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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5 1921
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
BATTLESHIPS
TO AIRCRAFT
MRS. HARDING SMILES
AS SPOTLIGHT FLASHES
N EXT FIRST LADY OF -LAND
ATTENDS "THKATKR
Chairman Butler Declares
An" International Disarm
ament Conference Will be
Called by U. S.
HIGH NAVAL OFFICERS
OFFER TESTIMONIALS
Sims Counsels Against The
Immediate. Disposal of
Capital Ship
Orchestra play "Beautiful Ohio-
Ami "IVrfect Day? For
I Honored Visitor
WASHINGTON, February 4.-
SatlAfled rrom testimony oi a
large number of Witnesses that
railing of an International con-
frrence to discuss disarmament
would meet with general appror
al. the house naval committee to
day called before it 10 high offi
cers of the nary and one of the
army and heard a vast amount of
divergent and confusing testimony
at to whether aircraft has made
capital naval vessels useless.
To Call DNnrmament conference
Before the testimony, however.
Chairman Butler announced posi
tively that an international dis
armament conference ' would be
called by .this country. He did
not say when tbe call would go
ont bnt it was assumed from his
Hoe of questioning that it wonld
b shortly after President-elect
Harding, with whom Mr. Butler
recently conferred takes office.
Rear Admiral William H.
Sims, the first witness called,
counseled against immediate
abandonment of the capital ship.
He added, however, that if aerial
forces demonstrated the values he
expected them to in the near fu
tare, they would soon make ma
jor surface craft useless, lie op
posed discontinuing work on the
genera! 1919 naval building pro
gram and declared "nobody is go
ing to take his hand off his gun
until conditions become settled in
Europe." , . ' .. , .., - .
Battleship Is Defended
The superiority of the battle
th'ip over either the' airplane or
the submarine waa defended by
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger,
who declared that battleships and
battle cruisers would remain the
backbone or the lleet for years to
rome. He did not believe, he said
that anything very definite would J
come out of tbe proposed disarm
ament conference but said it was
a worth while effort ,
SU11 another view was present
el by Rear Admiral Bradley A.
Fluke, retired. Inventor of the tor
pedo plane, who told the commit
tee' that aerial dreadnanghts
voeld be the capital ship of the
f'H ore.
Rriradler General William Mlt
fnell, chief of training and opera
tions of the army air service,
called t6 the stand, told the com
mittee that it was a simple mat
ter for air forces to hit and de
stroy a battleship and repeated
b! testimony of last week before
the appropriations committee to
'he effect that aerial developments
had made surface navies obsolete.
General Mitchell cleared tip one
Point that bad been causing tbe
committee some wonderment all
day when he declared that data,
opposed by navy officials to be
secret, but disclosed by him be
fore a senate naval committee had
been secured by army officers who
attended the bombing of the old
battleshlo Indiana at i tbe invita
tion of Secretary Daniels.
General Mitchell was on the
stand when the session concluded
and will continue his testimony
tomorrow. . j .
All e'f the naval officers who
testified stressed the necessity for
the immediate construction of
high speed airplane carrying
ships. - - j
While the house j committee
heard this testimony, ! the senate
ml sub-committee drafted an
adverse report on the resolution
Presented by Senator Borah. Re
Jaolican. Idaho, providing for
jnr months' suspension of naval
jnudlng. while experts study the
type of ships. - . i
LAJTD PURCHASE DENIED
NEW YOU K. Feb. 4. Smlline
Inte the glare of a spotlight flash
ed upon her theater box. Mrs.
Warren O. Harding received a
noisy greeting from several thou
sand matinee ' snectatora at tli
Hippodrome this afternoon.
A" of her other triDs outside
her hotel suite were so closely
guarded that few recognized the
future lady, of the land, but at
tention was focused upon her to
day when Madge Loomis of Cin
cinnati, one of the leading danc
ers at the theater, appeared in
Mrs. Harding's box between acta
with a huge bouquet of scarlet
carnations, the state flower or
Ohto. Jhe presented them as the
giflj of 40 Ohio girls in the cast.
The orchestra began playing
"Beautiful Ohio.- and the lights
were concentrated on Mrs. Hard
ing. "
"Later her favorite air. -The
End of a Perfect Day, was played
and Mrs. Harding led in the ap
plause. Overlooking her box were
0 orphan children from Jersey
City. N. J., each munching a box
cf chocolates which she had sent
them. "
Crowds gathered In the street
near the side entrance where Mrs.
