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TOE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1922 HHIKG TO STUDY : BONUS SITUATION HOW PRESIDENT LOOKED WHILE ON SOUTHERN VACATION. 3 PROPOSED CHANGES CENTER PACT STORM Conference to Be Held With Republicans Today. LOAN FEATURE ATTACKED Minority Members Insist That Bill Would Work Injury to People and Veteran Beneficiaries. WASHINGTON", D. O., March 19. President Harding' made an engage ment with republican leaders for 9:30 A. M. tomorrow to discuss the sol diers' bonus situation. Because of appointment made before his return from Florida he was unable to grant their request for a conference to night. Representative Mondell of Wyoming, republican floo- leader, said tonight the whole situation would be laid before the president and that the compromise bank loan plan would be . fully explained. Mr. Mondell would not venture an opinion as to whether the bill would be called up in the house tomorrow under a suspension of the rules, but be appeared to be " confident that there would be de velopment at the White -House con ference that would cause serious al te ration of the plan to put the meas ura through soon. , - Bill Held Best Possible. , "We have a bill quite lifferent from, anything the president had ex pressed an opinion on," said Mr. Mondell. -and a bill that lays- no more burden on the treasury next year than does the forthcoming road bilL for instance. We suspended the rules two years ago to pass the first bonus bill, and there Is good reason to handle the measure that way. There are men who have no responsibility In the matter who would come forward with amendments, not for the purpose of improving the bill, but to make trouble. If we have about the best bill we can get there is no reason to allow the minority to embarrass pur people. , "We have the best bill we can get and a very good one, and the sooner we pass it the better." Speaker Gillett Expected Today. Among those who probably will ac company Mr. Mondell to the White House tomorrow will be Chairman Fordney of the ways and means com mittee. Chairman Campbell of the rules committee, Chairman Towner of the republican house conference. Chairman Fess of the republican con gressional committee. Representative Longworth of Ohio, a member of both the n ays and means and the steerin committees, and Representative Mann of Illinois. Speaker Gillett, who delivered a address today In his home city o Springfield, Mass.. was expected t arrive here tomorrow and to presid over the house. - Whether he would see the president before the bouse convened was not disclosed, but some administration officers said today that they were confident it would no entertain a motion to suspend th rules and pass the bonus bill. Thi question was one that house leader said they would take up with the executive. , Hardlns Confer With Mellon. Eoon after Mr. Harding returned here today he had an hours confer ence with Secretary Mellon at the White House. It was understood that the bonus question was discussed. An attack on the bonus measure was made in minority views made public today by Representative Tread way ef Massachusetts, and Tilson of Connecticut, republican members of the ways and means committee. They declared their belief that the- bill, if enacted into law, "would do more harm to the people of the country, the veterans themselves and their families included, than it would do ffood to the individual beneficiaries." 'f . k ir 1 v. ' X - b; - ?k?S2 V"" . - i" r r j- - : ; . - 5 . - - ,: - 7. j Photo copyright by Underwood. HARDING LEAVISG GOLF II?fKS AT ORMOXDA, FIA, AFTER GAME, This close-un of President Harding was taken while he was on his vacation lust as he left the golf links at Ormonda. Fla.. with Edward Beala McLean of Washington (driving). About ten minutes after the president left the links John I. Rockefeller, who played on the same links as the president, arrived on the course. A erow gathered around the president after he finished his game and the executive shook hands with a large number of persons. , Senate Debate Enters Con cluding Chapter Today. HOPE" SEEN FOR ONLY ONE UBLIC OPINION TO RULE TREATIES TO BE RATIFIED. SAYS SPEAKER GIlXiETT. BERLIN WORKERS HARD UP Pay Declared Comparatively Less Than That ol Coolies. (Copyrleht by the New York World. Pub iished by Arrangement.) BERLIN, March 19. (Special by wireless.) The average German workers, even among the better-paid classes, are actually earning less than Siamese coolies, hitherto con sidered the lowest-paid worker hi the world, figures compiled by the weitwirtschartllche Nachrichten show. The German average Is taken from the metal workers, who earn com paratively large sums, about 100 marks a day. The Siamese coolies get one tikal, or about 60 cents, or about 140 marks a day at present rates of exchange. PIG CENSUSJT0 BE TAKEN Rural Carriers to Get Data for Department of Agriculture. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 19. The department of agriculture, through the help of rural mall car riers, will set up machinery early in May to obtain the probable pig popu lation of the 14 states leading ih the production of swine. More than 24.000 carriers, connected with 9500 post- offices, will take the pig census. As they drive through the country, carriers will distribute card question naires and obtain reports from the farms on each route. From these re turns percentages and state totals will be worked out and applied to the total of all farms in the 14 states. DR. LORENZ IN DETROIT Crowd Greets Famous Austrian Surgeon at Station. BKTROIT, Mich., March 19. Dr. Adolph Loreni, famous Austrian 'bloodless surgeon" who came to De troit to open tomorrow a week's free Orthopedic clinic for crippled chil dren, was the guest of honor today 9t Mayor Couzens and prominent mem bers of the medical fraternity. A large crowd assembled greeted the surgeon when he arrived from New York. y The 300 cases Dr. Lorens will treat were selected at preliminary clinics held last viek. Mining Engineer Dies. DENVER, March 19. Philip Argall, mining Engineer and international authority on metallurgy, died here today after a short illness. He was the founder of the Argall Basic Treat ment for ores, and was widely known as an expert on cyanidation. Mr. Argall was 68 years old. He was the author of numerous scientific books and papers. View Is Expressed That Condition of China Is Key . to Prob lems of Pacific. SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. March ,19. Power of public opinion, despite the stubborn opposition of partisanship. ealousy and perversity," will domi nate the United States senate and se cure the ratification of the treaties which resulted from the conference on limitation of armament, declared Speaker Gillett of the house of repre sentatives in an address here today. The speaker said that he believed the condition of Ohlna is really the key to the problems of the Pacific. Japan and the United States, he said, are the two great powers which have emerged from the war with unques tioned eolvency and .with the finan cial ability to continue on a large scale equipment for war. These two powers, he added, have in the Pacific treaty joined with England and France In an agreement that they will not go to war with- each other with out mutual conference and discussion and have put an end to the English Japanese treaty, which was a war measure. This, in his opinion, he said, was one of the outstanding, useful acts of the conference. GIRL'S DEATH PHIAL USED Continued From First Pasre.) quaintances said she had many ad mirers and was in the habit fit enter taining lavishly. A few days before her death she showed to a young woman friend a bottle which she said contained poi son, remarking that she would use it when she was "through with life." Wharton said she had shown him two bottles, one containing perfume, but had said nothing auout the contents of the other. Medical Examiner Magrath, who pronounced Miss Clark's death a case of suicide, began an Investigation into the death of Larsen shortly after the body was found. Comment Held Disgraceful. At the start of his letter to the medical examiner Larsen said: 'In order that the disgraceful com ment of certain Boston newspapers upon the death of Miss Clark may be given a chance to come to completion, I take the liberty in this way to tell what I know about the ragedy." A poriion or me letter loiiows: "Miss Clark was not a 'society belle' of the pleasure-seeking type. Her charming parties were given to kill moroseness her life had precipitated n her. Defiant of society, too strong to ask for help or sympathy, she long ago decided on how the end should be when her many devoted friends no longer could divorce her from the misery of her own thoughts. Poixon Is Requested. "Knowing me to be a chemist, she asked me to get her some poison. I agreed, extracting from her the promise that she would not use it until her mother came back. She gave her promise and I prepared for her a solution, although I did not anticipate to what end. Neither Mr. G. nor any of the other gentlemen ol the party had any part in Miss A DAILY recurring