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THE AIORXIXG- OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, - FEBHTJATtY 17, 1923
SERIATE
I
TREATY WAS-MADE
All Available Data on Negotia
tions Wanted.
CHIEF'S REPLY AWAITED
Foreign Relations Committee De
cides to Go Ahead With Other
Arms Agreements.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. IS. Sen
ate debata on the four-power Pacific
treaty began today with a prelimi
nary tilt resulting in a request to
President Harding for all available
information as to how the treaty was
negotiated.
An hour of general discussion,
which brought to the surface various
cross-currents of senate opinion, but
failed to develop definitely the rela
tive strength of supporters and op
ponents of the treaty, preceded adop
tion of the formal request for In
formation. The resolution of request
had the support of republican and
democratic leaders alike and was ap
proved without a record vote.
Other Treaties Taken Up.
While It awaited the president's
reply, the foreign relations commit
tee decided to go. ahead with other
treaties resulting from the arms ne
gotiations in the hope that all of
them might be pressed to ratification
without considerable delay.
At a meeting late in the day the
committee completed Its reading of
the naval limitation and submarine
treaties without bringing to light any
indication of opposition. Tomorrow
it will read through the general far
eastern and Chinese tariff pacts.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
ranking democrat member of the
committee, and leader of the unsuc
cessful fight for ratification of the
treaty of Versailles, presented the
resolution requesting full Informa
tion from the president.
Phraseology Is Changed.
With some minor changes in phrase
ology, it promptly was accepted by
Senators 1Odge of Massachusetts and
Underwood of Alabama, republican
and democratic senate leaders, re
spectively, and both members of the
American delegation to the arms con
ference, although each declared he
knew of no information regarding the
four-power negotiations that was not
already before the senate.
Senator Underwood, explaining at
length why no record of the nego
tiations was kept, declared the dis
cussions could not be carried on in a
public way because they concerned
principally the abrogation of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance, a subject on
which the American delegation could
speak only by private suggestion.
"The heads of delegations," Mr
Underwood added, "conducted directly
most of the international exchanges
leading up to the treaty."
B "Amazement Is Expressed.
Declaring himself "amazed" that no
minutes of so important a discussion
had been kept. Senator Hitchcock re
plied that his resolution at least
might result in some light being
thrown on certain questions raised in
regard to interpretation of the treaty
terms. . Senator Johnson, republican,
California, also declared a further ex
planation was due the senate and the
American people, since the 900-page
book of data submitted with the
treaties contained scarcely a refer
ence to the four-power pact.
When President Harding will reply
to the resolution was uncertain to
night in view of the absence of Sec
retary Hughes, who has gone to
Bermuda.
It was Indicated, however, that ac
tion would be taken as quickly as
possible because of the president's
desire to have ratification of the
treaties completed without delay.
ation; that will stand between legis
lative bodies and the demagogue who
Is a greater menace than the I. W. W.,
the bolshevist or theanarehist; that
will every two years seek the clean
est, ablest men for officers, Insist on
their candidacy and actively aid in
their nomination and election. The
second great need of. the country is
to substitute political honesty for the
gross republican dishonesty practiced
by their leaders since 1918. This lat
ter the democrats proposed to do and
challenge the republicans to do likewise."
RIGHTS OF THE NETHERLANDS
AND PORTUGAL RESPECTED.
United States, Britain, Japan and
, France Dispatch Note on
Agreement on Pacific.
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. 16. The
United States, Great Britain, Japan
and France, as parties! to the four-
power Pacific freaty, have formally
notified Portugal and The Nether
lands that they are "firmly resolved"
to respect the rights of these two
nations in the Pacific in the same way
that the rights of the four principal
powers are to be respected, under the
treaty.
