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r . THE WRATH KR 'mm- Tb Etatmiia rwnw tb leaned wlr report of the Associated Press the greatest and taovt re liable 'pre at social law Ib 'IU world. . ' Occasional rain; moderate southwesterly winas. i 4 SEVENTIETH YE All SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER I!::, lttto MANDATE IS SOUGHT FOR ARMENIANS Aucmbly of the League of Nations Unanimously to Appeal to Powers for Mediation With Turks. ! i LEAGUE COUNCIL HAS NOT GIVEN VERDICT Fear That Balfour Would Black Resolution Dis pelled by Vote GENEVA. Nov. 21 The! as . lembly of the league of nations derided without a dissenting vote today to appeal to the powers in the hope of findipg a government viUlnf to undertake mediation be tween the Turkish nationalists un der Mnstapta Kemal Pasha and the Armenians. .- Debate is Earnest An earnest debate preceded the vote on the resolution presented by M. Virianl. former premier or Franee, Inviting the council of the league to predictions of the league's opronent that the work of the assembly would founder on ttt rule requiring a unanimous Lord Robert Cecil. A. J. Bal four. Rene Vivian!. Hjalmar 'Printing. Dr. Fridtjof Nan sen, C i. Dougherty (Canada) and M. Staliovieh ( Jugo-Slavia). partici pated, but the real contest rras between Vivian! and Mr. Balfour ,w : r. S. Itefnse. Mandate Mr. Balfour explained the fail- ire of the league council to find mandatory for Armenia. He ' referred., to- the refusal of the rsited States to accept such a r.iidate, and hoped that the com- . r. ttee of the assembly might do listen '.. . The former French " premier beaded warmlj for prompt action rxoking the first enthusiastic wm.tration. He declared that it ti assembly, was unable to do Vuerthan name another commit- t ti vould proclaim its own lm- It remarked that Lord n4bert Cecil applauded vigorously from the onth African bench -vkile the English delegates. Mr. Dalfoir aad H. A. L. Fisher, re naiued stolidly indifferent. It teemed evident that Mr. Balfour vs righting against an eventual Biliary expedition., more; than afaiast mediation as proposeI by X. Vltianl. , Military Force . Coosldereil Altboogh Dr. Nan sen was the ra!y on to speak boldly in favor of aa expeditionary force to deal -tith the Turkish nationalist lead er. Mnstapba Kemal Pasha, all the others, with the exception of Mr.-Ralfonr approached as close. If as they could do this eventual ity without actually saying-so. i The general impression after the debate was that the assembly tavored fighting Kemal Pasha, if 1 other way was found to end the fpTifilet in Armenia, f There was a moment of supreme tensioa . when the -vote was ra-hed. as the attitude of Mr. Balfour seemed to indicate that In would . prevent a unanimous j I M. Vlvlanl, Gastoa Da Cunha rd Robert Cecil, M. I-a Fon 'nBelgIan), H. Branting and Er. Kassen conferred and decid ed to combine on the proposition . at advocated by the French and Soitn African delegates. T the great relief and surprise f th assembly, Mr. Balfour was (Continued on Page 6.) tent List and t Traffic Violations j "aile driving south on Capitol street Saturday B'rtt, T. L. Sherer told the JfcUca that his car struck a "Sty and the harness was iat!y torn on the horse. T radiator and one light a hi automobile were dam aged. No one. was injured. "A collision occurred Sat- t "Oay Bixht on South Com- I ! fclal itreet, when an auto- I nobilB driven by L. R. Saw- j t Ja of Silvrtm was report- 5 1 to the police station as I by an automobile driven t J a colored woman. She J accompanied by a col- r , i, nun Wuo Cave hls name M Collins and said he waS l ? a mploy of Col. E, Ho- t . . ne Sawyer car sus ! tA Drokn rear-wheel J a the Collins car received i bent front fender as a re- l,utor the accident. A" automobile bearing 11- t Ee number 53741 .was re- irtd to tha TutlloA etottnn I as having exceeded !? peed limit on fiottth 1 4 I ! I!?111" etreet. between How t- i "4 street and the citv lim th Kecorda showed that w .?r be,nged to a man t v,.i n of William K. Mkleof Dallas. BODY OF MAYOR FOUND SUSPENDED FROM TREE IS. PFP.C1VAL HAS BKKX MISSING FOR MONTH Body Wa Taken Fronilayden Island l Hmnp r tale Mayor Soon Alicr Its Discovery VANt'orVKH. Wash.. Nor. 22. --The body oTm G. H. Perclval. mayor of Vancouver, was found late today on llayden island in the Columbia river, opposite here, hanging by the neck to a tree. Mayor Pcrcival disappeared on October 17 last after leaving his