iiliipl Weather foreca.it: Pair east. - cloud-v west portion; probably with rains south- ' Persons who are worried about the stste " officials' being' paid tor working ou holi days, must hare been., delighted to know that these officials gave the public sn extra day yesterday, without additional charge. westPortion; moaerate temperature; fresh west and i southwest : winds 'on the coast. " Maximum temperature yesterday : 6 4. mln- "r imum 41, river 2.4, rainfall traces; atmos- pnere wear, wina west. 4 -v , 1 - 0 1 : ; SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1923 :r I; SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. . PRICE FIVE CENTS W. U DEBATERS MONTH CLOSING U ONE ; OK DRIEST ONLY iJZtt INCHES OF RAIN FALL IN FEBRUARY ASIC PERMISSION GROUP GATHERS AFTER 10 YEARS LINE TO SANTIAM a- BEAT MONTANA IS GOOD CARD PUT mm MP.PIN RICH OREGON TIMBER STAND -3 TAKE DECISION IX FIRST PA--CIFIC LEAGUE EVENT '.-"" PORTLAND MAN FIRST TO AR RIVE AT RENDEZVOUS TO BE APPROACHED OP x si - " n U li I I 1 1 Vm I I 1 1 1 LU k ASSUMES POST Colonel Henry L iStirasori uoraiaiiy tw eicomea ai ? r Manila Today INSUGURALSPEECH MADE Head' of island Government Advo : cates Economic Development of Land by Us of Ameri can Capital MANILA. March 1. (Thurs- j day) '(AD.-r-Colonel Henry L. Stlmson, newly appointed governor-general of the Philippines, ar rived here today to take up his duties as successor to the late Ma jor General Leonard Wood. ' : The ! steamship President Mc4- Kialey, - which brought him from JfLan Francisco, was met at the en TfJ tranca to Manila bay by air and,, tni8 rgument claimed that J b water eraf t of the army and navynhe. clT warg haTe BOt en due ,m an escort to the Kovernor-gen-1 . ..i.ku. it.ii. .. KTeraL Sixteen airplanes of the army, four nary seaplanes and four destroyers of-the United States fleet formed the escort. The inauguration of the new governor-general was held on the Luneta, a public, historic spot of the Philippines. Lauded by Gllmore Colonel Stlmson was introduced . by Vice Governor-General Eugene A. Gllmore, who lauded the new administrator, eaying that all who had the welfare of the islands at heart were pleased and gratified that this man "distinguished by services at home and abroad, serv ices giving ample demonstration - of his ability, tact. ' sound judg ment and high eense of public duty' had In response to the call .. of duty given up "enjoyment of the reward '- of well performed service to assume new ajndgrave responsibilities here." "; Colonel StUaaon in-his-lnaagur el address advocated economic de- jrl-viient of the Philippines by 'fZCBm capital, through. In ef fct, a business partnership le- t'ween . the Philippines and- the Ited States. & LEWIS it Urt 3A1UHUAI :p.;;:f - 03CE OF OLDEST, FIRMS IX i i OREGON LOCATING HERE tlxpaskm Outgrowth of Effort i ". . to Get Producer Consumer ? I' Together k -rp' " - v ' 11 la the middle of the last cen tury.- 1851. to be exact. Allen & tLewis sUrted business In Port land. Then ox carts and rivers oonstituted the only ; means of 1ransptrtation In the vast, sparse- settled 'Oregon country., Port- iandrwas a, cluster of shacks and afew houses, a town In nome "t, S Lit tha head - of navigation on the Willamette grew up Salens, aL r small community that rose rapidly 1 in,: commercial and , political im portance natll It became the capi fal of tha Ute. : . r During these years AJlen :. & .Lewis grew with the country, sell ting merchindiae at fair prices and -ajways keeping the policy or cus Momers welfare to the fore. . The. world war came and went. brtagiag -raajiy ' social and eco mic ehangealln Its wake. To "inee with the-times was neces- A' shortening oi tne-rouie ttween I producer, and consumer became saeatial.';rXfr,:i;,;;.. - n lti the Thrift Stores were 'organized . by . Allen Lewis : in order to attain lais ena. rem omparaQvely modest . beginning la the short space of a year and 'one-half, tha organisation now ap- erates more, than J5u stores in me , Oregon, country. ' " - Recoghisnig 'saiem ; as, one oi toe, important commercial points In rthe state, . tne company ueciacu to I open one ox - its vi uwi ywrw Col id4 . ps s.) Sfesmari ; Passes Itawn Record Inidal News f 4 rl a rt ' -was : ; a .. shorter p-'"n Janttary;.but The . 