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RITTER THROWN OUTOFARMY AS ENEMY ALIEN Man Arrested for Stealing of Papers Now Rests in County Jail INTERNMENT SOON DUE .Friendly Relation With Ger : man Consul in Philippines Revealed CAMI I.KWIH. TAf'fUlA, WASH., Feb. 20. ThonaH lllmuth Kilter, former sergeant major in the of flee of the division adjutant at Camp Lewis, arrested 1a?t December fol lowing the disappearance of valu nbln papers from the office of -the division adjutant, today wa dis charged from the United States army and Immediately arrested by Deputy United State Marshal John T. H erlt on a presidential warrant as an niemy alien and taRn to the Pierce county Jail at Tacoma. He will be taken to an Internment camp, It was aatd, Hitter ha been confined In tbo 361st infantry guardhouse since hi arrest and, according to his own statement, made In January when the fact of hi arrest wu revealed, serv ed three year, In a German artillery organization in German East Africa, friendly term with the German con sul while: serving with the United Jitate army in the Philippine and bad, a personal acquaintance with the 'members of, the staff of Franz Uopp, former German vice-consul In San rtanclsco. Military authorities tried to con nect Flitter with the dynamiting of a troop train near Minneapolis and hi case wa referred to Washington for final disposition, the order for hi internment being the result. Hitter flatly denied every accu sation concern Ug hl army career and talked freely about himself. He for desertion wbre on the Mexican told correspondent of being tried border and of his final conviction on a charge' of being kbeent without leave, He admitted having purchased hi discharge from the army at Ma nila and of reenllstlng a few week after his arrival at Ban 'Francisco. He served with the Fourteenth in fantry and after leaving th border was stationed at Vancouver liar racks and at Fort Lawton, flattie, before comlag to Camp Levi. ' Hitter spent most of hit time hlle Imprisoned here . in reading nd studying. At the time of his arrest RlttAr wa regimental sergeant major, the highest non-comtnisMloned rank In the army. When he left the guard house he still wore hi uniform, ex .cept for the army overcoat and the blue hat cord of the Infantry.. . The Camp Lewis all-star basket ball team this afternoon defeated the fast St. Martin's college team at Martin's with the ramp. 61 to 23. The 8t. learn was unable to copet . ' ' ' ' v ' KKrth' One of the scenes of "Katzenjani-j which will be seen in tlhs city short mer Klds, the newest song, fun, ! ly. i ltd in the Hawaiian Islands, danro and gill show made from the This scene Is said to be one of 'the prjginal comic supplement cartoonj most pictartsqutly bue'autiful stage soldier athletes and the remUt of the amt never wa In doubt. It was St. Martin' firtt defat of the CHOLM GIVE, UP IN PACT BY UKRAINE (Continued from page- 1) and the voice rained In defense of nch u policy would hav been drown ed under a rafng hurricane of In dignation from all tlie ftrihtrlan rf; . "In view of thee various eonsld- rntlons. I n:nf a No i-mi'ballcallv reject certain Insinuations which have betn made concerning the re l.vflon between Austria-Hungary tmd Oeriminy," The premier' speech was received throughout with unusual demonstra tion' of approval, except from th Poles who remained eaJm, though Hiovvlng occasional hlgn of dfjwnt. Abundant Health Is assured when 'there l good blood In 'he vln. Hood's Huj-saparMla l the medicine to make good blood, lleidn taking it now. H In Just what the system lni at this tftno and will do you Kreaf good. Hharpens the appetite, steadies the nerves. Mrs. Mahala Carey Dies After Lingering Illness Following a lingering Illness, Mrs. Mahala arey died last night at 7:30 o'clock at her home on Union stret. Mrs. Carey crossed the plains to Ore gon with her parents when she was h years old. The pioneer woman was born - at Lone Jack. Mo,, December 11. 