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Tins Jionxir oitEGOxiAX. Wednesday, September 28, 1021 LEAGUE ASSEMBLY El Date of Economic Blockade . Mot to Be Fixed Now. BOLIVIA SENDS MESSAGE Eouth American Republic Sot to Press Revision of Treaty With Chile. GENEVA, Sept. J7. The league of nations anxembly today reserved de cision on the point aa to whether the leairue council shall fix the date to apply the economio blockade aa a weapon against nations breaking; the covenant or merely to recommend the date when the blockade shall be ap plied. The assembly adopted an in terpretative resolution of the block ade committee, which substantially la as follows: "The unilateral action of a defaulting- state cannot create a state of war. It merely entitles other members of the league to resort to acts of war, DT to declare themselves in a Stat of war with the covenant-breaking state. It Is the duty of each member of the league to decide for Itself wkether a breach of the covenant has keen committed." ' Instructions were received by the Bolivian delegation today from the La 1'u government, directing; that the demand for the assembly of the league to consider the revision of the treaty of 1904 between Bolivia and Chile -should not be pressed further. -The Bolivian government, however, reserves the right to bring the mat ter before the assembly again. Debate on phases of the economio blockade 'as a weapon against na tions which violate the covenant of ' the league of nations, was resumed ' today. At the opening of today's session President Van Karnebeek announced that Cuba had ratified the statutes of the International court of justice. Lord Robert Cecil, representing the "union of South Africa, warned the assembly against the danger the league ran of earning the name of a fsuper-state" If It tried to make Its ' rules for the use of the blockade too , Imperative to Its members. For that reason, he opposed the amendment giving the council of the league power to fix the absolute date upon which the blocked, would be ap plied. RELIGION MELTS GRIMNESS frontlr.ued From Flirt Pir.) Ward (or quizzing as to qualifications the keen gaze of the woman's steel gray eyes, were kept focused on the candidate for place on the Jury. In examining talesmen Prosecuting At torney Stephan frequently alluded with some emphasis to poison and murder, but Mrs. Southard, whose slightness of stature seemed still slighter in comparison with the huge bulk of W. Y. Guthrie, her chief .counsel, displayed no nervousness nor agitation when those words were spoken. Her mouth was never broken by a smile today, and along toward the flnlnh of the court session she displayed marked weariness of the ' day a work. As she left Southard at the elevator ' which bore her, in care of Sheriff tSherman, to the top floor of the ' courthouse to the Jail, she merely j bade her husband a cool "good-bye." ! Jler tone lacked warmth of affection, ! and when the sheriff returned to the ' courtroom floor he remarked to I spectators: "The kid's all in." Court adjourned until 2 P. M. "Wednesday to permit of the Impan elling of a special venire or 40 men. At the hour of adjournment the prose- -fiitinn had exhausted four of lta IS DEC S UN : peremptory challenges and the de fense three. Kach side has ten peremptorles, and It is expected there will still be many changes In the personnel of the Jury - before the box is filled to the satis faction of both sides. The courtroom was well filled with spectators, many of whom were young jjlrls. EMPLOYERS WILL AID ( r on 1 1 nurd From First Ps .) the unskilled world war veteran was mnrfrned. There was no trouble flndf Ing work for skilled former service men. he eald. Mr. rhelps declared that the trou ble In Masxachusetta at present was not that there was not employment, but that people could not find Jobs t the wases they wanted, he said. He added that some improvement has kenn noted in Massachusetts, wnere now the figures show but 1J appll- canta for each position offered as compared with 38 applicants for each position In May. Report la Presented. Luther C Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Em nlmes. declared "the federal govern ment In Its capacity aa employer has ha.n contributing cause to the mesent unemployment situation where tt should have been an alleviating agency." His prepared statement vs re frrd to a sub-committee. It. u. Lutx, of the national Industrial conference board, presented a report made by the board of a survey of the J4, 0U0.0D0 manufacturing