WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Tonight and Thursday fair to heavy frost early morning:, moderate winds mostly westerly. Local -Min. temperature 38, max. 45 mean 40. Rainfall, .17 Inch. Riv er 5.8 feet, falling. CIRCULATION Average for Six Mouths endiEf . March 31. 1S39 5259 V -'-', . Vi v I If I t i v - y I i Vie J4 J m A f4i mPTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 96. 166 Killed By Tornado ReportSays . Birmingham, Ala., April 21. The of yesterday's terrific storm which swept portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, was placed today ' 156 Persona killed, scores in jure and property damage of approx , taately 12.600.000. Communication with the stricken areaa was being gradually restored today. Appeals for aid were received from many small towns and settlements and Red Cross relief parties were be '. ing organised to carry food and tents ! . into the storm swept districts. The greatest havoc wrought by the Borm apparently was in the three Albania counties north of here. The tornado apparently struck first at Gain, Ala., and sig-zagged through northern Alabama, eastern Mississippi and southern Tennesse where its force wai spent. , Assistance Needed Birmingham, Ala., April 21. As sistance Is urgently needed for the relief of tornado survivors in a dozen counties of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, reports today from ' the atorm swept district said. With -a death list of 166 already reported and a property loss which will run into many millions, the tornado has taken . rank as one of the most disastrous as wellas most widespread in the an nals of the south Hundreds require medical attention and the forces of physicians and curses available are inadequate. Tents ana other temporary structures must lie erected and a shortage of food is foreseen as a result of the destruc tion of barns and warehouses, coud led with the complete obstruction of communicating roads. Death List Long -. The storm apparentry struck in the rich farming belt lying around Bay Slirlngs, Jasper county, Miss., and moved northeast across the remaind er of the state, to vent Its fury upon the extreme northwestern tier of counties in Alabama before moving into Tennessee. In and near Meridian. Miss.. . 21 persons lost their lives, while 16 em ployes at a lumber camp in Neshoba county were killed. The deaths in Mississippi already reported totalled 118. Of these Aber deen and Meridian had 21 each; Rose Hill 6; Bay Springs, 7; Olen, 10; Igo mar, ; Starkville, 6; Neshoba coun ty. 16; Winston county, 6 and others wittered. Alabama reported 45 dead of whom 20 were In Marlon county .and 15 in Kllllngworth Cove. The others were scattered. Only - three . i3fl Hi Johnson Apparent Lhoice of Nebraska For G. O. P. Nomination Lincoln' Neb..' Anr i... ., figures compiled by the 'li , Star nn v-.r-.l :. " "17.', fnmuy for re- .uenuai preference g . Johnson 24,416. -' Wood 18,805. .." Pershing 12,521.. Ross. 1223. : These returns are from us nt counties only wuicu are complete. In the democratic contest for dele gates at large (fdur out of ei(rht can. d dates to be erected) William Jen nings Bryan Jumped into fourth place me uvis ui returns from forty counties two of which are. complete returns compiled by the Star show. ' Omaha, Neb.. Arr. 21 with from 336 out of 1849 precincts heard i.om enriy today Senator Hiram ann 1 . u mi i - . .. i nit, uem oi candidates for re publican presidential perference tn yesterday's primary, the vote being Johnson 12.002; Wood. 8741; Pershing 6568, antl Ross, 481. .. n Douglas county (Omaha.) Senator Johnson obtained a pluraiitv of 277 over General Wood in the first 113 out l i. precincts to report, while in the state, outside of Douglas had a plurality over Wood of 2984 in the first 223 precincts.- , With the small number of precincts heard from William Jennings Bryan is running sixth in a field of eight for delegate at large to the democratic na tional convention, but he has displayed ins most Btrength in the country out h.V-7 "y ot tB vote s to be SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 1920. Inclusion Of Fair Grounds UpToVoters side of Douglas county where the and Shumway, 60S. m Precin out of 1849 tabu lated the vote gives: Hitchcock delegates, Neville. 7952 Shallenberger, T700; Neble, S573- Mc Nenjr u. Bryan delegates steph 5388; Bryan, 8147; Berge. 