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TIIK WEATHER. Saturday: Rain west; cloudy In east; moderate southwesterly winds. or v ja.x i x - 'iKST XEAR The Statesman receives the lease wire report ot the Associate Press, the greatest and most re liable press association . in' tli world. "-: I SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENT. nn ffl Si n nnn rnr 11 ir nn i inn n i ii if U I I r o WW i 1 j! V I v 1 n 1 1 i mi ( vj uU U Lufi uJ Mi y 1 1 ! KT: T HlWl"iLlT?v ' - ' 111 " - .... -. . , - ... .. ,. .. ". 1. . ., i i i .... . I I II I ! I I I II I I I !! T IF. an IP w&r Mgpimeimlt &ppto? CDrrinr tcdmc ta BE DECIDED ON IN FEW HOURS, REPORT Announcement of Plan for Control of Pacific Conditions to be Made at Plenary Session Today Great Britain, Japan, France and United States Have Part in Pact Task of Drafting Treaty Into Final Form Under Way r n BANKERS TO LEARN USAGE OF SIX-GUNS WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (By The Associated Press) Four-power agreement to govern conditions in the Pacific as a substitute for the Anglo-Japanese alliance will be an nounced at a plenary session of the Washington conference at 11 o'clock tomorrow. The question of naval ratios, it was said tonight by some foreign delegation spokesmen, will not be taken up at the meeting, at least directly, although it is understood that its relation to the proposed agreement is held to be vital. De cision to hold the session was reached suddenly tonight at a meeting of delegation spokesmen with Secretary Hughes after the French acceptance of the proposal had been re ceived from Paris. Previously it had been the plan to hold a meeting of the committee of Far Eastern questions at that time. - At the same time reports had been received from sev eral sub-committees which have been at work on questions affecting the Far East. . The four-power proposal has now been accepted m prin ciple by the four powers concerned, Great Britain, Japan, France and the United States. The heads of their respective "delegations," it is. understood, will formally declare their ad herence to it at tomorrow's meeting. The negotiations to night were participated in for the first time in several weeks by Baron Shidehara, the Japanese ambassador, who has been ill. He was sufficiently recovered, however, as to leave the embassy tonight and confer with Secretary Hughes. An official statement by the conference said: "The fourth plenary session of the conference on the lim itation of armament will be held on Saturday, December 10 at 11 a. m. in Continental Memorial hall.' WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. (By Th Associated Press) The United States, Great Britain, Ja pan and France all have agreed In principle to the four-power treaty proposed as a substitute for the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Specific Agreement Vear The next step, am agreement on specific terms. Is regarded among the plenipotentiaries as only a question of hoars. It is to be fol lowed by an early plenary session of the arms conference at which the new international concord will be ; formally announced to the world. Already, the . task of drafting the treaty Into final form is well advanced. The text Is brief, pto- 1'ortlaijd Police Inspector In vites Men Who Handle Mon ey to Take Training rORTLAND.Ore., j Dec. 9. Rank messengers, cashiers, tellers and all men in the city who are required to handle large sums of rash were today invited to take up revolver target practice on the po lice target range by Inspector of Police John T. Moore. Following the frustration of th" holdup of the Bank of Kast Port land by Fred W. Alt, assistant cashier, there has been some agi tation for revolver practice among bank employes. Inspector Moore said that instructors would be provided for any men who take advantage of the offer. GAMP PURCHASE PLAN HALTED AY MB Special Session Fails to Ap prove Election on Auto Ground Purchase Plan for January 12. 60-YEAR OLD VAMPS HELD AS RUINOUS Girls Admitted to Florence Crittenden Homes Now Av erage Only 16 Years HO ARRESTED, PUT UP BiBS James Lawrin and Albert Jones Both Have Liquor In Possession viding in direct terms, for abro gation of the alliance and for a "cooling off" process should war be threatened over questions of the Pacific islands. The details yet to- be settled, are said to involve only minor consideration. It is the expecta tion of some of the delegates that the coming plenary Bession also will see a publicly announced agreement between the United States, Great Britain and Japan on the 5-5-3 naval ratio. Japan has not yet assented to it, but her cabinet is sitting tn Tokio with an apparent prospect ot favorable ac tion. A third element of the Wash- James Lawrin Of the Baker apartments and Albert Jones of 323 North Fourteenth street en countered ill fortune last night in the guise of Patrolmen Elmer White and O.T. Victor, when ar rested on a charge of having li quor in their possession. Lawrin and Jones were stroll ing along Court street near the Capitol building, at about 11:30 o'clock when they were hailed by the two officers and were forced to accept proffers of police escort to the city station. At the city station it was ascer tained that Lawrin and Jones each carried a quart of moonshine liquor. Each man seened to have little difficulty in producing the 550 bail demanded by Sergeant Ralph Davis. 