THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 18. 1920 Proposals Yould Alter Federal Reserve System WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Two separate proposals looking toward alterations In the federal reserve system in the interests of farm ers were presented today in the senate. Senator Hitchcock. Nebraska, presented a bill to amend the U deral reserve act so as to per mit the secretary of the treasury to place, profits resulting from operations of the federal reserve Recent Examinations i system ;as special deposits in such TAnM Shnnl 1 cnA in V - : V, ..lu,) WVIIUIH UWHVVI These deposits would remain in the banks not to exceed one year and-would be used to discount pa per of member banks loaned on agricultural products or live stock. The second proposal, an am endment to the federal reserve act. offered by Senator Smith. Georgia, would make cotton fac tors' paper eligible for discount at federal reserve banks. ten" by Heien Willett. in rollabnr- f large ' anuienre here last Snnday i c ? ' L-! L nfe ation with several others. all' of m.rnin. II will preach, here OQiCin iilgil icicui thai school. It portrnjed a poor again lMi-mlur 2r. s FcrtSt GtOVe Ottintet w Wxe Statesman Classified Adi Vt Blouses of Exquisite Charm! A Lovely Remembrance "Why not let an attractive blouse solve the ques tion of one Christmas Gift? We have an assortment of new blouses that includes every, imaginable, style and shade, in both dressy and tailored models. Blouses of Crepe de Chine, priced at ...... . . . .$3.98 $14.75 Georgette Crepe priced at . . . . . .... .$3.98 $24.75 Combinations priced at .......... . .$7.48 $17.50 ASK FOR A HOLIDAY BOX "The Pay As Yon Go" plan leaves no aftermath-of l 'Christinas Bills - ' Out of a possible 800 points. the students of Donald school district No. 1. made a showing of 77K points at the recent ex amination test sent out from the office of the county superinten dent. With the exception of the first grade the teats siven were for arithmetic only. Fifty-nine pupils of Donald took the test md of this number 51 made grades of 100. The students of Perkins school district No. 102, stand second. . a ... I m im-m m Having inane a toiai ot m points. Ten out of JS'pupils tak ing the examination graded 100.; , lltash Creek school stands third in the number of points mane. which was 22 taking the tests and 1" receiving 100. The Hazel Green school also made a good showing of 743 points. 22 making 100 out of 34 pupils tak ing the tests. This summary Is compiled by the xunty superintendent, and included srhools having eight grades and making a complete report on everything required by the superintendent. With the ex ception of the first, fifth and eighth grades the work is con sidered satisfactory. A nnmlwr of schools having less than, eight grades have also made good records. cure t tree because of his poverty calls upon the spirit of Chris tin as.. who in turn calls upon tne attend ing fairies to help her. The act-, ing wa, well carried out and the costumes suggestive of the spirit of the play. A. W. J'OWtll 1U.-4 ft-HU'-ll-lUgj ntw in til wa of a silo wl. It ! - g , .... ' will P-t up in l he i . titer sivitig f TlwgSul-111 hijh wh-H.1 basket-, room to rill the silo sc-W;. fe. f ! ' -iU tii: !.r:fttnl the Forest above the walls. It is his u ir v.f u.nt t a H.aii. hard-1 lul.Vii a ro:il'M ISIt III Oil III." I r.tcil.t nnivorslly floor" at Fre. ! n n 1 Kirov-9 Coach Paul Hendricks'! while th other in-per rrnt f rtl- "Nntnln to nnw anrrrp-. nail., lalitle,; Mr JlrOade 1J j . n fi4Mf,.. v AU.,t twoMhlrd. of the '-mr ..:ilall. erl,y Iim,. bard " oi" uai m are married nu ti make. Association Endorses Reclamation Project ' ELLENSDUKG. Wash.. Dec, 17 Uejeclion of the Columbia bas in irrigation project in eastern Washington and western Idaho and- endorsement of the Smith Fletcher reclamation bill provid ing for a revolving fund .of imiO.UOO for .reclamation develop ment and the accomplishments and purposes of the northwestern reclamation association and th Western States reclamation asso ciation, featured th closing ses sion of the Washington Irrigation institute here today. Tt. K. Tiffany of Spokane. Wash., former I niteil States en gineer in charge of the Sunnyside irrigation project was elected president of the institute. Pat O'Brien Takes Life WAR CLOUDS DEVELOP IN BALL WORLD (Continued from page 1) owners frankly disagreed with McCarthy regarding the Rumler case, but that this feeling had not entered into the meeting and that tha Utah magnates had no in tention of bringine the case up fbr discussion in the league conference. RADICAT., IS BEATEN. GREAT FALLS. Mont.. Dec 17. E. J. Moran, editor of a rad ical weekly paper, "The Spot light," was severely beaten by two men who invaded his office to night. Despite screams from Moran's wife he was dragged downstairs, thrown into the back sear of an automobile which crossed the Missouri river bridge toward the west city limits. Iden tity of his assailants is not known. Moran is now being held pris oner by the men who took him away in the automobile. 