. j Ml s . f J- Some very Important announce menu will appear In Sunday's issae of : The Oregon . Statesman. , Merchants hare found that adver - tl&Ing, in thJa issue is profitable and the. Sunday paper la con stantly growing.- 1 ft - Classified ... advertisement s for Sunday's Statesman should be in before 7 tonight to insure proper rlafisification. Telephone 3 or '583 as early as possible. CSVENTY-FOimTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, J924 PRICE FIVE CENTS 0 : i: v 4 i f ; .r J : v . 1 V V a i- ' ; V k t k -4 V V i I K X v: SAY JURISTS Rght Is Giveni Great Britain to. Sign Compulsory Arbi tration Clause with Reser vations DECIDE THAT OTHER STATES MAY FOLLOW flny Country Allowed: to Make Whatever Reserva tions It May Choose GENEVA, Sept. 12. (By The 'Associated ; Press.) Great Brit aln's right to sign the compulsory arbitration, clause of the world court of justice with reservations was upheld today by the sub-committee of the league of nationos assembly which will report its ? findings "tot the full judicial com I missioa of the assembly. This decision means that not only Great Britain but any. other state which subscribed to the ob ligatory arbitration clause, has a t perfect right to make whatever reserratlons it chooses. The inn ;ists frankly admitted tonight that this decision in principle at least j, willf open the way to a general weakening of this, world." court statute;' " - j r:- ' I; Makes-Stand Clear Great Britain: made it clear to J day i that' her reservation would affect only the fourth category, of juridicial matters open to compul sory arbitration by the court. i This category J refers to arbitra tion of all points of international law aad the ' British . representa tives indicated that they would confine their reservations to ques tions of maritime law which, may be raised by some power In conse quence of some; action by the British fleet while performing a peace service for the league of nations. :.'. : " -: In other words. Great Britain does not intend to have her Inter pretation of sea law submitted to obligatory arbitration. ;."."! Others May Follow - Although today's decision marks a distinct advanee in the work of the commissions, the jurists laid specnal emphasis on the fact that It ! might lead to reservationos in other ! categories . of judicial dis putes, including the interpretation of treaties. - t Lord. Pajrmoor of Great Britain was i assailed by journalists of many countries tonight with ques tions concerning the effect of the British reservations on British relations with the United States in case of any future differences Over the Interpretation of sea law. He got around all the questions by saying that, however embarrassing it might be, the fact - remained that, the .United States was not a member of the league 'of nations This being so, , he added, any possible dispute between Great Britain and the United States arts Ing out.of captures of vessels at sea would be settled' through the usual legal and diplomatic chan- nels. ' I- " f . ...rK , : i ' - i Outsiders Xot Affected Any compact that Great Britain entered' into said Lord Parmoor, was with the members of the league of nations and: did not af feet outsiders, but Great Britain he declared, in- bringing her- na val force as a sanction against any aggressor naturally could not bo asked to be judged by those whom she was serving in the in terests of peace. LEGItTION HANDED DOWN PEK1JNX3, Sept: 12 (AP.) Under an agreement between the powers, and L. M. Karakhaa,, the soviet ambassador, the Russian 1c gatlon i was today handed over to the Russion representative. THE WEATHER '' OREGON:; Fair-Saturday; 'continued .; warm in the - in terior; gentle variable winds except moderate southerly on coast. . f : ' ' ".. :.V ! LOCAL WEATHER Friday ; : Maximum temperatef.SS Minimum temperature, 4? Rainfall, none " River, -2.4 j ", ' Atmosphere, deaf . , -Wind, northwest. ' SEARCH FAMOUS PROHIBITIONIST FOR WET GOODS William J. Bryan Shares His Bottled Stuff with Sheriff LONGVEW, (Wash., Sept.; 12. William Jennings Bryan was stop ped en route through Cowlitz county this afternoon by Sheriff Clarke Studebaker and bis car was searched for liquor. Bryan ad mitted to the sheriff that he had bottled goods' in his possession, ttnd i produced-H-niineral j water and he and the sheriff enjoyed drink together. ' The incident came about through MLongview newspaper reporter. Bryan and party stopped in Long view and Kelso i briefly, too short a time to be interviewed. The re porter telephoned ahead to the sheriff and asked him to stop the famous dry leader and , interview him! This the officer did. Salem Turns Out i in Thou sands to View Parade and! Witness Program j Salem turned out en masse last night to participate ' in observing the first citizens mobilixaton ut- der the natonal defense act and to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the battle of St. Mihiel. Long before i the parade was formed the crowd began to gather n the business district and by 1:15 o'clock when the parade marched through the downtown section, the ; streets 0 were lined with spectators. Final celebration n the . nature of. a patriotic . pro gram, was held in tne armory ai ter the parade; ZbMaand In Parade DEFENSE W IS CELEBRATED Nearly 1 0 0 p 1 persons parttcrprhaT," receied "this - morning from ed in the march, representatives being present t from all patriotic organizations in the city as well as a generous j turnout by the American legionj.Cherrians, Salem Elks, and the boys training school Other organizations which turned out were smaller or lost their identity in the mobilization of the various military units that have been assigned to the city. The parade .was headed by the drum and bugle corps of Capital Post No. 9, American legion, which was followed by the coast art II V lery and Infantry units of tne Oregon national guard.' Time bands furnished the music, the Cherrian. boys' training school and the Rose Buds, a juvenile organ lzatioc. Automobiles , were pro vided for the GAR, its auxiliary Daughters of veterans and the Sal em War Mothers. Red fire mark ed the turns in the line of march Taps Is Sounded A feature of the parade was its baiting and all those taking part standing , with bared heads whi'o taps were sounded? In memory of those who gave-their lives during the battle of St. Nihiel. Following the parade, which was disbanded at the armory, the patriotic program was held in tbfc building, which was filled for the occasion. Justice . George M Brown, of the t Oregon supreme court, was the principal speaker Shorter tallfs were given by CD. McCulloch, bridge engineer. of th3 state highway department, and Hariey O. White, president of the unamoer or upmmerce, wno . ex plained the purpose of the national defense act Reports received at the office of the adjutant general during.- tb day- showed that the Oregon na tional, guard had been recruited to its full 'wartime' i strength of 8000 men. with a surplus of near ly 3000. Among cities reporting having, supplied the quota, and men in excess were. Salem, Eugene Tillamook, Dafur, The Dalles, and Norths Powder. Other reports which are expected to be filed as rapidly as - possible, indicate tha Oregon duplicated the stirring days of 1917 and "went over the top" in enlistments. A complete check on the total Salem enrollment has- not been completed but is understood to ie well in excess of the quota, whi:h was set at 2200. Sllverton Celebrates , SILVER-TON, Ore., Sept; 12: (Special to-the Statesman.) With an enlistment of -more than 1000, Silverton contributed to the uni versal success of National Defense day tonight. Following a big parade patriotic exercises were held in the Eugene Field auditor ium, which was taxed to hold the large crowd. ' The invocation , was given by' Rev. F. Linseth,. with (Coatlaaed a sags S) reparations Made to Throw More Than One Hundred Forty Thousand Men into the Civil War ARSENALS WORK DAY AND NIGHT, REPORT Draft Laborers to Turn Out Munitions for Attack on Peking SHANGHAI, Sept. 1.3 (By the Associated Press.) Chan Tso- Lin's main -f . forces, comprising three -i divisions- (about 37,500 men), and twenty mixed brigades (about 107,600 men) are being held in readiness to move against Chihli, according to a seemingly reliable ! report from Mukden, Manchuria, received early todays The arsenal at Mukden, the re port said, is working overtime with conscripted labor to turn out munitions for the Manchurian war lord's proposed assault on Peking and the allies of Wn Pel Fu," military dictator Jn the Chinese capital. The Manchurian forces were said to be under the command of General LI Ching-Llng, wlth Chang Tso L.In's own son. General Chang Hsueh-Liang, as second 14 command. The report did. not give for the inaction of the Manchurian troops but it was supposed here, on the basis of reports received.yesterday that transportation arrangements had not been completed Official communiques of the Klangsu forces attacking Shang- their headquarters at Nanking, the Kiangsu capital, . were eloquently lacking In the previously expressed optimism of speedy victory al though still Indicating confidence in the ultimate success of the at tacking armies. f . !" ; A previous report from Chek- iang headquarters near here told of the capture of the town of Ihing which is about 100 miles west of Shanghai, and the surrenders near there of two battalions of Kiangsu troops. Shanghai was quiet this morn- ing, bad weather having brought a lull to fighting in the immediate vicinitV ot the-city. !, , SPEECH-IS HEARD i COAST TO COAST - Including the defense progfapi tonight in radio addresses. Secre tary Vreeks and General Pershing spoke over telephone lines con necting over 38,000 miles of wire from coast to coast, .their remarks being picked up for radio broal- casting at points (from New YorK to Skn Francisoo so that the en tire country fronvcoast to coast and from border, to border was reached.' It has. been estimated that not, less than twenty million persons 'listened In" on these ad dresses which were devoted to ex pressions of gratification over; the loyal : cooperation the war depart ment had received in working out its defense test plan. K' : ; 117 1 STATES ! WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 2. Ans un-uniformed army of plain Amer ican citizens tramped by a review ing stand here today to be greet ed by the plain citizen who is com mander in chief of all the armed forces of the nation the presi dent.: " ' . ' ? For an hour and a halt- the tide of marching men flowed !up Pennsylvania-avenue- with the or derly, steady, unbroken move-i ment of a great rfver. It was fringed with the uniforms of the regulars, national guards marines and sailors who gave; the spectacle a little of the color of a military ceremony and was supplemented by groups of patriotic women.: . ' But the thlngT that stood put forcefully was that mighty col REIE umn of plain - citizens, . with i hq MAY POSTPONE NEXT JUMP OF WORLD FLIERS Bad Weather May Interfere of American with Flight Airmen to Dayton . WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. ATmy air: service officials today saw a possibility; of postponement In the transcontinental leg of the world flight until next week, be cause of very unfavorable weather reports. Heavy rains were pre dicted in the path of the flight to Dayton, Ohio, which was sched uled for i tomorrow i with a . pos- sibility of even conditions. xnore unfavorable Opening of ijast Link West Side ? Paci ic Highway Also Celebrated MONMOUTH.I Sept. 12. rThe completion of the laat link of the West Side branch of the Pacific highway was celebrated today at Helmick park, four miles south of Monmouth on the banks of the LLuckiamute-river. ! Coincidental with the formal opening, of the highway to traffic was also the dedication of Hel mick park, a tract of several acres presented to the state by Mrs Sarah HelmickJ a pioneer, it be ing a part of the Helmick dona- tion land claim, taken in 1848. The celebration.' was under the auspices: of the Monmouth ; Com mercial club. Large delegationos were present from all the west side towns and I surrounding coun try. AH large! delegation came from CorvalllsJ led by the Com mercial club of. that city. The exercises opened this fore noon with the removal of the bar rier, which has confronted travel for along time and with the bur ial of Old Man Detour in the plac id waters of the Luckiamute The remainder pf the forenoon was given to . sports and' music by the bands. At noon a free barbecue was enjoyed. In the afternoon came the for mal dedication of 'the seven-acre park, made by Francis Helmick Hill in behalf of her mother, Mrs Sarah Helmick, a centenarian. On behalf of the state the park was accepted by Governor Pierce. J. S. LanderB, president of Ore gon Normal school, was master of ceremonies. The completion of the highway marks the end of a long period of construction attended by consid erable controversy and litigation over the location of the highway through Polk county; all of which is now laid aside arid being for gotten. 1 It also denotes the end of the Improvement of the state highway system in the Willamette valley. N Takes Own Life Under Mistaken Impression CALEXICO. Cal-i Sept. 12. A few minutes after the automobile he-was driving struck an aged pedestrian here "1 today, Arturo Garcia, 18, believing he had kill ed' the man, ihurrled and ended his own life with a bullet, accord ing to the police. The pedestrian was unconscious ' When picked up after the automobile accident. I WS MIS more than a button of red, white and blue af their breasts for trap pings, rolling by in endless, thick packed ranks, volunteers for day to record ther pledge of de votion! to the flag and its ideals of the duties! that go with Ameri can citizenship. - The