The Weather irciilatioii ou rival OREGON: Tonight and Thurs day rain west, rain or snow cast portion, fresh to strong southcrlj winds. liOCAL: Rainfall .04; northerly tT 1 , mnft 4258: 0. J4. 0". " art 11 Polk . 14.181. winds; cloudy; maximum 45, min ... nf Audit Jiureau ' v,.. ..tBd Pre.. Full imum 35, set 37; river 4.8 feet on. mm ' . falling. nil. tjijtt new uu dit Killed Artist Es- i.Affi riron nv abb x i wj Tan. 2G. An un- ... .....o nnd nrnh ..-ht.Ti hp nm attempted to hold reakfnsting at the Mo the Pacific highway Wash., according to sheriff's office here. ons of the bandit es- exchanging shots with Tnnma. one of trie the party. nded man shot three head, was brought to Lai, it-mild nrrthfihlv He refused to give his riffs arrived on the y after the shooting the search for the; jldup men. the room, one or tnem revolver and ordering an automobile. LstOf 1 Innocent; Four Hours was th3 verdict itflcnioon beioiv wnom Truxlon fcjecK. rnargoa he night ol January 14, wa out (or neariy four - i , . u i it. oi v Htjnii anu kuhs-?ij on f n: in iiif iir- noi cnecK ui in (leiau of the itoriei related bv that police officer fail- house of Miss Ruth ! n!so another loop state's evidi'noo. oi toe jury cwira mat not convict iieclc be e l.ick of evident of they said, in .in al- ! attention nf tho birv that there was no mo- :.. . 16 . - r .1. i in hi ciisf oi in' sin- and Eivf hla ipsHmr.nv n lllrl, . n.i thn aloml After the jury had an- dectBlon he went un iriven Mittenv IY1RV1 lid Man Turn To MB the mitten Is bad - v -W...T m i wit ven a fro nighfs lodg- Chief of Police Moffitt miner, according to J. route ooll i i .u v-cnn-u m i lie tit. n, .. a - ... " Muuuij nigni anu 8 room. He was awnm. ne n.'vf maki l. . ... . inuiiuiiK ae v an breakfast Iter ihel tut h.j Crab:, discovered that taken n nalr of tobarro from th. room . I'OIlt'O Wf'PP tr too., 5'iung Miller into had bees oustione.l Co ad murens He is the cite lull "n children s relief fund i G. Deckebaeh ' the committee in ounre.i rhi. . i J"' fal m, through the r. corning prom lloted anagpr- Will T" Mr Deckel.,!. Ill,1" aSked tac tf . - i in Bt- forwarded direct and $100 wai varioMB ...v, i the in various the . . t,-?uvn made Schwab Cleared of Accusations By Committee Washington. Jan. 26 Charg es that Charles M. Schwab had received payment from the government for expenses while serving as director general of the Emergency Fleet Corpora tion, were not proven and not true, the Welsh investigating committee declared today in an authorized statement. The loplnion, was expressed in a statement by Representa tive Steel, democrat, Pennsyl vania, who said it was based on testimony and documentary ev idence, while he individually felt a great Injustice had been done Mr. Schwab. Alleged Leader Of Bootleggers Sent To Prison Portland, Or.. Jan. 26. John Basich, said by government offi cials to be a leader in the boot legging world, was sentenced to one venr In the county Jail ana tinea JGOO Tuesday by Federal Judge K. S. Bean following his conviction Monday by a jury on a charge of violating the prohibition law. In addition the court ordered his automobile, which was used to transport the liquor, sold at public auction. Basich was given a stay of execution of 10 days. The climax of the trial came Mon day afternoon, when Assistant Uni ted Stntes Attorney Fiegel called Bob Ugan, previously convicted bootlegger, to the witness stand to testify against Basich. Ugan was arrested when the Newberg still of B&slctl'a was raided, and pleaded cruilly to operating the still, for which he was fined $250. Ugan was represented at that trial by Harnett Goldstein, also counsel for Kasich. The jury returned a verdict after i short deliberation, Basich was sentenced to one year on the first count of the Indictment, which charges the maintaining of a nuls nnce and six months on the sec ond count, which charges the man ufacture of liquor. On the third count of transporting liquor the jury found him not guilty. Follow ing convlc'ion Basich entered a plea of guilty to a Becond indict ment which charged him with transport ing lienor and was fined $500. The court said he would al low the two jail sentences to run concurrently. Mother Turns Son Over to Cops But Changes Her Mind Yesterday 17 year old Franklin Powell, slapped his mother. Mrs. Iva Klyver, 1703 North High street, according to the mother's report to police. Taking him to the police station she requested that officers take care of him. He is incorrigible, she said. Franklin