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a ad most reliable press u.
'soelatJoa la the world.
Hain or snow; not so cold in the
interior; moderate southerly gale.
SALKM. OUIUiON, VI-:iM-lS)Ar MOUMX(i, liKCKMIiKK 17. 19l.
PKJCK: r"lVB CtXTn.
SESSION MAY
BE SWAMPED
WITH BILLS
Already Ten Proposed Meas
ures in Excess of Those
Enumerated by Governor
Have Made Appearance
MORE MONEY NEEDED
FOR STATE FAIRTOCK
Gasoline, Crime, High Living
Cost, Banks Slated for
Consideration
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I
proposed legislation tosjt is to be
introduced al the special session :t
t!ie leeisliiiu.e nex'. month. .in addi
tion to the fixe measures jmcntioneo.
Governor OlCott in his Official call
i multiplying rapidly ns the date for
the session, approaches, frhe espe
tial session called by Governor Cham
brrlain in 1903 when 40Sbills were
Introduced and the governor invited
u"','o Square to" when he attempted
te curb the solons, many people be-
frre will bo discounted two to one.
ben the Oregon lawmakers come to
other next month.
Governor OJtott In his official ca'l
let forth five measures tha: he be
lieves need consideration. Already
to less than. 10 Otheis are mentions
from various .".purees and the num
ber is Increasing every day. Doubt-
fcfi all of thenKwill be introduced;
iX me specitu cession m suu'.f. tuna
or other.
Governor Xames fjj leMiom
The five stTbjects-1 mentioned by
the governor are:
Increased tateV of compensation
lor injured workmen under the work-
men's compensation act to meet th-
I'.fb cost of living.
Remedial lerislation for the cvu
Uiintional amendment whereby the
tfule may j,iarantee interest on
cnds of irrigation and dtiin::jru did
atcts up to fx years.
. An appropriation to mice a defi
ciency of abont 1300,00 e tha, is cue
tt. fppear tinder j the educational .il l
r. for soldier?, sailors, .and mat ineg
The Question of-ref rria-v to the
pecjile art act ; re-establishin;- capi
ta punishment.
I justification of the natior.il woman
uflrage am-andment.
i Fal Need Money.
Seme other measutea that are cer
U in to come up are of much m- ri:
and It would appea should so
Uv'tugh with little opposu'on. But
rrly every measure is eipx:t'.?d to
paroke extended discussion. For
eumple, it vas -learned yesterday
t;at a bill way be Introducj-1 to in-
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y
Long Gloves are vogue for spring of 1920, t owever, if a short glove is preferred it is ai
easy matter for any one to convert these into such and thereby obtain a quality that can'l
be duplicated at double the price. . 1
If it were not for the frequent misuse and at use of the word we should be tempted to call
it a very -"sensational" sale. Think of getting a pair of genuine "Niagara Maid." Gloves
in 12 to 16 button lengths, with the double finder tips, at prices such as we quote below!
Think of buying almost any ordinary glove at these prices!
K
Pr. 45c
nd White only, 12
ngth In sizes 5U
e pre-war price
pair, think oi
M
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Wackfc
i i i ... w
.i -uuon at
I to 9. t,
I I wa 5e I
I I a. a '
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CHILD MURDER, CHARGE
WEIRD STORY GIVEN UP
"DELUSION" IS PLEn
ATLANTIC CITY. N.
16. Mrs. Esther Miller
prisoner in the city
J., Dec.
ltlake, a
hospital
charged with the
five year old son,
murder of her
nas abandoned
her story that the child was kid
napped by two negroes" in Vent
nor last Friday night, according to
Dr. L. R. Souder, county physic
ian. She told the doctor today
that the kidnapping story was a
"delusion."
" 'I have had delusions before
and I guess I had one this time.'
Mrs. Wake remarked to me,"
sal" Dr. Souder
SUGAR BOARD
IS CONTINUED
Senate Votes for Maintenance
of War-Time Control
Body
WASHINGTON. Dec. lfi. Tly a
vote of 256 to 34 the house late to
day passed the senate bill continu
ing ten sugar equalization board
through 1920. Amendments retain
ing in force the war-time powers of
the government for controling prices
and movements of sugar xvere ap
proved necessitating the sending vf
the measure to conference commit
tees of the two houses.
