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THE OREGOX STATESMAN: SATTRDAT, MARCH 23. 1010 V. J- 'DEATH TRAIN' SENT THROUGH SIBERIA WASTE War Prisoners Deported by Czecho-SIovaks Die Like 1 Flies on Journey SUFFERING IS PITIFUL Red Cross Vainly Tries to Intercept Train to Min ister to Diseased (By Tk Attociated Pre$) VLADIVOSTOK, March 5. Ame Jean- Red Cross ag?nts have been vainly trying to induce Trans-Siber-ian railway authorities to halt a "death tralaMion which 800 persons are being sent back toward Samara, after they had been shipped from that city pa a 4.500-imile Journey across Siberia in mid-winter. Many -. of them . are 111 with" typhoid fever and they have only such medical at tention as can be given at stations en route. They are part of a group of 2,100 war prisoners,' inmates of the Sa mara Jail and other alleged ' of fenders" shipped out of Samara by the Czechoslovaks on October 5, af- ' ter they captured that city. Hundreds Die On Train. - On the way from Samara to Nl- . kolsk. near Vladivostok, 750 of them . perished of disease, starvation or cold. Their sufferings make a pit- . If ul tale of hunger, disease and death. Cooped on forty freight cars, fifty , or sixty to a car in tiers of SIR JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON and a notable cast in "PASSING of the THIRD FLOOR BACK" By Jerome K. Jerome SUNSHINE COMEDY Special , "Peace Celebration In Paris." . ... YE LIBERTY 1 TODAY LAST DAY iiiiunuiuiuiL?too.oiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiir , A Split-Second Between 5 Safety or Destruction ! 3 This is One of a Thousand Thrills in 5 -The Man of Might" That You Must See J Featuring William Duncan E l j vr See "Tt V Ma. ft It.'-. JCX- This Repair Directory gives the principal places where an article can be repaired, and should be preserved in every home as a ready guide. STOVE REPAIRING Satisfaction : guaran teed. 45 years exper ience. . Salem Fence and Stove Works, 250 Court tS. Phone . 124 bunks which left oaly a small space of standing raom in front of one door, they were forty-one days cross ing Siberia from Samara to Nikolsk. Or tha 2.100 who started the terri ble Journey, only 1,335 jwrvived to end It. , Red Cross representatives remov ed hundreds of them from the train and sent th most serious cases to an improvised hospital at Nikolsk. Eight hn ad red were resMpped back toward Samara in a fresh train of box cav3, by whose orders is un known. Rudolph Bukeley. one of the Red Cross representatives sent to Xikolsk to care for the refugees, delated the departure of .he train until the station master at Xikolsk said he was in danger of court mar tial if he persisted in disobeying or ders. How far the train his pro Cifeded no oae here knows. Exam ination of the prisoners at Tsitsif-ar disclosed that 15 of the 800 who started back for Russia had died af ter leaving Xikolsk and that nearly everyone of the others was ill. There were three" or four women among them and their condition was no better than that of the men. There were 42 cases of typhoid fever on the train. Japanese General Aids. At Manchuria station two Ameri can railway operatives raised a sub scription and purchased food for one day for all on the train and General !Fugl, the Japanese com mander there, supplied some medical attention and food for two days, af ter which the traia was sent on to ward Chita. ; There la said to be little chance of any. permanent relief at Chita and it is feared the unwelcome ref ugees will be passed along from one station to another until the last vic tim has died. Many of these people had been traveling in boxcars since October last, most of the time packed in closer thaa herrings, according to the description , of one of the Red Cross workers. Among them were a number of Innocent persons who had been Imprisoned by the Bolshe vik!. One was a woman doctor who had been doing Red Cross work with the Red Guards. Another was a girl of 18. formerly a typist and bookkeeper In the mayor's office at Samara. Ma'ay of the refugees were clothed in rags or clothing ill fitted for the rigors of a long Journey across Siberia in mid winter. Their train was in charge of a Joint guard of Czechs and Russians who also were dependent upon char ity. The result was that the train descended like a . pest upon the towas and villages enroute and it wa3 the business of every station master to get rid of it as quickly and with as little trouble to him self as possible. Demands for food were made upon the station masters who could not comply because they had no funds to purchase the sup plies : The native populations along the line responded to the best of their -ability but their best was far i frtotnj meeting the necessities and for days at a time the prisoners were compelled to go without food. It is reported that several simi lar trains were sent eastward from Samara and that they were scatter ed along the line from Omsk east ward. - .