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' -.- i : ' 1 .' ' -. . V-V1 4 r n- rV'.. fl Jf . t. " I - - 0 'I 4 i r V 1 s n. n ; SfLEM, OREGOXiSnAV working. JANUARY 1. 1922 Oh ! In 44 cT.v lol price tnvE cna J 1 lo) JUJ i Six-Power Treaty Agreed Upon Relative to island of f Yap With! U. S. Controll ing Guam1 Line, r GENERAL ALLOCATION PLANNED BY POWERS Plan of Partition First Work ed Out by Americans And Japanese WASHINGTON. Dec 31 (By . The Associated Press) The scope of the Washington negotiations over the . former German cable properties in the Pacific, center , Ins In the Island of Yap, has. been broadened Into a proposed bIx power.treaty definitely allocating German hold loss between the Uni ted State, Japan and -The Neth- erlanda V j : ,-. .: ; ? A tentative draft of the treaty u considered at a meeting today of the heads o the American.. Jap- " anc3e-:;Netberlind! rtBritJ8hi French and Italian delegations and although final approval a Walts r farther word from foreign capi tals, the proposal found' general acceptance. -"'.; J Anicricaiw Control Cable. ; Tnder the allocation which goes much, further- than the sep arate Yap treaty negotiated be tween JhQ lnited" States and Ja pan, the American government is to hare .full control of the cable between Yap and the American ls- ' -land of Guam- Japan is to secure the line known as the Yap-Shanghai cable, now diverted to connect Yap,' W.lK thq Japanese LoochOQ glands, and The-Netherlands is tj have the Mn from Tap Xo Me nadoi a city bin-the Dutch island of Celebes. ' V ' '. It If Indicated; that the provi sions of the American-Japanese . settlement, which give the United 8tates general cable and wireless rights on Yap, probably will be incorporated In a separate treaty between those two powers. , . ' - Many Nations Concerned." , - The broader question of distrib uting all Japan cable holdings la one in which all the principal al- , lied and associated powers, aa well ss The Netherlands are 'concerned under ti.e terms of the VerstlUes , peace treaty. By that treaty Ger many renounced her-rights to the Cables jointly to the principal powers the United States, Great . nitaini Japan, Franco and Italy. Interest of The Netherlands Ilea in " the fact thtr her nation, held, a minority of stock In tha German Dutch corporation owning the lines before the war. By the new treaty It Is proposed that The Netherlands; Is to receive the Yap-Meiado properties out 1 igbt , In7 exchange for he, partial pre-war interept in the three tines. The British, French and Italian governments would renounce their nndivded shares in the properties to the United .States and Japan In recognition ol the particular in terest of these iwa'governmenta in FUMY BUG SITS CITY ALL AGOG Eafn Bain Locomotive Owned an Brothers Stops ess in Portland ; 1- SILVttTON'. Or.. Dec. SI (Speciall to The Statesman) A motori'bug" of unusual inter est' is ife new locomotive bug owned f the Eastman brothers and mail by the Stlverton Foun dry cosaany, the makers of th SiblocoThe bug which is built Ont a ffd Chassia, is' patterned after angular locomotive and is. by ; no scans as small as the or dinary .ug" is. It is known as the' "Satoco" railway No. 12;. Durii the week Mr. Eastman drove 'Portland in his "locomo. tivb" ail it is reported that great was th consternation of a loco motivetearing down the streets at the ordinary pace of a motor car. Then a traffic cop saw the untque'sigfit coming he Invaria bly siaalled "go ahead" at once to avoA more congestion in traf fic thap necessary. When the en gine topped on a downtown street Jt seemed everyone else: al so utofped. It in also said that autoiulQile collisions were nar rowjy a verted as drivers were continially' turning to view the unnsujl creation. ' i Many have tried to buy the bue but sd far its owners have refused to