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PO YOU KNOW That Salem Should Have a Beet-Sugar Factory, and That It Would Pav Big Returns? FIRST SECTION Pages I to 6 mm TWO SECTIONS 10 Pates - ; . B , . U SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR A TkT A FT AiNAuiAiN wntAi rushed into u. s. INCOMPLETE AIM l lOf EMERGENCY IS 1 Tariff Measure Radically Different From Bill in House and Now Goes to Conference Committee. ANTI-DUMPING BILL ALSO GOES THROUGH Law, if Enacted, 'Good For . Six Months, Pending - Permanent Statute DULUTII, Minn., May 11 Shipments of Canadian wheat are being rushed into the United States through Duluth and Ranier free of duty by shippers who anticipate the signing of the emergency tar iff measure by President Har ding, according to the local customs office. The measure would impose a customs duty of 35 cents bushel on im ported wheat. Approximately 816,000 hnshels of this crain have PASSED AFTER DNG MNGL j been shipped through this dis i . trict, during the last month, t ' Ordinarily shipments vary from 500.000 to 3.000,000 bushels a season. Since Sep- tember 1, 19,863,922 bushels i have been shipped in. 'Z' WASHlN6t6rUy 11- The senate today pMd the mfzeney UrUt and antl-dumplng bill. amendments recommended by the finance committee were retained, including the . Knox amendment continuing wartime control over ' hn porta of "dyestuffs. All amend ment! Individually proposed on the floor were defeated. At pasted by the aenate the measure 'differs radically from that which was passed by the house and now goes to conference. Only the tariff features were kept Intact, the. antLdamplng and cur- " rency revaluation sections being rewritten and the provision added for -continuation of the war time restrictions on Imports of dys stuffs. ItebaU 1jktn Fire Hours. Action by the senate came after fl?e boars of attack by Democrat ic leaders, and several Republi cans. Ail amendments were wept aside by practically the same vote, however. Democrats " concentrated on the committee addition providing tor continued federal control of dye Importa tions. Senators charged that the amendment would create a monop olistic control of the dye industry and turn over the consumers to "the wishes and will of one man." A roll call left it as a part or the bill by a vote of 61 to 25. - Senator King, Democrat. Utah, made another effort to strike out the' dye provision just prior to the , final vote. That failed altto. The Utah senator after the pass age announced he would offer a resolution soon asking an investi gation of the monopoly which he aaid had been permanently in trenched by the senate's action. Harsum In Maiden Speech . There were attempts by some Democrats who favored the meas ure to Increase rates on particu lar commodities. Senator Jones. Democrat, New Mexico, sought to have the bill Include hides and . (Coh tinned on pace 2) SALEM COMMERCIAL CLUB WOULD BRING NATIONAL GRANGERS HERE Salem ought to bring approx imately. 2000 national grangers to ttidst next November, when " national Grange convenes for days' session In Portland, wording to the vote at the Com mercial lub last night. The vis rs ought to carry the glad good J of, Salem, its canneries, Its Jnii and j-diies and prunes, and Paper to wrap them in. to Tfr ,Ute and hamlet of the "ion. if they are as grateful as U is.hrln'rB who came to the oast last year. mttf was presented to if Commercial club by Mr. Mc "onwd, a member of the Grange. who asked for the community A TV T tt A 1 ION OF IMMEDIATE TARIFF ACT I . WOMEN HAVE 11 - ' m0teff , V i-v v.. . . K W The small town or Thayer. Kan., Is run entirely by women- The men did not have a chance when they ran for office. The women were elected by a four to one majority. The photo shows the Mayor nnd her Councilwomen. From left to right in the back row aie Mrs. Eunice Rash, Mrs. Ina Craig and Miss Alice Lambertson. Those in the front row are Mrs. Daisy Sarase, Mrs. Abby Forest, Mayor, and Mrs. Ivy Cross- 1 COUNTY TO STATE Marion county will send -0 delegates to the 48th annual meeting of the Oregon StatS grange, at Eugene, May 31 to June 4. It will be a big meeting. One thousand delegates are expected, from the 200 granges represent ing every county in the state. It ever the grange had a hard prob lem to solve, it's now when costs are high, and dried prunei are trembling on the balance between ascets and liabilities, and the rain is so wet that it soaks clear through, and there are 700 kin la nf itmeets? also middlemen and agents, between the farm and the, FEW WORKERS BEING JUDGE RACE IN At the open forum meeting r th! Commercial club last nKlit' Judsje Karl Race (tn-seuted hoi of the. labor conditions in anil aroi.nd Salem. He reports that thnre ur now more men than there are join. Ordinarily this would net W r at this reason of th y-ar but