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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
UNLIKELY TO ACT
ON PEACE ADDRESS
Democratic Leaders in Con-
gress Do Not Wish to Clog
Legislation.
SENATE VOTE INDICATION

Congressional action at this session
on questions raised by President Will
sons world peace address appeared
unlikely today as a result Of the SEN
ate's tabling yesterday Senator Cum
Minis motion to set aside definite time
for debate on the subject. The vote
was 80 to 30 and democrats demon
strated their ability to stand together
to prevent general discussion which
their leaders believed would be WITHOUT
result and would only delay the 1egis-
lative program.
There are, however, three other reso-
lutions touching on the Presidents
peace plan still before the Senate and
republican senators have announced
their intention to address that, body
on the subject
Debate on the Presidents peace address
enlivened the Senate for several hours
yesterday before 1t was halted by con-
certed action Of administration leaders.
tabled.
MARITIME Only Recalcitrant. E.
Senators Hitchcock and Williams Of the
foreign relations committee engineered
the movement to kill the Cummins reso-
luton, Senator MARITIME of New Jersey
being the only democrat refusing to sup
port them in their contention that the
clogged condition Of the legislative cal
endar made the action necessary
Republicans voted solidly against the
motion to table. The action of the ma
jority, while definitely disposing OF
plans for a prolonged discussion, will
not serve to check intermittent debate,
Senator's Lodge, Borab and other re-
publicans having served notice that
they would address the Senate on the
subject in the near future.
Cummins Attacks idea.
Senator Cummins said that to carry
out President Wilson's suggestions
would necessitate the creation of a
world power that would destroy the
sovereignty of nations and lead the
United States inevitably either into
constant world wa, or constant rebel
lion against the authority of the new
world-sovereignty his peace league
plan would create.
Replying. Senator Hitchcock insisted
that the Iowa senator's criticisms were
based upon an erroneous assumption
that the President proposed q new
military world power to enforce peace
The President, Senator Hitchcock de-
clared. advocated dimunition Of arma-
ments, the rule Of reason and tho right
Of all nations to work out their own
polity. ''unhindered. unthreatened and
unafraid."
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Senate Passes Bridge Bill.

The Senate today passed the bill author
izing construction Of railroad bridge
across the Potomac river near Metourkin
Point, Va. proposed in behalf of the
Washington Newport News short line
railroad. 1t Is now pending in the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Provides Military Road Out of D. c.

Senator Smith Of Maryland today in
troduced in the Senate q bill providing
for the construction Of military and
post road from the District Of Column
bia to the government reservation at
Winthrop, Nd. where the rifle range Is
located. The bill provides 100000 for
the construction of the proposed road.
It is similar to bill introduced in the
house by Representative Mudd of Mary
land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Good Basis for Speculation.

