" CIRCULATION
. for 1920, 6250.
Av Ifflon of Salem, 1900, 4258;
JTlO 14 0?4; 1S20,' 17,679.
Marion County. 1920 47,177; Polk
rounty, 1920, . 14,181. .
COw". f Audit Bureau of Clrcu-
TJHS WEATHEK
ORBOON: Tonight and Thura-
day pain or mow. Fresh easterly
winds.
; LOCAL: Snowfall .75; rainfall
.05; max. 29, mln. 22; northerly
winds; cloudy; river 8 feet, falling
rf 11IJT ft
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I JJjJ OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921 PRICE TWO CENTS SS
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EFUSE
10 KILL
FAIR BILL
r
lot Debate jsages
tOver Proposal 10 xvui
Direct Tax Measure
Hotion Tabled
I By reason of an announcement
I Speaker Bean that, he would
Instrue the indefinite postpone
ment ot any one of the four fair
iv measures now before the house
! I killing all of the bills and def i
! Itely disposing of the fair propo-
jtion so far as the legislature is
ncerned, the proposed 1925 Port
lad exposition escaped an untime-
death by inches this morning
i then the house accepted a motion
I I lay on the table Representative
! fennett's motion that house joint
solution No. 1, the direct tax
easure, be indefinitely post
fDred. 1 The fght resulted in first blood
! r the fair forces, in that they
feve so far been able to keep their
josition fortified with all four of
e fair proposals still open for
fonsideration, and they are still tn
I position to compromise In what
iver manner is necessary to secure
i line form of fair legislation.
Favor Income Tax.
I What shape this legislation will
ke Is still far from definite, but
he proponents of the gasoline tax
fre beginning to doubt the valu
if their measure as a compromise
pasls, and there is a strong under
Inrrent running in the direction of
Speaker Bean's income tax this
jllernoon.
The fair tax fight broke Just be
fori 11:30 o'coick this morning
foe hour set then the morning ses-
"oii convened for consideration of
H of the fair bills and was still
Icing strong when the house ad
pirned for lunch. Indications ar
pat tne tight will occupy tne
louse all throueh the afternoon
jd probably into an evening ses-
H'-
I Gasoline Tax Proposed
I When 11:30 o'clock rolled
fround and the speaker placed the
p mus before the house as the
jpecial order of business, the mem
ers were already engaged in i
featea controversy over house
mt resolution No. 3, the substi
pe for the direct property tax
iuced this morning by Kubli
nt which had not Vftt hpon nrlnt.
N or placed in the hands of the
loose members.
I The new resolution is the same
r eI'ect as Joint resnl ntinn Wn
J b Us provisions, except that it
Institutes a gasoline tax of three
fs, from the proceeds of which
t.W,000 is to be taken for sup
f" oi the fair, for the direct
foperty tax clause and includes a
f".'wiutional amendment author
fug a gasoline tax.
I trough the discussion of the
termination of the Multnomah
founty delegation to prevent the
fMth ot any of the fair proposals
Wore one of them had been ac
tually accepted, was becoming
wwent, an indicated the full
ent of the muddle into which
nur problem has drifted. Un
, to determine what proposi
is apt to meet with the most
iv t crowd is not taking
f j chances on losing what mav
$ 10 be ita winning card.
1 Bennett ot Coos brought the sit-
iob to a focus and precipitated
i real ba-ttle when he moved that
.ose joint resolution No. 1, the
l-reet tar mD i ... , .. .. .
"s'i "0 laaennueiy
fWponed. are-,,!
Jap-China
Negotiations
Broken Of)
Washington, Dec. 21 (By
Associated Press.) The in-
terruption In the Shantung
negotiations between the
Chinese and Japanese arms
conference delegations, offi-
dally announced last night,
was described today by Japa-
nese as being a temporary
adjournment rather than a
deadlock or a "break."
