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STRIKE STliLLS !
'( ALL IfJDUSTRY
Cenefal' Halt Called; Thpus
?ands Are Milling About
Streets of Cities
BOTH SIDES HARK TIME
Jio New Negotiations Opened . by
' : Either Side; Government -Does
Not Intend to Call
, ? Mass Meetings ;
MOSCOW, Slay 4 (A.P.)
The Red labor International has
lamed a proclamation feigned by
General Secretary LosoTsky and
reading' la part 'aa follows:
"The straggle has begun. Mil
lions of the English ' proletariat 1
bare arisen as one man ' against i -kbVpIoltera.i;0vy.'-r
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f- Fadng the derelopment of '
this gigantic struggle when for
the first time in British history
class arises against class all dif
ferences among the workers
must be sunk. All - workers,
regardless of factions,' must
stand with ' our -' struggling -brothers
and gire them full and
unqualified aid.';.-,'. " if
' Xot one ton of coal for Eng-. '
'ladt AU U-eountries - beyeotS
British coal orders and refuse
to deliver any foreign' merchan-'
dlse to fcnglandl r Vage merci
less fght against strike, break-
L6NDON, May 5.- (By Associ
ated ;- Press.) At midnight, the
- general strike had .been ' in prog
ress 24 hours and had stalled' lae
great bulk of the country's. Indas-
' tries. So vast Is the- movement
and so many are its ramifications,
no single definite development can
be observed. - London and some
of the other great cities present
the curious aspect of many. thou
sands of persons and conveyances
in aimless motion, with an almost
total snspenslon of work, except
in vital services.
I There have been no new. negoti
attons, so far as the ; pablia is
aware, seeking a settlement of the
strike no : move to this 1 end on
ltbea side. That the, government
jfloe-i not propose to Initiate hew.
parleys is obvious" from the Btate
meat contained in its official hewa
paper.' the first' number pt yrhlch
was ' Issued 1 3 Tuesday jghtjth
strike leaders have! mfle no'move,
and tlte next step is with them.J ;t
; Although" heitW"xxtehis
from one. end of the country -to
the other, the people, aside from
certain inconveniences, have not
even begun to feel its real effects.
The government and leaders iden
tified with the most, important in
dustries operating separateljr; hut
in ! some ' cases together, have al
ready set up machinery for sup
plying the populace with those
things absolutely-essential tor its
existence. It would appear as If
the governmentwere settling
down to a long fight.; It is offici
ally asserted that the tleup ismot
r,V Important as long as the strike
ini ' l .. fVai fTia Mn.
! pie are : arouBtngr" themselves to
U help the government keep, things
(Ooatiaaa on ptf .),
In Wailnnston
The Rebate began t in , thVouse
on
three widely divergent farm
relief measures.
-, .4.
A cruiser was ordered to Nic
araguan waters to protect Amer
ican interests there.-. .. . ,
f President , Coolidge held the
p-rnMtn situation :rine -for call-
K A third Hague conference.. '
.igf .:-;5
house replied ' to Ju'dgd
rThe
English's ' impeachment answer,
terming 1t irrelevant and imperti-
nent.
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! novernment officials 1 were
silent on the British strike, Amer
ica Federation of Labor held the
Salem's Musicians Unite
May Festival
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Public 1 School ( Chorus,' Salenr Boys' Chorus, High School
. -t Chorus; McPowell OuVCivie Qub, Sacred Heart
and Schbbert Octette' Listed '
Under the auspices of the Music Teachers' association of
Salem, national Music Week will be observed in Salem with a
community concert to be given this evening- in which 365 of
Salem's home talent musicians will appear., .,
The organization with the largest number to take part in
the program is the public school chprtis of 150 vwces,; under
the direction of Miss Gretchen Kraeraer. The second largest
organization is that of the Salem Boys' chorus of 90 voices,
directed by. Dr. iL.C. Epleyi' "fyrJi ' vi-p-:
. Under the leadership of Miss, Lena Belle Tartar, the Salem
HYDE PARK CAMP OPEN
WARTOIE SCENES REVIVED
V AB RELIEF CREW WORKS
(By the Associated Press)
LONDON, May 4HuU, tents,
and ' all kinds of portable
buildings are springing up like
mushrooms j in ' Hyde Park,
which is the center for the dis
tribution of food supplies dur
ing the general strike. Lorries
come and go with a rush char
acteristic; of war. days. There
is an air of suspense and hurry
everywhere. ,
. ' Where soap box ; orators
spoke . formerly on. .evenings,
and Sunday. afternoons, within
the shadow of the park's great
marble arch, there is now an
enormous, stack of milk cans.
The park, which occupies 3 4
acres has been closed to the
public and its arches are guard
ed by bobbies.'.
