. A ..... i.f r 1 V ' CX&OTTXtATIOtt ATsrsg to? Karembnr, 1922: , t - Sunday only 1 1.5739 Dally and Sunday . ......... 58B8 . Anngt tor aix moatha ceding , October 31, 1923: - Sunday- only - ; 5974 v Daily and Sunday i .M8i: , .in lira cn c . ilrioo &J :1V i r ' Kearny iry:. t , . : TheOrcgoh Statccm; - . THE HOME KEWSPAPKP. i . - 4 I. i ii ii ii ii ii i SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR IHOTEL GHASE i IS SCEi BF LIQUOR filOTS Exclusive iSt Louis Hostelry ; ;, f Kaiaea uy zuu foiicemen , and Prohibition Agents i - Pignt Ensues - , V n . c oDnpRiPTnR ncn adcc , SEARCH UNWARRANTED fi Orchestra fePlays ; SiohV. While Hrnwrl ThrrAc Phiim l' ,1 iw..i.ii,Vg WIIIIO- naies and water 1 - alorial vraid . iinnn . --it t hotel Ckaae here by federal pro- - """ua sea ana police, whlcli . resulted Jn a. rnt ngrlll..i.j by maay of tbi ,2600 reveUers on f the New Year there . early today.1 ' unconsUtntlonally, . Chase dared tonight." ,j- ".Hft Aathority Sonnused ? Ulmaa said the iwarrant used ' f by; Guxo Nation, 'chief enrorce f ment Officer, which charged Vh man with possession nd sale ot ! Intoxicating liquors .failed ot .i serrlea when ;it was not served j n him, but thrust Into the rest 7 pocket of the , assistant manager. Asserting there was no author rt- Ity. for the search, ; Ulman said ' he was undecided as to what . action .he . would, take In con raecUon with the raid,; which iv culminated Jn the driylng or the officers from! the - main dining C room amidst 'a shower of missiles iVttef : slot , hadf teen : fired by v in unidentified person, wounding iwo men;1 ana Tonuuu- ef ' v:-v: Dranks iniinber 250 ! Two hundred . and fifty men. : guestaat the hotel; were lntoxi- catedjand i their, .attack- on r hts jaen was the cause of his order lng the men to withdraw, Na tlons declared : tonight. " r ':? Aa to whether W federal agent V ci one' of the ' detectives, wh6 iy? i.yrtttx aim, vlired the shot, Nations asserted ne did ? not r, . know.i :c. i, ,; -;. -,. ; -f, rThere were about 2$0 drunks . in- the room and It : was - from . them (that we met ; the opposl- t ,; tton," NaUons continued "when they began j throwing, things'.' nd T pressing towards up I aw ( that, 1 A ahould we avail ourselves . of all ' the means- of resistance we could have rightfully used, many in , nocent peoples would - have been . tort or ; killed. So. I told the ,!nem o get "out as nicely i and quietly aa possiDie. '. .... v llra. James ;. Robinson; 36 years bid, was struck In . thaj lett ankle by the bullet, presumably - after it had wounded two men ' John Pasdera, v 2 8, . 'was f ahot i through the left J leg and George a- P.- Bodi ; suffered a', wound ; in '.Sf right fOOL 'I ' -,. ';'Ctwd Gathers '0' . "aV r,v; the disturbance started ' soon t: after tb agents1' chahged? their tactics "of making a superllcJal .- Inspection of . the ' dining 'tables v as tey; 'walked about ; the .open v floor space reserved for dancing : and began to : search about the .tables for concealed liquor, push - x lng back uhoccupied chairs and weaving - their - way between the ' closely; packed tables.. : i . r The gathering ot ".-.a- crowd around officers was signal Virtually fall the guests to cease dancing, although . the orchestra ' played on with full force, i The fcrowd 7 pushed the : agents I and ' police ; against the v wall or the n;dtningroom and then nles began to riy. H Glasses r fot tvAter, plates bearing the -itreb wVtch had Just been serv fit? war 'vasesi and even chairs jJo furled.' -;"-f ijr-'-f :??"'' ' 1VoTn became", hysterical and ad tied th'Mr screams to the up roar I V br the noise-makers ! f urcL Ued ' by the j?. hotel, o the shoa4 'of the men and the rh ytbin t ot - the ? orchestra. The ihot virtually ended the disturb ance ; and wafers . set about - re-i storing order. M v ' 1 ' ; ? THE WEATHER : f" rltGON Tuesday rain west ' cloudy west portion. , . j. LOCAI WEATHKK, i f . (Monday) - i ,faximum temperatures, fcoi; ji Minimum temperature, 40; i v River. 14.9 feet - above ilor- r mal level, rising. Ralnfill, .45 Inch. ; " Atmosphere, cloudy' T.'Jsl, .aonth. , s. ; j 1 ajagaWaBSWMwSSSSaaSSBWaMaMBMSSSlalB . - BBBBBBBBBBmm----.