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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1920)
Circulation average tor 1I0. 5160. Population of Salem 1900. 4268; 1910. 14.094; 120. 17.67S. Krion County 1920, 47,177; Polk county. 14.181 )fember of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated Press Fun Lised Wirs, "ftfpThird Year No. 306 'inances of iovemment Run Short cretary Houston Es tjmates Deficit of Past Year at Over Two Washington, Uec. Z3. A gross hflciency in national fiscal trans- IOonH of 12,100,000.000 this fiscal m and $1,500,000,000 ror tne .ua, . IMxt fiscal year were luicvwi lu ll t,y Secretary Houston in testi ,v before the senate finance LmmittP. which is considering the aldiei' bonus diii. i m,e secretary said federal flnan- 0 jjere in sucn snape umi new Iugrces or revenue must iw wuuu Hi no new burdens added to the Houston said ordinary InMrints this year should exceecr brdinary expenatiures oy nooui IBM 000,000 and next year by Eiout f056.OO0,OOO but that these Ena'ivould be inadequate to pay Ltertst on the public debt of about l,J00,0OO,OOO annually. I The secretary saiu new sources U iwenue must be found because IneeM profits taxes and income les of the higher groups were declining. He warned against lamiMi-inK" with the sinking fund iinwgement for retiring the war dfM. paying: "When we go tam pering" with the sinking fund ar rangement for retiring the war debt, saying: "When we go to tam perinf; with the sinking fund I be- Bieve we arc- gone. ik Aim evi At Destruction Of Tiny Nation Tiflia, Uec. 21. Russian bolshe- ITik forces appear to be concentrat ing for a campaign which will eliminate the republic of Georgia from the map of-the Caucasus re- gion Heavy soviet forces have ten concentrated at Tuapse, n port Ion the extern shore of the Black ;.nrt .it fin Err i. a nort still fur- Itlier to the southeast toward the I Georgian frontier. Other bolshe- ItSl detachments are reported at Viialt southeast of Tlftis. while I the Tenth bolshevik army, which I has been operating along the Ar- Inenisn frontier, is said to nv mssed through Karakliss, moving Itoward th" c.eorgian republic. Indeper, let.t Georgia has been I talented by the bolsheviki because oi the trade advantages offered at Batum which has been regarded inMoscov. as a corridor which pr-nitu-d the liolsheviki to bring in fainlles from Europe. Reliable in formation from Batum. however, Indiratps serious disturbances, the Georgian garrison there having re volted. It to understood the allies regard the Miuation so serious that they have mnuirif.i ert senrtinrr warshins lb insure the evacuation of allies missions in Georgia. Fordney Tariff Measure Wins On House Vote kshlnsinn Dec. 23. Over the I protests of a defiant minority, the tout last ,ight adopted the Fora- IBev rrrir-rc-.tinv tnriff hill by a TOt of m to 86. The vote was Wfn ,u g:4G o'clock, after eight lours of debate. Politic, I lines were swept aside In the final vote, 41 democrats M one prohibition combining Irth 151 r nublicans supporting measure, while 14 republicans I4 ur v i'h 72 democrats against Ike bill A number of servitors entered Itlf hou- chamber and their pres- pfce led to reports that they were I trim,,. ; .-11. 1,111 lo Heath I" the senate. Many republicans aid they were almost convincco He bill would not be passed by u? sen.v.e. Greek Minister to United States Named, Report hens Dec 53 1)r. Sicillianos M4 of the political bureau of foreign office said today he been nt.mir.Ued minister to United States. He stated that wouw cr, to America early in 'unary and possibly would be ac rampan(j ... th princess Anas fcV Who l.fnr ho ir.irrhee tO fcr Christopher of'Greece was William B. Leeds of New Wk. farmer Murders Wife and Three Babes, Then Self T Orl- lslson' 9 Dee 23 Carl E. i farmer living near his wife and three chil hammer last night and his own life by slashing ' Hh a razor. Bodies of were not found until kin. I mm . ing. I r. "urr ' that there are post - Burglar Alarm Proves Undoing of Deaf Thieves Scranton, Pa., Dec. 23. New currency disptayed on two illuminated Christmas trees in windows of the First National bank at the most prominent