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Newspaper Page TextWorld Are Produced JntMoDiGiriiGi fata TWO SECTIONS .12 PAGES FIRST SECTION 6 PAGES KIXTV-XINTII VEAlt s.i.kl oiu:;ox, thi iismay mii;im;, i: km hf.u ik. ioia. SERVICEMEN HANGE IN POLICIES Officers of American Legion End Three Day Conference With War Risk Insurance Officials at Washington HEADS ARE QUESTIONED CLOSELY BY VETERANS Watson and Sweet Bills ShouW be Passed at Once 7 Is Resolution WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 Sptcui action was demanded of congress on all matters affectins the government dealings with former service men. in resolutions adopted .tonight by nation ai and state officers of the Ameri can iegion ai ine conclusion or. a three daj conference with officials of the war risk insurance bureau. Tha resolutions also warned congress of the imperative necessity of pro viding relief for men who have met with injustice through the iaadequa cy of laws under which the present Insurance and compensation regula tions are administered. Throughout the afternoon session aa evident spir it of concern was evinced that the legion's power knust be exerted if the nation is not to undergo again the burden of pension payments; The pension system was characterized a? tinnecessary arid unjust' and as add-1 In. o - tin -.J,,- I, I uon wnicn tne taxpayers ot tnese years should shoulder. Officials Questioned. Brigadier General Lord, director of finance of the war department; . V. M. Lambkin, chief of the rebabill- "Lavlnder. 'renresenting the public r neaitn "service .appeared ana were questioned closely in regard to; the activities of their departments. Spe cific Cases were employed In rapid succession by the legion delegates in developing cases of inefficiency and iiiusiittiiuu Ul jtuduica i it nuunuisiia1 tlve practice requested by th former service men. i Complaints Not Personal. Franklin D'Olier, grand command er, assured government officials the legion had no specific complaint against them but that surh must not be interpreted; to mean the legion A A m,nt mArxrnUo faiflira nn tVlO Tin rf oi me war risa Dureau, xne puunc health service and he cosational ed ucational board "to function Satis-" factorlly." ! "At the conclusion of the discus sion, delegates - summed up their views of needs; of the former service men, as demonstrated by their study of the situation as follows: . -The Watson and Sweet bills should be passed by congress f orth with. ' "The bureau of war risk insur ance, federal board for vocational ed ucation and the public health service -, especially the sections of the two latter agencies dealing with ex-service men should be combined un der a single head, and one represent ative of the unified agency should be placed in each! state. Modification ; Favored. "The following modifications re garding insurance should be adopt ed: . I f .'Premiums I should be payable thfough the local postoffices. Re strictions based on relationship of beneficiaries should be removed. Th? amount of the insurance under both terms and converted policies should be payable at the option of the ap plicant in a lump sum or otherwise, and if the applicant has exercised nc option then at the option of the ben . eficlarv. A partial disability benefit should be paid under all policies. . Ilroadenina; ami Simplicity Urged l "That all persons having war risk insurance while in the; hospitals or while receiving benefits under .the war risk insurance act or while re ceiving training, ehould Bhave the ' navm.nt f nil insurance -oremiuma - remitted during the continuance of " their disability nd training nd that all, forms used should be simplified. VAH'meri rfeivlng; vocational training should have their mainten ance pay In Tull 'and a vocational i ttainlng official should be permanent ; lr stationed atj every hospital where ' r disabled ex-service persons are being cared for, to give personal arid indi vidual information; . Irumadiat and adequate steps; should ba taken f ' reach all persons at present entitled to vocational training and not re- celvlng it, and to acquaint them ful ly with their rights and to g-ve train ing to all who are entitled to it, ree- reational features should be added 4 to the vocational training program- "Substantial i increases ht al! ".the- present rates should be granted. Ini- URGEC mediate, liberal and effective action Bhould be taken on ai! claims. ; "Persons suffering from I nbercu- - losis should be; considered as 'totally disabled' during the continuance, of the disease and as com pens bli'ac- ' cordlngly. ! ? "Hospital facilities at present l -ro- cyided are " inadequate and "congress f phould make a far'moro HLeral tro- ; vision for same." .