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Edmonton's City Treasurer in
Portland Declares Proceeds
of Bonds Must-Be Paid To
morrow or Municipal Credjt
Is Threatened Audit Re
veals More Securities Than
First Scheduled.
POItTLAND, Ore., Dec. 30. A
county grand Jury Investigation of
certain phases of the situation de
veloped through tho closing of the
bond house of Morris Brothers, Inc.-,
whose former, president, John L.
BthertdBo-, Is under arreBt at Minne
apolis,: will bo made, according' to
announcement touay by District At
torricv'Wulter H. Evans. He said the
first- report' on thu liuiulry would be
made Monday.
Miscellaneous municipal bonds to
the amount of $150,000, the existence
if which was not previously known to
him, have been discovered in tho of
, ftceH of Morris Brothers, Inc., AV. D.
AVhitcoinb, receiver, announced to
day. Reduced to $500,0(10
The -discovery may reduce the lia
bilities of the bond concern to about
$600,000, Mr. Whitcomb said.
'.Another discovery announced by
Vhitownb was that some holders of
interim .receipts have received their
bonds "without turning in the certifi
cates. ' This may reduce thto liabili
ties another hundred thousand, nc
said,- but the effect of this situation
run not be determined for some time.
F. Banhotjse, city treasure1 r of Ed
Aionton, Canada, arrived in Portland
oday to attempt some snarling of
the :tanglc that has tied up $1,600,
000 In Edmonton bonds hold in escrow
by tho United States National bank.
Tho bonds are a block-of the $:!,
13&000 for which Etherldge contracted
as president of Morris Brothers, Inc..
but for -which - he never paid. They
are held by the bank pending pay
ment. Edmonton ih Peril.
According to Mr. Banhouse. It is
Imperative that his city have the pro
ceeds of the remaining $1,54 1,000
due on the bonds to the credit of the
city of Edmonton in New York before
the close of business tomorrow or the
- Canadian provincial 'city's credit will
be in the balance, as other bonds ma
turing then must bo redeemed. " He
said he might arrange by telegraph to
have the city borrow from New York
banks on his official note for a short
time enough to tide it over this crisis,
forwarding the city's unsold and unde
livered bonds as collateral until some
other arrangement can be made for
their sale.
A demand that Fred F. Morris turn
over to the receiver all property of
the concern that he may have in his
possession will be made, according
to attorneysfor the receiver.
At an adjourned meeting of unse
cured interim receipt holders tonight
they will consider concerted action to
protecC their interests, it was said to
day. (j!.;-f :..,t
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
NEWPORT, Ore., Dec. 30. The
body of a man known here as Ecker
man was found hanging .here this
morning by Lester Martin and John
Shermer. iNo motive for the supposed
suicide Is known, according to the
coroner. Eckerman had $900 In the
bank here and $50 in his pockets.
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 30 An earth
slide which struck two residences
here today caused damage estimated
at $5000. 'More slides are feared. No
one was hurt In the slide today.
FRENCH SOCIALISTS
ADHERENCE
TOURS, France, Dec. 30. The
right wing of the socialists today de
clared Itself to be the socialist party
of France. Its members have control
of a considerable part ot the party
funds and also of the newspaper Hu
manlte which la In the name of Dep
uty Marcel Samba, and various other
individual socialists but in reality be
longs to the socialist party.
Last night's session of the socialist
congress developed into a wild and
stormy sitting. C. S. Zlnovleff. bol
shevik governor of Moscow had sent
FIR
N 1 GILDED CABARETS
TO SERVE EXPURGATED
JULEPS N. YEAR'S EVE
NEW YOKK, Dec. 30. Hal)-
K Hues of the gilded cabarets
along the "gay wliiti
have at least one re
to way" will
emlndcr this
f Kew Year's eve of the old time
rollicking midnight celebrations
before the demise of John Bar-
leycorn the prices for viands
will be as high as usual. In
soma establishments diners will
be asked to pay $ 1 5 for cover
charges as a preliminary fee for
the mere privilege of paying
I still more for a meal.
