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SEVENTIETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10. 11KI0
I'KK'K: HVK CENTS
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1 1
REAL ERA IsnffiSHBWS HERE
TO DISCUSS
BIG ISSUES
mwning par
1nu .;iwiv w
AGRICULTURE
Low Price i Conditons Arc
Declared as Only Tem
porary With Horizon of
Prosperity Appearing
r . - -
HOOVER GIVES MAJOR
NEEDS OF INDUSTRY
P.OOT AXI FALL CONFERKXCK
IS MVSTERIOUH
New Mexican Senator Gives Opin
ion That America J Out of
Present league Absolutely
Farmers Warned Not to Go
Into Mire by Limiting
Production 1
WASHINGTON', Dec. 9. Spec
ulation regarding the probable
attitude of the Harding adminis
tration toward a peace concord
of nations was revived today by
a long conference between Elihu
Root and Senator Fall of New
Mexico. The latter is regarded
a. close in the confidence of
President-elect Harding, and Mr.
Hoot was a member of the com
mittee which, under the direction
cfjthe league of nations, drafted
plans for an international high
court of Justice,
Mr; Root spent five hours in
conference with Senator Fall, but
It was denied that the peace poli
cies ot the next administration
(were discussed.
tf'We did not mention or dis
cus any possible plan of Ameri
can actum, either as to the pres
ent league of nations or any other
association or organization for
world peace." said Senator Fall,
after the conference.
; "Asr far as I am concerned,"
Senator Fall added, "my opinion
RELIEF COMMITTEE
WILL AID CHINESE
PKOPLK LIVE OX WKKIW .VNI
LEAVES IS ItK.roItT -
) t
Thousand f Sufferer AVrnwlrr
About Country Smithing for
Food Many Take Live ,
ETHEREAL PATHWAYS
WILL BE REGULATED
POSTAL
A lit SERVICE .TO
IKF.liOIF.I
UK
AilHuale Approprutlioa Sought
for Development of Military and
Naval Aviation '
Delegates to Conference
Meet at Christian Church
This Afternoon for Open,
ing Convention Session
MAYOR-ELECT WILL
EXTEND WELCOME
Greater Part of Today to be
Taken Up With Registra
tion at Y.M.CA.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 9.
American farmers face a new era.
which will be marked by a steady
improvement In marketing con-J Js lnat we are out of the league
or nations absolutely.
drtiens. despite tne present aw-:
cou raging low price of farm pro-
ducts,! speakers declared today
at (be opening session of the
i;th' Snnual International" farm
conference. '
Future looma Brighter.
Confidence in the Tyture ot the
farming Industry was expressed
nd fafmers were warned of the
danger of cutting , production.
Marketing of products on hand
rather than future production
plans drew he principal discus
lion. I . i . ;
Condemnation of tho conditions
which; brought about the decline
In prices of farm products, was
voiced. Transportation -was also
tlamed by some for inability to
market products when Ipricea
f re higher, and boards of trade
generally were denounced.
"Despite calamitlously low, prices
a real era for the farmers is at
tend," declared Dr. E. O. Lyman
of Vtah. vice president,' who di
rected the meeting in the ab
Koce of Senator . Arthur Capper
of Kansas, president.
"I believe low price conditions
art temporary and that: -out of
t&e situation will emerge a great
er Comprehension: of the nation's
'meat and richness," said Dr.
Lyman. "Instead of moping now,
the farmer should realize 'his vir
tual deliverance trom isolation,"
he said, pointing to Improved
transportation and communica
tion which he! declared would re
tail in a contact that "means ad
. vancement fori the farmer and the
" coantry."
limited Production I)angrous.
Warning farmers of the danger
In limiting production. Dr. H-. J.
Waters, a governor of the con
gress, and former head of the
Kansas state agricultural college.
Mid the marketing situation, as
he saw It, was "one that would
Improve, not go further in the
nitre." - : '
"Europe and Asia would be
wrved," he said. "We have the
food and they have the appetites.
Some system of credits or ex
'bange most and will be devised,
and demand will stabilize market
and prices will be restored to a
fair level. j This level will be
lower than that in the peak of
r war time demand."
Hoover Give Suggestion.
