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mm yOU KM 11? TSiat QoSem Bo the enter of the Goa&efierfy and wralwdapt $ fQ?y rl rr 011 THE WEATHER: The Statesman receives the leased r wire report ci f me Associates Press, the greatest and most re liable press association In the world. Oregon: Thursday, generally lair; : warmer east portion; moder ate southwesterly winds. 1 - - " "SEVENTIETH -YEAR j SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1921 i -"- ..M-iaVaaM.va-a-a-s-sssssssssasssBaawM.aM I rRICE: FIVE CENTS BALL001STS MEND FISTIC DIFFERENCES Fiuht Between Farrell and Hinton Ascribed ta Over wrought Minds Induced by Hardships LORD MAYOR MAY GET TO GIVE TESTIMONY O'CALIAGHAX DEPORTATION" IS UNSETTLED President Wilson Would Leave Ironing Out of Difficulties to Cabinet Officials INAUGURAL BALL TO BE ABANDONED WIFE ASSUMES BLAME FOR LETTER EPISODE Battles Were Fought in Wil derness as Befits Good Shipmates MATTICE, Ont.. Jan, 12. The three ' American naval balloonist who arrived yesterday from Moose Factory, near where they descen ded December 14, left tonight for Cochrane on the eastbound Can ad lan National express. ' The fight between Lieutenants 'Farrell and Hinton yesterday was ascribed, in a statement, to over wrought minds induced "by their - hardships and gruelling atrug- . gics." : Statement Is Prepared. The statement. Lieut. Kloor , '' said, was prepared at the direc tlon of Hinton and Farrell, who ' had mended their differences. The tjiree officers were together in the private car of H. B. Way 1 divisional superintendent of the j Canadian National Railway. - "On teveral occasions," the statement said, "after a long and " tiresome walk, one or .two. of us would become grouchy and at the slightest invitation would make a fuss. "These quarrels were Just temporary , disagreements. Al most as. Quickly as they would ' start they would end. " . "As commander of the balloon,. I flew to Moose Factory. I had perfect liberty" td select any of the officers at the station to ac company me and authorization from the commanding officer. In , clckinr inr passengers. Lieuten ant Hinton and Lieutenant Far rell, I selected them because they were two of my best friends and themselves good comrades. ' Affection 1 Not Lessened ! "During the trip all of us havo 1 - one another. We have fought and in accordance wlthathe tradl 1 tions of the navy. We have done our best to uphold our own ais- nity as wll as that of the service "Such petty quarrels as may have occurred will not lessen our affection. Today after the first ; real rest since yn left Moose fac tory our difficulties patched up J and friendship renewed, we can i not emphasize . too stronfcly that there is not, and hat not been any misunderstanding in our (party other, than of s passing nature. The statement was signed hy Lieutenant Kloor. ,! -' - '? Hinton admitted he had written ' the letter that caused the quarrel - but declared he had not Intended 'I It fn nnhllratinn and was sorty- Bellef in this statement was . pressed tor Farrell who referred , to Hinton as "my old pal." They Indicated that the Incident wai closed. . . '"" The train probably will reach Toronto tomorrow afterhoon-Tbey Intend leaving Toronto for ! York at p. m. " ' ' . . Lieutenant Hinton was suffer ing from swollen feet as a result of the long trip from Moose Fac . ' tory on snowshoes. : The others apparently are In good shape. J Hinton's Wife Taken BUm. NKW YORK. Jan. 12. The letter wnt from Moose Factory by Lieutenant Hinton. naval bal , loonist. to his wife, was given to a .New York newspaper against his advice but with special per ; mission of Jbe navy department, ' Mrs. Hinton stated tonight. . Publication of the letter, In which' the statement was " made i that Farrell, while the balloon- ms were lost, offered to commit suicide that his companions might eat, led to the fight between Hin ton and Farrell at Mattlce. "It was on my own responsi bility thatf the letter was' made public," she said. , fine' added there was a para graph at the end of Hinton's let ter advising her not to give the Information to the press. ; " "I would not have done so," she continued, ' "but I received speclat permission from the navv department, I would like to make clear the fact that th wa no .thought- In- my mind that letters ;would relief upon V the cou rag or ability of Lieutenant Farrell. quite the contrary, t at onri n. cided that Lieutenant Farrell was, a real hero. 1 , i r i ii is unfortunate that there should have ; been difficulty be tween the men who .were rood friends. I was rejoiced to hear I tonight that they had ' shaken hands." i v "Whatever blame is to be givea for the letter episode, I wish to accept." . . WASHINGTON. Jan. 