Nearly all restauranteurs an-
nounced today that all tables
had been reserved. Their menu
proof sheets show among other
things, cocktails, punches, fizzes,
highballs and juleps, but the
"foot notes" explain laborious-
ly that these beverages are non-
alcoholic.
.
WASHIXfSTOX, Dec. 30. Colonel
George C. Itlckards of OH City. Pa..
was appointed today by President
"Wilson as chief of the militia bureau
of the war department.
Colonel Itlckards, who is a Penn
sylvania National Guard officer and
attached to the infantry reserve of
ficers' corps, will assume his duties
tomorrow, succeeding Major General
Jesse Mcl. Carter, who goes to a line
of command.
Colonel Richards will have the rank
of major general and will be the
first National Guard officer to hold
this position. .Appointment of . a
guard officer who Is a member of the
reserve corps to this post is provided
for in the army reorganization bill
passed at the last session of congress.
NOW UNDER WAY
TOKOXTO. Ont., Dec. 30. Trial of
John Doughty on two county, con
spiring to kidnap Ambrose J. Small,
theatrical manager and stealing
$100,000 in Victory bonds, property
of Small, was ordered begun today in
police court here. Doughty was
Small's secretary at the time the lat
ter disappeared December 2, I ? I
Doughty also disappeared shortly
afterward and when he was brought
buck here a month ago from Oregon
City, Ore., he directed detectives to
the home of his married sister where
$105,000 in Victory bonds was lo
cated. No trace of Small ever was
found.
AT DECREASED PAY
TACOMA, Dec. .30. Wage cuts of
from 15 to 25 per cent in the lumber
mills of the northwest, will become
effective January 1, or when mills
now closed are re-opened, it was an
nounced here today by the local
branch ot the Loyal Legion of Log
gers and Lumbermen.
The wage reduction will affect
sixty thousand workmen and the new
scale is expected to be adopted by all
mills, whether they are members of
the Loyal Legion or not.
SPLIT OVER
10 BOLSHEVIK! SOVIET
l message to the congress demanding
in the name of the Moscow executive
committee that the centrists should
be branded the "determined agents of
! bnilrcentaln infln.-.nr nnd nlomotita
with which the third Internationale
can have nothing In common," and
expelled from the party, k resolu
tion to reject these demands was re
jected. Great disorder prevailed in the
hall, younger and more ardent dele
gates shouting "apaches," and fre
quently coming to blows.
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TtLDEN - -SCORE
fUpPN
Amercian Tennis Stars Over
whelm Australian Champs
Brookes Alone Forces Til
den Johnson Has Patter
son at His Mercy.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec.
30. American tennis players today
scored a double triumph over the
greatest Australasian not stars and
tonight held the position of favorites
In tho tournameut for tho Davis cup,
tho historic championship trophy of
the tennis world. William T. Tildon,
II., of Philadelphia battered down
Norman E. Brookes,, captain of tho'
Antipodean learn, while William T.
Johnston of San Francisco, virtually
smothered Gerald 1. Patterson, the
brilliant young star who won the
English championship from his team
mate Brookes in 1019.
Tho Americans need only one
match to win the cup. Tho scores or
the matches follow:
Tilden defeated Brookes 10-8, 6-4,
1-0 and 6-4; Johnston defeated Pat
terson 6-ii, 6-1 and 6-1.
Iiiwikos Forces Tilden
Tilden was plainly puzzled today
by the splendid volleying of Brookes
who maintained a terrific pace thru
out the match. Tilden's brilliant re
turns did much toward turning the
tide altho the heat and Brookes' age
favored the American. Brookes' game
was only slightly below that shown
when he was in the heyday of his old
time mastery. Tilden's play justified
Ills position as world's champion.
