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SALEM. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920.
PRICE 1 CENTS.
Japanese are
Massacred
Say Reports
Apr. 28?
Artists of Northwest to
Exhibit Paintings Here
Thru Arts LendiiP Plan
The most ambitious undertaking
ever conceived in an artistic war In.
Japanese jcauy is tne Dringlng to Salem the
Nikolaevek,!08 notab'e work of the artists of
a-ashingtoo,
pr a.n - the northwe8t which hgg b(?en on
em Siberia, are believed to have hibition In the museum of art in port
annihilated and mwil hundred land during the month of April, and
o me fjigum Aimuat
Exhibition of the work of artists of
the Pacific northwest. The Salem Arts
u. "''league la back of the effort, and .1.
Japanese "-""ready has its plan, well under way.
publicum ''y'"';";' m thJ The sample room of the hotel Ma
w Japanese sta ement sa d the ,on hag be(m
pension of commun.catlon with the cover tree day8M n 1 10
Mriet rendered it impossible to ge Many the pictures
4, reU state of affairs, but that nS and , conTOquence carr
itw,s evident that "a serious upheav- ,ngurance, whic wl be carr,ed
,1- had taken place. Efforts of the the ague durng thj Ume tmU u Jg
Japanese to dispatch a military relief , directjy responsible for them. The ex
ertion into the district have failed h wlll give ,oca, ftrt ,over8 the(r
because of the ice. ( first opportunity to view a compre-
Meantime, inensive display of the product of art-
jipM resiiiellts- Including the Jap
ntt consul there, massacred, acoora
L w an official statement issued by
have snt an expedition to Alexdror
ski, accompanied by the warships
uiina and Mishima. The forces
Ists who belong to the west, and al
though the Arts league is. at .a con
siderable expense in brinirini? the
reached their destination April 22 and(hibit here, the display will be open
found the japanero otu.ui. ...
district safe. Most of them were taken
.board the Mikasa.
Bill Provides -America
First
In New Marine
first year of life at Fort Klamath."
Mr. Gustin will send "The Eastern
to the public without cost.
Gustin to Exhibit
The- most notable exhibitor will be
Paul Morgan Gustin of Seattle, whose
work has attracted national attention.
His pictures dominated not only the
Portland exhibit but the recent one
held In his home city as well. In a
personal letter to Mrs. Monroe Gil
bert, president of the Salem Arts
league Mr, Gustin says: "It seemed
very nice to be invited to exhibit in
the old Capital city of Oregon, for I
'have always felt much interested in
Wa.-hing.on. Apr. 28.-Eslablish-ihe 8tate' 1 a,,1bo atort Van"
- America-first policy i;.?!
the development of the American
merchant marine is provided in a bill
drafted as a substitute for the house
merchant marine bill by the senate
commerce suhcommittee and made
public" today by Chairman Jones, who
plans to report It to the full committee
tomorrow, 1
Coastwise shipping, the bill pro
vides, must be entirely American own
ed while seventy five per cent of the
stock of corporations engaged In for
eign trade must be held by American
citizens., S:ile of American ships to
foreign interests would be prohibited
by the bill without the approval of the
shipping board. , , .
The bill would prohibit the Inter
mate commerce commission from ex
ercising existing authority to grant
preferential rail nnd water freight
rates on exports, imports or passenger
rates unless American owned vessels
Riiss Trade
Possibility
TobeProbed
Hubby's Love For
"Spirit Spouse"
Causes Divorce
Autumn." painted about fifteen miles
from Ithaca, N. Y.. in the autumu of
1919; "New England Village' Rock
port on Cape Ann, and "Nootka In
dians." a water color of Nootka
Sound, -on the ocean coast of Van
couver Island, where Spanish and
English ships often met in the years
1775 to 1795. before the Columbia
and Puget Sound were known.
Recognized Authority
Mr. Gustin has exhibited In the
Corcoran gallery Biennial of Ameri
can paintings, Washington, D. C;
Chicago Art institute: Pennsylvania
academy, Philadelphia; St. Louis and
other eastern museums, and Fine
Arts palace. P. P. I. E., San Francis
co, where he was a member of the
jury of selection. He was also a mem
ber of the jury of the Chicago Art
institute. Annual American paintings
in 1915; .1 winner of the $10 Ospecial
prize at the Seattle Fine arts in 1914;
first prise S. F. A. S. in 1919 and sil
ver medal A. T. P.
