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"l '' " TIIK WEATIIKIt Sfl iff5v . . . aWS3 fl fl " Th Statesman receives tie l-ta4 ir report t th AanrliUJ Pre, th greatest and taust rsltaTil prssa association U th world. 'A , C SKVKN'TIKTH VKAK v.-., , . ... . , , . , '. .. " ' r .' XALKM. OREGON. SATtltllW MoiCMNt.. AIMtll.gl. lirO. PTtlCKt F1VR Cm CAILLAUX TO BE BANISHED FIVE YEARS Ex-Premier Sentenced for ; Commerce and Correspond- ence With Enemy to 2 Years Prison and 5 : Exile and Five More in Exile MAY COUNT TIME " ALL READY SERVED Enforced Residence May Be fin at Once Because of Long ( Confinement to Date PARIS, April 23. (Associated Preisi-r1 Joseph Callaux, former pre mier of'rFraace. tonight in the Neu Uly' hospital llrteped to the : reading of the senate which, sitting as court' of justice, yesterday, convicted him of ' ''commerce and ; correspondence with the nemy." 1 : '? - Three years ; lmPflROnnlnt 'iT years forced residence in a town to be Selected by the minister of 'the interior, and ten years loss of polit ical, rights, the lattr clause carry ing with it Inability to vote or hold office, was the sentence imposed. The document was read by a court officer sent to the. hospital for the purpose, after It had been promul gated before the senate tonight by Leon Bourgeois, the presiding offi cer. Callaux was not present in the senate-chamber... ..." " .V Th nrhtrtnor Tnda tin rnmifldnt af. ienis of tho document, but his face J showed deen sires of sadness. Aslcea I by the newspapermen present- whe ther he desired to make a statement. Caillanx replied: Liv IW Freed Ttdav ! "I shall be at yonir.dlsposal tomor row or the next day when I am re leased The question when M. Caillaux is to be freed requires Intricate figur ing to decide, for . allowances have to be made for the time he had been tinder restraint Jn prison, and at the hospital. The -prisoner "was In Jail for 27 months and ibis time, added to the period he has been la the hos pital, according to his partisans. constitutes the. service of the full term of imprisonment imposed hy the senate.., The decision not to bring Caillaux before the senate tonight provoked rumors that he1 would be released during the night, ' , ' J No IlisordVsr in Senate M. Moutet, of counsel for Caiflaux. said the prisoner was wntinr to ap- '; pear . before the senate to hear the verdict of condemnation. At' the morning session Caillaux- had list- i-i.. a. m ... t ..... 1,1 of the military code and declared in 'teply to the usual question that he had i nothing to say. ' After the morning session the court went Into secret session to frame The sentence to be imposed on Caillaux. 1 It reconvened tonight at o'clock. It had been expected that ia stormy session would .'ensue.' but a rviolent protest by Senator lirivet. who was, quickly calmed, proved to e jthe only Incident. The neighbor- hood, of the senate was extremely quiet during the night. When the sentence had been read by M. Bourgeois, the ninety sena tors, rcse and left the chamber. PARIS, April 23. It is understood mat at a secret meeting of the hign court, this evening prior to the read ing of the terras of the verdict against Caillaux. it was agreed that the time. Caillaux has' spent in pris on and In the -hospital shall apply to the three years imprisonment term Imposed and that therefore Caillaux w1H.be liberated tomorrow - Captains Are Chosen A. J-? i vr fuwunuvn j hum The dinner at the Y. M. C. A. last night was well attended and joy was quite obviously u neon fined Plans were laid for the blffball and velleyball teams for the ensuing year and aew captains were elected. W. C. Sleekier Is to guide the destlnss of the biffers and Lloyd Ramsden Will K. V . 