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EATHER F0EECAS1 Lap CIRCULATION Avrvc fyr Cjuartsr 1. v.J'f.f December il. 19', i O a? O C? Member Au;!:t Pjresy cf Cirv;'s:ic! Associated i'ttm Full Lj V, Sr , Tonight aiid Tuesday prob rsiB, ual " ; 1 toot. local 'o raini.ui; tiv. pTYTHIRD YEAR. NO. 59. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1920. rnic CLE ESERAVATION IS 1 ii il Olil i Mil XR j ; Y NAVAL DELAY K DECLARES ! Faiare to Place Nations Sea j Fighters at Allied Disposal Promptly Cost Lives and Money Admiral bays . Washington, ar- ar Admiral Sirai today told the senate committee inrestiisatlng the navy s conduct of the war that the failure of the navy department to act promptly on recom mendatlons and to place the coun try's entire naval resources at the disposal of the allies within six months after the United States en tered the war, prolonged the struggle tor at least four months. He added that it also unnecessarily jeopardized" the outcome. Declaring that 3000 lives were lost nd 1100,000,000 spent every day of the war, the admiral said the con clusions from his statement were ob vious. Admiral Sims said his criticisms were directed at the navy's work in 1917 and "had nothing to do with the magnificent way the navy functioned in 1918 after It really got into the war." - ' Navy Not Prepared The navy, he said, was not proper ly prepared In April 1917. Ha denied that his statements constituted "an attack" on any one and characterized as "ridiculous" statements that he was attacking civilian control of the navy department which, he said, was essential. . - "I am at the end of my career and have nothing to gain and all to lose,1 aid Admiral Sims. He wished to be set right In the eyes or the country and to refuse widespread criticisms that he was throwing mud at the navy," Admir al. Sims declared. He said he raised no Question of the efficiency of the navy a participation in the war, view ed In its entirety and without regard to the tima. element and was unable to adequately express his admiration tor the navy's performance in the war "insofar as. the machinery that controlled it permitted." Declaring he had raised questions about the efficiency of the navy sole ly because he had felt It his duty to point out errors, the admiral said he had been "much embarrassed by im plications of insubordination an im propriety." , . He . also vigorously attacked what he characteriztd as "efforts to convict me of divided allegiance" and of be ing "pro-British" saying that, he hap pened to "be born in Canada because i mother went there on a visit. "If they didn't want a-mnn who Pre-Brltish and - pro-French to in the councils of the allies why , ' thfy 'nd a pro-German with trunk full of bombs?" asked the admiral, Admiral Sims said he repeatedly asked the department to relitve him " he had lost its confidence. "nen the admiral soniluded read a statement the' hnmmirto tv "sed until tomorrow without cross OUPsf , iZl , 8 mm- Ula statement set """i in detail Ws criticisms of the navy oepartment's method of con ductini 8" its participation In the war. Federation To Meet In Gervais A volume of unfinished busine,,, . me plans of stand:, nil 'In a- ttnrn. HV 'w" CUnty' WU1 te taket UD at oiJi. . lon'ht in Gervais at ml,, ' 5.tlle Marln County Car r af;'atlon- The question of of imi,. on one or wo varieties and I! much tavor at hat time. in L !,fKaU0n t0 80unu e HItue Thev Jumui se!ns of the county, (i B i , ,rer,0rt at thl3 meeting. Prof. U Usui "P",f a A- C" ta'k on iJhei'nT fM,ion. composed or T. E t n P "' W- C- Franklin and ')ars, ,urnakey- accompanied by: aitenc !eaSue. an others, will When Jill Advertisers va D.eman1 their money's worth, all publications will pro ae circulation reports verified bv the Audit Bureau of provide circulation reports verified by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. ' win ' n0ne of tlie mysteries of the advertising world that n' ?.81! manufacturers demand verification of weight and ariv ll ?n the material purchased, some of them still buy uvertising space without knowing what thew are paying of tKUcl1 avertisers, however, are now exceptional. Most fL , demand verified A, B. C. circulation statements be IOfe placing contracts. . , In the case of The Capital Journal the demand is im mediately met. The Capital Journal is ft member of the Mit Bureau of Circulations. West-Virginia Senators Racing For Charleston ' To Break Vote Deadlock Charleston, W. Va., Mar. I. Sena tor A. R. Montgomery, . listed a n anti-suffragist, arrived in Charleston today, and it was announced by oppo nents of the Anthony amendment he would break the deadlock in the sen ate this afternoon and allow that body to adjourn before Senator Bloch, the suffragist, who is hastening here from California, could arrive to vote for ratification. . . : . Lmcago. iar. Senator Bloch. the suffragist, who is hastening to Charles- ion, w. va., in an attempt to break tne deadlock in the senate on th An thony amendment, will leave Chicago ai noon on a special train for Cincin natl. He expects to arrive at Cincin nati at e o clock. (jnarieston, W. Va., Mar. 9. Sena .