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The Statesman rt-reiTes the
leased wire report of tb As
sociated Presa. the greatest
and moat reliable press as
sociation la Ue world.
Fair, warmer except near the
coast; gentle northerly winds.
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Moye of State Department
Lacks Only Technicalities
of Ultimatum to Southern
Republic Change in Pol
icy of U. S, is Disclosed
OUTRAGES GIVEN AS
CAUSES OF DECISION
Records Show 50,000 Regu
lars on Border or Near it,
Including Infantry, Cavalry
Artillery and Aviation
- WASH! NGTON, Aug. 14 .The
first definite niovo toward the long
expected change in policy in dealin?
with Mexico was disclosed today.
Car ran za has been, warned that if
the murders and outrages of Amer
icans continue, the United States
"may be forced to adopt a radical
change In its policy with regard to
Mexico."
With he announcement at the
state department, however, came no
authoritative information of how
far American government is prepar
ing to go to enforce what lacks only
the diplomatic technicalities of an
ultimatum.
Strong Note Exchanged
The government announced its ac
Hon by publishing an exchange of
notes with Mexico City,-and prefaced
Its official statement, with the ex
planation that the diplomatic repre
sentations referred had been taken
"in view of the' long series of mur
ders and outrages of American cit
izens in Mexico, culminating in the
murder of Peter Catron in San Luis
Potosi last month, and the perpetra
tion of other acts in disregard of
American lives and property."
The communication to Mexico is
counched In probably the strongest
language used in any from this gov
ernment since the exchanges preced
ing the Vera Cruz occupation. All
official Washington began at once
looking behind the official text seek
ing some reason for an impending
change of policy. Pressure from for
eign" governments and pressure in
.congress which is preparing an inves
tigation of the whole Mexican sit
uation, were among those most com
monly discussed.
Outrages Outward Reason
Outwardly there was no reason ap
parent except the long and growing
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LEATHER INSIDE
MEL SW.
ARMY RATTERKl
LEATHER HEEL
SIDE LINED
IS ORDER
TO HICO
HEAVY OAK SINGLE SOLE
GOOOYEAP WELT
A thoroughly good, lined, 'tan shoe, heavy enough for JJ01' "fjj
enough for flexibility and built for comfort. Two grades t $5.65 and $5.75
Serviceable Shoes
on the Bargain
Table at only
$3.95 and $4.65
PLANE KILLS 3 CHILDREN
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FLIER SUFFERS COLLAPSE
1 VICTIM CUT IN HALF
BALTIMORE. Aug. 14 Three
children were killed in Patterson
Park today whea an airplane or
the 88th' aero squadron stationed
at Langley Field. Va,. crashed in
to a fence behind which were sev
eral hundred spectators.
Seven were injured.
The machine was in charge of
Lieutenant David It. Stinson of
Springfield, Mass., and he was ac
cor.rpaniod by Sere;rant H. J. Ful
wiler of Dayton. Ohio, an aerial
photographer."
One child was cut in half by
the propeller, while another's a.-ni
was cut off. The plan was wreck
ed Lieutenant Stinson broke djwn
and was takci to a hospital.
MUNEIOiAUTO
BADLY SMASHED
Milwaukie Man Drives in
Front of Car at Commer
rial and Ferry
A five-pasrenger automobile lie
longing to J. Mundorf of Milwaukie.
Clackamas county collided with a
street car at Commercial and Ferry
Ftreets shortly before 7 o'clock lasi
night and was badly damaged. Pre
sumably Mr. Mundorf was driving
the car, though the driver refused
to give his name either to the police
or to representatives of i he street
car company. A woman and several
children also were in the automobile,
but none of them was injured. The
automobile was nearly new, and
hears the license number 76614, one
of the most recently issued at the
secretary of state's office.
The Mundorf auto was going west
on Ferry street and Hhe trolley car
north on Commercial street. The
driver of the automobile was on the
track and in front of the car before
he could apply his brake. He said
he thought the street car would turn
west on the Ferry street track, a
track that is never1 used.
3000 Elks Attend Opening
of Klamath Falls Meeting
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Aug. 14.
Three thousand Elks from Oregon
lodges were here today for the op
ening -session 'of the annual state
convention of the order. Mayor
George Itaker of Portland and W. S.
Kennedyq, state president of the
Elks, were to speak toaight- at thf
Victory assembly.
EIGHT DIE IN
RAILWAY SMASH
PARKERSBURG. W. Va., Aug. 14
The death list, as a result of the
crash between a street car, crowded
with women and children enroute to
a picnic and a railroad engine at Par
manco. two miles north of here to
day, was increased to eight tonight
when five persons succumbed to their
injuries in hospitals. More than a
score of others were injured.
