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THE 'MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECE3IBER 29, 1923 S s GERMANY DESIRES 0. 5. COMMISSION Plea Made for Body to De - cide'Reparations. BUSINESS MEEDS CITED tlead of V. S. Chamber of Com merce Makes Request Public ', and Submits Response, WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec, 28. Further aspects of the move for an American commission to Inquire into Germany's capacity to pay repara tions came to light tonight when the chamber of commerce of the United States made public a definite re quest from German business men that such a commission be ap pointed. The request was transmitted through the German Industrie und Handelstag, a national organization representing German business ln , terests. In reply the chamber of ' commerce expressed gratification at the confidence shown in American business leadership, but deferred a definite decision pending discussion of the reparations question by the council of allied premiers at their meeting January 2. The correspondence as made pub lic contains no reference to previ ous discussion of the project, al though It is known that in a less formal way the American commis sion plan has been under consid eration in Germany, the United States and other countries for sev eral weeks.. Only one allusion is made to the fact that the plan has been discussed also with officials of the interested governments, the cablegram of the German Industrie und Handelstag eaying merely that "the German government will be pleased to welcome such a commis sion and open to it all sources of Information."' State department officials, who have been unwilling to discuss in any way the commission proposal Bin'ce it first was disclosed in a recent Associated Press -dispatch from London, continued silent to night regarding the whole project, and White House officiate would not reveal whether the move was one of the things President Hard ing had in mind when he wrote to Senator Lodge today regarding the efforts now being made to be help ful in solving the European econom ic problem. The correspondence between the German and American business or ganizations was made public in a statement by Julius H. Barnes, pres ident of the chamber of commerce of the United States, saying that chamber officials had no comment to make at this time. reward of $500 for apprehension of those causing the explosion. Police today were running down a number of clews. The explosion occurred In front of the Danz home, in an exclusive residential district, and while pieces of the automobile were' thrown for nearly a block in every direction, no one was injured. The Danz family had left the car half an hour before the explosion. A description of two men seen near the Danz home just after the family. had left the automobile, was given officers by a young woman whose name was . withheld. Mr. Danz attributed the explosion to la bor disputes in which he was in volved recently. Denial that union workmen wers behind the bombing of the Danz VOTERS' PAMPHLET HIT ABOLITION TO BE PROPOSED TO LEGISLATURE, -'" Committee of Oregon State Edito rial Association Wants "o- tices in Papers. OREGON CITT, Or., Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) Abolition of the.voters' pam phlet will be proposed in a bill to be submitted to the state legisla ture at its coming srtsslon, it was decided at a meeting here today of the legislative committee of the Oregon State Editorial association. Substitution of notices in all of the papers in the state outlining pro posed measures is to be asked. The change, the committee declares would result in a saving of $25,000 to the state each biennlum. The meeting was attended by Elbert Bede, president of the asso ciation, of Cottage Grove, and C. E. Ingalls, Corvallis; E. A. Koen. Dal las, and Hal Hoss, secretary of the association, Oregon City. The voters' pamphlet costs the state $50,000, according. to the in formation on which the eommittea's conclusions were based. The edito rial association contends that this method of extending Information concerning the various measures is not as effective as published no tices would be. The cost of pub lishlng notices in all of the papers) in the state woulq -approximate $25,000 and result in a consequent saving, they declared. " - Sworn statements of circulation of the press of the state are to be compiled by the commtttee in order to present to the legislature the exact distribution which the new plan would bring.. They contend that only the measures should be printed and that no argument should accompany the text of the measures. Any arguments for or against pro posed measures will be handled through the same system as "can didates' material is at present. Before the bill is presented to the legislature it is probable that the committee will meet again to consider it, v The change In the state admin istrative system Is believed to be one of the most radical ever pro posed by the State Editorial asso ciation, which was active in obtain ing newspaper legislation at the session two years ago. i WHAT CONGRESS DID AS ITS DAY'S WORK. Senate. Resolution c o n g ratulating Woodrow Wilson on his res toration to health is unani mously adopted. The Borah economic confer ence amendment is debated at letigth, further changes being proposed by various senators. Letter from President Hard ing is read, expressing his op-, position to the Borah plan. , Bill is offered by Ball, re publican, Delaware, requiring all driver of automobiles in District of Columbia