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VOLUME LXI.
THE DALLES, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1921.
No. 85.
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COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES SUR
PRISED AT MbvE AGAINST
VAN SCHOICK.
EXPENSE TOO GREAT
TO BE RETAINED TWO MONTHS
ON TEST, FIN,AL DECI.
SION.
Removal of E. F. Van Scholck as
secretary of The Dalles-Wasco County
Chamber of Commerce, was advocat
ed by virtually every city member of
the chamber board of directors Sat
urday afternoon at the first board
meeting of the reorganized commun
ity, organization, held for the purpose
of electing officers for the rest of
1921.
'Van 'Schoick's salary of $300 a
month, added to the salary of $100 a
month received by his assistant, a
total of $400 a month .in all, was the
main reason given by city directors
for desiring the removal 'of the chain
ner secretary. v
iL. Barnum pointed out that Van
Schoick had been hired upon an
agreement by which he would come
To The Dalles for a probationary pe
riod of three months, during which
time he was to put on a membership
and budget campaign. If at the end
of three months his work was consid
ered satisfactory, he was tq be re
engaged for an 'indefinite term.
Barnum explained that he had an
idea that County Agent E. R. Jack
man would make a good secretary
for The Dalles-Wasco County Cham
ber of Commerce, in that he is popu
lar among the farming element.
Both N. G. Hedin and F. B. Ingels,
county directors, took exception to
Barnum's proposal, however. Hedlm
pointed out that Jackman already has
a "man-sized job," and that the farm
ers would not even consider having a
combined county agent and chamber
secretary.
All county directors expressed com
plete surprise over the attempt to re
move Van Schoick from the secretary
ship. Saturday's meeting, they Bald,
was the firsta indication that they had
had that the present secretary was not
making good.
"I have always felt that Van was
making a wonderful success," said In
gels. Mlf anyone had told me that he
could go out in the county and get
even as many, members as he has
done, with financial conditions as
they are today, 1 would have laughed
at .them. If the matter Is put to a
vote this afternoon I will harflly
know how to vote."
'John Odell explained that Van
Schoick had come to The Dalles to
band. the various elements of the
chamber, always at swords,' polatx,
Into a friendly organization. In this
he has failed, Odell continued, as he
has caused a "certain very influential
element in this town to be against
retaining him further,"
H. S. Rice took exception to OdM'd
remarks about "certain financial in
terests," declaring that "when you
say financial Interests of the town
you can almost go around and put
your fingers on those men."
Barnum interrupted at this point,
explaining that in soliciting budget
subscriptions many prominent busi
ness men had made contributions up
on condition that Van Schoick would
not be retained as secretary of the
reorganized chamber. The majority
of these business men seemed to
think that under the pesent system
the overhead expense of maintaining
the chamber, more than $6,000 a year,
was too muck and that a secretary
should be secured' who would handle
the work oa a smaller salary, he said.
In his own defense, Van Schoick
pointed out that he voluntarily 19ft
a position at Trinidad, Colo., paying
a salary of $4,200 a year, to acc,il
CHAMBER
OS
(CoatlaM oa Pace I.)
(i"niiijrn riinnrnn
Of GERMANY DIES
BREAKS UNDER 8TRAIN OF WAR
YEARS FAMED AS "KAUS.
FRAU."
By United Press
DOORN, April 11. The former Em
press of Germany, Augusta Victoria,
died here this morning at 6 o'clock.
Warned by the long Illness of the
kalserln, most members of her family
were at Doom when death occurred.
The empress was a victim' of heart
'trouble. The illness was aggravated
by worries bf the world war and the
kaiser's flight into Holland in the
fall of 1918.
The funeral will be held at Pots
dam, where the empress reigned for
30 years. The body will be taken there
vVednesday after preliminary services
here tomorrow. Only members of the
family will attend the ceremonies in
the .chapel here.
'It has not been decided as yoi
whether the kaiser can accompany the
body to Potsdam. It would be his first
visit, there since 1918. Others of the
family will make the Journey.
The kaiserln's death was peaceful.
In the chambers at the time were
the former kaiser, their third son,
Adelbert, and the physician.
, Wllhelm, after leaving the death
chamber, was reported to have accept
1 ed his loss stoically.
The castle, always carefully guard
ed, was doubly Watched today in the
, expectation that large crowds would
, gather to watch the arrival of rela
tives and sympathizers.
Born in exile, Princess Victoria oi
Schleswig-Holstein, died an expatriate
at the age of 63.
I She was bora October 22, 1858, be
lore the German empire had become
solidified and while her home country
was still at war. Its union with the'
German empire became complete
when on February 27, 1881, she mar-
'ried Wllhelm, the crown price.
