SMUGGLED TREATY
IN
Publication Ordered Over Pro
test of President.
START INVESTIGATION
New York Financiers to Be Asked to
Tell How They Got Advance
Copies of Peace Terms.
Washington, D, C Out of a whirl
wind of developments the senate Mon
day got a copy of the peace treaty,
mid, after a five-hour fight, ordered it
printed in the public record.
At the same time it got under way
the Investigation of how copies have
reached private hands in New York by
summoning to testify a half dozen of
the country's leading financiers.
The copy which went into the record
was brought to this country by a news
paper man and was presented by Sen
ator Borah, republican, of Idaho, just
after the reading of a cablegram from
President Wilson saying he could not
without breaking faith send to the sen
ate the text of the treaty.
The effect of Monday's history mak
ing developments was to clear the air
on the much-debated subject of pub
licity for the treaty text, to widen the
breach between the president and the
senate majority, and to forecast a sen
sational turn for the inquiry into the
manner in which copies of the docu
ment have become available to unau
thorized persons.
Starting its investigation with an un
expected vigor, the foreign relations
committee, within a half hour after It
convened, voted to call before It J. P.
Morgan, H. P. Davison and Thomas F.
Lamont, all of the Morgan banking
firm; Jacob Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb &
Co., and Paul Warburtpn, formerly
connected with the same concern, and
Frank A. Vandorlip, former, president
of the National City bank. It then ex
amined Frank L. Polk, acting secre
tary of state, about the official copies
In the slate department's vaults.
Statements also were made to the
committee by Senator Lodge, republi
can, of Massachusetts, and Senator
liorah, similar to their declarations In
the senate, that they knew of copies
in New York, but could not divulge
the names of their Informants.
When the senate met it listened in
silonce to President Wilson's cable
gram, which was taken as forecasting
a refusal to comply with the request
for the treaty text embodied in a res
olution adopted Friday. The reading
of this message concluded, Senator
Borah immediately presented his copy
of the treaty, which was ordered print
ed by a vote of 47 to 24.
LIFTS EMBARGO ON
EXPORT OF GOLD
,. Washington, D. C To hasten re-
.turn to normal economic conditions
and restore the American dollar to a
parity in several foreign countries, the
control exercisod by the government
over transactions in foreign exchange
iind,'thexportutlon of gold coin, but
. Uo awl currency was terminated on
Monday by President Wilson, acting
.on recommendations of the federal re
servo board.
Exceptions made -by the president
included importation or exportation of
ruble notes or exchange operations
with that part of Russia now under
the control of the bolshevik govern
niont and exchange transactions with
territories in respect of which such
transactions are at present permitted
only through the American relief ad
ministration.
Attention also was called by the
board to the fact that termination of
control did not authorize transactions
with enemies except bo far as such
transactions may be authorized by
general or special licenses granted by
the war trade board.
Low Rate Save $100,000
Salem, Or. More than $100,000 will
be saved the state of Oregon In road
building during the present year be
cause of the reduced transportation
charges for sand, gravel and other
road building materials. This estimate
is made by Roy Klein, secretary of the
state highway commission, to the pub
lic' service commission. Mr. Kleiu re
ports that $45,000 has already been
saved by the highway commission
sluco the lower rate went Into effect.
SENATE'S HANDS
SHIP BOARD ASKS BIG SUM
Chairman Hurley Submits Needs of
Building Program.
Washington, D. C -Chairman Hur
ley of the shipping board has asked
congress for a final appropriation of
a little more than $600,000,000 to wind
up the government's shipbuilding op
erations.
This sum, he said, which will com
plete the work of raising the United
States as a shipbuilding nation to first
place and develop the American mer
cantile marine fleet from a negligible
quantity to second place, actually is
$400,000,000 less than congress al
ready has authorized.
The present needs of the shipbuild
ing programme, as Chairman Hurley
outlines them, take into consideration
the cancellation or suspension of con
tracts for 754 ships, which alone will
effect a saving of more than $594,000,
000. The administration charges of
the whole business will be only 1.32
per cent of the total final expenditure.
When all is done, Chairman Hurley
points out, $2,861,755,570 will have
been expended in the country's great
effort which will be shown in 13,885,
106 deadweight tons of ships on the
seas. Although a cost of $206 a dead
weight ton is indicated, the actual cost
to the government will be less.
NICARAGUA SENDS
OUT CALL FOR AID
Washington, D. C Nicaragua has
asked the United States to land forces
there to cope with a threatened in
vasion from Costa Rica. The Btate
department is investigating the situa
tion. The Nicaraguan legation here in a
statement Sunday declared that fol
lowing the collapse of the revolution
in Costa Rica, President Tinoco has
massed large forces on'the frontier.
