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The Weather Maximum yesterday 46 Minimum today 32 fi.!y Slitenth Tsar, tvealcly Fifty-First Yar. I MEASURE I imni nn Tft 1 KM llNI illl Ill lt( I I III! IV III I HUH Ul !U PRjffll Action Sets Aside Opinion of Palmer Right to Search Homes for Booze Without Warrants Ditched Wine for Sacraments Upheld. WASHINGTON', Nov. 18. The final legislative stop for the outlaw ing of beer and of wino for other than sacramental purposes was taken to day by the sennte. By a vote of 50 to 22 the senate adopted the conference report on the so-called anti-beer bill and the meas ure now goes to the president, the house having acted some time ago. Twelve republicans and ten demo crats voted against tho conference re port. lite republican opponents were Senators Brandegec, Dupont, Edge, Johnson, I.aFollettc, Lodge, McLean, Penrose, l'hlpps. Shortridge, Wads- worth and Weller. Tho democrats were Senators P.roussard, Gerry, King, Pomorene. Kansdoll, Shields, Stanley, Under wood, Walsh (Massachusetts) and Watson (Georgia). Two others, Senators Reed, demo crat, Missouri, and Moses, republican. New Hampshire, wero paired against the hill. Thirty-three republicans and twenty-three democrats supported the measure. The bill will set aside the rilling by former Attorney General Palmer, two days before he retired, advised the prohibition enforcement officials that there was nothing in the Volstead act, to prohibit the prescrip tion of beer and light wines for medi cinal purposes. The legislation has been before con gress since last June. The house ac cepted the compromise reached by the conferees in August, but there fol lowed a bitter controversy In the sen . ate waged by a small, but determined group, who contended that the bill struck a fatal blow at personal lights because it permitted search and seiz ure without warrants. The first draft of tho measure provided for the search of private homes without war rants, but this feature was eliminated in conference. The bill limits physicians to one hundred prescriptions for liquor each three months and specifics that not more than a quart of spirituous or vineous liquors, containing in the ag gregate not more than one-half per cent of alcohol may be prescribed for one person in ten days. It also gives the courts of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands jurisdiction in tho .enforcement of the national pro hibilion act as well as tho bill passed today. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS Congres sional action on legislation to prohibit the medical prescription of beer and other malt liquors was completed to day through adoption by the senate, 56 to 22, of the conference "Oport. The legislation which would also put additional "teeth" in the nation's pro hibition enforcement code, now goes to the president, tho house having act ed last August. , ACT IN ARMS CUT WASHINGTON. Nov. IS (By Asso ciated Press.) Congress would not be called upon to act on any armament reduction program in the view of the administration, unless the agreement readied was put into effect in the form of a treaty. The warships to be scrapped, admin istration officials declared, could he disposed of without congressional action under the existing law that a vessel no longer useful may" be dis posed of. So far as the questions of the Far KasL are concerned, it was Indicated clearly the administration believed an "understanding" of policy would result rather than a formal treaty. CHICAGO. Nov. IS. linger drili. champion of France, i, rented Kdmi ard Hnrenians. champion of Kinni" 4rtit to in:,. fjv,. inniiiKi in tin- world's IS. 2 balk line billiard ill pi'inj-hip touialiienl this afternoon. i wjiuj? JLVJLXIUiiLJ JL JL kiL JLJ Jl JlJ Fair" MKDFORI), OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 38, 1921 yp. opg r Friendship Plead As Reason for Help Given in Mail Fraud : POItTI.ANI), Nov. 1S.C. Koger Arundell, special federal attorney, testified today in the : trial of John W. Todd, on a : charge of using the mails to de- fraud that Todd told him he had never received anything, and ! never expected to receivo any- thing for his efforts in inducing a long list of Salem peoplo to turn over $500 each to Carlos I,. Byron, alleged timber locator, as partial payments for timber claims. "Todd said that It wan hia friendship for Byron that In- j duced liim to his activity," Arundell testified. WANTS BEST OF Public Looked to 'Moral Bal ance of Power' Chance for Amicable Adjustment Concessions On Fortifica tions of Pacific. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (By the Associated Press.) Evidences were given in high official quarters today that the American delegation to the armament conference regarded the relative strength ot navies as fixed in the American reduction proposal as a fundamental principle, tho alter ation of which might seriously affect the whole negotiations. Although declining to comment on Japan's request that her relative strength he increased. American of ficials pointed out that the ratio was a national result of applying the prin ciple that the present strength of navies should be preserved in any reductions ugreement. TOICIO, Nov. IS. (By the Asso ciated Press.) After tho first en thusiasm over tho anticipated relief of armament ' burdens, a spirit of caution has developed in Japan, with the inclination to look for a possible advantage to the Cnitcd States in its proposal for a ten year naval holiday and limitation of navies. Exjressions favoring a moral equal balanco of power have become the conspicuous public note concerning the scheme, with the probable disturbance of la bor conditions as a secondary con sideration. Riffl The sacrifice ot warships aggre gating 450,000 tons by Japan would be equal to tho scrapping ot 1,500, 000 tons by tho United States. Japan ese alalysls declare, on the ground that in an emergency the United States could replace her lost tonnago within a third, or even a fifth ot the time required by Japan. It is pointed out that the Ameri can proposals would leave the United Stales five capital ships constructed between 1914 and If) Hi, while with the exception of the Nagtito, Japan's would all be of the period prior to 1913. . it is admitted that the Japanese navy would be superior to tho Amer ican In speed through the elimination of cruisers, but the experts declare that in ul l'else the plan would favor the United States. Some members of the admiralty are credited with ex pressing the belief that the Japanese fleet should aggregate fiO per cent of the American total. Naval writers, expressing the opinion that the Uni ted Stales will not take the position that its proposals are not subject to amendment, see a fair prospect for an emicable adjustment. Concessions by the United States in regard to tho Pacific fortifications as an offset to what is generally com ing to he regarded as the unfair ratio of naval strength are suggested by Baron Toshiatsu Sakamoto, an influ ential member or the house of peers, in an article in the Asahl Shimbun. Ho declares that the ratio should be twelve battleships for Japan to eighteen for the United Stales instead of ten to eighteen, lie says runner that umler the Hughes plan, Willi Japan retaining only one of the supcr- ailmuight type, the Nasato, against (Continued on page six.) . JAPAN ATS NAVY SCRAPPING i ' ' 1 ' .... ,. . i . i. . CIA WANTS 10 E SELF President Changs Tells Lord Northcliffe of Nation's Hope, Commercial Interests Put! First War Cut Off, Mar-j kets and Money Cripples PEKING, Nov. 17. (By tho Asso ciated Press) China's desire to man ago her own affairs without interfer ence from other countries was voiced in interviews granted today to Lord Northcliffe, noted llritish publicist by President Hsu Shin-Chang and Premier Chin Yun-Pcng, Botli em phasized their nation's need of money and both likewise nssertcd that China was solvent and able to win her way through if given the opportunity. Premier Chin declared that China was looking for tho Washington con ference to give her tariff autonomy. Tho president, who received Lord Northcliffe at his palace, said: "Tho opening ot the Washington conference has been marked by many suggestions advocating foreign con trol in China, but such proceduro would only cause further difficulties and trouble. The Chinese people should be allowed to solve their own internal problems. China's present troubles should bo regarded by for eigners not only as peculiar to China, but as tho natural step In tho evolu tion . of tho government established when the monarchy was overthrown, after having been endured for centu ries. Similar difficulties were expe rienced in France after the revolu tion and England and the United States also had long periods of se rious unsettlement , before stablo nd ministrations were completed. China would like foreign nations to regard tho development now proceed ing with Understanding and sym pathy. Tho Interest of foreign pow ers In China ls'chlefly commercial and helpful criticism of China and a de termination on tho part of the powers to give her fair piny would aid mate rially in her commercial expansion and creato business opportunities of importance. "China's present financial difficul ties are aggravated by tho conditions which have obtained since the termi nation of tho war. During the war foreign buyers operated largely In the China market and vero large pur chasers of Chinese products. Since tho war theso purchases have mate rially diminished and China has not yet been able to lnako up the defic iency. She has not contracted any foreign loans during the last three years of any considerable amount. Also there has been no particular in vestment here of foreign capital, and this, coupled with the decrease in trade of such staples as silk, tea, and the like, is responsible for llttlo capi tal coming into tho country. "China Is in financial difficulties, but they are not insurmountable, anil steps are now being taken by the gov ernment which will enable the coun try to return to its normal stato with in a reasonable time desplto tho troutiles between the north and south. These are expected to be