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flRST SECTION Pages 1 to 6 SEVENTIETH YEAR SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY-MOIINING, JANUARY SO, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS TWO SECTIONS 12 Pages JAPANESE HOSPITAL PATIENTS ARE HELD ILLEGALLY III HIM! FREED BECAUSE COM- MITTKI IIY JUSTICE Statute Inailvertetlly Repealed in 11M5 C'utiM of Complication At Slate Insane Asylum Secretary Colby Believes Senator Johnson has been Acting on Erroneous As sumption as to Relations. PLAN WOULD ABROGATE CALIFORNIA ALIEN LAW Japanese Agreement is hot Discussed at White House PossiMy a score or more of in mates of the state hospital for the insane are held there under Ille gal committment. This wan dis covered yesterday when, follow ing u; habeas corpus anion. Judge i. Ci ltingham held that Georjca lluhur of Brownsville should be delivered from the custody of Dr IU K. l.ee Steiner, superintendent of the state hospital, for the rea- STOI GALE ALONG COAST IRKS HAVOC Twenty-One Barqes Are Torn Loose From Their Moorings and Driven Into Puget Sound by Wind. BELGIAN KING OFFERS CUP FOR SAIL YACHTS minister anxoinces open ocean hacks. , King AHm-l'H Ctit Race Will He roine Permanent Iroierty of Sailing Victor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 The ittack on the proposed agreement between Japan and the tnited States as to the status of Japanese in litis country which was- made to day by Senator Johnson of Califor nia was characterized by Secretary of State Colby in a statement to- oifht as proceeding: "upon a quite erroneous tuamption us to tne trend and purpose of the conyer nations which have been going on between Ambassador Morris ana lit Japanese ambassador. Johnson Registers Opposition. The Dian for an agreement Is now before the two governments and was said by Senator Johnson mi the basis of statements "from authoritative sources" as to lis nrovislons. to mean In the end continuance of Japanese immigra tion and increase In the Japanese population in the west." In his statement Secretary Col by said that Senator Johnson was not uninrormea as to ine cuurso ol these conversations "and I am therefore surprised that he should feel called on to throw himself In to a defensive posture against dangers which he describes but which, I am Informed, he has been assured do not present themselves. "The state department . is charged with the duty of pursuing these important discussions with lober regard to the facts," the itatement continued, "and this it n uaa sought to do with a proper consideration for every Interested point of view. - . V r.itfnrniA Law Affected. ., , "I am not speaking In any spir it of criticism or., benator vouu .An hnt lie must know, as a mem- w f th senate foreign relations , committee, that even if the fear to which he gives expression. the state department Is moving too rapidly In the direction of a treaty, that a treaty can have no affect without its submission in iai course to the senate, and un ler the latter's practice a minute examination by the senators' com mittee," - . Secretary Colby, who conferred today with President Wilson, said the Japanese agreement had not been discussed during the White 1 1 one conference. i . Cantor Johnson In his state ment today said the plan would . In effect "abrogate and destroy the alien law voted by California. It would also, he said provide as to Japanese exclusion for another "so-called gentleman's agreement which does not exclude." Such a situation he said, was intolerable," and he added: Consummation of such a plan will be resisted." son that he had been committed by a justice of the peace and not a onntv in UAt the legislature of 190.", a law was enacted whereby, in the ab sence of a county judge or his in ability to act, a justice or the peace could be called by the cir cuit court to serve in his place. At the legislature of 1913 this art was inadvertently repoaled in the process of repealing some oth er statutes. With authorities generally unaware that the act had been repealed, justices of the peace have continued since 1913 to commit persons to the state hospflal when called sit in the absence of county, judges. Judge Bingham's decision in the habeas corpus action affects all patients committed by justices of the peace ASTORIA AND ALBANY STRUCK BY TWISTER Small Boats are Reported in Distress off Puget Sound NEW YORK. Jan. 29. King Albert of Belgium has offered' a cup- for an ocean race from Sandy Hook to Ostend,' Belgium, open to hi illnv vatitu Ilnnm T 1a ':irtifr. Belgian minister. announcd to day. The race is to start July 4. The race will be without handi cap, the baron announced, as the king desires an open contest for the championship of the high seas All sizes and typs of sailing yachts wi'ilt any rls and from all natoins are eligible as are also auxiliary-yachts, provided. the pro pelling machinery is properly seld or- neutralized.