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) .. . V - CIRCULATION IN . THR CITT OP SALE1I and alaawher ia ' Msrioa and Palk Oooatlaa Nearly everybody raa4a The Oregon State:rr,:.l , TUB HOME SEWSPAPa mm ' i K ' " " - 'f . :: " i. : Rundaxa onlr .... . ,o4i til and 8ondr ".. . v , SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1923 price Fivnc:.;,; I "---- sat. trim nnw:rM wrnvRsnAY i i i a IE THIS 'EI IS BIGGEST EVER Total HarcNSurfacing Laid This Season About Thirtv. Five Miles, Roadmaster neports OCTOBER 1 IS DATE f FOR CLOSING DOWN Program for Next Year De pends on Attitude of 'Budget Committee ' Marion ; county paring plant are- approaching the end of the greatest ' seasons N operation - Iq their history, '.according to Coun ty. Roadmaster. W. J. Culver, who raid yesterday that nearly 35 miles of hardsurf ace road will have been! completed this . season when the. five county paving plants shut down for the season about October , !. ; This amount Is .nearly One-third, more , than the paving during the summer of 1922. Approximately. .25 .miles w$ta completed at that time. 4 . rBenefit Is General. Nearly 200 men are scattered over the' county in keeping 'the Jive paving : plants Jn -operation. .The plants are located in -Salem, Staytsn, Jeflersou, Jit. Angela and Bcsllard. and 1 are supplying ma terial each-: for four or five roads. s None of ' the county roads has received rpecial attention, and the 'paving has - been widely scattered .and for small distances in general. ?The longest stretch Is four miles, knr the - Salem-Wheatland terfj ,roaa. t. - . : f Budget Committee Awaited. ; Paving operations will continue for several more weeks if the weather permits'. Regardless, the five plants, will close on October 1. I As to the . "program. ' for , next ' summer Roadmaster Culver could fnot say, btlur. than It would de fend upon "the action taken by the pcounty , budget committee.. As tthia will, not be called into ses sion to prepare estimates' for some time; It Is not possible to make any gness as to the extent of the a Z4 operations. . , 1 El COJEECE Delegates and Others to Number of 200 Attend Opening Sessions PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 11 "With Bishop William O. Shepard presiding, the opening session was held If ere tonight of the annual Methodist conference for the Ore gon : 'district. Delegates and othe- to the number of more thanTzOO, were present. , f Fplowlng "the opening exer cises Dr. SG. A. Landon of the Puget Sound conference, spoke on "the past of Methodism In tbe northwest;" Dr Robert Brumblay of the Columbia River conference on "(he present of Methodism in the northwest." and Br. Karle Parker, of Portland on "the -i fu ture of Methodism In the north west." Sessions will - continue until next Monday. First Division Members Asked to Meet With Legion SAN FRANCISCO, ' Sept. 11. A call was sent out today for all members of the First division of the United States army In the World war to. assemble here dur ing the national convention of the American Legion October 1 5 . to 19. It is proposed go have the division parade as a unit. THE WEATHER OREGON: . .Wednesday, fair except cloudy or foggy near ' the coast. " ' ' LOCAL WEATHER , (Tuesday) v. Maximum temperature, 77. Minimum temperature, S3., Rainfall, Just a trace. River, 1.9. Atmosphere, partly cloudy. t Wind, southwest. G C U S ion &:jm Dofcre Vigilance upon the part of (he sheriff's office probably prevent ed a future jail break when two new, fine-toothe4 hack-saw blades were found In; the hem of an un dershirt worn by Albert Preston, alleged confidence man who swin dled, the United States National bank of $2800 last week, upon bis being searched by Sheriff Os car Bower when ce arrived from Portland In custody of Deputy Sam Burkhart yesterday' after. noon. ; Preston claimed to have sewed them in his undershirt prior to ' - ;- CIIEIIfS WILL ASSIST AT FJilB Members in Uniform to Be On Grounds at All Times, Is Decision . Cherrians in uniform "will be on the grounds during the state fair at all times,' according to ac tion taken last night by the mem bers. Twenty-four volunteered to take , turns acting as a reception committee at the fair. : The