- .' ..v. - ; It has beea arranged to deport thlrtyseven of the forty-three unde sirables held at Ellis Island. That's light, and make 'em swim across Exchange. . . - . Supported by an all - tar cast including Edith Johnson and Joe Ryan rissvrs "aw am wmmmm this newest VITACRAPH serial at BLIGH VY theatre SUNDAY MONDAY GEORGE C. WILIi ' Repairs all Makes of Sewing Machines Supplies, Needles, anil fill. Pbnna 1 S 432 State Street, Salem, Oregon - tf 3 ..0 1 FRISKY STRING TRIES FOR TEAM More Than Two Dozen High School Youths Try Out for Baseball Team Material for Salem's high school's baseball season. is showing up unex pectedly well and the horizon for spring athletics has brightened ma terially since 27 boys answered the call for practice Thursday. Five letter men are still with the team and will form a strong foun dation tt tuild from. -Latham, oae of the best first basemen in this part of the valley, is out and will probably keep his old stand at the first Back, although he has request ed to be tired -out for pitcher. .XJrice, a fine left fielder from last year, Gregg, whose post is at third base. Nutting, a erackerjack center field er, and Gill are all In the string. Gill had been playing shortstop, but Is strong at almost any position. But two men are after the twlrl ers job. Latham thinks he will fill the bill, but his control is an uncer tain quantity. Ashby. a Washington Junior high monndsman. looks to be likely ma terial and is generally regarded as one or the biggest possibilities, the sophomore class can furnish. Lynch, who is back from the S. A. T. C-, can also pitch some. Four men are try ing the catcher's place ' and three each are candidates for baseraea and shortstop, two would take the left field and three the center. Nobodv is anxious to control the right mead ow. As the basketball season has left the athletic funds" in excellent con dition, it is not unlikely that money will be invested in suits this year and the sport will be given a prom inent place. I 4 GUARD THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH Mrs. Efaw, Box 26. Bonnatt, Wis., writes: "We have always used Fo ley's Honey and Tar for colds and find It great. The children all run for it when they see the bottle and ask for more." ' Contains no opiates, safe, and harmless, but gives prompt relief to coughs, colds, croup and whoopfjg cough. J. C. Perry. SOUTHERN CLIME MAY BE OBJECT "Red" Rupert Seen in Cali fornia and Boards Train at Gazelle That "Red" Rupert, former Port land athlete and policeman, now fu gitive from Justice since his escape from the Gold Hill lime quarry last Sunday, is hastening through Cali fornia to cross the Mexican border, or with the intention to securing passage to South America is the be lief of Ward e J Stevens who yester day received reports that the con vict has been seen a hundred miles south of the Californ.a boundary. That he had assistance in making his Jt&cape, ; which Apparently had been prearranged. Is now a virtual certainty. Rupert was seen at Gazelle, Cal., early Tuesday and .boarded a south bound train at that place about 4 o'clock la the morning. The identi fication is said to have been without question, and also Information that he took the train at Gazelle. Au thorities are practically assured that an automobile with a driver awaited him at some prearranged meeting place near Gold Hill when he escap ed Sunday and that he was hastened toward the California line. At Ga zelle he bought a sort black hat at a store and from a railroad flre ma'a he purchased a pair of 'overalls and a griy flannel shirt William Bryon, of Portland, gov ernment secret agent, and Special Agent Catourl of the Southern Pa cific company, are working with California officers in an nffort to head Rupert off before he leaves the state. The supposition is thet Rupert is hurrying to get out of the United States to escape a federal charge that has been lodged against him because of his theft of liberty bonds. He had a right ta go before the Ore gon parol a board this month with an application for parole because his minimum sentence has expired, but did not do this because he rear ed that federal changes would bring sentence to the, government prison at McNeill's Islaad. MRS. TURNER PASSES AWAY Wife of Prominent Salem At torney Active Resident Here 25 Yeari i Mrs. Iva F. Turner, wife of Frank A. Turner, well known Salem attor ney, passed away at the Turner home. 335 North Capitol street, at 2:45 o'clock yesterday morning af ter an illness of several months' du ration. Mrs. Turner had a wide acquain tance In Salem, the family having lived here for 25 years. She was a native of Minnesota, and 'was born at Chatfield In that state October 5. 