126 MILLION IS
COST OF STRIKE
Government - Loses Huge
Amount Due to Coal Walk-
out-rLoss Heavy1
COLUMHUSt O., Dec, 1 6. -Loss
to the United States on account of
the recent coal strike amounted to
that" to operators was about $27,
000,000. according to V. D. McKin
ney, secretary of the Southern Ohio
Coal Exch3uge. Additional loss ( to
railroads fronts curtailed service and
to industries forced to shut down
on account of tha fua! situation
could not be Jestimated and no al
lowance therefore is made in the
estimate, Mr; Kinney stated.
The mipers were the gTe-itest los
ers in the strike. Mr. Kinney fig
ures showed. Sixty million dollars
was his estimate of their lorse in
wages. The loss to the railroads he
placed at $40,000,000 white the op
erators figures he set $26,000
000. j , '
W' w-
lWHCll CL
Made
Gloves
A Very Unusual
Of These Justly Famous Long Silk
K
At Pr. 65c
Itlaclc, white, navy.
sorted browns, pongee and
pink, 16 button, 3 to
SJi, pre-war price was f 1,
now .05c
W4
0
GASOLINE TO
RISE 1 TO 4
CENTS HERE
Increase in Price of Motor
Fnel Due to Requirement of
Oregon Law for 56 Degree
Specific Gravity
ALL OREGON EXCEPT
EASTERN PART IS HIT J
.Advance of Cent-and-Half Is
Formally Announced in
Portland
! Gasoline will advance from one to
four cents a gallon in Salem in the
next two days, according to an-
nouncements made, vesterdav bv an!'eas William U. Jenkins. Ameri-
official of the Standard Oil company; can consular agent at Puehla. under
plant In this city. The advance will : bail, has removed all motive for iJ
be general all over the state, it is understanding letween the Mexican
said. . ..... , " .
Aon.-t;n . .j.l
nere, arter conference in Portland
with the company's sales manager for
Oregon, the exact amount of the ad
vance is not yet known but it will be
j between one and four cents. -The re-
quirement of the Oregon laws for 5fi
! degrees specific gravity, is given as
I the cause for the advance.
AXXOUXCK.MEXT OF IXCltKASK
ji MADE IX POUTLAXD
t ; PORTLAND. Ore n- ifi R.!
cause of the requirements of the Ore
gon state gasoline law which provide
that gasoline sold in this state must
be of 56 degrees specific gravity
gauge, the Standard Oil company an.
nonnced an increase In price of one
and one half cents per gallon. This
increase is effective in all western
Oregon and as far east as The Dalles,
these points being supplied with gas
oline from California.
Eastern Oregon which is supplied
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FRED M'GREW HAS NARROW ESCAPE
WHEN MIDNIGHT BLAZE DOES HEAVY
DAMAGE TO HISTORIC WALLER HALL
At 1:30 o'clock the fire va Mill
burning; and it wan not believed at
that time that the building couhl be
saved.
Fe
ed McGrew, Willamette student.
had-a narrow escape from thefire
Sale
Gloves
At Pr. 95c
A very high grade Mack,
and white only, 16 button,
sizes SM to 8U. See
them, feel them, it's the
old time quality.
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COKE YIELDS ALCOHOL
BRITON IS DISCOVERER
POSSIBILITIES ARE GREAT
n.n:iAXD, England. Dec.
1C. It Is announced here that a
loc&rl engineer has sueceded in ex
tract ing commercial alcohol and
its derivatives from coke. It is
claimed that if the process, which
requires the use of gas. Is applied
to all coai carbonized in Great ITri
tain an estimated yield of of 50.
Ooo.ooo galons of motor gas will
b1 obtained annually, revolution
izing the supply and cost of li
quid fuel.
MEXICAN REPLY
IS SUBMITTED
Release of Jenkins Removes
Cause of Feeling Is Gist
of Note
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 1C. The re
j ana i niea riaies governments re
garding the Jenkins issue according
to the r,eply of the Mexican govern
ment to the second American note.
The Mexican reply was handed to the
American charge d'affaires this ev
nine. RANCHER FOUND
DEAD IN CABIN
John Mork Perishes From
Cold at Home on Puget
Island
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 16. John
Mork, a rancher on Puget Island per
ished from the cold during the re
cent blizzard and his dead body was
found today in bis cabin. Mork Uvea
alone on his ranchV
which badly damaged Waller hall of
the university, at 12:30 o'clock this
noming. The fire originated in the
chemistry room on the first floor and
a'ttr the department arrived five ex
pI03ions were heard in the room. Low
xx-ater pressure hampered the Hremen
in combatting the flames.
