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By PAUL MALLON.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., May 32.
There never has been more petty
backstage political Intrigue In Wash
ington than haa aprung up lately
Inside the administration.
Cliques of lib.
erala and conser
vatives have be
come audacious,
trying t o pull
the president one
' way and another.
So have groups
of schemers, try
ing to get Joba
or hold the ones
they have.
A few of the
plots and coun
ter plots have
been brought to
Paul Mallon
the attention of the White House.
Some of President Roosevelt's best
thlnk-men have reached the con
clusion that there are too many peo
ple In the government working for
their own enda Instead of Mr. Roose
velt's. , Shortly, an effort will be made to
separate the sheep and goats. Among
the goats may be found an attorney
prominently Identified with one of
the largest emergency set-ups, as well
aa a few liberal hangers-on.
' Simultaneously a number of the
college professors In the administra
tion 'have grown restless. Apparently
their colleges do not appreciate what
important Jobs the professors are do
ing here. The colleges want them to
make up their minds whether they
want to be teachers or public offi
cials. A few have been told that their
college Jobs cannot be held open be
yond September.
There also are a few professors who
have reached the conclusion that
they can save the world better In
college. They do not take well to the
political life of back-slapping and
back-bltlng. Their Idealistic desires
do not always fit in with the political
exigencies of a situation and some
have become discouraged.
. So, for one reason and another, you
may expect an exodus of men "of
learning from the government before
the September semesters start.
All this fits in rather well with
administration plans.
Before these things came up the
master minds had decided that a
mild reorganization of personnel in
the RA, AAA, et at, was desirable,
ror some weeks Mr. Roosevelt has
bad scouts out looking over big
league political prospects out In the
country. His henchmen explain pri
vately that he is eager to get "a bet
ter type of men" In some of the sec
ondary government positions.
The president haa a flair for han
dling his political family troubles.
The way he smothered the Thorp
case la an example.
The politicians forced Thorp out,
all right, but it was an empty vic
tory for them.
The case had all the possibilities
of a flrst-clasa exploaion. Democratic
partisans worked everything around
to where they Induced the president
to withdraw Thorp. At the same time,
Assistant Commerce Secretary Dick
inson threatened to resign unless. a
man of Thorp's qualifications was
selected in his place.
The politicians had a candidate
whose name never haa been divulged,
They would have been satisfied also
If Mr. Roosevelt had let Thorp's as
sistant serve for a while.
The president fooled them com
pletely by naming Dickinson for the
Job. That kept Dickinson from re
signing, and thwarted the efforts of
those in Thorps bureau who had
stirred up animosity to him.
General Farley's right-hand man,
Emll Hurja. was riding on a senate
elevator- the other day when he waa
Introduced to Senator David Reed's
right-hand man. Theodore Huntley.
Mr. Hurja aaid he waa mighty glad
Reed had been nominated In Penn
sylvania because he thought that
made It certain the democrats would
win up there In November by 300,000
votes.
This roused Mr. Huntley's betting
spirit. He offered to bet Hurja a 1
hat about that. Hurja pondered. He
said maybe 300,000 was too high, but
he would bet that democratic Joe
Ouffey defeats Reed by at least 200,
000. They shook hands on that bet.
A few seconds later Mr. Huntley
sld: "You wouldn't like to add a
IS pair of shoes on that bet. would
you?" Mr. Hurja said he would. They
shook handa on that, also.
The boys were aaved from further
wardrobe gestures when the elevator
brought them both down to the
ground floor.
The NRA people are planning to
open up on publicity now to offset
any harm done by the Darrow report.
In a few days the ilrst anniversary
of the textile code will be celebrated
by opening several mills in Alabama
for public Inspection. The Idea la to
let the people tee the Improvements
brought by shorter hours, abolition
of child labor, etc.
Senator Van Nuys was complaining
about his lumboga In a committee
hearing the other day when Oeneral
Thatcher. Nevada attorney, supeested
he knew a sure cure for It. oeneral
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FOR LEGISLATION
Long Battle for Increased
Use of White Metal Nears
End Bill Vests Great
Power With President
WASHINGTON, May 72. (p)
Legislation was introduced in con
gress today at the request of Presi
dent Roosevelt to provide for increas
ing the amount of silver in the na
tion's monetary stocks.
In a special message, the President
recommended that congress declare
American policy to be to enlarge the
use of silver "with the ultimate ob
jective" of having one-fourth of the
monetary stocks In silver and three
fourths in gold.
