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1 I t ; J THE WEATHER mm The Statesman receive tb leased wire report of the Associated Pre. the greatest and noil r llatHe press association la the world. Bain west; probably rain or 8now east portion; strong to whole southeasterly, galea. SEVENTIETH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1920 FIVE CENTS PRICE: DEFICIT OF 60 MILLION V Secretary Gives Report Be fore House Committee Which Will Draft 1922 Army Appropriation Bill REMOVAL OF BORDER TROOPS IS FAVORED War Department Breaks Faith With Congress by i Over Recruiting WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Sharp conflicts between -congress and the war department over the amount of money to be appropri ated this year for the military es tablishment developed today at the initial meeting of the house sob-committee to draft the 1922 army appropriation bill. Representative Anthony.: Kan sas, chairman of the sub-committee, predicted that the army ap propriation for the .coming fiscal year would he cut approximately to $500,000,000. He advocated restriction of the aise of the army to 175,000 enlisted men. aban donment 'of balf of the camps maintained by the war depart ment, and immediate sale of the army's surplus supplies. Secretary Baker and Maj. Gen. March, chief of staff, appearing before the committee, urged the appropriation this year of approx imately 1700.000,000 for army expenses. " The war department was allowed 1392,000,000 for the present year. - Secretary Baker estimated that the war department would incur a deficit of sixty million dollars tfnrlng the present year. Of this amount, he said. $38, 000,000 vould be needed for tbe pay of enlisted men. Chairman .Anthony, however, said members of the eommiltee wore . convinced the ,tu department's deficiency would toUt least $100.00T).000. i. ,f, Mr. Baker was asked 1 to . sub mit a report showing, what. Camps were being maintained and lor .what purpose they were being used. - t. ri :; ' ,." , "We must close at least half of our camps, particularly those located in more rtmotei districts which cannot be kept np as cheap ly as those closer to supplies, Mr. Antony said. "lt i has been shown that it cost much more to maintain troops on . the Mexican border than at centralized posts. The committee.: for the sake of economy, intends to .provide for the withdrawal of many of the troops now on the' border. : Another policy , of the commit tee, MrJ Anthony indicated, would be to provide for the full strength maintenance of,on!y two divisions instead of nine as the war depart ment favors. The remaining di visions would be maintained in tkeletonzed form and would be increased to full strength only on emergencies. Immediate sale of between 30. and 40.000 motor trucks now keld in reserve was said by Mr. Antony to be favored by the com mittee." Secretary Baker said the army t present . consisted of approxi mately 216.000 enlisted men: and 100 officers. Members of the house military committee have charged the war department with breaking faith with congress in recruiting more tta the 180.000 men for which Provision was made in the army appropriation bill. "This year.' said Representa Anthony, "we will appropri ate for an army of not more than 173.000 men, and in addition will 91 a mandatory provision in' the PPropriation bill that the war department is not to exceed that number." Fourteen Barrels of Corn Mish Taken in Still ifcid HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dee.r 1 . Sheriff Johnson or Hood River wunty accompanied by Deputy 5at and County Roadmaster Ni chols today raided an isolate cove the Columbia river near Cas ele locks, confiscating 14 bar rels of corn mash: The barrels, oil stove and other parapher nalia were brought her. The illicit manufacturers fled hen the officers arrived. Their distilling apparatus had been re moved. Water for the outfit was Mmned by underground pipe lrm the river. OVERCOCATS AUCTIONED NEW YORK, Dc. 14. Wool VerCOBtlnfra wora nM at nnrf ion . . " . . .tt;; crisi r today by the American Wool ly company at prices two-thirds three-fourth less than they "ought at the oDeninr of the fall !Pk There, were 8.800 pieces ottered and it was estimated that L?0" third of them were sold tactions will continue tor ARMYTOTALS '"' day. ' , APPEAL TO PROFIT TAX CALLS TO JiEW METHOD TAX OX INCOME REVISION IS PLANNED j Treasury Gives Estimate That Jlore Than Billion Dollars In Taxes Remain Uncollected WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Methoda of raising sufficient rev enue to offset losses through the prospective repeal of the excess profit tax, were considerd today by house ways and means com mittee as the second step toward tax revision. The committee at previous sessions considered