'Slje Dalles Hp Chromcie THE WEATHER Maximum G8 Minimum 59 THE FORECAST Fair Library VOLUME LXI. THE DALLES, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1921. No. 148. SEA M NEVER REM MYSTERY OF LOST SHIPS SEARCH BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNPRODUCTIVE OF RESULTS. Il TALL YARN" VERIFIED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ADMIT PIRATE THEORY PLAUSIBLE. By Russell Drowning (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, June 23 The fato of the "vanishing ships" today threatened to go down in history as one of the "unexplained mysteries of the, sea. Officials of the department of com merce admitted that the search for a twentieth contury pirate, under taken after all other theories to ex plain the disappearance of half a dozen boats off Cap Hattcras failed, so far had produced no results. "I've heard many tall yarns of the sea," said Eugene T. Chamberlain, commissioner of navigation. "But in this case the facts are there. The Carroll A. Decring and the Hewitt met some strange fate beyond that of ordinary vessel." The Deering was the schooner that sailed on the shoals, abandoned ap parently in calm seas, and with the ship and cargo in good condition. The Hewitt and her crew dropped completely out of sight about the same time. ( "Of course we don't say flatly that these ships were victims of piracy, but we have Investigated and are in vestigating that angle," Chamberlain said. NEW YORK, June 23. If any of them still live who sailed aboard the mysterious missing ships for which the United States government is now searching, Mrs. Lillian Thomas; -of the seamen's commerce Institute, Nov.' York, wilt confidently go about finding them. She finds hundreds of sailors in the four copiers of the world and puts them.back In communication with their families, some times after years of separation, iShe now has a list of about 400 missing, including quite a few of the sailors who wore last heard of on board the shipping board freighter William O'Brien and the same list is posted in the seamen's homes and In the seaports of 27 countries. Mr?. Thomas, who runs the missing seamen bureau of the seamen's church institute, has "found" 635 missing men since January 1. CHILD'S CRIE8 LEADS TO FIND OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY By United Press CHICAGO, June 23. Cries of au eight-year-old girl today attracted the police to a flat whero they found tho father and mother of the girl dead. The child Bald that the father had shot her mother and then himself Post- War Military Plan Defined In Passage of Appropriation Bills POLICY IS MAINTENANCE OF SMALLEST FORCES CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL SAFETY; ARMY STRENGTH 150,000, MEANS CUT TINO OFF OF 80,000 MEN; NAVY STRENGTH 106,000 MEN. By John M. Glelssner (United News Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, June 23. The sen ate and the house have finally agreed on the disputed army and navy appro priation bills, and in so doing have de fined tho postwar military polioy of America. This policy is to be one of lnaUriin ing the smallest military establish ments consistent with national safeiy, with, sympathy toward universal lim itation of armaments on land and sea. In fact, the manpower of the army, and of the navy, as dictated by congress, is to be less than both the secretary of war and the cectuiary of the navy Insisted would enable this country to keep herself adequately prepared. It is to be presumed that the secre taries speak for their elflef, the pi ev ident. Bui' congress, controlling tho purse strings, baa tho final word. And congress has ruled that the army will be 150,000, its pre-war size. The senate' ended the deadlock on the appropriation bill by accepting Wednesday the house amendment, af ter having held out first for an army of 170,000, and then for a more grad ual reduction In strength. The house amendment will mean that the army must be cut from its present size, 230,000, by October 1. This will mean the arbitrary discharge of 80,000 men. STORES WILL CLOSE FOR BALL GAME BUSINESS MEN'S CONTEST EX. PECTED TO PROVE DRAW ING CARD. In order that the entire city may turn out for tho big community base ball gamo tomorrow afternoon, every business house In tho city will close its doors at 5 o'clock, it was announc ed today by II. W. Arbury, Community Service director, who is organizing the teams in an endeavor to form a "twi light" barcball league in this city. The game will start shortly after 5 o'clock and will bo played for a full nino innings. Considerable interest has been aroused in he game and members of both teams last night heh' a work-out on Ainaton field, where the game will be played tomorrow. Anothor practice will bo held tonigh. 