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Sic s THE WEATHER The Statesman recelres tha leased wire report of the Associated Press, the greatest and most re liable press association in tat world. 'Generally fair; moderate west erly winds. SEVENTY -FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1922 PRICE: FTVE CZNT3 KTO VOTE LUTE IN DAY i Night Session May Be Nec essary. Before Measure Reaches Final Passage in U. S. Senate. . i INTEREST DEFERMENT IS CLOSELY STUDIED Plan of Procedure is Acridly Attacked by Senator j Reed of Missouri WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Agreement to press the allied debt refunding bill to a vote tomorrow eveaj If It necessitates a night ses sion of the senate was reached to dayi;by Republican and Democrat ic leaders after five hours of de bate. ,, " , , Opposing the proposed grant of ; authority to the debt commission, 'headed by Secretary Mellon, to ex tend the time of Interest pay ments at its discretion. Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, dec la r . ed that he had no doubt there wag -an Inside to this." . Interest Deferment Agreed On ? " Senator Simmons, Democrat, North Carolina, suggested and Senator Reed agreed that the de ferment of Interest payments on the foreign debt would enable "thei private holders" In this coun - try lot fire billions of the bonds of the allied nations to realize on their Investment ahead of the American government. Senator Reed also declared that Jf the commission could defer ln 'terfest nivmenti (or 10 years, as 7 he said one senator had suggested I might be done In the case of some countries, there could be a can "collation ' of the : whole debt, as the accumulated interest for 10 or t 12 years. would about equal the present principal of the dent. f !Ru no Faith in Mellon Tne Missouri senator said that i ' because of "the environment" in r4 ; which Secretary Mellon had lived i Mr. Mellon would be the last man K save one. in this country." to wham he would rrant the author - lty proposed. The one exception. he added, was "Morgan himself, explaining that J. P. Morgan & .' Co.. had been the financial agent in the United States for the allied !. nations durlna- the war. . In this ' connection, . Senator Reed read to the senate the names M Of various banks, trust companies t " and! corporations in which he said -Mr. Mellon was interested, Inelud S In the Aluminum company of America, which, the speaker des cribed as "an absolute monopoly. i ,11 Biff Loan Floated He added that these banks and s trust companies were closely at i filiated With the Morgan and al ; lied banks which floated great .it., loans for the allies in this country before war was declared on Oer many. '. L v Before Senator Reed launched . his stuck on the bill there was -a debate between Senators Len i root,, Republican. Wisconsin, and l . Walsh, Democrat, Montana, as to n the I constitutionality of the debt k bill fand also a . plea by Senator i ? Williams. Democrat, Mississippi ior me canoeuawun oi - ine uwut. owed the United States by Bel Slum. BULLION! SlflTPED CORALT. OnC Jan, 27. Four mh iam nf llvfir. the largest bullion shipment in the history of the Cobalt camp, left here to davi for New York, en route to : China. tlW .tir inv iurtn or nersons nave complaints to lodge with the city government tjr letter. reiaMe ! law enforcement or the operation of anything they consider ques tionable in the city,, they mst s1gja their Barnes to the letters and be prepared to point out etl dettcev This Is the edict of Mayor . George E Halvdrsen! In a state ment prepard for publication nf- v ter receiving communications from " .nmili.in.nf who ilen merely as Taxpayer," or other similar names that do not Teveal their ' The mayor received this letter H from "Taxpayer": i.A- o oittznn and taxpayer want to utter a protest against the lottery same now being prac ' ii orainat the nnbltc at tne Grand thnater and the BUgh thea- : Af this ritvJ i "The Country Store people r minm.a mnr than they deliver. tbcy induce gambling spirit In the I Tana and.old. vand they 'are of- I ; tern conducted In a -very sugges- k'v ttvn manner.' k v SIGN HIES. SHOW EVIDENCE lYflBMSCfliPilllTS COL.HOFER IS EARLY TO BUY LICENSE Man Who Contested Const! tutionality of Dog Tax First to Pay When Beaten The distinction of paying Jl for a dog license over the counter of the Marion county circuit court, after the supreme court had de cided that the dog law as passed by the legislature is constitu tional, belongs