' The entire situation con-
cerning the . Shantung rall-
road has been submitted by
cable to the government at
Tokio.
ft.):
FORDNEY
ATTACKS
MERCHANTS
of the
,.. lu nouse realized the
i 0t aenpting to enact
thJr tax 'eeislation, and
fore it would be well to dis-
18 measre and clear the
th . consideration
"her Diana
!b!' brke np the constra
int', motion to lay Ben
it. tM U0n ot Postponement on
to 2 and the house adjourned
W7- again at 2 o'clock, with
St t. measures. the two gaso
".PrPsals, the direct tax
i Jl Speaker Bean's income
i Scheme still before it.
A U.O O
. Not a Monopoly
1 Wish
"JdiBT ,' "ec- 2 1 The long
Amen
anti-trust suit against
'cn Sugar Refining com
hlM. t aisposed ' by a le
'ttam.. n has been approved by
4 invL; enera! "Eherty, who
ie Sation na shown that
" 's no loneer a trust pnnt
"WJ." would meet again tomorrow.
Tariff Author Declares
Department Stores
Leading the Figh
Against Tariff
, Washington, Dec. 21. Charges
that Importers, through mislead
ing propaganda, were attempting
to "delay or defeat tariff legisla
tion and to accomplish this end
were centering an attack on the
American valuation plan w
made today in the house by Chair
man Fordney of the ways ' and
means committee, who declared
that American valuation was the
"logical solution of the present
day economic conditions.",
"Opposition to the pending tar
iff measm-e is readily traced," as
serted Mr. Fordney, "not to the
American producer, not to the
man who deals chiefly in Ameri
can-made products, but to the man
whose chief interest is in bringing
the product of cheap foreign labor
to the American market.
Mr. Fordney declared he had
"discovered" that the "depart
ment store that is leading tne
fight against American valuation
and is "one of America's largest
imDortine establishments" retailed
at $5 each knife bought in Ger
many at nine cents. Tremendous
profits also are made on a variety
of other articles imported irom
countries where production costs
are low. said Mr. Fordney.
Congress is endeavoring to wrue
a tariff law and the declared oo-
iect is to protect American Indus
tries," advocating haste in passage
of the tariff bill now in tne seu
ate.
Lad Hit By Car
Hovers Between
Life And Death
Elmer Falk, 14, who suffered
concussion of the brain Monday
afternoon when his sled was
Btruck by an automobile driven by
L. W. Swigert of Portland was sun
unconscious this afternoon ano
his condition appeared to be un
changed, according to the attend-
iner nhvsician.
Youne Falk, who Is tne son oi
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Falk of route
3. waa coasting down a hill just
south of Salem when the accident
occurred. He was removed to the
Willamette sanitarium.
According to the police the bwl-
gert car sounded its horn, but the
lad, who had been holding close
to the right of the road, suddenly
turned to the left and into the
path of the oncoming car.
Physicians today expresseu
hope that the youth may recover.
Harvey Confers
With M. Eriana
London, Dec. 21. (By Associ
ated Pxfiss.) George tiarvey,
American ambassador, again con
ferred with Premier Bnand of
France late this afternoon, when
the latter elucidated the French
viewpoint concerning submarines
and other secondary war craft
German reparations and general
economic affairs also were dis
cussed, it was learnea.
ference it was announce vuw
SENATE
PASSES
US BILL
Governor's Veto of Jit
ney Regulation Meas
ure Overridden On
ly Four Votes Favor
With only five members opposed
the senate this morning passed the
Moser jitney bus regulation meas
ure of the regular session over the
veto of the governor. Those vot
Ing to sustain the veto of the gov.
ernor were Senators Hare, Jones
Lachmund, Strayer and Thomas.
The Moser bill provides for the
regulation of all for-hire auto
mobiles, motor stages and truckE
engaged in freighting service un
der the jurisdiction of the publi
service commission. The bill pives
to the commission authority to
fix rates and running schedules
for stage and truck lines and no
such vehicle would be permitted to
operate without a permit from the
commission.
Deny a Monopoly.
Charges by the governor in his
veto that the bill would tend to
create a monopoly and bar small
operators from use of the public
highways were denied by Moser,
who pointed out that the way was
left open to all operators of mo
tor vehicles for commercial pur
poses who could show a cause for
their operation to the commission
His bill, he insisted, represent
ed more , careful thought and
greater study than did the bill
sponsored by the governor's com
mittee and which is now before
the lower house.
