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Capital MUJmmml WEATHER FORECAST Tonlchl Tuesday rain or snow, tolder, moderate northerly winds. Minimum 51: maximum 55. Precipl wtHn 1.87 in-; total storm S.5 Inches CIROULATION Average tor Quarter Ending December SI, 1S1 J 5 4 58 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Full Leased Wire TORTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. T" j ' ....... .v.,-..., Unm liiM, iiVlHl X XlVJiliO. DENIED REDS ni HVHII.VIU1W u rvcu l. if. -- -- Charged With Murder la Connection VYitn Armistice Day Murders On Trial To day. , MonUsano, Wash.. Jan. 28. Judfte John M. WUson In super ' ior court hero today denied the motion of the defense for a clKinge of venue in the case cf eleven alleged members of the I. W. W. (Huirgcd with the murder of War reu 0. Grimm in connection with Hie Cenlralla Armistice day pa rade November 11, 1919. Judge Wilson made his ruling at the conclusion of arguments by counsel for both the defense and prosecution. Evidence Not Sufficient. "The court is satisfied that the show ing made by the defense In its motion for a change of venue is not suffi cient," Judge Wilson said in denying the motion. The law does not permit of a Becond change of venue in cases of this character, in my opinion," he added. The defense exhibited articles which it alleged would tend to influence the jurors, alleging, on belief, "that it was circulated in Grays Harbor county with the Intention of so influencing Jurors." The ntlre morning was spent in ar guments on the motion, the court rul ing 1-U1111115 ni inc iiuuii avijuui which was delayed 20 minutes In order to alolw the attorneys to complete their arguments. Filed as exhibits were articles printed ,lt was alelged in the Washtngtonlan of Hoqutam, .Wash., the World, Aberdeen, the Chronicle, Centralia, and Vidette, Monesano, At torney Vanderveer admited in court that the workers defense league had circulated anneals to workers in which it was stated that "the marchers start ed to raid the I. W. W. hall in Cen tralia before any shots were fired," but declared that it had occurred before the trial had been moved to this coun ty. Vandeveer declared during his argument that lie would prove, in the course of the trial, 'that the shooting followed an attempt to raid the hall by more than 75 witnesses, many of whom he said, had been marchers in the Ar mistice day parade. Organized labor was intensely Inter ested in the trial, Vanderveer declared during his argument, saying "this Is in some sense a labor case." l ieu unciis nse. Montesano, Wosh., Jan. 26. Motion fr a change of venue from Grays Harbor county n the case of eleven alleged members of the I. W. W. barged with first degree murder in connection with the shootings at Cen tral a, Wash., November 11, 1919, was made at the opening of the trial or Jfe defendants here today. Attorney .eorge K. Vanderveer, counsel for the defendants, in presenting the motion, llZ R8 exhiblta cliPPings i. northwestern newspapers which he maintained had tended to create a pre judice against the defendants. Objection to the presentation of , exhlbts as had not made their appearance since the order of the court g an lng the change of venue from) was n',Un, V t0 U,ays Harbor "ty wtaP '5; 8ustilled by the court, L loM 86 Jhn M- Wilson ru'e0 that to havi C"SUler 'lly mattors alleged tnis col?Cl"'led 8",ce the ven to th ruin?,,8 granted" In makI"S Intlnn J 6 CUn Upheld the TO"' tha c"rtI,C0Tel for the Prosecution reaL t 0f the exnIWs had "al- dbron.dielally ermlne'1 and was tM' ,WIl80n 01ymp,a I coumv tn'1nsfe,red he from :ounty- wlere Centralia is In. Part of .' a"eged bla" " t en, ,sL esses' attorny8. tales. U5ion ni " f,?d, 'h,e ,rlal- American lr here f " ,helr khak'- uniform. C9, "'Ta l Par,s of the Pacific commander nf .?,0nant Grlmm was ""ierthe l de was beln& "eld e LeB'on s auspices. PMNG AND STAFF ts 4V stl.. .. 1 shortiv Hrr nrrivnri after 8 oYWl- , u,, a i a s&M. ' Roe. , t Arcade ,ny uan fefa,.. "lulla. near iia oon af- Urn uon there he i Angel,; ily 10 civic'"',,,3"11.11"'016 most of the At 4 0- J 'unctions. 