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, i . , r . " Ki'WKn.ouKiiox, Tiintsiuv Kvi:j;iNrt, tmmlmf it; r.u-2 . ' -
E IN SENATE
TO SECURE NEW
PEACE MEETING
Borah Introduces Suggestion'
to Instruct Karrline- flail
- a vV wuii
Another Conference So Rep
. arations Can Be Arranged.
Washington, lice. 21. A move to in
struct ".'resident Harding to rail a world
economic conference, in addition to thel
pioposed world disarmament conference
n made today by Senator Borah when
hf introduced mi amendment to tho nn-1
val appropriation bill now before the I
M-nate. 'I he iiorrth amcmimcnt would
Dike the place of the house provision oii
eourasiug the president to call a disarma
ment meetiug to tuke up thiugs left uu
done by the conference of November
Consider Economic Problems.
The president would be encouraged to
cail on 'mien governments iih he deem
necessary to send representatives ro
conference which would be eh a r Red with
the duty ol considering tbe economic
problems of the world with u view to res
t oral ion of trade and the establishment
of sound financial and business condi
tions," Borub'a amendment suited.
No mention is made of what countries
sioiild be invited or where the conference
might be held. The Borah amendment al
mi embodies the provisions of tbe appro
priation bill which specifies tliut the ex
wutives should call a new- arms limita
tion conference to take up the matters
of laud, (tea and aircraft armament "wim
i view to reaching under landings rela
tive to limit in future construction."
Borah asked that the amendment iie
on the table and that it be taken up
when the nuvul bill is considered pos
sibly tomorrow. "We are traveling m o
vkious circle,' Jiorwli -said in advancing
bis proposal. ,
Future Looks Bad.
"Xo business man or fltiyone else who
has reflected upon the situation dares
to look over the next year if the next
year is to be similar tq the year which is
just passing, Jioraii said. ;
'It seems to me that there ought to
be a hard effort made not only to stop
the threatened nuval race but also tu
deal with economic problems.
"The quest ion., of. reparation) is-the
key to tin: European' situation.' H, ilmt
eunuot be adjusted, nothing can lie ad
justed. '
"It may be possible R conference of
this kind to break the deadlock on that
subjeet. It there is a better program nny-
(Continued on page fir)
Woman Protests Lord
Northcliffe's Will
l."ni!nn. Dec 'Jl. When Ijic Viscount
Nortlifliffi will hearing oiii-nrd in thr
probate rourt today iiroi'erdiiins were
iDti'minti'd by a black garbed woman.
Tho wfiinun came forward and told 111'
juiijcv m!i wislicd Ihe ialc puliliiOn'r.'
Will set aside. a she claimed cerium
lwnperly anil money. The judge lieurd
a-v reimcsl.- iiertiutled her In he Kworn
mid to testify, and (lien prneeeded with
tu.' eaue looking to agreement to pro
bate the will dated Novebiher IS!, 1!1!.
After Viarouul N'oi'theUffe'a death
twi wills were found and n strenuous
eovtest In which the tiitblisjier f hi-
thirs and juy N'orthclHfc were involv-
I. f.Oluwril. NiirtHcliffe left property
vii.ed nt fKMHKMXIO.
Daugherty Hearing
Forces Profits Suit
Washington. !, 21. t'lvil or rriro-
inci suits. iierJiims both, will he filed
"viry Minn" asaitist; the foiled Suites
Hemes iimpany, of Wst Virs'mia. to
lireleet the government's interest on war
contracts, an official of the deoartmoni
of iusticc stated tiwhn- at the hearing
ea the iinpeiiHiioeut diaries against At
torr.ev flenernl I Vniiehprtv.
folnnel ll.niv 1. Anderson, special
estarit attorney general, in disclosing
mil li'CH mlmii ',itilfl lie hiken on 111'
t famous JuiancsH (-mtraiits. wouhl not
r nat amount of money me goyero
;"nt hopeM to recover or what officials
if the company have- to face criminal
Ircteedings. ...
Goodrich Gets Cash
In S. F For Astoria
l.uke Goodrich, formerly of Ihe First
National hunk of Kugene hut now with
ear of kmi Frnnclsco'a lending f iiimi.-iiil
instil m inns, was chairman of the hay citv
feminiltee that raised SIO.IHKI for the As
toria relief fund in San Francisco, ac
eor'ling to word reaching here.
'iooilrlch knew Aatrid by reason of
"ag reaidcnis; in Oregon, and when hr
warned of the lost pie kly ienied to the
lore to help the .stricken city.
Elks Treat Kiddies
to Candy Xmas Day
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Kiddie of Kugene will made haw. I
-. II. I'. O. F.ik. do the big l.n.ilo
iiia Biieriiofin mn'o
"mt and treat them all t" aiely. 1";'
?eet be di,trtt.lllfl "
Jinndiy nfternoon. l the n.anininin
"iri.tmas- rrf thtit wilf Ik- put or, in,
,rl'nt of.rte ,i;iks tvmilc.tni.irt..v
. r ' ' 1
ays
' . . .. . . ..S.,V,b,.,,.l(iiii,Hli..n m V-r I a i.ir'iaa. ""'""-, I , .ji. . ; !.,, 1,,53. IwliAifiiar III- imanrtanra I miial tiwi- oulj. I' I '.
