-TITE MORNING OREGONTAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER (?, 1920 GRAFT CHARGE LAID TO EX-SERVICE Record of Near East Relief Defended by Secretary. PROSECUTION IS BEGUN Complainants Alleged to Have Stol on Supplies Destined for Starv ing Women, and Children. NKW YORK, Oct. 6 Charles V. Vk-krey. general secretary of the Near' Kast relief, has issued a fetatement regarding news dispatches from Constantinople, mentioning charges that officials of the organ ized relief expended relief funds for entertainment purposes and that wine was Eerved at dinners they gave. Asserting that these allegations were the outgrowth of prosecution by the Near East relief of seven ex service men formerly employed by the organization in Constantinople. Mr. Vickrey, who has just returned from the Turkish capital, said: "These men who make these alle gations of extravagance and waste on the part of officials of the Near East relief are now being tried on the charge of stealing supplies destined for the relief of starving women and children of the Near East. "Clean Hook" Policy Decided On. "The Near East relief itself insti tuted proceedings against these men. I had talked the matter over' with Admiral Bristol and all the leading American residents of Constantinople, who were unanimous that this was the only course to follow. "We were perfectly well aware that the men charged with these thefts would seek to defend themselves by . bringing counter charges in the hope of excusing their offense, but we de termined to clean house and to pursue the investigation to the -SVry top. We shall do that, whatever comes out in the trial. The work of the Near East relief is too vital to permit any con sideration whatever to keep the facts hidden. Whoever may be involved will be dealt with summarily. Relief Accomplinhmenta Numerous. "Against these charges, brought by men on trial for the offense of steal ing the milk of starving babies, the Near East relief sets the work which it has accomplished and is now ac complishing: 54.600 little children housed, clothed and fed; 56.039 chil dren fed daily, while in the care of their families; 651,970 adults furnished the food relief that has kept them alive for the past two years; 63 hos pitals with 6552 beds, constantly full; 128 clinics at which all those who apply are given medical treatment; II nomas for girls rescued from Turkish harems and 229 orphanages scattered over a territory of more than S00.000 square miles, in which 638 American men and women are giving their lives to the salvaging of a nation. "In comparison with this immense work now being conducted by the Near East relief the charges of ex travagance brought by these men on trial affect the barest fraction of : a percent of our total operations. The record speaks for itself." E ARIZONA AND XORTII CARO LINA JLMiK RECORD GAINS. Kansas Shows Slump in Growth of Population Other Announce ments Due. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. The states of Arizona aud North Carolina were shown, in population announcements by the census bureau today, to have had during the last ten years the larg est numerical increases in their his tory. Kansas, another state for which the population was announced, showed its second lowest numerical growth and as a result felf from its rank a twenty-second state in the ynion to below Oklahoma and Louisi ana. Arizona gained more than half of its 1910 population now having 333,273 inhabitants. Its increase was 128,979. or 63.1 per cent. The announcements were as follows: Arizona. 833.273: increase 128.919, or 63.1 per cent. Kansas, 1.769,185; in crease 78.236, or 4.6 per cent. North Carolina. 2.556.4X6: increase 350.199, or 15.9 per cent. Populations of Wyom ing. Alabama, South Carolina and Ne vada will bo announced tomorrow. NORMAL SENIORS ELECT Orchestras at Monmouth, Or., Or ganize for Year. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon mouth. Or, Oct. 5. (Special.) The senior class of the Oregon Normal school on Monday elected the follow ing officers for the year: Klsie Boit, Waterloo, Or- presi dent; Florence Lareen. St. Helens, Or., vice-president; Fred Nitzel Shedd. Or., secretary and treasurer; Kllen Madsen, Warren, Or., serjeant-at-arms: Kila Hattan, St. Helens, Or., yell leader. The following were elected to serve as council members: Ethel Dickson Portland, Or.; Muriel Paul, McMinn- ville. Or.: Thelma. Sauvain. Portland. Or., and Clay K. Moreland, Monmouth, Or. .The orchestra for the normal proper and orchestras for the Independence and Monmouth training schools and a glee club have been organized. GOVERNOR COX BRIDLED fConthiued From First !'