Circulation
Average for 192 3, 5250
Ennlation of Salem 1900, 4258;
F 1910 14,094; 1920, 17,679
! County 1920, 47,177; Polk
county, 14,181
ember of Audit Bureau of Circu
lation. Associated Press Pull
Leased Wire.
The Weather
ournal
OREGON: Tonight and Tues
day sbowm, moderate south to
easterly winds.
LOCAL: Rainfall .11; nan tori y
winds; clear, maximum S3, mini
mum 40, set 41; river 10 feet and
fulling.
fhird Year No. 69
C ., I . 1 MM 1 . .
. , "i, mumiay, Marcn zi, 1921 Price Three Cents tbaiks
BSSI " 1 8TAND8 FIVE CENTSl
omsFreed of Citizenship Fraud Charge
ilesia
avors
n i
liumuie
Ibiscite Results in
Loudiation of Pro-
Ui to Join With
loland
1- 01
Lj0l Marco U"'""J
overwhelming victory in
luhineite held in Upper Silesia
Hay to determine me miure
fcal status or tnat region, ac-
, to Ottlcml reiurim receiveu
: toaav. Two districts were
Lusing this morning but the
.h.mecl S7i;,uuu votes ior
oris from Bresiau state mat
flebisoin- was generally wun
jtoward incidents,
lun Majorities General
Ivisidiul ret urns published in
pers here sliow that in Op-
I Germany received zu.uuu
ll.OuO for Poland. In
iwitz, the 1 ei mans cast oa
Hot tl"' ballots and in the
: of Beuthen they cast 78
ht in me neuuieii cuunuy
Ms the vote stood Germany
Poland 62,040.
KaMiigtuiueito Germany re-
32,000 and the Poles 10,851,
fcttowitz and country dis-
gave the Germans 72,831
i Poles tit!,187. the town of
Mti voting (ierman by 9i
kijt. In inniienDurg the uer-
lcat ;ii., , votes to si.tsas
I Poles, w hile in Kreuzburg,
toman vote was 33,80 to
lor the 1'oles.
(TO SEE THAT
K)i,i:s accept liEsnrs
March 21. Entente
Hi Upper Silesia will
I suppress any effort on
of the Polish army to
i the decision in yesterday's
Mt, or to anticipate the ac-
1 the council of ambassadors'
lit, General berond, head of
er-allied plebiscite commis-
lold the Associated Press to- i
said rumors that the
Ihad heen concentrating an
Ion the Silesian frontier were
m wltllout foundation."
jorts that 30.000 Polish troops
narchiiiK toward the border!
leen current here. A motor
Uong the I'olisn trontier
the presence of the usual
entries hot there virtually
ao entente troops on the
l side of the border,
fcelloting yesterday was
Eh; over by mid-afternoon,
was no disorder of a serious
reported. During his trip
Kh th.. zone a number of Ger-
ttteniite,l to confiscate the
lated Press correspondent's
lobile a! Aii chenau to take
f to the i,j;s but the attempt
toccessfu).
Itirns received im to 10:30 a.
lowed the following results:
Germany Poland
llfrg urban
V 24.200
Mrg 43.000
r - 15.100
'itz 17.600
KmMltx 22.500
Constitutionality
Of Prohibition Is
Again Questioned
washmgton. Mar
tireiy new attack
-An en- I
On !!,. wo... At
nf ho . .....i .l ..
e.u,uiuoii amendment
eo
has
article inoperative unless ratified
within seven years, the brief as-
upon the reauiremon, ,ZZ , . ""'"""'ly violates article
ratified within seven years ,Z 1 institution which gives
made today in the supreme eo-T ! flT!." 1.. a
The attack was mH. i. vl . - '"""oation "or to other
supreme court. I limit on
.... . -
"- " counsel tor J. J. Dillon of
San Francisco, charged with vio
lation of the prohibition enforce
ment act. Dillon is seeking a writ
of habeas corpus.
