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' t i .: . ' , I" ... i '.-V FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 8 TWO SECTIONS. i? ,1,2 Pases SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR y SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER .!, 1923 PRICE FIVE CCNTS : :S ;. y V I! f SHIRiPEO , nn ni77nJn un.ouaiiLU President of University of Washington- Addresses Rotary Club and City ' School Teachers HEED OF PLAY tS STRONGLY IMPRESSED 'Marion Hotel Dining Room Beautifully Decorated fort Occasion Dr. -Henry. Huzzalo,; president of the University of Washington, brought a message for Salem last night by way of the Rotary club and the city teacher that will have a lasting - impression udod the history of this city. Dr. Suz xalo is an educator, thorough ly scholarly and a deep thinker. His address last night was a defense I of education.' He nolnted out the danger on every hand besetting education. He appealed earnest ly to his . hearers to exert them selves to stop the retrograde er ery where apparent. ; He pictured ' the school system as -applied to government and coin muni ty life, and declared that in recent years -a reaeUoo has set -in whleh la ! most dangerous. .f "Dr. Suzzalo "'explained "V the changes that hare taken place in ; the processes, of education. He declared that more changes hare been made In the last Quarter of a century than in any 250 years in the history of the world. 'He de fended this as being In line with eomtnnn unu n s4 Kaf t. fn 4 V a . . r w mv f" education rof the children. I . He 7 made appeal after .appeal to .the j audience to teach the world to Its children so that the next genera ) tioa would not be o critical r.TI "nally he made a plea for . play. He , said the people of today could not play; that this was really what Is the matter- with American life. Its strenuousneas Is killing. People had learned to recreate, to lay off .. 1. . , .i uwu wuit, uui uit uui irna tjsr- how to play. They hare rested the body," but the poor, -tired brain j works on forerer. He said that recreation and rest to the brain is the panacea to sare the Urea of ' the people. V i I Shanu AttS ITU ' Dr. Suzzalo is nerer a pessimist, but neither Is, he a foolish opti mist.? He dealt blow after blow at the shams and hypocrisy of life, and paid; tribute after tribute to the things really, worth while. 'In its entirety' thought, timeliness, appeal, it was the greatest address ever heard in' Salem. A master mind gate a master address, Just such n address as the Rotary dub and the j Salem teachers are caoable of receivla and direatlnr. It was seed sown in good ground, and the result will be a higher tone to education, a brighter light in commercial life. A large audience assembled at the Marion hotel dining -room last sight and amid unusually beauti ful surroundings a : banquet was held wherein the .Rotary club pro- Tided4 for the temporal wants of the school teachers, and both re ceived a bountiful feast of the in tellect. R. O. Snelllng, president - of the dab, gare a few well-chosen remarks about the object of the meeting and introduced Dr. Carl Gregg Doney as chairman. : One of the features of the meeting was an impersonation by Arthur Wil son. There, were also a number of musical selections, v- T f ' Dining; Room AttractiTO v The Marion hotel dining room always attractive, was remarkably so last night. An electric rotary wheel was the center of decora W tionjsnd the flag of every nation r wliaM'Al,. hi a firtm Ml .'flu display. It was a tasteful, at tractive display, and was the work of Rotarian Charles Goodwin of Seattle and Rotarian Al Pierce of the Marion hotel. THE WEATHER OREGON: " Thursday fair, ex - cept rain' northwest portion; gentle variable winds becom : .ing southerly, LOCAL WEATHER (Wednesday) . Maximum temperature, Sfi. Minimum temperature, S6. River, .9 feet. Rainfall, none.. Atmosphere, part cloudy. ,: T71nd, northeasL F-DVEWIENr GA S CO RIWG m Representative of PRL&P Co. Admits That Concern Does Not Want More Business in Salem Pointed Questions ! Are Asked by City Attorney Ray L. Smith. ! The Portland representative of the Portland ' Railway, Light Power company, Mr. Moreland, admitted on the witness stand in the Salem gas rate hearing yesterday that the company! does not want more business in Salem, but that it wants a, pfofit of 5 per cent on the. limited service which it is willing to give here. : f V - START NOVEMBER 7 Federal Government Will Try I Two Men j on Charge of Murdering Companion VALDEZ, Alaska, Oct. 31. (By the Associated! Press.) The trial of Robert S. dwards, 21, of Ser attle. and Ralph Wolfe, 22, of San Francisco, who hare been held by the federall government here on charges of -murdering -George EJ- wards, 21, of San Francisco, on" August 17 while trying to cross the videst pat of the Aleutian peninsula, was, , set today to start November 7, contingent upon the arrival of the steamship North western from southern ports with jurors on board. The steamship Northwestern was .reported by wireless -to j b4 -three miles from George Edwards, a friend of the two youths,'nd not a, relative of Robert Edwrds, was alleged Iby authorities here to have been slain as lie lay sleeping in his blankets on the Kxitchiak river trail," 0 miles . from f Llbbyville, a cannerr village on 'Bristol bay. Alaska. I 'Mrs. R. - Edwards left the home of her. parents' at Newport, Or., en hearing news of her husband's ar rest in this city.' 