Harding's car awaited her. and
thej stopped and smiled to the ac
companiment of cheers and the
clicking of movie cameras upon
emerging from the theater. To
night she visited another theater
with ber companions. Mrs. Ed
ward R. McLean and Mrs. Hardy
S. New.
Tomorrow Mrs. Harding ex
pects to make a few final selec
tions for ber White House ward
robe, to which she has given al
most exclusive attention all week.
She will return to Washington
Sunday, later going to Florida for
a rest.
tiff Till
NEW fiEII
Four. Amendments Adopted
By Upper House When
Fordney Measure Arouses
Senators Interest.
WHEAT AND MEAT DUTY
SET BY AMENDMENTS
Underwood Asserts Bill Can
Be Construed as Con
sumption Tax
WEATHER DOES NOT ! CHARLES SCHNABEL IS
SHOT AT COURTHOUSE
DISTURB OPEN HOUSE
CROWD THRONG IU'lLDIXG
during, kntirk evening
Waller Hail and New Lausanne
Meet Approval of
Visitor
PORTLAND ATTORNKY KILLED
BY POESCHL.
"I DM Not Intend to Kill Schnabel
I Only Wanted to Scare Him,"
Declare Fiend
salei ims
c
Powerful Scoring Machine
( Wins From Newberg -I
High 30 to 18
The : Newberg HI quintet was
enable to, break, the local high
school's long column of victories
and succumbed before Salem's su
perior playing by the score of 30
to 18, in the game, played Friday
night. on the armory floor.
A larger crowd witnessed this
game than has turned out for any
previous game this season.
' With the shooting of the first
basket by Staley. right forward
for the local team, Salem took the
lead and maintained it throughout
the game.
The Newberg team was com
pletely at sea before the local
team's whirlwind attack and
when the powertol scoring ma
chine of Salem desisted from its
attack at the end of the first half.
the score was 17 to 4 In Salem's
favor.
In the second half, the visiting
team Increased their score by sev
eral points, but did-not threaten Co
tie the count. Several of Salem's
substitutes were used, by Coach
Hendricks to good advantage.
When the final whistle blew. Sa
lem had the lead by 30 to 18
score. : -
Staley, with six field baskets to
his credit, was high point man for
the local team, while Carson who
annexed 15 points was the' scin
tillating star for Newberg.
The lineup:
Salens - Newberjr
Staley (12) ... .rf . . . (15) Carson
E. Jones (2) ....If..' Nelson
Gosser ()..,. .e. ....... Carlyle
Ashby (8).....rg..(2)MaInwar'g
M.Jones . . . . . ..lg. . . (1) Cornin
Tucker (2)
Randal
Referee Wapato of Willam
ette.
WASHINGTON, Feb . 4. -r- .The
senate got flown to business with)
jthe Fordney emergency tariff bill
today and oeiore the session wsicn
convened at 11 o'clock ended,
four amendments had been adopt
ed. Votes on the amendments
showea supporters of the blil to
have a majority ranging from 10
to 13.
Final Vote Will lie Taken
As the situation stood tonight
it appeared that the bill would be
under consideration until a final
vote Is reached. Senator Penrose,
republican of Pennsylvania, in
charge of the bill, declared that It
had good prospects' of passage
next week.
, Under the program the early
part of the sessions will probably
be devoted to consideration of ap
propriation bills, but later the tar
iff measure will be debated, as it
was today, to the exclusion of all
else.' ' . "
The committee amendment to
establish an Import duty of forty
cents a bushel on wheat was twice
adopted today. It was first taken
up with only nine senators in the
chamber and accepted without a
dissenting voice. Then Senator
Harrison, democrat, Mississippi.
J one of the bitterest opponents of
tne measure, discovered wnat naa
happened and forced a call for a
quorum. "
After the quorum call and. an
hour of desultory debate. Senator
McCumber. republican. North Da
kota, asked for reconsideration of
tbe wheat amendment and it was
again . accepted 38 to 28. An
amendment exempting from duty
rice to be used In the manufac
ture of canned goods likewise was
adopted.' . ';'5 ' " ';
: Amendments Fix Meat Duties
. Tbe committee amendments fix
ing duties of two cents a pound on
fresh and frozen meats and of 25
per cent advalorem on prepared or
preserved meats, and exempting
from import duties all livestock
imported exclusively for breeding
purposes also was approved.
