The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, September 21, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text-3--- TWO SECTIONS FIRST SECTION Eight Pages . 16 Paget t glXXV-MXTH YEAR . SALKM. OUIXiOX. SUNDAY MOltMMi, SKP1F.MHKU 21. ittttt. jFlRES CAUSE CONCERN IN CALIFORNIA BABY TESTS AFFORD OPPORTUNITY CONGRESS OF MOTHERS JN CHARGE Seven Blazes Break Out, Burning Homes and Threat ening Famous Muir Woods Many Still Beyond Control J LOCAL PHYSICIANS GIVE SERVICES STUDENTS 4)F STANFORD SAVE GIANT REDWOODS 6000 Acres in San Gabriel Canyon Near Los Angeles, Burned Over A purpose more practical than the mere spirit of competition among proud parents- and their babies is served by the eugenics tests which will take place at the state fair this week under the auspices of the Ore gon congress of mothers. Whenever perfect or near perfect babies are discovered the persons in charge will be happy, but the main purpose! strved Is to find the defects in the little ones so that their parents may haVe the information to serve as a basis in having the defects remedied. The tests will, for this reason, afford an opportunity for persons who are not financially able to have their HUNT BROS. END RECORD PEAR YEAR children tested at their own initi ative. Salem Women Assist. For some years the Oregon Con gress of Mothers has maintained a booth at the state fair. aiwt this year; has added the eugenics test. The tests are for children between the ages of six months and five years Thursday and Friday wil be testing days, beginning at 1 o'clock. The physicians who will assist are Dr?. V. H. Uyrd. E. K. Fisher. W. 11 Morse and Major V. Carlton Smith. Mental tests will be made by Mrs. Packing Company Cans 925 Tons or 50,000 Cases of Friut Prices Run Up to $80 or $45 Higher in 1918 (Continued on Page 2) STEEL STRIKE IS CERTAIN MONDAY HOP YIELD IS WEEKLY PAYROLL $8000; WORKERS NUMBER 400 SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Sept. 20 Seven fires of sufficient masni tude to cause concern to state and I Both Sides Claim Victory Im- federal forestry otnciais in can- n.:i f.l were hnrn.n tonieh. .nd the POSSlWe for UppOSltlOIl embers of a blaze that Lad reduced! - - - Forces A- 1 1 1 II Ml II I io nines ukauy nomes iu xiu. aiiey. i Marin county, and threatened to CHICAGO, Sept. 20. With the na. sp:ead to the, famous Muir Woods, I ti on-wide strike of steel workers set QUARTER SHORT Practically All Shipments To Be Sold Domestically, Be cause of Market MURDERER'S WIFE HELD, ON CHARGEiDEMOCRATS CHALLENGE TRAGEDY BEGINS IN FLIRTATION JUDGE RECOMMENDS JOINT CHARGE SAN FRANCISCO. Calif.. Sept. 20. A charge of murder was preferred today against Mrs. Alice Woodcock. whose husband. Edgar Woodcock, fhot and filled Edward C. Kelly, em ploye of a- local newspaper. Thurs day night. The charge against Mrs. Woodcock was made by Captain of infectives Duncan Malheson. on instructions from Police Judge T. I. Filzpatrlrk. before whom Woodcock was taken tmlav fo? Instructions as to his rishis. Woodcock shot Kelly, the nolle said, after Mrs. Woodcock accused Kelly of baring endeavored to start a flirtation with her. After bearing the story of wit nesses of the shooting. Judge Fiti patrick said: "I recommend that Mrs. Woodcock be charged with the murder. She is ejnally culpable with her husband as the evidence shows she conspired to bring about the fliritton which resulted I Kt-llv's death." 1 VI was refused to Edgar Wood cock. Mrs. Woodcock before her mar riage was Miss Alice Harris of Ta coma. Wash. tin were smouldering. , Bbudents from Leland Stanford .Jr.. University responded to. a call for Monday, officials of the steel companies in the Chicago district were completing plans tonight to from W. K. Droll, superintendent I combat the strike, while the union of California redwod park, who said the historic grove of redwoods in "this Santa C:nx county park was en- daneered by a fire that had been 'burning for two weeks. v Two fires were reported in Neva da county, two In Placer county, and from El Dorado county came the 'report of a fire that had not yei 'spread to dangerous proportions. ' In San Gabriel canyon, about 40 miles from Los Angeles, 6.000 aere3 of timber and brush land have Deen 'burned over, but this blaze was ap proaching complete control. 