part with it. V : Future Internationa Conir ence Plan -of Presfint Anain Comma to Frofl at 9 . Washington. BECLOUDED PROSPER AGAIN CLEARtrJ UP Nature of Concrete Pin to Go Before Delegafef is Not Yet Known! JIB 6IQ Polk County Soldier, Now Retired, Recognized by. War Department ; PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 31. Word, was received by friends in Portland today of the selection Of Colonel Milton F. Davis, Ore gon7 West Point graduate,, for pro motion to brigadier general in the i of fleers' reserve corps. Th promotion camo to t'oloiu-1 Davis now on the retired list aa a Christmas compliment from the war: department. CoJpnel.Davi8 was appointed to West Point in the late '80s. He was f member of va prominent Polktounty, Oregon, family. He served with distinction through out tke Spanish-American war. i Diamond-Studded Stars I Presented to Officers Guards and other employes ol the ttate penitentiary Saturday nignt presented gold officers stars, each set with a diamond to Warden L,. H. Compton and Dep uty Warden James lewis. This followed a motion picture shoWj and general entertainment gives for tl) inmates of the prison, j' , ; Fuel Tax Begins HAtON ROUGE, La., Dec. )J. Louisiana tomorrow begins col lection of 1 cent a gallon tax on gasoline, which is expected Ho yield 'nearly a million dollar fa year ftc road purposes WEATHER (Continued ou page 1) Sanday rain west: rain or snow east; fresh southerly gaie aloag coast, increasing southeasterly winds in the interior. DO YOU REMEMBER? .. polltica some ' yeara ago was more excltlas thin under the present method! of selectlng:.can , Htdates by; Veto of the pedple. 1 For . Instance, do you remem . ber back In 18T when the anti Z .Mitchell men refused to organize V the bouse of representatives and , - no session could: be held, all at instigatioa of Jonathan Bourne and Other anti-Mitchell Republi- I Do you remember when Gorer - jior; Lord called a special session of the legislature in 1938 tojill a vacancy ia the senate and how : Joseph i:5mon, Multnomab coiinty 1 . boiisn i s trong factor in Kcpubli- - tan i -lUics,. was elected? ' ' (-. '- ' ack-a little, further in ' kal ' lory, do you temcm r i t J. II. Mitcbcll was ccct- a: eu senator in 1X74, whan (he legislature met in the buildin as Soutk ' Commercial, diagonal across rfrom the Marion hotel knotn as the Holman buHdini; but Bow owned by I), gamaels? i De you remember when ther was ja deadlock in the legislature and j when Mitchell, Bourne ttni Simfc-were the noliUcal leaders or e state? tirpVAmnanv !unteers s had heafqarters in a wo-st?T brick bulking on t the pr l Jation of e Salem Bank ot Commerce? you rememJr tn election of jM4; jfbM electors l Ore to ;tn ; to :the lore t on or the ataj, capitol, lj 1 T fnTltInnf - .1 V-Ei von rfmomhpr back Hnihei '70 when the Capita' Engine Iference bet ore jt end8 remains uh- WASHINGTON', Dec. SI (By The Associated Press) Hth the Washington negotiation ap proaching a conclusion Resident Harding's proposal fori future scries of similar meetlnglis com ing to the front again in Qe infor mal discussions of the deagates. Thus far It outward amifesta tions are taken as a tfde, the future conference quei'im has been one ot the least dirly de fined of all issues consigned here. Most delegates believo toey can see the end of their laicj In con nection with both arnuieut and the Fr E8t. but ntuefeeniB to have a clear idea of -t action Is likely; to taken tsfhrd a re convening of the powenlo discuss world problems. j; Harding Is Aniras When the president sugges tion for a continuing tries of in tcrnaUonal gatheriop first ema nated from s the Vlu"House it was said byihighf aialnistration officials that the pitf might be regarded as a steppiafitone to an "association of nafisns.", Mr. Harding, it was decked, would be greatly