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WEATHER FORECAST PK.gon: Tonight and Thursday fair except rain in northwest; mod ...nthnes:erly winds. Local: Rainfall, 1.1 feet, rising. CIRCULATION A v raps tor Quarter Ending i-iecemoer I, 1111 TYTtHIRD YEAR NO. 60, MCAN TAKEN rt LA FORCE REPORTED FREED fl Paso Man Captured in Raid Oo Train and Held for Ran som is Liberated Without , Payment of Demand , E! Paso, Texas, Mar. 10. Joseph Williams of El Paso, an employe of the , American Smelting & Refining company, captured and held for ran som by Francisco Villa when the ban dit wrecked a train on the Mexican Central railroad Thursday last, has been freed, according to a telegram from Williams to his employers re ceived today. The message merely said Williams irrived in Torreon last night and would leave there tomorrow, arriving here March 13 and that he was In good health. From the message it was believed no ransom had been paid. It was re ported by fellow travelers on the train Williams was being held for $50,000 ransom but officials of the smelting company said no demand was made on them. Report that Williams' health was good relieved friends here of consider able anxiety as he was suffering from the effects of a wound and gas poison ing suffered In France. He was n route here fur treatment when cap tured by Villa. ' ' In the fight for the train it was re tried more than a score of train guilds, passengers and traincrew were killed. Two other Americans on the train with Williams were robbed. A Syrian passenger was reported to have ben hanged. Williams wns a native , o( Henry, Va. Arthur Is Sato. ' Washington, Mar. 10 James Arthur, manager of the Mexican eon rolidated mining company, has not twen kidnaped by Mexican hnnrtita but is safe near Nosales, Mexico, the Aiuenean consul there reported today . tilc omit uepartment, Mrs. Arthur, who is in Noga!es, Ariz, -.-smMuea ner rather F. E. Avery at 01li0' ymn nut her husband needed $2000 and tt was sui to have led to the. reports "7 " weo Kidnaped.. . , . illSuER no over Is Independent Progressive; Willing To Accept Nomination York. Mar. lO.-Herbert WM.i in a iciier received htr na t. i New Hoover, m'u "i l,os Angeles, New Tork representative of the "Make Hoover President Club" of California, declar ed he was not seeking public office that his "ambition is to remain a common citizen" but that h i,ii,.V ed "he, like every other citizen, should iwas De ready for service wh reatiy canea upon. Mr. Hoover's letter follows th. action -of a group of prominent Cal- uurmans residing here in annnint. ment of a committee to go to Wash ington to ask Mr. Hoover to make known his position. The committee mciuaea Mark Reaua. oil Hmini.. trator during the war. Non-Pmtlsuu In Work. He asserted that while posals are indeed feel that I cannot alter the attitude mat i nave consistently preserved." Mr. Hoover's letter Continued: "First, 1 am an Independent pro gressive in the issues before us to day. I think that at this time the is sues before the countrv tranunii Oipartisanshlp. It is well known that I was a progressive republican before the war and I think rightly, a non partisan during my war service. The issues conironting us are new andi tne alignment upon them has not yet ueeu maae oy the great parties, still object as much to the reaction ary group in the republican party as t uo to tne radical group In the demo cratic party. Ready If Wanted. Second, I am not seeking public onice, ana, consulting my own per sonal inclinations, I do not want pub lic office. I cannot prevent any citi zen or group of citizens from agitat ing that I should take nubile office. but I cannot conscientiouslv nnrtloi- pate In any organization to that end. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920. LABOR COUNCIL LINES UP BEHIND ; HOSPITAL DRIVE TAKE A LOOK I :: ARTICLE X : HUB OF SCRAP I Washington, Mar. 10. Here is Article 10. on which the fate of the peace treaty again is suspended ju two compact sentences set in the midst of an eighty thousand word doc ument: "The members of the league undertake to respect and pre serve as against external ag gression the territorial integri ty and existing political inde pendence of all members of the league. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such ag gression, the council shall ad vise upon the means by which this obligation shall be ' fulfilled." SESSION or URINE URGED BY TAXPAYERS LEAGUE TELLS OF SHOOTING Montesano, Wash., Mar. 10.Wal rJ ft , Centra'ia barber, tes- u w azat:lhe Wal of ten ''- tlee 71 ri"""' centralia armis d In, vlctlm' that he walk- to thf L the ha" and b nts were captured. Jordan w talking down the street at the fed ?' ,?h00ti"s 8tart"l. he testi . He heard three or four shots. Tvin quick,y ana then t0 Jordan's testimnnt- fi.j .u. of the be,.,,;.;:".?,-. ru .in ttom.nt. """"B some er r,,l r 6 tne uniformed march w rushert , ' . MrPi. :..'" Lne na- He saw tlTLT1 -topped mom.u. '""pea undo the tunic of Portland. Or., Mar. 10. The State Taxpayers' league contemplates the iniatiation of a constitutional amend ment providing for a divided session I belong to a group which thinks ,no legislature. Provisions of the should select amendment which were agreed upon at a meeting of the executive board in Portland last night, call for an open ing period of 40 days to convene, as at present, on the first Monday m January. At this session bills would be intro duced, passed to commutes, commit tee reports would be adopted and ev erything prepared for the final pass age of the bill, but nothing exoept cer tain appropriation bills would be final ly passed at the first period. At the second period, which would convene on the third Monday in April, bills would be finally passed. No amendment could be made except by four-fifths majority of both houses of the American people their own officials at their own in itiative and volition and resent the manufacture of officials by machine methods. I feel sure that if I enter eu the race for nomination to th presidency and undertook to solicit and spend the cost of propaganda and organization this would be in Itself a negation of the right American in stinct, because of the obligations that it all implies." Fight On City's Uncleanliness Being Planned Various Salem Unions Select Committees and Prepare to lake rield in Campaign; Answer to Appeal Good Organised labor in the city Wednes day mustered Its forces to join in the battle being waged- this week for the $100,000 fund for the construction of the Salem General Hospital. Each craft In the city, by virtue of action taken at the meeting Tuesday evening of the CentrarTrades and Labor Coun cil, was selecting solicltini committees and preparing to take an active part in tne campaign at once, Delegates to the council, following tains by William McGilchrist Jr., chair man of the campaign committee; Walter Denton, chairman of the pub licity committee, and E. J. Stack, for mer secretary of the State Federation of Labor, voted unanimous approval of the movement and definitely decid ed to place their shoulders to the wheel and aid in pushing the big pro ject over tne top. : Lodges to Contribute. me council, at a special meeting several days ago, endorsed the move ment, but took no action toward lend ing concrete aid to the drive. Their decision Tuesday hight to delegate committees in each union to comb workingmen s circles in the city marks perhaps the greatest stride toward success yet takea in the campaign. It was announced at campaign head quarters in the Commercial club to day that the Masonic lodges In the city were expected to contribute $1000 to the fund. When the Elks meet Thurs day evening It is expected, it was said, that $1500 at least would be planed, in ine corners or tne nospltal committee. An effort will be made by the Uni ted Timberworkers, It was announced, to raise $1000 among their members to compete with a like subscription made . by the Charles K. Hpauldlng Logging company. The electrical workers committee, and the timber- workers met Tuesday evening to dis cuss the matter. Pin k Wires Subscription. Another personal subscription of $1000 was received . .Tuesday in the form of a wire pledge from Charles A. Park, now in San Diego, Cal. No approximate estimate on wat had been taken in Tuesday would be made at headquarters, because of the fact none of the commitees had re ported. Today every committee was in the field working, and several re LECTl'RE TONIGHT Contrary to previously pub lished announcements, the lec ture by Dr. E. C. Conklin, on "The Revival of Spiritism" will be given in the public library this evening, and not Friday. Everyone Jn Salem who is interested in the vital subjects of the present day, is invited to attend the lecture. WILSON SHOYS OLD AGGRESSIVENESS IN LATE NOTES, CLAIM the legislature. No new bill could be a ,i i.-i. i i.. i. i j I Introduced fit the aaond tiflrind. ."u - " 17. " J"'. The initiators of the amendment de- Ports of gbod progress were received. Z Z. S.rMw , . dar. tbit It would i ton w I " was Btated f'"'te figures . .. ..I. ' "7" ; .1". " uVl. ward cirhln th mah of th oinsinB- Probably could be released this even iv-n la ucjiig piaiiucu mm piuuuuiy 0 - intt 1 1. 