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ARMAMENT
Discussed from
Standpoint of '
PARLEY AID
REDUCTION
Which I far: ;
'Different from . v
UMITAT10N
By David Lawrence
(Oopytlckt. 111. by Tta loom!
; lla thi. th. flfta ml A onta of kafV-4nt
nfttvitM, )aM Laamwa, (ha fama W
Ibim mwihJii, id ha U unl
af anr iowiiimm lutn ta Blind ta
Mioa vita -UmiuUea" aa4 "iwJueUoo- of
rauauaLl t
. Waahlnfton. N'y. 4. SlmpJa wordado
oi aiwaya nay almpla meanlna. For
tnalanca, tha official tltla of tha bl con
ftranoa la "Limitation of ArmamenL'
ropularrjr tha (atharlnf baa bean rro-
fcaoualy callad a "alaarmamenf confer
anea.- Whaia tha dif'erenca botwaen
"dlurmilMlie1 and 'llnl.ti . . .
- Hiviwiivii v 4 mi mm
mentr Praaldant Harding- and bta aa
oclataa hav daclarad thy do not ba
liava In complala dlaarmamant tha
kMrappInf of all armla and navlea. They
Jballava It Impracticable. America would
navar dlaarm alone. Nor would tha reat
i tna world t likely to do aa Aa wall
mignt ciuaa arraa to abollah fire dc
partmanta bacauaa tha number of firea
were gradually betn dlmlnlahed.
Mr. Harding faela that a pollca force
la alwaya nacaaaary. In other worda.
If armament ahould be reduord it ahoald
never paae below tha Una of domestic
aafety. But while disarmament lant
Intended. It la also lntereatlnf to reveal
tha fact that limitation of armament"
Iaaa a technical meaning In naval par
lance and so haa "reduction of arma
ment." Naval experta have tha same
attitude aa lawyer toward leaaj
phraeee. They have' reasoned It -out
that limitation of armament, for ln
atanca. meana scrapping thlpa now In
aervlce. but really obsolete. Each navy
haa a. nnmber of auch vessels. Once
they were flrat-llne fighting craft Now
they are relegaud to the rear, but
every nation keeps aallora on them and
snenda a lot of money In maintenance.
No one nation llkea to throw away these
abaolela ahlpa If tha other nations keep
them. 80 limitation would mean abol
ishing by common consent-the expense
of obsolete ahlpa. That could of course
be accompllahed without any special
agreement about new conatructlon. It'a
the laaat that tha coming conference
Can do.
11KA5I5G OF -niDCCTIOS-
Aa for "reduction of armament," this
term meana actually limiting the new
construction to tha veaaela now. build
Ing and limiting new appropriations only
to tha replacement of obeoleta ships. A
pedal convention or treaty would fix
tha. period of onaoiennehca so that a ea
sel built m lJt cowtii for example be
automatically replaced ta 1MI and ao an.
Tha American navy la anxloua to take
tha leadership In propoamg a. program
not anry . of limitation - but reduction.
But tha problem la not as easy aa a
definition of terms might suggest. What
- la meant by "new appropriations?" And
doe It refer to Inventions? If tha UroU
tatlea la 'In terms of money, some na
tlon mlaht Invent -a new agency of war
fare which would be Inexpensive, but
which would absolutely alter the rela-
IS PLEDGED
"We Pray for Success of Wash
ington Conference," Declares
Austen Chamberlain in House
of Commons; Adopt Resolution.
By Fraak EU Matoa
London Nor. 4. (L N. S.) The Brit
ish goverrfment today formally pledged
Itself to labor for tha success of tha
Washington conference.
"It Is tha policy of the government to
seek peace and to Insure peace," de
clared "Austen Chamberlain, government
epokesman In the, house of commons.
"We pray for the success of the con
ference at Washington. And we earn
estly hope that It will bring relief to"tbe
overburdened nations of the world."
A resolution approving the conference
was moveB in the house of commons by
John Robert Clynea, laborite, and for
mer food minister. ,'
"America has taken steps! to carry
further the main objects of the League
of Nations," declared Mr. Clynes. in
supporting tha resolution.
Debate on the Washington conference
aa inaugurated with the moving of the
resolution. This waa the first opportun
ity that commons had had to discuss the
Washington conference and its Import
ance to Britain.
