FIRST SECTION
Pages I to 6
TWO SECTIONS
10 Pases'
. . .
SEVENTIETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1920 fr
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
NATIONAL
UtIMIIMITY
IS SOUGHT
Hir&2 Yonld Eletate Of
fice of Vice-President
firing Hixn Right to Sit
ia Cabinet Consultations
f RESIDENT-ELECT .
AND COOUDGE MEET
Executives Discuss Shaping
of Administrative Poli
; cies and Treaty
MARfON. Ohio. rec. 16. Vice
President-elect Coolidge was for
mally Invited' today ly President
elct Harding to sit 1n the cabi
net consultation and take an act
ive part in shaping the policies
of the coming administration.
'. Confeince Is Gratifying.
The invitation was extended at
a conference here at which, at
Mr. Harding's suggestion, the two
talked over in detail the ques
tion of cabinet appointments and
planned for an association of na
tions and many other problems.
1 Governor Coolidge indicated
that he would accept gladly such
responsibilities as his chief might
suggest and after the conference
both expressed warmest gratifi
cation over the result of their ;
talk. -
The Tlce president-elect de
clared he was particularly apteused
with the progress made in .the
association of nations conferences
here and predicted that Mr. Har
ding would work out an agree
ment behind which the American
people could stand united.
Positions Are Withheld."
It was not revealed what po-,
tition Mr. Coolidge took: towards
preservation of the ..framework
of the' Versailles league in the
tiilding of a new world, -peace
structure, nor . what new sugges
tions he contributed to the advice
gathered by the president-elect in
I s conferences. Resuming these
coherences tomorrow, Mr. Hard
toswill see W. J. .Bryan and ask
Vs alvlce about the Versailles
lea; its and tother questions of
foreign policy. "
.. Corernor Coolidge. accompan
ied, by Mrs. Cool idgeV reached
Mrion shostly before noon and
remained as guests at the Hard
Lag home until evening. During
the afternoon the governor was
taken by Senator Harding to the
Marion club where he held an in
formal reception. Later they
i kere serenaded at the front porch
by a band accompanying a dele-,
fcation. from Hendersonvilie, N.
P., who came here-to ask. that
Mr. Harding be the guest of their
home ton for the winter. He
took the Invitation under advise
hient. -
.; Harding Fulfills Promise,
fin asking the vice president
elect to idvlse with the cabinet,
Mr. Harding fulfilled a promise
nde soon, after his nomination.
U is understood that before ac
wptlng, Mr. Coolidge asked
tnether he might not be consid
ered an interloper at the. cabinet
uoi and Mr. Harding replied
that as here, he would feel free
select his advisers as he saw
tit. regardless of the practices of
went years. .
."Quite abide from Its relation
ship to my own status." said Gov
ernor Coolidge arter the confer
ee. "I have been gratified at
waator Harding's declaration
wat he "In tends to make the .rice
resident a more significant part
the administration. To what
tver extent It may be possible for
to be helpful, it will be a
treat pleasure for me to aid him
il I will be very sure that my
t can be played in all sincer
ity and all singleness of aim be
cause the 'developments of the
JMpaign and our interview of
today have made me certain that
will approach the problems
W the next four year with har
monious purpose!..
' Tnave found that he is deep
T Impressed with the gravity of
Tk before his administra
determined to secure a real
of national effort that shall
splace all possibilities of fac
ial and partisan difference and
sier to make the recent over
, J&ertnlng majority of the nation's
. m Ue pledge of a new era of
' feeling and national unani
tt:tjr. "Of roill-KA If ! vrotlfTln in
it Is to all Americans to
the fashion In which Senator
flng is taking up the prelim
ne of his administration, ne
, terT Planly bringing the na
.ft1 oind to agreement as to a
"arse that may be followed in
2 "reign policies with assur-
-.."" n win nave me support
, "... v " ' A v w
tlne of world juncerUinty, a
fenulsite of suce33 in the ad
c "Istratlon." .
t t f,' Coo,Wg wottld not g6 into
s i ! ""t the cabinet appoint-t-'
n discussed witft, Senator
raing, but said a number of
aes wer mentioned and that
ft President-elect asked him to
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
RESUMED IN IRELAND
INTERMEDIARIES OPERATE
OX 'QUIET
Iail Eiraenn Will Consider Pro
posals ireented by
Lloyd George
. DUBLIN. Dec. IS. Peace ne
gotiations have been resumed in
Ireland, it is learned tonight on
good authority. It is difficult to
ascertain the lines on which the
intermediaries are operating, qw
ing to the reticence of all en
gaged, but it is understood that
high church dignitaries, includ
ing Archbishop Clune of Perth.
