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"TnRTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 90.
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920.
PRICE 2 CENT3.
Cabinet Gives Attention to
the
U
Wood Runs
Poor Second
To
Money Came In so Fast IRail Strike
Lowden
Byron Didn 't Have Time
To Count $500 Bills
Chicago. Apr. 14. According to lat
er returns today Governor . Frank Qy
Lowden of Illinois won the republican
Preference primary in his home, state
yesterday Dy p'u....j
" from all but 439 scattered pre
cinct, although General Leonard
Air,.rf carried Cook county (Chicago)
bv 27.443 and Senator Hiram Johnson
nf California, whose name had to be
written on the ballot, surprised pom-.
ical leaders by running up a vote of
45,193, Including u,si in vook couu
There were no democratic candl
a'c',m on the ticket but a numb of
names were written by a few hundred
Mayor William Hale inompson or
Chicago, republican national commit
teeman for Illinois carried every ward
except one for committeeman, thereby
gaining complete control of the Cook
county organization for four yean.
General Wood, the only candidate to
make a campaign in the state, carried
McDonough, Alexander and Pulaski
counties in addition to Cook but all the
other 98 counties went to. Governor
i-owden. who on the incomplete unof
ficial returns scored a majority of 19,-
381 over his oponents. The governor
lulled un a vote "down state that reach
ed a margin of as high as 7 to J. in one
or two countiesbringing him to the
Cook county line with nearly 100,000
lead, over General Wood. . ..
The surprise of the primary accord
ing to supporters of both Governor
-Lowden and General Wood was the
large number of voters who wrote in
the name of Senator Johnson who had
made no speeches In Illinois and had
no organization. Supporters of both
regular candidates asserted that the
Johnson vote hurt their candidate to
the benefit of the other. Never in Illi
nois or possibly" national politics had
i many voters voted a sticker tlcnet.
The largest previous spontaneous vote
recorded In Illinois was that for Theo
dore Roosevelt In 1916 when some 12,
000 votes were written from him. In
Chicago, where the bulk of the John-
son vote was cast, the Johnson 'vote
showed a smaller per centage of worn
en than that for Governor Lowden or
General Wood. The leaders polled
about one-sixth as many female as
male votes while the Callfbrnlan polled
only one-seventh as many women as
Men.
The woman vote down state for
Johnson was not counted separately.
.The figures from 6260 precincts out of
' 5690 in the state. Including all 2448 in
Cook county showed the following re
sults. Lowden: men, 190,480; women, 82,
502; total, 222,982.
Wood: men, 134,665; women, 23,743;
total, 158,408. :
Johnson (Cook county): men, 35,
516; women, 5,365; (down state) men
and women, 4,812; total, 45,193.
Of the district delegates elected to
the national conventions, all the demo
urats were unlnstructed. while 85 of
the republicans were pledged to Low
den and fifteen ran as unpledged. One
of the unpledged delegates In the Tenth
district (Cook county) had announced
he would support Senator Johnson Ifnd
Just how much money Carlos L.
Byron, the timber operator, who sold
preferred locations on Uncle Sara
choicest timber land in the forest re
serves on a cash In advance basis, look
in at Salem is problematical. John W.
Todd who introduced Byron to Salem
and now represent the investors, esti
mates the amount at 349,000. Others,
including some bf the investors, place
It as high as 170,000. The amount is
hard to ascertian, as those who confid
ingly came -across- with the mazuma
are most secretive and shy upon pub
licity. ; Byron, who is serving his sen
tence in federal prison at McNeils Is
land on the first of a series of convic
tions for using the mails to defraud, of
course isn't saying, and the federal
agents who probed local operations got
so little co-operation from the victims
that they were unable to fix the total,
though they state that it probably ex-
ceded 350,000. '
' Anyway the money came in so fast
that Byron never stopped to count It
as the paying tellers in local banks
shoved it across in $500 bills in cash
ing checks.
