SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY! MORNJNG, APRIL 10, 1923
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CROP.
FOfiEGAST IS:
Smallest Crop Since 1918
and Less Than Average
Production' Predicted for
-Winter Supply .
EXTENSIVE DROUGHT
IN FALL RESPONSIBLE
Much ': Acreage Abandoned
: and ttore Is Expected
During This Year;
WASHINGTON, April 9. Thli
; year's ' -winter -wheat crop was
fcrecast today by the department
of ! agriculture at 57J.317.000
bn&hehu. the smallest crop sine
-1918 and 17,537,000. bushels less
than the average production fof
:- the last 10 yealx ":i.,t ; f
The forecast was based on con.
dltlons prevailing April 1 and up
on 1 the assumption : of J average
abandonment of acreage through
. the winter and average influences
from jovr until harrest, j
No estimate was made of ajbanj.
. doned acreage, which will be in
dicated - in the - May crop report,
but in - summarising - conditions
, they existed April 1, ' the de
1 partaentr saJ4 Y abandonmsat
promise to be heavy, although
irregular from Ohio westward to
Kansas and Nebraska. -
Drought Responsible ?
- Owing to the extensive drought
or.; scanty rainfall last fall . and
winter in many sectlonjy the de
partment said, ''much wheat fail
ed q germinate or'barely germin
ating, perished from- the rigors
? of winter. In the plains area ex
: tending from . western Nebraska
through west. Kansas J Into the. re
gie a of Oklahoma and I Texas,. co-
-filllona are extremely ijoori rang
, Ing from 50 per cent down, to
' complete, failure. ; These, condi
tion" extend with lessening aer-
erity - over; thedjacent area, ln
eluding the southwestern halt, of
Nebraska, the western half of
Kansas, practlcallyiall of the Tex
as panhandle, eastern New ' Mex-
ko eastern Colorado and' south
western Wyoming. In all of which
territory the condition is below 65
. per cent," ? ' " . Js,;-.
The acreage- sown to... winlet
wheat last tall, wa about : 1500.
000 acres le than sown In the
tall -jet ' -191. the. total having
been $,069,000- acres for the
year, compared with- 47,il.O0O
acres for last year's crop. The
abandoned acreage ; last " 'year
mounted to almost 5,500,000
acres, and indications are that
the abandonment this year will be
more extensive.
: . Kansai CTrop Sman J .
' This year's rye production was
(forecast at 76,784.000 bushels,
which 4s almost; 20,000,000. less
than last year's record crop, the
' third largf t ever, grown.
TOPEKA. Kas., April 9, Con
ditions of the Kansas wheat crop,
as reported April 1 Indicates a
'' probable abandonment of 27 per
cent of the 12,284,000 acrea sown,
according to the monthly crop re-
port Issued tonight by the Kansas
bureau of the: United States de
partmeqt of agriculture. , . The
eroQ f rated at 4 per cent of
normal, at compared with, 65 pet
cent a year ago. fc
- - The total afcreage sown Is ap
proximately the same as last yeaf
when the j abandonment was 20
per cent and a crop of 128,564,-
' 009 bushels was harvested.
Hani Vho Tunneled to ,
; Freedom Is Sentenced
J OAKLAND, Cal., April 9.
Frank 1 Dossier, said by the dis
trict attorney here to be the J same
person : who eeepeM 'from ' f the
r Fort Doualss. I Utah. miliUry -In
ternment lamp In -1918, while he
was held there as a German spy,
was given, ; an intermediate sen
tence on a! burglary charge in the
uperior court here today. Desselr
tunneled 1S9 - feet to make nis
escape at Tort Douglas.
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Tuesday Increaa-.
Ing cloUdin-s west portion,
. followed; by rain; fair east
portion.
, LOCAL. WEATHER ,
: ,. (Monday) ' ;
Maximum temperature, 6.6.
Minimum temperature, 35. -RlTer,
6.8. falling.
Rainfall, none.,
Atmosphere, clear.