- - " - w? 4S UEW. GOVERNOR liAyy live-in., Graves house Walter M. Pierce Has Option in Residence; Secretary in : Marion Apartments ; ; feovernor-elect Pierce has', an ojtlon on the residence of George Il Graves, Twelfth and Mission (Bteets;- for a lease v-. during his residence here as executive of Otegon. ' ." I ' i' ' V7ard Irvine, who has been ap 'pcflnted secretary to. Goverftor elfct' Pierce,' will reside in Hhe Mirlon apartmentts.j Mr: "Irvine ls son of Mr. and Mrs,;RF. Ir viie of the Oregon 'Journal.' i famey R. Linn is assisting the new governor, and his secretary to bscome located in Salem., : ' ' fe:HeveiTeegerstrom Fled to Parts Unknown Because ' of Fear of Klan . t oimnD , X.n I Tan .. 1 iRv fPt "Asaoictkted Prftsa After a day of" exhaustive; Investigation F:enrf carpehtery orMorenou8e tcaight announced'-' he f believed Cat - Harold Teegerstrom, 19 years -old, f time keeper at the carbon plant at Sryker. , La.;" who vis . kidnaped Friday night, was live and had fled from this eec- Con through fear. ; . scape . Managed From' reports of S the incident eieeed together it seemed 16 uni- i entif ied persona appeared ; at the tlant s bunk : house, called the toiith to the ' - door. seized an i placed 'him1 in one of . the auto mobiles waiting :; outside,, and flrove off Into the woods. Whether the' men were "masked: has not been learned ' - V''-;""'! ; - "What.1 occurred in: the woods las not been disclosed but Tee- from his captorS and reached the kome. of ; Henry Jones, saw mill a an, yesterday and excitedly ask ed him for $40 with which to de part for an unannounced destina tion. Jones said he let him hav tie sum and Teegerstrom de parted, j I V Search Started Jones reached pastrop today d reported the occurrence to the sheriff.;- - , . i Teegerstrom was to have .testl Oed in the, open hearing . and ials in connection . with y- the orehouse 1 'kidnaping: and milr- Victor Teesrerstrom. nrominelnt tizen of Monroe, Is assisting the Ivll authorities , and federal ;ents In locating his son.. The lerlf f said he did not i know whether the I youth was handled t (Continued on page 2) Enron is Giesy ,and Poiilsen Began Uuties jesterdayNew . : Chief 'Starts Tonight. Ralftm'n new cltv administra tion began! yesterday when' Mayof John B. Giesr and Cltv' Recorder Mart Paulsen -sfficlallv ' assumed the duties of their offices . the former succeeding George E. H41- vorsen. Who has teea mayor for the last jtwo Tears, and the letter succeeding ! Earl i' Race, for six years the city recorder. Mr. PoUlJ sen has not 'yet chosen his deputy and it IS understood will -not for some time.' ' t? ' '---'; ' All the appointive officers, who were really selected at a caucus of the council 10 days ago. have not yet been ushered in tout will beat a meeting. of the new city council tonight, -.the .-..first official meeting under the new adminis tration. ' Included among; these W -w. Birtehett. who succeeds Verden Moffitt as chief of police. Birtehett was elected to the office the November 4 election, , but because oC the -charter amend ment adopted at that ' time mak ing the office appointive by. the mayor and the council Instead of elective bytthe people, Mr. Birteh ett takes office under the amend ment.,. .;; i-;.l i-'A-v.:; :,..'-.;.;- f; .-At-the meeting tonight Mayor GlesyV will deliver a message of some length ; setting;, forth' .the policies ha expects to: ; follow ' as chief executive of the city. .This and the election of the city of fit ccrs wlll bo tho mala, things be UUIUill LU LltU .: .THOUGHT II OFFICE ryls the .meeting, ALPINE HEAPS ARE CONQUERED AT DINNER SELF-SERVED BY COMPANY. F By CITARLE J. LISLE N Tbe American expeditionary forces ; and the American . army of occupation either would have thrown a deadly -fit at the? mere thought of '" such a dinner as Company F, OrejBon national gukrdf Served to itself at the armory, . New. Years night.' Chicken -three helpings; ail around, and f our . ' If " "anybody wantd it;- mashed potatoes 'and genuine yellowrlegged i gravy, dressing with a bushel t of , gib lots, Olives, celery, bread i and butter, coffee, ? oranges, mince pie full quarters and not board ing 'housa teasers--and ice cream and cheese 'and wafers, were on the bill of fa ret , f y Portions Man-Size They." were served up -in man's siie portions, too; portions--that looked' like 'the Rocky mountains leslde soma of the not-very-large lads In the company. - But