11 ..nl.ta I In tercst In the games has great- of the railroad heads to modify thir i io a t.f. a w. ...Inttimatm to the strikers and the look forward wijh a great deal of hope for the yest year of all to come. Big Spokane Mill ' ' Destroyed by Fire SPOKANE, Wash., April 23. One of three mills of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining company at Kellogff. Idaho, was practically destroyed by fire this afternoon, entailing a loss estimated at $500,000, according to information received over the long distance telephone from Kellogg. It was stated that a year would e required to rebuild the mill. which had asdaily capacity of 500 tons of ore. I AMERICAN LEGION TAKES UP BIG BROTHER SCHEME 1 'KANSAS POSTS AGREE TO UN IT I IX AIDING DELINQUENT BOYS Plan Is Spreading Rapidly and Re sult Are Excellent; Paroled Roy Are. Helped by Kx-Service Men TOPKKA. April 23. -t Twenty eight American Legion posts in Kan sas already have pledged their co operation In the "big brother" plan inaugurated by Captain William P. MacLean. - superintendent of the state industrial school for boys here. When a boy Is paroled by the insti tution, his name and b&sential facts concerning him are forwarded to the commander of the local post in the city or town to which the .boy is going. The commander appoints a legion member to act as "big broth er" to the toy. "Results have been .excellent. said Captain Maclean. "These ex- service men give the paroled hoys advice, help them find work, receive their reports, from school, and In various ways, aid their, to make fcood." The plan has been indorsed by the state -board of administration. COLIPANY r,l MAN PASSES BEYOND Military FnneralToday Will Honor Man Who Served in France John (Jack) Kirchner. son of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Kirchner. died at the home of his parents, five miles east. of Salem, near Macleay,-Friday morning, a victim of tuberculosis which he contracted while in the ser vice during the worlds war. He was 24 years old. . He was a member of Company M and left Salem with ' that company In April. 1917 He wg. in France wn th company for several months .itf Since his return from overseas he has made his home In : Portland until about three weeks ago when be re turned to the home of his parents. He Is survived by his parents, Mr. and Sirs. J. G. Kirchner, one broth er, Arthur Kirchner of Uacleay, and lone sister, Mrs. Martha Gardned of Ada, Or. Three half-brothers and one half-sister also survive. They are livine in California and Mon tana..-.' ... - .- - . - A military funeral, under the di rection of the Terwiniger funeral home, will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from St. Joseph's church. Burial will be In . the Catholic ceme tery. The J pallbearers will o stx members of the old company m. Victor. Collins, Orley Leffingwell. Elmer Rosa, Harry Fraser, Vernon Kloster and Wilbur Baley. Edward Payne will act as bugler Hitchcock Withdraws From Race for Senate Leadership WASHINGTON. Anrll 23. Sen- tor Hitchcock of Nebraska withdrew tonlcht from the race for Democrat ic leader of the senate, thus virtually assuring the selection of Senator Underwood of Alabama at -the Demo cratic conference next Tuesday. Senator Hitchcock's announce ment was made in a letter to senate Democrats. He said his withdrawal from the fisht would conduce to Democratic harmony and w quia ac cord with his individual plans, wnicn I would not permit him during the re- mainder of the year to nnaenaae the work cf minority leader wnicn d-nivMl udod him with the rettre- mnt from the senate of the late natn- Murtln of Vlrrlnia. I withdrawal of the Nebraska I senator breaks the deadlock wbicn developed at the party conference on January 15 when the first enon was made to select a48uecessor to senator Martin l now desire to terminate mis ,i.o,iiv " -wrote Senator nucn- cock, "and hereby withdraw my tv m from the contest. This will enndnce to Democratic harmony and in accord with my individual pians WMch will not permit me, during the remainder of the year, to undertake - . . . ln .n sen ate as I have had during the past lira ruuiiuuuua 12 months. Kail Strike Still Problem in New York NEW YORK. April 23. Refusal eaual determination of the latter to bold out for seniority rights, tonight virtually destroyed all; hopa of Tn early and complete settlement of the railroad labor difficulties in the met ropolitan district. Edww.rd McHugn, chairman ot me strikers' executive committee, gave the following figures on the men still out: .Yard switchmen. 