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The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Wed
nesday fair, except probably rata
northwest portion, moderate south
erly winds.
JjOCAL: Rainfall .17; southerly
wind-; cloudy; maximum 61, min
imum 48, set 49; river .8 feet and
rising.
1910,
on County
1920. 47.177; Polk
r at Audit Bureau of Circu
Associated Press Full
ased Wire.
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, March 1, 1921
Price Three Cents
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Houston Directed'to
Produce'Records of
Foreign Loans Made
Washington, March 1. Secretary Houston is "directed" in
a resolution adopted today by the judiciary committee to
produce complete treasury files of correspondence relating
to foreign loans. Members of the committee said the resolu
tion was virtually a "quantity subpoena" in form
The resolution was introduced by Senator Reed, democrat
Missouri, author of the bill to prohibit further loans to
loreign governments and was adopted in executive session.
Committeemen said it made it "mandatory" for the secretary
to appear before the committee tomorrow with the full
correspondence.
League's Answer
To American Note
Is Unsatisfactory
Paris, March 1. The council of the League of Nations in
its reply to the American note on the mandates question in
vites the United States to send a representative to the next
meeting of the council to be held in April, it was learned here
this afternoon. The reply was cabled to Washington by the
American embassy in the afternoon.
Concerning the Island of Yap,
the reply says the council was
obliged to accept the decision of
the supreme council. It indicates,
however, that the whole question
may be reofiened if the Washing
ton government sees fit to send a
plenipotentiary to discuss the mat
ter. Reply Tliot Unsatisfactory
Washington, Mar. 1. State de
partment officials are to with
hold judgment on the notes on
mandates prepared by the British
government and the council of the
league of nations until the full
texts are received, but they indi
cated today that if the notes had
been summarized correctly in press
dispatches they would be unac
ceptable. The statement, said to be in the
British note, relative to mandates
in Mesopotamia, that President
Wilson himself at Paris urged
that mandates be limited to nations
members of the league of nations
were denied.
The only definite information as
to the contents of the note is that
its tone is particularly friendly and
that its general tenor is an invita
tion to the United States to con
tinue the conversation.
A representative of the council
conferred with Ambast-ador Wal
lace today as to wTiether there
would be nny objection to having
the note made public here.
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Democratic Delegate From
Alaska Deprived of Seat
Washington, March 1 George B. Grigsby, democratic
delegate from Alaska, was ousted from the house today by
a vote of 182 to 162.
James Wickersham was seated by a vote of 177 to 162.
He was immediately sworn in and according to a statement
made on the floor will receive about $7,000 a day until the
end of his term, Fr.ay noon.
The house defeated 189 to 170 to refer the case back to
committee and also rejected a democratic resolution to de
clare James Wickersham not elected.
Caruso Undergoes Operation"
New York, March 1. Enrico Caruso, who recently was
critically ill from a heart attack, following pleurisy, today
underwent a third operation for removal of pus from the
pleural cavity. His physicians announced he was resting
comfortably.
Landis Report Due Tomorrow
Washington, March 1. Impeachment charges against
Federal Judge Landis were referred today by thehou.se
judiciary committee to a sub-committee with instructions to
report tomorrow.
Cement Dealers Indicted
New York March 1. One hundred and ten cement dealers
were named 'in indictments handed down today by the special
fedaral grand jury which has been investigating an alleged
building material combine mentioned in connection with the
building trust inquiry.
Wilson Signs Three Bills
Washington, March l.-President Wilson today signed the
$574 000,000 postoffice appropriation bill the $15,Z5u,uuu
rivers and harbors bill and the first deficiency bill carrying
$276,000,000.
Yankee Troops Rescue
President of Panama
From Attack by Mob
Victory Cost
Republicans
$8,100,739
Total Campaign Ex
penditures for 1920
Campaign Placed at
$10,338,509
Washington, Mai. 1. Campaign
costs of electing a president of the
United States in 1920 were $10,
.138,509, as estimated by the spe
cial senate investigating committee
which today filed its report with
congress. Of this amount, republi
cans spent $8,100,739, while demo
cratic expenditures were $2,237,770.
The compilation took into account
only the expenditures made by or
in behalf of all candidates of re
publican and democratic president
ial candidates and a national, state
congressional and senatorial com
mittees of both parties.
ExiK-iidiiutrs Held Menuce.
