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VOL. LX NO. 19,081
Entered at Portland fOrecon
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LEGAL FIGHT
CHURCH JURY STILL
RUNAWAY AIRPLANE
KILLS 1, HURTS MANY
MACHINE FALLS INTO CROWD
OP RIVER SKATERS.
ICEBERG DISCOVERED
DRIFTING IN TROPICS
200-6ILLI0N DOLLARS
HANDLED SINCE 1917
ID
POIMGARE OBTAINS
FULL NEW CAB INET
FHANCE IN DANGER
OF ESTRANGEMENT
LEAGUE IS ALIKE,
DECLARES WILSON
Enemies Told to "Look
Out for Selves."
FOR STERILIZATION
DELIBERATIONS IX MURDER
CASE TO COXTIXUE.
STEAMER CAPTAIN LOATH TO
BELIEVE EYES AT FIRST.
U. 8. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
ARE REVIEWED.
1
Decision Against Oregon
Law to Be Appealed.
22 CASES ARE NOW PENDING
Immediate Steps Ordered by
Health Board.
ACT'S EFFECTS PRAISED
All Opera! Ions to Bo Held Up Tend
ing Action Bclns Taken by
Supreme Court.
With the machinery of the state
sterilization law stopped by reason of
a decision of Percy R. Kelly and
George G. Bingham. Judges of the
state circuit bench of Marion county,
declaring it unconstitutional, members
of the Oregon board of health have
ordered that an Immediate appeal be
taken to the supreme court. They
Bald they considered the statute of suoh
Importance that they are seeking
facilitation of the case to the end
that an early interpretation may be
handed down. There are 22 cases
held up for action.
Objection upon the part of Jacob
CTine, aged 66 yeans, sent to the pen
itentiary from Douglas county for a
crime against a small girl, brought
about the decision by Judges Bing
ham and Kelly, who held that the
Oregon BtiAute, enacted by the leg
islature of 1918, is defective in that it
seeks to deprive persons of life, lib
erty or property without due process
of law, in violation of section 1 of
the 14th amendment of the constitu
tion of the United States.
"Lire" Is Construed.
The Judges in this case declined to
find the law unconstitutional, as was
the 1917 statute, because It defined
"certain persons," such as feeble
minded or criminal degenerates. In
their decision Judges Kellyvand Bing
nam said: '
"Judge F'eld has conMrued the term
'life' as here used, saying that It
means somothing more than mere an
imal existence. 'This Inhibition
against lis deprivation.' he said, 'ex
tends to all those limbs and faculties
by which life Is enjoyed.' The deprl
vation, not only of life, but of what
ever God has given to every one with
life, for its growth and enjoyment, is
prohibited by the provision in ques
tion. "Following this construction of the
term thus employed In the constitu
tional provision mentioned, clearly
the operation proposed herel. would
constitute deprivation of life.
strict Procedure Favored.
"Judge Cooley, that: 'Duo process
of law in earh particular case means
such an exertion of the powers of
government as the settled maxims of
law permit and sanction and under
such safeguards .fvr the protection of
individual rights as those maxims
prescribe for the class .of cases to
which tho one In quesllon"bclongs.'
"Unquestionably this case belongs
to the class requiring strict rules of
procedure, for it Is in the class pro
viding the direst consequences,
namely deprivation of life. In such
cases the settled maxim of law re
quires the application of the rule of
evidence demanding in every stage ot
tho proceeding proof beyond a rea
sonably doubt The statute in ques
tion, however, beyond declaring that
it is not in any manner a punitive
measure, is silent as to the rules of
evidence applicable thereto. It is
true that there is a provision to the
ejfect that after appeal the trial
shall be a trial de novo at law, as
provided by the statutes of the state
tor the trial of actions at law; but
It nowhere indicates whether it shall
be tried as a criminal action or as a
civil action. Besides, the rules of
evidence, the method of Joining the
issues, the manner of forming the
Jury, the number of peremptory chal
lenges, the grounds for challenges
for cause, the number of concurring
Jurors necessary to warrant the re
turn of a verdict are all uncertain
and unprescribed.
No 1'lalnt Provision Made.