1 Upon receiving this deposit from each man, they were re leased for appearance in police court tomorrow morning. VANDEVORT IS FIERY WHEN PATTON ATTACKS City Fathers Stage Verbal Clash; Fire Equipment Purchase is Killed (Continued on page 2) Indictments .Returned Against Two Robbers j POUTIaAND, Dec. 3 True bills 'charging assault and robbery, be ing armed with a dangerous wea pon, were returned by the grand Jury today against Shelby Mnr dock and James Burgstadt, ban dits who took part in the Bank of Kast Portland holdup Tuesday. PROPOSED SHANTUNGi DISPOSAL AROUSES CHINESE RESENTMENT AMOY, China, Dec. 9. An immense demonstration in protest against the proposed settlement of the Shan tung question took place here today. Thousands of per sons marched through the streets of the city. Shops and schools were closed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Tho critical stage of the Shantung conversations between the Chinese and Japanese delegations was reached late today when it was agreed to take up tomorrow the question of the Kiao-Chow-Tsinan Fu railway, now under Japanese control. On the question of whether Japan will agree to China's hav j ing complete, undivided authority over the railroad, depends the success or failure of the Washington conference, so far as China is concerned, according to the Chinese delegation. After the entire day bad been pent by the two, delegations in disposing of public properties in the former German leasehold, which ended In a promise by Ja pan of their - return, subject to confirmation by Toklo, Dr. Koo ot the Chinese delegation said that other questions involved in the Shantung controversy had been temporarily put aside. so that the all-important question ot the railroad could come up to morrow. Collapse Hanger Seien If the railroad question was not settled satisfactorily to the Chi nese, Dr. Koo said, then agree ments thus far reached during the conversations would collapse and further .discussions of other points still in dispute would bo of no avail. ynder the agreement reached tonight, concerning the disposi tion of public properties, China would receive all public proper ties in the leasehold with the ex ception of certain schools, shrine-"', cemeteries and other institutions strictly Japanese in character. China would on; her part, agrer to refund to Japan all money; spent by Japan on public proper ties during Japanese occupation. Subject to approval of the Tokto government, the Japanese delega tion agreed that: China should not compensate j Japan for the properties developed under the German regime, i . Plans for a special election at which voters would bo asked to approve the purchase of a muni cipal auto camp ' grounds for $7000, and purchase of fire ap paratus at an expenditure of $13, 000, rece'ved a death blow last night when Salem city councllmen refused to reconsider their pre vious action in "refusing to pass the necessary ordinance. Last night's meeting had been called as a special Eession on this proposal. Sharp Practice Charged "Just a little sharp practice by the Commercial club," asserted Alderman Henry Vandt rvort, who had demanded that the camp ground purchase price of $3900 be segregated from the equipment item of $3100. Alderman Vander vort asserted that under the $7, 000 item, the people would bs paying $3100 to the Salem Com mercial club for equipment orig inally pledged for by popular sub scription. Fee I.', .-dvocated Alderman F. L. Utter declared that $7000 v as the price of the completed camp grounds, assert ing the camp ground could, by charging a nominal fee to tour ists, he made to pay a handsome return on th? investment. "Alderman Vandervort should tone down his remarks with ref erence to his charges that the Salem Commercial club Is indulg ing in sharp practice in justly asking for reimbursement of money invest d in establishing th" camp ground when the city could not be interested in the work." sa'd Aldermnn . Schnnke. who joined Utter 'n defending the pur chase. "The Commercial club cannot he expected to .give this equipment to the city." YandcrVort "Called" Alderman Patton also spoke in defonce of the $7000 camp ground purchase move, taking Vander vort to task tor bis emphatic at tack rpon the measure. "Alderman Vandervort hps many good qualities, but thse are discounted by efforts to im pugn the motives of those who oppose him on various measures," Mr. Patton declared. "There is something shady about this measure and I 'ntenJ to smoke it out." countered Van dervort. in reply to r?marks I v Schunke and Patton. "That'3 what is bothering you fellows." Mayor Hnlversoo reminded the councilmen that business must come before altercation, and the vote on thr question of resurrect ing th" measure was registered as follows: Aga'nst: Oiesy. Jefferson. Mr Cleiland. Moore. enderoth. Sit ter and Vandervort.' For: Hannuar'ner, Patton, Srhiinke, Utter. This action will postpone fire equipment and other purchase proposals until the spring prim aries, aldermen assort. The council granted permission to R. A. Harris for assessment segregation of a parcel of prop erty located near North Mill creek at Capitol street. