. IUJ ill3 An-.Seism." &n Mozit .irrlda! .Atiornccn
Lb9:s!jl4i;co .ti3Les.ip.(atur; . 'qlppp.-ilreave-iifche Cleanirrg Up of thpRiphing esQ to a rMctfe off tho People
"&7fiTH K R. FOR E CAST : Unsettled with
ooVnionfl'nMa in ;wsv .portion and local 1
rains or snows in eas portion; moderate to :
fresh souiberly..winds on coast. Maximum
yesterday,! 48; minimum, 41; riverV 21.S; i
011 mm.
' A man, in New York City the other day
refused to pay the barber because the bar
ber failed -to giro-Li m a. hot towel, ilost
of. the . aia,e know wxuld rather, pay. uoti
to set one. t
rainfall,' -ez; .aimospnere, cloudy; vmd,
southeast.
utheast.-t- , -
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NTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY JWQRNING, PEBRUAY 23, 1927
PRIC&FIVE CENTS
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EOOLIDGE TM
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TO ALLVJDRtD
Joint Session of Conarws
Birthday Spee9h .
EUROPE 5 GETS .MESSAGE
Radio t Extpmlinjs Over Whole
' Tniteil SUtM hisirlbulm
President's .Voice to
20,000,000 .Hearers '
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. (AP)
One voice, speaking through a
single microphone today;, was be
lieved to have literally , been
"heard 'round the world" when
President Coolidge, before a joint
nession of cosgress, spoke on the
National Broadcastings company
hookup of 4 2r stations. His voice
vras picked up in. Europe, , and , re
Sroadcast to countless millions.
Definite reports already have
'come from Berlin, ; London, and
BK BIfl
Paris of clear receptions of the
tj ilddreas, with more distant points
vVyet to be heard from.
L, In the United States, a radio
I net-work extending ; south to
Jacksonville. Fla.. north to De-
'troit, east to Portland, Maine, and
west to Seattle, Wash., distributed
Jhe president's voice to every sec
tion. It was estimated at least
20.000,000 Americans listened in.
In addition to local broadcast-
4 ing, the National Broadcasting
company, through stations KDKA
I :at ;Pitsburgh and WGY at Sche
I 'nectady. put the program on a
( short wave length that was picked
'up in Europe and was believed to
have extended to the Arctic,
. -outh Africa, and Australia. ' ' ;
In Portland, . pr.lVwat , re-.
tujllfid that desDite the ' recent
storm in the east which crippted
telephone - communication, ' the
program was taken "off Ute wires
iof the National Broadcasting com
pany there with perfect reception
kn broadcast to the Pacific north
west. f ; - .
The municipal . auditorium and
83 schools in Portland vrere the
scenes of gatherings to listen in-
' ' Kn . renarta hoA . haan . received
i
(Continued on.ptf 4,)
gENATE WALLOPS
BIM TO PERMIT COCXTK TP
? : R-AISE MONEY LOST
Measure By Gordon Would Al
low Special Tax for. Attract
J
ing Tourists :
Representative :. Gordon's . bill
authorizing the county -courts to
levy a special property tax for en
couraging tourist travel received
scant favor in the senate yester
day. Senator Eddy declared the
hill would jeopardize legitimate
needs of the counties and give an
opening for extravagance.
''We have approved a land set
tlement bill and a measure author
izing municipalities to levy a tax
for advertising and publicity pur
poses," the senator ' said. The
.counties are having a hard time
to? raise sufficient money under
the six per cent limitation amend
ment. We should not add to their
difficulties by passing this bill,"
'The measure was defeated by
a, majority of several votes.
'A bill increasing the salaries of
the district attorneys of Tilla
mook. Josephine and Klamath
introduced by Senator Miller, with
counties was passed.' This bill was
the provision that the new salaries
would not become effective until
January 1. 1931. r V ;
-The senate also approved a hill
introduced by Senator Hare . cor
recting defects In the law relating
to tunnel improvement districts.
