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Newspaper Page TextTO RAISE ISSUE OjgdEUGIBILITY OF. NOSER i M 1 a . C apital JtJonrinial CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair tonlgbt, colder In eaat portion, Tuesday Increasing cloud Iness, moderate southerly winds. Local: Max. 52; mtn. 41; rain, 17; river, (.1; atraos., cloudy. Dally average Del paid circulation lor month ndinc December SI, 192e 6366 Average dally distribution 6. 706. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 16 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 11)25 PPTfK1 THRTT'Tf' fTrMTQ ON TRAINS AND NEWS vw--, w.' STANDS 'IVH CENTS I? CHALLENGE MOSER'S RIGHT 10 SERVICE Bomb of Sizeable Propor tions About to Explode In Senate Affects Val idity of Legislation, (.Uy Hurry N. Grain.) The first real bomb of sizeable proportions hovers just over the heads of the state senators today as the thirty-third legislative as lembiy buckles down to the work ( the second week of its session The hand that clipa the thread by which it is suspended may easily embroil the upper ha use in con tro ve rsy that can shake or shatter its organization anu disrupt the whole prugraui as now outlined. Wrapped securely within this highly explosive package is a query as to law and tact -and a challenge. It challenges the right of Gus G. Aloser, president of the eenue, not only to the chairmanship of that augus( body, but seriously questions his right to a seat In tlie assembly, asserting that he is not eligible by reaaun of a coneii tutionul Inhibition which forb:!s persons holding a lucrative office under the etate government from Bitting in either house of the leg lslature. Section of article 2 of the Ore gon constitution bears directly upon such circumstances as thote under which Moser eits in the sen ate from Multnomah county. It reads: "No person holding a lucrative office or appointment under the United States or under this state shall be eliigblc to a seat in the legislative assembly Senator Moser is and was at th time he was elected and qualified for office, attorney for the Po'l of Portland, a direct political sub division of the state. The question is one for the sen ate to decide for itself, for, also by constitutional provision, each Aouse is the "judge of election. qualifications, and returns of its ovn members." But there are many considerations entering into their decison which should cause the senators to proceed with cau tion. It Is not just a matter of t' personal choice of the senators as (Continued on Page Six) P PGR RAIL CLERKS Chicago, Jan. 19. (By Assoc! ated Press.) The United States railroad labor commission In a de cision today granted an increase In wages of approximately $3, 740,000 to clerical service em ployes on 43 railways In all sec tions of the country. The em ployes affected do not include those clerical service employes taken care of in a decision of the board a year ago. The increase ranged from one to two cents an hour for the classes Included, and grew out of a failure of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers and Station Employes to agree with the roads. The railways affected by the order Include the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul, Great North ern. Northern Pacific, Pere Mar q not to. Southern Pacific and union Pacific systems. MJSTER'CnwOi) BE RETURNED TO PRISON Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19.- Gerald Chapman, to whom crhnf Nfcnging from robbery to mur:l:r .Ave attributed and who wai ar retted at Munice, Ind., will be held for the wnrden of the Atlan ta, Ga.. federal prisr.n. Alexander O. Cavlns, t'nlted State district attorney. r.a!d tx.ilny. Chapmr.n .' p.?d rrom thf Atlanta institu tion in March. 1923. a few months after b h.id been sentenced to serve 2" year in connection with th" !.4f)n.no.) mail truck robbery n New York In 1921. lyjuifu IRISH PLOT 10 BLOWUP BRITISH NAVY T w o Government Em ployes, Five Men and One Woman Arrested; Supposed Extremists. London, Jan. 19. (By Associ ated Press.) Two men, W. P. Cleary and J. D. McGough, were brought before the Bow street po lice court today In connection with an alleged plot to blow up British battleships and sub marines. They were remanded for a week, bail being refused. They were charged with an offense under the official secrets act. The details of the offense with which the men were charged were not made public. It Is understood Scotland Yard detectives have seized many docu ments bearing upon the case, which are being examined. O'Leary Is a shipwright and Gough Is a civil servant. The de tailed Information charges O Leary with having In his posses sion information concerning the Haslar dockyard at Portsmouth which Is a