a: 'i i
M.N 15 1925
Capital
CITY EDITION
Dally iTerag net paid circulation for
month ending December 11, 1(21
6366
Average dally attribution l,7.
Member audit Bureau of Circulations
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Unaettled local inowi east.
Rain weat tonight and Thursday. No
change In temperature.
Local: Max. ; mln. 31; rain,
rlyer, l.S; atmoa., cloudy.
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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 12
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1925
PRICE THREE CENTS i?A$SyM2 iZZ
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FIGHT LOOWIS
L9N ROAD AND
MO BILLS
Pierce's Commission and
Committee Members
Back of Auto Associa
tion Proposals to Clash.
By Harry N. Cruln
With proposed bills effecting au
tomobiles and roads, busses and
trucks, licenses and fees pouring In
from halt a dozen anKlea, legisla
tion of this type promises well to
bring forth some of the most heat
ed battles of the present session,
and the usual drab and colorless
meetings of the roads and high
ways committee hold out the pros
pect of some interesting displays
of vocal pyrotechnics.
It now appears that the sessions
of this committee will see two
weighty and thoroughly organized
aggregations in open clash on some
vital issues, not so much on what
1b to be done as how it shall be
done. Shifting their forces first to
one side and then the- other as the
focal point shifts from one subject
to another will be the minor
groups of automobile dealers,
truck men, stage operators and
the like.
Generally it is understood that
the program outlined by the Ore
gon State Automobile association,
most of which Is Included in bills
already introduced, carries the ap
proval of a majority of the mem
bers of the roads and highways
committee, and this organization
operating through members of the
committee who are sponsoring the
(Continued on Page Three
POLK COUNTY
Dallas. Jan. 14 Pix indictments
four open and two secret, were re
turned by tbe Polk county grand
Jury this morning in a supplemen
tary report.
The grand Jury recommended
the parole of Robert Weiaer, Floyd
Cameron and Monroe Warther, in
dicted on the charge of burglary
of a store in Falls City a month
ago, to someone else than thctr
parents. They are youths of eigh
teen and nineteen years, all ex
reform school inmates. Judge
Ramsey Is Inclined to disregard the
recommendation.
Harry MeKenzie was charged
with statutory rape. The girl was
fourteen years old. He is a mar
ried man of 23. Frank Cooper,
arrested October 10, Is charged
with the same kind of crime with
a fourteen year old Alrlle girl. He
is out on bail.
Robert Suthpln. also Indicted,
was arretted a month ago also on
charges of statutory rape. A four
teen year old girl of Ba list on Is
named.
The grand Jury Is still working,
There were no not true bills.
FARM BOARD
VISITS GOOLIDGE
Washington, Jan. 14 Desiring
to present to congress at the earli
est possible date recommendations
as to farm legislation. President
Coolidge invited members of his
agricultural commission to the
White Ilcuie today for a break
fart table d'-cm-Alm of views of
the commissioners as thus far de
veloped. Chi Inn an Carey of the com
mission announced after the con
ference that the commission's re
port on relief for the cattle indus
try woul.l be completed during the
day ani transmitted to the presi
dent. The recommendations have
not been disclosed officially, but
It Is understood they will urge In
creased credit facilities ami a tnrilf
on hides nr.d leather.
T'-.o bfc:.:;fyi discission relat
ed tn tho who!a work of the am
minion, the pi- spcrts for early
cnntrd'-'tl-tn of the work ar.d the
WgK.itt-m Hf-ds to carry out h
COilli'il"
REPPON
0!! M.
Aii?EE0UP0N
AH Powers Represented at
Inter-Allied Conference
Sign Agreement Closing
Most Successful Meeting
Parle, Jan. 14. (By Associated
Press.) All. the powers represent
ed iu the inter-allied financial
conferenco today signed the agree
ment regarding distribution of the
Dawes annuities.
Rumania and Italy signed with
reservations.
Limitation of the American
damag 1 claims to $350,000,000
was stricken out. This was the
only change made In the text of
the agreement before its signa
ture. Signature of the convention
brings to a cloew what has been
by common consent the most suc
cessful inter-allied meeting since
the armistice.