The present act recently was de-
mvu HUVUUIUlUUUUaii Ul
,te supreme court on the
unds that the clause pertain
to the Qualifications of n voter
at jan improvement district .eiec-j
mob was, dicrimlnatory.l ; f v
A bill introduced by! thahpuse
committee on railroads and' ntill
ties authorizing an increase in, the
salaries of the public service com
mh)sioner8 was defeated. It was
proposed under the bill fi. Increase,
these salaries fro m- S400 0 to
jseoo a year, ? iThe. proposed, new!
salaries would not hare become
f ffective .until ; the expiration of
REVQLT LOOMING
' IN JKLAN i RANKS
Henry A. Oady, Huperior Court
Judge, Resigns as Grand"'""
Dragtm of Order'
RALEIGH, N. C, Feb. 22
( AP) An open break " between
Dr. - Hiram W. EvanB, imperial
wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, artd
a large portion of , the organiza
tion in North Carolina, wag ee'n
by the Raleigh News and Observer
today with publication of the an-
nou nceraen t that Henry A. G rad y,
superior; court; Judge, had resign
ed as grand' .dragon of tlio realm
of North Carolina;' y V;
Judge Grady later confirmed his
resignation . in a. long distance, tel
ephone conversation.
The paper' said many local klans
in the state had surrendered their
charters. Reports placed the num
ber as nigh a tt out or yie
klans in the state, i
The break occurred, the paper
said, over alleged attempts by. Dr.
Evans to have religions legisla-'
tion introduced in the general as
sembly. Judge Grady, in a letter
to the imperial wizard, said that
he had received three bills : that
were against the principles of the
klan. One, he said, made it a
felony to belong to the 'Roman
Catholic church; another 'made
membership in the Knights of Co
lumbus a felony, and the third
made illegal pre-huptial ! agree!
ments regarding : education yt
children when a, Protestant mar-f
ried a Catholic. "
A fourth bill, already a law in
this -state, made inter-racial mar
riages illegal. Soon after the rest
ignation of Judge Grady , became
known in the,capitoi, Representa
tive Oscar Haywood and Senators
Rivers, and Johnson introduced a
bill in i the legislature outlawing
organizations that keep their mem
bership secret and' making illegal
the wearing of masks in public.
Rev. Mr. Haywood formerlyr was
a klan lecturer, and Senator John
son' bitterly - opposed n , similaT
measure In the, 12.5 legislature.
LIQUOR ARRESTS MADE
Total ef 24 Persons in - Custody j
.: 1 Under .Washington Cfiargo
ABERDEEN, .Wash., FeJ. 22.
(AP) With the arrest of five
more Grays Harbor men Tuesday,
24 persons, nearly half of those,
named In the one - big secret in-
dictment returned by the federal
grand jury in Tacoma last week,
have been taken into- custody j by
federal officials charged with con
spiracy" to violate "the national
prohibition law. .
Those arrested today include
Arthur T. - Sharpley, dismissed a
year ago from the Hoquiani police
force after three years service as
head of the dry squad who was
released underbond of $3500;
Dave Johnson, "veteran Hoquiam
policeman ,and at present night
watchman on the force, released
on bond of, $3 ,"000; B. A. Peder
son, of Hoquiam, released on $5,-
000 bond; and Arthur Murphy
and Howard Riley, ,ot Cosmopolis,
released on bonds of $1,000 and
$1,500 respectively.
HOOVER NAMES OFFICIAL
3Ien.to CondactTlsongylew Bridge
i - Hearing Are Appointed
PORTLAND, Feb. 22 (AP)
Appointment of federal officials to
conduct the hearing which will be
held In Portland j soon relative to
construction of the proposed Long-
view private, toll bridge was today
completed .when Herbert Hoover,
secretary of commerce, named
Colonel E. Lester Jones, , chief . of,
the ' United States f coast ! and geo-.
detic survey, to' represent nun at
the hearing. I!; -
Secretary pt Agriculture Xardlne
had' previously; appointed -Thomas
H. MacDonald,' chief of the bureau
of publie roads, to serve as his
representative at th.e hearipg.
