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p i. 8ALKM, ORKGOX. FRIDAY MOK.MXG APRIL IB," I01P PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
SALEMGOES
OVER TOP If
LOAN DRIVE
Banks Take Entire Quota of
$820,150 T Citizens May
. Buy as Desired on Govern
inent Terms.
NO CANVAS TO BE MADE ,
TO GET SUBSCRIPTIONS
County Asked to Duplicate
Record of City Workers
Highly Pleased
Salem Is over the top in the Vic-to-y
Loan the first city in the Pa
;cific northwest to. subscribe Its quo-
ta. Aand it is being done without!
a canvas as result of a decision ot
-f2ur banka of the city to take
the $820,150 allotment of bonds and
sell them to citizens who desire
them. , v
i There will be no campaign oi so
liciting. The four banks have tak
en the bonds on a pro, rata of their
respective resources. ,
The bonds will be for sale at the
banks from "April -21 to May 10 on
the same terms as may be obtained
by buying direct from the govern
ment.. Because of the interest which
has been manifested in the loan pros
pective buyers are urged to make
their purchasers early as the allot
ment for Salem is expected to be
oversubscribed. The banks are pre
pared to sell . the entire quota., -:.
The; plan of the committee vp
originally to hold a campaign of one
day but at a' meeting late yeste-day
It' was decided that this was . not
necessary as whole -allotment wa4
taken by the banks: " ' r
A. telegram announcing the situa
tion In Salem ... has been , sent to , all
el ty chairmen of the county outsldo
of Salem by. County Chairman F. 6.
Deckebach asking that, the remain
der ,of Marion : do as this city h
done. An answer to the 'telegrams
'. has been requested. -; j .
. -.The meting which , was to have
held in the; Grand .theater Sunds
for instruction, of the workers and
for the public generally will not take
place as -there, is .no .further, need
for it. '. :r: t
- John. H..McNary, general. for the
Salem campaign stated last night he
believed that had a campaign been
made It would have met with a
ready- response, because of the thor
ough organization and enthusiasm
of-the workers'--He had anticipated
. a drive full of dash and with liber
al subesriptions. v .
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Young- - Men gave j their lives.
We are not askod to give but
to- loan our money with 'which
to-, pay for the equipment that
made further sacrifice' of life
unnecessary... .
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Mrs. Shank and Paulsen
May Get Better Salaries
Increases in salary for Mrs. Myra
Shank. Salem police matron, and
Mf Paulsen, deputy city recorder,
will be recommended to the city
council by the ways and means com
mittee at the meeting Monday night.
Mrs. Shank as police matron now re
ceives $50 a month and, the com
mittee will recommend, that she re
tire to. ueputy City Recorder
-uisen receives $85 a month and
the recommendation will be that he
receive $100.
WOODMAN TRIAL
Hearing of Man Accused of
Accepting Bribe to
Begin Soon
' LOS ANGELES, Cal... April 17
Six permanent Jurors had been em
paneled when adjournment was taken
late today in the trial of Mayor F.
T. Woodman, accused or accepting a
bribe, which was begun here tht.t
f morning in Superior Judge Willis
court.
. It appeared probable there would
be a thirteenth Or altornifa tnm-
sworn in to hear the testimony and
to, vote in case any one of the twtl
regular jurors should become inca
pacitated during the trial.
One of these accepted was Mrs. F,
J. Parker, wife of a retired bus!-'
ness man. . : : , "
r Three others were examined as to
their qualifications.
: Captain John D. Fredericks, chief
of: counsel for Mr. -Woodman, had
announced before the opening of the
trial the defense favored a jury com
posed exclusively of men because
there would be much testimony unfit
for women to hear. '
Dying Man Orders Sons -
to. Keep Up Will Contest
- PORTLAND, Or.. April ,17. Dr.
William Tyler Smith. contestant of
the $600,00.0 .will of Xarifa Jane
Failing, his cousin, who died in 1917
leaving the bulk of the estate to C.
Lewis Mead and Thomas N. Strong.
died at his home at Sheridan, Ore
gon yesterday. Jt was learned here
today, f
- He had been ill for some time and
last week, called his attorney to his
bedside it was stated today, and told
him to proceed with the will contest
taking it to the supreme court of the
Unied States if necessary. In his
will, it was said, he instructed 'his
two sons to take up the case, which
has. been fought in the courts of this
county for more than a year with
out a decision as yet.
Dr. Smith alleged that Mrs. Fail-;
ing was mentally deranged and un
der undue influence when she made
her will. Dr. -Smith is survived by
his widow, two sons, William, man
ager of Orchard and Farm; Thurlow,
and a daughter, Mrs. Joe Craven of
Dallas, Oreogn.