prohibited area and communicating this Information to McGough. The latter- Is charged with receiving the In formation. The arrest of five Irishmen and one Irish woman concerned in the alleged plot was reported by the London Daily Matt this morning. Two of the men were said to be sub-offtcers at the Portsmouth dockyard. Those under arrest the Mall stated, were extremists connected with the Irish republi can movement and the plot was supposed to have been designed to affect Injuriously the relations between the Irish Free State and England by creating feeling In the latter country against the Free State. It was said that the plot, the existence of which had been suspected for some time, was re garded as an important affair over which officials of the home office and the chiefs of Scotland Yard, bad been in conference. Intercepted letters led to the ar rests, which were made In dif ferent parts of London and in Portsmouth. E Washington, Jan. 19. A fav orable report on the nomination of Attorney General Stone to be an associate justice of the eu preme court was ordered today by the senate judiciary committee. Chairman Sterling said the re port was agreed to unanimously, and that the committee acted without calling before it, Clyde Dawson, a former Colorado at torney, who had been asked pre viously to appear In connection with an action brought against him by the executors of the J. Pierpont Morgan estate, for whom Mr. Stone once was coun eel. Action on Mr. Stone's nomina tion had been deferred after James Own bey presented the rec ord of the Morgan litigation, sev eral senators desiring to Inquire into all the facts. submarine'Wrted AS BOOZE RUNNER New York, Jan. 19. Prohihi authorities are Investigating re ports that a submarine manned by .i German crew has been bringing in from one thousand to three thousand caHe3 of liquor nightly during the last two weeks. A tramp steamer acting as the moth er ship of the submarine Is said tn be stationed about GO miles so-ith f thp patrol boats surrounding tne rum nt off Ashhury pjrk N J. It is nnorted to bo de posing via th? submarine of Vs cargo of about 75.000 caes of !o 'lor to smnlt craft hovering near me ew jersey shore. Senate Refuses To Open Question of Elevating Guns wasliiiigtou, Jan. ltf By vote of 45 to 22, I ho senate refused today to consider the question of (lie elevation of tho ifium on tltc 13 American battlfMlilps lit order to glvo thorn equal range with ships of the British battle fleet. Chnli'innn Hale of the navy com mitt eu told the senate it would Ik; unwise to "take affirmative action while a protest of a foreign govern ment In this mutter is pend ing." u Washington, Jan. 19. Inli mate memories of three of its stal warts of former days came crowd ing back upon the senate as legis lative machinery was brought to a halt so those who had served shoulder to shoulder with them might give a last testimonial to their lives and their work. Senators of both sides of tie chamber sought the opportunity of joining in praise of the public service rendered by Henry Cabot Lodge, Frank B. Brandege and Lt Uaron B. Colt, members who died in the summer recess. Reviews of, the nfe of Senator Lodge carried the senate through 31 years of its history and brought recollections of the memorable controversy over the league of na tions In which the former chair man of the foreign relations com mittee and Woodrow Wilsou were the central figures. The retrcpect of Senator Bran dege's service found almost as wide range In the years of senate history which the veteran from Connecticut had so large a hand In fashioning. Tributes to the fidelity of Sen ator Colt recalled his services as chairman of the Immigration 1o which place he succeeded when his party came to control of the 3enatc after the World war. FREAK LIS INJURING STATE That Oregon Is probably the ranking state in the union in the passage of freak lava was th1: statement made by Denton G Burdiek .speaker of the Oregon house of representatives, in an rtd dress before the tsttiem chamber of commerce this noon. "Wo have ucquired such a nation-wide reputation that when ever anyone wants to try out dome 'Ism they center their efforts tn Oregon, said Mr. Burdiek. ' Our great problem is not in findiug nenr sources for taxation, but in get tin 3 more people to come into and develop the state. Oregon is obliged to compete with Vvashington on the north ai d California on the Bouth, he stated both of these states being already much better developed than Ore gon. Freak laws only have ihe resuJt or further retarding the '. velopment of this state, rather than attracting more capital h?rc and developing the communities toward a condition on an eual looting with rival states. Oregon has suffered in