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Particular. People Patronize
Paper Proving Polling Power
In the City of Salem
and elsewhere In
Marion and Polk Counties' ;
( Nearly everybody reads -'-
THE OREGON STATESMAN
; The Home Newspaper
The Statesman's Want Ada '
j j . PUlI. . 4
SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1923
' PRICE FIVE CENTS
' LIASONS LAY
CO BSTOI
OF MEMORIAL
....
Massive Granite Structure
Will Honor George Wash
ington at Alexandria,
Where He Was Member
BLUE LODGE MEMBERS 4
ATTEND. IM. NUMBERS
Grand Masters From Evry
Jurisdiction Take Part in
Impressive Ceremony
ALEXANDRIA, Va.. Not. 1.
? With solemn ritual. In the pres-
- ence of the nation's highest off i-
cials and one of the largest gath
i rings, -of. bine lodge - Masons In
history, the cornerstone of the
r lofty national memorial which will
! be erected' by the-Free Masons of
B America to their revered crafts
man, George Washington, was laid
- today. . ; -, . . U ,.
When 'completed, the structure
; will be one of the largest monu-
ments ever erected In honor of an
' Individual. Standing on the crest
of Shooters bill, the massive gran
ite pile' will rise in columned dlg-
nlty 2(H) feet above the stone set
. in place today, to command a per-
f petual view of the vast estate once
owned by Washington, the capital
Vf the- republic he helped make
possible, and the quaint old town
fit Alexandria ..where . he presided
overi Masonic, meetings. Not far
way ilea Mount Vernon, where
at
if
he spent much of his life and died.
CooUdge Attends f
President CooUdge, though not
member of the fraternity silent
ly spread the first mortar with
I the trowel his Illustrious predeces
? sor nsed In laying, the cornerstone
y of the first national capitol and
. the. first Masonic temple erected
. here. t ChjefJaaUce TaXt.followed
him, using- the earae, relic, which
I then was put away to be guarded
nntil about five years hence; .its
A - final resting place is ready in the
shrine that was consecrated today.
After the president and" the
chief justice had .performed their
act of homage, Charles H. Calla
han, deputy grand, master of VIr
ginla" and' the grand masters of
every Jurisdiction in the . United
States or their emissaries, with. a
number of past grand - masters,
convened as members of the grand
lodge, of Virginia, each - in turn
spread mortar with V silver trow
el destined to a . place among the
treasures. of their grand jurisdic
tion.,;, -- '.-- , , , ,
Mr. Callahan presided over the
ceremony at the request of James
II. Price, grand master of Virgin-
ia, la recognition of - his service
for the advancement of Masonry
In the United States 'and because
the' erection of the memorial-was
his. suggestion. xHe was attended
by the, full grand lodge, two past
grand masters bearing the Holy
Bible and three t others- carrying
the, lesser light of masonry, v
, The great stone, bearing the
emblematic square and compass
of Free Masonry and containing a
Bible, an-American flag, a copy of
the .United States constitution and
the! Declaration of Independence,
literature describing the history
of the order, other documents and
tokens from Wch of, the, , grand
jurisdiction was -tried with
the , working (tools of their, offices
by the grand . master, the' grand
senior: warden and the grand jun
ior., warden . who .. pronounced it
"true, trusty and well laid." "
It was lowered into place by
"Operative" Masons with three
distinct movements, hetween each
of which f'grand honors'.' were be-
11 . : . . . i .V
k SHOwea ana was consecrated "j ma
paanag on ll.oi ids coru ui vreu
ty, the wine of Joy?-and the oil -of
blessedness - A
WASHINGTON, Nov.. 1. Re
7 lease of Robert A. Newman of
Barron, Wis., who has been held
by Mexican bandits in the region
of Torreon for. several: months,
was reported to the state . depart
jment'today. t,"
THE'WEATHER
OREGON: Cloudy : Friday,
moderate southweeterl j
'winds.' ' . '
Local Weather
(Thnrsday) i
Maximum temperature. 57, ... 4,
Minimum temperature, 35
River, 1.1, falling
n:l-fall. 0
At -osphere, cloudy
T tt ..... : i
6 OREGONIANS
KILLED WHILE
HUNTING DEER
New Law Affects Those Who
Wound or Kill - Human
Beings Within. State
PORTLAND, Novj. 1. Six per
sons were killed and seven more
or less seriously wounded in Ore
gon during the hunting , season
that closed October; 31, according
to the official accident toll as re
ported by deputies of the state
game commission, issued today.