145. Fhe married at an early age and h-T seven children, flv!e of whom are liv ing. Rhe wa a church member since the age of 14. The funeral will probably be held from First Metho dist church, although the a r ran fo ments have not yet been .made. Th surviving children "are Monroe and Frank Bwltser of Cloverdale, Or.; Mrs. Alice Moon, Ceres, Calif,; Mr. Mae Wooden, Salem, and, Mr. Winnie Morrison of Mabel, Or.' She was married' to Barney I. Carey in 1905. .The body is at the Illgdon chapel. WOMAN WAXT TIIH IIKHT Womffn is more finely constructed than man and she require! the best to be had In medicine when her sys tem becomes disordered. Foley' Kid ney 1'IUs help the kidney cleanse the blood of Imparities that cause ache and. pains in 'muscles and joint, backache, rheumatic pains and puf f lness under eye. - J. C. Perry, Tom Walker Says Crops I Are in Fine' Condition Whenever "Tom" Walker comes to town you are sure to get the latest in regard to crops, -weather and road condition, and all else that makes, life in the country worth living, and his visit yesterday was no exception to the rule. . About the first thing he had to ay, wa: "I was out over the farm yestr fday, and you should have Keen the rop.; Never in my life have I seen tke wheat in as fine condition as It is today, so healthy looking, with that fine black color, which you know meats big beads at abrvest time. "Ov .Mlddlegrove school district now has thirty-seven Red Cross mem bers, and they are doing a lot of work for the boy over there. r,;Sh- - ' 1 I " j-" - : ' i t ' " i T "The Knj.m. COALVILLGO FOR ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES ONLY Administrator Garfield Di vides Consumers Into Four Classes WAR HAS RIGHT OF WAY Purpose Is to Disturb Indus trial Fabric as Little as Possible WASHINGTON', Feb. 20. A di rect method of preferential coal dis tribution to supply first the require ments of consumers'whose need ar considered neeesnary in winning th war and to curtail consumption by th,l" essential industries, will b instituted soon by the fuel adminis tration. The program outlined tonight by Fuel Administrator Garfield calls fo division of all consumers Into four classes and for the creation of a preferential biard representing th- fuel administration, the army and nny and the shipping board to pa s on the Importance of consumer's needs. ; " ' Class 1, which would get coal first would include consumers put In a preferentla.1 Hat In the fuel adminis tration's closing order of January 17. This list still la receiving pref erential treatment, but there has been no classification of other con sumer It Include household. ships, railroads, public utilities and public institution, t Classes Are Defined. Class 2 W'Vdld Include necessary war Industrie; cla 3 necessary pence Industries and class 4 the s callod makers of luxuries. There woti'd be no attempt at ?h lafollshlng preference within any of the classification and the duty of the preferential board would be to decide between consumer of a given clan. Preferential distribution would be enforced ty order to operator to supply consumers according to class ification end by i cooperative meas ure! on the part of the railroad ad ministration whleh wo'ild assist by embargo1. ; ; Preferert'nl Hoard to iSerlde. Many Industries In class 2 would fall also In class 3 since a great many factcle are working both on war orders and on contract for the general public. The preferen tial board rould decide how they should use fuel allotted to them and how much ful they should be per mitted to have. The plun furnishes the first defi nite movement to put American In dustry on a strictly war basl. The question of restricting the operation of the iesc essential industries have bothered government officials since the outbreak of the war but thus far the problem ha not been dealt with directly. The purpose of the new plan- will be, it was explained tonight, to dla- ;-'v , ; i'' ? j, V.f.-... ' ft 'yW vps -4, picture ever seen, being a riot ofr brilliant colors harmoniously blend ed together that will surely please the eye. At the Grand, Monday, February 25. tuib the Industrial fabric as little hi possible and "many of the Indus tries engaged In prooucing mater ial not considered essential will be converted into munition, plant. WOIMT WINTKIl IX YEA US Snow wind and exereme cold cau sed more colds this winter than in years, oley's Honey and Tar' proved its worth in thousand of home. Mrs. Kdwnrd Strevy. H. 37f Clinton, O., s lysr "I think Foley's Honey and Tar I the only medicine for cough and cold and recommend It highly." Fine for children. J.C.Perry. Thomas Larkin Williams t t Witt' Go to Washington Thomas larkin Williams, who for ten vears has Wen connected with the I .add & Hush bank, has resigned his position and will leave In a few days for Washinrton. 