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Newspaper Page TextS 4 BANKS BILL BRINGS CITY EDITION Dally avenga net paid circulation for month Qdln( December 11, 1924 6366 Arerage dillr distribution ,?. Member Audit llureaii of Circulation. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 18 rvi UVL AUTO LICENSE B I LL HITS AT COUNTY FUNDS Measure Designed To Cut 40 Per Cent From Fees Would Rob Counties of Over $450,000. Defect Corrected Senator 11. -ill, with his at tout ion culled to the fact that the bill providing for a 40 ht cent reduction in nu tttmtihiie license fwij would rob tliu 3fl cmiiillttf of Ilio state of more tlmn $500,600 n- your, this morning Intro duecd a companion imii?tire to Ills former hill, which will gle recognition to l he count hs, Apportioning to them 40 per cent of the li cense fees, w tilh Ik nays would offxet the loss they would suffer through reduc tion of license charges. (By Harry N. Crain) There are rough seaa ahead for the roads and highway., and mo tor vehicle legislation program of the Oregon State Motor asso ciation if dependance is to be placed In etorm ot protest that 1b arising in the two nouses ana the lobby against some ot the pro visions included in the bills al ready in. Most of the complaints are of a minor nature and the points in volved eould be speedily ironed out in committee, but there are two defects of statewide conse quence that are apt to wreck the whole program. One Is the key note of the whole plan of revis ion suggested by the association and its correction would involve the revision of the whole echem This Is in the bil! calling for a straight reduction of 40 per cent in the license fees on all motor vehicles, without making provision to reimburse the indi vidual counties for the loss sus tained in their share of the mo tor vehicle license fees. Under the present law the counties re ceive one fourth of the amount paid in in license fees from their (Continued on rage Three) Gl SLAWS TRIAL THURSDAY San Francisco, Jan. 21. Dor thy Ellingson, 16 year old mat ricide, was brought into the po lice court today to determine whether she should be tried by a juvenile or a criminal court for her act. She was bound over to the juvenile court for a hearing tomorrow. Joseph Ellingson. father uf tin girl, was the only witness. He was called to determine ber age and testified that she was born on April 1, 1908, in Minneapolis, Minn. At the conclusion of this testimony the judge directed that the case be turned over to the ju venile court. Later the father swore to warrant charging a statutory of fense against Emll Kreuter, cafe musician while he and, the girl were attending a "jazz par ty" after the shooting of Mrs, Ellingson. The composure which has char acterized bet; attitude since her arrest for the murder of her mother seemed to have left Dor othy today. As she faced the fudge her face was stained from k night ot weeping. SOUTH DAKOTA SENATE DEFEATS CHILO LABOR Pierre, S. D Jan. tl. The South Dakota senate today de feated hy a rote of 35 to a Joint resolution ratifying the child la bor amendment to the federal constitution. Doer, Del., Jan. 21. The Del iwart houe ef representatives today adopted a resolution pro testing acninot the ratification of the federal child labor conetitn tfonal amendment. Caoital, RECORDS OF DRY BUREAU INVESTIGATED Committee Probes Cleav er's Expenditures; Wal ter Pierce Complements LaKondo Pierce. The rise and fall of IjiRondo M. Fierce as uu attache of the utir.t' prohibition department was re counted before the prohibitiou in vcsWKUtiou committee laat nigiit by Governor Pierce, who watf on the witness stand. Laltoudo iercc's name caine into the pro ceedings when several vouchers for payments to Pierce were found n the records. The governor slid that Pierce had been employed to look up data relative to nossihle paroles and pardons for violators- of the prohibition law. "Pierce ! a nian of considerable ability," said the governor, "bus we couldn't get along with him. He and Cleaver couldn't get alar. and I couldn t get along with him." 