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i i t . .The. Statesman receives the leased .wire report of the A- iociated Tress, the greatest and most reliable press a , ; soclatlon la the world. THE WKATIIEU WW Thursday fair; gentle westerly SIXTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON', THL'ltSPAY MOItXIXC!, APRIL 3, 1019 ... . ;. . . . - ... i J if. r. MM S7 9 KOREA'S DECLARATION OF-IDE Full ' Text' of Proclamation, icKRcsdtcd ia Seoul Riots, Brought from Orient by Pre$$ Representative. efforts to sieze all copies not Successful Signers Men of Influence All Church Denominations : Are Included SAN FRANCISCO J April 2. the full text, of the Korean proclamation of Independence, which resulted in rioting" in Seoul; the capital of Ko rea, when it first ) was publicly dis tribited March 1, was brought here today. by V. S. McClatchy, director of the Associated Press, returning from the Orient on the steamer Shin yo Mam. . The translation was forwarded by messenger to the Associated Press bureau at Tokio and by It given to Mr, McClatchy to bring to the Unit edStates. , The Japanese, 'according to infor mation accompanying the proclama tion, searched persons on the street the night the proclamation first was distributed, including rome Ameri cans, in an effort to fiod and seize all copies of it. AU Signers Arrested. The proclamation is signed by S3 . men, all of whom later were ar- , rested. V , . " " i The signers 3f the proclamation re, all men of influence in Krea. They Include Buddhist leaders, lit erary men of note and leaders in the three Christian denominations, Presbyterian, '.Methodist Episcopal and Roman Catholic. j Sdng Tyung HI whose name heads the list, is head of a new Korjan" ect, known as the "Chua-Do-Kyo or 'nature cult His followers are reputed to number tund-eds of thou sands. His income Is Eald to have been, great and until recently he ap peared to flourish under Japanese protection and encouragement. People Made Request. ."Thla work ot ours is In behalf of truth, religion and life," the proc- ( Continued on page 2) PROCLAMON dangerous paper American V. M. Men Search Declaration of Independence TOKIO, March 14, (By kail) -News from Korea of the interesting scenes leading, up to the proclama tion of independence, - issued March i 1, Is-being' received here with the receipt of the copy of the proclama- ; tion. " ; . .. ... : - .t; One outstanding point Is the state ment that two members of the .Young Men's Christian association staff at Seoul, both' Americans, were taken . from the street in front of their building to a room Inside and sub jected to a personal search because they were suspected of having been (handed a copy of the proclamation Dy a Korean on the street. The search was unrewarded and the men, were released.. There Is strong feeling in Tokio CHILDREN DYING Widespread Suffering : Encou in Poland-Epidemics of M WASHINGTON. April 2.-Wide-l spread. suffering and. distress throughout eastern and -south-east-. ern Poland are described in a cable gram, from Warsaw received today at the .American Red Cross head quarters here from a Red Cross mis. sion which has just returned from an ' eight-day tour of. Inspection during . which.it covered 1,500 miles and dis . tributed food, clothing and medicines : In. 20 cities, and numerous Tillages. The members of the mission were said , to have -found the population practically without any of the neces sities of .life and disease prevalent . everywhere... . -.; - ' ' -. Children were sick and dying from epidemics of .typhus, small pox and trachoma, while towns were reported to havei been practically wiped out .by .the diseases. J ' "In many of the isolated villages starving peasants lined, the roadside and begged for food," the cablegram stated. Por weeks they had been living on an Imitation bread made from potato peelings, dirty rye and the bark of trees, but when the Red Cross arrived the supply of these Ih : gredieats had been eihausted. E IJ5 ED INTO U. S. WOODEN SHIPS TO GET TRIAL Flour Cargoes Will Be Sent East as. Experiment May Use; Spare Boats PORTLAND, Ore., April .2. Five cargoes of flour are to be sent; from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast in wooden steamers as an experiment according to telegrams received here today from United States