"There Is no provision for com
plaint. Information .or indictment,
motion, demurer, answer or plea, and
nn a y nrt'iinl v Imnnninir thM nffir-
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matlve of the issue upon either party.
xne provision mti an imuririai
notice of appeal, flied with the secre
tary of the said board, either by the
person or some one in his behalf,
shall be all that is necessary to make
ha annpnl Imnrnii ua am an indica
tion that the matter should be treat- .
ed informally and without the safe
guards demanded by the Importance
cf the issue to be determined..
"lnr(lvip th atatiltA Hn.i not
state which court shall entertain an J
appeal. l merely amies mat Any
such person may take an appeal to
the circuit court." There are many
circuit courts in the state. Jto method
lu , . r. , i (I .1 Kv HtAtlltA fftr ,1 a t I -
ing which one la the appellate trl-
I. ...... I In Ih.M
I bunal In these cases.
Appeal Hut hi Dlarnaaed.
no rru. iui. 11 m inai, arter J
due notice, before an impartial tri- ;
bunal. having competent Jurisdiction i
Is provided, even by way of appeal '
only, the constitutional guarantee la
preserved, and that an appeal from
oJtTIuludvii -a 1'aso 1, Culuuia 1.)
Judge Appears-to Take Poll, Addi
tional Instructions Are Given
and Jurors Retire.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. 15. The
Jury in the case of Arthur C' Burch,
charged with the murder of J. Helton
Kennedy, was locked up for the third
night at 11:30 P. M. after It had been
deliberating for 66 hours.
No attempt was made by the Jury
throughout the day to communicate
with the court, but it appeared be
fore Judge Reeve twice during, the
evening before It retired for the
night.
Judge Reeve at 8:40 ordered the
Jury brought Into court. He asked
how they stood. The foreman said
"ten to two," without indicating
whether the majority favored con
viction or acquittal.
The Judge then asked individual
members of the Jury whether they
thought there was a chance of reach
Ing an agreement A number said
there was "but it would take con
siderable time."
One woman replied that 'she thought
"there was no chance whatever."
The Judge then ordered the Jury
locked up. for the night.
Despite the order, the Jury retired
again to the room adjoining the court
wherajt had the privilege of remain
ing until 10 o'clock.
After issuing instructions as to
locking up the Jury, the Judge left
the courtroom. A short time later
the Jury called for further Instruc
tions. Judge Reeve returned to the court
room and later summoned the Jury.
The woman Juror who previously
had told the Judge she thought "there
was no, chance whatever" of an
agreement, asked him to define the
term "preponderance of evidence."
which he had-used' in his instructions
In connection with Burch's insanity
plea.
The Judge explained that "prepon
derance of evidence" in connection
with the Insanity plea meant "evi.
dence of the greatest credibility" and
added the Jury must consider all of
the evidence in. the case in determin
ing the matter of insanity.
The Jury retired o its room again
and shortly afterward was locked up
for the night.
OWN BLAST KILLS HUNTER
Richard Rasmussen of Raymond
Accidentally Shoots Self.
SOUTH BEND,' Wash., Jan. 15.
(Special.) Richard Rasmussen of
Raymond, remarked yesterday that
today would be the last dav ha would
go hunting. This morning he blew
a hole in his stomach with a shotgun
while hunting ducks t -Isl' Hoat
slough, across the river from South
Bend. Elbert Urych, also of Ray
mond. Was with Mr. Rasmussen but
did not see the accident He heard
a shot and a cry and found Mr. Ras
mussen lying in a hole fatally wound
ed. Mr. Urych got help in tiouth
Bend but Mr. Rasmuseen was dead
when reached.
Mr. Rasmussen was a blacksmith
In Raymond. He is survived by his
widow and three children.
EDUCATIONAL BUREAU HIT
Nicholas Murray Butler Scores Flan
to Estubllsh National Body.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. The plan to
establish a national bureau of ed u.a
catlon is characterized by Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Colum
bia unlverslfy. In his annual report
today as a proposal to "burcaucratize
and bring into uniformity the educa
tional system pf the United States
while making the most solemn assur
ance that nothing of the kind is in
tended." He urged the continuance of "the
free and natural systeiawof education
that has grown up among us."
VOLCANO" AGAIN ERUPTS
uim-ait'H.'(l MlirOM'S Ullt Hugo
Quantity of Ashes.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 15.
