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WEATHER FORECAST Coai-ht and Wednesday Sd tnd 'occasionally threaten- "TZut Wniht e3St portion- in?. temperature 38, max. Si' So rainfall. River 4.S fg, mean si. -' ft station. w Capital -a - f -Vb;k M VL J Offl CM CIRCULATION ' Average for Six Months ending March SI. 1920 5259 Member of Audit Bureau of C!rcu!tioa Associated Press Full Leased Wlr. T,rrr.r VCiP TCfl ini . : r-: SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1920. PRICE 1 CENTS. Three States BallotingOn ChoiceToday . A. or. 27. Ohio voters W I'nr.ssin their preference h1"81 Marto" -unty eravel tak- .tday ww - - ren.irom tne Willamette river, Dis- irtal candidates and elect- w debates to both the republican ' '-Mratlc national convention. Th . - rln.. nanprnl T .l-r. n . nl that between mu - -------- foci Wd Senator Warren G. Harding, Ohio's "favorite son" fqr the republt presidential indorsement and for trolofthe 43 delegates to be chos , ftr the national convention at Chi cago- CoUntV tO Ash Rpmnnnl J m ' WIIV1UI Of 10 Cents Per Yard Charge For Road Gravel ...A. -"J:. BO?iProPsed " Improvement radiate. - - ... facociit vuurges VI 1 u cents per cubic yard, now assessed trlct Attorney Max Gehlhar has pre sented briefs to that state depart ment. - Attorney Gehlhar . was present at a hearing of the question in the Land Board's offices Tuesday and called attention to the fact that the statute passed by the 19l legislature specif ically states that counties are exempt from the charge made to private dredging concerns. . The county court and Marlon coun ty officials engaged In sustaining the "Botter Roads" program aDDroved by the people of Marlon county in ii, nave round that the extra charge for the material constitutes an uniooKea ror .Item In contracts that have been made! with gravel handling concerns before the recent legislative act went into effect. . .The Marion county nrosrram In cludes 100 miles of hard surfacing of In addition to many miles of graveling. In order to get various projects under, wav. coun ty officials had made early contracts witn three concerns at Salem and with plants at Newberg, St. Paul and Aurora, from which centers the roads the gravel marketing business. Judge Orders Records Of Shipbuilders Probed Governor James M. Cox is unoppos ed for the presidential indorsement on the democratic ticket. Forty-three candidates for delegates re pledged to support General Wood while 48 are pledged for Senator Hard- 'A heavy republican and a light dem ocratic vote was in prospect at the opening of the polls today. Massachusetts Voting. . Boston, Apr. 27. Massachusetts in market arterieg voters balloted toaay 10 eiaci iuur delegates at larpe to the republican and democratic national conventions and 31 republican and 32 democratic district delegates. None of the candi dates for delegate at large appeared on he ballot as pledged for any particu lar presidential candidate. , . Among the republican candidates, several who have declared themselves in favor of Leonard Wood are opposed bv men seeking to go to Chicago un-; pledged. Indications point to a light rote. ' ' Now Jersey Also At It. M I Inr. 27 ("hlef Inter- Hi III today's preferential presidential ' Portland, Or., April 27. United primary in New Jersey was focused on j States District Judge-Bean today is republican contests where the voters. sued ah order for a subpoena duces were asked to express their preference tecum, ordering production of all rec tor either Senator Hiram W. Johnson l-orda of the Columbia River Shlpbuild or Major General Leonard Wood. '"8 Corporation and the Northwest steel company for a federal grand Jury Investigation of alleged frauds in connection with the construction of vessels for the emergency fleet cor poration. The companies, according to tie order, must turn over all of their rec-, ords to the grand Jury for examina tion. -i The motion for the order was. made yesterday upon the opening- of court, and the entire day was spent in argu ing the motion. Charges that the present department of Justloe investi gation of local shipyards is inspired by certain politicians in Washington, D. C.. who are alleged to be seeking .to further the presidential ambitions of. Attorney -General Palmer, . were made during arguments yesterday by Dan J. Malarkey of counsel for the shipbuilding