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BMm mm WEATHER: Oregon. Friday rain; moderate southerly gale. The Slatesnaa recrrve th le4 w Jr rtport ot th A wort ald Press, the greatest aad xaest r llabU pre uiMltttoi la th world. SEVENTIETH -YEAR SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, l!-0 I'RIl'K: K1VE CENTS I ' ' i r FREEDOMOF IRISH RACE IS FAVORED .1 iii r Eye Witnesses Give Reports of Disturbances Before Committee of 100 Inves tigating Question 5 ' ' NIGHTS ARE HIDEOUS WITH FIRING RAVAGES i t Civil Court Procedure is Suspended British Mil itary Rules vricHIXGTON. Nov. 1 8. Eye witness reports of disturbances in I Ireland connected witn me move ment for Irish independence were five today at the opening hear ings! of the commission of .the committee of 100 Investigating the Irish question. . For Witnesses on Stand. Four witnesses, including Den- ' rls Morgan, chairman of the town council of Thurles, Ireland, and three Americans who visited Ireland recently John F. Martin, Green Bay. Wi2 Father Michael English,: Whitehall. Mont., and rather James H. Cotter, Jronton. nkii r hoar1 hv the Mm- i mission.; All expressed sympathy ment and told of violent events which they had seen .and agreed that civil processes, except of the provisional Irish republic, were tirtualljr at an end under the rale of th British military forces. Mr. Morgan said his home was riddled with bullets prior to his arrest and deportation to England without, any definite charges be ing preferred against him. With 200 other Irish republican . lead ers, he said, he went on a hunger strike until they were released. H also told of "murders" of Irish citizens by constabulary and soldiery. Including the "black and tan" forces. ' Shooting WltnenaeC. Father English., asserted . hat "their sOdlerabad confiscated his papers. The military authorities derided Ws protests that he was an American citizen, he said, and he also told of having witnessed the shooting of an Irishman whose body, he said, was beaten into un recognizable form, . " ' Father Cotter, a Catholic edi tor, fold or the killing of a Galr way civilian by a British soldier without cause, he said. The sol dier,, he said, was seized toy an other - civilian and reprisals stalest the town followed an hour later. V Soldiers shot uo the " streets for several hours." he said The aired priest added that he lay for an honr and a half under a window ledge of his hotel to es cape the flying bullets. "The mil itary, he added, later set fire to two bosses and fired Into a Gal way newspaper plant whose man agement Iras friendly to the re- publican, movement. .'Father Cotter and Mr. Martin, a Knights of Columbus official. Hated that sentiment in Ireland as they found itwas virtually un-I animotu, for independence. Hympathy With Republican. "Sympathies ojf everyone I met. Catholic and Protestant, were for the republicans.?'7 said Father Cotter. -The belief ?hat religious prejudice or differences were in volved la Ireland was unbounded, he added. , 'There was absolute unanim T of opinion for home rule," Mr. Martin said. ' AQ witnesses waid that' civil wart procedure was suspended in J0. . eoroner's inquests pro fited by the British government " that the only authority exer eseept for the British mili- jnr fortes, was jthat of the Irish .'Publicans.' j ' lb0Bt t0 80l'erg and 400 po f!r tationed constantly in wn ReT- Mr- English said. iury rajdg through Penniwill. en?euck district, were o fre XZ " M,1' that H had been S,mf the -Penniwill sector." " irL i of f,re fctarted by hand 7itl or Jncendiaries. which !f,e? 200 houses in the Pen '1 district! and said he saw - w?rk' of bu"ets and bombs. V. SMr" Ar Klaatterwl. r- Martin said he was halted . rcbed frequently by sol- ertpC . "nf Journey from Lim- VTS COrk' 116 831(1 tDere W JTfkt nmbers ,qf military fa Cork TjatiPnUinB- the continuously. Bpaee of fiTe blocks. Mr. ' aid. he nntof aiwin sn .. .wl Of tht WintAiva Kaiioa ' U. iM.'T', had heen shattered by ; vv ,CB OI lfe soldiery. am. i "yensaiion nas been for .v.' British government &o- J8truction of property Pro"5. Owtruction has been ke deel4,,nst Us wn rrres" ttr i.T? ,n Ireland last rum- vlwrit' he said. rd""Sw' a sister i i f," r" ballet which had cv mt nor K.i i noed on page C) SOLDIER DELICACIES WILL BE SENT TODAY jo ROXES r.U KH) AND TRANS FERRED BY LKGlOVEIlS Mother of Red Cross Nurse Who Made Supreme Sacrifice Con tribute to Collection Shipment of the Jams and jol lies collected for the tubercular soldiers at Fort Bayard, N. M., will be made today, the men of the American legion packing and 'transferrins the 30-boxes of deli cacies to the railway