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Newspaper Page Textxrculation . nm KSKO. The Weather ouraai Con o 1900 OBEOON: Tonight and Satur day fair, except probably rain northwest portion, gentle winds, mostly southerly. LOCAL: No rainfall; southerly winds; cloudy; maximum 44; min imum 26; set SI; river 7.8 feet and falling. 14 094; l" ' ! county 1920. 47,177! Polk Ity, 14.181. Lr ot Audit Bureau or .ircu- r . ii... PrM Full an vjgaui;ni-o led Wire. Lh Year No. 19 Salem, Oregon, Friday, January 21, 1921 Price Th re Cats Bond In Safe I Kearns of Mislaid Deposit of y Cieared Up 21. The mj's- as a forfeit deposit ivitli Georpes Car- bsmmer. was soivcu jn the document was Kite of Dempsey's Kent us. t(j the explanation ban MeKettrleR, local for Kearns, the bond rhs with other pa- I to the match In a ent ot the saie brrssion that the pa- Ipy ot tne original fent yesterday oy tne Trust company that Inol been posted witn lie search. i called for u 1(100 was immediately Bi'imls of Texas Rick- Promoter accepted it femrnt that the good 1 obligations of Demp ulfilled. ill be placed at once 1 Union Trust com- ipcrs found today Front n local banking III,, I l r li.fit h-T- lin.I hum of 760,000 franci Brm as his forfeit and It this was equivalent I the rate of exchange tin date the deposit 1" capital ation To nuary 23 I of the new Poacon- H, at the armory, vices will be held ck dedication exer- nclp.-il address will be of Willamette unl- or tne new building unties s.iv in i iu new strur- tn the deVOtinn nnrl of some friend to the The building is not of any sect. It was the donations of the It Is founded unnn desire of all persons i"ir us minlatr. Up Two Lines wrecK cm Da.li. . Nov., last nisrnt is I 'l l I.I .Mir e .a rj onuinern - ...... .v uy eS- :i rfit ht.ii i .... nrn, KIT; SO i.. w' u . a uif esTwn iccordini; to Smith. 1 recg- frm Ogden and Car- ii i dr i r mm . BH Lake City by Pacific company. Bearcats itlUIUi P th:tt thO Krillfl tnotla as lemon and yellow evening in the first - "1 1II!L' T, I 1. "n he proclaimed his Bperb condition for ' strenuous practice . ' wnen the m .ir nous plays of ih . . r, in unerring Shape Won of Coach ,nr" will display offensive attack local flo,,r for th "id one calculated winning streak of the yellow aggregation. ' Friday M the the n A- C. team. 'cals won hy a UUrt the effective- , . nine nas "1 1 I I U-ftviM- tk. 1 Tr-,. , " sanws of L. O'vr-i ,.,1 rw-.a " 'he morn o goal Mhen C1''' which Me, JT ; 'tW hy Coach ,Ir" Karnes with Jackson. Wa- . ' U,lered the ir,nB against the No Mail Service For Owners of Snappy Dogs, Edict . According to Auguest Huck- estein, Salem postmaster. It is the regulation of the postal au thorities to withdraw mail de livery service to residents of the city, if the visit of the mall carrier is not properly safe guarded. Recently two malt carriers claims Postmaster Huckestein, were attacked by dogs, ono of the men being bitten and se vere wounds Inflicted that re quired the attention of a phy sician. In the other Instance, he avers, the mistress of the house who owned the dog be came enraged when her vicious dog was mistreated by the mall carrier in self defense. Mr. Huckestein says that the de livery service will be discon tinued until such time the dogs are removed, or properly taken1 care of. ', Exports Gain During 1920 Report Shows Imports Also Increase Over Previous Year; Trade Balance In Favor of U. S. Washington. Jan. 21. Exports from the United States in 1920 were valued at $8,228,000,000 as compared with $7,1120,000,000 In 1919. Imports totalled $5,279,000, 000 against $3,904,000,000 the year before; This left a trade balance lor 1920 of approximately three billions of dollars in favor of the I 'nited States as against a balance the year before of approximately four billion dollars. Students Seek Recognition of Fraternities At a meeting o fthe Willamette university student body this morn ing, the associated students unan imously endorsed plana for a petl tion that is to be presented to the annual meeting of the board of trustees in this city on February 4th, petitioning them to sanction fraternities and sororities on the Willamette campus and to grant such fraternal organizations the privilege of applying for national charters. The petition was pre sented at the studefU body by I.oren Hosier, president of the Sigma Tau local fraternity. Two years ago and again last spring, similar petitions were sub mitted to the board of trustees, and in each instance definite action was deferred, some of hte members of the