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arerara tot AOTtmMr, 1922: I flanilftf nnl Y - r IX Tins CTTT OF SALUI ; and. iawa la Varioa and Polk Owtatiaa . Keatty Trjbdy reada The Oregon Statesman : TBB HOME NEWSPAPER t J .5789 ; Vui ans unaay . .v 6386 ATeriz for tlx. months ndlnx October 81, 1022: . : '-'- - Sanday-only ' -' BI7t ' Daily and Sunday mm SEVENTy-CONITTrEAR SALEM. OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1922 S i HUGHES WOULD HAVE FIANCE EXPERTS MEET V Secretary i Believes More Can Be Accomplished . Than Dy international I;- Conference. GOVERNMENT ADVISED 4 Tp ACT CAUTIOUSLY Full Reparations Advocated ! But Prostrate Germany Not Tolerated ; NEW HAVEN,' Conn., Dec. 29. A suggestion that an Interna tional commission of men compe tent In finance could accomplish more than a general international conference toward solution 'pf the European reparations tangle was put forward by Secretary, Hughes litre today fn ' the " first public pronouncement on the -economic ; crisis to come from responsible officials of the administration at ' Washington. The secretary, who V spoke before the American Hls I torical association, added! that' he j hsd "no doubt" distinguished 1 1" Americans would be willing to . genre on such a commission , Keierring to suggestions mat the United States assume" the role of arbiter in the reparations dis pute, Mr. Hughes eaid a sufficient answer to that was the fact "that i we hare not been asked." He , went on to say he did not believe this government ahduld take such a burden fo( responsibility. J . Throughout his discussion the secretary recognized that the inestions of German reparations lay at the foot of an: economic lettlement. The problems abroad, he eaid; are wforiid ;prob- lems and could no t-T disposed o 'br eallinrbem European."' p-.' lie declared the United States would "view with- disfavor meas ures which instead of jproducing reparations would threaten disas ter" and said no one, could fore see the "serious consequences" which might ensue if forcible means were adopted tov obtalni reparations from Germany. " ' Indebtedness Explained Mr. HugnesmphastzedHhV In-, terest of the administration In economic , conditions in Europe I and the difference between the problem' of Inter-allled indebted ; ness and German reparations, j M .WerejTia;4een7h'T peVsisteni f attempt ever since "the armistice to llnlt np the debts owing5 to, our gftvemmeht withreparation's" "or with projects of cancellation," .he said. "The matter Is plain en ough from our standpoint. . The capacity of Germany to pay is not ri at all affected by an Indebtedness j of. any of the allies to us. The I indebtedness does' not diminish Cermany'e capacity arid Its re f moral would not : Increase her 'j eapMity.'ip-'yf-;v-V;:VN' ' I : The secretary of , state criti J Cised action of congress . 'as in I placing "definite restrictions on f the powers of the debt funding commission, then turning to the ' - subject of reparations said: . Most be Industry We have no desire to see Ger- many relieved of her responslbll- Ry for the war or of her Just ob- l ligations to make reparation for the Injuries due to her aggres sion j There is not the slightest ieslre that France shall lose any part of her just claims. On the ether "hand; we do not wish to i aee a prostrate uermanv. i nero t ean, be no economic recuperation '.In Europe unless Germany recu- 1 perates. vTherewilHbe no per 1j manent peace unless economic, i satisfactions are en joyed. There must be hope and industry must have: promise of reward if there j is to-be prosperity.' ii I : j? "There ought to be a way for i 1 statesmen to agree ' upon "what j Germany can pay, for no matter what claims may be made against (Continued on page 8) THE WEATHER OREGON: Saturday rain In west portion; r rain or snow in east portion. LOCAL WEATHER (Friday) Maximum temperature, 45. Minimum temperature, 42. River, 1 13.8 feet above nor mal - level, falling. Balnfal4'(18. t Atmosphere, cloudy. . t Wind, south. MANY VICTORY - NOTES STILL OUTSTANDING I Treasury , Department Re minds Holders 'Interest is . Due No . Response Yet WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. About: 1250,000,000 of . the Vic tory notes called tor redemption Announced tonight In a statement urging all- holders ; of this is sue ,Uo . present for immediate nayjnent all ' notes - bearing ' the letters A, B, C, D, E, and V, vruxea to ineirv serial nam- bets. Inteftst on ; these -notes was stopped December . 