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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
BLOC SENATORS
MAY Divide ON
TAXATION BILL
Tariff Also Threatens to Split
Agricultural Group
Solidarity.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL,
International News serv,c.


The tax muddle in the Senate IN.
day Is splitting the agricultural
bloc" The tariff situation Is also
causing a number OF Republican
Senators to break away from 1t.
Organized originally by Republican
and Democratic Senators from West.
ern and Southern agricultural States,
1t was intended to further so-called
farmers legislation along nom arti.
san lines.
Dissolution Looms.
The conflicting opinions regarding
taxation entertained on the Republi-
can side is threatening the bloc with
dissolution. Several Republican Sem
ators formerly active In II are form.
ing tax bloc" and a tariff bloc"
with a group Of their Republican
colleagues who were never connected
with the Agricultural bloc"
1t Is being suggested that It would
he better II Republicans were to or.
ganize as Republicans rather than
to tie themselves up with Democrats
in any legislative movement
Some leaders Of the Horticultural
bloc" charge that there Is a sub
terranean movement to destroy it,
being deliberately fostered by sew.
eral Republican Senators who from
the outset refused TO have anything
to do with II. They point to the fact
that these Senators have combined
with those OF its Republican members
who are more actively interested
now in the tax bloc" and the tariff
bloc"
Several Republicans in the "agri-
cultural bloc" including Senators
Kenyon Of Iowa. and La Toilette Of
Wisconsin. are opposed to any repeal
of the excess profits tax. The tax
bloc" favors the repeal as OF jan
uary /. 1923.
Opposed to Smoot.
The tax bloc" is also understood
to be opposed to Senator Shoots
manufacturers sales tax plan be.
cause its Republican members figure
that II would discriminate against
the agricultural interests. They also
favor the higher income surfaces
being retained.
The tariff bloc" Of which Senator
Gooding Of Idaho, Is the leader, Is
known to be dickering with Senator
Penrose, Republican. Of Pennsyl'
vania, chairman Of the Senate FL
nance Committee. for certain tariff
legislation in which the agricultural
and livestock interests are actively
interested. Penrose has already
agreed to give these interests hear
isgs. starting November !. 1t Is
denied that they have been promised
certain tariff concessions they are
seeking II they will fall in line be.
hind certain outstanding features OF
the pending tax bill Penrose desires
adopted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
BRIDE, 80, ASKS DIVORCE;
MocKEp By GRANDCHILDREN

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-The bloom Is
off the romance OF Samuel p. Mer-
rift, eighty.two years old. and Mrs.
Louise Vaughn Merritt, eishty-three
years. 1t wasn't thus in June when
they We're married.
Love never grows old" Mrs. Mer-
rift then said.
Love knows no age, said Mr..
Merritt. IA
In her divorce bill Mrs. Merritt
saws her husband is true, but that
she was scolded by his children,
Knocked by the grandchildren and
mimicked by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
She Is a spiritualist and made me
cross-eyed seeing spooks. 1t was
spirits that killed our bliss. She's a
year older than me and vamped me, :"
Merritt affirms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
DANCER LIES IN EUROPE,
NOT CHINA, SAYS BRYCE

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The danger
of future war hes in Continental
Europe instead OF the Pacific, Wis
count Byrce, former British ambassa.
dor to the United States, declared in
an address at the Merchants Asso-
citation. Hatreds growing out OF the
great war, he said, may sow the seed
for future conflict.
He hailed the approaching disarma.
ment conference in Washington as q
great forward movement in interna.
tional relations and expressed conf
dence that a satisfactory solution Of
the Irish question would be reached.
The only question affecting the
Pacific countries fit to cause anxiety
In that Of China. he said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

The Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation are making plans for hold.
ing gymnasium class during tho
winter for the young men of the CITY.
The class will be held each Monday
evening at the Westminster building,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
BANDITS HOLD UP BANK
AND ESCAPE WITH $4,000

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1.-Two
automobile bandits yesterday after
noon held up the Sierra Valley
Bank at Loyalton, in Sierra county,
and escaped with $4,000 of the
banks funds, sl1 200 Of which was
in currency.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
BITTER PILLS. THOUSANDS
OF EN-, ARE CONDEMNED