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SHOE FOR fSSSSLSZ&E?
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ARMY LIN9MG
-FAST COLOR
Dipt
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In the lot are good street shoes in Gun Metal.
Button and Lace style, some with rubber
solos. Also Heavy Box Calf Lace Shoes suit
able for knock-abouts, sizes 5 to 11. A few
pairs good, old fashioned peg soled Boots in
sizes 6 and 6 Vz only.
GROCERS ARE
ACCUSED OF
FIXING PRICE
Information Filed Incrimi
nates Montana Retailers
and Wholesale Firm by
Charges of Conspiracy
GOVERNMENT PROBES
DEVELOPING PUNCH
Palmer Wants Legislation
With Quick Hard Kick
to Get Hoarders
CHICAGO. Aug. 14. With thn
seizure today of 1231 tubs of butter
86,330 pounds, valued at $50,000
in the goyernments Tirst Chicago
drive to combat the cost or .living,
prices of all commodities dealt in o.I
ihe board of trade and fodstuffs han
dled in the pruce market took excit
ing tunnbles.
The main reason advanced for the
collapse in vnlucs of grains and pro
visions was the rapid development ot
the government measures to decrease
Ihe cost of food and other prime es
sentials. The chief results n th
board of trade at the finish of the
day's trading, compared with 2 4
hours before were 7 1-8 to 8 a
bushel setback for corn; 2 to 2
3-Sd ecline in oats and a drop of
30c to $3-35 in provisions.
Produce Iow n Sharply.
There was a decline of several
commodities in the produce market.
A further decline of 25c a bushel in
the cheapest grades of early Ohio
potatoes, a 25c drop in the price of
cabbage, and a falling off ia the price
of highest grade yellow onions oc
curred in the vegetable market. The
prices of green corn, peaches, lemons
?nd watermelons also were on the
decline.
Federal Marshals Seize Cutter.
The seizure of the butter Was made
by federal deputy marshals and was
not-a part of the distritc attorney's
drive on hoarders and profiteers. Th
butter was alleged to have been de
ficient in butterfat and to contain a
surplus of water. Nearly half of the
butter had been bought by C. H.
Weaver and company, commission
merchants. The climax shaking the
confidence of holders of grains and
provisions came when seizures of
lood supplies were made.
Numerous other influences had
combined to mke the final crash'
more emphatic. The initial disturb
ance, had its origin in the hog mar
ket Arrivals of hogs here from the
country had been suddenly more than
trebled and hog quotations had drop
ped in some instances as much as
$1.50 a hunredweight bince yester
day. BILLINGS. Mont., Ar;. If.- An
information charc:njr a conspiracy to
fix p-ices of foKlB('ffs a p. d'n. rimi
nation nr.f.inst r.-failers w';o faiied
to heed such fixed prices wis filed
in n district court her tojay by
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EYELETS
PPEVENTS CHAFING
OF ST1TCMNG BY
LEGG1NS OR PUTTEES
STOCK GUSSET
EXCLUDES SAND AND
FULL TOE VAMP
SOFT CAP TOE.
FOR EASE IN
UAL KING AND
WORKING
HENRY FORD was last right given verdict awarding him $ix cents In his libel suit
against the Chicago Tribune asking a million dollars on the allegation that he had been
cabled an anarchist by the newspaper in connection with the Mexican Border trouble in
1916. He ia here shown on a camping trip with a group of famous men who from left to right
are: H. S. Firestone, Jr., H. S. Firestone, Thomas A. Edison, John Burroughs, Mayor James B,
Watt of Albany, Henry Ford, Chauncey D. Hakes and Samud Ott
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Japan Unable to Send Aid
to Kolchak Against Reds
TOKIO, Tuefday. Au?. ir. (Hv
The Associated Press) It has been
learned that the Japanese Rovern
ment, after mature deliberation both
by the cabinet and the diplomatic ad
visory council, has informed the pov
ernment of Admiral Kolchak that
Japan is unable to accede to its re
quest to send several divisions of
troops to assist Kolchak in the war
against the Bolshevik.
A.E.F. GENERALS
URGE MILITARY
DRILL FOR ALL
McAndrews and Ballard Dif
fer on Details bnt Favor
Universal Plan
daved'c diii cwnnDccn
Ideas Thought to Reflect
Those of Pershing and
Other Officers
WASHINGTON. Auk. 14 The
senate military affairs committee in
ItL consideration of a iwrnianent mil
itary policy heard today the first rep
resentatives of the A. K. F. In lieu
tenant General Robert L. liullard.
who commanded the Second Army,
and Major General James W. Mc.
