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FIRST SECTION 1 i v Pages 1 to 6j . two sections 12 Pages . SEVENTIETH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH G, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS s CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES DEMANDED . i .American Interests inj Can- 7al Zone Involved in Dis- - i- ! r -1 n . , puie j oeiween ranama And Costa Rica. SITUATION INTERESTS PRESIDENT HARDING , After Conference Secretary f Hughes Instructed 4o Cable Demand WASHINGTON. March 5. Sec retary of Skate Charles E. Hughes 'demanded cessation of hostilities 'between Costa Itica and! Panama in notes dispatched to the gov ernments of those countries to-day.. American interests In the 5 canal zone are Involved in the dis pute between the Central Ameri can' republics, the state depart ment said, in announcing the ba sis of the action. The notes did not suggest me diation by the United States, it , wan tald.i but conveyed the im pression that this country stood 'ready to enforce a peaceful, so lution. ! ' , ? , .'-- ' Dispatch of the; notes followed - conferences between ! President i Hardin. Secretary Hushes and John W. Weeks and Edwin Den- by, new secretaries of war and nary. Mr. Hughes took up the 1 subject of the dispute with Un j dr Secretary Davis immediately ' after his Induction into office. ", and later spent nearly two hours . with Mr. Harding. ,1 Secretary Weeks was called In soon - after the conference began , and presented latest dispatches , from the canal zone. Mr. Denby discussed the question later with . j the president. -.-' Replies from Panama and Costa ( Rica to the notes dispatched sev . eril days ago by former Secretary Colby were received today. That from Panama was said to bare ? expressed ,a willingness to accept : the offer of the United States In attempting to settle the dispute, . bit the one from Costa Rica vu described j as unsatisfactory. It was, said that the American ; government had no i official in j formation that either Panama or 5 Costa' Rica intended to submit the ; dispute to the league of nations, as reported in press dispatches. Today's action of the state de , partment, it was added, was taken without preference to such re f ports. j President Harding and his ad ! vlsers were said to j have given , their approval of the steps taken i to protect American j interests in the zone ot hostilities and indi- ' ; cated that unless the two Ameri ican warships on their way south -proved inadequate, larger forces mirtt follow. ' President Harding has taken a keen personal interest in the sit ; uation and safd to lie anxious to tee everything possible., done to restore peace. . - i i - ' rr : Mail Robber Suspects Arrested in Chicago ' CHICAGO. March 5. Three ar ; rests made by the police, and post office agents today are expected i to help clear upnhe mystery sur i rounding mall robberies aggregat- In $1,500,000. Two men were held while driv f big an automobile,! the license umber of which is said to corre spond to that in which the thieves !no, looted a Toledo. Ohio, mail truck of securities valued at ; around $1,000,000. made their es- o charge j was placed t against them. . Meanwhile, postal authorities Preparing to ! question two wen held in connection with the ;receBt $500,000 union station "" rooDery here. A ; Cat Interrupts Astoria J,,; City Electrical System ; ' .5T0RA. Or., i March !. -A 1 u?,?."-ck. torn cat with an "1 adventurous dis ;,tl"n1 walked ont today on tha rrr 22.00 colt lightning ar- L,"'" at the Pacific Power and ,1 , eonjPany-s Astoria street ,n-Hatlon. A-short circuit resulted that in- ViVla ,ho yJ elect ri. al ser r.r.J".niu a broken insulator replaced. Tho cat will f iJ-l dislurb anyone's midnight "r again. , FIGHTIXG TYPHI S. i v"iv. ! Aiarcu &. Five , ""yean Ked j CroFS !,spita j " p0o,'e.ck the spread ot fyphua in u.M j f aa announcement ( K tl. Kcd Cro8 dlTlsional ; eaaquarters todaw ROTARY CLUB SIGNS MANY FOR SEATTLE Special Excursion Train Leaves Salem for Sound City Morning of Mar. 13 Members of the Salem Rotary club and their wives who have signified their intention of attend- : ing the northwest district confer ence of Kotariaus at Seattle, March 14 and 15 are increasing daily in number. The following have already signed to leave. Salem on the special excursion leaving here on the mornine ot . March 13. Mr. and Mrs. W, G. Allen. Mr. t and .Mrs. George I.. Arbuckle, Mr. and ..Mrs. Charles R. Art-herd. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph baumuartner, Mr. and! Mrs. C P. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Catlin. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Deckebach. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Fullerton. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam McGilchrist Jr., Mr. and Mrs. F, G. Mjers, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Niemeyer. Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Olinger, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roth. Mr. and .Mrs. Frederick W. Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. AV. I. Staley. Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Stolz. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick I. Th:elsn. Mr. and Mrs. Cdrl Jl. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. White. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Denton. Mr. and Mrs. I). W, Eyre, Mr. Und Mrs. George Griffith. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jenks. Mr. and Mrs T. II. Kay. Mr. and Mrs. John II. McNary. Mr. and Mrs. Homer II. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. li. O. Snell ing. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wal ton. Mr. and Mrs. William If. Burnhardt Jr Miss Gertrude Hartman. Mew-rs. I.. It. Hurdette. Eric Butler, L. J. Chapin, C. 15. Clancey. II. S. Gile, Grover Hill man. A. N. Pierce. Carle Abratrts. W, M. Hamilton. C. E. "Knowland. W. B. Morse, B. E. SLison, J. W. Harbison. City Baseball League To Be Organized Again Plans are under way for organ ization again thia season of the Cherry City Twilight Baseball league, and it is expected that a meeting will be called soon of the men who were leaders in the sport enterprise of last year. If the league Is again organ ized as planned, the teason will ptart early so that the series of games can . be concluded on July 4. It is said to be almost im possible to conduct the league successfully after the Independ ence day games. Militia Ambushed Two Officers, Two Privates Die ' DUBLIN", March S. Two offi cers and two members of the ranks were killed when 33 men, comprising a military party, were ambushed today between Klllar cey 'and ButteTant. Fighting i still going on. accordins to an of ficial statement tonight. L ! .. SEATED IN "CHEROKEE" ROW V V X ROHEilT N. STAN FIELD When Robert N. Slandfield. Oregon's rcw I nited States senator who succeed? Geofpo K. Chamberlain, wjs assigned to a s at in the senate yesterdav- ho found himself in "Cherokee" row along with Shortridge of Caliroinia.Oudie of Nevada. Nicholson or Colorado. Welcr of Man land, Norbeck of South Dakota and Earnest of Ken tucky. ' ,, . .',...., , HAS MODEST START OF FIFTY MILLIONS i i r ' . , Iff ? ' ' 1 ---J,X 1 j Joan -trenctas i;rown, son of late John Nici.o'a Drown rni .Mrs. .Nuiaiie liayaril i-rown, o; Newport, It. I., who will become the rif-hst youth hi th world on his "Ik! birlhdav bv rnmine int.r I no estate Jelt Htm hy his fathfr. Tho young man. who is now a j Ktiulent at Harvard university, in hcri's a fortune estimated at $rr,- 000,000. fI SBHTDB SHOT AT CAPITAL Former Client Thought De mented Attempts Murder WASHINGTON, March 5 For mer Senator Charles B. Hender son of Elko. Nev.. was phot and slightly wounded in the forearm today by .Charles A.' G rock of Takoma piuk. ML, but a former resident of Reno, New The shooting occurred in Mr. Hender son's office, where he was clean ing up tome loose enda after hl retirement yesterday. Grock was disarmed by men attracted by the shot and the tcreams of stenographets who ran from the office, and was turned over to the police. Mr. Hender son said that the man had been treated for mental trouble. Ac cording to the police the prisoner told them -that 25 years ago Mr. Henderson was counsel for him In a suit involving land, and that the shooting grew out of that. 3 ,. ..,...., 1 M 'H'- BRADY, SEEKS PLACE UNDER GAME BOARD Certain Sportsmen of State