The match was played In two and a
quarter hours, Including Intervals of
seven minutes between the 3d and
4th sots. It was contested bitterly
but in the most sportsmanlike man
ner, Brookes deliberately driving the
ball out of the court on one occasion
in order to make up for an assumed
error on the part of a line umpire.
The' first set was a gruelling strug
gle which Tildon won only after a
remarkable recovery of form in the
later games. The American showed
wonderful reserve strength. The
third set marked the culmination of
Brookes' play. After losing the first
game he opened up a series of irre
sistahle drives which carried Tilden
ofr his feet and won the set 6 to 1.
The fourth set was opened by
Brookes in the same masterful way
and he won the first three games,
making nine consecutive games he
had taken from the American cham
pion. Here Tilden rallied however.
Brookes was tiling fast and Tilden,
continuing with unbeatable tennis,
won the set and the match.
Tilden's firBt serves were terrific
and an analysis or tho match shows
that Brookes can attribute his defeat
to this feature of the American's
game. Tilden's second ball was in
variably returned by Brooks who shot
the ball to the 'Phlladelphiun's Intel. -hand.
Johnson Irresistible
Johnston's soveie drives to Patter
son's backhand In the back court fea
tured his first set with the young
Australasian star. Patterson replied
to his drives weakly and his volleying
backhanders were driven back with
lightning speed by the Ca'llfornlan.
Johnston had won three games before
Patterson was able to score a victory
and finally won the set 6-3.
The second set showed plainly that
Johnston had Patterson's measure,
as he won the set almost at his own
pleasure. Patterson won tho first
game but failed to break through In
another contest during the set which
ended 6 to 1 In Johnston's favor.
Patterson's volleys which crossed the
net were so weak that Johnston was
able to run In and score with light
ning drives. '
Johnston showed comploto mastery
of the game at all times and his foro
hand drives to Patterson's backhand
were almost always winning strokes.
ELECT MANSFIELD
PORTLAND, Doc. . 30. Charles
Mall of Marshfleld was re-elected
president ot the state chamber or
commerce late yeBterday by the new
board or directors, following the close
of the annual meeting of the organi
zation. Other officers are: Vice
presidents, J. T. Rorick of The
Dalles: K. E. Brodie, Oregon City,
and W. P. O'Brien. Astoria; treasur
er, Leslie Butler. Hood River.
G. A. Mansfield, Medford, was
elpcted a member of the board of
directors.
U.S. SEAPLANE FLEE!
FLIGHT. PANAMA BAY
SAX DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 80.
Headed by the F-."-L, squadron
leader, fourteen! seaplanes left
tho North Islandjiiavy air station
here at 8:30 o'dlnck this morn-
ing oh the first jlap of the 3000
mile flight from San Diego to
Panama Bay.
Take-off ot the fleet of alr-
craft was accomplished without
untoward incide.pt, the fleet
taxiing down the' harbor channel
tu the port entrance under the
Point I.oma headland and there
with the open sea before thorn
rising from the wator and dis-
appearing into the skyline as
the mighty roar of- their com-
hincd motors dimmed from
hearing.
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DEATH RESULT OF
"WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. 2!
With five of the ring leaders in last
night's attempt to break from the
state penitentiary in solitary confine
ment and a sixth man hovering be
tween life and 'death in the prison
ward, all is quiet at the institution
"on the hill" today. James Smith,
the guard who was injured in the
first break, in in a local hospital with
a broken nose and possible fracture
of the skull. He was struck In the
face with a weight from a jute spin
ner, a nasty weapon.
Williams, who is a paroled prisoner
'from Han Quentin', where he served
time for murder, has between a dozen
and fifteen wounds In his body, two
being from direct hits, while the
others are from fragments of bullets
splintered when they Jilt the walls. It
Ih one nf those wplhif rs. . which en us
ed tlie most serious wound, perfor
ating the intestines.