0FESTO1ATE Exodus of Picker $a Reduces Crews to One-Third of - Regular Force MOULD WOW THRETENS leaders renewed their pledge that the strikers would not resort to violence. Officials of the steel companies were reticent regarding their plans. but it was reported they were pre pared to open despite the strike if enough loyal employes responded to the call already sent out. NO SURVIVORS - OF WRECK FOUND Excellent Tonnage Results From Methods Used on Jerman Ranch CORPUS CHRIST! : VATER MENACED Gathering hops is still going for ward in a number of the large yards. Little unrest among picking crews is heard of now. Those, not satisfied with the wages paid, have returned to their homes. In several of the yards the exodns of pickers has reduced the force to about one-third of the number that could be used. It is doubted wheth er all the hops can be gathered by . . . w . er ail me nops kuo ir iucim uj Admiral Decker Inspects those who are stm on the job be- Spanish Steamer Lost on , - f : Florida Coast With a record of 925 tons of fresh pears which are converted into 50.000 cases of packed product, the Hunt Brothers Packing company closed the biggest pear season in its history at noon yesterday. The sea son began about August 15 and throughout has been notable. $KO Paid for Hulk The pea: were purchased at prices ranging .from $C5 to $0 per ton, the bulk being at the latter fig ure. Prices last year were 32 to 37.30 per ton. All were Bartletts and most came from southern Ore gon, the crop in the mld-Wlllemette valley being light. The average daily pack was 2.000 bushel baskets of peeled fruit. The pack this year was approxi mately 350 tons more than that of 1918. Weekly Payroll 8,(MM) The weekly payroll of the plan which employed 400 workers for he season averaged $8,000. All work is done on thepifce basis, the workers chosing theis cn time and Jiours. YILSON WINDS UP WEEK FULL OF ADDRESSES Thousands at Monster Meet' ing Shriek Approval of Statements LOS ANGELES GOES WILD Ten-Mile Parade Through Business Section Proves Triumph FLEET GREETS PRINCE TODAY Arrival of Ships at Vancouver Marks Beginning of Cel ebration - VANCOUVER, B. C Sept. 20. The arrival here at 4 o'clock on Son- day afternoon of Admiral Rodman. In his flagship, the New Mexico, opens a period of 4$ hoars which Vancouver will give up to tne cele bration of the visitor. His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wale. CORPUS CHR1STI, Tex., Sept. 20. Fears that the water supply of Cor pus Christ! might be impaired were expressed tonight when it was report. 4-aw wan v fast ca a rise i iiuui icu .... - . . . o n A was coming down the Nueces River, steamer Valbanera. which carried 300 from which the water supply is ob. passengers and a crew of 88. o 'talned about 12 miles from here. 1 survivors have been found. KEY. WEST, Fla.. Sept. 20. In spection of the vessel lost between this, port and Havana in the recent hurricane today convinced Rear Ad miral Decker, commanding this naval district, that she is tne &pauiu fore mould and the hop cooties will bead them off and make unmarket able much of the crop still on the vines. Mould has already shown up 4 . P:-acticaIly all the pears win be In spots in the yards. 'sold domestically as foreign trade is Yield Is Surnris0. light due to the low rate of ex- The yield in some instances proved j change which makt-s purchases un- G.O.P. CLAIM Assertion Denied That En oath Pledges Are Secured to As sure Passage of Johnson Amendment on Vote LODGE GROUPS REST ON EYE OF BATTLE Both Sides Expect Help from Group Holding for Mild Reservations to be much larger than was expected. In other cases the returns were a disappointment. On an average it (Continued on page 2) profitable for British and other European buyers. Conclusion o fthe season wV? cele- fbrated with a luncheon of all the employees at the plant. BIGGEST STATE FAIR ULL OPEN LO ANGELES. Sept. 20. Presl dent Wilson completed his week of speech-making on the Pacific coast tonight with a monster mass meeting here at which thousands shrieked ap- Iproval of his plea for early rati f I cation of Ihe peace treaty. ' Parade I Triumph Welcomed to the city by a crowd! which densely packed the downtown section, the president was cheered tumuluoualy everywhere he appeared during tho day. Along the line of a J tenmile parade he rode In 'a din of ! applause and later at a public dinner cheers greeted his declarations that the treaty should and would be ac cepted. Thousand Turned Away. When he entered the auditorium for his night speech he was cheered for more than two minutes by a crowd estimated by the police at six thousand. The hall was Jammed and outside were thousands who could not get in. Some had been waiting since early morning for the doors to open. HOSPITAL BURNS; PATIENTS SAFE Military Infirmary at Vancou ver, B. C Wiped Out By Flames VANCOUVER. B. C Sept- 2.