15, it was added, and j holders of registered notes called for redemption were remUdedt1that. Interest, due on that date would be paid with the principal wnen tne notes - were presented, the usual Interest checks not having been issued. ndictments Are Returned in Fifteen Cases-Three to i i Be Dismissed Fifteen true bills were return ed by the Marion county grand ury yesterday afternoon which had been considering 18 county cases'since last 7 Wednesday morn ing. -.Three ' bills were found not true. In these cases the defend ants will be dismissed. Three Dismissed : Among those ' against whom indictments were brought were Icrnest Crabtree and -Wayne Dim rnlck, i sons ot. Oregon pioneers. TheyU.weres charged with ;.assault and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Cases, were dismissed against Fred Larkln, accused ot stealing a woman's coat; - James Taylor, charged with forgery hhd Arthur : Zlelke, accused" of con tributing to the delinquency ot A minor;. - ? : ?! v j. I - z , Fifteen Indicted Indictments were1 as follows: Sam Witty, forgery of ..a Jz check : James . W. ' Roiell, larceny . of a gas urag saw; to., tx. wow, assault against Roy Rowland with. 'a dangerous, weapon; Lewis Mathewi, stealing Of a ' diamond and agate rinc: William r. Clemens, charged with forgery of a 425 check; Louis Hdll- wer. nolygamyr Martin Dietrick r'ape; Paul Schindlef injury- to personal property: William u. Bryant, inaeeent e expos re, xtb- est Crabtree ana wayne uim mick, assault and robbery; Al fred H.Bergr unlawfully connect-, ng. a pIpeto , a gas .main; Ambrose Cain, forgery; Frea Bartow, burglary of Schel clotn- ng store Clarence Clement; lar ceny of three overcoats. , Arraignments to uegra Arraianments of cases in which Indictments Were returned are expected to begin in tho cir cuit court today. MIS. Fl Revenue Received by Mari on County trom Licensee Shows Increase Hunting and fishing Is becom i inorAasinclr popular among Marion county residents accord ing to a report recently comyu t. tt a. Bover. county clerk. ti ravAnnei from anglers and hunters licenses for tne year ui A VMa v 7 1922 i listed ar 53. asaiu t7gKt.Bo for the year 19 U. Com bination licenses were In greater Am-nA thia f vear than last, a toUl of 651 being issued, against 393 last year. , Vi . k tm.Vflt 2087 separate hunt inland 'fishing licenses were is sued this year, which brought la - .ann. nf tfi2fil. Combination . - n. vlftlded uonny flira. licenses sold aggregated; Siyand hunUW licenses- .- non-resident hunters licenses were given given ontnt 25 cenMeacu. ? COMMISSIONS FIXED NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The committee on commissions of,the New York stock exchange today fixed commissions on all stocks selling formless- thanlli and 'not less' than 50 cents at thtee cents a share,. , vdn stocks selllngl for less , than 50 ; cents the commis sion 'may be one mutually agreed nil SUING POPULAR SCIENTISTS E Spread of Epidemic Laid to Rats and Fleas Another Outbreak is Forecasted For U. S. CAUSES OF INSANITY ' n J WE! INVESTIGATED World-Wide Spread of Polio myelitis Declared on Way 1923 is Date CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 23. -The conviction that infantile paralysis, is spread by rats and fleas, just as the bubonic plague fs spread, was expressed by Pro fessor Charles T. Ernes, of Har vard university in an address be fore the medical science section of the American association for the . advancement of science to day.. He Indicated that there may be another serious outbreak in tne unitea states soon, pos sibly during 1923. Epidemic on Way "The animal reservoir to which the finger of suspicion points is the rat and the insect intermed lary, the flea exactly the com blnation which we know to be re sponsible' for thg perpetuation of the bubonic plague,'' said Profes sor Brues. The epidemic prevalence of paralysis, he said, had been strik ingly intermittent, "with a tend ency vt exacerbation every sec ond, or,-, more notably, every seventh year. It this frequency is repeated we may soon expect another serious outbreak in the United, States, possibly during 1923, and if such should come to pass it . seems very probable that a wtrrld-wldeepide'mlc'wave of pollomyeitis; Is under way, simi lar to the present tropico-demlc ot plague which began at about the same tine.". -. Practically r ail epidemics of the diseased said " Dr.' Brues, occur during the summer. . , Importation Explained Transmission; of disease not only to other people, but also to animals and fish, with a potential influence on the food industries, has tor be' 'considered by the United States public health ser vice in its attitude toward immi grants, Profess orStiles - of that service, revealed in an address to day, also.before. the? medical .sec tion of the session. He. explain ed the reason . for the policy of deporting Asiatic Immigrants suf fering from the Asiatic Uverfluke disease. This type of disease, he said, had been known since 18 ZD. but the cure of only one case appear ed to be recorded. Floods IXscnssed Dr. J. E. Wi Wallln director of the bureau of special education, and professor of clinical psychol ogy, said that a 12-year study of 3,500 juveniles Of all grades of intelligence and the observation of thousands of parents of defec tive children had led to the con clusion that most cases of feeble mindedness, insanity or epilepsy was in the ancestry. General Henry Taylor of the United " States army engineer corps, speaking on the problem of controlling floods of the Mississ ippi and Missorul rivers said that reaforeatation of the. watershed would not be practicable for this Dumase. To bring about a re duction of one halt in the flood discharge, he, said two square miles of forest would td neces sary for every second foot of re duction,' or 40&000 square miles of forest along the Missouri and 100, 000 . square miles' at the head waters of the Mississippi. - Drr G. ; F, Cottreli; director of theJ government fixed "nitrogen laboratory at Washington epeak- lnjTat"a chemical symposium, said ths country-was well on its way to. complete, independence froni Germany Inn nitrogen fixa tion; . ? -w .-? Police Have Stolen Coats i The Salem police department reports that three overcoats w uvu w v vvu aw w ago ' from "Salem enurches," have been r refiovere'd audare now at the ' station. ' In , addition a Har ley Davidson and Grant "bicycle have been recovered. Owners of these ' articles are asked to call at the local atallonrr and-ridentify them - '-". ' --y r-- WOMEN REFUSE JURY DUTY IN . COUNTY Eight Out of Eleven Decline to Serve Farmer Jurors Found Most Numerous Eight of the 11 women whose names were drawn for the Jan uary 1923 term of court for Marlon county have declined to serve according to information ceived from the county sheriff's office. Thirty-one names were drawn on December 12, by coun ty officials, of which 11 included women. Thus far only one man has asked to be exempt from jury service. He is employed as a clerk by the state. In occupations listed, women lead, each having listed their occupation as "housewife". Among the men. farmers, head with a to:al ot seven. Other oc cupations listed are widely scat tered and diversified. JAPAN SURLY Privy Council Condemns Weak Policy of Cabinet -Impeachment Due TOKIO. Dec. 29. (By tho As sociated Press) -The privy coun cil's action today in adopting a resolution for presentation to the present regent condemning "the weak policy of the cabinet toward China, amounts to - impeachment of the Kato ministry," in the view of the Tokio newspapers. The press expresses the opinion that the resolution is a stronger; Instrument than the rinere warn-! ing which the privy council added to the ratification of the Wash ington agreements, when it sugj gested that the Takahashi cabi net would more closely' guard Japanese Interests. Attitude Not Liked The cabinet on the other hand is said to hold the view that the privy council, being only an ad visory body, has no power to' in terfere with the administration.' The privy council's actfon" was the result of a recommendation by its. special committee consider ing the Sino-Japanese postal agreement. " It was decided to carry out this agreement in the spirit of the; Washington confer etrce. but as an expression of the privy council' opinion of the cabinet's attitude' toward Chinese affairs' the resolution of censure also was passed. - TO BE Star's Former Attorney to Organize Company Will Defy Public LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 29 Gavin McNab, San Francisco attorney, who defended Roscot C- ("Fatty)") Arbuckle in hs three trials in the northern city for manslaughter in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, screen actress, has or ganized a company to star the motion picture comedian In the "come back" he plans, it was announced here tonight by JO seph . M. Schenck, producer who previously stated he would re employ Arbuckle. According to Schenck, McNab has interested a group of ' San Francisco financiers in the plan and they have organized a mo tion picture producing corpora' tion to be capitalized at 1100, 000. ' . ' It is understood Ihe new com pany will seek a producing s'te in Los Angeles and that McNab will direct its affairs, but that it ' will ?. be knowq. as Arbuckle's