to Col. E. Hofer, the man who attempted to have the law declared unconstitutional. The second dog license was is sued to his son-in-law, Allan A. Bynon. President of Oregon Funeral Directors' Association Makes Test Just to test out the question whether a hearse should pay a state license as a pleasure car, or as a truek. a test was made in Stayton yesterday, and according to all evidence at hand, if was officially decided that a hearse is a truck. The test was made by W. A. Weddle, president of the Oregon Funeral Directors' association. He loaded the hearse with one ton of oyster shell, and then for good measure, carried a man along a live one. The test was made over four and a half miles of pretty rough road between Stayton and West Stayton, and the hearse proved its capacity to carry, more than one ton and get over the rough road without difficulty: Therefore, as the law provides that a car which, will carry more than ons ton over ordinary roads and make it without difficulty, shall be classed as a truck, Mr. Weddle has come to the conclu sion that a hearse is a truck and not a pleasure car. Yakima Jury Considers Case of Mabel Manning YAKIMA. Wash.. Jan. 27. rftrlnlnn In the case of the state against Mabel Manning, charged with being a Jolntist, tomgni. awaited agreement of the Jury, which took the case about noon today. Conclusion of the Manning case was followed by the trial of the state against Arthur Farron of Toppenlsh, charged with perjury. Farron. ths state charges, taiseiy made affidavit that County Prose cutor Sydney Llvewley tried to in duce Farron to swear that he de livered to Sheriff P. R. Bear two cases of whiskey out of 15 brought from British Columbia. The prosecutor asserts Farron volunteered "the information with out suggestion from him. Speed Demon's Leg Broken in Chicago Traffic 'Clash CHICAGO. Janv 27. Louis Chevrolet, veteran of many an au tomobile speedway smashup, out never seriously Injured, was bad lv cut and his right log thought to have been broken In an acci dent on Michigan boulevard today when his taxlcab crashed into an other machine. DOOR IS NOT LOCKED An nn locked side entrance to the Ilusick store at Commercial and State streets was last night renorted by officers Elmer White and O.'F. Victor. Mr. Busies; was notified, it was reported. In direct conn ci wim mo " and It upon reference of the mat- : iii.i ul it,.. 1 a nr ter to the city attorney mis is xrue tw am miiiT citizens who ex- pect the city authorities to act promptly to snppress same." The mayor s Biaieuiom "This above article and others of a like nature have been re ceived at my office lateiy. feeling that these communications should receive some action. , as dently the writers are enuura ....u.MHnn: still I am of the opinion that the writers wonld . . i - V.Un r n A ATI- render tnose u "Q, y forcement of the law as a pari their duties, a great deal more tr?rvice, and show by his or her actions that they really are sin cere, if they would at least sign their names to these communica tions instead of signing, 'A Tax Payer. "As a tax payer is generally a person of responsibility I can,see no reason . why ho should fear signing a letter to the mayor or marshal "when any Information or 110 DOUBT THAT HEARSE IS TRUCK (Continued on page 2) TESTIMONY ACTOR'S TRIAL Woman Who Knew Virginia: Rappe Both as Child and! As Adult Never Knew Her to Be III. MRS. BRENNAN ONCE IN INSANE HdSPITAL I ittlo Prnnroce ie MoHa tn' Liuje progress is Maae i0j a. i i s . s r a i tsiamisn ringer rnnis As Genuine SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 7. Th? defense in the trial of a sec ond manslaughter charge against Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle went through the procedure of closing Its case twice today. Formal announcement was made at the close of the testi mony of Dr. George Franklin Shiels, medical expert, a few mo ments after the session began, that the defense case was "in." A few moments later, at the sug gestion of the court that "a di rect connection" If established, if possible between certain acts of Miss Virginia Rappe indicating severe illness, and the bladder in juries which resulted in her death, the defense reopened its case. Dr. Shiels was recalled and testified that such acts "might" be con nected with a chronic bladder complaint, but admitted under cross-examination that they might be caused by ailments in other organs. Prints Called Fake The prosecution contends that j the bladder injury which caused I Miss Rappe's death