12,- WUth the departments of state and labor still unsettled over the disposition of Lord Mayor O'Cal laghan of Cork, who arrived as a stowaway without a passport, it was indicated today that Presi dent Wilson would leave to his cabinet officers the Ironing out of the lnter-departmental diftl culties. ' Should Secretary Wilson con tinue to show no disposition to take cognizance of the request of acting Secretary of State Davi? that O'Callaghan be deported, it was stated today by officials of the state department that the de partment of justice may be asked to see that the order of the sec retary of state is executed. Net only has the secretary of labor declined to consult with the state department about original paroling of O'Callaghan, ; which parole, according to the state de partment, will permit the lord mayor to accomplish his mission of testifying tomorrow before the commission from the committee of 100 investigating Irish con ditions, but the labor department also has refused to recognize the right of the state department to order the exclusion of the lord mayor before the ease was re ferred to the department formally MONOCLE FORBIDDEN TO SAVE REPUBLIC EARNEST OFFICIALS MUST DISCARD TRIMMINGS ETHERIDGE UNCOVERS JUGGLED BUSINESS Men Complaining of . Weakness of One Eye Will be Given Rigid Physical Examination Actual Ceremonies Prob ably Will Be Held on East rnnlthe monarchical days." -Earnest minded officials. miff MS Apt-pa says the order, "should 9 BERLIN, Jan. 12. The wear ing of . monocles by officials or members of the security police W forbidden in an order isrutri'to day on the ground that it is an "affectation and a reminder of discard such trimmings in view of these hard times and in the interest of the democracy. Men who complain thhat neces sity, on account or tiie weakness INVESTURE PLANS ARE UPSET TWICE oI one ere-, mpe'9 .75" H munucie, u is auaeu, nut uj iuu ject to a most rigid physical ex aminatlon to determine - whether U : Tk. A mr A they are fit for the force iiaiumg ""J vMv- Newspapers commenting on the order, say "Now the republic is saved ity Calling For Expendi ture of Money CLUB VOTES TO HAVE SHOWS Welcome to Strangers and Local Labor Problem v ' Discussed - WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Ceremonies at the Inauguration of President-elect Harding may not quite return to the simplicity of Jeffcrscn and Jackson, even though the narade and ball be abandoned, i Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. chairman - of the joint congres sicnal inaugural committee, to day received from Mr. Harding a telegram suggesting that . the actual inaugural ceremony be held on the east portico of the caoitol. Mr. Knox's committee CREDITORS ARE ENTITLED TO MORRIS PROPERTY Etherldge Breaks Down Once While Relating His Life His tory Ilcfore Chancery DISARMAMENT PLAN WELCOMED Great Powers of Europe Eager for Conference to Reduce Armies PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 12. On the witness stand in proceedings before Robert F. Masuire. master in -chancery, today John L. Ether Idge, ex-president of the closed bond house of Morris Brothers. Inc.. told his version of his con nect'on with the corporation. swore that Fred S. Morris of Port land and James H. Morris of Phil adelphia had for years juggled their business affairs so as to cov er up tteir assets whenever they so desired and concluded by de clarlng that the creditors of the defunct Institution here are en titled to very cent of property held by Fred S. Morris and his sister. Henrietta A. Morris. He gave an additional list of about $200,000 worth of assets which he said he believed still to be Intact in their safe deposit box here. Many men and women, holders of Interim certificates, were pres ent ana also numerous Demons drawn by curiosity. Mrs. Stella M. I Etheridce. wife of the witness and defendant in two cnarges pending In the circuit court also was pres ent. Only once did Mr. Etheridge break down while on the stand WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Aa American call for a world disarm anient conference would be wel bad submitted for the president- 2?med by the great powers of elect s approval aplan lor hoia JAPANESE YEAR OF ACTIVE WORK PLANNED BY RED CROSS SHOOTING IS FATAL Dispatches Emphasize That Oriental Officials Are Showing Every Evidence of Regret INVESTIGATION IS PLANNED BY CONSUL w Official Reports of Shoot ing of Officer of Albany Are Lacking WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. In tention of the American govern ment to carefully Investigate the fatal shooting by a Japanese sen try yesterday at Vladivostok of Lieutenant W. H. Langdon. chief LOCAL CHAPTER AIDS POOR AND