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BUG EKE, PRECOX, WEDNESDAY KVKXIXO, DEO. 21, 1021 . , XQ. 158
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Mosen I ruck Regulation
Senate
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Compromise . Tax .Plan . for
Fair Looms, and May Gain
Enough Strength to Get
Favorable Action Tonieht.
Combines .Land, .Gasoline
- Tax.
According to a message to L. L.
Ray, president of Iho Eugono
Chamber of Commorce. from Sen
ator John Bell, the Smith resolution
to repeal the state millage til),
passed by the people to aid and
strengthen the University of Oregon
and 0. A. C, lost by a voto of IS
to 14 in the state senate this after
noon. .
State House, Salem, Ore. ,Deo.
21. K. K. Kubli, Multnomah, late
this afternoon 'Withdrew his consti
tutional amendment providing for a
property tax to raise the $3,000,000
fflom the state of Oregon at large
for the I92S fair fund. This leaves
the three-eont gasoline tax plan as
the only one before the house at the
present time.
State House, Salem, Ore., Dec. 21.
An agreement wns reached during the
noon hour between Speaker, Jieon end
proponents of the fair, that the gaso
line tax measure should bo given the
right of way in the house thiN afternoon
over all other fair proposals during their
discussion, under special order. The
Kubli direct tax proposal Is to he with
drawn and the Griffith-Kerr three-cent
gasoline tax amendment substituted. It
is also planned to amend this so that
the commission of fifteen is to be elect
ed by the legislature and the names of
the commission written Into the measure.
Whether this will go .through Is not
known hut It will probably meet with the
approval of the delegations from the first
and second congressional districts which
would determine upon nnd nominate Iho
five men from e.-h of these c'istricts to
be put upon the commission.
Companion Bill Accompanies. ,
Accompanying the , corstltutionnl
amendment is a companion gasoline tax
hill which provides. Hint three million
dollars In three years be- diverted from
the highway' fund for the use of the ex
position fund, provision . is also made
that the commission is to pny back to
the different counties of the state 10
per cent of the amount raised in each
county, respectively, which 10 per cent
Is to he used by each county in the cou
rtrurtion of buildings or the collection
of exhibits to be located at the exposi
tion. It is also definitely provided in the
constitutional amendment that after the
ffllr haa secured the ttiree million dollars
1le whole fund in the future accruing
ufrom the gasoline tax Is to be turned in
to the highway fund with the constitu
tional provision that no diversion from
this source is to be attempted in the fu
ture. The county refunding provision
would provide a total sinn of three hun
dred thousand for the counties of the
state to finance their exhibit at the ex
position In whole or in part '
The remainder, ?2.T00.II00, would be
nsed in the general financing of the ex
position. 5
Moser Bill Passes.
Stuto House. Salem, tire.. Dec. 21.
The state senate today passed the .Moser.
for-hirc automobile regulatory bill over
the governor's veto. Only five members
opposed Its passage.
The bill provides for the regulation of
all for-hlro automobiles, stnges and
trucks engaged in freighting service, un
der the jurisdiction of the public service
commission, ' . ' -
The bill' also gives that commission
authority to fix rates and running ached
iles for stage and truck lines. No such
vehicles may operate without a permit
from the, commission. The hill now goes
o the house. . . ,
Compromise Plan Looms. .
State nous. Snlcm, Ore.. Deo. 21. A
eomprondsc 'plan, consisting of- an
amended bilL Incorporating an ineren.ed
jao!ine. tax with the least ohiectionahle
features of the Kubli property tax
amendment, loomed as a possible solu
tion to the lf25 exposition financing tan
ale, as the two houses of the legislature
"convened .at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The proposed plan, which has received
avorahle comment from all factions in
of fair controversy, would embrace the
h lights and business features of the
three gasoline tax proposals, thus con
"liatiny. several upstate factions, and
Parts of the Kubli bill as a means of
wopiatiating certain member of the
JImtnomnh delegation which Is holding
out for a direct property tax.