'Some men are already contemplating
the next war," added Clynea . "This
next war may destroy civilisation en
tirely. Labor appeals for a universal
alliance of world, friendship.-
iaoor aisirusis alliances, uur ex-
(vondoded on Pace Two, 'Column One)
POLICE HOLD JURY HOLDS
Burgla
r
at
With Bats
Held
WIFE SLAYER
Mrs. B. Fish Recognizes Man on! Verdict Against Woman Accused
Street as Assailant and Causes
Mis Arrest; Other Women Viol
tims Called to Look at Prisoner
Armed with baseball baU a battalion
of citizens stood grouped about a small
opening In the built up flooring of the I
window display section in the Auto Sport I
shop, 83- Sixth street, at 11 o'clock this
morning .waiting for the arrival of the
police. Under the - floor cramped In a I
Btuffy corner. Roy Crownovera burglar.
was trylns to figure out some way to
escape., .. ,
VTQwngver nan curauea over un ixu-1 n , , , m
som about $ a, m. and was prowiinc in reniienuary . i enTi ana r me 01
me anop wnen no nearu someona conuns;
The bantamweight bandit whose rough
ways terrorised, women In the Mount
Scott district for two daya is believed
ta be - safely behind the. bars of the
city Jail. .Hi a roughness If the suspect
Of Klllin? Five , Men LharfireS to open up for the day. He docked be-
Her With Second Degree Mur- vof "l ereeping through the
0 I Kma.1T omntiu' iut aa Rt M. Orbnahaw.
der: Jury Deliberated 24 Hours an door, ortm-
' 1 8haw discovered the place had been
robbed and called, for detectives. The
detectives investigated and went away.
GRLMSHAW THIXE3 AGAX5
$1000 Pronounced, on Joseph
Henderson, Whd Stabbed Mate
to Death; Parole Plea Denied.
Twin Talla, Idaho, Nov. 4.7-KL N. S.)
After deliberating 24 hours, the jury in
the case of Mrs. Lyda. Southard, al
leged female Bluebeard, 'charged 'with
the poisoning of lour husbands and . a
Ten years, In the penitentiary and
fine j of 11000 Is the penalty Joseph X
Grlmshaw got to thinking. Che burg-1 , ; . , . . . ,
proves to e the much sought for robber I brother-in-law, returned a verdice of
proved his undoing.
iHe was identified today noon by Mrs.
B; . Fish, whom he held up Thursday
morning in her home at Forty-third
avenue and One Hundred and Thirteenth
street.
guilty of murder in the second degTee,
at 4 o dock this evening.
Sentence will be passed by Judge Bab
cock Monday morning at 9:30.
She was convicted of slaying her
JMrs. Fish, accompanied by ber mother, poi-ontng Wmi shortly after their mar
Mrs. J. J. MacInerney, was walking j riaJp .7
but it was so constructed he couldn't
get back the same way and the door had
not been opened. Presently he beard a
noise under the front window.
stabbing his wife to death because she
wouldn't live with him.
The sentence waa imposed this mom
Quickly the cittxens were marshaled Clrcuit Jad8 Tucker folk3win
ICMctadd. ea race Two, Coloata One)
KING GEORGE MAY
ANDERSON S ORDER
HALTED BY COURT
Chicago, Nov. li-.; N. si-r-A; tem
porary injunction setting aside1 tha order
or ; judge Anderson of Indianapolis,
which would have stopped coal operators
from collecting union dues under 'the
ncneck-otr' system, was granted lata to
day In the United States circuit court of
appeals. .'-; - -., -V' .
along Third street, at Morrison, when a
mall -man brushed past her, jostling
er as he passed, instead of courteously
slowing his pace or stepping to one , aide.
He glanced back and Mrs. Fish recog
nised him aa the bandit who. forced her,
at $he' point of a revolver, and rough
tnreata, to give nim s.
SUSPECT CAUGHT
Mrs. Fish acted quickly. She dashed
up to Traffic Policeman Andy Larson
at the intersection. S3
jThe suspect, perceivfte, herlfction, be
gan to run. He weighs but little more
than 10O pounds and was smaller in
stature than most of the women he
robbed, while Larson weighs close to
300. . Luck was with the heavyweight
policeman, however, and the little fel
low waa captured after a chase of a
block and one half.
He was taken to police headquarters
where Mrs. Fish confirmed her recogni
tion.
