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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1918)
The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As sociated Press; the greatest and most reliable press assoc iation la the world. DAILY EDltlOy. SIXTY-KICillTII YKAK XO. 47 SALEM, OllKGOX, TUESDAY JlOUNl.NCJ, )LY 31, 198 riucu rivn exxrs LIVEY TILT . TAKES PLACE IN COUNCIL Mayor Keyes and Alderman Wiest Clash on Resolution Asking Probe Into Local i Gas Rates MEASURE IS ALTERED T THROUGH AMENDMENT Hamilton Finds Trip to Port land Necessary Before Or ' dering Generator v After a lively tilt in the city coun cil session last night betwee.n Mayor -I - . . .1 A li'l . lotion was adopted asking the public I service commission to investigate rates of the salem Gas company and to adjust them according to its find ings. The resolution was introduced at the previous meetingot the coun cil and' was altered last" night by an amendment offered by Mayor Keyes eking the commission if it finds the rates too high, to order tLern reduced." Because of this change WYM. Hamil- - ton, Willamette valley manager of the Portland Railway, Ugjit Jb Power company, will go to Portland early to day to confer with President Grif fith relative to whether the company .. shall order a new gas generator prior to action by the commission. The company's petition to the commission for an increase in rates was filed sev eral days ago. Had the resolution passed in its original iorm, asking the commission to Increase the rates if found too low to pay the company sufficient returns, the generator would have been ordered immediate ly. - Alderman Ward first snoke brief ly arainst the resolution. Wiest fol lowed with a lengthy talk in its de-i f ense, H exolained that after the conoratnr had been ordered a month! would be required to manufacture it in the east, two weeks to ship it to Salem, two weeks to set it up while three weeks would be necessary to get It Into condition for the making . of gas. ' v Says' It I Patriotic Duty. This, Mr. Wiest explaned. would bring the time well into August be fore the present gas handicap can be relieved, while If the resolution wers not passed greater detey would be caused for the reason that the com mission cannot give a hearing for thirty days or more. . After Manager Hamilton had spok en In defense of the resolution Mayor Keyes took the floor and reported on his investigation of condition, at Yak ima. Wash. ; -I found, tald the mayor, "that rates there were raised as Mr. Hamil ton says. But the.Yaklma council did noti nass anr resolution. The question" was referred to the council by the gas company and the council adopted a resolution asking thatthe rate be-reduced. The Yakima com pany followed the law. If we pass this resolution the rate will be raised whether It ought to be or not. It we give the commission the impres sion that we have investigated they will not use the care they would other wfee. We should refer the whole matter to the city attorney and send him to the hearing to represent the i best interests of the city. If ther pas compariy holds up this matter be caus we do not pass a resolution ayhlch la nut nf nur IllrfsdiCtloH. I want to say the company is small potatoes. The mayor then, offered an amend ment to refer the whole matter to the city attorney. ' Wiest replied and accounted for the Yakima condition by calling attention to the lower cost of coal and the larger number of pat rons there. He spoke against the araendment. "I didn't do like Alderman Wiest. said the mayor, rising a second time. "I didn't buttonhole every member of the council on this question. If I have anything to say I say it out In open council." The amendment lost and the mayor offered his second amendment which carried. Wiest Tot ing aye. In Its amended form the resolution was unanimously adopted. (anvasMng Ibmnl Ileports. The city election canvassing board reftfrted anil a nroclamation of the mayor declared the election of the foUovins-officials without further contest in the general election next fall:!. ..... Myor, C. E. Albin; city recorder. Earl! Race; city treasurer, C. O. Rice; Mdeimen first ward. It. W. Slmeral tone term-. T J. Smith shoit term; aldetmen second ward, F. I Liter long) term. H. H. Vendevert ho term; alderman third ward. O. J. Wilson long term, aldermen fourth ward Paul Johnson short term, A. H. Monr lnns lurm; aldcimett fifth warrt. Merlin iiarillnr lone term. Ed- Ward' Srhnnke short term; aldermen Sixth ward. James McClelland long term? w A Wiest short terni; ennan vntn ward ttaloh Thompson lng leYm. J. S. Austin and B. S. Edwards were proclaimed candidates tor the short term for alderman from the third ward and H. L. Clark and t O. T. sicMt for the short term from tbe seventh ward, retry M. Varney Naval Appropriation Bill to Be Reported Washington. May 20. Carrying a total or $1,587,000,000 or $202,840. 