spent the night in the city jail. This morning Mrs. Klyver ap peared at the police station. "I want to give, my son another chance," she said. The boy was released. Bill To Reauire Women On Juries Is Presented Service of women on juries nrovided for in a Hill introduced in the house today by Mrs. Wll liam S. Kinney of Clatsop county request of the Portland Wo- on The word "male" is eliminated in the present jury law and the wording is made applicable to both sexes, and a new section reads: "In criminal actions the trial jury shall consist of 12 persons, unless the parties consent to a less number, and in all cases in which a minor under the age' of eighteen years of age is involved, either as a r,,nlnininB witness. at least one half of the Jury shall be women." Bonding Company Doors Are Closed Chicago, Jan. 26. The Ameri can Bonding & Casualty company with headquarters at Sioux City, Iowa enpitnlired at $500,000 and v ith $100,000,000 worth of policies on its books, was declared insolvent here yesterday. Albert Sabath. an attorney, was appointed receiver. Assets were said to be $3.00l.!00 and liabilities "considerably lcsV Has Nearly $5,000 V , Will Help Raise Money HtttT of. the '3'.S.by Portland committeemen tha I'lMarion countv tn 1 ihc in.i iheire He asked to do the local theaters be asked to do- nlto rocAitits from a soecial man nee to the fund. Mr. Pecneoar-i has been promised co-operation from the Oregon and Liberty the urn Rox office receipts from show to be given at the Oregon ikHtar T,iKhv afternoon and fmTv. in rn be nresented at the i - - - Ktiirriav between the hmire nf 11 infl 1 O'clock will b ilr,reH in the fund, it is announced "i m .at, , rolem resi .1 u - nnaniv Hn so to at i-nrt the shows." Mr Deckebaeh said today. "It will help to make Salem's standing among otner towns of the state more conspw-.. ous." Envoys Turn Attention To Reparations Supreme Council Has Talk of Ironinff Out. Varied Allied Views Before It Paris. Jan. 26. Considfra in of Ge erman reoarnrinna ... . - 'I t W "CU ""nunant oy the people of ranee, was begun by the supreme allied council today. uu ininort,m hv v.A i fnvate conversations h.i vp ueen going on iioya-ueorge, British prime min Ister. and Aristide Rrii,nH dent of the Council of France, but s no inaication that any thing resembling an agreement nau Deen reached. The British pre mier held the opinion that the amount of indemnity Germany must pay should be definitely fi n.kt.U J. j, tvutv:u vvttM rejecuea Dy Briand. U. Paul Doumer, French minister of finance, opened the discussion today. He read a report on the fi nancial situation and outlined the French viewpoint of the tions question. repara- M. Doumer's report was ordered translated and communicated to the allied experts. Meanwhile the conference plans to discuss the Polish and Near Eastern questions and to take up the reparations is sue again tomorrow. The position adopted by M. Dou mer. was a return to the term of article 233 of the treaty of Versail les, which places the duty or de termining the amount of compen sation to be paid by Germany with the reparation commission. He ad vocated adherence to that article At the conclusion of the morn ing session Premiers Lloyd-George and Briand took luncheon togetn r,. n nrivnte discussion of the rnnnrntiftTltl nilOStiOll. From Information as to the tone of the conference It appeared that the general policy outlined was that Germany must be made to pay all she could. The question most perplexing to the conference. It was said, was how to obtain payment without injury to allied industries. Bulletins New York. Jan. 26. S. O. S. nil Id reporting an unidenti fied steamer in distress were plekcd up here today by the naval eommunlrations sendee Signals loiters signed to tho message Indicate it might be tho Belgian steamer Cannon ler from Bordeaux. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 28. Joint committees of the Ore gon and Washington legisla tures will discuss interstate fisheries regulations at a nn-eling to be held in Seat tle January 2, It was an nounced today. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20 Tliree daylight automobile bandits held up messengers oT the Dovers National bonk here todav and escaped wdth 000 In non-negotiable eheeks Officials of the bank said the only loss would be a few ltours extra bookkeeiing. Washington, Jan. 20. A for ho'pitals for soldiers reported today by the houe videa for the erection of Ovo regional hospitals at a oo-t I ;T()0.00() each and $5,0t0,lW for improvement of UMpUaia Hi Walla Walla, Wash., and Fort McKenzle, Wjo. Married 24 Years Mrs. Montgomery Seeks Divorce Charging that her husband call ed her a "dirty low down Hun." at torneys for Mrs. Margaret Mont gomery filed a4 divorce complaint against Samuel Montgomery, who has been a r:ident of Marion ounty for some time. Tne complaint also s'ates that within the last few years . Montgomery has never succeeoea . rfoint? nnvthins to please her I ...tmmd and that he has on occa- , ahnsive language to her, and-cruelly shoved her around Further statements oi Montgomery show that there is M property owned by ner and that the children of the pair are old enough to take care of themselves. The couple were mameu . gin. 111.. "Ul ." the west for some Man Wanted Here for Non-Support Held in Spokane , r m Vnjr.g. wanted by Salem officers en . charge of non- support, has been ar.e,. -' . , l.u in snokane. Con- sTaVwaV; mLong was notified hv telegram 'his mornm. b. hn sought seera .-eeksand it was only after score of cities had been sci.i T Uon bv Constable f.eLong that th. "'VUgmanded ex.-dition paper. which wm uv will oe rvi-- New jersev MUl,Pg!Lg both known originally Hke New york. as New Netherlands. OaiVUl, VICgVU) ' . Some of The Legislative Figures as They Appear In Action CMAIRWAK 0FTK1 Mining Town Murder Case Opens Today Twenty - Four Resi dents of Matewan Face Charges of Killing Detectives Williamson, W. Va., Jan. 26. Twenty-four men from the little mining town of Matewan, five miles away, were here today to answer to the charge of murder, in the Mingo county circuit court. They were in dicted last July for the part they are alleged to have taken in a bat tle with private detectives who had evicted former employes of the Stone Mountain Coal company from the corporation's houses. In the fight, seven detectives, the mayor and two other citizens were killed. The trials were set for September but were postponed until January 19 and each of the defendants re leased on $10,000 bond. Two hun dred veniremen had been sum moned and scores of friends and relatives of the accused men had come from all parts of the country The defendants include hid- nai field, chief of police of Matewan, number nf workers and a union organizer. For several months oerore tne battle, organizers of the United Min.. Workers of America had been forming local unions among the miners. Employes oi in c ..... tfMMntilD Co.'il comoanv at Matewan joined the union, and, it was stated at that time, were or- Ho,-erl to move from company v,,,uns Some were still in posses sion May 19 and a party oi private rioteetives was sent from Bluefield . erve writs of ejectment. They had completed their work ano weie on their way to tne rauroao u. ,u. ,.,v,on the fieht occurred. . " u.fi ri nronrieior u. hnt.i nt Matewan, was looked upon as an important witness In the case. He was shot dead wltnin a month after the indictments were returned, and Sid Hatfield was afterward indicted for the killing. Fire Costs Man Fine Mustache Detroit, Mich., Jan. 26. i,.o at No. 54 - Fire In Cadillac square destroyed seven inner tubes -orth JKS and one highly-cultivat ed mustache, a priceless treasure Sam Yessem, proprietor ui ... .ohiihment. suffered both losses. The flames ignited his mustache which was burned compieie.y The mustache, according to Sam. was the result of many years ui careful training and cultivation. Bank Merger Reported. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2. Nego tiations have been completed for the Guardian Savings & Trust com nanv to take over the National Commercial bank. The merger U giv Cleveland its miro m.. ......... institution with upward of $1U -000.000 in resources. 38,206 Want Ads Not including Real Estate or Classified Directory Ads were car ried during the year 1920 by the Capital Journal making a total of 190,525 lines over double that carried by any other paper. The Reason Journal Ads Pay Alleged Negro Slayer Taken From Officers by Mob; Fate Is Unknown Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 26 Henry Lowery, negro, charged with the killin- of O. T., Craig and Craig's daughter, Mrs. C. Williamson, at their home near Wilson, Ark., i Christmas day, was taken from of ficers at Sardis, Miss., early today by a crowd of men who bundled him into an automobile and disap peared, according to a telephone nessage received here. Eight Nations America In Of General Population .... . i ...i. I TV,,. MMtnnaad measure off en tin t'!ihinL4nn .Ian. 26 The I 'lil