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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
British Want
5-5-3 Ratio
For Anplames

Washington, Dec, 30 By AS
sociated Press. when the sub
Ject of limitation of naval air.
plane carriers is reached in the
conference, probably today or to-
morrow, it is stated that British
VIII propose the application of a
definite ratio as in the case of
capital ships.
The British are said to be reaey
10 propose an allowance of five
tlVe-three-two-two, which trans
lated means that Breat Britain
and America each would have a
ratio of five, that Japan, would
nave a ratio of three, and that
France and Italy each would have
a ratio OF two. The British pro
posal also contemplates a maxi
mum size of these ships of 25, 600
tons. If British tons. are meant
by this, then the ships would cor
respond practically in size with
the maximum proposed by the
American delegation which was
$1,000, American measurement.
After the settlement of the ratio
OF airplane carriers, it is planned
to take up in the conference the
subject Of, the limitation of the
size of auxiliary cruisers, if in the
meantime the French delegates
have not heard from their home
government in regard to the sec
ond Root resolution offered yester-
day pertaining to submarines.
Indications are that there will
be little objection to the adoption
Of the American proposition to
limit these light cruisers to 10000
tons.
There is now no prospect for a
plenary session before some time in
the early part of next week, ac-
cording to British spokesman to-
day. Asked if the British would
favor the disarmament of mer-
chant ships in the event that the
Root proposal to exempt them
from attack by submarine were
adopted, the spokesman expressed
negative opinion, stating that
the British had their experience
during the last war with unarmed
merchant men.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Federal Probe
of Prices Now
Nearly Ended

Washington, Dec. 30.-Federal
investigation OF retail prices OF
necessities in all parts Of the
country is rapidly reaching COM
pletion, II was said today at the
justice department.
Department agents assigned TO
the duty by Director Burns OF the
bureau OF investigation, 1t was
said, have been gathering price
information in all the large cities
and in smaller communities and
country districts as well and IL
was believed that the whole coun-
try will have been covered in an
other week.
Reports from the departments
agents, officials said, are being
prepared in tabular form for At
torney General Daugherty, who
has announced his intention o.
making public the results OF th'
Investigation to show what mar
gins exist between retail price
and production costs OF food
fuel, shoes and clothing in yari
Gus localities.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
AVIATORS
BREAK ALL
RECORDS
American Flyers Stay
In Air For Nearly 26
and Half Hours In
Hard Battle

Mineola, L. l., Dec. S0.-( (By
Associated Press. THE Larsen
monoplane piloted by Edward
Stinson, which this morning broke
the worlds continuous flying rec
ord of "a hours, 10 minutes and Z
seconds descended shortly after
l1:15 a. m. after having been in
the air 2s hours 10 minutes and
35 seconds.
The official times were: Start,
yesterday morning at S:5S:15;
finished this morning at 11:17:5O.
Stinson was forced to descend
because of a faulty oil connection
with which he and his mechanic
ian, Lloyd Bertaud, had battled
since 8 O'Clock this morning. They
still had gas enough to have flown
until sundown.
The pump used to inject oil into
the libricating system from the
auxiliary oil tank went out of
commission at 3 o'clock. The filters
punctured the tank, set up tenn
porary tube and began feeding the
lubricating system by hand, TAX
ing turns at the controls of the
plane and at the oil tank.
Both men were almost blinded
by oil when they descended. In ad-
dition they were suffering intense
ly from the bitter cold, for al
though the plane was equipped
with a cabin, Stinson had not left
his seat in the open cockpit since
4 p. m. yesterday and his machan-
ician found little time to seek
shelter.
Three fingers of Stinson's right
hand and one on his left were frog
en-. Bertauds hand was numb.
Stinson, who halls from Sar
Antonio, Texas, and Bertaud
whose home is in New York
were sorry looking pair wheI
they stepped from their machine
Their eyes were bloodshot. Neitt
er had had a wink of sleep sinct
they took off and Stinson sait
his only nourishment had been
| little coffee. Newspapermen fount
difficulty in interviewing Ber
taud, who had been deafened b,
the roar of the motor.
The fliers, each 27 years old
who have been in the air sine
Thursday morning, took no par
tieular precautions to protec
themselves against the wintr
weather.
The pilot said that the max
imum altitude achieved durinI
the night was 400 feet. Tn
machine carried $50 gallons G
gas when she took the air an
still had seventy when she landed
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
FAIR BILLS
CONSIGNED
TO VAULTS
Governor and Secre-
tary of State Refuses
to Accept Measures
Not Signed Regular

