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Newspaper Page Textcrculation I ,r it20, " M fj . Salem 1900. "i ou rival roIV 1920- 1T.I7. Kw n.i1' 1 f Audit Bureau ot Ctrou fcb Pna Vail OREGON: Tonight and Tuo-d.iy fair; moderate westerly winds. LOCAL: Rainfall, 1.14; souther ly winds; clear; maximum 52, mlni rnum 35, set 36; river B. feet and rising. lilOD. ASSOCl. - Jd Wire. ierNot Utten In If a ting Jobs Ambassador exico Appoint- M Assistant to 01 Hcnrv 1 mi 1 CU. Amen, hi .i,,,,.w- fclCO, Isto be ul,der sec L of the iiosition to Mr b.. Is here alter sperm la-able time in r'ei... wldent-elect. was p. Hughes, whose , secretary ot sate. a (Saturday by Mr. Card to information here I had Mr. r letcner in ece in sunn ...,"""- .ndin selectii"; mm mr wary 01 ""-"- .. ........ ..n.i.M wishes. 1 Hi re naa . . .... : .......... Kit -Ml- rn-i,... . Uert ambassador to lo- chir "ho is a IVnnsyl i teen in the diplomatic Iwjry years, serving un ison (dministratiofi unti. rt be resigned. ii, nlis 1 niiiicd. Lstine. Fla.. Feb. 21. fleet Harding began th. of his pre-inauguratlon thu-et oday with several Uestions still undecided. I selections for three of Ibinet places are yet to hd although there are in- Khat Mr. Harding has i up his mind in regard Ihtni. he is uniteisioou u i a final choice on the i of all. secretary - Betty. He also has most Etl ladress to write kme to a decision on ear I subjects with which ho i delal as soon as he mkh Slated. taruiir! virtually has btkiK days !i ft. He is tou&iiurd iy for Alar- (M fill sieti(i a day b Us srsonal affairs f. form 1 1 farewell Ltijtoaml friends. Ml bring to St. Au Iwffll more republican flf first magnitude. tlMftomc of the men dlin the cabinet. Pack of ranberries lo Be Large pn million and a half loganberries will be ' Oregon and Washing- thia year, according Us made by W. O. Al- Wtft of Hum m-others pany at the luncheon pm business men this p Commercial club. : drew his estimate af- M figures of last vears lid that in 1919 the ' Pack in Oregon was p fach case containing 1 o' fruit, and in 1920 "5,000 eases packed. nor 66,000 cases wer- 1S19 and in lain. 43.000 tould, therefo re. h km jv that the pack this year to 150.000 cases or L and a half pounds however that the can Pu W unable t tniie 'Mtire cron and that it then business men of 1 to encourage other In. Fctl .15 intiu : ' i' can 1 Use care of the sur- llosranberry p;ick last I " 30 per cent of the Psrii In the two states. "Hire fruit cror. thr P "f the stock unsold prison with F by th. CalifnrMia and which .hnu- of their II mil- IPacker! Vet on hand. said. that northwest ot feel illiin.n.. j "Hag ,h. .... " T " - .- i e maue. of the Php, m traffic and transnnr. "aieuded that """ial dnb rr.o ment h .. I1"- enn.n... . nan col- the JK.oa,, ,hpv JJtor with railroads. I could be industries. Ral- f $300,000 Bonds Is Made s-ends of 1 "Tipi; r . ' - , . '--"It'll. I IIS a total ssue of the dis of the Uproxi- 7.t-. anr--.-. tkkrit, 'ere- ,.f ' glf-,-. r . ; I IB4 near art of which "he ilistrict '"'ract.with 1 coro- of certain - " lichts n of certain "hr struct- 'hat work Girted In, lIrov. M -, "r vai' torch Harry M. Daugherty, Ohio Will Be Attorney General uSt ag"SMn F' Feb- 21 Denite announcement that Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio had been chosen for the attorney generalship under the coming administra tion was made here today by President-elect Harding Protests Filed Open Way For Invalidating Teacher Tenure Bill Senators Hume and Thomas Declare Measure Passed House by Irreglar Route; Appeal to Supreme Court Likely Unless Governor Olcott Exercises Veto The way was opened for over-1 February 16. the nroteat further turning the teachers tenure bill on technicalities this morning wheal Senators Hume .and Thomas read into the senate journal a protest against the provedure surround ing the enactment of house bill 172 into law. The protest, which illeges irregularities in the con sideration of the bill in the house in that rules requiring that, bills be printed and on the desks of mem bers three days before final con sideration, was written into the senate journal in explanation of the votes of Hume and Thomas ifter Senators Banks and Moser had obtanied to cluttering up the records with protests for which, they contended, there was no pro vision in the rules of the senate. The protest sets out that the bill was introduced into the house on February 14. The following day. lecording to the protest the bill was read the second time and was ordered considered engrossed with out reference