" Parking Signs On
Situation Is
Standing Pat
Census Figures
. Chicago,Apr. 14. Improved freight
Curbs Are Placed :1ZT11:Z
That due- warning might be given
before arrests are made Street Com
missioner Low, at the behest of tne
police committee of the city council,
this morning placed signs at the curb
on High street, by the Cherry City Ho
tel, and the Oregon Electric depot, or
dering parking to be made there par
allel to the curb line.. This is dontf,
Gerald Volk, chairman, of the police
committee Bald, because of the double
railroad track, there, and the danger
of collision between trains and autos
parked at an angle, extending out into
the street.
It was pointed out at the office of
the city recorder today, also, that it is
unlawful to park on High or State
streets, around the city rest rooms.
Parking is permissible only north and
east of the rails around the entrances
to the stations, it was aitl.
Indeed Byron was In such a rush that
he objected to the banks customary
rechecking and grabbed the bills and
stuffed them into his pocket and beat
it out to his high powered auto and
waiting chauffeur with his cleanup in
his pocket.
Totals 127 Members.
It Is generally' conceded that the
Byron club totals 127. members, a
lucky number. Some of the members
were so enthused over the prospect of
getting rick quick aUUncle Sam's ex
pense that they put up as much as
36000 for initiation ' fee. Still others
were content with a $3000 contribu
tion. The rank and file, however,
came through with $500 for one tim
ber claim location ticket and some in
cluded a ticket for wifey and other
one for each of the children Just like
liberty bond investments a Btake to
make the - kiddies wealthy wlth
'out Work. As a special favor,
initiation was reduced to some
favorite sons to the lnfinltismal sum of
$300, but these members were used,
quite unbeknown to themselves, as
"guinea-pigs' cappers to lure the un
wary. '
' One bank is said to have cashed ap
prlxmately $50,000 in checks for By
ron and another bank $10,000 or more.
Anyhow the money rolled in on Byron
much faster than It has on the com
mittee for the new hospital. And the
roster of the Byron club' shows that
only the well educated were eligible
preachers, educators and professional
men preferred, with a few merchants,
and business men to lend variety and
prevent its becoming a high brow affair.
While Byron was forming his Salem
chapter of the brotherhood of the
bunkoed, he lived in becoming style in
swell apartments at the Portland hotel,
motoring downto Salem In his big car
with a chauffeur in uniform and It
proved to" be worth it. But his opera
tions received a rude check when the
department of Justice had him, re
manded into custody, lest he carry
away the state capitol.
Of the 127 members of the club, two
Board Retains
Todd As School
Head by Month
John W. Todd," superintendent of
the Salem public schools was last
night reelected to the position of su
perintendent at Cfle regular meeting
of the school board at a salary of $250
per month.
The reappointment of Superintend
ent Todd was made, in the open meet
ing, following a closed executive ses
sion of the board, at which, It is un
derstood, the matter of Todd's con
nections with Carlos Byron in his
land deals here was discussed.
The action of the board last night
retains Sunerintendent Todd on a
monthly snlary basis, instead of the
yearly contract system under which
the superintendent has heretofore
been employed..- Mr. Todd's present
oontract with ine Doara expires in
July. ' . ' i
railroad men returning to work at sev
eral points but the industrial situation
in Ohio and Michigan reached a crisis
as a result of stoppage ot tuet supplies
and in the far west a dozen passenger
trains were reported stalled in south
ern California.
Both Insurgent leaders and officials'
of the "loyal" brotherhoods predicted
the battle, of the strikers would be a
iinirei-in affair" but brotherhood
heads declared the insurgents gradual
ly were losing strength.
Railroads in tne unicagu re u
clared that 50 per cent of the switch
engines in the district were operating,
largely with the help of more "loyal"
hrnih.rknnd men from oiner. uu.
Railroad officials and newly employee,
men were aiding in moving ireigni,
strikers Arrested.
- i-invomment 'agents were taking a
close check on the strike situation in
various rail centers and at new
leans sAc insurgent leaders arrested
last night on a raid on a strikers
meeting were being held on federal
.r.nt charging interference with
the United States mails. v
The American Federation ot Labor
through its railway department which
represents 700,000 members in eight
railroad crafts Indorsed President Wil
son's appointments to the labor board
and declared its belief that labor could
confidently expect Justice through the
, .otinir the board.
