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EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 123
NUMBER 137
iLOCOHFEeC
ROPOSED AT ROM
U, S. Delegates to Chamber
. f...!. Pll -
ol (jOMiincrco uevise nan
lo Relieve Economic Ills
IS
Document Agrees Germany
Must ray Obligations
YANK GROUP BIG NOISE
"AD llraolut'iHM Ainnl Ini-tmt'nx
dm' XI IM1IF Atlf nuiHMi (MUD
lt'lil of OimniiiiY. TrniwMirl
Illy AMxialrt I'rrui
lluMK. March SO. The inlllne
if wurltl eronontio ronrrrcnen lo
rtilo iIik world acunltiiii- difficult
IM no" the pronouncement of the
tplirtiaitonai rnainoer or cmn
ntrr on reparation. Inter-silled
4bl. budfi and MctiaiKr r
(vnuillfl in a resolution flrnlteti
by the American drtreuiion lonlghi
t be presented to thv finance
U9n of Iho congress tomorrow
turning.
On reparation lh reenlullon
anvii that tiermany muet iy. Hint
iht mut admit hT Jul obliga
tion and I but an adjustment
anould l mad lhat would not
ruin the German nation,
Th resolution point out thai
utr tettiement would b futile
llhoul guarantee and dei-lare
that urety from attack inunl aUo
rt anurrd.
On IniiT-alllrd debt the Integ.
ntjr of ohltcatlona muat hi rwo
uVit Tha revolution Male thai
chile Ilia Inter-alllrd 1.lu were
canirartrd In a 'common rma. a
proper factor In any adjuttneut
ikould bo tha ability of nation to
pay, lakiiitf Into ronaldtratlon Ihelr
filura earning rapacity, reduction
f ratv military ekpendlture
nd tha reparations lo which they
irr n-iti-i.
Loan Drawbars. Are Grtcd
Tn lesoiuttott contend thai an
faiimatlonal governmental loan 1"
W4 desirable, largely because of
laa political complication which
Inevitably accompany aucti Iran
rtton. Tho elimination of Infla-
Mhonal flnanco ara aat forth aa
-eadltli na precedent lo adequate
lMrhailont credit.
On tha ub)ct of firlin. tha
mouitton declare that attempt
I tha artificial ralabluhment of
nrhng ara dangeroua and unde
niable and that tha aiai.iliiu.iion of
mrrenry on a fold baala ahould bo
Uw ulllmata goal.
Tha resolution conclude by re
commendlng tht a general econo
mic con(rraa of lha Intarratrd na
tlona for a final adjuatrnrnt of
problem la easential and Inevitable
and further atata that lha Interna,
llonai chambar of commerce la
ready to render any aarvlco to tha
Inttretted nation".
..Yank Driearalni llnlarn Kuiarrmrt.
Th American delegate carried
11 before tham In today" plenary
Malon of tha International cham
ber of commerce, alt resolution
Upon which they had laid atraaa
belnv unanlmoualy approved.
tine of tha resolution nut In
Ulned that "no nation la entitled
lo claim exclusive rights In con
nexion 'with International com
awrcs or tranaport of Immigrant
te or from other countries." The
Italian delegation offered but later
Hh a reservation to thla provid
ing that "pending tha reaolutlon
M nnrmal emigrant traffic to the
I'nlled Htalea. Italy flnda It neces
sity to reaervA for carrtnue in her
own veaaela tha bulk of her mil
rtnt to tha Vnlted Blatea."
Another American reaolgtlon de
mandlnr lha abolition of paaaporla
adopted without debute. It
frovldea "that Iho abolition of
"""porta eliouM ha achieved
herever poaalble by mutunl aaree
lnni: rcond, that ahollahment of
the viae rtrept In very particular
fjaea, inlirtit well be asreed 10 by
n varioua covernmenta. and
Inlrd, that In rnaea where tha viae
(" regarded a Indlapenaahln the
"um and tha period of vulldlty be
One year.'
I'clmaya Imrarnvrmrnt Tirol
A third American reaolutlon
nlelt nlao wna undehnted urired
Improvement of vehicular hlah
')". The member of the Ameri
can delegation ware aareed that If
hlahwny all over tho world
ere Improved It would be of arenl
beneru m ,h automobile Induatry.