to a committee. On Movie Censorship Is Killed In Senate By Postponement Action Dads Asked Oranges; Won't Get Sick ;; On Patton's Present An eagerness to satiate the or ange hunger of Councilman H. H. Vandervort and other fellow alder men, together with a marked so licitude for their physical welfare was displayed by Councilman Hal Patton, now at Long Beach, Cab, in the purchase of a present for the city fathers which was this morning received by City Record er Karl Race. At the last regular council meet ing Mr. Vandervort rose to his feet and suggested that, since Mr. Patton was going to California, it would not be unfitting for him to send to the aldermen back home a crate of oranges. This morning three crates were received by Mr. Race, each of which was jammed full of the fruit. "To show my fellow councilman. Henry Vandervort. that I am not stingy I am sending not one, but three boxes," reads an accompany ing note to Mr. Race. "These you can distribute to the council with my best regards." The crates measure six inches in length and 2 inches In width. They each contain six small, gerine" oranges. "tan- No Mail Delivery In City Tomorrow Tomorrow. Washington's birth day, is a government holiday, and there will be no city or rural mail delivery here, it was announced this afternoon by Postmaster Aug ust Huckestein. Transients only will have access to the general delivery window be tween the hours, of 9 and 10 a. m. it was stated. Union Printers' Waes Reduced Chicago. Feb. II. The Chicago Tvpotfietae has notified union printers that effectiv Februaryl 25 their week'" pay will be $4.15 due to decreased living points out, the bill came up for third rending 111. on u-hifh llta house resolved itself into a cum- mtttee of the whole, amended the measure and then panned the bill. The bill was never printed and placed on the desks of the mem bers of the house until on the day of its final passage whereas the rules of the house required that it should have been there for three days, according to the protest which further alleges that all of the proceedings surrounding the consideration of the bill in the house were had without suspend ing the rules. If Governor Olcott to whom copies of the protest have been for warded does not veto the bill, It is expected that the fight will be carried to the supreme court and that the protests filed today will be used as the basis of a case by which it is hoped to knock out the law as having been illegally passed. Patrons of movie hovises in Ore-: gon will continue to receive their j Xew York "Digging Out" entertalnmejlt straight without any New York, Feb. 21 New Yorks dilution administered by a board of , millions of workers, faced with im censors. paired traveling facilities as a rc- The senate this morning indefi-' suit of ttje 12 V4 inch snowfall yes nitely postponed house bill 172 byterday. experienced difficulty and Child, and Fletcher which would have created a board of movie cen sors with only six senators -Kber-hard, Gill. Hall, Jones. Nlckeiseu and Upton protesting against the summary execution of the measure. The hill came into the senate on an adverse report by the revision of laws committee. Senator Rddv, chairman of the committee, ex plained that the bill as dratted was not workable although severil m ambers of the committee approv ed of the general principles em bodied in the measure. No one spoke in defense of the bill. Man, Injured In Silverton, Better North Howell. Ore., Feb. 21. Winter Boughman has returned from Silverton where he has been confined in the hospital for some time recovering from an fnjury sustained while cattitff cord wood near his home. It seerus, that a of steel flew from the WbJ , piece as he struck it with another imple ment and the particle or steel deep ly penetrated his leg. A serious gush was cut in the member and young man will be laid up for some time, although he Is able to be around the house. Henry and Ella Lovery of Salem have been visiting friends here this week. They formerly lived at . . ,. : . L" .. , , ... .. f . . - - .Norm noweu. buiiir iu " , months ago .... .U fnllv ,..,.