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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1919)
! i FIRST SECTION 6 Pages T.W.OjSECTlIOUS ,10. Page SIXTY-MXTH Yi:AU HAIJttl. OHrXJOX. WKI'XPSDAY MOUXXtJ, Jl XK 4. lUUCKt Vlt cksts. , , liOIGOU n $850I0B0K f ORCOKfflCIiF ft -2 , . r 5 . - .... I t 1 - : -1 i . A A I , I . lilll IiHi W HB I . t U I H U H B ' " " , T I I 14 If ww.w w - a II V V H. II m V I n fl .V K. . ' .1 Jl BMM n m. M m ,n V. FOR MEA CONSTRUCTION Election. Participated in by Less Than Third of Voters of , State Amendment: Providing lieutenant Governor. Run ning Behind in Portland, Bat Shows Up Well in Rest of Oregon Construction of Roosevelt Highway, Appears to Be Sure Thing-County Road Bonding Measures Favored. TOKTLANP, Or., June 1 In an flection participated iri by fewer I'tban one-third of the voters of Oregon today, a program ; of reeon , structioa measure and soldier-betterment bills submitted by the last legislature V?s generally approved. A proposed constitutional t amendment pVoviding for creation of the office of lieutenant gover nor was running behind in Multnomah county (Portland) but in a number of outside counties, on partial returns was running ahead. ' Its final outcome was m doubt. - Among the; measures certainly adopted was .one-providing for a i bond issue of $2,500,000 to match a govermnent appropriation for , construction of the Roosevelt highway; along the coast from lordcr i to Itorder of the state. Reports from various counties oiv county J road bonding measures submitted indicated that4 they had gen- j ; erally carried along with the state measures. lit Portland a measure -to bond the port for $1,000,000 to aid .establishment of water trans portation lines was carried. Results were mixed on other city boml l ing measures ,some carrying, but a few being defeated. SURES ON BALLOT ! i. Lottery for 12 Miners at Yukon Gold Camp I DAVSON Y. T., June t3. Of the 36 prominent men of the north who sat down to din-. ner at the Yukon Gold Com-j pany's pltn on Hunker Creek. May 22, in what proved a veri- table lottery of death, twelve J have died from ptomaine pois- oning and four still are ill in; the hospital. Among .those who i died were: William Cyruse t .rt- I VOTE SHOWS COAST ROAD Lawson, 39. Fort Seotf, Ka sas, formerly of Oroville, Cal., assistant superintendent of the J Yukon Gold Company and John Grant. 53, for 20 years promi- nent in silver mining at. Aspen. Colo., 'where he was sheriff at one time.' ' , - j SAPPROVED Marion County iBallots for , Roosevelt Highway, Mar ket Roads Tax Bill and Six Per Cent Indebtedness. ALL OTHER MEASURES ARE SWATTED HARD t Genuine Old Fashioned Moonshine Still Taken Over by Sheriff's Men i ASTORIA. June 3. A moon shine still in full operation was discovered by Sheriff. Nelson and his deputies today on the Jrtieon farm 1n the Young river district. Two men alleged men alleged to run the still, lien F. Farrell and William Clark, we arrested and will be turned over to the federal authorities. The still included rive 100-gallon vats filled with mash, a copper kettle, one large coil, about 15 gallons of whiskey and several sacks of corn meal. IS CARRIEDBYICO OFIOREM AN.2T01 r FINAL ACTION ON SUFFRAGE AGAIN HELD UP Debate by Opponents of Women's Measure Are Re sponsible for Delay TREATY IS DISCUSSED IjAXE. t"OR HIGHWAY . EUGENE, Or , June 3 Incomplete j returns from Lane county at the spe , clal election today indicate that the I Totere of this county have given a j majority for the Roosevelt highwayH ij proposHlon,. th. market road tax j-proposition," the soldiers, sailors jtad marines educational financial aid j bill and the six percent indebtedness i and1 permanent roads amendment. ' All other" measures -appear to be j lost in this county. . - i At, the special, city, election the , proposition to appropriate $2000 out of the city treasury for the woman's building at the I'niversity of Oregon will carry by a largd majority. PHIL KEISER, 'DEAD' IS HOME Salem' Man - Reported Killed in Action Returns With Enviable