Tinoco, whose brother as minister
of war is at the head of the Costa
Rican army in .the field, has charged
that the Nicaraguans aided the revo
lutionists. . The Nicaraguans have de
nied the charge and cited that it was
the liberal party in Nicaragua, mem
bers of the old Zelaya regime, that
went over to Tinoco.
President Wilson May Quit
France In NexJ Two Weeks
Paris. President WilBon, it is now
regarded as probable, will leave
France for the United States within
ton days or two weeks.
Washington, D. C The statement
In a Paris dispatch that President Wil
son might leave France for the United
States within ten days or two weeks
was said to be "quite probable" at
the White House. It was not indi
cated whether a definite date had been
set for the sailing of the president
from France.
In view of the plan of the president
to visit Belgium it was considered that
the Balling date more likely was two
weeks distant than ten days.
At any . rate, it was said, all plans
depended on progress at Versailles.
It has been understood generally that
the president would stay In Paris until
after the signing of the peace treaty
with Germany,
Democrat Solicits Help.
Denver. Former members of the
progressive party were asked Monday
by Homer S. Cummings, chairman of
the national committee of the demo
cratic party, to join hands with the
democrats next year in electing a pres
ident. To party leaders here he as
serted that the democratic party had
accomplished much the progressives
desired, and that the party had proved
it could manage governmental affairs
efficiently.
Western Men Decorated.
Washington, - D. C General Per
shing notified the war department
Sunday that he had awarded the dis
tinguished service cross to the follow
ing: Joseph H. Carvo, Toppenlsh,
Wash.; Mike Blrinoll, Sebastapol,
Cal.; Peter Ratkovlch, Amador, Cal.,
and Ernest Wernek, Mackey, Idaho.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has lost its suit against the
Puget Sound & Wlllapa Harbor Rail
road company. The United States
supreme court in deciding for the
Wiilapa company said it was difficult
to treat seriously the contentions of
the Northern Paoifio Railroad com
pany. The case arose out of the. cross
ing of tracks of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company at grade.
news :
IN BRIEF.
The farmers on the Hermiston irri
gation project have organized a co
operative creamery company and have
purchased from S. R. Oldaker the
creamery formerly operated by him in
that city.
Governor Olcott has announced the
appointment of V. H. Vawter of Med-
ford as a member of the board of
regents of the University of Oregon.
He succeeds W. H. Gore, whose term
has expired. '
M. D. Bower's pharmacy in Gold Hill
was entered by burglars Sunday night.
The estimated loss is $200, consisting
principally of watches, jewelry, cutlery
and flashlight supplies. They failed to
open the safe that contained several
hundred dollars.
The first victim of tick or spotted
fever in Grant county this year is Lee
Parrish of Bear valley. He was a
bachelor homesteader. His sister and
family of Malheur county went - to
make him a visit and upon their ar
rival found him very ill.
State Engineer Cupper has received
an application from the Clackamas
Power & Irrigation company for per
mission to take sufficient water from
the Clackamas river, near Estacada,
for the construction of a power plant
of 11,705 horse-power capacity.
Fire completely destroyed the beau
tiful country home of C. D. Barnard,
of Fossil, Thursday. The loss is esti
mated at $5000, with insurance cover
ing $3000. All contents except a sew
ing machine were destroyed. Mrs.
Barnard was alone at the ranch when
the fire occurred.
Willamette valley loganberry grow
ers, who, because of a steadily rising
price during the war, failed to keep
their contracts with the Phez com
pany, manufacturers of loganberry
juice, are defendants in circuit court
actions which are being filed by the
Phez company at Salem.
A new cannery is being built at La
fayette, and will be ready to start
canning about June 25. It will be
known as the Lafayette Canning com
pany. Incorporated, with C. W. Mc
Crady, president; Mrs. Hattie Peabley,
secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Mc
Crady, vice-president.
M. G. Nease of Portland, president
of the Central Oregon Oil & Gas com
pany; M. E. Baumiester, G. E. and G.
M. Lawrence were in Burns last week
getting leases from the land owners
in the region of Dog mountain. It is
their purpose to start active develop
ment operations at once.
Business in the yards of the South
ern Pacific company in Klamath Falls
has now reached a point where two
switch engines are required steadily
to take care of the demands. The
second engine has just been put on
and will continue to operate at least
until the winter, season.