4955 and Thomas, 4712. . Wood la Running. In the race for delegate at large to the republican convention the eVly returns show the Wood delegate lead ing by a fairly good manrin. althn.rh rati.. . .u. u. are so meager that nothing a lurccost IS possible. . .. For the democratic ted States Senator Hitchcock had lit tle trouble in overwhelming his oppo nent, Robert Ross of Leflngton: the senator's vote running; as hlph as fntfi to one ror Ross in both Douglas coun ty ana in the other parts of the state The early returns todav also shnweA uovernor Samuel R. McKelvie to be leading his field for the republican nomination with Adam McMulleh in second place. The vote in 329 nre cincts gave McKelvie 6868; McMullen, &!; Pollard, 2275 and the other fhree candidates with much smaller votes. In the 336 precincts out of 1849 in the state reported John H. Morehead holds a clear majority for the demo cratic nomination over his four oppo nents with the following vote: Morehead, 5927; Ralph A. Clark, 2681) Jackson, 1226; Taylor, 1126, American Ambassador To Attend But Take No Part In Deliberations Before Supreme Council; Balfour Arrives .Washington, Apr. 21. Ambassador Johnson arRome, was Instructed to day by the state department to attend the allied conference at San Remo as an official observer ior the American government. He will not participate in the discussions or deliberations. Ambassador Johnson is expected to go to San Remo today. Before the San Remo conference met Italy invit ed the United States to send a repre sentative. ' - . , Balftmr on Hand. San Remo, Apr. 21. Arthur J. Bal four, British member of the league of nations executive council, who has Governor Attends Opening of Prison . Theater Recently Deer Lodge, Mont.; April 21.-Gov- ernor Sam V. Stewart, with Mrs. Stewart were guests of honor recent ly at the opening performance at the "House of Forget," the recently es tablished theater in the Montana state penitentiary. MMjK&KteP Frank, .qr,!ey Js, responsi ble, in large way, for the theater, at which not only amateur performances will be given, but where professionals It Jsta with the voters of Salem whether or hot the state fair grounds shall be included in the city of Salem; whether the chief of police of Salem shall receive a salary of not to. exceed 11800 a year; and whetW k. . of making street assessments shall be changed to a more economical and pro greseive basis, aa a result of the action taken y the City council at its speelal meeting in the city hall last nicht. Th council formally passed an ordinance calling for a special election on May 21 the date of the state nrimnrv tion at which time the above meas- ures will be submitted to the will of the voters in the city, " . The council displayed considerable affection with indecision l !,, ru eame to the final vote on the street assessment -measure. Forcibly argued Monday night, both pro and con; with the ponderancn of .,. -r bate in favor of an amendment cut- out me street intersection clause, the council last night, on motion ot Councilman Halvorsen. voted t .!. sert this clause. Mayor and Scbunk-0 Clash. Perhaps no measure has ornb. . much discussion, favorable and other wise, at a meetln of the im,nn -.. t.1 1 .. - MW proviaing tor inclusion of the fair grounds in the city limits. It began with Schunke placing the mavor nn . sharp grill: , "May I ask you a few questions?" "What do you want?" lh mntu hesitated. .- . , "What Is the fundamental the passage of this bill at this time?" "I wish you to understand tht T have nothhtgto oo. with this and don't Know. , ' I thought you did know. apepars "on the measure as responsible for it." Schunke pressed. "Do you know why, sir?" "I understand that the Elks wished price s enn; Passengers To ' Be Taken Up By Planes Sunday racugr;r n ignis over Salem find Marion county will be made on Blos som Day by the two Sea Gull planes that are to come here on Sunday, ac cording to word received - from the Oregon. Washington 4 Idaho Air plane company, of Portland, today. Persons wishlnr te view th. white blossom catered hllln arnunri! me city mm have an opportunity te uu so, - ....... . It is believed that the landing place will be at the foot, of Court street where the seaplanes landed before. and that passengers will be taken aboard there. Costs of the flights, and now long passengers will be kept up was not mentioned