000 more than provided by the house, the naval appropriation bill was completed late today ly the sen ate naval committee and will be re ported to the senate tomorrow. Former Vice-President Fairbanks Seriously III INDIANAPOLIS. Jnd.. May Charles V. Fairbanks, former vice president of the United States, is crit ically ill at his homo here with Bright's disease. Ills condition was better today than for a few days past, it was reported, but physicians stat ed tonight that he may not recover. FIND BODIES OF THREE KILLED WHILE ASLEEP Women and lwo Ihildren Thought Murdered by Un known Automobilist ALL ALONE IN TENT Clews as to Identity of Dead ' Are Missing Unused Guns Discovered KELSO, Wash.. May" f 0. Within 200 feet of the Pacific Highway and found in a tent today the bodies of a woman about 25. a girl of 13 and a boy of ten. All had been shot to death. It was apparent the murders had been committed within the past 48 hours. The bodies were discovered late to- day by a small boy who lives near the scene. Although Sheriff Clark Studebaker of Cowlitx county. Mar shal Hull of Kelso and Prosecuting Attorney Delos Spauldlng, who were called to the secene immediatel. have made -thorough search of their be longing, no means of identification of the victims nor any clue to the mur derer's identity were found tonight. The spot where tbe crime was com mitted is a favorite night camping ground for tourists. Besides the woman's body was an old rusty revolver containing one loaded shell and blanks. A rifle was also found in the- tent, bat neither of these weapons had been used to commit the crime. Several people claim to have seen the woman and children In an automobile with a man and a dog Saturday afternoon. Mem bers of a road gang, who pass the spot every day, also say the party camped there Saturday. There were no signs of a struggle about the tent and it was '"apparent the thre had been slain while they slep. Refusal to Loan Dishes Causes Pastor to Flee EDWARDS. 111.. May 20. The Iter. J. D. Mctiier, pastor or St. Bon I race German Catholic church here, tonleht departed ror parts unknown at the reouest of the local committer of the council or defense, following his refusal Saturday to allow the St. Itnniface ladies society a dishes to I used in entertaining a contingent of the, Great Lakes naval training sta tion band. . ' . , This Is tbe second time witnin a month that Father Metsler has left town for rear ot bodily harm at hands of loyalists. BODY JOE NEGRO BURNED BY MOB Sensational Chase Ends With Death of Deyert and Fif teen Year Old Victim Tnt.nnn cut. Tenn.. My 20. Thomas Devert. a negro, was shot to deaih and his body incjneraiea nleht near Erwin after a sensational chase in w,hlch the negro swem river, draeging with him the dead ,ody of his victim. -. daughter or a wime ni"":u'. Four young men who hrd heard thft girl's srreams rhel to n slstance. Her assailant draeed her to the river, plnnged in ami : rd to swim with her to the other rr h men snot tnree tlmVs with a revolver, two r.f tbe bnl-J lets taking efrect m u head. When the bodies of the two ;;re recovered, the girl was dcad and the uegro oying. The negro f,Aas dragged bock to town and the negro population of wme W or 70 forced to come out and l'ne up IhlSTh? won PUed wood and cross ties on the body, setting lire to the Pile.": : . "- -".'