ted States was declared to rank ninth among the nations of the world in the general educational level of its people, in a report of the house committee on d'lcation. made public today, rccommcnautt passage of the Smith-Towner bill to establish a federal department of education with fideral aid In In creasing educaiional facilities. The country la trailing behind "most of the civilized world." the report said from the standpoint of its educa tional advantages. Negro Boy Confesses To Brutal Murder of White Tot at Memphis i n. T., 9fl Unl Mother Refuses Food to Daughter :: Who Wants Schooling Chicago. Jan. 26. No work, no eat, was the ultimatum to Anges Ladzikoski. aged fifteen, which her mother was summoned to explain to Judge Arnold today. Agnes' work certificate had been revoked by school autsorities to compel her to return to school. "I educated two girls and they ran away," said Mrs. Ladzlkoskl. "Agnes she'll work. If she does n't, she can't eat here." When a city welfare worker found Agnes yesterday the moth er's edit had caused Agnes to go without food for 24 hours. Convicts' Box Factory Hit at By Local Union Bitterly protesting against the proposed bill which has for its purpose the erection of a box fac tory In connection with the Ore gon state penitentiary, resolutions have been drawn up by the local body of the International Timber Workers union and were made pub lie here today. "The enactment of such law," the timber workers declare, 'would be manifestly unfair, in that It would pit free labor against con vict labor and tend generally to disrupt labor conditions." The resolutions say further that 'the International Union of Tim- I ber Workers local No. 174 do'-s he eby protest against th pasagc of said bill or any bill designed for the nurnose of operating a box factorv or any plant similar character In connection with the Oreiron state nenitentia ry. or any place within the state wherein con vlrt labor is employed. " Conies of the resolution have h.n ma lie to the governor, the president of the senate, the speak er o of th house and to eacn mem of the senate and house. frfif.M- Will IU'tir' ri tt-. ViHrlp- Mft?s.. Jan. 24. Harvard nrofes or Paul H. Hanus, Edwin H. and Edward S. Sheldon will retire from active teaching at tie end of the year, and each or tnem hs h.n nnnntnted r,rffssor emer itus by the governing board of the unlveraity. The English language contains approximately 700.900 word. Lowery, it was stated, was taken from a train, aboard which he was being returned to Arkansas from Bl I'aso, Texas, where he was cap tured last week. According to advices received here about eight or ten automo biles accompanied the one in which the negro was placed by his cap- Outrank Education tha renort declared, of correcting the present Inequality OI o,i,.cntlonal opportunities among .v... mmuim communities and pre ventlnc waste of public tuttd and inefflcientcy duet o lack of co-ordination among tederal fgencle.i dealing with education. .. , I .. . a Illiteracy is a national " ""V sectional problem the report said lr citing statistics to show it was al most equally prevalent in every see tion of the country. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 26. Mat thew Houston, 10 -year-old negro. lleged to have confessed to the killling of flvo-year-old Frank Daily, whose mutilated body was found in a field near his father's farm on the outskirts of Memphis late yesterday, has been removed to Nashville for safekeeping. Meanwhile detectives are en deavoring to establish the accur acy of a statement credited to the negro that the slaying of tho child witnessed by a white youth who, according to Houston's al leged confession, aided In dragging the body to the field In which it was found. A fourteen year old white boy is arrested early today for in vestigation. The Daily child disappeared Monday. His body, partly covered with leaves, his head bruised. throat cut and body slashed and mutilated was found by a search ing party yesterday. Houston was arrested last night ,n nnMini. to officers, confessed that he slashed the child's throat with a knife after the little fellow had fallen from a second story win- low of the negro s home. The only explanation offered by the negro, tccording to the sheriff, was that he was "afraid the white folks would kill me" because the child was hurt. Houston Is said to have denied that he mutilated the body. The negro was taken from ine Jail late last night under guard of ,linM of tfollee and sheriff depu ties