The reaolutlon favorlna prlvalo
Perntlon of railroad" and the
tamlnrdliatlon of rolling: Mock
Iwwed yeaterday by tha tranaport
group of tha rongreaa wna unnnl
ninnaiv adopted. Alba It. Johnaon
I I'lilladelphla addreaaed tha ron
ymion on tranaportatlnn problem
" "tinnort nf tha railroad reaolu
"on. The delegate were lha itueati
f tha city thla evening; at a re
t'Pllon. U.S.GIVES LOAN WARNING
"OIIKKiN NtlTKM IX) MIT HAVE
; tiOVEIlXMENT SANCTTIOJf
AHIIIN'OTOV. March 50. The
late department today made pub-
the let of a e'rcular dlatrlbut
J" year ngo to a number of
American banking houae. cau
lining them In tha handling of
Inrrlgn loan, not lo tate or Imply
inm tho loan were contingent on
n rsprcaalon from lha department
or lo refer In any proapectu or
contract to lha attitude of the
American government.
1'iihllcnllon of tho communlra
l'"n. It wna explained, waa prompt-
by the Impreaalon given re
eenlly by a New York bank In
Jonnecilon with the offer of $:.
TO0.000 worth of German bond,
nut the trammel Inn had alate de
rtriment MtlCtlfm, ; : r-,:.i al
IN TODA Y'B
MORNING REGISTER
Ttm Wcatlu-r
Oregoi H'eitnradny, fair.
Yeaterday'a wentbr In Eugene;
Mmlinum temperature. fl de
gree"; minimum, 91. Hinge of
r ver, let.
I'.iigir ami VIHnlty
rinnnlng Jvraey Jubilee In May.
I'age S.
Kiwr " J I Sow on In t'lrculi
foul. ''A;"
Vegetalila kit Cannery Cloara.
! 7. ' r
New Hawmltl . 'l-n be Htnrted
at Ixiwell by llu. 'fxry. I'age
fi.
I'rlca Telia of Kxperlem. 'Si-
k. I'Rgo 0, ' s '
Mill Company at fleck rufiiaca
Htore. I'age fi.
Hlale Chamber Director in Hold
Hpcclal Meeting Here. I'nge fi.
Cainpua Mnaoiia llaniiet William
II. (lalvanl. I'agn 6.
Venrin llov Win I'lare a Orator
ut I'eace Conical at Halem. I'age
.
M oeehrnrt Women l'lne and Kn-
Joy Program. I'age c.
Iteciird Number ltecev I'rayera
of Kxatigellai charlea I'rlca.
I'age C.
Club of I'nlveralty Hlngrra Will
. Travel by Aillo llua. I'age I.
Cakrldge Want" Wlllnmelte High
way to I'aaa Through that Town.
Pago .
Kerond Iteclial lo He C.lven at K.
It. 1'. Tonight. I'age 10.
( roner Will la KHed for l'robate
I'ngn t.
Ho'iulremetita for Vppllcanl for
Itevenuo Aciuuntnnl Higher.
I'aga .
I'Uhltabera If Htale Will lie Here
for Conference Over Wcck-Knd.
I'age 1.
W. J. Cooper Coming for Hummer
Kchool Faculty. I'age 7.
Garden Week Will lie obarrvrd
April I 10 7. rgn 7.
I .and. Timber. Travel, Farming lo
llo IMacuaacd at Annual Hhorl
four for Commrrcuil Hecro-
larlra. I'age .
Violin I'uplla of Hex I'nderwood
lo Appear In Iterltal. I'age
M' ther of Two Huea for IHvorcc.
I'ag 1.
lainn unty anil (mgim
Ilaaket Hocial Oiven by Camaa
Hwale rlrhool. I'age .
Mr. Margaret Knapp of llarrla-
burg lUea. I'age .
New Nte and I'emonaU. Page .
Kpraru
Oijneral Majiager for Kpon at
I'nlveralty Choacn. Pago I.
Hunk lAiham Klected Ilaaketbal'
Captain at 1'nlver.lty. Page 1.
Golfer to lie !uel of Itoaeburc
Country Club. Page 3.
Contendera for lmpey'e Crown
lo Perform. Page 2.
Handy Hlllon Wlna llout Over Vlr
Foley. Pag t.
STEEL EARNINGS MOUNT
V. R. n ion ATION ih-sixeks
KIIOWM IMIICUB
NKW YOflK. March SO Mark
ed Improvement In the volume of
new bulnea offered and produc
tion output during the latter half
of laat year la noted In the twenly
flrat annual report of the Cnlted
Ktalea Kteel corrmrnllon. covering
operation" In which wa
niad public
The report ahow lotnt earning
after deducting nil expenaca Inci
dent to operation and malnlen
anc and a reeerv for federal In
come tea of Hot til an In
rreaae of H TT.65t over 1 i I.
