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Entered at Portland (Oregon)
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PO .AND, OREGON, FBIDAT, DECE3IBE11 10, 1921
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5-5-3 Basis Agreed on
By Three Powers.
68 SHIPS TO BE STRAPPED
Japan Will Retain Mutsu and
British Will Be Allowed
to E?uild Two More.
FORTS TO BE RESTRICTED
L Slightly Larger Tonnage for
Capital Ships Than Was
Planned Is Granted.
WASHINGTON, P. C, Pec. 15.
(By the Associated Press) The
first great stride toward a five
power treaty limiting- armaments was
taken tonight when the I'nlted
States, Great Britain and Japan
f, announced a final agreement on the
American 5-5-3 ratio.
The next step elaboration of the
agreement to include France and
Italy was initiated immediately
within the new naval committee of
15. Agreement of the three major
naval powers was reached on the
basis of a "status quo" understand
ing as to fortification of the Pacific
islands.
The United States and Great
Britain conceded to Japan's desire to
retain her newest battleship, the
Mutsu, with proportionate changes
in the American and British fleets.
While principles of the original
American proposal were not im
paired by the triangular agreement,
the settlement contemplates the
following changes in fleets to be
retained: Great Britain, 20 ships
instead of 22, with an aggregate of
L 582,050 tons instead of 604,450 tons.
Amerlran Tonnuge Greater.
United States, 18 ships as origi
nally proposed, but with an aggregate
of 525,000 tons Instead of 500,650
tons.
Japan, 10 ships as originally pro
posed, but with' an aggregate of 313,.
300 tons instead of 299,700 tons.
At the end of the ten-year build
ing holiday the fleets will stand
under the revised detailed plan as
follows:
Great Britain 525,000 tons, United
States 525,000 tons and Japan 315.
000 tons.
In announcing the three-power
agreement to the committee of 15
the following official explanation
I was made:
"This arrangement between the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan is, so far as the number of
ships to be retained and scrapped Is
concerned, dependent on a suitable
agreement with France and Italy as
to their capital ships."
In consolidating the "status quo"
agreejnent as to fortifications into
the projected naval limitations
treaty, separate consideration of that
matter has been avoided with a re
sultant saving of time.
The revised three-power naval
agreement, In addition to overcoming
the most difficult stumbling-block
before the conference the relative
strength of the American and Japa
nese fleets has saved three t huge
new superdreadnoughts from the
scrap heap. They are the Japanese
Mutsu and the American Colorado
and Washington, ships of the same
"post-Jutland" design.
British to Build Two.
Provision also is made for two
new British "post-Jutland" ships to
be laid at once and does not other
wise modify the ten-year holiday.
In place of the Muts'u Japan will
scrap the old dreadnought Setsu and
will do no capital shipbuilding there
after for ten years. In place of the
Colorado and Washington, the United
States will scrap the North Dakota
and the Delaware when Ihe two new
ships are finished. When Great
Britain completes her two new
oi.vuu-iunners, aDOUl tnree years
V hence, she will send to- the scrap
heap four old dreadnoughts that
played a part in the war. They are
f the KIne Geore-p V tho Ainr anrl
the Centurian, all of the same type,
and the wartime-completed Erin, a
sister ship of the Queen Elizabeth.
One other change in the original
American proposal is made. The
maximum tonnage displacement of
future capital ships is fixed at 37,000
tons, instead of 35.000. It is under
stood this change was made to meet
the British practice of equipping
capital ships with anti-submarine
cont "blister;." These outside nir
(CuuciuUtU. ou k"6 , Coiuiua X.)
STATE HIGHWAY FUND
RELEASE IS SOUGHT" hiiiiului-
ROOSKVELT ROAD ASSOCIA
TIO.V WANTS TO GET MONEY.
Plan Is to Use Oregon's $2,500,000
Without Waiting for Congress
to Mutch Appropriation.