Desire to Lift Scalp of Cap tain A. E. Hurghduff A fprt-.in f.fmpiit rf thr sIKirtS men of th state are alter the scalp of Captain A. E. Burghduff. state game warden, and it is said they are putting lorward Fred Brady of Portland as a candidate tor tne place.. Brady is well known about thu stat capitol whr he has. roprrcntrd the Warren Construction company and other interest. as a lobbyists at vrral sesi-jns ot the icsis latnre. Mailer-, will r.me to a head at a meeting of tlie new state game coinniiss oii, n at 1 by the recent 'ti-i: isla.tu re. in loriland Thursday, Marc'i l. Th' meeting was e.;tkd by ;overnor Olrott yester d.:y. .:i:rl at the :anie time h3 sur-d a call f -.r th mooting of the nw stat ti;h commission, alsso ati by the recent Ieislature. lioth commissions will organ ize at their f-essions in Portland. Kacii will alect a chairnian and a iTcrci.ii y. "titr! anie warden will be elected by the game rom 'ussifin. and this will either he Mr. Hnrt.hdHff. the present war- eri ot; r.oni oliior njwn. Pre- j;gm?blv also a maitcr fish ward ee'will be elected bv the state fi3h commission. This probably will bo a re-selection of Clanton the present warden, who is consid ered one of the het among fish experts in the Failed Stetes. and a: far r- is known he has no op position. The members cf the new fish commission are F. N. . Fleishner and Captain George Kelly of Portland. Bert Anderson of?Med Tord Blaine Hallock of Baker and Mike Lynch of Redmond. The bills segregating the com mercial fishinc: and the same in- 1 terest.T of the state and creating the new commissions carried the emorgency clause and for that reason were effective as soon as sig-ned by the governor. Cause of Soldiers' Widows Is Approved By Sec retary of War That the secretary or war has approved the claim of Adjutant General Oeorce A. White for $30. 000 to be paid the families of the three Oregon National guardsmen killed 'n a cannon explosion at Camp Iewis last summer, was the information received yesterday at the adjutant general's office from Congressman W. C Hawley. Two bills have been introduced ! In congress, one by Senator Mc Nary and one by Congressman Hawley covering the payment of $10,000 to each widow and $10. 000 to the lather and mother of the third Oregon citizen-soldier. The indorsement of the war secretary has the effect of ack nowledging the government s re sponsibility for the defective ord nance which caused the death of the three men while on paced in attillery target practice at field maneuvers. Provision for the widows, pend Inc adjustment of the claim? by the Kovernmont. was made by th. Oregon legislature at Colonel White's request. The widow or Corporal Clyde H. Dindlnter of Marshfield will receive from tho state ?T0 a month for herself and ?25 additional for each of her two minor children until the federal relief is Riven. The widow of Corporal Kdwin G. Scott will re ceive $."0 a month from the state during tho Fame period. Portland Man Arrested in Seattle on Murder Charge PORTLAND. March 5. violin Bruno, wanted bore on a charge of having murdered Harry L. Pawluk. was arrested at Seattle today, according to advices by the yolice. Both Bruno and Pawlnk were formerly rooks on the Portland-Oriental liner Montague Following the return of the ves sel from her last trip In Febru ary. I'awlnK was round mnruereo in a wood near h?re on February 2.1. Bruno is alleged tc have di :!Pr"a:ed at about that time from !:is r.roiiMottied haunts here. Po lice detectives sav they have evi dence that the two men were en- gagod in rmuagling operations to- jl teller and that the murder or 1 il'rtluk crew o;' of this asgocii - tion. sniiM'iNt; i:ti: disiitk. 5? AN FRANCISCO. March r.. Tb Pacific Coast-North Atlantic eat"cM.ir:id cenfercme of sh'miing n-on toly ilori1"d refer th" is?!!".