Andrews formerly chief of staff over
seas Both officers although ospressinc
some disagreement endorsed the
leading features of the war depart
ment's army reorganization bill pro.
vidin? for thre months of military'
training for all 19-year-old youths
and for a peace time army of 576.000
men.
Per.hine" Views Iteflcctcd
Their testimony was regarded as
in some deeree reflctln: the views
of General Pershing and a majority
of the other officers in France.
While liullard was inclined to erive
a blanket endorsement of the bjll.
General McAndrews frankly indicated
to the committee that there was no
! complete agreement between the
views of the general staff in Wash
ington and American army officers
abroad regarding a future military
policy.
General McAndrews told the com
mittee that in his opinion, a military
peace strength of sno.ooo orricers
and men Is sufficient under the plan
for universal military training. In
view of the fact, however, that the
universal military service plan could
not begin functioning for two or
three years hence, he said, a larger
army might be required to afford
protection during that time.
McAndrews Fan More Traininc.
General McAndrews also' said that
three months training as proposed ip
the bill was insufficient to turn out
a valuable soMier- and asserted that
' contrary to general belief the aver
age training time or soMiers com
posing the American combat divisions
abroad had ben not less than six
months. Ceneraf Bullard told the
committee that In his opinion three
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SENATE WILL
TALK TREATY
WITH WILSON
President Jrbtes Tuesday at
10 a. m. as Time for Meet
ing to Go Oyer Disputed
Points of Pact with Senators
LODGE WANTS PUBLIC
POSTED ON DISCUSSION
i Committee Rejects Plan
j Hear House, Bliss and
to
White on League
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Presi
dent Wilson's oTter to lalk over the
peace treaty wilh the senate foreign
relations committee finally was ac
cepted today. At the suggestion of
Republican members and ly a vir
tually unanimous vote the commit
tee decided to inform the president
it would le glad to meet him at his
convenience to go over the disputed
pointsof the treaty and the league
of nafions covenant. At the same
time the committee voted to call ad
ditional witnesses and continue its
hearings.
t'onfervnee Xrt Tuonlay
Tonight the president set 10
o'clock Tuesday for (he meeting nn
wrote to Chairman Lodge that In
line wilh a snggeMion by ihe com
mittee, lie would not eonsider th
discussion confidential in nature, in
notifying Mr. Wilon or the commit
tee deeislon. Senator Iodee has writ
ten that mem1ers did not desire tc
be bound by secrecy.
The president chose the Whit
House as the place of meeting, al
thouch the chairman had left thn
way open for Mm to come before the
committee at the capftol if he pre
ferred. The letters were not made public
but Secretary' Tumulty issued this
statement :
'"The president received Senator
Tdge's request for an appointment
to meet the foreign relations commit
tee to discuss the treaty of peace.
IrejMent Welcome Merlins
''Of course the president welcome
this opportunity to meet the foreign
relations committee nd has fixed
Tuesday morning at 10 a. m. as the
time for meeting at the White
House. The unprecedented eondl
tion of Ihe conference as pet by Sen
ator Iodge In his letter to the presi
dent fits in with the president's owa
preference as to publicity, so that
the people of the conrttry may be
put in poswipion of all the informa
tion he has about the treaty of
peace."
Mr. Todge told the president ha
it was assumed by the committee
that nothing mid at the nice tine
would be considered confidential
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PASSENGER UP 6 MILES
FLIGHT RECORD IS MADE
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FRENCHMAN WINS AGAIN
PARIS. Wednesday. Aup. 13.
A new world's altitude record of
3. feet Is said to have been
established for an airplane with
passenger today by Lieutenant
Weiss of pilot. The flight took
52 minutes and was made at Villa
Conblay. near here. The aviator's
instruments showed he experienced
a temeratn:e of more than 25 de
gTres below jtero.
WATER COMPANY
BUILDS OFFICE
Neat Structure to Take Place
. of Old Brewery, Now Be
ing Razed
The Salem Water company will
immediately erect an offk-$ building
at Trade and South Commercial
streets, opposite the present office,
which belongs to the Oregon Pnlp
Paner company, which company is
! erecting the paper mill. The archi
tect is now working on the plans of
the new building for the Salem Wa
ter company, and the historical old
building that stood where the new
structure will go up. has been
wrecked and will be taken away for
fire wood by whoever calls for ih
wreckage. The new office building
will be of brick, and of one story.