Although the $2,500,000 authorized
by the people for the Roosevelt high
way Is tied up until February, 1923,
to give the government time to match
it, a plan is now proposed to modify
the provisions of the law so that fed
eral aid money can be matched instead
of awaiting a dollar-for-dollar appro
priation by congress for this specif'c
road. Steps to this end were taken
yesterday by the Roosevelt Memorial
Coast Highway association and offi
cers of the association will meet with
the state highway commission this
afternoon to discuss the proposit'on.
There is a prospect of the Roosevelt
highway being Injected in the special
session of the legislature next week
Those attending the meeting In
Portland yesterday were B. F. Jones.
Newport, president; Fred C. Baker.
Tillamook, secretary; J. C. Kendall,
Coos Bay, treasurer; Charles Hall,
C. W. Parker, John Gillings, Coos
Bay; N. H. Larsen, Port Orford; J. W.
Bergman, Florence; A. V. Norblad,
Astoria; B. K. Lawton. Gold Beach;
George R. Dickinson, Newport.
The association received word that
seven northern counties in Cali
fornia are willing to assist in hav
ing the highway built.
MOUNT RAINIER IN VIEW
Imposing Peak Looms Majestically
Through Clear Atmosphere.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 15.
(Special.) The atmosphere was un
usually clear today and a rare view
of Mount Rainier was gained by resi
dents of Vancouver who were return
ing from Portland by way of Kenton.
From the top of the hill one could
see the majestic mountain, the sun
shining on it more clearly than on
.Mount St. Helens. The two peaks
were as visible as Mount Hood on a
clear day.
The twin peaks shown to an ap
parent height of about one-third the
height of Mount St. Helens. It is
seldom that Mount Rainier is seen so
clearly as today.
Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens,
Mount Rainier and Mount Hood were
all visible from one point with a
slight turning of the head.
VETERANS TO GET FRUIT
Women of Hood River Collect Dain
ties for Disabled Soldiers.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Eec. 15. (Spe
cial.) In conjunction with the Port
land auxiliary, the women's auxiliary
of the Hood River post of the Ameri
can Legion will assemble dainties and
fruit for distribution to disabled ex
service men in Portland hospitals.
"We especially wish to supply each
sick veteran with as many Hood
River apples as he can eat," says Mrs.
Harold Hershner of the local auxil
iary, who is promoting the campaign
for assembling articles here. "We
also want, however, to collect dainty
foods and books, magazines, cigars
and cigarettes and phonograph rec
ords. We. have met with a hearty
response already from many orchard
Ists and business men of the city."
TREATY HELD VIOLATED
Troops in Neutrul Zone Declared
Organized by Japanese.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 15.
Troops of Generals Semenov and Kap
pel, "organized and equipped by the
Japanese," have crossed the neutral
rcne in the Maritime province In the
district of Iman and attacked "the
peaceful population and the troops of
the far eastern republic," the special
trade delegation of that republic now
here was Informed today in a cable
from Chita.
"This attack," the delegation said,
"is an absolute violation of the treaty'
concluded on April 29, 1920, between
the maritime Zemstvo government
and the Japanese command. Accord
ing to this treaty no armed forces,
either Russian or Japanese, were to
be permitted to pass through the neu
tral zone."
0REG0NIAN IS SUICIDE
Railroad Worker Kills Self in Sight
of Neighbor.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Dec. 15.
(Special.) Presumably despondent
because of 111 health, Carl Alsted took
his own life shortly after noon Thurs
day. Evidently the deed had been
premeditated. His son Anchor had
gone downtown for a few minutes.
Mr. Alsted took a gun, walked out on
to the porch, sat down on a couch,
placed the muzzle inside his mouth
and fired. Death was instantaneous.
A neighbor probably was the only
witness of the tragedy and it was
enacted so quickly she had no oppor
tunity to summon aid to prevent it.
Mr. Alsted was In the employ of the
Southern Pacific railway for some 40
years.