in the word re ceived from Portland today. it. Police Protection Asbrvl "Do you know any other benefit to Huirt Identified By One "Wife" As Harry Lewis Los Angeles. Cal April 21. Sher iffs officers here were engaged In checking up today a statement made yesterday by James R. Huirt, alleged bigamist, that one of his missing "wives" could be located in Kansas City. The woman in question was Ni na Lee Deloney, whom Huirt is alleg ed to have married in the state of Washington. Huirt, who has been in the oounty hospital under restraint,) louowing two attempts at suicide, was sufficiently recovered yesterday to be visited by one of bis wives, Mrs Elizabeth Williamson of Sacramento. who identified him as the man who married her lost fall, under the name of Harry Lewis. Huirt asked Mrs. Williamson how Lmuch the officers had told her, and repeatedly said he would be able to explain anything and not to worry, but was too weak to go into a full discussion of his affairs. Mrs. Williamson and deputy sheriff will return today, and it was the belief of his physicians that Huirt would be Chicago Shikers Refuse To Vote On Proposal To Return; Meeting A Rict Chicago. ADril 21. Striking rallrAn i; 1 - j . - " M"C V1I1UIKU iui trict refused todaay to vote on th mipstmri nt Ail efforts of a committee of strike leaders to obtairi action failed. n-enney. it. B. Murphy and, i Strike Against ! Silverton Mill Brought to Ena Shannon Jones, three of the strike leaders arrested last week, made the appeal for a return to work at a mass meeting of striking yardmen. iney were greeted with cries of , sold,1 "outside" and "where's Gru nau?" Jones explained that efforts to Obtain the release of John Grunau president of the Chicago Yardmen's association from Joliet jail on bond ,naa not succeeded. Flag Is Hissed Murphy,, waving an American flag, iook tne noor to declare he "would not right the American government' He was greeted with cat '. calls and hisses. union leaders declared after the meeting they were helpless to order me men oacK to work, a ponce lieutenant declared the meeting adjourned after the strike leaders had been refused a hearinir. e announced that no "rump meet ing" would be permitted, and the hall was cleared under police auner- vision. luian nntn .i.. will flnnesr. The theater is nart of were reported in Tenn- r WW U to I. ini out to the city of Salem that win .enougn improved to talk freely if he thrnuo-h th- i ..l . " Wished. , o-. v.. iiiuotuu ui tne state rair i grounds?" inose who back the bill have ad vanced good reasons,' 'the mayor re sponded. "People want police protec tion out there. '" "Isn't that section under the juris diction of the sheriff?" "Yes," replied Wilson. '.'Jsn't the gherifts protectlon'ado quate?". . "I guess so." "Why, then, make an attempt to rush cms tnrougn at the eleventh hour?' Twister Leaves Destruction And Death In Wake Huntsville, Ala., April 21. The tor- .wept into Madison county from - just south of Lilly i- , B"net ver the mountain . ; wove, leaving, , as Zll l . own ftere' fifteen dead and I il "I?" a score of '"Jured in Its . r-ens,ve - property damage aconMia8., Aprl, 21.At Ieaat d i 8 Were kll,ed bv the tma o in lu course through Noxubee and I 1" rMeS- aouordi" to word 'Mvei here, and considerable dam 86 WM causf,d 'o property and crops J1- AprtI 21- - Fifteen ..-.. ole Known tQ have been klu property valued at a million l and which ueTved the tornado Jn miles noMh of Laurel yester- fJr.?r,1(ans' La" APril 21.-The r,L . '810n ot the American Red of tents. supplies to workers and Remo today to represent the league of nations in discussions with the su preme council regarding the mandate for Armenia which the league rao. been asked to assume.- ... Eraerum, which has been selected as the capital of Armenia, is the home city of Mustapha Kemal, the Turkish nationalist leader. He is reported to have 15,000, troops there, which the league of nations, under the mandate would have the task of turning out. . . Fake Propoganda Charged. . San Remo, Apr. 21. Premier Nltti of Italy, speaking today with refer ence to that country's policy toward Germany, Austria and Jugo-Slavla and also upon the financial situation of Italy, charged that a campaign of falsehood In being conducted by un known persons against his country. ! The dissemination of false news detrimental to Italy is an abnomlnable thing," Premier Nltti said. "It is a veritable campaign of libelous false hoods. By whom It Is promted? Many telegrams which claim to have come from Italy prove to have been sent from neighboring countries by persons who have not lived in Italy and who are acting in the Interests of unknown parties." , make the Deer Lodge prison a model penal Institution, Clemenceau Back From Trip Wants To B& Left Alone Paris, April . 