No other information extant on De-
cember 20 regarding the Presidents
peace note was as accurate as the Hut
ton FIRMS message. Representative Ben
net brought out from Hutton. In
further emphasizing his statement that
none of his firm profited by knowledge
of the notes contents Hutton said that
II he had been a speculator instead of
a commission man he certainly would
have sold short as rapidly as possible
on the strength of this information.
Bennett desired to know why New
York customers of the Hutton firm
were not advised of the contents of the
note as were out-of-town customers,
and Hutton replied that this would
have been a physical impossibility.
Replying to Chairman Henry's ques-
ton II the abolition of short selling
would ruin the market Hutton said it
would very materially affect it.
Public "Thrown to Fishes"
(. Representative Chiperfield then took
up the examination and wanted to
know If the dear public" hadn't been
thrown to the. fishes" when the banks
in calling loans Disseminated against
the industrial stocks in which the pub
lie was interested. He asked If big
banking firms like J. p. Morgan & Co.,
Kuhn Loeb & Co. and others hadn't in
fuenced the banks to favor the railroad
securities in which the big banking
firms were interested.
Hutton said that there was good rea-
son for discriminating against the In
dustrials because Of the heavily over
bought condition of the market in these
securities. that the situation was
dangerous one that needed correction.
The railroad stocks had not been specu-
lated In, he explained
IL
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(COntlnUeQ from F1fSI Fa8e.D
port of the chambers committee on
railroads will be presented.
The committee on commerce, OF which
A. W. Shaw is chairman. offered what
was called a national business pro-
gram"
Mr. Shaw's plan proposes the addition
Of four closely related new functions
In the Department Of Commerce, which
would put IT into relation of every
day helpfulness to the business men,
corresponding roughly to that which
the Department OF Agriculture now
holds to farmers.
First, Mr.. Shaw said, the department
should find out what 1t costs to do BUSH
ness in the United States-what every
owners and the community, what 1t is
making, what It's rate of turnover is.
what interest 1T has to pay. what per-
centages Of its total receipts go into
rent, light. heat. buying expenses and
The United States has never gathered
such statistics. The government does
not know the total number of any of
country, to say nothing of their in
ternal economies he said.
AS the department found out enough
such facts to proceed with. 1t should,
urged. deduce from them sets Of rea-
sonably attainable standards for the
various items Of expense in the various
lines of business-that is. 1t should
determine by a comparatively simple
process what percentage of their total
income concerns Of fair efficiency in
any given line spend, on the average,
for their various characteristic items
OF expense-retail grocery stores. say,
for deliveries.
Would Be Chemical Test.
These standard percentages would, of
course. serve as clues to points Of in
efficiency for all concerns in the partic-
ular lines. They would be the chem
ical test. At present. with few ex-
ceptions, no such standards exist.
Now. If the head of a store or fac
tory found his expenditures for given
purpose considerably above standard,
Mr.. Shaw pointed out, he would
naturally wonder how the stores or
factories which outdid him at that
point kept the item down. The third
be to circulate information concerning
the methods of the more efficient.
Mr.. Shaw said the experience Of pri-
vate agencies which have pioneered In
such work-for' example, the Harvard
bureau of business research. which was
founded at his instance several years
ago, and, more lately, other universities
and q number of trade journals and
the more efficient would not only con-
sent to the work, but gladly cooperate
in it. Business men are realizing more
and more, he asserted, that what helps
one helps all. that badly constructed
concern damages not only ITSELF but
its competitors.
The fourth new function for the de-
partment would be the working out of
still better methods than it found in
use in any actual business. This might
properly follow the others, he said.
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Broker Tells of Advance
Forecast of Presidents
Note to Warning Powers

NEW YORK, January s1.-Yester-
days sensation in the Teak" inquiry
came when E. F. Hutton of E. F. Hut
ton & Co. was placed on the stand late
In the day. He admitted to the rules
committee of the House of Representa-
tives that telegram containing a brief
but remarkably accurate forecast of
President Wilson's note to the warning
nations asking that they outline peace
terms had been sent by his firm, one of
the largest brokerage houses in the
street, over private wires to scores of
other brokers with whom 1t did busi-
ness throughout the country, on the
afternoon Of December 20, more than
three hours before the first copies of
the note were handed to newspaper
men in Washington by Secretary Lam
sing.
At the time the Hutton message was
sent. according to the testimony of
Secretary Lansing before the commit
tee in Washington. no one in this
country, save persons connected with
the preparation and dispatch of the
note. had as much information regard
ing it's contents as the message re-
vealed. The note previously had been
sent abroad in code. Publication of
the note followed transmission of the
Hutton message to various brokers by
more than ten hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

at lis referred to advices being re-
ceived from Washington.
whipple developed that the word ''re-
liably" had been stricken out in the Hut
ton message to all correspondents at 1854
o'clock and "confidentially" substituted.
firm was "confidentiaiiy informed" that
a note had been issued" 1t also de-
veloped that the message originally read
q note will be issued"
Hutton insisted that he and Mr.. Ellis
attached no great Importance to the
Presidents message regarding its effect
on the market. Had they regarded It
seriously, he said. they certainly would
have sent out emphatic messages warn
ing customers to liQuidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
BUSINESS TEMPLE - s s,
80; 49,, URGED For CAPITAL

Continued from First Page.)
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Woman's Committee.