Wllhelm II succeeded to the. throne
March 9, 1888.
During the time the emperor was
I building up the empire, preparing tor
the great campaign to extend its
ritorles, the kalserln devoted herselt
to the home. Her chief claim to fame
was her ability as a hausfrau.
She never aspired to shine In court
festivities. Her husband calmly said
o flier, "The poor dear Is such a
frump."
J She delighted In supervising the
nousenoid affairs of the kaiser's mag
nificent establishments.
Another delight was her seven chil
dren. These were the crown prince,
Friederlch Wllhelm, Eltel Friederlch,
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TO CAL BY AIR
RACES AGAINST SIX ARMY, NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS SER.
VICE PIGEONS.
By Unltea Prr
' PORTLAND, April 11, Ben W. 01
cott and Major H. H. Arnold passea
over Medford at 10:49 o'clock this
morning.
PORTLAND, April 11. Governor
Ben W. Olcott and Major H. H. Arnold
today left by airplane for San Fran
cisco, in a spectacular race wltfi six
service pigeons from the army, navy
and marine corps. The pigeons were
given a 10-mlnute handicap.
The plane is expected to make only
one stop, landing for fuel at Medford!
It la planned to arrive In San Frau
Cisco early this afternoon.
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RICH STRIKES OF SILVER
MADE AT ASPEN, COLO.
By United Press
ASPEN, Colo., April 11 Revival
of the old mining boom days was
I
seen here today, following the dis
covery of three 12-inch veins,, of sil
ver. Excitement is running high,
with prospectors preparing to search
for other outcropping! in the silver
vein. The new strike will assay
1700 ounces to the ton, it was stated
GOVERNOR
ENROUTE
MIL ROBBERIES
DUE TO LOW PAY,
POOR COI TIONS
POSTAL OFFICIALS ATTRIBUTE
$7,500,000 LOSS TO THE8E
FACTORS.
CANT HOLD CLERKS
CIVIL SERVICE INOPERATIVE OW
ING TO NIGHT WORK AND
WAGES.
By United Press
CHICAGO, April 11 Low pay and
poor working conditions of postal
clerks have cost the government $7,-
J 500,000 in mail robberies In less than
'a year. This is the opinion bf maqy
postal officials in Chicago. 1
'Leo George, secretary of the Chlca
go Postal Clerk's union, charged that
the epidemic of hold-ups is due to
the temporary clerk system, which
he said was a result of night work and
poor pay.
Assistant Postmaster John T. Mc
.Crath said that working conditions
have made practically impossible the
retention of civil service clerks.
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BOY RESCUES DOG AMID
CRASHING FIRE WALLS
By United Press
CHICAGO, April 11 Love for his
dog almost cost the life of Harold
O'Grady today.
Harold and his -brother, Ray, 6,
live next door to the Livingston
warehouse' which was burned with a
loss of $100,000.
The father of the boys rushed into
his home and rescued them.
Asthe walls were caving in firemen
rescued him. He had the dog.
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF
BANK IS FRUSTRATED
By United Press
NAPAVINE, Wash., April 11 At
tempted repetition bf last week's
rebbery of the Napavlne state Lank
was today frustrated. An unmasked
mnn had president E. M. Underwood
covered when Cnshler P. A. QuiSt
appeared unexpectedly. The robber
tried to cover Qulst also, but the
cashier escaped through a doorway
and gave the alarm. The robber
fled.
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SERVE SENTENCES
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
TERMS AND FINES OF LOWER
TRIBUNAL.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 1L "Big
Bill" Haywood and 78 other I. W. W.
leaders convicted in Judge K. M. Lan
dls' court for violations of the osplon
age laws, must serve their sentences
and pay fines imposed upon them, as
a result of a decision of the supreme
court today. The court held that the
I. W. W. received' a fair trial in tne
lower courts and that their attorneys
presented no reasons .sufficient to Jus
tify a rehearing of the case.
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PRESIDENT TO DELIVER
ME8SAGE IN PERSON
By United Prets
WASHINGTON, April 11 Presi
dent Harding will deliver his mes
sage In person at 1 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
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SILK SMUGGLER GOES
ON-TRIAL FOR MURDER
! By United Press
PORTLAND, Apr1! 11 John Kawa-
sclnskt today went on trial for the
murder of his shipmate, Harry, Paw
luk. The killing is alleged to have
followed a row over smuggled silks
brought into port by the -two men.
W. W. 1ST
CONGRESS MEETS
TO ACT UPON TAX
AND TARIFF BILLS
ENACTMENT ,OF SOLDIER BON
US BILL IS ONE OF
BIG TASKS.