Senators Kenyon, Iowa; Edge,
New Jersey, and Spencer, Missou I,
republicans, and Pomerene, Ohio,
and Reed, Missouri, democrats,
signed the report, which was unan
imous. While stating their con
clusion that "the expenditure of
these vast sums Is a present and
growing menace to the nation, no
recommendations for congressional
action were made except that the
suggestion was made that elections
committees of the next congress
should consider the question. Con
stitutional difficulties may inter
vene to prevent legislation on the
subject, the report said, but con
gress should "take proper steps to
submit" a constitutional amend
ment dealing with the difficulty "if
it is found necessary."
While the largest sums of cam
paign expenditure found were
those of the national organizations,
which the committee said was $5,
319,729 for the republican party
and $1,318,274 for the democrats,
candidates who sought presidential
nominations from the conventions
accounted for a total of $2,980,033
Wood Spent 1,773.S03.
Major General Leonard Wood's'
effort to obtain the republican
nomination involved expenditure of
$1,773,303, the committee found
while for Frank O. Lowden the to
tal was $414,000; for Senator
Johnson of California, $194,000;
for Herbert Hoover, $173,000, and
for President-elect Harding $113,
000. Expenditures noted in behalf
of other republican candidates were
i77.000 for Senator Poindexter of
Washington; $68,000 for vice-president-elect
Coolidge and $40,000 for
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler of New
York.
Attorney General Palmer led
democratic candidates in expendi
tures, the amount being fixed at
$59,000. while Governor Cox, who
obtained the nomination, spent
$22,000. James W. Gerard, former
ambassador to Germany, was listed
at $14,000 and Senator Owen, Okla
homa, at $85895. Two candidates
in behalf of whom no money was
found to have been spent, were
Wiliam Q. McAdoo, democrat, and
Senator France, republican, Mary
land. Democrats Spend Uttle.
Something over $700,000 of the
total went into senatorial and con
gressional contests, the committee
found, of which only $31,000 was
spent by democratic national or
ganizations created for the pur
pose. The rspublican congression
al committee spent $3757.969 while
the G. O. P. senatorial organization
spent $326,980.
Through state committees, the
report said, the republicans spent
an aggregate of $2,078,060 against
$88,323 for their democratic competitors.
Camp Clark at Death's Door Today
Panama, Mar. 1. One person is
dead and four others are suffering
from wounds received when the
residential guard fired upon
interview in which President Por
ras was quoted as leaving declar
ed himself favorable to a diplo
motlo settlement with Costa Rica
after Panama had recovered ter
ritory Costa Rican forces seized
week It is asserted the mob
which broke into
tended
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the palace in-
assassinate Senor ror-
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v. ,wv, hrnke into tne execu
tive mansion here yesterday. One
of the injured was Domingo Tur
ner, who was the chief organizer
of the demonstration here when
General Pershing visited the can
al zone last year.
American troops arrived ai -home
of President Porras just in
time to save the president s lilfc
Senor Porras was conferring with
Terminus PTICe, L"-
Staies. minister to Panama
fninnoi .T .7. Morrow
.ho ean.il zone, when
crowd in front of the place
came threatening. Before the
n-i-u-ert a ooriron oi
had broken in one oi
deors and had been firea upo...
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stored last night. Saloons both in . f
n cninn had been clos-,
ed. while United States troops
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was abandoned' todav bv his physicians. The democratic house leader and former speaker
who is ill with pleurisy and a complication of other diseases, remained m a comatose state
most of the morning and apparently was losi ng grouna.
Washington, March 1. Dr. Jesse Shoup, the attending physician, said at 3:45 o'clock
this afternoon that he had every reason to hope that Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
soun, who is ill at a noiei nere, wouiu uve mruuKu nanism mm f"
Governor Applies Official
Axe To Five Bills Enacted
By Legislature: 1 3 Passed
Costa Rica Puts
Increased Guard
On Panama Line
'Managua, Nic, Mar. 1 Costa
mean forces numbering zsuu wamm
have been sent to the Panarrfan
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r . . hu the. ffovernment. 11
said in dispatches received here
A mob in Sun Jose has torn down
the coat of arms from tne i-arm-
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und' r foot as a reprisal lor a mini
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Filibuster To
Kill Navy Bill
Is Anticipated
Washington
appi "! -1 -
president's request for
drawal.
The attack upon the place
-' K. men who has
Mar. 1. The naval
bill was before the
senate today wun " r
a filibuster that would kill all
chances for its passage at this term
Ot congress. Senator King demo
t I-Lah. one of those who yes
terday voiced opposition to feature.
the measure. c. - -
would talk until me "--"",-
aatisfied" to eliminate the $1.-00.-
. ml Ala-
000 item tor u.e
Idaho, for
was an international gfg.fg
be- I armament al was expected to of
Chicago, Mar. 1. Herbert P.