A copy of the note which was sent
to The Netherlands and Portuguese
governments on February 4 was put
Into the senate record late today by
Senator Lodge, republican, of Massa
chusetts, who was a member of the
American delegation to the arms con
ference. The text of the note was contained
In the following letter to Senator
Lodge from Secretary Hughes:
"Referring to our conversations in
relation to the note given to The
Netherlands government. I beg to say
that the following is a copy of the
note whlcn was delivered to the min
ister for foreign affairs of The Neth
erlands on February 4, 1922:
"'The United States of America
have concluded on December 13. 192L
with the British Empire, France and
Japan a treaty with, a view to the
preservation of the general peace and
the maintenance of their rights In
relation to their Insular possessions
and insular dominions in the region
of the Pacific ocean. They have
agreed thereby as between themselves
to respect their rights in relation to
these possessolns and dominions.
" 'The Netherlands, not being eigna
tory to the said treaty, and The Neth
erlands' possessions in the region of
the Pacific ocean therefore not being
included in the agreement, referred
to, the government of the United
States of Amercia, anxious to forestall
any conclusion contrary to the spirit
of the treaty, desires to declare that
it is firmly resolved to respect the
rights of The Netherlands in relation
to their insular possessions in the
region of the Pacific ocean.'
'Thi3 is identical with notes deliv
ered by the British, French and Jap
anese ministers.
"A similar note was delivered to
the Portuguese government"
HASTE IN ELECTION
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Winston Spencer Churchill
Pleads With Commons.
NEW PARLIAMENT NEEDED
Secretary for Colonies Declares Re-
publican Assemblymen Were
Chosen for Radicalism.
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symptoms of a Cold coming- on. Adv.
Smoke IN-B-TWEEN Finest littln cAeur
in the world, 5c earti; 5 in foil 25c. Adv.
JAIL BREAK FRUSTRATED
Automatic Pistol and Hacksaws
Found in Search of Cell.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 16. An at
tempt to break from the county Jail
apparently was frustrated today when
Sheriff Morris and his deputies found
an automatic pistol and three pack
ages of hacksaws secreted in a cell
occupied by Owen Baker and H. L.
Turner, both under long sentences to
Walla Walla etate.prison for robbery.
The men denied all knowledge of
the weapon and saws.
The action of the prisoners made
Sheriff Morris suspicious and a search
of an hour this afternoon disclosed
the plans for a jail delivery.
LONDON, Feb. 16. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) In moving the second
reading of the Irish free state treaty
in the houBe of commons today, Win
ston' Spencer Churchill, secretary for
the colonies, laid stress on the neces
sity for giving effect to the treaty by
clothing the provisional government,
as the treaty provided, with lawful
powers and enabling it to hold an
election at the earliest moment.
"It is the view of the Irish signa
tories to the treaty," he said, "that
an Irish republic had been set up by
the Irish people at the elections, and
that the Irish could only be converted
Into a free state by the decision of
the people. We don't recognize the
Irish republic and never will."
The objects of the proposed elec
tion, added the secretary, were to se
cure an adequate constitutional as
sembly and "a fresh, normal and, if
I may say so, sensible parliament in
Ireland."
Present Members Scored.
Of the present Irish parliament, Mr.
Churchill declared that it was not
chosen because of the fitness of its
members to govern, but because they
were thought to be most obnoxious to
Great Britain and men who hated
England most. The success of De
Valera at the election he character
lzed as an "ugly hypothesis."
"It is perfectly clear that the re
pudiation of the treaty by Ireland
would free all parties from their en
gagements," the secretary continued.
"and the position of Britain, standing
on the treaty and ready to carry it if
others were found on behalf of the
Irish nation to do their part, would
be a position of great moral as well
as undoubted material strength.
"The position of southern Ireland,
on'the other hand, would be one of
great weakness and difficulty. The
position of northern Ireland would be
quite unaffected." t
Reds' Influence Scooted.
All the ' government's information
led it to feel that such an assump
tion a3 the success of De Valera was
incorrect. "In any case," added the
secretary, "it would be a. pity for us
to go threatening and blustering on
this stage and give the impression
that the Irish people were being
made to vote under duress."
