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OREGON. WedrVsday fair;
heavy to killing frost east por
tions; moderate northwesterly
winds.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1921
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HARDING NOT
BEHIND ME
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Administration Inclined To
Be Against Precipitate
Action Not Committed
To Program.
PRESIDENT ADVISES
-' CARE IN SETTLEMENT
Statesmen Consider Pas
sage of Measure Hand
icap it is Intimated
ALIEN ISSUE
ACTED ON BY
LEGION POST
SOLUTION Of
SOLDIER AID
PROGRESSING
Consolidation of Administra
tive Machinery Agreed to
At Meeting of Commission.
WASHINGTON. Apl. 5. What
ever ttiay be the expectations of
Republican senators wno warn an
..i-i declaration of ieace with
nerminy. It was made known au
thoritatively - today, President
Harding has not thrown the Influ
ence of his administration behind
the movement, but Is inclined to
look with dlsapproTal on any
prospect of precipitate action.
i i mrealed that the presi
dent had not committed himself
to a program, though he was saui
to be leaning more and more to
a belief that the Versailles cove
nant cannot in any practical way
be used now as a basis lor bis
association of nations. lie Is
canvassing the situation and al
though a part of his program
may be decided soon. It probably
will be many weeks before It is
mealed entirely.
Most Act With Care.
In his consideration of the
neace resolution, which some of
the senate leaders want to press
to an early passage. In the special
session of congress convening on
Monday, the president Is under
stood to have held that In the set
tlement of so important a ques
tion the nation must proceed "with
care. It ta said he has not with
drawn the approval he gave the
resolution in the last congress,
bnt Is convinced that the situa
tion does not require haste as
much as deliberation.
There have been Indications
that the administration wootd
, consider itself la a, better position
to make advances for an associ
ation of nations if ths peace dec
laration were delayed. Intima
tions have come that statesmen
would consider passage of the
measure a great handicap in the
egotlatlons for a peace concert,
'weakening the position of the Am-
erlcan government with its for
mer" associates In the war and
making them less susceptible to
American suggestions.
' Resolution Might be I"ver.
. It has been hinted to the pres
ident by some advisors that, like
th nntatanrflne war debt, a
pending resolution of peace might
be used as a lever to bring the
allied governments Into accord
with the proposals of this govern
ment. At a dinner last night some
' senators are understood to have
informed M. Vivlani of France
that his cfavernment need not
hope a peace declaration would
be long delayed. They plan to
bring the measure quickly into
, the program of the special ses
sion and they express confidence
that It will be adopted quickly.
- There has been no Indication
that the president would make
an open fight to, delay action, but
what he; says In his message
would be studied carefully for
' delicate shades of meaning and
the Impression he conveys Is ex
pected to have 'much weight with
many Republican senators.
Local Service Men Want Stat
ute Prohobiting Orientals
From Holding Land
The Salem American legion
post, at a meeting last night, went
On record against the holding of
land in Oregon by aliens who can
not be citizens of the country, and
In favor of legislation similar to
that passed in California, ash
ington and Idaho to prevent the
acquiring of land by Japanese.
The action was taken by a vote of
the members.
It was voted that the legion in
Marion county should not contrib
ute money to any propaganda for J
passage of the bonus bill at the j
special June election but to see
that Marlon county votes in favor
, U .. .. ... A ml(f .W,
was appointed to formulate plans endorsement of Plan Prom
for a successful bonus campaign
In this county.
The legion inaugurated a mem
bership campaign and each mem
ber was given the names of sev
eral aorvica men v hn are eligible
In Wnm. Atmhori anA each Willi " ASM I.Mi U.N . -.nri
noclliclt the memberships ot these ' ,ur n solving the govern
men.
VIVIAN! IS .
WHITE HOUSE
DINNER GUEST
French Envoy Has Not Aban
doned Hope for Treaty
of Peace
CENTRAL AUTHORITY
TO BE GIVEN BUREAU
ises Quick Disposal of
Problem
The legion voted to take charge
of the clean-up campaign in a-
lem next week and when this ser
vice was volunteered at the mass
meeting at the Commercial club it
was accepted.