Speaker Bean, he declared, had
assured him that his measure stood
a good chance of favorable action
by the house if it met with the
approval of the senate.
Delay Refused.
Suggestions that action by the
senate be delayed until after the
house had acted upon the bill of
the governor's committee were met
by Moser by pointing out that so
far all the important legislation
before the session was in the house
and that whereas the sentate thus
far had done little else than mark
time it would soon be swamped by
the big issues before the legisla
ture.
SOLDIER
KILLED BY
CORPORAL
Washington, Dec. 2. Called to
day as the first in a second list of
witnesses in the senate committee
nvestigation of charges by bena-
tor Watson, democrat, Georgia,
hat American soldiers had been
hanged without trial in France,
Marion J. Wallis of Athens, Ga.,
declared he saw a corporal shoot
and kill a private soldier at Camp
Wheeler, Ga.
The witness said he did not
oorvfl overseas and had no evi-
tei henrine on executions on
foreign soil. The corporal, he said,
was named Crawford and the man
shot, he thought, Private Halley,
of Tampa, Fla.
Threaten to Get Even
Wallis read a letter from one
of his comrades at Sandusky, Ohio
Rtiackine officers of a Georgia
regiment and indicating he would
get even some day.
'i of those Georgia offi
cers were pretty bad from that?"
allis was asked.
"Yes. indeed," he replied.
"This seems to be a Georgia
familv row," said senator
rermhlican. Kentucky, and Sen
ator Watson joined in the laugh-
ter
At this point Senator Watson
offered a telegram received today
from James R. Milton, of Chatta-
ooga. Tenn., saying he aiso ma
itnessed the killing oi n...
by Crawford and would come 10
Washington to testify to that ef
fect Another telegram from W
crock, of unaaie, ua., i
the soldier was killed because h
was ill and unable to work and
that Crawford was not tried by
court martial.
Growers Hear
Experts Discuss
Loganberries
Two hundred berry growers of
the Willamette valley attended
the second day's session of the
berry growers' conference being
held here in the auditorium of the
Masonic building today.
Sam Brown of Gervais, having
220 acres of berries under cultiva
tion, delivered the principal talk
this morning.
"From now on berries will be
paid for according to their qual
ity," said' Mr. Brown in urging
growers to consider quality of ber
ries produced.
'By pooling, growers have a suf
ficient quantity of berries to in
terest the buyer," continued Mr.
Brown. "Stay with your organ
ization and it is sure to be a suc
cess.
The Oregon experiment station
has, during the last year, solved
the problem of controlling dieback
ot loganberries, a disease that has
cost the berry industry many thou
sands of dollars, according to Pro
fessor H. P. Barss, who spoke on
the subject, recommending fall
training of vines for its control.
Frank B. Bill, manager of the
Sebastopol Berry Growers' associa
tion of California, was one of the
principal speakers this afternoon
Tomorrow's session will deal
with raspberries and blackberries.
J. L. Stahl of the Puyallup valley
will speak twice during the day
and it is expected that his talks
will be especially ' beneficial to
berry men.
GAS TAX
HOPE OF
'25 FAIR
Nurse Needed
By Sick Woman
In Destitution
Money for a nurse to see her
through her sickness must be pro
vided Mrs. Harrison Mowry, whose
husband is held In the county jail
awaiting trial on statutory
charges, by generous citlsens of
Salem.
Captain Hancock, of the Salem
post of the Salvation Army,- has
provided food, clothing, and two
stoves for the family and, with the
assistance, of neighbors, has been
able to keep Mrs. Mowry and her
three small children comfortable
since the county court brought
them from their farm less than
two weeks ago,
Mrs. Mowry is about to become
the mother of another child.
Through Captain Hancock a nurse
has been obtained for $15 a week
and her first week's salary has
been paid by the Salvation Army
with the assistance of a kind
hearted woman ,who donated $5.
In her present condition Mrs.
Mowry needs a nurse for three
weeks longer. But this need can
not be supplied unless the money
H forthcoming, as the Salvation
Army has no provisions made in
its budget to take care of the case.
