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CITY EDITION
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CLOUDY TONIGHT
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northwest.
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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No, 95
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FRANCE TOPS
NEWPOLIGIES
Imposition of Drastic Fin
ancial Measures Fore
cast In Ministerial De
claration of Painleve.
Paris, April 21. (By Associat
ed Press.) Tiio ultimata imposi
tion of drastic financial measure,
maintenance of the embassy at the
Vatican and pacification of Inter
nal dispensation but above all,
real securtly for France were the
prime points in the ministerial
declaration of the Painleve-Cail-laux-Brianil
cabinet read before
the chamber of deputies and the
senate this afternoon. A tumult
in the chamber and absolute sil
ence in the eenate greeted the
declaration when its reading be
gan.
In the chamber there were both
booing and cheering. Finance
Minister Caillaux was greeted
with cries of "bolo! nolo!" a
reference to the executed war time
taitor, Bolo Pasha, with whom
Caillaux was at one time accured
Of association.
Co-operation Asked.
France has had a "bitter dis
illusionment," the statement con
tinued, "but was determined to
look the facts in the face."
The statement appealed to the
"national concord" with reference
to the finances as well as to the
religious questions.
Regarding the finances the
statement declared:
"When we have succeded final
ly and definitely in balancing the
budget so it cannot be questioned
we will take the state out of the
role of banker which has been
made to fill. Incn we will be
obliged to ask big sacrifices of the
nation, we shall appeal to an
citizens in the atmosphere of na
tional concord."
The statement said France
would maintain all her present
treaties and "pursue the executive
of the Dawes plan at the flame
time as the settlement of the in
ter-allied war debts."
Envov to Vatican.
The government pronounced In
favor of the maintenance of a
diplomatic representative" Instead
of an ambassador.
The declaration makes the re
duction and re-organization of the
army contingent upon success of
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DAIS APPEALS
T
NVw York. April 21 Vice-Presl
dent Charles G. Dawes, speaking
today at the annual luncheon of
the Associated Frew, gave his view
vn reform of the rules of the sen
ate.
Frank Noyes, president of the
Associated Press, introduced Sir.
tnwM as a man with a "wonderful
record of achievement," "a radian
personality" and one who "has
now cut out for himself a man
sized Job."
Speaking nt the 25th anniver
sary luncheon at the Waldorf -As
tfiiia, the vice-president said that
the movement for limitation of
debate In the senate was non-parti
Ban. non-soc:lonal and patriotic.
"The issue," he said, "is this
Shall the senate continue unchang
ed Its existing; rules which Admit
tedly mike possible, at times, the
exercise by a minority or even
one senator of power to block the
purpose of a majority of the sen
ate tj legislate.'
"It Is Important," hs continued,
"that the senate's rules rive every
senator a square deal, but It is 1m
per a ire that thoy give the Amerl
can people a square deal."
The extra-constitutional powers
f sens or 3, Mr. Dawes Paid, were
subversive of th principles of re
publican cont:tntionj govern
ment. Answering special argument
against a ctoturs rule, the vice
president said: "Ths purpose hi not
tf prevent senators from fully dls
etMuinv a question, bnt to make
Impe-'sthi? the prolonging of de
rate to present a majority from
settling a question."
SEEK TO RULE
GERMANY
; - . "vow HiiTOExrexrRQ
LEASE IS ASKED
I
To encoiirape the operation of a
b at line on the Willamette be
tween Salem and Portland, the
Oregon Pulp As Paper company,
through its attorney, Walter E.
Kcyes, last night asked the city
council to lease to It the gtound cn
which a warehouse Is located at
the foot of Court street, the paper
company in turn to allow the free
vse of tho warehouse to the Port
land Transportation company. The
papr company management be
lieves this will bo economy from
the point of view of transportation
rates and guarantees 1000 tons a
month to the line. If the trans
action Is put through other lines
that may operate will not be bar
red fiom the use of the ware
house, though thev would be ask
ed to rnV for it use.