board of trustees, it is salti. was in doubt as to the advisability of permitting fraternities on the cam pus of Willamette university. Since the presentation of these petitions to the board of trustees, four fraternities and two sororities have been established on the campus, and it is believed that the Influence of its life in the affairs of the university is such that will induce the board to grant the peti tion of the student bodv. Gallstones occur most frequently ' advanced life. ats mii Krimed Give Lemon Yellow ossers Hard Battle O. A. C. Beavers, and Coach Mathews expects this trio to lead the Bearcats to another victory over the charges of Coach (. at. Bohler this evening, as each player can dribble, pass accurately and register field goals from long or short distance shooting. Gillette has be?n able to score many point ers for the Bearcats with his dex terity as a free-thrower after th commission of fouls. In glancing over the record of the I'niversity of Oregon hoopers in their pre-conference games, the burden of the lemoTi and yellow scoring has been on the shoulders of Eddie Durno, the clever captain of the Eugene team. Durno, who has been on the mythical all-coast teams for two seasons, filling a forward position, has been able to score hatf rtf the Oregon tallies. In view- of his ability as a neat and finished di ibhler, doubtless he will furnish the thrills this evening at the armory. Salem Boys With Oregon Billy Reinhart. Marc and Hurk Latham, all former wearers of the Salem high colors, will be in the game this evening against the Bearcats. This trio of able hoop artists and "Xish" Chapman, an all-northwest guard, will probably comiose the line-up of the lemon and yellow representatives under the leadership of Eddie Burno. The following is the Bearcat line-up; Jackson, center: Wapato. forward; Gillette, forward; Rarey, C llr.i TOimielr cntarH Snares: Mc- Kit trick, fcrward and guard; Wn- ev. forward Refers c.awlev of Portend will officate. I Safeguards Of Accident rund Sought Proposal of Ryan's to Repeal Appropria tion Measure Stalled In Senate The approval of the state in (lufltrinl ijmUuI . -v..ur,.u commission must first be secured by the state treas urer before investing any of the funds under the jurisdiction of the commission according to the pro ...una or a Dill prepared by tho special committee of fifteen on compensation legislation and wnicn is now ready for presenta 'ion to tne legislature. This pro- woioii is in imc with recommends tlons contained in the message of uovernor Ulrott and is designed iu reueve tne treasurer from th wunDiiiiy wtnch now attaches io investment of these funds. The bill which represents the re sults of the labors of the special luiiiiiiiLiee lor tne past year and Is presented with the unanimous en dorsement of that committee, aim seeks to further encourage safe ty work in Oreran lnQ,inn awarding employers In propor tion to the results achieved in re ducing accidents. Bating System Changed Changes are provided in the ex perienee rating system fcir employ ers contributing to the accident fund the spread of which covers a reduction of 30 percent in the rate of contribution of employers in whose plants compensation costs have not exceeded 30 percent of their contributions up to the base rate in plants showing a cost of 70 percent. To further encourage safety work In industrial plants the com mission is authorized to aatabllah standards and fix rules designed io promote organization and edu cational work in accident preven tion, employers who comply with such standards will be entitled to a five percent reduction in the rate of their contributions. Oilier Changes Favored Other amendments contained in the bill prepared by the committee )f fifteen provide: That common carriers may elect 'o bring under the Oregon compen sation act hazardous occupations not subject to the federal liability law; That any employer not now op crating under the compensation law who engages iu any hazard ous occupation after July 21, 1921 must first give notice to the indus rial accident commission; That employers in default in pay ment of their contributions to the compensation fund and who hav received a notice of such defaul from the commission must display such notice in a prominent plac for the benefit of their employer who are then privileged to sut for damages In the event of injury Rehearings Provided That rehearlngs must he grant ed to any beneficiary or employ who are then privileged to sue for of the commission and that appeal may he taken to the