Qalem Bs the Undisputed Prune Capital: of the (Entire Oregon Fruit District i I The Statesman rec Iras' the leased wire report ct the As sociated Pre, the great--rt and most rellallt press as-. odatioa la tha world. ! f T1IK WEATHER fair: gentle winds mostly northerly. tiLXTV-XIXTH YEAR SALEM, ORLtiOX, Tl K-SPAY M(!i;M(i, (MTOKER in, 19111. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. W3 C. i. -j TREATY TALK SiALLo yylE. AM 6il A TVTTITMn Seven-Hour Session of Debate Upsets . Plans of Leaders ' Who Have Forces' Lined Up to Ballot on Amendment FINAL ACTION HOPED FOR THIS AFTERNOON Arguments throughout Stick Close to Text of Commit ! tee proposals WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-Entirely flliing another seven-hour session wilh talk, the senate-upset complete ly the hopes of leaders on both sides of th? treaty fight that a vote might be reached on the Shantung amend ment or that at least some progress might be made n the reading of the .treaty text.' - iThi formal reading of the text had ben t bet original purpose of the league session arranged for today. bit the Shantung question got tho floor at the outset and it soon was evident tha the treaty ratifying body wasoff for another field day of de bate. j Forces Lined U: Hoping then that .the way might be cleared for the reading at tomor row's session by ending debate on the Shantung provision today, the lead ers agreed : Informally that the amendment should ' be voted on if possible before adjournment. Both slides lined up their forces for the text but when late in the afternoon. Senator Reed, Democrat, , Missouri, began another long attack on the x treaty, the sonata manager an nounced there would be no roll call today. There . has. , been m formal ngreement bttt the leaders hope fori final action on the amendment some time tomorrow afternoon. ' ! - Deb Sticks to Text , - During; most of today's session de bate stuck close :to Its text, which was the foreign j relations commit tee's amendment to transfer the Shantung rights to ChinaXin place of Japan. Some senators : whose stand had been theobject of some, specula tion announced they would vote against tha wending proposal, but all of them indicated they would sup port a reservation-; on the subject. They were Senators Colt. Rhode, Is land; Ixmroot. Wisconsin and Spen cer. Missouri, Republicans, and Shields. Tennessee and Thomas, Coi-j orado. Demo crats. - Chinese Pamohlrt Read In ... . Besides Senator Reed, Senators Borah. Idaho: Brandegee; Connecti- eatt and lodge." Massachusetts spoke in support of the amendment. Mr. Brandegee read Into the record a long pamphlet on the subject pub lished by the Chinese Society of Am erica. Senator JLodge. who as chair man of the foreign relations commit tee, wrote the amendment, made a speech of only. a few, sentences on reply to the argument that amend ment of the treaty would mean Its defeat. i."We will never see the day," said Mr. Lodge, "when Europe will refuse t let the United States come Into the treaty on Rny terms it chooses- (Coat'nued on page 6.) JAY MORRIS OF SAIB1 FIRST IN STATE TO WIN COVETED DEGREE BESTOWED FOR BOY SCOUT RECORD Jay Morris , of Salem is the first . had really obtained something worth boy In the state to . win the dis- , becoming a Lll ScoaU . Some timo airn Sfrmt Kiecntlve T ; . . V, "'ay 01 I'oriiana aaveniKea i Jke fact that he was anxious that j "ortland scouts make faster p.og m toward the poKitloruof a Lifo out In this respect Salem afouts have won the distinction ofchavins; e first Life Scout, although the organization in Sakm has not had the backing or experience afforded that of Portland. j lTo be a Life Scout, after becoming i tenderfoot, the boy must advance through the stages of second and first class EcouUhip, earn at least 10 jnerlt badges, and qualify for the title of Veteran Scout, whl'rft must be backed up. by at least five yea is of service-as a Scout. - Jay Morris qualified; as a tenderfoot Scout in Salem Heights Troop No. 1 seven Kars ago, advanced S a'nif the lines of scouting until now he Is servirg Js assistant Kcoutmaster to Troop 5 of South Salem. Assistant Scoutmaster Morris Ik the c-nly Vet eran Scout in this city nln speaking of His distinction, young Mor: is ack nnwledsed that al ilnough it meant lots of work to at tain that position? afer ence gained ae la proud of it anl knows that he LAW FEES UP 50 PERCENT ; - .... j CLATSOP BAR AFFECTED DIVORCES ARE INCLUDED I ASTORIA, dr., Oct. 15. The Clatsop county bar association at a special meeting . today decided to.ralse all the fees for legal ser vices approximately 50 ;per cent. This app'.ies to all fees.