after the crop and sales failures of last year, th farmers and null growers hav so little working surplus that th-y are not hiring even some of the necesKary work done. On Monday of this week, llrr said he found work, for a few men j on farms, but on Tuesday ihy were back without jobs because the rain had made II Impostubl? to carry on the work they were hired to do. and the rarmer couit not capitalize even a day's valt holding them over. A month from now. the judpe says, there will be plenty of work, Dickine berries and cherries. !oth of which promise fairly well. Hut j Just now, there is a disquieting i consideration of the Grange Ivisit. P. M. Gregory was appointed as chairman to follow up the action or the state Grange, which meets at Eugene May 31 to June 4. and report to the club so that defi nite action can be taken. Vote LarJui Spirit. If the Fourth of July celebra tion Is as vociferous as was the clnb discussion of a celebration, it will resemble a whisper by a deaf and dumb man who wasn't there at all. After the matter of a celebration was discussed brief ly and guardedly, a motion was offered that Salem decide to cele brate. It bad bsen previously suggested that at least 400u 1 a r-e-a w SOLE CONTROL OF 1 C. rf. . . me -y. J sa x v.. - W ..." -, . . T HUE bank. Fortunately, the grange's middle name is Grit and the Grangers propose to make it tno safest, sanest convention in the history of the organ?.r Uon C. E. Spence, of Oregon City Is the Ltate master, and Bertha J Heck of Albany, secretary. Thj state lecturer, Mrs. Minnie H. Iiond of Eugene, is in venerai charge of the program. The Sa lem delegates will be Mia Re becca J. Smith and Mrs. ZelU Fletcher. No complete outline of the pro gram has as yet been iDiiouncrd. (Continued on pace 2) ADDRESS 10 CLOD dearth of emp;oyir.Ti". Judge Ua-e niges that ;my one knowing of a job, shall rnpor". wo that some one who w:nls work can take it at once. A siK"ffcant comparison of the wages last year and this, whs pre sented as a part of this report l.ast pring. the farmers and fruit growers were paying an averar," o' c lo: to $3 a day ami board, for all th- h-:p they- could net. .mil there wasn't enough of it to K' around even at that prie TliM year, farmers are paying at;'ut $1...0 a day and board, when they hire at all. The hop yard are t-ayiiig ! cents an hour, and the berry Holds cents an hour, the l.:Mir'r to hoard himseir. Hoard almov ev erywhere is charged at a dollar a day. The unseasonable, exceptional rain has made the preseiu. farm ing conditions preeaiiou.-, and on ly the coming of more propitious weather will stabilize l;:t.or con ditions, the judse concludes. I would be required for an adequate presentation of the benefits of In- dependence day. One timid vot?r j voted, aye to the moilon. and no i one even scraped his feet for a no. It was suggested, however. that the club had become some what confused by the remarks of one of the speakers, and that the vote did not really represent the sentiment of the members. Committee Irovidel. The motion was withdrawn and another motion substituted that the chairman appoint a commit tee of at least five members, to canvass the city and ascertain the (Continued on page 3) SENDS III AVERS SALEM, OUE(.ON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1921 . ; KANSAS TOWN fPLE SHIPPERS ' WILL HE i j Method of Action Decided Upon at Meeting Held In Yakima Yesterday YAKIMA. Wash.. May 11. Ap ple exporters of the northwest, meeting here today, decided to or ganize a eororation to handle all truit shipped abroad. II. F. Da vidson. Hood River, Or., was made chairman of the organization com mittee, which includes K. W. Kelley. Hood River; B. A. Per ham. Yakima; W. F. Gwin, J. C. Porter and J. MacPhee Ferguson. Mr. Davidson will formulate a plan which will be presented to the committee in Seattle June 1, when Pacific coast interests meet there to arrange guarantees of tonnage for watT transportation. The nieetinj; decided that the or ganization snoulil work through established channels Finns represented in the meet inn were: Th- II. F. Davidson company. S-iokane; Kelly Broth ers, Hood River; Oregon Growers' ( o-opi rati ve association; Wells St Wade. Wenatchee; Karl Fruit company. Spokane; Northwestern Fruit Hxrhanee. S-attle; Thomp son Fruit company. Richey & Gil bert: J. M Perry He Co.. Perhain Fruit company. Yakima Fruit Growers' association and J. Mac I'liee Ferguson. Yakima. A committee of exporters will lc chosen to attend the Seattle m'-etint'. TO DE So Declares County Fruit nspector After Examin ation of Yards I Loganberries and strawberries j promise to be a bumper crop this 1 year if indications count for any. t tiling, and cherries and apples also look very promising, accord -' ins to S. H. Van Trump, county horticultural inspector, j Peach trees have not yet