entire organization with the band will torn out in uniform on Wednesday, Salem day. "They also voted to offer, their services to the state fair: board to be.ueed in any other capacity which was possible.;. ' . i - The Red Cross campaign for Japanese ' relief .waa endorsed by the Cherrians and they, decided to help individually rather than as an organization, -They voted to levy a tax on the members toNpay for the Albany . trip and a dance wil be given during October; i f 'rllarry .Worth, local fmerchant, was elected. to- membership in the booster, organization. . pooion RELIEF EFFORT Part of Japanese Aid Fund of Red Cross to Come From Present Account ! Willamette chapter of the Am erican. Red Cross wm appropriate $500 from local funds for the Japanese relief and as a starter for the $1 0,050 quota asked ' by national headquarters of Marlon and Polk 'counties. i t u .- ' -f. Members of the executive board met ' at the chapter headquarters on State street yesterday,' and named Dr. B. F. Pound to appoint a committee . and ; superintend a canvas of the city to raise the remainder of Salem's share of the qnota.'4 :f" rt-s -f"VsV ' rV 'i' While final plans have not yet been ma.de, it is probable that an executive secretary will be hired for the relief campaign. Cooke Patton is chairman of the advis ory committee. Others who will act In an advisory capacity are T. B. Kay, C. P. Bishop aid L. W. Gleason. i SFJMl'lLD elect judges Washington's Junior Senator Plans to Introduce Such ' a Bill SPOKANE. - Sept. "11. - United States Senator-elect C. C. Dill of Washington is going to introduce a bill for an amendment to the national ' constitution , providing for the election of federal judge early - in the coming session of congress; he announced ' here to day. He stated his ' belief that election of . federal judges will be "the coming thing," and Offered to. speak o its behalf before pub lic gatherings. RECORD MADE . LAKEIIURST, N. J. Sept. 11 The United States naval dirigible ZR-1 successfully completed a con tinuous 12-hour night today when if descended at the naval air sta tion here a 6 : 4 6 daylight ' time. 31 or is Being ILsaiea his passing the bogus check at the bank, ; with the thought that he might be arrested. Tbe story told by the prisoner is discredited by the sheriff office, which believes the blades were obtained daring Preston's- confinement in i the Portland jail., ! Preston is also said to be an ex-convict from Folium prison, and out on parole. He received a 15-year sentence for a crime similar , to that committed in Salem whil In Lrfs Angeles, and was released about 'seven months ago. .. .. , ; 1 1 1 at a ' mmm 1 1 i Fees Increased to $100 for State ' Fair Week ; Vhen Former Vote Is Reconsid ' ered at Special Meeting Monday Night The Salem city council,, at a special meeting; Monday night. voted to make , taxlcab license fees $100 vuntil after tbe state falr,: as a means to keep out com petition considered unfair to Sa lem taxi menJ, .;;. i ; , ' i" ' - This- action of the council was a reconsideration, of action taken at the regular meeting a week ago Tuesday night when the council voted not to put on the $100 fee this" year. I ' V Aldermen Change Minds . Aldermen Patton, Rosebrangh, and , others jwJipjBjjcceededi de feating the measure tbe previous week. It is said, changed I their minds on the question, i Also the local taxlcab operators wanted the big fee slapped .on to keep, out competition, anei the reconsider ation Vag the result : Unfair, pperatora Hlt ; Xocat taxlcab operators are not affected by the Increase, To Jn crease the fees to a prohibitive figure just before the state fair has long , been the custom in Sa lem to keep oat competition. Sa lem has been, criticised at timea for it with the argument that the fair Is a state fair' and not a Sa lem " fair, and that taxlcab men from outside should be allowed to come In, if theyTdesire. : However, it Is explained that in times past when the city has remained open to them all .kinds ot advantages have been taken. r i- t , - Foreigner Came In J One ' year, It Is recalled, a Washington operator with an ex- ceedingljr large came In. He charged fares ot only 10 cents and took awav much money