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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1924)
I I , ) 4 y TEN PAGES TO 6 AY STDITOSXAXi TOPICS TODAT (Paice Eyrht) Quality Pro dneta Pay Best: Work! League for World iiood; "A Villain Unmasked"; An Unfair Law: Celery Orowiiwr: Nothing to It; Unfair; Enforcing the Law; Something 'Wronir. The Weather OREGON Rain in tLs west and rain and snow In east portion warmer with fresh east to south winds. Thursday itr'mfn. 33; river 7.2 falling; rainfall -CI. SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1924. PRICE FIVE CS2JT3 t 1 Ji I i .ft M y. j ' y it ! i 4 ,s i r . X : I. . tf lit. Ji V : fed 4 . i . : M 4 J M V tr W J a J FilBS 1ST MAKE CHANGES TiliilETII Coolidge Addresses Agricul tural Association in First Public Speech Since Elec tion i BETTER DISTRIBUTION HELD GREATEST NEED Organization, and More Efficient Methods in Production Are U Also Urged WASHINGTON, Not. 13Pres Ident Coolidge declared in an ad dress tonight before ! the annual meeting of the association of land ; grant colleges that the govern ment would omit no effort, to pre vent a repetition of recent mis fortunes involving agriculture but asserted' that the farmer also must readjust fa i3. methods of production and marketing "uhtilhej comes within sight of the new day." T'lU It was The first public address Mr. Coolidge "has made since the election' and was devoted tojassoci ation of agriculture which' is the principal subject' 1ef ore the col lege representatives at j their con ference. ! ' . ,- . : The president expects to Outline his - views on - farming conditions more extensively next Monday In opening : the conference of the agricultural commission which he recently appointed to formulate, recommendations for the perma nent stabilization of the Industry. - The immediate problem, the president said in his address to-, night, is to bridge over the diffi culties resulting from abnormal and ; war-stimulated . surpluses while,' he said, preparation must be made also for the time fast ap proaching when "we are likely to be one of the greatest of the ag riculture buying nations' I ' j The hope; lies, he declared,' In organizations and methods which ;look to economies-and efficiencies la producing and distributing. 1 ' Advocates Course ' I The president urged that mean while the educators and farm leaders turn their attention f o scientific "marketing. The agri tulture problem of today, he in sisted, Is not on the side of pro duction bnt on the side pf distri bution. Too little thought has been given to this phase, he added. "Up to the present time," Mr. Coolidge continued,' the main em phasis of our agricultural educa tion has been placed upon; produc tion. I , believe that was right, because unless there is economy and. efficiency in production there Is no need for thought in any other direction.: But our experience of the last few years has demonstrat ed that it is by no means enough. The farmer Is not only a produc er, he is likewise a merchant. . It does him no good to get Quantity production; In fact it may ! do him harm, unless he can likewise have scientlficmarketlng. I want 'to see coarses In cooperative 'market ing and farm economics alongside of soil chemistry and animal hus bandry. I want -to see a" good far mer and a good farm raise a good crop and -secure a -good prce." - ; v The farmers, must face he prob lem of the future,, coming possibly In a generation, -Mr. Coolidge1 de clared, when ' this nation ' will " b preponderantly commercial and In- dustriaL : ' '- I v "In a rery few years," he said, 'the natural increase or popula tion and the inevitable tendency to' Industrialization, will place us among -the -nations producing) a de ficit rather than a surplus of j agri cultural staples. 