Miss Charlotte Mish of Portland is
another artist of distinction who will
bring her big canvas "In the Studio"
which attracted so much attention at
the Portland exhibition.
Prof. Alfred H. Sehroff,' professor
of fine arts of the University of Ore
gon, will be represented by a num
ber of splendid water colors, and
Mrs. Sehroff, who is widely known
through her mi natures, will send
some of her best work. She is now In
Portland working on her portrait
commissions, proceeds of which goes
toward the woman's building on the'ter was their opposition that after the
as he received
mesages of love" from Mrs.
Glover, according to letters Intro
duced as evidence. "Death has not
changed my love," he wrote.
Chicago, April 28. Mrs. Lillian P.
Clayton had a divorce decre today
because her husband wrote her from
me racmc coast that he had an af
I finity In the spirit world from whom
j he received love messages.
Atintio ntv v 1 A..-11 nuJ Mrs- Clayton charged that her hus
Atlantlc Clt, N. J.s April 28. The Robert Clayt(m eloJ)ed Q
board of directors of the United ( Seattle with the wife of Wellington
States chamber of commerce today j Glover, his best friend, in 191g.
authorized appointment of a commis- Mrs- ulov'' died recently. Clayton
slon to oroceed to Enmn. . iv...i-l",""m "al CO"'"
.h. iwi., ' J ""."" re"" o her,
w mumituvu "dailV
U4u rciaiiuus vnween uie I. Ulleu
States and the Russian people.
President Homer L. Ferguson was
directed to name the members of the
commission and given authority to
"bring the project to a successful ter
mination." ,
The foreign commerce group of the
chamber previously had unanimously
adopted a resolution proposing Ameri
can trade with Russia be resumed and
characterizing the soviet government
as a "falling regime."
Discussion in the convention's geq
eral and group sessions today center
ed about problems of transportation
and production as bearing upon the
high cost of living and with organis
ed labor's attitude toward recent leg
islation. George A. Post, chairman of the
chamber's railroad committee, de
clared "we have the Tight to expect
and insist that the railroad employes
will cooperate with their officers and
keep the wheels rolling, and not pur
alyxe commerce With quarrels among
themselves.
"The attitude of organized labor to
ward the railroad labor board is deep
ly to be deplored," he said. "So bit-
university campus.
Henry Wenti of Portland will
be
(Continued on page five)
Salem's Elks to be ''Big Brothers" to
All Boy Scouts in City Tonight; Fine
Program Arranged For Their Enjoyment
were used. Upon the board's recom
mendations, were American .downed
ocean transportation facilities are in
adequate the commission would be au
thorized by the bill, however to sus
pend this section. The bill directs the
president within 90 days from its pas
ige to terminate treaties restricting
the right of the United States "to im
pose discriminating duties or tonnage
(lues on foreign imports or foreign
vessels."
- "This simply unshackles the United
States commercially so far as Its mer
chant marine is concerned," Senator
Jones said today.
This- Is Scouts' night. :
And Salem's lodge of Elks Is going
to make it one of the best nights
the boys ever spent, 00. .
At a meeting of the special commit
tee arranging program for the even
ing's entertainment at the armory one
of the best programs ever scheduled
i for any affair in the city was drafted,
and is now ready to put on for the
Farmer Injured :
When Team Bolts
Dragged about 50 feet on the street
nen he lost control of his team and
they ran away yesterday afternoon
"w J3rd and State streets, C. A.
tare a armer residing east of Salem,
gained injuries that necessitated his
ln sent to a local hospital. Today
MT' condi,Ion wa8 Kil to be
Th team Is thought to have bolted
nen a streetcar approached from the
h JrightMnS 'hem. From the
Zl Mr - unable to hold
1 . w wa9 thrown from his
7. n. . '' His 'nJuriea are said
to not be extensive.
Umatilla county's total tax levy,
I on the rolls 0f 1919. is $1,288..
028.38.
tither visitors. The committee, head
ed by Fred Erixson, aided by George
Halvorsen and E. A. Kurtz, has been
working for several weeks to arrange
the program that when the Elks be
came "big brothers" to the Scouts
here their entertainment shall be no
small affair.
