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The Weather
Prediction.. ..Fair, continued cold
Mlllraum Tcwtorduy S8.5
Minimum today 28
EDFORD
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 64
Minimum 31
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AfEDFORD. OREGON, -WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 192 k
NO. 229
CHARGE
M
-GOVERNOR HURLS
A
DR
r
E
OF
Governor Pierce Gives His
Reasons for Demanding the
Resignation of State Fish
Commissioner Purchased
Booze of Astoria Policeman
Attended Illegal Session.
SALEM, Ore.,' Dec. 17. Charges
that Dr. ThomaB Rose, whom Gov
ernor Pierce is attempting to remove
as a member of the stato fish com
mission, has allowed extravagances
tr enter into that department, that
he participated in a meeting wherein
an agreement was rencned lor me
employment of a manager of the com-1
mission at $500 a month and expenses
and the assertion that he has an at-
fldavit showing that Ross purchased.'
llnuor from a policeman in Astoria,
are contained in a letter sent Dr. Ross
vesterdav by Governor Pierce. Ross
is notified to appear Monday, Do
ccmber 23 and show cause why he
Bhould not be removed. Pierce noti
fied Ross of his removal over a week
ago, but Ross refused to quit.
The governor's letter to Ross fol
lows:
"I hereby notify you to ap
pear, and show cause why you
should not be removed from the
office of fish commissioner of
the state of Oregon.
"As reason for this action I
will state-.that you havo-allowed
extravagance to enter Into the af
fairs of i tho fish commission;
that you -participated in an al
leged meeting wherein you enter
: ed into an agreement and con
tract for the employment of a
manager for tho fish commission
at a salary of-$600 per month,
plus expenses, which was all un
necessary and uncalled for. This
alleged meeting was not a regu
lar meeting. Notices were not
sent to all the members of the
commission. Consequently, at
least one member wus not ac
quainted with the proceedings
' until some time thereafter.
. "Tho attorney general has
given it as his written opinion
that such a meeting would be 11-
, legal. .
' "I am In possession of an .af
fidavit In which It is stated that
you purchased liquor from a po
liceman in Astoria and for such
dealings the policeman was re
moved by tho manager of the city
of Astoria. This is an absolute
disregard of the laws of Oregon,
which you swore to uphold in
your oath when sworn In as a
fish, commissioner. '
"1 now grant you the privi
lege of appearing before me for
a hearing of any evidence you
wish to produce in your own be
half, or of filing your immediate
resignation.
"Should you wlsli to be heard
you will please appear at my of
fice 1 in the capitol building at
Salem, Ore., Monday, December
22, 1924."
YANKEES GET SHOCKER
IN TRADE FOR THREE
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. (By the Aa
soclated Press.) Tho New York Yan
' kees announced today they had ob
tained Urban Shocker, veteran St.
Louis spitball pitching star, In ex
change tor Joe Bush, veteran pitcher,
and two rookie hurlers, Milton Gaston,
former semi-professional star, and Jo
seph Olrd, obtained from Toledo and
the American association.
A
LIQUOR
CHARGED
RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHESS REIURNS
AFTER PUTTING OVER PUBLICITY STUNT
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The visit to
this country of the Grand Duchess
Cyril, wife of the seff-prfoclaimed
czar of Russia, was without cost to
her and thousands of dollars have
followed her home, said the New
York World today, referring to her
trip as "one of the most ambitious
publicity stunts In the history of ad
vertising. The following were provided free
for the sake of publicity, the World
says;
Offer $50,000 Reward
for Conviction of.
Negro Shooting Mob
,
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 17. t-
A reward of $50,b00 offered by
Nashville, civic organizations for
the arrest and conviction of the 4
members of the mob that Mini-
day night took Samuel Smith,
negro hoy, from a ward in the
city hospital, hanged him to a
tree and shot him, wua before the fr
public today.
The young negro waH allot Fri-
day nlght by lko Eastwood
when Eastwood saw Smith tarn-
pering with a motor truck in the
rear of Eastwood's store. The
negro then shot Eastwood.