A letter front Herbert Hoover,
outlining what he characterizes
"the major needs of American
8rtcultnre." was read. His sug
gestions included:
"Peace with Europe and par
ticipation of the United States in
Preserving peace.
"The erection of international
dlt machinery by which we can
enable Europe to buy our surplus.
"An abolition of consolidated
J?ing. and this control of our
ra prices,. hy European govern
ments." r
These recommendations, Mr.
zr ciassea as emergency
iures; as permanent policies
- "5gested
' .n , er marketing system thai
V" Pediment s to the free flow
"the law of snpply and demand
f Oe rimnvul III onniiivo
" aot destructive control of the
In Kencl of distribution.
Better transportation systems,
ltter adillstman rt ii.ttlnn
vI.bV th borden may be better
-"uea to
torer -
Senator Fall asserted he and
Mr. Root discussed Mr. Root's
work abroad in connection with
the international court and other
operations of the . league of na
tions. 1
All plans have neen completed
and everything is set for the
Western Oregon Older Boys' con
ference which convenes here to
day at the Christian church. Reg
istration and assignment to homes
will accupy the day up until 4
o'clock when the youths meet in
the opening session.
About 250 registered delegates
will meet at the Christian church
this afternoon to hear the first
NEW YORK. Dec. 9. The Chi
nese famine, for the relief r of
which President Wilson today n
nounced the appointment of a na
tional committee, affects five pro
vinces, according to a cable mes
sage rrom Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan,
director gen-ral of the Chinese
Red Cross, made public here to
night. They are Chili. Santung.
Honan. Shansi, end Shensl In
north.-rn China. The total popu
lation of the affected district i
estimate! at S7.0io.mm personr
of whom between 4 5,0M).M0 and
'.0.000 000 are in want. Of these
20.000.000. the Chinese Red Cross
report, actually are starving or
dying of hunger and cold.
The famine followed a year of
virtually complete drought after
three or four years of gradually
failing crops. In large areas the
crop this year did not run more
than one pr cent of normal, fall
ing to return the seed planted.
The admiral reported that all
of the people of some districts are
ivine cm weeds and leaves. Entire
families have taken their own
lives while parenis are selling and
drowning their children.
Thousands of sufferers are re-
ported wandering about the coun
try in search of food. In soane
sections the bands of refugee
have become so numerous that
guards have been stationed along
WILSON'S REPLY
DISAPPOINTING
! League Assembly Desired
to Maintain Point of Con
tact With U.S.
t address which is to be given by! the borders to turn back the wan-
JW. F. Rouse on. "Why Are We der
GENEVA. Dec. . President
Wilson's negative reply to the
league of nation's invitation to j
name an unofficial delegate to co
operate with the commission to
be appointed bythe assembly to
discuss disarmament has caused
great disappointment here. 1
The Chief desire of tho assem
bly members seems to be to main
tain as many points of contact as
possible . with the United States,
and it was thought the disarma
ment investigation afforded an
opportunity of which President
Wilson could take advantage with
out committing himself.
Mr. Wilson's decision . regard
ing the Armenian boundaries ha?
not been received here. It is
thought in league circles that his
reply has more likely been sent
to Lonaon or I'aris. since it is a
matter for consideration by tho
supreme council of the. allies,
rather than by the league of na
tions. - :i
Canada, whose delegation has
made a great impression on the
assembly, scored again today
when it secured elimination of
the provision in the technical
committee's report for permanent
finance, transit and health com
missions. The assembly, impres
sed by the growing expenses of
the league and, the international
labor bureau, accepted the Can
adian view.
The Canadians argued it was
preferable to work with tempor
ary commissions having consult
ing power only until it is possible
to see more clearly just what may
be done with specialized organi
zations.
The prospects of a prolonged
stay in Geneva are beginning to
worry the delegates and officials.
After two days spent entirely
upon the report of the technical
committee. President Hymans of
tne assemoiy today made an earn
est appeal to the delegates to cut
their' remarks fjshort.
non-essential expendi-
Probl?m,n reraedjr ot he tenant
itiSal development of co-oper-
frmersUJlDS nd elI,ng amonS
ttk derelPment of our credit
Jera 4o one that distinguishes
iZZ credits for speculative
tioa.- , a tnose ,or Proda?