J. H. Beeman, a revenue officer from
Portland, in searching several dis
tricts of the Marshfield locality for
reported illicit stills, found but one
in the woods bordering Catching inlet,
several miles from Marshfield. With
the still were found two barrels of
barley mash and ten gallons of manu
factured liquor.
Buyers were numerous at the Hepp
ner wool sale Tuesday and more than
150,000 pounds changed hands at
pr'ces satisfactory to the producers.
Highway bridges built of Douglas
fir from Oregon forests will be in
use in every state of the union within
the next few years if the goal of the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
is realized.
With more than 100 cases of in
fluenza reported to the Salem city
health officers during the past two
weeks, coupled with a shortage of
trained nurses,' the city officials are
contemplating putting the city under
quarantine in order to prevent another
widespread epidemic of this virulent
disease. One death has occurred,
while a number of other "flu" victims
are said to be critically ill.
A victory reunion of the Oregon Pi
oneer asoclatlon will be held June 19
in the Portland municipal auditorium.
This promises to be a gathering of
exceptional interest, a time when the
past will be recalled by men and
women who had a part in making the
great state of Oregon. Honor will
be paid to the memory of those who
died along the old Oregon trial en
route to the western land.
Six occupants of a small car nar
rowly escaped drowning when their
machine plunged into Alsea bay, near
Yaquina John point at 10 o'clock Tues
day night. Morris Harrison was driv
ing. The others were: William Kent,
John Walker, Bernlce and Beatrice
Harrison and Pearl Kent. The car was
following the edge of the water and
struck a deep hole, turning over on
its side and sinking below the surface.
STATE
The Son of
Tarzan
By EDGAR RICE
BURROUGHS
Copyright by Frank A. Mumey Co.
CHAPTER VIII.
and Merlem.
For many months the strange life
of the three went on unmarked by any
unusual occurrences at least without
any occurrences that seemed unusual
to the youth or the ape but to the1
little girl It was a constant nightmare
of horrors for days and weeks until
she, too, became accustomed to gazing
Into the eyeless sockets of death and
to the feel of the icy wind of his
shroudlike mantle.
Slowly she learned the rudiments of
the only common medium of thought
exchange which her companions pos
sessedthe language of the great apes.
More quickly she perfected herself in
junglo craft, so that the time soon
came when she was an Important fac
tor in the chase, watching while the
others slept or helping them to trace
the spoor of whatever prey they might
be stalking.
. Akut accepted her on a footing
which bordered upon equality when it
was necessary for them to come into
close contact, but for the most part
he avoided her. The youth always was
kind to her, and If there were many
occasions upon which he felt the bur
den of her presence he hid it from her.
binding that the night damp , and
chill caused her discomfort and even
suffering, Korak constructed a tight
little shelter high among the swaying
branches of a giant tree. Here little
Merlem slept in comparative warmth
and safety, while the Killer and the
ape perched upon nearby branches, the
former always before the entrance to
the lofty domicile, where he best could
guard its inmate from the dangers of
arboreal enemies.
After the construction of the shelter
the activities of the three became lo
calized. They ranged less widely, for
there was always the necessity or re
turning to their own tree at nightfall.
A river flowed near by. Game and
fruit were plentiful, as were fish also.
Existence had settled down to the dally
humdrum of the wild the search for
food and the sleeping upon full bellies.
They looked no further ahead than
today.
If the youth thought of his past and
of those who longed for him in the
distant metropolis it was In a de
tached and impersonal sort of way, as
though that other life belonged to an
other creature than himself. He hud
given up hope of returning to civiliza
tion, for, since his various rebuffs at
the hands of those to whom he had
looked for friendship, he had wan
dered so far inland as to realize that
he was completely lost in the mazes of
the Jungle.
Then, too, since the coming of Me
rlem he had found in her that one
thing which he had most missed be
fore In his savage jungle life human
companionship.
The little girl idolized him, as she
might have Idolized an Indulgent
brother had she had one. Love was a
thing unknown to either. But as the
youth neared manhood it was Inevi
table that It should eome'to him, as it
did to every other savage Jungle male,
As Merlem became proficient in their
common language the pleasures of
their companionship grew correspond
ingly, for now they could converse,
and, aided by the mental powers of
their human heritage, they amplified
the restricted vocabulary' of the apes
until talking was transformed from a
task into an enjoyable pastime.
