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ATCH FOR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL'S EXTRA WITH TODAYS BALL SCORES JlKCHATlON ' . fnr 1920, 6260. Leased Wire. IT 1. THE WKATHER OREGON: Tonight and Sunday snow east, rain west portion. Fresh southerly wind. For coming week, cloudiness, with cold rains. LOCAL! Max. 40, min. 41, rain fall .72, river 0.2, rising. 04 I ri!Sf 3 I It.-.V,,'.;!,,-, i3ht: THIRD YEAR NO. 277 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1921 PRICE TWO CENTS ??JSiu?i7'. S3 ?7s fT73 sZZVTFi ST 77 IT FT H 77 HI Harvard Defeats Yale; 5 . core 10 To 3 CASE OF STATE IS CLOSED Prosecution In Todd Trial Rests; Delense To Open Tire Mon day Morning Nov. 19. (Spa- Portland, Or., ml has completed ase against John W. Todd, former luperintendent of public instruc jioa at Salem. Monday morning t 10 o'clock Todd's attorneys vtill utona"tew witnesses" in all ef fort to overcome tne testimony of jtbe approximately 50 government Itnrtses. At 3:45 o'clock Friday after- ioon, after United States District Jjudse R. S. Bean had allowed the fjurr t 10 minute recess, United plates district Attorney Lester W. .Humphreys surprised everyDoay Turns Defeat Into Victory. In Final Period Of Struggle Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 19. The Yale and Harvard university football teams met here this af ternoon in their annual football game. A capacity gathering of some 55,000 spectators thronged the huge coliseum. The game"" was played under a gray sky, with a warm humid wind from the southwest. The M.)The United States vern-j, , was nnt has completed its criimnalj ' , , pery from recent rains. Aldrich kicked a field goal, standing on the 15 yard line af ter three line plunges had made only five yards In the first quar ter. - Score: Yale 3, Harvard 0. Neither scored In the second or third quarters. At the opening of the fourth period' Captain Kane of Harvard returned to the fame, taking Tierney's place. -It was with less than a foot to gain for a -first down on' Yale's fin the court room by announcing ' one yard line that Owen plunged O'Hearn, Aldrich ran to Harvard's 26 yard line. Jordan made five yards and then a forward pass by Aldrich was intercepted by Chapin of Har vard. Aldrich prevented Chapin from making a touchdown by flinging him out of bounds. Owen kicked a field goal from Yale's thirty yard line after two line plunges had failed to gain. This made the score Harvard 10, Yale 3. that the government would rest I iits ease. Humphreys had 25 addi-j tional wtlnesses outside the court . room, who had not testified, but Jtold the court he did not think it ' fiiecessary lor him to further bur- through the line for the score. Buell kicked the goal, making the score Harvard 7, Yale 3. Aldrich received Brown's kick off on his 15 yard line and ran it back twenty eight yards. O'Hearn Idea the court and jury with more followed this by a nine yard end testimony against Todd, as the . run. On a lateral pass from J rMl nf tha Vlotlmo nriMil.1 toll tha' . f same story as those who had al ready taken the stand. I Humphreys decision to rest his Jesse was made hurriedly, as he pad stated during the noon recess f to-the press, that the government's I case would not be completed until fHonday. Defense attorneys,, also I taken by surprise, were not able I to put on their side"of the case, so Judge A. L. Miller, one of I Todd's atlorneys, requested a post ponement of the trial until Mon- ine court granted the re- Quest, and the in 1'VniPn -art fh 'o ,iab beaming with smiles filed out of i court room. Th ii.hn fn N to make use of its opportunity (Continued on page eight) Harry Wills Defeats Martin Portland, Or., Nov. 19 Harry Mis of New York, colored heavy 'Sht knocked out Denver Sd Martin of Portland in one round " Mllwaukie last night. A right tad punch delivered by Wills T? Iandel hack of Martin's numoied tha ring 'u Wa3 knocked "ws nefore the raised Wills' hand veteran. down six referee finally Funeral Car Hit By Train; Seven Killed Chicago, Nov. 19. Seven peo ple were killed and a funeral limousine in which they were rid- in was riemnllshed when a fast Santa Fe train crashed into the machine as it was crossing the tracks between Summit and Lyons, suburbs, during the Bnowstorm shortly after 9 o'clock this morn- Not even the license plate could be found in the wreckage to iden tify the car. The largest piece of the wrecked automobile measured no more than four feet long. While railroad officials reported but seven dead, witnesses of the accident said they counted the bodies of eleven victims along the tracks. They said five men anu a boy and girl, supposed to be about eight years old, were among victims. the Holiday Trade Prospects Bright For Local Stores Government reports indicate " Salem is the best situated , an industrial standpoint of town or city in Oreson. Fewer ? are out of employment than "other ciUS and the wges be in th ! average wel with those larger commercial centers. 