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The Statesman' receives the leased wire report of the Associated Press, the greatest and most reliable press association In the world. THE WEATHER .'Unsettled wealher. probably "thun derstorms in the mountain; moder ate westerly wind a. - , SEVENTIETH YKAll kaijm, ohegony fhh.y hiokmnc;, jly ib, 1020. . PRICE, FI1T3 CENTS V t'; f : i, r' -v . rl . 1 A f BANKS MUST BACK COUNTY ROM WORK Bids Received for Bonds' by County Court Yesterday Too Low for Consideration Former Pledge Effective CONSTRUCTION TO BE WITHOUT MORE DELAY Record' Expendituie' for Im provement of Highwgays Made During Jone. Yesterday wag the last day for tblds on the road bonds, and since no bids were received by the connty commissioners ''that warranted at tention, the pledge of the Marion countl" bankers to take over the first block of $170,000 of the $850,000 bond Issue -was accegted. i On June 16 the bankers of Mar io1, county .met In Salem at the ofr flee of JudKe Ilusbey and subscribed to take over-the first block of the road bond lsue, provided that the Londs could not be sold at par. The bankers were called to meet In pa ttern by Judge W. ilv Oushey and County .Commissioners J..T. Hunt and W, II.. GouleL Money Comes as 'Needed. Each bank in Marlon county Is to take a portion of the first block of, 1170,tG0O, according to its re sources. Tbe sum of money pledg ed, according to Judge Busbey, will be paid by the bankers, as the money is needed in road construction. Tbe county - commissioners believe that -this .amount of money, will, hasten the road work on the market high ways; ,-'. . " It was said yesterday at the coun ty commissioner's office three pav ing plants are to be put Into oper ation within the next . week. One . of the plants win be situated at Anmsvllle. cne at Mt. Angel and one in Salem. The operation of these plants have been held ap pending action on the road bonds. ' -i ; Record Expenditure Made. j ' ' Marlon county, according to a re ' port filed at the county clerk's of fice, expended $99,989.48 during the ! month of June on road construction for paving, graveling.: grading and surveying. ' Thl amount is the larg est ever expended by tbe county for I road purposes. The county comtnis ! rloners said the expenses for . July wilt not equal that of June., ; POLISH WOMEN HOLD 8-M1LEJ1LNA FRONT MA1MMK C1AKXCZ COMMANDS AGE TWENTY-SKVKNt ; Additionar Detachments of Women Ilcing Formed Throughout Poland for Defense. v WARSAW. July 15. Women sol diers have taken up position for the defense of Vilna, They have been as signed to an eight mile front. All the women are equipped with Americajt boots and are being fed partly by the American -Y. . W. O. A. They are under the command of Ma dame Goercz, who fought with Gen eral Pilsudski against the Russians and who also operated last year with the women during the siege of .Lem burg. . ; Commander Gdercx is 26 years oil She contends that women can hold their own alongside of men even in the front lines. She has about 10UO women under her command. Many are strong women of the factory tjpe who are eager for excitement and ait- venture. :'; 1 The woman commander is in charge of all her own transpprt sys tem and' rolling kitchens and all fighting equiment except artillery. Additional detachments of women are being formed throughout Poland for defense of the republic. As soon as their numbers justify - it. Mme Goercx will be placed in command of Poland's army of women. FORTY-EIGHT C0R1R1ITTEE1 QUITS HELD Plan to Form State Branches Report Provides for Second Convention But Fails to Mention Ticket FARRIER-LABOR NOW . HAS ONLY ONE UNIT Realize TEey Cannot Build up Big Class Party in this Country, i C00S COUNTY JUDGE DEFIES STATE BOARD WAItK SKNDS HKFECTIVK IX HP1TK OP WARNING MAN DROWNED PWflMlEnE Employe of HbWRancn Named D caring Meets Death While Swimming. A'' young man named" Dearths, 21 rears old. was drowned while swim ming in the Willamette river on the E. Clements Ilorst ranch three ana one-half mines south of Eola last night about 7:30 o'clock. His home was In Portland where be is sail to have a brother , ..." Dearing was employed on the Tlorst farm. With another employe he bad gone into the river soon after the evening meal and is believed to have been selzd with cramps due to entering the water too soon after eating. ' earing himself was a good swim mer, tils companion,, nowever. was unable tb swim, and though be at tempted to save Dearing when he saw. him in distress, the water was beyond his depth and he hurried for help. Mexican Rebels Attack Town- Many Are Killed LAREDOTTex.. July 1$. the sit nation in' Neuvo Laredo" was" quiet but tense tonight with the where abouts unknown of some 300 Mcx lean rebels who; attacked the town early today. Besides the garrison