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-. I':- ' ' ..-i.:-' . ' " ' . - " ..,,...,, , , , .. ( - . THE WEATHER ti ' VlC ' V . 4 ' " The Statesmaa receives the leased wira report cf the As-uclat-d Pre. th greatest and noit reliable press as sociation la tlv world. PECIAL S EGSLATURE li J10 W r V - Sy : ,...., y MATY-XIXTII YEAR - , , SALKM. OKKKOX. T1KSDAV. MOU.MXG. I)K K.MIiKK . 19U. " T WKrKSTnT" GOVERNOR 10 CALL 8 I EGOI L yui&rz, astern &cnooi district Gome to Financial Aid of School Teachers by Passing Special Tax Levy for Additional Salary by an Overwhelming Majority BREAK WITH MEXICO UP TO WILSON Senator Fall Takes Exception to President's Stand on Question of Advising on Foreign Affairs INVESTIGATION IS ONLY STARTED, SAYS SENATOR Letter From Investigator Pre pares Wilson for Fall's U Latest Memorandum , "' WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The res olution asking President Wilson to break oft diplomatic relations with the Carranza government was aban doned today by Republican leaders In the senate after the president had Informed Senator Fall, its author, - that he would Vbe gravely concerned to see any such resolution pass con r gress."; In announcing after a conference with Senators Fall and Brandegee that the foreign relations committee would take no action on the resolu , Uorf, Senator Lodge said: "He wanted to help, but now the entire Mexican situation goes to the president. The responsibility is on bis shoulders. Let it rest there." Passage of the resolution, the pres ident wrote Senator Fall, would "con stitute a reversal of our constitution-j- al practice which might lead to very 1 rave confusing in regard to the guid . ance of our foreign, affairs.", Declar ,, log that the initiative in directing re latioons with foreign governments as ' assigned by the constitution "to the : executive and to the executive only," ' Mr. Wilson said he was confident that ""the only safe course," was to ad i here' to the prescribed method. "We might go very far afield if we departed from. it" he said. ' '" f Senator Fall Defiant - ' Senator Fall, in a statement to night, took issue with president that I the senate could not advise on mat ters affecting relations with foreign governments until requested to do so i by the president and said there were precedents to support him. He also said hi would again request the com mittee to postpone action on his res olution "or upon any phase of the Mexican matter," until the president had had time to give the subject his Consideration. , Before the president dispatched his letter, the senate foreign relations held ai hour's session for discussion Of thel Mexican situation, including the Carranza oil decrees. Senator Fall tonight made public the memorandum which he sent to the president, dealing- with the re mits of the investigation of the sen , ate committee of which he is. chair man. IPart of this Information was given Mr. Wilson last Friday by Sen ator FalL Investigation To Continue. Mr. Wilson's statement In his let- Uf tbat-thnj the New Mexican sen ator hjad toldTef- the Investigation, "prepared" him to find In the mem orandum matter of "the greatest im portance" was interpreted by some senators as meaning that the presi dent had not yet hiad time to study Mr. Fall's report. ! ; Daring the day the state depart ment was advised hy the American embassy at Mexico City that Carran la's rf ply to the American note re newing the reanest for the lelease of : Consular Agent Jenkins was to be nanded to the American cnarge affaires today; ' Meantime, the Investigation Into : the liberation of Jenkins on bail last ; week was continued. , , Officials read without comment a. - statement given out by J. Walter Hansen at Mexico City that he had acted; on his own initiative and re sponsibility in furnishing 1,000 pesos hail for Jenkins' release. j ! Senator Fall announced today that his committee would continue its in ; estimation of the Mexican situation. i Berger Is Nominated ' I1 For Seat in Congress MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Dec 8. In the primary read 1'fiflh Wisconsin district. The socialists nominated Berger with 14,004 votes and the fu sionlsts endorsed Dodenstab's Repul lican candidacy by polling 9,282 votes. jiVHiT0LLARs shunned SIMPLE LIFE PREFERRED LIVING COST HARD HIT PORTLAND. Or., Dec. 8. New suits, white collars and fancy hab erdashery are taboo from now on at Jefferson high school here. Following a custom adopted by certain colleges, the Jefferson boys have determined to conserve on clothing by, wearing the old suit out instead of replacing it at the - first . sign of decay, they an nounced oday. Flannel shirts will fee worn and white collars will be frowned up on by the student body. The sen ior classes, jjanuary '20 