VEATCH SUCCEEDS ROSS ON FISH
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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 9
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ROSS
NAMES
Deposed Commissioner To
Fight Removal Ap
pointment Surprise To
Veatch.
Portland, Or., Jan. 10. John C.
Veatcb, Portland attorney, lias
been Delected by Governor Walter
M. Pierce as successor to Tom W.
liusa as Btate fish commissioner,
tbe Portland Telegram Bays touay.
The Telegram kuotes Hoss ay
saying be would f iglit bis removal
in tbe courts. "I've got to see my
lawyer right away," be declared
on being informed by the Tele
gram of Veatcb'e selection.
"Tbe governor preferred charges
against me and then proceeded to
act as judge, jury and executioner
at bis own hearing. His decision
now allows the matter to be taken
into the courts where it will be
decided on by judicial minus d;1
swayed by abjr.rdities, tears and
prejudices."
Veatch is quoted by the Tele
gram as saying he bad no knowl
edge of the impending appoint
ment until last night.
"I am going into the office
bound by no promises and with no
strings tied to me and I shall '.'on
cern myself solely with do'ng
what seems to me to be the be1
thing to do for the interests of
tbe state, said Veatcb.
Veatch is a native of Iane couiv
ty and a gradaute of tbe Univor
sity of Oregon in 1907. Follow
ing graduation he taught In Wash
In g ton high school and studied in
the Oregon law school, being ad
m it tod to law practice in 1912.
For four years he served as chiei
asistant United States prosecutor
rnd resigned abo.it a year ago to
go Into practice with Joseph,
Honey ft Litchfield, with which
firm he is now identified.
I :vemor Confirms.
In confirming today the report
that he had removed Dr. Thom.w
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E
T ARCH
Architects' plans for tbe new
Balem Y. M. C. A. building will be
completed In approximately six
weeks, and work on the building
will begin shortly after, according
to statements made by Y. M. C.
A. officials this morning.
At a meeting of the executive
board last night Morris White
house of Portland was chosen
architect for tbe building, with
Kenneth Legge, of Salem, associ
ate. Sherman W. Dean, national
Y. M. C. A. official. Is working
with the architects at Portland
today.
Fear that some of the features
of the building will bave to be
eliminated from the plans has
been expressed. Mr. Dean has
stated that the building as plan
ned cannot be erected for $135,
000, the sum stated by officials
to be available for the purpose.
Emma Godfrey reported to tbe
police today that her automobile
collided with the car of an un
identified drlTer at Court and
High it r tee It. Tbe report o laced
bit me for the accident.
BE CAREFUL
C apita
LEGISLATOR f
ARRIVING FOR
1925 SESSION
Vanguard of Lawmakers
Drift In ; Everything
Ready For Opening At
11 o'CIock Monday,
Their desks fully equipped for
pending action by Sam A. Kozer,
secretary of state, and bis corps
of a id ee, members of the thirty-
third Oregon legislative assembly
will swing Into action here Mon
day In their biennial wrangle with
the laws of the state.
Promptly at 11 o'clock Monday
morning, or theorectLcally so, the
big clocks In the senate and house
chambers will be set Into motion
and the session of forty daya and
forty nights will be under way.
The stage is all set and the eolons
should get away to a flying start,
although there is little Indication
that early plana to close the ses
sion in thirty days will materialize,
That kind of talk, as usual, look
ed practical Immediately after
election, but subsequent develop
ments have injected so much latent
dynamite into the program to en
able anyone to seriou-ily consider
adjournment before the expiration
of the 40-day limit.
Rapid Progress Likely
Everything, however, presages
rapid progress during the first few
days, and there appears to be no
reason why the two houses should
not bo ready to get down to seri
ous business by Tuesday morning.
The election of officers and t'.ie or
ganization of the two houses will
be but a formality, with Senator
Gus Mooter and Representative
Buptlick already sitting tight in
the presidency and speakership.
Both have their organizations well
worked out, and are understood
to have their committee ready foi
announcement.
By Monday afternoon both or-
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GRAFT RAMPANT
Washington, Jan. 10. Investi
gation of conditions In the cus
toms office at Honolulu has re
sulted in tbe conviction of one
customs agent named Bilsland and
the indictment of four others.
