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.