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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921. ) i TURKS DEJECTED AS CONFERENCES SHOW LITTLE AID j Br CniUd Mam : ! London. Feb. 19. A part of the court of the rultan of Turkey has been transplanted from its Constanti nople magnificence to the compara tively barren quarters of a London hotel suite. There la little pomp or magnificence left. There is little formality, little ceremony and none of the usual 'Eastern display at tached to the Turkish London head f " , quarters. Instead, viewing; Ahmed Tewflk Pasha end his delegation from Constantinople fn their dejected state, the phrase that unconsciously comes to one's mind Is "the sick man of Europe" again. TOO SICK TO TALK The' lnited News representative was ushered without formality In the grand vizier's presence. The venerable, white bearded pasha was " seated In a plain chair, clad in a somber-tinted dressing ( gown. His attitude was one of extreme dejection, and the words he spoke heightened this feeling of depression. To the request for an Interview, he replied I wearily: . i "I am too sick to talk very much." j- He did, however, Comment briefly on ! his business in London and International ; Affairs. He hoped that at last a final settlement would be reached, he said. He had already attended two confer ences which were barren of results, and said that the ports was sincerely anxious to arrive at some agreement with the allies. SEEM FglEXDLY TO KEMAL "I hope they will show a benevolent latitude," he declared, "toward Turkey." 'And be added in a sorrowful tone: -"It has long been a habit to speak 'abusively of the Turk. But Europeans forget that for three centuries we were the only weavers of the silken thread of civilization." v Ahmed declared that the Internal poli cies of the Ke'mallst government and the sultan's administration are nearly identi cal. This was . taken as an indication that the Kemalists will be included In the official Turkish, delegation to the conference, since the allies have an r.ouncod that separate delegations -will not be recognised. BRIGANDS STEALING AND MURDERING IN TURKEY t ' B. A. K. Johntos. ; Constantinople. Feb. 19. Turkey is rapidly drifting back into the grasp of brigands. Shortly before the great war, the sultan's government had almost completely cleared the country of the eomitadjes and robber-gangs. Traveling and trading with the In terior of Asia Minor was then reported as fairly safe. As a result of the war and the revoU of Mustapha Kemal after the armistice, practically all of Turkey not under al lied occupation is now infested with brigand chiefs or nationalist renegades. All the efforts of Mustapha Kemal to. malntai norder in Anatolia, and other outlying districts under his jurisdiction have met with little success. XEIGNS Br TEKBOB - ; -v v- -. One of -the most notorious brigands operating In the vicinity of Smyrna at present Is Edhem Bey. a Circassian. The Bey's career began shortly after the. ar- mlstice, when,, at the head of a small band, he robbed the Smyma-Panderma mail train near Soma. Later he extend- ,ed his activities to the villages of the hinterland. Instituting a veritable reign of terror. Shortly before Kemal's re volt. Kdhem Bey participated In the kid naping of the young aon of Rahml Bey, the vail of Smyrna, who was held for 60.000 lira of ransom. , Kdhem Bey then joined Mustapha Ke mal's forces. In return for a pardon from the nationalist government. Given a free hand In the territory he con trolled, he ruled like a tyrant. One of his sentences on a Turk who had In curred his displeasure was as follows : "I sentence him to death, and, taking Into consideration his. conduct, ho shall be killed like a dog by having hie head crushed by big stones." JOlAs THE ENEMT , It was not long before Edhem Bey and his brigands became Injurious to the nationalist cause. Edhem's raids were not always directed against the en emy, and the Kemalist cause began to fall into disrepute; with the Anatolian peasants. ' Kemal then Sought ' to dis band Edhem Bey's band and a break occurred Just before the clash with the Greeks on the Broussa front National ist regulars were dispatched ' to bring the renegades into camp, but,' accord ing to latest reports, Edhem Bey joined with the Greek Invading forces rather than surrender. , , Edhem Bey's forces were not the only ones that Kemal has had to deal with. Angora, fearing that the peasant pop-, ulation of Anatolia would revolt unless protected from brigands, somraoned Demirja Effendl, leader of about 1000 Irregulars, to come to the nationalist capital and explain the Denizl massacres and the terrorizing of Oodbptar Konia. Knowing the ways of the Angora gov ernment, Demirja, who had the repu tation of having killed scores with his own hands, made a dash for the Davos region. Several detachments of Kemal ist troops intercepted his men, however. The brigands were badly beaten and De mirja was severely wounded and cap- tured. ; Columbia Highway . Reop