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mm Tin'. vi:.tiii:i: mm fbe Statesman receives the leased wire report of the Associated lTess. the .greatest and most re liable press association la the world. Fail!: moderate westerly winds. SEVENTIETH TEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS DECREASES MAY BE REJECTED Canvass of Union Organiza tions Shows Proposed Re ductions for Unskilled Labor Not Favored. NEW JERSEY CENTRAL UTS FROM 10 TO 17 Rigid Curtailment of Ex penses Only Will Meet :inancial Crisis NEW YORK. March 14. The railroad wage reduction proposed lor unskilled lauor j in me easr, probably will be rejected, a can vass of union organizations Indi cated tonight. I . The first official announcement of the refusal of the reductions is expected tomorrow when repre sentatives of the ! workers will confer with officials of the New York Central and j reply to that road'i proposal to cnt wages from 17 1-2 to 21 per cent. ' Tb workers hold that the rig ors and data submitted by the railroads do not show sufficient cause for the reductions and can not be substantiated. That the railroad workers had agreed on a policy to fight the reductions was Indicated by their more la advancing one week the date for the second conference with the New York Central offi cials, originally eti for March 22. ' "Marine Worker Also Cot. The' latest reduction proposal was made today by the Central railroad . of New Jersey, which would cut wages, of all unskilled labor from 10 to 17 cents per hour, effective April 1. Union representatives will 'make their final reply to this proposal March 24. r j. Wage reductions ranging from 15 to 23 per cent for marine workers employed by the railroads in New York harbor, it was also learned, have been agreed upon by the official General Managers' association. . j I SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. Rigid curtailment of railway ex-, - penses must be adopted immedi ately 'to meet the financial crisis confronting the railroads of the "Country by reason of decreased V ' revenues, William B. Storey, pres . ident of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad said here .today upon his arrival on an inspection tour of the company properties. "I have no fear of a strike of employes on our road.- There will be no reduction of wages by the railroads unless new wage sched ules are agreed upon between the management and their employes or until the railway labor board , authorizes, such decreases," he ' saia, 1 PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March A conference between heads ef foar big railroad brotherhoods ana members of ! the executive committee of the 1 Association of Railway Executives was held here today in the office of Thomas D. Cuyler, chairman of the essocia- ; Neither railroad executives jor brotherhood representatives would discuss the meeting fully. It was explained that the con farence concerned i railroads and their employes throughout the Inlted States and had no direct bearing on the wage conference . question to be held here soon. Minnesota House 'Asks Passage of Calder Bill V8T. PAUL. Minn., March 14. Toe Minnesota house tonight sus ; Pnded rules and adopted a reuo ; lutlon meraoralizlng congress to Jss the Calder coal regulation ttll. ' -: j : Women Who Earn Big Wages It ill ;-wHjV EIGHTY JOIN MARION POST OF VETERANS Salem May be First Conven tion Place of State Camp of Foreign War Members Marlon post, veterans of For eign Wars, is to be instituted in the armory on Wednesday night of this week. The application for a charter went forward two weeks ago with 50 names signed to it. and a re quest was made to hold the chart er list open for additions. This request was granted by Senior Vice xjomniander-in-Chicf V. L. Jones (of Portland, and Acting Commander Hagerman reporVnl yesterday that more than SO men had signed up to date, and that he expected more than 100 vel erans will be signed and ready to appear for the initiation Wed nesday night. The commander yesterday re ceived ia telegram from Vice Commander-in-Chief. Jones to the ef fect that he would be In. Salem Wednesday night with a large delegation from Over-the-Top post-cjjf Portland to initiate the new members in to the. Salem camp ind institute the new post. It ii understood that the for matted of this post completes the number of posts required to form a stat department, and that steps will bfc taken to form such a de partment at once. Intimation has been given that the veterans from Portland will faror Salem as the first ieetlng-place of the new de partment, and an effort will be made to secure the first depart ment encampment for this city next Hummer. v AV. L. Jones of Portland, who now holds the second highest of fice in the national organization, expects to be elected commander-in-chief of the national organiz ation t the national encampment next : all. MORE TUl 1700 19 Cities in Oregon, Wash . .... ington and. B, C. Are Represented SEATTLE. Wash., March 14. More than 1700 delegates have registered for the . Northwest dis trict conference of Rotary clubs which opened here today with 19 cities of Washington, Oregon and Britis i