'She has been a daily visitor at the jail here. Her brother, Ben fKettleson, arrived here 6n a recent boat and will re main until after the trial. l FIEGEL WILL BE mmm Portland I Attorney to Give 'Dedicatory Address tor i Willamette Gym A. F. Flegel. prominent lawyer of Portland, will be the principal speaker oa - the ' dedication -pro- tram - of the? new Willamette gymnasium November 10, accord ing to the announcement of Pres ident Carl Gregg Doney yesterday, Mr. Flegel for years has been In tensely interested in Willamette athletics and for several years has been a speaker on award day when the Bearcat varsity men re ceive their letters. ; He Is the father of Paul Flegel, formerly president of the Willamette stu dent body.! j ' , i ; .Other -speakers are Dr. B. L- Steeves, "president of -the "board of trustees' Of the university. Dr. Doney, Coach; Rathbun, and Fred Patton, president , of the atudent body." . .is-t ' The dedication "service will ) be held at 1 ' o'clock on ' the after noon of November 10 and, will be one of the features of Willamette's First Annual ! Homecoming ached uled for that-week'. .," ' . - . - : i. t : ' ' NEEDS OP INDIA S11QWX The needs; of India from the missionary point of -view will-be presented : In dramatic ' form to night at I -th: First Methodist church as part of the church night program; ? "Dr. and " Mrs. C.E- Powell, former-missionaries to In dia, will be in charge of the pro gram which will be presented tbr all of the six classes in the audi torium at -7:20.; The public' is invited to attend. The six classes are studying! the new hook "The World Service of the Jlethodlst Episcopal ; Church" and all 111 meet together tonight : for - the , study of India. - , . : . . , ; " : POLICY, 1DICAIES Replieji made to questions asked by' Ray j L. Smith. Salem liiyi at torney seemed to Indicate that the company's pdHey!hs for some yosrs been one of non-devfclopment of its gas service, but one of pro moting' instead its electric serve. Mr. Smith placed considerable sig nificance on the fact that the same year, 1906, that the company took over the Salem gas plant it also began furnishing: electric energy to Salem consumers, and Smith want ed to know if it was not the pur pose in so doing to eliminate gas competition; No direct answer waa given to' this question. , , '; . Mr. Moreland admitted that since January 1, 1917, the com pany has expended an average of only $550 a year for main gas extensions. ? Mr.: Smith . furnished an exhibit to show that in that time the city of Salem has paved nearly 1 0miles ef streets, while the PRL&P Co. has made no ef fort to i Install mains' in anticipa tion of improved - streets, and is now asking through 'its proposed new -rate schedule that new cus tomers bear the Increased cost of installing gas 'mains in; paved streets. The company's representatives estimated that the cost of adding hew main' extensions is about 175 sr customer, .and admitted that should the Increased ' rates be granted the customers would have to bear this cost while title to the mains would be vested in the company. For electric service tne company is willing to spend $50 to reach each new customer. This City Attorney Smith asserted, is a gross discrimination f against new gas consumers. The , company would make no pledge as to what' it would do to accommodate' new customers even If the higher rate were allowed. Another exhibit urnlshjed by City Attorney Smith showed that Salem's eras rate now Ja higher than those of Eugene, Astoria, Pendleton and Marshfield. The; rate at Baker Is a little 'higher than the Salem rate. ' , The hearing has been - in pro-; grew two days and will? be con cluded today, r 5 1 ! Hal D. Patton appeared beforei the public service commission yes-t terday both as a member of the; city connell and as a gas consum er and urged 'that no increase be allowed. ",;f' -f MIE REPRESENTED Farmers and Stockmen Mee With Bankers and Plan , to Bridge Existing Gap' Plans 'for bridging , the gap be tween farmers and stockmen and the banks of the west were mapped out here today at a meeting of farmers, stock men - and' bankers from seven western states "with officials of the federal land banks and Intermediate ' credit hanks. Charles E. Lobdell of Washington, D. C, general counsel -and fiscal agent for the farm loan hoard, de clared the new system was not in- tended as an emergency " measure but Intended to assist those farmj ers and atockmen who' are finan cially , sound -but temporarily placed in hazardous positions fi nancially by their short term notes. - : ' .