circuit court if the final action of the commis sion is not satisfactory; That all contributions to th Bomnanaallon fund In excess of $300,000 over and above the total liabilities of the commission must be placed to the credit of OOntrlb uting employers In proportion to their contributions at the end a oh fiscal year; That state aid be extended to the fund covering the actual cost of idministering the fund instead of at the rate of one seventh of the o'al fund as operative up until 1919 and as would have become ef fective again June 30. next, with. out legislation to the contrary; That compensation benefits t njun-d workmen be revised on basis approximately the same under the temnorarv increase of thirty percent granted by the sp rial session last January: That the six month limitation on temporary time lo s 1e elimi nated and that the limitation on the number of children under IS years of age for whom compensa tion is computed also be elimln ated: Thnt comiiensation boivfits OS compiled on a graduated scab meet fluctuations In wage seal That provision be made for tn etadlag minors under the henrfl's f the compansation act: A hospital contract which is said 'o meet the approval of all faction n the special committee has all) been adopted by the commission This contract provides thMt the ac cident commission may determlnf he f mount of hosnital dues an employer may deduct from tne wages of a workman and rrnv pre scribe the manner of this Mine tion. It also gives to the commis sion complete r-uthontv oer me ervice which contract doctor" mus' urnish to iniured workmen In tne vent such sendee is not ad'qune the employer and cmpio.e . ree on other service wh:cn snau be provided at the expense or tne cntract doctor. In tn ni he relapse of an injured workman fter his discharge as cured by the ed. -ontract doctor the commnwon mav authorii" further nospi ai vice forthe workman, the expense which mut be borne iy tne contract doctor. Tnpka. Kan.. Jan. 21. Hie Kansas h'gh school athletic asso- I ciation last riicht ir-orporaita m . eonstitution fiaus fprbia- dine tobacco u.s to parf!e.pa-e in high school athletic- Conference On Uniform Auto Laws Called House Names Dele gates to Portland Meeting During the Daily Grind Today .1: legislature Adjourns. Both the senate and house adjourned here this afternoon until Monday morning. The senate closed at 11:58 and will again convene at 11 oclock Mon- day. !(: in compliance with the request of the legislatures of Idaho and Washingm. the house this morning adopted a joint resolution appoint ing a committee to meet with simi lar committees from the two states to prepare common laws for the three states regulating automobile M.d truck traffic and providing Highway laws. The resolution was ntroduced by Sheldon and Repre sentatives Wright. Carter and Kor- (11 named by Speaker Bean to rep resent the house, at the interstate onference at Portland Saturday. following the passage of several inttnportant measures and the In troduction of half a dozen new bills the house cleaned its calendar and idjoumed until Monday morning. The house this morning passed house bill No. 48, authorizing the payment of $1200 in installments f $r,0 per month to Mrs. Gentrude I. Denny, widow of the late Judge . N. Denny, who imported at an IXpense of $4500 the first Chinese iheasants to Oregon, to be paid 'rom the receipts of the game li cense fund.. Representative Frank Davey nade an attack upon the measure II selling a bad precedent. He Oe ilared that if the state owed the estate of Judge Denny any money for expenditures made It should jo paid in full, but as he under itood it, the pheasants were 1m norted at government expense vhile Judge Denny was consul eneral and advised to the king oi Korea. Nu morons defenders of the bill replied to Mr. Davey and the bill was passed by a vote of 58 to 3. House bill No. 65 on carriers and warehouses being entitled to liens. was referred to the revision of laws omniittee. House hill No 111 was withdrawn by its author. Korell. Senate hill No. 42, creating a re habilitation fund was passed hy a unanimous vote by tjie house this morning, The bill reads as follows, with the emergency clause attach ed: "Sec. 6655. There is hereby created u fund to be known as the 'rehabilitation fund." The state treasurer shall transfer one hun dred thousand dollars from the in dustrial accident fund to the re habilitation fund and there shall also be transferred to such fund. nonthly M per cent of the total monthly receipts of the state indus trial accident