.. SMALL BOATS OFF NORWAY SUNK BY HUN Raiders Operating Near Coast Attacking Fishing Vessels in Arctic Ocean No Warn ing Given RUTHLESS CAMPAIGN SAID TO BE OBJECT Oils Sent to England Rouses , Ire of Germans, Say Sub marine Commanders CIIRISTIANIA. Norway, May 20. -German submarines again have started unrestricted warfare on Nor wegian fishing boats in tile Artie ocean north and east of the Nor wegian coast. Fishermen saved from suken vessels and .landed at Ham- mersford report that the commander of the U-boat stated that all vessels met by him would be sunk. Norweg Ian ships, especiall yould be destroy ed, because, he said, the Norwegians were sending fish oil and seal oil to England. This, however. Is contrary to the truth as the export of oils is forbidden and Germany knows It. The 'U-boats are said to 'shell ves sels without warning, and according to'the survivors direct a fire against lifeboats. Russians Shelled. Russian fishing boats and a Rus sian mail steamer ffom Vardoe, east ward bound and overcrowded with passengers, also were shelled. Eight persons, among them a"? postmaster and his assistants, were killed on the deck of the steamer. Many others were hurt after taking to the boats. When the.commander of one Ger man submarine was advised that Russia was at peace with Germany he answered that be acted the way it suited him. The U-boat measured 180 feet in length and surprise is caused in shipping circles that it can carry enough oil for a cruise so far up the Norwegian coast. . Great bitterness has been caused among the Norwegian population by the action of the submarine, as Ger many gets a large part of the fish caught around these places. The newspapers suggest that fishermen stop selling their catch to Germany. Schwab Arranging for Building of 130 Ships CLEVELAND. May 20. An agree ment tantamount to a contract to build 130 vessels to cost approximate ly $800,000 each and totalling about 1100,000,000 was reached here to day between Charles M. Schwab, di rector 'general of the government's shipbuilding program, and the Great Lakes shipbuilding .companies. TODAY'S PROGRAM FOR P. . 0. CONVENTION -' Afternoon 2:00 Executive Itoanl meeting. 4:00 Enrollment of delegates. Evening 7:30 Convent ion callol to onler. jfIISjcIiss Laura Crant, Chapter O. A'piointiuent of guards, pianist and reporters. Appointment of committees on credentials and dispen sations. Opening ode. Devotional Mm. Craee. Volk, seeond vice president Oregon Craml eliapter. -Music Miss CSrant, Mrs. Marie McGilchrist, Mrs. Elva Walton, Mrs. T. It Townsehd, Chapter O. Address of welcome, president Tf Chapter O. Ilesponse, Mrs. Dcrtha U Gray, treasurer O. G. C. ' Formal ojening of convention. Introduction of guests of honor, officers of O. G. C. and officers of Chapter G. K'irt of credentials committee. Roll call, Mrs. Nettie J. White, corresponding secretary, O. G. C. Minutes of last convention. Appointment of committees. Keport of committee on dispensations. Presentation of charters and greetings to new chapters, Miss Margaret Copeland, state organizer. IJesponses. ' ' Heading, Mrs. Mari.- MrCilchrist, Chapter G. j .Address, "The American Chemist in the war," Miss ' Alice Willard, Chapter l. . Model meeting, conducted hy Miss Margaret Copeland, jdatc organizer. . u , Exemplification of the ritual, officers of Chapter C. Music, "The Star-Spangled Banner," y the convention. Adjournment. ' Get-acniairited hour. P.E.0.YILL GATHER TODAY State Organization of Sister hood Convenes in City Part of Week For three-day sessions the Oregcn grand chapter of the P. E. O. Sister hood will open formally tonight in the auditorium of the Salem Coi merrila club. An executive board meeting is slated for 2o'clock this afternoon and enrollment of dele gates is to begin at 4 o'clock. The convention will be called to order at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Mrs. Grace J. Volk, president of Chapter G of Salem will rrive an address of welcome which wUl be responded to by Mrs. Bertha I Gray, treasurer of the grand chapter. Commltteees on credentials and dispensations are to be named tonight and will report be fore the opening session closes. In the contribution of music and other features of entertainment to the pro- cram the Salem caTter win take a predominate part. The principal ad' dress scheduled for the -session to night will be by Mini Alice Willard of Chapter D whose subject Is The American Chemist In the War. Husbands of the-members are t- receive recognition Wednesday night when a musicale win be given in their' honor. Delegates coming from other chap ters" In the' state will