- Shaughnesay military hospital was practically-destroyed-by-fire at noon today. The loss la property was heavy, but not a person suffered the slightest personal injury. Visitors Can turn their odd moments to profitable nse at this store. Here is high grade f "KESE Ing prices, that will surprise most people not living near Salem. Wool Suitings: Many new pieces of elegant Serges, PJ'1". tines in navy, brown, plum, taupe and heather v nur tures. These are 54 to 58 inches wide. fabries from one of the best null in Amenea The price per yard. from. t0 M5 Manish Suitings: For a fine Tailored Suit, these beautiful hard finished materials will surely please. They are pure wool of the W Ion fiber, in brown and black or blue and green mixtures 56 inches wide, yard... .... Late Governor Withycombe, Who Championed Oregon Industries, Honored in First Night's Program ALL DEPARTMENTS BEAT FORMER YEARS Mrs. Adelaide C. Hod gins Passes Away at Vancouver Mrs. Adelaide C. Hodgins. wife of Frank E. Hodgins, passed away Saturday morning at the family home In Vancouver. Wash. She was 64 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Hodg ins formerly were residents of Sa lem when tiie former was the Salem correspondent for the Oregonian. Mr. iindrins in the early eighties was SHONTZDIESAT NEW YORK HOME 1A.M. TODAY Government Comes With At tractive Displays Racing Card High Class. SPECIAL STATE FAIR DATS t Monday Governor Withy combe and Soldiers' Day. Tuesday Woman's and Dai rymen's day.' Wednesday Salem day. Thursday Portland and lks day. ' Friday Willamette Valler and Grange day. Saturday Manufacturer s and Good Roads day. .$6.00 2 inches wide at ..$7.65 Chillon Velvets: Excellent quality and beautiful finish that should bring -JL .n,v hriricr more in many places. Ultir; ilAVUVJ uu trt Copen blue, bottle green, taup yard Velvets for Millinery iMrposes Are Extensively Lsed and We Are Selling Large Quantities of Them Look to Your Needs Now. Wide Range of Light and Dark Shades Store Closed All Day Wednesday Salem Par Ettstrl A Dozen Bolts of Red Bunting, Cp 11 H DC jO. Suitable for Decorating Purposes, UU J- JOHNSON ENDS SPEAKING MP Three Addresses in Twin Gt- ies in Day Conclude Treaty Tour MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 20. With three addresses in the Twin Cities today. Senator Hiram W. Johnson concluded his speaking trip through the middlewest opposing the ratifi cation of the league of nations cove- nnt In Ita nrMnt form. At ODOn chief clerk In the office of Secre-jhe adressed a large gatnenng ax me tary of State R. P. Earhart. At one Metropolitan Opera house in st. rani time he was one of the best known; and at 4 p. m. he spoke to the Lln residents of Oregon. 'coin club in Minneapolis. LEGION CAUSES NELSON'S REMOVAL FR0MY.M.C.A;B0ARD OF ASTORIA NEW YORK. Sept. 21. Theodore P. Shontx. president of the Interbor. ougta Rapid Transit company, died at his home in Park Avenue at one o'clock this morning. WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. Dem ocratic leaders In the senate chal lenged today a claim or republican opponents of the eagoe of nations covenant that enough pledges had been obtained to secure adoption of Senator Johnson's amendment de signed to equalise. U:itish and Amer ican voting power ia the league as sembly. While they expressed su preme confidence and predicted at least SO votes against the amend mentenough ta defeat It these senators finally got la touch with Vice President aMrshall Insisting that be return In: time for the first real test vote on the treaty, expected next week. I Ilepubllraiui Wait Ita t tie The senate was not tn session an 1 Chairman' Lodge of the foreign re lations committee was not at his office during the day. and republi cans say they bad rested on their oars, waiting for the contest Monday. "Mild reservation lts. son of whom claimed to hold the balance of power, were active confrring and counting noses to see. how many of their number would vote against the Jodfltua amend meat. Some of their claims ran as hlgolas elcht. Ikh Claim Net raU - Both tides wer- erpeetlnr lie-tir"'1' from this group. Ipt there was no certainty as to haw the majority might line up. Demoettatie kftders. In predicting fifty' votes against tn- loheson amendment, out of a total of 9C. counted on the support of many of this groop. in lew of th- general belief that five demand4 vroald be found with the republicans In the lineup on the amendment fight. Senator Hitchcock said today that eve:y effort would be made to has- ten consideration or the treaty De cs use of the "inslstant demand from business people for final set tlement. There was no Indication, however, ss to how son a vote might fe called for on the Johnson amendment. GOVERNMENT READY TO PROCEED WITH ANTI-TRUST CASES; MANY LARGE CORPORATIONS DEFENDANTS In announcing the special days and that all Is in readiness for the 58th Annual Oregon state fair, which opens tomorrow. A. II. Lea. secretary of the state fair board, declares that the fair this year will be the greatest and best state exposition ever held in the west. All the departments will haa mnre