The provision attacked was of
fered first by President Harding
as a senator when the amendment
was being proposed in the senate.
The section making the entire
attempt to control what the
legislatures of the states shall do
in their deliberations."
The brief quoted Senator Hard
ing in offering the provision as
navmg clearly stated that his vote
for the resolution was 'conditioned
on this provision being approved"
and quoted Senator Borah as hav
ing called attention then to the
unconstitutionality of the section.
Aldrich Is Made
Ministerial Head
At Election Here
Seen In The
Crimelight
Kverttt, Wash., Mar. 21.
City police searched a dining
car on a Creat Northern pas
senger train from Vancouver.
B. C, here at noon today and
report the seizure of a quantity
of whiskey. No arrests were
made.
Providence, H. I., Mar. 21
Roland R. Pothier, formerly a
sergeant buglar in the army,
who is held here as the slayer
of Major Alexander P. Cron
hite, in October, 1918, will soon
be removed from this federal
jurisdiction to Tacoma, Wash.,
if present plans are carried
out. United States District At
torney Peter C. Canon said to
day that wihin a few days he
would ask he court for an or
der of removal.
Hart Weilds
Heavy Axe On
Omnibus Bill
. 32.700
336,800
pit urhai
11,400
2,300
13,800
27,000
22,900
4,500
11,700
58.000
48,700
F"ir, rural
titan urban,
76.400
nuette 31,800
83.900
"burg 45,200
urban
1 Tral ... . .. 331.000
32,000
20,700
69,000
10,800
73,500
43,000
26,000
Olympia, Wash., Mar. 21. Gov
ernor Louis K. Hart filed today
with the secretary of state his veto
if items totalling $864,450 In house
hill 315, the omnibus appropriation
bill of the last legislature.
The veto brings the total of ap
propriations invalidated hy the
governor to $1,062,996.02. Th
stricken items leave the general
fund appropriations of the last leg
islature at $10,163,289.88 for the
coming binennium. which includes
$1,430,896 to cover deficiencies
from the past blennium.
Items in the omnibus bill which
are vetoed include $50,000 for the
children's orthopedic hospital in
Seattle; $250,00 for dairy buildings
at Washington State college; $90.
"50 for repairs at the University of
Washington; $50,000 for advertis
ing the northwest to attract tourists-
$121,000 for the women's in
dustrial homeand clinic at Medical
Lake; and $205,400 for salaries and
supplies for the Centralia normal
school.
The reath's population is doubled
in 139 years. .
Or. H. N. Aldrich, pastor of the
Leslie Methodist church, was chos
en president of the Salem Minister
ial association for the coming year
at the association's annual election
of officers, which was held here
una morning. He will succeed Dr.
W. C. Kantner and will serve for
one year.
Rev. A. Wells, of the Nazarine
church, was made vice-president,
and Rev. C. H. Powell, of the Epis
copal church, was chosen as secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Wells succeeds
Rev. R. L,. Putnam, and Mr. Pow
ell follows Dr. Aldrich.
The following program commit
tee was chosen: w. T. Milliken.
pastor the First Baptist church;
Rev. B. E. Kirkpatrick, pastor of
the First Methodist church, and
Rev. J. J. Evans, of the First
Christian church.
The next meeting of the asso
ciation will be held Monday at the
Chritsian church and will be in the
nature of a social gathering. Wives
of the various pastors will be the
guests of honor.
Gen. Liggett
Is Placed On
Retired List
San Francisco. Mar. 21. Maine
I General Hunter Liggett, command
er of the First American army in
the world war, retired today as an
active army officer after forty two
years of service. A group of offi
cials of the Ninth army corps, his
last command in the army and ci
vilian friends witnessed General
Liggett's retirement.
The retiring service was simple
consisting only in the reading of
a telegram from the war depart
ment notifying General Liggett he
had- been relieved of army duty
with the rank of major general.
l he telegram also advised that
Brigadier General Richard M.
