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EFFORT 10
BEAT FAIR
TAX FAILS
House By Viva Voce Vote
Snows Under Motion to
Postpone Indefinitely Direct
Property Tax Gas Tax
Proposition Gains Ground
Overrule Olcott Veto.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 21. After a
brink debate the houso of representa
tives of the Oregon legislature nt
noon today laid on the table by an
overwhelming majority a motion to
postpone Indefinitely a direct prop
city tax hill for financing the Port
land 1921) world exposition, and as
n result this measure, along with
gasoline and income tax bills were to
he considered by the house this af
ternoon. The viva voce vote indicated that
the house is practically a unit in de
siring an "Oregon 1925 exposition,"
the only question arising as to the
best possible means of financing the
undertaking.
After a spirited debate the senate
today passed over the veto of Gov
ernor Olcott a bill of the last regular
session, providing for regulation of
' motor bus lines by the public service
cemmissiou.
Money for Counties
SALE.Xf, Ore., Dec. 21. At the so
licitation of Senator Eddy, represen
tatives of the 1925 exposition asso
ciation today agreed to put into the
gasoline tax bill a provision that out
of the f::, 000,000 raised, 10 per cent
shall go to the counties with which to
prcparo county exhibits for tho ex
position. Each county would receive
10 per cent of its proportion of tax
from the sale of gasoline.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 21. An amend
ed bill, incorporating an increased
gasolino tax with the general pro
visions of tho Kubli bill, was consid
ered today by lenders planning fi
nancing the 1925 world exposition.
Although the joint ways and means
committee decided last night to re
port without recommendation all ex
position finance bills, both senate and
houso leaders asserted today that the
gasoline tax measure is the most
feasible and predicted Its passage.
The amended Kubli bill, including
tho increased gasoline tax for state
financing of the fair, Kubli direct
property tax bill, llean Income tax
bill, Fletcher bill, calling for a di
version of gasolino tax funds to tho
exposition from tho stato highway
commission, and Joseph bill, increas
ing the gasoline tax were all before
the houso today for consideration.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 2 1. Tho first
bill to pass the senate at the present
special session of tho legislature, was
the Upton measure designed to pro
tct cx-renieo men who are benefi
ciaries under the bonus nnd loan act.
The measure provides that money re
ceived under the bill Bhall not be ap
plied to tho payment of debts con
tracted prior to receipt of the money
under tho act. Its passage was un
animous. Tho senate yesterday sustained the
veto of Governor Olcott on six meas
ures passed at tho regular session a
year ago. There wero bills relating to
how conveyances of land shall be
nuide; to failure of corporations,
stock companies, etc., to pay annual
fees, and barring them from taking
action to court; providing for the ap-
(Continued on Pace Eight)
DEFT STORES SELL 9
KNIVES FOR $5,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Cnarges
that importers, through misleading,
propaganda, were attempting to "delay j
or defeat" tariff legislation and toj
accomplish this end were centering ani
attack on the American valuation plan.j
were made today In the house by
Chairman Kordney of the ways and j
means committee, who declared thatt
American valuation was the logical so-
lutlon of the present day economic (
conditions. !
"Opposition to the pending tariff'
measure is radlly traced," asserted1
Mr. Kordney, "not to the American!
producer, not to the man who deals;
chiefly in American-made products.:
but to the nian who produces abroad
No Disarmament,
Says Daniels, Unless
Sub Is Destroyed
CHARLOTTE, X. C, Dec. 21.
Unices the submarine is tie-
Blroyed "root and branch," an !
agreement reached for reduction
of land armaments, and the air
craft problem solved, the Wash
ington conference will havo
failed to "live up to its full
duty and privilege," .losophus
Daniels, former secretary of the
navy, declared in an address last
night.
The submarine, Mr. Daniels
said, was a greater factor in the
world war than all tho capital
ships, whilo bombing planes ho
predicted, will be the greatest
danger In any possible future
war.
0. S. DELEGATES
PREPARE REPLY
10 PRESIDENT
Difference in Interpretation Pa
cific Treaty Expected to Re
sult in Further Clarification
Conference Beats Time
British Cancel Sailings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (Uy Asso
ciated Press.) The arms negotiations
again stood in recess today while the (
Krench 'worked out their estimates for
an adequate allotment of auxiliary
craft, the Japanese waited for further
advices from Tokio regarding Shan
tung and tho Ilritish prepared for pre
sentation to the conference of tlieir
case for abolition of the submarine.
In the interim there was widespread
speculation among the delegates as to
what might be the next development
in the directions relative to application
of the new four-power treaty of the
major islands of the Japanese empire.
