SEVENTIETH YAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23. 1921 PRirp. rtv rxrra '
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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.
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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.
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