hat it was felt should have remained In Sa lem. Also booze cars worked their way into the city,, obtained licenses and did a bootlegging business. ; Ten of the 14 members of the council were present at ; the spe-f cial meeting. Those - absent were Vandevort, Dancy, ! Rosebraugh and Simeral. ; v Special cars will be brought In by the Salem Street Railway com pany v for' fair week to place on the fair grounds line. Clerical Error Costs - Service Men Large Sum As a result of a clerical error by' some committee clerk or steno. grapher in the last Oregon legis lature, about 240 Oregon ex-service men who were kept in Ger many as members ot the army of occupation --after; .the armistice bad. -been signed will lose $120 each, on- their state bonus pay ments. The error was recently discovered by f Adjutant General George A. Wnite. . As enacted the measure contains the date Novem ber.ll, 1918, when it should have been 1919. Ifa legal way cannot be found to make the correction the American legion proposes to initiate a measure to give the af fected ex-service men the money they ,were intended to havet v M i. u li a II II fa n ra 1 1 0 I Mi n n mm i i i . i. , fea'rctsd by EDouer in oanty Jail Deputy Sheriff Burkhart re turned from Portland" with Pres ton a little after 4 o'clock yester dav. He took no vhances '. with his prisoner, and . Preston stepped from the train wearing handcuffs. Preston Is dT slight ; build, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, and wore khaki pants, flannel shirt, leather outtees 'and a liKbt rrey cap. A portion of thevmoney obtained In Portland la said to have been spent in new clothing. Preston will probably be held for Investigation by i the? grand jury, i - - 5 - Hi HASH More Than the Five Millions Set as First Goal Has Been Given WASHINGTON, Sept. ll.r-The five million dollars originally asked of the American people for the Japanese earthquake sufferers was exceeded by more than a hun dred thousand dollars today as contributions continued to pour in from every section; of the coun try but Red Cross officials sent forth the word that - continued support of the public was nece sary. 4 . ........ . -, . . A total of $5,108,300 had been pledged when the books were closed for the day. , Three of the country's divisions to t which, the work of collecting money was allotted, exceeded their quotas on the first $5,0 00,- 000.: They were the Washington. Central: and few England idivi- siona.-1 The Washington region re ported $3,014,900 against aquoti of $2,900,000; the Central gath- qred $801,000 wRh a fluota .ot $800,000, and New England showed, returns of $400,000 against $350,000 asked. Not Yet on Sale at Postof- fice, But are on Letters From Other Places Although the new Harding memorial postage . stamps have not yet been received at the Sal em postof fice,1 they are arriving in the city on letters from other postof flees. In design the stamps are similar to the newest. George Washington stamps, but they- are black Instead of red and contain the dates 1865 and 1923, the years of President Harding's birth and daath. r - i J Cost of Coal Reported . if To' President Coolidge . ' ; -. . : r" , .J. ,. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. The cost of a ton of bituminous coal to k mine operator ranges between $1.20 f and $2.80, the coal com mission reported to President Coolidge today, submitting the latest installment of its report on the Industry in compliance with. instructions from congress. The cost study was based on statistics from 266 mines located in four states and covered Operations in 1918, which was selected because conditions throughout that year were , i considered approximately uniform, t " t i" Roll Call of Seven Wives " Taken 6y Telegraph Wires LOS ANGELES, Sept, 11. Seven alleged wives Of Harry K. Rashon were the objects ef a. tele graphic; roll call being conducted by police and - federal authorities tonight as the result of a purport ed confesion today by Roshon, alias A. E. Wods, X that nhe i had married seven women-ln. various parts of the country, six of them in the last. four years. . , Bos&on was. arrested here last week-, funder the name 5 f 'A. - E. ' Woods on Information furnished by