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Bring, the Bale Thursday Afternoon at 1:3Q . The Elate man reeelrea the leased wire report cf the As sociated Pres. the greatest sad mcit reliable press ss aoelatloa la the world. tiik wkatiikh '.Rain; fresh so iithwestern winds. SALKM, OUF.GOX, WKDXKSDAY MOUSING, CK.TORKB 2D. 101O. P1UCK: FIVE CKNTH. mm HCL IS LESS WAGE HIGHER PORTLAND f ENTFRTAINFR ' HONOR Fn i- ! . MANY TROOPS CHEERED MRS. v KEANE IS HOME Hearings Concluded in De-j mand of Employes of P. R. L , & P. Company for In crease to 80c Maximum REPORTS OF EXPERTS FAVOR OREGON CITIES Food Cost for Family of Five Is $449 Yearly Compared to $457.50 Elsewhere SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. Notice that sdie bad been cora (missioned honorary commander, in recognition of her services to the Canadian government during the war. was received by M:s. Muriel Kc-ane c;f Seattle on htr arrival hove today from, Australia aboard the steamer Sonoma. For three years Khe was an entertain er on the transport Cranston, and sang and danced for 51,000 sol diers bound f-r Europe and helped to cheer 2 nearly 20,000 bounded men sent home- v SENATE PUTS DRY MEASURE OVER QUICK Vote on Enforcement Act is 65 to 20 or Eight More Than Required Two-Thirds Majority 300 WAR BRIDES TO COME ;M0THER-IN-LAW" IS AID . LAST DUE ON JANUARY i SEW YORK. Oct. 2S. Three hundred war brides of American soldiers still remain in France, ac cording to a, cable message made public tonight by the overseas de partment of the X, M. C. A. from Mis. S. O. Seymour, known as "jfficlal mother-in-law tf the A. E. F." Two hundred brides will embark within the jiext 13 days and the rest beforeJanuary 1. COAL MINERS " 14 DEAD., 16 DELIBERATION TO PRECEDE STRIKE BY TRAINMEN PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 28. Tak log testimony by the board of arbi tration in, the controversy between the executives of the Portland; Rail way, Light and Power company and its street car employes for .a further increase In- wage scales from 56c maximum to 80 cents hourly was! concluded today. It was announced that Otto Hartwig, E. C. Knapp an Ira F. Powers, the arbitrators, would five their dejisibn. early next week. By agreement between both sides thj award will be binding on the com pany and the platform employes. Evidence Statistical. ' Most of the ; evidence submitted yesterday, which was the second and final session wis In the form of sta tistical exhibits prepared by The com pany'soffice engineers and a few offered by the organized employes. These exhibits showed, the average wage earnings of the street car me Brotherhoods Indicate Drastic Action Will Wait Upon -Negotiations EXACT STATUS UNKNOWN Refusal of Demands Held Likely But Equalization of Wage Probable i- CHICAGO, Oct. 28. Officials of some of the 14 lodges of the Broth erhood of Railroad Trainmen that voted at a secret meeting Sunday to strike October 30 unless their wage demands , presented to the railroad administration's board of wages and working conditions were granted In full, today dented that the strike would go into effect without nego tiations. Other officials were absent from the city and the opposing ex pressions left the strike situation obscure.' Some local officials of brotherhood WILSON TOANNUL LAW AFTER TREATY SIGNED Backers of Measure Day Sign ing Will Not Be Delayed To Aid Drought S.T. JOHNSON IS VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE Member of Oregon Pioneer Family Drops ' Dead on Street in Portland IN ATTITUDE Unions Grimly Preparing for . Momentuous Conference of Executive Committee and Officers-Little Information according to various rising scales j lodges said no strike would be en- comparea wun averages m oiner,tere(i jnto hastily and that the out- cities and also comparative: living , costs. Most of these were in Port land's '.favor, ' 1 . . "- , , Portland is Favored. A summary of exhibits showed that at the average wake of 30 cents an hoar in the seven chief cities of the far west In 1914 the Portland pay was 29 cents, while at this time the average of these cities is 51 cents compared with : the Portland rate of 56 cents. " t 1 In like! manner it was shown that the average yearly cost of 22 food items is 1457.50, compared with an average of $449 in Portland for a family of five persons. ' - come of conferences Mr. Lee was to have