21.-Former Premier Georges ClemenceRU. whn ' he benunke demanded. "Move you the visiting Egypt for the past two months, indefinite postponement of the bill." i arrived here this morning. He was ine motion lost. Simernl Fnvors Proposal. Ray Slmeral declared that the nn. nexatlon of the fair grounds would, in Silverton, Or.. Apr. 21. The stnia which was declared against the Silver Falls Lumber company at Silverton 2d days ago by the newly organized tlm ber workers union, was declared off Tuesday evening, after the company had rejected demands of the striker and refused arbitration, but agreed to take back the strikers aa men wer needed, and consented to a conferenr to assure union men there would be no discrimination against them. About 200 union men walked out following, the discharge of five union men, after an ultimatum for their re instatement had been rejected. Thei members of the loyal legion remained at work and all who have applied fur work since have been taken on. Many of the strikers have left the country. open shop is the policy of the milt and the strike was viewed as unxu- tnortzed and uncalled for bv the lum ber company. alert and smiling but avoided inter viewers and would not be photo graphed. He was met at the ' station by members ' of his fnmiiv th . ., .." ui'uuuii, ub a Dig advantage to the prominent men were presesit. city because it would aid in making -When he landed at Marseilles yes "As annexation would do no harm j terday efforts were made to get the o mo annexation would do no harm aKa statesmen to talk but all were io tne public," Halvorsen chimed In, ' futile. - cum me cuy wiir realize several -bene-, ' ' The war is over isn't it?" he ex fits, I don't see why we can't submit 1 claimed , to the correspondent of the this to the people for their considera- ( Journal. "Yes? Well, all I want is to uon anynow. He told of the deslr be left alone." of the' Elks to have the state falr "What am I going to do?" Why, t,.uu..uD mm me use or tne buildings just live until I die." ' during, their convention here In July The "Tiger" growled out brtci nu- "Can we use the buildings?" Volic presslons of his visit to Egypt while ased- .:". (the elephant tusk and mummy he The Elks have the consent of the brought back from the land of the state fair board,' Halvorsen replied, j Pharoahs were ebing placed on the McClelland launched into a lengthy nock. harange of the proposal, basing his t "I got a fine case of bronchlstls and argument on the statement that a spe-! found myself stuck in the middle of clal election, to vote on the matter Efcypt with both lunm nut of cnmml.. would cost $1000. He pictured Salem as a Reno, a Milwaukie and Mexico. Halvorsen Explains Cost. 'Several years ago that nlmror sion. That's what comes from bellev Ing in mirages. Evidently I shall not die from It, for I am still more solid than my dear friends think, but It pre- tol . wnt 8 carload v ana medical ? with nurses. - . . io Meridian to aid in re- ZJZ awo"g 'he storm sufferers) NEWPORT IA1SES TAX The city of Newport, having con stituted itself a 'separate road district has no claim to the road fund levied by the county court and collected under such levy in 1919, according to an opinion prepared Tuesday by At torney General Brown, . who holds that such fund is 'distinctly a county fund. Germany Asks Right to : Maintain Larger Army "". A nr. 21 ermany has asked .Pr alio1 "'"to li,cr(,.llu " """' at san Re- en the f1"01? t0 10.00 to 200.