Secretary of. War Davis wui be
represented by Major R. T. Coiner,
la charge of district army engi
neers, with offices In Portland.
PASTOR ALLOWS DIVORCE
VUntJl ,Deatk -Do PrtV Jfi
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BEAUMONT; Texas. Feb. 22.
AIJ) --AIowiB g ip. his 4 marrtge
ceremony for the possibility of a
divorce to follow, Dr. Aubrey
Hess, pastor of the -First Congre7
gatlonal ' church r here, omits . the
traditional words .' until death- us
do part,"! and substitutes In their
place-'aa. long tw tUs, union hall
BORAH HITTING
fllBill
ffili
Offers Resolution Aithorjz
ing InvestigaSonby Sen-
.WAI4TS TO FIND FACTS
Would Send Entire Membership
' of 'TForelgn lielations Gronp
,to D.ig.Out, Jjiformrttion
'.rt First liund
WASHINGTON, 1 Feb. 2,2.
( AP ) Backed by a , coaiiybn " of
democrat and .repubfican ,iisnr-gents,-
Senator Borah, republican,
Idaho, today issued ' a new chal
lenge to iheftdmipistratipn's Cen-1
tral - American policy by 'offering
a resolution , autfiorif Ing . te - for
eign relations - committee to go
into Mexicoand. Central. America
to get first hand information on
conditions. -
'..--' :" :i.
"We want, to find-out-the facts
and keep - a informed," declared
Senator Borah", after he had of
feredthe" resolution which would
empower the committee 'to spend
$10,009 for expenses "to visit
such . conn tries, to sit during the
recess of ( congress at such times
and places as it. deems advisable."
The, resolution was referred to
the foreign relations committee
of which ilr. ' Borah Is cHairmfin,
and it is expected to meet tomor
row, to consider It. ? " ''' "
A . majority, . its supporters pre
dictedj ,wJH. , fayor . the .proposal
and they said that if. the coalition
holds during the. prospective tight
on the senate floor it would be
adopted.
Introduction of the resolution
(CpTittBiitwi.'oq dc. fi.) ,
BODY NOT '.IDENTIFIED
Man Found .Floating in Columbia
River Near Astoria .Docks
ASTORIA, Or., Feb.! 22. (AP
- Further attempts ,to identify the
Dooy of a, man rouna noating in
the Columbia riyer near the port
docks Sunday, proved fruitless to
day after an . Inspection by local
and county 'authorities and other
persons iamiuar witn transient
population.
The man is , thought to have
been light co.mplexloned, ..weigh
ing about' 170 pounds and five feet
nine or ten Indies in' height. A
.stub . pencil wm the only article
found on the clothing of. the body.
nni inw.
BALDWIN LAVDS
COOHDvGE RLAN
BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAITS
V J1JEFORE ANSWJKRG
Premier Pleased nt Prospect of
Further l'rogress in ,Move
' , ,r for Disarmament
LONDON, Febi 22 (AP.)
The British government is still
waiting to hear the dominions';
views on President Coolidge '3 pro
posal, but Premier Baldwin, in
opening Dartmouth House, . the
new headquarters, of the English
speaking union, on . the occasion
of; Washington's birthday, express
ed pleasure at the prospect of fur
ther progress in disarmament.
The premier's remark was brief
and used to illustrate the benefits
cf discussing international prob
lems. Further emphasizing the
l-oint, Mr. Baldwin declared that
American prohibition "might very
easily, with less restraint and un
derstanding, have Jed to trouble
beweeus the two countries.
The prime minister emphasized
that Great Britain .. nad done Its
best to see that British subjects
maintained the American law.
Pointing out the different condi
tions which prevail in America
and Eur op, he said it must be
hard for Americans to realize the
problems of . Europe.