Western Australia and the bishop
of KHIaloe. Monsignor Fogarty.
are ' prominent among those con
tinuing their efforts to bring
about a settlement. .
In official circles, interest cen
ters in the expected meeting of
the Dail Eiraenn. to consider
Premier Lloyd George's, propos
als lh reply to Father O'Flanna
gan's messages. The Associated
Press LTa informed that Arthur
Griffith, the Sinn Fein leader,
will be given safe conduct to at
tend the y meeting of the Dail
Eiraenn, or ahy conference ' in
Ireland or England
. ,?r, concerning i
avc- omciauy siaiea ma: ,
only four member, of tb. 1
Eiraenn would be excluded from I
particlpation in snch meetings.
MARTENS IS
INVITED OUT
Unrecognized Soviet Am
bassador is Green Walk-
mg rapers
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 16. De
portation of Ludwig C. A. K. Mar
tens. Unrecognized soviet ambas
sador to the United States, was
ordered today by Secretary Wil
son of the labor department.
The labor secretary holding that
Martens is an alien, a citizen of
Russia and a member of andaf fil
iated with an organization advo
cating the overthrow of the gov
ernment of the United States by
force, directed the commissioner
general of the immigration to
take the bolshevik agent into cus
tody and to depart htm to Russia
at the expeise. of the government
of the United States. Mr. - Wilson
in his ' owter , added that Martens
should be ("treated with the ut
most courtesy and given the best
available accommodations in tran
sit." : ' ,
Martens is expected by officials
to be given leave to settle his af
fairs In the United States before
the promulgation of the warrant
of deportation. Government offi
cials also anticipate that an effort
tit '1 is . . i .
win do maae ny juariens counsel'
to stay thej warrant by an appeal
to the courts such as was done by
Emma Goldman .'and Alexander
Berkman, when appeals were tak
en by.theta to the supreme court
of the United States. '
v The soedif ic charges on which
Martens was found to warrant de
portation in the decision handed
down by Secretary Wilson was
that of having been found in the
United States in violation of the
immigration act of October 16,1
1918. providing for deportation of
all aliens belonging to an organi
zation advocating the overthrow
of the government of the United
States by force. The secretary
after quoting from the official
pronunciamentos of the Russian
soviet government, advocating the
overthrow of the governmentof
the United States by force,, con
cludes that Martens, through his
connection with the Russian sov
iet government, came within the
meaning of the act. .
The plea of Martens' counsel
that he was an accredited official
of a foreign government and
therefore beyond the Jurisdiction
of the department of labor in de
portation proceedings, was not ac
cepted by Secretary Wilson, who,
in a review of legal preceaenis,
held that "no one can.be an ac
credited official of a foreign gov
ernment until he has been accept
ed, authorized and received Dy tne
president as such.
Lumber Trade Shows Slight
increase Daring Past Week
PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 16.
Total new business in the lumber
trade showed a slight increase for
the week just closed, according
to the weekly lumber review of
the West Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation issued today. I-
The "review announced that
production for the week ended
December 11 was 38 1-2 per cent
below normal, indicating a gen
eral showing of production.
"The total new business snowea
a slight Increase over the pre
vious week," ; says the report.
"New orders in the rail trade
were also slightly greater than
th week before. Domestic car
go, however, showed a decline.
"Actual production at 118
mills for the week ended Decem
ber 11 was 51.229.734 feet. New
business for the- week totaled
33,669.171 feet. New business in
the rail trade was 789 rars..in the
local trade was 2.447.741 feet.
Domestic cargo orders Jl
001,430 feet, export J.90,000
feet.. i
THE WEATHER
to-i -n rn or snow east
Raln'west, rain or snow
portion; strong easterly gaies.
