THE MORNI3TG OREGOXIAN MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1920 . . - '' . U . 1 Vi COX S FRIENDS BLOCK M'ADOO AS LEADER Support for Party Chairman ship Hits Snag. MANNER IS RATHER UGLY Movement to Grab Party Machin etj Is Declared to Be Fos tered by Very Ricb Group. THE OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. Dec. 2. Friends of James M. Cox, governor of Ohio ana . late democratic presidential nominee, ' .have put a large obstruction in the way of plans of supporters of Will iam Gibbs McAdoo to take over the party machinery of the democratic party. Notice has been privately served on Mr. McAdoo's friends that George " White, democratic national ohairman, will not -resign or stand aside to per mit the election in his place of Thom as L. Chadbourne, Robert W. Woolley. Daniel C. Roper or Joseph P. Tumul ty. The Cox followers said they were not ready to surrender the control, and charged that the McAdoo cam paign was largely one of money, backed by Bernard Baruch and sev eral other men of great wealth who were dose to the United States treas ury while their favorite was the sec retary. " , The Cox men hare a rather ugly way of stating the matter, for. to use their own language, they say that . the movement to grab the democratic party machinery is fostered by a group of very rich men "who think that the national chairmanship is for sale." Another criticism offered by them is that control of the national com mittee Is sought for the purpose of furthering the candidacy of Mr. Mc- . Adoo for the democratic presidential nomination fouf years hence. This, they point out, would be a stupendous '. blunder, because the national -com- mittee is the machinery of the whole party, and not the personal property of any individual to be used to pro mote a single candidacy. This is an indorsement of the doc trine promulgated by Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, early in the last nominat ing campaign. When he was asked about the nominations he always had the same answer: "The duty of the national committee is to elect, not select." It is revealed that the Cox and . Palmer men on the national commit tee are working hand in hand to de feat the designs of the McAdoo group. Through the Palmer forces the as surances have been given out that the Palmer and Cox members of the na tional committee are now in control and able to dictate the party policies. Chairman White s understood to deeire an opportunity to retire from leadership, but that on account of Governor Cox's wish that no fight be precipitated at this time will hang on until there has been a chance for the aati-McAdoo forces to confer. Peace on earth and good times everywhere by spring: express the view of official life In Washington. The conferences that have been go ing on in Marion for the last two or three weeks are largely responsible for it. The feeling Is that confer ences between men of all shades of opinion on international as well us domestic questions must bring good results. The patient manner In which the great listener of Marion hits been noming Bearing's on the vital ques tions ot tne day. Including world peace and economics, has been heart ening to all. These hearings have had a pleasing effect on those men here who have been at cross-purposes for the last year and a half on the problems growing out of the war. The example set by President-elect Harding has caused political leaders to. think seriously, it is said, and to arrive -at the conclusion that there is no reason why everybody cannot get together and iron out the wrinkles in the international situation so that business and industry may resume: Legislation already, well under way will put this, country in business and social touch with the rest of the world, and this, it is .declared, is all that is needed to bring business and industry back to normalcy. National leaders who only a few weeks ago were at daggers' points over the methods, of, solving peace problems, may be seen these days shaking hands and talking things over. And this difference of attitude. is not at tributable altogether, or even in large part, to Christmas cheer, but it seems to indicate an Inclination to credit the other fellow with good intentions and sensible ideas. For the first time since the acrf : monious debates over the peace treaty started, the opinions and ideas of Root. Taft. Knox, Hoover. Borah, Hiram Johnson, Reed and a few oth ers are being considered together instead of separately, and there is an absence of all of the bitterness which a few weeks ago characterized every mention of the peace treaty and international problems in general. JBen who fought for the league of nations are not found criticising the Borah resolution for disarmament as might have been expected a few weeks ago but Instead welcome It as something worth considering in the process of bringing back an era of peace on earth and good will to men. And In other ways there is a sign of a getting together. For example, we find Senator Joseph E. Ransdell, democrat, of Louisiana, publicly