Wind, norths "
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MBOR OFFICE: HER
Chamber of Commerce Takes Action to Relieve Situa
tion Yhich Threatens to
sage Sent Senator McNary Preparation Hade For
Rousing Meeting at ML
To relieve the labor shortage that it ,is feared will be
felt in this, district during; the approaching harvest season,
the directors of the Chamber of Commerce are" attempting
to have the federal department of labor establish.immediate
ly. a branch government employment bureau in Salem. fter
a meeting of the board last night the following telegram was
dispatched to United States Senator Charles L. McNary at
Washington: ;,k .: .!-.. .iv. r::. i ..jV" r': ::f;-".:i
"Salem district facing grave labor shortage in harvest
ing coming fruit crop. The cooperation and help of the
United States government is heeded. Please urgently re
quest the department to establish at once a branch, govern
ment employment bureau in Salem such as now enjoyed by
Eugene, Yakima, etc. Wire us what additional action neces
sary for, us to take. , '
Reverend DeHerdia : Makes
Light of Spirit Picture,
" ' Showing Deception
NEW YORK, April 9.-Sir Co
nan Doyle's ''spirit pictures"
throngs of . shadowy gathering
about the tomb'of a British "un
known soldier" ; in ' Irfndon ; on
Armistice day,' were derided today
by. the Rer. C. M. DeHerdia, S. J-,
no demonstrated , in the photo
graphic department pf the - Evening-World,
that fcer could" cause
Similar phenomena' to appear on
photographic plates without touch
ing them . and without, any aid
from the1 other world.
; Father DeHerdia, a Catholic
priest at Mexico City, has made a
long study of spiritualism as well
as the tricks employed by stage
magicians and sleight of hand per
formers. ' " J ,
Describee Method
He described his i method pf
producing weird photographs as
"trickery and dericel and spiritism
not all because as between liv
ing persons here on earth and the
spirits that have passed from the
body there is not and cannot be. a
control from he living world."
The. Evening World published
two of Father Herd la's pictures
upon which- figures had been super-imposed.'"'.
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Three members of the newspa
pers staff, who were present at
the demonstration testified Father
DeHerdia did not touch the plates
and did not approach closer to
them at any time than three feet.
When he had finished his dem
onstration he proved how : simple
it aU was by whispering the secret
to a staff photographer in the
group who thereupon made some
.l.lt" n.Vrw nnaMAit 7r '
' On his way out. Father De Her-
dia issued a challenge to the spir
itualist exponents to produce any
phenomena that he could noX du-'
plicate, provided he was given "as
much : time to nreoare as - theJ
nave presnmaDiy aiiowea them
selves.". . !
PROMISE OF S. P.
LI!
Change to be Made About
April 15 Schedule Not
P Yet Announced
. A new. time card Is promised
on the southern Pacific about
April 13v Just what all it is to
contain is not! at! present' made
public, but It is understood there
will bo no radical change.
A nlld boom 1 passenger traf
fic is expected this year as soon
as the summer rates go into ef
fect, ' The inquiry for ' rates Indicates-
that there will be at least
as many, people on the rails this
year as ever f before; perhaps
more. I There are many Oregonl
ans who haven't visited the old
home in the east for long time.
This year they may take the long
trek, and op ce more put their feet
under father's Hospitable table
back In The States, and fall to
on one of mother's famous "din
ners that have shone- nndimraed
through; all the years since kid
hood as . the supreme miracle of
DOYLE CLA1IU1
SCOFFED i!
raJIMEGHIS
cookery.'.: . JaiE2
'MEED-
BDAMpFJ'
T?7
Become Dangerous Mej-
AngeL f f t
r r,ru-f:'i
There Is likely to be a serious,
perhaps almost a fatal shortage of
labor In - the " Salem fruit' district'
this season if efforts are hot
made now to meet the shortage,
according to the showing- made at
the meetfag Monday night. ; ;
' Labor llaj or Program
The club plans to make the la
bor question ; it major program
for this season's . activities.' ' A
campaign is to he fnstltuited at
once in all the pnbllc" schools;
urging haV every child who can
pick berries, be brought to! know
the gravity of the need, and urged
to'devofe the summer vacation' io
service instead of to funf .This
will be presented - with : the coop
eration of' County School "Super
intendent Mrs. Mary Fttlkersdo.
The personal profit f that can
come to the, children- who "will
help in this time of need, kill be
presented in ' attractive farm'.
"AH Wanted at" Mt." Angel : (
' 'AH the directors and as many of
the members "as possible, 'are urg
ed ttrrf attend the . county i federa
tion meeting at MTti Ange April
25. That Is "pouto dar"tand It
Is ta be made a big event I In ' the
history o( the federation: '.Gover
nor '' Pierce Is5 to - speak, and ex
perts , from O AC are to v be there
to talk every helpfal thing that
the college can give : on potato
growing and care. The club Is
sending oat '1000 " circular letters
to potato growers' of ;the valley
urging utm 10 anena.' . j ?
