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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 276.
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Newberry Relinquishes
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MAN QUITS
UNDER FIRE
Resignation To Become
Effective Tomorrow-
Defeat Of Colleague
Given As Reason,
Washington, Nov. 20. The
resignation of Senator Truman H.
I Newberry of Michigan, the cen
tral figure of a long and bitter
jenate controversy, will become
effective tomorrow. Vice-Presi
dent Coolidge was unable at to
day's brief session to present Sen
ator Newberry's letter of resigna
tion and the Michigan senator's
lame remained temporarily on
the rolls.
Forwarded to Governor Groes-
leek 'of that state under date of
November 18, Mr. Newberry's let
ier of resignation, requesting that
it become effective Immediately,
was made public here last night
after a copy had been transmitted
to Vice-President Coolidge with
the request that it be read into
the senate record as soon as pos
lible. Although declaring in a review
ot the long and bitter controversy
over his right to a place in the
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BY
Okmulgee, Okla., Nov. 20. (By
Associated Press) Another chap
ter in the prosecution of Governor
J. B. A. Robertson is being writ-
tea in court here today, where
District Judge Thomas A. Ed
wards of Cordell is hearing Coun
ty Attorney James Hepburn's mo
tion to set aside the change of
venue to Ada, Okla., in the brib
ery case against the Mate's chief
executive, granted Friday ty Dis
trict Judge Lucien B. Wright.
The county attorney's petition
to set aside the change of venue
makes the sensational charge that
Governor Robertson recently freed
Murderer convict from the peni
tentiary to attend the governor's
trial and "kill the county attor
ney ot Okmulgee county" and he
sks that if a change of venue is
eranted, the case be set for trial
t some point vbers "the life of
Mid county attorney can and will
Protected."
Hepburn also charges that
'"age Wright was not qualified to
Bear the change of venue motion,
because of alleged collusion with
7 eovernor and because of an
, " " oiaics vile juugc
"as been accused of taking to set-
we case.
Governor Robertson yesterday
enied the oroncaHnn. rf TTon..
'urn's petition, filed in district
eourt Saturday. He termed the
"legation that he freed a prisoner
" "kill the county attorney" a
iaraiy and damnable lie," and
made at this time for the sole
ad only flmrDMa of fcrvinir to
eate public sentiment against
"a on the eve of my case going
iriaj at Ada."
Wan driver hits two
tifT11"9 driv,nS north on the Pa
"c highway north of Jefferson
tn, v aj tei car kId,ied and
in horse-drawn vehicle and
Pher car, Vesta Holt of The
"as notified the police. There
I? minor damages, she said.
. horse-drawn wagon was
men by W. A. Quick and the
fill ' wa Viloted by W. A.
Pot Eugene. No one was In-
mm
ROBER
AGAIN
ACCUSED
PROSECUTOR
Sultan Arrives at
Malta on Battleship
Malta, Nov. 20. (By Asso
ciated Press. ) -.The British
dreadnaught Malaya with Sul
tan Mohammed VI on board ar
rived here this morning.
Since the sultan is traveling
Incognito, the customary hon
ors and salutes were dispensed
with. It is expected that Gov
ernor Plumer will void the
vessel to extend an official wel
come. Mohammed, who is accom
panied by his 10-year-old son
and three officials, will stay at
Fort Tigne, which has been
specially prepared for his re
ception. Member 10 Years is Held
'Unethical' Because He
Advertises In Papers;
Resignation Declined.
Dr. Floyd L. Utter, Salem
dentist, has ben ousted from the
Marion-Polk-Yamhill Dental asso
ciation, of which he was a mem
ber for 10 years. Although Dr.
Utter had today received no form
al notification of his dismissal, the
action of the association was this
morning admitted by Dr. Leon
Barrick, president of the organiza
tion. "Unethical advertising" was.
given as the reason' for expelling
Dr. Utter. His brother. Dr. E. H.
Utter, a dentist of Newberg, also
was ousted from the society. The
vote on the proposal to deny mem
bership to the two Utters was said
by Dr. Barrick to be unanimous.
Hesitation Tendered.
"The move proved very satis
factory to us," Dr. Utter declared
this morning. "Prior to the
meeting of the society last Friday
night, my resignation was tender
ed but, I understand, was not act
ed upon. What the society object
ed to, as I understand it, was my
advertisements in some news
papers, outside of Salem, and to
circulars in which ' I explained a
new process of dentistry 'the Twi
light Sleep for Teeth,' which I re
cently acquired. I do not con
sider legitimate advertising of a
meritorious process unethical.