( . ll.tv it.,,,,,., mv.vt to that city. George Vinton made too hot a fire In the smoke house a fen nights ago with the result that be will have to build a new one. The little building and contents were burned. Mbseng Vessel Safi . Seattle. Wash., Keb. 21. Th.; mail boat Venuz. recently reported niis-ina in A'askar rnvt-rs. l is ar- rivtd safely at I'nga. Ala"Ki. ac- . , iiiiss iC- rec-l'. eo nere. The boat is operated by Dr. .xnorew. I C Smith of Portland. Or. Sidelights of Senate and House Salem, Oregon, Monday, Snow Blanket Covers States of East Today Blocked Roads and Demoralized Wire Service Follow In Wake of Storm Washington, Feb. 21. Another snow storm over the greater por tion of the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Tennessee-North Carolina line Is prob able tonight or Tuesday, the weath er bureau's forecast today said. Generally fair weather prevailed in the east today after the storm of yesterday. At boston there was sixteen inch es of snow. Temperatures through out this territory were low but the bureau said they would rise slow ly except in the Florida penin sula. Communication Blocked Washington, Feb. 21. Although the blizzard which Saturday night and yesterday swept the eastern states from western Tennessee to New England had passed out to se i in a northeasterly direction, the big area it visited still was in the grip of the ice and snow it left behind. In many places, particu larly around New York where the storm was at its worst the inhab itants had literally to dig them selves out and first reports of blocked rail traffic and demoraliz ed wive service were shown not to be exaggerated. .Many outlying districts had not bee'n heard from today and the list of those who lost their Uvea owing to the storm remained at nine. All of these were reported in New York. Many others were injured. No serious marine disas ters had been reported despite the gale that swept the coast at a ve locity of OS miles an hour. In some places the storm not on ly was the first of any extent In the otherwise mild winter but was among the worst on record in a score of years. uffering in getting to work today Service from outlying districts w.-ft hampered by snow drifts two to ten feet in depth. Thousands of men were at work in an effort to clear way for traf fic. The storm, which began before 1 o'clock Sunday morning, contin ued unabated until shortly after ten o'clock last night, Conviction of Jap Sentry Is Believed Sure Tokio. Feb. 20. Conviction of Toshiidro Ognsawara. the Japanese sentry who shot and killed lieuten ant Langdon of the I'nlted States cruiser Albany at Vladivostok late in December, is forecast by news naoers here, including the well In- formed Jill Shimpo. They declared also that several high oflicers will become involved In the case. It is assertcu w u...ue. .... sntrv'i regiment may be foumi sulpaMe because of their instruc tions to the sentry would have been justifiable only In times of war. It is declared Ogasawara will he found guilty because he pursued Lieutenant Landon more than the 30 naces prescribed in the regula- u,,,.f however LIlIIP. I..",. r - "I that his punishment will be slight He Wished to Rent Room Here for Dog After a man who said his name is Andrew Muth had endeavored to rent a room at the White House restaurant for his dog, he was es corted to the police station Satur dav night by Officer White. He and hisanimal were both furnished rooms. :luth torn oincers oe mmm .h to nlace his doe where the ani- hite anyhorlv. Muth I in... u...,. . s being held for investigation. February 21 1921 Hearst Suit Is Without Cause, Claim Frierson Denies Any of Money Loaned to Kerensky Controlled by Houston Washington. Feb. 21. - Denial taht any money advanced to the lull. Ull. fCerenskv (till undci government of RnaWa is the control of Secretin's- Houston was made by Solicitor Gen eral Frierson in a brief filed today With the district supreme court in iH'sponse to the suit brought by A'illiam Randolph Hearst of New York, as a taxpayer, to enjoin the secretary of the treasury for fur tjier financial transactions with for t'gn governments, The brief also denied there was any Intention on the part of the treasury of permitting funds to be paid to the Kerensky or other Russian government. Mr. Frierson declared there was no occasion for an injunction as the defendant has no intention of establishing further credits to any foreign govern ments." as must have been known to the plaintiff when he filed his bill." Other Loans Pledged. With regard to the payment of the unexpected balances now ex isting in favor of Czechoslovakia, ! France, Greece, Italy and Liberia. I he contendetl "the faith of the government was pledged" because these credits were established un-! der authority of congress. He declared credits were estab-1 llshed and advances made to the, Kerensky government ' jusl as th-y were made to any other foreign government, and when made were entirely free from the control of the secretary of the