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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
SenateSends
ariff Bill
toCornrrlittee
Heated Debate Pre-
cedes Action; Upper
House Adjourns to
Thursday

Washington, Dec. 27,-After pro-
longed and at times heated debate
the senate today sent the house
emergency tariff bill to the finance
committee. Whether the commit
tee will hold hearings remains to
be determined, but some members
have expressed, opposition to such
a plan.
Democrats interposed parlia
mentary obstacles to the bill, but
finally withdrew them. The senate
immediately Afterwards adjourned
until Thursday.
A democratic motion to send the
measure to the commerce commit
tee instead of the finance commit
tee was laid on the table by vote
of 33 to 12.
Senator Harrison, democrat,
Mississippi, denounced republican
senator's for attempting to hasten
passage of what he declared was
the most iniquitous piece of legis-
lation the country has ever SEEN"
II don't understand how you can
stomach it-you high protection
ists,p he shouted pointing to the
republicans, who he declared were
drunk with political success" He
asked If any statesmen could
blame Canada if she retaliated on
us for placing duty on her wheat 2"
What say you senators of New
England whose factories have
grown rich manufacturing mater
ials for Canadian export?" he de-
manded.
Declaring the bill was "a sop"
that would not assist the farmer,
he said the "high protectionists"
of the east would reap the benefit
and the farmers would be left in
the cold"
Senator McCumber then moved
to refer the measure to the finance
committee and the motion was
adopted unanimously.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Beef Stew Chief
Item on Menu of
$1,000 Banquet

New York. Dec. a. Beef stew.
breadand cocoa WIN eomnrise the
menue Of a $1,000 hotel 'baHquef~
here wednesday evening 10 rai--
funds for the European relief eoun-
ell. Every guests viii thereby be
the means OF feeding Zoe hungry
European children this winter who
will be "invlsibie guests al the din-
ncr. The meal win cost 72 cents
ana will be twice as elaborate az
those served in the councils relief
Kitchens.
Herbert Hoover, General John y
Pershing and FRANKLIN X Lane VII
be hosts
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Condition of
Caruso Shows
no Improvement

New York. Dec. 27.-The condi-
tion Of Enrico Caruso tenor, who
was stricken Christmas day with
an attack Of pleurisy was unchang-
ed early today it was reported BY
the manaEement Of the hotel where
he is confined.
Complete rest was prescribed by
his five physicians who said thar
barring complications the singer
wiz be able 10 return to the stage
within two week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
BNrgLa1s, Forgotten By
Folk Here, Make Merry
Cash, ReUOIUe1S, Stolen

las =. Salvation Army slipped I'D
|sss,.sh sh It must admit it. The
H. f-s iss, with their army of work
|asv 'slled s to reach everybody when
|alr ~ s'sat ~ out the regulation guam
go y Christmas cheer.
49, ss,iaer the burglar. Did any
a., axe the precaution to see
a. l2 stolen half-hose had any
4 80 a Il but a darned place and
"a Nobody did.
4 yet Salem burglars enjoyed
60 Christmas, as burglars
n. 30. OF course. unlike
ssrt.so o,her laboring folk, they
AZ oh the international holi-
y then. SO did the newspa-
'ople And a burglar can't
TOO much.
business establishments
.A'sred here saturday night.
- l'iofe revofver. one IS c.
'er. one 30 calibre rifle,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
stork, In Role of
S. Claus, Delivers
Baby to Salemites

salem was not entirely OVERLOOK
cd bv the population department OF
:. Claus and company.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. u.
Wsring. route 1. Salem, was visited
bv the stork on Christmas eve. Ihe
babv girl will be named Clarice-
She weighs ten and one-hail
pOunus.
No other births were reported
Friday or Saturday in Salem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Labor Paper Is
Repudiatedby
OregonUnio11s
Publication to Which
Sale m Merchants
Gave Advertising Cen
ter Of Controversy