JOHN A. ELSTON SUICIDE
California Representative's Body
Found in Potomac.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 15. The
body of John A. Elston. representa
tive In congress from California, was
found floating in the Potomac river
late today.
A note found in the representative's
coat said he was caught in "a chain
ut circumstances willed spelled ruin.'
(II I ICC' UKD nrnV;0HOPLIFTERS SWARM
WORLD
1
Billions Due Uncle Sam,
but Nothing Coming.
OFFICIALS MUCH CONCERNED
Status of Debts Tends to De
moralize Trade.
REFUNDING NOW DESIRED
Congress, Long Ago Asked to Grant
Authority for Needed Adjust
ment, Appears Reluctant.
Br MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright. I!21. by the New York Evening
Post. Inc. Publiahed by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 15.
(Special.) It is not so much the
amount as the present unsatisfactory
status of the ten billion dollars of
principal and additional billion and a
half of accrued interest which several
European governments owe to the
United States that gives deep concern
to business men, to economists, and
to those officials of the American
government whose duties require
them to give thought to the country's
business conditions.
The present status of these dets
is that ot overdue notes. So long
as they remain in this shape they
interfere with the ability of debtor
nations to borrow money and in other
ways prevent those nations from bal
ancing their budgets, from putting
their affairs into businesslike shape,
and from becoming buyers and con
sumers of our goods.
Some time ago one of the most sol
vent and dependable of "these gov
ernments asked some American bank
ers for a. loan of 110,000,000 with
which to buy American goods. The
bankers' reply was that if they should
put 110,000,000 to the credit of this
European government it would be en
tirely open to the government of the
United States to send the sheriff to
the bank the next day and attach
the entire amount . on account of the
debt overdue to our government.
Adjustment Now Necessary.
Of course our government would
not be likely to do anything so un
reasonable, but the episode illustrate
the contention of President Harding,
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and
others that these debts of European
governments should not continue to
run along indefinitely In the very
unsatisfactory shape of merely over
due notes. Any business man with
the faintest experience will realize
this point. It is the desire of the ad
ministration to refund these debts,
which means to get the debtors to J
slarn new notes payable at future
(Concluded un Page 15, Column 1.)
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. STORES OF PORTLAND
CHRISTMAS SEASON DEVELOPS
EPIDEMIC OF THIEVERY.
House Detectives Unable to Cope
With Situation and Sleuths
of City Police Assist.
An epidemic of shoplifting, unparal.
leled in the history of Portland has
made its appearance in downtown
stores during the present holiday sea
son with the result that the entire
police detective bureau is assisting
the store detectives in curbing this
wave of petty but pernicious crime.
Reports from department stores,
coupled with records at police detec
tive headquarters, show that shop
lifting never was so prevalent in
Portland as at the present time, and
an average of ten arrests dally are
being madf of shoplifters, amateur
and professional, who are running the
detectives a merry chase from morn
ing to night.
In order to cope with this class of
thieves, the Meier & Frank store has
an extra force of six private detec
tives guarding the store throughout
the day, and this force is augmented
by police detectives, who give a part
of their time each day in watching
the holiday shoppers for shoplifters
and pickpockets.
Police Captain Harms recently Is
sued an order to his detectives to
make the .rounds of all department
stores as often as possible during the
day, when not assigned to some spe
cial' detail, and to assist the store
detectives as much as possible.
Through the aid of the police many
shoplifters have been discovered dur
ing the last two weeks.
For the most part, shoplifters oper.
ating in department stores this season
are rank amateurs and are easily
apprehended, say the police, although
in a few isolated Instances profes
sionals have left a trail of missing
articles and astonished clerks in their
wake.
One of those pitiful Instances which
are invariably brought to light dur
ing the holiday season was disclosed
yesterday. A well-dressed woman
was detected in the act of stealing a
feV articles of feminine apparel and
hiding them beneath her cloak. A
little girl about 12 years old walked
by her side. The detective watched
the woman and her actions through
several departments of the store. His
vigil was rewarded by discovering the
little, girl also learning her first les
son in shoplifting. The tot had Btolen
a few articles of minor value, but dear
to a youngster's heart, as she trailed
along with her mother.