Hay and Cereal Grain
Exposition is Planned
' ,
PEXDLETOX. Or., Dec. 9 A
northwest hay and cereal grain
exposition, to be held, during
Roundup week, is projected by
this city. Exhibits of hay, thresh
ed and bundled grains and prod
ucts of alfalfa and wheat are
planned with prizes for best dis
plays. The grain section of the
three northwestern states would
be included in the competition.
A feature already promised is an
intercollegiate grain Judging con
test with entries from the Oregon
Agricultural college. Washington
state college and University of
Idaho.!
GOOD BUTTER ASSURED.
AFE IS BROKE OPEX.
TV.
, Vic. J . uc
,'! iB lh Woolwortn store here
avk. n ODen ome time last
rt"f114 over $350 in cash and
tken. Entrance to the
wind affeted through a rear
in v n the yeggmen worked
ot.. .t tlare ol an electric light
L: e fe 'n tall tiew from the
The knob of the combina
'u kroken off with a heavy
u,VmDt of some kind, accord
5 the police.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec, 9. -With
delegates from all parts of
the state in attendance, the elev
enth 1 annual convention of the
Oregon Butter and Cheese Mak
ers' association opened here to
day. H. V. Franklin of Portland,
president of the association de
clared in his report that the days
of second class butter are num
bered. There-iis no substitute for
butter, he said, but there is a sub
stitute for poor -butter.
"That substitute is good but
ter." he added, i "The public de
monrf. irnod butter and we should
give them the best that can he
made." ! t
F G. Dreckenbach was chosen
chairman of the. resolutions com
mittee and R. S, Trask. chairman
of the nominating committee.
Here?" The lads represent boys
organizations of every kind from
all over the state and -are meet
ing here for the purpose of dis
cussing problems of boys clubs
which are trying to forge ahead
and all vital boy problems.
The program for the three days
is as follows:
Friday.
2 to 4 o'clock Registration of
delegates; assignment to homes.
4 Opening session). Song ser
vice and devotional: W. F. Rouse,
Why Aro We Here?" A. E.
Yount, conference director, intro
duction of leaders anjd delegates.
Appointment of nominating com
mittee.
5:15 Leaders', meeting.
6:00 Supper. I
7:30 Delegation convention.
7:45- Assembly, song and de
votional; John-Rudd, leader. Ad
dress of welcome, Mayor-elect
Halvorsen.1 'Address of welcome.
Robert -Littler; response. Bernard
Guthrie. Report of ! nominating
committee and election of offi
cers. Installation exercises in
charge of Hal Donnelly. Address,
"Physical Fitness," ;W. T. Flet
cher. j
) ' : Saturday
8:00 Leader's meeting.
9:00 General assembly; songs
and. devotional; . leader Norman
Johnson. ;
10:15 Sectional conferences.
"Some Things We Need in Our
High School." by Cecil Shaefer.
11:05 Recess.
11:10 Conference, period,
Norman Johnson presiding.
"What Can We Do to Boost Our
Sunday School?" Victor Hicks.
Woodburri.
12:00 Conference photograph.
12.10 -Adjournment.
1:45 "World Outlook." Ben
Smidt in charge. Address by
Henry Hart.
3:00 Recreation in charge ot
Mayor-elect Halvorsen of Salem.
5 : 4 5 Delegation meetings.
6:15 Banquet, First Metho
dist church. Banquet by Mothers'
club of Salem Y. M. C. A., served
by Girls' Reserve; T. E. McCros-
key, toastmaster. Songs, yells and
toasts. Address by Henry Hart.
Sunday.
9:00 Leaders' meeting.
10:00 Delegates attend church
and Sunday school with host and
hostess, - - .
12:0 Dinner.
3:30 Mans nieeting. All dele
gates and older boys of Salem.
Addresses: "Four Square," E. W.
Warrington. Lite work meeting.
Christian callings.
7:15 Closing service Ii charge
of Ben Schmidt. Delegates and
leaders' meeting to which the
public is invited. Report of com
mittees. Invitation for enter
tainment for 1921 conference
Closine address by Paul L. Nie-
meyer Fellowship circle and ad
Journment.