Newbere Office Opened. -Dr.
Utter explained that he had
refrained from advertising in Sa
lem newspapers out of courtesy to
the association and that no ad
vertisements ' were used prior to
thetime that his resignation was
tendered.
"We're prepared to go the lim
it now," Dr. Utter said. "My
brother and I have opened an of
fice in Newberg and we expect to
advertise extensively. Business
has be n far better since the pub
lic has become acquaimea wnn
what we have to offer."
Dr. Utter had been a member
of the society since he was grad
uated from the North Pacific Den
tal college In 1912. He is a former-
student of the Salem high
school and has been a member of
the city council for several years.
H. G. WELLS BADLY
BEATEN IN ELECTION
London. Nov. 20. (By Associ
ated Press.) H. G. Wells, as
1HUUI Law. -
parliament from the University
rjnn Tint nnlv was defeated
. . i ...,1 Mota rnr memner oi
Ul JKi num..
but polled the smallest number of
votes for the connuiuency.
ci- cm.m Riiaaell-Wells. COn-
Dix ojw - '
servatlve, was elected, receiving
3 833 votes against 2,180 for
Professor A. F. Pollard and 1,427
for Mr. Wells.
D.rf. Sarah Bernhardt nar
rowly escaped Injury while motor
ing to San Remo, when the rear
axle of her automobile broke.
UTTER OUSTED
BY DENTISTS
WOMAN NOT
APT TO GAIN
SENATE SEAT
Georgia Appointee Sees
Upper House Convene
From Sidelines; Lead
ers Predict Failure.
, Washington, No. 20. Mrs. W.
H. Felton of Georgia waited in
vain for an hour and a halt In the
senate chamber today - to learn
whether senate leaders would per
mit her to take her seat as the
first woman senator, in view of
the recent election of Walter F,
George as her successor. After
much scratching of heads over the
problem, the senate managers de
cided to let a decision go over
until tomorrow.
From a place in the rear of the
senate on the democratic side of
the chamber the 87-year-old
"grand old women of Georgia
peered out through her spectacles
upon the opening formalities of
the special session and then with
out a mention of her name hav
ing gone into the senate record
saw an adjournment taken until
tomorrow as a mark of respect for
the late Senator Watson, to whose
place she had been appointed by
Governor Hardwick. ,
An hour and a half before the
gavel was to fall opening the spe
clal session of congress, Mrs. Fel
ton entered the senate chamber
on the arm of former Senator
Hoke Smith of Georgia, sent her
bonnet and cloak to be hung up
in the democratic cloak room, and
took up a position on a sofa on
the democratic side, with her sen
atorial commission in her lap.
Mrs. Felton appeared undis
turbed by these preparations, as
she kept her vigil in the chamber,
she told inquirers that when op
portunity offered she would pre
sent her credentials and then, if
they were not honored, she 'would
make a speech. As a former sen
ator, even by appointment, sue
would have the privilege of re
maining on the senate floor, but
could not take part in the pro
ceedings.
Mrs. Felton said she would con
tinue her efforts to be seated for
a day, and it was indicated that
the. senate was prepared to act
tomorrow.- Some of the best In
formed leaders predicted sue
would not be successful.
Senate officials said there was
no thought in their early adjourn
ment today of temporizing on
their decision. They explained
that usual custom of doing honor
to a dead senator was followed
and that it was Impossible to re
ceive a new senator until formal
notification of the death had been
received, with the customary im
mediate adjournment.
EVE OF NEW ERA
"Thr la a new development
for Oregon. You are on the thresh
hold of great achievements," de
clared Irving B. Vining, speak
in tndnT noon before the Salem
Chamber of Commerce on "En
thusiasm and Acmevemeni.
The citizens of Oregon ( are
wnrVlnr under a handicap, he
said, and that Is, that nature has
provided too much. Environments
for the citizens of the state were
so favorable, that its citizens are
inclined to relax and not push on
towards great achievements.
The eastern men are looking
towards Oregon and envying Its
with its rreat mountain
scenery and wonderful rivers, de
clared Mr. Vining. Ana as a re
sult, Oregon stands oa the preci
pice of great achievement with
in the next five years.
