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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON.
SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 8. 1021
- Itary governor Is of the opinion w,,., c- Rlif
Dublin Castle to Destroy
Hauift in Rilit VlnJf v : preparation tor such attacks with
ilOUSCS in lllOl VlClIUiy Ju knowledge of many local
that it is Impossible to effect
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DUBLIN. Jan. 7. Dublin Cas
tle today announced Us intention
to destroy blouses In the lclnlty of
Bcenes of outrages which are def
initely known to be occupied by
I militant Sinn Feiners.
i ; It was also announced by the
castle that, owing to the persist
ent interference with mail cars
in Tlpperary, Sllgo and Donesal.
the mail serlces in those districts
will be suspended, effectle Mon
day. ,
According to the castle state
ment, some mail routes have been
raided as many as 15 times.
With reference to the military
reprisals the castle's announce
ment says:
"Although it is not yet possi
ble to identify any person actu
ally enjrajred in attacks, the mil-
residents who therefore are held
guilty, at least to the extent, ol
having failed to give information
to the authorities."
No further information as to
the whereabouts "of Eamonn De
Valera -or any news concerning
the peace activities was had to.
day. The-extensive raiding ana
searching of pedestrians contin
ues in every part of Dublin.
of 300 Elected at Moscow
"I suppose you intend to hold
me for a ransom." said the Mexi
can captive.
"Ransom Is a very undigni
fied word." responded the bri
gand. "You will have the polite
ness to regard me as a revolution
ist, collecting a campaign fund."
St. Tenuis Olobe-Democrat.
RIGA. Letvia., Jan. ".Mos
cow reports a newly elected sov
iet central committee comprising
three groups, r The dominating
right wing is headed by Premier
Lenine, the center by Leon Trotr
sky, the . -war ... minister, and the
left wing by M.Bukharin.
The committee consists of 300
members, including Bela Kun,
Karl Radek, M. Radovskl. Gen
eral Budenny. M. Zinovieff, K.
Kalinan, Leo Nameneff, Leonard
Krassin, M. Kolontai, Jacob Pet
ers. M. Lunacharski and M. Ras
kolnlkiv. Differences have aris
en at the all-Russian congress of
Soviets through Premier Lenine's
advocacy of autonomy for trade
.unions and M. Txotzsky's desire
to continue government control of
unions. , .
Eaiuonn De Valera. "president of
the Irish Republic" that he. too.
had entered the - United States
without a passport as a stowaway.
Mr. Davis said that the depart
ment, in addition had taken note
of the reported advocacy by 15o-
i. nd in a speech yesterday in
New York of "a vendetta" by the
Irish in every country, if England
persisted in the pursuit of its
present course toward Ireland.
There was a question, he said,
as to whether such a declaration
did not bring its author within
the scope of the Immigration act
ol iit providing ueporiauuu
for aliens advocating the use of
force and violence against the
United States.
Farmers Equity Union
Closes Annual Session
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High Prices Charge Navy
for Coal Investigated
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Prices
charged the war department for
coal last summer and fail would
be Investigated by the department
of justice under a recommenda
tion which Senator Calder ot New
York, chairman of 4he senate coal
investigating committee, announc
ed today had been submitted to
the attorney general.
Disclosure as to the committee's
action came during general debate
in the senate today on coal profi
teering. Senator Calder announc
ing that the evidence gatheredf by
his committee as to tne army's
coal transaction had been turned
over to Justice department offi
cials with recommendation that
action be taken.
Newberry Conviction is
Denounced by Hughes
, WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Con
viction of Senator Truman H
Newberry of Michigan and IS
others of conspiring to violate the
corrupt practices act was de
nounced as a perversion of justice
by Charles Evans Hughes of coun
sel for the defense wheju argu
ments In the appeal were heard
today in the supreme court.
Mr. Hughes quoted the govern
ment brief as showing that it was
admitted that no restriction was
Dlaced bv law on the expenditures
of a political committee in behalf
of a candidate and further, that no
attempt was made to show that
Senator Newberry had contributed
in excess of the legal limitation
of $3,750.
. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 7. Fed
oral legislation to insure "tho
free right ro k-ollective buying and
selling" and to provide financial
assistance far agricultural inter
ests throughout the country was
requested in resolutions adopted
at the closing session of the tenth
annual, convention of the Farm
ers' equity union here this" after
noon.
