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WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Tonight rain west, snow east ; Tuesday, prob ably rain west, fair east; gentle northerly winds. Minimum, 25. Maximum, 42 . CIRCULATION ! Artnm or Quarter Ending - December 51, 191 54 5 8 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Full Leased Wtro FORTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. " 4. PRICE 2 CENTS. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1920. EIGHT PAGES. Capital SUPHCOURT SAYS VOLSTEAD ACTHOLDSGOOD War Time Prohibition En forcement Measure Limiting All Drinks To .5 Percent Al cohol Constitutional (Associated Press Leased Wire) ' Washington, Jan. 8. Tlie su preme courttoday declared const 1- tiitionul sections or the Volstead prohibition enforcement act pro hihiting the manufacture and sole of "beer, wine or other intoxlcnt- -ins malt or vinous liquors" con taining one-luilf of one per cent or more of alcohol. Beer containing 2.75 per cent of al cohol is illegal under the war time pro hibition act, the supreme court decided today. . ': Dismissal Sustained. , Dismissal by the lower court in New York of Injunctions proceedings brought no restrain government offi cials from interfering with Jacob Rup pert, a brewer, In the manufacture of beer containing approximately 2.75 per cent alcohol, but alleged to be non Intoxicating, was sustained. Associate Justice Brandie, who ren dered the opinion of the court, said th right of congress to suppress the liojuor traffic was not an implied pow er. but a power expressedly granted. The court divided, 5 to 4, Associate Justices Day, Vendevanter, McReyn-City olris and Clarke dissenting. .. Mi-Reynolds Dissents. i.nuer tiie war emergency congress ;Farker, 371 North High street, had has a rightt o stop immediate sales of been found up to a late hour Monday, intoxicating liquor, the court held. The boy's disappearance, believed Sat- Justice McReynolds in a dissenting urday to have been through kidnai optnion said that the 18th amendment'ping, still remains a mystery, deepened h id not yet come into effect and thatver Sunday with the receipt of more me ieoerai government had no general power to prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor. Justice McReynolds took the nosi- titm that the war emergency under which national prohibition was hiade'reecived by Mr. Parker, eirecuve naa passed. Ruppert Case Dismissed. Proceedings brought by Jacob Rup CI ,1,r k.,,Mi';K,,,,T government from prohibiting the sale t 2. , 5 per cent beer were ordered dis missed. Ruppert's case was brought under the war time act. He alleged that 2.75 mi cent oeer was non-intoxicating, but have persuaded Freddie Ward, 15, to rative lands. th.it the Volstead act by limiting theleave home. Brown told police thatl The two parties which the depart alooholic content prohibited the sale of he and young Ward did leave Salem ment is attempting to disperse are beer manufactured under regulations; Thursday night, and that they had known to have a "slash fund, Assistant i'ieiH.-1-iDea unaer the Lever food con inn act ny President Wilson. j xne Jjammore and New Orleans, c;i.sos. the brewers contended that the manufacture of malt or vinous liquor. wi.i-iner called or not, was not illecra! utile Ittlt'SS tllB llnnr... .a. I , "mention Vm, "" ' la'a,affair J. T. Cannon, 2373 Laurel ave "mention, however, was denied by the'.,. t(o,,n,,nnpri nnUB Slln,;,v ,, n0 :'.s 'ZhM ,, h'Ch 6d th,at beerihad infoanatlon bearing on the dis- PlOhimted Without rerrnrd tn Ita ... . i. , - " -. 1 tinod one-half of one per cent or more oi alcohol. more -ti"oun-s t'roviaea it con T REPUBLICANS MOID FIRS! CONFERENCE OF SERIES OF THREE!? (Associated Press Leased Wire) 'mcago, Jan. -,.. um,,n men nnc, women from -with the unknown man. is going .. f ,7 f WeSt S!iUeS Were here todaJ ' Universal City, where Parker had oft ,1 .. 