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mm 5 - The Statesman receives the leaded wire "report of tfc As sociated prices, the. greatest and moat reliable press aa aodatloa In; the world. THE WEATHER Falr. gentle westerly winds. ftlXTY-XlSTII YEAH SALEM, OKKGOX, Tl "KS. Y MOUM.Mi, JINK SI, !!. rUICK K1VK CENTS 4 r AVIATION IS. GIVEN HUGE SUM BY BILL Senate Tentatively Approves $55,000,000 Appropriation For Air Service of Army Night Session Necessary RAPID DEMOBILIZATION REVEALED BY CHAIRMAN Action Deferred on Amend ment Declaring War Of l ficially Over j. WASHINGTON. Jutie 23. Takin up the "S888.000.000 annual army appropriation bill today and contin uing its consideration at a night ses sion, the senate tentatively approved an appropriation of $55,000,000 for the army air service, an increase of $40,000,01)0 over the amount Voted by the houe. ' ' '.' - Action upon many' important com mittee amendments .were : deferred until tomorrow. .- Among these was" the one fixing the average strength of the army during the next fiscal year at 400. 000 men. Action upon the amend- ment, introduced today by Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico, der charing the war at an end and di recting' the immediate .return home of American military and naval forc es also went over. Keedy Muster Out Plan Plana of the war department for the rapid demobilization of the ar- - my were revealed to the senate -tonight bp Chairman Wadsworth, who aaid that while on July 1, the army would consist of 1,039,000 officers and men, this number would be re duced to 748,288 by July 31; 472. 288 on August 31. and on September . 30 for the next nine months under . the 400.000 plan, would consist of 322.000 officers and men.- -, With brief - discussion the senata adopted the Item of $230,000,000 for army transportation, -a decrease of $5,000,000 from the house appro priation. It also adopted the com mlttee recommendations ' for $85,- 000,000 for army subsistence, an in grease of nearly-$10.00.000 and that of $25,000,000? for clothing, ait In . crease of $7,500,000 , i , -l :;.(, Training Increase AppiWed. The large Increase in the bill for vocational: training facilities from $10,500 to $5,000,000 also was ap proved. . Increase in the appropriation for storage and shipping facilities from S22.750.000 to $45,000,000 was ad opted by the senate. In tentatively approving the air aerrice appropriation the senate au thorized $982,000 for the purchase of the Curtlss-Elmwood, at Buffalo: $3,260,000 for the Dayton-Wright - airplane factory at Dayton; $3,480, 000 for a dirigible station and nec essary , buildings for the housing! of airships In Burlington county. New Jersey, and $470,200 for the acqui sition of Ream field, In San Diego oanty, California,, for the establish ment of an aeria j gunnery school. ' ; . f Half Million Bean-Barrett Bonds Are to be Sold Soon ' "' ' ' Announcement has been made by the stat board of control that it ill advertise for sale $500,000 in Bean- Barrett road bonds. The sale will be at the request of the state high . way commission. 1 The money deriv ed from the, aale of the bends will be expended In the construction of " post roads in different parts of the state and the government is to match the amount dollar for dollar. Prior to this time $100,000 of the Bean Barrett bonds have been sold. . NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN FOR SALE ' OF VAST STORES OF SHIP LUMBER Hamilton of Fir Board Convinced WoodenVessel Industry to Continue Under Private Tonnage System -r PORTLAND, Or.. June 23. Nego tiant are on 'for the sale of betweeD m.OOO.OOO and 14.000.000 feet of ship material remaining . In seven yarda of the northwest, which are expected to be closed this week. It Is intended for use in the construc tion of wooden vessels. ' ' . ' James Hamilton of the Fir Pro duction board declared today his conclusion, based on these negotia tonsl, that the wooden ship indus try will be prolonged for some time on private tonnage. ' : Orlgnally the fir production board advertised for bids on 15,154,591 feet, representing material remaln- Doctor is Shot; By Woman ; Says He WasBadtoHerDog KLAMATH FALLS.. Or., Jane 23. G. D. Mitchell, u veteri nary surgeon, was shot through the stomach And at the hospital to - which; .he was taken it was Baid his j chances , for recovery were slight. According. to au thorities, 'the shot was fired by Airs. T. J. Nichols, wife of a . former mayor of Klamath Falls, who waa, quoted as saying Mitchell had mistreated her pet dog.. '' ': POOL OF LOGANS BRINGS 9 CENTS ! Drager Fruit Company Buys 200 Tons From Newly Organized Growers For 9 cents the Drager fruit com pany yesterday purchased the logan berry pool formed by about 40 grow ers who control approximately 200 tons of berries. The growers met Saturday in the Commercial club rooms to discuss plans for the sale of their berries and yesterday the bids were received and the Drager firm was fonnd the successful bid der. - . -. I The pool ';Ia temporary as yet and the berries controlled by it are of the 1919 crop only. Later, however, it Is planned to make the pool a perma nent one and to form- an organiza tion. The temporary officers are G, A. Miller. j260 'Marion street and Fred Ewing of Polk county. ; The members are scattered over Marion and Polk counties. Band Concert Program for Tonight Announced The following program has been announced i bv Oscar Steelhammer. director for the band concert to be held in Wilson park tonight at o'clock. ,, March "In Storm and Sunshine, Hee. - .j"v " Overture "Gypsy Queen, King . Waltz "Perfume of the Violet Rolfe. - ' J ' ' - ' "Humoreske", Lampe. "Traumerel, Schumann. Overture "Poet' and Peasant," Suppe. - - Intermezzo "Eleanor", Deppen. . Caprice --"Golden Days," Fenton. Oveture "Northern Lights,' Weldt- rl t i- March ?01d England." Chambers. "Star Spangled Banner." Portland Calls Off Plan For Fourth Celebration PORTLAND. Or., June 23. Ten tative plans for a celebration here of the oFnrthi of July were called off today by W. P. Strandburg, chair man of the committee on arrange ments, following a conference in which it was decided that so many Oregon towns are preparing to cele brate that it would be advisable for Portland te leave the field clear to them.. .'; . Medico Alumni Commerce : Seventh Annual M eeting PORTLAND, Or.. June 23. With several hundred physicians, surgeons and medical students in attendance the Alumni association of the Lniver sity of Oregon Medical school opened its seventh annual session here to day with clinics at St. Vincent's ho: pital conducted by A. L. bommer Dr. George S. Whiteside, Dr. George X. Pease and Dr. Emma MaKt v ick strom.' Later papers were read in Tipnann hortel bv Doctors Ralph Q Matson. Thomas' W. Ross, E. S. IFsh er and George A. Cathey, and tonight lectures were klven In the Benson hotel bo lA. C. Van Cleve. E. A Pierce and! Robert G. Gill. 'ng in wooden yards of the Pacific coast from the first wooden, steam ersc ancellied In- November, 'while lar ter additional cancellations resulted in about 5.000,000 feet more beinr made available and now has become 32,000,00(1 feet. Material at Bene cia. Eureka and Coos Bay was dis posed of to builders and eliminating the lots iow being contracted for there will; be close up to 18,000,000 feet remaining. According ; to Mr. Hamilton the prices at which negotiations are now being carried on are oout what was indicated a few weeks ago and he is sanguine the demand will continue to advance them somewhat. ' ' PHONE MEN MEET WITH OFFICIALS 'J. Company Makes Formal Re ply to Operators ;ind Wire- men Setting Forth ' Terms Which May End Walk-out WORKERS OPTIMISTIC REGARDING OUTCOME Proposals Make Base Pay of Girls $12 After Student 1" Period i SAN I FRANCSICO. June 2. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company formally replied tonight to the demands or its striking telephone operators and electrical workers. The general cooference committee of the workers announced the com pany's 'proposals, would not' be dte- j closed tonight but would be submit ted tomorrow "morning to a meeting of delegates representing the oper ators and electrical workers through out California. Union delegates appeared ontim- istlc and held the belief that a basis for further and more satisfactory ne gotiations had been laid. Farther Conferences I Hie. At the conclusion of the meeting of state delegates, it was announced representatives of the operators will confer with John P. Downs, traffic superintendent of the telephone com pany, while the electrical workers representatives will meet with D. P. Fullerton, plant superintendent . of