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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1919)
ksoxm if:'. y vr ' MV :'K ;H -felK f-" ntieare me .tvniie &ox woo mast i-rrjiyt;r, Meridian, .uaaie U0H1D3, Back.Wear., .Back row Loudermilk ' i ' t . 11 PEACE 1 PACT DEBATED (Continued from page 1) abolish tha trade in cigarettes in this state: "neselved; First, that we nrge our people to support this measure untiJ it becomes a law; "ResolTed: Second, that" we oall upon, the newspapers to cease publi cation of, ; news, items and ; editorial dictated or inspired by the Tobacco trust knoV contrary to, the moral . sen tlments of this question." In. the treasurer's renort. the nn. tloaot the, general. benevolent funds brought, out a warm talk from tht bishop. . The figures for 1918 showed a sum.ot, 122.448 for this fund ! but this year, the , sum bad shrunk - to $2,786, and it led him to remark that apparently the big centenary, success waa, merely, a shifting about, of the funds. He said it was a question. for grave thought and study. One cans assigned for this , lowl showing, for general ; benevolences t was given as contributions to the Red, Cross," to the Armenian relief, and other war activities,! which were not shown on ther church reports. " A' resolution by iter. M. B. Par ounaglan,. Oregon conference super lntandent - of Methodist1 Sunday achoolsj asking tho United States to send, troops to Armenia .to take f M 1 . , .... mus uwui iwmg ex4"srminaxea wiinin three .months was passed . la a. modi fied form. The bishop called atten tion to the fact- that by the , present arrangement' the United , States is held . to act under the provisions of the. treaty, until it Is definitely adop ted nr TetniaA and that all Via fereoxe. could da was to ask the United States .to assume the manda tory for Armenia, which, under the treaty of peace and the. league of na tions, would give. Armenia the same stat as . as the : Philippines. Rev., Mr. Paroanagian made a strone otea for the passage of a resolution and a resolution, asking the United States to take the mandatory of that perse cutea country it was passed, . j Suneriatendent After T. W C. The report -lot Rt. Mr, Parounag- lan lor. the past year was read and accepted. He said that during the year he had traveled more than 11,- 000 miles, 2S0 of which were on foot. and that he had orgainzed 25 Sunday schools in the territory to" which he is assigned.- He -urged; more atten tion to the lumber camps and saw. mills id order to combat the I. W. W. and bolshevism. . i - A meriiorla.1 to thf pnrnl rnnfer. . ence;ln Des Moines, Iowa, next May - askine that the . Oregon conferenca Inclade the entire state of Oregon was preseniea ana carnea. At pres ent the Oregon conference does, not Include the entire state, the. eastern I part of which is included in the Ida I ho conference. ' j la order to save time and energy and duplication of effprv, a resolu r tloa consolidating missionary boards . t , V n V 1 I presented and passed. This board will take care of the work done here tofore by all missionary boards and will make one big campaign for funds and have one source of distri bution. TIi constitutional ' amendment to the chnrtb. Jaws granting admission of laymen to -the conference came up for consideration and , was defeated oy tne ministers, it was pasaea a few days ago. by. the laymen in, sea i ton In the , Willamette university chapel, v It was . tbe opinion . of the ministers that they should have' at least oae general. meeting where they could be by themselves.. A resolution fathered -by Superln tendent T. Ford expressing the thanks and -appreciation of the con ference to toe citizens of the city, and the representatives of the press for their full reports, and the people of i the Salem pastorate for their kladaess - and ,; entertainment . , was passed. Also a resolution asking the general conference , to . return J3ishop Hughes for another four years, and instructing the bishop to coaveyhe appreciation of the con ference to his living mother for her work ill giving two bishops to the church. The resolution was passed. On motion : of D. H. Leech. D.. Les ter IFelds, C. L. Hamilton and M. T. Wire, were re-elected members of the - conference board of stewards, their terms to expire in 1922. . On motion of T B.. Ford, the trus tees of Leslie church, Salem, 'mere