1 We were jf airly on the Terge of that condition when the World war gave a tem porary and artificial stimulation to i agriculture "which 8 nltinsately brotrght 'disastrous consequences. . "Finally Z you will remember that America has but one great staple product. We till the soil, we operate our industries, we develop" transportation, we engage In commerce, we encourage) the arts and. sciences,- 1ut these! are only -means to an end. They are all carried on in order that Am erica may. produce men and Wom en worthy of our standards of cit izenship, t We want ; to see them endowed with ability and charac ter, with patriotism and religious devotion We want "to see them truly American.1 while ready and eager to contribute a - generous share to wotid welfare. W want to ' see .them honest, 'industrious and independent, possessed of ! all those virtues which arise from an adequate moral and Intellectual training Joined to .. experiences which come from the open coun try.' -"-'j- m : A- V In his address Mr. Coolidge paid tribute to the services of the tate Secretary .Wallace of the depart ment - of agriculture, -whom I he characterized as fan' ideal public servant, who met the difficulties that came to him-day by, day, and through his- Industry and Justice found for them wise solutlons.'j KIIjUS four axu ki J.IEMPHIS. Nor. 13. .Four per- fers were shot and killed hero to- ti'. .: t by -Henry Weber. barter, - ! o thca ccrirjitted suicide, i TVTASTER ' FORGER 1VA HELD IfJ SOUTH s ON JAIL BREAK "No Jnil Can Hold Mc," Is Boast of ICxpertman. ,MI Ai vrajs ct Out." , MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 13. Wil Ham Hagan Harkins, known in national banking circles as the "master forger" and whose boast is that no Jafl can hold him. filed habeas corpus proceedings late today in the Dade county circuit court. j " , Police ' authorities In several widely scattered cities in ' the United States ' t o d a y requested that Harkins be held for them on various charges. From Nashville came a wire that Harkins was wanted there f or , grand larceny and forgery; Charleston, ;W. Va., asked that he be held on; a charge of, breaking Jail,; while serving a sentence for felony; Salt Lake City and a city in California also have wired tpr Harkins. - Harkins Is bping held In a double-locked ceR in the city Jail. . "1 have never broken Jail and I never resort to .violence," Har kins said today. "But how do you get out," he was asked. Harkins 'only smiled. r, "1 al ways, get out," was his comment. Electric Welded Vessel r Will Be Launched Today PROVIDENCE. R: I., Nov. 13. The first vessel ever built in the United States by the electric weld ing method -was ready; today for launching by a local concern. The "one piece" vessel is 80 feet long, with 26-foot beam, and the hull is 12 feet deep. The tanks in the hold have a total capacity of 200, 000 gallons. The boat will be used by the Pennsylvania , Petroleum Products company in ! its tanker service. r : - Quarantine Removed From Los Angeles District; Di sease Eradicated L.OS ANGELES, Nov. 13. Quarantine ! regulations, which were invoked in the Mexican quarter here as a move against an epidemic of pneumonic plague In that district, i were ordered re moved today by Dr. W. M. Dickie, secretary of the state board v of health. . ) r . In connection with the order, the health official announced that the disease has been entirely erad icated in the formerly quarantin ed area. " -' : Five persons are " still under treatment in the isolation ward of the general i hospital, but net new cases In any part of the city have developed- in more than a week. Dr. Dickie stated. - A survey of a quarantined area in Belvidere, on the outskirts of the city win be made tomorrow and removal of the guards there Is expected to follow. A rodent 'survey, started more than a week ago as a precaution ary measure will be continued in an effort to eliminate the possibil ity of another outbreak of the epi demic, It was announced. .Laboratory tests definitely J es tablished that Maria and Marcel Rodriguez, age 14 months and 9 years respectively' whose deaths were reported several days ago had died of, the bubonic form of the disease, : bringing the total death list of 33 since the outbreak of the epidemic, t C'XIXi Thomas M. Champlin, 84, -Dies attHome on Smith Commercial Street L Thomas M.: Champlin, 84. died at bis home at 1394 South Com mercial yesterday. .He was a Civ il War Teterap and a member Of Salem Lodge No. 4, AF&AM and ot the Hemlock, Mich., IOOF. For several years he had been con nected with Sedgwiek Post, GAR, and a member of the Leslie Meth odist church.; Mr. Champlin is survived by his widow, Mrs. Matilda Champlin, a daughter, Mrs. H. N. Aldrich, of Salem and a son. Charles' Cham plin; of Louisiana. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, but will be in charge of the Webb Funeral par lors. : 1 Condition of Mrs. Harding is Reported as Unchanged .. MARION,: Ohio. Nov. 13. The condition of Mrs. Florence .Kling Harding, who is critically ill at White Oaks farm here, was re ported tonight by her .physician, Dr. Carl.W. Sawyer, as unchanged. Her- condition - this morning was reported as "not so well' follow ing a "very restless and painful night." : . MliSED AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS IN READINESS TO : AGAINST ATTACK BY RIVAL CHINESE V. V- Members of the American Com - pany, Shanghai v olunteer Corps, are shown above teady to fall in FRIEND SHOOTS Sheridan Posseman Wound ed When Mistaken for Burglar During Search SHERIDAN, Or., Nov. 13. Mis taken by a member of a civilian possee for a burglar, William Nel son, 29, a Sheridan mechanic, was phot three times by Robert Ivy, another guard, as . posseemen sought to capture a burglar who 'had attempted to rob the Miller Mercantile store early Thursday morning. Nelson was taken to a Portland hospital and though his wounds are serious," are not neces sarily fatal. : :V ' - Sheridan has been 'visited - by several prowlers', in! the last I few months and several 'of the merch ants fixed up a burglar alarm sys tem.. This alarm sounded shortly after 1 o'clock and residents and deputy sheriffs rushed, to the Mil ler store.1 '!,' - " ' According to Ellery Townsend, city marshal, who was with Nel- c on at the time of 1 the accident, e and Nelson were. Just-turning a corner or tne . nuiiding in uie rear when Ivy called, upon them to, stop and hold up their hands. Nelson apparently - became' : con fused, Townsend said, and raiiea to heed the command quickly and the shot followed, j ,: ; ; Ivy is the owner of the Sheri dan 1 hardware store ' and was awakened by the alarm in : his room at the establishment. ; : The only . clue": found was an abandoned automobile. This was seized and the ownership is being traced. : 1 piiraiiiTE KflME OF FORGER Officer Olson Takes Day Off But Nabs 'Paper Hanger' Down Town . Dan Custer was arrested by Of ficer Olsen , Thursday on the charge of passing; worthless checks. Custer has been operating iri Salem and nearby towns since J October 26 and has issued several checks under the name of Palmer. Sometimes he used the. name Lyle Palmier and at other times J. W. Palmer, Miss Palmer,' and ' other aliases, although always using the name Palmer in the signature.' Custer operated mostly in eat ing houses, grocery store's and con fectioneries. Usually he would purchase some trinket and offer his worthless paper, which was written to cover amounts varying from $5 to S15. Some of the checks were issued inSilverton and in Woodburn and the police have not collected all the -hecks floated by the prisoner. r Yesterday was Officer Oleson's day off, but he had been follow ing the bad , check artist closely and did not 'let this stand in the way pf securing the suspect. At first the suspect denied writing the paper, and when Officer Olsen prepared to have him Identified by the victims Custer confessed. Brookhart Leads Steck In Close Race in Iowa i DES MOINES. Iowa. Nov. 13. (By The Associated Press.) With reports of th6 canvass of Senator ial votes outstanding In only sev en of Iowa's 99 counties, the mar gin by which Senator Smith W. Brookhart, republican, led Daniel F. Steck, democrat tonight' was 643 votes.; The reports of five con ntles received today had failed to materially change their unoffi cial totals. & ? y-" - x mm ft - -j . - ' rrti l:vi; FEW GO ' - ! .. 1 ! RO .-..yw.swATiMCm"-.;;-::.:" ton Shanghai's Bund. Foreign res - idents of Shanghai are protected jby this international military unit TTOUR BOYS MAKE I 1 PUBLIC APOLOGY L BEFORE STUDENTS .1. ' " ; Quartette of High School Youths Pay For Having Liquor on Eugene Trip Because of their past -record four youths of the Salem high school were not expelled following their actions Armistice day when they took liquor on the football excursion to Eugene. Instead they appeared before the assembly of the student body and publicly apologized for their conduct which has cast reflection upon their school; They were Wesley Ellis, captain elect of the basketball team, who at the same time presented his resignation; Selmer Larson. Ken neth Rich, Kenneth Wachter and Earl Viesko. . A demand that they make an apology before the school was not protested and the action was per formed yesterday morning. ; Student officials preceded th guilty youths on the" platform.' whe explained the injury that had been done the school. Their muttered declarations stated that they were through with boozing activities. FOR VOLSTEAD ACT Hill Wins Suit and Opportu , nity to Appear Before , Congress, BALTIMORE, Md.. Nov. 13.