-" Those in divorce, actions, now are $75 for uncontested cases and $125 where there is a contest G. C. Fulton was -elected- president for the en suing -year: James L-, Hope, vice president and J. A. Buckanan, sec retary. : . CHURCH STAND FOR COVENANT TO BE SPECIFIC Bishop's Resolution Declared "Spineless" Definite Action Sought PRESENT FORM FAVORED Protestant Episcopal Trien nial Convention Has Full I S -.- t ession ! DETROIT, Mich., Oct.. 15. Deter, mined that the triennial general convention of the Protestant Episco pal church shall take a definite stand on the league of nations Issue, southern delegations are marshallinff their forces again the resolution adopted by ..the house of bishops that the United States enter into a "covenant of nations." j Resolution I Criticized . Dr. G. Gordon Smeade of Jackson. Miss., characterizing the resolution which was fathered by Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of Connecti cut as "spineless, colorless and mean fcigless" declared today that he will wage a. fight to prevent Its adoption In the house'of deputies.' With him are aligned the southern delegations almost solid, he stated. Dr. Smeade has before the house of deputies a resolution endorsing the league of nations covenant In Us present form. Ostensibly to prevent delay in leg islative action" of the house! 6t dele gates because of the heavy j program yet untouched, a proposal that there be no debate oh the league of na tions was made and approved today 307 to 118. Presentation o further" resolutions, however, will be permit-1 'ted.jV : - .J 100,000.000 Needed The board of missions today asked the convention to authorize a cam paign among the 4 church member ship for . pledges : to '' finance the chHh work extension program to cost aS-und?;termined amount that pbablyNwlr reach f 100,000.000. TThe program-interprets the work of the church In this country in re lations to five'major groups; of peo ple, the Indians, negroes, Isolated mountaineers of the Appalachians, people of the rural districts and for eign born and their children. I ',. "Chnrcli 3Iemler" in IMsfavor "Churrh member Is to be discon tinued, if a proposal to eonisider as members all persons baptized In 'the church, made In the house of depu ties today is adopted. i ! Suffragan bishops elected by dio ceses will hereafter be given a vote as well as a scat In the ; house of bishops. .. . -. . Js - "" ,'hile, v , 1 121 I t i QU n.jilnnal W ft"""'" ,,, "'ft"" headquajrtcis records show, and ev ery Salflni scout: is -anxious that Sa lem shall te the fl at council In Ore gon, bofh in numbers and spirit. '. i BELGIANS SEE SUN, MOON; AND STAR AT MIDDAY MOUNTAIN LION AND QUEEN BECOME ACQUAINTED PAPOOSES ITERESTING, BUT ARE NOT KISSED ; GLACIER ' POINT; Calif., Oct a r-Throigh the valley or the Yo semite, where the sun. iuaon-and at least one it'ar were visible at .mid day, the kinjr and;nu'ea.-of the Bel gians came here today. For the, queen it was op" of "her special days in the - Urtttrrl States, government ran?rer station At the near ipgemue vinage pne siroKea the, cars .of a : mountain lion, and lion whan nn nn waa InnVincr. stepped I inside the cage to inspect it . WILSON IS IMPROVED SAY DOCTORS Assurance Given That Presi dent Is "Getting Better" . Swelling of Gland Reduced Stops Annoying Feature AFFAIRS OF IMPORT ARE TABOO BY ORDER Mrs. Wilson's Birthday Not Forgotten Despite Illness - Gift Presented WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. Absence of any new complication in President Wilson's illness brought Trom his bedside late today the assurance that he is "getting better." Elimination of, the recent annoyarce caused by a slightly enlarged gland has re moved the only outstanding obstacle to his convalescence. - - Xcws