r Fasr section Pages 1 to 6 nyo sections 10 Pages J i . ; rr SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16. lk2 PRICE: FIVE CENTS LlIM2)S W V i '. 'I f 5 v. f. A' ! ' 1 K i If: V iilOURPUlS -. MERGER SOON s !. v Head of Chicago, Meat Pack :!' ing House Presents . Pro i posal to Daugherty . and Agriculture Head. ; NO OPINION GIVEN w if ' nw riri ir-r -"n r a w iff WI WIIIIL.il I w LniL. t-- w - mm m u mm m w s n s iT Visit Result of Desire to V ''Take Precautions Against ' Any Interference WASHINGTON, Not. 15. J. , Ogden Armour, head of the Chic o meat packing house of Ar- mour and company, presented to day to Attorney "General Daugh erty and Secretary Wallace of the department of agriculture, ' pre sumably for government approval, a proposal for merging through -purchase the physical assets of another of the "big lfve" national packing houses with Armour and company, which of the concerns the Armour organisation proposes to absorb was not disclosed, al though both Wilson and company and' orris and company of the packing group have been 'men tioned )a connection with the Pan. . oiuctais concerned, re frained entirely from expressing comment or opinion in the matter , Opinion Not Expressed Mr. Armour : tonight likewise declined to make ' any statement ' , except that he intended to remain , yi.wumngion xor anomer aay. 1 It was assumed that a desire to " ' -'determine the legality of such jp. merger .in advancer of taking any steps, to complete, had led to the 1 consultation with officials, r ' ' Secretary Wallace, after his conference with Mr. Armour and several associates who accompan led him to Washington, issued a statement saying he had expressed no opinion upon the Armour plan and it was indicated Ahat Attorney General I Daugherty had likewise withheld decision although imme diate consideration was promised for it. Somewhat similar approaches have been made to the govern ment recently by heads of inde pendent steel corporations, con Aemplating merger, but- Mr. Wal lice's statement vindicated that the packing industry because of the existence of special legislation providing for Its specific regula tion providing . for . Its specific regulation by the federal' govern ment stood In a different ' posi tion. Mr. Armour's visit was under stood to have I resulted not only from a desire to take all precau tlons against possible government Interference later but also "from the general pollcV of the packers Z. o keep the government informed f . of new developments in the field A similar course was followed two V years ago when the packing com panles, after Investigation had i been Instituted by voluntary t : agreement undertook to divest themselves of i stockyard owner ship and to refrain from oper I. atlng In Industries unrelated to meat packing. Whether Mr. Ar- t mour Intended to take up the questions at issue with the federa 1 trade commission was not known f although the government agency in contact 1 with the industry In recent years ANOTHER ' EARTHQUAKE TANSIAGO. Chile. Nov. 15. (By, the Associated Press) The authorities at Coquimbo reported today that ai strong earthquake followed by a! tidal wave was ex perienced there at 25 minutes af ter midnight this morning. No 4 further damage was caused. The population" was on the alert and no casualties were reported. THE WEATHER OREGON' Thursday fair LOCAL WEATHER: , (Wednesday) Maxiumum temperature, 40. r Minimum temperature, 31. . River, 1.1 below normal lev. eL , " ; Rainfall, none. i Atmosphere, foggy. Wind, southwest. ROTARY HEAD IS VISITOR AT LUNCHEON rank H. Lamb Tells History of Organization; Service to Youth Emphasized Frank H.,Lainb, district gover nor of Rotary clubs was the peaker at the Rotary luncheon yesterday. This district, known as the first Rotary district, com prises Oregon, Washington. Brit ish Columbia and Alaska. Mr. Lamb's term of office is nearing its close and he is completing a round of visits to the clubs in the district. Mr. Lamb recited the history and growth of Rotary from the time it' was first organized in Chicago in 1910. In 12 years it has grown from 16 clubs, three of which were in this district, to 1260 clubs with a total member ship of 86,000, located in 28 nations of the world. He declared that the great pro gram and objects of Rotaf y are to promote better relations among business-acquaintances and to in troduce the idea of service to oth ers into business