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mm FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 6 TWO SECTIONS lOPaze t SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR ' ' ...... . . , , , ' " ": RATIFY MVAL Chamber Said Practically i- Agreed on Recommenda- tion to Foreign Affairs ? Commission. , SENATE TAKES NO ACTION ON QUESTION ' Borah Sees New Ship Build r 5 ing Race Imminent ' I Urges World Conftab f: PARIS, Dec 22. (By the As . sociated Press.) The French I . government today committed it ; : self through a recommendation made to the foreign affairs com ? mission of the chamber of depu : ties by Premier Polncare, to stand fall on the question of ratiflca- ; tion of the Washlngtonnaval ar rangement. ) Chamber Would Ratify Aristde Brland, former prem ier, seconded the- stand of M. .' Polncare on the question, which also, embraced the four-power ; treaty as amended In the, United ! States senate by Senator Brande- j gee of Connecticut. The premier I declared that ; the reservation of j Mr. Brandegee would In no way "entail military participation.". That the chamber was practi cally agreed uponratlflcatlon was shown when li, Brland leader ; of the . left," and Andre Tardieu, t bead of the Clementists, both an- ' i nounce their support of the pre : mler In his attempt to put the .treaties . through. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Ex-; tension of naval disarmament t ; among world powers was discus sed In the senate . tor several 'hours today but without action, t'and a virtual adjournment was j taken over Christmas. A brief session will be held tomorrow nn- der a gentlemen's ' agreement,: reached yesterday to meet and ad it Journ until Wednesday., Borah Waata Conference The calling of. an International I conference to curtail construction t ot naval vessels of less than 10, ' 00 tons and aircraft not covered '.by the Washington .ahnament con ference agreement was' urged by - Senator Borah, Republican Idaho. He deferred discussion, however, 1 f9 ' tild o m an1 ry am . Ak w 1 , appropriation bill, requesting the I ; prssiaent to can an international ",' conference to deal with economic problems and with land and sea armaments. ' ' Senator Borah, declaring a new V naval building race apeared immi nent, cited the heavy expenditures .and taxes of this and other coun 1 tries and deplored, any increase ..through construction of arma- i . ments. t ' Tax Redaction Scouted i ' Senator Poindexter, Republican, 1 1 Washington, In charge of the nav al bill, which was given tempor i ary right of way over 'the admin- Istration shipping bill, declared k 4 the AWiafAti In tna Kill 0 a naaan ; "v yiwf 401UU aa vuq asaaa caa jiaoovvi F by, the house, proposing a confer ence on limitation - of small ves Vsels and aircraft was designed to correct the conditions emphasized by Senator Borah. ' He agreed that "competition was reported between 'naval powers in armaments not covered by the receht Arms con gference naval limitation treaty. - Senatorf Polndexter -and Stan ley, Democrat, Kentucky, declar ied. substantial tax reductions j would not be brought about even jby abolishing the navy. Senator 'Stanley said the insistent demand for lower. taxes. might be. met in a part by abolishing useless govern ment commissioni and' boards. . Among these, he said, was the 4 railway labor board which he de- scribed as a "political ' eunlch" without power to enforce Its de- 'clsions. THE WEATHER OREGON: Saturday , fair ex- ce'pt.raln in northwest por- tion.-'-' '. ' ' V 1 LOCAL WEATHER 1 . (Friday) . Maximum temperature, S3. Minimum t emperature, 35. r River,: 4.5 feet above ' normal a - level. I Falling. ; Rainfall,' .03 Inch. . . Ufmnnnh. narf.I ftlnndv. r 1" w . ' r' .vind, south. BEAN TO BE STATE HEAD NEXT WEEK Ritner to be Out of State and Eugene Man Will Serve - as Governor of Oregon Oregon will have another gov ernor Monday and Tuesday o next week. Under the constitu tion of the state he is entitled to be called governor, and does not have to be satisfied with a title of "acting governor." Ho will be L. E. Bean of Eugene, who attains to the position by virtue of his having been speak er of the house at the last ses sion of the legislature. The succession under the con stitution, in event of the inability of the regular governor to serve, is first to the president of the state senate and then to the speaker of the house. . During the last month Gover nor Olcott has been away and Roy Ritner, president of the sen ate, has been governor. Ritner will leave tomorrow for h's Dome in Pendleton and Sunday night will leave for Garfield, Wash., to spend