Officers of the association .were
re-elected as follows:
President, C. O. Drayton. Green
ville. IlL; vice president, P. L.
Betts. Chicago, and secretary, Le
roy Melton.
I the finance committee and was
placed on tne committees on
county lines and boundaries and
immigration and labor.
A bill which recommends the
transferring of the , power ap
pointing approbation off ictrs and
fixing their salari. ; Trom the
probate pudge to the. county ct m
inissioners was introduced in the
senate.
YOUTH IS GUILTY.
Wilmer Is Elected
Washington Senator
COLFAX. Wash.. Jan. 7. The
election of F. J. Wilmer, Indepen
dent of Rosalia, Wash., as senator
from the ninth district, to succeed
C. C. Copeland, resigned, was con
ceded tonight by bis opponents
following a special election held
today in Whitman county. Wil-
mer's plurality is estimated at
four to one over his opponents
W. F. Morrison, republican, and
G. G. Kinkaid. democrat. Cope-
land resigned to enter the govern
ment- medical service.
Wilmer Is an old time Whit
man county resident. He has
lived in various parts of Whitman
county for 40 years.
PORTLAND. Jau. 7 Police
charged today that Harry La
1'rance. 1T year old on of J. C.
La France, who was convicted on
a charge ot having seven years
nco "planted" a dead body in bis
clothes and then disappeared, de
frauding life insurance companies
was with another boy. guilty of
a burglary here last week. The
police claim to have fonnd evi
dence today oT the guilt of the
pair.
COAL FIELDS ARE
UNDERMILITARY
Town of Williamson Pre
sents War Scene With Sol
diers in Occupation
Disabled Soldiers at
Tuscon Need Relief
LORD MAYOR OF CORK
MAY BE SENT HOME
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mltted by labor officials, too,' as
the department- of justice to In
stitute proceedings against- the
lord mayor on the charge of vio
lating a criminal statute by en
tering the United States without
a passport. i .
Secretary Davis also Indicated I '
during the day that the state de
partment had instituted an inves
tigation of the reported statement
of Harry Roland, secretary to
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The Nob Hill
Section of Salem
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There is no more beautiful residence district in the Capital
CitjWe have in thi district a number of very desirable
jlots which we will sell on ypur own terms $1 down and $1
" a week, if you desire, or 5 per cent discount for all cash.
Prices run from $100 to $400. You will need a lot for your
new residence; which ybu 'are going to build soon. Now is
the time to get the tot, while you may have it on your own
terms. We will be glad to show you the lots.
Becke & Hendricks
r -205 U. S. Bank Building Phone 161
Pacific Fleet Speeds
Down Coats to Balboa
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Jan. 7.
Headed by Admiral Rodman's
flagship, the great New Mexico, a
large part of the Pacific fleet to
night was speeding down the
Lower California coast to Ralboa
and Valparaiso for maneuvers In
connection with the Atlantic
fleet, steaming south on the At
lantic.
Eighteen destroyers, headed by
the scout cruiser Birmingham and
accompanied by the tender Mel
ville, steamed forth from this
tarbor at 7 a. m., joining tne ew
York. Idaho. Mississippi. Wyo
ming. Arkansas and Texas six
miles west of Point Loma. Th
destroyers, racing at a "speed of
16 knots, aligned themselves on
cither side of the battleships.
Within two hours the fleet wai
hull down on the horizon with
only a faint. snioko smudge appar
ent from Point Loma.
The fleet-is expected to. arrive
at' Balboa next Friday.
Tobacco Growers Refuse
to Plant Weed in 1921
Fund Established For
Forest Fire Fighting
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. A mil
lion dollar federal fund for
flshting forest fires in co-oper-1
ation with states was urged to
day before a house committee by
representatives of commercial or
ganizations, forest ; conservation
focieties and others.
Glfford Pinchot. former chief
forester of the United States, said
the amount of wood used was in
creasing every year and that with
tLe constant loss by fire the prob
lem of protection was one de
manding prompt "help and solution.
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LARGEST EXCLUSIVE GROCERY DEALERS IN OREGON OUTSIDE OF
PORTLAND. RETAIL AND WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS FOR VIM
MANUFACTURERS.
