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Weekly Fifty-First er.
MEDFORD, OHHCiOX, SA'lTlfDAY, DKCKMUKIt :i, l'liil
XO. 21S
JUNE
.
ARBUCKLE
JURY OUT,
CAN'T AGREE
Reported 11 to 1 and 9 to 3
for Acquittal No Confirma
tion Strain Tells On Come
dian Jurors Resume Bal
loting at Two Gossip Says
Woman for Conviction.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. The
Jury in tho manslaughter trial of
ftoscoo C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, was!
given a two hour lunch recess at 12
o'clock after having failed to reach
a verdict in six and one-quarter
hours o factual deliberation. The
Jury retired at 5:15 p. ru. last even
ing. SAN FHANC1SCO, Dec. 3; The
ttoBcoe (Fatty) Arbuckel Jury, which
last night had not reached a verdict
In tho manslaughter charge growing
out of tho death of Virginia Unppe,
was brought into court at 10 o'clock
thin morning.
The jury was takpa. Irani the court
room to its hotel. Thero was no in
dication of the nature of tho morn
iiUS" developments in tho Jury room.
Ill the speculation on I he final out
come the possibility of a hung jury
was the Outstanding topic at noon.
There' we.8 no word of any kind, how--vn
that would intimate this final
tlecUlon other than the morning re
port that the jury stood three for
conviction to nine for acquittal. Even
this report lacked confirmation.
Tht crowd in the court room today
was the smallest of any since the Ar
oucklo trial began, duo. It id suppos
ed to the arrival of Marshal Foch in
San Francisco,
. Defense counsel said it hoped for
a vordlct today but the prosecution
Whs silent. Court officials announc
ed that the Saturday half holiday and
the Sunday holiday would not result
necessarily in a verdict being return
ed as tho law specifically provides
that the verdict may be returned to
tho court and announced at any tlmo.
:rbuckle appeared somewhat care
free upon his arrival In court this
morning, but at noon he showed that
tho Btrain was telling on him. He
was in and out of the court room
throughout tho morning chatting
with Trienils.
Following tho bailiff's announce
ment that tho jury would be taken to
lunch a court reporter entered the
Jury room and cams out with the an
nouncement that they had started
balloting again.
The jury left the building for
lunch, however, a fbw minutes later.
Judge Harold Louderback, the
trial judge, created a momentary
stir when ho came into court to call
his regular calendar. After so doing
he announced that he was going to
leave the building and would not re
turn unless the jury wanted him.
The crowd grew larger as the morn
ing progressed and tho court room
tilled gradually. Tho morning's
speculation changed from that of last
night which was that the jury was
eleven to one for acquittal. This
morning the figure was changed In
the corridor gossip to three for con
viction and nine for acquittal. Gavin
McN'ab, chief defense counsel, said he
"did not expect the tail would swing
the dog." The prosecution was si
lent. The Jury appeared refreshed af
ter a night's rest, which began at 1 1
o'clock last night after it had failed
to agree on a verdict in four and a
quarter hour's deliberation. Reports
that it was divided eleven to one for
acquittal persisted today but there
was nothing to give any great amount
of tangibility to this report. Corridor
gossip said that one woman was
"holding out" for conviction.
Arbuckle appeared a few minutes
before 10 o'clock wearing a thick
black overcoat. Ho did not have the
haggard look that he carried away
with him laBt night. Ho chatted with
newspaper men and others in an ap
parently carefree manner.
I
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Dec. 3.
Several persons were .injured yester
day when police with drawn sabres
dispersed a demonstration staged be
fore government house by communist:?
pratestlns against the conviction for,
murder in Massachusetts of Ha ceo ami'
Vniizetti. .
Catch Kaber Assassin
Suspect in Italy;
To Try Him There
t- 4 4
4
CLEVELAND, Dec. 3. VlU
torln Plssellt, Who iB sid to have
stubbed ilchth Daniel Kaber,
wealthy pulilisher, two yeara
ago, has been captured In Hlpal-
imosanl, Italy, according to
word recolvptl here fromwo
Cleveland detectives.
As thoro In no extradition be-
tween the United States and
Italy fo rcstpital offenses, Pis-
solll probably will bo tried in
that country.
PisBolll Is the last of six nl-
leged conspirators In the Kaber
murdor plot to bo arrested.
