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DID YOU KNOW That Balem Will Be In Time a Great Mining Center? FIRST SECTION 6 PAGES TWO SECTIONS . TEN PAGES MXTY-XIXTH YEAR K.tLK.M. OKHfiOX, TIIfllSDAY MnilYlVG. MAIU II I. ffcj. rmci:: ttvk crsrs HOUSE FEARS ADDED TAXES OF VET BONUS Provision of Fund for Men Who Fought in Late War Would Unduly Burden Those Who Stayed Home THREAT BY SOLDIERS TO BLACKLIST FALSE Veterans of Foreign Wars Go on Record in Favor of Bonus WASHINGTON. Macti 3. Appeals for financial relief for former service .men were countered today befqre th house way and means committee by statements that any money grant. v necessitating further bond issues .would be an Additional burden on tax payers. Representative Hull, Democrat, TrnnHna sM linn nnnnnn creased taxes must be raiseJto meet " . , , , fjvu.vuv.uvv 111- present war .: expenditures without e""B vcui iu me service men. "With a bonus we would be forced to establish the. most oppressive sys tem of taxes in the world,; he add - d- 1 . ... ..... Members of congress will not be blacklisted if they oppose additional soldier legislation. Edward Hale, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 1 X . .1 Oa-a .. .. 750,000 men, told the committee. A discharged officer had written that the committee that "the attitude on soldier legislation will be closely scrutinized and the soldier vote will be mobilized before the next, elec tion." : , "Does this forecast a blacklist by soldiers similar to the blacklist of the American Federation of Labor. . because members oppose their de sires?" Representative Eainey asked, M Tl.l 1 1 . . uu naie repuea in me negative... Representative Garner, Democrat of Texas, said a bond issue in the immediate future would decrease by 10 per cent the market value of the : present government obligations. -This alone would result in and ac tual loss of $2,600,000,000 in the value of property held by millions of people," he said. , . , Solution of the problem is for the ingenious minds of committee mem bers. Jack Singer of Jersey - City, senior vice, commander of the same - organization said. "If. financial aid is within the power of your committee we want you to do it, but if it is not, we don't ask (he omposslble," Singer com mented. - SAYS HE IS IN RUNNING - Attorney Makes Formal An nouncement of His Candi- -dacy for Prosecutor John H. Carson, young Salem attorney and member of the la firm of Carson & Brown, has made 4 formal announcement of his candi dacy for the Republican nomination at the May primary election for the orflce of district attorney for Mar lon county. Mr. Carson immediately will file his declaration at the of fice of secretarv of state. Mr. Carson fs the first to an nounce his candidacy for the oMce . In this county. While names of oth er possible candidates have been mentioned and it is probable that Mr. Carson will have opposition, no ether candidate has announced him self as definitely in the race. Although he is one of the young est practicing attorneys in Oregon. Mr.. Carson Is widely known in Mar lon county, particularly because of his active practice before the courts, which, his friends contend, has made him highly competent for the posi tion 6f prosecutor. Whaddye Know About This! Hats Are Still Going Up There Is lio hope for a reduction tn the price of men's hats according to the statement made yesterday by a local hatter. On the contrary, he ; feels certain from present condi tions In hat factories that the price will rise from one to several dollars ' above the price marks now on the hats in the Salem stores. Sizemore and Wirtz Are Both fo Be in Running George S. Sizemore. Democrat, yesterday Tiled with the secretary of . Mate his declaration of candidacy for the olfke of district attorney tor Harney county. Mr. Sizemore . lives at Bjms. Willard Wirtz. in cumbent, filed his declaration . of cendidacy for the Democratic nom ination for district , attorney for CARSON rook county. PHYSICIANS OF CITY TO GIVE FOR HOSPITAL Fourth of Necessary Amount Pledged by Doctors at Re cent Meeting PEOPLE BAClToF MOVE Sixty Thousand Total Pledge to Date, According to Chairman Meyers "We will donate $2.Vn toward tli const ruction or the tiroposed peroral hosrital for Salem." This is the positive pledge made by the physicians of Salem at a meet ing of the Tri-connty Medical society held Monday night. The hosnital board was