Columbia represented. Robert H. Tlmmons of Wichita. Kas., third vice-president of the international association of Ro tary cjlubs. In his opening address urged the business men of the cdunt 'j to go Into the schools in an ef ort to stamp out radicalism anion ; the children of alien par ents. An address by General Bram well Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation army, was the fe ature of today's program. Henry Suzzalo. president of the University of Washington and Mr. Tlmmons are scheduled tor ad dresses at the Rotarians banquet tonigit. Government May Not Put Revenue on Real Estate FARGO. N. D.. March 14. The federal government may not, un der the Volstead act. levy an in ternal revenue tax against real estate on which liquor has been illegally manufactured. Federal Judge; J. W. Woodrough ruled to- dav. Decision came in the case oi a. Kohutek of Lidgcrwood. N. D.. aKalnist W E. Byerly, district fed eral collector of revenue. CAWFOItXA WINNKK LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 14 Thje University of California track) team defeated University of Southern California. HS4 to 41 in a I meet on Bovari Held here todaf. No. T FANNIE HURST Author land Motion nctuw scen ario Writer Who Karn Over f22,0O0 a Year. (By International News Service) rannle Hurst sold her first story hi 1912 for $5. Today the products of ber pen bring In far more tl?an $25,000 a year; In fact, probably several times that amount! Her story. "Just Around the Corner," published in 1914. was' heir first bi success. She has written novels, plays, short stories and scenarios. At one time td secure material for a story she crossed the Atlantic as a passepger In the steerage On another occasion she studied the life of a shop girl by working In a department store. She is one of thre wTitera whose short stor ies command top prices. HANS i i i i . - - r (AMERICAN GIRL TO j HAVE TITLED HUBBY It If reporiM from Paris that i Mis? Cladys Deacon of lioston will I soon become the bride of the Duke of Marlborough, whose first Wife, the former Miss Consuelu Vanderbilt of New York reeelvd her divorce a short time ago. Miss Dv-acon has lived abroad the greater part of her life. She is a sister of Prlnce?s Radziwill. Brotherhoods May -Unite Movement Launched At Christian Church The Men's Brotherhood of the First Christian church held its regular annual father and son meeting last night with E. V. Stivers, D.D., pastor of the First Christian church of Eugene as principal speaker. Topics intend ed to encourage closer association between father and son were dis cussed and a most inspiring ad dress by the principal speaker was heard. The officers of the brotherhood had invited as their guests repre sentatives of other church broth erhoods In the city, with the ob ject of taking initial steps toward the organization of a federation of men's brotherhoods. . Prelim inary steps were taken towards organization of a city federation, with the election of G. Ed Ross, president of the Baptist brother hood as temporary chairman, and E. W. Cooley of the Christian Brotherhood as temporary secre tary. The object of this feder ation is first to encourage ths or ganization of men's brotherhoods In churches which now have no such organization, and secondly, in this manner to hold and de velop into one large working fed eration representation of Chris tian men in all the .Christian churrhes in Salem. These feder ations have been formed in other cities of the state with excellent results and it is believed such an association will soon be working in this city. PROGRAM WILL BE SETTLED TODAY Decision to 'Be Made Be tween Tariff and Tax Revision WASHINGTON. March 14.- Wnether tariff or internal tax re vision shall be accorded second place on the fiscal program was left for determination at a con ference which Chairman Penrose of the senate committee and Chairman Fordney of the house committee, plan to hold tomor row with President Harding. Th? final program. Senator Penrose said, probably will be announced after this conference. Most committee members at to day's conference were said to fa vor giving right of way to tariff revision legislation. Agreement, it was said, was unanimous against attempting to enact any temporary stop-gap tariff bill, the feeling being that the legislation should be permanent. The soldier bonus bill is to be a part of the Republican fiscal program. Senator Penrose and Representative Fordney announc ed. Financial requirements of the government for adjustment of compensation to former service men., were Included in estimates considered at the conference and after the meeting Senator Pen rose predicted that the bonus bill $ would be passed early. mLAj. !raw HfilC-. Glaive INFANT DIES WHEN DONALD HOUSE BURNS Three-Months Babe of Mr. and Mrs. George-Crawl Victim of Afternoon Fire The three-months-old infant of Mr. and .Mrs. Georue Grawl of !)otial! was burned to death in a fir. that partially destroyed the Grawl home hot ween 4 and ." ir'f:oekp. in. yesterday. Accord- io i ii i or in a i ion reariiuiK lem I lie futht-r was away at work and th mother haI none from the homo tor a time, leavlngfthe infant and u boy of 2 yearn alone. v. h -n tlu lioy besan playinc With m :-lies and set a bod on fire. The o!der child '!