Mrs. W. NJ. Stoner, chairman Of the
woman's subcommittee of the inaugural
committee, today announced the fol-
lowing assistants: Mrs. E. Glendowel
Evans, vice chairman; Mrs. Mary Ware
bennett, executive secretary: Mrs. w.
I. Thomas, executive secretary: Mrs L.
s. Brandeis. Miss Mary Heyler. Mrs.
Harry Francis Cary, Mrs. c.. Albert
White, Mrs. F. p. Wilcox. Mrs. NJ. Par
nell Lamson, Mrs. G. w. EASEMENT, Mrs.
Jessie Lane, Mrs v. I. Swanton. Mrs.
Gertrude Mackenzie. Mrs. s. A. Gentry,
Mrs George M. Kernodle, Mrs Mary E.
q. Green, Miss Fannie P. Lamson, Miss
Elizabeth Askew. Miss Mildred Kooce,
Miss Elsie EASEMENT. Miss Laura J.
Graddick, Mrs. Frank Wilkes Pyle.
Planning for Colored Visitors.
The colored inaugural committee APP
pointed by Col r. N. Harper to. look
after the interests of colored visitors
to Washington during the inaugural
week. held a meeting last night at st.
Lukes Hall. 18th and q streets north
west. Representatives were present
from all the departments of the govern
ment, and many business men also were
in attendance The executive commit
tee met Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the central coplmittee at the
temporary headquarters and appointed
a finance committee. headed ,by Joseph
NJ. Trigg. with Charles Lane secretary.
The executive committee will hold an
other meeting this evening to fill all
other vacancies.
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Didn't Make Use Of Tip.


. None Of the nine partners Of the Hut
; ton arm. said the witness, dealt in the
: market on the information received in
: the kilograms. Hutton said that he HIM
/. self had been short 1000 shares of Utah
copper and a few shares Of other securi-
. ties before December 20. but that he had
covered prior to that date at a profit
pf $4,000. He did not himself sell on
ion. % '1' 'As ''-l
Just what the volume Of selling for
his customers account was on December
{ 20, after the Ellis message had gone out,
he said, It would take time to ascertain
but on that night his books showed
that the long interest of his clients ag-
gregated 339, 700 shares and the short in
terest about $4,000 shares. Connolly &
!. Co., he said, were on December 20 short
of no stocks whatever.
What broke the market" said Hut
ton, was not the peace note, but Sec
rotary. Lansing's verge of war state
ment.''
But. that was on December a." re-
marked whipple.
Yes. but that's what has killed the
market
From December to December IS,
Hutton said. the clients of the Con-
molly firm lost $4,000 in transactions.
$4,000 being sent to Hutton & Co. AMI
only $4,000 being returned.
Explanation Cup to Connolly"
Representative Bennett developed
through interrogating Hutton that the
wire Thompson & McKinnon of Chi
cago sent to their Oshkosh. Wis.
branch on the afternoon OF December
20. advising customers to sell on ac-
count of the coming of the peace note
W ira Ia n
Bennett called the attention of the
witness TO testimony by newspaper
men in Washington that Secretary
Lansing in telling them the note was
forthcoming had given them an i'm
preston as to its contents exactly op-
posite to what it really was
The only substantially accurate fore
cast of the Presidents note which has
como to the attention of the committee
thus far" said Bennett, is the one sent
to you by Connolly. How do you ac-
count for that
II don't account for 1t. That's W to
Connolly" said Hutton
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Intends to Call Ellis.

Chairman Henry, determined to have
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
Spring Valley News

Capital Journal Special Service)
Miss Marion zinser, who is attending
the Salem high school, spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Donnel Craw-
ford.
Miss Helen Baker, of Portland spent
Thanksgiving here at the home of her
grandfather, w. s. Cotton.
Mrs. James French and son, Harold,
were Salem visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. j. f. Purvine who has been So
journing at Newport for several months
for her health, spent Thanksgiving at
her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Henry were hosts
at a pleasant Thanksgiving dinner, the
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Henry,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Crawford, and Mr..
and Mrs. Worth Henry, of Salem.
Mrs. Maurice Dalton, of Dallas, visit
ed several days last week at Lincoln
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Sprong, and at Spring Valley with her
cousin, Mrs. VIM. Crawford. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dalton leave for Seattle about
December 1st, where Mr.. Dalton has
employment in a furniture store.
Miss Mable Patrick, of Salem, spent
Thanksgiving here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Patrick.
Messrs. and Mesdames j. E. Phillips,
w. Harvey Crawford, Henry Ankel, Nor
man Hepler, Chas Hepler and Miss Luz
cile Hepler surprised S. II. Barker We'd
nesday evening by dropping in unex-
pectedly to help celebrate his 49th birth
day. A pleasant evening was passed,
made enjoyable by neighborly chat and
by music from piano, organ, violin, and
graphophone. Mrs. Barker served a de.
licious supper. In addition to those
named above, Roy Barker was home
from the university, accompanied by a
chum who lives at lone, also U. Of 0.
man, and Miss Agnes Gregson, of Salem,
an o. A. G. student.
Road Supervisor w. Frank Crawford
and R. G. Shepherd were Dallas callers
Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Smith and Mrs. Alice
Simpson came down from Portland on
Saturday to visit with Mrs. VIM. Craw-
ford. Mrs. Smith returned home Mon
day but Mrs. Simpson will remain for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roladn Stafford are Wis
iting with relatives in Washington.
Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Scott started for
Aberdeen, WASH, last week but had
got only to Portland when they were
called home on account their son
Ralph being suddenly stricken with
appendicitis. He had had several at
tacks previous to this one, and this time
an operation seemed necessary, SO he
was taken to Salem hospital That
has been over week ago and he is now
well on the road to recovery.
A road meeting held at Lincoln last
Saturday resulted in $4,000 being voted
for Improvement of the roads of this
district.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
Willamette Valley News
aERvA1s NEWS NOTES