Ziegler was shot and killed
this morning by Mrs. Isabelle
Cora Orthweln in her apart
ment. According to the pollca
Kiegler and Mrs. Orthwt in had
been friendly since shew as di
vorced six years ago from
Ralph Orthweln, millionaire St.
Louis oil man.
Philadelphia, Mar. t. Fed
eral authorities here today ad
mitted they had under arrest
a man giving the name of
Harry T. Lamey In conection
with an alleged threat to kill
Mrs. Samuel D. Riddle and
Man O' War. the famous race
horse, unless $10,000 Is turned
over to the writer of a letter
sent Mrs. Riddle. She is the
wife of the owner of the cham
pion. Boone. Colo., Mar. 1. The
Citizens State Saving bank of
Boone was broken into by a
band of automobile cnukirws
last night, the safe blown and
$75,000 in money and securi
ties taken.
6 Automobiles
Damaged Here
In 3 Crashes
It is stated that more money baa
been loaned on property in Pend
by the Pacific Building A Loan as
sociation than in any other town In
Oregon. Washington or Id ha in
which the association has agencies.
With the return of frequent
ahpwers and resultant slippery
pnemeoU, the number of automo
btts accidents reported to the po
lice hers returned to about normal
ie,t, . ,y Three crashes occurred.
When R. E. Carnlne, traveling
north on Church street, collide!
with a car driven by Charles Lana
ham, moving east on Court street,
the Carnlne car received a damaged
railing board, and the Lanaham
machine had Its headlights and
front bumper smashed. Nobody
was Injured.
Only light damage resulted when
ti. Phile, going west on State, col
lided with J. Sanders, who sudden
ly stopped his machine in front of
the I'hile car.
L. L Thomas. 340 Division street
driving a truck north on Commer
cial street, said he struck a car go
ing east on Court street. He did
net learn the name of the other
drlw r who, he said failed to stop.
Tie damage was very light.
Tne First State Having bank
of Klaaiath Kails, which was ctoeed
some time ago. will reopen In the
near fatore with a paid-op capital
stock of $:s,oo.
Five more bills fell under the
veto of Governor pleott this morn
ing in the final clean-up of leglsla
tlon which had been passed on to
his office for consideration. Thc3e
included Oie Upton bill providing
for the appointment of a commis
sioner for the co-operative market
ing of meat, the Judiciary commit
tee bill providing an additional
judge for the tenth Judicial district
comprising I'nion and Wallowa
counties and three minor measures.
In his veto message returning
the Upton bill senate bill 230 to
the senate, the governor says:
"The bill provides that its pur
pose is to co-ordinate the livestock
growers to the end that the specu
lator and profiteer between the
grower and consumer can be elimi
nate.' A bill relating to livestock
scarcely could have a more laud
able purpose than this and the au
thor of the bill has sincerely en
deavored to bring about Borne re
sults toward that end. But it Is
doubtful if the bill would reach
the end sought. Its main result
probably would be to place an un
necessary expense upon livestock
men in the form of fees, which ex
pense would be borne by the ulti
mate consumer. Rather than to en
hance profits for livestock growers
and reduce the cost to the consum
er apparently the bill might have a
directly opposite effect. The meas
ure seems to be opposed by a great
majority of the stockmen In all sec
tions of the state. We all hope to
see the time when the consumer
and producer may be brought more
cloeely together for the commor
good of each but this proponed
piece of legislation is only a doubt
ful step in that direction at the
beat."
The bill providing for the addi
tional judge for the tenth Judicial
distiict met with executive disfavor
for the two reasons one of which
is that the provision requiring the
new Judge to be selected from Wal
Iowa county Is objectionable and
other being that "there Is no such
congestion in the business of the
courts of the two counties as to
warrant the creation of this addi
tional office."
Other bills vetoed by the gov
ernor today were;
(Continued on page five)
2 Pay Fines for
Speeding Autos
Twenty dollars moro went Into
the treasury of the city of Salem
this morning when C. Reed of
Portland, and Frank Wilbur, of
this city, were arraigned in Judge
Race's police court.
Both men pleaded guilty to
charges of speeding which had
been lodged against them. Wilbur
is a driver for the Roth grocery
store here. They were fined $10
each.
City Asks For
Dismissal Of
Paving Suit
Asking for dismissal of the case,
attorneys for the city, filed an an
swer to the complaint of the Clark -Henry
construction company which
brought suit for the payment of
warrants Issued by city officials for
improvement of South Twelfth
street.