home with the declared intention of going for a walk. He had been in ill health and was dVspon- lonf hio relatitroa sniil Wi.lo search foihim has been conduct ed since his disappearance. The body was taken to Portland today soon after It was discovered, but later was returned to the late mayor's borne here. BENNET QUITS BANK POSITION State Superintendent Willi Be Affiliated With Pen dleton Depository State Superintendent of Banks Will H. Bennett, yfesterday sub mitted to the state Ranking board bis resignation, whih will be ef fective December 3i The mem bers of the banking jboard are the governor, the secretary of state and the state treasurer. Although the feeling between bard members and Mr. Bennett has not been exactly smooth, it is said. In a statement by the board, that the resignation is en tirely voluntary and came as a complete surprise. 1 " Service Satisfactory. "Mr. Bennett's services have been uniformly satisfactory and it Is with regret that we accept his resignation," says the state ment. Mr. Bennett has lought stock in the Inland Empire bank at Pendleton and will be associate! with that institution as vice pres ident. His salary, it Is said, will be approximately $1000 more than that which he is now re ceiving... lUninettwas appointed Febru ary 12. 191 K. and had he not re signed would ?lill have a year to serve.- Prior to accepting the state superintendency he was cashier for two years of the Citi zens Bank of Portland, and be fore that was Yice president of the First State c Savings bank of Klamath Fails. For four years also he served as a state baaking examiner nnder a previous ad ministration. His first banking experience was S in Heppner, and while there he became well ac quainted in Pendleton. Kerortl Found Clean. Mr. Jfennett has married since becoming state superintendent. He will be accompanied to Pen dleton by .Mrs. Bennett and their young son. j About the only incident that has happened to ruffle the feel- "ng .between Bennett and f.he board came when the latter de manded a complete explanation as to what precaution the de partment took to forewarn pa trons of the Bank of Jacksonville against the failure of. that insti tution. Such a report and ex- nlanation were made in detail. 1 but has not, been made public. However,, the grand jury which investigated certain officials of the Jacksonville bank inciden tally reported that Bennett was entirely in the clear and not (re sponsible for any of the results of the failure. CAR MINIMUM MAY BE CUT ' ' Small Merchant Receives Consideration in St. Louis Deliberations f - Notwithstanding the contention of railroad representatives that the carload minimum for ship ments of grain, flour and mill feed should be lifted from the present 48,000 to 60,000 pounds, the minimum that prevailed dur ing the war, a committee of ship pers and public service commisr noners who attended the confer ence, together with railroad men before the director of traffic ot the interstate commerce commit tnn ot st Louis recently, will recommend that th? I- C. place the minimum ever lower than 48.000 pounds. t This is the information brought back to Oregon by H. H. Corey of the Oregon service commission who attended the St. Louis con ference. The reason for such a recommendation Is the Inability of the small merchants to buy 'in carload lots as large as 4 8.000 or r.0.000 pounds. What action Hie interstate commission will tare I problematical The raiiroaas aewre the 60.000-pound minimum In feet January 1. It is sam iu-- flour or feed PmePtZ ZlVL by small merchants in the large carload lots of en result in large quantities spollt-ig and consequently-hPavjr losses. THOUSANDS WRITHE IN STARVATION Condition Refugees Aboard Ninety Ships Along Bos phorus Is Appaling Says Correspondent CATASTROPHY FEARED UNLESS SUCCOR COMES Men, Women and Children Are Herded Together in State of Appaling Filth CONSTANTINOPLE. Not. ?? .The condition of : the refugees aboard the 90 or more ships strung along the Hosphorus is ap I palling and a terrible catastrophe 1 is feared unless the promptest measures are taken to land the thousands V.ho are writhing In misery and pain. The correspon dent visited - several of these "floating hospitals and madhons- ! tor and Prominent a a Sinn Fein es" today and returned to shore r. as arrested in Omagh. with forebodings of impend in : ca- lamity. Re fugees Clamor For A hi None of the refugees ha3 as yet been taken ashore, excepting the sick and diseased and