business corner of the city, at tracted thieves just before day break today. They hurled stones through the windows and gath ered up the bills indifferent to the burglar alarm loudly clang ing over their heads. Police hurried to the scene and ar rested the two men with their pockets bulging with the new bank notes. Both are deaf mutes. Four Victims Of Disaster Found Buried Rescuers Uncover Bod ies of Men Entombed When Roof of Mine Collapses Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. The bodies of four men, entombed by a cave-in at the Slope mine of the Pacific Coast Coal compnny at Black Diamond, Wash., yester day were recovered by rescue gangs today after more than twelve hours of digging. The dead: Frank Nivone, 45, timber man; Joe Grill, 50, miner; Fnjank Bus- sey, 68, timber man; Charles Hev- lin. 00, miner. The bodies of the victims were taken in charge by W. H. Corson. chief deputy coroner of King county, who will conduct an in vestigation into the cause of the accident. All the bodies were found in Pillar 39 of the eleventh south level, where the men were engag ed in removing a pillar of coal when the roof fell in. All were hurled under tons of rock and dirt. Growers Feast Upon Mistland Prune Dishes The miarterlv meeting of the di rectors of the Oregon Growers Co operative association were held to day at the offices of the ussocla tion on the fifth floor of the Ma sonic Temple. Reports of the business of tne last quarter were submitted by R. C. Paulus. manager of the sales ,i ., fl t. Lewis, manager of the organization department; J. O. Holt, in charge of the pack ing department: M. O. Evans, man ager of the field department and W. I. Staley, secretary and treas urer. As the association has recently adopted the brand name of "Mist Vind" and is now carrying on an advertising campaign in New York city selling prunes under thi hrinri. at the luncheon served at the Marion hotel today noon. was made up entirely of special foods rriide from prunes. Tk or,neinl menu as prepared by Frank Tanaka, chef of the Ma rion, was as follows: Turee of Mistland prunes Crisp Celery RiP" a"vr SufVir Cured Ham. Misuano Prune Sauce Mistland Prune Sweet Potato Southern Style Mistland Tea Biscuit Midland Prune Salad Imperial Mistland Mince Meat rustry Pie Coffee iv, nruno mincemeat from which the pie was made, was man ufactured at the association p-.i-.it in Eugene. Among the directors who at tended the meeting today are the following: . armour Jones ana " . t a.'. C. A. Jaques, Esta- cada; B. W. Johnson, Monroe; Al- i, Bellinger, Scotts Mills; Ken neth Miller. Sherirun. R. A. Bus- enbark. Rnseburg: I reel r-wiin,. Salem; Harry Butz. Dallas; How ard Hill. Medford: George Zim merman. Yamhill; M. H. Harlow. Eugene and W. E. St. John. Suth- erlin. . , . i - rvr .irtdiess at the lunch eon J. O. Holt, manager of the paekin department and at the KiigeK plant where prune mince meat is manufactured, r..." . n ninmcat now used in the west, is made by the large packing houses. He could see no reason why the west should import n ' is that produced by the associa tion was in every respect, super " . rtert Mr. Holt ok- ed forward to the time when tn prune mince meat mmw I p " vm net only suppl e needT of'The west, but when there should be a large expo.v business. TVAnnunzio Says War State Exists . riee 23 D'Annunzl' London Dec. 1 has proclaimed that a state of wi exists hetween i . i.i.. has forbidden moni ana - the poPuln of F,um t0, l , . .. r-. itbmatch to he citv. sa i - - the Erchanee Telegraph quoting Whole-hearted Response of Salem ites Necessary to Insure Christmas Cheer For Needy Tots; Toy Demand Greatest A gratifying response to vester lay's appeal for food, clothing and toys was received by the Salvation Army last evening and this morn ing, but more food, more clothes, and a great many more toys must be had If Christmas for Salem's needy families is to be all that the name traditionally implies, "Give us toys," is the plea of the men and women working day and night to see that Saturday is not to be a cheerless day for Salem's poor. And unless Salem people are will ing to donate these cheap play things, three-year-old Mary B., who