and removed to the state penl- entiary at Nashville. Board Names New Instructor: Water System Is Planned Miss Doris Woodburn was named as instructor io suoceo Aim. Creech, who has been transferred to the high school to fill the va cancy created by the resignation of Miss Gertrude Purinton, by the school board at itw regular meeting last night, tup resignation oi m Purinton, who haa accepted a po- .itinn in su-aTtl" school, was for- , Mfa , d hv the board. Mr'-". ! Alice Thompson was chosen to flh ! a vacancy caused In tne teacnin? staff at the Washington school by the resignation of Mrs. Vina Hubb. Plans for lrsalling a water aya- tem at the McKlnley st nool were dirusaed at length by the board. C-flng over at length the work I ei formed by the city achool phy iclon and the achool nurse, mem bers of the hoard urged co-operation between the two offictala. The most sensitive instrument yet made Is the balometer. used for measuring variations in th radia tion cf heat. Senate Kills Anti-Church School Bill Hume Measure Deny ing Recognition to Graduates Defeated This Morning Sen: for Hume's bill denying recognition to graduates of pri vate, denominational or parochial schools went down to defeat thru Indefinite postponement this morn lng with only its author and Sen ators Jones, Joseph, Moser and Thomas attempting to stay the in definite postponement of the measure. Hume's second bill forbidding the wearing in the public schools of the state of any garb indicating adherence to any religious order, wus laid on the table as the clock strucK tne noon hour and propo nents ui ine move nave nopes oi its ultimate success in spite of the adverse sentiment Indicated In the roll Qn this morning In wnlch Hume's attempt to bring the bill out for consideration on a minor ity report, was defeated. . Denies Blow at CiUholloa The bills. It was declared by nimiLhr. nf tha ...I itf:t 1 1 m n I on mlttee who had reported them out adversely, were evidently alined at the Catholic church, although this intent was emphatically denied by Senator Hume who declared that they merely representee! an at tempt tO protect the public schools of the state from the Injection of religious propaganda, recardles.i of its nature. The bills are not anti-Catholic any more than they ore antl-Meth-odlst or antl-Presbyterlan. Hume declared, adding that they eere only anti-Catholic because fyiat church was the only one which n slsted on its graduates being ad mitted Into the public schools. Opposition Strong Senator Eberhard, chairman of the educational committee, insist ed that it was very evident thut the bills were 'anti-nomething and that from all the information he could gather that aim was rtli am ad al the Catholic church. Senator Vinton opposed the bills on the ground that they were di rected at all religious denomina tions. Methodist and Baptist had Joined with Catholic In opposing this legislation he declared. When Senator Hume broug". in i he fact hat In seven schools in (he state all the teachers wore the garb of the Catholic church. Senator Eberhard countered by adding that all seven of these schools were located in exclusive Iv Catholic communities in Wash inirtnn and Marlon counties and that, so far as he knew, no pro tiMt had been made from the pa Irons of these particular school districts nor from the senators from these two counties. with a nmrrln of only one vote ...ralnst the Hume bill relating the wearing of religious garb In the schools supporters of the measure this noon are hopeful thai sufficient aupporf can be .r..t to save the measure will otherwise mean Its Immediate Indefinite postpon i .hird hill hv Hume raising th( standards of private. denomina tion and parochial echools above .i... . ,, rnde to comply with standards obtaining In state schools was reported out favorably hy tne educational committee aim - on third reading. "Rovs to Have Special Luncheon As part of the Interstate T. M C. A. convention the Mothers clul ..t Htm Workers will lve a lunch st the first Methodist Church Friday at which representatives to the convention will be present and speak on various topics pertainlna to work among boys Th- meeting and arrangements are In charge of A. K. Vount. state boys secretary, and J. C. Meehan of the Portland association. Any one wishing to make reservation for the affair srlll csll up D A Picket et. secretary of the local as sociation of the boys department. Women In Arisona voted in 111 for President. Rogue River Fish Measure Passes House Compromise Bill 