After deductlnr Intereat on bond"
and mortgagee and depreciation of
aohaldlnry companlea, net Income
revealed waa aa tr.H llfl.IOI. com
pared with S6.57.8i: the previou
year.
SPORTSToiEE BIG CARD
txVTErKiui it m nKMrsi-rvs
(1UIW.V TO IT-JUXIIIM
NEW YOHK. March 10. Pre
liminary arrangement are under
wav. It waa announced loday to
handle a crowd of 100.000 at the
Yankee Htadlum May l: wnrn
three of the leading contender
for Jack Hempaey'a heavyweight
title Jeaa Wlllard. Kloyd Johnaon
and I.ul Jlrpo will box for the
benefit of tho milk fund.
The Yankeo Htadlum grandatnnd
and bleacher, now rapidly nearlng
completion, will aeat TS.ooo ann
It I planned So accommopate
IS.000 more on the playing field.
There will bo Sl.000 bleacher aeati
aclllng at $1.
HORSE IS ON DECLINE
IIKAST K lll ltllKX HI-X11KAS-VJ)
II WM CENT IN 10 YEAKS
WAHinNOTON. March 10.
Man' chief beaat of burden, the
home, tin decreased i:i numner
In tho world at Inrge about II per
cent In tho laat 10 j.eara. . Figure
made publlo today by the depart
ment of agriculture hhowed a fall.
Ing off In tho total nean in ma
IS countries from 118.100,000 to
1O3I.6SO.0OO.
The decreaaea occurred largely
In Hula whero the decline waa
nearly 60 per cent and tho Tnlted
Hiniea where tlV" Itotal fin
dropped from SJ.U5.000 In II4
lo 30.669.000. ltuaala'a total of
14.700,000 ha dwindled to
607,000.
DAN CASEY MUST HANG
NOtXEMEXCY VOfi Ml'ltDEllEll
SAYS HKill X)I HT
SAI.E.M. Ore., March SO. lan
ranav. murderer of J. H. (Buck)
rhllllpa, apcclal dclectlve fo rthe
O.-W. 11. 11. X. railway, muai
hang.
Thl I tho verdlrt of the u
nreme court of Oregon. cxpreaed
In on onlnlon handed down todny
by Jtiatlce Hand, in which Ihe
opinion or Circuit Judge John P.
Kavnnnugh of Multnomah county
I affirmed.
Caey la held In In II In Multno
mah county and will be resen
tenced and a dale for the execu
tion fixed aa aoon aa the mandate
nf Iho aitpremn court la forwnrdrd
NDCONTESTLQOMS
IN HARDING'S PATH
Daugherty Says Persons Who
Would Oppose Second Term
Face Disappointment
WISHES NOT CONSULTED
No Authority From Warren to
Make Announcement
STANDS ON PAST RECORD
rnrt)M IluUin-m Will lt I 'rail I
vrnWf Tfwt of Hut Atinihil-arn
Uitit'n AHi)i'iriuiitH. of lut
1 1 UK ISutUm cm It 1-Vf
MIAMI, Kin.. March 20 -AlU.r-riny
(Ifnrriil IKhrrty cominMil
Itiff today on lit anfiounrt-ni'-nt
HiUurdar lhl rrldft Hunlinc
would bit a. cancJldftt In 19:4. av
clurrd that hU rvfinmlnnllon with
out a ronton i waa ttMi:?d.
'Thrf will o no contntt and
thoaa acrklriK to ahow lhat thrre
will be a ffrrat flKht will bo thor
ouichly diwippolnte:-!." tb nttor
nY Kpntral doclar-d. "I took th1
rvaponalbillty of nmktnit thf an
nouncement that h l'rwaiU
would run acnin without any aiw-
lal authority from him- bocauw.
1 twtirvm the country win demand
r-1rrtlon. I ha no doubt but
that tinder th clrcumaianrea hn
would not rrfuiw Uio r' nH
bllltv.
Tha party" plntform will
practically that or the aanunwim
tton'a achlrvrmrnta.' Mr. ImurH
rty dclard. "Il will b baiwd
upon tha record of tho iinlancltnK
of coinpHcatfd war probtema. Iho
reducing of rxprndtturca, Ih rut-tl.-ia
down of th burden of taxa
tion, tho application of buani
nrlnclulea lo (rovornmental affalra
and tho enforcement of tho lawa."
ho aald.
