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REPUBLICANS
HOLD LEADS
IN ELECTIONS
Roosevelt Defeats A. L F.
Private for Assemblyman in
New York Kentucky and
Ohio Dry by Big Majority
COOLIDGE BESTS LONG
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Tammany Loses Out Rolph
Re-elected Mayor of San
' r Francisco
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. Ohio and
Kentucky, ths only two states hold
ing elections, yesterday in which pro-1
hlbitions was a direct issue, both en-
rolled themselves in the army of
voluntary abstinence, on the face of
partial returns tabulated at mid-,
Bight. i -""'' T '
With more than half of the state
reported, Secretary i of State Smith
predicted that it would be found
Ohio had voted dry on all four prohi
bition proposals i ubmitted to the
voters and that thq majorities would
approximate 75.000 One of .these
proposals was. offered in the form
of referendum on the legislature's
action ratlf jlng i the eighteenth
amendment to the federal constitu
tion. Another proposal also a ref
erendum dealt with' the prohibition
enforcement act. adopted by the leg
islature.;; The. other two. proposals
were constitutional . amendments
touching on prohibition. ' ;
Kentucky Goes Dry ' "
In KentflckyMt appeared that tho
state-wide prohibition, act had been
carried hr a larre majority
In New Jearsey which was one'of
five states holding gubernatorial el
ections, prohibition was an indirect
issue. Despite the assertion of
8tate Comptroller Newton A. K. Bug
bee, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, that prohibition was an ac
cepted fact because.it was incorpor
ated in federal ' legislation, Senator
W. I. Edwards, the Democratic can
didate, made it an Issue by declar
ing that he will use all the legal ma
chinery of the state to make New
Jersey "ai wet as the Atlantic
ocean..'
New Jersey in Boobt
While the result of the New Jersey
gubernatorial election was. in doubt
early today, Edwards was leading hi
opponent by 127. votes. This lead
however, was increased sharply as
returns poured In from Democratic
strongholds, the last to report.
Running on a "law and order is
sue. Governor Calvin Coolidge of
Massachusetts, opposed by the cen
tral labor union because of his stand
oa the Boston police strike, sent his
Democratic opponent, Richard H
Lon. down to overwhelming defeat
with an indicated plurality of more
than 120.000. , i
Kentucky was another state to
elect a Republican governor.) Ed
win P. Morrow received a majority
estimated! at 15.000 to 20,000' over
Governor James T. Black. j
Democrats Heat Socialists
In Mississippi the Democrats; fac-
(Continued on pasre 2.)
IT
We Again Have A Good Line of
8, 9 and 10 quarter Bleached and Unbleached
I These have been very scarce and hard to tret and we are glad to an
nounce that' we can again supply you with this much wanted l-and
I of Sheetings, also .
Cotton
Blankets
Vie are showing a 'very good
line of various sizes ijind border
color combinations. We also
feature extra large sizes; and
heavy weights. Our mixed and
Wool lllankets are also worthy
of your attention. v. v , i
4
2 DIE OF RARE DISEASE
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VICTIMS SLEEP TO DEATH
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PORTLAND HAS ONE CASE
PORTLAND. Nov. 4. Twq
deaths from "sleeping sickness."
technically known as lethargic en
cephalitis, have occurred in Port
land this week and another case.
ot the fctrange disease is under
ODfrervation. City health author!
ties said that they had taken pre-1
existing fearing a spread of the
METER READERS
HELD CARELESS
Lighted Matches Used in Ex
aminations Protested by
Mr. Williams
Alleged practice of meter readers
of the Salem Gas company In using
lighted matches to provide light in
reading gas meters has caused Fred
a A?iV--T- r VI C, 7
A- Williams of the public service
commission to indite a letter to A.
jC. Barber, state insurance commis-
sioner and! state fira mrashal. calling
his attention to the habit. Mr. Wil
liams holds that the practice endan
gers life and property.
"Believing that your pood office
is directly Interested in removing and
preventing any and all practices that
may be hazardous either to the in
dividual or to the general public,"
Williams writes, "we respectfully call
your attention to the fact that ,as
we are informed. In. instances the
meter "readers of the Salem Gas com
pany, have, been using matches where
light was s necessary to read meters
in houses in Salem. This occurs to
us as dangerous to health and safety
of, the public, and if done with the
knowledge of its officers is criminal,
and if without their knowledge it is
sadly neglectful. -
"We sincerely hope that' you will
employ -such means, as are at your
command to expel this iniquitous hah
it while there is yet no loss of life
orr property. r ,
PRESIDENTIS
Hi
II
Wilson Allowed to See Elec
tion Returns New Jersey
Chief Interest
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Presi
dent Wilson's condition was so much
improved 1 today that : election . re
turns were given him during the ear
ly part of the night. The president
was especially interested in the re
turns from his home state of New
Jersey. 1 ' ' -
Congregational Women Plan
for Best Year in History
OREGON CITY. Or.. Nov. 4. At
the first session of the annual state
conference of the Congregational
churches here today, the Congrega
tional women of the state indicated
that the good things they did last
year were but a dim -prophecy of the
greater things they intend doing nex
vear. The women's board of mis
sions of the Pacific held its annual!