--Representative John Phillip. Hill of Baltimore, who today was ac quitted of charges of violation of the prohibition law by a Jury In federal court, declared after the verdict that the finding gave him an opportunity to go before con gress and demand modification of the Volstead act, and the passage of his 2.75 per cent beer bill on the ground the Volsteadact in its present form discriminates and is unfair. ;The indictment agains Hill ac cused him of 'the illegal manu facture and possession of wine and cider, maintaining a nuisance In his home. The latter charge was dismissed at the direction of Judge Morris A. Soper on the ground of insufficient evidence. United States Attorney Amos W. Woodcock,; who conducted the prosecution refused to comment on the verdict and said the case was ended so far as he was con cerned. Other officials of the dis trict attorney's office were report ed as saying that Judge Soper's ruling on fruit juices did not ap ply to home brew which is a product of malt and hops. . BIB FID IB irasii Additional Gifts to YMCA Brings Total Within $20, 000 of Goal v - Committees: in charge of the YMCA building campaign are as enthusiastic today as they were at any time during the intensive campaign, taking heart from the fact that only 320.000 remains to be raised until the entire fund is completed. By noon Thursday an additional S120O had been received. Some of those donating are doing so for the third time while others have already contributed twice. "Wednesday a total of $5100 was received, including a 3100 cash contribution from Portland, the doner signing himself as "a friend" who had seen in the Port land papers that a campaign was In progress here. From the writ ing, the contributor was evidently an elderly man. SH DEFEND SHANGHAI FORCES ' i i-' V ' '-- 1 which has been on guard constant- ly since civil war has been raging Jin the vicinity Of the city. ' Widow of Late Jurist Suc coumbs to Long Illness Funeral Here Saturday Mrs. George G. Bingham, widow of Judge Bingham, passed away at the Portland Medical hospital shortly : after 5 o'clock Thursday morning following an Illness of nearly two years seven months of which had been spent in confine ment tb , the hospital. Grief over the death of her husband, who died in Portland from a stroke of paralysis a -few months - ago. is sairtd' fiaTelis&he ' Funeral services will be held from the " Episcopal church' Satur day afternoon at 2 'o'clock, with Rev. H. D. Chambers, pastor pf the church, officiating. He will be assisted by. Dean H. M. Ram sey, of Portland. Concluding serv ices will be held in the Mt. Crest Abbey mausoleum. . The body will lie in' state at the , Webb Funeral parlors until 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. - - Mrs. Bingham was an Oregon pioneer, born near Lafayette, Ore., February 22, 1859. - Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Harris. In December, 1882. she was mar ried to George Bingham at Mc Mlnnville, where they resided un til 1885, when' they moved to Salem.'- She was a member of Chad wick ! chapter, Order of Eastern Star and the 'Episcopal church. She is survived by her daugh ter, Mrs. Keith Powell, of Wood burn; two grandchildren, George Bingham Powell and Robert Wal ker Powell, also of Woodburn; two sisters; Mrs. . Sultana Begun and Mrs. Mary Haney, both of Fafayette. Bert Haney. a mem ber of the United States shipping board, is a nephew. , . .. BUTLEfllSilD LODGE'S SUCCESSOR Democratic State Organiza tion May Question Con Constitutionality BOSTON, Nov. 13. William M. Butler, who led President Cool idge's campaign for nomination and as chairman of the republi can national committee, conducted the party's campaign in the recent election, will take the seat in the United