On October 8, 1924, the Inland
Water Transportation company
contracted with the city for the
use of tho ground, but this com
pany went out of business when Its
boat was sunk by Ice last winter.
This lease was to run for five
years, while that asked by the
pulp and paper company would
run for 10 years, if the resolution
offered Inst night is adopted.
The resolution was referred lo
the wnvs and means committee.
SETTLE WATTS
E
The case of Tom Watts, Salem
Heights rancher charged with re
fusing to send his child to the
public school has been settled by
Waits presenting County Superin
tendent Fulkerson with i doctor's
certificate showing the physical
disability of his son, and she has
granted written .frmission allow
ing the son to receive Instruction
at home.
As a result of this. It wa, been
learned, prosecution will be drop
ped. The boy, I years old, ban
been receiving Instruction from
his mother, a former teacher, In
connection with a home Instruc
tion coursslald down by an east
ern school. His parents stated he
was well advanced in his studies,
well mannered and probably be
yond the edncational attainments
he would have acquired had he
been attending public school.
Xnrish Rebels Hanred.
London, -April SI. A Constan
tinople dispatch says M Knrlih
rebel leaders have bee hanged
after being condemned by the
council of war a Dlarbeklr.
COURTS PLAN
BATTLE UPON
REFERENDUM
County Commissioners
And Judges To Request
People Not To Assist
In Tax Repeal.
County Commissioner J. E.
Smith returned from Portland last
night where he .conferred with
county judges and other county
Officials, with the result, he an
nounces that a movement will be
launched Immediately by the coun
ty commissioners and judges over
the state to backfire in the refer
endum move of bus and stat men
to ho 11 up the tax assessed against
them by tho last legislature.
The plan Is. to launch a move
ment urging people not to sign the
referendum petitions to be circu
lated by tho bus men and endeavor
to forestall the referendum by pre
venting the bus and stage men
from securing a sufficient number
of signatures to put t on the bal
lot. If this move la successful the
bill will become a law along with
other bills on May 2$. If it is
not successful, and n sufficient
number of signatures are secured
to pu; the referendum over, the
tus men will stall off payment of
tbe increase license fees for IS
montita at least, and effect a sav
ins of about half u million dollars
for themselves, it is estimated. If
the bill becomes n law the half a
million dollars will bo available
during tho peiio'l to use for road
maintenance.
County Commissioner Smith re
lets that the judges and commis
sioner. association has authoris
ed its president, Judge Hasbrook
of Hood River; vice-president,
Judge Adkisson of Wasco, and sec
retary-treasurer, J. E. Smith of
Marlon oumy, to put up a fight
and lay tho facts before the peo
ple.
Tho public will be urged not to
sign the referendum petitions. This
appeal will be fortified by a num
uer of reisors why tha law should
not be held up for a year and a
hair. The committee will publish
Htatements showing the duanage
(tone tj the highways by the coin
inerctal truck and bus lines and
what compensation these vehicles
are asked to make, under the bill.
for the damage, statistics are now
being gatnered which will go into
details as lo wear and tear on the
highways by the heavy trucks and
speeding stages.
When the committee has Its data
in share, a series of statements
will be issued to the public throuKh
the newsopers. Next to the
slate highway commission Itself,
no other body of offlojals In Ore
gon are moic familiar with the
truck and bus problem than the
county courts. They arc in post
tion to speak from practical know
ltdffe.
The campaign to be conducted
will be along educational lines so
that, even should enough signa
tures be obtained on the petitions
to invoke the referendum, the
electors will have a pretty fair idea
of the principles Involved when
they aro aked to vote on the bill
in the general election next year.
INJUlESFlL
TO E. T. BUSSELLE
Elmer T. Bueselle, consulting
engineer and oromlnent rotiripnt
of Salem, tied at 1:30 this morn
ing from Injuries caused by a
severe fall down the stairs at his
home Sunday. He had lived In
Salem for ten years, and at one
time waa a telephone expert for
tne public service commission. In
which capacity he handed down
many Important telephone decis
ions.