RACE RIOT
RESETS 1
FATALITY
One White Man and Two
Negroes Reported Killed
in Fray Which Broke Out
After Grocer' Was Shot
NEGROES RUSH ABOUT
CITY PANIC STRICKEN
White Men, Women and
Children RnnThra Negro
Quarters Fighting
INDEPENDENCE, Kan.
Dec.
ig white school boy and
a
. vni. f,- -.hit.
negro were killed "and four white
men mounded, three possibly fa-
j telly, tonight In a race trouble in
cident io me Killing mu morning
by a negro of R. R. Wharton, a
white grocer. The trouble which
began shortly after 7 o'clock to
night, was not halted until two
hours later when .officials assist
ed by members of the home guard
and local American- Legion pose;
.fTtff in forrine th eomba- :
tants off the streets. Meantime a
request . for troops was sent by
local authorities to Governor Al
len's office in Topeka. . Whether
the troops would be "sent here,
despite the fact that the situation
apparently was under control, has
not been learned. . '
Robbery Was Xeirro's Intent. -
The killing of Wharton took
place when the grocer opened his
store. Robbery ia supposed to
have been the motive. . A butch
er in the store ran up while the
negro was rifling the cash regis
ter after, he had shot Wharton.
The. negro ran and the butcher
pursued him several blocks.
Shortly after 9 p. m. Chief of
Police Hall announced that a re
quest had. been sent to . Topeka
urging that the national guards
men be sent here.
Members ,jDf the home guard
and of the local post of the Am
erican Legion turned out to assist
Lin quelling the disorder.-. ., i
...Wharton was aiued. ln.iis-store
early today by a negro, who es
caped with about $400. Shortly
afterward the alarm was spread
and hundreds of men gathered
hurriedly, some of them armed,
to Beek for the robber. The search
kept, up tor hours without any
definite results. Race feeling was
stirred up by the insistence of
the searchers in trying' to find
the slayer of v Wharton in the
houses of other negroes.
Streets Thronged by Mad Mob.
Various minor clashes-resulted
from the aggressiveness of the
man-hunt, . and open violence
broke out -in the evening.. Shots,
were fired in many of the streets
and homes were punctured with
bullets, the struggle becoming
more violent with each succeed
ing volley.
All sorts of weapons were
brought into play by both sides
and the streets were lighted by
the flashes of firearms, while men
and . even women and . children
rushed through the thoroughfares
in the negro quarter fighting and
shouting. i
At 9 o'clock the fighting had
extended in some cases outside
the city limits with whites in pur-J
suit fit negroes. The . fnegroes
seemed to have few firearms and
rushed about in panic, seeking to
escape. Reports to the police,
however, indicated that the ne
groes had fired on the whites in
several instances.
Most of the population of In
dependence", which has 13,000 in
habitants, obeyed the orders or
the police to remain in their
homes to avoid stirring up fur
ther trouble.
Troops Are Delayed.
Xo state- troops can reach In
dependence before noon tomor
row, , authorities at that place
were notified tonight when they
appealed to the state for troops
to handle the mob situation there.
The nearest state troops available
are at Wichita and at Kansas
City. Kan.," according to Adjutant
General C. I. Martin.
A posse captured the negro late
today near here and he was
brought to the Independence jail.
Three Mounded, May Die. .
The trouble started when
Major J. L- Wadharo and Chier
of Police Hail approached a group
of about 20 negroes on the street.
The negroes were armed, accord
ing to the authorities and when
tbey were asked to go home, they
refused, iust then a group of
white men came down the street
and one of the negroes, accord
ing to the authorities, fired into
them. -A . general, fusillade then
began, with the' original forces
augmented.
Lawrence Lennon. a white boy.
was shot through the lungs and
died 40 minutes later. t Arthur
Harper, negro, was instantly
killed. Fred Kelly, white, was
Kbot in the hip and. Arthur Mi
beck and F. S. McIIenry, both re
ceiving body wounds. The last
three named are not expected to
i live, according to physicians.
