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SlVfeKTYliiiitDTEAn ,r; : i'jUj1' SALEM OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1923 , J.. ... ' : . j PRICE FIVE CENTS -1 A - r' I' V Br 1 Mm mm 1 1 B r LL UI'MII 1 I'll! I L MM ULIILIJIIJIJUIL 1 1 P0I1I1BE First Official - Expression-Is : Given On Reparation Be fore Commission on For eign Affairs STATE-OWNED ROADS THROWN INTO BALANCE Guarantee is Forth Largest System in Mileage i Throughout World M ? PARIS. June .8. (By the As sociated Press) --Premier Poln cat absolutely rejected the Ger . man reparation " proposals ' ' to night lns his first official express ion since the receipt of the note from Berlin when he appeared be fore the senate , commission's on foreign affairs and finance to an swer a long questionnaire on the operations In the Ruhr. i ' i The premier said the French and Belgian gorernmentS , had agreed pot. to consider any pro posal from Chancellor Cano un less it was preceded by complete and final cessation of the Ger ,mah passive resistance camp&ign. ' Hn assured the senators .that the government's relations- with the Belgians were satisfactory and that everything was going well in the Ruhr. : Railroads Offered BERLIN,! June 8. (By fhe As sociated Press In throwing her railroads Into the Jialance as a reparations guarantee, Germany la; offering , the biggest state own ed railway ertn- the world and one which ranks, only , tour ti in mileage, belag surpassed by the United States, Canadian -New : Foundland and ' British India sys tems. . It ii even said to be th greatest single economic estab lishment! so far as operations are concerned., - - 1 Dcfidt Is Iiarger . The tracks of the German rail road ; cover 57,545" Kilometers. The federal government acquired the roads in April, 120, by pay ing th,e Various : states approxi mately .49,000,000,000. paper marks. Financial circles credit the government with having put across a good business deal- m making this purchase, although in recent years the system has been running with saeh a hearvy den clt that the losses can scarcely be computed in paper eurrency. t . - IlcvCsji.Pay U i Experts place the present ral tation of the German lines at 30.000.000 ;gdld inarla; note worthy nations,! nest "egg whicb they say ; Is capable of being de- Telooed into a much greater assec One basis of this TaluaOon the 'ralainr of $500,000,000 gold marks annually on the railroads, as proposed in the (German mem orandum, wo aid, mean an xniereni . rafH of onlv two jr cent. Business and traffic experts be- Sieve that mucH can be done to put the' railways on a paying basis. The main reason for the collosal deficit, in the opinion of the ex pertt appVar ta be the tact that i thei tariff, rates: lag tar behind the rate of exchange. . v fffl Oil ffilY Good Returns Reported, fp -ThisWeeK, But .More : Acreage Is Needed, ( ' AH loganberry growers T of the Gervais district tare urgently re qaested to be present at 8 p. m. ' Monday night at the Eldredge kooi house. tThe Loganberry I nrovera Exchange organisers, tinldina- a series of meet ronnrt rood returns sO -far thn week: but quite an ac rears is needed yet to complete the organization. . v f THEVEA .HER l OREGON? Saturday. . fair; moderate westerly, inds : p V, LO'bijy WEATSER r.;f---f ..crrwyj.,r,:.-..- iilaximuni teniperatttrei7. 'Minimum temperature, 48. River, 2.8 feet; falling. j .Rainfall,4 none. J - ) Atmosphere, part cloudy, j Wind. west. '' ' ' ' GMSitfflS I ILSJ : Ml BE Direct refutation to the state ment that earwigs exist in the im agination of a few and that there ain't no snch animal' was given at the police station last night when a botlie containing about 50 of the species waa exhibited. : In order 'to capture the earwig, trap was prepared, with molas ses ; and bran- as the bait. I This was set on Liberty street, near the Mill creek district, between 8 and 10 o'clock, j Posltire Identification DOlUlSIIELDr Oil Town Declared to Be Closed; "Nothing Doing' to Liquor Calls GREAT FALLsi MonU June 8. Shelby 4s t closed town, y The lid went on last Wednesday after Attorney , General W.a D Rankin's announcement that , the holering of j the Dempsey-Glbbons heavyweight championship . bout there July 4v would be Jeoparadiz- ea by failure on the part, of offic ials to enforce the law relative to gambling, liquor selling and other offenses alleged to have taken place in the oil town. .... These were the facts established through a personal ' Investigation of the Great Falls Tribune corres pondent, following a receipt of In structions from his newspaper- to learn exact: conditions leading up the attorney general's an nouncement and .the effect of, his public statement. ' It Is Consider ed at Shelby that the attorney gen eral received an exaggerated ret port of conditions, there. tut how ever, this may hare been, there has not been a card or wheel turned since last Wednesday. Calls for: liquor at bars under suspicion prior to last Wednesday bring the same answer in every place: "Nothing doing."