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SPk The Statesman receives tbe leased wire report of tbe Associated Press., tbe greatest and most reliable press association In tbe world. ' TIIE WKATHEK. Fair; moderate northerly winds. UTY-NINTH YKAK 8AL.KM, OREGON, TUESDAY MOHXIXti, FEBRUARY 24, 1WSO. i . Si I- : 11 i : l it i- v it , ' i 'I ' ! lit I 19 V i it - ;? ! It. 1 ft i i to ! re ; 31 n- ee ' if ' JUROR IN RED TRIAL WILL BE EXCUSED Hearing of Ten Reds Accused o! Murder Will Be Resumed Tomorrow With Alternate in jury uui SIX OF DEFENDANTS ON HUNGRY STRIKE Men Refuse to Eat Breakfast, Throwing Food on Floor i in Jail Corridor ! ONTESANO, Wash., eb. 23. Re sumption of the trial of ten alleged I.W.W. here on a charge of the mur der of Warren O. Grimm. Centralis Armistice day parade Tictlm, was ex pected to begin tomorrow morning ' with one of the alternate jurors slt- ting In the place of Edward I Parr. - wbo. will be discharged because of being stricken with influenzal ; Court has not convened sinle last Thursday, Illness of Parr causing suspension of the sessions. Selection ' of an alternate was to take place at ' the opening of court tomorrow, such selection to be by lot, the clerk to draw the name from the Jury box. Judge John M. Wilson has said that there would be no more delay. He Lwould have discharged Parr last Fri- i ; day or Saturday naa ne Known max f his Illness would hare been of mom than two day's duration, he said yes terday. . Upon resumption of the taking of testimony; it was expected that de fense counsel would begin its tight for Loren Roberts, one of the ten de fendants, for .whom a plea of Insanity has been entered. Alienists, it 1 understood .will be tbe principal-wit aesses placed on the stand in an at tempt to prove this contention. The prosecution has announced that it will -resist, such a defense and also has secured the services of alienists. rSlx of the ten defendants rebelled totday, refusing to eat the breakfast placed before them and throwing the food and utensils into the Jail cor ridor. They were punished for. the demonstrations, it was said, at the county Jail. The six recalcitrants were: Elmer Smith, Bert Bland. O. C. - Bland, Engene Barnett. John Lamb. and James Mclnerny. RACERS ENTER EVENTS Allen Fraser,' Youngest Rider, Takes First Place in Long Pill Climb ! A good representation of local mo torcycle enthusiasts motored to Eo- rene 'Sunday' to attend the Hill Climb event which .took place Sun day afternoon. Among them were Harry Y Scott Hiram T. Smith. Allan Frazer, Fred Alklre, George Freye. Lyman Sundin Lester Sande, Robert O. Kelley and Henry Heinle. - Allan Frazer entered against the- field, all other competetors having made the run before he arrived. Al though the youngest rider in the- contest he carried of fihghest honors of making the climb in 77 seconds "ding a Harley Davidson. Tbe near est time to his was 79 seconds by Stub" Johnson of Springfield. A large crowd of spectators cheered his victory. Uteh Republicans to UameParty Delegates 8 ALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 23. The Ctah Republican state convention to elect delegates to the national con vention at nhlnrn will ho held at ".J'rtce, Utah. Mar 3. according to an Rochdale Store Planned for Salem, Is Report It was stated here last eight that plana are under war for tn establishment in Salem of Rochdale store, which will be branch of co-operative estab lishments now being promoted In-many parts of the United States.. Several of these stores lo will be established in other sections of Oregon, including Astoria and possibly Roseburg. These stores are said to have the support of labor, and the wares are sold at cost. The overhead. It is declared, is tak- t tt care of through monthly J dues which in moat cities where these stores have been established to $1. I A representative of the. syn- . dicate sponsoring these stores J i said tot have passed several f days In Salem.; but as yet has J not been able to secure a suit- hla location. t LOCAL WILSON IS BLAMED FOR DELAY INI BRINGING ABOUT PEACE OF WORLD I COLl'MUrS, Ohio, Fell. ':$. Ohio republicans to.lay staged one of .