SAYS OREGON ON
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20,
LOUISIANA
OPENS FIGHT
ON KLUXERS
Governor Parkers Says
State. Capable of Deal
ing With Klan; Federal
Aid Promised.
Washington, Nov. 20. The
state authorities of Louisiana ap
pear to be fully capable of hand
ling any situation within their
jurisdiction growing out of activ
ities of secret organizations or
other agencies, it was declared In
a statement issued at the White
House today after a conference on
the subject between President
Harding, Attorney General Daugh-
erty, Governor Parker of Louis
iana and Attorney General Coco
ot that state.'
Federal Aid Pledged
In view ot the sufficiency of the
state authority, the White House
statement said "There is nothing
at this time for the federal gov
ernment to do except to give as
surance to the state authorities
that wherever federal Interests
are Involved, the federal author-
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Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock,
examinations will begin for mem
bers of the Oregon National Guard
for the purpose of selecting a can
didate from the guard for the
final examinations foij appoint
ment to West Point, to be held
next March. The member ot the
Oregon National Guard standing
the best examination will have
the privilege of entering the
final West Point examination for
appointment from this district.
The examination 'will be held
under the supervision of Col.
Robert McCleave of Portland,
senior state instructor of the Ore
gon National Guard. He will be
assisted by Major James S. Dusen-
bury of Salem, J. A. Churchill,
state superintendent of public in
struction and Capt. William Ket
tle of Woodburn.
Those who will take the exam
ination are aa follows: Corporal
Donald Peterson, Co. I, 162d in
fantry, Sllverton; Corporal Jesse
F. Dressier, Co. A, Med ford;
Corporal Harold G. Savage, 485th
Co., Marshfield; Private Ralph R.
Peasley, Hospital Company, Leb
anon; Sergeant Clarence S. Howe,
Co. G., Portland; Sergeant Leon
M. Erickson, Co. E, Portland;
Corporal Neil Burdick, Company
B, Portland; Sergeant Cecil W.
Kennedy, Howitzer Co., Portland;
Private Clifford W. Rich, 493rd
Company, Albany.
GHIEF MOFFITTJSPENT $20
Chief of Police Moffltt spent
$20 in his campaign for re-elec
tion prior to November 7, accord
ing to his expense statement tiled
with City Recorder Earl Race.
H. O. Damon spent 22.60 In
behalf of W. W. Blrtchet, accord
ing to his statement.
Three candidates yet must file
statement. They are Mark Poul
sen, J. B. Glesy and H. H. Vande
vort. LAO STRUCK BY AUTO HURT
Lyman Simmons, 512 South
Eighteenth street, suffered severe
Injuries when .he was struck by a
truck drives by George Wood, 211
South Eighteenth street, Saturday
according to a police report.
GUARDSMEN TO
TAKE EXAM FOR
APPOINTMENTS
U
ce "in
Special Session Sets
Congressional Record
. Washington, Nov. 20. With
the convening of the 67th con
gress in special session at noon
today, one precedent in Ameri
can history is broken, while It
remained to be determined on
the senate floor whether the
day would see another smashed
in the extra .session, called by
President Harding primarily to
consider the administration
Bhip subsidy bill, with the reg
ular session to follow imme
diately afterward, insures a
record total ot four sessions for
this congress, including the
special session called In April,
1921, no congress before ever
having had more than three,
and it may have the further
distinction of including the
first wontan member to be seat
ed in the senate.
Near East Conference
On Turkish Situation
Opened; Adjournment
To Tuesday Taken.
Lausanne, Sept. 20. (By Asso
rted Press.); The Near East
peace conference here was formal
ly opened at 8:45 o'clock this aft
ernoon. President Haab of Swit
zerland, the presiding officer of
the opening session, entered the
hall at that hour and read his wel
coming address, to which Lord
Curzon, the British foreign secre
tary, replied.
First of the leading delegates
to arrive was former Premier
Venlzelos of Greece. He was fol
lowed shortly by Premier Musso
lini of Italy wearing a fasclstl tri
color in his buttonhole. Premier
Polncare of France followed im
mediately by Lord Curzon and
Emile Barrere of the French dele
gation, entered at 3:45 o'clock. .
The proceedings were conclud
ed at 4:15 p. m., the conference
adjourning to reassemble at 11
o'clock tomorrow morning at
Ouchy.
PEACE PARLEY
CONVENED
Election Contest Cost
Bill Case Taken Under
Advisement Here Today
Following a hearing ot attor
neys' arguments relative to the
$2000 cost bill submitted by Gov
ernor Olcott for expenses said to
have been incurred in the R. R.
