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" IK ; i :i. 8 i 'I TIIK WKATIIF.lt. mm The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the. Associated Press, the greatest and most re. liable press association in the. world. i 1 jwdnpfwlay, showers; fresh soutb- i westerly winds. 8 SEVENTY-FIRST YEAH SALEM. OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS. 1 BMm HUGHES URGES IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION i Messages to Congress Re flect Need for Immediate Passage of Pending Mea sure. UNDESIRABLE CLASSES ARE POINTED OUT Reports From Foreign Coun tries Indicate Desire For Change WASHINGTON. April 19. Rigid restrictions of immigration was recommended today by Secre tary Hughea T in official documents jo congress Thix were Interpret ed by congressional leader as re flecting need for immediate- pass age of th Immigration bill', re ported today by the bouse com fajittee, limiting admission of ali ens tor li' rmontus beginning May I,'' to 3 per cent of each na States In 1919. Debate wiU begin tomorrow.'l ,"0nr restriction on Immigra tion should be so rigid.' said Mr. Hughes report, "that It would be Impossible for most of these peo ple to enterj tfto United States. - Reference iras m ade to nnde tlrabl glasses from. Balkan cities, Armenia, Russia and Georgia. The report said 406,292 pass port tisea'were granted Py Ameri can consols in Europe for 1920, reflecting a stimulated desire to - emigrate to! America before antl , immigration laws were passed. Jonea lntrodoc Amendment - "The director general ot police of Rumania," the report adds, has issued an order excusing Jews . from military service ana rum ting their" discharge from the army if they desire to emigrate to AiaTtlt - - . in Rumania 1500 persons were awaiting examination tor permis stoix to come here, it was said, ; while in Poland 35,000 awaited accommodations.' - Letta and Lithuanians tearing the Balkans, : Mr. Hughea said, were largely from the alums. In the Russian Caucasus, be said, "every Armenian family which has enough money or is not Impregnated with bolshevism will endeavor to emigrate to America. The great bulk of emigrants to the United States from ibi dis trict are highly undesirable." 'Tne report said thai. 5000 Ar menians and 20,000 Syrians were Waiting pastage from Bagdad and that despite difficulties of eral- gratloh trbm Germany, the num ber desiring to come had doubled in the last year. ' " Senator ' -? Jones, republ lean, Washington, 1 Introduced an amendment to the ' immigration Ml today wtlcb would compel all Immigrants to take passage only on Vessels flying the American .flag. Exception to certain statements .In -in report of Mr. Hughes was taken tonight by Representative Slew, republican. New York. Mr. Slegel, Representatives Maloney. republican. . Massachusetts and Sabath, democrat, Illinois also tiled a minority, report opposing ratHt( lr1latlnn at this time. The statement by Mr. Slegel said In part: -it la oYMMullnerr regrettable that a report purporting to be signed by Secretary Hughes should bare been issued irom me department of atate wherein the statement is made that 'Armeni ans, Jews, Persians and Russians, all of which haye been so driven hither and thither since 1914 that they cannot be regarded as desir able populations for any country.' should hare been-giren wide PUb lUMtw 'The letter containing this memorandum is alleged to nave had il alrnatnra thereon. "Undoubtedly Secretary Hughes wui promptly take steps 10 ascer tain who is responsible for the is suance of the statement which tha WnrM Vnnai la fatae" -The minority report said that e signers were in favor oi me admission of "only those who are .Mli J I IIIUIMU V " J " j tit, and who are coming here to become real American cltiiens," - cvuicnaea urn iub yiuyvon JUl Would retard tbe reunion ot wmuies who hare been separated mo war iuu liusq iuq w . J"t America as an asylum for re- ana political reiugees. ! M - M I - . I Vll ' j Beeaea apprupnauuus uu "and the present law properly en forced even the professional re- ; TicuoniBta would have been un- Pie to find cause tor complaint. CAItUSQ TO REST IN NAPLES V, 5 NAPLES. April 19. Enrico Caruso is expected to arrive here ahOBt til, m.A HI. wITI purchase a villa in the suburbs of "Dies to neennv rlnrlnr 1t!a eon ijvhjscence. EXECUTIVE OFFICES OPENED BY CHINANEAR EAST BOARD IN COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS Mrs. Rulh P. Adams Placed in ChargeVisualization of Sit uation, Is Is Believed, Will Cause