eetlng of the ornlng session. :1
i 4
Ot
MUCH IMPROVED
Pequ
Tubing
36, 40, 42 and 45-inch
Minnehaha
Crib Blankets
$1.25 to $1.75
These Downy i Minnehahas are
hot only of excellent quality
but are suggestive of baby and
toy land In design and pattern.
Dainty shades of Hlue and Pink
with Row Knot, Bunny. Teddy
Bear and other similar designs,
v There is good choosing now.
OUTLOOK FOR
PACT ACTION
IS BRIGHTER
! Senate Votes Down One
Amendment, Agrees to
Work On Two Today and
Plans Made for Speeding up
SITUATION DOUBTFUL
BUT SOLUTION IS SOON
Lodge Moves to Strike Out
Shantung Entirely But
Motion Fails
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. Hope for
speedy . action on the peace treaty
brightened up again today when the
senate voted down one amendment.
agreed-to dispone of two more to
morrow, and renewed formal dls
cusslon of methods to hasten consld
eration of. reservations, ,
Tonight , some of the more - opti
mistic predicted a vote on ratifica
tion .by the end of the week, i while
the leaders on both sides thought it
likely to come within ten days at the
very latest.
Eleventh Hour 1 tally INmUble
In the background of all calcula
tions, however, was the possibility of
an eleventh hour rally by the treaty's
irreconcilable enemies who have in
1 1 mated more than once that, they
were mindful of the opportunity
which might be presented to talk
off a final roll call until the session
of congress ends early in December.
Altogether the situation was a
doubtful one. but Republican and
Democratic managers seemed confl
dent that it would soon clear. While
debate continued today they held
many conferences and found agree
ment everywhere except among the
lrreconcilables, it was said, to bring
every possible pressure to bear for
early action. Tomorrow Democratic
Leader Hitchcock expects, to ask
unanimous consent for a sharp Urn
itation of debate and he believes it
will be agreed to.
Shantung Elimination Fail
The amendment disposed of today
was one by Republican Leader Lodge
to strike from the treaty entirely the
Shantune provision. The vote was
41 to 26, the proposal failing by the
votes of virtually the same senators
who Federal days ago defeated the
committee, amendment on that sub
ject. Early tomorrow action will be
son eh t ot the amendment of Sena
tor Gore, Oklahoma, for a popular
vote befoie any declamation of war
and latnr the proposal of Senator
LaFollette to strike out the treaty's
labor provisions, will come up under
an amendment to vote finally on It
by 3 p. m. These are the only
amendments dow remaining before
the senate, and their disposition will
clear the way for work on reserva
lions.
Part of today's debate was on a
motion bv Senator Borah. ItepuDii
can Tdahr. to strike out article 10
of the league covenant, but he with
drew the proposal after suggestion
had been advanced for changing the
foreign relations committee reserva
(Continued on psee 2.
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36-Inch
There has been a tremendous
demand recently for this width
in Outings. We have a goodly
supply of them in white, grey,
light ground with blue stripes,
grey stripes, etc. You will find
these to be extra good values.
Outings
YOUTH IS ELECTROCUTED
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HOME GARAGE IS SCENE
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WIRE HAS LOW VOLTAGE
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Not
4. Muart Cyril Lrnish. aged 3.
was electrocuted in the garage at
the family hone here tonight.
when he took hold of an electric
light wire. There was but JIG
volts in the wrc- anu - is thought
to have been dazed by the rhoCk '
and fallen aalnal the car and
struck his head. Emigh wasja
mentibe.-'tf the Walla Walla high
school football team, and promi
nent ini school work. i
WORKERS REPORT
FOR FIRST DAY
Total of Over Five Hundred
Memberships to Red Cross
Turned In
Red Cross campaign captains who
:eportud in 'yesterday had collected
ji2 in jembersb!ps at fl each.
$2 in subscriptions to the Red Cross
Magazine, and five 'small contribu
tions to the general fund.
Mrs. W." D. Evans was the first
pf the city captains to report in and
Mrs. TU. Trick of rural route No.
