CITY EDITION
CITY EDITION
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THE WEATHER Tonight and Saturday,
fair; continued cold; easterly winds.
Minimum temperatures Thursday; ;
-Portland 4 34 . New Orleans 60
Pocatelio 14 f New Tork . v 18
Los Angeles.. . 4s, v SC vPaul... 54
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EXPERT ' MOTOR MECHANICS The
Sunday Journal has resumed its article
on the care, repair, and upkeep of the
motor. The articles are by the same ex-
r rt. and w ill foe found Sunday on. page
of the Automotive Section. .
VOL XX. NO. 243.
Entered SwoBd-Cta Matter
t Poatoffiee. Portland. Orrfoa
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1921. TWENTY-FOUR 'PAGEa'
PRICE TWO CENTS
OX TRAINS AND NEW
. STaND siva ccmts
JAP PRIDE
Which Scored Victory
lii Yap, Negotiations,; .
AGAIN WINS
In Naval Limitation;
Chinese Fear Another
CONCESSION
By t David Lawrence-
(Oprrisb. 1821. bj The Journal)
Washington. I"ec. 16. romprcmitw.
'..which is the basis of all International
agreement, has been found necessary to
meet the, pride and ent.iment of the
' Japanese people.
' Secretary Hughes, who started out
with an insistence on the acceptance of
the .program he offered, has found the
Japanese currents of resistance so
- Rtrong as to make It recessary to give
concessions. The Japanese argued for a
."- greater percentage of the total, tonnage
; stid lost ; they countered, however, with
- A- proposal that, the Mutsu, the most
powerful type of battleship yet built,
should he retained. They argue that
Jrane sentiment was wrapped up in
the new veysel and that. It would he
difficult to scrap so important a ship
without endangering the acceptance of
the whole program.
So in order to satisfy Ihe Japanese
the . American delegates were persuaded
that as a practical
proposition the in-
elusion of the Mutsu
didn't vitally affect
the total armament of the three big
naval powers and ihat possibly a re
arrangement of the vessels selected for
. the scrap heap would be Just as effective
in the long run. ;
(AME TACTICS ON YAP
Somewhat the same kind of tactics
were, uned by the Japanese in the nego-
' tiatlons over the island of Yap, where
tht mandate originally bestowed upon
. Japan was clasped tenaciously by the
.Japanese!, although most of the exclusive
riphts and privileges which it might
otherwise convey were granted to the
United States.
T In a nutshell, the American opinion
; seems to be that Japan can have all
v the superficial concessions she wants
if it makes little difference in substance.
The American naval experts do not feel
. that . they are conceding very much to
V Japan In letting the Mutsu remain, for
f; they insist that the equivalent number
of American battleships retained is
i more than sufficient to offset any ad
" vantage which the Mutsu might appear
to have given. Still the naval experts
art the last people In the world to ob
ii jeet to any increase in 'tonnage for any
5 country so long as It ia proportionate. .
. Deep In their hearts they have not
!' looked with any Joy on the prospect of
crapping new battleships upon which
..",; much money has been spent- The
.'Japanese desire to keep the Hutsif has,
; (therefore, worked out to the advantage
.. of (hose experts in all countries-who feU
that the. Hughes proposal should merely
"''.'. be a starting point and that a revision
upward should be made before the coo
',;fernce came to A final agreement. 1 -FAR
EAST RKI.EC.ATEI
The arms conference has relegated Far
: Kastem questions to a secondary place
for the moment, while all attention la
. concentrated on naval matters. .. The
hope is that a plenary session may be
' held . Saturday Of this week In order
' that the naval agreement may be for-
mally proclaimed.
But while the conference has put the
(Concluded on I'M- Twenty, Column Four!
Franklin. Kan.. Dec 1. I. N. S.)
Kansas national . guardsmen opened a
counter offensive against the army of
Amazons the six thousand marching
mothers, wives and sweethearts of Kan
sas miners here at 4 :S0 o'clock this
morning. s
Upon direct orders of Governor Henry
J. Allen, between 600 and 600 warrants
were prepared throughout the. night by
Richard J. Hopkins, state attorney gen
eral, and C. A. Burnette, Crawford
county prosecutor. .