of about 300 men. several hundred cit I sens' responded to a call to the de fense of tbe town and were under arms tonight fearing an attack, Eight federal soldlera and one rnb- el were reDorted killed today. Jn addition a small party of Yaqnl nl dians from Piedras Xegras who rc inforced the Neuvo Laredo garrison today, reported eight' or ten rebels had been killed in a skirmish be tween Yaouis and the rebels six miles' south of the border here.. Fir teen wounded rebels were reported to have crossed to ' the Texas sida These resorts could not be con firmed. American military authorities are watching the situation closely. Army aviators reported tonight that thy had lost trace of the rebels. While . fighting was In progress in Neuvo ! Laredo. United tSates aviators flvin low over the Mexican town dropped notes warning the combatants not to : fire into American territory. Rein forcements for the United States units at Laredo were en route bote I tonight. Four airplanes from San Antonio arrived here before day- . break. . , . - CHICAGO. July 15 Members of the committee of fortyeight. who yesterday bolted the fusion move ment of the farmer-labor party, to night; after a day f futile wrangl ing, adjourned with no arrange ments made to put a separate presi dential ticket in the field. ' Adjournment was only accom plished when the committee leaders turned out the lights and ordered the hall cleared: j The leaders presented a report providing tor the continuation of the organization in each state. The re port, was adopted. It makes no pro vision for a national ticket, but does provide that another national con vention .may be called. Parley P. Chrlstensen of Salt Lake City, presidential nominee of the farmer-labor party, threw the dying forty-eight convention into an up roar by sending to it ( a message characterizing its action as '"fool ish." j "Regardless of Uhe action taken at this meeting. I however foolish," Christensen'g message said, "I am the candidate of the farmer-labor party and will continue in the race." t Three of - the minority groups originally subscribing to the fusion movement were represented In to- day'a meeting. ' Besides a part of the forty-elghters. leaders of the world war veterans and people's party joined the bolt. Cf all the groups which joined the new party convention Tuesday only Olrott and Kozrr out of City and Ac tion To IS Taken Mnxt Await Their He! urn to Kalem. Without authority from Dr. J. N. Smith, superintendent of the state institution for the feeble-minded. C. Wade. Coos county judge, has sent to alen R. A. Huffman, a defective youth, for committment In the insti tution, and by so doinr defies the state board of control which a few days ago Informed Wade that Huff man must ie Kept in Coos county tin til there should be room for him at aaiem. - temporarily Huffman is being aepi at me institution. Governor uicott and secretary of State Kozor. two members of the board of control are out of the city, and what action the board will take upon their return is to be determined. The law provides that when a wait Ing list is necessary at state Jnstitu tlons, persons "subject to committ ment must be kept In their home counties at county expense until thev can ne received at the institution in regular order. County Judge Wade cited a previous instance in which Cooa county was at an expense of more than $400 in keeping a feeble minded p erson, and In a recent let ter to Dr. Smith and the board de clared his county, was not running a feeble-minded school and that unless action were taken he would send Huffman to the Salem institution and have him left there regardless of tbe authorities. . The board in formed Wade hat if he did so it must be on his own' rseponsibiltty and that h would have to suffer tbe consequences. THIRD PARTY WILLNOTHURT A Salem Physician was called and well-organized faction la left la hurried to the ranch with, a puluio- tor, but Dearing. though taken from the rtver by other persons on me ranch as soon as possible, had been under the water too long for resus citation. ; . , Galveston Officials ' Suspended by Governor AUSTIN. Tex., July 15 The board of city commissioners, city attorney and police department of the city or Galveston were suspended from of fice today by Governor, W . P. Hobby for alleged neglect of duty In con nection with a prolonged strike o. coastwise dock workers. In a pro clamation the governor declared, the officials had -failed., refused and neglected to maintain order and pre serve the peace." and that their sua-' pension was for the duration of mar tial law. which became operative . in modified form at Galveston June 7. in bis proclamation. Governor Hobby said Galveston .officials have "made no attempt to prevent and suppress the riots that occurred in Gaiveston or to arrest