treasury." KereiLsky Credit Denied. It is not true, he said, that there Is any existing credit in favor of. the Kerensky government, nor that, any funds belonging to the United States have been placed in the National City bank or any other, bank subject to the check of the Kerensky or other Russia govern ment with the approval of the sec retary. At the time of the overthrow of tV, gaMMlrv i,ni-nrnniDnl 1,'rio i'nn I explained, the credit in Its favor was withdrayn and there remained in the hands of the Kerensky rep resentatives In this country about 56,000,0O0. League Council Meets In Paris Paris. Feb. 21. Questions of great importance were laid before the council of the league of nations when it met here today. These problems included the allied atti tude toward Danzig and Armenia the proposed plebiscite In Lithuania ami plans for the relief of Armenia A commission to study amend ments to the covenant of the leaguo also was to be named. Three of these amendments were especially important. One. introduced at Gem'.i by C. J. Doherty. a Canadian delegate. proposed that article ten should lr eliminated from the covenant. Two others were sponsored by Honorlo Pueyrredon. Argentine foreign min ister. One would proclaim as mem bers of the league all nation's which have not announced their desire to remain outside. Tin- other would ,,,,ws of tin r ,r . . . . , : I... league council snoum De rwvm " the assembly. Fathers and Sons Are to Banquet Some fifty sons and their fathers vill attend a banquet to be given is part of the program of the "Fa ther and Son Week" in the First Methodist church Wednesday night it 6 o'clock. laitlM Palmer of the Portland .ssoelation will be the speaker, on 'What a Father Means to a Boy. ' The dinner will be served by the HI Y hashers and is given by the senior Hi Y club of the V. M. C. A. Due to dissatisfaction with the service rendered by the lighting and power company, the Cottage (Jrove city council has taken steps 1 to establish a municipal planr. CCNt SM'TM Seen In The Crimelight Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 21. The Memphis branch of the federal reserve bank was rob bed of several thousand dollars shortly before noon 'today, po lice reported. The robbers es caped. Sandwich, Ont., Feb. 21. The case against Rev. J. O. t,. Spracklin, charged with the murder of Beveriy Trumble, an Inn proprietor November 3 lust, was set for today. Strong t'ellng cause exclusion from the court room of all except attor neys, witnesses and newspaper men. Rev. Spracklin, former liquor license inspector, killed Trumble during a raid on the inn. The minister declared lit shot in self defense. Salt Lake City. Utah, Feb. .21. Thieves who broke into the Grantsville bank at Grants vllle, Utah, about fifty miles west of here, either Saturday night or Sunday, secured sev eral thousand dollars of Lib erty bonds, war stamps and a considerable amount of cash, the total of which lias not been determined. The robbery was discovered today. Salem Office Is Robbed Second Time Last Night Burglars who, officers are con vinced, are the same individuals who robbed the same building a few weeks ago, last night went through the Standard Oil companys office at 15th and Oak streets, and stole an automatic revolver, a sweater, a macklnaw coat and a few pennies. Entrance was gained by smash ing a lock on the door after a fence surrounding the office had been scaled. The job, according to the police, was done about mid night. The burglars of last night operated in the same manner as did those who entered the building before. Everything in the room was examined. Turkey to Gain At Expense of Greece by Plan London, Feb. 21. Revision of the treaty of Sevres, so as to give Turkey additional territory In Thrace, now occupied by the Greeks, was decided upon by Mr. Lloyd-George and M. Brland today in consultations preceding the Near East conference here. This decision however, requires tne approval of1 the allied colleagues of the French, premier and the British prime min ister. This Franco-British would take from Greeci agreement ! one-fourth ' of hor territory in Tfcraot nrui jkIvi it to the Constantinople district. Local Lawyers Save Tax Board Bill By Insight Back of the amendment, pas sage and recall of House, Bill No. 9, providing a tax supervision board for Multnomah county, followed by the final acceptance by -.onfereeB and ratification by both houses of the original bill passed by the House was a story of the confusion of the pendenus legal machine of the senate by two young Salem lawyers, Ouy Smith and Roy Shields, who formed the amendments Insisted upon by the local lawyers invalid ated the measure. Then amend ments, wherein the senate insisted upon naming the commission, mnde It special and local legislation and therefore unconstitutional. Messrs Smith and Shields are employed, under authority of the hglslature to pass upon the vali dity of measures after passage to guide the governor's action. The bill was validated when the provi sions wre eliminated and the ap pointive power rested to the Gov ernor, who, howev-.