Tho difference in interpretation re
vealed yesterday between President
Harding and the American plenipoten
tiaries led to the suggestion in some
quarters that action might be taken by
tho delegates themselves further to
clarify the language of the treaty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (Uy Asso
ciated Press.) The Hritish delegation
today cancelled reservations it had
made on a steamer sailing from New
jerk on December 31. It was stated
members of the delegation think there
is little chance of tlieir being able to
leave before tho middle of January.
The Urilisb delegation was said to
feel that the action of the Japanese
delegation in calling upon Tokio for
further instructions in regard to Shan
tung would involve considerable delay
in the settlement of that question ow
ing to the slowness of cable communi
cation between America and Japan.
It was expected there will'be a num
ber of fag ends remaining to be dis
posed of. which might hold the confer
ence in session until the middle of
January.
Wreck on B. & O.
C'LAItKSHDKG, W. Va Dee. 21
Westbound Haltimore and Ohio rail
road passenger train No. 3, New York
to St. Louis, was wrecked at Indepen
dence, eight miles from Grafton, W.
Va.. today. Three coaches were re
ported in the ditch. All doctors in
Grafton were hurried to tho scene,
according to rcMrts reaching here.
CENT GERMAN
FORONEY CHARGES
and the man whose chief interest Is in
bringing the product of cheap foreign
labor to the American market."
Mr. Kordney declared he had "dis
covered that the "department store
that is leading the fight against Amer
ican valuation" and is "one of Amer
ica's largest Importing establish
ments." retailed at $5 each knives
bought In Germany at nine cents. Tre
mendous profits also are made on a
variety of other articles Imported from
countries where production costs are
low, said Mr. l-ordney.
' Congress is endeavoring to write a
tariff law and the declared object is to
protect American industries," advocat
ing haste in passage of the tariff bill
now in the senate.
Marshal
h I 4
HAVliE, Dec. 21. (l!y the Asso
ciated 1'iess.) Mnrsluil Voch uiu
lornior I'lvmier Viviani, let urn i nt;
from tlii-lr trip to ho I'nited Stales,
iiirlvril today on the steamship l'nris.
'I'liey were warmly welcomed, by a
lurjjo ami enthusiastic crowd.
PARIS, Dec. 2 1. (Uy tho Asso
ciated Press.) Marshal Koch re
ceived a typical American welcome
May Lift Dry Law
To Raise Funds for
Service Men's Bonus
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.
Feasibility of raising funds for
a soldier bonus by a tax on beer
and light wine will be consid
ered by the house ways and
means committee, Chairman
Kordney announced today, af
ter tho Christmas recess, when
the committee takes up the ad
justed compensation question,
particularly the phase relating to
the raising of revenue to financo
it.
The possibility of a tax on
beverages with small alcoholic
content will be looked into, .Mr.
Kordney Baid, to dotermino
whether it would be advisablo
and constitutional to lift tho
prohibition ban sufficiently to
permit tlieir sale.
HARDING CALLS
ECONOMY IEE1
JANUARY 192
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 1. Presi
dent Harding has directed that a gen
ci al meeting of the business organi
zation of the government to discuss
administrative economy bo called
during the latter part of January, it
was announced today by Director of
the Uudget Dawes.
President Harding will preside at
tho meeting. Director Dawes said it
was the president's purpose to call
these meetings seuii-annually. They
will be similar to the ono held lust
June which was attended by all ad
ministrative government officials
troin tho president down to bureau
chiefs.
The president's immediate, purpose
in calling the January meeting, Mr.
Dawes said, Is to give personal in
structions in connection with tho ad
ministration's economy policy. The
president also, .Mr. Dawes stated,
will outline tho method which ho de
sires followed In connection with com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of February 27, 1U06, which provides
a penalty for the creation of a de
ficiency by a government official.
This act, which has never been en
forcer, provides that a government
official responsible for tho expendi
ture of any sum in excess of appro
priations made by congress for that
fiscal year may be punished by a fine
of not less than $100 or by Imprison
ment for not less than one month.
Tug in Trouble Coos Way.
MAKSIIFIL'LD, Ore., Dec. 2 1. A
tug with a barge in tow is In trouble
off Cape Arago lighthouse just south
of C.'or.s Hay. The coast guard crew
as Kune oui in a power ooai and uie
tnr; Kearb'Ms will .;ive assistance,
Foch Returns to Home Shores
X. Jf .. .VS,
V-W -.'V l;vf
when bo arrived at the St. La.are
railroad station today, , returning
from the I'nited States. With him
was former Premier Viviani.