JURY DRAVM
.r;. " - ' r " I f'
Eleventh Hour Purchase of
faster
May
be consummated here with
- i -
ease, confidence and dispatch.
Wear Something New This Easter.
- . Here are the important
, - little things that meet
i Woman's: Fanciful Wishes.
PRETTY COLLARS ! i
COLLARS AND CUFF SETS :
VESTEES f . !
1LANDKERCIIIEFS
LOVELY RIBBON'
HAND PURSES ,
SILK FIBER HOSE
PURE SILK HOSE
.. ir WHITE SATIX PUMI'S v
I WHITE KID PUMPS
. And the; necessary things
.,. for the sterner sex.
A NEW. HAT" j S
A SNAPPY I CAP
BELTS
GLOVES -.
i - NECKTIES
! SHIRTS AND
I DEPENDABLE SHOES
HOMECOMING
DASHED
BY ACCIDENT
Three Men Missing from Crew
of Naval Tug Freehold
J- Sunk by Blow from U. S.
f Troop Ship.
THOUSANDS WITNESS
i ACCIDENT IN HARBOR
Suction from Steamer Draws
Smaller Vessel Rapidly
to River Bottom
NEW YORK April 17. The
homecoming joy of 1,362 American
troops on the steamer Saxonia was
dashed this afternoon when the sol
diers, clustered cheering at the rail,
saw jhe naval tug Freehold sent to
the bottom of the Hudson river by
a blow from the Saxon la's propeller.
as she was working to warp the big
uner into ner pier.
A muster of the Freehold's crew
tonight showed three men missing
Rescued , members of the crew said
that they saw Larry Lanahan, chief
machinist's mate, sink after a short
struggle. It was thought perhaps
that the other two men unaccounted
for had been picked up by small
boats and taken ashore.
The sinking of the tug was one of
the most dramatic marine accidents
which has ever occurred here. Tho
cheers which a moment before had
been echoing back and forth from
transport : to dock, were hushed as
from the stern of the great vessel
came the sound of rending steel and
;- .wood.
The Saxonia s decks, crowded to
the. rail with returning troops, were
the scene of greatest confusion, but
only for an instant. . Then quick
thinking fighting men put their
thoughts into action. ' Ropes were
thrown overboard and five - seamen
were pulled from the Hudson.
Meanwhile the naval tug ' Craw
ford, also engaged in warping the
Saxonia Into her dock, saved three
more lives. Police. , working from
the pier. - rescued three more and
rowboat, hastily put out from the
shore, and brought the total of those
saved up to 14.
The Freehold was less than three
minutes -in sinking. According to
witnesses, it was shortly before 4:30
when the tug received its deathblow.
Witensses said that the comman
der of the Saxonia evidently had at
tempted to aid the tug by giving the
larger craft a "kick ahead." The
quick rush of water, however, sucked
the tug in under the stern and the
(Continued on pa?e 6)
Fixin
JOY
gs
Patient Returns to Asylum
After Wandering Two Years
Nearly two years arter his escape
from the state hospital fbr the., in
sane, Theodore Lindfors, roughly
dressed and in a worse state of men
tal aberration than when he left,
presented himself at' the hospital
yesterday and asked to be received
again as a ward of tbe state.
Lindfors is 29 years' old and his
people live in Finland. lie was com
mitted to the hospital from Mult
nomah county July 3, 1917, and es
caped August 9 of the same year. His
present conditions is such that hos
pital authorities are unable to draw
him but with any concurrent story
as to his wanderings, except rhat he
has been in California part ot the
time since escaped.
GERMAN AGENT
SETS FIRE TO
TROOP VESSEL
Stater Room on Transport
Patricia Found in Flames
in Boston Harbor.
GUILTY MAN .IS IN IRONS
Three Thousand American
Soldiers SavedBoat on
Way Home
BCM5TOX. April 17. Jnlius Fisch
er, an agent of the Hamburg-Amer
ican Steamship Line set fire to a
state room of the transport Patricia
Tuesday night, while the vessel was
steaming to this port with nearly
3000 American soldiers. The fire
was extinguished by the crew and
Fischer was placed Ip Irons.
'ine raincia is one or me urn
of the German merchant fleet to be
turned over for use by the United
States according v to an agreement
with Germany. Fischer is one of sev
eral Germans who were allowed - to
remain on board to represent the
vessel's owners. He was taken to
the naval hospital tonight far obser
vation. Other German agents and a
'number of American officers on the
Patricia said Fischer began to act
strangely four days out of Brest and
was confined nndar guard.