While deaths j reported were in
cident to deer hunting operations
some of the injured; came to grief
at the hands of, bird shooters.
Many of the fco-called accidents
were attributable to, negligence
on the part of the persons inflict
ing the wounds. Under a law
passed at the last Svftslon of the
state legislature any person who
wounds or kills a human being
while In pursuit of game Is for
ever debarred from carrying fire
arms in the state of Oregon
Iffi GO AHEAD
Business Houses of. City Ex
4 pect to Close i From 10
! to 1 o'clock
Arrangements for the big
Armistice day celebration are fast
coming to a head and every effort
Is being put forth to bring to
mind the stirring times of 1918.
While it Is said that this is truly
the American Legion's day, as it
was the means of bringing that
organization into existence, yet.it
is-expected that all the patriotic
and fraternal societies in the city
will have a part. The Salem Bus
iness Men's league having voted to;
request the merchants of the city
to close between the hours of 10
in the morning, and 1 o'clock In
the afternoon i on November 12.
this will give. nearly all a chance
to witness or take part as they see
fit. - '
Col. Carle Abrams is the grand
marshal of the parade. He. will
see, that, every, society, , church, or
organization will be accorded the
proper place inline suitable to the
occasion.'! ' . "
Major James DuBenbury is the
chairman ; of; the parade commit
tee and is- hard at work.- planning
to make this feature of the day's
festivities a' pronounced. success.
Post Commander .George Grif
fith of: the .American. Legion is 'to
be the master- of ceremonies at
the state armory yand the various
heads of committees are at work
putting forth their.! best7 efforts .to
make this the greatest celebration
of this important occasion - ever
held In Salem. , 1 w -
LAST OF ALLEGED
GH IS ARRESTED
Coos and Curry Thefts Be
lieved Traceable to Seven
Now Held in JajP
EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 1 With
the . arrest near Eugene today, of
Clay Corn well of i CoqulUe, or.,
the officers of Coos and Lane
counties , said their believe they
have rounded ; up an alleged gang
accused ' , of nvmeroua . thefts In
Coos and Curry, counties. Corn-
well was. arrested at the ranch or
Frank Spores; with four 50-pound
boxes of dynamite; and a number
of automobile tires ; alleged to
have been stilen In Coos. county.
in his possession, i ' ;
Other: members of the alleged
gang arrested in Coos county ahe
Prank Snores and his sons.
rriario ind Van. off Lane county.
T6m Corn well,; James Cornwell
and Mrs. Vina Bright, all of Coos
county. 1 Their arrests were ef
fected at Coqulller They are ac
cused of the theft; of several head
nt hors and-calves and several
hundred' dollars worth- of auto
mobile accessories! J
MEETS' WITH ACCIDENT
1! ; V t : - II 111 I . .
rpokane. "NovJt 1. The bodr
of
; Webster Free, nacneior urmw
o rendition Indicating that
in
death had occurred 10 days prev
ious to its discovery was., found
by a neighbor, in a field, ononis
ranch seven miles southwest of
Mansfield, Wash, ;late Tuesdar.
according to a report received
here. Free. ha4 been plowing and
apparently was killed when his
pow struck a rock . throwing Urn
forward onf his head against-the
framework of the plow. Ilia
tr- horses were v al"?t: dead
L .-3 tar-er-ai-trj " jai:.'-'-
HIST
ICE DM
GLEMD
National Republican Leaders
Will Be Asked to Schedule
Next Meeting in Ohio City
Is Late Report
CHICAGO NO CHANCE
SAYS JOHN "rV ADAMS
Hotel Rates are Main Objec
tion Managers Say Com
mittee Made 1920 Prices
CLEVELAND. Nov. 1. Con
gressman: Theodore Ev Burton of
Cleveland bflievnCleveland . has
a sood chance of landing the3 Re
publican national convention if it
can raise between 12.000 'and
$150,000 to guarantee expenses
for it; he -said' today. 3"he con-i
gressman has been, negotiating
with national Republican leaders
regarding the city for the con
vention." ?