100 per cent; freight-train crews and fire men, 60 per cent; freight engineers, 40 per cent. He admitted passenger crews are "all on the job. Officials said passenger service .virtually has been restored to nor- ;nal, that ireignt service was . . im proving steadily and that In a few days they expect all transportation difficulties will be solved. Inn no oninnn OF HUBB ARD MEETSDEATH Physician and Wife Run Down; by Southern Pacific Train Vhile Driving in Au tomobile Last Night t t DOCTOR, IS INJURED BUT MAY RECOVER r Failure of Train to Whistle for Crossing Is Claimed by Witnesses Mrs. Dr. Edward Schoor of Hnb- bard was instantly killed and Dr. scnoor was lain red when, while driving in their ,-jtomobile. they were x run . down by a Southern Pa cific train on the G street crossing at Hubbard last night. The distress ing accident . happened about o clock. It is believed Dr. Schoor will recover, unless, the nervous Fhock should prove lo be more than he can stand. , Dr. and Mrs. Schoor bad started to Aurora where the doctor had been called on professional business. A freight engine and caboose came down upon them unexpectedly at G street. It Is claimed by "witnesses that the train failed to whistle for this crossing and that five blocks Intervene between-the point of the accident and another crossing where the engine last whistled. Dr. and Mrs. Schoor have made their home at Hubbard for about seven years. Dr. Schoor is said to be one of the most highly esteemed men In the community and the clos est attention is being given him.'. At latest reports last night his condition was such as to encourage his friends with hope for his recovery. Mrs. Schoor leaves no children. Information of the accident first reached Salem in a telephone mes sage to Coroner A. M. Clongh. Dr. and Mrs.- Srhoor had" many friends in Salem and they were here a few nights aco to attend the production of ''Three Faces East" at the Grand Opera house. The automobile was demolished by the train. BUSINESS MEN ARE BANQUETED Y1T!11 -tl. . TT.! --! Ulau1 An knth Irlo. Kn I It waa inmr. . uuOug ktupputicil at moi" ion Hotel Meeting A banquet was given a number of Salem's business men at the Marion hotel last night ln the interest of th 1100.000 fund that Willamette unl verslty ia trying to raise to pay for Lausanne hall and rebuild Waller hall. . PauL Wallace had charge of the speaking. President Honey and a number of the business men present (.poke in behalf of the drive that Is to be made to raise about S 30.00') of the fund from the city of Salem Most of those present, at Mr. Wal lace's request, pledged themselves to help In some way or other to rals-? the proposed sum. Dr. George If. Alden, dean of the college of liberal arts ot Willamette unverslty, has returned from Mc- Minnville aud from Nevrberg where he organised commltiees to work in behalf of Willamette. Dean Alden found the . people greatly Interested tn the university and ready to make whatever sacrifices that are neces sary ln order to make the campaign a success. The outlook In these two thriving cities Is very encouraging, He left yesterday morning for Le banon where he will continue his work of organization. The business and professional men of Salem are supporting heartily the movement that has been launched to raise $100,000 for Willamette within the next few weeks. They realize that the success ot this cam nairn is of profound importance In that it will show the attitude of its friends and patrons toward the nnl versity' and will bind to it more close ly than ever men of large means and Lf great Influence. $325,000,000 Fire Lou in America CHICAGO. April 23. Fire losses in the United States in 1919 totalled $325,000,000, John O. Garaber. pres ident of the fir3 marshal's associa tion of North America, said today at a meeting Of the executive commit tee. Shingle roofs, imperfect electrical installation and carelessness were the causes of a majority of the fires. Fires from arson amounted to less than two per cent or th total. An extensive campaign of education against fire losses will be conducted tills year, be said, - . - - - - T TERE A1 tort of the nine ETA. a P'oviaea ior in the the Other the public G. Arthur O. Wharton, of Missouri, center, and Albert. Phillips, at riht, represent the employes J Hanger is assisUnt commissioner of the