and bulld tnir iraiie workers In the country. On' June 1, he said, one-quarter of these wage earners, estimated at 1.500.000, were Idle as compared witn a normal unemployment of 1.600.000. A census made by the board in the latter part of August and the first part of Sep tember, he added, showed from 20 to J5 per cent fewer wage earners' were mnlnveA than In 1920. Normal un rmnlovment In these Industries, he staled, was- about IX per cent. Committee Is Adjonrne. The committee exhausted the list of witnesses wltnin an hour and a half after It convened and adjourned until additional witnesses have been sum moned. The ten sub-committees got down to work on a study of the various phases of the problems assigned to Coincident with the opening of the conference. Urban Ledoux, who at tracted attention by his "auction" of unemployed on Boston Common, came to Washington and laid before Pres ident Harding, at the White House, a proposal that the names of all those who doubled their wealth by war urofiteerlng be made public; as an a! ternative he proposed that the presi dent aupeal to all who profited by the war to donate SO per cent of their wealth to an unemployment relief fund. He said the president received his suggestions with marked Interest. but gave no Indication that tney would bs resorted to for the present. Ledoux May Get Hrarix. Ledoux may be given a hearing be fore the committee seeking to deter mine the volumj) and extent of. uoem- Dloyment. officials of the conference! Mitt IQQHJ, COinCLQCni Willi till. statement, Ledoux announced that be naa issued orders lor a movement oi representatives of the unemployed on Washington. The "human documents' In the case of the unemployed, aa he called them, will come to Waahington by motor trunk mwtii will rrnmimt nf titwn AO and 100 men from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. LEDOUX AXD GOMPERS BIEET Impromptu Debate Staged on Labor Relief Programme. WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept 17. Ur- baln Ledoux, who recently "sold" un employed men on the auction block In Boston and Samuel Gompers. pres ident of the American Federation of Labor, staged an Impromptu debate today in the halls of the commerce department building, outside the na tional unemployment conference. Mr. Ledoux declared that the 3f- forts of organised labor to relieve the unemployment situation were di rected to the future and not to the Im mediate relief of the hungry and shelterless.' ilr. Gompers indignantly denied such a charge and declared that "what the poor did for the poor" was more than ever became known. Mr. Ledoux told Mr. Compere that he hoped capital and labor were get ting togetl.er Kt the conference In a conciliatory spirit. To this Mr. Gom pers replied that he was not sure ai.d related the story or thm. lion a.nd the lamb, in which the lamlTfound himself being devoured by the lion. ROY GARDNER IN RAYMOND (Continued From first Pare.) , California. His wife left here earlv last week, saying she was going to Portland. She has not returned. ine warrant for Wilbur's arrest was sworn out by a local Jeweler, who complained that Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur had obtained about 1175 worth of Jewelry from him on the promise that they would pay f6r It when they obtained some liberty bonds from idano. The bonds have not material ized, the Jeweler said. The Jewelry consisted of a man's watch, a woman's watch and mill diamond ring. GARDNER TRAIL IS HUNTED Federal Sleuths Believe Lrttm From Outlaw Were Genuine. SAN FRANCISCO. OaI. Sen) t (Special.) While the government San hunter took the trail again for oy Gardner today, the cam e th. spectacular California mail-train ban dit was before President Harding for consideration. Gardner's abneal for "ii,t chance" was sent to President Hard ing by night telegraph last night. It was reported that the president had referred the appeal to tha d ena rtm.nt of Justice. In his plea, a remarkahl human document sent to a local newspaper nan rur iorwaraing to Washington the fugitive does not ask forv n. don, but for a suspension of the two sentences of 25 year each that are nangmg over mm. The belief was exnreasei k,r. day that Gardner's cry for an oppor- iuMn.r id iurn irom nis old ways and "make good" for the sake of hi wire and little baby will not be tossed aside by President Harding, but will oe given most careful consideration, and it was held not unlikely that the president will Interest himself in the case. With definite knowledu-. tnr