Blalchford. commander at Camp
Lewis and ranking officer in the
ninth army corps area, would be
in command of the area pending
rurtner orders.
16 Defendants Freed
On Charge of Killing
Detective
Y. M. C. A. Boys
To Have Banquet
For the purpose of getting better
acquainted with their new general
secretary, C. A. Kells, trie boys de
partment of the Y. M. C. A. will
hold a banquet tonight in th1 hill
of the association s which a large
crowd is expected to attend.
Plans for he future development
of the boys department will be dis
cussed hy Mr. Kells who has ju.t
recently taken charge for the local
association, but has had wide ex
perience within the fourteen years
in Y. M. C. A. work.
At a recent meeting of the High
Fliers Ivan White wun elected pres
ident; Donald Dunnetto, vice-president;
Krksine Sandy, secretary.
Charles Haamcn, corresponding
secretary; Weldon K'.rk, treasure.
Stewart Kibbe, social manager;
Paul Uever, athletic manager, and
Marlin Meulhaup, council representative.
Harding To
Get Views
Of Senators
Washington, March 21. Presi
dent Harding suggested today to
Chairman Fordney that the house
ways and means committee sound
out the senate republicans as to
the feasibility of early passage of
an emergency tariff that would
take care of farmers.
The proposal was discussed at
length, but it was said the com
mittee reached no definite con
clusion. It was the Idea of the president,
members said, to avoid an em
bargo and to limit the bill to a
very few items,
and wool.
Sudshine Ad New
Hads Abbear on
Firsd Sprig Day
Today is Spring. In fact its
the first day of Spring, any
protests of earlier nice days to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Assuming an agreeable atti
tude toward the matter, the
sun rose early this morning and
looked down on the city during
the greater part of the day. En
couraged thereby. Salem wo
men donned their new Spring
coiffure coverings, and men
ook a chance with fheir last
year's hats.
Easterly winds are visiting
the city today. The mnximum
temperature yesterday was 53,
and the minimum 40.
at Matewan
Williamston, W. Va March 21. A jury today acquitted
the sixteen residents of Matewan, tried for the killing of iTnHiotryiftTif
v . i uw, a i'iiaic uctcviivc, in 111c stirct unttic at
Error In
Charges
Alleged
Hotel Men In
Session; Ask
Phone Relief
Riessbeck Is
Given 90Day
Term In Jail
Wiurc Conference. Called
Chicago, Mar. 21. The Illinola
Central railroad will confer with
representative of its unskilled
employes here March 28 and
over a proposal that wages be
duced approximately 2o per
today.
X
cent
reeks Call Three
lasses To Colors;
urkDrivelmpends
it of Big
Cities Totals
$77 Per Head
'ngton. Mar. 21. Govern-
including interest and
for permanent Imnrnv
for th- 2.7 ritie nt the
iih a bonufetiM of so oon
r exceed, d total revenue hv
HW ir. tb ,-.. ,,
1 "Utistica on municipal
ad. r,Ki .
"nt outlavs. hnirrvor
Wflich ft eprprafc ti
or tic 11 ,
governmental costs by
Was shown.
i net - ... .
Placed at $2.7,551.00
. , ,. raPa. with that of
-"y alone si.oes.m.ooo
10 Almost thrAr;e,h.
1
of
London, Mar. 21 The
L'in ronstantine of
three classes to the national colors
announced at Athens. Sunday, in a.l
probability protends a Greek offen
sive against the Turkish national
ists, in the opinion of M. Gounans.
the Greek minister of war, hete to-
'"This decree." said M. Gounaris.
"is a natural consequence of the
atUtude of Turkey who has au-im
daclared she will not accep. the
proposals of the London conference
and is demanding the return of
Thrace of Smyrna, obtained bv
Greece as the result of the war.
