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FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to6 TWO SECTIONS 10 Paget SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS H) Lni Psi&it cr oj o) LSLiLIS U nn IMS) B I s fin sit - J EIS AT IRISH TREATY Old-Time Denunciation of Compromise With Nation alists Manifest in Fiery Talk of Veteran. ULSTER'S POSITION STILL UNRELENTING Dail Eireann in Heated De bate De Valera Accuses Plenipotentiaries LONDON, Dec. 14. (By The Associated Press) In a scene which is likely to prove a landmark in English his tory, the Irish treaty today was presented in the imperial parliament "for ratification, while the Dail Eireann, at Dublin indulged in heated de bate turning on Eamon De Va lera's charge that the-Irish plenipotentiaries e x c e e ded their powers in signing the treaty without further refer ence to Dublin. Neither the commons nor D K 11 UB V Ir ' In o r ra al , strike loaders in a hay yet come to gnpa'uirtnergnt tonight asserted, th i 1 ' 1.2 I " ...... actual decision respecuus ri. ificatfon which has been post poned until tomorrow. A feature of the debates in parliament here was a bitter atack on the government by Lord Carson in the house of. lords and Captain Charles Craig, Irish Unionist, in the house of commons. Lord Car son showed not the slightest diminution in his old time de nudation of any accommoda tion with Nationalist Ireland. He dared the government to do anything to stir Ulster against the empire and ex claimed: "Because Ulster is loyal, you think you can kick her as you like." v "I promise you," he contin ued, "that she will keep out of this agreement. You have tried to make her position im possible. I "believe you told the Sinn Fein delegates to do so. Why has the Sinn Fein been given an army if not to invade Ulster? Was it to in vade America or the channel islands?" The tone of his speech was one of unrelenting hostility to a settlement. Premier Lloyd George's speech in the commons was less of an oratorical display in defense of; the treaty than a careful exposition of the agreement and its implica tions, with a view to putting the house in possession of the complete mind of the govern ment. He forestalled attacks by the argument that the treaty had received unstinted praise from the king and the British dominions, and could ,not be regarded as inimical to the country's interests. Ulster's official reply has been delayed until tomorrow, but it is known that it rejects the invitation to enter the Irish Free State. Premier Enthralls Crowd Contrasted strikingly with Brlt- aim's royal pomp and splendor dis played in the house of lords today was the scene In the house of commons a few hoars later when, .without ceremony, but with evi dent consciousness of powers and Influence, members heard the premier render an. account of his stewardship and the government's part la the Irish settlement. For an hour and three-quarters Mr. Lloyd George spoke to "crowded benches and jammed galleries. The only touch of color was the brilliant red coated uni- iContinned on pare 6) MIDDY-SHIRT DAY OBSERVED BY STUDENTS Tradition Still Holds Good at High School Powder and Paint Under Ban The annual "Middy and Shirt" day; one of the time-honored tra ditions of the hijh school, was og served throughout the school yes terday. Almost the entire student body took part, the boys wearins middies and the girls wearing shirts. The rules relative to the tradi tion were enforced much more in detail this year and excessive de tails such as powder and paint were under a strict ban. Plans are already being made for "Fussers' night" which will be observed sometime in January on the evening of the first basketball game. That night all of the stu dents are expected to secure "dates" for the basketball game and for a movie afterward. F Strike That Will Last For Months and Bring Guer illa War Likely CHICAGO. Dec. 14. (By the Associated Press.) Declaring that striking packing house work ers are standing firm against what they term an 'arbitrary reduc tion of wages" and denying state ments by the big five packers that operations in Chicago are nearly a state- at "if the strike is to be a contest of endurance it will run for months and guerilla warfare, if that term can be used, can be expected in every packing house center throughout the country'." The statement wa3 given to Secretary of Labor Davis over the signature of C. J. Hayes, presi dent, and Dennis Lane, secretary of the Amalgamated Meat Cut ters and Butcher Workmen of North America. The secretary asked the strike leaders for a statement. Two conditions on which they said the strike can be settled were named by the union: 1. That the packers rescind the wage reduction put into effect on November 28. 