Popocatepetl volcano which has
again awakened is throwing out an
enormous quantity of ashes that are
hurled far from the mountain, said a
dispatch received yesterday by La
Prensa. a Spanish language newspa
per here.
Snow, which always covers the
summit of the volcano, has melted.
HAIRCUT AGAIN 35 CENTS
Shave Costing 13 Ceuts Restored
by Salem Shops.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.)
The 35-cent haircut and 15 -cent shave
have returned to Salem after an -absence
dating back several years. One
local shop yesterday hung out a sign
proclaiming the redaction.
A barbers' war now is In progress
at Woodburn. which is reported to
have brought about a reduction of
haircuts from 60 to 25 cents and
shaves from 25 to 10 cents.
PORTUGAL FIXES CLAIM
Indemnity of 10,000,000 Livres
Demanded of Central, Powers,
t
LISBON, Jan. 15. The sum of 10.
000.000 livres will be demanded of
the central powers by the Portu
guese government as war indemnity.
The amount in industrial material
will be accepted. (A llvre nominally
is valued at 19'.i cents.)
Make-Up Is Accepted by
President Millerand
SUCCESS IS NOTABLE ONE
Crisis Facing Nation Is Lim
ited to Three Days.
ONE AIM IS DEFEATED
New Premier Fails to Organize
With Wide National Union of
1 9 1 and 1 9 1 S as Basis.
PARIS, Jan. 13. (By the Associated
Fress.) Raymond Polncare, who suc
ceeds Arlstlde Briand as premier of
France, completed his ministry today
and presented their names to Presi
dent Millerand.
The president accepted the desig
nations. -
The cabinet follows:
Premier and minister of foreign af
fairs Raymond Polncare.
Vice-premier, minister of Justice
and for Alsace-Lorrain Louis Bar
thou. Minister of war and pensions An
drew Mlgijsot. '
Minister of marine M. Raibertl.
Minister of finance C h a r 1 e s de
Lasteyrie.
Minister of the Interior M. Mau
nory. Minister of education Leon Berard.
Minister of public works M. Le
Trocquer.
Minister of agriculture Henry
Cheron.
Minister of colonies Albert Sarraut
(M. Maginot will take up the duties
of this office, until M. Sarraut, who
is in Washington, is heard from).
Minister of commerce Lucien Dior.
Minister of liberated regions M.
Reibel.
Minister of labor M. Peyronnet
Minister of health M. Strauss.
The following under-secretaries of
slate also are. announced:
Attached to the premier M. Colrat.
Merchant marine M. Rio.
Posts and telegrams M. Laffont
Technical education M. VjoaL
Aeronautics M. Eynac.
Success Is Notable.
The new premier achieved a notable
success in limiting the crisis to three
days, but fai ld to accomplish the de
sire with which he is credited of form
ing a cabinet of wide national union
on the lines of the cabinets formed in
1914 and 1915 while he was president.
Not that he could be expected to in
clude socialists, for their press was
seized on his return to power to re
vive charges that ho personally was
responsible for the war.
His partial failure? as explained by
the Petit Parislen, may be attributed
in part to the fact that the situation,
(Concluded oj Page 2. Column 2.)
THEY'VE
Woman Dies in Propeller Blades
and Brother, Attempting Res
cue, Loses Arm.
REDBANK, N. J.. Jan. 15. A runa
way airplane, starting from the Ice,
crashed Into a crowd of several hun
dred skaters on the Shrewsbury river
today, killed Mrs. Anna C. E. Hounl
han. severed the right arm of her
brother, Lawrence Conley, and slight
ly injured many others.
Thousands of persons, gathered
along the river bank to witness ice
boat and skating races, saw the acci
dent The airplane, piloted by James
Casey, formerly army aviator, ma
neuvered over the heads of the skat
ers for several hours, then descended.
The crowd gathered around the ma
chine and river men, fearing that the
ice would give way, suggested that
Casey leave.
He assented," turned the propeller
and Jumped for the cockpit. The ma
chine swerved and started toward
the crowd. Mrs. Hounihan, with er
husband, brother and two children,
stood in Its path. Conley attempted
to drag her to safety, but both were
caught In the propeller blades.