The investigation was said in
treasury department advices today
to have been under way secretly
for ten weeks and to have dis
closed a "very bad situation."
Assistant Secretary Moss In
charge of the customs service said
the treasury did not yet know
the scope of an alleged conspiracy
uncovered by the investigators,
through which the government
was declared to have been de
frauded of "a good many thous
and dollars." He expects further
disclosures.
$3,017,733 is Cost
Of State Institutions
For Past Biennium
The total expend. cure for all
purposes made through the state
yoard of control for the hienniuui
1923-1924 was $3,017,733.03. ac
ord'ns to the biennial report i.f
the board, which was made public
today. This is an Increase cf
1217,611. S3 o- er the expenditure.,
it the previous uiennium, wn:ch
totaled 12,860 : 21.21. Of the ex
penditure tor the biennium just
closed $2,213,040.22 was spent for
Tcneral maintenance of institu
tions and $804,692.81 for spe-lal
.mrpobes.
The average dally population
:.nl monthly per capita cost of the
11 state Institutions over which
the bosrd has control were:
Oregon state hospital, 1839.
17.2S: easterr Oregon state hoa
tal, (56, $16.39; state penltea
iary, 420. $33.14; Institution fjr
'.eble-ralBdod, 7 '4, $15.66; train-
Kansas Governor
Accused of Taking
Bribe For Pardon
I cJraOTKAir jc iv s art.
County Commissioner J. B
Smith of Marlon county, secretary
and treasurer of the county Judges
and commissioners association has
completed programs for the annual
convention to be held in Portland
January 15 and 16. The conven
tion was held in Salem last year.
Commissioner Smith announced
the program for this year's session
today as follows:
Thursday morning Address of
welcome, Major George L. Baker.
Response by Judge H. E. Cross.
Roll call and introduction of mem
hers.
Thursday afternoon Address by
Governor Walter M. Pierce
"Oregon and It's Future." Address
by R. L. Sabin on "County Finan
ces." Address by Roy A. Klein,
state highway engineer, on "State
Highway System."
Friday morning Address by
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state,
on "Traf'lc Regulations." Address
by T. B. Kay, state treasurer, on
"State Finance." Address by Steph
en A- Lowell on "Law Enforce
ment." Friday afternoon Address bv
H. B. Van Duzer, on "Road Main
tenance. Question box and reso
lution. Report of committees.
Election of officers.
Friday evening Banquet at
Tensjn hotel. Music by orchestra
and quartette.
BOWL OF GOLD FISH
CAUSE OF A FIRE
Newark, N. J., Jan. 10. A bowl
of gold fish was listed by the (Irt
department yesterday as havins
caused a lire In the home of 1)
Morris Zimmerman. Inquiry
.mowed mat the rays of the sun
focused throilRh the glass how:
heated a seat of a chair until It
I'irst into flan. cp.
ing school f jr ' ojs. 156. $32 07
tuberculosis hospital. 130. $40.19
school for tho blind, 43, 3U 86:
scnooi lor the deer. 121. $31. 11
industrial school for girls, CI.
$35.88; soldiers' home. 111
$35.87; employment Institution
for blind, 32, $72.32.
The population of four Institu
tions Is reported as exceeding
their capacity. The state hngplml
for the Insane wUh a capacity ol
1800 patien s has 1804. The ituti
training sc ool for boys, rapacity
120. has 181 Inmal-s. The stale
tuberculosis hospital has 153 pa
tients, or three more than capac
ity. The girls' school has a capac
:ty of 65 with 73 Inmates.
Th only Important recommend
ition of the board Is that whci
the training school Is moved to
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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1925
BIKER BUYS
PARDON FOR
$1,250 CLAIM
Kansas City Newspaper
Exposes Prison Scan
dal Involving Governor
Through His Son.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 10 (By As
sociated Press) Kansas political
circles were agog today with the
allegation that Richard G. Davis,
son of Governor Jonathan M. Da
vis accepted $1250 and delivered
a pardon to Fred W. Poll man, for
mer president of a Kansas bank
and convicted forger.
The transactions took place In a
hotel room here and were exposed
by the Kansas City Journal, whose
representatives In conjunction with
Pollman had set a trap for the
governors son.
Governor Davis, whose term ex
plres next Monday, admitted his
son had been "Inveigled into ac
cepting the money," and asserted
the affair "was a frame up by po
litical enemies to get me.