This result Is attributed to the
example set at the beginning uf
the conferenco by the American
delegation and the British chan
cellor of the exchequer, Winston
Churchill an example of modera
tion, Rood will and determination
to effect a settlement.
Everyone seems satisfied that
order has been evolved from chaos
at the expense of the least possible
sacrifice to each of the participct
Ing nations.
Even the smaller powers, nota
bly Rumania, whose situation v
undeservedly hard, go away with
the conviction that their interest:
(Continued on Page Two)
AGEO RECLUSE
BADLY BEATEN
BY FOOT PAD
Rcweburg, Jan. 14 Billy Brown
75 years of age, a resident of the
Canyonville vicinity, was nttacked,
bound and gagged by an unknown
assailant tiday who attempted
robbery, and Is lying in a critical
condition at Desr Park inn, a re
sort about three miles south of
Canyonville.
Brown who lives alone In a small
tent house in the canyon, has been
known for years to keep a large
sum of money near him at all
times. His savings have been care
fully hoarded and according to ru
mors have been burled in various
placed in the vicinity of his tent
home. Ho has been employed as
a carpenter on many small Jobs In
recent yeats and is well known In
the southern part of the county.
Early this morning an unknown
man appeared at his tent and ask
ed for a hammer. He said that his
car had broken down and that he
wanted a hammer to make repairs
As the old man turned away he
was struck behind the ear and
knocked down. lis assailant leap
ed upon him, bound and gagged
him and placed him upon his cot
tying him securely. The tent was
thoroughly ransacked, but a purse
containing $1500 located in the bed
upon which the old man was
bound, was overlooked, although
the blankt-'a were searched.
Woman Seeks $2000
Damages for Assault
Made as Xmas Gift
Clara B. Fee, wife uf George
i ce, on whose home place not long
ago was discovered one of tho larg
est stills "ver picked up In Marlon
county, secreted In a deep well un
der the house, has filed action in
circuit court against Henry B.
Blair, to collect I20SO she Is ask
ing fjr damages became of an al
leged assault upon her by Blair.
Tho arsault charge was some
thing In the niture of a Christmas
pre?ent. n fhe says It occurred on
Ieccrt;ber 25, laat year. 6 he de
clare that Blair, In her home.
struck her face and body, that he
Seat her rn tho head, pulled her
ovr the stave hurning her in sev
ml ,ia--. on the Nviy and hands
n id bnjing and uttlng her to
Mrs. Sweetin Begins
Long Prison Sentence
Mrs. Elsie Sweetin, of Ina, 111.,
convicted with the Rev. Lawrence
M. Hight of poisoning their res
pective mates so they might be
free to love, is shown in the Illinois
state prison, at Jollet, where she
will serve her thirty-five year
term. Her number is 9521.
Mystic Number
13 Luck Charm
For Sam Botts
Thirteen has no terrors for Sam
Botts, motor. nan en the Salem
street railways who is celebrating
his 60th birthday today.
For thirteen years he has been
a motorman on the street car lines
and when he retires has a 13 acre
rnnch to settle on east of town
He Just missed by one day his
birthday being celebrated this year
on the 13th but that doesn't worry
htm, either. He is motorman on
the Commcrcal street car lnes and
says he feels 13 years younger
than he did 13 years ago.
HOUSE QUITS
AFTER SESSION
OF HALF HOUR
The house adjourned alter a
half hour session this morulas
during which four new bills were
introduced and previously read
bills referred to various commit
tees.
Appropriation of a fund of $30,
000 is sought for construction of
an armory at Forest Grove In a
bill introduced into the house tnis
morning by the Washington conn
ty delegation In the house nad
Jen ate. Provision Is made in the
bill that an equal sum would be
raised by private subscription.
The law requiring that analysis
of all culverts for municipal, coun
ty tnd state construction be file
with the secretary of state bofo.i
being offered for sale would he
repealed by house bill 29, Intro
duced by Cowgill, Jackson county.
this morning.