companies. More than 50.000 yards of mater ial wilt be needed under these con tracts and, according to Attorney iientnar, Use additional expenditures! mulcted ty the state charge would aid In collapsing the road Improve ment schedule. "To take this money from the county and to place it in the school fund is too mich like tax benefit of a similar department," Is one of the arguments against the practice. . Another argument advanced by the county officers in favor of the remov al of the charge is that the county uses a grade of material in the coun ty's road construction known as No. gravel or stone, a grade that is not generally in demand. In using this special grade an ideal material Is se cured at better rates than could be obtained by private buyers. The ad ditional argument is that private companies are enabled to deliver the material, to the river-bank at a fair er price to the county than the mun icipality could get the material thru its own plants. Should the county be forced to purchase a dredging unit the material would cost the county a great deal more due to the fact that other grades of material would be wasted unless the county Went into Coast Given Big Slice of Naval Fund Champ Clark To - Seek Nomination Democratic voters were not asked to indicate a direct preference. The un opposed big four democratic delega tion is pledged to the candidacy of llovcrnor Edward I. Edwards. . Ech party will elect 28 delegates to their iwpectlve national conventions. . Seven Divorce Suits In Day Keeps Court On Solomon" Role Judge George O. Bingham had a toy day In court Monday when seven divorce cases were heard in his de partment. Three of the precedlngs In volved charges of cruelty while the "mainlng petitions charged desertion. Cases coming under the first head i'S were: Anna Jones against John R Jones, married at Sllverton, Octo- r it, 1881; Walter C. Klrnnld Spokane.. Wash.. April 27. Bernard against Carrie B. Bignold; Elizabeth , Lindley, 14 years of age, a school boy long against James Long. Judge j was found early today in the furnace Rmgliam awarded a decree of divorce ; room of a local hotel where he was n the first mentioned case. .employed, shot through the heart. In the stories of mnrital infelicity, , Tne coroner said he had committed "smion held major Interest In the suicide. The .boy's father, Alba A. arger number of the cases. Edith Lindley, declared his son had been Aramatha Cooley alleged that McGert falsely accused of . having stolen a Cooley deserted her on Februnrv 1 '8mall amount of money from a' room "'. After considering evidence, I ln tne hotel. His body was found by Judge Bingham signed a decree grant- brother, also employed at the ho- uraieyii pettilon. The third di-.leI '-s'liiiieo ounng the day's reviews In the case of Caroline Faber ainst Ceoree pi,- .. sven the custody of the Boy Accused Of . Theft Ends Life Legion Post In Paris To Observe Underwood Named Democratic Leader Washington, Apr. 27. Senator Un derwood of Albania was elected demo cratic leader in the senate today at a conference of senate democrats. He was unopposed, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska", acting leader . since the death of the late Senator Martin of Virginia, having withdrawn from the fight last week. Washington, " April 27. ..onimlttee increases of nearly (10.000.000 in the funds for naval aviation were ap proved today by the senate when the annual naval appropriation measure was taken up. The bouse fixed the aviation fund at 15.8" 6,000 and the senate committee increased this - to 125.000.000. The committee provision In inc-eas ing from 148,000,000 to $52,000,000 the fuwds available for completing ships under construction - also was adopted without debate. A tew item of $11,700,000 tor completion of de stroyers under construction at the Hog Island yard also was approved. Increased appropriations included: Yerba Buena, Cat., training station 125,000 to $25D,O0O; Pearl Harbor station $890,000 to $1,080,000. A new item of $200, for the New port, R. I., torpedo station was adopt ed as - was another preliminary ap propriation of $30,000 for a drydock at the Boston navy yard. The committe increase for the nav al reserve force from 60.000 to 500. 