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Newspaper Page Textv O. C apital JlJoiiir eal THE WEATHER OREGON: Rain tonight and Wednes day. Moderate temperature. Fresh southerly winds. Local: Max. 68; min. 52; rain, .79; river, 17.5, rising; atmos., cloudy. Daily average not paid circulation for month ending January II, 1925 6548 Average- daily distribution 7071. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 29 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS Ji.vT'cTKS mm F CHARGE MADELALiJHMOVE 'GAINST WHITE FOhfEPEALING BY GJEDSTED Adjutant General Declar ed Guilty of Irregulari ties By Assistant In Letter To Governor. Charges of Irregularities in the conduct of affairs of the military department by Adjutant General George A. White are made la a letter Bent to Governor Fierce by Major Charles E. Gjedsted, wao yesterday resigned sudden ly a White's first assistant in depart ment alter tour years of service. In addition the retiring major de clares in a formal letter of resig nation to White himself that the word of White Is "to put it very mildly, unreliable," and that in the miliary department under White "subservience Is required in pref erence to service.' Major Gjed sted also Issued a formal letter to all officers of the national guard tn explanation of his move in sev ering his connection with the guard. Governor Pierce said today he would ask Gjedsted for bis state ment. Gjedsted gives no specific expla nations of his allegations, merely Btating to the governor that lie awaits his command to lay before him the charges of irregularities hd mentions in his letter, and that he Is writing him. "in that I can feel free to bring to your attention certain irregularities committed by the adjutant general tn his ad ministration of the department." "Specifications covering the lr regi j I a r i t i es re f erred to will be VUuiillllfU LU 7JU 1U UUe L'UUIbtJ Ol At your command, for such action as you may deem proper," con tinues Major Gjedsted tn his letter to the executive. Major Gjedsted, who has depart- (Contlnued on Page Four) MINOR MEASURES House hill 12$, designed to per mit moving of road machinery over the highways of the state where such equipment has a total weight of not more than 22,000 pounds on ita points of rest was passed. House bill 176, providing for making a tax levy of 1-20 of a mill in Yamhill county to provide a do may iund tor tbe eradication of silver gray squirrels, was pas d. House bill designed to make possible a levy of 1-20 of a mill in Multnomah county for support ot me county lair was passed. A game reservation would be created In and arouad Carlton lake In Yamhill county under house bil 237, passed. The state board of forestry would be empowered to sell timber in such quantities as it desired under house bill 248 passed. Mo.i ey derived would go to the Urc duclble school found. House bill 266, cutting down me boundary limits of the gam? refuge along the upper Columbia river, was passed. A house bill doing away with the requirement of separate ar proval by county commissioner? and county judge In the sale if property owned by wards was passed by the senate today. A senate bill providing that all Indian war veterans, regardless of whether they are veterans of Ore gon Indian wars, shall be exempt from taxation up to $1000 valua tion, was parsed by the senate to- aay. PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT OFFER OF FORD'S KELP Washington.- Feb. 3. The re cent offer made by Henry Kord t the government of his research fa cilities and experts in solution of the Muscle Shoals problem is :on sidered hy President Coolidge 3 a proffer that the government mircht desire to accept. The president foresees that if the underwood private leasir Muscle Shoals bill finally le ap proved by congress the executive departments of the governm-'it may ned experts' aid In carrying out the provisions of the nica.tir-.'. VOLSTEADAGT Nineteen Democratic Members of Congress From New York Pledge Support Against Law. New York, Feb. S. Nineteen democratic members of congress from New York have pledge 1 their support to an organization formed last night to seek repeal of the Volstead act. More than 1000 men and wo men attended the dinner at which the organization waa form ed. Resolutions for affiliation of the organization with tho associa tion against the prohibition amendment were unanimously adopted. In addition to the congressmen who expressed their support of the organization'e purpose. Unit cd States Senator Jas. W. Wal worth, of this state, sent to tho organizers a letter In which he said: "Judging from your descrip tion of the purpose of the dinner, I think I can say I am in general sympathy with them." Leaders of the organization plan to begin without delay tho forming of units in every con gressional district tn the coun try. IE MEASURES GiVEN PRIORITY Washington, Feb. 3 Faced by a jam of legislation In the single month remaining of the present congress, the republican steering committee of the senate had select ed a priority list of nine measures to be pressed for action In that bedy before adjournment March four. Heading the list Is the German commercial treaty, which the for clgn