House bill 28 introduced by th
joint roads and highways commit
tee at tho request of the gover
nor's special committee would pro
vide the funds derived from tie
two-cent gasoline tax would go to
the state highway maintenance
fund and not to the general high
way fund.
such an extent she was compelled
to remain In bed for a week and
thereafter to remain In the house
for several days. She says she 1
not yet entirely recovered.
She asks for $2000 in general
d -images, $50 for cost of treat
ments and $30 for loss of her ser
vices to her husband.
Lester Fee, who was granted a
reprieve by Governor Tierce a day
or tw3 ago from the county Jail
to attend the funeral of his father,
is a brother of MfP Fee's hus
band. The still found on their
r lace, Lester Fee, claimed belong
ed to him and that his brother or
his brother's wife knew nothing
about It The brother was picked
up with Lester, but was liberated
after questioning.
BONUS LOANS
OF $773,200
NUDE HERE
318 Ex-Service Men Pur
chase Property Through
Commission In Marion
County.
Three hundred eighteen loans
for the purchase of property in
Marion county have been made
by the state of Oregon througn
the state bonus commission to ex-
service men of Oregon, according
to W. P. Sim peon, secretary of
me commission, In his biennial
report.
Of these loans In Marion coun
ty, 141 are for farm property, to
the amount of $361,800, and 177
are lor city property, to the ex
tent of $411,400, or a total
amount of $773,200.
Applications have been receiv
ed from 33,986 ex-service men for
cash bonus or loans since the es
tablishment of the commission.
June, 1921. The first cash bonus
was paid in March, 1922, and the
first loan was made In May, 192
Of those applying, 22,781 ask
ed for cash, while 11,208 asked
for loans on real property,
'We have actually paid 21,81
cash bonus claims, to the amount
of $4, 711, 621. 12," eaye Mr. Simp
son. "The last cash bonus wa
paid at the end of the year 1923
and the last loan will he made
at the end of June, 1927.
The total number of loan?
made throughout the state Is
5912, Involving $14,565,700, ac
cording to Mr. Simpson.
The commission has rejected
1257 applications.
Foreclosure proceedings have
been authorized on 98 pieces of
property on which the commis
sion has advanced loans, Includ
ing 74 farm loans, and 24 city
property loans. In this group, 15
cases were settled before com
plctlon of foreclosure proceed
ings. Forty four foreclosures have
been completed, and the state hao
owned 34 farms and 10 pieces of
city property to the amount of
$114,900 thereby. In addition, 13
pieces of property, 12 of them
farms, have been deeded to the
state, worth $26,500.
There la now undergoing fore
closure proceedings on 30 farms
and nine city properties, worth
In all. $34,100.
The commission la leasing six
pieces of property, on which rent
is being received, and three farms
are being occupied on which-no
rent is being paid.
Thirty four pieces of land re
verted to the state are lying Idle,
including 31 farms, and 3 piece
of city property.
ADVOCATES OF
In the hopes of winning over
enough lawmakers to pass the
joint resolution calling for adop
tion of the proposed child labor
amendment to the federal consti
tution, representatives of a nam
ber of Portland women's organ
izations are endeavoring to ob
tain a Joint session of the two
houses for next Tuesday night to
present arguments In favor of the
measure. Representative Wood
ward, who Introduced the resolu
tion, Is sounding members this
morning In the hopes of arranging
such a session.
Mrs. J. W. Fowler, president
of the Consumers' Leaguo of Ore
gon, communicated by telephone
with Meindl of the house resolu
tions committee this morning,
with the view of arranging such
a joint session for Tuesday night.
Meindl declined to take action un
til the membership was sounded
out on the matter.
"Such a session would create
precedent for other legislation
matters," explained Meindl.
Snow at Pendleton.
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 14. Snow
fell heavily bvi Intermittently In
Pendleton last night and eirly
this morning hut In the city Unif
was melting rapidly. A few flakes
wr coming down later this m. ru
ing.
Jazz Mad
Murders
To Go
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 14.
Mrs, Anna Ellington, 47, a house
wife. Ilea dead today with a bullet
hole through her head, whilo the
police of the . tnte are searching
tor her daughter, Dorothy, 18,
who has fled.