They were to have been paid
$5,000 by Mtb. Eva Catherine
Kaber, the slain man's widow,
who also was convicted and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Z Yokata Wants "Potential
Power to Make Munitions"
China Wins Important
Point in Far East Issue
Japan May Withdraw.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 3 (Dy thc
Associated Press.) Making what
was considered a direct allusion to
tho naval ratio question, Zcnozke Yo
kata, president of the legislative bu
reau of tho Japanese cabinet, in an
address hero toduy, declared tho true
and impartial spirit of disarmament
should take into consideration not
only the cxisUng strengths of navies,
but also the potential powers of each
country.
Mr. Yokata expressed the opinion
that if the present conference neglect
ed the importance of potential power
by which he meant general industrial
capacity in supplying war material
in time of emergency, it might meet
with the disapproval If not the deris
ion of posterity.
Tho offers from Great Britain,
Japan and France wero said to be
contingent on fulfillment of condi
tions which China was expected to
meet.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (By tho
Associated Press.) Another Import
ant point in the Far Eastern discus
sions of the armament conference
was won today by China in the com
mittee of nine powers, Great Britain,
Japan and Franco agreeing to retire
from much of thc loused territory of
China.
Japanese, representatives, it waa
said, agreed to give up their leased
territorial holdings in Shantung and
also were reported as offering to dts
cusss retirement from their special
territorial privileges in Manchuria.
M. Vivlant, France, expressed will
ingness to retire from Wwaug Chow,
the French IcaBed territory.
British spokesmen, it was said,
followed with a proffer to give up
tho British leased territory of Wei
Hei Wei.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Ten prominent
Chicago physicians issued a Joint
statement today pointing out the
harm to invalids they thought would
arise from publicity given to Dr.
Adolph Lorenz, Vienna surgeon, who
is expected to visit Chicago soon. It
was stated unofficially a number of
Chicago hospitals had decided not to
invite Dr. Lorenz to hold clinics.
The statement said that tho Ameri
can medical profession looks with dis
favor on newspaper publicity of the
type Lorenz has received and added:
"Such publicity inevitably will arouse
a repponso amounting to hysteria,
which will bring so many unfortu
nate cripples of all sorts so many in
surable that careful, deliberate ex
amination of their ills will be physi
cally impossible and bitter disappoint
ment will como to many hopeful suf
i' t ers k-d to expect the impossible,"
POWERSAGREETO
WITHDRAW
FROM
CHINES
LEASES
EXONERATES. P.
OR
BLAME
BLUFF TRAGEDY
Fix Responsibility for Crossing
I
Tragedy Uupon Driver No
Fog at Time, As Reported
Boy Drove Death Car
Want Rigid Rules.
SAN FUAK'ClBfcO. blc; 4 llespou
sibility for tho til-Hill of i-i high school
stuiett!i is placed upon tho driver of
lllli lil'otor bus by tho board of inquiry
appointed to inquire into tho crossing
accident whii-h happened near Hed
Hluff Wednesday morning, according
to telegraphic report. Just received by
Win. Hproule, president of the South
ern Pacific
This accident OcOuil-od when the
Los Mollitos-Kvd Hluff high school
Mage Was struck by Southern Pacific
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day.
The board of triau.t'y plucoH full re
sponsibility i'or tho accident upon tho
driver of tho motor, bus and fully ex
onerates tho railroad und its em
ployes. The automobile bus was owned and
operated by tho Hed Hluff tnion high
AchoDt. It wn ih chaw of one of the." " ' ,OT
... i . i . ii ., ... ' dow trimming purposes.
students, a 17-year-old lad who was
employed by the school at a Balary of
$20.00 per month.
Earlier reports that accident was
duo to heavy fog Wi'io tint substanti
ated by witnesses Ut tlilH hearing. A
lisht drizzling rain prevailed with
clear vision for one half to three
quarters of a mile.
In closing the board recommends
that a suitable law bo enacted requir
ing drivers of Automobiles to stop,
look and listen before attempting to
erohfl railroad tracks at grade.
citizens and railroad officials, as fol-
. . ,
lows:
C. D. Strom,. Woltcr Htowell, mer
chants, Hod Hluff: C. Bens, master
mechanic; J. A. tliven, division engi
neer; J. W. Fitzgerald, superinten
dent. The following is the full text of the
findings of thc board of Inquiry: j
ClrcuniHtanqes: Train 1" in charge
of Conductor V. Snider, and Engineer
V, (ftury, consisting "of thirteen cars. I
while running at a speed of about 40 j
miles an hour at about 10:15 a. m., !
November 30th. collided with enclosed!