." TALK AT LlirJCH Albert, Hamilton, Hucke- stem, Bellingery Staley, "Eastman Named .n Monday noon s Chamber of Commerce- luncheon far going r to present a' new kind of program, kind of literary hash, or m sale, or compendium or a synop sis or whatever it is of the seen ery ol the Willamefte valley. Six tried and , true 'orators are to have five minutes apiece to tell each of his favorite camping spot near - Salem. - The speakers are Joseph H. Albert, W. M. Hamil ton, August Huekestein, Dr. G C. Bellinger,, W. I. SUley and Mayor L. C Eastman et Silverton. The bars' are down and the sky is . the limit for - these enthusiasts, and they can; swing the verbal paint brush f and disinfectant and fertilizer to their heart s content o that they do it Inside of five minutes apiece. , : .1. It's in at 12 and out at 1 and the man who tries to talk be yond the whistle takes his life in his own hands and invalidates his Insurance policies on1 the ground of suicide, i - Salem Senators Look for FastTeam in b r. fit b, i: Boys From Portland ' The baseball "club of the S. P, & S. Railroad company of Port land will be ln Saiem next Sun- diy for a game with the Salem Senators, according to announce ment by manager Harry Wende- roth. The railway men are re Mrtcui tn hivn a fast club, and Manager Wenderotn, not; intend ins to be caught -napping, will have a pitcher from Corvallis, who will, come to Salem with. Captain "Soec" Keene. ' The game will be IX SPEAKERSTO RftlLROflD TEftKl - - coBSurif gin, at 3 9'dPQk, ; EfflBIIED of the earwig was made by Chas. Horner; O. A. C.,' student on ani mal husbandry. 1 1 : i ! Though the earwig is consider ed a night pest, several specimens were located before sundown. Bottles containing earwigs will be placed in store windows in the next few days so mat everyone can become familiar with the pest. . . Sodium chloride, inexpensive. Is said to be the best poison to use in ridding a district of the earwig. I tkrmiM J i 1KB . OF GRANGE ENDS The Dalles Selected as Next Convention City; Hawley - Makes Talk NEWPORT, Ore. Jnne 8. -The Oregon State Grange brought to a close here today what was declar ed by Its members to have been theJ most successful annual I cdh ventton yet held In this state, i-i W. C Hawley, representative tn congress for the first Oregon dis trict, addressed the convention during . its session, warning i the grangers against the evils of bol shevlk propaganda, citing present distressing conditions among the farmers of Russia as an example of harmful effects of extreme rad icalism. j-..-! . . .: ,: - H. B. Davis of Garfield, Ore., was elected steward of the grange and The Dalles, was chosen as the place tor. holding . next year's1 meeting. mmn Four Inches of Hall Reported at Lookout; Washing Damage Great ,; r LEWISTON, Idaho, June 8. - Incomplete reports reaching Lew- iston tonight indicate that a series Of electric storms that -visited the Craig Mountain country this after noon assumed violent proportions in at least two places, a hail that covered the ground to a depth of four inches Is said to have fallen at Lookout, 2H miles south of Gifford, while a cloudburst struck f ottr' miles southeast of Reubens, on Gold Spring Creek. , i Crop damage by the hail, which was Of, fine character, is thought hot to have been great, but consid erable damage trom washing Is told from both points. ; , t M i Sheep Stealing Case Recalled By Assi Sheep stealing days in eastern Oregon were, recalled Friday when an assignment for-$rS?6.61 by the Union Pacific company to James C; Davis,: director general of rail roads, was filed in the county clerk's office. The judgment was first Becured against G. . Wheat and S. H. Bown, in 1918, then serving a sentence in the prison, convicted of sheen stealing.. That the, owners of the sheep had instructed them to drive over the mountains was the contention of the two men. One" of the men posed as the owner. The judg raent asked by the i railroad was for transportation charges, k i Wheat was pardoned several .years ago by uovernor. wuny combe, while Bbwn. and Pratt, an other ot the men. Were later par oled. iniviiii M lima GO-GETTER IS t HAP WHO r GOES AND GETS WHAT HE wants, Grins doing it "A Go-Get ter is a fellow; male' or -female, who knows Jwhat he wants and goes out end gets it. And although he may have moved the earth'and the movable part of Heaven In getting it, he still smiles and thinks How easy the getting really was!' ". 