company and that the comedian will be Its active head. . , "I had a long talk today with Roscoe," Schenck was quoted; "He has recently returned from San Francisco, where he confer red with McNab and the San Francisco capitalists interested Roscoe said McNab bsd organ Ized a companywhlch would pro duce his i. future pictures. ! .: "Roscoe Is already working on his first picture, -k The production will! Btarrlimmedialely. I , un derstand 'negotiations are in pre&- gress " for studio spacev OVER CHINA MOVES MILLIONAIRE WIDOW ELUDES NEWS HOUNDS Mrs. MeCormick Enjoys First Day of Freedom to Re marry Actions Veiled CHICAGO, Deo. 29. Mystery veiled the movements of' Mrs. Edith Rockefeller MeCormick, daughter of John D.. Rockefeller on the first day of her freedom to remarry under the Illinois di vorce laws. It was a year am. a day since her divorce from Harold F. MeCormick, who mar ried Ganna Walska. the Polish opera singer last summer. Silence greeted all inquiries at 'Mrs. McCormack's home re garding reports of her intended marrfago to Edward Krenn, 261 3-year-old Swiss architect. Mrs MeCormick remained in seclusion in the grey fctone castle she oc cupies on . the rake shore and even the butler told newspaper men that he cou'.dn t talk. Mrs. MeCormick is-50 years old. Louisiana Chiefs Meet to Consider Accusations in 1 Morehouse Cases NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29. Klan chiefs ot Louisiana met here today to consider action to be taken, in regard to reports that klansmen were responsible for the Morehouse kidnapings and mur ders. A reporter of a New Orleans newspaper was permitted to be present, and at the conclusion of the conference he was authorized to - announce that agents of the klan would be sent to Morehouse to investigate what had occurred on August 24, the . date of the kidnaping. - May Outlaw Members' It the klan of Morehouse par ish is in any way responsible for thti murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, the charter of that klan will be lifted and the klan outlawed," it was announced. "If any Individual members of the klan are' found guilty of those murderer, not only will they be outlawed from, the klan, but every bit of power the klan has will be used to' help ottatn their convic tions before the criminal courts of the state. ' ; The story told by United States department' of justice ag ents that members of the klan in black ' hoods formed the 'wreck ing crew' for the kidnaping and murder of Daniels and Richards, fs absurd." There is no such re galia In any part of the Ku Klux Klan or In any of its' degrees." ' No Lawyer Retained The klan' Chief scouted the tile that Clarence Darrow, "or any other prominent lawyer" had been retained by the klan to fight In the defense of the men who might be charged with the murders. is WOT GUILTY Court Concludes Cashier Was Justified in Endors ing Name on Check A judgment against the plain tiff and in favor of the defend ant was handed down by the Marion county circuit court yes terday in the cape of Amos Yoder vs the State Bank of Hubbard. According to findings and con clusions at law the court nela that since Yoder had received and retained a part of the pur chase price of the farm sold he had ratified his brothers act and demanding the proceeds from the collection of the check he had ratified, the defendant's course in endorsing it. The brother. N. J- Yoder. ac cording to conclusions, had paid to Amos Yoder 23.33a and ex tinguished certain liens on the farm which amounted to 3,40w, the agreed selling price of farm. Evidence showed that In reality the farm was sold for $4,500 but that N. J. Yoders farm was sold for SM.100, less than $150 per acre, the agroed selHrg- price. The court 'held that the .bank was justified in endorsing the , check made out tc Amos Yoder by John Kauf man in part payment and paying same ofer to N. J. Yoder. ... -j v FOR ACTION HMKD held JUBY INDICTS NEW YORK 1EN Thirteen Prominent Resid ents Charged With Whole sale Violation of the Vol-, stead Act. MANY PERMITS FOR LIQUOR SAID GORGED Agents Give Broadway Driest Christmas in History More Raids Are Due NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Inves ligation by a federal grand jury into a bachelor's dinner at the fashionable Racquet and Tennis club on Park avenue, at which liquor was alleged to have flowed freely, today brought indictments of 13 men, including four mem berg of the La Montague family. prominent fn society. Two indictments were returned charging conspiracy to violate the Volstead and internal revenue acts, through which approximate ly 30,000 