SEVENTIETH YAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23. 1921 PRirp. rtv rxrra ' .V - .a 1 1 V INTERSTATE MEETING IRISH WEEK MARKED BY SERIOUS AMBUSHES KOAIIH llLOCKKli BV TREKS AND STOXK WALKS THIS WEEK Y. M. C A. of Oregon and Idaho Here for 21st An nual Convention -Plans Made for 150 Delegates PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS New York Men to be Lead ers-in. Three Day Conference Bombing of Fnlire nn.l Auxiliaries i" Im renslnjc in Dublin Thoujtli Ineffective More than 150 delegates, iln addition to a large number of of ficers, speakers and trained work er of the Young .Men' Christian association are expected to be present for the 21st annual cont rention Of th Oregon and Idaho state associations, which la to be held In Salem nextfFrlday, Sat urday and Sunday! - , j A special invitation la issued by the committee in charge, of which Dr. Frank JE. Brown la chairman, and by the interstate DUnUS, Jan. 22. This has been the liveliest week in Ireland in some time. .Dublin castle-authorities had reported in the pre vious week a fall in disorders but this was more apparent than real, as figures for the week before last included trifling attacks on the mails. . This week was marked by seri ous ambushes. On one day eight barracks in Tipperary were at tacked iy large bands which were defeated, without serious casual ties. The most fatal even was the ambush in County Clare where a police patrol was attacked by 50 men who had killed a district in spector, a sergeant and four con stables and wounded two others. Several ambushes were attempt ed on a large scale, the road? be ing blocked by stone walls and trees, i A feature of .recent happenings is the frequency of ambushes and attacks on barracks in the Newry district of Northeast Ulster, which is soon to come under the Del fast parliament. Bombing of police and auxiliaries is increasing in Dublin, though it has proved ineffective. Military authorities record with satisfaction the operation near Timoleague, county Cork, when an Essex regiment surprised an am- WILSON ASKS LIBERATION OF ARMENIA President Convinced That Armed Invasion is Not Way to Bring Peace and Government to Russia i SOVIET'S OFFICIAL FAMILY LEAVES U. S. NOTE IS TRANSMITTED TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS II l X II -R K D S SYMPATHIZING WITH MOSCOW CHKKR .; Three Score Radical !forteI From Kill- Island Sail m Steamer Stockholm BELL BILL REVOLUTION SAYS DAVEY OF MARION Cooperation of Principal Powers Necessary for Freedom of Armenia rxeeuUve committee to Salem I maruaiea ana mere were i con people to attend any of the eve-J Actions, Three men yrere senten- ning sessions, and mass meetings during the conference, w. wj Dillon' ii interstate secretary. All of the meetings; trnless otherwise specified, will be held" in the ' Presbyterian church. , .' The principal speakers on the program are .: Gorge Irving, ot New Ytork, . secretary of the re ligious work department, and Dr. John Brown Jr., also of New Yark, department. :i The former will I give the keynote address of the convention on Friday morning, and will take part in the raen'i meeting on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Drown s general topic for Friday afternoon is: "The Association's Field and Opportunity in Health and' Recreation." He will lead . the mass meeting or boys on San day afternoon. f The program tor' the two day la as follows: - Friday, January 28. s Morning Opening song service, Walter Jenkins, executive secretary com munity service, Portland, leader. Devotional period, Blaine Klrk patrick, pastor First Methodist cburcb, Salem. Organization of convention. Keynote address, George Irving, secretary religions work depart ments international 'committee. New York. j 1 Luncheon, i j. Afternoon Song 'and devotional service, Walter Jenkins and Maine. Klrk- patrlck. r General topic, "The Assocla lion's Field and Opportunity in Health and Recreation," Dr. John Brown Jr., senior secretary phys , leal department, International committee. New York; "Survey of Typical Field," Lv K. Elam, chalr- man physical committee .Y, M. C. A.. Boise, and A, R. Hodges, phys ical director Y. M. C. A., Boise: Symposium, on outstanding fea tures of program, Tom Gawley, physical director Y. M. C. A., I'ortland; E. A. White, physical director Y. M. C. A.. Astoria; I Cash Wood, secretary Y. M. C. A., i . Jackson county, Medford. Address, "Physical Fitness and Character," Dr. John Brown. Jr. . Dinner, war workers. Other groups as arranged, ' ! i Song service. Walter Jenkins. I v Greetings: For the state, Gov- ernor Ben W. Olcott; for the city, . Mayor George E. Halvorsen. ' Response: W. J. Kerr, presi dent Oregon Agricultural college, Corvallis. 