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Ik THE WKATIIKIt mm Tbe Statesman receive lie leased wire report of th Associated Press, the greatest and most re. liable press association la the world. Fair except showers near eo;it, moderate winds becoming south easterly. ! SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1021 PRICE: FIVE CENTS OR wt THREE MORE ICILLED IN BATTLE BETWEEN MINERS AND TROOPERS n i i ' - - - - STATE FORCES rcCRinnnccani: ULiiumLuunuL TO GUERILLAS & Emissary Under Flag Of Truce Approaches Am buscade and Asks That Firing Into Village Cease. SHOOTING REPORTED , GAINING INTENSITY Women and Children With . out Food Hiding in Cel lars and Dugouts WILLIAMSON. W. Va jiay 13 An emissary of the 'state forces taking part in the 'battle which has raged for two days in the Mingo rnoun , Ulna along Tug river, late to ; iW approached the strong hold of a leader of the moun taineers under a flag of truce and asked that the mountain r.PTi cease firing into villages in this region. This infor mation was received here to- eight , from Chief -Deputy i ; incrui John Hail, who ent I one of his men into the hills j 'to confer with the, attacking1 r. party:;-. ';'".' ' " ' r 1&U reported to Sheriff A. C Vinson that his emissary, carrying a piece of white mus lin on a stick, reached the par ty of men who, were raining bullets hto a nearby town. The mountainers respected the .white flag and when the .deputy made known his-mission ; of peace, according to Hall ,a leader of the forces op posed to the state officers re plied that the hillmen. would accept a truce only when the firing from the Kentucky side of the river had ceased. ; Three men are reported by state troopers to have been killed today in a terrific bat tle at McCarr and telephone reports to the office of the New Howard Coal company at Gates, indicated that 40 min ers are surrounded by bellig . erent forces. i ; Firing lawiWMH -Captain Broekus, with 15 state Police,; boarded an engine bound for McCarr at 1. o'clock. The fir to Is reported increasing In in genuity. , '' Tne reports from the New How rtl company indicated that heavy .firing had begun at their mines at Gatet,' between Matewan and Spring. ' Advices to the company relative, lo the. 40 miners beins BPmraed '.In. said the men had taken refuge in sheltered spots in elr camp and were being sub- ctcd to a veritable hall of shots. .yWomea Terrorised. The mountain battle was gen- (Continued on page 6.) Motorcycle Tutor's Wagon Stops and Pupil Who Owes for New One Keeps Going, I motorcycle shows much the T31 . dlsnnttHtsin - It. ol,lr rother, the automobile, when It J??.9 refusing to go at the r-wsawfB ? svn 1 1 i ii 1 1 1 v v at r make little ditference "laer It la l)oIU Ul.n.hnl I 1v!.,Ir,er Davidson, though ih. 5 ,eirdar clearly named ) frnder this time. Li. or ,0 Tnan ST'"S ame as J-rry Melane, but pB0 it ceems hould have said McLoar. walked inlo the tre.ycl s"PPiy company's Kk- ln rrHatid and asked to motor, i hart 4 not 'aT,t lo h"v nntil ne 'eon. le4 0,lt machine. Thn 'gln. It fitted and .wUh RJng Standard tnnsT7 n1 discretely also who h,m ' companion, nd ""ted.. Harley Davidson, together lacy, rode forth. it . . . i . 1 K.e. COUSIN OF SALEM WOMAN IS HONORED BY APPOINTMENT TO HIGH POSITION IN ARMY Xflmzizz a ??:mr TV:--;--" . . ""z-'w tl I HI I i rl 1 1 1 r fT, CONTROL PLAN 1 OF SECRETARY iTTt 1piI. mir ffw4: X vw C . , , ,J -..if. ...Jw.t, ----- mi-- n- ti-i i TTfr nil S .in.