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THE' STATESMAN1 RECEIVES THE LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS; THE GREATEST AND HOST RELIABLE PRESS ASSOCIATION 1H THE WORLD 1 FIRST SECTION TWO SECTIONS 16 Page j Eight Pages SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALKM, ORKtiO.X, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 30. 11)10 rRicus hvk o:th. f7 DANZIG F.IADE SUBJECTOF NEW ORDERS .if' Wilsori and Premiers Consti tuting Council of Four, Send Instructions to General Fochl GUKS BEING ri6jNTED . ON PRUSSIAN COAST Messages ! State . .Germany Is Thoroughly Reinforcing Her Defenses LONDON. Mat:h L 20 (British Wiresless Service) In addition to reinforcing the garrison at Danzig, the Germans, accordlne to advices " received, here, are Bald to be nounv ins guns along tho Prussian coast .near that port. PARIS, March 29.- (By The As sociated Press) President Wilson and the premiers, constituting the council of four, gave Marshal Foch , Instructions today regarding the sit uation at Dangiz, where the Ger mans have refused . to permit the landing of Polish troops. - ... The nature of the Instructions will probably not he revealed until they are made known lc Germany. The military situation at . Danzig, where negotiations are under way for the passage through Germany of three Polish legions intended for service with the Polish army, is ex plained by military, experts attach ed to the peace commission , in a dif ferent manner from the. legislation given in dispatches from Berlin. - It is said that the German purpose appears to be to di-ect the move ment of these troops so as to avoid . unnecessary chance of friction vf "hostile collisions with - the German populace la the, region to be trav ersed. Therefore, while Danzigtwas named in the armistice as the:. port of debarkation -best adapted fcr the purpose, it fa regarded by the mili tary authorities as only, proper that the I entente commanders should Consider any proposition. Sj by; the German, Authorities .looking to the use of other German ports as a vlo- ; (Continued on Pace 8) 1 Suiting Specials These are strictly sdl wool of a very fine quality and are excellent materials for separate shirts. Suitinps, Poplins, in heavy black and white, green and white,. blue and white stripes. They are 56 inehes wide and were selling at $2.25 a yard, now . . . .$1.85 White hair line Suiting Serges, lines are green and tan, 46 inches wide, regular prices $2.25 a yard, now .......... $1.85 .... - -, : . - These are truly bargains. ft: We". C esir xy x Complete lirve of THOMSON'S "GLOVDrFITTlNG CORSETS .. r rt i i buitmg aere Serge Salts take first place in the fashion show (his Spring.' We just wish to call attenUori to our wonderful line of serges delivered to us by the Jamestown Woolen Mills, a name worth mentioning because it means so much to the wearer of serges. They are unbeatable qualities and of very even finish 56 inches wide in all dark shades of blue, at yard . . . ... ......... .$2.60 to $4.75 Even better values in blacks! Also Poplins in black, blues, browns and greens, 48 inches wide, reasonably priced. Window Cleaners' Case Will Be Decided Soon State Labor Commissioner C.lI. Gram will conduct a final hearing In Portland Wednesday on the subject of safety appliances for' the protec tion of persons engaged in the oc cupation of cleaning windows and after the hearing will, render a de cision. Several open hearing already have been held: TRAFFIC LAWS IN CITY YOIS BY STATE ACT Ma--B-aM-----ia--- f Special Meeting of Council - Called to Remedy Pres ent Situation ' NEW ORDINANCE COMING Speed Rate Within Fire Limits Will Be Placed at 15 s Miles an Hour No speed laws or other traffic reg ulations are in ef fecOin Salem at present except the state laws passed at the last legislature. The condition is due for an abrupt end ing as a special meeting of the city council is scheduled for tomorrow night at which a completely redraft ed ordinance covering all phases of the traffic situation will come up for action. . When the last legislature passed an act placing the speed on highways at a maximum of 30 miles an hour and prescribing certain , other rules governing travel by vehicles, it also annulled all other traffic regulations then In force In the state! including city ordinances This left Salem as well as other cities and towns In the state without means of controlling vehicles. . . City Attorney B. W. Macy and the council committees .on health and no! ire were instructed to draft a new ordinance which will govern all traffic. Attorney Macy has prepared a redraft of Ordinance No. 151 which was In effect when the legis lature passed the law. This ordi nance was a combination of ordi nances 134? and 1103 which were repealed when It became