HEALTH
WORKERS
CUSS
MY
Members of State Health
Department Want County
Nurse Maintained
Mrs. Sadie trrr Dunbar, execu
tive sercetary of the Oregon Tu-
Homuinai association, ana mips
ment's problem of caring for ex
service men, whether sick or dis
abled, or physically fit but having i
nnanciai claims to ha adjusted,
was made today at the first meet
ing- of President Harding's special
commission, headed by Charles
G. Dawe3 of Chicago.
It was agreed that the adminis
trative machinery opera tint; sep
arately for soldiers' relief, should
De consolidated under one cen
tral authority, probably a new ex
ecutive officer who would be re
sponsible to the president.
Heads ot all soldier relief bur
eaus said they favored the gener
al idea of a consolidated service
bureau. The endorsement. Chair
man Dawes said, promised quick
solution of the problem as it re
lated to the general administra
tion of aid for men alleged to
have suffered under the system of
divided governmental responsibil
ity. Prominent Men Approve
Among those who expressed
CecirrSchreTer ot "the nursing ceneral endorsement of the plan
hoard of the state board of health. were Surgeon General Cumming
board of the i state Doara m n . of Bervice: R. 11.
both of Portland. "iyed i SJJ Hallett. acting director of the war
lm Tt"day in the ' lBt"st ? risk bureau. 4nd Uel Larakin. dl-
the public health nurse and her o reh.pUlutlon dTla
work. , . . . ion of the federal board for voea-
Miss Lillian uoaiej, ..r l I tional education.. j
ter position, who came here la iJr Lamkln also favored plac
September under the direction oiii thm ...li,. v.i,, ..
th association, has been flnanci-1 ie ei jn -B.rrA ot the nrono.ed
ally maintained by that organlia- I new executive bead, to the exclus
ion since, owing 10 me wuu i ,0n of an but soldier work.
Of County Officials to Dacn me Hrigadier General C. E. Saw
movement last December. It is yer. who appeared as the presi
the intention of Mrs. Dunbar and dents' personal representative.
Miss Schreyer to make a thorough declared emphatically that the
canvass of the county at this time j public health service should be
and present the facts or tne mai-i reiainea as an enmy. Me was sup
ter before the most influential j ported by others of his profession
Mtlzpnu. mnhasizing the value of I Charles Dawes, chairman, how
. i ' ..Kii Tinr.A in the I ever, expressed the belief that
urciuus this service could be placed un-
A,r h thinr that Miss der the one directing head with
Godsey ha, accomplished during I outanrp
smuUon of a' modern health cru- tonight that the commission
7 i .,hnni, pn- would complete its investigation
eade in the country nlB; n' and present its recommendations
couraKinK neaim " to President Harding by the week-
a a . J 1 m oKHkV I AM nr Till m IK I v v
scnoois ana insirevnwu lend.
who, in many instances nave uw
hrnflcht to a higher standard of
health and therefore enabled bet
ter to assimilate book learning.
She has also made pergonal calls
inin manv homes where she has
given instrnctlon In sanitation and j tee one-half of the government's
lessons in home nursing.
WASHINGTON. April '. Rene
Vivlani, envoy extraordinary of
France, was I hp guest of Presid
net and Mrs. Harding at a dinner
in his honor at the White House
tonipht.
Ambassauor anu ".t'adame Jus
serand aLso were present, as were
Vice President and Mrs. Coplklge,
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett, Secre
tary am! Mrs. Hughes. Senator
Lodge, chairman of the foreign,
relations committee; Representa
tive Porter, chairman of the house
foreign affelrs committee; Under
Secretary of State and Mrs. Flet
cher, ami Myron T. llerrick of
Ohio, who had been mentioned
as the next ambassador to France.
