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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1920)
WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Tonight snd Friday show era, moderate winds mostly souther ly i - tm Local TJin. temperature ST, mix. 52,-mean 39. Rainfall .38 Inches. Ri7 er 8 feet, rising. A CIRCULATION Average for Six Month ending ilarch 31. 1828 - J 5259 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Full Leassd Wire FORTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 85: SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920. PRICE 2 CUNTS. tiuuuiurizeuDWucrmien fl-M TfiMMi p Ju l U bidlv GcrHl&nS and French Clash Sayi Report Paris, April 8. It is reported fro mCoblenz that there has' been a collision of French and (German pa trols between Bud Nauhelm and NJe der Wollstadt, north of Homburg. In the exchange of shots a German of ficer was wounded. The report is not confirmed froni other sources. Mayence, April 8. Complete ord?r has been restored at Frankfort, the authorities having succeeded In quiet ing the students. The municipality has posted bll'n requesting the people to keep calm. The security police who were mnthj prisoners at Frankfort will be remov ed from the occupied territory by rail today. ' Paris, April 8. - German regular troops have bombarded Dusseldorf with gas shells, according to a Mny. ence dispatch to the Matin. Troops ITgo Guns Frankfort, April ,8 This1 after noon's clash in the Schlllerplatz be tween French troops and the popula tion, resulting in the killing of six Germans and the wounding of some, two score others, was followed by a strong display of French military force which brought the restoratloa of order by the time darkness had set in. ' was n rumor that the' French had been forced by the pressure of the iillles and the United States to withdraw from the city that started the trouble. The crowd Jeered and taunted the troops, yelling "You've got to get out." A French officer ordered the crowd to disperse and when the order was ignored a machine gun was brought Into play. . , The firing attracted n great crovvl to the square, encircling the trooos The French then began to bring up reinforcements, four tanks between solid columns of soldiers rolling in ready for action. Gciman Police Aid The (ierman police nlded' in the action taken to restore quiet, quickly stationing groups at strategic polnU to control the crowds. ... , . The earlier part of. the day was passed by the French in completing their occupancy of Frankfort. It is understood that an entire division is employed In Frankfort and its vicin ity but the plans were to reduce this force later to the' size of a regiment. The city appeared to be continuing its normal life although the newspu lers were not permitted to anoear. Editors of the dally Journals decided that the newspapers would not be pub lished even If permission were grant ed, so long as the French maintain.!1, their censorship. . Population Hostile It couW be noticed early In the af ternoon that, there was a strong un dercurrent of excitement among tht population and hostility to the "in vaders" us they are called here, could be plainly observed on every hand. Intense curiosity was manifested if the Senegalese and the Chinese troops which arrived today. "The invaders were white yesterday they are black today," was' the cyn h'al comment of some of the bystand ers. In mid-afternoon, some of the l'rench detachments marched out to take up positions in the suburbs and the report immediately gained cir culation that Great Britain and Am erica and Italy as well, had discoun tenanced the occupation and that the French had been .forced to clear-out The rumor spread line prairie flro and gained Instant credence. ' Excited pedestrians ran to the street corners to Join the crowds watching the soldiers pass. The Germans refer satirically "to the occupation as "the conquest of Frank fort," declaring that the French se cretly surrounded the city and swoop ed down upon It as if they expected to meet armed resistance. OPPOSITIOV DENIED Paris, April 8. Reports that Great E'-italn and . the United states had called upon France to withdraw her troops from Frankfort are entirely without foundation, it was announc ed in an official note issued today. Few Candidates in Race For City Jobs ; Time Short Jobs in the city council don't seem very attractive to Salem's citizens now adays. At least no one has shown any desire to hold the official capacity on. "'ty father yet, for no candidal.