'iff wek.??nTaI Pera,ii"S and e1,?r,, J Spenfl r 'W 8 noted Erectors USA 22, - rer- fcALKM. ORKCON MONDAY JATMTTAPV OR lvrt vrnrrm t a STATE AGENTS wn i nr rtiusECUTEn if arm tv OF VIOLA TIONS-BROWN If Charles Burton and Frank Davis, state agents under arrest at Lakeview, are guilty of any violation of the state prohibition law they will be prosecuted the same as any other citizen, accord ing to Attorney General Brown who has sent instructions to that effect to T. S. McKinney, flistrict attornev fnr Lake county. There is no occasion for any impression that the governor's of fice or the attorney general are trying to shield the state agents or to excuse any offense against the laws of the state of which they may have been guilty on the grounds that they were in the employ of the state. Brown states. If the men, who are charred with distributing liquor to whosoever would drink, including women, are guilty as charged the fact that they violated the law in pursuit of their duties as state agents and without any criminal intent mis expinntlon can not be used in de fense of their actions but might serve to mitigate any punishment that would be meted out to them in the event they are found guilty when tried, Brown has advised McKinney. Information reaching the attorney general's office is to the effect that the trial of Burton and Davis is set for Tuesday. If the men are guilty of the com mission of a crime within the snirit of the law "they should be prosecut ed by proper officers but the crimin al law should not be permitted to be used by persons to gratify revenge," Attorney General Brown instructs T. McKinney, district attorney for Lake county in a telegram forward ed today. . Reports reaching Governor Olcott and Attorney General Brown here relative to the arrest of the two state agents are highly conflicting. One telegram signed by a number of Lake-1 view citizens states that the men have been guilty of distributing liquor. This is counteracted by a telegram from S. F. Shonyo, deputy sheriff of Lake county to the effect thap the arrest of the men is due to enmity aroused against the activities of the agents which has resulted in the cap ture of a whiskey still. The district attorney, the message states, had re fused to sign the complaint and the prosecution was being pushed by S. A. Jetmore, Lakeview attorney. Sher iff E. E. Woodcock also telegraphs .thatjthe agents have been doing good work, confirming his deputy's report relative to the capture of the whiskey still, which is said to have led up to the arrestof the men. SALEN MAnTSeLD IN IN SiX ROBBERIES Russell Hlgfiinbotham, 25, a former Salem man, is being held in the county Jail in Portland under bond of $5000, for participation in at least six rob beries and holdups, according to ad vices from that city received here Mon day. Hlgglnbotham was arrested last week with Robert Hall and Charles Langdale, by a corps of detectives who surrounded the trio's rendezvous. Higginbotham is said to have con fessed to two of the "jobs." He, with Hal land Langdale, were bound Over to the grand Jury Saturday by Portland Police Judge Rossman. The trio, according to word received here .attempted to bribe police inspec tors to win their release when they were cornered In a house at 33 H Nine. teentH street, in Portland. Higginbotham was last seen in Sa-J lem about six months ago, police nere say. He is said to have spent a year in France with the A. E. F. "No Time" And No Hag Found In Few Schools "Mr. School Board Director, your clock has stopped," that Is what Mrs. M. L. Fulkerson, supervisor of schools for northern Marion county wants to say to many of tho school board mem bers in her district. While on recent inspections trips, Mrs. Fulkerson noted that many of the schools were being conducted on "wrist watch time." Al though each school has a clock, the big timepieces have been given little attention by tho stalwart custodians of education, who think, perhaps, that the schoolmam should qualify as a Jeweler, in addition to her other duties. Mrs. Fulkerson contends that a school room without a clock is not indica tive of pregress and efficiency in that particular district. ' The cessation . of the world war seems to have been a signal for relapse fiom patriotic observances, according to Mrs. Fulkerson, who reports that several of the school in Marion county are not flying "Old Glory," as assidi ously as during the war. In many in stances the flag poles have disappear ed and apparently no effort has been made to keep the Stars and Stripes flying during schools sessions, as is prescribed by law. L'FOLLETTE ILL Madison, Wis., Jan. 26. As a re sult of an infection due to his teeth, Senator R. M. LaFoIlette is in a hos- LPital at Rochester, Minn. His condi tion is not considered critical and he is expected to reufrn to his home the latter part of the week. PERSHING SENDS THANKS TO STATE FOR ITS WDM In a letter received by Governor Olcott this morning General John J. Pershing thanks the people of Ore gon for the warm welcome extended to the commander in chief of the Am erican expeditionary forces on the occasion of his recent visit to this state. General Pershing's letter fol lows; ; "The warm welcome of the state of Oregon which you extended on the occasion of my visit to Portland is deeply