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THE WEATHER
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Strong toutheuterljr winda.
Local: Max. 61; min. 40; rain, .07;
rlrer, I.(; atmoa., part eloudjr.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 11
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1925
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LEGISLATURE
OPENS ATTACK
ON GOVERNOR
Bills Introduced Would
Abolish Offices Held
By Cleaver and Spence
If Passed.
(By Harry N. Cruin.)
Scarcely had the echoes of the
governor's message to the legisla
ture. In which he commended tun
accomplishments of the prohibi
tion enforcement and market
agent's departments and compli
mented the respective aunnnistra-
tiuna of those bureaus by George
L. Cleaver and C. K. Spence, re
spectively, died out in the houfae
ot representatives yesterday alter-
nntn tbuu the answer to his plea
for continuance and assistance to
t'.eee departments came like a bolt
out of u clear sky.
Almost simultaneously in the
bouse and the senate were intro
duced bills having as their pur-
Dose the complete abolition oi the
office of state market agent, and
returning the rrain inspection de
partment to the administration of
the public service commission.
Worth Knnrnrc Kills
In the senate the bill carried
the names of Senator Kltner an
Senator Taylor, both of Umatilla
county, and representing the
largest wheat growing constuu
ency in the state.
Representative North presented
the bill in the house.
North is also sponsor for house
bill No. 2, which in effect would
abolish the Btate prohibition en
forcement department and provide
the means of divorcing Mr. Cleav
er from his place on the state pay
roll. The bill does not propose to
abolish the department it simply
would repeal that section of tne
statutes which provides that 25
per cent of all of the fine moneys
collected from liquor law violators
shall be turned over to the depart
ment. It comes in compliance with
the recommendations of the Ore
gon association that the money
now diverted to the prohibition
department be allowed to remain
(Continued on Page Eipht)
OF LIFE AMONG
NS
The story of an expedition
across the South American contl
nent, over territory that had nev
er before been seen by a white
man, was told this noon by A. H.
Kingbury, a traveler and explorer
who has spent 19 years in Ceu
tral and South America.
Speaking before the Salem Kl-
wantans at their regular weetv
luncheon, Mr. Kingbury staled
that this expedition was the sev
enth one that had been s;ni
through the territory he paejad
through, the first six having fail
ed. Hie party crossed the Andes
Diountains from the west side, and
passed down the Amazon river to
Para. Light hundred mites of th
trip was made on foot, and 100m
miles in canoes.
Thousands of South American
Indians live as they did before Co
lumbus discovered America, said
Mr. Kingsbury. Many tribes an
cannibals and head hunters
Thousands of the natives nave
never seen a white man.
In telling of the customs of tic
native Indians. Mr. Kingsbury il
lustrated the use of the blowgun
a weapon peculiar to the people cf
the region through which he pa.-s
ed. Blowing a tiny dart througn
the gun, a native can hit a bird
the size of a canary at 100 feet
he said. The guns are usually
from 6 to 8 feet In length, and th
darts are dipped In a deadly poison
whti h kills within ten seco:.rt?
but does not injure the flesh lor
eating purposes. Mr. Kingsoiry
had a gun with hira and blew a
dart not poisoned across hc
banquet room into a narrow f it
showing the accuracy of the g'in
Announcement was made tii.it
he will speak tonight at Waller
ball. Willamette university.
At the start of the dinner Jin
Nicholson and Oliver Myers w .'re
appointed sergeants-at-arms. ench
being given ft huge club stud ied
with nails as the lneignta of
office.
HOUGHTONTO
.s.
TOME
Present Ambassador To
Germany To Succeed
Kellogg Is New York
Glass Manufacturer.
Washington, Ji.n. 13. Unless
there is a change in the present
plan, Ambassador Houghton at
Berlin will succeed Frank B. Kel
logg as ambassador to London
when Mr. Kellogg becomes secre
tary of state March 4. No an
nouncement of a selection Is ex
pected immediately, however, and
it still is possible that the choice
may fall somewhere else.
The non-recognition policy to
ward Russia, always strongly ad
vocated by Mr. Hughes, will re
main unchanged so long as condi
tions remain as they are.