coiumisiso.n from all sources. Whenever the unexpend ed balance of the rehabilitation fund is greater than $75,000 the :ommission shall temporarily eltn r reduce the percentage of total nonthly receipts to be transferred o said fund or suspend such tru lis ter. The said fund shall be invest- U In the same manner as the mon ' in the segregated accident fund is invested. All interest earnings of he rehabilitation fund shall be iredtted to the industrial accident fund." Senate bill No. 26, by I'aaterson f i'olk, aroused a lengthy discus sion, relating to limiting the time of 'ringing new action after reversal if judgment was passed by a vote f 45 ayes to ft noes by the house -.his morning. it reads as follows: "Sec. 21. i If an action shall be commenced Mithiu the time pre scribed therefor) and such action be dismissed upon the trial thereof. or upon appeal, after the time, lim ited for bringing a new action, the plaintiff, or if he dies, and an. cause oi action in his favor sur vives, his heirs or persona repre sentatives, may commence a new iction upon such cause of action wtihin one year after such dismtss- i! or reversal on appeal; provided, low ever, that all defenses that onltl have been available against such action, if brought within the !ii .e limited for the bringing of such action, shall be available again-t said new action when brought under this provision." A general topic of discussion mong members of the house since ie s)ectacular squabble of yester- iy morning over the bill propos ing to install the Salvation Army ti rellbjSlia instructor at the state nitentiary and the boys' training hool,. and ousting both Catholic I ad Irotestant chaplains, who now receive $Hoa a year each, has been he nert move in ihis line. It is conceded that the matter 1" -et a dead issue, and it developed his morning that a bill Is In I ourse prei. ir.ition. which may be in- r,.;o-d by some member of theJ orld war service men delegation he house, providing Ihat the ci ire ad authorising the employ ment of --haplains sfiall be abolish This is in line with suggestions ade durirg the fight over tn osford bill Thursday MM i's assage was lost bv the lack 'if Just ne vote to make a constitutional majority At thai time, as a -rr.-nromise Ii was suggested that the state keen hands off altogether so rnr as religious instruction is con--erned. and leave to the various ehureh and religious bodies a field for their own initiative with- out hope of state compensation or, rard. Citrus Fruit Growers Ask Tariff Levy Orange and Lemon Men Appear Before House Committee Requesting Tariff Washington, Jan. 21. Grow srs of oranges, lemons and onions appeared today before the house ways and means committee to ask protection in the revision of the permanent tariff law. While asking for a duty of two cents a pound on lemons ami one cent on oranges, spokesmen said they sought only an equality in production costs which they be lieved would recede here and in crease abroad. Onion growers ask- d duties ranging from 1 i cents to two cents a pound. O. S. Powell, of the California Citrus league expressed the belief that a reduction in transporta tion charges in the United States could be expected. Shipping rates for Italian lemons and Spanish onions are very low, he said, due to a lack of cargo moving to the United States from those coun tries. Shipping companies either had io make low rates or see their vessels return to th United States in ballast, he said. Count Tolstoy To Be Heard Here Monday Count Ilya Tolstoy, son of the great Rusaian toaoherand philoso- ,her, will be heard here next Mon- loy night at the armory at I I clock under the auspices of tin (atem Rotarians. Count Tolstoy's subject will be he "Truth About Russia." and one Vhjch ho has spoken on in various speeches made throughout Amer ica. He has also contributed inanv tnajgailne articles on this subject to leading publications. Admission will be charged to hear the speaker, 25 cents to all school children and university stu dents, and 50 cents to the general public. If there is any surplus in the gate receipts after all expenses are paid it will go to the Boy Scouts. Harding Turns Thought to Golf On Board President-elect Hard ing's Train, Jan. 21. With- his iroubles packed In a kit bag which he intends to keep tightly locked President-elect Harding turned his ihoughts to golf sticks and fishing rods today as he journeyed south ird for a vacation in Florida. The fishing trip is to occupy tin first two weeks of his stay in the south. It is his hope to be com