'Organization of business men Into basefall teams has created spirited ar gument as to the relative merits of tnc respective teams. In one instance at least, one of these arguments is known to have reached the stg3 where offers of betting have bec.i made. "Tho old boys aren't as pepless as -lot of people think according to II. S. Rice, who Is taking an active interest In the game and who will be one of the players. 'Mn fact, most of the men on both teams were all first class ball-players in their time, and a great many of them are yet. I'll but that we can pick a team made up of nobody but local business men and (Continued on Page 2.) TO REPORT ON SPEECH ADMIRAL HAS CHANCE TO PROVE THAT HE WAS "MISQUOTED" IN LONDON UTTERANCES. By United Press WASHINGTON, June 23 Secretary of tho Navy Denby today ordered Ad- .miral Sims to give him a complete report on his London "jackass" speech. Any action that Denby may con template against Sims iwill await his formal report on the accuracy of dispatches reporting Sims' remarks concerning Irish sympathizers in the United States. Denby's instructions were given Sims when tho admiral reported to the secretary in accordance with or ders cabled him while in Europe. "Admiral Sims denied the accur acy of the statements attributed to him in dispatches reporting his Lon don speech," Denby said. "I gave him a written memoran dum which amounts to an official order instructing the admiral to in form me in writing wherein he was misquoted, and, if he could, to state just what he did say in that speech. "I want an early reply to this order." Sims was with Denby only a mo ment. Denby handed him the writ ten order and Sims left almost im mediately. Sims then went to call on Admir al Coontz, chief of naval operations, refusing to comment on his confer ence with Denby. Senator Wadsworth, chairman ot the military affairs committee, oppos ed tho drastic cut until the last, and he llnally yielded so that tho bill could bo in force by tho beginning of the fiscal year, July 1. He said that the amendment constitutes "the crud est treatment over handed out to tho United States army." Tho navy, it was agreed In confer ence between delegations to the two committees, will have a strength of 106,000 during the ensuing fiscal year. Tho senate, supported by Secretary ot tho Navy Denby, wanted 120,000 whereas tho houso had voted for 100, 000. The confreres agreed on virtually all questions in dispute in tho appro priations bill except the Borah dis armament rider. Tho bill, as npproved In conference, carries an appropria tion of 1414,000,000, the house orig inally appropriated $386,000,000, tho scnato added J100.000.000 and receded from most of it at tho Insibtenco of the house. Another meeting of the con freres is to bo held, but agreement Is assured, according to confreres, The army, according to Secretary ot Wat Weeks, is preparing for the re duction it will be required to make The general staff has been called upon to decide whether forces shall be maintained as at the present, but in skeleton form, or whether certain branches will be abandoned. GOVERNMENT TAX RECEIPTS W RE FIVE U. S. FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS MAY LIVE WITHIN INCOME. COLLECTIONS SHORT PANAMA TOLLS ONE THIRD OF THOSE YEAR AGO; OTHER TAXES DECLINE. By United PretM WASHINGTON, Juno 23. More than $474,000,000 has been collected In excess profits and income tuxes, the second installments of which were payable June 15. Installments will to tal IGOO.000,000 when all are collected, iccording to the treasury department Total collections this year will ex ceed ?5,000,000,000, treasury officials believe. Willi expenditures running be low that figure, the government Is be ginning to live within its income for the first time In several years. Tax collections so far this month, of all kinds, exceed $r00,0CO,Q00 as compared to nearly fS0O.O00.O0O in June. 1920. Customs received total nearly $17, 000,000, 11,000,000 below the samo month last year. Importations of merchandise and farm products from abroad are not falling off as a result of the enact ment of tho emergency tariff law. Panama canal tolls total $250,000, which is one-third of the total for June last year. This, is another indi cation, it is felt, of ho world's stag nation and depression. DROWNS AFTER RESCUE OF THREE CHILDREN By United Press PEOItIA, 111., Juno 23 Mrs. Alico Connolly was. today drowned In a small Creek, after rescuing three small children. She was exhausted following tho rescue of the third child, fell into the creek and wan drowned. CONGRESS SITS ON FREAK BILLS LEADERS DECIDE TO CONFINE ACTION TO STRICTLY IM PORTANT BUSINESS. y United Presa WASHINGTON. Juno 23. Republi can congressional leaders today de cided to tako a firmer hold on the legislative helm. iSonrtoni Pentose, Lodo. Smoo', Watson and others decided to curb and control groups advocating special legislation, in order that legislative problem!! bn limited to mutters of first Importance; discourage restrict l"e rogulatory legislation affceHng busi ness and set anlde freak measures. (Economy in legislation !3 now cop- t;idored aw important us economy in tax spondlng. By United News WASHINGTON, June 23 Work ol congrona from now on is to bo llmlto'' to legislation considered immediate ly osscntinl, republican leadora havt decided. With this In mind, a serins of three. day rccdsscs is to be taken through out tho summer, by the senalo uccod- Ing to Senator Penrose, who announ ced tho program. The rccosscs are to begin at an early datn. The Hotillor bonus bill will be one of tho measure.) to be taken up at once, Penrose stated. LEONARD WOOD'S CAMPAIGN COSTS BEFORE COURTS y United Pre CHICAGO, Juno 23 -Tho suporior court la now eonsldeiing tho cost of tho attempt to elect Leonard Wopd president of the United States. William C. I'roctor of Cincinnati, former chairman of the Wood na tional committee, today 1 1 led suit to recover $700,000 of $800,00 paid out by he and 11 associates during the campaign. FAKE TICKET AGENTS FOR FIGHT ARRESTED lly United Prcsa NBW YORK, Juno 23. Eight men wore today arrested In connection with an alleged plot to manufacture and sell thousands of dollurx worth of guprious tickets to tho Dempaey Carpentier fight They are charged with grand lar ceny, forgery and counterfeiting S COCK ROBIN ON TRIAL W U, S, AS CHERRY VANDAL Robins, woodpeckers and crows arc under investigation in Wasco county' to determine how much dam age they aro doing to tho fruit and berry crops. Numerous complaints from ranch ers led County Agent Jackman recent ly lo rcquc.it tho United States bio logical survey to send an invest igatoi. In response to this, A Sperry, field agent, reached The Dalles this morn ing, and will begin his work at once Sperry will kill birds at various places over tho county and examine the contents of their stomachs, The biological survey is trying to ascer tain whether many of the birds now under such ilgid,piotection aro as val uable insect consumers as they' have been reputed to bo. Thcro is a growing suspicion that many of the birds who have acquired wfdo reputations as bus burners have developed epicurean tastes and would rather hop on a defenseless strawber ry than wasto a lot of energy pur suing a nimble Insect. The general survey along these tines will Indicate whether or not many of the birds aro eating enough Dugs to justify their existence. The robin is under especial fiio. Hoic in Wasco county robins seem to spend a lot of their time seeing how many strawberries and cherries they can ruin. A robin redbreast, tho ranchers say, won't confine his energies to tho cit ing of one or two or half a dozen strawberries. Instead he must traipse down tho whole row, taking a whack at every berry In slgljt. In tho southern part of I ho county woodpeckers aro damaging fruit trees, it is said, not only by drilling into the trees, but also pecking the fruit. Tho crows will also be subjected to posthumous Inquiry, for they aro ac cused of making terrific Inroads in the corn fields. . WOULD PLACE SHANTUNG ROAD UNDER JOINT CONTROL By United Press TOKIO, Juno 23.