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l : 9 , ! V- 4 i ! ; I r mm Th Statesman receives the leased, wire report of the As sociated Pre. the greatest and most reliable press as sociation in fh world, TIIK WKATIIKK Fair, gentle northwesterly winds. 8IXTY-N1XTII Vmit .salkm; OKKtiON,, VKIXKSlAY MOKXIXti, MAY 2H. 1UI PKICK KIVK CENTS BUM " v ' . j i NC4 FIRST TO Yankee Birdmen Sweep j Into LisbonHarbor After 800 Mile Flight from Azores Time 9 Hours, 43 Minutes. TRIP TO PLYMOUTH TO ' BE IN SIGHT OF LAND Plans for Future of Trans t atlantic Flying Indefinite- . Flyers Win Plaudits WASHINGTON, May 27. Blazing- the .way of the -first, air trail from the western to , the eastern hem is sphere, the .United States navy sea plane NC-4 under Lieutenant' Com mander Albert dishing Read, swept Into the harbor of Lisbon, Portugal today, the first airship of any kind to hare crossed the Atlantc .oceon under ts own, power and through its natural element. Taking the air at Ponta Delgada. Azores, at 6:18 a. m. Washington time, on the last leg of the trans oceanic portion of the" voyage from Rlekaway Beach, Long . Island,' to Plymouth. England, the NC-4 cov- ered-the 800 miles in 9 honrs and 43 minutes; maintaining :-srr average speed of better than 80 knots an hour. The total elapsed flying time from New Foundland to Lisbon wa? 26 hours and 41 minutes. - : At the first opportunity ,the -bi? plane wil continue to Plymouth" 77 , nautical, miles to the north. Possi hly Commander Read, can start to morrow. To the navy department however, it makes little difference when he completes the jorney: The great object of all the effort lavished on the nndertakingr-navigation of ft - seaplane across the Atlantic through air "has been accomplished Twentieth , century transportation has reached a new pinnacle and the United States navy has led the way- ' - Flight is on Schedule '. Naval officials emphasized thai the long delay at the Azores was due owing ; to the weather and j to no weakness of the machine or its dar ing crew, nor any failure of the care- (Continued on page 6 V If lustrous flight AIRSHIP CROSS OCEAN some Excellent qualities at greatly reduced prices and right on the verge of the greatest Silk Season. ever anticipated. In the first lot we have wonderful novelties in handsome plaids and stripes, 3G in. wide, splendid qualities. Also Satin Linings in plain shades, good serviceable i materials at the small price of, yard $1.35 "iain Taffetas in many shades, including Mack lnd mdinight blue, and with them go some of of our best Fancies in stripes, plaids and prints-r-all 36 inches wide. Also a line f 40 inch Crepes ue Chine in good range of colors all at the reduced price of - $1.65 A Large Accumulation of Silk Remnants to, Clean Up at HALF PRICE. ORPHAN BABES ARE STRICKEN Strange Malady Breaks Out in Waverly Home 11 Deaths Occur - PORTLAND. Or.. May '7. An epi demic of mysterious origin has brok en out In the Waverly baby home of this city, it was reported today, and as a result 11 babies are dead. Twenty-one are afflicted with the malady and tonight, according to the states ment of Mrs. D. C. Burns, president 01 me nouie, iz DaDies were in a most critical condition. All the children affected are under three years of age. ill The disease has been diagnozed as dysentery of a highly infectious type. The home is under strict quarantine.- Doctors J. Bilderbach and W. F Patrick in general charge of the cas es, today called in consulation all the Portland specialists In children's dis eased. This malady started about two weeks ago. OLCOTT CALLS FOR HEARING OF COMPLAINTS Return of Game Commis sioner Warren Brings Re newal of Invitations FULL AIRING IS ORDER Any , Person With Grievance Will Have Chance to Tell About It Upon being notified yesterday that Frank Warren, : member of the state fish and game comms?Joii,-had returned to Portland after , an ab ence of several weeks in the east. Governor Olcott let it be known that he will call a special meeting of the commission in its offices in the Ore gon building, . Portland. Friday. June 6. at 9 o'clock a. m. During the progress of the meeting the com mission's conduct of its affairs will be probed thoroughly and all com plaints made by the Oregon Sports men's league, private individuals or any other persons or organizations will 1)e heard. A thorough airing will be the order of the day. -The volume of complaints caused ' Continued on Page 21 ks ices fgtl NAVY PLANS . i CHARGED BY PEACE TREND Huge Building Plan Tempor arily Abandoned by Secre- :. tary Daniels . Because Stand on League. AMERICA'S DUTY HELD TO BE WORLD EXAMPLE Half of Fleet to Be in Atlan tic, Half in Pacific, With Two .Admirals WASHINGTON,' May 27 The pol icy of the navy department for a flet "second, ,to none in the world" has been temporarily