like Napoleon's ' brave soldiers ' cross ing the Alps, every soldier lad climbed to the top of the mound, clicked his heels together . and waved his wings and crowed for the Star Spangled Banner. It was & glorious victory " of the puissant fiederal eagle over the common plebeian -.bird. Ringle Platoon First ; The company made" a whole afternoon of its festivities. Start ing in at 230, a number; of mil itary' stunts were put on. Iji. the platoon , drill, tho platoon com manded, by Corporal Don Ringle won f IrsJ place. ' They , were not American Farm Bureau Fed eration to Start in 140 Market Places Today ' CHICAGO. Jan. 1. (By the Associated Press.) r- The newest of. -the national cooperative , marketing-Institutions fostered by the American 'Farta Bureau; federa tion is scheduled to open ' for bns Iness) ; in i 14 6 , market centers ' to morrow. It Is the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Ine- The new marketing company, entirely grbweroWned'and controlled, will sell all 'kinds of fruits and vege tables' for local cooperative mar keting associations. s i, f -? - j . 1 Manager "Retataecl " ' K s jThe organization has purchased the' 'assets and contracts i of 1 the North 'American ' Fruit Exchange, which, has ' .been, marketing ,qo- operatiTe association products for the last 11 years. ; A. B. Bute, manager- of f the North 'American Jfrnlti Ex'chahge. Is reUined as manager for the federated organt- jr.' "S. EdWards' df California is president and' C. E." Durst ' of - Illi- nols" secreury. - ' f 'i t Some of the markets in Which operations are to" begin are New Vork, Chicago,' Philadelphia, Pitts burgh Boston, Cleveland and St. Louis. " - ' Carload ijois Bought Membership Jtt ; the federated ruit- and' yegetable growers ia in tended to be mainly by associttlon or exchanges, according to C.f E. Bradfute; -newly' elected president of the "American Farni Bureau fed eration. 'Only cooperative asso ciations' will be admitted. Large individual .. growers; who ship fn crj lots and who are not; so .lo cated they can conveniently work through an 'association, may join the federation directly and market through it but .till .have no' vote. Only associations may vote." ? 'The federation will be primar ily 'a car lot distribution organi sation and' cannot' handle the pro duct : pf small isolated growers iih less organized So they can prop erly standardize , their 'products and ship In .full car lots. It would be Impracticable for the organiza tion ta Ima'fket rotjsolated small growers as individuals, -;f 4, 'V ';-, 8-' . X . VOTE OJf ARBCCKXB H EUGENE, Or.' Jan. 1-r-Near- ry all ; thai churches of ' Eugene yeslerdaiy t took a-;-'tote'; on fwheth er'or not v the,; rktty f Arbuckfe pictures , should be ": shown ; here and 1 there., waa a,, large' majority against: lt according 4 to - , announcement- of members 5 of - the ministerial - anifiiv today, j. , SALEAt, OREGON, TUESDAY OF EATABLES able to boast ; that in general this nlatoon' drill was UD. . to West ; Point standards, : but the boys ;are certainly gaining stead ily,- according to General White, who witnessed ; the drill. rln squad : drill, the I squad headed by Corporal George R. Welch took first place. -' ' ' ' :,'' Corporal Ringje won first place In i the drill-down, - with private Forrest I H- Pollock sec ond. Sergeant Hugh Martin was first in the "monkey drill," with Corporal ? WoIch second. Welch took the first place-in the equip ment race' with Corporal Rlngli second. " ' ' 1 ' ' ' Tls Was Funny ' , In the wheelbarrow race Welch , and Ringlei were given a tie with Furdy and j Brunkel.' , This was the , funniest ejrent r of. the : day. Starting in pairs, one man "wheels? - his buddy the length of the hall and there tney change posUions! for . the trip back to the starting point. Ringles and Welch made the race in the shortest time, . but . they were penalized i . because of their fali- in. and the cdod form of tn? other team gave a tie verdict.. At the dinner, served in the basement; under the persoriai supervision ' of Sergeant Harry riant and Cook ' Merle CrossSn, the company had one of the. most elaborate spreads in tho history of Saleni military, i The meal was enlfrened I by " occasional iv the . comoany. with (Continued-on pago 2) , i- k is T I : ci rai mm ullii i uuiaw Cabin Where i Hammer Mur deress Remained in Hid ing for 4 Days, Located f ..