People of Marion Coun - ty to Oversubscribe Their Relief Quota The executive staff of the China-Near East relief committee opened offices in the Commercial club rooms Tuesday morning and began laying plans to complete the work of putting Salem and Marlon county in the list of those who through their great gener osity have oversubscribed their quotas. The office will be in charge of Mrs. Ruth P. Adams, phone f9. The other members of the staff are Rev. 11. N. Aid rich chairman. W. P. Walter, ex ecutive secretary. S. 15. Elliott, treasurer. B. II. Jones and Jtm mie Price ot the state force. Plans are shaping rapidly and everything points to a real vic tory. In an Interview, Mr Walter said: "The main thing for the people to understand Is the intense suf fering in China and the near east. When they once realize that there ere 15,000.000 people starving to CAN YOU WRITE A GOOD AD? If you think you know how to write a geod classi fied advertisement, here's your chance to win one of the three, cash awards the Statesman will give each week: for the best story, en titled "How to Write a Classified Ad." The first awards will be announced In Tuesday's Is sue of each week, the first 'announcement Tuesday, April 2C. Contestants must see that their "stories" reach the Statesman oTfice before Monday morning of each week in order to be considered. The awards will be as fol lows: first award. $2.50 second award, $1.50; third award $1.00. The Statesman wants your ideas as to Imw these ads should be written to get the best results. Tell us what yon would say In your ad and why you would say It. Don't forget the why. For example, do yon think it should contain price ot the article offered for sale, or the price you are willing to pay for an article you want to buy? If yob think tbe ad should contain the price, tell us why. If yon think it bet ter to leave the price out ot the ad, tell us why. Shouid it contain descrip tion? Why? Should it contain location? Why? Should it describe quality?' Why? Tell us about ads for "help wanted" and "work wanted", etc., etc. Also about any and all other kinds of classified ads. Write your stories plain ly on one sld-3 of paper only and mail to Classified Ad Manager. Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. This Week's Award. A number of Tery inter esting "stories" about the value of Statesman classified ads were received last week the judges hare decided up- on the following as winners: 1st award, $2.ro, Elva Landwlng, Scotts Mills. Or. Second award, Gertrude Daily. Salem. Third award. Rose Hus ; ton. Newport, Or. The story winning second award is published in full below; the others will be published in future issues of Tbe Statesman. Watch for them. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING I Classified Ads Help 1 "What's the use of living," asked - George, returning to the rooming house where he had rent ed rooms. George was very tired for he had been searching all day for a house and bad not been able to find one. f'Did you find a house?" asked Gladys, his wife. r "No such luck," was the reply. The next morning at six o'clock they heard the whistle of a paper boy. George decided he would buy a paper. He had read all the news, when Gladys said, "have yon looked to see if there are ads for houses to rent?" "No!" was the response, "but I will look and see if there are any." Upon looking he found the page of classified ads and exclaimed: "The very thing; here is an ad which says "Furnished or unfur nished houses for rent." He at once called at the office of the real estate agent and was taken in an auto to a very cozy bungalow on south High street. George and Gladys are taking the Statesman and read tbe paper eTery day. They say they owe their contentment to a Statesman classified want ad. I Gertrude Daily. . Salem, Ore. death In China alone, to say noth ing of those in the near east, and they will only visualize this, we will raise twice the amount we are appealing for, because we have never failed in a cause of this kind, and .this suffering is Hie worst in the world's history. Another thing for the people to know is that we are combining two appea'ls in one, China-War East. This saves duplication of effort, reduces expenses and avoids an extra appeal, so the people should make their gifts ac cordingly. Sixty dollars a year will keep one child alive. Who would let a child die when they could save its life Tor $60?" Any wishing to do to can send checks In to China-Near East Re lief, Commercial club. Slsm, Or., or can pay