1. C, where he will accept a position a auditor in the internal revenue department. .Since the organization of the sav ings department at the Ladd & Hush bank Mr. William ha hid charge of that department. Mrs. Will la ins and the two softs. Winston and Thoma I.arkln. Jr.. will remain in Salem temporarily! HUN ADVANCE INTO RUSSIA NOT CHECKED (Continued from page 1) signed by Nikolai Lenine and H. Trotzkr from Tsarskoe-Selo was to day (Tuesday) received at Konlg Witsterhausen at 9:12 a. m. It ha been handed over to the (royal gov ernment, although a wlrele inesj sage cannot be regarded a an offi cial document because the original signatures are absent. I am author ias'd to request from the people' commlr rle authentication in writ ing of the wireless message, which mutt be sent to the CSerman com mander at I)v!nk. (Signed ) "General Hoffman.' "We are sending todav from. Pet rograd ?. messenier to Dvlnsk with the wireless message containing the original signature of Lenlne and Trotzky. We beg you to rive u an acknowledgment of this message and inform ii If it ha been received promptly. We alo beg you to reply in H:sian. (Signed) "Council ct tho Peoples' , Commissaries." LIQUOR RULING MADE STRONGER Complete Abolition of Boot leggers Outside Dry Army Zones Is Aim WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Revi sion of the rubes prohibiting the sale or serving of Intoxicants to officer and enlisted men of the army, an nounced , yesterday, ' 1 designed. Chairman Fosdick of the commission on training camp activities, explain ed today, to stamp out "bootlegging" outside of the dry zones around mil itary camps. Not only is the old ruling not relaxed, he aald, but the revised regulation Is much more stringent. i Under the original order, Mr. Fos dick said, tmly the sale of liquor to officers and enlisted men In unlfoim was prohibited outside of the dry one:i, and bootlegging and unscrup ulouti liquor dealers were enabled to evade the Jaw without violating It technically. , As revised the regulations prohib it the serving, giving or delivering of intoxicants to an officer or soldier outside the zone, except that in priv ate homes liquors may be served to trflcer or soldiers who are mem bers of the family r bonaflde guests. Persons convicted or violating the new regulations would be liable to a nne or iiuoo cr twelve month Imprisonment, or both. Tho definition of the teitn "mili tary camp" has been enlarged in the revised order to embrace training camps of the ordnance and quarter master's department and medical of ficers throughout the United States, Hawaii and Porto Itlco. a BAN IS PUT ON SMALL VESSELS L Ruling Is Made by Shipping Board as Move for Con . serration WASHIN'OTOV. Feb. 20. Th? shipping board tonight directed that after Februiry 20 no American steamer of over 2500 dead weight tons be permitted to clear for a transatlantic vovagre or to n;age in other Ion voyage trades. This ruling has been adopted, it was announced, as u measure of rnn- servation, since in the board's Jndg- iuni steamers or smaii'tonnage are unsafe in such trader. To obtain a further measure of f-ontrol over ship of less than 2S00 tons and over sailing ship, the ship ping board is contemplating requisi tioning all American tonnage not al ready taken over. It has, com mandeered all steamers of more than 2S00 tons. One purpose In today's order Is to effect a further control over trans atlantic freight rates. Vessels that were commandeered were turned back to operatorvjon definite charter rates and the freieht rate thev charge is controlled, but the smaller ships have charged all they could ob tain. In many instances, it was de clared today, these rates have been exorbitant. The smaller ships limited to coast wise and nearby trades will be used to release more ships for transport ing men and materials to Europe. CONDITION OF WORKER'S HOME IS DEPLORABLE r Employes9 Representative Blame Packers Who Say City Is at Fault FILTH FOUND RAMPANT Living Standard Varies Be tween Homes Having Same Wage Income j CiUCAOO. Feb. 20. First hand information of llvins condition in the district known as "back of the yards," where many packing house employes IVe, was gained today by Federal uJdge Samuel Alschuler, ar bitrator, between the packers and laborers . in the wage controversy, when he Inspected the homes there. He wa accompanied by represent atives of the packers and employes. Statements made after the trip hy Carl Meyer, i presenting the pack ers, and -Frank Walsh, representing the employe, show that for the first time since the Investigation .was started, attorneys for the two aides agreed on something. Doth men de clared that the bunldln;s in which the laborer lived were practically uninhabitable and that fire danger was so great that remedial action should, be taken at once. Mr. Meyer was inclined to blame the conditions on the city, declaring that It should force the landlords to tear down the old bulldln.t or not allow them to be rented. Mr. Walsh seemed to thins the faul lay Vltii the packers. Twelve homes were visited, fire of them selected by the packers, four by the employes and