-the juost enthusiastic party rallies iu years, at which Senator Warren (J. Harding, candidate for the repub lican . presidential nomination, national chairman Will II. Hays, republican women leaders and gubernatorial candidates spoke. ("hargiittj President Wilson with sole responsibility in dc layhig peace treaty ratification, Senator Harding declared the republican party "will welcome responsibility of American izing the treaty." The senator enumerated principles he said the national convention should incorporate in its platform. Among thes;e were: Perfected Americanization; edequate national defense and voluntary military training for young men; repeal of all extraordinary war statutes; end of bureaucracy; opposition to government ownership and nationalization of industry; curb ing of government extravagance; application of the square deal to all citizens; and government subsidy for a merchant marine. 'hairman Hays pleaded for more attention to polities and enunciated five principles for which the party stands: Earnest efficient business administration of the country affairs ; speedy change in the nation's taxation system, where by the burden would be more equally distributed; better rela tion between labor "and capital; certain law and order, and measuring of the needs of the nation by looking ahead "but with feet always on the ground." - TAX RECEIPTS GROW AS LANDS ARE DEVELOPED Valuations for Year 1920 To tal $42,291,143 According to County Tax Rolls SCHOOLS TO GET SHARE Rolls Are Turned Over to Sheriff Needham and Col- . lections Start According to the completed ta roll for Marion county which was turned over to Sheriff Needham yes terday by H. F. West, county asessor. the total valuation of assessable pro perty Is $42,292,143. while a total of $1,340,902.44 represents the amount of taxes levied in this county for 1919 and collectible during tbe pres ent year. For the 131 school districts in thd county, $240,231.04 is the sum total of the special levies for .school purposes.. Special taxes levied lb road districts total $64,733.43. ;The special taxes levied in towns and cities of the county is represent ed by $201,235.41. Salem heading the list with a levy of $163.800. 71. 1 For the year 1919, the sum of $422, 100 is levied upon special districts for the porest-patrol service. General taxes levied for state and county purposes are: State tax. $190,315.63: valuation $42,292,143; rate mills. .0045. State tax. $190,315.63; vaiuatlon same as. state: rate mills, .0078. Road tax. $137,285.63; valuation. $30,507,978; rate mills, .0045. School and library tax. - $109. 959.56; valuation, same as state: rate mills, .0026. Excess 6 per cent limit for high school districts; tax levy, $14,983.30. valuation $187729.131; rate, mills .008. , Excess of 6 per cent limitation in non-hieh- school districts: tax levy- $32,988.21; valuation, $23,563,012: rate mills. .0014. For the purpose of comparison with the present levy, the following Items from the 1918 tax roll is giv en: State-tax levy, $132,916.96; valu ntJfin. 142.876.447: rate mills .0031. The county tax levy as based upon the 1918 valuation, was $252,971.02: at a millage rate of .0059. It will be noticed that the valuation for the present year Is somewhat lower than that of 1918. In 1918. the county school and li brary tax levy was $102,903.45 at mlllage rate of .0024. The road levy at .0042 was $129,350.01. The hlKb school tuition fund levy was. $16. 626.25 at a millage rate of .007. The total levy for the state and county purposes was $34,767.69. For 1918. the special taxes weret Schools, $193,789.09; roads, $54. 207.86; cities and towns, $186,230. 59; forest patrol. $254.33. special tax for road district No. 7. uncollect ed from 1917 tax roll. $2356.99. Portland WUl Send Delegates to Meeting PORTLAND. Feb. 23. Portland will send 100 delegates to San Fran cisco to attend the seventh annual foreign trade convention May 12 to 13. Much interest is being mani fested locally over the convention, in view ot the fact that thousands of the delegates. from the east will pass through here going to or from th trade conference. Arrangements are being. mad 2 to have some of these delegates step over in Portland and b$ entertained by the- Portland schaniber ol commerce. i PROWLER FOUND IN GIRL'S ROOM Pauline McCIintock and Lois Geddes Frighten Away Un welcome Visitor According to a report made by Frances M. Richards. Dean of Wo men of Willamette University, to the local