1 . j ,1 . ! hnnM ef ,Ko BiHlniio whan Ktlla a vni uretitv in a lew uays u ueuame1 ..,... u. known today. City Sanitary and usually put through without full con Plumbing Inspector J. N. Skaife was sideration by the members and with conferring with City Attorney Maeyj no notice to the public. There would during the day determining what! be no change made in the rate of corn- backing his office would have by the pensatlon for the members of the leg- law in conductnig such a campaign islature, but they would be compen- against filth and uncleanliness. sated for their mileage to both sei- Carelessness of business men and sions. shop proprietors in permitting debris Friends of the proposed amendment th f0i. . r hoo n. : Li:f:" .member- Whe the of tk 7""eu, Jordan test fled, all til0" ia the line were in nuh.H . soitners shots began w, l7?" befre the the hii u hen Jordan reached in fori, 6 Said' 116 8aw two r three 11 !! Pp' testified and he " me sold o. Jordai in. to Jan an ,i i.. . the u .. B Bl ciean-back that R J u Was ln tne lce box ImJrl ?ecker'.Mlk Sheehan and V::zy were captured af- td or, ,nph Son of Mike Sheehan while" train aVr 7 6 from Ce"tralia on ing with ci n mtted convers-.f,heehan- bt denied making and junk to collect in the rear of their establishments, filling the alleys and thoroughfares with unsightly obstac les has long been the topic of much discussion around the city hall. Plans to begin an active campaign against this is the result of a conference Tuesday between Mr. Skaife and City Street Commissioner Low, when what action should be taken was discussed. Mr. Low is bitterly opposed to any semblance of disfiguration in streets and alleys, and is an active exponent of municipal cleanliness. He will co operate In any way permissible for his office in any steps taken to elim inate these objectionable conditions, he said. Attention Is called to the fact that city ordinances provide penalties fo permitting fire hazards to form in and around business blocks or pro perty downtown, and it is expected that City Fire Chief Harry Hutton will aid in the movement to remove these. argue that during the 60-day recess the press and the public would have full opportunity of study all legisla tion which might be before the legis lature. ' Labor Commences Campaign Against Foes Thru Ballot ASSOCIATE FORESTER QUITS. . Washington, Mar. 10. Albert F. Potter, associate forrester. resigned today following the resignation yes terday of Henry S. Graves, chief of the forestry service. John Hay said, "There will always be 34 per cent of the senate on tne Uih,;,'L8lattments defense counsel at-1 blackguard side of every question that iu mm. .imA hefnre them. Some Publishers Refer advertisers to "Government Statements" of Cir culation. . ,, lh-ey mean THEIR statements to the Government, wnich is a very different thing. ,he Government does not make any statements in re- to Circulation. ,. Statements to the Government, in the absence of veri fication, are valueless to the advertiser. There is one method and only one of ascertaining the wets regarding the circulation of a paper. p And that is by referring to the reports of the Audit bureau of Circulations. A publication that quotes its statement to the Govern met in heu of an A. B. C. report 13 evading the issue. Ask to see the A..B. C. report on the CapitalJournal. Philadelphia, Mar. 10. Decision of American Federation of Labor offi cials, reached in Washington two two weeks ago, to oppose all candi dates for public office who are regard ed as foes of organized labor, bore fruit here today in the opening of a campaign against twenty-five Penn sylvania and seven New Jersey mem bers of the house of representatives. In a bulletin issued by the Philadel phia Camden advisory boards of the federation, attention is called to the railroad bill recently passed by cong ress and approved by the president and the defeat of all congressmen vot ing for It is urged. "See that nc-Hher you nor your friends or acquaintances ever ari vote for those who gave labor a 'slap In the face'," said the bulletin. Advance In Auto Tires Is Announced Cane Has Special History'.W.R.C. Is Gift Recipient The Sedgwick chapter of the Wo men's Relief Corps was the recipient of a unioue sift when T. fi HnrrlH nrpflpntprl tha nwanlvntin nrltK a 1 gold headed cane made from buffalo and cattle horns found near the Cus ter battlefield. The cane Is composed of 154 pieces and is entirely hand made, three years being required during the pro cess of assembling and preparing the cane