In a statement to Associat
ed Press today. M. Viviami indi
cated he had not yet abandoney
the treaty of pea'-e as a basis of
discussion with American officials
in connection with his mission of
presenting the cause of France
and sounding American public
opinion on foreign policies. He
Is undeibtood to' be vexed by at
tempts made to interpret th3 con
clusions formed by him during
his conferences with government
officials, rcpr?Henting in hfs
statement that no one was auth
orized to speak for him but himself.
While he has maC :: plain
that he has offered no sugges
tions on behalf of France which
could be interpreted as an at
tempt to influence the foreign
policy of the United States, it is
known he has not yet been con
vinced in his conversations with
American officials that the con
clusion of a bare separate peace
by the United States with Ger
many would best afford France
that "moral support" which it is
his mission to obtain.
In presenting the w?Tryolnt of
France regarding the unfavorable
reaction which the declaration of
a separate peace by the United
States might have on the rela
tions of France with Germany,
the envoy is understood to have
held that he was ' not exceeding
his mission. 1
LONDON m
EKTENSION OF
LIBOR UNREST
REGENT MAY YIELD TO CHARLES I
EH
1. ' Mi.
Parliament Considers Possi
bility of Spread to Rail
ways But Does Not Take
Definite Steps.
WORKERS OPPOSED TO
PROPERTY PROTECTION
Opinion is That Time is Good
For Threshing Out Of
Economic Problems
Te t imotiy Is fkmsilerel
The commission met tonight in
executive session to consider tes
timony heard today.
Dr. T. W. Salmon of the Rocke
feller institute, told the commil-
Week Awards
Statesman Classified
Ad Contest
Population of France
, 5 7-10 percent Lower
, ': PARIS. April 6. France has
lost approximately five and seven
tenths percent of her population
c since the 1911 census, according
to the early returns of the 1921
census. In a fourth of the pop
ulation area, including Paris and
is department, three depart
ments showed a total gain of
40,000, while 15 departments
lost C17.000. Paris was found
to be almost stationary.
Many Lives Lost in
Hurricane in bonorai
x4ir.ALES. Ariz.. April .".
Many lives are said to hava been
lost, according to a dispaicn irom
Santa Rosalia, 80 miles southwest
a result
of a hurricane wnicn is saia u
have been raging over tne uuu
or California for th? past two
days.
Huts built near the water s
edge were swept away by the
waves. Many small fishing craft
have failed to return to port.
Paper Company Makes
Reduction on Newsprint
MINNEAPOLIS. April 5. The
board of directors of the Minne-sota-Ontario
Peper company, to
day announced a further reduc
tion of $17 a ton on newsprint
paper to publishers.
This concession, together with
that of $8 per ton made January
1. reduces the price from 5138
as fixed by contract until July 1.
to $113 per ton for the next
three months.
beds were unsuitable for tubercu
lar cases. "We know there are
4,000 such patients." he said "and
5,000 mental sufferers who are
without treatment by the govern
ment because they refuse to go
into charity and state institu
tions." The question of hospital facil
ities resulted in a request from T.
W. Miller, alien property custo
dian, that Chairman Dawes poll
the commission to ascertain whe
ther it favored asking congress to
increase its last appropriation of
$18,600,000 and provide a perma
nent hospital building program.
The onestion was unanimously en
dorsed, with the rroviso that the
reouest be made in case the agree
ment for a consolidated service
incorporated in the final report
submitted to President Harding.
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Collection of First Halt of Tax
in Marion County is Finished at
Bower's Office Tuesday Afternoon
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K fevr minutes after 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the last in
the waiting lipe in the office of
i- Tax; Collector O. D. Flower,
stepped up to th5 window, paid
his 1920 tax, the door was
. locked, and the over-taxed
workers drew a breath of relief.
The rush of the first half of
tb 1920 tax collection was
, over.
For the past three days the
line of waiting taxpayers has
extended far down the hall, and
Slowly shuffled forward as op-
u POrtanlty afforded.
Late last night it was an
; Bounced that up to date $439.