1861. She was united 1.1 marr-ae to Mr. Turner at Sanborn. Ia.. Feb ruary 20, 1883. and they became the parents of two children, a son. Rex A. Turner, now of Winifreds Montana, and Miss Joy Turner, well known rousiciaa and music teacher of Salem. Also she leaves her moth er, Mrs. F. E. Inman, and a brother, Attorney C. N, Inman, lem. . . Mrs Tomer was active In her aN illation with the order of the East ern Star. She was a member of the Artisan lodge and tor several years was an enthusiastic worker la the Salem Woman's club. Funeral services will bs held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Rig don chapel and will be conducted under the auspices of First Church of Christ. Scientist, of 5alem. Chad wick chapter. No. 37. Order of the Eastern Star, will hate charge of the burial at Mount Cresf Abbey mauso leum. CASTOR I A For Infants and C&fldrea In Uso For 0vcr30 Year Always bears the Signature of 5-YEAR BUDGET filETHODIST PLAN Great Financial Drive of Churchmen Calls for Total of $140,000,000 . The big financial drive of the Methodist Episcopal charch ' for a five-year budget for home and for eign missions and for reconstruc tion work in Europe, totaling S105. 000.000, and known a? the Metho dist centenary, will begin May 18. immediately after the conclusion of the liberty loao, and will last for 10 days according to announcement received here from C. S. Ward, fi nancial director of the great relig ious campaign.- Owing to the varlou? sums 'which have been annunoced. the public mind has been somewhat confused as to the 'exact sum of money to be rsised by the Methodist centeoary. The total for the Methodist Epis copal church Is 1103,000.000. The total . for the Met hod Ut Episcopal church south is 135.000.000. making a grand united Methodist centenary tour of $140,000,000, divided In pledges over fjve years. i Originally the boards of -om and foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church planned to raise $80,000.00 to be divided equally be tween the two boards. The home board plans to expend its share la erecting community churches in city and country, maintaining education al Institutions, on city missions and educational establishments, on clos ing competing churches and in gen eral in putting the home Methodist work on a sound financial basis. The foreign board was to expend its $40,000,000 on. building and maintaining hospitals, churches, schools and missions and collegia in the foreign field. Next U was decided to add $S. 000.000 to the Methodist centenary fund for war reconstruction work for the year 1919 In France Tl- fgiura and the other war-devasta'ed countries of Europe, maklog the to tal of the Drive $85,000,000. When the Methodist Episcopal Church south Joined with the parent organization and set its quota a. $35t.000,000. the grand total was brought to $120,000,000. 1 Still later, however, the Joint centenary committee decided to In clude In the centenary fund $5,000. 000 a year for war reconstructloa work In. Europe for the five years over which the actual paying of the money subscribed Is to run. This brings the total of the Methodist Episcopal church centenary to $103, 000.000. jr to this the fund of the Methodist Episcopal church sou'.h Is padded, the sum of $140,000,000 Is obtained, the total fund beine sought by both branches of Methodism. W. C. T. U. Members Are Entertained Near Turner CLOVERDALE. Or., March SI. r Mrs. George Weatherill has enjoyed a visit from her daughter. Mrs. Fred Shepherd of Polk county recently. Last Wednesday the W. C. T. U. members were loyally entertained at the home of Mrs. Herbert Fleet wood. There was a good gathering as this was the first meeting held for several months. Louis Henis was moved home MAMMA! D0NT YOU SEE YOUR CHILD IS SICK, CONSTIPATED Look at Tongue! Move Toisoas from Liver and Bowels at Once. Mother! Tour child Isn't natural ly cross and peevish. See If tongue is coated; this Is a sure sign its lit tle stomach, liver and bowels need a cleansing at