Under the plan neither property nor
'"oline will he tnxed so as to prove
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SUCCEEDS EXECUTIVE
OF NORTH DAKOTA WHO
WAS RECALLED
Hon. R. A. Nestos, new gov
ernor of North Dakota, He
was born in Norway in 1877,
and came to the United States
in 1893, beginning a life as a
iar.m lauorer ana Harness
maker.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and the
University of North Dakota.
He succeeds Governor Lynn
J. Frazier of the Non-Partisan
League.
POLITE IS ROBBER
E
ChicitRo. Per. 21. Tho "CliCHtprfield
inn bandit" who held tip paHseiiRers in
tho observation car of tho, ChicHRo-WuNhiiifftnii-Xcw
York de luxe train, has
nmrio good his escape today.
Tho hiRhwayniun,. wearing n silk hand
kerchief as a mask, and cxponsixo dark
riothes. robbed pftHHuiiRern of $1000 in
cash nnd jewelry an the Baltimore nnd
Ohio train pulled out of Chicago last
night. He pulled tho bell rope, jumped
over the hack platform aud eweaped in a
waiting automobile.
"Please put your hands up," he com
manded politely hh he entered the coach
after this train had left Hnglewood sta
tion whore marines, with orderB to
'Vhoot to kill." were ou duty. "I would
rather not have any trouble of any kind
here."
The bandit pointed his pistol at Her
bert Fj. Stansbury, who was'leaving with
hut wife nnd three daughters. He took
$105 in cash and a watch from tstans
bitry. lie came to Mrs. Stansbury next, "I
wouldn't rob a woman," the bandit said.
"Please go into the uext coach with the
children. 1 don't want to frighten them."
M. Taylor, passenger agent of tho
It. nnd O. was robbed of jewelry nnd n
small amount of cash as were several
other passengers.
A lie went down the lino of victims,
relieving each one, tho bandit said with
n smile, 'Tlmnk you very much, t needed
a 1 title Christmas money. Next."
" OF U-
Havre. Dec. 21. Frfltiee mut- hnve
Mitmuirincs, llene Vivirmi, French dele
gare (4i tho Washington nnni conference
declared on his arrival here today n'nflrd
the FYeneh liner ParK from New York.
"Our colonial Interests make it imi-ei-ntivo
thr" wo hold undersea craft." VI
vinni said.
"As to practical refill'1 of disnrmn-
niont, he continued, tney cannot he
definite until nil the interested nations
have mnde known their ooinions.
"T think France on?'"ot enirnge herself
until she Is assured Cermany a formi
dable producer of rhemi'als procnictj
has given nil gunrnntees for fwsation of
the ntiinufncture of nsphyxiuting gases."
IN CONGRESS TODAY
Senate. .
Continues oon.sic'enition of Keny.ori bill
to put a far'ier on federal reserve hoard.
Senator Kenyon expected to speak on
No whom case.
Tnvestigntion of chnrtrs by Senator
Wrttnn tbnf woldiers were hnnced with
out trinl in F ranee continue. Tariff
henrmrs continue before finance vom
mittee. House.
nans' ron.id ration f hill sehdins
surpius nnny ineui'al supplies to Itus
eia. AIRSHIP CHR1STENE0
WnOiintrt.n. De 21. --The Ttoma.
oneen of America's diriciMc fl" n'v;
p.I here unfelv today Lnnrlev field.
Vn to he Hiritenrr1. The hi ernff land
ed at Bnllir.r fld hre ar 10 "O nVtor
:ind shrtlv thereafter ohnvtened bv
Mis Fonrne Wniiwrigh!. daughter of
the aBi-d:int cr- tnrv ' war. in the
l-reneo of tnnnr distinguished militnrv
offic-alv and civilian Hints conference
delegates.
BOMBING CASE
LChief Commissary Polish Po-
nue oays ouspect lnvoivea
and Knew of Plans in Ad
vance. Did Not, However,
Participate in Actual Crime.