9tesmaiu published , etiy local news la the ry -The month's total separate ocai.ei 3 laches of space, not the headlines- .That rage of81 Items and of local news daily. -13 month the rec 975 Itema of local 7236 .IhchesLof -'ct.J9 Item iy-,.,. I-.- . , -Tl. 'SUtesinan . 2" p?ses; In :the ::?tu?i la A an - : 'Pi T -: ? - t Redding and' Witty Show Need of ..-x-Defending U. S. lavesttnrnt - Abroad - - The Willamette university men's debate team won its first pacific Parens'? league debate of .the year before a record crowd which filled the - university chapel' last night when Charles Redding and Robert Witty of Willamette took a deci sion over Clarence Wohl and Rus sell Smith' of the University of Montana. The decision was given by the single - expert judge. Pro fessor Lester Thomsen of Pacific university. President Carl S. Doney of Willamette presided. The Willamette team presented the negative argument on the question, Resolved, that American Investments and investors in for eign countries should be protect ed only by the government of the country in which the investment is made.' - The Montana .'speakers, both veteran debaters, sought to prove their contention on the ground that extra territorial defense has resulted -In wrongs t the nations where it Is practiced, and has been the cause of civil wars, notably In Latin America, r - The Willamette speakers in re- hnt tn in n. ernment. ,y ; - Constructively, they argued that if the United States does not In vest Its capital in the. less civilized countries, the European nations will do so. with capital borrowed from the United States, and that in this case this nation would be financing development' abroad without any protection. Willamette's next Pacific For ensic league debate-, here will be against Utah Agricultural college March 10,. in the Willain-tte chapel. . , ' . . . Other colleges which are mem bers of this league are Stanford university of Southern California. Washington- State, college. Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon State Agricultural college. FIRE BUGS': RING NIPPtt Laborer at Portland Said to Have Made Full Confession PORTLAND. Feb. 29. (AP) Cecil Henry Erickson, 27, a la borer, has confessed to police that he jwas "the torch" for what fire officials declared today was a ring of fire bugs operating in the city and which bo far has been charged with two fires. The confession involves " Harry D. Linklater, ' fireman at engine company 31, who is now defen dant in government deportation proceedings on the ground that he is an alien, .and George P. Wal dron, garage man who has con fessed his share in the fire with which he is charged and who will be sentenced tomorrow. Erickson declared that Link later agreed to pay him $50 for a tire on March 1, 1923, but paid Him odJt 115 on the ground that the Insurance did not amount to as much as was expected. He also confessed that Waldron agreed to pay him $59, for another fire but finally paid him $25 on an old suit. . - He. quoted Llnklater as saying that "they did not get as much in surance as expected" from the fire and that he could not afford to pay more for the work. BUILDING RECORD LIGHT Number of Permits Exceeds Jan nary, But Values Less - , The report on building permits issued the past month shows a decrease as compared with those Issued during February of last year, according to records on the books at the city recorders office. . Thirty nine permits were issued this month at a total cost of ap proximately $109,800 while dur ing the same .time last year 61 permits were Issued at a total cost of $140,982. Forty permits to erect. buildings were issued by. the city recorder a year ago at a cost of $115,000, as compared .with 30 issued laet month at an approximate cost of $90.50. v' OtheY permits - granted during February were one boiler room at a cost of $2000 and one concrete building at $2,750. .Seven permits to alter and repair buildings were granted at a sum of $14,400. - DOG OWNERS DILATORY Maay Get Licenses Last Day B "'( for Penalty Attached 'f . , J'' The total amount taken ia for dor license duiinr th firt twn montha of this year is consider-j ably below the amount that has open iaen in aunng me jiri tw months , of previous years, it was-found upon cheeklagj, receipts st the county, clerk's office at the close; of the day yesterday.' ' Do owners usually " buy helr licenses come 'time before March 1 due to the fact that herlnnlar .with that date a penalty Is attach-, Jed;-".rTota!.ittO.