-r, refused to take advantage of the situation and answered that he would se lect as members of the tax board those chosen by the legislature. Bulletins Washington, Feb. 21. A proposal to repeal the six per cent rate guarantee provision of the transportation act was defeated today by the senate, 59 to 14. Medford. Ore., Feb. 21. Judge Calkins today granted a change of venue to Josephine county for R. D. Hines, vice president of the Jacksonville bank, charged with complicity in the bank's failure. All other defendants will be tried in Jackson county. The grand jury started sessions today, and the bank cases will probably be called next week. Washington, Feb. 21. President Wilson is expected to recommend to congress before he leaves office that author ity be granted for the United States to accept German bonds to be applied against the debt that Belgium owes America, it was learned today at the state department. Washington, Feb. 21. A bill buy seed grain for farmers in west passed the senate today goes to the house. Stormy Scenes Feature Presentation of Charges Impeaching Judge Landis Repeated Clashes Between Representative Welty and Members of House Judiciary Committee Add Spice to Hearing; Bribery Allegations Made Against Employers of Federal Judge Washington. Feb. 21. Somewhat stormy scenes occurred before the house judiciary sentation of impeachment Landis by Representative Welty, democrat, Ohio. Mr. weity read his charge as outlined before the house last week and was subjected to a cross fire of House Votes For Control Of Railroads Sweeping Powers Are Vested in Public Service Commission by Bill The house of representatives 'his morning passed aftc.- brief debcte H. B. 36J zq Overturff placing rail road extensions under authority of the public service commission The measure is a sweeping una, nr. H gives the commission similar power over railroads as that al i nly en Joyed ov r other nuW'e utilities and empowers the aommissi,u lo order connections and exteicions hi territory not already '.,-eved when Investigation has shown that the investment will profitable to the builder and the public. 1 The bill makes it necessary (o secure th.- permit of the core mil' slon before building a rai'ro.id into territory already served and would prevent the construction of com peting line when In the commis sion's opllnen. the business was not sufficie it to make such lines pay Korell, Oavey and Rlcha.-ds op posed (he measure as too sweeping and the Mni-ion nunlv ,!. : tim i furnished rive of the fourteen votes challenged "If the motive back at against the bill, which Is designed It were not so apparent." Repre to force extensions in central Ore, I sentatlve Welty hnd declared, gon Where condition warrant It and I Calling attention to the action of which extensions are now refused the supreme court of the District by the lallroada. 0f Columbia. In assessing damage The parallel railroad lines un the of $440,000 against the big league Deschut's Involving over exie-nd'-1 h-,, luill association In suits hrointhl of HMW.tH. when one line wo,ll(l have served the purpose and proved a profitable Investment, war- cited by Overturff and Bennett, who defended the mensure, a an Instance of abuses the measure would eliminate H. B. 85. by Bcals. making a I tax or assessment a personal debt of owners,of thel and and prohibit ing removal of timber until all tax es are paid, was passed, amend ments baring removed pre hv.is ob jections. H. B. 347 raising the salaries of Clatsop OOUItty officials w.is pnss,d without n dissenting vote. II. B. 34 by Hlndmnn, relating to the certification of teachers on graduation from standard colleges was laid over until amendments were printed. H. B. 301 providing for the for nation 'of weed control districts to eliminate noxious weeds w is puns-i I ed. H. B. was made siecl-j! order for 2 o'clock this afternoon. H. B. 265 by Oallagher. provid ing for payment m tee cluim of C. B. McConnell for attorneys fees was passed, Kay and La.eollette voting rio. An effort to recall