W'wt wcwwft '.iffwjw
Life of
Wheat
One Hundred
Percent Pure
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OF VIM SOLD IN LESS THAN 60 DAYS. WHEN BETTER FLOUR IS
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LEXINGTON. Ky.. Jan. 7.
Final action by bankers, growers
and warehouse men on the situa
tion growing out of failure of
tobacco buyers to pay satisfactory
prices to growers in the Rurley
tobacco district, was postponed
today until January 13. after a
committee conference with buyers
of large manufacturers on prices
for the 1920 crop.
Growers from 35 of the 58
Burley tobacco growing counties
of Kentucky, together flth repre
sentatives of Indiana and Ohio
growers at a meeting prior to the
conference with bankers and
warehouse men, voted to refuse
to plant tobacco fn 1921 and to
hold the 1920 crop. Their action
was tentatively endorsed at the
later conference.
gi'ArfKS ARE SERIOUS.
PARIS, Jan. 7. Dispatches to
the Albanian authorities Indicate
that the recent earthquake dis
aster in the Elbassan district was
far more serious than shown by
earlier reports. Elbassan was al
most completely razed.
Near Tepelini. which Is about
10 miles south of Elbassan. moun
tains crumbled away. Six hun
dred persons are said to have been
killed. ir villages destroyed and
30.000 persons have been made
homclesn.
Self-styled Prince Is
Hard Man to Convict
OPENING
Of Our New
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TODAY
Starting Tomorrow
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PRESENTS A
CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Grover C.
Redding, self-styled "prince cf
ADysstnia, wno. witn seven neg
roes, is on trial charged with
murder in connection with the
deaths of Ralph Rose, a sailor.
and Joel Hoytaa cigarstore own
r. during, a disturbance in the
couth side "black belt" last fall.
halted his trial several times to
day with outbreaks of temper,
during which he threatened to
'.T.ck anyone In the room."'
, Once Redding Jumped from his
chair and hit a bailiff in the jaw.
knocking, him down. He freq
uently challenged spectators and
court officials to "come up and
fight it out."
i At one time bailiffs drew their
revolvers to maintain order.
Harding Approves Limiting
Peace Time Army Strength
MARION. Ohio. Jan. 7. The
plan of Republican leaders in con
gress to limit the peace time
strength-of the army to 150.000
men. was given approval today
by President-elect Harding in a
conference, with Representative
Kahn of California, chairman of
the house military committee.
Other question! were talked
over by the president-elect with
Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh,
publicly endorsed by Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania for secretary
of the treasury.
E. Finley Johnson, a. member
of the supreme court Of the Phil
ippines. and Clarence B. Miller.'
secretary of the Republican na
uonai committee, ; were among
otner callers.
George
Fstzmaurice
AIRMEN rLOD OX TRAIL
PRODUCTION
Idols oP
Clay"
COCHRANE, Ont.. Jan. 7. An
other day has passed without defi
nite news of the approach of the
three United States navy airmen
battling their way out of the Hud
son Bay wilderness.
Cochrane's population lie in
Murdered of Cork Priest
Williamson. W. Va., Dec. 17.
This thriving littie city of some
7.000 persons, the political and
business center of the great Min
go county coal field wher a
strike of miners has been In pro
gress since last July, presents, un
der military occupation, an ap
pearance similar to that of many
another town during the war.
Khaki, fast becoming a novelty
in most plac?s. Is so common In
the Williamson district that min
ers ana mountaineers no longer
turn to look at the passing sol
dier, or stand to gate on the sen
try before Colonel Herman Hall's
headquarters in the county court
boos?. Here in Williamson,
where there has been no violence,
the soldier carries has bayonet at
his hip. but In the region around
Chatteroy'and Matewan. mining
towns nearby, -very sentry' paces
his beat with bayonet fixed.
Military occupation and modi
fied martial law, made necessary
by the disorders .of the past few
months, have little effect on
Williamson. The people go about
their ordinary tasks as usual,
viewing the soldiers with Indif
ference, except at guard mount
which never fails to attract n
apDrecitive audience, willing and
anxious to express its approval of
the nation's fighting men.