: Committees have worked for
several weeks. The committees on
local arrangements are: General
chairman, George Hug, superin
tendent of schools; publicity,
Paul Wallace; house, Dr. F. E.
Brown; recreation, George Hal
vorsen; music. Rev. H. N. Al
drich; banquet, T. E. McCroskey;
entertainment, Joe Albert, chair
man; entertainment solicited by
Salem senior Hi Y club; registra
tion, L. A. Pickett.
Bourgeois and Wilson Are
Given Hobel Peace Prize
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Dec: 9
Th Nobel oeace prizes, re
spectively for 1919 and 1920 will
he nresented tomorrow to Leon
Boureeois. president of the
French association for the society
ot nations, and Woodrow Wilson.
nairipnt of the United States.
Each prize amounts to 134,000
Swedish kroner and will be band
tA to the French and American
ministers, who- will formally
thank the committee. Albert G.
Schmedeman. American minister
to Norway, will read a message
from President Wilson on the oc
casion of the presentation of the
1920 prize.
derers as the supply of food is
barely sufficient for the Jnham
tants.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Crea
tion in the department of com
merce in the bureau of aeronau
tics to be headed by a conimisUm
ol air navigation charged with
federal regulation of commercial
air navigation, thf lirensloK of pi
lots, aircraft and landing fiHd
and all other aviation detail nt
military in character, is adtocaf
ed in the annual report of th- na
tional advisory committee for
aeronautics, submitted to the
president and congress today by
Charles D. Walcott. the chairman.
Other recommendations are:
Authorization by con g res, of an
American airplane competition;
the planes of the successful com
petitors to be purchased by the
government for the 'postal air
service.
Adequate appropriation to al
low for fche development of mili
tary and naval aviation.
Co-ordination of naval aviation
in a bureau of naval aeronautic
to bo administered by a chief of
naval aviation.
Extension and development of
the postal air service.
IRISH CAUSE
IS PROBLEM
FOR NATIONS
Widow of Lord Mayor Re
lates Story of Hunger
Strike in Brixton Prison
and Sufferings
UNEMPLOYMENT IS ON
GRADUAL INCREASE!
1 IWAItTMKNT OK KIUK U U.I.
MAKE INVESTIGATIONS .
RECOGNITION FROM
ENGLAND DEMANDED
Irish Are International
Problem is Declaration of
Mrs. McSwiney
Trra! Toward J.44
rxr SmU Ha Itera Marled
IaHx LaM Few Muaih
irUArIRkRx;
viinuiuiiivu
IS AGAIN
CLUB HEAD
THREE MEN ARE
HANGED BY MOB
AT SANTA ROSA
IMMIGRATION
TO BE HALTED
Ultimate Passage of John
son Bill Restricting New
comers Seems Assured
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Sup
porters ' of the Johnson bill .to
prohibit immigration for two
years won every preliminary skir
mish in the house today with
such ease that ultimate passage
of the measure seemed to them
to be assured. - . '
The only record vote "that cape
during the two hour debate was
carried by advocates of restrict
ed immigration, 151 to 9. This
vote was taken on a special rule
to limit general debate on the
measure to four hours, was taken
by the. bill's proponents as an In
dication of the house attitude.
Opponents disputed thlsconten
tlon, however.
Two of the four hours allotted
to general debate had been con
sumed when the house adjourned.
Another two hours of general de
bate will follow tomorrow and
then speakers will be allowed only
five minutes each. Chairman
Johnson ot the immigration com
mittee who drafted the bill, said
that disposition of amendments
probably would delay the final
vote nntil Saturday.
Debate today was divided by
agreement between Chairman
Johnson and Representative Ra
ker. Democrat. California, who
led the forces friendly to the bill,
and Representative Siegel. Repub
lican, of New York, and Fabath.
Democrat of Illinois, leaders of
the opposition.
Partisan lines disappeared. Ap
parently by coincidence, the
leadership divided Itself equally
between Democrats and Republi
cans, one member of each party
leading the forces for and against
the bill.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., Dec 10
George Boyd, Terrence FitU
and Charles Velento, accused
of having murdered Sheriff
James A. Petray, of Sonoma
county and Detectives Miles
Jackson and Lester M. Dor
man here Sunday afternoon
last, were taken . from the
county jaU here this morning
and hanged.