number abont fifty. Mrs. Jesse Kirk of Springfield, the stare president, and will preside over the convention. All other grand chapter off ICers are to be present and will be asked for reports from their departments covering- the past year. Several functions of entertainment are being prepared, and these will In clnde banquets at the Marlon hotel and an automobile excursion to places of Interest in Salem and sur rounding points. Bishop Brent Appointed Chaplain of Entire A, F. NEW YORK. May 20. Bishop Charles II. Brent of the Episcopal diocese of Western New York has accepted an appointment as chaplain of the American expeditionary lores according to a cablegram received here today. With the Rer. J. L. Doherty, a Catholic priest, and Paul Moody, son of the late Evangelist, Dwlght L. Moody, as associates, he will coordinate the- work of the American chaplains la France, . the message says. Bishop William Lawrence of. Mas sachusetts, chairman of the war com mission of the Episcopal church, said that Bishop Brent's cablegram to him announced that the expeditionary headquarters chaplaincy had been or wnixed by order of General Persh ing. ; IULIiAS MAX KXLISTS. DALLAS. Or.. May 20. (Special to The Statesman John Cerney. who for the last couple of months has been working at the nary yard at Bremerton. Wash., returned to his home In Dallas this week and enlisted with the local snthorlttes In the special call Tor skilled workers recently sent out by the war depart ment. Cerney is a skilled mechanic, having been employed In the local shops of the Southern Pacific com pany for several years. He leaves Dallas today for Indianapolis, where he will Join the regiment now being formed. ji DIVORCING OF AIR SERVICE IS COMPLETE President Wilson Reorganizes Signal Corps and Other Branch-Properties of Each Transferred KENLY'S POSITION NOW FORMALLY ESTABLISHED Maor General Squicr Remains at Post Resolution Before Senate Wednesday WASHINGTON'. May 20. Iteor ganlAtion of the armr air service was completed today by President! Wilson as bis first act under the new law permitting him to readjust goverament departments for the war. In an . executive order, he directed that the air service be wholly di vorced from the signal corps an 1 also that the function of producing and operating aircraft of all kinds In the military' service be separated. The order formally creates a bu reau of aircraft production, described as an executive agency which' "shall exercise full, complete and exclusive Jurisdiction and control over the pro duction of airplanes, airplane en gines and aircraft equipment for Oi us of tho army, under a director of aircraft production, who shall also be' chairman of the aircraft boaTd. This gives full legal status and pow er to John D. Rra. recently appoint ed director of alrcrart production and chairman of the aircraft board and the order transfers to him all funds, lands, buildings and person nel ot tbe signal corps having to do with aircraft production. ' Old Functions Resumed. Similarly, the position or director or military aeronautics now held oy Major General William I Kenly Is formallr established and au runas duties, equipment and personnel of the sirnal corps connected with the oneration of aircraft and balloons and with the training of aviators nlaced nnden ris direction. The sig nal rorns reverts to Its-old functions. havlns to do only with army signal- In gand the transmission of military information. i Major General R. Sqnler, chief sirnal ofricer. remains In that post. bnt without connection with the air service, except as an ex-orflclo mem ber of the alrcrart board. Men Are Transferred. Tnconnectlon with Jhe reorganl cation. Secretary Ttaker directed that rnTonels II. L. Montgomery. K. A. Deeds "and S. D. Waldon" or the sig nal corps, he detached from all other rfnttfMi and asslned to assist the at torney eeneral In his Inquiry relat ing to the aircraft program. The one element of the air pro gram not specifically covered in to days orders Is the-relation between K nrmv and naVT CI I OTIS. n.v mlalned. however, that CO nnoratlnn with the naval service would be carlred on through the new agencies, as In the past. Veimtlallons Without Result. senator Chamberlain's resolution. hioi. wnnld authorize the senate m.p MtmmlttM'i