--Tho Japanese Business Men's association toda presented a memorandum to tho cab inet that tho Shantung railway by placed under joint Japancso-Chlnesc control and that Japanese guards be withdrawn from the railroad and Jap aneso troops withdrawn Irom Hankow. These iiiovch aro designed to Im prove Chinese-Japanese relations. PACIFIC NAVAE POINTS LOCATED CALIFORNIA LANDS HEAVILY IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR SEA FORCES, i Hy United Presn WASHINGTON, June 23 - Confer ees on the haval appropriation bill today agreed to tho following Pa cific coast items: Purchase of land for a balloon school at Camp Kearney, Cal., and a naval air station at Sand Point, Wash., carrying an appioprlatlon of $800,000. Appropriations for tho completion of tho naval hospital at San Diego. Completion of a submarim base and naval training station at San Diego, Cal. Siibmailno bases also at San Pedro, Cal, and Los Angoles LATE WIRE FLASHES FROM NORTHWEST (My I'nitcd Press) PORTLAND, June 23 - Governor Olcott, Secretary of Stale Sam K ox er, Adjutant General White, Arthur Spencer of 'Portland and Lyman Grlco of Pendleton, members of th-. bonus law commission, aro hero to conler on tho now bonus law. LEWISTON, Juno 23--Harry Jacob sen, 10, and Herman Orvls, 9, were today drowned. Orvls was In trouble and Jacobsen went to savo him. SEASIDE, Ore, Juno 23 --Tho hody of an unidentified man, roughly dressed and about CO years old, was today founil wedged In the locks near tho south end of the board walk, Ho had evidently been digging clams. Ho had been dead for only a Short time. ASTORIA, Juno 23 Jack Hlltonen ol Hamlet, who committed sulcld'! today, was tho father of seven chll dren. Ho also leaves a widow. Hej had been In poor health for some I time, I BUDGET DIRECTOR I T BUSINESS HEMS NEW DIRECTOR OF BUDGETS FOR GOVERNMENT AFTER EFFICIENT WORKERS. BUREAU INADEQUATE ONLY FOUR MEN ALLOWED TO ; ALLOCATE ALL NATIONAL EXPENDITURES. JJy United Presi WASHINGTON, June 23 A largo lorce of the nation's loading busi ness men should be "conscripted without vjiay to put the government on a business b.iis," Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, new director of tho budget, said today. "The pitiful machinery provided y the budget law makes voluntary 'iclp necessary," ho explained. "Un der tills law wo aro only allowed four men. Wo might as well -try to tunnel Pike's peak with a toothpick. "I am depending upon tho patriot Ism of civilian business men and lureau chiefs lo aid in the work, just as they aided four years ago when I ho government needed such help. The situniion Is otherwise hope less." Dawes today conferred iwllh tho president and then announced that he expects to have (lie budget drawn by December 1,' 4tiid then return to private life. RURAL MAIL CARRIERS TO REPORT FOREST FIRES PORTLAND. Or.. June 2.1. Ruin! ami star route mail carriers of tho post offlco department will hereafter report forest fires to forest rangers, according to a copy of an order of the T'Ostmaster general just received at the United States Forest Service offices liore. Mail carriers often have an oppor tunity of rendering valuable coopcra tion in fire protection by early dis covery of forest fires along their routes and reporting them to forest rangers, say forest officials. A. F. DF I. WILL . ELECT FRIDAY JOHN L. LEWIS STILL FAR BE HIND ON VOTES FOR PRESIDENCY. By J. L. O'Sulllvan (United Prcs Stuff Corrcsptrnqt-nu DENVER Colo, Jim ! 23 Labor leaders gathered up ho Unso ends of their annual eon"U .on iivfi to day preparatory lo tho iiolecljon ol officers tomorrow. On the basis ol a eanvnun of I no delegations loday, John L. LowU, challenger til Samuel Gompers lor tho president, of (ho Ameilcan Fed oration ol Labor, still lacked 6,000 votes of llio number necessary to elect him. One of tins most important actions of the convention, In tho opinion of delegates who have been working on the problem o? unemployment, was tho declaration against a federal ,iti employment insurance. The conven tlon refused to advocate au unem ployment Insurance under control of the federal government alter several speakers pointed out. that such a policy would placn workers under complete contiol of Iho government. DENVER, Juno 23--Th'. American Federation of Labor today doleated a icsoltitlon favoring tho taking ol war-making