- The start is to be at noon, re-gardles.- of wind or weather, and the starting point in to be between Ambrose light ship and the com mittee yacht. A warning signal is to be given at fen minutes before n and the starting signal win PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. 2iH- A storm driven with a wind Ve locity of al least 122 miles an hour struck the United States f, h k In o (it tinIll RAILROAD OFFICIALS TO REDUCE EXPENSES CONFERENCE BEHIND C'LOSKI) IMlOKS IS ENDED. Eiecutlve Agree That ra'Ing I'Ap-iHlitiirt-H .Must lie Cut LEADING MEN " 0FY1C1 Yachts unable to reach tne startini: line will .be .penalized by the time lost. ' King Albert's cup will become the permanent prop- CHICAGO. Jan. 29. Railroad executives, after a two day confer- . I . S . . . r m fiire oenina cioso aoors. lanigui had outlined tentative plans' con sidered necessary for efficient operation. The labor committee of the American. Association of Hallway executives was still con ferring tonight on a program, but with prospects of action Monday. No announcement was forth coming. One officer stated that the rail road action was alined at the na tienal agreements between the rtnild mid K.tr aninlnvno It U'na lnrlintol that tliA first ttlen Itro-! posed by the railroads in reducing expenses would be immediate abrogation of these agreements. The agreements are under fire be fore the railroad labor board. tl was generally agreed by the conference, it was said, that ope rating expenses must be cut be tween $400,000,000. and 500,- 000.000. . SPEAK TODAY Three Mass Meetings For Men and Boys in City Churches are Scheduled For Three OTIock. PRESIDENT. W. J. KERR PRESIDES AT BANQUET Money is Voted to Defray Expense of Work in Oregon and Idaho BATTLESHIPS IMMUNE FROM AERIAL BOMBS EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED AGAINST INDIANA Claim That Airplane lfa Made Navy Virtually Uncle In Fk-tirku REPARATION SETTLED ON WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Bombing experiments conducted against the old battleship Indiana have demonstrated the "improb ability of a modern "battleship be ing either destroyed or complete ly put out of aft Ion." according to a report made public today by the navy department. ' The report was from Captain W. -D. Iby, director of gunnery exercises. The department-has accurate information regarding the number of hits that may be expected against a vessel by aerial bombs, the report said. In the Indiana exiieVimefcts. bombs of different design and weights were placed aboard the decks to determine the amount ot damage to be ex pected from an aerial bomb, the Ftatement . said. '. Dummy bombs were dropped from aircraft to de termine the percentage of hits. Naval officers were much ex 0 COUNCIL Allies Remain as United in Peace as They Did in War When Nations Agree in Full Accord on Germany. CONFERENCE RESULTS. IN SATISFACTION weather bureau station at NortJ v amTTsuitable Head. Wash., near the mouth of " .nioi wm be Lh! ?&-!: I oenT tne since the laws of 1913 became ef- tonight by Kdward L,. Wells. In r.tiva I vnarge oi ine weainer oureau - III. fn - iliIfoIoo. ni.'.nn&lircil ' PTPSelltPd uuruii nam. The duty, of the . starting com Huber. plaintiff In the action. is considered by Dr. Steiner dan gerously Insane, and Immediately after the decree was announced, neighbors of the Huber family at Brownsville a delegation of whom came to Salem to protest against his" being given his freedom, swore out another insanity com plaint, on which he will be tried next week. The move to obtain his freedom grew out of a letter written to his mother by a. hos pital attendant who said Huber was not Insane. The attendant was discharged when it was found he had written the letter. PMI no rue Fin here. According to the dispatch when the 132-mile point was reached, the anemometer, by which the ve locity of the wind Is measured, was swept from its fastening and wrecked, according to (the mes sage received here. All outside equipment at the station was de stroyed the message said, - and slight damage was done to build ings. In Astoria the storm unroofed a portion of a public dock- and damaged several buildings. Win dows were broken in numerous instances, signs were wrecked and telephone wires were put out of commission. At Albany, Or., the wind un roofed a building on the coun ty fair grounds. In Portland, while there was a strong wind, no damage had been reported. Rotary Clubs of State Will Spread