At first refusing to give his name, the
suspect remained stolidly silent until a
search ! revealed a letter addressed to
Ernest Oaehne. He then admitted his
Identity and stated he had a room on
Hawthorne avenue. The address oh
the letter was 4716 Eighty-second street
southeast.
TICTIM8 SUMMONED
Several knives and watches -were also
found in his pockets. These he ex
plained, were, given him. by a friend who
was salesman ? The police, doubt the
eapU.na.tion.,
riage.
Mrs. Southard will have to stand trial
for the alleged murders of three other
husbands and a brother-in-law.
Mrs. Southard faces a sentence of 10
years to life lmpirosnment. the penalty
for second degree murder In Idaho.
Mrs. Southard, as usual, seemed un
concerned and appeared unmoved when
the sentence was read.
1TS0NSCH
10 BE GIVEN AIRING
Washington, Xov. 4. (L N. S.) After
a long wrangle an -amended resolution
providing for an investigation by a com
mittee of five members of the' charges
made by Senator--Watson - of Georgia,
that American soldiers were shot and
hanged by their .officers wlUiout trial
overseas was adopted today fh the sen
ate by a viva voce vote.
The provision of the original resolu
tion that Watson he invited to appear
before the committee was eliminated by
unanimous "consent.
Former Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker today became the target for an
attack from Senator" Watson of. Geor
gia : tor. having . : described the latter '
charges of hanging of American . sop-
and armed with bats. The police were
called again.
Several hundred pedestrians collected
on the sidewalk as the patrol wagon
drew up. The police called to the hid
den fugitive to come out. No reply. They
called again. Two revolvers were
thrust in the opening ' and' & warning
shouted that shots would follow if this
command was disregarded.
SHEEPISH FACE PEEKS OUT
A sheepish grinning face, followed by
tall angular body squirmed out of
the opening. A collection of knives, re
volvers, tools a.nd Cash lights was found
in the hole.
Crownover said he waa getting tired
of being so cramped, anyway. He, had
figured on remaining in his hiding place
until night. - v .
I heard those -two detectives early
this morning come in tire store. They
went all around -and discussed how I
got in there. Those dicks found my fin
ger prints on the transom but they never
thought of looking ainder the floor for
me." .
Crownover said he came from Evans-
vUle, Ind. Charges of burglary will be
placed against him.
ASSASSINATED!
PREMIER TAKASHI
' HARA of 'Japan, who
. : was stabbed to death to
day, ' Japan's Korean policy
f is said to have been .dictated
by Hara. - : - . t
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BIG SHIPMENT 0
F
Henderson's conviction Monday of the
charge of manslaughter.
Effort by Barnett Goldstein, attorney
for Henderson, to obtain a parole on the
plea that Henderson was in such 111
health that he would die if put In Jail.
failed. Judge Tucker, however, with'
held the maximum sentence of 15 years.
Henderson's mother, a sister and ' his
young son were with him in Vourt when
he was sentenced. The mother clung
to his arm and the' boy to his hand.
Asked If he had anything to say, Hen
derson shook his head dismally. Gold
stein then made his plea, calling atten
tion to the first ballot of the jury which
stood six for acquittal because of Hen
derson's alleged Insanity.
Testimony at the trial showed that on
August 8 Henderson, armed with a re
volver, went to his father-in-law's home
where bis wife was living. Henderson's
son testified that before Mrs. Hender
son, bleeding', from body wounds, was
seen running from the back door, he had
looked .through a window and had seen
both his parents snatching, at a butcher
knife. While on a cot in the hospital
Henderson declared that he would have
got his wife sooner but that she got
away from him.
Henderson was arrested In a chicken
house at his .mother's home suffering
from a self-inflicted bullet wound In
one of hi eyes.
STORM WARNINGS
OUT ALONG COAS
Storm warnings were Issued at
o'clock this morning for all North Pa
liio coast points from the Columbia
river north, in anticipation of a moder
ate storm centering off Vancouver
island and moving eastward. Fresh to
strong southerly gales are predicted for
the Washington coast today and to
night, according to reports issued by the
district weather office. .
For Portland, Western Oregon and
Western Washington the storm Is bring
ing rain for today and Saturday with
southerly winds. 1
SILKJ1ES HERE ffS. 0BEI1CHH
i Tnrt 11 1 Til it
IUU ILL IU lALtV
' Indicative ' of the heavy Increase In
Portland imports that would follow rm-
Dey. who was also held up at her home SX
- KArtaTni w ariAn t atisv - m av? via eon. i fiian . ww.M t,vt..