1 h How's that for a definition ot a Go-Cetter? It makes a fellow as proud of his being a human being as it would to seeJTom Gibbons, under-dog. lick the everlasting daylights out of Jack Dempsey the champ. Wouldn't Tommy be the real go-getter if he does itf The show, "The Go-Getter,- is FRILLS TODAY IN EDUCATION ; HELD USELESS Serenth Day Adrfentist Wili Scrap Popular SyBtem and Substitute Their Owit ' COLORADd SPRINGS. June 8. -Seventh Day Adventlsts purpose to scrap the popular system of ed ucation and establish an entirely -new one of their own. Text books caps and gowns at commencement, university degrees, classcal and cultural courses deemed . to have no practical value, all muBt go at least o far as Seventh Day Ad ventist colleges and academies are concerned. : The world's education' conven tion of the denomination in Strait ton park here today took action toward this end, after hearing an address, by Prof. C. W. Irwin, one of the leaders in the convention. Representatives of 40 colleges, academies and intermediate schools and nearly 1000 primary schools are attending the gathering. Pro fessor Irwin's address was ordered printed for distribution United Brethren Denomi- nation Meets 4fere for general Convention Thn r .nnn1 rnneral coH-1 ,ii wii..TKlw4 n,ea were worstvof the cap vention of the Christian Endeavor. ..vsi, tiA..vi- ; Sundar school and Women's Ml sienary association of the United Brethren church. Pacific district, met in Salem yesterday and will be in session today and tomorrow. The place Is the United Brethren !?U.r a' .?Llft &J"lti rdfn gto circumsUnce. streets. Bishop H. C. Mason pf Hillsdale, Mich., is presiding.: Registration began at l:30 ;yssp terday afternoon, and this V was followed an hour later by a song service. Devotionals were led by Rev; E. W. Dettweiler, and an ad dress of welcome -was given by Rev. C. S. Jontison ot Salemr The response waa by Deloa Howard of Ptxley, Cal. Mrs. ; Margaret How ard contributed special music. Indiana Man Speaks At 3:45 o'clock there waa a Christian Endeavor address by Rer. J. E. Harwood of Hunting ton. Ind.; and thi;was followed at 4:15 by organization of the con vention." V . . V;:v.'v"j 'f At 7:30 o'clock last night there was s song service led Dy w. i . Wyatt ot Hood River; song leader for the convention, and at o'clock there was an address on the Sunday' school by Rev. J. E. Harwood, with special mnsic by Margaret Howard, conference solo ist. 4 ' - ". ' "i The progranr. for the remainder of . the convention will be as fol lows: ' Saturday Morning. 8 'o'clock. Song service, led by song leader. 8:15. General conference. "Senior C. E. Problems," Rot. George Calvert. fJunIor C. E. Problems," Rev. C. E. Liehty. : - 9:15, special music. ; ' ' Intermission. , :30, address," "Obeying His Command,"' Rev. 1j. 0.' Thornburg, Modesto. CaU- 10:15, discussion, led by Rfr. J. E. Garwood. 1 11. address (selected). Mission ary Evangelist M. Alice Durham, Woodland, Cal. -j i Saturday Afternoon 1 1:30, song, service and special music. . 2, address, "How to Save to the Church the Intermediates," Mrs. Alta Mason. , ? S, report of nominating com- j f Continued on page 6) slon tor the Oregon and Th4bf the cony ention, Statesman to offer three prizes, $10, 83 and $2, for the best three 50-word definitions of a go-getter. Write them in to the Go-Getter Editor of the , Statesman, before Monday night. -The play itself is a' whir; maybe you'd rather see it first, before telling what a go-getter really, is. ' ) The abova 50-word "essay" Is what one gifted writer conceives go-getter1 to be. Others will be published, but all have an equal chance , at the, prizes. L Tell the world just hoir much better you believe a go-getter to be than auU-quItter and it inay.be