Mitchell automobile, bus, capacity j
about twenty-five passengers, owned ;
and operated by Hed Hluff Union
high school driven by Charles Bos
worth, high school student and occu
pied by fourteen other students, at
county road crossing just west of sta
tion I'roberta, resulting in thc in
stant death of Freolyn Facht, Fern
White, Cheliua Denofield, Kdith Day,
Bernice Jack, WiUio lUchelieu,
Henry Smith, Elm Hterwalt, Harold
Anderson anil Kheva Babbitt, and
fatal injury to Marion Day, Frank
Jack and Charles Bosworth, with se
rious injuries to Opal McNaughton
and Eva Dlndeman.
Tho county road ut this point par-n-llels
the railroad for a distance of
about mile east of I'roberta where it
crosses at right angles to state high
way, running north and south. The
crossing at this point has unobstruct
ed view of a train approaching from
the north, track being tangent be
tween Uerber and Hawson. The tes
timony of witnesses established the
fact that auto bus did not stop or take
any precautions to guard against thc
approaching road crossings for sta
tion at both Hroberta and Cerber and
bell was ringing and in addition engi
neer sounded shrill crossing whistle
after a car had proceeded over the
crossing just ahead of the Mitchell
car as an additional precaution. The
weather at thc time of accident was a
light drizzling rain or mist, with clear
vision for one-half to three quarters
of u mile.
Opinion As to HcMponslbility.
It is our opinion from tho testi
mony of witnesses that the .Southern
I'aciflc company or employes of train
No. 15 were in no way responsible for
this accident and that had duo pre
caution been tuken before attempt
ing to cross track on tho part of
driver, thc accident would have been
avoided.
Itcconiiiicndultoits.
It is our recommendation that a
suitable law bo enacted requiring
drivers of automobiles, both family
curs and passenger earning buses to
stop, look and listen before attempt
ing to cross railroad track at gradu
and we further recommend to the
lied Hluff Union high school board
that tho drivers of high school buses
bo especially Instructed and required
to stop nnd have some one proceed to
the track and ascertain that every
thing is clear and signal tltvni across
betore crossing.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Lice. 3. Armis
tice day is not a school holiday in
Washington state, according to a rul
ing of Attorney Genera! L. L. Thomp
son filed today in an opinion asked by
State Superintendent Mrs. Josephine
Corliss Preston. The boaid of public
school directors cannot dismiss school
for the whole day even though thev
will not claim credit for attendance on
that day, thc opinion stated.
WINDOW DISPLAY DRYAGENT HELD
FOR IAS DRAW UPON WARRANTS
RECORD CROWDS
Thc "iis of the special chrisu
mas display windows, last cvenirfs
ut 7:30 iy practically au local mcr
chunts, marked the beginning of the
holiday eeuson and tho awakening of
the Christmas spirit in Medford and
VlelllitV,
All Hie llfililii lii ill- cli.Y Were rut
lift fhr tUo periods (if leli ft-critldfi
each at about 7:30 and at this tihlo
lllli Aiildofrs wore, unveiled revealing
displays which would have been a
creUlt to u large city. Tliu clly band
paraded the streets for more tlian (Hi
hour passing all the stores und bust
ness houses which had prepared a
special display for tho occnslon.
Many .of the merchants offered i
prizes for tho person guessing near-j
.est to tho vulue of articles on display, I
or t the number of nrtlrlos or weight'
tit tllcliii The windows which offered
these attractions drew largo crowds,
which gave certain portions of Main
Hlr"t lt' b""v "J''R""""nf
i .. f"ii unit ir., niuiun nn;n
street cat tracks, tho Hulact hotl'l
and a few other minor embellish
ments. Evergreen treea nt every lamp-poHt
on tho principal Htreets of the city
added to the general Christ mas at
mosphere. It in suspected, by the
way, that several merchants conflH-
Tactically all of Med ford's popu
lation as Well as many inhabitants of
outlying districts attended thc un
veiling and admired tho numerous
clever and artistic displays.
The occasion was planned osten
sibly for the purpose of showing the
population of Mcdford and tho whole
valley what Medford merchants had
to offer and the numerous displays
brought to light a surprising amount
and variety of first quality products,
both in the everyday necessities and
in novelties.
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lUlBputed and demonstrates what tho
un
co-oporntlon of merchants and bus!
ness men of tho tty, coupled with a
generous quantity of printer's ink,
will do.
SAN' KHANCISCO, Dec. 3. Marshal
Ferdinand Foch, arriving In San Fran
cisco today, was greeted by thousands
who packed the sidewalks along Mar
ket street as ho passed up Market
stroot at tho head of u military and
navnl parade.