-apd from tin- name:;, and neighbors par I tally siivt-d tlie Imuse. (roner I.. T. Uisdon wan notifitd and is invsi icatinr; the case. Tin- remains of the child are In chaire of an undertaker at Aur ora. TO CLOSE TDM Workers in All But Two Refuse Wage Re duction SEATTLE. March 14. All but two of the commercial coal mine In Washington are expected to close down tomorrow, operators stated tonight, as a result of the refusal of union miners to accept the recently announced wage re duction or approximately 20 per cent. About 2 500, miners Will be affected. N. D. Moore, vice president of the Pacific Coast Coal company, representing the operators, (de clared the mines cannot be oper ated at a profit under the pres ent wane scale. Ernest V. Nwsham, secre ary of district No. 10. United Aline Workers of America, said the union would resist the wage re duction "to the bitter end." : Week Awards Statesman Classified Ad Contest Each week the Statesman will give three cash rewards for the best "stories" about Statesman Classified Ads. The awards will be announc ed each Tuesday morning; 1st reward. $2.50; 2nd re ward, $1.50; 3rd reward, 1.00. Contestants must see that their "stories" reach the Statesman office before Mon day morning of each week In order to be considered. Iist Week's Awards. A number of very Inter esting "stories" were receiv ed last week, and the judges have decided upon the fol lowing as the winners: 1st reward. $2.60, J. H. Nickerson. 685 South Win ter street. 2nd reward. $1.50, Fern Purdy. 1550 Waller street. 3rd reward $1.00. Mis Lois Allen, 25 North Win ter street. Stories of complimentary mention: 1st. Eugene T. Prescoit, 541 Mill street. 2nd, Miss Anna Stine, 1G47 N. Front street. 3rd, Delbert Gearhart. p. o. box 182. Salem. The story winning first award is published a full below; the others will be published in future issuos of The Statesman. Watch for them. "1 TRUE STU OF A WIT How a Classified Advertise ment Brought Happiness To One Couple Salem. Or.,' March 9. 1921 Editor Statesman: "How classified advertising brought happiness to one couple.' One bright funny morring as I was sitting In my open window reading- the Stalesman and listen ing to our canary which hung out nnon the porch enjoying the sun shine and fresh air. by chance I looked up and behold, there sat another beautiful canary uoon the cage. The thought struck me that the bird has gotten awa7 from some neighbor nearby, eo I took our bird out of the cage and left the door of the cago open, and alas, the strange bird came (Continued on page 3) H ITI MI D." 10I1EN Hi PUCKERS WILL MEET IH 21 Agree to Plan of New Secre tary of Labor Davis To Attempt Mediation to Set tle Threatened Strike. ALL BIG PLANTS ARE STILL OPERATING Big Five Issues Warning to Unemployed Not to Go To Chicago CHICAGO. March 11. Both packers and representatives of their employes today agreed to meet March 21 in Washington with Secretary Davis who offered his services as mediator In the hope of averting a threatened strike in the packing Industry. The packers "announced they would be represented by J. L. Condon and Carl Meyer, their at torneys In Washington. The un ion leaders said their representa tives had not been selected and suggested that Secretary Davis request the presence of J. Ogden Armour and other big packers. Representatives of the men ob jected to the appearance of the two attorneys for the employers, declaring absence of the princi pals would tend to delay the pro ceedings. The packers reiterated their statement that they "took it for granted that neither the jus tice of wage reductions nor the readjustment of working hours would enter Into the proposed dis cussions." All big packing plants were op erating with full forces today, the first day under the cut of from 12 to 15 per cent in'wages and readjustment of working hours. A statement Issued by J. Ogden Armouf, of Armour and company said: "Today our killing gangs worked eight hours and while re ceipts of cattle and hogs were heavy, we believe we can handle them with eight tours tomorrow. We will bo glad if conditions make possible eight hours every day. but in any event, we do not expect to average more than 48 hours a week. Xo Fears For Meat Supply "The public has little feason to fear interruption cf the meat sup ply as the result of a strike. It must be obvious, even to the un ion leaders, that we will be able to. continue operating. Reports from Omaha. St. Ixuls, Kansas City. St. Joseph. Fort WorTh. Sioux City and bther packing cen ters indicated there were several thousand applicants for jobs at ! our plant employment offices. This is much more than usual. We firmly believe that the great bulk of our employes intend to stay. 