WHILE REST OF
STATE FREEZES
tin ',, n ' ' ;
Rogue Valley Warmest Place in
State Last Night According
to Official Figures Local
Minimum 2312 at Salem
Zero at Klamath.
Medford was apparently one
of'the warmest spots in the state
list night for tho the lowest min
imum of the season was reported
23 above zero.) in Klamath Falls
the mercury was around zero, In
' Eugene ' it reached ten abovo and
In Salem twelve above. Even
Roseburg at 17 above was six de
grees colder than Medford. Bend
was nine below.
PORTLAND, Ore., Deo. 17. Ore
gon continued today in the grip of a
frigid spell which brought the ther
mometer as low 'as 14 below zero in
Eastern Oregon, and as low as 13
above in tho western part of the stato.
ImeMer this morning reported 14 be
low, LaGrande ten below, and Baker
ten below.
The minimum at Portland this
morning was 13 above. The forecast
was for fair and continued cold .to
night, Thursday, with easterly winds.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 3 7. The tem
perature here for tho past twenty-
four hours has remained continuously
under freezing. For this period end
ing at seven o'clock this morning the
maximum temperature was 29 and
the minimum twelve degrees. Three
inches of snow lie on tho ground.. This
morning the atmosphere was clear
with the wind from the northwest.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. 17.
Klamath Falls last- night chucked
another log on the fire, shut off the
water and crawled In between blan
kets. The barometer started racing
upward late lnthe afternoon and the
mercury kept falling steadily, Karly
this morning the thermometer in the
United States reclamation office
showed one above zero, although un
official thermometers about the city
recorded from zero to three below.
It was the first real cold spell of
the winter, and although the"nky is
cloudless this morning there, is o
noticeable rise in the temperature.
Hursted water pipes were reported,
throughout the city in those homes
which neglected to shut off the water
early last evening. ,
PENDLETON, Ore., Dec. 17. The
thermometer dropped slightly below
zero last night In Pendleton, unoffic
ial readings from various parts of
town giving the mercury a position
of from two to six below. The skies
are clear today. Yesterday's maxi
mum was ten degrees above. .
Many water pipes and heating
plants are frozen as a result of the
sudden change.
frtonHnuwl ot P RtshM
Passage from Europe to America
and return.
Presidential suite at the Waldorf
Astoria. m
Use of high powered automobiles.
Royal suite at the Bellevue-Strat-ford
hotel, Philadelphia.
Suite at the New Willnrd hotel,
Washington.
Mrs. Henry D. Loom is, who ar
ranged for the visit of the duchess to
this country as
guest of the Mon-
dny Opera club,
trip wa free.
admitted that, the
IDFORD mild
LUDLOW ART
THEFT LAID
TO YANKEE
London News Declares U. S
Millionaire Now Dead, Plan
ned Robbery of Lady Lud
low's Treasure House in
London-rReturn Valuables
to Scotland Yard.
LONDON, Dec. 17. (By Associated
Press.) Following the recovery of
the valuable art treasures and jewels
which were taken from the London
mansion of Lady Ludlow last June and
which were recently mysteriously sur
rendered at Scotland YaVd, tho Even
ing News, publishes an unusual story
today asserting that the robbery was
planned by an unnamed American
millionaire, a . resident of a middle-
western city in the United States.
The American, according to tho
newspaper, was an aged connolseur
and coveted the Ludlow collection but
ws unable to purchase It because the
owners refused to soil. The jewels
and art works had been collected by
Lady Ludlow's first ; husband. Sir
Julius Wersher, the South African
millionaire.
Being unable to acquire tho coveted
objects legitimately, the American
was said to have; employed a gang of
expert cracksmen in tho United States
to, go to London and loot the Ludlow
home. Knowing tho exact location
of the collection from a description
given them, by the millionaire, , the
cracksmen were enabbled to perpe
trate the' robbery with a minimum hf
offort and danger.