appreciated. It was an honor and a pleasure to have had this oppor tunlty of thanking the people of your state for their loyal and whole heart ed support of the. army during the war. You should indeed be proud of your young men who rendered such splendid service both in the camps of America and on the battlefields of Europe. "I was very glad to have had the privilege of meetins VOU Anil rifhslrA to thank you again for the many per sonal courtesies which you accorded me and the officers of my staff." ' NEAR TWO HUNDRED New York, . Jan. 28. The world's debt was estimated by the National City bank today at $200,000,000,000, compared- with $40,000,000,000 in 1914. Paper currency throughout the world Increased 600 per cent since 1914, while tho gold reserve behind it increased only 40 per cent, according to statistics compiled by the bank. The face value of paper currency of thirty principal countries, which total led $7,250,000,000 in 1914, had in erased to $40,000,00g,000 at the time of the armistice and to $50,000,000,000 in December, 1919, exclusive of $34, 000,000,000 issued by the Russian so viet government. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria show an advance in note circulation from $1,200,000,000 in 1914 to $12,300,000,000 at the close of the war, and $18,770,000,000 In De cember, 1919, the gold reserve falling from $600,000,000 In 1914 to $327,000,. 000 in 1919, the ratio of gold to note declining from 49.7 per cent in 1914 to 5.5 per cent In November, 1918, and 1.7 per cent in December, 1919. In the eight principal countries of the allies, paper notes increased from $1,166,000,000 in 1914 to $2,420,000,000 in 1919, while the gold reserve In creased from $516,000,000 to $1,450, 000,000 ,a ratio of 44.3 in 1914 to 59.9 in 1919. IDES SHOV PAST YEAR, REPORT New York, Jan. 26. Since the sign ing of the armistice there has been a constantly increasing number of sui cides every where .according to a re port issued today by the Save-A-LIfe league. In Germany, Russia, Syria and other foreign countries where the number has been very large, the cause is attributed to despair because of mis. erable living conditions brought about by the war. The report tabulates 5121 cases of suicide In the United States during 1919. Of the professions lawyers led the list with 43, of which 12 were Judges; 36 victims were physicians, 28 teachers and 11 clergymen. The list includes twenty presidents of large business concerns and fifty prominent club members, millionaires and wealthy society women. Unhappy marital relations were responsible for 350 tragedies. Men outnumbered women 2987 to 1667 but of the child suicides 252 were girls and 225 boys. Newspaper editors appeared to be immune. Bandits Rob Seattle Cafe Of $3,000 Early Today Contiio vraah Jan. 26. Two rob bers entered a First avenue cafe here early today, held up six men and took approximately $1500 in cash and (,:aa (n r.tioka from the manasrer. I They later dropped the checks while hurrying away. Two ps.troimen were within a block of the cafe during the holdup. REPLY TO DLfTCH REFUSAL KEEPS COUNCIL BUSY Refusal Of "Sand To Sur- -. render Former Kaiser First - Question ,. Considered By Ambassadors' Council. Paris. Jan. 26. The reniv Ia h ... fusal of the Dutch government to com ply with the demand nf th iii the surrender of former Emperor vviuiam was tno first subject discussed todav at the initial council of the ambassador, created to carry on the unfinished routine work of the supremo Council of the peace conference, which disbanded last week. It was decided that the French legal experts available should go Into all the aspects Of the Case find nronofA tka reply, which probably will be submit ted for approval of the council early next week. Wallace Attends. The council was nresided nvor Kv Premier Millerand. Hns-h P Waiin.i the American ambassador, was pres ent with tho other members of the body. After disposing for the day of the extradition oueatinn tho rmmHi Ho cided to give the representatives of the Jugo-siavs four flays additional time to reply regarding the proposed com promise on the Adriatic question, in cluding the disposition of Flume. This carries the qucsflon along until Wed nesday.. .. -i i The council received a lttr frnm Stanislas Patek. Polish ministor of for eign affairs, polling attention to the possibility of a strong aggressive move ment Dy tne ooisneviki against Polish territory and recommending that a plan be adODted for defensivo mens. ures. The letter asked that the ques tion be called to the attention of Mar. shal Foch. German Protest Heard. The Council 9lsn hnri hnfnra ! a nnt. from the Gentian plenipotentiaries raising certain points regarding the make up