House joint resolution three and
house bill twenty -one--the 1925
exposition measures--are tonight
officially catalogued along with
the numerous other unowned
measures of the special legislative
session which have been relegated
to the legislative discard.
The house bill providing for a
gasoline sales tax Of two cents 9
gallon, so per cent Of which wa,
to go toward the financing Of tn,
worlds fair, was presented to Gov
ernor Olcott this afternoon b.
f. w. Drager. chief clerk Of the
house Of representatives, and wal
rejected by the governor becaus,
it lacked the signatures OF th'
president OF the senate and speak
err of the house.
Secretary Of State Kozer as
sumed a similar attitude towaT,
the house Joint resolution, proyid
ing for state participation in th'
proposed exposition, when tina
measure was rendered to him, san
the necessary signatures, by Chic
Clerk Drager.
Thus unowned and with no
where else to go the two measure
we're duly consigned to the secre
tary Of states office "for SAT
keeping" along with those numer
Gus other documents which faile
to run the gauntlet Of the legisla
tive machinery to safe place o
the statute books.
With the exposition measure
thus finally disposed of, so far a
the legislature is concerned, 1t
now up to the proponents Of th
exposition to move In their behal
II they are to be revived, or to L.
them lie undlsturbed througbou
the ages to come in the state hous
vaults.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
jonathan Bourne
Is Critically III

Washington, D. c., Dec. 80
Eeports here are that Jonathan
bourne Jr., former senator from
oregon, is in a serious physical
condition. 1t has been practically
impossible for some months to
eetain any information about Mr..
Sourne's health, although it has
Deen known for months that his
friends were alarmed about his
iuness, which first took the form
VI nervous collapse.
Vne of his friends who was ad-
united to Mr. Bourne s apart
Aent recently said today that he
vas shocked to see the one-time
sna'or pale, emaciated and but
shadow Of his former self.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. SO.-At-
torneys for Arthur G. Burch. on
trial for murder of ]. Belton Ken
nedy, broker, announced at noon
adjournment today that the de-
fense rested its case. They stipu-
lated, however, that they might
be allowed to call, out Of order,
witnesses not then in court to tes-
tify to specific instances.
DR.. Ross Moore, specialist in
mental diseases and personal ply
sician of Mrs, Madalynne Oben-
chain, co-defendant with Burch,
was the last witness this morning,
He said he believed Burch was
''unsane" which he explained
meant that Burch was unable to
use sound judgment.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Yankee Plan
| Is Accepted
/ By Delegates

Washington, Dec. 30.-(By As
sOciated Press. 1.-The American
proposal for the limitation of aux
iliary naval craft to a maximum
Of 10000 tons displacement was
understood to have been virtually
agreed upon at the morning ses-
sion today of the arms conference
naval committee.
All Of the powers delegations
accepted the American proposal
except the French, who while
holding formal approval in abey-
ance said such approval was ex-
pecied
The delegations Of all the pow
eB, however, were understood to
have given their assent to the ad-
ditional provision of the American
proposal that the guns of auxiliary
craft be limited to eight inches.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Police Seeking
Body of Suicide