three at ran dom by Judge Alschuler. ''We found one home where an 8-vear-old boy took care of seven brothers and sisters while his father and mother worked," said Mr. Walsh. "The place was filthy and all the children had, contracted skin diseases from the filth. .In the kit chen were the remains of the mid day pieal -boiled cabbage, bread and coffee. The boy said that was all they ever had at noon and there was no other food on the place, ex cept'a half head of cabbage. "Many of the bouse are fine In appearance from the outside giving tiie Impreslson, of great cleanliness and sanitation;' but Inside they are filthy." Mr. Meyer declared that ) while much filth was found It was dtie to the family and.'not to working con dition, j i "The . families living In filth and dirt an- the kind that would live the same way if wage were quad rupled." he said, "We found many places that were Ides In sanitation, but other where the people were making the same wages, where the condition were! bad." Miss Evelyn "Mlenbung of the bu reau of applied economics at Wash ington will be one of the chief wit nesses tomorrow. BANKERS AND BISHOPS WIN League Leaders Defeat Watt Shipp Company by Score of 24 to 4 Standing of the Tram. capital National Rank 1000 .334 334 223. Watt Shlpp Co. Plshop Ifauaer Itros. . The. Capital National bank team defeated the Watt Shipp -company th the first game of basketball at the Y. M. C A. last night by the one sided score of 24 to 4. Needless tb ray the bankers played their usual brilliant game. Their passing was excellent and their goal shooting well directed throughout the entire game. The second game was somewhat of a surprise. Hauser Brother took the lead early In the game, ending the first half with the core, Hauser Brothers 3 and the lllshops 1. The second half wa somewhat of a run away. Koff replaced Nist at forward for the IlishoDs and started earlv u. the half to throw baskets from all W I . a. . . I- 1 ... " vi me iivur, ma teammates soon got their eyes on the haket also and nine baskets from ih rt!.i were scored by the ItUbops to their opponents two. i Lineup and score: Capital National Hank Harra (7), Ilaker (13), Socolofsky, Itob inson, Steiner (4). Purvlne. ! Watt Shlpp Company Shafer, Hecor, Jaskoskt (4), De Lapp, Jtad cllff. Clark Final score: Capital National Hank, 24; Watt Shlpp Company, 4. Hauser Brother Hickman, Smith Brooks (8), Berger, Hull. I Bishop Nist. Utter (Z. Cooper .(). Ashby, Ryan (2), Eoff .('). I Floal score: Bishops 19; Hans?r Bros., a. I Official: Glen Gregg, referee!; Lot Tearce, timer; Oacar B. Gins rich, scorer. This Diversion fllade Salem Look Like Summer Season A tand pile-just from the sea, far way. . . . A small brindle puppy dog, with big. wide eyes. , l Two little girlies, playing on the NEW SHOW TODAY , Mary Miles Minter Dainty damoael of girlish graces blue eyed fairy of the screen in "BEAUTY and the ROGUE" In which wide-eyed innocence disarms a callous crook. KIDDIES 5c MATINEES 10c" BUGH THEATRE mound, making pies, and filling dish es and cupi. with sand, as If In mem ory of other day on the beach, :o far away. ' A real. hones t-to-goodness hot sun. playing hide and rteek with the small tea party and it guests, who were not invited but stood by to guard the little folks against injury from auto cars, which would keep backing up to the curb to discharge cream cans, or take out orders; still the play went on. Can you beat it? r War Finance Corporation ' to Undergo Two Changes WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. An agreement fo revision of the two most important provisions of the bill for a war finance corporation to aid In the financing of war and contrib utory Industrie was reached late today by Secretary McAdoo and the senate finance committee. Under the compromise which Is expected to secure unanimous com mittee support for the measure, th? powers for licensing of security is sues of $100,000 and oyer would he vested, Instead of In the directors of the proposed corporation. In a "capital Issues committee" composed of three members of the federal re serve board and three repreienta tlvs of private financial interests. This provision would In effect give the present unofficial and voluntary capital Issues committee now coop erating with the treasury depart ment, legal authority to control large financing. U.S.MEANE . PROGRAM FIVE MONTHS AHEAD First Shipment of Planes, With Liberty Motors, En route to France ' SCORES OF MEN NEEDED Forty-Six Persons - Are Re quired on Ground for Ev ery One in Air WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The first American-built battle plane are en route to