is Banned With the exception or the news furnished him' by"-" Mrs. Wilson, the president has learned very little of national and international develop ments so he Is given daily a summary of events. Rear Admiral Grayson his personal physician, 'always suc ceeded in keeping away from his patient Information that might prove trying to his nerves. Apietlte Good The president's appetite is report ed to be, as good as could be expect ed and a recurrance of the glandu lar trouble is, not anticipated. Only a moderate rate of recovery is looked for and indications, official and oth erwise, are that the improvement an nounced today may. be continued. U Only the following brief statement was issued by Rear Admiral Grayson at 10:30 o'clock tonight: , s "The president has had a satisfac tory day." The. headache from" which he wa? suffering eariy in the day, it wa learned. 'had disappeared. Birthday Remembered President Wilson, despite his ill-" ness, remembered that today was Mr. Wilson's! birthday. ' In fact, he made preparations for it several days ago, for it was learned tonight that he had sent out a member of the White House staff to purchase a gift. Today he presented the remembrance to, 'her. . . . PLOT TO STEAL PAYROLL FOILED Intelligence Officer Frustrates Plan to Get' Million Dollar Pile StOCKFORD. Ills.. Oct; 13. A plot to blow jfthe B;ife in the dis bursing quartermaster'!! office at Camp Grant ionlsht-and steal the million dollar payroll by throe al leged Chicago safe blowers was frus trated today: by Captain Robert K. Howie, camp Intelligence officer. Shipyard Worker Killed in Cycle-Truck Collision i PORTLAND1. Or.. Oct. 13. Daniel Schnell, 22, ! shipyard' worker, wan killed here, today hen a motorcycle he was riding crashed head-on into a heavy motor trucks. General Vanderbilt Given Medal for Service Oversea WASHINGTON'. Oct.. 14. Briga dier General Cornelius Vanderbilt has been awarded the distinguished service medal for "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished ser vices as commanding officer, 102nd engineers, and as engineer officer of the 27th division." - more closely. The lion snapped at the far in the sleeves of her coat and her majesty ret:eated, but not in disorder. . ' -. . ., ; At an Indian camp sho chatted with a squaw but showed no inclih .atinn to kiss a papoose, A shy !n-dian- lad of six was rskM if he rec ognized the queen and be replied: . "Sure; I saw, her phinoraph in a San Francisco papr." The queen .rode horseback, this aftertio mi froni the village , to Gla cier. Point, as did the king. MR WILSON RECOVERY SURE . - SON-IN-LAW " CONFIDENT DEATH WOULD BE BLOW NEW YORK. Oct. 15. Presi dent Wilson will emerge from his present illness "well again", Wil liam G. ilcAdoo-, son-in-law of the president and former secretary, of the treasury, said hero tonight In an address at the Lambs club. "I am sure no greater calamity could befall the nation and the world at this time than to have a fatal outcome to his illness," he added. SCHRAMM LANDS, 1 ENGINE FAILS Flyer Who Took Cook to Se attle Will Ship De Haviland from Salem With a badly broken, motor with which he had; trouble, all the way from Portland to Salem, Lieutenant Ned Schramm of fled Bluff. Calif., landed near the state fair grounds about 4r3 p. ml taday. - He is fly ing a De jlavifand and was .return ing to lied Bluff from Seattle where ie had been to take Captain P. P. Cook on a special mission. He did not damage tho plane in landing de- Ipite the rough -ha:ncler of the stub hit-Hold in which he alighu-d. Lieutenant Schramm said that shortly after he left Portland he de- ,tected bad motor trouble and said that soon pieces came loose. . He discovered on landing that he had lost his cani-Ehatt casing and sev eral parts connected with it. He had flown from -Seattle early in the day and stopped at "Portland for lunch, He started for .Salem and was compelled to fly low because of the heavy fog in the valley and trhen nearing Salom was less than 500 feet up. After several attempts to pick a field he succeeded in finding the fairgrounds. The lieutenant plans to have the machine dismantled here and ship it by rail to Red Bluff. , 50TH INFANTRY GOES