After obtaining the art collection,
the robbers escaped In an automobile j
to Dover, It is related, proceeau in a
private yacht to a French port and
then, leisurely went to Cherburg,
where they embarked for Now York.
But when they arrived there Juno 19,
the story continues, they found that
their millionaire patron had died.
Unable to dispose of the treasures,
the robbers anonymously informed
Scotland Yard where the collection
could be found and it is now Intact at
London police headquarters.
LIES IN STATE
N Y. ELKS CLUB
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The body of
Samuel Oompers, late president of the
American Federation of Labor, arriv
ed here at'the Pennsylvania station at
7:05 o'clock this .morning from Wash
ington, accompanied by his widow,
members of the family and a large del
egation of union officials.
The bronze casket was transferred
from the train to an artillery caisson
drawn by six horses. Preceded by a
detail of police nnd squads of soldiers
and sailors and members of the. Na
tional Guard and followed by an honor
committee of labor officials, the body
was. conveyed to the Elks' club on
West 43rd street.
The body will lie In state In the
lodge room there until eight o'clock
tomorrow morning. State officials of
the Elks, Masons and other fraternal
orders will serve as guard of honor.
Funeral services at nine o'clock will
be broadcast by radio, If plans made
last night by Hugh Frayne, general
organizer of the federation are car
ried out. Those unable to gain ad
mittance to the Elks club will bo ac
commodated at Town Hall, across tho
street, where-a speaker will address
the gathering If the services are not
broadcast. -
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise will officiate
at the services in the lodge hall.
The eulogy will be delivered by the
dead chieftain's old friend, James Dun
can, first vice president of the feder-i
at ion. Final rites at the grave in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery at Tarrytown,
N. Y.; will be under the direction of
the Elks and the Masons. - .
Navy Court of Inquiry
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 Secretary
Wilbur announced today that ho hod
ordered a naval court of Inquiry to
be convened at the New York navy
yard to Investigate the unauthorized
publication of information regarding
naval matters which might be of
value to a possible enemy country.
Air Post Bill Passed
WASHINGTON, . Dec. 17. The
house today took favorable action on
a bill that would permit the nostmas-
ter general to maintain new air mall
routes in any part of
the United
States or territories.
NEW ANAESTHETIC
OF GERMAN HELD
ETHER'S SUPERIOR
An anaesthetic -developed by
Dr. Herman Wieland of Kocnigs
berjj, Germany, is held by many
medical, circles' to be superior to
both chloroform and ether. It has
not the damaging effects of the
latter upon the heart and lungs.
The gas, known as "narcylen," is
a mixture of pure acetylene gas
and oxygen, , ' .
PIERCE PLEADS
MEN OF STATE
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 17. Urging
against tho employment of" married
rwomcn by state departments ,whllo
thousands of ex-service mpn and
women are seeking vainly for employ
ment, Governor Pierce has written a
letter to the heads of all departments
of the stato government that are
under his Jurisdiction. Tho letter
contrasts ' the condition six years ago
when returned service men marched
through the strcets-of Portland cheer
ed by the thrones who lined the
curbs and' that of a few days ago
when 500 ex-servicemen mnrched the
same streets, representing tho unem
ployed, dressed In shabby attire and
receiving no plaudits from the on
lookers. '
The governor urges tho stato de
partments to employ men and women
with wur records rather than married
women whoso husbands aro capable
of providing for their support.
"Six yeni-s ago many thousands of
men and women marched through the
streets of Portland headed by bands
and cheered by throngs of people that
lined either side of the curb, says
the letter. "These men nnd women
had sacrificed their all and were on
their wny to the grim and blood
son ked bnttlefiolds of France nnd
other foreign lands. '
"Last week more than 6500 of these
same men some dressed in overalls,
others attired in shabby overcoats,
and all without funds again mnrched
through the streets- of Portland.
There were no bands at the head of
this procession, neither. did thy re
ceive the plaudits of udniiring thou
sands. .