abandoned.' Secretary Daniels, appearing j be fore the house ' naval ,af fairs com mittee today to outline the needs of his department for the -next fiscal year recommended that the entire 1919 three yea- buildiag .jtrogjram of ten battleships and ten battle cruisers, be abandoned saying the trend of the warld towards that tini- ersal peace and the operation of the proposed league of nations made competition for supremacy of the seas no longer necessary. There has been no change, he said. respecting a division of the fleet. halt of which will be known as the the Atlantic and the other half as Pacific, with two of the best admir als in the navy in command of each. The divisions will be equal as to dreadnaughts . and chips' of .eVery type,': he said, j i The naval secretary asserted jthat as the , UJlted States had taken a foremost part in . promoting I the league of nations plan, it .would Ik this nation's duty to show faith In the covenant by refusing t author ize farther large additions to the sea forces. Work on the 1918 !pro- gram, he said, should be completed as, soon as possible, but the 1919 program, which it Is estimated. would ivolve an expenditure of ipore thaa a billion dollars, should! be "wiped off the elate." I No Half Way Ground "There can be no half way ground", he? said. "'Either we must have the league o safeguard the interests of every nation, or the big gest, navy in the' world." - Explaining the reasons for change of policy, Secretary Daniels said that when he appealed before the com mittee last December and urged ad ditional ship construction, the asso ciated governments naa not Degun consideration of a league of nations plan and conditions made it neces sary that ine unuea btatcs should "hot be caught again as unprepared as it was at the outbreak of the war "Hut since then." he said, 'the covenant has been ararted and a new era for the world has been begun. Peace will take the place of blood shed. It will be far best fort the interests of all nations that the Unit ed States should set a precedent by stopping where it is." .Mr. Daniels said if the Ciited States did not launch pew building programs other nations would fol- IJow the example and change jthelr naval plans accordingly. Great Brit ain, France and , Italy, he asserted, were waiting on'jhe ITnlted Sltates. ' AU Features ' Toiifhe,!. I . The secretary touched on almost every feature of the navy's wik in the war and will continue hit testi- mony tomorrow. It Was necesary. Mr. Daniels said, to keep ud the navy's reccrd as to training quarters. , .Members endeavored to obtain from the secreta'y an expriessioj as to whether the navy had fprmed an opinion as to the future of the submarine, but he said this had not been considered. 4, The real bin thine that should have attention, Mr. Daniels slid, is aviation and at great lentgh he told of what other- nations had accom plished and of the vast sums appro-. jriatei fr this sorvice. lie 4e-l clared that the navy should have at least $45,000,000 this yea- fbr ex. .perimental purtoses mostly, 'so that by December it would be possible tc p I outline specifically, the exact j needs lor the next year or two. "We have got to go forward with this service," he added, "and if we re r TiavA ocnnnniv we hnnld oe1r it elsewhere Hawker's Plane Picked Up by Ameican Steamer ST. JOHNS. N. F.. May 27. The Sopwtyh plane in which Harry Han ker and Mackenzie Grieve attempted to fly across the Atlantic, was i icked up in latitude 49.40 north, longi tude 29.08 west,, by the American ship Lake Charlottesville, according to a radio message received by the rurness naer sacneni ana relayed here tonight. I 13 Miners Stricken At Dinner; Five Die; Eight Seriously III DAWSON, Y. T.. May 27. Five of 12 miners attending a dinner at the Yukon Gold Dredging company's camp on Hunker creek, are dead, and the eight others are dangerous ly ill as the result, it is believed of ptomaine poisoning. Ten other men at the dinner were unaffected. The victims be came ill 36 hours after eating -the meal. ; Among the dead was -John Grant, brother-in-law of the discoverer of the Klondike. M'CUNE REPLIES TO CRITICISM MADE IN SALEM Insurance Rating Bureau Man Asserts Figures Have . U . . Not Risen Here FIRE SYSTEM HELD BAD Promise Made That Better Equipment .Will Bring ' Further Reductions The outcome of a conference held by the Salem Business Men's league May 13 with Insurance Commissioner Harvey Wells, has resulted in a thor ough investigation by Mr. Wells in regard to fire insurance rates in Sa lem. At the meeting several- members stated that no reduction of fire insur- ance rates naa neen granted in ine ast 13 years, and that time the rates wemjawer than they are now. James N. McCune of the Oregon Rating bu reau denies this In a letter to Mr. Wells. . - Mr. Wells has