He was 47 yeara old at the time
of his death. He was a member of
tbe Elks snd the Pythians.
He came to Salem from Indian
apolis, Indiana, where for many
yeara he waa chief inspector for
the Bell telephone company.
He Is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ooldia Busselle, his mother,
Mrs. Kate Busselle, two sons. Earl.
II, and El bet, 1, and a sister.
Miss Rnby Busselle. Tbe mother
snd sister live at the Blltmora
apartments In Portland, having
moved there from Indianapolis
last July.
Funeral announcements had not
seen completed this afternoon.
LINEN MILL
DRIVE HALF:
COMPLETED
Stock Subscriptions At
Noon Total $148,000
And Workers Busy; Sil
verton Drive Started.
With the sum of exactly 3148,-
800 subscribed by noon today, the
halfway mark In the campaign -to
raise $300,000, suggested - as
Salem's quota of the $600,000 in
preferred stock to be -secured for
the new linen mill project, was
expected to be passed this after
noon. Forty men and one woman
Mrs. Winnie Pettijohn members
of teams working to put over the
campaign In the city, met at the
chamber of commerce rooms this
noon. Reports brought In showed
that 17.300 had been ' secured
since yesterday. '
Tom Llvesley expressed the
general consensus of opinion when
he stated. "I feel very much en
couraged by the progress that has
been made. I think It Is really
remarkable, and the proposition
should go over easily."
D. N. Sanson, head of Dominion
Linens, Ltd., is now in Portland
and has sent word that he will be
In Salem tomorrow. Colonel Bart-
(Continued on Page Seven)
David I. Wareham, when he
takes his liquor, believes in tak
ing hie liquor and not dabbling
along with it, according to a com
plaint filed by Boie Wareham
who is after a divorce.
She asserts her huaband has
been drunk about half the time
since July, 1921, sometimes re
maining so for a month at a time
But, according to the complaint,
he apparently set some new rec
ords in drunkenness, as she avers
in tne fall and summer of 1922
he was drunk for about five
months at a stretch. After this
little jollification he wound up
in the asylum, she says, where he
was treated for about two weeks.
Following that he was sober for
a month, and then, the complaint
goes on to say, he was Jrunk
most of the t!nie during 1933. In
the fall of that year he again was
committed to the asylum, where
be remained again about two
weeks, was released, and now she.
declares be has been drunk most
of the time since.
She admits he was sober for
two or three months In the sum
mer of 1923.
During the winter of 1924.
when she says he. was drunk most
of the time, she declares he
wrecked bis car twlccj was In jail
at Albany twice anil 'is now a
physical and mental wreck.
His drinking diet, she says. In
cludes moonshine, birch root
tonic and various bitters and ex
tracts. She states she left him In No
vember. 1924, going to Seattle.
She wants custody of their child
as well as a divorce.
E
Herrln, III., April 21. With
three recent bombings to mar more
than two months of pence in Her
rln, the center of Williamson
county's factional strife, hope and
apprehension were paramount
while cltiiena cast their ballots to
day in the hottest city election tn
years.
Tho contest was between the
conservative party, sponsored by
the Krj Klux Klan and the cltl-
tens' party, supported by the antl
klsn Cccllon.
Chief interest was In the tc
for Mayor, la which Thomas Welly
was the miisTvstlve candidate
snd Ms rubs 11 1). McCorinsck tbe
el 1 1 tens nominee.
HUBBY CHAMPION
LIQUOR DRINKER
WIFE DECLARES
BARE EVERY
FACT IN CASE
Attorneys For Wheeler
Insist All Evidence Be
Submitted; Ask For No
Directed Verdict.
Great Falls, Mont.. April 21.
(By Associated Press) Without
asking a directed verdict In favor
of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, de
fense counsel in his trial here on
charges of wrongfully using his
Influence with the department of
the Interior, went forward today
with its announced purpose ofj
"putting all the facts before the
jury."