'Ms year, according to Salem "wen, a lr mt . 1 LT, e circulated, but the ag I "Sate nrobablv win I wiy, that of previous seasons. F due- bankers said, to the that not a few men are out of foment, while others, with n accounts amounting to a tight d dollars' lre Bi,tias ti0MUln!t mre prosperou9 Tier. ls one sure sign of fir.an- KtidT H 'terests- This is the M4 L , a saT!nes uccounts, inability of the working nT rake 'heir weekly depos trtvai . . te e condition that Hare thU tIme- bankers de- kJLV"1 Whistle of Salem kar.u , .v today at ir.er- "uuia nave no fear nf ,. 1'. ilUD.n. m l ' that . lur Ln rea- in t!,e h, . 18 P,enty of money asy mn . tB People and Jean sMtiil H H. U likely, how in previous bankers said, that most of the money will find its way into staple channels and that luxuries would not be purchased in as large amounts as during the war. "The people of Salem, in com mon with residents of other sec tions of Oregon and the United States, realize that the wild spending spree is at an end," one banker said. "Wages have been lowered in many industries, and we are fast returning to normalcy. I am confident, however, that a resumption of business is near at hand, and that within a few months we again will be handling our affairs on a legitimate busi ness basis." Merchants, while not enthusias tic over present conditions, "be lieve that the peak of the depres sion has passed," and that busi ness affairs, in general, are im proving. This improvement will continue, according to the mer- .iHanta anA vith tflA ODening Of next summer's activities, work will be available for all. Most of the Salem merchants have had their ears to the ground for several months, and Christmas stocks were purchased with care. As a result staples predominate, and losses suffered in DEATH DUE TO BRUISES SAYS NURSE Woman Attending to Miss Rappe Testifies Injuries Not Receiv er After Death San Francisco, Nov. 19. Miss Grace Halstead, a nurse who at tended Miss Virginia Rappe at the time of her death here, testified today in the Roscoe ,Arbuckle manslaughter trial that the bruis es found on the girl's body could not have been Inflicted after her death. After Miss Rappe's death her body was not touched by anyone until the surgeons began their autopsy, she said. Miss Halstead's testimony was brought out by the prosecution in an effort to combat statements of physicians that the bruises might have been caused after death while the blood was still warm and circulating. Asked by the defense whether she was qualified to ojescribe the injuries she saw, Miss Halstead replied that she knew the differ ence between a diseased and a healthy bladder. Rupture of the bladder was the immediate cause of Miss Rappe's death, the pros ecution contending that it was caused by exterior force for which the defendant was responsible, while the defense holds that dis eases or natural causes may have brought on her demise. Dr. Artnur Beardslee, house physician at the Hotel St. Fran cis, testified that when called to attend Miss Rappe a short time after her injury he found her in great pain, it being necessary to administer sedatives. He finally determined her in jury was caused by a ruptured bladder. Dr. Beardslee declared he found no evidence that Miss Rappe was intoxicated at the time she came under his care.: The case was adjourned at noon until Monday. Aggies Clash With Oregon On Mud Field Eugene, Or., Nov. 19 The Ore gon Agricultural college and Uni versity of Oregon meet here today on a soaked field in their annual clash with teams having an aver age weight almost identical. The Aggies' average is 176.6, while the Oregon average is 177. Both sides lace the contest with equal deter mination to win. Impartial grid iron followers admitted chances wore about even. The probable lineup: v Oreeon Howard (captain, le i it: A. Shields, lg; Calliscn. p- F. Shields, rg; Vonder Abe, rt c-t. re: Chapman, q; Johnson, ih- Kine-. rh. Latham, f. O. A. C. McFadden, le; Locey. it: Christianson, lg; -i,n: Clark, rg; Croweii. f" 1 ' . years have taught the buyers ever, the useful lesson. ajre; mers. Stewart, c rt Rienert, Kasberger, T. Miner. 