OVERSEAS Regiment Leaves Today for Silesia to do Police Duty 2200 Men Included CAMP DIX. N. J., OcL 15. The first contingent of regular troops to leave Camp Dix since the armistice was signed will entrain tomorrow on the firt leg of their ovCerseas inp io Euesia, wnere iney are ex pected to do police duty, it was, an nounced here tonight. Orders for the Fiftieth infantry the post garrison, to get under way were received today. Colonel F. J McConnell will have charge of the contingent of aproxlmately 2,200 men. Only three-year enlistments vill go. It was said. HOPS EXPECTED TO HIT DOLLAR Market Established at 85 Cents and Sales Total 750 to 800 Bals PORTLAND. Or., Oct. 15. The Oregon hop market has been estab lished at 85 cents a pound by the sale of a number of crops during the past two days. Between 750 and 800 biles have changed hands at this trice. After reaching the 80-cent level, a few small lots were sold at S3 cents and the market then jumped to 85 cents. J While the demand is not broad, it Is strong enough appar ently to keep prices moving upward and dealers are confident ' they will see a dollar market within a-short time. Threvls some inquiry from the east, but by far the larger part of the buying is for Londoa account. Unsold stock In grower' hands In Oregon are estimated at not over 2.500 bales. There are only a few hundred bales left in the Yakima sec tion. and none at 411 in western Washington. . . Formal Custody of Ships is Turned Over to Board NEW YORK. Oct. 15. Formal custody of five of the eight former German passenger nips. title to which, Is now a subject of diploic discussion between the United States and Great Britain, was today trans ferred rrom'the war department through officials of the port of em barkation here, to the United States slurping board. The ships transferred are the gi ant liner Imperator. the Mobile (for merly the Cleveland I.Pretoria. Prinj Friederich. Wilhelro and Zeppelin, aggregating 111,393 gross ' tons. ACCOUNT OF WORK GIVEN BY BURLESON Postmaster General Relates Record of Administration to Convention of Hardware Dealers and Manufacturers STAND (DN MAY PHASES OF BUSINESS DEFENDED Need of Country Is Ratifica tion of Treaty and Normal Activity ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Oct. 15. Postmaster General Burleson to day gave the National Hardware as sociation and the American Hard ware Manufacturers' association, in joint session here, the first public iiccounl of his administration he has made! since he entered the cabinet. Pollciea xhich have made him the object perhaps of the most bitter at tacks against any of President Wil son's advisers were taplained and the difficulties of bis administration under war conditions ere described. 'Record has been made of what 1 stand for," Mr. Burleson declared. smashing bis fist into his open palm. and it is not going to be changed." Chief aji3ng his critics Mr. Bu leson listed the express companies which, he said, ere angered by his development of the parcel post; the railroads, opposed to changing the basis of mail pay from weight to space; oners of pneumatic tube sys tems, which he declared , had been nothtng, short of "graft;" newspa pers and 'Magazines which had been forced .to pay higher second claw rates and the American Federt of Labor, offended by his str against' public employes . affiliating with an organization using the strike -to enforce demands.' He declared he had been confronted with power ful opposition, exerted through con gress by these interests. Air. Burleson particularly de fended bis enfo-.eement of the ts pionageact which he said earned him the epithets of the disloyal be cause he excluded sedltioniet news papers from the mails. Turning to current political ques tions, the postmaster general declar ed the welfare of the country waled on ratification of the peace treaty by congress and the passage of Impor tant legislation urged by President Wilson many month ago. "Now they are talking about a recess In November." he said, "with many things left undone. If the party In peer undertakes any such step the attention of he American people 11! be brough to the facts." NEW LAVA FLOY IS DISCOVERED - , i Ranch Wiped Out