The woman was arrested and de
tained but the girl was not held be
cause of her tender age. Detectives
who investigated were positive that
the mother countenanced the child's
thievery if not actually directed it.
At one store an average of six shop
lifters are being arrested dally, and
still the shoplifting continues. In
order to put all clerks and employes
on their guard against this class of
thieves, the store has a standing re
ward to any employe who will give
information leading to the detection
of any shoplifter in the establishment.
According to the police, all depart
ment stores have increased their
forces of house detectives in order to
cope with the present astounding
number of shoplifters.
Chief Jenkins yesterday issued a
(Conciu-Ied on Put? 3, Column
JOBLESS VETERANS
TO SLEEP INARMORY
ADJUTANT - GENERAL OFFERS
BEDS TO EX-SOLDIERS.
Honorable Discharge. Entitles Man
to Sleep One Night in Cot at
Tenth and Couch Streets.
Taps will sound at midnight and
reveille at 7:30 A. M. for unemployed
ex-service men who take advantage
of the order of Adjutant-General
George A. White, by whose order free
sleeping quarters for world war vet
erans will be thrown open in the
Urmory, Tenth and Couch streets, be
ginning tonight. This was the an
nouncement yesterday of Captain
Lawrence A. Mllner, regimental ad
jutant of the 162d Infantry, Oregon
national guard.
A cot and three blankets will"" be
provided every honorably discharged
ex-service man who is out of work
and desires a place to sleep.
The sleeping quarters will be In the
armory gymnasium, which will be
opened at 11 o'clock every night.
Prior to that time the showers will
be open for those desiring baths. Be
tween 11 and 12 o'clock at night the
men will be admiited. No noise will
be permissible after midnight. Rev
eille will sound at 7:30 and by 8
o'clock cots and' Dlankets must be
folded nd (he quarters evacuated.
Sergeants Arthur McKenna and
John Pickard of the 162d infantry
have been assigned to look after the
details.
Ex-service men out of work may
receive lodging at the armory for one
night merely by obtaining cards from
either the American Legion, Veterans
of Foreign Wars or Disabled Ameri
can Veterans of the World War and
presenting them at the armory. For
further lodging, however, it will be
necessary for them to register with
the American Legion unemployment
bureau, 174 Fourth street, and receive
registration certificates. The vet
eran need not belong to any soldier
organization.
GIRL IS MURDER SUSPECT
Informer Says She Saw 3Iun Thrown
From Bridge in Fight.
DAVENPORT, la., Dec. 15. Ac
cused by a former friend of slayjng
Jack Meyers, whose body was recov
ered from the Mississippi river on Oc
tober 4, by hurling him from the gov
ernment bridge during a fight, Grace
Morris was brought back to Daven
port this morning from Peru. III.,
her home. The charge against the
girl was made by 3ertha ' Liennon,
who says she was an eyewitness to
the fight on the bridge.
The general supposition had been
that Meyers committed suicide.
$1.62 FLOUR-DUTY ASKED
Bill Would Make Practically an
Embargo on Product. -
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dee. 15. A
duty of $1.62 a barrel on flour, which
he and others agreed would amount
to an embargo, was asked of the sen
ate finance committee today by A. P.
Husband of Chicago, representing the
Millers' National federation.
The rate proposed In the Fordney
bill is 1.
HIGHWAY BOARD
IN NEED OFCIISII
Bottom of Road Funds
Sack Is in Sight.
NEXT YEAR TO EXHAUST CASH
Main Arteries Almost Finished
by Commission.
DELEGATES ARE HEARD
Bl
; Premium Received for Bonds.
Secondary Roads to Get At
tention in 1922.