Will ' Publish Slembers ' i
The board, authorlied the pub
lication, of the classified llBt of
club members in fhe Salem news
papWs, and- will uge that ) good
Salemltes- keep these lists for ref
erence and remember - who- does
and who does not help carry the
community load. ' , ;
A?,!proposal for -' a private
Fourth of July' celebration con
cession to be held: at the fair
grounds was considered and wHl
be Investigated later. N S ; f
r It will call for auto racing,' air
planes, daylight fireworks,; horse,
racing, and various other attrac-
- Tons
be is j
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KILLED IB HOI
Self Defense Is tfea : Put Up
By Killer Dying State-
ment Disproves .
SALT LAKE CITY, April 9.
Benjamin F. Ballantyne, aged 35.
son-in-law of John F. Browning of
Ogden, IUtah,' noted gun inrentor.
was shot and fatally ? wounded at
his home here late today. Mariner
A. Browning of Ogden was held
by the police in connection ' wJtb
the shooting. ;- , y 7 .-
Ballantyne. who until recently
was a bank teller, died in a boa
piUl tonight. : . ? t 'A : H
Questioned by the police, 'John
Browning, a brother-in-law of
Ballantyne, wno also was detained
at the city Jail pending Jthe investi
gation of the shooting, said that
Mariner) Browning, his cousin; shot
Ballantyne in self-defense, the po
lice announced. ';:'::
r Browning, according to the po
lice, wap in the iJalltntyne home
when the shooting occurred..
Others present at the time, the
police said,; were Mrs. Ballantyne
and W. H. Reeder, Jr., anOgden
attorney, it-'
f In a deathbed statement tb City
Physician John, J. Celllgan. Bal
lantyne said that he was unarmed
at the time of the shooting, ac
cording to the police., ! - .
. The two Brownings and Mr.
Reeder came . to Salt Lake City
yesterday and went to the Saltan
tyne home late today, the police
said.- 1 - . ' -
THANK YOU
SLOGAN AT ,
THIS STORE
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Otherwise, Smokes are on the
House Effect U Good
Business t pr Vendor- .
Here's a lesson In courtesy that
hangs in card ..form over (the coun
ter of a Salem store one of the
Salem stage Terminal stores: f
"If we fall ta thank you, the
smokes are on us." X: i
Busy, tired people! come in the re
asking for . information. Tnv
would almoBt swear, or kick.' in!'a
showcase for pure cussed ness and
irritation;, dog-gone these, people'
that sit. behind counters and loll
around while other; folks tre. tired
out and nerve-frazsled. They ask
for information almost as a high
wayman'asks for money.
But this motto greets them. .The
effect is like , potirlns . oil oua
squeaky beaririff, like pouring milk
in the trough for a squetliug, hun
gry pig; like water for. a parched
and thirsty crop. N? Men smile In,
shamefaced little smile, and sneak
their temper back into their pock
ets;' women' smile ; little1 teary
smiles, for that's a new note In all
their travels, and it's as grateful as
Christmas or Easter for it Is pf
the same beautiful spirit! ,7;
j Not everybody buys, a ; cigar;
some don't smoke at all, and some
7 C Continued oft. page' 9 )
Populace of Italy Rejoice
When Royalty are Mar
in Palace at Rome
ROME April 9. (By The As
soclated' Press. - Yolanda. ylTa
cious and . beautiful- princess ' fl
the house of . Savoyi today Xrb&
came the bride. of Cou nt Carlo
Catvi. d! Bergolo, cavalry captain
and. .World -war jhero. T"' -" f ,
j : King. 7 Victor Emmanuel arid
Queen Helena, ; with' moistened
eyes, saw-their 21 year old daifttt
ter united : with the man of - her
choice in two; ceremonies, : both
held witbja the historic quirtaal
palace. . , .v i "
The civil ceremony va at
10:J0 in the morning in the
gran d hall of the palace, with
Signor Tittoni officiating, as civil
ofificer of the crown. The - reli
gious, ceremony followed shortly
in the Pauline, chapel. . , '
The weddln& was 4 a cause for,
popular rejoicing. ,
. . T . ' ' i . . ' . .