brg money in your pocket, - BE SET FREE Assurance. Sent to French Consul By Chief of Shan- IN FOUR DAYS XUng Train BandltS Tnat8t0DDed a train between here and Such Is Case. HEAT AND FLIES BOTHER CAPTIVES STATES PRIEST General Health Good;, Out- . laws Continually Quarrel Between Selves TIPN TSiN. June 9 (By As sociated Press.) The chief of the Shantnng train bandits now hold- trig eight ; foreign captives in the Paotuku mountain stronghold has promised that - the prisoners - will 4e released ' within four days ac cording to a letter received today by the I French consul here from Emile - Oensburger, a Shanghai broker, who Is among the victims still ; being held. All HI Recoveretl While the general health of the prisoners was. said to be satisfac- to a tno8 who were m having uivuau lovutcieu, . ilia inwaw heat of the past few days is caus ing much discomfort. A German priest who hai Just returned from the bandits' moun-l "t reirB, saia inai ine . neai of the bandits, he said, were suf fering from some ailment or other, two of them being lepers. .' Attitude Varies The attitude of the outlaws fvmrr. mtm ' VI m...M Some of the bandit guards seem to- be willing to do anything Cor their captives wile others indulge in petty tyranny. J.jB. Powell. Shanghai newspaper man being held by the brigands, is said to have lost his temper recently and literally knocked out one of the ward.ho had" bomefensrVe The bandits are continually quar reling r among themselves when they are not conversing with the prisoners. Many of the "brigands, unfamil iar with firearms have nearly caused, several tragedies among their comrades by their careless nanaung or weapons strange to them. Yesterday one of th ban dits Is said ta have blown his own hand off by accidentally discharg ing a Tine he was handling. Salem Woman Made De partment President at Grants. Pass Meeting GRANTS PASS, Or., June 8. Opposition of the smaller camps of the stat to the election ot John t. Stevens, of Portland, re sulted ; in the naming of G. R. Castner of Hood River, as de partment ; ; commander of the Gran c Army of the Republic for the coming year, at the state con vention here today. James ITolman a f Grant's Pass. was elected secretary or vice commander by acclamation. The vote on the location of the next convention was put off until to morrow, with Oregon City and Hillsboro making strong bids. Miss Myrta James ot Newport, waa elected department director of the women's relief corps and Mrs. Anna Stelnbaagh, ofTJraat's Pass, was elected ! senior vice di rector. The remainder of the of ficers will be chosen tomorrow. The nomination . of Mrs. , Bertha Drew Gilman, of: Tteppner, for national president . was indorsed At the election: at oficers of the sons of veterans C. 33. Fos ter, of Portland, was elected di vision commander. . 4 Miss Julia K. Webster, of Sa lem, was .unanimously elected department ' president of the Daughters of eVterana. Miss Julia K. ? WebsterY ras a president of the Barbara Fritchie tent of the Daughters of Veter ana in Salem last year and has at all times beet i active in the work of the local organization. JULIA K. WEBSTER MEAD D. OF V. She is employed in the office of that no difficulty need be antiei GeOrge G. Browri, secretary; " of pated by those driving cars, ,be- tha f tata lajjd bqartf, : CATERPILLAR INVASION NOW THREATENING Corvallls Sidewalks Covered; Train Crews Report Cara-. van Coming Over Divide CORVALLIS. Or.;- June 8 sidewalks In many sections of Cor- if Cor- JS " the army of similar crawlers that AlUttUJT last V BUUBHUHJ UJ BWUTIU- tng over the rails; W. J. Cham berlain, of the department of ety mology at Oregon Agricultural college, said today that the cater- f- !?"f.'JSS: I wi9U aacaA7 nuciv VTsau vaigi uiai I wiu later emerge from its cocoon as brown moths. The crew on the Yaquina Bay train .into CorvalHs .reported tor day that the caterpillar caravan is still coming over the divide. They are several inches deep In spots on the car .tracks. Never- theieas the wheels of the engine crusnea tnrough tnem leaving a trail of grease and . slime that made traction next to impossible for a long enough distance to de lay th train 15 minutes Jn its climb tQ Summit station. Pageant at Annual Sunday School Picnic Expected to Break Record Elaborate plans are being made for the annual picnic of the Mar- Ion County Sunday School assocl ation which will be held in