effective. ; In order that the lack of traffic control may be eliminated as soon as possible, the ordinance which Is tocome before the council, will nave an emergency clause malting it ef fective at once, is the ordinance is passed. The law enacted by the. leg (Continued on pace 61 I r24 es- WIRE RATES JUMP TODAY - . . t - - -. WITH ORDER Increase of 20 Per Cent on Domestic Telegraph Mes sages - Made Effective on - April 1. COST OF OPERATION IS CAUSE OF NEW RAISE Government and Commercial Trade Are Affected Same Under Ruling WASHINGTON, March 29. In crease of 20 per cent in domestic telegraph rates, effective April 1 were announced today by Postmas ter Central ullrleson. The increase was agreed upon at a meeting of the federal wire board aad was made necessary, Mr. Burleson's announce ment said, sto meet the "increased co3t of operation occasioned by waee increases now In effect, made during the past year." Mr. Burleson added that the ad vance would bv "barely sufficient for this purpose." The order affects both government and commercial messages bnt it was announced that an increase would be made in special press Tates for newspapers or In charges for fcpecial wires leased by press associations and newspapers. Mr. Burleson's order follows "The following schedule of domes- tic commercial telegraph rates shall be effective from April 1. 1919, and continue until otherwise ordered: Present Rate. 25c 2ft for each additional word 20c 2c. 35c 2c. 40c 3c. 50c 3e. 60c 4c. -75c -5c. 11 -7c. New Rate. 30c 2.5c for each additional word 36c 2.5c 42c 2.5c. 48c 3.3c. 60c 3.5c 72c Re. 90c 6c. $1.20 8.5c. "Day letters and night letters shall be computed as at present, but charged for on the basis of the above rates, Night messages will be charg ed for at an Increase of twenty rer cent over existing night message rates. "Commercial and government leaned wire Khali be rhsrrrd. "Commercial and gOTernment jeasca wires snail re cnargea ror at an advance of twenty per cent over existing leased wire rates where such wires be furnished by a telegraph or a telephone system adder govern ment control. , I "The telegraph rates for domestic United States government telegrams are Increased twenty per cent over I the present government rate. I "The rate increases herein order-1 ed are. made necessary to meet the Increased coat of operation occasion- ed by wane Increases now in effect made during the past year. and are parely sufflcIent-sTor the purpose." Mr. Burleson's (order was Issued bv the department without comment. otner tnan tne explanation that the increase would not affect press rates! and charges on wires leased by news-1 papers and press associations. increased wages for employers of The Alrlie campfire girls contrlb what departments of telegraph sys- uted a large quantity of infants terns under federal control, except wear all hand made and of great employes at " non-runctionai" offices and messengers. Derame errectlve last December 1. Employes in sor- vice more than a year and a half received an increase of 10 per cnt and those employed less than a year and-a half, five per cent. Removal Paved Way. NKW YORK. March 29. Removal of Postal Telegraph-Cable company officials last week by Postmaster General Burleso'a was Intended to pave the way for the Increased tele - rnh raf innnnnrpd hv him tod jt ripHarprf William J Drpcan. formrlnft0 worth; of watches, rings and ooMhrv nf th rnmnanv in st ate - ment tonight. Mr. Deegan added that "there was no real need of rn creasing telegraph rates If the West ern Union was administered careful ly and economically." :i"We now understand why a week ago Mr. Rurleson seized all the tele graph lines of the opstal systems and tdrned out Its officials." said Mr. Deecan.. "He knew. we had refused to increase rates when the sugRes tlon was made to us i.i January by his operating board of Western Un ion and Bell Telephone officials and his only way of Increasing them was first to seize .our lines. It was Im posible for the Western Union to In crease Its telegraph rates unless we did likewise, otherwise all the bus iness cpu'd come to us at the lower rates." Change in Time Made Last Night; See That Your Clock height You go to church at 11 o'clock this morning as usual that is if yon set your clock an hour ahead some during the night. If you forgot to set your time piece ahead, and still go to church at 11 o'clock by your time you will be an hour late and barely in time to hear the benediction, unless the preacher leene of those old-style chaps who preach an hour or more. llr congressional enactment all clocks in the land were sup posed to be set an hour ahead last night. Officially the change was to be made at 2 a. m. old time, but real progres sive folk chan Red when they went to bed. if they retired be fore 2 