re ! covered from the backset sus ! tained by the heavy freeze during the winter of 191fl. However, the i crop looks better than last year. I Though the Italian prune crop has I been somewhat affected it is rather early to pass judgment as I to what extent the crop may ,lo . affected. GI KOVSKY ON TRIAL. RIGA. May 11. According to th? Kif.e nawspapers. M. Gukov sky. former Russian minister to Ksthoriia. is beiDK tried at Mos cow. It is charged he wasted o-ie-third of the soviet gold reserve in the purchase of worthless goods abroad. BUMPER DE II - SALES TJX IS Measure in Leu of Luxury Levy Would Favor Capital Declare American Feder ation Leaders.. PRESENT SYSTEM IS HELD MORE EQUITABLE Proposals of Millionaire Hobo Not Yet Consid ered hy Council Gompers Condemned. HUNTINGTON, W. Va.. May 11. A resolution condemning the policies of Saniel Gompers, pres ident of the American Federation of Labor, was adopted today by the West Virginia Federation of Labor in annual convention. The resolution characterized Mr. Gom pers as a tool of politicians and declared that under his guidance the federation was ' like a ship without a rudder." The resolution says: "He (Gompers) has Rone con trary to the policies of the Am erican Federation of Labor, as promulgated in tin national con vention at Montreal. Therefore the delegates or the West Virginia Federation of Labor to the 1921 convention of the American Fed eration of Labor is hereby in structed to vote against Samuel Gompers for re-election as presi dent." CINCINNATI, O.. May 11 The American Federation of Labor will oppose any attempt to repeal the system of excise of "luxury" tax and substitute a sales tax. it was declared today by the execu tive council of the federation. The council, it is understood, regards any effort to substitute a ales lax for the excise tax as an attempt to shift the burden of tax ation from capital to labor. Would IJoost Living t'ot. Officials explained that organ, ized labor believes that the pres ent system is more equitable. They claim that the sales tax would not only place the burden of faxntio : on the workers, but would add to the cost of living. With the excise or luxury tax repealed, labor officials said, the manufacturer, merchant and other big interests would be given a re newed opportunity to profiteer. The stand of the executive council will be incorporated in the council's report to the annual convention at Denver. t'iietniliymeiit Is Ihmuo. A-delegation from the Interna tional Brotherhood Welfare asso ciation, headed by James Fads How, of St. Louis, today asked mat tne council take steps to urge on congress the necessity of taking care of the unemployed. Me said he was especially inter ested in the welfare of the hoboes. Mr. How. who estimated there were between 4,000, ono and 5. ooo.ooo unemployed in the 1'nited States, said he told the council that this was the "opportune time to briti to the attention of the new administration a demand for a constructive proxrani to care for the unemployed." No Promise to How President Samuel Gompers said that the council had heard Mr. How but had not promised to son sider his proposals and sugges tions. Other labor -'leaders said that the federation was already deal ing with the unemploved prob lem. Salem Woman is Among State Bar Applicants Among applicants for admission lo the practice of law in Oregon who will take the state bar ex amination in July will be several women. The women who already have made application to take the tests are Alys L. Sutton, Ku gene; Josephine Howe, Eusene; H. Hope Kasstt. Salem; MetU I). Walker, Portland; Ethel Cot ter Hoffman. Portland; Marian Lindsley, Portland. For the first time the examin ations will be held in July and it will be the only examination of the year. Heretofore examina tions have been held in May and October, but July has been chosen as the tet month for the accom modation of persons graduated from law colleges at the end of the regular college year. TIIK WKATIIEIt Fair; warmer except near the coast; moderate westerly winds. NOT APPROVED IT MITES! LINK SALEM WITH AUMSVILLE AND SILVERTON THIS SEAS i BASS ANGLER IS WAITING, BUT TROUT FISHERMAN IS -BRINGING IN LARGE HAULS Speckled Ikaulies Biting Like Famine Victims in War Zone and All Favorite Stream Yielding Big Spinner Flies Again Coming Into Their Own Among Sportsmen j Th- has:; fisherman is aayi::' , nothiii' and sawin' wood, until the season opens June 15, but the trout catcher Is doing r.ome terri ble things to the speckled beauties according to authentic reports. Trout are said to he biting like a famine victim in the war zon. almost everywhere In trout watT ueep enough to float a rudder fin for steering purposes. On the big Nertuck, out toward the coast; on Mill creek, all the way from Aumaville to Turner; on Willt mlna creek, on Thomas creek