Seattle authorities. In the be lief that he was implicated in the death of Anna Danielson there in 1916, but Investigation failed ito connect him with 'the case. EXCEEDED QUOTA MEIiilliSTifS. mi in sra OREGON GIVES MAINE GUESTS BIG WELCOME governor Pierce and Mayor 'Baker Extend Good Wishes to Visitors (. PORTLAND, Sept. 11. At a banquet table here, tonight 118 citizens of Portland, Maine, sat with their hosts of Portland, Ore gon, and exchanged felicities while, discussing the menu which was composed' wholly of .Oregon food products. The dinner brought to its climax the first' day's stay of the , visitors here. Tomorrow they will continue their inspec tion of Portland industries and scenic attractions, leaving In tbe evening for San Francisco, tho next scheduled stop ot their coast to coast trip. - ' , At tonight's banquet Governor Walter M. Pierce and Mayor Q. L. Baker were chief, speakers for the Portland, Oregon, hosts, while James O. G ulnae,, president, and P.;-W.' -Blake, manager of the Maine State Chamber of Com merce, and Henry Merrill respon ded for the visitors. ' . V A message of greeting to the touring Maine folks was received by wire here today from Governor PercivalP: Baxter of that state. ALL Fi Now Thought None Were Caught Within Hulk of , Sunken Young, T SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept 11. All attempts to i recover bodies, ot , a score . of j seamen drowned in tbe . wreck of seven destroyers at Point Honda .: last Saturday night virtually ! were at A standstill todar... The list of bodies, recovered . stands unchang ed since .yesterday,- three having been brought to the morgue here. jOn is unidentified, r V , Further- questioning of survlv- orajtoday confirmed the belief of I officers expressed yesterday that no bodies .are, left in the sunken hulk Of the Young. AU survivors are positive that the vessels , all .were searched before being aban doped and that the missing men were lost when they jumped over board or took to life rafts. . ; . s A new explanation of the piling up. of -the seven boats was offered today by one of the survivors, a veteran hief quartermaster. The 16 vessels of the squadrpn were traveling in formation of two col umn s, the petty officer asserted. Whpn thei Delphy, in the ' lead, struck the rocks, she started her siren signalling "collision." Hav ing no idea of their, actual posi tion, the commaders ot, the other vessels took the signal Jo Indicate a collision at sea.' "Following the procedure designated for such oc casions; the vessels In the left col umn swerved sharply to port. The right band eolumn made the same maneuver ta starboard! to avoid the - Collision. -Naturally those who swerved jto the right escaped while the vessels going to port piled up on the rocks, in almost a solid mass. The explanation was confirmed as probably the correct one by officers. SHRAPNEL SENT MANILA, Sept. 11. (B the As sociated Press)- Anticipating new outbreaks among the Moros in the Lake Lanao region the Philippine constabulary has " despatched . a supply of shrapnel to Camp Keith- DONATES FOR RELIEF SAN FRANCISCO. "f Sept. 11.- The Pacific coast baseball league through President William McCar thy, today donated $1,000 to the Japanese relief fund. v i 'Pickwick stages are oarred mans mm BODES issued yesterday by the public service commission. . The order will be effective September 20, and is a result of the investigation conducted by the When representatives of the Pickwick lines appeared to show cause why such an order should -not be made. The stages operate between Seattle and San Francisco. It is practically impossible ers to maintain their schedule the state and of the ' commission TLIL , Corey, chairman of the commission, said in connection with the order, - . TAILOR FROM SHOP TASKS When Shock Came Oriental Left Suddenly and Unex- : pectedly Taking v Tape Measure With Him WRECKED BUILDINGS LIKE STAGE SETS Stenographer Is Separated From Friends and Walks to Yokohama Alone SHANGHAI, Sept. 10. (Dy the i - Associated Press) Vivid - stories of the! destruction of Yokohama and other Japan'ese cities by the great earthquake, are being told by refugees who arrived here on the steamer Empress of