-., ROD ELECTROCUTES MAN . A. N. NICHOLSON KILLED . . - CLEARING PIPE FATAL PORTLAND. Or., Dec. 17. Ar thur N. Nicholson. 38, manager of I thr? Park apartmerfts here, was in- stantly killed by eletrocutIon i day when he accidentally struck a high power wire with an iron bar whileclearing ice from a water pipe leading from th;? "of of ' th3 apartment house. Efforts at fe susitation by aid of a pulmotor 0provechTjnavailing. ARSENAL BLOWS UP; NO ONE HURT r - , ..I i " Explosion of Shells Starts Big Fire at Dover, N. J. Details Meagre DOVER, N. J.. Dec. 18. J An -cxplS- si.ii of loaded ammunition at Pin- tinny ai renal shook northern New Jersey a Tew minutes before midnight CrCvern:n;t.ofi;cPrs at the arsial telephoned to Drver to sen dall avail able fire apparatus and a few min utes later wire communication wlh the arsenal was cut off. It could p;t be ascertained if there wa3 any loss of life. Flames at the arsenal can b3 seen for several miles. At 1:15 this morning shells w?r? explod.'cg at frequent intervals in the burning ar nal. whkrh has main tained operations, since the sisnsng of the armistice, manufacturing pow er. . ; - . Big Profit Is Made in Four Years of State Fair Definite financial figures are con tained in the annual report of A. H. Lea, secretary of : the state fair board, which was filed yesterday with the state treasurer. . The re port shows, that in the four years that Mr. Lea has had charge of the state fa ir " the nej prcflts have to taled $S5,526.90. - ; The net profits of the.1919 fair were i31.742.51. On December J the balance remaining on hand wasj' owing to differences between $2409.71. Afl .admissions at the 1919 fair totaled $40,549.30 and concessions brought in $13,305.29. Expenses of the fair were $22,112.08. COAL STRIKE IS PfiOBED BY jURY Charges of Conspiracy to Lim it Production Are Being ' Investigated INDIANAPOLIS. Die. 17. A fed eral grond jury today began investi gating charges of conspiracy by eoai miners and operators to limit pro-1 duction. The caarges allege viola tion of the Lever fuel control act and anti-trust laws. The jury today received instruc tions to let it3 conclusion be an an swer to the question "whether the United gates' or a group of men shall rule this country and whether we shall be governed by" law. or force." OPERTY PR OF STATE SUM BY TAX COMMISSIONER The total value of taxable proper ty in Oregon as shown in a statement made public yesterday by Frank K. l ovell. stafe- tax commissioner, Is S?90, 435,372.17. The total value ot taxable property in ; the counties as a3essed by the assessors and equal ized by the county boards of equali zation is, $869,443,174.86 and the to tal value of public utility properties as assessed and equalized by the state tax commission and apportioned according to the respective county ratios is S120.992.2&I.31. These two latter fiRurer; added make the total value -of aseessed property for the state. . , stressor's Figure Summm-weil. ; A Ma'fraent of the summaries of the aasesmient rour oi me counties for 1919 as equalized by tb3 county i.o.rds of emaMzatlon show the following totals Acrts tillable lard, 10.133.15.09 valued jiit 1228.826 958: acres tf timber lands, 3.825.72S.34 valued t '.in on. acres of non-tillanm land'. 11.294,498.89 valued at J78. 827,232; &lue of !mjrovements on deeded or patentnl lands, $28,,459, 62;' v.i 1 lie of town and city lots, I216.656.7?2; value of improv.-m-fets on town and rity lots. 192, 044.00?; value or ImprovemetiU on lands ot deeded o: patented, 11, 543,295: value of railroads under construction, logging Toads and roll ine Mock. 1. 