'fAnd yery often," he added,
Vwhe tiey criticixe us in .Europe
it Is , apt , to hurt . those .who are
doing all they can to steer the
broken nations through a period
of unprecedented difficulties, :if
their efforts are not . appreciated,
and sometimes a little - more, if
their, motives are not fully under
stood." MAN SHOOTS W1F5, SELF
Husband Dead, Woman Near
' Death as Result of Jealousy
GRANTS PASS, Feb. 22, (By
AP.) A double shooting at Le
land today brought seriou,s injury
tc Mrs. Tom Critesor, 40 and death
to Tom Critesor,-5 0. Jealousy is
attributed as the motive fpr'.he
crime. ' ..?'--;'"
'There was. only one. witness to
the tragedy. This was a daughter-in-law,
who was staying, at' tie
house for a few days.
According to the story told to
Sheriff Hayea, Qritesor shot two
times . at his wife, missing once.
He then caught and held her and
fired a shot through her body . in
the region of the stomach after
one shot had struck jier In the
shoulder. The injured woman Is
now in the Good Samaritan hos
pital, where it is said her con
dition is critical.
Critesor . then fled. Ho was
found ; later by the sheriff in a
ibarn, where he had shot himself
through the right temple.
. Members of the .family claim
tfcet know , of no reason why . the
man should have been jealous.
THE THIRD; RAIL
WASHINGTON day
PROGRAMS GiyEN
SEVERAL SCHOOLS .HEAR ADi
i)9Ri;SS IY. RADIO
fsyperial .Exercises .and Address
Feat ure .Program in Most
Exercises honoring .George
Washington, first president, of k the
United States, -were held, at iall of
the Salem schools "Tuesday ', fore
noon. At the senior . high school
the 8peakes was Rev. (Charies
Vard, pastor of the First, Congre
gational church.' Rev. J. WillaTd
Ie.Yoe of Leslie Methodist church
spoke at Parrish 1 junior high, and
patriotic mqsic was furnished by
the school orchestra.
President Calvin Coolidee was
the Bpeaker at the McKinley iun-
ior high, his address .being re
ceived, by radio. . Cplpnial dances
were presented by a group of
students.
Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson and
M l8,s Cornelia Marvin were the
speakers atthe Garfield school.
Mrs. Patterson discussing the .work
of the daughters of the American
Reyplutibn and Miss Marvin th.e
reasons why Washington's, home is
a national shrine.
The Richmond grade school was
also favored by an opportunity to
hear President Coolidee's address.
the radio get being furnished by
Joseph H. Albert and J. P. Bates.
Each room also, had its own pro
gram. ;Rev. ,E. H. Shanks told stories
of , Washington and the revolution
ary period at the Grant school.
The program also included a solo
Ly Mrs. Shanks, and exercises by
tie pupils of one of the rooms.
At the Lincoln school Dr. L. E;
Barrick addressed the pupils, in
addition to a solo by Robert
Brown and music by the school.'
The Park, Unglewood and High
land schools had. programs appro?
priate to the day, given , by the
pupils.
STORMY ELECTION HELD
SJUootings ajifl Ilaids Feature . Chi
cago 'Mayoralty Prinuury
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. (AP.)
William Hale Big Bill" -Thomp-adn,
Cjhjcago.'s wtor-Ume mayor.
waa: nominated as the republican
mayoralty standard bearer here
today in , a-Washington day prim
ary featured by shootings, raids,
kidnappings, slugging and ballet
o.ox. fneits.
.His, (democratic opponent, in the
April. election will, be Mayor Wil
liam, . Dever, virtually without
.opposition today. The , two also
m.ay be. opposed by-Dr. John ; Dill
itObertson, .West Park commis
sioner and .city health .commis
sioner, under Thompson, . who was
not entered in the primary, but has
announced he will contest in -the
election as an independent.
