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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.