requested the rat ing bureau to give individual rates on each business house from Ferrv to' Center and from Front to High streets and to, state approximately) the amount of credit given if the city would install a fire alami system, an serial truck and an additional auto mobile pumper, and inasmuch as Mr. Wells is leaving for the east he has nade public the letter he has re ceived from the manager of the Ore eon rating bureau which explains in detail the matter pertaining to fire insnirance rates. More data will follow regarding each Individual rate extending back for 1 5 years. The rate maker's letter is as fol lows: VWe are in receipt of your favor of the 14th instant with reference to the. meeting of the Business Men's league, which was held on the 13th instant. We note that you attended the meeting and find that the busi ness men of Salem are laboring un der the impression that there has been no reduction in fire insurance rates in that city for the last 15 vears. and that during the days when they had a volunteer fire department, street lamps and unpaved streets they enjoyed a lower rate than they do now and that rates have been con stantly going up since that time. "We can, understand how when confronted with such an absurd state ment made by reputable business men. one would have difficulty In combatting it without the necessary lata in his possession. We can say to you that the rates in Salem have been going down constantly, step by step, for the past several years. We are preparing a table to prove this fact, taking the rate books which we have in this office showing the rates is far back as 1905 and tabulating ihpm vear bv vear. There is. of course, in some instances., as might h oxnected. an increase due to change of occupancy or to the ex posu res being added, but in the ag gregate the reduction has been con stant since the year 1903, up to the year 1916, when the rates on unpro fitable stocks had tp be increased. "None of the merchants who are complaining of their rates in Salem will continue to sell his wares at a loss for any considerable length of (Continued on page 6) ALBERT HOOK IS KILLED BY LOG Silverton Brakeman Meets Accidental Death Leaves Widow and Child Albert Hook, brakeman. of Sll verton, was Instantly killed at aojn yesterday, when In httempting to dodge a log rolling from a car stand ing at the Silver Falls umber com pany mill he was struck by another log. He was coupling two cars when the accideat happened. Mr. Hook was about 30 years old and is survived by his widow and a small child. He had made Silver ton his home practically all his life and is the nephew of W. S. Jack. Coroner Clough was notified and went to the scene of the accident. BELGIUM IS ! IN READINESS TO MOBILIZE Austrian Delegates Are to Be Handed Peace Terms Fri dayOnly Powers Break ing Relations Represented. GERMANS TO SUBMIT I PROPOSALS THURSDAY Hun Secretaries Jubilant on Last Night of lahor; Marseillaise Sung PRECEDE LEED ALL PEACE , AMSTEKDAM. May 27,-r-A dls Pitch received here from Eindhoven states that the Belgian frontiers have been closed and that all Belgian soldiers have been recalled from leave. It Is reported that general mobilization will be ordered at the termination of the period given the Germans to sign the treaty of peace. AVKTItlA UKTS TK11MH FRIDAY ST. GERMAIN. May 2 . IBy The Associated Press) The allied coun cil's reply to the protest of Dr. Ren ner. head of the Austrian delegation, against the delay in the presenta tion of the peace terms has been re ceived by the Austrian delegation. It Is understood that the reply gives formal notice of the presentation of the terms on Friday. Only the countries which have broken relations with Austria, name ly the Fnited States. Great Britain. Frc.nee. Italy. Japan. Serbia and Ru mania, together with the new coun tries of Czecho-Slovakia and Poland, will be represented at the handing over of the peace terms. PARIS. Maw i -(By The Asso- elated Press) The entire treaty nnnnt ha nrsunlul in tYtm A nf rl n I in the firBt instance. The clause re lating to Fiume and that deallnr with military and naval reparations will be omitted for the present. These clauses will be taken up at subse quent meetings of the council and de cisions will be communicated to the Austrian delegation during the con sideration of the main document. The . financial terms were settled today. : PROPOSALS THURSDAY VERSAILLES, May 27. (By The Associated Press) The German counter proposals probably will not be submitted to the supreme council before Thursday, although they may possibly be ready tomorrow after noon, ; A number of subordinates of the German delegation.' realizing that their work was over. Indulged in series of celebrations throughout the night. Versailles was disturbed by the strains of the Marsaillalse. shouted