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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Senate Approves
Christmas Recess

washington, Dec. 15.-The SEN
ate today adopted the Curtis reso-
intiou that it adjourn for its hoii-
day recess from December q 70
January IL. The resolution now
gosa 10 the house, where quick ae-
tion is anticipated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Haab Is Elected
Swiss President

Berne, Dec. Icy Associated
Press robert Haab has neen
elected president Of Switzerland
bv the federal assembly ior @ .ne
year 1922. He will take office
iIanuary /. Colonel Karl scheur-
er was elected vies-preddent'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Road Designation To
Be Sought By Valley
Men; Meet Here Today

calities in the valley were called
on by State Senator l. L. Patter-
son, who presided. 4. II. McCros-
key, manager Of the Commercial
club. Is secretary of the assoeia-
tion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
French Poet Dead.

Mentone. France. Dec. 10
Count Robert De Montesquiou-
Fezenac aged sc, poet, died here
yesterday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
LEADERS
PREDICT
PASSAGE
Treaty Expected To
Reach Vote In Irish
Parliament Friday;
Asquith Endorses

London, Dec. 15.-(By Associ-
ated Press)-The house of com
mons this afternoon resumed its
debate on the Anglo-Irish agree
ment, the feature of the early
proceedings being an address by
Former Premier Asquith heartily
commencing the treaty for the ac-
ceptance Of the house.
Mr.. Asquith declared the pact
gave to Ireland the flllest meas
ure Of local autonomy and pre-
served to all Irishmen their full
share Of free citizenship through
out the British empire.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Huns Unable
Pay; Seek
Moratorium,

Paris, Dec. 15.-(By Associated
Press. THE German government
has informed the allied repara-
tions commission that it will be
unable to meet fully" the repara-
tions payments due January Is
and February Is, it was officially
announced this afternoon.
The note from the German gov
ernment adds that it has succeeded
in raising certain portions" of
the funds necessary to meet the
payments, but is unable to obtain
the balance, either through loans
external or internal, or other fl
nancial measures.
Berlin, Dec. 15-(By Associated
Press, )-The German government
it was announced today has in
formed the committee of guaran-
tees that it is impossible for Ger
many to pay the sum due in repa-
rations January Is, and that she
consequently asks a moratorium.
If the moratorium is not grant
ed, the German government, it
states, will be compelled to have
recourse to a credit operation in
order to procure the necessary
funds by means of loans.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

Belfast, Dec. 15.-By Associat-
ed Press)-Premier Sir James
Craig left Belfast for London this
afternoon. The. official reason Civ
en- for his sudden departure was
that grave situation was created
by Prime Minister LloydLGeorge's
reference to Irish boundaries in
his speech to the house of COM
mons yesterday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
Harding Coast
Manager To Get
Political Plum

Washington, Dec. 15-The nom
nation of Elmer Dever of Tacoma,
wash, to be an assistant secre-
lary OF the treasury, was under
$1,000 today to have been recon-
aended to President Harding by
Secretary Mellon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
NAVAL RATIO CONTROVERSY IS SETTLED
Bulletins

Washington. Dec. 15.--(By
Associated Press. -- Another
attack upon the four power
Pacific treaty was made in
the senate late today by Sena-
tor Reed. democrat, Missouri.
who characterizes it as a
"gold brick" and an Amer
ican- japanese alliance"
Washington, Dec. 15.-The
senate today adopted a joint
resolution providing for reim-
bursement of certain corpora
tions for losses sustained by
them in its purchase Of Ar
gentine sugar under govern
ment orders during the sugar
shortage last year. The meas
ure now goes to the house.
Davenport. Iowa. Dec. Is.
One robber was shot and
killed and his companion cap
tured in an attempt to rob
the Stocknan's Savings bank
at Long Grove. Iowa, today.
While one bank employe was
handing out cash another EN-
ployed killed one of the rob-
hers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

Dublin, Dec. 15.-(By Associat-
ed Press)-Hope that the Dali
Eireann would be able to reach a
vote on ratification OF the Anglo
Irish treaty in public session to-
morrow was expressed by Michael
Collins, one Of the advocates of
ratification, as the Dali went in
to another secret session at six
o'clock this evening.
AS the Dali met today it was
declared by supporters of Michael
Collins and Arthur Griffith that
they and the other signers Of the
Irish peace agreement now felt
certain of an ultimate majority
in favor of the treaty.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