to give a $3000 indemnifying bond. House. " Debate on interior ' depart ment appropriation bill is con tinued. Report of postoffice bill re ceived from the appropria tions committee. Resolution is Introduced by Representative Jones, demo crat, Tjxas, asking president to submit full information about status of the United States sugar equalization board. Representative Hill, repub lican, Maryland, announces he will offer resolution asking for investigation of charges by Representative Upshaw, democrat, Georgia, that of ficials are drinking liquor behind the scenes while urg ing law enforcement. ' use 010 .1 in Senate Resolution Voices Joy at Recovery. DAY IS PASSED QUIETLY Friends Carry Word to ex-President That $1,000,000 Fund Is Now Assured. the medium of transmitting the en closed resolution to you.. It was unanimously adopted. To it I wish to add my own felicitations on your recovering good health and my con gratulations on the return of an- j other anniversary of your natal day. "With the greetings of the sea son, I- am, cordially yours, "CALVIN COOLIDGE." A birthday message also was sent to Mr. . Wilson by Felix Cordova Davila, resident commissioner of Porto Rico, President Barcelo of the Porto Rico senate and Mayor Tra vieso of San Juan. "The Porto Rican delegation now iri Washington demanding justice for Porto Rico, voicing the sentiment of the people of Porto Rico, con gratulate you on your birthday," it said, : "and wish Godspeed and a Happy New ; Tear to the man through whOBe clear vision and in fluence the Porto Ricans were granted -the honor of American citizenship and the right to govern themselves." . PARTY TP HAVE BANQUET REPUBLICANS TO CELEBRATE LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY. car was made by Wflllam Short, president of the Washington State Federation of Labor. UNIVERSITY NEEDS TOLD Legislators Confer With College Heads on Plans. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 28. (Special.) President Campbell and Dean Dy ment of the University of Oregon yesterday met Informally with the members of the Lane county delega tion in the state legislature to dis cuss legislation affecting the Insti tution that may come up before the lawmakers next "month. Nothing was discussed concerning any contemplated action that may be taken when the lawmakers meet. Information in regard to present en rollment and the financial needs of the institution was desired in addi tion to other data concerning the possible needs in the way of In creased facilities to take care of the present registration of students. SCIENTISTS TO CONVENE Oregon College Sends Delegates to Big Meeting. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 28. (Special.! 1 Dr. Willibald Weniger, professor of physics, and W. S. Brown," prof es sor of horticulture, are representing the college at the meeting of the American Association for Advance ment of Science now being held in Cambridge, Mass. Professor Brown and others In the department of horticulture and in horticultural experiment work are .credited with. having done much to wards the advancement of the horti cultural industry in Oregon. While in the .east Dr. Weniger will stop at Washington, D. C, with a view to consulting government officials in regard to obtaining engineering equipment for the college labora toriesequipment used at army camps at the time of the world war.' - WASHINGTON, . D. C, " Dec. 28. Friends of Woodrow Wilson who are raising a $1,000,000 fund for the perpetuation of his Ideals cele brated his 66th birthday today by sending him word, through a dele gation which called at his S street hpme, that the success of the move ment was assured. - At. the same time the senate adopted a resolution offered by Senator Harris, democrat, Georgia, expressing "pleasure and joy" at his recovery toward health. The reso lution was put through quickly with a chorus of ayes from the democratic Bide of the chamber, many of the republican senators engrossed in other matters appar ently paying no attention to its purport. The ex-president passed his birth day quietly. For an hour or more a group of men and women stood in the rain in front of his home, hoping that he might appear to greet them, but all they saw of the war-time president was a glimpse of him as he drove off in . his limousine late in the day for his daily ride. . . , Friends Extend Greetings. During the' day messages of felici tation came to Mr. "Wilson from all parts of the, world. A few close friends called to extend greetings, the delegation representing the Woodrow Wilson foundation arriv ing at J o'clock for a 40-minute visit. In the group -were Hamilton Holt and' Mrs. Charles E. Simon son of New Tork city, Mrs. J. Mal colm Forbes of Boston and Miss Carolyns Ruutz-Rees- of Greenwich, Conn., all members of the founda tion's executive committee. The delegation told Mr. Wilson that contributions to the fund al ready had passed $800,000, probably now approximated $900,000, and would In the near future undoubted ly reach the $1,000,040 goal. The former president was reported to have expressed' satisfaction over the success of the movement and Its purposes. Con-vernation Not Revealed. Thosfe in the delegation declined to disclose the nature of their con versation with Mr. Wilson aside from saying that they had chatted informally on a number of tonics. He was in excellent spirit's, they said, and apparently was in better health than at any time since he was stricken with illness. Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson, the ex-president s daughter, joined him in receiving the visitors in the library. An engrossed copy of the reso lution adopted by the senate was sent to Mr. Wilson by Vice-Presi dent Coolldge with the following letter of felicitation: "My dear Mr. Wilson: 'It gives me great pleasure to he Moonshiner Gets 90 Days. FOSSIL, Or., Dee. 28. (Special.) luiitnr, stonhfinsnn of Snrav. arrest ed December 24 on a charge of operating a still in nis residence, niii e-nlHv tnrinv. Ha was fined $250 and sentenced to three months in the county jail. BOMBING REWARD JS UP Seattle Police Trace Clews in Wrecking of Automobile. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 28. John Danz, motion picture theater owner, whose automobile was wrecked by a bomb while it stood in front of his home last nlfrht. tonlsrht offered a New Man Admires the Wrong Girl "Hello, Millie! I have been dying to talk to you all day. Tell me about vour party last night. , Tou were raving about that new man who is here visiting Dick. Did you meet him, and do you still' have the awful crush on him?" "Oh, Jane, no. Tou will die when I tell you the joke. It's on me, too, but I'll tell It. That man danced with me twice or so, but " "Aha! So he did fall for -ou! Til bet you are floating around on clouds today! ''Clouds nothing!. Wait till I tell you. The man was very nice and all that, but he had eyes for no one but Lillie. He confided, brother like, in me that she was the prettiest girl he ever did see." "Te gods! Lillie pretty! Why, who ever heard of such a thing?" "Well, for a fact, Jane, she did look pretty last night. She had on one of those new long draped party dresses, and she looked quite stun ning. The man surely was keen about her and couldn,t talk about anything else. I encouraged him and told him Lillie was a peach and all that." "Well, you are a real sport. Tour heart breaking and all." "Don't worry about my heart. But I was going to tell you that I talked with Lillie in the dressing room. She was so pleased about her new dress and looking well and all that. Told me she got her dress at Cherry's. On credit, too. Six months to pay if she wanted that long. They are at 849 Morrison St., 2d floor. Take eleVatoT. Adv.' CAUTION Wrappers of the New Year's Edition of The Morn ing Oregonian issued MONDAY, JAN. 1, v - ' will bear this label: New Year's JEdtiqn Price will be 5 cents a copy; postage, 6 cents in the United States nd possessions. All other foreign postage will-be 12 cents. LHP CONFESSES HOLDUP NEKVE FAILED AT CRUCIAL MOMENT, SAYS YOUTH. ""' 14-Year-Old Boy Who Tried to ' Rob Recluse on Parole . .From Reform School. VANCOUVER. Wr s'i., Deo. .28. (Special.! William 'earson, 14- year-old Battle G- - - youth, has confessed to attem j to hold up J. B. Hayward, an aged- rancher, several days ago, Sheriff William Thompson announced tonight. The lad was arrested in connection with the recovery of a stolen car, which was found near Battle Ground.- - The hold-up took place at about 3:30 in the afternoon of December 19. Mr. Hayward was sitting in the door of his small house when Pear son appeared and, pointing a .43 caliber revolver at the recluse, told him to throw up his hands. In stead of, complying Hayward told the youth to "point that gun in some other direction before you shoot yourself." Pearson's nerve failed him at this point, he told Sheriff Thompson. He had come to the house with the full expectation that Hayward would immediately hand over his personal 'belongings at sight of the gun, he said. The youth lives near Battle Ground with his mother, on a 30 acre place. His mother and father have separated. The lad had been In the state training school at Che hall b. He had .been paroled to his mother by Judge George B. Simp son upon condition that he attend school regularly. An investiga tion showed that he had gone to school only seven days last month. Whether or not the hold-up charge will be pressed has not been determlne'd. . suitable occasion for the repub licans of Oregon to gather in ajcon ference In the Interests of the great party' to whose history the record of Lincoln adds so much of good. It Is not unlikely that at this time we will also call a meeting of the republican state central committee and of the county chairmen of the state." Tax Relief Body Formed. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 28. (Special.) Articles of Incorporation of the Clatsop County Tax Relief asso ciation were filed In the county clerk's office today. The incorpo rators are Frank Batton,.. John Waterhouse, Robert Kinney and W. A.Tyler and the announced ob jects are to unite the taxpayers into a center of force for promot ing the general welfare of Clatsop county and the city of Astoria,' to place the administration of the county and city affairs on a busi ness basis, to maintain and enforce laws and to reduce the expense of administering the affairs" of city and CQunty. - Peacock Rock Springs coaL Dia mond Coal Co.'