The meeting begins at 8 o'clock and
is open to every one interested in the
Scout movements and to all" membes
of the Boy Scouts of America.
The program for the evening follows:
Music by the Elks band.
.Elks quartet.
Whistling solo. Bertha Clark, - -
Music by the band. -
Vocal solo, Mrs. W. Carlton Smith.
Moving picture film, "Knights of
the Square Table" in four reels.
Reading, Miss Von Behren.
Music by the band.
Mystic arts and sciences, E Cooke
Paton.
- Comic solo, Claude Stevenson..
Music by the band. . .
"Boy Scouts in France," George
Halvorsen.
Masonic quartet.
"Boy Scouts of America," by Walter
A. Denton.
Music by the band.
Presentation of Salem Boy Scouts.
Big Elks surprise. -Because
persons attending the en
tertalnment will not be seated after
the program starts at eight o'clock,
citizens are urged to come at about
7:45 and get their seats before the
entertainment begins.
Booze Offenders Tried
In State Courts Free of
Federal Jurisdiction
Portland,
Or.,
A M A A
"1 h tried i" .r 11 0 per'-
"quor ll 1 8tate C0Urt 0n a
-" tcunai uuun
hit to. V mer J'0P-''ly. accoru-
by"v1han,ded down on"y
"&tar? CIde Jenk,n, un"
tlon of ?Klrtment for an a'1""
"""lament n!Uio,,al prohibition
T1 the dis
' in h: char8e of having li-
kiH "tur District Judge Haw-
uthorltl.
Mi"""' rase
n t,t . "ame nrge of
then took
wse and returned' an
count of nnlch
pos-
Z'V!! "legally
feZl? m ,hat the wording
Bean held
hh surkl prohib'tlon amendment
fc J ,he government
Nifti In ih Te co"crrent Jur
ation. J- ""cution of liquor
"'. ,l that the nower of
Jenkins is alleged to have manu
factured nearly 500 gallons of gin
which were sold in Portland from De
cember to his arrest. '
,u""leal and thnt if . n,nn
ot n? y ne sovereignty
the L, Polled lo fice
', o.h. '"S" by the othr
'ot Jei.nJ. m th,
Indictment
r'-B ar. ... contained charee.
iri '' that .Cov'''re,1 hy state laws i the Poles
Poles Advance
On Bolshevik on
180-Mile Front
Warsaw, April 28. A general ad
vance by Polish forces along a 180
mile front Into the Ukraine was an
nounced in today's communique by
the Polish general staff. The move
ment, it is set forth, Is for the ex
pulsion of the "foreign invaders."
(Russian bolshevik.)
The Poles covered about fifty miles
the first day of their forward move
ment, their advanced line taking
them within sixty miles of Kiev.
Th advance was explained" hi a
nrnrinrrmrfnn Issued In the name of
PHsudski. head of the Polish
state, which announced that after
the expulsion of the foreign elements
would remain in tne in-
! !K Jude BM .,. rain- nnlv until an unautnonzeu
'ttiu.,' to go to tho tnrv m iTrt.ii o.wcrnment should take
"J"'!'na! count,. ' I r "
Census Figures
Washington, April 28.
Youngstown, Ohio, 132,358,
increase 53,292 or 67.4 percent.
Portsmouth, Ohio, 33,011,
increase 9,530 or 40.6 percent.
Kalamazoo, Mich., 48,858, in
crease 9,421 or 23.9 percent.
'Springfield, Mass., 129,338,
increase 40,412 or 45.4 per- ,
cent. ,.
Fitchburg, Mass., 41,031, In
crease 3,181 or 8.4 percent.
- Elmira, N. T., 45.305, in
creasa. 8,129 or dl.t percent.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., 60.760,
increase 20,315 or 66.7 per
passage of the transportation act pub
licatlon was made by labor leauers
of their intentioit to mark for con
dign punishment at the polls all sen
ators and representatives who voted
for the measured
"The national chamber of commerce-
represents a large part of the
public! and it seems entirely proper,
indeed imperative, that an appeal
should be mude to this body and to
all those Whom you represent, to see
to it that no congressman or senator
is defeated because supporting this."
535 American
Dead Returned
To U.S. Today
New York, Apr. 28. The bodies of
535 American soldiers who gave their
lives for the cause of freedom and hu
manity on foreign soil and of whom
all but eighty died In France, arrived
here today on the army transport Mer
cury from Antwerp and Southampton.