in at any of the hanks in Salem. The committee i:i very anxious to finish th. cam pa fen. as the need is very urgent rnd there are other points to be covered. CMS TT STEEL CHAIRMAN Challenges Judge Cary To Appoint Investigation Committee TORONTO. April li). Samuel Gompers, president of the AuierH can Federation of Labor, attacked Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the Tnited States steel corporation for bis attitude toward union labor in an address before the Empire club today. "I challenge Judge Gary for the selection of a committee." be said "half to be appointed by him and half by myself, to make an inves tigation of both the United States steel corporation and the federa tion. ' "This powerful spokesman of autocratic industry declares labor unions must be regulated or con trolled so that industry and gov ernment may not be destroyed," he said. "I ask you gentlemen, employers of labor, what chance there would be for an individual or a foreigner to redress a griev ance were be left to his own re sources?" "Collective bargaining Is the only way a laborer can protect himself," he added. Stating that Industry would not tolerate an autocracy, he declared that just as political and military autocrats had met (their doom In the war, so must an industrial au tocrat meet a like fate. America will not stand for dictatorship ot any 'sort, he said. After dinner he was presented with a walking stick made from a piece of wood from the famous Cloth hall at Ypres. Mr. Gompers visited tbe pro vincial legislature and was greet ed with applause and cheers. Mrs. Gompers was presented with a bouquet by the labor group. OREGON HELPED BY WAR OFFICE Appropriation is Made For Summer Encampment By National Guard Col. George A. White, adju tant general of Oregon, has been apprised by the war department that the government has appor tioned 190,000 for a federal en campment for the Oregon nation al guard from June 15 to June 30. It has been a question whether the state would have to bear the expense of the encamp ment. The encampment will in clude a school for officers and non-commissioned officers. Adjutant General White has re quested that the encampment be at Camp Lewis, but Instructions as to place and other details are being forwarded by mall from General Llggett's headquarters at San Francisco. Street Improvements Are Heaviest in 1920 PORTLAND, Or.. April 19 More sewer construction and street improvement work was completed in Portland during 1920 than in any previous year, according to a report completed today by Commissioner A. L. Bar bur. One hundred and sixteen street improvement Jobs, totaling $1. 080.0042. were completed last year, the report shows. Improve ments let during the year num ber 134. valued at fl. 590,015. Ninety-three sewer contracts were let. involving an expenditure of 1,2S3,200. DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION IS REMINDED Report of Committee On Aeronautics Hps Approv al of Chief Executive Who Explains Needs. $2,000,000 ASKED TO ESTABLISH AIR ROUTES Need of Adequate Flying Force in Peace Time Stressed WASHINGTON. Apr 1 1!. Keoo.nmemlatiuns for the develop ment of aviation, drawn tip at the president's request by the nation al advisory committee for aernau- licB. were submitted to congress toda with tin executive's appro val and in the exportation that liii8latiou will be enacted to carry out the program. Tht. report was accompanied by a br.ef explanatory message from the president. The committee recommended that the army and navy continue to control their own air services, that the postoftice department be authorized to establish - new air routes and that a bureau of aero nautics be established in the de partment of commerce to foster commercial aviation. Congress was urged to appro priate $2,000,000 for the war de partment in establishing air routes in the next two years ana to grant authority to the post office department to establish new air ways. Air Ways Are Chartered. The report emphasized the ad visability of encouraging Inven tive skill in aeronautics and urged that research under the advisory committee be conducted. The committee also stressed the need in peace of an adequate force of aviators and modern planes for a nucleus in case of war. Contin uation of the army air service was urged and it was suggested that the naval air service be cen tralized in a naval bureau of aero nautics. It was also suggested that the chiefs of the air mail service and of the proposed bureau of aero nautics be made members ot the national advisory committee for aeronautics. The report declared that the army had no specific authority of law to establish air routes but had chartered seven main air ways as follows : Augusta, Maine to Camp Lewis, Wash.; Washington. D. C. to San Francisco; Savanah. Ga.. to San Diego, Cal.; Augusta. Maine, to Miami, Fla.; Camp Lewis, Wash., to San Diego. Cal.: Laredo, Texas to Fargo, N. D.; Chicago to Baton Rouse, La. Portland Couple Shot By Unknown Assailant PORTLAND. April 19. Mrs. Mabel Raker. 