Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 18, 1922, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1922 2 NATIONS DELAY France and Japan Withhold Approval. SHANTUNG ISSUE WAITS Sexslon Is Inconclusive Far East Sleeting Is About All That Was Done During Day. WASHINGTON'. D. C, Jan. 17'. tBy the Associated Press.) An American proposal to redefine the open door policy In China and create an inter national board to examine both exist ing and future concessions which ap pear to conflict with It was debated without decision today by the far eastern committee of the Washington conference. ' The British and Italians accepted the plan In principle, but the French Withheld assent to some of its provi sions and the Japanese reserved judg ment pending communication with Toklo. The subject will be taken up again tomorrow with all signs point ing to a long and Interesting discus sion. Nation Would lie I'ledaed. The American resolution would bind the United States. Great Britain, France. Italy. Belgium. Portugal and Holland not to seek special spheres of Influence In China nor secure con cessions or monopolies which would abridge the principle of equal eco nomic and commercial opportunity. China would agree to co-operate In maintaining that equality and the nine powers collectively would au thorize establishment of a board of reference to review present and future concessions to determine whither they conflict with the open door thus defined. J Kxcept for another inconclusive s.ssion of the Shantung negotiations and informal exchanges among the big five" regarding the Pacific for tifications agreement, the meeting of the far eastern committee constituted the total oAconference activities. Mines Qarstloa Dlsruwril. At the Shantung conversations the Question of mines was discussed with no apparent progress and the fortifi cations problem remained unsolved tonight dplte receipt by the Japa nese of partial instructions from ' Tfklo. , It was around the proposal for an inquiry into concessions now estab lished in China, as well as those pro posed in the ruture, that most of the debate In the far eastern committee centered. By some delegates It was understood such an inquiry might open up the whole question of Japan ese holdings in Manchuria, while in ether quarters It was suggested that the resolution might by indirection led to a review by the Board of the famous demands." Satisfactory Solution Sougfct. It was said that, whereas the board's duties In connection with fu- ture concesmons would be confined under the resolution to "investigate and report." It would be authorized to inquire Into existing concessions "for the purpose of endeavoring to arrive at a satisfactory adjustment on equitable terms." Many questions regarding the meaning of the resolu tion wre asked of Secretary Hughes and answered, but there still was. ap parently among the delegates tonight a divergence of views as to the eact powers which might be assumed by the new board. In the Chinese delegation the Amer ican plan wns hailed as a long step toward restoring Chinese integrity. By American spokesmen a simitar view was expressed, but most of the other delegations withheld comment. The proposal had taken them by sur prise, andn hen they reanzeu us poo slble extent they all Indicated that minute study of details would be nec essury before action could be Uiken. Proposal Is Vuexpected. sn comnlefelv unexpected was the proposal, in fact, that when Secretary Hughes had completed Its reading there was a silence which delegate! said became embarrassing before it was broken. After the several dele gations had waited for some time without anyone volunteering to open discussion. Senator Schanzer, head ot the Italians, asked a question about the meaning of some of the provi sions. Secretary Hughes" reply opened up a general discussion which con tinued with some animation for three hours. The principle of the open door. Sen ator Schanzer said, and of the pro posed resolution, was fully indorsed ty the Italian government, but its delegation did not feel at liberty to fro further than accept the American plan in substance. The British made a similar expression and the Japanese declared they desired to co-operate in the open-door policy, but must cable the American proposal to Toklo be fore they could give it approval. Speaking for the French, Albert Sarraut also Indorsed in principle the open door, but declared he had some misgivings as to the effect of artlol 4 of the resolution which would author ise