Anyone wishing to supply
funds, however small, should
Dhone Captain Hancock at 1820
or mail their donations to 820 h.
Twenty-first street.
Designation of
Road Asked At
Club Meet Here
Formal request that the state
highway commission designate as
a secondary highway a road to
begin at a point on the west side
highway at or near Dayton and
to connect with the west side high
ay between Corvallis and Albany
was made this afternoon by the
Willamette Highway association
at a Commercial club meeting at
hlch members of the commission
ere present.
The request was taken under
advisement by the commission but
A. Booth, Eugene member, in-
mated in a speech to the asso-
iation that sucn a uesignauun
by the commission would not be
likely.
The road, as outlined by the
association, would run south by
ay of West Salem and Independ
ence and would connect with the
west side highway between Cor
vallis and Albany.
noth Mr. Booth and W. B. Bar
rett, of Heppner, members of the
commission, spoke at the meet-
ng. John B. Vepn, of Portland
Bills Turned Back to
House Without Ac
tion by Committee
Property Tax Dead
. As the special legislative ses
sion swings into the third day -of
its uncertain course two conclus
ions lift themselves out of the
mass of rumors and speculations
that have centered about the act
ivities of the lawmakers this far,
The first of these is that is any
state participation In the 1925
exposition is to grow out of this
session it must be paid by the au
tomobile and truck owners in the
shape of a gasoline sales tax. The
proposed property tax is a dead
issue.
The second conclusion is that
if any thing at all Is done it must
be done quickly. The legislators
are straining at the bit and pre
paring to break away at the first
opportunity.
Sent Back to House
The first ot these conclusions
Is based upon the attitude of the
ways and means committee of the
house and senate sitting as a leg
islative stearing committee Tues
day night. Following a session
lasting well past the midnight
hour the three house bills pro
viding for the financing of the
fair and a fourth proposed bill
drafted by the exposition commit
tee and Involving the gasoline
sales tax, were dumped back Into
the bouse hopper without recom
menaauoni to oe lougnt out on
the floor of that body. This act
ion, however, waa not taken until
several of the members had ex
pressed their readiness to "go to
bat' on the three house bills then
Ask House
To Speed Up
ForXmas
(Continued on page four)
Old Feud of
Indians Ended
With Murder
WaBhburn, Wis., Dec. 21. The
tale of a feud, generations old, in
which the chieftains of two Indian
tribes have been nearly wiped out,
is expected to be told in court here
at the trial of John "Red Bird"
Beauregard, charged with the
murder of John Mealey, aged 85.
"Red Bird" Beauregard was
captured near Barnes, only 150
yards from the icabin where a
week ago he Is alleged to have
slain Mealey when he became en
raged at Mealey's taunts that "Red
Bird" was "not man enough" to
avenge the death ot his father.
A reward of $200 will go to
Henry Holmes, whose wife wit
nessed the shooting. Holmes cap
tutred "Red Bird" as the Indian
was entering his cabin, following
a week of hiding in the woods.
Mealey's death is the latest of a
long chain of traditional and re
corded deaths in a feud between
Indian tribes resulting In feudal
warfare between "Red Bird's"
father and an Indian called "Black
Bird." In the course of the feud
Red Bird's "father fatally wound
ed "Black Bird," the dying chief
tain imposing upon his sons the
oath of vengeance. Years later
the elder Beauregard, "Red Bird's"
father, was shot down, his slayer
escaping into the woods.
Fifty Instructors
Come Here Today
for State Quizzes
Fifty Instructors from the rucal
schools of Marion county arrived
in Salem this morning to take the
examinations for teachers' certifi
cates which are being given by
the state under the supervision of
Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson, county
superintendent of schools.
For those who wish one year
teaching certificates, the exami
nations will last until Friday
night, but those Beeklng life cer
tificates must remain until Satur
day evening.
The quizzes are being held In
the First Methodist church. Teach
ers who hold but temporary li
censes and who fall to take the ex
aminations will not be permitted
was present but did not address to teach after the first of the year.
the assemblage. Mrs. Fulkerson sam.