authorized to sell church' "property known as Hope chapel, the. proceeds ot which sale are to be placed in the hands of the conference trustees. The conference confirmed tho action of the aFIrview Quarterly conference In authorizing 4 he sale ot its church property with a view of reinvesting the proceeds in a -new church prop erty. ( A. IL Clarke of the; California con ference, was transferred to the Ore gon conference and - placed in the win rour straight games ir tney a wuKinson. ' " - " - " . . V Clcotte. James. Gandil. Rlsber&r J 8tudles of the fourth year. Fair. Play Demanded In regard to the matter of a pro test to the state department . regard ing the granting of passports to vis it foreign countries by people repre senting the liquor interests and the denying of passports to representa tives of the anti-saloon leagues to visit' foreign countries at the Invita tion of people Interested, in putting the liquor traffic out of business, the following was passed by the confer ence and will be sent to Hon. 'Rob ert Lansing, secretary of state, at Washington, D.. C: "The Oregon Annual conference of the eMthodist Episcopal church in session at Salem, Ore., representing a membership of approximately 20,- 000, and a constituency of approxi mately 85,000, requests that pass ports be denied to citizens of the United . States to go Into China Ja pan, Mexico and other foreign lands to manufacture, or sell intoxicating liquors, the manufacture and sale of which under the laws of our eountry have been made a criminal offense. Inasmuch as passports have been de nied by your department to repre sentatives of the Anti-Saloon league who nave been' invited by temper ance organizations of other countries to come and assist them in making it a crime under their law to manu facture and sell intoxicating liquors as ft is under the laws of our own land, we therefore in justice ask that your department do not issue pass ports to our citizens to debauch and make criminal the citizens of other countries. :-:Ar REDS WIN -FIFTH GAME (Continued from page 1) large ' holdings of base line real es tate on the facade of his anatomy and Schalk claimed that he touched the runner . before the latter had plowed his way to the plate. In his excitement be Jumped up at Umpire Rigler's protector and with his fists Jolted the Judicial air there impound ed. Riglerpeinted to the coop and Schalk,. mumbling things that, the late Noah Webster never encountered in: his researches, ; made way for Lynn, who caught the remainder of the game for. the Sox. The field was in excellent condi tion, despite the rain of -yesterday, and 34,379 persons paid to witness the exhibition. The sun shone bright ly and ; the temperature was to the liking of players and spectators alike. Reutber Starts Today. "With the Reds victorious In four of the fie games, Manager Moran of the. Cincinnati jclub Intimated tonight that he would start Walter Reuther against the White Sox in the sixth game of the series scheduled for Cin cinnati tomorrow. , Portland Floral Society ; Has Praise for Salemltes (Oregonian) ; Members of. the Portland -Floral society upon I returning from their visit to the Oregon state fair are loud In their paisei of the Salem residents who entertained them. The Cher- rlans, the Salem Floral society and C !B. Clancey; In charge of the floral department at the- state fair, came in for complimentary remarks. The membership of the Portland Floral society: is made up from the profes sional florists and flower growers In and around Portland. ' A number of Portland florists were successful in the prize awards in the floral section at the state fair. MARTIAL LAW ORDER GIVEN IN.INDIANA (Continued from page 1) today and yesterday on various charges. A shout went up ,for a march on the Jail where, the, men were confined For a moment the situation ' looked serious but the cries of the criowd let up when the speaker announced that a meeting of former soldiers would be held tomorrow morning to consider plans for procuring the release o fthe pris oners.! . . ; ; i Scouts Offer Program in Salem Wednesday Night Part of the program which will en tertain Salem's Boy Scouts at their regular quarterly meeting Wednes day night of this. week, will be a talk by Walter A. Denton, who will talk about thevaljue of Scouting for th Boy and the Business Man. . j j For the first