-t.tha a tastrlftd I January, ;.f "?9j Fehr n at y, -!, . :i3.r:--.:"" ' -Vr-' r . t! tis': -:rt' r T LAID TO JUDGE Formal Charge Filed Against Federal Court Official - of Oklahoma F. E. KENNAMER ACCUSED Long List of Slisdemeaaors Al leged In Brief Presented to , Speaker of House of Representatives TULSA, Okla., Feb. 29. (AP) -Federal Judge Franklin H. Ken namer will "'welcome any investi gation" he said today when in formed of charges filed against him with the speaker of the house of representatives. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29--(AP Federal Judge 1 Franklin E. Kennamer of the northern Okla homa dihtrict was accused today In a brief filed with the speaker of the house with having appro priated for his personal use li quors confiscated by federal offi cers, of Intimidation of jurors, of denial of lawful rights of defend ants and upwards of a score of other misdemeanors. Attached, to the brief was an affidavit signed by Henry. H. Stroud of Tulsa, Okla., who said that- he believed the charges to be true. Both the brief and Strouds' af fidavit were referred" by Speaker Longworth without comment to the house judiciary committee for consideration, ' the usuaj proce dure. ' - . - Kennamer was alleged in the brief to be guilty of conspiracy to defraud' the federal government ; of showing favoritism - and bar gaining with th' elements of law isolators for a monetary exchange for leniency of sentence; oftyran-1 mnrr attaekr onth BbertyTof the press;' of conduct Indicating pre judice and Imprisonment of a eitir sen without justification under the ; circumstances, which the brief added constituted a flagrant violation of his oath of office. APPOINTMENT DELAYED Secretaryship Said Offered Sack ; 1 ett Hal Hoss Leaves . Governor Patterson will not ap point a private secretary to suc ceed Hal E. Hoss. resigned, foi several days, according to an nouncement made at the executive department last night. The duties of the private secre tary will be handled by Miss Bea trice Walton pending appointment of - Mr. Hoss successor. She is now acting as assistant secretary to the governor. Mr. Hoss retired from the ex ecutive department last night and returned to his home at Oregon City. He indicated that he would announce his candidacy for the office of secretary of state within the next -19 days. Reports here were to the effect that Sheldon Sackett. editor of the : Telephone-Register at Mc Mlnnville, has been offered the of fice of private secretary. It was said that be has not yet sent the governor a definite reply. SENATORS VIEW SI?r . rrs f t!.e trite bu Wort. c;.r f .. i, , . e ' I . t . wife of Iff : Af r - . . . 1 -J --.' -:-vi -" I" ' . - i . 2 1 . i j. - - - '-. , i . . ; ; . - - " ' 1 : Xlcr:. era rf t!.e incite " : .T -comn.il tee, rrort eel ty rrrsx i . tivpi t ' ? - - T . TToric; .r f . -' ''. - i :-!iii?-"Ts prrson t.l. i 1 -!t' to .th. trilr.i n.-e It " 1 ;, , Iess Moisture Than Many Sum- -. --mer Periods; Temperature - .'V.- . Is Equable . , The month of February, which has just come fro I close was this year one of u!ke dye A winter months on recoM.rand saw smaller amouiK f rrnfall than many summer mVnths that Salem has seen, During the month a total of only 1.26 inches of rain fell here, according to local weather bureau statistics.. - The highest temperature to be recorded during the month was 60 degfees. The mercury climbed to this point on two different occa sions, once on February 4 and again on February 17. ' There were nine days during the month when the mercury dropped below the freexlng point. The lowest temperature during the month was 27 degrees above tero. This rec ord was. made on February 15. The level of the Willamette river fell slowly during most of the month. On-February 1 it stood at 6.8 feet above