2. That the packers agree to submit the question of wage re ductions to arbitration and restore the former wage pending the ar bitration proceedings. The statement "declared that at no time have the representatives of the "industrial relations plan," by which the packers claim to have negotiated the reduction with plant assemblies, conferred with their fellow workers. Fraud is Alleged In Sale of Racing Horse NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Playfel low, the 3-year-old full brother of Man O' War, for which Harry F. Sinclair paid James S. Johnson $100,000, wore a bit to prevent wind sucking for three weeks be fore the sale, George Pappen, as sistant trainer in the Johnson sta ble, testified in state supreme court today. Mr. Sinclair is suing to recover the" $100,000 on the plea that the wind sucking habits of Playfellow were concealed for the purpose of making the sale. The case will go to the jury to morrow. Jewish Joint Committee Appropriates for Relief NEW YORK. Dec. 14 The ex ecutive board of the Jewish joint distributing committee, announced tonight it had appropriated more than $500,000 for relief work in Eastern Europe, principally 1n Russia. In cooperation with the i American Relief administration, the committee plans to spend in all, $5,000,000 for Russian relief. Eastern Oregon Storq and Postoffice Burn ENTERPRISE, Or., Dec. 14 The postoffice and store at Para dise, Or., 40 miles north of this city, was destroyed-by fire today. The store was owned by MacShel ton, and his wife was postmistress. Only a small amount of cash was saved. The stamps, records and government equipment was a total loss. 1 TOKIO PLEASED AT dUi OF NOT RATIO Delegates of Nations Have Reached Agreement On All Other Major Issues at Washington. TREATY ABROGATIONS DEMANDED BY CHINA Japanese Nation Allowed to Retain its Gigantic Battleship Mutsu TOKIO, Dec. 14. (By the As sociated Press.) Acceptance of the naval ratio of tho arms con ference was announced in a bul letin today, ending weeks of spec ulation and argument in the press and conferences in political cir cles. The announcement created general satisfaction and gave wel come relief from the tension un der which various elements had been laboring. There had Desn apparent for some time a desire by cabinet members to see an end to the ne gotiations and the completion of an agreement along the lines originally proposed at Washing ton, provided always that Japan's interests were safeguarded. The spirit animating the min istry was voiced by Viscount Uchi da, foreign minister, who. in a report to the cabinet council ves- terday, pointed out. according: to i the official organ of the govern- ment, "the blind persistency of j claiming a 70 per cent ratio, not j only is Inimical to the very spirit j of limitation of armament, but is i detrimental to the eventual sue- j cess of the conference." Uohida Makes Statement While there continues to be some adverse criticism in the newspapers ever the quadruple entente, the disposition of the people generally, after sober con templation, appears to be in fa vor of its acceptance as evidence of the good faith of all the par ticipants in the treaty. Vscount Uchida, in an inter view today, said with regard to the quadruple power treaty: "It is regrettable that a pact (the Anglo-Japanese treaty) with its glorious history of 20 years should end. The British people doubtless share the sentiment, but it is a matter for congratulations that the alliance should be en larged into a quadruple entente wUh bigger possibilities for con tributing to the cause of peace and within greater spheres. Second Agreement Exported "The entente is important, less on account of the phraseology of the treaty than by thefact that the four powers ara permitted to exchange views on the mainte nance of peace in the Pacific through dispolmaic, instead of military measures." lie said he expected another agreement would be concluded on the basis of the Root resolution. The contention that the quadru ple entente contravened the league of nations covenant was without basis. On the contrary the ad herence of Great Britain, France and Japan as members of the league of nations added a guar antee for peace and enlarged the purview of the covenant. The agreement with regard to Yap and the mandated islands north of the equator was a matter for congratulation, he said. Government Salaries at Oregon College $150,000 CORVALLIS. Or., Dec. 14 The government is paying $150, 000 a year to officers and enlisted men in salaries