3 was the first to report in f:om
the country districts.
. Other captains who reported from
the city districts were: Mrs. E. Ii.
McMecham, Mrs. Charles G. Miller,
Mrs.. John Far.ar. Mrs. E. Cooke
Patton. Mrs. H. V. Compton and
Miss Ruth Johns.. .
VARNEY STATES
2 OFFICERS TO
STAY ON FORCE
Order Must Come to'Drop Po
licemen from Payroll De
clares Chief ,
MAYOR WILSON RAPPED
t ; ' ....
Great Need of E?tra Patrol
men Is Cited Results
Also Set Forth
i nter or Police Varney will hold
Officers Moffltt and Ganiard on the
Ralem police force until ordered to
drop them from the payroll despite
city Attorney Macey's opinion read
at the meeting of the city council
Monday night when it was d eel a nil
that tho two officers were appointed
illegally. Chief Varney made th
statement of his stand yesterdav.
"When the people of Salem elected
m to the of rice of Chief of Police I
took the stand that this oTfice would
be conducted for the benefit of ell
the citizens of Salem, and that 1
would do all in my power to providf
for alginate police prtection'for tho
o:ii funnily, said Chief Varney Ia.t
i:Ight.
'Since entering upon the duties of
my office the city has changed
greatly, as have conditions in ur
rounding cities and in fact the entlro
Northwest. Clt,ies and towns which
had little or no protection two years
a co have added or are preparing to
add to their police units. ' The ci-'y
of fori land has made plans to add a
hundred officers tot the force. It Is
because of the changes that I am
asking for additional pol.ice in Salem.
"These precautions are all In line
with crime Increase noted all over
the United States. When those most
Interested in the welfare or the city
took up the matter of an Increase in
the police force, they did so only
when convinced that the "6 man" po
lice force of Salem was a thing of the
past and that I was handicapped in
my work because additional officers
were and are needed."
Two Officer To Stay.
Chief Varney said that Officers
Moffltt and Ganiard would be re
tained on the force until the city
council or other powers voted to
drop the men from the payroll. An
opinion on the matter by City Attor
ney Ben W. Macey, holding that the
further pament of the salaries of the
two officers would not be legal, was
read at the council meeting Monday
night, end. Mayor Wilson also dis
approved the police Increase. Chief
Varney declares however that he has
received no definite instructions or
authority to dismiss the two men.
Chief Varney pointed to the fact
that Mayor Wilson and those coun
cilmen who most strongly oppose ad
equate police protection were not
elected by the people, but were ap-
pointed to fill vacancies in office and
other chances.
The records of Officers Moffit and
Ganiard were cited by the chief, who
3id that since- their addition to the
forces all members had been able to
do more work and that automobile
thieves were having hard sledding In
Salem.
Knn ihreo weeks aco a car be
longing to Councilman Vandevort wa
taken by thieves who were appre
hended by Officer Moffit and the car
restored to Its owner 15 minutes ai
COAL STRIKE
AT DEADLOCK
" IS EVIDENT
Fourth Day Ends With Both
Sides Standing Tat With No
Signs of Weakening Both
Willing to Negotiate
LIFTING OF INJUNCTION
WOULD HELP IS BLAMED
Operators May File Suits Al
leging Breach of Con
tracts .
CHICAGO. Nov. 4. At the end of
the fourth day ot the sort coal strike
that has closed nearly all union
mines in the country and largely
stopped production with about 425.
000 miners Idle, there has been no
break or weakening on the part of
either the miners or the operators.
Thtre were Indications that each side
was willing t3 negotiate but each
seemed determined that the other
should surrender some point before
diplomatic relations should be re
sumed. The chiefs of organized la
bor, ' particularly Samuel Gompers
suggested that the government
bould dissolve its injunction'
against the mine workers officials
and that such a move would Indicate
that the way was op-n to peace. The
mine operators maintained their at
tltude that the strike must be called
off before negotiations could be
opened. John L. Iewls. acting head
of the miners organization, said tb
negotiations could start any time.
Public Feels Kfferts
While operators and miners re-
miined idle and the mines stood de
serted, except for such men as the
union allowed to remain in the
hafts and upper works to care for
machinery, the public in some sec
tions had begun to feel the effect of
the strike In a serious measure.
. Montana was especially distressed,
he ttrike having closed schools in
Billings, while reports from the state
indicated that many householders
were- on the verge of suffering. Coal
bins of many homes were empty, dis
patches add. and many farmers in
the dry 'farming regions were with
out coal. Ofricials were considering
the question of taking several hun
dred prisoners from the penitentiary
at Deed Lodge to the mountains to
cut wood for the prison.