of the boundary commission provided for by the treaty of Versail les. The questions will be raised by the Germans because of the non-ratifi- catton of the treaty . by the United States and the conseouent la American members . on the commis sions as provided for by the peau document. The absence of the Amer icans also raised a question as to the presidency of the commissions to con trol the plebiscite Iri the Teschen ter ritory, on the Czecho-Slovak-Pollsu frontier. It was pointed out that the French member would act, pending the qualification of the American member through the ratification of the pact, should such action be taken by t., United States government. -i I . i ESS MEN ARE GUESTS AT LUNCH IN The rudiments ot baking bread was taught to about 75 business men of the jfc'ty Monday noon when (they made a trade tour from the Commer cial club to the plant of the Chery City Baking company, and were the guests of Roy Wise, proprietor, at lunch. This trade toun.of the business men is the first of a series planned for this spring and summer. The men were showed the process of bread making from the tirna the flour is taken from the sacks to the time it Is turned out in neatly wrap ped sanitary packages. Mr. Wise explained all details of the profession. The Importance of the temperature the flour must be kept in, the temperature of the dough when being mixed, and before it is taken to the ovens, was all told. The capacity of the plant for bread is 16,000 loaves a day. A crew of from 23 to 28 persons are employed at the bakery. ' Figures showing the growth of the plant here since its advent to the city three years ago were rad by Mr. Wise. Net earning last year, he said, were $146,000, $31,700 of which came from towns and cities outside of Sa lem. The pay roll last year was $30,- 961. Bread from the Cherry City bak ery, Mr. Wise asserted, is delivered to 45 towns ana cities in the state north from Medford and as far westas Coos Bay. One hundred dealers using this bread are reached from this city by auto delivery. Mr. Wise said that three years ago 30 per cent of the people in Salem wero using bakery bread. Now, he said, 70 per cent of the people use bread baked in lopal bakeries. Every loaf of Holsum bread, made at this baker', that is sent from the city bears Salem's name. It was recalled that the Holsum baking company of Portland was In duced to erect this plant here three vears ago by the Commercial club, and much credit is reflected upon the organization for Its success In bring ing this enterprising plant here. Several subscriptions to the Home builders association fund were mad at the luncheon at the baker'. The Duroose of the corporation and Its aims were explained In a brief talk by Thomas B. Kay, 'chairman of the! stock sales committee. CONTEST. FOR CHIEF'S JOB NARROWING DOWN WITH CO UNCIL SPLIT .While business men of the ' city voice aproval to Traffio Officer Verden M. Moffitt for chief of police, and offi cers of the department are known to favor the retention of one' of their own men for the post, some members of the city council are working for the ap pointment of another man, it became known Monday. With the public an nouncement of Joe Wright that he Is not a candidate for the place, and does not contemplate running for the office even at election time, the only out side candidate for the post so far known is Jack Welsh, engineer at the Wittenburg-King plant So pitched is the battle for the place the race shaped Monday into a "nose counting" contest, with each faction eagerly waiting the outcome. With the exception of two councllmen, Craig and Halvorsen, who are out of the city, all members of the city council have been approached on the matter of ap pointment of a ohief, with the result, it was learned Monday that the council is about evenly divided on the mat ter. This was apparent Monday. Al though certain members of the coun cil are guarded in expressing their stand in the affair, and will not com mitt themselves to the press. Soviets Strong Fight World, Washington, Jan. 26. Russian so viet organizations have become "strong to fight the world," Ludwlg C. A. K. Martens, soviet agent to the Uni ted States, told a senate investigating committee today. Because of this, he said, the Soviets have ceased to urge International revolution to support them , BY FANATIC AT Berlin, Jan 26 Mathlas Erzberger, the minister of finance, was wounded by a shot fired at him today Hei r Erzberger was shot as he was leaving the criminal courts building after a hearing in the Helfferlch libel suit Only one shot struck the min ister, who was slightly wounded shoulder His assailant, who gave his name as Oltwlg Von Hlrschfold, was arrested ATLANTIC