This proposal, which would be man
datory, represented the compromise
worked out during prolonged negoti
ations between members of the sen
ate sliver bloc and the administra
tion. Could Take Over Supply.
Another clause would authorize the
President to take over the nation's
monetary silver stock Just as was
done In gold. This nationalization
provision, however, la permissive.
The bill-authorizes an appropria
tion of $500,000 to carry out the pur
chase and nationalization program
and such additional sums annually
as are needed.
The secretary of the treasury would,
be "authorized and directed" to pur-'
chase silver at home and abroad at
such rates, times and terms as he
may deem reasonable and most ad
vantageous to the public Interest.
Purchases In the domestic market
would be limited to SO cents an ounce
on stocks held on May 1,
Price Governing Provided.
Whenever the market price ex
ceeded the monetary value of the
metal or when the monetary stocks
were greater than the 26 per cent
ratio, the secretary could sell silver.
He would be further authorized and
directed to Issue silver certificates in
a fact amount not less than the cost
of all sliver purchased.
There would be maintained in the
treasury as security for the silver
certificates outstanding an amount of
silver bullion and standard silver dol
lars of a monetary value equal to
the face amount of the certificates.
All silver certificates would be legal
tender and redeemable on demand in
standard silver dollars and the secre
tary would be authorized to coin sil
ver dollars for such redemption.
Would Control Volume.
He would be further authorized,
with the approval of the President,
"to Investigate, regulate and prohibit,
by license or otherwise', the acquisi
tion, importation, exportation, or
transportation of silver."
A violator of the regulations would
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3
BIG TANK FALLS
CHICAGO, May 33. (AP) Three
men were killed and nearly a score
injured today when a huge water
tank plunged from the roof of "the
seven-story Oakley building, crashing
through to the second floor. Several
others were believed burled In the
wreckage.
Six persona, Injured critically, were
rushed by ambulance squads to the
Henrottan hospital. A seventh taken
there died a few minutes after ar
rival. Three persona were believed trap
ped In debris on the third floor.
OPERATIONS SLATED
SALEM, May 33. (AP) A hearing
on the Byllesby Engineering St Man
agement corporation of Chicago In
connection with the rate Investiga
tion of the California Oregon Power
company and the Mountain Statea
Power company, will be held here
May 38, before Judge Charlea M.
Thomas, the public utilities commis
sion announced today.
The Byllesby corporation la the op
erating firm for the two power com
panlea. BERTHA SAWYER SUES
PIPES EOR STAIR FALL
Bertha E. Sawyer, osteopath, yes
terday filed suit acalnst A. W. Pipes,
i.n.r nf thx Llhtrtv building for
3500 damages, for Injuries allegedly
received when sne xeii aown ine bw
of the building, breaking a bone In
her foot. The accident occurred
October J2 last year, about 6 35
o'clock In the evening. The complaint
alleges that the stairway was not
MACON, Ga., May 32. (AP)
Clarence Jones went to the hos
pital to have bis appendix remov
edand came out with one less
tonsil.
The hospital superintendent said
Jonea and another patient appear
ed the same day and were pre
sented to the nurse as candidates
for tonsillectomies. Beds were not
available, so they returned later.
"You've come for your tonsil
operation?" the nurse asked
Jones.
She said he answered "Yes."
He'll be back later for the appendectomy.
OF CENTRAL WEST
GAIN SOI RELIEF
CHICAGO, May 33. (AP) The
drought was checked, partially at
least, in some areaa of the parched
portions of the central west today.
Farmers of parts of northern Illi
nois and in some sections of Wis
consin hailed with Joy downpours
that broke a wave of intensive heat,
and brought aid to crops, while resi
dents of cities In the rain area wel
comed the precipitation as a relief
from a rapidly growing fire hazard.
Nearly a half Inch, of rain fell last
night In the Chicago area, accom
panied by winds and thunderstorms
that sent the temperature tumbling
from 90 to 67. A flfty-mlle-an-hour
wind whipped Chicago, damaging
several unfinished buildings at the
century of progress grounds.
Rains ranging upwards to one Inoh
fell In some sections of Wisconsin
yesterday and last night.
Rain was also reported In Detroit,
Grand Rapids and Sault Ste Marie,
Mich., as well aa St. Joseph, Mo., To
ledo, O., and Laporte, Ind., but on
the whole the showers were not re
garded by crop experts as sufficient
to salvage substantial amounts of
crops that have been burning for days
beneath a relentless sun.