repre sented at the meeting by T. It. Kay. William MGilchrist. Jr.. Henry W. Meyers and Walter Denton. They explained the hospital project in de tail to the physicians and answered many questions. One of the doc tors was so enthusiastic over the prospect of having an up-to-date hos pital In Salem that he voluntarily offered ti donate $1500 toward Its construction. Before the meeting adjourned as surance was given the representa tives of the hospital bDard that the medical men, would donated $25,000 and that they would do the solicit ing among their own membership to raise this amount of money. ."We now have $60,000 pldged." said Mr. Meyers yesterday. "We cannot stop here. however. .Wei must secure the full $100,000. the amount needed, in order to be able to build snch a hospital a v.-e must have to meet the need of our in creasing population." The committee continues to em- phssiseUbe tact that the hosoital is being built bv the people of the city The institution will be conducted alone the general lines that govern the Good Samaritan hospital in Port land. iAII contributions are voluntary donations. The charges made for services will be only enough to pay necessary expenses. There will bj bo stock l36ued and no one will re ceive any financial profits. The , committee says the hostmal will be strictly a benevolent insti tution. v Canadians Plead for Peace Consummation OTTAWA, March 3. Speaking in the house of commons today W. F Cockshutt unionist member for Crantford and a prominent manu facturer. expressed the opinion tha a large part of the prevalent unrest was attributable to the fact that peace was not really here. lie drew attention to the situation in the Kni fed States, saying that "cur neigh bors to the south should tc told that they have no right to involve ihe other naions of he world In chaos, while they fight out their political battles." Reports of Food Destruction To Be Investigated PORTLAND. Or.. March 3. Re ports, that food Is being held until decayed and then burned In tb city garbage incinerator, were Investigat ed today by W II. Daly, federal fair price commissioner of Oregon, who was recently aopointed to succeed W. K. Newell. Destruction of spoiled eggs in large quantities has undaunt edly taken place. Daly declared, but that this is justifiable la the case of large wholesale firms handling hun dreds of cases of eggs, was his be lief. Immigration Into Canada From U. S. Decreases in '19 OTTAWA. Ont.. March 3. Immi gration Into Canada from the United Statr-3 fell off 43 per cent daring the last fiscal year, according to a report of the Canadian department of immigration Issued today. Last year 40.175 Americans settled In Canada, against 71.31 4 th. preced ing year. For the year just closed figures show 9.914 settlers came from the United Kingdom and 7.073 from other- European countries. NINE YEAR OLD SAVES BROTHER Heroic Action of Cottage Grove Lad Rescues Drown ing Boy COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. March 3. -Lester Carpenter, six year old son of Mrs. Goldie- Carpenter, was saved from drowning Sunday afternoon by the bravery of his nine year brother. Levi, according to word brought here today from the Carpenter ranch. The little fellow fell Into tne Coast lorn river where the water was too deep for him to help himself. The older boy who could barely get a footing, jumped Into the water and dragged his brother to safety. NO MERCY WILL BE ACCORDED TO AUTO DRIVERS Chief Welsh Decides That First Violators Must Un dergo Punishment order Issued force Numerous Complaints Cause Action by Head of Police Department Owing 1 1 Hie excessive piimiml of accidents occurring in Mr rlty and numerous violations of the trnffir ordinances complained of to th. po lice recently.. Chief Welsh has is sued an order to the pienibers of th police forc to arrest all violator of the ordinances, reuariuss of whe ther the violation is the first of fense. Heretofore th officers have been following a policy that all wed a traftic violator the second offense before cited to appear in the police tourt. This policy will bn disre garded ami the first offenders will be dealt wiih as harshly as the hab itual. The procedure of allow'ns the numerous violations ieing com plained of .o the police, has proven to he ore of no avail, according to the chief. The or:ler submitted to the offl- cers or tne saieni iorce iy .niei Welsh reads: "In view of the fact that num erous accidents are hapi?ning and numerous complaints are being made to this office that the traffic ordi nance is beinr violated, all officer will arrest all drivers ciught cut ting corners, or In any wav violat ing eny of the provisions of the or dinance. "In case the drivers are local cit izens they will b" arrested nnd citJ to appear for trial at 10:30 a. m. in the police court, the day follow ing the violation. "Where the offender is an out-of- town resident h.