'In spite of the fact that we are interested In increasing our volume to lessen operating costs, nevertheless, we counsel retail dealers against creating an arti ficial shortage by stocking up with fresh meat to provide 'against the possibility of a strike. Such a rush of buying would tend to force prices up without anybody being benefitted. We fully believe retailer" !!! b? able to secure continuous supplies." The five big packers today Is sued a wajning o unemployed persons In olher Hties not to come to Chicago seeking work in the stockyards, as positions were not available. The packers said they had leen swamped today with applications for work from men who flocked here from other cities. "We do not need men and do not expect to need any," the pack ers announced. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 14 Packing plants here were op erating today, according to com pany officials. Strike ballots were received at the union's headquarters during the day and were distributed. Girl is in Hospital Suffering From Burns Mary Tenner. 10 years old. is In the Deaconess hospital suffering from severe burns as a result of an accident at the home of her par ntvnear Dallas. The girl was standing near a stove washing dishes when her dress caught fire and she was bad ly burned before the flames could be extinguished. Her condition is serious, thorn; h It Is believed she will recover. Uprisings General In Caucasus Region CONSTANTINOPLE. March 13. An uprising is reported to have occurred In the Kuban region of the Caucasus, the bolshevikl hav ing withdrawn the ninth soviet army, which was sent to Georgia and the eighth army, which is (supprecclng revolts in the Ukraln. It is said the revolts are general. PRESIDENT'S HFil.TH CITAROFn I MRS, 4 . : j. v---KV'.vY 1 L. 13-' y t v ju i Dr. C. E. Sawyer, of Cleveland, the Harding family physician, and Dr. J. F.' Stephen, the new President's dentist, who will guard President Harding's health. DEFENDS RATE INCREASE Commissioner Says Phone Costs Lower in Oregon Than Other States COURT OPEN TO APPEAL Record of Department In Holding ! Down Tariffs During War Cited Notwithstanding the recent in crease in telephone rates in Ore gon the state is enjoying lower rates than any other western state, declares H. H. Corey, mem ber of the public service commis sion which Just now is threatened with recall because of the tel phene rate Increase order. In a statement yesterday, de fending the position of the com mission. Mr. Corey point out that the courts are open to appeals from the orders of that depart ment. "There seems to be a great deil of misunderstanding by the public generally as to the powers and du ties of the public service commis sion," said Mr. Corey, "and as it is hard to understand the various orders of the commission without having a general understanding of the laW on which tbese orders are based, it is thought no more than Just and fair to the public that such information lx placed b?ine them. View Held Erroneous "The popular view, it appears, proceeds upon the erroneous as sumption that It Is within the power of the legislature to dele gate to an administrative body. such as this, an arbitrary authori ty. As a matter of fart, the leg islature has laid down a rule for this commission to follow, and that Is that all rates shall be just and reasonable, and the act makes the rule apply equally to the pub lic and the utility. "The commission cannot ap prove or reject application for chances in rates at will. We. like the judges of our courts, must judge the cases before us and make our findings and order strictly upon the sworn testimony and the record. We are under solemn oath to support the con stitution and the laws of Oregon and faithfully to ierform our du ties according to the law. Position Not Enviable "We are but human and if er rors are made, an appeal to the courts from our decision is provid ed for by law. - "Our position during the recon struction period following the ar Is not an enviable one. We. by our veiy relation to the public ami to the utilities, must assume a posture most inviting to the kicker. "We must consider the natural antipathy Of the public to in creased rates and at the same time bear in mind that a commis sioner who could be tnrned from the straight and narrow path of his duty ami oath of of f ice by pop ular clamor would not only violate his oath of office but would be un worthy of the respect of any hon est man. Rarlefton Opposed "In explanation of the telephone rate situation in Oregon, may we state that urlng the time of federal control of the telephone lines, (Continued on page 3) SPECIAL VOTE TO BE CALLED Four Counties to Hold Elec tions on New School System MARION MAY HOLD BACK Wide Departure From Pres- " ent Organization Be lieved Economical At least four counties In the Mate are planning to call special elections In the near future to enable the people to pass on the question of adopting the county unit system of administration and taxation for school affairs. The counties that have signified their intention of voting on the ques tion are Denton. Sherman. Crook and Umatilla. Marion county Is not expected to be among the earlier counties to vote on the question. The state department of educa tion has submitted to Attorney General Van Winkle the question whether th question ran be voted on at the special election called by the legislature for June . Ix'ul"lature Iar 1 jiw. The act reads that "the county court of any county at any gene ral or yperial election in the rounty may. or upon the petition of nut less than, 100 legal voters f the connty, shall submit to the lecal voters of the county the mixtion whether this act shall b-(o:ne effective In said county: provided, that the county court of any county In the state may. or upon the presentation of a pe tition or not less than 100 legal oiers of the county, shall call a rpeclal election for this purpose, to b held on the first Monday In October. 