Tho statement was authorized
today at the White House tnat
there Is no substance to report
that the chance In the secretaries
would lead to any modification of
the foreign policies followed by
Mr. Hughes in, the state depart
me nt.
Washington, Jan. 13. A lan son
B. Houghton, of New York, now
ambassador to Germany, has been
definitely selected by President
Coolidge to succeed Ambassador
Kellogg at London.
Before entering congress, Mr.
Houghton was engaged in the
business of glass manufacture at
Corning, N. Y.
Ambassador Houghton will re
quire senate confirmation for the
London Post, although there is
open to the president the avenue
of a recess appointment provided
the nomination Is not made until
after March 4 when congress will
not be in session. On the other
hand. Ambassador Kellogg la ex
pected to come here several weeks
before Secretary Hughes retires
March 4, to become acquainted
with affairs In the state depart
ment and for that reason It Is
probable the nomination of Mr.
Houghton will go to the senate
before adjournment of congress.
(Continued on Page Four)
KLAN STRIKES AT
IE UN
Denver, Colo., Jan. 13 That the
Ku Klux Klnn of Colorado was
making a retaliatory fight on him
in his introduction Monday in the
Colorado legislature of bills to
abolish the Denver juvenile and
family court was charged In a
statement Issued to the Associated
Press today by Judge Ben B. Lind
soy.
The Juctee further declared that
sponsors of the bill are "members
of the Denver Ku Klux Klan."
Tooze to Father
Income Tax with .
That It would encourage rath
er than discourage Industry in
Oregon is claimed for a state in
come tax bill that is soon to be in
troduced by Senator Tooze of
Clackamas county. It will be call
ed the property tax limitation act
on the theory that It will cut
property taxes to a great degree
and ultimately eliminate them.
The rates of taxation under the
act range from a minimum of 6
per cent to a maximum of 25 per
cent. The lowest exemption Is
tSOO for single persons without
dependents, and the highest Is
125. 000. Exemptions for married
persons are 1200 for each depend
ent. For incomes above $25,000
the maximum of $25 per cent tax
ation applies. '
The measure provides a proper
ty off set or exemption for real
property.
The cost of collection. It is
claimed, would be under 3 1-2
per cent. The Initial amount of
revenue that could be raised un
Bishop Brown Fights
- Charges of Heresy
Bishop W. M. Brown
SENATE ADOPTS
Washington, Jan. 13. The
Muscle Shoals Issue today turned
the senate into a legislative whirl
The Underwood leasing bill,
which had been substituted last
week for a committee proposal,
Vas cast aside for a substitute by
Senator Jones of Washington to
create a commission to study the
problem; and for that proposal the
senate later substituted a plan by
Senator Norrls of Nebraska pr
posing government ownership.
No sooner had the latter sub
stitution been made than Senator
Underwood offered his original
Mil, with a few modifications as
a substitute for the Norris b!U
and Senator Jones indicated that
as coon as the vote was taken he
would again bring forward his
commission plan as a substitute
'or whatever might at the time be
pending.
Some senators questioned tbo
parliamentary correctness of the
whole proceeding and declared th
senate was going round in a cir
cle with no prospect of getting
anywnero.
ATTORNEY CARDWELL OF
R0SEBUR8 PASSES AWAY
ItoeeburK, Or.. Jan. 13. Attor
ney William W. Cardwell, for
many years one of the bent known
criminal lawyers of the state.
died this morning after a long
illness. Mr. Cardwell was born at
Canyonville April 18. 1862, the
son of a pioneer family. He took
up the study of law In the office
of C. W. Kohler at Jacksonville.
where he remained for two years.
He spent a year In Alaska dur
ing the gold rush and then came
back to Oregon and was admit
ted to the bar in 1800. He prac
ticed in Burns until 1892 then
moved to Medford where he
formed a partnership with Fran
cis Fitch, which lasted until
1894, after which Mr. Cardwell
moved to Roseburg, where he en
gaged In the practice of law un
til six years ago when he retir
ed. He served two sessions In the
Oregon legislature as represent
ative from noughts county.