20, was shot twice, probably Tatally, and her husband Thomas Baker, suffered a bullet wound in the risht arm tonichi. when an unidentified man fired on the couple who were in the woods adjacent to the Haker home. Following" the shooting the pair's assailant fled, eluding pursuing neighbors. General Liggett Pitches in and , Helps Legion SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. A white haired elderly man dressed in blue overalls today entered a building here which is being convert ed into a club house for the American Legion, looked around curiously and then accosted the man in charge of the volunteer workers. "I heard you were trying to fix things up for youh opening party April 27," he said. ' Can I help?" "Sure. Pitch in," was the answer. The elderly man "pitched" in with hammer, saw and broom. For several hours be worked in silence among the volunteers until he was interrupted by the hail: "Why General, how long have you been here?" Former soldiers, sailors and mar.nes looked wonder ingly at the man in overalls. Then they recognized. Major General Hunter Liggett, for mer field commander of the First American army over seas and until his retirement several weeks ago, comman der of the Ninth army corps area. TVTUS. ROSALIE LOEW WHITNEY, wife of Travis H. Whitney, former public -LVA service commissioner of New York City, who has just been appointed a member of the newly organized state industrial commission by Governor Miller of NeW York. The salaries of the labor commissioner and members of the industriaj board will be $8000 a year. Mrs. Whitney's term of office is two years. This is the first time re corded that a woman has held an office in that capacity in the state. The picture; shows Mrs. Whitney and her three sons. ii? r r .... " - . M CUTTING IS F Governor Preparing to Ap point Committee Provid ed by Legislature HEARINGS ARE PLANNED Financial Burden Oppress ing Public to Be Re duced if Possible Governor Olcott Is soon to an nounce the personnel of the tax investigating committee provided for by an act of the. 192 1 -legislature and is making a study of the economic condition of the state preparatory to selecting the mem bers of the committee. Seven per sons are to be appointed. The committee will have wide authority and an appropriation of $10,000 was made to carry the act into effect. The body Is re quired to make a report to the governor on or before November 1, 1922. relative to its findings and recommendations and 1 to ac company the report with a bill for submission to the legislature. A decrease in the public tax burden is the general object. Oimmittrr Held Imxrtant "I consider these appointments among the very important ons imposed upon this office by the recent session." said the governor in commenting on the new law. "Prior to the convening of the legislature I appointed a volun tary committee having for its pur pose the investigation of ne-sour.'-es of revenue and oth'r nitans of lightening the tax bur dens of the people. The people themselves particularly at the special election in May a year ago, voted taxes which virtually doub led the st ito I' vy and thus created a heavy tax imposition, particular ly on real property. To devise some means of making lighter and more equitable burdens was my object in the formation of the original committee. This commit tee made a very comprehensive report, out of which grew the law of the recent leKislature. Full Authority (Jiven "That law provides for the ap pointment of a committee of snven persons which shall have eixraor dinary powers for the purpose of acquiring information to assist them in gathering data as to pro posed legislation. An appropria tion of SI 0.000 is made to give them ample funds to carry out the provisions of the act. "The committee may administer oaths; may require the attendance of any person in the state as a witness and also require the pro duction of any book, paper, docu ment or other thing of evidentiary nature to secure information on tax matters. Such evidence