power from congress. Delegate Gardner of Texas sub mitted a pioposal demanding tlm iof m fjiid nil) vote of all people ol Iho I 'ill tod States on ho question of a declaration of war. This proposal was defeated, alter a hot d"bato. Several delegates who fought In tho world war spoke In favor of this lesolutiou. John L. Lewis, socking the position of piesldont of tho as sociation, was one of these speaking in favor of such a referendum. Tho voting power of federation delegates is based on tin union mem bership of affiliated bodies. Soinuj delegates cast only ono vote. Others cast as iilgh as 300 votes. VALUE OF "VICE" DRIVES QUESTIONED BY SOCIOLOGIST fly Unltid Pre MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 23 Commercialized vlco, removed Irom segregated districts In American cit ies, Is now appearing In other forms, according to Allen T Ilurns. prenl dent of tho national conference of social workeis In sebsion here. Ilurns expresses doubts as lo the good accomplished by vlco crusades and resultant legislation. CHERRIESTURNEDOVER TO TWENTY CARS NOV LIMIT OF SHIPMENTS FOR SEA SON. Sunshiny days arc causing cherries of all kinds to ripen rapldS with the result that the Oregon Growers' asso ciation was today compelled to turn over to tho cannery more than half of the Royal Anno cherries received, according to J. 11. Frazler, manager of tho local packing plant. No inoro Royal Anne cherries will be shipped east after Saturday, ac cording to Frnzior. The Oregon Grow- ern' association lias now dispatched 17 cars of cherries to various east orn cities and threo more cars which will Bo out late this afternoon will bring the total up lo 20. according to Frazler. No returns have yet been received upon Tho Dalles cherries sent to eas-t-ern markets. Tho first car sent out, which wont lo Now York, has arrived at its destination and will bo placed, on tho auction market tomorrow morn ing, Frazler said. Approximately half or tho Wasco county cherry crop has now been picked, Frazler estimates. Picking Is at its height, with cherry growers demanding help of all kinds. WATERS RECEDE IN JAP FLOOD; 300 DROWNED P.y United Press TOKIO, Juno 22 (Delayed) More than 300 persons wore drowned In floods in the Kyushu district, accord ing to figures announced here today. The waters are receding and recon struction is under way, advlcos said. DISARMAMENT PLEAS 93 PETITIONS FORWARDED IN THREE WEEKS; IRISH RE. ' PUBLICAN3 APPEAL. By United Prcs WASHINGTON, Juno 23 -"People back homo" are Hooding f.oncrrss with disarmament pet, nous to the extent of 03 during tho last tlucj weeks. This is far more numerous than Iho total petitions for all other legislative questions. ' Indications aro that congress will meet this demand by parsing tho Ilorah disarmament amendment to tho naval appropriation bill. Sentiment Is growing In tho house In favor of the Ilorah bill, hh pre ferable to tho Porter resolution. Recognition of the Iilsh republic comes second with 31 petitions. Greater aid for soldiers is third with 13 petitions. ROOSEVELT ESTATE SUED Hy United rreFB HILLSDALE, Ind.. Juno 23 Mrs. Emma Richardson today tiled suit against tho estato of the late Theo dore Roosevelt for tho recovery of nearly $70,000, alleged to havo been loaned to Roosevelt for his 1912 cam paign. Mrs. Richardson says that ho "In vested in Roosevelt" on the advice of Judge Peyton, a friend. Belfast Wildly Welcomes King In Opening of New Parliament ROYAL HEADS OF BRITISH EMPIRE SPEND FIVE HOURS IN NORTH ERN IRELAND STRONGHOLD; 1 1,000 TROOPS IN AND AROUND CITY GUARD AGAINST OUTBREAKS. Jly United News III'jLFAST, June 2:i.-Froin a polPI eal standpoint, as well as from tin1 personal popularity of King Georg ami Qiionn Mar), the live hoii" lsli ol their majesties to llotfast to- Ui opening ol Iho northern parliament was a tremendous success. Tho ontliusiium with which the king and queen were greeted ha nev er been exceeded in any purl of toe Iliillsh empire, and the acclaim with which I he kiiig's speech was greeted In the city hall, where the ctp'iuoniob were hold, was in striking couliatL lo the temper ot reports which had ro Hulled In the greatest piociullons lin ing taken to guaid his majesty during the trip. "I speak from a full heart," iho king declared In his speech, "when I pray that my coming