Mr. Burton said investigation of
the" sentiment of the Republican
national"' committee has shown
that- Cleveland Is In a favorable
position; " i !
No Excitement .
-. CHICAGO, Nor. 1 No excite,
men! was displayed by Chicago
hotel; men. today, following the
announcement of John T. Adams.
chairman: of: the Republican na
tional committee in Washington
that "Chicago i had no chance" of
being . convention city next year
unless assurances were given . of
more reasonable hotel rates. - Tho
hotel men . already had planned a
meeting which awaits the return
from French Lick. Ind., of Fred
W. Uphanx, treasurer of.the party.
"Why, the- national committee
itself made the v rates In 1920,"
remarked John- Burke, manager
of the Congress hotel.
Some time ago Mr.- Upham said
that Chicago was virtually assur
ed of 'the-.19 2 4- convention? - - t
Attempt Made to Locate
Man Named Blair, Who i
Bought Jerseys
A new way to make several hun
dred dollars has ; been discovered
or an honest man has been lost
between Barlow and Mt. Angel
that is the conclusion reached by
Mr. and Mrs. L. V.. Thompson who
hold a note against one Mr. Blair
who purchased i cattle from the
Thompsons, t
The cattle were delivered Octo-;
ber 7. and Mr. Blair gave his note,
for $680 after paying $210 cash
down4 i The ' note was payable
October 26 and It was endorsed by
Mr.' Thompson to the effect that
title to the property -was reserved
by:him until the note was paid.
1 Mr. Blair said he had been liv
lag. in, the vicinity of. Barlow but
that he was moving to Mt. Angel.
Inquiry by Mr. .Thompson at both
places brought no word of any
one of that name or description.
The sheriffs of both Marion and
P 61k . counties have been consult
ed aad.it was .found that a similar
job had been pat over in Polk
county recently In the case of some
horses ; . J
Three of the nine cows- sold
were registered- Jerseys and sign
ed transfers were given to the
purchaser. The American Jersey
Cattle club was notified by tele
graph last -night to.-' cancel the
transfers so that if the animals
have since been sold the property
on. which Mr. Thompson holds a
Hen may be recovered. J
; Mr. : Thompson admits - that the
purchaser may.be honest and'that
It. Is t- only - through, accident- that
word has., not been received from
him. He is, howavef.TendVaYor
lng to protect himself.
EDITOB CHARGED
CASPER, Wyo., Nov. 1. M. M.
Levand, former general manager
of the Kansas , City- Post, for
seven jears and now publisher of
the-- Casper ' Herald and Sam H.
Day, managing editor of the Her
ald, were . charged with criminal
libel on warrants issued in the
district court at Douglas late to-
day; Eot!r were rc!?2rf ear. cat
bonis ct:12tQ9fziZ-
SHERIFFS
0
0
m Be
CORNHUSKER i
IS TOO MUCH
FOR TOMMY
Recent Challenger Kot Sure
He Would Take on Ne
. braska Governor
LINCOLN. Neb.: Nov. ;J. Gov
ernor Bryan shook hands today
with Tommy Gibbons, recent chal
lenger of Jack Dempsey, and, told
the fighter that "if I wasn't; so
busy I'd like to go' a fast round
with you." j ' ',
Gibbons swung a diplomat!!
counter by saying, "after looking
you over, governor, I mj not. sure
I'd want to take you on.f
"Boxing is a great sport," gov
ernor Bryan said. "I used to jlo
a little of it myself." "
HI HEARING
1
Oklahoma; Impeachment
4jou rt' i axes tiecess u n;i i
! This Morning
OKLAHOMA ClTYC'Okla,
Nov.
1.- CBy the Associated Press).
Preliminary skirmishing marked
the opening; today of, the' impeach
ment trial of Governor J. C. Wal
ton and when the senate court ad
journed late in the afternoon the
way only had been partly cleared
for - the beginning of the trial
proper. ; j f
f Fi -V. Riddle, chief counsel for
the executive opened; the defense
at i the? morning session', with- an
application for ten daye- extension
of time in which to plead. - The
court; S however, following objec
tions by. the-house board of man
agers, conducting the. prosecution,
declined to-delay the hearing and
ordered the defendant to appear
at 1:30 p. m. to enter his plea.