material. The horns were sub jected to a very tedious process in or der to remove the animal matter from them. The process consists of repeat ed scraping after boiling in linseed oil followed Ty a long period of sea soning. The cane is nor on display. In the window of Kafoury's store. Later, the ladles of the W. R. C. will devise some method of disposing of the cane ln order to raise a tidy sum for organi zation needs. Mr. Harris, recently came to Sa lem from Nebraska. He has made several of these canes, recently pre senting one to his own organization, the O. A. R. He takes special pride In the manufacture of articles of this nature. The gavel used at the repub lican convention which nominated Taft In 1907, was made by the Civil war veteran. The gavel has an uni que history ns It was fashioned from the piece of wood picked up by a ne gro trooper who was ln the famous charge at San Juin hill, in the Spanish-American war. i Paris, Mar. 10. President Wilsons letter to Senator Hitchcock regarding reservations to the Versailles treaty was given little space and a minor position in most of this morning's newspapers. The Gaulois prints its comment on the first page tinder the caption "Warnings of Wilson." r, vt nson, it says, "takea re venge for the silence Imposed upon him by illness. In less than 24 hours he presents us with two documents in which he affirms in a singularly aggressivs manner that he has recov ered full possession of his masterly faculties. "He finishes the weakening of gov ernmental framework ot order and discipline which he already ha so thoroughly shaken. His 'antl-imper- mlist formula will bring new encour agemont to international bolshevism' The Paris Midi says the accusation of France as militaristic is "Impu dent" and it refers to Mr. Wilson's "gratuitous insult to this country," it aaas: "Mr. wnson accuses France of being militaristic and at the same time Josephus Daniels, sec retary of the American navy, is the only minister in the world who an nounoes an unlimited program of armament." L'Informatlon says: "Today there are mon conscious of the evident necessities of France, but there is no longer a militarist party, properly speaking." Child's Custody And Divorce Are Granted Hawley Oregon City, Or., Mar. 10. Decree of divorce and the custody of his baby daughter, Eva Adele, was granted to Wlliard P. Hawley, Jr., defendant ln the divorce suit instituted by Mrs. M&rjorie Hawley, ln a decision Tues day by George R. Bagley, judge of the Washington county circuit court, who officiated as trial judge when the case was tried here two weeks ago, Judge Bagley awarded the decree to Mr. Hawley upon his supplemental cross-complaint, filed after the trial of the case had progressed for nearly a week, and based upon the plaintiff's charges of unlawful conduct on the part of her husband. The court holds that these changes were not proved. The cost of automobile tires will soon advance from 15 to 18 per cent with several lines advancing as high as 25 per cent, according to notices being received by local tire dealers. Wednesday a communication was received by fhe Smith & Watson com pany, owners of the Great Western garage, from a large tire distributing house In Portland, containing notice of the imepnding advance. It advised the acquisition at once of stock to be handled by the company If the high cost oftires is to be avoided. '-.MOTHER" JOXES EX ROI TE TO AII OAKLAND STRIKERS ; Oakland. Cul., Mar. 10. "Mother" I Jones, aged woman labor leader, will arrive here Thursday to lend her sup port to the bay cities shipj ards strike, j according to a telegram received by I the secretary ot tne Aima voumy I Metal Trades council. Canadian House Support's Borden's Equality, Voting Power Clause To Treaty Retained Washington, Mar. 10. The reserva tion on equality of voting power in the league of nations was re-adopted by the senate Tuesday by a. vote of 37 to 20 after it had been modified on mo tion o the republican leaders. The action left only the article 10 reservation to be disposed of, but on motion of Senator Lodge, adjournment was taken without starting debate on that subject. Seventeen democrats voted with the republicans for the voting power res ervation. They included Senators As hurst, Arizona; Chamberlain, Oregon; Henderson, Nevada; Myers, Montana, Nugent, Idaho; Pholan, California, and Plttman, Nevada. In Its original form It had been adopted In November by a vote of 65 to US, with only eight democrats sup porting It. 54 58 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Prses Full Lmm4 Wlr AMERICA!! NAVY