resulted from force applied by Arbuckle during a party in his suite in the Hotel St. Francis on September 5, 1921. Tire defense contends that Mis? Rappe's death was the climax of a chronic bladder disorder. The defense called as its last witness Milton T. TJ'Hen. assist ant district attorney and one of the leading prosecution counsel, to testify regarding his knowl edge of certain finger prints found on a door of . Arbuckle's bedroom in the hotel. The prose cution contends that the finger prints were made by Arbuckle and Miss Rappe while she was strug gling to escape from him. De fense expert testimony has char acterized the pr'nts as a "fake." Berkeley toiler Called Chief of Police August Voll- mer of Berkeley, Cal., president of the International Association of Police Chiefs, testified as a prosecution finger print expert that certain prints on the door appeared to have been made by a "female hand or a small male hand." There were certain char acteristics in these prints which corresponded to the police, prints of Miss Rappe's finger tips, he said. Th9 prints were taken from Miss Rappe after death. Harry H. Caldwell, fingerprint expert of Oakland, Cal.. testified that the police exemplers of the Rappe and Arbuckle finger tips appeared to be the same as those on the door. He was "not abso lutely positive" that they were the same, however. Witness Onco Insane Dr. Frederick P. Clark, super intendent of the state hospital at Stockton. Cal., testified that Mrs. Kate Brenpan. a defense witness. was an inmate of the hospital dur ing a certain period of 1920, in which Mrs. Brennan testified that she lived In San Francisco. The prosecution is endeavoring to (Continued on page 2) T TO COST $75,000 . , j r r Schedule Arranged TOf Dm- . R QprvpH in neiS 10 De oeiVKU III Eastern Cities SPOKANE. Wash.. Jan. 27. Cost of the "Washington state presledntlal banquet special" train. Governor Hart's idea for advertising commodities produced tin Washington, will be 175,000. or S700 per man or organization rep resented, according to announce ment made today by R. R. Rogers. Spokane member of the executive committee, in charge of the pro ierted trio. The tour will include five big eastern cities, and take 21 days. Produced in Washington din ners will he held in Washington, D C. April 11; Philadelphia, on April 13; New York, April 14; Boston, April 17; Chicago, April 26. ; The train will leave this state April 5. , : ' NEARLY ENDED BANQUET N PHEASANTS AND OTHER THINGS ON WAY TO ISLAND Meamihip Mexico Larries Equipment of Salem Citizens ; "ho Have f urchased Homes on ralmito Del Verde Sawmill and Light Plant Shipped Reunion is Planned for February The steamer Mexico was scheduled to leave Portland yes terday for Mazatlan, Mexico, carrying as part of its cargo a large part of the equipment of the many residents of Salem and vicinity who have cast their Palmito del Verde off the west On the ship there was carried for Salem people the following: Sawmill and planer, three trucks, bath tubs, electric plant, lumber to build homes on the island, ma chinery for farming, raachinery for a canning plant, horses, eight Chinese jiheasants, hogs, three wagons and numerous other far ming equipment. All this equip ment is for the Salam folk who have bought property on the is land. Aecord'ng to present plans, it is probable that the 25 or more Salem persons will arrange to have a reunion on the island about February 20. F. L. Purvine and A. J. An derson are already there. Many who will loin the nartv will- be away just for a month's visit, while several have decided to CONCLAVE i PLANS FOR ANOTHER SESSION OF POWERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The groundwork for another write the laws of war for the of attack on land and sea, was delegates. Under a resolution adopted preparations for the new conference will begin immediately, upon conclusion of the Washington negotiations. The United States, Great Britain, France and the American government place of meeting. Plan Outlined The first step toward revision of warfare regulations is to bn taken by a "cdtnmis&ion" presum ably composed of international law experts without plenipoten tiary powers, but the resolution provides that after they have agreed the five governments shall "confec as to the acceptance of the report anad the course to be fol lowed to secure the consideration of its recommendations by the other civilized powers." It is taken for granted that questions of national policy as well as legal considerations