Property Offset
der the act, ft is claimed, would
be at least -C. 000, 000, and con
sidering the returns from the In
come tax repealed In November,
it Is claimed that the new meas
ure would soon eliminate the
state tax altogether.
Another argument Is that th"
bill avoids double taxation that
it does not attempt to tax corpo
rations as such, but that when
the person belonging to the cor
poration is taxed Individually the
corporation is Included.
Argument is made that the
measure encourages invewtment
because, under the plan by which
It Is drawn, there would be no
income tax on Industries until the
business was sufficiently product
ive that the property tax would
be overtaken.
The Income tax would be Im
posed on all resident and non
resident individuals, Including
trusts to persons unknown, with
rexpect to the entire net Income
accruing to them within the
state, hut not outside the state.
CHURCH COURT Girl
HEARS BROWN E
HERESY CASE
Episcopalians Listen To
Appeal From Ousted
Bishop; 8 Points of Can
onical Law Advanced.
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 13. (By
Associated Press.) The court of
review of the Protestant Episcopal
church, met here today to be&r
the appeal in the case of Bishop
William Montgomery Brown.
Briefs from both sides were be Ion;
it
Counsel for Bishop Brown, who
was convicted by the trial board
of the house of bishops last May
31 of uttering doctrines not held
by the church, relied upon much
the same points as were made a
the trial In an effort to prevent
affirmation of the conviction and
a pronouncement of sentence.
Eight points of canonical or
civil law were advanced by Josepa
W. Sharts ot Dayton, Ohio, attor
ney tor the accused prelate, eaci
being answered by the "church
advocate, ' Charles Dibble of Kala
mazoo, Mich. These had to do
with the constitution of the trial
board, alleged defective machinery
for review, the jurisdiction ot the
trial board, its failure to order de
positions from all members ot the
house of bishops, the application
of the legal doctrine of Judicial
notice to canonical trials and chc
dentals ot a motion that the
"prosecution" furnish a bill of
particulars.
The constitution of the Protest
ant Episcopal church in America
had purposely omitted specific
authority to try a bishop on ques
tions of doctrine because the "mu
tual independence of bishops In
matters of doctrine was the heart
of the Protestant reformation in
fOngland when bishops of that
country refused to follow the dic
tates of the bishop of Rome," the
bishop's brief stated.
The church advocate's brief de
nied this conclusion.
"Th contention that a bishop
should be a law unto himself in
matters of doctrine would estab
lish a bishop as pope and abeo.uto
monarch In his own diocese,"
said Mr. Dibble's brief.
TO BE ELIMINATED
There will be no general junket
ing trips ot the legislators to the
University of Oregon, Oregon Agri
cultural college and the normal
school at Monmouth Uiis session if
the solons act favorably upon a
suggestion to ue made by Senator
Sam Garland.
Senator Uarland said this morn
ing that he will introduce a reso
lution providing that in the piace
:f the biennial junkets, Joint com
mittees of abort five membera be
appointed to visit each of the
three schools.
"The Junkets of the past have
not only intertcrred with the work
of the legislature, but they have
been a heavy expense upon Un
people of Eugene, Corvallis and
Monmouth and the results obtain
ed have not eer commensurate
u'lih the time and money expand
ed." said Senator Garland.
Senator Garland asks that the
invitations of the schools be uh
nilttod early in the session.
SEVEN CANDIDATES
SEEK ABRAM'S JOB
Seven candidates are after the
: ecrctaiyship of the state board of
rontrol, which Is now held by
Carle Abrams of Salem, There n:v
Indications that the board will
ma''fl no change in the secretary
ship for some time, but the rumor
has gone out that Abrama was t-
Imc the place, with the result thai
many candidates have appeared
Those whose applications are no
In. besides brams. are Zido
Rlggs, former Salem drugirt
Kloyd Moore, former Pelk county
clerk; William Poorman, now as
sistant secretary of the boor J:
Arthur Bain, former meat desler
of Portland; Ora H. Porter. Port
land attorney; and R. H. Thorn..
ffirmaf etflr nf lha Psirflarwl
I school board.