delight: Red Rock Cottage Cheese every morsel good " and wholesome, full of ' deliciousness and deli cate flavor ; the young thrive upon it the old are sustained by it ; inexpensive, no waste. Say "Red. Rock" to your dealer, j Made daily at the plants of the Red Rock Dairy Clark's suicide. Nor had the young lady from Worcester. "What happened Wednesday after noon and night, .1 will shortly de scribe. - "I called Miss Clark on the 'phone about 6 o'clock, she asking me to join her and her friends as soon as I could. I arrived at her apartment at about 7 o'clock, where I met two gentlemen, Mr. and Mr. neither of whom I had met before. Present also was Miss Clark's, lady friend from Worcester. "The two gentlemen left . shortly after my arrival to procure a pint of whisky, with .which they soon re appeared. At 10 o'clock Mr. went to the auto show and came back about 11:30., Shortly before that Miss Clark had telephoned Mr. , who came to the apartment shortly after. Mnsle Played All Time. "All this time music had been played. We had danced and conversed gaily. I was not feeling very well, "not -having had dinner, and therefore asked the ladies' permission to go for dinner. Miss Clark, however, personally made up some sandwiches and partook herself in the meal. 'Around 1:30 Mr. reclined on a couch. Mr. was conversing with Miss Clark and I with the lady from Worcester. I had a suspicion that Miss Clark had told her friend about the poison and aiso that she contem plated 4.0- break her promise. I took the phial, but Miss Clark saw it and tried to regain it. I gave it willingly back to her after , having made hei affirm her promise not to use it until after her mother came back. A few minutes later, while I was in the hall, I heard Mr. cry out for me. Rushing into the parlor, I found Miss Clark dying in a chair. I tried to make her throw up the poison, but neither mine nor Mr. ' effort succeeded. Then I, knowing the ef fects of the poison, notified by tele phoned physicians and then left the apartment in order to avoid question ing by non-understanding policemen. I preferred to wait until my testimony would be of value, then give it and take the rest of the poison, as I in tended to do already before I had the privilege of meeting Miss Clark, whom I truly estimate to be one of the world s finest women. Quarrel With Friend Denied. The letter closed with these words: "I have never quarreled with my friend, Mr. . I knew him able and myself unable to marry Miss Clark, and therefore never knowingly ap peared to be his rival. "Sir I wish it would be impossible to stop the scandal-mongery of the public." In the letter to the editor of a Bos ton newspaper Larsen said: "An insatiable desire for scandals will cause you incessant grief when ever you meet discreet people. Let me advise you to use (naming a well known poison) when your inferiority becomes too ennscious in your mind (if you have ''one). Take my advice Mr. Editor. ' Discharge the man or men that wrote about the latest 'back bay scandal.' Neither to you nor to the public can they give anything but an after-dinner digesting agent. And for that purpose (the aforementioned poison) is better and sweeter than the venom of your columns." Larsen was preparing a thesis on a well-known poison with which he had hoped to win scholastic honors when he became entangled in the love affair which culminated in the death of both by self-administration of poison. He was rated as a model student In his department and had access to enough chemicals to kill a regiment, accordine: to college officials. MEXICO TO: PAT CUIUS NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNITED , STATES PROGRESSING. Good Morning! The Thought for today: "Gasco Briquets are the Best Fuel, because they tire All Heat No Ash." Let us serve you. Call Main 6500. Portland Gas & Coke Co. President Obregon Declares Whole Situation Has Reached Fa vorable Phase. MEXICO CITY. March 19. (By th Associated Press.) President Obre gon declared today that the negotla tlon-s between George T. Summerlin the American charge, and Albert Pani, minister of foreign affairs, have reached a most favorable phase. . "The negotiatipns," he said, "look as if a favorable solution might be expected soon." In the opinion of President Obre gon the resignation of Albert B. Fall, Che American secretary of the inte rior, would not affect Mexico's Inter national relations. Asked whether Great Britain had suggested to the Mexican governmen the appointment of a special mission composed of representatives ef som of the neutral countries to settle th