Governor Davis' explanation of
the scene of the hotel room did
not agree with' the story related
by the Journal reporters present,
The Journal's version was:
Young Davis who was 28 years
old, accepted $1000 from Pollman
whllo two Journal representatives,
a shorthand reporter and several
other witnesses listened in adjoin
ing rooms by tho aid of a tele
phonic device hidden behind a cur
tain in Poll man's room. Receiving
the (1000 payment, the governor's
son left the hotel and returned
with the pardon and then recelv
ed an additional 9250. He was
then confronted by the Journal
reporters and the other witnesses.
When threatened with arrest, the
governors son returned the $250
received on delivery of the pardon
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RAILROADS FAIL
TO AGREE UPON
Portland, Or.. Jan. 10. Ben C
Di-y, attorney for the Southern Pa
cific here, who was back totla
irom Lan rraucisco. where he at
tended a conference of railway of
ficials considering the riiilrn.il
situation In central Oregon, eaid
no conclusion was reached regnr l
ing construction of either a Bend
Klamath Kails o.- Klamath r'allu-
ULKevlew line.
Mr. !Jcy said further that no un
derstanding between the Southern
Pacific and the northern lines bail
been reached concerning use of
tuo .URcne-Kli math cut-off, or an
interchange of traffic over It.
The conference, according to
oi-y, merely agreed as to the form
of exceptions of findings of Kxa
iner epbart of the Interstate
commerce commission, which are
to he filed sho Jy.
Kepharl's report was made fol
lowing a hearing Inst summer in
Portland on the application of tin.
Oregon public service commii ni
and various communities and siiij,
ping Interests east of the Can' ad
mountains fur an order reu.u!r'n
me railways lo oillld a line fioni
Hums to llend and for nn exten
lion of railway facilities from
upna to Mamath Falls and La!(e
vlnw.
The time of filing briefs and ex
ceptions by the railways in i ir
central Oregon case has ber-n ex
tended from January 17 to Felini
nry 1.
CATTLEMENTEATdIY
PRESIDEHTSCCMMiSSION
Washington, Jan. 10. The
president's agricultural commls
flion heard cattle and commission
men from the west today and
then began drafting its recommen
datlons for relief of tha Industry.
Chairman Carey expects to report
to the president Monday. He salt)
the recommendations would be
pointed and brief.
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Belgium Given Priority In
Reparations Allies In
Agreement Upm
Questions.
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Paris, Jan. 10 (Ey Aoeiated
Press.) The first provisional agree
ment on the settlement of the
United States war damage claims
was reached this afternoon by the
British and American representa
tives in attendance at tho confer
ence of allied finance ministers
here, according to announcement
made by Winston Churchill, the
Iirltish chancellor of the exchequer
Tho American delegation at the
conference of allied flnnnce min
isters has agreed that tho begin
ning of payments on United States
war damage claims can wait for
two years until the Belgian repar
ation priority is paid, according
to French sources.
In addition. It was stated, the
delegates of tho six big powers,
including the United Stttcs, have
practically reached an accord on
all the questions before them
These solutions will be put in
shape by the experts for consldera
tlon by Tuesday's plenary session
of tho conference
The nature of these solutions,
Mr. Churchill announced would be
kept secret until finally adopted.
It was added that the Anglo-Am
erican provisional agreement was
subject to the approval of Wash
ington.
Tn announcing the tentative set
ttem'ent of the various basic prob
lem before the conference, Mr.
Churchill gave the Impression that
ratification by the various govern
ments was practically certain.
A member of the United States
delegation confirmed the announce
ment that an agreement had prac
tically been reached and said that
Washington had been asked to ap
prove Us terms.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 10. ( By
Associalcd Press.; The Ku Klux
Klan was outlawed by the su
preme court of Kansas today. Put
ting an end to a battle that ba.s
been' waged between klan and
state for more than two years, the
supreme court banded down a de
cision sustaining the stale's plea
and ousting the klan from KaiL-us.
The contention of Attorney tJen
eral Charles U. Griffith that Ui
hooded order was operating for
profit and therefore would re
tjuire aut hoi ity from the stale
charter board, was upheld. At
torneys for tho klan had counter
ed that the purpose of the order
was benevolent and as nu:h would
not need a corporate charier.