lives in a one room shack at the edge of the city, and four-year- old Jimmy S.. whose father has unable to work for several weeks, will jump out of bed Christmas morning to find nothing but empty stockings. "I don't think it will be necessary to point out to Salem people that toys are a necesstiy for the little tots,"Ensign Roe said this morning. "Of course we need food, and of course that is the prime essential. but everybody knows, if he will top to consider, how bitterly dis appointed these little boys and girls almost all of whom believe there is a Santa Claus -will be if they get no playthings." Auto Plunges Over Grade; Three Killed Hoquiam. Wash., Dec. 23 Three men are dead and three are in the hosntial following an accident in which an auto stage went into the Humptulips river on a bridge 20 miles north of here today. The dead: John Martin. 55. lonkey engineer; Matt Kennedy. 35, logger. Unidentified man about 27 years old. The injured: John L. Cosgrove. owner and driver ot tne stage, iotn hands badly cruashed and other In juries as yet undetermined. John V. Donahue, leg broken. Walter Blue, arm broken. At a sharp turn leading to a bridge over the Humptulips liver the auto skidded, went through the bridge railing and fell 50 feet into shallow water. The three dead were killed instantly. The stage was bringing passengers from the Pol son logging camps to spend the Christmas season here. Senator Urges Abolition of War Insurance Washington, De. 23. A sweep- g "reconstructive" program for the next administration, to effect a return to "constitutional govern ment" and to place the public ad ministration on a "business like and efficient" basis, as advocated an address in the senate today by Senator Krelinghuysen, republi can of New Jersey. Senator Krelinghuysen advocated reduction to a pre-war basis of the number of government employes nd abolition of bureau of war risk insurance and transierence 01 Its function to pension office. Declaring that 91 per cent of the ex-service men who took out Insur- ince policies with the government had dropped them, the senator said the government eouio not con duct "an insurance business at a loss" and that it was a fair con clusion that the war risk insur- mce bureau was a failure." Pointing to the nation's progress n world trade the senator declared these economic advantages could be held 1'unless re repeal unwiee tariff laws and rescind unwhole some physical practices." "American industry must le pro tected and fostered by a scientific tariff law." he said, along with a 'scientific method of securing for eign trade." McCarthy Urged To Keep Office in Baseball League Sacramento, Cal Dec. 2. Measures to be taken to try to in duce William H. McCarth' or ian Krancisco to retain the presidency of the Pacifc Coast baseball league which he resigned last we. k and re fused to accept after he had been re-elected at an increased salaiy. will be discussed at a meeting of the baseball com;nittee of the Bac ramento chamber of commerce to day. Among plans to be discus-ied is McCarthy to reconsider ni.s d cis ihat of curculating petitions askins ion. It was declared thousands oi signatures to such an appeal could be obtained. Hi Grads Speak At Homecoming This Afternoon Several graduates of the Salem high school this afternoon address- ad bly he annual nomecon.ing n held in the school's auditor ium. An eiauiwic given. cores of alumni, many of whom are now attending the University r rweon and the Oregon Agri cultural college, and some ofi whom are engaged In business, were present. Salem, Oregon, Tlmrsday, December 23, 1920 Who's Got a Doll for Mary? Toys cheap, expensive, homemade or bought a sawdust-stuffed doll that wiH make three-year-old Mary B. happy long after the holiday season is gone, and a gun with which four-year-old Jimmy S. can kill Indians new toys, old toys, any kind of toys are wanted by the Salva tion army for Salem's poor children. At least 100 jars of canned goods must be had if the needs of Salem families are to be met. Beans, potatos, rice and meat are also wanted. Clothing and money for general relief are always welcome. The Salvation Army is caring for approximately 20 needy