lened to Public The Columbia river highway Is again open to travel. The slide which poured over the highway near Bridal: Veil has beeji . so far removed that traffic can pass. The slide which was caused bv the breaking of a water flume contained 000 or 4000 cubic yards. j ' 1 Scientific tests have shown that dust ef starch and flour will explode with greater force than that of a coal dust explosion. There is one safe place . , to buy -"your- ' ; -W Convenient Payments' ;: Arranged I A , - Tiia ' tTM.il IT, Ttf Av FMt 04T. Coed Eirigs Fire Bell at 4 a. m. to Tell of Wedding Chicago, Feb. 19 U. P.) Coeds sleeping at Morse hall. Northwestern university, were aroused from their slumbers by the ringing of the fire bell at 4 a. m. ! They found Miss Edna Aiken doing the ringing. "There's no fire," she said. T mere ly wished to announce my engage ment." j KEFORSCHOOL HEAD IS EXPECTED Oregon City, Feb. 19. Clackamas county's school superintendent will receive $1700a year in place of the present salary of $1400 If .Governor Olcott signs the salary bill passed by the senate Friday. A group of county teachers argued for the passage of the bill before the salary committees of the house and senate. The bill carried an amendment which pro vided for increases in the salaries of practically all the county officials, but the amendment was dropped as the county delegation would not recommend the bill with the other increases. Ralph E. Williams Hears of Death of . His Brother-inLaw Ralph EL Williams, who was to leave Tuesday for Washington, D. C. to at tend a meeting of the ' Republican na tional committee, has received word of the sudden death in New York of his brother-in-law, Albert J. Rhodes of Seattle. t Rhodes lived in Portland 20 years ago, when he worked for M. Sellers & Co. He married HatUe Williams, and later went to Seattle and Tacoma, where he and his brother owned two of the finest department stores in the two cities. Rhodes was president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and during the war was a member of the National Chamber of Commerce association. He was in New York, buying stock for bis stores when he contracted pneumonia, from which he never recovered. The body will arrive in Seattle Wednesday, and will be buried Thursday. Williams will leave for Washington direct from Seattle, after attending the funeral. He will attend the first meet ing of the national committee since the election, on March 3, at which Important matters are expected to come up. Wil liams will also remain over for the In auguration ceremonies. FUNEIIAIj OP ALBERT BRIX . IS HELD FROM RESIDENCE Funeral services for Albert Brix. nresi- dent of the Brix Lumber company, who died at his home, 29a East Twentieth street, Thursday, -were held at the fam ily residence this afternoon at 2 :30. The body was cremated ' at the Portland Crematorium. Brix was born in Germany in 1867 and came to America at the age of 14. He had -been- interested in lumbering in the iNormwefW. for 34 years and the greater part of that time had lived in Portland. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Al vina Brix. one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle B. Buerner, North Bend, and one son. Les ter A. Brix. Portland. Jail in Wenatchee Overflows After Moonshine Raids Wenatchee. Wash.. Feb. 19. In moon shine raids staged by Sheriff E. Q. For syth enough Chelan and Wenatchee peo ple were arrestea to nil the county Jail to overflowing. Two deputies raided two 6tills, one at Chelan and the other at Lakeside. "Dad" Pennell was taken in the dragnet, ; and Anthony Vernon. Dennis Kennedy ' and L. D. Jones were arrested at Chela. Vernon Is chanced with being a "Jolntlst," conducting an estaousnment wnere bootleg whiskey is dispensed. While the deputies were on their way back to Wenatchee they arrested two men at the station in Zenith to claim a trunk filled with 39 Quarts of whiskey. The e press messenger is also held for trial, togetner wita the claimants of the trunk. The whiskey was taken on at Ellisfrde. Dr. Edwin Graham, M. E. Book Concern Chief, Dies in N. Y. Telegraphic Information was received in Portland this afternoon at the local Methodist Book Concern announcing the death of Dr. Edwin R. Graham, chief agent of the book coincern in New York city. ; Dr. Graham was one of the best known men in Methodism, with which he had been prominently connected for over 20 years. He became the regular publish ing agent of the Methodist Book Con cern in Chicago in 1904. and in New York in 1916. From 1893 to 1904 he was western representative of Houghton, Mifflin A Co.. Boston publishers. Dr. Graham was 67 years old. His wife died a little over a year ago. Dr. Gra ham was a trustee of Baldwin-Wallace college. Before the publishing adjunct was organized Dr. Graham was a mem ber of the firm Jennings A Graham, which Issued ail Methodist subject mat ter used In states west of Chicago. Two More Prisoners Given Freedom by TJ. S. Judge Landis Chicago. Feb. 19. L N. S.) Judicial clemency was ' extended Friday in two more cases which cam before Federal Judge K. M. Landis. Robert J. Green, ac cused of theft of parcels post' packages, and John W. Fleming, postal employe, accused of taking money, from registered mail. Were both told to go- home and "think It over" and report later to the United States marshal here. . ; Green, 22, sat- by his wife In Judge Landis -court.