IUim o"rt (Hib F'm-ww
Thi iTcatdent'a plan for meni
berahln in tho lliuftie court will t
a factor, he stated, and he aald
tha ouewtlon would bo anawcrctl
whether Iho Intereata of America
would continuo to be aecuro and
whether aha could continue to irlve
help to the leaa fortunate coun
tries
I'ntil tha Hepubtlcan national
oomtnttte mU 4a lumber,
Mr, Dauaherfy mni the I'rejii
dent'a campaign will not bo ac
tively launched.
Tha country U tired or tno po-
litloo.1 talk of the but few months.
ni too buty to laen to tt now.
No politics xrlll be in operation
until the national committee me-la
at which time the campaign will
be outlined and launched."
is m vnxo no favoiutks
rrndtlrut I 'bdtlrur All IVilntt In
acauon aiaunta
FORT PIKRCK. na.. March 10.
Kndeavorinjr to play no favor
'Continued oa pajra i. column
I A t f VXCi f if X. I I .
INDIAN WAR STARTED IN
UTAH BY PESKY PIUTES
HKIM.KI.NM AIIM TO IIKM'I E
. TWO YOl'TIIH VMM JAII
Vounjc Men Arroacd Ffr Hobbt-ry
Make I-WajK Before iHHivrrera j
Arrlvo Town Ak Aid
HALT I -A KB CITY. I'tah. March
20. Another mltilntur" Indian war
la n progreu In Hnn Junn county.
In tho aauthenntorn pnrt of I'lah.
w here tho Ptute Indiana have
cauaed more or lvm trouble In re
cent year. "Old I'oaey.' who ha
aiwaya figured in the outbreak, i
again in evidence.
Tho latest outhrenk was cauaed
by Iho urrcut and detention of two
i ml Inn youlhii on a charge of rob
bery. The news quickly reached a
band of rem-jeadeft In Allen can
yon, and preparutlnna were at
onco inudo to rescue tho captive.
The latter, however, succeeded in
escaping.
When Kherlff W. B. Oliver took
dinner to the- two Jal'ed Indiana
they rfuM!d to eat und ha Is aald
to have attempt -d to ulrlkf one of
them over the head with bin re
volver. One of the Indians grablx-d
the aherlff and the other disarmed
him. They then forced the sheriff
into a rorfM-r and nfter locking him
in th Jail escaped.
Itcri Men ttii Pliom Wlrra
lllandtng, L'tnh. t utotated. the
red mn liming cut telephone wires
and the last word from the Indian
beleaguered vllluvn was taken to
Montlcello at four A. M. today by
a courier, oakln? for the formation
of nn armed body of men to aid
the inhiibitnnts of the town.
When the courier left last nicht
none, of tlm white defenders of the
town had ben wounded, although
a hors hsd been nhot from under
John itoilirtm and a bullet went
through the trousers leg of the
rider.
Tho townspeople have placed
men at ali advantageous pointa on
the outr.kirtx of the village and
sniping was carried on mM day
long whenever one of the Indiana
showed his head.
t'nlted talc) Marshal Hay
Ward la Inclined to take a serious
view of the situation and hfis ar
ranged with laamar Nelson, th
governor private secretary, who
saw service in France as an avia
tor, to fly to tho scene of the
trouble tomorrow morning , If a
plane ran bo secured from the
government.
TAX FRAUD IS REVEALED
CXN'FAK ) TrtUX 1J-1VDS TO
SI IT FOIt $1,790,842.44
.VKW YOHK. March 50.. A
casual conversation between pas
sengers In a western Pullman car.
a "year ago, which waa overheard
by a federal revenue agent,- led
to an Investigation which rcc.u?d
today in the filing In federal dM
trlct ccurt of an equity Income and
excess profits tax suit for $t.70.
M344 with Interest from 4S0 In
dividuals and corporations in the
United States and Canada.
The defendant were stockhold
ers In the Warren ltealty and de
velopment company of Arizona,
which assistant federal Attorney
Hoyt said today waa sold in 1J17
for $2,20;.000. ,
The government claimed
propf-Uea, largely the Arizona
Copper Mining claims, were ac
quired for a little more than $500.
000 and that the company's 1917
tax return failed properly to show
the profit resulting from the sale.)
WE'D RECOGNIZE HIM ANY DAY
SLCOGNItE HIM?SURE I .
