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K4 GATJES ARE SCHEDEED BY LEAGUE IN 1918 Philadelphia Will Meet; Bol ton in Initial Game on April 15 , SEASON ENDS OCTOBER 5 Western Opening to See St Louis Cross Bats With Chicago Team CHICATTO, Feb. 14.- As usual 154 CaniM will be played In the Ameri can league in the corning season, ac Cording to the' official schedule an nounced toaUht. " The season will open in.the,iast,.Apriri5, one day prior to the opening in toe wesi. n the Initial games. Philadelphia will meet Iloston. -at- the tForbes' fleM. while New York 'will cross bat with Washington In the Capital City. The western opening" the next day will see St. Louis In Chicago against tb ufrM' rtrnmnlnni.t while Detroit It scheduled to play In Cleveland. The season will close- October B. ,?r . ! There, will be 'only; three conflict Isg dated with the National league nd all then will : be - In Chicago. Cleveland will be the opponent of the world's champions on all three occasion June 23, August' 31 and September 3. ' . Cleveland has Tefcn awarded . the greatest number of Sunday frames fourteen. Chicago, St. Louis. Phil adelphia and Boston have been given thirteen Saturday each. Independ ence day games will be played in Cl.cago, Cleveland, Washington and ' Philadelphia. The Labor day's pro gram calls for games In St. Louis. 'Detroit, WashingVn'81''1 NV York, while Decoration day there will he ramea at Detroit, Cleveland, New York and Boston. . ... New York will play two games at PoBton on Danker Hill day, April 10. The . following table ;showa the pumber of games each club will play 'on Saturdays, Sundays and holiday, hoth at Home and while abroad: .2 f r ei e to . S a en m i 5 J M MM t N ! 4 4 S mmi H pri aaa) ' f OA o Si flo MO 2 Oldest Tcz:znjn Canada Is Dead at Age of 115 CHARLOTTETOWN. P. E. X. Feb 18. Miss Xizzle Palmar, the oldest person on Prince Edward Island, If not In Canada, died In the provincial Infirmary here today. at the age of 115. She became blind two -yars ago.'., Her hearing was acute and . other faculties were nuormal. - Varied lor folk bounty ",. : DALLAS, Or., , Feb. 18. A (Special jto The jStatesman.) Following a letter received from Chairman Ilur- .. ley; of the United States sMj?pIn;? . board asking for the enrollment of all .labor In ' this county for shlp- ' nnllding operations, the following cleTks have been appointed In the ,1 t W1nnl UraHAn nBitatnTifB VV It. Eoehren, IT. L. Crlder; Independ- ence. jrvine; aus cuy, ira ' MehTling: Monmoat, Ira Powell: . Alrlie, C. V.' Johnson; Rlckreall, aA e JR. Cadle; Perrylale, II., J. Elliott; lloskns and Silent basin district, " Walter Inch; Ballston, George Ball. rri. a. ....n n.. j nA . .. . i a '. A. A. A- ' Aa Iff !' a... A. M 11. . 11 J 11, & A 1 . t . iuvh cuiuiieu win ihi v;!iitru iuihid- v dlately into service but that they will .ij5e on hand when needed. .HflGmfils ... . ; i;. :( ...J,. . Reports of Padded Payrolls'in : . Shipbuilding Plant in- TestigaterJ 7 - ' s WASTIINQ TON; Feb.. IS. Reports -of padded payrolls in the government fabricated steel shipbuilding plant at Hog Island are under Investiga tion ty the department of justice, it IxscAtno known today after a visit by President Wllnort to the 'department and the shipping board to dlseunn the:propt-ctivg general inquiry inio conations there i United States Attorney Frauds F, Kane received Instruction more lhaa two weeks ago to gather all the facts pdKslble concerning r union that many offirjals were paid exorbitant salaries, pad some so-callod vivtt were paid from two or mortt ac- couttts, ills report Hl b referred Boon to a f pedal department of jus tice investigator to b appointed at thrt tuest f President "Wilson to go deeply Into the Hog Inland situa tion. After a brief conference today with President Wilson, who called unex pectedly at the department. Solicitor General DavU Intimated thai trie in vestigator bad been ihown, but would not ''be announced until the return to the city of Attorney (Jen Vral