At exactly 12:30 o'clock
this morning a mob of 50 to
100 men, all wearing black
masks entered the 'jail, over
powered the officers there.
took their keys and removed
the prisoners to waiting auto
mobiles.
Fifteen machines carried in the
party. They moved quickly down
Fourth street toward the Sonoma
road and stopped at the cemetery
which is on McDonald avenue,
three blocks beyond the city lim
its. Ropes were all prepared.
- The men were taken from the
machines and hanged to an oak
tree.
Headlights of three automo
biles were used to light the tree
selected for the hanging and aid
the work of the mob.
Members of the mob were sta
tioned to prevent intrusion. These
guards and many of the mob were
armed.
Boyd Killeil Jackson
Not more than five minutes
were required by the mob to enter
the Jail, overpower the officers
and remove the prisoners. Within
li minutes or even less the three;
alleged gangsters and murderers
had been lynched.
For another 15 minutes while
the bodies dangled from the oak
tree and swung in the glare of the
automobile headlights the mob
waited at the scene to make cer
tain their grim task was complete.
Then its members departed, leav
ing the bodies swinging in the
darkness. .
It was George Boyd who fired
the shots that killed Jackson.
Dorm an and Petray. according to
officers, who based their state
ment on two alleged confessions
obtained from him. Boyd himself
was shot by Jackson and has been
lying ever since In a cell in the
Jail., turned into an Improvised
hospital, because Acting Sheriff
increases the metal token fare onjjjoyes feared that to take him to
me municipal Bireei railway J I a Hospital migni piarc uuu
tern to 8 1-3 cents, the cash fareger Qf mob violence,
remaining at 10 cents. Increased j Uoyd was a "two term' convict"
car fares was declared n-cessary J anj wa, identified by young wo
to dispose of a deficit of $500,400 ..,. involved In the Howard
Seattle Car Fare Boosted
to 8 1-3 Cent Metal Token
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec, The
city council tonight passed an or
dinance effective in 30 days which
in the street railway department.
The council's action followed
a notification from Seattle oann
that city warrants In payment o
salaries in the railway department
would not be accepted by the
banks. The city treasurer had
given notice that the department
would go on a warrant basis to
morrow and the council will meet
tomorrow to pass an ordinance
covering a loan of $137,000 from
the bond redemption and interest
fund to meet tomorrow's payroll".
It was. announced tonight.
CKIRA SMITH IX JUAREZ
street attacks a one of their as
sailants. He was known as th
Lumberjack" to his companions,
one girl said, and was e5pecially
brutal toward her and ber girl
companion.
Boyd was sentenced twice to
terms in California penitentiaries,
being sentenced to the firt in
September, 1?07 from Sacramen
to, for burglary. With good con
duct allowances, he was freed in
1914. Ills second sentence was
given in February. 1915. for a
robbery in San Francisco. Irom
.this he was released la.t August.
EL PASO. Tex.. Dec. 9. Clara
Barton Smith, wanted at Ard
more. Okla.. In connection with
the death of Jake L. Hamon. was
in Juarez as late as Thursday, ac
cording to apparently authentic
Information developed tonight In
an Independent investigation by a
representative or the Associated
Presr. '
New Oil Field is Opened
With Service at Church
WA?llINnTON. Der. 9. The
widow of the late lord mayor of
Cork. Mrs. Muriel Mar-wlney.
presented today to the roniml
nion of the committee of 101 ln
vestfgatlne the Irish question her
Mory of th hunger strike In
Itriiton prion. London, of her
I'usband and of bit death, and
the details as she had w:tnd
them, and of attempts by the
lrih republicans to gain freedom
!o their country.
Irish Ikemand Ilerognllloa.
Mrs. MacSwlney con laded her
sicry with the declaration -England
shall have no peace, that the
world will have no peace, until
enr rrpnMic Is recosnlied."
MIm Mary MacSwlney. sinter of
the late lord mayor, re-called to
add details to the Mory she told
the commission yesterday, added
to the declaration of her sister?