Crowds Enthusiastic '
When Prineess Yolanda appear
ed on the . balcony of the palace,
leaning! cn the arm of her hus
band, (here was an jenthutlastic
demonstration :jbtm the thous
ands' gathered in the square be
low. The tumult continuing', the
king and. queen and other' mem
bers . of the royal family showed
themselves and remained for. 10
minnteaf during which the cheer
ing continued unabated.; . , . ' ,
Signor Tittoni presented . Yo-
landa with the golden pen set
with "rub es and dJamQndj?,wltb
which the . marriage contract was
signed.: " Premier; Mussolini was
presented by the bride withan
autographed otosaph. ', 1
Sixty-four other couples were
married today n Rome, and to
each Princess Yolanda sent a. gift
a box of 7 weddlns
sweets onthe cover of which ap-
Lpeared heir portrait and that of
Count Caifu The Whole was 'w
with a trl-color ribbon, bearing
a sliver medal on which appear-
ed the Savoy and Calvi -coats
of
arms. .
Or
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Aaeti Veteran Admits . ,
fj h HC& uumy ot roiygamy
PORTLAND, Oro:, April 9.1
- - - - - . .
Capttln J: B. Wetherall 'of Baker.
Ore., - retired army officer, ,aged
78, ientered : a plea of .guilty of
poligamy this: afternoon before
Circuit i Judge Hewitt who 'said
sentence would be Imposed tomor
row. Captain Wetherall admitted
he had married Lillian Bowles of
Portltnd In. 1914 while he had a
wife at' Baker, Mrs." Cora Henry
Wetherall who he had married' in
1902J , i
ROAD BLOCKADED
PETOSKEY, Mich., April 9,-
The -"ptoskey-Hnrbor .'i Springs
branch of the .Pennsylvania' rail
road was blockaded with Ice and
snow" of the week end storm to
day. The ' only traffic possible
In this region was by horse draWh
vehicle. I !
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LAD'S DEATH '
' IN CON CAMP
TO BE PROBED
Brutal Murder of Adventure-
oua Youngster to be 'In
vestigated by Committee
TALLA HASSEE, Fla., April 9.
The Joint legislative committee
which ; will investigate the death
cf Martin Tabert of- North Dakota
who met death under alleged bru
tal I circumstances at a private
convict camp "to this state; j was
definitely set today 'with the Up
pointment of members of both
houses to serve on it. ? 7 I
At tha same time the house ie
solved. to instruct the committee
to'' exhume Tabert's body,, glvd! it
a "decent suft' of clothes, decent
coTfin and a decent .burial at the
expense of ' the state jot Florida."
Affidavits fathered by North
Dakota j officials l charged - that
after being maltreated the young
ster's ; body was dressed in 1 the
clothing of an escaped negro con
vict,! placed ' In the ordinary box
and stuck In the grou nd. ' , I '
Tabert; it is contended, was an
adventurous youngster, of good
family,: Out to see the world. He
was arrested for riding a reight
train la tbH county and. it, is
charged, was tried 1 at night and
sent; to the convict ': lumber camp,
where, he lost his HfB. ;; !
STOHSflYS
Father Grace; Wanted -on
Charge of Forging Llqu
r or Permits, Surrenders i
DENVER, Colo.fc April 9.
Father Walter Grace,: former pas
tor of; the Shrine of St. Anne at
Arvada, sought by federal author
ltles tn connection with the ('al
leged forgery of whisky permits,
walked Into the office of , United
States Marshal William A. Dol
lison shortly after 4 o'clock this
afternoon and surrendered to the
authorities, t V' ?
A search which bacame nation
wide began several .weeks ago .af
ter the' issnance of a warrant for
the arrest of - Father Grace, j '
Shortly after surrendering,! he
was v" arjraigned .DeioTe iunjtea
States District Attorney Oranby
Hillyer, and admitted to bail in
the1 sum of !$2500- . The bond
was made returnable June 15.