time In Salem, the headquarters flag .will be awarded to the troop having won it during the last quarter. This flag was obtained through the .efforts of. Scout Execu- re to win the world series; From left " "iili wwu JVikOVU. AA UAA&Uk aj BVUUU. rjUUIC JU U I 1U1. ljlf I 1 1 1 1 1 William. T.vnn. F-ietrh p9w cnmvan tive Coolt from the national head quarters at New York and will' be awarded to the troop whose member ship has showed the best advance ment in scouting during the . past quarter. Among other features of the evening program will be a stunt ing some special activity ot scouting. I The meetine will be nresided nver by Charles Knowland, vice president of the local council, in the absence of E. F. Carleton. president, who is away from the city, and to . all who may be interested in the activities of Salem's Boy Scouts a very interest ing and entertaining program is as sured. -' The meeting will be held at the Leslie Methodist church, and Is open to all interested in' the work. Re freshments will be served by the scouts. - ' Tributes Are Paid to LateDr.W.S.Mott The .Rigdon chapel was overflow ing yesterday afternoon when friends gathered for the. last rites over the late Dr. William S. Mott, who passed away after a brief illness Friday morning, at the family home. So many Were the bereaved friends that placeg for all could not be made in the chapel and many had to remain outdoors. Floral tributes were beau tiful with several large pieces. Dr. W. C. Kantner of the First Congregational church read the ser vices, speaking of the high Ideals to which Dr. Mott had lived In his pro fessional and civil life. During his residence ; in ; Salem which number bver-30 years Dr. Mott strove to. do all for the betterment of the city he could, the speaker said. The Masonic quartet, composed of Rev. H N. Aldrich. John W, Todd, F. S. Barton and Ivan Martin, sang "Rock of Ages" and "Nearer My God to Thee." From the chapel the lo cal Masonic lodge of which Dr. Hott was a member, was In charge. The body was laid to rest In Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum. At the mausole um the Masonic quartet gave a fu neral dirge. Echo of Steamer Disaster- Frederick H. Pinska, administra tor of the estates of Albert Pinska and Olive K. Pinska estates filed pe tition , yesterday for the appointment of F. E. McAllister of Silverton as representative , ot the uregon noia ings of. the estate, there being pro perty in Marion county valued ' at 92000 and real estate in Lake coun ty appraised at $1000. The de ceased, Albert and Olive K. Tinska, husband and wife, were lost in the sinking of the Alaskan steamer "Princess Sophia" on October 25, 1918. Six children of the deceased couple are named as heirs of the estate, the total- value of which is not given. All ot the heirs are rest dents of the state of Minnesota. Many Hunters Out Many hunters were out after birds on Sunday., Most of the Nimrods re port good hunting ind fair bags.. The demand for hunting licenses declined yesterday Indicating that the 600 li censes written out In Salem since October 1 had nearly exhausted the Salem quota of hunters. One fish ing license was written out yesterday to C. S. Bell of Salem, Anderson and Brown, while Hauser brothers wrote all of the 17 gunning permits Issued. Those getting licenses were: Glenn McCallister, Wolfcreek; Clyde G. Thomas, Scotts Milte; H. M, Hawk ins, Louis Krepela, Ernest Burch, J. P.Zelinsky, Henry M. Shaveland. H.tH. Gralapp, H. J Ringrose, L. W. Montgomery, George C. Smith. L. G. Bulgin, R. Crossari, C. M. LaFollett, Walter Fandrick, .Ercel . Kay, all ot Salem.. i , r Will Admitted to Probate t The will of the late i. E. MJlster was admitted to probate by Judge W. M. Bushey yesterday. Mrs. Milster died in Silverton, October 2, 11919, The extent ot the property involved in the estate is not given, but the no tation is made that most of the real property had been disposed of by the deceased, prior to her death. The personal property, but the terms of the will is. to be divided equally among her eight children": Mary C. Ridings, Ida S. Graces, Fannie A. Drake. Jett L. Dibble, Bertha J. Woodsides, Dell T. Smith. Lc-ttie E. Davenport and Beda He! f rich. The will nominated Fannie A. Drake and Beda L. Helfrich as executors of the instrument, but as i Mrs. Helfrich is not a resident of tiregon. the court appointed