relations to make a man's word in business as good as his written tcontract. A program for the promotion of International good will was add ed at the Los Angeles convention this year. "Rotary must have objectives" the speaker declared, that will be for the betterment of the com munity, and Rotary clubs should be the training ground of the yOung, who are to become the business and professional' men of tomorrow. ' He declared that while contact with the boy of, little opportunity is important, he was 'more afraid of .'the sons of members themselves,' or of other business men who- are so engross ed in !husi.hess that they find little or no time to get acquainted with them, let' alone guide them and instruct, them in "the Rotarian principles' of service above self; ALL JUL BIS T Transients Who Apply At Police Station Sometimes - Are Well Fortified Every winter when hotel beds should be at a premium hostelry owners who cater to the cheaper class of transients bemoan the fact that It '.Mooks like a hard winter." In other words, when the leaves have fallen and roam ers are expected to flock to the warm hotedl bed instead of the park bench, they have been found conspicuous by their absence. Yet It Is a fact that very few men walk the' streets all night. Where do they go? Chief Moffitt of the Salem po lice knows all about it. ' He says that the hay racks and depot seats are fast loosing their at tractiveness as winter accommo dations and that most of the Weary Willies prefer to register at the free hotel maintained by the department. And ' not only those who are "on their uppers" are attracted, he says, but a wealthier class who would make any bell boy jump, pass up the hotels in favor of the police sta tion. Some transients at the station. according to the chief, are found to have all the way from $50. to $5000 on their 'persons. Only a few nights ago a roamer who voluntarily applied for a frea room without bath was found to have $50 in his pocket. So poor was his memory that the ..very next day while absorbed in ne gotiating nickels he struck one of the police officers for the price of a meal. Over a year ago a farmer who hailed from the Dakotas dropped Into the -station in quest of a bed with $5000 about his person. He wouldn't trust the banks and e was such a frugal man that he preferred the "ho charge" cell to the four-bit hotel room. . Those gulders of humanity who point to the successful business men as examples of thrift and economy should toast their toes at a police station som night in November. r They could gather some of their prize examples from the birds who "failed to fly south m LONDON IN OUT IN FORCE Tens of Thousands Swarm Toward Center of City, Learn Results and Enjoy Exciting Evening. CARTOONISTS BUSY AND MUSIC PLAYED Dense Fog Covers Area and Car Conductors Go Ahead With Lanterns LONDON, Nov. 15. (By the Associated Press) Long before 9 o'clock tonight when it was ex pected the first returns woutd bo coming, all the trams and busses from the suburbs" were crowded with people going toward Central London. They came partly to get the election results and partly for a night of general jollification. Whitechapel and the east end sent their tens of thousands, a majority of them young people, in their best clothes. Circus Attracts . Fleet street where the newspa per offices are clustered, attract ed its full share of crowds; it was so blocked that wheeled traffic had trouble to plough through. Most of the revellers found great attractions around Piccadilly Cir cus, but the big department stores. with various devices such as huge j barometers and electrical schemes for displaying the news, appeared most popular centers. Famous' newspaper cartoonists were em ployed by some of these to amuse the spectators with pictures on great blackboards "between bulle tins. Square Packed Salvation Army bands took ad vantage of the occasion to hold meetings and street merchants and musicians of all types were busy almost beyond endurance. The absence of cheering for the parties was noticeable; party lines are so mixed that many of the citizens did not know Just where they were so far as concerned par-. tlsansbip. Trafalgar Square was packed and Nelson monument surrounded by a dense mass of people. A big searchlight played over them and fire works were sent up. - Dense .Fog Covers , Although polls were kept open late for the special benefit of the workers, the dense fog