Record ; Suicidal Warning Is Cause of Long Search PORTLAND, Or.. June 3: The ! police of Portland, were searching to- day for John Vassen of Sonoma, Cal .who wrote his wife from this city saying he was going to commit sui cide. A search of 'the morgues and hospitals so far has brought no light t io Vassen s disappearance, and de fectives beleve that the man is still ;aliYv ' . .. Vassen", who recently suffered nervous , breakdown, left his home and came to Portland. He stopped X at a local hotel from Hay 9 to May - IS and then sent his trunk and mon- , ey to his wife at the same time writ ': ing her a letter and bidding good-bye ; to her and his two babies. He. said ; he wished his body to be cremated and ashes strewn upon the sea. Reconstruction Program, on Basis of Returns, Is Turned Down Resolution ' Goes Into Unfin ishedBusiness List-Adoption Is Assured ; "WASHINGTON. June . Final ac tion ia the senate on the house res olution fdr submission of the! Susan B. Aathony 'woman suffrage consti tutional amendment was prevented for permanent roads: yes, 1932; no, By a . pood-sized majority the Uoosevelt highway bill was Carried i;i the special election vote in Mar ion county yesterday, complete re turns from 39 ot the 73 precincts up to an. early hour this morning giving the meas'j.e a lead of 3oS votes. The market roads tax hill apparently has passed by a vote of more than two to one and the , proposed amendment to allow 6 per cent county Indebt edness for permanent roads his car ried. ' All the other Mate-wide meas ures on the ballot on th? basis of the returns, were swatted hard in this county. Ma-ion county has turned down the reconstruction program. The complete ount from the 39 precincts snows the following to tal: Six per, ceat oDVnty indebtedness . J . n-n. - BOARD ROASTED FOR NEGLECTING CITY FOUNTAIN Park Directors Claimed to Have Let Waite Memorial Suffer Last Winter Complete Returns from Jhirty-nine Oat pi County's Seyen-ty-three Precincts Show Rousing ; Majority f or t Pro gran Covering 150 Miles ot Highways-r-West Goran Stands Alone in Opposition,! According to Returns Up 4 to, Early .Hour This Mombg-ounty Agenty Weasnre Buried. THOMPSON QUITS JOB Councilman Says Business Will, Keep Him from At tending Meetings NORTH BEND. Or., June 3. Cap tain Phil J. Keiser, S. A., who was reported ; killed In : action , on the "St. Mthiel front several months ago. arrived here today. . Captaia Keiaer, or Doc" t as he i3 . known among his friends here enlisted in the seventh engineer corps and was anlang 'the first American troops sent across. Following his arrival in France ho was transferred ' to the 30th engineer corps, gas . and flame division, and participated In the bat tles of Argcnne, St. llihiel and Ver dun, i 1 Captain Keicer lived In ' Salem many years and is a graduate Tf Wil lamette university, He is a nephew of Mrs. Fannie Hubbard. r POLISH BORIF,H CKOSSEn PARIS, June 3: (By the Asso ciated Press) Premier PaderewskI qPoland today received a telegram saying that the Germans had crossed the Polish boundary from Lyck tp Rygrod at 3 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. The message addqd that the Poles were resisting the Germans pnceessfullr. It Indicated the num ber of Germans was comparatively small. - t 1 today by debate, principally by suf frage opponents, and " by discussion of the peace treaty. The resolution was made unfinished business, and ft is believed that before adjourn meniHomorrow the last roll call will be reached with adoption apparently assured. "When mana&ers of the solution, wlilch was' adopted by the house two weaks ago S04 to 89. gave , up hope of a. vote today, Chairman Watson of the senate woman's suffrage conv mittee announced that would insist upon holding the senate in session tomorrow until the final vote was reached. " ! Senator Watson spoke less than a minute in support of the resolution. Senator Lenroot. 