. Bdwy. 3037. Adv. Speaker of National Prominence South for Gathering of State Central Committee. - McMINNVILLE, Or, Dec. 28. (Special.) Lincoln's birthday is to be celebrated by the republican state central committee of Oregon with a large banquet in Portlana, to which republicans from all parts of the state will be invited, accord ing to a statement issued here today by Walter L. Tooze Jr., republican state chairman. Arrangements will be made to obtain a speaker of nar tional prominence, and the occasion will be devoted to a serious effort ' to reunite the various factions within the party. "We have long contemplated the proper celebration of Lincoln's birthday," said Chairman . Toose, "and that it may be the success we hope to make it, the active partici pation of every republican club and organization in the state will be re quested. It fs planned to have a committee on arrangements to be composed of representatives from each of these republicanrorgniza tions, so that the gathering ma,y be truly representative of real repub lican spirit. It is fortunate that the legislature will be in session, and a point will J made to have the re publican members thereof attend. "Reverses suffered by the party in the recent election, though very disappointing, are not . wholly dis couraging,, nor were they unexpect ed, particularly so far as Oregon is concerned. A religious controversy developing in' the primaries, which was carried on into the general election, and whicn became very bitter: the fact that in the pri maries Governor Olcott had as his opponents five . able men, all of whom attacked his administration record and urged lower taxes, thus sowing the seed which Mr. Pierce was to reap the advantage of; a general spirit of unrest prevailing throughout the country, due to the inability of the : people thoroughly to appreciate the grave problems faced by the national administra tion and the impossibility of solving them all within the short space of time occupied in that work; the situation of high taxes in this state particularly, even though , largely due to' the action of the people themselves, creating a feeling upon the part of the voters that a change might help, and in any event could not make matters worse; the effects of an insidious propaganda that has been going on for sometime under mining the faith of the people in congress, and an actual lack of the leadership in congress which for merly existed; all of these things combined made defeat of the repub lican party almost a foregone con clusion. ' "However, the republican party has done much, for America, and will continue to do more. There never was a time in the history of the nation when the existence of two strong political organizations was more needed than now, and the republican party, even though there be a complete realignment of po litical parties, as seems probable, will continue to represent the great conservative- element of America, the element that stood for national ism in the early days of the repub lic against the onslaughts of such leaders as Jefferson, Madison and others, that prevented secession and that saved our country from inter nationalism following the world war. We continue to have faith in this truly representative political organization. Lincoln's birthday offers a. most PERJURY CASE NEAR END Deputy Prosecutor Begins Argu ment to Jury. SPOKANE, 4Wash., Dec. 28. Dep uty Prosecutor Collier had not com pleted his closing argument in the case of 13 co-defendants 6n -trial in superior court here charged with subornation of perjury when "court adjourned until tomorrow morning. Indications wer that the case will not be placed in the hands of the lUrV before Satlirriav at th anrlicat Judge Askren of Tacoma, before waomne case is Deing tried, an nounced that he would place no time limit on the length of arguments to be presented to the jury. . S& H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood. Broadway' 6353, 560-21 Adv. . X. LIQUOR FERRET arrsTERious federal agent WIN'S FIRST CONVICTION". Woman Whose. " Husband Was Ruined by Moonshine Swears Vendetta Against Traffic. . In the fashion of fictionists, local federal authorities call her "Mrs. X." Her tTue name, age, her occu pation any facts that might be used in identifying her are kept a governmental secret. Moonshine has made a tramp out of her husband, and she has sworn a vendetta against liquor and Its sell ers. She drew first blood yesterday morning in the federal court when Myrtle Tork, 80 North Second street, was fined $250 because she sold the mysterious Mrs. X a pint bottle of moonshine. Officialdom is willing to give lit tle information- regarding this vol unteer prohibition worker. It is known that she approached prohibi tion officials several weeks ago, laid before them her story of her hus band's ruination by strong drink aad her willingness to assist in purging the country of bootleggers and moonshiners. Officials decline to say whether they put her on the trail of Mrs. Tork, although a few days ago a warrant was issued charging Mrs. Tork with selling liquor. The mysterious Mrs. X is said to have been kept in the back ground. Mrs. Tork appeared In the federal court, changed her mind several times regarding her plea and finally admitted that she was guilty. Sha begged for leniency, saying that she was trapped into the sale and. that she simply, had gone out and pro cured the moonshine following pleas of Mrs. X for a drink. Judge Bean did not impose the customary Jail sentence, but let the woman off with the fine, one-half of which was paid. The other half will be paid In a few days. Boy Shot Accidentally. BEND, Or., Dec. 28. (Special.) Clayton Shupe, Bend grade school boy. was shot In the leg yesterday when a rifle In the hands of a com panion, Howard Tweet, was acci dentally discharged. The bullet missed the bone and the 'ad escaped without serious injury. - - - Mr m' ml I 3 N. SANK I DErARTXENTS SAVINGS " CHECKING EXCHANGE BOND SAFE DEPOSIT Its time fortune tip Just as musicians "tune up" before every concert, so all of us should stop occasionally to "tune up" and see if we are on the '-'right pitch." 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