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Circulation Tt Weather OREGON: Tonight and Thurs day rata, fresh to strong souther ly winds. LOCAL: Raiufall .58; cloudy; southerly winds; maximum 53, minimum 45, set 51 ; river B.2 feet and rising. . j ou rival . . 1910, ; a" m 1900. 4J58; rt. -M' 41177: POllt bC0 181 ""'ah Bureau of Clrcu- rth Year-No. 35 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 9, 1921 Price Thia Carta iureaus Is ,cked Out Vote Sends il to Grave; Un Bills Put Mill m six the senate ,fa,l to sanction H WBMlidation of the I f scaler 01 weiBm L with the dairy and rr.ron who intro- ISJ following ii reeom .....rine tiie proposed j ,ade by Governor , message to tnc leaia ble to convince only Banks, Gill. Porter fcitner of the Wisaom oi Itioii upon State Treas- I under whose jurisaic fhts and measures de . - (trended in consolidation accord- ( irson who took occasion igh tribute to the hon-1 parity of the state j r, .i nnlv a move in ft of economy, he in lould result in a nia- i annually. Lnt iris denied Sen ior, UFolIette and tan; in the move a pos- the "rankest Kina 01 to." r house swung into its Viie this morning aeri of a total of four- passing thirteen and I the wetgnus ana loMOlidation lull. ihe measures receiving l of the senate was Bume relating to the I oi the Mullnomah which went through fMidment' insisted upon Banks eliminating the lor an annual registra- 1 : by attorneys who kt-.il themselves (if the m the library. Ln kfill tnfrnillieed bv Icottatoration with the liters ol his delegation bmkq providing for m- I the saJones of officers keeciuftf. Jefferson and man isrresatlng $5,200 hi of kin? standing be- Lue county delegation lathe floor of the sen- wnirie when Senator l oppose a move by I to refer two Lane k bills back to the In county and state of- move, Jones insisted. lonlr with a view to P hills. The senate. m not see it that war lem back to the com- M on Page Five.) Africans Secession Cupper Defended By Banker Witness At Committee Hearing State Engineer Percy Cupper was per and Representative SheldoT declared the most satisfactory and i who chammnnpH n, Daelaon' most capable state engineer he 1 forced to TZh tl , fT1 a"d ever worked with and the cost-1 hear(? , aim that ne haa not plus contract for irrigation systems tmea. dTthat he the most ideal of construction con-; had acted In hshnw ? el , he tracts, by Ralph Schnee.ock who r'i ' underwrote the bonds and arrang- ir ai,IV. , . ed the contracts for the bu,k 1 "g" - on, Paris bank and other California fiEF. tZnL financial mstltutions and who U dicial" abilities rather than con- chief benef ciary of the ex.stlng structive or engineering skill. He system, at the public hearing of detailed the history of the Warm irrigation bills held Tuesday eve- Spring, and other projects he has ning before the house irrigation financed, explained the difficulties committee in the senate chamber, in selling irrigation bonds, the lack r.iiiiiiiu,,,",, ui uijuit as or caniffll in i state engineer and the substitution of a hydraulic engineer with con structive experience,, he declared, would "utterly ruin" irrigation prospects in Oregon and set back the irrigation program for years. Mr. Cupper, who made a vigorous defense of his administration and a bitter assault upon his critics, coincided in these sentiments, de nied that irrigationists are back of the bills, declared none of the dis tricts affected approved the meas ures and asserted that progress of irrigation would be seriously im paired If his removal was accom plished. The hearing was a lively affair, replete with personalities anil in sinuations of ulterior motives. The ghost of the Warren Construction company was dangled before the well packed lobby and a far-retch-?d effort made to correct ex-Gov-ernor West with the present bills, such large projects, the necessity of securing proper engineering tal ent and capable contractors to fin ish any undertaking begun. From a quiz of opponents of the irrigation bills, the meeting became an inquisition of the authors, join ed in by the spectators, and Repre sentatives Burdick, Gallagher and Overturf were forced to personal defense of their position and the denial of ulterior motives. They charged the opposition to the meas ure due to propaganda from the state engineer's office and by Mr. Schneeloek, and declared that the proposed changes would not ma terially change the law, but would strengthen the Interests of the dis tricts, and would not affect the value of securities. They declared that under existing conditions from 30 to 40 cents of every dol lar of the irrigationists money went as profits to bond peddlers, for