..) moral obligation on the part of any member of the league, of what avail are articles 10 and 11?" asked Senator Harding. "Why. Senator, It Is surprising that mat question should be asked, re plied Mr. Wilson. "If we undertake an obligation we are bound in the moat solemn way to carry it out." Senator Harding asked what would happen if every member of the league should view the obligation as only a mora! one which it was not necessary to carry out. Conscience Held Factor. There is a national good conscience In such a matter," said the president. "I should think that was one of tne most serious things that could pos eubly happen. v hen I speak of a lepal obligation I mean one that spe cifically binds you to do a particular thing- under certain sanctions. "Now a moral obligation is superior to a legal obligation ard. :f I may say so. has a greater binding force; only there always remain ia the MEN moral obligation "the right to exer cise one's judgment as to whether it is indeed incumbent upon one in those circumstances to do that thing. In every moral obligation there is an el ement of judgment. Jn a legal obllj gation there ia no element of judgl ment." Senator Harding asked whether this distincton was less likely to in volve us in armed participation, to which the president answered: "In trifling matters very much less likely." As an indication of the determi nation of democratic leaders to make the League of Nations the only issue of the remainder of the campaign, despite anything Governor Cox may do or say. Senator Gilbert M. Hitch cock of Nebraska, who was the pres ident's spokesman in the senate fight on the league, said today there would be no other issue in the closing; days of the campaign. v Leosrne Now Main Issue. Senator Hitchcock is going on the stump and will talk nothing but the League of Nations and presumably in support of Article X as enunciated by the president. Concerning this programme he said today: "It is practically admitted, by all now that the League of Nations has become the main issue. In my opin ion it will be the only issue before the campaign closes. Audiences can hardly be induced to listen to any thing else. I think the tide has been running against the democrats recent ly, but now I think it? has turned and that a reaction has set In because of the fact that two-thirds' at the people of the United States want the League of Nations. Republican sup porters. of the league are coming to realize that there i no real hope on the republican side." , NATIONS fl.'D CHINA MEET BANKERS' DELEGATES TO COM PLETE COXSORTICM PLAN'S. Japan's Representative Already in Jiew York; S7 Houses in American Group. ' NEW YORK. Oct. 5. Organization of the international consortium for the financial and economic assistance of China will be perfected at con ferences of the American. British. French and Japanese delegates here, beginning October 11. These meetings follow the return from the far jast of Thomas W. Lamont :of J. P. Morgan & Co., who last winter, at the instance of inter national bankers, visited Japan and arranged with the Japanese banking group for its entry into the consor tium on the same terms as - other banking Interests. Mr. Lamont later visited China Japan's representative already is here. The British . delegates are Sir Charles Addis. S. F. Mayers. R. C. Witt and W. E. Leveson. France will be represented by Rene de la Chaume. Henri Masot and Georges Picot and Japan by M. K. Takeuchi. and M. Ichtnomiya. The American group will comprise 37 banks and banking houses. There probably will be 'applications to be considered from banking groups of other nationalities seeking member ship in the consortium. Among other questions to be considered probably will be that of China's general re quirements, matters relating to -currency reform and development of railroad transportation in China, in cluding the extension of the Hukuang railway project. The conference, .it is understood. will give definite approval to the. tentative plan of organization adopt ed -at the Paris conference in May, 1919. ITY QUARTERS "SOUGHT State Commission Would Move Into Salem City Hall. SALEM, Or.. Oct. 5. (Special.) At a meeting of the city council Monday the state highway commission made the city an offer of $150 a month for use of one floor of the city hall while the legislature is in progress, for three months if the legislature is one straight session or for five months if it is divided as contemplated by a bill to be voted on In November. If the deal is made the city will be required to make repairs in the build ing. A claim for the repairs may be presented to the legislature. The commission will be crowded out of the state' house when the legislature eets and there is fea that it will be moved to Portland if quarters are not provided by the city. SCHOOL TO BE RESUMED Jacksonville Votes Favor Rein statement Over Medford Plan. MED FORD, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) The Jacksonville high school, which was temporarily abandoned recently because of the failure to obtain teachers, the pupjls In the meantime being sent to the Medford schools Is again in operation In accordance with the wishes of the voters of the town aa -expressed at the special election last week-by 66 to 5, In pref erence to the Medford attendance plan. The high -school will be con tinued as a standard school and a four-year commercial course will be taught. The new principal is E. S. Stultz who has had an experience of eight years in high school work He suc ceeds G. W. Goward. , GOVERNOR ACCEPTS CODE C. P. Olson of Portland to Get $5000 for Work. SALEM. Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Governor Olcott today issued a proc lamation formally accepting and de claring to be in full force and effect compilation of the Oregon laws of 1920, as authorized under an act of the state legislature in 1919. The laws were codified by Conrad Patrick Olson of Portland, who, ear lier today, was allowed $5000 for his services, subject to the proclamation of the governor. This amount of money was appropriated by the 1919 legislature. Rodent Destruction Tax Planned. SALEM, Or., Oct. S. (Special.) I. H. Van Wl-nkle. assistant attorney general, today prepared a ballot title for a local tax measure to be sub mitted to the voters of Morrow county at the election in November. The measure, as drafted, provides a tax levy of five-tenths of 1 mill for the destruction of predatory animals and rodents. CARD OF" THANKS. We wish to express our thanks to the frier.ds of our late son and brother Kerry W. Boardman for their kindness toward us during his inter ment. MRS. MART ROLLTNS. MRS. FRED O BROWN. MISS BESSIE BOARDMAN. " Adv S. & H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co, Main J5J. S80-2L Adv. PRESIDENT CORNERED ON U. S. AID PLEDGE Fleet and Army Promised Serbia and Roumania. SENATOR QUOTES WILSON Spencer in Itply to Denial Asks Chief Executive if Report or Peace Parley Is Correct. ST. LOUIS. Mo, Oct. 5. Selden P. Spencer. United States senator, late today replied to President Wilson's denial that he had promised Ameri can military assistance to Aoumania and Serbia in event of invasion of those countries. The president's de nial was provoked by a recent ad dress of Mr. Spencer in which the senator, in effect, d-eclared the pres ident had made such a promise. The senator's reply in part follows: "I beg to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of October 5 in which you deny that you promised Ameri can military aid to Roumanians and Serbs and say that the previous de nial which Mr. J. P. Tumulty has made was made at your request. The statement of yours to which I have often referred to in my addresses was the statement in the stenographic notes of the eighth plenary session of the peace conference in which you are reported to have said to Premier Bratiano of Roomania as follows: " 'You must not forget that it is force that is the final guaranty of the public peace. If the world is again troubled the United States will send to this side of the ocean their army and their fleet.' "The statement was made upon the floor of the senate on February 2, 1920. by Senator Reed, and 60 far as I have learned has never been denied "until now. It has been widely circulated over the United States. If you did not make that statement to Premier Bratiano, I should be much indebted if you will be good enough to inform me." WILSON" WRITES OWN" DENIAL Letter Says Senator's Statement Is False. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. President Wilson today wrote to Senator Spen cer, republican, Missouri, that the statement recently made by the senator that the president had promised American military aid to Roumania and Serbia in the event ot the invasion of those countries, was "false." Senator, Spencer's address was de livered in Missouri and when it was called to Secretary Tumulty's atten tion, Mr.. Tumulty gave out a state ment to correspondents of St. Louis newspapers declaring that the sena tor's statement was "absolutely and unqualifiedly false." Senator Spencer in turn issued a statement saying that he did not believe the president had authorized such a denial. The president's letter was in reply to this statement. It follows: "Senator Selden Spencer, St. Louis, ; Mo.: i . have just been shown your state-raent-4hat $ny secretary's denial of the previous statement by you that I had ' promised - American military aid to Roumanians and Serbs was issued by him without my knowl edge and sanction and that you did not for a moment believe that I had made ' any such denial or that -the matter was ever called to my atten tion. I wish to state that your state ment was called to my attention by Mr. Tumulty and that I requested him to issue the denial to which you refer. I reiterate the denial. The statement you made was false. WOODROW WILSON." RESCUERS GET REWARDS NAVY GRATEFUL FOR SAVING OF SUBMARINE CREW. Captain and Men Presented Willi Gold Watches and Binoculars by Secretary Daniels. WASHINGTON. Oct. E. As an ex pression of the American navy's grat itude for their efforts in rescuing the crew of the submarine S-5, the cap tains of-the steamships Alanthus and General Goethals and certain members of their crews were presented with gold watches and binoculars today by Secretary Daniels. Captain E. A. Johnston of the Alan thus, the first ship to sight the sub marine's protruding hull, represented the recipients at the presentation. These were Captain E. D. Swinson of the General Goethals; Chief Engineers W. G. Grace of the General Goethals and C. Jacobson of the Alanthus, and R. McWilliams, assistant chief engi neer of the Alanthus. The last three men worked the hand drills with which a hole large enough to prevent suffocation of the imprisoned men- in the submarine's hull was drilled. 40 FIRES; LOSS $100,000 Reports of Conflagrations in Slate Filed "With Marshal. SALEM. Or., Oct. S. (Special.) Fire losses in Oregon, exclusive of Portland, for September totaled $457,. 160. according to a report prepared here today by tthetate fire marshal. The most dissrstrous blaze was at Klamath Falls, where the Houston hotel and eight other structures were burned, with an aggregate loss ' of $100,000. There were 30 fires reported to the fire marshal. 