families con tinuously. In case you care to donate, it will cost you but little effort. By 'phoning 1820 you can have a Salvation army official at your door within a few minutes to receive any gift, large or small, which you care to make. Many jars of canned goods are I asked for. By phoning 1820 you yet needed by the Salvation Army can get a man to call at your home to complete the 60-odd baskets of wtihin a few minutes for any con food which they will deliver to fhe . tribution you may wish to make, various needy families Friday aft- Twenty-two families are at pres ernoon at 2 o'clock. Beans, pota- ent being cared for by the Salva toes, rice, meat and toys are also toin Army in Salem, All through Slayer of Policeman Is Lynched Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 23. Tom W. Vickery, a white man held on a charge of murder in connection with the killling Monday night of Policeman Jeff C. Couch, was taken from the county jail here shortly after midnight by a mob and hanged. Several shots were fired into his body. Japs Charged With Atrocities Rivaling Hun Acts In Belgium Washington, Dec. 23. A state ment charging Japanese military authorities with deeds more "frightful and barbarous" ' than anything ever alleged to have oc curred in Belgium during the war was issued here today by the Ko rean commission, based, the com mission said, cm authentic repwrts received by it from Manchuria. The Janinese punitive expedi tion sent to the Hunchun district following the clash last November between Japanese troops and Ko rean insurgents was alleged to have burned 32 villages "killed all' the male inhabitants of the dis trict" and "massacred 145 peace ful inhabitants" in one town, where one house was burned. It was added, "with women and children inside." "Authentic reports received by the Korean commission In Wash ington, the statement sain, snow a total of 386 non-combatants ar rested and executed, of whom eighty six were wives and twelve were mothers, who answered 'Odoro Kaso' (gone somewhere, we do not know) to questions as to the whereabouts' of their hus bands ind sons." The Japanes-3 government's "feign of terror" In Korea, the commissioner asserted had now been carried into southern Man churia where "some million Ko reans" reside under Chinese rule, "driven out of their native land by the Jtipanese." "Last November." the statement continued, "an unfortunate emh occurred in Hunchun district be tween Japanese soldiers and Ko rean insurgents. Promptly taking advanVige of this pretext the Jap anese government sent 5000 sol rttero nn a Dunitive expedition. The insurgents rie.i ifter giving a stubborn fight to the Japanese army. "Then the Japanese soldiers st out deliberately to wrfiik ven geance upon the peaceful people rhfl stayed at their homes, trust ing to the humanity of Japanese officers believing that the puni tive expedition was sent to pun isV, only those who took part in the conflict. But the Japanese sol diers put to the torch all the vil lains In the district, burning tnree thousand houses and all the grain supply stored, for the winter. Then they systematically killed all the male inhabitants of the district. Tn some villages women and rhil dren were not spared. Little Graves by the Hundred Thousands Unless Help Comes European Relief Council Make check payable to F. G. Deckebach, Chairman Marion County Committee, Salem, Oregon Please find enclosed my contribution as part of Amer ica's Christmas Gift to the Starving Children of Europe. Name - r- Address "Thirty two villages were thus wantonly destroyed and the de struction still continues notwith standing the 'regrets expressed by Colonel Mizumachi, head of tjjo Japincse military mission at Chlen toa to a Canadian missionary who visited the devastated districts." Income Tax Is Cause of House Famine, Claim Washington. Dec. 23. One tsrt cause of the existing fhorUgo In dwellings. Senator Calder, repub litun of New York said in ad dressing the senate today, is the high rate of federal Income tax. This, he declared, was driving wealth investors to place all their ai liable funds in tax exempt s? curities issued by municipalities, the states and the national gov ernment, and he suggest d that congress meet the situation by making mortgages on dwelling houses ix exempt to a reasonable figure. "I am Informed that the Mar shall Field estate in Chicago and the Hetty fJreen estate, both of which formerly loaned heavily on real esyite, find their Incomes from this source to be less th.i two percent under taxation." Sen ator Calder said, "and they are diverting their capital funds to more lucrative Investments. Tax exempt securities during the last five years have Increased from 1.1.00" 090.000 to over fl 4,000. -000. 