THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, ORKCON.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1921
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Speech, Of Be Valera Quoted
Dealing With Peace
Negotiations
DITRLIX; Feb.. 14. The Irish
I.illetln, Issued tonight summar
ies the report of the bail Elreann
held in the; last week, of January,
i t which "there was a full attend
in ce f arailaole members, includ
ing the president." ' . .
Quoting i from the speech of
Kamtnon De Valera. dealing with
I f ace negotiations of December,
the litilletia says:
T?rtnibed at the effect on
vorld opinion of his unrestricted
black and! tan warfare upon the
lritth people, the liritlah premier
rom missioned the archbishop' of
1'erth to come to Ireland as an
n truce."
The statement adds that Arch
Mfthop Clnne interviewed Arthur
Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein
organization, the minister of fln
ence and others, and -found that
they were, "fair and reasonable
men," and so reported to Premier
Lloyd Ceorge.
It Is asserted that the attitude
of Mr. Lloyd George meantime
bad undergone a change as a re
mit of a peace proposal of six
of the 32 members of ths Gal
way council and Fathtr - O'Flana
?an's telegram, both of which he
pretended - to believe- were indi
cations of a general breakup in
the morale of the Irish people
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'peace at- any
and a cry for
price." . . -. - . . ,
Mr. De Valena, toys the Rulle
tin. said that Archbishop Clune
nevertheless was asked to return
to England and report.
On December 14, says the Ilul
letin. the Uritish cabinet intimat
ed its willinKneBS for a truce ex
tending over a month on certain
general conditions. These terms
were reduced to a written formu
la by Archbishop Clune and pre
sented to Dublin Castle Decem
ber lfi. The formula as given by
the Uulletin follows:
"The British government un
dertakes during the truce that no
raids, arrests, pursuit, burnings,
shootings, lootings, demolitions,
courts martial, or other acts of
violence will be carried out by
its forces."
Y.M.C.A. Junior Boys
To Banquet Tonight
Tbe liinior class of the Boy's
department of the Y.M.C.A. will
bold a banquet in tne t.ai.il.a.
hanonft room tonieht. An inter-
Mtlnr ororram is beintr arranged.
chief among the numbers being a
talk by President Carl G. Doney
of Willamette University. Pic
tures will conclude the program.
The vnnne mpn'fl division Of
the Y.M.C.A. held a banquet last
night and a splendid program
was furnished. Saturday noon 32
members of the cadet class were
given a banquet and a number
of fine talks given the boys.
Tonight's banquet will conclude
the February class banquets of
thn hnv'a denartment. Since its
organization last fall class parties
and banquets nave Deen given al
ternately in order to equalize the
social activities of the different
classes.
Rev. Higginbottom
To Lecture Here
A lecturer whose visit Is an
event of much Interest Is Rev.
Samuel Higginbottom. who fcr 17
years has worked in the leper
colony of India. He will arrive
tomorrow morning from Corvalli
where he was a speaker at the
annual Christian Endeavor con
vention, and will first address the
students of Willamette univers
ity In the morning. In the after
noon at 2:30 he will give at pub
lie lecture in the First Christian
church.
Iter. .Mr.' Hlgginbottom's work
has been given world wide pub
licity and has beep illustrated In
a recent number of the Geograph
ic Magazine. He has established
hospitals in the colony, and much
other worthwhile work.
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ROUND ABOUT THE LOBBY
Dean Collins, one of the best
known newspaper column writers
and poets of the Pacific coast, is
helping on the Oregon Voter for
the remainder of the session. Mr.
Collins is well known in Oregon
as an Oregonian column writer
and later as a writer on the Tel
egram. .
Archie Whisnant. editor of the
Bend Press was an Interested
spectator of the Irrigation scrap
in the house last week and was on
hand for the final vote Friday
night. Whisnant acted as person
al guide to Irvin Cobb upon the
latter's visit through eastern Ore-
gtn last summer. He stayed over
for a few days this week.