'Republican of Wis consin, also urged its adoption. Sen ators Reed of Missouri "and Under wood of Alabama, Democrats and Borah, Republican of Idaho, made the principal addresses against the measure.' - j Harrison Measure Rejected. The senate rejected, 58 to 17. an amendment by Senator Harrison, Democrat of Mississippi, limiting benefits of the proposed equal fran chise to white citizens. An amend ment by Senator Underwood, left pending when the senate adjourned. would provide "that popular sta te conventions .instead of state lgisla- 1818. Ini tstrlal and recoutruction hos pital: yes. 54: n.-. 2641. State bond payment of irrigation Memtiers of th park board were scored last nijiht at council meeting for their alleged neglect of the Walte Memorial founta!n in Willson park during the past wljter. Discussion was precipitated by a communication from the Portland Railway. Ught and Power company, submitting es timates on repairs amounting to sev eral hundred dollars. Some alder mew even suggested means of doing away with the present hoard nd turning their business over to -a spe- Uy a vote of more than two to one the voters of Marion county balloted yesterday in favor of the $S.'j0,0Pf) bohding bill for .market rrad.. This "w indicated by complete returns from J39 out of-th county's 7:1 precincts, which give a total of 2G81 vote for and 1132 a pa i nst the !k)iiR Aliout 40 per cent of the county's1 totar vote' ap parently was east. I Of the IVJ precincts that had reported comrlejed returns up to 1 T0 o'clock this morning only one, West Cervais, went against the better roads bill, the count in that preeinet showing 18 votes for and 23 apainst the measure. t ; ; The vote no doubt reflect the change in attitude of Oregon peo ple on .the road qucMion in the I ant two yeas, since all road con st met ion measures appear to be favored throughout the state. -The special election was preceded in Marion county by an exhaustive campaign initiated by the Marion county market roads eoramitte and managed by James H. Stewart of Corvallis who addressed good roads rallies in all parts of the county. . The program as outlined covers 150 miles of roads. , i v The bill providing for the employment of art agricultural agent in Marion county was buried by a contrary vote; of more than 2 to 1. The vote on the two county measures in tle 39 precincts -report ing complete was as follows: and drainage district bond interest: cial committee chosen from the coun ycs. 1231: no. 2266. I cil. (Continued on page 4)"f - O rchid U ndervyea r for Women The Garment and the Flower Daintiest In Their Class We are again showing a very complete line of this ;traly famous underwear, in tiie most popular" styles. Orchid Underwear is thoroughly good. . , - ; Tubular Top , Silk-Bodice, Flesh and White White Opera Vcst-s' "ahd -Union Suits Athletic Suits For Comfort Pink and White, Short Sleeves, I Sleeveless Tight and Loose Knee ! SUM Hose New Greys. Browns, Navy, Black, and; 1 White pure -. Silk Hose of splendid quality, at pair $1.00 to $2.00 t . j! OgiiD I ij V3 THAOC WAUK J Union Suits . . 50c to $1.75 Two-piece garm't 10c to 95c We Carry Complete Line Thomson's V 'Glove Fitting' Corsets Five million dollar reconstruction i amendment: yea, 1176; no, 2418. Lieutenant governor amendment: yes. 1472; no, 2114. Roosevelt military highway; yes. 2074; 'no, 271 . Itecoastruction ' 13,000.000 bond ing bill; yes. 1142; no. 2459. Soldiers' educational aid bill: yes. 1729; no. 1960. Market roads tax bill: yes, 2765; no. 1058. The vote by precincts in 23 of the 38 precincts reporting was as fol lows: Salem 16 Six prr cent county Indebtedness for permanent" roads: yes 53. no 21. Industrial and reconstruction hospi- yes 37, no 32. State bond payment of irrigation and drainage district bond Interest: yes 4 4, no 23. Five million dollar reconstruction amend ment: yes' 42. no 28. Lieutenant povemor. amendment: yes 56. no 18.- Uoosevelt military highway: yei 72, no 3. Reconstruction $3,000,000 bonding bill: yes 45. no 29. Soldiers educational aid bill: yes 52. no 22 Market roads tax bill: yes 68, no 6. Koscdale Six per cent county indebtedness for permanent roads: yes 36, no 31. Industrial and reconstruction hospM tal: yes 17. no 51. . State bond pay ment, of Irrigation and -drainage district-bond interest:, yes 18, no 45. Five million dollar reconstruction amendment: yes.