Saya Not Guilty '
Father Grace waited 15 min
utes In an ante room or a chance
to surrender."- -. . : ;
He ' Identified htmseK jto the
authorities with the simple j announcement:;-.:
7:- J-7 v 7 W r
I am Father Grace. I believe
yon want to see me. Y
When he was arraigned before
United States Comm lssio ner . Rob
ert E. Foote and the warrant for
his -arrest read tp him, he ' an
swered in a low voice: "Not
guilty." . - 1 .i
"I went from Denver to Wash
ington thence to Baltimore, from
there n to Philadelphia and then
to Harrisburg,! he. told newspa
permen: 'In each of these places
I had matters of great personal
interest, to attend ta and spent
some days ;in each. t ;
3 II Claims No Knowledge .::
Itt J explaining the telegrato
which he had sent to Granby Hill
yer. ' United States district attorr
ney to the effect that he had ! lost
heard of the charges against i him
and desired a few days In whleh
to transact personal business,
Father Grace declared ;; that . he
had i despatched the message im-
i ( Continued on page 6)
Silver.Falls Timber Company
.' Men are Attacked by I
' s - Affliction V. i
8ILVERTON. i Or..- April 9-
f Special a to t The " Statesman. )
Silver Falls Timber company
camp: No. 6 is 'under quarantine
for smallpox. . Tbjitf ;canrs,- to
gether with two ' other camps! re
cently started operations and arc
now sending 70 'carloads of logs
to Silverton dailr. - This Is . 10
carloads 7 less than was ' sent last
summer during the husy season
It Is expected: that the output
from the camps this year-will be
far more than that of lastl yeari
The mill has begun to run two
shifts agatn: i ;IW he night shift wa
laid off for i about . three months
X . :-;. 4 vt'i ;r T. ' -iir i i, ' "
during the winter. 1 . ' '.
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T0 SSble
Greater Activity in politics
and i j More Efficiency n
World "Government Asked
by Professor r
PUNITIVE EXPEDITIONS
FORECAST FOR FUTURE
Convention Proper to Open
Today Masculine Dom
ination Scoffed
DES MOINES, la., April 9.
(By The ! Associated Press.) At
conferences! of eight departments
of National League Women Voters
here this j afternoon, women weie
urged to ! lend ; their cooperation
in the prevention of war, to take
an active; part in politics and. to
exert their Influence in the bring
ing about of greater, efficiency In
world government. ; .
i While the conferences on' such
topics as child welfare, education.
women industry and others, were
well attended, the conference on
International cooperation to pre
vent wars-and, the one on effici
ency In government were the head-
liners. i , ' ', g -.
Professor Edward M. Earle of
Columbia ; university. New York,
told the!: .women delegates that
while no waV is imminent as a re
sult of. economic relations abroad,
he said there was a prospect of
a long line ot punitive expedi
tions., ;
Advocate Study
These : expeditions, he said,
would be forced upon this . coun
try Unless ' there is a speedy de
parture from the present - formu
la;, of 7 the government's military
obligation .. to, protect the "Ameri
can ' dollar when it ventures
abroad. !- ' ' .'-' ' r r
Professor Earle's speech dis
agreed In some respects vith th e
one delivered by Fred J. Libby of
Washington, secretary of the na
tional council to prevent war, who
declared that the United States Js
preparing for war. f 7
Lent D. Upson, director of the
Detroit bureau of government. Dr.
Charles E. Merriam of Chicago;
W. E. Mesher of New .Yorkirnd
Raymond Moleyv of Cleveland,
were speakers - before efficiency
in government department.. ' They
urged the' women to study the sys
tem i of government in vogue and
to take ft hand In. bringing about
a more efficient system.' ' , ;
'Py 7 Convention Today. "
Congressional J adjournment
without submission of a child la-,
bor prohibitory amendment to the
federal constitution is. an evidence
of traditional injustice to women
resulting from masculine domina
tion of the courts, Mrs. Florence
Kelly, secretary of the National
Consumers' League, said In an ad
dress before the child welfare' con
ference. Resolutions tS be acted
upon by the convention are ex
pected to include one urging prep
aration' for the enactment of sacb
a child; law - amendment to the
constitution. i 7 ; ' -
Closed sessions were held by the
committees tonight; at which sug
gestions made at tht afternoon
conferences and league plans fox
the, coming year Will - be ftnatly
drafted ' for ; presentation1 ' to the
600 delegates' here for the con-
re fit Ion- Thursday morning. The
convention proper will open tomor
row morning. 7 . .
Packard Plant Is Swept': V,
Bv Disastrous B aze
f BIRMINGHAM; Ala., April 9.