changes in the tax on incomes. The day's hearing brought from the treasury an estimate that "more than a billion dollars" werc outstanding in uncollected taxes, most of which, the treasury spokesman. Dr. Thomas S. Adams said, was traceable to inability to audit thousands of corporation re turns. Mr. Adams , declared that the revenue bureau had not yet com pleted the work of auditing re turns of the year of 1917, because of ,the gigantic administrative burden of tax collection. Majority members of the com mittee revealed ! at today's hear ing a virtual agreement with re spect to repeal of the excess Drof- its tax. Their immediate work, it was saia, lay in tindmg a substi tute levy which would produce an equal amount of revenue. Roy G. Elliott of Chicago, rep resenting the. national association of credit men, appeared before the committee today urgincr re peal of the, excess profits tax and simplification of the general tax ation policy. T TRIPARTITE . IS RUMORED Five Year Naval Holiday is Opposed by Secretary Daniels WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Rumored intentions of Great Britain and Japan to seek a tri partite agreement with the United States for limitation of warships building programs came up today in congress. . . ,. . i -. ; In . the senate a resolution was offered by Senator Borah Repub lican, .Idaho, requesting the presi dent to seek an agreement with those powers Jor a five-year naval building truce with construction programs cut in half during that period. It would, he . i said, "de velop whether Great Britain and Japan , are sincere In the talk - of reducing armaments." -,.. . Befire .the -house naval com mittee, Secretary Daniels present ed his recommendations for. naval construction with: this comment: "I profoundly believed that the United States;. -cannot afford to take a five year 'naval holiday as It has been rumored England' and Japan will suggest to this coun try. - i "It would be a blunder, almost a crime, for the United States to enter into an alliance with any two or three nations either to sus pend or curtail naval building or for any other purpose. It -would certainly make for suspicion among the 'other nations." Senator f Borah's resolution went, to tbe foreign relations committee twJthout debate. The Idaho senator said be would urge prompt action. The house naval committee ap peared to inquire into the relative strength of the navies of the three powers. It was informed by Admiral Coontz, chief of naval operations. who accompanied Secretary Daniels, that if all building were suspended today, the comparative capital ship ton- naere fieures would be: Great Britain 864.000: United States, 46S.000: Japan 326.000. The officer was instructed to be ready tomorrow to discuss in de tail at an executive session the question of relative strength, ex isting and projected. Secretary Daniels told the com mittee he agreed - entirely with Senator Harding's recent state ment at Norfolk that the navy should be commensurate with the nation's interests, reiterating his opinion that it should be "equal to any In the world. "I wish we could have a world agreement to settle disputes with out recourse to arms, ne aaaeu. "buUuntil that time comes and comes surely, we .ought to . carry out our naval program." Congress Reorganization ds Planned by Committee WASHINGTON. Dec. U.-A joint congressional committee on reorganization or the executive departments to be composed of three members each of the house and senate, was approved today by the house. The resolution passed the senate last session and was endorsed by the house today without amendment or a dissent ing vote. Speaker Gillette said he would announce the three house members when the presi Aont cisrn the measures. "it a rorarded as certain that Representative Reavis. Republi can of Nebraska, would head the house committee. RonroK4ntativo Reavis In ,hr nf the emasure. said the government would reduce its op erating expenses by at least f 1. 000,000 a day and would greatly increase ef fkiency. TEMPORARY CABLE RULE IS ADOPTED Plenary Session, of Interna- tional j Communications Conference Continue Un der Modus Vivindi GERMAN CABLES WILL BE OPERATED JOINTLY Disposition of Island of Yap and French Cable Ren mains Unsettled WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Ses sions of the international com munications conference threat ened with disruption several days ago over failure to agree on dis position cf the former German cables, will continue under a mo dus vivindi opened today at a plenary session. Representatives confer Representatives of France, Great Britain and Japan, in the meantime, will return home to confer with their governments relative to the primary questions at Issue, none of which had been settled at the