tomorrow with Director Gener al Hines of the railroad administra tion and other administration offi cials would be awaited. Status Uncertain. . -1 Other brotherhood officials could not be found tonight and the exact status of the strike call seemed un certain, notwithstanding the an nouncement made in reports yester day that the strike would go into ef feet Thursday unless the demands, including a minimum wage of $150 a month were granted "in full." WASHINGTON. Oct. 28. The senate passed the prohibition enforce ment act over the president's veto today and made immediate effect ive machinery for preventing sal of beverages containing more than one and one-half per cent alcohol The vote was 63 to 20, or eight more than the necessary two-thlrd. majority. . While there was a wran gle over taking up the measure i place of the peace treaty, wh!ch ha! the right of way. there never va dotibt as to how the senate stood. It was -overwhelmingly "dry like the house, which repassed the bill with in three hours after tho president had vetoed it. Before congress at 3:40 o'clock finally clinched enactment of trie- enforcement law. despite president ial objection to linking war-time an constitutional prohibition acts, there came from the White House the an nouncement that the war-time law which was put into effect after the eeKsatfon of hostilities, would be an nulled the moment the senate rorm ally ratified the German peace trea- i It was the most definite of all of ficial statements bearing on the war time act. Prohibition leaders were plainly dis-tnrbed by the news, for they" bad" Fo'un'lea" firmly opon the eonntrv reachinz the effective dale of, constitutional prohibition Jan- nary. 15. 1920. without reopening oi S.ilnons. ; ' Definite the clamor et up by wei and dry forces over the White Hous pronouncement, senate leaaers saio LONG IN S. P. SERVICE LEWIS DRAWS PARALLEL WITH WAR PR0HILAW TELEGRAM IS CATCHING PLYMOUTH. Oct. 28. Frank Hawker, chairman of the conser vative party today received the following telegram, from Lady As ton . p "I have neither been asked to rtand as a pussy-foot candidate (for her husband's seat In parlia ment) nor have I the intention of doing so. It fee his to me that I detect the claws of some other sort of envious cat In this mislead in?: suggestion. "Nancy Astor." Cabinet Plans for Handling Contingencies Fixed But Not Announced Treatment for Ailment Ar ranged to Berlin Today Son Died ib France Samuel Thurston) .Johnson, mem- of an old pped dead ber of an old Oregoti pioneer family ped dead from heart trouble on the btrret in Portlahd at about 3 p (Continued from page 1.) 1 - rite, . A Is - For Black Eyed Susan And Olga Too New Wool Sweaters They're Warm and Cute New' Slip-On Sweaters with the ruffle skirt and bell sleeve in turquoise, peacock, American Heauty and Salmon colors - - Without collar.. .$7.95 With collar. ...... . -. '. . . . . . .......... $8.85 Sew Sweater (oat.s in reseda, turqtioise, peacock, olive, red, old rose, and salmon colors - Sailor collar, belted style. .$4.65 to $11.45 Tuxedo Htylel ; r . . . ... ..... ..$11.25 and $11.43 m. yesterday, after piaving made ar rangements to begbi treatment for his ailment this rrnuing. A; few hours before his death be had com pleted final checking on bis records as Southern Pacific (station agent' at Woodburn from which he had retir ed and had made his formal appli cation for pension, .lie was 53 years old. . Mr. Johnson as a brother i of George W. Johnson who died two weeks ago and II. A. Johnson wno died in Salem two yeara ago. both well known In Salem public life and busincm. ' Member of Old Fa rail r. J Mr. Johnson was .born uat Jef- INOIANAPOI.IS. lud Oct. 28. WUh "no change In the situation reported at United Mine Workers' of Aiuerira headquarters, leaders of the big organization of i-oal miners were prrparlng grimly tonight for a aonic-nto'is conference tomorrow of Its executive 1-oard. district po- ldenta an 1 scale committee. John L. Iewi, acting president of the or ganization. a:rired Ute today from his home In Springfield. IIU but had little to ad I to statements already made ronrerning tne gnertl strike planned to take effort In the bitu minoiis mines November 1. Stride 1K Saj Irwf. The coau-mnatlon of the proposed walkout by President Wilson and his sneustion that a tribunal be CONGRESS STOPS WORK' TO HONOR BELGIAN COUPLE King