offices for shipping. The government defrays the ex pense; of - bending the contribu tions, which have come from Hub bard. Stayton, and some from the surrounding country, although the greater portion has ibeen se cured in Salem. The latest offering was from the mother of Cross nurse who was the received the Red first one from Oregon to die in the. service. It came from Junction City. HARDING ASKS ABIDING FAITH President-elect Start; on Four Day Cruise to Cris tobal With No Stops NEW ORLEANS. La., Nov. 18. Sober thinking and an abiding faith in the republic during the critical period of war reconstruc tion were asked of the American people, today by President-elect Harding in an address here just before he sailed for a three weeks vacation voyage to the Canal Zone. Some reverses and disappoint ments, , he declared, must come as the aftermath of the world con flict, but he predicted confidently that all of them would pass away again : if the people only- "kept their heads," and held fast to the old time virtues of thrift, honesty and common sense. Ringing .through his address was a predominating note of con fidence and unaltering faith. "A confident America," but tressed by resources never equalled " before by any people, and governed by a free, repre sentative government,, was he ideal which' he declared must? be kept In' view. . He said no one .de clared that the old order should return, but he maintained, that in building, forMhe new order , there must be no acceptance; of strange cure-alls - and fancy theories. The address was de livered at a luncheon of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, the central feature of a program of entertainment by which the city sought to show the president elect that the partisanship of the campaign already had been for gotten. Great street . crowds cheered Mr. Harding everywhere during his short stay and to a gathering of thousands in front of the city hall he expressed his gratitude for . the hospitality through the south. ' -' Mr.- Harding was the guest later at an informal reception at the Elks' . home, where he was pre sented with a gold watch, the gift of the local lodge. His "little talk" promised the committee of Elks developed into a fifteen min ute address before a crowd of a thousand gathered in front of the home. The president-elect was in New Orleans about five hours. He ar rived shortly before 11 a. m. and went aboard his steamer, the Parismina, shortly after 4 p. m. Soon afterward the Parismina started on the four-day run to Cristobal. Any possibility that the vessel would touch at a Mexican port on her way down, in response to an invitation extended to Mr, Harding by the Mexican govern ment,' disappeared when tne steamship company notified him that such a stop would carry the Parismina three days out of her course. Besides Mrs. Harding and his secretarv. the president-elect is accompanied by a number of per sonal friends, including senators Hale of Maine and Frelinghuysen of New Jersey. Killing of Turkeys " for Market Begins ROSEBURG. Or.. Nov. ISTThe turkey market was opened , here today by leading local buyers of fering 45 cents a pdund for prime birds, with the promise oi an increase of from three to five cents should the market become stronger. With consignments arriving Friday, which will be the banner turkey nay oi me aon in this Bection. very few birds were received today, but they were in prime condition and quickly sought by both local and foreign buyers, wno were ions to get hipments moving as it is known that many rarmers will not kill before tomorrow .luiavin? the shipments to IIIU9 -.J.-.C - ...1 outside markets. There was still a strong demand among growers tnr a hotter Drice than the 4 cents opening, and it was said to be likely that 48 cents will be Uinsr nrice for top birds tomorrow. Farmers interested in the pool that has been formed here to keep prices on a higher level for their turkeys are hoping for a fifty-cent offer before to-morrow's sale closes. - . PETROLEUM TO SUPPLY WORLDNEED Oil Production Sufficient to Supply World for Several 1 Generations is Doherty Forecast AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE MEETS Government Regulation of Industry May Jeopardize Oil Supply WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. An oil production sufficient to supply the world for several generations at least, was forecast today at the annual meeting here of the Amer ican Petroleum Institute. Henry L. Doherty. or New York, Thomas A. O'Donneli of Los Angeles, president of the institute and R. D. Benson, president of the Tidewater Oil company, de clared that the petroleum sources