Uy .IOI1X GKAUDEX35
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
(Copyright 3021 by United Press)
Wnrsaw, Poland. Dec. lil AVofle Lin
denfeld, held here la connection with the
Wall street bomb murders, has named
six accomplices for whom detectives arc
now searching. Dr. Stanislaus Oulkow
ski, chief commisary of the Polish poli
tical police, declared today.
Dr. Oulkowski gave the United Press
n complete record of Ltudenfeld's acti
vities, Joth before and after the dyna
miting, taken from the archives of the
secret police.
This threw tho first light of publicity
on Li u den f eld's "inside history."
While police were cross questioning
Lindcnfcld endeavoring to elicit further
information from him. Dr. Oulkowski
told the United Press the following had
already been ascertained:
1 Lindcnfcld undoubtedly was invol
ved in the bombing, because be knew
minutely in advance how the prepara
tions were made, how the bomb wns
manufactured and how it was to be set
off.
2 He did not actually participate in
bombing but he Ttuows who did. Tho
names of the six accomplices were not
divulged by Dr. Oulkowski for fear they
would take the alarm nnd escape. .
The Polish authorities are anxious to
deport Lin do n fold to the Uuited States
at the. earliest possible moment.
Lindcnfcld, Dr. Oulkowski said, wos
born in Warsaw in INSft. He is mnrrled,
his wife being In New York, and has two
children. , . "
He participated in a revolutionary
movement in Poland in 1006. While n
'member of the (Jermnn section of the
ffocilnist party nnd employed as a store
clerk, thnt party decided to punish him
for strikebreaking. -
Was Employed as Spy.
Thereupon Lindcnfcld sought police
protection. The police employed him nn
a spy among the radicals. Tt was Ins
duty to try nnd incite the radicals to at
tempt some unlawful deed and thou in
form on them, - '
Eventually IJndoufeld went to Amer
ica. Hp changed Ws nntne to Linde and
worked as a tuilor's cutter. .Later he
was employed ns a detective by the
Hums agency.
Ho also started a political newspaper
called the Tribuna, devoted to labor
questions and to war upon capitalists. He
heenme a member of the New Yortt
Press club, on Spruce street, nnd also of
the international labor party. He claim si
to have had advance knowledge of the
plot to set off a bomb in Wall street,
knew the names of those Involved anfl
where and how. the infernal machine wan
manufactured.
After it was sot off a tUroad and Wall
street in September. 1020, killing 37
persons,, Lindcnfcld went to William J.
Jturns. ho said, and offered to go to
work for him again, for the purpose of
locating the dynamiters. He declared he
received $.'000 from Htirna and shirtly
thereafter disappeared. He returned to
Pol u ud f where he got into close connec
tion with tho communists nnd attended
meetings in HrusselH. Tlerlin and Moscow.
About this time It urns sent Detective
Sylvester Cosgrove to Europe to locate
him.
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By niAZER ITDWATtDS,
United Pres Ktnff Correspondent)
Washington. Dec. 21. Senator Ken
yon of Iowa, the first republican to nise
his voice against Senator Newberry, de
clared in the senate today Newberry's
election wns "tainted and fraudulent and
justifies the refusal of the .seat."
Kenyon flayed his republican colleagues
for supporting - Newberry on , party
grounds. He denounced "Newberryism"
a tho "justification of celling senate
seats."
He wurned that the case would be
tried In the court of the American peo
ple." Kenyon' charged thnt " a social
lobby" is active in Newberry's behalf.
GIFTS ARE PRACTICAL
Portland. Ore., Dec. Ul. People are
giving practical gifts this Christmas ac
cording to the Meier and Frank eompanv
here. Very few luxuries, compared with
former year are being sold ns prospec
tive ballast for sundry tocking.
Yet, according to this department
store, ns great if not a greater Volume
of units of merchandise sre beinn sold.
With monev as tight as it is. people are
huTing with enreful discrimination, but
thev are buying.
Shopping horde stormed the gift
rnmitern enrlv this year, taking the old
Christmas sloftm seriously. "And they're
rnrrying most of their smaller purchase
fnv.iy with them far more than in for
mer yesr,M nn ctultnut manager glee
fully added. . ,, .
