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Newspaper Page TextTHCN STATE USRAHTf Tbere is no substitute for CIRCULATION Pally average for October 6122. . Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Member Associated Preaa Full leased wire service. THE WEATHER OREGON: Tonight and Friday prob ably rain; moderate easterly winds. Local: Rainfall ,1 Inch; max. 45; min. 36; cloudy; east wind; river 1 ft. ' FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 267. SATPUT fTVnr'KT TtTTTT?3T1 A V XT-l7T7ni minn r tnnct . t . . . . '" " lAIHlRfillMiQATHiniM PETAL'S hpnf (HM PlMlijr ' 4& n m r a m m a r . .. b. i i i XW WY " Stork Leaves Tylns; DAMu Will II TP BILL DEFEATED IS COUNTY Small Margin is Given Measure By City; 1992 Is Lead of Pierce In Marion. Voters of Marion county re jected the so-called compulsory ichool bill by a margin of 1187 totes, according to final unotrt- jCJal figures compiled by the Mar- clerk. The city of Sa 'ever, gave its annroval posed measure by a mar' votes. Of the ballots city, 2935 were marked 39 were marked no. Pierce received 8507 arion county to Ben 5. Mr, Pierce's lead Jon . W to tl fin - ,r. f tast. S Jes a votes 'i II i'ss 11. - ! Hoff Vote Heavy. By a vote of approximately two o one Hof f defeated Tou Velio in flarlon. Mr. Hoff received 9389 lad Mr, Tou Velle received 4587. t A. Churchill, incumbent, de feated S. S. George of Lane coun fy for state superintendent of schools bv a vnto nf 10939 tn 1731. I For labor commissioner Marlon ounty gave Gram 9839 votes and JIansen 2796. s campDell, for public service aommfssioner, received 8403 votes ttom voters in this county. Ker- pgan was second with 2565 and jBtlcma was third with 1904, I Fair Tax Frowned On. ' 1 I On both the Linn county levy fad the Linn-Benton- .levy pro posal, Marlon voted favorably. On fte first proposal the vote was 801 to 4582 and on the second it m 6043 to 4389. I The single tax measure was lain defeated by a vote of 9854 I 1632. The Portland fair tax oposal lost by a vote of 7644 to In official Canvass On. I A two-to-one defeat was meted ft to the income tax bill by Mar m balloters. The vote was 3417 r and 7847 against. iioday the official canvass of Jarion county votes was under W at the court house. When fs will be completed was not f own. Stork Leaves Tylns; Proud Daddy Excused From Acting as Juror Marion, 111., Nov. 9. (By Associated Press) The stork that left twins at the home of George Powell, one of the 130 veniremen summoned for jury service in the first trial in connection with the Herrin mine killings was responsible for his release from service. Many were the excuses offered by the first 31 examined for the Jury, when Powell was asked to explain why he had a valid excuse. , "Your honor," said Powell, hesitatingly, "it's like this. Twins arrived at my home and I would like to celebrate the happy event." "You're excused," said the Judge with a smile. ' DFSMYRNAIN TURKS HANDS Situation In 4 Constant! nople Quiet But Full Of Dangerous Explo sive Possibilities. Would Sell Herself To Aid Mother FARMERS 'F y HELD TO BLAM E FOR LANDSLIDE TASH ENOUGH : OSUPPLYNATION TEXAS FOUND Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 9. Po p beds large enough, to supply f entire American demand for fi'lizer and perhaps provide a ??las for export are likely to he '"rea m western Texas, ac f ln8 H. I. Hootsnow an In--ttor in the department of geol W in the University of Kansas, f tte pa?t year Mr. Hoots, as a 1m oi the United States Geolo W Survey, carried 'on inveatiga j 111 fte pospe ive fields. territory extending approxl- 7 12j miipg orth and goutl - eqaj distance east and west fH indications have been f mm A L t ig TlPrhor,. 41, 1. ...... "f. "AO laxgCBb W the world. Rnrrev. ;'"imaTely 15,0130 square miles hi V "uncry nnderlaycd with i-o r-nrr,k "alt that ranees from t K , eet thickness. This 1 f t 3 at a dPtl 800 to K, ma,'ang it convenient for f -I , Pcratons. The conditions 1 " iaTorable to the formation ,." fvorablo also to the t " r potash. 1,'" tcst wel! are to be sunk it 4 M to Eet accurate figures alr-i a3er!Tin8 ""ta. One te i i U nder Ta7 the i?'fate1 t. dUfarent materials t M u tnese test wolfs re- r" 1 iefomU o tests ! 