France, nearly fivo months ahead of the orlgtnal sched ule. . In making this announcement to night, Secretary Haker said the first shipment,, although In Itself not large, "marks the final overcoming of many difficulties met in build ing up this new Intricate industry." "These plane, Mr, Haker said, "are equipped with the first Liberty motors from machine production Onct of them In a recent test surpassed all records for speed and climbing for planes of that type. Engine prod-jetton which began a month ago, U now on a quantity basis and th) peak will be reached In a few weekV Only the twelve cylinder type is telng made, as developments -abroad have made it wise to concentrate on the high powered engine Instead of the eight cylinder' Optimistic a these statements an pear, the secretary said they shouH rot be exaggerated md hntiM i.A considered in the light of these facts 'Many Men XeeleI. That after three years of warfao the total planes able to take the a'r at any one time on either side of th western front has not been more than 2600; That forty men? are required r GEORGE LOANE THE MANX-MAN by HALL CAINE A SUEER-PEATURE PRODUCED ON "ISLE OP MAN" It will make you sit tense and gTip your aeat with excite ' ment, it will make you cry with love and sympathy for big:, cms, auu w wiu maite STARTS FRIDAY LIBERTY THEATRE EVENING3 15c on the ground for every plane la tho air, making, a total of 115,000 men needed for the present maxi mum of 2500 plane. That 'for every plane In the air there must be two replacement i.planes on the ground and one train ing pian iwr vrrry jjiiui wnq, even tually reaches the front, with a spare engine for each plane. A'fter reviewing the many obsta cles chat had to be overcome in get ting the aircraft production program under way, Mr. Ilaker said that th great problem how remaining is to tecure tho thousands of skilled me chanic, enginemen. motor repair men, wood and metal workers, etc., reedtd to keep the planes In perfect conditions and without which the machines turned out soon would te ur.elei and the flyer helnle. increase jn Twenty-row. "At best," said the secretary, "the life of it plane Is but two months anl the engine must be overhauled after seventy rive hours, while a pilot on a plane allowed to leave the hangars In imptrfect condition is as help less as a bird with a broken wing. . "Now that American battle plan are going overseas, a great lncreaot in the volunteering of skilled mech anics Is both essential and "expect ed." . During the past months. Mr. ttak er slid, a responsive channel of com munication with the allies has op pened; the latest types to Amerl chlnes have been adapted to Ameri can manufacture, the Industry In creased at least twenty-fold, the training plane problem solved and the production of battle planes bi gun. v.. American battle7 plants were not due In France under the original schedule until July ; FRANCE HONORS Ui S. 'AMBULANCE ..." i - .,. . Three Americans Are Decor ated; Valuable Service Is Recognized PARIS, Feb. 20. The American ambulance, 4t founders and Its work have again been signally honored by the French government. The Under-Secretary of ' the department of public health. has notified Laurence V. Benet of Washington, one of the organisers of the American ambu lance, 'and chairman of the ambu lance committee, since the death of Captain Frank II. Mason, that he n ?a sa I apn vt rrirvi rY art rFAm trrirAn r n commander of the lesion of 1ionor. Eugene A. Lachaiae of New York, a volunteer at, the organization of the American " ambulance, former captain of orderlies, and director of field worV in the rone of the armies and now second In command of the American sections, has been promnt-. ed from chevalier to officer of tbs legion of honor. . Dr. Charles W, IT. Houchet of Phil adelphia, one of the founders of the ambulance and surgeon in chief from its inauguration until the taking over or the institution by the army, has been created a chevalier -of th legion. , These decorations are regarded not altogether a. a recognition of he personal service of these men. hut as a testimonial to the value of he work a a whole and as a special honor fo the American people, who made it possible by their con tributions, i A Sbelbyville (Ind.) woman re cently made a pie of berries home canned twenty-one years ago, which beats cold storage. ., i i ... A Waterbury (3t.) boy of 7 yars recently niea or neart failure as me result of a slight punishment re ceived at school.. Rockefeller has given '$500,000 to 4he Young Women's fund. John D. I a bit too speedy for the most of u. TUCKER PRESENTS you laugn with pure, una- 1 USUAL-PRICES