Dallas, Texas, pee. 3O.-Locai
police today were searching tor
the body of a man as a result OF
the finding of note written on
part of a khaki colored shirt sleeve
indicating that the writer planned
to commit suicide by jumping IN
to the Trinity river.
"You will find my body IN tne
Trinity river" the note said
am tiped of life, SO goodbye. a
resident of Dallas 1S years ID
the front line trenches at Chateau
Thierry. Wounded four times a.
Bordeaux, France, in 1917 anu
1918 No bonus yet, not even
lob and no chance of job. faul u
W. Chamberlain, company Y
Fourth engineers, Fourth division
Camp Lewis, Wash"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Mexicans Pay
| Tribute to Late
Howard B. Cross

Mexico City, Dec. 30.-The
Mexican government and promI-
nent medical and scientific men
paid tribute to the late DR.. How
ard B. Cross at a ceremony held
here last night. DIR. Cross, who
was connected with the Rookie
teller Institute, died of yellow
fever at Vera Cruz on Tuesday.
The body arrived from Vera
Cruz yesterday morning and was
taken to the library of the sanitary
department, addresses were deiiv-
cred by representatives of the gov
ernment and various societies, in
which DR.. Cross was termed a mar
tyr to science.
The casket was then taken td
the station, accompanied by a
large mourning procession, and
placed on a special car, which was
covered with floral offerings.
DR.. Cross will be buried at Enid
Okla.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
County Road
Bond Bids
Are0pened

Ladd & Tilton, banking house
of Portland, was the highest bid
der for 100000 of Marion coun-
ty road bonds, bids for which were
opened by County Clerk q. G.
Boyer and Roadmaster James Cul-
yer in the presence Of the county
court this afternoon. The amount
bid by the Portland banking
concern was $204.S60.
Besides the bids Of Ladd and
Tilton offers from ten other bank
ing houses along the Pacific coast
were received as follows: Port
600, 101.S1 per cent; Schwaback-
er & company, on the same
amount I01.S1 per cent; Citizens
Bank of Portland, on $4,000,
1908; Seattle National bank on
100000, 101.326 per cent;
Joh nson- Hatterson company $500
600 at five per cent, bid 9S pei
cent; G. y. Miller & company
1O1s341 on the entire issue;
Hadgrove, 101.1S per cent;
Ralph Scheenolck, 101.616 pei
cent; Lumb@men 3 Trust com
pany Of Portland 101.53 pei
cent. In terms of percentage th'
Ladd & Tilton bid amounted L
10O2.43 per cent.
The money derived from th'
sale OF the bonds will be uset
in furthering the road program
of the county in improving thu
market highways for next year
The bonds bear interest at ~
per cent and are issued in 5000
denominations. They mature $50,
900 on July Is, 1925; sS5,00I
July IS, 1929, and $S5,000 ul!
Is, 1880.
County officials expressed then
selves we'll satisfied with the of
fers made this afternoon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Shipping Board
Offices Abroad To
Be Americanized

London, Dec. 30.-(By Asso-
ciated Press = The European
staff of the United States shipping
hoard will be composed almost en-
tirely Of Americans at the begin
ming of the new year as a result OF
the Americanization policy inau-
gurated by Chairman Lasker when
be took over the direction OF the
hoard last June. At that time only
2s per cent Of the boards employees
in Europe were Americans The
nolicy OF retrenchment which has
been pursued as a companion pol
icy Of replacing aliens with Amer
teams has effected 20 per cent
reduction in the number OF en-
Moves in the European field.
officials expressed satisfaction
with contracts which have been
established with shipping officials
and European governments ana
with the friendly cooperation ac'
corded by port officials.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
January Circuit.
Court Docket Is
Made for Week