adjusted in duo course. "Somo foreign newspapers hnve pointed out that' tho differences be tween the north and south are not differences between tho people of those sections, but between persons desiring to servo their own ends, and tills view is correct. The people of China are sound." Following his audience with the president, Lord Northcliffe inter viewed the premier. WAY TO TRIAL BUTTE, Mont., Nov. 18. Clay Perkins, arrested here yesterday on a charge of being implicated in the robbery of the State Bank of Roy, pear Tacoma, will be taken back to morrow. The warrant for his arrest was received by the sheriff today and he has waived extradition. The war rant charges robbery of $3,S00. Mrs. Perkins will go back at the same time. MEXICO CITY. Nov. IS. Newspa-i pers here cite as evidence of President Obregon's democracy his recent atten-' dance at the annual dinner of the local waiters' union at which he made tin, extended address. Several members I of the president's cabinet also iittcnd-l I. H AN NEEDS FINANCES 5 WOMEN LEFT I ON JURY THAT WILL TRY FATTY Alternate Juror Chosen Court Adourns Till Two When Prosecution Will Make Their Opening Statement Wit nesses Assembled. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IS. A jury was selected today utter four and one half days of questioning, to try llos coe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle for man slaughter in connection with tho death of Miss Virginia Kappe. motion pic ture actress in this city September-9. I t lie district attorney said ho would mako hia opening statement at two p. m. i Five women and seven men were n.-imeu on tno jury, uavln AlcNab. chief defense counsel, said that he had tried throughout the questioning to have it "six and six" or six women and as many men, but that ho had "slipped up" ivt ono stago of the ques tioning, with the result that tho men were given a margin of one. An alter nate juror nlso was selected. Percy Henderson, auditor of the board of public health, has been sum moned as the first witness. Ho is ex pected to take tho stand nt the ces sation of the prosecution's opening statement today. He will introduce physicians' reports made to the board regarding the natures of the injuries which caused Miss Tiappo's death. According to tho prosecution he will be followed on the stand by Dr. Shel by 1. Strange, city autopsy surgeon, who performed the official autopsy on Miss Kappo and by Dr. William Ophuls who attended Miss Rappe in tho period of her fata) Illness. All sides seemed to be satisfied with tho Jury, the defendant nr.J his wife, Mrs. Mlnta Durfee Arbuckle express ing particular satisfaction. Tho pos sibility of Its final selection, however, aroused no new general interest toward the case. A motion for recess was granted after tho jury selection to allow pho tographers to snap them but tho Jur ors declined to have their pic tures taken. Arbuckle seemed visibly relieved nt tho conclusion of the se lection of Jurors. He smiled widely several times and chatted with those about him In a carefroo manner. Miss Lizetto Ryan, matron of, tho county jail was sworn in to take charge of the woman Jurors. SAN FliAKf'IHrri Nov 1S Tim Jury In the manslaughter caso of Koscoe C. (batty) Arbucklo was fi nally selected at 10:15 and sworn by thn I'lci-k. The names of tho jurors and their occupation are as follows: August K. Frltzc, cotton goods merchant. John J. H. Dlerks, confectioner. Henry J. Reef, expert accountant. Mrs. Helen M. Hubbard, housewife. Mrs. Kilty L. MacDonald, house wife. William H. Torpey, retired livery stable proprietor. Mrs. Dorothy B. O'Dea, housewife. Miss Louise K. Winterburn, no oc cupation. Arthur II. Crane, explosive expert. Clarence C. Siiyre, contractor. Mrs. Adelaide M. Nelson, housewife. Thomas Kilkenny, candy denier. Tho court called for tho selection ,.r ,.n ultornnli, iuror. Andrew S. Mllinovlch, restaurant keeper, was called for examination. Mllinovlch, tho first prospective lin-,,1. culled, was excused for having an opinion. Stephen A. Hopkins, a paper merchant, was cniieu in ins i.itice. lloiiltins was accented as tho l.ltei-ntitn nlllt finallv sworn. A re- Icess of ten minutes was obtained. The court excused all prospective Jurors not called. Moro than ten left it,,, n,iirimniii. The bailiff was sworn to take charge of tho Jury. Court then recessed until two p. m nt wnicn iimn f.en Fried man . assistant district attorney Is expected to make the opening statement for the prosecu tion. . The Jury refused to be photo graphed. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IS. As sistant District Attorney Leo Fried man today made the opening state ment In the trial of Roscoe C. (Fat ty) Arbuckle, accused of manslaugh ter In connection with the death of Miss Virginia Kuppe, motion picture actress, in this city on Friday. Sep tember 9. Miss Rappe died after a party ill Arbuckle. 