WOMAN MUSICIAN WORSE
Mrs. Thomas S. Ryan Not Able to
Tell About Poisoning.
PARIS. Jan. 15. Mrs. Thomas S.
Ryan, wife Sit a member of the Paris
staff of the Chicago Tribune, who is
in a hospital at Neuilly, ill from the
effects of poison she is alleged to
have taken, lost ground today. She
has grown considerably worse and it
was Impossible to confront her with
her husband. It was said by the
physicians that it was not likely the
Investigating magistrates would be
able to interrogate the woman.
Mr. Ryan, who was held by tHe
police in connection with the case,
expressed the belief today that he
would soon be admitted to bail.
LATE HOURS TAX FIXED
Berlin Ordinance Assesses All Who
Are Out After 1 A.fJf.
BERLIN, Jan. 15. (By the Associ
ated Press.) An ordinance taxing
sightseers, diners and patrons of cafes,
dances and -other amusement places
who retfi'uin out after 1 o'clock, the
police closing hour, has been unani
mously approved by the city council.
The tax will be collected in the form
of cards and will amount to from 15
to 100 p?r cent of the price of admis
sion to all-night amusement places.
NEWSBOY PAYS ALIMONY
$600 Moutl Fixed by Court as Sum
to Go to . Wife.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15. Tony May, who
told Judge Friend he was a newsboy,
yesterday was ordered to pay J600 a
month to his wife as alimony.
Questioning by the Judge brought
out that while Tony formerly sold pa
pers on the street, he now owned a
string of news stands, quite a bit of
real estate and Tnterests in several
business enterprises.
JUST CHANGED PLACES, THAT'S ALL.
Craft Only One Day Out of Hono
lulu When Floe Is Sighted.
Berg About 200 Feet Long.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 15.
(Special.) A strange happening In
the Pacific, an iceberg moving west
ward in tropicar- waters of ths north
equatorial current near the Hawaiian
islands, passed before the unbelieving
eyes of Captain Tadi Makl, comman
der of the Japanese steamship Shlnyo
Maru on the morning of January 7,
the commander reluctantly admitted
when the steamer docked in San Fran
cisco today. x
Commander Makt was loath to talk
about It, because the occurrence im
pressed him so strangely that, it ap
peared, he believed others might treat
with derision what careful observation
had convinced him was a fact. The
iceberg, which must have traveled
many thousands of miles from the ice
floes of the far north, was the first
one, navigators said, to be reported
in southern waters.
For a long time after he had
studied the berg. Captain Maki pored
over the maps and charts and the
texts of numerous scientists who have
studied the Pacific and recorded their
findings. Finally he gave up. "I am
convinced it was an iceberg," he said,
"but I cannot account for its presence
off Hawaii."
The Shinyo Maru was one day out of
Honolulu when Captain Makl noticed
the berg. He stood on the bridge at
the time. It was abot 11 o'clock in
the morning of a gray, sultry day and
a haze lay over the sea.
A quarter of a mile to port his
roaming glance took In a gray mass
lying low In the sea and moving
swiftly. At first glance he imagined
it to be a whale, then he noticed it
was not and he turned his glasses
upon it and studied the mass for at
least 15 minutes. A visible portion of
the mass projecting above the water
he estimated to be 200 feet long. He
calculated its depth below the surface
as 60 or 60 feet.
Charles L. Dotson of the New York
Herald, who attended the press con
gress at Honolulu and who, after a
trip to the orient was returning to
the United States, -also observed the
iceberg.
"It was unquestionably "an iceberg,"
he said.
Trying to explain the presence of a
berg in tropical waters, those who
observed It turned to a world map and
hazarded the guess that the berg orig
inated in the Bering sea, was cai-ghl
in the norths Pacific current after
rounding to Aleutian islands and
southern Alasfta and, passing rapidly
south, continued on across the tropic
of Cancer and ttirned west in the north
equatorial current to a point where it
crossed the path of the Shinyo Maru,
whole last port of call had been Yoko
hama. DRY DRIVE IS LAUNCHED
w
C. T. U. Wants Stars in Windows
ot Houses Banning Liq
juor.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15. The Women's
Christian Temperance Union tomor
row, the second anniversary of pro
hibition, will launch a "star in the
window" campaign.