Confiding Salem business men
are reported to have been paid
some $4,000 cash in advance to be
piacarded as friends of labor" and
for advertising in proposed union
"a Dor paper to be called THE Pa
eific Coast labor News on the So
licitation of the publisher, r. A..
Vanderhoff of San Francisco, and
the representation that the publ
cation office was to be moved to
Salem. and that the paper would
be official organ Of coast labor un-
ions.
Copies of the publication re-
ceived, show that it is printed in
San Francisco with page devoted
TO Salem advertising and similar
pages devoted to other towns
where presumably the same story
vas told. According to the Port
land Labor Press, the publisher is
in bad with union labor and has
been repudiated by both metal ana
building trades of Portland and San
francisco.
Commenting on the situation, the
Labor Press says:
1.-THE Portland Metal Trades
council has put the stamp of dis
approval on the Pacific Coast
Metal Trades Worker, published in
San Francisco by r. A. Vanderhoff,
and delegates of the council say
chat the Pacific Coast council will
be asked to withdraw it's indorse-
ment at the convention to be held
in January.
Not in Good Standing.
"The action was taken Tuesday
by the local body when an inquiry
was received by the council from
Sandy McLain, secretary of the
Pendleton Centrai Labor council,
asking for Vanderhoffs standing
with oregon labor. 1t was explain
ed that McLain's inquiry was
prompted by desire to know
whether Pendleton labor should in
dorse the Worker for the purpose
of aiding in soliciting advertising
from Pendleton business men. The
Portland council instructed the
secretary to wire McLain that the
Metal Trades Worker is not in good
standing with the Portland Metal
Trades council. Delegates from
different organizations gave their
reasons for condemning the editor
ial and business policies of the pa
per
"Coincident with the action of
the Metal Trades council comes the
cport. which appears to be from
authentic sources. that Mr.. Wander
hoff is nlanning to move the Of
Continued on page seven)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Causes Of Gas
Poisoning Are
To Be Probed

Seattle. Wash. Dec. 27.-lnvesti-
cation Of six cases Of gas poisoning
three of which resulted fatally
within the last few days, was be-
ing made by the King county cor
orDer's office today. The ipyesti-
cation will determine whether the
deaths were due to accident or sui
eide.
The three men who aieti from
aephvvistion were Efnnanuei
Iund. Jack Riley and John Bloom
Quist.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Warrant 'ssuedF or Missing Portland Bond Broker
Chicago Woman
los, Asphyxiated
But is Recovering

Chicago. Dec. 27. - Mrs.
Sarah Quinn, lis years old, was
revived and feeling ''as we'll as
usual" today after nearly beng
asphyxiated in her home yester-
day. 1t is believed she absent
mindedly blow out the gas stove
flame. She was found uncon-
scious and an hour later when
she recovered in a hospital in
sisted upon returning home and
doing the dishes"
Mrs. Quinn came to Chicago
in covered wagon in 1870.
She said she expected to live to
be $50. She does her own house
work.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Martens Ready
ToBe Deported

New York. Dec. 27.-Ludwig {.
A. X. Martens. Rusa .cn soviet am
bassa dor" to the United States, to
day notified the department of Ia
bor that upon instruction from the
Moscow government just received
he viii surrender himself for de
portation January 3.
The Moscow advices directed
Martens not to appeal from the or
der for his deportation, signed by
Secretary of LabIr Wilson recent
", but to return to Russia as soon
as possible with his entire Russian
staff.
Cancellation of all contracts ne
gotiated for the Russian govern
ment with American firms, said by
Martens to amount to some 500
OOO. 900 was ordered.
The total tax rate for Marshtleld
property owners next year will be
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
|sretary Of Treasury Declares Contemplated
|Appopriations Would Place Heavy Drain
Nations Finances; Sees No Means Of Rails
In Funds Bills Would Necessitate