000. Rain Promised For Christmas Washington. Dec. 23. flenerally fair weather ChrlMmas dnv except for snow mound the Great Lakes and in the northern Rockies and -aln on the Pacific coast is prom 'sed by the weather man Zero temperatures will prevail in Me northern part of the district be 'ween the Big rlvr and the Kocky nountalns, the forecaster said to day. A storm Is b'-aring down on the "acifir states and will cause rain II alonit that coast, except tn south' rn California. ou rival the winter and work of the organ ization will go on. Clothes and money for general relief will be welcomed. On Wednesday evening, Decem ber 29. a Christmas tree for those children who have been overlooked will be held at the armory by the Salvation Army. Preparations to furnish candy, nuts, and toys for 350 of Salem's little folk are being made, and fully that many are ex pectedt o be present. Chamberlain to Be Operated On Washington, Dec. 23. Physi cians attending Senator Chamber lain of Oregon, who has been ill in a hospital here since curly In the week, decided late today that an operation would be necessary. The operation will be performed. It was sala, either tomorrow or Siturday. George Pearce, editor of the Madras Pioneer, boasts the raising in that vicinity on an unlrrigated farm of a potato weighting 5 lbs Senate Fight On Tariff Bill Opened Today Washington, Dec. 23. The first volley In the fight In the senate against the house nirgency tar Iff bill was fired today by Senator Harrison, democrat, of Mississippi. When the measure was transmitted from the house lie first demanded a roll call and then objected to the usual custom of dispensing with Its reading and thus delayed until nVxt week the sending of the bill to com mlttee. Senator McCumber, republican North Dakota, acting chairman of the finance committee, said the bill would not be taken up by that committee next week. He added, however, that no hearings would be held. An "amendment adding sugar to the list of tariff-protected products was introduced by Senator Gay. Jefltbcrntf l.ousjana. The amend ment proposed a sliding tariff scale sufficient to hold raw sugar to a maximum of eight cents a pound. Salem Hi Tossers Meet Alumni Five In Armory Tonight Several hundred basketball fans will gather at the local armory to night to witness the annunl clash between the Salem high school five at the alumni quintet. Marc Latham, "Hunk" Latham, "Runt" Ackermnn, Dr. P. L. Utter, the three (illl brothers, and a half dosson other stars of yesteryear will be in the string from which the nlurnnl five will draw. "Wo expect an awful rub," Bill Ashby. enptain of the high school team, said this afternoon, "but the undergraduates are In fine shape and will make the old-timers hump." Portland. Huildlng bodies for automobile trucks Is a new Indus try Just instroduced Into Oregon by H- C. Hodgklns with the organiza tion of the I'nlversal Hody Cor poration. The new plant Is lacted at 900 Sandy boudevard In Fort-land. Search for Alleged Slayer ofHamon at End; Trial Is Next Paso, Texas, Dec. 2J. Clara Barton Smith left El Paso at o'clock this morning bound for Arduiore by way of Fort Worth She was accompanied by her law yers and Sheriff Garrett. KI Pno. Texas, Dec 23. Clara Marlon Smth slept und- r her par ents' roof last night. Knding a search by Oklahoma officers which began November 22. Mi Smith came to Juarez oppo mi,.. him last nlaht. surrender" d Is Sheriff Buck Garrett of Atcltimrr Okla.. and was taken to the horns of her father, J. L. Smith In F.l I'sso, where' she spent the night Today. If her condition -rmltted. she wan to be taken aboard