In-law the assertion that the com
ing winter would be "Ireland's
Valley Forge." and appealed for
American aid. not. she said, for
the men and women of Ireland,
but for the children.
-The coming winter In Ireland."
raid Mrs. MacSwlney, 'will be
hard. The British have destroyed
our crops, our supplies of food.
The men can get on; the women
can stand the suffering; but It la
for the children 1 plead. We
must have help this winter."
Mayor Happy In Caew
The widow of the lord mayor
of Cork declared there was no
choice for the IrUh republican
but to stand together whatever
the coit and continue the flrbt
for independence. She said it
was such a spirit that had actu
ated her, husband to refute food
until death.
"I knew my husband was hinnr
Jas his physical strength was worn
mmmj uj uuueer. ior cis counte
nance absolutely radiated peace
and contentment. Mm. Mac
Swlney asxerted. "I was besought
to plead with him to take food.
Pot I would not. for I never,
never would interfere with my
husband In a matter of robcence.
It mas hit choice. It mas the de
eisfo.i of his spirit."
Mis MacSwlney expressed the
belief that the fatal hunrer st rlfc
I of her brother had creatlv bene
i.iea me irisn independence move.
ment. She told of the serif of
telegrams she had exchanged
with Premier IJoyd Oeorr In an
attempt to fix responsibility for
her brother's prison sentence and
for the treatment he and his rel
atives had been accorded by the
l!ritib Kovernment. -
IJoyil torre lfekr to Blame.
"The result of thi exrhanre
of telegram." she added, "made
me feel that Lloyd Ceorre vra
r sponsible before Cod and man
Tcr the death of my brother. I
shall eontint'e to .'e that war
and I shall continue to spread
truth of that situation throughout
all of Ireland."
" i .'iurj rave an ac
count r hat she ehararteriiei
as conspiracy between ofllcials o."
Brixton prison and the Hritlsh
r.orne mure 'to defeat plan o'
the family to take the lord
mayor's tody hark to Cork" b
ca.ir she said. "th- BriiUh
feared an uprising and they did
n.t want soy more trouble than
ther already had."
"' ,rin ,re no domestic
problem of England'." she nld.
VWe are an international prob
lem. Our Idealit. the Ideals of
ii insn republicans, are the same
t.nd my pta io th American peo
ple la' that you at least rlTe fair
Play and Justice to use. for the
Hrltish stories of the separatist
movement do not carry all the
facts. We are not divided aad
we intend that the whole world
fhall know the tnth. both of our
cause and the misrepresentations
of the Uritinh."
The commission tomorrow will
hear several members of the royal
Irish constabulary.
WASHINGTON. Iee. . An in
qnlry to dt-tr-rtuine the extent of
nnemploynient in principal in
duttri.il r iie announced to
rtuy by the department of UUr.
Tbl. d.-cllm was mad public af
tr S-rretary VMou Lad con
ferred with nine rsonaI direc
tor ;ifpirtl to conduct a sur
vey at rondttions in co-operation
tilth the ir.-vnt !lld lorce of the
t'ntu d Stale rnipioment aervl-e
and with other state an4 federal
arenrie.
To in.iu.iriaT fation of
tb eeiu tom-an will be at II
Ue4 in making I lie survey w kk a
mill take into consideration only
industrial concern with a tnlut
1iimi of Sti employes.
OffirjN would make no esti
mate i.f the country's idle work
em. althcurh tbey expressed the
opinion that the trend tomard un
employment on large scale had
been mrkJ the last few month.
KecenUr. it wash said, the ern-
Io)in-nt service has been placing
rom 4S.o0 to So. ooo person ta
portions vry month.
Among the regional director
and their division were: C. M.
Coe, Mountain dUtrirt. Head
quarter. Denver. Montana. Ida
ho. V oniioc. Colorado. New Mex
ico. "Arliona. t'tah and Nevada.
E. II. Aid worth. Pacific district.
Headquarter San Francisco.
Washington. Oregon and California.
Paulas, Elliott, Fullertca
and Clancej Drop Out of
Directorate Board for
Coram Year
S1SS0N LIKELY TO
LEAD BUSINESS MEN
Selection of Montana Man
for Manager NowBelleTed
to be Assured
AGED WOMAN DIES.
ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 9. Surviv
ed by her aged husband and 131
descendants. Mrs. Catherlna Bos
hart. 94. died here today. There
are 41 grandchildren. 7G great
grandchildren and six great great
grandchildren.
SAX ANTONIO. Texas. Dec. 9.
Opening or a new oil field with
church services is the latest oil
story furnished by Texas, accord
ing to P. M. McCnllongh. a local
ell man who returned today frort
Mexla. where the discovery well
was brought In last week. Mr.
McCnllongh said A. E. Humphrey,
an officer of the' company which
brought in the well, made an ad
dress at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday, and the pastor com
mented during the service npon
the development of the field.
jomii.iv PLEADS fin LIT
1AMUA. Wash.. Dec. J.
Harry Jourdan. who pleaded guil
ty io iisuing I3.S00 in checks
against a deposit of a forged
draft In a loal bank, was sen
tenced today to two to 20 year in
tne penitentiary
U. S. SCENERY
UNCOMPARABLE
Advertising of American
National Parks Orerseas
Is Urged
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Trav
el to the great national parks and
monuments this year reached an
unprecedented total. Stephen T.
Mather, director of the national
park service said In hla anneal
report today.
"Slowly the country Is finding
out." he said, "that America has
scenery that not only la compara
ble to the beat else w her, bat far
urpa in scope aad charwter
that foreign countries can offer."
During the season 1. 051. 465
persona visited the national rec
reation areas at compared with
Sll.il the year before. Dr. Ma
ther said. Travel to the parks,
he said ha reached a proportion
hm It nn twt merlonalv con
sidered a an economic factor lWhV.?.4
"our national life." .
Dr. Mather made a plea arainat
the encroachment on the national
park by 'corporations aeeklag to
develop water power and Irriga
tion projects. Declaring that the
federal water power act permitted
lavaaion of the parka for power
purpose, ha urged Immediate ac
tion on proposed amendments to
tbe act which wonld prohibit this.
He declared that such develop
ment would destroy many of the
scenic bautle within tbe parka
and that once the bajw were down.
encroachment wonld follow so
rapidly that ultimately the parka
would be destroyed.
Recommendations Included the
advertising of the American na
tional parka in foreign countries
so a to draw tourist travel from
oversea, completion of the park-
Mo-park hlrhway through greater
federal aid. greater development
of fisheries In the parks, the hold
ing ot a state conference looking
to the establishment of state
parks and the purine ot the con
trol of alt natlooal monuments
under the national park service.
OPPORTUNITY
MUST BE MET
Hopeless Situation for Ire
land is Bound to Arise
If England Fails
HOrCH GREEN. Lancashire
Dec. 9. Arthur Henderson, wbi
ha Just returned trom Ireland,
where he went on a trl.i of inspec
tion with the labor commission.
said In an address tonight that If
British statesmanship was not
equal to the opportunity which he
was convinced was open, a hope
less situation so far a Ireland
waa concerned, vat bound to
arise. It u Impossible for him.
te ald. to exaggerate the deplor
able condition prevailior there.
"Coercion Is appl.ed with such
Indiscriminate violence." Mr.
I!enderon declared, "that the
people are terror stricken. Tb
unhappy inhabitant are remind
ed day and night that their coan
try 1 under the heel of a ruth
e military occupation.
"It is actually true to say that
life wa safer in Brnsse! dnrlag
the German occupation than it Is
now In Cork. Dublin and London
derry. No man la safe; even wo
rn a terrible
at Walla Walla.
Earl Daw&nn whn t.loa.tost .,;h.i mn and children
to the theft of an automobile at risks of being ahot while on the
hlte Swan, waa sentenced to
two to 15 years in the Monroe re
formatory. , Dawson after his ar
rest told sensational story of a
"ring of automobile thieve,
with which he claimed to have
worked.
atreeta. Tho economic lite of the
country I coming to a stand
atill." He asserted be bad Information
from ten persons of their having
been robbed by servants of the
crown who had stopped them.