-. - -i Ti-ri-fb CCM.PtLCTlCR. CHIEF RELATIVE OF Major General James U. Har bord, whose appointment as as sistant to General Pershing as chief of staff of the United States army, as announced yesterday, is a cousin of Mrs. Dan J. Fry of Salem. He Is a nephew of Moe Harbord. who many years ago served Salem as chief of police. Penthing's appointment also was announced yesterday. Daring the World war General Harbord advanced from the rank of major to that of major gene ral. For a time he was chief pf staff to General Pershing In France and then became com mander of the supply service of the army. At the battle of Cha teau Thierry he was In command of a marine brigade and won his promotion from brigadier gene ral to major general. General Harbord Is described as a very popular officer. WASHINGTON. May 13. Gen eral Pershing will become chief of the general staff and the actual head of the army July 1. Secre TIT 2000 IIS OF PUIUI PHS WILL BE TREATED DY DEHYDRATION COMPANY A receiving warehouse, lfio by probabilities. Soni" of the item?-. fiO feet, without a post or floor j however, are an estimate of 2..m. . A . ... i.l i. tons of pumpkin. 250 to .inn ton obstruction to interfere with Its lf snJch 100 ms f)t best possible utilization, is being Utring Scans, and whatever fruit built by the Salem Kings Prod- thfl rompany may j)P nMo ,n han ucts company on North Front J ...,t i)r,.si nt an indeterminate street, ine new w&rrnoiise is continuance of the old building. I and I, being rushed to completion ! ho that It can be ready ror thlsi vear'a naekinr necessities. The company has not yet beet j able to forecast Its total season's Warrant Is Issued j i ever, fully as good a year, if not They had not gone far when the tetter Js expected, for the Salem llarley Davidson balked'; it would j Kinps Products, company has been go no further. It was said that practically a pfcone r in the dehy the prospective buyer was noth-f citation field, and it ban already Ins daunted by the los of his i nut over its products itli o companion and kept risht on ro- ; I r. . In f -- lh. Unlnrvrlo Snll. ' ;ply company has sworn out a war-; rant for some one to ntof him. The story came to lij?ht yester day morning when the Salem po-1 lice were notified that a man had attempted to yell a IteHdinc Stan dard motreyclo to H. C IK-khart at i2 North Commercial Mreet. Tbe man called at the nl ore Thurs day nlirht. said he was broke, and wanted to e!1 his motor cycle for $"0. He was paid. $1" and told to call for the rest yes terday, lie failed to appear, and Chief of rolice Moffltt was called and upon investigation, learned of the Incident as related. The man save his home address as. being Vancouver, Wash. -CCH PDWMINO. OF STAFF IS. DAN FRY tary Weeks announced today. On that date he will relieve Major General Peyton C. March, the present chief of staff. In addition to his new duties General Pershing will remain head of the general headquarters or War staff of the army, a post re cently created for him. He will have as assistant chief of the general staff his old friend and chier of Half In France, Major General James G. Harbord. who will relieve Major General Wil liam M. Wrixht. Secretary Weeks made it plain that General Pershing will be th-i real military head of the army. He said that the general would br- relieved of administration work by General Harbord arid would b ''charged with the organiza tion and training of all the ele ments of the army of the I'nited States, including the national guard and organized reserve." General Harbord. Mr. Weeks said, will have much broader pow ers than those formerly exercised by the assistant chief of staff. ' (juantit v. ,.',.,.. . i- 1 Wkin la.I.- I a.... "it , I he pumpkin go' fnlo ptinip- kin flour, which extends tit r the pumpkin g. osraph. rally and f hronoloRir ally to thf farthest ends of the earth. If promises 10 uv ine dik'ii. mm I of the present season. Th company hud .-it excellent business last year: better tlKitt I mmiip oiiit t uii''i M'ni com panies that had to rare the hii?n nrire of sugar and cans us well J'.s abor and fruit. This year, hnw- much claps that the market is I rmu illlT lnMCr fVfTT 111 1 II II t f- T!