Leaving his special train at Dorke
ley. the French military leader was
driven through the University of Cali
fornia grounds and at Oakland pior
boarded a special ferryboat to tako
him across tho buy to San Francisco.
City, state, army and navy officials
welcomed him.
FOOTBALL SCORES
STADIUM, SEATTLE, Dec. 3
Scoro end first period:
Pennsylvania Slute collego
verslty of Washington 0.
Lui-
STADIUM, 8EATTLK, Dec. 3.
First period: Penn State scored two
minutes after play began, Knabb car
rying tho ball over from tho one
yard lino after Wilson, Iledlnger and
Kllllnger had taken It easily down
the field In a series of long gains
through tho Sun Dodger lino and
around thc ends. Kllllnger kicked
goal. The Nlttany Lions Btartod a
now offensive and carried tho ball
to within striking distance of the goal
but a li-yard penalty and an an ln
terceptd pass by Washington gave
tho ball to Washington. Kllllnger
had the advantage In a punting duul
and tho ball stayed in Purplo and
Gold territory. Wilson made 12 yards
on an off tackle play and Kllllnger
got through for i:o more through
right tackle. Washington held and
tho ball went over to Washington on
tho Sun Dodger's 30-yard lino. Wil
son of Washington puntod to uild
fleld, where tho hall stayed until tho
period ended. Score: I'en'n Stale
7; Washington 0.
Clearing House Conditions .
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Tho actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for tho week shows
that they hold 117,987.800 reserve In
excess of legal requirements. This Is
an Increase of 11,151,330 from last
week.
Doctor 0nvirtll.
fillBAT riK.VD. Kns., Dec. 3. Dr.
W. A. Nixon today was convicted of
first degree murder growing out of
the slaving of Arthur Jlantn. vnunir
( attorney.
ni m ir-t nrni mm
SECURES
A, B. Gates, Star Witness in
Bcotidcj Cases, Charged in
Three Complaints With Vio
lation Liquor Laws Hear
ing Set for Next Saturday.
A. P.. Gates, a sppciaJ prohibition
agent ami chief witness fur tho stale
in several of lllo boollegslnB coses
heard at this term of tho circuit court
was arrested Friday by Sheriff 'ferrlll,
upon warrants sworn to by James
(Shine) Kdwards, himself a defendant
in two bootlegging trials, both result
ing in n hung Jury, In which Hates was
the star witness, charging possession
nnd giving away of liquor. The war
rants wero sworn out before Justice
Smith of fluid Hill and before whom
tho defendant was arraigned Friday,
dates wml released on his own recog
nizance, and his preliminary hearing
set for nest Saturday at Gold lllll.
Attorney O. C. Hoggs acts as attorney
for Gates.
It is claimed that when Sheriff
Terrlll showed a, disinclination to
serve tho warrants, after Gates had
refused to be placed under arrest
Thursday night at midnight, District
Attorney Itawles Mooro and Attorney
Hoggs insisted on the arrest bolng
made by the sheriff in order that the
cases might come to trial. They ap
pearantly welcome such a trial and
a fight to tho finish.
The episode of Edwards swearing
out a warrnt for Gates' arrest Beems
to have arouaod more feeling between
tho wets and drys of Modford than
anything that has happened since the
raids mado by tho state prohibition
agents last August.
The warrant ngninst Gates is tho
outgrowth of tho bootlegging trials at
which Gates was tho chief witness.
Ho appeared as the chief witness in
the Goodwin and tho two Kdwards'
trials, and In each case a hung jury re
sulted. A wido discrepancy existed in
Gates' testimony, and Jurors In all tho
trials freely admitted that the dis
agreements wero due to the inability
to accept thc testimony of Gates.
The testimony In tho Hdwards case
revealod that GateB while on de
tective duty had taken a joyrlde
to Crater Lake last summer In
Kdwards' taxi, and witnesses testified
that he was "drunk" at a dance given
at Prospect. The detallB of this jaunt
werp salacious In Bpots. Considerable
sentiment developed against Gales by
reason of his testimony. In the Good
win trial disagreement the sanio fac
tor Influenced the jury.
In support of Gutes, it is contended
by his Btiporters that his mothods
wero the-only way to procure evidenco1
against bootleggors.