spirit that moved them was) a little manifest in the serious faces as they marched. Iti was manifest, too, in, the seriousness, with which the many thousands, of other Ameri cans who crowded the sidewalks all along' the way- to watch ithe spectacle. There was not much cheering, yet few drifted - away from the lines of watchers until the last of the long, parade had gone and' every' passing national flag was given its almost reverent greeting with raised hats or mili tary salute. IfilCI! IK UNKNOWN MAN- ENTERS ! ROOM ; SHOOTS WOMAN Two Sons, Aged Five and Sev en, Are Present While -i Tragedy Is Enacted DENVER, Colo., Sept. 12- Mrs. Rose Swartz, 29f;was shot and In stantly killed arid her sister, Mrs. Antone Bates, .fatally wounded here ' tonight by an unidentified man,, who entered the Swartz apartment and opened fire with a pistol .without saying a. word. The dead woman's two. sons. Alex, "7, and George, 5, witnessed the shooting. I Southern Pacific to Serve North Seventeenth Street by Automobile . Removal of the street car tracks on iNorth Seventeenth between H street and Center will begin this morning, T. L. Biillnggley, super. intendent, said iyesterday. While the construction work s under way, a private automobile will be operated by the Southern Pacific to give service to the rest dents. This machine will operate from Seventeenth and Market on Seventeenth tol D street, east to Twentieth and then south to Cen ter. where connections will be made with thej Chemoketa street earline. This automobile will be kept In operation until the street is paved and the new busses ar rive ,not later than the next 60 days. ,!;, . "J. ; Under the terms of the ordi nance - no - provision- was - made for service to patrons prior to the time that the busses were- put in operation. The private automobile service- is . voluntary an dls being installed by the company solely to give residents of the Englewood district , the service that they might expect. ' Fares will be the same as - on the street car and transfers given. ISSUE DENIAL Official Retraction of War Guilt to Be Made Soon, Is Belief .' BERLIN. Sept. 12. (By The Associated Press.) Official reao tion of Germany's confession ! of war guilt as riow incorporated in the treaty of; Vercailies will be made through the customary dip lomatic channels, according to significant article today in Die Zeit, which is generally accepted as the mouthpiece of Foreign Min later Stresemann. This action, the newspaper de dares, will be undertaken at given time," and .will not be in fluenced by internal or partisan consideration I or fear of an ad verse reaction' from abroad. - Denial is made by Le ett o current reports that the national ists forced the present governmen to take this step at this time is even declared that the question was up for discussion long before the German delegation went to the international icofnerence in Lon don and that therefore the Hertt Von Tirpits party is idly boast ing of it now; claims that the re traction of .war guilt was part of a political barter arranged on the eve of the 4ecialTe TOte OQ tne Dawes plan. , Hartley Maintains Lead in Washington Election SEATTLE. Sept. 12. The latest- unofficial tabulation ' of tonight showed that Colonel Bo land H. Hartley, of Everett main tained and even increased his lead over toward u. rencn or van couver, obtained last night when the King county vote was reckon ed. The tabulation of tonight. which probably will be the .last before the official canvass is made on September 19 showed Hartley loading, his closest opponent in the race for the republican nom (nation for governor by 1893v This count represented, the vote cast in 2389 of the state's. 2435 precincts and there remained but 46 pre cin'cts to- be; heard from. "The vote for Hartley was ; 57,- TEARING OUT OF CUKES STARTS t 955 and for. French 56,112. LEOPOLD, LOEB DEFEMSETEST rall in with Twelve Hundred Other State Prisoners to Take Part in the Day's Program r SPEND REMAINDER OF TIME IN CONFINEMENT Will Go to Work in Depart. ments of the Institution - this Morning JOLIET, 111., Sept. 12. By the Associated Press.) Richard Loeb and Nathan F. Leopold, state pris oners numbers 9305 and 9306 !i- . - -ft spent. their first day in the Joliet penitentiary, where they have been sentenced to spend the rest of their lives, in solitary confine meat, except for participation with 1200' other prisoners in a Defense day program. Tomorrow No., 9305 and No 9306 as they are already known to guards, will go to work, Loeb in the cabinet making section of the furniture factory and Leopold In the rattan