. hnl.na wf)r, --,
- w.0 7-- -
FIRE DDESTROYS DOCK
DAMAGING STEAMERS
MINOR INJURIES REPORTED
TO FIRE FIGHTERS
Commodore JaJimkr, Owner 'of
Dock Forced by Flame to J amp
River and Swim Ashore
XEW ORLEANS. Dec. 16 The
Jahncke drydocks near the indns
trial canal, several' miles below
this city. w?re destioycd and
four steamers were damaged late
today by fire caused by the break
ing of an electric wire which fell
into the Mississippi river, creat
ing a hort circuit and igniting
oil which had spilled from a tank
er. Although a number of minor
injuries to fire fighters and
workmen were reported, there was
no loss of life.
Damage, to the dock was esti
mated tonight at $2,000,000 and
to the rteamers at over $200,000.
The vessels most seriously dam
aped were the Dillwyn, .a tteel
freighter owned by the New Or
frans A South America Steamship
company, and the Dade County,
owned by the Ward line.
Shipping valued by maratime
exchange officials at $10,000,000
was near the docks but was re
moved to safety. The PetreL
which was with Dewey at Man
ila bay, was one of the vessels
towed to safety.
. Commodore Ernest Lee Jahncke.
owner of the docks, was forced by
the flames to jump into the river
and swim ashore.
LEAGUE ADDS
FOUR STATES
Bulgaria, Finland, Luxem
' bourg and Costa Rica Ad
mitted to Fellowship
GENEVA. Dec. 16. The league
of nations increased its member,
ship to 4$ states today by the ad
mission . of Bulgaria, Finland,
Luxemberjr and Costa Rica. None
met with opposition, but there
were some abstentions from vot
ing on their admission, led by the
French delegates, , who explained
that. . although they held no
no grievances against Bulgaria,
they, lacked sufficient information
and preferred not to act in either
wr. . , , ,-. - -
Armenia came up again today
to trouble the assemhiv t a-
something, for Armenia, has ap
peared 10 oe tne slogan of several
members since the beginning of
the meeting. Including South. Af
rica, represented by Lord Robert
Cecil. The committee on the ad
mission of .new states having de
cided that Armenia, could not.be
admitted now. Lord Robert asked
the assembly at least to hold out
the hope that Armenia will be
adopted into the family of ua4
tions next year and to wish well
to President Wilson In his mission
of mediation between the Armen
ians and Turkish nationalists.
Edward D. Dillon of Australia
suggested it might be wise to find
out whether it was true Armenia
had gone bolshevik and had made
peace with Mustapha Kemal Pa
sha, the nationalist leader, before
insisting further on the proposal
of mediation.
George Xicoll Barnes or the
English delegation, asked wheth
er it would not be wiser to drop
the whole subject rather than
risk a vote. If the vote should
be negativ. he declared, it would
be like a slap in the race to Ar
menia; ir favorable, it might
prove to be without tangible re
sult. ! The assembly involved itself In
at tangle of proceed u re which Re
na Vivian! of France, as usual un
raveled by the simple suggestion
to send the whole question back
to the committee which, of course
would be unable to report at this
asFmbly.
The entire afternoon session
was occupied in holding out hope
to Esthonia, Lithuania and Let
vla, whose applications for ad
mission were re ected by the com
mittee. These states round ad
vocates in Delegates Restrepo of
Colombia; Schanzer of Italy, and
Prince Dowleh of Persia.
11. - v lTiani Baia: ri jam aui
Trfftr n. J. P, 7 k
?LPt ' thfc BalV.C t.te"! hnA
There is an article in the covenant
" V au . v v
which has made sort- noise in the
world article .-10 -which , re
quires the members of the league
to go to the aid of a fellow mem
ber who Is attacked. . Now who
will be ready to go to the aid in
the defense of those Baltic states?
Let those who voted to admit
them first make sure their gov
ernments are ready to send troops
to defend them."
On the roll call Etithonia was
rejected out of the 35 cast. Itvia
and Lithuania each received five
vot?s out of 29.
Welfare Commission for
Soldiers is Proposed
lof t
v lfi.who
-TWIN KALI J. Idaho, ih-r, tC.