lustily by an band of rejolc - Ing Germans who also filled the! air with cries of "hurrah fori France!" "Hurrah for Germany. Hurrah for Peace!". These counter proposals consist of very bulky documents, comprising In the original typewritten form about 5ft large double sheets closely typed. The private secretary of Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau is leaving to night with a copy in manuscript for the German government. About 20 other subordinates also are leaving in advance of a party of about SO. which will go to Cologne tomorrow afternoon. The financial commission held to day what was probably its last meet-1 in,g. It is understood that the lead ing financial delegates are about to depart, leaving only a limited num ber of special advisors and a small clerical staff. PARIS. May 27 (French Wire less Service) A Berlin dispatch re ceived in Paris gives in some detail the counter proposals to the peace! treaty which were agreed on at the last conference of the Germans at Spa. . j ' j Concerning the Sarre region. Ger many will ask France to give up her territorial pretensions to this region and permit economic control over all the coal output there. It is proposed that the German fleet be transferred to an international trust, managed by the Americans and controlled by the league of nations. The trust would be given the mercantile fleets of all the other maritime nations and every nation would be represented In the central administration In a maner corresponding to the nation's tonnage. Germany announces her readiness to had over 50 per cent of her mercantile fleet. j Plan to Build Ships ' Besides, in conformity with I the proposition made by the former di rector of the Hamburg-American line Germany will pledge herself to build at her own expense. In her own dock yards and by her own workmen the number of ships necessary to Com (Continued on page ) REDS DEFEATED BY AMERICANS Doughboys in Siberia Kill Dozen and Capture Three Bolsheviki ' VLADIVOSTOK. Monday. Mar 2C. (By The Associated Preea) Sun day morning wq coiapaalca of Amer ican troops were moved against Kor olevetx village, where it had been re ported the Bolsheviki were mobi lizing with the intention v? destroy- Ing the railroad near Skotova. The Americans were fired upon from the hilU hfrond the villarA but suffered no casualties. A doz en member of Ih red contingent were killed, instading a ataff offi cer. Thi-ee were captured Theiv were two hundred teds In the flnrg line. i ! ; The American ; morale was hib The American command is taking full measures for the protection of the raiyway and the operation of all trains necessary. ; ' PROGRAM FOR VAR SERVICE IS ANNOUNCED Camp. Community .Work In- -eludes Varied Aid for Service Men CLUB IS HEADQUARTERS Budget of $500 Adopted for Expenditures Until Sep " t ember 1 ' Outline of the activities of the War Camp romjmunity service in Salem and the budget for the movement announced late yesterday by John W. Todd, secretary, following a meeting ot tne executive commit tee. The budget provides for the expenditure of $500 for the period up to September 1. the money ti be U8 'or the benefit of returned aer- Uen It Is the plaJ, according to a re quest which has .been submitted to the Commercial club, to make the club the Saleml headquarters. Reception on Programs. Included in the program are number of receptions for the men who served in the late war. to be held at various times on holidays and and other special occasions un-t til Christmas. Men win be aided in- their afrairs. both military and cU villa an4 srll tv mm I Art I Manm f vllian. and will be assisted in reaum ing civil occupations. The various organizations through which ths War Camp Community service worked during the war will be used in their respective capacities in aiding the mea who hare been In service. ' The committee; is composed of the following: R. O. Snelling. chair- I, man; John W. Todd, executive sec alretary; Paul Wallace, vice chairman; I Joseph Albert, treasurer: Thomas H. I Kay. Judge Bushey. C. E. Albin. H I W. Meyers. W. II. Dancey. Mrs. Alice l II. Dodd. Mrs. F. A. Elliott. Miss Cornelia Marvin,' Dr. R. N.' Avlson. Arthur Lawrence, Mrs. Johnj A. Car- lon. Mrs. K.; J. Hendricks. The executive committee is as fol (Continued on pag 2). DIRECT DESCENDANTS, OF JASOil LEE'S FRIENDS LIVING IN SALEL1 If It were not! for its tremendous advertising value, the historical pa geant to be given in Salem in June In commemoration of the "5th anniver sary of Willamette university, would still be of Inestimable Importance as an educational factor, giving as i will, Oregonians a first-hand know ledge of their own wonderful com monwealth. Salem folk are.. for the most part- noticeably lacking in Information concerning the details that go to make up the story of the