000 also was approved together with a provision authorizing assistance for the state naval militia wnich would become part of the federal naval re serve force. Chairman Page and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader. j urged special expansion of naval act ivities on me racuic coast. - "If danger is coming, it is coming there," declared Senator Lodge. Hawaii, Mr Lodge added, is the American "outpoBt. in the Pacific.'" "The Pacific coast," h continued, "needs naval defense more than the Atlantic at this time and It needs it now. We should strengthen the fleet and all appurtenances there. Also Pearl Harbor is very important." ' Senator Smith, democrat, Maryland pointed out that one half of the navy is on the Pacifio coast. - "We should not only have one half of the navy there," Mr. Lodge replied, "but we should have a capable, inde pendent fleet on the "Pacific coast." New York, Apr. 27. Champ Clark, former speaker of the house of representatives, has deceided to become a candi date for the democratic presi dential nomination, it was an nounced here Monday by Mrs. Julia Sanders, an officer of the Swastika club, a woman's po litical organization. ; Supreme Court Raises Price On Brief- Printing The high cost of litigation let its belt out another notch this morning when the Oregon supreme cour ap proved a change in the rules govern ing the printing of briefs which will permit an Increase from one dollar to $1.25 per page in the Cost of this item. ' . Attorneys appearing before the court have complained that it was Im possible to comply with, the former requirement . placing a maximum price of one dollar per page for print .ing briefs. The increase is expected to take care of the higher cost due to the high price of paper and other In cidentals entering into the printing game. Opinions were handed down by the court this morning as follows: Kola Nets, appellant, vs Florence M. Ebbe et al; appeal from Lincoln county; suit to determine titl to lands; opinion by Justice Bean; Judge J. W. Hamilton affirmed. Burt West and Hazei :.f. West, ap- Woolen Company Profits in 1919 Fifteen Million New York. April 27. Net profits of the American Woolen company for 1919 amounted to $15,513,415, less reserves for taxes and contingencies, according to the annual report issued today. Payment of dividends on $2,800,000 of preferred stock and $3,200,000 on common and depreciation of $3,733. 611 left a balance of profit for the year of $5,779,804. Surplus for 1919 amounted to $12,- 029.804. which added to that of 1918 brings the total surplus to $31,754,-426. Reviewing the activities of the com pany for 1919, President William W. Wood said In part: "The year 1919 has been a. suc cessful one considering the very un usual and disturbed conditions, the readjusting of Industry to a pre-war or civilian basis. At the first of the year the cancellation of government contracts with no civilian orders In sight left a great deal of our machin ery idle. "One of the features of the year has been the demand for fine wool and cloth made of fine stock. This unprecedented demand for fine wools has resulted in tremendous Increases ln pricSs of fine stock. Since Febru ary 1 19 prices of these wools have risen $0 percent to 40 percent and at the close of the year were still advancing." ToprvnHrf D1A P'lants. VB W. E. Backus et al; ap LJeCOrailOn Uay peal from Columbia county; action lfe minor children Jack Barnes charged that Katie Mrne, had forsaken him after sev- mi. I . marital happiness, the Paris, Apr. 27. Memorial day exer- in replevin. Opinion by Justice Ben i...,. "vln? been married ln St. cises will be held at American ceme- son; Judge J. A. Eakin reversed and Ul topi US3' Marrled in April teries in France by Paris Post, Amer-'case remanded. ncho a ' HasonSusie May Han- lean Legion. This organization hasN Carrie W. Coffey vs Northwestern Wrtedf her snouse nad de- 100,000 francs In Its treasury and ex- Hospital assoefcAion, appellant; ap- H 19i0thOlr happy home on Juy PectB contributions from the liiwed Pal from Multnomah county; action 1 eaeh Mh0' decreeg wel-e Iwued States to assist in the purchase of to enforce contract; petition for re n or these cases. I flowers and nrnvide for other exnen-1 hearing denied in opinion by Chief hi; tHearst Paver To Mo-Slavs Face bolshevik Revolt RePrt srv-tTs: 'r' Rom. " mraI News Patoh !iurr00nhatcU'' Machine Mgr.de .T" brousllt '"'o "c''on in n slam , nr.e. 8aid t0 " iu, wm