the van he said, but now the state has an opportunity to step into an era surpransing anything that h&s ever been experienced in the his tory of the state. "A conscientious effort will be made to prevent the passage of freak legislation during the prcs ent session of the legislature," he ,ia:d. "We will vy to restore the confidence of tl'e people of the Lnited States In our state." Burdiek cited the case of logls Jatlon past.ed by the people of Florida, which has tho effect r preventing any Income or Inherit ance tax being parsed In that state for the next 25 years. "Inside of a few months the people of Florl da could see startling effects of that action," he said. "Money be gan to pour Into the state In a manner unheard of anywhere on tho Pacific const. It proved ' -f (Continued on 1'age Five) ALL BOARDS PLACED UNDER BUDGET PLAN North Bill Puts AH Com missions Under System Whereby Surplus' Goes To General Fund. All state caauuieaiouft an I boards at present not under the budget system will be placed there it a bill to be introduced by Rep resentative North, Multnomah county, becomes a law. The meas ure North has drawn up and ex pects to Introduce today would place all boards and commissioners under the budget plan. Their ex penditures would be stipulate.! and provided for by legislative ap propriation. North explains that h:s bill is in line with an econoni program. Under the bill surplus finances received by any commission or de partmcnt over and above expends would revert to the general fund The industrial accident com mission, fish commission, game highway commissions, the dental board and many others would be affected. ' The measure would have the of feet of reducing the tendency of various commissions and boards to earn and expend more money than ausoiuieiy necessary, worth points out. It Is expected that the bill will precipitate a hot fight with nil the bodies affected lined up against it. It should be pointed out that the bill in general Is in line with the economy program advocated by Governor Pierce In his message to the legislature. All moneys collected under the prohibition laws of Oregon would be thrown to the funds of the various counties under house bill 61 Introduced today by North, Multnomah county. The bill, which Is a companion to a meas ure Introduced by North last week to abolish the state prohi bition department, would re-enact sections 2224-46 of the Oregon laws covering enforcement of the liquor statutes. CLEAVER LIFTS There were mingled feelings of relief and disappointment on the faces of the senate this morning after a brief speech by Senator Garland, chairman of the com mittee Investigating the etate pro hi hi tion department: "It has been reported," said Garland, "that Mr. Cleaver, pro hibition commissioner, and Mr. Herwig, head of the Anti-Saloon league, have persons circulating through the legislature with a view to corrupting the members It Is reported that they have some very pretty women her, and that other persons have b-ien sent here with liquor, trying to get something on the members, particularly those elderly gentle men who are most susceptible. I have a letter from Mr. Herwig in which he says there ten't a word of truth in this report, and 1 am very much relieved." lutherTromisIsTo fulfill dawes plan Berlin, Jan. 19 (By Associated Press) Lnyal fulfillment by Ger many of tho London agreement on the Dawes plan and strict enforce ment of the laws dictated by It are among the pledges contained in the program announced by the new government headed by Dr. liars Luther a chancellor to the rciehstag finiirht. MRS. HART WINS RiOHT TO APPEAR ON FILMS Loil Angeles, Cal., Jan. 19 Wini fred Wemovcr Ifnrt today won n victory over William H. "Bill" flnrt. motion plot u re actor, and nht .lined Iriral rlirht tn t-Morn to ffenen work under her full name uniu urn time as una should ob tain a divorce by a declnion In the superior court here. JAZZ CRAZED GIRL SHOOTING MOTHER Photogrnph poHnl by porothy E LIBEL DAMAGE Because, they allege that C. Y. Utile made allegations to the ef fect that they had stolen $40 from the Kowng, Fook company, Chinese merchandise here, Roslc Battalion and Mrs. C. R. Battalion hare filed in circuit court a slnn der action for $5,000 against Hulc and the concern. . The women assert In the com plaint that the Chinese accused the plaintiffs on December 24 of stealing $40 from them, that at another date they Informed Mrs. David Wright that the plaintiffs had stolen that amount from them and on another occasion told peo ple In the Puro Food Grocery com pany the same thing. The complaint states that the Chinese accused the plaintiffs of committing a felony, that the Chinese knew the allegation was false when they made it, and he cause of the publication of the slander among various people as serts that the plaintiffs have been damaged In the sum of $5,000. PAY PENALTIES Tom Carlson of Toledo was ar retted Sunday for speeding and reckle driving. He posted $25 ball. D. S. Phillips of Kugene was caught going 40 miles an hour on south Commercial strept. He was obliged to put up a gold wateh for bMt, as he was short of cash. Howard Ball, 2086 Cottage street sped down south Liberty street nt .1." miles nn hour, until stopprd by a traffic officer. J. H. lionalfion, U. F. I). 