Iacoma, Wash, Dec. 15-Elmer
lever was the western manager of
'le Harding campaign last year,
WIN headquarters in San Francis
w. his home has been here for a
lumDer Of years, where he has
Seen manager of various large
business enterprises. Since the
.as' election he has acted as per-
sOnal representative of President
uuregon OF Mexico in his negotia-
s'ons with the American govern
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
CIRCULATION

average for 1870, bS6u; ooo .oso.
population of Salem. 1909, 42sS;
is1o, 14.Os4; 1920, 1a,Sas.
,,s,on iJ county, 1890, 47,177; Polk
County, 1920, 14,1Sl.
,,anoher Of Audit Bureau of Circu-
,ation. Associated Press Full
Leased WIRE.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

London, Dec. 15.--(By Associ-
sted Press)-During the debate in
the house of commons on the Ir-
ish agreement today, Andrew Bo-
mar Law, Unionist leader, an
nounced himself in favor of the
agreement.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

CONTINUED on Page seven.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15
THE WEATHER

OREGON: Tonight and Friday
fair, colder east portion tonight,
Moderate northerly winds.
LOCAL: No rainfall; northerly
winds; part cloudy; max. As, min.
2S. river Sc feet and falling.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-15

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Continued on Page Nine.)
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
All Big War Contracts
Targets in Graft Hunt.

\ The Governments search for war
graft will extend to every big contract
for Government supplies during the war
period. and the innocent as well as the
guilty must undergo examination TO es-
tablish the full truth about profiteering.
Attorney-General Daugherty announced
tonight.
There Is scarcely a concern or indi-
vidual that dealt with the Governments
during the war that Is above suspicion
OF having made extortionate profits.
said Mr.. Daugherty. "The majority OF
these contracts will show that there has
been no wrongdoing. But II Is necessary
that an examination of the iedgers OF
such concerns establish this fact"
The Attorney General said II Is the
desire Of the Administration not TO place
impediments In the way OF business
However. In fixing blame for war ex-
tortions the innocent may be inconven-
fenced, but In the end win applaud the
course Of the Government for having
granted them 'clean bills Of health"
The Attorney-Gencral said he antici-
pated that the department would be
strongly resisted in all Of It's efforts TO
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
PREPARATION BONDS IN
AMERICAN MARKETS
ReserUe Board Foresees Good
Share Absorbed Here.

WASHINGTON. June i6.--Absorptlon OF
substantial blocks of German reparstion
bonds In the American financial markets
is unavoidable" tho Federal Reserve
Board said to-day In a formal discus
sion OF the reparations settlement.
Termination of tho reparations contro-
versy was viewed as opening UP n prom
ising outlook for future European adj
justment. with a special bearing upon
the position Of the United States.
This Is found" the board said. 'in
the fact that tho adjustment undues-
tionably eliminates the most serious ele-
ment OF uncertainty that has affected
international trade since the war. Trade
between Germany and all other nations.
including the United states. was neces-
sarily more or less interrupted. but now
this situation fortunately has become
much less acute. and conditions are ap-
preaching "A rather more normal posi-
tion. That our market will be called
upon to carry substantial share Of the
necessary financing growing out Of the
German adjustment will naturally be
unavoidable"
The New York herald., 1921-06-17

fix responsibility for war graft and that
the profiteers would fight the Govern
ments plans to force them to dsgorge.
But he said the prof1teers who are
guilty and up to this time have rather
gloated over having got away with
unjust profits either through frauds or
conspiracies are due for many surprises.
The Department of Justice is not dis
turbed over the protest made to the
President by counsel for the United
States Harness Company against revo-
cation of the company's contract with
the War Department for the disposition
of surplus stocks Of harness and acces-
sories.
Frank j. Hogan, counsel for the har-
ness company. after visit to the White
House made this statement:
Il have just filed with the President
a paper denying his authority to declare
the contract between the Government
and the harness company void and in
vitine his attention to the fact that the
harness company had been assured at
the War Department that no such action
would be attempted without a hearing
to them.
Mr.. Hogan declared no hearing ever
has been granted the company.
Attorney-General Daugherty said to-
day that further investigation would
develop whether criminal proceedings
would be instituted by the Government
In the harness case. He explains that
in all investigation of war time con-
tracts the Administrators policy was
directed frst at determining whether
contracts had been fair and honest
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
Willis Would Prohibit
Deficiency Obligations.