-' n - -' v "Son,", said the judge, "go home with your wife. In a month, when your child is born, come back here. : Then IH de cide your case." " To Fleming, who served against Ger many in the World war. Judge Landis said: "Being a soldier gives you a I notify the marshal In v,t. J you're ready.-; OF AMERICAN CAUSES PARIS ; Paris, Feb. 19. -L N. S.) Fears' were expressed today by Gustave Herve in the newspaper Vlctoire that the resignation of Captain Boyden from the reparations commission would be Interpreted by the Germans as an indication of a quarrel between the United States and the allies. Captain Boyden ' waa the American representative on the commission. M. Herve pointed out also that the resignation of the American official would revive reports that the American army of occupation on theRhine was to be withdrawn. - In commenting upon the possibility that the Germans would regard the ac tion of the American as an indication that the Paris financial decisions were not acceptable to th TTnltl Rt.t.. M. Herve hoped that President-elect Harding would issue a public message as soon as he takes office dispelling any misunderstanding as to the American attitude towards Germany and the al lied agreements. Thi iS not th flint tima that tha United States has stepped heedlessly upon our feet," said the Midi in regret ting the fact that the United States will not be represented at the London confer ence next, weea. The newspaper said that America, is rivtns- ftermarw tha im pression that she is disinterested as to ine suDject or reparations. V. S. REPRESENTATIVE ON COMMISSION CALLED HOME Washington. Feb. 19. The United States today cut another string binding it to Europe, and, in effect, expressed dis approval of the great indemnity levied on Germany, when the state depart ment announced that Roland W. Boy den of Boston has been withdrawn as unofficial ; representative to the allied reparations commission. "The reparations commission Is a body subordinate to the League of Nations. It would be obliged to execute the terms on which the enormous indemnity was levied on Germany," said a high offi cial. nrDEMUITT TOO HIGH "For the present Mr. Boyden Is acting harmoniously with the reparations com mission, but the time would come when he would find himself totally at vari ance with the commission, even in his unofficial capacity, and would become a figurehead. "Mr. Boyden has full knowledge of the attitude of this government toward the reparations and indemnity demanded of Germany. It is well known that this government regarded the indemnity as inordinately high. "Boyden was the last official Ameri can who had any relations official or otherwise with the league or with any bodies relating to it." When asked if the probable attitude of the Harding administration had any thing to do with Boyden's withdrawal, the official said: "No one knows what the atlitude of Mr. Harding on the question involved will.be.. We. are acting for this admin istration." In its official announcement the state department said : . NO PLACE FOB AMERICAN "The government of the United States has decided to discontinue its unofficial participation in the 'proceedings of the reparation commission and has accord ingly issued Instructions to Mr. Roland W. Boyden, the American unofficial rep resentative, to sonotlfy the allied rep resentatives on that commission. "The representation of all the powers upon the organization committee of the reparation commission was in the begin ning unofficial, in anticipation of the ratifications of the treaty. The . other powers on the reparation commission have ratified the treaty and representa tion has long ago become official. The United States has not ratified, and as time has passed its unofficial represen tation on the commission has gradually become anomalous. "The United States, not having rati fied the Versailles treaty, was unable directly to cooperate with the allies In the preparation of plans concerning reparations payments from Germany, which would involve a change in the terms of that treaty. TROOPS TO LEAVE RHINE BY MARCH 1, IS REPORT Paris. Feb. 18. There seems to be con firmation here that the American forces of occupation on the Rhine will take their departure by May 1 at the latest From the highest Bource in the French government and through diplomatic sources, this information comes to Uni versal Service. Officials here believe that America will have signed a separ ate peace with Germany by that time, making Ihe presence of the American occupational forces thereafter illegal. ERZBERGER DECLARES TJ. S. ' PROMISED GERMANS CREDITS . By Frank E. Mason (OopyrUrhi. 