NEEDY OF CITY1 More Than 9GOOO Spent In Relief Work;' 3808 Families Are Assisted POWER BILL INTRODUCED BY JOSEPH stand i , v. . n --ni.Ar ana that was when he was detail-j , ,r , . ,. ,,,, , . . I Albany, was evidenced in action ing events leading up to the ura-1 . , u . mftic close of his career a. presl-1 lV dent of the bond house last De- At a meeting of " the Salem Commercial club held last night, the club went on record as being heartily in favor of holding a Corn and Poultry show in Salem this year. Both shows will be held the latter part or the year, but it was thought best to start action early In order that the best possible re sults might be obtained. Col.rE.Hofer addressed the club regarding the spirit of rel come to the stranger in Salem. He spoke favorably of the wel come edition which the Statesman Is about to publish. His remarks lead to a general discussion of the need of a greater effort along this line on the part of members of the: club. The result was the appoint ment of a committee1 composed of Dr. H. E. Morris, chairman. Col. E. Hofer, R. O. Snelling and Otto Panlus, whose: duty it will bo to devise ways and means, to better welcome the strangers within the city. The local labor problem was also a topic for discussion by the club last night. It was said that in order for the farmer to famish employment, it was necessary that a market for bis stored products be found. The condition of the Pacific highway leading to Jefferson was called to the attention of the club and it was advocated by members of the club that the officials in authority be urged to hasten Its completion. ing these ceremonies In the sen ate. Formal Action to be Taken. Chairman Knox, on receiving Mr. Hard In e s suggestion, ad dressed the president-elect that the transfer of the ceremonies to the portico would undoubtedly be satisfactory- The committee was called to meet tomorrow to take formal action. I . Subject to further communica tion with the president-elect and suggestions by the committee. Senator Knox said that plans for a great reviewing stand on the caoitol 'Olaza would not be re vived. The congressional committee. Senator, Knox said, probably win arrange , f or n railed ' enclosure only on the capitol portico so that the crowds might see the president-elect take the oath and de liver his address. If the weather should be In clement, Senator Knox said the ceremonies would be transferred to the senate chamber. Local committees appointed to arrange for celebrations sucn as the parade and ball were instruc ted today to suspend all activities that would call for the expend! ture of money. Brother of Senator i MRS ft 1 i homos lu in lowa CnngfAf 17 X ThOTtlM Of JflCk J . V w son county, yesieruaj n word of the critical condition oi Ws brother, W. O. Thomas at Ce dar Rapids, la. There is a possi bility that the senator may ob tain several days leave from the senate to go to his brother's bed side. : VETOED BILLS ARE REVIVED Committee Will Report on Measures Defeated m 1920 Session Curtailment Is Commended. MARION. Ohio. Jan.' 12. Up setting for the second time plans for his inauguration. President elect Harding suggested to offlc- lal3 at Washington today that they had gone further1 than ne cessary toward simplicity by de ciding to hold the ceremony in the senate. . k , Observance of the- usual cus tom of taking the oath on the east portico of the capitol. Mr. Harding telegraphed, would be Quite agreeable to him and would permit a much greater number of spectators; Ig no money were spent In the erection of special stands, be said, there could be no objection' from the viewpoint of economy. ,: Previously the president-elect had suggested that the oath be administered; either within the caoitol or on the east porch. The convre3sional committee's decis ion to adopt the former course. however, resulted in vigorous pro tests from many wno naa ar ranced to go to Washington, and Mr. Harding said today that he considered popular desire to hear the inaugural address "na il tural and becoming." I On the other hand, telegrams 'commending the decision for curtailment' of the usual Inaugu ral pomp were made public to day at Harding's lieadquarters and Mr. Harding expressed the opinion that, his course had the approval of the people generally. Europe and would disclose "the next Germany" should any nation refuse to agree to disarm. Gener al Tasker H. Bliss toll the house naval committee today. The general gave . the Impres sions he had gained through dis cussions with European states men and soldiers while a member of the supreme war council and of the American peace commis sios). He said there was an im mediate desire for disarmament. but added that until a definita