Eugene Smith, member from
Multnomah county in the 1919
and 19-0 missions, was an inter
ested spectator or the Irrigation
fight Friday and must have Itched
to get into the fray.' which was
one to warm the cockles of his
heart and one for which he Is
eminently fitted in which to par
ticipate, j
Earl Kilpalriclt. director of the
extension division of the Univer
sity of Oregon, was at the state
house yesterday.
House Passes Many
Bills From Senate
The house yesterday passed
Senator Moser's bill relating to
the establishment and mainte
nance of kindergartens In dis
tricts where there are more than
20.000 school children or over.
It does not make such action com
pulsory. Other senate bills passed yes
terday by the house were:
116. oy Senators Eddy and Vin
ton Relating to th appropria
tion of private real property for
municipal purposes.
131, by Senator Hare To am
end section 1724, Oregon laws,
relating to paroles.
4S, by Senator Ellis Relating
to the employment and payment
of assistants .of water masters.
89, by Senator iinme Provid
ing that directors shall not have
any pecuniary interest in the erec
tion of school houses.
127. by Senator Bell Remov
ing a clause in section 2832. Ore
gon laws, which prevents Increas
ing the salary of the supervisor of
the capitol grounds and regulat
ing supervision of the same.
161. by Senators Hume and
Thomas Providing for appoint
ment of trustee during delinquen
cy of domestic or foreign corpor
ations which has become disquali
fied from right to transact busi
ness. J
171, by committee on educa
tion Giving to school boards dls
ctetionary power to hire home
teachers to Americanize foreign
born, children and parents.
isu, oy joint committee on
military affairs Relating to Or
egon national guard.
198. by Senator Porter To
regulate the classification and
sale of eggs and providing pen
alties for violation thereof.
201. by Senator Ebeihard
Awarding costs to defendant In
criminal actions upon success of
defendant on appeal to supreme
court. - - - .
163, by Senator Eddy Requir
Ing the registration of profession
al engineers.
202. by Yambill county dele
gation Authorizing the county
courr or"amTnii'"countjrto serf
ana convey to the state of Ore
gon certain tracts of land in Mc-
M inn vine for armory purposes.
226, by Senators Ryan. Bell.
and Eddy Defining malfeasance
in office and providing punish-
mens lor tame. '
- 15. by Senator Hume Relat
ing to collection of fees In cases
of civil suit brought before the
circuit or county courts.
Lachmund's Salary Bills
For Officials Pass House
Two senate bills, one amending
the law fixing the salary of the
deputy -warden of the state peni
tentiary and making it now sub
ject to th opinion of the gover
nor, and the other changing in a
similar way the law concerning
the salary of the parole officer
of the state penitentiary. In the
latter case the present salary is
$12 j per month and Senator Lach
mund, who is author of both hills.
would amend the law in both cas
es so that the governor would de
cide the salary.
IMITATION TO BOUT GIYKX
An invitation to members of
the legislature to attend a boxing
bout at the penitentiary next Fri
day night at 6:30 was extended
yesterday afternodn in both
houses.
Ellis Bill on Bounty
Law Passed in House
The honse yesterday passed
Senator Ellis' bill declaring It a
crime to collect, offer, or attempt
to collect bounty on predatory
animals when the bounty Is not
lawfully collectible. Oregon's
high bounty on predatory animals
Is said to cause mufch unlawful
collecting ,of skins particularly in
border counties of the states ad
jacent to Oregon, the trappers
smuggling- the skins across Into
this state in order to avail them
selves of the higher bounty.
Ancient Clan Rivalry 1$
Responsible For Intrigue
TOKIO, Feb. 14. Rivalry be
tween ancient clans Is ascribed to
be partly behind the alleged move
ment . to annul the betrothal of
Crown Prince Hironllo to" Pnn
cess Nagako. The mother of
Princess Nagako is a sister of
LPrlnce SbimazuJiead cfah Sat
suma navy clan, while Field Mr-
hal Yamaeata. who is regarded
by the people as the power behind
the throne. Is the undisputed
leader of the Choshu faction of
army clan.
More resignations in the Imper
ial household are expected as an
outgrowth of the alleged "In
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rrigue" to break ofr the engage
ment between the crown prince
Mini Princes Nuko, and
date or the marriage Is likely to
be advanced. Meanwhile, prepa
rations are going on for the de
parture or the crown prince for
England.