FIRST REAL ATTACK ON FARM BLOG
IDE1 BILL OFFERED CONGRESS
WaslitUKton, lec. . 2t. A pro
posal that cougri-a by 'legislative
action wipo out tho so-ialli'd nRri-:
culture bloc was muth in Iho house
today.
Representative 'Ansorge. Cws
York, introduced a hill winch would
make bloc notion on manors , pend
ing before the house and seimte il-
legal, and placing a muxiuium fine
of $5,000 on any member of either
branch who engngea in such group
action.
Urges New Grading System
Washington,: Iee. 21. A bill to
establish a new system for gradiitg J
wheat was introduced in the hooscji
today by Representative HCeinerHon,'
republican of ' Minnesota, who . suid
its passage would save the north
west wheat growers thousands of
dollars a year.
The measure provides that all for
E
AT DDS OVER TREATY
By RAYMOND CLAITKU v
. f United PrcsH Staff (Yrrenpondent) '
Washington, ,!. Dec. m.-rlVoiddont
ILirditig will be urgwl by republican aen
atora to approvo a rcbolution to the four
power Pacific treaty making it dear thot
the United Stntca ia not bound by the
pact to safeguard the turriiu ml integ
rity of Japan.
There were intimation-! today in ad
ministration eircltta in the uenat thnt
llnrding might himaelf auggent that res
ervation when he nnhmlts the treaty and
ihua iron out- the Hlrult,v caused hy
hia difference of opinion with the Amer
ican delegation on this point. -
Ratification of the four-power treaty
hecame seriously endangered today with
official disclosure of the fact thnt JTren
ident Harding Is at odds with Secretary
Hughes and other armament delegate
over the meaning of the pact ,
Tlughea and other conference dele
gates have agreed that the treaty in
clude .Tnpnn proper in the territory
which the four signatories agree to safe
guard. Herding flatly disagreed with this view
holding that only island ponHossions of
the powers are meant. Hut he announc
ed officially that bo is willing to let the
Hughes construction stand for official
purposes.
Furthermore he announced he will not
permit his difficulties with Hughes over
tho meaning of the treaty to embarrass
tho conference or ratification in the son
ate. Indications at the White House,
however, are that dfiarding will refrain
from any active campaign to force the
treaty through the senate.
At the White House it was indicated
President Harding's present intention is
not to attempt to force the pact through
the senate, because of his disagreement
with the American delegates as to its
meaning, hut to leave Uiat to Hughes and
Senator Underwood.
Meanwhile. Senator Borah is demand
ing that the treaty he rewritten so as
to leave no d.mbt as to its moaning.
. Therc is no proper reason," he said,
"why the language of the treaty should
be permitted to remain so ambiguous."
Irreconcilable senators today predict
ed that the four-power treaty would go
down to defeat under on nvalanehe of
adverse public opinion an the result of
Harding's statement
DeSAUtLES WOMAN ENGAGED ,
U.itinA m.ilA lnr Q1 llinnnen V.r.
raKKiirir. do Saulles. the Chilean beauty
who Ktnofi nor itrst nuKonmi, jbir u
M mi 11 Ati A mnrionn unefet v mnn 1 en.
gaged to marry Fernando Santa Crux, a
young engineer.
Mrs. de Haulier murder trial was one
- . 1.- 1 ....Ilonol In Ynek'a
criminal history. She wos accused of
having shot ami kinou ner nuannna ai
his country home. She claimed she had
no recollection of firing the shots. After
a hard fought trial she was acnuittcd.
RAIL HEARING POSTPONED
Chicago. Iee 21. .Indue l.andiK iot
poned until January H hearing In the
case of the PeniiMvlvani.'i railroad, whhh
seeks to enloin the United States rail
road board from making public a report
censoring the carrier for violation of
tho board's decrees. I. he judge two
weeks ttco granted a temnornry restrain
ing order prohibiting publication of the
l-onrd' report.