relations ccn.mittee was call ed to take up today with a view to a prompt report to the senate. Sec ond In line la the McLean bill au thorizing the treasury to reduce the Interest rate On government loans to railroads. Omission from the list of the farm relief measures recommend' ed by the president's agricultural commission was explained by lead era as due to the fact that they are still In a formative stage. Con spicuous among other omissions from the list were proposals for American adherence to the world court and the Campton bill to tabliei a separate prohibition en forcement bureau. Other measures on the steering committee's program include the civil service retirement bill, the McFadden banking bill and the governmental department reorgan ization plan. In addition to the committee's program, there Is now pending In the senate the $75,000, 060 good roads bill and the Isle of Pines treaty. There appsaa little chance of action on the treaty at thie session. 7 Year Old Girl Admits Poisoning Twin Sisters Feeding Ground Glass Los Angeles, Cal.. Feb. 3. Po lice today were checking a confes sion thty any was made to then: last night by 7-year-old A 1m Thompson, precocious grammar school pupil, to the effect that two years ago in ban pin. Mani toba, she killed her twin sisters by putting ground glass in the.; food. Her alleged confession also in cluded an admission that a wom an had fallen victim to her Infun tile skill at mixing deadly potions. and that since coming to Los An geles with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thompson, she has attempted the liriw of still other 'Inldren and aduits. She was brought to the atten Prisoner of Cave In Erect Posture Nears a Collapse Cave City, Kan Feb. 1 (By Associated Press.) Floyd Collins, la not lying In a living tomb, but la standing nearly erect, much like a person In a dentist's chair, one of the rescuers revealed today. The huge sandstone block which slip ped and pinned one foot fell just as Collins waa attempting to straighten himself for a 'squeeze through an eight Inch passage ahead. Rescuers today had carried away small pieces of stone and handsful of mud until a passage had been cleared beside Collins as far back as his knees. The debris waa re moved piece by piece through 150 feet of the cave tunnel where men crawled nine tenths of the way The cave Itself has been described as more of a sink bole than a cav ern. Rain and dripping water draining incessantly from the mouth make a 10-foot drop before striking the underground channel which ilg zasa through jagged rocks at a de cidedly downward angle. Mud and E The ways and means committee if its recommendations are fol lowed may lop off $1800 of what Governor Pierce requests to ruD his office during the next two years, but that same committee figures that it Is rather important that the legislative assembly re ceives the quota that it desires Co. paying salaries and expenses and things like that for solons. The governor, as far as the ways and means committee Is con cerned, has lost the $1800. He put in for $41,800, but the com mittee, after considering the Ite.n for some time, Monday voted to allow Pierce only $40,000. Dr. It. E. Lee Steiner's requent for $1,053,103 with which to con duct the state hospital during the next two years temporarily was passed up. The budget commis sion, however, has suggested that he be allowed $S54,525. Secretary of State Kozer was allowed tbe $95,650 which be asked for. Before any action Is' taken on the quota asked by T. B. Kay, state treasurer, the committee wishes to hear in person. He ask ed for $52,630. WATER LOGGED SHIP ADRIFT OFF COLUMBIA Portland, Or.. Feb. 3. The water-logged steam schooner Cjo ba, which has been adrift off the mouth of the Columbia river, with out a, crew waa "till outside the Columbia river bar at 10 a. m. today, according to word from the naval radio station at Nort'i Head. The Merchants Exchange h ii previously announced receipt of a report that the Caoba had bsen brought Into Astoria by the steam er Forest King. Advices from Astoria said th coast guard cutter Algonquin wa.s preparing to go out this morning to assist In bringing in the Caot.j. tion of authorities here yesterday when Mrs. Inez 1'iatts, with whom her parents bad placed her to board, complained that the girl had mixed ant paste with sul phuric acid taken fiom a ndlo battery and had attempted to feed it to members of the family. Questioned by a police matrrn the child is alleged to have tfd mltted the poisoning attempt with an "I guess I did it because Ian so mean." And the more she waa questioned the more attempted and success ful poisoning she remembered, with the result that an investiga tion Is under way and police, while hardly convinred that A'r.i is telling the truth, admit they arc puzzled. water constitute the floor of the tunnel. A telegram from Charles E, Fell er of New York was delivered 150 feet underground to him last night "I am praying for you, old tim er. I m betting your grit will pull you through," It read. The prison er said he was glad to get It and asked that hfa brothers vend him "a gallon of milk and some stew ed onions.1' That was last night. Today the strain of nearly 