CRIPPLES NUMEROUS VESSELS Boston, Mass., Jan. 26. The extent to which storms upset shipping during the last week was further evidenced today in radio messages from distress ed steamers scattered over the North Atlantic. The West Corum announced that she was disabled but expected to reach Bermuda for repairs for tomorrow and the West Zula, with her propeller stripped of blades, sept word she was going to the Azores to be refitted. The Oskaloosa put in here report ing in advance that her steering appa ratus was damaged. The West Islera wirelessed that she would arrive here tomorrow for repairs. The Clarlton, towing the disabled steamer Buffalo Bridge, said she was having heavy going with her town 390 miles off Halifax and the Alrlie, which has ben In tow disabled several days, reported she was being buffeted by stiff gales. "Dinners" Are Served In Two Rural Schools Miss Mary Snollard, in charge of the Donald school, has inaugurated the "hot lunch" system In her school, with excellent results. The ingredients, for each day's hot dishes are brought from their homes by tho pupils. The food is prepared and dinner served as a part of the regular course in cullnery art. By this innovation, supervisor, Mrs. M. L. Fulkerson reports that more than 40 pupils in atendance at this school are able to have a warm mid-day meal, especially attractive as compared to the old cold lunch practice common in rural schools. Miss Sylvia Jones, who directs the (festlnles of the Manning school, dis trict No. 13, has successfully main tained the dinner program, at her school during the past two years. Mrs. Fulkerson found that soups, hot drinks .salads and various warm dish es formed the menu at this school. Al though there are only 12 pupils in; attendance at the Manning school, pa trons of the district are enthusiastic In their praise of Miss Jones' success with her large "family." HER SHOT DOOR OF COURT Chinook Blows Up Heavy Rain; 3.5 Inches Fall Blown up by the first real Chinook wind of the winter, the storm of Sat urday and Sunday left Salem a super abundance of water and clean streets for the first time since the December snow drifts deposited their layer of silt over the pavements. Three and a half Inches of rain fell during Saturday and Sunday and the storm sewers in some parts of the city were unable to carry off the wa ter as fast as It fell. Previous to these two days the precipitation for the month of January was far below normal and considerable more rain is needed to bring the total for the month up to the average. L. A. Whereat, superintendent of the Beaver Hill coal mine, in Coos county, has been transferred to the San Francisco office of the Southern Pacific. , Enough To Says Martens The Russian Soviets have 'ibetween $460,000,000 and $500,000,000" in the public treasury, Martens said which it was now desired to spend in foreign countries on the purchase of necessi ties There was now no gold in the hands of private banks or Individuals In Russia, he added T HI OF SHIPPING BOARD IS HELD FOR TRIAL Seattle, Wash.s Jan. 26. Captain John F. Blain, former North Pacific district manager of the United States shipping board, today was arraigned and given two weeks In which to plead to an Indictment returned against him last week charging him with accepting secret commissions on sales made by the Steward Davit and Equipment company of New York to the board while he .was governor. . February 9 was set as the date on which Captain Blain will plead. His attorneys said today they probably would file demurrers to the Indict ment. United States District Judge Jere miah Netterer today denied Captain Blain's motion that his bond of $10, 000 be reduced. Announcement was made today the grand Jury will not take up any more shipyard cases for two weeks. Bert Schlesinger, special assistant attorney general, who Is handling the prosecu tion will return from San Francisco I two weeks from now and will place more evidence before the Jury. YOUTH JOINED I.WI UNDER PRESSURE; HE TESTIFIES AT TRIAL Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 26. William Josh of Spokane, recently an organizer for the 1. W. W., declared on the wit ness stand in the trial of 89 members of the organization here today, that he had originally Joined the order because of threats. Josh, who Is only 18 years of age, said that he could not get work in lumber camps until he could show a red card to other workers. According to the wtness, X. W. W. members are permted to ride free of charge on most railway freight trains in the northwest. "If you want to bum a ride, all you ned do is sho wthe brakeman your red card," he said, "if you can't prove you are a 'wobbly' you are thrown o the train." Josh suld