United SUtes mediation board. Wharton is an official of the railroad employes department of 'the American Federation of labor, and Phillips, rice presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Eninemen. lr it . V' -;'v' ( ':'' ;x : ' fv K J" . .. . , i' ,.. - fX ... ' 1 , (di :-' ,; I - . . . . , - V.V-' . ' ' f 1 1 f ri i i ,. J ; - - i i ; fc . nil YfllAFiIETTE IS TWICE VINNER : Women Debaters Hare Deci sion of Judges Here and at Forest Groye The second of the Women's Inter collegiate delates at Forel Grove and In Salem last night was an un qualified success for the Willamette debaters. Both of the Willamette teams won by 2 to 1 decisions of the Judges. Miss Ina Moore and Miss Helen Hoover represented Wil lamette against Pcclflc onivertlty's negative at Forest Grove, while Mls Myrtle 'lltwn and MI-s lrlel Blatehford upheld Willamette's hon ors here. The debate was on the same Ques tion that has been argued before, "Resolved, that the principal cause for America's present wave of anar chy is to be found In unjust labor conditions in this country. The Salem debate was held in the First Methodist church between Margaret Martin and Iyle Short, negative from Pacific, and Myrtle Mason and Lorlei Blatehford. affini tive. Willamette. Excellent arruments w-re nrenent- lent long befor the end of the debate iinai ine viuanieiie iris were si ris ing more at ine roois 01 me niaiier. were renins at the fundamental causes and motive-. M'w Msson also offered convincing rebuttal. D-an rrances M. HIchards presided, a piano solo wa pivfn lv Ruth Bedford, and a vocal solo bv Mis Vlrginli Ma-on. Judges for the Sa lem debate were M'ss Mabel P. Rob ertson, principal of the Hiehland school. Sal-m: Rev. 11. N. Aldrich. minister of !Rlie tpiholit church. Salem, and Rev. Wallace A. I-ee. of Albany rolleire. This vi the Record d-bnt- In the girls' seriea. Tn the fir.t debate be- tween Willamette nd th College ot Puget Sound. Willamette's teams won at Tacoma and lot here. AUTOS NEEDED FOR TOMORROW Salem People Must Volunteer TTim (nr ITai nf Hnndrefll I f v;;tnr. W A Tf- a m If nn--a antvoara tfcat -frnm 5AA tn 1000 visitors from Portland will In Salem tomorrow for Rlossom day. and 75 or 100 additional automobiles are needed to take them on a two- hour excursion through the bloomy fruit districts around Salem. The use of the cars must be donated by Salem people. Paul Stege has been appointed to arrange for the automobiles, and anyone who has a car that may be used In the Blossom day excursion should telephone to Mr. Stege at 835. Th automobiles are to meet at the Commercial club at 10 o'clock a. m. Hans Reduce Number cf Troops in Ruhr LONDON. April 23. A note hav. been despatched to Paris by the Ger man government, according to a Ber- lin wireless message received here. iU.t Kam wrmia iroops in the Ruhr district no longer exceed the number stipulated by the peace Dcaty. men named by President Wilicn to Escn - Cummins trenaportation act. W. W. Hner o! Waihirrton. D. C BIG REDUCTION IN PANTS PRICE Heavy Drop Follows Denim and Old Clothes Campaign in New York NEW YORK. Arril 23. Coinci dent with the announcement that near!y 20.010 persons attired In ov eralls and &ld clothing are expected .to parade her- tomorrow as a pro test against the high cost of clotbiag. 39 or more clothTTg dealer. Includ ing the larger stores, today adver tised substantial reductions ln the prices of ready to wear clothlag. Ccroparieons of advertisements in today's newspapers with those of laM week revealed that redactions on $20 a sutt. The price of the ordln- The price of the ordln ar m A m tf I v. A an If i of ready-made suits. which last week averaged about SCO. has dropped to near S45. with small er average reductions in shirts and neckwear. Reductions on women's clothing were even greater, one of the city's principal stores advertls- lac reductions of 110 to 124.50 01 certain styles of ml?V ar-ring suits, coats and dresses. Ifnltnnt Nnt fft Introduce Question of Russian Soviet WASHINGTON. April 23. The Italian erubay declared today tht the question of formal recognition of the Russian soviet goterumeat would not be presented to the Kan Rerao conference. The embansy Issued the