Thursday morning, . and Mrs. w.
Schaumkwller. ' who -was.- held up early
'j -. (Coaeladsd ra J" Tw, Colnma Four) -
ENTER IRISH ROW
, Br K4 L Xtea
' London. Nov. 4 (U. r.) King George
may be aaked to lend hla moral aupport
to tha propoead com prom I In the Irian
situation, it waa learned today.
.The king, whose plea for peace In con
voking the Ulster parliament at Belfaat
opened the way for tha present negotla
, tiona. waa In conference last night with
ITemler LJoyd George. y
The titular and actual heada of the
! Biitieh government were Known to have
1 diacuaaed at length the present exists,
i with particular reference to Ulater.
' If Kir James Craig, premier of Vlater,
remain obdurate against -roncesaiona
' whan h confers with Lloyd George here
tomorrow It was believed that moral
preaaure might be exerted on btra from
Buckingham palace.
Letters - Missing; -iMrs.
Olcott Seeks
. Eeturn of Package
In some Portland home lies a package
containing between 10 and 25 letters
which Mrs. Ben W. Olcott desires to
have in her home, so an S. O. S. call
haa Jieen sent broadcast which reads
"finder pieaae return." The letters were
from the wl l of all western governors
In regard t-Qi the naming of rosea for the
R oneway dedication.
Extracts from some of the letters were
read at the dedication ceremonies at the
Rose City clubhouse and then the pack
age was mislaid. Each letter is sealed
with the official stats seal and many
contain personal messages which Mrs.
Olcott desires to answer.
MILLIONS WANTED
ate his ' authority for the statement he 1
made that 21 soldiers were -hanged in
France. He read into' the record the I
following telegram from An ex -soldier :
"I cannot testify to anything except
that I saw the . scaffold and was in-
ment of pongee silk ever received here
was cleared at tue custom house, today.'
xne BiiK was received at Seattle Irom
Japan, but, being shipped in bond,' was
sent here by Tail. The duty, on this
shipment,, for which Portland gets the
formed -by the scaffold guards that 21 credit, approximated 120,000.
TO FIGHT 'WETS'
soldiers already had been 'hanged on it
and that many more were to he hanged."
"That was my authority for making
my statement," Senator Watson said.
Washington. Nov. 4. (L N. S.) An
appropriation of 910.000,000 for prohi
bition enforcement will be asked of
oongress for the next fiscal .year Pro
hibition Commissioner Haynea jan
nounced today. The appropriation for
Che current year was $7,500,000..
"Ten million dollars will be necessary
for toe proper enforcement of the laws,"
Haynea said.
NEGRO SOLDIERS HAXGED
AFTER TRIAL, 8 ATS WEEKS
Washington. Nov. 4. (L N. S.) "It
is true that negro soldiers were hanged
in France, but war department records
show they were executed after fair trial
and conviction of offenses of such a na- I darcus carried the shipment for Albert
ture as to warrant hanging them higher 1 von der Werth, president of the United
By Charles E Hashes
' Los Angeles. Nov. 4. L N. 8.) Mrs,
Madalynne Obenchalnvho,'wlth. Arthur
C Burch, waa Indicted for the murder
of J.' Belton Kennedy last August, "was
uucen before tner . grand jury shortly
after noon" today at the order "of ' Dis
trict Attorney Woblwine. who accepted
her, offer (to appear before the jury and
ten ber story of the slaying.
However, when sna' took the witness
lines that make the chair she declined to answer questions.
Insurance rates on silk are so high
that, handlers seek ' the swiftest, method
of getting it to destination aa a. means
of saying money. That is why, with the
direct service Into Puget sound, import
ers specify ship
direct call. ;
TWO BOATS CABBY CARGO
The steamships Alabama Maru, Jap
anese, and the British , steamship Tyn
Dr. Smith Loses
On Alaska Appeal
Brumf ield in Best
Condition Since His
Arrival at Prison
V Germany's Envoy
h En Route to TJ. S.