Coster primary election contest,
Circuit Judges Percy Kelly and
George Bingham this noon took
the case under advisement.
Cassius Peck, appearing for
Mr. Coster, held that attorneys'
feea hsked by the governor were
excessive and Insisted that $60 a
day, for the 12 days spent in
court, would be reasonable. Jay
Bowerman who, with Roy Shields,
represented the governor pointed
out that, approximately, six weeks
were spent by him and Mr. Shields
in preparatory work. Mr. Bower
man and Mr. 'Shields asked the
entire amount ot the $2000 bond
posted by Mr. Coster, and declared
that expenses actually incurred
ran greatly in excess of that
figure.
Mr. Peck also contested items
having to do with eipeu;s in
curred while securing information
at various points over the state.
The election contest was Insti
tuted by Mr. Coster In behalf of
Charles Hall, republican candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination,
and was dropped after days ot
court procedure in which the
greater number of charges made
were not substantiated.
1922
Seuuie
IS KEEN
Domestic Market Clear
But Buying Lags; Most
Of Northwest Crop Is
Out of Growers' Hands.
With tho announcement of the
sale ot the Johnson lot from 150
acres of prune orchard near Cor-
vallls ot the 40-50 size at nine
cents a pound and the statement
by the Journal ot Commerce of
New York city, recognized author
ity on the prune market that "the
understocked dried fruit market
as dealers enter the holiday sea
son Is the outstanding feature of
the situation," there is a feeling
among prune growers that the
market will soon recover from its
temporary slowness.
The Journal ot Commerce also
says In Its latest report on the
situation, "in pruneB, there is a
demand for prompt shipments."
75 Per Cent Sold.
Although the prune crop this
year in the northwest was more
than double that of one year ago,
already more than 75 per cent of
the 1922 crop has been sold.
According to the estimates of
prune buyers, the crop this year
will run about 52,000,000 pounds,
compared to a crop one year ago
of about 25,000,000 pounds.
Based on a 52,000,000 pound
estimate, there is now in the
hands of growers and independent
packers, 13,000,000 pounds of this
year's crop of prunes.
W. F. Drager states that grow
ers are still holding torn four to
five million, pounds, awaiting a
higher market and that the re
mainder of the unsold crop is held
by independent packers. He be
lieves there is little chance for
change in prices until consumers
have cleared up present stocks and
until there is relief from the pres
ent car shortage.
Car Shortage Felt.
W. T. Jenks, manager of the
Willamette Valley Prune associa
tion, estimated that 25 per cent ot
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Scout Executive F. H. ZInzer Is
emphasizing the Importance ot the
first aid to animals department of
the Salem Boy Scouts organiza
Horn Merit badge examinations
are held each month under in
structiong given by Dr. Moorhouse
county veterinarian. Boy Scouts
are supplied with a pamphlet giv
ing full instructions what to do
In case of horses getting down on
the street, or dogs or other ani
mals that are injured, and the
Boy Scouts naturally became In
terested in humane society work
and are rendering that organiza
Hon a great deal of practical as
sistance. The boy is naturally the
friend of a dog and there is no
affection and devotion like that
which grows up between a nor
mal boy and almost any kind of a
dog. Cases of cruelty to animals
and children are reported to the
humane society by the Boy Scouts
in this city and Portland and the
scout organization Is receiving
many contributions and much
commendation tor Its activities la
humane work. . .
ADVANCE IN
PRUNE PIE
BOY SCOUTS
IN HUMANE WORK
PRICE TWO CENTS
w
Relinquishes
Senate Seat
SEIZE SHIP
Chinese Pirates Ship
As Passengers Out Of
Macao; Control Craft
Thirteen Hours.
Hong Kong, Nov. 20. (By As
sociated Press.) Sixty-five Chin
ese buccaneers who might have
stepped from an ancient log of
the Spanish main, traveled as
passengers aboard the British
steamer Sul-An when she left
Macao for Hong Kong yesterday
afternoon. Seizing the ships a
few miles out, the pirates held
her for 13 hours and the crew
and passengers made Hong Kong
today with their captors driven
away in sampans, ony after a
fierce battle In which two were
killed and several wounded, in
cluding the captain of the Sul
An, a French priest and another
European passenger.