-.-, hive been filed with City Treasurer Race. There will be eleven vacancies In the council that will have to be filled this 'lection, City Recorder Race points out . a' means that from the seven wards " the city n citizen will have to , ' forth in quest of the official toga OI he municipal solon. and file tnelr d-claratlon by April 20. Te citizens in the various named wards below would best devote a few "ays between now and that date oen '"ng their troubles (or honor) on ""me candidate. 4 vvard i ne0ds tWo can3idateg; ward - needs one candiate; ward 3 needs o candidates: ward 4 needs one can "late; War(1 5 needj tw0 cndi(jateg. Pon eace LooksProbable With Seven Democrats Voting With Opposition Forces Today Washington. Apr. 8. Adoption of the republican peace resolution tomor row by the bouse was indicated today when the rule limiting debate on the measure to nine hours, was adopted with gome democrats Joining the re publicans in supporting it. The vote was SI 3to 155. Immediate ly afterward the debate on the resolu tion Itself was opened. It will continue until 5 p. m. tomorrow when a vote on the resolution is expected. Democrats voting for the rule num bered seven, while one ! republican. Representative Fuller of Massachu setts, voted against.it The democrats joining With the republican majority were ualawell, New York; Evans. Ne vada; Gallivan and Olney, Massachu setts; Sherwood, Ohio; Goldfogle, New York, and Ganly, New York. Representative Pou, North Carolina, ranking democrat on the rules commit tee, made the first address in opposi tion to the resolution, which he char Olcott Denies Any Pardon is Awaiting Wilbur There is no petition for a pardon of Julius Wilbur pending before Gov ernor Olcott and none will be given consideration, should a Petition be filed, according to -a statement glvetf out by the executive office- this morn Ing. Wilbur who is under arrest at Oak land, Cal., Is fighting the attempt-to return him to Oregon City where he is wanted Under a sentence of six months in the county Jail and a fine of $500 for violation of the prohibi tion laws while operating the notor ious Milwaukee road house in 1916. According to a telegram received by Governor Olcott this morning from Gilbert Hedfees, district attorney for Clackamas county, Wilbur is contest ing "the extradition proceedings has made the statement that a petition for his pardon was now pending be fore Governor Olcott. This statement is emphatically dis credited by Governor Olcott who states that he positively will not con sider any petition for Wilbur's par don. - Body of Bishop Hughes Will be Held at Vault The date of the funeral of the late Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes has not yet been announced according to advices received from Portland, Thurs lay. The bpdy of the leader of Oregon Methodism; who died on Easter Sun day at Cincinnati, Ohio,, will be laid to rest in the Sellwood vault at Portland. Later, according to a decision made by the family and annouced by Rev. G. E. Gilbert of the Oregon district, it is planned to improve the Lee Mission cemetery here and to bring the re mains here for Interment. For the purpose of Improving the cemetery, members of the local church plan to hold a "Methodist day wnen men and women of the church will go out to the burying ground and work fon the speeded changes. Dr. R. N. Aylson of the First Meth odist church of this city has been ap pointed to represent the Oregon con ference at ' the funeral. Representa tives of Methodism from many parts of the country will, lie present at tne services. Plajis also are being made to pro cure a life-size painting of Jason Lee, which will be placed in the senate chamber at the state house. Money for the purpose will be obtained at the general conference of the Methodurt church In Des Moines and by local peo ple. They now plan to add to this fund to Improve the cemetery. If this is ac complished the body of the late Bishop Hughes will probably be brought to Salem some time in June or July. French shipyards are runlng to their fullest'capacity. ward 6 needs one candidate and ward 7 should hold up the flames of. two live wires in that section for posts on the city council. Filing for city positions has been slow this year. Those who have filed thus far are: Earl Race, city record er; Clyde O. Rice, city treasurer; J. T. Welsh, city marshal; A. Lee Morelock, city marshal, and George