Many a bitter pill will never be
swallowed. as 4,447 packages OF Thorn.
Of all shapes, sizes and colors, have
been condemned by order of Justice
Stafford.
The condemnation order also I'm.
cluded twenty.four pals Of fat Irish
mackerel and thirty.two boxes Of slim
Goldman noodles. Thirteen cases of
canned corn will also be DESTROYED.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
PITTSBURGH PAPERsscoREp
FOR ATTITUDE ON STRIKE

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The final
section of the supplementary report
on the steel strike Of 1919. made by
the commission OF inquiry Of the In.
terchurch World Movement, charges
newspapers. particularly those Of
Pittsburgh, with handling news Of
the strike In such q way that the
strikers felt the press took sides and
lent itself to strikebreakins ac.
tivities.
The pulpit. the report states, did
not as a body exert any important
influence on the strike, despite wide
spread sympathy for the strikers
among clergymen. who found no
means to make their views effective"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
DELEGATES ARE NAMED

Delegates from Washington Chap.
ter III, United Confederate Veterans,
to attend the national convention
which will be held in Chattanooga,
October "a to ~, were chosen at q
meeting Of the chapteS last night.
Hickey. Major William. H. Nichols,
Capt. d. c. Grayson, Maj. J. A.
Brown, Maj. r. NJ. Nurrows and Mrs.
e. N. Emmart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Copyright. i92D
PARIS, France.


GU the and for formal
The Of turquoise blue silk round
necked sleeveless having turndback sections laced with
qute silver lace the front of bodice and skirt The skirt which
peas slight bouancy below the silver ribbon
girde point each side of the lower edge
Silver u the trails the ground with the
effect Of a delicate train.
DUFF puff of soft light velvet gives unique silhouette
the evening skPtched the right One ties oneself into
with huge bow of dull gold lace which, having performed this
duty floats off The pointed Of the
gown with this trail beyond its lowest puff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
CITY MANAGER
PLAN ACCEPTED
BY ALEXANDRIA
Vote for New System Of Govern
ment Overwhelmingly
Favorable.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 5.-By
qualified voters of Alexandria yester.
day decided to change the form Of
city government from the mayor and
two brances Of the city council to
that of a council OF five and a city
manager.
1t was LISP votes in favor Of the
change and only 31S against it. The
vote by wards was as follows: First
ward, for 343. against So: Second
ward, for 29S, against 81; Third
ward, for 500, against 10; Fourth
ward, for 3S9. against 7S.
A special election will be held next
June when the five councilmen at
large will be elected. These council
men will elect a city manager, who
will have entire charge of the city
government with power to employ
and dircharge any officer. The coun-
ell will elect mayor from among
their number. The officers will not
take their seat until September 1922.
The fifty.third annual convention of
the Knights Of Pythias of Virginia
opened in the Elks home. last even
ing. Delegates from the eighty
Mayor James M. Duncan delivered
an address Of welcome to the knights
and the meeting which was open
TO the public was attended by many
citizens.
Today the business session of the
lodge is being held. At noon a re.
cess was taken until p. M. when
the election Of officers will take
place.
In the Corporation Court, Judge
Robinson Moncure presiding, jury
In the case of Commonwealth VS..
Peyton Ballenger, indicted for al.
legged violation Of the prohibition law.
rendered verdict that accused was
guilty Of having in his possession
more liquor than is prescribed bv
law. Ballenger was fined $lUU. vii
liam Jones indicted for violation OF
the prohibition law entered a plea
OF guilty and was fined $50 and sen
fenced to serve thirty days In jail.
The Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation are making plans for hold.
ing gymnasium class during the
winter for the young men of the CITY
The class will be held each Monday
evening at the Westminster building
The Old Dominion Boat Club will
this evening presen the musical com.
edy "All Aboard at the opera house
In this city. The show promises to
be one Of the best amateur per.
formances given in Alexandria To-
some time.
The executive committee OF the
Chamber Of Commerce will holl
meeting this afternoon.
get together meeting Of tho
members or the Reliance Fire Co
was held at the Friendship Ensiu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