section. When they are assigned to their work, they will bid-: one another goodbye probably for . the greater part of a year. While the? two . youths who hare been boon ' companions may see one another on the prison grounds or during meals, they will not be allowed to ; speak and will be confined in definite sec tipns of the old gray stone build ing. The boys also had their last talk - with newspaper -men -today according to Warden . John L Whitman, who allowed" reporters to see the hoys for fire minutes but "said it would be the last time they will be permitted to talk. j The slayers of young Robert Franks, however, did not ava. themselves of the privilege. Insist ing that they were Instructed not to talk, while Loeb upon being in formed that he was seeing for the last time the reporters who have flocked about him for months remarked: , "That's . fine that just suits us." Warden Whitman said he had received a letter from Clarence S Darrow, chief counsel for the two millionaires' sons asking that they be shown some consideration on account of their youth although their attorney made it clear he asked no special favors for them The warden said they would not be brought Into contact with crim inals of years standing and added that for the present they will be placed in cells by themselves. SALEM TO GREET i AGENTS OF ff Nneteen Immigration Offi cials to Be Entertained " Next Monday Nineteen immigration agents for the Northern Pacific railroad will be entertained in Salem next Monday. The visitors will be in charge, of A. D. Chariton, gen eral passenger agent for the Northern Pacific, and other rail road officials. The party is ex pected to number between 25 and 30. ii The visitors will arrive in Sa lem about' 3 o'clock Monday aft ernoon, and will be taken on a short sightseeing tour through the district by members of the Cham ber of Commerce. Particular at ten tion will be given to the flax canning and dairying industries The trip here will take about two hours. h Arriving in Portland today, the visitors will leave for Eugene Sunday, spending the night there An early start will be made Mon day morning, . with side trips around Lane county.' - The party will leave Eugene about 10 o'clock and go to Corvallis for lunch leaving there in I time to arrive here on schedule. The party will leave Stilem on the 5:30 o'clock train in order to get back in Port land in time1 to make eastbound connections. This is the first time that a party such as this has ever paid an official visit to the Will amette valley. j JUDGE IS CALLED . '" V T. V' JOHX M'COURT J Youngest Justice of Supreme Tribunal; of State Suc cumbs to Illness J Justice John McCourt. of 4he Oregon supreme court, died at h is home at 1311 Court street about 8 o'clock yesterday morning after an illness of nearly two weeks A complication of ailments provoked by septic poisoning from infection of the . teeth, ; caused his death. - - ;.;, j Justice McCourt is survived; by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. James . McCourt, of ,. Albany, his widow t' and one son, John McCourt, of Salem; two brothers, James H. McCourt now In Mon tana, and Aubrey McCourt off Al bany; and , five sisters ; Minnie Edith and? I Gladys, of Albany: Frances, of Portland and Emma now in California. ! 1 ? Out of respect to Justice .Mc Court the supreme court adjourn ed yesterday morning and will' not be in session until Monday softer the funeral. , . ' The funeral will be held. Mon day at 10:30 o'clock a. m., a the First Presbyterian church of Sal em. with Rer. W. W. Long, pastor of the church, and a Presbyterian minister from Portland officiating Interment will be in IOOF cem etery. . i-;'- I High tribute to Justice McCourt were paid j today by Governor Pierce and Chief Justice McBride of the supreme court. "I first knew Judge McCourt a a member of the legislature from Marlon county," said Governor Pierce, i "lie and I practiced law in Pendleton at the same time' and often were arrayed against ?ieach other in the trial of "cases. knew him as a brilliant lawyer and always held him in the high est esteem, . It is a distinct! loss to Oregon to Jose Judge McCourt at this early period in his life. My relations with him in a personal legal and official way were always of "the pleasantest and I counted him one of my warmest and dear est friends." Chief Justice McBride said: "The death of Justice McCourt comes as a shock to all of us The youngest member off the court, he had early forged ahead to the position of one of its ablest and most influential members.. He has demonstrated his great ability in every walk of the