o'clock.' Some may have ' forgotten to turn the long hand round until they arose this morning and some may forget it until they have read this. The point is. make the change before you try to keep your appointments for the day. SPECIAL TRAIN TO COME SOON Exact Time of Arrival of Vic tory Loan Special Is Still Uncertain The Victory loan special. eosit- ing of two flat cars and one exhibit car and bearing what is considered the greatest collection of war tro- J" " ". du to arrive In Salem next week, prob ably Wednesday. The information Is contained in a letter received yes terday by F. G. Deckebach. county Lh!L?an of tne VlctJr loan com- The extct time of the arrival of the train ia still In doubt and it will pot be known more than 24 hours ahead of time. It ia the plan of Mr. Deckebach to secure either the Oregon guard or the high school cadets fo- a demon stration at the train and the band will al set assist In .the. reception if pians aeveiop. The trophies on the train Include everything from rifle eartrtdges to the largest field pieces. There are gas mssks, hanks, bayonets, equip ment of all kinds. French. German and American guns of many sizes. Lewis gun and other a-nis. the use of which will be demonstrated with blank ammunition, and many other articles taken from Germans and picked upotf famous battlefields CLOTHING COMES WITH BIG RUSH A Better SuCCCSS Met fa Relief Drire on Final Day of the Campaign The Red Cross drive for clothing closed with a rush yesterday, more I gifts being received than for all the remainder of the campaign, which commenced Tuesday. The showing made Is now very creditable while I early In the week It looked far from hopeful. The amounted of goods collected will, however, fall far short of the seven tons apportioned to Sa- I lem Among the gifts yesterday was one I of about six dozen little girlsVdress- I es with nettlcoat for each. Each dress had In the pocket a handker- chief. The clothing was all new j and of a most serviceable character. J variety, Contributions made from the county outside of Salem have not yet been received and It is probable that the rooms on North Commercial I street which have been used for col lecting the giflts, will be open for several days. JEWELRY STORE ROliUEl EUGENE, Ore.. March 29. Thieves ""broke Into H. C Madsen's 1 Jewelry store at Cottage Grove some I time last night and stole over Sl,- 1 other jewelry. The officers have n clue REVOLT REACHES IUXURE FARIS, March' 29. (Haras) According to news from a German source, says the Temps, the Bolshe vik! revolt recently reported in Bes sarabia has progressed to the Dan ube. LEM BURG IS SHELLED PARIS, March 29. Lemburg was heavily shelled bv the Ukrainians from Monday until Tuesday morn Ing. arording to a Havas dispatch from Warsaw. Scores of civilians were killed and hundreds wounded St. Georg's cathedral and the arch bishop's palace were badly damaged. OREGON CLUB IN NEW YORK HAPPY PLACE What Salem Folks Can Do for Men in Uniform Is Told by Visitor Who Describes Feasts of Home-made Jam. SEND HOME PAPERS IS PLEA SENT BACK Miss McCIaine of Silverton, Clark Leiter, Allen Eaton and Others Help By ELIZABETH A. SCHULTZ NEW YORK. March 2 4. I spent yeKterday afternoon at the Oregon Club for Sailors, anldicrs and Ma rines and 1 wish that 1 ha'd the time to tell -you how much this club Is doing. Since December the boys of theCSrd have iH-en policing New York and most all of them are from Oreron. The Oregonians here are proud of them too. They are great big fel lows and many of them have been asked by New Yorkers where they make such big ones. In spite of their size and their years I found out yesterday that they are like all the rest of us "Just children grown up" and If any of yoa could have seen them stow away bread and lo ganberry jam and a cup of coffee yesterday you would quite have agreed with me. I couldn't begin to give yon the names or all of them that I have met though I have them all tucked .away in my bead and notebook but I will say that the Jones outnumber the Smiths five to one and that I have met two Salem boys. Messrs Hnnsa- atr and Glrarden and they are as nig as any of the bunch. The club room Is a good-sized room with reading tables, chairs and papers. Your home-town papor, no matter how small, looks mighty good and you never know who Is coming to that club for news. Remember the overseas boys have been without mall for two or three months before leavirfg for home. The room Is kept open from 9 a m. until 11 at night and is vtsited dally by boys seldom less than 49 a day and on Sunday afternoons when many Oregonians retidinc In New York drop in to visit with the boys you will find from 75 to 100 boys coming In. Their contentment In the little club room when New source of joy to watch. One sailor boy. Ralph