VOL. LX NO. 19.0.11
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postofflce as Second-Claaa Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
3 OUTLAWS FIGHT
JURY TRYING GARDNER
HARDING STARTS
FIGHT ON BLOCS
SCHOOL GIRL LEAVES
WANT AD HUSBAND
MTR.fcJUNCLE SAM TO GUT
MAIN WHEAT OFFICE
TO BE MOVED HERE
IS UNABLE TO AGREE
imVJ UVYVJL.LL.il lIVLI
COSTS NEXT YEAR
NO VERDICT REACHED AFTER
BEOra Ol'T Aliti XIGHT.
MAN ARRESTED IN COMPANY
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
TWO MEN RELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN DROWNED.
SPOKANE DOSES HEADQUAR
TERS OF ASSOCIATED.
ARMS CONFERENCE
WAY OUT OF JAIL
Murderer, Doomed to Die
Thursday, Is Leader.
DASH MADE THROUGH CHICAGO
Half-Dozen Guards Beaten
Into Unconsciousness.
AUTOISTS FORCED TO AID
Two-Gnn 15ml Man Flourishes
Revolver; One Auto Wrecked,
Then Another Commandeered.
CHICAGO. Dec. 11 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Tommy O'Connor. two
Run num. sentenced to be handed
Thursday for murder, and two other
notorious criminals today escaped
from the county Jail, fighting their
way past half a dozen guards, mos,t
of whom were beaten into uncon
sciousness. Starting In the fourth floor "bull
pen." where the prisoners .were ex-J
Seising at 11 A. If., the break for
freedom led down five fkoors.th rough
the basement Into the jail yard and
over a 12-foot wall to a street where
an automobile was confiscated and
the driver, threatened with a pistol,
told to "drive like hell."
Then shortly afterward the ma
chine crashed Into a telephone pole,
but the outlaws kept going. O'Con
nor commandeered another car and
when last seen the murderer, who has
been characterized by the police as
Chicago's most desperate gunman,
was headed toward the south side,
armed for battle. The others went on
foot.
I s. ape In Well Planned.
The escape. In broad daylight, ap
parently was carefully planned. Sev
eral Jail operatives risked their lives
in trying to stop O'Connor.
The other two prisoners who es
caped were Edward Harrow, charged
with a $60,000 robbery, and James
Uaporte. alleged to have been impli
cated in a $30,000 robbery. O'Connor
had been in trouble with tfte police
on many occasions, but his apparent
immunity from conviction earned him
the title of "Lucky Tommy."
Last spring detectives went to his
house to question him. While there
Patrick O'Neill, a policeman, was
suhot to death and O'Connor, later
convicted of the murder, escaped.
Fugitive Captured Later.
After several weeks he was cap
tured In St. Paul, brought back here,
con.victed and sentenced to hang
next Thursday.
Seventy-five prisoners were exer
cising in the fourth floor bull pen
today when O'Connor and his pals
made their break. Besides the three
who got away, two safe-blowers and
gunmen tried to escape but were
captured.
David Strauss was the only guard
In the room. The five prisoners
suddenly jumped on Strauss, O'Con
nor drawing a revolver which had
been smuggled to him. A sack was
placed over Strauss' head and h
was beaten into unconsciousness.
c.nanS Rush Into Pen.
Edward Jefferson and Charles
Moore, guards, rushed into the bull
pen. O'Connor ordered them to
throw up their hands, but they
sprang for the murderer. O'Connor
hit Jefferson on the head with the
pistol. The other prisoners beat
Moore into unconsciousness.
Wj-esting the jallkeys from Jcf
fcrson, the five dashed for the freight
elevator. They ran Into" Frank Kor
deck!, an assistant Jailor. Pointing
the pistol at Kordecki, O'Connor
shouted:
"Stand back, or I'll blow you to
hell I"
Kordecki, however, sprang a
O'Connor, but the criminal hurled
him to the floor.
Tws dugkl n Wall.
Down to the basement, past two
more guards, the outlaws fled and
then started to scale the 12-foot jail
wall. Two were captured there.
Robert K. Crowe, state's attorney,
Immediately began a personal in
vestigation and Chief of Police Fltz
morris assumed charge of the chase.