disappoiied if no agreement for futmf meetings came out of the Wasfngton con. rersations. "j .At the stage of tht conference, when definite settlement likly on all classe t naval arm ament as well as;? all. of the troubled problems of the Far East the suggestion fonaj support in practically every foreign delega tion, ii . . V ,wf &recd a ome action to fuirill the President's, desires seemed likely when" the primary purposes of the conference were attained. u . Prospct Beclouded Developments since.! ho wever,1 have considerably ;f beclouded the prospect. Failure o agree on sub marines and auxiliary craft and obstacles encounJred In the Far Eastern negotiaticna, are conceded to have presesled a somewhat changed situation.' Upon highest authority, it is said that the AlerJcan delegation sees no reason to pan a future meeting to diacus auxiliary naval armament unttt; there has been evidence of aiange or attitude on the part of the powers who have found tleslselvps in dis agreement he.. However, ad ministration fttficials described the president is', still hoping for such a conference. The foreign delegates forth most part, are remaining afla Ail &ttpn pl OgTCSSVf" In all dianisgions attention is called to wfct already has been done towari future cdnferenees, as forming a least a piecemeal be ginning towtiTi realization of the president's iop The four-power treaty, pritidiug' for consultation between lt Caited SUtes. Great Britain, Jtpaaand France, in any thteatenedfbceach of the peace in the Pacifij; creation of continu Inr conm!lBQas and other agen cies to hef solve the Chinese problems; 4,n4 tne virtual decision to have another arms conference, six or seTeat years hence, to dis cuss extea4i0a of the-naval holi day, all ar pointed to by Ameri can of ncialk as steps in the right Qirev wua, , But Waelher a definite, con. crew P for neriodical consulta tions is to ha. i-w Wore the con A HAPPY AND r PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR' TO MLi 4 mm By r new; si v'a j ari , ah w w vauh i. ti By George Hansen mm. OF PDLITICA Extraordinary Power Wieldn ed in State and Nation Affairs from Early Day in Pennsylvania. I DEATH IS SUDDEN ;? IN HOTEL APARTMEN1 Wilson Administration Irrc concilably Opposed Dur ing Eight Years ' tT. "-' DIVORCE RECORD SHOWS DECRE1 SE Ben Taylor Quits Postofiice Job After Serving 3ti 1-2 Years; Is Presented Watch by Office Force IESTEB L i After bavins scrv. d the Salenj Policy of ; Judge Bingham j EJ 1-1 tion New Year s eve, to become ei fective at once. :: Mr. Taylor is one ot the tw6 Has Effect in. Marion Countyl During Year -surprise to Postmaster August ! Xr tneyXrovS ! Salem Man Takes Own Life ironi the announcement that the sotdest man in the service was about, to. -retire, the postof t'ice ' H you were issued a msriage license, during :121, the dances arc 10 to 1 that the auifcnture w'-ll prove succassfut. f i Or put it this way. During o2l there were issued lUjAlarion county a total of 41 iarriage licenses, and there werejgranted in tho county only 45 iivorces. That is there was onif one di orce 10 every 10 manages in the county dun;ig J'-L' This remarkable fnif showing of one divorce to evcrf 10 mar riages ts due to the! fact that Judge George U. Bttgham has .-i reluctance t grant di- vorces. and in; many litances. has , nnsinoncil action uui lamuy ai- r , - , original letter carriers in Sa!tn,; force, with the post:naster, pur- beginning the distribution of ma ijr bused a gold watch, ami in ,a in the business section of the city ifshort and appropriate address by July , 1887, with George lj.