-e Hall - planl will also run on mi;cti the same schedule as the one m Salem. The immpany experts th spinach delivery to begin iirxfi 1 June in. a'trt Tollowin? that wi'. ' come other produce in fiiiiek ... ..... erfion. fio mat tnr- win ic i;t tl let-up until the parking ye.r close. Itanner eVar InlaMe ()uantities and dats :'re .t i course depend' nt upon the tiy ! ther" and oilr r i ron conditions. though Manager Spears believes h':- rorhreny w:H make thi8 a ban ner year for dehydration. Ther Lhas been 'an inordinate quantity of water this spring, and If tne (Continued pa page 6) UZUX OOCHARBORO REST ROOM MADE COZY AT DALLAS Quarters for Fanners and Their Wives Fitted up by Commercial Club DALLAS. Ore.. May J3. (Spe cial to The Statesman) The rest room being f.tted up by the Dallas Commercial clutt la rapidly near ing completion and will be ready to receive the farmers and their wives when they come to town to trade, sometime within the next week. The room is being made as com fortable as possible in every' way and no expense is being held back to make it a place where all the comforts of the home may be en joyed. In addition to the rest room fea ure, the farmers will also be able to call up the local merchants and have them leave articles in the parcel room for them when they come to town after business hours. E TO START Y Everybody in Salem Expect ed to Give Dollar at Least For Baby Home Kveronn in the city should b-? willniK In Kivi. a dolljir to help furnish tl' i i ;r new Albertin.i K'Tj- Nut:.' r home in I'ort'and. ;!ul le' e;n ; this, the liM-al worn- :i in rlinrte of i'ie drive which i . to l Mist it u t ivl in S.il ni !' m: Mniiila'. iiioi niiiK. have d idf d to make tin- drive a dol lar cam'pa'ii.- with no oif ev Ix'cted to giv. ii iii.t t his s'liu. This wii! not ti- the Hn.:t. how over, for amounts, large a th" i-eii'-rosily of the i nd : vil ua 1 henrt Will be welromed. I! known an! reatro:' hi- out n ihe slvreetg early Monday mottling, and booths will placed in the down-town plan 's of Pufiness s. that everyone who wishes to give to the little babies in th Portland nurs iy. Mrs. .loiin J. Roberts is the lo cal everut'e in i-liar ire ' the campaign arni she has eiilisV d th" as:-i.-ljnce of a iath number of enerKetir woin-n and pirls who will donate their services irraiia durinc the week and asain on Saturday which will be official tai. ,a Unidentified Man Found With Bullet m His Body fUK;ON" CITY May 1.:.- An unideuti! iel man. shot j r;i ;ihov i tie- li'-ii r t . va: round n: afftnali park "ti'.ar lure toniclit by a t-ar 1 tv of iiiiiemobile tourists. Tl'" man was unconscious but surs-o"r f said there whs a chMic? f r h - i recovery. So weapon was found ' near hm. Search or his clotulne i failed to reveal anything to show his name. 1 GOOD CLOTHES AND DIAMONDS AFFORD STRANGER ENTRANCE INTO FAVORS OF LOCAL MEN, BUT POLICE HALT CAREER Hoover Will Publish at Reg ular Intervals Cost Levels As Justified hy Existing Conditions. - DEALERS COMPLAIN ABOUT CRITICISM Cabinet Member Replies By Citing Practices Found In Single City WASHINGTON May 13 Ar rangements for the commerce de rartment to publish at regular in tervals the retail price levels of standard commodities were made at a conference today between SecretaryHoover and representa tives of retailers in various parts of the country. Figures showing production costs and expenses' are to be 8up lHed the department by the re the government to keep the pub lic Informed. The retailers complained of re cent criticisms by governmental apencles which charged that re tail prices were not being reduced with wholesale cuts. Spokesmen for the merchants declared thaX taking expenses into considera tion, retail prices had dropped as quickly as possible. Mr. Hoover, however, told the conference that he had found prices in a single city varying from war-Hmo l.v.lo ill v ...... -- - - . . . .in i i;i- vny down to the proper scale under present conditions. BY DALLAS FIRE Peoples' Cash Store And Hayter Book Establish ment Sufferers DALLAS. Or.. May i::.