trib utary to the Santlam. and on the North Fork of the Santiam, the rportsman in said to need a gun and armor and a red danger rarr tern to keep them off. Some splendid catches are being report ed from almost all these fishing resorts. This season Is seeing a renaifi Bance of the -spinner flies that have been practically off the mar ket for a year or two. These whirligig lures are reputed to be among the best killers the market affori. TWO ROTARY US John W. Todd, formerly of Sa lem, now of Vancouver, Wash., will have the support of the Ro tary clubs of both places In the action being brought against him for alleged fraud in locating tim ber claims in connection with Carlos L. Ryron two years ago. Several Rotarians of Vancouver came to Salem yesterday and were present at the club dinner BIG WIRELESS Hillsboro Has One of Most Powerful Stations Along Pacific Coast PORTLAND, Ore., May 11. The new wireless station of the Federal Telegraph company at Hillsboro. Ore., near here, was formally dedicated today. A large party of Portland officials and business men were in attendance. As Mrs. Iaura Isbel opened the ceremonies by slneiner "The Star I Spangled Banner," the Stars and Stripes were raised to the mast surmounting the tower of steel, 626 feet high. Mayor George L. Ilaker and j f'aptain K. K. Kubll of Portland. J Mayor Shute of Hillsboro and J. A. Miller, construction engineer of the company, were the principal speakers. The new station is designed to handle the business of the com pany in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. It is one of the most pow erful wireless plants on the Pacific coast and costs approximately noo.ooo. The plant will be equipped to receive and transmit messages from ships at sea. Proposed Gymnasium to Be Discussed Saturday Trustees of Willamette univer fcfty have been called for Satur cay morning at 10 o'cIock at the First Methodist church in Port land Tor the purpose of discussing plans for a new gymnasium to re place the one recently burned. Those members of the board who live in Salem are: Dr. Carl G. Doney. Dr. II. L. Steeves. A. A. Lee. T. II. Kay. Dr. M. C. Find Icy. U. J. Hendricks, I. H. Van Winkle. Judge Henry L,. Renson. A. N. Hush. E. T. Uarnes. Mrs. A. N. Hush, Paul H. Wallace, C. P. Bishop, J. O. Goltra. A. N. Moores. E. ('. Hickman and E. E. Gilbert. VOTK TO ST A VI) PAT. HELENA. Mont, May 11. Members of Montana Employing Printers' league in regular meet ing here today, canvassed the sit uation with respect to the strike of Job office employes, and again voted to stand pat in favor of the 48-hour week. 1 TODD Li ID PAVED ROADS WILL They're not taTtlng real flies now. The trout calendar Is as accurate as the Gregorian, produc tion, and they simply wont touch baits out of ceaaon; the fly season comes later, but it Isn't here now and will not be rushed by even 1 minutes. Trout are salu to be unusually numerous this year. Thejwork of the state fisheries department, and good old Mother Nature, and hard times that have kept so many men on their old Jobs or bunting for new ones instead ot taking their customary holldayr, have left the firhing streams un usually well stocked. The; hungry man otherwise out of work might even fish for his breakfast and dinner and supper, and he; would n't near lose his time the way they're biting now. ! When the bass season feopens, fishermen are counting oh about all the fish they can legally haul home from the favorite if ishing grounds along the river. An un usually attractive assortment of bass tackle is being offered this spring. i WILL STAND BY T Wednesday noon. The local club had investigated the Charges against Todd, who was a promi nent member here before be went to Vancouver, and bad declared that he had acted in ood faith, that he himself was victimizes oy Dyron, the same aa any other un fortunate contractor who if as de ceived by the' clever Byron, and (Continued on page 1.) Walla Walla Legioners Sacrifice ComfortjFund WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 11 'Walter C. Lee post American legion voted tonight to use the money now being spent for the club room features for carfjig for sick and disabled service men and in looking after unpaid bonuses. I: IM ACTION SCORES IN I COAST BASEBALL Vernon AB. R. H. 2B. 3B.BB.SO.SII. SB.P.O. A. E. Chadlxiiirne, cf. : 4 01000 000 20 - 0 High, If M 1 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 !) -ft f Edlngton. rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 0 Hyatt, lb 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 1 0 Smith. 3b - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alcock, 3b j l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 t , d French, ss ; 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 io S - 1 Gorman, 2b. 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 t 0 0 ' Hannah, c. 