pletely isolated during the period Earlv In February he will take up his residence at St. Augustine ho tel where he will remain until Just prior to the Inauguration. Two who have been his com panlona on all the trips since his nomination were not in the party aboard the private car when it left Marion ioday. Mrs. Harding remained behind to care for per sonal affairs but will go to Flori da after a shopping trip to Wash ington and New York. Dr. C. E. Sawyer, who accompanied Mr Harding as personal physician during the campaign, is kept Marlon on business, may join party later. th Bulletins Now York. Jan. 21. New Y'ork bunkers conversant with Ford Motor company affairs toiuiy confirmed rcMrts ilmt tile corporation I- iicgotluting for a large loan, pos-ibly be tween $.-,0,000.00(1 und T.-.-000.009. Dos Moini-s. Iowa. Jan. ill Nebraska V electoral vole will go Irom Dei Moines to Chicago bv train kaHal or airplane. Plans io resume the trip by air from here were dropixd Kslay Ix-cause or weather conditions, it was -aid. Mrs. aj, Bjj, he. lor and Mrs. Draper Smith will eo to Chicago tonight, and If ihw--ibl- ihe alrpbuos Hill follow In ilinc to pick up lln- women oimI proved from Chicago to morrow morning. Washington. Jan. 21 W. M. Cob man. of Ww York, general fonnsH for iIm' Hudson and MaaahaMM railroad oiiipniiy. e , emitted suicide hole torla t tunming from the eleventh sten iff a hotel on I'enn-il-vanla nvenue Wreck Victims Are Rescued Manl!, Jan. ?1 . Two Ameri ans Robert Brezile and Mack Ma 'ne, survivors of the shipwrecked ritb'.i steamed Isabel, which they ay wan bound from California to Manila, were picked up on the is land of Tarnate. near Sarnar, Phll ppln according to advices re : ei he.e today. Crown Forces Destroy House In Retaliation Cork. Ireland, Jan. 21. The first official destruction for at tacks on crown forces in Cork city since martial law was enfor ced in this area was carried out today, when two houses in Wash ington street, where two members of the Royal Irish constabulary were attacked Saturday last, were destroyed by military forces. Opposition Puts School Bill on Shelf Approval of Invest ments by State Com mission Asked In Committee Report Sufficient opposition developed In the senate this morning to Sen- ltor Ryan's bill repealing the act of 1919 providing for the appor tionment of funds to high schools by county superintendents to brlns bout tne tabling of the measure ind scheduling the same for con sideration as a special order of business Monday afternoon. Repeal of the act, Ryan declar ed, was favored by all oounty school superintendents in the state and by educators generally. This sentiment was echoed by Senator Eddy and Senator Eberhard as serted that all of the larger school districts in the state favored thr repeal of the measure. Senators Jones and Porter, on Ihe other hand, declared that re peal of the act would prove a ser ious hardship to numerous small rural high schools which have sprung up over the state under the encouragement of the county aid which is extended under this act and which could not continue to exist with this aid which would he withdrawn by the repeal of the act. The boys and girls of the rural Atatrrota would either be compell ed to forego the advantages of a high school education or attend a high school in some of the larg er towns and cities which, in some Instances was an Impossibility they declared. Senator Hall's bill No. 82 pro viding for certain amendments .o the Oregon banking laws relnting to hank loans on real estate secur i!y was also laid on the table fo further consideration by the solons before taking action. Four senate bills and one house bill ran the gauntlet of the serial for favorable action by the upper house this morning as follows S. B. 20 by Staples Providing for the regulation of the sale or distribution of commercial feed Ing stuffs. S. B. 30 by Ryan amending section 0204, Oregon laws, defin Ing purposes for which banks may hold real estate. S. B. 57 by Ryan and Vinton Providing for the election if re oorder of conveyances in certain counties. S. B. 48 by Ellis Relat Ing to the employment and compensation Of water masterB. H. B. 8 by Bennett Creating of fice of and providing appointment and salary of county meat and herd inspector for Coos county No time was lost by the senate In placing Its stamp of approval on the house joint memorial call ing upon congress to place a tariff on imported eggs. The Pacific coast, It was contended by senators speaking in favor of the tariff, being flooded with Chinese