following statement: With a view of correcting mUun- derxtsndltiKS that have ari-n as to the Italian polUy toward Knla. the Italian embassy Is authorized lo state that it has never bcn the intention of Signor Nittl to lay before the San Hmn conference the ouettlon ot a formal recognition of the eovlet gov ernment. -Signor Nittr aim is to re-estab lish as toon a poille commercial relations with Russian and as to po litical recognition his desire Is :o act. If possible In-full arcard with the allied governments. . Signor Nit tl withes to follow a policy of peace. utilizing the reaourc- of Germany and Russia without which Europe cannot hate real peace and th shole orld cannot maintain economic hun,briu SmellcnrVayfo Sandy River Home I I'UUH AU JT.. April I iln1'1 run of smelt In the Sandy river near nere. impenas acroruins to deputies of the state rame ward en's office, who have been patrolling the waters of the Columbia river near its confluence with the Sandy, These officers announced today that th waters a few miles below the Sandy's mouth were alive with smelt, and that the fish would probably make their usual haunts in the San dy by Sunday. The run this year 1' later than usual, and some fish es perts have predicted that it would not materialize. Raw Milk Raised Two Cents in Portland PORTLAND. Or.. Arril 23. Milk distributors today notified their cus- - tftmr. ,v Ka, u,r , . Ha ,a lho p,., of two f.nt, . qurt for rmw raUk wotn,d pUced in effect. -bringing the cost to 1 cents a quart. Pateurlxed milk. It was sail, 111 regain at the oresent price of u cent.. compose the rflrod Ubcr Two represent the ex&DloYe. a left reDreseats the onblie- JOHNSON RUNS WILD IN MONTANA First Return Indicate Orer . wtelminf Majority for Militant Californian HELENA. Mont.. April 23. With retains which, while meagre, remove all doubt of the re a It. slowly trickling Into the capital. It "became evident tonight that Hiram Johnson has swept Montana la the presiden tial preferential primary, lie seems to have polled a large majority over hU opponents In the arrregate. tiaxn carter or Helena, son of former United Slate l Senator Thoaaa Carter, managed the Johnson cam paign. The you n rest poIltlcUa la the : wiil,i. t. I m . m .... rr-,.,., k. .,. 1 There Is no adeqaal basia yet for prediction as to th outcome of the fight between th -regular" candi dates for delegate, on th Republi can ticket, and th eight candidates by the Repabllcaa state central com mittee. The Democrat had filed no candi date for president and wher the vot ers wrote them la. Presideat Wilson leads with either Palmer or Edwards of New Jersey second. I'aited States Senator T. J. Walsh seems elected delegate to th Demo-! cratic convention, bat returns oa delegate In both parties ar light. It is probabie that the exact re salt on delegates s.ll not be knowa tor a week or ten days. , Goternor Saa V. Stewart, who waa unopposed for the Democratic vlre-presldential Domination, has re ceived a handsome complimentary vote. . The returns at mldnlsht. Including 14 precincts owt of 1S00; Johnson. .23: Wood. 1.C04: Hooter. 1.2S: lAd-n. 1.13V. Harding 131. Two Killed in Wreck of Boiler on Log line EtV.KNE. Or.. April 23 Two men were ki.lcd aird a third was perhaps fatally Injured when the boiler of a loromotU pulling a logging train between the Hooth-Keily Lumber company's mlU at WendUeg and a upper camp exploded at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Charles Shnltz fireman and t'hauncey Meachaui. brakeman. were killed and Owar ParrUh. engineer. Ijirobiblr wH not recover from hl injuries, say attending physicians. Atlebury Becomes New Stadcnt-body President Election of atudent body officers for the coming year wa held at Willamette todr.' R.yrnrad At te - bury, Everett. Wah the oaly can dldate for prrsidnt. was aaaaLmoua ly elected. Other effieers sre: Mil-i At il A PRIrTTA. sonora. Apru dred Garrett. lre-predei; E; 23. 