Alluding to the report of a coup
d'etat to overturn the provisional
government, Mr. Churchill said:
"There are those who think the pres
ent Irish government may be over
thrown by a coup, d'etat, and a red
soviet government . set up. The
British government does not think
that at all likely, but If it were, it
is quite clear that a soviet ypublic
would ruin the Irish cause for a
hundred years, while not in any re
spect impairing the foundation of the
British empire or the security of
Ulster. No people really are less
likely to turn bolshevik than the
Irish." '
Soviet Attempt Improbable.
LONDON, Feb. 16. By-the Asso
ciated Press.) Prediction that a
coup d'etat in Ireland which will
result In the setting up ora soviet re
public, would" ruin. Ireland's cause for
a century, was made by Winston
ChufChfll, secretary for the colonies,
in moving in the house of commons
today the second reading of the Irish
free state bill. Such an occurrence
was not at all likely, however, in the
opinion of the British government, he
said. '
' . Collins Asks Patience. .
DUBLIN, Feb. 16. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Michael Collins, head
of the provisional government, to
night sent a long- telegram to Wins
ton Spencer Churchill, British secre
tary for the colontes. It was in the
nature of a manifesto to the British
people asking fair play for the treaty
In respect to the recent happenings
in Ulster, and for the apportionment
of the blame for them in the proper
places.
TRUCKS ARE OVERLOADED
County Authorities at Vancouver
to Stop Practice.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 16.
(Special.) Quite a number of truck
owners in this county are hauling
overloads, much larger than they pay
license on and the state is determined
that every truck operated must have
a license, for the amount of load car
ried. Frank Wilson, state patrol officer,
today stopped a milkman who had a
two-ton truck which weighed 6600
pounds. A wood hauler was found
with an overload of 10,000 pounds.
WILSON'S SHIRT SOLD
Ex-Presldent's Cast-Off Garment
. Auctioned for Charity.
ALBANY, Ga., Feb. 16. One of ex
Presldent Wilson's cast-off shirts,
made into dainty aprons, brought the
top price at a charity auction nere,
Anntttl hv thA lnra.1 chanter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion for the education or an orpnan
girl.
Other shirts were contributed by
Thomas A. Edison, Jack Dempsey,
Henry Ford and other notables.
CHAUFFEUR QUIZZED AGAIN
Miss Nonnand's Sttry on Visit to
Taylor Is Corroborated.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, Feb. 16. Wil
liam Davis, chauffeur for Mabel Nor
tnand, film actress, was subjected to
another quizzing today by the offi
cials who are searching for a clew
to the murderer of William Desmond
Taylor, motion picture director.
At the conclusion of a two-hour
session "in the district attorney's of
fice, It was said Davis had retold his
original story, corroborating that ol
Miss Normand, that the director ac
companied her to her automobile
when she left his apartments a short
time before he was murdered.
The officials were said to have re
ceived some Information from Hart
ford, Conn, today, relative to Edward
Sands, the missing ex-butler-sec-retary
to Taylor. This was under
stood to include the statement that
ror some months prior to the latter
part of 1919, Sands was known among
the navy sailors there and at New
London, Conn, as "Chief" Snyder. '
CREAMERY IN NEW HOME
Vancouver Plant Can Make 10,000
Pounds of Butter .Daily.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 16.
(Special.) The Vancouver Creamery
company. Inc., has Just removed from
the old building at Main and Twen
tieth streets to its permanent h o,
Fourteenth and Main streets, in the
Hidden building.
The creamery was star'cJ here
about two years ago and has rapidiy
increased its output The new build
ing houses enough equipment to man
ufacture 10,000 pounds of butter
daily. When necessity demands, there
is room for installation of additional
machinery.
Storm Warnings Are Posted.
Storm warnings were flying last
night at all points on the Pacific
coast north of San Francisco. The
warning issued by the weather bur
eau was that a storm off Vancouver
island was moving eastward and that
strong southeast, probably shifting
to southwest gales were to be ex
pected all along the northern coast.
The warnings have been flying con
tinuously since Wednesday morning.
Women on Lane Jury Panel.
EUGENE, Or, Feb. 16. (Special.)