nroposed air- ......i.., - - - - , .. fwmtt anil other war invesuKuuu, will come before the senate Wednes- . Vorntlilinnn tooar WIWKB champions of the resolution and ad ministration leaders oppowna n wjr- without result and Senator new 1.r In rharce Ot tne meaaurr. nonnced that he wouia can iv up i ... , - - . . ... action Wednesday, regaroiesa of (Continued on paga t) NEW ARMY DRAFT ACT APPROVED Wilson Formally Fixes- June 5 Date of Registering Youths of Age WASHINGTON. May 20. I'pon approving today the act or congress bringing undeer the army daft law all men attaining the age of 21 years since the first registration day. June 5, 13 17v President Wilson Issued a proclamation formally fixing next June S as the date for new eliglbles to appear before their local boards. Male persons, whether cltixens or not. are required to register. Exemp tions under the original act. Including men already In tho military service, apply and to these the new law adds ministerial and medical students now nnmnlnr their studies. It has been Estimated that' about 800.000 fr active military service will be made available to the army by the next registration. Hereafter It is, planned to have reg istrations ortener than onco a year, brobablv ouarterlv. Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico are not named In today'a proclamation.' A registration day for them will be act later. ., ; ' French Hydro-Aeroplane in Encounter With U-Boat PARIS. May 2t. The German submarine l-39.v according to a Ha vas despatch from Cartagena, proo- ably was damaged In aa encomUr with a French hydro-aeroplane of Gibraltar. The U-boat was on patrol duty off the Moroccan coast when It was sighted by the airman who open ed fire and dropped bombs. " Several hits were made and tbe submarine was forced to submerge. It regained the so r fare with diffi culty and was joined by a second U boat. which accompanied it to Carta gena. WOMAN MVS AT 103. ALHANY. Or.. May 20. Mrs. Mary Magdalene Faulkner died last nlghat at h"r home ten miles from Albany, aged 103 years and 14 days. She had lived continuously for al most sixty-seven years on tbe farm on which she died. LATE ELECTION RETURNS SHOW JOHNS IN LEAD 'ortland Man Evidently Nora inated by Republicans for Supreme Bench" RYAN IS ALSO AHEAD Kelly and Coke Contesting for Second Place In State Justice VRace PORTLAND. May 20-AddlUonal returns from last Friday's primaries received today indicated the nomi nation by the Republicans of Charles A. Johns of Portland, fcr Justice ot the supreme court with Perry R. Kel ly or Albany, and John 9. Coke of Marsbfield. running a. close race for second place, With Multnomah and 17 other counties, the count was: Johns 25.- 141; Kelly. 22.79C; Coke. 22.421. It was estimated that tbe remaining re tarns cannot overturn John's lead. The Republican nomination for state treasurer was still In doubt with Thomas F. Ryan or Oregon CUy. leading O. P. Hoff or Portland. 2C9 Returns yet outstanding may either overturn or increase Ryan'a lead. KORNILOFF IS REPORTED DEAD Rassian' General' Again on Casualty List Wonnds Cause of Demise MOSCOW, Friday. May 17. Gen eral Kornlloff. the former Russian commander' In chier. has been killed In battle with the soviet troops near Yekaterinodar. Ills army or 10.000 men has been defeated 'and Is re - treating. - Tbe belief is expressed in govern - ment circles that this ends armed hopposition to Tbe iiounevikl in me south, as the remaining rebel cbier.i numiDgrr. is a sman menace wivn bis uttie army or zoov men. The reported revival or tbe Kaie - dines movement, the first steps of which wss the capture of tbe city of Novo Tcherkask. capital or tbe ter ritory or the Don Cossacks, failed. The soviet troops regained the eity on the day aer the rebels bad taken it and scattered armed bands la the city. The death of General L. ci. Korn - Hoff has been reported many ume since the war began. A London di patch, dated April 24. said that on April 17 General Kornllorrs aeiacn ment had been routed near Tekaacr lnodar. The ditspatch added that. according to prisoners. Kornllorr was wounded seriously and Utcr ciea On May 5 a Mb-patch was received from Peking stating that reports to newnoaoers at Harbin said that Gen eral Kornlloff had been killed. It Is nrobable that the right at Yekater lnodar mentioned In the above dls- patch Is the one reported from Lon don onAprll 24. v : TUrtOne Polk Men to V- TUf rU niM' " , lir, WASHINGTON. May 20.