28 Fatalities in 1920 Automobile Accidents LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 17. Lieutenant Put O'Urien. famous world war aviator, was found l -; I in a room in a downtown hott I here tonight. The police said there was a bullet wound in the fore head and a revolver nearby. The police said O'Brien had tried toniplit to effeel a n-concil- five .-tj"' d uniiMiaily l.i a.;"; initial oriti. Iiiuil ii.it m:in Tor Sub-in. Tw'Bity-d foul were railed 1 ''ii in;? the :mh.- iili kIowisL thi- fijyiiii: nsiilf rab!t. Knt the niiriit? of foil!.' c.n not in.lugi I i r 'i4 a roopli ar:t rnm. for thy were illil cloe. Thr-5 lineup: 7 l I I it ) Forest Grove . . F DricuH "Noihin to nothln In f. Thf Sure nol-fty." a the repfr.MBi. WI,af the More?- a.Ved I"'' worn;. n Mho had slopietI a n:oi.i- ..flt in CKA ll'-.. Ititki"f ntl.f P.H i 1 r ! ..r-" -i , hhronc that was watching prvt- ! rcs or Ids world's -writH. jRead the Clani-fad Adx. Tfir g lin Salem a i I ' SialcyJ . .. i i-..,,,i it i." o)ii.n.i,i iation with hi wife, from whom, j ( " ' (." . Wcilf ' it iwassail (. he had been separated., fj; ;.V Km-r5o., . He had telephoned her. Ihcy sail.;' i,' inmbi asking that she talk over Iheir al- ..t''mn'i;--y''t'' V" - difficulties with him. She r . s ! legeil refused, the officers said, and be 1UKI1 wroie a lion, wnirn iney - . . round. 'telling of hi intention to i WtnctpW WaStieTS LlVeS kill himself localise of lluir $s ii ' n aration. 51 re Always in Danger O'llrien. an. American, went to; J (tanada early in the world war and ClIf'ACd. w ejilisied in the Royal Flyins; t'oip. i rally .gl the windows ol CMcaeo's He was captured by th German'?. ! l.v.-cTn.-rf. n-e leanvl J,t a smafl LADD & BUSH BANKERS EsUblixhed 1863 General Banking Bminm Office Hours from 10 a. o. to 3 p. xa, 17. Prarli. jlll POUTLANH. Dec. 17 Twenfy- r-lght persons were killed and 123S injured in ll.r. antomo- bile accidents during the year ending December 1. F920. accord ing to the report filed with Chief of Police L. V. Jenkins, by Capt. Henry A. Lewis, in charge of the traffic division of the police bu reau . In attempting to assign the cause for each accident, the traffic experts have given the catise'of 5961 accidents as.pnr? carelessness on the part of either the driver, drivers or pedestri ans. The failure to give right of .way caused 1X96 accidents, and skidding. 43 1. Speeding caused 277 accidents. The results of ac cidents as far as fatalities are concerned was less than last year when 42 persons were killed.' Tho injuries was practically the same. but escaje 1 while on the way from tine internment ramp.iu another.; He wrote a liook of his enpetiences" ! He had le-n employed hen- t - , a motion picnire company. body ' i.w; I is r th Wa.-h Inheritance Comes Then Popularity Clamors MALDEN. .Mass.. Dec. 17. William. II. Hanson, who says be is heir to a quarter of a million dollars lost his job' as janitor in a drug store today because of tho;,.), u. mi ar mem- Cl-ica?' Window union, according to Wil li::! 3clad l.H;lne-:s arent for the ttilatn.atoin. The men work on --kly ,a.-i. eivlit hours co-wilitins a work. When. ff.Tiil ii ti! tll;lki oiiti.t.. work i Ilk - po.-j-il.i-. lh m n are -mploy-l J , or thl inide. cor-trjet for (K anins th- j j sudden popularity that followed announcement of hU inheritance. He said that he had determined Tin windo&s is ifiven to contracting coiiip.ikie. Tlie.'