the company. (Under the fix months period pro viso, according to delegates, the bas ic pay for the lectrical workers. In eluding linemen, wlremen. repair men. testers and others would be $5.75, J while under the provision naming an eighteen months' period the basic pay would be $6 a day. The pay of these electrical workers rang es front $5.25 to $5.50 a day. They have demanded a basic wage of $C.ft0 a day. !. Cable splicers now receive $6 day. They are seeklg an increase to 17.10 a day. Under tne six montns nrovlso they would receive $6.25 day and under the eighteen months provisions $6.50 a day. -i Scale Not Retroactfre. Both the six and eighteen nonths periods would date from Jine 1. The nature of the six and eighteen month period propositions submitted to the telephone operators was not disclosed. i The proopsition submitted to the telephone workers, it was said unof ficially .was a compromise offer un der which student operators, after a si months period probation, would be paid $12 a WeekThe wage scale would be so pragnated that an operator at the expiration of seven years service would receive $20 a week. !''.' t", Girt Want $12 Rase. The girls are demanding a grad uated scale ranging from $12 a week for beginners to $24 a week after rive years service. as f the delegates from.the Pa cific coa3t locals went1 into execu tive session late tonight considering theprellminarles to be aciea upou at somorrow's session. , propositions submitted to the workers, it was pointed out. inaorar as the wage scale is affected, would become effective June 16 and not retroactive as f January 1, 1919. Thli is said to have been one of the predominant issues In the workers' controversy with the company. MOTHERS TO BE CONCERT GUESTS Special Program for Fourth Arranged by Epley for Afternoon .Dr. H. Epley, chairman of the music committee for the Fourth of July celebratio. has arranged a unique concert to be held in Marlon square at 4 oe'lock the afternoon of the Fourth. He calLj H the "Tired Mothers' Concert," as h? thinks the mothers who have been looking aft er lively children all day. will be es pecially glad of a diversion about that time in the afternoon, but ev eryone will, be made most welcome. There will be a band concert, a community sing,; music by a sextette and solos by Mrs. Hallie Pnrrish Dur- fdall and Miss Lena Belle Tartar A ladies' quartet, a male quartet and a mixed quartet will furnish several numbers, and, a large chorus will sing the nthem, "Gret is Jehovah.' The concert promises to be one of the outstanding musical- events of the year. - ; " j Airolane Ride Taken I by Yamhill Man Who Crossed Flams in '47 M MINNVILLE.-Or.. June 23. W. C. (lembre, aged 81. took a ride in a commercial airplane here today. "I. came to Yam hill county by ox team in 1847" said the pioneer am he was be- ing'atrapped into his seat, "and ii . . t. , . i . i . maitr urvu waning ever since 4 fjr this chance." His -nthusl- asm was undimmed when he was brought back to earth aft er 1T mlnmea aloft. GODDESS TO BE CHOSEN JUNE 30 Contest to Select Sovereign for Fourth Bjjgun Four Nominated STAXD1MJ OF CAXIMDATKS Lylab. Baker 995 Margaret White 833 Rhea Wilson S17 Marie Britenstein ...775 The fitst count In the Goddess of Liberty contests to determine who shall be Salem's sovereign during the tourtn of July celebration and home coming, shows four j young women with almost 1000 votes each. The cdntest began yesterday morn ing and will cloae June 30 at 11 p. m. and in the meantime any citizen of Salem may nominate any one whom he desires by aimply procuring a blank vote and writ tag thereon the name of the candidate. -The method is the same fn casting a Vote. The four young women who are now in the race were not selected by the committee but ' were named by frienda In the usual manner. The voting places are at the Spa. the Graq belle.! the Commercial Book store, Pattons Boo'k Store. Hartman Bros. Jewelry store and Smith's si- gar store. Blank votes may be se cured for one cent each at the vari us voting places, j The young woman receiving the highest number of votes will be the goddess of the celebration and those receiving second and third places will be maids of honor. Serving on the committee are Oliv er Myers, E. F. Smith, Joe McAllis ter. Arthur Montgomery and O. A'. Hartman. LUMBER MILLS ADD TO FORCE Coos Plants to Increase Forc es to Handle Big Rush N of Business MARSI1FIELD. Or.. June 2. The unusually strong lumber market has decided two Coos Bay ' mills to add additional forces. The North Bend Mill and Lumber company will put on a night force of 80 men July 7 while the C. A. Smith Bay City Mill, now operating one sid night and day. will as quickly as a.