Addresses Two Bodies Simply With Sincere Trib ute to Americans QUEEN GIVEN OVATION Staid Senators . Forget Sol emnity in Greeting to PIucky.RuIers MISSING IN. LAKE WRECK Side-Wheeler Steamer Muske gon Lifted by Great Seas and Smashed Against Peirs in Early Dawn Corit on Loss Impossible GUARD WITH FLASHLIGHT SAVES LIVES OF FIFTY Tales of Night of Terror End ing in Crash Are Told by SurriTors WASHINGTON'. Oct. 2f. Both houses of congress paused la their work today to greet the king of the Belgians, his consort and their son It was the first Tisit of a king to the capltol and the law-makers gave appointed to find a barls of settle-, a cordial welcome to the democratic nct or the disaRrrnt btwen soldier-rnler OI turopes piuckieM worked and employers with coal Lttbs state. production cortinuiug meanwhile. King Albert's addresses. flntln held no charms for the union lead- the senate and then In the house, eds. Kch?ing the point made by scarcely six hundred word but William r.:een. secretary treasurer jln lhem n Te tth American army of: the organization. Mr. Iwla said Ihnt tho national cxeerjtlve's lda that the nt'd for wartime prohibi tion had pa?sMl because the emerg ency had ended, expressed exactly the union's attitude toward Its war- Imputation Ile!iteL "Then. Is no further use for war- ( Continued on page 6.) (Continued on fcaee C.) ferson on the donation land claim of his father. Hiram Johnson. Pioneer . Un9 waRe contract. oi isi , ana at mr o i a en tered the employ- t the Southern Pacific company at-Jefferson and re mained with the company at Jeffer son and Woodburn for 43 years, re tiring a few days ago. In October, 1876, he was married to Mary Elliott, daughter of an Oregon pioneer. She. one daughter. Mrs. James Wagon- blast of Portland, and two sons, Fred I" (Continued on page 6.) credit for assuring victory in the war. paid homage to the fallen, and extended his sympathy to the wound ed. He expressed his admiration for the United States, acknowledged the debt of the writers of Belgian's con stitution to those who framed that of this country, predicted that the ties binding the two nations newr woald be broken and offered thanks (Continued on pare C.) RESIGNATION OF TWO TEACHERS INCREASES CRITICAL SITUATION Mrs. May HUson Leaves Af ter Eight Years as Salem Instructor At a meeting of the Salem school board last night the problem of the dearth of teachers was again encoun tered when the resignations of Mrs. May nilson and Mrs. Wlnchell or Garfield school were considered. Mrs. Trllson. who has taught in Salem Bchnols for many years, submitted her resignation due to ill health ana designating November 28 as the day of cessation of her duties, action on this was deferred until the next board meeting. I Mrs. Wlnchelrs resignation,- aue to the serious illness of her mother, was acc2Dted and she was released ill from her contract. The board voted to employ Mia Lucille imggins as a teacher In the Washington school. J.M.C.A. to Iki imhi. Students of the high school In cer tain classws will enjoy the privileges of the Y.M.C.A., according to ar rangements completed last night. . Boys' classes will meei inree iimen each week at tho ana ine gins classes will have use of the gym nasium and swimming pool two days In each month. Upo nthe recommendations or. &u- ALBERT HERREN DIES SUDDENLY Native Oregonian Passe While Conversing With Friend at His Home PLANS BRIG DRAWN FOR APARTMENT ON SOUTH COMMERCIAL Albert W. Herron. well known na tive of .Oregon and citizen of Salem, died suddenly at the family home. 110 Division street at 6 o'clock last night, while conversing wun a friend. Heart failure was the cause of his death. His health had been poor for a number of years but death came very unexpectedly. He was 66 years old. Mr. Herren was born on the old donation land claim of his father, William J. Herren. about four miles east of Salem. He spent most of his life in or near Salem. His occupa tion was farming but for a number ' That Salem will have two new modern apartment houses of larjre M.e in stronply probable. If ha lcci.me known that Cheater Murphy, Portland capitalist, has Hn architect at work on plan for a large 30-apartment structure which he considers twilding on South ( om: mcrcuil street in the larce vacant space immediately south of the F, S. Craiff residence at SoiTth Commercial and Ilellevne stntn. T. CJ liUzU, who