which cov ered parts of east Tondon during the last fleeting hours kept many at home. I Busses mpved with con ductors carrying lanterns while tram service 'generally was stop ped. Ebert Confer Late With Reichstag Leaders in Ef fort to Reach Solution .. BERLIN, Nov." 15 (By the As sociated Press. President Ebert still was conferring late tonight with the reichstag leaders in an effort to reach a solution ot the present government crisis brought about by the resignation of .Pre mier Wlrth and his cabinet. - Nonpartisan Favored The president is reported to be strongly in favor of a nonparti san ministry, composed of men with industrial and economic training, who might be recruited from the political parties or 30 chosen that ther iwonld be as sured of sufficient parliamentary support to enable the new minis try to carry out the constructive policies demanded by the present internal situation ana me re par ations question. Herr Ebert is in formal touch with a w"ell known public leader who is not a member of the reich stag,. but who -the,, president be lieves, meets the requirement for the premiership. In a cabinet com posed of experts or professional T GERIN CRISIS STILL EMINENT CLEMENCEAU ANXIOUS TO MEET WOMEN Wants To See New York and The Gentler Sex, Spends Day With Passengers ON BOARD THK STEAMSHIP PARIS. EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK. Nov. 15. (By Wireless: to The Associated Press t M. Clemenceau today for - the first time during his voyajte totNew York showed himself a good "mixer." The former ' premier 'ot France appeared on deck at 10:30 this morning in high spirits and walked and talked with othei passengers, stopped and played with various children on board and laughed and conversed with the newspapermen. v : The "Tiger" bettered by half an hour his record of TuesdayVin ris ing, coming out of his stateroom at 6:30 this morning. Tuesday morning he made his appearance at the "dreadfully shameful" hour of seven. He ate his usual light breakfast early and then proceeded to spend the morning enjoying the glorious sunshine and the Smoothest day of the trip. Pas sengers frequently took snapshots ot Clemenceau. This afternoon the former pre mier spent secluded in his cabin reading and writing. He received no visitors. Fie said today that his long sleeps aboard ' the Paris would make him strong enough to combat the excitement of h'tf visit to New York which he Is anxious to see, together with its Borneo. HOSPITAL BOARD MEETS IT Only $7,500 More Needed for First Unit Opening Hoped by January 1 Only $7,500 is now needed to complete the first unit of the Salem hospital, according to Henry Meyers, president of the hospital board. The hospital board will meet Unlay at noon for luncheon at the Gray Belle and attend to details of executive work. The men and women of the board have been meeting every week to discuss the work and re port progress on the building op erations. Pledges are being solicited by the captains of the different com mittees and every effort is being made to secure the money to fin ish the work in the hospital with in the next six weeks as it Is hoped to have it ready to open by the first of the year. Checks may be sent to H. W. Meyers." manager, postoffice box 344 Salem. Oregon Head to Go East Regarding Fund Campaign EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 15. Dr P. L. Campbell of the University f Oregon, expects to leave to morrow for the east, where he will confer with the representa tives of the Important foundations in New York, such as the Rocke feller,. Commonwealth and Sage foundations, in regard to possible cooperation on their part in con nection with the University's $10, 000.000 endowment fund cam paign. While east the president will visit many of the large uni versities to obtain outlines of plans of similar campaigns con ducted by them. Withdrawal of Cash Causes Mexico Bank to Shut Doors MEXICO CITY, Nov. 13 (By the Associated Press) The fail ure of the Banque Francaise ' de Mexique to open Its - doors - for business today, although not un expected, was the cause of a con siderable flurry in financial circles, inasmuch as the institu tion is one of the greatest in the capital and has. among its deposit ors some o the. largest commer cial houses In the republic. Large crowds gathered in front of the building, necessitating the calling out of the police as a precaution ary measure against