normal. By February 19 it had receded to 1.5, after .which rains brought it up as far as 2.9 on-JLhe 26th. , By last night it had receded to 2.4 and was going down very slowly. Seventeen days during the month were , clear, nine were cloudy and three were part cloudy. RUTH' ELDER NOT THERE Famous Aviatrlx Fails to Answer to Statutory Charge CLAYTON, Ga.t Feb. 29. (AP) Ruth Elder, the aviatrlx, charged with a statutory offense in an indictment returned here four years ago, failed to appear when the ease was called In Ra bun county superior court here to day and forfeited bond of $500. The indictment alleged that the offense was committed In 1924 while Miss Elder, who was then Mrs. C. E. Moody, lived here with her husband, a teacher in a small mountain school. She was di vorced from Moody. Shuford Jenkins, described' as an JtiiysranVevangeUBt against whom a 'similar charge was re turned, has not been apprehend ed, solicitor General Robert Mc Millan, the prosecutor said. - Miss Eider was served with a warrant in Atlanta last December, while she was en route to her home in Annlston, for a home coming celebration after her un successful trans-Atlantic flight. She posted the cash bond with the sheriff and continued to Annlston, later- characterizing the charge' as "malicious spitework. BIRTHDAYS TO BE FEW Son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cook Born on "Leap Day" .The small son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cook may some day con- alder himself a bit unlucky, for he will, strictly speaking, have a birthday only once in four years. This youngster was born at the Salem General hospital yesterday morning, February 29; and that Is a date that occurs only at four year Intervals. However, his par ents are generous hearted people. and they may figure out some way to favor the boy with a birthday eake every year. Both of the parents are grad uates of Willamette university. and Mr. Cook. holds an M. (A. de gree. Mrs. Cook, according to her husband, now has two MA de grees, as this Is their second child. CONDITIONS IN MINE STRIKE ZONE tti:",e-lics-fr.,L !it t'- T ts ' f tat " : , , Application Filed With laterstate Commerce Commission - at AVashington PORTLAND,', Feb. 29 (AP). A special dispatch to the Ore gonlan from .Washington, D. C-. says an application for permission to build 68 miles of railroad in western Oregon to tap the rich timber stand of the Santlam na tional forest ws filed with the interstate commerce commission today by the Linn County Log ging and Lumber railway, a new corporation which emphasizes the physical connection It will have with the 27,000 miles of Hill sys tem. . ' . "Without disclosing whether the company actually Is a new subsidiary of the Hill lines," the article says,. - "the application states that 10,000 shareaof stock valued at $1,000,000 already hare been entirely subscribed. . The president of the company is George F. Heusner and its legal counsel is Thomas, G. Greene, Portland attorney, "The main line and branches of the new road would be located en tirely in Linn county.. The main line would extend from a junction with the Oregon Electric, between Albany and Conser, to Cascadia via Lebanon Sweethome and Fos ter. One . branch ' would extend from Sweethome to Holly and .the basin of the Calapooia river, fan other from Foster up the middle Santlam river to Whitcombe and a third across the south Santlam river and up McDowell creek." "The proposed new railroad will tap as extensive area of valuable timber on the west' slope of the Cascade mountains in the basin of the south Santlam river and its tributaries, estimated at 20,000, 000,000 feet board measure, part of which is owned by the United States and part by private par ties," says the application. "None of this area is now served by railroada." , ITALIAN MARSHAL TAKEN Armando Bias. . Noted Figure In World War, Passes On ROME, Feb. 29. (AP). -Mar shal Armando Diaz, who as com mander of the Italian armies in the World war won a place in the hearts of his countrymen compar able only with those held by Mar ehal Foch In Fronce and General Pershing in America, died today. His wife and son were at his bedside at the end and he had re- I celved the last sacrament from priest attached to Santa Maria del Popolo. the i "titular church" of Cardinal Mundelein in Rome. King Victor and Premier Mus solini sent special emissaries to convey their condolences to the family. ' , The body of the warrior was laid in state, fully uniformed as when he served as chief defender of his country. A number of field officers who were wounded in the World war, mounted a guard of honos, around the casket. 