once. - When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad. throat sore, doesn't est. sleep or act naturally. has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, remem ber, a gentle liver and bowel cleans ing should always be the first treat ment given. Nothing equals "California Syrup of Figs" for children's Ills; give a teaspoonful. and in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fer menting food which Is clogged In the bowels passes out of the system, and you have a well and playful child again. All children love this harm less, delicious "fruit laxative." and It never fails to effect a good "in side" cleansing. Directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle. Keep it handy In your home. A little given today saves a sick child t tomorrow, but get the genuine.. Ask vour druggist for a bottle or -can fornia Syrup of Figs," then look and - nee that It is made by the "Call fornia Fig Syrup Company both or a- ii . - : WE OFFER AN UNLIMITED Mr. Farmer: We are writing a great many contracts for Spinach ami llcan, l.ut we need more to complete our requireme nts. Spinach: An easy crop to. grow anJ.tfiouM !e planted fcoon as powil.le. ThU crop can easily be followed with heans or other e rup. Many unU tril.utaryjrt Salem will grow fine Spinach. . ,iJliZl String Beans: . We need a large We do not require the so-called "hahy beam" like canneries ue. but use well developed pods provided they will snap when broken. This means easier picking and greater weight. We ue the Hurrxn-'s Stringle Crecn Pod variety, which is an early bush bean. We will furnish full information -regarding culture and our field depart ment will advise you regarding the proper oi!s. We supply sed at cot. Call at our office or phone 830. Address Luther J. Cbapin, Field Agent. from Dr. Staple's last Saturday. He Is recovering rapidly. Earl Neer has returned home from France., He came to visit his par ents. Saturday, but had only a short leave so returned to camp Sunday evening. Earl was wounded In France end Is still under the hospi tal doctor's care. Leonard Hamilton arrived home from France Saturday evening and la spending a few days visiting rela tives before returning to Victoria. B. C. for his final discharge. He was at the front, saw hard fighting and has many a tale to relate of the hardships or a soldier's life. J. D. Craig was a Salem visitor Saturday. Wayne Staples went to Salem San day to remain for a while. F. A, Wood and family visited la Turner Sunday afternoon. Mrs. M. Townsend's mother and uncle from near Crabtree spent the past week visiting at the home on Summit hill. USE IS FOUND FOR PHOSGENE Deadly War Product Turned to Use of American Op tical Experts KEW YORK. March 20. The deadly phosgene gasonce used oa the battlefront In France now has been employed In the peaceful pur suit of bleaching sand used la the manufacture of ere-glasses and op tical lenses, acording to Dr. David T. Day of the Geophysical labratory of the Carnegie Institution. This gss Is composed of chlorine, oxygen and carbon monoxide. It destroys the Iron oxide which cause the red and brownish tints of sand, says the American Chemical society. It adds that the United States ha a firm grip on the manufacture of phosgene gas with which this coun try was prepared to overwhelm the German armies. This has given the United tSates an opportunity to man ufacture optical glass whin former ly was Imported, and it Is announced that all of the 121 varieties or glass now can be produced In this country with ease. HONOR1 ROLL IS GROWING LONG Many Parenlj Rejpond lo Rtm quest to Send in Names oi Men Lost in Service Ia response to The Statesman's published appeal to parents of sol diers snd sailors who lost their lives In the service to notify the paper of such casualties- the honor roll Is gradually growing. An accurate list of these names snd Information con cerning them will be Invaluable aad Information concerning gold service stars in both Msrlon snd Polk coun ties should be seat In as soon ss pos ble. The following are the names of those from Polk and Marfan countle who have made the supreme sacrifice, ftwncludes killed in action, as well s those died of wounds, accident or 4lseae while In the service. Army Ivsn E. Bellinger. WPilam XI. Catton. Edward Glttens. Wayne C Jackson. Benjamin McClelland. Alfred Deraaleao. Ray Mark. Paul Rich. Leslie noote. Chester M. Wll cox. Curtis W. Wlllson. Chester A. Simmon. Acbrey Jones. Smith Bal lard. WUhelm E. Ahlgren. Milton A. Koo reman. Thomas D. Cooper. Mil ton Foremsn. Benjamin F. HilL John C. Brsden. Stanley