- r; .-'-' t:;4- LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan.l l Dlscovery of a "cabin in a lonely canyon, near Los Angeles, where Mrs. Clara - Phillips, "hammer, murderer, who; escaped from the Los Angeles. county Jail Decem ber : 5, 'concealed herself. ' for at least four days," after tho jail- break, was announced at the sher lff's office tonight. ' .. . V First Real Clew ; The statement was made that Armour L. Phillips, husband of the ' convicted murderer,- was known to have "purchased food at. a grocery near the cabin for. tour days after his wife's' escape," -and that-another -man whose Identity has i not i been learned, delivered the food at tbe cabin. The officers declined to . name the exact location of the cabin, but declared . their Investigations proved. It had been occupied " re cently.':; '' ,-' ; : J. y They said this discovery offered them the first "real clew", to the whereabouts of Mrs. 'Phillips and that' it Would be followed by an intensified effort to' locate her, ; , Among their first steps, it, was stated, would be a requestlonlng of Phillips, Who wojuid be asked to explain his alleged purchases of food' and , to name the man who made the deliveries. , V .' .i : - - 'jl-'J w :V--:- r- f j 1 Two Involved ';M-'V:':,;;; 5 According to -Frank De War, deputy sheriff, 'Phillips "appeared at the grocery on four consecutive days Immediately after his wife's escape, paid for a supply of f5pd. ordered that some of it be cooked and told the - proprie'tor-'anotber man would call for it later. .To ward evening, each day, the Sec ond man would arrive, obtain the food and hurry, away. , ; " -The grocer is Bald to have given the officers a good description of the man. . , - - Phillips : recently announced plans to return , to -shls former home In Houston,'-' Texas but;'! believed still to be in or near 'Los Angeles," officers said. - V'f.'. 300 Delegates Hope to : , ; Settle Mining Strike ' CHICAGO, Jan.. 1. -Three hun dred coal operators and miners, officials, from j the bituminous fields of the United States, will meet - here,; Wednesday1 to renew their negotiations looking toward peace' la Lthe coal mining ' Indus try. ' t -r. - .-. The sessions, some j. separately and. others jointly, will continue three days. An attempt will be .made ' to reach ' some agreement tor elimination of strikes, lock outs jtnd other ' trouble.,-: for a stated period.- A eon terence. held bere several . weeks .Ago -failed tq settle tbe problems ot the Indus try. , - "' r aVff M PH LLPS MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1923 OFFICERS TO TAKE POSTS WITH RITUAL Complete -American Legion ceremony, to Mark Ser- vices at Armory Tonight Tonight at. the armory for the first time, f since Capital post, American; legion, ; was founded, the -installation of officers is to be ' put on- with the full j ritual, i In the past the officers have been taking their posts without any 'great ceremony. They B)mp ly went in knd sat down to" their jobs. This year the full impos ing ritual of the Legion, a noble, patriotic I program that touches almost every phase ot American national life and aspir ation, is ,to bo staged with the Installation, and it is the, ? urgent wish, of the Legion heads that every 'member, and every soldier of the "World war in this dis trict shall attend and reeL.'that the sentiments are his and., his children's forever. . An entertainment program is to be staged In addition to the regular Installation, with . locai talent appearing ; in musical and ether offerings.- Following this,, Jobnny . Jones ; Is jto have ; charge of the catering 'for - a modest luncheon that promises to start the new year in a delightfully full-stomached fashion. : 4 f t All World war soldiers, wheth er 1 members of the wgion or not, ' are urged to attend. - The Legion1 hopes to ; make its mem bership this yer .100 - per .cent and this Is the ; first big gun campaign, for new members. The service opens at 8 o'clock. pe is suteo i rnh i mm nrrinr tun LAuU Umbt Salem Man" Expected to Re ceive . Appointment : . as i (RegistraLia:Partlarid : . . Walter L. Toose. Sr.; of Sa lem, to 'all appearances will be the next register, of the- .federal land of rice' in Portland, for