in dorsing the position of President elect Harding, republican, on a mer chant marine policy. Senator Rans dell. among other things, subscribes to the Harding declaration for free tolls for American vessels passing through the Panama canal. - "President-elect Harding struck the proper note when he stated recently that our merchant marine must be developed." said Senator Ransdell. "He Indicated the proper course of action when he asserted that if the United States sees fit to Impose re strictions on shipping which increase the cost of operation in competition with foreign fleets. It must also take action to offset these' Inequalities. Private capital must receive the en couragement and support of the gov ernment in an Industry which is peculiarly subject to international competition." z CUBANS ' WANT LUMBER v - Heavy Sfovement Expected When ?' . Exchange Steadies. ' SEATTLE. Wash.. Dee. 2C (Spe- "J ctal.) To study the Cuban and Ja- maican business aituatlon and make 1 arrangements for a heavy lumber 'i. movement to both countries from -. Puget sound the coming year, Edwin '.: M Corbett, bead oX the American Export company, will leave Tuesday morning for Havana, Santiago, and Kingston. In Santiago he will meet the steamship Windber now enroute to that port from Tacoma with 850.000 feet of lumber exported by the Ameri can company. "Inquiries show that a heavy lum ber movement to Cuba will develop when the rate of exchange Is stabil ized and the Cuban moratorium de clared off the coming year," said Mr. Corbett. , "We have received many Inquiries recently from Havana and Santiago, Cuba, for western Washington spruce as well as douglas fir. Inquiries also have come from Kingston, Jamaica, that Island representing a new mar ket for our forest products, and we expect to be able to make arrange ments with the Societe Generale de Transports Maritimes a Vapeur by which its vessels will stop there on the voyage back to France from Se attle." OLE HANSON AGAIN DADDY STORK MAKES 1 OTH VISIT, THIS TIME AT CHRISTMAS. )x-Mayor of Seattle Announces Birth to Carolers Who Are Serenading His Home. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 26. (Sp cial.) Santa Claus, It appears, now and then takes a notion to doll him self up as a stork and make a visit Just before Christmas. Ask ex-Mayor Ol" Hanson. Although Muriel Hanson, weighing seven and a quarter pounds, arrived Thursday night, the tenth child in the family, Mr. Hanson tonight refused to regard the tiny miss except as a wonderful Christmas gift, and wnen 20 Christmas carolers from the Haven Methodist church sang carols before his house in the fullness of his joy he made a little "front porch" speech which ran something like .this: "I thank you, my friends. You have sung tonight of the Babe in Bethle hem, but did you know how truly you sang? There Is Just such a new babe in our house, so that your greet ing Is doubly welcome." The astonished chorusters who tad sung "O, Silent Night." applauded and came back with another Christmas carol in honor of Christmas Muriel. "How many does this make?" the ex-mayor was asked. "Let me see. I'll count 'em. There's Ole Jr., 24 years old; Nellie, 20; Doris, IS; Bill named after Bill Taft. you know 15; Teddie named after Roosevelt, you know 12; Bob, JO; Margery, 8; Eugene. 6 ana wait a bit, I guess I must have missed one. Read 'cm back to me. will you?" "Ole. Nellie. Doris, Bill, Teddie, Bob. Margery. Eucene Field." "Oh. yes, and Lloyd George, S years old. That's the ninth, besides Muriel." 1920 IS RECORD YEAR (Continued From Pirt Pase incrcasod efficiency. If the enlarged capacity provided by the companies during the past nine months had had to be produced by new cars and loco motives, it would have required ap proximately $2,000,000, a sum which would have been permanently added to the property aluc ot the railroads, on which the public would ultimately have to pay a return through rates. . "Private ownership and operation of the railroads-as a measure of sound public policy rests largely upon its superior efficiency and economy. In my Judgment railroad companlef have fully justified, and during the coming year will make every effort to continue to justify, the support and confidence which public opinion in gratifying measure has accorded them." FiUME ENTRY IS. BEGUN Crmfinufd FYrtrn Firwt Pge. ranges of hills. Toward the sea the regulars' line ' was held by- royal guards and carbineers. While the troops advanced on the hilly ground overlooking the sea, the Italian fleet kept silent guard in Fiume bay.' It was reported orders to the Ital ian regulars were not to fire unless provoked. D'Annunzio's spokesmen said he had ordered his officers not to fire until he so orders. German Army Cut to 100,000. BERLIN, Deo. 26. The effectives of the German army have been re duced to 100,000, in accordance with the Spa agreement with the allies. It was announced today. oAbout One-Eleven . po cigarettesJV 3n ., i 'its BRITISH 1 SK IDLENESS Government Warned Work Must Be Obtained. THOUSANDS ARE IN NEED Serious