8ora revoislioaUla hart tor Gilbert, aecretarv: Harry Gillette, j mally declared tor th otertarow of treasurer; Fay Perisrer. editor and j pre idnt Carraata. Kenneth Power, manager of th C.l- a proclamation waa Issued today legian. ' br leading rev o, st Son 1st s of th slat tnder th till of th -plan of Agna . , . i 'Prieta. setting forth th alms of AttgUSt Junte Indicted ' the revolution la fuU. Th procta- C .tf ' loa s ap a new provUVsaal OR tOUr LOUnlS OyjUry, government in Mexico with Gov era r PORTLAND. Or- April 23. In dictment en four eotmt. one of ob taining money by fait pretent and three charging larceny hy bailee, were returned againet Agat Jan re. former naaager of an automobile areacy, hy the Multnomah county grand J'iry to!ay. Jung was brought bark to Portland Monday from Scotland. S. D.. where h had Nen traced by Sheriff Hurlbart. al ter a precipitate flight from this city. WARSHIPS GO TO MEXICO TO INVESTIGATE Trouble la South Becomes So Acute as to Demand Meas ures to be Taken fcr ike Protection of Americans MANY FLEE FROM CARRANZA'S WRATH "Plan of Ana Prieta" Pres- nlgated by ReToIationiiU Against Gorernment WASHINGTON. Arril 55 TwA wsrvhlp from the ParlfTe fleet were ruij loaitnt to go to Vlc rm tomerrow to protect America: citizens and Interets at . Mszatlaa and Toporriampo. They were r'r- ed from Baa Diego today oa orders from the navy departneat after a request for protection had come rrora siate department representa tive at thee two Mexleaa Pacir. ort. A aimlUr request came frota th government agent at lYoatlem oa he gulf coast, bat was zurt acted noon, peaking farther tavestiratloa of the sitaalloa there. The ml Swrameato U at Taeplco. a short alstaac away. The eVet sltaatloa at MatafUa and Topolbatnpo was not Inon here. They had been to report of iJstarbinee and latest advice aaid a federal fcrre of 2a men aad two cannon had arrived at MaaaUaa. Sooora state force la rbU!oa agaJea the Carraeta go vera ra est are kaowa to h pashiag cms toward Mazatlsa. th most lariMMfa f. kaa gateway oa th Paeine. TkU fore Is now well sosta of Tolpo- . hanBx. 8t whether a detarhsaet has beea deployed to make as aa laalt there. ws aot known. At th navy departwieat It -was said that th rr!r SJea and -ttrorer No. 2T. th shtp ordered to Mexico, were -aader tmvstractioas to lavestigat the sJtaation. Vany Feet Ckrraaata Wrwh. NOOALE5. Seaora, April 2J Three members of th Mexican chamber of depntSe arrtvvd her to day who tLA they wr tneobers f a partv of eight defatle who fled from the Mei:caa capital to eap th wrath r.t President Carraata, tn crre4 In aidiag Ceaerai Obregon tq esran Metlco Ctty. Th deputies, Eieqalel Lander, congressman from th federal dis trict of Mexico City; Alejandm Taa qaet Lopez. Chlhaahaa, and Damon Aleareo. fmm th stat of Tern Out. broatht her th first definite detail of the f.lzat of Ceceral Obr ron. They said they fled tore days aftr Obregoa's dlsappearaara. . They declared that General Otre ron was la danger of cierutlon aad they feared a like fat when ft ho es m known they, with th fir ether, sympathized with the Sonora revolutionary movement. Th frr others, they aald. bar not been beard frota. pbrecoo refuted to eert th rase he espoased before he fled, th congressmen said, and demaaf 4 aa "even ebanr" with Ignado Don fllas and General Pablo Gonial la the Mexican elections -which It de clared h was 4 reeeivisg tmns th Carranza admlalstration (Mirecnai Mahe Clever Get-Asray. Th story told by th df patlea waa to th effect that Obregoa learned of th plan to arrest hla aad ar ranged to flee. Then h foand hlav eelf followed night aad day by n cordon of motorrycl policemen, ae cordijc to the errrsamea, Th ' , ... kh .. i.t ., , a iv. iv. ; all began driving arosad. th tar her said. Th motorcycle polio followed and then two of th atto rcrSiles craabei tocether hy design. General Obregoa. they said, taking advantage ot th crowd Which col lected, entered a hem where ar rangements had been mad tn re ceive him, leavlBK by a rear door aad ecar'ng from th city tn another 1 automobile. - - - - 1 Saor After Csrranaa ftcaln. a liner a as sap rem commander. I w la Mae-ia Is to art aatll gover nors of states Joining th Sonora raa-e meet and nomlnat a raprsa commander of tbefr own chetc. A rrovUianai president for Mex ico Is to b appo4atd4aa soon aa th present plan baa bVea accepted hy th liberal eonsUtalVoaal army." Th revolutionary soldiers ar to b known as th "liberal onsUla- (Co&UsBcd en t )