1921." The county unit system is pro- (Continued on page 4.) EUSTEI EDITOR MID Fll,'l EXPERT ESCORTED THRDU6H VALLEY Samuel Adam, president of thei American Pomoloeical ociety and editor of th American Fruit Grower, was In the city yesterday conferrinc with the Oregon Grow ers' Co-oi.erctive association In re rrd to general fruit condition and eep-'cially the matter of high freieht rate. At the Republican convention held in Chicago last summer Mr. Adam received 3S votes for vice president. Ifjfore-the convention he hal 27 delegates pledred and was thought by many to. have a fair 'hancc of securing th nom ination. P'lt without sufficient vote to insure th nomination, bis name wai not officially pre snted Cabinet Post Considered. It was tentatively asrreed that Mr. Adams should receive the ap pointment as secretary of agricul ture, but following the election of Mardinit. the illness or Mr. Adams prevented his considera tion. However. Mr. Adams had several conferences with Presi dent Harding following the elec tion. "I came Into the west." Mr. Adams said, "to become more ft miliar with your great co-opera IRS. H10N TESTIFIES IN MURDER TRIAL Prosecution Completes Its Presentation of Evidence' Accused Woman Will Take Stand Today. KETCH SAYS HAMON SHIELDED DEFENDANT Nurses Deny Alleged Dying Statement Made By Wealthy Man. ARDMORE. Okla Mar. 14. nrief testimony by Mrs. Jake L. Hamon. widow of the national re publican committeeman for whose murer Clara Smith Hamon Is on trial here, daring which she said she bad removed a small pistol from Clara's hotel room, today completed presentation of evidence by the prosecution. With adjourn ment of the court defense which had occupied most of the after noon with Hs testimony, it was an nounced that the defendant would be called tomorrow. The defense waived Its right to make an opening statement and rushed through the greater part of its witnesses. The attorneys in formed the court that Clara Ha mon' sister and niece would pre cede here oa the stand, after which the defense would rest Itl ease. Mr. Ilaaoa Calm. Mrs. Jake IX Hamon. clad ia fall mourning, testified that oa two occasions she bad visited tb suite occupied by her husband and the defendant. Speaking In a well modulated Tolce and plainly making a strag gle to retain her self-control. Mrs. Hamon said that on one occasion sbe had been In the rooms when Clara came In. tossed her glove and hat on the bed, and oa see lag Mrs. Hamon. ran euL On the other occasion the wid ow said, she took a small pistol from Clara's room. At that time. she testified, her husband sent her back to Chicago within one hoar and a half after she had been, to the suite. The state today attempted through Frank Ketch, former business manager for Hamon and now administrator of his estate, and Errett Dnnlap, also a business associate, to clinch Its presenta tion or alleged dying statements from Hamon that the defendant shot him as he lay oa the bed la his room. .Through the reading Into the records of two letters, purported to have been written to Hamon by Clara and an alleged contract In which the signer had released Ha mon from all obligations "for re lations heretofore existing be tween ns and claims for money," the state also sought, according to State Attorney General Free ling, to show p remediation and that Mrs. Hamon. the widow, had been threatened. RaJiwK Manager Trwtlflea Mr. Ketch testified over the ob jection of J. L. Hodge, assistant rounty attorney, that develop ments last Saturday were suffi cient to show that the administra tor "Is an accessory arter the fash Ion of the offense for which the defendant Is being prosecuted." Mr. Hodge took the action, ht said, because J. II. Mathers, coun- ( Con tinned oa page 2.) tive marketing associations. For the east and the middle west look to the far west for the best meth ods of growing, packing and mar keting fruit. Unit Is Xecewurj. "We recognize the great work in the' way or co-operation and marketing associations that has been done in Oregon and Califor nia. From my conference with fruit growers In all part of the country I find they more than ever are beginning to real lie that co-operation is the salvation of th? fruit Industry and that with the present high . freight rate, fruit growers most get together ar.d stay together to escape cer tain disaster." Mr. Adams said that for the past year he had beea studying the plan or the Oregon Growers' Co-operative association and its methods of working and that he felt It was along the right lines and that the plan of the Oregon growers means increasing profit for grower. - Other State Ortaaiw. "The east and middle west are going strong for eo-operation." (Continued oa page I.)