Senator Charles L. .McNary, of '; Oregon. In surance for the cargoes has been ob tained at the rate of $2, a hundred pounds, this cost to be absorbed by the food administration, and the ship ping board. vfThe result of this experiment will bej known Senator; McNary , said, within JO days. If it is successful other government , vessels Inow idle on . the Columbia river and Puget Sound will be requisitioned for sim ilar .service, . , . - According to Senator McNary, in addition to, the flour . . to - - be sent around (ia these wooden vessels, five cargoes from Portland, and five from Puget Sound 'Willi be shipped this month in steel vessels to the Atlan tic si de. . .i - . v. FOUR; HOUR SESS ION FAILS TO BRING AGREEMENT REGARDING ADJUSTMENT OF STEEL PRICE Stockmen Have Jingling, ! ;f Ppckets4fter Big Sale : YAKMA, Wash., April 2. Buyers from Washington, California, Oregon Idaho and Montana today paid $24, 670 for 82 animals in a disposal sale of E. B. Marks Holstelu herd near this city. Eight hundred people at tended the sale. D. M." Donnelly of Sedro Woolley, was the heaviest buy er, taking 20 cows and , the highest price paid for a single animal was $1,400 paid by the Hollywood farms for .Francy Hartog, a four-year-old cow with, a record of 2 6 pounds of butter in : seven djays. r ed by Koreans for Jpy t of Qaest ; Goes Unrewarded 1 against the missionaries but on the part of Japanese who know Korea this is discredited. At least any in ternational effort on their part at bringing on a revolt is discredited. An lAsaoclatfcid Press fcorrespon- dent at Seoul, writing uner date of March 6, gave an account received from an eye witness of what took place in Pyengyang, the second city of importance in Korea. The dis turbances have generally occurred throughout. Korea, according to au thentic reoorts which are only now coming to hand.' ' . ' ' The apparent features of the dem onstration everywhere was. said to be the desire nd the intent of the (Continued on page 21 FROM DISEASE ntered by Red Cross Mission Kinds Said tBe.flw -The greatest suffering and desti- tution was encountered in Pinsk, sit uated in the unhealthy Pripet marsh es,. 209 miles east of Warsaw. fin four years the population of Pinsk-has, been been reduced from 50.000 to 25,000, and of the latter 500 . are down with typhus, lacking medical attendance and proper nour ishing, curee. . Disease and hunger were found in every house visited. An Inspection of the orphan asylum disclosed .sixty children afflicted with typhus. -v. f "The direct misery was I located in a little village in the Kowel dis trict,, about eight miles behind the Polish lines. Practically every one of the 120 persons remaining of the original population of 1000 were dy ing of faarvation or disease. ' l As tne- members of the mission werelthe first6 Americans seen In those cities and villages since the beginning of the war, they were be?; seiged by the natives for news of relatives In the United States, the cablegram stated.' The .workers of fered to forward letters to the Unit ed States and about 1000 were pre sented. Starved Germans Unable to Combat Tyhus Wave BERLIN, April 2. (By The Associated Press ) A . terrible epidemic of typhus is raging at Pforzheim. Baden, accord ing to the Tageblatt, I Thou sand's of persons are stricken. The epidemic is attributed to bad water, and is difficult to combat, owing to the famished condition of the people. Harvard Coach Retired -; . . from Football Activities mm., ,.m j BOSTON, April 2. The retire ment from football activities of Percy. D. Haughton, for nine years coach of Harvard eleven, was an nounced today by 'him. Mr. Haugh ton recently discharged ; from his commission as major in the army said - that business interests would take his time. No statement was available to night as to Haughton's probable suc cessor. ... . Sensational- Matches : Part of Tournament NEW YORK, April 2. .Winners gained their places in the semi-finals of the singles and doubles of the National Indocr . Tennis Champion, ship at the seventh regiment armory today. The match of sensational in terest was that in which William T. Tilden II defeated Lieutenant S. Howard Voshell, the champion. Vosh ell : for. a time - outplayed his rival chiefly on his service. The score was 4-6, 8-6, 13-11. , ; In the