sessions which be gan here October 8. The ambas sadors of the three nations will continue the negotiations as sub stitutes for the specially appoint ed delegates. The modus vivendi as drawn up at today's session and made pub lic by the state department to night, further provides: . "That after January 1 the Ger man cables seized by Great Bri tain, France and Japan during the war, shall be operated as at present, but for the financial ac count of the five powers (Great Britain, France, Japan, Italy and the United States), provided, however, that in accounting for such operation, the income after deducting - operating expenses. shall be apportioned in accord ance with-the final disposition to be made of such cables. Final l)if position Withheld . "That should a final agreement as to disposition of the cables not be reached by next February 15. the-conference shall Immediately arrange for a. new modus Vivendi to become effective on or before next March 15." Concessions making possible today's provisional agreement were understood to have resulted In large part from pressure brought to bear in the conference by Acting Secretary of State Da vis who last week obtained from the senate foreign relations com mittee assurances of support for the American delegates conten tions. The American and Italian delegations were " understood to have objected to any adjournment of the conference without some sort of an agreement. Yap is Hone of Contention Disposition of - the Island of Yap, center of cable communica tion in the Pacific for which It has been suggested Japan be giv en the mandate, as well as the settlement of the principle insist ed upon by the United States of equal landing rights upon tha is land for the cables of all countries were questions left unsettled. It was stated that tbe eventual dis position -of Yap might be arrived at only by A settlement entirely in dependent or the communications conference and after an examina tion of the status of Japan's title. The principle other bone of contention which prevented a settlement "at this time of the dis position of the former German rabies was the refusal of the French delegates to admit the claims of Italy or the United States to the German trans-Atlantic cable held by France connect ing New York with Brest.. Pnrwne Off for Cruise to World's Big Ports Glen Purvine raft for Portland several days ago, from which place he sailed on the "Eelback" for a 10-months voyage, going as steward's helper. He will touch Seattle. Tacoma. San Pedro, pass through the canal, stop at the various adjacent islands. New York City, i Liverpool and China. The "Eelnack" is practically a new ship and was built on the Pa cific coast. A .recent edition of the Tacoma Ledger devotes about a half-column to its description, among plher things stating that it is a single screw, of 9.000 dead weight tons, measuring 402 by 54 feet. , ,She loaded with 16.000 doors for England and- Irish ports by way of Tacoma. and will probably be loaded again at either Rotter dam or Antwerp. SERVICE BILL IH READ WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. A bill to broaden vocational train ing for former service men. re quested by the federal board, was introduced today by Senator Ken yon, republican. Iowa. It would permit training ol men who have ten nrr cent vocational disability and extend the privileges to wid ows and orphans of war veterans TWO PRIESTS NUMBER AMONG CORK VICTIMS FATHER M'CABTY IS BEATEN' INSENSIBLE 1'niformrd Men Rifle Clothe of OcruiiantM of Tram Car Father McSwIney Cruelly Treated CCRK. Dec. H.Among the victims of Saturday night's terror ism preceding the fires here are two priests, the Reverend Patrick MacSwiney, closely related to the loM mayor of Cork, and Father McCarty, who ar reported to have been severely S handled by armed uniformed men. Father McCarty's injuries wre so severe that ha was unconscious yester day and is still unable to leave his bed. while Father MacSwiney Is scarcely able to move owing to lameness owing to bruise. The two priests have lold the correspondents how the?, with other passengers, including wo man.1 were held np in a trait car Saturday night by men wearing long coats over police uniforms. Tbso men fired into the car and rourhly ejected all ths passengers, lined them up in a side street at the point of thV rifles and searched them Father MacSwIney's gold watch and money were taken, and one of the imn whn the raiders dis covered the priest, exclaimed: "Now we've got ono of those fellows who hav been advising peoole to murder us." Father MacSwInej', whom the mn "-intfn'd to shoot, was compelled to direst himself of his outer clothing and kneel in the road. Desctbfne h experiences Fat"r MacSwiney said: "Not doing so quickly enough, they threw me down