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Buy a Tag oday and Let Your Dollar Melp the Etoy Scouts Make Better Oltizen The Statesman receives the fjfCl V LX flrvT 'la. a- x. . I JT. X jl. 1 "'-.- " ; and most reliable press as- VMl I I LV lilL IL ILil l,aV MK ! vUltllLM I L h ' TlI I I I I I I I If I II II Shower, west, probablj fair east .Delation in the world. N j Nj J V" A VNA J IjwvvlI Portion. Moderate tooth to wu "' -v ;" - .f ? i r" ' - .- - ,, ......... i 'J . . f . T .......... t. SIXTY-X1NTH YKAU ' yt ; " ' " , " ' " , SALKM, OKKGOX. SATURDAY MOtl.MXt;, APRIL 5. 1019 . J PRICK FIVE CCXTS BEACH TO BE EVER BEFORE Resort Will Have All Best Features of Past and Many New Attractions Commit tee Acts " BIG CELEBRATION ON FOURTH IS SUGGESTED Independence. Day May Take Form of Welcome . for . War Veterans Riverside Dip, Salem's summer batmng beach and picnic ground, will run on a larger scale and with more attractions this year tfhan ever Jrefore as result of the action taken by. the civics committee of the Com mercial dub last night. Every de sirable feature that the beach has BETTER THAN had during the past seasons will be " vised this year and in addition it is planned to Increase the' comforts. The resort will; be opened as soon as the water is warm enough for bathing. . ' " The grounds are to be improved. places provided for the parking of automobiles, the beach and groves illuminated, tables are to be placed In suitable locations foe picnic par ties,, a stairway is to be constructed from the bridge to the beach and many other features are to be added as conditions warrant. The county court is , to be inter ' viewed today to arrange for the building of the stairway. ' A Fourth of July celebration which will take the nature of a horaecom- Ing for the men who have been in the military and naval service, was one of the suggestions made at the meeting. It was decided that it was a matter for the commercial club as a whole to act npton rather than the civics committee alone. ' ( In the discussion following the suggestion It was brought out that the, time is opportune for a "real old fashioned Fourth" and that it would be very fitting to officially welcome home the boys who have been in : the service as the greater part of : them will probably be home by that - time. " ". A survey of the 'analtary eondl tlons of the city to be followed by r. clean ui week was favored by the committee. The city health officer I will be interviewed by members of the committee to secure his advice and assistance in the proposed sur vey.'. The plan Is to prepare data on all places which are breeding places of flies i and disease germ that they may be eliminated. The clean up week which will follow will be con v , ducted Junder the management of the "civics committee working with the health .authorises. CLUB TO HOLD MASS MEETING . Surprises Promised to Mem bership of Commercial Organization April 9 . A mass meeting of the membership of the Commercial club Is to be held in the club rooms Wednesday, April 9 at 8 p. m. The committee in its Invitations, states that.it is the aim to make the club absolutely demo cratic ' and that it is desired that every member have a voice in shap ing the policy of the organization The social committee p-oAiise3 surprises in the way of enteftara ment and the affair promises to .be ope which will not lie all strictly business, although matters of import will come up. Luncheon i will be served. Dutch Ships to Be Given ' Back to Owners Shortly NEW YORK, April 4. Negotia tions for the early return to - their owners of the) eighty-seven - Dutch ships which were requisitioned by the United States In March 1918, are In progress and it was said . today by an officer of the shipping beard that delivery may be tinder way by May.l. A representative of one ot the large Dutch lines said he had been advised rom Washington that a proposition with reference to the time, terms and raanner'of delivery, bad - been cabled by the . shipping hoard to the allied maritime trans port council in London. The Dutch ships now in use; by the United States for war emergen cy purposes aggregate 533,000 dead weight tons for which the Dutch, owners have received a monthly com pensation of approximately $1,000,- Colonel Koester Takes Oat First Victory Bond : ' PORTLAND, April 4. Ore- ! Bon 8 first