BLAMED FOR LOSS OF HALF MILLION UVES THROUGH FAILOITOAID ALLIES AT START Admiral Sims Declares Lack Of Co-Operation In Early Stages Of War Prevented Victory Over Germany In July 1918; Says Recommendations Were Ignored. Washington, March 10. Failure of the navy department to fully cooperate in the war during the first six months after America's entry cost half a million lives, fifteen billions of dol lars, 2,500,000 tons of shipping and prevented a victory over Germany by July 1918, Rear Admiral Sims told the senate in vestigating committee today in presenting documentary evidence in support of his charges of delay against the department. iiie uiiictr reua to me committee I T.N.T. Bombs Fail To Break Ice Jam Port Deposit, Md., March 10. Th aerial bombardment of the ice jam of the Susquehanna river which extends several miles below here will be re sumed this afternoon by the army aviators who all day yesterday drop- War Time CabinettlTV ttempl to m" The army officers today expressed thamelves as satisfied with their work thus far. recommendations he had made to the department immediately upon his arrival in London In. 1917. A cable gram sent late in April, 1917, said the critical area where the war would be won or lost was in the eastern At lantic at the focus of alt lines ot ocean communication to England and France. Admiral Sims told the com mittee that although he repeatedly urged that every destroyer and small craft that could be sent to sea be dis patched immediately to this area his recommendation was not complied with until about six monins later. Full Force Withheld He also recommended, he said, that two divisions of the American dread- naughts be sent to base on Brest to guard against raids ln the English channel by German cruiser forces, but this recommendation was entire ly disregarded. Failure of the department te throw the full force of the navy Into the struggle, he said resulted in the "un necessary" loss of 1,500,000 tons by submarine attack in 1917 and 1,000,- 000 tons In 1918. 'If the tonnage lost In 1917 had been saved by the prompt coopera tion of the navy," he said. "Ameri ca could have had a million men ln France at the beginning of 1918 in stead of 300,000." . Admiral Sims said the German- of fensive of J918 was due to the fail ure of the German submarine com mand and that ln all probability It never would have been undertaken , and the morale of the German people! would have broken If the American troops had been more promptly dis patched to France. Ho estimated on the basis of what happened when tho American forces did arrive that vic tory oould have been achieved by July 1918 If the tonnage had been preserved, First Mcssngo IU'Veali'd The navy department's first real decision as to participation In the war, Admiral Sims suld, was contain ed ln a cablegram to him 27 days af ter America entered the struggle. The message said the department in tended to send 89 destroyers, one ten der and a mother Bhip to the British Isles and asked for minute Informa tion regarding the possibility of ob taining nececsary supplies at Bore haven, tho provable base. ' "All of these plans should have been worked out long before we en tered the war," the admiral said, 'and should have been placed In effect, In substance at least, the day we enter ed the war." Admiral 31ms said when he found that his own efforts to impress upon the navy department the seriousness f the situation were unavailing, he Invoked the aid of the late Ambassa- or Page at London, who on April !7, 1917, sent a confidential cable gram to Secretary Lansing and pres ident Wilson declaring that "there Is reason for the greatest alarm auout the Issue of the war. caused by the Increasing success of German submarines." 1'nge VrgeA Action The ambassador urged the Immedl- te assignment of every available United States destroyer and subma rine chaser, to British waters. Even this request was unheeded for several months, Admiral Sims said. The witness read a message to the epartment In 1917 saying the Brit ish government "appreciated what the United States was doing to keepi down submarines. "Incidentally," he added, "that Is a case of International politeness. They were thanking us for sending a!x destroyers." Admiral Plms Insisted he hsd been I handicapped by failure of the depart ment to keel) him Informed of Its plans. He read excerpts from his me sages, urging adoption of the convoy system and said: "I will show that great losses were sustained due to the resistance of tha United States to taking up the csn voy system." He then read a department mes sage