236.080; value of steamboat, sailboats, stationary epr WILSON NOT YET DECIDED ON RAILWAY Tumulty Tells Delegates From Labor Unions and Granges That President's Mind is Still Open on Question CUMMINS BILL NEARS FINAL VOTE IN SENATE Anti-Strike Provisions Are to Be Considered in Full -Today WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Presi dent Wilson's mind is still open on the question of returning the rail roads to private control. Secretary Tumulty today told a delegation rep resenting union labor and farmer's organizations which called at the white housa to present a letter ask ing tho executive to delay return of the roads for two years. Thi3 was the first authoritative ex pression on the subject which had come from administration quarters fcince the president informed con gress last May that he planned to re linquish federal control by January J.- The president, Mr. Tumulty said, would be glad to get the views of the labqx and farmer representativos who insisted that a fair test of gov ernment operation in peace timt: should be given. Cummins Hill Near Vote. While, the delegation was m.1 the white hWuse the senate was speeding up coBVTderation of the Cummins railroad bill and apparently was near ing a final vote. Under the measure the roads woulcVbe returned to their owners within 30 days after the bil! became a law, but there was no pros pect that final enactment of any rail road legislation would.be completed until well after the Christmas holl- the senate and house Litbor Asks Withdrawal. Before going to the white house the union labor and farmers delega tion, - which. included Samuel Gompera of the American Federation pf Labor and representatives of the railroad brotherhoods, called on Sen ator Cummins, chairman of'the sen ate interstate commerce committee, and asked that his bill be withdrawn. He Indicated he would lay the re quest before the full committee. The , letter from the labor and farmers' organizations to the presi dent said proponents of the Cum mins bill claimed that the president planned to return the roads by Jan uary 1 and that some legislation pro viding for such return must be en acted immediately. "Director General Hines and mem bers of the interstate commerce com mission have shown clearly that the return of the railroads will invo!?e an Increase in freight rates of cJoso to a billion dollars. This increase J will be'sreflected in an increased cost ot impg or at least J4.000.000.000 a year.: possibly 15.000.000.000. Th American people cannot and should not stahd such an increa.se. "We jrespect fully request that you ; (Continued o- Page 6.) VALUATION ARIZED Cines and manufacturing machinery, ?11,766,722; value of merchandise and stock in trade. $43,242,036; val ue of farming Implements, wagons, farriaees, automobiles, etc.. $20. 092.261: value of money, notes and accounts, $21,422,629; value of! shares of Ptock. $14,216,204.88; val-l tie of hotel and office furniture. $2.-! 471,952.98: number of horses and! males, 210.377 valued at $10,221,-; 450; number of cattle. 632.170 vain-! ed at $20,633,876: number of -sheep and goats, 1.571.84 4 valued at $11. 741,84 6; number of swine. 110.4 i ' valued at $1,072,144; numier of dons, 12,804 valued at $138.2.09; val ue ok miscellaneous property. $1. 62J.935. Total. $869,443,17 4.86. intMic Itilitie Ineludett. A summary of the 1919 assessment roll showing the assessment of prop erty of public utility companies as equalized and apportioned by the state tax commission shows the fol lowing totals: Railroad companies, union sta!in and depot companies Assessed valu ation $125,181,427; apportioned a: ue.i m.$64,861.8. Sleeping car! companies A.e.-d . nl.ie, $671,988; apportioned vaim $472,027.56. wi Electric and street railway com panies.: water, gas. and electric urn-panles.-r-AJaes?ed value $44,713.