(Continued on page C.)
RISE IN RIVER i
CAUSES DAMAGE
Logs Worth $50,000 Break
Away From Moorings in
Portland Harbor
PORTLAND. Nov. 4. A rise, of
six feet in the Willamette river In
the last three days, wrought havoe
among the log bodms moored at Ro
Isuand near this city today. Ior
valued at ISO. 000 broke loose early
In the day and were scattered to
several miles down the river. Tl
East Side Mill and Lumber companv
lost 1.250.000 feet of logs and the
Menefee company estimated its Ions
at 750.000 feet of Ions. A hev
jam of logs aealnst th Hawthorne
street bridge here for a time threat
ened the safety of that structure. Th
logn were cleared away py crews o'
tugboats. , :i ; . .
VETERAN TROOPS SENT TO WYOMING
AND NEW MEXICO STRIKE DISTRICT;
SERVICE MEN VOLNUTEER FOR DUTY
DENVER. Colo.. Nov. 4. Mo:
troops were sent today Into Wyo
ming and New Mexico to prevent dis
order and afford protection to min
ers who wish to work duiing the
coal strike, further distribution ot
troops In tho eoal districts or Colo
rado and reports of a rlishtiy In
creased yorkinp forre were the chief
developments in tnis state.
Reports from operators and union
headquarters concerning the num
ber of men indicated but slicht
change from yesterday's figures. The
Colorado Fuel t l:on companp re
vortetl 20' nvore men working In
the Walesnburg district. Nrtice
upon union leaders In the C. K. and
I. company's minca that they musi
vacate the company's houses within
three days, wss .t.it only other de
velopment of note.
Service Men MUr AM.
The Twenty-first infantry arrived
at Cheyenne. Wyo.. from Svokane
DREDGER DIES OF SCALDS
ASTORIA MAN IS VICTIM
' '
BROKEN PIPE -IS CAUSE
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. A. August
Melbrodt was fatally scalded in
live steam and hot water last
night' when a tube In a boiler on
the dredge Natatna broke loose
from the header. Clark S. Spen
cer of Warrenton. an oiler, was
burned about the face and hands.
Meibrodt. who was an engineer.
did at the hospital today. The
dredge is owned and operated by
the port of Astoria.'
HUBBARD HELD
AS VIOLATOR
Silverton High School De
mands Neighbor Be Drop
ped From League
A protest by the Silverton high
reboot that the Hubbard high school,
in a football gam between the two
schools last Saturday, used two
players from Wood burn, and a de
mand that the Hubbard school be
dropped from the State High School
Athletic association, will be investi
gated at a hearing on November 12.
Principal Strange of the Baker
high school, is president, and J. C.
Nelson, principal of Salem hlxh
school, secretary of the state asso
ciation, and they with State Superin
tendent J. A. Churchill as ex-ofrielo
member, constitute the board of con
trol for high school athletics under
the association. They will conduct
ice bearing In Salem.
BLOW WfflSTLES
0NN0VE1BER11
Day to Be Quiet Except for
Noise at Eleventh Hour-
Dance at Night I
At 11 a. m. November 11. Armis
tice day. the fir whistle will fclow
loud and long and violently. It will
be the signal for all other whistles,
hells., auto sirens and every other
thing that will produce noise, to
burst forth and rival the pande
moulnm of November 11. ISIS. The
fire whistle will start the show and
it. will be up to the city to keep It
going ror as long as It wants.
Xo Celebration PUnnefl.
Salem will observe Armistice day
quietly this year, except for the
bum of noise at the eleventh hour.
Ma memory of the first Armistice
day. It is the hope of the Com
mercial club, the Business Men's
Icazue. the Cherrians and Capital
Pot No. 9. American Legion, that
the noise at 11 o'clock will be joined
in by every form or noise-making
device insomuch as it will be the
nlr demonstration of tho diy.
Many cities are planning elabor
ate celebrations but because of the
uncertainty of the weather, the lo?a!
mricaniiations screed to make the
anniversary a day of observance.
rather than of celebration, and d
elld on the noise sttint as hufflc -
lent outward demonstration.
Iim4 to (ilre Ikance.
Capita! Post No. t. American -Legion,
will give a dance for service
knien and women In the Armory on
Lthe night of Armistice day.