Arrangement Of the docket Of
the circuit court, department No.
1, for the beginning Of the Janu-
ary term Of court to be opened
January 3 was made this morn
ing by Judge Percy Kelly Of AL
bany.
In making the docket the cases
were dated for hearing as fol-
lows: January 8, FenE VS. Grebe;
January 4, swarts VS. Fruit; jan
uary 5, Union Oil company VS.
Van Doren and Barnett VS. same
defendant; January 6. Hewitt VS.
Forbes; January 6, Hopson VI
Crawford.a
other cases will be listed as the
term; proceeds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Blames Stock Exchange.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-E. w. Wag-
ner, president Of Il. w. Wagner &
company, which suspended busi-
ness today, issued statement
criticising the New York stock ex-
change. He said the exchange
had promised to take no action
until after 2:15 o'clock this aft
ernoon, but had failed to keep the
promise. Il. w. Wagner & com-
pany, he said, were long on stocks
which are being closed out.
The grain division of the COM
pany, one Of the largest broker
age houses here, will be closed out
in the regular way. The company
was long 100000 bushels OF
corn, 100000 bushels OF wheat
100000 bushels Of oats and $780,
900 bushels Of rye.
A full statement was promised
for later in the day by the firms
attorneys.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Man Murdered In
Hall Where Near
rs Men Slept

Baltimore, Mr., Dec. 30.-sur-
rounded by 20 or rs sleeping men
at the Inasmuch Gospel Mission in
West Saratoga street, an un.denti-
fled man was shot to death early
today. His slayer escaped. III
the sleepers were awakened and
great confusion prevailed. No
cause could be assigned for the
shooting.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
In Burch Trial
Rest Case But Reserves
Right To Call Witnesses

DR.. Moore said he asked Burch
to tell him all his actions from
noon until midnight Of August s,
the day Kenedy was killed.
He said he would not do it un-
less Mrs. Obenchain wanted him
to DR.. Moore confined. HE told
me to bring note to that effect
from her in writing"
DR.. William B. Kern, alienist,
for the defense, said Burch had
"a marked ego, which was in it,
self delusion." He also said
! Burch believed himself great
man. An unusual tendency to
sleep, which DR.. Kern declared he
had noted in Burch, indicated an
abnormal condition" the witness
declared.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Beauty Doctors
Indicted For
Moral 0ffenses

Chicago, Dec. sO.--Grand jury
indictments Of three women own-
ers of massage parlors basel on
evidence Of what states Attorney
Robert e. Grove terms gross and
increasing secret immortality
were announced today as the be-
ginning Of determined campaign
To rid Chicago OF scores Of such
establishments.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Weston To Leave
Penitentiary Soon

Bend, Or, Dec. 3O.-Transfer
soon Of A. J. Weston, charged
with the second degree murder Of
Robert H. Krug of Sisters, from
the penltentiary at Salem to the
Deschutes county jail is forecast
in the receipt of Judge T. e. J..
Duffy OF the circuit court OF the
supreme court mandate ordering
Weston's retrial.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
TO TEACH
HIST DRY
OFSTATE
Six Weeks Course for
Eighth Grade Pupils
In Public Schools
Is Planned

Portland, Or, Dec. 30.-rfepa-
ration for installation Of a six
weeks course in Oregon history
for every eighth grade pupil was
recommended by the division of
history of the oregon Teachers
association today.
Sons and daughters of Oregon
pioneers began the movement
some time ago led by Harvey G.
Starkweather, and State Superin-
tendent Church appointed COM
mittee to consider proposed
course of study.
The outline of the course was
presented today. 1t deals with
the history of Oregon from the dis
covery of the northwest coast by
Spanish explorers in the fifteenth
century up to the time Oregon be-
came a state.
Auto Course Urged.
Installation of course in auto
mechanics in high schools was rec
commended by delegation in the
department of industrial arts, pre-
sided over by A. R. Nichols, state
supervisor of trade and industrial
education Of Corvallis.
Glen l. Wardrips, director of in
dustrial studies in Grants Pass
addressed the meeting today ant
described how such course in op'
Grating in the high schools in thai
city with great success.
Teachers tenure was to occupy
the big part of the days program
in the department of classroom
teachers. Report on tenure by j
C. Almack, chairman of specia
committee, was begun this morn
ing and was to be followed by
discussion. The existing state o
the tenure laws was declared no
satisfactory to teachers and Vigor
Gus debate was expected.
Elliott Notes Slump.
r. F. Elliott, state director o
the board of vocational education
of Salem. who presided over th'
vocational division yesterday an'
today in his opening report sai'
that domestic courses in tn
school are falling off to a certain
degree, while the development o
interest among boys in manua
training and farm shop work is IN
creasing.
H. D. Sheldon, of the univer
sity of Oregon, was to deliver
memorial address this Afternoon
for the late H. ], Ackerman, presi
dent of the Monmouth State nor
NAL school and for many year
state superintendent Of public IN
struction.
Departments Elect.
The session will close toda
with the elections in divisiona
conferences. 1t,
Some departments held election
Yesterday, with the following re
Denartment of vocational edu
cation. R. A. Nichols, Corvaili'
chairman; E. E. Horning, For'
land, secretary. ara.
Department of libraries Mis
lCornelia Marvin, Salem cha,i m
man; Miss Gertrude Morton sa
lem, secretary. ru,.,,
Department of music, Frankli
B. walsh, Portland chairman n1adl
Mrs. G. H. Henney, Hood Rive.
eecretaTy.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Speed Records
Fall; Some Pace