The funeral Of Mrs. Martha Y. 7.
Simpson was held from her home
l19 South Henry street yesterday.
Services were conducted by the Rev.
L. V. REGISTER, pastor OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South and the
burial was in Bethel cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

The executive committee OF th.
chamber OF Commerce will hold n
meeting this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

A get together meeting Of the
members OF the Reliance Fire Co
was neld At the Friendship Engine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

House last evening. The meeting
was largely attended
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

The Old Dominion Boat Club will
this evening presen the musical com.
edy "All Aboard at the opera house
In this city. The show promises to
be one Of the best amateur per.
1ormances given in Alexandria To-.
some time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
WIFE KILLED WITH RAZOR;
SOUTH cARoLINAN HELD

GREENVILLE. 8. c.. Oct. 6.-Be-
cause his wife's family said she was
socially better than he and induced
her to leave him, Ross Powell, twenty.
two years old, is alleged to have yes
terday killed his young wife at Easley
by cutting her throat with a razor.
She was at work which she had under.
taken to provide support for her aged
mother.
Feeling ran high among several
hundred employees and Powell was
spirited away to prevent mob violence.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Control Of zap
Gables Goes To
Three Nations

Washington, Dec. S1.-(By AS
sociated Press. An arrangement
whereby the Netherlands as well
as the United States and japan
are to be given cable rights on the
Island Of Yap, was agreed to today
by the delegations Of five major
powers participating in the Wash
ington conference and Of the Meth
erlands.
Great Britain and Italy accept
ed the arrangement with reserva-
tions, the former indicated that
British interests might also decide
in the future to have certain
rights on the island and Italy
claiming an interest in one of
three existing cables that touch
the island.
The arrangements as tentatively
agreed to provide for allotment of
the Yap-Guam cable to the United
States; the zap Shanghai cable to
Japan and the Yap-Menado cable
to Holland.
The tentative draft Of a six
power treaty embodying this ar
rangement and replacing the
American Japanese treaty that
had been negotiated regarding
Yap, was submitted to the pleni-
potentiaries at today's meeting.
The treaty was not signed to-
day, the delegates being without
definite instructions on the sub
ject. Another meeting is to beld
next wetk.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Eternal Triangle
Results In Death
of 3 Portlanders

Portland, Ore, Dec. 31.-Po-
lice today found the body OF the
divorced wife of Charles Wesley
Purdin, and the body of a man
they believed to be II. w. Sigsby,
shot odeath in Mrs. Purdin $
home, and found Purdn on the
kitchen floor with a gas tube in
his mouth. Purdin was taken to
a hospital and physicians worked
over him in an attempt to save his
life. A note was found in the
house Indicating that Purdin had
gone there to get his clothes, and
found the man there. The note
said ethey tired to kill me and so
/ done my best to protect myself
and got wounded, but ! think |
was justified in doing what |
did
The men thought to be Sigsby
was found dead on the floor OF
the front room. He was in his
underwear. Mrs. Purdin s body
clad in a night dress was on the
floor of the bedroom. Police
made the discovery in response td
call from a neighbor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Surgeon Urges
Appendices Nation

Kane. Pa, Dec. 91,-Dr. Evan
kane. the surgeon who last sum
mer cut out his own appenaiA
without first taking an anesthetlc'
has suggested to the Elk County
Medical lI society that law should
be nassed by the next legislature
oonn - nelling every child to have us
onnendir cut out. Properly per
s,l,r,ad o. and with tbs right dospitai
care afterward, be said, the huil- @
ber Of deaths from such operatious
,,,o,,Id he few. He contended tnaI
many human ills were uires.,s ,,,
traceable to diseased appenu'A
chronic invalidism from rneu,la i,la.
tism. dyspepsia and other lilnesss 49,.
are results Of chronic appenuiei''9'
he said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Churches Join
In Observance
Of Prayer Week