Failing to throw out the entire
bill the governor's couhseV then
centered their attack on 14 of the
22 articles constituting the im
peachment, bill, entering a demur
rer to them .on grounds! that they
either f were based on . insufficient
evidence or did. not constitute im
peachable offenses. ;
The court , set the hearing on
the demurrer for 10 o'clock to
morrow morning and adjourned.
Throughout the hearing today
Governor Walton sat Iwith his
counsel, calming smoking a cob
pipe, j He took no part in the pro
ceedings and wore a disinterested
expression. ! . ! '
Governor Walton today issued
a signed statement denying the
charge made Tuesday at Atlanta
by W. H. Evans, Imperial wizard
of, the Ko Klux Klan, that the
executive was- a member -'at
large" of the secret organization.
Registration i of . Autpmp biles
f Jotals 4535i ' RebelfitsA
r are $3408.50
i Gates at the Salem automobile
camp for tourists were (locked at
noon Thursday and the light and
water turned Off for the season.
Since the opepins of 'the! camp
grounds on April 1 5 ; until the
close yesterday, a totaiy of 4535 au
tomobiles had registered - for the
season, a sain of 1&4 2 over 1922.
wnea cars, registered. Re
ceipts for this year were $3.4 08.-
50 against $2,275.50 for, 1922, a
gainjof $1137, inclnding. $21.50
holdover funds. Thirty.four 'of
the camping parties located here
permanently. I ; ' !
Comparative figures for the
two years, furnished, by T. J. Al
bert,; superintendent,- axe. as fol
lows: . ' ; i- - . !
I Registration by Monlhs
f 1322 ,1923
....... . .j ' 97
......... 206 320
..;.i.....45l! 758
743; 1014
.... ..7241 1127
537 - 768
302; 451
2963: 4535
Receipts j
April v .
May;. . .
June . . ..
Jnlyi . ,
Angmst . . .
September
October . .
Total . . . ,
April . . . .
May?;.. ..
Jane-
Jnly . . .,
August
September
October t ,
Totals ...
..... ' I ;$83.50
....$158.00 :270.50
. . . 344.00 ; 613.25
. ... 512.25 (726.25
586,00 779.25
.... 449.25 1574.75
. ... 204.50 360.50
$2254.00 $3408.50
OFFICIALS ATTACKED s
, DRESDEN, Nov. 7.---Four mem
bers of. the relchawehr, escorting
a prisoner were attacked and beat
en by a crowd of demonstrators
at Grossenhaia; tpday.; -: '
' i CLDSE SEM!
D.'AUfTREMONT i
BOYS MAY BE 1
IN COLORADO
New Car With Four Suspects
Pass Through Albuquer
que, Northward Bound
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Nov.
1. A new automobile containing
four men, three of whom are be
lieved to be .Ray, Roy and Hugh
D'autremont, wanted An connec
tion with the-holdup of a South
ern Pacific train near the Oregon
California state line .October 11.
passed through Loh Lunas, N. M.,
about 18 . miles ' south of here,
Tuesday, Joseph L. Tondre, sher
iff of Valencia county, reported
tonight. He said information he
had received -was to the effect
that-the ar was headed for Trini
dad, Colo., where the family of
Ray D'Autremont lives.
bregon Federation Votes for
Strict Enforcement of
I Prohibition Law
Astoria, or., Nov. 1. The
onstltutlon of the Oregon State
ederatlonof Labor was amended
ay at the 21st annual eonven-
on here by the. adoption of a pro-
slon that becomes effective Jan-
ry, 1925, the terms of office of
e federation shall begin on Jan-
ry 1 instead-of on March 4, as
present.
An attempt to further amend
e constitution by doing away
th the referendum and elect the
officers . at the conventions was
ked after-a heated discussion.
- The resolutions adopted at the
convention today include 'the fol
io ring: ' .