-4 tor A. R. Montgomery some time afrn sold his West Virginia holdings and moved to Illinois. He never resigned from the senate, however. Suffragists aeciarea tney would oppose his vote on the ground that he is no longer a resiaent or the state. - It was said at the state house that anti-suffragists leaders had planned to have Senator Montgomery take his seat m tne senate when that body con venes tms afternoon and then force consideration of a motion for final ad journment. Senator Montuomfirv. thov aeciarea, would vote with them i that when Senator Bloch arrived early tomorrow the senate would not be in session, and the resolution to indorse tne amendment would have heen rt. mated. , ... MI HERS TO WE FINDINGS UNLESS FAVORABLE inflianapolls, Irid., Mar. 9. The United Mine Workers will refuse to accept the finding of tha bituminous coal commission unless a substantial increase in wages and improved work ing conditions are provided, it was in ierrea in a statement Issued today rrom Headquarters of the organization iiiumia oi me mine workers were absent from the city and those in charge of the office refused to com ment on the statement. Unless a settlement of the controversy is made on such a basis, the statement says, the miners will not feel "that full justice has been done them." The bl tuminous coal commission was an pointed by President Wilson to work out a-auitable wage scale for the min er and report on any plans for im proving living conditions, after the rike of miners had ended. "There has been a steady increase in the cost of living since the first of the year," reads the statement, "in spite of the fact that the government repre sented to labor last ummer that living costs would be reduced and that the government would see to it that this was done. Further promises of reduc tions in the cost of living would fall on deaf ears, as far as the coal miners are concerned, because they have had their experience with such "promises In the past, all of which have gone umw- filled.".. . Governor Edwards Accepts Off er To Join Camel Order Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 9. Governor Edwards of New Jersey today advised the headquarters of the Order of Cam els here of his acceptance of an invita tion to participate In the organization banquet of the order In New York, March 30. More than 2500 men are expected to attend. Other speakers will discuss the principles of the order and announce its plans in the forth coming fight for personal liberty and the repeal of the eighteenth amend ment on' prohibition. In his letter oi acceptance Governor Edwards de clared It was hielntention to carry the battle to he democratic national con vention. IT PAYS, ETC. New York, Mar. 9 An order on the Bank of Montreal en titling bearer to fl, 00,000 in railroad bonds was picked up in the street in the financial district yesterday by; Harry Hahn, a 17 year old clerk. Noting the brokerage firm signature on the order the youth delivered the paper at Its office. A reward of 2 was given to him with the advice "that he was an honest lad and probably would make his way in the world." PROBE BY CORONER Of DOUBLE MURDER SHOWS DOUBLE UFE Chicago, Mar. 9. Some of the dv tails of the dual life Clifford M. Bley. er, president of an advertising agency which bears his name, were bared to day by a murder and suicide, or dou ble murder, according to facts brought before the county coroner. . Late last night, in an apartment in a fashionable neighborhood, the bodies of Bleyer and Mrs. Ruth Randall were found dead in bed. Mrs. Bleyer was at her home awaiting word from friends who were searching for her husband who had been missing since Saturday night. Mrs. Randal, a vivaciously pretty woman 27 years old was divorced from her soldier husband, Norman Brown Randall, and had been employed as an uuverumng wruer. excerpts from a diary winch was found in the apart-. ment disclosed the fact that she and Bleyer had been intimately associated for at least a year. From the position in which the hoa- ies were lying? when the police, with some of Bleyer's friends, burst into the apartment, a coroner's Jury decided that Mrs. Randall shot Blej-er as he was sleeping beside her and then turn ed tne weapon ra