and June 20, inaugurated the innovation to day. : A vigilance committee consisting of senior4 classes has been appoint ed to seel that students do not car ry styles to extremes. MANY PREPAY METERS LOOTED Hamilton Warns That Cus tomer Looses When Money Is Taken from Gas Boxes A systematic looting of prepay gas meters of Salem is feared by W. M. Hamilton, manager of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company,, as result of the recent robberies of near ly a score of the boxes, Mr. Hamilton yesterday issued warning to users of the prepay meters, of which there are 300 in Salem, to guard against pilfering, as the money taken is at the loss of the patron-and not the company. Careful securing of base ment doors and windows is suggested as the best available method of pro venting breaking of the boxes. The police have the robberies un der investigation. . GIRL ATTACKED BY MONGOLIAN Officers Looking for Sing Hai Who Is Alleged to Have Tried Assault Sing Hai, Chinese, is in hiding as a result of bis alleged assault on El la Wolfe,; l4, an employee at Louie's eating bouse at Ferry and High streets Sunday afternoon. Lai, who is said to be a one-time employee and habitue of the place is said to have lured the young girl to a back room and to have made the attack. J Miss Wolfe's crires frightened the Chinese and he disappeared, leaving tjie girl in a frightened and hysterical state. Officer A. L. Morelock, called tot the scene by a telephoned com plaint, reported no trace of the would-be assailant. ImrOediately af ter this. Officers Jack White and Troy Branson made a; search of the Chinese district, but Sing Hai had ev idntly made good his escape. A warrant for Sing lai's arrest was sworn to yesterday to a sister nf thA rlrl hefore Oustlde 71enn Zn-i run. T SUPREME COUNCIL DENIES DEMANDS OF GERMANS FOR MODIFICATION OF TERMS OF ALLIED PEACE TREATY PARIS, Dec. 8. The supreme council's note dealing with the peace treaty were delivered to Baron von Lersner. head of the German lega tion, this evening. The first note denies the German demands for modification of the treaty on the surrender of Germans charged with crimes against interna tional warfare and the retur nof pris oners. It agrees to continue the eco nomic effects of the indemnities re quired for the -sinking of the war in the Scana Flow on Germany In a spirit of equity, after a hear w th rnarations committee. The note warns Germany "for the last time" that denunciation of the armistice would give the allied ar mies all latitude for necessary ram . m.ginriii and adds: tell Y llicnnui"-" . Tfctrardlne the coercion : clause of the protocol the supreme councIKcon--tAr ihat tsrnature of the protocol and ratification will make the treaty etfecuve ana inai i v . - . cution will be guaranteed by the gen 404 TO 136 IS VERDICT OF ELECTORS l V KKllli I ! Unusually Large Percentage of Vaters Goes to Polls to Show Loyalty to City In structors HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS IS ADDED Balloting is Steady During Voting Hours of Monday Afternoon Teachers in Salem schools. School District 24, will each receive $150 ip addition to salaries provldde in thjp present yearly contract, as a result of the special school election held yesterday, the vote being 404 for and 136 against, the special 1-mill tax levy. Three defective ballots were cast. The total vote of 543 indicates that the teachers' efforts to secure the me learners enoris 10 secure ine salary addition had attracted general ia . , i, i .i ...,.. 1 1 i i school vote for this district. The balloting was steady from the time of opening the polls at 2 o'clock to 7 p. m. In order to grant this ad ditional salary pay the special elec tion was'necessary as it had been as certained that the amount necessary would overbalance the' 6 per cent constitutional allowance by one mill. After the polls closed at 7 p. m. the election officers made quick work of counting the ballots. The officials for the special election were: Mrs. Mary S. Moores, judge; Mrs. Ida M. Babcock, clerk and Mrs. Minnie A. Evans. First Snow of Season in Salem Falls at Midnight The first snow of the season u Salem began falling at midnight last night and by 2 o'clock had reached a -depth of half an inch. The weath er, which had been cold all day, mod erated early last night and in shelt ered places the snow melted almost as soon as it fell. Wilbur Dismissal Mandate Received at Supreme Court Tho manriato nf ritctnUsal nf thr case of the state against Julius WI1-! bur was received by the state su preme court yesterday from the Unit ed States supreme court. The case was dismissed on motion of an at torney in Washington. D. C. repre senting Attorney General Drown. Wilbur was convicted in Clacka fas county of violation of the prohi bition law when he conducted the Friars club at Milwaukie. The con viction was upheld in the state su Dreme court and Wilbur appealed toid unnn the sum of $3,117,782.84 the United States supreme court. Mo - tion to dismiss was made when hp failed to file a brief. His present .whereabouts is not known. 