1021. International News Service) Berlin. . Feb. 19. L N. &)Dr. Mathiaa Erzberger, former minister of finance, former leader of the Centrist party and author of the famous "peace resolution" in the reichstag during the war, declared today that President Wil son promised Germany American credits if she would sign the peace treaty. In the spring of 1919. according to Dr. Ersberger. President Wilson sent Ellis Loring Dresel from Paris to Berlin as a secret messenger. According to the Ger man official, Mr. Dresel was Instructed to hold confidential meetings with "Ger man cabinet members and to hold out to them the promise of American cred its as a reward If Germany would sigh and accept the allies peace terms. It was through Dressel that Berlin se cured Its first information as to the peace conditions. Mr. Dresel's mission was said by Dr. Erzberger to "break the -terms of the treaty gently, and prom ised that if Germany would stand by President Wilson by accepting the con ditions he bad succeded in getting the allies to accept, he would stand by Ger many In helping France with her re construction. i r STATEMENT DENOUNCED AS PROPAGANDA OP GERMANS Washington. Feb. 19. (I. N. S.) The White House today refused to confirm or deny the statement made by Dr. Mathias Ersberger that President Wilson had promised Germany American credits if Germany signed the treaty of Ver sailles. - .','" "The White House ignores absolutely the statements' of Dr. Ersberger," Secre tary Tumulty said. "The White House has no comment to make one way or the other." , , Officials of the White House were ap parently much - aroused over the state ments of Dr. Erzberger despite their an nouncement that it would be ignored, and one high official characterized Dr. RE SGNATON WORRY IN Erzberger's statements as "mostly Ger man propaganda." .:-.-.' .;;:?'. Some officials said that it appeared that Germany was attempting to dis credit President Wilson in the closing days of his administration and at the same time striving to use every effort to curry favor with the incoming admin istration. . ;; .'r--" JAPAN SEEKS TO RE- NEV HER BRITISH PACT (OenthnMd From One) unfavorable to the United States, shall not be insisted upon by the Japanese. Japan does not want the United States or American interests considered in the signing of this treaty, if such Is signed, or renewed. If her militarists fail In securing this renewal they have dreams of uniting the colored races of the Far East under the bursting sun 'banner of Nippon, to bring about a balance of power of the colored races against the white races. Next to the Irish question, this Anglo-Japanese alliance Is of utmost Importance to Britain's statesmen, in asmuch as vigorous protests against its renewal have been registered by Canada, New Zealand and Australia, whose leaders believe their best interests lie with the best interests of the United States in the Pacific ocean and in the East. Japan Is using every means in her power to bring about this renewal. She is propitiating British trade agents wherever she finds them In India, with certain sections desiring their independ ence; with independence demonstrations against the British in Cairo I witnessed one of these, and have a copy of the program printed in Arabic and threats of uprising in Ceylon, Great Britain's position is none too happy concerning her possessions. Japan realizes this just as acutely as England does. Japanese militarists realize that the time may not be far distant when she may become master of the situation in these Far Eastern colonies o Britain, for Eng land's hands, in a military sense, are tied pretty effectually at home. AS PBOTECTOR OF CHINA ' The rumors that Japan has circulated concerning the unsettled condition in China and elsewhere in the Near East have been for the purpose of indicating that the Chinese are wholly Incapable of governing themselves, and that Japan, with racial and literary similarities, should be the one to help China straight en out her government- Japan's pur pose there is stated by her to be a benev olent one. The indications point really to a contrary motive. The Japanese protectorate in Korea has called out numerous reports of bru talities and outrages committed not only against Koreans but also against Euro pean missionaries there. The younger element among the Ko reans. Chinese, the Formosans and the true Russians of Siberia, resent Japanese intenerence ; they want none of it, pre fer open door policies as far as foreign trade is concerned, and wish fheir inde pendence from any foreign power so far as government is concerned. CONCERNING FOREIGN ALLIANCES The subject of foreign alliances has been brought up repeatedly by Japanese mgents, as has that of American interfer ence, for the purpose of influencing Si berians and others against the United States. For instance, in July, 1919, the Far Eastern Review of Vladivostok quoted Zumoto, a prominent member of the Japanese diet, as stating In an inter view given at Omsk that the subject