- now before It. chief among which Is the derision regarding the differential rate between c'ried fruit packed in boxes and that packed In bags, to the United States shipping board for settlement. AID IS Gill on WOMEN BUILDINGS AT 1921 PROCRI New Wing to Grandstand Planned to Afford Acco modation for Thousands More People. BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET TOMORROW Machinery and Livestock Sheds, Walks and Rest Room are Projected Immc-diale construction is to be begun of new buildings and walks of tho new win for the grand stand at the Oregon state fair, made ;ossible through appropria tions allowed by the"recent legis lature. Materials already are on the grounds for the new cement walks, and a meeting of the board of directors at the fairgrounds to morrow plan will be presented for the new buildings and the grandstand. Permanency Is Policy A total of about $90,000 was allowed for the improvements as now outlined. The new wing for the grandstand will increase by several thousand the capacity of the grandstand at the west hide of the race track. It will be a permanent structure on a mod ern foundation and will be added to from year to year, and in time the present structure will be re placed by entirely new and mod ern construction of far greater capacity. Other construction will be a new poultry, rabbit and livestock building, a new tractor and imple ment shed and general repairs. For these, together with the new 'wing for the gTandstand. a total appropriation of $6.000 was made. 1 Walls lremtol Monday For roads and walks and a community rest room an appro priation of $Z5.00 was made. Di mensions and other details relat ing to the new buildings have not yet been decided upon, but doubt less will be Included in the plans to bo submitted to the board memlers by architect Monday. The building for roultry. rabbits and livestock will cost from $10,- 00O to $15,000. T President Favors Early Ac tion on Long Deferred Colombia Claim WASHINGTON. March f.. Ar rangement for Henatc action next week on sevVral ponding treaties were' made .today by republicau loaders. Minor treaties only are to bo taken up at first and the question of considering tho Co lombian treaty still was unsettled, although President Harding was said to have indicated today in conferences with Senator Lodge that he hoped for its eaily dis posal. That tho administration has agreed to take no artion on the "three power" treaty, negotiated by former President Wilson, guar anteeing Frnneo ttsiinst aggres sion was Indicated today by rrpub- i lican leaders. The treaty is now on file with the yonate foreign re lation committee. Other treaties, possibly tncUtd- I . t. . 1 ill I . . l Ku lu . ' ,;"v' " lilt u tne rfiii- f tiiii in 1 1 1 .iiiii ."".. ... . . , . uay unaer a can issueu uxiay y Chairman lodoge. Among minor conventins for which action is planned during tho extra session are tfeveral commercial treaties with Latin-American nations. None of the treaties referred to the senate committee died with the adjournment of the last con gress, but during the senate's ex ecutive session yvsterday ail were re-rcterred to the committee. It was expected that the Colombian treaty, which was present d to the last senate would be reported fav orably asaia Monday without change. j c.i;t sos BKOTIIKU BRI I, ; . NEW YORK, March .".. Enrico Caruso. r-covring from a third operation for pleurisy, today was permitted to see his brother. Gio vanni, who arrived last night ftotu Italy. The visit was bri"f. OLD t:Oltill TO KNOW. HELENA. Mont.. March GROUNDS arc ci s SEVERAL REATES John Shorm.-Mt. colore:. Hged 1ujiho application of either or both and a former slave, was fined $-" I parties " In police court here today for vio- 1Ic f,uotcd from the writings latlng the liquor act. He pleaded' . . guilty. (.Coatlnued on page 3) STUDENT'S SOUL In a htatt;:ng psyrhlogloal test: at Stanford university, Cal.. re cently, the "soul" of Arthur Bragg, a freshman student, was taken on a tlight by Baron Eu gene Person. The flight was al leged to have carried Bragg's "youl" to the gates of Paradise as well as to many other places on earth, including the bedside of his hick father in Chicago. The demonstration was made in the presence of a number of students SOVIET FLAYED BY GOLDSTEIN Catholic Lecturer Minces No Words in Excoriat- ing Bolshevism DEBS PARTY IS ACCUSED Chaotic Condition in Russia Said to be Socialism In Operation Bolshevism Is socialism put into i operation. It is the achievement of atheism and free love; the de struction of private rights; the renunciation of Christianity ; the dictatorship of the proletariat. David