"We don't want a directed ver
dict," declared W. F. O'Leary, one
of the Wheeler attorneys. "We
want every opportunity for giving
all the facts to the jury for de
termination of guilt or Inno
cence." Witnesses Recalled
' George B. Hayes, the govern
ment's star witness against the
Montana senator, was tho first to
be called to the stand.
Under questioning by Senator
Thomas J. Walsh of defense coun
sel, Hayes said that he was called
before the Brookhart committee
investigating the department of
Justice In connection with the
Hart uoroinl prohibition case In
New York. Hart formerly was
federal prohibition director of
Xew York.
Asked by Senator Walsh wheth
er he met Senator Wheeler In
Washington the first time he went
before the Brookhart committee,
Hayes declared he had not.
v Denial Is Made
H. C. Glossor, former secretary
to Gordon Campbell, Montana oil
operator, for whom Wheeler Is al
leged to have acted before the In
terior department In prosecuting
oU prospecting claims, was l
called to the stand. He was a
government witness.
Glosser denied when questioned
by Senator Walsh that he told
Fred Munger in Lewlston, Mont.,
last January, that Wheeler
"didn't have anything to do with
government permits" and that he
"was employed to nrotcct Canin-
bell from L. C. Stevenson."
Stevenson Is a rival operator In
the Montana oil fields. He
brought a receivership suit
against Campbell in 1916.
FEDERAL PROBE
Declaring that millions of dol
lars have been taken from Inno
cent citizens by unscrupulous
sppculators, Governor Pierce to
day nnt a telegram to President
Coolidge, demanding, on behalf
of the people of Oregon, an In
vestigation Into the methods of
the Chicago board of trade In the
manipulation of grain prices.
Oregon demands Immediate
aid thorough Investigation of
Chicago board of trade methods
in rent manipulations of grain
prices." says the telegram. "Un
qwsHtinnahly the market has been
cost rolled and millions taken
from Innocent citizens by unprin
cipled speculators. During last
war our government prevented
such speculation. Why not pre
vent it now."
Tha governor left for Portland
before the telegram was made
public, and on whose advice he
was acting was not known at his
office.
BUILDING LARGEST BOOK
Baltimore. Md., April 21. A
hook, rlslmcd to he the largest In
the world Is being built for th
southern exposition to be held In
New York. May 11 to S3. The
book, entitled "The Story ot the
South and th Building of the Re
public, was wj-itten by Matthew
Page Andrews, historian. The
tory consists ot about 2000 words
ft will weigh more than five hun
dred poundi and leaves will b
lurncn iy eleirlclty.
Hawley Passes Up
Veteran for Post;
Service Men Riled
Ex-service men, members ot
Capital Post, American Legion of
Salem, are gunning on the trail of
Representative W. C. Hawley, It
has become known, for his recom
mendation ot a man for appoint
ment as postmaster at Stayton
who "had the support ot the larg
est majority ot Republicans"
rather than recommending an x
service man with the highest
credit rating at the civil service
examination, who was backed by
bis record as a soldier and the
recommendation ot other ex
service men.
With the declaration that Haw
ley had placed partisan support
against a man's service to bis
PLOTJILLED
Bulgarian Officer Trap
ped and Shot to Death
In Battle With Troops
Lasting Nine Hours.
Sofia. Bulgaria, Apr. 21. (By
Associated Press) Captain Yon
koff who is alleged to have been
the head of the conspiracy, of the
bombing of the Svetl-Kral rat bed
ral Thursday was killed by th
police early this morning. When
police officers discovered his hid
Ing place and called upon him to
surrender he replied by opening
fire upon them and throwing
several bo nibs.
Captain Yankoff for nine houra
held off the besieging police, who
were determined to capture htm
jllve. After opening fire on the
police and throwing the bombs
be had with him, he barricaded
himself In the cellar.
The police sent one of Ysnk-
off's accomplices, Kodje Ijoff. a
former army officer, who waa ar
rested a few days ago, to Induce
Ynnkoff to surrender. Kodje
Ijoff, however, Joined his com
rade for defensive purposes, the
two renewing the firing which
was kept up for several hours.
