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: 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:
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!iurr00nhatcU'' Machine
Mgr.de .T" brousllt '"'o "c''on in
n slam , nr.e. 8aid t0
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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.