It will be a neit - and convenient
tMiil'Hng. somewhat like I h one on
the oip-jte corner that is to lie va
cated. There Is every indication of
a great deal more building actiTitr
in ihe nar future in that part of
SaNrn. The business part of the
city is ttound to be-forced over th
South Salem hill in due course, of
time.
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JAPS ATTACK LINER'S PASSENGERS
Coolies Spy Upon Women in State Rooms Precipitating;
Battle With Members of Crew, Report Brought to U. S.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 14.
Passengers who arrived here today
from the orient on the Pacific mall
liner Ecuador described a fight
which occurred between members of
the vessel's crew and scores of Japan
ese coolies while the ship was at
Kobe on July and which endod af
ter several of the Japanese had- been
injured and two of the crew turned
over to the officials at that port.
Tho clash started, according to
the passengers, when several Japan
ese coolie who were working on th
whf.rf climbed aboard the vessel and
ported into the state rooms. It was
10 o'clock at night, the passengers
said, and many persons were retir
ing. One passenger, said to have
len a woman missionary, poured
water on the head of a Japanese who
was annoying her. Other passengers
followed suit. The Japanese persist
6 cans
BOTH SIDES
ARE PLEASED
BY VERDICT
libel Suit Against Chicago
Tribune for Calling Manu
facturer Anarchist Ended
by Jury's Action
10 HOURS TAKEN TO
FIX SUM OF DAMAGE
"Mr. Ford Yindicated, Says
His Counsel "Victory for
. Us" Paper's Claim
MOUNT CLEMENS. Mkh.. Aw.
14. A Jury tonislit awarded Henry
Ford Six cenis damages against tho
Chicago Tribune for calling him an
anarchist.
Orvey Hulctt. foreman of the Jury,
said that thtey took "ine ballots thai
I can remember." '
The ftr&t one. according to Leon
Mease 1. another Juror, stood 8 to 4
in favor of awarding Mr. Ford soma
damages.
Attorney Alfred J. Murphy, for
Mr. Ford said: .
"The Important issue in this case
has been determined favorably to
the plaintiff. He has been vindicat
ed. Doth Bides Claim Victory ,
"Money damage was entirely sub
ordinate and were not sought by
Mr. Ford.' He stands not only vin
dicated, but his altitude as an Am
erican citizen has been Jnstifled af
ter a trial which raised every Issue
against him which Ingenuity and re
search could present. His friends
are entirely satisfied."
Weymouth Kirkland. of counsel
for the Tribune said:
"We consider It a Tlctory for the
reason that Attorney Alfred Lucking.
In closing for Mr. Ford, stated that
anything less than substantial dam
ages would be a defeat for his cli
ent." The end of a great euit which be
gan three months ago. came when
the lawyers and spectators had about
made up their minds that they were
in for a night or watching and wait
ing, with a mistrial as the probable
outcome. . , -
JaryOut 10 Hours
The jury had been ont 10 hours
when a resounding double knock
was heard on the high old-fashioned
door of Ihe Jury room.
Some of the lawyers had not re
turned from dinner nor had Judge
Tucker put 4n appearance. HalUff
Kelley went to Ihe door and then
hurried to Walter Steffens. the court
clerk." and whispered: They're
ready to report."
Mr. Steffens got Judge Tucker and
ihe absent lawyers on the telephone
and in 10 minutes all waa ready.
Mr. Hulett was plainly laboring
under suppressed emotion as he arose
and faced the court. . .
"Have you reached a verdict, gen
tlemen? asked Judge Tncker.
"We have. replied the foreman.
"You may deliver It."
Mr. Hulltt first gave the directed
verdict of no case against th Solo
mon News company, which distrib
uted copies of the Tribune of June
23. 1 91 . containing the libel. The
award against the Tribune was then
given, and the clerk recorded the
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ed In remaining at the port holes of
the state rooms, according, to the
passengers stories, and several of
the passengers then threatened to
throw empty bottles at them.
Jap Attempt Kuh
In the ensuing fight both the Jap
anese and passengers threw missiles.
Later the Japanese, in stronger force,
were said to have attempted to stona
the gangway but were repulsed by
George J. and Edgar O'Brien. fon
of a San Frawrlsr banker, who were
members of the crew, and other
members of the crew, indudin
Quartermaster Nils Chri?'ea?"n.
The passengers declared the fight
was assuming the proportions of a
riot when Japanese police arrived
and quelled the disturbance.
Two of the. crew who participated
in the fight were ."detained by the
Japanese authorities one day and
then released.