t
The Statesman receives the '
leased wire report of the As- . .. '
sociated Press, t ho greatest,
and most reliable press aa- '
aociailoo In the world., i
imMm
TIIK WKATHKK
Probably rain: colder; moderate
southeasterly gale along the roast.
SIXTY-NINTH YEAR-
SALKM, OUEtiOX, . WKM.XKHUAV MOUMXt;, MAX 14, lfl.ln
nUCK FIVK CK.VTM
1
ENVOYS WILL
BE RECEIVED
LATE TODAY
Austrian Peace Delegates to
Be Regarded Less as Ene
mies Fewer Restrictions
Laid Down. i
PEACE TERMS MUCH
LIKE GERMAN; QNES
Italians to Play Prominent
Role in Reception at St
Gennain-en-Laye '
- ST. GERMAIN-EN-LA YE, May 13.
f By The Associated Press. )- The ar
rangements for the reception of th?
Austrian peace delegates jtomorrow
evening for their accommodation in
the quaint suburban residence
the early French kings and the pres
entation to thetru of the condition?
of peace which are to be a duplica
tion in many respects to those hand
led the . Germans at Versailles, are
now completed. .1 1
It Is evident that the Austrians
are to be treated less as enemies and
Unmasked Bandits
Carry Away Gold
In Mid-Afternoon
- OAKLAND. May 13. Two armed,
unmasked , bandits walked! into
the Emeryville National j bank
at Emeryville, a suburb late today
cut the telephone wires, pulled dowd
the window- shades, backed, six em
ployes, live of them women, Into a
vault and escaped in an automobile
with $8,400 in coin and currency. ,
According to the police the men
lert a large amount of gold in the
bank, owing to Its weight. They
were described as being apparently
1'8 or 2 0 yeara of age.
CLEAN-UP DAY
IN SALEM IS
FRIDAY MY 16
Trash Placed b Alleys Will
Be Hauled Away by City
Without Charge
PLAN HELD NECESSITY
CHINESE ARE
WARNED NOT
TO CONSENT
Violence Threatened by Peo
ple at Home Japan's Am
bition Given as Reason for
. Anger. '
ASSEMBLY EXTREMELY
DISAPPOINTED. IN PACT
Preparations Made to Do
What Crisis Demands in
Case ofiTsing-Tau
. ' .
PARIS, May 1.. y The Asso
ciated Press) Messages threaten
ing violence if they sign the peace
treaty have been .received by the
Chinese delegation from . various
parts of China. A dispatch sent by
Sj.OOO citizens of the Shantung pro;
vince, dated" Tsinan-Fu, May- if.
Bays: i ' . t , .' -
"Regarding the Tsing-Tau pro
blem, Japan shows contempt for pub
lic right and never ceases to be am-
Friday, May 16, is "clean-up day bitious. The people of Shantung re-
Owners of Vacant Lots Con
n sidered Responsible for
ondition 1
Noted Irish Singer Now
Full Fledged Policeman
t
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.
John McCormlck. the Irish len-
4 -niembtT of the San Francisco
police department tomorrow
I and' will 'be- presented with a
gold star by Chief of Police
White. The honor is in recog
nition of his services for the
victory loan.
CUIDDTIH ril7DC Runaway Street
Ulill UVlLVblXO Tan,
GIVEN BOOST
FROM ORDER
X&u'TbiS I- 8fl. d 0. that U, . . .oeeep. m
blsh and trash will be Hauled away ftT. " 7 , . .
German allies. They will "be received
Sh their arrival at St. Germain by
Prefect Chalel of the Department
. ot the Setne-Et-Oise as the. represen
tatlve fft tae French government and
wtll be entrusted to the charge of
the Inter-allled military iftisBion!, un
der the French ColoneL4lenty. on
which Major f Tyler represents the
, United State T :, ;" V-:: 'r
' 1 Italian Colonel Delegated. ',
The Italians will play a far nfl&e
prominent role " in, the .reception of
the Anstrlans and the presentation
of terms than In lie case of the Ger-
, ' mans. An Italian colonel ranking
with Colonel -; Henry . and j above the
other allied representatives has been
delegated for the military mission
and the Italian delegates probably
- i will be given seats at the head : of
. T. the table for -the-- ceremony oftfthe
presetation of conditions, s .