The warrants charge "assault . and
; battery," 'rioting." "disturbing of the
peace' and "destruction of property."
i Six deputies backed by militiamen,
--"with, bayonets fixed, under command of
Milt Gould, county sheriff, left for
Ringo. Mulberry and Arraathe. "red cen
ters" or the strike sone at 4 :J0 o'clock.
At daylight the officers were Instructed
to begin serving warrants.
But one arrest had been made at 8
o'clock, however. Charles Stewart,
striking miner, was in jail at Girard.
.the county- seat, on a charge of as
saulting a working minor. Stewart was
captured wlthiri a few feet of the Mis
souri state line in a running revolver
battle with sheriffs deputies.
Sheriff Gould was at sea as to his
future course. .
"My Jail will lonly hold 60 women pris
joners I have warrants for over 600,"
he said. i
Gould planned- to establish a stock
ade where the women are to be Im
prisoned under ! military guard.
Six hundred guardsmen were in camp
' in the mining towns surrounding Frank-
lin. headquarters of the Amason army.
, ILLINOIS MINERS REFV8E
TO Ai "Ot'TlAW" STRIKE
Marion. 111.. Dec. !. (t N S.) The
union miners of Williamson county to
day stood on record as being overwhelm-
ingtyTaralri8t a iy proposition to support
the outlaw stri Its in Kansas. The ref
erendum on the payment of a -special
assessment for the support of the strik-
' era .was .defeated by a practically unan--
imous vote, 12,$00 voting against, while
only: three -favorable ballots were cast.
The miners alio went on record against
affiliation withj a labor party.
REELECTION FOR HOWAT
v, Pittsburg, Katu Dec 16. L N. S.)
-The reelection of Alexander Howat. Im
prisoned leader of the Kansas' coaj
. miners, to the presidency of the district,
was assured today. '
With two thirds of the' ballots cast
at .Tuesday's ( lection "counted. Howat
was reported to be a 96 per cent choice
of the- miners. August Dorchy, Impris
oned vice president, and " other officers
of the Howat administration, were like
wise receiving heavy majorities. It was
stated at mine union headquarters. '
WARRANTS ISSUED
FOR AMAZON ARMY
Cupid Finds
Comfort in
Fir Embers
"A-Ha !" chuckled some of the good
people of Portland when it became
known that several scores of beautiful
trees In Latirelhurst park had been dam
aged hy'the storm, "now these young
folks who clutter up the benches will
go elsewhere,."
Feelirtg that the trees were down, with
nothing ' gained by crying over spilled
milk, they lightened their ' regret with
gleeful satisfaction that a few of the
friendly sombre shades which cloaked
lovers of yore would no longer conceal
the gentleman's caresses nor the maid
en blushes.
v- Had these good people been out Insu
re I hurst way during the last two nights,
and had strayed into the park, they'd
have, pot an eyeful for fair.
Round through the darkness, where
the mighty boles of trees once had
swelled against the encroaching . tide of
the green sward, hot fires, glowing with
the rich wood upon which they feasted,
vied with a fulWblown moon to light the
faces of couples clasping hands at the
altar of Oupld.
It was some sight, lads and lassies!
Here, where lovers had once twittered
in the shades, they now sat in the fire
tight, watching the glowing embers of
the very trees which had once cloaked
them with bewitching secrecy.
SHOCKS BERKELEY
Berkeley. Cal.. Dec. 16 I. N. S.)
Friends and relatives of Congressman
J. Arthur Elston were shocked and com
pletely mystified by the news of his
suicide In Washington. ,
Early today Mrs. Elston. recovering
from thei recent birth of a daughter,
their third child, had not been informed
of the sad news. Her physician had ad
vised withholding the news until later
too ay. it was understood.
Elston had only recently returned tp
Washington, having been at home when
his daughter was born. While here he
had told friends it was not his intention
to seek reelection because of the fact
that his $30,000 a year law practice and
Ma property interestsneeded his atten
tion. He told his frietMs that much
ay he . liked the public service, the fu
tore financial welfare f his family de
manded that he remain at home and
care for his interests.
Congressman Elston was horn m
Woodland. Cal.- in 1875 and married
Miss Tellullah Le Conte, granddaughter
of Professor John Le Conte. noted Cali
fornia scientist, in New York in im.
He was a graduate of the University
Of California, etaa of 18S7. -i
In 'addition to his wife and three chit
dren. his parents, three sisters and a
brother survive.