of the world were where near exhaustion. Government Criticised. Mr. O'Donneli, however. re-no- at- tacked the navy department for its seizure - of oil stocks on the Pacific coast. . Producers there, he said, "feel that the navy de partment has not been fair," and added: "We believe this to; be due to the extreme prejudice of the head of the department." Mr. O'Donneli and Mr. Dohertyi Doin aeciared mat government regulation of the petroleum in dustry was likely to jeopardize the world's future oil supply by discouraging development ot new fields.' , "What the petroleum business needs is assurance that it can pro ceed in the" development of new sources of supply," Mr. Doherty declared, "in a competitive and non-restricted manner. Govern ment regulation and meddling will check- the initiative - ot oil companies., resulting in a - re stricted output." Mr. Doherty predicted there would be sufficient gasoline for all automotive requirements for generations to come. He said scientists undoubtedly would dis cover new fuel extracts, but was of the opinion that the probability of finding an artificial substitute for petroleum was remote. Immense Capital Needed. The immense capital needed for development of new oil fields precludes the possibility of the petroleum j industry becoming a monopoly, the -speaker said. More money, he j continued, is txing spent In the production of oil than is earned by producing properties. Between 1912 and 1919 the amount of capital invested in 250 American i oil companies, the speaker said, exceeded the divi dends paid by these companies by nearly $900,000,000. Mr. O'Donneli declared that the attitude of the navy department toward Pacific coast producers. coupled with agitation for govern ment investigation of the industry nearly always by men not familiar with the subject and fre quently with preconceived preju dices, has had a destructive influ ence oft the development of pe troleum resources on the Pacific coast. Open Poor Policy Urged. The speaker urged that all gov ernments adhere to the "open door policy," "allowing a free opportunity for everybody from everywhere, to participate in the necessary oil development. Mr. Benson i expressed belief that huge amounts of petroleum were yet to be discovered on the American continent, particularly in the west, Canada and in South America. " . I Addressing the institute tonight Admiral Benson, chairman of the shipping board, declared that American shipping was facing "the most unrelenting and stifling competition" 1 from foreign coun tries, but had a great advantage in its oil burning fleet. Seventy five per cent of American ships now burn oil, for fuel, he said. while only 15 per cent of foreign shins are oil burners. Establishment of foreign bunker stations. Admiral Benson said, had enabled the shipping board to meet three fourths of its foreign oil requirements at a sav- ing of mi nilhons of dollars a year. Governor Invited to j Obregon's Inaugural Governor Olcott and family have been invited to attend . the inaugural of the new president of Mexico. General Alvaro Obregon on November 30. The invitation came yesterday in a telegraphic message from the Mexican depart ment of state. The Mexican gov ernment will pay all expenses and special trains will carry the visiting celebrities to the capital ritv. Governor Olcott says be will be unable to attend. NEW LUMBER FIRM WILL DO BUSINESS lI.KTITl'lK OF MATERIAL ASSIKED PAPER Ml I.I. Spauldhigs Intercnted In Concern mat .-t,uire liK Holdings in " Sheridan Vicinity The Spaulding-Miami Lumber company has been organized and , articles of Incorporation filed j with the state corporation depart-1 meni snowing a capitalization of $."f.0fto. Jfciin offices a.e in Portland. It is announced that the com-jis pany han acquired about 2.00". - 000.000 feet of timber in ih vi-i cinity of Sheridan. Yamhill i county, sufficient to assure the j o4iein paper mm a pienlitude of raw material, to distribute material-both to the SpauldinK mills and other concerns and possibly to warrant the construction of a sawmill in the Sheridan vicinity. The incorporators are Charles K. Spaulding. C. S. Funk and II. M. Johnson. Other articles filed yesteiday were: Postoffice Pharmacy. Portland; incorporators, Solomon Miller. Walter J. Kell. Morris Gllckman; capitalization. $10,000. Rosseau Coal 'company. Port land: incorporators. P. Heilig. F. Bayley. N.' Moser; capitalization. 