cheap , revolver upon herself. Tending to strengthen their opinion, there was found a poem in the - woman's handwriting, some what clever as to meter and rhyme, but almost maudlin In sentiment, which foretold the dramatio conclu sion of the two lives. District Freight Office Shifted; Salem Losing Out Salem will no loneer be the head- quarters for the Southern Pacific dis trlct freight agent under a ruling Just issued by the company, which effects the removal of Hejiry D. Morse, dis trict freight agent, from this city to Eugene. Mr. Morse left Salem for his new headquarters Monday night. The removal of the offices of the district freight agent from this city and the re-establlshment of district passenger agent at Eugene from Junction City, is done for the purpose the opinion of local railroad men, of centralizing these Important offi ces in the state. The proximity of Salem to Portland is held detrimental to the conduct of these offices when both can be combined at a central point like Eugene. While in this city Mr. Morse took an active part in civic events and was member of the Salem Commercial! club. He ha many friends here. ' He resided in the Oregon building. Sale Of Federal Freight Steamers Announced Today Washington, Mar. 9. Sale of seven freighters of about 3000 tons each to foreign corporations was announcea today by the shipping board. The ves sels brought $208 a deadweight ton. Four, the Lake Forest, Lake Capens, Lake Clear and Lake Port, went to trm Lloyd Royal Beige and three, the Lake Felicity, Lake Charles and Lake Duane, went to the Societe Maritime Francal. The board also announced the sale of the Lake Festus, 3000 tons to the International Maritime company at New York at $200 a deadweight ton. REDS TAKE RAILWAYS j Warsaw, Mar. 9. Polish force at : tacked bloshevik troops In the vicinity I of Mozir and Kolewovltz, southeast ofijii j Minsk Sunday morning and captured iJIe said that he paid $24 for the three these two important railway Junctions: quart. He had not been drinking It : and much war material. One thou--although he claimed he bought ii for isand red soldier and many officer hi own use. i were taken prinoner. j , ; - I White rabbit skin roe from 5 i Horses are bringing 20.000 marks cent to 80 cent In the St. Louis fur I in part of Germany, I HOSPITAL DRIVE MEETS GDIEROUS RESPONSE SO FAR Large Sulscrip&ss from Gile Company aad teas: Bishop to Fund Swell Total; Suc cess Beaeyed Assured Encouraging; reports from canvass ing committee, and the welcome atti tude of persons in the downtown dlS' trict who have been solicited, assures uccess to the Salem Generaf Hospital campaign for $100,000, it was an nounced at the campaign headquarters in the Commercial club Tuesday noon. It was expected that J20.000 or more, would be taken by committees work ing Tuesday, and if such support would be met for the next three dn, it was said, the goat would be reached. Hard working committees who Mon day covered much of the business dis trict report late at night at headquar ters with $28,000. Much opposition and inclination to distruct the movemee as well as generous encouragement and support was encountered on every hand, they said. Large Subscriptions In. The largest subscription taken thus far was from H. -S. Gile, of the H. S. Gile & company," whose letter an nouncing his willingness to subscribe $3000 was received at headquarters Tuesday. Another generous donation, coming In replyto a wire from Willum, McGllchrlst, chairman of the cam paign, that the fund was being taken, was received in the form of the follow ing letter Tuesday from Chas. P. Bish op, now at Los Angeles. The letter reads: , "My dear Billie: Telegram received; sounds good. I am anxious to see a hospital in Salem that we will be proud of. Put me down for $1000. Yours, Chas. P. Bishop." From $500to $600 may be given by the members of the electrical union here, with whom Mr. McGilchrist and Walter Denton, of the publicity com mittee, met Monday- evening. The electricians voiced whole-hearted sup port to the campaign, and another conference will be held with them to night when the amount they, will be able to donate is expected to be an nounced. Teams Working Hard. Every captain was out with his men Tuesday, enthusiastic in their task of panning the public spirited atid merci ful in the city. Mrs. G. C. Bellinger, chairman of the women's committee, was recruiting her campaigners Tues-; day morning preparatory to aiding in the gigantic battle for funds. "We're absolutely sure of going over with this," i. F. Hutchason, colonel of one of the teams, declared Tuesday. "There is no doubt that we will if ev ery one will contirbute to the extent of j their ability." 