Mercantile and banking inter
ests unite In the expression that
the use of federal troops at this
time is a mighty good thing, if
for no other reason than that
they give a sense of security to
every side of the Industrial con
troversy. . Immediately upon their arrival,
the provisional battalion from
Camp Sherman took np the task
of cleaning the city of Its physical,
and moral defects. First they
gave the courthouse a tsorough
oversauling. and then turned
tbeir attention to the buildings
taken over for quarters. Then
they went after the streets, and
about the same time took np the
moral question. Undesirables
were notified that they could no
longer remain in the city, both
tasks being done directly by the
civil authorities but under the di
recting eye of the soldiers.
In the outlying mrning districts
where there has been more or less
disorder since the strike was
called, conditions are also report
ed as -much improved. ' Strong de
tachments of soldiers haver been
sent to a number of points, and
their presence has been marked
by almost perfect order,
An interesting feature or- the
situation which the military was
compelled to face was the dis
arming of those residents who in
sisted on carrying pistols In vio
lation of the West Virginia pistol
totln " law. This was solved by
sending deputy fherlffs into the
districts where it - was known
large numbers of men were
armed, each deputy being accom
panied by a soldier. The deputy
confiscated the weapons, but the
INDIANAPOLIS.. Dec. 25.
Emergency measures are pece
sary for the relief or 500 disabled
World War veterans mho. are at
Tuscon. Aril., without proper
hospital facilities, it is announced
here by national officers of the
American Legion. The men are
suffering from tuberculosis which
is developing rapidly among vet
erans who were gassed.
It is the plan of the legion to
with the war risk In
surance bureau and the United
States public health' service in
meeting the situation. An amuse
ment park at Tuscon will be taken
over and converted Into a tempo
rary hospital. Many of the af
flicted veterans falling to find
khelter elsewhere are now" sleep
in the park, according to reports
to legion officers. - -
National Adjutant Lemuel Bol
les has asked Bert C. Cllngan.
commander of the Arlxona de
partment of the legion, to organ
ize volunteer crews of carpenters
from the legion membership In
that state to assist in construc
tion work.
A corps of public health nurses
and physicians and two construc
tion engineers have Deen prem
ised by the federal-government.
Governor Campbell of Arizona has
also pledged the cse of state em
ployes for construction work.
Mr. Bolles advises afflicted Yet
erans against going to Tuscon as
arrangements can be made for
only those who are already there.
The veterans there now are from
all parts of the country and went
to Tuscon on their own initiative.
The legion is continnlng It
campaign for hospital facilities for
all disabled veterans, Mr. Bolles
says.
COMPOSER RESIGNS
CHICAGO. Jan. 7. The resig
nation of Cine MarinuzxL operat
ic conductor and composer, as ar
tistic director of the Chicago
Grand Opera company ' was an
nounced today. He will resume
his former position as one or tne
conductors.
"I could not stand the wrang
ling of the stara any longer.
Marlnuzzl said. "They have giv-
en me notning. out sieepic
nights.- '
AMNESTY IS FAVORED.
mrAiar was .llit with film fn U
WaS Insane With LtanorX the surrender was peacefully
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CORK. Jan. 7. Cadet Harte
today was found guilty of the
murder of Canon Magner. parish!
priest or Dunmanway. but the
court martial which has been try
ing him decreed he was insane
when the offense was committed.
Canon Magner was shot on De
cember 13.
It was brought out by an aux
iliary ponceman at a recent ses
sion of the military court that
made. Hundreds of pistols, rifles
and shotguns were obtained.
SINGER IS TAKEN ILL.
MISSOULA. Mont.. Jan. 7.
Sudden lllnea of Emilio de Co-
gorza. the noted baritone singer,
forced cancellation ot his engage
ment here tonight. 1 Doctors ex
pressed fear that he will not be
able to resume his tour for two
LISBON. Dec. 9. Agitation for
and against amnesty for monar
chists and other political prison
ers has -aroused sharp discussion
throughout Portugal. The move
ment in favor of granting amnes
ty was brought more emphati
cally to the public notice the
other day by the announcement
of 'Senator Jacinto Nunes that
he would withdraw from his seat
in Parliament until amnesty was
granted to political prisoners.
Many of these have been Impris
oned for nearly two years.
Senator Nunes has been elected
a member of the senate ever s inef
the proclamation of the republlt ,
in Portugal and his republicanism
is considered unimpeachable.