MANY MEASURES UP
EMERGENCY TARIFF, BUDGET
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED
' IMMIGRATION BILL READY.
By L. C. Martin
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, April 11. The
"Tariff Congress," as the special ses
sion of the sixty-seventh congress is
being called here, met today in re
sponse to the summons of President
Harding.
As the name indicates, It is ex
pected to devote much of its time to
tariff revision, both temporary antt
permanent. Along with that is to go
tax law revision, and in addition, a
third big legislative task which may
be undertaken is the enactment of a
soldier bonus bill.
Many other domestic Issues are to
come before the session, which, many
members expect, will be so crowded
I with important business that it will
merge into the regular session next
December. The two houses met today
under unusually favorable auspices for
the majority party. President Hard
ing's program, expected to be outlined
in a message to the two houses to
day or tomorrow, can be put through
intact if it meets with the approval
of all republicans in congress, tor
they have a clear working margin ot
100 in the house and 22 in the senate,
enough to render the democratic mi
nority helpless.
Under vigorous leadership, however,
particularly in the senate, whoro Os
car Underwood is in the snddlo, the
domocrats plan to make themselves
felt. Their announced program Is not
purely obstructive ;It is moro nearly
a program, of constructive criticism,
with a view to making a record upon
which they can go to 'the country In
the congressional elections of 1922, In
an effort to regain control of congress,
(Contlnuod on Pago 8.)
YOUTHFUL TRIEF
GETS TEAR TERM
UNDERPAID LAD STEAL8 $96,000
LANDI8 CRITICIZES BANK
OFFICIALS.
By United ProHs
CHICAGO, April 11 Francis J.
Carey, employe of the National City
bank of Ottawa, III., who stole ?9G,
boo, was today sentenced to serve a
term of one year in the national
training school at Washington, D. C,
by Judge 1c. M. Lnndls,
Members of congress sought to
Impeach Judge Lnndls when the
court blamed bank officials for tho
crime because Carey, 19 years old.
was fored to support his mother
upon -a salary of $90 a month. The
Judge made no comment In passing
the sentence
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8INN FEINERS RAID
POLICE; 3 CASUALTIES
By United Press
DUBLIN, April 11 Sinn Feinere
were today ropulBed In a sensational
attack on tho London Northwestern
hotel, in temporary use as a "Wack
and Tan" barracks. Sinn Felnors
rushed up to the building in a mo
tor car, blew in n portion of tho
front wall with heavy explosives and
plied the building with hand gre
nades and revolver shots.
"Black and Tans," some still In
pnjamas, quickly met the attack, kill
Ing two and wounding several oth
ers. Ono "Black and Tan" was killed.
BRITISH REVOLT
BELIEVED AVERTED
38 PITS TtUINED BY FLOODING
AS RESULT OF MINERS'
STRIKE.
By Ed. L. Keen
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
LONDON April 11. Britain's
'threatened industrial revolution was
regarded as crushed today.
Sentiment ngainst striking wns re
ported growing In the railway and
transport ranks and there were lndl
cations that miners, owners and rep
resentatives of the government will
make important concessions to gain
peace. ,
The miners' negotiations were re
opened at 11 o'clock this forenoon,
with Sir Robert Home presiding. Pre
mier Lloyd George made a brief ad-
dress and the conference adjourncs
until 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Lloyd George's address was not
;mifde public, but it was said to have
been conciliatory, possibly indicating
the government will offer an Interest
free loan to tide the industry over its
difficult period.
It was reported that the. premier in
tends calling a general olectlon for
June. This report had a quieting ef
fect on labor in general. Laborlte load,
ers predicted they will assumo con
trol of the government.
The miners' agreement to permit
pumping of pits was believed to have
saved most of the mines i'ropi perma
nent damage. However, an otricial ea.
timate showed 20 pits In 'Scotland and
18 in Wiilea almost ruined.
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BOY WAITING TO BE
BAPTISED, 18 DROWNED
By United PresB
ALBANY, Or., April 11 Fourteen-year-old
Clarence Alexandria was
drowned in the South Santlam river
yesterday while waiting, with 30 oth
ers, to bo baptised, according to
news reaching here today.
Tho boy was a son of Samuel
Alexandria, rancher living eight
miles east of here.
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PRESIDENT WHO WRECKED
BANK BEGIN8 TERM
By United Press
.SALEM, April 11 Declaring that
he will ask no favors over other
prisoners, VV. H. Johnson, former
president of tho wrecked bank of
Jacksonville, "dressed In" loday at
the Oregon penitentiary. Ho was
sentenced to a term of 10 years for
his manipulations preceding the
bank's collapse. Warden Comptou
has not determined what kind of
work Johnson will do.