1 Address. 'Wartime Experien ces and Their Bearing Upon the rresent Day Work of the ,Y. M. C. A., Dr. John Brown, Ur. Saturday, January 29. Morning 1 Song and devotional service, Walter Jenkins and Blaine Kirk patrick. .-! 1 Business sessions: Renort of , the state executive committee; report of commissionon state committee's report; disenssion and legislation election of state x committee members; "Mutual Responsibilities," George D. M6 Dlll. executive secretary. Pacific region, international committee. ms Angeies; gennal business matters. Noon: Croup luncheons, (place -i.w nnoui"d); student group ?? .Donnelly, "tudent sec retary. University of Oregon. J?d.a?t?'1 wlth a Punier. Industrial secreUry Pacific region International corumittee, San Physical and county with Dr John Brown. Jr. - . r' 'General and educational, with L..O. Nichols director tjtute of Technology, Y. M. C. a Portland, and C. A. Kells, secret tary education service, interstate rommiuee, rortiand. i fr- "W7, wiin j. Meenan, assist uai secreiary y. w. c. A.. Port land, and A. E. Yount, interstate ooys' secretary. Portlan"a. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 22. "Public and solemn" engagement among the. great powers not to violate or to permit violation ot the territorial integrity of Rus sia Is regarded by President Wil son as the sine qua non of an at tempt at the pacification of Ar menia and other states bordering on the former empire. His views are given In a note transmitted to Paul Hymani, president of the league : of hat lots assembly by Acting Secretary of State Davis, made public tonight. j Powers Must Co-operate The i "distressful situation" of Armenia, invaded by both the Turkish nationalists and Soviets, is only one detail of the Russia problem, the president says, and be urges his conviction that It Is only by a general and compre hensive treatment of the problem, "only by the full co-operation of the principal powers." that . a January 15 nnm- J hopeful approach to the pacifica tion ana independence ot Arme- bush party and captured 25 men. During the week there were 51 arrests for disorders and-political offenses; 75 civilians were court ced to ten years penal servitude for kidnapping1 a Northern Rail way guard daring a fight because munitions were being carried. Sev en years in two cases and three' years in another were given men who had arms and ammunition. One man was tried for having a copy of the "Irish Bulletin." There were 131 Interments. The Interments to be red 1,429. OPPOSED TO AHOV.ITIOV EMERGENCY BOARD OF Idine Senator Wool I Salmtitute W)m ami Mean Member PORTLANDERS VISIT U.S.W.V. Hal H&bard Camp Favor Support of Home at Roseburg Last night at their rooms in the armory, Hal Hubbard camp of the United Spanish War Veterans was honored by a visit from 40 mem bers of Scout Young camp of Portland. The delegation was composed of many of the leading active members of the camp, in cluded among whom were Judge Richard Deich, Past Commander Reed, Commander Sawyer, chief of staff of the national depart ment; Comrade Rummel, Com rade Smith, patriotic instructor, who responded to the invitation ot Col. Carle Abrams. presiding offi cer, with interesting remarks. Past Department Commander Jay Upton, state senator from Prine vllle was also an invited guest and entertained with a very interest ing and instructive address. Com rade Huston of the G. A. R., ap pealed to the veterans for aid in securing from the legislature sup- fort for the Soldiers Home at Roseburg. , A resolution was unanimously adopted calling upon the legisla ture to provide and equip suitable buildings for the soldiers' home and to provide adequate support therefor worthy of those -who so willingly and ao nobly gave their all for country, home and human ity. 11 After the more formal program a social good time waa enjoyed, followed by a supper. ma can.be found. The president says he has ever believed that the problem raised by the bolsbevikl coup could be solved by outside military actions and. he expresses the hope that the tragical events on the Polish front and in the Crimea have con vinced the world that armed in vasion is not the way to bring" peace to Russia, Mr. i Wilson adda that these events have only strengthened his conviction that the 'Russian revolution must be developed to a satisfactory conclusion by the Rusisans with such help as may be "voluntarily received." Russia Heart of Situation The problem, he says, is one of ! relations between central Russia and surrounding smaller national groups. Bitter and mutual dis trust, he states, is the cause of the unrest and Instability along the board; the struggling new na tionalities are afraid to disarm