"Large banners carried by these
men port rayed distress and in some
Instances destitution. ; It was made
plain that these ex-servicemen were
not seeking charity, neither was' any
attempt made to appeal to the emo
tions of the. more fortunate of their
beings. All that was asked was an
opportunity to work, .that they might
support themselves and their depen
dents. Was there ever a more fair
appeal placed before tho employers of
this state than was conveyed by the
men who participated In this proces
sion? "I have been informed that the un
employment situation In Oregon Is
acute. It' surely behooves the em
ployers, for tbe preservation of whoHe
institutions these men fought and
died, to at least give consideration to
tho appeals of ex-service -men, who,
through no fault of their own, are
unable to obtain employment.
"The state government, like private
employers, employes its hundreds of
workers. I have been told that In
certain stato departments; there are
employed at this time many married
women, whose husbands hold lucra
tive Jobs and aro capable of providing
for the itupport of their helpmates.
The combined salaries of some of
these men and women, 1 have been
Informed, exceed $300 aWnonth. Is it
right that these married women
whoso husbands are steadily employed
and who have no dependents to sup
port, should.be retained in their posi
tions while thousands of ex-service
men and women are walking the
streets begging for an opportunity to
earn an honest living?
"In this letter I appeal to all de
partment heads under my Jurisdiction
to consider carefully when employing
hsJpt the present serious unemploy
ment situation. Would it not be bet
ter to employ men and women with a
IS
Metropolis in Northern Albania
Falls Before Rebel Attack
Government Troops Retreat
Toward Tirana Rebels
Given Support by Neighbor
ing Govt., Albania Claims.
LONDON, Dec. 17. Albanian cir
cles in London hnvo thus far received
no eonflrmfition of tho reported cap
ture of Kemaii by tho rehols. Such
an event, however, Is regarded as not
impossible. It is pointed out that tho
rebels, although without funds nro
well supplied with arms and ammu
nition and long range guns, which It
is stated, could only be supplied by a
neighboring government.
BIOLG RADI3, Dec. 17. A dispatch
from Podgorltza announces tho cap
ture of Scutari, in northern Albania,
by rebels. The garrison of the city is
said' to have Joined tho Insurgents.
The latest dispatch from the frontier
speaks of pierce struggles yesterday
in the Yalonin region. Government
troops are reported to be retreating
toward Tirana, the capital, which is
threatened from tho norih by Tsann
Bey. Hls furces are declared to be in
control of tbe district of Jroia, twelve
miles from tho capital.
Dispatches say tho insurrection Is
clearly a carefully organized .inove
mont, directed by the former premier,
Ahmed Key Sogu, who has issued a
proclamation inviting tho Albanian
people to jnin In the "struggle against
oppression." '
SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. J 7. Tho
differences between the Southern Pa
cific company and its workers In
engine service, which resulted recent
ly, in un overwhelming volo to strike,
have boon amicably settled, according
to an aBreement made public today
by tho company. 1
Tho aBreement will monn a total
wage advance of approximately,
$500,000 a year on tho Southern Pa
cific, the company announced. The
new wngo agreement Is retroactlvo to
September 1.
Tho company's announcement of
the. settlement said In part:
'The meeting of tho representatives
of the brotherhoods of locomotive
engineers and firemen and cnglncmen
with the management of tho Southern
Pacific company reached a harmoni
ous conclusion as to tho problemH
under tilseusslon at 3 p. m, yesterday.
'The ngreement resulted in in
creases dally for tho mon of 34 cents
In passenger service; 30 cents in
freight service; 32 cents In yard ser
vice, nnd 32 cents for hostllng service.
There was no change mado In present
working rules.
"This agreement Is effective Sep
tember 1, 1924 nnd is to continuo in
effect for a minimum period of one
yar und thereafter until changed upon
thirty days notice by either party."
The strike voto recently taken by
tho mon involved numbering approxi
mately 6000 showed 911 per cent in
favor of a strike, according to tho
statements of tho brotherhood chiefs.