'b rooms in the ho tel St. Francis here September 5. The visit of Miss Happe to the par ty aiter coming in an automobile from Lo3 Angeles with her friends. Mrs. Maud Deltnont and Airred Sem nacher, was described in detail to the Jury or rive women and seven men. While the party was In pro gress, the assistant district altorne) (Continued on (fflgn-nlt.) BUSINESS MENDS BY CRITICAL ERA, SAYS E. H. GARY 'steel Head Belittles . Claim That Arms Limit Will Hurt Industry Would Mean Prosperity High Costs De lay Economic Restriction. (JEW YORK, Nov. IS. Negotia tion of a treaty which would prevent future was was urged, In conjunction with an agreement to limit navies, by Elbert II. Cray, chairman of the board of tho United States Steel cor poration, In nn address today before tho American iron and Stool insti tute, of which ho is president. He also belittled the suggestion that armament limitation would reduce tho manufacture of steel, Baying tho thought was unworthy of even a pass ing notice. Business was Improving, he said, but there must bo further adjustments. "With an agrement for tho limita tion ot capital ships," ho said, "it would not seem to bo practical to Btop with loss than a final treaty which will prevent future wars. In addi tion to what is contemplated by the limitation ot armament, there Bhould with other things, be an understand ing that If any International differen ces arose no resort to military force should be permitted until after the full discussion of all nations now par ticipating in tho deliberations at Washington. "Prosldont Harding and tho four selected, ablo and experienced repre sentatives ot this country, will en eigetlcully and liorBlstently strive for an agreement. "Tho honoflts which would bo do lived by reason of ail nations living under peaceful conditions as com pared with military conflicts, aro be yond calculation," ho said, "it means for the firm establishment and maintenance of peace can he found and generally asented to,' it will mark an epoch of the greatest busi ness prosperity, as well as the largest measure of happiness that the world has ever witnessed. We should bo thankful that this conferenco has boen called." Falluro of tho conference, ho said was unthinkable An adverse uul como would be intolerable and those responsible for it would bo repudiat ed and cvorlustlngly condemned. Mr. Clary said it seemed to be gon erally conceded that business condi tions throughout the country for the lust six months hud been steadily, If s:owly, growing better. Tho volume of business in the steel Industry had moro than doubled in tho last ninety days, ho said, though profit) hud been little or nothing, duo to high coBts and low prices. Of tho coun try's business outlook ho said: "Even though wo now have past the most critical period In our re covery, 1 still think wo would not be warranted in concluding wo have ar rived at the point whore we can with certainty predict the uxoct time when there will bo a return to a normal fi nancial, commercial and Industrial basis, for the world's economic strut: turo has been terribly Bhaken by ad verso winds during tho last few years. Thcro must bo further ad justments. "The delay in comploto restoration of a sound and satisfactory economic condition and activity in this coun try is largely due to costs high costs of living, high costs of produc tion and transportation and high costs of owning and earning money or Ifc equivalent." WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. (By the Associated Press.) Pope Benedict in a cablegram to President Harding has expressed the hope that Almighty Cod may "grant a happy Issue to the Initiative taken by the chief magis trate of the great American republic ti tranqullUe the trepidation of hu manity." Dresel Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The nomination of Ellis h. Dresel to be American charge d'affaires at Berlin was confirmed today f tho senate, Arkansas Cyclone Is Death Angel to Aged Lady, Children Hurt HOT SI'RINGS. Ark., Nov. IS. ! Two deaths are reported in tt ! tornado which swept the rural sections twenty miles east of Hot Springs last night. Mrs. Jeniiln Walls, aged 70 nnd a Jus- tlce of the peace of Hot Springs ! county by the naino of Lawrence, wore killed when the twister struck near Magnet Covo and Ijonsdale. Several children of Ed Walls, son of the woman killed, wore Injured. F 10 BEAT 0. A. C. GRIDIRON CLASH Fight to' Be Hard With Unex pected Vital Factor Eu gene Strong at End, After Poor Start Twenty-Fifth Annual Game. IPOHTLAN1), Ore., Nov. IS. Dopestors trying to figure out how the Oregon Agglos and University of Oregon teams will perform In thoir annual battle at Eugnno tomorrow have raked up gridiron history ami have roforrod to this year's record of tho ancient rivals only to como to tho conclusion that tho fight will ho a hard ono with the chances unox pocted may upset calculations. AVhnt edge thero Is cither wuy seems to rost with Oregon, said ono comnion tator but ho admitted It was no use trying to prophesy. When the Aggies moot Oregon on Haywnrd field tomorrow It will be for their 2Tth game In 27 years. Oregon has won 15 of the 24 games so far played, to only four for the Aggules. Five othors have boon ties, including last year's Bonsational game whon tho Aggies