CALIFORNIA REPREHRKTATIVK '
BRITEN TO DEATH BT WORST
Washington, Dec. 16. The body of
Representative John Arthur Elston of
Berkeley, Cal.. was found in the Poto
mac river by police late Thursday night.
Elston. had been missing since Tues
day. He was last seen In .the downtown
district of Washington, where he die
(Concluded oa Pace Tweatj. Column Four) -
Delegate ' Sees
Uv S.-Japanese
War in Treaty
Washington Dec 16 I. N. S.) A
prediction that the four-power pact
entered into by Great Britain, France.
Japan and the United States will result
ultimately In war between the United
States and Japan was made today by B.
Skivirsky. official delegate to America
from the Far Eastern Republic.
He declared that Japan, emboldened
by approval of its present policies in the
Far East and possession of military
strongholds throughout Asia and the
Pacific, would force a future conHict on
the United States.
0 ON S U
Fight Profiteers, Ford Urges
H 4; at
Says High Prices Are Silly
By Allan L. Benson
Iatrrnatioiua News Service Staff Oorrespoadeat.
(Copyright. 1921, bj U International News Sarrice)
Detroit, Mich., JDec. 16. Henry Ford says that business could be made
good and the cost of living reduced if it were not for the shortsighted
greed of manufacturers and merchants, who persist in clinging as near to
war prices as possible.
"A clerk In a shoe store, after he had waited on me today, asked me
when business was going to pick up," said Mr. Ford.
" "How much would you charge a man
worth $100,000 for a good pair of shoes?'
I asked.
" 'About $13 replied the clerk. 'You
sold the same pair of shoes before the
war, didn't you. for $r The clerk said
that was correct. "Well," I replied, 'bus
iness will pick up and foe good just as
soon as you put the price of those shoes
at 7.'
DENOUNCES PROFITEERS
, There is no sense in present prices."
continued Mr. Ford. "I have compelled
everybody who sells material to me to
sell it at pre-war prices or a little more.
When I cut tiie price of my car a year
ago I refused te pay more than what I
am now paying for-materials. That is
what the public should do refuse to buy
at present prices. ; The thing can be
done. too. '
"I remember that, before the war. 1
was told that the best place, in Detroit
to buy beefsteak was at a little German
meat shop In the outskirts of the city.
I once went in and bought a T-bone
steak and It proved to be so tender that
it could almost be cut with the back or
a knife. The German charged only It
cents . a pound, while other dealers were
getting 45 cents.
SHOWS HOW TO SO IT
"I asked the German why he charged
so much less than other dealers. This
is a Hungarian neighborhood.' he replied.
RISH TREATY
PARLIAMENT
Both Houses Promise Ratification
in Reply to King's Speech by
Overwhelming Vote; Commons
Takes Action Next Monday.
London. Dec. 16. The British parlia
ment, today approved the peace treaty
with Ireland.
Both the house of lords and the house
of commons adopfed addresses to King
George specifically promising to ratify
the Irish settlement.
The commons, however, registered its
approval of the treaty by overwhelm
ingly defeating the "die hards' '"amend
ment to the address regretting that
there had been a settlement.
The vote on this adverse amendment,
which was introduced by Colonel Gret
tan. was 4M to 5.
Ratification of the treaty by both
houses Is now a foregone conclusion. The
commons is expected to vote on rati
fication on Monday. The lords may
vote sooner.
OPPOSITION DIES HARD
The . action on final, formal ratifica
tion will probably involve a division and
a record vote in both houses. '
Although the opposition did not give
up, it was apparent during the final
stage of debate that their fight was hope
less f Premier Lloyd George, who led the
fight in behalf of the treaty, was over
Joyed at the sise of the majority sus
taining the King's speech. His friends"
said he considered the battle as good as
won. .
Sir James Craig, premier of the Un
ionist government of Ulster, arrived -at
8 :30, o'clock this morning for a confer
ence with Premier Lloyd George.
COMES FOR CONFERENCE
Sir James Craig was greatly agitated
over the turn the Irish affairs have
taken. .