of a Russo-German-Japanese alliance has been dropped. . There had been rumors floating all over the East to the effect that the old royal families of Germany, Russia and Japan would unite in a com mon alliance and for the common cause of Far Eastern control. The subject is by no means dead, as I discovered in Europe, but I do not believe it is dan gerously alive as yet. According to dispatches to the Far Eastern Review from Osaka, under .date of August 19, the Dsi-Dsi, an Osaka Jap anese newspaper, stated that information had been received from Tokyo to the ef fect that General Graves, the American military commander In Eastern Siberia, had been "instructed to make all efforts during his stay at Omsk to get special concessions for America at Kamchatka for 15 years; to make all efforts to get concessions for the development of the Kamchatka mines, and to get, further, the right to erect a new railway line to Kamchatka, uniting this line with Ha barovsk. The Japanese newspaper Is afraid that these efforts will be followed by success." FAKE ABOUT AMBASSADOR MORRIS A. week later a translation from the Tokyo Komumln Shimbun stated that the reports of American negotiations for leaseholds in Kamchatka had been "in vestigated and found to be true." The article stated that the negotiations were being carried on by Roland S. Morris, American ambassador to Japan, for a lease upon certain Kamchatka properties to run 36 years. "Ostensibly," the Tokyo paper stated, "a lease on the coast of Kamchatka is for the acqufsition of fishing rights. That, however, is only a pretext. For naval purposes the United States Is not satisfied with the Aleutian islands. Again, to secure Petropavlovsk bay on the southern coast of Kamchatka, which is highly suitable for a naval base, is undoubtedly the intention of the United States. This is, without doubt, the first step in the coercion of Japan by the United States. For a- number of years the United States has labored to carry out a plan calling for the use of Alaska as a connecting point between America and Asia. Apparently the American efforts failed, for the Americans knew nothing of them, although they were much interested in the efforts by Japan to secure leaseholds upon this peninsula, which she did se cure, and where she is now operating. This incident Illustrates another phase of Japanese propaganda. When she wishes to do something which might be regarded as reprehensible by other na tions, she accuses some other nation of doing that very thing. Thus is paved the way for her own acti&ns in that direction. In other words, she has a habit of giving advance Information through her newspapers of what she Intends to do. . (The eleventh article in this series wiU be published Monday.) $10,000 Beward for . Teachers' Slayers Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 19. (L N. & A reward of $10,000 for the arrest and con viction of the murderer or murderers of Misses Louise Wolf and Mabel Foots, "no part of which is to go to any public official." was today offered by the board of county commissioners. The two women were brutally murdered Wednesday eve ning, their bodies being discovered Thursday morning by pupils at Parma rural high school, where they were teachers. , , Drivers Are Arrested Vancouver, Wash., Feb. :19. W. H. Wallingford and Pete Manolis were ar rested Friday on traffic violation charges. CELLARS OF MANY MEAT DEALERS ARE FOUND INSANITARY Cellars used by many meat deal ers in which to keep their meats and to manufacture sausage and similar by-products, were today pro nounced insanitary and In need of improvement by Commissioners Bar bur and Blgelow, who made an In spection of more than a dozen meat shops Friday. The commissioners visited the meat dealers in company with Health Officer George Parrish, Gordon Lang, chief of the sanltary division of the health bu reau, and Dr. E. E. Chase, chief of the meat inspection division. The commissioners said they found some of the places complained of in very good condition, though many basements visited were not fit places for the stor age or handling of meat. These places should be abolished and the dealers com pelled to obtain more sanitary quarters, the commissioners Insist, although they do not agree that a blanket ordinance compelling all meat men to seek other rooms should be enacted. "I see no occasion for further legisla tion to govern the situation, but believe it Is simply up to the health bureau to enforcing existing laws to correct condi tions," Commissioner Barbour said. Commissioner Bigelow said that while he saw, much room for improvement, he would like to hear all sides of the case before agreeing to any further legisla tion. He was also doubtful as to the advisability of passing an ordinance em powering the meat inspectors to con demn "any meat carcass which in their opinion had not been killed and bandied under sanitary regulations." The meat men have enlisted the co operation of hotel managers in opposing the ordinance. The latter claim they