T rmnn, Germany's provlalonal dip
"J' 'o envoy to Waahlngten, sailed to-
Salem. Nov. 4. With a clean shave
and fresh from his bath Dr. Richard M.
grumfleld. condemned slayer of Dennis
Russell. Douglas county hermit, today
appears to be In much better condition
of the Oregon delegation making Physically "an at any time since he
...r ... I was dressed In at the orison here, ac-
iiu i liaiiap in ilia ucuai uncut a utusiuii j -
to substitute the aervlce of the San Juan pIns to prlson, ofn this morning.
..... I ! Tha naWAiia vaaI V n aVi a. Smr a.to.i.
Washington. Nov. 4. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Dr.
Andrew C Smith's Alaskan mall con
tract atands revoked, conferences with
postofflce officials arranged . by mem.
bers
no change
racking company beginning this month.
Armistice Day Is
Now Legal Holiday!
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Washington. Nov. 4. L N. S.) Presl-
dent Harding today signed the joint res
olution making November 11. 1921. Arnv
latlce day. a legal holiday.
piiggest of Navies or Disarm
f H . H H H H tt K K K i
Dr. Steinrrietz Offers Remedy
The nervous toothache, from which
the former dentist waa reported to be
suffering Thursday, has apparently been
forgotten . in the pleasant anticipation
of a visit from Mrs. Brumfield this aft
ernoon, it is said.
! Brumfield partakes of liberal portions
of milk, eggnog. soups, ice cream and
other nourishing and palatable foods
daily and is apparently growing stead
ily stronger. The condemned man
spends much of his time reading and
this afternoon will be permitted a short
visit with Mrs. .Brumfield In the prison
chapel, the first since last Tuesday.
than Gllroy's kite.1
This was the comment of Secretary of
Weeks today on . statements of ' Senator
Watson of Georgia thai he had received
a letter from a person in Philadelphia
who could "furnish positive proof" that
soldiers were hanged in the American
expeditionary forces.
Weeks said he saw nothing In the
further evidence, produced by Watson
to warrant credence of the senator's
charge that American soldiers were
executed promiscuously and without due
process of law. ' Records- of the war
department 'show. Weeks said, that 10
soldiers were executed but that ail had
a fair trial by courtmartial. .
"The good name of the army has been
Impugned by Senator Watson and the
war department will insist upon an in
vestigation of these charges," Secretary
Weeks said.. 'The army will never rest
until its name, has been cleared. v These
cliargea'are either so, or they are not
so, and we insist upon finding out about
them.
ACCUSATION IS rXTBUE
SAYS GE5ERAL PERSHIK6
Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. 4. (U. P.) "It
is the most outrageous and -untrue ac
cusation that possibly could be made and
is without foundation, said General
John J. Pershing here today, referring
to charges made by Senator Tom Wat
son of Georgia, that members of the
A. E. F. were hanged In France without
courts martiaL .
PortlandProducts
SHow-Value Gain
- Of 252 Per Cent
By AUaa L Bear -
iMaraattDaal Vrm BarrW Hyetal CuMwimwrtt
(('"vrngkl. 1 1 J I, Intvrrwiioaal ! Dtrml
Schenectady, N. Y.. Nov. 4. "If neces
sary,' said Dr. Charlea F. Stelranets ta
na In his laboratory today. "I believe
. tha American government a bob Id notify
the ether powers that .they must stand
fortlaarmament or we will bnild a navy
a great that It will bankrupt them to
kwp within sight of ua."
Dr. Dtetnmfcts la a mil of peace, but
ha, wauld have disarmament er run the
rt of the world ragged, even If we
should baeome soma what frayed our-
aelvea. We are the richest nation in"
the world."4 he added, "and would 'not
suffer aa much aa the others would.
P1CTCSE OF 8TEISXETX
Dr. fitalnmata. consulting engineer of
. tha Oonaral EUoctrle company, and. bar
ring Edison, prrhape the world's great-
' eat student of electricity. Is a short little
man who smokes long cigars and al
waya talks with one between hla teeth.
He led me back to hla workshop and
bade rna sit ta hla own chair at a big
flautoppod desk, Tben . be leaned
axalnat the ether side of hn desk, rest
lug' his elbows on the top, lit long ci-
i
gar and began to talk about the Wash-!
tngton conference to limit armament.