Irishera-areHiCh goodUwork-k
ers that lack, of transportation
facilities is not proving such a
hardship to them as it would
to continental dwellers. In tact
the opening day of the great
strike provided a lark for many
of the younger folk, who walk
ed niiles to and from work.
Their appetites stirred' , be
cause of this butdeor exercise,,
clerks and shopgirls flocked
into lunch rooms and tea shops
substantially increasing busi
ness. - Chorus girls who dance
tonight reached the theaters
early :'. and were served with
supper brought in from nearby
restaurants. " They were to be
.taken home after the perform
ance in special automobiles.
The ' vice chancellor of Ox
ford university issued a notice
that ' under ! graduates should
come immediately with the college-authorities
in regard to
aatlonar Bervicet Leave of ab
sence will be granted to all un
dergraduates hot taking the
examinations this term.' Large
numbers of students have left
the university since the strike
began."'' .,s.:; : ,
DELAYED BLAST IS FATAL
MARSHFIELD MAN DIES, AN
OTHER BADLY INJURED
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MARSHFIELD, Ore., May 4.
(By Associated Press.)- One man
was, killed and7 another .seriously
hurt by the explosion of a delay
blast la the quarry of Hauser Con
struction company on Coos river
about 8. miles from Marshfleld
this : afternoon.: ' Ray Myers, 34,
was killed and Fred Ward was
badly crushed by rockC Meyers
and family came here from' Yaki
ma.' Wash. Ward has a wife and
two children at Seattle, v
' The Hauser' 'Construction com
pany is engaged In quarry rock for
a Jetty at the; entrance to Coos
bay.i-fVj:3-A :! r ,
PAWNED HEAT FIRE KILLS
UNIDENTIFIED . MAN DIES AS
. FLA5IES GTJT HOTEL
PORfLAND,: Ore., May 4.--(By
Associated Press.) -An un
identified man, believed to be a
transient, was burned to death In
a fire that gutted the interior of
the old'Burnside hotel at second
and Barnside streets-here -today.
Damage was estimated at $12,000.
The fire Is believed to have been
started; by men engaged in melt
ing canned heat.:"' ''?.?,j
' The building j part of which has
been torn 'down to make' room tor
the approach to the new Burnslde
bridge across the Willamette" riv
er, was vacated -several days ago
High school chorus of 40 voices is
on" the 'program for several" num
bers. . ; Other 'organizations on the
program are: McDowell elub,; SO
voices, 5 to be directed by W.'iH.
Boyer; the Civic club, with W, H.
Hobson of , Willamette university
with. 24 voices, Prof. E. W, Hob
son of Willamette university direc
tor ; 'Sacred 'j Heart Academy j or-
chestra, with 16 pieces; the Schu
bert Octette, with Miss Miaetta
Magers, leader, and the dancing
class of Mrs. Ralph White. T t
During the early " part of I the
program, . beginnings at 7:30
o'clock there will be several selec
tions by the Cherrian band, under
the leadership of Oscar Steelham
mer. ' .
The evening's program, follow
ing several selections by the Cher
rian band will begin with the en
trance of the Willamette univers
ity May QueenMiss Myrtle Jensen
and her two maids, Miss , Hazel
Malmsten and Miss -Jessie' Pyhos.
The queen and maids ' will be 'es-
NAME TWO INSTRUCTORS
MASSACHUSETTS I AND OKLA
HOMA MEN COME TO OREGON
EUGENE, May 4 (A.P.)
Two new men have been elected
to teach at the '. University of Ore
gon for,' the, coming year,, it was
announced ' today by James H.
Gilbert, acting dean of the ' col
lege of literature, science and' the
arts.- Professor Harvey G. Town
send of Smith .college, North
hampton, Mass., will teach in the
philosophy department, . while . J.
K.' Horner, of the University ., of
Oklahoma, one of the best known
debate coaches in the middle west,
has accepted the position of . as
sistant professor of English. He
win handle' public speaking work-
ALCOHOL ISN'T THE
TRUSTEES SAY
Final Decision Postponed
Pending Return of Bishop
; ' W. 0. Shepherd
FIERY MEETiNG STAGED
Dr. G. O. , Oliver Leads Fight to
Keep Institution for Salem, 1
'' Joined By Students
' '''and Alumni '3 .--'-.
PORTLAND, May 4. (ByAs-l
sociated Press.) The trustees of
the Kimball school of theology,',
Methodist' . Institution, 5 tonight
adopted a.' resolution . affirming
their; jireirious decision to-remove
Xhe .school from ' Salem, Qre.r to
Seattle in 192?.:. The opinion pre
vailed,; however, i that a final de
cision will not -be reached; until
the return to the city of 'Bishop
William" O. . Shepherd to whom
both sides of the 1 controversy areJ
appealing for support.
