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FEDERAL PJiEFJ
OFBOflzS
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Sea-Going "Bar" Believed
Former German Vessel In
terned During War ' and
Afterward Transport
reporter Makes trip
as regular passenger
Bartenders Found Busy With
Jazz Orchestra to Amuse
Men and Women
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Federal
authorities tonight moved to learn
tbe identity of the 17,000-ton sea-
; going booze palace which was re
ported today by the Herald-Tribune
to be cruising - off . the 12
mile limit, dispensing pre-prohl-bition
concoctions to wealthy land
lubbers. Little stock was taken,
however. In the newspape report
er's view that the huge passenger
ship on which he told of haying
spent a night in the company of
gay and liberal drinkers men
and women was the former German-Lloyd
, lines Fredeiich der
. Grosse. .;( ;,; . ;:; ' Vp ;f '
The description of the ' vessel,
her dimensions and equipment
tallied more closely, said the
authorities, with that of the North
German' Lloyd built liner Kron
prlnz Wilhelm, which , was ; In
terned during the war, became an
American transport, was re-named
the Von Steuben, and disappeared
from official records last March
14, when the shipping board sold
her at Baltimore for scrapping
purposes. ' ' r
" Flag Unknown
Official! disagreed as to he
fextent of the government's Juris
diction, over the floatlng'galoon or
those wealthy visitors from shores
who went by power boats, rum
runner or private yacht to par
take of the' mystery, ship's con
tiTiality. ::'
' Capt.'W: V. Jacobs, commander
of the coast guard. New. York dis
trict", started an investigation to
establish the identity of the craft.
Then, he said, the government
under whose flag she is registered
the reporter said the British
flag would .be called upon; to
- suppress the vessel's activities.
Furthermore, said Captain 'Ja
cobs, the coast guard could arrest,
fine and reprimand on charges of
"going foreign" the crew and pas
sengers of any small boat that
1 crossed the 12-mile limit In the
5 direction of the mystery ship.; Ro
maine Q. Merrick, divisional pro
hibition chief for New York and
northern New Jersey, held an op
. posite view of the government's
Jurisdiction where the doings of a
yessel outside the 12-mile limit
were involved. He held in fact,
that the government held no Juris
diction either - over the cabaret
ship or those who braved" the
bounding billows in Quest of a
booze dispensary, .
Craft Is Doubted
Although Capt. Jacobs took
steps to learn the Identity of the
unknown craft, aboard which the
newspaper man got his thrills, he
continued to disbelieve that such
a craft actually had been serving
guests off Fire Island for more
- than a month,, as reported. Coast
guardsmen patrolling from Cape
Cod to Cape May had never seen
or encountered such a salt water
oasis, he. declared. f i
The captain advanced a theory
Y that the Teasel '- described was a
member of the permanent Jersey
, . coast rum fleet and that its sklp-
, per, bored by dull timet on the
. row, might have held occasional
receptions off Fire Island for rum
: running patrons, bootleggers and
their guests. ;
The reporter's description, how
ever, was not of a bootlegger's
: party. .'He told npf engaging pas-'
sage, with several other men witn
- feminine' companions, on a high
powered launch bound for the
' nameless ship whose huge bulk by
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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Cloudy and un
settled 8u'nday; probable local
showers: moderate tempera
ture; moderate winds, mostly
westerly.
LOCAL. WEATHER '
(Saturday)
Maximum temperature, 74."
Minimum temperature, S8.
Ralnfaiir none. , " " ','
, River. -2.5.
'Atmosphere, cloudy
Wind, west.