DOINGS OK HIGHWAY COM
MISSION. Announces that next year's
programme will exhaust all
available funds and no more
will be on hand to match fur
ther federal aid. '
Plans on obtaining large mile
age on secondary roads in 1922.
Defers action on proposal to
make Corvallls-Albany road a
state highway.
Offers 1100,000 to Linn county
for co-operation wherever
county desires.
Takes under consideration de
ciding route between The Dalles
and Dufur on The Dalles-California
highway.
Sells 1560.000 bonds, bearing
5H per cent interest, at a
prem'um of $55,496. Best bid
since August, 19x9.
Awards lS-mlle road contract
to Union county court for 67,
609, holding up awards of three
other contracts.
i
Unless provision is made for fur
ther funds, the state highway com
mission will reach the bottom of tb,
sack in the ensuing year. Only a
few million dollars more are required
to finish all the roads the commission
is now working on. The only way
that additional funds can be obtained,
however. Is for the constitutional lim
itation to be tilted 1 per cent by the
electorate of Oregon.
Without such revision of the limita
tion the road programme will have
to mark time and attention be con
fined chiefly to maintenance.
Booth Makes Statement.
Such was the statement reiterated
to various county courts at the hear
ing of the highway commission yes
terday by It. A. Booth, chairman. It
gave the county delegations, some
thing to think about, especially when
the commission had to decline com
mitting itself to divers and sundry
requests for more road work.
Providing the commission carries
out the schedule which it has agreed
on for the coming year, all funds at
its disposal will be consumed. This
includes about 11,500,000 of county
money, about 12,000,000 ol federal
money and all the state money that'
is
still available out of authorized.
bond issues,
ues. I
When these monevx are rin. Ore- I
gon will not have funds to match fed- LC.'Ved'ct' Ire.ty will b. ratified.
eral aid appropriations. The coming! Page 2.
year will maVk the close of extensive Foreign.
construction as the situation now GeTgnJ3 U unabi" l p" o1"1"1'0"
stands and the only method possible Ana" Bonar t.w join. Irish peace pact
for continuance of the road work will party. Page 1.
be for the people once more to in- National.
crease the limitation of indebtedness General overturn In Ireland lonr feared by
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the people either by initiative petition
or by aVesolution of the legislature.
Pacific Hlgkwa; Nearly Done.
Chairman Booth explained that the
Pacific highway will be completed
next year, unless something unfore-
seen occurs, and that on the second-
... , . . . ,
ary roads the point has been attained
where much mileage is possible at a
nominal expenditure. The heavy costs
necessary on the Columbia river
highway and the Pacific highway will
not be required on . the secondary
roads, many of which are In coun-
try where construction is of light
character and relatively Inexpensive.
Just a few million dollars more, added
the chairman, will enable the com-
mission to bring to completion all of
the etate roads on which the com-
mission is now working. .
Delegates; Are Heard.
T Ictanin? ia del eeat Inns consumed1
most of yesterday's session of the
commission and will probably take up
all of today's time. The commission
clsposed. to advantage, of the last
block of the original road bond is
sue, the S. 000.000 Issue of 1917. The
block, consisting of 1560,000, com
manded a premium of 155,496, the
price per 1100 being 1109.91. While
the bonds bear Gvi per cent Interest,
the premium paid makes the rate to
the state 4.58 per cent. It was Au
gust, 1919. that ihe commission last
received such a flattering bid for Its
securities. The bonds were awarded
to the First and Old Detroit National
Bank syndicate.
Prior to the opening of the bids,
bond dealers urged the commission to
ask for bids on a lower Interest rate
bond so that such a high premium
would not have to be paid. The com-
ICouvludcd u i'aite 3, Cuiuiua JUi
CHURCHES PREPARE
PEACE PROGRAMME
PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED TO
AMERICAN PROTESTANTS.
Outlawing of Submarines, Bombing
Planes and Chemical Warfare
to Be Vp for Vote.
