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FORTIETH YEAR -NO. 7
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TBAIN8 AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
MOSER IS PRESIDENT;
STANFIELD LEADS HOUSE
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION
Legislature Organizes This Morning With No Unusual Inci
dentsNo live Contests Over Offices Developes and
Presiding Officers Are Chosen Without Opposition
Many Spectators Attend Opening Session
There were crowded galleries, hand
Winkings and greetings and a great
buzzing conversation that indicated the
29th, cession of the Oregon legislative
hoes were about to swarm, for au hour
or two before the actual events. As
usual there were bright eyed girls dis
pensing smiles and talking busily, with
the objective a 40-day job recording the
weighty ideas emanating from individ
ual members, also writing some letters
and so relieving the legislative mind of
worry so that it can devote its whole
time to affairs of state. The janitor
got busy and hung a thermometer from
the chandelier in the senate chamber
in the main aisle where it could le seeu
by all, and call uttention to any extra
heat arising from debate. A the same
time the big clock was taken down, pat
ted on the back and replaced, so that if
it was necessary to call time," on any
too zealous legislators, the "time"
would be there.
The senate was supposed to be called
to order at lOclock, but, like other
suppositions it failed to materialize.
Senator Wood Presides
, At 30:55 Senator Wood brought the
senatorial gavel down on the state's raa
t'Ognny, and sayiug: "Gentlemen this
is the hour and this is the place," spoke
for half a minute, and announced that
the first order of business was the elec
tion of a temporary president. On mo
tion Senator C. L. Hawley was elected
as such and was escorted to the chair
by Senators Bishop ami Smith. John
W. Cochrane was unanimously elected
temporary chief clerk, and was given
?. warm greeting as he -took the place
,ha had filled at the two preceding ses
sions. , '
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committee on credentials Senators Dim
micfc, Barrett and Garland. Senators
Cusick, Bishop and Strayer were named
as committee on order of business, and a
recess of 10 minutes was taken.
At 11 o'clock the committee on cre
dentials reported finding the printed
list of senators correct, and its report
was adopted.
A committee consisting of Senators
Garland, Lciuenwiber and J. C. Smith
was named to invite one of the justices
of the supreme court to administer the
oath of office to the new senators.
The committee on order of business
reported.
Justice Moore was introduced by the
committee and administered the onth to
the members and later to the permanent
president,
Moser Elected President.
The election of president being an
uouueed Senator Gus C. Moser mia
placed in nomination, nominations c!63ed
nd he was unanimously elected with
the exception that he voted for Senatoi
Wood-
Senators Wood and Olson escorted
him to the chair where when the "fa-
i mult and the shouting died" he made a
brief address. The high points of which
j were that the senate had not met as re
publicans or democrats, but as servants
j of the state, and of all of it. ' 1 We nre
here to carry out the wishes or the peu
pie as expressed at the polls regarding
the tax situation, to make effective the
"bone dry" law. Wc must cut out ex
penses and perhaps prune heavily in or
der to comply with the tax "limitation
law.
Other Officers Chosen.
He announced the election of perma
nent chief clerk as next in order and
John W. Cochrane wag unanimously
elected.
John D. Hunt, of Woodburn, was
elected his first assistant; J. W. Church
was made calendar clerk; Walter L.
Tooze, Sr., reading clerk Cal Mercer,
sergeant-at-arms; Koy Corey, doorkeep
er. All without opposition.
The position of mailing clerk pro
duced three candidates: C. A. Jones,
George A. Crano and James Vic Roe.
After two unsuccessful ballots James
withdrew and on the third ballot Crane
was elected.
A committee on rules was appointed
consisting of Vinton, Orton and Steiwer
and reported at once, recommending the
rulos of the 27th session be adopted
with a few' slight changes, which report
was adopted.
Senate adjourned to 2 o 'clock.
SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST
FAILS TO MATERIALIZE
With prayer to Almighty God by Rev.
Richard N. Avison of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church of Salem, the
Twenty-ninth session of-ttie legislative
assembly of Oregon convened this
morning at 10:20 o'clock on call of W.
F. Drager, chief clerk at the last legis
lative session.
J. E. Anderson, of The Dalles, was
(Continued on nage six.)
FAMILIAR FIGURES WHO
MURDER CASE BECOMES
LIVE MYSTERY AGAIN
MRS 6rACE &OBE1K2TS 1
Detectives Are Searching for
New Man Just Brought
Into Case
Philadelphia, Jan. 8. The murder
of Mazie Colbert, pretty model which
was thought cleared by the suicide of
Bernard W. Lewis, Pittsburg million
aire's son, became a live mystery to
day. Detectives are searching for a man
who was brought into the case by Bes
sie Colbert, sister of the dead model.