claims of British subjects, the presl dent said no such proposal had been received, adding that Mexico intends to pay the claims of foreign resi dents for damages suffered during the revolution, as was decreed by ex-President Carranza. This necree led to the formation of the mixed claims commission, to which all nations were invited to send delegates. Japan, Italy and Spain have already accepted invita tiona. Discussing local affairs, President Obregon said that the sale of Ter raza's property in , Chihuahua has been upheld, pending Investigations to discover whether legal Irregular ities exist, though the federal gov ernment does not appose the sale. VETERANS PREVENT TALK Elmer Smith of Centralia Barred From Eureka Platform. . EUREKA, March 19. Elmer Smith, an attorney of Centralia, Wash., was prevented from making a public speech here lact night by 75 members of the American Legion, police and deputy sheriffs. The ex-service men filed upon the platform when Smith started to speak and informed him the address would not be permitted. Smith was lodged in jail, the police said, for his own protection. Smith was tried on a charge of murder in connection with the armistice demon stration at Centralia in 1919 and ac quitted. , Baker Fined $100. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. Lwis Stella, a baker, was fined $100. yes terday by Judge Jackson on a charge of selling short-weight bread. , Too Meed not Have a Cold . it yon will taka Laxative BROMO QUI NINE TABLETS when Ton real thu firmt symptom of a Cold coming on. Adv. Best e-radf-M nf rnfl firrnrt Diamond Coal Co.. Bdwv. 8037 Adv HMIIIIlllllllIllIIJJHIIIIf III IlllllllUMllf IJ I HAZELWOOD I PASTRY I A For Afternoon Teas f SCOTCH SCONES 30c Per Dozen 1 ENGLISH MUFFINS S 30c Per Dozen These are delicious, 1 toasted to a delicate brown and buttered. Declaration That Pacific Treaty Contemplates "NV Alliance" Acceptably to Harding:. WASHINGTON. D. C, March 19. Three proposed reservations promise to become tho final storm centers of the senate's debate on ihe four-power Pacific treaty, which enters a con eluding chapter tomorrow under unanimous consent agreement to vote finally on ratification Friday. Only one of these reservations Is said by the supporters to be accept able to President Harding; and it is the only one that administration leaders expect to see adopted. It was framed in the foreign relations com mittee and declares thevtreaty con templates "no alliance.'' A group of administration- senators still hope they may accomplish ratification without even this qualification, but those in charge of the treaty are not row inclined to try the experiment, Determined Fight Expected. A second reservation which is ex pected to provoke a determined fight is in process of formulation by var ious groups of senators opposed te unreserved ratification. It will pro- vid that putside powers shall be consulted In Pacific controversies where their interests are affected. The third is a blanket "no alliance' declaration, originally framed by for eign relations committee republicans but abandoned! by them after confer ences with President Harding . and reintroduced on the senate floor by Senator Johnson, republican, Cali fornia, an "h-reconeilable" foe of the treaty. As the situation shapes in its final analysis, the old groupings of the Versailles treaty fight are reappear ing, but with many material altera tions. Its former members are of the republican "mild reservationlst bloc, who have taken the lead in urging that the revised committee draft of the "no alliance" reservation be voted down. On ths other hand, it was to placate a wing of the Versailles "irre concilables" that the reservation was framed. Again, as in the Versailles treaty maneuverings, the administra tion leaders are trying by the middle course to keep- peace between these two elements. Harding's Win Is Cited. Those of the "mild reservationists" of -other days, who want no reserva tionis at all to the four-power treaty, argue that the wish of President Harding for an ' unreserved ratifica tion should be fulfilled if possible, and declare they have made a canvass of sentiment showing that it is pos sible. But they concede the margin woul4 be a very narrow one, and they have agreed to support the reservation if in the end it still seems necessary to make a two-thirds rati fication vote certain. The group of Versailles "irrecon- cilables" willing to take . the four- power treaty with the "no-alliance" reservation has had for its principal spokesman thus far Senator Branda gee, , republican, Connecticut, who