4 -i "' " .... ; - ONE LEAP DAY LICENSE Portlaader and Bride from Mar ; ion Get Few Anniversaries One marriage license .was is sued at the office of the Marion county clerk on Leap Year's most celebrated ; day, -February 29 which occurred yesterday. Elizabeth Schmidt, 18, of Mar lon, took out a license to marry James L. Uebelman, 24, of Port land.-".. .. - . ' : John Barrymore Rendered y Slightly Indisposed After 1 Altercation ARGUE IT ; OUT BY HAND Matinee Idol Comes Out Second Beat ln .Clah With Myron Selznlck, Screen Agent On Big Hotel Lawn ' HOLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 29 (AP) Myron Selznick, film ag ent, admitted tonight that in his opinion John ' Barrymore, . screen and stage actor, would not b seen in public for several days as the result of a fist fight between. the actor and himself on the lawn of the Ambassador hotel last Sat urday. Barrymore was declared at his motlou picture studio to have gone away Monday on loca tion, and he could not be reached for a statement. "We had a real fight which las ted about 10; minutes," Selznick related reluctantly. "Owen Moore tried to separate us but was un able to do so and . that is prob ably ; the reason we fought so long. Then" I returned to my sup per party and Barrymore went to his bungalow.. The fist fight took placesrhile moviedom's elite were attending tne annual wampas bail ana troiic in the Ambassador - hotel hall room. Selznick says Moore had called him from his supper party to see Lionel Barrymore at the lattera bungalow on a business matter He declared that during the talk John Barrymore made "slurring remarks" about his nationality. Comments Presented "I felt I bad been Insulted," Selznick continued, "and asked him like a gentleman to refrain from-making furtherreinarks. He wanted to fight me and I told him r respected his age. This seemed to anger him very much so when I left his bungalow he fol lowed me and Moore. "He struck me before I walked out and on the lawn he struck me again. Then I considered it time to protect myself and we had a real fights which lasted ten min- utes. Thevfilm agent Insisted he pre ferred not to say anything about the battle, but that he had dodged inquirers 'until it reached the point of Interfering with his busi ness. Moore declined to be quoted re garding the affair. COURT TERM NEAR END Final Case May Close Today; Conflict With Linn Noted The February term of circuit court for Marlon county has con tinued for so long that it has be gun.; to conflict with that of Linn county. It was found .yesterday when It became necessary for Cir cuit Judge Percy R. Kelly to go to Albany in the forenoon to instruct the grand! jury there and return to Salem I In the afternoon and hear 4 case continued here. The cas of Frank Carpenter vs. Parker-Schram and the citr of Silvertpn, which began Monday, began to reach its final stages-yesterday and is expected to be com pleted; today! It is the last case scheduled 'for the February term here. : Carpenter is suing for $2000.' . i - : HOOVER FILES, MICHIGAN List of States Grows in Which Sentiment Forming WASHINGTON,, - Feb. 29. (AP) Michigan is one of -four states: in addition - to Ohio and Maryland In which political man agers for I Herbert Hoover defi nitely have; decided to make a bid for national republican delegates. The other states are New Jersey, California and Oregon. ' The . question of - having the commerce, secretary file in some other states . Is under considera tion and" It Is expected that ' an active campaign in his behalf will be made in- a number of them. Mr. Hoover has decided to re main out of North Dakota and it i said, there Is no 'possibility of him contesting with Senator Wat son for; delegates -in the ' Indiana primaries. ; $ ;:: W-- WblilEN'SHbM Twbllmnatf of InstltntloB Snffo v S catej - 0 Others Kscapc..' CHICAGO. Feb. 29. (AP).i-i Two women iwefe suffocated and o;4thers, inmate f ian lnstlt'j-j tion knowtt as the workiag girls' hemet-were reseued follow'ira flr-ln the home tonfrtt. the crl- jla Z which ..is undeter""-d... T1: dead -are Mary. 1 .w"ee, 3 Xears-ci.