vreement bad been reached h? would not "disarm one American soldier or lay up one- American shin." General Bliss said also that the United States should complete her naval building program. The com mittee received from. Secretary Danfels a statement as to the rel ative naval strength of the;wortd powers showing that of the Unit ed States to be midway between that of Great Britain and Japan. His figures indicated, however, that with the completion of the present authorized construction of the three nations, the American capital ship power wonld be as erat as that of Great Britain but with the ratio over Japan slightiv reduced. Chairman Butler, who recently returned from a conference with President-elect Harding', said that "within a very few months derm ite action will be taken along the Una. vta avn A tctnsatn 9 99 The senate foreign relations committee concluded today ts hearincs on pending disarmament resolutions. Senator Borah, tier publican. Idaho, a member of the committee, predicted that his pro posals for negotiations loosing 10 an agreement between the United States. Gnsat Britain and Japan for a reduction of naval construc tion would be favorably reporte I in amended form. Senator Walsh. Democrat. Mon tana, completed hlsi arguments for his resolution providing tnai me president bo authorized to desig nate a . representative on the league of nations disarmament commission. cember. He was relating the i faithfulness of his large staff at bis headquarters office and had just said that after he laid, bare his life history Including a prison record, everyone of them urged him to remain and face the situa tion, when he wept. - Regaining hia composure, after a brief pause, the witness con tinued with his story. Walter P. LaRbche. his personal attorney, had told the master in chancery at the oDPninr of the afternoon session that his client wished to tell everything' he knew and to as sist in any manner possible to re ! store the creditors every cent that Is available. KLAMATH FALLS BANK CLOSED Reserve of First State and Savings Bank is . Depleted Because of depleted reserve. the First State & Savings banic of Klamath Falls, one of the big gest depositories in southern Ore gon, was yesterday closed by Frank C. Bramwell. state super Intendent.of banks. Further ac tion depends on developments re sulting from an examination of the bank which Is now ' under way. Marshall Hooper, assistant state s'iperintendent. and W. M Adair, state examiner, are at Klamath Falls, and at midnight last nisht Superintendent Bram well telephoned Hooper to close the bank this morning. The bank has a capitalization of $100,000; surplus' of the same amount, and deposits amounting to about $1,225,000. Capt. J. W. Siemens is president. Further than to say the de partment was forced to take ac- ot the government. Officials Evidence Regret. The dispatches emphasized that Japanese officials were showing every evidence of regret. The atate department announc ed Its receipt of a report from Consul MacGowan at Vladivostok In the following statement: "The shooting of Lieutenant W. H. Langdon. an engineer offi cer of the American cruiser Al bany at Vladivostok by a Japanese sentry an January 8 was reported to the department or state today. The telegram from American Con sul MacGowan. Vladivostok, re ported that the Japanese consul general at Vladivostok had called on him to express his profound regret." Admiral Albert Cleaves, com mander In chief of the Asiatic fleet, filed two reports on the shooting. The admiral In a second report said In part: "Japanese officer reports as follows:' Sentry claims his suspicions wer aroused by seeing a foreign er flashing a hand lamp, that he ran across the street ana cau- him to halt and that as he came near. " the foreigner fired one re- ..... . mt . .1 volvtr shot at mm: inai ne his rifle and the foreigner fired two more shots and sentry urea Officials 6l the local Red Cross are anticipating an active and worthwhile year for the sea son of 1921. and are making the.r plans accordingly. The year just closed showg a record of splendid attainment, and although post war-time, the local chapter fiads much to do that pertains to the men who were actively identified with the great fray., Tralnsd Red Cross workers are sent out every week to ascertain the needs of the poor and sick of the city, and if all these cases that have received direct and Indirect assistance through the Red Cros wero tabulated a memorable rec ord would bi established. No case is too small or too rreat for the organization to giro its best assistance. Sometimes II is a mother in dire need, making an appeal after every other meth od of self-support has been tried More often It is ex-service men looking for a position often strangers in th city and some times it Is men who played a val iant part in the war and throuzh this very valiancy are left in physical .condition inadequate for self maintenance. A great many cases brought be fore the local officials are pa thetic in the extreme and there are others that appear to be, when thoroughly investigated, prove of a different nature. Hence, a Red Cross worker must combine syu Dathr with rood sens, and in viewing the record of the local chapter It would seem that these two Qualities had been preaora lnant in all the instances in which appeals for help had been made. The official statistics for the months between October 1. 