at Oregon Agri cultural college, according to fig ures issuod by the quartermaster's department here today. Five thou sand a year is paid for forage and $1800 for a contract surgeon. VOTE AGAINST STRIKE SIOU FALLS. S. D.. Dec. 14. Employes of the John Morrell Packing plant at a mass meeting tonight voted against going on strike. The vote was about three to one. THE WEATHER Thursday cloudy, northerly winds. moderate SAVE ROADS IS SLOGAN OF JUDGES Officials Pledge Support to Highway Commission in Portland Yesterdav PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14. The county judges and coiiinus- sioners are behind the program to rnnaari'n tkn 1. ; 1 ..." .vuoci tc me paveu ii i :i .s in the state, according to pledges made at their convention today following an address by John B. Yeon of the state highway com mission. Mr. Yeon declared for abolishment of the heavy truck and overloading which have re ceived the blame for tho crushing j of paved highways. j The connecting links ol the PaJ ciuc highway, both on the west side and the east side, will be paved during 1922. the Columbia River highway will be completed and the old Oregon trail macala mized throughout, R. A. Booth, chairman of the state highway commission, said in a talk on the road building program of Oregon. During the next year the John Day highway will be opened from the Blue Mountains above Prairie City to Arlington. The Dalies California highway will be opi ned but not completed, the Crater Lake highway will be from 8." to 100 per cent completed, the Caves highway will be finished as a summer road, the Hoseburs-Coos Bay highway will be finished from j Roseburg to Coquille and tiie road will be put in good shape as far I south as Pistol river in Curry ! county, .Mr. Booth announced. ' LITTLE E EXHIBIT THORN i mands" when the request was pre sented to the Far Eastern corn Briar Pulled from Knee oflmittee of the whole today, the Arthur Burch May Play Important Part ! LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14. A 1 small thorn, extracted. according 1 j to testimony, from the knee of Arthur C. Burch, was admitted in i evidence late today iu the trial , of Rurch for the alleged murder j of J. Belton Kennedy. Assistant j District Attorney Asa Keyes an nounced there would be further testimony relating to the thorn. Mention had been made earlier in the trial of thorn bushes grow ing about the rustic cottage in Beverly Glen where Kennedy was shot on the night of August o last. Deputy Sheriff Charles Sprankling testified he saw the thorn extracted from the prison er's knee at the county jail on or about August 10. Just before adjournment Judge Reeve told the jurors he wanted them to turn over to him any anonymous letters they might re ceive with reference to the case. "I have received numerous com munications of this kind," the judge said, "and it may be that some of you have received or will receive some.'' Judge Reeve said no action was contemplated concerning the let ters he had received. He declined to divulge tha contents of these, but said they were "not threaten ing." Fruitless Search Made For Mysterious Vessel SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 14. The steamship Tokiwa Maru ar- rived here today from Yokohama i five days late as the result of a fruitless search for a mysterious ship supposed to have been in dis ttess. Shortly after leaving Yoko hama, Captain K. Takano report n. O. S. calls came from a vessel purporting to be the Daigen Maru. giving her position as about mid way between Yokohama and Hak odate. The Tokiwa Maru cruised about the vicinity, but failed to find a trace of a ship. No such craft as the Daigen Maru is listed in ship ping registers. Buttermakers Will Form Independent Organiation PORTLAND Or Dec 14 Or-1 Chinese delegates the financial ganization of an independent as-1 guarantees desired by Jaan sociation of buttermakers was j amount to virtual perpetuation of forecast today by delegates here i Japanese control over the doad. to attend the annual meeting "f The suggestion has been made in the Oregon Butter and Cheese-j some quarters that a "new big makers' association. The butter-; four" composed of heads of the makers said they intended to : American. British. Japanese and withdraw because most of the Chinese delegations to be ased cheesemakers are members of the to take the question under advise Tillamook organization and havelment shown little interest in the state organization. ' FAR EAST ! I ID PROBLEM IFERENGE ! j WeekS Of Speculate and i ' Argument in Press Ended With Announcement from Washington. VISCOUNT UCHIDA IS Ui JUBILANT MOOD Merits of Quadruple Alliance Pointed Out by High Japanese Official WASHINGTON', Dec. 14. By the Associated Press) Arms con ference delegates hae reached an agreement on all major issues of '.he navtj! ratio bui. are encoutiter- n? new difficulties in Far Eastern discussions. The American '-"-?, ratio forms the basis of the naval settlement, but there are to be readjustments ; in the original American plan to permit Japan to retain her new j battleship Mutsu. The United ; .