'Was he unreliable?" ask.-d Garland. "Yea," answered the governor. Untruthful!" "Yes." "We ho dishonest." o, i never touna mm so," an swered the governor, "He did not handle funds," "Wheels in the head perhaps," suggested Cleaver. ou ve said iv answered tie governor. "I think he was led ott by Dolly Quartier, the queen et tne Dootleggers." Oovcrnor Pierce laid that La- Rondo Pierce had been naid Joint ly by the executive office and tli2 prohibition department. The governor was questioned at some length about paroles ami paruons. He said that his noiloy n this regard bad the legal sun port of Attorney General Van Winkle. "It was called Into question however, by Judge Skipworth of Migcne, the governor added. ' Van Winkle is drafting a bill to ill my authority." f he governor explained that he sometimes found It expedient to pardon or grant other leniency to offenders after they had served jail sentences so that they might si'pport their families. Governor Puree mentioned lrlcfly the work of George Neuncr (Continued on Page Three) TURKISH GOVERNMENT ORDERS GREEK REPRISALS New York. Jan. 21. A news agency dispatch from Constanti nople states that the government has Instructed the authnrltirw there to begin reprisals against the Greeks. It was reported that all the estates of Greek subject residing In Constantinople wers to be seized. Knock Out. Sand Point Washington, Jan. 21. Amend ment of the navat appropriation bil In the senate to include u- thortsation for establishment of a naval airplane base at Sand Point. Wash., was prevented today on a point or order. Cash Register Rifled Across from City Jail; Job Yields but $16.50 The cash register at the Vail-.-v Motor company, across the street from the city hall, was rifled last night by a burglar who forced en trance through a window In the i.hops and jimmied the windrw throuxh which parts are hiale-t from the show room racks into the shops. This window struck ab)ui half way up, aad It is believ?d that the burglar most have had to wriggle through. Only $16. 60 was token, as this mount had been left la the eg iiter for change this morning be fore the banks opened. The rob bery occurred between 7:30 and SALEM, rand Has Quit As French Envoy JVlW, T. FUSS'S R-!tfTD. FRENCH ENVOY QUITS CAPITAL AFTER 22 YEARS Washington, Jan. 21 Washing ton felt in the departure oC Jules J usse ra nd tod ay, m o re than tne loss of the dean of its diplomatic corps for the retiring French am bassador' 22 years of residence here have builded associations that had almost forgotten he must one day hand over the burdens of of fice. M. Jnsserand. before leaving for New York and then Boston, where he will sail for France on January 8, presented to President Coolidge in person yesterday his recall pap ers, thus officially ending his Jong service here, in which he will he succeeded by Einile Daesehner, who Is now en route to this coun try. The retiring ambassador later paid a farewell call on Secretary Hughes and other officials at the state department, where he re membered also in his leave taking the many long service employes of the department to whom he has become a familiar ana friendly figure SENATE CALLS FOR PARIS PACT Washington, Jru. si. Secretary Hughss was called upon today by the senate for a copy of the Paris reparations agreement, together with such information concerning the circumstances surrounding t :i " negotiations as may be necessary to a full understanding of its terms, A resolution of Inquiry by Sen li ter Johnson, republican, Califor nia, one of the senate irreco;iil--Mes, was adopted without duj cussion. In so degree dissuaded from their purpose by the emphatieaii stated confidence ot the atiminiotta tion in the effect of the Paris rep arations agreement, senate irre- coneHables went ahead today with plans to press for an adequate In quiry Into the whole mibjeet at a meeting ot the senate foreign rt fftftms committer. 