DYKE BREAKS
NEAR PEKING;
CROPS RUINED
Around 60,000 People and 150
Villages Affected; Other
Floods Improve
PEKING, Aug. IB. (By The
A. A.) A break In the Grand
Canal dyke near Enhsein, west
ern Shantung, 'has flooded 159
villages and 1 totally destroyed
crops, reports received here indi
cate. Some 60,000 people are af
fected by this j latest reported in
undation. Ml,
In other- parts of China the
floods are j subsiding. Hankow
renorts that the Yangtze river Is
steadily Jalfing, . being already
three feet bleow the high point of
the year. A dispatch from Kiu
kiang, in northern Kiangst, con
firms the reports that the flood Is
disappearing in many places. News
from Foochow is to the effect that
the original estimate of damage
of over $12,000,000 in the Yuki
district, south of the Min river. In
Fukien province, is unverified and
may have been exaggerated.
Governor's Proclamation Put
on Ban at Least Until
September 20 1
Governor Pierce yesterday Is
sued a proclamation suspending
the huntinz season in Oreron for
a period bf 30 days after the nor
mal date of opening, or from Aug
ust 20 to September 20. The
action was taken because of the
condition of drought in the forests
which enhances the danger of for
est fires, and - is pursuant to an
announcement made by the gover
nor following a conference - with
officials of ! the 'state and federal
forestry departments, representa
tives of tbe aportsmen, and mem
bers of the etate game commis
sion last 'week. - - ' -
In the event that there should
be no rainfall prior to September
20 the proclamation leaves the
governor with the right to extend
it. But the executive said that
should there ) be a " fall of rain
prior to September 20 he could
not recall r the edict until that
date. " V;j i -;- ' "-
K The proclamation declares that
the number of fires would he in
creased by allowing hunters to go
into the woods, and also ' states
that In addition to the destruction-
of timber by fires "there is
often claimed as toll by such fires
many ruined homes and innocent
lives." ' '
SILVERDDLLAFIS
GIVEU EMPLOYEES
Treasury Officials Make Ef
fort to Restore "Cart
wheel" in Trade V
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The
treasury embarked today on a
campaign to restore the silver dol
lar the "cartwheel which was bo
widely known 20 years ago" to
general circulation.
The initial step was taken when
one of the coins was placed in
the pay envelope of each of the
5000 employes. ; The action will
he suggested to other government
bureaus. !
During the past 20 years a
steady stream of silver dollars has
flowed to the treasury, as tbe use
of paper money supplanted them
on tbe receding frontiers of trade.
It has been estimated, however,
that the ' upkeep' of paper money
costs the ! gOTcrnment around
three per cent of its total face
value, while maintainance of sil
ver dollars costs practically noth
ing. ; Arrangements - have . been
made where various reserve banks'
will bear hereafter the expense of
shipment of silver dollars.
Spaulding Logging Plant
Calls Out pre Department
i- "
A small blaze in the sawdust
collector at the C. K. Sapulding
plant called out the fire depart
ment at 1 o'clock this . morning.
There was no damage done and no
water used.j The employes at the
plant became excited, blew the
whistle giving the alarm, but
failed to telephone in the location
of the flre. The firemen took "a
chance when the location was not
given and proceeded to the milL
IS SUSPENDED
SCU HEARD
1M STATES
' IN M0RS1SE
I i
fieighbor Tells of Hearing
Her Cry Out in Fright;
Shot Follows and Also
Thud of Falling Body
TIME BEING MARKED
MINUS DEVELOPMENTS
Affair Tangled, But Manages
to i Produce a Few New ;
Angles Saturday ;
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16. r-The
McCoy-Mors case, wherein Theresa
W. Mors, divorced wife' of' a
wealthy antique dealer, died some
time Tuesday night with a bullet
hole in her head, and Kid McCoy,
ex-pugilist, was arrested on! sus
picion of murder, marked time
several hours today without any
conflicting developments being re
corded.' '- l :. " Ifi;,
The affair, which has been de
scribed by District Attorney Keyes
as the most tangled one he ever
has had to handle, did, however,
produce a few new angles. ; !