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cuts
forth Nov. 9th, 1917, a girl.
Ted Nibler has purchased the Ger
vais flour mill and will tear it down
and use the lumber for another build
ling.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel Eder moved
this week from Gervais to their fine
new house on the Pacific highway
south Of town.
| G. I'll. Benjamin just finished before
the rain the sowing of 400 acres of
grain. This was done with an engine
and eight plows in 81 days.
M. w. Mahoney passed through Ger
vais few days ago with flat boat
and dredge ON his big wagon. He will
open up his drainage ditch.
| Miss Lorraine A. Parker, home demon
stration agent of Salem, gave a very
interesting and appreciative talk to
the ladies Of the Red Cross Friday af-
ternoon.
The local advisory board No. for
Marion county on selective draft is as
follows: J. M. Poorman, Blain McCord
Hiram Overton all of Woodburn.
Rev. P. II. Hartmann from N. Dako-
| ia, has taken temporary charge of the
Gervais Catholic church. Rev. Hart
mann has a pleasing personality and
will no doubt make many friends.
Mrs Rose Cannard entertained the
members of the Hermosa club at Nr
home Thursday afternoon. Some of the
ladies are beginning to knit and IN
sure it won t be long till all will be
knitting for soldiers. The hostess servs
- xaaoA Io~a1x, 4unobooo
A party of young people gave sur
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Booster, Wednesday night.
Chester Hannegan was happily sur
prised at Camp Mills when Jimmie
Aral, son of Frank Aral of California,
placed his hand on his. shoulder and
said hello.
Gabe Vanderbeck and daughter, Gla-
dys and Grandma Bierward, visited
relatives and friends in st. Johns and
Portland Thanksgiving, Mrs, Bierward
and Gladys remaining until Sunday.
At the road meeting held at the Par
lkersville school house Tuesday the
vote was 36 for and 81 against. The
following is the roads and amounts of
money asked for: Road past Jim Barns
$3.50. Gervais- Parkersville road, past
the. cemeteries, 1925 Old Waconda east
land southerly direction 1925. Wade y
slough $3.50.
Mrs. Anna Fauske died at the home
of her grandson, Chas. Fauske, near
Gervais last Saturday and the body
was taken to Woodburn to be prepared
for burial, which will be in Portland.
She was So. years of age and native
of Norway, coming to Oregon from
South Dakota several years ago. She
has four children in the east and one.
in Oregon.
Fidelity lodge No. "a A. f. & A. M.
lat regular communication last Thurs
day night elected the following Off
GERS; Romeo Gouley, worshipful mas
ter; H. D. Mars, senior warden; Ar.
thur Schwab, Junior warden; J. E. Cuts
forth, treasurer; M D. sHenning, sec
retary. The appointive officers will be
chosen later.
A joint installation with the o. u.
IS Is planned for st. John s day Dec.
I27, with a feast at noon and ceremony
in the afternoon.-tSar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
Idaho Farmer Visits
Turner On Business Trip
Capital journal Special Service,