N. Patterson, city marshal. In addition to the council vacancies no one has yet evidenced any cesire to assume the dignity of the city's mayoraiity. And the city recorder calls attention to the fact that the date when filing closes Is April 20 only 12 days hence. The councllmen who hold their posi tions this year without worry as to the outcome of the election are I'tter. Moore, and MeCleland and Halvorsen. Unless the others file for re-election their fate in the future as city dads Is dubious. .' Resolution Friday acterized as "the '"peace humbug to be debated for two days." Passage of the measure, he declared, "would be play ing Germany's hand." . , Mr. Pou charged that the republi cans were seeking to make political capital for the next campaign and were offering the resolution as an excuse for broken party pledges.. Howls from republicans greeted his statement that the measure was designed to embar rass President Wilson and they were renewed when he said the president "had no selfish ambition." : New of the passage by the house of the "miserable, makeshift" peace reso lution, he eclared, would be more wel come In Germany than any since the -announcement of the senate's failure to ratify the treaty. . The resolution is "a business propo sltion from start to finish," Represent ative Snell, republican, New York, de clared. "It is what the American peo ple demand." I Census Figures Washington, April 8. Pop ulation statistics .announced today by the .census . bureau Included: ' Brockton, Mass.. 66,138, in crease 9,260 or 16.3 percent over 1910. Auburn, N. Y.. 36,142. in crease 1,474 or 4.3 percent. Marshalltown, Iowa, 15,731, increase 2.357 or 17.6 percent. Memphis, Tenn., 162,351, In crease 31,246 or 23.8 percent. Johnson City, Tenn., 12,442, increase 3,940 or 46.3 percent. - Vallejo, Cal., 16,853, In crease 5,513 or 48.6 percent. Richmond, Cal., 16,843, in crease 10,041 or 147.6 percent. Marion's Share Of Multnomah's Road Fund Large Marlon county will share In the dis tribution of the surplus In Multnomah county's market road fund to Jhe ex tejai of J16.934.00 under, the 1920 ap portionment of this fund authorized by the state, highway commission at a meeting In Portland last week. This gift to Marion county's good roads fund on the part of Multnomah caiinty Is due to a provision In the market roads law which prohibits any .county in the state from receiving more than ten per cent of the total state fund In the annual ..distribution regardless of amounted contributed to the fund. Under this provision Multnomah county which contributed $357,279.57 to the fund receives only $99,043.55 of state money In return, the balance of 26J(,236.02 being divided among the other 35 counties of the state in pro portion to their contributions to the fund.' ' The total Involved in the 192(distrl bution of this fund amounts to J 990, 435.47, this representing" the amount produced by a one mill state tax. In addition to this fund a total of 1753, 680.61 was raised by the various coun ties of the state under a one-mill coun ty levy, making a total of $1,774,16.08 available for market road purposes this year. , Marion county which contributed $41,521.29 ' to the state market roads fund will receive $58,455.99 In the distribution of the fund, the increase being represented In the county's par ticipation In the Multnomah county contribution to the fund. In addition to .this distribution Marion county pro duced $42,292.14 through a one mill county levy, making a total of $100, 748.13 available for market road pur poses inthis county tills year. No state funds will be available from this fund until June 1 when one-half of the apportionment will be forward ed to the various counties, the balance becoming available about December 1. Nine Candidates Seek Republican Party's Approval Th. renl.hll.n- mnnnnnllTort th political filings department of the sec- retary of state's office, Wednesday.. nine candidates of the G. O. P. per suasion entering their petitions for a place on , the primary ballot as fol lows: E. H. Belknap, Monroe, republican, for representative from Benton coun ty. Thos. F. Ryan, Oregon City, repub lican, for state senator from Clacka mas county to fill vacancy caused by; the death of Senator Walter B. Dim Ick. E. F. Williams, Portland, repub lican, for representative from Mult nomah county. . Wm. G. Hare, Hillsboro, republican for state senator from Washington county. A. B. Flint, Scholls. republican, for representative from