1 $24,000. Resolutions showing an in crease in capitalization from $150,000 to $200,000 were filed by the Log Cabin Baking company of Portland. Resolutions show ing an Increase In capltalizayon from $20,000, to $40,000 were filed by the Z.' Swett company of Portland. MONEY STOPS STRIKE RUMOR Another Indictment Added to BrindeU Extortion Charge ' NEW YORK. Nov. 18. While the Joint legislative committee In vestigating the "buildinw truH" was hearing further testimony re garding alleged graft payments to Robert P. BrindeU, president of the building trades council, the grand jury strengthened its i in dictment of yesterday and added another, charging the labor leader., with extortion. After pleading not guilty to the amended indictment alleging at tempted extortion of $25,000 and the new charge. BrindeU was granted his liberty in $10.0,000 bail. The new indictment charged BrindeU with extortion in that he received $500 from Louis J. Cohen, a house wrecker on July 15, in connection with a demoli tion job. The legislative committee heard witnesses, testify to the payment ot more than $48,000 to the labor leader for wrecking Jobs and pro tection against labor troubles. Albert Hirskowltz. one of the witnesses. declared he paid $25,000 to BrindeU to prevent a 'rumored strike." George Atwell one of the city's largest demoli tion contractors, said he had paid $17,120 for jobs and protection. Neiman Klomposs. house wrecker, testified to giving Brin deU $1000 for "getting me men" and arranged for "protection from trouble." of Frank Milton, another contractor, which, he said, cost $1,500. He said he also paid $200 for "privilege cards," in order that his men could work. J. .M. Goldblatt. building and sheet metal contractor, testified he paid $2,000 to BrindeJl's aeents at the request of the labor leader to have a strike called off on an alteration job. When he said he threatened to fight the BrindeU men. Goldblatt declared Mr. Pike, walking dele gate, said: "Go as far as you like. We have the district attor ney and police force with us." " 'Why. my dear boy.' he says. continued Goldblatt. " 'your amount, is so small It cannot be seen. wnai are you uarnun about.' he says, 'we have about 50 on the list ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 and nobody makes a howl like you did to give up. We are sorry we ever tackled you'." Hood River County First Over in W. C. T. u. Drive PORTLAND. Nov. IS. (Spec ial to The Statesman.) Hood River county Is the first in the state to report the completion of its quota in the $125,000 cam paign drive for the Oregon W. C. T. t'. farm heme. Word that the little county had exceeded its quota was telephoned late todav to John K. Wheeler. Mate chair man, by Leslie Butler. Hood River banker and chairman of the coun ty campaign coniniittee. Other counties are nearing the completion of their quotas and In terest in the drive i? growing ttronser in every part of the Mate according to report received here. Mr. Butler reports that Hood River county practically reached its quota the opening day and that many communities of the county exceeded their quotas from 150 to 200 per cent. ' - . The drive throughout the coun ty is on behair of orphan wait. The money will be ued in estab lishing a farm home for all or phan and dependent children. MORE MONEY NEEDED BY INDIRECT TAXES I'OMVIITTKF. TO STl'DY OIKS TIOV NAMED hv t.OVEKVOU Mewlterw of Initio's lure lleoueot naia Collie Ksrultie. Vol unteer Tfielr Sen ires Because the people at the P-Hal election last .May found ii cisary lu vote large sums of money in excels of what was al- lowable through taxation under! the 6 pr . cpiii tax limitation amendment to the constitution. It believed the state mut find at 1 way to derive more funl from ' indirect taxation. With this In mind Governor Olcoit has ap- pointed Miss Cornelia Marvin. state librarian: C. C. Chapman. editor of the Oregon Voter, and L N. Day. former state nenator Ironi Multnomah county. to gather data relative to- further possible sources of indirect taxa tion. The faculties of the University of Oregon and of Oregon Agri cultural college have offered their services to this committee. Several members of the legis lature have requested the gov ernor to furnish all data of this character possible. MEXICAN PACT IS UNEARTHED Text of Treaty Published Shows Rights Granted ' To Powers WASHINGTON. Nov. 1SN. Publication In Mexico City today of what purported to be the tea,, of a treaty between the United ; States. Great Britain and France.1 ialgntd in 1917, and dealing with I certain rights claimed by taoe j countries in Mexico, brought 'prompt official denial from the state department of the existence lot any such pact. Officials were 'inclined to believe the publihl text was that ot a false treaty prepared during the war by Ger many for propaganda purposes n Mexico. There had been, thev