-rangement3 can be made, operate both sides, which will probably ,be within two weeks. , There is a scarcity of work men "here and 'the Smit'a company will need 100 men. The Bav Park fhingle mill at North Bend Is starting a night force. Grading and paving contracts where men can work'ln the open are ao- sorblng all the available laoor m Coos Bay. 100 STRIKERS FACE CHARGES Federal Control of Winnipeg to Continue Until Trou ble Ends WINNIPEG, Man., June 23. Of th 10ft or more strike demonstrat or arraigned In special session of the police court today on charges oi riotous assembly. 4 4 were released on $1000 bail each and the remalnd er remanded until next week. Federal authorities stated today all efforts leading to a aettlement of the sympathetic strike have been suspended. ' " "The -riot act has been read and the federal government has turned Its attention to maintaining law ana order In this city." said Minister of Labor G. D. Robertson. "The pres ervation of peace will continue un til such time as the" strike commit tee decides to call of the sympathetic strike," ; ' The back to the work movement contlnned with renewed Impetus. Railway officials reported a large number of their switchmen and trainmen reported for duty. Express employe's returned to work as did a small percentage of the striking metal workersi; OPPONENTS ! OF COVENANT WANT PEACE Declaration Is Introduced in Senate as Amendment to Army Bill by Fall of New Mexico, Republican IMMEDIATE END OF WAR STATE IS OBJECT Proposal Leads to No Debate Though Rejection Is Held Probable WASHINGTON, June 23- So that war conditions may not be prolonged should the peace treaty fail of rati fication or its approval be greatly delayed, opponents of the league of nations presented In the senate to day proposed to declare a state of peace with Germany and Austria-. Hungary. x The declaration was introduced both as an amendment to the pend- ng army bill and as a separate Joint resolution by Senator Fall of New Mexico, a Republican member of the fcleign relations committee. The amendment is expected to come up tomorrow and should it fail the res olution probably wonld be called up for action Wednesday. Soldiers' Iletura Sought Both In his amendment and In his resolution Senator Fall proposes the president be directed to secure the Immediate return of all military and naval forces now abroad on duty connected with the war. In addition. the amendment would provide that none of the money appropriated In the army, bill could be used for the maintenance of forces on foreign soil except as required by peace con ditions. A joint resolution similar to that presented by Mr. Fall waa In troduced by Senator Edge, Republi can of New Jersey. It was considered quite probable tonight that the amendment would be rejected onTi point of order and that the league opponents then would line up generally behind the Fall res olution. lecIaration Disrupts Gains Injection of the peace declaration into the treaty fight came after pro mise of a protracted calm already had been dispelled by announcement by Senator Knox, Republican of Pennsylvania, that he intended to prefs for action, as soon as the ap propriation bills were passed, his resolution against accepting the league covenant as now intertwined with the peace terms. This announcement promptly was met by predictions from league sup porters that the Knox resolution would never be brought to a vote. Debate Not pwel Presentation of the peace declar ation proposals led to no debate, al though issues of the league fight had been discussed earlier- in the day in connection with the Insertion of matter relating to it fn the senate record. Senator Hale. Republican of Maine, also made an attack on the league covenant in presenting an amendment to the Knox resolution. Wooden Vessel, Built in Portland, Sold in East PORTLAND. Or.. June 23. The wooden sailing ship John W. Wells. built at the yard of the St. Helens Shipbuilding company at St. Helens. Or., has been sold to eastern inter ests, it was announced today for $425,000. The Wells was bailt for a lumber carrier and has a capacity for carrping 2.000,000 feet of lum ber. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR BOYS Service Men on Registering Will Receive Passes and Information By arrangements completed yes terday by the War Camp Community service, men who served in the late war will, upon registering, at the Commercial club at the time of the oFurth.pf July celebration, leceive their assignments to .quarters and meals for the three .days, will be given their passes to places of amuse ment and will be given a folder of information as to programs and events. The announcement waa made yesterday by J. F. Hutchason. pub licity manager for the celebration. The men who served will be given rooms, meals, entertainment, rides in automobiles and manp other courtesies- during the three days of the celebration. ! Dalles Woman to Finish College After Interval of 35 Years EUGENE. Or.. June 23 Mra. Anna Corf in. or The Dalles. On. arrived here today to com plete at the University or Ore goa summer school the colleKe courses which sn left unfin ished when she quit the univer sity in 18S4 to teach school. For a year past she has been carry ing on her studies with the unit versity by correspondence and she arrived here ; today with enough credits t asure her finishing this summer the course begun 36 years ago. TODD TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE Teachers to Gather at Engene " June 25-27 for Annual Meet fctGENE. Or.. June 23. Plana were announced today for the hold. ing of the eleventh annaal Oregon State Teachers' , coaferenee at the University of Oregon June 23-27. Socialization or school, child hy giene, research teats and educational reconstruction will be the mam top ics of the4neettngs beginning next Monday evening. J. W. Todd. sn perintendent of the Salem schools, will speak on "County and City School Houses" at th'e Hrat session. G. W. Ager, superintendent of Jack son county schools; and J. L. Weav er or Marshneld, will also be speak era. Miss Millie R. TrumbuH. child welfare expert, will dl.-asa The School and the Child. other speak ers for the sessions are: Mrs. Mar garet Edmundson. Eugene; J. C Almack. director of the extension di vision of the university; R. L. Kirk, superintendent of schools at The Dalles; R. H. Douglaa. superintend ent at Ontario; O. v. White, super intendent Qf schools at Tillamook. Fire Destroys Winkley Creamery Loss $10,000 . . ... CORVALLIS. Or.. June 21. Fire today destroyed the Winkley cream ery, a small plant, and a residence adjoining. The loss waa $10,009. Throngs of Oregon Boys Entertained in Portland PORTLAND. Or, June 23.- With the entertainment for a few hoar tonight of some SO casuals from Camp Merrjtt and Newport News, the troops receptiou committee here brought to close a busy day. Two hundred members of the 21st and 23rd engineers arrived in the morn lag and proceeded t? Camp Lewi after a busy few hours here. Shortly after noon a second Party of soldiers came alcng. Tonight the final arrivals of the day were enter tained at a dinner and a dance. Lieutenant C. H. Knowle of Port land was In. command of the men of I ha snrinMr Titer went Mml Oregon men In each of the parties, i PERSONS IN POOR CIRCUMSTANCES RESPOND IN t HEARTY MANNER TO ELK'S APPEAL (OR MONEY rn DDiMftTr cjniATmu adkiv nnor at inifr ? j i r iXKJiuK 1 Ls onu j fvi. ivii mini i rruimni ijihja j. ......'. . .. . That $1000, or $$000 will, be the aggregate of contributions by the Salem Elka alone to the Salvation Army home service fund is Indicat ed by the response being made by Brother Bills In the present cam? paign which Is being fostered by the antlered lodgemen. Something like this figure' will be the sum total by the members, tor each one Is giving to the. best of his ability. However. the Elka alone cannot give the quota of Salem and Marion county and the remainder of the $ IS, 000 for Salem or, $20,000 for the county must come from other men and women in the community. Exalted Rnler Charles R.