CHICAGO. Dec. 15. Formulation of
a world-peace programme for Ameri
can Protestant churches was an
nounced today at the executive com
mittee meeting of the Federal Coun
cil of the Churches of Christ in
America, by Dr. S. L. Gulick, secre
tary of the council's commission on
international Justice and good will.
The proposals will be presented at
tomorrow's meeting.
The committee's report presents a
number of 'suggestions -and recom
mendations including: -
Outlawing of submarine, bombing
plane and chemical warfare.
No quibbling about the Panama
canal toll treaty.
Repeal of anti-Chinese legislation
not dealing - with Immigration but
with our violated pledge to give
Chinese in the United States fair and
equal treatment.
Withdrawal from Hawaii of large
naval forces and a halt In building of
great naval bases In the Pacific.
Release of France from payment of
debts to United States Incurred after
America's entrance into the war.
The commission asked if the time
has not yet come "for the churches
of America to extend to the Christians
of Germany the hand of Christian
fellowship," and It recommended a
communication to the churches and
Christians of Germany "expressing
our desire for renewed friendship and
co-operation In our common task."
At its business session today the
council's executive committee de
clined to create a commission on
public morals to give special at
tention to Sabbath observance, de
moralizing amusements, marriage and
divorce, and asked Its commission on
social service to look into these mat
ters. Lack of funds Was cited as a
leading reason for this action.
Full co-operation with plans for
an International conference of Prot
estant churches in 1 'J 2 4 was voted.
RECOGNITION IS
ASKED
Senator's Bill Would Make
Open
Rush Relations.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 15. A
resolution described by its author a
"looking to the formal recognition bj
the United States of the de facto gov.
ernment of Russia." was introduced
in the senate today by Senator
France, republican, Maryland.
Commissions to exchange visits be
tween the two countries for restora
tion of friendly relations, w;ere pro
posed. MORE FARM LOANS MADE
Advances Aggregating Nearly $7,
000,000 Are Approved.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 15. Ap
proval of 182 advances for agricul
tural and livestock purposes aggre
gating nearly 17,000. 000 was an
nounced today by the war finance
corporation.
The loans Include the following:
Idaho, 175.000; Montana, 1116,000, and
Oregon, I3S0.000.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 43
degrees; minimum, JJ acgreea.
TODAY'S Kalr; northerly wlnda.
. .,.. , . shantung railroad to
china. Page 2.
Amerlran ratio plan la adopted by three
War dht due America now demoralizing
factor In worm arralra. l ine l.
senate order. Investigation of reputed
western railroad freight rale combine.
race 1.
Moment Ir.
JPn' activities In Siberia .cored.
Page 10.
churches prepare peace programme,
Page 1.
, t North
Three h ghway bills to be submitted to
legislature. Page 6. "
Hope expreed that lecinlature will end
special aem-lon next Friday. Page S.
Irrigation congrea. open, at Pendlefon.
rlnV"I18ortwejitern mate, represented at
trade conterence In Tacoma. Page 4.
Sporta.
parks, one of two pitcher., promised
Beavera. Page 14.
World .erles reduced from nine to sevei
Btt'mHrmaK9batUes with Danny Ed-
ward, tonight. Page IS.
Hubbard named stiecejiaor to Rlchardso.
t O. A. C. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Early cleanup of prune crop on coast
seem, asaured. Page !3.
W neat niBner ill v.iuv,j " Kiwojrv,
of relief for Russia. Page 22.
Stock trade broad and price, generally
higher. Page 23.
Shipping board carrier coming here to
load cargo fof-orlent. Page 22.
Wool price, continue to strenglhen o.
Boston market. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Shoplifter, are epidemic la .tore, of
Portland. Page 1.
Eighty city employe., many of them ex
service men. to go January 1. Page 6.
Local Elk. decide to bTln work imme
dlately on 11.000.000 temple. Page 13
Two women forger, stage 500 swlndla.
Page 11.