10, oum- rh; Powell (captain;, i- AGREE ON TAXBILL REVISION Corporation Income Tax Placed at Twelve and Half Percent $2,000 Eliminated Washington, Nov. 19. Com pleting their revision of. the tax bill, house and senate conferees agreed today to a corporation in come tax rate of 12 per cent,- the figure fixed in the original house measure. This is an increase of 2 per cent over the present rate, but is 2 per cent less than the figures agreed upon by the senate. The conferees also agreed to the senate amendment repealing the $2000 normal exemption allowed corporations, except that this ex emption would be continued in the case of corporation having net in comes of $25,000 a year or less, The senate managers receded from the senate liquor tax- amend ment, and the original house pro vision was rewritten irto the bill. This provides for a tax of $2.20 a proof gallon on alcohol with an additional tax of $4.20 a gallon on whiskey or on alcohol Illegally di verted for beverage purposes. Shortage In Sieht. The reduction agreed upon in the increase of the corporation in come tax will cut in half the addi tional $260,000,000 which the senate had planned to obtain from this source as a partial offset for the repeal of the excess profits tax. Some of the conferees were of the opinion that the bill 'vould. yield total revenue from $60,000,- 000 to $100,000,000 less than the treasury department has said would be necessary for this fiscal! year. The conferees agreed also to the elimination of the amendment by Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa chuetts, proposing a graduated tax on gifts of property by per sons, the rates running from one per cent on $20,000 to 25 per cent on $10,000,000. Senator Smoot, republican, Utah, one of the conferees, refused to sign the conference report be fore the conferees adjourned and said he was not decided whether he would sign it. The four demo cratic managers also refused to sign. Club To Stage (Golf Tourney For Tomorrow In line- with numerous golf tni.rnimints which are being staged by the IUihee club, a flag ,M.npnt will be held tomorrow on the local course and suitable prizes given to winners. in thn match tomorrow each player's handicap will be added to the par of the course ana tne ni!P is to olace his flag where his ball lies after the last stroke. The player covering the most dis tance in' his allotted numoer oi strokes winning. Two silver cups will be hung up shortly to be played for at match play, and are given for the pur r,t ireonine- un interest in the game during the winter and"""keep players in shape for next season s matphHQ The three-cornered tournament between Eugene, Corvallis and Sa will he started early in the spring, word having been received from Eugene that mere is a move ment under way to form a Willam ette valley golf association and hold championship matches evjry year. Ulster To Vote Upon Peace Note " Belfast, Nov. 19. (By Asso ciated Press.) Both houses of the Ulster parliament have been called to meet' November 29. When par liament adjourned October 4 until December 13, it was announced by Si? James Craig, the premier, that arrangements had been made to summon it to meet at an earlier date in case of emergency. The Ulster cabinet will report cn the chrysanthemums. After rehearsal. Irish negotiations. . NKING WARSHIPS ENDORSED Manifesto Issued by Labor Party of Great Britain Promises Support- for American Proposals POWERS AGREE ON OPEN DOOR, TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN CHIN Battleship Launched To Be Scrapped : Newport News, Va., Wov. 1 9. The super-dreadnaught West Vir ginia, newest addition to the American navy and scheduled to grace the scrap pile within a few months under the reduction pro gram, was successi-ully launcnen today at the plant of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock tiempany. Miss Alice Mann of Bramwell W. Va., christened the ship as she glided from the ways. Bonus Law Is Upheld In Brief By Van Winkle The governor of the state hav ing proclaimed the bonus amend ment to the state constitution as duly adopted by vote of the people the courts are consequently ex- Nov. 19. (By The eluded from exerclsinK any juris- Press.) A -manifesto, diction over the matter according London, Associated Issued today by the labor party, to Attorney General Van Winkle, on behalf of the whole labor, who in his respondent's brief in movement of Great Britain, prom- the case filed to test the constitu- lses support of any steps that may be necessary to make the Amer ican proposals, for naval arma- tlonality of the bonus act, filed with the supreme court this morn ing, bases his defense of the act Football Fin all Syracuse 14; Dartmouth 7. Wisconsin 0; Chicago 3. Michigan 3?; Minnesota 0. Illinois 1; Ohio State 0. Boston 10; Georgetown 14, ment reductions effective, and; largely upon this one point. calls for the extension of the pro posals to all forms of armament. The text of the manifesto de clares the