he had severed all rela tions with the organization because he found It was not working for shorter hours' and better pay so much as to change the form of government In the nation. He was put on the stand by the state. Vincent Maroney, the picturesque de fendant who Is his own attorney, was in a atate of quietude today. He did not cross examine any of the' witness es and even the statements of Josh and two other former I. W. W. mem bers who were on the stand, went un challenged by the fiery-haired prison er. Paris, Jan. 26. Marshals Foch, Joffre and Petaln and Major General General Baut, chief of staff, make up the new French supreme war council, according to announcement. Nine generals will be chosen later to act on the council. Marshal Petaln will be vice-president and commander In chief of French armies In time of war. PRICE 2 CENTS. REP1LICAI1S REFUSET0G1VE IRE GIK'D No Change In Reservations To Article 10 Or Monroe Doc trine Provision Acceptable Declares Lodge. Washington, Jan. 26. No change in the reservations affecting Article 10 of the league of nations covenant. or the Monroe Doctrine provision of the peace treaty will be acceptable to the republicans. Senator Lodge today informed Senator Hitchcock and oth er members of the Information demo cratlc committee which has been con ferring with Senator Lodge's commit tee in an effort to reach compro mise on the treaty. Conference Adjourns Senator Lodge's statement was for mulated after his conference Saturday with Senators Borah, Idaho; John son, California, and other republican senators opposing the treaty. Immediately after the ., statement was presented today the bi-partisan conference adjourned, Senator Hitch cock and his associates retiring for a private conference. They will make their reply to Senator Lodge tomor row morning. Senator Hitchcock later issued this statement; "When the conference assembled Senator Hodge advised the senators present that he had been called Into a meeting by certain republican sena tors and for that reason had not been able to attend the last conference Friday. He regretted to say that hj found It Impossible to resume the con ference for a compromise except up on the understanding that no change shall be made In. the reservation on article 10 or on the Monroe doctrine. The democratic members retired for a private conference and will make their reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday morning at a meeting at 10:80. "The conference up to the time lta meetings were Interrupted had tenta tively agreed upon the preamble and ail sections of the feservatlons except that relating to article 10, the Monro doctrine and one or two minor mat ters and an agreement was apparently also consummated on article ten when adjournment suddenly came, follow ed by the Intervention of the irrecon clllble republicans." FIRM STOCK SALE Actual solicitation for funds for the; Salem Homebullders association, and the sale of stock In the corporation began, at nine o'clock Monday morn ing with a committee of five men can vassing the city for subscriptions. The committee was composed of Thomas. B. Kay, of the Thomas B. Kay wool en mill; S. B. Elliott, Bank of Com merce; Fred Lamport, United State National bank; Joseph Albert, Capi tal National bank, and J. F. Hutcha son. Mutual Life Insurance company. The committee selected a list of men they would 'broach the sale of stock to from the roster of the Com mercial club. These men will be seen first by the committee, and later In dividuals known to be in a position to purchase stock will be solicited. It was said. Construction work will be begun by the homebullders association when half of the capital stock of $100,000 Is raised. With about $20,000 already subscribed for stock, $30,000 will ba needed before the company can be gin operations. The committee mem bers believe that this amount will b subscribed within a few days. FARM LOAN MEN TO BE !( The second annual convention ot the Oregon State Association of Na tional Farm Loan associations begiio here Tuesday morning, ' The meeting will open at the auditorium oi Commercial club. Delegates to the convention were arriving In the city Monday, and several came Sunday. When the meeting opens it Is expected that at least 60 delegates will have ar rived. Matters of vital Importance to farm loan men In all parts of the state will be taken up during the convention. The relations between farm loan aimo blations and the farm builder, prob ably with the adoption of now arrange ments between them, will also be dis cussed ,lt was learned Monday. Newton A. Blodgett, resident of- at .his home In Albany, aged 86 years. He had resided In the Willamette valley for the past 40 years.