j and appre hend the persons who engaged and participated, therein; neither did they put down'tbe-insurrectlOB tbat existed ,nor would" they attempt to do so' ' Bolivian Revolution is Practically Bloodless THREE: PLANES ARRPE AT ERIE Plane Number One Forced to Make Landing Near Scranton- LUSITANIA CANVAS WAVE-BEATEN FOUND REPUBLICANS NAME OP SHIP ' TORPEDOED S 'YEARS - AGO CLEAR. Carries Strand, of Faded Monde Hair When Pkked up by De tective In Delaware. PHILADELPHIA. July 15. -A We jacket, silent remembrance of the UJ:.. ft ll in nnt J tragic sinking of the Lusltanla Tive naraing UeClarei (j.U.r.rIat-1 years ago and bearing a strand of f D-,.. j n I faded blonde hair, .was picked up IOITO IS Broad and rrOgreS- yesterday In the Delaware river. iVA . rnnnnL a A nnAikl . The name of the ship the Germans SIVe LnOQgh tO Appeal tO torpedoed still remained clear and All riae TI,;rJ P.t I distinct of the wave-beaten canvas .... .u . wnlcn hag been adrift, on the seas throughout three years of war and two of peace. The jacket, was found PARTICULAR GROUP o r...ro.a BEING REPRESENTED SELECT TlIEN FOR OLYMPIC GAMES HUNS GIVE IN WILL ACCEPT ALLIED TERMS W1U Deliver 2,000,000 Tons of Coal Monthly for Period ; of Six Months Beginning- Aug. 1, 1920. More than Ever, Stand for Government of, by and for the People. MARION. Ohio. July IK. Perfect confidence that the third party movement will make no serious in roads on Republican strength was expressed today by Senator Harding. Republican candidate for president. The candidate declared the Committee Chooses Divers, Wrestlers and Swimmers for Contest publican platform was broad and progressive enough to make a win ning appeal to the farmer, the la borer and all others the new party is seeking to bring under its ban ners. He expressed' gratification that! Senator LaPoIlette had declined toj be the candidate 'of the third party, and added that he believed' "few Republican, are Interested In the third , party movement." NEW YORK., July 15. 8wlmmers. divers and wrestlers who will repre sent the United States at tbe Olympic games In Antwerp were chosen to day at a' joint meeting of the nomln- Re-I at ing and team selection committees of the American Olympic committee Tbe committee announced selec tions for the following teams: . Women's 100 and 200 metre swimming, men's and women's high and fancy diving,, men's swimming. catch-as-catcb-can wrestling, -Greco- Roman wrestling. A water polo team which will acompany the swim mers if funds are available, also das selected Two wrestlers , were selected' la each class as competitors and., in -ThTnVn;!,.... w, ,!. N'- 7 ratt !nto deenr truck JI1.R iI! V?7 h ?JT belonging to the Dixie Bread represents no one faction within a pany s wfIch WM Ulng drlTen the farmer-labor ranks, and that is the Farmer-Labor party. The dom inant farmer group In the amalga mation, members of the Nonpartisan league, stayed to the last, but their organization has repudiated the movement, refused to amalgamate, and has indorsed Senator Robert M. LaFollette for president fThesIngle-tax-party, the first to" withdraw, nominated its own ticket Tuesday night, and adopted a forty word single tax platform.' The fusion movement, forty-eight speakers today declared, was wreck ed by what Gilbert Roe, LaFollet- te's- personal representative, char acterized as the "intolerance" of the labor party. "Yoa can never make a class party in this country and have it amount to anything." he declared. "You ran never build up a labor party successfully in the country as in Great Britain." ERIC. Pa.. July Three of tbe four, army planes on a flight from New York to Nome. Alaska, which left Mlneola, Long Island, at 12:39 today, arrived here this afternoon at o'clock. -v Plane No. ' 1' tn charge of Captain Street, In command of tbe flight, became lost, is a fog shortly after leaving Mlneola and has not been heard . from. $ .SCRANTON. Pa.. Jly 15. Cap tain St. Clair Street, piloting the ar my plane No. 1 en route from Mln eola to Nome. Alaska, was forced to make a landing at Elmhursf, near here early tonight. , "The Republican party," he said, I some cases, an extra man as reserve. "stands before . tbe country upon a SKKT 'Sfrl'UK Wheel Knocked horn Auto the voters for their judgment, with At flrmtttym 'Ftmftn Trenn confidence that the expression of f"T turir juuKiueni will resoil in Ticiorr I n ili . A p . i In November. . I . w i ran imu uchicii iru tw. m. com party, no special Interest or par-1 "il.Z.ir , " ."1 v ulu,r. wnnm our voung cu- T-trdar afternoon aa the train was fzenship. Rather it calls upon SlIprotnr Hlrhland avenne. Onlr a Americans who love America. wbolhrnkn Htht fmnewh) int hultr believe in sound progress and real I damaged fender were the damages aeveiopmeni. 