possible at tack. The general explanation of the closing of the bank was the wholesale withdrawal of funds by depositors who had become alarmed by street rumors. The depositors had made Intermittent runs on the bank in the past CONCERT GIH BY RADIO FROM LOCALSTATIQN Salem Electric Company Is Sending Point for Enter tainment of Music Lovers Throughout West. PROGRAM EVERY NIGHT IS PLAN FOR WINTER Vikings Brandish Swords. Lovers Spoon, Nymphs Dance as Club Sings One of the most pretentious radio concerts yet staged in the northwest was put on last night at the Salem Electric company's broadcasting station in the Ma sonic block. It was the Apollo club's pro gram of nine pieces, comprising much of the concert program the club gave to the people of Salem last week, when Reed Miller was with them as soloist. They didn't have the distinguished New York er this time, but they didn't need him. Anybody can get him on the phonograph any minute of the day, but choruses like the Apollos are usually continents apart. -a Program High Class The program consisted of "CI Sole MIo," (My Heart is Thine), di Capua; Shepherd's Sunday Song, by C. Kreutzer; "Smilin" Through," by Arthur A. Penn: "The Glow Worm." hv pi Lincke; "Mah Lindv Lou." h Lily Strickland; "Go to Father," by Lester Jenks; "Now the Night in Starlight Splendor," (sextette irom Lucia di Lammermoor) hv Donizetti, and "Stars and Stripes Forever," by John Philin Son. It might be possible to arranee a better recording room, with the singers grouped according to size ana on a banked stand, so that every singer might be in full un interrupted view of the recording born. A reflector, too, might carry the sound to the recording instrument better than an open room. But it is a good guess that me spienaid choruses have car- ried cheer to more nennlo than could have turned out to hear the Apollos if they had traveled for a full year and worn out an arm ful of trousers ariece riding railroad cars to their various en gagements. Real Wonder-World When one van stretch out a few slender wire and pluck out of the air such magnificent har monies as the Sextet, one has lived In ja. Wonder-world. The listener could almost see the fork toarded old Vikings, eagle-crowned, flaxen-haired, each; with W f -1 lUUlt I four-foot sword in his hands and a nuge ooar hound prowling at every heel, come sweeping down out or the a:r. splashing gall around like raindrops and filling w,u air wun tne din of war and the harmony of all the ages. Ana, to hear "Mah Lindv Lou the lovin'est, dovin'est, honeyin est sweetheart song of them all. come a-crooning down out of the "Ky from a distance of 2000 miles that, too, is an achievement It. was a foggy nieht h pro In S3n l?m, fog that one could shovel like sand or cinders kit tn. lovin' song ought to reach clear out to Hawaii, where It's su all the time: dnwn tn P,imit. del Verde, where it's always green and cocoanut-palmy, and every body loves everybody and goes out on the beach to hear it. They'd hear this Lindy Lou song from Salem, and feel that Salem i a land of love let's go! Music Every Night . . If Prof. John Sites isn't prond ui nis Apollonlans and of the beautiful bouquets of chrysanthe mums that were brought him in ioKen or his directorship, then he s hard to please. some musical entertainment is to be radiated every night from the Salem Electric station, from t o clock until 8. The concerts are preceded by a brief announce ment by F. S. Barton, telling of the station, the station number. the performers, and asking for reports from those who hear tha PRIZES ARE GRABBED BY LOCAL BIRDS A. J. Edwards & Son Win Hiirh Honors in Big Winter Show in Portland Thirty-four ribbons, of which 15 were firsts, were won by A. J. Edwards and son, Ctil Edwards, of Salem, on their exhibit of pigeons at tha Western Winter Poultry and Stock show which was held with the Pacific Interna tional Livestock show last week in Portland. The Edwards exhibited only 40 birds and won 15 blue ribbons or first prizes and 13 seconds. More than 400 pigeons were on exhibit this year, Mr. Edwards says, including many from Por land and Gresham and a few from out of the state. Harold Tomilson, also of Salem, entered three birds and took three prizes a first, second and third. A. J. Edwards is head pressman for tho Oregon Statesman. JL HER f ILL BE HERE FRIDAY Concert on Streets to Be Given Local Bodies to Form Escort A special train will