-19, no 42. Lieu tenant governor amendment: yes 20 no 41.. Roosevelt military highway: yes'3B. no 31." Reconst ruction $. 000.000 landing bill: yes 21. no 43. Soldiers educational aid bill: yes 28. no 35. Market roads tax bill: yes 54, no 9. Quinahy Six per cent county Indebtedness for permanent roads: yes 13, no 20. Industrial and reconstruction hospi tal: yes 5, no 29. State bond pay ment, of irrigation and drainage dis trict, bond interest yes 5. no 28. Fiv million dollar reconstruction amend ment : yes 3. no 29. 3ieutenant gov ernor amendment: yes 11, no 20. Roosevelt military hi eh way: yes 21 no 17. Reconstruction $5,000,000 bonding bill: yes 11. no 22. Sol diers' educational aid bill: yes li no 22. Market roads tax bill: yes 21, no 10. . Salfim 8 Six pr cent county indebtedness for permanent roads: yes 38, no 29. Industrial and reconstruction hospi tal: yes 24. no 43. State bond pay ment of irrigation and drainage dis trict bond interest: yes 21. ! no 4 4 Five million dollar reconstruction amendment: yesj 23, no 45. Lieu tenant, governor amendment: yes 32. no 3.. Roosevelt military highway: yes '41. no 29. Reconstruction $5.- O00.000 bonding bill: yes 23, no 46 Soldiers educational aid bill: yes 2 no 4w. AiarKei roaae tax bill:, yes 58, no 16. Salem 12 . Six pr cent county indebtedness TROOPS GALLED OUT IN TOLEDO GoiiJcilman R. W. Simeral de clared that the equipment of the fountain hag deteriorated during tbe last winter to the amount of at least $1000. "It is now almost ImKstibIe to operate it." he said "Unless the motors are taken care of we will have to purchase entirely new ons. We ouid barely operate the fountain during the Odd Fellows convention. Repair Are Ordered." He suggested that the board must be 'kept In closer touch with the city affairs. To th's Dr. F. L. Ut ter ag-eed. A motion made by C. M. Roberts providing for immediate repair work In order that the fountain may Toe In operation for the Fourth of July celebration, was passed. Mr. Roberts stipulated that the fire and water committee of the council be held responsible instead of tbe park board- Rcfore adjournment of t:ie meet ing Councilman Ralph Thompson tendered his resignation, stating as his feasons. that his business now calls him out of town to such an ex tent that he flndr it almost impos sible to attend. He is euticipating removal from the city in the near future. Much regret was pressed at hU resignation. Mr. Thompson was elected from the seventh ward at the last election. He has been chairman of the street committee. A succcsoar will p-ob-ably be suggested at the next ses sion by Dr. O. L. Scott, the other rep resentative of the district, who is now out of town. Salary IU11 Delayed. Efforts to kill entirely an ordin ance providing an increase n the cty treasurer's salary to $1800 failed and the measure went to the ordin ance commute after second reading. It was introduced by Counvilman H. H. Vandevort, who declared that "any 'little delivery clerk gets that much money and yon have to beg him to stay on the job even th.n." Councilman Roberts led the opposition. In addition to ordering foreclosure on assessment liens Nos. 2 to 48. the council adopted a number of side walk resolutions. The street com mittee was instructed to roll th grounds at the airplane landing field now being prepared in Northm Salem. Xo KIu Danger. The earlier part of the session was taken up by Dr. J. Ray Pem- berton. city health officer, who an swered questions regarding the pres ent muuenza epidemic. "Everything that has been report ed ha been quarantined. .None of the doctors I have talked thinks the situation serious. Publicity in the last few days has brought a bet ter response to our call for reports and we had 10 cases turned in yes- A 1 . leraay. dome oi inese, I am con vinced, are old ones. "The Red Cross claimed that one Two Men Killed