- Star flags, similar to the service
flags of the war, win be put up in
every home where no liquor is con
sumed. If the campaign is successful.
American Support Now
Hangs in Balance.
NEXT FEW DAYS TO DECIDE
Withdrawal of U. S. -Troops
From Rhine Possible.
BRITISH BREACH FACED
Nation as Result May Find Her
Position on Germany One of
Extreme Difficulty.
BT ROBERT T. SMALL.
(Copyright. 1922. by The Oregonlan.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15.
(Special.) events of the next few
days' in France will determine the
policy of the Washington government
as to the further maintenance of
American troops on the Rhine.
If the change of governments at
Paris means that 'France Is "cutting
loose" from the restraining Influence
of Great Britain in European affairs;
if it means that France proposes to
play a "lone hand" against Germany
an attempt to force that country to
continue full reparations payments,
regardless of economic conditions,
then the United States unquestion
ably will not lend further moral sup
port to France by keeping a force
on the Rhine.
There Is a strong likelihood that
Great Britain may withdraw her
troops of occupation as well and
France may easily, find her position
in the Rhineland one of extreme diffi
culty. Many Troops Sent Home.
The American government has been
sending hundreds of its troops home
from the Rhineland, but It has been
the determination of this government
to keep at least a skeleton force in
Germany as a symbol of solidarity
among the allies and associates in the
war and as an Indication of the feel
ing in this country . that Germany
should pay for the damages of the
war as far as she Is able to do so.
But If the new French policy is to
be one of ruthlessness toward Ger
many and of obstruction to the gen
eral plans for the economic recon
struction of Europe in other words
If France is to bring about her own
isolation and act independently of her
allies, then the United States will be
quick to show its disapproval of this
course by terminating American par
ticipation In the Rhineland occupation
and the last hope of bringing America
into the reparations commission will
have vanished.
Lone Occupation Considered.
One of the important factors in a
probable early determination by
Washington to withdraw entirely
from the Rhine Is the claim by repre
sentatives of the new order In Franco
that the treaty of Versailles gives to
France the privilege of maintaining
her troops on the Rhine far beyond
tho 15-year limit actually specified
In the text of the pact. '
It is contended that the treatv nro.
vides that the Rhineland shall be oc-J
cupied for 15 years and that the troops i
shall then be withdrawn "provided I
Germany has fulfilled all her obliga- I
tiona under the treaty." I
That section of French public opln- '
ion which believes in using the iron
hand on Germany while she is down
calls attention to the fact that the
original reparations payments as
sessed against Germany cover a pe
riod of more than SO years and that
this means, the troops must remain
on the Rhine for at least that length
of time, otherwise, it Is argued, Ger
many might default.
Treaty to Aid France SigTied.
It will be recalled that the French
delegations at Versailles stood out al
most to the very end of the negotia
tions for pushing the German fron
tier permanently back to the Rhine
so that France might have the nat
ural barrier of the river for her fur
ther protection from German aggres
sion. This demand of France was
given up only when President Wilson
and Lloyd George agreed to and
signed the three-power treaty under
which the United States and Great
Britain pledged themselves to go im
mediately to the defense of France In
the event of an unprovoked attack by
Germany.
This treaty of defensive co-operation
failed of ratification both in Lon
don and In Washington. Therefore, I
the section of French opinion which
seems once more to be In the sad
dle, contends that France must revert
to her original claim and must occupy
the left bank of the Rhine for un
limited years to come under the tech
nicality of the treaty which gives
France herself the right to say when
Germany has fulfilled all the obliga
tions of the treaty signed at Ver
sailles. Unfortunate Situation Possible.
To the Washington government. It
Is incomprehensible that France can
reach a deliberate decision to cut
adrift from Great BrHain and through
strongheadedness attempt to deal
with Germany alone -Such a course
unquestionably would throw British
Influence on the side of Germany and
France would be left Tn an unfortu
nate situation.