Almost the entire membership of
tho American Legion had assembled
and there wero thunderous cheers of
the American variety.
Marshal Koch stopped, smiled
broadly, and turning to members of
his part., he said:
CAMP WHEELER
WASIIIXCSTON, JXsc. 21. Culled
tutliiy iih tho first in a hccuihI list uf
witne.sHcs In tin- Henatu iroimnittcju in
vi'stlKiUion r chui'KvH by St'iiuloi
Wat sun, demm-rat. Oroi'Kki, I hut
Anierirnn koUUimh had Irhmi hiin'd
without trial In Krnmv, .Marlon J.
WalliK, of Athi-iiH, (ia., declared he
ii;iw a corporal whoot and kill u pri
vate soldier at Camp Wheeler, tin.
The witness paid he did not Hurve
overHcas and had no evidenco bearing
on executions on foreign soil. The
corporal, ho said, was named Craw
ford and the man shot, he thought,
Private ilalley, of Tampa, Kla.
Wallis read a letter from one of
his comrades at Sandusky, Ohio, at
tacking officers of a (ieorgia regi
ment and Indicating he would get
even some day.
".Some of thes (icorgia officers
were pretty bad from that?" AVallis
was asked.
"Yes, Indeed," ho replied.
"Tills seems to ho a (leorgia fam
ily row." said Senator Ernst, repub
lican, Kentucky and Senator Watson
joined In the laughter.
At this point Senator Watson of
fered a telegram received today from
.lames 11. .Milton. of Chattanooga,
Tenn., naylng he also had witnessed
tho killing of Ilalley by Crawford and
would come to Washington to testify
to that effect. Another telegram from
W. K. Hrock of Ijndale, Cia., said the
soldier was killed because he was ill
and unable, to work- and that Craw
ford was not tried by court martial.
Wallis, however, had a not her ver
sion, saying that Crawford was tried
by court martial, given a thirty-day
furlough and then made a sergeant.
To tho best of his recollection tho
killing was in May or June, IMS.
Uct torts published at the time of
the Camp Wheeler shooting, Wallis
saitl, showed that 1 lalley was shot
while resisting arrest, but he added,
such reports wen; not true.
"Old he give the corporal provo
cation for idiootin him?" Senator
.Watson aJ-'k'-d.
"None whatever. At the time he
was snot lial ley's arm had been
broken by clubbing. Ilalley was
Struck down Willi a dub for refusing
U work and then shot In the back,
dying the next day."
Officers of the war department
said they would examine the records
to determine If such a case as that de
scribed by Wallis was listed.
After Wallis had concluded his tes
timony the names of tho five other
witnesses summoned to appear today
wero called but none- of the five re
sponded to his name. The hearing
then went over until January 4.
Another Hank Held I p.
COM?.M BPS, Ohio, Dec. '21.
Kivo armed bandits; shortly before
noon today held up the Steelton
branch of tho Citizens Trust and Sav
ijiKH bunk and escaped with $10,
000. l ive Times Too Much.
ATLANTA, Ca., Dee. 21. J. N.
Webb vest ert lay obtained a tempo
rary Injunction restraining II. W.
'Jodfrey from calling him a "bont-
gger. J'ive times, Webb said, (iud-
fr,.y ),, caused the pollen to search
tiin iir"rniL's.
SAW CORPORAL
SHOO! PRIVATE
"i
.2."..-.
"Paris! Paris! This Biirely cannot
be Paris. It must be an American
city 1 am arlving at."
Ho warmly thanked tho legion
naires for their welcome, lie said his
American trip had been ono of the
most wonderful events in his life.
The photograph above shows Mayor
Hylan of New York City bidding faro-
well to Marshal Koch just beforo ho
sailed.
Girl Bookkeeper
Flora Bank, Leads
Hunt for Robber
FLORA, Ills., Doc. 21.
Armed with a revolver, Miss
Mildred Kelly, bookkeeper at
tho lukn, 111h., hank, which waa
robbed yesterday of $15,000 by
fivo bandits today led u posse to
all cornors of a wooded strip near
hero whero it was bolioved tho
bamlita woro- hiding. A blood
hound puck usslsted.
Despairing of finding tho ban
dits Miss Kelly and a number of
searchers left tho woods and
trailed through the Coon creek
lowlands whilo tho remainder of
tho posso stayed In tho forost.
Uphill nnd down ravine, tho
girl, revolver In hand, preceded
her companions'.
F
I.