/. darlington, Dec. 27.-Passage
ae soldiers bonus bill would cost
government approximately $2,-
AtOO.O00, Secretary Houston es-
sated today before the senate fl
me- committee considering the
ders aid measure.
fhe treasury secretary declared
sctment of the bill meant an add
burden in the way of taxes, re-
hating a statement made before
committee last week that the
rasury ought not to be called up
10 assume any additional bur-
III
Four Plans optional.
Assuming that all the men would
fhct one of the four optional
Mans Mr. Houston estimated the
( st OF each of the plans as fol-
Im
Adjusted service pay $1,342.000,- =
~
Insurance provisions $4,534,OOO,-
EO
Vocational training aid $1,S8O,-
10000.
Farm and home development
|lSSO,OoO.O0O.
As the plans were optional, the
|ecretary said the choice of the
ben would not be confined to any
|ne Of them and allowing for the
|aflous selections, he arrived at his
bhl estimated cost of $2.30O,0OO,-
|ee
Revenue Source Unknown.
The treasuru secretary professed d
4 be against well" as to meth
Fds Of obtaining revenue to meet
Pc outlay that would he required
Il the bill were enacted.
Dc T S. Adams treasury eco
Eomist and tax expert, gave a com =
Erehensive resume of the tax stu
ttop He declared the treasury was
fally seeing new evidence of a fur
ther drying up of revenue sources.
IN addition the difficulties thus
fonlronIing the treasury, DIR.
Raams declared the internal reye-
~ bureau faced another problem
keeping experts on the Job. He
ala pne men who were capable did
Fot stay long.
SmoOt Sees Danger.
senator Smoot, republican Utah
Iaiu tue real danger is that these
Ilfl get training in the revenue
gMeau then go out and help big
|i',lS evade tax payments"
= Adams said that might he
~ 70 some extent but he knew
y one man who left the bureau
s'dr ago whose resignation cost
u soFernment millions of doIla re
'.aa.' ouuohected taxes for he was an
,Sss se with an expert knowl-
'use OF the work"
,..' s'ua'or Smoot said all difficul-
y, y VOulu , be avoided if a revenue
'as.' ~ winch the average man car
rsss '''anu were passed by con
!, tas a.,,l committee adjourned with
!. y, ''''lns date for further hear
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Morris Bros. Suspend
Business While Audit
of Books Is Conducted
Silverton Man Swears to Complaint for Arrest
Of Etheridge, Former President, for Whom
Authorities Launch Nation Wide Search;
Loss in Canadian Bords Not Fully Known

Portland, Ore, Dec. 27-District Attorney Walter H
Evans at IL 80 today issued for the arrest of John
H. heridge, former president Of the bond firm of Morris
Brothers lnc charge of larceny by baee The complaint
was sworn to by G. E. Anderson Sverton Ore who claimed
Etherdge had failed redeem unsecured interim cert
cate for $861 for City Of Edmonton percent bonds The
warrant issued in this district and placed
in the hands Of Sheriff Thomas Hurlburt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
II Yonngest ..Llfer." "

Wheeling, ", Va. Dec. 21-Sanl-
ueI BIevins, aged sixteen. Of Little
Rock. Ark. pleaded guilty in Grim
iual court TO 'the murder Of +. c
Grandstaff, a railroad car inspec-
tor. He received a life sentence
and is the youngest prisoner ever
given such a sentence in West Nir
ginia-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
'ovlet Denies
mobilization Is
Against Rumania

.'usoOlantinopIe, Dec. 26.-Rumors
~ ~ uohcentration of Russian 90
n.., troops in the region of tbe
-e's'er river was with ao.aresiIe
..ns against Rumania were de-
= saturday by George Tcbitcbar
|hreign ',',,. aee ooisheviki minister of
|tleb - ''taIrs, in a wireless dis
H. ~ 'ne Rumania foreign Of
h, ,os ~ lchitcherin declared il
n tsCo C.Ves"ary for the soviet forces
|,vir. up winter quarters there.
|tOa 'O the situation along the
|Rs,r,rs'.a'h was made that the
|lseal;a,.'ans la,''ans were delaying peace
|lsonosnI.O which were recently
En- by the Moscow govern
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27