Ffili EXPECTED
if RIVER HERE
IllSlORli
SJrem Reported as Drop-
ping-Rapidly at Cities in
Upper Valley
TRIBUTARIES GO DOWN
High Water Jit Salem Reaches 23
Feet Late at Night; May Go :
Little Bk Higher Be
fore Crest Comes
Predictions here last night were
that the Willamette Tiver would
reach the. crest of its -high water
before morning and begin to fall.
At a. late hour it had risen to 25
feet, with the water still coming
up slowly. ;
The water Is reported falling
in nearby tributaries-to the Wil
lamette. The Santiam at Jeffer
son is back within bounds, as is
the Molalla river and the Pudding
river at Aurora.
The Pudding river was still over
the road to Silverton, but was ex
pected to go down soon.
. Telephone service to the south
was rapidly being restored to
normal.
Stages started running again
last night to Eugene by way of
Harrisburg, where the river .was
reported to have fallen consider
ably .and the highway was clear
The river was also reported
falling, late last night at Corval-
lis.
SAN FRANCISCO. FEB. 22. f
(AP)--More rain is due -tomorrow
In Washington, and s Oregon,
while California will. hve cloudy
and mild . weather. This , was the
prediction tonight iof the United
Spates 'we.apver; bureau, which also
forecast moderate- temperature lor
all sections of the coast tomorrow.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 22.-
(AP) -While flood conditions
were reported, materially Improved
today fin southern Oregon, where
the ;Rogue river and its trlbutar--
( Continued on hm 5.)
EDUCATION BILL FAILS
House. Sponsor Votes Against Bill
After Fine Battle
senator ioqdy'a bin to create a
new hoard of education tailed to
pass the house yesterday. The
board would consist of seven mem
hers to be appointed by the gov;
ernor. Nope of the members
would be engaged In the nrofes
sion of teaching. The board would
Jiave, power to prescribe rules and
regulations for the general gov
ernment of the public schools of
the state.
Representative - Roberts spon
sored .the bill in the house for
Senator Eddy, but at the close, of
his remarks said, "I'm going to
surprise . you now. I'm going . td
vote against this bill, but I have
done the best I. could for Mr
Eddy." ,
PRISON UIFE IHtCSOME
' ' " ' - 1,
Ckmict Who One Retorned! ,Yol-
ontarily Jlfow , Waste, Out
. , - .. ,'. . -
MILWAUKKE, . Wis., Feb. -2 2 f
(AP)-rOId Mike Harris, paroled
convict whose loneliness actuated
his Toluntary. return1 to , the state
prison last Notem,ber, has changed
his mind, a,nd swanU. his freedogco,-
Relatives, will seek a pardon lor
Harris, from governor Fred Zun
merman. f -- j ., : , i,
..' Complete freedom , Isthe.wishj
of .the man.'wh,0pent32 tyeara e
hind prt.pars for -kUlngihis(
farm lemptoyerl -A ,'p.epna- s laa
employed . an attorney, -to"; sek a
pardon..' ; .He . nas. been in' -prlsofij
since . November when, he persuad-j
ed Warden Lee to, permit him.tp
ret,ufn , . ;
ANNAPQL1S HAS SCAHDAL
. : k
SlauDismisaeil lor Selling Advance
-Informal ion-Wisdom
X
ANNAPOLIS, Mr., .Feb. 422
(AP) A second t classman; , has
been ; recommended for , disraissal
for haying .sold advance Informa
tion on : the . December i third 'class
mathematics examination at -the
United States naval' academy,1 and
several .third' classmen still are
under Investigation, as to their, in-
njat m receiving sticn mrormatwin,
it was made known today by Sup
erintendent Loulsi MfXNuttontin
a formal statemeiit; .,""" "li-lftl
NEW REAL ESTATE
GROUP APPROVED
. . . - . -h . i
, GOES DQWN, TO DEFEAT.
BUI Designates Board of , Control
as Purchasing; Agent
for State
The senate passed a -.bfll- Tester-.
day which would create .a, real
estate commission, separate from
the -state insurance department.
Twenty-four senators favored this
propoped separation. .-
"This , bill creates another de-
Dartment with' a real estate com
missioner employed at a salary of
33600 a year." said Senator Butt.
