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COMMISSION
CONSIDERS
FREIGHT JAM
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Orlcrf Issued for Eastward
IJaTcment of Thirty Thou
sand Coal Cars f Within
Twenty Days f
CARS TO BE RETURNED
TO THEIR HOME ROADS
Box, Cars For Grain Loading
Are Westward Bound in
Solid .Tains
WASHINGTON. May 20. In Its
first general order directed at the
freight Jam. the interstate commerce
commission late today instructed all
railroad to forward traffic without
regard to previous routings, and at
the same time abrogate all railroad
rules governing car service.
The commission also iasued for
oal orders to more than a score of
the lines with respect to movement
of empty equipment to points where
congestion has become the most seri
ous. . Rates applying on shipments which
are re-routed were nullified and
charges over the route shipments
finally are rent were made the same.
Operating officials of all lines were
instructed to disregard contracts,
and arrangements In carrying; out
the commission's orders, the first
to be issued under wide powers
rested la it by. the new transporta
tion act.. .'.,'!' .v., . . : ,
Specific provision Is made for the
daily movement of solid trains of
empty cars, coal cars to be sent east
ward and box cars for grain Joading
.westward. This latter order affects
"virtually every 'road and was " de
signed to aid. in breaking: the block
ade at gateways and terminals and
ta avoid the shutting down of scores
of manufacturing plants. 1
The program outlined In the gen
eral orders has as Its secondary aim
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TAFT WILL COME FROM
EUGENE BY MOTOR CAR
PUOSPF.CT OF DHIVK APPKALS
TO FOltMKR PRKSIDK.VT
Prominent Salem Citizens to Have
Opportunity to Meet Statesman
at Noon Luncheon
A motor trip from Eugene to Sa
lem and a noon luncheon attended
by prominent citizens of this city will
precede the lecture of Ex-President
William Howard Taft Saturday. May
29.
Arrangements were completed yes
terday whereby P." M. VoodarJ ai d
John W. Wheaton of the Silver Kalis
Lumber company of Silverton plan
to drive for Mr. Taft, his secretary,
W. II. Mischief .and Walter Rkks.
manager of the Portland office of
tha Ellison-White Chautauqua com
pany, to this city.
The: party will leave Eugene at
S:30 or 9: 00 Saturday morning and
arrive in Salem about 11:30. Lunch
eon will be about 12. Mr. Wheaton
was a classmate and friend of one of
the sons of the former president hot.i
having attended Yale at the same
time.
The motor trip was planned yes
terday afternoon when A. G. Pierce
or the Marion hotel. R. C. Story.
local manager for the Ellison-Whit J
company, Mr. Wheaton and Mr.
Woodard. wired Mr. Taft asking
whether he would care for an auto
trip through the valley. Within a
short time a telegram arrived stating
the t the speaker would be delighted
to view the country from a motor
car.
After Mr. taffs lecture on "The
League of Nations Up To Date."
which will be delivered in the arm
ory, it is possible that he will be
driven to Portland by local motor
ists, j
Larger Duties Devolve
Upon Father HiUebrand
OREGON CITY. Or.. May 20.
Rev. Father J. lllllebrand. dean or
McLaughlin's institute of Oregon
City and for 20 years pastor of St.
John's Catholic church, has been ap
pointed by Pope Benedict at Rome
prothonotary a post II Ic, with the offi
cial title of "monsignore". according
to announcement received here to
day. A ceremony of Installation will
b conducted at St. John's Catholic
church on June 28. With the ap
pointment many new and larger du
ties devolve upon the favored church
man. "'"' - ' " ' ' ' ' -1
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Retiring From Business
...
Just a Little While and Swimming Will
Be Fine, So Why Not Buy Now, That
Batliihg Suits
At
i-3 Less
A.
Our regular price. And be mindful of this fact, men,
that our regular price was put on several seasons
ago. There is no such merchandise at double the
price now. Sizes 40 to 50. All have short skirts
Men's Cotton Jersey Suits in
Blue, gray and black trimmed
la white or red, round 'and V
neck
Regular SOc grades now 34c
Regular 65c grade now 44c
Regular S1.00 grades now 07c
Men's extra heavy cotton ribbed
round and V neck Suits in navy
"d red. grey and navy, navy
with belt of green, black with
belt or Orange.