an inquiry into the validity of existing concessions. He askes Chair man Hughes if that article referred also to concessions in the past. Mr. liUKh.es replied that it did. M. Sarraut said that the article would seem to raise the validity of 1 any or all Chinese concessions of the past He questioned whether It , would not lead to interminable dis cussion and contention before the board of reference. One of the important questions In volved In the general discussions was ewld fo have been whether the prin ciples aet forth would apply to pub lic enterprises and private enterprises like, or only the former. It was suggested in some quarters that this fiature would have to be definitely established before the agreement could be subscribed to by the British, although they were understood to have accepted the scheme in prin ciple. KatrrprUea Are Affected. Japanese interests In China were said to be mostly public enterprises and these would be directly affected. The British have government ss well as private railroad interests thre. It was recalled that the K.-eiich have T-nvate commercial Interests and the unnsn rai.ioan. This road is among ihose the Chinese have asked be rt. In reply to a question ss to whether the resolution would apply to Man churia, a Krithh spokesman said to night there-was no exclusion of any Jitrt of China and no attr.pt to de fine China precisely. Discussing- pos sible application to the "31 demands." lie said that the .inference had no authority to embark on the n vision of treaties, aut h as that of IS13, giv ing effect to some of the "demands, " but that it had been dealing rather (wltb general principle and subjects which would have a most Important HUGHES PROPOSES REDEFINITION OF CHINA OPEN DOOR POLICY. WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 17. (By he Associated Press.) The Hughes proposals for revlsicn of the open-door policy in China were put forward, la the form ot a resolution, the official text of which follows: "The open door in China. , 'Kevised draft of resolution:. "First With a view to applying more effectually the principles of the open door or equality of opportunity in China for the trade and industry of all nations, the powers other than China repre sented at this conference agree: e i "(a) Not to seek or to support their nationals in seeking any arrangement which might purport to establish In favor of their interests any general superiority of rights with respect to commer cial or economic development in any designated region of China. "(b) Not to seek or to support their nationals in seeking any such monopoly or preference as would" deprive other nationals of the right of undertaking any legitimate trade or industry in China or of particlpat'ng with the Chinese government or with any provin cial government in any category of public enterprise, or which by reason of its scope, duration or geographical extent is calculated to frustrate the' practical application of the principle of equal opportunity. "It is understood that this agreement is not to be so construed as to prohibit acquisition of such properties or rights as may be necessary to the -conduct of a particular commercial. Industrial or financial undertaking or to the encouragement of. invention and research. "Second The Chinese government takes note of the above agree ment and declares Its Intention of being guided by the same principles in dealing with applications for econoniio rights and privileges from governments and nationals of all foreign countries, whether parties to that agreement or not. "Third The powers, including China, represented at this confer ence agree In principle to the establishment In' China of a board of reference, to which any question arising on the above agreement and declaration may be referred for investigation and report. ,(A detailed scheme for the constitution of the board shall be ' framed by the special conference referred to In article -1 of the convention on Chinese customs duties ) "Fourth The powers. Including China, represented at this con ference agree that ar.y provisions of an existing concession which appear inconsistent with those of another concession Or with the principles of the above agreement or declaration may be submitted by the parties coScemed to the board of reference, when established, for the purpose of endeavoring to arrive at a satisfactory adjust ment on equitable terms." effect on these treaties, or at least some of them, p In regard to the question of forti fications, now holding up the