AMERICA TO
WAIT 2 YEARS
FOR MONEYS
Mrs. Willebrandt to
Be Appointed Judge
Of Federal Court
, Wahim,-!')!!, .Ian. J 0. Appoint
ment of Mrs. Mabel Walker Will-j-brandt,
now an ansislant attorney
general, to the vacancy in the fed
eral court for northern Califonv'j,
is undrTsto.id to be under consid
eration hy President Cooiidge.
Mrs, Will'-hrandt, who baa ben
in charge of prohibition cases In
the department of justice, eallfr!
on Mr. Coolidge today and pI
though no official announcement
was made, there were indications
that Iit nomination as tho fLst
woman to ait as a federal Judge
might go to the capltol shortly.
There has been a disagreement
among California members of cw
gresg regard in r; the appointment,
however, and immediately af.r
word of the possibility of Mrs.
WUIehrandt'H selection rracb 1
the rapitol, Senator Hhnrtridgt. re
publican, of that city, left bis of
MCCU
APPOINTED UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY GENERAL
jr.'.
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A
CHARlSS-
Washington, Jan. 10 The nom
ination of Charles Beecher Warren
of Michigan to be attorney general
waa sent to the senate today by
President Coolidge.
It la understood that Mr. War
ren, a former Ambassador to Mex
Of APPRAISERS
The estate of George F. Uodgeia
is valued at $S4,42U, according to
an Inventory made by Joseph H.
Albert, W. I. Needham and K. F.I
Slade, appraisers, filed In probate
court. Oft this amount 574, (Kid
Is In personal property and $ S 7 .1 0
in real property. The real proper
ty la virtually all In Oak Lo'lgc
addition inc tiding about 40 blocks
in that subdivision.
Personal property Includes 200
shares In the Kil-i National bank
of Salem valued at $14,000, 13
shares in the Washington Nursery
company valued at $1300;
shares in the Albert estate, valued
at $1250; two shares iu the Kodg
ers I'aper company, valued nt
$200; one share In tbe Capital
City Creamery, valued at $2&; 24
shares in the Court apartments
vi.lued at $15,000; 088 share In
the Marion Ileal ty company valued
at $30,000, and 750 shares in IU
Wcttt F ir company, valued at
$2500. It is understood his own
ership of the Hodgers building at
nigh and ferry is covered by the
shares in the Marion Realty com
pany of which be was practically
t lie Hole owner.
fice tor the While' llou.to.
A former practicing attorney In
Los Angeles, Mrs. Willebrandt was
appointed assistant attorney g
eral at the outset of the Haidiim
administration. As an outgrowth
or her supervision over liquor c-ua
she has become the InevitibU
storm center of a n inner of aerl'jii:
controversies and has been Instru
mental In the discharge of a iiui:.
her of district attorneys and asu'-t
ant district attorneys who lis
agreed with the justice depart
ment over liquor prosecutions.
The latest Incident In which ah
figured prominently waa that oi
Assistant District Attorney Van
Itiper if New Jersey, who was for
bidden by her to have anything to
do with the prosecution of th
Wrehawken rurn cases and who
subsequently waa forced out of
office.
DDIfiri ipnopp r,T?MrrS ON TRAINS AND NEWS
a ikivju in vuniu STANL
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ftE-ECHER. TfrftaR-EyT,
ico and to Japan- and for years
one of the leaders of the republi
can party, has Indicated ho will
accept the cabinet place In suc
cession to Attorney General Stone,
recently appointed to the supreme
court.
DEFALCATION OF
CASHIER CLOSES
F
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 10. The
Miners and Merchants bank of
Chelan, Wash., waa closed this
morning by order of tbe state de
partment of banking. "Orders
were given for the closing follow
ing the disclosure of Kiamlner F.
It. Amende of a defalcation of
$45,000 by Cashier Van Slyke."
J. C. Mlnshull, banking supervisor
announced.
This bank was organized In
June, 1907, and has been recog
nized as being one of tbe best
conducted and most conservative
Institutions Mr. Mlnshull said.
"On December 21 the bank had
deposits of $270,223.12 with a
capital of $25,000 and a surplus of
$45,000. At that time It had a
cash reserve equal to 45 per tent
of its total deposits and a second
ary reserve equal to an additional
10 per cent.