--(Special to tho Statesman) Firo breaking out a ;' o'clock this morning seriously damaged the stocks of the, Peoples Cash store and the .1. ('. Hayter j.ook store on Main ,-ir-ft. The fire started near an oil tank in the rear ct the Pefiph k Cash store, and ran up between the walls to the sec nu btoiy of th" building which is (.ecu pjed by a pliotocraph gal lery and apartments. The damage done to th" up Pt:iirs iMoperty was mostly by smoke aiiil water, whib the P.e p'e. ('ash stori- suffered consid- iab! ' loss ly the flames. Hay ter r. Hook store was also dam aged extensively by water, the nature of the. stock making damage much preaier that v.-ould have been otherwise. the it All concerns carried insurance. j The building owned by Mr;. William Kprsey whs also protect ed by insurance. Much excite-! ment was created when the firel was first noticed as several of rh- occupants of the rooms alove Hum store htiildinrs viTe forced to fl"e' from their rooinr scantily clad. Six Persons Killed When Freight Cars are Ditched j Kl. PASf). Tex . May 13. - Sis ! persons were killed late todav ! r hen 12 freight car pilel up in a difb at F.aeb Flat. Texan, on I the Texas At Pacific railway, ar- . cord'ng to a report made by train ; ! rrewg. Kagle Flat is 112 mile3 j east of Kl Paso. A coroner left j i for the soene of fhe wreck to- ni-:ht on a wrecking train. The dead have not been identified. MONTANA WINS. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. May 13. I'nivernity of Montana today defeated "Whitman college 8 to 5 In baseball ln a slow game. MS DAMAGED EDWIN MARKHAM REMEMBERS DAYS OF CHILDHOOD SPENT ON BANKS OF WILLAMETfE Friends Search for Maggie Kilburn, Playmate at Oregon City Incident of Steamboat Lot WhitcomVs Mishap -on Sandbar and His Mother's Emergency Poem Is Told GASOLINE DROPS FOB USERS HERE Reduction Took Place Yes terday, Decrease General All Over Coast Who aaid Friday th, ITnlucky Thirteenth? It isn't so; gas has dropped 2 cents a gallon on Friday, May 13 almost y per cent at one fell sweep. The reduction took place Fri day morning, and the change In the prices stared the gas users in the face as they drove up for the accustomed turning of their pockets inside out for enough gas for the flivver. The reduction in price has been made general all over the coast cotrntry. On an assumed use of sOO gallons annually per car which is probably far too low an estimate it would mean 8 saving of $400,000 for the automobiles of Oregon alone. Tbl tidy little sum is voluntarily put back into the users' pockets by this latest announcement. No reductions have been an nounced on lubricating or other o:is, according to E. H. Todd, manager of the Standard Oil com pany in Salem. Elaborate Traveling Equip ment Carries Therkel sens of Portland Mr. and Mrs. A. Baublets and family of Los Angeles who left home nearly two years ago and have spent all of the time since then on the road arrived at the Salem camp grounds last night. The Ilaublets have visited iu 21 states and in Mexico. They wiil return home by way of Klamath Falls. "The most complete house on wheels that has visited the. camp this peason," was the opinion oi Superintend it T. C. Albert wh"n Mr. and Mrs. Therkelsen and daughter of Portland lirove Into the grounds yesterday to spend the nifilit and look over Salem and sui rounding country, glad to return to their home state aftwr a winter in California. The Therkelsens visited the Salem camp last July .n their way south. Other registrants yeHterday were Mr. and Mrs. V. 1). Martin and family. Portland, for the day: Mr. and Mrs. A. C Hapcood, Al bany, homo from a business -trip through the Puget Sound cities; Mr. and Mrs. J. P llermens. San Francisco, to Seattle and return; Mr and Mrs. M 1 Smith. Port land, to southern Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. (). P. Hollenheck. Port land, to southern Oregon : MT. and Mrs. Ballard Tabor, (Jrabl . Wyn.. to RoseburK; Mr. and Mrs. T. Thanos and daughter. Medford to eastern Oregon; II. W. t'ollett and A Hall. Seattle, on business trip through the valley. Four Enlisted Men Are Killed hy Explosion I.AWrrON', Okla.. May 13 -1 Pour "iili.t men of the seventh ordnn"'- o 1 -iv .