Salem at the Oregon state fair grounds next Saturday. , Governor Walter M. Pierce is to be the" speaker of the day and will head the big parade that is to pass through the principal Streets of Salem In the morning.? - " Fred DeVries, . president ot the association, met- with the parade committee yesterday and complet ed details for this giant pageant. The committee cm parade, consist ing of Col. Carle Abrams, , Harold Zlnser. Rev. Ralph Putnam and Paul Wallace, outlined the line of march and assigned a street : on which each division will form Record Turnout Indicated? On account of much greater in terest in this event than formerly the committee expects the largest parade in . the history of the city. The parade will march promptly at 10 o'clock, and the committee di rects that all organizations ex pectlngto take part report to the committee on the streets assigned at 9 o'clock. It is the desire of the committee that the dvlsions be formed in line at 9:30 in order that the parade may move prompt ly at 10 o'clock, and those organi sations and floats not In line at the'hour of marching will be left behind, or permitted to follow the parade. Street' Assignments Made The parade will form at Marion square and the- following assign ments of ; streets were made : for the formation. At the head of each street will be a representative ot the committee, to assist in form ing the section: The Salem district will form on Commercial street north of Mar ion, facing south. The Haysvllle district will form on Center street, east of Commer rial, facing west. The Santiam district will form on Marion street west7 of Commer cial, facing east, its rear extending south on Front." ' - The North Marion county dis trict will form on Marlon street east of Commercial, facing west. The Silverton district will, form on Union street wost of Commer cial, facing west. " The Jefferson district will form on Front 'street north of .Marion facing south. v The Red Hills district wilt form on Union street west of Commer cial, facing east;. i The order in which the several districts win marcn win be an nounced by the committee on ar rival of the units at their appoint ed stations. Boy Scouts Assist The parade' will move south on Commercial street to State, east on State to the Capitol, and then out to the fair grounds,- where the picnic dinner will be spread.' .A detail of Boy Scouts will as sist the committee In forming the parade, and boys from the YMCA. under : the direction of Secretary t Kella. will police the fair grounds - j and direct visitors to the meeting I places. I The committee directs that the parade move at a brisk march, so I cause of t,he alow pace, mm " t i ' Price Placed at; $47,944611 Awaj-dsd latidn of Heating and Pltsnbbg at $7080--Eli.7 Start on Construction ! Promised Burdtn A::a:': Program of Board. Carl O. Emrstrom of Salem draws the prize, , the u:cn- tract for building the new high TMio nf QiAT AA J. A. Bernardi. also of Salem, is awarded the contract icr the heating and plumbing for The bids were opened at a board, Friday noon. They were noon, and presented in tabular meeting held Friday evening, awarded. BY LIDOS CLUB W. W. Rosebraugh Is Presi dent Chastam Grateful J for Support New officers were elected at the Lions' club luncheon, Friday noon, to pilot the club through the com ing year. The nominations had been made some weeks ago, and the Friday election was a formal endorsement of the previous ac tion. , . W. W.. Rosebraugh, president; William B. Mott, first vice presi dent; Ross Ci. Miles, second vice president; Carl Wonner-, third vice president; Meade Elliott, . secre tary-treasurer; . Frank Neer, . dir ector; 2 years; .Merrill D. Ohling, director, 2' years; Harry Scott, dir ector, 1 year, '-i - . ; - -Ed Chastain, the indefatiguable president to whom so much of the Lions' success for the past year has 'been due, thanked the mem bers for the loyal support they had given during his term ot of fice. r Dr.. w. L. Mott, the new vice : president, also spoke elo quently of the club work- and of 5ts prospects for the, future. Jt The club is to hold a birthday anniversary? celebration, next Fri day night, June 15, when their la dies will be invited to join them in making merry Over the event; The dinner, will be held rat the Marlon, Friday evening instead of Friday noon, the usual time for the weekly assembly. .' Well-Known Salem ; Man Charged. With' Driving