Christmas with relatives. He will return to Salem later In the week for a meeting of the state emergency board of which both he and Mr. Bean are mem bers by virtue of their positions in the ' legislature. While Bean will be governor Monday ana Tuesday, he informed Ritner yes terday that he will perform the duties of the office by long dis tance from Eugene unless some thing comes up so urgent that his presence in Salem is neces sary. Should Mr. Bean Tor any reason be unable to serve during Ritner' s ' absence Oregon would have no governor, for the suc cession extends no further. Gov ernor Olcott Is expected to re turn during holiday week. Testimony Presented by De fense as to Shooting of First Union Miner MARION, 111., Dec. 22. (By the Associated Press) -The' kill ing of the first of the union min ers slain during the Herrln riots was described today by Edward Crenshaw, one of the first wit nesses for the defense at the trial of five men charged with murder in connection with the slaying of 20 non-union workers during the outbreaks. The defense began introducing Its testimony at the opening of the morning session. Stock is Killed A number of the first witnesses called' testified that the ' teritory surrounding' the mine was peace ful and quiet until union workers had been discharged and non-union men and armed guards sent Into the pit by the coal company. ' Several witnesses testified that the guards had gone up and down the public highway near the mine in a motor truck, each one car rying two pistols and a rifle, that they held up and searched peace ful travelers, shouted at women and warned everyone to stay off the road ater sundown. Other witnesses told of hiding In their cellars when the shooting began at the mine between 1:30 and 2 p. m. the afternoon of June 21 and after having their stock killed by shots from the mine. Sees Miner Shot It was during this shooting that Edward C. Crenshaw . who testi fied that he was a former union miner and had lived a half mile from the Lester mine all his life. said he saw the shooting of Jardy Henderson, the first union man killed. Crenshaw said he was standing in front of his home when he saw Henderson, who was unarmed. Bullets began to come from the direction of the mine. "Did you see any one shot?" "Yes; they said his name was Henderson and he fell about 100 yards from my house. He must have been killed Instantly." The cross examination of Mr. Crenshaw as postponed until to morrow. - WANT NEW ELECTION, . . VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. 22. Petition for a new election to choose a mayor for this city was filed in supreme court today on behalf of L. D. Taylor. Major C. E. Tisdel was declared elected in voting December 13. Mr. Taylor, former mayor, asserts that, some citizens voted twice and that other irregularities occurred, . REPARATIONS SITUATION IS KEPT SECRET No Denials Made of Com mission Project Author ities Would Disclaim Gov ernment Aid. PROPOSAL WILL BE PRACTICAL, IS CLAIM Plan First Suggested by Of ficials of Chamber of Commercei of U. S. WASHINGTON, i Dec. 22. (By the Associated Press.) The sit uation relative to extension of American aid toward an Euro pean reparations settlement con tinued today to present a badly beclouded picture on which little light was thrown from any quar ter. American officials reiterated their denials of government back ing at the present 6tage for the American commission ' plan spon sored by commercial leaders and ofvarious published, statements regarding the direction in which American official opinion was tending. No Denial, But there was no plear-cut de nial that high officials in Wash ington had discussed the commis sion "proposal earnestly among themselves and with others and no one attempted to give the im pression that the United States government .'would be displeased should the discussion now in pro gress result in any agreement.' In all of their negative com ment on the subject, state depart ment authorities seemed most anxious to deny that the govern ment itself, despite' the close touch it is maintaining with the situation, was in any way a party at the present time to the plan for a survey commission, suggest, ed first in this country by officials of the Chamber of Commerce: of the United States. Prediction Offered The only inkling as to the hopes of the American govern ment 'in its efforts to find a way to a reparations settlement was a prediction made today that if it ever became -possible to announce any official plan, it would be found to be a very practical pro posal, lacking in any sensational Qulity. Anything that is being