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JAN 3 0 lG2i ..EGON STATE LIBRARY SectionOne Pages 1 to 18 86 Pages Eight Sections VOL. XLI NO. 3 Entered at Portland Ore Pntoffp, ns Sfnnri-cl.i Mutter. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR ON "HE VAMPSL' IS BEGUN BY MAYOR OLES, WITH VENGEANCE, IS CLEANING VP YOUNGSTOWN. ALL ENERGY BENT WHITE HOUSE SAYS I GENERAL GOEtHALS E DANGER ON VESSEL SECRET TO SOLDIERS 'HAYS WILL RESIGN WILL MAKE SURVEY PJIOHIDITIONW NEW GDV RNMENT PH0GRE9S IS MADE III SHANTUNG CASE SAYS IB. HAYNES - Success of Dry Law Held " TO AVERT STRIKES POSTMASTER-GENERAL TO GETj COLUMBIA BASIN COMMITTEE JOB WITH MOVIES. I TO CLOSE DEAL. DOUGIinOYS LEARN THAT LEAK MENACED TRANSPORT. FUNCT DNSINERIN Fully Proved. 18TH AMENDMENT ENFORCED Saloon Gone and Its Many Evils Abated. MILLIONS QUIT DRINKING Total of 17,500,000 Imbibers Estl mated to Have Abandoned Use of Spirituous Liquors. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 14. Pacta and figures, together with "an even . dozen unquestioned points In . proof that the 18th amendme Is being enforced," -were made public tonight by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes In a statement on the eve of he second anniversary of the na tional prohibition act, which became effective January 16, 1920. The 12 polnt cited as "so outstand ing that no attemp6can be made in denial" follow: "Disappearance of the open saloon. "Abatement of the drinking public dining rooms. "Passing of the treating evil, which was recognized as the greatest con tributing agency In the development of a liquor appetite. "Closing of whisky cure and' sim , liar Institutions. "Increased savings accounts. ' "Record-breaking Christmas busi ness. "Decreased drunkenness. 'ProWibitlve prices of 'bonded' liquor for beverage use. I "Dangerous character of illicit whisky. "Surreptitlousness of present day drinking. Walling Minority Weakens. "Wall of howling minority who would go to the length of undermin ing the constitution to nullify an amendment which their action demon strates Is in actual effect. . - I "Changed attitude of former hostile statesmen, political leaders and the pres's." ...... Mr. Haynes declared that the pro hibition amendment was being en forced to an even greater extent than had been anticipated and predictions of opponents had not been borne out by actualities. "The chief cause of non-enforcement." he said, "was the appointment of wet officials and emuggling. This is being corrected by the appoint . jnent of officials who are in sympathy with the law and by serving notice on neighboring countries that their flags are being used to protect smugglers." He declared enforcement would henceforth be a much easier under taking, for various reasons. Including the attitude of the public, curtailing of sources of supply, closer co-operation of all enforcement agencies' and the "poisonous death-dealing charac ter of practically all illicit liquor now f on the market." - Drunkenness Cut Down. Arrests for drunkenness, he de clared, have decreased 60 per cent, liquor withdrawals have been re duced 60 per cent, while last year's Importation of liquor was one-half of one per cent of the total consumption of liquor in America the year before , prohibition. Seizures of liquor he estimated at 800,000 gallons of distilled spirits and wine, while the estimated value of property seised during the past year sa $12,907,000. The miscellaneous property seized consisted of 600 au tomobiles. 40 boats. 26 wagons and carriages, 45 horses and mules, one airplane, five motorcycles., 17500 In cash, 10 tracts of land and seven stocks of merchandise. Under court proceedings, Mr. Haynes Faltl, there were 30,000 federal indict- (Concluded jn Pane 3, Column 2. JoHtS IHStE'rV'Ji 0? DOING, THAT 1 ASWED OJ TO t0 MV0V11-O VOW MIND MY CM-'uM& tip tAMM 2.7 GG vflN COtvve OV1Y ANfc t0 T ? Well-DressedY Men In Autos Who Ask Girls to Go Riding Are to Be Run Out. YOUNGSTOWN. O., Jan. 14. (Spe cial.) Mayor George Oles, Toungs- lown s grocer-mayor, who sprang into political fame by his unique platform and jazz campaign last fall. hasn't torn up the streetcar tracks or dismissed the police force as yet but he has declared war on the "he vamp," What Is the "he vampT' Let the mayor Jell you. "He Is the well-dressed man with a big automobile alongside the curb who asks girls to take a ride with him. He has got to go." The mayor, two weeks In office, has been cleaning up the town with a vengeance. When he took office he issued a formal statement to the underworld, notifying all evil-doers that they had Just one w'eek "to love up, drink up, pack up and get.". At the end of that week things began to happen. Seventy-five cafes were closed by the mayor's refusal to issue licenses' to the proprietors who had been convicted of violating' the prohibitionjaws. All clubs, from the most exclusive to the most plebe ian, were warned that gambling and drinking would not be tolerated and 150 men and women, classed as suspicious, were put in Jail. The clean-up is Oles' best achieve ment so far. "Ie has not yet ap pointed his "breath inspector," but the notification that "one drink and you are gone still applies to the police force. ESTATE HELD THEFF AIM Boys Will Be Released If Their Story Proves True. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. An es tate worth $10,000 is awaiting Leon ard Frazier al Bullards, Coos county Oregon, and ne stole accessories from parked automobiles In order to ob tain money to reach Bullards, accord ing to his own story in court today when called to answer a charge of burglary. Roy McCrackin, similarly charged. said he stole to aid Frazier. Neither has reached his majority.. The trial Judge continued their case until Monday and eaid If theln story proved true he would release them. NEW RAILROAD PROJECTED Permission to Build Wenatchee Southern Is Sought. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 14. An application for permission to build a new line of railroad, to be known as the Wenatchee Southern, was made to the interstate commerce commis sion today. The corporation said that the pro posed line would be 82 miles -in length, extending south from Wen atchee, Wash., to connect with the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navi gation line and the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul. WAGE CUT PREREQUISITE Reduced Railroad Rates Held Con- ' tingent on Pay Revision. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 14. Railroad rates cannot be reduced until there has been some modifica tion of railroad wages and railroad labor work agreements. President Mapother of the Louisville & Nash ville railroad testified today in the interstate commerce commission rate investigation. His appearance closed the direct testimony for the carriers. RAIN EXPECTED SHORTLY Normal Temperature on Coast Forecast for Week. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 14 Weather predictions for the week be ginning Monday are: Northern Rocky mountains .and plateau regions: Fair at beginning of the week, unsettled with occasional srWws thereafter. Pacific states Unsettled and prob ably rains; normal temperature. - K Government Tackles Rail and Coal Issues. 2,000,000 MEN AFFECTED Two Conferences Held Hoover In Week. by DIFFERENCES ARE AIRED Carriers Urged to Let Public Ben efit by Any Cut in Wages. Miners' Side Is Heard. BY HARDEN COLFAX. (Copyright, 1922. by The Oreronlan.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 14. (Special.) Simultaneous strikes, nation-wide In extent, of 500,000 coal miners and 1,500,000 railway employes are assuming definU and disturbing form as a contingency which the country may have, to face In less than three months hence. President Harding, anticipating the situation and Its far-reaching posai bllltles, has directed Secretary Hoover to bring the opposing forces into con tact and establish a series of negotl- tions designed to prevent the im pending disaster. 'Two such conferences have, been held within a week. The first was held January 7 at the S-street home of. Secretary Hoover in this city. Railway Delegates Attend. That conference was held after those present had sat down together at dinner as Mr. Hoover s guests ana was attended by the following per sons: J. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railway Executives; Daniel .Willard, president of the Bal timore & Ohio railroad; C. H. Mark- ham, president of the Illinois Central railroad; W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania rail road; A. H. Smith president of the New York Central railroad; Carl Gray, president of the Union Pacific railroad; Warren S. Stonegrand chief of. the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; Vf. S. Carter president of the Brotherhood of Enginemen and Firemen; William O. Lee, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; L. E. Sheppard. president of the Order of Railroad Conductors. John l,. Lewli Is Met. The second conference was held the following Monday and was between Mr. Hoover and John L. Lewis, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America. A third conference between railway executives and leaders of railroad labor is down on the programme for Monday in this city. At the first conference the entire railroad situation, so far as the labor angle is concerned, was discussed. The railroad executives told Mr. Hoover frankly of their unanimous desire to reduce rates and of their un willingness to make a voluntary re duction