a train for Aidmore to plead to a murder charge la connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon in that cltv November 2(. Miss Smith's father supplied the only Information K Ing th- woman's fl out regard it from Juarez to Chihuahua City. A man she met on the train from Juarex to Chihuahua rail have been heaven-sent." he said. She had never seen him before. They did not even talk the same language. He .pproached her. knowing she was la trouble and volunteered to shield her. And Clara reposed her trust In him. He guarded her as carefully ss though he err his own child. I believe that's a miracle. I believe God ruiricrf that friend to her in h. r hour of need." The "friend" was a Chihuanut offical. the father said, who took -i.-.r to hi home and his wif he eaase Clara's companion. The offi cial policed his estate with private I Bulletins Washington, Doc. elgn ships on which conditions were below those set by the American merchant marine would be denied entrance to American ports under a bill In troduced today by Chairman Jones of the senate commerce committee. Washington, Dec. 23. The pension appropriation bill car rying a total of $M5.500,0O0 was passed today by the bouse After two hours debate i which touched on nearly every sub ject except the bill itself. Galveston, Texas, Dec. 33. One man was instantly killed and the oil barge Ballkaw Is During as a result of an explo sion on the craft shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Southern Pacific oil terminals. The fire threatens the tank steamer Hastnal, which Is load ing In the same dock. The man killed was a Mexican work man. Italian Lines Drawn Close Around Fiume Stronghold o f Mad Poet Completely Sur rounded by Troops, Says Report Trieste, Dec. 72. Strong cordons of carbineers and Alplnl, brigaded Into probably a score of batalllona have been thrown about Flume and have completely Islated that city by land. The Italian fleet, which has its headquarters at Pola, Is scouring the Qulf of Quarnero day and night for D'Annunzio raiders and searchlights play on the waters from twilight till dawn Following the Issuance of orders to establish a close blockade. Gen eral Cavlglla, tlalian communder. directed that foreign citizens and civilians In Flume be given 48 hours to leave the city. Operations Opened. ionaon. i. e. ,... - ations have been begun by tlalian government troops against forces In and about Fiume commanded oy Cai.tnin (iabriele D Annunzio refuses to evacuate the ctly and per mlt Italy to put into operation the provisions of (he treaty or Hnpallo. Despnches received here, state that mllltarv works along the line mark ing the frontier of the "regency of Quarano" have been raided and an tlalian destroyer is said to have shelled D'Annunslo batteries on th Island of Veglia, southwest Fiume. I i- Plan Fails. An attempt on the part of D'An nunzlo to seize control of the Mun tagna canal, running down the Dal matian coast behind a screen of low Islands, has been foiled. Men despatched to Caste! Venler, north east of 2ara, a point which com mands the southern entrance to the canal, were forced to retreat, some of them being eapiired and others disarmed. U'Annunzlo legionaries which have been uctlng as garrison nt Zara are said to have fled from ! I I, ,t citv It is asserted that D'Annunslo planned to abandon Fiume and to land somewhere along the Dalma tian coast where he would raise the banner of revolt hoping to create a stiuatlon which would nullify the treaty of Rapallo. His scheme, however. Is said to have been frus trated by government troops, which have prevented the departure from the city Of vessels loaded with le gionaries. detective- to keep her safe and r.o: even her own brother "Jimmy" 19 could approach until he had thor oughly established his Identity. "Clara Is broken In health," the father said. "Her mother and I can notice It. Gone la her vivacity, her quick, lithe movements and ready laughter. The ordeal Is not over yet. I hope God gives her strength to endure all that Is yet to come." 