-Euthns-DAUS. Or.. May 20. (Special ,Mte reporU of the progress or the to The Statesman) In the new dratt American Rej Cross ror a second wsr order sent out by the war department Inerry faBi cf $100.000. 000 came tJ tornlsh about thirty-one men. In addition to this number an extra man will be called, to rill the vacaney caused in the last quota sent to Fort McDowell by the rejection ot one man round physically unfit for serv Ire. The draft will become effective towards the latter part or the month and the men after being assembled In this city will all be sent to Fort McDowell to enter the artillery branch or the service. The Polk county exemption hoard has received all instructions as to how to go about selecting the men but as yet hare not begun upon the task. SALERJ IS IFiif New Record Made in Rtd Cross Drive Wten Workers Report -515,000 at Eijlt O'CIock in ETcniajj Here Coming In MONEY IS RAISED m JUST ELEVEN H0UR5 National Response Encc crav ing Local Wcrkeri to Continue Effort Until To morrow "Over the top In eleven hora. That Is the way Salem has re written her Red Cross war fund al- ran and set a brand new and unbe lievable record la money-raising ef fort. About one-third of the populatloa are yet to be seen, however, and tt work will proceed with unatatei teal until all have been given c port unity to subscribe. The program, as originally ott lined. will be carried oat tomorrow with the noon luncheon at the Flrj. Methodist church. Work Throughout Day. At f o'clock yesterday morning Ketf cross drive workers In Ssln started out to secure SlS.opo. a lem's quota for the second Red Crcs war fund, and at f o'clock last nlgbt. Just eleven hoars later. Manaerr O. K. Gingrich telegraphed PortUnl headquarters thai Salem was "over the top.- Wlth regularity sot nnlike that cf 1 io wcours ou ow'r lh hn ' the barometer la Aft. - M S Aw. A upward during the day until, at-6 p. m.. It reached SI 2.500. the Ut step preceding the goal, and at S o'clock the message over the to? "u riled with the telegraph office Fwjid rontlstses to Grow. . Later reports last night showc! receipts f rasa Salem totaling ovtr SlS.OOe. Drive headquarters last night was the renter of about the most pleaded and optimistic bunch or war cam paign workers ever assembled In tte city. - - Following the soon assembly ani luncheon at the Flrrt MethrodStt church, which taxed tbe capacity cf the banquet tables .and at wfcirh gathering reports aggregating 1001 n I Clal. t I III . - 1 quarters was the center or attraction I where a constant stream or worker 1 riled In with balrtnr ticket sni I n inln in rtnrn to their unfln- i isned fields. - Each group of workers was bui- i tIlng over with smiles and good fcri- i ex over the splendid reception ar imrdel them by the neoDle and tr.e liberality and promptness with wbi"a all responded to the Red cross ap peal . - Arguments Unneceary. t ' No araument was round neeeswarr. The message had been received aa I it was simply a matter or rilling oat subscription cards" and wrfliog re rrlots. ' I v- reoorts hsve come in from the i rountrT districts, but It Is assumed that the remainder of Marion M Polk county are producing ejuar.r good results. Sunday afternoon tbe eomamees held a preliminary meeting at tne First Methodist church at which time Lieutenant Rolstori of the Canadian army and Hit on Wat kins, or the de partment or JasUce spoke. A larr nd enthusiastic crowd was our. hear the message, which Mr. v. i- klns rorclbly brought to tbe woir- . m mm I era. Automobiles wete nnaa up r' - I tb streeta tor blocks In either direc- I tlon of the church and many persons I not on the committees attended t a NATION C.ITKS FTtEn.T. headquarters here In a steady stream throughout the opening day or the campaign. Messages telling or over-eubserlp-tlQns In towns "and counties from New England to Hawaii becan ar .tua ti In 4tiA tay while cov- tra0r of nezir all states telegrat h- ed promises or hearty co-operauou In the auctioning orr ror the benefit of the Red. Cross package of wool (Continued on paga S) THE WEATITKTS . Tuesday, fair, moderate tretterty winds. (Continued on page 2)