1 Campaign leaders met with mem- berg of the committee of theTri-coun- Medlcal society Monday night and received assurance that at least $8400 would b8 lven by Physicians in and I near Salem. Further 1 solicitation among the doctors will be made in an effort t0 Bwe11 thla amount. Revenue Officer Here On Income Tax Aid Detail Monday, March 15, I the last day of grace in which to make the return of government Income taxes, and for the purpose of assisting the public In any way possible. John J. Collins, deputy collector of Interna revenue, ha established himself In offices in the second floor of the post office building and will be stationed there until the tim expire. .Mr. Collins was to have an assist ant, Tut owing to the Illness of Mr. jCayot he Is .working single handed. I He will, therefore, not be in a posi tion to make ont any one's return, j but will be pleased to render any pos Hi hi assistance to those seeking ad vice regarding the requirements of the law. Information will be gladly i glven. Mr. Collins said Tuesday, and blanks may be obtained from him by those who have not previously up- plied themselves. Man With Liquor. Is Arrested Here . Seen by Officer Lee Morelock step- iping (rom the Oregon Electric train at the depot here at 9:45 a. m. with three quart bottle of moonshine li quor protruding from hi pockets. George Zook, 23, was arrested and placed In the city jail under a charge f bringing liquor into a dry terri tory. He will probably be takfyi be fore Police Judge Rac in the after noon to'pfead. Zook said that he bought the liquor Albany, where he claims to reside. market PEOPLE WHO KNEW HOOVER Friends ay That Hoover Chops Wood While Par ty Leaders Invite "Please Come To Our House." By W1U Carver What party does Herbert Hoover line up with, anyway?" Whenever the relief man's name is mentioned in any conversation, this question recurs. frequently.. "If Hoover comes out for the democratic party, I'm through with him," was the statement made recently by a stalwart republican of Salem. "Though," he added, . "there is no doubt but that he is one of the really big me nof the present day." On the other hand, partisan feel ing is just aa strong on the Bourbon side of the fence. One avowed demo crat, who is just as prominent and as stalwart as the aforementioned re publican, expressed himself In this style, "now, Bert's a democrat, that's all there is to it. He wouldn't be the man he is If he JJd not believe In democratic principles." And so the battle rages. According to many of Bert's followers, the effi ciency, Justice and broad mindedness shown by Hoover during his execu tion of the duties and responsibilities arising from relief administration work are not to be claimed for him as personal qualities; but only as necessary virtues acquired by some particular party alignment. The following story is submitted by Mrs. W. B. Burns, who with her hus band recently canieto "Salem a rep resentative of the CMC trucks, and who have established their home in this city. Perhaps this story will throw light upon the mystery , of Hoover's political affiliations. - -. . Mrs. Burns says: "I had not met Hoover awhile In Stanford, but I knew people that kne whim. I enter ed college the fall after Herbert Hoov er had graduated and many of my acquaintances were his personal friends. There was one story that college friends were laughing over, that tra dition said was his favorite tale. I have thought of it many times since Hoover has refused so positively to allow the democrats or the republi can to annex him to their respect ive parUes. The story runs thus: "There had been company at din ner In the family of one of the old California republican office holders one of the 'dyed iu the wool re publican' type. The conversation had turned on some rascality that had been attempted by a group of San Francisco politicians, and the matter was discussed quite thoroughly. "The next morning the hostess heard her two small sons talking over the matter. Finally the older one spoke up triumphantly, 'Well, any way our mayor isn't a thief.' "The younger, aged six, looked up In amazement Then ' he shook his head solemnly. 