1919. nd October 1. 1920. are as xol lows: For relief work, .119.; office visits. 10.592; families as sisted. 280S: money expended In public health work. $904.tl; let ters written in behalf, of appli cants, 4428; visits to the penitn tiary, atate hospitals, etc. In the Interests of Inmates. 900. l Measure Proposes Creation of Hydro-Electric Ccm mission to Make Survey of Present Plants of Stale UNITY WITH FEDERAL MOVE IS AIMED AT Cclila Falls One of Units of Development Reserved BOOK HURLED AT CHAPMAN ., . Senator Joseph Throws Voter File at Its Editor During Roll Call ' A ftYre denunciation of tb Lwo xii ore b iiu i m v iiv& vcubi j i -B one more shot. Sentry clalus .Orej.cn Voter on the floor of the . . . T f ha msra i'diib ymciuj J but that th, foreigner had gone Thomas because of an article ma . ?. . .i ..rA ro.'iirninir senator Jones came to a wnen me eemrj uu . - .,jrt Of far-reaching Importance aal doubtless the biggest measure to come before the present legisla ture from an industrial point of view, is a water power bill intro duced In the senate yesterday by enai3r ueorge w. Joseph of Multnomah. The bill propose the ereaUoi of a hidro-electrlc commission to make a survey of present hydro electric plants and power projects oi ine state and aeeertaJn the ap proximate cost of generating elc- inc power, looking particularly to the hydro-electric development of , the tremendous water power la the Columbia river gorge. Th ultimate 'development conKrn Plates the posslblUty of Industrial development, parttcalarly of txr toriea. In numerous Oreron elite. close,-to the scene of the greatest peibllity In the development. Collaboration with the govern ment under the waterpower till recently passed by congress Is con templated. . Celilo riant la. View This federal tneasare reserves from private appropriation certain units of development and one cf these is Celilo Falls, where it Is estimated that. 2,000.000 fcycr electrle horsepower can fc gen erated. The object ot this Ml Is to create a hydro-electric commUslca for the purpose of making a sur vey of the present hydro-e!ctri plants, to ascertain la general way, 'the cost 'of generating elec tric power and the price for wh; the same Is sold by the hydro-eW trie companies. said Senator Jo seph. . "The commission Is. also re quired to make a general surrey relative to the possibilities oZ r i turned. "tjnrdon'g statement follows: " That he was returning to 4he ship, using a hand lamp, and when he was on the side opposite to the Japanese division heal ouarters. the sentry ran across the street taking the position 'charge bayonets. to the leu ana about six feet In front ot blra: that h halted until the sentry said: 'Amerlkanskl.' to which he replied that he was and wai on past the sentry: that when he was about six feet beyond the sen try, sentry fired at him. the ball striking him in the back, at which he turned and fired two re- . .hnti Thx sentrr then tion because of the deoleted re-1 permitted him to proceed to mo w - - . NEW DISTRICT , PROPOSED Bill Would Unite Coast Counties in Congression al Unit serve, and that he had been I ship weeks and endeavoring to find a way out of the difficulty for the bank. Mr. Bramwell said he would make no statement until an examination has been made. nMnruiir climax in . ii .n An m ,ni, at ronf 1 Ul m iuu v l - dence In Jones, when senator Jo seph of Multnomah, hurled a bln der containing a copy of the Voter at its editor, C C. Chapman. Juft as he was passing the Multnomah county solon's desk. ( The binder missed the editor e head, but grazed his ear.. ' - At the commencement of the at tack mf Thomas. Chapman went to the senate to hear it and during u i tested in the press gallery. Upon the conclusion of the Jack son ronntv man's excoriation, the roil was called for a vote ot con fidence In Jones, and while it wa in . nrntTMi. Caoman arose to leave the senate, passing by Jo seph's seat. Bill Aims at Repair Men and Mechanics Reports iirr. TOKIO. Jan. 12. While offic ial reports concerning