-rhrii-'M n. Fort Sill. Okla . wer instantly j kilb-d today when .",00 pounds of bt-M-k t u'lpov. dtr roiifl-mned an-t ortiered destroyed. expUwled pre maturely. The men literally were blown to pieces. Search, eontin ni:ip until darkness r-ulled in the findini; only of fragment, ol the bodies.. The dead are: Pr'vate L"theriD. Gee. 21. Sny der, Okla.: Private James W, Tal ler. 26. Vulcan, Mo.: Private. Da vid C. Monroe, 20, Elizabeth N. J.; Royal J. Clark, 20, Cedanrille, la. COMPLETE HOME IS ON WHEELS Kdwtn Markham, poet laurtsato of Oregon, will come to Salem Monday to speak Monday night before the members and friends of the Salem Arts leagu-j. The Markham vibit to Salem has been made porstble by a group of busi ness men and patrons of art, who have contributed to the f una! to tiring the maker of verse here. The lecture will be in the audi torium of the Salem high school. PORTLAND. Or.. May ,19 Kdwtn Markham, the poet, reach ed Portland today for his tifst visit since he sailed away frtm this city in 1857. At a meeting of Oregon authors he was selected poet laureate of Oregon, his Na tive state. , t Plavmatr llemembered Speaking 'of ,hls boyhood diys at Oregon City, Markham said:. "My most vivid and most pleas ant memory is of a little girl. Mag gie Kilburn. who lived iff the tit tle yellow bouse Just below tny mothers store. Most of my pity ing hours used to n spent wth Maggie looking for shells along the river bank. She was a gwfat little girl and was my first inspi ration." ifa Markham expressed ft . wlahftQ I6cate Maggie and his friends hire are trying to find some trace.: her. ft He spoke of .his mother M was a storekeeper and leading poet of Oregon during most of th years he Irrjrd on the banks of the Willamette as a lad. 4 Boat Sticks on Bar 4 "I remember one time a steam boat called the Lot Whitcomb get stuck on a sandbar while on- a trin up. to Oregon City,", the poet said. "This caused a great deal of exeitem-mt in our little til lage, but after a while the bolt (Continued On page 6.) SCORES IN COAST BASEBALL Vernon- t . . AB. R. H. 2B. 3B.BB.SO.SH. SB.P.O. A. E. Pdington, cf ...3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 HiKh. lf 4 i 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Schnider. rf, ...3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 Hyatt, lb 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 10 Smith. 3b .....4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Hannah, c ,....4 6 1 0 0 0 0. 0 0 2 0 0 French, ss ...4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 2 1 0 Gorman, 2b ...4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Dell, p i...3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 a 1 1.0 Totals ..32 4 9 2 0 1 3 2 0 27 91 . Portland AB. It; m Geniii. cf 4 1 Butler, 3b 4 ft Wolfer. lf 4 0. t'ox. rf ,..3 0 Poole, lb , . .4 0 Kruff. 2b ...3 0s Fisher, c ...3 Young, ss ,..2 Paton. R8 ,..0 Kallio, p . .2 Sid Ross, p . . . . 0 Houre ....1 Hfcker 1 Totals Score by innings Vernon Portland 11 f ' Batted for Young In eifshthlinning. .Batted for Kallio in eighth inning. VEBKON 4, PORTLAND 1 roKTL.WD. r. May I I. . rnoii h.i'l thr hrrk in lo'liv'i Eaine i.A uovi nl tfi- lt-iiver ain. Thrre hit. l-o of thrm vrrr lu-ky om matfi in two rutin in thr third inning nl thr.f hor hit in the rirlilh gart th Tigrr a rfin uf run. Portland rord on llflj in lti h'-vf-ntli nn walk nnd two tot,. ( 1 I'ortUnd )ilvr who frrd IMl in lh- firht m. mliiiiKK. only 10 r.''lief firkt t j i. . K. H. E 1 mon - . I ' 1 I'ortliind . 