i it Is known ; that both - Senators . Mc- Nary and Stan field are- consid ering blm ' for tbe place and j it Is helieed wlttioiit doubt that he Will be their i recommendation t6 the president , "j . It ; is not probable that the position .will come to Mr.. Tooze before . next . August, -j since) : the term of Alex Sweek, the: incum bent, does 'not expire until 'that tie. Mr. Sweek; however, - has been mentioned ' as a possible state . appointee -to some state office "by ; Governor Pierce,, ana should ' this be the case his : res ignation-might 'come be tore the summer months, in which event Mr.; Tooe io doubt would have the office earlier :than now ex pected.' . 1 ; - Mr. . Tooze . has been -j. one , 01 the "most ardent Republican cam- naieners in Oregon for many years: and worked diligen tly both for McpJary ana -;.otaniieia - .nu ir ' respective j' campaigns; IS KIT HIT E!ks nFoflies!' Delights. Ca - pacity House at Theater on tve of New Year ;- ;A capacity; house at the. Grand theatre greeted the-Elks Midnight Pojlies performance on New ear'S eve, and the - show, which Was' yaudevllle In; character fol-; lowing thej U ' Vclock rltualishc ceremonies IS -j pronounced j to ttave'-been jtirst class. r-'.;i-ri The Elks .orcbestra, one of the best Elk musical organizations in the United StateB, pleased the big crowd with- number of selec lloh8. Tbe vaudeville was varied in -character. . i , As' midnight and the new year approached J .preparation was made; 1 -' The . audience j was fur nished. With noise making instru ments ofmapy jktnds' and with ''serpentine.' At. the stroke of 12 : the noi3e and tbe, jazx 'started and the theatre became a bedlam, while the- crowd on ; the ' lower .floor . was "soon enmeshed In the serpentine'-' thrown .from the the MiDfilGHT SHOW baIC0?T. Md tft gaUgrlesrjjJ'j.'liold a "rurvey on' her. i-, 2 . i ' t a. - a a- a av m m - k i u i - a & ; U. S. SUPREME COURT WILL MEET TODAY Big Clean-Up of Cases is Expected After Justice Pierce BUtler Receives f Judicial Oath APPEAL OF STEAMSHI - CASES DUEiTHURSDAY Constitutionality! of Federal Power Act to Be Decid ed Upon First WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The supreme court will t meet tomor row after a three weeks recess. Based upon the record it made on returning from thef former j long rectus, when by opinions and or ders it removed 78 cases from the docket,' court habitues expect an other big cleaning, up after. Asso ciate Justice Pierce Butler-of St, Paul has bad the judicial bath' ad ministered to - him by tbe chief justice, making him a member of the court. - - ' . Butler Goes Up ";" .'- - ' '. ' .- i -. - -'-t . ' ' ' Justice Butler will have tbe pe culiar experience of not occupying the seat at the foot of the bench: Justices - of the court are seated In - order of seniority - of service and it is, customary for the; member , to gorto the end of : the bench to the left of the chief 'Ju tlce.ff As the resignation of Justice Pitney took effect today, r how ever, Justice; -Butler will 'have stepped up - the- ladder one rung when he dons his official robes tomorrow; - and the chair at the extreme left of the bench will be vacant. - ' - A -number; of Important -'cases are down ' for- argument during the week, incuKiin'g, the appeals ot 'fneXmericanT'and foreign steam ship companies In the liquor cases. : These are expected to be reached Thursday. . - r Power Act Up - j ;! The first argument ' the j coiirt will hear "will be upon the motion of the government to dismiss the original . case i brought by - the state of New York challenging the constitutionality ;of ; the federal power act. The , state contends that the federal government's control over waterways within Its borders Is limited . to navigable streams and ' over , them only -in matters relating to navigation, while the government insists that the state has failed; to present a .-Vs (Continued on page 2) Satsuma Limps Into Port vv i in 0 leering uear uis abled; Rails smashed ASTORIA, Or., Jan. l.witn her master severely injured, her steering gear disabled, one rail smashed and her. deck gear par tially disrupted the - crippled steamer Satsuma, a victim of the recent heavy -gale, limped into port today. The Satsuma was enroute from the ,: Orient via Comox, r B. C, where she stopped . for fuel, to New Orleansi with general Orien tal'; cargo. . Dring - the gale- on Sunday night ' the steamer was continuously swept : by the ter rifle seas, the chains of her steam - steering gear- and casting of. ber head -gear, were ? broken. Temporary repairs were made. however, and the craft was able to make her war " unaided to ward the Columbia. . . ,-. . ; .