The museum of the chateau con
talning relics of pre-historic times,
has been selected for thi ceremony
of turning over -to the delegates of
the peace treaty. Is now ready.
The room is roach smaller than
STORM REPORTS
DISTURB FLIGHT
i ...
Third Airlane May Be En
abled to Catch Up With
Pair at Trespassey
WASHINGTON. May 3. Weather
reports received tonight at the navy
department in connection with prep
arations for the proposed trans-Atlantic
flight show it was learned that
sto'tng are probable during the next
24 honra over the route from Tre
passey Bay, N. F.. where the sea
planes NC-1 and NC-3 are awaiting
the signal to "hop , off to the
Azores, the end of the first leg of
the real cross-ocean trip. The weath
er along, the north Atlantic coast.
It was said, probably would be fa
vorable tomorrow.
The weather indications made Ii
appea- unlikely that the two sea
planes would start tomorrow. Fa
vorable weather along the coast. It
was believed., would enable the NC-4,
wmeh has been laid up for repa'r
at Chatham, Mass., since last Frl-
President Wilson Will Permit
Construction If Done With
out Interference With
Merchant Marine.
EUROPEAN TRADE TO
KEEP YARDS AT WORK
Few Now in'Postion to Take
on Building for- Foreign
Nations at Present
car Cause) Death
of One Passenger
bv the cv withoucharee. accord- ."ry' i T!f : Y to resume her flight. It was
' . i uomiiiunicaiions woose nouse was i learned rrom an authoritaiiva
ing to plans nde t a meeting of Durned at Pek!ng , nd chang Tsonf tioTthe xSSH
the civic department of the Com- Hsiang (former minister to Japan
mercial club with City Health Of- who was severely beaten by the Chi-'
ficer J. Ray Pemberton In the clflb "fl J"1
roon yesterday. Friday was cnos- . f
en in order that the city may be No Kar For Apulogiei j.
clean for the Odd Fellows conven- "Should , you sign the Japanese
t Ion to be held next week. proposal you must receive the same
- Citizens will be notified by Man- treatment upon returning to China,
ager T. E. McCroskey of the Com- e cannot give ear to apologies. Do
raercial club to clean up their prop- not fail us". We .are much in ear-
rrties and place the rubbish la the nest."
alleys where- the city wagons will message from the Chekiang as.-
cume for it sometime Friday and 6embly dated Hangchow May 10 and
haul it away without charge. Own- addressed to the Chinese peace dele-
ers of vacant lots will be expected gates says; .1
to see that they are cleaned. "The assemblv is ' extremelv dis-
Wood piles must be removed from I appointed at hearing that the dis
the streets and the bark and chips j pos8x of Tsing-Tau has been left to
disposed of. I the discretion of Japan alone. All
IDr. Pemberton declared mai me I are prepared tl do what the crisis
clean up must e maae as a wmurj i demands but are hoping that you
measure regardless of the desires jw,n yet effect a change in the situa-
of the property noiaers ana cuizens. i tion Jf neceF,ary withdraw from
A group of ornclal. mspecioTS " I the conference without signing the
nuk a. tour of the city next week to 1
tm room ia iDDca 8Qiaiir laau " . . . i v v
that at Versailles, where the Ger-PT" J " . nrt f fBl1 raoral 8upport r tne peopIe at
(Continued on page 21
cleaning and will make report vt j nome ..
f negligent residents,
m
o Cliance to Sln
Chinese colonies in several parts
of the world are showering the del
eeation with resolutions aganst
signing the treaty. The tone of the
messages is such that responsble del
egates say it, will be quite impossi
ble to sign unless the delegation is
given written assurance of the ulti
mate return of the Shantung polti-
cal rights to China. .