A bill calling for the creation.it was alleged, had knocked down
of a welfare commission to aid
disabled and destitute ex-service
men and women will be presented
to the next session of the state
legislature, according to an an
nouncement made her; today by
State Adjutant L. F. Albert, fol
lowing the adoption of a resolu
tion by the executive committee
of the -American legion. The com
mittee, also commended Governor
Qavii for his stand against the
owning of lands in this state by
aliens.
earth's crust torn
Neath rolling blue
UNSLEEPING
TELLS OF
skismk;h.ph
UPHEAVAL
Severest Shock of Pt Two Years
Is Recorded While Force Waves
Roll MOn in Length
WASHINGTON. Dee. 1 4 Some
where, perhaps leagues deep be-"
neath the rolling b.lue of the At
lantic and forever hidden from
the eyes or man. the earth's ernst
was torn and twisted today by a
titanic convulsion.
For hours the earth's surface
shuddered under the feet of its
heedless millions. Force waves
thousands or miles in length swept
outward from that storm center
like .- ripples on a rock-brocken
pool. Yet only the nnsleenlns
seismographs noted it .and In
scribed a mute record for watch
ful scientists who guarded them.
First word of the disturbance
came from Georgetown univer
sity here, when Rev. Father Fran
cis A. Tondorf. recorder of the
seismographlc observatory, peered
at his delicate mechanism this
morning, it told him of a shock
more severe than any recorded In
the last two years. Somewhere
the &ower beneath the surface
was still bulging at the earth
crust holding it in check.
Father Tondorf sent out word
of the shock, thinking it might be
another great disaster. As the
day went, however, no word cam
back, leaving to conjecture the
scenes and exact nature of the
disturbance.
Experienced observer that he
Is. Father Tondorf classed- the
record of his Instruments as that
of a "terrible"' shock. It began
soon after 7 a. m. here, reached
Its greatest intensity towards 8
o'clock, and was still leaving a
wavering diminishing trail after
noon, as the earth slowly settled
to quiet.
WITNESSES DEFY
INVESTIGATORS
Building Trust Inquiry Con
tinues Amid Clash of
Fiery Words
NEW YORK.. Dec. 1$. Despite
defiant witnesses and numerous
Interruptions from spectators,
three of whom, were ejected from
the meeting room, the joint legis
lative committee Investigating the
alleged "building trust" today
continued its Investigation Into
the "open shop" activities of the
National Erectors association.
"Clash after clash between wit
nesses and Samuel Untermyer,
committee counsel, marked the
proceedings. ' v..
Walter Drew, counsel and labor
commissioner for the association
was the first person .ejected for
interrupting the committee's
counsel. . Later W. W. Corlett.
general solicitor for the American
Bridge company, and A. L. Davis,
also an official of. the United
States Steel corporation subsidiary
were ordered to leave for alleged
"prompting" of a witness.
Captain Robert J. Foster, a pri
vate detective, alleged head of the
"espionage system" of the erec
tors' association had a stormy ses
sion on the witness stand and was
twice adjudged in contempt for
refusing to produce the reports of
his "secret agents" In the steel
industry and in union organiza
tions. Testimony purporting to show
that the National Erector's asso
ciation bad worked in conjunction
with the United States Steel cor
poration, was given by Charles E.
Cheney, secretary of the associa
tion, who admitted Mr. Drew bad
given his instructions to alter the
records by making omissions rel
ative to meetings at which rela
tions with the corporation were
discussed.
Heavy Track Hauling
May be Stopped at Once
w oAmniainii
1 aUy to the Marlon county
court, it I- possible that all roads
' will Ka elACAil trk h9 WW
truck
II! aT3 avrou w j
hauling from now on until spring.
J.-T. Hunt, county commissioner,
and W. J. Culver, roadmaster.
were out on the Abaqua. east of
Silverton yesterday, looking over
the situation. Upon his return ir
Hunt said that if the present
heavy. truck hauling continues the
roads will be Impassable In a snort
time. It is expected that definite
action will be taken in the matter
immediately.
College Criminal is.
Pronounced as Insane
PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 16.
Hubert M. Berry, form-r student
he University ot California.
who was arrested last weea ena.