The district attorney sent three
alienists into McCoy's cell : : to
examine him mentally and physi
cally. V' i ";!r-jlVi
The former prize ring Idol will
ingly bared his body to the! trio,
but his mind and heart remained
covered under tbe seal of silence
pu on his lips by his attorneys.
i Report Contradicted
McCoy's legal advisers also an
nounced that they were preparing
tof tread the tortuous trail: of
Psychiatric testimony with reports
of alienists of their own choosing.
prior to today's lull in the de
velopment of contradictory phases
of the -case, the police v ravealed
late last night that they had
found a woman who heard Mrs.
Mors' last words and the, shot that
cut her down, as well as tbe foot
steps of two men, not one, run
ning from the apartment where
the body afterward, was founds
Mrs. Iva Martin, an apartment
house neighbor of the dead wom
an, told of hearing Mrs. Mors Cry:
0h, my God, don't do that."
Then a shot and tbe thud of a
falling body. . ? r "
Two men, said Mrs. Martin, ran
from the apartment.- One of these
she saw clearly in the moonlight
an he was not McCoy! The sec
ond man she could not describe.
. Will Ask. Indictment
Through the maze of evidence,
report 'and rumor, the district at
torney hag his eye on what he
says he has established as a fact,
namely, that McCoy killed Mrs.
Mors.' He declares that the coun
ty grand jury will indict the ex-
tighter on a murder charge early
next week when the case Is laid
before "that body.
McCoy, in his cell, an unkempt
edition of the prize ring dandy
who in other years wore evening
clothes as frequently as fighting
trunks, plays solitaire by the hour.
He is gloomy, quiet and deject
ed, where formerly he was loqua
cious.
The body of Mrs. Mors, : with
whom he lived under an assumed
name; prior to ber death, still is at
the - undertaker's awaiting ; ship
ment to her parents in. New York.
D'Arcy Will Supervise
tJtjampoeg Park etterment
The state board pt control yes
terday adopted a resolution- for
the Improvement ' of the grounds
at tbe(Champoeg provisional gov
ernment park' in Marion county
and. the installation of a water
system, Judge P. H. D'Arcy of Sa
lem' "was authorized to take
charge of the work. The legis
lature appropriated $1500 for the
purpose The park ' is tbe scene
of the forming of the provisional
government Of Oregon about ; 70
years ago, . and : is annually the
scene of' a celebration. 'at; which
the 'pioneers of the state gather.
Judge D'Arcy is president of the
Oregon Pioneer association.
Yakima Is .Visited By
; Cloudburst Saturday
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 16.
Dirt slides) caused by a ' cloud
burst,' this - afternoon covered the
Northern Pacific railway track in
several places between Rosa and
Wymer, about 20 miles north of
here, and toppled over, telegraph
poles, disrupting' telephone com
munication between here and El
lensburg.
IJUMPJNG DOG
MEETS DEATH
AT AIR MEET
101st Leap From Airplane
. Proves Fatal for Famous
I Canine at Denver
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 16.
Jack, "the world's only parachute
jumping dog." as the program
read, had catapulted from tbe
cockpit of a soaring airplane one
hundred times. And each time
the opening parachute had stayed
his plunge 'with; a quick uptake,
while; thousands of spectators
wildly cheered the act. Today, at
the 120th observation air circus at
Lowry field here,' Jack did "his
stuff for the 101st time. But
the little performer will 'act no
morel For Jack's, parachute -failed
to open and he fell 3000 feet,
straight as a plummet falls.
GOVEorjons will
MEET 111 SU
Pierce Issues! Call for Dis
cussion of: States' Use
System
. i h i a;
To discuss methods of placing
in effect the "states' use" plan of
prison employment, a conference
of the governors of Oregon, Wash
ington, California and Arizona
will -meet in Salem Thursday and
Friday, September 4 rnd 5, a call
having . been issued for the meet
ing by Governor Pierce Saturday.
The call is In compliance ' with a
request of the national committee
on prisons and prison labor.
' The states's use system is used
in some states at present. It pro
vide for the manufacture in pris
ons of those articles that the state
or adjoining states can use in tbe
administration of their state institutions-.