and return to peace, becanse they distrust the bolshevik! while the Soviets contend that they are afraid to demobolize, fearing new attacks. . Mr. Wilson expresses the opin ion that the present oTfers a "pe culiarly pressing challenge" to an attempt at general pacification on the Russian borders along the lines of a clear distinction be tween offense and defense. "Such an attempt seems to the .president to be the only logical development of the request to NEW YORK. Jan. 22. Soviet Ruga's official family in the ITnited States 4.1 pernors left today nmid rhofrlng from bund rvi who sympathized with the Mi-vi -v government. On the steamer were three F.core radicals deported from Ellis Island, but the grcaps did not mingle. The radicals were hud dled into the stt-eraga. while the deported "'amba.snador," Iidwig I'. A. K. Martn. ld his official party to the deck and with his wife entered u suite de luxe, whiln his staff- and assix-intes provided thMnselveH with cabin aoromnioda lions. Soma In the party departed voluntarily while others sailed at the command of Uncle Sam. All but one smiled as their ship steamed past the statue of Lib erty. The oaly tears were shed by three-year-old Svetlana Martens, daughter of the "ambassador." Red flowers, songs for the Sov iet and shouts of encouragement burst forth on the crowded piers, but only one red ' Hag w as seen. The man who waved it scon lost both the banner and his hat and acquired a black ey eand an in jured nose. After five young Americans caught him outside the pier, he predicted Jots of red flags would flourish ' in the. United States. ' j This thought was shared by the departing Russians and many of the hundreds who showered them with kisses and cries of "Comrade." Ambassador Martens said his absence would be oaly temporary. and would be "wondered: at in the near future when, the United States and soviet 'Russia get to. gether on friendly terms." He expressed no sadness in leaving the country. The steamer Stockholm' will take the Russians to Gothenburg, Sweden. From there they will go to Libau, Letvia and then overland to Moscow. PORT BILLS FEATURED IN LAST WEEK 43 TEACHERS GET AWARDS 1 1 Examining Board Completes Work; 20 From Salem "One of the most revolutionary pieces or legislation ever proposed in Oregon" is th opinion of Rep resentative Frank Duvey of Mar ion In regard to a bill introduced by Senator Bell of ine. provid ing for the abolition of the mate emergency board and the creation of a substitute board conslntinu of seven members of the joint ways and means committee. The emergency board a now ronsuiuieu, is composed of the governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, president of me senate, speaker of the house, chairman of the senate ways and means- committee and t1i chair man of the house ways and means committee. Senator Bell's bill proposes to substitute a board composed of chairmen of the senate and house ways and means committees, and live other members of the Joint committee, elected at a meeting of the committees on the last day of the legislative session. The chair manship of the board would b determined by a vote of the mem bers. Elected by Accident. , "The members of such a board" said Davey, "would be elected by the people merely by accident and without any thought, necessarily, of service upon such a board. They would be members of the legisla ture primarily, and not members of a disbursing or financial board. "The bill proposes to Dlare In the hands of these men supreme power, greater even than the pow er of the combined power of both. Xo Owrk Available. "For Instance.'.' said. Davey. "suppose that some malicious plan h entered into by members of the xmt ways and means committee, the most powerful committee in the legislature, to provide an In sufficient amount of funds 'for some department. This would ne cessitate a subsequent meeting of tne Doard to meet this deficiency and at this meeting- unlimited funds could be voted for favorite departments, without any check by the people or by officers of the state who are responsible either by bonds or by sufficiently extend er terms of office to be amenable to the will of the people." Wide Range of Important Subjects Covered by Leg islative Measures of Last Six Days OUTSIDE MEMBERS , COACH PORTLANDERS Senator Patterson Sponsors Legislation Desired by Governor Olcott LEAF RIVER BOTTOMS WILD MAN APPEARS PEOPLE OF AXOTIIEi: WORLD STRAY INTO MX Wife Wm Caught ! Hear Trap While Ideality of Child 1 Not .Known The state teachers examining board has completed the work of examining papers of applicants for teachers - certificates, and awards are being sent out for Marion, county 'from the office ot , the county, superintendent. Forty-three applicants were suc cessful in securing one year state certificates.