- ..- t ' ;" Mr. Lobdell : advised bankers present at -the meeting to cooper ate in forming agricultural credit organizations to permit them t to handle cattle and farm notes while protecting themselves against the demands of . their depositors. i SANTA BARBARA.; CaL, . Oct. 31. During a rain storm today . the first snow of the season fell on the mountains here. . , ; " vJESTEB STBTES I ISSUES IDED Much Disputed Question seems adoui io be tnure ly Cleared Up Draft of New Treaty Shown CONSULATE WILL BE REOPENED SHORTLY Former Of ficials Will be Per sona, Grata WithiGovern ment Not Returning LONDON, Oct. " , i 3 . ' ,1 sociated Press )-The. rum-running I issue between the American and British governments. which Am-t bassador Harvey in his conferences With British1" officials repeatedly characterized as a dagnerous me nace to the existing &ood relations of the two countries, has ; been virtually settled. . ; j On the occasion of his forma) farewell visit to the foreign office the retiring American envoy,7 the; foreign secretary. Lord Curzon; gave - final consideration - to. the terms of a draft treaty which it ia believed will clear up the whole question. The treaty lis .under Stood to meet the American desire for the right to search j suspected rum running' vessels beyond the three-mile limit, but at; the same time gives to Great Britain Ameri ca's formal affirmation of the three-mile limit as governing Brit ish maritime rights .generally. - -It would also allow British ships to carry liquor into .American terri torial waters under; seal, thus en abling liners under the Union Jack to maintain bars en route to and after' departing from ports. ... ' 1. ' American Time, Not Distance i Used 1 From the British side it only remains for the Imperial confer ence of premiers to place its lm- ing the points of the agreement. It was expected this would be done today, but as the document had not 'been completed it i was post poned until - Friday, after which j the draft will go to America for ratification by the United State senate.. ) At the request of - the British the right of American authorities to detain British vessels suspected of rum running will not be eon- fined strictly to 12 miles from shore, or any other arbitrary limit, but .will probably embrace the dis tance covered by the 'broad term. an : hour's sailing distance from the American shore,! which is reckoned roughly at from 10 to 15 miles. Thus a '-raile limit" will not be mentioned in the treaty and the foreign of flee ; cannot be charged with surrendering its tra ditional principle ' regarding the limitation of territorial waters. t In this connection the British attach much ' importance to Ameri ca's ' formal recognition of ; the three-mile limit in question of gen eral maritime rights as being li able to be invaluable! to- them. Only .recently soviet Russia agi -ta ted for the establishment of a 12-mile limit fer all maritime pur poses, but-with the American -government supporting the '.British stand, it is expected the principle will - remain as established ' in in ternational lawl i j : :''' Newcastle Settled ; 'Mr. Harvey's farewell . confer ence with 'Lord Curzon also dis posed of the other; unsettled ques tions which has, arisen since his arrival that of the Newcastle con sulate. It is believed that an equi table settlement is possible and that the consulate, which was closed on February 3 last,' will he reopened within a fortnight. The consular officials involved will be persona grata with the British gov ernment but. having departed for new posts, will not return to New castle. .",,r: - j . i With the settlement of the rum running and Newcastle issues, Mr. Harvey leaves London with no problems left over for! his succes sor who, as the ambassador said today, is likely tO have troubles enough of bis i own. ' :. ' 1-5; ,: Gift Given! .- ' Mr, Harvey and his wife 'had luncheon at Buckingham palace yesterday, at -which the king and queen presented them with a. fare-' Well glfU During luncheon the ambassador had the opportunity to present the name of Frank B. Kel logg,, who has been appolfited no succeed him. In . a more informal manner than Is usual, and was as sured by-their .majesties that -the former' senator would' have a moat (Continued -on-para) CHICKEN HOUSE MADE USE OF, BY THEFT GANG Automobile Thieyes Said to Have Employed Clever Ruse in ' Portland District With the ever increasing num ber of automobile thefts, police have been constantly on watch to find out new methods employed by thieves and organized sangs, with the result that the - lowly chicken house has been "brought into prominence. " With the recent arrest of a gang of automobile- thieves in Portland, or which Miss Beryl ; Wagner is believed to be the head, 10 weeks of trailing and searching has been brought to a close. According tq the . story of one of the Portland police force who came to Salem -for Ellis.