Idea Through United States mittee will be to conduct the start and consider all protests or fouls that may arise up to the starting signal, when Its duties. will cease. Entries are to be received by the Belgian consul general in New York, Pierre Mall, at 2S Madison avenue ;. FOUEY TIFF 13 f TREATY I f 1 LDllIFHb Guatemala, Honduras, Sal vador, and Costa Rica To Be Merged The leading feature of today. ! ercised over the testimony - or tht rnn-iiiiinr nr 11,0 v xi I Brigadier General William Mit- C. A. convention will be the mass! cheH. director of training and op- C. W. Hillman, manager of the Cherry City Baking company, and William Edwards, chief bak er, got their heads together a short time ago and made some experiments with prune lread. Now they are using 25 pounds of prunes a day at that bakery in the making of prune bread, and the Indications are that the de mand will persist and that they will , use at least 25 pounds a day. 365 days jn the year. That will be something around 10,000 pounds a year of prunes. But this is not the whole story. ; The other Salem bakers are al so making prune bread; and the movement Is spreading to Port land, and likely to spread all over the United States. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 29. Wire less reports from the master of the steam schooner Hartwood. from Aberdeen, Wash., for San Francisco with lumber, ar!y to night reported the vessel drifting outside ot Grays Harbor. Later the Hartwood wirelessed that she bad cast anchor and that the an chors were holding. The captain said he believed the vessel was safe. A gale of 51 miles an hour was reported blowing of Gray'a Harbor. Tariff Filibuster Holds Up Important Appropriation i Measures . SEATTLE. Wash.. aJn. 29. A fleet of tugboats Is engaged to night in rounding up 21 barges torn from their moorings in El liott bar and driven out into Pn get Sound in a high wind which swept the sound early tontgnt, en dansrerinir shinnina. Mowing down light poles and putting a part of the city In darkness, blowing in windows and causing nearly a seore of chimney fires. Sven 11 enters owned by the Washington tug and barge com nanv were tourn from their moor ines in the East Waterway, swept against a fleet of fourteen barges owned by the Lllllco LAuncn a.nu skfmTanv anil th whole 21 t- t... f ..V M "r-s - - , ine oaiem jvuiary viuo is were blown into the souna. Ine It lip. and so Is the Portland 1 , s.rii mnii boats were resort Rotary club, and other Rotary j'ej.jn distress and patrol boats ciuos inrougnoui ine iaie. auu; wpr Rpnt to their asistsance. Y.W.C.I!. WILL AID E1PFI1 BELIEF Receipts From the Cafeteria February 1 to Help War Countries ' la" response to an appeal made oy Herbert Hoover to seven na tional organizations to aid. In the European relief program, the roung Women's Christian associa tion cafeterias all over the Unlt States have arranged to turn the grosa cash receipts re fied on' February 1, Tuesday to the European relief fnnd. K telegram received here from tne secretary of the national . I'. Mrs. Lewis II. Laphara, few York, reads: . "Urgent appeal Just received "otn Hoover aaklne us as one of saven organizations to contribute OrllCiallv X.- f nn fauonai board today voted to des f1"6 February 1 as Y. W. C. A. nviBibU guest day plan as fol owg. j0 request the donation of etth receipts at noon meal riiary ini every association cafeteria anA 1i, mnm nmtiM. . - .HU ll UVU I Will D J ,zng sharing our food with starv int European children. Counting on foti to support plan and assist ar as lies In your power." CALIPOHXIA IS VICTOR. BERKELEY, Cal. Jan. 29. Tns Pniverslty o! California bas tball team defeated Oregon Ag "cnltural college here tonight 31 these Oregon Rotary clubs pro pose to spread the Idea to the Ro tarians throughout the United States, and perhaps samples of the bread baked In Oregon will be sent to many of the eastern cities, to show how good It Is. Would Mean Million. If this movement for prune bread should be extended to the bakeries- of the United States gen erally. It would mean millions of pounds f prunes disposed of In this way every week; perhaps ev ery day . " And. anvwar. there would very soon be a demand for all the snr- nlus runes that are now on nana. and all that could be spared for this Durnose from future crops. foe thU would advertise prunes to everybody, and housewives would make prune bread In tneir nomes. and thev would eat more prunes prepared and served In various wavs. . ; ; ; - . TVir. a everr rood Oregonian knows, there are hundreds ot ways in which prunes may be pre pared to make them appetising, and in everv one of the ways they are good for the health of the people who eat them. Even the little sweet prunes, few of which in Oreeon: the ones that taste like medicine, are good for the health But there Is no prune grown in the world that tastes good in so many ways as the Oregon prune, with Its tart-sweet flavor; with the taste. that Hneers. . - irv Prune Day And they are also talk In a abou t a prune day a day on which all the people of the United States u Ka nctred to eat prunes. . So everybody Is likely to be "fun nt wrunes" soon, and It will be rood for what ails all of the 100,000.000 people of this coun try.., 1; .