Gregory who has been in -Mis slasfppf attending the funeral of Ms mother. Tlifl president called at the depart meiit of Justice to see. the attorney general but finding him out went to thai office or tho solicitor general, acting head of the department. At the offices of the shipping board the proKidept did not find balrman Hurley, whom he had called to see. urn! left artr talking to Mr. Hur ley's assistant. . ; BURRO BEEF IS NEW WAR FOOD "' - Animal Worthless As Beast of Burden Now Is Becoming Useful i NOGALEf?. Ariz.. Fb. 16. Burro beef in the latest addition to the list of foods brought-to the fore by war conditions. In tho Altar district -of the State of Sonora. Mexico, burros are now being slaughtered for their food! value. : Sonora. whfle not di rectly Interested In the war, haa felt its economic erfects, according to Mexicans affiliated with the - state government. - The burro of, the, Altar district la said to be worthless as a beast of burden, hencelhis tiao for food causes no Ions in other ways. Theanimaji are slaughtered, at a soap plant jyt Sarae, where the fast is reclaimed for use in 'soap making, the hides are taken' for lariats and thongs, and the carcasses are immersed in a gar lic bath which removes any unpalat able flavor - The meat la then sold to soldiers' In -Sonora and Sinaloa, woh are said to have pronounced tho beef" tender,' juicy and' excellent.' Tho demand ; created by these methods. Is saldr has thinned the burro .supply so greatly the Mexican,! using any of tho little beasts as Co mestle animals are compelled to keep them in fenced enelo.su re. It is said that any of them running at large are soon hunted down and taken to the slaughter pens. ,. MorraA.WMS I PROSECUTIONS Legislature Passes Memorial Declaring for Punishment . of Disloyal HELENA MONT., Feb. 1 8 A me morial to congress declaring that It has been impossible to obtain sucr eessful 'prosecutions In the -federal court of Montana of persons charged with circulating false statements,' ar guments and' reports against the United States and of belittling apd ridiculing.' the armed ' forces of the United Slates, and asking further legislation that such' persons may not escape punishment in the future was passed by both houses of the Montana legislature today. It declares that "under the pres ent laws of the ; United States, suc cessful prosecutions of the persons has not ien maintained in the fed eral district of Montana for the mak ing and , circulating of false state ments and reports." wi I J ', I MERCHANTS OS EQUAL BASIS. Salem merchants are now on an equal basis wjth -Portland f In the shipment Irom the east .of less than carload lots of commodity freight as the result of a recent hearing rela- Jivto transcontinental shipments. held in Portland. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Salem Commercial club yesterday afternoon it was declared that by the resultant saving of $4.8f a ton for Salem mer chants hundreds of thousands of dol lars, will be saved to Salem business men yearly. A similar hearing rela tive ; to carload shipments will be held Jn,ChIcao.February-2l. The board last night appointed Theodore Roth. Charles U, Fisher and Manager M ( I)anlel as & commit tee to receive applications , for the position of community reporter as suggested by the fruit Interests re cently. . , Class Bottle Hearing j On at Chicago Feb. 21 O.! O. Calderhead, who Is connect ed with the puts'; service commis sion of the tltate of Washington, but who has been In Washington, D. C.. for several : months, will represent the Oregon' commission as well as the Washington commission, in a hearing in Chicago February 21, rel ative to rates from the east to Salem on glass bottle. At the present' time the rate on bottteB from Chicago to -Salem Is $1 a hundred.iwhile to-Portland and to Puyailup and Surantrr, Wash., the rate is only 90 cents. From Munc!n. Ind.. the rate to Salem 1st fl.OS and to the other points named 95 rents. The Oreeon commission will contend for eiual rates