th first time that the whimiirl . .,- slve escape artiat la clear of McNeil's Island, the federal authorities today spread their net of surveillance alonf ine x-acilio coast. ' From the Canadian line to the Mex ican border the word Is being passed to federal and postoffice sleuths that the California mail bandit Is on the roads again, and that the old game of hide and seek at which Gardner Is pastmaster has been resumed. me trail was opened yesterday when George L. North, assistant man aging editor of the San Francisco Bulletin, who obtained Gardner's life story a) the federal penitentiary at McNeil's island a few days after the bandit was captured in Centralla and sent on to the prison to start serving two terms of 25 years each for high way robbery, received two letters from Gardner, one giving a thrilling story of his escape from the prison grounds on Labor day, and the other Inclosed for forwarding a telee-ram asking executive clemeney of -President Harding. Since Gardner made hta dash from the prison compound the authorities nave been patiently waiting for something definite. The letters re ceived at the Bulletin office yester day offered the first clew -In that direction.. Outside of fixing In their minds the fact that Gardner was suc cessful In eluding the patrol around ine island and. Is safe on the main land, the letters have given the au thorities practically nothing to go on. Both letters have been turned over to the federal and poatofflce au thorities, who appeared at the Bul letin office as eoon as the exclusive story was printed, and today they are making a careful study of the letters and attempting to find some clew di recting them to aome spot where they can take up the trail. Federal and postoffice authorities here, after making a careful study of the handwriting in the letters. Im mediately announced that they were unquestionably written by Roy Gard ner. The case was bandied by Chief Fostornce Inspector Morse, Postof fice Inspector Austin, K. M. Blanford, special agent in charge of the bu reau of Investigation of the depart ment of Justice, and United States Marshal Holohan. All announced that the letters were genuine, and have mapped out their renewed search accordingly. I. W. W. BUSY AT YAKIMA Posters Put Vp Urging Fruit Work ers to Organize. YAKIMA, Wash, Sept. 27. (Spe cial.) -I. w. w. posters calling on fruit workers to organise "one big union to demand "a greater share" of the proceeds of the crop which they expect to aid In harvesting were put up in many places in this vicinity Saturday night. Sheriff Dear obtained copies of the poster, ut will await further devel opments before taking any action. The posters were taken by officials here as evidence that the I. W. W are moving to carry out their recent threat to concentrate their efforts in the Yakima and Wenatchee districts. Engineer Visits In Salem. SALEM, Or, Sept. 27. (Special.) C. E. Drayer, national secretary of the American Association of Engi neers, with headquarters in Chicago, paid a vlait to the atate highway de partment today. During hla visit here he was a guest of Herbert Nunn, state highway engineer, and other officials. B. as H. greaa stamps for eaae. Holmao fuel Co, ooal and, wood. slam MI: K0-2L Adv. Phone your want ads to The Ore go man. nam miv. Automatic ou- It. Orpbeum matinee today. !4-;5-.j?-Aj2, IRISH PESSIMISTIC OVERNEGOTIATIONS Lloyd George Suspected of Playing Politics. ULSTER CHIEF OBSTACLE Premier Thought Trying to Prevent Conference Rather Than Co erce Orange Province. (Copyright by the New fork World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) DUBLIN, Sept. 21. (Special Cable.) Ireland does not echo the optimism apparently felt by British newspapers about the prospects of the Irish nego tiations, for It is thought the present situation Is the result of a desire on the part of Premier Lloyd George t prevent the conference rather than see It broken up bv the refusal of UWer to yield. Failure of the conference to mate rialise would make him stronger In an election than If peace hopes were shattered by the failure of the crown government to exert efficient pres sure on the Orangemen. In these circumstances the most that la hoped by many here Is that the truce will not be broken through the unwlllingnes of either side to take the responsibility for a formal repudiation. Both Sides Preparing. But in British and republican cir cles equally one finds a note of preparation. Plans contingent on the resumption of active warfare are be ing quietly