F. Thompson. Monte Christtopherson, Orley P, Chase, James Gardner, Charles M. . - - ! acreage and growers wilT find Salem Kings Protfacts Company, Salem, Oregon SUPPORT YOUR FACTORIES GERftlAN VOMEN WIN SOAP FIGHT American Generals, Colonels and Privates Are Urtclle to , Get Laundry Done Until They Enclose Soap in Packages COBLENZ. March 10. The Ger man washerwomen or Coblens have won a victory in their first skirmish with officers of the American army of occupation. Lack of soap caus ed the complications. In Germany soap Is la greater de mand thaa chocolate or tobacco. The poorer classes virtually have been without It for years, managing to get along somehow by the use of in ferior mineral substitutes. Many of the washerwomen,: of p-war days had gone out of business until the Americans came. When the travel soiled Americans arrived In Coblens by'the thousand naturally tner was a grand rash to send out buadles of washing. Tn women were perfectly willing to do the work, but they demanded a cake of soap with each consignment of clothing. The Americans scoffed at the suggestion. The laundries had all lhy could do to attend to their old csitomrs and a limited number of new ones, and bundle after buadla sent out by Woelke. Elton C. Blake. Otis Hayes. Newman D. Dennis. Roy Johaaoa. C L. Balard. Carrie R. Dwlr. Robert V. O'Nlell. Charles Russ, Thomas Town send. Burt B. Whitehead. Er nest J. Schnlder. Elmer Bresaler. Ev erett 8. Norton. Eugene Dale John son. Leon L. Clark. Mania llajjesa. John II. Otte. Ceo. S. Resrdon. Dr. W. C Kantner. Lieutenant Dr. Cropp (S. A. T. C.I. llsrlaa Hoff vnsn (S. A. T. C). Fred Ehlea. Os car Zimmerman. Glen Little, William M. Read. MarinesCharles Astr, Emery Bartlett, Ernest Eckerlea. Navy Kenneth C. Croasaa. Jo seph Martin. CI a react a. Miaker. Jonn II. eier. Eratst Itennttt. Nurses Ora E. Cavltt. (The sbove gold star honor rotl for Msrlon aad Polk rcunties bow contains fifty-six nsmes. If mere shoull be added, or If any rorrc ttens should be made, will thon who hsve the Information please caicklr sejd word to The Statesman.) Father of Polk County bheritf Passes Beyond DALLAS. Or.. March 21 (Special to The Statesman) Samuel rrr former well known eltien of lb rickreall neighborhood la this coun ty and the father of Sheriff Job W. Orr of this city passed away at the family home la Portland thl c HIPPODROSVJE vaudeville: TODAY 3 BIG ACTS "Y Bliffh 'Theatre r MARKET this a profitable crop. genersls and colonels and privates too were returned la a hurry. Aad back again to th waatrwomea went the bundles, and t women returned them to the effVrs vita the simple explanation ?ie soap. All the pleadiags of the German speaking orde-ti had abeefctet - effect. Even the terms of the amistlco were considered, but there wsa no reference to the shortage ef soap, aad so th situation becase wort day artr day. Jait when ft appear ed that the army of occupation would be compelled to get tato the lasndry u!aes n United States tales romnlMiry opened la Ctoblens aad aj officer dlacove-rd fWoty of soap for a few rests a cake. Then the bundle began going to the wssherwomen again la. great umbers aad wrapped li tK center of each was a nice tittle wk: pieco of soap. And when the bundles earn bsck all the clothlag wsa clean aad the washerwomen rot Cofc!s ar now doing the greatest basiaeos la their history nith the Aaertcaas furnishing th soap. week fololwlag a short mate witK pneamonia. Mr. Orr was born la Irtland or May 12. 1145. and while yet a smalt boy left his native land aad vent U Australia and later oa to Sew Zea land where he became a fana con tractor aad amassed a mott for tss for taoso days. Ia HIS he re timed to his native land sad short ly afterwsAls came to Arteaaat settled la Portland vhevs he employed after which b sieved t Rkkreall aad purchased s larg ranch la that vicinity a pertioa c' which he still owned at th Ua or his death. Mr. Orr was beloved by all wh knew him aad his death Ukes oa who had much to do la t&tir tb destinies of fotsre geaersUoas In this state. It05 Mr. Orr retired rest actlv farming life aad removed with hU family to Portland where he na since lived. He Is ssrvivei by u widow aad the rollowlsr children: Mrs. James R. Nesmith of fortlaad: Mrs. E. A. SUasoa sad Mrs. Otie Wsit or Rickreall and Jobs W. Ore of this city. Fanersl services will be held at th little Rickreall church Satsrdar morning and Interment wSl tak place la the Theilsoa cemetery near that place. Poor trlii' WnnlI aK fin A tt. (worth living without "fearful wroars" o rase and b-cod ovr? r