to Ireland to day may prove tlm first step inward Hie end of strlfo among her oooplj. ' Ilolfai.t was gayly decorated for U e visit ol tho king and qticou. Fati'.oual defies wore forgotten ami lgantk crowds thronged tho streots to gieot tho roval couple. The royal pur. was greeted with cheers and waving of flags by iho densely packed thrones. Tho procession started lmnidhMlv upon the arrltul ol the king and ,iiet-n at 11 o'clock. Khaki clad uoldleru lined both sides of tho htreet, their bayonets glisten ing in tho sun light. Tho ror. cat rlago was drnwn by four inagulflcjul . HOOD LOOP CONNECTING LINK TO BE SURVEYED FOREST SERVICE WILL BEGIN PRELIMINARY WORK NEXT WEEK. CHAMBER BEHIND MOVE GOVERNMENT AND STATE MAY PAY COST THROUGH RESERVE. 1 Tho United States Forest Service will next week stnrt survey of a con necting road between The Dalles and the Mt. Hood loop road, now being built, it was announced by T. H. Khorrard. supervisor of tho Oregon national forest, following a trip of in spection made yesterday morning to tho starting point of tho proposed new road. B. F. Van Scholck, J. T. R&i Ick. T. A. Summit! and William Clrclo ac companied Shcrrard on tho trip. Request for a survey of the propos ed roads was made several week ago by tho chamber ot commerce. Tho tentative route selected Is over tho present road ip 'Mill creek and across Ml. Hood flat to Brooks' Meadows, whore the now road will start. A fair road already extends from The Ualloa to Rrooks' Meadows. From t 111 s point to tiic Mt. Hood loop road is a ills tanco of only six miles. 'The construction of this six miles of road Is tho matter that is now oc cupying tho attention of directors of tho chamber. According to Secretary Van Scholck, Shcrrard definitely promised that tho government would pay hnlf of tho cost of construction of such a road, provided that th-.i state highway commission can be prevailed upon to pay tho other half. As son as possible, this matter will bo taken up with tho highway commission. In order that no legal impcdlmcn'. to tho construction of tho btxmllo stretch of road through the govern ment forest may come up after the survey lins boon made, Shorrard In sisted upon a wrilton pormit from Tho Dalles city wator commission giving right of way for such a road through tho wator shod. A special meeting of tho water commission was hurriedly called yesterday after noon and the written permit given. Although tho present road to Rrooks' meadow Is passable, to in suro Tho Dalles receiving the lion s sharo of travel over Iho M. Hood loop road It will bo necessary to establish a now grade In some plac33 and widen tho present grade the in' tire distance. Along this lino, the chanber of commerce Is going to mako an ef fort to havo tho county court nl'ot at least a part of noxt yon.'V mar ket road fund for use on the im provement of tho prosent road to tho Meadows. With tho connecting link complet ed The Dalles will benefit by thou sands ol tourists annually, who wilt (Contlntiod on Page i-) ' ;roy horses. The king, wearing an idmiral's unlloim, was continually sa 'tiling in response to tho cheering rrowdr The queen, dressed iu ivory white illk, smiled and bowed J'er ap preciation ol tho reception, It was a da) ot stuingo contrast. Conleltl was showered upon tho king and queen between the serrlo.l ranks of bayonets -- thcro woio 11,000 troops in and around (ho city wM'c the cheers ot tho ctovd mingled with the diono of watchful, guarding air planes overhead. Hundreds of plain clothes police mingled with the throngs. A dutaehnient of Royal Hus Hars preceded and lollowcd tho car riages in tho procession. The proceedings In tho senate Inci dent to the lormal opening of the new parliament lasted but a brlof half hour, being modollod after tho "moth er ol parliaments" In London. No Seln Fein mouther of parliament was pres ent among tho 1,500 guests, In the king's speech from tho throne ho em phasized his atfectlon tor the Irhh people, uud declarod that ho came in pornon as huad of tho umpire to in augurate parliament because ho could not allow himself to oxpress to Ire laud through a doputy, his good wish es and earnest prayers In tho now era, which tho coreniony oponed. Tho king declared it win a grout and critical occasion In (he history of the north and also for Ireland. IT