93 Recused of
War Guilt are
GivenFreedom
llprlh
!,.,. ! !.
in 1,1 I1.MJ., , ,.,.,.,., (.sj tmtov
ffiiZtt&
K'11"!1' .'". K'r
........ were dropped.
lie
j....un were Mnctly pii,ui,.. and al-
Tio
been .,...-..,,..", ,,, , nrcscnt
wirirt .hvlared the defeudents had
proven neither ahsninrci. i,.
m.r mnoccut of crime aguinst Uerman
Seve,, hundred and seventv-one ease,
aie pemimg. The Oermniis on trial in
eh de the former crown prince Hp,,.
c.lt, of Hiivarfu. niviisisl .,1 .1.
from northern France during Uio war
anil the iliike of Wiirtemhers who order
e I troops massacred at Xamur and other
lar.-uiiii officers.
The allies drew p tt long list of those
co,-n,lere,l gmlty ami required the (iei
niuuii themselves tu trr thrin
OREGOW GHOWERS TO
ffl LOCAL C1W
'IVeutv-fiv,. iHi-,n.i-u i.f il... i
tirowcrs' association and leuiling fruit
rm-ers of Oregon are evpected in Kil
eiu.? S:itiirdnv to nttcuil rhi. .i;,.,,,.....
meeting ut if,,- Kiigcne Fruit lirowers'
urwintinn. The directum are cumiu'
hcie to inspect the Kiigenc Fruit tirow
ers cannery, and it is likelv that thi,
sunie type of rannery may be adopted bv
the state growers.
The Oregon Growers denl mtxtU- i,i
green and dried fruits at present. ' A
small cannery is operated al Salem, but
nothing so extensive as the rkgctic r'rml
Growers cannery has been Micccssfnttv
opirateil by the Oregon (irowcrK. or any
other cooperative marketing organiia-
tion in the northwest, ft is i,t Kt,t,li- tl.
deveh piiients here that the mooting is
being hew.
tirowers conlriicts with Itn, fli.,.RnH
f-niit (jrowers asMocinttott will run'out
within the next two years and au ex
haustive study Is being made to drter
Ill'no Uu. proper lines of reommrealinn.
A eting will he held nt the Kuiene
P'miI m the morning ami a business ses-
i'n at the ( hamber of ( 'iimim.imi th
aft i riR-on,
Mayor Refuses to Let
Arbuckle Films Show
lrdinnsixiVrs, lnd !. 21. "Fall v"
Arluekle filmn were bnnvd from lu-
Hiinanolis tiieatres today by Mlivor Lew
Sjmnk.
"t hilr the flancers and fliimrrs ami
morbidly curious wilt go to Ar!m-kle
now miiici Uitt Hoys bus reinstated him,"
Shsink declar1!!.
"Th f-howing of these films is one f
t'i tlmigi I in going to fight to the fin
ish Shank was supported in his stnte-
mer.t hy tvntt women and Iend rN of wom
en s orJiiwatums having Mate wide
Detroit Bars Arbuckle.
iVtrotf. Micb.. Iec. L'l.-Koscoe Ar
buckle will not be welcomed bark to the
movie screens in letroit, it wqh indi
eated in a xiHtmt'nt Uwm'd todsiy by
Ailing .Mntr .rotm i.'. ioag".
A recfHnrnendMf ion to bar all films fen
turiiiir the rotund i"oroedian will be sent
to ttoUee. eiiimtsmner luirtwt 1 odct
ki'owu as "repeaters," that iw, men who
were beitig brought bark time and
said.
Four Pranksters At
U. of W. Suspended
Seattle, Wash., ee. '2. Vnivet-sity
of Wushiugtou eirelcji were acog today
over the a H ion taken br the I riiverity
iliseiplinary eommittpc ,v"t'nlity in
neiidinz Henart tiolorok ami three
t ouiimuinu student h who were involved
in a wtiuh iif iirank on I tu night of No
vember 10. wfiMt hii to the booting of
llolbrook bv i'atrobiiaii .1. 11. KarliM-rg
ol tile Seattle mhre foree.
The studeiitf- ll'ilhronk. rtvper
S-lmeidpp. Hubert Lewi and n
llitllflre barred by set ion of the torn
hiiitfen for jerim!s of fvor.i one to two
year?.
J'atrolmsn Kif lberg. wJmlt n
under ftoliee 4UHteii-iiti wii.'v the nfirtir,
v. HI 1h reinstated as soon bin 'Ui duj.
nertod fiti x eniir d.
Ifoibmok. SrhtMiler ami l,ew hum
1hv aunt from tbe univernit. until nmir
ler beaiuniHs Jamuirv 1. 1H21- H'U!
KUiineuaiou wilt end .Imiiiimi j I, l!C'"i.
Bankers Are Ready
to Play Basketball
With io tentative basketball team
in the field. proI.eet for a "twilight
l.o.ketlull league are brighter ttetav
t i..iw nMrioif that the hardware men
..rrniTinir mid rai in' to eo. he-a
hankurs got loether and h.ne miw.1
rni.f ((1 pn, (!,),,,, g(
,f li,.i..rs ill the h-ls. Ihe nU'lieJ
. . . I...I.I, n he
( wicket v "'! "oold no 0"M
".1... .t,.n. hid fnr title heno: s. shottM
I - . " ij-.t
,jkr,, ,d itntfi of th f.ard
mite jnen. and Mgmati n'i !.".