doubles, Tlldtn and Vin cent . Richards, the national title holders, easily defeated Voshell and Craig Biddle. The rallies were fast and the beaten pair was unsteady. Director General of Railroads ? Refuses to Accept j New Changes WASHINGTON, April 2. -Director General Hines of the railroad admin istration, which Is the largest - pur chaser of steel In the United States, refused today to accept the price re adjustments arranged by the Indus trial 1oard of the department of com merce - with representatives of the steel industry. i An effort to effect an agreement between the board and the head of the railroad aaministraiion iauea. although members of the cabinet, the Industrial board and representatives of the food and fuel administrations, the war trade board and the war fi nance corporation conferred for four hours. , , The conference at times grew stor my with the cabinet members final ly withdrawing to an adjoining room, from which they emerged with a recommendation that the question be re-commltted to the board for fur ther consideration. This was finally agreed upon!. - Member Reticent ' Members of the conference were reticent. In discussing the proceed ings. Secretary Glass, who called the conference, refused to see newspa oermen. afterward, and the official statement concerning the gathering was very brief. AS originally issuea. "The steel, prices approved by tne I industrial board of the.' department (of commerce not havinfe been accep- ted bv the rairoad administration- the views of both were expressea ai the conference. Th"vlews of tbe industrial board were expressed by Sorretarv Redfield. Chairman Peek and bther members of the board. The views of the,i:&ilfoad administration were presented by Director General Hines. The matter was re-committed to the board for further consid eration" " , The statement caused such a flnrrj its intimation that the entire 'V" lh' the last sentence read: Entitled toTsfor Additional conference will be held, it was saia, at which the board-will attempt to show the rairoad admin istration that the prices agreed upon are not excessively high according to cost figures obtained by the federal trade commissions. Director Gen eral Hines has maintained that the railroad administration was entitled to its enormous purchafes at prices as. low as could be obtained. Mr. Hines, according to one or the officials, present, told the conference that,.. the agreement on steel prices reached by. the board with the steel industry, two weeks ago. was made over his protest and . was without warrant, of law- The director gen eral as reported that no matter what term was applied to the ,work of" the board in ita attempt 'at price read justments. It. was price fixing. The anti-Sherman trust law, it was said. vfZA cited, by Mr. Hines. He'further stated. It was Baid. that the railroad administration, should, be left to make - Its purchases at prices accep- ( Continued on page 2) BIG CROWDS SEE RELICS FROM FRONT Bands and ' Cadets Join in Celebration Heralding Ar rival of Victory Loan Trophy Train. ! VETERANS RECOUNT TALES FROM FRANCE B. F. Irvine of Portland Was Principal Speaker-Baby . Tank Is Interesting 'Midst the blare of bands andthe shouting of orators probably 10. 000 Salem residents viewed the .Vic tory loan trophy train, of five cars of exhibits., which was in this city three hous yesterday , afternoon. Managers of the display said; by far the largest number of spectators that have turned out in any Oregon town put in their appearance yesterday. Whistles heralded . the arrival at Trade and Commercial streets at 1:45 and a big group of Fpecators gathered there in no. time. :People lined up for two blocks to gain, ad mission to the Baggage coach, which contained the smaller, exhibits. - A half holiday was given the pu pils of the public schools and they turned out in force. A large num ber came in from the State Training school and the . Cheraawa Indian school. Cadets from the latter place and from Salem high stood I guard over the trophies. The' Cherrian. Chemawa and high -school bands pro vided music during 'the earner, part of the afternoon, ; . t I The exhibit wa$ spread out to ad vantage on flat carsj one carrying a baby tank and three others holding captured German field pieces, shells. listening posts,, machine guns and other of