State, atar witne.. accused of murder.
Page 9.
Northwest buttermaker. may form organ
ization. Page IT.
Jobles. veteran, to sleep in armory.
Page 1.
Release of Roosevelt highway fund.
ought. Page 1.
Next year to exhaust highway .fund, of
Oregon. Page L.
Santa Clau. .hat. of Chrlstma. here.
4'age 14,
Oi
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JOINS
HISH PACT PARTY
Defection of Unionist Is
Blow to Ulsterites. .
VOTE TODAY IS EXPECTED
Passage of Treaty by Parlia
ment Is Predicted.
DAIL'S PROGRESS SLOW
Sir James Craig on Way to London
unil I'roliulily Will Consult
With Lloyd George.
LONDON, Dec. 13. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The event of the day
in connection with lrlh settlement
was the decision of Andrew Hotiar
Law, unionist, formerly government
leader In the house of commons, and
one of the strong men on the Ulster
side, to accept the treaty and, if not
to Invite Ulster to come into the
settlement, at all events to counsel
acceptance of the boundary commis
sion, which the marquis of London
derry, In the house of lords, hinted
Ulster might reject.
Mr. Ronar Law had been confident
ly relied upon by the "die hards" to
support Lord Carson In opposing the
treaty, or at the worst, to remain
neutral. His speech had taken much
of the force out of the Carsonite at
tack and is considered to have In
sured ratification of tho treaty.
The vote Is expected to be taken
in both houses of parliament tomor
row afternoon and the most Impor
tant incident In tomorrow's debate Is
likely to be Lord Birkenhead's reply
to Lord Carson.
Treaty In Defended.
Winston Spencer Churchill, secre.
tary for the colonies, and Herbert H.
Asqulth In the house of commons,
warmly defended the treaty, the fx
premler. however, uttering a wnrnlng
to beware of ''the malignant (tenius
hovering over all Irish affairs."
Viscount Bryre, In the house of
lords, admitted that the treaty was
Imperfect In form but contended
Kngland was great enough to try the
experiment of throwing the respon
sibility of Its own administration on
Ireland. When the commons ad
journed. Austin Chamberlain, gov
ernment leader, in reply to questions,
admitted it was undesirable that par
liament should be prorogued before
the result of the discussion at Dublin
was known; therefore, it might be
necessary that the session be carried
into the next week. Hut he declined
to admit that the house ounht to wait
for the Dublin decision before voting
on the question of ratification. tin
the contrary, he thought the house
ought to express Its view without
waiting for the Dull: therefore, the
house would sit tomorrow as long as
might be necessary.
Dull Proareaa Slow.
The Dall is making little progress
at Dublin.
Kir James Craig's official rejection
of the treaty has now been published".
In his letter the Ulster premier de
clared that all the government's
pledges to Ulster have been violated,
and that It seems that Ulster will
not be able ever to enter the IrlHh
free state. He is coming to London,
probably to consult the prime mln-
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f THE GIRLS WHO ARE
SEEN NO MORE.
There comes a day when the
doors of home witness their
last departure, and thereafter
the folks wait drearily for the
girls who are seen no more.
Why do the runaways choose
the strange path of disappear
ance? Where do they go? And
what becomes of them?
In the Sunday Oregonian,
beginning with the next isue,
will appear a graphic, startling
serial of fact, "Mystery of
Our Missing Girls," written by
Mrs. Grace Humiston, New
York lawyer, who is nationally
recognized as the friend and
counsellor of homeless girls
and as the foremost authority
on the causes that set them
wandering.
Narrow-minded parents, it
is said, are gravely at fault
for many of these disappear
ances, which total 100,000 an
nually. Parental error is a
cause that relegates white
slavery to a minor role. Why
do girls leave home? Mrs.
Humiston answers with a con
vincing array of facts and per
gonal experience in many cases,
constituting a human document
that is one's duty to read.
Watch for the First Installment
The Sunday Oregonian
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