9 o'clock last evening. It is be lieved, as the report was sent In to the police station at 10 o'olock. Three lights burning is the of fice flooded the place wtih light, so that anyone passing on the street ecu id have seen the burglar at work, says W. L. Phiiiips, man ager of the company. The earn register was unlocked, which like ly saved the company eofhe money for repairs, avers Mr. Phillips, as he has ao doubt but that thm burglar would not have hesittted at jimmying the register. A dfm wae taken from the drawer of a dsk Is as of toe accounting offices, ,-r.r? 1-- 's'j.i: OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, i VOTAW QUITS AS HEAD OP U. S. PRISONS larding Brother-In-Law Resigns Giving Reason As III Health Last of Harding Clique. Washington, Jan, 21. Hebert H. Yotaw. superintendent of prisons and brother-in-law of lite late President Harding, has re signed from the government serv ice. Mr. Yotaw was appointed by Attorney (ieneral Duuguerty in April, He is in a sanitar ium here, where he underwent a:i operation for appendicitis. . Depurtment of Justice officials declined today to discuss the resig nation, but Indicated that Attjr ney General Stone might make a statement. With the withdrawal of Mr V'otaw from official life, and the indicated retirement soon of Pro hibition Commissioner Hayse the circle of the intimate friends ot President Harding brought to Washington by him at the begin ning or bis administration will virtually have disappeared. Before he became superintend ent of prisons. Air. Yotaw was a minister. Hie oiiiee came undor fire during the Daugherty invajti- bation in the senate and recently he has had a large part fn the re organisation of the official force of the Atlanta penitentiary. Mr. Yotaw advised the attorney general he desired to retire March 4 because ot his health. He has been ill for some time and his physicians eaid today he could not perform any kind of work for at least six months. TWO CONVICTIONS RESULT IN TRIALS HELD AT DALLAS Dallas, Or., Jan. 21. Two con vict ions on charges of statutaiy rape have been secured by Digr nct Attorney Helgersos is the first .wo cases of this nature tried at the January term ot court. A jury returned a rerdict of guilty list night after about four hour de liberation in the case of Karry Ue Kenzie ot Independence. McKenzie was charged with the offense against a 14-year-old Id de pendence girl. He is married and is about 22 years of age. He wa represented by Attorney Tom Gar land of Portlund. Monday sight a jury retursed a verdict of guilty in the casa of Frank Cooper of Airlte on a simi lar charge. Cooper had bees in volved with a 14-year-old girl in that community, lie was repre sented by Attorney Glen O. Hoi man. Hoth boys will be sentenced Thursday by Circuit Judge Kiw sey. A third case of similar nature went to trial this morning witu Marvin Calkins as the defendast. He Is represented by Attorney Holmio. The complaining witness is the same as in the Cooper cae. The case of Robert Suthpin, statutory rape, and Dale Serafford, contributing to the delinquency ol a minor, and Tira Derry, violation ot the prohibition law, come later in the week, SPANISfTfLEEfSHETLS ARAB TRIBAL FORCES London, Jan. 21. Three Sr ish warships and eight airpUn-?-are bombarding the Anjere tr tail forces from the Straits ot Gibral tar, off Point Alcazar and Snyi and to the east of those positions. according to sews agency dU patches received this aftcrnoju from Tangier. Es?n Winner Eugene, Or., Jan. 21. Kucik high school deff-sted Courts Grove high schooj hrre lut ci-n-ing In basketball hy a score of 47 to ORATORY Mtfei urinal (Uj Edwards Attack Alleged Frame-up By Dry Agents Jersey City, N. J, Jan. 21.-1 New Jersey's rum conspiracy die, Is which ten Weehawken police- men and two civilians are stand ing trial on indictments charging wholesale bootlegging activities, will go to the ury late this after noon, another example of the ra pidity of "Jersey ustiee. 