The annual week of prayer,
customarily observed all over the
United States by all churches
during the first week of the new
year, will be marked in Salem by
Joint services of all protestant
churches. The services will open
at 1880 and promise to be short
and to the point, and the series
will begin on Tuesday night and
close Friday night. An address
will be given each evening. These
will be evangelistic in nature and
will direct the minds Of the peo-
pie to prayer.
The Tuesday evening meeting
will be at the First Christian
church and Rev. w. G. Kantner,
of the Congregational church,
will be the speaker. Wednesday
night, the services will be at the
First Baptist church, and Rev. j.
j. Evans, of the First Christian
church, will give the address. The
Thursday night service will be at
the First Methodist church and
Rev. Ward Willis Long, of the
Presbyterian church, will speak.
Rev. Blaine E. kirkpatrick will
give the Friday night address at
the First Presbyterian church.
There will be special music each
evening, provided by the churcn
where the service is held,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Intelligence of
School Children
Will Be Tested

Portland. Ore. Dec. 31.-Co-
operative system of student in
telligence testing will be proYid-
ed by the department Of higher
education in the oregon State
state Teachers association, as a
result Of the deliberations Of this
division at the convention which
closed yesterday.
The service will aid In estab-
fishing intelligence rating tests in
all colleges desiring them, and
win be developed as fully and
rapidly as possible. The tests viii
be confined for freshman work
for the first year that the serv-
ice Is in operation.
Following is the committee
named to organize the service:
KimbaIl Young, University Of
Oregon; J. F. Brumbaugh. Ore
gon Agricultural College, DR.. 5.
G. Kohs, psychologist OF the court
OF domestic relations, and l.. shu-
maker, MeMinnyille College
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Game Tonight
Will Usher In
1922 Season

Basketball will make it's Of
iicial debut in Salem for the
1922 season on the armory floor
at o'clock tonight, when the
willamette University "Bear-
cats" and the yellow Jackets
clash in what promises to be a
last early season game.
So far as can be determined by
NE preseason games of the two
leans they are closely matched,
with the odds slightly in favor
Ot the Bearcats'' on account of
'neir more EXTENSIVE practice.
On the Yellow Jacket team,
which is still in the process of
'urmation, it is likely that sew
sral new faces will be seen this
eYenlng and that all of the avail
sOle material will be tried and
Oeiore the evening is over.
Coach Boiler announced this
sl'ernoon ! that he would start the
1eareats as follows:
Glllette and McKittrick, for
Yards; Doney, center; Dimick
oau Patton, guards He will hold
,sueoiofsky, Edwards and Caugh-
'aa In reserve for requirements.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
New Auto Tags
Not Required
For Few Days

Through the grace of peace Of
falls throughout the state, acting
upon the suggestion of Secretary
of State Kozer, Oregon motorists
will be permitted to go about the
highways unmolested for a week
or two into the new year wearing
the old green license tags of 1921
on their motor vehicle.
However, in order to "get by"
the vigilant watch dogs of the
public highways with any assur-
ance of success these delinquent
motorists should be in a position
to produce some sort of proof that
their application for the new Ii
censes plates was in the office of
the secretary of state before clos
ing time of the office tonight.
A flood of mail applications
reaching the automobile depart
ment during the past few days has
made it physically impossible for
the department to dig itself out
from under the deluge for at least
another two weeks. Therefore, it
is planned to suspend the appli-
cation of rigid Interpretation of
the law until such time as the last
application filed within the al
loted time has been cared for.
However, this generosity is not in
tended to those delinquents who
wait until after the close of the
old year to file their applications.
They must take their turn and
their changes with the strong arm
of the law after orders go out to
clamp down the lid on the obsolete
green tags.
With waiting line filling the
lobby of the automobile registra-
tion department all day today and
clerks and stenographers mailing
out license plates as fast as is hu-
manly possible it is expected that
approximately $4,000 motorists
will have been supplied with new
tags in time for appearance in new
dress on New Years day. This,
however. is more than 10000
short or the mark of year age
and with a great increase in the
total number of motor vehicles in
the state now over a year ago,
means that the proportion of de-
linouents today is vastly greater
than was the case a year ago.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
40 Are
Brides OF
This Year

Four hundred and forty-six
marriages took place in Marion
county during the last year, ac-
cording to the records in the Of
flee of County Clerk U. G. Boyer,
There were no less than eight IL
censes sold today and on December
"a six licenses were issued to
Christmas bridegrooms.
June is still the greatest month
of weddings for 61 licenses were
issued during that month. Sep
tember is close second with 81.
The number of licenses issued each
month were: January, 25; Feb
ruary, 19; March, 20; April, %;
May. 43; June, 81; July, So; Au-
gust, AZ; September, 65; October
So; November, "a; December, SS
Against this number there were
"A divorce cases brought in this
county, about third of which
were granted, and the others still
pending or dismissed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
0LCOTT'S
AXE KILLS
HARE BILL
Governor Vetoes One
Measure and Passes
Three Enacted by
Legislature