- They are: Dora E. Gregg. Salem; Helen ilomm, Jef ferson; Mrs. Blanche Clark. Sal em; Pauline . Matthes. Salem; Lloy A. Kniss. Hubbard; Oscar J. Olson. Stlverton; W. J. McWil liams, Salem; Charlotte A. Fiseh hauser, Salem; Marjorie M. Scott Silverton; Sister Mary Basil Wood Shaw; Eva McClellan, Stayton; Mary Spenner, Beavertcn; Lillian M. Fischhauser, Salem; Frank G Struble, Salem; Edna Lindherg. ! Woodburn : Lulu B. Dale. Stay mediate the Armenian - conflict, ton; Arline A. Skotland, Wood It Is obvious that tnese burn; Mary A. McKay, Wood amall struggling: border states burn; Anson Wilson. Salem: Mrs. Principals' Association Favors Legislation At a meeting of the Marion County Principal association held at the Salem high school yesterday, members of that or ganization expressed themselves as favoring: Senator Ryan'a pro posed measure before the legis lature for the repeal 01 me bjb" uhnni amendment law allowing tuition for the first. 10 high school pupils in any district. The association also favored the con tinuance of the annual couniy athletic meet and declamation contest in the spring. Prof. F. L. Stetson, or m School ot Education at University of Oregon, and Mrs. C. C. Clark, of the Lincoln school were among the speaker." Moru is President of Stale Health Board Dr. W. B. Morse ot saiem, was elected president of the new state board of health wmcn conveueu . Portland yesterday morning In the offices of the board in the Selling building. Dr. C. J. Smith ot Port lands was made vice-president. Members of the present board are Andrew C. Smith and C. J. Smith or Portland, W. B. Morse of Salem. F. AI. Brooks of Portland. I George E. Houck of Roseburg and will not attack great Russia un ! less encouraged by promise of support from the stronger pow ers." the note says. The president suggests a "pub lic and solemn" declaration among the powers to refrain from extending such aid, declaring that in this way responsibility for any new war on the Russian border would be "clearly placed." Davis Transmits Note "If the principal powers repre sented on the council of the league." Mr. Wilson concludes, "find themselves in accord with the president and will still assure him of their moral and diplomat ic support, he will instruct his personal representative, Mr. Mor genthau, to proceed on his mis sion." President Wilson's note as transmitted by Acting Secretary or state uavis. iouows: j "Your telegram of December 26. transmitting a message re ceived by the council from the British government concerning Armenia, stating- Armenia is re ported to be under the control of soviet Russia, and suggesting that the president instruct the American high commissioner at Constantinople to take up the matter with the allied high com missioners, haa lieen received and read with Interest by the presi dent, who instructs me to reply as follows: "The president does not deem It practicable to instruct the Am erican hiarh commissioner at Con stantinople to act for him in this matter. As was stated In my telegram of December 16. he has I chosen the Honorable Henry Mor- gentnau. wno nas oeen prepares to act for him In such steps as may be taken. Before instruet InR him to proceed, however, the president has been awaiting the definite assurances and informa tion from all the principal pow ers interested as requested in his cable of November SO, defining conditions under which he would Radiophone Concert Is This Afternoon Through the efforts of the local Radio club there can be heard in Salem a radiophone concert. This concert will b? sent out from the station of H, E. Welch, who has been doing some testing with a phone set loaned by the govern ment forestry service. This concert will be heard from 2:15 -to 3 p. m. If you wish to hear this. gt in touch with H. 11. Churchill, phone 1671-R. or Clive Scott, 345 South Fourteenth street, or Lee Crawford, phone 735. These stations are equipped to hear this and other radio sig nals. The concert will consist of music and speech. More of these concerts will be arranged for and announced in the near future. Don't be afraid to ask these men to show you their stations as they are proud of them and will ap preciate the visit. The local club t-xpects to have a set installed In the club rooms in the near future and will invite you there. Alice Thompson. Macleay; Nellie Curts. Salem; Mable A,tol,ar' R. 7. Salem; Hazel K. Marshall. Salem; Beatrice B. Burton, Pra turn; Mrs. Ada E. Vest, Wood burn; Grace Reed. Hubbard; Mrs. Carrie McCormick, Hubbard; Pearl B. Kelley, Turner; Emily Loose. Salem; Carrie Branch. Salem; Grace Von Behren. Salem; Mrs. Lois .Myers. Stayton; Carolyn