. Favoring the strict enforcement
oi the Volstead act; urging union
ists to refuse -to' buy at any store'
unless they are waited upon by -a
clrk wearing a union button and
necnesting them to confine their
.trading to between hours of 9 and
6 on week days; to promote educa
tion in the use of the union label;
endorsing the-movement to re
strict immigration for -a period of
five years ;, calling on the gover
nor to. Appoint a committee of nine
members. Including three employ-,
era, three farmers and-three members-of
organized labor to inves
tigate and report to him on the
workmen's compensation act; in
structing' the officers of the feder
ation to assist in bringing about
an amendment to the state consti
tution Which will permit enact
ment and enforcement of a law
providing for compulsory accept
ance by employers--of the state in
dustrial accident Insurance. .
-1 ' - ,
I
FINAL FLASHES I
SAN . FRANCISCO,' Nov. 1 The
steamer Elizabeth with "passen
gers aboard; is ashore near Ban
don, Or., stated a radio message
tonight from the Bandon 'station
of the United States Coast guard.
"We are removing passengers and
crew,' said advices- picked up by
the - radio operator of the. coast
guard cutter Shawnee here.
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 1. A
large quantity of boxed apples, a
ship's spar and a quantity of un
used electric light bulbs have been
washed ashore on the beach be
low Clo-Oose, according to a spe
cial message received by the Vic
toria Colonist newspaper- here to
night from the Mamfield, B. C.
cable station. '
SAN JOSE, Cal., Nov. 1. A
distant earthquake was recorded
on the seimograph 'of the Univer
sity of Santa Clara at 12:08 p
m. today. The record was small
and the phases W indistinct to
calculate the distance or locality.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 1.
The Japanese steamship Shimko
ku Mary is 'drifting helplessly
near Unlhak island off the Aleu
tian peninsula according to a mes
sage received from the vessel here
tonight by the harbor radio, de
partment.
SAN PEDRO, Cel., Nov. 1.
The Standard Oil tanker S.C.T
Dodd ( crashed into the dread
naught New Mexico in the outer
harbor here tonight. The entire
bow of the oil carrier was carried
.way and several plates In the
dreadnaught's starboard quarter
shoved In.
DUSSELDORF, Nov. "1. It Is
officially announced ;that 4 defi
nite accord ' has . been reached be
tween the Krupp interests and
the. occupation, authorities for a
resumption of deliveries of coal
from the Salzer, Nouack, Han
over. Hannibal. Helen ; and Ahalin
.
LABOR FAVORABLE
TO VOLSTEAD LAW
' r
. S. FLAG-UW0RLDHDPE
Briton Says Future Ci viliza
' tion Depends,on Emblems
Flying' Side By Side in
Comradeship
LLOYD GEORGE GUEST -OF
NEW YORK CLUB
Says He Came to Make Four
Speeches; Thinks One Last
Night Is at Least 75th
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. (By the
Associated Pres). Conviction
that the future of civilization de
pends upon the British and Am
erican flags flying side by side in
comradeship was expressed by
David Lloyd George tonight in an
address before the . Lotus club.
The . two countries, ,, he declared,
would benefit the world by adopt
ing a policy , based upon mutual
understanding, because, he assert
ed, they never would unite upon
any policy of aggression or of op
pression against neighbors. ij
The former British premier
was the guest at a characteristic
dinner for which the Lotus club
is famous and entered heartily
Into the spirit of the occasion.
Welcomed - by Dr. JWcholas Mur
ray Butler, the president and pre
siding officer, as "our friend and
companion - in Bohemia," he de
livered a brief but happy speech,
departing from the lighter vein
only in conclusion when he reit
erated his appeal for an under
standing ij between the ; English
speaking peoples of the world.
Learned Methods .
Mr. Lloyd George in his address
mentioned some of his experiences
in this country and remarked: - ,
"I had some insight into your
campaisning methods." he said.
"We are a little more moderate.
I came to this country to deliver
four speeches. I think this Is
about the 75th. I go away with
a feeling of the immensity of this
great country, the.infity of Its
resources, its unlimited possibili
ties, what It Is capable .of, not
merely here on the soil of the
United States but on the Influence
it must have upon the world and
upon its : effect on the ages that
are to come."