10 support u. iresultlnc. The laboring man who seeks at Stewart came out nnscratehed. He square deal from a political party I was drivtnr hU car west on Highland win get it irom tne Kepubliean I avenue and ttemnted to cross tbe party; the farmer who Is looking for I track In front of the train. Just as freedom from present Irksome re- he reached the track he realized he stiictions is promised that freedom I could not . make It so turned his ear and full consideration of the needs south along the track but, not soon of agriculture in the event-of -Re-i enoughs Mr. Stewart admitted to publican success; the small business-1 trainmen tbat he was "in too big man who is suffering from restricted I hurry." P. C. Morrison was the con- credit, and inequitable 'taxes may Iductor on the train. wen iook to tne Republican party to relieve him from the WomfnOhietttoGicinff nlaeed on him br i IVniMNtlo d- "omen WtfJCCg 10 UIIHIg Age n nen Registering Harding to See Anti- i Suffrage Committee WASHINGTON. July ; 1 5 Senator Harding has' notified the national aisoclatlon opposed to woman suf frage that he "will readily gire a bearing to those who are opposed to woman suffrage." The Republican nominee, in a letter written July ' to Mrs. Horace ISrock. chairman of I'the Republican section of tbe asso- elation and made public tonight by the organization,, declared he "did not mean to be a candidate who U the partisan of sny particular group in American activities. mma. Peru. July 15. The revolt In Bolivia against the government of President Jose Gutlerrea Guerra tftrt.d at 2 o'clock Monday morn ing. according to details oflhe move ment received bere tooar irom i Paz The president. learning earner of the conspiracy took refuge with beveral of his ministers in the Amer Iran leratlnn. ..... .v.. Tbe rovernment palace guara neia bat fcr only a short time before sur rendering and joining tbe insurrec tion Two nersons are reported to hare been killed and several wound ed. Guerra. according to the advices. recognizing that tbe copp d'etat was successful, early Monday signea brief formal rslcnatlon. Rumors of a counter revolution nnarentlv tr unfounded. rt - - , k Tranquilily is reported wrougooui Bolivia. Wednesday It was an nounced that a governmental junta would be established. AHK II.IKKII TO ni'X Afl.lIX; (PORTLANry, Julr 15.Mayor 0. L. Daktr was waited on today at his offices br a delegation of rftlzens bearing a petition signed by mora thin 300 citizens, who urged him to stsnd t the coming November lection for re-election. The mgyor had previously announced that i he would not run again. H took (o- Isy's petition under advisement. Governor Cox Answers Hardintfs Statement COLUMBUS. Or.. July 15. Gover nor James M. Cox. the Democratic nominee for president, today firt-d tbe first volley of the campaign at his opponent. Senator Harding, an nounced definitely that his official notification will be held at Trails End. Dayton, and stated that tbe Democratic national committee will meet in Columbus July 20. instead f tn Dayton, as was previously intimat ed. In his first official statement, in answer to Senator Harding's charge that the administration at Washing ton has. saddled tbe league of. nations upon him as the chief campaign is sue, the governor declared that- bis own campaign "will be dedicated to the task of -bringing about peace with honor, of readjusting the affairs of civilization and of cheating a' new day out of which we will make '.he best of lessons of the past. Harding Will Owe Big Diamond if Elected GRAND JUNCTION. Colo.. July 15, Mrs. E. W. Noble declares tbat Senator Warren Q. Harding wil owe ber "the biggest diamond ring be can get" If be is elected preii dent. tre bases her claims on i promise she says Mr, Harding made 20 rears ago when she predicted from a pslm reading his election s president, . Gonzalez Arrested on Presidential Orders MEXICO CITY, July 15. General Pablo Gonzalez, former candidate for the presidency, and Brigadier Generals Carlos Garcia and Jose Santos. , were captured near Monte rey this morning, according to an announcement made by tbe war de partment tonight. General P. Ellas Calles. secretary of war, conferred tonight with Pro visional President de la Huerta prior to issuing orders relative to the trial of the officers. SHOOTS FELLOW WORKER. OSEBURG. Or.. July 15. E. Romero, a laborer employed on rail road I track work by the Shattuck Construction company near Isadora, In the northern part of Dougla county, late yesterday afternoon was being sought by tbe sheriff today on a cbarge of having fired two shots Into the body of Hugh Busby, a fel low worker, severely wounding him. Romero msde his escape. The men were said by the sheriff to have quarreled over a gambling game. GItKKKH OVKU IIOlXDAnV. 