Williams, Salem; Nellie E. Logs, don, Salem; Louise Beers, Jeffer son; Florence Sperry, Gervais; Mrs. Rita Mahoney. Gervais; Mrs. Lena E. Ball. Turner; Ida B. Col by, Salem; Emma A. Shanafelt, Salem; Maude Halvorsen, Salem; Josephine B. Hoed. Mill City. TWO SENATE BILLS SIGNED Measures by Eberhard Would Remove Dead Timber Cigarettes Sold Minors Is Charge Against Dealers JlPqntlnned pj?ajto t) J. H. Rosenberg of PrineTille. That dealers in cigarettes are In the habit of selling to minors, has for some time been the T)?liet of Chief of Police Verden Moffit. Accordingly evidence was secured Saturday morning and 10 arrests made of Salem business men. The men were cited to appear at po lice headquarters at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. ' Appearing to answer to the charge of selling cigarettes to minors were Fred Walker. 403 South Twelfth street; J. C. Camp bell. 306 South Twenty-rifth street; Joe Domogalla.' 605 Capi tol street; F. P. Redaway. 1403 North Church street; J. Straator. pool hall 178 South Commercial street: Fayne Morley. 1390 South Twelfth street, and Jim Engle, 129 South Commercial street. Each deposited bonds of $10 for appearance Monday to answer to th charge. Merchants cited to appear and who have not as yet done so. are Jack Frost, eroeery and confec tions. South Twelfth street; How ard E. Damon." 99 North Cora Governor Olcott has approved senate bills 1 and 13. These are measures by Senator Eberhard to remove dead timber from the stat utes. The first abolishes the board of automobile mechanics examiners which was created nn- I der an act found by the supreme coun io oe unronsiiiunonai. ine Becond removes from the statute the section limiting counties to 2 per cent of assessed property val uation in the issuance of road bonds, an act superseded by the constitutional amendment adopt ed by the people last May where by the limit is raised to the 6 per cent. The governor has now approved threebills. The first, signed sev eral days aro. was bouse bill No. 52, appropriating $40,000 for ex pense of the legislative session. The governor yesterday re ceived for consideration . the measure appropriating $250,000 to meet deficiencies incurred by state institutions and departments in the last biennlum. (Contlnaed on pass 3) SPOKANE nESTS IDAHO SPOKANE. Wa.h.. Jan. 22. University ot Idaho, basketball teaiu waa defeated here tonight by the Spokane Amateur Athletic club. 23 to 22. The game, one of the fastest ever played here, was clow throughout. Featured In the legislative are na in the last week has been the contention over the Port of Port land consolidation bills. The con tenders have been the members of the Multnomah deleration, wran gling among t'nemseives. with members from the outside coun ties busy along the side lines, do ing no little clandestine coaching as the industrial interests of their constituents have dictated. This much for the lawmakers alone. Other elements were Inject ed openly Into the fight Thursday night, when by invitation port and city officials appeared at the pub lie hearing on the measures In the senate chamber and did their part in a discussion which precipitated the midnight blowup. That affair is the crest of the port controversy so far. and the bills are yet to be formulated into legislation. The week haa been ripe in im portant bills In the senate cham ber some of them doubtless des tined to become so ripe they can't be carried from the committee rooms to the floor. Senator Nor blad's three bills designed to put a permanent ban on purse sein ing are being watched closely by the fishing interests. B'e F?ht Foreseen. Patterson' budget bill Is Im portant, intended to carry out an executive -recommendation. The three prohibition law enforcement measures of the Anti-Saloon lea gue, sponsored by Eddy and Far rell. are already the target of the unreconciled, A "legion of death." composed of 1000 Portland school teachers, it Is said, will come to Salem to do battle with Senator Staples' tenure bill. ; Of unestlmated Importance Is a brace of bills intended to place on the tax rolls, property that is now exempt, pushed by Senator Jones, and in one of which he has been joined by Hume and Strayer. Sev eral salary Increase measures have appeared which will draw a wick ed fire. There la a prediction they will fail to pass. For Governor Olcott. Senator Patterson Is sponsoring the move to appropriate $300,000 for a new industrial school for boys. Hume's attempted legislation to reeulate private, denominational and par ochial schools. Introduced the first J day of the session. . has been at tacked durlne the last week and has been modified slightly. Budget Change Due. Bell's bill to change