Leaves Saturday.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. (By the
Associated Press ). David Lloyd
George was a dinner guest at the
Lotus . club tonight, the next to
the last function of a public na
ture he will attend while in Am
erica. Tomorrow night he will
speak at the Metropolitan opera
house and Saturday morning he
will sail for Europe. . . v ;
Although, .comparatively few
persona heard.tbe fermeV British
premier speak tonight;: arrange
ments were made to broadcast his
words over the-wireless telephone
so that- many thousands could
hear him. j t , ,
GUIH PIERCE
Mass Meeting Addressed at
Chamber of Commerce
on Income Tax Law
, EUGENE, Or., Nov. 1 Gover
nor Walter M. Pierce of Oregon
delivered three addresses in Eu
gene today.' The first was at the
assembly of the University of
Oregon where he administered the
annual . state loyalty pledge to the
Students. . He was principal speak
er at the weekly; luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce at noon
and tonight at the chamber he ad
dressed a mass meeting favoring
the proposed state income tax law.
Four Speeders Taken Up
During Evening Hours
Twenty-eight miles an bour was
the . lowest speed - record maker
brought, into' the police station
last night by Officer Vogt. John
Brown of Portland was caught
making 28 miles an hour and was
cited to appear today for hearing.
He deposited $5 bail. John Van
iydergraf, $350 Hazel avenue and
H ; Mero, 148 South: Commercial
street, - were each . going 30 miles
an hour, according to the officer.
Thomas HJ, French, deposited 810
for hall. : He was booked for hav
ing been speeding at 29 miles an
hour. - --' .. -
SPEAKS irV EUGENE
UNCLOTHED
ART FIGURES
JAM TRAFFIC
Port Landers Thoroughly In
spect Alder Street Build
ing Cops Have Job
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 1.
Although Portland has been noted
for undue thoroughness In the
matter of building Inspection, a
demonstration was given today of
thoroughness in exterior inspec
tion of a building which is likely
to "stand for a . long time. The
name of the. inspectors was legion
and the object of theirJInspection
was the facade of the new Ungar
building, with Its ' terra ) cotta,
dancing, unclothed ladles,
Alder street, in front of the
building,: was . jammed with hu
manity throughout the dav . Not,
withstanding . that the building's
owner capitulated. by noon to the
clamor raised against the frank
ness of the DulchritndinoiiR dis
play on his facade and hung a
banner over most of it, the crowds
continued to come, to looir ind tn
linger, giving' the downtown traf
fic squad as pretty a problem as
they , have faced in many a day.
The buildihg . Owners' banner
bore a legend. It was this:
"Hon! soit -que mal y pense."
(Evil to him who evil thinks).
After he had let that sink In on
the crowds for a. while the build
ing owner announced that - his
dancing . beauties will be r- taken
down and a facade more in keep
ing with prosaic tastes substitut
ed. ' : ' . ." ,t:- - --
1 For the crowds .... the banner
hanging seemed to be in the na
ture of a crepe hanging. i
ARE ESTIMATED
Amount of iMoney Received
By State Shown in Koz
er's Statement
A statement by Sam A. Kozer.
secretary of state, shows that the
state tax on gasoline and distil
late collected on sales of the.
month of September amounted to
1247.500.34. j .r-
"Taxes were remitted," says
the statement, "on 7,988,188 gal
lons of gasoline and 314,187 gal
lons of distillate. Of the total
collected the sum of 181,452.82
resulted from the operation of the
original law imposing a tax of 1
cent a gallon on gasoline and
cent a gallon on distillate, while
$166,047.52 was returned under
the additional tax law providing
for a uniform rate of, 2 cents' a
gallon on all kinds of motor ve
hicle fuel. ' ; .
"The September sales of gaso
line represent an increase of 'ap
proximately 26 per cent over the
sales made during the same month
In 1922. distillate sales having
advanced about 52. per cent.
"To 'date, the mjotorf vehicle
fuel tax measures have brought to
the state treasury the total . sum
of $4,446,603.66. Of the amount
collected under the law of 1821
there has . been returned up to
October 31, 1923, the sum of $92,
010.84 ip operators of farm trac
tors, motor boats, commercial
cleaning establishments, etc., pur
suant to that provision authoris
ing refunds of taxes on such mo
tor vehicle fuels as are used for
purposes other than in the opera
tion of motor vehicles upon the
public highways.
"Motor vehicle fuels taxes are
credited: to the state highway
fund, becoming available for ex
penditure in the construction and
maintenance of state highways."