His instructions were: "Shoot to kill
and aim straight."
OConner was in court yesterday
over certain legal matters and It was
believed that the -escape may have
been planned them. "Darling Dave."
Tommy's brother, was questioned by
the police tonight. He was in court
and talked to Tommy yesterday.
MILLION IN FILMS BURNS
Movie Warehouse In Dallas De
stroyed by Eire.
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 11. Motion pic
ture films, estimated worth more than,
11.000,000, were destroyed by fire
which wrecked the warerooms of the
Consolidated Film and Supply com
pany here last night.
The Automotive Supply company
was damaged by the flames, which
leaped across the street when the
films caught fire. Several other
smaller film agencies suffered from
fire and water.
The fire destroyed many new re
leases as well as films being held for
release.
Judge Gives Warning That None
Is to Discuss Deliberations Nor
Reveal loiv Vote Stood.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Dec. 11 The jury
In the United States district court
here, which heard the evidence In the
trial of Roy Gardner, twice convicted
mall robber on a charge of robbing a
mall car at Maricopa, Ariz., on Nov.
3. was unable to reach a verdict and
was dismissed a few minutes after
noon today. ,
Judge William Sawtelle. who pre
sided over the trial. In dismissing the
jury pointed out that It had been con
sidering the case since shortly after
5 o'clock last night and declared that
failure to agree in that length of time
Indicated to him that the Jury should
be dismissed.
The Judge, however, warned the
Jurors not to discuss the case with
anyone and particularly warned them
not to disclose how many ballots were
taken or how the ballots stood. Dis
closure of that information, he said,
might affect the trial of Gardner on
another charge that was scheduled to
follow this trial.
The other charge involved Gard
ner's attempt to rob a mail car at a
railway station here and his alleged
assault on the mail clerk in ch irge
of the car on November IB. in which
attempt he was captured by the clerk,
Herman F. Jnderlied. After the Jury
was dismissed, however, Thomas
Klynn, United States district attorney,
said he was undecided whether to ask
tho nflllPf t TyrnriaA a- It V, t h trial nf
'
Gardner on the Phoenix charge or to
retr- M 'r the Maricopa offense at
once. runner um mat aar. r ly mi
would not comment on the case. Carl
A. Davis, attorney for Gardner, also
refused to comment.
Gardner admitted during his trial
that he committed the robbery at
Maricopa, but matntalntd that when
he did it, he was Insane and not re
sponsible for his acts.
The only Indication of how the Jur
ors deliberations were proceeding was
given last night about 10 o'clock
when they asked the court for infor
mation as to the effect of a verdict of
guilty with a recommendation that he
be kept under observation as to his
sanity. Such a verdict was not In
cluded in the four which the court
originally had instructed the jury it
mlgluconsider.
Judge Sawtelle said that if such a
verdict were returned he would notify
(he prison authorities of the recom
mendation of the jury.
Altogether the jury spent about
seven hours in deliberation and bal
loting. TWO ROBBERIES REPORTED
Chinese Highwaymen Hold
Up
Pedestrian in North End.
Two Chinese footpads in the north
end late Saturday night relieved A. J.
Grandstaff, 5520 Forty-second avenue,
Southeast, of $42 in enrrency, accord
ing to his report to the police detect
ive bureau. Grandstaff said he was
walking in the vicinity of First and
Burnside streets when the two Chi
nese attacked him. One kept him
covered with a revolver, he said,
while the other searched him. They
then hurried south "n P"'rst street.
Three young highwaymen carrying
revolvers held up and robbed Y. Aono,
Japanese proprietor of a gasoline fill
ing station at East Eighty-second and
Division streets, late Saturday night
and escaped with $S in cash and two
spotlights. The robbers rushed into
the filling station and took Aono by
surprise. all leveled their guns at
him and searched the place for
money. Aono gave the police a good
description of his assailants.
DESTROYER IS ABANDONED
Heavy Seas Force Crew of Stranded
Warship to Go Ashore.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11. Rear
Admiral Hughes, and the crew of the
destroyer Delong which was stranded
two weeks ago on the beach at Half
Moon bay. California, had to abandon
the ship early today and come ashore
in a breeches buoy on account of
heavy seas. The vessel was reported
resting easy today with her anchors
to seaward holding. The admiral was
directing the work of salvage.