- will he brought to the station and required to deposi a bond for h's appearance at the same time as local residents. "The bond reonlrcd for the first. offense will be th minimum fine provided in the ordinance." BEARCATS BRING FAR-WANDERED BACON BY 25-22 Dimick, Rarey, and Jackson Share in the Glory of Victory PACIFIC FOUGHT WELL Close of Season Finds Team of Matthews Intact and Fighting Hard The Willamette "Bearcats" de feated the Pacific university quintet In a consistent and bard fought game played on tho Salem armory floor last night, with a score of -j and 22. Each athletic team has its "on" and 'off ' nights. I-ast night was an "on" night for the Willamette players. The wore played fairly even all during the game, giving the home team a slight lead. McKittrick and Rarey of Willamette played and exceedingly fast and well promoted game. Urahtn and Fennegan of the Pacific ' team were In the contest from start to rinish. The first half ended with the score at 11 and 9 In favor of Willamette. The second half was almost scene two. almost equally proportioned teams pitted against each other for supremacy. Either team when toss ing a basket succeeded only by ex ceptionally accurate and fast plays. Todd and Wolfe of Pacific, Jackson and Dimick of Willamette were in tiie midst of some snappy plays. The final score rested at 2.1 and 22 in the Hearcats favor. Willam ette's players were: Wapalo and Mc Kittrick. forwards; Jackson, center; Rarey and Dimick. guards. Pacific university line-up was: Grahm and Wolfe, forwards; Fene gan. center; Hoar and Todd, guards. Schong of Dallas was the official referee. Congress Proposes Bonus for Civilians WASHINGTON. March 3. The house completed work today on the legislative, executive and judicial ap propriation bill, carrying a total or $122,000,000 and then was blocked, while preparing to vote, by Repre sentative itlanton, Texas Democrat, who demanded a quorum. The $240 tionus for civilian em ployes of the government was strick en out but members said it probably would be put back by the senate. The bill cuts from the government roll more than to.ooo civil employes and represents a flat reduction of $2 4,000,000 from submitted estimates. JAPAN STAND ON SHANTUNG UNCHANGED New Ambassador Pleads for Better Understanding Be tween America ami Japan on China Question JAPAN A BULWARK AGAINST BOLSHEVISM America Will Benefit by Clos er Trade Pact With Orjentals NEW YORK. March 3.--Japan's course regarding the Shantung ques tion mill b? pursued "unswervingly." despitf? any action Chins takes. K. Shidehara. the new Japanese am bassador to the United States de clared at a dinner given by the Jr.ian pocity in his honor hero tonight. Asserting that Shantung can no he a saurce of difficulty between the United States and Japan. Mr. Shide hara said that "It remains Tor Chi rese statesman to deride." which of two alternative coursR "would let ter serve the true interests of their country and the world." "Two alternative roursvs are now open for China." the ambassador said, "either to effect an early set tlement of the Shsntnng question, or to leave th question unadluMed and pending for ?n Indefinite length of time. "In anr rasr Jon kniws her re sponsibilities to China nnd to civi lization. She wilt eo forward un swervingly, a Ions the pathway which t.he beliTes '-'t to international peace and stability. What difficul ties. thfll wlit tbr" Tvssble arise between the United States and Jap an, with refpoct to Chinese prob lems. "It should b born- In mind that Japan has in Chtna sveril poirittnn which Is not shared by the United States or by any of th Euronean powers. Her future destiny Is close ly Interwoven with that of China and her own nation and safety and vital Interests an In many cas" directly involved In Chinese prob lems which America and Europe can s'ford to annroarh from purelv sen timental or economic points .f view. "I