James Vines, a pawnbroker, in
the latter's store, and attempted
tarob the pace. was today exam
ined by a commission in lunacy
and pronounced Insane. Berry
testified at the hearing that he
had been a criminal for several
years and had participated in th
recent train robiery near 1 ouncu
Bluffs. Ii "when S3.50.00 Jn
money and securities was stolen.
He said he" left the University of
California, where he was a senior.
last September
PAX BURDEN
SHOULD BE
LIGHTENED
Mlndell Declares Congress
Should Cut Departmental
Appropriation Estimates
including War and Nary
ROUND OF POLITICAL
DEBATE HOLDS SWAY
Secretary Baker is Attack
ed as Disregarding All
rvules of Congress
WASHINGTON. Dee. U.Dec
la ration In the houst today by
Representative Monde!! of Wyo
ming, the Republican leader, that
congress should cat departmental
appropriation estimates, especi
ally those frojn the war and navy
departments by nearly a billion
and a half dollars, started a round
of political debate that occupied
moft of the session. .
AKMiniaie Are Criticised.
Mr. Mondell's critlrUm of army
and nary estimates brought de
fcnue from Representative Hardy
and Connally. Democrats of Tex
as, for Secretaries Raker and
Daniels. T,h!s led to charges by
Representative Mondell. Repre
sentative Blanton. Democrat, of
Texas., and others, that the war
department bead "was spending
money not authorized by con
gress." and that the navy depart
ment chief had presented esti
mates "so extravacant that they
cannot be described."
Rigid economy in appropria
tions io lighten the tax burden
was urged by Mr. Mondell. who
said the total submitted estimates
or S4.623.S0O.O0O should be
scaled down by 1. 400.000.000.
Army and navy estimates were
criticised as five and a halt times
the highest peace-time appropri
ations of 1916. The estimates,
he said, also might be further
swollen Indefinitely by deficien
cies resulting from what he de
scribed as the- war department!
policy of recruiting the army up
to full strength, contrary to the
understanding that it should not
be increased above 'the total or
178.000 men ront em plated by the
appropriations made at the last
session.
Secretary Baker Is Attacked.
Representative Connally. reply
ing to Mr. Mondell, cited the Re
publican leader's vote for the
army reorganization bill under
which the secretary recruited the
army to a strength exceeding that
possible under the appropriated
funds. Representative Hardy ac-cuscti-
the majority leader of vot
ing for the measure, requiring
funds and then making It Im
possible for the secretary of war
to obey the law by refusing to
give him the necessary funds. .
hen they concluded. Repre
sentative (Mondell renewed his
attack. .
He declared Secretary Raker's
attitude was "so utterly at vari
ance and so contemptuous of con
gress" that all rules bad been
disregarded.
"From now on." Mr. Mondell
aid. "so long as we deal with of
ficials or this administration. It
will be necessary to add to all
dims passed a warning not to act
contrary to the views ol con
gress."
Ship Building Firm WiU
be Located in Portland
FUKTLAXD. Or.. Dee. IC.
Permanent location in Port la rN
of another well established and
experienced shipbuilding firm ii
assured in. the purchase by G. F.
.Mattnews. shipbuilder or Honi
ara. Wash; or nearly a hair mile
or river rrontage on the west
bank or the Willamette river, an
nounced todav. The Spokane.
Portland Seattle railroad N
lonnded on the west by the paved
boulevard I t ween Portland and
Astoria.
Matthews wes reticent In re
rard lb the nature or the plant
he. plans to erect on thN prop
erty, but said he Intend to use
t for his future ablphailding op
eration and hn eeveral Meant
choosers in ropec to build,
upon which work will be started
early next year.
Unusual Death Calls
Young Business Nan
CORVALLIS. Or.. Dee. 16-
Solomon Fine, a young Corvaltla
business man. died at his home
here today under unusual clrcum
staneen. e atfnded a theater
last nieht and In the tnidst of the
performance eomnlainel 10 , his
wife that he felt 111 and decided to
go out and !t In the aatomohtle.