recently purchased proerty at Chemekcta and Cottage streets, is Knvr ahead with plan for a ."apartment structure at that tdaee. and if the tentative r-lan of Mr. Murphy" materialize Salem will have two td the hest apartment houses in the whole Northwest. ' ..,-. Details ar lacking as to Mr. Murphy' plans, hut it is heheved some definite announcement will he tnad in the near future. MUSKEGON. Mich.. OcL 28. With 14 known dead and tlx or more missing, only time can bring an ac curate count of the toil of the great seas which early this norr.iag bod ily lifted the Crosby pasnrer steamer Muskegon, formerly the Cl'T of Holland, and smashed her to pieces on the piers at the entrance to Muskegon. The steamer, a slda wheeler, boon from Milwaukee, after outrlnrfing night ot gale, made for the harbor In the early morning darkness but Is said by Captain Kdwin Mllier to have struck the bar at the entrance The wheel paddlea Jammed In th sand, etiecklng headway aBd th great combers threw the ship about and hurled her onto the pier. There she bnng momentarily, pounding In to wreckage and then slipped off Into the "deep channel, going down In 50 feet of water. The vessel lies storm torn tangle of teel and splin tered wood, effectually blocking tfca harbor entrance. KLaohlicht Kve .VI Fifty of the 72 passengers and 'rejr. guided to safety by a single flashlight in the hands of a coast guard, were tonight known to hav ben paved. It was feared wverat were eautht between decks. Surviv ors, moat of whom escaped only In their night clothing, were being eared for by the Bed Cros. while in th e!tr morgues lie tha bodies recov iiisM C. Reilir. Grand Ttaplds- was added to the list of Identified dead tontaht. Tale of Terror ToU Graphic stories of terror, suffer ing and heroism were told by sur vivors and the bravery or capiaie Miller and his frieer and crew, whi remained at their pott to the last wa recounted. Captain Miller- aenvlng disaster as the vessel wa driven toward the pier, ordered all to lean for their live, and the tea rut "women first" wa followed. Only four women, one of whom wa employed on the boat, are kffown to have been lost. The women, fearing t rentnre over the rail, were rarely led f t Mrs. Fred U Iteerman of Muskegon who leaped from the ship. Other Jumped or were handed down rope by oafsengers and crew. Captain Miller, hard stricken b the dlsaoter and loss of lives, de clared the undertow swung the shin afler she struck the bar. "I fold lb (Continued on page .) of years he operated a warehouse at i ndinondpnrc Five rears of his life perintendent Toaa, me ooara up- was fipent jn eastern uregon wnen Hosiery Splendid Values in Wo men's White Hose all , niies: Cotton .......... .. ,25c Mercerized. .Wcf Oc, 05c Artificial Silk ......... ......... ,75c, $1, f 1.25 Pure Silk . . . . . . f 1.35, 3 1 .0, $ 1 .05 KXTKA: , Children's heavy ribbed black -Hone, sizes S to 8 ... ,20c Sizes, g 'to it k '. .25c Underwear SPECIAL Boys' Shirts and Drawers and Girls' Vests and Pants of extra good qual ity, grey Australian wool, reduced price is OOe to DOc a garmeut according to size. ... - Boys' '.heavy fleece lined two-piece Underwear at reduced prices. 45c to OOc according to sizes. See Our Wool Blankets i-j- nroved the purchase of 28 special music books lor use in -roieuur ii w son's cboral class. The sugges tion to purchase a second hand bass viol of the high school orchestra. was shelved, after the expression ny ui ferent members of the board of in dividual opinion concerning Ihe need of a "bull , fiddle" in an orcnesira. 29 at Night School. Superintendent took reported that there were 2J in anenuam-e v night school. The courses ueinK taken are mechanical arawing, ma chine shop work and drawing, a recommendation to improve the light Ing of the rooms usea by tne nigni classes was approved. Report on Deficiency Bill Adopted Without Record Vote WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. The con ference report on the g-nral defic iency bill wa adopted today by the senate without a rord vote despite erUk-ism by " Chairnf;n Wadsworth of the-military committee, and oth ers, of the conferees' action In elimi nating entirely from the bill the seri ate appropriation of 115.000.000 for the army air service. The house ha3 yet to act. . y he went there with his ramily with the hope that the climate would ben efit his health. They returned to Salem about two years ago and baTe remained since that time at the lam ily home where he died. Mr. Herren leaves his widow, Mrs Marv K. Herren, one son, Carl B. Herren of Portland; one daughter, Mrs. Lla Herren Oakes of Ontario nr. and one grandson, William Oakes. The body is at tne Terwu- liger home awaiting the announce ment of the funeral arrangeynenis. Atkinson Released After Session With Chief Varney After a proIong-d session at the police elation W. T. Atkinson. 