(he postmaster, expressea to Mr. Hatch. Tay'Ior their appreciation of his During all his years servicjbjgjjood work- and their re?, ret at hi:' with the postoffice. he lias heldSIoaviug the - s rvi p. positions that required chusc wori; And then Mr. Tajb-r, not to ho and attention, his last being ;h;if Jj'fitdoni; in generusity, presented of milling clerk. ' ! .UM' force with two b-inch.:.s of ban- Mr, Taylor will gie his fitae tpahas. and then the curtain 'ranc the management of the city i(ipwn upm .Mr. Taylor and h plant of which he is owner II?;' i '.'A years of work in the post- ! potP' I l'irs answered NoitentiOTlding Cor discussion of a Intura, conference plan la on te rormi1genda of the Wash Ukton ..feBfpenci, but that la, not gaieraujr o8idered a serious, oo atacle to cf4 Kideration ot the sub have been pa abed up. and . . it the suit withdrawn. 2 Jud'ce Hingham ms been also very reluctant to gnt divorces AvhoreiiA chllcfrcn A: concerned, and in Several insfnees has re fused to grant thf divorce, tak ing the standthqfit ) for the le:t for all 1 conned that the family be kept toither. Tii-3 month; of Ir.r. Ia.-:t stands as the monthiforJarriacs. as til licenses vere ianca. reoruarj hrfd the low fccord licenses isSued dfri'ng the month. With the isEUln'of five licenses yesterday, the.ttal for December was 40. c : j Divorces fsaed during 1921. beginning w'taflie February term Of the circuit ifWt, were granted in the followia suits filed: Lucy M. BTrdin vs Orin W. Hardin; Joe 1 Crahatie vs Rosa Crahane; Wftie Davis vs Fred Davis; Mary ibrkovsky ts Frank nobrkovskyMabel Caldwell vs Lucien Caldtfli; Maud L.. Rector! vs Albert lUtector; Lulu Pierce ; vs L. R- M. Jlercc: Lcanna Thorn- as vs V. I iThomas: Julia M, j Weigel TSj George H- weigei: BeatrJce E.lone vs Parley Jone; Mary A. Ihttson vs' Hiram A. Johnson ; largaret Montgomery r Samuel Montgomery; J. V. Maua li. Man'ne'-: till ho siirppptlpfi in the bostof fico as nailing clerk by Nate W. IMicd fficc. serving- under . live differ Tlne resignation was a' complement postmaster;-;. ilslEETiolF TAXPAYERS BF POLK COUNTY WASHINGTON, Dec. 31M Senator Boies Penrose Peiinsylvania, died here latcj tonight after a brief illness. Senator Penrose, who war 61 years of age, had been com-) plaining for some days, but it was stated repeatedly by his' friends his condition was im-j proving and he would be able to resume his duties in ' tht, senate next week. His recent work as chairman of the fi-i . nance committee In handling! tax and legislation was a greater pnysicai narusnip, nis friends said, than he himseli, had realized. , J Reports from Senator Pen rose's apartment at the Ward-j man hotel tonight indicated that his condition was not so good and physicians were con stantly with him. The first notice of his death, which oc curred at 11:30 o'clock, was telephoned by a physician from his apartment to tbe ho tel desk. ; ' : Senator Penrose died of pul monary thrombosis, as a re sult of heart failure, Dr. Koy, . Adams, his physician an-j a rrumpied note which assert-j nounced. Mr. Adams and two; j that )e was tired of living and nurses were the only persons. i which hinted at domestic infelic-; m. trie r TOOm Wnen . me end iiy. w'-s yesterday afternoon j came. ' . - " fiMjiuj i'. I'.i ;i otrir-iais when they , Until a few moments before examined the- i ema ins of lister death Senator Penrose, hi'4 Lan :-.ston, z a f-.w nioments - i physician said, was quite coni- m-x lie had -walked t the center j fortable, although he soon re , of the Marion-Polk inter-county laiised into unconsciousness hri.ifce an i taken his own life i and it was realized his condw with a rifle ! i tion was desperate. v : - a calibre rifie was found j Senator Penrose's illness, : reside the body of Lnnton.who f recUDation rom a lor snnie time !;a.; iiv.i in tms . , . , . . . . COMMITS SUICIDE With Rifle on -Inter- county Bridge city at' 2 i ." South Cottage street. long siege which kept him b'-ing a part e'l'iiomen: DALIAS. Ore.. Deo. SI. Ran to arrive in I)alla with the (Special to The, Statesman) At" break "of day, many of them com ono of the biggest and most holi n freni the far ends of the contested budu-et meetinKs cvei' eotmty. There appeared Jo be held in this part of the stat tbi a con'-ert1 move m lower the farmers and a number oi neat.V taxes or the conn'. v. i? '-ung i" Lang --.