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MAUPiN BALL STARS .
DEFEAT LOCALS
SCORE 7 TO 3 THE DALLES PLAY
ERS EXHIBIT DIAMOND
ABILITY. '
In tho first basoball gumu of tho
season, The Dalles diamond artists
crossed bats with the Mauplu aggrega
tion yesterday afternoon on tho Mau
pin Hold. Aftor tho battle had ended,
the local players lupoHCd on tho short
end of a 7 to II score.
However, tho defeat lu no Indica
tion of the ability of tho local ball
tossers. Tho contest was in the nature
of a try-out for the local players, 14
' men being used In the line-up during
I the play. Mlgvun local men were left,
on bases in Iho nine Innings ol pla.
' The game from the bpecatoib' point
of view was last; Tho Dalles made
eight hits, whereas Mnupln garnerod
' seven. Tho Dalles registered six errors
while the enemy was piling up four,
iieclcer for the locals and Nye for
1 Mnupln crucked out three baso lilts.
Culllns und Itoycroft smashed out two.
j babe hits for the local players, Card
! ener, pitching for Tho Dalles struck
' out six and Carlson during his stay
in tho box fanned ono. Morrow, hurl
j Ing for Muupln struck out nine batters.
Tho day was cloudy, making the
'pitchers' shoots effective. A fair slz
'ed crowd witnessed the opener of the
diamond sport,
FACES
BIG OPPDRTUHiTY;
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PEOPLE CANNOT LIE DOWN NOW
SAY8 JOHN B.
YEON.
ROADS, SHOW WIDOWS
WHOLE $800,000 WILL NOT HAVE
TO BE RAISED AT
ONCE.
"Wasco county has started one of
the greatest constructive propositions
possible for it to undertake; the vot
ing of $800,000 in bonds for the con
struction of The Dalles-California
highway. Tho state highway commis
sion will back Wasco county in this
project in every possible way, but
it Is up to the peoplo of the county
to go ahead and put the bond Issue
over if they are to reallzo any of
the benefits bf stato cooperation.
This is Wasco county's big moment,
its opportunity. The people of tho
county can not lie down at this time,
for the world has no use for men
who have fish worms for back
bones."
So said John B. Yeon, business
man, philanthropist, and builder of
highways, at a banquet and good
roads meeting held Saturday night
In the Hotel Dalles dining room.
The banquot was put on by The
Dalles-Wasco . County Chumbor of
Commerce, with Commissioners
Yeqn and Barratt and State High
way , Engineer Horbert Nunn n
guests of honor. ,
"Thoro Is a certain class of peo
plo In ovory county which cannot
see any road improvements unless
tho road is built right by their barn
yard," explained Yeon. "These poo
dle have to bo educated. You have
to show them how your big main
highway will bring back to them in
dollars and cents mnny times over
tho amount which they pay lu taxes
for the building of It.
"You peoplo must get out and see
these county peoplo personally; toll
them why tho road must be built
a few miles from their back door,
if Btich may happen to bo tho case.
Organize; get to work. If thero Is
anything I can do, or that any of
tho othor members of the commis
sion can do to help put over tho
bond issue, call on us."
Yeon told of tho opposition which
had developed in Mullnomnh county
when ho and sovoral other men sim
ilarly afflicted with "roaditis" had
advocated tho construction of tlu
Columbia River and Pacific high
ways. In 1913, when good roads agitation
w;-!i ri'-'Ht started In this state, Oro
gon -had only eight and onohalf
miles of paved highways, outside of
tho regularly Incorporated cities.
Now thoro are more than fiOO mlloa
of pavement In the state, with moro
under construction, Yeon said.
Ho declared that good highways
aro tho show windows of a district,
adding that "ovory merchant knows
that he couldn't successfully conduct
a business without show windows,"
"The stato has only a limited
amount or money to bo extended
among tho 8i counties, which are all
clamoring for roads," Yeon doclared.
"If Wasco county votes $800,000 for
tho construction ot The Dalles-California
hlglway, all of theso bonds
will not luivo to bo sold at once.
The highway commission will go
ovor ItB budget and figure out how
much money It can allot to Wasco
county this yoar. This sum will prob
ably bo about $150,000, maybe more.
You can then sell ? 150,000 worth of
your J800.000 Issuo, which, when
matched by tho stato, will give you
1300,000 with which to start con
struction of your highway. Noxt your
the highway commission will havo
more money, and you can sell moro
bonds In order to obtain money
with which to match the Btute's
appropriation. You won't have to bo
paying taxes and interest on the en
tire sum from the day that lt la
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