- t Continued oh Page 6.) APARTMENT HOUSE COLD OPERATOR IS CONVICTED RELEASE PROBATIONARY PORTLAND. Or.. Dc. 17. Mr. NV. Markllle. convicted in the mu nicipal court of having failed to heat sufficiently an apartment hcus1 which J-ho oerated. ' and with having by her failure to do so caused her tenants suffering, was placed on probation by Muni cipal Judge Rowman today. She was given bne week in which to make heating conditions satisfac tory in her house, and was told by the judge that untess this was done she would be punished. CHERRIANS AID SANTA CLAUS If You Know of Children in' Need of Christmas Cheer Call Hutchason Santa Claus has deputUed the Sa-1 leni Cherrlans to' help him in reach ing all the youngsters of this city this Christmas and he is particular ly anxious that anyone ho knows of any home which will be lacking In Christmas cheer notify J. F. Hutcha son. phone 93. The C herrians. lacking the all seeing eye of the patron saint of the day. depend upon citizens to help them in finding the children whose Christmas may otherwise be a dull affair. For the time the C herrians have become the Cheerians and arc amply prepared for their task. If you know of any family whoso home can be brightened by their services, call Hutchason. t STRAWBERRY SLOGAN Yly; enough Mnw berries couhi Je grown on the vacant lots and in tho back yards and on the curbs of Salem to keep a big jaih and jelly factory going the year through.' observes the Salem Statesman in a neent editorial, "or a big cannery part of the year.'' And it supports its statement with the ac count of u grower who produced strawberries at the rate of ItHX) crates to the acre on the grounds , of the agricultural college at ('orvallis ami of another who did as w-ll at Falls City with another variety of berries and had a second crop In side;. Marion coimty, already claimant of tTie honor of being the leading strawberry county a close second, is croinif to rich is a kind of cmp-titii0.i worth stimulating, in these days of competition for less worthy objects, and n spirit of emulation that is worth as much as the strawb-rri"s and other things that result from it. (The above isfrom the Portland Oregnninn of lat Mon day. T1h man who raised the 1000 crate to the acre at ('or vallis is Professor (Jardner, now hortienlturist of the l"niver sity of Missouri. They were tin- Ktterberg No. 121. The man at Falls City who did even belter, and had a wn-ond crop Ie sides, is J. V. Miller, and he raised the Magoom. This Salem Slogan campaign is alt meting very wide attention. It N bound to bring thmtsatnls of people to this valley, with millions of capital, to engfge in the foundation industries uwm which will rest a city of llVl.HN) of the most proerous jwople in the world. Kd.) C. IT. L.1E.I1 OIUAI DISAPPEARANCE IS PLAN KI.I.KNSIU-Kd. Wash.. Iv-c. 17. A de?lre to "diappar for a few months" was the reus in given to day by K. W. Lyen. an Kllensbnrg insurance solicitor, for his flight to HeUingham. Wash., and later to Idaho, following the capsizing of hi: canoe in lake Washington, near Seattle, last September. Lyen returned to his home yesterday after he had been mourned as dead slncn his reioited drowning, by bis wife and four children. Lyen said today he deliberately planned his disappearance while swimming afhore from the canoe, after it had ' been struck by a launch in the darkness. His fam ily lire had been very unhappy, he rzid. Following I,yen reported drowning. Iar;e rewards for the recovery of the body were offered by his family, and lke Washing ton was dragged for several days before the search was given up. French Flier on Flight to Australia Fights Vultare MOfLMAIN. nurmi.' Pre. IT. Lieutenant Etienne Poulet. Freeh man who recently lost the Paris Australia race to Captain Hoss Smith in saTe today after a battle in the air with a huge vulture which broke a propeller of his machine and forced him to land on a small plateau la the mountains. FIGHT OVER TREATY SOON TORE-OPEN Widely Divergent Views as tc Method All Strike Note of Conciliation in Negotiations Now Under Way PLEA FOR ACTION NOT . WORDS MADE BY MANY Contest for Democratic Lead er Affected by Comprom ise Talk WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Expres sion that seemed to point toward a re-open Ing of ihe poare treaty flrh; ithin a few week, were voiced on the sna:c floor today when the tnb- ject bubbed up durlnz consideration cf