"It looks to me like another more
to. freeze out the small real estate
broker." ? , . '
Senator Moser said he was. sur
prised at, the attitude assumed . by
Senator . Butt in . connection with
the biR.
VThis Mil wai. requested by. the
realtors," said Senator : Moser,
the receipts of the -state .. by .ap
proximately $15,000 a year."
Senator Klepper declared that
under the proposed new commis
sion receipts aggregalting $27,000
a year would be received. The ex
penses of conducting the depart
ment was' estimated, at- $11,000
annually. Initial license fees .of
brokers would be increased from
$7.50 to $1, while . renewals
would be advanced from $5 to $10.
The license fee applying to sales
men would remain at $5 as under
the present law. ':
The senate also approved a
bill introduced by Representative
North and others designating the
state board of control as the state
purchasing agency. The board of
control would purchase all state
supplies under the provisions of
this act. '-' ' l
"This, bill Is fundamentally
wrong , in principle," sald Senator
Klepper. "It is my opinion that
the sole effect of the bill would be
to create additional jobs and. in-
REC0qN?SR! CX0LE
Wheels . Dismantled and,Part.As-
aembled Then JjJoa
Disappearance of. bicycles In Sa
lem may be accounted for by. the
operations bfv a roup of , yo,nthf ul
thieves who.. take .the wheels, dis
mantle them, .'combine the.parts
of several ;,and sell them, again, , it
was believed, by the police Tuesday
f 9lIowin,g . the Wen-Uf icatldn of
parts' Of ope wheel by Malcolm
Davis. 13 year old, local , boy.
Young Davis showed the police
a bicycle of which he ideptifled
the seat, the wheels, the coaster
brake and the handlebars, as parts
Of is, owa. bicycle, stojfn some
time aga. The bicycle vras ciaimea
by Marino Adelhart, who said he
had purchased it from another
hoy, paying $5 for It.
ROBBERY; CLUES TRACED
Portland Police.- Seek. Yeggs '"TOo
Raided t Jewelry, toro
. PORTLAND, .Feb. 22-r-(AP)
A score of dues -which, might, lead
to . the identification of yeggmen
who yesterday atoleV jewelry , and
cash valued at $20,000 from the
Grove Jewelry.slora Jiere,were be
ing sorted ..over hy? police, detect
tives tonight. The saf e crackers
worked from aJ; racant store next
to the Jewelry shop, tore a gaping
hole through the wall and jiUaged
a safe after . cutting through the
back, of It. .tThe -robbery jwas.not
discovered uptU, the 'owner of the
Jewelrystore. opened hla shop this
morning-.
NEW pTIZEN$ HONORED
Granting of Naturalization Paper
Occasion, of - Recejotton -"
! tPORTLANDi Feb22.- tAp)
jrour nunarea new citizens wno
had Just received their naturaliza
tion papers . were honored tonight
by, a, reception, at the pabllc aud
itorium, sponsored by the Port
land Americanltation . counciL
This occasion, was Portland' sixth
annual - reception'' to hew eitlxens
a plan evolved in this city to give
emphasis, to the bestow? ofmerr
lcan citixenship. .. . . -
STORM HOLDS jQflE :SH1F
Steam , Schooner, Wahkc'nna ,Bar
-. XKund at y&storjA by-xeropest
ASTORIA; Ff 012 (AP J-rr
The steam schooner vWahkenna,
with a deck Jload of piling was
the- only -ship "remaining" here
waiting favorable weather- to leavi
he harhor, all othertVfssela!, hav
ing left during the.ay. . :
j -Several :;steaners, whlcJ rcame
dowja . fxom Portland durng th
night waited until morniog. before
VCMsaingthabar.i v - -
TOBACCO li
MMUB
REHIlEra
5jjjjdhe;;lri Six
Per Cent Limitation to
.IntroducerJ '
DRIVERS MAY BE TAXED
Car kin Bill' Would Change . Rasl4
of Taxation and Place It at'
93,OO0,O0qr'Blrtcr Fight' ' , 1
Are LooinlttK i
When : the senate killed thn
tithing. bUl It immediately put the
joint committee on taxation and
revenue - to work seeking rome
new forms of taxation, from whieh
to obtain revenue, to take care of
the $4,000,000 deficit which faces
th state according to appropna
ttoni approved 1 by the ways and
means committee. " .;"-;
The committee held' two meet
ings yesterday and. discussed sev-
eral suggested bills. Among these
i-were, two. tobacco tax bills. One .of
these, which was suggested by Sen
ator Bailey, would provide for a
stamp tax on ell forms of tobacco.