Regular 91.23 grades now 84c
Regular tl.CS grade tLlO
Regular S2.00 grades now $1-34
Men's Wool Jersey Suits in Ox
ford and white, black and or
ange, Oxford with twit of green
Regular $2.45 grades now $1.84
Regular $3.00 grades now $2.00
Men's very fine ail Wool Bath
ing Suits in extra large sixes,
44, 46, 48, 50. Colors are pur
ple, light blue and navy. These
are certainly very exceptional
values.-;" t ... : " ' '
Regular 9VL25 grades now $2.17
Regular L30 grades now $2JM
Regular $1.25 grades now $2JW
MISSES' WOMEN'S
All V Neck And Wing .
' Sleevelets .
Misses' Blue or Glaek Cotton
Jersey Bathing Suits trimmed
In red or white. Sixes 30. 32.
34.
Regular 73c grades now SOc
Regular $1.25 grades now 84c
Regular $1.63 grades now $1.10
Women's Blue or Black Jersey
Suits trimmed in red or white,
some with white ribbon. Sixes
40. 42. 44, 46.
Regular fl.OO grades now 67c
Regular $1.23 grades now 84c
Regular $1.50 grades now $1.00
Regular $1.63 grades now $1.10
Regular $1.03 grades now $130
Regular $233 grades now $137
"NIAGARA MAID"
SILK GLOVES
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LESS 20 PER CENT
Black and White. 2 clasp,
double tipped finger Silk
Gloves In good assorted
sixes certainly very very
reasonable even at our
regular prices
Regular 85c grades, now
68c
Regular $1-23 grades now
$1.00 .
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Regular $130 grades now
$130 V
AMERICANS
IMPRISONED
IN RUSSIA
Some Reported in Starving
Condition and Under Con
stant Threat of Execution
by Bohheviki
PRISONERS INCLUDE
BOTH MEN AND WOMEN
POTENTATES INFORMED A TTITITHC (XV
OF JAUNT IN VALLEY ill 1UUV VI
American Government Tak
ing Steps to Secure Re
lease of Prisoners
I
WASHINGTON'. May 20. Arous
ed by reports of the imprisonment
and detention in soviet Russia of
various American citizens, the state
department today took steps to bring
to bear indirect pressure on the Bol
shevik', authorities to obtain their
release.
A request has been addressed to
the Austrian government through
the American commissioner In Vi
enna asking that Hungarian com
munists, detained since their escape
to Vienna from Budapest last year.
and whose release has been made the
subject of overtures by the Ilolshe-
viki. shall be refused release pend
ing the freeing of American citizens
detained In Russia. Action by this
government was taken, it was said.
as a result of the suggestion of an
other government and was in accord
with the views of other countries.
One of the Americans known to
be imprisoned in Russia by the Bol
shevik I. Xenophon B. Kalamatlano,
has been made the subject of inef
fectual representations for more than
a yean According to latest reports
received by the department, Kala
matlano 13 in close confinement and
Is being starved to death.
No complete list of Americans
held by the Bolshevik! is available.
but enough is known of conditions
in Russia to make the state depart
ment cognizant of a rigorous sys
tem of surveillance on the part of
the soviet authorities toward Ameri
cans. Presumably, it is said, this
policy is based on a fear that indi
viduals who have observed the so
viet regime at close range may re
turn to report actual conditions pre
vailing In Russia.
Partial Ust of Prisoners,
.The Bolshevik! government is
holding as prisoners in Moscow the
following Americans:
Xenophon B. Kalamatlano. form
erly of Racine. Wis., and Chicago,
who is reported to be in a starving
condition and under constant threat
of execution.
Mrs. Elizabeth Maria Julia T.
Doty, wife of the American consul
at Cardiff. Wales.
Marion Hipman. formerly clerk In
the American consulate general at
Moscow.
Dr. Larabie. an American dentist,
and his wife (address not given.)
Mrs. Esther M. Hipman of Park
Ridge, N. J., has made inquaries t
the state department regarding Mar
ion Hipman.
Other Americans, it was said,
probably are being detained In Rus
sia but the department has been un
able to obtain their names.
LONDON'. May 20. Confirmation
that the Bolshevik! have captured
the town of Polotsk! and Lepel. In
the government of Vitebsk, was giv
en by an authoritative source today.
It was stated that the Bolshevtki
have advanced 30 miles along a front
of 40 to SO miles.
COMMKRCIAL Vl.VIl KKMM M.T
.Ti:US TO SHRINK I.KAIlKltS
lr. O. A. Olftoa, President of Ara
bian Knight, and King Ring
'lii re j- Semi Rid
letters to ISO Shrine potentates
throughout the United States will go
out today .from the Salem Commer
cial club, calling attention to Wed
nesday. June 23 as Shriner's day in
Salem.