States senate made vacant by the death of Henry Cabot Lodge but may find it challenged by, the democratic state organization on a question, of .the constitutionality of the act under which Governor Cox, appointed him today.' i Filing with an executive clerk late today . a bill ' which : would strike out of the statutes the law enacted two years ago which gives the governor, power of appointing a senator to serve until the next state election, Charles H. McGlue, chairman of the democratic state committee, said there was no ob jection to Mr. .Butler's being named for a "temporary" period. The democratic party does feel, be said, that an appointment extend ing over two years passes the period that might be considered "temporary" and violates the fed eral constitutional amendment pro viding for direct election of United States senators. '. . RETURNS TO SLAVERY DES MOINES. Nov. 13. Green Hutchinson. 9 1-year old negro, ..a. former slave in Kentucky and Missouri, today offeredhimself to the highest bidder who will fur nish him a home as weil as work. DEATH CALLS ! 1S.R1GHI BARBER AGA DETSIIOFflR (ATZ IIDER Chase Carroll Held by Au thorities Following Alleg ed Admission of Shooting Two Years Ago , POLICE RELEASE OTHER SUSPECT AFTER QUIZ No Charge Placed Against roll, Pending Further Investigation, Car- LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 Chase Carroll, Los Angeles barber, taken into custody last night in connec tion with the murder of Harry I. Katz, musician and diamond brok er, and later released after orief questioning, was again detained ny authorities later today after he is alleged to have admitted to dis trict attorney's investigators that he had shot a. man in Bakersfield two years ago. The Bakersfield shooting. Car roll is quoted as saying, occurred at a drinking party and grew out of a dispute over another man's behavior toward Carroll's wife, Dorothy Carroll, who now is suing him for divorce. The weapon which figured in the Bakersfield affair was a .32 caliber pistol: ' the bullet ' which ended the life of Katz here last Monday night came from a .32-caI-iber pistoL ' i Further investigation f 'mn Carroll's divorce suft revealed that sne cnarged her husband with ex cessive jealousy and alleged he "u attuiinaiiy carried a pistol and repeatedly threatened ttr Hf Mrs. Carroll has told police she spent ConsidernhlA ma with Katz, and was with him on two oeuias immeaiareiy preceding nis muroer.- j , x,i.l No Char sre had Wln ' n!in4 against Carroll tonight, pending lanwjrqnesnoning-ornis wrrenaaa her parents and the outcome of an Investigation : into the present whereabouts of the pistol he said he used in the Bakersfield shoot ing and afterwards sold. During the day three safe de posit boxes in Los Angeles banks were opened revealing a few of the least valuable of Katz reputed "king's ransom" collection - of precious stones and various papers which police pronounced of no value to their investigation. The district attorney's office aiso re-questioned Hal Hail, Santa Monica real estate hrotor vhnu arrest on suspicion of murder yes terday was followed in a few hours by his release and interrogated several other associates and other mends of the slain man. Draughts Brings Forest Fires to Loursana State ALEXANDRIA, La.. Nov. 13.- A million acres of cut-over land have been swept by forest fires In central and "north Louisiana, as a result of the long drought, with a tremendous loss to seedlings and small trees. One of the foremost leaders in conservation "work in Louisiana estimates the loss at several million dollars. .. Thousands of mature pines and nardwood trees In all parts of the state have died from lack of moisture and thousands of feet of logs cut for the various mills have been destroyed In the fires, a ret ter from a lumberman at Urania, mtu. Operations in the Urania oil and gas fields, where a score 'or more wells are being drilled, have been, suspended for the past 90 days due to the drouth. , , TWO-CENT CIGARETTE TAX HELD SUFFICIENT TO GIVE OREGON 5500,000 REVENUE : In this weeks's issue, the Ore gon Voter says: "A two-cent stamp on each package of cigarettes sold in Ore gon would Talse $500,000 possi bly $600,000 of revenue annual ly. By raising this amount of taxes from this source the necessity for increasing property tax could be avoided to that extent. 