The siege was ended by bombs
thrown Into th- house by the po
lice, finally wrecking It and s t-
ttng it on fire. From the ruins
the bodies of the two men were
iiltima'ly taken out.
UNITED STATES
IKS TO F
TO REFUND DEBT
Washington, April 21 As the
government begins war debt fund
ina conversations with one of the
nation among the group of small
er debtors, treasury offlcinls are
wotchlng the situation at London
regarding the French debt to Great
Jritnln with tho avowed attitude
that the Kronen debt to the United
Stat os should bo accorded equnl
consideration by the Paris gov
ernment.
In dliicuMiIng the foreign debt
nlluatlnn Incident to the announce
ment th-nt "one of the Kinnllnr debt
ors had bigun conversations look
ing to a funding settlement,"
tiensury officials mnus It plain
yesterday that the Washlnrfton
government hnd no- Intention of
informing Francs formally of it
attitude, but they apparently hart
no heittancy In permitting It to b
come known through other char.
nels to Kuropean utitesmen.
It was pointed out that precise
ly the same position had betn vole
d on behalf of f I rent Britain by
Winston Churchill, chancellor of
the exchequer at ths time of con
versations here between Ambj.ma
dor Jumerand e.nd Secretary Mel
lon. cHicwonoopr
DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN
Cbiraao. Apr. Jl. Kffecivs
nit Kumlay. daylight sairlnx
time will supplant central Hand
ard tlms In Cblcago until 8ep'. in
ner 17.
HEAD OF BOMB
country, and had Ignored the tact
that their candidate was the one
with the highest rating, a number
ot ex-service men today atated that
the congressman had turned a
trick In the Stayton appointment
which--would not be forgotten.
The service man candidate, Ed
Anderton, they state la one of
highest qualifications, that he
made bis eligibility plain In step
ping Into the examination and
securing the highest rating of all
the candidates and that the action
of Hawley, as admitted In a letter
written by Hawley himself, lnTiis
own handwriting, was purely
political, In disregard of the serv-
(Contltmcd on Pnge Seven,
L
Western Roads Say Pres
ent Tariffs Inadequate
To Maintain Standard
Of Service Required.
WushfnKtnn, April 21 Western
railroads cannot continue to main
tain adequate transportation r.or
vico under the present general lev
el of freight rates, they declared
today In the text of a joint brief
filed with the interstate commerce
commlHslon.
IteJiictlons in rates on aRricut
tural products in recent years, the
document declared, have already
menaced the maintenance of an
adequate system of transportation
In the went."
The railroads asked the commls
Inn, which Is now enfruged In pre
liminaries, to n general Investiga
tion of all rullroid rates, to tr3nt
neparttely the study of tbe wenj-
ern roalroa 1 situation and to as
certain by ndlltlomil Inquiry
whether there are nit particular
clnnwes of traffic and classes of In
diifttrl il products which cannot
bear additional charges.
Net ltcliiriis Cited
Supporting tho contention the
t-rlef contained and estimates of
earnings Intended to show that for
1924 the return upon railroad In
vestment In the west was 3.87 per
cent ns compared with 4.33 per
cont In tho remainder of the Unit
ed fltntes. In addition to wnge
payments of western railroads were
given as lit1 per cent of their pay
inents in 1924.
Tho tax accounts of western
rallroids In 1924 were placed at
Mitt per cent of their tax account
in 1911 while In the United States
as a whr.ie, the brief mild, the ln
crease had made tho 1924 pay
ment.! 314 per cent of those of
1911. The receivership of tho Chi
cnirn. Milwaukee snd Ht. Paul rail
road was cited.
''urtfllliMimt liiiiiOArdlilc
'Ihi situation of other carriers
in this dlrtrlcl Is desperate,", the
brief proceeded, "in spite of the
most rlrcid economies of operation
i hey have b?en fncel with a dlmln
lnhinjr net railroad operating In
come while there has been no ten
(Continued on Pane Five)
13
The mystic number "13'1 pre
vails again at the county Jail af
ter a number of switches yester
day. Carroll Wright, sentenced lost
fall to serve two months In Jail
and pay a flne of $3oo for a 11
auor violation, completed serving
his full time, jail sentence and
fins and was released.