and ordered me to write on the pavement 'To hell with the pop-. when they promised to let me off. Then, finding no means with which to write, they pushed me away with a curse, firing shots after me. Father McCarty suffered more bodily injuries than Father Mac Swiney, being beaten and kicked almost insensible. DISARMAMENT MUST BE SLOW Cautions and Deliberate Steps in Laying Down . Arms Is League Policy r GENEVA. Dec. 14. The first step for disarmament of the na tions must be cautious and delib erate, the assembly of tbe league of nations decided today, notwith standing sharp critisicms by George Kicoll Barnes, the British labor leader and Christian Lange, of Norway. Mr. Barnes said there was "two much quibble and not enough pluck" in the decisions to go slowly. The policy of the United States on this question was. by more or less veiled allusions, invoked as one reason why general disarma ment cannot be boldly grapled with at this time, Mr. Barnes said. II. A. L. Fisher of the British delegation, referred to "nations with powerful arms and munitions making facilities that still are outside the league." The absence from the league of for mer enemy countries also was re ferred to by Mr.. Fisher. This brought from Mr. Barnes the re tort: "They are now practically disarmed and cannot constitute a menace for years to come. A curious "manifestation of the session was the general applause of the delegates for the plea made by Messrs Barnes and Lange for an immediate minimum effort, while at the -same time accepting the conclusions of the disarma ment committee. These are, brief ly, an effort to prevent the future Increase of armament and propa ganda in favor of a decrease as a steady means of bringing about, eventually, but remote, general disarmament. France and Bel gium accepted the committee's conclusions upon limitations of armament expenditures during the next two years on the basis of J appropriations for last year . M tl'ouilette of Belgium said: "Belgium has received no rep arations. She cannot spike her guns while the league of nations still Is in the process of forma tion. University of CaTifornia Will Get Air Service Unit BERKELEY, Cal.. Dee. 14. Acceptance of a plan to exchange 33.000 shares of stock owned by tbe University or California in the Pacific Improvement company for 330 acrs of water frontage, near the BeJhlehem shipbuilding works in Alameda was announced here today after the monthly meeting of the board of resents of th"i uni versity. The stock was a gift of the late Edward F. Searles. An air service unit of the re serve officers training corps, sen ior division, has been approved by the secretary ef war and will be established at the university, it was announced. CARS SKID IX FROST. PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. H. Frost and ice on pavements this morning followed a cold snap here last night. Between fiO and 70 automobile accidents were re ported but police did not learn of a single person injured.' FARMERS' COMMITTEE ADOPT RESOLUTIONS HANDLING OF GRAIN' CROP TO BE REIXATEI Congre Is Urged to Enact Early Laws to Stop Practice of Short Soiling CHICAGO. Dec. 14. The farm ers committee of seventeen, ap pointed by the American Farm bureau federation to Investigate agricultural marketing conditions today announced a series of re commendations which it urged be included in any system used in handling the country's grain crop. It also adopted a resolution con demning short selling and urging congress to enact laws to stop It. . The committee's 1 recommenda tions in regard to handling the grain crop follow: Farmer-owned elevator compa nies and sale agencies to operate on (he local and terminal markets of the United States. Farmers export companies and Bale agencies to operate on for eign markets for the purpose of handling the exportable surplus. The grain growers of the Unit ed States should as soon as po3- ible by mutual contract or other- wise arrange for the sale of all grain on the basis of cooperative Dargatnlng. Ibat the foregoing shall lie carried into effect with tbe ul timate view of the protection qf the ju.tt rirhts of the rn-od and thts orderly marketing of farm product The committee. In a statement, said it ' wished to assure the grain producers of the country that it approaches the need of prompt actio.t" and that just as won as the bccs&ary data could be gathered defivnite plan to put into effect the foregoing re commendation would be pre seat ed. INTERNATIONAL CREDIT PLANNED Constitution of World Com mission to be Prepared by Competent Men GENEVA. Dec. 14. The league council has appioved a plan for an International credits organis ation as recommended by the Brussells financial conference. While agreeing not to undertake forthwith the setting up of an ex pensive organibation without tbe certainty that either borrowers or lenders will make use of it the council authorized the economic committee to obtain tbe services of. a competent business mm of LI.U t II . I. .1. . .V 1 . .. i conditions on May 1. and the in stitution of the international . . , ... . , commission and establish In de -l.ii.