In Detroit 100,000 factory workers
tod Irtle and between 40,000
and 50.000 industrial workers in other
parts of Michigan naa
'out of work with predictions that more
would be Jobless by nightfall.
Goal Mines Closed,
in Ohio more than 100,000 men . were
out of work in coiumous
1 1 .,iiv every coal mine in i
.t..t closed. Food supplies were re
Washington, Apr. 14. Pop-.-
$ ulation statistics announced to-
day by the census bureau in-
$ eluded.
; Washington, Ind., 8705, In-
crease 851 or 10.S per cent over
1919. - . s ,
Ionia, Mich., 9627, increase.
1907 or 37.9 per cent'. "
Port Arthur. Texas, 34,251."
increase 14.588 or 190.4 per
cent, "
Douglas, Arix., 9916, Increase
3479 or 54 per cent.
Plymouth, Mass., 13,032, in-
crease 891 or 7.3 per cent.
Winston Salem, N. C. 43.- (
395, increase 25,895 or 113.1 per
! cent.
'nauthorized Strike
Depision Not Announced;
President Summons Labor
Board to Convene
at Ode
e
r "v: a- n Prpaiflerit Wilson -and his cabinet dis-
cussed the railroad strike for more than an hour today and ap
parently rekhed some conclusion, but there was no mtimationas
10 us nature. .... v k.
Attorney General Palmer maae tnis siaiemeut, i
White House: "It is fair to conclude that the strike situation was
discussed, but I am not prepared to say was
reached." .,- ....
nf the cabinet roe aiie.m.-u j
Salem Woman
Believed To Be
WifeofHuirt
Other members or tne AlMandor. who
statement, reiernns rijuc ,",;'
raneral. have Deen npuin irv,o...,.
riuiiai'ii" . ,uAH InltluHnn foe
the other fourteen were adherents of, "aT V , , "? i .,i f T" ' em
Mavnr m.n v.t fleWates tentatively dropped from mem
o.. iw. .,: "La . :,of bersMp. The 125 others, however, are
Hunger Strikers
In Bad Health
To Be Released
Dublin, April 14. All the hunger
strikers among the political prisoners
in Mount Joy Jail who are considered
in danger by the prison doctor will
be released, the lord maqor in ad
dressing a Crowd this aiternoon said
the viceroy had informed him.
London, April 14 Andrew Bonar
Law, government spokesman, said In
the house of commons today that the
Irish government had decided to
treat those prisoners In Mount Joy
prison who were arrested on suspicion-
by competent military authori
ty, differently from other classes of
prisoners and that they would re
ceive ameliorative treatment.
ported scarce In many cities. A man
rain was reported to have been aban
doned at Youngstown and the mall re
. a tu nostoffice.
Hope o .noi the switchmen'.
" 1 . fdnd when road
W" "7,;- strikebreakers,
Sligh progress was made by strik
erf who went out at Cincinnati, the
"on track, at Toledo was being
confiscated under a federal cour t o r
aer to maintain opera . - - -
and heating ana ; -
convention later.
Attempt To Kill
Carranza Fails
Agua Prleta, Sonora, Mex., April
14 An unsuccessful attempt upon
the life of President Carranwi ws
made in Mexico City last Friday af
ternoon, according to private advices
received by Roberto Carrillo, until a
few days ago chief of the Carranza
secret service for this district, and
who has now associated himself with
the new Sonora republic. '
Leads Them All
During the six months end
ing March 31, 1920, the
daily average paid circula
tion of the Capital Journal
in the city of Salem, totaled
3094
A greater bona-fide paid
circulation irr Salem than
all other papers, including
Portland and local news
papers, combined, making
in the past six months
689 Gain : ..
In the city of Salem, despite
n increase in the price and
the placing of the entire
circulation, city and coun
try on a cash basis.
. The phenomenal showing
due to the fact t"hat the
C apital Journal is constant
ly improving as a news
Paper, and will continue to
improve in service to the
Public.
The Capital Journal is a
member of the Audit Bur
eau of Circulations and its
circulation books are open
to the public.
Watch It Growl
4-tA. A A . .