H. B. If I by the state fair board, licensing the pari -fnnttfa system of poolr. at races, was lost bv a vote of II to !!!. S. B. 2 12 was reconsidered ai.d tiHssed It relates to the adoption -if children. S. B. 215 by Backs, relating to the annulment of mar riage conirn'-ts was passed. A pproprlntlon and hlghwuv bills were given their second rqeellng lirokcragc Finn Fll. New York, Feb. 21. The failure of the brokerage firm of KsffTM k ,v Bennett was announce.) tod.. from .he rostra en of the stock eaohanee. appropriating $5,000,000 to drought stricken areas of the without a record vote. It now . Price ThrM Oats committee today with the pre charges against federal Judge questions. Representative Walsh, republi can, Massachusetts, wanted to know if Mr. Welty had any proof that Judge Landis in acting as su preme arbiter of organised base ball had neglected his official du ties. "When you are trying to cateli rabbit you've got to follow ttim tracks," Mr, Welty replied. "I am trying to unburden myself." "Well, give us the facts and don" make so many speeches," admon ished Chairman Volstead. The Ohio member then offered a telegram from District Attorney Slyne saying 9291 criminal and 3 other cases were pending in Judgs Landis' court. Volstead ( alls Welty. "How many were tried last year?" Chairman Volstead asked. "If you want to know you can find out," Welty replied. , "I'm not going to be Insulted toy you," announced the chairman, "t want a civil answer." Declaring it was outrageous that Judge Landis should he drawing $4 '.r,o from organized baseball. Representative Husted, republican. New York, insisted the committee wanted facts on which an Indict ment could be drawn. "I am going to show that these baseball players are guilty ot brib ing Judge Landis," Mr. Welty shouted. This statement was made In re t .i d to the ledlctmeii fer tUro Ing games. Motives Are Questioned. Representative Oard, democrat. Ohio, wanted Mr. Welty ta Kt down to brass tacks on his chars. -that Judge Landis had neglectHM his official duty. Acceptance by Judge Land of $411,500 annttw salary as u pre ini If.,,- nf hlisehall miKht go - Under the anti-trust laws, ami the ! indictment of players in Chicago, fa. throwing games, he said: Bribery Is Intimated. "While these matters were pend ing In the courts, this Illegal trnsi j t..j ...h U fv nr r.r- UHCI . rti'u v. ..j J a federal Judge as umpire? Was It because they wanted to tell th people 'we are not unlawful trast because Judge Landis In at .oor head?' Was It because these base ball magnates wanted to create a favorable sentiment with the hone that the supreme court of the Dte trtet of Columbia would be. res versed ?" He read a letter from Chicago, th,. n , on- nf th- writer withheld, quoting a baseball magnate oe ft log tint Judge Landis as a lawyer mennt nothing t organized base K..I th:il Judge l.aii ns i - eral Judge "was worth any pnoo ni might wish to aak." ."If that was the Intent," Mr Welty declared, "does the act not I ling It within thel nw if bribery' If the magnates who were fine are permitted to employ Judge Landis. what would prevent the IndicteS pi i vers employing him?. "Judge Landis has a right to i, 1,1 to the rteehpota of illegal com blnation but he should not brtmt alt our judiciary Into III repute. If the country approves the dual role of Judge Landis then the house will l. called upon to preserve a new standard for our Judiciary for there , . others who would be pleasr.1 to lay for he Is worth any prirst he mi-.;ht wish to iisk.' But I do not believe that the American soul Is so dead as to per mit any of "S to c-upe our duttaai In this matter." Me. Welty declared baseball could not be clean "as long as hase hall magnates can be protected by a federal Judge." Shippers' Claims Against R. R. Due Pronto, Is Report Shippers who have any claima against the railroad admlnkstratlaaj during the time of federal con trol are urged. In a letter hftinar ent out by the public service cam mission today, to present those claims immediately. The statute oC limitations on these claim -pirea February 2. the letter pnina oat, and all claims must be fffeaT b. fore that lime. The notlco 1st bnsed on ;i recent in1 erpretatioa of the statute applying to this eoo tlon by the Interstate eommeree commission which points out raaf "otHVotlea to the commlsslow h it a -on, plaint may or will b filed later for the recovery of dam r.res Is not a fding of completes, within the meaning of the statoto" Claims must be filed with the MV v.rsta'e nnimcrr.- rommi will i Washington. P. C.