in Riot Growing Out of Strike at Automobile. Factory TOLEDO. O.. June. 3. Two men were shot to death' and two others were dangerously wounded in a riot late tonight growing out of the. labor disturbances involving 13.000 em ployes of the Willys-Overland Auto mobile company. Tha Victims, pre sumably idle employes of the com pany were killed by discharged sol diers who are guarding the plant. The killing was the culmination of three riots today and tonight which resulted in injury to 13 persons. Mayor Sehreibr' at one o'clock this morning announced he had ap pealed to oGvernor Cox to send troops fcrre and that he expected tha governor would comply, , The house adjoining the mayor's was atoned and its windows smashed. prrsnm- ably by synrpathizers of the idle, au tomobile workers : who apparently mistook the home 'for. the mayor's residence. 1 Salem. IS. Marlon county road bond Issue: .yes. SI: a f8t . . - ..-. .County axTicarturai agent: yes, 37; no, 2i. - ! Qnlnaby. ' Marion ' coanty -road ba4' !sn: yes. 24: no 13. ' f - County agricultural agent: yea, C; no, 25. i. I JloaedAfo. Marion coanty road btc4 Issue: yes. 4: ncj28. - -.County igrlenltaral . aent: ' yes. 25; no, 35. 4 Salens ; ft. Marion county .road bond Uv.c; yea, 54; noi 22. Connty igrlculturat agent: Its. 27; bo.- SM - : f " - I Salem 12. .Marion cboaty road' bond issue: yes. 81; not 22. Courlvy agricultural agent: yes. ; no, f7. t ; c- j Kalcna 17. 1 Marion cbunty road bond Issue: yes. 81; no 21. i (Coanty agricultural- ageat: yes. 51; no. 59.1 t . . . East Qerrala. Marion county road bond, Issue: : yes. fit; nc,'4S. County I4kricuttural . agent:. Tyes, 20; no, 3j : I -Kent Gcrvals. . .Marion county road bond Issue: (Continued on page 2) WIDESPREAD SEARCH TOR ANARCHISTS IS: ON FOOT Bomb Explosions in Eastern Cities Crafull?! Investigated; Fragments of Dead Man Assembled b Effort io:Find Clews One; Gang Believed Responsible : for. Dynidthj of Homes and Attempted May, Day.'Oabages, ". " (Continued on pago 4) CINCINNATI. June 3. The accl- l probably ria t ctasacd as an no dental discovery of a letter ad-Successful a'ttempt on the pariot the dressed to a man In Cincinnati sas-! unknown in.rrM.n. msnn u pected or being a pro-C.erman and an anarchist started an Inquiry late to day, which federnl o'f irers say. nuiT lead to a connection with lh bnmh plots in the east. ' J i The letter contained a ringle sheet. ot paper on which was printed tha calendar for the month of Jnne. A red line Was drawn aroand Wednes day, the. eleventh, and extended to the margin, where, the word "pre pare" was written.?. The letter was eent to Cincinnati from Chicago and Dears no other identification marks. The belief was' expreed by fed eral ofricails that the bomb plot may nave been arranged on a weekly cy cle with the fist series this week, tb aerond In the middle west, next week and a third in th'far west, the fol lowing week. - i (Continued on page 4) AMASI 1 1 VC.TONV J une .In vcstl ga llon of the bomb explosions in eight cities which were Intended to kill I public men', has convinced sect-t ser j vce chiefs here that the outrages' sume a campaign of terrorism be yun with the May Day attempt to ee- jtlver a series el Infernal machine through the mails oat of New'Tork. Washington police today devoted their efforts to , -tassembliBr frag ments of (he man who was killed last night -at the door of Attorney General'- Palmer's" home while at- tempting tb plant his cargo bf explo sives. Mr. Palmer bjmself dismlsseJ the .Incidents today as Tatter tailor to terronx-the country and stay the hand of th goTern meat, which pur pose was ascribed te the-authors of the outrages, " " " ' "' K4plohes Traced. Poljce at Netf Tork. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; Cleveland. Newtonvfile, Majs.. Post on. asd Pateraon. N.tJ.. were engaged In j the widespread hunt. Detectives ,were sent from. Washington ,to the first two named cities in order to connect op opera tions.' i - i 1 ,Th( lUof be Washington bomb wuimuu source ana tnai they (Continued on par 4) ;