will also be affected. This is not true, according to Chief Inspector Lang, who insists that hotels will not be included in the proposed ordinance. The city council will hear the meat dealers' side of the proposed ordinance next Wednesday, when final action will be taken. Ci. FOR CABINET POST (Continued From Pure One) Harding, in commenting on his con ference on the tariff question with Con gressman Fordney 6aid that some kind of emergency tariff measure Is very essen tial to industrial rehabilitation. "I don't think the country can indus trially survive under the Underwood law," Harding added. DACGHERTY IS IN CABINET, HARDING SATS IN LETTER Washington,' Feb. 19. (L.N. S.) President-elect Harding informed Rep resentative Murpuy cf Ohio in a letter received today tha: he had tendered a cabinet post to Harry M. Daugherty. Representative JWurphy and eight Ohio representatives wrote the president-elect urging Captain Tetiow of Ohio as sec retary of labor. In replying, Harding said: "I cannot promise to tender this of fice to Captain Tetiow because in tender ing a cabinet position to Mr. Daugherty I have rather done as much for Ohio in the creation of the official family as I can reasonably b expected to." The president-elect stated he would be glad to consider Captain Tetiow for ap pointment to a pot in the labor depart ment, -j- - Robbers in Eugene Secure Little for Trouble in Offices Eugene, Feb. 19. What appeared like an organized raid upon business interests developed in Eugene Thursday night. The distributing stations of the Stand ard Oil company and Union Oil company were entered and cash drawers pried open, but with the loss of only a small amount of change. Nothing else was disturbed about the offices. At the same time the office of the Fischer-Soults Lumber company was entered by a thief who battered the com bination of the safe in the attempt to open it, without results. In the small hours of the night a call came from the ! residence section reporting that a thief was trying to force an entrance, but he made his escape before the arrival of the officer. Having pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Dr. George E. White was sentenced to an indeterminate term In . the peniten tiary, not to exceed five years. Three Indictments were returned by the Lane county grand jury today David Cooper, theft of an automobile; Mike Holyk. assault with a rock upon J. A. McLean; Leslie Hodges, statutory. E. J. Adams of this city, private sec retary to Senator-elect Stanfield, will leave for Washington with Stanfield February 27. Coldest Weather of Winter Skips People Of Eastern States Washington, Feb. 19. -X (U. P.) The winter's bitterest cold today was con verging over the United Slates, the weather bureau annonced The cold was preceded by heavy rains and snow storms. 'I "Abnormally cold weather ire vails in North Dakota and Northern Minnesota," the report said. "Several stations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan reported minimum temperature of 34 degrees be low sero this morning." Temperatures have fallen throughout xsew England, the West Gulf states! and in ine northwest. jteumen noia oeieDration Oregon Citv. Feb. 1 J wv..n -JL ell. Improved Order of . Redmen. cele brated the twenty-eighth anniversary luf the founding of . the local chapter with a banquet and dance at the Moose hall ThnrfutttV Vnlnff .A Hsu, A iZTZ. i . . a.vwv . iiiimwgri of Portland chapters and the five char- ier memoers or ine uregon City lodge, who still reside in this city, were pres ent. They are : L. A. Noble Sr., Charles W. Kelly. Chris Hartman, J. W, Kelly and Lawrence Ruconich. The commit tee in charge was L. A. Noble Br, L. A. Noble Jr., Charles W. Kelly and George Mar ley. i HUGHES IS NAMED Bonus Question to Be Put Up to Next Session of Congress Washington, Feb. 19. Means of pro viding a cash bonus for ex-service men and women will be left to the new con-gi-fcss. Republican leaders made clear to day. ,,;: !.".':.- Upon the ability of the new congress to hit upon a plan to raise sufficient rev enue to finance a cash bonus probably will hinge its ultimate fate. All that will be done at this session, it was indicated, will be to authorize a cash bonus or other means for compen sation for ex-service men and women, as provided in the house bill passed last ses sion, and leave the rest to the new con gress. Republican leaders admitted they did not see how a cash bonus could be pro vided for by the new congress without taxation being Increased. They have de cided, however to permit the question of means to go over until the next adminis tration and sees to have congress only act favorably on the methods of payment now. . ER WORD; 'LET ACTS STAND' (Continued Trrrm Pe Owe) walks slowly, almost uncertainly, from the room. The once erect figure, which made him appear even taller than he was, is now noticeably stooped.' When he walks, he puts one foot slowly, ahead of the other, taking short, careful steps. An attendant follows him and It is neces sary