Perishes in
Blizzard Climbing
Peak in Colorado
Denver, Colo., Jan. 13. One
woman was frozen to death and a
man Is lost somewhere In the froz
en snowbound passages of Long's
peak, near bates park, as the re
sult ot a mountain climbing expe
dition Sunday.
Miss Agnes W. Yaills, secretary
ot the Denver chamber of com
merce, is dead and searching par
ties are ploughing through snow
drifts in the face of a raging bliz
zard and weather 60 degrees be
low zero looking for Herbert Sort
land, employe of Long's peak Inn,
who was a member of the rescue
party that tried to save Miss Vaillc
Portland was lost by his com
panions and it was feared today
that he would be unable to stand
the Arctic cold.
Miss Vaille was the daughter of
FV O. Vaille, retired Denver mil
lionaire, who was due to arrive In
Honolulu today on a vacation
trip.
MiflB Vaille's companion on the
fateful trip, which began Sunday
morning, was Warner Kiener of
Denver. The piir planned to climb
the enst face of Long's peak, a
IRRIGATION BILL
IS
Senator Davis, of Grant, Harney
and Malheur counties, and Repre
sentative Ivan N., Oakes of On
tario, have agreed on an Irrigation
bill to make the state law con
form to the report of the fact
finding committee and the federal
act that was based on the report.
The bill will be Introduced by
Senator Davis.
Under the state law Irrigation
districts are now required to
assess each Irrigable acre equally
for construction costs. The federal
act, based on the report of the
fact finding committee, requires
the distribution of construction
charges in proportion to the pro
ductivity of the land, so that land
that Is less productive than other
land in the same area will pay less
toward the construction costs.
Under the present state law
districts have no authority to
enter into such a contract with
the reclamation service. The
Davls-Oakes bill will extend this
authority to the Irrigation dis
tricts. The government will sur
vey all the lands with reference to
their productivity. The total con
struction charge, after this Is
determined, is amortized at a low
rate of interest so that each land
owner pays a fixed charge each
year over a long period of years,
based on the value of the product
taken from his land.
BIBLE READING
n
XT
Several bills relating to Bible
reading fn the public schools will
be Introduced at this session of
the legislature.
Senator Garland will Introduce
a bill providing for the appoint
ment of a commission of seven or
nine members by the governor,
the duties of the commission be
ing to select for a year's reading
in the schools portions of the
Scripture that will tend to build
up moral living and respect for
law, but teach no sectarian doc
trine. The bill will provide that
at least one member oi the com
mission be a Catholic, at least one
a Jew and at least one a Chris
tian Scientist, the remainder to
be selected from Protestant de
nominations, but not more than
one from any one denomination
Some opposition has already
been expressed to this meniire.
ASK RECOGNITION OF
UMATILLA PROJECT
Senate joint memorial No. 1, by
Senator Uitncr and Representa
tive Mann requests the Oregon
delegation In congress to continue
their efforts to obtain federal
recognition of the Umatilla Rapids
project
difficult feat, which has been ac
complished only halt a dozen
times, and then only when weath
er conditions were favorable.
Their upward journey met with
success, but while they were de
scending the north face of the
peak a strong ind whipped up a
raging blizzard and sent the mer
cury down to Bi) degrees below
zero. Near exhaustion Miss Va'lle
was forced to halt while her com
panion pushed ahead to summon
help.
Kiener finally reached a timber
line house and a searching party
was quickly formed.
Forced by the elements to travel
at snail's pace the rescuers arrived
too late. Huddled in a crevice,
partly covered with snow, the
daughter of the vacationing mil
lionaire was found.
It was on this hunt that Sort-
land became lost from his com
panions and while searching pir
tles still were mushing through
the snow-clogged, wind-swept pas-
sagos of the pf ik today they held
little hope that they would find
IS.irtland alive.
Chatham, Mass., Jan. 13. The
submarine S-19, which ran
aground early today on the outor
bar at the entrance to Orleans
harbor, sent out a message short
ly after 9 o'clock that her posi
tion was dangerous due to heavy-
seas. Waves ere breaking over
the bridge of the submarine which
had a list of twentv degrees.