Bessie Colbert declared 6he had heard
one of her sister's wealthy admirers
say:
"I'll get back that diamond ring
even if I have to choke the life out
of her."
The entire case probably will be re-
opened. Lewis committed suicide ir.
j an Atlantic City Jiotel.lnst Thursday,
when police were about to arrest him
in connection with the murder. Wood
stains on his clothing and several im-
: portaut details had caused the police
I to drop their investigation assuming
: Lewis to be the murderer.
Another piece of information that
I detectives must investigate is that, a
woman is said to have declared she
saw Mazie Colbert alive on Friday,
: December 29 last. That is the day she
I is supposed to have been murdered.
If this statement can be proved true,
'then Lewis' name will be cleared of all
blame, for he was known to be in
; Gerniarttown 'Friday afternoon visiting
!the Misses Ethel and Mabel Kyle, who
; were with him in his taxicab, the day
'before when he is said to have gone
i to Miss Colbert's apartment.
F0CSANI IS TAKEN
BY GERMANS SAYS
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Portugese Soldiers Arrive On
West Front to Assist
Forces of Allies
Berlin, via Sayvillo wireless, Jan. 8.
Focsani was captured by the Ger
mans yesterday, with 3910 prisoners,
today's German official statement
said.
Forcing back of Rumanian Torces
from the strongly fortified main pass
of Mgr Odobest to Putna and storm
ing in hand to hand fighting of enemy
positions south of Mileovu was report
ed. j ' ' Pushing beyond we gave the enemy
I no time to fettle in second line posi
tions on the canal between Focsani and
iVarestea, " the statement continued.
i mis position was pierced and. press
ting further we crossed the road from
cross'
torn.
Focsani to liolptes
This morning (January 7) Foc-
I sani was captured. From the conquer
j cd fortifications we took 3,910 pjrSon
ers, three cannons and several machine
guns. 1 '
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ARE WITH US AGAIN FOR FORTY DAYS
Telegraphic Tabloids
Chicago. Gordon R. Baldwin bet on
Hughes. Yesterday, before a howling
crowd, Baldwin swam fifty feet in the
icy waters of Lake Michigan.
Chicago. Samuel Chalmers jtook
three routes to escape police yesterday,
gas, poison and a high l"ip. The first
two failed but the third landed him in
a hospital with a fractured skull.
Chicago. Mrs. Charles Pcttus wore
$3,000 worth of diamond rings at a
butcher's ball. Now the police are
looking for the thief.
New York. Magistrate McAdoo told
his Bible class he'd like to be the
army sergeant to handle a regiment
of New York 's ''slab sidrM, round
shouldered, fish eyed idle youths."
Patcfson, N. J. Mavor Amos Rad-
cliffe helped lower a boy on a rope
I from a bridge to rescue a cat on a
rock in the river. Kitty sunk her
claws in the seat of the boy's trousers.
The breeches buoy rescue was success
ful. Cleveland, Ohio. Caruso is here.
He's attending the poultry show. He
is dressed in black and has a high
tenor crow with splendid power and
timbre.
NEW CODE FOR
L NATI
T
President and Secretary
Lansing Are Back of
the Plan
INTERFERENCE BY
BELLIGERENTS RESENTED
Will Be Presented to Inter
national Lawyers at
Havana Meeting .
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Jan. 8. A new interna
tional code to protect the "liberty of
neutrals" is being worked out by lead
ing North and South American experts
in the basis of lessons drawn from
tho present war.
President Wilson and Secretary Lan
sing are the original exponents.
Ways and means of formulating in
terms the new principles will be dis
cussed at a meeting of international
lawyers in Havana, Cuba, January 22
the United Pross learned today.
German submarine warfare and Brit
ish commercial interferences are said
to he the main reasons behind tin
move The new "code" will endeavor to
make it impossible for the world ever
again to have a "Lusitania" case, in
volving neutrals.
It will try to prevent such trespass
on neutnil rights as Great Britain has
practiced in her mail seizuies.detention
of neutral ships and the like. It is
the contention of President Wilson and
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OUR NATIONAL SOLONS
Secretary Tumulty Makes Specific Denial of Any Advance
Knowledge That Peace Note Would Be Issued by Pres
ident! W. Lawson On Stand Says He Profited by Leak
. But Has No Specific Information to Give Out
By J. P. Yoder.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Washington, Jan. 8 Thomas W. Law-j
son declared this afternoon he had been j
told by a member of congress that a
member of President Wilson's cabinet
had speculated in stocks on advance in
formation of the president's noto to bel
ligerents. The Boston financier and farmer
made the charge at this afternoon's ses
sion of the houBe rules committee, preb-'
ing the note leak to Wall street.