433.72 had been received. Aa
this does not include taxes sent
in through the mails, it is con
sidered safe to say that half of
the tax assessment of Marion
county has been received, es
pecially as the mail list in
cludes some of the largest col
lections such as he Southern
Pacific railway company, the
Hammond Lumlcr company
and others.
A few delinquent taxes are
included in the sum total giv
en, though these are not
thought to exceed $1000 in all.
The second half of the tax
collection will be due October
5. Marlon county's total tax
roll is approximately $1,400.
000. " '
Russian Gold Reserve
Now 120,000,000 Rubles
HKRLIN. April The Rus
sian cold reserve which was 1 .-
600.000.000 nold rubles at tne
opening of the war has been re
duced to 120.000,000 gold rubles,
or $60,000,000, according to esti
mates of the financial experts or
countries having representatives
at Moscow.
The soviet government also has
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
1.00.
Contestants must see that
their "stories"" reach the
Statesman office before Mon
day morning of each week
in order to be considered..
Last 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, Kvelyn White,
box 412, Newport, Or.
2nd reward. Miss Ksther
T. Thompson, route S, box
67, Salem, Or.
3rd reward. Miss Blanche
Rowley. l."07 Chemeketa
street. Salem.
Several very good stories
were received and will be
mentioned in future issues
of Th Statesman. -
Tht story winning seconil
reward is published in full
below; the others will be
published in future itfsue of
The Stalesinan. Watch for
them.
LONDON. April 5. All coal
mining in Cr?at Britain- stopped,
the public is considering tonight
whether the, paralysis will extend
to the railways and other trans
port and even among the work
ers generally.
Parliament discussed the situ
ction today without taking any
rtvps. The national transport
workers' federation delegates con-I
ferred without reaching a decision
as to whether to call a strike
in support of the iniDers. The
railway men. the transport work
ers and the miners will meet sep
arately tomorrow. The miners
took strong measures In several
places today against owners pro
tecting their property. A sue-
PPlf II l attack was made on the
guardian of a mine near kdin-
burg, Scotland. A thcusana min
ers niarchl to the pithead of the
Ocean Collieries in Rhondda.
Wales, and successfully demanded
withdrawal of the officials work
ing the pumps. Referees in seve
ral towns have rented applica
tions of strikers for employment.
Transport Men to Help.
P-our hundred delegates repre
senting a half million workers,
attended the meeting of the trans-
port men's delegates. It is re
ported they are considering other
measures to help the miners as an
alternative to striking, one meas
ure being a refusal to transport
coal.
Reports of factories closing con
tinue to be published. The atti
tude ot the public and workers
Seemingly is that this is as good
a time as any for threshing out
the vital : problem of reduced
wages, which the employers con
tend is necessary if the country
is to continue doing business, and
which the workers insist should
be accomplished by gradual stages
if it cannot be avoided.
(invrrnmrnt Gathers Troops.
The government is concentrat
ing troops in Kensington Garden."
in the fashionable west end dis
trict, supposedly in connection
with plans to maintain order in
the event of strike disturbances.
Soldiers there are equipped with
arms, steel helmets and full war
time paraphernalia.
In rioting at the Hart Hill col
lieries, near Kdingurgh. wher?
500 miners armed with pit prop?
and stones. , attacked and over
whelmed the plice and volunteer
pump workers, five poluenrm and
sevpral civilians were injured
while the plant was wrecked and
ad latent haystacks set afire. In
West IBenhar. Scotland, similar
Kcetis oecuned. The police were
cvemowered.
In several other places i-trikln
miner!1 forced volunteer!- to teas
work.