HELP SCATTER CHRISTMAS CHEER
Dear Friend: Perhaps you know of some family that is
(roimr without Christmns clinor nnd you nro not ablo to caro
for moro tlinn your own. Won't you fake tho time to fill
out this hlank and mail it to mo or Phone 43.1. so that no
oiip in all Lane countv will be overlooked at YuletidcT: If
you'll do your part, I'll do mino.
Yours for Christmas cheer,
SANTA CLAUS.
Care Christmas Cheer Committee, Elks Temple, Eugene, Or.
Name .
Address
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eign 'material in wheat, excepting
rye, shall be classed as "dockage,"
tills "dockage" to bo 'designated on
; tho grading certificates but not to
affect the gradet. All moisture in
excess" of 14$d per' cent would like
wise be stipulated but would not re
duce the grade. . . , . 'v ,
To Consider Booze Amendment.
Washington, Dec. 21. An aineud
meut to the Volstead act permitting
tho sale of light wine and beer will
be considered by the houe ways
and means committee after tho hol
idays, Cbnirmau ordney; announc
ed today.
The matter will be considered from
the standpoint of revenue for tho -payment
of a soldier bonus, Fordney
said.
Fordney indicated that the com
mittee would favor sale of light wine
and beer provided strong sentiment
for lifting tho ban develops.
BLOODED DOG GOES
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
FOR KILLING CATS
Ran Francisco, Pec. 21. Dormie. aro
gant alrdnle, faced tho supreme moment
of hiB life today.
He went to trial a jury trial on a
charge of catslnughter, resulting from
the death of Kunbenin and 12 other cats.
An alibi will be the defense.
Dormie Issued another long stntotnent
today denying dogntyally nnd categorical
ly all of the charges against him.
Dorthie seemed in excellent spirits be
fore court opened. He arose early, ex
ercised on the lawn of his home and ate
three sausages for breakfast. ' .
Alrdulo fanciers hRvo come to Dot
mle's rescue. "
As a character witness today they
brought forth Howdy, brother of Laddie,
President, Harding's dog. Howdy was the
personal body guard of "Mary Ann,"
Persian cat. for months, they claimed,
nnd when "Mary Ann" died from entirely
natural causes, he fasted eight days in
grief.
The trinl will be before a jury in Po
lice Judge T.ile T. Jnck'B court, It has
attracted wide interest.
Hail Labor Board Will Be
Offered S. P. Wage Tangle
San Francisco, Toc. 21. The question
of -wages to be paid 44.000 employes of
the Southern Pacific rnilrnad, chiefly In
the shop crafts nnd slmllnr branches of
the service, will be decided by the rall
wnv .labor honrd.
The conference between the company
and the representatives of the men held
here during the last two days failed to
reach an agreement.
The company sought to reduce wnges
approximately 10 per cent. Both sides
todny were preparing briefs to be laid
before the railroad labor board.
Leerion Will Dine. Smoke
And Elect Thursday Night
A dinner for leigion members at 0:110
o'clock followed by a smoker Is schedtded
for Iine County Post No. 3, Amerlcnn
lcgion fn the Chamber of Commerce
Thursdiiy evening. Officers will be elect
ed at this meeting and other important
business transacted. It is expected that
the Tieglon Christmas gift list for dis
abled ex-service men will be niade up
at this meeting.
Walter Cole, who Is chairman of the
smoker committee, promises a real en
tertainment and urges .all members to
be on deck. ...
PORTLAND GRAIN ' '
.Portland, Ore.. Dec. 21. Wheat: hard
white 41.10: 'Boft white 1.08j white e.lnb
$1.00; hard - winter l:10j northern
spring, $I.W); red Walla $1.01; oats
biar.il, barley blank.
Wilmington. Del. .V flivver lost a
front wheel on the busiest street here
and continued for two or three blocks.
A newsboy notified the driver who re
covered, attached Lis wheel nnd went on.