th' insane, the latter of whom have been nu- j merous. i As the correspondent l rode i across the Bosphorus an un pleas- 1 ant ooor from .he ships was ap parent. An American relief offi cer accompanied him. As soon as they boarded the ships the clothing of both was vir tually torn off by half-maddened refugees who begged to be taken to land on th open hills whien border tha Bosphorus. Men, women and children, re gardless of age or sex. are herded together promiscuously on the ships day and night in a state of appalling filth. Many wdmen of distinguished demeanor despite their bedraggled appearance, of fered to barter their valuables, jewels and furs for a crust of bread or a glass of water. In com cases., the refugees have been without water for 11 days. Many Commit Kaicfk I The correspondent heard there had , be?n numerous suicides of desperate refugees going Insane during the night hours. ' f; They spoke of ghastly temptation and the sobbing call of the sea at night when they were dying with thirst Many refugees ( were restrained from jumping overboard but many succeeded. The American navy Is assisting in -transporting sick women to hospitals and the near east relief has been busy. War hardened re lief nurses were moved to tears bv maddened mothers offering their children to visitors and the scenes of separation have been beyond description. The death rate has been ab normal as the result of the biting cold and the lack of food. The American Red Cross is offering ,36.000 rations; daily and several Americans are offering donations ' and subscriptions. Cannibalism Threatens The French government whie. is in full charge of relief work, is incapable of dealing witn tne su- nation and is appealing to tne Near East relief whose funds are limited. The fear was expressed by the ships officers that cases of cannibalism would occur unless food supplies are received prompt ly. In many cases they bad to fight off maddened men from slaying children, they declared. The American hospital in Stam boul is crowded to capacity and the American Red Cross isf giving all its available medical supplies- Hag Speaks in Behalf of Budget for Schools The main speaker at the noon luncheon of the Salem Commer cial club yesterday was George Wr. Hug. "city superintendent, of schools. Mr. Hug urged the busi ness men of the city to do their utmost to assist in bringing out a successful vote on the school budget at the special school elec tion on December 6. Walter Winslow, George E. Halvoreen, Paul Wallace and Dr. H. H. Olinger, all members of the school board, spoke briefly in sup port ot the same subject. The attendance at the luncheon yesterday was one of the largest in many months. RAID GETS RESULTS CHICAGO. Nov. 22. Fewer than 300 of the 1200 persons ar rested yesterday in the raids on gambling houses, disorderly flats and saloons still were in custody tonight. Judge John Richardson today disposed of the cases of 4fi2 with a fine of $2T, and costs as the maximum penalty. He fined only w. ohareed with being the of rambling houses or ! disorder places, the Greek" Dandos. v r - was dismissed. He was said to nave had $140,000 in his shirt when arrested but the police could not produce it when he was brought before the judge. TREMENDOUS MILITARY RAIDS BREAK IN DUBLIN A ItOV OF Hi '. Mi MAX OK 70 ai:k SHOT MY MIIIIUKS Fighting Continue inVrk Where Town Hall Are Stormed Hut ( No tlMMialiie Hqnuiol ni'HUN'. Nov. 22. Then was I LONDON. Nov. 22 Two mera tremendous police and military hers of the house or commons activity in! all parts of the conn- came to blows this afternoon dur- iry touay.- uauis. searcnes auiing me question period with the a Tresis were p made. This evening ! mounded and apparJ I ti ht in is r enuy is wm romiwu nv niiMiuiiM, and .Major John Molson. j tary and the police. There was; roalistlon unionists. The sittlsir ! incessant firing early in the eve-T Was temporarily rupnded. j ning. A boy 10 years old and a. Peace was made after Major Mol-( man of 70 wen shot. J son had apologized. Mr. Devlin, l nere was also mucn tiring in , accept ing the apology. C.irk tonight but no casualties j The beginning or th trouble have been reported. Raids by i came while Sir Hamar Urecnwood meii in hyrries were made at the chief secretary for Ireland, was town halls of Cork and Queens- reading the details of yesterday's town and at the residences of the j assassinations in Dublin lo the tovn clerks in these cities. Many documents were