pass through Salem, Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock carrying the members of Al Kader temple from Portland en route to Marshfield. A stop of 30 minutes will be made at the down town, depot. oi the Southern Faclfic, during which time the uniformed bodies, including the band, patrol and chanters will pa rade the down town streets and give a short concert. A special committee has been appointed by the local Shrine club and all. arrangements are being made for. the entertainment of the v'sitors while in this city. Al Kader temple has done much to ward advertising Oregon through out North America, having brought to Portland in 1920 the represen tatives of all the temples of the Uunted States and Canada and each year is sending a large dele iCootinusd on pare 2.) Objects to Later Continuance of Trial, Wants Chance At Governor Allen EMPORIA, Kas., Nov. 15. William Allen White late today blocked the effort of Governor Allen to have White's trial on a charge ot violatin the Kansas industrial court law delayed until the governor had retired from of fice. White was arrested for put ting a placard expressing 50 per cent sympathy for the striking shopmen in the window of the office of the Emporia Gazette, of which he is editor. Decision Pleases Judge W. G. Harris, in district court today, refused the request of Governor Allen that the trial be continued after November 22, as it now appears on the docket. I The continuance was opposed by White's attorney. The Emporia editor said he was pleased with the decision because it assures him a real trial. "Perhaps you'll end in jail." White's attorney suggested. Jail Xo Worry "That's all right," the editor replied. "I would rather be sent to Jail for differing with a gover nor like Henry Allen." who has the copper lined guts of a real man than to stick around at liberty under a milk and water pumpkin head like some governors. When I think of the kind of a governor Allen has made, the way he has run the institutions, the way he run the institutions and the way he has stood up for the public, the way he has 'fit' bled and died for the glory of Kansas, I'm proud to get a go at him for the eternal rights of free utterance for the public along with freedom from Industrial oppression for the public" T BLOCKS DELAY ENGL1 SH LABORITES THUS FAR SHOW 28 NEW SEATS GAINED LONDON, Nov. 16. (By Conservative party has returned more members to pari ia- ment man an me otner parties combined, so far as returns completed Wednesday night show. The LaboHtes come next and tha labor party is considered due for"c6nratulaUon3 as ii aireuuy nas a gam oi z seats, . i nese are all in the con gested industrial area, notably in iGlasmfw.. where Dredictions that labor would triumph, have been fulfilled, and the results of the last election overturned by a flood of laborite votes,' the conservatives and Georgite Liberals being ousted in sev eral London districts. . Kill Sham Battle Fought at Cap itol and Hostile Forces Attack White House WASHINGTON'. Nov. 15. - Washington was "saved" . from "enemy" air raiders today when a defending squadron of army planes, warned by scouts, took the eir and repelled the invaders In a desperate thepretical encounter. The victory of the defense was complete. The entire fleet of five hostile bombers was "captured" and after "surrender" of the pilots all hands went to lunch at Boiling Field. Battle Coniplet The attacking force consisted of five Martin bombers, which left Langley Field, Va., this morning and under leaden skies and through obscuring rain showers, drove toward Washington intent on "bombing" the White House, treasury, navy yard, war college, the capitol and other important government structures. Ward that the enemy was on tbe way was all that reached the defending forces at Rolling field. Three big scouting planes equip ped with radio instruments shot into the air and circled southward grouping for contact with the enemy. Low visibility hampered their work, but finally the enemy machines were spotted down the Potomac river pelow Alexandria and the word was flashed by radio to Boiling field while the scouts maneuvered to keep the hostile craft in sight. Enemy Defeated Back at the fieid, three dimin utive fighting planes of the type used by the air "aces' overseas shot up, circling their way high into the banked clouds above. They had scarcely disappeared from sight-overhead before three heav