- , ' .- ; WHITMAN BEATS W. S. C. PULLMAN, Jan. 29. Whit man college nosed ont Washing ton State college in the last tew minutes of ; play at basketball here tonight and won 23 to 21. i Eighteen chimney fires were reported between 5:30 and P m. but losses were smaii. The entire university district was plunged Into darkness when light poles were blown down and In other ectlons of the city lights were cut oft by wire troubles. The storm was general through out this section according to the local weather bureau. The wind attained a velocity of60: miles o n hniir here. Telegraph and telephone service was reported badly cnppiea in iuo south half of the State. WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. The Fordnev emergency tariff bill had. reached, the foundering, potni when the senate adourned tontgnt until Monday.. Kenublican leaders at, a, conter- ence agreed next week to eBdeay or again to secure an agreement for a vote and if unsuecesstui, to attempt cloiture. That both plans were very cer tain of. defeat was stated private- 1 by. Republicans, who Raid thai in event of failure they would be compelled to lay, aside the meas ure. Such a course, they con ceded, probably would mean Us defeat. ' Under, the plan decided on by the Republican leaders. Chair man Pen rose, of the. finance com mittee would be authorized Mon day again to ask. unanimous con sent Tor a final vote. prooaDiy February 15. . Expecting objec tion from Democratic opponents in voting on a fixed date. Repub lican leaders scid it was agreed that tollqwing an objection. Sena tor Tenrostc would present a pe tition for cloiture. It ia said to have the signatures of all but six Republican senators here, i With a two-thirds vote neces sary to Invoke cloitur. something which Republican leaders admit ted probably could not be secureu. the vote on it would come Wednesday. If the cloiture petition was Toted down. Republican managers r.aid it would be demonstrated that passage of the bill would te impossible. With this situation. It was reported Republican lead ers would have exhausted every effort at passage and would then be prepared to charge Its defeat tc the Democratic opponents and be ready -to lay It aside for ap propiiation bills. WASHINGTON, aJn. 29. Rati fication of the treaty negotiated at San. Jose. Costa Rica, this month providing for the creation of a Central American republic, fcy the congresses of the four sig natory countries. Is expected in time to have the new federation come . Into existence before Sep tember 15, Dr. Julio Bianchi. Guatemalen minister, announced tnnlrht. i jiy the treaty of Guatemala, Honduras. Salvador and Costa Rica, would e marged under the new federation. Nicaragua, it was explained, withheld signature be- mum nhe am not wish io surtcu- der certain rights, especially as to the treaty making power, but a provision was Inserted to permit her admission at any time. . f The treaty, which would ulti mately create a republic of more than 5,000.000 people, provides for a government modeled er the constitution of the United ot.tna with InrM branches, tne executive, legislative and Judicial. meetings of men and high school students to be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at three churches. Speakers of unusual ability will deliver addresses during this hour The men's mass meeting will be held in the First Methodist church. The speaker. George Irv ing, international secretary of re ligious work, has chosen as his subject "The Unfeeling Detec tive." At the same hour in the Congregational church Dr. John Brown, Jr., senior secretary of the physical department from New York city will address the senior high- school boys on "A Real Game." J. G. Kilpack. assistant secretary of Portland, will be song leader. In the First Presbyterian church, at 3 o'clock. H. W. Stone, international l secretary of educa tional work ot the Y. M. C. A., will speak to the junior high school boys, using as his subject. "Tne Ancient Clown." . Cash Wood, county Y. M. C. A. secretary of Medford. will lead In .the singing. These three meetings are consid ered by those In charge of the convention as the most important to be held during the convention, and crowded houses are expected. Other services to be held today will be a prayer and purpose ses sion at 9:30 a. m. at the rresoy terian church under the leader ship of Mr. Irving and attendance at the regular church services of the day according to preterence at 11 o'clock. At 7:30 p.