seized. Thirty-six arrests were made at Queenstown. m . Othar places raided Included Fertr.oy. Carrick-on-Shannon, (lal wa. Listowel and Clonmel. In nearly all of these places doeu-J metiis belonging to the local eonn- cils were taken. At Galway Ihnsii to It on Intn enstodv Include . Professor O'Brien and many stn- dents of the college. Some nous- es in th? vinciatty or nalway were . burned. These included the resl-' dence of Mrs. Delia O'Connor, who recently returned to Ireland, after a long residence in the United States. Oeorge Nurnaghan well "known north Ireland sollci- Constable Ryan, kidnapped in Cork Sunday. -has been released. GRANGE FIGHTS PAY INCREASE . Higher Salaries of Couaty and State Officials Op- I noted bv Order ! 0 Salem grange No. 17. Patrons of Husbandry, at a meeting Satur day went on record as'opposed to any increase in the salaries of state and county officers. It is understood that an effort will be made in the next legislature to raise the salaries and the move will be fought by the grange. At the special session of 1920 a committee of the legislature! was appointed with Senator Jonn Bell of Lane county as chairman to investigate the salaries of county officials and report fo the next session. , The grange bases Its action on the fact that the cost of living i falling and that the farmers would be compelled to pay the greater part of any Increases. IteMnlHttnn Adopted The grange adopted the follow ing resolutions, signed by Mrs Zella S. Fletcher. Mis R. T Smith. E. E. Shields and C. H Taylor as a committee: -Whereas, there Is a movement on foot to have the legislative as sembly pass laws raising the sal aries of state-and county officers, sa'd movement having been in augurated bv the special session m J nn9rv 1920. Senator Bell, chair- nan r.r the committee appointed-'the ma and "Whereas, the cost of Hving which is urged as a reason for the proposed raise, is now falling, and "Whereas, the farmer whose returns are on the ever descend ing scale, will be compelled to pay the larger part of the raise, therefore be it "Resolved, that saiem gran No. 17. Patrons "of Husbandry, goes on record as being opposed to any increase In? salaries of .public officials at th time and be It further Committees Co-operate "Resolved. That the legislative committee of this grange be. and is. hereby instructed to co-operate with the legislative commit tee of the state grange, and the committees of subordinate grang es, and other farmer s orani- tions. for the purpose or ueieai uB any legislation at the next session of the legislature assembly oi Oregon, the design of which is the raising of salaries of public oTfi cials. 4rmy Disposes of Surplus Materials WASHINGTON. Nov. More than $258,000,000 worth of surplus army ordnance materials has been disposed iof in the last fiscal year, according to the an nual report of Major General C. C Williams, chief of ordnance, made public today. Falling mar ket prices, stringency in the money-market and unsettled shipping conditions are holding up dispo sition of remaining stocks, the re port said, and final closing of the surplus material. originallv r.iinneri for December 31. will probably not be achieved by that date. Satisfactory progress has been In improving existing ordnance models, particularly aircraft, ri fles, bombs and bomb-dripping de vice. General .Williams reported. Amongequipment received dur ing thm rear to be retained, the reoort enumerates 11S.000 ma chine guns. l.iOO 3 -miiiimeier guns; 11,000 guns and howitzers of various calibers; 58.000 auto matic rifles and over a million ri fles. Captnrd enemy material received includes over 10.000 machine runs: 2.2-0 pi-ces of ar tillery; 72.000 rifles and -0.000 bayonets. BRITISHERS COME TO NEAR BLOWS IN HOUSE APOfKJV MUX; PKACKKt'L SKTTLKM KNT. Kilting , Temporarily Subtended When Nationalist ami I n ion. t Disagree. Irish situation under dlseus.Mon. They wer Joseph Devlin, nation- . nouse. ' There was silence ex cept for occasional shocked mur murs and when he had finished, appreciable time elapsed b-fore a single member arose to ask question. The speaker, in fact. hd called Sir William Henry Da vidson, who had given notice or an emergency question, when Mr. uevim arose and was heard to SAV! "Mar 1 aaV the qnes- tion." There immediately came a cho- ru of angry cri of "No. sit down!" Mr. Devlin did resume his seat but apparently under misapprehension; as directly upon Sir William rising to put his question, the