II McGrw. who sleeps on the fourth
floor or the building, was not aware
of the fire uutil alter the department
had been summoned and had got in
to action on the fl.tmes. Effort was
made to waken him by students vrho
knew he was In his room, by i brow
ing recks at. the window and shout
ing. Ki'torts. proved unavailing, how
ex'er. and he finally wakened from
Ihe crackle of flames and the deii3
smoke, in his room. He dressed hur
riedly, threw his effect to the
j-Tounii. and then ciawict! out upon
a ledge" and over and around th-
eaves to a fire escape, all the while
l.eini in derese sniskf and on a nc.
low ledge, 'r-achhig the fire escape
he was helped to the ground by As
sistant Fire Chief William Iwan.
The pumper an dthe chemical en
gines re-ponded to the call, which
xvas ttut.ed in al 12:25 bj two stu
dents. Hit despite every effort tne
flames j-ained headway liecause of
low wuter pressute.
SILVER THAW
NOTPROBABLE
Temperature Down Town
Ranges From Thirty-Two
to Thirty-Four Degrees
Indications at 1:30 o'clock this
morning were that Salem would not
be vifcUed by a stiver thaw and that
the snow would go off with a waitii
rain and possibly winds. Thermom
eters at l:Z0 on State street and in
other downtown sections registered
from 32 to 34 degrees above zero.
However, should a silver thaw set
in. Manager Hamilton of the Willam
ette valley bianch of the Portland
Hallway. Light Power company
warns the people that trouble with
the electric lights may be expectea
and that the wise will law in a supply
of candles orjother lighting equip
ment. "
Early last night there were indica
tions of a silver thaw. Trolly wires
xvere covered with ice and street cars
made their way along the tracks witw
difficulty. This condition grew no
worse toward midnight.
Sidewalks and outdoor steps were
exceedingly slippery, and are yet for
that matter, making pedestrian traf
fic rather dangerous. No accidents
were reported. '
PALMER HAS
PROGRAM TO
LOWER H.C.L.
Attorney General Maps Out
System to Put Facts Before
Public and "They Will Take
Care of the Rest"
SALARIED MAN BEARS
BRUNT OF INCREASES
"Prices Must Come Down" Is
Sole Purpose of Campaign
Outlined
CHICAGO. Dec. IC Attorney Cen
eral A. .Mitchell .Palmer today map-,
ped out the program of the depart- '.
nwnt of justice to brinz down th
cost of living at a meotini; of 4'
r.iy omciais n.aus oi civic organi-;r,Uase,, , m u. n. K :.
.at ion and clubwomen of Illinois, -.m w , .. u, fncal announ.1 . -called
by fiovirnor F. O. Ix)wden. Itniiv n.i i in thn h)i nf m local
Til . 1 . ...II . m. t . .
i ifiiKiiiK in- inn power oi nia u!fuj vard
partment in the prosecution of
hoarders and profiteers. Mr. Palmer
called for the assistance of every
man and woman for a national fight
against high prices.
I'liin U Outlined.
Explaining the plan of action
whereby fair prices committees in
every community become agents of
the federal government in enforcing
its decrees. Mr. Palmer laid down
a program of five courses of action
which. If carried out. would do much
to deal a death blow to the high cost
of living. They are:
"1. Organization of fair price
committees in every city and county
backed by mayors and prosecuting
attorneys, with the committees sup
porting United States district attor
neys. tz. Organzlation of women to re
fuse to buy anything but actual ne
cessities until prices come down.
"3. Holding of 'conservation and
economy mettinKS in every commun
ity under the auspices of civic bod
ies. "4.- Influence of mayors and tr
jecuting attorneys to" be brought to
Jbear on the 'warring elements to
prevent 'factional disturbances in In
dustry." and particularly to "brinj;
about an industrial, peace of at leas
six months duratioa.
"3. It e-m obi lization of the 'tour
minute men o deliver 'work and
save addresses in theatres each
nisht." i
Ileal Itelief Hn-ied for.
'Despite all objections and obstac
les. I propose to go through with tnis
campaign." Mr.-Palmer said. "If In
dustrial conditions do not get too
bad during the next few months; we
can bring real relief."
Salaried Man IWars lirunt.