- m. simultaneous gospel meetings will be held In the churches, addressed by convention speakers and dele gates. The large dining room of the First Presbyterian church was crowded to capacity to accommo- erations of the army air service. before the house appropriations committee that the airplane had made the navy virtually useless. Secretary Daniels said he knew of nothing that would justify such a conclusion. Supreme Council Completes Action on German Disarmament DISHEl III HOUSE FURIOUS New System of Big Appro priation Measures Is Cause a. I la mrtro fin rS"lA con flate those who partook , of the embodying theBC provisions would banquet Riven in. fram at aVonventlon to be,ght. W. J. Kerr . Pr-l;nt of called when three signatory coun tries have ratified. Hall Returns to State Hospital After 24 Hours Jacob C. Hall, who escaped tha .tita hnonital for the in- 1 1 v ill mi " sane Friday night about- 1 o'clock, was returned to the hos pital last night after 24 hours absence. Hail went . - on the automobile stage leaving here about 7 o'clock and was pecked up in Portland by city of ficials. An attendant rho s in Portland for. another patient brought Hall with him. GOOD WILL IS SHOWN. EQUALITY UPHELD TOKIO. Jan. 28. That japan has not abandoned her racial equality proposal was made clear by Viscount Uchlda, minister of foreign affairs, who in answering inquiries m the diet todsy sad it would be Introduced In the coun cils of the league of nations if a suitable opportunity presented: otherwise it would he withheld. Tii a matter was most Important and must be presented at the right moment. At all events, he de clared, Japan has no intention to cease Its effort, even If it required years. He was confident of final victory. I THE WEATHER Rain ; strong to whole south easterly galea, PARIS. Jan. 29. The British premier told French newspaper men tonirht Great Britain would show the utmost good will In the intAr-allled settlement. (Mr. Lloyd George expressed his belief that the Germans would not lite the terras greatly, but n nntieina ted no difficulty in col lectins the -xDort tax. Control would be made by a German of ficial; he said, but the teparations rommission would have to accept th Nominee and would have nnwer to demand bis. removal German exports could be checked by returns from importing couu tries.; j ; ' POLICE CHANGES MADE. McMinville Lodqe Has Clever Theatre Troop Of professional class was the production of "It Pays to Adver tise." given at the Elks Ha" last night bv a troupe from McMin ville lodge. Remarkable talent was shown In practically all of the parts, and the Salem mem bers of the lodge paid the visiting Dliment of crowd- i. .a hail far nast the standing room point. Scores were unable tn. t inin the hall at all. The production Is a compliment which it is understood the Salem lodge will pay back by 'staging a production in MOiinnvme m the near future. Y.M.C.A. Workers Will m Speak at Churcn services Harrv v. Stone, of Portland. one of the leading Y.M.C.A. men In America, will be tne speaaer at the First Presbyterian Church at the morning church service to day. George T. Pratt, the suc cessful industrial secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Wendiing. Ore., win be the speaker at the evening service at 7:30. "Mistland" Is Good Advertising Name O. A. C. .presided and addresses were madfc by H. W. Stone. Dr. C. H. Puhler; Industrial secretary of the Pacific region of San Fran cisco. George Irving and Carle Abrams. ' The personnel of the Interstate committee elected at a business session of the convetnion yester day includes ! the re-election tor the three-year term of Estes Sned ecor of Portland: Huntington Taylor of Coeur d'lene: John C. Mann ot Medrord, and ueorge .. Halvorsen of Salem. For the two year term George II. Billings of Ashland was elected. The sum of $27,414 was voted by the convention to defray the expenses of the Interstate work of the Y. M. CJ A: In Oregon and Idaho for the year 1921. At the close of the services In the various churches of the city the convention will convene for a farewell service In the Presbyter ian church at 9 o'clock, when brief talks will be given and a good fellowship circle held, after which the convention win adjourn WASHINGTON, aJn. 29. Growing discontent over the new system ot framing big appropria tion measures br6ke in the house today with