In offerfng his plan for Government
economy. Senator willis said:
II have been simply staggered by the
enormous Sums raised in so-called de-
ficiency appropriation bills now, as COM
pared with this same kind of appro-
priation measures as they came before
us In my old days In the House. The
totals are enormous and TO my mind the
system is an enormity calling loudly for
revision. 7 have no doubt that the loop
holes in the present laws regulating de-
ficiency appropriations can be closed by
adoption of the system In vogue in Ohio
during my service as Governor. which
briefly was this
First. we had q law absolutely pro-
hibting the incurring by any State Off
cial of deficiency obligation. The
penalty for such an act was severe.
sufficiently so to end the deficiency evil.
Second. in order TO provide a fund
on which various department heads
could call in case of real emergency. the
Legislature each year appropriated what
was termed an emergency fund. 1t
was set aside specifically for use In
emergencies. but could not be drawn
upon even In case of a real emergency
until all the facts in the case had been
passed on by a special emergency board
which had approved the application.
That emergency board was made UP OF
the Governor. the Auditor of the State.
the Attorney General and the several
chairmen of the finance committees In
the Senate and House. Not a penny for
additional sales was required.
'Tn the mass OF work which confronts
any Cabinet officer. X Is nanifestIy inn
possible for him to follow every minute
detail. lie simply must rely TO large
extent upon recommendations of his Of
fetal aides. We know they sometimes
put things over on Congress and Il is
therefore entirely reasonable to believe
they can put things over In their DEPART
ments.
"The creation Of this emergency fund
administered by an emergency board. In
my Judgment, would be a vast improve
ment. will say frlankly that l have
been appalled, by the tremendous def
cheney appropriations that have come De-
fore us since entered the Senate. Not
content with having a total OF about
$500, 900 in deficiencies. some have gone
SO far as to ask for deficiencies IN ad-
vance---a thing that ] never heard OF
either in or out of Congress before. They
seem 70 have lost their heads.
"I know that the method have pro-
posed was en- unqualified success in Ohio
and I believe II would save hundreds OF
millions Of dollars n adopted By the
Federal Government"
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
Compromise on Peace
Resolutions Sought
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Re-

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Re-
publican Senate and House
leaders began to-day an informal
attempt to settle differences be-
tween the peace resolutions
passed by the two houses. Sen
ators Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Knox Of Pennsylvania, authors of
the Senate resolution, were said
to have held that the House reso-
luton did not protect American
property adequately. The atti-
tude of Chairman Porter of the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee and Representative Rogers
of Massachusetts,, acting for the
House, was not disclosed.
The conference will be contin-
ued- tomorrow, when, 1t is be-
lieved, the House will name it's
conference members.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
FIVE ARE DEAD, THREE
CHILDREN IN CRASH
Six Others Are Injured in Mo.
tor SidessUipe.

UHroNTowN, Pa. June 16.--F'ive per-
sons wero killed and six others injured
near here to-day when the automobile
In which they were riding sideswfped
another machine and plunged into a
creek. The dead. three of them children
OF Mrs. Mamie Hullenbaugh. of Clarks-
burg. Pa. are Edna, Leonard and Will
bur and Hullenbaugh and Betty Jane
Newhouse. aged three years, and Mrs.
Rachael Newhouse. Mrs. Huilenbaugh.
another daughter, Myrtle. Arthur New
house. brother OF Mrs. Hullenbaugh, and
still another daughter. were injured.
Three Of the children were pinned un-
der the car and drowned.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
Weeks Would Abandon
SIG, 900, 900 Venture by u. S.

Tho Government is preparing to write
Off n. $4,000, 600 loss on the Muscle
Shoals, Ala. water power and nitrate
plant. one OF the big war projects. Sec
retary Of War Weeks eaid to-day he be-
lieved II would be better to abandon the
undertaking rather than throw good
money after bad. He explained that
$40. .ooo. 900 moro would be required TO
complete Il.
lie intends TO ascertain whether there
arc private individuals willing to take
over the venture. df there arc no bidders
he. believes the Government can hardly
expect 20 make Il a profitable enter
prise.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
Another Maid Testiaes.

