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
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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.
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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-
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ft 'yW vps
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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