RECCXirtlZS HIM? THAT'S OLD
ILL SOVIET. THE FELLOW VJHO
INVENTED SEEtH.ESS MONEY,
VOTELESS DEMOCRACY AKD TME
WOKKLESS INDUSTRIES. HE SOLt
THREc MILLION BUSHELS OF
WKEAT TO FINLAND "WHILE
WE FED HIS STARVING
AN3 FEASANTS. HE TOLD
BECT FRIENDS I WAS.AWSHOHEi'
CR.OOK-Cr COURSE I
1M-BUT WHO'S THAT
NUNS MAY WEAR GARBS
TO END OF SCHOOL YEAR
KITH IS OPINION KXiniEHHED
BV HAI.K-I ATTOBVKY
Oplnliin IIamiI on I'nrt of C'oiimI-
lullon Providing That Iaaww Can
ttot Impair Contract Obligation
KAI.EM. Ore., March 20. (Hpe
rlal to the Itegister). Halem at
torney today expressed the opinion
that the 17 nuns who are teach
ing school In Marlon county will
be allowed to wear the'r religious
garb until the end of their terms,
dtvrplt the fact that a new 1a w
prohibiting the wearing of this
garb by teachers becomes effect
ive In May.
This opinion was baaed on that
part of the constitution which pro
vide that no lsws shall ever be
ena-rted Impairing the obligations
of contracts. It was said that the
nuns are employed under contract
for the school year the ftame as
teachers in the public schools and
that the legislature cannot make it
a crime either for nuns or thedl-
reetor to carry out the provision1
of the contracts which were legal
at the time they were executed.
liistrlct Attorney Carson today
refused to make any statement with
relation to Ihe law in connection
with the nun who are under con
tract to teach unlit the present
term expires in June. Tho ques
tion as to whether the nuns would
be allowed their garb between May
24. the date on which the new law
becomes effective, and the end of
the present school terms, was
raised recently by Mrs. Mary Fulk
erson, Marion county superin
tendent of schools.
TRIBAL DANCES BANNED
VA K I MA C HI KFS RESENT
WHITE MAX'S INTERFERENCE
YAKIMA, 1Vash.. March 20.
Chief Homer Watson and Al
Barn hart of the Yakima Indian
tribe, have neni a forma! protest to
Charlea Burke. United State In
dian rommisnioner, rural nt his re
cent order forbidding the usual
tribal dances.
'You tell us In other ways to
look to tho white man." the chiefs
declared. "You say 'farm as the
white man does,' and 'save your
money as the whit-s man does.'
and the like. When you-stop the
white man from dancing we may
begin to think dancing an evil and
also stop dancing, but why should
the poor Indian stop his dances
when the white man doesn't stop
his?"
The Indians my the usual tribal
spring dances will be held this
seuon.
DENIES HE IS GUARDED
GOVERNOR I,EN SMAUj gVYS
REPORT IS JOKE
fFly the Associated Press)
SPKINGF1EU. 111.. March 20.
Denial that Governor I-en Small
is "being ruarded by armed men"
and characterization of the report
as "another attempt at sensation
alism," was substantiated here
this afternoon, the governor's of
fice announced, by the fact that
the governor has had no compan
ions In his walks excepting his son.
Ielie Small, and Colonel Jack
IneIcAsh. his son-in-law.
Referring to the dispatches car
ried by another news service, i
was announced, the governor re
garded the whole thing aa "some
thing of a joke."
a
ORPHANS
-MY
!?Efi06MlZE
BULLETS. NOT TALK.
Herrin Assassins Lauded and
Appeals Voiced For Armed
Action In America
tu nil niirni no nroiniin
Mass of Speeches, Writings
Read Into Records
WALSH PUTS UP FIGHT
Ddcumrnu Include Kntire Tliotl
And RiutJuna of World Cn
erma of Communist InUTna
tlonale llfld In Mwrow
PT. JOSEPH. Mich.. March 20.
Flamboyant appeal by communut
writer for "armed action, not
armed phraae," praiMi for tho
miner who are alleged to have
participated In the Herrin. Illlnolii.
riot, and a call for "bullet not
ballot." featured today' semion of
the trial of William Z. router,
charged with criminal ityndicaliimi.
The stale, with the assistance of
it atar witnes. Francia Morrow,
who aa "JC-S7," a department of
Justice agent, attended the com-
munuu convention In the hills near
here laat August aa a delegate, put
into the record a mv of speeches
and writings of communists in this
country and the entire "thesi and
resolutions" of the Third World
Congress of the Communist Inter
nationale, held at Moscow In
Frank P. Walsh, chief counsel
for Foster, fought the introduction
of eery piece of evidence, but hi
objections were overruled by Judge
Charlea White.