'S
ANT
DETROIT, Dec. 30. Announce
ment was made today by tho Ford
Motor company that Its Highland
Park plant, which closed December
24 for inventory will not re-open Jan
uary 3, us planned, but will remain
closed in definitely.
iNo statement was obtainable at the
executive offices of tho company,
where it was said announcement of
the shutdown had not been officially
authorized.
Approximately Tifl.OOO' workers
were employed In the plc.nt.
SUIT FOR $500 FARE
OMAHA, Neb.,, Dec. 28. Charles S.
Hoyt, Whitman. Neb., ranches, Is lia
ble to a local man for K00, the fu!l
fare for an airplane trip from Omaha
to Whitman even though he got out
of tho machine after a forced landing
at Abbott, about half the distance home
and took a train the rest of the way,
.Municipal Judge Baldwin held today In
passing on the first alrplane-taxi suit
u' its kind in Nebraska.
SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE t
LOUISVILLH, Ky., Dec. 30. John
Wicst, S 1 years of ago, who was sec
ond engineer on the steamer Robert
K. Lee when she won from tho steam
er Natchez in the famous raco from
New Orleans to St. Louis on tho Mis
sissippi river in 1870, died last night.
CORK, Dec. 30. Armed civilians
sre reported to have ambushed n po
lice patrol in Mlddlc-ton, county Cork,
last night, killing one policeman and
wounding several others. At the same
time another ambush occurred oh a
Cork road in which one iioldler was
shot.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Taxpay
ers required to make inventories for
1920 returns may adopt the basis" of
"cost or market, whichever is lower,"
under regulations Issued today by the
internal tevenue bureau.
L
NOON
DENIES
JAP ALLIANCE
I U. S.A.
Northcliffe Papers Insist Eng
' land Not Bound to Aid Japan
in War With United States
Naval Disarmament Sug
gested by U. S. A. Approved.
LONDON. Dec. 30. Insistence on
the desirability of restricting naval
armaments and the holding of a con
ference on tho subject by the I'uitcd
States, Great Britain and Japan were
renewod today ny London newspa
pers Tho Times, saying tho belief was
widely prevalent In tho United States
that Great Britain was bound by
treaty to support Japan In cuso that
country should enter a war . with
Americn, devoted more than half of a
long editorial, seeking to convince
Amoricans that this belief was "gro
tesquely false." The newspaper re
called that when tho United States
and Groat Britain In 1914 signed tho
penco commission treaty, "Great Bri
tain immediately notified Japan of
tho fact. Japan was told that the
agreement to submit disputes be
tween the United States and Great
Britain to Investigation by a perma
nent International commission consti
tuted an exemption on Grcut Britain's
hart to aid Japan."
"If that does not explode all un
easiness about an Anglo-Japanese at
tack," said the newspaper, "tho sus
picion must be beyond tho powers ot
reasoning."
Reiteration of its advocacy of an
agreement between the threo powers,
the 'Morning iPost contended such an
agreement should not infringes upon
the province of the League ot Nu
lions. "The British government," said
the Dally News, definitely favors
such an international conference on
disarmament as was proposed by Jo
scphus Daiiiols.'Uiiltod States secre
tary of tho navy, and maintains it 1b
tho function of tho League of Nations
to cull It.
L
THROWS SUPPORT
TO SUM FEIN
LONDON. Doc. 29. A movement
calculated by Its organizers to place
tho full weight of British organized
labor in support of tho Irish self
determination claims began with a
specially convened conference of tho
parliamentary labor party In London
today, after which members of tho
party's Irish commission told of what
they had observed and learned in Ire
land. '
A resolution was adopted unanim
ously charging tho government to dis
prove thu commission's accusations
regarding reprisals and other out
rages charged to tho crown forces.
The conference was held as a curtain
raiHer for a campaign In behalf of
ser determination to be Inaugurated
b.v the laborltcs In Manchester Jan
uary 17 and concluded In London
February 15. '
A. G. Cameron, chairman of to
day's conference, in opuiilug the
lengthy discussion on the Inquiry
commission's report, declared:'-
"Ab a result ot her handling of tho
Irish question Great Britain has not a
friend In the world."