by New Outburst of Manna Loa Cowboys Give Warning HILO. f. IL. Oct. 15. A new flow fof lava from Mauna Loa already has wiped out one ranch and dam aged another. Cowlioya are patrol ling the wide but slow How of the st:vani to warn dellers in the lower districts at the base f the volcano if the lava approaches them. Re ports were rcreied ycsUTday I hat the movewnt of lava Into the ocean had stopped- Daughter of Congressman Sinnott Dies in New York T11K PALLK3. Or.. Oct. 15. Dor othy Sinnott, 17. eldest child of Representative and Mrs. Nicholas J. Sinnott.'of Oregon, died today at Saranae lake sanitarium. New oYrk, according to a telegram received late today here. Miss Sinnott'a death was unexpected at this time, although she has been a patient at Saranae sanitarium since 1917 suffering from tuberculosis. PRINCE LEOPOLD WEARS ROYAL PARTY PITCHES TROUT FOR SUPPER CAUGHT IN NEARBY STREAM GLACIER POINT. Calif., Oct. 15: (By The Associated Press) Prince lxopold. heir apparent of the Belgian throne, ramped tonight, on top of Sentinel Peak, far above the Yosemite valley. He climbed the four mile trail up the mountainside on the hack of a pony, acco moan led by Major W. W. Hoffman. , Their tent was pitched on a plat eau and they were guided to a moun tain stream where they caught trout for their supper. The prlnca WOMAN IMPORTS 30 PINTS FINE $250 ON OWN PLEA a " RECEIVER FINED " SAME PORTLAND. Oct. IS. Mrs. V. B. Fisher of San Francis o today pleaded guilty before Judge Wol verton in the federal court to the charge of . violating the Reed anundment in Importing from California some 30 pints of whis key in her trunk. She was fined $250. George T. Perkina to whom she said she was bringing the liq uor. wat given.a'like fine. STEEL STRIKE INTERVENTION , MOVE DEFERRED Industrial Conference After Vote Postpones Resolu tion for 15 Days EMPLOYERS ADAMANT Collective Bargaining Is. New Question Rousing Ire of Many WASHINOTON. Oct. 15. Despite repeated declarations by employers' delegates that tbey nevtr would ap prove Intervention in the steel strike and insistent demand from the same group hat the labor arbitration pi ex posal be disposed definitely, the national industrial conference, vot ing a,s an assembly, today deferred action on the labor plati pending an effort by the eentral committee of 15 to acree on the question, of col lective bargaining. The motion to defer, .made by Bernard M. Ba:-nch. chairman of the public' delegation, .was defeated un der the group voting plan, the em ployers' group voting against It, and the public and labor group support ing postponement. Consent of all three groups is required under the conference rules to validate 'action. On a point of order, however, Sec retary Lan. presiding officer, ruled that the rrotlon Involved a question of procedure and not of policy and therefore, should be settled by a simple - majority . vet of . IndUidaal delegates. . Gary OrfiofteM Postponement. Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corpora tion board, and Ward M. Bargess of Omaha. Neb., were the only members of the public group opposing post ponement and C. S. Barrett and T. C. Atklson. farmers representatives, alone of the em plovers group fav-i ored the motion. The labor group was solid for postponement. .The central comn ittee as directed to have a :enort ready when the con ference r?oonvrnes at 230 p. m. fit morrow but It struck a snag late today in attempting to define -collective bargaining" and made but lit tie headwav during iU three hour session. The right of employes to (organize was generally recognized, it as said, but no agreement could be reached on the question of dealine wth non-employes of a mmpaify acting as rpokesman for the work ers. . . Fnrth 11 r Forecast. : The committee will meet again to morrow morning, but It appeared practically certain tonight that no axi-eiptnen. would ' be reached and that the labor and public delegates in the eOramlttee would ask for more tinve. SiHb action would mean a further delay in obtaining a -vote. on in tecl rtrlke atbitration question. Iabor delegates said today they would lx llllne to drop the steel strike rciolution" In case they can (Continued on pare .) PRESIDENT