'SMYRNA. July 15.An official communique issued from army head quarters today says tbat the advance guard of tbe Greek forces has reached a line 1 S kilometers beyond Brnssa. "We annihilated the enemy n trenrhed In the region of Bruwa, capturing all bis artillery," the statement adds. MEXICO CITY. July 15. ,Th-re is an unconfirmed report here to night tbat General Pablo Gonzalez has been summarily court martial! at Monterey on charges of rebellion Women helped defend Nuevo Laredo. Colonel Beltran's information was contained. l:e said, in a telegram Irom President de la Huerta. The telegram said: "From tutficlent data now in my possession. 1 have reached the con clusion that the Iptellectual director of this movement is the general of division, Bablo Gonzales, and today at 10 o'clock I ordered his arrest which was made at his home in Mon terey. I also ordered Generals Car los Garcia and Jose E. Santos ar rested and hare named a court martial for the immediate trial of General Gonzales based upon tbe following facts: Guajardo, before revolting, came from Goran Palacios to Monterey and conferred with Gonzales. Carlos Ozuna did likewise. Ricardo did the same thing and rlneo VUlareal when be attacked Monterey, did at the call of 'Vive Gonzales He then disappeared and upon his re turn was arrested. Tbe rest of the republic is loyal and under the con trol of my government." MEET ALL DEMANDS NO RESERVATIONS Will Pay Market Price and Place the Mone y to German Credit- ministration. "More than ever, 'the Republican party this year stands tor the Lin- colnlan principles of 'government of the people., by the people and for tbe people' for the good of all the people. It Is upon the development of that principle and the Interpre tation of xur platform that we shall make our campaign. Irrespective of the plana or the. nominees of other parties." Committee Sees Jap Farm Claims He Cleared Land STOCKTON. Cal.. July 15. Rec lamation work on tbe San Joaquin river delta was shown today to tbe immigration and naturalization com mittee of the bouse of representa tives by. George Shlraa. the leading Japanese farmer of California, as evi dence that Japanese have put waste land in the state of cultivation. Statements were made by several witnesses at tbe Sacramento bearings of the committee concluded yesterday that the Japanese always sought nut land where the agricultur possibili ties already had been proved. Entry of Japanese Into such lo calities, inevitably meant tbe with drawal according to these witnesses. The legislators saw Mandeviile. where, 5400 acres in potatoes and onions were under Mr. Shima's con trol. He. told them he had clearad away the brush and shrubs on the island so that the crops could planted. TOPEKA, Kan., July IE Woman suffrage and woman's club leaders generally today -rallied to the sup port of, the position taken by Mrs.' Margaret Hill McCarter yesterday in refusing to give her age when she went to register as a voter. Mrs. McCarter . declares she will contest the ruling which was based on a decision of tbe attorney general that a woman cannot register un less she give her ag more definitely than "over 21." "It's a club the men, bold over the women to prevent them from voting." declared Mri Lila Hay Monroe, woman lawyer "and well known suffragist. Aero Club Asks Palmer to Investigate Fraud Case NEW YORK. ;JuIy 15. Henry Woodhous?, one of the governors of the Aero rl'.ib of America, announc ed here tonight that he had asked Attorney General Palmer to begin ne 1 Humane Society Arrests ' Woman for Beating Child PORTLAND. July 13,-Off leers of the state humane society today re moved from a babies' boarding bouse here three children, one of which. 3 years old. gave every Indication of having been badly beaten. The wo man who bad been taking care of the children was arrested and charged with assault and battery, pending Investigation of the cases. All of the children appeared to bare been badir neglected, according to Mrs, V. W. Bwanton, an officer of tbe aoclety, Begin Trial in flibley Case Sugar Profiteer SALT LAKE CITY, July 15. Preliminsry hearing of Merrill Nib ley, as an ctricial of tbe Utah-Idaho Sugar company, charged with pro fiteering in sugar, was continued to- Way, until July 19 by agreement of counsel. i July 19 also Is the date of the pre liminary hearing of . cases against several officials, of the company on a similar charge filed in Idaho. federal grand jury investigation into the charges submitted against individuals, i who. he alleged, "ob tained millions of dollars of govern ment funds under misrepresentation and conspiracy." These persons Mr. Woodhonse declared, "tried to use officials of the Aero club of Am erica as a shield for a conspiracy to have government airplanes that cost ever $100,000,000 destroyed, so as to benefit certain manufacturers." POLICEMEN DISMISSED. iPORTLAND, July 