to support him when ' he mounts any steps, however low. He frets at the restrictions his health has placed upon him and he worries, but he tries to maintain at most times a resigned attitude of cheerfulness. "Tragic" is the comment most fre quently heard now .among those of all political faiths, friends or foes of the president, who have observed him re cently at the theatre. FEW LETTERS NOW A restful routine today has succeeded the driving energy he displayed in his work before his illness. He arises later, haa breakfast in his own room and goes to his study for his limited day's work about 10:30 O'clock. The great mass of letters that in former years had to be carefully sorted and of which he could personally answer only a relatively few, has given way to a limited correspond ence, almost all of which he now can take care of by dictation to his sten ographer. Before luncheon, generally for about an hour around 11 :30 or 12, the presi dent cits with Mrs. Wilson In the east room and enjoys movies, a-mixture of drama and comedy. After luncheon he takes a. nap, following which Mrs. Wil son reads to him poetry, detective stories and other literary works he long has favored. Generally a ride in his automobile tops off the afternoon. He is negotiating now for his own car. ne cessitated by the fact that after March 4 the big cars provided for the presi dent by the government will be Inherit ed by Mr. and Mrs. Harding. TO EVACUATE QUIETLY Rapidly the White House Is being stripped of the personal belongings of President and Mrs. Wilson. "Well, only two more weeks," say at tendants, who came into the executive offices eight years ago with the Wilson administration. That expresses the whole atmosphere about the ' place today. Crowded corridors, filled with eager politicians and statesmen for many years, have given way to virtually de serted corridors at the executive offices. The exodus of the administration will be accomplished quietly, apparently al most unnoticed. Before the inaugura tion ceremony the president and Mrs. Wilson will have left the mansion. Wife Slayer Dies After 60-Day Fast In Jail at Dallas Dallas, Feb. 19. George F. West, wife slayer, died in the hospital here Friday morning after a fast of 60 days. West, who came here from Fellows, CaL, on December 20, shot and in stantly killed his wife. Flora West, from whom he was separated, at a home in North Dallas, where she was employed as housekeeper. Immediately after the shooting he drank poison. Since then he has eaten no food and only on a few occasions taken water or other liquid. West was 69 years old and formerly lived at Naylor, Or., where the body will be sent. He was Indicted for mur der in the first degree by the Polk county grand Jury on January 10. WILSON HAS NO FURTH The American Breakfast Posit Postum Cereal Co., Ine, Battle 40 Mazamas Go on Snowshoe Hike to Lost Lake Region About 40 Mazamas left Portland early this morning for a winter snowshoe trip to Lost lake, northwest of Mount Hood. The party will make its headquarters at Peddicord's ranch, about seven miles from Dee, whence the members will make excursions on sklis and snowshoes to Lost lake and other places Of interest. The party will return to Portland Tues day. John A. Lee Is leading. Mazamas who did not go to Lost lake will hike Sunday - afternoon- under the leadership of M. W. Gorman. They will meet atthe end of the Fulton carline at 2 p. m. and hike to Capitol Hill, where they will spend sn hour on the old home stead of Dr. Cardwell, observing the various kinds of trees. From there they will tramp to Multnomah station and over the Dosch road to Council Crest, where they will take a car for their homes. Alleged Faker Says Sudden Riches Make Farmers Easy Marks Chicago, Feb. 19. (I. N. S.) -"Farmers are getting so rich they throw money at you." Walter D. Lawer, alleged purveyor of fake oil stocks, told detectives here today. Lawer hfts confessed, detectives say, that he and M. O. Tolle. his partner, perpetrated frauds aggregating $500,000 on farmers of Michigan and Wisconsin. Lawer's "best sellers," he is alleged to have said, were stock certificates In the "Bourbon Oil company" and the "Cinematic Service company." Tolle is being sought by detectives to day. He is believed to be in Milwaukee. Lawer was arrested yesterday tn an automobile filled with bales of alleged worthless stocks. . 16-Year-01d Girl Drinks Poison; in Serious Condition Genevieve Vallard, 15-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Vallard, 68 East Twenty-first street north, drank poison at 10:30 this morning. She was taken to St, Vincents hospital, where it is reported-she is in a critical condition. She has since been semi-conscious. According to the girl's mother, the carbolic acid was taken by mistake. Immediately after members of the fam ily had discovered the girl's condition, the Ambulance Service company was called and she was rushed to the hos pital. Authorities report she Is badly burned, about the mouth, but has a' chance for recovery. . Political Chestnut Habit of Seattle Is Scored by Senator Olympia, Wash.. Feb. 19.