14 of which resulted from unknown causes. FALLING TREE KILLS MAN John J. Malone Suffers Fractured ... Skull While at Work. ASTORIA, Or.. Oct, 5. (Special.) John J. Malone. a bucker employed at the Hammond Lumber company's camp near Kerry, was killed instant ly yesterday afternoon when struck by the limbs of a falling tree and his skull crushed. Malone was about 45 years of age. and as far as known had no relatives in this vicinity. NEWLYWEDS ARE HOSTS Women First Time Guests at' Ma sonic Banquet. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) The Saturday meeting of (the Masonio lodge was another newly- wed night. According to unwritten law of the local lodger a member who has just become a benedict must attend the next meeting following the ceremony. Several times it has been necessary to trespass on the slumbers of a member to enforce the law and for the Saturday meeting a cemmittee of go-getters went to Eugene and brought back with them Carlton. Spencer, registrar of the uni versity, and Herald White, both of whom are members here. R. A. Trask, another newly-wed. having received warning of what was up, arrived punctually without the services of the committee. Refresh ments, furnished at the expense of the newly-weds, were served. For the first time probably in the his tory of the lodge, women were guests at the banquet board, those present being Mrs. Herald White, Mrs. R A. Traak and Mrs. G. W. Matthews, all newly-weds, together with Miss Kay of Salem, Mrs. White's guest. SCHOOL TRIP IS PRIZE CLACKAMAS COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS WIN" HONORS. Summer Session at Corvallis Is Re ward Given Junior Agri culturists. . OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 5. (Spe cial.) Twelve Clackamas county boys and girls who made a record at the state fair at Salem last week will be given the privilege of taking a course at the summer school for two weeks at the Oregon Agricultural college in 1921. Five children received second prizes; four, third; three, fourth, and several others, fifth prizes. Clackamas county scored first with 96 per cent in the juvenile depart ment, while Hood River came in for the second, scoring 93 per cent. There were 12 blue ribbons for the capital prize, representing free trip to the Agricultural college. In addition to the 12 children of Clackamas county going to Corvallis, a prize of $100 was also received by the department on the quality of the exhibits shown. Poultry scored the highest," winning a special prize of 16: Great credit Is due Miss Romney Snedeker, county club worker, who organized the children of Clackamas county. In arranging the. exhibits and shipping them to Canby, where the county fair was held, and to the state fair. Miss Snedeker was, assisted by Mrs. A. M. 'Buckley, county scheel supervisor, and County School Super intendent Brenton Vedder.- Mr. Vedder was also superintendent of the boys' and girls' camp at the state fair grounds. FARMER, 62, IS DROWNED Charles Kull Slips From Bridge Into Slough Water. EUG-BNE, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Charles J. Kull, aged 62, a farmer living near Thurston, ten miles east of Eugene, was drowned today in a slough a few yards from his resi dence. -A small bridge over the slough had been washed out by high water and as Mr. Kull stepped out on a stringer he slipped and fell into tight feet of water. His body was recovered sev eral hours afterward, 100 feet dis tant. He leaves a widow and two daugh ters. He waa night watchman at the cannery of the Eugene Fruit Grow ers' association for a number of years. STATE TRANSFERS LAND 50,000 Scattering-Acres Traded for Compact Body. SALEM, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Governor Olcott today signed a con tract whereby the state will exchange 50,000 acres of scattered lands in the forest reserves for a compact body of federal land of equal area. The con tract also- was signed by C. V. Mar tin, acting secretary of the interior. Authorization of this exchange of lands was made at a meeting of the state land board held here four weeks ago. Receipts from the sale of the tim ber and other revenue from these lands go into the common school fund. ROAD BOARD MAY MOVE Department Comes to Portland if Salem Won't Rent Quarters. - SALEM. Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) tTn less the city leases to the state high way commission the upper floor of the municipal building for the period covering the- legislative session, the department will be moved to Port land, according to a report made to the council last night by J. B. Giesy, alderman. The highway department has of fered the city $150 a month as rental for the quarters, and the council was given until Saturday to answer the proposal. Eight Take State Bar Tests. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 5. (Special.) Eight applicants for admission to the, oar wrote in tne examinations held here today under the direction of irs. m. ri. fotter of Portland, clerk oi me state Doard of bar examiners The examinations were held in the senate chamber and the class of an plicants waa the smallest for several years. Announcement of the success ful applicants will be made within the next four weeks, according to Mra. r-otxer. Snow Falling in Cascades. ALBANY. Or.. Oct. 6. (Special.! Considerable snow has fallen already in tne nigner altitudes of the Cas cade- mountains. Officials of the for est service report that while it was raining recently in the vallev and foothill-g snow began falling in por tions of the mountains and that alone LOOK OUT! 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