Mrs. Irene Kelly. wife OF Bernard
Kelly and also a former maid at Pleas
antville was the first witness of the day.
Under the guidance OF Col Rand she
told OF several occurrences In the red
ard blue cottages on the estate. II seems
that the blue cottage was used In the
winter and the red one IN the summer.
Mrs. Kelly said she saw Beauvais take
up Mrs. Stillman's breakfast In the blue
cottage on several occasions. She testi-
fed that she often saw Beauvais sitting
on the end OF Mrs. StIllmans bed read
ing poetry to her. and that he often
played the phonograph while I'm tho
room. Mrs. Kelly said she also saw s.
Phelps Clawson of Buffalo and James A.
Stillman. Jr.. the plaintiffs eldest son,
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
MA VAL BILL BLOCKED
BY HOUSE CONFEREES
TO FORCE ECONOMY
Members Refuse to Agree Senates Increase of $780,
100000 as Waste-Daugherty Will Sue Profiteers
ALI War Contracts Under Scrutiny-Willis
Would Prohibit Deficiency Appropriations.
spcosa, Despatch to THE NEW York HrnAlp.


New ork Herald Burea
D. N
These three to-day tho matters of stanehns
the flow of public recovering exorbant profits extracted
from the Government N
l. reached the naval appropriations
BILL for 100 600
$396.0000O0
They and be reduced
without affecting the efficiency of the service.
Daugherty said
all would be
facts justified would be taken
proceed with criminal prosecution.
Senator Willis (Rep. Oho) recommended that
hii the ncurrins of deficiency obligations by department
He also advocated special Federal fund.- supervised by board
used in re
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
JON opEN TO OSBORNE.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. June 16.---Gov.
Hyde to-day rendered the appointment
as warden Of the Missouri Penitentiary
To Thomas Mott Osborne. former warden
of Sing Sing. Mr.. Osborne told the Gov
crnor he would give his answer to-mor-
row.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
CRAIG ASKS ACTION
| BY GRAND JURY ON
SCHOOL SITE GRAFT
Comptroller Intimates That
COllusiOn Exists i'm Selec-
ton of $4,000 Plot at
Coney Island.
CITY SOLD IT FOR $1,000
Asst. School Superintendent
Shallow Threatens to Sue
for InsinuatiOns Made I
Against Him. /.
LAND SCANDAL is AIRED
Charges Made That Real Es-
tate Agents Are Selling City,
Lots Reclaimed at the
Waterfront.
LAND SCANDAL is AIRED

Comptroller Charles l.. Craig init
mated yesterday before the Sinking
Fund Commission that collusion ex-
listed in the Board OF Educations Sc
lection Of a $4,000 school site at
Coney Island, which the city disposed
of recently for $500. and suggested
that it might become a matter for
Grand Jury attention.
That charge was followed by revela-
tions at the Department OF Finance
of other alleged mulcting of the city
through manipulation Of the city's
filed in lands at Coney Island, out
standing features of which included:
Real estate agents are said to be
selling the city's filed lands to all
comers, and title insurance com
pany in which city official is in
terested is said to be backing the
titles.
While the city is paying contractors
TO pump IA sand to create land out OF
Gravesend Bay others are hauling
the sand away for private use or sale
in the market without paying any,
thing for II.
The Dock Department and Borough
of Brooklyn Presidents department
are charged with issuing numerous
land under water" building permits
for Coney Island land which is high
and dry despite protests from the
Department OF Finance and to the
danger OF the clty's title litigatons.
A houseboat once moored by Dock
Department permit at the old bulk
head Is now dry land structure by
reason of the sand the city has
pumped under ~, and is housrk a
real estate concern which is said 70
be dealing IN city lands.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
THE BEST IN IT'S HISTORY.
London Lays Seizure of
Guns to British Sleuths

T ,ONDON, June 1.-THE Daily
Sketch says this morning that
the seizure of arms on board the
steamer East Side in Hoboken
was due to the enterprise of the
Irish Office, which Informed the
American authorities of the fact
that the guns had been bought
and were to be shipped.
Special Despatch 10 The New YORK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., June i6.
Seizure of the 495 machine
guns on the steamship East Side
by customes officials in Hoboken
was not due to any representa-
tions on the part Of the British
Government or to any sudden
change in policy on the part of
this Administration it was de-
clared by various Government
agencies here to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
Aims mt school omcIaI.