1 With lightning rapidity tak'ug of testimony in the trial, which opened Monday, ended today, and by 11 o'clock CeoTge Cutley, enUi f defense counsel, had completed a dramatic summation of the testi mony from the point of view of the accused men. Senator Edward I. Edwards, ter mer governor of New Jersey, ac eused by three prohibition agents yesterday as the "chief backer" of the whesale rum conspirators, did not come here to ueny the accusa tion. The climax of Cutley's dramatic summation came with his charts that the implication of Senatcr HOUSE REPEALS TAX LIMITATION FOR PORTLAND Houfle bill 38 repealing the six and a half mill tax limitation on Portland school district No. 1, was passed this morning with only two dissenting votes. Roberts, of Was co. ani Shu m way of Morrow and Umatiria county voted against the repeat. Kuhlight. German Hurlburt, Lonergan, Gordon argued for the passse of the measure pointing out the plight of Portland through inability to provide enough money to operate Its schools. Bh um way, of Morrow and fjma- I tlila, and Huberts, of Wasco, fought , the measure. S hum way described 1 it as "an entering wedge to knock, out the six per cent increase Jimt-' i&tioa which has saved million i to Xlx'i taxpayers of Oregon. Roberta declared that the prin- j clple Involved affected the entire state although the Multnomah I delegation maintained it touched Portland school district No, 1 ex-1 cluslvely. Shumway and Itoberta argued thmi raising of the assessed valu ation in Multnomah county should be the method uiwd to obtain the added needed funds for school op eration. Shelton, of Baker, was nmong upMate representatives arguing for passage of the measure. A companion measure permit ting school district No, 1 si Port land to raise by taxation $1,000, 000 above the six per cent tax limitation increase will be voted upon shortly. The $1,009,000 piu the amount rained in the perviou year under the eix per cent limita tion would form the basis for fu ture levies with the six per cent limit limitation applying. House bill 4i Introduced by Woodward, providing tar physical inspection of public sehoul child ren fn the elementary schools was passed with one opposing vote, Wheeler of Lane coonty. Iioue biil t2 inaHiriH H unlawful for stock to run at large In part of Hood River county not wltiiln the Mount Hood forft rwcrve son passed by the house. NORTHERN SYSTEMS TD ESTER KLAMATH FALLS Portland, Or.. Jim. 21. W. K Turner, president of the Oregon Trunk railway, indicated that h? mteoded to be present in pentjj when the city council of KJamatn FalHi considers th matter of rai! franchise. Mr. Turner said the Oregnn T run k , w h fch t ow ae I jointly by the litest Northern and Northern Parific, would do wha. rosifd fo hive rail frsnfMs1 in Klamath Kails curry common user Bank Robber Get $17,030 "Fort Worth. Texas, Jan. 21 HolthcTji h forced the safe of tb- KirKt Guaranty State bank at Wsl nut Springs ii night, obtained mnney e'l vrurstiB valued at $lHMft, nrrording to telephone advice to poii.e eere today. ' n a- 1925 Edwards Is the easv waa the fruit of a "frame-up," ot which Samuel Wilson, assistant su peris ten dent of the Anti-Saloon league of New Jersey, waa the author. Wilson! was in the crowded court room.. Cutley pointed a dramatic fiasjor at him "There the man,' he toW jury, "who Is the author of thin 'frame-up. He started out to grt Senator Edwaras a year ago and here's the sorry result." Wiiswit recalleo for re-crosj-examination, admitted to Cutley that is July 1923, he bad been convicted of petty larceny in a. New York eourt and later sal been dismissed from the employ of Ihe New York Telephone company for having rifled coin boxes. "I doni think that a mas who steals coins nlckle from a tele phone box should be allowed to come into court and attack tk reputation ot a United States sen ator,' CuUjr said. MORAL INIQUITY FOR FRANCE TO PAY WAR DEBTS Paris, Jan. 21. (Uy Associated Press.! In a five-hour speeea la the chamber of deputies today, Louis Marin former under secre tary ot state and now an opposi tion deputy, declared that it wua4 be a moral iniquity should h"rU(s be compelled to pay the et orm sums demanded of her by ikx L Cited tSates. As effort by the opposition to draw forth a Btatument trom Pre mier Jftrriot a the Inter-altfed debt question failed in the cham ber of deputies today during