-afcd 2'r.ry V.'allace,-'-- 5 0 ' r? 4 ' ' ;;? : - : . ! " ttlSeve 1 -'lb t-have i . i .". 3 ' at lis ; of the-' f f y I " ' :.-.itufa ead.ijSes-? : i. .....2 fui-tfca crt!- of CHICAGO. Feb. 29. (AP) At 11:S9 o'clock today George W. Rodent of Portland. Ore., walked up the steps of the art institute. stopped between the two British lions on guard there and looked around. Half a minute later George E. r-ichty of Hinsdale, 111., came bounding up the steps to be whack ed on the back by Mr. Rod en 1 and to be whacked back in return. Next came Clifford Olaf Johnson, of Mankato, Minn., across Michigan avenue to join Mr. Rodeni and Mr. Ruchty and in another minute A. Swanson, of Waco, Texas, Join ed the crowd. . After many manifestations of joy, one of them pulled a telegram out of his pocket. It was from G. Frost of Little Rock, Ark., and said he could not come. F. J. Faur- bach of New York was missing and the rest waited 15 minutes for him' and "then decided he was lost. "What," asked an inquiring re porter, "Is it all about?" Then it developed that today's meetings between the Hons of the Chicago art institute was the re sult of an agreement made in Ire land in 1918. "In December, "l 9 18,"' explained Mr. Ruchty, "the six of us met at Mulcahy's saloon In Passage, near Queenstown, Ireland. Rodeni was a naval aviator, the rest of us were ensigns on destroyers. We had. a pig's head dinner and at a pig's head dinner you are supposed to do something out of the ordinary. So we all agreed to meet between the lions of the art institute in Chicago at high noon on February zv, iszs. None of us have met since. We are going to meet again right here at the art Institute on February 29, 1936." MRS. GOODHUE VERY ILL Mrs. Coolidge Rushing to Bedside of Mother at Northampton f -TCCraXltoTO eb. 29. (AP) Although Mrs. Le mira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Cal vin Coolidge, has been growing weaker gradually, she was said to have shown a brighter condi tion tonight at the Dickinson hos pital where she has been a patient since the middle of December. ' Mrs. Goodhue was stricken with influenza on December 11 Her condition was critical for more than a week but she rallied and had been apparently in no danger up to this time. She is 78 years old. , WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 lAf A critical relapse in her mothers Illness prompted Mrs. Coolidge to hurry tonight to the bedside of Mrs. Lemira Goodhue of Northampton, Mass. Although hardly recovered her self , from an Indisposition which has been troubling her for about a month and which as late as last night prevented her from attend ing a dinner to President Coolidge oy secretary Hoover, Mrs. Coo lidge began the overnight trip to ew England accompanied by Mrs. n.. d. Aim or. iNortnamnton. a mend of school days, and by Lieu tenant Commander Joel'T. Boone. White House physician. ROY; 0LMSTEAD IN JAIL r . .r: 1 - ; -r - Notorious Booze Magnate Unable to Sccre Bail Today SEATTLE,- Feb. 29.- (AP). Roy Olmatead, convicted rum bar on was in the King county jail tonight facing the prospect: of re maining there until he succeeded in raising the 97.000 bond which was - jwithdrawni today by E. S. Turner, professional bondsman. In view of the difficulty Olmsteadj experienced in obtaining bond up on the last two! occasions, . there was aught expectation in police circles tonight that, he would im mediately gain hlsfreedom. - . , i . . . . ... wimuesa, wno naa oeen t re leased from the McNeil Island sen itentiary last month was out on bail pending tha, action by the United States supreme court on his case. .-. - MOTHER OF "FOX" TALKS Mr. Hickman Testifies on Witness Stand at Trial HALL" OF JUSTICE. Los A h ra les. Feb. zt.tAP) -A faltering graynairea mu mother ' mount ed tho witness stand here todav lor.ine second time m an efTort to save her abnr accused 'two-time klUer; from. IBa "gallowi.; 4 v.'