Fischer started the fire by manip
ulating electric wires.
STRIKE THOUGHT
CLOSE TO END
Basis for Settlement of Tele-
phone Difficulties Is
Reached by Officials
WASHINGTON. April 18. Basis
for settlement of a strike of tele
phone operators and allied workers
in New England, which has paralyzed
telephone service since Tuesday, was
believed by officials tonight to have
been reached.
Postmaster General Burleson to
day forwarded to General Manager
Driver of the New England Tele
phone & Telegraph company the de
mands of the striking operators with
instructions to hear the employes
either .individually or collectively
upon receiving assurances that they
would return to work Immediately
This action was considered as form
ing a basis for agreement.
Postmaster General Burleson had
announced that action would be tak
en by the wire board on the gener
al managers' recommendations on or
before May 10.
Battalion at Eugene
Is Praised by Officer
EUGENE, Or.. April 17. Colonel
James B. Hanna, member of tbe gea
eral staff, with headquarters at
Washington, D. C, Inspected the re
serve officer's training corps battal
Ion at the University of Orecon this
sftprnnnn A notarial battalion ni- f
rade was held for him. -Colonel
Hanna complimented the battalion
upon its appearance. He is on a
tour of inspection of the several R.
O. T. C. units in the northwest.
Teachers9 Salary Increase
to. Be Decided May 10
PORTLAND. Or., April 17. The
Portland school board today called
a special district election for May
10, next at which a proposal will be
placed before the taxpayers for a SO
per cent salary increase to be grant
ed all teachers in the public schools
here. If the Increase i voted it will
necessitate an annual Increase of
1531,000 in revenues for school pur
poses. JU3IPIXG OFF SPOT PICKKD
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. April 17.
United States naval aviators officers
have selected a site on the shores
of the ' Bay of Biscay on the south
coast of New Foundland. a few miles
west ot Cape Race, aa the. Jumping
off spot i for their tram-Atlantic
flight, according to a report received
from Trepessy Bay. I
HOSUUHES
MUST CEASE
0RN0F00D
Allied and Associated Powers
Prepared to Aid Russia
. With Provisions and Med
ical Supplies.
PREMIERS AND WILSON
APPROVE PROPOSITION
Country to Be Treated in
Same Manner as Belgium
Was Ministered To
PARIS. April 17. (By The Asso
ciated Press) The allied and as
sociated powers are prepared to aid
In the relief ot Russ'a with food
stuffs, medical supplies and other
necessaries, providing there is a ces
sation of hostilities "within definite
lines In the terrtory of Russia." This
fact became known today fj corres
pondence which has passed between
Dr. F. Xansen. head of the commis
sion appointed to feed Rnssia and
President Wilson and Premiers Clera
enceau. Lloyd George and Orlando.
Dr. Xansen. la his Appeal to the
council of four for aid in bringing
relief to Russia, where he said thou
sands of persons were dying monthly
from sneer starvation and disease
suggested a neutral and "purely hu
manitarian committee' for the pur
pose. The council of four, in reply,
recogaized with cympathy the situ
ation in Russia and gave assurance
of Its :adiness to succor the strick
en people of Russia alo ng the lines
that Belgium was fed and ministered
to. but with the fundamental prop
osition that a cessation of hostilities
would be brought about. - -
Premier Clemencean withheld his
approval of the proposition tempor
arily, but added his signature today
to . those of - Premiers Orla'ado and
Lloyd George and President Wilson.
thus virtually assuring tbe Irnmedl
ate economic relief of soviet Russia
as Lenlhe is known to be willing to
accept food on the conditions out
lined by Dr. Xansen. and discussed
with the Bolshevik! by various neu
tral representatives at Moscow.
While the plan is divorced from
politics, it ts generally believed by
the entente powers that it eventually
will restore order and enable Russia
to banish chaos.
MORE FREEDOM
IS ADVOCATED
Secretary Redfield Urges New
Policy to Bring About
Economic Independence
BOSTON. April 17. Adoption cf a
definite national policy of develop
ing the resources of the United States
so that the country would become ai
r early economically independent af
the world as possible was advocated
by Secretary Redfield tonight In an
address before the executive associa
tion of wholesale grocers of New
England.
."The United States can never rep
resent fully economic independent
from the world, but no one nation
is ever given all the Messing of prov
idence." Mr. Redfield state, "but we
can become far more Independent
than we are."