made, although it is gen erally supposed both sides know the purpose of the other. Rumors of this nature behind the scene of activity are considerably disturbing the pop ular mind, which appears only half to appreciate what Is Involved. The prevailing depression arises more from a realization of the dan gers of making the Irish situation the subject of political chess play than from any knowledge of the facts. Information circulated in Inner cir cles, bipwever, glvea a deeper sig nificance and a more sinister aspect to the staged game. Peace-wrecking ir.fluencea are exercising pressure on Mr. Lloyd George. The Ulster stone walling ' has given these wreckers their real strength, for despite all confident prophesies that peace would be certain at a conference. It is de clared that peace, even in the con ference, would be Impossible If Ulster Insisted on retaining Its present posi tion. This the crown cabinet has decided under pressure would be the case. Lloyd George Suspected. '- Faced with this. Premier Lloyd George Is prepared, under the pres sure mentioned, to make the confer ence Impossible on the point of pre liminary allegiance to the Britten crown. That, as has been said, as sures electoral support at borne that a breakdown In a later stage would not. His forthcoming reply to Mr. De Valera and his colleagues Is ex pected to cover this point with the prime minister's usual skill. Shrewd observers here, nowever. are confident the Sinn Fein leaders will refuse to allow themselves to be maneuvered Into thla false position when the net is spread before their eveB- Meanwhile one hears wntspers or plans regarding presa correspondents In the event of the resumption -of hostilities. One story has It that all foreign correspondents will be re moved from Ireland and a strict cen sorship established. Another says the writers ' will be required to attacn themselves definitely 'to the British army with all the privileges of war correspondents or take the alterna tive risks. The plans of the Sinn Fein in this connection, if any. are unknown. PARK PLANS FORMING Tourist Camp Ground Arrange ments to Be Made Soon. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 27. (Special.) Definite plans for con structlon of a tourist park here will be taken up at a meeting of stock holders of the Aberdeen Tourists' Camp association to be called as soon as. the remaining two-thirds of the 100 shares of stock have been sub scribed, James A. Hood, founder of the movement, announced yesterday. The Aberdeen chamber of com merce has Indorsed the movement and has appointed a committee composed of S. K. Bowes, J. J. Kaufman and W. O. McCaw to assist the financing of the project. The park will be on West Fifth street, off Division. CARMEN FEAR JITNEYS Traction Employes of Taeoma Ask Busses Be Kept Block Away. TACOMA, Wash., Sept 27. (Spe cial.) Members of the street car men's union of Tacoma asked the city council in a petition today to amend the city ordinances so as to compel jitneys operating in the city to op erate on streets at least a block away from car lines. The matter was re ferred to the city attorney. Jitney competition, allege the street car men In their petition, means an ultimate loas to the street car com pany and a subsequent reduction in present wages, obtained after a long struggle. . The busses are operated for the most part they say, by Seattle men. CHINESE HATE JAPANESE ( Continued From Fhut Paye.) British, government had lent to the Pekln government for training pur poses. Peculation Is Rife. To be a Tuchun In China these days carries opportunities to "squeexe," which in the vernacular of New York was once described as "graft," not to be overlooked. Very few of the great mandarins who exercise the functions and personal prerogatives of Tuchuns have possessed sufficient moral Integ rity to resist the temptation to make "easy money." In the promotion of these ventures Japan, credited with ambitions for supreme sovereignty in the far east, has contributed a large share. By setting one Tuchun against the other she has not only divided the Chinese people as a whole and spilt Bad Blood Is responsible for most of the dis eases and ailments that afflict hu manity. To purify It take Hood's Sarsaparilla Purlfjei anil yJUUiCs de. Ugod. them up into warring groups but has extended the sphere of her military influence by invoking the latter in disputea like those that have torn Russia asunder. By withdrawing her conaent to the financial consortium, promoted by the United