Tee Arabian KnlKht Shrine club
of tiiis city, aided by the Cherriana
nd other civic organizations, stands
sponsor Tor securing 1000 motor cars
in whi?h to transport the guests from
Portland to Salem and return.
The letters in form the visitors
that tbey will be driven through ne
of the garcen spots of the United
Stat. The route will pass by great
hop field. Into the prune section and
through famous loganberry tracts.
Kacn potentate is to Inform members
cf his organization of this trip.
A luncheon will ! served the vis
itors on the lawn of the rapitol and
they will be entertained in the city
from the time of their arrival, about
noon, until they leave for Portland
late in the afternoon.
Dr. O. A. Olson. pres!dent of the
Arabian Knights' Shrine club, and C.
H. Clancey. King Bing of the Cher
rians, extend thj invitations in the
name of the organizations which they
represent. j
TODAY'S OREGON
PRIMARY LINEUP
League of Nation Enters Into
Contest in Both Old
Parties
VILLA CAUSE
FORCONCERN
His Satisfaction With Govern
ing Forces Will Only Bring
Peace and Normal Conditions
NO LIQUOR ALLOWED
IN CAMP OF BANDIT
Friendly Toward United
. States But Bitter Against
Politicians
ELECTION RETURNS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED
PORTLAND. Or.. May 20. To
morrow's primary election In Oregon
will have the league of nations as the
paramount Issue In both the Repub
lican contest for presidential endorse
ment and the Democratic contest for
nomination for senator.
Senator Hiram V. Johnson, oppos
ing league of nations as now con
stituted; Major Cetera! Leonard
Wood and Governor Frank O. Low
den, favoring a league with reserva
tions, ar the Republican contestants.
The name of Senator Miles Potndet
ter or Washington and Herbert Hoo
ver also appears on the ballot, but
have withdrawn from th ' Oregon
contest for endorsement.
In the Democratic senatorial con
test the league covenant aa brought
back from Versailles by Preside.it
Wilson also is made an issue. Har
vey U. Starkweather is seeking the
domestic nomination for senator as a
proponent of the Wilson league. Sen
ator George E. Chamberlain is silent
on the league question. The Issue
was precipitated into the Democratic
primary when President Wilson tel
e graphed the chairman of the Mult
nomah county central committee that
the Democratic party should con
demn the Lodge reservations to the
league as destructive of American
world leadership by voting only for
candidates favoring the league with
out reservations.
Although the name of Herbert
Hoover appears upon the Republican
primary ballot as a candidate for
presidential preference, his campaign
managers in this state have askad
Republicans to throw their strength
to that candidate, who favors treaty
reservations, whom they think has
the better chance of defeating the
"no-league candidacy cf Hiram John
son."
The name of William G. McAdoo
is the only one appearing as an a pi
rant for Democratic presidential pref
erence.
Naval Tansportation
For Olympic Contestants
NEW YORK. May 20. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has assigned the
U. S. S. Frederick, an armored cruis
er, for the transportation and ac
commodation of the officers and
men of the United States navy and
the navy reserve forces who may
qualify tor' participation In the
Olympic games at Antwerp. Beleiura.
as members of the American Olym
pic team.
The navy will not enter sectional
Iryouts. but will only participate In
the final try outs in all sports. The
American Golf association will sen l
a team to compete at Antwerp July
18.
SENATE AFTER
ALL PROFITEERS
Senator McNary Would Place
Two Year Embargo On
Sugar
IN CAMP WITH GENERAL VIL
LA. BOqi'lLIJtS. Chihuahua. Miyl
1. via El Paso. May 20. t Associat
ed Press! Francisco Villa will not
be satilfied with mere guarantees of
personal safety from the newest rev
olution In Mexico, he told the Asso
ciated Press In an exclusive Interview
at his camp In the mountains here
today.
Villa will cemand guarantees con
cerning how the government la to b
operated and beTore be returns to
private llf? must see guarantees la
actual operation, be said. This
means Villa's force of men will not
be disbanded immediately, bat kept
ready fur action.
Mexicans of all classes. Including
Villa himself and his m?n. agree that
until he Is satisfied with the govern
ing forces In Mexico, peace and a re-
urn to normal conditions In Mexico
are Impossible.