Morrow's testimony delved Into
the Inner workings or tne conven
tion last ' summer. He testified
Foster waa. present from Friday,
August IS, to Sunday, August 20.
Foster Served oa Prestdum
He testified Foster served on the
preeidum, the governing body of
the communist gathering: that he
was present when Arnold Lokovsky
of Moscow, representing the Rus
sian leaders, presented reports ana
delivered speeches, and that Fos
ter attended other sessions.
O. L. Smith, assistant attorney
general of Michigan, read lo the
Jury an article by Roben-Mlnor. a
New Tork cartoonist, who is a
member f th eotral-aaiU.
committee of toe communist parry,
nrsiaiiur the Herrin mob and ad
vising communists to "come out of
our haze of dream clouds ana get
"on a working basis with these
workers who don t talk aoout
armed massed action but take
their guns and close down scab
mines and paralyze tne state ma
chinery by military action."
Questionnaire Ls One Kxhlblt
Another state exhibit identified
bv Morrow and read to the Jury
waa the questionnaire filled out at
the convention by "Comrade Bor
den." which was the alias used by
Foster. The questionnaire snowea
"Borden" had by his own state
ment, been active in the "revolu
tionary movement" for 21 years,
that he Darticlpated In "scores of
strikes;" had been a member of
the I. W. W.t socialist party ana
several labor unions for a year
prior to the convention of the com
munist party he was a paid em
ploye of the communist party with
the title of industrial organizer,
and that he had been arrested
"many times."
The state succeeded, after a two
days' fight, in introducing today
the communist party program and
constitution which described the
"proletarian revolution" as a long
drawn out proceed which would
culminate in "armed insurrection
and civil war."
The "theai and resolutions" of
the Moscow Internationale, which
was admitted aa evidence by the
court late today, will be read to
tho Jury tomorrow by the state.
FARMERS LOSING HOMES
FOIU-:CIXSlUES BLAMED OX
EXORBITANT TAXES
YAKIMA, Wash.. March 20.
Wholeiutle losses of farmers' homes
In Yakima county due to fore
closure of mortgaire aro blamed
on "exorbitant taxes" in a letter
from John N. Best, master of Sa
luskin a-range. of Harruh. which
accompanied a copy of resolutions
passed by the grange eaturaay.
They were placed on the desk of
the county commissioner today.
Tho resolution calls upon the com
missioner to cut their own salaries
and those of other county employes
and ask for a reduction In the
number of county employed and
the combining of certain offlcea to
nave money.
"Enormous taxes which become
first mortgages and oust legitimate
mortgages aa first liens on prop
erty have driven holders of such
mortgages to foreclose to suvo their
Interest," Mr. Best said In part.
$50, TEN DAYS FOR I.W.W.
EI.MER SMITH SENTENCE!)
KOK HOLDING 'RED' MEETING
CENTRALIA. Wash., March !0.
Elmer Smith, local attorney for
the Industrial Workers of the
World, arrested Sunday while ad
drenslng a meeting advertlned as
helng held under the auplce of
Ihe I. W. W, and the American
Civic Liberties union, was fined
S50 and costs In police court today
and sentenced to serve ten days In
the city Jail for violation of the
municipal syndicalism ordinance.
Smith filed notlco of appeal to the
superior court.
At nocn Smith had not furnished
Mono apneal bond and was held
In Iho Jnll.
COLONY WOMEN CONFESS
INTIMACY WITH PURNELL
HEAD OF IKHAEIJTE HOV8E
OF DAVID AtXJVKED
Mnu Hl WurUi and Mlm Hilda
Irk4iard YlrCdcd to Purnrll to
Onin Rodllj Immortality"
(By the Aoclated Priw)
CkaXu HA t IDS, Mich.. March
20. Testimony to alleged relation
of Benjamin J'urnell, head of the
Uraeht Houfte of Uav.d of Men
ton Harbor, Mich., with girla of
tho colony, went into the recom
oi tho trial here today in which
tho former members of tne colony
seek to recover property turned
over to the cult durlntf their mem
bership and which, they charge,
was refused them when they were
expelled.
Ltefense attorneys made strenu
ous objection to the testimony but
thry were overruled when plaintiffs
and attorneys pointed out that a
part of their allegation of fraud
was the teaching of one thing to
girls who lived in the house of
tshiloh, another to adult members
of the colony and still another to
people ouuude tne colony.