police yesterday afternoon, a man was found in one of the rooms of . Lausanne hall, the girls' dormi tory, early Sunday morning. The girls in whose room he was, when found, were awakened by his move ments and somewhat terrified. After a rather limited conversation the intruder left through the porch window where he bad entered, with out causing any further disturbance. It was surmised that he was either somewhat demented or that he had supposed the house was unoccupied and hoped to find shelter for the night. The- first floor room, which It was reported was entered, has a window opening almost directly off of the porch. It is occupied by the Misses Pauline McCIintock and Lois Geddes, students at the University. This is near the room occupied by Dean Richards. Portland Has More Cases of Influenza PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 23. Fifty three new cases of influenza were today reported to the city health bu reau, again sending the total num ber of cases in the city over the thou sand mark. With 30 releases from quarantine reported this morning. the new cases now total 1010. as aeainst 987 Saturday. No deaths were reported. Portland Auto Show Attracts Big Crowd PORTLAND, Feb. 23 Formal op ening of the annual automobile show and the annual automobile truck show here was held tonight. Speech es were made and there was a musi cal program. The cars had been on view throughout the day an dthe at tendance then and tonight was large. Fifty Spokane Laborers Strike for Higher Pay SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. 23 Some 50 building laborers, employed on building Jobs here, went on strike when contractors refused to grant a recently adopted scale of $6 per day, an increase of $1 over, present wages. House Cat Promises to Become Profitable Animal NEW YORK, Feb. 23. The house cat promises to become a profitable fur bearing animal. Pelts of the best domesticated felines brought 11.25 eac htoday at the annual fur auction of the New York auction sales cor poration. This is an advance of SO per cent over October prices. Canners Plan Session To Study Conditions PORTLAND. Feb. 23. Plans were completed here today Tor thf annual session of the Northwestern Canner' association will lueM next Thursday lo consider problems of intrref-t to ranners of fruits and vegetables. About 30 representative canner of Oregon will attend tbe convention, pfficers of the association are J. O. Holt of Eusrene. president: V. G. Allen of Salem, vice president, and J. D. Matthews ot Portland, sfcrc arytrcasurtr, , BREAK LOOMS 1 1 IN RANKS OF DEMOCRATS II Influential Senators Move to Hold Caucus to Discuss Possible Change in Party Policy as to Pact t FIGHT MAY CONTINUE FOR MONTHS, REPORT Minor Issues Said to Hinder Real Undertaking of Friend ly Senators WASHINGTON. Feb. 22 Possibil ities of a substantial break in th Democratic peace treaty ranks in tht senate impelled Influential Democrat. Ic senators to move today for a cau cus to discuss a possible change in party policy and revived Republican hopes that the treaty might yet be ratified with the Republican reser vations adopted at the last session of congress. On the Republican side It was as ?erted that the 22 Democratic, only a few short or the number required to Insure ratification, had signified wlllingnefs to quit the lead-of Pres ident Wilson and take the Republican reservation program as it Is. This to tal, administration chiefs declared exaggerated, but they conceded that were a vote taken tomorrow on th Republican reservation ratification it would command more than th seven Democratic votes it got last November. Caucus is Proposed Movement for a Democratic cau cus may bring into the open. Its sponsors believe, dissatisfaction that has smoldered In some Democratic quarters since the president sent his memorable letter to the caucus or November 19 asking that the sena tors of his party vote against ratifi cation on the basis of the Republi can reservations. The seven sena tors who disregarded his advice have been active constantly In their ef fort to dissuade others from the stand then taken, and it has been an open secret that their move, coupled with current political developments, has met with some success. Rut among both Democrats and Republicans it is realixed that tho endeavor to break Democratic