TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1S21. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. HIESECAIIII AFFORD TO REFUSE, STEED ! BJ WlfkMa Btees " r Efitor o tt fcontkm Tim. , - MComifbt. ltzl! sr Cattad News) . Wasnfhgtoti. IJec.?. While Mr. Bat- fouf 1 shaking at New Tor and Japanese government is deciding wh er or-motTto sanction the ; provisional arrangements made by the Japanese det h . egatlon. mu&h orosalc but Important work Is beln quieUy here in dra " Ing the text of , the various agreements and declarations that will. 'if aU goes ' well, embody the results oT the confer- ence. . COO -jC '', '"1 ' f The impatience shown by eome dele gates at what they, appear to regard ias unwarranted delay naa therefore no real justification. None Of the work, of an , international conference la more weighty, or lea showy, than the, accurate draft- . In of its decisions. -r Aa tbe .imperfections of the Versailles treaty rove hasty drafting may cause ' endless- friction when the exact meaning of loosely worded clauses has subse- ' quer.tly to be divined under the stress , of circumstances. The , time spent on , the essential business of making the con- ' ference say exactly what it Intended to ay. no more, and . no less, is time well spent, especially when minds as acute ' that of Mr. Root are engaged on the . work. . . S-v SVECTJXATfOX KIFE ' The American public at large cannot be expected to take a passionate inter est in these operations. It. is, nowevi , so reasonable in ita bearing toward the - conference that it may be trusted hot to lose patience unless the announce- ment of results is unduly . postponed. Speculation whether the Japanese gov ernment will say "yes at once, or whether it will procrastinate, is already lively among the delegates and outside. If Japan wanted to wreck the con . ference, she could have done so ere this. ; Consideration" of all easential factors encourages, belief that she does not want . to wreck it, but to emerge from It with as much prestige as possible. The tac tics of the Japanese delegation last week " did not i enhance the excellent reputa tlon It had previously earned. 'jy -' The Tokio government probably n derstands that useless delay at this stage might ' cause an irritation which Japan can have no interest to set tup. In estimating the probabilities of a given situation. It is nwle to predicate short sightedness in any direction. At (the . conference table the Japanese delegates , are surrounded- by representatives of j , the countries mat are japan s best cus tomers, countries whose economic good - , will is Indispensable to Japanese pros- Pcrltjr. , HO DELAY EXPECTED ,J " ' Therefore, quite apart from the obvl . ous sincerity of important sections of : . Japanese opinion, .which favor the cause that the conference represents, there is no reason to assume that the ' Japanese .government will withhold, or will seri I ouely delay, assent to the decisions pro- - . .. vulonally taken at Washington. ' ' -' As tljft work of the conference - proaches Its climax,' the value of -initial momentum imparted to It by - Hughes' opening statement is more fully ar predated. The powerful Interests that tust be affected by the limitation of y armament would . undoubtedly have . . taken advantage of a slow beginning, or -.: of protracted discussions, to, organ fie '.:isisMneeJ Vsf-.ri 3 W'i ";;'r? r; ' J fWhlla the attitude of the largest Amer , (caa steel magnates' has been In every ' respect v admirable. It would be , asking -". too muoh of -human, nature to expect , ''all armament firms m all countries to . - welcome the prospect of a diminution . of their dividends. Moreover, the issues at stake in the Washington conference . , were greater than even some govern . menu perceived. FAILURE ME Alts BANKRUPTCY The -failure of the American effort to limit naval armaments would have been . tantamount to the bankruDtcv of inter. J national endeavor to strengthen security . '". among civil fated .'peoples. The success ? of" the American Initiation, on the other . . hand, must encourage further attempts ' to solve hard problems, bx International t gatherings, convened for precise objects ! and of presumably short duration.' e A ' cause .working vigorously from the ; : set... . j . Some.'