4, Salem, who made 40 miles an hour on smith Commrrcial tr"et, was obliged to p,t heavy bai!. Other speeders nrresi ed over the wf'k end were Rose Hell, iHti fl. 22nd street; A. Selfur, Port Ian if, who put up $10 hail; J. N. Po who liltewlfe put up $ 1 0 bail; M. G. farituii. Corvallls, $5 ball; W. It. Gfile of Turner, who paid t .rp fine this morning; Mrs. K. Speight. 1104 S. 12th street; T. A. Diifli tiger, Kosehtirg. $ 10 ball; P. Nieswander, I0!i7 Fir Hw-sl; II. H. I'fnnen. Ilnllns. $5 ball; O. Domngnlla, 1111 Sagi naw; Dr. Ih'l linger, and L. F. AlUtork, Portland, $10 ball. ' 4 t:m f9 4J$' v 1 T ' Ik ,V f )b 5)1 WHO CONFESSED TO IN SAN FRANCISCO 1 ! W Klllnirston In jnll. FIRE DESTROYS A car belonging to John Rless heck was completely destroyed by fire on the Silverton-Mt. Angel road last Friday night, according to a report Just made to Sheriff Bower, when It was crowded from tho road by another car with glar ing headlights taking more han half the highway. The car, a Chevrolet coupe, went out on the dirt shoulder which gave way and turned the car and occupants In to a shallow ditch. The car Im mediately took fire and was destroyed past recovery value, tho owner stated. O. V. Rlossbeck was driving the car and a tnan named Coffey was the other occu pant. The car was towed Into Silver- ton where the wreckage was sold at a price which netted the owner 17 cents after paying towage charges. The driver of the car which forced the Rlessbcck ma chine In the ditch drove rapidly on making no pretenso at assist ance. Had the side curtains been on. the occupants wonld have burned to a crisp, they say, so rapidly did tho flames spread. BRIEF SESSIONS The house was called to order at 11:05 by Speaker Burdiek The Rev. Harry W. Johnson, pas tor of the Central Congregational church, delivered a short Invoca tion. It was announced that tho gov ernor had signed house bill 32 pro viding for appropriation of twen ty-five thousand dollars to cover Immediate cipensea of the lcgis lalors. The senate concurrent resolu tion Introduced by Senators John son and Kddy endorsing the policy of rrenldetit Coolldge with refer ence to Muscles Shoals wus Intro duce!. The houc adjourned after a fifteen minutes session. Kleven new kills were Introduced. After being tn session 10 min utes and Introducing seven hill the senate adjourned until 2 o clock p. m. HUGHES SAYS AMERICA NO! COM Agreement Reached At Paris Imposed No Obli gation, Legally or Mor ally; Country Left Free YfuVa.ikGlon, Jan. 1$. A state ment by Secretary Hughes de claring the United States had not been luvolved in European affairs by the Paris reparation settle ment, was answered today bf Sen ator JohnsoA, republican, Cali fornia, with the statement that the responsible leaders abroad all take exactly the opposite view. The California senator, who with the support of other senate Irreconcilables has a resolution of inquiry on the subject now pend ing said In a formal statement that although Americans should be glad to have Mr. Hughes' In terpretation, they should not overlook the significance attached to the Paris agreement by Euro pean statesmen. Washington, Jan. 19 Secretary Hughes today Issued a formal statement asserting that the agree ment reached In Paris at the con feroncs of the allied finance minis ters Imposed no obligations, "le gally or morally," on the United States and that this country re mains as free from commitment In European matters as It ever was. The statement said the full text of the agreement signed by Am bassador Kellogg and the Ameri can representatives would be made public as soon as It was re ceived here. Mr. Hughes' statement was said by White House officials to have tho full approval of President Coolldge. who, it was said, had been fully ndvised of all angles of the controversy. Resolution rending The resolution asking for a copy of the agreement, proposed by Senator Johnson, republican, Cali fornia, Is pending in tho senate with the approval of others.of the irreconcilable veterans of the Ver sailles treaty flht. From thce and other quarters the slate depart ment his hnrd charges itiot the Parts agreement, signed by Am damn dor KHlngg, the secretary