.1'- l.a.iL..!--? dnlli ni! tlie can t
.. l.,i ,i. lured. Il I- exIM jiil that
mi,i.'m the movemev illVJt a eet
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. 8 1 1 f ,fl e VTarPt R.M S
NEM MOTHER IS'
HELD GUILTY " DF
PfllSQlMTE
Mcst Lurid Trial In English
Criminal History Completed
When Woman Sfent to Hang;
Unborn Babe May Save Her.
I.ndon, I ler. Mfcrs. Kdith TUimHi-
sou iiui hi bang for the murder of her
hJhaini. VtTfy Timmpsou. tf which hhi
wan found jointly gmtty wb k retteries
Uywatern. hr lover.
The lord riiief jusiiee today dismissetl
appeals by Sir. TJiomi;on and Jty
wiHees. They had previously been found
guilty of tmmler and sentemed t dmik.
Thompson was stabbed to death Octo
ber 4. Appeal of the condemned woman,
wbtj admitted frequent ntteajjtts to pot
sun iser husband. pvoUauly wdl be ear
ned to I be home secretary, her last hope
ol Hfe.
Trial Sensational.
WiUisun C Hriugemau, wbose life, hy
a coineidenee, wast reeently nttetnpteii
fbmugh pyjjton, ttt-ut him m the miiii,
utu-i iw w deeide whether & woman
abcut to beeome a mother ran he hanged.
.Mir. Thompson in understood to be in a
delicate cofidilion. The trial of Mrs.
ThniiiS'.m and Hywatirs vcus mw of ine
usoHt Kensjitii-u:d in Knglbb eyiinmal
history.
Mrs. Thotitpon. u girlish, figure, who
will be -S years old on i'aristmas day,
maittained her iim)osure iu rourt a
witnesses accused her of administering
pe-un to her husband. She admit ted
giv;njf the man deadly poisons but said
hr1 lku so only to weakea nuu
so beint
would suceu'eb to hetirt attacks.
Had Secret Lover.
From June i. until Oetober 4.
ll'li'i, shy gave lier husband wtasieikal
doses of poison, while continuing to;
smile npoti him ami hold secret rendez
vous witti ber lover, t mally ea imober
ilie revaiiei upon m-water to stats
Tbompsun to death uud so put an end
tO fli Hi.
Nily ohm duriitz t be i rial yd Mrs,
ThomuHon how any embtiou artd that
was wbi'u the bloody knife wuss exhibit
ed. At that night she turned pale and
used ber filmy lace handkerchief to
eyes. At other thmK be niipsftred
to be in a tratw'e. unaware of wiiul wa
gyi.tg on around her.
After her ronvietiou, eonsideraWe
tiiheiiL wa Ktirrd np in her favor he-
ai se she un to become u uioLher. It
wj.-s brld thai the atntf had no rfght to
esute an itnborn Imby by M'niling Its
mother to Ut scaffold. Thin will no-
lovbhdtv ha brought strongly before the
home secretsry when be vtttth ii!er whe
ther ?Io shall die.
Husband Befriended Ue Mas,
Kredertek r"iward (iywuti-rs. was a
jotng mtvnl offir r, befriended by f,o-
nurderi man and taken info the
Tatmtpstm home at ItfrL A friendship
beiuven Himself anu .irs. t tiompsou
led Ut an illicit love affair, it was ad
mitted in court, and as an outgrowth of
tlb. tbe lovers plotted to dispose of the
upsMspecting itushand.
I mtt cround clasH in mn foocf hot it ;
dWt't wt rk," Mrs. Thompson wrotf the
mn man.
Their love letters were at one moment
nftrme with pansiou: the next they would
m omnissmg net ails t poiiuhih ami
means of d:osinjt of Thompson. Mrs.
Thomjison amniUed trying several meaiiH
wiffronr KtieveHS. '
ruiaily one night, when Thompson was
fMiimv'ing his wife hmno from the
tlu at re. he wan Mtabbed. Shriekn of Ins
wife brought people to Urn scene, to find
km' expiemg in ber arms.
Hy waters wa arretted. Mr;. I homp-
tcns letters were found. Ihe fane went
to trial. -
Bernhardt Takes
, Her Disliked Rest
raris, Jtvc. 21. Sanih ITemhnrflf. fa
mous actress, toflfl.V eoii-ieoteil to ISiiP
a rest which xhc previously Hmmed "for
me means death.
Phvsieians who nnrioiineed that she has
posset! tb t'His f her illness it 1h
known that, after making many ooe
tions, fhp has anreeJ to remain in bed
for I" dH.vs or ao.
The doctors reused issmnr lwlleHs.
This was tiiken to mian that they inn
UWt hr well m the rHd to reovery.
although she remains weak.
Mme. Hernh.'jrrJ! has neeome r ffonr-iif-fi
t hr hiatiility to appeur at the opening
of tJintry's new play set for Tbiirvlat i!
wax said.