unexpected fury. The upshot was the riddling of the eight million dollar diplomat ic and consular bill on points of order." . . . . . There was no general attempt to wreck the bill, members1 simp ly seeking to register violent op position to the manner . ot its framing. One member however, attacked Item after item and they went out as without authority of law. . . . . The attack served as a warning of what mav be expected next week when the house begina con federation of the army and the naval appropriation bills It gave leaders cium for serious tnougni as to whether the supply bill could be put through before March 4Ieretofore the diplomatic bill has been prepared by the foreign afafirs committee. In tonch with needs' of the service. Under the new system ranking Republican and Democratic members of the PARIS, . Jan. 29. Fall agree ment, on reparations, German dis armament and all other Important questions before - It had been reached by the supreme council when It adjourned th!a evening to meet In London February 21. . Allie Htaad I'sited The greatest result obtained was. as Premier Br land expressed it. "maintenance by the allies of a front as united in making peace as in waging war. - Count Sforxa. Italian foreign minister and M. Briand said the conference result ed to the satisfaction of all con cerned. . A protocol was signed approv ing the reparations scheme as agreed by the special committee and also the report on the dis armament of Germany as present ed by the military committee. Germany must disarm by July 1, disbanding all her civic . guards not provided for in the peace treaty. Germany will be called on to pay in annuities on a sliding scale 224.000.000. 000 gold marks. Her exports, in addition, bear an ex port duty of 12 per cent for the allies. On the basis' of last years exports this would give the allies 1.260.000,000 gold marks or IS per cent of whatever money ia which the exports are paid for. Thus, it Is estimated, . the first payment mad by 'Germany will be 3,250,000.000 gold marks, the export tax being paid In cash. Gertnaa rraalties Adopted It Is pointed out that besides being a sure method of collection. It will act as a protective tariff In countries near Germany jrfclch . are likely to be flooded with goods made la Germany at low cost. Penalties agreed on for viola tion will apply to all agreements alike reparations, disarmaments and coal deliveries. A res tare of the reparation plan, from the French point of view, is that It associates the allies In the bene fits of Germany's prosperity. . Seizure of German customs was added as fourth of the penalties adopted. The other three are: extension of the area of occb pa- foreign affairs committee were I tion; occupation or the Ruhr d It transfer red to a consolidated ap-jtriet; refusal to admit Germany TORTLAND. Jan. 29. Mayor George L. Baker today announced rhanees in the police department following an Investigation he has conducted for two weeks. Capt. H A. Circle was shirted rrom tne day to first nlsht relief of the detective department, and John Clark, inspector of police, was put In charge of the day relief of th? detective department. De tectives W. A. Hyde and, Robert La Salle were reduced to uniform. Mayor Baker announces would relinquish active control of th department and that ChW or Police L. V., Jenkins would again have full charge. The name "Mistland" as an ad vertisiag name for prunes seems to be taking in the middle west. whore the dealers have aireaay hoard of the nrunes put out iy the Oregon Growers Co-operative association. An order was recently receive by a wholesale house from a large dealer of dried fruit In the middle wont in which it was specifically provided that only the Mistlaud brand of prunes should be ship ped. AMIIUSHINCJ CONTINUES. nilBLIN. Jan. 29. Surprising I an ambushing party at Coachford County Cork, yesterday, soldiers killed one civilian and captured ten of the narty. five ot them wounded. Arms, ammunition and other enulDment were abandoned Divisional Commissioner Holmes who. with five constables was wounded In an ambusii near Cas tie Island, County Kerry, died to day. He had only recently been annotated commlfsioner for the southern counties In succession to Cotonel Sinythe, murdered some time ago. STRIKE IS THREATENED t PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. 