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Salem Post Volunteers ancli
Offer Accepted at Clean-p
Up Meeting Called By
Mayor HalYorsen. i
DEPLORABLE STATE i
FOUND BY EXECUTIVE,
No One Exempt in Brush-up
Drive and Fines Punish
All Delinquents
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A.imiroi Mnrthv ihf- Hungarian regent, may. according to re
ports yield to former Emperor Charles or Hungary, whom the-people
are, trying to place at the head of the government. Three nations
threnten m make war on Hungary if the former emperor 1 restored
to the throne. The ministers of the three nations, workihg on or
ders from their governments, laid before Regent Horthy a declaration
that a return of Hapsburjrs could not be permitted. The latest des
patch from Vienna states that Charles is advancing on Budapest with
,.,mv n,at run. well Into the. thousands. Troops and peasants
w' utj , , v,,. i h fallen monarch and are trying to
Hit , t milieu v yj 1 1 v " ' v. ' - r
replace him at their head.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
MOTOR T
RUCKS
DESTROY ROADS
Owners Obstinately Refuse
To Cooperate in Con
serving Highways
RAFFETY MAKES REPORT
Inspectors for State Depart
ment Operate in All
Parts of State
Treatment of Former Em-
peror Causes Officials
To Resign
SAYS HE WILL RETURN
Colonel of Hungarian Army
Sharing Exile With
Charles
rLAssiFiiin ..-fc iiKi.r
' My dear," haid Mr. Donaldson
to his wife one evening as they
were sitting by the fire. "I didn't
want to worry you, but' it is nec
essary, l think, to tell you what
is worrying me so much.
"About a year ago I gave my
signature to a not or $3."0. This
note will be due in four days and
I haven't more than $10 or $20
in the bank. Now, wiley. can you
suggest a way I can get that mon
ey without stealing it?' with this
last he chuckled but his face soon
became sober again.
"Why. Dick, why don't you
NKW YORK. April r, - The
t'nited States bids fair to win the
English coal "xport trade if the
strike in Great Britain lasts any
length of time, said a statement
issued here tonight by the Whole
sale Coal Trade association.
Foreign buyers have been much
displeased by the recurring trou
bles in the British coal mines and
the subsequent inlerrupted ship
ments on contracts.'' read the
statement. "Americans are very
anxious to secure this buin"s:."
large stocks of jewels and art ob-j ever think for yourself? You al-
jects. on which it hopes to ooiain
loans.
Harding Plays Golt
Near Potomac River
WASHINGTON. April Pres
ident Harding played a round or
golf today on municipal course,
near tlie Potomac, where anyone
with the necessary paraphernalia
and a spare .quarter may do 18
holes.
The president had spent a busy
itav which Included a two-hour
cabinet meeting conferences and
interviews, and it was not until
,- o'clock that he left the White
House for a little recreation. He
paid 25 c?nts to share the course
and alsw paid the admission fees . ' 1
of Ma three companions, r . iCpnUjiued pa page 2,),
ways come to me as if you weren't
capable of think air. Now you
just think awhile and see if you
can remember pomething you
mieht stll," said his wife teasing-
iy.
"Well: Well! 1 wonder I did
n't think of it before. We could
sell that lot of outs over In North
Salem. That ouj?ht to bring at
le;sst S.'OO." said Mr. Onnaldson
brightening up a bit. "But." he
adrifit. 'how can 1 find some one
who wants a lot? '
" We can think about that to
morrow. I'm sleepy now." So
thev went to bed.
That same evening ill a house
which stood on a lot adjoining Mr.
iKjnaldson's vacant one. whs a
man and his wife. Their subject
was or the vacant lot joining
theirs.
"I wish we had some place to
LONDON. April r. Premier
Lloyd deorge replying in the
house of commons today in the
debatr? on the coal nituation, de
clared what all wanted was to ar
rive at pacification of a very dan
gerous dispute, if it could be
done in a way compatible with
the interests of the nation. He
contended, however, that subsidiz
ing a great industry out or taxa
tion was wrone in principle and
indefensible, especially at the
present in view of the heavy tax
ation and the condition of the ex
chequer. He recalled that the loss before
March 21 on .government control
of the mines was more thijn II.
UOO.O0O. weekly.