said, previous indications of the circulation of this ti.se docum ent. , The statement that one cIs,im of the alleged treaty provided for certain meas ires to meet possible Japanese hos'.ility was noted par ticularly and characterized at the state department as being as fool ish as false. - On the other main subject detl: with in the t.nurlous pact, comb ustion or fh flow of oil from Mexican wells owned by nation rls of the three powers, it wis regarded as conceivable that sort of informal understanding might have been reached by the thrre. governments, necessitated by th 'exigencies - of the war. It was said officially, however, that noth ing of the kind bad been reduced to writing. It was recalled that Mexican fuel oil was essential to British naval operations during the war. The suggestion thn. a writttn agreement existed was made lsi minth in the Mexico City pr-s. fuch a statement bein attributed In Hilario Medina, at.inr tmuM or of foreign affairs in the Car- ranza cabinet. It was prMptly denied by Cuthbert? Ildalgr. holding. similar post undr he present provisional government, and he declared - Med in had brought about pablication cf a statemeat he knew to be false lor the purpos embarrawiin the friendly r-Iation between the provisional gcvtmment an l il:e United State Better Legislation For Indian Sought ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Nov. 18. Plans for widening the scote of the Society of American Indians were launched at the ninth an - nual conference of the organ ixa - tion today when it was voted to apply for a charter In every Mate in the union. Delegates asset ted that in spreading the Influence of the so ciety, an Important step would be taken to obtain the legislation for full citizenship which the race is seeking. A committee was appointed to put the plan Into operation. All otficers were re-elected today. Sen ator Spencer of Missouri in on address asserted that congress Is' federal penitentiary at Leaven determined to give justice to the) worth. Indians. t Johnson has served two months of a sentence of a year and a day for violation of the Mann act. He Contain Unable to Reach "aLso wa" f,ned 'I-,MM' Sro,t M,d v,apiam unaoic iu itcucii nat JonnROn mou p3y the fine Steamer Through Stormt onM if a pardon was rnmd. MARSH FIELD. Or.. Nov. 18 Capt. Hans Michalson of the w recked Meamer Joan of Are and j heveral members of Ins crew sp-nt all of today on the beach opposite the wrecked vessel m-ar Pert Or ford hoping the storm would modify sufficiently to let them co aboard and salvage som per sonal effects, but they were un able to do this as heavy seas broke over the wreck all day. It appeared, according to Captain Micbelson. that the Joan of Arci was holding together well, al though a considerable quantity of lumber from her eajgo came ashore during the day. . SHIPS TIED UP FOR LACK OF FUEL OIL $3,000,000 Lost by Gov ernment in One Month When Board Fails to Uti lize Fleet of Oil Carriers SHIPS FORCED TO BUY FUEL AT HIGH RATE I Tankers Were Only Float ing Property Capable of Giving Profit NEW YORK. Nov. lS.Failure of the tank steamer department Ui .in" uuru ,-Hiir uipiii board to utilise Its fleet of bulk oil carriers for the needs of ship ping board veraej. caused a loss to tbe government of $3,000,000 in one month. Martin J. Gillea testified today before the Valh congressional committee Inquiring into the shipping board transac tions. Gillen was special assist ant to former . Chairman John Barton Payne last May when, be said, the alleged dereliction oc curred. Tank Steamers Failed. The tank steamer department had a4 Vfwli. he added. Of ors U , Z ereJ on May 2 S last that the 54 vessels were tied up at southern ports for laek or fuel oil. and la addition 40 per rent of the oper ators were buying oil on the open market for $4 to $i a barrel. He rdded "50 per cent or the oil we were carrying in our ships was furnished at $2.07 a barrel," Gillen testified that this condi tion or affairs was discloeed through complaints of. two oper ators. Captain Paul Foley was then head of the tank steamer de part mnet. he said, and "It was as certained he did not know that hips were compelled to buy oil at a higher price than could have been furnished by the board." Captain Foley, be added, was later relieved of his duties as head of the tank steamer department. Chart Made of Operation. In' response to a question by Congressman Kelly. Gillen said Foley was now director of opera tions of the board's entire fleet or more than 110 ships. Includ ing the tankers. A chart- made of the tank steamer operations. Cillen testi fied, showed that S3 vyre In gov ernment service and