1 "Such a tax could not be col lected from the source, as the gasoline tax is collected, thanks to the manner In which the big oil companies have cooperated by collecting the gasoline tax entire ly, at their own expense. The cigarette manufacturers will: not cooperate; the Oregon wholesaler of cigarettes would rather aband on the business than be burdened with any more expense connected therewith, and the outside whole saler is entirely beyond Oregon control., 5 1 ; 'Upon the retailer would rest the burden of collecting the the tax. He would have to bay. the Kfamtis ?rd- affix , tfni to the -ackago before displaying ' them for sale. Naturally the retailer cannot be expected to enthuse over the Idea. It Is hard to see how else . the tax could -le col lected. ; , ':,':':- T2ABY ELEPHANTS; ' AJ niiiti orcinCIIPC - nuni ntoiubiivb WHILE FR0LICING Theatrical Owner ot Three Pachy derms Forced to Pay 300 f For- Damages PHILADELPHIA, N o v. 3. Three baby elephantB, part of a vaudeville act at a local theater today scored such a. smashing hit In private life that . their owner. Don Darran of New X or was held in $300 bail pending repairs to certain parts of the northeast section of Philadelphia. The trio, confined : at night in a garage. took offense early today at sounds from . a galky motor, car." They snapped their chains: and skilled forth with the car owner leading the procession at a. hot pace. - .Fragrant . whiffs of breakfast being prepared by Mrs.; Anna Dammore in ner kitchen.- halted the elephant section of the parade and one of the trio uprooted the Dammore -fence. Mrs. -Dammore glanced "oat her window and then with three y o u n g Dammore's sought .the roof." f ' The elephants entered through the back door, taking it with them. J . - - "Babe," one' of; the runaways, burned his trunk on the stove. seized .that article by Its under-' pinning and upset it. The other elephants wrecked the ice box and splintered the furniture. "Babe" then headed an exodus from the Dammore home. Three Hundred Reported Dead and Hundreds Miss ing; Towns Destroyed BATAVIA, Java. Not. 13. (By the AP.) -The island of Java has been severely . 'shaken by earth quakes. Already 300 persons are reported killed and countless num bers are missing. - The 'earth , shocks extended over Wednesday and part of today. MAnatlTflawnsoiJbAKedjiJ district, a central residence of Java have been destroyed by landslides. One village disappeared into the river. ;- ; , Theshock centered around the health"resort or Wonosobo, where all the' buildings collapsed. Java, in the Malay archipelago. Is the seat of government for the Dutch feast Indies. Created by violent convulsions, it is subjected from year to year by similar dis turbances, less,.: violent, but suf ficient in times past to have de stroyed much life and property. Iir -.119, the volcano of Kalut erupted and caused many deaths, variously estimated-at from 15, 000 to 50,000. Besides Kalut there are many active volcanoes in the Island with 'its 48.000 equare miles. Some of these seismic disturbances have been ac companied by heavy floods and landslides. . t State Granges Favor l Daylight Savings Plan ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 13. A rising tide of opposition to day light savings was Indicated in the report from masters4 of" several state granges' at this afternoon's session-of the national grange. The opposition Is in such states as still continue 'the measure by lo cal ordinance in certain cities and towns; -.; The truth In fabric's bill pend ing in 'congress will be vigorously Pushed by the grange legislative department and hthe present" ses sion will go. unqualifiedly on rec ord in support of it, it was said by delegates. :.?St far as the ; consumer is concerned, he (or she) will pay the two cents per package with little complaint. "Some retailers are favorable to the cigarette tax Ideas.' in spite of 'the expense and nuisance in volved to them as dealers. The way they figure it. there is al ways danger of an anti-cigarette law being enacted. If the cigarette could, contribute heavily to state revenues, the property .taxpayers of the state would oppose an anti cigarette law. A, contribution of $500,000 or more a year to