'No, James,' he said, 'no, he isn't a thief,' and then he added in a low, almost awe struck tone, 'but, he' a he' a-a democrat' "And," Mrs. Burn concludes, "Perhaps It was this youngster' apt delineation of the political game may have had it influence in causing him to work straight ahead, regardless." Humor Rode High Seas With Death, Sea Officer Says Grim humor stalked the high netis, while white caps rolled mountilii high and death rode aboard submai Ini x be neath the Inky, black swells, avoid ing to Commander J. H. Blauklturn, who told of hi experience a com mander of the U. 8. transport LovJa thian during the war. In a talk at the business men' luncheon Monday noon. On one of the trip the javlcthan made across the Atlantic, 7000 negroes were aboard. About mldoceaii Father Neptune axed exceedingly wtut'iy, giant ships being tossed, anout I'.lte small chips a they rade over hi h-'nv-lng bosom. ' At about two o'clock In the ;n'irnlit( one night Commander Blackfc.irn ;ill In. w at walking down one of the lr r. tjp wor'd he saw a man knowing at the railing. Through the dark.w his uncertain sight discerned the ujtlirted hands, as in supplication. The Oon mander walked nearer and listened. "Great, good Lord", It was one of the negro doughboy. "I'se not 'frald to go over there Into France. Ain't even seared to go over the top and into them there trenches. I kin even j eat them bullets, but, please Lord make this here ocean come to atten- shun." The Leviathan carried the captain of the Uestroyer Vernon, that had been (torpedoed by a Hun submarine, to New York from Liverpool. The captain told of a colored chef In the galley of the Vernon at the time she u bit. "Sambo," he asked the negro, "What happened In "here when the shot shot struck V : "Well, sah," the cook had replied, "them there pans and kettle and spoons all jus" went plumb up to the celling!" "What happened when the came down?" "Good Lord. Cap'n," he aid, "I was n't here When they come down." Thousand of bird die during" the: migration season every year, because! of the lure of the torch on the Statuei iof Liberty In New York harbor. I REPUBLICAII LEADERS ASSBIT TO DisPAiciiM'i to;;;;cio;i tciw President's Declaration That All Qualifica tions Are "Virtual Nullifications" Of Pacty In Letter To Hitchcock Gives Nciv Angle To Ratification Fight. Washington, March 9. A modified draft of the republican article ten reservation to the peaace treaty is understood to have been assented to today by a number of republican leaders working with the democrats for a ratification compromise. The new reservation was said to fol- low In general the outline of the orig inal republican proposal adopted last November, but to contain a number of changes in wording agreed to at the suggestion of democrats. , Republican senator seemed confi dent that the new reservation would have the approval of Senator Lodge. It was understood, however, that the democratic leader, Senator Hitchcock, had not assenied to it, Democratic senators were alow In promising their support, while they weighed the meaning of the letter written to Senator Hitchcock yesterday by President Wilson, reiterating his opposition to any reservation which would impair "the full force" of arti cle 10. Washington, Mar. 9. ? President Wilson's letter to Senator Hltchcocs outlining anew his stand on reserva tion to the peace treaty, gave a new angle today to the ratification fight in the senate, where debate has been lim ited by unanimous consent in an effort to hurry a decision. Although the president did not say what reservations he would accept or reject, he declared that almost all the qualifications suggested were "In af fect virtual nullification" of the pact. To weaken article 10 of the league of nations covenant, he said, would be to cut the "very heart" from it Especial interest was evidenced In that part of the letter dealing with militaristic ambitions of other great power. The president declared that "Imperialistic policies were by no means dead In the counsels of the na tions whom we most trust." Without article 10, he said, there could be no certainty of renunciation of plan for territorial aggrandisement at the ex pense of weaker peoples. The presi dent mentioned specifically in this connection that Great Britain and Japan before the war had begun to find mary interests In common in the Pacific. ' Washington, Mur. 9. President Wil son restated for democratic senators late Friday his opposition to any peace treaty reservations which would weak en the full force of articls ten of ma terially Impair provisions of the league covenant. The letter wa written in response to a request that he confer with Senator Simmons of North Carolina, In chaig of the democratic ide of the senate In current negotiation for a compro mise follows: Letter lolIltrlii'iMk. "My dear Senator Hitchcock: -I un derstand one or two of your colleagues do me the honor of desiring to know what my views are with reference to article ten of the league of nations and the effect upon the league of the adop tion of certain proposed reservation to that article. I welcome the oppor tunity to throw any light I can upon a subject whicn ha become so singu larly beclouded