-i. .1 - tail a plan of International cred its in order to give the scheme as soon as possible a practical ap plication. The council adopted two pro posals. The lirst relates to the creation or a committee or three lawyers and three businessmen, whose duty will be to propose le gislative measures with the object or facilitating in the various coun tries interested the realization of "finishing credits. These credits have to do with the shipping of raw material and unfinished products from one country to another for finishing. The second proposal provides for the Institution under the aus pices of the league of nations cf an International commissions charged vlth giving effect to the plan of international credits n the basis recommended by its or iginator. Dr. Ter-Meulen or Hol land. According to this plan, the gov ernments ff the countries, desir ing to participate shall notify the commission as to what specific assets they have prepared aa se curity for the commercial credits to be granted by the nationals of the exporting countries. TheJC'ction figure, a compared with commission after an examination of these assert shall determine the gold value of tbe credit to which they would approve against the security of these awts. The participating governments shall then be authorized to sue. bonds as collateral security for the amount of the credits accord ed. Assigned assets fhall le ad ministered by the participating government or by the Internation al commission, as a majority ot the leajrue may determine. In cases where the administra tion or assigned assets In in the hands or a participating govern ment, the international commis sion at any time may and in the event vt a default, shall require the rart icipaiinK government to transfer the administration or the assets to itself. A participating Lgovernment may appeal to the council, the decisions cf which cm these questions shall he bidning. Long Beach Fish Packing Plants Damaged by Fire LONG BEACH. Cal.. Dee. 14 Damage estimated at $200,000 was caused here today to the plants of three fish packing com panies from a fire of undeterm ined orisin. The fire start-d in the iUnt of th" Golden State Tuna Packing company and spread quickly to the Halfhill Tuna Pacfclnc com pany's plant and the Los Anseles Tuna Packing company's eitab-. 1'shmenL HARVEST IS PROFUSE BUT PRICES FAIL Shrinkage of Values of Farm Crops Placed at Al- most $5,000,000,000 for 1920 Soil Production RECORDS ARE BROKEN IN HALF DOZEN CROPS Corn, Winter Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes and Rice Show Enormous Gains WA SI 1 1 NGTON. Dec. II.' Shrinkage of values of tbe coun try's farm crops has placed their total worth this year at almo?t $5,000,000,000 less than la?t year, although the 1920 harvest was one ei me mosi auunuam " the nation's history with half a doxen crops breaking records. The important rarm crops, which com prise about SO per cent of . the value of all .farm crops, were valued this year at $.l 4S.319. 0O by tbe department of agri culture today In its final esti mates. Acreage and Valor Derrra?. . Last year thee crops were val ued atJH.ftST.SJT.OOO. Acreaga devoted to the Important crops also decreased, the total being Cil.O62.40J this year, as com pared with 33C.1C2.U2 last year. "The extraordinary character of . the harvest, which proved to be' among the most abundant In the country history, notwith standing beginnings about as un promising as ever known. Is em phasized by the December re visions of estimates." the depart ment said in a statement com menting on today's report. "The final outcome of the wheat harvest, winter and spring com bined. Is now estimated at 7S9. 78.000 bushels, compared with 924.2CS.000 bushels in 1919,thls being an increase over the earlier estimates for 1920 or 39.239.000 bushels. Tbe 1920 acrease aban doned from winter killing. wa 1e? than expected and indicated by the very bad and nnpromisin? lirpui)iii la.uiai-ir i n j . - ... lgly the later eaoa permitted much wheat then considered hopeles to develop and come to harvest. Tbe report of Increase over earli er expectations of winter wheat produced came from almost every important winter kheat state. The createM gain. 13.O00.0oe. Is in Kama. the leading producer of winter' wheat. In that state the increase was helped by an area ot over 1.000.006 acre or volunteer wheat vprouted from shattered grain In the autumn of 1919. which despite its unprom ising