whjfh Representative Burdick propagandists, and contractors and assumed full responsibility. Repre- were acting only to secure better sentative Gallagher, who presided, values to the homesteader on his was heckled repeatedly by Mr. Cup- dollars. Trial of Indicted Ball Players To Be Held In Chicago Next Month Vote Bi Feb. 9 BnorfiftAiaa P" Riven the South " ln Durban and Cn. Pr, while the Inhnr N a severe reverse In P1"". In Ca 1H1 Tfiu-n prican tvtrtf ;,. . throe, in the Rand London one rl of the party headed Minister m..,o i. -, Illtf 'act that working Snt the secession Is- w ueneral Hertzog. Bf was elected to th Htb from k. .!!.,. West yesterday. I HMtiOnS U -ro betu-enn n-,.,-1. DTiuan ments led i,v Pnb. 1" Slants f....' 1t I'lecrva MM of South Atrica.l . "mzor. supported bv P veterr.ns. favoring I P1 Great Britain. I Seen In The Crimelight New York, Feb. 9. All places of worship in Brooklyn, "the city of churches," were placed under special police guard at midnight. The cler gy complRined to police that valuable relics and equipment had been taken recently from churches and poor boxes and others robbed Everett. Wash., Feb. 9. Ac cused of raising a 5 bill to $20 T. P. Morgan, aged 30, was ar rested by a federal officer at the money order window of the Everett ostoffieo today when he sought to cash a money or der. It is alleged that he had the order made out to himself at another office, paying for it with the raised bill. Salt Lake City. Utah, Feb. 9. Oscar Hlanney, ulias Krank Rogers and Henry Evans, alhw O. R. Parsons, charged with highway robbery aad attempt ed burglary, have confessed, according to the police today that with Thomas Burns, and Walter Smith they planned to rob a store here Monday night. Thej' stated, the police said, that they came here two weeks ago from Seattle. 2 Cars Damaged In Smashup Here Two automobiles were slightly damaged in a collision which oc curred at the corner of High and Oak streets. Kohodv was injured O. H. Zeller,89P Croser street who reported the crash to the police, said that he was driving north on High street, and that the other motorist, J. noejfrr. 173 Liberty street, was moving east on Oak when the smashup took place. Chicago, Feb. 9. Trial of Chi cago American League player In dicted for alleged complicity in "throwing" the 1919 world series to the Cincinnati National league team, was today set for March 14. George (Buck) Weaver and Oscar (Happy) Felsch were ln court at the preliminary hearing but the others were represented only by attorneys. Judge William E. Dever ordered the states attorney to start extradi tion proceedings against any de fendants In whose cases there was doubt as to their intention to be In Chicago by the date set for the trial. Besides Weaver and Felsch. the defendants include Eddie CicOtte, pitcher; Claude Williams, pitcher; Joe Jackson, outfielder; Fred Mc Mullin, infielder; Arnold Gandll. first baseman, and Charles Ris berg, shortstop, and the following who are accused of having manip ulated the betting on the games: Hal Chase, former Chicago first baseman; William Burns, former White Sox pitcher and now of Texas; Joseph J. Sullivan of Bos ton and New York; Raechael ton and New York; Rachael tell, former champion feather weight pugilist. Ouija Just Ruined Husband's Happiness Cleveland, Feb. 9 Ouija told Mrs. Etta Root that her hus band. Charles Root, millionaire oil speculator, was trifling with other women, and as a result she made his married life miserable, was the evidence given by Root when his suit for divorce was heard. He said that when he was absent from home his wife spent her time listening to the story told by "Ouija" and that when he re turned she upbraided him. Labor's Bill Of Rights To Stand Belief Attempt At Repeal Fails When House Votes Postponement of Proposal An effort to repeal chapter 34fi of Oregon Laws, "labors' bill of rights," which recognizes the right of labor to organize, strike anu picket, deluged the house with ora tory this morning. After prolonged del, ali- the measure was indefinite ly postponed by 37 votes. Those voting favorable to repeal of the iaw were; Cliilds, Carsner, Gordon of Multnomah, Gordon of Lane, Hammond, Hlndman, . Hosfonl, Hyatt, Kinney, Kubii, LaFoUett, Leonard. Looney, Mctarland, Miles, Miller, North, Shank, Shiria, Sloan, Templeton and Wright. The bill, H. B. 95. by Hosford, was opposed by Lynn of Multno mah as in conflict with federal laws and a blow at the rights of la bor, and an encouragement to the law less elements to engage in rough house practice. Repeal, he said, would disturb present harmonious relations between labor and capital. Ivay championed the passage of