Consideration of the duty on
meats brought from Senator Un
derwood of Alabama, democratic
leader, an attack on what he de
scribed as the iniquities of the
proposed .legislation. He assault
ed the republican position, inquir
ing whether republican senators
had "absolutely forgotten that the
government had need for reve
nue" and whether the present bill
could be accepted as an indication
of their intention to build a tariff
wall about the country during the
extra session.
The Fordney bill. Mr. Under
wood asserted, could be construed
as none other than a consumption
tax.. He accused supporters of the
bill of being willing to legislate
money from the consumers into
tbe pockets of speculators and
Open bouse at Willamette unl
versify was marked with a grand
finale last night in a formal re
ception ut Lausanne hall and an
ititorinal introduction of Waller
hall. Crowds thronged the build
ings throughout the .entire eve
ning. A deluge of Oregon mint
did not disturb tbe Salem public
and outside guetts iroia visiting
the new Lausanne and the recon
structed Waller.
At Lausanne hall the guests
were met by young women and
troni the wide and spacious en
trance they were conuucieu
through the parlors into the
dean's suite and then out on a
tour of individual rooms. Each
room breathed of individual taste
and refinement, some garbed in
soft shadowy effects while others
spoke of W. U. spirit through dec-
crations of pennants and p. now
tops. Many wished to linger In the
udequatelj equipped kitchen
while others were enchanted by
the inviting dining room.
From Lausanne the visitors
passed to Waller where they were
introduced to the beautiful chapel
and to the well-equipped library.
On the third floor of Waller many
stopped to enjoy a taste of society
life in the Philodorian and Web
sterian society halls where co-ed
members delightfully, entertained
and. punch was. served to .the
guests.
The board of trustees of the
university were in session at Wal
ler hall yesterday when plans
were made for an extension of tbe
building fund campaign andtther
Important business was attended
to. The trustees were special
guests of- the university at the
evening open house.
PORTLAND. Feb. 4. Charles
J. Schnabel. Portland attorney,
was Phot at the court house late
this afternoon and died after
reaching a hospital. Joseph C.
Poeschl was arretted by lepnty
Sheriff Gits Schlmer, who was
with Schnabel when the bullet
was fired into the attorney's back
as they were leaving an elevator.
Poeschl was said by the deputy to
nave declared he jhot Schnabel
oecause h had a grievance
t'gaijst the attorney for not press
ing a claim for Injuries sustained
in saving a Southern Pacific train
from leing wrecked several yearn
a?o.
' I did not intend to kill Schna-
hel. declared Pochl when taken
to Jail. " only wanted to scare
mm iy snooting between his
legs."
roeschl added that he had
sought In vain to have Schnabel
press his- ciaim against the rail
road. "He would not believe me.'
fald Poeschl.
Poeschl came into public notice
in 1917 when the stat legislature
voted him a gold medal in recog
nition oT hiaisupposed bravery in
saving a train In. 1910. Poeschl
received nothing from the South
ern Pacific railroad, upon whose
line the accident occurred. The
incident upon which Poeschl't
claim was based occurred when
he was working as a carpenter on
a bridge, and a train bore down
suddenly. The other men fled
to safety, but Poeschl turned back
after starting with them and was
run over, suffering the loss of one
toot. Later he set up the claim
that he had gone back to remove
a heavy wrnch from the rail
which would have wrecked the
train. The company offered him
I2S00 in settlement, but he re
fused thi3 and sued for heavier
damages. Ha lost the tuit.
NEW YORK IS
"BD1BED" IN
SHI BATTLE
CHILIAN WORKMEN IN
CLASH WITH MILITARY
Observer Has Real Fight For
Life When Smoke Bomb
Explodes in Pit Setting
Plane on Fire.
BLACK BADLY BURNED
EXTINGUISHING FIRE
TWEXTYxKOLDIF.HS KILLKD IX
EXCOrXTEIt
Wotkrr Are Atlcgrd to Have
Eiploded Dynamite and
I'setl Guns
Lieutenant Hurried to Hos
pital Twenty Miles in
. Ten Minutes
son
EXPECTED SOI
Stock Exchange Firms Hope
For Price and Produc
tion Revival
tniBH
BILL DEFERRED
Motion to Recall Military
1 Highway Measure
Stayed
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. A real
fight for life was held above New
York today when 15 army air
plane "bombed" the city with
Mnok.6 bombs and rattled a tattoo
with machine guns in a sham bat
tle to stimulate recruiting for the
air service.