The girl, described by her rela
tives and the police as pleasure
loving and impatient of restraint,
hi supposed to have disappeared
about the tinn that her mother
met death. She had filled a suit
case with her '.ewt clothing, leav
ing the remainder scattered abuut
in disarray.
The tragedy was discovered by
Karl Ellington, brother of the gin.
when he returned from work in
the drug store, where he is em
ployed as a clerk. His mother's
body was lying across a bed. Near
by was a pistol with two cart
ridges discharged. One of the bal
The Hall joint resolution calling
for a Joint committee to confer
with similar committees from the
legislatures of Washington and
California with a view to enacting
uniform rulej relating to speed,
lights and other phases of auto
mobile travel received a favorable
report of the committee on roads
and highways. It provides that the
committee Jf possible report at this
session, but if not possible to re
port at this session it shall report
nt the next session. On motion of
Joseph tho resolution was tabled
pending further study.
Senator Btrayer today again In
troduced a bill that he placed be
fore the legislature In 1923, pro
viding for the. use of market road
funds on certain roads that have
been designated as state highways
but which are In reality market
roads.
In 1923 the bill passed the senate
unanimously, but was killed in the
house because Btrayer wouldn't
vote for a tourist appropriation
bill.
ASK $2,500,080
Appropriation requests submitted
to the stato budget commission and
recommended by the commission
to the legislature, together with
those that are submitted, to the
legislature without recommenda
tion amount to $2,501,912.53 In ex
cess of tho estimated revenues ac
cruing to the stato during 192&
and 1 U2it under existing laws,
namely the direct property tax and
all other sources to which the 6
per cent constitutional limitation
docs not apply.
The printed state budget w;ip
placed on the desks of legislators
today. It comprises three tubles.
(me of these is the group of ac
tivities supported In whole or In
part by dlreet appropriation by the
legislature. The estimated require
ments of these activities as present
ed to the commission amounted to
$h,36r.540. Of these requests the
commission recommends appro
priations totaling I5.A27.S06. It
refers to the legislature without
recommendation requests aggregat
Ing $ 1.71 1.143.
Another tnble covers activities
supported in whole or In part by
continuing annual appropriations
find bv m i lln s-e taxes, aggreguting
JM. 010, 207 3d estimated for the
blennium.
CHINAMAN GETS $1350
DAMAGES FOR ASSAULT
Dallas. Or., Ja.i. 14 John C
Voting, Chinaman, was awarded
damages of $1350 after the jury
lellberaled for 30 minutes yest3i-
day, In the case in which ho was
suing August Baunach for $10,000
eamaxes for assault committed In
October. The r tw was over a Mil
Ilatinach Is a deputy sheriff and
constable at Grand Konde, Polk
county.
UNIFORM ROAD
LAW OIL FOR
STATES FAVORED
OVER REVENUES
Maid
Mother
in Movies
lets had gone wild. The other had
struck the victim In the back of
the head.
The girl is believed to have fled
to Los Angeles where a friend is
said to be employed in a motion
picture studio. Besides her cloth
ing she took $10 in currency and
a $25 money order.
The supposed waywardness of
the girl caused tho father, Joiepn
Ellington to separate from his
family and movj elsewhere a
month ago, the police said.
"Jazz mad, was his descrlptin
of bis daughter's love of life and
adventure,
"Mother and Dorothy could
never get along," Earl Ellingtcn
told the police. "Dorothy wanted
bobbed hair and faney doilies
She was overflowing with enthus
iasm and 'pep.' Mother opposed
her bitterly. But Dorothy wan de
termined to play."
FILE PROTEST
T PIERCE
TAX ON SALMON
Protest against Governor
Pierce's recommendation for an
additional half cent a pound tax
on all salmon ca.'ght within the
waters of Oregon was lodged wild
the chief executive by the Whole
said Fish Dealers' association of
Oregon today. Clyde Chase of
Keednport, secretary of the asso
ciation, presented the protesting
resolution adopted by the fish
men. '
The resolution points out that
the tax would not bo paid by tht
consumer or by tho wholesaler
but would be passed on to the fish
ermen. "Imposition of the tax would
work a gross hardship and Injus
tice ur,)ti the commercial fLdiirg
industry of the state insofar tint
It would result In unfair composi
tion and strikes," the resolu'ljii
declares.