Canada. Among those wbo escaped from Yokohama were Mr. and Mrs. J Franklin Stevens and Mrs. M Hance of Philadelphia. They were beginning a tour of - the Orient. "I was In a tailor shop In Yoko hama being fitted for a suit when the earthquake hit the city," said Mr. Stevens, '.'The building seem ed to be caught in a tremendous upheaval which :- cut the room In halves as though with , a huge knife. One half was lifted straight up,' leaving the earth bare where but an instant before -the Japan ese tailor had stood with his tape. Half Remains "The half of the building on which I was standing was shaken but it remained in virtually Its original position. When I walked outside I saw the tailor scrambling down from tbe roof of the build ing. " Mr. Stevens hurriedly , sought out the .women" members ? of bis party and started for the water front. He arrived just in time to see the Oriental hotel burst into flames. While he was watching this, he -said, the, whole ' water front wall fell away from the ho tel, leaving: the Interiors of the rooms exposed and disclosing- the guests gathering their belongings and attempting to make their es cape. . ; - - View Seems' Unreal - Tbe view was more like a huge stage setting than reality," said Stevens. - Miss Anna Lauritsen, a Danish stenographer of Yokohama, said she was on her vacation' at Miyan oshita when the earthquake .came. She said she lost all ' of her be longings, became separated from her friends and started alone to walk to Yokohama. , - "In some places.' Bhe said. "there were fissures In the earth so wide I, could not jump -over them but had to walk around. In one spot I saw the hands and fore arms of a Japanese child protrud ing from the ground. I stopped to investigate and saw where a huge fissure had opened and clos ed, catching the child like the jaws of a huge vice and crushing out its life. -. Ground Rocked . "The ground rocked . and quiv ered like the surf gee of. the sea and: several times I - was hurled from my feet by the earth shock. All of the time I was In constant fear of meeting. the same fate that overtook the Japanese child.. 'J Miss i Lauritsen, ' nearly ,v over come with fatigue and fear, even tually reached : Yokohama and made her .way; to the water front where she was taken aboard the Empress of 'Canada., f Tn)Fh,(?.nTn)TnT!75TD f ram the state by an order -commission 'on August 13; for the Pickwick stage driv and . not .violate the laws of " Mil IS Wf)sC Action ; Not Finals Special Cornmlitcs c: " County Supertax Cohimissicn Yet to Ptzz Fisure3 Firat 100,000 of Bends hyzo be AdvertUed Teacher Reel . The 1923-1924 budget of the Salem school district ri : proved by the school board last night totals .12C0,Z CO, r $26,250 more than last year "when the total One of the main itens of increase is that for teachtr I. due to the employment of nine.new teachers, mainly fcr h. school work. - . ' ; . . Expenditures under the classification of personal r - , ices are estimated' to total $203,530; material and st?r $19,500; maintenance and -repairs, $7500; in Jell. . $33,500; insurance, $2000; miscellaneous, 2000 and c:. gency, $1470. . .:. - . PMBHD . Transient Named Joe Drum mond Stabbed and Body ; Heaved From Cars'; Information was received by the public service commission yes terday, in a ' telegraphic message from W. Bollons.. Oregon-Washington Railroad A -Navigation company . superintendent at ;L Grande, of the murder of .one Joe Drummond on board a specjial train In the mountains between Pendleton and La Grande at about 8 o'clock yesterday, morning. The message said that extra train 'No. 21 5 5 was flagged early yesterday morning -near Sloan Or,, by a man named Jack B. Im ley Imley ' said that, he and one Joe " Dmmmond were on extra westbound train No.' 3628 when Drummond ,was stabbed by two unidentified men and his body thrown from the train. One of the men who did the cutting was described as about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and the other about 5 feet The coroner at Pendleton and Special Agent Glen Bushee ' were notified. mi Considered possible Menace to Settlement of Italo Greek Trouble ATHENS. Sept. 11. (By Asso ciated Press.) The crisis between Italy and Serbia over the Flume question la causing grave anxiety here where It Is looked on as pos sible menace to Immediate adjust ment of the Italo-G reek situation. It is feared in the event of bos- talitles Italy will find ' some . pre text ' to continue '.the occupation ot the island - of. Corf u.