for Salem, which uses twice as many bottle's as Puyailup. ' i J-'. ron lEIGHT-HOURDAY FOR PACKERS IS OLANDER'S PLEA Short Day Industrial Success Says Witness in Wage Proceedings War measure is urged Infant Mortality Smallest Where Women Have Short Working Days CIHCACO. Feb. IS. J. Oplcn Armour, prcsldt-nt of Armour & Co.. and Victor A. CAundei'. m-crttary and treasurer of the IIUno.M State Feder ation of Labor, vice president of the Inffrnrifonnl Seamen's 'inion, secrf fary of the Lake Seamen's union. and nieniber of the Illinois ta,? council of defense, were the princi pal witnesses today fn the stockyard wane arbitration proceedings. Mr. .Olander, who was on the wit ness stand nearly all afternoon, mad an eloquent ilea for the adop tion of the eight-hour day by the pnekers and read f-orn volumlno-is reports fr.om the United States df rartment of labor, bulletins and stafements from employers In ftio coal, steel, shoe auVoinoblle and other lines of business that a shorter work day had proved successful wnerever tried. ; "The packers may be nearer tho adoption of the eight-hour day than they think," said the witness. "The war department Is broadly interpret ing -the federal statute regarding eight-hour work days on all military contracts with time ar.d a half where overtime is nVcessary to speed up producjon, and If tho packers havs government ron trails, and I believe they have,- the government may In sist upon an eight. hour day in their plants," . MnOlander said fJhe r.tckers wer3 violating the ?nirit ?f no, the letter ofrthe eight-Sour law passed In 'an this great wo.-ld's war." he Said. "tl countries wj.h the stronrr- est liwr organizations and which deal with these bodies In a spirit of justice, are making the best show ing. In Russia prior to the revolu tion, labor organizations we;l pro hibited, and e all know what hap pened there. It Italy, where the la bor movement if comparatively weak, the government met defeat In battle." The witness quoted statistics to show that infant mortality was the smallest ip countries where tho work day for women was the- short est. He read from the Chicago school censui of 1916 In proof of the state ment that the' district known as "bact of the yards," where the Chi cago stockyards workers lire, fur nish the greatest percentage of child labor and make the largest demands from both public and private charily organizations. He argued that this demonstrated "that the pack fig in dustry did not properly support its workers. , SERVICE FLAG IS DEDICATED Father O'Harra Gives Dedi- calory Address at Cath , olic Church' J'One of the fundamental princi ples of the Catholic church is loy alty, devotion and ready service to the country whoflrt liberties we en pjoy. whose citizenship we claim, whose laws give us protection, whos greatness and prosperity we have helped to make, and no man can be a -good Christian, much less a ''good "Catholic, who falls or refuses to ren der such loyalty and service to this great country of ours In the'wbrld struggle in which it is now engaged for the preservation of freedom and the extension, of democracy among the civilized peoples of the earth," was one of the ringing pronounce ments; of Rey. R. V. O'Hara in his address didicating a beautiful ser vice flag at St. Joseph's church Sun day afternoon. . - Xanio of SOldler -Head. The church was paced with an au dience in which non-Cat holies form ed quite a part, and all wero .iyueh pleased and impressed with the cere monies and with the finished ad dress of Father O'Hara. which hreathed a spirit of genuine patriot Ism and clean: Christian thought. The opening ceremony was the read ing of the names of the thirty youns menof the .pari.wil.who have -gone forth In their country's defense and who are represented by the .thirty stars in the flag, which was then blessed by Father O'Hara of Port land., assisted by lie v. Thomas Sleier O. S. B., and a vested choir of twenty boys inside the sanctuary, sang some beautiful and appropriate hymns and were