Consequences Pedicted Un less Conditions Are Square ly Faced and Met. (Copyright by the Nlv York World. Pub. uaaea or Arrangement.) LONDON, Dec. 28. (Special cable.) Public anxiety over disturbing in ternal affairs has switched suddenly to the unemployment question. Labor its are warning the government this must be faced or they cannot be res ponsible for the consequences. The situation is bad particularly in the Midlands and Coventry, where the automobile trade slump threw great numbers out of work, and looting of food shops' has begun. The unusually severe winter and high prices asked for coal have added to the sufferings of the idle. A dangerous spirit h been aroused by the comparisons be tween extravagant Christmas spend ing in the West End and conditions of poverty in the East end. The government has proposed -an appropriation of $11,000,000 for pub lic works on road making and house building, but this sum is declared wholly inadequate by laborites, who claim that there are in Great Britain today more than 600.000 unemployed, with 3.000,000 dependents. Distress Committees Formed. In London, this number has been increased by 65,000 in a fortnight and Is stillgrowlng. London mayors are asking money for relief work and have organised distress committees, contending that the government's scheme cannot possibly reach even a majority of the cases needing aid. ine council of action, the general staff of the labor movement In Great Britain, composed of representatives of every Important union, held a meeting in anticipation of the gov ernment's announcement. Trade union restrictions seriously hamper the work, especially in the building trades, where bricklayers refuse to work to their full capacity and will not permit the employment of non-unionists. The World corre spondent heard of a fully authenti cated case where work was offered to seventy bricklayers for three months, but the union would not per mit more than nine men to be em ployed. ft nor Maa'a Bank Kail.-' Farrow'a bank suspended payment recently, and while it Is a compara tively unimportant concern commer cially. It is feared that the chief suf ferers will be poor depositors. The bank was founded In the nineties, as a result of a campaign waged against usurers by Farrow. He showed how they were preying on the working class, and exposed the scandal with such effect that legislation to check their practices was passed. The bank was tlyn formed with the aim of competing with usurers by lending money on equitable terms. A petition for compulsory 'liquidation has been presented and the appoint ment of a receiver will be asked at once. No statement of the liabilities has yet been issued, but the board of trade says failure was due to trad ing losses extending over a period of several years. Farrow's bank had 73 branches In London with a capital of $6,000,000 and deposits estimated unofficially at between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000. There were more than 4,000 stock holders in the institution. FlUY HOLDS ALOOF STAND OX" COVEXAXT TAKEX AS XECTRAL- XATIOX Country Cannot Subscribe as Bel ligerent or Party Affected by World War. BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 2S. Instruc tions received by the Paraguayan delegates to the league of nations as sembly prior to their departure for Geneva established a distinction b Ill i FJL JUST an inside word about One. Eleven. Hie American To . bacco Company has served the public with fine tobaccos for. many years. It command the experience and skill to prepare and know good cigarettes. The American Tobacco Com , pany would not give the address of its home office as the name of anew cigarette ifit did not Dclieve that the blend would please you. . Finally try them fcieh ama tint H yom deal tike "111" CigaftttM, yoo caa set me- mr ck lm the 4mIw. tween the attitude of their govern ment toward the Versailles treaty and toward the league covenant, says a dispatch from the Asuncion corre spondent of La Nacion. , ' ' The Paraguayan delegation,-, the only one to vote with Argentina .on amendments offered by that country, is declared to have been instructed "respecting the admission f other states and that the assent of Para guay to the Versailles treaty would only contemplate that part constitut ing the pact of the league-and for eign to the peace treaty, to which latter the country cannot subscribe, either as a belligerent or as a party affected by the war with regard to which it maintained neutrality." 