Denikine Signs Armistice
fVifn Ukrainians, Report
LONDON. Nov. 4. General Dene
klne. commander of the Russian ar
my, has concluded an armistice with
the Ukrainians, according to a Vi
enna dispatch to the Kxehange Tele
graph company. The terms provide
that Denikine shall evacuate
Ukraine. ' .. . .
loads of former service men from
over the state crrivrd for voluntary
st:ike duty. Bricaier Gen. Moore.
commander at Kort D. A- Russell,
cltlclzed th sendina: proadcaft to
day of notice that the Twenty-first
infantr was en rout here and said
he might assuicc censorship of the
telegraph wires to s'op dissemination
of such news. unCer the authority
civen him bp the governor to estay-
itsn military control over ine state.
Two trains car:yrng SCO members
of the Twelfth cavalry from Colum
bus. N. M.. to Colfax. N. M.. for
strike dutp and presence of troops
in the C.alltip resign, aecordira to
operator, resulted todiy la refump
lion of (iverstinns to Z J per cent of
no:uial eapjtity.
Sheriff A.-k Withdrawal.
No frl'tlon was reported In th"
three states, but to sheriff's depu
ties at Walesaburg. Colo., resitned
after sirnlng a statement to the cov
entor asking that troops b withdrawn.
DANCE HAILS
EXCORIATED
BY BINGHAM
Resorts Outside City Limits
Subjected to Caustic Com
ment by Circuit Judge at
Divorce Hearing
MANAGER REBUKED
IN SCATHING TERMS
Domestic Difficulties Declar
ed Result and Minors Are
Led Astray
Judg Ceorg G. Blnrhara excori
ated the dance halls that are being
conducted In the vlcinhy cf Salem
in no uncertain terms yterday dar
ing th hearing of a divorce case.
Judge Bingham was croe-qufs-tionlng
one of the witness In th"
ease, the raanagtr of a dance hall
east of Salem. The witne?s' testi
mony had been to the effect that a
Salem woman who had frequently
attended th dances had behaved In
a questionable manner. After the
witness had testified he was asked
by th coitX If he was conducting a
dance hall at Chemawa. This the
witness denied, but said that h was
conducting saca a hall east of Sa
lem and that he yas trying to run
the place on an absolutely square
basis and that no questionable Inci
dents were permitted nea- th halL
J i1 re Score Vtne.
Judge Bingham addressed the wit
ness: "This is Jiot the first divorce case
that baa resulted from, atteadlnf
s'ich places as you have been run
ning, and from ,the information that
has com to this court from differ
ent sources, as well as through di
vorce eas, your place ought to be
suppressed, and a man of your brains
should be ashamed to run such an
Institution as you are running. Tou
ar doing mor to corrupt the mor
als of young peopl In this commun
ity than any other thing that ex
ists." Following the rebuke. Judge Bing
ham said that In many eas re
ported by the county juvenile court
officer and by the police of Salem
many young girls were going to
these halls and because of th fact
that the dance halls ar outside of
the limits of th city cf Salem and
that th parties traveled In an to
rn oMles. the efforts of th authori
ties to ecpe with the situation were
rendered difficult as long as th par
ents permitted minors to remain out
after hours. '
IUtfMlnSdc Revelry I.lored.
. The character of the male patron
or th dance halls was also com
mented upon, there being many
young men frequenting the dances
Judge Bingham declared, whoee
morals are unquestionably bad. The
fact that men attend the resorts
which are established beyond the
confines of police regulation was
1 asserted as being indicative of their
motives. City and county officers
have received many complaints that
automobiles bearing parties to and
from the dances park in dark places
along the road and hold roadsIJe
revelry.
Judge Bincham cited the case of
two young girls who came to Salem
Irotn the country about a year aco
to attend school, but that soon after
coming to SaJem th two girls ac
quired, the habit of attending the
out-of-town dances and that as a
direct result they ar now strcet-
walke a In Portland.
;ral Jrf Instructed.
It was emphasized by the authori
ties yesterday tuat while the dance
la question might be, 1 conducted
property within four walls, it would
cater either direcr.y or Indirectly to
those who desired to get as far as
(Continued on page 2.)
THE REDJOROSS
It. i the elutr of every
pxx citizen to join the Third
lied Crow Koll Call. Tpoti
the Ktrrqsrth of tbU Iloll Call
1cpcnU the suerexs ef the
movement to put the Ameri
can Kel CmHH on a jM-ace-time
laU. Fire, flood and
epidemic, in pitc of all that
we tan dr to prevent, will
now and then brin disaster
too larjre for any individual
or for any community to
handle. In such hour we
dejwnd upon the Ked Crn-
with its magnificent organi
zation. Our apj rrciati'Mi of
the war work of the Amcri
ean H-d Crow should now lw
vigorously transferred to its
peace program. Ilcr.ry mu
ralo. President University of
Washington.
ii
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(Continued on page 6.)
today for strike duty and five car