The waee earners were in the clas
of the rich, in' that their income, as
a rule, had kept pace with the rapid
ly mounting cost of living. Mr. Palm
er added. The salaried worker was
the man who had felt the full brunt
of high costs, because he had bee.j
the last to obtain relief.
The chief causes of the. high cost
of living, he pointed out. were re
creased production , Incident to tne
waf. InHated currency dh'e to ov
ernment borrowings and heavy tax
es, which he charged were passed on
by businessmen to the ulliruate consumer-.
"In every line of trade there are
selfish and greedy men who have
taken advantage of after-war condi
tions to add a bit to their prices and
Drofils." Mr. Palmer said. "Such
men are the profiteers anu i purpose
. . .
to dovote all the power at my com
mand to root them out and expose
them to public scorn, and. If neces
sary, in public prisons. The prof
iteer is worse than unpatriotic, he
N criminal. I ask the states attor
neys of Illinois to go after these
rioviu with all the force you com
mand."
2 to Cm Acted Vpon.
Activities of the department of Jus
tice, he said, had already uncovered
219 casps against food hoarder?
which had resulted in the libeling
and distributing in 1 states of mil
lions of dollars worth of food.
Ninety-eipht cass had ben
brought against profiteers, many or
whom were indicted, and some of
whom were serving sentences.
The campaign was to continue, the
attorney general declared, with on
purpose "prices must come down."
"I am not worried over hurting th
retail dealers." he added, -they have
had thelit harvest time and now the
people are to get a look In. Th
rinest weapon in this .campaign
knowledre. Let the people know the
facts and they will take rare of the
rest."
Statement "Juggled" Says
Flying Parson Maynard
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Lieu
tenant Delvln W. Maynard. the "fir
inc parson." declared tonight la a
formal statement that his recent
statement concerning the effects ot
alcohol on aviators, which was Is
sued throurh the anti-saloon league
had been "Juggled" until It has left
afalse Impression and had erroneous
lr attributed his remarks as appiy
jnK to aviators participating In tht
trans-continental reliability test.
END OF WORLD "BUNK
ASTRAL CRASH DECRIED!
NONSENSE SAYS FROST
WILLIAMS HAY. x'i.. Dee. 1C
Predictions of a crash of plan
ets tomorrow which might put
an end to the wrold were charac
terized as "the fheerest and -ot
miserable nonene by Professor
K It. Front, of the Williams Hay
jobber vat ory today.
"There is absolutely no founda
tin." he said, "for any such tom
my ret as a forecast that a world
disantr 1s in proect. The plan
ets have ten In the position they
will assume 1 1 morrow at least a
thousand times during history and
harm has never . rome in the
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WEEK'S SUPPLY
COAL ALLOYED
Another Carload is Released
in Salem and Will be
Apportioned
Another cu'd of coal ho been
It will h apportioned
among users in tne residence autnci
ol th city, but no one oer will be
allowed more than a week's supply.
Anyone having that amount now h
hftnd will not be allowed further
bupply until the present supply is ex
haj'ted. Utilities and public buildings of
lh city are taken rare of. The Sa
lt ra pus plant has arranged to re
reive two carloads from Portland
which will tide over until it is able
to get coal directly from the mines.
Mr. Keck stated that the priority
list, which was published some time
ago by the government, is not being
followed.
MUCH SUGAR IS
TO BE RELEASED
Three and Half Million
Pounds in Three States to
. . Go to -Trade
.. SPOKANE. Waah.. Dec. 1C Three
and a half million pounds of sugar
belonging to the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company, which , was seized Decem
ber nder :. libel proceedings
brought by the government, will be
distributed in cities of Washington.
Otegon. tdaho and Western Montana
at once at a wholesale price of 10 1-2
cents seaboard basis, it was. stipu
lated here tonight at conferences of
company officials and United State
government officials. The seized su
gar is at the Toppenisb and Sunny-
side plants of the company.
HEAD OF REED
OFFERED PLACE
Foster Will Be Elected Super
intendent of Los Angeles
' Public Schools
I.OS ANGELES. Dee. 16. Dr.