state revenues would-not be Ignored by property, taxpayers, who other wise would have to pay that much more taxes themselves-. "Opposition to a cigarette tax will come, from sthe cigarette manufacturers, as they habitual ly oppose anything that adds to the retail price of their product. The manufacturers ..will do their utmost to arouse the retail deal ers into active opposition to a cig areiti us. Very little opposition will come from any other source. "A cigarette tax. If levied by the legislature, would be Tefer ended to the people. The act ifiLLsiiy COICILIIES iiTiiu.; Ulli.1,1,..: Japanese Assumes Rc'3 c Champion and Dsfcn.: of China in Fight to Curb Illicit-Traffic ' DRUG PRODUCTION 13 INCREASING RAPIDLY Control Difficult Became t Large Quantities Hiacl.: Other Countries GENEVA, Nov. 13. (Ty t Associated Press)," Come d y tr I tragedy moved with melodrar- 3 swiftness at the international t ium conference today when, : , the culmination of hours cf t -ing debate, ,tne conferenca d -ed to adopt no resolutions ! -soever concerning the ojiuri 1 In China. l Dominating the entire ci Bion was the dramatic manrrr ; whlcn Japan posed as the c! pion of China. Following ij pro-Chinese stand Pt . Vise:. 1 Ishii, manifest during the re : sessions of the assembly cf t' league of nations. Mr. Sugi: . . the. chief Japanese delegate, tc presented a resolution voic i - : confidence that China loj---.' would endeavor to stairp opium cultivation. The re:..: . -lion also placed the powers ti record as determined to live up t the principle of non-interver. In Chinese internal affairs. After astonishment - had t : i expressed by other delegates ovcr the introduction of a pcliti: 1 question into the opium coa lic ence.' Japan,, withdrew the pel::' I part ot the, resolution, but v none the less vigorous in fight: for China when John Car.:: an Englishman, who ia rerr Ing India at the conference, i duced an amendment, which :..:. ally condemned China's tasc 01 the opiun evil. Tf 9 t menrsaId"'tri(ST conference "" . ,. . , .. with regret that enormous III production and use of cpijri China and the fact that 1.- r quantities of opium were reach ing --other' countries in the f;r east, thereby making control ovef opium difficult and in some cn - r even imperilling all control. Mr. Suglmura Insisted tl.: through the league of cat: there already had been too 1.. .. . .. criticism of China a powerful nation which he declared oce t?.y would play a great role in inter national affairs. No nation having a sense c' honor or dignity, Mr. Suginrara asserted, could accept the .Camp bell .amendment. . He appealed to western christian civilization to see to it that China should cot t asked to accept such an undigni fied reproach. After an Impressive silence t! president of the conference a:-'.. ! Japan to withdraw her oris! -3 1 resolution voicing confidence in China to overcome the opium evil, japan agreed to do this, and t:J? action caused the objection ;: Campbell amendment to fail. V. China emerged from the day's session neither mildly approve ! nor seriously condemned. MCA ML ELECT OFFICERS FOH V. Twenty-One Are Candidate: .With Eight To Be Select ed; All Can Vote Organization of the year's work of the YWCA is underway at pres ent and the first step will be tti election of the board for the cord ing year. Of the 21 candidates ur for election eight are to be select ed.. Usually, seven are select"', but owing to the illness of I,Ir. Paul Wallace, eight will be chos: . this time. 1 Every member of the YWCA i entitled to vote, both the member who have - paid memberships an ' those having active .membership-. Elections are to be held tou.v . Saturday, and Monday, at tL : YMCA headauarters In Salem. The following candidates are for election: Mesdames W, E. Kirk. J. II. Fairchlld. George O. Bain, an ! Frank Zinh. who are up for re election; Miss Nina McNary, ar. ' Mesdames J. Ray Pemberton, A. C. Perry, Mason Bishop, E. H. lie nedy, -W. D. Clarke. Eric Butl-?r. Lloyd Lee T. S. Anunson. T. Erickson, Max O. Buren, O. J. Hull, and Jack Curry. TO INTRODUCE EILL KEATTLE, Nov. 23. A j:: resolution, proposing rat il 1. 3 ! ' by the state of Washington of child labor amendr:;rt is to t ? ! troduced the fir.t r - legislature mr- t-j :. ..i- landon, I:? pr; ' : ;- -