LONDON, Ijoc. 21. A report Hint
tho Kuvenunont of tho Fur KnBturu
republic, at Chita hnd declared war
on tho republic of Vladivostok ia car
ried in a Central Nowb diHpatch from
IlolHliiKfunj today. Tho meoauh'o add
ed that the soviet government of .Mos
cow is said to ho sending troops and
war matorial to Chlla.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (lly tho
Associated I'ress.) Tho question lis
to how Siberian matters will ho doalt
Willi at llto present conference de
pends largely upon the attitude of
the I'nited States, it was declared to
day in Japanese circles. Japan's atti
tude, it was explained, was that any
ctieHt!ou found upon tho conferenco
program could bo taken up so far lis
the .lapaueso wero concerned.
Japan's position with roferenco to
Liberia was reiterated as being "no
territorial ambition for Julian and
every desire to see tho principle of
equal opportunity applied throughout
Siberia."
Among soino .lapaueso tho absence
of accredited delegates from a solid
and Htibstanliul Russian government
was deplored as making it moro dif
flcult to udoplo any concrete action.
I'OKTl.AND, Ore., Due. 21. Appli
cation of Frank .luny and Lefty
Hrhroedrr, former pitchers cf the
Portland f'nriflo feast league, for rc
inHtatenient In organized baseball lias
been denied by Kederal Judge 1iikIIh,
national b:iH-ha!t comn.isMioner. rc
coiding to word received hero tod.'.y.
Ju:iey and Schoeder who tuaiped the
roitbind team in 1920 and oUyed with
independent teams in California re
cently asked to be rclnfuted,
Christmas Turkeys
Moving Slowly, S. F.,
at 60 Cents Pound
KAN' KHANCISCO, Dec. 21.
Turkey producers were advised
by Harry S. Maddux, state mar-
ket director, to dispose of their fr
birds at a "reasonable profit"
rather than hold them for prices
which may antagonize cousuui
era."
Turkeys are moving slowly on
the local market Maddox declared
in a statement today and said
f thero was evidence the consumer
would not pay more than the pre-
h vailing maximum of sixty cents a 4-
4 pound. Tho prico to producers
probably would not go below for
ty cents, he said, and added that
this figure would provide, in most 4
h cases, a reasonublo profit. fr
President Medford Irrigation
District Makes Public State
ment Regarding Water Situ
ation Contractor Leaves
Fish Lake Today.
"The contractor moved tho camp
from Fish I.ako today, and tho Med
ford Irrigation District will havo
water for lrrlgittlon, during tho year
1922," said J. A. Porry, president of
the lledford Irrigation District to
day. "Tho dnm Is completed up to
20 foot, and tho gates tiro all in, gato
towor completed, so that wo can
storo water sufficient for our needs
during tho next year. The work on
the main canal, is nearly completed,
and tho work of enlarging tho canal
nbovu tho Uradshaw drop, and tho
l'hoonix lateral nro progressing very
well, unci will bo completed by oarly
spring."
"Land owners In the district how-
over should get their land in shape
to put tho water on. Wo would ad
vlso them to got their ditches laid out
and head dltchea made as early as
possible, so thoy will havo tlmo to
settle, so that they may bo eperutod
with tho least possiblo trouble It Is
no small matter to put water on your
land for tho first time, und unless
tho land ownora aro all roady, to
tako tho water when It la given to
them, they aro not going to got tho
host results, und thero will bo more
or less grief, for ovory ono.
"So get to work at onco and pre-
paro to uao tho water to tho best nd
vuntagc. Tho board of directors
reallzos Xhal thero aro vory few pco
plo In tho valley who havo bad, any
experience In Irrigation, und wo are
arranging for a few public meetings
to bo held during tho next month, as
an educational campaign. We will
havo the cooperation of the Orogon
Agricultural college, C. C. Cato, coun
ty agent, and V. C. Rolmer, of the
experiment station. Theso men, to
gothor with men who huvo had large
practical cxperienco in using wator
will address these meetings, and wo
hopo all tho land, owners will at
tend theso mcetlugs. nd get all the
information they can.
"Wo believe you will get tho best
results If you havo your irrigation
ditchcH laid out by a competent en
gineer, otherwise you may find when
tho water Is turned Into your ditches,
(Continued on cage eight.)
ITER ASSURED
FOR IRRIGATION
SEASON OF 1922
GENTLEMANLY BANDIT HOLDS UP B. & 0.
CHICAGO. Doc. 21. Policu today
invwitlKulud a report that a well
lre sued bandit of fln nmniierH, who
Hinglti-iiandcd, held ui obHcrvation
car puHUiiKurH on llio ChleuKo-WuNli-liiKtou
Jtultlmoro ami Ohio on Chi
cago'H Houtli Hirio lust Tilt,' I it,
escaped In an automobile driven by a
woman.