of M.ite -designate, bus drawn tli Unittsd Slates officially into nn In volvement ug:inst which it had been Kuniillng Itself ever since the (Continued on Pago Four) PAY TO $7500 Sal tries of the justices of the supreme court would bo Increased from $;12j0 to 17ii00 hy a bill which was Introduced today by Senator Staples. In addition fhefr present salaries tho Justices recc-lvo $fiO expenses for each trip to Pendleton where tho eastern Oregon scsKionft of the court arc held twice a year. Thin nmountH to $100 a year traveling expenses for eaoh Justice. Tho senate committee on educa tion Introduced a bill today which would add a clause to the present act relating to the hiring of teach ers, by providing that when a teacher Is hired at a regular nit'tt Ing and tho action entered in the minute, any contract signed after ward In conformity with the ruin ii te by the chairman, clerk and the teacher h:tll be binding upon all parties. liMilgen. widows and minor eh 1 1 dren of soldiers, sailors, marines and volunteers who served In he Civil war, th Spanish-American war, tho Plilllpplno Insurrection and the Indian wars Would be en titled to all tho relief to which the li ii mIki ruin or fathers are now en tltled by a bill introduced today by Senator Dennis and On vis. Re lief for the Indigent persons whit" living, and payment of expfiisos of last sleknrtM and funernl expenses are covered in the measure. BILL TO INCREASE SUPREME COURT ALL STREAMS OUIOFBAIS INAMA Three Lives Lost and Mil lions of Dollars In Dam age Rain Continues Poer Planes Out Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 19 With rains continuing to fall in a hult dozen southern states today, rivers were reported steadily rising w:ta considerable property damago ex peeled to toliow orvr a wide jreta. The death list was three killed und two other probably lost. Two trainmen were killed w.-.ea a passenger train broke through a weakened trestle near Selma, Ala., and one t ruin man was killed when a train struck a slide, six milos from Cartesville, Ga. Hope has been abandoned at Al bany. Ga., for the safety of Asa and Will Tift, who failed to ro turn Saturday from a canoe trip on Flint river. Georgia and Alabama bore the, brunt of the flood waters forc3, although almost unprecedented high wuter is also reported in oth er states. . Macon saw new marks register ed for the Ocmulgee when the riv er passed 27 feet. At Milledgo ville, the Oconee reached mere than 36 feet. Apprehension wus folt concerning the power of levee and bridges to withstand a press ure not heretofore known on tho streams. Columbus found the Chattahoo chee river at a stage of 45 "'jet. the city's gas supply was threat ened as water entered the plant. Montgomery, Ala., Jan, 19. Rain continued to fall in south ern Alabama with rivers and (Continued on Pago Five) GROWN DRUG STORE SOLD BY GRABER The Crown drug store, 332 Slate street, owned for 15 years by P. E. lira be r, has been sold to H. H. Bryan of Tillamook, and Amy Hughes of Salem, it was an nounced today. Miss Hughes ha beon employed In the store for more than nine yens. Mr. llryan is ni.muMer of the La Mar drug store in T.Kamouk, a position he ha nC'd f'ir nearly 10 years. 'reced m ; that period ha w:is a Satem resident, and is well acquainted with this city. Mr. llryan will arrive to take charge of the store the first of February, TenluUvo plans for the rear rangement of the Interior of the storo room are being worked out by Miw Hughes, though no active work will be started before the arrival of Mr. liryan. FHYSIGIANSTOMING TO LOCAL BANQUET Dr. Paul Rockey, of Portland, pre. utent-eleci of the state medical society, will come to Salem Tues day afternoon with six or mora mem Iter of the state medical council to attend the annual elec tion banquet and meeting of the Marion -Polk-Yam hi 1 1 medical so clety at tho f.'ray feffe restaurant Tuesday evening at 6:10 o'clock. Members of the state council tO be here are l)r. A. K. Sommer, Dr. Ralph Kenton. Dr. C. L. Booth, Dr. Wilson T. Johnston, Dr. C. J. McCunkcr, and Joe Petit, all of 1'ortlao.l. DEAF MUTE ESCAPES ARRESTED IN TAGOMA Taeoin.i, Wash., Jan. 19 Dennis Ii iso n, 20, und Kenneth Po wel I, 17, inmate of the Oregon denC and dumb lnstl; utlon at Halem, Oregon, were arrested here today and according to the pjllce made a wnttn roufe.sion that they oornniitteed several burglaries. The police jiiiid the two youths confess ed that they stole the Automobile of Hu perln temlent 11 asset t Wains coat of tho selu ol and drove to Chehill;!, WnnhimUiMi. where they iihardon". tho r;tr and committed twc. bin nl.'ries. They then com mitted tw buri'.lai le?) ot Olympian and two here, they are reported to h.it admitted. llotii are deaf and dumb.