In Nebraska, one of the hardest
hit of the rainless states, there were
a few light showers that helped bring
relief from the Intensive heat, but
which gave little help to the farmers.
OCEAN FLIERS MAKE
SECOND ROME START
LAHINCH, Irish Free State, May 23
(AP) Capt. George Pond and Lieut.
Cesare Sabelll took off at 7:01 p. m.,
(1:10 p. m., E. 8. T.) for Baldonnel,
from where they expected to fly to
Rome on their flight from New York.
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This remarkable As;otiatcd Piess picture provides tin air
ncarbj dietrjcti with loss pf millions in. the city's most tragic
SAYS GENE HOI
49 Chief Advisers Consulted
at Pleasure, Is Claim
Most of Cabinet Dull
All Are Kept at Distance
AMARILLO, Texas, May 33. (AP)
Gene Howe, Amarlllo editor, said to
day a survey he had Just completed
revealed President Roosevelt Is "hav
ing complete mastery of the nation,"
In contrast with the 50 men James W.
Gerard said were running the United
States In 1030.
Howe, son of Ed Howe, famous Kan
sas editor, and a controversialist, who
haa tilted with Mary Garden and
other notables, picked 49 of the presi
dent's chief advisers, "who are con
sulted at his pleasure, rather than
their leisure." He called at least half
of them "yes" men, and. aald "there
Is not one of the remainder who can
speak for the president, without first
consulting him."
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads Mat.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt heads the
list of advlsera which Howe, with the
aid of newspaper men In Washing
ton, New York, Chicago, and other
eastern cities, selected after a month's
survey. Howe made one trip through
the east to obtain first-hand Informa
tion. Gerard's list waa made up princi
pally of bankers, financiers and big
industrialists. Howe found that these
classes are not represented among
Roosevelt's advisers.
"The closest approach to a flnan-
cler," he said, "la Bernard Baruch. '
Then there la Jesse Jones, a spectacu- 1
lar real estate operator. Jones, Mho
Is a natural leader and tremendously
(Continued on Page Two)
SIX CASESlEARD
BY POLICE JUDGE
City Police Judge A. D. Curry was
a bit busy yesterday, taking care of
the six cases In court. Tom Barker
waa fined H0 on charges of disorder
ly conduct, and Gus Erlckson was
fined $10 on charges of being drunk,
as was Richard Rca, who also entered
a guilty plea.
O. A. Htleman, also held on a
drunkenness charge, waa assessed $10.
while Horace E. Huber was fined 25
on a reckless driving count. Ralph
Hunt was required to pay a $10 fine
when arrested on a disorderly con
duct charge.
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National
Cincinnati 10 17 3
Boston 4 11 0
Derringer and Lombard!; Betts,
Smith, Plckrell and Hogan, Spohrer.
St. Louis 7 13 1
New York . 4 9 3
P. Dean and V. Davis; Smith,
Luque and Mancuso.
(13 Innings) R. H. IS.
Chlcfieo 4 10 2
Brooklyn ' 5 10 0
catteries: kooi. warnexe and rate;
Lucas, Mungo and Lopez.
R. H. E.
Pittsburg . 13 10 0
Philadelphia 4 9 3
Batteries: Blrkofer and Paddcn;
Darrow, Hansen, A. Moore and Todd.
American
New York .. 1 8 0
Cleveland ; 8 9 1
Murphy, Smythe, Deahong and
Dickey; L. Brown and Pytlak.
" R. H. E.
Washington 5 11 1
Detroit 3 11 3
Batteries : Crowder and Phillips;
Bridges and Cochrane.
E
OFFERED IN S. F.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 33. (AP)
A compromise proposal to settle the
strike of Pacific coast longshoremen
was given to the strikers and em
ployers by President Roosevelt's board
of mediation here today and both
sides left the meeting to consider It.
The board refused to disclose the
nature of the peace offer, but the
International longshoremen's asso
ciation and the waterfront employers
have been at loggerheads over recog
nition of the union and the hiring
and dispatching halls.
SEATTLE, i May 33. (AP) With a
police guard for non-union work
men, Mayor John F. Dore announced
today he will attempt to reopen this
port tomorrow, closed since May 9
because of the longshoremen's strike.
PORTLAND, May 22. (AP) A
state of Immobile siege continued
along Portland's harbor line and the
lower Columbia river today as the
second week of the worst waterfront
strike In a generation drew to a close.
A fleet of 26 vessels, 23 "of them In
Portland harbor, remained lnactivo
at their piers.