3ral terms of the treaty and by or-1 dinarily recognized methods. It re jects the Germans' "pretended right :o modification of the treaty clauses as compensation for the absence of Americans from the commissions. It declares that "it is vain for Germany to seek to delay" the treaty effectiveness because of the position j of the Americans wun regaru ii iuc commissions. Scapa Flow Incident Treated. The second note deals entirely with the Scapa Flow incident. It places the responsibility on tho Germans for the Binkings and sees in the protest only "an attempt, different to ex plain, to delay the treaty." The note cites the secret' message of tho chief of the German admiralty (Admiral von Trotha) to Admiral von Renter, in command or the Ger man crews of the Scapa Flow ships, dated in May. telling hirn that the fleet's disposition "can not be decid ed without us, tt will be finished by us and delivery to the enemy avoid ed." i LANE COUPLE VOTE TAX ; TWO BALLOTS ARE CAST LEVY WILL RAISE $1000' ElGENE. lr.. Dep. 8. Living in the mountains west of here. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Altrous at a recent road ci strict election, voted a road tax o $1000 on the dis trict aeeordfrfc to word brought i here today. Altrous and his wife went to the polls, organized It by . the election pt Altrous as chair man and his wife as secretary. Having legally organized, the cou ple cast their vote all in favor of levying a fiv4 mill tax on an as sessed valuation of more than $300,000. The family having vot ed, and the vote standing 2 to 0 In favor of the I proposed levy, the polls were closed. Mr. Altrous is supervisor of .that road district and will distribute the $1000. SUSPECT TAKEN FOR MURDER OF BILLY DM1SEY Charles S. White and House keeper Plead Silence Be . - fore Magistrate sttv mi r w An nnn tmr mi COUPLE LODGED IN JAIL' Detectives JJse Automobile to Elude , Crowd Unaware of Prisoner's Arrest HAMMCXDTOWX. X. J.. Dec. 8. Charles S. White, next door neighbor of the Dancey family, was arrested late today charged with the murder or "Rillie" Dansey. Miss Kdith Jones. White's housekeeper, was al so arrested charged with being an accessory after the fact. The prisoners were takn ouitly out of town to May's landing, where thev were locked uo in the county jail The detectiv-s brought. them first In an automobile first to Hammondton town hall, where they were formally arraigned before a migistrate who was pledged to sllencp. No one In town was aware of the arrests until vrard was received from May's land ing tonight. i The bodv of three-year-old "Hilly" Dansey vras found by a hunter In a swamp near h?re November .21. The boy had disappeared from" his home several weeks previously and a nation-wide search had been conducted on the theory he had been kidnapped. White Is the owner of the "Dahl ia Farm" adjoining the Dansey farm. He is the father of "Cbarlie" White. the child playmate of Hilly Dansey The elder White told the investiga tors at the time of Billy's disappear ance that he had seen the child to his dahl!a field. . Utilities in County Are Valued at $5 ,11 7,782.84 The stale tax commission has fix- ;as the valuation of public utility prop erti IniMarion county. This Is an- ! POun cod bv Hen F. West. Marion county assessor. GIRLS ASK SALARY RISE ,' BERRET CONDITIONS AIM ( SUNDAY LIFE IS DESIRED PORTLAND. Or.. Dec.. De mands for improvement in work ing conditions rrr girl ' telephone operators as well as increase in pay for work on Sundays and hol idays will be agreed upon at a con ference of electrical workers in Seattle next Monday. Representa tives from Tortland who are to at tend made the announcement to day through thflr union officials. Simultaneously, a similar con ference will be held by California and Nevada operators at San Fran cisco. "The girls want fewer hours and Improved working conditions as nuich if not more than they do an incr"af! in wages,' explained Mlfi Verr, Kplir.g, financial secretary at the local mi ton of electrical work ers. "They'd like double pay on Sundays and. holidays instead of time and a half. They'd like the five-year requisite for maximum pay reduced to one year, as in Montana. ; - I NATION ACTS TO CONSERVE COAL SUPPLY Lighting and Heating Rules Most Drastic Ever Adopted in Recollection of United States Officials FACTORIES WIN FAVOR IN INTEREST OF LABOR Hotels, Hospitals, Newspa pers, Telegraph and Tele phone Of fices Exempted WASHIXGTOX. Ie. 8. Viewing with alarm the steadily dwindling bl luminous coal