"The present position appears to
throw us back where we were in 1914,"
(Coneiuded or. Pre Twenty, Column BtaJ
I'ALLGLA CUTOFF
PLANS HIT SNAG
The Wallula cut-off, or the proposed
extension of Ihe Columbia river high
way frong Umatilla to the Washington
boundary, was subject of a spirited dis
cussion at . today's session of the state
highway commission. ,
Chairman Booth said that there was
no particular urgency in designating
this 27-mlle stretch as a primary high
way "in view of the fact that construc
tion could not possibly follow immedi
ately. , He said that the commission
would look the project over before mak
ing any decision.
The subject was introduced by H. J.
Ottenheimer, chairman of the highway
committee of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, who asked that the proposed
interstate connection be designated aa a
primary road in the system which is to
receive federal aid.
SAVING IS CLAIMED
On behalf of the Wallula cut-off Ot
tenheimer stated that it would require
only 20 miles of construction and that
it would mean for traffic from South
eastern Washington a saving of 30 miles
and from Central Washington a saving
of 90 miles. He emphasised that it was
only desired now to have the proposed
route designated 'as a part? of the pri--1
mary4 system of the state on the under-
( Concluded on Pace Twenty. Column Fire)
, "anb those Huns positively will no pay
any more than I am cnsrglne.
T afterward learned that a whole
saler, knowing the situation, was selling
meat to the German at lower prices than
he charged other retailers, thus enabling
htm to, make a profit.
"Manufacturers and merchants can
cut prices if they want to. When I de
termined to cut the price of our car, the
man who was at that Ome treasurer of
the company told me that I had reduced
the touring car to lees than the cost of
production. WelL it you think so. I re
plied. 'I will just cut 10 more off the
car.' and I did. He figured that we lost
dose to $16,000,000 bn the cars already
in stock and I don't know bow many
more millions during the year. We did
not lose anything. We made money.
CUT PRICES, HE URGES
"That Is the way I believe In running
a business. I cut the price of the car
at a time when we were selling all we
could make. But if. prices can be Cut
I believe always in cutting them. It Is
good business sense to do so.
"Right now, the steel mills arenmning
at only part capacity, though every rail
road In the country needs rails. We
need rails on the D.T.4 1 But so long
as rails are more than $40 a ton we shall
not buy a raiL Well use the ones we've
got until they are worn down to wires
before we will pay more than $27 or
$2S a ton"- ;
........... ,
MR0AD FUNDS
Sentiment Seems io Be Against
Considering Highway Financ
ing Legislation at Special Ses
sion; Views Are Expressed.
Statev nighway financing legislation,
no matter bow badly needed it may ap
pear, will meet with but little, if any.
enthusiasm st the hands of the coming
special session of the legislature, if the
sentiment of those members whose opin
ions are immediately available is any
index of that body's state of mind as a
whole. No proposition for the submis
sion of an amendment to- the constitu
tion increasing the road bonding limi
tation from 4 per cent, the present
maximum, to 5 or 6 per. cent will meet
with much warmth or favor.
Generally speaking, such members as
have expressed themselves are opposed
to further extension, of the road f inan
riirh machinery at this time. They think
It is time, as some of them phrase it, "to
take a breathing spell."
COMES AS SHOCK
"The announcement made by R. A.
Booth, chairman of the state highway
commission, that the coming year's
work of that department, will exhaust
the. funds available and still leave the
state highway program uncompleted has
come as upon the legislators, as well as
upon the public, as a great shock.
The 4 per cent limitation has given the
highway commission an approximate
total of $40,820,000 of highway bond
money to spend in the construction of
the mapped out highway system of the
state. Contracts let, or in contempla
tion for the coming year, will eat up all
of this fund, or practically all.
This will leave the highway commis
sion at the end of 1923 with no income
other than thatfrom automobile licenses
and the gasoline tax. an estimated ag
gregate total of $2,750,000, annually.
NOTHING LEFT
Of this approximately $1,000,000 will
have to go for maintenance, and prac
tically all of the remainder for inter
est on outstanding bonds and for con
tributions to the proportional retirement
sinking fund. Nothing:, or practically
.nothing,, will be left with, which to match
federal -appropriations" due the state or
for genera) extension of the uncompleted
wrk.'U-v ' "
It is rumored, and has been Tor some
little time, that Jim Stewart, who has
been the1 forefront and extra-legislative
representative of the highway construc
tion proponents, intends ' to bring , his
promised proposal for an increase in
the constitutional bonding limitation be
fore the special session. This would re
quest that a proposed amendment be
submitted at the special election expect
ed to be called coincident with the com
ing primary election of next May, pro
viding for an increase' in1 the bonding
(Concluded on Pas Tveety, Column Scvcot
FRANCE PLANS TO
By Webb Miller
Paris, Dec 16. (U. P.) France plans
to throw Germany into bankruptcy it
was semi-officially. stated here today.