Their arrival marked the first re
turn of soldier dead from France. The
bodies of four-officers were aboard.
Under a soldier guard of honor the
caskets were prepared for shipment
home by rail. Each body will be ac
companied by a uniformed guard of
honor who will remain with his
charge until the casket is lowered In
to the final resting place.
At the piers here there was no cere
mony, no display of ostentation save
colors at half mast and the bare walls
of the temporary pier morgus hidden
with the flags for which the mon lived
and died.
Wood Retains Lead Over
Johnson in New Jersey
By Margin of 5000 Votes
"Newark, N. J., April 28. Major General Leonard Wood was
still leading Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California this after
noon in New Jersey's presidential preferential primary contest.
The Californian, who took the lead on the first returns last
night but who was 738 votes behind his opponent at 7 o'clock
this morning, managed to cut down this margin at one time to
332 but later the general regained ground somewhat. At 12:45
o'clock revised returns for 1858 election districts out of 2025 gave
Wood 49,770 and Johnson 49,237. . .
delegates still I
Best Confesses
Murder; States
Girl Asked Death
Pontiac, Mich., (April 28. Ansoji
Best, formerly of Flint, Mich., con
fessed early this morning, according
to Prosecutor Glenn C. Gillespie, that
he killed Miss Vera Schneider, 18
year old telephone operator, whose
body was found early Sunday morn
ing on the porch of an unoccupied
dwelling.
"She asked me to kill her," Best
was quoted as saying. He declared
according to the prosecutor that he
met Miss Schneider tor the first time
late Saturday night.
She even drew the handkerchiefs
from his pockets and asked him to
tie them together and place them
about her neck. Best said. Her onty
reason, he said, was that ' she was
"simply in the way of others."
Nelson Tells Of
Dangers Of Student
Government Plan
Principal J. C. Nelson of the high
school addressed the students of Wil
lamette university yesterday on the
subject of student government, which
is being actively discussed by the stu
dents as a near possibility. While not
wholly opposed to the idea, which he
says has numerous advantages, Mr.
Nelson warned them against an au
tocracy of the students which might
be more absolute and unfair than any
ever conducted by a faculty. He also
insisted that before the students ask
for self-government they should know
Just what they want and be ready to
take the responsibility.
Counterfeit Coins
In Plentitude Are
Circulated Here
"Take a good look at that dollar.be-
fore you pass It on!" This is the warn
ing issued by Salem banks as a result
of an influx of counter feic coins that
have appeared In Salem during' the
past month. , , ,
Since March 16, about 30 of the
bogus coins have been discovered. The
exact extent of the spuriouB circula
tion has not been ascertained, but lo
cal authorities who are instigating
ask that general co-operation be ex
tended by turning the bad money over
to any bank, city or county officer.
, The leaden coins that have been de
tected to the present time bear a va
riety of dates 1882,1892, 1893 and
1902 being most common. E. B. Mil
lard, of the Ladd & Bush bank, de
scribes . the "phoney" " as follows:
"Weight poorly guaged; -milling,
heavy and easily betrayed to finger
touch; coins are apparently of the
same" casting and are thicker than the
genuine; is silver plated but has the
'greasy feel, Instantly perceptible to
experienced coin handlers."
So be careful In exchanging the sil
ver discs. Sheriff W. I. Needham or
Chief of Police Welsh will appreciate
any assistance given by Salem or Mar
ion county residents whonre made vic
tims o" the counterfeit.
Party Slates In .
Massachusettes
Score Victories
Labor Endorses
Salvation Army
Campaign Here
Efforts of the Salvation Army to
raise $13,300 in this county when they
begin their campaign next Monday
were unanimously endorsed by the
Central Trades and Labor council at
Its meeting in the labor hall last night.
Endorsement followed a brief talk by
A. C. Bohrnstedt, chairman of the
county campaign, who set forth the
alms and desires of the Salvation
Army in this campaign.
Salem's quota in the campaign Is
$5000, Mr. Bohrnstedt told the repre
sentative union men. He said that he
would like to raise this much "or a lit
tle more because there certainly is no
more warrantable cause than this.'