Denver A rent sleshing landlord hss
heen found In Denver. He Is D. M. aid
man, owner of a new apartment house
who has announced a $10 a month reduc
tion on rents of all his apartments. ,
Bulletins
Los Angeles, Dec. 21. Three pay
roll bandits held up'W. L. Stevens,
manager of the Crown laundry, and
escaped with $4100 cash shortly be
fore noon today. ... i
Mount Clemens, Mich., Deo. 21. '
After slashing the throats of his two
children, Harold Lydo today' killed ,
himself with a batcher knife at the ',
home of his ; divorced wife here. .
Mrs. Lyde fled from the house with '
another baby following an attack by '
- Lyde-.-rThe mother Is In -a -critical
condition. . ' .
, Columbus, Ohio, Doe. 21.; Two ;
armed bandits today held up and
robbed the Steel-ton branch of tno i
Citizens ' Trust and Savings bank;
here of $10,000. ' . ;. ( '
Birmingham, Ala.) Deo. 21. Jo
seph Mantoine, and his wife were slain '
with an ax and their grnrory,set 'on '
tire here today. Police believe" a roo-
ber l responsible.-;,', r . "'.-
Marshtield, Ore., Oeo. 21. The'
Coos bay coast guard orew this aft
ernoon went to the assistance of an
unidentified tug, In distress off Coos '
bay with a barge In tow. The tug
was off Cape Arago and appeared
to be attempting to make Coos bay.
Tho harbor tug Fearless also left to
give aasistanoa. The distressed tug
. Is without wireless and could not be :
spoken to. ' .
THREAT OF PREMIER
TOLD AT DA1L MEET
Uy CHAttI.,EH M. MeOANN
i United Press Htuff Co-respondent)
Dublin.. Deo. i Uli Tho , Sinn .. Vein
I p'oce delegates .wero . forced by Woyd
teorge s monstrous inutility " to -sign
the Anglo-Irish . trenty., Cleorge Duffy, a
delegate who signed the pnet, charged In
the Irish pnrtiament today.
"I am not ntxVg!zing for my signa
ture," be cried, "but I desire to tell the
mnnnor in which the treaty wns extort
ed." ,
I.lnyd Oeorgo tbrentened the ponce
delegates with war if they did not sign,
Duffy said.
"The British jifemler first broke with
us definitely on December 4, subject to
the approval of his cabinet." Duffy said.
"When we resnmed discussion with
hi n.lalor he said the conference really
had broken four seperato times so that
Ireland's fate must be decided that, aft
ernoon. IJnyd George said 'I have a
messenger going to Hclfnst tonight He
has two messages, one saving that the
treaty hss been signed and the other de
claring a rupture has resulted and If
there's a rupture there will be immediate
war,"
Was Not Bluffing.
" 'The only way to avert this war Is
to immediately nfflx your signatures and
a plenipotentiaries promise to recom
mend Its approval.
'You must decido by ten o'clock to
night'." Thiffy ssid he did not believe the
British premier was bluffing.
"That ultimatum might have been bluff
but everyone who heard It believed with
out, doubt that this time he was not play
acting."
Despite the fact that the delegates
were compelled to sign. Duffv said he
recommended immediate raUficntlon of
the naet by the Dail.
"I relnetnnlv but sincerely recommend
pasHsae of this treaty.", he. snid.'"nnd 1
solemlv warn you of the consequences of
rejection."
Duffy denounced both men who hnve
heen attacking the treaty ns a valueless
arrmigement 'find those -who bnve been
prsising it ss perfect.
' He took the attitude thnt as It nl
reedy hss been signed it should be rati
fied without further words.
"Tills treaty gives us real power
military power, economic and govern
mental power the' power to resist fu
ture nsirrension." he said.
Knmnnn ,T. Diiggnn. who also signed
the trentv recommended Its acceptance
hy the Dnll but denied the delegntes had
been coerced bv T,lovd Heorge.
"We were sent to London to negotiate
sn agreement with Britain, not to nego
linte n renuhlir" he said.
"I do not like the trenty, but t know
the alternative war. "I am sure the
tinrt will give us full control of our conn
try."
Start. Re-Buildintr Bridre
Washed Out Near Coburg
The county pile driver started ycnler
day putting in a foundation for the bridge
north of Coburg, near the county line.