-states and Great Britain were j piven a compensative quota of ad ! ditional sh'ps not determined in dKail. In the Far Eastern nego ! tiations the latest element of con i troversy is a request by China for i abrogation of the treaties result- ing from Japan's famous "21 de- Japanese objected and the com mittee adjourned. . Mot Delegate Hiph Hearted Coming wlvn the Shantung ne gotiations are at a critical stace. i the Chinese abrogat'on proposal I has somewhat beclouded pros- pects of a Far Eastern agreement. out most . delegates remain con fident of an ultimate solution. I Another meetintr of th? "bi-r three" late today advanced the naval question nearer to a final and detailed settlement, but left some minor points still undeter mined. In all quarters announce ment of a complete accord was re garded as only a question, of hours As an off.-et to Japanese reten tion of te Mutsu, the United States is to retain the sup?rdread naughts Washington and Colorado nnd an equivalent increase in British capital ship tonnage is to be provided. Details of this Brit ish increase constitute the only point to be decided. Guam lla.M' Abandoned Coupled with the naval agree ment in the proposed treaty will be a "s'atus quo" understanding on Pacific fortifications and na val bases, exclusive of Hawaii and the islands off Japan, Aus tralian and New Zealand coasts. The plans abandon the American island of Guam as a potential na val base. Temporarily the naval question is receiving major attention from the delegates but there wer in dications today that the increas ing seriousness of the Far East ern differences might soon require the principal figures of the con ference to turn their efforts to that direction. China's request for abrogation of the "21 demands" treaties wa counted with a suacestion that the powers also talce some dQfinitr' step toward abolition of existing "spheres of influence" in the Far East. There was no discussion in the committee but it was evident tonight that the Japanese would not stand alone in opposition to t ho ' abrogation proposal. Japanese Ask Instruction In the Shantung conversations the poin of controversy is th' compensation that China is to Eiw for Japanese improvements on the Kiao Chow railroad. The Japan ese have asked for instructions from Tokio. but subject to a fav orable response, offered today to withdraw from the railropd in the event of a satisfactory compensa tion arrangement. In the view of some of the (Continued on page 4) N Street Car Fare Hearing Ended After Verbal Battle Relative to Operating Returns of Lines Testimony tending to show that the Salem street railway lint's were operated at a profit during the past 11 months was given yes terday b. Charles F. llat;em:i!in. auditor for the public service com mission. Mr. Hagemann's report of his personal findings in auditing th" street railway company's books for the period December M. ISL'0, to June ,Io, li.L'i, was received yes terday dining the public service commission's hearing of the com pany';; request for an 8-cent rate in Salem, to replace the existing nickle fare. Ilaemann K Finn. In answer to a volley of (ins tions iiied by counsel ior the rail way linos. Mr Hagemann stood firm in assertng that the local lailway lines were making re turns above expenses. Installa tion of the one-man car system lia-i effected a substantial saving for the company, officials of the lines testified. Mr. Ilagei'nann re ferred to the company's various ; E HT FEASIBLE This is Assertion of J. P. i Wood, Head of National Woolgrowers WASHINGTON'. Dec. 14 President Harding's proposal to congress that he be given author ity to adjust tariff rates as chanc ing conditions might warrant, is "altogether impracticable and un desirable," J. P. Wood, of Phila delphia, president of the National Association of Wool Manufactur ers. declared today before the senate finance committee at hear ings on the wool schedule in ho tariff bill. .