beginning and doubtfal proe pec.t In the spring or 1920, came finally to harvest. "ro lrre Rrpnele!. "In ceneral. it appears that the reduction in crop acreage in 192 U-low 1919 is le than was be lierd and reported at the be ginning ot the crop season. Not withsUndins the ear!;- unfavor able conditions' for farm work, the efforts of the farmers to folly M-ed their field. aMtiMed by fa-t-nrln days that fimf late In th planting period, resulted in plant lug. greater than anticipated. lnrra4s In almort every crop jeie reported in the revised rr- the preliminary estimate an nonneed in November. Corn, with a record crop, olio aa Increase cf aVut 33.uno.00O bihel: win ter wheat, an Increase of-atmot ts.ooo.6oo bushel: spring wheat, a decrt-afc? of i.0oo.ie buhes: oats, an increase of almost 70 ono.rtOft'rnnhc1: bar'ey Increased almost 11.000.000 babels; po tatoes increased 9.0oo.noo bush el, and tohareo increased 32.- no,oo poundi. "orw Set rw RerorL The yield of corn pr acre et a. record with an average pro duction of 30.9 bushel. Only or.ee before has the averace yield per acre exceeded 30 huhel and that was in r. whn 3i.c bush els was made. While the corn erop was a rc-eord one. its value this year l $1.R2. '.. lees than last years crop, which vit smaller by 37l.oo.Mo bushel. The price bring paid to farmer for com on leremhcr 1 wan announced by the department a C7.7 cent a bushel a compared with $1,219 a year ago. Productions of t he Tar1vt4 crop aro estimated In the fol lowing terms: Rtifhel Corn, winter wheat, sprint wheat, oats, barley, rye. buckwheat, flaxseed, rice, pofa toe. sweet potatoes, pea a -i is. beans and peaches. Ton Hay and cottonseed. Pound's Tobac co, beet ugar and cane surar. Galloni Sorghum ymp. Rale Cotton. Boxes Oranges; and carrel, apples. TAG SEWED IN POCKET IDENTIFIES HAMMILL OTTAWA STREET CAR TICKET Itlt XI) OX PERSOX IWlnJte Proof Thai Dead Ma I Canadian Millionaire GALVESTON. Texai. Dec. 14. A tas tewed Into a troucers pocket of the man found dead tirre yesterday, upon which was marked tbe name 'J. P. Ham mill." tonight was regarded by police officials as definite proof that the dead man was the min ing Ottawa (Can. t millionaire. . All other marks of Identifica tion had been lorn off. Initials perforated in the band of the d-ad man's hat had been torn out. leaving a barely discernible "J." In a trousers pocket was a handkerchief on which was faintly marked the letter "H. The contents of the trousers pockets, however, yielded three street car ticket, two of them bearing the name "Hall Electric company" and one of the Ottawa El-etric company. No rlue to Mr. I! a mm ill's wan ders since his disappearance was afforded by the contents of his pockets. He Is believed to have come to Galveston from Fort Worth while suffering from loss of memory. Police authorities. boweer, ex-prsf-d tbe opinion that tbe Ot tawa man died as a result ofrom- r.lif-afinna rultlnt (mm mIi.iii. tlon and exposure. HARDING FINDS LEADERS AGREE Reports by Root and Hoo ver on Conditions Abroad Are Gratifying MARION. O.. Dee. H. With his conferences here on an asso ciation of nations only fairly be gun. President-elect Harding let It be known today that he had al ready gathered information and advice wtich greatly encouraged him. Making his first comment on the progress ot tbe consultation, he said they had been very In terest Ins; and gratifying."" "It apparently will not be so difficult as some people had ap posed." he added, "to find a com mon ground-for agreement. The senator would not dlacass specific conferences or detailed suggestion of aa association plan. He Indicated that he had gtvea considerable thought to the pro posal for a world agreemeat not to declare offensive war except la resoons to a popular referendum Lut said he could express no opin ion on Iho subject. It U understood that Mr. Hard ing ha felt particularly p' eased with th Information regarding conditions and opinions abroad as described to him by Herbert Hoo ver. Elihu Root and others. Still more detailed survey are to be riven him In future conference, it being taken for granted that among other. Senator MeCortnlck of Illinois, who now Is In Europe, will see him within a few week. Mr. Harding toaixht denied di rectly, however, published report that Senator MeCorsniek wa act Ing as a representative la confer ences with European statesmen. The president-elect said h had "no arents In Europe, la the t'nited States or In any other part or the world." Today Mr. Harding saw few callers. and held no conferences on the skwUlion plan. Gover nor William C. Sproul of Pennsyl vania, and W. W. Atterbary. vice president of the Pennsylvania rail road. wre on M engagement list but requested that their appoint ment be postponed. Plymoath Rock to be Reset to Bring it to Shore line PLYMOITII. Maivl. 