The city's attorneys deny that
bids were asked for in 1912 for the
improvement of the street, and also
that there was a contract entered
into with the construction company
to do the work because of their bid
of $29,132.01.
The construction company al
leges that the city accepted ita bid
and that warrants were Issued to
the company for $lfi.S14.11, which
afterwards were refused payment
by city officials.
The complaint further gives the
number and date of Issue of the
warrants and a copy of the contract
entered Into with the city.
The illy denies the issuance of
these warrants or of having In
structed any of its officials to en
ter into the contract.
Davis Weber, operating a saw
mill at Alrlle, have made a contract
with Portland parties to furnish a
large quantity of railroad ties.
Reparations
Reductions
Are Sought
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German Delegates
Attitude Toward Al
lies All Wrong
London, Mar. 1. Gemany,
through her delegates to the con
ference with the allies here today
made reparation offers of approxi
mately thirty billion marks or
about $7,500,000,000.
It was understood outside the
conference that after Dr. Simons,
the German foreign minister, had
finished his statement on repara
tions to the conferees, Lloyd
George, the British prime minister,
replied in substance that unless the
Germans had something more to
offer than appeared on Dr. Simons'
statement there was no need of
continuing the conference.
Simons' Powers Curbed.
London, Mar. 1. Dr. Walter Si
mons, head of the German delega
tion to the reparations conference,
which convened here today, has not
been given plenary powers by the
German government, it was learn
ed. For that reason, It was said,
he could not accept or reject pro
posals outside his Instructiona
Suggestion by Premier Briand
that Germany's pockets be search
ed found cordial advocacy in sev
eral quarters here. Premier Lloyd
George said that the question of
Germany's taxation of wine, beer
and tobacco would be one of ta
subjects discussed.
The Morning Post declared today
"we ought to sit on Germany's head
until France Is again a first class
European power.
The newspaper forecast tne piant
for a Joint Invasion of Germany
which Marshal Foch and Premier
Lloyd-George are supposed to have
discussed. It was declared the plan
doubt b contemplated the seizure
of the Ruhr mining district in west
ern Germany.
Proposal Scored.
"Mr. Lloyd-Goorge told the Ger
man foreign minister:
"It the written proposals are of
the same general character as the
explanation of them, it isn't worth)
while for us to read them. You)
have a complete lack of compre
hension of the position of the alllea
and of your own position. We will
discuss among our.ejves our reply
and give It to you tomorrow."
When the Germans left the con
ference they appeared to be greatly
depressed. premiers Lloyd-Gorge
and Brland were smIUng as they
came from the conference cham
ber. Ask Money Be Loaned
Ir. Simons said Germany would)
pay fifty billion marks, subject to
the various discounts and reduc
tions and the sums already paid.
A hasty examination by the French
ili li gation of the written proposal
of the Germans Indicated that af
ter the reductions Germany would
pay about thirty billion marks.
Premier Briand said the propos
alsals were so drawn that they
amounted to an offer, that If the
allies Would advance Germany
money on favorable terms, then
Germany would pay them. The
Germans apparently figure th.tt If
I he capital sum of about thirty bil
lion marks were taken now,' It
would nmount to about 220.000,
000.000 marks In forty two year
at five per cent. The difficulty,
however, It Is pointed out In allied
quarters Is for Germany to obtain
these thirty billion marks without
the allies doing it largely for them,
which the allies regard as wholly
unacceptable.
The German financial proposal
it was learned, were made subject
to two conditions:
First, that the plebiscite In Up
per Silesia should result in favor
of Germany.
Second, that Germany should
have restored to her free commer
cial privileges throughout the
world.
Hawley Given
Hand In Shaping
House Policies
Washington, Mar. 1. Frederick
II. Glllett ot Massachusetts will
continue as speaker In the next
house of representatives. This waa
assured today as the result of the
decision of republican members of
the next house, meeting In confer
ence last night.
Representative Mondell of Wy
oming, likewise, will be republican
leader of the next house. By de
cision of the conference the Her.
James Shera Montgomery, formerly
of Indiana but now a Methodiat
minister of Washington, will suc
ceed the Rev. Henry N. Couden aa
house chaplain.
The membership of the commu
te on committees, which is charged
with appointing the powerful steer
ing committee wUl include the fol
lowing: Idaho. French; Montana, McCor
mirk; Oregon, Hawley; South Da
kota, Christopheraon; Washington
Johnson; Wyoming, Mondell.
Ho "d wlH begin
J 1 i -i h'1 . v -j..Iif., a
come maddened over a published I fer a
serious stumoiin u...
- ouuaing.