-pf the' shrewdest' American " .minds connected with the conference , ' are. and have been from the beginning, I C convinced that it ajone stood between the world, and the precipitation o an economlo catastrophe. However small the immediate financial saving mayl ap pear when the prospective reductions of " outlay on naval armaments are summed y"V up in the light of the decisions of! the ' V conference, it. should not be forgotten . that thse reductions, are . only germ fronl which much greater things jmay . grow- in . more directions than visionless '! folk are yet able even dimly to. perceive. . . "'. ' - U. S. Shipping Board c Owed $292,155,843 1 apeptemBBr 30, 1921 f:: ' , ; f ' r - i Washington, Dec .(!. N. a-LTB sniping board had outstanding against If on September 30. 1921. a total of claims - presented and unpaid which represented an argfes-ate 0f $292,155,8iJ. it was! dis ' closed today by a statement submitted to the senate by the board. . I ; The statement- also showed that this amount a total of (522,571 has been" allowed. - - The total of , the Indebtedness to the board as of - September SO, was J68,T41.087. it was stated, and the amount of money on hand $46,S5t,009.' j There is still a- vast amount of unrecorded- liabilities to be determined, it explained. M ap the Mr. Stove Pound No ... -Safety Box for; , Dynamite Caps Forest Grove Dec - Friend Mc Duffy of Thatcher had 'original ideas of a safety deposit box for dynamite caps and as a result Is out one beating stove while the Interior of his home bears the appearance of the landscape following a silver thaw McDuffy purchased the stows and half & hundred of the explosive caps, putting the latter in the stove to keep them dry. Arrived at home he set up the stove, scattered ashes in the bot tom and lighted a fire. While he was momentarily absent from the room an upheaval reminded him of the dynamite caps. No one was injured. Unmarried Women Can Thank Hays in This Postal Ruling Washington,; Dec .(WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The 'popularity of Postmaster General Hays with unmarried -women -postmasters should be enhanced consider ably as the result of. a decision by the department that they need not be re appointed in case, they jnary, nor lose any rights In the service. ' Heretofore it had ben held that when a woman changed her name by mar riage a vacancy was created and she must be reappointed. While It has been possible to waive the examination for such "vacancies," the postmaster who married was in each' case exposed to the possibility that she might lose the office by falling behind in an examina tion. This has also multiplied the routine, work of the poatof flee depart- Portland ; Legion Post's; New Officers i 7 . - ' - . t: .:.' trssrw!ras..-wjT- ..rrJ:TCfL1iw-)C-:ollcl: twM I 1 b - V f i -( '' ' mmmmmmmmJmSimammmmmtmimmmmimmmmmmJt IMS.CRiDM Ttvee of the officers elected by Portland post, American Legion, last night. At the left, Commander J. J. Cross ley; center, James Douglas McKay, adjutant; right, E. V. Stretcher, vice commander. ment, 1 for the number of postmaLSters who marry is many. ' The solicitor of the department ren dered an opinion In which he found that the matter could be controlled by regulation, as there is. no law on the subject. He Incidentally held the old rule contrary to public policy as a re striction " upon mariage. the implication being that; postmasters who might wish to marry