subscription to the Victory liberty loan was made by Colonel F. J. Koester. U. S. A., and was for $1000 worth of bonds. . Colonel Koester went to the officeof the local cam paign manager today and put his name down. He was sur prised when heeamed that the X honor pt leading the.Oregon list had been given him but said his action could stand as a tes timonial as to how men in the service feel- toward the loan. SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTED TODAY t'i v.' V"- -- ; - Reconstruction and After-war Problems Discussed at County Convention STIRRING TALKS SLATED Harold Humbert, State Secre tary, Is Scheduled for Two Addresses Today's program for Marion county Sunday School enven- tin. " j Forenoon K M 10:00 pepartment Study groups for primary and beginners. Mrs. Clara G.' Esson. For Junior, Miss Gladys Carson. Young People Girl'pro blems, Mrs. Leland W. Port. ( Boy Problems, Rev. Har old Humbert Address Jlelp for the 10:4: Sunday school from : without. Stev. John W. Hoyt. Bible Interesting to the Young People, Rev. Har ,; old Humbert." 12:00 Teachers,, Superinten dents, county officers and field workers, lunch with" General Secretary Humbert. Afternoon 1:30 Service of song and de-. votion, Rev. A. Steeling Barner, evangelist. 2:00 ' Address Missionary education in the Sunday - school, Miss Violet John son. 1 Music Willamette quar ; tet. Business Session Elect ion, report of schools and committees. 3:30 . Rev. Harold Humbert sings. Address Religious Ed ucation and the New Day. Rev. Harold Hum bert. Benediction. ' Reconstruction in the Sunday school was the -principal topic dis cussed at' the opening of the annual Marion countv Sunday-school coxx- vention at the First Christian church yesterday. Although attendance" at the first program was mostly local, a large number of out-of town mem bers are expected today. About 100 have been present at the two meet ings held thus far. ; , Election of officers will be one of the main features of this after noon's program. A nominating com in it tee composed of Miss Gertrude Eakin. Fred DeVrie3 and Mrs. B. L Edwards has been appohited-to select candidates. The resolutions com mittee selected yesterday includes Sirs. Delia Overton of Woodburn, Rev. Mr. Putnam of Salem, and G. A G. Moore of Turner. , Rev. Harold -Humbert, state sec retary of the Sunday school, associa tion will be the drawinz card for today. In addition to handling the class in boy problems he will make two addresses. Yesterday morning talks were made by Mrs. Clara G.. Esson. on "Mothering the Sunday School." and Mrs. N. F. Rogers on ' The Sunday School and the Home." both show Ing close relationship between home and the Ssnday school ire. Miss Jes sie U. Cox delivered an -address on "The Aristocracy of Service in which she pointed out the value. of unselfishness-in civjl activities. De votional services wero in charge I Rev, A. Sterling Barner. -,Re.. 11.-H. Griffis. pastor of the First Christian church of Portland made a talk in which he touched on the Sunday scool's place in education, reformation and evangelization. One of the means of making the Sunday school mortelpful in na tional lire was myouonea y John W. Hoyt oT Ashland. He de scribed in hetair the plan or the daily vocation Bible school, which has been introduced throughout the east, but has only been tried out on the coast Jn Seattle. This schoof is in tended to provide recreation during the summer for the children for the OFFICERS FOR (Continued on page 2) NOSKE LOOKS INTO FUTURE WAR STATUS Socialist Minister Anticipates Unfavorable Peace for Ger many and Need for Another Fight VOLUNTEER ARMY IS CONCERNING COUNTRY Interest Is Largely Ac a demic Good Pay and Bonuses Offered PARIS. April 4. (Bv The Asso- hted Press)-The proposed limita tion of German armaments has at present for the Germans largely an academic-interest as ten dependable forces which the state aad private enterprise have been able to raise by an incessant advertising campaign and offers of good pay and bonuses to volunteers do not reach the low est figure mentioned in reports as to the size of the army to be . al lowed Germany by the peace confer ence, according to, the latest advices from German sources. The social ists, in addition, retain their old ob jections to militarism and are not enthusiastic about entering the pro posed