labor movement "wel comes and accepts whole-heartedly the program of substantial and progressive reductions proposed by the United States at the open ing of the present conference, will support any measures neces sary on the side Great Britain for giving effect to these pro posals." The manifesto also calls for non renewal of the alliance be tween Great Britain and Japan. "British labor," it says, "recog nizes the existence of and the reasons for the widespread hostil ity in the United States against the continuance of the Anglo- .lananese alliance. Under no cir cumstances could labor con template being dragged into war holds that The case, a friendly action brought to secure a court inter pretation of the constitutionality of the bonus act In order to satisfy bond buyers as to the validity of the bonds to be sold under the act, was filed in the circuit court of Multnomah county by Thomas Henry Boyd, commander o Port land Post, American Legion, against Governor Olcott and the other members of the world war veterans' sta,te aid commission. The suit went out of the circuit court on a demurrer and Boyd ap pealed to the supreme court. Argument of the case before the supreme court has been set for next Tuesday afternoon and prompt action on an opinion has been promised by the court in cr der to expedite the sale of bonds under the act. This sale, now set for November 30, it has been stated by Captain Harry Brum Wltn Amenm. n fh hnn.la commission, must now be still fur Japan and llieiuueio t.i ., . . T, . . ... maieu mac me saie wuuiu pruu- ably be set for December 20. since both Britain are isting league of nations, treaty of alliance should not renewed." be Dr. Sission Is Monday Speaker Dr. E. O. Sission, member of the faculty of Reed college of Portland will be the Speaker at the Com mercial clnb Monday noon, accord ing to an announcement made this morning by T. E. McCroskey, sec retary. Dr. Sission, was formerly presi dent of the University of Montana, and is here next week as the prin cipal speaker at the Marion Coun ty Teachers' institute, which con venes at the Salem high school. ' He has the reputation of being closely in touch with all phases of education . throughout the Uni ted States and particularly their relation to modern business. Salem Hi Wins From Silverton By a score of 2 to 0 Salem high school defeated tne Silverton eleven here Friday afternoon on Swetland f ieldr The team showed considerable improvement over itn former game, and more of the fighting spirit than has yet been exhibited to the home fans. Rex Adolph, playing end for Sa lem and "Soc" Socolosky, in the backfleld were easily the stars of the game. Adolph, tn Eplte of the bad field and a wet ball, did some startling punting, and when car rying the ball seldom failed to make hia yardage. Heads of Delegations of Nine Nations Partici pating In Far East Conference Agree On Chinese Issues Sustaining ""'ftepubHc's De-' mands for Independence Japan Approves Draft of Naval Proposal Amendment Washington, Nov. 19. (By the Associated Press) Heads of the delegations of the nine nations participating in dis cussion of Far Eastern questions were understood at the executive committee session today to have expressed them selves as heartily adhering to the principles of the open door, equal opportunity and territorial integrity of China. Washington, Nov. 19. (By The Associated. Press.) Japan desires to make "whatever contributions we are capable of toward China's realization of her just and legiti mate aspirations," the committee discussing Far Eastern questions of the Washington conference was told by the Japanese delegation at today's sessions. "We are entirely uninfluenced by any policy of territorial aggrandizement in any part of , China," said the formaF statement of Japan's attitude. Japan adheres "without conditions or reservation to the principle of "'the open door and equal opportunity'," the statement continued. CUT RATES ON LUMBER TO THE EAST Freight Bureau An nounces Reductions From Pacific Coast Points 12 to 16 Cts. The commercial crop of pears for the Medford district of the Rogue river valley has been ship ped to the eastern markets. These shipments numbered 690 cars as cents higher than the fir sched against 787 cars last year. ules. Chicago, Nov. 19. The trans continental freight bureau today announced rate reductions on lumber, shingles and lumber products from Pacific coast points to the east and New England, The interstate commerce commis sion has been asked to authorize publication of the new, tariffs, The reductions range from 12 to 16 cents under present rates to trunk line association and New England points. The reduced rates include: On fir lumber and