Goldstein. Catholic and pne-time inemler of the socialist party, thus defined the "Red Ter ror" in an address at the armory last night under the auspices of the Knichts of Columbus. For mon than an hour and a half the noted lecturer bombard ed holshevihtn with an artillery o' facts, quoting from the writ ings of the recognized socialist Waders and from the constitution of tho Russian federated soviet r'-piihli'- to illustrate principles of the dog ma that hy asserted Is "tho most serious con t rout ing the world today. ' TlircKt U plii!u;ilim. It threatens not only the gov- r-rnment of the world but tho re ligions and the moral- as well, he d-rlared. and would limiuat? the individual. making him a rinere "cell in the yocial organ ism. " The attitude nf socialists h" illustrated from tbe so-cuINd .-it. Ioiis nlatform of the n;. rt v." adopt d at an emergency conven lion at the Mound City on April 7, i:17. th 'ay following the declaration ol war arainst Ger many bv the congress of the ! ' M iJted States. This platform, ho - j I s.U iut socialism on record "opposed to the gov rninent in I ,,.r ( s..natnr nanks saying ti the war" and pledging itself ..upwind to resign from the board give-not a dollar or a life to tin abont Marrh i an1 Governor Ol- war-" jcott said that in the -vent of I-o- .ud In th" same platform so- , .. ..ti,. . i.t t ialists pi. deed every life and every lll;r to the socialist move ment. ' Mr. Goldstein declared. ' IH-lio l-Miler?. In insit-nt "And 'hilo thjs p!atrn:i phdg- d the )cla!ists t t the l'r.il'd .-:!ne in rcsiM i m. aruii'i .in ?ffort at military r industrial con:-criptii.n.' net i sinie social ist leader lias raise) his voice or l:i pen against ths- ame thing-; in sovi"t Russia toda," he de- lan d. .So.-'.-.H.-m undermines the foun dations of Cmll.cd sK-iety. tll: famil-. Mr. (;old.te;n dlared. He iii.td frm tlo- soviet con- toni-'ht won i!s ctsest gam? stit.itin whereby only civil mar- play ed on the local floor this sea r ia res ate recognized and where-'ton when It defeated Willamette I v marriages are effected through ! univtrMty ol Salem by a score of the simple pro--s of noticing H e rtglstiar. verbally or in writ ing. And divorces, be s lid, are oh - tained uith the same ease, "uimju SEES PARADISE and is said to have been almost uncanny. Bragg. It is reported, talked of seeing the angels in Heaven and of other wonders that enthralled his listeners. Bar on Ferson admitted that be could not perform the same "stunts" on every person, saying that Brags wan a receptive subject. Young Bragg protested to be as amazed as anyone In the audience, having always regarded such demonstra tions as frauds. ILAGH1UND IS PUT ON BOARD Marion County Senator Is Successor to Logan on Parole Body PORTLAND MAN RESIGNS New Policy Expected to be In Conformity With Defeated Bill Govetnor Olcott yesterday re ceived the resignation of John F. Logan from membership on the fctate parole board. The governor immediately announced the ap pointment of Senator Louis Lach mund of Salem to sit on the board in Logan's place. . Mr. Logfcn gave as his reason for resigning the pressure of pri vate busiiujs. He has been a member since the Inception of the parole board in 1311. "Mr. Logan has been a very valuable member of the board." snid Governor Olcott. "and I dis like to lose his services, but from his l tier it seems necessary to accept his withdrawal." Iarhmuitol Is At live. Senator Iachmund has been In the rtate benate Cwo regular and one sjecial session and has been one of the most active members of the legislature. He is a farm- i. orrhardist and hop broker and has sorted Salem as mayor. In the recent legislature a bill as introduced by rVnator Hume i to prohibit any lawyer, sheriff. ' court clerk, or any other person I iiaving t do with prisoners from i rv ing on the parole Iwiard. It was charred that the Mil was di rected at Mr. Iogan. but this wa denied by Hume. Tho bill failed to pass. Veil li 111 r IVftlmhlo. ... w .... Mr l.nrin hnm-ever m title the as!,,,, , ' ... ' ...' ! ' i, ,... . K.tii i irikiiauuii ii. wu'iii! m Li- i While thre is no legal Inhibi tion against attorneys on the 1m.;. rd it is believed tbt policy of J(r,.Jf.n '.,(,,. r w,u