1'rst ot 11 seri of three two-'en aspired to play in the movies. ('.' ; conference arranged by Will H. sharp cross examination by Office! Ti p "au"nal chairman, for January. MoreIock in jail Saturday night oi I,',.,"11'1'1 be held 'n Denver, Brown failed to establish any connec- I n. '' i" nnd the third in San tion between him and the disappear - i i-eo, January 12 and 13. 'nce of Parker, so he was released. .e lo laKe a prominent part i ho i '"" in time to give all worn- - at the November election, John (.lover Stllilh r-hr.Im.nn nt ih-. w-rt,,, i j- . , " " "'vision oi tne repuftlican -"nil committee; Mrs. Mediil Sic "nnck former rhnirnmn r.t th. li isiOll; Misg Mary Garrett H.ir. "Ml.l.l OI the Wl)llir.n natlnn.l a.-, p,'iuive con 1J .in tarter of Kansas, were among h. -.-rakers named at the conference The Chicago conferences will be, l-nea with Mis, Hay- presiding, i.lss -Wrung Dondon. chairmf rman ml republican women's committee in. '":: Mrs. Mar.,- L Fosse,-t Minne.l s-'l-'i tsate fbat..,.. it . t T". I . -.-..,,.11, i.iiT--. juiin X ran. -v lork, member of the committee 'way-sand means: Mrs. August Will - K." ' ,he former governor of -ntuvk-; Mrs. Harry fc, Keefe. of e-. and Mrs. A. E. Panpster V1 oneooygant vu. were among the !" "minent l . ...iv ..(ijvt line i.fr W.lmAr, . V, . .,1, ... fc. . . .. meeting. S.ot. . t-i k l"'rmeti iron Kansas, Ken- ih J'l Michisan- Wisconsin, Iowa. a'noro'.K Tnri an1 JIota"a among those here. -.anche R-irMt M r.,uvrt Mi ... l-.ule,-. according to party had given Guy Finn t-.nt,i ' "re P'annmg tneir na- tempted to sell tint i, n"'a'gn on the supposition 'CVe,.Coat for the in l ik Yamh'!l cotintles, wni!v?s!t!ng Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shell at K..,'tm u'i5ar after atter.d!rg ij Mal'.ory avenue. iurt In DaUas. Fish and Game Boards Fail to Make Headway In Get-Together Meet ; After "passing the buck" In the fish ... controversy tor more than au uour ana a sail the Joint confer ence of th legislative fish and game committees called by Governor Ol- oott for the purpose of remedying the present "inharmonious" condition, ad journed for a late lunch with no vis ible evidence of progress. Both the sportsmen and the com mercial fishing interests, between whom the controversy has waged hot and heavy practically ever since the creation of the present fish and game commission, are well represented at today's sessions. The absolute divorce ment of the two interests through the creation -of two separate and distinct commissions is contended for by the former as the only, solution for the existing wrangle which has been brought to a head at this time by the summary dismissal of Wm. L. Finley as. state biologist, by the state com mission. The commercial Interests, on the other hand, express themselves as satisfied with the present arrange ment but are willing to compromise the dispute in the Interest of com plete harmony by a separation of the RALPH PARKER STILL UNFOUND; MYSTERY IS DEEPENED BY REPORT Although authorities at San Francis co, Sacramento, Ashland, Roseburg. Dunsmuir, Oakland -and Universal have been notified to keep a Iook' out for the lad no trace of Ralph. Parker, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. v. ; conflicting reports. Three checks, cashed and lost at Al bany Thursday night by a boy, believed to be young Parker, and a man, who' is unknown to police here, have been He identified the handwriting on them as that of his , , """"""""" waives me possi- have all machinery set for fighting des bilities that the boy had met with foul ...... j at he ha"d Dt W" ""W4 ab- urown ia arrested. Saturday night Officer Branson ar- rested a man who said his name was Ttpnwn nnrl u7V1r.cn itoortntt,-M la l,lcn(. ileal to that of the fellow believed to ableto find work there, Brown said that he returned to Salem and that Ward continued on to eastern Oregon. Report Mystifies. 