- Sunday morning Captain Jones, master of the SatBuma, was standing "near the engine room skylight directing the naviga tion of his vessel when a heavy breaker rolled on board, : smash ing one ot -1 the rails, throwing a lifeboat from its decks and striking Captain Jones, knocked him down The captain sustain ed two fractured ribs, as cwell as ' several scalp wounds and there is a 1 possibility tie .was hurt internally.- On arrival here he was taken to the hospital lor treatment, Repairs are being made to the stfartrier and Cap tain 'James, Hyates, ; Lloyd sur veyor,; will ; arrive tomorrow and WRECKED STEAMER . REACHES ASTORIA MONEY FLOWS L IKE WINE IN . .. - WINDY CITY. Chicago Spends ' $6,000,000 "Ushering in New Year Caf es Do Large Business v Chicago; Jan.", i.-chicago spent; ,000,000 ushering In the New - Year; according, to figures prepared tonight, based oh returns from seven of the largest hotels and six of the leading cafes..' The seven' biggest loop - hotels reported that 11.500 merry-mak ers spent $231,200 speeding the partingyear: andV welcoming the new comer. :in the; six cafes 20', 500 5 revellers - parted with. $307,- 500 for tha-iame purpose. ' - - There aremore than 400 hotels and 500 cafes-in the city.- f , . The8 hotel and cafe -men esti mated that, one-fifth 'of tbe city's population - made merry - last night. The expenditure by each guest ranged, from $8 to $15 In most of the downtown hotels. ' Afternoon and Evening New Year Program Put on at . , Salem Y. M. C.-A. i I - 1 V An -estimated -2000 -people at tended tbe Y. M. C. A. open honse New -Year's day afternoon -and OPEfJ HOUSE : .DRISiEL new-fevening to enjoy 'one of the most delightful programs ever, present ed at that popular men's home. , ; j The afternoon program was de-. voted largely to general sociabil ity, to literary and musical offer, ings in' the "main - lobby, .and to more or Vlees Impromptu athletic events ! in the gymnasium. ; The volleyball game between the Ro tarlans and the ; KIwanlans was won by . tne itotarians after a fierce 'jtussle, that had all the.mer- JtaJLpehwnecfr if ' not of- trained team skill on either side. . .Auxiliary Serves Visitors The Woman's auxiliary t served light refreshments all through the afternoon and evening,"- fruit punch and wafers With the tables presided " over ; by. dainty ,;young girls from the high school. .The swimming events that were to have had a star place, on the day's ! program A came to.f anun- dramatic end.; On Sunday' Secre tary KelisandV Physical ' Director Boardman had spelled each other all .day ' to -'keep . the ; furnaces hot to heat the water for a wonder ful swimming New Year's day. They left for their homes late Sunday night, patting .themselves (Continued en page 2) 1922 GOOD YEAR Amount-in Excess of $230,- - 000,000 Placed By Sys- tern LobdelJ Says v ! - .- . -" .. .- t . ..- - WASHINGTON'! Jan. 1 .Plac ing loans in excess of $230,000,-' 000. the federal farm loan .system experienced its greatest' period , of expansion in '1922,- Commissioner Lobdell of the federal farm ' loan board declared tonight In a New Year's greeting to American farm ers.. ; The year's V record for .ex tension of' credit represents loans more i-than'. double ' tbe;- amount placed in any one year since tbe termination of the . system. ! - The - expanded operations cul minated in the declaration of dividends by six of the nro re pros perous farm loan banks aggre gating more than, one million dol lars; Mr. Lobdell declared , -Tho other land banks paid their regu lar dividends of 8 per cent,' .he reported., ' t ; - , ' ' -'-. .' "We believe this distribution to the farm borrowers is a transaction . f . fc. ' . 