the subject of gen eral praise. , - ; , T!ioe at Home, Have Duty, father O'Hara spoke proderully of the patriotism and sacrifice of ths young men who have gone forth In. their country's seivice, and declared that those who remain at home have alsotrfmportant duties to perform in the interest, of thoso young men anl of the rause for vhich they hav2 offered themselves, i It is the dnty of those at home to talk patriotism and sacrilfce and devotion to all governmental requirements; to tol erate no disloyalty or sedition; to be satisfied with nothing less than full service, amd to be ver ready to onnflox ptatfsjiav. TiinDAV. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT WORK OF AMERICAN RED CROSS Ry WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT In Ladles Home Journal. I lint heard that there Ik a frhort. age of wool.. Is li U I rue? Most empirically- true! The sit uition with rKp!rt to our wool sup ply is such lhat economy in Its ti.se is vital necessity. Women are, par tici'larly requested 'not to oncour axe tho further manufacture or use of colored yarns hot suitable for xoldkis' nnd Kallorn' garments, and to knit no more than is absolutely necessary for themselves or members of their fain (lies. U&r-iio Mnme ltfit C'roxn C1iatcr ftfve yum to knitters while othcin M'll it? This ig purely a, focal chapter af fair: some chapters have a free-wool fund, but most have not. Yon po:ik of the Itl f ros knlf tfntr clrciiliir. 'bt Ih it and where can 1 net It? It ii an JlltiBtrntde knitting Irif triirllon prepared for those who) may need it by tl.e Womah'a llureau of the Red Cf oss In cooperation with the knitting experts of women's majt azlnes, the anthoritlea of the A1H"1 Red Crosa, and military and naval authorities both in America and in Kurope vyho have had .fliree yearV experience with tho actual ned if soldiers and pallors, fhls circular Is distributed to chapters by division managers and may be had free on ap plication to any chapter. If ther Is no Red Croat chapter in your town, apply to he nearest division man ager, who will send you one free. . ... .-. : A1iy,.doM the Jfced C'rcww frefiuent- respond to the needs of the men at the front or preparing to go there. He also asked his peop.'e to pray faithfully for the absent ones that their spiritual and phyeic.U welfare mihjrt be .preserved., Flajr Jteautifuny lHKitfnel. The service flag in this instance is u, heap tlX ul' conception ant1 a little out' of the ordinary; The stars are arranged in the form of. a cross and the flag la hung Just Inside the sanc tuary railing near the small altar on the south 'side of the church, where it will be in constant v few of-the congregation. The flag is of heavy felt, 4 fby 6 fret In dimensions and hangs gracefclly. The committee who designed and made -it consisted cf Mrs, Frank. Davey, Mrs. J. N. Mur ray, Mrs. JL. ..Mlc.'tel nd Mrs. T. K. Ford. , 'V 'Following tho dedIcaory address came the bei edic.tloii of the lllesaed Sacrament, diring which the regu lar choir rendered some beautiful music and closet an. organ rendition of the Star Spangred Ilanner, the audience then repairing to the ar mory to Join In the Washington-Lin coin memorial. CheMfi Playerw "ifwt-l- - The devoteesnef the "silent games" met as usual last night in the com mercial club parlors and practiced playing chef and Checkers for tIo forthcoming tournament. to bo pulled off at an early date with the Oregon City. dub. OREGON BEATS U. W. 27 TO 20 Eugene Boys Win First Bas- ketball in Two Years in Conference EUGENE, Feb- 18.