others In semi-private and official work. Some were operated for the bene fit of public utilities and some in the service of supplying oil for shipping board fuel stations abroad. ' Among the operators he named the Standard Oil com panies of New York and Cali fornia, the Vacuum Oil company. Atlantic Refining company. Amer ican Fuel Oil Transportation com pany. Island Oil company, the France and Canadian Steamship company and others. World Short of Tankers He added that last May this coun try as well as the entire world, was short of tankers. On the open market such ships were being chartered at from $15 to $22 a deadweight ton, he said. The ship ping board was leasing Its tank ers be added, to private compan ies, at from $6.15 to $6.50 a ton. The tankers were described as "the only, floating property this government then owned on which a profit could have been made." The witness declared ao one in the entire division of operations knew that such a large percentage of our ships mere buying oil la the open market at advanced prices because the operating division did 1 not know what one of its depart , men is was doing. Negro Asks Release of Jack Johnson TOPEKA. Kas.. Nov. 18. EliMia Scott, a negro attorney, left tonight for Washington to ak the federal pardon board for the re lease of Jack Johnson, former I heavyweight champion, from the IlAKKIt IS II K-ELECTED. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1 . Secretary .of War Newton D Ba ker -was r--el-ted preiint of the National Consumers' leagu here today. " New honorary vice teidenti Jnclude B,rof. A. B. YVoire. University of Texas, and Prof. V.. A. Golder. sUtP college ot Washington. Secretary Baker. In an address at the final session here tonight of the league's convention, de clared that the efficiency of de mocracy depends upon the effic iency of the individual citizen. ;i MU MeUn Coddiag ton. a young girl living on High land avettar. a injured Wednesday night when she was vtrurk. by an autorao bile driten by Clarene ToD-nd. Ii3i Highland atenae. According to Towntnd. who turned la 4 ta report to the police sta- lion, the girl wild ik wis not hurt. Ilowet-r. It de- t vloped later that she had to be taken to her home, bat It 1 ld that hrr In- urir are not considered of a erlous nature. In attempting to rrcnw the street Vrdnday nirbt. Mi f Wolff. rr th o K. I I rooming hom. located on down and Injared by a pa ing automobile, driven by C. II. Cross. . After agist ing her to the rooming house. Mr. Cross reported to the police, he called la Ir. II. J. Clements, who after an examination said that while Miss Wolff was severe ly brnised. be did sot con sider her Injuries as serious. While driving his automa ta bile away from th curb .on J I Liberty street yesterday. It. K. Bales ot iii Ferry strert ; alleged that an aatontobile J driven by Mart Molson struck his machine and dam- I aged it badlr. Tb? ik-IIc report also states that Bale received slight Injuries. The M olson car war slightly dam aged. An automobile collUloa occurred yesterday at tb Intersection of Fifth and Center streets, when cars riven by Dudlev Porter, of 2 os Maple avwjae. and Ot- m J. Wilson cj.ilktt I Via tars were sligH da ma red J tut no one ws la lire 1. YfWIamette River Up 'Five Feet at Eugene PORTLAND. Oro.. Nov. It. The Willamette river roe five feet at E a gene as the result of the recent downpour throagaoat the sjate. aad Portlaad'a rise amounted to about 1.19 feet, ac cording to weather bareaa re ports. Portland's downfall for the past 34, hoar, total ad i.7 laches. So tar, no damage has bees done to roadbeds of the railways radiating from Port land because ot the storm, which Is general not only throughout western Or egon and Washington, bat In the Interior as far as the Idaho line. Heavy .rainfall Is reported from all districts. Creeks are reported running bank full, but ao serioas washonts or landslides have oc curred. Trains are moving with caution on both sir am and elec tric lines. Alaska Indians Are Facing Starvation SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 18. Hundreds of Indians In the upper Copper river district of Alaska are facing starvation because of failure of the salmon fishing la their srtion. Paul Sen wart i. re cently returned from Alaska, to day told a commission In session here to Investigate the demands of residents of Juneau Tind Cor dova. Alaska, for restrictions on salmon fishing on the upper river. ACCIDENTAL UST CLARENCE HEDGES RECALLS DAY SO YEARS AGO WHEN BOSS FIRED Hlht FROM HIS JOB A man occupied a room at Hotel Marion last night who helped build that hotel some & years ago. That Is. h had two job