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 ,8 0 0 Love, p ; 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Smallwood, p. ; 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McGraw, p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Locker Jl 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals t9 1 6 3 0 3 4 2 0;24 7 1 Portland An. R. H. 2B. 3B.BB.SO.SIL SB.P.O. A. E. Genin. cf t5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - IJutler, 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Wolfer, If -4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Cox. rf. - 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 I Poole, lb '3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 Krug, 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 . 0 Uaker, c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1. 0 Young, ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0; Johnson, p '4 0 1 0 O'O 3 0 0 0 0 0", Totals' ...it 5 0 1 0 4 6 1 1 27 1 oH Score by innings Vernon Portland 0 2 Batted for'j-ove PORTLAND 5. VERSON 2 PORTLAND. Or., May 11 I'drlUnd defeated Vernon today to 2 in M: (nt nd will mHVc1 game. I'v .lohnwofl al lowed the TiRer fiv, v"atterrd fctllifle, and wm aerorded good support ja: th pineries ''::; Portland hammered Lore in lirely fashion in frmt and fifth inninm and aiored again in the aixth. HmaHwooJ, who pitlied tlie teren wan toui-ht'4 tip for a run ami Mrdmw finished for the Ti(f?r. r ; B. e Vernon 2 6 1 Porllnd . ! VU O Batteries Love. Smallwood. MrUraw and llanrmh, Johnaou and Halter. FRISCO 11. 8 ALT LAKE 7 SAN KRANCIH40, May 11. i- Han Kranrisro won a ragged game from Halt Lake today 11 to 7. The Heal, got a firmn l-ad in tae first inninf -and rlinehrd th came in the ei(hih : when Ag-new jint the hall into the left! field Mearherit, aeoring two men ahead of Sim. The Been knocked O'Doul oat oi th box in the third inning, Uii aueed ing him. ' d R. H. T. Halt Lake .., 7 1 O Han Kranrikeo .. 11 jl3 5 Kattenes Hehwarti, Gould and Lynn; 0Ioul, Lewi aqd Afnewr. : SACKAMEHTO 10, AXQZXA If LOS ANGELES. May 11. Smmoms- PRICE: FIVE CENTS ON Hard-Surfacing of Pringle Highway and I Riverside Drive Projected; Others Are on Program. ACTIVITY ON MARKET ROUTES PROGRESSES In Response to Fair Weather Crews Are in Action All Over County Active preparation is being made for the improvement of market roads throughout the county during the summer. Of the $443,2001 from the recent sale of Marion county market road bonds? $160,000 will be expended in the Saelra district Among the major projects will be the completion of the paving -between Salem and Silverton, a distance of about five miles, and also that ' of the Salem-Aumsville road through Turner, which will be about three miles. I Other improvements, the exact extent of which is as yet undecided, are pavrngr on the Pringle 1 road and Eiverside drive. Grade work will be car ried forward on the other mar ket roads leading out from Sa lem. ' j . V '" Cost TJnctianged. The cost of pavin g j tali year will be much the aame aa last. In the opinion of W. J. Culver. county roadmaster. . Though la- Dor t cneaper, material, such ai asphalt tnd fuel oil, is higher, a are alao freight i Material - used In the body of pavement it approximately the aamej For till reason it la thought that the aver age cost will bo practically the same as in former year. The past few dayt of reasonably fair weather hare added an In petua to ;the work and; crews oi men are; at work all lover; thi county. i" j. Apportionment of : Panda. The apportionment or market road money for the different road districts is as follows: j Jefferson district. f??00; -Turner district. 10,000; Gervaie dis trict, $4500; HubbardJ district, (Continued on page i) i 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Q 1 1 10 i 5 in seventh inning ' fj to defeated Ia Anfeles 10 ta 3 la game featored by heavy hitting by th viaitora. The Renator took the lead hi the third and in th enxth when they made five runa off aix hifa. They knocked Crandall out of lb box. Kio haus wa effective. R. H 8 Sacramento 10 IS ' O Loa Angelea S 10 J Battertea Neihaua and Elliott; Crn dall; Lyona and Btanage, Caacy. SEATTLE S. OAKLAND - ' HKATTLK. May 11 N,ttli om a five to two Uad by Oakland i fifth inning batting rally in today's gam and walked away with an eight t aix victory. The Rainiws took eJgbteen kita off thretr Oakland pitcher while th viaitora got eleven hit off th aaaM ' namber of Seattle hurltrt. . , I R. H. K Oakland .... a ill Seattle It It Batteries Kremer. 8ieoW. Winn end Mitie: Gardner, Denaree, Frtfteia and, 8erer. rrAjrcnia or the' cxtxbs W. U Tet. 14 11 . 22 U .64T tO 15 .571 17 14 .548 ' 15 17 .615 It ilt .457 I 9 131 .800 v a ss jh ' Ran Tranciaeo Sacramento. m Angrle .... Oakland Seattle Vernon Salt Lake Portland