done officially in theway of get ting a clear understanding of the governmental attitudes abroad, it was indicated, was aimed at such a conception of the problem to be solved. - NEW ADDITION ALL PAID FOB Fred Erixon, Who Has Been Working it Three Years, Is Feeling Elated Aha! Who's T this gentleman stalking down the street with a trigger smile broader than Santa Claus ever wore, With his chin in the air and a general air of "We won!" sticking out all over him? It is Fred Erixon, and he has something to smile about. His Highway addition Is bought and paid for, and he has the deeds in his pocket. What looks like a puff chest is the roll of papers and receipts, every nickle paid for and the new road ready to deed over to the cityC The two deeds from the origin al landowners were taken up Fri day, the money being paid over, and the property now being ready for Te-deedlng to Its new owners. This will be done as Boon as the plats can be officially approved. They have to go" through a rather elaborate series of examinations; the county assessor, the city en gineer, the city council, and the county commissioners. But all these are masters of clerical form mostly. The road plats and dedi cations are ready to file1 and deed over to the publie, and when that is done the matter will be settled. Mr. Erixon has worked on this road-opening for three years, and be feels that now be' has earned the right to crow k bit, or at least to take a good long. breath and call the finish his Christmas gift to the city of Salem and the trav eling public ai large. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY BANDIT GOES ' TO HOLD-UPS WITH DRIVER Prevails on Groceryman to Take Him to Store in Wagon Then Robs Till WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. 2 2. An armed bandit, believed tc be the robber who recently compelled a local station agent to accompany him on a series of holdups, tonight jumped beside the driver, of a grocery wagon, drawn up at a private house, had himself driven to a local grocery stare and there held up tbe pro prietor and several Christmas shoppers. Ho secured 525 in case, ordered the delivery driver to accompany him from the store, orcing him to drive to the edge of the city where he alightei and fled. STATE WARDS GIVE PROG! Pleasing Performance Given by Inmates of Feeble minded School "Santa Claus & Co.," a Christ mas cantata, was presented three evenings in succession this week at the Oregon School for the Feeble-Minded. 'Wednesday night it was for the custodial children, those of submerged men talty that makes them hopeless in the social scale. Thursday was devoted to the scnool chil dren of the instituton. of whom there are close to 250 in all and Friday night was for the visit ors and friends. It was a delightful presenta tion. The chorus singing was remarkably good the Statesman representative does not know, ,0 having heard better, it as good. anywhere in Salem in years, ren dered by the children. The aver age mental age of the 38 who took part was under 9 years, though their actual calendar ages reached up to 18 years. There was not a hitch in the per. formance anywhere. The dances of the fairies and their choruses were altogether creditable. Duplicated in Massachusetts Tbe program is almost exactly what was given at the Massa chusetts state home for tho feeble-minded, in fact the whole week's program in Massachusetts was an exact duplicate of the Salem school offerings for tbe week, except that; the Bay State people have turfcey for. Christmas dinner, while the Oregoflians have real Webfoot meat roast goose. There are more than 00 in mates in the school or home, or hospital, with about 250 of school age who are capable of being made mcasruably sen supporting, some are there who are past the student age, and these are retained aa farm help. They are not capable of self suPDort of their own voli tion. The greatest pity of all are the hundreds of total losses. These were not brought out for the vp itors to see pitiful wrecks and caricatures of people who will neter improve, and whose passing would be almost a Christmas gift to their friends and to themselves. The Christmas cantata was pre- (Continued on p&so 2) CATHOLICS SEE FIREBUG PLOTS Series of Blazes Which Have Swept Canada Recently Believed Set QUEBEC, Dec. 22. The series of fires which have swept Cath olic institutions in Canada recent ly, culminating early today in de struction of the historic 11,000, 000 Notre Dame church, was brought to the attention of the provincial legislature "this after noon with the suggestion that all might be tbe work of incendiar ies. A fhort