nationalist member also arose. He was received with renewed cries of "sit down!" and was the object of a hostile demon stration. Mr. Devlin Ignored the speaker request lo resume his seat, although he was asnrred he would have another opportunity or speaking, as another question on Ireland was amnnx the ap proved question papers. CONSULOYAfflA ' GIVEN CHARGE t nrtr t r j With Anti-election Polit ical Actions LO ANGELES, Ca!.. Not. 22. Fife . affidavits charging. I . Oyama. Jananese conul in I o Angeles with ante-election politi cal activities against the Califor nia anti-allen land law were for warded from . here today by the Los . Angeles Connty AMI- Vlien association to Norman II. Davis, acting secretary' of ctate.ai Wash Inton. This was In response to a tele gram from Mr. Davis, receipt of which was announced today by i Willian I. Tracker, president of j J the association in which the act-! inr irtar nrnminMl that Mr. I Oyama's alleged conduct would i I receive the department's "prompt and careful attention. The affidavits charged that Consul Oyama's office here had been heailquarters for the iu ance of literature against the measure; that he personally gave out literature designed to cause voters to vote agamst the adop tion and that he met inquirers at his his office and urged them to keep Japanese on farm lands In Calirornia. Ofifcers of the association de clared Mr. Oyama. as a consular representative of Japan, was guilty of a breach of courtesy In the alleged actions. Consul Oyama has denied the charges. Baron R. Fitts. commander ot the California department of t'.ie American Legion, announced to night he had sent the following telegram to the state department: "American Legion, department of California. respectfully re quests that no action be taken by the state department or treaty en tered into between this nation and Japan which wll abrogate or tend to nullify the ' provisions of. Cali fornia's alien land law. passed In this state November 2. The Ja panese are a non-assimiatlve race and their presence here nnder past conditions is not conducive to the best interest of our nation." No Discrimination in 'Camp at Benning, Ga. .That officers of the national guard are' accorded the same treatment and recognition as reg ular army officers, is the report of Capt. Ieroy Hewlett ot Com pany M in a letter to members of the company from Camp Benning. Ga., where he is attending: the school for regular army and na tional guard olficers. At the regular drill of Com pany M lat ni?ht Colonel A. T. Wool pert and officers ot the com pany Inspected the new Brown ing automatic rifles. These are standard army ardnante capable of firing r.oo shots a minute. Tliey are lightly equipped, welch- jaK nnly JS ponnj Christian School at Changtca Is Burned TOKIO. Nov. 2?, An official report today says that Japanese - j troops have burned the Christian i school near Changtoa. It having been said that it was found to be a nest of Korean outlaws. The Jijl Shimpo reports that th" Japanese have arrested five Koreans at Vladivostok and sent them into Korea. Thy were charged with purchasing arms. It is alleged ther confessed. RECORD IS REACHEDBY TEACHERS Marion CotintV Instructors . Tf t , i . mane nunorea rer cent Showing as Members of State Association. EXPERTS DISCUSS BOY AND GIRL LIFE Denton, Klemme and Ack- erman Among Speakers Heard Yesterday. :3rt General e-eion: Music. Iena Belle Tartar i director. A'iolin olo. 1 j Clair Ive. Chorus. Salem Teachers club. 9:20 Address. -Problem Making and Problem Solving. Thomas II. Gentle. ,10:1;; Address. -The Girl Four quare." K. J. Klemme. 1 1:00 Recevs. 1 1 : IS Departments: Primary Reading. Em ily leVore. Intermediate Classroom dramatixatfon. Helena WHUrtt. Advanced Physical Train ing. K. O. Coleman. High School 'Why and How of Project Teaching. K. I. . Stetson. Rural Selected. Thomas II. Gentle. AfleraMMMB. 1:20 General session. . Music Iena Belle Tar tar, director. Celto solo. Avery Hicks. Double trio. Salem Wo man's Club Chorus. S.-ooThe Work M the State Teachers associ ation. Supt. G. W. Hug. 2:41 Recess. 3:00 Departments: Primary Intelligence Testa Emily DeVore. Intermediate A Plan for Improving Elementary I. anguai:e. Helena Wil lett. Advanced Selected. T. II. Gentle. Ilich School Practical Application of Scientif ic Measurements. F. L. Stetson. Rural Physical Training It. O. Coleman. 3: 45 Recess. 