Tho first known of tho effort of Kd
wards to cause Gates' urrest wus
when A. .7. T. Smith. Justice of tho
pence at Gold Hill called up lllo dis
trict attorney's office hero Friday
morning, seemingly In a. much per
plexed statu of mind, nnd stated to
Attorney George Codding, acting uis
trict attorney while Huwles Moore's
time is occupied In circuit court, that
n man who gave his name as James
Kdwards hud filed three complaints
In his court against a man numed A.
IJ. Gates, one for having liquor In bis
possession on August 8th, 7th, und
two for giving away liquor on August
7th and 16th. .lustlio Smith stated
also over tho telephone that tho com
plaints bad been filed In bis court by
an attorney whom ho said lui did not
know, and that be wanted to set tho
hearing for two o'clock Friday. At
torney Codding then called und In
formed him that neither District At
torney .Mooro nor himself could be
present at that time, and to go ahead
with the arraignment of Gates and
set tho hearing for some time next
week, and to release Gates on hia own
recognizance. This was done.
(,Hle muffs Mierirr.
The first Gates knew of the war
rants being out against him was when
on Thursday night at midnight Dep
uty Sheriff Forncrouk appeared at bis
room nt thc Hotel Medford with the
wurrants to plaeo hlni under urrest.
Gates absolutely refused to bo plucod
under urrest at that time, stating as
he was a special Btato agent or officer,
ho could not be urrosted on such
charges at that tlmo. Ho volunteered
to go into court himself next duy, It
is said.
Deputy . Sheriff l orncrook was
thrown up In tho air by Gates' atti
tude, it Is further said, und consulted
Sheriff Terrill, who was likewise
somewhat muddled up by this situu
tlun.
When Gates reported to tho district
attorney and Attorney Hoggs on Fri
day of tho effoi-t to arrest him, they
at once called up the sheriff and do
munded that tho warrants be served.
It is claimed by Gates and bis par
.!!--. ns that Kdwards and his frlendi
swore out the warrants In an effort
to obtain revenge, and that tho fact
that the coinolaints wero sworn out
(Cnntlnnod nn pngo nil,).
Plug Hat Delegation
Wait While Foch
Greets War Mother
HAN KIIANCISCO. J)ec. 3.
Sllk-haltHd wnlcomers of Marshal
Foch had to didliy their greetings
on tile ferryboat which brought
lh French war leader across San
Franffscd liay today while he
talked to a I'rench war mother
who greeted him With "je suls
! une mere do guerre." (1 aid a war
mol her).
He shook her hand warmly and
said: "You should bo n proud
woman. Your son, I see, won tho
croix do guorro with tho palm
decoration. Ho was a bravo sol-
dior of Franco. Wear your mill-
V tnry medal with honor madnm."
"Ills name was Noel Delmarty"
she replied. "Ho was my only
son."
OFFER FAILS 10
Sinn Fein Delegates Think De
Valera Will Not Accept All
Ireland Parliament May
Postpone Negotiations L.
George May Come to Parley.
DUHLIX. Dec. 3. (Dy the Asso
ciated Press) Members of tho Dull
Klrcann cabinet assembled today to
consider the llrltlsh government's
latest proposals for an Irish poaco
settlement. Thoro is little optimism
as to Its decision nnd Sinn Fein penco
delegates to London are reported as
believing tho revised terms will bo un
acceptable to DeVuleru and his advis
ors. Tho exact naturs of tho proposuls
is not known, but they aro said to bo
based on an all-Ireland parliamentary
government. Ulster, It is understood,
would be required to remain In this
......n-, ,..t in IkiihI six mouths when
shu could withdraw at hor option.
One version of the now loiins in
that they deal with tho Sinn Fein's
objection to swearing allegiance to
tho crown by providing that ullo
glanco bo sworn to tho Irish free
state, tho commonwealth of notions
I,..,.,.-., Iti'lttsh einniro and to
tho king as head of thut community
of nations.
I.. tl,n nvi.nl Ihn TU'W tomlS nrO UI1-
acceptablo to tho Dull cabinet, It is
believed tho Sinn 1'ein Jiavo uouu
asked to present a proposal on behalf
of tho British government for a post
ponement of lllo negoiiauons nut oinj
to allow for a possible adjustment of
views, but to permit Premier Lloyd
(ieorgo to make a brief visit to thc
Washington armament conference.
iii.-i ir.vwr li... a IIU' Ihn Asso
ciated Press) The members of tho
Sinn Fein peace delegation, bound for
Dublin had to return to England to
day when tho steamer Cambria on
which they wero travelling, collided
with a schooner soon after leaving
Holyhead, England. Tho schooner
was sunk and threo of her crew
drowned.