sent him In May and signed by Secretary Daniels. . "In regard to convoy," It read "I consider Amerloan vessels having arm ed fuards are safer when sailing In dependently." "When I got that message I wan about ready to Jump overboard." continued 'Admiral 81ms. "I realised that the department did not under stand or appreciate the situation." SOLONS DECLARE NDEPENDENCE OF EGYPT AND SlIDill London, Mar. 10 Fifty-two members of the Egyptian leg islative assembly recently met at the house of Sald'Zagloul Pasha, who headed the Egyp tian mission to the peace con ference, and adopted a resolu tion proclaiming the Independ ence of Egypt and the Sudan, according to a dispatch from Cairo. , .. . Ottawa, Ont., Mar. 10, Agitation for the retirement of Sir Robert Bor den's war time coalition government which started soon after the armistice wa ssigned collapsed, temporarily, as lease, when the house of commons early today voted Its confidence In the premier by a majority of 34. The vote, takn after an all night debate, was on the proposal to amend Sir Robert's address .In reply to the speech froip the throne. The amend ment was moved by W.' L. M. Kin?, opposition leader, who demanded the dissolution of parliament. A few months ago congress convened one day without a chaplain, and no member was found to offer the open ing prayer. Nert time It happened a aged clerk made the prayer. BILL WOI LD PIT ALCOHOL LIMIT ATS.5 PEHCEXT IX X. Y. Albany, N. Y March 10 A bill de fining Intoxicating beverages as those containing more than three and a half per cent of alcohol by weight, was In troduced In the legislature today by Assumblyman Maurice Bloch, demo crat of New York. The measure, ac cording to the Introducer is "Governor Edwards' New Jersey bill adapted to this state." . Flime-throwers were used on New Yor k snow drifts ln an experiment for quick snow removal, but were not very successful. FORECLOSER SALE OF COOS BAY LUMBER COMPANY AVERTED Portland, Or., Mar, 10 Litigants In federal court have reached an agree ment, It was announced today, where by a proposed foreclosure sale of th property of the Cons Bay Lumber company, valued at $10,000,000 or mora, will not be made, and the re ceivers of the company will have op portunity to pay off the Indebtedness now existing against the property. The suit started a year ago, wheu the Continental and Commercial Bank & Trust company of Chicago, holders of about $3,000,000 In mortgage bonds of the Coos Bay Lumber company, filed foreclosure proceedings In fed eral court and procured tho appoint ment of two recit-vers to handle tho affairs of tho concern pending the out come. The receivers, It was shown. had succeeded In setting aside a re serve fund now available for meeting Interest and principal payments. That this stipulation will have a far reaching effect onthe timber industry of the Paciflo northwest was admitted by attorneys and principals Involved: had the foreclosure sale been made It would have put the present lumber market In a precarious condition, was assarted. It STEAMER IS 8 A Ft! Nantucket, Mass., March 10. The Shipping Hoard steamer Guilford which was abandoned off Nantucket shoal Sunday, was towed l.eie by the Cist g.mrd cutter Aeushnot tody. When Abraham Lincoln, as president-elect, visited Philadelphia on his way to be Inaugurated ot Washington, seven lines In the newspaper announc ed his coming. Marion County Farmers Corner Seed Potatoes Every available certified Biirbann and White Rose seed potato In the state aggregating more than 1000 sacks have been purchased by Mar lon cootity farmers, according to re ports of committees at the meeting lat night at Gervals of the Marion County Community Federation. Fol lowing out movement begun by the federation only standardized potatoes will bs grown ln the county, and It Is expected that with the harvest of the crops this year that a material Increase of profits will be realized from the production of the better grade pota toes. At the last meeting of the reaen- tion at Donald committees from each section were- appointed to sound the attitude of the farmers toward th plan. These committees were able to report, with Prof. G. R. Hlslop of the. Oregon Agricultural college who spoke that most of the farmers who were able had already procured or ordered certified seed. The new unlfom road signs, decided upon at a former meeting of the fed eration to be installed at each Import ant road crossing In the county, wir voted ordered and erected by the dev gates attending this meeting. The next meeting of the federation will be held at Hilverton April 9. 4