At the London conference between
Premiers Lloyd George and Briand the
plan win be suggested by France :
1 The allies are to recognise the
bankruptcy of Gesmany. , . .
2 An allied commission is to take
charge of German tax collections and
assets just as would be done in the case
of a private bankrupt. .
SThe printing of paper marks is to
be halted.
4 The commission is to control the
customs and tobacco and coal monop
olies. 5 The agreement would be binding
under an arrangement similar to ,the
Wiesbaden agreement.
OEBMAXT T1BTCAL1T ADMITS
BANKRUPTCY! CAJPT FAY CP
By 8. D. Weyer
Berlin. Dec 16. (L N. S.) The Ger
man crash has come. Germany today
virtually confesses national bankruptcy.
The German note to the inter-allied rep
arations commission, announcing that
the government cannot pay the indem
nity installments . due in January and
February, was the chief topic of .con
versation in - official circles and the
press.
"The note was the culmination, of a
crisis long foreseen," said' the Centrist
newspaper Germania, organ of Chan
cellor Wirth. "The chancellor honestly
tried to fulfill his promises and the
country's pledges."
t"The German reparations problem has
become a world problem, said the Vos
slsche . Zeitung.
Despite the French threats of mili
tary .- pressure against Germany, the
keynote of the German press is that the
allied statesmen are coming to realise
that revision of the Versailles treaty is
necessary. Newspapers say allied bank
ers realise Germany is not fit to receive
credits so long as she remains under
the obligations of the new treaty and
the London Indemnity ultimatum.
The Berliner Tageblatt expresses the
hope that a world conference will be
called to consider the financial and ec
onomic situation, especially in Central
Europe. ,
Chancellor Wirth has appealed to all
political parties in the reichstag to give
bim a vote of confidence before Christ
mas. " Stinnes ' and the German People's
Party, of which' be is a dominant mem
ber, are demanding that Gustave Stress
mum, titular leader of the party, be
given a place in the cabinet.
Germany's inability to . pay caused
another crash : on the exchange mar
ket. The mark fell In value while the
American : dollar went up. . " " .'
BANKRUPT TEUTONS
NamesAsked
For Streets
Claiming: thai the names, of four
streets In Feuer's addition had been
changed at a time of ""popular hysteria
and excitement.? 65 residents of the dis
trict have petitioned that the original
names - be restored. - The petition was
referred to thei department of public
works tins moriing for consideration.
The streets are now named Pershing.
Hatg. McLaughlin and Lafayette and the
original names were Frederick, Karl.
Rhine and Frankfort, respectively. The
names were changed shortly after war
was declared on Germany mi 1917.
Among those .signing the petition are
Mrs. K. Kreuicnj. ieonaro Bingora, r.usa
beth Kreber, Mrs. Weist Mrs. R. C,
Mass. E. L Swyder, H. K. liurtig, D.
Bardovich. Mraj W. Goetten and O. H.
Hulouist. i
The departmefnt of public works will
make its report! to the city council De
cember 58.
Although a hard freese was reported
from all secOonp of the city this morn
ing, the official weather bureau ther
mometer barely? dropped to the freexing
point (32 degrees), since it is located 1
in one of the most protected spots in
the city. With continued fair and cold
weather in prospect, E. L. Wells, dis
trict weather forecaster, predicts that
the thermometer will register a slightly
lower drop Saturday morning.
Exceptionally I clear weather has ac
companied this 'period of cool weather.
Little of the brilliancy of Wednesday's
full moon has waned, so that during
the morning hours before dawn ; ML
Hood was clearly visible from Port
land, with its White mantle set shim
mering by the lunar rays. !
F.rOESE RECORDS! 4
Eugene, Or., Dec 16. (U. P.) Eu
gene hated to get out of bed this morn
ing. A heavy frost brought the mer
cury down to 24 degrees above, and ice
formed on ail Small puddles. It bids
fair to repeat the performance again to
night The sun, however. - is shining
brightly today. . .