Lawson claimed to have corroborated '
the congressman's statement about the
cabinet member through a banker
friend.
"And the banker said that matters
were such that the party with whom the :
cabinet dealt Was so close to the cabinet j
member that he could get the latter outj
of bed at 5 o'clock in the morning to
talk with him," Lawson went on.
"AYas the cabinet member supposed
to havo speculated himself t" asked
Garrett.
' ' He was as closely connected with
the leak as if he had speculated," said
Lawson.
The committee upon resuming this
afternoon indicated Hb desire to hear
President Charles Sabin of the Guar
anty Trust company, New York. Sab'n
was responsible for the story that
Ambassador Gerard on returning here,
was bearing a peace message from the
kaiser.
Lawson, resuming this afternoon re
counted Sabin 's connection with the
Gerard story, so that Sabin could be
questioned about it.
"Mr. Sabin's story, " said Lawson,
"led to the general supposition that
Sabin had information of the subject
from Washington."
Asked by Representative Campbell as
to the previous charges of leaks from
the supreme court of the United States
and other sources, Lawson was unable
to cite any specific cases wherein there
had been a leak.
But ho did claim that advance copies
of speeches and of other news matter
had been tipped to Wall Street.
Ho eliminated the justices of the su
preme court of the United States from
any charge that they themselves "ever
leaked" on decisions. Officers of the
court, he said, however, might do it.
"If you have a real investigation,"
he said, "I will give you a real form
ula to develop who are the real prin
cipals and beneficiaries of the leak,
and 1 can say you will find that Wash
ington had a big hand in it and that a
prominent malt was concerned in it."
Routine Proceedings.
Washington, Jan. 8. Tho name of
James W. Gerard, United Htntes ambas
tador to Berlin was mentioned for the
first time before the house rules com
mittee investigating the leak to Wall
street of advance information on the
president's noto to belligerents, while
Presidential Secretary Tumulty was be
ing cross-examined.
Thomas W. Lawson was selected as
tho second witness.
Thomas W. Lawson of frenzied fin-
1 ance fame was absent when called as
the first witness today.
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But in answer to committee sugges
tions tht he be "apprehended" if not
in the city, Chairman Henry declared ho
understood Lawson if in Washington.
Tumulty had made a comprehensive)
denial of reports that he was concerned
in the leak, supported by an authorized
statement from President Wilson that
the secretary knew nothing of the note
He had testified that President Wilson
wrote the not himself, on his own type
writer, nud White House attaches did
not know of its existence.
Representative Chipperfield asked Tu
multy whether1 he had ever visited a lo
cal stock broker.
Tumulty replied yes, and after furth
er quest iuning he said he had introduced
Gerard at the offices of W. B. Hibbs
& Co.
Tumulty said he visited Hibbs ft Co.
offices once.
"Gerard wanted to buy some bonds
and asked me if there was anybody I
could recommend. I told him I could
recommend Hibbs, so I took him there
and introduced him."
' Have you ever had any business
dealings with J. ty., or J. B. Eagan, of
the Knickerbocker hotel, New Yotht"
asked the congressman.
"Never," retorted Tumulty.
" (Over had any business transaction!
with Hibbft Co.1"
' ' Never-"
Just before Tumulty finished his
cross-examination, Thomas W. Lawson,
who was not present when his name ft as
first called, entered the committee
room.
The committee recessed for a brief
executive session immediately after Tu
multy left the stand.
At the executive session, it was decid
ed to subpoena Alfred H. Curtis, 135
West Seventy-ninth street, New York,
former president of the National Bunk
of North America.
Hig name was brought out by Repre
sentative Chipperfield, who ashed Tu
multy if this was the Curtis who had
written to Wood. Tumulty replied that
he knew nothing about it. j
Pressed a to whether he had any in
formation pointing to any. person hi on
the leak, Tumulty said:
"I have not. I might have suspicion,
(Continued ou page three.)
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THE WEATHER t
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WALK DOtVM
Oregon: 'tonight
and T u es d a y
rain west, un
settled, probably
rain or, snow
east portion;
southerly winds,
moderate ' near
the coast.
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