gallons of assorted liquors were alleged to have been Illegally sold. Some of those in dicted also were charged with hav ing 'forged liquor permits and other papers. Return Two Indictments Federal Judge Knox received the Indictments on a day on which two other juries one in the court of general sessions in New York and the other in- Brooklyn had handed up presentments urging repeal of the state prohibition en forcement act on the ground that it was ineffective and wasteful of public funds. ' 1 The principal defendants, ac cording to' Unlted'States Xftotney Hayward, were Montaigne La Montagne and his three younger brothers, Rene, William and Mor gan. Rene has long been in the public eye as one of the foremost American polo players, having several times appeared in inter national competition. To Close Cabaret "While prohibition enforcement was occupying the attention of various New York courts prohi bition agents were claimed to have given Broadway the driest Christ mas eve in its history, were plan ning ,to usher in the New. Year Just as aridly. Aided at sea by gales which have dashed several rum craft on the rocks, dry agents' ashore were obtaining scores of Injunctions destined to c!o3e various cabarets as public nuisances. Director Appleby of the dry navy admitted several big ships were hovering off the harbor but calculated that their chances of transferring their cargo to small er craft in the rough sea were decidedly slim. CAUSES SUICIDE Millionaire Who Shot Him self Said Despondent Over Business Turn ST. LOUIS, Dec, 29. (By the Associated Press.) Worry over the passing of his famous brewery and a resultant heavy financial loss was given ty business associ ates tonight as the reason for Wil Mam J. Lmp, millionaire presl dent of the brewery bearing his name, shooting himself to death in his office here this morning. Coroner Richter said he was convinced that Lemp, who was the third and last president of the brewery which before prohibition was considered one of the largest in the world, had committed sui cide, the third suicide in the fam ily of brewers, his father and sis ter having taken their own lives, but that he would hold on In quest tomorrow as a matter of form. Friends and members of his family declared he had been des pondent since last June, when the brewery plant here, which was valued at 17.000,000, was auc tioned off for approximately $600,000, although, they stated, hist financial affairs were in good BREWERY MOVIE TURNS INTO. ROUGH HOUSE FIGHT Extras Think Fistic Display DemandedPolice Settle But Arena is Wrecked LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29. A motion picture director at Uni versal City, near here, hired S00 extras today to be used as the audience in the filming of a prise i ght scene. . In the excitement of the make- believe pugilistic fiesta, two ot the hired spectators forgot - tt en- selves and came to blows. The fight quickly spread to the other 798 members of the "audience" sua aner tne oust settled and a hurriedly summoned squadron of police had herded the combatants into the streets.' it was found that the arena was wrecked. WOULD REPEAL Report of Secretary of State Advocates Permitting Treasurer to Borrow Amendment of the present laws so as to authorize the state treas urer to borrow money to care for the Immediate needs of the com monwealth . instead of indorsing warrants "not paid for want of funds," will be recommended by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state in his biennial report to the leg' islature. "It transpires frequently In the ordinary course of business," says the recommendation, "that upon the presentation of general fund warrants : to the state - treasurer, there ,1s no money .in this fund from which the warrants may be paid. This means 'that the gen era! fund has become depleted because ot demands thereon In excess of receipts . accruing through the annual tax appor tionments to the several counties which have not yet been collected and turned over to the treasurer. Law Passed in 1850 "The law defining the duties ot the state treasurer requires him to pay all warrants drawn on the treasury in the order in which they are presented. If there are (Continued on page 8) JAPS PREPARE TO T CALIF Anti-Alien Law Throws Hun dreds of Farmers Out of Land Coming Year LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 29 Japanese farmers in California are planning to quit the state and establish themselves either sinaioa or .Nayarlt, Mexico, ac cording to a story the Los An geles Times will publish tomor row. The Times states it is "able to announce