100 hours of tor ture showed Its effect. Collins begged his rescuers not to leave him alono. Tiny pieces of rock, described as too small to Inflict pain, fell upon him and brought groans from the captive. Physicians warned against fur ther efforts to pull the cave ex plorer out by force- asserting that death from rupture probably would result. Although worn by pain. loneliness and danger, Collins could live In his chumbcr two mo days, Dr. C. W. Richards of Glas- gow Relieves. Dr. Richards visited him during the night. GREECE PLANS ' LEAGUE APPEAL Coneva, Feb. 3 (By Associated Press.) Greece's representative here, M. Dendramls, visited league of nations headquarters today and d'scussed with the officials the din puts between Greece and Turkey over the expulsion of the Patriarch Constantinos from Constantinople. The Greek diplomat gave the 1m presslon that he was making pre limlnary Inquiries preparatory to a possible appeal by Greece to the league, Paris, Feb. 8- The French for eign office waa again visited today by tha Turkish ambassador, who conferred with M. Larchoe, the po litical director wllh regard to the Greco-Turkish dispute. The am ambassador reiterated the deter mination of Turkey to refuse ar bitration by the permanent court of intcrnatljnal justice on the qucs tion of the expulsion of the Greek patriarch from Constantinople. T Washington, Feb. 3. Secretary Hughes advised the senate today that the Paris agreement for pay ment of American claims against Germany out ot reparations was negotiated under "the long recog nized authority of the president to arrange for the payment of claims in favor of the United States and Its nations." The secretary's letter, trans- mltted by President Coolidge In response to a resolution sponsored by senate Irreconcilables did not answer their quontfnn whether ai any time during the preliminary conversations or the negotiations Ambassador Kellogg had proposed any reservations. "The agreement makes no pro vision for sanctions," the secre tary saul ' :nd does not commit the I'n I' res in any way to any n rase the content plated i are not made." SINCLii.! o ATTORNEYS ATTACK INDICTMENT Washington, Feb. 2 Cohi.fcI for Harry F. Hinrlair today attnl: ed his indictment for contempt of the senate growing out of the niv. al oil leases at a hearing before the district of Columbia court of appeals. They contended that the senate has no power to compel tes timony or the production of d cu men Is when acting in It IegMa live capacity. The power of the senate to eoir- pcl testimony, it was argued. It only In the course of the exercise of thofe judicial functions com mitted to the senate by the conni tutlon. namely, to punish its i. n members for disorderly conduct or for failure to attend sessions, th declelon of contested elections to the senate, the determination of the qunfiliratlnna of Its members and tho trial ot Impeachment, FISH BILL 10 TEST E Measure Due In Senate Tomorrow Removing Appointment of Com mission to Board. The looked-tor test of strength between the governor and the legislative forces that would shear him of at least a portion of nis powers will break In the sen at tomorrow when the bill placing appointment of the fish commis sioners in tbe hands of the board of control Is slated to come up for consideration and final nassaee. Whether there will be It votes tn opposition, sufficient to sustain the executive veto that Is certain to be meted out to the bill, Is still an open question, although pro ponents of the measure are today continent they will poll the neces sary 20 votes. This morning the bill came back from committee carrying an amendment that would divert 10 percent of the poundage fees on fish collected by the commission Into the general fund, and the amendment waa eagerly ac- (Continued on Page Seven) WILLAMETTE AT "HIGHEST POINT That the Willamette river has now reached the highest point it Is likely to go during the present high water period is Indicated by reports given out at 2:15 this af ternoon by the government bu reau. At that time the river at Albany registered 17.3, station ary. The observer nt Jefferson reported a water level of 10.5, stationary. These reports Indi cate that both the Santinm and Willamette rivers have reached points as high as they mny be ex pected to go without more heavy rains. The Willamette river at Salem waa 17.9 at 2:15, a rise of four tenths of a foot since early morn ing. The water Wns reported as practically stationary, however, an the expectation expressed by Clarence Oliver, official govern ment observer for Salem, was that the water would rise little if any above this afternoon's level. The recent floods completely submerged the highway at sever al points between Salem and Eu gene, according to reports of mo torists who made the trip within the past few days. One motorist reported water almost a foot deep at two places, eleven and ten miles north of Eugene. At other points the water had caused the pavement to become weaken ed, he stated. Met ween Albany and Corvallis the banks of the river had been worn away to such an -extent that the river had ap proached within a few feet of the highway. Rose tun g. Or., Feb. 3. Til" oiopriR'iit