The premier could not express
any opinion 'o whether the
wages were adequate nr. inade
quate. The government would" be will
ing, he continued, to undertake
anything it could do in promoting
an understanding between T7ie
miners and the owners, but it wrts
essential Vh'at the moner should
rlv hi nv every facility and assist
ance to prevent the pita from bc-
, lug destroyed,
The overloading of commercial
motor trucks Is the most difficult
problem encountered by the in
spectors of the motor vehicle di
vision of the state department, ac
cordiim to the quarterly report ot
T. A. Kaffety. chief of inspectors,
tnd it is made more difficult be
cause of the obstinacy of truck
owners in refusing to cut down
their loads to a weight that will
conserve roads, notwithstanding
regulatory measures that are at
tempted by the inspectors.
"The matter of overloading
commercial trucks is a problem
calling for careful consideration
and more or less drastic action,"
hays the report. "Serious oppo
sition is met on every band whore
an attempt is made to enforce
regulatory measures, but unless
the i-tate and every municipality
takes this matter lirmiy in hand
and regulates it wimout favor.
;md l concerted action, the mil
lions of dollars cuing into high
way construction may a:s well b"
thrown to thr wind". '
. Highway Hazard Cited.
The report calls attention to
the. k rions d.'.ng'-r to life and limit
caused by the inclination or mc-
torifts to drive beyond a
speed limit on the paved high
ways. One or th'! chief inspector's re
commendations is that the sLatc
department send out bulletins fre
fiuentlv to tlie enforcement offi-
v IK NN A. April a Announce
ment was maoe tonight bjr the for
eign oft Ice that former im peror
Charles, who had been Ut Stein
amanger, arrived today , at Feii
rlng. where he boarded the Aus
trian train bound lor Switzerland.
Charles entered his compart
ment at lA'i o'clock whiifi await
ing the train. ile retriained in
the private car which had brought
him from SteinHmangefr. The
train left Fehring at 4: 3t o'clock
and it is reported thai ; it M
reach the- Swiss frontier early
Wednesday. f;
The Vienna government 1 Is
breathing easier since Charles has
started. IBs visit, however, has
resulted in two portfolios being
vacated. Minister of War Mueller
and Minister or the Interior BUz
hav ing, restgnde. Both objecl'-d.
to a Volkswehr guard being
placed over Charle, Ulaiming
this was an indignity to tbe. ter
mer empi tor.
LONDON, April -.--ftidr to
his departure from Sieiikainanger
former Kmperor Charles; express
ed the conviction that rfe would
return shortly an 1 he wai- deter-
mined to do all in his power to
i bring about uch t change of view
saiei) ,,.,1,,. ihU i.ntii.
Ill Iitl.; tin n, u..irv nun
Lie, says the st'Mnamanger cor
respondent of the Londofli Times.
He drew up the following declar
ation: "His majesty leae be
cause of liis conviction that the
moment has. not come fori him to
cers or the Ftale. and that when -i take over his riht of etfyfming.
over itnder-eniorcenient is de-' II" c annot permit maintenance -of
tected in any community that an his right to entail distur&ance In
i ni-pec tor be dispatched ,-it once. ! the pre nt .-tateof peaiie. He
to investigate. This method, it ! leaves as the crowned King or
is believed, would give the inspec- j Hungary." ;
tors better opportunity to work on i Colonel Lehar, one of jpharles'
the main artries of travel. In principal supporters, has feslgned
this connection it H recommended j from tht Hungarian arrn, out
that the four additional inFpeetors j wardly on tbe ground ol ill-health
authorized by the n-cety leuisla- and is sharing the sovereijs-n's ex
tbre be equipped with motorcycles' A ''l'''''inK and iSinging
when thv are cn.pioved by the : '"towd nt the k.ng away
department.
License I'btlcs "Split."
Kiiative to wilful o(lns-.s
inspector --;iys one of the
malicious for ins is that of "s
ting" lieen-.e plates. U ii'g
, the
:no: t
r plit-one
plat" on an automobile and the
other on i-nother automobile or
tiuck. This offense is dealt with
pevereJy by the officers.
For the first quarter of 1921
WOMAN K !.:; TKi- M.VVOH.
ST. .1 A M 10 S. Mo.. Apfil ".