Villa sent envoys to Chihuahua
City from here tonight headed by
Alfonso Gomez to confer with Gen
eral Elias Calles. minister of war
for the revolutionists. Calles was re
ported as Intending to confer person
ally with Villa here.
Villa declared the new govern
ment to be satisfactory to him. must
not Include any of the politicians.
with perhaps a few exceptions. ho
have had part In ruling Mexico andsr
Carransa. He said that If a govern
ment satisfactory to him were set up
he would tarn over to the republic.
vast amounts of bullion sad other
valuables valued at millions of dol
ars. Otherwise the bullion would be
used for his own operations.
The present revolution came
about over the rame causes for
which I went to war against Carran
sa four years ago." Villa said. "The
aame causes existed then, and 1 point
ed out the insincerity and trickery
of Carranza.
"Against Americans Individually
or collectively I have no III feeling
but there is bitterness toward jxar
politicians. In the early days of the
revolution I showed my friendliness.
I gathered som Americans together.
arranged a train for them and saw
that they were escorted to their owa
country in safety. Then when 1 was
forced to send my own wife as a ft
gltlve to the United States for her
safety the rings from her fingers and
the ear rings from her face were
stripped from her without consider
a lion."
Villa declared be had not harmed
an American or ether foreigner for
many months.
Villa is fat and has net the lilh
ness and suppleness of his heydey a
few years back. He weighs well over
200 pounds and he keeps from put
ting on more weight by exercising
and setting up exercises.
Villa does not drink, and he ex
tends prohibition to his men. Search
for a bottle of beer by a visitor to
his camp today was futile and the
visitor Vas Informed every place he
visited Villa had Issued orders no li
quor or beer was to be sold white hi
men were about. The penalty Villa
set was hacginr. they said. "Ani
always he keeps his word." the li
quor vendors added.
Yesterday Villa baptized twenty
children of Mexicans living here
abouts and became godfather to them
all.
ST.TKt,V WILL MK;.PIIUi:
ALL RESULTS Am ItllTEl VK1
"""nrUled Prewi to t'orrr ajmI
Trlephno Hervlr Arvwaged Willi
ItrriaKla
The Statesman Is prepared to an
nounce election returns to the pablie
tonight.
As fast as they are received, either
from Saleu and Marion county pre
cincts, or from Portland and other
points in thf state ty the wires of
the Associated Prt-ss. the rHsrai
will h announced by megaphone at
The Statesman office.
- The returns will rover the vote
on the candidates for all the state.
nat!rnal and district offices, both
Kvrubllraa and Democratic: oa ail
contested county ofrtcrs and on the
iilne referendum measures that are
to be psswd on by the people today.
The A9o-latd Pre will rover
the state thoroughly. For local re
turn The Statesman has arranged
telepbcn comrsrjnVatloa with aJI
county precincts.
Attorney General Palmer
k Calls Sugar Conference
WASHINGTON. May 20. Inabil
ity of Attorney General Palmer to
attend a conference scheduled for
today between representatives , of
sugar Importers and department of
justice caused a postponement until
tomorrow. Officials refused to dis
close the object of the conference
except to say It means as much to
the sugar men as to the government.
A dispatch from New York today
says: An Increase of 1 cent a pound
In the price of sugar, making the
new basic price 21 H cents per pound
today was announced by tne Ameri
can Sugar Refining company. The
increase became effective today.
WASHINGTON. May 20. The de
partment of justice was asked in
resolution by Snaor 0en. Imo
crat. Oklahoma, today for al facts.
figures, data and information rela
tlve to profiteering.
The resolution, mhkh was not
discussed, called for. a list of all cor
porations which made more than 1
per cent on their capital Invest men
in the last year.
A two-year embargo on the ex
port of su;ar was proposed by Sen
ator McNary. Republican. Oregon
Violation would subject exporters to
a fine of $10,000 and ships carry in
away supar would bo forfeited,
In the house the creation of
government commission to fix max
lmum prices of necesstiies was pro
posed in a bill by Reresentativ
Fuller. Republican. Massachusetts.
REPUBLICAN
DELEGATES
AT CHICAGO
Successful Candidate Most
Obtain .493 Vote Under
Convention .Majority to
Nominate Roles
WOOD LEADS FIELD
WITH 145 DELEGATES
Johnson a Close Second With
100 Iwtrucied Delegates
LUMBER PRICES
COMING DOWN
Weyerhaeuser Sales Company
Announce Reduction Ex
tended to September
SPOKANE. Wash.. May The
reduction of 10 to 2t per rent la
lumber prices announced February
24 by the Weyerbaaser 81 com
pany or this city, cos trolling the out
put of a number of mills la - the
northwest, will be coatisaed until
September 1. It was announced her
today by J. N. Tats, assistant gen
eral manager of the con pan y.