(on had proposed to. me taxpuvers of Polk county . made; do a w ay with vaiiu appi opria-, ttanninc-fur animriis. - i 1 . 1 i ty,n tntintir huil t An- i ,tlH .....I... it rwi.:M! Hllfl Willi 1J . . ; V,oi will . .!,(., i t.r-- ilom i: in more ways than one work $ the hudKet as prepared by the hardship on the departments jf-' budget- committee whs contested. fected. ' , 1 . The citizens of the county bh-h (Continued on pace -) .. . . i . r r u a. i he 'ninet eiu'Ten ironi a away lruyi inc. .tiwnt j it under the hin. the miss-iie m0nUis. started early' m -xm :; j;t'7Z.;r f i.nncston's note, written on the was a change for tne Deiierj iwi k of an envelope, also .-eiuet- Wednesday, but he suffered a, ed that the nlle. his I :eronal j jj vfc relapse Thursday. De- property, but pjirchased with 1 r. . u iunds advanced by a tru-nd be spite that, however,, he was, returned to lh rnend who haa j aDle W De up ana ttruunu his alFo made arrangements ' lor apartment. " ' . I Lang-ton to secure won: on a XVla B4T.afnra hrniher, T)r. irm 1 1' souii.crn wr-K')ii. ui'-nuu , , n tiu J l which i naries irenrojie oi xrnuauei - -a n nhia. came nere to see mm i after the first cold attack but . lx,?l:iSV!" went home Wednesday-feel- The dead man s father is eiive. j ing that fcthe senator was- bet it is reported, bn: hi address; ter. Dr. Adams was with, the oMid not Bscprtoino-i last ! senator most of the af ternoon licht. Iang?!on wa an ex-ser- , , , . A , OVEDUnlflSCHlEFipOR TS ; fa'ntrV unit. H was dis-, Senator Penrose occupied a . hareed at Yhtop 'acsoD. s.c..' large suite on the top floor of at, that time being.. i member of tne hotel. It Was Said that he ( ompany F. r, 1st infantry. stem wr'.R married "to Thelma Cook; rCUperate tllS Strength SO hC, of this cHy. Since his marriage, could return tO hi$ desk Iiext i'iv.-d ;t the South t'ottag, uwk aa? -chairman nf hi-fl-1 More tban 550 arrests were Tho rest wtif made f- finnie- (Conu a-aed ok p ?JL t ' i - ' -. . - i- i made during the jear 1 1- i by the Salew police department, accord ing Pi the report of V. M.'Moffitf. chief of" the department, wbit-ii will be submitted to the .mayor and city council at the next meet ing, ft M:Y The exact .number pf arrests he has street l"- . nance committee having wit- oroner Lloyd Kigdon ar- ... , ... . nouncrd last night no Inquest! : would bo held in view of th? tact ' that it was a clear case of sui cide. . ! KSTATi-; is hh; Maruney i Mrs. R. 4 Flanagan ts S. E. flanaganf Ltfllan; Alice Christy v fnJr?T rr"aaHdariiS Be year up to De Schrocdfvs fharles T. gchrtd- fcemr S0, as 5r.l.'a-nd of tnee (Ctttlnued on page t) 1 31 5 're ipr tra flic - vloldtions. and misipniruiiorE i-imimiu wiiliin the Salem jurisdb-t.iim' or upon instructions received from the offices or'oteer sheriffs and police deprrrneuj. : An increase of more than Z,- NEW YORK,' Doc. -Si. -The es 00 was collected in fines during j tale left by Mrs." Helen C. Bojst 1921 over 1S?9. The records i wick, w idow of a former Standard t " that 150$ was collected f Oil magnate, who died in 1920, , r, ' .., : ! was worth nearly $22,099,000 it J (Connauad oa page 2) . , .was announced today.; I-.:--,-': " ' ' - -.' 1 & i shoi nesses on the tariff bill. Dr. Adams gave the .time of the senator's death as 11:30 o'clock. - 1 -: ! Friends of Senator. Penrose faid the sudden death recent ly of his colleague, Senator Knox, had been such a shock to .'-him ! it had affected him several days ago while he was - .;i nounced today.,,,, - j i ; . . . 4t Continued oajpago 2) , ; ; , ,-. :