The villa or Field Marshal ia
magata near Fugi is Iteing- closely
guarded. The llochi Shimbun
today says he already has tend
ered his resignation as an elder
statesman. Yukio Ozakt. former
leader of, the opposition party,
says the iucldent in the court
demonstrates that the worm-
eaten system of elder statesmen
administration is bad for Japan
and should be abolished and Ya
inagata should be forced to retire.
Murder Mystery Proven
False by Investigation
MAinSON, Wis., Feb. 14.
The "murder mystery" wnicn nas
grown up around the death 01
Kichard S. Lawrence, former Maa
ion man supposed to have been
killed by a train March 21, 191.
was exploded here tonight with
the announcement of results
of an official examination made of
the body.
Investigation by Dr. C. II. Hun
ting. University of Wisconsin, pa-
holoelst and Dr. W . V. L-orenz. oi
the Mendota psychiatric Institute
proved, according to their state
ments, that Lawrence came to
his death by being struck by a
train.
The widow claimed that ner
husband bad been murdered for
his fortune and that his body naa
been changed In the grave to
ward off suspicion.
Summons in a conspiracy sun
ncrninst Mrs. Lawrence and F. A.
Mix. who supported her in the
claim that Lawrence was murd
ered, were issued today, in toenail
of R. J. Iwrence, nephew of the
dead man.
Senate Will Rush Work
To Adjourn This Week
To expidlte the-business of the
senate in an effort to adjourn at
the end of this week. President
Ritner announced yesterday morn
ing that senate rule 27 will be en
forced. This prevents any senator
except the author of the bill to
speak on any measure on final
passage for more than five min
utes or any member except the au
thor to speak on a resolution more
than three minutes. Any member,
however, may wave his time In
favor of another member.
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Appropriation of $100,000
Is Asked For Use In
Reconstruction
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. With
a view to salvaging at least part of
between five and eight million feet
of spruce and hemlock timber
blown down on the Olympic penin
sula, in Washington state by a
storm January 29, Secretary Mer
edith today addressed recommen
dations to Secretaries Houston and
Daker.
Mr. Meredith recommended to
Secretary Houston that congress
be requested to include an appro
priation of $100,000 in the defi
ciency appropriation bill to be
used in the repair and construc
tion of roads, fire lines, trails and
of the means of communication
through the district, and In pro
tecting the area from fire.
Secretary Baker was advised
that "any significant amount of
thi stimber is to be salvaged." it
would be necessary to equip with
rolling stock and operate at ca
pacity the only available means
of transportation in the region,
the railroad constructed during
the war by the Spruce Production
corporation.
Reports from district foresters
anad Washington lumbermen re
ceived by Secretary Meredith was
that the storm caused damage as
great as ever known in forests and
that should fire start during the
summer in the wind-thrown, tim
ber extending oyer an areai bt
2500 square miles the loss possi
bly would be greater that that of
the San Fra-ncisco fire.
him,-ho having- become a Journal
ist jince his last visit, although
he came on the pretext of bring
ing greetings' from some of the
former kaiser'a relatives he had
seen in Germany. The former
fmperor.-'wben he saw Petertney
er, behaved discreetly throughout
the meeting and the alleged Inter
view was nothing' but a breach of
faith." -
Petermeyer In the alleged Inter
sald General von Contard. the
only member of the suite of the
former emperor who has re
mained with him constantly In his
exile, personally presented him to
William Ilohenxollern and re
mained throughout the Interview,
except when he left to get an um
brella for the former emperor.
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TRAIRie CITY. Ore.. Feb. 14.
Mrs, John Coombs living near
here was badly Injured today by
the explosion 'of a box of cart
ridges in her hands. Mrs. Coombs
said she heard something fall In
an upper story of ner home, and
going upstairs found a small box
smoldering on the floor. As she
picked It up the explosion occur
red. The box contained 30-30 rifle
cartridges. Persons who Investi
gated were unable to explain the
cause of the explosion.