state's and city's growth. Not many know, for instance, that Salem is the seat or the earliest permanent settlement of the northwest, the beginning of the movement that assured the perma nency of the American title to the great Oregon country. Salem Founded in IR40 The definite foundation of Salem was made about 1840. The Wlllam ette valley had then only a few white residents. Rev. Jason Lee. superin tendent of the American mission who had labored against great odds In the 30s. returned to the east in the spring of 1838. coming back to Oregon via Cape Horn, on the Lau sanne In 1840. bringing with him I party of 33 as reinforcement to the mission. The following are the names of those who belonged to thl expedition, who subsequently were connected with the great educational enterprise Willamette university Rev. A. F. Waller. Rev. Gustavns Hlnes. Rev. Joslah 1. Parrish. Rev i. ii. juason. uev. James Olley Dr. j J. L. Babcock. George Abernathy.' INSTRUCTORS ELECTED FOR COlNGYEAR School' . Board Reappoints Large Number of Present Faculty Members Some Vacincies Still Left ELECTION FOR GYM FUNDS QUESTIONED Attorney General Gives Un favorable Opinion Concern- ing Proposed Vote Election of teachers for the com ing school year formed the principal business, it the regular meeting of the board last night. As a larre percentage of the present staff will retain their places, only about 14 new instructors were chosen from a long Iis or applicants. Some pos!- ' tiona temporarily will remain va cant.' The 'board fame to the conclusion that all: teachers who are applying elsewhere- or planning to continue their educatlonsshoald not be re-elected because it would prevent the selection- of other teachers. On ac count of .this several of the most pop alar Instructors In the city were tak en fron( the list. Othe; vacancies are accounted for by marriages and offers from other cities. Otto Vote Puzzles . Another matter of importance tak en np early during the cession was consideration of an opinion given by Attorney, General Brown 'on placing the Junior high school gymnasium fund onUhe ballot. It had been planned to vote the money at the regular flection on Jane 16. but le-, gal laws: have ben found In the pro eeed'ure and it Is now apparent that, despite the efforts cl the board and community committees, the matter cannot he decided uptil fall and er ection of the buildings may be de layed a year or a good part of one. The nw law regarding school el ections noes not go into effect until May 29 and this woodl not leave the required 20" days for posting notices previous" to the election. The money must be included in the regular bud. get, as It Impossible to levy a tax by merely MkI h PPl to ( vote straight -es or no as to whether they . amaa a m wini w invest is,uuu neeoea ror the structures. This would make the vote depend on an Increase in the budget, i which could not be made ready for adoption before the next school board meeting. Before that time it iwonld be necessary to sub mit It pa a taxpayers' meeting. A special election in July would be un favorable for the measure, as a large aumberof the people backing it would lie out of town at that time. If the fundings were begun In the fall theJboard would have to borrow . money to pay for them until the mat ter were entirely adjusted. Wtnslow to Explain It was decided by the- members that Walter Winslow should meet (Continued on page t ) Hamilton Campbell. II. B. Brewer. W. W. Jtarmond. Miss C. A. Clark. (later lira. Wilson) Miss Elmira. Phillips (later Mrs. Hoi man 1. Mis Orpha Lancton. (later Mrs.- McKln- ney). f Of this group Joilah Parrish is the only one directly represented in Salem today. Ills third wife. Mrs. Mattie :Parrlsh. still lives in Salem. and has a host . of reminiscences, some of which have reached the pub lic in a. literary way. A daughter of the illustrious pioneer Is Mrs. Fred erick SL Stewart, whose residence at 770 Nerth Capital street Is located on a portion of her father's donation land claim, which included the great er part of what Is now North ' East Salem. - : lire Man Historic I!oae The 'original Parrish - home va across 'the -street from the Stewart resideace. Later this was partially burned, the house which now stand on thej premises, and wfclcb was oc cupied by the Judge A. M. Crawford during: their years here, was built by Mr. Parrish on the site of the firt house, and was for many years con sidered one of the fiaest in the city. Other relatives of Josiah ParrUb residing in Salem are Mrs. Henrietta ParrUh. a daughter-in-law. and two granddaughter. Hrs. Hallie Parrisb Durdall. and Mrs. Nina Parrish. Tea acres of the . Parrish land claint were T t Hrst Mrs- Parr&h to tae Orphan's Home (lat er becoming the Salem hospital) and th Huston cemetery. In the i (Costumed on page 2) If 1 is