--FIre of unknown cause,' origin
ateingr in the vulcanizing : room
this afternoon swept, the building
of - the Birmingham-Packard mo
tor company, injuring three em
ployes and twjo firemen, destroy
ing about 100 automobiles and a
large stock of repair parts and
equipment, causing total -damages
which will approximate $330,000
according to - estimate Qf. com
pany officials.
RAIDS NET SIXTEEN :
WASHINGTON, , April 9. Two
raids were made here tonight by
police ' and department 'dt justice
agents in a roundup of alleged
radicals. Sixteen j persons : were
taken to police headquarters for
questioning. ' , ' ,
, NO TROUBLE FEARED '
EUREKA SPRINGS. Ark., April
9.r-!-Reportt teat oat from here
today stating further trouble along
the, Missouri and North Arkansas
railroad system is feared, were de
nied tonight by city and county
authorities, 4 . -
ANOTHER.NEW
WORLD RECORD
FOR DANCING
Fifty Honrs . Is the Latest
TimeMiss Cummings Re
' sents Losing Old Claim
NEW YORK, April 9" With a
Texas whoop, Miss Alma Cum
mings -1 shook : her worn ' slippers
f from her feet tonight and did a
barefooted pirouette on the ' floor
of an uptown dance hall and ths
wa 8 created formally, ' ' a 7 new
world's" record vof I; 50 hours' con
tinuous i dncIug.,;-'k-'"r;v.:.VV'';
' 31 Iss ' Cummi ngs Is the San An
tonlo girl . wh.o resented the break
ing, of her world's record for
continuous dancing last week by
a, pair who went six more hours
than her. 2 7. She started off on
a new attempt at 7: 1.0 last Sat
urday . e venih g. ; - 7:7:7v
At 9:30 this evening she fin
ished her stepping..' v , ; . ) '
She said, she was not tired.
She f used i up thV. energy' of two
orchestras and seven men. part
ners.? 'Some grape fruit, tomato
soup and peanuts were her "only
food. '1.:7j-i . - ; ;
She 7 would: have gone fceyond
the 50 - mark, ; Miss Cummings
said, 'except that her head, began
to ache because she was exposed
to strong sunlight for three hours
this afterrioon. During the last
six' hours ice-cold towels were
applied; to ! her head Her' em
ployer presented her . with a silver
loving cup. v 7- 7
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Unitarian . Building, Suffers
$4500 Loss by Fire Yes-
. terday Afternoon
Fire which, oroke - out ;itt" the
basement ' of the r Unitarian
church, r Cbemeketa and '' Cottage,
about 1: 45 yesterday- afternoon
and 1 whlch'f was ' not . discovered
until smoke was seei' pouring out
of one of - the : upper? windows,
eaused . an estimated - damage of
$4600 -before U was brought -nn-
der tbntrol,' and completely "gut
ted the living quarters occupied
by ' the Rer. ': and Mrs. . Marten
Fereshetian' in the basement.
The ' blaz9 ta thdught to', have
started from a? defective pipe. ' A
general alarm was sent in by pas-
sersby-7 shortly before 2 -. o'clock.
The fact that no one 'was- in the
building st . the' time, allowed hte
fire to gain Impetus. 7,-'u 7
' -, Some i Furniture Saved. Vf -Willing
hands in the . crowd
which congregated succeeded , in
saving several, chairs and a sew
ing machine from the burning
basement; - otherwise the.' entire
contents, - which 1 acluded a -valuable
piano, wer lost-. , Due to
the nature of the fire which filled
the basement " end upper ." story
with a dense cloud of hot smoke,
fire-fighting was rendered diffi
cult. '- Quick and thorough work
on the part of the local depart
ment, 7'.-- however, " prevented' the
blaze from spreading; to the upper
part of the church. ; 7 f !
A total of $3000 Insurance was
carried on the. building and f 1 ,-
500 i on . the contents, according
to C. S; Hamilton, church trustee,
fully covering the loss.
; Minister' Abeent. -".7':.'-- .
Rev.' Mr." Fereshetian' knew
nothing of the fire until Informed
by the Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Fereshetian was attenaing
Willamette university . at the
time.! They will make their home
with j" friends fof the present.