supply due to the min ers' strike. Fuel Administrator Car rield. by an order tonight, restored for, the entire nation most of the drastic restrictions on lighting and heating which were In effect during the coal shortage of 1917. The limitations "which are appli cable to consumers of bituminous . . . , , " dke; ere cffectlTe wuiui. nun Miuuc ui ine urorr and are to be enforced by the rail road administration. Consumers of anthracite coal, gas and other fuels are not arfected by the order. The restrictions were announced through the railroad administration as follows: Ornamental IJhtn lliipprtl. No ornamental lights, white or other unnecessary street lights, out line lights, electric signs or illumi nated bill boards, show window or show case lights, are to be operated. This does not affect street lighting j necessary lor the safety of the pub- lie. t ouch-d upon at the last legislative No cabaret, dance halls, pool hoi I re.'t-ion. but -at that time it was gen or bowling alley shall be permitted erally believed that living costs to use light except between 7- p. m and 11 p. ra. Stores, including retail stores, but excepting stores selling food, and warehouses, must not use light (ex cept safety lights! except for six iirtiira ta.j r ill V l u nil fjrt :l Hr p nl-inta ' shall be allowed to use light only durine the time nrescribed for the use of power. Drug stores and restaurants may remain open according to present schedules, but must reduce lighting ono half. Hospital Are Ketntrl. Railroad stations. hotHs, hospitals, telephone, telegraph and newspaper offices are not included Insotar as necessary lighting Is concerned. ; primatelv 23.000 cases of accident General and office lights must be j rom under their Jurisdiction and fr I M0, 7 f P" mrJLn!i majority of these cases will affect y&JSJZSSZ and i -n wlth'famiiles. Da.ed noon thl. excopt where office operation of vital Industries is Involved. Dairies, refrlrerator nlants. hak- cries, plants for the manufacture of necessary medicinal products, water works, sewerage plants, printing pers only, battery charging outfits in connection with plants produelnr licht or power for telephone, tele graph or public utility companies are exempted. Only enough hejt may !e ud in offices, stores, warehouses and manu facturing plants to keep the average temperature at t degrees fahreri heit, and then only during the hours for which Irght Is permitted. Dur ing other hours enough heat Is to be used to prevent freezing of water pipes or sprinkling systems ... F..... coming under the power of curtaH - ment rules, heat I except t degrees. fahrenheit) will be allowed only dur-i :-."VV . " ' I ing m i.me v. C - power. STOVE EXPLODES; FIVE ARE KILLED Father Die Tryinj to Save: Daughter From Fire rol Iowinr Crash . RE:iNT. S..sk.. Dec. 8. Five per sons were dead tonight as the result .t a nexplosion tcwLiy of a siove at; the home of A. J. McQultty, a farm- dend wer: A. J. McQulity, a son; Evelyn McQultty. daurhter: Char lotte Campbell. Mr. McQultty'a aunt, and Leo Johnson, a boy visiting at the McQultty home. Mr. McQultty died while endeavoring to save his daughter from the flames. . . ... n ... - . STATE LEGISLATORS TO BE ASSEMBLED I SALEM JANUARY 12TH Low Rate of Compensation Allowed Injured Laborers Un der Workmen's Compensation Is Given by Executive as Main Reason for Issuing Call Educational Aid Law, Wo man Suffrage Amendment and Capital Punishment likely to be Other Subjects Considered Governor Oleolt yestenlay announcnl that he will iwue a call for a xcial wion of the legislature to le convened the second Monday in January, V.KH which is the usual date for the convening of rvgxi lar legislative srv-ion. , His In-isioii tu call a kjkVmI session at thii time was reached, ac-udinjr to the governor, after he had !cen informed ly mrmlxfr nf the state industrial accident eomrnUion that the present low rat of condensation are iuadequatclto meet the need of injured workman who have families detendent upon them for .support. The governor was advisd hy the commivsion that a large nnmler of complaints are In-ing received hy that department from the injured workmen who are dependent upon their compensation allowance for meeting living expense while they are incapacitated for work. These workmen aay it Is inijxxvsiMo for them to meet the hare living costs with the com pensation that is now allowed. In addition the com mission's investigation disclose, the governor sayji. that many leading employers, who are contrihuting to the in dustrial accident fund, are satisfied that the rates of compensation are too low and should le increased. It has also he en fonnd that a situation exists where a great nnmher of large cmployeri'are so well satisfied of the inadequacy of the compensation rates that they are supplementing