7 The representatives were Instructed that in matters outside of American Interests they should support such nations of the continent as . they might consider it in their interest. . TAX REVISION 15 SOUGHT BOARD RECOJUMEXDS RADICAL CH.WGES BE MADE. Curtailment of More Than Billjon -. Dollars , Tear Desired, Says Report. NEW YORK. Dec. 26. Recommen dations for a radical revision of the federal tax laws, calling for a cur tailment of more than $1,000,000,000 a year, were made public today by the tax committee -of the national Industrial conferencefboard. The report, expressing the opinion of only .the committeemen, will be for discussion by the third national industrial tax conference which will convene June 21-22. The -report recommends: Repeal of the excess profits tax, which would diminish . federal taxes $900,000,000 per annum. . Reduction of sur-tax rates which would entail a loss of $200,000,000 annually. A provision that business losses for any year should be deductible from the income derived during the suc ceeding year, or that preceding year, which would curtail taxes $20,000,000 yearly. The committee opposed a sale or turnover tax in the recommendations for remedial ohanges. These changes, the report stated. would have but little effect on the gross revenue derived from taxation The committee declared that the pro posal for an excise tax on the priv- lcge of holding any natural resources Is unsound.. "Sincere and vigorous retrenchment n public expenditures must stand behind any tax system aimed to w-orfc permanent public improvement," the report said. " DEFENSE BEING PLANNED Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon Holds Conference With Attorneys.. ' ARDMORE, Ok la., Dec. 2. 'Plans for the defense of Mrs. Clara Smith Hamoih at liberty under $26,000 bonds on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon. republican national committeeman, were discussed at a four-hour con ference today between Mrs. Hamon and her attorneys.' . After the conference attorneys ex pressed the belief that the trial prob ably would not be held Until after January 17. Mrs. Hamon received offers from moving' picture companies to go Into "the movies" Jf she is acquitted and also lecture contracts, she said today. BELGIUM REFUTES CLAIM German Properly Xot to Be Taken Over, Says Dispatch. PARIS, Dec. 26. Belgium, says a Brussels dispatch to Le Journal, in tends to renounce her rights to con- glum, as provided in the Versailles 1 IJUUSLluil VI VJri man liivliciu ill xri- i treaty, following the example of Great Britain, . which renounced its right to take over German property in the United Kingdom. It is said Belgium considers re nunciation necessary from a com mercial point of view. - Braiding, embroidery hemstitching. Booth's. Morgan bldar Adv. iMmM iK VMb Pi 1l ' re yu one e many thou- m Wl I P - san(s w e a s Xffli I Mff "pMSJj (Si lyj bank, are shrewdly subsidizing 1 jjW aagjS" ; ''"IjuIlI J ' er ures a thoughtful, ffll "nW-lfii m lYi !l programme of thrift? JL NrIWlJiCir " Ask f or Mr. Hoyt : . ' Savings Department " .' RfT' PORTAND OREGON. L UTILE THIS WEEK Clash on Tariff Bill is . Due in Senate Today. : SOLID OPPOSITION LIKELY Majority Leaders Concede Inter minable Debate Is in Prospect. House to Work all Week. I - "WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Congress will reassemble tomorrow after a brief Christmas week end, but the holiday spirit promises to prevail. with little important business planned until the new year. Many members wilt not return until next week and by unwritten agreement several hear ings and other affairs will go over. The opening clash in the senate on the emergency tariff bill which passed the house last week is expected to morrow. Blocked by the democrats last week, republicans plan another effort to refer the measure to the finance committee. Notices accom panied Christmas greetings to all re publican senators from Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican whip, urging a solid republican phalanx tomorrow to vote the tariff measure Into commit tee. - y Solid OpposHioM Looming;. Prospects are that there will be a much more solid democratic line-up against tariff legislation in the senate than" in the house and republican leaders accordingly plan to forego formal hearings before the committee and hasten action in other ways. The majority- leaders concede privately that interminable debate in the senate is in prospect. Secretary Houston of the treasury department will resume his statement regarding national finances tomorrow before the finance committee. More Coal Hearings Slated. Further hearings in the coal inves trgation of the reconstruction commit tee may be beld this week, put even this with others suspended by the holidays may go over until next week, The house tomorrow will consider minor bills and during the week ex pects to begin consideration of its sec ond regular appropriation bill, the Sundry civil budget. All important house committee work is suspended until next week. The Bouse will work all this week except New Tear's day. but the senate may take another week-end recess. E EX-PRESIDENT DENIES THAT HE nELPEB BRING CONFLICT Frenchman Declares Ho Merely Seconded Sit Edward Grey's .Pacific Policy. (Copyright bv the Vfw TorV World. Pub- llsnea Arrangement, t PARIS. Dec. 2. Former President Poincare of France, .who, with Premier- Vivianl, is the principal contend er for the premiership soon to be va cated by Georges Leygues, according 0 political prophets, takes three col umns of L.e Matin to answer the re cent charges that he bad helped bring on the war. M. Poincare's