It Is also being openly hdwj
that the Turkish forces in C.l.eta
are being withdrawn for use
against the Greeks and we have
have news of a Kemalist concen
tration against our army. Tm.--fore.
the latter has been reinforced
and three cla-aes of reserve, num
bering 45.000 men have been ca.l
ed out. . . .
I rannot say exactly what th
portends but in all probahihty n
,-tr a fireek offensive, as ob
viously we rannot await th
pletion of the Turkish
Hon."
com-
concentra-
Growers Take
Prunes From
N. Y. Markets
In
the
Ninety days in the county jail to
think over his past misdemeanors,
was meted out to Oscar Reissbeck,
indicated by the grand Jury on a
charge of assault and battery on
Andy Kohler in a pool hall by Judge
Bingham of the circuit court this
noon.
Reissbeck pleaded guilty when
the indictment was read.
"I hope," said the judge, after he
had pronounced sentence, "that
you will spend your time in thiklng
of your past misdemeanors and re
solve to correct your course of life
hereafter, for a sure as you go on
the way you have been going your
going to land in the pen.
ortland. Or., Mar. 21. Hotel
proprietors and managers from all
over Oregon were here today to
discuss ways and means of com
batting the increases in telephone
rates, authorized by the public serv
ice commission of the state in a re-
including wheat I cent order.
Hotel men said increases amount
ing to as much as 300 per cent in
some instances for hotel service
were included in the increase au
thorized by the commission, rates
for private exchanges especially be
ing affveted.
Meanwhile the order of the Port
land city council, granted upon re
quest of Mayor George L. Uaker,
asking for a rehearing, is being ex
ecuted through the office of City
Attorney Krank S. Grant. H. M.
Tomlinsun, chief deputy, and other
members of the staff, have started
the work, but there is much to do
before a formal application for re
hearing may be filed. The rules of
the commission require definite
and specific instances of errors or
new facts tending to show neces
sity for or Justice of a new hear
ing and it is to gather this Informa
tion that the legal bureau of th.-
city is bending its efforts.
Excuvators
Seek Bodies
Under Debris
Chicago. March 21. Wrecking
crews today started work clearing
away the tons of debris scattered
by the explosion Saturday night in
the elevator of the Armour Grain
company in South Chicago, under
which the bodies of four victims
are believed to be buried. The two
known dead were blown out of the
structure by the blast, which was
heard und felt across Luke
Michigan.
The grain loss was placed at
about 11,000,000 by E. A. James,
secretary of the company, who
said that it was believed the other
:t,000,000 worth of grain in the
concrete bins could be salvaged.
Weeks will be required, it was
said to clear away the mass of
twisted steel and concrete and
clear the channel of the Calumet
river which was almost blocked
by the spilled grain.
Spontaneous combustion was
generally assigned as the cause of
the explosion.
an effort to strengthen
v.,rk nrune market, the Ore
gon Growers cooperative associa
tion recently withdrew all quota
tions on prunes in that city.
According to R. C. Paulus, sales
manager of the association, since
that time there has been a further
decline in prices of from half I
cent to one cent a pound quoted
by various packers.
Prunes of the 40-50 sizes, which
aooui iwu -1 -- - - ..tntion
at 9 '4 cents a pound for 25 poun.1 , "n
boxes, f. o. b. tne coast, u.....
- , ,a ... i ,,,, -,
to a level oi nine ir,,. - -
later to 8 cents a pounu.
Friday, the ISth. with the associa-
. -a ..t-,. , . fivn iu,ra ri 1 V.
tion out OI me ui" -
packers sold prunes as mw .
cents a pound lor tne -,
25 pound bnxs f. o. n. tne uu.
Even this low price did touch
i.ttom as Quotation r ontmuci
..aker and last
nackers
v,.r York on a vm?
Insane Giant
Who Escaped
Russia Bound
Mike Kovik, Russian giant, who
ran amuck at the state hospital
for the insane here while being
dressed in at the receiving ward
about a month ago, left the insti
tution Sunday hound for his na
tive land Russia is company
with an uncle.