When the family came out thy
found him In a stranger's car In
a semi-conscious condition. Upon
Wing taken home be sank grad
ually until his death.
i AUXILIARY CADET IS
MURDERER OF PRIEST
IXSOCKXT CAN.XOX ClItKLLY
hL.UG'IITKRKI
Cloe Promptly Arrets Offewd.
er Who Imm Authority Then
Lay Piw i by
DUBLIN. Dee. lTbe rraak
adaiikfrlon that Canon Marner.
killed yenterday at Daamaaway.
County Cork, was shot by an aux
iliary cadet, was made by Dublin
Castle today. A statement says
the caciet was on- of a lorry party
which was amluhed near Cork
Hatarday night aid Intimated
that be became Insane as a result
of that experience. It eon firms
the report that the ead-H also
killed Timothy Crowley, a farm
er' a son. P. S. Brady, a magis
trate who wltBed tbs tragedy,
came near suffering the same
fat-.
"Thirty auxiliaries left Dun
manway for Cork to attend the
funeral or a colleague killed
few nights ago. says the state
ment. "They were In charge of
an auxiliary eadt and proceeded
In two motor lorries. Some dis
tance along they encountered
Canon Magner and Timothy Crow
ley walking. The cadet ordered
the lorries to bait. He Jumped
out and demanded that Crowley
show him his permit for the bi
cycle he was trundeling.
At this point a castle official
explained that the report waa not
clar as to lust what led to the
shooting. The statement contin
ues: "The cadet then shot Crowley
dead with his revolver and then
turned to the priest and shot him
dead. After the cadet re-entered
turn to Dnnraanway where then
reported the occurrance to the
eolonl In charge. The colonel
promptly arrested the cadet.
"Crowley was respectable. 14
vesrs of ars and not engaged la
politics. Canon Magner waa a
highly reperrd priest and ex
erted Influence for good la the
district."
LEGION DEFENDS
HOUSE TAX BILL
Galhraith Sharply Attacks
Administration for Treat
ment of Soldiers
WASHINGTON. Dee..l6. Tha
American Legion will defend the
tax plan in the boose bill grant
ing adjusted compensation to for
mer service men. but It will not
defend delay by congress in pass
ing the measure, the senate fla-
ance committee was told today by
Gilbert Lett man. a member of
the legion's executive committee.
Senator McCumber. North Da
kota, acting chairman of the com
mittee, bad advanced the con
dition of the treasury as a reaaod
lor suggesting postponement ot
action until 1922 or 192:. He
said treasury, reports Indicated a
deficit of one and one quarter
billion dollars on January 1. two
and a half billions on next June
30. and a hair billion at the end
ot the next fiscal year.
"We all may be for a policy of
retrenchment. said Mr. Bettniaa.
"but let's not retrench when the
men came back at an economic
disadvantage.
Carl Calvin, national -commander
of the World War veter
ans, told the committee congress
had provided the means for com
pensating the railroads and other
industries taken over during tb
war. and that the former soldiers
felt they should have equal treat
ment. Major Frederick W. Galbraltb
Jr.. of Cincinnati, national com
mander of the American legion,
in presenting the claims, mid
congress shoald find be means
of meeting these clainrs. Mr.
Bettraan expressed a similar view,
sayinc It was not for the legion
to advie when or how "the debt
or" should pay.
Some senators did not aaree
with the legion spokesmen, that
large numbers of the soldier
muM accept homesteads or other
f stares or the bill in lien or the
rash bonas proposed as one ot
the alternate plans ot compen
sation. Major Galbreith thought
a e;smpairn of education would
reduce the number who now ra-
vored a cah payment by the gov
err men t.
Major Galbraith sharply at
tacked the administration for the
treatment of disabled servicemen.
lie said congress bad. been liberal
with funds for this parpoe. but
that the federal agenel charge
with carrying on the work bad
cot co-operated and functioned
properly.
Half Holiday Given in
Honor of Football Came
m.Vr: URACIL Cat. Dee. ic.
A half-holiday will be declared
here tomorrow la honor of the
football game between tne teams
of the "high schools or Long
l'-eaeh and Kvereir. Wash. Seats
have ben prorldcd for 15.ee
Kpertators. Coaches tor both
team agreed their squads were
ln shape for a terrlfle struggle."