Gold Coins Lose Value,
1 Salem Banker Explains
Weight is the present method
of estimating the value of gold
coins, which have gradually -? in
creased in. circulation during the
last two years. . While the gold
coins are not common, the banks
have a supply on hand and gold
is being distributed whenever
called for. .
: "When gold coins are turned
over to the government through
the federal reserve banks, they
are weighed and credit given ac
cordingly," Frits Slade, vice pres
ident of the First National bank,
said yesterday. "You - would be
surprised to know of the actual
Joes sustained by a bank when it
turns in any considerable amount
of gold. - ' , : ' ; - :
"Gold - coins ' are worn . around
the edges,, and though a $20 gold
coin is - acceptable' in trade, the
nicked an4 'scarred . edges repre
sent a decrease in-actual gold val
ue as high as, $1 and $1.50.. When
several thousands of dollars are
turned in, yon can readily see that
there is considerable loss.""
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SURPRISE
Officials in; Washington are
Shocked at Stand Taken
By French Premierln Talk
at Nevers, France
PARIS THINKS TALK
. JUST CAMPAIGN, GUM
Government Officials Do Not
Share Views That Repara
tions! Unchangeable
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Inter
pretations placed by the French .
foreign office on Premier ' Poin
care's remarks today at Nevers,
shosks officials here somewhat in-. .
sofarj as any purpose of France to
prevent a full, complete and im
partial Inquiry by economic ex
perts into the reparations .ques
tion may be Indicated.
Press reports of the foreign of
fice view came as a surprise to
officials here who had been under
the impression the French pre
mier had accepted the expert com
mittee plan with only the reser
vation of all French rights under
the treaty of Versailles and in
sistence lhat the committee func
tion under the reparations , com
mission. "' ' ' 1
To what extent the limitations
of the scope of the committee's
inquiry " read by the French for
eign office into, the - premier's
speech, according to press advices,
would Influence American parti
cipation was . not indicated. . It
was . made very jlain, however,
that the United States would look
upon any plan, that did not pro
vide for. a full and-free examin
ation by the exports of Germany's
capacity to make reparations pay
ments as ! an "abortive", effort to
solve the problem.
Not Committed
In; making his original proposal
and. In the recent correspondence,
with Lord Cunon, ft was pointed
out. Secretary Hughes fully re
cognized that no government '.
would care to commit itself in ad- ,
vance to acceptance of whatever
might bring forward. The Amer
ican j government has stressed at
all . times the necessity ttha the
committee's work should be pure
ly advisory and that tits propos
als, based on -.a full study of the
situation in Oermany should atand J
or fall on their merits when pre
sented to thte gov raments for
consideration.' ' . . -
It was indicatetd also that the
United States does not share the
view attributed to Premier Poln
care in he foreign office summary
as carried in press dispatches that
Germany's debt to the allies has
been fixed for all time and cannot
bd changed. In this connection
attention was called to paragraph
3, annex 2, chapter VIII of the
treaty of Versailles which sets out
the conditions under which a un-
anlmous vote shall be required
by the reparations commission.
One of the subjects specifically
named, among those on which the
commission ; must record, unani
mity is ; any proposal to reduce
German negotiations.
; It . Is held that this provision
permits Ithe question of reduction
of obligations to come up under
the treaty and also provides
through the reparations commis
sion itself the means by which
any of the allied, governments may
withhold assent to any alteration
of Its treaty rights in that respect,
PARIS, Nov, 1, (By The As
sociated - Press) Premier Poln t
care's Nevers speech ia regarded .
in political circles here as more
von home-consumption than as a
reply to the Washington and Lon
don suggestions regarding a con-'
ference of experts to consider Ger
many's capacity for the payment
of reparations. The premier's
speech Is regarded aa the first
gun in the lectoral campaign of
1924..-,! ,
Passenger Train Collides
With Missouri Freight
ST LOUIS. Mo., Nov. 1. St.
iMiaan Frftnelscfl nassenger
train No. 802, enroute from Mem-,1
n.i m! t. rLonia collided head-
on with a freight train this af
ternoon near Swittbnr Mo., but
no one "was injured according to
word here.' Both trains had cotaa
almost to a stop, when tbey met.
t. . TMftitbar locomotlvs
was damaged sufficiently to r.
essitate changing er.-:r.s 3 i i
trains-ccrtftc 1 t' ; -
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