feel sure, however, that this special position ftf Japm im fully realized by her American and Kuro t:ean friends and th- she will not he called en to renounce her un doubted right of self protection and r.el f-preserve t ion." Japan can - provide a bulwark against th spread of holsheyi'in from Siberia. declared Charle Hitchcock Sherill. former United States miniMer to Argentine, who recently returned from Tok'o. In ternational law and order would be benefitted, he asserted, if Japan were encouraged to occupy eastern Siberia and "there set up Mich a dam aeainst the outflow of lawlesimeft as would be afforded bv her excellently functioning government.."' Closer relations should be culti vated between America and Japan because of the advantage obtainable to American export trade, he de clared. "Forward looklnu exporters, he said, "will t-efore lone exerclxe their Influence, as paying advertisers, no on our newspapers so as to modify and ultimately terminate their pres ent unoof Itable attacks uion every thing Japanese. These newspapers are cuessin? wrone and American newspapers know their business too well to gutss wrong long.- NKW YORK, March 3. In Intro ducing the Japanese ambassador. El bert II. Gary, director of the I'nlted States Steel corporation, v.ho pre sided, said: "One of the most Important things for the people of these two great countries. Japan and the I'nlted States. Is that they shall become and continue to be well acquainted be cause our interests, economic and otherwise, lie in the Kane direction. "These two countries will be held responsible for the maintenance of Peace on Ihe Pacific." Frank A. Vanderllp. New York hanker, another seaker, said that he was planning with other business men to go to Japan to discuss inter national matters. BUTTER DROPS IN CITY MARKET Portland Shows Decrease to Sixty-Five Cents Per Pound PORTLAND. March 3. Portland rreameries announced a drop of Zc today In butter and one cent on but terfat, effective tomorrow morning. Parchment wropped will be quoted at 65 cents and cartons at 6s cents. Itutterfat drops to M and 6" cents f.o.b. country station, and 69 cents Portland. MOST CHILDREN ARE DENIED MILK SURVEY REVEALS STARTLING FACTS MANY CANNOT GET PROPER FOOD More than one-half the children in Salem art- not drinking milk. Yet the milk fipply in this city i not so criti'al is is r-? rte Iron, a numlwr of otli'r towns. Ilowevir. in ckI ikm! ions indicate that thi r are it. a Krt-ai i.ianv iliillrn her- who want I If Ihti pf" jrt ton h.H cod In milk but tlitir wants ar-- not nup-'all the homes In the rlfy It Is safe f lied. i to K-iy that over on-hlf. or aboat The reason iisimII)- piv-n by par-i ' per r--jt. of Salem's wio rhll tnts is that they cannot afford to .dun ar-. o-jt umdk tic lurt niT- t pay the hisi price now ask'. J far llii i i!airy pi jd.u-t. Tearlier Mjike &trry. According to a recent milk t?urey iii.uie by tl.e teachers tn Lincoln Kchool it was found that of the 343 pupils attending this hooi. M were using one pint pint or mofe of ame number! mere ass of in lk I day. 19j of lh4 pu- of milk a tav The ia fcUpplicd wUb a gla As estimated pils. or more than one-half of the total attendance, are njt using TREATY SLEEPS YfflLE SENATE SINGS LULLABY Leaders Agree in Holding Little Hope for Passage BORAH PRAISES WILSON Democrats Join Republicans in Last Hope Effort for Peace WASHINGTON'. March 3 While the treaty debate dragged on In the senate today without action, the treat a" friends began a final deter mined effort to rescuexlt from the deadlock toward which all leaders agree It again Is headed. Republican and Democratic sena tors Joined In the movement but they were only moderately hopeful of suc- cess. They anaressea meir euoris announced at neadquarterm. to the Republican reservation to ar-j The afternoon session of the pas tlcle ten.. long the storm center of, tors' conference was given ap mala the whole treaty fight. y to reports by Howard 8. Vlnceat Tho subject technically before the; senate all day was the Shantung res ervatlon. but it got only a poising mention. Among other things, the Adriatic question aualn was brought Into the debate, while Senator Herd. Democrat of Mtsvouri. enllvcne pro ceedings with a bitter attack on Sen ator Jlitchclck of Nebraska, the ad ministration leader. The course of President Wilson In condemning the proposed Adriatic settlement was approved by Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho, he ui-ctar-ed the executive was right in assert ing that the United Stales could not participate In European settlements unless they were to be based on a new rule of justice In International contracts. PACKERS GIVEN CREDIT FOR BIG IMPROVEMENTS Georgia Man Claims Im proved Live Stock Intro duced By Swift COMPETITION WAS FAIR Wyoming Cattlemen, Howev er, Have Far Different Story of "Big Five' Washington. Marcn 3. com ing to the defense of the packers aft er numerous other witnesses had urged regulation of the industry. Kd ward J. Vereen. a cotton mill oper ator of Moultrie, Ga.. told the house agriculture, committee today that Swift and company, one of th "big five" by bringing In thoroughbred livestock and poultry, had been the "biggest factor in the agricultural development of southern Georgia." Vereen denied the charge of th federal trade commision that Swift aud company, in order to suppress competition purchased a small pack ing plant financed and built by the farmers and businessmen of Moul trie. "Swift and company did not fry to buy our plant." Vereen said. "We solicited the sale in order to have a large packer develop the business and aid in general agricultural de velopment." Prior to the sal of the plant, he added, competition of the big pack ers was "entirely fair." Three Wyoming stockmen also ap peared before the committee, each urging passage of regulatory l";is lation. One of the three. J. II. Mont gomery, of Basin, asserted that the whole packing Industry "should be put through a de-lousing station. I any milk In their diet. The lesson Kiven by lOH of !boc not I drinking milk is that they are not particularly fond t it. Therr were v7 M-hoUr4 fcn iaiK they liked i milk and would drink it If they could Uhinj: fo 1 which mer natare pr'Ml-i 'or children or tender yrs. Pointed VmIU Aked. n parent conifuent.nc on our milk situation cuiked the painted question : "ht is wrong: Here we are living In a country almost literally flowing with milk and honey. Most of our families are getting a little milk and less honey. Is It not about time for our people to qalt talking and go to work? BIG CONCLAVE OF ALL OREGON CHURCH HEADS Interchnrch World Morement Holds First State Meet in Portland KIMBALL CLOSES DOORS Salem Pastors to Hear World Famous Speakers at White Temple PORTLAND. March J. More thaa 4 SO ef the 00 Protestant pastors of Oregon are attending the state pas- tors' conference, and 600 women del egates from chnrches. other rellgioas organisations and women's dabs are registered at the women's training conference, which opened ander the direction of the laterchsrch World Movement In Portland ttoday. 4t was of New York oa the foreign survey made by the Inter-church world movement. Alexander Paul of Cincinnati, dis cussed surveys In China an J John Cobb oWrley of New York told of similar work In China. " Kimball School of Theology witi discontinue classes through Thurs day and Friday eo that student-pastors attendant there may vlsu the conference. It la espeeted that jibe Kimball delegation will number' IS J or 30. A large number of Raletu ' pastors will be In attendance and all express ihe hope that this will mark a new day in co-operation among the churches and efficiency In earrring on the work of the Kingdom oTfTod. Wind Runs Wild Riot Through Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb.. March 3. HIIi .t ril condition prevailed In Nebras ka tonight with a high northwest wind, fall of snow and a rapidly des cending temperature. In eastern Ne braftka the snowfall was not heavy, but what has fallen is drifting. miss mnniN, who knows beans, suggests BEANS FOR SLOGAN SUBJECT IN EARLY ISSUE Please tell the slorsn msnsger that dried beans, or even green ones. Tou!dn't make a bad slogan. s Mar ion county raises millions of them. I believe there was a SO-acre lateh near Rrooks last ear. The cannery people and the dehydration plant manager, take must of them, al though some of the growers sold lai-t year to army earup. Of coarse. Aith Ihe bugs, and Ihe two pat hot Miminers. the ln w-re nol the Mir-c they s-ric in normal years: but with the war orrr and the flu on the wane. I should think God would have more time to tend to tlie weaihr this year: but If the u Inter is a sample he i.mt have an apprentice looking after Oregon. John Jonsburg of Qulnaby was Ihe pioneer grower." The