1 Approved Without Opposition; Action Sets Record for the first time in the history of the legislature, a Rogue riwir ;ish bill passed the house without a fight and with all but a unani mous vote. Sheldon's H. B. , th ".ompromlse measure agreed upon by all the factions of commercial fishermen and sportsmen, approv ed hy the state fish and game com mission and by the United State bureau of hatcheries as a solution of the 40 years fishing warfare o the Rogue river passed without! contest, the sole dissenting vote no lng cast by Johnson of Josephine on the ground tnat the bit! con tained the emergency clnuee. Is Compromise MiitnaW. The bill cuts a month from that commercial period at the beginnings of the season and six monin-i no the end, prohibits seining and oat nets and makes other coneesafo long sought by the sportsmen. ta limits the fishing ground t the mouth of the Rogue to a- atri of 12 miles, instead or tne nu. now ooen. A commercial fishing.' season is also provided for a I- mile stretch at Grants l-aam. im netting is the only form oi com mercial fishing sanctioned. The fight over Rogue river fkdk ing began back in the "Ma an a more or less spectacular battle has waged at every session since, demoralizing legislation generaitr Prlntlng Kate Bill Pastws. Despite strenuous opposition by Kay of Marlon, Allen of Lane and Childs of Linn, H. B. 98, fixing, the rates of legal printing in Oregon passed the house by u vote ol -U to 12 this morning. The measure wast the oceuslon of a spirited debate; regarding printing charge, and the opposition was based upon the fact that it raises the rates fur legal printing as existing before lha war. The fight for the bill waa led by Davey of Marlon, who set forth th details of the bill and the causa t the nowspupers, who faced tre mendously increased cosia of pub lication and in fairness should noc be forced to do work coBtlng dou ble former costs at pre-war rates. Milan nf Columbia. Carter of Jacic-- Bon and Uallugher of Malheur also spoke In favor of the measure. Bills Knitted Through. House bill No. 4 4, by Hopkins, r the employment of won. in am dental hyglehists was Indefinitely postponed. 11. B. No. 10, amena ing laws relating to collection ot taxes on personal property was laid on the table and H. B. No. 14. M- B. No. 27. H. B. No 50 punned im. rapid succession 'rne first nweaaare related to fa lav s'ateinentn to ob tain credit, the second, changes toe time of holding teachers examina tions and the third relates to the consolidation of school district. H. B 53, by Gordon oi aauimo- mah, requiring oath of alleglancWi be taken by all teachers In senoou wnu ro-referred to the committed to enlarge Its scope and H. B- &. regardiiiK imeslment oi iww interstata bridges was referred to the Multnomah delegation. H. B. Y3, by Allen ol Lane, tn reference to accounts and expendi tures of election was iiasaed by un vote of 38 ayes. H B. 73, by Woodson, proviainn penalty for aiding Inmates of the. state Institutions to escape, an rec ommended by the governor, passed by unanimous vota. H. B. 7J. b atone anu nu.iw providing additional method bp itles to enforce payment ox u" against real property anu anpom installments for Im prove mem. passed by 41 votes over the ahjee- lon of Allen of Dane. The game and fish separormti bill Is a special order for tltia art- ernoon. nil.l. TO KXAMINK r i Nl'.lt 1, IMKIta.wim-. Creation of a new state hoard. that of the state cm Palmers- - amining board, Is propose m bill introduced in the bouse py " nmmitlee on health ana puoiu. morals. The bill proposes creation a board of three members, on th secretary of the Oregon State Fu neral Directors' asaoetexiosi. the secretary of the state board o health, and one to be selected from ,,l,i 1 1 i . I - holding state llcense.- The fee for registration ol umhahn -era now engaged in the boahsoas ss placed at five dollars, and tha fee of examination for noesnsM w-ty-five dollars. The applicant must be at least twenty-one rears aC age and of good moral chajnseter and must have had al lesm ssr years of practical experience. Former Pastor Charged With Mail Robbery st. Douls. III.. Jaa. t. . ederal irrant was men nera w- dav charging tiny Kyle. 41 sWV old, former rector of tha Methodist church at Moant Va with the theft of 11 81. the malls a'. Mount eVr ir II last Kyle has complicity In the robbery. said. sa i m ,-onfesswt Northmen landed on the tPill nn of America in November. JOB, more than ! years before Cotan bus discovered It. October It. tS,