The list of vetoed bills of the
late special legislative session
was increased to nine this morn
ing when Governor Olcott sent
back senate bill IL to the senate
with his disapproval. This bill, in
troduced by Senator Hare would
have permitted the sale of bonds
for a certain drainage district in
Washington county.
The governor, in Lis veto mes
sage, declares that insofar as the
purpose of the bill is concerned
he approves.
"But the bill itself is so draft
ed as to lead to complications
relative to laws in general cover
ing drainage. districts and prob
ably would result in litigation
and confusion" he declares.
Three senate bills made the
grade to a safe haven upon the
statute books of the state this
morning, all bearing the sigma
ture of the governor. They are;
Senate bill 6 by Eddy, validat-
ing certain awards made by the
state Industrial accident commits
sion to dependents of workmen
killed in accidents upon the nav
igable waters of the state, the
awards having been adjusted
prior to the date of the opinion
of the United States supreme
court holding that state commits
sions had no jurisdiction over
maritime accidents.
Senate bill 7 by Eddy, exempt
ing road districts from the pro-
visions of the local budget law
enacted by the regular session OF
1921 and validating special road
leyies voted throughout the state
during November, 1921.
Senate bill 10 by Norblad, pro-
viding that a school district may
arrange for the transportation Of
pupils living without the district
This practice, it was explained
by Norblad in support of his
measure, has long been followed
in Oregon and was never question
ed until recently when it was
discovered that there was no Law
in Oregon permitting such a prac
tice and necessitating the enact
ment of such measure.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Guilty, Plea
Entered By
4 Indicted

Seven men, against whom In
dictments had been returned by
the Marion county grand jury
this morning, were arraigned be-
fore Judge Percy Kelly In the
circuit court this afternoon.
Four pleaded guilty.
william Rodgers, logger,
charged with assault with intent
to kill In connection with his
shooting Of Walter Birtchet, sa-
lem patrolman, pleaded not
guilty.
w. o. Brinson, Albany rancher,
charged with the robbery OF the
Jefferson state bank on Septem-
ber 27, pleaded guilty.
Harrison Mowry, charged with
attempted rape, was allowed time
In which to consult with an at
torney.
Joe Yedsick. charged with
burglary OF Silverton store
pleaded guilty.
Frank Smith, Halls Ferry In
dian, charged with incest, plead
ed guilty.
w. James, charged with lar
ceny in a dwelling, pleaded gull
| ty. and declined the preferred
services Of an attorney.
Fred HUE, Salem Chinese, was
granted time in which to consld'
er what plea he wishes to enter
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Ordinance Regulates
Pontiac Dancing

Pontiac, Dec. 81. - Pontiac
dances are going to be mighty
tame affairs If the city commits
sion passes an ordinance prepared
under the direction Of the Girls
Protective League. Here's few
of its provisions:
Dancers must maintain prop
er distance"
Heads and cheeks must not
touch.
Ladies" must not hug their
partners.
Ali kinds Of unusual or sugges-
tive dancing is taboo.
The proprietors Of all public
dance halls must provide chaper-
ons.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-31
Kansas Farmers
Plan Wolf Hunt

Parsons, Kan. Dec. 3l.-For
the first time in twenty five years
farmers of southeastern Kansas
are planning to hold an old fasn-
ioned wolf hunt.
A mobilization call mas gone
out among the farmers OF LaDette
county, and it is expected that up
ward Of 1000 men will join in the
hunt. -,
For some time past the wolves
have been making away with lots
of live stock and fowls in this VI
cinity. The farmers declare tndt
if is high time to call a halt on
the depredations of these night
marauders. Several farmers nave
reported that they have frequent-
lv seen gray timber wolves stalk
ing around.
Traps have been used extens- !,
lively to catch the beasts out WIN
out any marked results.