drove Ethridge out of town in an
auto Thursday night and returned
TO Portland yesterday admitted,
District Attorney Evans said, that
he had seen Etheridge leave Taco
ma on an eastbound Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul train and that a
statement he had made earlier that
he had seen him cross the interna-
tional boundary at Blaine, WASH
ington, was false.
Doors Closed Today.
Portland, Or, Dec. 27.--The
doors of the bond house of Morris
Brothers, Inc, here, were closco
today, the shades drawn and the
interior was deserted except that q
care taker was in charge of the
safe deposit department to permit
renters OF deposit boxes to enter
the gate under police guard.
orders to close the institution
were issued last night by Fred s..
Morris. who this morning had the
windows OF the place plaearded
with notice to this effect; CLOSED
on account OF audit, by Fred s.
Morris"
The orders were issued yester-
day when Morris discovered that
the affairs of the concern were
left in a tangled condition by John
j.. Etheridge, who resigned as pres
ident last week and left Portland,
following a demand by the Port
land clearing house association for
proof Of the ability of the concern
to deliver bonds for which inves-
tors had paid and for which inter-
i'm bonds had been issued.
There was a crowd about the
bond house this morning, some of
the persons exhibiting receipts
which had been received for pay
ments made on the purchase of
bonds.
Morris Takes Charge.
District Attorney Walter II.
Evans today obtained a statement
from Roy Fike who drove the auto
in which Etheridge and Mrs. Ether
left Portland last Thursday night,
after Etheridge had resigned and
turned over all his property He
said that he had, left Btheridge al
Blaine, Wash, on the Canadian
border and had brought back to
Portland the machine and a batch
of bonds which Etheridge had
picked up at Tacoma and sent back
TO Portland
Fred s. Morris took over the af-
fairs of the company Thursday
from Etherldge, who for two years
had been its head. The company
advertised extensively during the
past few months the purchase OF
bonds of Edmonton, Alberta. Can
ada, bearing per cent wits safe
ty." These bonds we're sold extern
sively throughout the northwest,
and interim certificates were given
the purchasers. the investigating
committee OF the clearing house
found. An official from Edmon-
ton arrived last week to deliver the
bonds, but it was found there was
not sufficient cash on hand TO pay
for them. According TO statements
of investigators $1,7O0,000 in inter-
i'm certificates had been issued.
Evans said that he had asked the
firm of Winfree, Teal 4 Minor, at
torneys for Morris Brothers. Inc,
to provide some one who holds an
unredeemed interim certificate
against Etheridge to furnish in
formation on which charges can be
based.
A receivership for the firm will
also be asked II proper complaint
h. rnndn 10 him AIr E.uana anid
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
No Fire In City
During Holiday

Contrarv to expectations OF Cfliei
Buck Hutton. of the salem nre
5enartment, not one run was i'eces-
sarv Christmas eve or Chris.mes
day.
precautions against fire from
lighted candles and faulty wiring
we're obviously taken, Chief Hutton
said today. No accidents, caused
~ holiday merry making were re-
ported to police. Friday saturda
and sunday were al unusually
fuiet in this city
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

u'S's OF Malheur county
|ssmauler auilerins losses from the too
IN. 1sous ~ beavers which are cut-
~, ,.e'r s, trees near the river.
srsl' ING ING orchards are almost en-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

The Coos and Curry Teleuphone
company Is erecting a new building
and marking other improvements
at COquiile that will cost $1,000
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Auto Overturns;
Driver browns
In Mud Puddle

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 27.-
Robert Lyons. vice president
of the Stewart Fruit company
of San Francisco was drowned
in eight inches of water last
night when his automobile
skidded and overturned in
mud puddle near Fairfield.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
SEATTLE AND TACOMA
BRANCH OFFICES {

Seattle, Wash. Dec. 27.-The Sc
attic branch office Of Morris
Brothers. Inc. remained closed
this morning D. c. Henderson.
vice president and Seattle manager
announced he had received in
structions from Fred S Morris Of
Portilnd TO close the branch pend
ing the audit Of the books Of the
Institutions main office.
Mr.. Henderson declined 10 dis
cuss reports from Portland Oh i
.he affairs Of the concern were IN
a tangled condition.
Tacoma. Wash, Dec. 27.-The
Tacoma branch Of Morris Broth
ers. Inc. after opening for busi-
ness as usual. was closed later To-
dav. when Charles W. Foster, lo-
cal manager. received an order
from Fred g. Morris In Portland
10 transact no further business
pendine further notice.
Mr.. Foster said that he has not
seen John L. Etheridge. the miss
ing former president of the COM
many. here last week. and he de-
MED that Etheridee had taken any
bonds from tn Tacoma offic.
Purchasrs IN Pierce and Thurs
ton counties hold about $4,000 IN
bond certificates from Morris
Brothers. Afr. Foster ncknowledg-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
LOCAL INVESTORS ARE
LITTLE HURT is REPOI

The amount to which saieEm In
vestors have subscribed for honds
circulated by Morris brothers. OF
Portland, who closed their dnorN
this morning. Is negligible. an0
virtually none OF the interim err
tificates is held by local residshts.
Salem bankersssaid this afternoon.
Loss would come only through
the interim certificates, which Hrei
issued between the time the IN
vestor pays bis money TO the com
pany and the time he receives his
bonds. Dozens Of these certificafesA
II Is stated, have been turned back
TO Portland after local bankers
had advised against their accept
ance.
"Practlcally none Of these GER
tificates Is held here" one BANKER
said. "and the bonds held ar@
good"
Belief that some settlement VIII
likely be made by those investors
caught with the interim certifi-
Gates. WIS expressed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