the bill as decianng the law now interfere with the rights of courts to issue injunctions against strikes. The law permit the boycotting and picketing of plants, he declared, and sanctioned the abuse and in timidation of workers. He could not see that the bill interfered with the rights of labor to strike. Sheldon deemed it inadvisable at this time to repeal the law. as no demand has come from employers demanding its repeal, and such ac tion would be a slap at the conser vative control of labor in Oregon for it is regarded as labor's bill of rights. Belknap held that It was throw ing a monkey wrench into the ma chinery when it was running smoothly. Bennett held that if there was a flaw in the law, it should be corrected, but that the repeal of the law, with its recogni tion of the right of labor to organ ize, would be a blunder, and unfair, unjust and uncalled for. Davey op posed the repeal of the entire law and thought it unwise, and wanted it re-referred for amendment. Speaker Bean stated that he vot ed against the bill when first pass ed, but inasmuch as the law had proved satisfactory in its working, its repeal was fallacy. Roberts of Wasco, who described himself as a large employer of faun labor, held it injudicious to repeal the aw and declared its repeal would encourage radical leader ship of labor. As long as the law is functioning properly, it was fol ly to disturb conditions existing. Johnson declared that as a mem ber of the revision of laws com mute, he was able to state that em ployers of the state did not want the law repealed, as the decisions of the court had taken the teeth out of the picketing feature. Labor and employers were both opposed to its repeal. Gordon and Kubli both attacked the law as conferring special class privilege and fundamentally wrong. Harding And Coolidge Are Officially Elected President And Vice-President In Joint Session of Senate And House Today : Harding elected president of the each side, then began counting j United States for the term begin-1 tne ballots as they were read off nine March 4. 1921. and Calvin '' tne reading clerk. As the bal- Coolldge vice-president of the Uni-! lot of each state was read there ted States for the same term." was applause from the members Under the curious electoral sys- from that state, tern devised by the framers of the When the ballots were all count- constitution, it would have been ed and the result verified, Vicc- , entirely possible for some other ', President Marshall announced the , men to have been announced to j result as stated. these high offices today. The con- Ballot Boxes Are Gift. I stitution provides that the presl-! Following an ancient Icuntom. ents and vice-presidents are elect- the boxes ln which the ballots re ed by "presidential electors." who lsed become the personal prop- i are elected by the main body of erty of tn0 out-going vlce-presl- i qualified voters. These doctors Electoral Votes of Various States Are Brought Before the Session and Are Canvassed, Aiier wnicn v ice-l'resident Marshall Makes Solemn Announcement oi the vole, Ac cording to Time-Honored Custom. Washington, Feb. 9. Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were officially elected president and vice-president of the United States, respectively, today. Although folk generally believe that the decision of November 2 was final, under the nanat'tuttnn it is j not, and it required the house and senate to meet in joint session I shortly after noon today to perform the last legal rite necessary to their induction into office. Messengers from the various states have been arriving at Vice j President Marshall's office for the last three weeks bearing the bal lots ot their state electors. These were counted and officially veri fied by the vice-president today before the Joint session, and not un til this was completed and announcement made by 'the vici. presi dent that everything was in order did Warren G. Harding anil Calvin Coolidge constitutionally become elected. The solemn announcement from Mr. Marshall was: "I do hereby declare Warre.i G.! then meet in their various states in January and proceed to ballot for their choices. Strangely enough, theie is no law or provision of any kind which would bind them to vote for the men who won the popular majority at the polls ln November. The electors of New York, for exnmple. could legally vote for Bill Hart and Fatty Ar buckle if they wanted to, or for Kugene V. Debs and Henry Lodge. Kleetoral Votes Sealed. The house met shortly before noon today. As the hour approach ed, the sergeant-at-arms announced: 'The vice-president of the Uni dent. They are beautiful pieces of cabinet work. The