First Prisoner
Breaks S. F. Jail
Han Frmhfwo. I , HI. William J.
Huff, held for burglsry. escaped from
i he Sh ii F i n nc-siti i t y J 1 1 HKtay b y
miuiiig the bar of his HI.
it was !b first npe from the Hty
pron situ Il n buibl flUiniE the
1UM fire. I tuff . s fn. ing four buralr
(berg's here, while two additional eimrg
i stand flg.fiit him jn akin4 Tali'
forma, two to Tortiacd and on ift lf-n-t'aHforiiia.
c-"rdmg to poltr.
Iff wa- arr"(-d Imti m few wprh ago
t?fer finX hot in tbe hand hy an of
fr Word from F,ur-k indict bad ed
t- hi ;rret.
WinshiD to Address
Teachers At Meeting
A. K. Winh p nflWtn, elir 4 the
Jtnomal of Kduniinu. will address tl."
delecif m t' tfie cumins '-oticent ion in
Pnrfhif'd of he I IrceoK Sffe "iVaHt-?
--tf;n. Um the obice lrsr-
TtoMsnj''n. of ih I mvrUy ( HUum-.
v.bo can eb"! the trip when he found hi
. (d not r li:. .
BODIES QFLGST
AVIATORS FOUND
ARIZ. DESERT
Victims Found Charred. While
Machine Was Burned Up;
Thought tianes Forced to
Land and Crashed to Earth.
Treason. Aris., lee, iMu The Iwwlies
oi t'olonel Francis Marshall and l.ii
teont Charles Wbber, army aviators,
wer( found today oi lnMbban springs,
a hamlet on tbe Fango ImUaii reserva
lion. 1
Tbe bodies were buviied and tie air
plane was a mtiits o? vUavred wveekage.
It is thought the two aviators Imd ,
trouble and were forced to and and that
the jlane crashed, eausor the g.istilme
tank to Inn-si and tuke five. The bodies,
were found by some eowboya scouting :
for cattle in that district.
.Indian t hi sis insists of a few aban
ikmeii shacks aud a? water UoU-, It in 75 j
miles froni Tucson and .io miles from i
tlie nearest railroad pmnt. It is believed
the two aviators, realising they eminl
mt enntinue their fUsiii made a des- 1
perate attempt to reach the water hob
in order not to ma ih$ H5t of ely:g of
thirst.
The two aviatom m-t ut ft Thurs
duy. leeemher T, t fly from Suu i.ego
to Kl Paso in an army pbuie.
One of the biggest cfscrt hirnt: ever
iui ducted was orjtrtnial following re-nort-
that tho aviah r had not arrived
l- l"'" Bu that lUey wtre last seeu
' "B Jer a unit.
Thirty-sir airplane Treioiigmg to both
the army, navy and to private Individuals
wer- enlWtrd in tho search. The hun
dreds of thousanda of wpjiire miles of
soirt.hern Arina desert was oombed
from the air,
Tntlian schools, wtwuPt-A guides.
et;wiMys, rnkted; kiCaptry and
calvary were all put to rforft 'in an nt
teiept to locate the mins'St i?n, nho it
was thoucht, might bftv eseaped death
only to be faced by deaife in tlie sand
wastes from thirst and sttvrfiition.
IVoui.t.oir tlfi-rimii i.f fntf
graphedf 'ijjoc'tjil permhn$m. for Ignited)
Mates anoy ami navy plane io iiv over
.sic m ho icvrnoiy, a i s uitiuxiii iu
twi men tHcht have lost their way and
bitve been flying below (Ao border when
they met with an accident.
STATE TSX LEW IS
LESS FOR WEXT YEftR
Sab-m. Dev. 21. A total of K.s:7v
l'i..i..;ii must be raised by the taxpayers
tt,' Orcgi'n for sfaJo pwrpoj.es under the
levy for lirJ-S. aecfiruing to tne tax
promulgated tobiy by Ailing (lovefutr
Il'tncr. ecretary ot the Main ivorer
at.il tax cnrirfmsmnrf ihveH of thr
tax rominisstoa. Thi in iltMST-l Ifsa
tban the amount raised for slate nt
lioses this year which totalled Jflly'ml,-
Both levies Include the soectnl mill
ave levies ot edneathoHiW bonus, road
anil eb'meiitary school purposes. Ii'duct
inff the elementary srbo! tar, which is
lei.;ed by tiie stale but retained in Uie
vaiotis countieH for th skiptmrt of giude
srhoofs. the net slale tax tor StKlti will
be $?,.Sltl,L?tr.f( a? coiirparCfi to $t,,Uti.
mt.TZ in liC-.
The iW levy in addition to eov ving
the estimated needs of alt slate hisliiu
t ions a ml depart menf s for t bo corn itig
vear, also covers ail deficiency appro
priut Iouh for i be bienoioni - VSSl.
agf regaling ?2lUHH, nil appropriations
made hy the Jegislaf ore nt. the strertl
ein in lcccmbcr. aggregating
$-VJ.ii: interest aowunttng to $1.
JUi !.(. protected during the past year on
wcrrants frtdorl by the Mate treasurer
'not paid for want of fmds and )Mio.
tttl estiniatetl iih ne'esary to rover the
ii. t of new building and repidrs on en
iftfug huildtrrKM at the various state in
htitution!, durin?