4:0 General session "Keeping Teachers." E. J. Klemme. One hundred per cent of Ibe teachers of Marion county are members of the State Teachers association. This was made known at the annual county institute which met at ihe high school building yes terday for a session of three days. That every teacher who is under the jurisdiction of the institute is affiliated with the state asso ciation Is considered by educa tors to-be highly creditable and to reflect a commendable spirit. Mrs. M. L. Fulkerson. county superintendent, called the insti tute to order at 10 o'clock n. tn. The first half hour was given to patriotic music, led by Miss Iena Belle Tartar, and this was fol lowed by an address by Walter! A. Ienton on "Americanizing America." Kale Standard Set. Mr. Denlon brought out the thought that the war has estab lished raise standards and that it is up to the teachers, to help the boy and the girls to readjust themselves to the new conditions. 'A crU-s is at hand." said Mr. Denton, "and the people mn.i be trained to meet that erli. or ehao will result. "Belifve In your eoninfunity. That is the to-sinning of patriot bm. Do not criticise unlets you an iroduce a teller plan. Co operation is ihe way to uece." An interexilur talk on "The American I toy" was triven by Prof. E J. Klemme of B!linrhara. Wash. "There is no dunter of femin izing the boy heraue he has wo rn' 11 teachers." Mr. KULin-e said. "Treat the boy and the girl alike until they are 7 y-ars old. After that comes the tim- wh-n the boy is so olten imImdI. rstood. He play truant I riKN school. Why? A boy will not endure pas sively as a giil alii; he is active and will find an outlet for his ac tivity. Too aften he suppressed, t-cth In the home and in the f-ehool. He comes home. Sitr. wo years younger, is lu Ibe par lor playing on the piano. He (Continoed on page C) HARDING DISEMBARKS AT 9 O'CLOCK TODAY (iOl.t'.IS tT HIVFItIOV oj I'IKM.IiAM lrellnl-i:ir- liertjirew H juyrl t'.rr$ Miaule of ie ON BOARD TIIK STEAMSHIP ( PAR ISM IN A. Nov. 22. Nl ' . o'clock Tneday Morning has be ! . filed as the hour for Prid.nt-' . r v elect Harding to disembark In the;H.CL. Is Taking 2 UrOp IS Cnal tone from the steamer Par- c. T ttf-U !. lomina. During the U't day of jtlHd llKCQ by liela 13 he voyage from New Otieaas ta steamer has cruitl at redact ! sieel o as to deUy her arrival at Colon until mid-afternoon. H I had fn planned to have the j el dock soon after dail'ght bal a? ::: satt & hour for the preident-ect to go, ashore. i Mr. Harding declared he had; enjoyed every minute of the xar- ae. Mrs. Harding has spetil most or her time inher iai mum but he nm oat on aeck this morning, smiling and appar ently In perfect health. A game of golf Is the only dl-; version on Mr. Harding's program of th first day of his vara! Ion in the canal aone. He plans to visit the links late in the afternoon af ter resting from his re voyage at Ibe hotel which is to Im bis home while In the aone. HIGH HONOR GIVEN COACH Willamette Athletic Tutor - Selected as End on All Notre Dame Eeleren R. L. Mathews, premier coach of athletics at Willamette univer sity, has been selected aa a mem ber of the All Notre Dame foot ball team of all time, accord la r to an announcement contained in Notre Dame Scholastic. He was chosen to fill the position or an end on this mythical all-tar gridiron squad, aad was also sea t to aed aa a good man at quarter or halfback. The statement aaya farther that Mathews la having ronsidera bl ueres aa a roach for Wil lamette university. . It Is de to the uatlrlag efforts and coaching ability of Coac Mathewa that Willaanett has been admitted to the northwest confer ese. The lMketball squad nn der Mathewa direction has paseet through one full ronterenco le and on Taaaktgiviag aay Wil lamette will lake part la It firet conference football game when the varsity tangle with Whitman. Willamette Is looking forward to another oeeesful year la con ference basketball aad It is not at all Improbable that the W. V. qaintet will bead the percentages column. 