Rev. Mrj Fereshetian " has . occu
pied j the pulpit at the; Unitarian
church . for the pst two years
i
BY CAR EMPLOYES
Street Railway: Men DJstrib
i ute Their Part for Sloat
'' Apprehension
An echo of the dead, almost as
dead as King Tut and his mum
mied' memory,' tame to Salem
during the past week. It is from
the Sloat ! case that had all Sa
lem aroused a little more than a
year ago.-r " -7 : ":. i 7-;"; :,'7;?: ' '
On April 4, the street car em
ployes, who had offered $100; as
their part of a reward to oe. paid
on the apprehension of the man
who assaulted two little girls ot
IS DIKED
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HELD l!":7i.in
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Supreme , j Court 'Dec:.-:..:
Minimum Wage Act to ! :
Unconstitutionai Vc : .
Five to Three :
RIGHT OF CONTRACT
forms Four;DATi:::
Lavy l Said; to Have I:
Based cn?" Opinicna c :
Advisory Boards ; ;
WASHINGTON. April f .
Wages cannot be fixed by
under the ctinsUtutioa as It r.
stands,' the supreme court, !,::
In'g five to three, held today i
a ease, brought to test the cc -
tutlonalitr of an act of on:
flxing minimum wages for wo
and minor girls in the District c :
Columbia. - . ' ... v.;
' The decision was delivert 1 1
Justlce Sutherland, Justice j
Kenna, Van Devanter, ircH -olds
and Butler Joining with h: .
Chief Justice Taft delivered a C: -
sentlng opinion for himself t I
Justice Sanford, ' wklla Jk"
Holmes read a dissentlcs or!r !
Which followed in its main i -tares
that.of Chie? Justlcs Ta!t.
Justice Brandies ; did not parti '
pate in the decision.
"The majority based its poiH:. -broadly
upon the right cf ccn
tracti insisting that while U j
could he enforced to re :t
working conditions, the er.:, 1::
and the employe must ba frea t
legal restraint. In determir.Irs t
tween themselves what w?;:3 c
acceptable. ,
Contract Freedom Lost
The- minority . coritend. .1 f. 1
there f was v:no 7 greater pollr r
power in congress and the :
legislatures to regnlato worl.i.
conditions than to regulate -wans!
and that as there had been wi M
uniformity in holding that wcrk
ing conditions could be pr
scribed by law-making bodies, n
followed in their Judgment, tliel
wages also wefB a proper sutj::i
for legislation i
Justice Sutherland pointed, out
in the majority opinion that the
minimum wage law. was "attackc !
upon the ground that It author
izes: an unconstltptlonal .interfer
ence With the' freedom of contract
included within' the guar.mte3 r !
the due, process clause ot the fifth
amendment." The right to con
tract "about one's affairs," fc?
stated, "Is a part of the liberty
to be protected by this clauso."
This fact he asserted, was " t-
tled by the decisions of this court
and is.no longer open to ques
tion." '
: " iNo ' Hours Prescribed. .
fit has nothing to do," ha
said, "with the character, meth
ods Or periods of wags payments.
It does not prescribe hours of la
bor or conditions under wlu-h
labor is to be done. It la not for
the protection ' of persons xmde
legal disability or for the preven
tion -of fraud. It' is simply ar.i
exclusively a price-fLxlng law,
Confined t adult women (for we
are not now considering the pro
vision relating to minors) who
are legally as capable of contract
ing for themselves as men."
The majority opinion criticize I
the law j ion j the gronnd that th)
"price fixed by the board (set up
to administer Its provisions) nee i
have no, relation' to the capacity or
earning, power of the 'employe,
the number; of hours which may
happen r to . constitute a ' day's
work; the character of the plac
where the work Is to be done, or
the circumstances or surround
ings, of the employment."'
"It is based wholly," the opin
ion added. on theffipinlon of tl a
members, of the ( board and tLHr
advisers perhaps an average cf
their opinions, if. they do not
precisely agree as t what win
be necessary to provide a living
for a woman, keep her In health
and preserve her moral3."
. Justice Sutherland said he wa?
not willing- to, concede, that tha
wages a woman received had any
direct bearing upon "her morals.
"What is sufficient to supply
the necessary cost of living for &
woman worker and maintain hi r
in good health and protect I
morals'., he added. "Is obviouf ' '
not a precise or unvarying san
not even approximately so."
The law was defective, ho sr ' ,
In . that It took Into account t
necessities of only one party t
the' contract, lgmorlns 4.h t.
slty of the employer, who i j ;
Mblted by the act frcn t !J I
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