Taft Is Reeoverincr
From Serious Illness
Wishing on, -K t'h'ief Jnstu-e
Tuti of the t mted States supreme roiirt
ts recupcrarifig nt hfs home hern today
frcm a rio nH'rsti vcrtil hi
ax- Tnft was rvmovilL to bis liome es
terdar f nm tisrfield lo;iiiu(, physi-
cmns stated. Th ttertmn wn or
gall stones. It was stated.
&i-creey siirmande! Taft'a tllnesa.
Fireman Finds Own
House Aflame In
Answering Alarm
Ks'" tlayl a tru-nn M k n J.
O. Hrit'd. it fireman, thu morn,
iiix.
iVrrh! apo the p?'nng fne
trocV. ItnM had anJEoi e.--
p-e(d f -r thf uu'ke fmm the fire
lejMirreif at 1 bit feetith and t
iootbr.f. Tbe rtg rofhl or hf
i re. 1 ..f the hilt a the men' gm.
and from this vantage stiut he
spotted the Ut&r.r.
"Jl it'n fe, see, "it's MjJ! 9
own hfOiet"
Abbtoitb flame were sbeitiii
three te.i lit-b frm the rof. it
Wjii f(ofid that of.. soo.gM otc
burn'd. I. tir of a Tew
ARBUCKLE FATE
HANGS ON WHAT
PUBLIC ILL 00
'ensured In Some Porta of the
Country, While Others Pa
ver Hays Action; Final De
cision Depends On Patrons.
Hy likrtels I'reas)
I'utty A i ouckie a tale ts now hi the
ho'Kis of ie frtiWftN oiiwing hia rein
siaiemeiit by n it. Hays, tne big is
tioo ks w briber Uko tUeatniaoei itkt
suppt rt the movies will to to see tut.
fmi.s, ttr wither they wih tre bitrrvd by
local authorities
The ,ngHcs Federation of VSom-
ell ;ibH UlUiulUieeit oppusUUiU to ttl
,rhrcio fmws. .Hew 5 ora ttunw evn
sor, stated wry aau no jurisdiction auu
that A wwiW b a knatteic lor ine pubwe
(ecule. l enn slate ceusora tuko
about two s w m Uew. ttiicr t mteti irerf
(t!unJHa snowed Mayor lev imuk of
tnutauahU!s tkarvkug r any itom tne
atres iu that city; ministers, school
Bjwcniiitcudcifts ami others optomg lum
in Alilwaukcej. aud ailing Mayor louge
oi ietvoki, rei-onaieiiipkig iivl tne n
no commissioner bar Arbuckle picture.
I'ittsowrgn, iK. t ttt'tH tie rcnea a
proteM. uirrrtor of public satcty Mc-
t'aiHikess w.tk uui mtertere wtttt show
int uf Arbuckle. film a here McCaudless
annr pmcd today.
I'uiaiiM, .M'U. i'iaua i'r a punnc m
dlgtiatiou meking to protest tue mn-
stuleiuent ut Itoseoe vi'buctUe were uu
loot by tenders of Utt K T. V. here
today. lr. Jruuie CaJlfaa, head ot the
Ou.ati& tawtsr, and Mt. J. Kooer
u state utticcr are, heudiutf tuu uiovc
went. I.ooncii lrf, Mj-s. K. IL fnlMM'Bi
e, bau ot tib HieHtr Movie" rieHHH
i.u nt ol the Xowa state chapter of Uie
daughters of thn American iteroluttow,
sbtu lier wrgiiuisation bad decided to
tnk no uruun u jus Arbuckle case.
lies .Moiues. r'rtuut featuring "fr'atly''
Arhuckic. retiiHtatcd comedian may be
buried in leH Aloines, it was indicated
tot ay. I ne ittrttter wilt come beior Ih
council iu the. near futuruv Muyuc
(ifit'Vtff itccared.
eattlc. 4rge Bouckntrt, cbuiruiun
oi tv mm boavd td ibeatricwt cewrtfr
said that tjiu uttiltee .ot sUuwtug of Ar
bifklr Ithnti itt HeaMie wtH be ttirivutwti
at a liirriiii of tbe board to ho held!
next week, "There seems to be a good
ur if of popumr (trcjudice agaumt tue
ffhijs and we wfjuNi- not sanction (hefr
display without liohhtig a public hearing
on the umUer;' Houekaert tuiid toda.
Kos AngeJrs, IIrdJywfid
lietca in lanta t'laus. Hot the big boys
and tieaoiiioL girls of filmland think tbeji
sec behind tjie white whiskers tne be
nign, shrewd features of Will If. ifrtya.
Hollywood & uristnia.t stocking was
prvtty full ioilay as Ua own partitalat
Santa ('fans wan whirled casiward on a
tri.nsvtmimtmst hmitcd. Hay it brief
visit to tho ideture city has resulted is
following 4'hri.tikkas s:
Hobtri Indictutf.
i - WaMy Hew! winmne hia battle agamst
serious illness: with Hays blessing m
that the star's lapse dma not alfert
ihe integnly or filtudom.
Fatty ArNtcke rcstorfd to grava and
tne camera.