popular militia on the Swiss model. " v . . . . v An exception to the general social ist attitude, however, is .furnished by the socialist war minister, Gus tav Noske, who has expressed the opinion that in case of an unfavor able peace, which he anticipates, the army must as quickly as possible be brought to a state of the highest ef ficiency for a new. war. A begin ning should be made, in the belief of Herr Xoske. with the develop ment, of 'the. militia! and army, side by side.": with which should go a campaign for the hardening and strengthening of the people by alter ing the school courses o as to give the coming, generation more time out of doors and the encouragement of open air exercises and sports. Improvement on Old. Then in case the time should come when a new army must be rais ed and a new war come, the material for the new army would be better than the old. . Herr Noske expressed these views to German newspapermen in plain ing arjd defending the bill for a pro visional army introduced at weimar. He expressed the hope that some form of a league of nations in which Germany would have an equal right and footing .would ultimately be evolved and some arrangement for Alsace-Lorraine and othf.r problems be reached with which the Germans could be content and which would (Continued on page 2) New York Doughboys in Great Homecoming Parade as They Marched nim null n ml,- jiuiro . n. m i.iiiiiiiI'uhi"T'm.''' wm V , 3 It is estimated that more than a 1 if c r r : 2 3?ie 7;- RTvS-nf ;:.:- .. f i 1 "K .-r;' I tin' : : ?TK H lit n Tv'l -:rl h Xfit&r ki Via . w x . vSP.v -... r. r u,- -at- division, made up of New York doughboys. This photograph show some of the troops marching under the great -Victory Arch at Twcnty-fourtJ street and Fifth avenue add part of the throng which filled Madison . ! ! Square. FOOD TROUBLES NOT YET OVER Tonnage Unavailable to Carry Supplied Needed by Ger many, Says Hoover PARIS, April 4. (Ity the Asso ciated Press) The food difficulties in Germany were by no means solved by the signing of the food agree ment. Tonnage Is unavailable to' move the required supplies.! and the available grain stocks are fo short that it probably will be Impossible to furnish the full amount fpeciHed in the agreement for some time. Herbert Hoover, director general of the inter-alied grain relief organ-j izatin, estimates he can f rurnisn Germany 180.000 tons of grain dur ing the month tt April. liowev,er. Germany's estimates that the Ger man grain and potato stocks will be exhausted before June are correct. Mr. Hoover expresses the belief that U-is questionable whether food t-nough can be supplied to tide Ger many over until next harvest. TWO HUSBANDS GOOD SUPPORT Woman Arrested in Silverton , on Charge of Receiving Both Allotments SILVERTON, Or1.. April 4. Mrs. R..E. Brown of Hfod River accused of receiving allotment mopey from the government for two husbands in the service, was arrested here today ,by Deputy United States; Marshal Tichenor and taken to Portland. Mrs.. Brown's husband No. 1 en listed in the armyt two years ago. fie is now in Germajiy with the army of occupation; Some time last fall Mrs. Brown is atleged to have gone to Des Moines. Iowa, and married a man named Chaflcs Coons who Is in service overseas. The government has been paying Mrs. Brown vn both recounts, according to the charge filed.' - : RUSS FLEET ORDERED TO MAKE WAR LONDON, April 5. Lion Trot zky, the Bolshevik ' minister of war and marine, has ordered the Russian Baltic fleet' to put to sea and attack the allies, threatening to have all the crews shot if they disobey the order, says the Mail. Under Victory Arch to Welcoming Cheers 1 T . m$BM. million persons witnessed the homecoming parade of the Twentj-aeventh MR. WILSON IS SICK IN ? FRENCH CITY Severe Attack of Cold Con fines America's Chief Ex ecutive to Room in Paris House. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM SAYS ADMIRAL GRAYSON Wild Rumors Current Con- c prntntr Health nf Pi-mL - - - - - - dent of U. S. PARIS. April 4. (By The , Asso ciated Press) Reassuring news from President Wilson's bedrid was sent to the peae delegates this evening, althoiish the news Indicat ed that the president's condition was such as to make it advisable that he teir.aia m his room at least for to morrow. "Study of the case has caused Rear Admiral Grayson, the p:esidents physician, to reach the conclusion that the president is not suffering from influenza, but that the seven ty of the cold is such that the pa tient will require careful watching. With Colonel House in, the place of President Wilson, the premiers met this afternoon at the war office. but agreed to meet tomorrow at the president's house for the purpc of consulting him. if his condition has sufficiently Improved, should a ques- tion arise to make it necessary. " Ha I Rumored. The illness of President Wilson has caused numerous wild rumors to circulate in the city and not even the delegates themselves are Im 711 une. Colonel House' had heard that the president was really down with a case of influenza but Rear Admiral Grayson personally assured both him and the premiers that Mr. Wilson merely had a bad cold. He warned them, however, that the ut most care must be exercised? to p vent It from getting worse. Informally the proceedings of the council were related t. the presi dent. King Albert of Belgiumwho presented his country' case to the council today, made an -excellent im pression, but is understood to. have been given no promises. The Czecho slovak question was stain discuss ed today, as was" reparations. The council resolved, for the sake of facilitating Its work, that the de cisions of Uie various commissions be sent directly to those engaged In drafting the treaty. Colonel House at the close of the day-said he was pleased with the progress made and Captain Andre Tard'.ou of the French delegation also expressed satisfaction. (Continued on page 2) of Madison Square Throng MWMMVMMMH . . - -V P" . Him m mm .'V ivi; Five Months ot Slumber' ITFIF A TIT Tltf It if Bailies 11 PKrfaans, OAKLAND. Cal., April 4. Klcvfn physicians are barnd by the case of Mrs. Julia Mor ton of this city, who has slept continuously for fiTe months. She fell ln,to a stupor a few days after apparently having recovered from inflnenia and since then has not opened her eyes nor given any except the slightest Indications of con sciousness. QUEZON DENIES THAT JAPS ARE TOO- NUMEROUS PrV"lCnl J P"PPm'Si- aic oaTl immigration Has Not Increased ISLANDS ARE PEACEFUL Yellow Pril Not Endangering Commerce and Goyern ment of Colony ! WASHINGTON, April 4. Recent reports that Japanese were Imml .rating Into the Philippine land. In Increasingly large numbers were denied today by Manuel L. Quexon. president of the Philippine senate and chairman of the indendence mis- sion. Mr. Quezon said there was al- ways a movement of apanese to and I Ifrom the Islands, out that there had I been no noticeable IncreaM reeentlv I He also asserted he did not believe Jpnes ,u,MmB bd any designs upon ine rnuippmes except as an extension of their commerce. Mr. Quezon expressed belief that A 1 HI. . . . . . , , v ll. "P" naa cciTru jis QPim mow at ine recent elections which placed the liberal panx in power wun a commoner as a premier. Formerly. In traveling to and from the tnited States, he Mia. nuncea ini las Japanese 01 an cia?es wun woome ne came in my i cuuiiivk nuf-sii una. Beeuiea 10 mi. a cnip on meir snouiuen as 11 welcoming a coniesi un uqb 01 iuv srw powers ui iw worm, not exciuaing ine unitea States. On his recent trip from the Islands, however. Mr. Quezon said I me Jtpanew were concernea cnieuj I m r -1 wun mailers 01 commerce ana cui - lure. iney are peaceiaiiy inciiiKa and no longer wantwar to- prove tneir sunding in me worm. The Philippine mission' head said one guarantee alone against any Jap- anese aggression in ine rntiippines was the racial differences between the two peoples. As Christians, the Filipinos, he said, had nothing in rommon with the Japanese states men of the military party, and he added, realize they could not sup press Christianity even If they could crush the nation. If the Filipinos were granted their complete Independence. Mr. Quezon said; there would doubtless be an In crease. in commerce with Japan." but there would be a proportionate In crease in co mm err ft with the t"n'te States. The Filipinos are sincere, he asserted. In their admiration of, the United States and this country would always hold the npper hand in com mercial, as well as personal relations with the Islands. FORTY-SECOND DIVISION AWAITS FINAL ORDER TO SHOULDER KITS FOR U. S. COBLEXZ. April 3 (Thursday) I By The Associated Tress) The fo-ty-second division Is all packed up and Jawaltins the final order, 'all aboard or h?me.