Uu debate on the government's for eign policy. The premier sow ever, it was stated, will Include the subject In the declaration con cern bis ministry a foreign pel- icy, which he w ill make later. Deputy .Marin said; "In a catastrophe such as tfj late war, the nations which ha J the good fortune to sutler nelthtr invasios nor excessive loss ol human lives should contribute their n.oney to the common smutse. Money accounts cannot be scttbrl without taking Into consideration sacrifices of human lives. "in America all thinkers wh are aware that during the war th United Btatcs acted on behalf ul the univerfal conscience for tna right favor the cancellation of war debts." Limit Voting Rights Only property holders wtmld lt permitted to vote on special la Icvits and bond measures in school irrigation, drainage, water and ;)ther diBtrlcts under houe hill Itl introduced by If err her. Douglas county, today. Washington. Jan. 21 The nom inatPm of Edgar A. liancraft off Illinois to be ambassador to Japan was confirm! today by the iw rui e Wreckage of County , Highway System Seen In Market Road Biil County Road mast er- Culver state that parage of thn Hall WH In the legislature which provldm for taking from the counties the nne-nuactec of the auto license fees now received by them wM wrerrk the highway program in this county for further niarke rosd paving and uniuet Winably the county csurt here will fight the bill. All state highways have been completed In Million county ad what further proerem Is made In paving here muM be on the mar ket ronds. he csurt believes that the mar ket road system can continue to develop here unhiui some nuch move Is countenanred as that em bodied In the Hail measure. The court finds no prfleur rrtlMwm of th) Ford bill or House lifll No,, 4 regarding to the con - IN SENATI 5RICE THREE CENTS ffrRflf'iBS' lira BANKS GRILLS "FIVE CZARS" ft MM Senate Hears Impassioned Oratory Over Eight of Appeal From Orders Revoking Licenses. The flood gates were lifted and, pent up oratory flowed forth in the senate tor the first tme dur-1 ing the session this morning when the Hanks hill giving proprietors of soft drink establishments,! rooming house, hotels and the like the Tight of appeal from ordeTs of municipal' councils revoking their licenses came up for third reading and consideration on Its final passage. Defending the W11 Senator Banks flung broadsides of condem nation and censure at th mem bers of the Portland city commis sion, to whom he repeatedly re ferred as "our fiv tzura," and a the 4 'self constituted law enforce ment committees who are attempt ing to dictate to um Qillcra and to this legislature how the laws are fo be enacted ad enforced." "The propaganda has been started,' declared Senator Banks, "that this measure is in some way ngn;nst law enforciun'iiM, and I have my Bii&ilclnn$ nooue where it started. The license department of the Portland City commission Is one of the most powerful political machines In Oregon, It docs Dot have to do alone with the 'north end, but if you want to know who supported two of the Port land commissioners in the recent city election. Just go Into (be (Continual on Pass Sine YOUNG FORGER BOUND TO JURY Arnold Sevenscm, U year old ynuth charged with forgery, waiv ed a hearing before Justice Braz ier s. Hmaii yesterday, and wa bound over to the gr an rt jury. He is now In the county J ill, with ball set at $3. YV hen geverson ap peared botore Justice Small h hrske down and crtd for several mfriu. but did not want a hear' Ing, and his tutored no plea. While It Is understood that Sr- erson passed more than one bad cherk In Salem, only one check mentioned on the charge presented by I-' rank Mtnsu, chtef of pohce. "Pay to the order ol C, M, hork wcrfsd. $5. 