out of their own funds the compensation payments. .til Ktpewe ' Inermse "In conjunction with the members of the industrial accident commission I have given much thought and study to. the difficulties and hardships whirh are being endured by Injured workmen who come under the com pensation act." said the governor. I "The manner of Increasing rates was vould materially decrease during the present blenniam. and for that reason no material change was made In the compensation rate at that time, but. as every rerson In the state knows, there has been a mater- j ! Increase In all expenses slnca the legislature adjourned, and the rates of compensation are notadequate to take care of Injured men and their families when they are Incapacitated for work. ".Members of the compensation bave Informed ine. that based apoo '.past experience, they may expect to j ,r rall-d upon during the year of , n m rrl.1 rom sen sat Ion in an- ! -Mtmate. it is easy i- mi j twoen 30.000 and 73.000 men. wo- turn and children of Oregon will be ; vlisllv concerned In the rates of com - rnsat ! "hlch will be paid during , (n. nxt yar. These rates can be Inr the rate of contribution from etnp'"ver-to the indatrial accident Tnmi. nni neraue it in- proipin of the ltu" It will be ne-eiar for legislative enactment before sny chanT" can be mad In the rates cf compensation. Xee.1 Mot Vltji! consider this the rot urgent n that farHi the state todsv. We hav been preaching'the 'doctrine AmericanUm. we have called tr ee - rtortatinn of radicals, and we lnM tnat ,.Terv anTai person, aiien or ; not H(Wr or pUw, In contineineni. ine aocxnne . i ! Prassion I good wl good when properly P- ;.,,,. b . to h,. ,ltuation j F'tuarely. anl to h""d it iit bv all of j I its four rorner. it obvious that we j I mnst rmly wherever possfhle any' ' condition lhat tend toward airment-j I inr the ranks of the I. W. W.-and ; U olhelk and their kin. With mounting t-ots and abnor- conditions. It Is easy to Me lhat every injured workmen In the state; J'K; JVCVSJVSii one which should te alleviated at the earlit possible moment. Icon - fider l-pilation of this character as t broad and constructive and a real, - 1 cenuine n-ed. Spfi May Ke Money i -jhe rroposd MHln of th l"Sl Matun J. nnt only wi)h. , ka .n in. klllP tll a I a slide financial profit. A short time! ago th- ftatc emergency board al- lowed the Incurring of a liability of j $300,000 to meet a deficiency which Is certain to arise in the not far dls tant future in connection with the1 soldiers, sailors and marines' edu cational bill. Whenever It becomes necfary to Issue these' warrants gaalnst the 1300.009, these warrants will Immediately start bearing Inter est at C per cent. At the most con servative eetlmata this Interest would amount to from $9000 to 912.000 by the time the leglslatare could regu larly convene ta January, 1)21. At the special session next month. It will be possible for the leglflature to make a direct appropriation to cover any money that may be necessary to 'tide over the soldiers and sailors In securing their education between then and the time that the regular session convenes. Dy doing so the interest will he saved and this sav ing, I am satisfied, will mora thaa cover the expense of the extra ses sion. ... "At a special session it will be pos sible also to give rontideratlou to farther necessary amendments to th i soldiers, sailors. and marines eda- rations! Mil: to the sdvlsabilitr of submitting to the people the qnestlon of capital punishment; to possible necessary amendments to the bill providing for the state cu.ranteelax payment of tint crest on Irrigation district bonds; to the question of ratification of the national suffrage ( amendment, and to any other vital emergency which may arise. j IU-wwmi Jksl It rVio na j not been held In Oregon slnee rrh. 1 . Governor. Inok Dcn- son l.nd the call on March S and th eion convened March IS. It ws call! to remdy a faulty appro priation bill for maintenance finds rr the state hospital for the Insane, the state penitentiary, the ttae in stitution for the f teble-mlndf d. the ' state training school for boys and th f!t.i - i 0(a of i; fcUlg wtTff tnAtt at tn , wi.v - . . ; , raastire applying to legUIatloa j " "a t?I0"A 7ft' , H and expenses of the supreme court. Governor Chamberlain called fpeHal 4-i!on of the legislature in 102 io validate the tax laws. Over 40 bills were pawed at the ression. DISASTER HITS MONTANA TOWN TLTit. s I Ls TU " .Dnager nltnOUt UgQl, US' ; Vnmt Paw !?- v f a a w n v. . 1 ' - trtH nf Ftr ,..mvr, .?, t t.-Mr hiA Th; of U i. a .t or powr tonight as a tesult of tire which dctroy?d the power plant of the Itridger Coal Mining coropanw today. Defective wiring is believed. - ! have caused the btae. The loss Is between $35,000 and $50,000.