drew the reservation as well as the original blanket declaration, sow re vived by Senator Johnson. During the coming week, probably Tuesday, another member of this group. Sen ator McCormick, republican, Illinois, expects to address the senate and ex plain why the reservation was con sidered necessary. Sharp Exchange Suspected. A sharp exchange with the other wing of the Versailles irreconcila- bles," who also have adopted a bitter end attitude toward the present treaty, semes likely to follow. Some sharp debate "is expected over the original " Brandegee reservation when Senator Johnson calls it up for action. Mr. Johnson expects to ask for an explanation why those who had sponsored the reservation in com mittee withdrew it after conferences with President Harding. The proposal to include outside powers in Pacific "conferences" under the treaty has been voted down in various other forms three times dur ing the last week, but Its proponents are drafting wnat tney call a com promise reservation which they be lieve may attract the support of some of those who were recorded against similar propositions on previous roll calls. Administration leaders, how- j ever, insist there Is no possibility that j the reservation' will be accepted. STATEMENT OF CONDITION THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA oNational oIssociation (A NATIONAL BANK) SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND :: SEATTLE :: TACOMA" AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MARCH 10, 1922 ASSETS Loans and Discounts Bank Premises fSan Francisco 8c Branches Other Real Estate Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit Sundry Bonds and Stocks United States Bonds to secure Circulation Other United States Securities Redemption Fund with United States Treasurer m IS m vm m Other Assets - m Cash and Sight Exchange LIABILITIES Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits Reserve for Taxes and Interest Circulation Letters of Credit Bills payable and Rediscounts widi Federal Reserve Bank Other Liabilities . Deposits 55,248,487.17 ' 1,500,058.70 179,267.71 ' 3,757,903.50 4,662,761.65 2,150,000.00 4,326,181.11 107,500.00 6,703,58 21,397,052.48 $93,335,915.90. $ 8,500,000.00 8,670,984.25 100,986.90 2,149,997.50 ,3,839,987.86 650,000.00 310,695.14 69,113,264.25 $93,335,915.90 PORTLAND WILLIAM A. MACRAE,c2artafer JAMES T. bXjKTCHAELL,As3L Manager CHARLES LEIGH, Asst. Manager The Bank of California, N. A. San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma constitute one Association under one management and depositors at any one of the Hank's offices have the protection of the entire Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits of the Association. "Associated for thee generations 'with the best progress of the West' Si clal.) Taklma beekeepers who have inspected their apiaries recently re port that the bees came through the winter in better condition than usual, and the owners are sanguine over prospects for a profitable season. T .3 tTVui, in,ll O .n'Q n I -.ail CENTRALIA, Wash., March 19. Special.) 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Bid Sale The War Department offers approxi mately 1,273,000 pairs of new FielAand Trench shoes for sale by sealed bids. Bids received for the entire lot only. . Bids will be received until 12 noon (Eastern time) April 10, 1922, by the Chief, Surplus Property Division, Of fice Quartermaster General, Room 1402, Munitions Building1, Washington, D. C. CONDITION! The ehoes are new. They are stored at various points In the north, cant, south and west. They are to be sold "as Is" and "where is" f. o. b. cars or common carrier without warranty or guarantee as to size, last or condi- ti0n TRRMSl 10 deposit of total amount bid In form of cash or certified check must accompany the bid. Shipping- Instructions and balance of bid in bankers' acceptance or irrevocable letters of credit, payable not to exceed four months from date of award on all shoes except those located at Atlanta, tin. On the Atlanta lot (approximately 211.000 pairs) payment and shipping instructions to be furnished on or before June 16, 1922. . . For detailed list of sizes, widths, oantl ties and locations of the various lots, together with proposal blanks, address Chief, Sales Promotion Section Of flee Director of Rnlrs, Room 2.M.1, Munition HulldinK, Washington, D. C. i WMfMtortdir daintiest and most 4eiidoan Wood Fuel Is CLEANEST COSTS LESS SUMMER PRICES NOW ON GREEN WOOD GREEN STAMPS s. Sc H. m Delivery at Once jj Anywhere in City HOLMAN FUEL CO. Broadway 6353 Automatic 560-21