the person nel of the state emergency board and elect all the members from the joint ways and means commit tee is rather disturbing, and will cause a fight. Success is predicted for his measure to expedite the counting of votes at elections by the creation of precinct counting boards. The Patterson budget bill, re ferred to above, proposes to make the state board of control, com posed of the governor, the secre tary of state and the state treas urer, a board to peruse at the end of each biennlum the budget esti mates of each state Institution and department going before the leg islature for appropriation, and not the state institutions alone, as at present. Senator Jones measure relating to the assessment of merchandise, capital and machinery owned by corporations is an amendment to the present law. which requires these to be taxed, but does not provide for their listing with the assessors. The Jones bill would compel the owners to furnish the assessors with lists of these prop erties or suffer a penalty. The other taxation measure in which Jones. Strayer and Hume have joined would place the unoccupied property of churches and certain charitable institutions on the tax rolls and would remove church schools from the exempted list. Salary RooMs Offered Bills that have come in propos ing salary increases call for a lift for the state superintendent of schools from $3000 to $4000 a (year, the clerk of the state land Doara irom Z4v to jjuuv, me state corporation commissioner from $3000 to $3600. the attor ney general from $3600 to $4000 and the clerk of the supreme, court from $2400 to $3000. Another will be Introduced in the house to increase the state forester's salary LA1TREL. . Miss.. Jan. 22, Surrounded by the comforts of rlviliiation, Albert Parson, the "wild man of the Leaf River bottom." his 50-year-cld "wife" whom he says he caught 23 year at;o In a Lear trap, aad a 2-year-oid baby sir I. all of whom strayed into I,ux yesterday like people from another are. tonight are as much a mystery to authorities as ever. . Interest centers Inthe babe's identity. Aiitliorities'do not be lieve she U the child of th pair who. althouKh In perfect health, i-hows no higns of scars of primi tive living. The woman has lost an eye. which she declares waa "scratched out by a wild cat." The man's clothes were in tat ters, the woman wore the scanty remnants of a dress and the baby was naked. They had been driven out of their "home." a shack on a strip of land in an isolated sec tion, by high water. Person main tains he owns the land. The trio had lived principally on roots, wild fruits and game, bat there was evidence of an ef fort fo farm with the aid of a blind horse which Parsons said he had -"captured." Although the man's mind is said to be more nearly normal than the woman's, he Is unable to account for the child. Stories have been' heard for year regarding a "wild man." but uscally were discounted. The man says he la 72 years old. but looks older. '. The three are being cared for at the poor house. BORAH ASKS NO DELAY IN DISARMING Idaho Senator Issues Sharp Statement in Answer to Roofs Suggestion to De lay Army Cutting i NATIONS INITIATE ' STUPENDOUS PLANS Versailles Disarmament Pledge Fails to Function in Two Years Insurance Committee Will Recommend BUls A bill relating to capital re quirement of companies trans acting accident and health insur ance which alma to keep out small companies ot this kind is one of a number or bills that will be introduced in the house, on re commendation of the insurance committee.' The measure pro rides that the present Law be am ended so that mutual life insur ance-com pan leu may be licensed to transact such business. The Metropolitan company is given as an example of a company which would be affected by the paxsage of the bill. i Another bill that this commit tee plans to Introduce would pro tect the revenue of the state by requiring that insurance on prop erty of non-resident persons lo cated in this state shall be in sured only through agents of this state and the taxes recorded by the state on such insurance pre miums. Still another one would affect foreign concerns, such as the London Lloyds, who take many thousands - in premiums from the state upon which they pay no taxes because they are not forced to comply with the laws of any state, by requiring that all such business be written through licensed agents. . Iran Martin of . Marion, chair man of the insurance committee, will introduce the bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 A anr gestion'of Eliho Root, former see re tary of atate. that a world con ference on disarmament b de layed until after President-elect Harding Is Inaugurated, brought a sharp