Washington coun ty. Zadoc J. Riggs, Salem, republican for representative from Marion coun ty. George W. Denman, Corvallis, re publican, for district attorney for Benton county. James T. Brand, Marshfield, repub lican, for district attorney for Coos county. John H. Carson, Salem, republican. for district attorney for Marion coun - ' ernment- Takes Hand The government has recognised the gravity of the situation and has order ed G. Y. Hai ry of Portland to Silverton to invcstis"t the controversy between the Silver Falls Lumber company and the United Timber Workers union. that has caused a strike in the com pany's mill there since Monday morn ing, It was stated in advices from there today. Mr. Harry, it Is understood, has been called to Seattle, and it is not known whether or not a substitute will be directed to the scene of trouble by the federal labor bureau. At a meeting crowded to capacity, last night, of timber workers and their wives in Silverton, Clair Covert, presi dent of the International Timber Work ers union of Seattle, declared that the Loral Legion of Loggers and Lumber men "functions only as an anti-union element," and he told the timbermen that they were Just In their demand for reinstatement as union men. Strike May Spread. Unless the Silver Falls Lumber com pany agrees to take the members of the union back into their employe, Mr. Covert said, the strike of timber work ers, will spread in sympathy all over the northwest. .- . . Armed guards from Portland con tinued to patrol the mill premises in Silverton today, and last night fires were burned at the gates of the prop erty, officials said, to ward off any at tacks thai should be made. As the guards pace within the gates pickets maintain silent protest as they parade to and fro outside. At the meeting last night In Silver- ton the members of the. union were told by Philip Holden, organizer and In charge of the strike there, not to resort to violence, as "that would re flect on you as gentlemen." He said that more effect could be- gained by slmply pointing out to the strike breakers that their affiliation with thr union is for their betterment. Strikers Waiting. The strikers maintained an attitude of watchful waiting today as they awaited the coming of the federal la bor Investigation, and action . of the state conciliation board In the matter. It was announced at the meeting that no new action would be taken for sev eral days, at least. Lew J. Adams, mayor 'of Silverton evoked thunderous applause" at the meeting when he was called upon to speak, and voiced his sentiment in fa vor of the union men. He began his address thus: , "Fellow citizens, ladles and gentlemen, and fellow union men." "Right Is bound to prevail," th mayor declared, "You have as much right to belong to organizations as the company has to belong to organiza tions. And that ia the position of your honorable mayor. " Mayor Suports Men. "If you fall to do an honorable day's work you ought to be discharged; and if the company fails to give you an honorable day's wages, It ought to be discharged." The Central Trades and Labor Coun cil.of Salem Is solidly behind the Tim ber Workers union in Silverton and stands ready to come to their aid at a moment's notice, L. J. Slmeral, presi dent of the council, told the meeting. The Silver Falls Lumber company was accused by Mr. Holden of "trying to ram the Four L organization down our throats," and "we, as gentlemen, ought to resist," he declared. Settlement Expected. At the close of the speaking last evening Mr. Holden asked all timber workers to remain at a short business session and at least two-thirds of the audience remained seated. By this ex pression it is seen that the union Is stronger In Silverton than the company imagined. - More than one hunderd members of the union met in their hall at ten o'colek this morning to arrange for a picketing body to visit the mill this afternoon and watch the men who are "scabbing" on the Job. They were cau tioned "by the leader not to create a disturbance, but to confer with the men and show them the Importance of assistance in this labor conflict. The matter has been referred to the International labor union and a repre sentative from Washington, D. C, teel graphed to the headquarters of Che timber workers' union in Seattle that investigation wuuiu ue mauc iimucuiai- ' believed that the matter will h atjsfaetorlly adjusted before very long. Newsprint Crisis j Exposed At Meet Los Angeles, Apr. 8. That a crisin! exists in the newspaper Industry wail demonstrated at a Joint meeting of the Los Angeles Publishers' association and representatives of the Associated Dailies of Southern California, held here. The acute fMper shortage and rising labor and production costs were dis-. cussed and recommendations were made for reducing consumption of newsprint. " The publishers agreed to a general Increase In subscription prices. LIBERTY HO.YDS . New York, April 8. Liberty oond final prices today were: . 