circuit in the electri cal wiring was first held account able for today's blaze, but later, Monsignor La Flamme, curate of Notre Dame, presented to Daniel Lorraine, chief of provincial po lice, the following letter, post marked in Montreal: "I will .burn, your, church down on December 28 " Suspicious strangers also were reported to have, been eeen prowl ing around the church." '..""' MORNING, DECEMBER 23, WOULD SEND INFANT VIA PARCEL POST Mother Leaves Baby in Mar ket Sack Postal Employes Dump in Mail Sack CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 22. Amid the hustle and bustle of shoppers in the main postoffice today came the cries of a mother for her lost infant. While the mother was address ing Christmas packages at a table in the lobby, she- placed the child in a market basket, j which, she placed under a table, filer packages ready to be mailed. she looked for the babe. It had disappeared. The basket, with its contents, had been picked up by a postoffice employe and thrown into a mail sack. Cries from the child as the sack was about to be placed on a mall truck led Flo its discovery. The woman re 'used to divulge her identity. Relatives and Friends Iden tify Bound Bodies As Daniels and Richards MER ROUGE, La., Dec. 22. Relatives and friends late today partially identified the bodies of two wire-bound men cast up to day by La Fourche lake, as Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, missing since kidnapped by hood ed men four months ago, it was reported here tonight. Buckles and bits of clothing were said to have been recognized by several who viewed the bodies. More Guards Arrive The bodies were late today placed by the coroner of More house Into the hands of A. E. Far land, chief Investigator of the de partment of justice and brought here tonight under, military guard to await the arrival of a patholo gist from New Orleans who will determine whether the men were killed before being bound and thrown into the water or whether they were thrown in alive and drowned. The coroner announced an in quest will be held here. Fifty ad ditional members of the MonrOe national guard, ordered out this morning into this town tonight. DEADLY FI IS F Fumes Kill One and Serious ly Threaten Family of 5 Gas Responsible ELMIRA, N. Y., Dec. 22. One man is dead and an entire family of five is seriously ill and many others are affected by what chem ists and local health officials de clare to be monoxide gas, produc ed from a smoldering fire in an old swamp in the heart of the re sidence section of the village of Sayre, Penna., near here. Expert chemists and mine experts have been sent for in an effort to lo cate and extinguish the deadly fire. Robert A. Decker died late to day after attending physicians said he had been poisoned by monoxide gas. The Decker home, where five persons are dangerous ly ill, has been closed to all but officials. Willamette Professor and Former Student to Wed The announcement of the en gagement of Miss Estelle Satch well and Prof. Robert M. Gatske was made last night at a pretty Christmas party given at the home of Miss Helen Pearce. Miss Batch well is. a. graduate otl Wil lamette university and has been teaching near her home at Shedd. Professor Gatke is an assistant in the history department of Willamette university and is popular among university faculty folk.!. The date of the wedding has not baen announced, but it will likely be an event of early spring or summer. Willamette faculty members, students and friends of the couple were included in the guest list 'of the Christmas party last night. The announcement I came as a surprise to the guests. SHE VICTIMS HSiiG If! I WW 1922 SENATE LOOKS NTO AFFAIRS OE OIL KINGS Identity of Larger Stock holders of Prairie and Standard Companies Are Investigated. ROCKEFELLER POWER IN BOTH CONCERNS Crude Petroleum Declared to Have Reached Peak Must Import Soon WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Af fairs of two oil companies, the Prairie Oil and Gas company and the Standard OU of New York, were delved into today by the sen ate oil investigating, committee with the respective presidents of the two corporations, James E. O'Neil and H. C. Folger as the principal witnesses. John I). Is Power Inquiry into the identity of the larger stockholders of the two concerns was pursued at length through questions by G. E. Roe, attorney for the committee and brought from Mr. O'Neil that eight interests owned 37 per cent of the stock of the company and from Mr. Folger that four Inter ests held approximately 35 per cent of his corporation's stock. Mr. O'Neil gave the eight prin cipal