The document then points out
that no change in the present hnii
cent poundnse tax levied by the
state of Washington is contem
plated. Were the governor's rec
ommendation carried out by fin
legislature .thereby setting the
Oregon poundage tax at one cent
a pound, a differential of 50 cents
per hundred pounc-s would be lev
ted against Oregon dealers.
WASHINGTON GOVERNOR
DENOUNCES AMENDMENT
Olympla. Wash., Jan. 14 De
parting from his prepared Inaug
ural address, Governor Roland II
H.irilcy dwelt upon his reasons for
his opposition to tho ratification of
tho child labor amendment,
"Imagine a boy 18 years old and
not working," Cavern r Hartley
declared. "Why, that fellow (Hart
ley said 'son of a gun ) wouldn't
bo fit to live." Breaking Into his
set speech again Governor Hart
ley, referring to the proposed
amendment, said, "can you fathers
and mothers imagine that? I'll tell
you ttiat they would have a deuce
of a time with me If I were young
enough to raltc any more children."
Plans Outlined for
Probe of Cleaver's
Prohibition Bureau
Plans were quite definitely 1 a I 1
hero today 'or an investigation o:'
the state prohibition department
as It has been administered b
George . Clea cr. At 1:30 o -lock
this after u win Senator Uarlutxt.
chairman of the cnminltte on jl )-
holic traffic, will call his commit
tee together and it is probabi
that the Investigation plans wil
crystallte at titut time. It Is ex
pected that as a result of the m t
ing a resolution IU be introduced
ty the committee calling for th
in vest igati-m. The members or
the committee are Carlsnd, Kid'.
Hutler, Hare and Johns n, and
there is no doubt that the resul t
tlon will have tbe signatures of
; 11 of them.
It ! understood that the nD.iv
FIFTH STATE
REJECTS CHILD BILL FINALLY
LABOR LAW SUCCESSFUL
South Carolina Solons
Unanimous Against
Measure ; Five States
Reject to Two Ratifying:
Columbia, S. C, Jan. 14. The
proposed twentieth amendment to
the constitution, relative to child
labor was rejected by the South
Carolina legislature today. The
senate and house adopted a reso
lution refusing to ratify It. In
each caee the vote wue unanimous
Chicago, Jan. 14. (By Asso
ciated Prow) Action on the
child labor amendment to the
federal constitution by legisla
tures of 14 middle western states
is expected soon, according to re
ports from state capitals receiv
ed here today. Five of these state
bodies now have the measure be
fore them and half a dozen oth
ers before the end of January are
expected to vote as to whether
they favor enactment as the
twentieth constitutional amend
ment a law regulating the labor
of minora under 18 years of age.
Two states have ratified and live
rejected the amendment.
Supporters of the effort to pre
vent exploitation of childhood
where deemed detrimental to the
child and the future of the race,
are urging early action In the leg
islatures. Industrial and farm or
ganizations are opposing the
amendment.
Discussion of possible referen
dum on the proposal Is heard In
Ohio, Michigan.' South Dakota
and Kansas, the governors of the
latter two states having recom
mended Its submission to the vot
ers. Massachusetts, by referen
dum, disapproved the amendment.
The proposed amendment i
pending before the North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Dakota. Minne
sota, Nebraska and Missouri leg
islative assemblies.
The proposition Is expected to
come up In the legislatures of
(OoiKinuerf on
That the next member of the
state fiish commission to be nam
ed by him will be appointed from
the district along the coant south
of the Columbia river was thi'
promise given by Coventor Pierce
just before noon today to the del
egation of fishermen who waited
upon hi in to protect against In
creased poundage taxes on fish,
"I'll promise to name a man
from your district, that is. from
Tillamook south, to fill the next
vacancy, which will occur in
June," the governor said. Com
missioner Kendall's term expire
then.
"As for the tax. everyone be
lieves that the only equitable tax
the one that someone ele pays.
It Is up to the legislature to ny
where revenues are coming from.
Ah for myself. I believe that ev
ery industry should be self sup
pfirtin g."