PORTLAND, May 33. (AP) Action
of Charles H. Carey. Oregon corpora
tion commissioner, In selling the
Union Savings and Loan association
to O. B. Berrlan and associates of
Salt Lake City, was upheld here Mon
day by Federal Judge Fee.
Chicago Stockyards
t'
AfKvV f .Hit?' ' , V I
view of the tremendous fire that swept Chicago's stockyards and
blue since the historio fire of 1871.
OF
STATE HIGHWAY
. PLANSFEARED
Proposed Amendment to
Cartright Bill in Congress
Would' Reduce Federal
' Money Coming to Oregon
SALEM, May 33. yp) Complete
disruption of Oregon's highway pro-
j gram, which If it Is to proceed unin
terrupted must be financed cnleily
through federal funds, is threatened
by a proposed amendment to the
Cartright bill, pending before con
gress, which would appropriate $400.
000,000 for emergency highway relief
work during the coming year, R. H.
Baldock, state highway engineer, de
clared today.
Six million of the four hundred
million dollars the same amount of
federal money the state la spending
on roads this year would be made
availablo to Oregon under the Cart
right bill on and after July 1. and
would permit continuation of the
widespread relief program now under
way.
The amendment offered by Senator
Carl Hayden of Arizona would reduce
the federal highway appropriation in
accordtance with the wishes of Presi
dent Roosevelt to $100,000,000, and
leave the remainder or any portion
of it to be appropriated by the next
congress, according to word received
by the state highway department.
"Such a reduction In the federal
appropriation at this time would com
pletely disrupt the nature and dta-
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STATE MAY FIGHT
PORTLAND, May ' 33, (AP) On
the contention that Oregon la not
Just In the "liquor" business, but
rather, In the liquor "control" busi
ness, this state may file a petition
for a rehearing 'of the United Statea
supreme court ruling that states
which monopolize the salo Tf intoxi
cating liquor must pay federal tax
es. The supreme court ruling was
handed down yesterday In the case
of Ohio.
The court held that "whenever a
state engages In a business of a pri
vate nature It exercises non-govern-mentnl
functions, and the business
though conducted by the state, la
not Immune from the exercise of
the proper power of taxation which
the constitution vests in the con
gress." , .
Cascade Locks To
Change Name when
Water Covers City
CASCADE LOCKS, On.. May 23.
(AP) There la atrong agitation
to change the name of this town
from Cascade Locka to Cascade
Lake, since the latter soon will
be more appropriate.
The Columbia river locks which
give this town Its name will be
near the bottom of a huge lake,
to be formed by the $31,000,000
Bonneville power and navigation
dam a few miles down the river.
FLEE TO U. S. ON
I
NOOALE3, ArlE., May 22. (AP)
Three women, Dolores Keith de Acos
ta, Ara de Thompson, and Teresa
Maclas, all of Hermoslllo, wore ex
pelled from 8onora today for pro
testing the Sonora government's ex
pulsion ultimatum given by Gover
nor Rodolfo Ellas Calles against all
Catholic priests, a reliable source
stated.
Many Catholic priests of neighbor
ing Sonora, Mexico were reported
fleeing toward the United States to
day because of a gubernatorial order
expelling the clergy for assertedly
not conforming with certain Mexican
constitutional provisions.
Reports reaching here from the
Mexican border state said rellgloua
services were at an end In all Ho
nors Catholic churches. Many of the
ohurchea were reported closed while
others remained open only for Indi
vidual worshlppors or organizations
which wished to use them.
The Sonora governor, Cnlles, son
of the former Mexican president un
der whose regime many Catholic dig
nitaries fled, charging religious per
secution, aald late last night In Tuc
son, Ariz., hla order waa morely en
forcing of provisions of the Mexican
constitution of 1017. 1
He explained Mexican law requires
tnat ministers of any church must
be Mexican citizens, that the repub
lic has provided all church property
Is state property and the government
has limited the number of ministers
In any community.
"Tho churches are open," he said.
"None has been closed. The minis
ters have loft their posts, but the
cessation of activity la temporary.
When the mlnlatera comply with the
lawa they can continue their work."
1 SLAIN, 44 HURT
INSTRIKERIQTING
MINNEAPOLIS, May 22. (AP)
One man was killed and at least 44
other persons were Injured, some aer.
tously, in a riot at the city market
today where striking truck drivers
and aympathlzera congregated to halt
movement of trucks.