the heavier kinds of equip the trench warfare were in. the bag gage car. through which a stream of nearly 1800 people 'was put through hourly. Two coaches . bringing, up the rear were. provided as quarters for the delegation which aceompan led the exhibit. E. E. Brodie., editor of the Oregon City Enterprise acted as chairman. The speakers were H. F. Irvine of the ; Oregon Journal. Clarence (h Llklns, newspaper man (Continued on page 2) DEMOCRACY FOR JAPS PREDICTED . BY STATESMAN Count Ozaki Says Militaristic Element Is Gradually Losing Power, j CHLNA IS DISCUSSED Uniform Policy Toward Big Nation Essential to In- sure Future SAN FRANCISCO. April 2 The bureaucratic or militaristic element in Japan,- which now Is In power, is gradually losing strength and 1 in 10 years there will be a new Japan under a democratic form of. govern ment, in the opinion et County Y Oa- kl. members of the Japp.n parliament .who arrived "here today. In the party were T. Mochizuki also a, mem ber of parliament, and K. Adacht one of tbe leaders in the Kensaikei f .party. . - ' v '"Eventually I hope that we shal liave universal suffrage," said Count Ozaki. "Just prior to the close of the last parliament there were only a million and a half voters out of a population of 53.000.000. - Tly-ac tion of the parliament Just closed this number has been nearly don bled. Under universal suffrage; tnere will be ten million voters." .; In speaking of China he said: "It in essential for the future of China that all nations have the san e policy toward that nation.' With a divergence of policy,, tTnina will be divided against Itself,' as some will favor one policy and othera"anolher ' "Education is the great factor In promoting friendly relations between nations. We. must leam to know more about each othe- There are trouble makers In aU countries and they ronst be put down. Whefa un derstandings are brought about!, then we win begin to do away with arm aments. Japan Is ready to join In tne movement on the-Pacific.! "Tnere is no need for armament in the Philippines. We believe that the United States should grant tha islands their independence and Ja pan would undertake to be one of the guaranter nations of this! inde pendence. . i 1 Hospitals in Petrograd ' need Medical Supplies WASHINGTON. April 2. Swedish press reports receiv ed today at the state depart ment said the situation rn Pe trograd is steadily growing worse. Hospitals were report ed still short of medical sup plfes. New Banking Institution Is Organized at Astoria ASTORIA. Ore., April 2. The Dank of Commerce, a new financial institution with a capital of $100.- 000 has been organized la this city. It was announced today, with J. E. Roman, former assistant cashier of the Scandinavian American bank as its head. Some of the leadine fi nanciers of Astoria are Interested in the new bank, which will open as soon as new quarters at Twelfth and Commercial streets can be prepared. U.S. Soldiers Injured in Explosion at Brussels BRUSSELS. April 2. (By French Wireless Service)- Two hundred persons were Injured, including six ty American soldiers, in an explo sion of gasoline at Echternach Tues day. Fifteen of the injured are is serious condition. An American automobile f topped In the town to take on fuel. The machine caught fire and spread ticoT show and of the poultry show stored gasoline. Most of .those burned were spectators who had ga thered to watch the fire. - MAItSANS WANTS ItKIXACB HAVANA. April 2 Armando Mir- sans, who played In the outfield last year with the New . York American league team, has asked for an uncon ditional release from that team on the grounds of Insufficient monetary consideration for playing this year. Marsans, in his letter, said he would prefer to play with a minor league team under the circumstances. MEXICAN BANDITS U. S. CAVALRY BORDER RANC Tracks of Thieves Located in! Mud Cattle and Horses All. Returned MARFA. Tex.. April 2. Following a raid across the Rio Grande river during a blinding hail storm by Mex ican bandits last night, troop K. eighth cavalry, in command of Cap tain Matlack. overtook and killed five 'of the bandits, recovered the horses and cattle stolen, and re-ac- re- turned to the - American side. cording to-an .official report celved bj Colonel George T. Lang- home, at district headquarters