T do not believe the conference . will
amount to much." he said. T lost most
of my interest In it when It was decided
that the sessions should be held behind
closed doors. Just enough wil) be done
to make the. people think something has
been accomplished and that will be all
DELEGATES 501 RIGHT XlJfB a
. "Moreover the right kind of men are
not coming ' to the conference.' Moat : of
thera are diplomats. Diplomats are In
capable .of solving . problems that re
quire courage. No diplomat could have
written the Declaration of Independence,
A diplomat la always looking for diffi
culties and yielding to them. When
these gentleman lake up the problems of
armaments, they win discover nothing
tbat ought to be done is feasible. It is
not that that are necessarily inatneare.
I have- no doubt that President Harding
was slncer In calling the conference.
But sincerity is not enough. Conrage
la necessary. I don't-believe these gen
tlemen ha vehe courag to bring about
aisarmament. . ., , . -
The Ions; clear was fretting shorter
(Concluded aa rasa Tva, Cohuaa Tana)
5 Yanks, Held for
; Slaying of " British
Officer, Pardoned
Leavenworth. Karw Nov. 5. (l N. - S.I
Five men serving sentences In federal
prison here for the killing of Captain
George A. Lampfield, a British army
officer, during a riot at Coblenx, Ger
many, June 21. 1920, have been pardoned.
according to word .received here today
from Senator I W. Parrteh of Texas,
The message was received by Jams
R. Richards, one of the convicted men.
The others are James J. O'Dell of Co
manche. Okla. ; George Van -Gilder To
ledo, Ohio; Cart Bryan of McConneli. I year, period. Salem 23 tier cent, Eugene
xenru ana oy u. . xounsbiood or Oma-l zoo per cent The lurures cover onlv
haNeb. " " . ; - a I esUblishmeriU Conducted under factory
i ' ; I system, excluding hand and building
iraaes. .
Importing & Trading company.
The shipment consists of S3 cases and
is valued at upward Of $45,000 with
an ad valorem duty 'of 45 per cent. An
other shipment of nearly equal sise Is
coming by the same route and win be
delivered in. Portland some time during
the present month. -
Delivery In Seattle in both British and
Japanese bottoms 'and overland in bond
gives the Portland customs house credit
for the import duty, but seta forth the
fact that ships from the Orient direct
to Portland are . toq few and far be
tween, the only, service now being on
the steamers of the North China line of
the Columbia-Pad fie Shipping company
and a monthly boat of the Toyo Kaisen
Kaisha. - ; 'C '
SERVICE IS REQUIRES
Service is what is required by i the
Importers and the routing by way of
Puget Sound and rail answered ; their
purpose better at this time. The rates
made by the Japanese and British might
save enough on the shipping board rates
to cover, the rail haul, but the fact re
mains that Portland , is without a regu
lar line for passengers and freight.
With the allocation of the "502" type
of combination vessels, these valuable
cargoes would ' comet direct.
The 602 type gained the name from
the length of the vessel. They are heavy
carriers sand will draw, when loaded 30
feet. According to Engineer Poihemua,
these vessels can be bandied at any
stage of water. ' " Even at a dead low
stage a craft of this type could take
fuel oil at Astoria and cut ' some of
the draft oa the trip down the river.
T
PREMIER
IS
Takashi Hara About to Board To- ,
kio Train as Korean Boy Leaps
From Hiding and Stabs Him Re-
peatedtyj Death Comes Quickly
Washington. Nov. 4. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The value of products from Portland
manufacturing plants increased 1 252 per
cent from 1914 to 1919. according to cen
sus bureau figures today. The total
value 1n" the latter year was $126,380,000.
In 1314 It was $55,000,000.
-Astoria ranks second -with products
valued --r at ? approximately - $13,400,000,
Salem next with $9,435,000, then Eugene
Wttn $2,440,000.
Astoria gained 192 per cent in the five-
Jusro-Slavia Defies
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Allies? Calls Troons Miatue oiaes ask
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London. Nov. -. .L N.1: S.) Jugo
slavia ia defying the alliea and has
ordered, the mobilisation of four classes
of .reservists aa a military threat against
Hungary, according. to a dispatch from
Belgrade today. The alliea had warned
Jugo-Klaria and the other members of
ftbe TitUa entente" to cease their war-
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', Washington.' Nov. 4. (U.P.) Four
western, states, Kansas. Arizona, North
Dakota and Nevada, applied to the Inter
state commerce commission tooay lor a
reduction on intrastate and interstate
freight rates on wheat and coarse, grains
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declaring she was too weak to talk. At
the end of 10 : minutes she was carried
from the Jury room to an automobile
and taken back to her celL
The county grand Jury met earlier In
the day to vote on Mrs. Obenchaln s of
fer to appear before that body. Before
the Vote was taken Woolwlne eomrmral
cated with Sheriff Traeger and asked
him to bring Mrs. Obenchaln before the
grand jury immediately.