-.-f: Id HkV sing-soDK. exsressionless roiceV Mrs., E va Hickman," mother of V.l!!!?a rdwurd Hickman, tes tifL w Ite fodayjn the trial of her son and :Velby Hwnt Jot the mur- cer of J. Ivy Tomiva erugst3t. - inere .was -.no ; nve -- in. our home, she said as iJ eyes feit ei 'on'j the : moti&nlesa -1 rrure 1 of Hickman in the prisoner's" c'k. : IIIckmEa's defsn?e swung fer onto the ' Fixue- j -slVwaya . aire . travers " 'ttl 3 . , ...tv tr'.-l rf t Parer . . Ctz'z t," Ir-S-txtLa , d:t-n via :i' Jr Bleu, TraTel From All Parts United States; Not to Sleet Again Until 193d ' F FROmI?E!T00TBG Criticism Voiced To Latest Official Communication From America PRINT MANY EDITORIALS Arbitration Treaty as Propose, 1 i;. petted to Gain Approval of ' United .State Senate in Short Time PARIS. Feb. 29. rfAPlf-Ste- retaryKellogg's note on the r.t- lawry of war has puzzled Frt-u.-u officials and called forth criticifia from the press. The officials ap parently were unable to under stand why Mr. Kellogg should in form France that the Havana res olution outlawed war without Pre serve, whereas the text of the res olution as received here mtrey condemned aggressive war. Nor does the Frencn mind pro fess to comprehend the asmrcn- tlon of the American secretary ef state that the proposed pact is to Include other great power. Flo , far as disclosed here they ) not even been consulted on tbe ! subject. There Is surprise at the failure of the United States to obtain the collaboration r Great Britain, Italyk 'Germany, and Japan in a multilateral pact. . --??Z . . ,. in me: newspapers nuniervTst editorials point out that Fieiri and other great powers who art members of the League of Na tions, have, under the league cutfj enant, renounced war un a politi cal instrument. , but at the j-tice time they are likely to be ungat ed under the covenant to use arms against a declared aggressor, v - t Bfale Approval Loomo -- WASHINGTON. Feb. 29. AP)' The new Franco-American arbi tration treaty which Includes, sn f anti-war declaration by tlie :o governments came out of the t'-n ate foreign relations .comuiittee unchanged today aud.'sftv'-r4- m m a ' 1' V.'J" provai is roresnsaowea. (ConttnD4 oa FRESHMAN GLEE SATURDAY NIGHT PKP SONGS FEATL KKI) IX (tX- TKKT THIS YKAU j Seats 3Iay Bo Reserved B-giiiiiii:i Friday 10:00 a. m. at Usdversity ; The 20th annual freshmen will be held in the 'Wlllameil uOlversity gymnasium Saturcay, t Each class is determined to win and "every poesiM effort is belcf made by each to perfect thm- fselves to present in the best ,p- siblo manner the pep song wfciCBi they believe merits the Judgt :e m . cision. Each claas are practicitg- " from two to three times per df.y i this week, and it is expected that competitioh in the song content wille exceptionally keen thl year. The seniors are. directed by garet Arnold. Their songis writ ten by Paul Trueblood and the music by Louise, Findley. Helen Bridgeman is directing tl junior group. The words of tbfrir song were written oy rranK v.j- fred . and music i by Miss Brldr man.', i , " Words and music of. the sopho- ; more song were composed by Met--lory Miller. They are being learr-" ed under the direction of Franot McGilvra. The freshmen prar-tJ' is under the direction of Mary" A2- . len, who also w,rote the words to their. song. Grace Hendersoh't-cro- -posed the music. Reserve seat tickets will be c-b-Ulnable at the- university Friday morning, at 10 o'clock and nntil Saturday night. AH seats are re served and jo one will be .admlty ted without a reserved seat ti ktf. -.Judges for the event annoui.td by the- Freshmen Glee ad vi iJ eommittae- are-: , Music Professor T' S. RoterU Mrs.Martin Ferrey and, Williap ; Words Mrs. J. C. Nelsou". . Ada Roes and Miss Rosalia 'Kt-bf'r, Htndltion BCT. S. B. 2ohuon.t -; V lfrs-'Allen Fisher and Leoo.J. ;J nlsoa; i- ;?''.-v-v-'---, .' , AdaptabHity-Ben IUckll," Mr4 Carmen Jeunison and; M IsaRuU- Bedfod;:-'V: iThe progrsni tfif thd erenlDK. C' SS folloWSi"v r---;lrj Foreword, Fr' ' " r-wr: . ''XiL'-, . a a f t . t':-rrf'.T: : r-lesion &flJ 15 '.a-i if to L.3 il