plans of Itoy Carver, 2J and Ada Gardner, 14, both of Keedsport came to an abrupt cad last night when the local officers took the couple Into custody up'.n their arrival from Marshfield. The girl lfft home yesterday morning carrying her school looks, but me: the man a short distance from her home, according to a pre-arrange:! plun, the officers were told. Tiny wilk'-d to a station four ml' away, caught a train to Marshf IcH and then look tne auto stage to Kosehurg. The girl's parents dis covered the elopement when .n- formt' l that she had not gone to school and immediately telephoned Rase.tmrg officers, who made the arreit. Because of the girl's ag the aian will probably be held on serious charge. The girl's par ents are expected to come for her tonight. OP GOV m Connecticut Votes Against Child Labor Is Fourteenth State Ilurlfonl, Conn.. Feb. S The Connecticut state senate today bj si vote of 33 to 1 re fused to ratify the proposed clillil labor amcmliiHiit to the federal constitution. Tho Amendment trim Immediately transmitted to the iHtuse im lcr suspension of I lie rules. STATE PRINTER The state printing board would be authorized to fix the salary of the state printer as It saw fit un der house biii 314, Introduced by Ivilham. Multnomah county. The printer's salary Is now (2400 a year. . Mutual fire Insurance organiza tions iucoroprated in outside states would be allowed easier entrance to Oregon under house bill JOb. Introduced by Hail, Washington county. Hail's bill would repeal that section of Oregon law requir ing a foreign mutual to produce a statement showing Us assets to be not Ices than $200,000 ot which half the amount would be net sur plus above all liabilities. The sec tions now existent also requires a certificate from the Insurance commissioner of the state in which the mutual concent may be located to the effect thut tho asset state ment Is correct. Remission of tax penalties assessed against farmers ot Ore gon would be provided under house bill 321, Introduced by Rep resentative parkin, Jackson coun ty. Cur kin points out that agri cultural interests of the stnte have suffered handicaps due to do prcssions In agriculture. A contradiction set of phrasos In the law pertaining to the Issuance ot highway bonds by the state highway commission would be eliminated under a bill Introduced in the house by Representative Ford of Grant and Harney coun ties, and Senator Hall of Coos n.id Curry counties. The changes would clear up any olwcurred meanings In the law of 1921 au thorizing the highway commissi n to issue bonds up to the constitu tional llmftaton. ELECTRIC TRUST Washington, Feb. 3. The fed eral trade commission would be dl rected to investigate the extent tn which the General Electric com pany controls the electric power Industry, under a resolution re ported today hy the senate in'er titate commerce committee. The resolution comprises a no 11 ficatfon of one Introduced by Sen utor Norris, republican, Ncbrnski. Under It the treasury department would be directed to give the nm- miFslon access to whatever mpjrtv and records nre deemed pertinent to the Inquiry. Parole Officer Bill. A companion bill to be the on placing the penitentiary under a board of control instead of the governor will be Introduced In th house this afternoon. The bill will give the power of appointing the state parole ofneer to tne board of control. To Cut Licenses of Truck and Bus Lines From Proposed Rates Itfit proposed In the Swan O.tkes bill to license truck and bus lines would be cut about COO per cent In a substitute bill present ed the house rond and highway committee last night by W. B. Dcn nl", chairman of tho governor's special committee .which worked out ft series of road bills, introduc ed early In the sffwlon. The roads and highwaya com mittee took Dennis' proposal un der consideration. However, even if the eommtttce embraces the Den nis Idea, It will likely raise the rates proposed. Dennis' new meuuio would place a fee of 4 of a mill per ton capacity of trurks multiplied by the number of miles traveled. OF STATE BOARDS Governor's Committee On Consolidation Asks For Appointment of Investi gating Board. The Bpecial consolidation com mittee appointed by Governor Pierce several months ago to study that question and submit a reprt tu the present legislature, today sent in Its report. It recommends passage of a bill providing for a special board to go further in'o the study than the present commit tee has bad time to do. It calls at tention to the present system, which it claims Is inefficient. The members of the committee are Senator F. J. Tooze, chairman; J. F. Newell ot Portland, secretary; Senator Fred FisK, Senator W. H. Strayer, A. K. McMahan ot Al bany, L. A. Amlrus of Portland aud Robert L. Sab In Jr., of Port land. House joint resolution No. 8, by Woodward, culling for elimina tion of that clause in the state constitution discriminating against negroes woe adopted by the house. U would repeal sec tion 35 of article No. 1. House concurrent resolution No. 7, culling for appointment ot a spe cial committee to study the affect on health ot persons using paint ipruy guns was tabled. House bill U3, providing for hawking and peddling