Some other officials aside from
governors, whose work pertains to
state institutions, are expected to
attend. - V ' '
IB ELK LEADER
Portland Selected as 1925
Meeting Place By Tilla
mook Convention '
TILLAMOOK, Ore-T Aug. 16
Boys and girls are being turned
out of the state training schools
of this stated without sufficient
supervision to prevent them from
returning' to criminal paths, ac
cording to the statement of Frank
D. Cohan, secretary of the Oregon
state Elks' association, in the fin
al convention here today.
Ben S. Fisher of Coos county
Was elected president of the state
Elks association to succeed Frank
J. Lonergan. Joe Riesch, exalted
ruler of Portland lodge, was elect
ed first vice president of tbe asso
ciation. ' Davis Kuratli, exalted
ruler of the Tillamook lodge, was
named second vice president; G.
E. Sanders of Albany lodge was
elected third vice presient, and
Austin Hayden of Klamath lodge
wad reelected treasurer.
Benton Burdlek of Bend lodge,
Homer Ross of McMinnville lodge
and C. L. Sweek of Heppner lodge
were chosen as trustees of the as
sociation. Frank D. Cohan was
reappointed as secretary of the
association.
' The convention was concluded
tonight. Portland won the next
Elks convention.
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Best Is
COOS COUNTY MAN
Good for These Girls,"
Is Word From Newport
Editor Statesman:'
Newport citizens are much gra
tified by tha action of The Oregon
Statesman in choosing this resort
as the place in which to entertain
the ten young ladies who shall be
so fortunate as to win out in that
paper's big vacation voting con
tests ; " :
"The best is none too good for
these girls." say Chamber of Com
merce officials and local business
men who wilt act as hosts to The
Statesman's winners, and no ex
pense is being spared in preparing
tor their reception and ' entertain
ment. :, '' '-
Immediately upon tbelr arrival
Statesman's girls will be conduct-
Jed to the Redfern cottages, which
PAYMASTER SIS
I SHOT IN NECK
BY 2 BANDITS
Gravel Contracting Firm of
Denver Loses $2000; Rob
! bers Steal, Automobile
pENVER, Col., Aug. 15.-rG. W.
Smith, paymaster for W F. Pigg
and son, Denver gravel contrac
tors, was held up. shot in the neck
and robbed of a $2000 payroll to
night on the East Lake road near
Clear creek, about five miles from
the business section oft Denver.
Tbe two bandits who robbed Smith
escaped in his automobile. !
j Smith is reported to be In a dy
ing condition. He was' picked up
III the road by workmen nearby
who heard the shots. Smith was
carrying the money to pay a group
of men who have been working on
the road - a short distance from
where the holdup occurred.- .
COOLIDGE RESTS
E
Members of Family Only
Present; Two Visits are
Made to Cemetery v
PLYMOUTH, Vt., Aug. 16v In
his boyhood home here, President
Coolldge started his vacation to
day again with his father and in
the company only of members of
his family. ; f
Mr.. Coolldge spent the first
day of his visit here as be had
planned resting. - .
j "With Mrs, Coolldge and their
son, John, he - drove - here this
morning from Xudlow, the near
est point a railroad . could carry
the party, arriving just in time
for breakfast with the president's
father. The family stopped at the
Cemetery just outside the town
where, x a month ago,? Calvin Jr.
was buried and where also the
president's mother and sister are
buried. . "j
j- Another visit to the cemetery
about noon," when" flowers "were
placed on the graves, was their
only other1 trip from the home
Stead. - . ': - '
I Mr. Coolldge assisted his father
In erecting a swing on the small
front porch and he spent much of
the remainder of the afternoon in
it. Mrs. Coolldge sat on the front
steps for a while as the presi
dent's father ' picked weeds from
the lawn.v With Mrs. Coolldge,
the president took a short stroll
about dusk Early tonight the
lights from the lamps in the little
white painfed home were blown
out.' . " ": i ' r ' "
IS THE Fl
Check of the Adjutant Gen
! eral's Office Shows Clean
and Good Work
I- The fenly "startling disclosure"
in i the report of a check of .the
military department of the state
by certified public accountants is
that the work of the adjutant gen
eral's office is being carried on
with too little clerical help. When
Arch J. Tourtellette, Portland cer
tified accountant, yesterday filed
his report and findings with Gov
ernor Pierce the report showed a
healthy condition in the depart
ment, and. the only eommerits are
commendatory of the work kf the
adjutant general.