Dublin, April 14. The general
strike declared yesterday in protest
against the treatment of the Irish
hunger strikers in Mount Joy prison
continued today with added tenseness
and increased fears of serious devel
Slxtv thousand workers in
Dublin alone are on strme ana a
feellne of pronounced excitement
prevailed throughout the capital.
The day was marked early by a fa
tality, Constable Harry Kelts being
shot dead while on plain clothes du
ty in Camden street this morning, une
assailant was an unidentified young
man who fired two shots and escap
ed before he could be apprenenaea.
.
Roseburg Men To
Wear Overalls
Roseburg. Or., April 14. In order
to combat the high cost of wearing
M. CM apparel, many of tne leaaing ousn
men of the city, inciuaing a numuci
of county officials, have signed an
agreement pledging themselves to
wear -blue overalls and soft shirts un-
aKer, lucn. v.au... .- -- tha rlce o( cothing
mel, May Rouch, A. A. Lee ana w. m. -
Smith. . ' l"rdueeJv
living in hope and hope springs eter
nal In the human breast. The follow
ing is a partial Hat of reported mem
bers of the Byron club as furnished by
the special agents and supplemented by
members themselves. It is far from
complete, but the secrecy enjoined on
the members makes a complete list
difficult to secure:
Dr. R. N. Avlson, Miss Margaret J.
Cosper, Paul, Wallace, Mrs. W. C.
Young, Frank G. Myers, A. M. Clough,
C. B. Webb, W. D. Evans, E. E. Berg,
man, P. J. Kuntz. J. T. Ross, Miss
Esther Wheeler, Miss Gertrude Purin
ton, Helena Willets, E. A. Miller and
wife, Ervin F. Smith, Dan T. Langen
berg. Claud Stevenson, Frank De Witt,
Jean DeWltt, A. Bert Pratt, Lymat.
McDonald. Dr. E. E. Fisher, Lee Can-
field. B. E. Carrier, R. R. Jones,
Dr. Carl G. Doney, Mrs. W. C.
Wlnslow, F. C. Delano, Ed T. Barnes,
em BtHlne. IT. O. Holt. H. H. Van-
dervort. Dr. C. B. O'Neill, Dr.
Finley, Florin Von Eschen, Charles
Chambers, J. C. Perry, Ella Deyoe, lr
vin W. Lewis, William McGllchrlst Jr.,
Ed Baker, Lucille Watson, Ethel Hum
Auga Prieta Prepares
to Resist Invasion of
Sonora by Carranza
been guarding
11 Thlm Troop patrols have
Augs-rrieia "" "' the sinaloa and Chihuahua frontiers
b0rder ZZXZwXXt week. Special attention will be
imnn. under Colonel Fox in the open
ing of the campaign to bring Sonora
back into the Mexican fold, is being
prepared to meet the invaders with
force.
Building of trenches and fortifying
of vantage points was begun Monday
v, ,h first movement of federal
troops toward this state was reported.
Carranza troops, scheduled to leave
t.Mv will travel 135 miles bj
train to Casas Grandee and thence by
foot over desert country and mountain
passes for 200 miles beiore in.
reach here Sonora officials estimate
the first battle is still a week distant
and this week will be spent in prepar
ation. t
given to guarding ruipiyo rass
through which the invading troops
must come. Military officers assert
that the pass can be guarded with a
small force against a far greater num
ber. The state troops also are reported
well equipped with arms and ammunition.
In a statement issuea yesmruay ai
Hermosillo, Governor Adolfo De
Huerta. provisional president of the re
public of Sonora,' declared the entire
tate was supporting him in the seces
sion movement. He declared tnai me
state's action was legal and in defense
of state rights under the Mexican con
stitution. .
, industrial plants an-
roLnced'theyw be forced to close
unless fuel was forthcoming. . .
Several roads reported additional
? .TJrk at Cleveland with some
' eight moving but the situation ; .p-
,i -omained unchanged. Warn
ings to travelers against attempting
ings i .,h Komnse
long trips east, wesi or .." I-1
of possibility of the strike wrean8 to
passenger service were issued by the
railroads.