Traeger found her confined to her bed
in' her cell as a result of nervous pros
t ration. i Mrs. Obenchaln told Traeger
she was too ill to .appear before the
jury but added, however, she would ap
pear as , soon as she had recovered.
When Mrs. Obenchain was brought
down. on the jail elevator she fainted.
Attendants revived her after a few
minutes-and she was assisted to an au
tomobile for the short trip to the Hall
of Records. Sheriff Traeger and a jail
matrtm carried Mrs. Obenchaln from the
automobile into the grand jury room.
When Mrs. Obenchain was called be
fore the jury District Attorney Wool
wine issued the following statement;
( "Mrs. r Obenchain has consistently' re
fused to talk or to explain-her move
ments In connection with Iurch, not
withstanding themany opportunities
that have been offered her. ,
-, "It is my Intention to have her brought
before the grand jury . immediately If
she will come' willingly. I . have no au
thority to have her brought against' her
will, and she must testify "of her own
free will and accord.
Irrigation Project
On:Descuutes;Will
; Start: ih;90 Days
Work on the Deschutes river irri ra
tion project which will reclaim- about
S0.O00 acres-will be started within 90
days by the North "Canal company. De
tails ot the atepev necessary Def ore ac
tual work . can begin were, discussed
Thursday by Sam Hill, good roads apos
tle.' and Saw aid West, attorney 'for the
-company. The act of perfecting water
rights, now before the state board, will
be completed shortly and then Mr. West
will join Mr. Hill in-Washington for the
purpose of securing from the depart
ment of the Interior rights of way for
the construction of the dam and reser
voir, at Crane Prarle. ,
Mr. Hill, left Portland for his Mary
Hill farm In -Washington, where he will
remain for a few 'days before leaving
for the capital. He passed through Port
land on his return from Bend. Redmond
and Prinevllle. , t
By Sake X. Parry
Eatcnatiaaal Kmmm Service Staff Oam
Tosio, fiov. t. (L ft. .) (VU. Ra
dio.) Premier Takashi Hara wag .
stabbed to death here late today at the
central railroad station,
A Korean boy. hiding In a third class
waiting . room, sprang on the premier
stabbed aim repeatedly in the . .
breast.
The cabinet leader died 15 minute
later. ' - -
His assailant waa Immediately ax
rested. By peculiar coincidence the scene (
the stabbing waa Identical with the as
sassination of IU On So. Korean leader
espousing the Japanese cause In Korea,
the Korean also having been stabbed .
to death.
Premier Hara was preparing ta de
part for Kyoto to attend a meeting; ot
the- Selyu-Kal party, of which Premier
Hara was the virtual leader since the
death ot Prince I to.
The premier was In particularly good
health and spirits when seen by your
correspondent prior to his departure for ,
the railroad station.
The a sua sal nation came as a two-
found blow to the public here.
CROWD SEES SLATER
The railroad station was crowded with
late afternoon travelers.- '
The- news" that the premier had net .
death quickly spread,
When Rl On So waa a ssa as tna ted ee
the same spot nearly a year ago. the
news of the tragedy was withheld from
the public tor Dearly a week.
Rl On So waa a member ot the former
royal family of Korea' and waa deeply
bated for hie espousal ot the Japanese
administration ef Korea. ,
Police who arrested the- Korean boy
Portland Firm to,
Erect Brick Plants
In Canton, Ohinja
Under an $$00,000 contract with the
Chinese government, D. 8. Shope, preat
dent of the Shope Brick company of
Portland, will erect several large brick
manufacturing plants In the Canton
provisional area, according to announce
ment made by Shope, who returned re
cently from' Cnlcago. . .
- The Canton government, of which Dr.