In an attempt to bring even an ap-
Disburscmcnts, Exclusive of Public
Debt, Reach Total of
$45,785,000,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15. Gov
ernment financial operations since the
country's entrance Into the war In
volved more than 200,000,000,000, ac
cording to figures compiled today by
the treasury on the basis of daily
statements from April 6, 1917, to De
cember 31, 192L
This stupendous sum consisted of
receipts, both ordinary and public
debt, of more than $99,000,000,000 bal
anced against disbursements of both
classes of a like total. Starting on
the eve of the war. April 6, 1917. with
a net balance In the general fund of
392.000,000, receipts, exclusive ot prin
cipal of public debt, from April 6, 1917,
to December 31, 1921, totaled 124.018.-
000,000, while public debt receipts
amounted to 675,643,000,000.
Disbursements, exclusive of public
debt, aggregated $45,785,000,000, while
publio debt disbursements totaled
653,481,000,000 -and last December 31
the net balance In the general fund
was 6488,000,000.
For the war period the excess of dis
bursements, exclusive of principal of
the public debt over receipts of the
same class was 24, 000, 000. 000. Over
the same period the gross debt in
creased by 622,000,000,000 from 1 1,000,
000,000 on April 6. 1917, to $23,000,000,
000 last December 31. Exclusive of
foreign loans of 19,697,000.000, ordi
nary disbursements of the government
from April 16. 1917, to the end of 1921
aggregated 836,187,000,000, these ex
penditures amounting to 1330,000,000
from April 6, 1917, to June 30, 1917;
87,958,000,000 for the fiscal year of
1918; 115,035,000.000 for the fiscal year
of 1919; 85,982,000.000 for ths fiscal
year of 1920; 65.042,000,000 for the fis
cal year 1921 and Jl. 837. 000, 000 from
July 1 to December 31, 1921.
DEFENSE PACT APPROVED
Anglo-Belgian Military Convention
Signature Confirmed.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 15. (By' the Asso
ciated Press.) Premier Theunys to
day confirmed the signature of a
provisional protocol fo an Anglo
Belgian military convention guaran
teeing the Belgium defensive support
by all the British forces In ease of
aggression against Belgium by any
foreign power.
He added that Italy would send
out Invitations to the Genoa confer
ence on Monday and expressed the
belief that the United States would
be represented.
Referring to the facilities for the
payment of war debts granted by
Great Britain on 15.000.000 pounds
loaned to Belgium, he expressed the
hope that the United States would
follow Britain's example, as the Bel
gian debt amounted to 316,000,000,000.
GERMAN CHEMIST JAILED
Attempt to - Sell Dye Secrets to
Americans Is Charged.
FRANKFORT. Germany, Jan. 15.
(By the Associated Press.) Dr. Paul
Kappelmeier, a chemist formerly em
ployed by the Hoechster works, has
been given a nine months' Jail sen
tence and fined 5000 marks. for at
tempted betrayal and sale of labora
tory secrets to an American dye con
cern. Colleagues, alleged to have been
implicated, reached Holland, where. It
was stated, they subsequently were
employed by an American firm, al
though' their trunk containing phar
maceutical recipes and dye formulae
was Intercepted at the Dutch frontier.
Dr. Albert Sander, a chemist, also
employed by the Hoechster firm, was
acquitted of having assisted Kappel
meier. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 87
degrees; minim uni, 2-1 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; eaMerly winds.
Fore Urn.
Calumny upsets all French city. Page a.
French and Belgian rights surrendered bj
Briand. declares Taruieu. Fags it.
France in danger of estrangement. Page L
Mexicans believed to be of Chinese origin
Page 2.
Poincaire obtains full new cabinet. Page 1.
National.
Two hundred billion dollars handled by
government since war. Page 1.
League of nations still alive, declares Wil
son. Page 1.
Domestic.
Amazon explorer is home for rest. Page 6.
Burch Jury still unable to agree. Page 1.
Runaway airplane kills woman; hurts
many otbera. Page 1.
Geologist scores Explorer Etefansson.
Page 6.
Iceberg discovered drifting in tropica
Page 1.
8 ports.
Three amateur champions to risk their
reputations. Page 10.
Northwest conference games getting Into
full swing. Page 10.
Big forward step in tennis is taken.
Page 10.
Twelve athletic clubs enter northwest
meet. Page 11.
Penn hoopers look like champion timber,
rase 11.
Honolulu pleaaes Oregon grid squad.
Page U-
Commercial and Marine.
Two Japanese veasels arrive In river.
Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Women organising for charity drive.