is to be secret in its nature and a heavy penalty imposed on any one di vulging its nature. This provis ion o? the law is to protect against any possible abuses of the evidence given. I5ill Mum lie Written "The committee is required un der the law to make a report to th governor on or before Novem ber 1, 1922, this report to con tain such data, information and recommendations as the commif oo piav deem of public benefit. The committee also is called upon to present to the governor, with its report, a properly prepared (Continued on page 3) NT N vT Wr V EX-GERMAN EMPRESS IS LAID TO REST Older Generation Predomi nate Among Mourners at Funeral POTSDALL, Germany, April 19. (by the A. P.) It was the Germany that has passed which laid Augusta Victoria, former em press, to rest today In Antique Temple, surrounded by forest trees faintly showing their new leaves. Old men and women predomin ated among the mourners. Many of tbe thousands of officers who lined the roadway leading to the mausoleum were men of years, and wore the uniform and decor ations of former wars. It was the demobilized army and navy and tbe dethroned rulers of various principalities once forming the German federation which gathered at Wildpark and it was chiefly the men and women of the old regime who cheered Von Hindenburg, Ludendorff and Von Mackensen. when they left Antique Temple, after the cere mony. Germany's new government of fered no objection to a ceremon ial funeral; neither did it offic ially participate, further than to send troops to police the grounds through which it is estimated 50,000 persons passed during the day to view the body lying in state. No funefal attended by so many could be any quieter or more, peaceful. The demonstration in honor of Von Hindenburg and other prom inent military leaders which fol lowed the services were the only evidence of the deep political feeling underlying the occasion. Dr. Dryander, former court chaplain, read the 126th psalm in Antique Temple and preached from the text "They that sow in tears shall reap in Joy." Singing was led by the cathedral choir. DOORN. Holland, April 19. , At the moment of the funeral ser vices at Potsdam, a solemn service was held at Doom by Pastor Weiss, who spoke words of con solation to the former German emperor and crown prince. Wil helm, deeply moved, thanked the pastor and friends for their sym pathy, which ho said was a great help in the days of woe. Frederick William will return to Wieringen tomorrow. Great disappointment was ex pressed today by the ex-emperor over the arrangements made by the police authorities for the transport of the body of the for mer empress. He failed to see why her last journey should bear the character of flight, avoiding the route which had been an nounced, and thereby preventing ithe villagers from saluting the dead. In consequence of this the 1 crown prince was jeered by the villagers, who were previously I friendly, as he passed through the streets. Vocational Education Meeting in Salt Lake SALT LAKE CITY. April 19 Uepresentatlves of 13 or more states will attend the regional conference of the Pacific and Western states called by the fed eral board for the benefit of em ployes, state directors and teach er trainers in home economics In stituted In the administration of vocational education projects which will open in Salt Lake on Thursday and continue Friday and Saturday. A conference on industrial rehabilitation will be hld In connection with the meet ing. Reservations have been made for about 70 delegates. AM! 4 f . u li IS i H Administration Leaders Ex pect Defeat for Pro-! posed Changes I ADDITIONS CONSIDERED v t Sweeping Victory j is 1 Fore cast for Columbian Treaty I f WASHINGTON. Apr)l i9 Ratification with votes to; spare was the forecast of administration leaders in the senate pn the - eve of tomorrow's vote on! the; $2$, 000,000 Colombian treaty. Oppo nents for the most part conceded defeat. ' Polls taken by advocates of rat ification were said to show ab provlmately 4 0 republicans! arid 30 democrats would vote for jthe treaty. This would be half dot en more than two-thirds. . : ?. Discussion of the treaty wU closo at 4 p. m. tomorrow. Then will come votes on amendments, the first of which were offered to day by Senator Uansdell, demo crat, Louisiana, and tjie final vote. . ; . ) if? ; The Ransdell amendments; pro vide for a $30,000,000 j payment to Colombia lor the loss 'of Pana ma instead of the $2,000, G00 contemplated by the treaty; for the loan of $25,000,000 to Colom bia