The bridge washed awny during the high
water and lodged down stream. A 10-foot
bridge will be built to tnke the old l'J
foot bridge's, plnce, says .1. W. MeAr
thtir, county bridge superintendent. Home
of th? lumber in the bridge was salvaged
and can be recovered.
Only emergency bridge work Is being
done since the cold wenther sot in. ac
cording to the bridge superintendent.
POPE GIVES TO BABES
Rome, Dec. 21. The Pope has donat
ed a half million lires to the poor of
Vienna and 2",0(0 lire to the poor bnhles
of the city as a Chrixtuine present, it
was announced here today,
REPRESENTATIVES OF
ran
Under " Four-Power Pacific
. Treaty. Says High Amer-
ican Authority, TJ. S. is
' Bound - to Help Preserve
Rights of Nippon.
Washington, Dee. "1. Uepresentn-.
lives Of nil tho powers are agreed on the
interpretation of the Pacific trenty thnU
it Includos the homelnnd of .luprui.: it
wns learned today from :i high authority
of tho American delegation.
This agreement wns rchelied between
Secretary Hughes for the United Ktntcs,
Arthur ,T. Balfour for Crest Britain. Ad
miral Bnron Kato for ,Tnpan ami M. Vi
vinni for France, in ' tlie negotiations
which led up to the formulation of the
treaty. Whether .there will be an ex
change of noteR between the govern
ments concerned to put .down, in black
and white this understanding is -not yet
known but it was stated on high author
ity that Uiis government believes there
can be no doubt regnrding this -phase of
the interpretation. of the trenty on the
part of any of the siguiitory countries. -
May Cut "Sub" Figure. '
Washington, Dep. 2U The . United
States probably will agree to a lower fie
nre than 00,000 tons in the Hughes pro
posal for a submarine allowance to the
United RfatCB and Great Britain, it was
indicated on high authority, today. ?
This will be a concession to the Brit
ish desire for total abolition of the sub
marine. . It was learned from high authorities in
the American delegation that this govern
ment believes tho figure of 00.000 tons
of submarines In the , original Hughes
proposal 1s high and this' was taken to
mean thnt the United States will agree
to a lower figure to meet the desire of
Great Britain -to bpllsb thomibinavinc ,
or diminish its nse as far as possible. i '-"
Harvey, Brland to Meat, . v
London, Dee. 21. American Amluis
sndor George Harvey will meet Premier
Brinnd tonight to thresh nut the entire
question of I'V.ince's stand on limitation
of arras, it was learned today. !
GIFT LADEN TRAIN TO
For the purposes of allowing the Kit-gene-
Elks' Christmas committee to dis
tribute baskets of food and gifts along
the S. P. Coos bay line the Sunday morn.
Ing train leaving here at 7:45 will stop
at all points, according to I. T., Sparks,
district freight aud passenger agent. The
Klks have been working, through agents
and section foremen along the Coos bay
brunch, collecting names of needy .fam
ilies in the small towns. Anyone, who can
supplement the list with, the name and
address of any western Lane family and
the sex of the children, nre requested tp
notify the committee at once.
The train bearing tho Santa. Cinqs
committee will stop at flit stations be
tween Eugene and Siltcoos. Because of
mills in many of the smeller towns be
ing, closed down, there are many needy
fuiiillles in western Lane towns, it Is
reported. , , '"
BANK MESSENGER ROBBED -St.
I.ouls, Mo., Dec. 20. Two armed
bandit s robbed a ' messenger for the
Choutian Trust company of over$800fl
In ensh on a crowded street and oscaped
in an automobile. 1 -
Ground parched pig corn with cream
an' sugar is a fine wholesome substitute
fer food. Also a handful o' well parched
grains o' til' same carried loosly in tM
pocket or shippln'- bag 'III relieve hun
ger In an ntntisin'ly sborf tinie."Th' cefl
in' o' Aleloileon hall fell last evenin' dur
in' th' sliowin' of n clean film, but for
innately nobuddy win under It, -.; , :
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