by disabicd ex-Bervlce men without licenses, was Indefinitely postponed. Uer mnn introduced the measure. Following a sharp attnek by Representative Woodward of Mult nomah county and Graham of Washington county on house bill 190, hy liercner of Douglas cou.i ty, providing for a property tax qualification for school district voters, the author withdrew it Woodward and Graham pointed out that tho measure would bar people from voting on tax meas ures and bond measures even though they were buying property on contract and had In reality been owners for years. TO BE DRAFTED Washington, Feb. 3 The house agricultural committee decided to day to have drawn up a bill em bodying tbe recommendations of President Coolidge 's agricultural conference, to contain all sugges tions excepting those relating to the tariff. This action was taken to give the committee a basis from which to proceed. Chairman Haugen announced he proposes to Introduce a gain export bill similar to one Intro duced last week. In the senate, by Senator McNury, republican, Ore gon, and which contains many features of the old McNary Ilaugcn bill. The committee today took up the Capper-Williams bill, designed to further cooperative marketing, wit It Representative Williams, republican, Michigan, testifying. Tho Swan O.ikefl incisure, house hill 59, provide- a bnMc rate would be 1 Hinlllt for padHinifer carriers and 2 mills for trucks. The roal and highways com mitted decl1cJ to report favorably bills 21 providing for a seven months saa-m lienae on farmers' truck-; li'iuxe bill 22 limiting the load capacity of trucks relative to their tire width: No. 24 which would permit busses with pneu matic tires to travel 30 miles an hour on highway of the state, and houJie bill 27 setting tbe llcrine fees of electrically driven vehicles which escupo the gasoline tax. House bill 20. one of the DcikiIa mcantirc, revamping the Ivinso fee schedule, will be reported unfavorably. MERGER POSTPONED DRY LEADER FACES TRIAL S. COURT Violation of Treaty Bringft Indictment; Legislature Resumes Probe of Clean ver This Afternoon, j Portland, Or., Feb. 3. Geoig L, Cleaver, state prohibition com mtssloner, was indicted today bf the federal grand jury here on tws counts on charges growing out oj Cleaver's raid on the British 3. 8 Lronaon Merchant in Portland, harbor December 17, 1924. Th first count charges unlawfully en tering the vessel and the second charges unlawful seizure of quantity of liquor on board the, vessel. United States District Attorney Coke said the raid by the state dry officers on the vessel was a viola tion of the treaty between the Uuited States aud Great Britain. Cleaver was arrested by federal officers following the raid, nut was released on $1500 bond. The senate and house will prob ably adjourn immediately, .upon . convening this afternoon to give right of wuy to the prohibition do partment investigating committee. The committee met at noon -and decided to make thie request of President Moser and Speaker Bur dick, so that the committee may complete its deliberation today, After hearing several witnesses' and recalling Governor Pierce and W, J. Herwig for further question ing the committee expects to bi through with the exception of re (Continued on Page Sli CONVICT PATE AS MURDERER Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 3. W. S. (Sim) Pate, co-plotter of the robbery of a local gambling house here last month which terminated In the murder of Oscar Erlckson, was convicted of first degree murder today. The Jury recom mended life Imprisonment. The verdict was returned to Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas shortly be fore 11 o'clock this morning, after 19 hours of deliberation. John O'Shea, reputed driver of the auto which took the robbers ta and from the scene ot the crime, went on trial on the same charge this morning. Because ot preju dice. ot prospective jurymen, great trouble Is being experienced in procuring a Jury, Pete Sullivan, alleged to hava" been the man who actually killed Krickson, will be the third and last of the men to face trial. John Taylor, confessed leader ot th bandits, was allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter and la be ing used as chief witness against the others. AL APPEAL New Orleans, La., Feb, 3 Tha I'nited StaUi circuit court of ap peals tod ty affirmed the conviction of Dr. Frederick A. Ccok. ArctlO explorer, who last year was found guilty at Fort Worth. Texas, for using the malls to defraud in con nection with the sale ot oil stocks. Found guilty on 14 count in connection with oil developing schemes, Dr. Cook was sentenced to fourteen yars Imprisonment by the federal court of Texas and tha rae reached the higher tribunal when Cook's attorney took excep tion U the ch'irges to the Jury. Cook has ulrendy start e,l his sentence in the Tarrant county Jail at Fort Worth. Fair Beards in Session Aberdeen, Wash., Feb. 3. Rep resentatives of county and district -fairs In Washington. Oregon aal Itritish Columbia opened the an .niul meet in c of the North Paclfia Knir & Raring association here in tiny. The fair officials will decM upon fair and racing dates, boo It jttrnetions and discuss exhibition peuerall. IN U