-e companies Kid on thl work, and w!in the bids fire acjejited they furni-h thenscn from l!te union. They also fur- 21 materiul. used In vah- in? tl(' windows, such a work- ; ii. b;4 ncs-: tor the a-her. ruiiH. j niinri- rhrmols etc. In fart ' to get away from the maddening j .jppjv tvervthin? except the j crowd by finding work as U.al.,f i:vorv nA-vihU saletv de-i 500 TURKEYS ARE SOLD steeplejack, but had been forced' to compromise by getting a Job as roofers", helper. There he hoped to entirely out of reach of those cnlla mall rarriprii nnr ma trillion-i I I J .1 .. n ..n.blni. I hours. He asked his new boss to assign him to the highest building in the city. Playlet Presented by Students of Englewoo'd An original and very beautiful Christmas playlet. "His Christmas Tree," was - presented by seven students of Englewood school to the remainder of the student body yesterday. The playlet was writ- Mr rati j First Come First Served THEY GIMME THIS CAP FREE!" All yon hafta"o to secure one of these Spliffie Bright Colored skull caps absolutely free is to get one new subscriber to the DAILY OREGON STATESMAN.. That is a new subscriber who has not taken The Statesman for the past month. : These caps are well made of good material: Go out today and get a new subscriber and send! or bring your order to the Circulation Department and you can get one of the Skull caps just as soon aj your order is verified. " ' " ' j - "J. " . Bring hi a new subscriber or come and get more particulars Daily Oreigpn Statesman 215 S. Commercial Street ROSEBURG. Or.. Dec. 17. Upward of 500 turkeys were sold to local dealers her? today. The birds were in exceptionally fine condition and will bring the top market price, which it Is thought will be in the neighborhood of 50 cents. Those brought to mar ket today were taken on consign ment with the understanding that the growers would receive the top price which will be determined to morrow when the bulk of tbiS year's output will be marketed. A number of outside buyers were here to get a supply of birds for foreign markets, but have so far faired to give out any intimation what they would offer for turkeys. TREATY IS RATH-TED ROME. Dec. 17. The senate today ratified the treaty of Ua pallo, settling the Adriatic ques tion between Italy and Jugo-Sla-via. The rote was 262 In favor and 22 against the proposal. Nations Sign Protocol ..... Approving World Court GENEVA. Dec. 17. Nine' na tions, led by Japan today' signed a protocol giving executive- ap proval to the international court of justice set up by the league of nations. Portugal signed a pro vision for obligatory jurisdiction while the other nations simply gave their consent to the court plan without the obligatory pro-, vision. . . " . The latter nations were Greece. Paraguay, Uruguay. Siam; New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. There was do ceremony, the dele gates simply affixingv'tUelr) signa tures to the portocol. It is ex pected that from four to six other nations will ratify the court pro ject before the adjournment of the assembly tomorrow nighu ,Parent What is your reason fojr wishing to marry my daugh ter? Young- man -I have no reason. Eir; I am in love. London Opin ion. vice liowii to th trade Is em p!oyehy the uCion to protect its men fjoin Occident". Thnnwihr of men killel do- t'fis kind of work has been 2reatlj lessened through the ef rorts f the union. Mr. McDsde said. ' tThe contractor also have done inch to safeguard the pe dfstrins le!ow. In the past year Musing Agent McDado raid the union fost only one man by death whi'.a he number of accidents to its n:iubers 'bus shown a big de cieawj Tint nveratre union washer will clean -ibout low windowg a day. I the hf.-ines a sent said, as this Is wh;gr.the contracting rompanes fiurejon when frlving their esti mate n the work. TvJl membership of the union is made up of about 10 per rent iAmervans. -rt per cent Polish. Shopping Will Be Heavy Today Ihe store will be jammed, We have increased our sales force, calling in some of our old clerks, besides many new ones, and yet we know today, will be a record breaker; so may we purest to our city patrons to shop early in the day. We can give you better service. MILLER Good. rr J si u SANITATION IMPROVED. PORTLAND. Ore. Deceit; - Improvement In sanitary condi tions of lumber camps in the state was described1 at the annual meet ing of Oregon health' officers here today. T Tharaldsen. physical director of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen - de scribed sanitation, feeding .hous ing. personal cleanliness and dis posal of waste In logging camps. i SELL IT TO THE K. OF IV APPEALED TO... RflERS FAR No natter what it is, from a threshing machine, horse, or cow, to a paper of pins. TheJanner it the htil buyer; THE GREAT WESTERN FARM PAPER Published in Salem, Oregon, will place your advertisement in the. hands of 20,- 000 farmers and they read it 1 - Bargain Column ads cost only 3 cents a word, or 2Vn cents a word for four or more insertions. I " Try It ' " I - SUtecnan Enilding, Salem, Oregon " Read The Pacific Homestead, Weekly, $1 a year. Yonll find it well worth while. NEWT YORK. Dec. i 7 .The Knights of Columbus, ithrojigh William J. 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