Mrs. Mae Ousb y was 'elected
mayor of ,-t. James today by a
majority of eight votes over Rog
er S. Hall, according to wtioU icial
tabulation tonight. Both ran on
a nonpartisan ticket. She Is the
first woman in the state to bold
tUg wavjoraUy, office.
The Saiem clean-np drive
will be more than merely ad
monishing the citizens of
Salem to clean up their prem
ises. It will mean arrest and
fines It the instructions are
not complied with. There
will be no discrimination.
The humble and the exalted
will be treated alike. Back
yards Jn the residential dis
tricts and rear premises In
the business district 'alike
must be made spick and span.
'This was decreed at a
meeting of the fire and wa
ter and the police committees
of tbe city council atnoon
yesterday wltbL Mayor. Halvor
sen. Members of the fire and
water committee are Joe
Baumgartner, Dr. P. Ut
ter and A. P. Martot;, Tbe
members of the police, com
mittee are Ralph -Thompson.
A. P. Marcus and J. B. Giesy.
The local poet of, the Am
erican tegioa ; .will f: hare
charge, of the campaign. This
service was volunteered at a
meeting of the legion last
ilthAii.li SUni' r1tn.nn mnA i
paint-up campaign , will - sot act-;
ually get under." way - tintll next i
ary fireworks will be staged on!
the preceding Banday, On the
latter day the minUUrs.of, Sarem.
who are ever alert to improving'
the civic as well as the moral con-
ditions of the vicinity, will an-1
r. ounce to their congregations thaj
necessity of JoInlngiJiands in thei
movement to make the-Capital
City a spotless municipality, j
This was decided at . a mass
meeting held' In tbe 'Commercial j
club rooms last night at the call
of Mayor Halvorsen. In calling,
the meeting to order Mayor Hal-j
vorsen impressed i npoa those
present that Salem was in. dire
need of physical cleaning, and.
that the time for the spring bathj
had arrived. , i
Investigation Md. ;;s
"I have passed some time In-,
vestigatlng conditions.' said the J
mayor, "and I was surprised, if )
not humiliated, to find that many
of our alleys and out-of-the-way
places are filled with filth. Sa
lem is a growing community, and
for many years past has been re
rofrnizeri aa a dIacb of civic ad
vancement. I am convinced that 1
we should have a clean-up cam
paign, and it is my opinion that
we should enter upon the work
with a firm hand and not rest our
etrorts until the Job is thorough ;
and complete." '
C. E. Knowland. King Blng of !
the Cherrlans, said the organiza
tion, which Irs represented was
thoroughly in sympathy with the
proposed clean-up campaign, and f
would do everything possible to
aid In the movement.
Club Volunteer Kffort. , . j
T. K. McCroskey, manager "of i
the Commercial cjub, informed i
the mayor that he played an act-!
ive part in the clean-up campaign i
t taeed in Salem ilast year and that '
the results were; very satisfactory
He reviewed briefly how the cam-
paign" was conducted, and con-;
eluded by stating that the civic
department of the Commercial
club would be ready at any time ;
to assist in the work. t
Henry Meyera declared the '
movement commendable, but that
the campaign should not stop at- i
ter a whlnwind of activity lasting
for six brief days.
"Wh'Mi we get cleaned np .we
should stay cleaned up," said .Mr.
Meyers. "Salem is known as one
of the most beautiful cities. on
the Pacific coast, and every resi
dent of the municipality should
feel a deep Interest In the clean
up and paint-up campaign. What,
we need is direct action not
mere talk and agitation." .'
I.rfKiWr Will Iirad. -
Dr. n. F. Pound, rommander
of the local pott ot the American
legion, reported that the members
of the organization had gone on
record in favor of the clean-trp
movement, and that the boys
would willingly take charge of the
work in case the citizens de
sired. Harold Cook, In charge of the
Palem Boy Scout!!, also talked
along a similar vein, and declared
that the members of the organ!
zations he represented would be
found willing to lend their as
sistance to tlve movement
Mrs. P. L. Purvine, Of the
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