ARRANGE PLANS OF '
. MAM ION, Ohio., Dec- ISO. Plans
for the inauguration held right of
way today on President-elect liar
ding's schedule of conferences.
K. E. McLean, Washington publish
er who Is chairman of tho Inaugural
committee and Senator Philander C.
Knox of Pennsylvania, chairman or
the congressional committee on In
auguration, who will have an active
part In inaugural plans were those
called Into consultation here on .de
tails of the ceremony.
Others on Mr. Harding's appoint
ment list during the day included a
committee of the National Grange
who asked for the Interview Jo pre
sent their views on the agricultural
situation. ,
AGANS
10 BUY' IS WORD
BOSTON. Dec. 30. Tile be
lief that business re-adjustment
and deflation "is more than half
completed," and that the "worst
is over." was expressed by Alba
B. Johnson, president of the
'Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
Chambers of Commerce, in an
address before the Boston
Chamber of Commerce today.
"Is It not good business ns
well as good patriotism to start
buying now to set tho wheels of
industry once more In motion,
to relieve unemployment and to
spread tho profits of industry
over us much territory us pos
sible. "Let mo warn you not to wait
too long," he said.
FEDERAL LAW TO
OF
XKW YORK, Dec. 30.-Enactment
nf laws in all states ti co-operate
with the federal government in pro
tecting maternity particularly among
working women, was urged by speak
ers at the closing sessions of the
fourteenth annual meeting of the
American Association for Labor
Legislation here today.
J test riction of employment, cash
benefits to offset loss of earnings and
free medical care were declared to he
the pressing need to overcmiuy an in
ercuHing mortality rate for both
mothers and Infants.
Dr. Itichard Holt, genoral director
of the Child Hygiene association, said
It was a "condemning fact that In
this enlightened irge and prosperous
country, more women between 15 and
45 years of ago lose their lives from
itoiuUtions connected with childbirth
than from any other cause except tu
berculosis." iMore than 2il,0()0 mothers died
uudur these conditions In tho United
States during the past year, lie said.
"What would the government do,'
Dr. Holt asked, if 20,000 or inoro
persons died In this country In one
year from Himillpox or bubonic
plague?"
PRESENT VETOES
CLAYTON ACT BILL
WASHINOTON, liec. 30. Presi
dent Wilson votocd today tho joint
resolution dosigned to suspend a sec
tion of the Clayton act prohibiting
common carriers from dealing with
nny concern having interlocking di
rectorates with the carrier except to a
limited extent us to contracts.
Tho mossago was read in tho sen
ato and somo discussion followed as
to what should bo done with it. Sen
ator I.aKollotto, republican, Wiscon
sin, finally asked that It go over and
this was agreed to.
The president In his message said'
the principle of tho Clayton act was
sound and that Inasmuch as section
ton had been suspended over since
the act was pussed in 1911 tho car
riers had ample time In which to ad
just their affairs so as to comply with
tho law.
John II. Albert Dies
SAI.liM, Ore., Dec. 3(1. John II.
Albert, pioneer bunker and resident
of Salem unci ono of tho first advo
cates of the good roads movement on
tho Pacific coast, died at his homo
hnro at 11 o'clock this morning. Mr.
Albert was past 80 years old.
PARIS, Dec. 30. Tho chamber of
deputies voted confidence In tho gov
ernment today, 4"il to 54, after a dis
cussion of an Interpellation regarding
tho Tours socialist congress.
EXPECT DISCOVERY
ItALTTMortrc, Md., Dec. 30. Im
portant medical and economical dis-.
coveiieM that will be of great value
to the modern life of the peoples of
tho world are on tho verge of being
made In severs! dlntiicts of Centnl
America by American art haelogists.