e rntnl Advance Price New York, Apr. 27. The New York Journal, an evening newspaper, con trolled by William Randolph Hearst, announced today that, beginning to- irom two to mree cents, increaaeu uvbi of materials, mnchinery and labor and increased -profits for news dealers were assigned as reasons for the advance. Advertising rates also are increased. occurred at Laibach and J01" hav t't'l,0'''11" quarters here1 trl f? VtT re"rtS 0f VO- d to" eS ln th,,t rou""-y. n0 We'r;',1'0 ""Wtchf. from TheTH 5' 1I,dlcalsd nothing Mirbut?' r610rt of an un "'""d o "a faction r HCN CiKXKHAL RESIGNS Paris. April 27, General Von Wat ter, commander of German govern ment troops In the Ruhr district dur ing recent communist disorders there, has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted, according to advices from Berlin. Due to the switchmen's strike tne Eugene Mill & Elevator company has (mi. . ""-"-is who nro u..ul-1 ..; . , V, - rut 1 i ti ith t h :i T It can- " Botlati ., p;,ni1inK Italo-Ser- not ship. Unless relief is had soon the piani win inuHe uuwu Justice McBride. First National bank of Sheridan vs H. A. Yoco mand Broadmead Farm 'company, appellants; appeal from- Yamhill county; action to recover property and damages; opinion by Justice Bean; Judge H. H. Belt affirmed. E. L.. Giles, administrator of estate of Ida C. Giles vs city of Roseburg; appeal from Douglas county; suit to iquiet title to lands; opinion by Jus tice Bennett; Judge J. W. Hamilton reversed and case remanded. Petitions for rehearing denied In: Eimira Lumber company vs Owen; Moore vs Moore; Lesser vs Pallay; Campbell vs Coin Machine Manufac turing company. Mandate in case of Ireland vs-clty of Portland recalled for correction. Following cases dismissed: Scher merhorn vs Sorenson; Simonson vs gmith; First National bank of Coos Bay vs Heald. - Rules ordere"d changed fixing cost of printing briefs at $1.25 per page. U7E BULLETINS j thrri01' ,Apr- 27 James Larkin, Irish labor leader, charg. i with cri i James Larkin, insn laiwr leauer, cnaig tft jurvk'r anarchy today was found guilty by the supreme . ' uclure wnich the case was presented. M '"?n APr. 27. The house bill appropriating $300,- OOOooo f Clencies in government operation of railroads and Wanrt .cellaneous deficits was passed today by the m 'nt to conference. 'ew v i aittHr' Apr- 27 The United States Steel Corporation 114 I cent K loaav declared regular aiviuenus w on common and 1 3-4 per cent on preferred stock. TEX KILLFD WHEN TROOPS AND STRIKERS BATTLE Vienna, April 26. (By the Associ ated Press.) Ten civilians were kill ed and twenty one wounded ln a con flict between strikers and gendarmes at Laibach, the capital of'Carniola In Jugo-Slavia, according to the Ju-go-SIavla press bureau. - BEER MANI FACTI RE BEGAN. Papeete, T. H. American Interests are re-equipping the old brewery build ing in Papeete with new machinery and expect to start making American Counterfeiter Is Exposed In Grand Jury Indictment Portland, Or. Apr. 27. Operations of an embryonic . nd unsuccessful counterfeiter who specialized in the manufacture -of' lead dimes, were brought to light late yesterday when the foderal grand Jury returned an indictment against Isaac Widnala.who is accused In several separate counts of counterfeiting coins and of pass ing them on local merchants. According ; to Assistant United States Attorney Veatch, who handled the case before the grand Jury, Wir nala has made a complete confes sion. A home-made cement die in whirh the "nneer" coins were man. ufactured, was' located: : In . the shack where he lived near Oswego. According to Wirnala's purported admissions to Mr. Veatch, he started his counterfeiting experience with shining new dime as his sole capital. Just how many . dimes Wirnala made before being caught, federal of ficials were unable to say, although they have recovered about a dozen that were passed on local business houses. Scio Bank Robber Suspects Held On Federal Charge Portland, Or., Apr. 27. Fred Pet erson and Russell Shawhan, both of whom are said by the police to have several pen terms behind them and a long list of safe cracking Jobs charg ed against them, were Indicted yes-l terday by the federal grand Jury on allegations of altering government war savings stamps which were stol en from the Scio bank of Scio, Ore. They are accused of both altering the stamps and of having them ln their possession. Prosecution of the alleged robbery of Scio State bank last fall is now pending ln the state courts against the men. Estimated Loss . Of French Cut By Later Reports Paris, April 27. The latest infor mation received at the foreign office from Asia Minor indicated that the losses to the French troops at Urfa, northwest of Mesopotamia was less serious than at first supposed. A large detachment Is thought to have got backVo the town while others es caped ln other directions. The official version attributed the- French reverse to treachery. . . 