The British steamer was carry
ing a large number ot European
and Chinese passeugcr. The pir
ates, heavily armed, were dis
guised as first or second class
passengers.
When the Europeans showed re
sistance the pirates threatened to
beach and burn the vessel. In
the fighting that followed, two
Indian watchmen were killed and
two others of the crew were
wounded. The captains 's wound Is
serious.
The Invaders then got the up
per hand and locked up passen
gers and crew. The pirates passed
Hong Kong, out at sea and began
to steam in the direction of Swa-
tow.
Finally, 13 hours later, a Euro
pean shot and wounded the pir
ate chief. -The chief's wife then
directed that the excursion be
abandoned. Midway between
Hong Kong and Swatow the out
laws escaped in sampans. The
steamer reached Hong Kong at
noon today.
5 SPEEDERS ARE
E
Five cases ot motorists charged
with speeding were laid before
Judge O. E. Unruh of the Salem
justice court today. . All were ar
rested by officers working out of
the office ot T. A. Raffety, state
traffic chief.
H. P. Buckner of North Bend
will be arraigned today. E. B.
Wood of Portland pleaded guilty
and was fined $15. Albert Hert
ford will be arraigned this after
noon, as will Carl Stebblnger, a
resident of Portland.
H. B. Balch ot Salem, charged
with speeding, pleaded not guilty
and his trial was set tor next
Thursday.
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BUCCANEERS
ARRESTED
E
THE WEATHER
ODEGON: Tonight and Tuesday falrj
moderate northwesterly winds.
Local: Rainfall .14 Inch; max. 61;
mln. 40; cloudy; north wind; river 2 ft
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
BOTH HOUSES
PAY TRIBUTE
TO DEPARTED
Adjournment Is Taken to
Tomorrow Out of Res
pect To Dead; Harding
To Read Message.
Washington, Nov. 20. Con
gress convened at noon today for
the special session ot two weeks
called by President Harding for
consideration of the administra
tion ship subsidy bill, upon which
he is expected to address a Joint
session tomorrow.
In both senate and house, the
gavel beginning the new session
dropped a tew minutes after" 12
o'clock and then in both cham
bers there followed the usual
formalities which attended the
turning over of a new page in
congressional history. The pro
gram on both sides was so ar
ranged as to permit adjournment
after these ceremonies until to
morrow as a mark ot respect tor
the late Senator Watson ot
Georgia and Representative Nolan
ot California.
Senate Session Short.
The senate was in session only
13 minutes, adjourning without
giving an opportunity to Mrs. W.
H. Felton of Georgia or any other
new senators to take the oath ot
office.
In conference between senate
and house leaders and while house
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IS
BYCOL SMITH
Colonel Dan Morgan Smith,
who commanded the "Battalion of
Death" during the offensive in the
St. Mihlel sector during the great
war, spoka Sunday afternoon at
the First Methodist church to an
audience that fully taxed the seat
ing capacity of the large auditor
ium. He spoke for the purpose of
rj!
i n I
1
y
Ml I IT
PROHIBITION
LIKENED TO WAR
securing funds for the "World -
League Agalnat Alcoholism."
"There Is no glory In war," de
clared Colonel Smith. "It is just
cold business. And instead of putt
ing in jail opponents of the war,
we should have hanged them all."
Must Back Dry Laws
It is the duty ot citizens to
stand by the constitution on the
prohibition tosue, Just as it was
their duty to stand with the gov
ernment during the war, he said.
The same congress declared war
both on Germany and the liquor
business.
While the colonel does not be
lieve in Americans claiming they
won the war, he does claim that
General Pershing's demand that
Americans be allotted their own
sectors on the fighting line short
ened the war at least two years.
Tells of Own. Work.
Referring to his "Battalion ol
Death" which was surrounded for
three days by the Germans, Col
onel Smith saidt "My battalion
pierced the German line by orderfc.
Vie got the German artillery by
going after it. We bad done the
work cut out for three regiments.
We fought the Germans all night (
and then whipped them good an4 ,
plenty in the morning of that
famous day."
As for the bootlegger, Colonel (
Smith said he was the smallest!
one horse crook In the country,
And the man who patronizes a,
bootlegger was no better, he eatJ.
and both should be in the pent-!
tentlary.
The large audience was liberal t
In signing pledges tor giving
monthly gum for a period of tivV
years to assist the tight on alcbj
holmism, waged by the "World,;
League Against Alcoholism." ,