It Long Beach wins, it Is ex
pected to negotiate with the team
of East Tech. Cleveland, tor a
gam here is anuary for .the is
terse holastlc- champions'
0 '
U.S. TRADE
IS CUT OFF
BY BRITISH
American Business Mes
sages Fall Into Posses
"sion of English Interests
and Lower Bids Result
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
HOLD UP WIRES NOW
Miami Controversy Is Step
to Communication Con.
tro! to South America
WASHINGTON. Dec 16. Di
rect testimony that American bus
iness messages sent over British
cables darlng'the war had come
Into the posestca or British bus
iness Interests. was given to a .
senate committee today by CapL
F. K. HI1L rormerty an American
naval attache In South Americas
countries.
Pre-et Meagea HcU Up.
The rcraaUte also learned
from New co nab Carltoa. preside t
f the Western Uatoa Telegraph
company, that the British naval
tstellixence authorities now were
holding p for examination all
cable mesaares from Creat Brit-
ata 10 the United States. Mr.
Carlton was uaable to state
whether messages to Creat Brit
ain or diplomatic messages ot the
American governmeat were being
subjected to such examination,
bat promised to let the commit
tee know as to the latter.
Captain Hill testified that tha
most glaring iasane of Ameri
cas messages getting into the
hands of British concerns waa
when the Ceneral Electric com
pany submitted a bid for certain
electrical lnstallatlona for a Bra
tilllan. w&-received, next day. n
bid from as English eoacfra ti
apply the same articles at alow,
er price than the American firm
offered. This testimony was ad
duced at rorther aearrar try the
committee Into the gvaera! ques
tion of cable eoramunieatieaaani
the - three-cornered controversy
orer the landing of a Fonth Am
ericas cable at Barbadoes which
Involves a question of a British
cable monopoly la Brazil.
latermauionaj Light Howght-
Mr. Carltoa. in discussing the
holding np of American messages
In Great Britatn. sow said there '
was some Justification for the
practice as the psrpo was to
throw light on internal disturb
ances In Creat Britain, chleriy
with reference to Ireland. He
added that his rouipaay had tak
en a firm stand but had been as
sured that no" censorship would
be Imposed.
The Westers Union president,
testirylag farther as to tb at
tempt to land the Miami cable,
aid" his company waa proceed
ing la an orderly way throuah the
eourU to get th eable connected.
While the hearing was la prog
ress. It waa said at the state de
partment that' the eompaay had
been Informed that U It landed
the cable via Cuba, the permit
under whkh existing cables at
Miami were landed wonM i
tered so aa to prevent the trans
mission or through meseages to
raxn over the British We.tem
company's lines from Barbadoes.
Homth America Control VTuim
Eliha Root Jr. raniwl ,v-
All-America Cables, inc.. was
again examined and aaid the Mi
ami controversy was "merely a
'ep In a great lnternti.i
-trugcle? for the control of com
munications to South America a
strnrale between the United
Ftate. on the one hand and Creat
Britain on the other.
"l l.,rr rTet tional
problem.- Mr. Root added
Ur.t .r1 Pr 1014 h
jnlttee that cable facilities were
the chief limitation on distribu
tion or Americas news abroad and
aid conditions wer such that his
organ laation could not get Into
ffV .AmTU: e news It de
sired to end there.
r.12f o i,"',0 between the
till' ,iU,AT "- by the
lact that sews eornroanleatlons
are klow and limited.
-European countries realise
the Importance of sew. dlstrlbs.
L k a 1 ioWf,"r' 't waat
subsidies, and prefer that Am.n.
P?h o-ltlona be left fre
from influences that lead to the
n,.i!f,J vrP"nJ machines.
. . roar 'bould amend
ViHntV 1 ta-
10 becaose
-Vu,n rri.eve them of
s bur
urn.
CAR RATFJ rtOOHTFn
VA.VCOrVKR. W..h . Dee ,
;e" 7BL ''i ne v.ncou:
If ; rVZ hf th "hiagton
!!,, J,Bt?,,e Mrriem amllon
wtll be elective December 20 it
waa announced here today. Tt
fare has been seven rests.