Northwest ueiuns
Serious Interference with passenger
traffic was reportea on me ...
m southern California and the s.tua
tion became Increasingly serious. Re
ports from nonnern
showed continued raPvu , ....
6anta Fe ofticiais at
Cal.. said "ten or twelve" trains were
..ii,i hetween Barstow and Albu-
uerque, N. M., and three Panger
..",- were reported abandoned at
Wlnslow, following refusal .of train
An auritchmen's work.
Five eastbound trains on the Santa
Fe, including tne uan.u.... """
war tied up at Needle, and ne
strikes were reported at Needles. San
Bernardino and Barstow, Cal.
Announcement of a stringent embar
ko on all perishable fruits at San Ber
nardino caused alarm among growers
... ,,r,!ria nnd lemons.
At Los Angeles 175 freight handlers
and clerks walked out increas
seriousness of the freight tie-up.
Coast Leaders Meet.
others at Hlllyard, Wash., near
Spokane, meet today to vote on ending
..j thB lnsureents at
ine w n rvu u v - -Everett,
Wash., returned to work last
night. Return of strikers at Sparks,
Nev., opened the Southern Pacific's
channel from Sacramento. At Ashland.
... . . . K..t oral
Or., a new waiKoui occuneu uu.
ni,t to Involve only a few men.
A meeting of all strike leaders on
the Pacificcoast was called for today
in San Francisco.
slight relief from freight congestion
was reported at Kansas City and at St.
Louis the situation was pronounceu
unchanged. Railroad executives pre
diceted that the strike would ne sei-
,ia hv the end of the week. A strike'
of switchmen on all roas at Wichita,
Kan., was set for today. .
Seventy-five freight conductors and
brakemen went out at El Paso, Teyas.
Revolt Forces'
Holding Ground
In Guatamala
Gutemala City, Apr. 14 Troops sup
porting Carlos Herrera, proclaimed
president of the republic after a swift
revolution, are holding this city, al
though it is closely besieged by Presi
dent Estrada Cabrera's army. Shells
fired by these troops hav fallen in
many parts of the town.
Herrera's forces hold the principal
railroad and reports Indicate theyer
lutton has spread over most of the In
terior of the country.
Mrs. Katheryn Kruse, wife of James
P. Watson, alias Richard Huirt, held In
Los Angeles while authorities Invest!
gate circumstances Indicating that he
has married at least 20 women without
divorcing any of them, was enroute
from here today to Los Angeles to
idenlfv the man. ' Mrs. Kruse was
found in a local rooming house here;
last night by Chief of Police J. T.
Welsh after the receipt of Information
from Sheriff John C. Line of Los An-
gelesTthat he ' possessed information
leading him to believe that Mrs. Kruse
was here
Mrs. Kruse -told police that she mar
ried James P. Watson In Nelson, B. C.
June IS. 1813, Rev. Mclntyre of the
Methodist Episcopal church perform
ing: the "ceremony. She said that she
came to Salem about two months ago
with" her husband, but would not give
any details as to the circumstances sur
rounding his departure from here with
out her. ,
Wife Says "Mistake."
Mrs. Kruse was very reticent about
riving information and wept bitten.
while being questioned by Chief Welsh.
She said that she could not believe tnai
her husband was "wayward," and told
police that "there must be Borne great
mistake."
Mrs. Kruse left this city Inst night on
Train No. IS for the south. While re-
Kldino here she mada tew friendB, It is
indicated. She seemed to be in good
circumstances, and was drawing mon
ey from a deposit made at the First
National bank at San Diego by Wat
son, -v t
Mrs. Kruse told Chief of Police
Welsh that her husband was 38 years
old. weighed 140 pounds, was 5 feet 7
inches tall, had a medium light com
plexlon, small gray eyes, brown hair
tinged with gray, and his carriage was
erect. He always wore a lapel button
on his coat, she said. This button bore
the letters "I. C. M. A.,"whlch she said
stand for the Iowa Commercial Men
Association.
i Hulrt III Today.
Los Angeles, Cal., Apr. 14. Richard
would make no
innirie to the attorney
sm intimated, however, that defi
nite decision had been maae one j
or another as to government inter
vention. , .