While thousands of persons, out
for noonday lunch, watched the
thrilling spectacle. Lieut. Edward
Clack, an observer in one of the
machines, was fighting, unbe
known to the crowds below, a fire
which threatened tbe destruction
of the machine and the lives of
his pilot. Lieut. Ulysses G. Jones,
and himself.
Black, who was in the gunner's
pit behind the pilot, was dropping
moke bombs when one of tbem
exploded in tbe pit. His face and
hands were burned and his cloth
ing and the fuselage of the plane
caught on fire. Jones turned and
saw tbe struggle, but was power
less to MIpJ He kept an eye on
the nearest river, ready to plunge
2000 feet below if it should be
necessary.
Mack kept his head, however,
graeped a fin extinguisher and
f umped its contents on the flames
When Jones saw that his com
panion had won the grim battle
he turjied his plane towards Mine
Ola field, 20 miles away, making
the trip in about 10 minutes.
Plack was hurried to a hospital
where he will be laid up for sev
eral days.
VALPARAISO. Chile. Feb. 4.-
Unem ployed workmen at the San
Gregorlo nitrate plant In Antofa
gasta province, clashed with a
military guard today and 20 of
the soldiers were killed, accord
lug to advices from the district
received here today.
After the encounter the work
men, who outnumbered the guard,
are reported to have proceeded to
the orfice of Daniel Jones, the
administrator or the plant and
assassinated him. The authori
ties hare taken steps to quell the
disorders.
Having become dissatisfied with
arrangements made to provlds
foodstuffs, says the dispatches
from Antoragasta. the workmen
on Thursday threatened; to kill the
administrator unless he gave np
the keys to the commissariat.
The attitude of the men led to
precautions for defending the
stores and ' reinforcements were
sent Tor, but these failed to ar
rive before the clash.
The workers are alleged to have
exploded, dynamite, and used
tuns.
CIELU
TON
T0KIO, Feb, 3. Denial Is
ttiu-e hy the foreign office of the
' Port that the Japanese and
? icaa governments have
"afhed an mgTeernent under
.tIch Japanese desiring to pur
ase land in Mexico would be
. ,Terr facility by Mexico.
-o such agreement has .been
"ttiuaedV' It was safd at the
;;r f office today; "and the al
-,on i, B fabrication- or an
'r'".fon report. j
Dv3 RILL APPROVED .
Washington. Feb. 4. The
Diii, proposing federal in
f 'rporation of American compan
,p doing bns!nes in China and
""luptlng them front excess pro-
taxation in hnilnpu in that
fountry. was approved today by
hODl van mrA mana ram-
rittp. It waa aent tn the Iodic
ry committee for approval pend-
dence that business will soon set-1
tie down on sound fundamentals
was expressed by leading finan
ciers and practical economists to
night at a dinner of the associa
tion of stock exchange firms.
James S. Alexander, president
of the National Bank of Commerce
In New York, cautioned against
waiting for active buying, urging
business men to stimulate pur
chasing by reduced prices based
on keener efficiency in produc
tion and "reasonable margins of
profits."
"The growing tendency of la
bor to become- more efficient and
its willingness to accept some
liquidation of inflated wages is
encouraging," he said. "The re
adjustment Is favorable to the In
dividual workers.
"Competition for work means
stimulation of efficiency and
staunch individualism as opposed
to radicalism. An abundance of
labor permits employers to choose
workmen Intelligently and co-ordinates
wages to their proper part
In production costs, facilitating
the establishment of price levels
best for all.
"But employers must play fair
and not attempt to lower wages
quoted figures front a summary of i unduly or to force greater cur
tariff Information, compiled byjtailment than circumstances war
rant. They must recognize that m
any country worth living in, the
OF
DEBTS. OPPOSED
American Government Re-r
luses to Consider Erasing
The Allied Debt
BRIID MS
APPROVAL OF
BEPHTIS
Negotiations of Conference
Are Explained to Cham
ber of Deputies For Their
Acceptance.