Fannie A. Drake as exec utrix. Of course D'Arnnnzio can use his poetic, feet.; in, getting away from Flume. " to riglit they aret Front row BILLINGSLEY IS SEVERELY HURT Street Railway Superintend- . . - . . ent. Injured in Clash of Trolly and Train By being pinned under a wrecked street car T. L.; BilHngsly, super intendent f the Salem street rail ways, was; seriously injured yester day morning at 5:25 when the street car collided with the locomotive of northbound passenger train No. 54 Besides Superintendent Billingsly three other men were in the wrecked car. Motorman William Lott, in charge of the car. was dazedv one hand Injured and his head and face badly bruised. Motormen. Henry Borsman and 1 Arthur Williamson were badly ahaken up but otherwise uninjured. - . 1 The destruction of a portion of the local power 'unit two days ago is one of the factors of the acci dent. The auxiliary plant at the power station had broken down at 7:4 5 Sunday night, and this had made it. necessary for Superinten dent' Billingsly to make an early routing of the cars yesterday morn ing. Motorman Lott. who is one of the night men at the barns, took out a car and picked jup Mr. Billings ly at his home at 2316 State street and was 'returning to the carbarn. Borseman and Williamson also bad boarded the car, being on their way to work. Motorman Lott made the regulation safety stop; at Twelfth street where the . Southern Pacific crosses the car line. Lott did not see the approaching locomotive be cause of a heavy fog . nd started his car. The collision resulted. , The impact threw the car from the track and splintered the front portion .-of the car body. Superin tendent Billingsly in some manner was thrown under the wreck. He was sitting inside the car near the front end when the accident occur red. According to reports, . Motor- man Williamson was the only man on the car not dazed by the -shock of the impact. By the use of make- snip levers members of the train crew hurriedly raised the car from the injured man. Superintendent Billingsly, and Lott were placed i Ray Simeral's automobile and hur ried to the Salem hospital. Lott was released from the hospital. Su perintendent Billingsly suffered se vere injuries about the head and chest, bruised shoulder, broken col lar bone and ribs. His physician last night reported that the patient was resting easily,. but that. the ex tent of the internal injuries could not be readily ascertained until later but that at any,event recovery would be slow, Motorman Borseman and Lott will not be able to report for duty for a lew days, but Williamson .was back; at work yesterday. The locomotive was damaged and was taken. to the yards at Brook- land The power equipment 6f the com pany's plant was in operation last night and full car service went into eueci ai o.u in me-evening. . The accident occurred so early In the morning that very few were at traded to the scene. Officer Jack White reported the accident to the police station a few moments after its . occurrence. Walter Smith, In spector of the street railways, was on the scene within 20 minutes 2 OFFICERS (Continued from page 1) light committee at the time the light was ordered," said Utter, "but after he was appointed on the committee he had the installation of the light held up without bringing the matter before the council,- hoping to make the expense payable by the light company instead of by the city when the new contract should be signed. "It was wrong." asserted Vande- vort., "Johnson knew better.-'I am opposed to any action until Johnson is here. I want h! to face the mu sic." . Moore moved that the city order the light installed, at once, but the motion lost. , Mr. Johnson explains that the morning following the council's or der the light company Informed him that the installation would be at the city's expense unless action were tak- en toward renewal of the city's con tract. This under provision of the old contract affecting installations within 12 months from the expiring date of the contract. Johnson says he advised with Utter, who was also a member of the light committee, and that Utter gave his approval to holding back 4 he installation until the new contract should be made. Wiest insisted on an investigation Into the feasibility and cost ofopeta ing Seventeenth street and replacina the footbridge where Will Berger a merchant, was