This, bill is similar to the 1925. tax
wlh the exception that, it Includes
cigars, ror tnu reason it. was noc
recommended by the committees
as It was considered hard to. col
lect.
The second tax proposed by Tax
Commissioner Fisher would, place
five per cent, gross .sale tax on
retailers. Under the provisions ot
the bill the wholesale . tobacco
dealers would be required to make
a quarterly report to" the state. qC
their sales to Retailers. .The
m a a. a.
tauers must men. man a quarter-
It report of their gross sales. It
is estimated this measure, would .'.
raise a.bout $ 1,0 0 00 0 0, .of revenue, -
State Treasprer Jiay sugge&tecl
that the market ; road fund, be. di
verted to the. general, fund. ..This;,
would make .-about .$2,000,000
available at,, opce,: Then , $o . reim
burse, the market, road fund. th
thorlzed 'to sell bopds -jto .the
amount of the. money, taken , from
.hat f und, forwhich:a mjieagelax
would be . then levied, to -payroll:
phe j bonds 1 issued. While consid
ered a goqd plan, . and, , meeting
(Continued en pge 2.)
CAIONESCUr is.
SHELL SHANGHAI
BOAT 5 IN WHANGPOO RrtTJl
OPENS FIR.E ON ARSENAL
Two Chinese Killed,' jTwq Ancr.
Mean Homes Damaged; v
- ! ; ?un iDefectlve
SHANGHAI. Feb. 22. (AP).t
A : Cantonese (nationalist) .gun
boat aheUed, this, city, today while
endeavoring to. bombard the, Klai
gnan .arsenal, one mUe souUi. Five
sheila fell In. the. French settle
ment district and. five in: the na
tive, city. .. , :'.
Two. Cnjnesa were killed, and
two American -homes -were dam
aged. No ' foreigners 4wera in
jured.. - " . ; : -
Lying In the-Whangpoo river,
the gunboat-attempted to fire over.
talned munitions of Sun ' Chuan
Fang. ' ruler of this poyince, of
Kiangsu, jwith. whp.m the . Canton
ese are at war. The shells fell
short ; owing' toy defective; gnus'.
The ,a rsenal lies isolated from
other habitations, ;nd had the
marksmanship . been good, there
probably -would ? have been " little
Ldanger to civilians. r 1
The bombardment by the- gun-boat-was
part of a traitorous plot,
against' Sun Chuan-Fang. -It
turned overnight- from-hls control
when Its r personnel went over
bodily to the' Cantonese." Two
other warships of Sun -the cruia
ers;KIangweI apd the , Kiangkang
Hal8p were said to have turned tq
the , Cantonese cause, and. to pre-,
vent "their Joining in the bomhard
ment the French gunboats Alerta
and Mafne trained their , guns
upon them without firing. j ,
Thejpjan, of. the. three, CWr:?se
warships ..ws, said,, to b tofbnm
bard thearsenaijanid stteam;up. the
Whangpoo -riyer to unite 'their
Strength , with ..that, of the, Can
tonese t army cr?ostagr Spin's
forces beyondf - i -igkiang, 2.$
miles,'frqm this .city.. rTbfje the
opposing j armies are- ,.rtru":sg
their, nombers -while renting frn
(ConticucJ oa jrjge S.)