t administration here be in conformity with ,n,. umo ,iJ ' University of Oregon 26; Willamette University 25 i'-i:l'Vf t .1. r fi "'"Stbe afternoon he and Mrs. Hard- ver.ity of Oregon basketball teat.i f, hoid lheIr Illt reception in 2; to With tho score 2i to '.' I in favor of Willamette. Oro jom throw r. bak-t in the last ; eight seconds of the game WEATHF.Il FvMlWAHT. of , . , , . Sunday, fair; moderate wester 1 ly winds. OFFICERS ARE Appointments of Assistants Includes a Pacific Coast Man as Assistant Secre tary of Labor. . LODGE HOUSE LEADER CUMMINS IN SENATE President's First Day Active First Diplomatic Note Was Despatched WAFHINGTON. March 5. Transfer of administrative author ity from democratic to republi can hands was completed today with the swearing In ot the new cabinet.' Tbe ceremonies took place in the executive departments. Charles E. Hughes, secretary of state, was the first to be sworn in. and Will IL Hays, postmaster general, the last. Appointments of' the assistants to two cabinet officers were an nounced. E. D. Ball of Iowa was re-named assistant secretary of agriculture .and E. J. Henning of San Diego. Cal.. was selected as sistant secretary of labor. - Announcement also was made that Major General March would continue temporarily as chief of staff and that Assistant Secretary of War Williams would bo con' tinned for the present. Secretary Denby, after a con ference with- the president, announced- that Major -General Le- Jeune would continue as com mandant of the marine corps and that the rank 'of major general would be recommended for the former commandant. George Bar cett. who reverted to his rank ot . brigadier general when relieved Ixfct -summer of command of tat corps. The ehbif assistants -whoM I terms of office expired with the Wilson administration - have ten tit-fed their resignations, but many will be continued in office for a time. There are thre vacancies fa effices of assistant 'attorney gen eral. Besides appointments to be made to other departments, tho new administration also is to re commend' to congress promotions for army officers. Besides re-electing Senator Lodge floor leader, the senate re publicans again choose Senator Cummins ot low for president pro tempore and Senator Curtis of Kansas for vice chairman and party whip. Committee assignments were left to the usual committee on committees which Senator Lodge was authorized to appoint, to gether with the steering commit tee. All senate committees are to be reduced nnder new rules. Preponderance of Republicans nay cause the loss of a few places but the Democrats, with reduced representation, - will suffer tho most. Changes' In senate chair manships are planned. There is considerable rivalry for the po sition on foreign relations com mittee, to fill the vacancy caused by selection of former Senator Fall as secretary ot the Interior. President Hardlng'a first da In the White House set a fast record of activity and about cov ered the whole ranga of experi ences to which chief executives ordinarily fall hslr. Besides despatching his first diplomatic note, he inquired into the condition of every govern mental department, canvassed the rituation in congress, considered re-organization of th national I political machinery of his party. i dictated many letters, shook hands with several hundred fel low citizens. Installed a new White House mascot, and attend- I ed the theater. hp Issued yesterday, opening tb i White House gates to the public gave a new touch of life to tho executive grounds. For the first time In months visitors flockrd to the White House doors and Into tbe receiving room of tho president's office. ' Mr. Harding's day began early. I efore o'clock be was at his desk. After an hour's dictation he hld conferences with his new cabinet officials until 1:20 whea Ka Tun.hnJ .Ilk hi. r.mll 1m i - u the eat room, standing for mors SWORN III than two hours while guests passed by. Tonight the Hardings chose a musical comedy. On arriving at the theater the President and Mrs. Harding were , he.red and the president shook ' hands with the manager. They J w-re'ebcerted to the presidential box. draped with the American flag, while tbe orchestra played : (Continued on paje I). ,