U -l'd ltbets antlii'r of the "slsa of
ifotiywood, tafes of petting parttr
and strip palter, aui'fosedly based on
the film colony lite, under mdirt
nteot fui' iiuMrooer ose of the mail.
( fu veatf gat fou of the narcotic traffic
urged noon nfnit mm frttrrnl nltHuaw.
One ioindn niiiin didlnrs w rth if
etpiipmewl was Hays' Chrlatmu prea
cm to a Mieouif motion picture com
miffer the Satitrttttl l"littor?aI
asociatinu; same to be ued in de
vebndng tbe film as an educational;
factor.
Haya Sftowa Hit Powar.
"in om &mkf Will Hays, wiib terrifle
dynamic ciiery and his intense bmwan
ness. has advanced tfu movie industry
mrc tiarr H ha advancd in the pat
five year, ohd iirocbii-er told ibe
I iiited i'resa,
"Wo prodm-crs thought we knew all
about, thf mntmtr in hich f hia indimtry
ought to to handled, W found we tiol
id; know anything. Ha$ turned tbe in
iluslry Upsiife dowu 111 a weekv swept us
oft otrr fecf. th-n sold his big idea to
t b pohhe and mt Ion nict ure peoplr
able. Hays st oi:t to (eiin tip and to
n Hore cenfldcti'-e Uv the industry. Hi
d d rt lu iwst one week through being
human
HSbwiMHl' ioad was la a wnM
thi'Miteli alt Uu Idcsstng stmwet-ed down
in jtn Jifrle fer hot the colony wa
"fclhl' fnr liny ik t ttt the oii-aioa of
Hays' fir viit the impression was
alu-oad that he whs a mrr figurehead,
Twny frlmfiirtd acs crtfit awed he meant
htnuncsa.
tt'ontnmed on page five)
SISTElIIliG
P0STPOIOFORI1E
frfern Sre i fr. Ifl. THr hearmr
bfre the Ioterlate t Mtoinrrre tim u, 1
un o th? (wiion t the (regtn I'nb
be Hervbe cuaoi't"n iv rad'nad ra.
prnicfion and cetrtrnl and sonthern ffrr
tm ,hUh had h-rn '! fr January 15,
at lftlnd. hai t-n ean-eled, Berdmg
to i'lformatittu recee by tin eommt
s.on thm morning and a pew dar adi he
set later.
Th- caneMhitin ,t the harina. it
rvplasued, dov to lb rep'eentut!ll
.f intereift partie that it would h
twifjfde fn prrpmr 1r the ht-aring 1
lh dNset, It t alwt ddrrd thf
e..mSiiiH tba oit of its mmlEs.
Agriculture :
Has Notable
Recuperation
Washington, 'Ji. AnkfrvUsn ii
culture iu IS mouths has effected one of
(he most scnntror(ii! eonmni rerovej
ies Stt history, Kugene .Merr, Jr., man
tiging director f the war iitwo eorpo
ratum, toilay declared iu his uuuuul te
Xtrf Ut President Ibtriiug.
"Tie farmer and M.ek ineu f, ; not
H knVelly wt of ihe wooUs tel ito
spile of local difficulties here and iheie
and tfttsHfisfncjury markets ffr smr
woinoHhties. their psition tm the womI
bas bwtt greatly stwogtheuedV' Mnve
said.
"hry are still sttffVririjr from a hwr(e
of (MM, the aftermath of the rnK mml
tWwrvatoU of banking iustUrtiow m
the country districts are iu tin over-ex-fewrfed
ctmdifion. Hut, proirably st no
ino io our hisnry has there loe
mM aud esietkHive an imw&svmmt itt
our economic put-it to u ua duviug tue past
let nmtttnu.
Sleyw descrilMtl tin a2riiltnrl mini
tlott t year ao when ibe ttfttl
commeuced to nid agriculture a "a des
perate plfght5 arid declared thrrf Hrc "tii
billl.v tsf our whole lurieoifural nnd
iwg sUWetkkk'e was evUi tiketwe4."
The war finance coriuu'iitioii lmuiev.f
sfey sought out the weakest wjorts in the
situation. Meyer said, and ju)if J to
tbwn tUe stimkklns f necdsl rrekh.
The growth of co-operative market big
ffsomftof(K, Meter drtiftred, rs tJO of
tho most en-oraging develMypin in the
MMH'ketUkg of asiicvkkUwal pio'w In v--cent
vears. for it promises to ioinu atsiut
tieffmte ami far-rearbmg hor?memefw
iu mtt wliole jstein of distrWodkng imm
eouwokiUe. ' 'I'lwy bave estaULUhed
methods which will facilitate the graduar,
orderly marketing of many of our
olMHIitie-,,"
ma mi cows
K STATE DISEASED
lvweut per real of tbe dairy mmm wt
tU wlatte nie Infected, witU cuiUuUuot
atioviiou, and this disease is eaustua a
hxm ftf ioeeii three ami fowr mWhm
Mrm ft var. a eotuin2 to roteJt kK
M. Hiandt. duivy Hpetiulwt of X, f
who apoko before the (hntnfier or torn
mm and Ihiiw t'ounty IHrebrel Jer
soy Hrrelera aorbifioB at luwhew
my l'rofi"ouur ilraudt outuueU tne uis-
eiiN mid the work hemcr done ttt rfre wf-
leai .ferriiicut Mat ions to orwlhto St
from the herl. No effective re baa Jftt
been discovered.