naval treaty, the British said tonight that the zone within which fortifications are to be restricted not only did not include Singapore but that they knew of no proposition within the confer ence to include that British port or Australia and New Zealand. There had not even been any discussion on that point, it was said. Jnpmfwe (let Instruction. Instructions from Tokio concerning- the fortifications question have reached the Japanese delegaticm It was tonight said by Japanese spokes men, but certain phases of the advices required elucidation and, ' theresre, further communication was under way. The Japanese representatUes declined to explain the nature ofhe questions, but they did say it was not true that the answer from Tokio was favorable in nature. Japan has no desire to control the mines in Shantung province, the same spokesman explained In discussing, to day's Shantung meeting, but merely wanted a Joint Chlno-Japanese enter prise on a business basis. The Chin ese delegates, it was said, had sug gested that the mining lawr of China necessitated that all mines should be conducted in consonance with those laws, to which the Japanese had re joined that the mining concessions which include one gold and two coal mines, had been granted to Germany before the passage of the Chinese laws. Japan having acquired these mines, they should not be affected by ttfNaws In question, it was added. PAROLE PROSPECT RUINED Worthless Check Operator Kicks in Jail Root and Loses. EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 17. (Special.) Just when the prospects for re lease on probabation appeared bright est, evidence was brought to ligst Monday that means that Henry Wood must spend a term in San yuentin for passing bad checks. Testimony had been introduced to show that Wood, who is barely more than a boy, de served leniency, and all would have gone well had not the dark past opened, up suddenly to spoil Wood's hope and It was an amazing Incident that ruined him. Less than a year ago Wood was confined in the jail at Ui-qua. having been arrested for I drunkenness. Today it was proved in court that while confined he pro- ceeded to kick the roof off the jail, utterly ruining the oof. "Petition for probation denied." re marked Judge Sevier, and now Wood will have an opportunity to study the roof construction at Sam Quentin. RAIL SERVICE CUT PLAN Oregon Short Line Head Wants to Reduce Operating Losses. BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 17. (Special.) Severe curtailment 01 the train serv ice on ten brartcnes of the Oregon Short Line, railroad was proposed by H. V. Platt. general manager. In a letter addressed to the public utili ties commission received today. The object Is to reduce losses in opera tion, now constantly suffered on all of these branches, in the hope of ob taining funds from capital accounts for Improvements and extensions bad ly needed. The proposed changes in services on these lines follow: Mixed train service in place of straight pas.Hfni?-r service On the Mackay, Victor a.nt Wood Hlver branches. Ually. except Sunday North side branch. Minidoka to ,.B,lsa. Mixed train Sunday. Tri-weekly Oaktey-Delco. Hill City. Kampa-Murphy aid Nampa-Wilder. Idaho Northern, Oregoa-Brosaa and Onl&rio Uomedaie. Bridge Will Replace Vefry. ROSEBURG. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) A brldite to replace the lone Rock ferry will be built during the com ing summer, according to an an nouncement made by the .county court. The highway bridges af Drain and Oakland are to be replaced by the state - highway commission and) the two linked together will Just I span the North fmpqua at lone Rock and will be moved to that location and placed on new piers, which will j e Dtitu as soon as m weatner win permit. The ferry now operates to transfer the traffic bound to and from I Uock creek ani travel has become so heavy that a bridge has been made necessary. ... Many Women on Jury List. MONTESANO. Wash., Jan. 17. (Spec'al.) The names sf many wom en appear on the new Jury list drawn today for the term starting February 14. There are 135 name,!" in all on the list. Sheritf Gibson is trying the plan di ecu ins nic jur summons or mail, believing 'it will save money for the county. The coming Jury term ' promises to be a long one, as the docket is crowded with liquor cases. Fair Premium List Revised. MONTESANO. Wash., Jan. IT. (Special.) The premium list for the annual county fair to be held in Elma next September has been revised. The section relates to school awards. Th.s work is done early each year so th.it uarhers and pupils may know ! along wnat lines to work. There will be many prizes for School and com munity exhibits. Orpheum matinee today. 