1 L- ! M 1 -'I- il 1-1 'A wunoui preceaeni in me niiiiorr of agricultural finance," the com missioner said, in a statement: on behalf' of ithe board. . . ' '" i : ''To .the - farmers outside .the system we are pleaaed ' to convey the assurance of every ; prospect of a' continued supply of loanable funds; at reasonable rates and' on easy term wherever adequate ser curity is offered. ; To one and, all we express the ' hope that wise legislation and sou nd' practices in cooperative marketing and buying may.' speedily bring you relatively as; close to the purchasers of your products and those from whom you must; purchase as .tho. farm loan system " has brought you " to FOR MAS the! sources .of financial supply, . rA ); '";f;'' ; '.'" " .-- -Y?: :V... ';! y CflfflEiJCE. nPFf t i . Anxious: Spirit Reflected ii ; Allied Circles ScparcL ; Action By . Franca I: ; Feared '-r (aERMAfJitlORAtOniUn ; TO. BE CHIEF T0? Italian Delegation Has 'Vlzn ; : to Submit to Council ' ; Terms Unknown PARIS, Jan. 1. (By The As sociafl Press. ) -The : . prima . ministers of France,'. Great L'rit ain and' Belgium, tosethor. -wita. the Marquis D(?lla Torre tta, r-" presenting the - Italian premier,, will go into conference tomor row which ris regarded as t: final . effort of the allies t reach a ; collective settlement ct the reparations question. .' There was a sober and -eves anxious spirit ' in all?ed circles tonight In face of the probabil ity that, if the conference falls, separate - and direct action by France win . follow. ' To Consider Moratorium . The meeting is a continuation of last 'month's premiers confer once in London which was callcl toi examine; whether any - practi cal', results could, come' Irom a. general, economic congress Brussels. in Main ;que'fitlons to 'le "dec! are; first, whether a ' mora mm can be granted to Cz: m. :V A. ana, second, upon wht ttrr France and . Great Taluin r 3 Sharply divided in policy, r 1 a French insist upon seizor t! productive resourceaof C t car u:;.the -J??i 'fca-iX.-ct;' - - and in ; the ; Ruhr valley 1.3 f,u:,f. antees, .that when tha. 'mora torium' terminates, Germany vi!i. resume' her reparations pay' raents,1..' . ' , Tho ; British gbverhment thor , oughly ' disapproves stern pnal . ties and desirwa to work out a plan under. which Germany would bo allowed a moratorium of at least two years, this time to 03 employed, la so 'recognizing her resources . that she may-vsuccess-fully shoulder ; her debts. ' .-Jaw View Important Any settlement likely to do successful depends in Mr. Bonar Law's view, on some; form of.'. in ternational:' loan for .Germany and together iwith . his associates on the, British delegation, he has received . with approval - the sug gestion 'of t the ; American secre- tary of state that .an International committee determine the "amount of reparations to be expected The , conviction held hr 1're- mlor Poincare. bf. Franc is. that a change of heart on tho part ot; Germany IS required aoove all rother considerations. " ' He believes Germany's plana tor th future are based on a policy of resistance to the ex cursion ' of the Versailles ; treaty , and that 'any effort to help her he regards as useless . untH tS'' Berlin .- goyernment ' decides in- earnest, to J fulfill .-.Us obligations. Extension of the present par tial '.moratorium, which expires on 'January 15 and the raisins of cash for uermany in .,iu international market, -will. in. the French view, . bo - .nuiunea the) continued ; German oppost t'.on to5 payment of .h'T debts; so that action r such , aa France now contemplates will be eventually forced upon n the-. aiues. 4 . -; 5 , .. Italians Have nans The t Belgian and Italian gov ernments appear now 1 i" more toward the French view than toward ' the ; Britiih, ; b ut with, wm; disposition; to i?, middle-ground.";; The Italian; delegation has a plan which it will present to tfca coancU after Toincare and ; Bonar Law have explained 'the French, and British; viewpoints. Thi conciliatory , program calls: for guarantees ' to satisry . Frr.'i.vi but without' penalties so a3 to meet tho British objection, rely ing upon such action by Uer- , many as 'Would f have the result of making - the guarantees pro ductive" without the use ot fdrce. ' The Belgian prom ier, M. , T he u- 4110, London-f last August to , brinrr Lloyd iGeorge V and".-Poincare t -gether, also . seeks to harmc the French and British pro grams,: which -it Is .nnd'.' -rtoo ' , bs thinks Could 8;done. if r : CpntIaaed oa pa;j S).;--. v WI ULU wL n ; h?$& m-:PHmyji ;;t-r;.,;i , ; -.