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. De claring that girls now admitted in the Florence Crittenden homes are at the average of 16 years, as compared with au average age of 2X years a few years ago, Mrs. Kate Waller Harrett, national of that organization, declared to day at a meeting of the inter national reform bureau that "the facts have almost forced me to the point of questioning whether women are better guardians of morals than men " "I have six little girls under 10 in my charge physically and morally ruined," she said. "I am at a Risk to understand the cause of this alarming change unless it be a national loosening of the standards in our homes. You can"t expect much of young girls when there' are so many 60-year-old 'vamps.' " KING FERDINAND IS POPULAR SOVEREIGN Mi y TOTS ID IED OF HELP County Keeping Family Now in Salem, But Further Supplies Wanted it bPf' rr?Ji 'I ' . .-''.OT.f- nil "7 DESPERADO IS SHOT BY COMPANION Wilt' POSSEMEN APPROACI One Negro Dying in Hills Three Other and Y1 Man Who Slew Bandit, in Custody Spectacular i cape Staged Yesterday When Guards and Warder Arkansas Penitentiary Are Locked up With Aid Mysteriously Smuggled Gun iJ. J(L !! t lit A JTh V vjl . During the many weeks since Harrison Howry was lodged in tho county jail on a statutory charge, his family, formerly living near Livesly station, but now living in Salem, has been receiving help from the county court. Several days ago, Mrs. Mowry and her 20-months-old twins and -year-old son were moved to Sa lem in anticipation of the time when Mrs. Mowry will give birth to another child, expected to ar rive some time in January. Due to the scarcity of a suitable house, the small family has been housd in a small hut which has nearly outlived its usefulness. The coun ty court has defrayed expenses of moving the family and is provid ing necessary groceries. Energetic neighbor women liv ing near the little house near 700 North Twentieth street, have been cleaning up the premises. During the past three days these women have labored to make cleanliness reign in the little home. In the rear of the home a long line of newly washed clothes, testifies to the interest taken by the neigh bors. A large hundle of clothes has been sent to the laundry and many articles of food, not includ ed in the county's list, have been brought in. The Mowry home was last night visited by a county health physi cian who reports that Mrs. Mow ry's condition is such that she should he able to care lor the twins and the little home. "The family will be provided with adequate food, medical care and in event of serious illness. Mrs. Mowry will be taken care of" asserted County Judge W. M. Bushey yesterday. However, there are several things that can he done by any whole-hearted citizen who may be interested. While the county court has provided a cook stove, the smoky, inadequate heating stove owned by the Howry's should be replaced with a "stove that will provide more heat and less smoke. Previous tenants re port that the roof of the house leaks like a sieve, and workmen armed with a tar brush and roof ing asphalt ,could remedy that condition in a few hours' time. There is also need for funds with which to hire a woman who will be on hand to nurse Mrs. Mowry when she does face her time of trial. There should also be a supply of clothing for the bahy when it arrives. Arrangements for this relief should be made at once and prof fers of labor, financial ild and materials should be ph ned to Captain Hancock, the alvatlon Ring Ferdinand, the popular rnler of Rumania, in the uniform of r Field Marshal. FDDTBALL OfiTES LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 9.Tom Slaughter, desperr came to the end of his long career of crime tonight in 1 fastness of the Saline county hills. He was shot from kind by one of the white men whom he led to liberty fr the state penitentiary here this morning; ' ' . ' The report of Slaughter's death was confirmed late night by Sheriff J. J. Crow of Saline county, leader of t of the posses on the killers trail. ?v v - . - v ., Not only is Slaughter dead, but one of the five negr who-fled the prison with him in the spectacular escape t morning, is dying in the hills beside the bandit's body wl the white companion who shot him dojwn from behind and t three other negroes are in custody. - The man who killed Slaughter is J. C. Howard, who