15-25-50-Ad. Orpheum matinee today, 15-25-SO-Ad. BRUMFIELD APPEAL , FILED INCLUDED IS EXHIBITS ARE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. Attorneys Expected to Make Effort to sfiow iCourt Erred in Not Granting Venue Chunge. SALEM, Or Jan. 17 (Special) The transcript of appeal, together with the bill of exceptions and ex hibits of the defense in the case of Dr." Richard Melvln Brumfleld, Rose burg dentist, who is under death sentence for the murder of Xennis Russell of Dillard, Douglas county, were filed in the Oregon supreme court here today. included in the exhibits are a half hundred or more newspaper clippings purporting to give information with relation to the Kussell murder, the subsequent movements of Dr. Brum field, his capture in Canada, return to Koseburg and the proceedings Dre limlnaryi to the trial of the defendant in the Douglas county circuit court. It was said here today that attor neys - for Dr. Brumfield will submit these newspaper clippings to the su preme court In an effort to show that Judge G. G. Bingham, who presided at the trial, erred when he refused to grant the defendant a change of venue. It will be alleged by the de fense attorneys that the newspaper stories were colored," and that they had the effect of so prejudicing the people of Douglas county that the de fendant could not possibly have 're ceived a fail and impartial trial. Precedi the trial In the circuit court these newspaper clippings were presented to Judge Bingham, together with affidavits to the effect that the public mind in southern Oregon was prejudiced against the defendant, "and that it would be impossible to obtain 12 men who could give Dr. Brumfleld a fair trial. Judge Bingham ruled that while he realized that many of the newspaper stories should not have been printed, they were not of sufficient importance under the law to warrant a change of venue. NYSS'A CLUB ENROLLS 28 IlusliH-ss Men Organize and Dine at Hotel Western. XYSSA. Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) A banquet wUi given Wednesday night at the Hotel Western to the mem bers of Xyssa's commercial club. Twenty-eight were signed up as char ter members. Dr. E. A. Nixon, whose ejection as financial secretary was confirmed, collected $48.60 In dues. Frank D. Hall, president, appointed the following committees: Investiga tion, lr. E. A. Nixon; public. ty, Fred L Sheets; entertainment, Isadora Lax and S. D. Goshert. Other com mittees will be appointed at a later meeting. The club will meet the first Wednesday in each month. Forgery Is Charged. ' CHEHALIS. Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe cial.) Ralph Fields today was for mally charged with the crime of first degree forgery, in an Information filed in the Lewis county superior court by County Attorney Herman Allen. ! Two-Part M eis Comedy M 1fT,V ;' KeateTat the i Of- 'V or l! ,.OWf r 'Ixews Weekly 9 i Ij I STV- T 11 A Virf-iTjl toEMPTIQNS H s ssi una. sTunn , 9 : H Coming; Saturday S : n JACKIE. COOGAN 1 RflPF MIM JIM ! IIUI L. 1 11 IU UU1UM Kill BURIED WITH BODIES Records of War Department Support Watson Charge. LYNCHINGS ARE REPORTED White and Negro " Soldiers and . Criminals Executed Are Interred Together. WASHINGTON'. ' D. C, Jan. 17. After presentation of testimony by way of denial. war department records submitted today to the senate committee investigating charges that American soldiers had been hanged without trial in France, showed that -on the Bodies of two men dug up in me iriiitriei j mi nasr yjiuva luyce and black caps In which they were put to death had not been removed. Edwin E. Lamb of Hartford, Conn.. a colonel overseas, testified that In the cas of one rtt the men the body was placed quickly into a coffin and so far as he recalled, the rope and cap were not removed. But In both cases, other witnesses declared, they were removed before the bodies were prepared for shipment homu. Methods of Hartal Attacked. Senator Watson, democrat. Georgia, whose charges concerning illegal executions led to the investigation, attacked the burial of men hanged for "unmentionable crimes" along side of soldiers who fell in battle. Asking a witness if white men and negroes were buried in the same part of the cemetery, he was told that they were that all were soldiers. Taking up the charges of ex-service men