-HU. P.) "It is getting to be the habit Of Seattle and King county to come down to the legislature to have their political chest nuts pulled out of the fire," declared Senator Hastings of King, in opposing the measure authorizing counties to lease their ferries. Hastings asserted that counties possess the authority to lease ferries operated by them without further authorization. The bill was postponed until Thursday to verify this statement. Dougherty Sails to ' Be Made Cardinal Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 19. (L N. a) Archbishop D. ; J. Dougherty of Phila delphia, escorted by about 75 priests, sailed from here today aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam for Europe. He has been summoned to Rome for elevation to cardinal. A party of about 75 priests accompanted the archbishop to the pier. There was no demonstration. Sinn Feiners Launch First Raid in England Liverpool, Feb. 19. (L N. R) The first Sinn Fein raid in England occurred early today when members of that or ganization swooped down on a lodging house here and seized the tickets and passports of 20 Irishmen who were pre paring to sail for the United States on the liner Carmania this afternoon. , "HHT (Superior Corn Flakes) Delightful in taste Substantial in food value Economical Easy MADE BY JURY COMPLETED FOR TRIAL OF THOMAS LOT SSO The jury which is to render a ver dict as to the guilt or innocence of Thomas Lotisso. charged with the murder of his wire, Tessie Lotisso. will be kept isolated, and in charge or Daiitxis during the entire course of the trial. . This order was made today by Circuit Judge Belt after the jury had been Im paneled and the opening statements of counsel for the state and defense had been made. The taking of testimony will begin Monday at 9 :30 a. m. When court opened this morning there were 11 men In the Jury box. The first name called from the special venire issued Friday afternoon was that of, William Muirhead, a retTed plumber. His answers proved satisfactory both to the defense and the state and he was accepted, completing the panel. Chief Deputy District Hammerxly ad- lc.- V.. 4 (,1 . , way what the state expected to prove. His statement indicated that there would be on behalf of the state two or more new witnesses to testify to events surrounding the actual shooting" of Tes sie Lotisso by her h'ushand. The statement for the defense was presented by Albert B. Ferrers, who said that the plea of the defendant would be emotional insanity, due to physical injuries received In boyhood and aggravated by stories of Improper associations and conduct of his wife. CHRISTINE SHANAIIAN LEFT ESTATE WORTH $80,000 An estate valued at- $80,000 was left by the late Christine Shanahan, whose death occurred in Portland February 10, according to a petition for probate of the will filed in the probate division of the circuit court by Evelyn Farttjlly. sister and chief legatee. A bequest of $6000 each is made to Mrs. Edward Sharp of The Dalles, a sister, and to Anne Farrelly. a sister, known in the religious world as Sister Mary EverU dla of the order of the Holy Names of the House of Providence of Oregon. The remainder of the estate is to go. to Eve lyn Farrelly. Sentenced, Then Paroled j Abe Weinstein and Joe Greenberg, who pleaded guilty to the charge of having held up and robbed Mr, and Mrs. R. M. Cleveland of valuable Jew elry, last December 27, have been sen tenced by Circuit Judge Ksvanaugh to 10 years in the penitentiary. They were paroled on condition that restoration of the Jewelry or its equivalent In value, 12000, be made to the owners. County Remits Tolls A new phase of the contention be tween the state officials and the Mult nomah county commissioners relative to Interstate bridge tolls is the action of the board of commissioners at a special meeting Friday in ordering tha issuance of a warrant to the state treasurer for $74,300.98, the amount claimed by the state. Divorce Mill Divorce suits filed : Anna L. Rlchtherlch against William A. Rlchthcrlch, cruel and niliumaf t)ft ment; Elbert T. Jones s gainst Olive R. Jones, cruel and inhuman treatment : Charlotte A. Ken worthy against Lester P. Kenworthy, cruel and inhuman treat, ment ; C. ; Cochran against Tina Coth ran, desertion. Farmers Plan Drive Oregon City. Feb. 19. Representatives of the Clackamas county farm bureau from every section of the county 'sat down at noon at a banquet In the Com mercial club to formulate plans for the active work of soliciting members for the county bureau. The second phaxe of the drive will begin Monday, the past week having been riven over to a speak ing campaign which took the farm bureau officials into every section of the county. Marriage Licenses Oregon City, Feb. 19. Gladys Ander son of -Oregon City and Orvall Duncan of Hillsdale, and Verne Krirkson and Hugo B. Peterson, Joth of Clackamas, were issued marriage licenses here Fri to eat Creek, Mich