JUST DUES OF FRANCE
ARE NOT OBTAINABLE
Versailles Treaty Complete
But Is Not Alive Says
Premier
Professor Is Taken
V For Night Prowler
It's bad enough for a fellow, to
have to stand outside In the cold
and darkness, waiting and wait
ing for hi wife, without having
to have a policeman flash a
searchlight in his face and de-.
mand of him what he is doing
there. Sure, he didn't want to
tell that he" had been waiting ont
there half an hour, so he politely
Informed tbe inquisitive official
that It was none of his business
It may have been the bright,
shining badge of the policeman
had something to do with it. for
upon further urging tbe irate
man vouchsafed the information
that he was Gustave Ebsen. pro
fessor of languages at Willamette
university, and that he was wait
ing for bis wife who was at Lau
sanne hall. About that time out
came Mrs. Ebsen from the hall
and defended his statements
whereupon the man of the law de
parted. The identity of the maiden In
distress who pictured In her
mind's eye a horrible male prowl
er aboHt the dormitory and called
last night upon the city police
force to chase the naughty fellow
away, is not given, and It is
doubtful If It will , ever be re
vealed, especially If the young
the republican bouse ways and
means committee, to show that
imports so much complained of
"exist only In the air."
The program of the leaders to
attempt the fixing of a date for a
vote went into tbe discard tem
porarily, with the arrival of Sena
tor Williams, democrat, Missis
sippi, who renewed his declaration
that he would not be bound hy any
private agreements.
The house ways and means
committee concluded hearings on
the silk schedule In its consider
ation of a revision of the perma
nent tariff. It plans tomorrow to
hear discussions of tariff rates on
paper and books. 1
California U. Noses Out
Washington in Basketball
BERKELEY. Cal.. Feb. 4.
With the score of 32 to 32 and
one second to play, the University
of California nosed out the Uni
versity of Washington in a Pacific
coast conference basketball game
here tonight 33 to 32. Harold
Coop, who shot the winning goal,
tallied 18 points during the game.
a like number being netted for
Washington by Henry Slelk. cen
ter. At half time the Californians
led by a 20 to 10 score. Washing
ton scored well during the second
half and six minutes before the
close of the game was leading. 32
to 31. when a technical foul was
called against the northerners and
Coon of California evened the
standard of living tends ever up
ward."
Out of courtesy to Senator
Hall, who has been called to his
borne at Marshfield by the ill
ness of a child, the state senate
yesterday, deferred until Monday
action to recall from the hous?
the Norblad-Hall bill to release
a ' bond is.ue of f 2,500,000 to
tegin construction of the Roose
velt military highway.
As a result of a talk that was
made by R. A. Ilooth, chairman of
the state highway commission, at
a hearing by the roads and high
ways committee of the house on
Thursday night, members of the
senate determined to recall the
bill for rcconsid?ration. The bill
passed the senate a few days ago
with only four votes against it.
Commissioner Booth declared
passage of the measure by the
legislature was unthinkable and
that it would be referred to the
people if passed. Early yester
day Senator Vinton moved to re
call the bill from the houss, and
the motion was seconded. Vin
ton agreed to have the motion
tabled until Senator Hall should
return, and when it was found
that Hall bad gone to Marshfield
and probably would not . return
until Monday, it was agreed, upon
the advice of President Ritner. to
take no further action until Mon
day. It is known that there are
sufficient votes in the senate to
recall thi bill.
PARKER UPHOLDS
; LIQUIDATIONS
Wise Means Used in Dispos
ing of War Bulk By
Officials
BIRMINGHAM. England Pel,
4. -The British government for
mally proposed a cancellation of
all inter-allied debts, but the pro
posals were unacceptable to the
American government, said J.
Ansten Chamberlain. . chancellor
of the exchequer. In a speech to
his constituents here today:
"To make tbem again." Mr.
Chamberlain continued, "would
be I think, beneath our dignity,
and would render as liable to a
misconception of our motive,"
"In making them," be added.
-we sought no. national advan
tage for ourselves. We proposed
a solution In which we should
have foregone claims larger than
any remitted to ns, and we pro
posed because we believed It
would be In the interest of rood
relations amongst peoples, the re-
naDiiitation or national credit and
the restoration of national trade.
"Our rreat international debt
Is due to tbe obligations we un
dertook on behalf of our allies
If we had only ourselves to con
sider, we should have been par
ticularly free of external debt at
the present time."