the railroad biil. The symposium of views during the brief debate, I J eluded ' opinions from virtually all factions' of the divided senate mm- i-er; hips. but they all struck a note rt conciliation. Differing widely lu their suggestions for a solution. th-y stood towetfcer on the general propo sition that politics oupht to be toi kotten and thai the senate, acting in dependent of executive opinion ought to do something to end suspense and fcfrUbllsh a state of p-ace. . Xrcixitin ItrfWtetl. The dUcusaion reflected the trend Cont'no-d on page 6.) IS HIGHLY COMMENDED tf Oregon, with Polk county to hold cliainoionshin. Which , ' mi l : iGRIFFITH'S TO ALLOW CHENOWETH TO LEAVE it ueorge r.. v nennwein. no i now confined at the State Hispita! ! for the Insane vkhere he was com i mil ted following hi trial for ki.I-, Ing Ceorre Sydnam in Curry coun ty, is now sane, it is the duty of lr. I.. K. tlriffith. superintendent of the inrMtution to diharge liim. I.' his return to hl hone cnnununlt v wo:ld gie rie to dinfr of further, ,in t;,.. M-Mn. fh-ush had no bloodhfHi. the re5Hnsifility U on, ,-. inr. thf rly a voting th ac officers of that county and, rn-tn!rr cjul- !ctrV-A fill a a not on, the authorities of the Mat" ; raf, y j, ljr M rhx-tio-iT'Sveral hovpitaL This is the ruling f At-Jr-fk, ur after th cIom of Cue tnrney ':".eneral l'.ron ia repon tf inquiry made of hiiu by lr. Orif - filh. It i probatde that Ch-no eth's discharge will follow forthwith. Ir tn . w....a iA iml n ion Ira I Km fttJltf uoard of control .y with mfotma- turn tnai tarn-i-ciu ... e-iv-.I at tb institution in Jeplem- 1kt and with the romiiwnilation tfiat he t" discharged. .VHrpe lMghlcT Wnnigcl Chenoweth. a prominent citizen Curry ccnnly. atiempteu lo enltt j ney in i.'",nicaiion 10 jrr-?:in-in th-? t'nited State. army early n j tend-nt Criffiih. at.-d that shou'd the war with Ceraiany. He was Chenoweth return to .lis home kl tamed down because he was past 5life would Im la drre, liaise of years of g. He enlisted with the! feeling aroused In the eomutaait Canadians and made aa unusually otcr the Sydnam . killing JOSHUA W. ALEXAN DER, newly appointed secretary of commerce, who iavors aggressive for eign trade policy .V x VALLEY PEACHES BELIEVED SAFE Lossers in Other Sections In dicate Good Market Here Next Year Some anxiety Is felt a4 to whether th peach buds wer killed daring the late zero wather. ,T. R Jones mho owns Mission bottom. U of the ri.inion that th bnds rauie throusb the f-eere all right. It is tcted taat a fall of mercury to a point 16 degress below xero would winter-kill the buds. Sine few places In the Willamette valley reported so low a tmpratnre it l thanehf fairly certain that bo ser- iou injury bad been dme. IIo"-ev-r. growers of Ihe lncion fruit did not fare so well at points in 3?t?rn t)regon and Washington. i a th i.ierenry played between tha 5o and degres marts on the ther- momete- during th- worl of the on'). In tne pech growing regions eai cf the mountains. Rf ports from Yakima. Wah.. state there will h ' no pejeh crop tfcer neit year Should this rtater.ient be correct ' pachs will ! caches when they l aplar en th market next fall. - : - Snow Conditions Improve I and Train Service Belter ; PORTLAND Or.. iKw. 17. Stow til t'nlnmba'.a river ; conditions in rnre were greatly Improved ttKty jiii' train rvlre u fart approach inx rorir.jl. followinr a vetk of de nvtriization from Mortna In Orrxon 1 and the middle t. PaMnrers ar riving on ore train today which vti ; 26 hours late reported that the train hed ! ei Mailed at I ji ramie. Wyo., 'me ho!c day becaa of hlxb wind. DUTY IS HOSPITAL iw iff r: in coinoai ovt rsas. ai t the beginning of th 1919 se.on of the leil-lire. J. It. Sian&ard. on rr the Curry county representative tied. Th? hoo by courieny, asked the county court of Curry county to a;Pint a man to occupy Stanaard'a Mt. Chenoweth was ch-een and rvn'sihed In the leaiM-iiur through- I tu.sinn Chnorfb fht.t and kUV I j (;,. ,rs sdnani. whom. e aswrted. j b-ti. ruin." 1 Ch-r.owrth' danjhter ! while thr litter ra ovet eas. nnsialt y feeling .n! The Jury found uilty of th chare ,t . . . .1 .w.. ..