The audit was requested by
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None Too
have been selected as headquar
ters for the vacation party: Here,
in what many Salem people have
found to be ; the. most desirable
small cottages at the resort, the
lucky girls will be free to come
and go -as they choose -all tb
conveniences of a small seashore
apartment will bs at their com
mand and anything from slumber
parties to handouts will be in or
der. A more ideal location could
not have been chosen, as these
cottages, while exclusively situat
ed, are yet within tfye minutes of
tbe beach. : amusement , centers,
and the. picturesque Log Cab-In
whose excellent cuisine will be at
their disposal.
FRED D. COFFEEN. I
Newport, Ore., Aug. 15, 1924. I
AT BOYHOOD
NEEDS NIH HELP
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BYATTORKEYS
NTEST
Loeb-Leopold Trial Enlivened
By Frequent Clashes Be
tween Lawyers and Wit
nesses on Stand
ANOTHER NEW PHRASE V
MAKES ITS APPEARANCE
"Schizochrinic Persons" Is
Introduced By Dr. Singer,
An Alienist i
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. (By the
Associated PressJu Testimony of
Dr. : H. Douglas Singer, alienist
for the prosecution, that Richard
Loeb" and Nathan Leopold, "Jr.,
were normal when they kidnaped
and killed 14 -year old Robert
Franks last May 21, was subject
ed today to the expert vivisection
of Clarence S. Darow, cfiief coun
sel. The bearing to. determine
whether Judge John R. Caverly
shall inflict the death penalty on
the youths on their plea of guilty,
or shall impose penitentiary sen
tences was enlivened by frequent
clashes of Mr. Darrow with the
witness and with Robert E. Crowe,
state's attorney.
Net Gains Cited
At adjournment ' the defense
claimed these were net gains:
Admission' hy ' Dr. ' Singer that
he had reached conclusions by
observation and not examination;
that a split personality, described
by the defense alienists as exist
ing in both boys, "might be evi
dence towards a mental disorder,"
that tbe present ages of both Loeb
and Leopold is the critical time
for developing "mental sickness;'
and that a dream life might in
fluence personality, j ;
The other leg" of ibe" triangular
plea of" the defense functional
disorders of the endocrine gland
systems was not touched upon.
Itccords Are Quoted
Mr. Darrow was gratified by
getting into J the ; record a state
ment by James Quinlan of Joliet,
once an official of the state peni
tentiary bat now a; lawyer,, that
340 persons had pleaded guilty to
murder In Illinois in the last 10
years and that only one' of them,
Thomas Fitzgerald, a man nearly
40 years old, had beei hanged.
Mr, Darrow's point- was to bring
out that no youths of the ages of
Leopold and Loeb had paid the
supreme penalty upon pleas of
guilty and that Mr. Crowe,, who
has termed the Franks' case a
"perfect hanging case," sentenced
Fitzgerald. -"Schizochrinic
perens" was a new
comer in the hearing. He was in
troduced by Singer In a book in
which he had sought to define
more definitely persons with split
personalities, Mr. Darrow reading
extensively from the work.
Boys Mirthful
It was in that connection de
fense counsel obtained the admis
sion from Dr. Singer that schizo
phrenia, the inclination of parts
of the personality to split off,, is
more likely to develop into insan
ity in intelligent persons of the
approximate ages of Leopold and
Loeb than In others. Attorneys
estimated that arguments in the
bearing would be ftarted possibly
Wednesday morning.