States and Great Britain. Japan has prevented the organisation of fabulously rich China on a solid business basis. This she did by asserting her "special rights" over the control of railways In Manchuria promoted by Japanese capital. Friendly Meves Balked. Every move made by friendly na tions remote from China to stabilise conditlona In that misgoverned coun try has been balked by the mikado's government, at least that la the be lief which prevails generally through out the world. The most recent development In this line to add to the long roll of similar achievements is Shantung, though it Is not the only one by any meansv It la most important, merely because the situation there calls for the exercise of the simplest form of diplomacy and International Integrity. Japan is credited with wanting to hold on to one of the rlcheat regions of China which Germany wrung from that country in settlement of a fake claim. Shantans; Held Illegally. Japan seised upon the opportunity provided by the war between the cen tral powers of Europe and the allied and associated yovernments to win by military conquest the territory which Germany had illegally seized. Japan proceeded Immediately to not only take, over all the German prop erties but moved at once to confiscate them to her own use. When the rest of the world recognized the justice of the claim of China to Shantung it called the attention of Japan to her manifest duty. The mikado's government expressed Its willingness to return, to China that which belonged to it. This was more than two years ago. Up to date Japan has not returned Shantung to China. She - has offered to negotiate with China the conditions under which it will be returned. China,- presumably on the advice of capable International counsellers, has replied that there is nothing to negotiate. She has merely Insisted that Japan withdraw her mill- wry forces and her administrative agenta and her subjects who are ex ploiting to their own advantage the resources of Shantung. v Trade Monopoly Sonant. The fact that the Pekln govern ment has not ventured upon more de cisive steps to compel Japan to keep her word and perform her solemn duty has given rise to the suspicion that the Japanese general staff and its agents are putting the screws on offi cials of the Chinese government whose function It is to move In the matter. In the meantime Japan la making the most of the advantage afforded her for Japanning Shantung and laying the foundation for supreme economic control. Some of the most influential business concerns In Japan have taken over valuable properties in Tslngtau, and are establishing branches of Jap anese houses for obtaining the best part of the trade in the Shantung peninsula. LIBRARY BOARD ELECTS L. 31. Hidden Re-elected President at Vancouver, Wash. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept.. 27. (Special.) The city library board met in the library last night and elected officers for the coming year. L. M. Hidden was re-elected presi dent, Mrs. A. A. Pompe vice-president and Glenn Ranck secretary. The members of the, board were appointed by Mayor Kiggina and ap proved by the city council. Mail Clerks Appointed. THE ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. D. C. Sept. 27. Rail way mail clerks have been appointed in Oregon as follows: B. R. Holland. Ontario; H. O. Moen, Woodburn; E. R. Dahuff, Ashland; D. L. Ball, Eugene, and T. E. Grant. Baker. Knights Denounce Klan. CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Resolutions denouncing the Ku Klux Klan as an un-American . organization were adopted and a committee to co-operate with federal and other investiga tors of the Klan waa appointed at the national convention of the Order of Alhambra, Knights of Columbus, to day. Orpheum matinee today. lR-25-Sn-Ad1? LLIXJ.UI .'.J.M.!.I.!JL.!..L.M.!.J.'.ULI.l.!I.!.,l .'. I .'..LIJmIXU '. I,.'. I ' Safety For afe Deposit and Band Department Open Dally NtilO to ft. Saturdays 8i30 to 3. i rrrtrrrrrc? v v v nT,T.' MjjjjjjjjqljX'JLl-l-l-l-J-l-' Ml"' i i.i.'J.i.i.'t.'j.m.'J.'J.m.'.;.'A.ij.'J.i.i ! ..jmj fiiV 11 11. 