RUTTER. TAKES JUMP
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BEARCATS 23-17
Shafer and Gillette Score
Most Points For
Willamette
ODD FELLOWS HERE
Among the prominent Odd Fel
lows present for the encampment
gathering on Saturday night were
the following:
Grand High Priest K. J. Nolan,
Portland: Grand Scribe E. E.
Sharon, Portland! Past Grand Pa
triarchs Adam Knight. Can by:
Wright. Albany: Thomaa Rltchey,
silverton: J. L. IngTey, Salem:
Tast Grand Masters George II.
Bunrttt, Salem; John A. Mills.
Salem; W. 21. Hobson, Stayton:
W. P Walker. Springfield and
Forrest L. Hubbard, Baker.
8URPOEXA IS ISSUED.
DANIELS IS HONORED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Sec
retary Daniels received the unique
honor tonight of a farewell dinner
tendered him by the full member
ship of the house naval affairs
committee, republicans and demo
crats alike attending. Party lines
were thrust aside in expressions of
praise and commendation by com
mittee members of the. acbleve
ments of his eight years of naval
administration.
Representative Britten. Illinois,
ranking republican member of the
committee, declared that of all the
members of the cabinet. Secretary
Danails alone would leave office
with his 'flar flvinr at tonmast.'
despite tie storm of criticism he
had weathered."
PITTSBURG, . Kas., Feb. 14.
Issuance of a subpoena for G. K.
Mackle. president of the Mackie
Coal Mining company, and calling
of a mass meeting of miners were
developments tonight, the eve of
the hearing In district court here
of contempt o court charges
against Alexander M. Howat.
president of thd Kansas Mine
Workers' union, and several other
union officials.
Mr. Mackie was directed to
bring Into court the books of the
company. The mass meeting, af
ter the court hearing of the union
officials, ret for 9 a. h., was an
nounced as a demonstration in
favor of HowaL
TON OF PRUNES DONATED
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 14
A ton of Oregon prunes, part of
a large shipment of home-grown
foodstuffs to the famine sufferers
of China, has been donated. J. J.
Handsacker. state manager, in
charge of the combined China
famine and Near East Relief funds
for the state, reported loday.
Several .other tons will be given
within the next week, according
to present indications, he said.
Li
HEWS ARE
liOT AUTHENTIC
Former Kaiser Has Never
Received Any Newspaper
Man is Assurance
DOORN, Holland. Feb. 14.
Acting in behalf of the former
kaiser. General von Gontard today
assured both the German, and the
Dutch governments that William
Hohenzollern never had received
nor had been interviewed by any
newspaper men while in Holland.
The assertion was the outcome
of a telegram received by the
German government regarding an
interview with William Hohen
zollern, alleged to have been ob
tained by lieinrlch Petermeyer
and sold by him to an American
agency.
Repuylng to the dispatch. Gen
eral von Gontard said:.
Tetermeyer called at Atneron
gen as a former tutor of Count
Bentinck's son. At the time be
was a teacher In an Amsterdam
grommar school and not a Journ
alist.
General von Gontard today told
ine Associated Press correspond
ent, Petermeyer called a second
time at Amerongen.
"Not only I," be said "but the
former emperor refused to see
PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 14. An
advance of three ents In the
wholesale price of butter has been
announced by local creameries to
become effective Tuesday. This Is
the second advance this week.
Butter will probably retail at 60
cents a pound, with a price of 55
to r7 cents on the public market,
dealers said.
Simultaneously with the ad
vance in butter, creamery firms
also raided their offers to coountry
shippers of ehurning cream to 51
cents a pound delivered Portland.
This makes an Increase of six
cents within a week.
DE VALERA IS
ID DICTATOR
Peace Is Declared To Be
Desire of Government
Says Interviewer
DUBLIN, Feb. 7 Eamoa
Valera'a presence In Irelana
not be attributed to
ance of the British
declares -a leading Sinn
the moderate group. He expressed
the conviction In an Interview that
the "peace" moves which have
been widely dlscassed -' the past
two months represent nothing but
a desire of the government, for
propaganda irarposes.to convince
foreign oplnfcn.of' )Uood inten
tions and that' they have been
thwarted by the unreafonableukss
of Sinn Fein.