The Seculo re pert that the
political exiles In France and
Spain are preparing to present
to the Ijftrtugnese legations In
those countries statements prom
ising that they will never again
promote or participate in political
Insurrectionary movements In Por
tugal and that they consider such
actions harmful to .the national
Interest.
roQ rltn aoa tn ATtAnd ' vralitAma r
I the adventurers by Sunday at the!Harte had n" drinking heavily weeks or a month, being confined
latest lancl was "absolutely mad" when I to his bed with an attack of laryn-
WITH
Mae Murray D2ryid Powell
Hear Lillian McElroy
, Hunt on our New Hope
lones Organ. -
Hear Larry the boy with
ihe wonderful voice sing
songs you will like.
See the "painty London
3elles" "knock 'em cold"
- ?n the South Seas Circuit.
See the "Tiger Woman"
visit her lost lover in his
itudio and try to lure him
back with her charms.
See Mae Murray's VChir
on Dance" at a midnight
;arty in London.
?ee the climax in an nn-
erworld den. where
memories of an old. pure
ove save two drifting
ouls. .
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latest.
Opinion now has shifted to the
Fort, Mattlce trail as the most
likely route from which the aero
nauts and tbeir traveling com
panions will emerge and prepara
tions were in progress tonight for
a general move tomorrow by eager
inhabitants and newspapermen to
ward Fort Mattlce.
WOOL IHXL IS FAVORED
he fired at the clergyman.
gitlH.
There has never been any scan
dal in connection with the same
of football. But few players
would care to hare their heads
kicked off for a bit of coney.
And there are other reasonsS One
Is that football and baseball play
ers differ widely.
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LANSING. Mich., Jan. 7.-
Woo! growers from .' Michigan j
counties' today derided to estab
lish a pool for their 1921 clip,
in order to obtain a better price
than now Ottered. Ist year's
pool, still in storage, amounts to
J50 pounds. Some growers fa
vored holding this another year
rather than sell on the present
market.
The growers endorsed the plan
to manufacture blankets -from
lowc-r grade wool to be told
through co-operative societies.
Resolutions were adopted fav
oring a national "truth of fab
rics" law.
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Oregon Irrigation
Congress in Session
PORTLAND. Jan. 7. Posslbil
jitleof increasing the wealth of
me siaie inrougn extension or ir
rigation were told today by speak
ers at the opening session of the
tenth annual convention of the
Oregon irrigation congress. Com
mittees appointed today were:
Resolution P. J. Gallagher.
J. L. McAllister, W. E. Meaeham.
i. Im. Wlshard. H. W. Gard. J. S.
iSeall and C. C. Clark.
Finance J. S. Beall. C. C.
Clark and J. L. McAllister.
Credentials W. t,. Power.
Fred P. Rawson and C. T. Darbey.
Idaho Legislature "v
Holds Short Meeting
uuibfc.. Idaho. Jan. 7. Both
houses of the 16th session of tb
Irgislatnre held short meetings
touay.
teaman or Bonneville, -who
hded the senate stale affairs
committor of - the 15th sess:on
was reappointed to that nosiHon
Whiteomb. president pro.tcm of
the senate, was given chairman
ship of the judiciary committee.
senator Seaver of Twin Falls
Falls was appointed chairman of
The Telephone Company
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and Wages
Kiibirirs Mini want's constitute 72 n'V cent of the expenses of thi com
pany. Out of every dollar eiit ly the telephone company 72 cents is turuel
over to its employees in the form of eompcuaat ion. It is our purpoH to
retain competent ami exMrieneed employe-. An efficient ami contented
organization is the main factor in good service.
The deficit in earnings which we have experienced in Oregon has heen
largely augmented hy necessary increase to our mployces. It will lc of
interest to our Oregon patrons to know what our increased cxcuscx for
salaries- and wages in Oregon has leen since l!lll, as shown in one of the
exhihlts filed with the luMie Service ( omiiiissiou m connection with
recent application for an increase in telephone rates.
our
Increase in wages of Plant employees, present over $307,000
Increase in wages of Traffic (operating) employees, present over ItllG $631,000
Increase in wages of Commercial employees, present over HUG $08,000
Total Anuual Increase In Wajres $1,086,000
large increases in wages have lceii made they represent
a M) er cent increase over pre-war v aires, as comnared
Although (lies)
only approximately
with increas'-H of over 10l per cent in many. trades and occupations requiring
no gwater skiII or preparation on the part t-I the worker. We do not think
our employees' wages should he reduced under present condition or under
conditions now possible to forecast.
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