1 O H(trif tJ.-U and Hannah; Kallio. 1 Koss and JEh-r. hid SEALS 8, BEES 0 HA V fRASdW'n, May 1 :i Rrolt l!or"d nt him today no wlt aattrd that San Kranfn.'-o 1Ip in hot Hll bako out. S to Th- KaU knvkl Hronil-r out of tbr Uox in thn fourth innlnz. toii'lnng him tip for lour tw .m'r whiih nntfd fonr run. Two walka and Wllra doniile in tbe 8 th Ijronpht in tlir last two rona. . r. it. r. Salt I.k O S 1 ran Fram'ni'-o 8 11 2 Bit-rin Bromley, Brindly and bynn ; H qti and YclU. SEATTLE 9. OAKLAKD 5 VEATTLK. Waah, May 13. 'fHonky'! tv-faorr won hia sixth victory: oat- of aeren times on the moand and Meattle took iU fourth atralght from -Oakland, with a 9 to S sroro hero today. The hear? kittinK ot th Raisiers. von th came. The acere waa tied 4 te 4 Jo the lercath, Oakland trvred one la tbe H. Sugerrnon Taken l Into Custody Late Yesterrjay And Charge Filed'. After Word From Denver. PRISONER CLAIMS TO BE BUYER OF WOOL Willard Patterson in Custody On Charge of. Passing Bad Checks ' . . Believed to be playing the forgery game with a high hand, a man giving his name as H. Sugerrnon was 'taken in custody about 6 o'clock last night, and later placed under arrest by Chief of PoUce Mof fitt after he had received a wire from Denver apparently, confirming his suspicions. Forgery is the police rharge. Well dressed and bedecked with diamonds, Sugerrnon is said to have told a most con vincing story, to Clifford Brown; saying that he was a wool buyer and intended bay ing up a carload here. It was through the Ladd & Bush bank that Jie. wjshed.to .con duct his business, Sugerrnon said, and , accordingly wished to be presented to the bank of ficials. He was taken to the hank and introduced by Mr. Brown., -iw.-i -v.; Merchant Stupiciooa. . With the assurance that money would be available In a few day at the bank here. Sugerrnon' was allowed to cash a check for $20 at Scbel's clothing store. " Mr. Schel, however, became suspicious end phoned to the police and Officer (Continued on page I) H. 2B. 3B.BB.SO.SH. SB.P.O. A.B. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 000100 03 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 0 3 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0' 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S 0000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0., 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i(f 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 t 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,o 0 it A 1 4 A 1 T 19 A 0 0 2 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 O-i-4 0 01 i-ichth and In th time innint 8attU pilrd op five run R . It. B Oakland 1 1 Seattle 9 11 I Hattrrim Altn and Kothler; Schorr and Hpencar. ANGELS 3. SACRAMENTO X LOH ANOKLKS. CaL Mar II Aaeelea took a ten inning- feiae from Sacramento 'i to 1. Aldridge allowed the viaitors only fonr hits a4 woa hii own rame in the tenth with a ainV. Kittery aUo pitched (rood bait, k-enn. tbe nine hits the AnfoU aaade off hint well scattered. b. n. r Harramento 1 A 9. ! Anselea .... . 3 9 0 Haturrtee itlery aa4 fcllaatt; Ala ridge and 8tanace. - WILL FLAT OFT TIB HAN FRASCIrtCO. Cat.. Mar I. The tie baseball same between Sacra mento and San fraaciaco on th Oakland frounda last Smiday morn in j; will be 'iiayrw an ivh wmmj mit uwn lawrv. it was announced today. Inability . el h tlaklaad team ta veark Baeraaaefit Tueaday and of Seattle to reaeb fcaa 'ranciaco mad th. playoff possibU. STANDINO Or THE ' CUTBS VI. U let. Pan fraaciae ... 15 H 7 Sacramento v 23 . 13 , .439 ls Aofalea ... , L 21. IS ; .66 Seattle IS IT .SM Oaklaad . IT IT ' .800 Ternon 1 1 ' .489 Halt Lake . 10 M - .118 Tortlaad . , ; j j87 .83