constitution requires that In order to be elected, the president shall receive a majority of all the votes cast by the electors. If It should happen that the count of the electoral votes shows no ma jority, then It Is provided that the house of representatives shall be gin at once to ballot for the elec tion of a president, only the three who received the highest number of electoral votes being voted for. In this count, the members of each state delegation collectively cast one vote, and there are forty-eight votes in all. If the house is unable to select a president by March 4 Annual Scout's Conclave to be Attended by 300 Three hundred Salem Boy Scouts will attend tho anual conclave of that order In the Salem armory Friday night" at 7:30, it was an nounced here today. Contests, of which bridge building and rescuing vlll be the features, will be held by among members of the various troops. First aid contests, during which "patients" will be brought down from the armory balconies by has tily constructed rope ladders, will be Btaged, and Walter Jenkins, Portland's community song leader, will be in charge of special stunts which the boys will offer. The public is invited to the con clave and a Jam-packed armory is expected. Following the program a. meeting of the scout's court of honor will be held before which several local youths who ar can didates for the merit badge will appear. 20Days, $100, Is Jolt For Woman In Negro's Room The woman who gave her name as Irene Bradley, of Portland, who wv.e imalnrl Sund.'tv afternoon bv Chief of Police Moffitt while she was in the room of D. H. Brown, a negro employed at the Salem shoe shining parlors, 315 State street, yesterday afternoon pleaded guilty to the statutory charge preferred against her. She was fined $100 and given 20 days in Jail by Police Judge Earl Race. So far she has been nnatir to raise her fine. A request for as sistance which she made of the ne gro was refused by the colored man the police said today. Brown, arraigned Monday, was fined $100. He paid It. ted States and the members of thej,)ut "elects a vice-president, then I'nlted States senate." t!,e vice-president serves as presi- A procession headed by Mr. Mar- dent until tno new president Is sc shall and members of the senate, lpcted. walking two by two, came through In ease neither president nor the doorway and down the main I vice-president is selected by the aisle of the house. Bringing up j house, there would be an Interval the rear were two page boys, each j 'n w hich thre would be no presl bearing a box in which reposed the dent, for the constitution makes sealed ballots of the various state no provision for a president other electoral bodies. I than tnat 8et out abovc and u ,g J ne ooxes were deposited on tne rostrum and the seals broken of the vice-president, as required by law. The tellers of the house, one unlawful for the outgoing presi dent to hold office until his sue cesser is elected. Governor Is Made Member of Salem Scout's Council Acting on an application of Governor Ben Olcott, the Salem Boy Scout council this morning officially made the state's chief executive a member of the council. There are 30 other prominent Salemites in the body. Oregon prunes are native health liuildeiH grown right here in our own counties buy 'em try 'em i hen buy some more get the habit. Next week is Oregon Prune week. Physical Test For Marriages Meets Defeat Mrs. Kinney's bill, H. B. 88, re quiring both male and female to furnish medical certificates before marriage licenses shall be issued, was championed by Woodson as a cause of prevention of degeneracy. Lynn of Multnomah also favored the measure. Davey asked consent to change In title to conform to statutes. Those oposing the meas ure explained their votes as a re flection against the character of the women of Oregon. The bill was Indefinitely postponed. Hug and Carlton May Settle Row Of Salem, Eugene The state board of athletic con trol has refused to consider the controversy between the Kugene high school and the Salem high school, as a result of which Ku gene has broken off athletic re lations with the locals, and has un officially' suggested that some set tlement be made through a con ference of George W. Hug, super intendent of Salem schools, and E. F. Carleton, superintendent at Eu gene, It was announced this morn ing by Principal J. C. Nelson, of the Salem high school. A formal suggestion to that ef fect will probably be made at a meeting of the state board to be held ln Portland Saturday, It la believed. Following up the suggestion made by the state board. Superin tendent Hug yesterday communi cated with Superintendent Onrleton