There are two gretit disease mnfrnftf
miry mitir contagious swrtw? mnu
tnbrruloslM. Tbe first is cawing a great
er eciuuiuie hwui hi the state than tin
second, declared PntfeFiSfrr llratidt. Ibm
rvrr, (t (a not transmitted through (h?
toWk tu humana Ilk tubeieuloks,
I'uur great lossea uie, caused by eon
ritgrouK ufwtrtton according ttt irnfm?r,
llraodt the ksa of calf, utrrile tsws.
ttiaeave of the milking glaml wbUU will
cause great decrease in milk production,
and also decreasing milk jrrodurthm m
other wit than disease of tna rUhhI.
i'ontagiiua altortlon la not iwlitrUekl
twr Is it tiunsiuilled iu herds by the sire.
Only pregnant cow and heifer frwmumft
the disease, aifiirdjag to tNmtep?wr
Hrattrit, who draw a bin eoiwlusUiaa t est'
ueriiueuta made ut tbo tsdiege.
A way of ctimbctfififf Ihn diseaws to
irjtf tufeetrd cwa frra th rma'o
der of the hertl. Tbe disease i only de
tvtftvd by a blood lest of the nnituafs.
Hamptes of Memd can be nmi
prrlment Nlatun where the
made tot the uaityaieiw
S. P. WILL GET KO
LOWG LEASE. DEVERS,
The fnlM-Klnlr- mmmrrrr ntiii
! mt nt the HmilW, VuMte
Ibki: mm lr on lw tVulcal I'wuu !
IU v tn IIip iHiinf'ili nf ,1. Sf. Iftxm,
;.tnrrt In mrj jrwnl mt lr-
mrr rMwIfiii Kurnf. who w
n4.v. lirvwi nirml ta ite vvn-i
IU-. irvti" niiiiuiliiiiin nt fhe rctrnt
WrWffiiir!i mun'rrtrr bnrifin.
Ill Mn At.lmoB lh fmilhrril Pwbld-i-vblentf
UmUl"H vtnuUl Irwl lo Uor
lint Uir H. I', in Kinit the rammon
nwr Mr-it. f-'nrllirr, hr iw, lh o
li, aP a.Vrd Ihf lnlrr.HK- hml tit wit
bi nwit il(l Irnil li Ui thl lU m
mtufim fiimriij llli: cilllimrr nir plnit
fnr rnllrwiil. . . , . ,-
,l braniic In l'mrtlaml Jaanairy 1
t Orvgun will iirtai'iil la Um
(ili'mlai" comitnTf- iummfaafnii ff
plana fnr tin fiirllirr milrmwl WcH
iiirot ttt thia alalp.
f Wants Wife Who
Does Not Snore
(INMhw, In. I"-. 21- "r N-,
d i a hiiulii.it lhrh lb tiiin
al the ifc- UmUv fnr a fnurlli wifr wi'-ii
frilfiiwrtix lirli(m-nt In ciiaf
-WAN'ri'.l lmrlh n'ltr, MHai l
4U,i grailnali'. ..'"'iuilr in ilo-
Miil tm dI ttmlf iM.iw.ilwn, wlwo
ralnit, ( iin .m. ih t
k-i-u ti mul .ulnit ili to uiy nroiHi.l
fit-rr flint ffii" mnn l Ih Ifmr. iw mtm
arrh nt all aurvrj. Hlie WW Bt
m t h.n a hiMi"r. aur ! ki-k
ln au.r flTtut I or.lMltll'', .(!!-
Hlfrf, Imf nn puMinfc rffimtl! or phtttn
mrmmm fshanL A. I" i' trwllilrti-
o. r., Trrantr, h.n..ly anl ability t tir
U Hy. I ri-M'r vi! iu tltu-r tin
ifivi.rifil irirr'. wlii aiftlrrnwra will b-
. . . . . a I 1 I . i . n f
if,iftiam for ar
HQRB1QMURDEB
D1SGQVERED--BY
P00I10 COPS
Womeu Tells Etsry After Z
Months of Silence; Girt, 15,
Slain By Young Man la a
Boathouse On Willamette.
V orl land. le. "Stare mor ar
rests iu the In-ary-Weir "uiurder mys
tery early thia afternoon citugecf poiire
tu abamion their air of vp&ewtMtrm taif
iVreace t the gruomv ory tibiti hy
Jtva Helen lury a vvuttresa, and to
flwu fur naditioual mtrm in auprwirt
at the woman a stoy til ;nl iash evt.
aged rtvetmuu bad Uiought ahuut the
dearh af a J.Vyear-oM tmusmerf gfrf m tt
It wd orjty on him Umm JsJand houacboat
tljp nigUt of Sepkeioke VI, Itoby Rol
eriHou and At I.oomis whom police said
Mrs. Keary rhtrmed had seen linnx ta
grtiior on Weir1 hmz&ehmt ' e re taken
when Hvliiee UU.4mA tU& vbwat tUU
ufteruoon and were lodged iu tho city
jail for .uestiomifg. R. K. ftnmn, 3 Irer
waj also a arrested a c liM In eoa-kket-tkoi
witu the hivt'U-aiou,
t'urilaud, Oi, Itve, 21, lhai ol Ihg
iMmil uilHrW vkUU 'Uu ryes iu
1 1 le ne I iliu iiiU'rrst of iti I'ontniHl put
lir ttmliimrtl (ihI.v t& h& m vir s It
ia mv.lrritius.