Boston, Apr. 28. The oraglnza
tion slates of republican and demo'
cratic candidates for delegates at
large to the national conventions were
elected by substantial majorities In
yesterday's preference primary, ac
cording to the complete vote today.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge led the
republican "big four" who headed
the ballot as a grbup. He was fol
lowed in the order named by Speaker
Frederick H. Glllett. of the - national
house of representative, '. former Sena
tor Murray Crane and Edward A.
Thurston, former chairman of the re
publican state commltee.
The democratic "regulars" were
elected by majorities of three ano
four to one over former Congressman
Joseph F. O'Connell who made his
campaign on an anti-prohibition is-'
sue. Those elected are Senator David
I. Walsh, Richard H. Long, twice dem
ocratic nominee for governor; District
Attorney Joseph C. Pelletler and Dan
iel F. Doherty, ;..
Of the 35 republican delegates. In
cluding those at large, 29 are un
pledged but several of these have an
nounced their intention to vote for
Major General Leonard Wood. Two
are pledged to Wood and four were
described on the ballot as favorable to
him. The entire democratic delega
tion is unpledged.
The "big four" republican candi
dates cairled 24 of the 38 cities.
Former Governor Samuel W. Mc-
Call who declared himself in favor of
the nomination of Herbert Hoover,
made his best showing In Revere,
where he finished third.
No other republican aspirants for
the presidential nomination made a
campaign in Massachusetts. During
the campaign Senator Hiram John
son's headquarters repudiated indorse
ments of certain candidates by John
son local organizations.
Returns for district
were Incomplete. Republican results
were known only in five districts,
which elected five Wood delegates,
four Johnson and one unpledged. In
complete returns from six other dis
tricts showed a close vote but Indi
cated election of eight Wood, two
Johnson and two unpledged delegates.
Complete returns from the 12th dis-
trlct showed that Johnson had ob
tained two more district delegates,
bringing his total to six as compared
to Wood's four. .
In this district both Johnson and
Wood candidates far outstripped two
pledged to Senator Harding o Ohio.
This was the only district in which
the name of Harding adherents ap
peared. '
"Big Four" Wins Out.
United States Senator VMifer E.
Edge and Joseph S. Frellnghaysen,
pledged to the presidential choice of
the voters as expressed at the pri
mary, have been elected as members
of the republican "big four" by sub
stantlal pluralities over their eight
oponents. Former Governor Edward
W. Stokes, pledged to' Wood, seems
assured of third place. Former Act
ing Governor William N. Runyon,
pledged to Wood, is leading in the race
for fourth placo, although City Com
missioner - Thomas L. Raymond of
Newark, pledged to Wood, Mulford L.
Ballard of East Orange and Thomas
R. Layden of Paterson, both pledged
to Johnson and former United States lug on
Attorney ' General John W. Griggs,
pledged to Wood, are following close
behind In the order named.
Governor Edward I. Edwards, who
has announced that he would carry
the fight against prohibition onto the
floor of the San Francisco convention,
was elected head of the democratic
"big four." Other democratic dele
gates at large elected, all without op
position, were James R. Bugent, Essex
oounty democratic leader; Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City and May
or Frederick W. Donnelly of Trenton.
Democratic voters did not have an op
portunity to register their choice for
president, there being no candidates
names printed on the ballot, although
all of the "big four" and virtually all
of the district delegates are pledged
to the candidacy of Governor Edwards,
Harding Holds
Home State and
Wood is Second
Columbus, Ohio, April . 28. Addi
tional returns from yesterday's presi
dential preference primary election in
Ohio today gave Senator Warren O.
Harding a lead of almost 10,000 vote
over Major General Leonard Wood.
The tote from 4,877 out of a total of
5,882 precincts In the state gave.
Harding 102,762 and Wood 92,97.
Returns Indicated that Hardin
candidates for district delegates had
been successful In eleven of the twen
ty two districts of the state, while
Wood candidates apparently havo
won in three districts. Five districts
were still In doubt.
Candidates pledged to Harding had,
no opposition in three districts so that
loi.alloKla Hhirnn inritcatoil thnt Hnrd-
ing men , would attend the national
convention from fourteen districts.
Altho'ugh their names were not
printed on the ballots, Hiram John
son of California received 12,763
votes and Herbert Hoover of Cali
fornia received 8,283 vote in 3,440
scattering precincts.
The name of Governor James M.