Slight adjustments, he said, had
been mad fa the prices of prod sets
of Idaho mills, but the average has
oeea maintained.
KANSAS CITY U-MRF.lt SLiMP.
KANSAS CITY, Mo May St. 4
decreas of per rest la retail lum
ber prices hero was aaaoaaced today
by lumber retailers. This redsctkm
represented a decxtasa of , approxi
mately S2 a thousand feet for com
mon lumber and f & a tawaaaad feet
for rinishej lumber. It was said. Tbt
reduction, the retailers explained,
waa a reflection of recent decreases
la wholesale prices.
CHICAGO. , May 2 ra'.astrsrt
ed delegations aad the delegates who
wUi cast their first ballot for "favor
It sons' will hm la the majority at
the Re public aa national coaveatioa
openlag hero Jsao S.
The Brtaiary system la effect ta
maay scales baa tailed to srvrioa
any oautaadlag caadldato for the
rrty presidential aotataaUoa. for
of til delegates already c&oosa. less
thaa 499 bare beea ia struct ed. aad
their vote is divided asaoar several
.......
I'ader the R publican cost ratio a
rules, which rrqalr a. xnajortty to
comtsale. tao ssccosasl caadiialo
mwst obtaia at least 412 votes.
Forty-thro states aad flvo dis
tricts aad territories lav sleeted ta
IS delegate already caoora. The
reoxaiaiag Tl of ta 914 who will sit
la th coavealioa ar to b caos
by Oregoa. Tvxaa. Vermont, Waaa
lagtoa aad West Virginia.
Major General Leonard Wood la
leading th Held with 14S dtlegale
Instructed for Kim. Th credentials
commute which snoots lr May SI
to decid coat est s aad prepar tV
temporary roll of th coarvatioa.
may taak son ctaagea la th list
cf lastrscted dslegatos however, as
taer ar 14 contests peadlsg. aad
2 contests lavolv Wood dclcgau.
Senator iilraaa Johaaoa oC Cali
fornia aa aa evea ICQ lastrscted
deiegalos aad Cvrsr F. O. Low
r of I Ills Vs. 71. Peaaior W. a.
liardlsg of Otlo has 19 rotoa p:t
ed trow his boo slat as 3 Js4x
Prttrhard of North CaroUaa. IT. Sen
ator Miles Poladtxter Is expted to
get th 14 vote cast by Waaaiartoa.
I L4BLE SHOWS HOW DELEGATES ARE PLEDGED
TO REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
IlAKKIl HANKS F1ILST CLASH
P.AKER. Or.. May 2. Notice has
-been received by Postmaster George
H. Foster that the Baker postofflce
will be mad a first class office on
July 1. Increase of population wtth
a corresponding increase la Indus
try and business has mad it possi
ble for Raker to get la this class.
MANUFACTURERS
WANT PRICES CUT
Pledge Association to Use
Sensible Efforts In This
Direction
NEW YORK. May 20 Rolutlons
endorsing all "sensible efforts" to re
duce prices of commodities and urg
!nr the association members to "'co
operate In all reasonable efforts n
bring about that result. were adopt
ed today at the silver Jubilee of the
National Association of Manufactur
ers. Other resolutions decreed to
cope with the ranxes of sorial and in
dustrial unrest In the country and
urging support of the "platform for
American Industry" adoped yester
day were approved.
The resolution dealing with social
unrest declared present conditions
ar caused largely by "fancied
wrongs' which have been mad to
appear as real.
Th following tabl shows th delegate pledged to th four
leading Repablleaa. candidate, th saiaitructed aad seattsrtar rot
of "favorlt sons' being Inclsded ta th table.' also th states taat
ar yet to lct:
Stat
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Alabama
Arlaona
Arkansas
California . . .
Colorado
Connecticut .
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Ixulana
Maine
Msr) land
Mastachusetta
Michltcsa
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New HampsUIr
New Jersey '.
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Itakola
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ore con
Pennsylvania
H bode Island
Souih Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
I tah
Vermont
Vlrcnla
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alaska
District of Columbia....
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
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19
41
22
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12
12
39
12
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14
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4
24
21
12
22
32
22
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34
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4
9
2
14
17
19
29
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199
74
29
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