"Public opinion." he said, "should
not only support hot urge the gov
ernment to make nd carry out a
definite policy, with the requisite
funds for carrying it out. where un
der the national domain, whether In
the United States. Alaska. Hawaii,
or Porto Rico, shonld have Its pos
sible resources ascertained and steps
taken to their development.
"This should Include our transpor
tation systems, our cable facilities
under seas, or waterways, our mines
and supplies of oil. our timber re
serves, our coat stirrer, the re
sources of our fisheries, the reclama
tion of waste lands, the checking of
industrial waste. In short, a forward
Policy to develop America.
No Korean Provisional
Government
Seal
in
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. April 17.
A formal denial that a Korean
provisional government had been set
up In Seoul was made here today br
T. Ohta. Japanese consul general.
He stated also that authorities de
nied the Korean declaration of Inde
pendence was openly distributed by
the provisional government In Seoul.
BRKMEX WOIIK.MK XSTIUKK
BREMEN. April 18. A general
strike has been proclaimed. It is ef
fective in most of the large - works
and on tbe tramways. The gas and
electric lighting systems, however,
are operating.
I Washington County in
Oregon Leads Entire 1). S.
PORTLAND, Or., April 17
gon victory loan officials came to,
tbe front today with a claim that
Washington county. Oregon, was
the rim county in the United States
officially to report its rull quota sub
scribed. Tbe quota of 1405.100 for
Washington county has been sab
scribed for a week, it was slated by
the county chairman.- They ex
pressed the opinion that when the.
final checking up was made. It would
be found that this Oregon county
had subHcribd Us quota ahead, of.
the counties of Iowa and Washington
which have claimed to be the first at
the goaL
CANTON VILL
ORGANIZE HERE
Colonel Watkins of Patriarchs
Militant Comes to Salem
Tonight
Canton No. 11. Patriarch Militant,
will be organised by Colonel S. E.
Watkins of Portland following the
regular meeting of Willamette en
campment No. 1, I. O. O. F here to
night. Colonel A. Watkins la depart
ment commander of tbe state organ
ization of Patriarchs Militant. Move
Is on preliminary program of local
Odd Fellows In preparation for the
state encampment which Is to be held
here May 19 to 23. The department
council of the Patriarchs council of
the Patriarchs Militant will be held
on tbe night of May 19.
Canton to be organized herv to
night will Include several men from
Silverton and Stayton and enough
Salem men to make charter mem
bership of at least 25.
Ladies auxiliary also will be or
ganized by Colonel Watkins tonight.
Only five local women have received
the degrees of chivalry, but about 19
others will receive the degree at
state assembly next month.
TANK PLEASES
GREAT CROYD
Much Heralded War Machine
. Puts on Interesting .
Demonstration
The tank the much camouflaged
anl long heralded tank put on a
demonstration ot tree smashing, go
ing over rough ground, and fording
mill creek yesterday to the delight
ogf many thousands of 8alem pea
pie. Arriving at 9 a. m. the tank pro
ceeded through the business streets
and then went to the vacant lot on
Liberty -street near th Mill creek
bridge. At the intersection of State
and Liberty streets Robin Day de
livered an address on the work of
tanks in the late war.
In telling of an Incident of the
fighting in the Argonne he said:
"Over In France.. there Is a little
town by. the naaae of Apermont. sit
uated in the Argonne forest. As
you may know this town waa taken
by the American boys seven times
before we were able to hold it. Or
ders same to the effect that this
town must be taken at a certain
hour. The First Gas regiment, of
which I was a member, had thrown
over all their blood red thermite,
and the "dough boys" started over
the top. facrng the millions of ma
chine gun bullets, which kept the
air dense. All you could hear was
"pep pep, with now and then an
explostonof a big helL
"Our boys were falling right and
ierc ana u seemea as. mourn we
were going to have to fall back. All
at once we heard a rumbttng noise.
It threw vigor and Inspiration Into
us. The boys knew what It waa -
16 little baby tanks faced the ma
chine gun bullets, the nine point
twos and the anti-tank guns. They
seemed to be unconscious If the fact
that these bullets were tryln to
top their progress but tbe baby
tanks didn't stop until Apermont was
taken. t
Mr. Dar closed with a plea for
snpoort of the Vlctorv Loan.
Upon arriving at the demonstra
tion grounds the tank romped up
and down over rough places, rushed
throuah a thicket, walked over a few
sizeable trees and otherwise put on a
simJlatinn of Its work In actual war
fare. The crowd was enthusiastic,
especlallv the m11 bom ho wer
present In great numbers.