When Korak hunted Merlem usually
accompanied him, for she had learned
the fine art of silence when silence
was desirable. She could pass through
the branches of the great trees now
with all the agility and stealth of the
Killer himself. Great heights no long
er appalled her. She swung from limb
to limb, or she raced through the
mighty branches, sure footed, lithe and
fearless. Korak was very proud of
her, and even old Akut grunted In ap
proval where before he had growled
In contempt.
A dlstnnt village of blacks had fur
nished her with a mantle of fur and
feathers, with copper ornaments and
weapons, for Korak would not permit
her to go unarmed or unversed In the
use of the weapons he stole for her,
A light spenr and a long knife were
her weapons of offense or defense.
. Her body, rounding Into the fulness
of an early maturity, followed the
lines of a Greek goddess, but there the
similarity ceased, for her face was
beautiful.
As she grew more accustomed to the
Jungle and the ways of its "wild deni
zens, fear left her. As time wore on
she even hunted alone when Korak
and Akut were prowling at a great
distance, as they were sometimes
forced to do when game was scarce In
their Immediate vicinity. Upon these
occasions she usually confined her en
deavors to the smaller animals, though
sometimes she brought down a deer
and once even Horta, the boar, a great
tusker that might have made even
Sheeta think twice before attacking
him.
After Korak had left the Tillage of
the blacks following his last thieving
expedition the screams of women and
NATURALLY, AFTER THEY TRAVEL TOGETHER AWHILE,
LOVE DEVELOPS BETWEEN JACK AND MERIEM
Synopsls-A scientific expedition off the African coast rescues a
human derelict, Alexis Paulvitch. He brings aboard an ape, intelligent
and friendly, and reaches London.' Jack, son of Lord Qreystoke, the
original Tarznn, has Inherited a love 6f wild life and steals from home
to see the npe, now a drawing curd in a music hall. The ape makes
friends with him and refuses to leave Jack despite his trainer.
Tarzan appears and is Joyfully recognized by the ape, for Tarzan hnd
been king of his tribe. Turzan agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send
him back to Africa. Jack and Akut become great friends, Paulvitch
is killed when he attempts murder. A thief tries to kill Jack, but Is
killed by Akut. They flee togfcer to the Jungle and take up life.
Jack rescues an Arabian girl and takes her Into the forest.
children had brought the warriors in
from the forest and the river. Great
was the excitement and hot was the
rage of the men when they learned
that the white devil had again entered
their homes, frightened their women
and stolen arrows and ornaments and
food.
Even their superstitious fear of this
weird creature who hunted with a
huge bull ape was overcome In their
desire to wreak vengeance upon him
and rid themselves for good and all of
the menace of his presence in the
jungle.
And so it was that a score of the
fleetest and most doughty warriors of
the tribe set out in pursuit of Korak
and Akut but a few minutes after
they had left the scene of the Killer's
many depredations.
The little party of warriors was led
by Kovudoo, the chief, a middle aged
savage of exceptional cunning and
bravery. It was he who first came
within sight of the quarry which they
had followed for hours by the mys
terious methods of their almost un
canny powers of observation, Intuition
and even scent.
The white youth and the white maid
stood alone in the jungle when they
were discovered by Kovudoo's band.
Akut had been made king of his ape
tribe,, and Korak, to Akut's sorrow,
had left him to dwell with Merlem In
the Jungle. ' One of Kovudoo's men
leaned close to the ear of his chief.
"Look I" he whispered and pointed
to something that dangled at the girl's
side. "When my brother and I were
slaves In the village of the sheik my
brother made that thing for the sheik's
little daughter. She played with It al
ways and called it after my brother,
whose name is Geeka. Just before we
escaped some one came and struck
down the Bhelk, stealing his daughter
away. If this is she the sheik will pay
you well for her return."
Korak's arm had gone around the
shoulders of Merlem. And then from
behind him broke a hideous bedlam of
savage war cries, and a score of
shrieking blacks were upon them.
Korak turned to give battle. Merlem
with her own light spear stood by his
A Score of Shrieking Blacks Were
Upon Them.
side. An avalanche of barbed missiles
flew about them. One pierced Korak's
shoulder, another his leg, and he went
down.
Merlem was unscathed for the blacks
had Intentionally spared her. Now
they rushed forward to finish Korak
and make good the girl's capture, But
as they came there came also from an
other point In the Jungle the great
Akut and at his heels the huge bulls
of his new kingdom.
Snarling and roaring, they rushed
upon the black warriors when they
saw the mischief they had already
wrought Kovudoo, realizing the dan
ger of coming to close quarters with
these mighty ape men, seized Merlem
and called upon his warriors to retreat,
For a time the opes followed them,
and several of the blacks were badly
mauled and one killed before they suc
ceeded In escaping. Nor would they
have got off thus easily had Akut not
been more concerned with the condi
tion of the wounded Korak than with
the fate of the girl, upon whom he had
always looked as more or less of an
Interloper and an unquestioned bur
den.