- ft Such a plan, he said, would keep industries ".n a state of un rest" and would ;sult in constant pressure for changes beip,; brought to "bear on the president and on the tariff commission. Senators Smoot of I'tah. and Watson, of Indiana. Republican members of tho committee, dif fered with Mr. Wood, arguing that the plan proposed would re sult in less un-ertainty for busi ness than would otherwise follow the liquidation iu Europe and the changing val-.e of currencies abroad. Senator Smoot declared that under present conditions congress would have to delegate authority as to tariff rates in some such manner as suggested by the president. In a statement read to the committee. Mr Wood suggested in effect that the entire wool schedule in the Fordney bill be re-written on the old grease bass instead of on ti e basis of clean scoured content and that higher compensatory rates be granted on manufactures of wool. He did not supgest any specific basis on raw wool. He approved of the American valuation plan as "the only feasible method suggested to off.-et the depreciating foreign currency." Socolofsky Regales Club With Good Ostrich Story At the Tuesday noon lun"h'-on of the Kiwanis club, Edwin Soco lofsky, song leader, was inclined to think that his brother Kiwan ians didn't show quite enough vocal pep, and in fact didn't, siny quite as lustily as they do in other places. So just jn order to illustrate his point, to indufe real singing, Mr. Socolofsky volunteered to tell a story, and it is thus: Once upon a time a farmer s wife had been presented with an ostrich et-g. which she had kept for some time on the mantel piece as a part of the decorations. IJecoming tired of seeinu the egg, she decided to dispose of it and threw it into the back yard. About that time the champion rooster of the poultry yard hap pened by. and proceeded to give the big egg the once over. After studying over the rather larre exhibit for some time, he called in his flock of hens and aft er showing them the ostrich egg said: "Now I don't want you hens to think I am finding fault with what you have been doing, but I just want to call your attention to what they ere doing in other places." ONE KILLED CHICAGO, Dec. 14. One man was killen and 14 persons were injured tonight in a collision be tween two Illinois Central trains. HI economies during the past year in offsetting prev ous testimony by railway officials that the lines were operated nt a loss. Clyde H. Packer, engineer for the public service commission, tes tified that a survey of the com pany's material cost reports showed a decided discrepancy 1-e-tween his own estimates of n . terial costs and the company's fig ures. Mt. Packer asserted that the traction lines material cost statements were in many instances in excess of the actual costs dur ing purchase periods indicated. In Eugene Tinluy. The heaving was brought to a !om yesterday. The commis sion's final order will be issued within three weeks, those who l ave followed the hearing are pre dicting. The public service commission will open its hearing at Eugene tomorrow in considering the Southern Pacific company's de mand that a similar 8-cent fare be granted in the Lane county city. TALK OF DRAFT Maneuvers Made to Outwit Minor Organizations Rel ative to Players NEW YORK. Dec. 14. (By The Associated Press) Seeking removal of the "stone wall" they declared minor leagues, had placed around star players by ask ing prohibitive prices for them, of ficials of the National and Ameri can leagues in their rehpectlve meetings- today. propo&ed an amendment to the nationr.I base ball agreement that would rein?ti tute the draft. Resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote in both leagues and submitted to baseballs's ad visory council for consideration tomorrow during the joint, meet ing of the majors. The resolu tion in the national was offered by Garry Herrmann of the Cin cinnati club as a substitute for the suggestion by C. H. Ebbettfi of the Brooklyn club that the majors re fuse to purchase players from any league not subscribing to the draft. Mr. Ebbetts suggestion, it was said, did not meet with the ap proval of Commisisoner Landis, who saw in it creation of a con dition of outlawry in the minors and dissension in the majors. Tie advisory council is expected to settle the matter tomorrow. The national league carried out President Heydler's request for giving protection to tfmpires by providing for appointment of "vigilance cops" to arrest throw ers of pop bottles and authorizing construction Jn several parks of special exits Tor "umpires only." $560,000 Worth of Bonds To Be Disposed .of Today PORTLAND, Or.. Dec. 14. A' tomorrow's meeting of the staU highway commission here J560, 000 worth of ' onos will be sold This is the last Mock of the orig inal Ji',.fM)0,(Mh") worth of hi.Uiwa? bonds authorized by the legisla ture in 