- The first troop from this divis'on is sched uled to leave Ahrweiler Sunday morning. The personnel of this train will consist of the division headquar ters staff and several smaller unit. Two trains will leave Sunday alte-x noon and four daily thereafter for si i days. The transportation offi cers figure on an averagj time sched ule from the Rhine to lirest of sixty hours. - t Official cogniMnce has been tak en by the third army of. the Increas ed spirit of enmity shown by civil ians against Arne'lcaas in the occu pied area. Thursday.! Intelligenco summary saytJof this eonditlo? "There Is considerable feeling against tour strict enforcement of the civilian circulation regulation." "The summary adds further along: This is especially so with refer ence to the circulation on the left bank of the Rhine between the sev eral occupied tefitorie." Regarding Bolshevism and the opinion of civilians in the occupied I KEfl I I I A BE .FINISHED NEXT WEEK British Authorities Confident Document Will Be Ready for Signing by Next Wed nesday. ALBERT GOES TO PARIS TO REPRESENT BELGIUM onarch Says Quick Action Is Necessary in Order to Save His Country PARIS. April 4' The opinion was expressed tonight by responsible lirttlsn anthorities that the peace treaty would be ready for signing by einesaay next. ' AGREEMENT IIV SUXDAV LONDON. April 4. (Britifh Wire less Service )The Paris correspon- t AM K V Tt I f . m blTl. ableTo authority that by next Sunday a com plete agreement will have beea reached by the council of four. yocxx irn todav PARIS. April 4. (By The Ajo- elated Press Marshal Foch Is ex- P1 to arrive from Spa tomorrow. 0 word has yet been receit ea in Paris regarding the negotiations wnh the Germans over the proposal I to and Polish troops at Danzig RKLGIAS XEKIJS OlTlJXi:i PARIS. April 4. (By The Asso- rlateil ProlILolrfii-' m V - -1 " " ' " " " - - 1 been laid before the peace eocfe 1 nP. v. th. mn.t itn -r.;.v,4 cate iigium could have chosen. Kin Albert h. Hn i th. r I .k. t. . conferences with the represjntstivc of-the great powers he has outlined h needs of hl fonntrr n tr.M t,f tne stepg that must be taken Immedl ately If Retgium is to b restored. Km Albert has hmA lour eon- -r, flonn with PrL1nt VM1 Colonel F.!wrH m iinn. rmir Clemenceau and David Lloyd George. The coaversation. led BB tn hi. I sr - appearance before 'the council of ifour tod. x member of the Relrlan tee I delegation told the Associated Press today that shorn cf Its 'diplomatic niceties, what King Albert told the COUncjl might I summarized thus: "The time of promises is pasird If Helgiiirit is to live "ifce counc.l tmitrt." Three Point IUTitcd The Associated Press H able to. state that three questions ef vttsl Importance to the re-establishment of Relglnm. flcanclally, economically and politically were discussed. The, first question was the immediate ad' vance of about ten billion francs, the . second, the exportation to tlelgiuru from England and the United States pf raw materials, and the third was the cession to HelgiumNof the left bank ot the L'Cscant river and the . Lemberg peninsula. The first Item represents the val ue of German marks left In circula- .. (Continued on page 2) . area, the summary says: "The general idea is that Bolshe vism will die of Its own accord, and satisfaction Is expressed that it can not make headway in' the American xone. While reeogn!xig that tho inhabitants owe the quit in the reg ion to the American troops it Is evi dent that the population has no real ly friendly spirit for our soldiers." . The third army has granted rpe clal permission to a number of con gressmen to address such 'of thfir constituents S3 they haJ atticg the divisions in the occupied tone. The congressmea have arrived at Cob lenx for several days v:s!t with the bridge head troops. , Representative Julin Kahn of Cal ifornia arrived In CoMeni this moan ing after having had vi.-ited the bat tlefields. Other eongr"nie.i who arrived during the day were Ilatton W. Sumnera of Texas. Addison T. Smith. Idaho: C. W. Ramsayer. Iowa:- Vvilllam W. Hastings. Okla homa; John K- IUkcr. California. James P. Glynn. Connecticut: Ladis las Lazaro. Louisiana; Rnrton L. French Idaho; William A. Ash brook. Ohio, and William R. Green. Iowa. ,