8H's 96.82; first 4's 91.48; second 4's 89.36; first 4.'s 9.68; second 4Vs 89.56; third 4's 2Ct; fourth 4's 89.68: flctory $ 3-4's 97.68; vfc- Uory 4 8-4's 97.68. ?. : Masaschusetts is the leading shoe i manufacturing state In this country. boy AtSilverton Hospital Fund Is . Yet $19,000 Short With $56,443 of the $169.99 sought to construct the Salem General hos pital, raised. It was reported- by Campaign Manager McGilchrlst today that there ia yet between $18,004 anj $19,000 short of the goal Donations are coming in slowly, but with reso lute faith that the citizens of Salem will not tail in this call headquarters are being maintained open at the Commercial club, - and uollcltatlon continues. The only name reported at head quarters today as a donar to tne fund was, Mrs. R. A. and Mary F. Reynolds, route 9, Salem, $50. Paper Company Negotiates For Creek Power Site Purchase of the "north power" of Mill creek, owned by the Salem Flour ing Mills company and the Ladd in terests of Portland, by the Oregm Pulp and Paper company of Salem, Is being negotiated, and the deal will be closed within a few days, it became known today. Consideration in the deal, although not officially announc ed, is aaid to be near $100,000. The "north power" of Mill creek Is located at the site of the old flouring mill. Front and Trade streets, where the pulp and paper mill Is now belm constructed, and embraces about 15 acres. It is the plan of the Oregon Pulp and Paper company, it was an nounced, to erect on the '"north pow er" site, at the foot of Mill creek, a power plant costing approximately $50,000. Such a plant, it 1b said, will develop 1000 horsepower, which wili be in addition to the 8700 horse pow er already available for the huge mill Greater power will be required when the mill is fully developed, it Is said, but arrangements have been tenta tively made to cope with this situi- tlon. ' Few Candidates Are In Contests For County Jobs With only ten days remaining for filing for offices at the spring prl-' maries, the "declaration of candida cy" envelope In Clerk Boyer's offio remains lean and lank. Up to the present,- many of the officer are un filed for, except by present Incum bents. , Perhaps the number of the repub lican declarations filed to date bodfc ill for other political elements. At any rate, no other party, democrat or Independent, have a representative among the 13 aspirants tor office. While several candidates have been mentioned for the assessorship only one candidate has filed, the others evidently holding off In order to make the other fellow speak first and then to guage their own thunder, accord ingly. In the prospective race foi sheriff, a similar silence prevails,, al though with Sheriff Needham'a dec laration that he will not be a candi date for reelection It Is generally ac ceded that Oscar Bower, . present chief deputy, is the prospect candi date "for the position. Mr. Bower has been mentioned several times by friendly interests In the county, but when asked Thursday if he was In the running, stated that the present rush of business would have to eaae up before politics can be considered The list of candidates who have filed up- to Thursday morning, are as follows: Superintendent of schools W. M. Smith. County coroner Lloyd T. Rlgdon A. M. Clough. County recorder Mildred It. Brooks. . " County assessor Jerome T. Jones. County treasurer D. O. Drager. County clerk U. O. Boyer. Constable, Silverton district: A. F. Simeral. i For district attorney, no candidates have filed with the county clerk, but ' John H. Carson's declaration made Wednesday at the secretary of state'f office indicates that he will file soon with the county. Precinct committeeman W. M. Cherrington, No. 17, Salem; L. O. Jamison, No. 17, Salem; Harry W. Ross. No. 6, Salem; O. W. Farrls, Turner; W. F. Wright, Turner. Butler Will Not Be Candidate For State Secretary The Dalles, Or., April 8. Since the forCune of politics is uncertain the expense of a