50,000 Mexican Troops Involved In Revolution; Rebels Hold Upper Hand Agua Prieta, Sonora, Apr. 27. More than 50,000 soldiers in Mexico now are in revolt against the Carranza government, it was announced at military headquarters here today. Nearly half this number, it was said, have joined the revolutionary forces in Sonora. . " ' " ;. - - '. Mexico has been divided Into four J military zones, the first of which In- eludes Sonora, Slnaloa, and Nayarit, according to General P. Elias Calles. commander of the army of the north west. Commanders for the central tone, gulf coast and wutnern tone have not .been named, it wi'.a said. nor the boundaries definitely fixed. Rebels Advance The first decisive engagement of the revolution is expected at Mazat- lan, Sinaloa. a west coast port, the possession of which will give the rebels the key to virtually all the west coast of Mexico, it was said. Another rebel force working further south was expected soon to launch an attack on the port of Manianlllo. General Angel Flores continues slowly toward Maiatlan, it was said, repairing railway bridges and other property destroyed by retreating Car ranziatas. Sonora troops continue to fortify the mountain passes in the east through which Carranza forces are expected to attempt to break through from Chihuahua. Military . head quarters announced desertion of more Carranza soldiers from the army be ing concentrated In Chihuahua to at tack Sonora. Troops Well Supplied Troops ln Agua Prieta and those which have passed through en route to the mountains apparently are well supplied with arms and ammunition. A considerable number of machine guns and artillery also has passed through here. Dynamite ln large quan titles also has been sent to the nioun tain passes for mining the slopes. Radicals Loose Fifteen Seats By Danish Vote Copenhagen, Apr. 27. As a result of the elections held throughout Den mark yesjterday the radical party lost fifteen seats ln the lower house of par liament. The social democrats, inde pendent rights and Independent radi cals each lost pne seat The trades party gained three seats, the conserva tives seven, the socialists four and the liberals four. The next house will be made up as follows: Trades party 4; conservatives 28; radicals 17; socialists 42; liberals 4S. "The eleotion passed like a steam roller over the radical party," says the Gerlingske Tidende, commenting qn the result. "The majority of tha peo ple stood like a wall against the so cialists and crushed their brutal arro gance. With an enormous number of votes, the liberal party has conquered. The socialists went to the polls witn a republic on their program, but tha Danish people yesterday rallied around their king." ... . ' , - 'Frisco Teachers A nd Firemen Told To Quit ' Unions Company "M" Men Are Charted Thru U.S. Army Plan Members of company. M, Salem's own unit of the newly federalized 3d Oregon Infantry, experienced a break in the'ltsual drift1- routine Monday night, when all members of the com pany who were In attendance, were "photographed" Bertlllon stylef. This is the latest step inaugurated In placing the Oregon guard on a. sys tematlzed basis, and is ln line with the recently consumated reorganiza tion of the guard. Many of the guardsmen, who had never had their finger prints taken In accordance ' with the "methods evolved by the famous French crim inologist, looked askance at the ar rangement at first. However, several members of the company, who had had regular service previous to, and during the recent war, advanced some good reasons for the Identification precaution.' "This identification never fulls you, Buddy," said one ei-servlce man. While It comes In handy when de serters are being rounded up, the biggest aid