OF "REPUBLIC OF KOREA" CHARGES JAPAN YITH LICENSING VICE AND OPIUM I9UNCCTON, N. J.. Oct. 15. Charges that Jap wan ha Introduced licensed vice and the opium traffic Into Korea and has sought to p:e vent Korea from publishing the facts throughout, the world were made by Dr. Syngman Uhw. presi dent of the "Republic of Kora." In CHAPS AND EVERYTHING CAMP ABOVE Y0SEM1TE tramped happily over tlferaTT. wearing eowlwy 'chaps'Vailannel shirt and a whlle-handkerchlef knotted abonJMSi nerk. King Albert and Queen Elirabetb also rode horseback up the trail. Once the party stopped for her ma jesty to take pictures. The king dismountedand started to climb out I on a perilous ledge, while- other members ot the patty garped in dis may, v Ills majesty returned, slight ly disgusted at their trepidation. ' MAYNARD HAS BIG LEAD OK , RETURN TRIP I A. ; "Flying Parson" Covers 742 Miles on Second Lap of Race Night is Spent at Sidney, Neb. TWO FLIERS KILLED IN FALL AT UTAH TOWN Pearson Hopes to Overcome Sky Pilot Before New York Is Reached CHICAGO. Oct. 15. Lieutenant B. W. Maynard. the "flying parson" continued his rush through the wr-st etn states today on return t:1p froi i" San Franrisco o New York, and be teen sunrise an dsunset had covered w7!2 mil;s of the second lap cf the army's aerial derby over the trans continental course, spending the night at Sydney, Neb. Two Killed. In Fall. While be was; hurrying toward the eastern goal, to flier-- met dtath in a 200-loot fall at Castle Keclt. Ltah. They were Lieutenant French Kirby, pilot, and. .Lieutenant Stanley C Miller, observer. Their deaths make a total of seven fatalities since the Mart of the ' race October 8. Major CarlSpatr and Capaln Low. ell IL Smith started from Mlneo'a today ttr?$:1S and 2:21:5 re- epectively on the return Jo:irney to San Francisco, apt-tin Smita reach ed Buffalo at 6:33:20 p. m.. but his machine was destroyed ty fire after he had landed. 15IM 5111 to Co. Lieutenant MayaarU. who left' San rFancisco Tnevlay at 1:22 p. m.. covered 356 miles t-n the first day cf his. return. - flight and 742 miles today, landing at Sidney Neb. at 545 p. ra.. mountain time, lie has 1502 miles ahead of him. He expects to. reach Chicago Thursday night aad hops to be in New York before sundown Friday. lieutenant Col. J. N. Reynolds and Lieutenant IL W. Sheridan land ed at San Francisco at 10:55 and 10:58 res'pectirely. and Major J. C. P. Bartholf landed at New York at 5:28 p. m. Six fliers have no land ed at New York and nine at San Francisco. Twenty-four aviators are still on the first lap. . Pearson han Pron. , Lieutenant Alexander Pearson took off from San Francisco at 2:15 totday and tegan a chase after May nard. hoping to overtake him be fore he reaches the eastern terminus LOS ANGELES IS ONIONG'STOUR ...... Visit to Morie Studios is Part of Entertainment .for Royalty LOS ANGELllS. O. 15. An an temobile parade, a lunebmn and a trip to motion picture studious will form the chief features of the pro era til of ontertainmrn for King Al ber of Ielglm, bis royal consort and, tbe crown prine Leopold when they arrive for a brief visit here to morrow. , n addreu tonlcht before Princeton universitr rtudents. It was tbe first of a aris of addrewg hkh Dr. Rive ill deliver on a tour of aev sral large cities. KMpreifi AlW-geil. "Japan has sought to promt pub lishing of the fscts to the world. sid Dr. ;tht?. "She suppressed all n wf arwrs. censored all tbe mail, seized the telephone and telegraph line, obtained control of the raMes and does not allow the Koreans to leave the country, fearing that they might tell the far. Neverh less, the facts have leaked oat here and there. an1 the wo. Id Is beginning to realize and to know that an awful l rime has leen committed." Militarim l"harg. -. sorting that the Japanese gov ernor genral Is supret in Korea, beLng only responsible i- the rm eror of iapar, tbe Korean rcrrc fentattve cteclared the t of th governor general is therefore, like to covernor of Japan bilitarUtie to the core. "Aside from the material and "po litical evil of Jaran"e rule In Ko rea." he awerted. th m ral nd relialoiis aspect K simftr abhonvnt to tha Korean people. Licensed Vice (Continued on ptpe f.)