profession as a legislator, as United States district attorney, as circuit judge and on the bench he demonstrated his talents: as a lawyer off high abilities and as a judge whose clear insight Into difficult -ques tions always commanded rfspec and admiration. - if "His relations with his iasso elates were too intimate and ten der to speaTc of in this early; hou of bereavement. We mourn his loss as that of a brother and' a friend. His family has lost a dear and affectionate husband and fa ther. This court has lost a be loved associate. The state has lost an able and conscientious of ficial. - I: cannot say more.' Justice McCourt was 50 lyears old. He was born In Ligtowel Canada, February 26, 1874. put in his Infancy moved with his parents to California. He received . his early "education in the public schools of California and Ofegon, the family moving to Oregon in 1890. - - ' - n . Judge McCourt attended! Wil lamette university, taking ii year in the literary course and then entering- tho law department of Wil lamette, from which he was1; grad uated in 1896. In Jnne of that year he was admitted to the: bar. u - OHH'GOORf PASSES II OVER SlATEEi! ILLIJTffi PART II! TES ! Figures Given Out by Vcr Department1 Include Fig ures from All Nine Army Corps Headquarters INCLUDE CITIZENS WHO TOOK PART No Attempt Made to Count the Millions Who Yatcnccl the Proceedings WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. Re ports tonight to the war depaf ment from the nine corps area headquarters indicated an . aggre gate civilian participation of moin than 16,000.000 in 1 defense day exercises over the country. . These include both; the one day volunteers who turned out to fill ud the ranks of regular army. national guard and -organised rj serves and also the civilians who otherwise took . part! in parades and exercises, exclusive of tho crowds along the streets which watched the demonstration. Corpu area commanders were unanimou in declaring the day highly suc cessful and asserting that tho public generally was enthusiastic in the endorsement Of the nation al defense program.; Reports Are Summarized A summary of the reports re ceived at the department said they showed that more than 1C,- 792.781 persons had participated. and that there have been 6,535 local demonstrations. "Present indications are that all over the country communities have'taken graat Interest in tho test and have bad excellent de monstrations," the statement add ed. "The results obtained aro highly satisfactory to the depart ment." ); 40,000 Norses Available The figures received from corrs area centers in the preliminary renorts did not permit, of an ac curate estimate of the total one- day strength of the military units, although it was indicated that al most all of them had been filled to war strength or nearly - so. which would mean " approximately two million men enrolled. Th. department was also advised that 40,000 nurses were available far emergency duty and "that more than 75 per cent of them reported during the day." Another Italian Is ,. Assassinated in Rome ROME, Sept. 12r (By the As sociated Press.) Italy suffered another political crime- the sec ond of this summer in the as sassination today of ' Armando Casallni, a fascist '"deputy by - a young carpenter named Giovanni Corvi. '' " The newspapers lost no time in appealing to the population to re main calm lest the ( country be plunged into further bloodshed, The shooting of Deputy CasaU lnl took" place about 10 o'clock this morning while he was riding in a street car from his home In a suburb -accompanied by his 14 year old daughter,? i McMinnville-Salem Stage Meets with an Accident McMINNVILLE Ore.. Sept. 12. -Five passengers on. the McMion-ville-Salem automobile stage were slightly Injured this afternoon when a southern ;racific electric train crashed into the stage at Holmes Gap. fifteen miles south of here. The front of the staga wag wrecked and; the passengers thrown out by the impact. The stage was In charge of a new driver. He stopped his car near the tracks and then started again without seeing the ap proaching train, which had slowed down. Passengers called to the driver and he killed his motor with the front wheels on the track. The train was travelling about 20 miles an hour when it struck the machine.' Classified In By 7 owing to the increased ad vertising for the 1 Sunday's Statesman, it will ?be necessary to advance the closing boor for the classified Columns ? to 7 p. m. Saturday evening to in sure proper classification. Ad vertisements received after that time will be run uader the heading Too Late to Classify.