All preparations were made to haul
the Delong off last night, but a high
wind aroused such high waves that
the hawsers to the tug Undaunted and
the wrecking steamer Homer parted
as they began to haul. Repeated ef
forts to repass the lines failed and
the two boats had to steam out to sea
to avoid going ashore.
Salvage operations will be resumed
under Rear Admiral Hughes' direc
tion as soon as the weather moder
ates. EUGENICS LAW HELD VOID
Wyoming Marriage Licenses Issued
Without Doctor's Certificate.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Dec. 11. Love
laughs at eugenics here tonight. Attorney-General
Walls. Jn an opinion
yesterday, declared the state eugenics
law, enacted by the last legislature,
is illegal and last night the county
clerk was busy passing out marriage
licenses without the customary physi
cian's certificate.
The law requires that 10 days be
fore a marriage license Is granted, a
certificate from a physician must be
presented to show freedom from
venereal disease. It was modeled
after the Wisconsin law, but the attorney-general
said tbat failure to
mention In the title of the bill the
provision for medical examination
nullified the law.
Cabinet Members Line
Back of Presided
CANNONISM' IS THRE ED
Attempt to Control Congress
Is Resented.
WORLD UNREST FACTOR
Similar Conditions Elsewhere Arc
Pointed Out by Small In
Analyzing Situation.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.
(Copyright. 1921. by The Oregonlan.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 11.
(Special.) President Harding ha's
started a fight for the life of the re
publican party. In hi fight the
president is to have the support of
the present members of his cabinet,
of John T. Adams., chairman of the
republican national committee, and
of all of the wheel horses of the G.
O P.
The fight Is to be waged against
the so-called "blocs" In congress,
which already have had such a dis
integrating influence upon party dis
cipline, party control and party ac
complishment. The president sounded his first note
of warning in his address at the
opening of congress, and Secretary of
War Weeks took up the cudgels In
an address In New York on Thursday
in which he did not mince words.
"Cannonlnni" la Threatened.
Secretary Weeks went so far as to
intimate that a return to "cannon
ism" could be contemplated with
equanimit- as a means of more ef
fective' leLislative action.
There are keen political observers
who see. In the attempt of the "blocs"
to assert complete control over the
congress, a reflection of world po
litical conditions. Party government
is breaking down or has broken down
in nearly all of the free countries.
Governments are enabled to stay in
power only by making compromise
arpc cements.
David :oyd George, one of the
foremost figures of the day, is pre
mier only by the tolerance of coali
tion "bloc" In1 a parliament made up
of unionists, liberals and national
democrats. He had no direct party
majority back of him and is con
stantly hopping out of the frying pan
and into the fire of threatened po
litical discord If not disaster.
Old Pnrty Tlea Sacrificed. ,
Many old party ties have been sac
rificed that Lloyd George might live.
In France Premier Briand also is
In power by tolerance only and the
thread of his political life is far inorf
slender than that of Lloyd George.
The French premier virtually hail
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HKV A TA(NN.WiL-DO
2
-JSS7 vov -owl SET'S 1
Student Who Married Spouse to
Get Tuition Paid Says
Match Was Failure.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11. Mrs. James Ed
ward Miller, formerly a Joliet high
school girl, who gained notoriety six
weeks ago by successfully advertising
for a husband who would educate her,
tonight disclosed the sad ending of
her adventure when she had her hus
band and another girl arrested and
announced that her marriage was a
failure.
The husband, formerly a barber, said
he was glad to be rid of the marriage
and that he had never paid his wife
the $30jJ0 she had requested for com
pletion of her schooling. They sepa
rated soon after marriage, it was said,
and have been living at different ho
tels. Mrs. Miller today called her hus
band's room by telephone and a wom
an answerd, saying she was Mrs.
Miller. The arrests followed.
Miller charged that he was not pri
marily at fault, as his wife had left
him and lived at a hotel in Waukegan,
111., and had been friendly with a for
mer friend from Joliet. They made up
this difference but soon separated
again.