The message was the first re
ceived from the S-19 for some tlm
the Interference being explained
by the fact that the submarine
was submerged to such an extent
that part of her rndio anteninc
was under water. The vessel re
ported that she was rolling In
mud, while the heavy seas raked
over her. She ies 5 miles south
of Isauset light and tho coast
guard crew 1b standing by.
The coast guard ;meu believe the
vessel lays too fa" out to be reach
ed by life lines while the high
seas made It appear Impossible to
i pp roach her In boats. Word wa
received from the coast guard cut
tcr Achushnet that she expeHd
to reach the S-19 soon.
The 8-19, commanded by Llea
tenant C. F. Martin, has on board
five officers and 35 enlisted men
She was bound from the repair
base at Portsmouth, N. M , for
Mow Ijondon, Conn.
PRESIDENT SEEKING
SPEEDY FARM RELIEF
Washington, Jan. 13. Farm
legislation should and can he en
acted by congress before Its ad
inurnment March 4, In the opin
ion of President Coolidge.
The legislation to bo recom
mended b.- the agricultural comtnis
sion is expected by the president
t) bo worthy o" srch support tho
the suggested program can be pu
through In time to eliminate any
necessity for an extra session to
consider such measures.
Bill to Cut
Licenses
Increases Gas Tax
The bill prepared by the state
automobile anHoi;itlon to reduce
tho license fees on nutomoblle a
flai 40 per cent, and Increiue the
gasoline tax to 6 cents a gallon l.s
scheduled to drop into tho legisla
tive hopper this afternoon.
F'nitor Hall, chilnnan of the
RPiiat ro.i'lfi an 'I high wnys om
ni ltp. will Introduce the pirnxurp
which thlt mortiiiiK wax in the
h;mil of the attorney genernl for
review as to Its Irgiil form.
Tho measure would cut the
.Icenfps of al motor vehicles 40
per cent. Tho deficit thus Incurred
in the fund for tiie rptlromonl and
interest p.-iyment on road bonds
would bo mado up by the Increase
in th3 K.'noline tax, the total
amount of which would be in the
SECOND SALE POLL SHOWS
OF PARDON BY AMENDMENT
DAVIS DENIED LOSES HOUSE
State Dank Commissioner
Denies Soliciting: $4000
Bribe In Behalf of
Walter Grandy.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 13. (By
Associated Press.) Statements
that he solicited a payment of
$4,000 for a pardon for Walter
Grundy, former Hutchinson bank
er, were flatly denied today by
Carl J. Peterson, state bank com
missioner and political adviser ot
former Governor Jonathan M.
Davis. Peterson issued a brief
statement and said he would give
out a more detailed one later.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 13. (By
Associated Press). A new sensa
tion Involving the alleged solici
tation of money by a state official
for a pardon broke In Kansas to
day this time engulfing Carl J.
Peterson, state bank commission
er, political adviser and friend ot
former Governor Jonathan M.
Davis, who, with his son, Is
charged with accepting a bribe
for the extension of executive
clemency.
Ouster proceedings will be In
stltuted Immcdlataoly against
Peterson, Attorney General C. B.
Griffith announced.
The attorney general yesterday
demanded that Peterson resign,
but Peterson refused. The bank
commissioner Is charged with, In
affidavit by A. T. Oswald, attor
ney of Hutchinson, Kans., with
having asked $4,000 for a parole
tor W alter Grundy, convicted
Hutchinson banker, and later
agreeing to accept $2,500, for a
pardon. The affidavit brings
(Continued on Page Five)
Berlin, Jan. 13. (By Associat
ed Press.) More than a score of
lives arc known to nave been lost
when the Rerlin-to-Cologne ex
press crashed Into a train stand
ing in the station at Heme, West
phalia, today.
Three cars were completely de
molished, killing or Injuring many
persons. Dispatches shortly af'ev
10 o'clock this Morning said 21
bodies had been nmoved from the
debris.
Heine s situate', five miles from
Ho: hum, In the Ruhr valley, the
district until recently occupied by
the trench and Belgian soldiers.
KANSAS DEMOCRATS
FAVOR DAVIS INQUIRY
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 13. (By
Associated Press.) Democratic
members of the house and senate
ut a joint conference today, unani
mously adopted a resolution favor
in? a "thorough and searching In
vestigation of the charges" against
Jnnathm M. Davis, who was ar
rested yesterday, a few hours he
foro retlrin.' art governor.