15. Two po Hcemen were dismissed front, the local (police force todsy and one other was suspended for 3ft days as a result of an Investigation by the police efficiency board for the si leged appropriation of liquor. The evidence offered Indicated tbat tbe policemen bad. bartlclpated In a "false arrest" of men said to be carrying liquor and bad them ap propriated the liquor for themselves, allowing tbe men arretted to go free. SPA. Belrinm. Julr J 5. The Ger man ministers are disposed to ac cept the note of the allies and to answer in the affirmative tomorrow without qualification. A formal de-. cision will be taken in cabinet coun cil in the morning., but the attitude of the ministers tonight is that the agreement Is as good as made. Following is the text of the Ger man note to the allies: . . 1. The German government en gages itself to place at the disposal of .the -allied governments, begin ning August 1. 1920. according to present arrangements, for the dur ation of six months, 2,000,000 tons of coal monthly. 2. The allied governments will' pay for this coal np to tbe German market price, by placing the respec tive sum to Germany's credit on her, reparations account, and the dif ference between tbe German market' price and the world market price' in cash, unless tbe manner of pay ment shall be determined In a dif ferent way In a general agreement on 'financial questions, i 3. For tbe duration of tbe afore cald. coal deliveries tbe clauses of the 'decision on the coal .question' communicated to the German dele gation July 9 and amended July 11, will not be applied; neither shall tbe amounts of coal to be delivered monthly be Increased by th repar- atkns commission curings this period. 4. There shall be made as toon' as possible an arrangement concern ing the situation In Upper. Silesia by which cither the German . govern ment will recover control over Sile sia n coal or by which her-monthly share of Sileslan coal. Is fixed at not less than 1,500.000 tons monthly. 5. There shall be Instituted as soon as possible a mixed commission at Essen for tbe purpose -of tnvea ti gs ting means' for Improving the con dition of tbe miners with regard to food, clothing and bousing, and Im proving, thereby the coal-output In' tbe Ruhr district. , The allies shall declare them selves ready to grant to Germany necessary credits for the Importa tion of foodstuffs for ber population, as well as for the Importation of raw materials for German Industry and agriculture. The deliberations in this regard will' take place, In connection with the general deliber ations concerning the .financial ques tion with tbe co-operation of the ex perts on both sides." Millionaire's Secretary Tells of Aid Given "Reds" t CHICAGO, July 16. Details Of financial' aid given the - communist labor party by William Dross Lloyd, chief defendant In the trial of 20 alleged members of the party -who are charged with conspiracy against the government, were told today by Robert H. . Howe, the Chicago mil lionaire's secretary. ' The state probably will call to the witness stand next Monday Ole; Hanson, former mayor of Seattle. Mr. Hanson will tell of conditions In Seattle during the "red strike,'' the prosecution announced. 1 - Lloyd was quoted by John E. Har ris. Milwaukee Journal reporter, as saying In a speech that "this la one ot the worst countries in the world in which to llve SALEM PEOPLE MUST SAVE GASOLINE Public spirit and loyalty' to their eitv demands that owners of pleasure automobile in Salem forego all driving except what is abso lutely necessary, from this morning until the conclusion of the Elks' state convention next week. Drivintr must be reduced to a minimum or there will not be enough gasoline in Salem next week to serve for the entertainment of the Elks. . ; It has been expected that Salem would be given an extra allowance by the fuel compunies. II. (!. Campbell local manager for the Stand ard Oil company, was in Portland yrterday, however, and was in formed that it would be imi oHibIe to give Salem any gasoline above the regular allowance, The present limited quota mut he made to serve through rvext week when more than lO.OfM) Elks from al parts of Oregon will be here. There is only one way to make it do. That is for evry car. owner to assist in conserving the supply 'of gasoline. The evening pleasure drives must lie sacrificed for few days, business and pro-, fessional ihen should walk to their ofires. Only the gasoline necea. sary to keep business going should be burned. " If Halem people are loyal to their community there will be enough gasoline next week to entertain the thousands of risitont. If they arc not there will be a shortage that will teriotwljr mar the biggest event erer undertaken by the city of 8alcm. KEEL' YOUU- CAK IN THE GARAGE. HAVE GASOLINE. el : i t