Bryan Says 6. 0. P.
Senators Will Take j
J:Pact( torius Smile
By "William ieaalngs ISryas
' (Confrigiitad, 1921, by tha Catted Prw
Ti, senate et ithe United States seems
disposed to rest upon it dignity and
take time to deliberate upon the four-:
power treaty.;:;!, . -
Indications are that It will go through,
but the reason for Its popularity among
the Democrats will not give the Repub
licans very much satisfaction.
The Democrats who favored - the
covenant of the; League of Nations will
take great pleasure in helping to com
mit the. Republicans to Article 11 be
cause of its sifnUarlty In principle to
Article X. - They, see In it a moral ob
ligation by implication and ' they will
not be slow to remind the Republicans
that it was the moral obligation that
they so solemnly inveighed against " in
the fight against the League of Na
tions. I
But as consistency is less important;
than support oC the administration, the
Republicans are; not likely to obstruct
the passage of jthe resolution ratifying
the treaty. It! is quite certain, bow
ever, that In the next campaign the
Democrats will toot overlook the 'accept
ance of this moral obligation by the Re
publicans. Micliigaii City Votes
To Keep Street Cars
Battle Creek, jMlch., Dec. 1. U. P.)
Residents of Battle Creek voted. 8 to 1,
in favor of streetcars at a special elec
tion here. Jitneys will be eliminated on
all streets with! carltnes. The election
was financed by the streetcar company,
which planned to stop operations if vot
ers favored jitneys.
FAVOR STREET CARS
Muskegan, Mich., Dec 16. (U. P.)
Voters of Muskegon prefer streetcars
at 10 cents a ride to jitneys at 5 cents.
At a special election, the city voted
4605 to 126 in favor of continuing oper
ation of the streetcars and paying a 10
cent fare.
Ranch Woman Killed
Husband, Jury Finds
Winfield. KanL, Dec 16. I. N. S.)
Mrs. Grace Wilson. Oklahoma ranch
woman, was found jguilty here today of
manslaughter after; jury deliberations of
eight hours. She was tried for the mur
der of her husband. Homer Wilson,
ranchman and famous "wild West" per
former, near this city in July. 1920. At
torneys stated they would file motion
for a new trial. :
Defy Is Accepted; .
Deputies Nab Man
Herman Larseo called up the sheriffs
office Thursday) afternoon and in -a
voice heavy with liquor dared the depu
ties to find. him. Deputies Beeman,
Sch Inner and Wolfe immediately got
busy and took -aim in. He is charged
with being the owner of three stills taken
m a. recent raid w. ; .r ; -'"
Commission Stands
Pat on Grain (Jilts
. j
Washington, Dec "16. (U. P.). The
interstate commerce commission today
refused - to reconsider its recent action
in ordering a 16 per cent reduction in
the rates on grain, grain products and
hay-. - " - f' ; - - ' j
JACK FROST PAYS
CITY COMPLIMENTS
- 1
$2,600,000 IS
Major Genera! Beach, U. S. En
gineers, in Annual Report Puts
Lower Columbia Need at Large
Sum;0ther0regon Ports Listed.
Washington, Pec. 18 (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.
What the army engineers recommend
for river and harbor improvement in
Oregon and the Pacific Northwest is
shown by the annual report of Major
General Iansing H. Beach, chief of en
gineers, made public today.
In this report 6308,000 is estimated for
new work on the channels below Port
land and Vancouver to the sea, mostly
for diking and piledrivers, and 642.000
for maintenance. The latter figure is
larger than usual, due to estimates for
replacement of pipelines, scows and
pontoons.
Attention is directed to the fact that
the engineers have recommended adop
tion by congress of a plan for addi
tional dredging and auxiliary work to
give at all times an effective 30 foot
channel, for which $750,000 will be need
ed, plus $1,000,000 spread over four years
for' construction work.
MOUTH OF COLUMBIA
At the mouth of the Columbia the
program submitted by General Beach
covers $126,700 for two years, to July 1,
1923, of which $100,000 is for operation
of the dredge Chinook. This sum is
carried as a balance, and no additional
appropriation is ' asked.