- Brown, one of the ring, the gang had rent ed a dwelling- with a chickenhouse upon the property. The gang had cut loose one end of the chicken house, making it 'removable. -When .. . V.1I. 1 ..!.. It waa Hrlvon MX thl AlIpV to the fttl- ntlv innocent chicken house. une end tef the building removed. the Car driven inside, and the end replaced, The . general appearance of . the outbuilding j was .not N such 1 that would : arouse suspicion regarding contents, if or the building had but the usual Bmall entrance and one or two windows. : WOTEJlfl I San ; Francisco Man Alleged to Have Defrauded Gov- r. :: ernment of Money; WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. EtI dence befqre the senate -committee investigating - the Teteirans bureau today was that LucienB. Jbhhsba of San Francisco sold to the1 government for 3105,000 a hospital site near Livermore, Cal., for which he had paid 119.257 v4 and I then reported .,to. -the- if ed- ersl j treasury for income tax pur pof es a net profit of only 3186,53.' Other disclosures included: That Charles F. Cramer, form er general counsel of the veterans bureau- who " committed suicide here last March after his resigna tion,' had reported : to .Charles R Forbes then -director, that an op tion on the property at 3150,000 bad been obtained and had strong ly urged the purchase at that price. ; That the comptroller general's office over the protest of Frank T Hlnes, director of . the bureau, paid 330,000 last October 9 to Mathew O'Brien, a San Francisco architect, for altering plans for the Livermore hospital which nev er have been used. Thiar increased total payments of O'Brien to ap proximately 397,000. Documents read into the record showed that Forbes had conferred about the purchase with Presi dent Harding before the transac tion was concluded, and after the purchase , had - reported the fact to the president, giving the pur chase price, and relating that - he had been able to . obtain addition al land and valuable water rights which the owner had -wished - to retain. ". . -. IS REPORTED SEEN Man Suspected "of Participa tion m Tram Holdup Al leged Seen on Coast . .. , .. , , - PORTLAND, Or., Oct, 31. A dispatch from the Port Orford, Or-, correspondent of the Port land Telegram received late this afternoon says Ray D'Autremont, one of the men suspected of par ticipation in the Siskiyou tunnel holdup and murders 'was seen at that place and Gold Beach, Or. The man, reported as identified by a Port Orford merchant, was declared to. be traveling in a light touring car, on the seat of which beside him was a high powered rifje. and a revolver. Three spe cial agents of the Southern Pa cific railroad are ' reported to be on the trail of the suspect. ' RELIGION NOT WANTED OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. 31. -Turkey's- new republic, headed by Mustapha Kemal ' Pasha, wants American dollars' but does not de sire' American -religion, but mis sionaries from the United States will not be withdrawn; the wom en's board of missions of the--in terior- of the . Congregational church was told today by - Lucius O. Xee ?ot Chicago; 'the board's foreign secretary. ' BP1TREHIT RADICAL WING IS CONSIDERED RESPONSIBLE f Program of Demands From Socialists .Reichstag Thot Attempt to Appease Trou ble Makers PLAN LIKE ULTIMATUM AfrGIVEN STRESEMANN Demands Made to Speed Up Stabilized " wages'ind I Food Deliveries"1 BERLIN, Oct. 31. (By Asso ciated .Preas.) After : a -party caucus , lasting seven bourse the aatton tonight drafted a program of aemands,ipon-which it makes contingent its furtner memDcr- shin in the breserit coalition ot- ernment-r While the nature of its communication 1 to - Chancellor Streaemann -suggests a : 2 4-hour ultimatum, the- reichstag , leaders believe that its tenor and -contents are wholly dictated by the desire of -the party's 'moderate leaders ' to" appease j its jtlamorous radical wing, wnicn -nas -Been en deavoring to stampede the party into defection from the coalition. The Socialist ministers, Scoll- mann, Xtedbruch ' and Schmidt, whose withdrawal from the cabi net was' under advisement at to day's caucus, informed their com rades that the government action against Saxony had not, been re ferred to the cabinet, hut -was de termined and put into execution by the federal government's mili tary commander in Dresden, Gen eral von Mueller .and 'the releh commissioner, . Dr. Helmed " ' ; ' I -.