42. was released yesterday morning afl er having been Interrogated by Chief of Police Varney In regard to a quan tity of furs and dress goods in bis possession. Atkinson had secured a city license to peddle nis wares, oui suspicion was aroused concerning him and he was taken Into custody by Officer Walter Thompson. Atkinson claimed that he and a partner were owners of the goods an dthat he had a legitimate right to sell them, but the officers were not satisfied with his answers. Chief Varney stated last night that many persons purchas goods of itinerant peddler and find later that they have paid very high prices for a low crade of roods. A fur expert famil iar with the different grades looked at Atkinson's wares yesterday and pronounced them to be of inferior grade, mostly rabbit tur. . MPLOYMENT OF SOLDIERS AT $8 PERDAYBROUGHT OUT IN PROBE OFSPRUCESERVICE EXPENDITURE GERMAN OPERA PROMOTERS ABANDON ALL EFFORTS DISAPPROVAL OF PUBLIC "EFFECTIVELY SHOWN" SINGING OF TEUTONIC ROLES IN ENGLISH FAILS NKW VOKK. Oct. 2S. The Star Opra company ha abandoned Us plan to sine German op ra in Kng lish in Nw York. The board of directors or the company announced tonight that all engagements or Gernym opra scheduled for the Lexington theater, including to- nirht's performance, had b-en can--ellM. Th' annouf r ment said that It would rt"t be In arnrdan"e "with cord public policy to continue the NKW YOHK. Oct. 2- Employ ment of 100 d afled aoldiers who were given an average cf IS a day by the contractors in addition to their governnent pay lo help con struct a logging railroad In the nrthtwtet. wa described today to the congressional suU-commtttee in vestigating aviation expenditures during tt.e war. The government spruce railroad was built, in the Olympia peninsula. Washington, and r irnlj mith the Cbirao. Milwai-e 4 St. Paul lirt's. It is 3S mile long and roM four million d !lars. sW'lder X Xrrlen. "We didn't need the soldiers at all; the government Insisted on giv ing them ti: nf." tn'ifitd H. S. Ker l.aiish. memrer of the New York ftntrarting firm of Siems. Carey & Kerbaugh. which built the railroad. According to the witnesa the a n t:actors bad to supplant some civil ians with soldiers. These orders, he said, came from Major M. Sawyer, representing Colonel II. I. Dison. Major Sawyer is now a snp-iinten- lnt f the 'hiraro. Milwaukee t. Paul. Th soldiers numWrcd nnthlrd Ihe rUIKans employed on the construction and rrr-ivid the same nay as th. laiter M:. KerbaKh denied that fom- nnt quickly 300.000.000 feet of spruce which he and his associate had contracted to log. No spruce bad moved over the road when the armistice was signed and the road was not completed then. Ilratty Benefited. The witness admitted that the road had lnerard Taluea of realty and counsel for the committee had ihowed him a map of tracts along th" route, owned by tne Miiwauk- Land company. The witne said he nnderstood thtls company was - . . .. , . . I . t nvpra ny me . 1 1 m. St. Paul railrod. . Mr. Kerbaugh said be and an other member of his company were siMr reponUde for ihe i.trcia mendation of the route of the sfruce railroad to the war depart n-nt. This recommendation u made, be admitted, after he had toured the district two days. tVk "e KplaleI. Kxplalning the withdrawal of Ha:vey Flsk. a New York banker, from .parlirlpatlon with hiero. Carey K-rtaugh in the profits or tho contract for huiMir.x tht rail rt?d. Mr. Kcrbangh sa'd hat Mr. Fik "fell down in nt meeting the reqnirni'nt of the war er-dit lKard fo- fiaancina the run tract. John D. Uyan. formrlv director of aircraft production and a direr- mcrrlil in.. In mhlch Ihe road Illicht . . . .. . I . . . v. . .niiMi in tit inr of the Chlcaco. lilwauHee & opora He Md the public had "ef- creat cost. He raid a heavy road Ft. Panl. is expected to testiry tot fectively shown" Us dltapprovsI. 'bed wa necessary in order to bring morrow. .