'I .U r , , dterine the lim ' W 104 location of Chicago, Nov. 9. Characters ing the result of Tuesday's elec tion as a "revolt against landed aristocracy," Benjamin C. Marsh of Washington, D. C, managing airector of the Farmers National Council, declared here today that "farmers are Joining with labor to restore the government to the people and won't et6p till they nave done this." Mr. Marsh has been campaign ing in 18 states from Michigan west to the coast since May for candidates endorsed by the coun cil. ' . " - . "The defeat of scores of reac tionary senators and- congressmen and the substitution of pro gressive views ia, largely due to the fury of the farmers of the west, northwest and southwest. he. said, "over the criminal con spiracy or deflation carried out by me ieaerat reserve board at the bo hest of profiteers who made 12,- 000,000,000 net profits out of the war, or a million dollars net t ro ne for every three boys who lost their lives during the war. "In 1920 about .38 per cent-of the farmers were tenants, by 1930 probably hall will be tenants," he saw. - FOREIGN LABOR WILL BE SOUGHT Washington, Nov. 9. The pro posal to modify immigration re strictions in order to provide the country with a greater labor sup ply has the approval of Secretary Mellon, It was . said today at the treasury. He believes, however, some means of selection should be devised so that more laborers might enter the country without a corresponding increase of other classes of Immigrants. Rising tides of prospertiy In the country, according to Mr. Mel- lon's view, has caused a labor shortage which could be met by such a modification in the law. The labor shortage is held by him to be in a large measure responsi ble for high prices. Smyrna, Nov. 9.- (By Assocl ated Press.) Commerce is com pletely paralyzed throughout Asia Minor. One by one the banks of Smyrna are closing and the Kemallsts have sealed " the vaults of most of the banking in stitutions because they would not furnish the nationalist authorities with lists of their Greek and Armenian accounts. Several Amer ican . tobacco companies have suspended operations and are preparing to transfer their stock to the United States. The only American firm which is continuing to do business is the Standard Oil company whose products are paid for by the Turks in bolshevik gold. Vaults Are Sealed The order for all the tanks to furnish lists of their Greek and Armenian accounts was issued yesterday by the Kemallst author ities. Most of them refused and their vaults were sealed by armed Turkish guards. The National Bank of Turkey voluntarily closed Its doors on the announced grounds that there no longer was any business. The Kemallsts have drawn up plans for the reconstruction of the city but no funds are available for building work of any kind. Rome, Nov. 9. Premier Musso lini has telegraphed to the Italian high commission in Constanti nople stating that he favored a united front byithe allies regard ing Turkey. The premier an nounced the sending of this mes sage at yesterday's cabinet meet ing. Turkey had beaten Greece but could not claim to have de feated the entente, the premier said. " -The Italian warship Archlmede was ordered by the premier to re main at Constantinople and he gave instructions that In case of necessfty oth'er vessels should be held In readiness to protect Italian nationals. London, Nov. 9. London morn ing newspapers failed to receive their usual quotas of news from Constantinople today because of the cutting of the Eastern Tele graph companys cable on the Kemalist side of the China zone by the Turks and their refusal to permit the company to repair it. So far as - was known here this morning no overt or hostile act as yet had been taken at Con stantinople either by the allies or the Kemallsts. But the situation is known to be very tense and the insistence of the nationalists upon their demand for allied evacua tion have made it Increasingly critical, Everywhere in Great Britain general satisfaction is expressed over the recent evidence that the allies are acting unanimously at Constantinople. Upon this unity the British base their hope that everything will ultimately come : d$ '',:!' ' I j 513 Miss Calla Williams, of San Fran cisco, has managed to save enough fro mher meagre