resis tance still has a long way to go if it is to succeed. Sixty four votes are required to ratify the treaty and al though 34 Republicans voted for rat ification in November, party leaders now are sure of the support of only 30. That leaves 34 to be delivered by the Democrats, an even dozen more than the figure wHich repre sented the peak of Republican claims today. Minor Issues IHmler In the belief that time is fighting on their side, the Republican lead ers plan is to first clear away col lateral issues of the treaty disagree ments when the subject comes again before the senate, probably tomor row. The next reservation to -be con sidered in the revision Is the qualifi cation of article ten. against which the president has directed his prin cipal criticism: but the, Republicans expect to ask that it be laid aside un til all others have been acted on. Meantime, It is pointed out. a Democratic caucus may have devel oped the real strangth of the move ment among Democratic senators to break away from a policy of resist ance and put the treaty through. Should a majority of the 47 Demo crats vote in the caucus for such a move, it Is expected by the Repub licans that the effect would be to bring over the votes needed for rati fication. WiUon Under Fire In thee calculations, however neither side loses siRht of the possi bility that the White House may again use its Influence to stiffen th backbone of the administration sen ators or that the president may. if an unacceptable ratification impends- Continued on page 4) ( Loyal Legion To Form At Meeting Here Today A meeting of employes of the C. K. Spaulding Logging Com- pany will be held at the Hotel J Marion here today, when defl- j nite action will be taken rela-, . five to organizing a local branch of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. Fred Endicott. organizer, has ar rived here from Pottland and will preside at the meeting. There aie about 200 men em ployed at the Spaulding plant, and it is believed the majority of these will borome members of the organization. Besides obtaining a slight advance in pay for the men the legion promises many other benefits not offered by any other union or labor organization. i FEDERAL AGENTS HASTEN NORTH TO QUELL WHISKEY REBELLION MAKtjrKTTE, Midi., Ke1. 23. Federal prohibition n foi cement officials here tonight expressed the hope that the Iron county prohibition enforcement controversy would result in authority being given United States Commissioner Hatch of Marquette to issue warrants for prohibition law violators di rect upon application by government agents. Commissioner Hatch said today he believed the system of waiting for authority from (Jrand Kapids involving more than a week's delay, had been a serious handicap. Neither Commissioner Hatch nor assistants of Leo J. ( ! rove the rohibition agent who notified Chicago officers of the alleged revolt in Iron county, received any additional in formation today. rYderal officials expressed the belief that if Cirove is not backed by the government in settling the "whiskey rebellion" in Iron county, working machinery of the department, as far as the upper Michigan peninsula is concerned, would be dis rupted. 'Whatever the outcome, it was believed that long standing difficulties attending enforcement of liquor laws would be ironed out. These difficulties were said to have been brought about largely because of lack of effective cooieration between local, state and federal officers. Federal agents tonight passed through Chieago en route for Northern Micigan and it is expected that the worst of the trouble has j assed. t PETITIONS OUT TO RESCUE DOGS Council Will Be Asked to Do Away With Ordinance Curbing Liberties The dogs are saved! That is they are expected soon to be saved. Fif teen petitions are at present being circulated among citizens of Salem who are eager to come to the rescue of the much abused and. Oregon ianaly speaking, almost exterminat ed. These petitions were prepared and ; are being circulated by tbe organiza tion which was recently formed fot the benefit of the dog in our midst, and the many others that ought to be among us. Headquarters are at the Dllgh Hotel and anyone interest ed to the extent of being willing to sicn or circulate a petition will do well to phone 742. Kfforts on behalf of