the shoot Inc of an American officer of the American cruiser Albany at Ma Ji-frw iill are lacking, nnof 11 Utile Is llarlril Picking up the binder lurnlsh-'d by the editor and containing ire rpectal edition in which the ar 1 cle attacking Jones appeared. Jo seph flung it at the head oi me OIVOSlOK Bini loHitnr boutlnc: tidal accounts, widely at anauc ..ere .lg your , dirty book." rnmmittPM to which were re ferred the large number or bills vetoed by Governor Olcott. fol lowing the special session of iszo were instructed m me wu e av to renort back on the bills by n ThU action was taken to give sufficient Introduce substitute bills If de sired by any of the members who fathered bills disapproved by the executive. The vetoed measures are num erous' and will require consider able time when acted upon uj iv session. " ' . , i "L s Senator Vinton ODjeciw i iv fprrinc the vetoed measures to committees, declaring that uu rt th constitution the legisla- i . U maaB. kUure should reconFiavi . r-thwith He asserted that the committees are powerless to rt,,,,.. the bills and that to re fer them was unfair to the gov r,,r.r and to the: members of the wutaftirn. Senator Vinton was oyerruled by President RItn"; who declared he was fo1'01" the procedur long established In the legislature. . ii . JAXITKESS IS KILLED. PORTLAND. Jan. 12. Mrs. Sadie F. Darlington, a widow, was killed almost instantly early to night when she lost control or an elevator IfTthe Swetland building. Fifth and WashinKtori streets. and In some nfanner fell out or. the car and Into the shaft at the third floor landing. She was dead when witnesses reached her side, according to a physician of the citv emergency hospital, wno responded Ito the call. She was employed as a jamtress in the building. , Body of Salem Soldiers Will Arrive Tomorrow The name of Clair L. Blodgett.l private In the 2 2d aero squadron, who died overseas. Is mong the list of 20 names of bodies to ar rive In Portland tomorrow. The hodr of Prlvat. Jason A. Arrell. Company G. 157th Infantry. Inde pendence, Oregon, alo will arrive, A new congressional district for Oregon, to be composed of coast counties from the Columbia river to the California line, is pro posed in a bill Introduced this afternoon by Senator Norblad of Clatsop county. The bill, should it pass, could not become effective until con gress had passed an act accord ing another representative. Under the Norblad bill the new district would be known as the first district. It would be corn nosed of the counties of Colum bia. Clatsop, Tillamook, ; Lincoln. Coo., Curry. DonKlas and Lano, all maritime counties with, com munity of Interest, and In order to meet population requirements would also Inclndc Jackson. Jose phine and Benton counties. The second uisirici nnui-r mv bill would be as at . present, em bracing the whole ot eastern Ore gon. The third would IxvMult ncmah county, as at present. The fourth would be a Joint district embracing the counties of LiacK amas, Washington. Marlon and rolk. now in the rirpt district, combined with Multnomah. The hill would make Muitnoman county singly tne uura nisinci and jointly a part of tne lourm. The first and second districts would have, a population of ap proximately 180.000 each and the third and fourth about 210.000 each.- rr v Dishonest automobile mechan ics and garage or repair shop operators are the target of p. bill Introduced yesterday by Senator Hare ot Washington county, which niaes punishable as a false pretense the presentation of any statement known by the per son presenting it to be false, whether the statement Is signed or not. . Imprisonment In the state pen itentiary is the punishment pro vided. It Is said to be a frequent of fenKe that mechanics of this char acter, with whom automobiles are left for repair, present ' the owner with bills covering repairs that have not been made. Either the owner must, pay-or stand suit under the law. cse sentry without provocation. Some time after the shootine. accordlnc to another report, an Morris Bros. Inc. WillBeProsecated continue to come, - u msW.d t mark, grated the the officer was pain -'" I editor's ear. but inflicted no in street toward his snip wni-n was shot la the back by a Japan-1 . Tnoma declared ths attack on Jones was an attack on the reputation of the senate. He hr.mii.th article Is despicable American official informed J"P-1 and inhumane. Only two senators anese headquarte.