here late today. Tbe report ofthe Mexican cross ing the river was received at mid night last night during the most se vere hail storm in tbe history of the Big Bend district. The bandits were reported to have crossed to the Am- Amerlcan side between Rutdoda Candelaria, on the river front. They stole cattle and horses and rove them back across the river under cover of darkness and the storm. - Troop K in command of Captain Matlack,. and troop M, commanded by Captain Broadhead, were ordered to the sene of the raid and by day break troop L had moved into sup port positions from India. Infantry detachments were moved by wagon train and trucks over almost I m pas sable roads to occupy the stations left vacant by the cavalry troops forming for pursuit. As soon as it was light enough for the scouts to locate the tracks of the riders and stolen cattle these were touowea 10 me . river oanx. where they could be plainly seen on ; the Mexican side. Cavalry troops were ordered to follow. Into Mexico on the "hot trail", K The bandits scattered and troop K. under Captain Matlack. followed one oand. while Captain Broadhead, com manding troon M, pnrsued the other. They galloped over trails. which were like mountain . paths, troop K over" taking the "bandits and killing rive of them before they could hide In the canyons. The cavalry recovered the horses and cattle stolen, 'after the exact number of stolen animals had been verified., All troops re turned to the "Texas side without casualties. . ' - Troop K rode sixty miles and troop M still further, arter midnight. t overtake the Mexican bandits. The raid was the eighth successful pur suit into Mexico by the eighth caval ry since it came to Big Bend and will pyobably be Its last as the regi ment 'will leave next week for Fort Bliss. , CASUALS COMIXtJ.HOME. VANCOUVER. B. C, April wttn 7 men. and six orncers. cas ualty cases from Siberia, the steamer Empress of Japan Is expected to ar rive here from the Orlerit on April 9. COUNTER STRIKE 1 WURTTEMBURG CAUSE OF STREET MTJfJG PRODUCTS TO BE EXHIBITED Commercial Club to Maintain Display Corn and Poul try Show Dates Fixed An exhibit of all kinds of Marlon county agricultural products is to be collected and assembled by the agricultural bureau of the Commer cial club and maintained In the club rooms. The decision was reached at a meeting of the bureau last night. The exhibit will consist of the fi nest procurable examples of the pro ducts or Marion county soil and will include vegetables, fruits and rrainj or all kinds. Luther J. Chapin; ag ricultural director of the club will be In charge of the exhibition, t r JThe dates of the Marlon county were tentatively fixed by the com mittee The corn show will bo held during the Hrst week Of, Ipcember and the poultry exhibitions' will be in the second week in January. Both will be along educational lines and will emphasize the practical side of troductlon 'nd marketing. The meeting last night was attend ed by all members of the department. They are Lather J. Chapin, director; Harry E. W. White, horticulture: W. C. Franklin, vegetable farming; R.,W. Hogg, livestock; George E Shaw, poultry husbandry; Lee ' M. Lane,' exhibits. KILLED BY AFTER RAID ON i H DURING STORM Louise Bryant Not Wanted for Address in Berkeley BERKELEY. Cal., April 2 Mayor S. C. Irving today Issued Instructions to Chief or Police August Vlllmer not to ajlow Louise Bryant, a nation al Socialist lecturer, and wife of John Reed, to speak in the auditorium of the Burbank school on Friday eve ning, declaring he does not in ten 1 to allow any Bolshevist meetings to be held in this city. Increased Salmon Price Is Lsked by Fishermen ASTORIA. Or.. April t. An In crease In price for raw salmon la the Columbia '.river district during tbe season which opens on May 1 is asked by the fishermen. The Col umbia River Fishermen's Protective union has set tbe price for Chinook s at ZVt cents per pound, an Increase of 14 cents over last season when the price was 11 V cents. The rate for bluebacks, white sturgeon and steelheads was. set' at 10 cents a pound an Increase of - cents a pound over last year, while the price for greylings was fixed at 7 cents a pound. The fishermen claimed that these prices were warranted by me racj mat me cost or an equip-jnent political figures have U-en ar ment and materals as well as otl , t , provisions Is higher. THE PHEZ COMPANY IS I ' NEWJMCAPITALiS. FIXED AT $1,500,000 The "Phex" fcrand. the design be ing a Mongolian pheasant In natural colors, will be on all products of the Phex company of Salem, which Is the,, new name of the Pheasant North west Products company. Supple mentary articles of incorporation were filed with Corporation Com missioner Schujderman yesterday changing the name and showing an increase in capital stock from 400. 