Inasmuch as the budget submitted to
congress by the president contains a rec
ommendation of $27,000,000 for " rivers
and harbors the next fiscal year, In a
lump sum. . it is to the report filed to
day that one must go for information
as to how the engineers believe the
money should be spent when it is given
into their hands. The report carries full
data a to all existing projects, and
from it the following concerning Oregon
and Washington projects is taken.:
Coqaille River Twelve foot boats can
safely cross at high tide and ascend to
Strang shoal,- 23 -miles.' A balance of
$91,352 available and no additional funds
required. - vTere; Is pending .before,. en
(Coocladsd n- Pw" Twntr, Cffhana Thrael
Kokomo, Ind., Dec 16. (L N. S.)
Bart Amos, veteran policeman, was shot
and seriously wounded early today in
a revolver battle with a robber caught
looting in the Rapp . department store.
The robber escaped after an exchange
of shots. ': -
POSTOFFICE IS LOOTED
Danville, HI., Dec 16. I. N. &
Burglars looted the postoff ice at Fair
mount, li miles southwest of here, early
today but obtained only $125 in currency
and stamps. The safe was wrecked
and hundreds of letters torn open.
Veteran, 25 Years
Old, Named Head of
Police in Hoquiam
Hoquiam. Wash., Dec W. Replacing
Clinton F. . Hards, whose resignation fol
lowed his conviction on an attack charge
in a justice court Tuesday. William
Thompson. 25 years old. deputy sheriff
since January 1. was named chief of po
lice of Hoquiam. He is believed to be
the youngest chief of police in any city
of Hoquiam's sise.
Thomnson is a veteran of the Second
division, winning a commission in. the in
fantry after enlisting as a private. He
is a member of Hoquiam Post No. 16,
American Legion.
The Hoquiam police department con
sists of 10 men, who patrol several miles
of waterfront in addition to covering a
city of 11,000.
Cut of $12,000 Is
Made in Bid on
Street Material
In the second bid on material for gen
eral maintenance of city streets, opened
this morning, the Columbia Contract
company reduced its original bid by ap
proximately $12,000. The bid this morn
ing totalled $26.846.M. The original bid
was rejected when it was discovered the
price made was higher than that bid
in 1920. 1
Veteran Employe of ;
Railroad Ends Life
Cottage Grove, Dec 16. Carl Alstead,
74, shot himself through the head with
a rifle Thursday noon, whlla his son;
Anchor, had gone to the restaurant for
their dinner. He put the musale of the
gun into his mouth, shooting off the
top of his bead. A neighbor said she
saw him go out of the door In a great
hurry and ; wondered, as be has', been
sick for everal weeks. He sat down on
a cot on the porch. .The bullet Is In the
ceiling of the porch. Me." Alstead was
an old Southern , Pacific employe and
had ben-on-the penaion list for. seven
years. He worked .for the Southern Pa
cific first as a bridge builder more than
40 years ago and was track walker at
Harrisburg for many years. . He was
born in -Nestved, Denmark, December 7.
1647: His wife and son survive. '; v. -
BY STORE
ROBBER
Lord . Birkenhead ;
CHANCELLOR of Great
Britain, who says Wash
ington conference marks
greatest moment of modern
civilization. '
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U.S. SAVES EUROPE,
BIRKENHEAD SAYS
London. Dec 16. I. N. S. ? "The
Washington conference marks the great
est moment "in the. history . of the civ
ilised world." Lord Birkenhead, lord
chancellor of . England, said . today in
an address before the American Lunch
eon club. .
"The United States realised Its supreme
responsibility' and prevented the disrup
tion of Civilisation and irreparable decay
r toe stability ex Europe"
House Is Successor
OfLateH.D. Flood,
Committee's! Chief
Washington, Dec. 16. (I. N, S.)
Congressman Arthur B. ' Rouse of Ken
tucky has been elected chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee to
succeed the late Congressman Henry D.
Flood of Virginia, it was announced to
day. '
Rouse has been the Kentucky mem
ber, of the committee for several years.
He has served in congress: continually
for 10. years. He was born in Burling
ton, Boone county, Kentucky, In 1874.
Whiskey .Eunner Is
Slain; Deputies Shot
Cornelia, Ga;. . Dec. 16. (L N. S.)