'The sympathy of the people of Carter county (Oklahoma) Is with BiMwnin. Birenii wnri mu Walters Guilty Jury Declares Portland, Or.. Dec. IS. Husted A. Walters, was convicted of mur der In the first degree today for the killing of Patrolman Jerome Palmer. Walters, who aiis a de serter from Camp Lewis killed Palmer the night of November 1". when the officer attempted to question WaPers and John Till man In connection with holdups here. Tillman, who also deser - I from Csmp Lewis, tntfe over to the luvenlle court and ?ai sentenced to the refor-natory. be ing only 1" years old. Albert Dean, world war veteran, till suffering from the effects of IS wounds, has purchased a 10 scre tract near Hood River that he expects to develop to strawberries The Weather OHKGON: Tonight and Friday rain west, probably rain or snow east portion; moderate easterly winds. liOCACr Maximum temperature 50, minimum S4, set 37. Rainfall trace. River S.f, falling. Priesj 'AmM British Are Rebuked for Procedure Violation of Diplomatic Courtesy Charged hf State Department in Protest Washington, Dec. SJ. The department intervened today in what threatened to be a eaifro versy between the British embas sy and the senate committee In vestigating crthle commumeaM over the question of there Is British censorship at cable messages to the t!nssa4 Stages originating In the tsles. The department's action garded as a rebuke to the ay for sending direct to I Kellogg, chnlrman of the tee. a letter denying the testimony of Newcomb Carltgn, president the Western Union Telegraph company that cable messages I Ing to the United States Great Britain were subject to lay and examination by the B ish imval Intelligence author The embassy's action Is isanflsa stood to be regarded by the de partment as a breach of diplomat ic courtesy. The department will take the subject matter of that correspondence up directly Rfc the embassy but whether ft will ask for an expVtnatlon of the aeb Ion of the embassy In writing di rectly to the senator has not Indicated. Thieves' Loot Is Found Here; Man Is Jailed Henry Albers, of this city, la at present being held for lnVeeUgn-' tlon In the county Jail as a ramlt of the alleged discovery by lbsh , , n d omcer .. ... , Smith, of articles said to have stolen from the Economy grocery no I store and the Ostrin brothers" etwi- fectionery store here recently. ra alleged stolen goods, officers snyi were found Itl a barn on the prop erty where Albers resides. The barn, located at the of 20th and D streets, was i eed. the police said, after had been itlven a tip. Albers immediately arrested, but no "'charge has been preferred gatsst him. The Economy grocery store an! the Ostrin store were burglarised here recently on the same night after the thieves had mined en trance In each ease by smashing; window panes Money, clgam, ci garettes and candy were reporreI stolen. Federal Loan To 8 Railroads Is $26,775, Washington, Dec. 2S. A loan oT $2(1.775.000 to eight western rail roads to help finance improve ments amounting to ir,6,82,00 was approved today by the Inter state commerce commission. The railroads which are to re ceive the loan ore the Michigan rVntrat, the Big Four, the Hew York Central. the Cincinnati Northern, the Toledo and Ohio Central, the Zanevllle and West ern, the Kanawha and Michigan railway and the Lake Brl sUssl Western. Telephone Rate Hearing Delayed Portland, Or., Dec. 21. The hearing by th- Orefo" public serv ice commission on the application Of the Pacific Telepnone w graph company for Increase in rates has been adjouinen io -. month subject to c The city of Portland, representatives oi otner oosamunltlel will be heard wnen the hearing Is resumeo. Benjamin Wins Over Opponent Portland Or. Dec i.-Joe Bn Jamln Portland lightweight, west aV ten round decision over Kltiy i,u, n of i " ' In re last nigrht. Benjamin floored the Denver flatM- er twice In the second round, but the later bv a great rally man to stick out the round. Bank Finances Short $100,000; Cashier Is HeH Plentywood Ment The Sherldsn County Plentywood was clow J. Belseter. the ehs ,l..r rrest today, rha Dee. t. tate bank. o wed and Che Fishier, was i . gci with Ing false repoi the stale Officials in charge of the Bi according to the county attes have found shortages In eaesa fl OO.ttS. ! time. official advices.