Auto
40 Percent
nature of a sales tax.
Actually the bill, na It rein I en
the oriHollnii tax. in nn nnienilment
of tho old sabs tax of 0110 cenl
and provides for the repeal of th
2-cent tax, the conut Uutlonnlity 0
which U a matter of Question.
Tho bill would also take motor
boats, tractors and other gasollr
motor contrivancpN off tho tn
roll inl tax tfum solely on
hauls of irasollnu consumed.
he
No cognizance is taken of the
numerous plea that have been
mnrln fnr a A I f fart' n t In t inn In
amount of the license fees for new
and used cam. the frnmem nroreed
lug upon the theory that the wear
anri tear upon tho htKhways is the
name whether the car be old
new.
29 Votes Against Child
Labor In House With 4
Doubtful; Adjournment
Thursday Night.
Ratification of the federal cu:id
labor amendment is certain of ue
cisive defeat in the Oregon legisl
ture .t developed this morning.
when an unuificial pull ot the)
members of the lower house taken
by representatives of the farm
wing showed 29 of the 60 mem
bers opposed, 13 favorable aud
four undecided as to how they
would vote. The poll was incom
plete, and opponents of the amend
ments claim a minimum of US
negative votes.
Defeat of the amendment in the
senate has been conceded.
Alienment of Votes.
The alignuieut ot tue repre
sentatives expressing their posi
tion on the amendment was as
follows:
Fur the amendment Bailey.
BenueLt, Hall, Hamilton, HazleU,
Hurlburt, bonergan, McCalister,
Molt, North, Peirce, Winslow(
Woodward.
Agaiust ratification Carkln,
Coffey, Cramer, Fisher, Fitx-
maurice. Ford, German, Gordon,
Graham, Hesse, Howard, Hunter
of Union, Kilham, Mann, Miller,
Oakes, Reynolds, Roberts, Rush
light, RuBBell, Settletnier, SheLton,
Shrock, Shumway, Swan, Teegar
den, Tom, Wheeler, Wilson.
Doubtful Bates, Buchanan,
Tucker, King.
Organization of the various
committee was the principal busi
ness before the two houses today,
and with that In view both the
senate and house made short sh'tt
of the morning sessions, simply
meeting long enough to allow for
the Introduction ot bills.
In the Senate
Senator Hall, cnuirman of the
roads and highway committee ot
the senate toduy introduced a bill
which would exclude in court evi
dence of persons operating speed
traps on public highways unless
the persons are officers In uni
form. A bill prepared by W. E. Crews,
state corporation commissioner.
designed to nlace teeth In the blue
sky law and meet objections to the
act frequently ilced by the pub
lie wv. introduced today by Sena
tor Joseph. The amended bill
(Continued on Page Five)
TO
SIGN TREATY
Paris, Jan. 13. (By Associated
Press.) Hejresentutives of the
United Stales, (or the first twia
since America's iailure to ratify
tho Versailles treaty are about to
sign un int r-allied agreement,
the object of which is to fix and
divide German reparations pay
ments. Instead of observers, America
now becomes an active participant
in the settlement ot the situation
a riding out of the peace of Ver
luilles; that is considered here to
be the most important result at
tained at the inlcr-allied financial
conference which Is due to close
today.
The co-operation of the United
States Is regarded particularly In
French circles as constituting a
new and important fact which
may have weighty consequences In
the future, both morally and ma
terially, the m ve so as one of tho
negotiators, Ambassador Kellofg,
will be called n March 4 to as
sume direction of America's for
eif;n policy.
The tired experts were given a
helping hand today by James A.
Logan Jr., the American repara
tion delegate, in giving the fla
shing touches to tuelr report. Tbe
principal remaining difficulty ap
peared to be the demands of tne
secondary powers, particularly
Ittmnianifl, whose request for a re
vision of percentages In her favor
prni'ahly will be refused.
The principal allies are evident
ly determined that minor Interest
in reparation receipts shall not
set the accord reached on the big
ger phases ot the problem.