Turner, Or, Dec. lie. L. Martin
a farmer and stockman from Winona,
Idaho, is here on business trip. Mr.
Martin is well known to Marion coun-
ty people as he was in business in Tur.
ner for about Is years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt Miles entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wood this week
of Cloverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Martin spent
Thursday night and Friday in Salem
with Mrs. Martins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cobbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanquary and daughter
were here from Hopmere this week Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kelly.
The Epworth League social was held
at the home of Rev. j. j. Mickey Fri
day evening.
Jim Farrens was registered at Barr IS
ON Thanksgiving Day.
Moore Brothers general merchandise
store is closing out their entire stock of
goods and are to quit the business for
goods.
Miss Kincaid, Turner high school
teacher, is in Portland during Thanks.
giving holidays.
Mr.. Simmons came up from Portland
for Thanksgiving day with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Miller and son,
Glenn, were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. /. L. Putnums on Thanksgiving
day.
A family reunion at the home of Mr..
and Mrs, 81. l.. Earl on Thanksgiving
day. Around the prettily decorated table
covers were laid for eight. Miss Veneta
Earl is home from her school for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Sellwood of Sa-
lem have been house guests at the Earl
home for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Thiesen were host
and hostess for friends on Thursday.
Charles and Vester Bones of Shaw
drove to Turner for their Thanksgiving
dinner.
Bert Mckay and family spent one
day this week with Mrs. M. L. Barzee.
Earl Wood cousin of Fred Cunning
and Mrs. G. w. Moore, has been here
for the past week visiting. He is from
Oshkosh, Wis. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Moore entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Smith of Salem, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cunning and Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. G..
Moore, Mr.. ad Marie Durfee, Fred
Moore and Eleanor, Dorothy and Agnes
Moore, at Dinner on Thursday of this
week, A Seventeen and one-half pound
turkey graced the table.
Job Crabtree came from eastern Ore
gon Friday noon.
Bible School Rally of Santiam District
at the M. E. church at 10 O'Clock Sun
day, Dec. 2.
Something doing every minute during
the day. A good basket dinner will be
served at noon with plenty of hot cof
fee. Every one welcome
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
PIONEER WOMAN DIES.

Mrs. Lucy P. Wilmington, for mum.
Der Of years resident of Silverton, died
at the home Of her son, G. J. Young, in
Barton, Oregon, on Thursday, Nov. %,
1917, aged rs years, 7 months and l6
days.
Mrs. Wilmington MRS. Young as she
was know here), was born in Rocklin,
Me-, April 6, 1889. In her early life she
moved to Michigan, where, in July 1854,
she was married to Nathan Young. To
this union were born IL children, boys
and 4 girls, of whom are living and
are as follows:
Edwin Young Of Prosser, Wash,
Lewis A. Young Of Madras, Oregon, Geo.
III. Young Of Oregon City, W. H. Young
and Clarence II. Young Of Barton, Ore
gon, B. Young of Wallace, Idaho, and
Mrs. VIM. Blair Of Gateway, Oregon
Silverton Tribune.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
Will Require Billions
To Repair War Damage

Washington, Dec. lit would bank
rupt 1900 American millionaires to put
the people of devastated northern
France in mental and physical shape to
take care Of themselves.
This was learned today from Herbert
Hoover and the American Red Cross.
The Red Cross announced that it has
appropriated 100000 to start the re-
construction of northern Frances s
100000 ruined citizens and Hoover
declared the preliminary work will cost
not less than 81, 500, 100000.
This amount would provide only the
most meager Of rough shelter, limited
amounts of the plainest food and
clothing and few agricultural inn
plements.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
REQUIRE HIGHER RATE,
(Woodburn Indenendent.l J


There is no doubt that the Portland
Railway Light & Power company, in
its Portland car service, must be grant.
ed permission to charge a higher fare
and otherwise aided to meet conditions
that are liable to bankrupt the company
It is a good street railway system, the
great trouble being that it is far better
than the business Of that city calls f3F.
One reason why it would be advisable
for the Public Service commission to
grant this company's plea is to pass
it on to the people Of that city. who
might get mad enough to demand that
the city purchase and operate the sys-
TEN. This would be in the light of a re-
ferendum. The people would either de-
eide to enter into municipal ownership,
as some other cities have successfully
done, or signify their willingness to pay
six-eent fare.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-01
First Congregational churcb.

James EIvin, pastor. Sunday school
meets promptly at ten O'Clock. w. L
Staley, superintendent. Church service
at eleven O'Clock. Music morning and
evening by chorus choir. VIM, McGil.
christ, Sr., director. Sermon subject
Waiting on God". Christian Endeavoi
at $3.50. Pleasant Sunday Evening Ser.
vice at 1880. Song service, special mu.
sic, by chorus choir, several special
numbers by group Of young people from
Turner. The address of the evening will
be delivered by Chaplain Albert X.
Matthews of the Uniteo States Army in
service at Fort Stevens. See the instruc-
tive film on "The Crime Of Careless
ness Doors open at Z. Service begins
promptly at 7:30. Thursday evening
meeting at 1880.