1 " " To add to the mystery shrouding the appearance or tne Doys. urncer Jjee ir . T, t I cannon nome. K. Martens, self-styled ambassador to He was told that a son-in-law of that;the United states of the Russian soviet ,iixuui- tiiiu seen a man, wearing cow- jboy garb, and answering the descrlp. tion of the man who left Salem with partment of Justice. Weinstein, accord Ward, with two boys, living in a barn lngto department of Justice officials, is on tne i,. ii.tiadley Place. live miles from Silverton, during the past week. He said that the boys and the maw I had been bogging for food, and that one of the boys said that he had left his home In Salem because his father mistreated him. A search for the in that vicinity failed to reveal any trace of them. Word Is Awaited. Police Monday were waiting word from southern authorities, as It is be- Police learned Monday that Parker the man who at- Parker's bicycle, an bicycle. Finn, how- e ei , in iiih iiurruwe iu puiiue uiu iiol . mention this fact, but said that Parkerl had given him the bicycle and told him .. ..- t . ... ,.t .... lo QO wnaiever ne wanieu 10 witn it. Knowing that their son Is safe, and somewhere In eastern Oregon, Mr. and If IT- T Tn .anld t.t K-'rUil.li. . n.rania vr.iir,c'.w. n..t U,.l. n.mn.-) I urn . . . j . , , 1 ri.iv rtld not hold the fearful anpre - hension regarding his welfare they did Saturday. I Aato Bandit Kflled In Battle With Officers I j Denver, Colo., Jan. 5. Adrian 'Thompson, alleged to have been the partner jf James R Oren, al!e?-d automobile bandit arrested last night. was killed: Patrolman Jann-s Buirgio was probably fatally wound 'd. ar.d Detactive St-rireant J. Burry ann t .--.!... i .1 w.pa vr.iindpft 1 1 M' i , V l.ratjr sia -.... - -- jn a Uattie between the ponce anu Thompson, whom officers wtre trying to arrest. I Mr. anll Mrs. B. B. Herrick were ' .... . nc the week end two interests through the creation of two departments within on commis- sion. , ; Geo. A. Mansfield of Medford, speaking for the sportsmen of the state places the blame for the disap pearance of the steelhead trout from the upper stretches of the Rogue riv er, upon the shoulders of the commer cial Interests. The commercial inter ests retaliate with the charge that the sportsmen through the general use of the automobile have contributed large ly to the decline in the number of fish now available in the streams thru out the state. Governor Olcott, in a message read before the conference this morning expressed the hope that both sides to the controversy would be willing to sacrifice some interests in arriving at a solution, of the problem. While not urging it upon the legislature he de clares it as his intention of suggest ing the creation of two commissions, one with jurisdiction over the hunt ing and fishing interests and' the other with jurisdiction , over the commer cial fishing Interests of the state. FIGHT ATTEMPT (Associated Press Leased Wire) Washington, Jan. 5. Radicals taken th mvtrnmui raids on th. rwv, muni8t and Communist Labor parties nounced today at the department of j practically every city where raids where made and officials predicted hey would take advantage of every echnicality until their clients actually were aboard vessels bound for their arge amounts have been made avall .ble for legal defense and bail. Reports of more arrests dribbled In o the department today. CHIEF OF MARTEN'S STAFF TAKEN FOR DEPORTATION New York, Jan. 6. George Wein- ' stein, chief of staff for Ludwlir f! A renubl c. was arrested on a dennrtn. Hon warrant todav bv scents of the no thn mnst infin-ntini RnuUn nnmn,.J 1st, next to Martens, in America. l:Ol"ND-I"P OF AGITATORS GOES ON; 5000 IX TOILS I Washington,- Jan. 5. Although 'rcarly 5000 persons have been arrested since the latest radical raid was sturf - RADICALS VI AT DEPORTATION d last Friday night, department of Jus' McClure, on trial for the murder of ice agents over the country today stiir Detective A'nton Sehoetnbs, did not were seeking members of the commun-jknow that S-.