, The meeting was an excited one,
with spokesmen for faculty, alum
ni and student body vigorously
opposing the proposed move .to
Paget Sound. Dr. G.' O. Oliver,
Vice president of Willamette uni
versithdTTreKaed theTtftmnl
representtttives made - 4 . strong
pie 'tor peeping the school , at
" He pointed out that the
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C0NT
jPASS TRAFFIC
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HEAVY SNOWSAIL TO , HALT
' CARS OVER CASCADES
EUGENE, Ore., Mar 4. (A.P.)
Heavy, snows in McKenzie Pass
today failed to impede auto and
stage traffic -Officials of the Ore
gon : stages Inc. announced here
tonight upon tthe return of the
Eugene-Bend stage bus from the
eastern city. D. J. Johnson, driv
er, stated that the big snow drift
at the west side " of the summit
was practically gone.
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SALEM, MASS.,
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This picture of the eastern high school team, taken during their stop in Washington, D. C, shows:
left to right, back row A. E. McDonald, Representative Andrews of Massachusetts who presented the
debaters to the president; William R; Barry, associate principal of the school they. represent, and; Wil
liam; A.. Tracy, captain of the team. Lower row Helen Schortell, Barbara 1 Poor. Jennie 'Pitcoff and
FrancesLetteney. They are shown
wnite House, iney meet local nign
oundintheir"na,tiVfcftv?,l'M,''"r
AMERICANVOUT OF JAIL
CHARGES OF INSULTING MUS
SOIdNI PROVE FALSE
ROME, May 4. (By Associated
Press.) John Adams Abbott of
Boston, who had been held in jail
here for the last week on a charge
of Insulting Premier Mussolini,
was released today by order of an
investigating magistrate. Abbott
immediately, returned to his hotel
and- after .removing a week's
growth- of ' beard, " spent the" re
mainder of the day at the Ameri
can consulate discussing the situ
ation with his uncle, Samuel Ab
bott, former director or'the Am
erican Academy here. The magis
trate ordered Abbott's releases -
FILL UP ASYLUM
DEBATERS REACH
here' Just after leaving an audience with President Coolidge at, the.
scnoot debaters nere on JTMay
" ' '
Vanderbilt;to
If Newspapers Fall Flat
. .
Youthful Publisher Declares
Necessary- to Protect Employees and Investors
Who Place Confidence in Him'
NEW YORK, May 4. (By
he has to move out of his rooms at the Mayfair house, and
start work at the bottom of the ladder as a reporter, Cornel
ius Vanderbilt, Jr.; declared-today that the people who "be
i: i r i-r ' 1 xl; t ? t .
lieved in him, whether employees or inves
paper enterprises, will bei paid.
He declined to make any 'statement regirdinc: the receiv
ership of his Los Angeles' 'paper," and the suspension of his
ban inrancisco paper but declared it will ta
to make me-give . up -a life's work
I went into because I love it."
Itk wasJ disclosed that- General
Cornelius Vanderbilt, father of the
28 year old "publisher, at no time
had made any demand' forthe
11.080,000 represented by demand
notes for advances by the- Vander
bilt : family to the publications.
Young . Vanderbilt, however, said
recently the family had decided to
withdraw its support.
"I may have to start again at
the bottom, asking city editors for
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TORNADO RIPS ORCHARDS
TREES. BUILDINGS ' DESTROY-
:ED; 'AS'PUXKEL'APPEARS.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 4.
( By Associated. Press. ) A - strip
of Clark county's finest prune or
chards was'laldwaste by' a small
tornado 'which swept a path about
eight miles long north of this city
today. Trees were uprooted, many
buildings .were- demolished,' V un
roofed or torn from their founda
tions by the freak stdra.Y'
' While the surrounding .country
was enjoying fine weather a black
funnel-shaped ' cloud ! ' swooped
down, and :,within six minutes
spread a - ribbon ? of ' -destruction
about two hundred yards wide be
tween Vancouver and the' town Of
Orchards. .'-. - ''
'Damage was '"-confined : to "de-
fstruction about twohundred yards
wide between Vancouver and the
town of Orchards.- - '
EUGENE GETS HEAVY RAUJ
FALL"" OP. 1.40 INCHES. CROP
BENEFIT REPORTED "i ',
EUGENE, May (By . Asso
ciated Press. ) -The total' precipi
tation from the time the storm be
gan yesterday noon until 8' o'clock
tonight-was -1.4 0 inches, accord
ing ta-the weather observer here.
ATI crops are benefitted; .
SALEM, OREGON
nignvtbe 300th anniversary: of the
Courtesv ofTb riroennian .
Pay Debts,
;:;-:-.
He Will Begin at Bottom if
Associated iPress.)r-Even if
tors in his news-
Ice more than this
STUDENTS
TO GET HONOR
XOisnXATIONB 3IADE FOR AN-
InUAL ALBERTS AWARD
I Margaret Pi-o, Bernard PlaxSel
and Heh?tf - Krueger have been
the factulty of the
Salem high school to receive the
Joseph Alberts award for this
year. The election, at which the
students vote, prill be held May 21.