'Uiymod FarTel, Korih CapKoi street' " to the forg ed cheek named In the Indictment Just before Sevemwn was arrest d lie presented and cashed a check for S at the Miller Merehantlle company, which the bank declared worthier on preruta(lon This check was signed "Outlaid Sever- rtruiJlion of market roads. One of the salicat ftitom i". that bill t to make it opiional with the coun t pk whether thy may use their mstkft ruad mtmey, on slate hlijh -ways being cnrifitructil throiRh heir r-spi;ciie cnies, Tbi would have no effect here. Th court in opposed! t one fea ture In the bill which permits the rtte hlchway department to detdnate the type of bridge to b const r j-tt-l on market road The court fiars this would permit the highway department to force construction of concrete brldtrew n all of the small streams ant deprevJons on the saunty ra.i snd bankrupt the eetsmv wn funds, but it Is hfllcvt thxl I hi fatar can he chanii. ns thrtc seents to be a gewrrai seoNm nf nRrtint It auum the vanou coun ty courts. THE WEATHER OREGON: UaceMM, rata Is sort fe west portion tonight. Thursday prob ably rain. No cbang la Itapmlm ' Local: Mm. Si; mis. 45: rain. ,S: rtr, f .; at mat., cloudy ; wind, soul. APEO PONZI BUT FLOPPED SAYSFORGER Moe Turman Tried To Be A Napoleon of Finance Bui His Bubble Burst Many Losers. New Vorfc, Jan. 21. Mo Tur man, son of a Chicago rabbi, presi dent of Young Judea," in thlaj city and prominent In Brooklyn social crcles, was reported by att- thoritiee today to have confoJ to forgeries UHaUinc $t,3u.0u in the business of the iauiy JTi nance 4, Service company of w -.th, he was managing director. Assistant district attorneys. who arc said to hare heard C "it confession before Turman s arrest, said the total of worthless free a n'- tlee he iesucd would reach $2,000,- 000, "I trid to be a Napoleon of fi nance a Ponsl but flopiX'd," Turman's story concluded, said the prosecutors. He la 27 years oJU, His career as a swindler, ac cording la the alleged, contention. started several years ao, w&sa, coming to New York he borrowed $100 to send his widowed mutter and her fW children in Chicago, lie "harrowed from Peter to pjr 18111, until he evolved a schema to borrow money from Memos to loan merchants mr discounting bills, keeping for himself hall ot the discount saved his clients. Unfortunately," Turman to re ported to have confessed, "tlia Equity Finance A Service com pany, which I organized, discount, ed my forged notes as well as notes of my jnerr&ant cup torn era. My bubble hurst wt when it lock ed mmt real,." Persons from whom T urn-mo. borrowed the money to oao rr.cr chants are alleged to have heca the chief losers. They claln to have lost sums ranging from 1 13, 000 to $mm$ eaca. ' Forged notes in sums ranging; from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars and bearing? the names of prominent b us i n qis men are in the hands ot prosecu tors ALLIES TO REPLY TO GERMAN NOTE ON OCCUPATION Parte, Jan. SI, (By Associated Ircjs.J The allies have decided t reply to the recent Herman ut ot protest against the eonUni occupation of the Cologne bridge ncad. The exchanges of el whieh have been going on between the chancellories have resulted fa an approach to an agreement as the teat of the reply, which it to understood "ill go further into -ie tails regarding the eases ot al leged viola'lon of the treaty dis armament clauses than the pre ceding note, but in a rather softor tnet The allies hay Jo separate re prts from the members sf th 9tiiUary c&nltol miattim eearJy all the eifments expected In the ihrtn report on the military situation la tlermany and will probably deal with the question decisively m through the council of ambassador. The cimfentioa of the ali? based nn nrppminary reports front the control mission .that Germany aad by no means completed com pliance with the dsarmtt4 clauses of the Versailles treaty was r t fwth i i the p ret tout ot to 'Jerjuany as the rrama why tba tNdngn area could not he tacflat J Jsmmry Ifl. a provide for ijf the terms of the Versailles treafy, ftmiinm&ni ups CJermany's tn'HU men ot the treaty e requirements in oer respect Two Aviators Killed IViiKicnla, Kla Jan. 2L Two aviars were hilled and two iurej when a naval sepJaa f-S-l r ra. hf si into PenansH hsy hwe Uniay V, K hiavilhft aria tkm pthit, and llnrvey MxweH1, nvi&tar rmstf, are desd, anrt F!, V Uuwlanrt and A. W. McCall, mAtrhmmt male are injured.