-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."
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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
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MEDFORD, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.)
Owing to his moving picture theater
and other interests requiring his full
time. Kichard i". Antle has resigned
his position as cashier with the
Farmers & Fruitgrowers bank of this
city. He has consented, however, to
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Mr. Antle is interested with George
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