Mrs. Hazel Wurth, whose rest-
dence was recorded as Hammond
Indiana, when she disclosed that
she had received threats and warn
.ngs not to testify, and Mis Hilda
Pnchard of Chicago, were today's
witnesses. Both admitted im
proper relations with Purnell dur
ing their membership In the col
ony, explaining they acted under
the teachings of the cult that i'ur
neil coutd do no wrong.
IlcfctvUoiM lt'iared FroqortH
: Mrs. Wurth. who declared at one
lime she was one of the 13 female
officers of the house of David, ad
mitted these relations at many
times and places and named women
in that connection. he also de
tailed the teachings of Purnell to
her by which he Justified this con
duct. He Had threatened ner witn
death, she said, if the actions ever
became known.
Purnell explained to her, the
witness said, that the action would
eve her bodil immortality She
told of going to church as a com
panion of Harriet Baushke, sent to
that city by Purnell to hide her
from her mother. Mrs. Wurth
identified the "key" referred to in
previous testimony and "that it
was the book telling how to Keep
ones mouth shut."
A motion to strike out all of Mrs.
Wurth' testimony was overruled.'
Miss Prichard said she came to
the colony from Australia. She
admitted relations with Purnell. but
disregarded the rule and told her
mother.
SOLON GIVEN BIG WEED
CIGAR 28 INCHES IXNG GIFT
TO "VNCLE JOE" CANNON
' ' DANVILLE. 111.. Marco 20.
The largest smokeabte cigar ever
manufactured baa Just been pre
sented to "uncle Joe - cannon ty
the Cijrar Manufacturers' associa
tion of Nc Tork. It Is 2S Inches
in length, a foot In circumference,
and Is made of pure Havana shade
grown tobacco, filler and wrapper.
The cigar weighs a liUle over five
pounds.
"Uncle Joe" declared the cigar
was too large to elevate - to the
rakish angle he uses. He will
share it with his townsmen, he
said, by exhibiting It in a local
store.
PRINCE CANCELS VOYAGE
WIFE, FORMERLY MRS. LEEDS,
HAS SEVERE OOIJ
NEW TORK, March 20. Prince
Christopher and Princess Anas-
tasla, the former Mrs. William B.
Ieeds. cancelled their passage on
the Aquitania which sailed today.
because of illness of the princess,
who was reported confined to her
apartment with a severe cold.
Prince Andrew, Prince Chris
topher's brother, and Princess
Alice were among the AquHanla's
passengers. Prince Andrew said
they would not make an attempt
to return to their native country,
but would take up residence, in
Paris.
U. S. ACCEPTS HUGE SUM
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MARCH IS
ISSUES ARE (538,ft5B,00o
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. The
treasury today decided to accept
subscriptions aggregating 1475.-
414,000 of the total amount offered
on the laat issues of treasury cer
tificates of Indebtedness. Total
subscriptions to the two lssues.both
dated March 15. were announced
at 1538.859,00V.
Of the total accepted by the
treasury, approximately 137,000.
U00 was in the form of exchanges
of maturing certificates of Indebt
edness or Victory notes and war
savings stampa which had matured.
DOG SOLVES COURT CASE
Jl'IKiE HAS EACH MAN CALL
AND CANINE RESPONDS
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. March 20.
The devotion of a dog for Its
master solved a suit to decide
which of two men owned the dog
In civil court here today. Bob, a
German nollco dog, waa tho ob
ject of a suit between Joseph Fra-
naK and into uiemann.
Judge August Braun had each
man call the dog and Bob's en
thusiastic answer to Blemann's
summon allowed him the dog by
court order.
BAN ON FEEDING PIGEONS
PRACTICE SUBJECT TO FINK
IN IjOS ANGELES
1X)S ANOELK8, March 20.
Feeding pigeons in the dowtown
district will be a misdemeanor sub.
Ject to a fine not exceeding 1(00
or alx month In the city Jail when
an ordinance passed today by the
city council becomes effective.
The ordinance waa passejd to
aid tho park department In driv
ing pigeon from Pershing Square,
n downtown park. .
AMERICA URGED TO
ACT IH RUHR SIIARL
Socialists of Four Nations
Declare In Conference U.S.
Should Arbitrate
LEtt NEXT RECOURSE
Fear 'Fatal Crisis' May Er I
sue In Occupation Area 1
QUAATZ ARREST TOPIC
Paul Lnrhe TH1 Rrarhaia (irr.