Kovik who was committed from
Multnomah county objected to be
ing bathed, IM of the rites adminr
istered to all new patients at the
hospital. When the strap with
which his arms were bound was
removed he struck down his at
tendant and floored several other
attendants who came to the assist
ance of the first. Smashing thru
the ward room door, taking the
door Jamb with him. he picked up
a heavy oak chair in the hall with
which he shattered the eavy outer
door of te hospital an dmade his
way to freedom. He whs recaptur
ed In Portland the day following
his escape and has given no trou
ble since his return to the Instl-
Saturday one or
were soliciting busi-
Slash Burning
To Be Earlier,
Starts In April
annual slash burning cam-
The
ness i
cents
in 25
coast.
Hnu'vtr. Mr
tinned activity in uic
t w . . -
markets of the country
pound for theh 40-50 sizes,
pound boxes, f. o. b. the
Paulus
r.aign conducted under the suner
isi. n of the stste forester's office
will be launched early in April this
vear. a month earlier than usual,
according to F. A. Elliott, state for
. ster. Deputy wardens are now
being named who will have , Large
of this work in the wtTn coun
ties of the state.
reports
Interior
although
ferred with
continual lowering of prices by
In the foreign markets, Mr
Paul ns says tne '-res
Cooperative As-ociat.on last week
MM car lot shirment. in Hollaad..
Liverpool and lnaon- i
Better Service
On R. R. Wanted
Business rmnand residents of the
town of Milton have joined in a pe
tition to the public ervice commis
sion asking for better service con
nections between the Oregstn
Washtnglon railroad and the Walla
Walla Valley road in that town.
W. C. T. Not
To Work for
Blue Sunday
Chicago, Mar. 21. Mrs. Marga
ret Munns, national trasurer of the
Women Christian Temperance Un
ion, t oday denied reports that the
organization planned a special na
tional campaign in support of blue
Sundays.
"We are starting a campaign to
increse our membership from 00,
000 to 1.000,000," Mrs. Munn aid
'There is nothing new in our work
for observance of the Sabbath. It's
Just our regular work which we
always have done and always will
do."
Death Claims
Policeman's
Slayer Here
Francis Itrury who
killed Policeman Nolan
land a few weeks
shot and
in Port-
ago when the
latter attempted his arrest, died at
tha state hospital here last night
Drury. a barber, was out on parole
frmo the hospital at the time of
the shooting. He had become sud
denly insane again and run imueK
mrhen the patrolman entered his
shop In Portland to take him in
cbarifi; and was Kinea.
Canby Must Be
Criven Light, Edict
1 n ordrr IsfU' d hy th pub
lic wrviee cominiirtMion Saturday
th" Molalla Elect nr company in
Brctcd to renum" it tr-t linrht
inif rvic in th town of Canby
p--' v an Investigation into the
con'roverny between th- ity and
tih'ty by the mate commlwilon. In
complaint filed with th commU-
fon the town or Canny ali'-ge
that r-n ue H had failed to com
ply with an order of the company
to rew.re the town the lighting
erv.r had been discontinued.
Pleading For
Starving East
Made to Clnb
Pleading for the starving Chi
nese, Elmer Willklns of Portland
delivered a short address in their
behalf at the luncheon of Com
mercial club members held In the
auditorium of the club this noon.
In giving his reasons for the
present famine in the near east,
Mr. Wlllkins said that In the area
now effected during the year of
191 8, there had been a great flood
and that thousands of dollars
worth of property had been de
stroyed. Following the flood there
had been a disastrous draught In
1919 and 1920, so that in an area
equal In size to the state of Ore
gon and 200 million people were
now destitute, the land having
yielded only eight per cent of its
usual crop.