Cumbria returned to Holyhead
damaged.
Tho Ii-IhIi delegates on board wero
Michael Collins, (ieorgo Gavand
Duffy and Krsklno Clillders.
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FOR FEDERAL 1
D15TKOIT, Mich., Doc. 3. A two-day
national conference of Uio unemployed
called with tho Intention of urouslng
public opinion in bohulf of men und
women out of work to the ond thut
governmental aid might bo given
opened hero today.
Two proposed relief measures were
ou tho program for discussion. These
wore extension of aid to unemployed
by tho government, and nationalization
of some basic industry in order that
work might be apiwrtioncd among a
great number of persons.
Discussion of theso questions was
expected to consume tho greater part
of the day's sessions. Tonight Senator
LaFolietto add Glen E. Plumb wore
scheduled to address a mass meeUng.
William Z. Foster will be In charge
oftho final session tomorrow, speuk
lift; concerning Russia,
NEW m PEACE
I FACTIONS
ANGLO-JAP
TMAYBE
NED
Tokio Considers Changes in
Naval Hopes 5-5-3 Plan
Stands Want Pacific Forts
Halted Expects Conces
sions Will Cause Acceptance
By Mikado.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (Br the
Associated Press.) (Negotiations in
tho naval ratio question wero prac
tically at a standstill while tho Jap
anese delegates awaited further word
from Toklo.
Ily today the results of yesterday's
conference between tho principal
American, llrltlsh and Japanese dele
gates woro under study by tho Jap
niioso cabinet and tho dlplomntlc ad
visory council.
All Indications wero that whatever
had boon proposed as moans of bring
ing tho United States and Japan to
gether did not involve nny abandon
ment of tho f-5-3 ration proposed by
the United States and supported by
Great Britain but rather concomed
othor considerations, which the Jap
anese regard as necessary to them.
Chief among these was understood .
to bo tho question of further fortifi
cation of the American bases In tho
Pacific which tho Japanese wish to
soo checked. Tho relation of forti
fied bases is such to fleet ration that
thoro was a suggestion that tho Jap
anoso might rogard tho 5-5-3 pro
posal as not inconsistent with their
Btandard of national socurlty if de
tails regarding thorn could bo arrang
ed. Tho was docided impression among
othor delegates, not represented in
yesterday's couforonco of tho "big
threo' that thd means of approach to
a sottlomont hud boen found outside
from any alteration of tho 5-5-3 ra
tio. ""
in general discussion of tho oocrot
negotiations thero Ib a general fool
ing tliat tho Anglo-Japanoso nlllnnco
is bolng dealt with and that thero
soon will appear a plan, aprovod by
both Great Britain and Jnpan to aban
don Hint much diacussed ngroemont
and substitute it with some othor
sort of ngroement to which tho Uni
ted StatoB might be a party, one sug
gestion is for a sot of arbitration
treaties betweno tho threo powers
with a provision that Japan would
not be Involved In war without six
months or a year's notice. Another
consideration being dlBcussod Involv
ed Jnpnn'B position In China. '
Tho general feeling among dele
gates Is that concession to Japan, if
thoy may bo properly termed, may
he mado, which will cause hor to ac
cept tho 5-5-3 Intact.
F
FOUND AT STILL
PORTLAND, Ore., Doc. 3. Tho
sheriff today bad In custody tho last
of six porsons accused of complicity
In tho recent holdup of tho Liberty
theater hero In which ?'J,1113 wus
stolen. John Printer of Vancouver,
Wash., whoso wlfo and son woro ar
rested Saturday was taken into cus
tody lato last night ut Tobias station,
pear Portland, wlicro officers re-jioi-ted
they found him assisting a .
friend operating a moonshino still on"
a farm.
Printer turned over IliOO which ho
said was tho last of ho had re
ceived us Ills share. Harry Barney
received $1700 and Loon Scrcdreclc
and Jue Wulkins, others under urrost,
bad $1500.
F
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Approval
of advances aggregating inoro than
$6, 500. 000 wuh announced today by
tho war flnunce corporation. Agri
cultural and livestock loans of $6,450,
000 were dimributud union K 24 states
jiicludlnK Nebraska, Colorado, Ari
zona, New Mexico, Oregon, Iowa,
South Dakota. Idaho, Utah, Nevada .
and Texas. The corporation also an
nounced that a livestock loan com
pany had been cstablhihed In Montana
with an authorized capital stock of.
$590,000 and will bo doing business
within ten dnys,