: Loeb and Leopold found much
cause for merriment in the heated
exchanges today and their faces
frequently were? - wreathed in
smiles. . -
New Quotations From ,
, California Packers
Additional boost of prune prices
has been given by the California
Packing corporation which is now
quoting 30s at 10 3-4 cents; 40s at
8 3-4 cents; 50s at 7 cents and
60s at 6 cents.
-Information received here yes
terday was to the effect that the
Mason-Ehrman company was in
the market and offering 30s at 9
cents; 40s at 7 3-4 cents and 50s
at 6 1-4 cents. These prices are
expected to be boosted Monday
to meet exchange prices on 30s
and 40s. . ' ' -
At present the "Rosenberg buy
ers are reported as low, offering
25 per cent 30s at 9 3-4 cents; 45
per cent 40s at 7 3-4 cento, and 30
per cent 50s at 6 cents.
COOK BEUKVED SUICIDE
SEATTLE, Aug.; 16. Found
dead in a hotel room today with
a, bullet through his head. Burr
Roscrans, . cook on the . USS Se
attle, flagship of the battle fleet,
was believed by city morgue offi
cials to have committed suicide.
GlllfJ U
MM
NEARLY DEAD
IN HOSPITAL
Held Up Two California Serv
ice Stations; Is identified i
1 By His Victims i
SAN RANCISCO, Aug Iff. F.
N. Brown; held for police offici
als at a local hospital, where it is
said that he has little chance for
recovery was identified today as
the lone bandit who held tin the
Sunshine Service station early this
morning in San Mateo and Also
the Y- service station in San Carlos
last week! Sheriff McGovern of
San Mateo county accompanied by
Roy Frey, - watchman of the Sun
shine station and. an employe of
the San Carlos- station Identified
the man as he lay near death at
the- Central Emergency hospital.
Republican Candidate . En.
joys Event; Receives
: Notification Tuesday
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. This was
circus day for. Charles O. Dawes,
republican candidate for vice
president. . ' "
Having completed all ' prepara
tions for ( his initial participation
in the national campaign the nom
inee with Mrs. Dawes and their
week-end guests, " Major." General
James G. Harbord, former deputy
chief of staff of the army, and Mrs.
Harbord, ' gathered together about
half a dozen neighbor children and
drove into Chicago to attend the
circus. . :'i ;-. , -"f -t .
Mr. Dawes was having the most
fun just ' at the time press dis
patches were received in Chicago
telling of the action of: the Ger-
man and Allied delegates! to the
international conference in Lon
don ,in approving the reparation
and economic settlement plan
that bears his name. f,
Preparations for the notifica
tion ceremonies for ; General
Dawes next Tuesday continued to
go forward at republican national
headquarters here with William
Buter, chairman of the republican
national i committee taking active
charge upon his arrival today
from Washington.
issues en
School Statistics for Marion
.:! County Furnished in
' ! Statement -
Less . than f one-fourth t of the
boys and nearly one-half . of the
girls in Marion county who enter
the first gradel complete their four
year high school courses,; accord
ing to statistics furnished: by Mrs.
Mary L. Fulkersbn, county school
superintendent, who Is completing
her report for the year, ending
June 16. Including Salem there
were 11,311 persons of school age,
between! 4 and 20, whose names
appear on the census rolls. Of
this number there were 7721 boys
and 7590 girls.
Beginning with the first grade
and on through the fifth grade,
the number of boys in school Is
greater than the number of girls,
but after the fifth grade and
through; the, eighth grade, the
numbers are more equal. Includ
ing the Salem schools, there were
4251 boys and 3915 girls in the
elementary grades and 1112 boys
and 1281 girls in the high schools.
A , few others who , were trans
ferred from other counties are not
included in this report.'
Of the 441 teachers in the coun-
(Continued on page 2.)
Dakota Woman Is Held
For Mutilating Spouse
BROOKINGS, S. D., Aug. 16.