will enter into the final decision reached and that the whole prob lem of the submarine will be re opened when the powers gather once more about the council ta ble. The armament committee? adopted the resolution at a short meeting called while most of the other activities of the conference were waiting on a decision of the Shantung controversy. The Far Eastern committee likewise met and adopted its previous declara tion on the Chinese radio situa tion. Shantung Halted. The Shantung negotiations still hesitated Jnst short of an agree ment but the feeling seemed to ue universal luav a uay or iwu, probably would see a complete I INTERNATIONAL SPY TAKEN BY OFFICERS IN MANHAT NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Igna- tius T. Lincoln, international spy and former member of th British parliament, was taken jnto custo dy in Lower Manhattan today by an agent of the department or Justice. ( Lincoln Mais arrested in Brook lyn in 1915 at the request of the British government but escaped from his guards. He was later recaptured and after unsuccess fully appealing to the courts, was returned to England as an unde sirable. - itiwently he was reported to have been in the United States. United States Marshal Jam M. Power, in Brooklyn, stated then that: if Lincoln's presence in this country was established, he would request the government to deport him I on tho ground that Lincoln had served as an agent of Ger- PLOWS fortunes with the island of coast of Mexico. make their homes on the island. Those who will go by auto and by train, and across Mexico from Nogales, or who are already on the way are as follows: i D. G. Dragcr. J. C. Siegmund, I D. B. Jarman, C. M. Roberts. A. I. Eoff. Mrs. A. I. Eoff. Mrs. L. G. Curtis, Dean Curtis. J. J. Mc Donald. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Welch. Lafe Townsehd, Ira Mer cer, Mrs. W. L. Mercer. A. B. Jacobs, F. E. Livengood. Bert Mehl, f5eorge Swecel. Darrtll D. Austin. Ernest Hornbrook and Eugene Hornbrook. The party will go from Nogales by railway to Mazatlan, and then about 40 miles along the coast south to the island, which con- tains about 70,000 acres and is only about 300 feet off shore ' from the mainland. PERFECTS (By The Associated Press) international conference to re submarine and other agencies completed today by the arms by the armament committee, and Italy will be represented will select the exact time and .acceptance of the settlement plan supported by President Harding. The breach between the Japanese and Chinese was said to have been narrowed to a question of the ex tent to which the former shall participate in management of the Tsing Tao Tsinan Fu railroad dur ing the period in which China is completing payment for it. In leaving determination of new rules of warfare to a later con ference, the armament committee carried out the recommendations of a sub-committee of experts who spent several weetts considering the subject. The resolution as I adopted was drafted by another sub-committee headed by Ellhu Koot of the American .delegation and is as follows: "Resolution for a commission of jurists: Nations Agree "The United States of America, the British Empire, France. Italy and Japan have agreed: "One; That a commission com posed of not more than two mem bers representing each of the above mentioned powers shall be constituted to consider the follow ing questions: "(a) Do existing rules of inter national law adequately cover new methods of attack or defense re sulting from the Introduction or deveiopraeat since Thc Hague '. (Continued on page 2) many here at the beginning of the war. When Lincoln was arrested in Brooklyn Marshal Power said it had been revealed that he also had served as a spy for otbr countries. He was charged by the German government last October with be ing one of the leaders of tho Kapp revolution, all ot whom had been sought since March, 1920. A re ward of 50.000 marks was offer ed for information leading to the arrest of each of the accused and warrant were sworn out for their arrest. Expelled From Austria Lincoln previously was expelled from Austria for his activities af ter being acquitted on a charge of high treason and forgery. (Continued on page 2) ; TAN 1. CDOLIDGE PlSESIi Df OLD PARTY Present Administration Wip ing Away Tears of World, Declares Vice President In Address. LEGISLATION LISTED IN BRIEF STATEMENT Preservation of Market for American Agriculture Said to Be Policy INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. 