Sun Tat Sen is the head. . recently made
arrangements In the Bast tor a loan of
tlfMI fUMV-nOA Shun, mrmm 'tm: Ik. v..t m
the time and -succeeded in obtaining a
contract- through George. H. Shank, gen
eral renresentative of tha Chlnem raw.
rarnment. xor tne Dun ding- or several
plants ia China.. . ,
Community Chest
: Plan Is Lauded by
Eastern Authority
"Community chests are a benefit both
to the beneficiaries and to the contrib
uting public, said Dr. Edward P. De
vine of New York editor of the Sur
vey, in a lecture Thursday night on
"Community Chests at the Unitarian
chanel. -'T.T.- ; -v 5 - -':
The Community Chest plan is the
modern, way of financing the necessary
charitable, and philanthropic organisa
tions of a ' city. -' It eliminates the old
competitive plan that existed between
charities. : It interests a larger number
of people - in grvtap. It provides the
proper supervision of the activities of
the . social organizations and , Informs
the public concerning the needs of the
community. A great .many of the larger
cities of the eountry have already adopt
ed the plan and it is a Question ot only
a short time before I the rest of "them
will do so,; he continoed.
Dr. Devine also addressed the social
workers of the . public, t welfare - bureau
at the courthouse. , - -
Fourteen Mothers ,
Given Gold' Stars
By Chehalis Post
" Chehalis, Wash., Nov. 4. The women's
auxiliary of the Lores ' R. Flacua post.
American Legion, staged an Impressive
ceremony Tuesday night when they gave
14 gold stars to mothers of Chehalis
and vicinity who lost sons. in the World
war. Mrs. W. S. Schoel, president, pre
sented the pfna
The mothers honored Included: Mrs.
Minnie. Moses. Mrs. Emily Pratt, Mrs.
C H. Fiscua, Mrs. Mary Young. Mrs.
Kate Buriansk. Mra O. K. Palmer, Mrs.
Margha WIrsdorfer, Mrs. ' Dan- Shaner,
Mra Jalla Chisholm. Mra Juvenal. Mra
S. a Dunham. Mrs, Clark English. -Mrs.
8. C White was presented with a star.
although her; son . was not lost during
the war. . He was In the service and died
as the result of illness contracted while
on duty at the trial of the Centralia Ar
mistice day. murder.
First Permits to
Sell Beer Issued
- Washington. Nov. 4,-tX N. S.V Tha
first permits to manufacture: and sell
beer for medicinal purposes were Issued
today " by- ProbJbltloa Commissioner
Haynea, - The - permits were granted to
the 8chUt4 breweries of Milwaukee and
the Piel brewery ef New York,
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Cars arid 'Horses
vln Mixup, Eesult v
Of Fog; Man Hurt
McMmnvQle. ..Nov. 4. While driving
his automobile on - the Dayton lane
Thursday evening at I o'clock, through
a dense fog, William. Trent struck one
ot a team of horses driven by a Mr. Gler
of Carlton, frightening the team into a
runaway end throwing the Gler. family
out of the buggy. Gler held to. the lines
and was dragged some distance. No
one waa Injured.
The team, farther up the road, ran
into the automobile driven by Ernest
Berry of .the Gordon Motor company of
this city. One of the horses struck In
side the fender - and the other horse
was whirled a gain at the body of the ear,
smashing. in the entire side. Berry was
badly cut about the face and body. Com
ing a few yards behind was Gordon,
who picked Berry up and brought him
to the McMlnnville hospital, where be
regained consciousness after a few
hours. One horse was killed and the
other badly bruised. The buggy carried
no lights and .those ot an automobile
could be seen but IS feet ahead. Berry
saw service as a bugler In company A
of the 14 2d regiment In France.
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series 1 i rozioycT'ipzgcicJSiiyroir7:z
Ma gaitine; when', there willbc reproduced thtrecn
photographs of ,k group of attractive girls cf that city.
Two
Wallace Irwin's ."Th? Booster's Hcney-ocri' zr i
Lait's "Corae Qeanwill be tHe ficticn Uz:zz
of The Sunday Journal Magazine next Sunday. -
?JWTwofpages rolT-The "Sunday Journal-1 la jazir.c r.erct
SvmdayjwilI beldevoted exdusivdy'to rrilady's ir.tr
r estsl' They include Lady Duir Gordon's. fashion pac
whereon she"-will discuss "club costumes' in picture
and text,' and a page" for the housewife. - , : L
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Marks Beach Lowest
Point Ever Eecorded
London, Nov. P.) The mark
reached 1000 to the pound sterling here
today, the lowest rata of exchange oa
record. , .
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