- " "SleT h6 ,erm8 ofthe trea T contBl"d in a note t4gwithrth:hore,Rn fflce t to th 1 demand that It Semo, the SuPreme council at San Th.n. .... '0n a, rilrth that an increased '"'n.eriorand that order 5 ,rmy WOU,d n" ae Th noe fult,riUli',s,utto"- ' allowed" reW ft Cfer- ? mean8 ,hand C"P of officers, ':ivearmyeen,irefrt'"eorkof that the reichswehr force in the neu tral zone should be fixed according to the number of men instead of the number of units and that Germany be allowed to have eleven batteries of ar tillery instead of two in the neutral zone. . j . . i : " 'he ore,r ?teSwerand '"reign office at th ""Wont ., '""rrea to t ':ini bv ,h h Civic eurd3, lr., " the sin I ". The Mother of Four Must Serve Term For Having Booze Pittsburg, Kan., April 21. As the result of a raid in which officers found in the cellar of her house four teen cases of whisky, Mrs. Jennie Pozhun, a widow and mother of four dependent children, must serve an in determinate sentence at the women's April Clinic For Marion Babes Is Set For Thursday The April clinic of the Marion County Children's bureau will be held in the Commercial club auditorium Thursday afternoon from 1.30 to 3:30 o'clock. Mrs. A. Bayly of, Portland secretary of the parents' educational bureau of the State Parent-Teacher association, will be present to weigh and measure the ofalldren. Mrs. Bayly, as well as Mrs. N. A. Flegel, president of the association, has shown the most ardent interest in local child welfare work and both have lent their assistance in various ways. : The following letter from Mrs. Bay ly, received this week by Mrs. E. E. Fisher, vice-president of the Marion county bureau, will be of interest to all concerned with the success of the organization "This is the first chance.J. have had to write and tell you how pleased I am that you had such splendid dental ex aminers present at your last eugenics tests. I feel sure they checked off all the defects found to exist with the children examined on that day. I hope the parents have had the dental work done ere this." Mrs. James Elvln, another local en thusiast In child.welfare activities, re ceived the following" note also from Mrs. Bayly: "I am very glad Indeed, you are having the splendid co-operation of doctors and dentists in the eugenics ers receive a graduated scale of raises. hii,inn. .v. tests now being held in Salem, for the, The street department employes also , The offer of the playground is said CaruS Seill US IO CUie biiuw mat iu:y are being careful to check all defects that they find to exist In the children examined. In the correction . of these defects the children will then become stronger menand women, and that is what eugenics tests are held for." High score babies of'the February and March clinics were: Vera Marie Luther, score 99,. age 7 : months.; Agreement Readied . Washington, April 21. An agree ment with the railroad brothernonn unions under which the strlkinit rail road workers in the metropolitan dis trict of New York will return, to work immediately was announced here to day by Edward McH ugh, spokesman for the strikers. Mr. McHugh Id he had abandon ed efforts to have the case of the New York men taken up separately by the railroad labor board and that hU committee would return to New York today leaving their case in the hands of the leaders of the regular orotnernooas. . . ine possibility of several months delay in the settlement of the waae aemanas ot 2,000,000 railroad work ers developed today durlnn discua. slons. . . . . i. vvnither, chairman of the wage commission of the association of Railway Executives, said consld erable time would be required for the roads to gather necessary data to Place before the board and that ans wers to a questionnaire sent out hv his association could not be obtained under three months. Dohiy Warned Against Li. E. Sheppard, president of the conductors brotherhood, declared mat since the dispute had been pend ing seventeen months, the roads had had time in which to gather all nec- .essary information. Declaring that the roads could de lay settlement of the by 12 months, W. 11. Doak, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, "..".nm wcittj iiieHiiL ine'vmco mat win tninu mo ........ ..i - Jill.. , , . I - J -""I. ,DMU, IV ZS. Z ' ao"ir by the comes as a result of the organization roads. He warned, however, that fur- In this city of a branch of the Bor Uier delay In settling the wage ques-IScout movement, known as the Sea Salem Scouts to Get Sloop From Navy Department The United States naval department through the medium of the national council. Boy Scouts of America, Is to present the city of Salem with a 10 ft. thre-masted sloop, wherewith to grace fully adorn the bosom of the Willam ette river at this city. The sloop wilt be the property exclusively of the Sa lem Scouts of the Boy Scouts of Amer ica, will be Handled under the solo di rection of the department of sea scout ing ot the local council, of whic'h P. M. Gregory le chief. ' ' ,- i ' At a recent meeting of the Salem council, Boy Scouts- , of America, it was decided that after the ni-rlv.i f the sloop, the council chambers would be located in thd -spacious in!,ln. aboard the vessel, and that thereafter, Bov Scout counoilmen would "rock In the cradle of the deen" when thov gathered to discuss ways and means for furthering the work of the Bo Scouts in this community. . - But the councilmen are not the nnlw ones mat win enjoy that vessel. tion would add to the unrest among the railroad workers. Chairman Barton declared that the board would expedite matters as quick ly as possible and that the hearings wouia continue ior the present unln terruptedly. Entire Wool Clip Of Northwest to Go To Portland Portland, Or., April 21. The entire Pacific northwestern clip of wool, for tne season of 1920, will be concen trated In Portland, already the sec ond wool center of the country. If plans agreed upon yesterday by the wool growers of Oregon are carried Into fruition. The plan to concentrate northwest ern wool shipments In Portland, and A playground, containing about 3 V4 1. abandtm entirely the practice of .acres of land, laying Just south ot een aPB0Ve,1 vicguu omie wooi urowera as sociation, meeting at the chamber of commerce, with 40 of the most repro sentatlve sheep men of the state pres- Playground Is Offered; Club To Probe Park Plan Johnson went Into Mexico and held a '. vented me from visiting Palestine as I fight with another consumate scoun. had planned.'' drel," he declared dlsdalnfullv. "Vm, gentlemen know that none of you would take them into your home. So I don't see why you would have the fair grounds in the city so such 'pills' as these could hold fight here." Halvorsen exlalned that by holding the city special election at the same time the state primary election is hem , li ...... . 1 ,1 K n mZZtZZ .1T7 M1" creek' on Summer street, has been measure " tentatlve ered the city and the Th ' ., : ' ., Commercial club, It was announced at vv" .-. ordinance the club todav. The board of ilre. ETnTL "7.riCee".tnd-fl:- " the Commercial club, at their m, Hiumil III HU tnoaflna thtm ArA(nn. ...Ill j . . - Z Wh h.tV Lhe Clty' , the ferS;; to k F'ujc HiuiC ma.i a I A. UIUFILIIH. ine OX Q- tho Mtv trt nrmoro aV. - KllU Biamrm ui average increase In to be hlc-hlv sccentihle nnrt hi,.ln... wages of 19 a month The salary of men ftWare of it declare that the city City Engineer Hugh Rogers was ,,h0uld accept it. Details of what plan raised from U25 to $150. i ,t wl be donated on were ot mae The emergency traffic ordinance known, and will not be until the dl- ....pomg more nr.ngent requlremenU rectors meet, it was said. The civic ! glaring neaa- department of the club will have lights, cutouts and brakes was also charge of the playground investiga passed. tion , councilman Volk sounded the senti ent. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Lu-j ment of the day when he appeared at ther, 1205 North Cottage street; fiyrtri. Bennett, score 98, age 23 months, sjn of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett. 312 North Winter street; Harry Ther on Mason, score 98, age 9 months, son of Mr. ana mis. itaipn Mason, 1363 North 17th street; Gene Robin son, score 98, age 6 months, son of M. and Mrs. E. S. Robinson, 2010 North 4th street; Dean H. Ellis, score 9S, age 23 months, son of Mr. and Mrs William P. Ellis, 244 South 14th street the meeting wea striped overalls. ring conspicuously Japs Demand All Czechs Disarmed French Troops Occupy Aintab Constantinople, Apr. 19. French troops entered Aintab, Asia Minor, April 14 and have relieved the situa tion there, according to a statement made public at the French embassy here. Melanges sent from Alnta.b April 12 asking for immediate aid for American workers there were received last week. The French position in Clllcla li viewed as difficult. ? , ! O i -at..,. otuuts oi America, consisting of at least nine and not over forty land scouts of the organization, who have excelled in land scouting and are pre pared to take up the thrills of tho pleasure of learning the ropes m m real vessel. Sea Scouts must be at least fifteen years of age, and have taum members of the Boy Scout organisa tion in iana troops to have learner, to be a first class