The man interviewed ea'.d he
had been in toacb Titii the re
turned "president, ot the Irish re
public" since de Valera's retrn
from America. " ----- --.-
"De Valera's position." be de
clared, "la by.no means last ot a
dictator, even that of a plenipo
tentiary. His is a representative
office. He must act In accordance
with the sentiment of bis organi
zation. He Is no authorized to ne
gotiate peace on any such terms
as have been offered, and If be
did. he would be repudiated. Sinn
Feiners maintain that Datl Elr
eann is the only legitimate gov
ernment In Ireland and will only
negotiate as such. The 'permis
sion' of the British, premier for
Dall Eireann to meet, with the ex
ception of such men as the gov
ernment want. Is ridiculous. As a
matter of fact. Dall 'Elreann has
been meeting secretly all alone
and issuinr orders through Its va
rious ministries."
It is known that members of
Dail Eireann do not regard the
'safe conduct" offered by Mr.
Lloyd Ceorge as ot any value or
as adding anything; to ts existing
facilities. It is regarded merely as
an Invitation for the organization
to betray certain or Its members
some of them baring been unsuc
cessfully sought by Crown agents
for many months. - -
1IOSCO. Idaho, Feb. 11. (Spe
cial to The Statesman) The Wil
lamette university basketball co
hort went down to defeat nnder
the heavy orienso of the Idaho
quintet In a bard fought contest
here tonight, by a, score of ZZ to
17 For the first ten minutes both
teams played a checking game and
at the end of that period the score
board only registered 1 td i; Idaho
then began to cut loose and drop
ped la several tallies and the halt
ended for Idaho 14 to 7.
Both teams came back strong lit
the second period, Willamette
coming within two points or tying
the score when'Jackson was taken
out of the fray on accoount ot per
sonal fouls. Then Idaho forged
ahead gaining a substantial six
point lead.
Wyman for; the local aggrega
tion was the most consists nt
point getter. Hunter played a
strong game but only converted 7
points for Idaho. Gillette for Wil
lamette played a fighting game
and registered S points. In the sec.
ohd half be was replaced by Sha
fer who scored S or the Bearcat's
points in tad final period...
The learca.s were anable to
overcome th fast offensive drive
and the stone wall defease of the
locals, : which pre vested the Sa
Iemltes from scoring as frequently
as they chose. .Willamette played
a strong passing game but were
so well guarded that they were un
able to conorert tosses cons la
tently. , - - i
Coach Ma the war sqnaJ leaves
for Walla Walii In tne Uiorning
where they w:; piay a tw game
scries with the. Wbitmaa college
Quintet, A gamo will e played
with Spokane Athletic club on
Thursday and Friday and 8etur
day a two-game series wUc Gon
tago will b staged.
The lineup and score follows:,
Willamette 17 23 Idho
Gillette F..V.-,. UBoe
Wvato F Wyman
J. Kroti ...... C Huater
t4Ua. .G. ....... . Carder
dley ...G Fox
durations: . Willamette
IfSaiir, cr Gillette, Gillette for
Ktuttrlck for Shafer.
mf.on for Carder,
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OPPOSE TUFF
Retailers Present Desires
Before Ways And
Means
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Re
tail lumber itnln nnnoaa .
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day before the house ways and
means committee in opposition to
a tariff on lumber. It was claimed
such a duty would impose a hard
ship on home builders and reduce
vuuuiuK ui noraes.
F. Jj. Hill of Pittsburgh, repre
senting the National Retail Lub
ber Dealers' association, declared
such a tariff would produce only a
small revenue and would "Jeopar
dize the home building program."
D. A. Conn 6f Minneapolis said
a tariff was not needed to protect
American proaucts, as Canadian
costs of production were higher
than in the United States. Remov
al ot tariff on Canadian lumber
has not Increased production and
progress In that country, he said
He added that a duty might In
crease the lumber bill of the Am
erican people not less than $80.
000.000 annually and that this
would be serious; In Tlew of the
fact that from 1918 to 1920 the
number of families Increased over
2.000.000 resulting in a shortage
pt over 1.3 00,000 homes.
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