Heckert. of Portland, makes it his work to get out as many of the wounded boys as Is possible and If there Is any way to get them out he'wilL He says boy from other states just beg him to take them along too. Yesterday a lad named Courtney from Grants I'ass and Lawrence Smith of Baker both wounded while fighting with the 91st. were guets as was a Missis. sippl lad who "Just came along cause he was In the next bed to Smith and they said be would be welcome." Of course he was wel come and I know he had a good time. ---- There were women there but all the tenderness Is not with woman kind these days for when yoa see these stalwarts making elevators of themselves and getting service tables before yon have a chance, lifting so carefully these wounded men. and chatting with them. It takes yoii Ions way down the road to a better understanding of your fellowmen. Now just a word as to what the Salem folks can do. Tho average number of boys calling per day would be about 40. Sometime dur ing the evening coffee is made and either cake or sandwiches served. Lopanberry juice has been" served but It was purchased from the rather limited mess fund. On Sundays the attendance Is larger. Fruit or other long-keeping (not over the length of the Journey from Salem to New York) cakes would be appreciated. Such a box once or twice a month would be great. Loganberry Juice would be welcome and don't forget the home papers. Various committees have the mat ter of hospital visiting well In hand but it has been just a bit difficult to accomplish. ' Miss Ruth Gilbert, of Newberg. who is with the Salvation Army ser vice and meets the incoming troop ships. Miss McClaine of Silverton In the Red Cros.i service. Miss Peggy Curtis. Oreisonlan correspondent. O. C. Leiter, Mr. Bruce. Mr. and Mrs. Birdsall, Judge and Mrs. Thomas 7. Burke. Mrs. Grace Lindsay Blake. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hurst and Al lan H. Eaton are Just a few of many Oregonians who are helping all they can toward making the club a home place. The address of this clnb and ser vice committee Is 425 Seventh ave nue, telephone Greely 2121, Oregon Headquarters for Soldiers. Marines and Sailors. Use It. Contribute to (Continued on page 6) River Literally Alive With Thousands of Fish PORTLAND. Or.. March 25 The annual run of smelt began early to day in the Sandy river here and the river bed appeared to contain noth ing but the millions ct tiny fish, ac cording to visitors. Iinmecse quan tities of smelt are crowding the wa ter and the run is expected to last a week at least. The smelt started Just one day earlier last year. CLOCKS MOVE FORWARD ALL OVER COUNTRY This Morning Ushers in Sec ond Summer of Daylight Saying In U. S. FARMER PROTESTS FAIL Conerration Experts Think Greater Sarins Will Be Effected This Year WASHINGTON. Mirth 29 Of ficial time In every section of the country will move forward aa boar at 2 o'clock tomorrow morn I nr. thus ushering In a econd saramer of day light saving. The new time will re main In force until the last Sunday n October when clocks 1I1 be moved back an hour. The chance of time Is made ne cessary by the dayllrht saving law passed by congress during the war and which Is still In effect. Vigor ous protests against It were made during the last congress by farmer organizations and the senate axrt- cultoral committee added a "rider" to the agricultural appropriation bill but the measure was not acted on. As was the case last March, the change Is expected to be made before retiring with little or no Inconven ience to any one. The average per son before retiring will ret his watch or clock ahead an hour. Official clocks, however, will not be advanced until 2 o'clock. There will be no change la railroad schedule and working hours. Conservation experts say that greater saving of time will be effect ed this year than last because Indi vidual experience has shown many ways of taking the bert advantage of the extra hour. Estimates made last year by the fuel administration placed the total saving of coal through the operation at a million and a quarter tons. ENGLAND FOLLOWS USIT LONDON. March 2. Summer time In the United Kingdom will be gin Sunday. The clocks will be ad vanced one hour at 2 o'clock tomor row morning. Two Richest Treasure Trcdns Arrive Safely SAN FRANCISCO. March 29 The two richest treasure trains that ever crossed the continent arrived here today with $12,000,000 In sil ver bullion being shipped by the United States government to India for the account of the British gov ern meat. Five detectives guarded each train. Owing to the premium on sllnver in the orient It will be worth $13,200,000 In India. Thel bullion was obtained melting silver dollars. PLANS OF ORGANIZATION OF PEACE AMY GIVEN IN ORDER FROM MARCH WASHINGTON, March 29 Orders