Mrs. llrleu Iary. ai-jMi-Al' wU
rriia, iicniMOM Cnalt Vrir, fio, Itiiown all
up and deiro Ihe ri' tttmt "rlsar
mrtT, ' l luriu m I'l-yg-m-M girt to him
bmlsvboit uoud ott Um IsUuul, aul
ilirre vucumiiauiiiug brr uvufu in a iewti
trior. '
Mm. Ir Ina'taU the mm story
ti-ieaiiHll- ttkifS! dytUiri. suit omittuis
a auiKlo ilKiiil, uur truniinif on in cruw
fHrtwninr. Hhe claim ttf bVif. vf s-in-d
Ikr wailr allair tonmgn n lw in
lb ii ut lb feHi Ssttftk tin BiUt ill
Ktiitcmbi-r Zi, unii (hut Cnsti n'cir and
hix mi, Karl, tmw umixht hf Ike vabrr.
Iuril Oir Injily in thu rivrr, ltr, He
iii&uiUlDvd, Eavl tUr!iU'ueU to kill hce
or make li-r nmrry hfm to Mrtil our Hp.
Olo Ma Dmies Story,
'1'bc uW man drstca all taolns ol
alWjivd truitvil, auil vlaittw. Ibu urn
uion Ih I'fiiitloymn erimmitl Knmrgrk
iaaainl Ijim l-rui fce imw jipoaeil B -iMirriaao
lo 111 li,
VVUiki ullvviftV ulfWiT tttouj; ino C'u
liiiuliiff riviT lii.r In ware for. an unnamed
ftii?h$a! nimu whk-h tbe mn m iM tw b
workluc. arewi it(MMfc ni oCliwt r
li.nuutuuuit tun aput in Ike rlvi-r Uro
tho woman cinims KH taW ht?r rile IkkI
a tlrajrtird "uoflur m turn mf rork. -
A Ibirii aiaaa i riimit tbp hoaw
lttt at Uwi Island. Urru Weir ana
livnl many .vt"nr, IjIici are aclmrrtctll
al ara, nonplnwwil oarlhrr tn jlvs ere- ,
hiK lo riihrr the Umrf ala) or U '
Vivlc U-iuluL
Ellbar atsriMr or tBufcf,
l'urtliml. i)r... Dm-, al. i'urlViii'l io
llca loJuy viri'lMUfd to ututia wlial titer
clitrm to In? oiriT of the most Krvenma
munkr mmlrnei, or r -' our ot the
woat flagrant can of aiuniw to-th felv
tory o I'tirllaiul i-rluin,
Ity roiinrlnliout irmflrorfsf oUtren Wr1
oiailar niabt learnnl ttot Hrtrn rt,
a yaiunt matros, tod toW liimii b
wUiu-aaod Ilia murilur of a 15-your-old
irrrl In a H'lllitmifflff Hrcr IVmfiriNoat iaat
iteutfniiwr, and amnnili i'mk Wrir, wl,
a haiuM-ooat lwi-U wl hutai b raptaia
& Urluttlng ulwul tlio airr duttttu ;
Heptalu Htr Sttrf. '
Mm. lyarji l Wrir wr brauifbt lo
(rthr al hroiirtr Wnlamiiy uilbt.
vvlu'ro llie wuuuiu ri'ui-atid hir atory and
HVir ili-niid oil anowWirif of the elrl'a
(leaih. - . ' .
Wrir lil b kw Una. Ijttaf ami
t'Uaraed vlw had .tninooftid a alaudacaua
afor-r to "ft erirn' with hfm for M p
pwiiiion to brr otafc with Katl
Wrir. hla mm. -
l'utira l.i.'ulcouot 'I'luiUhi'r and Ilro-
titr IMfrii;t AttormTr .fofrn Jtowry norit
tiRMt th. mnu at liii!ilt lant niaht ami
aiiwi hr to npral hr irtol ral
tinii'a. Him dUI an wtlnuut altiration oi
a arnaiV drtail, polrre anttorrrrmd, and dfr-
tailitl ouraliona tailra lo aumm art sar-
ratin.
Watr la iliu
ftffiriira 'laini tho mmiari mold not
fcavr wilnr.wj thm griHioir madr
h mn.i.lrnt awr hd brr atory
Upii a (uliru-atUilu WVlr'a di-mrunor wa.
pfjunlly ini-lmpnf ami rtfsirrrrt. and hia
frank ortiial-. ol nil iwinit- ot noj
giri'a dt-ab ba. Imirssitl lba, tbiy
(l.'.tnlinord on pirgr. fire)
IVI.il mulf hnM V "WiHral ona-kulf
.1 frr railiaior 'Wl Inakarf Mill
w
aifeS$
Hik hWin in tlrttr aa ar- aaa w. law
ura. lU'is t' foil imvk ulk 1 . . .
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