that negotiations" for the removal of "the entire Japan ese agricultural colony In Califor nia" already "have been taken up with the Mexican government."5 "The anti-alien land law of California throws thousands of Japanese farmers out of their land with tne first of the year, the paper continued. "What these farmers would do has been a question until now unanswer ed." , N. Kabayshl, who has lived in Mexico many years and who is married to a Mexican, a native of Guadalajara has become bead of a new department of the Japan ese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, to handle Japanese Mex ican industrial affairs, and to ar range for the' new Japanese col ony on the Mexican west ocast if the Mexican government grants the necessary permission. OLD STATUTE II I NOTICE TO OUR READERS-: ; The Statesman carriers will call to make their monthly collections today.' " " . Your newspaper boy is just starting in business for himself. This is his first effort to learn business and his success or failure depends to a considerable extent on your good win and cooperation. A pleasant a.rnfle and a cheery word will ' encourage yoUr boy and help him make a success of this, his first venture in business ' life. He will appreciate it and show his good will in any way he'caiL ..-.' ..' ' . m'"'-' V L7. ' "'-v If your subscription is already paid, ignore this no tice and accept our thanks. BuRAH PLANS Assurance First Given That ? Harding is Sounding Situ- anon wnicn May Leaq to Adjustment. - - ; PRESIDENT REGARDS -v: ACTJ0N AS WISE MOVE Irreconcilables Start Warm Debate When " Action of -Senator Known - ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The tight over the proposal of Sena tor 'Borah that President Harding call an economic conference came to a senatorial climax in the sen ate today when the Idaho, senator announced that he would with hold nls proposed amendment to the "naval appropriation ' b! on ' administration 4 assurances riven by Senator 'Watson ' Indiana that fc the; president '. already was sounding out the situation, in a way that might lead to some movement that would aid the ad justment of conditions prevailing in Europe. ' " , 'A - " ' . . i ----- j. Rorah Wants Action Senator Borah made known bis decision during the debate' after Senator. Witwm. . An -nt . tk ministration spokesmen who was instrumental In 1 lining 'up the jtuwiuisirauun iorces in (oppo sition to the proposal apealed to the Idaho senator not to press his proposed resolution for Substan tially -the same" reasons outlined In President, Harding's letter yes terday.fe .- ' . : .'" Senator Watson disclosed that administration "feelers' had bee a. made as to European' policy, and inferred id the statement In Pre ident Harding's letter that It vt( necessary first to' ascertain wfcetU er overtures tor J- aT conference would be "welcome.- He admit ted that the situation was not one of "negotiations,"' but of diplo matic ' "conversations. Senator Borah,' pressing-for 'more; definite information, asked it the adminis tration course might ultimately lead to a conference covering the question of 3 the ' economic - con ditions." ' ' Feelers Are Out "Or, to some gathering for the purpose of determining the prob lem, Senator Watson replied. ' "But the senator does" know that the feelers ' have been put out?" Senator Borah pressed. "That is my ' understanding" senator watson replied. -And that it has tor Its ulti mate object the adjusting of .the conditions which now 'prevail Jn Europe?"' , :'- - "The aiding of the adjustment, said Senator Watson, adding that "feelers hare been , put "out for ths list two or three months for the purpose of ascertaining the situation and just how far we could go." He declared, how ever, that he was not advised that they looked to the conference pro posed by Mr. Borah, and added that he did not know to what length the administration's ef forts had gone. , J. , ' s ' . k""r' i '' ' - Position Explained 1 ' ' The administration position was further emphasized by" Senators Lodge 'of .Massachusetts and Me Cormick of Illinois. The former declared that American ambassa dors and ministers for months had been inquiring as "to the possibil ity of American action, and con tended ' that Senator ' Borah's am endment, if adopted, would '.be -harmful" to the administration's efforts. Senator McCormlclt re ferred to A negotiations ' for the Brussels conference; but remained silent when Senator Borah press ed for Information as to whether the United States proposed to par- (Contlnned on page ), STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. .1