camo within ono foot of slip ping over a touchdown on Oregon in the lust few minutes of play. Tho Agglos this yonr got away to a great start and then luck failed in two games. Oregon mado a poor eturt and then played a remarkable 7-7 tio against Washington State, which the following Saturday beat tho Aggies 7 to S. PASS THRU CITY 3 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18 Marsh al Foch will arrive in San Francisco from Portland, December I on his tour of tho United States, the Southern Pa cific company announced hero today. Tho marshal, In his special train of six curs, will Icavo Portland for the south December 2." Ho will remain here until tho evening of December 4 and then leave for Eos Angeles, arriv ing December 5. Genornl Diaz, tho company also an nounced, will arrive here In his private car, from tho east November 21. He will travel by way of Ogden. CHICAGO, Nov. IS. Five hundred typesetters working in trade composi tion plants in Chicago struck this afternoon shortly betoro Judge Torrl- son In circuit court was to henr an application tor an injunction lo re strain the Franklin association the employing printers from sinning an agreement with tho typographical union prohibiting subletting work to non-union shops. Tho Injunction is nHked by tho trndo composition asso ciation of Chicago, OREGON AVORED QUIT THEIRJ08S Predictions OPEN DOOR FOR CHI FAVORED Conference Adjourns Till Mon day for Plenary Session Committee Meetings Oc cupy Delegates Japan Ac cepts Basis' of Principles of China. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (By the Associated Press.) China is opposed to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance and also desires tho nullifi cation of tho Lanslng-lshll agree ment, it was said authoritatively to day at the hoadquartcrs of tho Chi noso delegation to tho Washington conferenco. Tho quostlon will bo among those to ho treated under tho third of the ten Chinese points, it was said. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (By the Associated Press.) The armament conferenco was called by Chairman Hughes today to moot at 11 a. m., next Monday for its third plenary session. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (By the Associated Press.) With the arms conference In adjournment, the vari ous national groups further develop ed in consultation among themselves today, tho policies they ' will follow, with respect to tho Far Eastern quostlons and tho limitation of na tional armament. Tho British, following tho lead of the French, let It bo known that as a ciirdinal principle their attitude to ward tho Fur Eastern situation they stood ready to perpetuate- tho "open door" In China, give up cxtra-lorrl-toriul rights there as soon ns Chlnu's development will warrant, and in general aid tho Chinese people to as sume a place of economic influence in the world. It wns fully expected that Italy, who9e Interest Is more re mote, would tuko much tho same po sition. Tho Japanese having already de clared their willingness to accept tho Chlnoso declaration of principles "aa a basis ot discussion" were nt work framing a more detailed statoment ot thoir position after communication with Tokio. Thero wero indications that tho extra-territorial phase ot tho situation would occupy a prominent place In such a statement, Japan tak ing tho position that tho powers can not glvo up oxtrn-lorritorlul rights until thn Chinese court system has been substantially expanded nnd re constructed. For tho United States no ono would speak authoritatively, officials only referring inquirers to tho record ot this government's past uttltndo to ward China. The particular way In which theso general principles are to he applied to the present situation probably will remain unrovealed un til tho nogotlutlons have gone much furthor, although It is taken for granted that maintenance- of tho "open door" will remain a basic con sideration in any American plan ot procedure. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. (By tho Associated Press.) Committee ses sions of tho conference delegates stood at adjournment today to give opportunity for preparation by Jap an's delegation ot a genornl presen tation of that country's views in Chi na's proposals of principles for set tlement of Far Eastern questions at a committeo meeting of ull tho dele gations tomorrow. Meanwhile committees of tho Brit ish delegation pushed their work to day of formulating in detail their po sition on both tho American arma ment proposals and tho Chinese Far Eastern program. Although prepara tions ot the British point on the arm ament question, it is stated, will ro qulro two or throo days yet tor com pletion, the committee- ot naval of ficers of tho five powers is carrying forwurd ts consideration of tho Amer ican proposal und Is reported already to huvo made some progress. Tho committee also must tuko up modifi cations to bo proposed by Japan per mitting her to maintain a "general tonnago slightly greater" than tho proposed present per cent ratio. WASHINGTON, iNov. 18. (By tho (Continued on page six.),