stockholders of the Prairie Oil and Gas company with the per centage of their holdings to the total outstanding stock as Edward S. Harkness, 3 per cent; Northern Finance corporation, 4 per cent; John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 12 per cent; A. M. Harkness, 3 per cent; trustees of the Henry H. Houston estate, a little more than 1 per cent; General Educational board, about 8 per cent; Laura Spellman Rockefeller memorial, 3 per cent, and the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, 4 per cent. Price Said Natural The larger stockholders of the Standard Oil company of New York with the per centage of their holdings as compared to the entire outstanding stock were given by Mr. Folger as John D. Rockefeller, 25 per cent; A. M. Harkness, about 3 per cent;' Ed ward S. Harkness, 3 per cent, and the Northern Finance corpora tion 4 per cent. Mr. O'Neil was questioned close ly by the committee attorney and also by Chairman LaFollette as to the reason that prices for the crude oil posted in the mid-continent field by the five leading buying companies had risen and fallen almost simultaneously dur ing 1921 and 1922, but declared that it could not be considered unusual and was a natural pro cess. He asserted emphatically several times that the rise and fall of prices was not preceded by any conference between the com- (Continued on page ) MAY Fi UK GUILTY OF MURDER Mrs. Odessa Wright Dies, Bullet in Brain to Be Ex amined for Slayer YAKIMA, Wash.. Dec. 22. Mrs. Odessa Wright, widow of L. A. Wright, for whoso killing Claude A. Lebbee was acquitted last month, died at St. Elizabeth's hospital tonight as the result of wounds which she received during an alleged gun battle between her husband and Labbee last June. Labbee is in the county jail charged with first "degree assault, the warrant for his. arrest alleging he fired the shots which produced her injuries. A post-mortem will be held tomorrow morning at whichwhich two fragments of a bullet imbedded in the tissues of her brain will be recovered. If the calibre of the pellets of lead aggregates -23 of an inch, Labbee will Be charged with first degree murder, according to Sydney Llve sey. prosecutor tonight. If of '.32 calibre, Labbee will be given his freedom, the prosecutor indicated. Mr. Livesey tonight stated if the bullet is of the larger size it will indicate it was from the weapon used by Mrs. Wright's husband and that her wounds were inflict ed by Wright accidentally as he attempted to 8ho$t Labbee, - 1 FOXY JUDGE FOOL-PROOF INVESTIGATES Attorney Represents Pardon ed Man's Family as Des titue Wen Provided For OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 22. After federal Judge J. W. Wooddrough pardoned Sam Naflnto, serving three months for violating the nat'onal prohibtion act. he decid ed to verfy for himself the re presentations made by Kantlto's attorney that Nanfito's wlf was ying and numerous little chil dren wre crying tor bread. Call a taxi, the federal Judge cast Judicial dignity aside and hastened to the home of Nanfito. He found the newly freed Sam In the bosom ot hts family and the famiGly by no means In the poverty stricken condition, or llness, described by the attorney! "I am sorry, Sam," the judge said, "but I have been misin formed about your family. Yon can stay for Christmas, but you must go back to jail January 2" IS Court and Liberty Street Corner Taken by Owl Drug Company, Rumor A report became current late yesterday that the McNary pro perty at Court and Liberty streets now occupied by the Stiff second hand department, has been sold by John MeNary. for many years the owner, to the Owl Drug; com pany, a coast-wide concern. Air, McNary could not be located last night for a confirmation of the re port. The property is one of the best; corners in the Salem business dis trict. If the deal has been made It Is presumed the Owl Drug company will erect a new building' on the property and establish a business there. E Governor-Elect Talks Be fore Convention of Oregon-Idaho Farmers LEBANON, Ore., Dec. 22. At the convention of the Farmers' Union for Oregon and Southern Ideho today the following officers were elected: " President, Herbert Egoert, The Dalles; vice president, A. O. Rero pel, Dallas; secretary treasurer, Mrs. G. B. Jones, Monmouth., executive board, A. R. Shnmway, Milton'; H. C. Jackson. ' Eugene and Frank S, Miles, Dufur. Governor elect Walter M. Pierce was the chief speaker before the convention at tonight's session. He promised that as governor he would use every means at his command to better the condition of the farmers. E Y WILL BE CALLED