statement tonight from Senator Borah, republican. Idaho, author of a, pending resolution aaklag the president to initiate nepogtiatlons looking to a reduc tion of naval building by the Unit ed States, Great Britain aad Ja pan. "Delay Is one of the methods peculiarly adapted to killing any. program of dlsannent," said the senator, adding that he regretted "exceedingly that Mr. Root should throw his Influence 'aalaat the prorreaa being made. "It may be possible. he said, "and I presume It Is probable that they can atop the passage or this resolution, but they cannot atop -the movement. Mr. Root's suggestion waa con talned la a letter read today be fore the house naval committee by Chairman Butler. He aald he "felt strongly that steps should be tak en promptly under the new admin istration to bring about a general agreement on disarmament. : Senator Borah said that If the suggestion for delay had com from Mr. Hardin r he should have felt very much like deferring, hut, he added, that he doubted if Mr, Harding- "would wish to aay that he wants delay until he can In form himself aa to conditions with, which I hare no doubt he la fa miliar." "I doubt also." the senator maid, "if 11 r. Harding would wish to aay that he is going to appoint a sec retary of state who Is not entirely familiar with the situation so far as the underlying principles ara concern ed. He added that If Mr. Root or others would suggest some alter native plan which would expedite disarmament he could support It gladly. Senator Borah said the treaty of Versailles had what amounted to a pledge for disarmament- hut that two years after its drafting "the most stupendous programs for armamenta known have been Initiated by at least four of the al lied and associated powers." LEGISLATURE MAY CALL FOR SPECIAL SPRING ELECTION A special election looms iri the offing. The presence on the house and senate calendars of sever al joint resolutions to amend the state constitution, measures which necessarily would have to be referred to the people if adopted by the legislature, indicates that this session prob ably will call a special election for the coming spring: and the month of May would be the usual time. THK WK.VTIIER mercial street, -and Louis Cohn, Sunday . fair east, rain "west por- 127 North High Btret, 'tlon: -fresh southeasterly winas. While some of the resolutions specify that the measures be re ferred to the people at the next general election, the Lumber of referred measure that are intro duced and passed, it Is predicted, will be sufficient to cause the leg islature by special enactment to call a special election. In that event the measures proposed to be referred at the general election doubtless would be amended so they would be voted on at the spe cial election. "Further, there is .a move to refer soldier's bonus leg islation to the people and on this, it would not be desirable to await until the next general election, which will not be until a year from next November. Hix Measure Preneated Four amending measures al ready bare been Introduced In the senate and two In the house. Senator Smith has fathered a resolution to repeal section 2. ar ticle XI proposing that the meas ure be voted on at the next gen eral election. It is In the hands of the committee on assessment and , unAA oenn rVi riM four are Jponecom Th. sectioa .referred to the special committee on salaries appointed by the legislature of 1519. (Continued on page 6) that they be referred to the peo ple, either at the next special or next general election. One of them, notwithstanding other con stitutional limitations, would al low the state to issue bonds up to 3 per cent on its assessed prop erty valuation to create a loan fund for ex-service men. The amount at present would be about $30,000,000. lioan for Home Builder. Senator Dennis' other measure Is similar, but provides a loan fund of 2 per cent of the state's assessed property valuation for home builders. It would yield at present about $20,000,000. Senators Smith. Eberhard and Hare Jointly hare Introduced a resolution to refer to the people at the next general election a propo sal to extend the duration of the legislative session from 40 to (0 daya and Increase the pay of mem bers to $5 Instead of 13 a day. In the house Representative Lynn has Introduced a joint reso lution to change the constitution relative to the method appor tioning the state lntoa"senatorlal Is an obsolete one. dealing In part land representative districts. with regulation of the liquor traf- Representative Egbert has of- fic by municipalities. I fered a constitutional change Senator Dennis is author of two In-strict the use of the emergen joint-resolutions - which provide 1 clause. -' 1