-s mat l"wTOted no on Thomas, motion. wounded man was uieut. ii. Albany, who died after regalnia his ship. . a nri dtsnatcb states that sentry outside Japanese head quarters at 4:2 a. m. January 8. observed a foreigner nslng an electric torch. He cballcnge.1 him three times, receiving no re ply. The foreigner wamra "7 and the sentry pursued him 20 yards to ask whether ne was an American or Russian. The for- iM,-r renlled: I don't know. and then. Hashine ine torcn. i t,ald to have fired at the sentry. who returned the fire. me ior- cirner ran. rwiinp. iutnvr .. collected )nd found a pistol ana a stream of Wood. I ALLEN CASE IS MYSTERY May Have Been Drugged With Intent to Rob Thought If the Multnomah county grand lut-returns an Indictment against Morris Bros., Inc.. or any of its officers for selling stock In that corporation without a permit from the state corporation departmeat. Corporation Commissioner T. 11. rllandley will prosecute for viola tion of the blue sky law. Mr. llandley so stated yesterday. Discovery was made by an ex aminer a few days ao that In 191 and 131 the corporation was en raced In selling U own atock. The records In the state corporation department show that It had no permit. This evidence Is now before the Multnomah county grand Jury. , : C. T. Allen, of Suvcr. Or., was fniinrt in hi room at the Hakcr ipartment Wednesday nlf.ht r- louslv 111. and hurriedly taxen f the Willamette sanitarium wnre hf u riven medical attention A seeming mystery surrounds the raw. Roomers in me ipinmi house heard Mr. Allen groanias In hiii room about 6 o'clock and South' American Navy '" i 'SS ne Argentina Has Largest WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Ar gpiitina has the larpest and most r.uwrrful navv in SOUIB AIOnc. - . i.i arrnrdlnc to ncurcs on wori.i naval powers ubtiiitted today by Secretary Daniels to tne nup naval committee considering m-nrlil disarmament. Tti. mrtrn naval tonnace of the four -powers as given by Mr Daniels was; , Argentina.; 59.6K0: Braitl. 4. 600; Chile. 38.30. and Pert . ... m . m a room, nut :i was lounu , w lotked. I'ollce officers were sut for and the door broken In. and It was then learned .that the man's condition was serious. Mr. Allen was unable to My jut what had hapiwned and ap noar"rf In a daied state of mind. Annrarances point to his having been druxged. possibly with Intent lo rob him when the drng Dad ac complished "its purpose. Mone7 to the amount of over .ISO was found in Mr. Allen's possession Thrj case U bdns InTcstlsatcd.". creating, hydro-electric power la the state of Oregon "and especially In the Columbia river gorge, and to determine In a general way the probable cost of generating elec tric power in the different unit of development and the amounts ot energy measured by the horse power which might be generated In the different units. State May Join "Under what is known as the water power bill, recently passed by congress, certain units of de velopments have been reserved from private location or appr priation with a view of the United States and the state or state ad Joining la developing the sam& "One of. the units reserved is j Celilo falls, where it la estimated - that ' AAA Alia trrtrottftri: I . I norsepower can ne generated, ibi United States secures its author ity for such development unccr the power given, to it to develop the rivers and. harbors in aid of commerce and navigation, acd the state or states should be en abled to join In the development by reason of the contribution made by the government. Coat IUala Low "From the point . of - develop ment trunk lines for the frank- mission of the power would be run to different centers where the. i power would be used and any users would be allowed to tt? f these lines upon payment or ma cost of the power, plus an amour;. sufficient to retl-e any bond i? eued at the end of 40 years, or uch other time as might be pro vided. This Is merely for the purpos- of securing such Information as will allow a following legUlatire to intelligently consider the rna;- ter and enact such lersiauon as may be Justified ly the circum stances. I do not believe that tte people of the state of Oregon wt.i take any step backward In th'.s matfr. hut will go run iorr ahead when they understand me marili rf t Vim nrolect. "It Is not a new . or untri" j roemoq oi truTiu. -Ing hydro-electric power. Th-J hydro-electrle commission of On tario. Canada, is the largest dis tributor of hydro-elect lie energy, having taken orer many of the hydro-electric plants formerly rnerating rower at Nlagan v.n. and all nower at the ra' of SIS per horsepower per year. which Is less than mat or mnj atate In the union east of the Pa cific slope, and wuen ie mm the price for which the same tn be purchased on me i ww. Bills Introduced In the hou jenterday were: H. 15. 1. Wells A bill relatlr.c to the regulation, supervision v. licensing of the business ot rc . . estate brokers. H. B. 20. Hyatt A bill amend ing section 1011.- Oregon laws. (Continued oa page 4)