This prophesy was made here last
night by Professor William Gates,
present of the Mayo society.
Professor Gates mentioned recently
foil nil evidence of nil ancient rnee
of people in Central America with a
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RETURNS TO
CUPIDS R01E
A I .. ,
Deposed Poet Plans Flight in
Airplane With Latest Love,
Signorita Luisella Baccara
Fiume Accepts Treaty of
Rapallo and Hostilities End
Legionaires Granted Am
nesty by Italians.
LONDON', Dec. U0. The Evening
News ,1'omo correspondent says to- ,
day that d'Auuunzlo has accepted -tho -terms
of General Cavlglta, coMunajid
ing tho regular Italian, forces baolU
Khime. D'Annunzio's legionnaires
will be dissolved and granted am
nesty, the correspond i! n't decbirfH, iid-
Ning that it Is expected d'Annunsiu
TItlKST. Dec. 110 (By tho Abso
clated Press) Hostilities at KiuniH
between Italian regular troops and
d'Anuunzian legionnaires ended to
night. Tho agreement for tho enpit illa
tion of Fiume will be signed tomor
row morning.
Orders for a cessation of fighting
at Kiu me apparently followed a re
port to General Caviglia, commander
of Italian regulars In Dalmatia, that
the council of Flume, to which Cap
tain Gahrielo d'AnnunzIo had turned
over his powers lis head of the "re
gency of Qua r hero," had accepted
tho terms of the Italian government. '
At a conference held at Abbaa.la
yesterday the council gave complete
recognition of the treaty of Uapatlo.
against the application of which
d'Anuunzio and his men were fight
ing. The last news from d'Annunv.io per
sonally stated ho had resolved to
leave Fiume by airplane and it is pre
sumed he planned to take with,. him
Signorita Luisella Haecarii,. who, .has
been in Fiume ' for several months
land to whom he will bo tuarrlod aft
'soon as he is given a divorce front'
Ibis present wife,, Signorita Uaceara
.refused to leave the poet-soldier when -an
attack on the city was imminent,
declaring she would ruthcr be killed
'than to tuit the city, fc
T
5ULSL
XOGA.LFS, Ariz., Dec. 30. A party ,.
of five American soldiers, under com-,
mand of Lleutneant M. 11, Luther, of
the topographic, department of . the.
army, was taken Into custody today by',.'
a party of Mexican fiscal I guards
when they motored neross thd-later-national
boundary lino . intoiMexivw L
at Sana be, Honora. The Soldiers rwefUi '
said to be .seeking water-i-'"!'1. tniv.--ti i
Tho prisoners were bvoug-ht to -NWt.
gales,- Sonora where theyt M-crc 'hfeld'" '
for several hours in the municipal
Jail, .pending a . conference between
American Consul Francis -Gi'iiU.
Mexican TVmsuT Monteverdo and IJeu-
teimnU ScoU Iraol, arniyif iiUO,yijrmco j
officer Ttfbyff cVe. ' 'role8f bni
Vole Wth Instructions to report In the
morning to',. Mexican immigration of-
fleers ponding an answer to a wiro.'A
sent Secretary of War Calles at Alex- .
ico City for advice.
PAYS DIVIDEND
NEW YOltK. Dec. 30. Tho Gene
ral Motors corporation today omitted
the stock dividend of one-fortieth
share which H has paid (luarterly
since March 1820( no common stock.
At its meeting here today the board
Ujf dh'oi-tors declared the company's'
regdlar quarterly cash dividend of 2u";
cents a share on common stock.
MARVELLOUS
civilization and culture ns old as that
of the ancient Egyptians, They Were
of a lofty mental attitude, tho pro
fessor contended and of high meta
physical finalities.
An eminent group of American
archaeologists plan further explora
tion of the remains of this ancient
race, he said. Among the most im "
portant discoveries expected to - be
made, there are the unearthing: of
further . native medical works of
value to present day medical icleace,
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