Korak lay bleeding and unconscious
when Akut reached his side. The great
ape tore the heavy spears from his
flesh, licked the wounds and then car
ried his friend to the lofty shelter that
Korak had constructed for Merlem.
Further than this the brute could do
nothing. Nature must accomplish the
rest unaided or Korak must die.
He did not die, however. For days
he lay helpless with fever, while Akut
and the apes hunted close by that they
might protect him from such birds and
beasts as might reach his lofty retreat
0 - iJTws -
Occasionally Akut brought him Juicy
fruits which helped to sluke his thirst
and allay his fever, and little by little
his powerful constitution overcame the
effects of the spear thrusts. The
wounds healed and his strength re
turned. All during his rational moments as
he had lain upon the soft furs which
lined Merloni's nest he had suffered
more acutely from fears for Merlem
than from the pain of his own wounds.
For her he must live ; for her he must
regain his strength that he might set
out in search of her. But It was many
a day before strength returned to him.
Meriem, bound and under heavy
guard In Kovudoo's own hut, had no
doubt but that Korak would come
back and still less that he would eas
ily free her.
So now as she lay waiting for him
she dreamed of him and of all that he
meant to her. She compared him with
the sheik, her father, and at the
thought of the stern, grizzled old Arab
she shuddered. Even the savage blacks
had been less harsh to her than he.
Not understanding their tongue, she
could not guebs what purpose they bad
In keeping her a prisoner. She knew
that man ate man, and she had ex
pected to be eaten, but she had been
with them for some time now, and no
harm had befallen her.
She did not know that a runner had
been dispatched to the distant village
of the sheik to barter with him for a
ransom. She did not know, nor did
Kovudoo, that the runner had never
reached his destination; that he had
fallen In with the sufarl of Jenssen
and Malblhn and with the talk
ativeness of a native had un
folded his whole mission to the
black servants of the two Swedes.
These had not been long In retailing
the matter to their masters, and the
result was that when the runner left
their camp to continue his Journey he
had scarce passed from sight before
there came the report of a rifle, and
he rolled lifeless Into the underbrush
with a bullet hole in his back.
A few moments later Malblhn
strolled back Into the encampment,
where he went to some pains to let It
be known that he had hnd a shot at
a fine buck and missed. The Swedes
knew that their men hated them and
that nn overt act against Kovudoo
would quickly be carried to the chief
at the first opportunity. Nor were they
sufficiently strong in either guns or
loyal followers to risk antagonizing
the wily old chief.
The next day the Swedes set out for
Kovudoo's village, bent on securing pos
session of the person of the white girl
whom Kovudoo's runner had told them
lay captive In the chief's village. How
they were to accomplish their end
they did not know. Force was out of
the question, though they would not
have hesltuted to use It had they pos
sessed It
In former years they had marched
roughshod over enormbus areas, tak
ing toll by brute force even when kind
liness or diplomacy would hnve ac
complished more. But now they were
in bad straits so bad that they had
not shown their true colors scarce
twice In a year, and then only when
they came upon an Isolated weak vil
lage. ,
Kovudoo was not of these, and,
though his village was In a way re
mote from the more populous district
to the north, his power was such that
he maintained an acknowledged suze
rainty over the thin thread of vllloges
which connected him with the savage
lords to the north.
To have antagonized him would have
spelled ruin for the Swedes. It would
have meant that they might never
reach civilization by the northern
route. To the west the village of the
sheik lay directly In their path, barring
them effectually. To the east the trail
was unknown to them, and to the
south there was no trail.
The 8wedes buy Merlem from
Kovudoo, and In fighting over
her Malblhn kills Jenssen.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Superstitions About Salt
It Is a curious fact that from the
earliest times, many superstitions have
clung about the use of salt. There Is
much evidence In Holy Writ for cere
monial uses of It The Mosaic law
commands that every oblation of meat
offered shall be seasoned with salt, a
command that Is given, with varia
tions, In various books of the Bible,
such as Leviticus 2:13 and Exeklel
16:4. In the old days salt waa put
Into a child's mouth in baptism, and
in some countries to this day the cus
tom is followed of throwing a pinch of
it into holy water to ward off the evil
spirit
If a baby had the appetite of a young
potato beetle it would eat from fifty
to a hundred pounds of food every 24
boors.