earnings to buy a little plot of land for her aged mother. She needs sufficient money to erect a home and has offered to sell herself in. marriage for $5000 to any American-born man under fifty and of good character. POiNDEXTER IS REMOVED FROM SEAT IN SENATE Seattle, Wash., Nov. 9. Wash ington voters, in Tuesday's gen eral election, chose a democrat to fill the seat of Miles Polndexter. republican, in the United States senate, returned the five repub llcan Incumbent representatives to congress, repealed by an over whelming majority the poll tax measure passed by the 1920 legis lature and showed their disap proval by large majorities of five other Initiative and referendum measures on the ballot. . These results were apparent when returns from all but a few of the precincts in the state were tabulated today. In the senatorial contest, C. C, Dill, democrat, had a lead of more than 4000 votes over Senator Polndexter. In four of the five congressional districts the republican represent atives were swept "Into office again without serious opposition In the fifth district where the race appeared close at times, Rep resentative J. Stanley Webster has apparently been re-elected by plurality of more than 2000. The vote in favor of repealing the poll tax, on the basis of In complete returns, was almost three to one. The "30-10" plan of distributing school funds, pro posed as a substitute for the pres ent system, was aeteated by an unfavorable vote which opponents of the measure predicted would reach 30,000. WIS SECURE ELEVEN SEATS I KRESS li. S, C. OR WASHINGTON MAY FLAY PENN STATE out all right in the Near Bast. Marion Girl Stock Judge Has Record At Portland Show Marion county boys and girls scored heavily at tho Pacific In ternational Livestock exposition which is being held at Portland this week. On pigs and calves exhibited eight first prizes were taken, seven second prizes, six third prizes, six fourth prizes, three fifth one sith and one seventh The Marion county judging team, mode up of Miss Bessie Bloom, Cleo Cross and Orval Loe, placed sixth out of 22 teams from various points in tha northwest. Marion Hisi Is Second. Miss Bloom, with a total of 701 points, was high In the team. In her examination on reasons for her decisions she scored 9S out of a possible 100. The highest scot in this was 98, mada by bo&J Miss Bloom's record is held to be extraordinary. The Klickitat team won the contest with a score of 2202. Mar ion's total score was 1996. Those Marion county boys and girls who exhibited stock at the Portland show are as follows Twelve Are Exhibitors, Arthur Brenden, Howard Loe, James Walsh, Russell Lichty, Emellne Bloom, Orval Loe, Eldon Fox, Jordia Kloster and Viola Faw of Sllverton, Lester Barrows and Frederick Barrows of Shaw, and Homer Bray of Salem. In the judging work Cleo Cross received 630' points and Orval Loe 665. William Bail lie, county school supervisor, accompanied the team to Portland. - San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 9. Football teams representing the University of Southern California and the University of Washington loomed today as candidates for the task of representing the west in the east-west football game at Pasadena, Cal., New Year's day, following last night's announce ment that the University of Cali fornia did not care to be consid ered for the game. Penn State will represent the east. California's champion team has represented the coast in the last two Pasadena games, winning from Ohio State in 1921 and play ing Washington & Jefferson to a tie In 1922. Kansas In Doubt New York, Nov. 9. (By Asso ciated Press.) Whether the re publicans will have six or seven votes over the necessary majority of 218 for control of the house. Prohibition Issue In Dif ferent Sections Of The Country Meets With Varied Reception. Chicago, Nov. 9. Eleven avowedly wet candidates for con gress were elected and nine self announced wet aspirants for con gressfpnal seats were defeated in mid-western states analysis of the election returns show today. The majority of middle western con gressional candidates either an nounced themselves before elec tion as drys or maintained si lence or said that they did not regard prohibition, as an issue. There were no prohibition