29. Officers of the Portland metal trades council announced today that members ot four unions af filiated with that organization who are employed In the shipyard of the G. M. Standlfer corporation at Vancouver. Wash., will striae If a proposed cut in wages to be come effective In the plant next Tuesday Is applied to them. The nnions threatening to striae are the electricians, coppersmiths, cnlkers and sheet metal workers. They are not affiliated with the Vanconver metal trades council. according to local union ofnctais, and will not ' abide by the agree ment entered Into by that council to nrcent the nronosed cut. a conference between officers of the Portland Metal Trades counen and R. V. Jones, vice president of the StanJifer corporation, is ex pected to be held early in the week, union officials said. propriation committee of 33 mem bers. This method vlrtnally eliminat ed the chairman of the commit tee so far as he was antboruea to take any personal part In a snoplv bill's preparation. The Repnblican member transferred became, head of the particular wub-committee on appropriation which tended to make him a more nower tlgure on the Hoor than his former chairman. Jealous oi their old powers, some chairmen and committeemen, it was said. made no attempt to conceal am- mosity or desire to take a -whack at the bill. ' ' The weak spot la the new sys tem, according to those opposing It. was In fact that many appro oriations were authorized which had no been authorized before, and which were thus open to points of order. There are ways by which the items eliminated may be put back either by the senate, in confer ence, or by special rule, giving them legislative standing. SHIP BURNED AT SEA. California Man Prefers Oregon's Italian Prunes California retail dealers be lieve in selling . only California products. A letter. was receive! yesterday at the Oregon Growers Co-operative association from a man In Los Angeles who had re ceived a box of Oregon prunes and liked theta better than the California sweet prune, on ac rnunt of the tart sweetness of the Italian pune. He soon dis covered that in Los Angeles the dealers sold only the California nrnn and did not keep in stock those crown in Oregon. He was jtold that the' California stores j were wprking for their own state interests. NEWPORT NEWS. Va , Jan. 29. Wlrel?ss avlces received to n'ght were that the Italian steam ship Neptunla was burned at sea today with a probable loss of life. The Belgian steamship Klimmar, bound for Hampton .Roads. Is hrlnrlnr the survivors ot the crew, peroral of whom are said to have been badly burned. Quar antine officials at OKI Point Com fort have been asked to meet the ship with doctors and njirses. Buchtet ADDointed on National Committee -r.Fred G. Buchtcl of the public service commission today received notice of his appointment as member of the committee on stat istics and accounts of railroads ot the National Association of Rail road and Utility Commissioners The aooolntmxMit was made oy James A. Perry, president of the association. . to the league of nations. The proposal to apply penakl. . was presented by Premier Lloyd George. According to the ar rangement, the annuities and ex port taxes are payable semi-annually. Discount for advance pay ments will be eight per cent the first two years, six the third and fourthyears. and flee thereafter. Germany is forbidden to establish foreign credits without approval of the reparations commission.. Germany Hears Decisions . The decisions were commant- cated to Germany tonight. As to Austria. It was agreed that the allies should forego reparations. the cost or the army of occupa tion and certain other Austrian debts to enable Austria to obtaJa aid more easily. It was also de cided to convene a conference cf Austria and adjoining countries to endeavor to improve relations between Central Europeaa states. Approval was given M. Louch eurs proposal for a 200.000.010 franc corporation to assist Aus trian industries, in which the dif ferent governments may partici pate.- A commission will be ap pointed to inquire tnto the con duct of the Austrian administra tion. Great resistance is exnected from Germany over reparations. The allies will hear the Germaas at a conference in London. Feb ruary 2S. Germans Express Objections BERLIN. Jan. 29. The mode ot exacting reparations from Ger many causes the Berliner Tage blatt to declare the conference is more like a "madhouse than aa assembly cf reasonable men. It says it is not surprised at Lloyd Gecrge'a "yielding to the French extortionists." but asks why this ever vacillating parliamentary statesman ever got the reputation of being a strong leader." "AH Germany can do It with a shrug or her shoulders, to re fuse to pay such sums and leave It to the allies to come and take their booty when they want it." It adds. The Lokan Anxelger says: , "We know well enough that Mr. Lloyd George can at the last' moment give way to the French, claims when It appears to him to be In the interests of Great Biit- (Continued on pate 4) f -J