WASHINGTON. May 13. Orders
for possioly 3.000,0 K gross tons "of
ship to. be built for foreign account
n American shipyards may be
placed as a result of an order by
President Wilson permitting the
building of such ships provided it
could be done without interfering
with the construction of the Ameri
can merchant marine. The presi
dents action was announced in
statement issued today at the White
House. v
Officials of the shipping board to
day would not venture more than
a guess as to the tonnage American
shipbuilders might expect as the re
sult of the president's order, which
it was said at the White House, had
been issued at the suggestion of
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
SEATTLE. May 13. Howard Car
roll. 17, a high rchool student, was
killed, and 17 other persons injured.
several severely, when a runaway
Capital Hill street car daohed down
the Pine street hill here late today,
knocked four automobiles off the
track and crashed Into a one-man
car. Carroll and the persons .in
jured were riding in the one-man
car. John Hector, motorman on the
runaway car. asserted hia " brakes
failed to work and during the car's
flight the trolley came off the wire.
The one-man car was carried two
blocks by the impact of . the collis
ion. .
pamtcUres
TO COST MORE
DUE TO TAXES
Luxury Revenue . Made Ap
plicable to All Prepara
tions Under Trade Mark
- - - " . i
! SOAPS ARE EXEMPT
REPUBLICANS
EXPECTED TO
SPEED WORK
Senate Will Probably Be Or
ganized When It Convenes
Monday Leaders Come to
Agreement
get under way early tomorrow, that
the seaplane would attempt to go
direct to TreDassev Bav to loin the
other two flvine boats and that the I board.
stnn over at Uaiifav nniH ; I Good .substantial orders, it was
W - - - - waa, a Villi V- '
ted. I said, may be expected Tor tne raciitc
Weather conditions also were con-1 an1 Atlantic yards.
sidered favorable for the navy's di- Xnjr Will Order
rigible C-5, leaving Montaul Pofnt. Norway is expected to place very
N. Y.. for the test flight for New! large orders, possibly 1,000.000 tons
Foundland.
PETITIONS ARE
SIGNED. BY 600
and France and Italy probably will
let contracts for considerable ton
nage, it was explained. France al
ready has placed orders for 500,000
tons In England for delivery In
three years, and officials believe
may give American yaj-ds a good
share of the additional 1.Q00.000
tons which that country is expected
to require. Italy, it was said, pro-
f it n . mm .1 to require, naiy. n wa aaiu. yiv
JUniOr fllgn UymnaSIUm MaMbably wUl be In the market for ap-
ter Ready to Be Presented
to School Board'
proximately 500.000 tons, part or
which may be built In the United
States but England is not expected
to Dla.ce any orders In American
yards.
To ltelleve Situation
At the shibcing board it was ex
nlained that few orders could be
placed immediately as the capacity
Kool Kid Leathers
Men's. Footwear in Various Styles of Easy Tread
Lasts for Summer Wear, Very Reasonably Priced.
One social function after another will, 1 the order in
Salem for several weeks to come. There." will be
conventions commencements, home-comings; etc.
All during increasingly warm weather. Men,
provideFootwear for the occasions. Heavy
calf leathers arei suggestive of frost
and snow. Lighter leathers wear
just as well in dry weather
f and ar? a heap more ?
. , - comfortable.
CLUBS EFFECT
ATMLGMIATION
John Steelhamraer, Wood-
burn, President of County
Organization
A temporary organization of the
commercial clubs of Marion County
was affected at' a meeting held yes
terday at the Marion hotel,- There
was a fair representation present
and much enthusiasm for the plan
was shown. John Steelhammer of
"Woodburn was chosen temporary
president ajd Manager' T. E. Mc
Croskey, 'of the Salem- Commercial
"club, was named secretary.
The next meeting will be held In
this city June 5 when the constitu
tion and bv laws will be adoDted
and plans made for future "work.