Twelve of the 31 jurors drawn for
the spring term of circuit court which
convenes February 27 are women.
Each woman drawn gave her occupa
tion as "housewife." Those drawn
were as follows: Mrs. Mary C. Howe,
Creswel.l; Mrs. Elizabeth H. Mills, Cot
tage Grove; Mrs. Charity S. Keeney,
Eugene; 'Mrs. Eva Kompp, Eugene;
Mrs. Maude Harper, Junction City;
Mrs. Emma -Haskin, Lorane; Mrs.
Hattie B. Groshong, Creswell; Mrs.
Mary B. Kessey, Springfield; Mrs.
Jennie B. Higgins, Eugene; Mrs. Agnes
M. McLean, Eugene; Mrs. Fannie Mc
Alister, Eugene; Mrs. Esther Clark,
Springfield.
Fruit Trees Uninjured.
WHITE SALMON. Wash, Feb. 16.
(Special.) The horticultural in
spector reports that fruit trees have
not been injured during the winter
and growers are looking for another
record crop of apples.
Pole Contracts Let at Eugene.
EUGENE, Or, Feb. 15. (Special.)
Engineers of the California & Oregon
Power company, which has announced
that it will construct an electric trans
mission line from Prospect, near Med
ford, to Springfield to connect with
the valley system of the . Mountain
States Power company, are here mak
ing contracts for cedar posts for the
line. A. C. Thompson, treasurer of
the power company, who is here with
H. G. Sharp and T. H. Ness, engineers,
said all arrangements for right of
way through Lane county have been
made and that construction will be
started shortly.
SPANISH INFLUENZA.
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other drugstores. Adv.
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dition to thousands of exclusive ad
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telligent and active support to legisla
tures and congresses in ' the enact
ment of wise, remedial legislation
that will support legislative bodies in
guarding the treasuries against ex
travagance; that will co-operate with
legislative bodies in the preparation
and enactment of comprehensive.
Hazelwood
Gluten Bread
25c and 45c per loaf
GLUTEN HEALTH
WAFERS
$1 per lb.
BRAN COOKIES
15c per dozen.
BRAN MUFFINS
25c per dozen.
Hazelwood
Dairy Store
126 Tenth St.
Broadway
Hazelwood
PASTRY DEFT
127 Broadway
Conservative
and
Progressive
The First National Bank is a custo
dian of other people's money
The management of this Bank is
conservative in carefully safe-guarding
the funds of its depositors.
But the First National bank has
assumed a further responsibility
which has helped it maintain fiirst
-place in its community. It has been
progressive.
It has pursued a broad policy of pro
gressive activity it has adopted new
methods , of best serving its cus
tomers. It owes its position of being the first
bank in the Pacific northwest to its
creative enterprise as well as its
sound and safe policies.
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Portland, Oregon ,.' ,
The First National Bank West of ,
, the Rocky Mountains.
Member American Bankers' Association
J. & P. Coates'
Sewing Thread
5c
Full 150-yard spools, in
black and white. All num
bers 8 to 100.
The Largest Chain Department
.Store Organization in the World.
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J. & P. Coates
Crochet Cotton
incorporated
312 DEPARTMENT STORES
111 Fourth St., Just North of Washington
10c
Full yardage. White,
ecru and colors. Sizes 3
to 100.
UAL V
Throughout Our Store
The buyers for each one of our departments have provided us with unusually large and attractive stocks
to meet the requirements of our February customers. A visit to our store at this time will prove both in
structive and interesting, and at the same time will introduce many unusual values.
"Without a Smiling
Face Do Not
Become a Merchant"
is an old Chinese proverb.
For picturesqueness, shrewd
common sense and penetrat
ing vision, the Chinese excel.
A smile, a kind word, a
sympathetic, helping hand,
costs nothing; they unlock
the gates of untold happiness
and success.
Without these human qual
ifications, man indeed should
not become a merchant.