scout. The first rang accorded in the Sp Scouting program, as fostered by th Boy Scouts of America, Is that of cab in boy, and until the young aspirant for seat knowledge gain the ranir of sea scout, the ship will continue tn rid.. at anchor. When the ship's crew gain in ranK or sea scout, then short voy ages will be taken and then the fun begins. All Sea Scouts will have full access to the sloop and all meeting and stunts of the Scouts will be held on board ship. , , Strikers Ordered To Return Or Lose Cards, Remain Out Los Angeles, Cal., Apr. 21: Striking switchmen, members of the Brother hod of Railway Trainmen, who were ordered to return to work by 8 o'clock today or forfeit their membership In the order, did not return, according to reports from the yards of the South ern Pacific, Salt Lake and Santa f systems here. Twenty-throe of twenty-eight umd arrested yesterday for violations of violations of the Lever act wero tn custody today. Klve had been released, having furnished the S5000 bonds re quired of each defendant. William Dessaney, aged 85, a vet eran of the Northwest Indian wars. Is dead at the Roseburg soldiers" home. . - Sand And Gravel Lease Rights Given farm-nriann at Lansintr. Declaring first referr .""that Mrs. Pozhun had given "false eivic euarA-l 1. j!" testimony" at the trlaf. Judge A. J. Prili ne al'ies n. ' Curran refused to entertain a- plea festh. rwnted this not. T y on that she be granted a parole. taV 4f-ci8! to di8b,m, X a"uonc- Mr3. Poi!nun testified that ne dia &.sii Kolet, heart J l guards-' not know who placed the whiskey in Il " ot control i r " ner cellar. uincers lesuiieu inai i " e n been m.!. r'in- and he "ly entrance to the cellar was a Some Linn county potatoes were 1 under the JSM-end note Jr!l , .public- ' 'trap door under a bed in Mrs. Poz-lsoio lust week for $3.62 a bushel. 10.000 cul requests nun's bed room. . Harbin, Manchuria, April 16.- Jap anese authorities in Manchuria have demanded that alt Czech troops in this country be disarmed. This e- iease rigms on sand and gravel ini cision Is a result of the recent clash the bed of the Willamette river be- between Czech and Japanese troops iween tne uswego onoge and the Haw- at Hallar, a village near the Siberian thorne bridge in Portland were grant- frontier. ' ed by the state land board Tuesday to ' Six trainloads of Czechs participat ive Portland companies, namely the ed in the fighting, which resulted In' Diamond O. Navigation company, twenty Japanese casualties. The fight Nickum & Kelly Sand & Grave! com- began over possession of a number pany, Columbia 'Digger company. " of Russian prisoners being held by JEWELER KILLED San Francisco, Apr. 21. Frank 1. Roop. 36, rice-president of a promi nent Jewelery firm here, was killed to- Columbia Contract company, and the the Japanese, and it said Chinese sol- dy aa the result of his automobile, stae Sand and Gravel company. The diers aided the Czecns in their en strikihg a garbage wagon. Mrs. Roop lease covers a period of five years, the deavor to liberate the Russians. The who was with hira, was but slightly in- lessees to pay the state at the "rate Czechs used an armored car, which Jpured. - I of ten cents per cubic yard for all, the Japanese captured, but the lat- sand or gravel taken from the river ter were forced to retreat before the contract, with a minimum of Chinese, who captured the Japunse ! solo last week ior i3.z a Dusnei. 10.000 cubic yards to be used by each barracks. The Russian prisoners e JThey were sold for seed. company per year. caped. . LATE BULLETINS London, Apr. 21 A report to the Lloyd shipping agency to day says the American steamer Wayhut is sinking in latitude 4T degrees north, longitude 7 degrees west. A tug is on the way to the assistance of the distressed vessel. Washington, Apr. 21. The house public lands committee voted today to report a bill introduced by Representative Hawley, republican, Oregon, which would permit the sale of isolated tracts in the former Oregon-California land grant. Under the provisions o fthe bill these tracts wuold be opened for homestead entry for two years prior to their sale. Atlanta, Ga., Apr, 21. With six counties still out, returns from yesterday's presidential preference primary showed Palmer had carried 49 counties with 138 convention votes: Smith 4!) 'counties with 118 votes and Watson, 51 counties with 118 votes.