11., 1 i : mtim " . CL .n..! las - - .,.3 II 7 For months she had anticipated it. For months he had resolved to declare himself. Both knew the other's mind yet nothing de veloped. - Why? Because they were both cowards victims of modern conditions she witK the fear of being tied down to household work, he with the fear PRISON LIFE' PREFERRED! BOOTLEGGERS IX HOXOLVLU ARE MERRY LOT. Imprisonment Means Free Bed and Board and Good Time for Duration of Term. HONOLULU. T. H., Sept 20. (Spe cial.) Bootleggers In Hawaii are never afraid of being sent to prison for their offense. They fear a fine that Is money out of pocket but not imprisonment In fact they prefer a prison sentence because that means a free bed. free board and a good time for the length of the term. The bootleggers In Honolulu are a merry crew. No Scottish clan was bet ter organised. Those outside keep those inside supplied with steaks, chickens, eggs, fruits, cigars and,cig arettea and everything that Is counted worthwhile. In the last ten days. High Sheriff Jarrett said, three auto loads of chickens, 100 dozen eggs, fruit and cakes galore, milk, butter, cheese and cigars have arrived for the bootleg igers doing time. And this is kept up First Your Valuables .fliMi' . 'i'ttj:i4Sa 4SV The average person fails to realize how seriously the loss of -private papers and other articles of value would affect him until by the agency of fire or theft, such loss has teen suf fered. He says, "Oh, yes I know such things happen every day but not to me." Well, such things go on happening, and Mr. Average Person is the usual sufferer. lace your valuables in the LADD & TILTON Safe Deposit Vault Safety Deposit Boxes $3 Per Year and Up i v i vriTTmv'i v r v ; ' v because bootleggers have money and friends. There is only one thing that Is not sent Into the prison strong drink. Sheriff Jarrett said he knew of one case where moonshine liquor such as these bootleggers sell was smuggled In. The bbotleggers themselves re fused to drink It and threw It out. "If the bootleggers won't drink their own liquor, you cau sea what an awful chance buyers of moonshine llqour take," said the aheriff. ILKOUT SEEMS CERTAIN STRIKE OF 186,000 TRAINMEN ALL BUT CERTAIN. Action Already Authorized by Leaders Question Now Is Cp to Railroad Workers. CHICAGO. Sept. 27. An Immediate strike of the 186.000 railway train men employed on American roads will be ordered If the strike vote, now being: counted, favors it, James Mur dock. vice-president of the train- I ' I ' ' I 'Ju .' ' .' . M v '' '"j"'"'' ' '' ' '' I''T'iTrTrrt that he couldn't afford marriage. Press hope to your breasts, dear young folks. Every young couple who are mated and are ready for it, may now realize their dream without any of the fears that enslave the couple pictured above. "What's the matter with Mar riage" has been solved! In this paper tomorrow the Mes sage in detail will arrive. Watch for it and read every word. men'e organisation, announced to night. "As a' matter of fact," he said, "a strike really has been authorised al ready by the leaders. The minute the vote Is counted the strike order will be Issued provided the vote favors a strike, and there Is little chance that It won't. The leaders will not oppose the wishes of the men." WORK ORDER NOW EXPECTED Defeat of Striking Kansas Miners Indicated by Vote. TNPTANArOLTS. Ind . Sept 27 LOOKS LIKE RAIN WHAT DOES We'll Protect You and what's more, it looks that PREPARE NOW AND SAVE MONEY BY - ATTENDING THIS SALE OF RAINCOATS WereSlX.OO 22 Were 130.00 Were 4S.0O Boys' and Girla - Raincapcs $50 $275 Were 7.0 Were 4.00 Were $15.00 Women's and Misses Were Slt.SO EXTRA SPECIAL Alinnt 1S men's allabtlr Imper fect roata from handling; lorr. lauallr sold at 12.0O.gC QC for three days only $2250 Were 30.00 ( The Only Exclusive Raincoat Store in Portland 334! Washington BAWCOXr Street OPPOSITE r. Final decision on whether striking coal miners In Kansas should b-J ordered back to work was ilelayef until tomorrow, when the convenllc of the United Mine workers America adjourned late today wit.' little more than three-fourths of th j vote complete. The Incomplete voW however, favored the order for re-1 turn to work by a majority of 2301 (unofficial Two Carloads of Prunes Shipped! COVE. Or. Sept. 27. (Special. )-l Stackland Fruit house shipped Its first two carloads of prunes Satur day. The frost of September did no Injury to prunes, pears or apples. IF IT -W RAIN? V way, and dors rain quite often. of Every Kind for Rain or Shine Consisting of Cravenette-proof ed GABARDINES, Topcoats, Motor Coats, Scotch Tweeds, Mohairs, Moleskins, Silk Rubberized Coats, Transparent Oilskins and Combination Kain-or-Shine Coats. $g95 $22 $18 Were S1S.AI 25 Were S23.00 i.OO We '35 Were 133.00 10 Silk Mohair. Canlonrtte. Taaalmere and Poplin Raincoat and Cape Coata. $89$125o$i8II Were IS. 00 Were 25.00 $25 Were I3S.U0 334 C COMPANY ' Washington OWL DRUG CO. Street i f-1 ? r