has been to the honest soldier. Army manuals and recent ar ticles in scientific magaiitnes, speak for the Bertlllon system In casts ofJ loss or memory (amnesia) severe in- Jury and also to a greater extent in the identification of soldiers who have fallen In the field and have been stripped of other means of Identifica While the guardsmen waited their turns at the inked Impression board, they developed a-plot ln order to test the efficacy of the method. While the printer" was not looking, an un known "miscreant" adorned one of the walls of the "torture chamber" with a neat set of finger prints, after a briel searcn or me newiy pnnwa charts, these were immediately Iden tified, and on the strength of the ev idence against him. Sergeant Carl Holstrom "confessed" to the misdeed. The company has received word that shoes will be issued to all mem bers at an early date. This will com plete the barracks equipment list for the organization and will aid the com pany In their efforts to make the Sa le munit a leader In the Third regiment. Meeting Called To Combine All War. Societies Omaha. Neb., April 27. C. E. Adams, chairman of the national com m It tee for the federation of all war societies today called a meeting of committees of the O. A. R., Spanish war veterans, American Legion, Vet erans of foreign-wars snd World war veterans to be held at Washington May 14. San Francisco, April 27. Notifica tion that they must give up their la bor union affiliations or lose their po sitions with the city were received by members of the teachers and fire mens unions through the mails to day. The notifications were sent out following a conference between rep- ... . -.....! a hfiQ.H . , f iinsrvil. . ... . . - - .no - ....... .. I h..r mnnn. The olo brewery company rcwniur. - ,on couniy. ui ine u vumi'i failed on account of lack of capital ors.the board of education and the,,ng the farnlj jis are covered with .. m.titlon of American beer. ; California state building trades coun- bearing prunes, and a small acreage . cil to discuss the subject yesterday. Danted in Bartlett pears. . . ....!, enmnnnv at i " " i The Lone Maule has been owned ..., ,!, h( nart of the An serial passenger route between by A. C. Clark, and the deal 50,000 Paid For Lone Maple Farm Eighty thousand dollars, or $826 per "acre, is reported to be the price paid by Ouy Young and George Mat ten, for the Lone Maple orchard, one of the richest fruit tracts ln Mar 800 Killed In Guatemala City During Revolt San Salvador, Republic of Salvador, April 27. Men. women and children numbering 800 were killed ln the re cent flgjjting in Guatamala City dur ing the revolt wmcn resulted m tne overthrow of President Manuel Es trada Cabrera, according to the lat est advices. Numerous adherents of Cabrera were killed ln their own homes, the advices say. -" ' ' . Many Guatemalans, who fled from the country are returning and are being received with enthusiasm. County Booklet Out; to he Sent All Over World The new Marlon county booklets, published by the Marlon County Com munity Federation, and the first pub licity pamphlet of their kind issued In the county since 1914. are now com plete, are off the prewses and are being distributed. Thousands of them have been published and are being sent to all parts of the world by the various community clubs In the county. The booklet is unique in that abso lutely no partiality is shown to any one town or section ln the county. Each town or community is alloted the same amount of space as the other, and only one-half of a page is alloted to refer ence to Salem. The book contains 48 pages of solid reading matter that presents the salient facts concerning -the county, and asida from a two- page map of the county has no other cuts. Months have been spent on the preparation of the booklet by mem bers of the Commercial Club here and of the Marlon County Community Federation, and among the writers of articles in It are numbered some oi the widest known men in the county. Some of the writers follow: Chan. . Spauldlng, of the Chas. K. Spauldlng Logging company; George R. Hyslop, O. A. C; H. 8. Oils, Phez company; Edward L. Wells, meterologist; Judge John H. Scott; Percy A.. Cupper, state engineer; Stanley Rider, W. P. Wat ers, county secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; W. M. Smith, county school