Anti-Saloon leuinic does not de-sire
to interfere with the committee or
the legislature iu whatever action
it may take relative to Cleav-r
and that the league In favorably,
di-poxed toward an Invesiig i'. i
"f th: department.
Cleaver said today that hi
would welcome ar inve-'tir.atwn.
"The dr part r .rut Is lit her
.rookel or straij;! he said, "a'.1
lhf people have - right to kti'
which. The art creating the J
partment Is cither good or it i
imd. If It Is bi'd it ought to be re
penlMl."
Cleaver's ant ual report is la fh-1
hands of the stale printer and w 11
be on tho desks of the menilii r t
morrow. Cleaver says this will
show net receipts from the depait
ment n tho sum of $iru.U00.
PIErafSES
UiWOO
Senate Reverses Itself
Again, Kills Norris and
Jones Measures and
Passes Lease Proposal
Washington, Jan. 14. The Un
derwood Muscle Shoals bill passed
tho senate on a final vote today.
The measure,' which would au
thorize the lease of the property
to private Interests differs radical
ly from the Muscle Shoals bill
passed by the house at the last ses
sion and these differences must ba
Ironed out before either measure
can become law.
Under the house bill, the Henry
Ford offer for the Shoals estab
lishment would have been accept
ed by the federal government.
This offer, however, has baa
withdrawn since the house acted.
The vote today however at
least means a temporary end to
the senate fight which has been
in progress since this session be
gan. The roll call showed fifty
senators in favor of the Under
wood bill to thirty opposed.
Washington, Jan. 14. The Un
derwood Muscle Shoals private
leasing bill was substituted for
the Norris government operation
plan In the senate. The vote was
46 to 33.
Senator Jones, Washington, the
republican whip re-offered his
substitute to refer the problem to
a commission, starling the set. ate
again round the circle In which It
wandered all day yesterday.
Senator Norris announced tn a
reply to a direct question on the
floor by Senator Johnson, republi
can, California, that he did not
Intend to offer his substitute
again regardless of the result of
tho vote on the Jones substitute
to the Underwood bill.
After two hours debate the
Jones substitute wan rejected,
leaving the Underwood measure
intact for the time being at least.
The vote was 43 to 38.
The McKellar substitute was
Iminediataely voted down.
MUTUAL SAVINGS
TEe present at I ve flordoh of Mult-nom.-ih
county this morning an
nounced that he will introduce a
bill, probably today, providing for
tho organization of mutual sav
ings banks In Oregon, the depos
its of which are to bo largely
loaned out on improved city and
farm property with the object of
enabling nnd eneimratilng more
homo building in the state.
Tho bill I patterned after the
law now In foi.e in the state of
W'.iwhi n tct rui and provldtn tha the
hanks shall be non-profit Institu
tions, with the rate of Interest to
ho pa d depositors depending up
on I he earning of the banks.
Oi .'on bank. and bankers, Itep
rctcniativo Cordon declares, have
shown a marked lack ;f Interest in
the f i iiiiulatiun of home building
throu::)i con ven. cut financing
inrihoils.
Co pi Ing, as it does. In conflict
with the interests of the bnnks and
bii h.-iiikin Interests of the state,
tho bill Is expvitid to. Inject an
other warm lutttlc into the dellb
ci all i. is of the caMn.
hichwaFcommission
meets torjceive bios
Portland, Jan. 14 The state
highway coniniKs'.on me? at 2 p.
m. tod.iy with only a Pinall amount
of bii'iiiesii to transTrt. Only two
contracts are advertised for this
tneeiln. They m-o f((r pra ling nnd
surfacing nix miles and resurfacing
elt;ht miles of iho Condon-Thirty
.Mile reIt sect inn of the John Day
highway in Gilliam county, and
for -i combined crcvslng of Otia
pnola eie.-1!! and the Southern Pa
cific rnllioid on !he Pacific high
way at OaklonT, Pcruglaa. county.
Babes Fennel in Sewer
niihmoinl, a.. Jan. 14. The
bodies of four babies, ranging In
ago from five monthe to 3 years
wi re fount! In a sewer hpre late
today. Authorities are continu
ing the seanh, In the beliif
otlitie may be located.