- Winning it first basketball game in two years. Oregon tonight pulled out of the cel lar in the west side division of the Northwest Conference by defeating the University of Washington, 27 to 2.0. The line-up; Washington Oregon Ide2) .. .F.... Fowler(17 Holt rook (2) . Oilluly J? .v. Med ley (4) Morrison Jauie8on(2) .' .C. ...... Lind(2 Cook (9) , Com forl( 2) .Slack (1) ...... .G Sters(2) Murphy(4) . .... G ....... . Wikon Referee Dean. Walker. AIRPLANES VISIT SECTOR OF U. S. Attempt to Bomb American Field Hospital Futile; . . Nights Are Clear WITH THE AMERICAN ARM V IN. FRANCE. Ft-b.. 18. -There haa been a considerable increase in aeri al activity in . the American sector since last night. , Enemy planes again flew over the towa where a fdv flays ago an Ameri can field hospital was located and dropped bombs, but -without damage. On-hostile macb.no was driven to earth ia a damage conditions by an American aviator. - ' The, activity of the American anti aircraft gunners, machine gunners and battery operators kept the enemy machine from flying low enough to get a good aim. One attempted to come lower but was hotly engaged and driven off." Another was chased down after It had been hit by anti aircraft fire. All day hostile planes wenf over the1 American positions. - The artillery action also was Urev ly and a number cf ' casualties are reported. One shell dropped on. a cook tent and wounded one man. " ; Three men In trend en were wound ed by shrapnel, Incluiiajr s second rrnnrAHv 10, ipi ty rliaiiiie iixttrurtiotot (flviti for mnk- log lUtl iYiRt,4 nrinenli mid itUer lift Idea? 1 .: , It is fiuporttnt that there should f bo adjusimen) between the urgent and ever-cht.r.glng demands from France and the supplies which th(? Red Crohs sinds to meet them. Wheru It fs necessary 1'or the Red Cross lo rhansje Instructions, It Is alvrays done bccatJse new neids haye arlnen or because new experience . has founJ a httter way to fill demands. The, circulars issued by the Woman's Uu reau of tho Rtd Ci'ow aro not meant to ret opprepj-lve absolute standard for women workers. They do, how ever, describe known needs and the simplest ways to meet them and as sure satisfaction by those who deal directly with suffering abroad. Pat terns are obtainable at every Red Cross rhapter and most retail store for the standard garments. Ctrculars have been Issued and may be obtained as follows; A. TL C. ,400. -Knitted garments, A. R. C. 401. Surgical Hresalngs war manuet. A. R. CJ. 402. Comfort kits. . A. It. C. 403. -Uniforms for Ited Cross wonxn workers other than those engaged In nursing and hospi al service. A. R. (V 405. -Haspltal garments and supplies. A. R. C. 400. flulde for Instruc tors In surgical dressings. A. R. C 407. Refugee garments Infant's layette. ' A. Tt. O. 40: Refugrte garments for boys and girls-. A. H. C. 409. Refugee garments for adults. lieutenant- Several others were In jured when a town w.isr ebelled. Bright monlight assisted the woik of thof Ameritan patrols last night, but nosGerm.tus were seen. A por tion of thest'C'cr waa subjectcnl . to a slight gassing by the enemy but there wero no casualties. SEAPLANE HIT; SCOUT MISSWG Cable From . England Gives Fear for Ensign from Wash ington, D. C. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. A. naval seaplane on scout duty In European waters has been shot, down and Us pilot, Ensign Albert Dal Ion Sturier vant of WftvhinRton, D. C, is mUing-. the navy department was advlwed toi day by jcable from England. No (le; tails were given in the drsiratch, but the, department's announcement said It "was feared the ensign had been lost. Ensign Sturtevant enlisted In the naval reserves shortly before war was declared last April and was sent to England for duty last September. PLAYING 'SAFE. .- A lady recently selecting a hat at a milliner's asked cautiously: "Is there anything about these feathers that might bring me into trouble with the Bird Protection So ciety?" "Oh, no madam," said the milli ner. "Rut did they not belong to some bird?" persisted the lady. "WelK madam," returned the mil liner, pleasantly, "these feathers are the feathers of a howl; and the howl, you know, madam, aeein as 'ow fond he is of mice, is more of a cat than a bird." S'ew York Globe. Get WieTVy n Classified Ad - r- ; Yopr Printed'' Message Should ? r t r r 9 It should harmonize with th business ia. -which you arc engaged. It makes no dif ference whether our message be a business card, . a handbill, a letter, a pamphlet, or a catalog the rule holds good in every case. . - : You would not expect a machinist or a coal deafer to be attired the same as a florist or a jeweler.. It would not be appropriate. Neither would it be appropriate for their printed message, to be similar. The coal ad. may be p'rinted in bold, black type, on coarse, heavy paper;. but the high grade jewelry ad should be printed artistically ' with light face type, in refined colors and on finest quality paper. " "- .'""F- .