"Unless a complete check dis
closos defalcation of a greater
sum than Is Indlrated at this time
there will be no loss to depos
itors." BITTER COLD
Tlflis, Georgia, Jan. 10. (By
Associated Tress.) One hundred
persons and thousands of cattle
have frozen to death during the
unprecedented cold weather now
prevailing throughout tho Cau
casus. In several rases Bhepherds ami
farmers who went to the fields to
tend their sheep or cattle, wer.
frozen with their flocks.
Driven from their mountain
shelters by the fierce cold and lark
of food, Rreat droves of antelope
and wild boars bave Invaded the
plains and valleys only to pen?h
in their tracks.
In the Alexanoropnl district of
Armenia, where Americans of tie
N.ar Kant relief are caring for
thousands of orphans, the th' r
tnometer registered 32 degrees be
low zero.
The Cati"aRiis has not experi
enced such bitter cold for a ccn
tury and it Is feared the effect on
the crops will bring s famine next
year.
THE WEATHER
ORECON: Cloudy tonight and Sun
day. Probably light rains near the
coast. Strong west winds.
Local: Max. 46; min. 37; rain, .23;
rlrer t.t; atmoi., cloudy.
ids five: cents
UVl
KELLOGG
HEAD STATE
DEPARTMENT
Hughes To Quit March 4
And Present Ambassa
dor To England Named
As Successor.
Charles Evans Hughes has re
signed as secretary of state and
will be succeded Ly Frank B. Kel
logg of Minnesota, now amba.-fs.i-dor
to Great Britain.
Tho resignation of Mr. Hughes
wilt be effective March 4 when be
completes four years as bead of
tbe state department. Mr. Kellogg
is expected to take office imme
diately afterwurd.
The prospective cabinet change
was announced late today at tho
White House. Mr. H'tghea, It waa
said, desired after 20 yean of
public life, interrupted only for a
short period, to return to private
life.
In bis letter of resignation Mr.
Hughes expressed to President
Coolidge bis "deep aprpeciatioa
of the confidence you have reposed
and of the privilege of serving un
der your leadership.'
Mr. Coolidge replied with an ex
pression of regret and of renewed
confidence iu His retiring secre
tary. The news of Mr. Hughes' with
drawal from the cabinet just at
this time surprised the capital. It
had been understood for some
months that be desired to recoup
his personal fortunes by again en
gaging In the practice of law but .
recently his friends had said ha
l-rohably would remain for at leist
another year In the official family
of "resident Coolh.gc.
LANDfS CLEARS
!N BRIBE GRAFT
Chicago, Jan. 10. (By Associ
ated Press) Official records of
Baseball Commissioner K. M.
I.andls' Investigation of the New
York Giants bribery scandal of
1024, made public today, disclos
ed nothing Involving any base
ball officials.
The stenographic record of
La mils' Interrogation of the play
ers named as alleged participant
In the attempt to "throw a
game" revealed that the commis
sioner found no evidence against
any oie except Cozy Dolan, Giant
coach and Jimmy O'Connetl, Gi
ant outfielder.
Dolan persistently declared h
had no recollection of any sug
gestion to O'Connell, as alleged
by the latter, to offer "Heinle"
Sands, Philadelphia shortstop,
not to play too hard against the
Giants' club, which was in a
crucial position In the National
league pennant race.
The record shows that the
commissioner told O'Connell that
his own confession was sufficient
to put him out of baseball. Lan
dis also told O'Connell that Do
lan s attitude was the reason for
putting him out, despite Dolan'e
denials.
KLAN DRAGON GRANTED
CONTINUANCE FOR PLEA
Denver, Colo., Jan. 10. A
continuance until January 20 to
plead to charges of kidnapping
and conspiracy In connection
with the alleged forced marriage
of Keith noehm. 19. to Miss Mae
Nash in his office last Tuesday
night, was granted Dr. John Oa
ten Ixcke, grand dragon of the
Colorado realm of the Ku Klux
Klan hy Judge Ben B. Llndsey In
Juvenile court today.
Forks Fire lost $80,000
Port Angeles, Wash., Jan. 10.
Fire early today practically
destroyed the business district of
Forks, a small town west "f
Port Angeles, according to word
received here. Only one building
was left standing. Damage woe
estimated at $80,000.