egg which are endangering the poul try industry of this session. Senator Gill, however, faoetlcloul ly suggested the appointment of a committee for the purpose of in vestigating the method by which the Orientals were enabled to pro- luce hen fruit at such a price. Parson Denies Late Marriage Of Paroled Man Refuting ihe statement of O. D. Carson, a barber of Albany and paroled convict, that he had mar led Carson lo Miss Vesta PurCOll of Portland. Saturray, January lr Dr. H. N. Aldrich. pastor of the Leslie Methodist church and hon orary chaplain jf the state ao.nl- ntlary. said today that he know- nothing of the ceremony. County records also give no evidence tha rrson had even purchased a li cense. Percy M. Varney, parole officer fi : tie- penitentiary, is now search - for Carson in Washington. rhore he is supposed to have gone after leaving Albnn;- without pay- lg a $50 hotel bill and cashing a an Icr at bad cheeks. One of the checks was on the Monroe state bank and another on he Albany stale bank, both aggre- ating $.ir,. Another check on the VIbany bank was written in Seattl- ind returned to Albany amounted $200. ft is believed that Carson's sup- nosed bride dhi not Join him in Al- any. but that she. or some other -oman. is with him in Ihe north Cai-son wan paroled last month fter having srved nearly all of his five-year term on a charge of forg ery. Herodttus says Xen'"' army which crowed the Hellerpont num- l bered 2 500.000. Schwab Denies Personal Expenses Ever Charged To U. S. Shipping Board allegations of Colonel Abadie Declared Wholly False; Accuser Admits Charge Was Based On Second-hand Evidence and Refuses to Give Further Confidential Evidence 1200 Eat Free . Meals In Toledo Soup Kitchen Toledo. Ohio, Jan. 21 The first free meals to be served to unem ployed men of Toledo today were eaten by more than 1200 applicants it was announced at the social serv ice federation, which is e-lving out 1500 tickets The meals were served in a nub ile market place. Tickets also were issued for 1000 pounds of fish and 100 pecks of potatoes for the men o take to their families. Eight Killed Thursday's Toll Of Irish Lives Dublin, Jan. 21. Eight men, In cluding seven constables, were shot ind killed in engagements with Sinn Feiners near here yesterday. Six constables met death when heir motor car ran into an am bush, while the body of another was found near the barracks of his squad. The civilian slain was shot by several men who entered his home. Cork, Jan. 21. During yester day's round up here while two buildings were being deslroyed, ihe police made 23 arrests. The men aorested incluued the Cork brewer, A. F. Sharman-Cra wford, n whose office It was alleged am munition was found. Oregoto Growers Do One Million Dollar Business One million dollars worth of business has been done during the six months ending December 31, 1920, by the Oregon Growers' Co operative association, according to R. C. Paulaus. sales manager for the organization, it ulso now has $33S,000 Invested iu buildings and equipment. Mi-. Paulaus said thai there are 160 carloads of apples belonging to his organisation, and that they would be put on the market within the next nionlh. The money thus obtained will be used to clean up the pea and apple pool. During his recent trip to Grants Pass, Medford and Hoseburg, Mr. Paulus found prune packers no! members of the association light ing it and that in the locality of Roseburg prunes can he bought for 3V4 apd 4 cents a pound. In tne Yamhill district the same tiling if happening, and many "outside the association are selling- their 50-55 prunes for 4 f cents a pound. Police Find Pair With 'Mystery Man' A woman, who gave her name as Mrs. Lillian Dotson of Waterloo mi a man who Bays his name is I. Ward of Sodaville were said i have admitted to police today Uiey were with John Shields of Lebanon, who told officers ea rly j hi.