Mr. Palmer went direct irom iw
white house to his office and immedi
ately summoned for, a conference his
assistants who have Deen aeepmi. ...
close touch with the strike situation,
snnn after the cabinet meeting, the
n.,dni telesranhed the members
nf the n w;y named ra':roa.l ialor
hoard asking them to come to Wash-
i.nton an.; t.e preian-l to function
as s;on as i'telr nomina- ons nau un
confirmed by the senate.
First Meeting since tw
The cabinet assembled promptly at
m nVlock this morning. The mem
bers went direct to the white house
to meet President Wilson in his
study instead of the executive offices
where cabinet meetings uBuanj
hold . '
Thl was the first camnei Besiu..
v. nraxident since he was
taken ill last fall and it is the first to future
Board Summoned
The immediate summoning ot the
board was one ot the matters deei
ed upon at . the cabinet meeting, it
was learned. .
The president had been Informed
that Senator Cummins, chairman of
the senate interstate commerce com
mittee, had prepared a resolution
permitting the board to meet her
instead ot Chicago and the presi
dent's action was In anticipation ot
the adoption ot this resolution.
Rear Admiral Grayson, the presi
dent's physician said tne preia..i.
had enjoyed meeting wfth his advis
ers. ....
"It did .him good," aeciarea vi.
Grayson, adding that meeting peol
was good for Mr. Wilson.
Cabinet officers declared the pres
ident had been in excellent humor
and had laughed , and Joked with
them. They expect that meetings ot
the cabinet will be held weekly In th
School Board Proposes
To Contest Placing School
Tax In Contested Levie
Taking the stand that the placing could not WfJPJ?
ot the High school ana v-u......
school items on the recently contested
special levy, was a direct slap, at the
Marlon county Bchool system, . the
board of directors of the Salem pub
lic schools last night showed a dis
position to enter the tax levy fight
now under way In Marlon county.
Chairman W. C. Wlnslow was aum
Special Session Called.
' The board decided to hold a spec
ial session, FrhW. ulgW tor the pur
pose of taking definite action In re
gard to the situation.
An unusually large volume ot busi
ness was tansacted by the board at
the meeting last night.
Consideration bf wood bids was on
ot the main Items of tne evening.
orlzed to consult with Attorney Johnopenea hldl, reminded the, director
mcMa-v with a view to possioie suulfll. ,hR hlirh cost or iivmn c'
against ths county because of place
ment of the school Item on the spec
ial lew without attempting to pro
to this Item of school maimenaro:.
as the 1920 figures were much high
er than those of previous years, iiw
(Continued on Page Five.)
Union Officials
Renewing Efforts
To End Strike
New York, Apr. 14. Officials of the
"big four" railroad brotherhoods re
newed their efforts today to bring to
an end the unauthorized rail strikes In
this district, while thousands of volun
teer railroaders offered to help break
the traffic tieup, which has paralysed
most of the lines entering New York.
Brotherhood leaders expected to renew
their proposal rejected yesterday by
Jersey Cits strikers, that the strikers
return to work and submit their grlcv
ances to the new railroad labor board,
appointed yesterday by President Wil
son. In accepting the offer of college stu
dents, former soldiers and citizens to
operate trains, railroad officials de
clared that the attitude of the- public
would bring the strike to a speedy
close.
Twenty-two trains on the Lackawan
na and Erie systems were manned to
day by volunteer crews. The freight
situation here remained chaotic, ex
cept for the movement of food and
milk trains. The city's supply of coal
was saldto be B0 per cent of normal.