TOTAL DISARMING ASKED
Women Plant Slogans in Front of
Conference Building.
WASHINGTON C Dec. 11. (By
the Associated Press.) A mass meet
ing held -tonight under the auspices
of the Women's International league
to register a denfand for complete
disarmament ended with an unsched
uled procession to the Pan-American
union, where most of the sessions of
the armament conference are being
held.
Arriving at that building, the
marchers planted in front of It sev
eral banners bearing slogans oppos
ing partial disarmament and the in
clusion of the United States in any
alliance which did not comprise all
nations.
SLAUGHTER SLAYER HELD
Convict Charged With Murder of
Murderer Who Led In Jailbreak.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Dec 11 (By
the Associated Press.) Jack Howard,
the convict who shot and killed Tojn
Slaughter, leader in the spectacular
prison delivery here Friday, was ar
rested today by Sheriff Crow at Ben
ton on a charge of first degree mur
der. A coroner's inquest into Slaugh
ter's death will be held tomorrow.
Meanwhile Howard is again held in
the state penitentiary here. He was
brought back from Benton late today.
NEW TROOPS IN SIBERIA
Japan Replaces Forces With Fresh
Contingents of Soldiers.
TOKIO, Dec. 10. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Japan is replacing
troops in the maritime provinces of
Siberia with fresh contingents.
This action, it was said, is taken in
view of the failure of the conference
at Darien between Japan and repre
sentatives of the Chita, or far eastern
republic, to reach an agreement.
WHY IS IT-
HIS &Cn Vv,s tf(tC TO fVOVO TV. CROWDS
Engine and 6 Cars Break Through
Bridge Over Stream 4 0 Miles
From Everett, Wash.
EVERETT, Wash.. Dec. U. Two
men were probably killed and several
were Injured when Great Northern
fast mail train No. 27. en route from
St. Paul to Seattle, plunged through
a bridge undermined by high water in
Miller river, 40 miles east of here,
this morning.
The men missing, both believed to
Jtave been drowned, are:
Samuel E. Hileman, mail clerk, and
George Irvln, fireman, both of Se
attle. John Carey, engineer, also of
Seattle, suffered serious Injuries. He
was brought here and placed In
Providence hospital.
The train consisted of six mall and
express cars, and all but one car
plunged into the swollen stream when
the bridge collapsed.
Engineer Carey was saved by A. J
Beach, King county game warden,
who waded through the raging tor.
rent and towed him to safety.
Hileman, the mail clerk, was seen
climbing from a submerged mail car.
but he never reached the bank, and
was believed to have been carried
I
away by the stream.
Irvin, the fireman, was believed to
have been trapped under the engine
when it fell into the river.
The only car remaining on the track
carried the train crew of 12 persons.
Although all were bruised and cut,
none was seriously injured. They
were on the way to Seattle tonight.
190,000,000 MARKS DUE
Germans Say Exchange Crisis Holds
Up Indemnity Payment.
PARIS. Dec. 11. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Germany has failed to
pay 190.000.000 gold marks due dur
ing the first two weeks of December
under the schedule of payments, call
ing for 26 per cent of her exports
and certain portions of her customs
duties, it was learned today.
Germany has informed the repara
tions commission that the tremendous
decrease in the value of the mark
makes impossible the conversion Into
gold marks of the fund or paper
marks accumulated to meet these
payments.
The reparations commission has not
yet taken any position on Germany's
failure to meet the bills. Observers
here said there was nothing to be
done in view of the exchange crisis
in Germany.
England and France have decided
to take no independent steps in the
renaration situation, as a result of
the visit of Minister of Devastated
Regions Loucheur to London.
CANADIAN OFFICER SUICIDE
Controller of Currency In Domin
ion Swallows Poison.
OTTAWA. Ont.. Dec. 11. R. E.
Rnnrke rnntrnllpr of rnrrenrv In!
the Dominion government, took his
lift tonight by swallowing poison.
The controller's office Is the high
est post in the Canadian department
of finance, under civil service regu
lation. wvs Y
Reduction of Nearly Half
Billion Is Slated.
DAWES SLASHES ESTIMATES
Army and Navy Expenditures
Likely to Be Less.