In the face of the present wage scales. They pointed out what they considered their inability to make further rate concessions until wages and other costs were reduced, and reiterated their declaration' to pass on to the public in the form of cheaper rates any benefits which might accrue to the roads through a reduction In wage scales. Rate Reduction la Desired. Mr. Hoover was understood to have told' the executives that the admin istration is extremely desirous of seeing railroad rates come down and that no effort should be spared to re duce them. What the railroads already have done- toward reducing wages still further was discussed at some length. It was pointed out that practically all the large railroads of the country have proposed reduced wage scales to their employes; that negotiations be- (Concluded on Page 3. Column 3-) CURRENT OF "bE. Coop t Oo?t VtJtrVr NOW Salary Is Understood to Be AbooJ $150,000 Annually, btft Friends Say -That Isn't Point. WASHINGTON,1 D. C, Jan. 14. Intention of Postmaster-General Hays to retire from the cabinet in the near future to become directing head of an association of motion picture pro ducers and distributors was an nounced today at the White House after a conference between President Harding and the postmaster-general. President Harding In a statement declared he could not "well interpose any objection to Mr, Hays' retiring to take up a work so Important," while Mr. Haya, stating that he had decided to accept the offer, made It clear that as yet no contract ha been executed. He expressed confidence that a satisfactory contract could be agreed upon. - Representatives of motion picture producers and distributors have been negotiating for the services of the postmaster - general for some tisjie, and are understood to have outlined clearly to Mr. Hays what they wish him to undertake. Within a few days he expects to confer again with thenN and unless something unforeseen de velops, it is expected a contract will be signed. The date of his retirement. Mr. Hays said, would depend largely on .the wishes of his prospective employ ers. He declared, however, he would not give up his government duties until the president has had time to select his successor. It was said at the White House (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) INDEX OF TODAY'S The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tefnperature, 89 degree; minimum, 28 degree. TODAY'S Fair and continued cofe; north - eriy wind. t Departments. Churches. Section 5. page Z. Books. Section B, page 3. Schools. Section 6, page 6. .automobiles. Section 6. Editorial. Section 3, page 6. Dramatic.' Section A, page 6. Moving picture news. Section 4, page 1. Real estate and building news. Section 4, page 0. Chess and checkers. Section 4, page 8. Flowers 'for home and garden. Section 3, page jo. Mus-Ic. Section 4, page 11. Women' Features. Fashions. Section 5, pages 1 and 4. Miss Tingle's column. Section S, page 4. Madame Richet's column.' Section 6, page 0. Child welfare column. Section 5, page 7. Soc'ety. Section 3, page .1. Womens' activities. Section 3, page 6. Auction bridge. Section 4, page 3b Special Feature. How their guardian angel oame. Maga zine section, page 1. p-Jascade fur trails pay dividends. Maga zine section, page 2. The Dauntless Lyander. fiction feature. Magazine section, page 3. News of world as seen by camera. Maga zine section, page 4. How world's greatest spender enjoys mll lionsy Magaxine section, page &. Mystery, of our missing girls. Magazine section, page 6. Uncle Sam's gigantic sample case off on trip. Magazine section, page 7. Hill's cartoons "Among Us Mortals." Maga zine section, page 8. Tool craft. Section 5, page 5. Darling's cartoons on topics of the day. Section 5. page 7. Home construction and arrangement. Sec- tion 0, page e. Argentina unique and alluring. Section 3, page 10. ' National capital chosen 131 years ago. Sec tion 4, page 3. View up Madison street has old world charm. Section 4, page &. Daire-n Is wonder city of orient. .Section 4, page s. Bird 'trained to do shimmy dance. (Section 4, page 10. Foreign. Germans see trouble for themselves. In fall of Premier Briand. Section 1, page 3. New government functions in Iceland. Sec tion 1, page 1. Maximilian Harden analyzes crisis in France. Section 1, page . English premier debating general election. Section 1. page 5. Demise of supreme council .forecast. Sec tion 1, page 2. National. Progress made on Shantung at conference. Section 1, page 1. Whlte House says Hays will resign. Section i, page 1. j Success of prohibition law fully proved, says Commissioner Haynes. Section 1, i "Pe 1. j Government bends every energy to avert i strikes. Section 1. page 1. i Both parties In 1022 will rest hopes on j achievements, says Sullivan. Section 1, ; page 6. Old-fashioned idea rules capital socials. Section 1, page 4. Henry Ford tired of delay over Mussel Shoals proposition. Section 1. page 11. EVENTS AS PICTURED BY CARTOONIST PERRY.' Noted Engineer Will Get $20,000 - for Investigating and Passing Upon Irrigation Project. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 14. Nego tiations "with General George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama ca nal, to undertake a survey of the Columbia basin Irrigation project for the purpose of determining the feasi bility of the two proposed river di versions, will be closed immediately at a contract price of $20,000, Director Scott of the state department of con servation and development announced today, General Goethals first asked $25,000 to make the study, but Di rector Scott was advised yesterday that t would accept $20,000 if the state would guarantee payment. The director Immediately tele graphed the Columbia basin commit tee of the Spokane chamber of com merce to notify him at once if $5000 could be placed at his disposal, which, with, the $15,000 now in the Columbia basin fund, would make the required amount. At a meeting today in Spo kane the committee placed the $5000 In the bank with Director Scott as trustee, the department was notified. The Spokane chamber of commerce sent a delegation over the state in an effort to raise the $10,000 required to brirg General Goethals here at the first-named price. General Goethals will be asked to study the Columbia and Pen d'Oreilla proposeoTdiverslons and report which plan is the most practicable in bring ing the water to the land. Director Scott said today that cor- (Concluded on Ppge 2, Column 2 ) NEWS i Dome tic. Russian wife IHces American customs. Sec tion 1 page 4." War on "he" vamps declared by Youngs town mayor. Section 1, page 1. Wonderful felines are exhibited at New York cat show. Section 1, page 4. Danger on vaasl secret to soldiers. Sec tion 1, page 1. Baron Kato says Jaan is America's real friend. Section 1, page 13. Week sees trade balance restored. Sec tion 1, page 16. Northwest. Deal with General Goethals for survey of Columbia basin project to be closed. Section 1, page 1. Oregon editors adopt code of ethics. Sec tion 1, page G. State publishes auto stage rules. Section 1. page 6. State completes circus robber case. Section ! page U. Washington poll taxpayers outnumber voters. Section 1, page 8. Cut Tn legislature of Washington proposed. Section 1, page 9. British Columbia mills and loggers lock horns ever price. Sectiov 1, page . Sports. $3,000,000 fa goal of Stanford endowment turd. Section 2, page 4. Langford would like crack at Dempsey. Section 2, page 4. New ball scandal scented in warning. Sec tion 2, page 1. Grid games varies little anywhere. Section 2, page 2. Uniformity Is urged in rules for golf. Sec tion 2, page 1. School quintets start on Tuesday. Section 2, page 3. O'Leary-Howell match historical. Section 2, page 3. Coveted -trophy up again in tennis. Section 2, page 2. Stars of amateur athletic triune matched for Wednesday night tourney. Section 2, page 2. Commercial and Marine. Lightness of wheat offering puts local prices higher. Section 1, page 17. Covering by shorts causes rally In Chicago wheat market. Section 1. page 17. Direct export shipment of apples to Eu rope large. Section 1, page 15. Portland and Vicinity. Frank Branch Riley soon to begin country, wide lecture tour In Interest of Oregon country. Section 2, page 5. ' Government experts will assist citizens In preparing their income tax returns. Sec . tion 2, page 5. Democrats trying to revive interest in party affairs. Section 1, page 14. Dr. T. J. VUlers of Detroit accepts pas torate of White Temple. Section 1, page 10. State highway commission expects t clean up many pending road projects. Section 4, page 14. Gubernatorial campaign started. Section 1, page jo. Crime in Multnomah takes big spurt. Sec- lion 1, page 7. Colonels named for chest drive. Section 1, i page 12. Income tax data compiled as guide. Sec tion 1. page 12. i Edward Breshears, slayer, sentenced to i five year a Section 2, page 6. i Multnomah county has 15 murders in 1021. ; Section 2, page 6. Retail shoe dealers have not reflected ! wholesale cuts, says manufacturer. Sec- tion 2, page 6. I Japanese opiates shipped to China. Section I 2, page . Oregon sculptor's work to be shown.' Sec tion 1, page 7. I Formality of Approving Treaty Carried Out. VALERA ADHERENTS ABSENT Collins Heads List $f Newly Made Officers. LEADERSHIP IS NOMINAL Arthur Griffith la Expected to Be Looked To as Supreme x t Authority. DUBLIN, Jan. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The provisional gov ernment of the Irish free state Is now a functioning body. "Final formalities of approving, the treaty with England were carried out late today when, after a historic meeting in the Mansion House of rep resentatives of the southern Irish constituencies who formally ratified the treaty, Eamonn J. Duggan took to Dublin castla copy of the treaty signed by the members of the new government. Sixty-five members, elected to sit in the house of commons In southern Ireland, attended the morning meet ing. No women representatives nor any other adherents to Kamonn de Valera, republican ex-president, were present First on the list of eight men ap pointed as constituting'' the provi sional government is Michael Collins, and it was assumed he will be made the nominal head. As a matter of fact however, the correspondent is authoritatively Informed that Arthur Griffith, ex-presldent of the Dail and chairman of the delegation that nego tiated the treaty, will be looked to as its supreme authority. Griffith's Position Peculiar. The position of Mr. Griffith a. one of peculiar difficulty. As president at the Dail that is, the Irish republic he occupies the same position as did Mr. de Valera and during treaty de bate in the Dail Miss Mary Mac Swlney and Krsklne Childers "de manded that he keep his two offices of republican president and head of the new administration distinct Miss MacSwiney. Mr. Childers and others of the republican party also stressed the necessity of keeping the Irish republican, parliament under authority only of the Dall. It was regarded as significant, therefore, that neither Mr. Griffith nor Richard Mulcahy, the Dall's new minister of defense, has a nominal place in the new administration. Ministers ap pointed to administer the provisional government include, with two or three exceptions, all the members of Mr. Griffith's republican cabinet. Foreign Affair. Place Gars. There is no room in the provisional government for the minister for for eign affairs. George Gavin Duffy, because foreign afairs are outside its scope. But Mr. Collins, Mr. Dugan and William T. Cosgrave, as well as other departmental heads n the re publican government, will head the departments In the provisional ad ministration. ' "William Derolsite, chairman of the meeting which' ratified the treaty, made'it plain that the assembly had no existence as a parliament. le pointed out that it had never met before and would never meet agan. The speech made by Mr. Griffith contemplated the complete suppres sion of the Dail on the election of a free state parliament. Constitution Big Task. The drafting of a constitution will be the most important task of the. provisional government. Constitu tional lawyers here and perhaps in England probably will be called in to assist. v The feeling' in Dublin has been t Concluded on Page 2. Column 2 ) Grap Games Continue Xnlnterrupt ed While Crew of Crook Is Sent to Plug Up Seams. NEW TORK, Jan. 14. (By the As sociated Press.) A thousand dough boys returning from Germany on the transport Crook learned today for the first time that their ship had sprung a leak last Tuesday and had been In danger during great gales that swept the North Atlantic "Not a crap game stopped," was the smiling comment of Captain Frank Reppa as the Crook was being lashed to her pier at the transport base In Brooklyn. The transport St. Mlhlel. which had been dispatched to her as sistance, accompanied her up the bay. The doughboys eagerly scanned the newspapers giving accounts of the plight of the Crook and then re marked that seasickness gave them more concern than ffnything else. Captain Keppt. said that most of the crew of 110 were sent below decks to plug up open seams. Some water leaked in and it was necessary to re move luggage. Care was taken to see that the water did not reach the coffins of 652 bodies of American soldiers which were transported from French cemeteries for reinterment in their native soil. The Crook's skipper was inclined to belittle the experience. He said some of the rivets had given way, causing the seams to open,, but that at no time was there great danger. In addition to the 968 enlisted men and 60 cusuals, the Crook brought 14 German brides and eight babies.' MAN KILLED BY TRAIN Pedestrian Apparently Stunned by Seeing Cnrs Approach. Mate Karaman, aged 32, was killed instantly at 5:15 P. M. yesterday by limited fain No. 16, Portland-bound, on the O Beg-on Electric railway at Capitol Hill crossing when he mistook it for a local which stops there and calmly walked toward It, thinking to board It at that point. When Elmer Wright, motorman, set his air and blew the whistle, In aa effort to avert the tragedy, the victim seemed fctunned and remained on the track. Although the quick action of the mo torman served to slacken speed, it was Insufficient