would refrain from fear that they would place their jobs in jeopardy. The new rule also does away with the necessity for securing a new bond. .. . BOOZE PENALTIES HEATT Montesano, Wash., Dec 6. G. W. and Jack Schroeder' pleaded guilty to liquor manufacturing charges,' the former be ing given 60 days, and $250 fine, while the latter. Who confessed ownership of the stills, received , four months and a $1000 fine. Charles Dahlatrom, con victed of liquor , possession, was fined $250 and given 60 days. : M05TE8ANO HCFASTT BIES Montesano, Wash.. Dec. 6. Roy Nell Phillips, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Phillips, died Monday. ' FOR LEGION POST y James J. Crossley.: wast elected com mander of Portland post of the Ameri can Lesion at the post's annual election I at tthe armory last night. Crossley re ceived S42 votes to 137 lor bis opponent. James W. Morris. . . E. V. Stretchy was elected vice" com mander. He received 861 votes, .Ben & Morrow 15 and A. D. Montelth S9. Douglas McKay was unopposed for ad jutant. EL (X Mears was chosen finance officer, getlng Z56 Voteft to ; W. D. jQuinn's S21. : .,'-.-". ' Henry 3oyd John Beckwlth,' Jerrold f Owen, Kenneth Cooper. W, N'. Beveridge, I Byron J. Meattie and W. ft. Bald were elected to the executive committee. The '.vote on ' committeemen u as as follows: I Henry Boyd, 14 ; John Beckwlth. Jt2; ' Jerrold Owen, Sll ; Kenneth Cooper. J317; W. ;N, j Beveridge. ., 257 ; Arthur Murphy. 154; Eugene Rockey, 12Z; Mike Brennan, 9t ; Archie Van Cleve, ' 94 ; Mis MSriorie MacEwan. 88; Glenn Tlcer, 83 ; Rex Parelius, 83; WUltaiHj Murray, 60 ; EL W. Jorgenson, 61 ; iiari C. Chausse, 35; Martha Randall. 88; Joseph Rowley, 88 1 S..R. Payne. 24; Joseph Devine. 20; Howard Haines, 19; Leo Edwards, 16. ; Three nominees for the executive com mittee, Claude M. Bristol. Earl R. Good win and Milton R.' Klepper, withdrew their names before balloting began. DREDGE FILLS tSi STREET -i Cathlamet, Waslu, Dec. . Dredging of the Cathlamet channel has made pos sible the filling of the River street ra vine, giving the street a solid founda tion. ' be- out of since -,v r- Conspicuous Shoe Sale for Many THE 6LE) RELIABLE 262 Washington Street 0AEC-TAN I0E SI ANNOUNCES AN WE 262 Washington ' Street Great Purchase Brings This Sale to the Oak-Tan Shoe Store How It Happened! For the last year or more we have been selling and not buying. We. felt sure that shoes must drop and we therefore withheld buying. We low ered our stock to the extreme limit. Then our opportunity came. We ware offered a large stock of Ladies', Men's and Children's Shoes at prices that we could not turn down. , Wo are in position now to sett the public (ho greatest bargain in many years. And the shoes are quality shoes, and the old Reliable Oak-Tan Shoo Store, stands back of every pair. The lines are -practically all' complete ell sixes, not broken lines. Where lines are broken, we mention it. In the olden days we have offered some great values, - but not like this. i .t ALL. DAY TODAY We are getting the stock and store ready for tomorrow. , i n ' The Great Sale Begins Wednesday (Tomorrow) 9:30 A. M. PLENTY. OF EXTRA EXPERIENCED SALESMEN We now . call your attention "strongly' to our prices. We have more shoes than we can put into' our store. We will have to sell them fast and the prices will do it. We have ! every good style, every size for men, women and children. Ladies Shoes Sixes ZM to 6. Fine, de sirable . shoes in . actual values running up to $6. Many styles in the differ nt .leathers shoes that will five satisfaction in both style and service. $ at .88 Ladies Shoes Sine from 3 to 7. Fine quality ldd and ' calf to choose from." Medium or high heels. Dressy shoes for street wear.