-hoembs was a pol' of- st and communist labor organizations ; ficer, wh he shut and kille l hint. who thug far had escaped the general according to his testlniu-'y on m dragnet ' stand today. DECISIONS OF SUPREME COUNCIL NOT TO CARRY NAMEOF UNITEDSTATES ' ... . .. . ... ... . f farin, uan. o iiugii i. niiace, :ye-U-rday to have -kcl the supreme cliange- tlie formula n-ferriiMt to tln . I. 1 1 -...I uownl.lwl vw.u-, '' i a... 1 1 . . i. t.. ...t.l ''involved tlie Inltrd 8tattn, tills formula. Including Uk- IiiIUhI Wate, not u-d In do-umeuls until be itad jton on such questions. Pari. Jan. 5. Hugh C. Wallace, American ambassador to France, hasisume their places on the council Is' asked the supreme council to precede future decisions of the council with the formula "a.iied powers," instead of "allied and associated powers," which has been used In the past, ac - cording, to the Echo Ie Paris This, says tne newspaper, roarica the determination of the United Htate;the white house, but Mount Olympus. not ta narticinate officially itl decis- 'ions to tie reached In Paris. Wash ing- ton. while declining the responsibili- ton, wh.le aecuning tne responsimii- ties of Ihe supreme council, continues tj be represented at lu session. How can Mr. Wallace s role be dermeST ti. i. t . r,tonitvr..ntt!.rt- Wiinin or observer Is the accepted term.' Pleasure at the presence of an Am - erican representative who wi.l keep Washington Informed as to events un - STRIKE CALLED OFFBYtllK MOOTEST InternatieniCfficers Report On Settlement At Conven tion Of Dc!;iafes In Colum bus Today.! (Associated Press Leased Wire) Columbus, Ohio," Jan. 5. Interna tional officers of the United Mine Workers of America , in agreeing to de clare the recent miners' strike at an end, "decided to. fUbmlt to the in evitable, though : protesting in our hearts against what we believed to be the unjust attitude " of pur govern ment" according to the report of Ac ting President John 1 Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer Green at the special miners convention of 2,000 delegates here today. ; , The report reviews the miners' con troversy from the date of the Cleve land convention up-flto the present time. The international officers state that "higher hopes"; are entertained that the decisions to be reaohed by the commission of three appointed by President Wilson "will be fair and Just as to meet with the general ap provaW-of our membership". Members of the commission we highly praised, Gave. MrTo Law, International bffidials, the report Btates, realized" "better than the mem- summer. x ' ' bership of our unionji, the determlna- Besides the treaties with Germany (Inn t tl. a aao 1 vnunrnm nr. t and'. . . . . i . . i , V- ...o ice. .....v... declded to accept the plan proposed by President Wllsol which called for an immediate increase of 14 per-' cent. The original demands of the miners called for an Increase of six ty percent In wages. At the time the acceptance was made, the report continues. It was pointed out to the miners' leaders that the strike had passed from a mere controversy between operators and miners over a, question of wages, to an issue between the supremacy of law and the ability of the government to enforce Its mandates and decrees. :. "In other- words, eVwas 'tt4onger a controversy between employer andlof oth(jr BUbjectg. Many investigations employe, but Instead a test between the strength of a group of working men and the government Itself." Rigid Policy Impossible. The report states that at the time of the Cleveland convention, when the strike order was tentatively issued "no one could forsee the turn events have taken and the necessity in meet- ing the new and unexpected situations which have arisen. It has been found quite Impossible to follow the rigid and inflexible policy laid down at the Cleveland convention. ure. is visions still In effect I'nder Its nro- the government exercises Its war-time powers and was fully sup- ported by the judicial, military, leg- Islative and executive brunches of the government, "We are confident that it was not generally understood by our member ship that these war time measures were still In effect or that the Lever act, denied our membership the right to strike or applied to them in any way whatsoever." Slayer Denies He Knew Victim Was Policeman l Sjhi Francisco. Jan. 5. Floyd Leo , t... .nienean aniwiwin'r. was reported c - ouim - 11 of tla -a inf-rt-ni'C to powers participating in the council . llu. 