Wall Street Report
NEW YORK,. Dec. 17. Intermit
tent profit taking failed to halt the
rising tide of stock prices in today's
active market more than two score
Issues breaking through to new high
lovels for the year on a total volume
of sales that again ran close to two
million shares. Violent fluctuations
continued In tho speculations favor,
the gains running from one to twelve
and a quarter points.
war record If possible, Instead of
married women whose husbands are
capable of providing for their sup
port.
i"In behalf of fair play, I hope that
you will give, this letter careful coni
sldcrution to tho end that we may re
ward ' those, mon and women who
fought for our preservation, and at
the same time, nsslst in solving the
unemployment situation In this state,"
CAP LID
S. P. WALK OUT
IS AVOIDED BY
RAISING WAGES
Old Maid, 77 Years
of Age, Is Sparring
Pdrd for Widow, 80
ATLANTA, Gn Dec. 17. "I-a-
dies and gennlemen In this
corner we have Young Joe Da-
vidson, septugenurian champion
of the whole wide world, in tho
other corner 'Kid' Peubody, con-
querer uf Old Age and sadness."
With such ring parlance, a ref-
oreo might introduce Miss Joo
Davidson. 77. and Mrs. Ann Pea-
body, NO, Inmates of the Old La-
dies Home here, who hnvo be-
come so interested in boxing
that they have started sparring
In order to "keep In good trim.'
I
TEN IIVES LOST
IN COLD WAVE
SWEEPING EAST
Freezing Weather Sweeping
From Coast Eastward Takes
Toll of Lives Trains Are
Blocked and Motor Travel
Halted Colder Tonight.
CHICACiO, Dec. 1 7. Tobogganing
temperatures today heralded the
movement enstwnrd and southward of
a cold wave that cost ten lives in the
Kocky Mountain states and brought
sub-zero blasts of ice and snow to tho
northwest.. ... - ' ' ,1s
The far west and tho regions of the
Rockies were hardest lilt. Hnow and
low temperatures prevailed along the
Pacific coast from the Canadian bor
der to the normally warm sections of
California. Belllngham, AVn., schools
were closed because of tho cold which
hovered about the zero point and
snow -was falling on tho Mojnve des
sert. In southern California.
Drifted snow blocked trains in the
northern Rockies wheroJtho mercury
dropped as far as 32 below zero at
Greo,t Kails, Mont. Elsewhere in the
region temperatures ranged from a
score to 2(1 below zero, with small
prospect of any change for several
days.
Montana had six deaths yesterday
Indirectly attributable to tho storm.
Four persons were killed when a tram
car was struok by a Great Northern
passenger train In a blizzard. Two
children were suffocated In a fire at
Bozoman while thoir mother was
Christmas shopping. An lco coated
windshield wns held responsible for
the deaths of two young women and
two young men at Sterling, Colo.,
where a Burlington passenger train
struck their automobile as they
speeded homeward after a danco.
. Rotary plows woro used to clear
tracks In tho Glacier National park
region where drlftfl te.n feet t deop
blocked trains,
Tho ley blasts extended into Utah,
New Mexico and Colorado with snow
falling or forecast for today. Stock
men woro reported as having an
abundance of hay and losses were
expected to bo held to" normal.
The plains states In theath of the
cold were feeling tinges of sub-zero
woathe today. Hnow and sleet was
general over Kansas and Missouri
with railroad trains delayed and road
travel rendered dangerous by tho
shoots of ice. Nebraska themometer's
hovered about the zero point.
In tho Great Lakes region, ralna
last night had ( frozen early today,
leaving an icy coating. Much colder
weather and snow was forecast for
tomorrow.
Memorial for Justice McOourt.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 17. A memo
rial service In honor of the lato Jus
tice John McCourt of the Oregon su
preme court, will be hold by tho State
Bar association In tho chambers ot
tho supreme court here noxt Satur
day at eleven o'clock a. m.