con tests announced by congressional districts In these mid-western states Kansas, Kentucky, Minne sota, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. In some of them, as Kansas, Minnesota and Oklahoma, the congressional can didates all were reported as nro- hibitionists. In Indiana and Iowa, the few avowed wet candidates were defeated. Nine Are Republicans Of 'the eleven successful wets nine were republicans, one a democrat and one a socialist. Five democrats, one republican, one an cianst, two Independents, one of wnom, ran on a "beer and light wine - piatrorm were the an nounced wets who lost. Several of tnese wets lost to other wets. unio aereated the beer and wine proposition by a malorltv or ciose to zoo.000; the beer and wine proposition in Illinois won by more than two to one: Cali fornia defeated a prohibition en forcement act; Massachusetts vot ed against harmonizing its state laws ,with the Volstead federal enforcement act; New Jersey swept into the senate Governor u-dward I. Edwards, democrat and proponent of modification of pro hibition; Missouri reelected Sen ator James A. Reed, democrat, avowed opponent of the Volstead act and New York democrats had a beer and light wine platform. in Michigan Robert H. Clancv. democrat first District, and Clar ence J. McLeod, reDubllcan thlr. teenth district, both endorsed bv wet ; organizations, were elected. Otherwise there were no announc ed moist congressmen elected In Michigan. 35 County Assessors Of Oregon In Salem For Annual Meeting ML ANGEL VOTERS I ELECT NON-CATHOLIC Thirty-five county assessors from as many counties in Oregon arrived In Salem today to attend the annual meeting of the county assessors' association. This afternoon they will hold a business session in the auditor ium of the Salem chamber of com merce. Many will remain in the city tomorrow when a meeting of the state tax commission will be held. Routine business will be discuss ed at this afternoon's session and there will be several special items to be considered. The nature of this special business was not made public. Those assessors who were here are as follows: W. A. Balrd, Baker county; C. Li. Tallman, Benton; W.,B. Cook, Clackamas; F. L. Lelnenweber, Clatsop;, C. W. Blakesley, Colum bia; J. T. Beyers, Coos; H. A. Foster, Crooks; J. S. Moore, Cur ry; W. T. Mullarky, Deschutes; F. L. Calkins. Douglas: Elfie E. Campbell, Gilliam; F. C. Mack, Grant; J. L. Caldwell, Harney; Jasper Wlckham, Hood River; J. B. Coleman, Jackson;J. T. Dizney, Jefferson; D. O. Hayes, Josephine; J. P. Lee, Klamath; C. C. Mahan, Lake; H. E. Walker, Lane; Ed Stocker, Lincoln; A. M. Graham, Malheur O. A. Steelhammer, Mar ion; J. J. Wells, Morrow; Hiram U. Welch, Multnomah) Fred J. Holman, Polk; Otto Peetz, Sher man; C. A. Johnson, Tillamook; R. ,0. Hawks, Umatilla; Q. H. Proctor, Union; John McDonald, Wallowa; James A. Davis, Wasco W. F. Boley, Washington; Peter Hartman, Wheeler, , and W, W. Nlckell, Yamhill. NORTH DAKOTA KEEPS PRESENT DELEGATION Fargo, N. D., Nov. 9. North Dakota will retain its present nouse members in congress as a result of Tuesday'g election. O. B. Burtness was unopposed and ueorge M. Young and J. H. Sin clair today are leading their op ponents by margins considered safe on incomplete returns. PIERCE'S LEAD TOTALS 31.546 IN LATE COUN T REPUBLICANS OF DAHOWU T Mt, Angel, Or., Nov. 9. One of the' strange features of the citv election held here Tuesday was tnat of the five councilmen elect ea out of 10 candidates, R. L. tr i i . . loung, tne oniy non-uathollc on the ticket received the highest number of votes. Dr. J. E. Webb( present mayor, who is a holdover, is also a non-Catholic. The vote on the school bill in both Mt Angel precincts was 661 no, 15 yes. SIKI-BECKETT BOUT MAY BE FORBIDDEN London, Nov. 9. The home of fice today intimated to the pro moters of the Battling Slki-Joe Beckett' fight scheduled for De cember 7, that the contest would not he allowed to takefilace. Trie articles or agreement Be tween siki ana Beckett call for a 0-round contest for the heavy weight championship of Europe to be staged in Albert Hall. New Incorporations The Anna Creek Lumber com pany of Klamath Falls, capltaliz- " I. . . . .. . "led at 25,000 tiled articles of n- kIZ i , T , M,,v .1. corporation with the state corpo JLJ:1 . hA" ration department her, Wednes- strength is 224; democratic 207; socialist 1; farmer-labor 1 and one independent,' Motorist Fined 10. C. A. Slusaer of rout 4 waa sen tenced to pay a fine of $10 today when he pleaded guilty before Judge G. E. Unrnh, of the Balem justice court, to a charge of driv ing his automobile with ixtrjraw iicense plates. day. The incorporators are V. L, Burns, II. C. Merryman and Dor is Reed. Other corporations filing art icles Wednesday were; Madley-McBride company. Port land; $5000; C. E. Hadley, Jas. L. McBrlda and Chas. X Swtn dels. Busy Bee Restaurant, Inc., Portland; $2500; A. R. Smith, CM. Worrell and C. F. Kettle- Jfcerg. Boise, Idaho, Nov. 9. Last Tuesday's election in Idaho was entirely In favor of the republi cans, according to unofficial re turns compiled up to this morn ing. Burton L. French and Addison Smith, the two incumbent re publican congressmen, have been conceded winners over their democratic and progressive oppo nents and C. C. Moore, republican for governor and an entire re publican state ticket, "apparently Has gone over. Newspaper tabulation of re turns from 726 of the 814 pre cincts in the state follow: Congress first district Burton French, republican, 22.036: Waters, democrat, 12,650; Deal progressive 12,950. Second district, Addison T. Smith, republican, 31,494; White aker, democrat 16.947: Dunnlnir progressive 15,937. Governor Moore, republican 46,321; Alexander, democrat, 35, 102; Samuels progressive 39,-150.- - CROUP FATAL TO SHAW LAD Shaw, Or., Nov. 9. The com munity was called upon Friday to mourn the death of little Alois Marrman, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. August Marrman, who died suddenly Thursday evening as the result of a severe attack of croup. The funeral was held Sun day at the Catholic church and burial took place in the church cemetery here. Portland, Or., Nov. 9. Latest compilation today from 1563 pre cincts out of 1727 in the state with seventeen of the 86 counties reported complete gave Walter M. Pierce, democrat, a total of 127, 454 for governor and 95,908 for Governor B. W. Olcott, who was defeated in Tuesday's election. From1602 precincts the re turns on the comnulsorv school bill was: Yes 107,484, no 93,893. on the Portland exposition tax measure the figures from 1451 precincts were: Yes 76,677; no oo.ou i. single lax, iz8 pre cincts: Yes 36,929; no 113,782 income tax, 1412 precincts: Yes 46,236; no 96,881. On the state officers the latest tabulation showed: Treasurer, 1472 precincts Hoff 137.579: tou Velle 60,210. Superintendent public instruc tion, 1472 precincts Churchill 12,486; George 66,504. Labor commissioner, 1471 pre cincts Gram 120,076: Hansen 50,091. Publio service commissioner. 1872 precincts Campbell 101, 210; Erlcksen 39,425; Kerrigan 36,668. Completion of .the unofficial count of Multnomah county's balloting confirms the standings of candidates and measures as in dlcated yesterday. In the close race for circuit judge, Louis P. Hewitt, republican, has won the seat occupied by Judge W. N. Gatens, democrat, by 722 votes, REPU WE (EEPC0N1L OF CONGRESS House . Majority of 160 Hashed To a Scant Handful Senate Lead Cut 50 Percent. New York. Nov. 9 (Kv Associated Presa.)---The 68th house of representatives will be composed of 225 republi cans, seven more than a ma jority, 207 democrat ona socialist, one farmer labor and one independent. ..... New York, Nov. 9. (By Asso ciated Press.) Returns from all but three congressional districts where results were "still unde termined at noon today show 221 republican, 205 democrats, one so cialist, one Independent and one farmer-labor elected to the new house of representatives. Latest figures today show the next senate will have 62 republi cans, 41 democrats and one farmer-labor representative with re sults of two senatorial contests one in Washington and tha other in North Dakota still undecided. KELLS TO LEAVE FOR EAST FRIDAY MORN C.iA. Kells, general secretary of the local Y. M. C. A., will leave tomorrow morning for Atlantic City, Ga., where he will attend the 41st international convention of the Y. M. C. A. to be held No vember 14-19, Inclusive. The board of directors at a meeting