Joe Pnlley, charged with pos
session of a still, was released on
ball.
James Williams and Lawrence
Montgomery, arrested not long
sko In a north end raid also er
released on ball.
Thomas Traaen, charged with
driving while Intoxicated, was re
leased on bail.
While the Jail population had
Jumped up to 25 not long ago, the
releases yesterday and other re
cent releases, Including prisoners
sentenced to the penitentiary, has
decreased ths population to thir
teen, i
HIGHER RA!
RATES ASKED
RELIEF SHIPS i
TOO LATE TO
Japanese Freighter Goes
To Bottom Off Nova
Scotia . Coast; Carried
Crew of Sixty.
New York, April Jl. FortT.
clelit men lost their Uvea todar
when -the Japanese freighter Ral
fuku Maru sunk oft Nova Scotia.
wireless from the stiamer
Homeric informed White 8U. Una
officials this afternoon.
For more than seven hours be
fore going down ths Kaltuku
Maru struggled In mountainous
seas which stove In her lifeboat!
and caused a dangerous list by a
shift of the cargo. The freights
was listing 30 degrees when her
captain sent his first urgent call
for assistance.
High Sea Sunnine
Although the Homeric put on
full speed In the direction of ths
distressed vessel she failed to ar
rive In time to save the freighter!
crew. Heavy seas made It Impos
sible for the crew to survive In the
water. Captain Roberts reported
that the Homeric proceeded on
her voyage to New York at 12:34
o'clock. ,
"Itegret un-ihle to save life,"
was the brief report of Captain
John Roberts of the Homeric to
the line officials.
Two steamships snd two ocean
going tugs were speeding to ths
rescue of the crew but the freight
er went down be-ore any of them
could reach the distressed vessel
In time to effect a rescue.
The East Hampton station ot
the Independent Wireless com
pany early totiny reported the Rat
fuku Maru In distress. An 8. O. 8.
call said the ship was listing 30
degrees and that alt lifeboats had
been crushed in a storm.
The captain ol the RalfukU
asked for quick assistance. .
The Homeric ot the While Star
line and the King Alexander ot
the National Orecc Steam Naviga
tion company answered the call.
Tbe disabled vessel wis loaded
with wheat and carried a crew ot
about 60 men.
The Raifuku, leaving Philadel
phia on April 3. touched at Boa
ton, sailing for Hamburg on April
18.
The Raifuku was of 6857 gross
tons and was 385 feet long.
APPEAL IN SHIP
Washington, April 21 Counsel
for the Pacific Mall Steamship
company, in its action to prevent
consummation of the sals by ths
chipping board to the Dollar in
terests of the five vessels In ths
Callf'rnls-Orii.t service, today was
preparing Its appeal from ths da
clflun of tho District of CulumbU
supreme court upholding the board
In the sale. Papers in ths appeal
proceedings were expected to bs
filed in the court of appeals to
morrow.
Tho case there again will b
heard In Its lerral aspects upon
which Justice Hits reached hia de
cision yesterday to dissolve ths
temporary Injunction staying th
.Ale and no. Its merits as Involv
ing broader questions of policy un
der the merchant marine act.
The nppeil to be taken tn ths
proceedings, turnover, wdl operate
lo Ciintinuo In force the tempor
ary restraining order. Whetherths
memo Man woui i appeal to in
United Slates supreme court In
esse the court of appeals sustains
tbe decision of J tut Ice Hits, was
regarded today as somewhat im
probable. Dallas Heart Boise
Dallas. Ore.. April 21. Whit
ney L. Boise of Portland spoke to
day before the Dallas Chamber of
Commerce, taking up the ques
tion of land settlement and the
advantages the county should
draw from the location of more
settlers hers. Mr. Boise spent
much of his lifetime on his fsth
er's donation land claim at Ellen-dale.
RESCUE CREW