Mr. Wilkins stated that the drive
for funds had not been fully or
ganized as yet. but that It had the
endorsement of the I'nlted States
chamber of commerce and the
ITnited States government. He fur
ther stated that It was to Ameri
ca s Interest to cultivate and hold
the friendship of the Chinese in
case of war with Japan. For the
famine area, he said, the govern
mental employes of China were
taxing themselves 20 per cent of
their incomes.
C. C. Russell of Gervais, ex
plained the culture of broccoli
briefly to members present and
asked for cooperation in forming
broccoli association. Mr. Russell
has devoted some time to culture of
the winter cauliflower and stated
that out of three quarters of an
acre he Had maue ijsts ann run
had some of his produce. The cost
he said for tne Valentine seed,
which has been found to be most
ccessful, was 130 a pound.
Charles W. Nlemeyer. presented
his proposed plan for the routing
of street cars In the loop system
Instead of the terminal system
which is now being used, and said
that he Intended to go before tne
city council tonight with the matter.
Louisiana May
Prohibit Land
Holding by Japs
Shreveport. I.a., Mar. 21 J. S.
frykes of I'nlon parish. North
I'ouisiana. a delegate to the state
constitutional convention at Raton
Rouge, announced today hat he Is
preparing an ordinance, which t
enacted into the new constitution,
will exclude Chinese and Japanese
from ownership of land in luisi
fana. The lines of the llykes ordl
lnnce follow those of the California
taw against alien land ownership.
he said.
Matewan last May.
The defendants were formally
discharged by Judge R. D. Bailey,
but were remanded to jail pending
bond arrangements on six other
indictments charging them with
having been implicated in the
death of six other private detec
tives killed with Felts.
The trial consumed 46-days.
News of the acquittal was shout
ed to a large group of miners
standing at a window outside the
court room and the announcement
was received with enthusiasm.
Wives and relatives of the Mate
waniitns stood on the porch of the
county court house and received
their kin with open arma.
The battle broke out late in the
day. May 19, after the private
detectives had evicted striking
miners and Ihelr families from
Stono Coal company cottages. Be
sides the detectives, three civilians,
including Mayor C. C. Testerman,
were killed.
Five of the detectives who es
caped after the battle were in
dicted on charges of killing Tester
man, otto Kingsley and Robert
Mullens.
Papers Resume
Publication;
Strike Failure
Binghamton, N. Y Mar. 21.
liinghamton newspapers under an
open shop policy today published
display advertising aft"r nearly
two weeks suspension due to a
strike of union printers Keeking to
enforce demands.
Home Burglarized,
But Little Stolen
Three razors, an agate pin and a
door-key were the only articles
stolen hy burglars who Saturday
night entered the home of Mrs. K
A. Nelson, 280 North 18th street.
The house was ransacked from top
to bottom, Mrs. Nelson told officers.
Entrance was gained through a
bathroom window und the burglars
left through a side-door.
Quashed
Because It Did Not
Specify Offense of
Broker
Portland, Or., Mar. 21, Fred S.
Morris was cleared in federal
court today of the charge that he
unlawfully aided John L Ether
idge in obtaining naturalization In
1918. Federal Judge R. 8. Bean
sustained a demurrer and quashed
the Indictment on the ground that
It did not charge an offense. Thn
Indictment, which was returned
shortly after the collapse of the
bond house of Morris Brothers,
Inc., control of which Etherldge
had taken from Morris, charged
that Morris had concealed from
naturalisation officers when testi
fying for Etheridge the fact that
Etherldge had served a prison sen
tence. Judge Bean said that Morris
was Justified In assuming that
Ethqfldge had reformed in the
eleven years that had elapsed since
his imprisonment.
Hart Approves
Poll Tax Bill
Olympia. Wash., Mar. 21. Gov
ernor I.ouiH h. Hurl today sluned
the p"ll tax bill passed by the last
legislature. The bill becomes ef
fective at once and under It every
man and woman in the state be
tween the ages of 21 und DO must
pay a poll tax of $5 before May 1
of each yeur. The first year's tax
Is due before May 1 next.