000 to 11,500.000. The change In the amount of shares Is from 4000 shares valued at $ipO each to l. 000 shares at $100 each. Of the to tal capitalization 100,000 repre sents preferred stock. ., . t ."This is the culmination of the plans which have been working to wards complete development for some months and which means the complete consolidation of the InUr ests of the Pheasant Fruit Juice company and the Northwest Fruit Several Lose lives When Col mm of Workmen Meets Detachment of Troops With Machine Guns. , STUTTGART IS GROWING NERVOUS UNDER STRAIN Gas' and Electricity Shut Off; : Food Supplies AreUe coming Scarce STUTTGART, nesday. April 1. By The Associated Pre Procla mation or a general strike of work ing people throughout Wurttctnbnrc today was met by a counter strike on the part of the bourgeoisie. Street tights developed In the afternoon and three persons are believed to have., been, killed and -many Inured. .The casualties occurred when a col umn of striker; holding a demon-, stration for their demands, met a large - detachment of government troops with machine guns and ar mored cars. The troops rcqnosted that, the strikers, disperse. . Tbo, strikers, refused- and adopted threatening attitude. After Fercral warning shots, the trorps flrrd. " There was some brief hand to hand fighting after which' the demonstra tors were driven -off and order re stored "for the time being... ' ' " Stuttgart, however. Is growing ner vous.,, The gas and. electric supplies have been shut orf and the food tl-" ' nation Is serious. .- - Although the. demands - t - tha strikers are ostensibly for tbe re moval of martial law. the release of political prisoners and new. elections for tbe soldiers and workmen's coun cils. It U believed In . government quarters. that they are. working sys tematically .under the surface- to bring about the downfall of the gov ernment, by which they hope to en danger, the national government. It 1 claimed that it is Intended that the strike here shall spread all over Germany. . The majority ' Socialists have not taken a definite attitude in the sit- nation. and seemingly are. divided. The Independent, socialists and ths tpartacanj are working together. Only two newspapers, one majority socialist and one independent, are permitted to appear. 1 3fKTAL WORKKUS OCT COPENHAGEN. April 2.-r-A dis patch Teceived from Mulheim-On- . RuhY says that ail workers employed -In the great metal works owned by the Thyssen firm have gone on strike. NKARLY 30.000 LKAVK PLACKS BERLIN. April 2. tBy The Asso ciated Press) The Zeitung Amnii tagg reports a strike In Berlin of tbe metal Industry, involving all cat egories and Including draftsmen and foremen, numbering roughly thirty thousand men. MANY CITIZENS FLEEING. BERLIN. April 2. (By the As sociated Press) Reports from Buda pest declare that the people are flee ing, in Increased numbers from that city. One hundred and forty proml- ( Continued on page 2). Products company, and Increase; the capital stock of the Pheasant Northwest Products company from a nominal amount to ll.S0O.000 and changes Its name to The Pbex Com pany, said II. S. Glle, president of , the company yesterday. ."The con solidation of these various interests brings together all the fixrd and liquid assets of the parties at inter est, including the plant located on the one-hair block at Trade and Com mercial streets. "Salem, al5o the plant formerly of the Olymria Brewing " company at Olympia. Wash., whert Appleja Is being manufactured. al? tbe plant or the Phra5ant - Fruit Juice company, located at Woodburn: the equipment ot the Pheasant Fruit . Juice company in the buildirg at.. Trade and High streets, together with, the warehouse at that point built upon leased land, and tbe new ly equipped jelly. Jam and preserve plant located on Twelfth street.