the canine kingdom are meeting with a ready i response from the people of Salem j who are almost unanimously hu-j manelr Inclined and appreciative of i the great value of the. dog in the home, the field, and the forest. Wile of Murder Victim Cares for Sick Slayer DKN'VEIl; Colo., Feb. 23. Nursed by the wife of the man he killed. Charles T. Hrown Is under guard in his room at a hotel tonisht seriously ill of influenza. The killing came today when Ed ward ilell Hodgers of Green Hiver. Wyo., entered the room where Hrown anu Mrs. Itodgers admit they have been livine for several months as man and wife. Rodgers reached fo rle t t his pistol. It caught in his pocke and Hrown drew a gun from bencatb his pitiow and fired. 'I am not sorry," Hrown said to night. 'I shot to defend myself and the little woman who nursed and cared for me." Hrown was too ill to be removed Jo jail and a guard was placed over him by the police. Hrown and Hodgers are former Service men and railroad bralcemtn. Hauser Report Will Be Put Under Investigation SPOKANK. Wash.. Feb. 23. A complete examination of the recent grand Jury report on the alleged ac tivities of United Slates grain cor poration officials including Max H Houser ?of Portland, vice president and the evidence upon which It is to he based. Is to be made by Lester W. ! Humphreys. I'alted States attorney of Portland a4 William uyron. speeial agent of the department of justice. Mr. Humphreys declared up on their arrivar tie re today. German Thieves Rob Royal Coffins of Jewels BERLIN. Feb. 23. Burglars rif led the Mausoleum of Charlotteerber ger castle Sunday. They removed jewels from Queen I)uind' coTfin but failed to open the other coffins. They removed the gold and silver elided crown. Ivinz on the coffins of Emneror William 1 and Kmorera An- i gusta. Prince Albrecbt and other. J ! Andree Farman, Girl of Fourteen, Flies in France PARIS. Feb. 23. The number of J j women aviators in France, which for I some time has been 13. is soon to be increased by one who wili estab lish a record for youthfulness. being only 14 1-2 years old. She is An dree Farman. a daughter of Maurice Farman. a brother of Henry Farman, a pioneerd in aviation. : GUARD IS GIVEN INSPECTION BY MILITARY HEAD y . Captain Newlet Puts His Men Through Stiff Drill Before Commander ; K0ESTER IS IN CHARGE Fifty-Seven Members of Com pany Turn Out Eighteen Being Absent Company M of the Oregon Nation al Guard, was duely Inspected last night by Colonel Koester. 6th Cav l 8. A., regular army officer and special representative of the War department. Col. Koester was ac companied by 1st Hergeant Blenner of the Twenty-first Infantry, who as- sisted in the inspection and making of the reoulred reports The local men lo official attend ance were Manor Miller, O. N. O- assistant to the Adjutant general Major Meyers, commanding the Third Battalion; 1st Lieutenant Ray mond Attebury. O. N. O.. Adjutan Third Battalion; IJeutenant Wolpert, Adjutant. O. N. O.. and the officers of the local company. Captain Newlet put his men through a stiff drill after which Col onel .Koester Inspected the men and their arms. They gave a snappy drill in the manual .of arms and then the packs of the men were care fully Inspected. There are a total of seventy-seven enlisted men in the organization eighteen were absent last night so hat thte the number of men In spected was fifty-seven besides of ficers. Salem has reason to be very proud of her part of the Guard or ganization, according to the showing made last night. A few more weeks of drill will put the men In better shape but on the whole they are vast ly more ready to take the field than were the raw men who flooded the draft camps after hostilities began. French Troops Killed or Captured by Turks I LONDON. Feb. 33. It is reported i from Damascus that 400 French j troops either have ben killed or captured oy Turks ana Aran near Houran. Palestine, says a Central News dispatch from Cairo. Egypt. The correspondent adds that it also is reported the French are evacuat ing Baabek (30 miles north of Da mascus) and the El Blka valley, ly- ring between Lebanon a ad Anti-Li b- anus. Sleeper Is Removed to Portland Hospital PORTLAND. Feb. 23. George McClellan. suffering from sleeping sickness, was transferred today from his home to Good Samaritan hospital , ' under