It is expected that the poll tax
will raise about $2,000,000 a year.
It will be used to retire the 111.
000,000 in bonds issued to pay the
state bonus to world war veterans
Jack Campbell.
Jailed; To Get
Hearing Today
Jack Campbell, whose numer
ous encounters with the Salem po
lice have made his well known
here, will have his hearing before
Judge Race in the police court this
afternoon.
Campbell was arrested Satutday
night In a State street pool hall by
Officers Victor and White. H la
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly, and with resisting an of
ficer. He spent the week-end In
Jail.
Wealthy Farmer
Beaten To Death
Woodland. Wash., Mar. 21. M.
P. Whalen, 76, a wealthy farmer,
for S5 years a resident on the out
skirts of this city, yesterdny w.us
found deaod in his home from the
effects of a blow which had crush
ed his skull.
The body was found by Constable
II. Robblns under the bed, after
neighbors had reported that he hud
been missing for a wek. A hey
Iron bar. whchl Whalen haa bjmhI
In his bedroom for defense pur
poses, had been used hy the assail
ant to kill Whalen. Whalen lived
alone. The authorities said that the
motive for the killing was not
known.
The politician who once appeal
ed to the plain people must learn
to appeal to the charming, the
chic, the swell and the beautiful.
Employes Refuse
To Give Ground;
Packers Silent
Notice to
Advertisers
Copy for Display Ad
vertising should be in
The Capital Journal of
fice by 5 p. m. of day
previous to publication.
Advertising brought
in on day of publication
is at advertiser's risk.
The Capital Journal
Tt is estimated that 15 0 0
persons were interred in the cata
cogobs of Rome.
Lightning Starts
Fire; Damage Big
Muskogee. Okla-. Mar. 21 A fire
in the business1 district here, said
to hsve been stance or ugsfniog
was believed to be under control
er!y today after one-fourth of a
Moek had been virtually destroyed.
The loan in erpected to be about
12(0. t0.
Rome had fifty kinds of wine.
Chamberlain
Is Successor
To Bonar Law
LrOn'lon, Mar. 21. Austen Cham
berlain, chancellor of the ext-tu-quT,
w ah t 'day -le-!ed lader of
thr unloniat part'. Hin m!eclion,
effected at a mtinfc f the union
irt m. rnbin of the houw of com
mon wax unanimous. He succeed
A ndrew flonar Law, hofte ret ire -rm-nt
because of ill health was in
nounced laM week.
i i. first known :,- of abeitoi
was In the manufacture of the cre
mation robe of the Romans.
WuMhlnjrton. March 21 Spokes
men for tho packers employes
presented their side of the dispute
with their employers over w;ik3
and working condition! at a con
ference early today with 8err t.n
Davis at the department of labor.
This preceded the joint confsrenc
at which Secretary Hofbr of the
department of commerce, and
Wallace of the department of ari-
culture, sat with the labor secit-
tary,
BnMM tho tltrtu 'aMnet of
ficers, thoae attending; the conf. r
enco were James L. Condon un4
Csrl Meyer for the packers; lien
nis Lane and Redmond S. Brcn
nan for the employes and Hugh
U Kerwln, E. P; Marsh and Howell
Davis, members of the conciliation
At vision of the department of
labor, who participated In the ex
tension In 1919 of the Alschuter
ajcrecrrient of 1917.
Mr. Iane and Mr. Rrennan wero
accompanied to the department by
nlno representatives of trade
allied with t he packing industry,
who said they were on hand to
"back up" the employes' represen
tatives and to rite them advico
during the conferences.,
"We will not yield." said J. J.
Ttrennan of the International
Brotherhood of Kiremon and
Oilers. "If necessary wo OMfc
make the packers stand up to
their agreement."
Hr. Condon, when aske.l If tho
packers representative had mino
here with authority to make a Mff
a-ren.ent with tho employes said
they were here only at the lnvttaV '
tton of the secretary of la&or.