ier fighting craft followed them into the lofty ambush that was be ing laid for the enemy. The distant grumble of the planes of the enemy bombers gave notice that they were at hand. The five big planes from Langely came on with the target buildings Lthey sought ahead and began i swooping downward to the at attack. From the clouds above dropped the six defending planes into the midst of the enemy and the battle of Washington was on. The fighters circled and twisted around the enemy machines in every maneuver of battle practice, picking off the bomb'ng planes one at a time, until the last of the quintet had been forced to earth. theoretically. ' The actual landing of all the planes was made at Boiling field where the umpires ruled that the enemy had been repulsed and cap tured. Daniel Dean Tompkins Dies at His Home Here Daniel Dean Tompkins died at his home. S3 1 North Summer street, November 15. He was born August 1, 1874 at John Day, Ore., and Is survived by his wife. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Tompkins, two sisters, Mrs. Emily Folsom and Miss Verna Tompkins of Dayton, Ore.; three brothers. Jacob H. and Morton, of Dayton, Ore., and Forbes B. of Metzger, Oregon. Funeral services will be held from Webb & Clough undertaking parlors, Friday, November 17 at 2 o'clock p. m. The services will be conducted by Rev. Ward Willis Long, of the Presbjteri&n church. - ; ' the Associated Press) The" , This was tha most striking feat ure of the returns, but may t balanced by counts to be .made today. fVB A .... ILI l a ib Asquunian Ldoerais gamea seven seats, the Conservatives six. mm ueorgues mree ana tne In dependents two. Two tnembert of the government were defeated.. Col. Leslie Wilson, chief conienr ative whip, and Col. Stanley, nn-v der secretary for hom affairs. s Of all' the women ' candidates, f A . A . 1 ft W . 1 lmu miur a iui uuiy una ro- lurnea tnus isr. The prlmrf m)!tOter, Andrew Bonsr Law,' carried 'to'. Central division of 'Glasgow by a com fortable majority, while former Premier Asquith had a narrow es-' cape in his Paisley constituency, where he Just nosed out the La borite. :J U v ' At 4 o'clock this inornlnr the returns showed the standings of tue narues. as iouowa f vinaorva. Uvea 158;L4bor Liberals 15; The returns in yesterday's elec tions Indicated that labor had gained 39 seats In parliament. The conservatives were credited with a gain of 12 seats, the, inde pendent Liberals with IS, end tha Georgite Liberals 2. f Andrew Bonar Law, .the prims' minister, was elected -tor the cen tral division of Glasgow. Sir Robert Stevenson Home, -former chancellor of, the ex chequor, . was re-elected for the Hilhead division of Glasgow bj a substantial majority. John Robert Clynes, one of the prominent labor leaders. ; war eteciea ior me flatting dlvlsloi ot Manchester with 15.6SS; Franl A. Holmes, Conservative,, 14,814. Mr. Clynes was unopposed 4n ths last election. At Liverpool, Fairfield division. Major Cohen. Conservative, who recently attended the American Legion convention, was re-elected, polling 14.316. i O. Porter, labor candidate, polled 8838. Majdr Cohen's vote was nearly twice that in the last election. Viscountess Astor was elected for .the .Sutton division of Ply- tMwutii. uc tuh wb; liWT AS- ior, conservative, J3.9Z4; Cap tain G. W. Brennan, Labor,, 10,- ent Conservative, 4 64 J. In the bye election in 1919 Lady Astor polled 14,495; the Laborite candidate 9292, end the Liberal 4139. . . r t. . ... . me women canaiaatss have been unsuccessful up to this hour, but that was among -ths events forseen. TO GIVE 11 FACTS Somerset Grand . Jury to Hear Story of Double . Slaying Monday NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J, Nov. 15. Cessation of all actual In vestigation or the Hall-Mills mur der by the force of the county and state prosecutors tonight in dicated that the authorities were practically ready . to present to the Somerset grand jury Monday the full story of th slaying of the Rev. Edwird Wheeler Hall nil xr VU.ha T " trill. James . C. Dunham, a piano dealer, was questioned for a short time In regard to : a statement which he made recently that "thta murder case Is coming to a start ling conclusion! Special Detect tlve Mason ' would make no com ment on " the result of; this In QUlrV.' but It WAX ann-,nniA4 nn HIES 'J tor, the .winter.", . . - u men.. . ,V rnonto. , programs. - i (Continued oarage 2. ,