6U1SHK
FUNDS FOR ARID
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
Staunch defense of tbe work ac
cepted by the American liquida
tion commission In disposing of
millions of dollars of war supplies
to France and other European
government after the armistice,
was made today by Edward R.
Parker, New York lawyer, form
er chairman of the board, 'in tes
tifying before the house commit
tee investigating the conduct of
the war.
Mr. Parker declared the policy ThIrtT members of the National
In disposing of the great bulk ofJCuard of Oregon, of Silverton,
Thought He Was Shadow
Man is Adjudged Insane
Sam Seals, taken in custody in
Portalnd Thursday night, was
brought to the state hospital for
the insane last night. Seals ap
proacbed a Portland police officer
on the street and asked assistance
In collecting $50,000 which' be
said was promised him by Ben
Selling.
"Why, you must be 'Shadow',"
said the officer.
"Sure, I'm 'Shadow," replied
Seals. '
Berlin Workers Incensed
By Reparation Terms
LONDON. Feb. 4. A dispatch
to the Central News fr om Berlin
reports that workers in the min
ing districts of Germany are high
ly incensed against the reparation
terms imposed upon Germany.
The dispatch adds that ten
thousand copper and silver miners
in Mansfield have struck as a pro
test against the Paris decision.
There Is great agitation in the
Ruhr district for the miners to do
the least work possible.
In several mines a six-hour day
has been adopted. In Upper Sil
esia the miners are refusing to
work the overtime ordered by the
GERMAN
I
IL
TO BE ABOLISHED
N. G. 0. of Silverton Waits
On County Court For
Appropriation -
PARIS. Feb. A. The French
chamber of deputies today heard
Premier Briand explaJn the ne
gotiations at the recent repara
tions conference la Paris. The
premier asserted that the decis
ions reached at the conference
were the best terms obtainable
lor France from Germany, nnder
present conditions. t The premier
requested the chamber either to
accept or reject the decisions as
a whole. It was decided that all
the deputies who wished to be
heard should speak before a vote
was uken and the discussion was
postponed until Tuesday.
"I have done the best that X
could." said M. Briand. "It there
is a man in this chamber who has
a better practicable program, let
him come to the front,"
Previously Andre Tardieu. for
nrer - high commissioner to the
United States, continued the criti
cism of the government on the
reparations agreement begun yes
terday. His argument amounted
to criticism of the allies.
m. Briand spoke for an hour
and forty-five minutes, replying
to M. Tardieu and comparing tbe
work accomplished by the peace
conference, of which M. Tardlea
was a member of the French del
egation. It was working under
better conditions,' and. the pre
mier said, railed to obtain better
results -y
"The Versailles treatr Is com
plete." exclaimed the premier..
There Is nothing lacking In It,
only It is not alive."
The Versailles treaty. la order
to be effective. M. Briand con.
tinued. must rely upon the work
of reparations commission.
"It Is not secret," the premier
asserted, "that the reparations
commission of which France is
only one-fifth, had been nnable
to agree as to the amount to lxi
fixed as indemnity and the man
ner in which it had been paid.
Therefore, the premiers had' to
take a hand in the matter."
In a tone of sadness. M. Briand
said he realised that he had been
nnable to obtain as much for
France as was her due. owing to
ner great sacrifices during -the
war, but, at any rate, he had suc
ceeded in bringing the situation
out of chaos, uncertainty a ad un
easiness which had been obtained
since the signing of tbe Versailles
treaty.
"We won't get as meeh as wo
desire, but at least we know what
we are going to get," declared th9
premier.
Merry Making Has No Place
Among People During
Troubled Times
score A oersonal foul lust before! Inter-allied commission declining
ladv i a member of the profes-1 the end gave Coop the opportunity to accept the firty per cent extra
i..T. 't.!- 1 or wmnlnr on a free throw. Pay allowed them.
BERLIN. Feb. 4. Herr Sever
ing, Prussian minister of the in
terior, who recently put the ban
on the wearing of monocles by
members of the security police,
has notified President Ebert that
"in view or the great gravity of
Germany's situation," the coming
carnival session. In which the
Gef mans have been accustomed
to make merry for a month, is to
be abolished.
Baden and Bavaria also have
banned masked balls and other
public carnivals. Orders to this
effect, issued from Karlsruhe say
that demonstrations having a car
nival spirit will be sharply sup
pressed in view of the situation
created by the allied reparations
demands. The Munich govern
ment, explaining the action, says:
"Merry making has no place
among us In these troubled
times."
supplies in Europe was unques
tionably wise, and cited figures
to prove that the same materials
today would not bring the prices,
either in Europe or tbe United
States, that the government ob
tained through the bulk sales in
1919.