14. Tbe kxlie of some of the Pilgrim father were eipod ror a time t.xlay when tbe hot in which they ha 3 been kept was taken from the canopy over Plymoath Hock w her? It bad rcted since 10. j The records do not identify the iKKxie dui ine two reiawveiy wen preserved skull and other bones found In th- casket are reputed to le those of member of the colo ny who died during the first win ter. The canopy is to be removed and the rork ret undr condi tions that wilt bring It again to shore level. Tevis is Charged With First Degree Murder PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. H.A formal charge of first degree murder was filed against John Tcvia today by Depaty IMstiict Attorney Richard Deich. Tevis is accused with rheklns and killing hi wife. Nellie TevH In their apartment Sunday. He disclaims knowledce of bow hi wife met her death An autopsy revealed that the woman nerk wa broken and mere were linger mark on tier throat. An in-jucst was held to night. lPI.TOU hlLLS I.. WICHITA. Kan.. iVe. M.A postojiire inspector ineci one man and wounded another ia a gun fight la the union station to night. POLICY OF OPEN SHOP UNCOVERED Principle is Only Openinj Wedge of Nation Wide Bail din Trust System of Fraudulant Construction BUILDERS TESTIFY BEFORE C0MUTTEE Contractors Driven From Business Because of Cost of Forced Labor NEW YORK. Dee. II. Testi mony thai the- Bethlehem Steel company, the raited Slate Steel torporatloa. and manufacturer of fabricated steel are blocking balldiag operation la New York and other cities by attempting; to force their "open hop policy rpoa builders who employ salon men. wa heard today by the Joint legislative committee iavesfjgat lag the alieced "building trssL" Oprwlag Wedge Is Driven. Enforcement of the open shop principle la steel construction la New York aa Philadelphia, it was testified, is merely the "open lag wedge- of th system which was to be extended thronjhout the country. Despite personal . appeals to Eugene Grace, president ot the Ithl-hem Steel company aad Charles M. Schwab, chairman of th board: P3l 6tarrett. presi de at or the George A. Fuller com pany, aad Lost Horowitx. presi dent of the .Thompsoa-Starratt company, two of the Largest con struction companies la the United States, testified they were a sable to purchase structural steel c!!rect for erection under salon shop condition.' They declared they had been virtually drives out of "la steel erection hssisesw becanse of ttclr employment of union men aad tad to have all their trrjetural work doa by mem ben of the Iron League of New Tork. or th National Erectors' association, tha increasing the cost of con traction work. Farther IsveMlcsulost tade. The committee also began aa Inquiry into the altered fORt brl n aW i.oa or bridge bn lid era sad rtroe teral steel workers orcaaltatlosa the Bridge Builders and Ft rut.' tara! society which larlndea i it membershls the a m,L. Bridge company, a absldiary ot the I'aited States Rtrl eoreor. atlon. and the DethUhera steel Bridge company. G. L- Gilford, secretarr ef th foclety. admitted its 39 member naa a system of exrhaarlnr hiA and that it -book of rules- cos- lataec provision whereby esti mates could be revised to meet outside competition. He said Vice President Karle or the Bet kl-rem Bridge Steel comnanr is fee f the society. FINANCE BILL LS COriMlTEED House Refers Senate Finn Propoial to Committee on Currency WASHINGTON. Dee. 1 l.TThs till of the senate axnrsliure cora luittee vtirectiag revlsal of th war finance corporation and fas- oriag the extension of more l; it era! credits by the federal reserve svstera as a measure of relief for the farmers was referred to the taakiag and currency committee upon Its arrival la the hosse to day after IU passage yesterday ty , the senate. The committee Immediately be gan bearings at which reprrsen tatite ef wool growers appeared In support of the bilL At least f:i.t.s the ecu. irmr wa told, should be made available foe relief of farmers. livestock grow ers and business Interests. The senate also eontiaocd ft cons Herat ion of tbe fanner re lief problem, la a dicsioa f ike Capper-Hertmaa till raise 1 by the house Ut May to author Ue ro-operatltc tearkttlag by agricultural aoe!a'on under regulation of the federal trade rnciffllHlos. Senator King attacked the bill cn the ground that It wosld ex empt farmers orcan'catlons front tbe Sherman law. The bin was supported by See. a tor MeCraber. 3!AfiGt:RT srRPJTraEJlH LOS ANGin.ES. Cat. TVe. 1 4 Ilarl Maggert. former outfield, er for the Salt Lake City rlnh ef he Pacific coast baseball league. Indicted by the couaty grand Jvry last Friday for allegM criminal conspiracy to "throw giaet tn the 1919 season, sarreoder.c 1 the authorities here todar.