Man CuTtarnment Ilntl OntrrtM
M Rrtoua and Deputy Had .
: Heu. Freed; Held aa Hoatajro '
(By the Associated Pre)
PAKIS, March 20. Arbitration
by the United. State government of
the Ruhr problem Is necessary or
the entire situation must be refer'
red to the league of nation, waa
the unanimous decision reached at
a conference of Belgian, Itrltlsh,
Italian ana French labor and o
clallat parlimentarlana which, waa
held today in one of the commit
tee room of- the French chamber
of deputies.
J. Ramsay MacDonald, Arthur
Henderson, C. Buxton and General
Thompson, the British delegate;
M. Vandervelde and Camilla Huy
man. two of the most prominent
Belgian socialists and Deputies
ModigUanl and Treves of Italy, met
Leon Blum. Vincent Auriol. Jean
Longuet and Paul Boncour ot the
French socialist party and dis
cussed the Ruhr situation and una.
nlmously agreed that the nueation
ahould be referred to a higher trl-
ounai. .
All of the delegates were of the
opinion that the present situation
created through French occupation
of the Ruhr, if continued until "a
ratal crisis.", woo Id prove detri
mental to the pacific . reconstruc
tion of Europe.1 ' - -
The deliberations of the confer
ence were kept secret for the mM
part, but It la understood that M.
Vandervelde Insisted In behalf of
Belgium that before the Belgian
and French troops evacuated the
Ruhr tangible guarantees must be
forthcoming.
HERR QUAATZ IS, RELEASED
French Had Held German Depelty
as) Hostage)
(By the Associated Press)
BERLIN. March 20. Paul
Loebe, president of the relchstag,
In an-address at thaj opening of to
day's session, with all the deputies
standing, protested against the ar
rest by the French at Essen ot
Deputy Quaatx. . The German gov
ernment, he announced, had de
manded Herr Quaatx' release and
the deputy had been liberated. Herr
Quaatx was taken by the French
as a hostage after the shooting of
a French soldier at Essen last Sat
urday. ............
Herr Loebe also alluded to the
arrest of Deputy Emit Hoellcln In
Paris last Saturday and said It was
to be hoped nobody In France
would Imagine that the relchstag
decisions would be Influenced by
the subjection of Its member to
such treatment. On the contrary,
be declared, the deputies would
regard such vexations as an honor
not a disgrace.
ESSEN, March 20. Herr Quaatx.
member of the relchstag, one of
the hostages taken by the French
after the killing of a French sol
dier here Sunday, has been re
leased. It
WORKERS TIRE OF BATTLE
Leaden Ask Government tn Settle
the Ralur Imbroglio t
(By the Associated Press)
HAMM. Germany. March 20. tn
a resolution adopted by the lead
era of the mine workers association
of Germany, the government Is
called upon "to leave no possibility
exhausted to end the Ruhr battle
and settle the reparations 'crisis
through negotiations." ,
The resolution opposed any at
tempt to cripple the peaceful re
sistance campaign or to prolong
the struggle unduly and It demnnds
the suppression of every move
ment aimed at prolonging armed
opposition either from Insldo the
Ruhr or outside.
(By the Associated JPrcm) '0
BERLIN, March 20. An Een
dispatch to Vorwaerts reporta that
the Rhlnelana commission has Is
sued a new order forbidding act
ivity In the occupied area by any
such organization as the Ruhr re
lief society. The collection of
fund, sale of lamp or payment
In connection with relief work also
are said to have been forbidden.
The newspaper says under lha
authority of thla order numerous
selxure have already been mads.
Three cltlea have been specifically
cited In which a total or J5,0v0,
000 mark are said to have bees)
taken. These places Include Kherdt,
where the Belgians appropriate)
100.000.000 mark belonging to tha
city, five million Intended for Ihe
unemployed and (2,000,000 held by
the Relchbank for distribution lo
the railwayman: Munchn-Olad-
bach, where ten million marks In
funds for the unemployed were
elsed: and llalnsburg. where the
eisure involved 102,000,000 marks.
RESISTANCE . IS I.KSNENING
French Circles Anrept New AUI
lure as Hopeful Sign
(By the' Associated Pr)
ESHKN. March 20. The paMiva :
rellance Inaugurated by ihs Oer. i
mans when the French niarrhed ;
Into the Ruhr Is beginning to show ;
modification In various part of ins i
occupied area, according to rrenen
(Cotitlnasd so pass) 4.
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