.The award is made to the stud
ent "of the sebior class who has
made the mostlprogress during the
year In attaining the Ideals of
character, service and wholesome
influence. The award consists of
$25. , i-.r, r
A similar ajward is made each
year at Willantette university. Jo
seph Jl. Alberts, local banker, is
the donor of the award.
FIRE INSUkAfiCE GROVS
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STOCK INStTtANCE TOTAL
i . PLACED !AT 6SS,9eSS ( i
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. Stock fire' insurance ; In force
in the state of -Oregon December
31. 1925; totalled $83,96S. 868.
according' to : a, report' prepared
here Tuesday iff. Will Moore, state
Insurance commissioner. tThls Is
an increase' ot $55,350,662; over
the year 1924. The Insurance com
panies received-:- premiums ot
J8,90f,73i -; and. paid 'losses
amount to $4,063,967. A prem
ium tar of 1207,297.82 was col
lected -by the:- Insurahce depart-
ment.
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MAN IS FOUND IN RIVER
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WIIXAMETTE1 VICTOI BK
?.LIEVED TOlBBJOHN LAKE
PORTLAND j May 4. (By As
soc iated- Press. ) A ' body o f ' a
man believed to be John Lake of
Roseburg, wasi found' In the Wil
lamette,' river ;here today, -
IY OR OFFERS
(Elf TO SflLELI
Station Filled as Representa
tives of East Arrive in
2:- j 'Capital ? City
GREETING "SURPRISING
If
Local; Student Body . to Wire En
f couragement to ' Western .
Team, Arrived in East;' .
' Miss Pro Writes i ;
More than 2,0 00. 'high school'
students, university 'students and
townspeople were at the depot last
nightj to welcome the Salem, Mass., .
debaters 7 when' they " descended
from j the Shasta limited. :' -;-' ;
'. Guns were fired, shouts were
raised, and high school songs were
sung as the train came to stand
still S V. y,:, : .,:) ? i. , . ., . t-
' "Rear car!" the shout rang out,
and a wave ot students stampeded v
in thit direction. ' For a few tense
moments the debaters failed to ap
pear. ! Then shouts , disclosed that
they lhad detrained. .., . ;., , v - r
Mayor J. B.; Giesy was among
the first to extend the visitors a
hearty .welcome, surrendering. , to
themjHLhkey to theity..Ueav 4
ber jbt the local Lions club were' .
od hand to escort the debaters, as '
soon as the crowd would permit,
to this home of C F. Giese.' r
- At; the station also were J; Q
Nelson, principal of the local high
school;- George Hug, superinten
dent jot schools; Orlando H. Horn
ing, coach of debate for the, local
school ; Cecil Edwards, A. 'S. B.
president, and the three debaters
who jare to represent this city in
Friday night's debate. . ;
; Included In "the ; Salem, Mass
part are William' H. Barry, coach
Helei. Schortell, ' assistant coach
and ehaperone; Arthur. McDonald
and William Tracy, captains, and
(Continnad ei ;( S.) .
LIST TRANSPORT PROFIT
ANNUAL REPORT
FILED IN
I COM5IISSION OFFICE V i l
Operating income from the Ore-
gon lines of the Oregon-Washing- .
ton Rallroa4 . & I Navigation . com- t.
panyji during'4 the ; year 1.9 25 . to-r
tailed 4,423,7? tif Recording tq (
the annnual' report of the corpor-j;
ation filed in the 'offices of the, f
public service commission . hero
Tuesday.'
-The intrastate earnings of the
company were $4,067,960.39,
while 'the - interstate earnings ap
portioned to the Oregon lines ot
the corporation were $14,223,-
629.6,8. . The operating: expenses,
both
were
Interstate and intrastate,
$1$,868,800.32.. r -z
The operating-income showed a
slight increase' when compared
with that for the year 1924.
taces 'Are our today
CX5UNTY ' HALLS FILLED AS
ANNUAL PAY3IENT DPCNS
i I A line ' of taxpayers formed
in the county court halls Tues
day! as hundreds of Marion
county . people ' rushed ' to' the
county treasurer's office to pay
thej first- Installment of taxes,
duel !today, May 8. - Up until
closing time, the line showed no
signs of diminishing. - After to
day" the mounting penalty will
be attached. to the tax levy. - -'
Much contusion, delay and
crowding was eliminated by the
fact that many people had ap
plied for their statements dur
ing; the 'past month; and tad
forwarded their taxes by mail,
.O had paid in person. "L The de
lay ' in -line results, from the
necessity of Issuing statements,
entailing much work and time.
When- the statements have al
ready been secured, merely the
simple formality of passing tha
'check over the counter la cecca-
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