WARTIME WORK ENDING
Mora to He Spent lor Collection of
Taxes and Dry Enforcement
In Next Fiscal Period.
BY HARDEN COLFAX.
(Copyright, 1021, by The Oregonlan.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 11.
Running the ordinary, everyday peace
time affairs of the United States gov
ernment during the next fiscal year
will cost the taxpayers 98 H per cent
of what It is costing them this year,
according to estimates contained in
the budget prepared by General
Dawes, transmitted to congress by
the president fkst week and at pres
ent under the scrutiny of the house
appropriations committee.
The foregoing analysis, which is f
causing considerable thought among
members of the committee, does not I
take into consideration the cost of
maintaining the army and navy. It
does, however Include every other
peace time department of government
which is functioning this year and
which will function next year. It
does not include payments on the
sinking fund, interest on the national
debt and kindred outlays which re
main virtually unchanged in the es
timates for this and the next fiscal
year.
Cut Nearly Half Billion.
On its face the budget for next
year contemplates a decrease in ordi
nary expenses of J447.704.239. Ninety
per cent of that decrease is made up
of three Items.
L A reduction in the cost of con
ducting the affairs of the railroad
administration. During the present
fiscal year, the railroad administra
tion is costing the taxpayers $337,
679.239. Next year, the budget con
templates. It shall cost nothing. The
railroad administration, however, is
purely a wartime agency and the cost
this year, incidental to winding up
its affairs, is in no sense an ordinary
peace time item of expense.
2. A proposed reduction in the cost
of maintaining the army, from $389,
091. J06 this year to $369,902,107 next
year, a decrease of about $19,000,000.
3. A proposed reduction In the cost
of maintaining the navy to $412,754.
000 from $478, 850,000, a decrease of
about $57,000,000.
Some Branchea Show Increoaea.
The total decrease In the national
cost of three war agencies two of
them conducted as insurance against
future wars and one incidental to
closing the accounts of the last war.
aggregate $403,964,534. Deducted from
the total decrease of $447,704,239 set
forth in the budget the result is a de- I
crease in the cost , of conducting the I
multitudinous peace time activities of.
the government of only $43,739,705,1
iCt about one and one-half per cent of I
the total. I
Some of the permanent branches of
the government iMiw sizable in
creases in the proposed cost of con
ducting their affairs next year, some
estimate the cost at about the same
as this year, and a few show slight
decreases.
Congress, for instance, in the con
duct of Its affairs, the payment of
salaries, triileage, printing, etc., esti
mates its cost to the nation next
year at $16,265,215, an Increase of
$703,000 over this year's estimated
cost. The state department, estimates
that It can get by next year at vir
tually the same cost to the people as
this year, approximately $11,000,000,
most of which goes to pay salaries
and expenses of the diplomatic and
consular services.
Treasury Situation Spotted.
In the treasury department, how
ever, the situation is spotted. .This
year the treasury Is costing the tax
payers about $170,000,000. Next year
it estimates the cost will be about
$169,000,000. The million dollar re
duction is brought about by sharp
decreases' In some bureaus but there
are equally pronounced increases In
others.
It will cost more next year to col
lect taxes and less to collect the
tariff. Collecting the taxes is down
as a $66,000,000 ltetn of expense. $8.
000. 000 more than this year; collect
ing the tariff will cost an estimated
$33,700,000, nearly $5,000,000 less than
this year's cost. The public health
service will cost an estimated 1.600.
000, 16 per cent more; the coast
guard about $1,000,000 less.
A cut of one-third, or about $4.
000.000, Is noted In the estimated ex
pense of maintaining the nation's
public buildings such as customs
houses, courthouses, postoffices and
quarantine stations.
Dry Coata to Increase.
Also it will cost the nation one
thlra more to be dry next year, an
increase tit $2,500,000 being allowed
for the enforcement of prohibition.