J. W. Chambers Sr.. was last
night re-elected to the preUeney
of the Salem Commercial clb ly
a majority over the two other
nowise. Frederick fkhtaidt and
C. S. Hamilton, and taost of list
othef department director who
compos the directorate board of
tbe club were sent back for sec
ond term. Tho balloting took
place after Schmidt bad made a
plea for re-election f tb presi
dent and hi board, so neither
Schmidt nor Hamilton waa con
sidered as seeking the post. This
was true of most of tbe other
nominees who were ry posed fcy
Incumbent.
Tbe other officers elected were:
Vice-president. George Griffith:
secretary. William Gahiadorf :
treasurer. Joseph II. Albert: V
rector of the legUlatlve depart
ment. Georre Putnam; director of
the social department. C. O. like;
director of tbe acricnltare depart
ment. L J. Chaptn: director ot
the Industrial department. W.l
llara MeCUcbritt. Jr.: director of
the el vie departmeat. R. O.
Snmnc.
BaaneM Mew I3ert TTedaedar
The new members elected wem
George Griffith, who succeed
Robert C. Paula as vice-presi
dent, and Joseph II. Albert, wfco
succeed S. B. Elliott a trea -nrer.
Another new member wui
b Charles E. Keowlaad. vU .:i
eerve on tbe board by virtaa of
his election aa Klag E'.ag cf tb
Chrrlan. be havta been tlectef
recently to succeed c. B. Caacey.
The director of tbe Saleta But
ne Men's lea cue also rerre on
tbe clab directorate. Tn bs!n4
men will elect next Wednesday
It Is believed certain
that II. I Siaaon. toanarer of lb
Salem atore of tbe Miller Mer
cantile com any. will b elected
to succeed P. E. Fallertoa. Tb
directorate Is cotnpoed of tb
department bead aad tbe clab of
ficers with the exception ot the
manager.
PrtwlJent Chamber, formsr
vice-president, vacreeded R. C.
Paalo when tb alter r!gted
early this year.
In view f the outcome of tee
voting last eight It la proba tr
ibal L. D. Blodrett of Three
Fork. Mobl. win b selected for
tho post of manager of tbe club.
Mr. BTodgett Is said to have ti:
offer of a position a Instructor la
new commercial clab dpart
ment that I to bo surfed at th
University ot Oregon, m h prob
ably will have the cbolcn of corn
lag to Salem or accepting tbe col
lege position.
Vote Kawmary Give.
Tho result oft tho voting last
night waa a follow:
For president J. W. Ckar?v
ber Sr.. 77; Frederick Sckjnlt.
S: C. S. Hamilton, t.
For vice-president Georgt
Griffith. O. J. Scbel. 11; Max
O. Daren. 14.
For secretary William Cablt
dorf. 53: C. B. Webb. 2: F. G.
Myer. 10; 1 sad ore Greesbaan.
13. Mr. Greenbaum was nomfaat
ed from tho floor. All other can
didate were nominated by tho
committee.
For treasurer Joseph 1L Al
bert. St: T. M. Hkki. 24: II. L.
Stiff. 9.
For director of the legislative
department Georao Putnam. ;
Ivan C. Martin. ; Hal D. Tat
ton. 25.
For director of tbe social de
partment C. O. Bice. IS: I.
Greenbaum." 14: James Touag. t.
For director of tbe agricultural
department L- J. Cbapla. 74; C
I. Lewis. 9; Bruce Cunningham. .
For director of tbe industrial
department William McGllcbiist
Jr.. CO; C. W. Nlemeyer. II;
Georg Vkk. 9,
For director of tbe dries de
partment R. O. Snelllng. CI: T.
E. McCroskey. 15; 1L O. While.
IX.
Deb o Be Handled.
In bl speech urgisg Ike re
election of the directorate. Mr.
Schmidt called attention to tb
loan which It waa neeeary for
the club to negotiate and a note
which la signed by lb present di
rector, declaring that if other
men were elected it would b ealy
fair tor thera to anme responsi
bility for th note. Greeabaant
disagreed with Schmidt on tbit
point and urged tko election of a
tew conservative cm the board.
II. W. Meyer expresed tkt tarat
opinion a Schmidt.
Mr. McCroakey, who In Septem
ber rtflgned a manager cf th
club, reported on the activities cf
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