Food prices soared and federal author
ities declared arrtflts would follow the
Inflation of prices.
rate the excess among other budget bla which was' proposed to furnlali
entries. It was pointed out that the W00(i to all Salem public schools, gav
schools were hardest hit of all be.thc following range of charges per
cause of the absolute necessity for'cora: Dlg fir, second growth and !od
nri. tnr whnnl Durooses next yearJfir. is.gn to M0: slab wood, t tc
Schools Made "Uoat." t $7.60. Only a lew iirms umw
While the county court had evl- bids, which referred for further ae
dently acted without prejudice In the tlon by the purchasing committee.
matter. Chairman Wlnslow pointed The board signified vigorous mv
out that because of the action, nign'provai 0f efforts Deing mauo uT ..
schools and common schools of this galem Floral Society to promota a.
county suffered at the expense of, keener Interest In the "Most Beautiful
highway and other appropriations, galem" movement. Superintendent
which were kept In the levy and un-odd was authorised to extend school
molested. The position of the court eo-operation In every way possible,
was that the excess existed after reg- The board members voted to accept
ular allowance had been made to the the Invitation extended by the Com
.nhnnin nnd that the special legisla- merclal club nad to attend the Open
tlve action authorising theie excesses Forum meeting at the club room.
had been enacted so recently that the Wednesday night.
addition or specleal levy was neces
sary, if Included In the budget at all
The Salem school board finds it
self In a serious dilemma because of
the recent Injunction against the
school levys and also the uncertainty
of passage of the 8-mill tax amend
ment for elementary schools. Direct
or George Halvorsen, urged that ac
tion be taken to Insure an efficient
staff of Instructors for the coming
year, as contracts are usually made at
this time. Mr. Halvbrsen stated that
he believed that the public wanted
good teachers and that he had con
fidence that the authorities would be
supponeu any - ..,... ,, .Hvl-.hle to corn-
sure this. Other members agreed wltnj oiii..a. t. .,., and
Mr. Halvorsen, but held that contracts j bat the disease from
could not be made without a salary therefore fum lgaled Wn h
schedule and that a salary schedulel with the first Indication of small pox
Small Pox Found;
School Fumigated
Discovery of a case of small pox
there this morning caused school au
thorities to close the Lincoln Junior
high school and this afteraoon the
entire building was being' fumigated.
Classes will be resumed there In tha
morning, It hi reported.
No other traces of the disease have
been tound in other schools, it ha
been reported- at the office of the
iiv .ehnni sUDerlntendent. School
LATE BULLETINS
a Boys Break Into
House; I Escapes
And Other Is Held
Probably wanted a "shine'
fellow drank shoe polish.
and one
Paris, Apr. 14. Conclusion of a defensive military entente
between Belgium and Fiance is imminent, accorainK u
ment by Baron De Gaiffier D'Hestroy, Belgian ambassador, to tn
Petit Parisien, but the nature of the understanding sought be
tween the two countries has not been clearly defined hitherto.
Washington, Apr. 14. An armistice between the Unionists
in Guatemala and forces of President Estrada Cabreara has been
signed and the proposal made than President Cabreara leave the
country, according to advices today to ine Biaie uo w...
Washington, Apr. 14. An order was issued today by Secre
i ir.t iha immigration laws so as to admit
kaXj if noun nun ii lunif, v..w o-- -
laborers from Mexico and Canada "for the exclusive purpose ef
cultivating and harvesting sugar oeet crops in w .
orado, Wyoming, Utah, Iowa and Nebraska." .
Washington, Apr. 14.-A substitute for the republican joint
peace resolution adopted last week by the house was introduced
today by Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, leader of the re
publican mild reservationists in the peace treaty fight.
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New York, Apr. 14. Representatives of 11 of the largest
news print manufacturig companies in the United States and
wh.rh;; ,Ve bo migration from their Canada, at a conference with union olticiam nere touuy u
home city was authorized. Henrich j ant their employes a general wage advance of twenty percent
win be held pending receipt of word: renewing working agreements for the next year.
from there. I ,
Breaking into the home of James
Rudolph, 431 Cottage street, late last
night, after gaining entrance through
a window and taking several blankets
from one of the rooms out onto the
porch and constructing themselves an
improvised bed, landed George Jien
rich. 13. Into Jail; and caused police to
day to be searching for Jess Cook, 1,
Henrich, who claims that he and Cook
live at Portland, was brought Into po
lice headquarter at 11:10 last night
and turned over to Night Sergeant El
mr White. Cook, Rudolph told po
lice, escaped from him as he was bring-
Ine them to headquarters.
This morning Chief of Police Welsh
communicated with Portland authorl-
tlesand the address Henrich gave as
hi. home, in an effort to determine