- the occu pation of which seems to-, be the uppermost factor in Greek circles, Advices : from'. Belgrade say the populace of ' the Jugo-Slavian Cap ital is In . a - state ot . high . excite ment and that the government will fdllow'step by step every mil itary move taken by Italy. The Albanians have closed their Greek frontier, according to pub lished reports, and are arming all men of military age ia the eastern part of ; the country. ' Government : Price Fixing Hit By Theodore .Roosevelt SYRACUSE,1 N. Y.,'sept. 11- Theodore Roosevelt, assistant sec retary of the navy speaking today at the New York state fair as the guest ot the State Federation of County Farm and Home bureaus, declared combination and cooper ation Is the hope of the American farmer and warned against "fan atics and self-seeking politicians peddling false doctrines such as government price fixing and un- Daniel Siddons KKIsd ' By Fzl Dcv.a Stairs DALLAS, Or., Sept. 10.- Dan- el Siddons, well-known farmer of this vicinity, was killed Instantly Saturday night when he fell down stairs at his home and broke tU neck. ' ; . ' -' ' "- He is survived by his widow.,. CRISIS CHS HUB - Final action bas not been tal The board appointed as a k ' committee, under the state I U. O.- Shipley,' T. M. Hicks. P. Hughes, Russell Catlln and Vr. . Dincy. They will sit with t board two weeks hence, douif approve the budget, erj tl. . will go before the county f supervising and eonservatton c mission created by the 1823 I islature, which will have tLa r: say , -, y . The budget in detail follows: , - Expenditures 5 Personal services - Te : cl salaries, $163,440; ' priacl, superintendents, clerks, t physician, truancy, census, 1; ies, $27,295; ? Janitors eil il $12,795. Total, $203,530. Material and Supplies Hi: tlonal equipment," ;s: : ?; ture, $1,000; educational r $ 3 5 0 0 ; i library,' etc., tors . supplies, $ 1 6 0 0 ; . f -.'r 1 t wood, $5200: light, power i gas, $1750; . rater tr..I j,:.. $1600:'' postaga and t l. 1 . . $200; printing. JGOO;. f re!;.:, t : drayage, $300. Total, $13,CC:. " Constructloa--Nctlildr. Maintenance and repairs, 7 500. . . f . j Indebtedness- Redernptioa bonds, $10,000; interest on to : $5,000; Interest on warrants, 600; ! Liberty street pav. : bonds, $1,000; Interest, on t bonds l$100,000), $5,0C0; demption on new bonda, J1C,C Total, $35.50 0. Insurance, $2,000. Miscellaneous, $2,000. T Emergency, $1,470. Grand total, $265.fiOO. ; Receipt State school fund, $8, EC county school fund, $46,0 CD; r mentary school fund, $25, C high school tuition fund, S 2 S,C : other sources. $5,000; dlair: tax, $157,000. Grand tot $269,500. District tax for 1922-23. 6 r cent-; limitation, $119,000; i demption rot bonds, $10,000; i terest on bonds, $5,250; tct $134,250. . . District tax proposed fcr IE: 24, 8 per cent limitation, $1 : 000; redemption -of honda, f i 000; interest oa cli tc-Ii, J :, 000;. pavement bozl3, S1.CC3; ! terest on new bcnd3, 45,017; i demption of new bonds. $ 1 0,C C Total, $31,000. The board voted to &ZrtrV. for bids on the f!rit ?1C 2.C : ; i the authorized school lozl L : and-will open bids at a meet' OB ' October '0. r Miss - Dorothy Taylor, cr.3 : the teachers ia V.'asLIsstcn Jar! high school, resigned last r.. because of ill health. ' E. A. Brown, a Janitor la t building, resigned. -. First Refugees V;::i 7 rr; ,- In SEATTLE, Sept. 11. He messages received today frcn steam&Iiip Jefferson T.LIca pected here Eatarday x'ztt the : Yokoharna-Tokio cart!:. area' -.with refugees, rercrt; 1 t the. commander cf tLa '.: Steel Navigator was kllk I : . disaster of September 1. the Injured aboard t-a J listed In the messages v; R.,' Hughes, a aear.aa cf t". 3 Navigator, veto- Ij 11. I here for treatment. Anc; tLc.-3 r,-:l ti : the Jeffarscn ' ' . ::. CoII'or. Ccl?r. ' : ...if an :'r c :v - r. ; c f 1 1 j : ' ' who t. -3 1 tor la.. tL 2 : - and r.I-icr tl . . . Of nuts frc:j a ::.tr : ' ' tlon ct Tct 'i.