The plan is to meet in the variona
towns of the county from time to
time as occasion demands.
Teachers in the city schools must
wait until Thursday night ;bqfore
they know whether they are to be
reelected for next year, as the school
Ti was nnihlA m s m
together last night at the regular of the yards for orelgn accoont wa
time for the meeting. . ted- ,0n " ' ZJfKl
. ,a I six vards. are now In a position to
held up by the delay was the junior n or,der"' bu.t,itljl, lt
hih achol rvmnaim matter rr I utlon wil be gradually relieved, it
v v- c-ioko. o o i .i.vtlwu said
with 48 petitions signed by approxi- respect to the prices
.t nA I ed by American shipbuilders to for-
these he will submit to the board, eign interests, it was -
in order that the members may be me iasi pr.ce r V"
nrririaiiv 9nnrij nf th. ntim-ntlln American yarns was a ion
The shoe Illustrated above is a
fine Kid stock of the Blucher
type made on a j last of easy
and conservative ; lines, j Good
oak soles, welted" and made by
the famous White House Pli
able .Tread
Process--A
restful shoe .
MM
For the man who likes a last
that comes to the point com
monly called the English last
, we have a ,
splendid Black
Kid Bal. at ...
$6.00 1
M last
iThen the other type, as blunt
as an officer's command,! an
easy walker, Black Kid Bat. on
the Munsen
U. S. Army
$6.00
The low instep foot will like
the association of the "Hug me
close" feel of this Combination
Last. A splendid
light Kid Bal.,
for summer . .
$6.65
Black Kangroo the peer- of
all leathers for a man's fine
Shoe Takes a high polish,
keeps smooth, outwears other
light leathers.
English
Bal
1 $7.35
P
m.
v.
if
And the man' that likes a little
color not - conspicuously
koht (not snnnoh in srft awav Zi
from black will find the cool- f.
lng appeal of a dark Havana
Brown Kid in r '
this stylish Eng- 1
lish BalmorraLat
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for a special election to vote. funds
for the buildings.. Solicitation for
the signatures, was directed by Mrs.
Fisher and Mrs. J. W. Harbison, who
through the aid of the high school
pupils, secured the names in 24
hours time. No objection was met
with In any quarter and It is be
lieved the election will have a strong
backing -'
While Sleeping, Mrs, J. F.
Vnruh Passes Quietly Away
Although' in apparently In good
health at the time she retired last
night. Mrs. J. F. Vnruh passed quiet
ly away in her sleep, shortly after
11 o'clock, death coming from hea'rt
failure. She was 52 years old and
had lived her over 20 years. She is
survived by her husband, who Is su
perintendent of the United States
National bank building, one daugh
ter, Mrs. , Resale Smith, and four
sons, Lee. Earl, Charles and I-owell
Vnruh. Mrs. Vnruh was an aunt of
Justice of the Peace Glenn E. Vnruh.
All contracts for foreign ships will
(Continued on page 2)
CONFERENCES ARE TO
BEGIN THIS MORNING
Controversy Over Two Chair
manships Will Be Delayed
Until Later in Week
"Medicine" Carefully De
fined in Regulations Fine
Line Ix Drawn
"WASHINGTON. May 1 S Con sum
era are required to pay a tax of one
rent for every 2 cents in the pur
chase price of ' practically all toilet
articles and all patented or adver
tised medicinal articles, nnde- reg
ulations announced tonight by the In
ternal revenue bureau defining the
taxability of such rommodlties under
the revenue act.
The tax, which became ef fectlv
May 1. Is made applicable to all me
dicinal preparations soil tinder pa
tent or trade mark or produced by
a manufacturer or claiming to have
exclusive right or title to make such
preparation.
It replies to all medicines adver
tised as remedies or ipecifics" for
any disease, as well as to all nnad-
vertised medicinal preparations pro
duced by a manufacturer "having,
or claiming to have, any private for
mula, secret or occult art. used in
their production. i
"Medicine," Is defined In the reg
ulations as a remedy fir disease "of
human or aulmal body." , "Recom
mended or advertised' is construed
as meaning "representation by any
means, whether by personal canvas
or statement on labels, in pamphlets
or In advertisements.