'nlll.-.l IHIttf-rl." Tlllll M' Imnuvl lulnv 1... ... . I .u f... t .-. .NII.,,1 111(1 Im- Umo to get a dw-Won from Washing i til the United Btates delegates re -expressed by the newspaper, which says: j "Nothing can be definitely conclud - jd without President Wilsun's asseiit ibeforo hand. Ho the council Is su - ipreme only In name. Supremacy - , longs to air. n u'in, wn niuin, n"t "It is inevitable that a dialemma will arise. The United States will be t-bli (.ongea 10 w rei.porisiuu.ur. - : responding to h'-r action, or she will ; renounce this role. It is hoped this al- isurd situation may oe arrange! nj- iiilv ratification of the treaty ac- cording to the progr u...A.r.. il - odge, followed by return of Amer- ,ica to her rightful place In the set 'llerant of European affairs." CONGRESS RECONVENES TOD AY WITH PROSPECT OF EXTENDED SESSION LiniFCHAHCF OF ADJOURNMENT BEFORE AUTUMN . . i n t . i ii n Big international Ana iomes- bc Problems Expected To Occupy Attention Of Legis lators ihrough Summer. (Associated Press Leased Wire) Washington, Jan. 5. Returning to work today after two weeks' holiday congress faces one of the busiest Ree nterable domestic matters, there are international questions of far reaching importance that must be settled in cluding the treaty of peace with Ger many and Austria- Only One Recess. Adjournment was not expected be fore fall and the only break In the long session that members can look for ward to is the brief recess that will be taken coincident with the holdlnr of the national party convention In the ana wun Austria, international proo- j)emi to be considered at the resumed Be88on include the proposed alliance with France, the Panama canal settle' ment with Colombia, treaties with Po land and Josaibly, Turkey and numer ous measures dealing with the war changed conditions of American com mercial and financial relations abroad, , Domestic Problems Many. Important domestic legislation await ing action includes the railroad reor ganization bill and the oil, coal, gas and phosphate land leasing bill, both of which are In conference; army re organisation, shipping legislation, con- ti-ol of undesrlsWe aiiens and on scares also have been arranged for by both the senate and house. Among them will be Inquiries Into war expenditures, the Mexican situation, Bolshevist ac tivities, coal situation, federal trade commission and the Ford-Newberry election. Private conferences initiated during , . ' , ,h t t f) ht were cn'and other articles on a corresponding icompJm'B 1, , t o. n T scalo Itntin on ranavnl nf nnhflTA fill lltfl tiu. . senate floor was expected at an time. No concrete plan under which the sen- 'ate would resume formal consideration OI lne BU,JJtl-i "i,u"' nowever. tlie s,nillB ,0lay ,ne ' !f Penntor Sterling, republican, South ji'uKoia, nati ine riKm ii wuy. MAN I T1 Miss Klsle Sttidow of Willamette, Is at the Salem hospital suffering from Injuries sustained In an accident which occurred Sunday at 4:17 p. m. v. hen Hoseburg passenger train No. 17, southbound, crashed into a Ford car driven by Walter Larson of Wil lamette. The accident occurred at the intersection of the Huuthern Pacific tracks and Pacific highway near the state fair grounds, the seen of many similar mishaps. Larsen, Miss Snldow and A. L. Jun wen were on the road to Monmouth, where Miss Brildow Is attending school and that nil were not injured Is con sidered miraculous by those who wit nessed the accident. The machine was being driven with clused curtains, Junken and Knidow both claiming that for this reason they did not see ti e approaching train until It was up on theiii. The engine struck the rear of the car Just as the machlna was clearing the cronslng. Miss tsnldow be ing settled on tlie right side of the car. was the most severely Injured of the trio, suffering a fractured arm, contused hip and slight bruises of jhead and shoulders, but It Is not thought that shtt sustained any In- Urnal Injuries. Junken and Larsen escaped with sundry cuts and bruises. h th vounir men returning to Wi! llunwtte Sunday evening. The machine , parly demolished. p y i ll.J .UcniJaU lijJUUiU nrtU MU Wtll.