that bodies shipped here from France were handled In helter skelter fashion, officers and men at tached to the graves Registration service declared there was no foun dation for such assertions and In sisted that not one body was brought home until identification had been positively established. John Sebastian, a sailor of Jack sonville. Fla., told how. when in a prison at Gievres. he saw the bodies of two negroes lying face down on the ground and wag informed by the guard that two negroes ' had been lynched. He was unable, however, to say whether the bodies were those of the men put to death by a soldier mob. The committee went into hanging methods as part of its general in vestigation. Disagreeing with wit nesses who preceded him. Richard C. Sullivan of Somerville. Mass.. an as sistant embalmer with the graves registration service, declared he saw two bodies taken up with rope and black cap intact. "Was there any evidence that the heart and brain were removed from the bodies of the men hanged?" asked Senator Watson. "I did not notice." Condemned Men Given Opiates Colonel Lamb was the next witness. "Did you witness any executions in France?" "Yes, two at Bazailles. Both were court-martialed." The condemned men were given opiates before hanging- to compose their nerves, the witness declared. "In the case of the second man hanged, 1 think the body was placed quickly in a coffin with the rope and cap still on It," Colonel Lamb ad mitted. The first woman to appear before the committee, Mrs. Griffiths of Washington, whose husband. Colonel Richard H. Griffiths, was killed in France, told of going to France in an effort to locate and Identify his body. It was a headless body," she de sk clared, "and tnere was no tag on it. Are luu sure i(ie uuuy was, or was not, that of your husband?" Sen ator Overman asked. "It was quite impossible to tell." Mrs. Griffiths declared there were no Identification marks on crosses above the graves at the cemetery where her husband was buried. The hearing was adjourned until tomorrow. 3 GARAGE PERMITS City Council to Set Applications for Building Rights Today. Applications for permits to erect and maintain garages at three loca Tv'Annunzio's U histori masterpiece is coming- as the most gigantic spectacle ever screened. 11 tions In East Portland will go be fore the city council today, and they will be referred to Commissioner I Barbur for investigation and recom mendation. They include the appli cations of W. J- Guy. who wants' to erect a concrete garage on Division street, between East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-ighth streets; A. D Kern.' who would erect a four-stall concrete garage at the southwest iminer 01 cast ruiccDin ana r.aai ! Salmon streets, and Charles XL Sen- delbeck, who seeks a permit for a private garage on East Clay street, between East Eightieth and East Eighty-second streets. I Recommendation will be made at this time that garage permits be granted to A. J. Randall. Borthwick t street, between Stanton and Morris streets; John Hamilton, Simpson street, between Albina avenue and Borthwick street; John F. Walsh, Pettygrove street, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, and F. E. Briese for a large public garage on East Alder, between East Thirty third and East Thirty-fourth streets. GOVERXOR NAMES COMMITTEE TO STUDY VICE EVILS. . Hospitalization and Treatment of Addicts to "Be Studied in Plan for Reforms. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) Governor Olcott today named a com mittee of seven prominent Oregon men to investigate the question of hospitalization and treatment of drug addicts in this stale. Appointment of the committee was authorized at the conference on narcotics held in Port land, January 11. The committee is composed of Dr. R. E. Steiner. superintendent of the western Oregon state hospital; Dr. W. D. McNary, superintendent of the eastern "Oregon state hospital; Dr. George Parrish, health officer of the city of Portland; Dr. C. J. Smith, president of the state board of health: Dr. W. T. Williamson, Dr. Calvin S. White and Dr. William House. The latter three physicians are prominent in medical affairs of the state and reside In Portland. To expedite the work of organiza tion the governor has asked Dr. Smith to act as chairman of the com mittee and to call the initial meeting. The governor tonight mailed out let ters asking the several members of the committee to serve. No action has been taken by Gov ernor Olcott with relation to calling a conference