His examination was conducted
principally - by Representative
Flood of Virginia, democratic
member of the committee, with
occasional questioning by Chair
man Johnson of South Dakota,
and Representative Bland of In
diana, republican members.
Discussion arose among the
committeemen ; over the question
of calling other witnesses. Repre
sentative Flood insisting that
General Pershing be summoned to
answer criticisms. It was fin
ally agreed that Mr. Flood should
request the general to testify on
Monday if.be desired.
The committee also agreed to
end the Investigation next Wed
nesday.
Mr. Parker told the commitee
that his commission disposed of
stores netting the government
$822,293,225, as compared with
a cost value which he estimated
SI. 750,000.000. Farance bought
stores to the amount of S562.0O0,
000, he said, and agreed in tbe
contract to relieve the United
States of all claims of damage,
including those of 150.000 prop
erty owners against the American
army. He explained that the
sale also had the advantage of
relieving the United States ot
about $ 150,000.000 customs du
ties which would have had to be
paid had the materials been sold
to other European governments.
"All things considered." Mr.
Parker declared, "we got full
valno nf ' ttm rnnA arilil In
France' 1 : ;
and ten prominent citizens of that
cuy, caued yesterday on the coun
ty court en masse and urged a
$10,000 appropriation from the
county, tor tbe purpose of erect
ing an armory at that place.
tne project lacks only the
county donation In order that
plans for an armory mav be real
ized, the people of Silverton hav
ing already arranged for the
110.000, which must necessarilY
be forthcoming together with the
county appropriation. In order
that the appropriation by the
state of an additional $10,000
may be secured.
Urgent appeals on the part of
several of the delegates were
made to the court, chief among
tnem oeing those by Adjutant
ueneral George A. White and
John Porter, retired farmer. Juli
us Aim. merchant; P. L. Brown
president and manager of the in
terurban Telephone company; Al
G. Steelhammer. Arthur Hobart
and Gus Bock of Silverton.
The court has taken the mat
ter under advisement and will
report their decision In a few
days.! .
The delegation consisted of
Adjutant - General White and
Lieutenant-Colonel Wool pert of
Salem; First Lieutenant P. E.
Wray, D. C.Davenport. E. R.
Ellis. Captain Thomas. Lieutenant
Dale. C. A. Kellner. L. C. Allen,
Reber Allen. W. - L. Cnnlngham,
Carl Moser. , A. G. Steelhammer,
George Steelhammer, Mrs. George
Hubbs. Dr. and Mrs. P. A. Loar,
N. Digerness. E. II. Banks. Wil
liam GozeL John Porter, P. L.
Brown. R. B. Mount. Julio Aim.
John Hoblett. Gus Bock, Norrls
Ames. E. K. Taylor, Earl Adams,
Arthur Hobart. Theodore R. Ho
bart. Roscoe Langley and E. C.
Olson, all of Silverton. and Cap
tain Todd of Wood burn.
SUSPECTED SAFE
BLOWERS
RETUR
il
Four Arrested. Two Lodged
In Jail, Others
In Pen
Max Wallace, arrested In Port
land Thursday charged with com
plicity in the stealing and blow
ing or the safe belonging to the
state tuberculosis hospital earlier
this week, and George Barton,
also arrested in connection with
the ease, were returned to Salem
last night by Sheriff O. D. Bow
ers. Barton was taken la cus
tody when It was found that he
had some of the stolen articles la
his possession. Both are in the
city Jail.
Asa Tyndall and Jesse Jarvis.
raroled convicts - arrested with
Wallace on the same charge, have
been returned to the state peni
tentiary to serve out their ren
te nces.
Wallace, who is an ex-convict,
had been employed at the tuber
culosis hospital until five days be
fore the stealing and blowing of
tbe safe, when he was discharged.
At that time he went to Portland
to the home of his brother-in-law.
Fred Taylor. 28fi Marion street,
from whom he took an automobile
to make the trip back to Salem.
After tbe return to this city It
was easy for Wallace, aided by
the two paroled men and his
knowledge or the building, to se
cure an entrance and carry oft
the safe.
i acuon by the house.
sor's class.
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