Declaring that the 1925
exposition committee seems
to be In the position ot
Buredon'g aas starving to
death because it doesn't
know which morsel to choose
a senate memorial intro
duced this morning by Sena
tor Ellis calls upon the mem
bers of the house to "hasten
the parting hour else we
hastily pack our grips and
suitcases and bid you
Merry Christmas and a Good
Night."
fr
Strayers Bill
Passed Over
Olcott'sVeto
Senator Strayer, the democratic
minority In the state senate,
scored a victory over the state ad-
miniBtration this morning when
the senate by unanimous vote
passed senate bill 275 of the last
regular session, over the govern
or's veto. The bill, introduced by
Strayer, provides that an Irriga
tion district may seize private land
and begin construction work
thereon, putting up a bond to pro
test the owner in any judgment
handed down by the courts, with
out waiting for the condemnation
proceedings to be fought out in
the court. The bill, according to
Strayer, Is designed to expedite re
clamation work, obviating the ne-
cesstiy ot waiting tor the courts to
act before construction work can
be started by an irrigation dis
trict. -
Senator Eddy, who put up a
srenuous argument in favor of his
bill relating to tbe jurisdiction of
the public service commission over
rates of service between untillty
corporations and municipalities,
failed to swing the two-thirds vote
of the senate to pass the measure
over the governor's veto although
he did succeed in lining up a ma
jority ot the solons for his bill.
sixteen votes being case to pass
the bill over the head of the gov
ernor.
Liberty to Give
Poor Kids Free
Movies Monday
In the hope of making the
Christmas season a bit merrier
for the children of Salem's poor,
Frank Bllgh, manager of the Lib
erty theater, hag arranged to
give a free motion picture show
to 500 boys and girls next Mon
day morning at 10:30 o'clock.
A picture which be considers
an excellent offering for the oc
casion Charles Ray In "Two
Minutes to" Go" has been order
ed by Mr. Bligh. The story, In
which a game of football Is fea
tured, has received favorable re
ports from the critics.
The Salvation army, the Com
mercial club, the Associated char
ities and other organizations in
touch with the poor have been
approached by Mr. Bllgh with a
view to getting a list of children's
names, and Invitations have been
printed. Mrs. Nora Anderson will
have charge of the tickets.
SOLONS UNABLE TO
AGREE UPON PLAN
OF FINANCING FAIR
Legislature Likely to Adjourn Without Action
Unless Some Compromise Satisfactory to
All Parties Is Made Four Tax Measures
Now Before House Under Debate
By Harry N. Crain
Unless some new unforseen basis for agreement is found
that will be satisfactory to at least a part of the opponents
of the proposed tax for the support of the 1925 exposition in
Portland, the special session of the legislature is going to
pass the road legislation requested of it by Governor Olcott.
probably enact a few minor bills of an emergency nature, most
of which will probably fall under the veto axe of the gov
ernor later, and then adjourn as per schedule by Friday noon
leaving the exposition to finance itself as best it may.
This is the situation as it. ex-Jk . ,
Isted under the capltol dome to-1
day, and as it Is will continue to
exist during the remainder ot the
session unless the pulse ot anti-
fair sentiment weakens perceptl
bly under the administrations ot
fuir propaganda at the hands of
Or. Portland and his nurses, led by
Julius Meier and members ot the
Portland Chamber of Commerce.
All Plan Fail.
One by one tbe plans offered by
trfyndii of a state tax of $3,000;
000 to aid In financing the expo
sition have fallen by the wayside,
victims of an opposition from tbe
up-state delegations so mlscellan
eous In character as to defy all ef
forts at compromise
The gasoline tax, which loomed
yesterday as the one possible ave
nue over which a fair tax could
be navigated and upon which
friends ot the fair have been con
centrating since It became evident
that a direct property tax was tut
ot the question, Is today tn no bet
ter shape than any of its predeces
sors. Some few signers of the
round robin In the bouse have
been won over by the argument
that the gas consumers pay the
(Continued on Page Nine.)