articles taking fir lumber rates, from coast group points in 'Washing ton, Oregon and Calfiornia to Cincinnati-Detroit common group points, 85 cents per hundred nounds- to Pittsburgh - Buffalo points 88V4 cents; and to trunk line association and New England territory 90 cents, Rates on shingles and articles taking shingle rates will be 13V2 State Blocks Todd's Effort To Shift Blamt Portland, Nov. 19. Here are the questions which United State: Attorney Leser W. Humphreys put to witnesses in the Todd-Byroi land fraud case here In the federal court, after John W. Todd i attorneys attempted to shift part of the blame from Todd to B. E Carrier, deceased. These questions soon put an end to such tactics and Carrier's name was not further molested. "If you knew that Todd knew that Byron's record was as blacl as Hades, and that Byron had no financial standing in Wall Street or with bankers In any place else; "And that Byron had been convicted for practicing a slmilai plan to the one now before the court, and that Byron had beet many times indicted by the United States Government for practicing a similar scheme; "And further, if you knew that Todd had destroyed his books, had lied to the government agent; bad in one instance gone to one party and induced him to go In by telling him that if he did not take the claim another party would, when the other party referred to had refused to take said claim; "And further. If you knew that Todd had refused to use the United States mails In connection with the matter, and if you knew further that Todd's brother had worked the same scheme in 1912 and 1914 with Byron and that at least some of their victims bad never gotten their claims or their money back; "And that bis brother at said time was given $10t for each victim; "If you knew that Todd had this information, would you put np another $500?" Washington, Nov. 19. (By As sociated Press.) A statement on behalf of Japan on several ques tions relating to the Far East was made at today's session of the con ference committee on Pacific and Far Eastern affairs. It was ar ranged that a complete publle statement would be issued later through the state department. The delegates were in session two hours and it was announced would hold another meeting at 4 p. m. Monday. Another meeting of the Ameri can delegates to the armament limitation conference was called for 3 o'clock today by Secretary Hughes. Further information from the technical committee on the naval limitation program wu3 expected. Chinese Question at Issue. The ten proposals submitted Thursday by the Chinese delega tion as was expected formed the basis for the discussions at today's meeting, and all of the delegation heads were understood to have ex pressed agreement at least in prin ciple with China's views. Baron Shidehara, who present ed the Jupauese viewpoint, was said to have shown a friendly at titude toward the Chinese propos als and to have indicated no ma terial objection that Japan would have toward making them a part of the proposed agreement on Far Eastern and Pacific problems. In the same way, and perhaps with an interest even more In tense, the naval experts of the powers were pondering Japan's re quest for an increase in ber pro portionate naval strength, and . were wondering whether she would raise a diract issue with the United States by proposing mater ial changes in the ratio fixed In the American plan. Interchanges with Tokio during the two days' recess of committee sessions were said to have pro id ed the Japanese delegation .ath comprehensive information ,g to the attitude of their gov ernment, but there was no author .tative prediction of bow far that attitude would bs revealed at the present stage of the Fur Eastern negotiations. Some of the Japa nese delegates seem to feel that It would be better to develop their policy point by point. The naval question remained meantime outside the realm of ac tual negotiation with the experts of the five powers working inde pendently to develop tloir na . tional viewpoints. But it was a live subject In the minds of dele gates and technical advisers, all of whom attached great import ance to the anouncemcnt that the United States would stand deter minedly against alteration ot the basic ratio of her plan. In the view of the American delegation "the way to reduce ls to reduce," seating down directly from exlsiting naval strength without favoring any nation In the process. They Insist that present proportionate strength Is the only possible basis for the re duction, declaring that to open a debate on the subject of "national needs" and "national aspirations" rather than existing facts woul.1 make the negotiations an eidlcss tangle of argument. 4