accuser was Gotte- nolre de Toury, a wounded ex-officer and associate of Henri Barbusse, the author, in a semi-socialist group of intellectuals called Le Clarte. M. de Toury averred that the former presi dent of the republic when he Was premier in 1912 informed M. Isvolsky, the Mar's ambassador to Paris, that if war between Russia and Austria should lead to Germany's intervention "France would immediately recognize a casus foederis and lose not a mo- CONGRESS 11 ment in fulfilling- her engagement with Russia." " Denying that he ever made such a statement. M. Poincare observes that he never added an iota to the lan guage of the Russo-French treaty which obliged France to join Russia in any Russo-German war, and (In deed always spoke in most pacific terms to M. Isvolsky. He declares, moreover, that he sec onded Sir Edward Grey's effort to avert war by an international con ference and that the foreign office archteves will disclose one day how paclflo his policy always was both as premier and president. The socialist leader, Jean Jaures, In the chamber of deputies in December, 1913, acknowledged with gratitude M. Poincare's efforts- to maintain peace, the latter adds. Replying to another accusation that Philippe Berthelot, secretary-general ft the foreign min istry and one of his Intimate advisers, had rejected an eleventh hour peace proposal made by the Swiss minister in Paris. M. Lardy, the former presi dent avers that the Swiss only visited the Qual d'Orsay after hostilities had begun and then only to repeat a proposition already advanced by Count Szecsen, the Austrian ambas sador, and refused by both the Berlin and Vienna governments. Herr Szecsen's idea, submitted per sonally and unofficially to M. Berthe lot, was that if Serbia would- ask Austria to state her Condition, war might be checked. But, remarks M. Poincare, the Austrian ambassador proposed this plan after the Austrians had already begun the bombardment of Belgrade. TUX LI HELD TOO EASY FURTHER EXTENSION" OF EX EMPTION" CONDEMNED. National Tax Association Commit' tee Protests Against "Privilege and Favoritism." NEW YORK. Dec. 2S. Privilege or favoritism in taxation is condemned n a report to the National Tax asso ciation by its special committee on taxation, which was made public to night, urging revision of the present tax exemption laws. The committee condemns specif ically: "Under the property tax any fur ther extension of exemption of the type of those "granted on household furniture, tools, farm machinery and the like, or of the type of exemp tions granted to industries or com mercial enterprises. "Under the income tax, federal er state, the further exemption of any class of persons or kinds of Income on account of the income source or character. An income tax should be a personal tax on every person In proportion to the income he enjoys from any source whatsoever." Declaring there is "not the least ground for exemption of interest" on farm loan bonds, war finance bonds and dividends of the federal resorve bank, the report recommends that the issuance of such tax-free bonds be stopped. The committee, which hs made a study of the taxation problem. In cludes W. N. Beatly, Bait Lke City; W. HJDsborne Jr., secretary, state board of equalization of Nebraska; Carl C. Plehn, University of Califor nia, chairman; A. P. Ramdsted of Wallace, Idaho, and G. G. Tunell, Chi cago. MOB ATTACKS SOCIALISTS Mayor and Officials Hindered From Aiding Besieged Deputy. BOLOGNA. Italy. Dec. 26. Report from Ferrara today state that the socialist deputy, Marangoni, was be sieged by nationalists in Este castle. The socialist mayor of Ferrara, Pro fessor Morgiantino, and Aldermen Savonuzzi and Ferretti went to his rescue, but were attacked by a crowd which cried, "Shame! Do not dare appear in public. Do not provoke us. Alderman Savonuzzi was beaten with a club, while Alderman Ferretti had his beard pulled and was spat upon. They were rescued by car bineers. Christmas Pony's Birthday. SAUEM, Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) A thoroughbred Shetland pony colt, Sooner or They've G OT TO Good people of PORTLAND, the hand wri tin's on the WALL I There isn't going: to continue to be ROOM in the modern scheme of things f or o 1 d -'f a s h i o n e d WASH TUBS, for wringers and boilers; ' . For the constantly recurring clutter, and suds, and BACK ACHES 1 More and more families are ml- ing against IIOME WASH DAYS! More and more housewives are TELEPHONING R E QUESTS that it be done "THE NA TIONAL WAY." r s Just Call for One of Our Route Men JUST PHONE EAST 491 East bom to "Irfidy Maude "Wolfe," was one of the Christmas surprises at the home or A. J. Kdwards. 1134 Waller street, Salem. No one knew the Utile fellow was coming, and thrre was mutual wonderment in the eyes of the tiny colt and of the .Edwards children when they sallied from the hone early Saturday morning. Tho sire or the colt is a stallion on the WolTe farm near Woodburn. lis mother has won two blue ribbons at tho stale fair. 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