Funds Must be Provided to Pay National Guard Ex penses at Astoria A meeting of the state emerg ency board will be called, prob ably Thursday of the coming week, to provide funds to pay the expenses of the Oregon national guard in providing meals for the fire-stricken residents of As toria. f About $2000 will be needed, according to an estimate of George A. White, adjutant gene ral. Had It not been for this emerg ency the national guard depart ment would have gone through the biennial period between legis latures without a deficit, but the emergency provision is now made necessary TEX WARDEN ILL WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dee. 2. Wtrden John V PacVi head of the , state penitentiary, here la seriously 111 at his home, ftpfordlnr to announcement made tonicht br his secretary.' He was said to be 'sultering from asthma. M man REPORTED SOLD PROMISES 1 BETTERH in BOARD am - " - MT M. W aJ4 W aJ - ...m.w - r iii TURKS 111 BAD W,. Moslems Disagree to Every-: thing Brought up Air of General Dissatisf action .is Evident. . DELEGATE FROM EAST BECOMING INSOLENT Christian Exemption.;; from Military Service and. Protection Denied LAUSANNE Dec, ll.-(Py th Associated Press.) Christmas threatens to be a. atprmy. '.tlroa' at the Lausanne Near; East; confer ence Thurj47 at a bad dar; today was. worse. "A' temper which did not seem' to harmonise! with, the uuaUpIrit of the ynletlda ptvaedtQay'i ieesion of thft sub-commisriou on nlndrltles.; ' Dad JHBmor Note4 A Efforts were made . to get Dr. , Rlsa Nur Bey. th second. Turk ish, delegate who formerly was ac credited by, the Angora govern ment to represent It at . Moscow, to agree to the exemption of the Christian minorities: In Turkey from military service. Bat he re futed flatly and seemingly sullen ly. He declined to give' any reas on for this declination" and ser e ral other equally fas flat. M. LaRoche of the . French delega tion, made an appeal to IUza Nur Bey on military exemption, v say- -ing:- "Come on, make the allies a-little Christmas present on thla point v,fXJ -;"'"''' r'"",' The - Turkish delegates, how ever, retorted antrllyr. . . . . "We don't believe In Christmas presents." k ... -.U. , Xnrka Insolent : Rixa Naf Bey also refused' U agree to a provision for the pre erration' of Christian : cemetef let: In Turkey. This caused much surprise among the other repre sentatives, as" the TnrU ordin arily are extremely careful to pro tect all wmeUrtesi;'.;.v?:;;?6.ff'' The allies Insisted upon consid eration of the clause ' providing that the Turks' must respect the work' done under the league of nations in recovering and restor ing to their families Christian women, and Christians who were seixed and Islamited by the Turka before the close of the great war. " The Turks - also declined ' to agree to this provision,; and the sub-commission ended the session seemingly with a feeling of utter dlsgunt at the attitude ot Rlza Nur Bey, which; several 'tnenxbersl of the sub-commission describee as "highly insolent ? -M; ?,t The Turkish delegation has' re ceived instructlonsi from 'Angora that no agreements are to be: made' at Lausanne on economio -questions which - are to tie over for . negotiation at some later time.' i ' v:- ' V. This has created, dissatisfaction ' among the allies, especially the French, - who are 'anxious that economic questions should be set- tied at this conference. .4 t), Control of the ' straits still la being considered In private ses sions. Lord Curzon, M. Earriire, Slgnor dl Garront and lAnet Pasha were in conference on thla subject yesterday and again to day. The representatives of three great powers have made ' It clear to Ismet that If they' give the special guarantees Turkey seeks to protect Constantinople froni at tack. Turkey in turn must give the allies Jurisdiction over the straits and the entire demilitar ized tone. Ismet has this' under consideration. Dr. Kecne is Appointed Silvertqn: Health Officer SILVERTON. Ore:, Dec 22. (Special to The Statesman Dr. C. W. Keene has been appointed health officer for Silverton by Slate Health Officer Frederick Strtcwker of Portland. - Silverton has been minus a health officer for the past four or five years. rOSTAL COXVENTIOX KIUXKD WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 J.-l,The postal convention recently nego- uatea Between Canada and the United States was sianed twir by President ; Hardin and ; Pot master General' Work and thus became officially in force effect ive January . I. Many reciprocal and additional mail: faclltlss be tween " Canada nd. the X United Sttes . are' provided In the con vention, " . ' . .