Toronto, Ont. Dec. 3O.-A
new speed record was an
nounced today--a mile and a
fraction in 3 years, ii months
and 10 days.
The winner was one OF 166
turtles tagged and turned
loose by Professor A. A. Pearse
of the University of Wiscon-
sin, who is engaged In study
ing the shell backs. The record
was confirmed today at the
annual convention of the Amer
ican Association for the Adj
yancement of Science at which
the scientist made his report.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
.PARLEYS
NEAR END
IS CLAIM
Delegates Prepare for
Return to Homes;
Sub Committee Is
Thru Working

Washington, Dec. 30.-(By AS
,ociated Press. Holding the be-
,iof that the Washington arma-
mont conference will adjourn
within the next two weeks, Ad-
miral Baron Kato, head OF the
Tananese delegation and other
Members of the Japanese official
party have reserved cabins on the
stoamship Shinyo Maru, sailing
trom San Francisco January IL.
Washington, Dec. 3O.-(By AS
sociated Press. 1.-The armament
conferences subcommittee on
aviation filed its final report to-
day and, according to authorita-
five information, considers its du-
ties completed so far as this con-
ference is concerned.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Lane County Roads
Closed to Trucks

Eugene, Or, Dec. sO-charsing
that heavily loaded trucks are cut
inc Inc. nm certain county roads bad
" the county court has issued iaa al
o,dar y az limiting the weight OF load
tructs prucl NAV haul over four differ.
emf main highways. the ,,s eou,
en-, no,,nced that more roads woulo
a. : o,osed to heavy loads as soon as !.
the N commissioners could insps''
them.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Rioters Dynamite
Power Lines Into
Peruvian Capital

Lima, Peru, Dec. SO-Lima to-
night was in darkness, disaffeeted
employees having dynamited The
electrical power lines supplying
the capital and its suburbs in an
effort to tie up the light and
street car service over New Years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Birthplace of Bronx
Cocktail Sold for $40

New York, Dec. 30.-The sa-
loon in the Bronx where the
far-famed Bronx cocktail was
supposed to have been invented,
has just been sold for $40. That
is, the right, title, interest and
good will of saloon at that To-
cation transferred ownership.
Peter Sellers, the old owner of
the place, Immediately dis
patched telegram to Congress-
man Volstead telling him about
the sale.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
Bomb Sets Fire to
Tenement House

Rochester, n. Y. Dec. so.-The
lives Of 21 persons were endan-
gsrsd early today in a tenement
go. go fire. which followed a mys-
tsrious explosion believed by me
nalice to have been a bomb. one
suspeet was arrested
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-30
20 Riders Enter
Motorcycle Race

Eugene, Or, Dec. 3O.-Twenty
riders are now entered in the En-
gene Medford endurance run to be
held by the Eugene Motorcycle as
socfation on New Years day.
Three well known Portland riders
entered today. They are Ed Carl
son, winner Of the 1000-mile en-
duranee run held by the Portland
club last year. and Cline and
Crane.