held up and -shot-with a street bridge, also an in quiry into the feasibility of elimin ating the twounpaved turns in Cap itol street leading to the fair grounds. The street commitee was instructed tp mawe the investiga tions and repart. Chief Varney was Inforwally re quested to. make an effort to stop the use of glaring automobile head lights on the streets, to compel mo torists to use -tail lights ana motor cycle drivers to close their cut-outs on Sunday (afternoons. The session concluded by goln into committee of the whole to dis cuss amendments to the contract to be entered nto between the city and tne I'ortiami ltauway. uieni c row er eompany for street lighting. Sev eral amendments were made, the or dinance will be engrossed and after perusal by all members will be acted on at the next meeting. Danuucei Not Allowed. Aldermen VoQc and Wleet re turned a majority report against al lowing H.' Sproed damages for the laying of a' sewer against his prop erty in North Salem, but recommen ded that the street commissioner be Instructed to level the land where dirt was heaped up by the digging AldermanMoore returned a minor ity report recommending that Mr Sproed be compensated for damages to his grain. Sproed asked $200 but Moore recommended $30. He said Sproed threatens to sue the city if something is not done In 10 days The majority report carried. , Alderman Wiest introduced an or dinance providing that alii sidewalk hereafter constructed on Seventeenth street, fromCenter to Market, be or cement construction. '. Alter nrst and second reading it was referred to the ordinance committee. - Because of tb absence of Mayor Wilson.' Alderman George E. Ilal vorscn was elected to act as mayor last nighj- A petition was presented asking for the grading of Water street be tween Union and Marion. It was referred to the street committee. A petition for an arc light on Eigh teenth and Center streets was refer red to the committee on lights. -r Better Sewer Wanted. Petition for better sewerage facil ities in North Salem was referred to the' committee on sewers. A resolution Introduced by Alder man Wiest for the grading of North FOSTER PLAYERS ' HERETODAY . Return'n? for their regular Tues day. Wednesday and Thursday night appearances at the Bllgh theater, .the Harvard Foster Players will pre sent the great political drama, "The Final Settlement," for three perfor mances beginning October 7. 1 'The Final Settlement"' Is one ot the greatest political comedy dramas 'of modern times. It Is the story of l horn' an obticure telephone girl meets and wrestle, figuratively speaking, with the boss or the most powerful political .machine ever , formed. She Is the greatest stumbling Mmk lhe machine has encountered, and their eforts to ret her out of the wav and hr determination to hold out for 'the rirht-. forms the storv with one of the most surprising climaxes ever put Into a play. The Foster Players have made a rre many friemi hre already by their excellent performances 0f "The Third Degree" and: "The Battle Bahy." and the fart that they will appear nere eaen wpcs in an en tirely new play Is very gratifying to I 5i , 1 i w i I ; I, f ' J J i - 1 ' . i 1 . ' i ; ; v a- 9 - i r I '- V; inose who have seen them. ! GYPSY TRIB ES i HAVE NEW MECCA CALIFORNIA SITE a ' a MOMENT AFFECTS VHOLE NATION SAN" FRANCISCO. Sept. 11. Ro many tribes, commonly known as f'gypsies". are traveling toward Cal ifornia from all parts of the umteo States with the avowed pa rpose of establishing a "snirnihatch" or per manent sacred encampment at tm eryvllle. across the bar from Sao Francisco, officials east of Bay wny believe. In possession of tribal leaders- who came west to attend the recent marriage of Georre Adams, head of of one tribe, and "Gypsy- Mary, who said she .was an Egyptian. princess. were found telegrams from head quarters of six tribes scattered throughout the country- These con tained but two words "Amen avasa or "We come." They were said to be replies to a country-wide call for a gathering of the gypsy clans. Iteligtons Ap!alrd to Not all of the gypsies are includ ed in the movement; The response is confined to the more religious ele ment who still cling to the tradition Seventeeath street between Center i and D was adopted, the city to pay the costs. Alderman Moore moved' that the street commissioner be instructed to clear up all alleys and streets ot remnants of wagons and machinery deposited in some instance for years. The motion carried. Mr. Moore call ed particular attention to an alley on North Capital street where a lot of junked wagons and machinery were constantly In view of persons visiting the city while going to the state fair grounds. Alvin Werner Is Killed While Hunting Near Aurora Alvin J. Werner. 