Many substances not used wholly
for medicinal purposes, such as boric
acid o- licorice. If advertised or sold
under a trademark, as ! medicinal
preparations are also subject to the
tax.
The tax does not apply under the
'WrVSHINCTON, May 13. On. the
eve of the organization onferencs
roenornow of Republican senators,
leaders of the generally considered,
regular and progressive group
joined tonight In predictions that
the Republicans would ofganlxe the
senate when it convenes next Mon
day. The leaders also agreed that
settlement of the controversy over
the proposed election of Senators
Penrose of Pennsylvania and War
ren of . Wyoming, to chairmanship
of the finance and appropriations
committees, respectively, would be
postponed until after the senate or
ganization is effected next week.
.Many conferences were held be-
tween members nf both factions to
day and resulted in an agreement to
unite in organising the senate and
postpone factional troubles. A large
attendance at tomorrow's conference
la expected, only three of the four
Republican senators. Lenroot of Wis
consin: Townsend of Michigan- and
Fall 'of ' New Mexico, being unable
to reach Washington.
Borah Directs Meeting.
The InltLai conference . tomorrow,
according to plans, will be closed,
although subsequent conferences to
discuss , the projresslve project
against chairmanships for Senators
Penrose and Warren may be opened.
. Senator Lodge of Massachasetts,
conference chairman, conferred dur
ing the,' day. with many Republicans
and late today, seven of the pro
gressives held a meeting with Sen
ator Borah of Idaho to discuss or
ganization plans. Senator Itorah an
nounced that Senator Johnson of Cal
ifornia, who had been urged to be
come the candidate of the progres
sive group for president pro tern, had
refused to have his name placed be
fore the conference.
Senator Johnson's decision elimi
nating himself aa a candidate for
president pro tern left that office un
settled tonight, with indications that
Senator Curtis of Kansas, would be
named at tomorrow's conference.
! Senator Curtis was understood to be
regulations to food preparations, acceptable to the progressive. The
poisons. Insecticides, medicinal dis
infectants. - serums and anti-toxins,
or vaccines and bacterlnes "not ad-,
vertised to the general lay public."
Soap and soap preparations are
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SENATOR ROOT CONDEMNS STEPS
TAKEN PRIOR TO GIVING ROADS
. BACK INTO PRIVATE OYNERSHIP
LIBRARIAN TO
LEAVE JUNE 21
Mrs. Euphemia Freer Re-signs-Lottie
Peters Port
land Successor '
. i i , i j ;
The resignation 'of Mrs. Euphemia
Freer, school librarian, has been! ac
cepted by the library board and tot
tie Peters of Portland, at present a
student at Syracuse university. Syr
acuse. N. Y., haS been elected to the
position. The resignation of Mrs.
Freer is effective June 21 and Miss
Peters will assume her duties Aug-j
ust 1. The board expressed appre
ciation of the work of- Mrs. Freer.;
Mrs. Freer will go with her fam
ily to Klamath Falls where they will
make their home. Mr. Freer has
recet.tlv received; his discharge from
juvwwww the millUr advice at Vancouver.
ST. IX)UIS, May 13. Compulsory!
fede-al incorporation pf railroads.
government jguarantels -of income
and the removal of the roads from
th"e jurisdiction of the present state
commissions, as steps proposed pri
or to the return of the railroads
to private ownership, were con
demned by Elihu Root in a letter
read toda7 befo:e the Missouri bank
ers convention in session here. Mr.