1917. These bond wil' draw "j 1-2 per cent interest. While no paving work will b? let tomorrow, fcur very import ant grading job3 have been adver tised and bids will be opened on them. They are: Ten miles on the Roseburg-Coos Pay highway between Rridge and Myrtle Point, eight and one-half miles on th Med ford -Crater Lake highway be tween Agate and Medford: is miles cn the Island City-Elgin section of the La Grande-Enter prise highway and .27 mile oir the Myrtle Creek section of the Pacific highway. It is expected that the state highway commissioners will it this week's gathering start work on making the map that Oregon will submit to the national roads department to show the highway? upon which tl state expects to spend governm:i.: funds granted for road lu'.ldii purposes. Kansas National Guard Is Ordered Into Field TOPEKA. Kas.. Dec. 14. The Kansas national guard was or dered into the Pittsburg coal field tonight. It is known that a ma chine gun company, four troops of cavalry, a sanitary detachment', a headquarters detachment and a supoly detachment are included. Martial law will not be de clared, official said. ELECTED FOR Arbuckle, Hicks, 4Needham Chosen for Three Other Leading Posts in Commer cial Body. M'CROSKEY'S REPORT SHOWS SOUND FINANCES Heads of Departments Se lected Manager's Re port Covers Year v' At the annual meeting. of the Salem Commercial club last night, J. C. Perry was elected president. He re ceived 18 votes, Roy Shields 13 and Curtis Cross 2 votes. George L. Arbuckle was elected vice president. He re ceived 16 votes, Georgre Gnu benhorst 8. and J. B. Littler 8. T. M. Hicks was elected secretary, receiving 20 votes. Elmo S. White received 7 and Harry Levy 5 votes. W. I. Needham was elected treasurer, receiving 17 votes. George Riches received 10 and Carl Webb 6. I)eprtmt Heads Choncn P. M. Gregory wai elected head of the social department and be comes a director. He reeeived13 votes, George Alderlu 10 and Dr. H. C. Epley 10 vote?, W. E. Wilson, secretary and treasurer of the Salem Tile & Mercantile company, was elected civic department director, receiv ing 1G votes. James R. Degga received 14, and Walter Stola, 12 votes. For director of the agricultural department. Ruaaell Catlin vai elected, receiving 19 votes. E. s. TiUinghast received 5 and A, A. Michel. 9 votes. Dr. E. E. Fisher was chosen t head the department of legisla tion and taxation, receiving lti votes. Joe Adolph received 8 and Dr. B. F. round 8. William Buslck will head the industrial department, receiving 18 votes. P, B. Keeney received 10 and W. E. Anderson 4 votes. Following tha election of offi cers for the cominjr year, the di rectors met and voted $50 for the Associated Charities. Financial Report Made The annual report of T. E. Mc- croskey, manager of the club, showed receipts the past ,year of $13,736.33, with expenditures of. $1 3.383.15. The complete report is as fol lows: "In this report I wish at this time to deal with the present con dition of the club as compared with the condition at this time in 1920. "Just here it might be well to call your attention to the fact that beginning-with 1921 business in general throughout the country took a heavy loss and the entire year has been one of retrench ment and re-adjustment. Your manager was absent from the club from September 15, 1920, to Jan uary 1, 1921, and as' a conse 'luence it required no little ef fort to get the machinery of the club functioning properly under conditions which obtained Janu ary 1 this year. Mrmberhfp Grows On December 1, 1920, thera were in force 553 memberships ai against a present membership of 802 1-2 in force. Our financial statement would have shown very much better had our activi ties in securinir the additional memberships been begun earlier In the year, but the delay was unavoidable and simply means a less amount for the next year's work. In passing I wish to commend most highly the work of th spe cial committee, which wag com posed of men of Tision, gifted with a tenacious determination. The various departments hava worked well during the year but perhaps the three deserving tha highest praise are the agricultur al, civic and tourist. publicHy and convention departments. Through the agricultural de partment under Director L. J. Cbapin thej-e has been a srreat deal of personal work. Many homeseekers have been' given ex-. pert council and advice at the sac rifice of Mr. Chapin'a time and money and-the credit has gone to the club. No officer can be more faithful than has he and at times without seeming appreciation. He has been largely responsible for the continuation of the Marion (Continued on page 4) i