nd better exhibits than ever hofnre tn the history of the fair, .M Secretary Lea. "and the fair rfs ' ... i aMnnM9 all nrA. a wnoie win easujr euiipM fu rious shows. More than 20 counties win he renresented by agricultural exhibits, and the livestock show will Ho Koth rreater and better than any in the past. The agricultural dis iov rr thP plant eovernment exhibit Swill be a special feature In the agri cultural department, n win ue -- companied by expert demonstrators and lecturers, and will be exception ally educational. There will be an IRISH PAPERS CLOSED x MANY SINN FEIN ORGANS LOAN ADS OBJECTED TO DUBLIN. Sept. 20. The five leading . . Sinn Fein organs and transport workers newspapers, as well as several provincial weeklies were suppressed today by the po lice because they had published ad vertisements for the so-called Irish Republican loan. Where newspapers operated their own plants the raiders rendered the presses unworkable. Goli Elimination Matches Scheduled to Start Today The first elimination matches for h .nnual fall golf tournament are rhPduled to be played at the lllie- hee Country club links, beginning at nVtnrk this morning. These will be handicap matches with the presi dent's cup hung up ror ine winner. Th numbers of players participat ing will be unusually large and the Interest being manifested' In the tournament Is relative Intense. Former Pilot Commissioner Fails to Meet Demands of Veterans ASTORIA. Ore.. Sept. 20. The board of directors of the Astoria Y. M. C. A. today requested Thomas Nelson to resirn as a member of that board, as a result of a demand made bv Clatsop post. American legion - . fnlinwinr Nelson's refusal to ai- charee Hannes Iluttlia. an auen enemv in the employ of the inion Fisherman Co-Operative PacEinr comDanv. of which Nelson Is man ager. I (Siren Chance. At a recent meetlnr of the T. M C A. board, a resolution was maop- jirutin w th secretary to ass CANUT ROUNDUP WINNER OUTLAW IS CONQUERED 15 RIDE IN SEMI-FINALS PENDELTON. Or.. Sept. 20. Yakima Canutt. champion tt the 1917 roundup, repeated today by winning the championship of tne 1919 toundup on the closing day. Canutt won his victory today on Nonare, an outlaw horse from Canada, which had never before been successfully ridden. Happy Durmeister was declared winner of second place and Ray Hell or third. Fifteen cowboys compeiea in the semi-finals. The cowgirl champions are: Lorena Triekey. first, riding Spi der: Ruth Roach, on IWarcat. secoYl: Elolse Hastings, on Raw lins Kid. third. WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. The government Is ready to proceed with all anti-trust raes pendlnr la the supreme eoert. They will be argued during the term beginning fVlober C. unless some of the defend nts ob tain a continuance. Raraore that some of the cases, held la abeyance during the war. would be dropped, are without foundation. It was also authoritatively learned. W1 Cacw FirO. -The anthracite coal cases against the LebiRh Valley and Reading con panics will be called first and wUl be followed by the case against the United States Steel corporation. The remaining cases will be seat terefever a period of weeks and the action against the Quaker Oats com pany probably will not be beard Tin til the fist of the year. Snwthrrn Pacific ow I JO. Arguments slso will be heard In the Eastman Kodak company. 'Asso ciated Rill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada. American Can company and the S3uthern Pacific cases. THE HUNS IN BUSINESS wntt Some Salem profiteer in Wines who do not advertise pave ten testimony in the recent arbitration of the wage scale of printers an pressmen to the effect that the retail eot or article of ne-esity have doublet!, or more than doubled, in Salem. In tho-w tros, perhapn they have. . . i - . : 41... nf 1i a ttnrM thst ilrertiAe did iotVec7 th,.H help to pay the higher vr.ee, of printers and Pretnen. controversy with the legion tefore I which ih proHteer who keep in the dark refune to help to pay. todav. Today the legion notineo f,uvjn; r-uhlie will M-rve it own unmetliate interests iy pai- the Y. M. C A. that no settlement l f. InPrf.il3lt who nlaee all their cards on the table had been reached. The request upon . .7.: Nelson follord. He reserved ni i . . .... d2l?"H Nelson was notified bv ,Viid indirectly they wll serve their city, by aiding in bmld- Oovernor Olcott that he wonia oe in up vjalera institutions wliicn employ lanor ai nign wapc scain. removed from the state pnot commiB- Tne Salem bnsinewi men who refuse to artrertise in &aiem sion. of which he Is a member, ror i t mftre denerve the natmnare of Salem TeoDle si - - - - - - - g o g m a similar reason to that given dv the Y. M. C. A. board. than do the Portland business men. (Continued on page 2)