orders of Dr. W. A. Trinrrjble. j Dl Hl- according to a report filed with thejCDgcTie 10 flay UOme rlty bureau of l.eulth. A jears of are. He McClelian is is the third ! ol sleeping siennas reponea as exiting hre at the present lime Shortage cf Newsprint May Close Large Plant MONTREAL. F h 23. The Mon - trcal Herald announced today it will iKf compt Medio hupend publication unifKs It is pot-bible to secure a sup - ply of nemaprint immediately. Trat - tic conditions due to recent heavy snow storms are given as the rea- son. The Intense cold has deprived a number of pulp mills of their wa- ter power. ' RAIL BILL IS APPROVEDBY SENATE VOTE roviiion Made For Regula tion of Lines After Return to Private Ownership Some Time in March MEASURE NOW BEFORE WILSON FOR SIGNING Five Hours Debate Tires Sen ators and Cries, for .Vote Are Numerous WASHINGTON', Feb. 21. Br vote of nearly three to one -47 to 17 tbe senate tonight passed ,and . sent to the president th modified railroad re-organization : bill uflder which the carrier will attempt to adjust themselves to conditions a f -tag with the end of government con trol, i . Thirty-two Republicans joined . with. IS Democrats in voting for adop tlon of the conference report, while three Republicans and 14 Democrats comprised the 17 voting against 1U( Tnere was never any aosvi a u what the senate woald do. Jn view or tho wide margin by whlth'tho Cummins bill, more drastic thaa the compromise, waa passed, "too . bill goes to President WUsoa nd - th general opinion was that he would sign it. although labor leaders will urge a veto. Long Pebato Tires.- Daring tho five hours debate Ud by Chairman Cummins of tho Inter state commerce committee, senators expressed varying opinion as to how the publle and the railways would tare nnder tho bin. which war warm ly defended and attacked. But tho Intense Interest which attended pro ceedings Saturday In the house, waa lacking. Frequeat quoram call wer necessary to get mem ben in' the chamber. Around six o'clock the patience of the senate 'apparently was exhausted arter much speech-making and .In sistent demand for a vote cat aaort the desire to prolong presentation ot views. . neporta Are Scored. i " Discussion tdday related largely to labor and rate making provisions. Senator Cummins., with feeling., de nounced widespread claims that la fixing freight and passenger charge, calculated to give the road a return of S 1-2 per cent meant taking hug sums of meney from the publle treas ury. The bill, he declared, would not take one dollar in that way. -( Such reports, he said, were part ot the propaganda pot forth in aa effort to defeat legislation on the eve of return ot the road to their owners, March 1. CONNORS COMES HOME T0.R00ST Man Who Violated Parole Must Serve Maximum Term of 18 Years Charles James Connor, parole vi olator, who was arrested at Seattle ' recently, was returned to the state penitentiary Sunday to serve oat 111 unexpired term of If year. Connors was first received at tbe prison In June. 917. following con viction on a charge ot defrauding Mary Obermeir. ot Portland, out of $2200. In January. 1919, Connors took an active part In caring tor the convicts suf firing from Influenza and as a result of this service was pa roled from the institution in March of that year. lie then went to Portland and lat er to Wlllamlna. where he obtained f 30 from Mr. and Mr. J. M. Bran son under the pretense that he would secure a pardon for their son." Wil liam, who is serving a life term la the penitentiary for murder. Connors then left Wlllamlna and his transaction with the elder Mr. i Branson was reported to th prison officials. Search was Instituted lor Connors upon tbe receipt of thi in formation but it was not until last week that he was located at Seattle and arrested. Behind Closed Doors EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 23. Th coast conference basketball . games scheduled to be played inthls city Tuesday and Thurs day nlrbts of this week will be played behind locked doors, ac cording to trainer "Biir Hay ward because of the ban on public gatherings on account of the prevalence of larTnenza here. It Is expected that there will be no one In the building ex cept tbe teams amloclals and perhaps a few prtTs repre sentatives. t J J J j ( , j t n i t i i ! II v 4