held at the "Y" today noon grant- Mr. Kells a leave of absence that he might attend the meeting. is understood that Dr. M. C. Flndley and son, Dwight, who are now in the east, will also attend the meeting. Y. M. C. A. workers consider the International con ventions the most inspiring of all Y events. Develop Turkey Market. Helena, Mont., Nov. 9,-r-Market for turkeys grown in Montana ia being found by the state depart ment of agriculture, according to C. C. Davis, Us head. Circulars were mailed today to growers, poultry associations and others giving directions for preparing the birds for market, freight and express rates to available markets and lists of reliable buyers and handlers, with quantities asked for by each firm, and prices offered. Greb Coming West Portland, Ore., Nov. 9. Trans portation has been furnished Harry Greb of Pittsburgh, light heavyweight champion boxer of the world to appear In Portland the latter part of November to meet an opponent to be selected by the Mllwaukle boxing commis sion. Greb will probably appear in other coast cities while In the west. INSANITY DEFENSE OF MRS. PHILLIPS SCORED Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 9. The state today opened its attack on the insanity defense of Mrs. Clara Phillips, charged with the murder of Mrs. Alberta Tremalne Mead ows July 12 last, the first re buttal witness to take the stand this morning being J. J. Loving, a turnkey at the county Jail, Loving testified that he had observed Mrs. Phillips' actions on several occasions since her In carceration la the county Jail and that In his opinion she was rational. New York, Nov. 9.- (By Asso ciated Press.) Continued repub lican control of congress, but with a senate majoritj-cut In two and a house majority of 160 slashed to a scant handful, appeared today" as the net result of last Tuesday's congressional elections with re turns almost complete. 'iignt races in the few undecided dis tricts, not affecting the general result and delays in counting, however, threatened to postpone the final figures until tomorrow. Tho general picture of Tues day's storm of ballots was virtual ly finished early this morning when belated Montana returns sent the republicans over the top in the house contest. Election of R. Scott Leavitt, republican, In Montana, gave the republicans the 218 votes necessary to control tno noxit house, but even these re publican tidings were coupled with news of defeat of Represent ative McCormick, ; republican, Montana, by his democratic op ponent, John M. Evans. Seven Unreported. With seven congressional dis tricts In four states Kansas, North Dakota, Washington and Weat Virginia still unreported early today, the roll in the next house etood: Republicans M0: democrats 205; socialist 1; farmer-labor 1 and independent 1. The republican margin promised to be increased slightly in the re maining contests, In the returns to date 76 places now held by re publicans had been captured with out a single counterbalancing democratic loss. Belated returns did not add to the 50 per cent cut In the senate republican majority sustained In (Continued cn page four) SAYS HUSBAND CURSED HER Alleging that her husband has accorded her cruel and Inhuman treatment, Mrs. Millie Boden to day filed suit for divorce In the Marion circuit court. Mrs. Boden claims that her hus band, Joseph Boden, cursed her, that he threataned to beat her and that he accused her of having Improper relations with other men. Mr. and Mrs. Boden were mar ried In Salem, October 28, 1920. j ID ICAT! OF PROUIB (DON LAWS FORSEE N Washington, Nov. 9 Proposals for legislation modifying the Vol stead act with respect to the sale of beer and light wines were re garded today at the treasury as extremely likely as a result of the outcome -of Tuesday's election. In the meanwhile, however, Secretary Mellon was reported ao holding that the treasury's policy of a strict enforcement of the dry laws would continue unchanged, despite the expression of publio opinion in different states, until congress acts. Unless the Question actually comes In congress, high treasury officials Indicated little considera tion would be given to the possi ble source of revenue which, might be developed from taxes on beec and Wine, .