14 years old. son vf Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wt-rner, who live, six wiles east of Aurora, died Surday n(gbt from a wound re ceived by The arridcJita! disrhaiss of a shot can Sunday afternoon. While the ld parents were away from home he got th t hot gun and went' hunting. Th ' accidental dis charge blew his right arm off at th- shoulder. , lie called for Help and other boys la lhewnirhb.rhx4 came to his avistanen. The loss of blood caused "his death. Interment will be In Kaufman cemetery, near Aurora, at Z o'clock today. i PEESONAL MENTION Attorney General Brown will go to Ashland Thursday where he Is sched uled to addre3 a convention of the state Women's Christian Temperance union on the subject ot law enforce ment. J. M. Devers. assistant attorney general for the highway department. is In Portland where be will 'attend the meeting of the state highway commission today. A. II. Lea. secretary of 'the state fair board, has returned from Port land. Miss Bessie I Donaldson of Salem has taken the' place of Miss j Marie Lodge as stenographer in tho state treasurer's otrice. Miss Lodge re signed October 1. C. "V. Johnson, manager of the real estate department In the state insur ance commissioners office, has re- Here Are Some of the Men Behind the Bat in World's Series . .. . m Games BILL RARJPEK j X ''r": -rr ; ; I ; '-..,-J .''kv ;,iJf ' V '- 7 jx . .- - - :r " " ' v HELD SACRED 1 . ; that one day they would take tU rosd to the land of promise by Us "great water," the ultimate home of the wanderers on the Pacific coaiu Fifteen thousand men and wontes and their boys and girls, are. etti mated to be on their way here. Leto Amenja. bead of a Greek Cypxy band, and others have made inquir ies as to state laws on municipal or ganization and the residents of Em eryville are said to be apprehensive that the gypsies will have samdent voting power to take over control of. the twon. now a city of 2,700 poju. lation. nag Adopted t The . bands are reported to bars adopted a central tribal flag bearing the legend "Borodlro Slvety" "X Greater People." Involved la ths migration to this coast are gyptis are of the Turkish. Rumanian. Hes garian. German, Moravian, Lithtas ian, Russian. Greek. Bohemian, Iui-' iaa and Spanish tribes. . ' turned from Portland. : Joe McAllister,. secretary of the State desert land . board, tpeat Sunday in Portland." Charles and Will Mumpers of Brooks were Salem visitors yester day, i Deputy Sheriff Oscar, Bower went to Mill City yesterday oa official business. ' George Ramp, of - Brooks spc&t Monday in the city. .Dr. E.1 J.. Potts of Falls CIry Darsed through town yesterday after a week's stay at the Can by fair. Mrs. M. L Fulkerson. county school supervisor, has returned from central Oregon where she attended teachers institutes at Prlnetllle and Madras. the school at Liberty was ia baleta for a. few hours yesterday. Mr. Webb reports good attendance attks Liberty school. 70 being .enroled this year. A. N. Arnold, who is supervisor of the schools of the southern part of the county, is visiting schools be yond Mehama. A PTLGIUM FHOM PUX".IHIXY. . An English writer who has been observing America says that the men here are bright, but. the women much brighter. j Possibly he jfound one of them shining and it dazzled him.; The men of America, however, are , sufficiently courteous not jto quarrel with the British critic: The admission )ha the he Americans are bright is considerable to come from an Englishman albeit bU qualifications as a 'referee might be questioned.. ; The Americans not only cc needs the superior- brigntness of their women, but they gloat over 1L Look at the lady stars with which S . A . a;t MM. tney uecoraie ytna neavens: ' iney twinkle not "only1 by night, but by day. , i " This British (Observer also says that the country people In America are the happiest In the world., They, also hare the greatest reason to be. according to his reckoning. .'&v. - , . . .V IVY. 'vXlMGO t - j