-. ---- To Leave Italian Capital Koine, Jan. S. ( Havas, ) Prlne Von IJuelow, former German chancel f -- -- ..,.,, jiomeii o..,.., ' , ' k..,. . -. ... slrable for the reasin it could causa it. 1a r,,r ttie n.-tiinn frovernim'rii, ac - - WO NJURED WHEN TRAIN AND OR COLLIDE cording to newspapers orrr. "",'', .,.! a w 1,1 . ru, twi . rt. wiiurr at . .u cerne, Kwitzerland. T Wilson to Send Important Word To Party Feast (Associated Press Leased Wire) Washington, Jan. 6. Preal- dent Wilson will send "an lm- porta nt greeting Uv tlie demo-.... cratic dinner on Jackson day, January 8, It w announced at the Will to House today. ik There was wide conjecture ns to whether the president $ president would discuss the $ third term quest Ion. Ou this White House offi- ijt clals are silent, but some of Uio president's friends have Insist- in ed throughout tliut ho would ak not be a candidate under any ik k circumstances. jjc - They regard It as probable in that ho will make this clear lu his massnge. MEDIUM OF FAIR (Associated Press Leased Wire) Chicago, Jan. 5.- -tnvesctlgatlon of the "fair price" list for clothing, is sued by the Illinois fair price com mittee, and which out of town mer chants declare Is lower ' than the wholesale price, has revealed busi ness deal whereby leading Chicago department stores have done a rush ing business in cheaper .grades of clothing. The clothing (air price committer, oom posed of five officials of the big downtown department stores and one representative of the suburban deal ers, frankly admits that clothing can not be bought in the wholesale mar ket today at the "fulr price" 'set for retailers. "Subway" Prices Set The committee fixed the fair price for men's suits and overcoats nt $24.50, women's suit at $25, men's and women's hose at 25 cents a pair, The big downtown stores have com plete lines of clothing or. sale In their "subway" sections at thd prices fix ed, and have been doing a rushing bus Iness. When merchants from many sec tions complained that thr. "fair price" list was unfair, that it made them ap pear to be profiteering, the Chicago dealers explained that the clothing on sale here was all purchased many months ago. The men's suits, for ex ample, are of two classes, cotton anil wool mixtures and all wool shoddy. When the merchants agreed on t'.ic "fair price" list each placed a com plete line of this class of clothing on Hale, regardless of the wholesale cost. After tho present supplies are ex hausted no more will be available It Is said. Prices art Fxpliilncd "The big buying power ul slates here, combined with the fact that they carry very large stocks, made !SL, GRAFT THROUGH PRICE LIST AIRED thls price list possible, according to a;a, tJucrrero, Moruios, .iiuisc.o, n 1). F. Keily, manager of one of the':aa, Hidalgo and Qiiurnturo. They biggest Chicago department stores, and acting chairman of the fair price committee. "The merchants In smuller cities are right when they say they cannot buy now nt wholesale, at prices as low as our fair price list. We couldn't elth.-r. We fixed this list ami made a special drive for the man and woman who want low priced clothing. "The cheapest wool suit, moderate H' well trained, on sale In the regu- lar clothing departments today is priced at M). The average well dressed business man cannot hit o'lt", fitted for less than $75 to H& for a' suit. The suits we are selling at $24.60 inejBlljol.ho, wires were torn down would have retailed at $1 In lM.;but ,t s t,pr0 were many casual- snowing mi l.i -rra.r u, 1- - cent since before the war. 