by misapprehension and misinterpretation of every kind. "There Is no escaping the moral obligation which are expressed in pos itive terms in this article of the cove nant. ."We won a moral victory over Ger many far greater even than the mili tary victory won on the field of bat tle because the opinion of the world swung to our support and the support of the nation associated with u in the great struggle. It did o because of our common profession and promise that we meant to establish 'an organ- Jzation of peace whleh should make It certain that the combined power of free nation would cheok every Inva Ion of right and erv to make peace and justice the more secure by afford ing a definite tribunal of opinion to which all must submit and by which j iiiitsriiaiiunai re-aojusiment mat cannot be amicably agreed upon by the people directly concerned, shall b sancuonea.' xnw promise and assur ance were written into the preliminary of the armistice and Into the prelim inaries of the peace itself and consti tuted ono of the most sacred obliga tion ever assumed by any nation or body of nations. It I unthinkable that America should set the example of Ig noring tirh a solemn -moral engage ment. "I feel that I could not look the sol diers of our gallant armies in the face and If I did not do everything In my power to remove every obstacle in the way of the adoption of this particular article of the covenant because we made these pledges to them a well as to the rest of the world and It waa to this cause they deemed themselves do voted In a spirit of crusaders. I should be forever unfaithful to them if 1 dli not do my utmost to fulfill the hlgft . w (Continued on Page Six.) I ' 1 1 in.. 1 . RATIONAL DECLARE JAILORS i;i CO Montesano, Wah., Mar. 9. Loren Roberts, one of the ten alleged I. YT. W. on trial here for the murder ot Warron O. Grimm, Centralla Armistice day parade victim, for whom a plea of insanity has been entered, is normally rational in, the opinion of his two jail ors, according to their testimony at the trial today. J. B, Cooper and Roy Inmon, under whose observation Robert has been since his Incarceration in the Gray Harbor county Jail, testified today In effect, that the prisoner behaved about the Bttme as did other prisoners, with the exception that he was not very; talkative. When he floes talk, they said, his conversation la rational, Ilia appetite has been good in Jail, they testified. Neither of .the Jailors had ever heard Roberts speak of Vunder veer, defense counsel, us being Colonel Brlce Dlsqut, recdnt head of spruce production in the northwest. lt-ft-ns testimony had allud&rt to iii:h a pur-, ported delusion. ; . 4 Several alienists were present today to take the stand and testify as to Roberts' mental condition. W ar Hero Fears Only Humble And Tiny Bumble Bee Ceasnr, or some other ancient hero, feared nothing but toothache; Nupo leon would fight the world If only he could sleep. Another exponent ot the principle of Mars was humbled only by the pitirul cry of a babe. But here' a modern hnlluninntion of fright. Conuuundur 3. II, Biarkburn, I', ii. N., who is visiting in Niilnm fettrv nothing but a humble bee. During the war Commander Blackburn wax in charge of the largest ship afloat, Iny after day. nlh'ht after (i.'ulil. he tol on the bridge of the Leviathan, hi firm chin, (old, gray eyes, entire at titude, bespoke defiance of every death dealing menace beneath, above. in front, behind wherever the ((oil of war would direct, It took only a playful bee, buxzlns lazily through Its flight over the hllla east of Liverpool, to stiffen the hair on Blackburn' head. He nys he I "scared to death" of a bee. Jealous Spouses Burn Barber Shop Of Woman Barber Sawtelle, Cal., Mar. 9, Jealoua wive of men whom she hua been shaving in her barber shop are re sponsible; the police said today, for the destruction by fire last night of Mrs. Emma Arnott's place of busi ness here. Mrs. Arnott's former shop was burned Christmas eve. f.l.u op in J il new one. Then she began to get threatening letters In fonilnlno hand writing, warning her to quit the bar berlng liuslnes or take the conse quences. American Killed By Mexicari Clerk Washington, Mar. 9. Ray mond Corcoran, an American citizen, was murdered by hi Mexican clerk Saturday Feb ruary 28, according to advice to the tate department today from the American consul at Nuevo Laredo, THIS KOI.DIUt IS-TKOOKKU" London, Feb. 9. John Farrlngton, a seaman, who ha been in the army five years, has been 1 4 times cotirt martlalled. spent four and a half year under detention, and wa never aboard, according to army record He U now serving (hree ytars (icnit servitude for theft of postal drufin.