serving a three-year-term for forgery. The scene, of ,i shooting is 14 miles northwest of Benton in the deep woo Howard, according to a statement he made at the Bent jail late tonight had been waiting to turn upon Slaughter "I left with him with the intention of killing him L first chance 1 got" he is quoted as saying. ;1 Pacific Northwest College Conference Nears Com pletion of Work army, telephone 1820. PORTLAND, Dec. ?. While the Pacifis Northwest Inter-collegiate conference was Ending up its session here today, graduate managers and coaches of the var ious colleges in th; Pacific- coast and Northwest conferences got to gether to siuch good purpose that by tonight the 1!22 foothall schedules of virtually all the col leges had been completed. The schedule actually has been completed a day ahead of time. It was net supposed to be round ed out until after the northwest conference adjourned and the Pacific coast conference, meeting tomorrow, should take up its work. Applicants Considered Now wiih all the games satis factorily arranged, not much re mains for the coat conference to lak1- up except ?o pass on the applications of Southern Califor nia and the I'niversity of Idaho tor admittance. Southern Cali fornia .is ; almost certain to he voted in. Idaho's chances appear ed not so good. The northwest conference ad journed this afternoon aff'r re electing Dean Anell of Idaho as president j and J. F. Pohler of Washington Stnte a? secretary. Football schedules for Paciric coast and! Northwest conference colleges follow: Oregon Agricultural College October 7 Open. October! 11 Willamette at Corvallis. October! 21 ;Washrngton at Se attle. 0 tobcr 2S Stanford at' Cor vallis. November 4 Open. November 11 Open. November 18 Oregon at Cor vail is. j ' Scene Not Yet VWted There will be no attempt to visit the scene of Slaughter's death until tomorrow morning. : officers at Benton said tonight. The bandit's body and that of the dying negro, Charles Jones, will be left In the forest until then. ' Howard and the two negroes who surrendered with him. Jim Wells and Clifton Taylor, both under death sentence, were brought to Iienton by G. A. Gunter, a farm er living near the scene of the fi nal shooting, to whom they an nounced their desire to surrend er after their leader's death. With them they brought what they said were all the guns in the party, claiming that they had dis armed the rest of the men before Slaughter was shot. Officers were Inclined to douht at least some reatures of How ard's story, especially his claim that when he left the prison he left behind him a note declaring that his purpose in going was to get Slaughter. Diligent i-earcl' the penitentiary has failed to I cloe any sucn notes". J Tom Slaughter, considered ; ong the moat daring of desp does in the history of the sot west, gained his liberty after reefing a spectacular escape the early morning hours from Arkansas state prison which ruled like a czar for five hou Guard is Knmmoned Slaughter summoned a gu feigning illness, and when of; ed an extra blanket to warm !. In his death cell, he corered 1 guard with a gun. disarmed 1 then canvassed the prison, i arming and jailing the guard he met them. Before tearing j prison Slaughter went to the Jacent home ot the warden i aroused him from hia " bed j forced the warden and hit far to return to the prison wJ. they were also locked in the cc (Continued on pace 2) IRISH RATIFICATION OF TREATY IS HELD VllUUALlfciilAlM Dl'HIJN', Dec. !.-MBy the .Associated Press). The sci lin following the revelation oE a hplit in the Dail Eire; cabinet over ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty yielded! a more calm attitude tonight. I There seems to he ground for the belief that Arthur Griff; who headed the delegation which signed the agreement in L don, will have a sufficient following in the Sinn Feinparliam next Wednesday to insure ratification of the agreement by suhstantial majority. . j The headquarters staff of the wquld have come tip next Wed; -- ( Continued on page 2 ) Irish Republican army is suppos ed to be behing Michael Collins, also a signer of the acreement in which case a majority for rati fication would be certain. I X'alera May ..Stand Aside Should a considerable majority support the motion for ratifica tion, and thus vote against Earn onn De Valera, it Is thought probable that he will "stand aside" ar.d let Mr. Griffith make the best of the situation. Eamonn Dq Calera, in announc ing today the fact that the treaty between Great Britain and Ireland day In the Dail Kireann on question of ratification, Ibs the following statement: ; j "To prevent misunderstand: the public should realize, fi that the treaty signed by our j nlpotentaries must be ratified j the Dail Bireann, no less than j the British parliament. In or to take effect, and, second, t the usual coarse would be the cabinet to Introduce , treaty agreement as a, cab: measure.; ;. ,- r-., rV,.- "In the present 'case, owtn (Continued on page 2)