Service as expressed by
salespeople who smile, who
are courteous, attentive, effi
cient, who render helpful as
sistance to their customers,
is an oft-mentioned charac
teristic of this J. C. Penney
Co. store.
We strive to be worthy
merchants.
And we shall endeavor to
deserve your patronage.
36-Inch
Ever Fast
Suitings
37c
Here is a beautifully fin
ished suiting that is posi
tively guaranteed to be fast
color. We have it in all the
new shades. If it fades we
will not only refund the pur
chase price, but will also pay
for the making of the dress.
Desirable
Wash Fabrics
At Extremely Tempting Prices
30-inch "Washarnede" Crepe. Many colors to choose OQ
from ,
30-inch Fancy Windsor Crepe, pretty patterns, sev- OOp
eral colors a...- Jtl
32-inch Imported Scotch Zephyr Ginghams, soft and CQ
dainty OVK,
32-inch Utility Ginghams. New designs in this stand- OP-,
ard fabric Ul
32-inch Amoskeag Chambrays. Solids and fancies; all OQ
new 01
36-inch Melbourne Challies. Neat and attractive pat- - rT
terns excellent quality All
40-inch Fancy Organdie. Crisp and summery are the IQf
new shades rri1
32-inch Renfrew Zephyr Gingham. Stripes, plaids, OQ
checks and solids !
30-inch Imperial Chambray. Linen finish; soft, fine OQ
.texture LiUL
36-inch Fancy Silkolette. For coat and suit linings; all QQ
colors 301
3.6-inch Colored Nainsook. Pink and lavender. Ideal for QQ
underthings .. Ot1
36-inch White English Nainsook. Soft and smooth in OQ
its daintiness ; 01
27-inch White Checked Dimity. A good dimity, reason- OQ
ably priced 01
36-inch Flesh Colored Nainsook. Makes good-looking, OP
serviceable underthings ., tll
Blouses
For Boys
Full cut, well made Boys'
Blouses in neat stripe pat
terns. Made of woven mad
ras and cloths' in fast colors
and good wearing quality.
Our large buying power, en
ables us to offer these excep
tional values at
69c
36-Inch
Ever Fast
Ginghams
53c
As its name implies, this
exquisite fabric is absolutely
fast color. It is one of the
most beautiful as well as one
of the most economical fab
rics we know of. Solid col
ors is most every shade.
Woven Flaxon
Fancy
32 inches wide. New stripes,
checks and plaids. The cloth
de luxe for summer apparel.
59c
Pajama Check
36-Inch
Heavier and longer-wearing
than nainsook or dimity. Ex
cellent for underwear.
17c
Permalawn
White
Everyone knows this high
grade lawn. Crisp and sheer
in its shimmering freshness.
49c
Honor Muslin
' Bleached .
Our own brand of Bleached
"Honor" Muslin, J. C. Pen
ney Co. label affixed. We
are sure you cannot dupli
cate it at, yard
15c
Silk Stripe Shirts
'Remarkable Value for Men
IT is our good fortune to be
able to offer our customers
this exceptionally fine quality
Dress Shirt for men, at a price that
assures a truly remarkable value.
$1.98
Men's Neckband Dress Shirt; extra
full cut of woven madras with thread
silk and fiber silk stripes. New spring
pattern's in' neat and fancy effects.
French cuffs with button on sleeve
facing.
Volume buying for S12 Mores enables na to offer
you such values nu this.
High School Suits
For Youths of 15 to 20 Years
FOR the lad who is looking for his first long trousers
suit as well as for the older boy who is just about to
enter young manhood, we have collected the newest,
smartest styles in. Spring and Summer Suits which we
are offering at exceptionally low prices.
Youths' or High School Suits of twilled cassimeres in brown
and gray mixed effects. 'Sizes 15 to 20 years.
$14.75 and $17.50
Youths' or High School Suits of better grade cassimeres,
unfinished worsteds and serges. Sizes 15 to 20 years. Won
derful values.
$19.75 and $24.75
These suits are shown in both single and double-breasted
styles; also the "Sport" model which is so popular in our young
men's line this season.
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