Page 9.
Lumber buying due to start in two weeks.
Page o.
Farm and stock aid plan explained.
Page 17.
Riverview lot owners to meet again today.
Page 18.
Early action likely on Shrine hospital.
Page 18-
Declslon against sterilization law is to be
appealed. Page 1.
Homes for babies declared poorly venti
lated. Page 6.
Supreme Idealism rules, says pastor, i
Pace ,
10,000 CALLERS RECEIVED
Pilgrimage Made to Pay ex
President Respects.
TALK IS IMPROMPTU
Ex-Executive Voices Anew His Con
fidence In "Vitality" of
Body He Created.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15.
Ex-President Wilson, declaring anew
his confidence In the "vitality of the
league of nations," today warned an
Impromptu gathering at his home
that those who apposed the league
would have to "look out for them
selves." A motion made by a man In the
audience at the meeting of the Wood
row Wilson foundation that those
present pay their respects to the ex
president, led to a pilgrimage of sev
eral thousand admirers and friends
of Mr. Wilson through two miles of
slushy streets to his residence. There
the crowd Increased and. resolved It
self Into an enthusiastic demonstra
tlon. Mr. Gompera Answered.
Mr. Wilson's remarks were In reply
to Samuel Oompers, who. In acting
as spokesman, had declared that the
crowd's presence offered proof that
the league of nations was not dead.
"I need hardly tell you how .such
a demonstration of friendship and
confidence makes me feel," Mr
Wilson renlied. "Tk...
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doubt of the vitality of the league
vi unions, n will take care of liself
and those who do not regard it will
have to look out for themselves. I
have no anxiety for it. My only
anxiety is to see our great people
turn their faces in the right direc
tion and move with all their force
I thank you for all this. I don't
deserve it, but I enjoy it, neverthe
less." Mr. 1VII.,', Voice Better.
The ex-presldent was assisted to
the door by Mrs. Wilson, who shared
with him the plaudits of the crowd.
Mr. Wilson's voice, while lacking
some of his more vigorous' days, was
strong enough to carry to most of
those who Jammed the street. At one
point when the-cheers became es
pecially vociferous. 'Mr. Wilson made
a motion as though he Intended to
walk down the steps and shak, hands
with those nearest, but he was re
strained by Mrs. Wilson.
The march to the house was led by
Senators Walsh, Montana; Fletcher of
Florida, and Harris of Georgia.
SHIPWRECKED CREW SAFE
Captain and Men Lashed to Cabin
Hatch to Prevent Drowning.
NEW YORK. Jan. IS. Without food
and water for two days and during
mat time lashed to the cabin hatch
of their waterlogged craft to prevent
them being washed overboard. Cap
tain V. M. Cole and seven members of
the crew of the American schooner
James M. Whall arrived today on the
steamship West Canon, which rescued
them 250 miles southeast of Cape
May, N. J. s
x Virtually abandoning hope of be-
ing picked up alive, the shipwrecked
crew used Its remaining dry match
Friday night to set fire to a dlshpan
of gasoline In a last desperate at
tempt to make known its plight. Tho
flare was seen from the West Canon,
which Immediately rescued the men.
who were suffering from cold and
hunger.
The schooner left Charleston, S. C,
for Boston January 6 with a cargo of
lumber. She regstered 491 tons.
MOVIES TO INSURE HAYS
$2,000,000 Policy to Be Payable '
to Reorganized Association.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The life of
Postmaster-General Hays will be in
sured for 32,000.000 when he resigns
to head the National moving picture
combination, it was announced today '
after a meeting of a subcommittee of
motion picture ment
The policy will be made payable. In
event of his death, to the reorganized
national association of the motion
picture Industry and the amount
being large, it was stated, would be
distributed among several companiea
HISTORIC COUCH STOLEN
Sofa Napoleon Was Supposed to
Have t'scd Is Taken.
JENA, Germany, Jan. 15. (By the
Associated Press.) Four men, repre
senting themselves as French of
ficers, entered the hotel known as
"The Sigil of the Nightingale." last
night and demanded of the proprietor
the surrender of tne historic sofa on
which Napoleon was supposed to
have rested during the batt'.e of Jena
The proprietor compiled and thi
couch was carried away.
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