IS GRANTED
HOTEL ON
PORTI.AND, Ore., Dec. 17. A per
mit for a $30,000 recreational devel
opment project at Odell lake, on the
new Natron cut-off, near the summit
of the Cascades, has been granted to
George II. Watson, hotol and restau
rant man, by the forest service. A
hotel of not less thnn 30 rooms, of
rustle log construction, a store, a
gasollno and oil station, nnd a boat
landing, are Included in tho permit,
which provides the development must
be completed within three years.
Tho permit extends over a twenty
CONNECTICUT
CARRIED BY
REPUBLICAN
Hiram Bingham, Governor
Elect, Defeats Hamilton Holt
Democratic Nominee by a
Large Majority Victor's
Career a Sensational One
President Gratified.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 17. Hi
ram Pingham, republican, Trong a pro
fessor at Yale, now Is lieutenant gov
ernor, governor-elect and United
States senator elect. In a special
oloctlon yesterday ho defeated Hamil
ton Holt, democrat, by more than 40,
000 votes for tho seat, mado vacant by
the death of Frank B. Brnndegee, re
publican, who represented tho state in
the senate for nearly twenty years.
No man In tho political history of
Connecticut has'had so many honors
placed upon him In bo short a time as
Colonel Bingham. After two years
service as lieutenant governor, he was
nominated for governor and on tho
ticket with President Coolldge last
month he was swept Into office by tho
largest plurality ever given a guberna
torial nominee In Connecticut. With
the stale organization behind him Col
onel Bingham within three weeks af
ter he had been elected governor, was
named by a convention as tho repub
lican nominee for senator.
Holt carried only three of the twenty-one
cities -in the statu and few of
the towns. His home town of Vvo6d
stock, was in the republican column.
Every county showed a plurality for
Bingham. -
President Cooltdga Is much gratified
over the victory of Colonel Bingham,
according to a telegram sent by 'Sec
retary Slemp to J. HeAry Roraback,
slate chairman; Mr. Rwraback wired
the president thnt tho colonel's major
ity wns tho largest ever received by
any candidate in Connecticut at any
election not a presidential one.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
CHICAGO, Dec 17. A policeman
In uniform who entered a jewelry
store at 612 South Stato street while
five robbers wero looting the storea to
day, did not perturb the holdup men.
"Hands up!" one of them told the
policeman and "don't try to get at
your weapon or It will be suicide,"
admonished another.
! Tho policeman was quickly dis
armed and put in a rear room with
five others, including the proprietor
and his brother, two employes and a
customer and then the robbers fled
with. $10,000 worth of. diamonds,
Jewelry and currency.
Woman Killed by Fiend :
MILAWUKEE, Wis., Dec. 17. Mrs.
Vera T. Boshard, wifo of Royal. T.
Boshard, assistant department ; man
ager for a largo insurance .company
here died on her way to a hospital
lato today following' an attack In
which her throat was slashed with a
butcher knife in the hands of a fiend,
polico believo. ... . .
Would Pay Sum to Astoria.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 17. Payment
to Astoria, Ore., of $7,496.48 from the
treasury would be authorized under a
bill offered by Senator McNary on the
ground that such sum is now assessed
as taxes against federal postofflce
property in Astoria. The taxes were
levied for city Improvements. i
$,-.0,000,000 for Tax Kofunds .
' WASHINGTON, Deo. 17. An ap
propriation of $50,000,000 to be used
In repayment of federal taxes illegally
collected was requested by congress
today by the treasury.
FOR TOURIST
OF ODELL LAKE
year period, Watson being given pref
erence for renewal.
Odell lake, in addition to being on
tho Natron cut-off when that road Is
finished, mny also bo reached froiA.
Uend or Crescent over the Dalles
California highway. It Is tho second
largest mountain lake in Oregon,
about one mlto wido and five and one
half miles long. It lies at an eleva
tion of 4271 feet and is on the Bky
lino trail, t he lake has several handy
shores and the bank is a gradual
slope down to the water. While cold,
the water la used extensively for
swimming.