by telephone. Mr. Carleton's reply was vague and non-committal. It was stated. Whether he will agree to the conference Is not known. Severence of athletic relations between the two schools came aa the result of an alleged injustice which Eugene claimed lo have suf fered at the hands of Salem at a recent football game held In Eu gene. No specific charges were ever preferred by Eugene, and lo cal students have demanded i showdown of facts. Immigration Bill Rejected By Committee Proposal To BlocK Influx of Foreigners for One Year Hit by Senators Washington. Feb. 9. Tbe immigration bill which would tually stop immigration lor year, was disapproved today T MW senate immigration committed bjr a vote of 5 to 4.. The committee, agreed to adopt a substitute - ure tomorrow restricting Immigra.- on a percentage bashr. Chairman Colt said the uuutt- tute would "allay all feara eff at flood of undesirable alien Eurone." and that he would its passage at this session. As tentatively drafted, the ua stltute measure provldeB that thai number of aliens of any nationali ty who may be admitted to thet United States in any fiscal jam" shall be limited to five percent o the number of persons of snch nst tionality resident in tho Unite States as determined by tha Ohlfr ed States census next pi t luatng-" Exemptions are allowed in in case of ailensi in continuous transit through the United States, towrfMaa, aliens from countries with wftwrr. treaties exist regulating immlarn tion and of native born or tars al izrd citizens of Canada. Wew- foundland. Cuba, Mexico, Centra and South America and adjacent. islands. Man, 48, Once Held Drugged, Found Insane Creating a mild disturbance Oe the Oregon Electric station hem yesterday afternoon, C. T. Allen, of Suver, Oregon, was brought tn th attention of the police for a aecondL time and, subsequent to an exam ination held by physicians. iw yesterday evening committed t the state hospital for the insane. Allen, In a serious condition, wan taken from the Maker nparlmenta;. 45 Ferry street, on Tuesday, Jan uary 11, and placed In a local hos pital. At that time It was bcHeveil he had been drugged. Questioned on January IS, AlW-ri said that he was a farmer and that he has a brother, O. M Allen, of Suver. lie was unable to recall what had happened Immediately prior to the time that ha km found near death In the Baiter apartments, but said he rernem.-it,-rid 1'ntiniz some iipiihIb tabtetB. Police originally believed that Allen. had attempted suicide, but the stele man emphatically denied this. When taken to the police station yesterday by Officer Porter. Allen Immediately started lo nndrvm himself. Later, when he wa. placed under Sheriff O. !. Hester,, Allen again began tn dlsrohc Allen is 48 years of tte, ant weighs about 200 pounds. He formerly "hired out" as a farim-c In the Suver district, he said. Masi weok Is Oregon Prune week. Cartoonist Murray Wade Catches Some of The Legislators In Action and Otherwise 3eVAT0t vuiio AUOC- fCOMTITUTef -rap ptn ' vrr. ''KA.TC'? T-S" V-iSS ,V innmnnn j i i i i f i HA K ir MM V' 1 fc '.'A I Mrs. West New: School Head, 3 Teachers Hired lUll' Mrs. Laurette Weet was last night chosen by the Halem school board us principal of the school lo succeed Mrs. Clark. has been transferred to lee Mc- Klnley I Three other inatrnr- .ori were electtd, and tha achon? clerk was Instructed to advertise for bids on wood for the ranln; year. Mrs J. A Hum an was psrfceeT ta take over the third grade of Lincoln arhool. She will Miss Vlrgle Richie, who te her resignation because esT M health. Mrs. Mnybelle Birch. vnaT selected for the third grade at aha Lincoln school to sue Laura Hale, who has ferrcd to the MrKinley sea Miss Constance Cartwrigbt elected by Ihe board to fill aval I in the English department when Mis Sterling recently ed. 1I, basement of the Washli , hool !- at pre: cnt being M thai It will meet I. . .,!th Tien. Superintendent of e t-e Hu;tnti d today. Forest Measure Causes Debate On Floor of House The new forestr- code. II. B. 23X. providing methods of maanieztaaT and acquiring land, anpoanttne; a state forester, acquiring forest re ast'tfa and reforesting denuiled rtto-tei-ts. a emended by the fnamH te. wae explaln'-d by Reprfssmta Powell who declared tt par rent of the !-.to! In Oregon wae em ployed Ii the lumber tndaatry Hahaurd of p.aker opposed thr measure a a pa tnershln bvtaeea ntg tim'oer owners and that sasaav for the oroflt of the former. Hiatfm ,n favored the reaasaia aa mean of restoring land raraee 'or tmxati.n from logced off lands Mien x 'aineif Ihe measnre as oar ' .. prenervullos. Tar- Mil wan made upecial order far Fri day at 2 o'clock.