Foch Welcomed
Home By Legion
PREMIER
ASSAILED
BY IRISH
Paris, Dec. 21. (By Associated
Press.) Marshal Foch received a
typical American welcome when
be arrived at the St. Lazare rail-1 treaty under tnreat of ,mmedlat
Lloyd George Called
An U n s c r upulous
Scoundrel by Mary
Mac Swiney
Dublin, Dec, 21. (By Associ
ated Press.) Mary MacSwlney,
sister of the late Lord Mayor ot
Cork, severely arraigned Prims
Minister Lloyd-Ceorge in speaking
against the Anglo-Irish treaty In
the Dail Eireann this afternoon.
She characterized the British pre
mier as "an unscruplous scoun
drel." Dublin, Dec. 21. Opposition to
inferring the Anglo-Irish treaty to
the Irish electorate was voiced by
George Oavan Duffy, one of its ne
gotiators, In his argument for rati
fication ot the pact delivered in
today's session of the Dall Eireann.
Duffy said that Prime Minister
Lloyd-Cieorge bad Issued an ulti
matum to the Irish plenipotentiar
ies requiring them to sien the
Mercury Rises;
Snow Fall Light;
Change Is Due
A sudden upshoot of the mer
cury this morning following a
snowfall of about .75 Inches dur
ing last night, melted some of the
snow which has ccvered the City
since early Monday morning and
forced pedestrians to make their
way about In a muddy slush.
During the twenty-four hour
period which ended at 7 o'clock
this morning, the minimum tem
perature was 22 degrees above
zero and the maximum 29. At 1
o'clock this afternoon, however,
downtown thermometers register
ed about 35 degrees three de
grees above freezing.
Although the weather predict
ion for the state indicates that
snow may come again, barometers
here pointed to a change In the
Immediate future.
Today the river was at three
feet and was reported to be falling.
road station today, returning from
the United States. With him was
former Premier Vlvanl.
Almost the entire membership
of the' Paris post ot tbe American
I-eglon bad assembled and there
were thunderous cheers of the
American variety.
Marshal Foch stopped, smiled
broadly, and turning to members
of his party, he said:
"Paris! Paris! This surely can
not be Paris. It must be an
American city I am arriving at."
He warmly thanked the Legion
naires for their welcome. He said
bis American trip had been one of
tbe most wonderful events In his
life.
hostilities. He termed it "a mon
strous iniquity" that the delegates'
who had been invited under the
prime minister's roof for the dis
cussion ot a peaceful settlement,
should have been given only threa
hours to decide the question of
signing, without the opportunity,
of consulting the delegation. Th
(Continued on Page Nine.)
The first real military uniforms,
prescribed and worn as a matter
of discipline, were decreed by
Louis XIV of France in 1688.
The latest type of electric sew
ing machines will darn stocklnga.
Tonnage, Passenger,
Taxes for Vehicles
Urged At SVIeet Here
Recommendations that a ton
nage tax be placed on freight car
rying motor vehicles and a passen
ger tax on stage buses, that the
maximum load ot trucks be limit
ed to 16,6U) pounds, and tbat dis
trict patrolmen be given police
power, were made to the road and
highway' legislation committee of
tbe state legislature by a special
committee representing commer
cial clubs in Marlon and Yamhill
counties and the farm bureau ot
Linn county, which met at the Sa
lem Commercial club yesterday
afternoon. The recommendations
were placed before the committee
today.
George J. Hubbs of Silverton, J.
J. Kcber of Mt. Angel. J. W. Mayo
of tfSayton, T. E. McCroskcy uf f'a-
lom, George Foster of Dayton, L.
L. Thornton of L'nlonvale, J. M.
Hawkins of Albany. County Com
missioner Pierce and H. H. Hew
itt of Albany signed tbe report.
The tonnage and passenger tax
es, as suggested in tbe recommend
ations, would go Into the staU
highway fund or the county road
fund "as their interests appear to
be distributed to the roads or high
ways over which the particular
motor vehicles operates."
The maximum load of 16,500
pounds is recommended because)
"the general road construction had
not contemplated such Impact as
will be administered by a load of
22,000 pounds."
"The present law," the recom
mendations point out, "gives coun
ty courts ample jurisdiction ex
cept in the matter of stopping
traffic on a county road befora
great damage Is done. By giving
police power to the district patn U
men, he cites the offender before
the county court and shows cauna
why he ahould not use the road.'
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