Rome, Dee. 27--Little home that
Captain Gabrielle DtAnnunzio viii
be able to hold Fiuine against Ital-
ian regulars IS entertained by Sig
nor Odenigo, local representative
of the regency Of Quarnero," who
with several bands OF sympathizers
has ben anXiously waiting develop-
ments along the Ariatic.
1 81 am afraid all is lost, unfor-
tunately, even honor" said Oden-
igo today. "All advices point to
the conclusion that we must aban-
don the LAST hope of being Italian,
as the government has granted the
port of Baroes, between Fiume and
Susak, to Jugo-Slavia under a Sc
ret understanding. The Italian
government is now preparing to
captain F'iume with military forces
and apply the treaty by force, Cap
tain D'Annunzlo, with 4500 men
cannot resist an attack of 10000
unless a miracle hapens, but it is a
shame"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

ed Ha could not say whether These
certificates viii be a total loss or
not.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
State Had No
Control Over
Firms Actions

Neither the state banking de-
partment nor the state corpora
tion department has any suner
vision over the bond house Or
Morris Bros, Portland. according
to developments this morning foE~
lowing announcement of the faiI--
ure Of the firm.
Corporation Commissioners Hand
ley explains this status of affairs -
evidently due to an overnight oFn
the part of the lawmakers whaA
have exempted dealers in munici--
pal bonds from the provisions OF
the Oregon bluo sky ipw which re-.
quires dealers in other classes OF
securities to make regular reports
to the corporation department and
provides for supervision by the
state department.
Opinion Ii Divided
The state banking department.
also denies any supervision over
corporations dealing in bonds and
which do not transact banking
or trust business.
II is contended, however. on tha
part Of some attorneys that u
would not require very great
stretch of the imagination to inter
pret the sale OF bonds through the
use OF interim certificates as cnn-
ducting u trust business. bringing
the bond house under the super
vision of the state banking de-
partment.
That the lack Of state supervfs--
ion which has made possible the
collapse of the bond house with fts
attendant loss to hundreds Of i'm
vestors, will be corrected at tbs
forthcoming legislative session i
freely predicted in state house cir
cles today
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
2 Autos Collide;
One Is Damaged

While hew az driving east or
Court street Saturday and ID. -
Mosher was driving north on Cot
taee. their two cars colided. T. g.
shiplev told police saturday night
The Mosher car received a dam
aged fender.
Mr.. shipiev said both he and Mr.
Mosher were blinded by the hen,i'
Of a third automobile Nobofi1
was injured In the crash. he afatetL
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Bank Closed.

Bank Closed.
z Minot, N, d., Dec. 27.-The First
Farmers bank of Minot was closed
today. eDpleted reserve was given
as the reason.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Mad Poets
Cause Lost
SayCriitics
DAnnunzio Force $
Surrender Following
Failure Of Attack;
Hopes Crushed

Rome, Dec. 27.--It was re-
ported from Fiume today that
Gabrielle D'Annunzio, the in
surgent leader i'm that city, had
been killed while trying TO pre-
vent a fight between his
legionaries and regular Italian
soldiers.
Paris, Dec. 27.-Fiuman legion
aries and Dalmation volunteers al
cara, a port south of Fiume on the
Manhattan coast, have surrendered
to Italian regulars, after falling in
an attempt to capture the italian
warship Marsha. The volunteers
boarded the vessel, but the crew
resisted capture and seized twenty
seven of the lesionaries landing
them at Ancona, an Italian port on
.ite Western sldc OF the AufIalIc
says HeYas dispatch.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

Crawling OF ,re sste highwa,
rom Bend to Redmond has beer
completed by the contractors.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

The Bend Commercial eiub h2s
elected L. Antics OF Denyer. caio--
70 the position OF secretary
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

The total tax rate for Marshfielo
property owners next year VIII be
62 mills, the highest ever levied.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27
Circulation

.-age for 1920, $3.50.
nasonlation Of Salem 1900. 4s5S;
r se1O. 14,Os4; 1920. 1850.
,s'r,on County 1920, 47.177; Polk
county, 14.1s1.
,s.mber of Audit Bureau Of Circu-
Iation. Associated Press Fun
IAased Wire,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-27

OREGON: Tonight and Tuesday
rain; fresh southerly winds i'm
creasing IN force.
LOCAL: SoutherIy winds; river
1O.S and rising; minimum temper
ature 40, maximum 40, set AZ.