to save Karaman. Karaman owns a small place near the Capitol Hill station and had start ed for Portland, according to Infor mation gleaned by a deputy coroner, who want to investigate and bring In the body. The train was in charge cf H. M. Conradt, conductor, and Mo torman Wright. WASCO ROAD BONDS SOLD Portland Firms Pay $13,851) Pre mium for $150,000 Issue, THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 14. (Spe cial.) The bid of Blyth, Witter & Co. in conjunction with Bond, Good win & Tucker, offering a premium of 113,850 for the 6 per cent $150,00',) Issue of Wasco county highway bouls was accepted by the county court this afternoon. The bonds were the first lot of the 1800.000 issue voted by the county for the construction of The Dalies-California highway wrth in its boundaries. Seventeen bond buyers, representing firms In all parts of the country, were present when the sealed bids were opened. The lowest premium offered by any of the bidders, from a Cleveland bond house, called for a bonus of $3790. POLICE SEEK EX-OUTLAW Warrant Issued Charging Evange list With Assault. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Jan. 14 Police were searching today for A. W. Jen nings, forfner outlaw, but now an evangelist, following the issuance of a warrant charging assault The warrant was issued on complaint of Harry Kerr of Kansas City, who as serted Jennings had Induced his wife to accompany him on a tour of Kan sas and Missouri as his secre tary. On January 2, Kerr asserted, Jen nings throated him with a revolver when he found Jennings and Mrs Kerr at a local hotel. All Other Conference Ac tivities Stand Still. POCHOW SOLUTION NEARER Moves Are Preliminary to Complete Restoration. SHARP TILTS EXPECTED Holding of T"ur Eastern Discussions in Abeyance l'avored My Delegates. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 14 (By the Associated Press.) The Shan tung negotiations took another step forward today while all other activi ties of the arms conference were at a standstill. Meeting for the ;6tli time, the Japanese and Chinese agreed on some of the preliminary moves looking tq complete restoration of Kiao-Chow territory to China. There also was apparent In some quarters a mounting hope that the question of the Shantung railroad, the only point on which the two dele gations have found themselves dead locked, would be settled soon on the busis of American and British com promise suggestions under considera tion in Pekin and Toklo. RumblinKs Are Itrnrnfd. The halting progress of the dlb cusslons, however, coupled with sus pension of conference negotiations on other Bubji'ots, led to renewed rum blings of disappointment frm for eign delegations anxious to get home. Conference officials vrsi talking tonight of a resumption of the sessions of the far eastern com mittee next week, although 24 hours before they had indiented that the committee would not reassemble un til the Shantung problem had been solved. Besides Shantung, the general fur eastern Issues constitute virtually the only remaining business of the con ference. A reply still Is awaited from Toklo regarding; the Pacific for tifications section of the uavul treaty, but most delegates are so confident that the point will be easily settled that they are beginning to speak of the naval negotiations as a closed chapter. , Minntunir Iwae Put First. A view that the far eastern discus sions should be held in abeyance to give free rein for the Shantung nego tiations has been emphasized In American quarters, it being argued that the Japanese and Chinese groups were fully occupied with the question of the Kiao-Chow leasehold and that the far eastern committee could not go ahead without them. It is evident, however, that not all delegations agree with the American view. After nine weeks of discus sion and with important politicul de velopments shaping in foreign capi tals, some delegates are outspoken In their de.xro to avoid every unneces sary delay in the main tasks. Spirited ("lanhrs Kxpertrd. That sonic spirited clashes of opin ion are to be expected when tho far eastern meetings are resumed is be coming more apparent. Today Dr. Chung llul Wang, Chinese delegate. issued a statement reaffirming the determination of China to press her request for conference discussion of the "21 demands despite objections of the Japanese. Meantime, among other delegations there developed evidences that not only this request but the Chinese proposal for aboli tion of spheres of influence and for restoation of leased areas face a dubious prospect. Among officials close to tho Shan tung conversations the opinion pre vailed today that both China and Japun must be ready to adopt a com promising attitude on the railway (Cuotluiled -n Puge 3. CuIuiiid 1.)