One unidentified man. believed to have
been a whiskey runner, was killed and
three deputy sheriffs "were wounded in
a running fight between officers and
bootleggers near View, Ga, early today.
Two. automqbpes containing 163 gal
lons of moonshine v liquor were captured.
A third car escaped.
Nme Are Injured in
New Packers'; Eiots
Chicago, Dec. 16. (L N. S.) Rioting
broke out at several points in the strike
bound stockyards district at noon to
day. Nine persons were reported in
jured, including Dr. George A. Klein,
who was speeding to the bedside of a
sick child of a striking packing plant
worker.. . -
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fJiHE glad Christmas season is
ff " fost approaching, - Its happy
spell ' will be reflected in a
variety of xaays in text and illustra-tion-'.in
The -Sunday Journal- next
Sunday
j. j
a HE usual eight sections of news, I
f " reviews, features and comics,
- invitingly presented will find
ieipaynntmihejfist
Country that , are represented in -The .
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By FRANCE
Paris Delegation Stands Pat on
Demand That Its Navy .Be As
signed to Third- Place Among
World Powers; Balfour Angry.
By A. I Bradford .
Washington. Dec, 16. (U. ' P.) :
France's demand for "a third placw -
navy prevented an agreement In the ..
naval subcommittee of ths arms con
ference today on the French and Italian
capital ship ratio, upon which hinges
the success of. world-wide limitation of
naval armament
After meetins nearly three hours the
committee adjourned to meet agata at '
11 o'clock tomorrow. ;
BAI.FOIR "A5GRTt
The session of the; committee devel- -
oped a rather heated dispute. Arthur1
J. Balfour, usually cool and unperturbed ;
was described as .''angry In his retort
to the French. There was. further dis
cussion of the French position, bul no
agreement could be reached. I
Just before the adjournment ofi the.
committee it was learned from one of
the American" delegates that the United
States probably will take the stand
that France's ship ratio be fixed on the
basis of her existing strength.
This would make the ratio . of the
United States, Great Britain. Japan and
France . i approximately "6-6-J-Z. as
France's capital ship strength is - now ,
somewhat below 200.000 tons. Italy, if
the American policy prevails, probably ;
would be given the same ratio as France
or a smaller percentage.
DKMAJiD THIRD PLACE
France has definitely : placed . be
fore the sub-committee' of 15. her. de-
mand . for the right to 350,000 tons of"
capital ships, making her the third 1
naval power. This would give her a"'
tonnage of 35,000 more than Japan has
agreed tp accept.
, Adoption of a world-wide platform for
limitation of naval armament now rests
on a fixing of suitable ratio for France .
and Italy. Secretary . of State Hnghea
has made clear in announcing that the
United States. Great Britain and Japan
are agreed to their respective reductions.
ASK8 tiO.tOO TOXNAGE :
The French ' argued that the French
navy had been neglected during the war.
Had France continued building as she
had been, she- -woulA' now have a navy
equal to or greater than Japan's, and
she held this factor should be taken Into ,
consideration.
The American position' -Is two-fold. ;
First, the Americana believe France's de
mand if granted would throw out of gear
the whole American - British Japanese
5-5-3 agreement reached yesterday, and.
secondly, that the program France. pro
poses would -mean an economic blow of .
serious proportions. , , -
Up to yesterday's meeting France had .
asked for 315,000 tone. But with Japan's
replacement figures set at 315,000, the
French proposed the 350.000 limit so that
France would have ' her coveted . third
pia in the navies of the world.
Italy has countered, with a statement
(Concluded en Pe Tnittj, Column Flvt)
'Terrible Tommy'
Being Blamed for
Wisconsin Murder
Chicago, Dec 16. (L N. S.) On tns
theory that the. victim, may have been ,
murdered by Terrible Tommy" O'Con
nor,, fugitive convict, the Chicago' police
today were Investigating the finding of
the body of an unidentified man with
a bullet wound behind the right ear. un
der a bridge at Palmyra, Wis. Tns ,
man, about 27. wag clad only, in his un
derwear. 4
The police see. a possibility that 'the
victim was the driver of an automo-
bile which. O'Connor- commandeered in
making his sensational escape from the f
county Jail here last Sunday. They say ;
"Terrible Tommy" may have robbed the .
man and stripped him of his clothes In :
order to disguise himself as much as
possible.
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