-i morning he arrived here with 'a ninn and his wife," sometimes :ist night without his knowledge. Shields was discovered this morn n his automobile asleep. The ar was parked in a woodyard on Liberty street. Police said they Tound an empty bottle which had mtained hark root hair tonic in ih' machine. Mrs. DotSOll told police she knew neither of th- two men. but had hired Shields to bring her to Sa lem. Another 'MysteryMan Found In City; Doesn 't Knozv How He Got Here Salem police had another "mys tery man" this morning Let it be known, however, that he is not a bridegroom. Neith-r was he kidnaped, so flir as he can remember, a ml he ha never le'n drugged. True enough he awoke this morning, but lie was In an lutomobile in Salem, and not a ferry ooat operating between Po unk and Vippsville. Whether or not there are any loved ones, weep ft at home, police have not learn ed. The rnrjn. who says his name is John Shields and that his home is in Lebanon, declares he Is positive concerning one thing that he came to Salem in company with a man and his wife. Mr. Shields could not remember their names. After an Investigation. officers found there are a number of men, here abouts, who have wives, and con- equentl Mr. Shields' information , aided but little in solving his case. New York, Jan. 21. Charles M. Schwab appeared before the Walsh congressional committee today and denied testimony given yesterday by Colonel ,E. H. Abadie. former comptroller of the United States .shilling board, to the effect that Mr. Schwab's personal expenses for October 1918 amounting to $260, 000 were charged to the shipping board. Mr. Schwab declared the state ments were "absolutely, unquali fiedly false" and that he personally paid all his own expenses during his term of office as director gens oral of the emergency fleet corpor ation. Never Collected Salary. Mr. Schwab said that altogether he waa supposed to receive a dol lar a year salary, he did not even collect that and for his traveleca, from shipyard to shipyard, while af the head of the fleet corporation, he asserted he never received any compensation and did not want any. Mr. Schwab admitted such a voucher as that charged hy Colonel Abadie may huve been paid to him butd eclarcd it was not for the pur pose claimed by Abadie and no part of it waa charged to ship construction. His acceptance of the position a. . ii-- ui me rieei. corporation, r I said, was only at tne urgent reon of the chairman of the board MB i-resiaent Wilson. He declared Insisted thnt all matters connet with his own shipbuilding o. panics bob andled hy other menfl hers of the board. I Accuser Voices Regrets. Colonel Abadie, who again tool the stand, said he regretted the necessity for connecting Mr. Schwab with the voucher, and saldl he hoped it was an error and that Mr. Schwab would be cleared. Colonel Abadie reiterated hla previous testimony that Informa tion concerning It had been given to him by Mr. Morse of Parley, Morse & company, accountants em ployed to audit shipping board books. He said the charge was entered as "overhead" In the main office of the ellthlchem company and $100,000 was charged to ship construction. He admitted that Mr. Morse had: told him how the other $100,000 had been spent, but declined to re port what he had been told and said it concerned the licthleheiu , corpoiation only. .Mr. Schwab, who I waB 't(i"g nearby spoke up and said: "You are at perfect liberty to give that information if you de sire." Colonel Abadie, however, said it was given to him confidentially and that he would not repent it. Secret Treaties On Trade Rights Causes of War W;iHhinBton, Jan. 21. Secret tru.iticH on ti aii rlshtu were de nounced a underlying cauKes of war 4ody by Alexander Lepg-Kt-neral manager of the Interna tional Ilarvtuter company, before the convention of the National Mer chant Marine aHHoclation. "We hear a good deal today about leagues and world aHHocla- tlons by which world peace may b eistabrUhed," said Mr. Legge. "None will be effective unless It Is found ed upon elimination of discrimina tory t rade pract ices. That Ut th underlying cause of international disagreement and is becoming more and more the cause of con flict between nations." Pleading for closer co-operation between the government and Amer lean business Mr. Legge said he did not champion govern in nt owner ship or control of business, but be lieved it vital that thr' he a more friendly working understanding. He seems to be in doubt as to how he arrived in Salem. Curled up in the rear of hit automobile which wat- parked can hssly in a lumber ;, ard at 254 S Liberty street. 8hieMa was arouaed from a heavy sleep this morning hy Officer Porter. Th" man had been reported by W. K. Lucas. "How did you get here?" he was asked. Mr. Shields didn't know. "When did you come V Mr. Shields was unable to say He wan taken to the poliee station. An investigation by oiftcera showed that the nutoTpobile. in which Shields was found s!.-epinc. is his property. Just how Mr. Shield- h tppened to come to Salem, officers cannot say. As to why he cannot remem ber, they are not positive. But an empty bottle of bark root tonic was found in the tonijeau of his automobile, they stated.