of western executives to consider the narcotics problem. DeflnUe announcement to this end. however, may follow a conference to be held In Portland Thursday. This conference will be attended by per sons interested in compelling the il licit drug traffic fronr all parts of the, state. PURSE SEINE APPEAL UP Astoria Attorneys Preparing Papers for Supreme Court. ASTORIA, Jan. 17. (Special.) An appeal to the state supreme court in the case of D. Tarabochia and others against Carl D. Shoemaker has been begun by S. G. C. and . . C. Fulton, attorneys for the plaintiffs. This is the celebrated purse seine case and the appeal Is to be taken from the decision of Circuit Judge Coke of Marshfield, holding that the state anti-purse seine laws passed by the 1921 legislature and effective on Jan uary 1 of this year are constitu tional. Under the provisions of those laws not only are purse seines forbidden to fish for salmon in Oregon waters, but no salmon caught by purse seines outside the Jurisdiction of the state can be brought Into Oregon. Reedsport Will Have Jail. . MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 17. (Spe cial.) Reedsport, the new town on the lower Umpqua river, where four sawmills, a planing mill, fishing plants arfd other Industries are hum ming; where there is a port commis sion, a fine water system and a city municipal system, had overlooked one modern improvement, but now this oversight is being remedied by the construction of a city Jail which is to be 10 by 18 feet, with two cells nnd U SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT AND WILLIAM FOX'S LATEST AND GREATEST PRODUCTION SINCE TUB "QUEEN OP SHEBA" LAST TliASL" HOl'i HERE! ! "THE GREATEST ZANE GREY PRODUCTION EVER PLASHED ON ANY SCKKKN. xAmUNG i vnvt-1. mnv WAMRIfH. y ALSO A FAST ROLLICKING COMEDY NEWS WEEKLY NOVELTIES ! h5k (Off 1M Til; ll - I " - IcyaupUauaUcyLJ CL NOTE! MORRISON ST. AT FOURTH room for several inmates. The Jail will be made fireproof and will be equipped with steel doors, so that It will resemble all other things In Reedsport, in being of the best and latest construction. TOLEDO COMPANY FORMS Investment and Development Con cern Is Incorporated. SALEM, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) The Toledo Investment ft Develop ment company, with headquarters at Toledo, Lincoln county, filed articles of Incorporation here .tortay. The capital stock Is $25,000. The incor porators are C. K. Hawkins, Pei.er Frederick. A. T. Peterson, Ira Wade and F, W. Stevens. The Pacific Automatic Device company, with a capital stock of $20,000 and headquarters in Port land, has been incorporated by Rich ard M. Fox, C. S. Patterson. P. H. Greene and A. C. Ruckdeschel. The Wonder Stores company has filed notice of dissolution. Head quarters were in Portland. Mount Angel Rank Authorized. THE OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, D. C, Jan. 17. Applica tion to organize the First National Bank of Mount Angel, Or., with a capital stock of $30,000, was granted by the controller of the currency today. Logging- Equipment Purchased. ' MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 17. (Spe- cial.) C. MeC. Johnson, who operates ySAm I mi 03! J'itmmA i 1 WASH, at HTH D iV' If a tlitJK Vni3 1 r YJ s a It $ It J I J -it TORE ALL DAY TODAY AND THURSDAY It is the usual custom of the "Greenfield" Store at this time of the year to clean out in our various departments thou sands of pairs Men's, Women's and Children's high-grade Shoes, considerably under the regular prices, and this year I submit to the public our greatest Clearance Sale, which will be proclaimed the shoe sensation of the year. ("Signed; GEO. L. GREENFIELD. SEE THURSDAY EVENING "JOURNAL" Sole Agents v "Ilanan" Shoes for Men and a sawmill on the lower Umpqua river, has purchased in one deal $50,000 worth of. logging equipment for the purpose of enlarging the mill and logging camp output. The equipment This picture, taken from Maude Adams' famous success, is captivating Portland's film admirers. We have heard nothing but praise. Our booking allows but one week for this feature, so see it, by all means, before Saturday. KNOWLES PICTURE PLAYERS SCREENLAND NEWS shows Portland Mazamas' winter hike on Rainier. d torn" AOte 9f Fon irvsfca OUnMV-ACrZ. ED OR "NEWS" Women belonged to the Tachenltch Lumber company and had been used near Kroll. Mr. Johnson shipped the out fit to his camp on the lower Umpqua river and It soon will be In operation. STARTING SATURDAY AT THE LIBERTY THEATER fsoA foo MV BOY