direct primary cam paign considerable, Chauncey D. But ler, candidate for nomination for the office of secretary of state on the re publican ticket has withdrawn his name from the contest. The withdraw al of Mr. Butler was a surprise to many friends here, who were confi dent that he would be the next sec retary of state. UTATE TRKAStRFR REPORTS Cash on hand In the state treasury April 1, totaled $2,427,705.10, accord ing to a statement prepared by State Treasurer Hoff. Against this amount, however, there are a number of war rants outstanding, It Is explained. The general fund with s total of $11,082.86 to fls credit, la at a very low mark. Los Angeles Yardmen Quit Posts Today And Further Spreadon Coast Predicted Los Angeles. Cal.. ADril 8. The switchmen's strike h&s spread to Los Angeles where, early today the Yardmen's Associa tion said between 500 and 1000 men on the Southern Pacific, San ta Fe and Salt Lake lines had walked out in sympathy with the strikers on twenty-five eastern roads. ; The strikers said their action here was the result of being underpaid and predicted the entire Pacific coast, if not the whole nation, would De aitected soon. The walkout here, which is In sym pathy with the unauthorized strike which started more than a week ago in the Chicago switching district, came with virtually no warning. The walkout includes firemen, engi neers, switchmen, oilers and other rail road yard workers. Freight, as Well as passenger traffic, will be tried up, they said. While the movement as yet waa said not to include men actually on the road, it was predicted engineers would not pull trains with crews made up of non-union or unsympathetic workers. Vnlon Power Tested. Chicago. Apr. 8. Today will decide whether the railroad brotherhoods can control their men, or whether the un authorized strikes sweeping rallroau yards from Buffalo, N. Y., to Los An geles, Cal.,' have so disrupted the es tablished unions that the leaders have lost all control. Railroad officials and union leaden here alike agreed that today would bring the real test of strength between the strongly entrenched group of bro therhoods and the "outlaw" unions which have sprung up under leaders! a-ho voice their dissatisfaction at what they declare is the failure of the bro therhood officials to get more money for their men. In the Chicago district, where the strikes started eight days ago, the Railroad Manager association has set today as the last for the striking switch men, englner and firemen to return. If they fail to heed the ultimatum strikebreakers would be brought In and the vacant places filled, It is said. A review of the slutation shows: Situation Reviewed. Chicago Eight to ten thousand rail road men out; freight service reduced to about 30 to 50 per cent of normal; 35,000 packing house employed forced out of work by the shut down. :. Kansas City 2500 men on strike; nine of the 13 roads entering the city affected. Buffalo 2700 men Idle; seven rail road yards tied up; an embargo In ef fect against all freight Los Angeles 1200 men on strike; thre transcontinental lines affected. Toledo 600 switchmen out; all traf ric expected to be at a standstill with Ing 24 hours. Gary 300 men out; strike spread ing. St, Louis, East St. Louis and Mil waukee Men are holding meetings to consider organization of branches of the new "outlaw" unions. Kankakee, 111. 40 men out, three roads affeeted. Detroit 40 on strike; police guard ing yards. Cleveland -1500 men to meet to night to consider strike. ; ' . Chicago Food Short. Chicago faced a serious food short age today. Potatoes, which made a new high record of $7 a hundreu pounds wholesale yesterday. Jumped another dollar when the market open ed this morning. Eggs receipts fell to 4000 cases today as compared with more than 21,000 cases yesterday. Efforts of the rail roads to keep milk trains moving have been only partially successful. Meat prices have advanced several cents dur Ing the past week as a result of sus pension of work at the packing piano. Assistant Commissioner Bangor of the United States board of mediation arrived this morning to investigate con dltions here and report to Commission er Chambers at Washington. Bureau Announces Crop Conditions Of Winter Wheat Washington, April 8. Production of winter wheat this year was forecast to day at 483,617,000 bushels and rye 75,841,000 bushels by the department of agriculture which based Its esti mate on the acreage planted last De cember allowing