above was written In a letter to a member of The Statesman force I) MIsk Klla McMunn. the sane of Lake Ijiblsh. who knows beans and a r od many other things besides, and who taken a sisterly interest la everything that goes on around this old print shop, over which at divers times in the .avt she has presided. Hean It will be. too. for her sake, and the Salem slogan editor will try to prove that Salem Is the bean capital of the universe, supplanting Itoston In that proud distinction. ..th what has gone before, and what has already been adopted, that will leave only 29 more of th PLAN TO OUST IWW ALLEGED BY DEFENSE Court Refusei to Hear Teiti mony but AcbiiU to Record Statement of Charges De feme Would Prove CHARGE SOLDIERS HAD KNOWLEDGE OF RAID Witness Saw Soldier Body Carried From L W. W. Hall M OXTCSAXO. Wash,, Marts. 2. Althoaga testlmoay appertaialsr aa alleged coos pi racy ca th prt of f bailee Interests of Centralis to raid the I. W. W. hall ef that city, was held today to h aot admUsable by Jade Wilson, presldlsg at the trial her or tea alle4 L W. W. for tho narder of Warrea O. Criaa. victim of the shoo tiers which fol lowed a patriot! parada last Arr Istlco day. defeaso eowasel was per mitted by the court to placo la the record Ita offer ef tlJanr ta lh.lt ! effect. After the entire oormlag sad fcea eoasamod by argameat oa tho ad missibility or the testimony ta .sec tion. George F. Vaaierveer, dtfraso attorney at the afternoon sets lea agala called WUllata IWaalng. wto had been oa tho staad Tuesday. SLac questioned bin ralatlra to aa al leged coavermatloa be had had with Grimm. Objection to this because stat wsa sustained and Vsaderveer tfcea called to the staad Cater K. Klrklaad. W. F. OIsy. RsyaJ Ea banks. J. F. Diioa aad A. C, Hop kins, all of Centralis aad Qstttlcaed Ihera relative to th neettega bell la th Ktks' club ta Cm trails. Octo ber 2. lIt. at whkb It to alleged pUaa to djiv the L. W. W. oat or th city wer discs seed, HON Charge FW Aral L. W. W. Okctloa was tatd to overr at tempt to question tho wliaeeees about what occurred at this meet ing, and arter Hopklaa bad be a s rased Vanderveer then offered for the record, to slat what b wished to prove by the testimony -of the wita eeaea. Thla Waa permitted, th Jury belag kept 'from " th court room while he was icak'nr bis state ment. Vaatlrrveer. ta his ofTer. sail b would prov by Ik testimony of these witnesses that alleged, contem plated. raJds bad beea dfeeaased. at this meeting. Py Hokla be of fered to prove that. on. i ana 27. last year at n meeting of employer of Centralis, at which George F. Use sell, manager of the Employers as sociation or 'Washington, bad been the priarlpa! .speaker, atrocgr talks were made against tho I. W. W. aad that th meeting resulted tn th for mation of a c!t liens protect! league In Central la. - TrMlnanay Offered to Rcfr4 lie then offered to prov by eth er witness, what occurred at th meeting alleged to have bee bold In th Klka club la Ce a trail a on Octo ber 2. 1919. It then offered to prove, be said, that tho Centralis, ebtef or police and city commissi on er had declared at thla nee ting that here was no legal way of ridding he city of the 1. W. W.; that both had consulted th county proa are tor fCoatlaned on per ) baic Industries . of Salem tor . slo gan subjects. - Krery friend or Salem la lavlted io help pick ont the twenty. A thousand might bo aolocUd. So the 20 most Important on are the wanted one. It vlll be remembered by most readers that Th Statesman bad mint for its slogan subject oa De cember 11. and that It was hen shown that the Willamette valley la the bei mint country on earth; that our mint hag th highest men thol content, and th best, known la all the world. Well, the Willamette nlley Mist Growers asportation bad Ita annual meeting at Eugene la Saturday, and six new member 1 lined th ns oelatlon. and It was round that the acreage la being almost doubled this ear. On hundred acre am being planted In Irish Pend. Denton conn iy: about the nam In Coodpstr Island. Lao county,. and about '9 acre la th Sa n t la tn bottom. Ltnm ronnty. Just across the line from Marlon county; and so n down th line. How is that lor high? How B that ror th effect f th Salem slogan campaign? Thero la absolutely millions a mint; and thla valley la th place en all th wld rtb In wfclch to raise It and make bl profits la the rais in of. it.