- ;.--, - -r f. j : . ' 7 . . r ... ' " . j '"' , What is more, the printed message should be up to. the minute in style. Old, an tiquated style in printing creates, just as bad an impression as would the hoopskirt, the hobble skirt or the ' train" if worn today. '. - . . ' Its our business to make yQur printed message appropriate. Our printing plant ,is supplied with the very latest type faces, ornaments and other equipment. The plant is in charge of a printer of unusual ability a man who makes a study of' what is appropriate and timely for eaeh printing job; His services and his advice are at your disposal. 2 aV". y V STATESR3AN JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT 215 SOUTH COULIEECIAL STREET ':: PnOllE 23 AND WE WILL CALL y KAISER,S BLOOD THIRST DATES BACK TO BARONS Hohenzollern of 800 Respon sible, Thinks Spokane 'U' Professor CONDUCT IS .C0NSISTEOT "Pnissianism Is Physical Body of Which Kaiserism Is Soul" ; SI'PKANE, WASH., Feb. 16. The attitude of Emperor. Wilhelm is merely a prlodIc assertion of blood instinct dating back through a long lineage of feudal barons, pillage and robbery to a count, ot-llobenaollern who lived in about 800. 'IHs mis conduct has teen at least consistent, Judging by public utterances ante dating the war. - This description 'of the emperor of Germany was embodied in an ad dress delivered here tonight before tho Northwest Mining conference by Doctor Henry (J, Myer, president of Spokane University, Professor My rs spftke. on "Germany . in time of pvacfi." his address being based upon MM Li ml ' " . - j ' - - . -W- J The Boys in the x ! f ' v f - AKMY-L - . " J I Will enjoy Hews from Home $1.25 A ' Pays 3 months subscription (by mail) , " ' STBSCEIBi: FOE YOUR BOY We pay all postage STATESRIAW PUB. 0 215 South Commercial Street . Phone 583 : : Be PUBffl a .... a ApbFOPFS aa, .I. .... 4 . - obnervatfons wade , was a student at t Gottingen In Iru V have Iward i 1 5., - 0 r man militarism,"' n v. "and little ot, the grea. v., die class back of the f ri;. 1 J i :l 4ne voice oi io ' i? r, voice of God, It Is at J, t a ,' frfctor In this-great iuai:,,;li f it ia volr of the re.li an I i . ' . a . - - a M A V, a-a a ,r. i Germany' of old, the vjolon t,t V; worm which finally wll (!.rn ; that turning may meatf a c.r commune witn an me a TTmn t made France a republic aci ,, . mistake not the German Bf 1 . and, contrary to the preUUng i loin, the man behind the run ' ; refuse to use it against his own j , pie. ' "The conditions of 'twenlv.' years of preparation sees the tWr:. soldiers as the mechanism of a tlw k and the powerful spring that !:; ' tbem blindly onward is imperial pampered by J'russian milltar,, r "prusslanism merely the -slcal body of which kaiserism 1 t soul. Not the state, but mllitat!. has usurped the , function , cf t church., "Th one great - factor so ftrr -mantfnr torether the fl'rmnn . ,, -, nla and ralslnr the standard tf .. steal efficiency; Is compulsory r. tarv training: The use to wL: is being expended we condemn; t . the efficiency we must admit, i tho United States we are utterlr lar Ing in national fellowship. The I : rich and the lazy poor know r how the other half lives. The t opportunity open to ns for true in; erhood of democracy, patriotism a heartfelt loyalty Is compulsory i... , tary' training. U In closing.' Dr. Myers ; asked i! the world's history be re-read In r login ut n, new - viniuji, m um t that a world brotherhood naj I hoped for and attained. - SMI if r r- ate 4 u 4 i i