While -Intoxicated j y W. Lv . McDougtai, welt-lraawn in Salem, residing at a country home on route 3. was arrested about 11 o'clock : last night N by Officer ; Branson, and taken to the police station where he was booked on a charge of driving his automobile while in an IntoxI icated condition. . . vi Ball of $50 was procured, and McDougal was cited to appear in court at 3 o'clock this afternodn to answer to the charge. According to ' police officials, McDougal ; has been - on the 'water wagon" for a consider able period, but lost his seating yesterday. . . - SWIMMER IS DROWXED FREE WATER, Or June 8. Joseph Williams, aged 18, -wss drowned late yesterday at the Herman Markam - ranch.- below Umaplnev whllo BWimming in. the Walla Walla tiver,, . NOTICE TO OFFICERS IU'DOUGIL BOOKED AT HEADQUARTERS The Statesman carriers will call to make their monthly collections today.;; ! " - Your newspaper boy is just starting in business fcr himself. ' This is his firsts effort to learn business and his success or failure depends to a considerable extent on your good will and co-operation. A pleasant Emi!j and a cherry word will encourage your boy and help him make a success of this, his first venture in bnsincr 3 life.; He will appreciate it and show his good will in any way he can. If your subscription is already paid, ignore th:3 no tice and accept our thanks.1 STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO, wmm i I - i school annex, for the contract the total price of $7,060. special meeting of the schc : tabulated during the after form to another adjourned when the contracts ttc re A slight misunderstanding to the conditions of getting a tc:l led to the withdrawing df the Hz strom bid, a misunderstanding t- the board found bn tnvestiitla to be easily corrected, so that 1'? bid. could be considered. InTt.-i-gation shows that, the t!' " stands high in Mi profe Rather surprisingly to the t c : . I and to the general public, tL.. were bnt three bids submitted, ar 1 in general they ran etea la , than what the board expected. -' Work Starts Monday It is understood that wort to be begun Monday,! as soca ts the contract and official bond c'i be signed tfp; Some work ia tl ready going ; on. The bid reside-, i house that ; has stood on tl Church street fronff the ec1c;1 propertr, .' south of the press -t school building, Is already practi cally, demolished, ready for t: 3 excavation and the foun3atIcz;. J. A. Bernard!, plumbing c 1 heating, Is to Install a Pacific t.l er and a f CTohnSon thermo&tai:: heat control .system. The prlca Ss considered exceptionally good. II. W.' Hatch! was the lowest ti-J : r on Jhe electri Wiring, though t! i board did 1not? formally act ca tl-i feature of the work. Margin to Go On ' The addition of the wiring tt the lowest bid of 545 bring3 tl 3 total cost of the high school t3 $55,549, exclusive of furnlohlz.' . Architect Legge had guaranty I that the cost would not be aboT2 160,000, and ne has a good x:r gin to go on. ; No definite action was .ki a on the Grant junior high ecLoc! building. - Buren Attacks Program Max Buren, former member cl the board, attended the Bessie n, and in" a fierce though frUil! trhnnihg debate attacked tL whole proposal of paying so f. ;a motfey for.a grade and Junior tlj'a school building. Homer Smith al so asked for some of the teaser. 3 for the . far greater cost ot tt : j building as compared to the i;aa school contract that was let t night, The board has In its clc-. 1 sessions practically agreed to elim inate a number of the more ex pensive features of the Knigttn plan, but there is not date set f:r anaceeptance of any part of tLs plan or the bids as submitted. Yukon Territory Visited - By Heat; Temperature C1 DAWSON, T. T., June g. A neat wave struck the Tnkon ter ritory yesterday and thermometers registered 91 degrees In tt9 , shade, This U the warmest tem perature, with one exception, reg istered since the dominion weath er bureau was established here 23 years ago. The exception occur red July 1 last year when the thermomener stood at 92. ' TRIAL CLEARS DEPUTY 7 PITTSBURGH. June 8. -Deputy Sheriffs Edward Mannison and ID. J. Riley, charged with the mur der of Fannie Selling, organizer cf the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, were found not gailty by a jury late today. Mrs. Selllns was shot and killed 6t Ducktown dur ing the" 1919 steel strike. OUR READERS