Estimated expenses of the Interior
i department show a Jump of nearly
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Change, Made in Interests of Econ
omy, Will Take Place With
in 60 Da I, It Is Said.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 11. (Spe
cial.) Final decision to move the
offices of the Northwest Wheat Grow
ers, associated, from Spokane to
Portland within the next 60 days was
announced today following a two-day
session of the board of directors. The
move, it was said, is being made In
the interests of economy and will
eliminate one office of the organiza
tion. The following officers will transfer
their activities from Spokane: George
C. Jewett, general manager; C. W.
Nelson, sales manager; Gaston J.
Levy, head of the grading department,
and A. Rickles, head of the statistical
department.
About half the office force Is af
fected by the change, A few of the
clerks may be taken to Portland, but
most of them will lose their jobs, as
clerical help will be recruited in Port
land, Under the new plans the Spbkane
office In the new Madison building
will be headquarters of the Washington-Idaho
Wheat Growers, associa
tion, with sales representative of the
northwest association to handle local
sales to mills. Walter J. Robinson,
manager of the Washington-Idaho as
sociation, will be In charge in Spo
kane, with C. A. Adams, secretary.
Francis A. Garrecht, general counsel
of the northwest, will remain in Spo
kane. The headquarters of the Farmers
union, the North Idaho Growers
Warehousing corporation, the Wash
ington Growers Warehousing corpo
ration and the Farmers Union Mutual
Fire Insurance company arc not af
fected by the change. All will con
tinue to make their headquarters In
Spokane with their respective officers
In charge.
C. W. Nelson, sales manager, will
mak,e his headquarters In Seattle. Mr.
Jewett will handle sales in Portland.
Headquarters of the Northwest or
ganization have been in Spokane
since organization last June.
MEAT PRICE RISE DENIED
Fresh PorH Cuts and Carcass Lamb
Only Exceptions, Sav Packers.
CHICAGO. Dec. 11. Except fresh
pork cuts and carcass lamb, there
have been no advances of consequence
in wholesale meat prices during the
last few days of the packing house
workers' strike, a statement Issued
last night by the institute of Ameri
can meat packers asserted.
The figures quoted were' taken
from the United States bureau of
markets and crop estimates, covering
the wholesale dressed meat market
in Chicago for the week ending Fri
day, and were used by the institute
to refute statements that wholesale
beef prices have soared from 7 to 19
cents and pork from 22 to 30 cents
a pound.
PERUVIAN DEFEAT, RUMOR
Revolutionists Said to ffflltl Oul
battled Government Forces.
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 11 (By the
i Associated Press.) A report that
revolutionary troops operating in
eastern Peru defeated Uie govern-
mn1 fi.r. In a lia It In Ali.iwl la
,,,. , . wlr,. ..hn.h.a
jacon
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 11 (By
the Associated Press.) Official dis-
patches from Peru have made no
mention of a clash between revolu-
tionary troops and government forces
Ambassador Pezet of Peru said to
day. Reports of a similar nature, he
said, had been brought to his atten
tion recently, but had proved to be
greatly exaggerated. ,
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S" Maximum temperature, 60
degrees; minimum. !J degrees.
TODAY'S Rain ; aouthweaterly winds.
Foreign.
Universal derangement een In working out
of Einstein relativity theory. Page 14.
Valera expected to make hard fight on
treaty. . Page
National.
Arms conference neara end of It task.
Page 1.
Better times looked for by Secretary Wal
lace. Page t,
Cncle Sam to upend lena next year. Page 1.
Wllion in no way reiponalble for Shantung
aettlement. Bay Tumulty. Page 18.
Harding Marts fight on congressional blocs.
Page t
Japan seeks island supply of rubber.
Page S.
Domeittir.
Second battle of CanUgny, fought on ocean
liner, fierce one. Page 4.
Jury trying Gardner is unable to agree.
Page 1.
1 Three outlaws fight way out of Chicago
jail. Page 1.
Schoolgirl leaves want-ad husband. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Mail train plunges Into swollen river.
Page 1.
Headquarters of northwest wheat asso
ciation to be moved here. Page 1.
Sports.
Fighters of class to gather here today.
Page 13.
World record set In 230-mile international
sweepstakes. Page 12.
Six In major leaguea garner in 200 hits.
Page La,
Commercial and Marine.
orient gets heavy lumber hlpments in ten
days. Page 13
Portland and Vicinity.
Fugitive and nurse are trailed here.