0, Arthur Lyman, vice president
and general manager of the Ameri
can Ball company, died at Oeneral
hospital of a fractured flkull suffer
ed In the melee of strikers and po
lice centered In the area a scant two
blocks from the heart of the down
town district.
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IN SNAKE RIVER
BAKER, May 33, (AP) Clarence
Peterson and hla brother, Robert
Peterson, of Huntington were drown
ed In the Snake river Monday eve
ning about 6 o'clock when Clarence
stepped from a ttandbar into a deep
hole and the younger attempted to
rescue him.
While the brothers were scrambling
about In the water, a companion.
Ralph Bone, attempted to rescue
them. In the meantime another boy,
Asa Oaten, ran to Huntington near
by for help and the rescuers reach
ed the scene of the tragedy In time
to save the Bone boy. Francis Lane,
an expert swimmer of Huntington,
recovered the bodies from the water.
OLYMPIA, May 32. (yp) Cities lost
their right to Impose taxes on beer
when the new state liquor control
act became effective on January 23.
10.14, the state supreme court ruled
today In a six to three opinion.
The high court affirmed a King
county court Judgment temporarily
enjoining the city of Seattle from
collecting a tax of 13 ft barrel from
beer distributors.
A shortage of water In the Sequoia
park area, California, resulted In an
order curtailing 1U use In the Asb
mountain area.
IS ANNOUNCED IN
COUNTYPRIMARY
S. S. Smith, G. 0. P. Precinct
Committee Winner
Canon, Reames Win Demo
Places in Contested Areas
Official count for Jackson county
for governor and the Judiciary ticket
was completed this morning by th
canvassing board and Is as follows:
Circuit court Judge!
Norton ... ..... 4768 '
Hough !4U
Anderson 874
Republican Governor:
Dunne .
Holman ............
McAlexnnder
Lonergan w
Brown
. 319S
. 1014 '
, 969
, 494
, 400
. 16S3
Democratic Governor:
Martin
Mahoney .
880
For precinct committeeman for tha
Republican party from the King pre
cinct, S. Sumptcr Smith, veteran
Q. O. p. warhorse, defeated Attorney
T. J. Enrlght. 03 to 22.
In the Newtown precinct. A. 8.
Reames defeated Alva Graves for
Democratic precinct committeeman,
40 to 8. A young factional fight
raged for the position.
In the Kenwood precinct. Verna
Canon defeated George w. Walker,
i to ii, ror Democratic committee
man. There were no candidates on tb
Republican ticket for constable and
the usual number of facetious votes
were caat, including Dr. J. M. Keena
for the state supreme bench. Ed
Hollonbeclt of the Flounce Rock (Pros
pect) precinct, received at votes for
constable. His friends combined on
election day and he la the probable
constable nominee.
Sales Tax Far Ahead. ' i v
The sohool relief sales tax carried
In Medford'a 21 preclnots with a vote
of yes, 1874; no, 732. The measure
waa approved decisively in every pre-
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IS DELAYED DAY
The hearing before the D. 8. army
board of engineers, concerning th
Creaoent City harbor proposal, will ba
conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday after
noon, in the court room at the Fed
eral building. Instead of Wednesday,
as previously announced.
Thursday haa been declared a holi
day In Crescent City, and a large dele
gation will be In Medford to attend
the hearing.
William P. Ellis of Salem, who will
present the harbor case before the
board, haa already arrived In Med
ford. It la expected that many in
terested persons will attend the hear
ing. CCC Radio Power
Here Stepped Up
Power of radio station WUBO, at
the CCO district headquarters, la be
ing Increased today from 30 watt to
160 watts, it waa announced. The
local station contacts Ninth corps
area headquarters at the Presidio,
San Francisco.
Operators In charge of tha station
here are Jlmmle Barnes, Prank Buhl
man and Forrest Hogg.
Will
ROGER?
lays:
SALINAS, Cal., May .21.-1
read statistics every once in
awhile and it shows muybo how
church attendance is sorter
falling off on Sunday morn
ings. But it's not a lack of
religious inclination, it's just
that you can't boat Sunday
morning to get the old car out
nnd ramble.
A preacher can have tho best
sermon in the world, but he
just has to deliver it to folks
without any gas. I "bot you we
live to sec the timo when they
will just hold services on rainy
days nnd days when they are
fixing the roads, and they will
pack 'cm in.
Folks arc just as good as
they ever were, aud they mean
well, but no minister can move
'cm like a second-hand car.