One of the strangest stories In the
annals of Brookings county was
brought! to light today with the
arrest of. Mrs. M. A. Baker, 33-year-old
farm wife, following a
mutilation operation said to have
been performed by her on her
husband. Mrs. Baker wafl held in
the county jail here tonight pend
ing the outcome of her husband s
injuries. ..
The county sheriff said he be
lieved Mrs. Baker to be Insane
from worry and protracted illneis
and will have to be taken before
an insanity boardjj-'.for --jr.
DAWES TO cfll CAGO
MS
'SB
Agreement In Form of Pro
tocol With Four Annexes!
Signed By All But Amer-
i ican Secretary
GERMANS DISAPPOINTED
OVER CERTAIN PHASES
Reichstag Will Read Meas
ure Saturday Prior to
' General Debate
LONDON, Aug. 16. (By the
AP.) The agreements concluded
tonight by the London conference
take the form of a protocol with
four annexes. (The final protocol
Is a brief document in French and '
English. It Is signed by Ramsay
MacDonald as president, by Secre- :
tary General Slri Maurice Hankey,
the allied secretaries, the German ;'
secretary and a, representative of f
the reparations commisBion. The '
American secretary does not sign.
" The protocol states that the
president informed the represen
tatives of the "powers and of the .
reparations commission assembled
at the foreign ? office that all the
governments concerned and the
reparations commission have con
firmed their acceptance of , h&
Dawes plan anil 'that hy means of
the conference -certain agreements
annexed to- the protocol have been
signed or initiated by the parties
concerned.
- Agreements Intcr.Dependent
These agreements are mutually
inter-dependent , and cannot ' be
varied except that the dates will
be advanced, as the original dates
pre-supposed that the first steps
would be taken' August 15. The
parties concerned rwill. meet later
in London to attach formal signa
tures to the documents which have
not been signed, and a" certified
copy of the agreements as con
cluded between the allies will be
communicated to Germany.
Annex 1 of the protocal is th
agreement of August 9, between
the reparations commission and
Germany, whereby Germany
agrees to take necessary measures
to promulgate and enforce the
laws required to ;arry out the
Dawes plan in the form approved
by the reparations commission es- :
pecially relating to the bank issue,
the railways and industrial de
bentures, and to apply certain pro- '
visions regarding control of the'
revenues assigned as security for
the annuities.
The reparations commission un
dertakes to do its best to carry ;
out the Dawes plan, particularly
in the way .of facilitating a loan,
and both the reparations commis
sion and Germany agrees to help
to carry out any additional agree
ments, including arrangements for
modifying the f Dawes plan. If
there Is any disagreement on the
interpretation of the provisions
the dispute snail be submitted to
arbitration. .
BERLIN, Aug. 16. (By the
AP.) Despite-widespread disap
pointment over the government's
failure to obtain a more concili
atory concession on the Question
of the Ruhr evacuation, there is
a very definite impression cur
rent in political circles that the
Marz-Stresemanh cabinet will com
mand a sufficient majority in the
relchstag both for approval of
legislation having to do with the
Dawes report and on the general
question ot confidence respecting;
the government's procedure in
London.
Will Read Measure ,
"While the nationalists are al
ready doing considerable talking
ln opposition to the government's
yielding on the Ruhr issue, their
present protests are not viewed
reflecting the party's ultimate at
titude on the floor of the reich
stag, and there is a strong sus
picion that the party will refrain.
from casting active oppositional
ballots. jj
Foreign Minister Stresemann
will discuss the London protocol
with the foreign relations commit
tee Wednesday. The Reichstag
will enter upon the first reading
of the Dawes measures Saturday,
concluding with a general debate
about the middle of the following
week. "With the return of the Ger
man delegates it is believed that
much misapprehension under
which the German public Is now
laboring respecting the general
settlement reached In London will
be cleared up and that the par-..
llamentary situation will be madg
more secure for the ministers, .