27. The accomplishments of the present administration are wiping away the tears of the world and are healing the nation. Vice Pres ident Caltin Cooltdfe tonight told tho Indiana Republican Editorial association. Mr. Coolidge said that the Re publican party assumed control at a time "when the nation had been without responsible leader ship for a year and a half." and that the party had, "through the inspiration of a great president, made an honorable record of achievement, which no sophistry could misinterpret, no misrepre sentation could obscure and which was bringing peace and tranquil ity to the nation." Activities Reviewed ' Declaring that the first great act of the present administration was the selection of cabinet offi cers "sound and seasoned in pub lic service, Mr. Coolidge review ed he activities of the president and the congress since March last. "The long pending treaty with Colombia was ratified, an exam ple of Justice, running into gener osity, which, no doubt, will he for our financial advantage. "The present administration of fered Mexico a treaty which recog nized that government and at the same time protected our interests This treaty has not been accept ed. Dawes Work Praised "The main object of the special session of congress was to adjust finances. From the work of Budg et Commissioner Dawes the na tion's expenses Were reduced from five and a half billion dollars last vear to about four bill'on this year. ; 'The temporary law restricting immigration has relieved pressure from without whtn th?re was al- readyfear of unemployment with in. and thus has protected thc workingman." Mr. Coolidge cited the good roads appropriation, the matern ity bill and other bills passed by congress. Farm Measures Cite! Referring to the farmers, he said that congress and the pres ident both sought wi.th great dill RenCe f0r their relief He point d out loans to cattle raisers, and the work of the farm loan board "It is the policy of the party in power to preserve the Ameri can market for American agrlcnl ture and to assist the farmer by tncrpasine the nrosnerity of his customers," he said. Veteran Itflicf Aim fr Coolidce referred to the unemDloyment and farm confer ences, the relief given tire rail rnnH through loans and lower wages, and reorganization of ship nins as other accomplishments He declared that tho adminis tration above everything ise wa work'ng for the relief of war vet erans. and their dependent reia tives. VALUED VIOLIN LOST ON STREET Captain Watson of Salvation Army Seeks Friend of Many Years "If my old violin could talk. I am suro it would find some one who would return it to me," de clared Captain Watson of the Sal vation army. The captain's trouble comes from the fact that last nieht about 7:30 o'clock, he lost his precious violin; some where between 820 North Twenty- first street and the Salvation army headquarters Just west Of the United States National bank The violin is In a black case. I have played that violin in all parts of Mexico, England and Ire land. I have played it in saloons and palaces for the past 32 years" said the captain. "It is very val uable to me and I tmst and pray that the finder will return it to me at the Salvation army head quarters." - - NEW TRADE BOARD GASKILL CHAIRMAN " j " FJI Vif I I 1 a ,!ri-yff Nelson B. Gaskill of New Jer sey, who has taken the oath as chairman of the federal trade commission. TO BE Gervais Farmer, it is Said Wil Seek Nomination for State Senate Sam H. Brown of Gervais has definitely decided to become candidate for the Republican nom ination for state senator, accord ing to Information that has now reached Salem. It is expected that he will announce his candl dacy in about two weeks. Mr. Brown is one of the most prominent farmers In Marlon county and has served two terms in the lower house of the state legislature. Indications are that if he becomes a candidate he will be reasonably certain of elec tton. Mrs. Stillman Continues Fight to Get Suit Money NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Mrs. Anne U. Stillman will continue her Court fight to obtain from her husband, James A". Stillman, $7, 500 to defray the cost of Canadian hearings in their divorce suit, which was denied today by the ap pelate division of the supreme court, John Brennan, her counsel, announced tonight. Bust of James Bryce to Be Presented Americans LONDON, Jan. 27. (By The Associated Press) The Sulgrave Institution of Great Britain today commissioned William Reid Dick, noted English sculptor, to execute a bust of the late Viscount Bryce to be presented to the American people as a memorial of the dis tinguished ambassador to the I'nited States. IVARXIXO LIGHT NOT PLACKD Troy Wood, last night report ed to the police that his car had struck a pile of wood on North Capitol street between Chemeke ta and Center streets, he wood pile bore no warning light, Mr Wood reported. 