William T. Foster, president of Heed
college of Portland, will be chonen
superintendent of Los Angeles school
t a meeting of the board of educa
tion Thursday. Charles J. McCor
1'iick. u member of the board, an
nounced tonight. Other members ol
the hoard confirmed the announce
ment. Von Lersner Has Hopes lor
Formal Peace by Christmas
PARIS. Dee. IS. Ilaron Von
Irsrer. heed of the German dele
gation said that hope was enter
tained in entente circles that ratifi
cation would be exchanged and
j peace would become effective br
Christmas.
PROPERTY VALUATION
OF UTILITIES SHOWN
BY COUNTY ASSESSOR
Bea F. West, county assessor, has, of utility properties in the "county:
received from the state tax com mis- of Inls amount public utility proper-
sion ie valuations placed upon pub-f'.r1. iV-Vr'.1?!49.
, , .districts and I1.C7.8I3 Is in incor-
lic utilities in Marion county. Ta i porated cities and towns,
county assessor's office has compiled The total valuation of o.hllc mil-
the
figures, showing the valuations
of the property of the utilities la
Ihe road districts, school dUtricts
and Incorporated cities and towns of
the county.
The tabulation shows that the to
tal valuation of public utility proper
ties in school districts of Marion
county Is S5.117.7S3. This figure
represents the rand total valuJoon
R. C. PAULUS
IS ELECTED
CLUB HEAD
Manager of Salem Fruit Union
Returned to Presidency of
Commercial Organization
Chambers Vice-President
INDUSTRIAL FUTURE OF
rCITY TRACED IN REPORT
Need for Legislation Seen in
Japanese Labor and Land
Holding Menace
Robert C. Paulas was re-elected
president of the Salem Commercial
rlnh at its annual meeting In the
club rooms last night. Other nom
inees for the place were Theodore
Roth. W. G. Allen, and Isadore .
Greenbanm. Mr. Roth formally
withdrew his name several weeks ago
and Mr. Allen and Mr. Greebaum
at the meeting last Bight an
nounced that they were not runninr
f jr the office.
Mr. Paalus was elected "to the
presidency at the annual meeting In
December ISIS, being at ttat time
vice-president of the club. He is
the manager of the Salem Fruit un
ion and after January 1 will be man
ager of the Oregon Growers Coop
erative ascM-iatlon.
A tl Officers FWted
The other officers elected for the
coming year, none of whom are In
office at present, are: J. .W. Cham
bers, vice-president; William Gahla
dorf. secretary. S. It. Elliott, treas
urer. Directors elected were: C. O. Rice
social department; L J. Chapln. ag
ricultural department: R. O. 8nell
Ing. civic department: Frederick
Schmidt. Industrial department:
George Putnam, legislative depait
ment. , Mpr Klert Tonight
C. D. Claucey. by reason of bis re
rent election as King King 'of the
Cberrlans, Is automatically director
on the tourist, publicity, and con
ventions department. The president
of the business Men's league Is dir
ector of the commercial depart n. en t.
The election of president of the
Dullness Men's league will take
place at the annual meeting of the
league tonight.
Onnprlw s Md
Mr. Paulas iu submitting his re
port to the club made a comparison
bt-tx rrn Salem and San Jose. CaJlf
ln lotatkm and resources. He point
ed out that San Jose was S miles
from San Francisco and for that
reason had the same relation and
handicap that Sal en has In Its near
ness to Portland. - He said that San
Jose has grown from 2S.O0O Inhab
itants ten years ago to 4S.009 la pop
ulation. San Joee'haa 28 canning
plants doing an annual business of
34 million dollars. 30 fruit pack
ing planta doing an annual business
of 21 million dollars, five Industrial
plants which produce supplies inci
dental to the horticultural Industry
and the five plants do an annual
business of two million dollars..
lUul and Ibor Problem
Mr. Psulus said In a short address
following the submission of his re
port that the meat packing plant and
the new paper mill will bring fam
ilies t6 Salem and that while the
men of the families will be employed
In the mills the other members of
the families will provide s solution
of the lack of labor In the fruit in
dustry of the cli tie said that the
shortage of the piCper kind of labor
Is the greatest problem facing the
frnit industry of this section at pres
ent. Jpsnee Mrware See
Mr. Paulas called .attention to the
need of legislation to prevent an In
flux of Japanee land holders and
(Continued on page 1.)
itT orooertr la Salem Is 11.210 41
(and in the Salem school district 11.-
320.109.
The following tabulation shows the
valuation of public utility prtp:ty
in each school district, etch road dis
trict and each Incorporated city or
town of the county:
I Continued on page 2.)
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