by the United States for. ces sion by Colombia of the province St. Andrews and continuous is lands to the United States;! for construction of no canal- throdsh Colombian territory without the assent of the United States ahd for formation of an allfance! be tween Colombia anad the UnJtfcd States. j, : f Administration leaders; predat ed defeat of these amendments. IHO SHERIFF IS Charge of Bribery From Liquor Runners Is Dropped SAND POINT, Idaho. April 19. Probate Judge G. II. Martin late today dismissed Sheriff Wil liam Kirkpatrick of Honner coun ty from custody following the cloe of his preliminary hearing on a charge of having accepted a $."0 bribe from liquor runners. The decision was met with wud applause from courtroom Specta tors, 'f j; Prosecution witnesses;: nunj bered four and defense witnesses eight. Caryl Wilson, former pofli ner county engineer, oire-Lof tnh prosecution witnesses, t&sttflea that he had given the money $5 Herschell Weaver, the man whoni the prosecution alleged left it at the Jail office for th ajjeriff last Thursday night l DISMISSED SETTLEMENT "Off! LONDON STAKE! BELIEVED WEAR I Proposals Are Reached After I Conference of Mine Own- j ers and Government 0f I ficials. PREVIOUS ORDER TO WORKMEN REVISED Shortage of Coal Getting More Serious; Many A Factories Closed - LONDON, April 19.--(By The Associated Press) The mlno owners late tonight completed proposals which, it waa believed, may go some way towards the settlement of tbe coal strike. The proposals, resulting fr0ni a con ference between the owners and government officials, where a re vision of their previous offer to the miners wag concerned, arery Establishment of a national wage board. : . Application of national princi ples .to wages In " each district. basd on the' financial condition qf the industry. v Periods- for ascertaining "dis trict results to be settled nation ally. - ' : f Minimum wages to bo deter mined nationally. ! - To turn over as wages to the workers, in addition to these rates, the whole of the surplus revenue available In each district during the abnormal period. , ' ; ' Poor Stand In line for Coat To satisfy the workers' repre sentatives in each district that tho distjict is proposing to pay all the wages.lt can bear. To confer with the workers' representatives on wages oi tho lower paid men. i To seek an agreement with' the , workers .on a. national basis re garding, the future relation be tween wages and profits. ' e Providing for a Joint audit ot the mine owners books. I ' ll is possible that the next 24 tyurs may see the re-openlng of negotiations although the miners appear desirous of awaiting the result of their delegates! meeting Friday. ! - Meanwhile the shortage of coal is growing more serious. In many ot the poorer districts of London and other cities coal cannot be obi tained and long 'lines of women and children wait In the hope ot obtaining sufficient to keep warm. Every hour sees more factories closed. j ; It Is estimated -that between 800 and 900. steamships are lied up. -. Ef:' OF FIEHIK Communists Are Hunted by. Large Bands Of Fascisti ROME, April 19. Tuscany Is the scene of armed combats be tween extreme nationalists known as the fascisti and communists and socialist over tbe electoral j campaign. There has been much fighting and bands of fascisti.' mounted .on. camions, scour ! the couontry seeking communists, while the latter are staging am bushes, j v. . Fascisti raiders captured a communist and clubbed and shot hi iuto death. Later they captured several communists whom they loaded on the camions. One of the prisoners who became trouble some was shot and mortally wounded. They also raided a house suspected to be a socialist stronghold and killed two men Who tried to ssron m rf nrln t m- third. ' ' " yNear Siena the fascisti burend! aown a communist meeting place.' Two men were killed and a score wounded in a battle at tbe gates of the town of San Sepoloho. Fas' cisu at Montaicino attacked com munist headquarters which was Set on fire. Under similar circum stances a workmen's club at Pra- lo was destroyed- ! Being Informed that fnnr fa Clsti had been killed af Fojano anu me ooaies cut up, fascisti razea tne nouse of the socialist mayor. ! After a skirmish at Pianora, near Bologna, lg communists ere arrested and labor quarters destroyed. At Modena. rascisti clubbed the socialist dep uty, BasagUa. At Mira both the fascisti and communist bead quarters were burned. Fascist! killed two workmen and burned Pleve a-Ua-tCrS at -P'W PeIla scei: i