- ' Good fitters and good looking. These values will run aa kith as $7.50. $g)'88 Ladies9 SKbes sit All are good shoes. The lines are broken, but the styles are good and the sizes are 2V2, 3, 3 V2 and 4. Dif ferent widths. Lace or button shoes. Kid or calf, or patent leather. This is an unparalleled offer. Come and' see for yourself. Men's Sh Men, here is just what you have been waiting for. A & tood shoe at small price. V Dress or work shoes, act ual $5.00 values. Broken lines, but sixes: 6 to 11. in the lot. oes at Pumps at $ Ladies' pumps in black or brown ldd. Sixes 3 to 7. This is a won derful opportunity to actually save big" money. Ladies Oxfords The new. wanted oxfords i in brown or black. ' High A class footwear. Sixes 3 S to 7. Dressy, comfortable " street oxfords' In the new medium heel.- . Corns and see this for yourself. The values re up to $7.00. Choice $3.8. ;. - - ; v". Ladies' Shoes at $ y3 .88 High er low shoes made et choice Kid or Calf stock. Latest styles la H-- Black or Brown asd sixes IV4 to 8 to fit most aay foot. . Shoes lor dress or street wear. Talses 1M to f aUk Fel t viSli p p e r s a t O QP Ladles' fine felt sBppers with comfy soles. Sixes 3 to 8. All the loading shades. : ' ' ,; . , . . Jf J - : Child's Shoes at oo. Slses Stea. Geed aallty xid. Real leatker soles, fie xlbie. Tals - fiU 4Tu as heard et la reeeat years. T Sasw eW Men's Shoes at in regu brown. actual V High grade shoes in regu lar lines. Black or 1 Sixes 6 to 11. A i $6.50 to $7.00 shoes. Come and ee for your self. 'This takes in dress shoes or work shoes. 3;88 Boys' and Girls! Shoes at $ Far seys ef sJH sixes and tka saase fer gtrls.' Brakes Uaes, sat an good .aauues. ne est-ei-eaie aaees. veme aaa see una great eiienag. 1 SssssS " sansBBBsnM HOE Men's Shoes at $n .88 Kid or calf. Brows mad black. Many styles' and regular fines. Sixes 6 to 11. High class shoes that you will enjoy wearing. Actual values from $7.50 to $8.50. This is a won derful offering. . STORE: . 262 WASHINGTON ST., NEAR THIRD Opposite Ladd & Til ton Bank " 'The Largest Chain Department Stare Organization in the Wjtrld 1 1 " 4 t '..J-L V .mm ' ' ' mm it - A NATtOH-irtP r 312 DEPARTMENT STORES ' 411 Fourth Street Just North of Washington for n AM ss E(0)(gi TT Miniey AND REMEMBER 1 Evcry shoe in a j. C Penney Store is warranted solid leather. - Doing an annual shoe business of Ten Million, , Dollars enables, ns. to. give you good shoes for about what the average shoe merchant has to pay for them at whole sale! We- pass this saving on to you. '". ' , , Wdmen's Black Kid Shoe Sizes 2V to 8 $449 Cuban Heels V Rubber Lift A new last with medium vamp and toe. Stitched and perforated tip and eyelet stay. A dressy and service able'shoe ! ' " , . , - - - Women's Brown Kid Shoe Sizes 2 Vi to 8 $4.1 Cuban Heels Rubber Lift This is a sister shoe to the one opposite. The only difference being In the color. This one is brown. Mens HeavylVork Shoes SiZ r-1 6 11 Made from plump brown calfskin with heavy double sole. Stitched' and naHed. Blucher Style, broad toe. - Boy s i 10 to 12 Heavy Blucher Shoe 12V2 to 2 2Vz to'SVt $1.98 $2.49 $2.69 r .' , . This shoe is Just like the man's shoe directly above.: Made from the same sturdy leather. r mien Extraordinary V alue 9 S Four Leading Styles Dress Shoes Black calf, Blucher, double sole, wide to ' Black calf, Blucher. singla sole, medium to Brown catf, Blucher, sing 1 sole, medium to Brown calf, Bat, singl sol, English to Every" shoe a genuine Goodyear welt, with solid leather box ings, counters and; insoles, rubber heets. AH sizes.. Misss ;Csilf Shoes "'. KY.-.8"W'kiJt"';".'': 12 to 2 A remarkable calf shoe of solid leather, made on the popular Orthopedic or Foot-form last. " ' Children s ocurrers J 5Vg to 8 , 8V to 11 12 to 2 $1.79 $1.98 $2.49 $1.98-$2.23-$2.69 Real shoes for real kids. .They will stand' the knocks and they look good. , ; Black and Brown i Calf 312 DEPARTMENT STORES 111 Fourth StreetJust North of Washington We Never Hold a Sale '"