The Board of Education's selection Of
school site is on Neptune avenue be-
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
timation with the statement that DR..
Edward b. Shallow, Assistant Superin-
tendent OF Schools. had something up
his sleeve when he recommended the
site selected. The site. which is owned
by HUI y. Skelly. an official OF the
Kip's Bay Brewing Company. $50 First
avenue, Manhattan. was selected June 8
several weeks after Comptroller Craig
had chargei openly In Board of Es.!-
mate meeting that the city had Jus. Le-
livered title to the property at Ss0v a
lot plus back taxes. and that the Board
OF Education was trying to force the
city TO buy IL back at $4,000 a lot.
The ComptrolIer's charges yesterday
came up when Mayor Hylan introduced q
resolution 10 rescnd a resolution of last
February under which the title of Skelly
and other claimants 70 land created by
fills at city expense had been cleared on
the 5000 plus back tax basis. The
purpose OF the Mas-x>- resolution. which
was adopted N,~c the Comptroller re-
framing from cosirg. was 10 prevent
SlSelly's title becoming effective.
In addition the Mayor announced that
he had an Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci trying to head eSs the delivery OF
the deed TO Skelly. f'ne Comptroller
charged that the Mayors effort 20
prevent skelly getting hold of the
deed is In the face OF the fact that
tho deed bears the Mayors own sigma
ture. communicating the contract be-
tween Skelly and the city. Tho Mayors
eagerness TO head off the deed began
several weeks ago, the Comptroller
said. when tho Mayor, apparently
hesitating TO ask the Comptroller d.
rectly for the document. despatched an
Assistant Corporation Counsel TO the
real estate division OF the Department
OF Finance and tried 70 get the deed
without the Comptroller's knowledge.
The Comptroller added that the deed
was actually delivered to Skelly on
May e6, so that the Mayors quest Is
In vain.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
selling the city. Lots.


cleared was "a fake and absolutely
without force" the Comptroller said.
for the reason that the former resolu-
tion contained a forty day limit. so
that all who had avaiied themselves
OF the benefits of its provisions had
received titlo and those who had not
were prohibited by the forty day
clause.
The Skelly school site scandal pre-
cipitated revelation of the other matter-
I'm connection with the clty's filled land
NJ conev Island that the Comptroller has
under scrutiny. Among other things y
was said that real estate agents are
doing a large business In selling tho
clty's filled In lots at $4,000 10 s2.5o0
each. a limited title being guaranteed
bv the Home Title Insurance Company.
Of which Henry A. Meyer. Deputy Dock
Commissioner. is director. Mr.. Meye-
admitted that he is a director OF that
company. but said he knew nothing OF
the transactions referred TO at the Dc
partment of Finance. since he was mot
an active director of the company.
At the Finance Department picture
Of a building was shown and II was ex-
plsIned the building formerly was
houseboat which had tied UP az Neptune
avenue and Thirty-third street under a
Dock Department permit before Graves
end BAY was filled IN az that point.
There the boat stayed until the sand was
fjTed IN under II by the city. Then a
false foundation was built under Il and
~ became the present business building.
housing a real estate concern which,
according 20 the Finance Department IS
dealing In lots owned BY the city.
II was stated further that both MUIR
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
ruibu~terins Decision cited.

Continued or Seventh PoSl
The New York herald., 1921-06-17

Continued on Fourth Pogo.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17

Special Cable to The NEW YorK HERALD.
COPYRIGHT, 1921, bu THE New YORK HERAiD
Nsx Kovlr
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
NEW PROPOSAL FOR
PREPARATION BONDS
france Now Favors Distribu-
ton Among Allies, Who Will
Issue Own Series.
WOULD PROMOTE ACCORD
Germany Would Have Choice
Of Paying Each Nation in
Kind Or Cash.
WOULD PROMOTE ACCORD

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891. by THE NEW York HEsALD.
The New York herald., 1921-06-17
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., June l6.

Special Despatch TO The New IosK
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-18

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