-Archerd called a special resslon of the lodge last night which was turned Into Salvation Army rally and concluded with the serving of doughnuts and coffee by Salem Salvationists. The campaign was begun In Salem yester day with teams visiting all sections of the city, and Interesting experienc es with the public were the chief topic of conversation at the meetin last night. On the whole the spirit or the people Is with the Salvation Army, for the great work of the "doughnut lassies" in the war has become common knowledge. . Par ticularly have the Elks workers found a sympathetic response anion those people of Salem who are not blessed with much of this world's goods. Here are a few instance that were told last night. A little girl, neatly, thongb by no means finely dressed, came to head quartera with a four-bit piece and quarter. ' GERMS TO SIGN IPEACE IN FEW DAYS Unconditional Acceptance of Terms Follows Efforts of GoYemmejnt to : Overcome Objection's to Clauses n EXACT DATE WAITS ON ENVOY'S CREDENTIALS i Hun Military Heads Deep in Gloom Threaten Res ignation i . WIEMAR. June 23.(By The As sociated Press) The national as aembly thla afternoon voted to sijen the peace treaty unconditionally, the government, having succeeded In overcoming the opposition of those who Insisted on two conditions. ACTUAL K1GNIXCJ MAY XOT OCVUIl UNTIL FRIDAY PARIS. June 23. The signing of the peace treaty Is not likely to take place before Thursday, possibly not until Friday, t This announcement waa made tonight by Premier. Cle menceau and Secretary- Dutasta. In declaring' its Intention to accept and aign the peace terms the govern- '4 meat of the German republic has sent i the following Aote to M. Clemenceau. president of the peace 'conference. tb tough Dr. Ilaniel von Halmhaosen: The minister of foreign: affairs haa instructed inve to communicate to yonr excellency the following: - " It appears to the government or the German republic. In consterna tion at the las communication of the allied ' and associated governments. that these governments have decided 1 to wrest from: Germany by -force ac ceptance of the peace . conditions, even those, which, without present ing any material significance, aim at devesting the German people of their honor. .1 - - ...- , - Gerumy Upheld. 1 'No act or; violence can touch the honor of the; German' people. The German 'people, after frightful suf fering In these last years, have no means of defending themseleva by external action. . , " 'Yielding :to superior force and without renouncing In the meantime Its own view of th unheard-of injus tice of the peace conditions, the gov ernment of the German republic de clares that It; Is ready to accept and sign the peace conditions Imposed. ' "Please accjept, Mr. President, as surances of. my high consideration. (Signed) "j -U "VON IIANILL GENERALS PESSnilSITC AND WANT- TO RETIRE BERLIN. ! Jtue 23. General Maercker. who commands the forces guarding Weimar, made a pesimlstie statement at! a meeting of various parties today regarding -the signing or the treaty according to a Weimar dispatch. All the generala and staff (Contiaued on page, 2) "Here is SO cents for me." she ald. is "And who Is the quarter for?" asked Manager Walter L. Too re. "That ia for my baby aister." aaid the little girt x)ne of thef teams was admitted to a home by a Cltll war veteran. 80 I years old. It -fas a home where r fortune had inot; lingered. - Sons of the old man fought In the Spanish American wr and hie grandsons In the World war. ! Because his grand- sons fought hi France be fcad heard, of course. -of the service or meraj and patriotism by the Salvation Ar my. He contributed 50 cents and apologized for not having more to pare. i A- laboring man said: "I'Te had: pretty hard luck, and have had sickness in the family. But the Salvation Army Is the greatest organization: in the world 111 (ire you an i-ve jrot. , He emptied his purse of 40 cents. Farmers pave an opportunity to assist In the .campaign that will mean j much to eipfdite the canvass. O. L4 Fisher has been detailed by the Elka executive committee to solicit the ru- ral routes radiating from Salem. It Is requested-that the farmers leave at their homes the amounts they wish to glve'ao the visiting workers will not have to go Into the fields t" see them- : One or the best rallies yet held w& that at the state training school for boya laat nitht.. The speakers wer Attorneps Robin D. Day, and V. Shields and Russell Brooks, who 1 jost returned from France. -Vv William H. prunk (Miss Verna C der) sanr.