- ' -! ,: - - -. ( V Moderate Wins SSjCceeds. The party's1 moderate wing suc ceeded in- winning over;tlwradi cal majdrity to . support of the anti-secession sentiment, in view of the general international situa tion; and . the further fact that the ! new Saxon government re quested aid from Berlin which would' not be forthcoming If the Socialists were out - of the gor ernment. There was also strong suspicion discernible In the ranks of the leaders of the moderate section that! a parliamentary crisis preci pitated by the Socialists at this time would prove a doubtful asset to the "party's prestige this be cause the issues on which the party is at variance; with the chancellor constitute poor politi cal propaganda, especially in Tiew of the Socialists' recent ill-starred union with the Saxon communists I ; - - . - Suggestions Made. The party's reichstag delega tion wil lsuggest to Dr. Streae mann . that : the existing military state of emergency be converted into! a federal eivif regime and that the federal troop contingents in Saxony shall be reduced and the j policing JL unctions there as signed Jot tha local organization. Regarding Bavaria, the Socialists are considerably more aggressive; they peremptorily demand that the central government come out in the open and publicly brand Bavaria's attitude toward the fed eral authorities a a breach of the constitution and deal with it ac cordingly. The. Socialists also requeisU the government to speed up its program for stabilized wages and demand that It pro ceed against all who fail to make prompt deliveries . of food sup plies. Poulsen Has Busy Day Finding Speeding Drivers "Good morning. Judge.- or "Good afternoon, Judge." as the time of day necessitated, was the general form of convention around the police Btatlon . yesterday as a result of a i busy night by Officer Vogt, who rounded ftp 1 0 speed ers between 6:4& o'clock Tuesday evening and 4:30 o'clock Wed nesday morning. Speeds of the various victims ranged Ifrom 23 to 40 miles an hour. Those who presented ? them selves before Police 'Judge Poul sen 1 yesterday were s A." L. Bones. Turner, who was the. first victim to be arrested; Vera Mathls, 1615 South Fourteenth; Harry , Pour nier, 840 Trade; . I. Short, route 4 ; L. La cock, route 4 ; B. Gadans, 405 North I Liberty; C- A. Elliott, Dallas; William K. Irwin, 1120 Chemeketa, H. Ruef. taxi driver; F. W. Pettyjohn. 219 Court. With the 'exception of . Irwin, who , was fined $15, all were assessed light er fines. CITY BADS DEMONSTRATE REAL SPEED Unclothed Art Figures Inves tigated With Seldom Ex - ceeded Promptness PORTLAND, Or.;. Oct. 31. When public protest was made through - the newspapers today against a -group of unclothed fe male figures in baa relief installed on the facade of a new building in Alder street, official actipn fol lowed, with a promptitude seldom exceeded here. Mayor" George I Baker and , all. the city commis sioners dropped whatever they were, .doing and; proceeded in a fep.df .-t. . Aspect : the . cause, of the protest.-:.- ' i'V;-.;-y -.- ' ' After the inspection and an in terval for deliberation the city fathers announced their verdict, which was that the decorations complained ' of were indeed highly Improper.; The undraped figures;' must come downj they all agreed Just' how their verdict was to be enforced was a detail that they left to the city attorney, as nobody could find an ordinance that seem ed to meet the offense alleged, i Alder street in the neighborhood of the building bearing the figures is always populous, but today ex tra-traffic officers were stationed there' .toy handle the crowds and particularly to try to keep them movingr.' ' - '',;; j; . Commander of Army, of ; Oc cupation Is Organizing Committee for. Relief CHICAGO, Oct'. -31. Leading America in an endeavor to suc cor a distressed people, Major General Henry ; T, Allen, who com manded the United States army of occupation in Germany, today an nounced aii-natlon-wlde'i"drive ta carry relief to at least 2,000,000 children in Germany during the comfng winter. '-"-: r - .; ':; ' - Food and fuel, administered through the American Society of Friends '(Quakers) will form the chief commodities of the American relief . work.' Contributions to fi nance the undertaking will be so licited by the American committee for -relief of German children of which General Allen Is chairman. More than 100 prominent persons have accepted places on the ' na tional committee. ' Local organiza tions in the principal cities of the country will be formed as rapidly as possible." J r "1 The plan of the American com mittee as regards feeding only will cover the period from Novem ber 5' to April 16, including 111 actual feeding days. It will cost approximately two cents to sup ply one meal a day to each child Contributions totaling 1120,000 were announced by Brigadier Gen eral Charles G., Dawes, chairman of the Chicago committee, follow ing an organization