that were a part of the construction work. He waa a boy then. On Job was aadtr Mr. Holman the builder, wetting the brick with a hose. One day an Indian woman from the Indian camp ap South Mill Creek. m mew here around th present sit of the automobile camp ground, came to look at the work of coo struct ion and aat down cp a pile cf brick, and this boy tarned th hose on her. For this trick. Mr. Holman fired him from his job. which was paying 50 cents a day. But the man who was hoisting the brick and mortar and other materials hired him to drive the horse and ao he went cn with the construction of the hotel. When It was finished, it was nameC the Cbemeketa hotel, as all old timer know. Later. It was the Willamette hotel. Now. la Its rebuilt form. It Is the Hotel Marion. But the bricks are all there. This bey. who is now a man (I year old. was (and Is) Clarence Hedges. He was a printer soon afterwards, aad worked on th Statesman, when I Vie D'Arcy was employed In this office, white he attended school. D. W. Craig was also employed on the Statesman at that time, and Sumter Craig, still extant and lively aa a cricket, was a MJ In his 'teens. George Good was one nf the Salem printers then; and so waa Lo Stlnson'a father, and Schwatka. and Dunbar and ethers known to fame. Mr. Hedges worked .n Tony Noltaer'a psper. t he old Portland Standard, and then drirted to California and bark again, and still bark to the golden state, and published news papers there, ia Salinas aad other loss for about 35 year. Then he had the Oregon fever, and bought the Chrcaicle at The Dslle. and published It snrressfally for five year, aad built up a fine office equipment. Last spring he sold the Chronicle and he has been to California by auto once since, and bow he Is on his way dewa there again. In an Eex asitc ; snaking slow ur fsst time as the notion take him. Mr. Hedges says he doe not expect to return to Oregon again, because Mrs. Hedges, who Is with him. has not walked for 12 year, on account of rheumatism; aad she seems better In California. Mr. Hedges visited The Statesman offic last night: bat he fcund no familiar faces. No one Is now on th force who was here In the "O's. though there are some sons her of men be has known in his career as a printer and owner aad editor. i ASSEMBLY OFNAHONS ORGANIZED Complete Organization of League Perfected by Election of Four Vice Presidents SPAIN MAY SEND ARMY INTO LITHUANIA Picturesque Features of Session Furnished by . Japanese GENEVA. Nov. 18. la somewhat agitated aewaloa todav the leagne of nations aaseablv completed Its organization by the election or six vlce-rreideau who with the six chairmen of the committee selected yeeterday. form a sort of executive commit-te- of the assembly. The bob European a at Ions, for whom much solicitude waa show a yes terday, had ao complaint to make aa tb-y obtained four view presi dents Instead of the threw thev had asked. Vice rvemldenta inert ed These were: YLrtraal IsML Ja pan: llanorio Pnevrredoa. Argen tina; Sir George E. Foster. Can ada and Rod ru Oetavto. Brmsil. The other vleep residents am Ji. A. Van Karnateek. Upland ana Dr. Edward lieno Cs:h Slo vakia. Pictareaqae feature of the ses sion were tarnished by Baca liayashl. head or the Japanese delegation. Dr. FrUtjof Naasea. Norway. Costa ve A dor. ex-president of Swltawrland. aad the two leading members of the BratllUa delegation. Baron Halahal. attracted atten tion when he aroee to ask the del gates to vote for Vktcoint Ufclt Janaaese ambassador to Franco if Japs a was to bav a vice presi dent. AeseiwJbly Is lntre41n The whole assembly looked en with erest - Uiterwsx. 'Wktn - after , M. A dor. who also la aa ex b resident of the latensatioaal Red Cross, had graciously replied to the remarks r Dr. Na&sen. re garding the Red Cross, the e Poorer rnshed dew a aid alsl. with characteristic steel-trap ac tion to grasp M. Ador'a hand l a handshake so warn aad real that th sen tics en t waa coca nasal, cated to the spectator. A carton r era It of th first ballot for vice presidenti was a tl bet we a Rodrigo Octavlo Brazilian ader secretary for for eign affairs, and Dr. Gaatoa Da Caahad. Br at Ulan minister to France, for sixth vie president. Will th assembly was disc ass lag th proposed vet for th re maining vie president, as ani mated conversation proceeded at the BratllUa bench, esch candi date Insisting that b be allowed to withdraw la favor of th other. A second ballot was taken ' bow ever. . : Motto Honorary President As an act of courtesy Glasepp Motta. president of th Swiss fed eration, who bad delivered the address of welcome was elected . (Continued on Pag .) i i r f