1 1 Don Wiggins, Salem Man, Names ; Weapons for Eastern Policemen ; For more than two years, Don Wiggins,, the. gun man" of Salem Heights, has been arms editor of Adven- ture, the great red-blooded magazine put out by the Ridgway company, publishers of Everybody's. He has i covered almost everything- in guns, from Chinese hand i cannon fired by a hand match, up to the latest auto- j matics, and he has been achieving a real national vogue as an arms authority. Recently, he was asked by mo-1 torcycle police authorities of one of the big Chicago suburbs, to recommend the armament for their 300 patrolmen. He went over the case for their benefit so thoroughly that they have adopted his recommenda ioh word for word, and are arming their men accord insrlv. ' ; Part of the equipment trol will be automatic shotguns of the army type, ana 44-40 calibre carbines. This last is a rather strange, but altogether logical reversion from the modem vogue of high velocity, long range cartridges. As the patrol men must always operate in thickly settled aymmuni-ties.- thev can't use the 10-mile guns of the mountain goat hunters. The 44-calibre arm is good for every range at which they can snoot, it win shoot the stuf fing out of either a man or an automobile tire, or pick the valuables off an auto engine and make it worthless as a get-away -and so the bad men in that particular suburb will know exactly what is waiting for them" President of American Fed eration of Labor in Battle With Members of Agricul tural Conference. FORD MUSCLE SHOALS OFFER IS ENDORSED Development of Mississippi and Other Rivers De-U manded by Body WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. The national agricultural con ference which concluded a (Ire day seaalon hra tonight waa characterised by Secretary Wal lace of tht department of ag-' riculture ' In his closing, ad- dress as the most representa tive gathering Of agriculture ever held. It ha been a good thing for the farmers and the allied interests, he declared, adding that the farmers and the related Interests "must co operate to put agriculture on a sound and endarlng" basis. "ThU conference. .the sec retary continued, gained graund and I think we .can hold , that ground. We hare presented constructive suggestions , sot only for the present, but for the working out of a aound agri cultural policy for years to come." , .i : -X Before adjourning resolution were adopted thanking Presi dent Harding and Secretary Wallace tor calling the confer ence, and expressing apprecia tion to Chairman Anderson for his fairness in presiding ' Over the sessions. ; ; WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Thf national agrtculturar conference went on record today, tn adopting its transportation committee's re port,' as favoring participations bj railroad labor and railroad con porations In the general price de nation" after It had stricken fron another committee's report a res ommendation fon repeal of thf -Adamson eight-hour law and thf "bringing down" of wages of rail road labor, ind; other industrial labor to a parity- with the return received by the fanner. five-day session here .Monday, did not complete its consideration of reports and went into a night session with the prospect of mak ing a final adjournment before midnight. (iompers Fights Proposal The debate on the Question ot wage aeuauon" toaay was long and at times vehement. The pro posal was fought by Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Federation of Labor. Several far mers who opposed . reduction 1a wages, helped to defeat the first first recommendation; supported the proposal finalfy adopted. The conference also endorsed a proposal that the St. ' Lawrence Great Lakes waterway project be completed after one ' committee recommendation to this effect had been lost. A resolution for repeal of the 6 per cent guarantee clause of the transportation act, defeated during the labor debate, also received favorable action on a later report.' - rora uner support ea i he .conference recommended completion of the projects at (Continued on page 2) for the side-car bandit pa-, H ? ii "I am informed that this comes it