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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 18
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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,
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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,
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