made public today by' General March. chief or staff, provide for the or ganization1 or the regular army at a peace strength ot 509,000 officers and men under plans that are a rad ical departure from the pre-war es tablishment. The effect is to carry Into the peace time establishment the "one army" organization which absorbed regulars, national guard and national army during the war Into the army of the United States. This is accomplished by perpetuat ing In the permanent establishment the pumerical designations, names, special insignia, war histories and traditions and where possible, the commissioned personnel of the di visions, regiments and other units which have particularly brilliant war records. This project Is furthered by assigning to each of the fourteen regular divisions to be organized. thi number and approximately th? same homo area as one of the war divis ions. Tho new division in earn ca?e will be recrniled exclusively from that arra. which la an adaptation of the system long employed in conti nental armies. The future of the plan I; the as signment of the forty second division which will succeed the famous Rsla bow division ot war time, to become BERRYPACTS ARE SIGNED BY GROWERS Contracts Corertng Ttree Varieties Throngh Year 1924 Are Filed at Office of County Recorder. SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS ARE INVOLVED Pheasant Northwest Products Company Closes Agree ment With Farmers Contracts totalliag fM.4 41 aal calling for nearly 409 tons of ttrae berries, loraaberrles. and ratpWr r les for deli verie from 1 9 1 9 to 1 2 1, la whlrh the Pnaaat Nortkwr-t Products com pa ay Is lb hnjtr a4 various farmers living chiefly la IS northern part of the roots try are r ! 1 - era. were recorded yevterdar wilh County Recorder Mildred H. Brtkj Thrre are 2 4 contracts la a!L The loraaWrriea callM for amount to 2(4 tows with an mrtfr of 22 aad raaxe la time of deUrry from next year to 1925. Th prv are S100 aTon for 1910 aad 1921 de liveries, and fit a ton for deliveries for the succeeding two years. t Strawberries covered by tbe era tracts total s tons a&del scr-. The prices flzed by the term rf agreement are SI 90 for 1919 deliv eries. S1C0 a ton for ir?9 acd 1921 deliveries and 1140 for tLe 1922 crop. Raspberries have the smatlet ac reage, there being anly 44 acres covered by the agreements bnt the quantity of fruit la higher propor tionately than the others, the con tracts calling for an estimated crop of 44 H toes on the land lnrolve4 The stipulated price for rajpberrtet art 1190 a ton for the 1919 crop. $160 ror the 1920 berries. 1140 for the crop of 1921 aad lleo 9. ton ror the years of 1922. 1922 and 1921. The Individual acres re rati from one-eighth acres to seven acres and In several cases contracts are en tered Into with the farmers tor two kinds fruit. Following is a list of the con tracts: Strawberries J. G. Kaufman and , Charles Kramer. Uvrsley. two acres: J. M. Flank. Macleay. lour acres: If. V. Rupert. Salem. 1 acre; Herbert Hahn, route, t. Salem tbree-foarth acres; Miles Otloway. Silverton. one acre: Jacob Blersack. Scotia M!'.ls. three-ofurth acres; John WartW. Scott s Mills, two acres: John John son. Wood bum, one acre; S. Zcllnka. route 2. Woodburn. one-half acre: Albert Paulson, route 2. Woodburn. one acreJoha Neyoda. roate 1. Hob bard, one-hair acre; Andrew Kout ney. Hubbard, three-rourths acre. Loganberries Andrew Koutney. Hubbard, rive. acres: Dan Fhenk. route 2. Hubbard, cue acre: Bairn Leabo. route 1. Hubbard, seven a rea: Frank r.rlmM Jr.. Itnhbard. ,,Te erM. Fm Moor Woodburn. r (Continued on page () the cavalry division of the new army. It will be recruited from all parts tt the country, as will be the seven reg ular divisions retained and which are now part or the army or occupa tion. Caoh or the seven regular di visions now in France also a arJgnd to a home camp as a permanent bare and will be sent to tha camp wb'fl witndrawn rrotn Europe. Tending rurther legislation, the plans being followed call for the or ganization of one field army of five corps. The first and second mips are "now composed of the flrtt t seventh divisions, now overseas and the ohers will be formed at hom when the new divisions have been created. The peace strencth of an infantry division to which these units will be recruited la rs.82 f risers and men. The forty-record, the cav alry division, will have a pcara strength of 13.97. One project still under d'srnion in connection with th localization, of the divisions of that cf oHr rln t officers of th war time diI ior commlslsons la th new regular units. This would eoaMe the war d paxtment to take Into the rrmUr service some g-neral officer rf na tional guard organization, it It nt derstood. to command ntji!tlHy the same unit they commanded la France.