1 CITY COUNCIL TOTES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTO CAMP PARK Although the various appropriation on the city budst for the year 1921 were cut down to the lowest possible fiirure by the members of the city council at a special call rneeticj held last night, it was considered to be to the best interest of Salem for the council to assume the upkeep of the Free Auto Camping grounds, rather than see it discontinued. C. B. Clancey, head of the Cherriens, was again present to urge the council to take this action, but the majority of the aldermen appeared to have already made up their minds that the parking grounds should be maintained, both as a courtesy to the stranger within the gates of the city and also for the reason that it Is a valuable asset to the city from commercial point of view. Therefore the appropriation for pubtic parks was raised from $3000 to $4500, for the year 1121 to cover the expense. ILarh Itena Oiae lileieil During the consideration by the city council last night, of the ten tative ways aad meant commit tee at the last meeting, the conn, cil wvnt Into a committee of th whole and Dr. F. L. filer was re quested by Mayor Wilson to oc cupy the rhair. It was voted to proceed Item by ltm and general di;cussion allowed, after which budget bill No lkftj for the year 121 wit perfected and found to he a sum total of $!C7.4C2. It! was adopted. That Ihe people of the city might not be deprived of the en joyiuent derived from the opn air band concerts during the summer months, the city council made an appropriation lat night of $!" for band maintenance. O rar SteHhammer. director of the band was preeeat. and la a few re marks. aid that while tn band had aaked for $2&d0 as a reason, able atooHiat. he mould agree to put on tno concerts a w-k for the sum appropriated. Thla ac tion sat taken by th council oaly after the ntot rarefal considera - tion. and following a general dis - euion of limita'iona eswhre on the budget. TnP1afoon Suffer fire department, and though a notion wag beforw the eonnril to Harry Hutton. chief of th fir. J " S?l fan 'Prtra"t HI department, waa present and ad- iilTtw offr -1 dressed the councl regardiag the !Zr'.Z; , lZ appropriation to be made to the .".'I'lT. n!flor 'V V ,'.,f Vim'V.i K1VK CENTS COSTS LESS TO LIVE IS TESTIMONY Representing Packing Companies Before Court. . , general reduction IN WAGES IS NOTED . ar t n Letters from lMercniiiis Ke veal General Reductions of 20 to 25 Per Cent CHICAGO. Not. 52. Statistic which he said were Intended to how that there vii a spirit of retrenchment In the nation In dustry and that wage and the rout of at!ving were going down tbrctir hont the country were pre sented to Federal Jadge Samuel Alachuler today by L II. D. Weld, tepreeestlng the packing cora panie la ib hearing of demands vt 22S. packing company em- i rioye i or a wag iacTee oi a i a day. Weld Sfrak for CoanpaaJra. Jodge Alachalcr beard the raa two moaths ago. bat never ren- ; dered a aecUion. The hearing j was re-opened at the reqnest of the packers. who malatalae4 ' that the derreaae to the coat of Tiviag alar the previous hearing should be taken lato consideration in this rae. which Is the first tet between capital and labor aa to whether there should bo far ther ware lacraaaea now lat liv ing rot are decreasing."' Mr. Weld declared that Ua packers were tasking oaly that wagea be not laereas4. He pre sented statistic gathered by the prkers front 79 Industrial giants la various sections which auolrd redactions in working hour, wage, the cost of living aad number of me employed adrlng the past a daya. Of these tlaats five had Increased -wagea. 1-4 showed no Chan gr, 42$ had reduced force. 22g reduced the ranter of worklag hours, aad 1st reduced wage. matnJy by tiring new employe at redaeed pay. In some rase both hoar and wage were red a red. - Wage Are lb-tag lledueed. Mr. We id said that in oia Carolina 24 cotton . will had r- ICoatlaaed on Pare C.I increase the sum aet apart for this purpose. It was lost aad $2 4.l voted for this purpose. Thla la large measure mean defeat to th two-platoon system. A bill was passed makiag It a violation to change survey alake la the etly even though they mar not have been placed by the eftr nrveyor and a tine of aet leaa than li or more than $! was named as a penalty. Saeial KWlo I Sorted Prior to the third read lag of Ik. I . tl .v .... - iwr iht j wm r 1 1 . . a motion waa made by Alderman It. W. Simeral to lay th bUI on Ihe table In order to la trod are a i bill railing for a special election lor a sp-rtal levy tax. The mo tion tn lost and the final readrn took place. Th adopted budget follows: Rerorder'a and Purchasing aaenfa salary $iat Clerk hre 2 Treaurera salary lift Ciiy attorney Monographer, city attorney 40 ; Kalary. street commissioner lten j Marshal's salary I tea ', Sarariee. police department. 1 . fSalarfe. police department lt.OM , aiary. police matron .... l.2 iiuraui npfiin, aeajia o- (Continued oa Pare C.) i