Page 20.
Shrlnera' election la friendly affair.
Page 20.
Suffering declared payment of debt.
Page 18.
Christmaa trees ahlpped by carload.
Page 20.
Value of bank clearings moot question.
Page 19.
lilEAO ElilO OF TASK
To Finish Major Duties by
Jan. 1 Now Is Aim.
FAR EAST IS STILL PROBLEM
Details of Navy Agreement
Also Yet to Be Fixed.
PACIFIC FORTS FACTOR
Japan May Drla cep(u nee of
5-5-:t Ratio Until Hot of
laaaea Vra settled.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 11. (By
the Associated Press.) With the
four-power treaty In final form and
an agreement on naval ratio regarded
as practically assured, the arms con
ference goes Into Its fifth week with
its principal object to finish the
major duties here by January L
Problems of the far east and' de
tails of the naval reduction pro
gramme including the question of Pa
cific Island fortifications and naval
bases, now become the subjects of
primary consideration.
The far eastern discussions are to
he pressed forward at daily meetings
of the committee of the whole, while
that of the naval situation la clearing
up through communication with the
foreign capitals and while the sepa
rate negotiations over Shantung and
Yap are verging toward decision.
Ilailo Aiwptnnrc Likely.
Although there are indications tltat
Japan Is about ready to accept the
American 5-6-3 naval ratio. It Is not
considered unlikely that she may re
frain from committing herself defi
nitely until there Is an understanding
about future foritlcatlons on the Pa
cific. There has been a general Indica
tion that the powers are willing to
assent to an arrangement by which
all present defenses in the Paclfln
would be retained and none added,
but the question Is yet to be made
the subject of formal exchanges.
Further Instructions -from Toklo
were received today by the Japanese.
Their nature was not revealed, but
there were evidences that the Jap
anese were preparing to canvass tho
situation relative to Pacific bases
before going further with the naval
ratio discussions.
The two subjects have been long
regarded by Japan as Inseparable anil
her desire to dispose of both to
gether is not regarded as a serious
barrier to a ratio agreement.
Policy lleclarat ion l :pcctrd.
The negotiations on China, al
though proceeding separately, also
are receiving the careful attention
of the Japanese while the naval
question Is In abeyance and there
have been some other points on
which they would prefer to see a
decision also before they make ac
ceptance of the 6-5-3 final and
binding.
It is the general expectation that
the result of the far eastern discus
sions will be a declaration of policy
by the nine nations embodying the
"four points" of Ellhu Root and
making such specific applications of
them as may be found possible.
Such a declaration, a part of which
was given official sanction by the
nine nations yesterday. It was ex
pected, would finally take the form
of a "gentlemans'' understanding."
Some plenlpotentarles, however, want
to write it into a treaty and a de
cision on that point is o be reached.
Siberia Action Probable.
Afterward a similar declaration
may be made on Siberia, but it is pos
sible that the separate pronouncement
on that subject, now understood to be
contemplated by Japan, may be ac
cepted as sufficient.
When the four-power Pacific treaty
is to be signed by the representatives
of the United States. Great Britain,
Japan and France still is not known.
It is the Impression among some del
egates, however, that the formal sig
nature may be delayed until the naval
problem is settled and that President
Harding will not send it to the senate
until after the conference Is over.
Over-Sunday consideration of tho
new treaty by senators developed in
dications that both republican and
democratic leaders will stand united
tor its approval. Senator Underwood,
democratic leader. Is one of the
Americans who will sign the treaty
us plenipotentiary, and his advocacy
of ratification will be seconded on
the democratic side by Senator Hitch
cock, senior democratic 'member off
the foreign relations committee.
Other Drtaila Are Handled.
While the naval ratio and Paclfio
fortifications questions move toward
a decision, other details of the gen
eral naval problem are coming Into
prominence. First among them to be
given detailed consideration proba
bly this week are the proportionate
strength to be fixed for France and
Italy, and the questions of a modifi
cation In the naval holiday plan and
In the suggested submarine tonnage
as fixed in the American reduction
proposal.
Authoritative Japanese here are
talking of the possible termination
of the conference before the end M
the year. The consensus of opinion
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