Children Hkutlng on a pond at CTth
Htreet HtiUi they saw this robber leave
In a car whieh had been parked be
neulh the railroad viaduct.
The bandit boarded tho observation
at the 03rd Htreet station and forced
the paHHcngci'H to Htund in line. After
robbing four men he reached Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert L. Ktunsbury of Tueuin
pjiH, X. M., nnd their three wmaU
.lilldren.
1. GEORGE A
SCOUNDREL,
SAYS 1M
Sister of Late Lord Mayor
MacSwiney Launches Bitter
Attack On British Premier in
Bail Eireann Bitter Fight
On Treaty Continues Vio-"
lence Is Feared.
DUHLIN, Dec. 21. (By Associated
Press.) Mary MacSwiney, sister of
tho lato Lord Mayor MacSwiney of
Cork, severely arraigned Prime Minis
ter Lloyd Georgo In speaking against
tho An;;lo-lrlsh treaty in the Dall
Klrennn this afternoon. Sho charac
terized tho Mrltish premier as "au
unscrupulous scoundrel."
DUllLIN, Doc. 21. (By Associated
Press.) Arguing to the Dall Eireann
today for ratification of the Anglo
Irish agreement, tioorgo Oavln Duffy,
ono of tho Irish plenliiotentlarios, said
that Prime Minister Lloyd George had
Issued an ultimatum to the Irish pleni
potentiaries requiring them to Bign tho
treaty under threat of immediate hos
tilities. Ho termed it "monstrous in
iquity" that tho dolegatos who had
been invited under the prime minis
tor's roof for the discussion of a peace
ful settlement, should havo been given
only tureo hours to decide tho question
of signing, without the opportunity of
consulting Dublin. Tho treaty, how
ever, should bo ratified In the interests
of tho peoplo of Ireland, he Bald.
Eamon J. Dugan, the last of the
Irish plculotentlarles to speak in this
debato denied ho hnd been "bluffed"
Into signing tho treaty. Ho said he
had slgnod it in calm socluslon and
"with duo consideration to the coun
try, tho living and tho dead." Ho
warmly urged ratification.
Hamonn DeValora referred during
thu session to what wus prlutod In tho
morning newspapers us his alternative
oath.
"That oath," ho said, "was suggest
ed by mo vorbally whon I wus criticis
ing, not the oath in the treaty, but
another oath previously suggested.
"I said tho first onth was inconsis
tent with our position and I verbally
Indicated what we might take instead.
"Tho word 'constitution' occurs in
both oaths, but In ono of them refors
to a constitution In which appears not
a vestlgato of British authority. The
other oath is one in which the British
king must bo recognized as tho head
of tho Irish state. There, 1b a troinon
dous dlfferonco though tho same words
aro used la both."
Tho Dall adjourned at 1:35 p. m.
until 3:30 o'clock.
DUllLIN, Dec. 21. (By Associated
Press.) OpiKisltlon to roferring the
Anglo-Irish treaty to the Irish elector
ate was voiced 1)y George Gavin Duffy,
ono of its negotiators, in his argument
for ratification of the pact delivered in
this morning's session of tho Dull
Eireann.
Duffy anld lie made no apology for
signing the pact, but felt that he waa
bound to drive homo to tho minds of
tho Irish peoplo the clrcumBtancoa
under which tho signatures wero ex
torted. Ho contended that Ireland
could omit tho king's head from tho
coins of tho Irish free stuto and could
abolish tho Union Juck, and that in
framing tho constitution tho Irish peo-'
plo should put tho king "into cxlsrlor
darkness," as far as possiblo.
War Threatened " '
Going ovor tho ovents that occurred
I Continued on Vue Eight)
"Madam,' ho Raid, "will you pleaso
take tho children to the other end of
tliti car. I am not IntereateU in uny
valuables a woman may have and do
not want to frighten children."
As Mr. HtaiiMbury and tho chil
dren obeyed hin requoHt ho relieved
Mr. HtanHbury of his pocketbook. As
he continued down the lino of pas
HenKers the conductor appeared at -the
front end of the car.
"It's quite possible." ho told his vie
tlmtf, "that tho conductor la armed.
Tt ho Isn't he can cnll men who are.
That would mean shooting, and somo
of you might get hurt. I don't want
that to happen so I will leave you."
Ho Jerked tho emergency" bell ropo
hacked through the door and as tho
train slowed down, leaped over tho.
rn'l nnd disappeared, .
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