'Ihe suits that sell today for $50 would have sold at $25 before the war." Planes Blaze Mail Trail Between Chicago And Omana:':.:,, ; (Associated lTens U-ased Wire) 'ported killed beneath their wrecked Chicago, Jan. S. Two Ie Havlland h.iust-s. The shock came during a per fnur mail planes left Chicago at 8:53 finance at the theater at Orizaba anfl Ms morning for Omaha, Neb., to blaze pnnlo stricken people lepd from tn he trail for regular service west. balconies Into, the pit. No one wr The planes will slop at Iowa City Ulled but many were injured, bout lu:3 for gasoline and oil. Theyi Fifteen shocks were experienced t ere due In Omaha shortly after noon.'cordobu. a city ten miles eaHt of trl llots Nuter and Hmlth are In charge. j rt),a. where eleven were directly felt. Hrrnl.-.r mail service from Chicago '.First reports stuteiL the tremor ren- o Omaha will be In augurateoV Janu urv X N'n mull is beinir carried on the rial trip this morning. ' Tiie Northeastern Btnglng assficiatlon cf New York has adopted a resolution protesting against the unjustified and of members of the with musical per - . . . iM..rf,..nf. - - ' lormances given uy us - "-- COMMIT I ttS IU PROBE AG1STDAH1ELS Secretary Of Navy Replies To Critics Of Method Of Awarding Decorations For Good Service In Navy. (Associated Press Leased Wire) Washington, Jan.- 6. With the re convening of congress today the chair men of the senate and house naval committees were to confer on th question of a Joint investigation of the whole subject of naval decorations around which has centered sharp controversy In the navy department When the flint- awards were an nounced some weeks ago. Chairman Page of the senate committee, asked Secretary Daniels for a report, which has been forwarded. The secretary supplemented this with a letter, pub lished today, in which the theory ol the awards was explained. , Daniels Outline Reasons Mr. IMnlela dwolt at length on the reasons foi awarding distinguished service medals to the commanders ol ten of the eleven American warship and transports sunk by submarine and mines during the war., He declar ed that "when' we shall have forgot ten the distinguished and nonoramo service of able and clevoteu Diner ashore, the splendid courage of the men who met the shock or in sun- niarlne tillettoeit unafraid, will re main as n living glory and an nonur able Incentive to future naval heroes. Washington. Jan., B-r-ifecretary Daw Ids replied Sunday to attacks on hl awards of navy decorations In a let ter to Chairman Page of tha senate; naval committee, which with the house naval committee probably will Investigate the whole row precipitat ed by the refusal of near Anmirai Hliim and other officers to accept th decorations awarded to them. . The complaint of the officers was that In some Instances Hucretary tan- kls hud changed the recommenda tions of the official board whloh sat on the cases, bestowing higher deco rations than the officers thought mer ited In some cases and lower ones In (Continued on page two) TEN STATES ARE Mexico City.. Jan. f..- Ten state were shaken by the earthquake which n Katurduy nlnht destroyed at least wo villages and caused many deaths n the state of Vent Cruz. These states were Mexico, I'uebla, Vera Crus, Oas- p.r(.tch from the Isthmus or lenusn- epee In a northwesterly direction near y 5l miles and from the Oulf of M- co to tho Pacific. lteports received up to it o'clock list night indicated the center of the elstnlc nonvslslon was In the neigh borhood of Mount Orizaba ,a volcano about severity miles west of Vera Cru on the line between tlie states of Vera Cruz and Puehla. It was In that neigh borhod that the most serious damage was done. Teocclo. a village mue. n v,.,ino, has been vlr- , destroyed urid a similar fate be .. ..,.,i,, imuill hamlet In that , ,,ln twtm. .Many houses-and churclies in j pala, a city about fifty miles northwest t Vera Cruz, were damaged, while re- miles polls from Orlznon, a city ten outh of the volcano, stale that several business block nun cntin oes .. town were cracsnu. uf Orizaba the shock was tred at Acambaro, a town nmr uca .about 25 miles southwest of Mex co City, but more recent advices stated h shocks were not severe inero. While telegrams lust night from ins tate of Vera Cruz, where tne " quake was more severe, siuieu tores had perished, accurate estimate 'of the casualties cannot be made jet. CHARGES SHAKEN BY QUAKE SHAKING MEXICO