The music for the occasion was
furnished br the Chetnawa band and
Company M furnished a guard for
the land cruiser as it moved alone
the streetr" The tank left at 11
o'clock.
Alleged Conspirators
' Enter Not Guilty Plea
TACOMA. Wash.. April 17. Sev
en of the ten men charged with
criminal conspiracy In connection
with the Bale of tags attempted by
the Soldiers and Sailors council here
April 5. pleaded not guilty before
Judge Chapman in the superior court
court today. Two of the ten men
hamed in the Information have- not
yet been arrested and one failed tr
appear to plead aa he had not been
notified. Date for trial was not set
by Judge Chaman -todajy
iGERMMS TO
GET TREATY
APRIL 25
Procedure on Arrival of Dele
gates from Enemy Country
Decided on by Paris Peace
Council.
ITALIANS STILL WORK
ON COAST ADJUSTMENT
Decision Expected Soon La
bor Troubles Brewing in
. Part of France
(By The Associated Press)
With the return to Farls of Pre
mier Lloyd George, accompanied by
the Earl of Curxon and Lord Mllncr,
It Is expected that there will be a
speeding up or the final preparations,
preliminary to the gathering of the
representatives of the associated
powers with the German delegates at
Versailles on April 25.
There wa no meeting of the coun
cil of four at Paris Thursday aad
President Wilson was thus enabled
to take up many matters with var
ioua delegations, which may be con
sidered side Issues of the coming
peace settlement. The problems of
ntany centuries. Including reland.
RAimania. Serbia and Portugal have
thus again come under the consider
ation of the president.
According to the prcsect purpose
of the covenant of the league cf na
tions trill be the first subject treates
in detail after the declaration of
peace. After that the first matter or
the military, naval and aerial terns,
reparations. responsibilities and
frontiers will be taken in hand.
As is evident that the question or
Flume and the Dalmatlon coast has
not yet been definitely settled, the
Italian delegates are working ear
nestly to secure a decision before the
Italian chamber of deputies meets on
April 14. -
It Is the intention of the aero
nautical commission of tbe peace
conference to form a permanent in
ternational commission on aerial
navigation to act on a clearing house
on all questions of air navigation be
tween the respective states.
That internal political and labor
troubles in Germany are not to be
permitted to encroach upon the oc
cupied tone anywhere is Indicated
by an order of the British comman
der of the Rhine, which Informs tne
strikers in Cologne that they muse
Immediately return to work on pain
of having strong measures taken
against those who' promote or coun
tenance unrest. The American com
mander a short time ago issued a
similar order. J
Northern Italy Is experiencing a
spell of labor trouble, the workmen
at Milan. Bologna. Turin and Genoa,
the principal manufacturing cities,
having gone on a 24 hour strike.
Earlier In the 'week at Milan there
was righting In the streets between
socialist and antl-soclallst groups, la
which four persons were killed and
several wounded. Troops had to be
calle dto restore order. -
Labor troubles are also brewing
In the department of the Seine.
France, of which Paris is the capital.
A one-day strike has been called for
May 1 by the general federation ot
labor to put forward tbe federation's
program, which culls for an eight
hour day. political. amnesty, non-intervention
in Russia, lifting of tbe
state of selge and the censorship and
the return of constitutional guaran
tees. A general strike Is threatened
if the government and the employers
do not meet the demands of the fed
eration. Disorders of such maknitnde ore
reported from both European and
Astatic Turkey aa to give rise to the
fear that there will be great out
breaks at various points and new
massacres of the Armenians.
An investigation by the Belgian
central Industrial committee ot the
damages suffered by Belgium as a
result of the war shows that these
aggregate 35.000.000.000 franca. The
items include damage to state pro
perty. Belgian Industry and private
homes, and war expenses.
A Russian Bolshevik wireless com
munication announces that the Bol
shevik at various points on the wes
tern Russian front from the Black
Sea to the Baltic hare been victor
ious in the fighting against various
groups.
PROCKPURir DEtlHHD I I1X
PARIS, April 17. (By The Asso
ciated Press) The procedure on tbe
arrival of the German plenopoten
tiaries at eVrsailles has virtually
been decided upon. It will be Pres
ident IWlson and the premiers who
will hold the first meeting and deliv
er the treaty, as it Is not deemed
feasible to have all the pors attend
this initial session.
The actual arrival of the rCrmans
at eVrsailles. It is stated. Is tcd
uled for Friday night. April 25. but
the meeting with, the president and
premiers will not be held until Sat
urday and may le even deferred un
til Monday.
After the treaty Is actually dellv-
( Con tinned on pace it 1
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