caucus. HELD RESPONSIBLE Naval Report on Honda Point Disaster Places Blame for Lose of Life . , WASHINGTON, Oct 31. Bad judgment and faulty navigation on the part of three officers caus ed the loss of 25 lives and of naval material to the value of $13,000,- 000 in the destroyer, accident on Honda Point, CaU September 8, the board of Inquiry declared in its -final report to Secretary Den by. . - On the recommendations of the board Captain Edward H. Watson, the squadron commander. Lieuten ant Commander Donald T. Hun ter, commanding the Delphy, flagship- and leader of the nine de stroyers which grounded,' and Lieutenant Lawrence -F. Blodgett, navigator of - the Delphy,' will be charged before , a general court martial -with "culpable Inefficien cy , in the performance of duty." and negligence. ' Eight other offi cers. Including the commanders of as many destroyers which figured in the -catastrophe; 'will j face charges of negligence in perform ance of duty. . . The . report was said by r veteran naval officers here to be almost unprecdented In Its sweeping con demnation of those alleged to be responsible for the 'disaster. : 1LLFEDGMI THREE OFFICERS f!DE;"r n ii Four Members Tiamcd ta Meet With Lowdcn Ccm mittee In ChicagoTwo Bodies to Cooperate DR. C. J. SMITH AHOriG " WESTERN DELEGATES Man Representing Gov Pierce Charges Hems Baking Discouraged DENVER, Colo., Oct. 31. TLe appointment "of a committee of four from ,.the American - Wheat Growers, Associated, to meet with the. Lowden committee In Chicago November 1 5 marked the closics sessions of the wheat growers' con ference here this afternoon. Meet ing of: the committees -will result in active cooperation of the two bodies in the cooperative wheat marketing 'movement, it-is believ ed, and officers of , the association. tonight characterized tho appoint ment of the committee as the sig nal development of the - two day meeting here. ' ; "Appointed on the committee for the wheat growers were: William J. Brown of '.Minneapolis, presi dent pf the American Wheat Growers. Associated; A. It. Shum way of Milton, Ore., president cf the Oregon WbeatvGrowers' a-.-;- ciation. representing sone 1; with. H. E. Goldsworthy of y Rosalia, Wash.; director of the 'washics ton association,- as'' alternate; D. B. Hollenbach of Buffalo, .liont, for zone .2 with , Carl Gunder5-i of Mitchell, S. D., lieutenant r i ernor of the state as alternate t i James "Thomas of Trenton, president, of the Nebraska orck xalipjuior, aona -3 with TTarrea Pope of .Fax ton, Colo. represent ing the Colorado .association t. alternate. t; . .- : . Much Accomplished Accomplishments of the two day meeting, summarized by officers tonight were: ' . -; Taking steps for- practical af filiation with the Lowden com mittee. ' ' - Removal of. past differences which threatened for a time to tZ fect a breach between the Lowdea committee and the; association. A practical and inspirational ex change of views ; on the wheat ' In dustry .which will gojfartowar promoting better conditions' la "i critical period. Indorsement and retention of the present personnel of officers of the association. Uniting of all elements behind this personnel for carrying out the program with the Lowden, com mittee. - ' Effecting preliminary plans for cooperative ) marketing by all groups Of the association -under the national underwriting scheme presented iby Aaron Saplro, co operative marketing expert on be-" half of the Lowden committee. ,;! Oregoii Mam JPresent" - Details of the Lowden commit tee plan so far as it affects t-e association, will be worked out at the Chicago" conference." Mr. Ea plro outlined to the delegates the proposal whereby private or gov ernmental capital would be called upon . to, carry the overhead ex pense of marketing wheat on a national scale and thereby remove from the state or group associa tions a burden which many c them have been 'unable to; bear in the past. Dr. C. J. Smith of Portland, Or., president . of the Joint stock land bank there and represenU tlve of Governor" Pierce of Ore gon at the recent Chicago con ference, charged the bankers, ea sociation with monopolixing tie flour market hy buying eighty p:. cent of the barrel flour produc 1 and thus discouraging home halv ing, The bakers, Dr. Smith charg ed, realise a profit of approxi mately ,$2 2 a barrel as a result cf the system -whereby home haklns is discouraged. Medical 'Advances Cited i By Head of Asscciaticn r DE3 MOINES, Ja., Oct. 31. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur of Lelar-i Stanford university, California, president of the American Medical association, declared upon his ar rival for. the tri-etate medical as sociation convention today that two recent advances In medic!: are outstanding? the use of adre -aline to.start circulation In new born babies, and the Schick test t determine 'immunity - from