Root's letter was read by S. Davies
Warfield. president of the national
association of owners of railroad se-
iii-itlM. whn had reauested an onln-
Funeral arrangements are to be lon from Mr Boot ag advisory coun-
announced later. Mrs. Lnruh was I t t. .i.k
at the family hoW.at Fifth and Nor- I A' - alternative. Mr. Root un-
way streets at He time of her death, onalifiedlv endorsed the Dlan of the
aTii"itv owners association unde
Norwptnan Pnnrr Mill which congress would fU a fair rate
Forced to Close Down I rate-making district as a whole and
require the rate-making authorities
to fix rates that would presumptively
yield that return. In the event oi
any road making more than the
prescribed return the excess would be
taken by the government and used
to promote public Interest In trans
portation.
Defect Pointed Out.
A general rate fixed by the gov
ernment for all railroads. Mr. Root
contends, has this defect: If the
rate is fixed so as to give a fair
turn to weak roads It will give an
excessive return to the strong roads
while If the rate Is fixed on the
basis of an equitable return to the
strong roads It would drive out of
business their weaker competitors.
31 r. Root precedes his conclusion
with the statement that "it la ap
parent that the people of the country
do not wish to enter upon a perman
ent system of government operation.
The railroads are to be returned to
private -ownership." he says, "and
they cannot be permitted to go back
o uncontrolled operation of the ea
lier period." He maintains also that
some provision mast be made to
prevent the continuance of the
steady progress toward bankruptcy
which characterised the decade be
fore the government took possession
CHRISTIAN! A. Norway, Monday.
May 12. Norwegian paper mills
have stopped operations either
wholly or in part because of the new
restrictions on paper Imports Into
England. - It is reported that the
British restrictions will be wth
drawn in six or eight months, but it
is believed the Norwegian paper In
dustry will have closed down long
before that time.
swicx;ktt ox cyast
SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. Dr.
Glenn Levin Swiggett. chairman. of
the committee directing the survey
of th foreign trade educational
needs, of . the United States, was a
guest of the chamber of commerce
here today. He will depart tomor
row for Portland..
regular faction, it was said, were
prepared to elect Senator Johnson or
any one upon whom the progressives
could agree, l
. Pmfrram It Outlined.
'As a result of the negotiations to
day is was virtually agreed that to
morrow's conference would deal onlr
with the selection of a president pro
tem and other routine bu sines.
The committee on committees to
be selected by Senator Lodge will
be composed of nine members ski
at today's meeting of the progress
ives It was decided to present the
names of Senators Jnnes of Washing
ton and Kenyon of Iowa, for mem
bership as representatives of the
progressive . group. Those attend
ing today's progressive onferene
were Senators Borah. McN'ary. of
Oregon, Moses, New Hampshire;
Kenyon. lows; Jones. Washington;
Johnson, California and Norrls. Ne
braska. CtMcnmittee Is Ready.
The committee on committee? will
begin world Immediately but Is not
expected td reach any decision re
garding chairmanship er other com
mittee assignments until next week.
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T
SALMON BY THOUSANDS SCHEDULED TO GO t
THROUGH SALEM IN FEW DAYS, SAYS CLANT0U t
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Do you lik? to fish for salmon? j , i
If you tlo h?re is your chance. i f
State Master Fish Warden IL E. Clantori was in torn yes
terday and nay that perhaps this vreek, and next week for
sure, Royal ('hinook aalmon by the thousands vrill lx
passing 'through Salem to the tipper part of the "Willamette
river, and that they should be taken easily with troll lines.
I Warden Clanton "ja-heen at Oregon ($ty for wveral day
J vratchiiiu the bijr fish pass through the fibVay and over the
falls. Literally thousands of them, says MV. Clanton, are going
J tip the laddern. By the end of this week'Mr. Clanton thinks
they will reach Salem. Some of the 1 salmon weieh as much
as 50 and CO pound. The run up the rivrf'i a little later than
usual, due to the eondition of the water, jl'he fish do not Mop
in their -up-river pilgrimage to the spawning grounds until
they are beyond Eugene in the MeKenzwj river, though some
are diverted into-the Santiaro. j!
Beeause of the depth of the river at sldem it is doubtful if
the salmon can be een as they swim iipjthe stream.
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