for average acreage abandonment and assuming average in fluences until harvest. LATE BULLETINS Washington, April 8. Irish pickets appeared at the British embassy again today and were promptly arrested by the police on charges of violating a federal statute. Paris, April 8,-r-Merciless repression by the reichswehr for ces in the Ruhr basin is reported by fugitives arriving in Frank fort, according to a Mayentce dispatch to the Journal Des Debats, the fugitives allege, they witnessed the shooting of all westpha lians who laid down their arms. ' , Dallas, Texas, April 8. Several airplanes, large supplies of lumber, the engine house building and the unloading sheds at the army aviation repair depot, north of Dallas, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The loss was estimated by army officers at one rnillio dollars. Washington, April 8. Defeat of the compulsory universal military training provision of the army reorganization bill waa conceded today by senate proponents of the plan tot stave off a vote on the issue tftey planned to substitute a program for volun tary training of four months for all youths 19 or more years old. . American Navy Prepared When War Broke Out Washington, April 8. The vessel on the active list of the navy wer never better prepared for war than when the United States Joined th allies and the navy department had "full and complete" plana to combat a : German , offensive against the coasts of the United States, Admiral H. B. Wilson today told the aenata commission Investigating the . navy department's conduct of the war. Admiral Wilson asserted that "from the' moment war was declared th entire navy, the department as well as the fleet entered Into the prose cution of the war with the greateat energy and Us accomplishments ae serve the commendation sof the na- ' tion." Admiral Wilson, now commander In chief of the Atlantic fleet, com manded the' patrol force that ftrst . protected waters adjacent to the United States and later, based a: Brest, France, co-opttaced In pro tecting allied Convoys In the war zona and hunting U-boats. Within four days after this country entered the war representatives of the allied admiralties were In confer ence with Secretary Daniels anl naval officers'- In Washington outlin ing the means by which the most eY- fectlve assistance could be rendered by this country, the. witness declared. So far as he knew, Admiral Wilson said, every suggestion or proposition put forward by the allied offlclaU was promptly agreed to and efficient ly carried out.. , ' The -fact that tha greater part f the 'American army was transported over 3,000 miles of water without a life being lost through efforts of the enemy testi fied to the success of this coopera tion, the admiral asserted. Mistakes the navy made during the -war were so "relatively unimport ant" that they were hardly worth considering In comparison with . Ita achievements, the witness said. After Long Service Army Man Buys Home In This City ,"A home at last!" This was the fer vid exclamation made Wednesday by Colonel James 8. Dusenbury, of Cam Lewis, as he closed a deal for th purchase of a home In Salem. ,Col. Dusenbury, whose organization at the present time is the 65th Unit ed States artillery, but who was re cently appointed Instructor Inspector of the Oregon coast artillery corps; arrived In Salem Wednesday for tha purpoaesof securing temporary ac commodations for his family. After making a tour of the city and upor finding an attractive residence, tha, army man suddenly decided that ha will make his headquarters In Salens during the four years of his appoint ment and the transfer proposition was made at once. "Mrs. Dusenbury and myself, Kith the two children have scurried alt over the country during the past half dozen years4 wherever Uncle Sam In dicated. Now I feel that Salem offers the good home I have wanted fftr nearly fifteen years, and the folkt will be delighted to learn that we caik settle down," said Col. Dusenbury. ,Col, Dusenbury, who Is a West Point graduate, has served with Unite States forces in many parts of tha world during his period of service. He crorsed over to France on the Murl tanla, at the time the 65Ch field ar tillery, (mrmtly Oregon men) mada the voyage and took part in four itt the larger operations In which Amer lean forces were engaged. He returned to Camp Lewis Wed ! nesday night for the purpose of mak I Ing arrangements to move his family I to Salem In the near future.