eupcr- intendent; Col. E. Hofer, publisher of the Manufacturer; E. A. Rhoten, of Salem florist; C. I. Lewis, manager of organization for the Oregon Grow ers Co-operative Association;; Thomas W. Brunk; Knight Pearcy; W. C. Con ner, Luther J. Chapln, head of the ag riculture department of the Balem Commercial club, and W. J. Powers, O. A. C. ' Short Lines To i Be Heard Before Decision Made Washington, April 27. Short lino railroads may be given a hearing on i the wage demands of railroad work ers before the railroad laDor ooara finally adjusts the pay controversy. Chairman Barton announced today that the board had this matter under advisement. E. T. Whiter, chairman of the railway executives committee, told the board that his committee rep resented 115 of tha some 68.0 roads of the cpuntry and that thess 115 had between eighty arid. 90 percent of the; -total mileage. The board today refused hearings on the wage demands of striking em ployes at Philadelphia and Pittsburg and the non-recognized Chicago ex press and freight handlers union. Freight Movement Denied. Chicago, Apr. 27.--Clalms of rail road officials that 90 per cent of th normal freight traffic was being mov ed In the Chicago dlHfrlct today were disputed by manufacturers, who de clared receipt of raw materials wan seriously curtailed and that outgoing shipments were far below normal. Embargoes on many roads are de clared to be still ln force Intermittent ly. Coal and food supplies, which hava preference, were reported to be mov ing normally. The Insurgents Indicated no disposi tion today to yield. The Railway Man agers association announced tha trii strikers had returned to work. Hun Financial Collapse Held To be Imminent Berlin, Apr. 27. Germany's finan cial collapse is near, according to a statement made before the national assembly today by Dr. Wlrth, minister of the treasury, while presenting tho budget for the coming year. Th. min ister attacked war profiteers who, he declared "are turning the nation's eco nomic plight to their own advantages." Dr. Wlrth declared the army ana navy budgets reached their present di mensions because Germany was main taining a paid defense force which for mer enemies should take Into account ln demobilizing the old army. , Dr. Wlrth favored the flotation of an internal loan nnd demanded that Germany's obligations imposed by the treaty of Versulllelbe fixed. Red Troops Quit Cold When Spring Fever Hits Ranks Bucharest. Apr. 27. Russian soviet troops would rather sow spring crop than go into batle, and this was one of the reasons for the failure of offensive against he Polish front, in the opin ion of Simon I'etlura, peasant leader of likrane. He spent a, short time here on his way to the Prague confer ence and said': "Those who remained with the bol shevik colors," h. said, "got the spring fever and quit fighting." Salem Markets To Have Shorter Hours Beginning the first of next week, all the leading meat markets In Sa lem will open and close on a new schedule of time. Heretofore th. shops have opened at 7 a. m. on week days and closed at 6 in the eve ning, the hours being the asm. oa Saturday except that .they closed at I eight instead tf six. The new schedule calls for tne shops to open at 8 In the morning and close at six every day except Sat urday, when they wl be open front 7 to 7. The first .delivery, which has been leaving at 8 will not leavs un til 8:30, th. rest of the deliveries be ing the same as at present. Nt'NX FINISHES KCRVKY Herbert S. Nunn. state highway en gineer, returned Monday from a tour was 5 .? t i.il Tk.liin.it nd Walla Walla is to be n,la Mnndnv through the ' Perrine ' XTr J used as fuel and the 1 established by the Symon.-Russell ' .nd Marsters realty firm. Mr. Matten of Lincoln county where he ha. been company has found a market for sawdust. Its company. The first trip will be made and Mr. Young, tn purcnasers, are cnii-- ui on - this week, both well known Marion county men. at the request of the county court. TORN ADVANCES TODAY Chicago, April 27. Fresh advances In the corn market today resulted from continued rainy weather and former Indications that Europe was still af ter rye and wheat. Opening quota tions, which ranged from unchanged figures to 1 8-8 higher, with Mar $1.74 to $1.74 y, and July $1. to $1.67 were followed by a moderate reaction and then by new rallies.