-! ( Til'" n -.i' rr'T-?i it . tcart conurltlc-1 him In trt- ... . : , . 1 " .The itat h pi'at ffr the inne. f - Tht Curry conty tliilrnt attof- WAILERKALI RE-BOIIiDIHG f Architect Will Prepare ?hzi and Estimates to Present Board at Special Mecthf Next Monday DEPARTR1ENTS TAKE TEMPORARY" QUARTERS Remodeled Structure . YH1 Better Senre Purposes. cf UniTersity At a meetLnr of the Salem mem- 1 bra of the board of tmrteet of Wii lamette anlveraity last nifht It vti voted to Instruct Fred A. Irrc. ar chitect, to prepare plana for thn re- baildlnc of tha Interior of Waller hall, which vu partially destroy e-i by fire early yesterday moraine, an 1 alo aa estimate of cotLs. ' Tam will b presented to a tneetinjr of the en tire board which win be held la a Itni next Monday at 1 o'clock. The meetlnr It la expected, wilt be followed by a cam pa Ira to raise funds, which will be added to insur ance money received oa the ball dins, and ased to convert the street are la- to a balldlng that will serve tke pur pose of the aniversity better thaji it baa served heretofore. No tiibacrip tlons are to be asked ' entil-It is known to a certainty what the seeds , will be. Presideat Carl G. Doaey was la stracted to make temporary ar- ; raafementa to carry oa the. work of the university that has beea deprived of room and equipment by tha tire, A toUl ot about lit. S0 wa car ried oa the building aad Us contents. Kach of two oaiverslty aocfetles na Inf the baildlac carried lcrararee of 11000. The chemical laboratory waa Insured at $1500 aad the cber.i cale at f 1000. Oa the oalldi&f its? If insurance of 1 15.000 waa carried: It Issbellevedall ot this will be collect- The executive committee will as sist Presideat Doney.la arra&sla: to carry oa the aniversity work, la atf musical and chemistry department.- The musical department probat'.c will be taken temporarily to the oLi. Kpworth hall aad the chemistry de partment to the medical college belli ln,-r. Chapel services doubtless wi'.l b held la the First Methodist caarea' Whether these services will be, daily as has tx-en the custom. Or coc a week, is to be determined. Societies that used Waller ball will nae other buildlncs on the campus. As rebuilt oa the Interior WeJle'r haJI probably will be utilised atala for chapel purpose aad also for oth er purposes for which 1 ha not bea ued before. There li a sutfestlo that it be made to house the ostrcr slty library. " ' ; The total loss by the fire. It Is believed, will reach 135.000. It 1s aot now believed that the fire orirl nated la the chemical laboratory a si as flrrt Iboucht. aad 11 may bar started la oae of the literary socie ty's rooms. Prof. F. Voa'EetH5. head of the department oX chemistry, says the stove la that part ot tbe building was left Intact, apparently show bag hat the lira did sot Mart there. Fire Chief Harry Huttoa. contrary to first reports, aays the department was able to get all th water It coall use oa the building. Falling fades Become ' 71 Portland Traffic lenzce POUTLAND. Or.. Dec. lT-rH-ing Icicle became such a mease la the dowatowa district her today that a special squad of police waa detailed to call oa owners of build ings and order them to remove with out farther delay all Icicle bassist over street frontage. Ia some ease, icicles wer located, which coas!ite3' of ton of ice. Editor of Alleged Red Paper Pat Under Arrest KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dee. JT . Jamca I". Cannon, editor f'Tb Workers Wertl alleged comaasJrt paper, was arrested toalg&t by de psnm'st of justice agents, ebarg 1 Hh conciracy to violate the trer act b Caaaori.-fvabJtsklntr article lucMms coal miner of Missouri Kn- to remain oa strike, la dIi nr cf the Injrtrtloa f ttj? fedl court. Dempseyto Meet lleechan Before Carpeniier Fight SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. lT.-r Jack rwrapsey. world heavy. wlcht champion, will boi W11le Meghan tfore meeting Georxrt Carpeatir. th F reach chan-ptoa. presided "tlehaa meanwhile de feat -Gunboat- Smith, accortisg . to aa aan'suacemeut made tocU-t by Dempej-'a manater. Jsck Reams, berore hi departure fcr Lr Angeles. T WW W TV"