Cox of Ohio was the only one appear-
the democratic presidential
ballot. In several districts over th
state, however, the name of William
G, McAdoo was written In. All demo
cratic candidates for delegate to the
national convention were pledged
to cox.
Returns from 3691 out of a total of
5,882 precincts In the state showed
three Harding candidates at large to
the republican national convention.
Oregon Gets No
Planes Fori Fire"
Patrol Service
4000 Carranza
Troop9 Join in
New Revolution
Agua Prleta, Sonora, Apr. 28. Ap
proximately four thousand Carranza
troops at Pairal and Jinilnez, Chiliua
hua, revolted yesterday, according to
information flrlven nut here today by
Republican members of the council G , p Ella. CaIlff. eommander
voted to concur witn a resolution of tne
passed by tne local lypograpmcai un-.Mexico.
ion endorsing Sam A. Korer for secre
revolutionists in northwest
Washington, Apr. 28. Advices
from Mexico today through official
tary o state. Due to a point raised by
tnrv nt state. Due to a point raised by
bers of the city, that he registered a a channels state that rebels have oc-
250 Applicants
File For Oregon
California Lands
...Roseburg. Or.. April 29. Approxi
mately 250 applicants have filed on
Oregon and California grant lands,
according to W. H. Canon, registrar.
This number includes those who ex
ercised squatter rights and also those
who have taken their preference right
A large portion of the applications
were received from squatters who are
ismri. on which they have
,v,i, knmtHi Thre women students in the Unl
However, ex-service men are nowjversity of Oregon Elna Ordahl and
filing in large numbers on variou. j Ruby Baugh, both of Eugene, and
..,, j it i. ernected that more Uldawalla Easier of Grants Pass-Hire
than 350 will have placed their ap- among the war service veterans who
democrat and could not vote or Kozer
a republican candidate In the pri
maries, and that he felt It unwise
therefore to participate as a democrat
In the endorsement only the republi
cans made the vote.
That labor throughout the nation
will take a more active part In poll
tics this year than at any time before
If they are to be "heard at all" was
the keynote of the entire meeting o'j stores,
th r.cntr.1 Trades and Lanor coun
cil last1 night. Letters were read from
the American Federation of Labor
suggesting that each union take sn ac
tive part In politics In an effort to
place men at the government helm
that will be sympathetic to labor's
wants.
Gulf coast south of Vera . Cruz, and
that federal troops have been sent
from Vera Crus In an effort to re
gain control of the, port
At Sallna Cruz on the Pacific coast,
alt business places were reported
closed yesterday as a result of the re
volt of the government garrison of
seventy men, who robbed the postof-
fice, telegraph office, express office.
disarmed the police and cus
toms officials, cut the telegraph wires
and took all the available horses In
confirmed reports that had reached
the city.
Mexico City newspapers yesterday
here of the revolt of General Cosio
P.ebelo, and General Maycotte and
announced that General Rafael Garza
at Guajardo, near Mexico City, had
Joined the revolution.
AVashlngton, April 28. Because of
the depleted personnel only one avia
tion squadron will be detailed for
forest observation this year, the war
department announced toduy. The
ninth squadron wlll be based at
Mather Field and will cover the var-:
ious forest reserves of California. No
squadrons wlll be available, It was
said, for the reserves of Washington,
Oregon, Nevada or Utah.
rillott Dlsnppolntcd
Announcement by the war depart
ment that only one squadron of air
planes would be available for forest
patrol on the Pacific coast thla year
and that squadron would be assigned
to work In California cornea as a dis
tinct disappointment to state forestry
officials here.
"We had counted strong on the
planes to augment our regular pa
trols," declared F. A. Elliott state
forester this morning, explaining that
plans had been practically completed
for the establishment of sub-basa at
Portland, Eugene, Medford and eith
er La Grande or Baker under the as
surance that eighteen planes woul(f
be assigned to worlt In Oregon thla
year.
Governor Olcott, who has been very
active In the Interest of air patrols;
Negro Robs Mail
Truck Within 1
Block of Office
San Diego, Cal Ap. t8.--An un
identified negro shortly before 3
o'clock this morning held ,up and
robbed a United States mall truck
about one block from the postoffice,
making away with one mall pouch
filled with registered mall and ob
taining loot believed to ' total more
than 130,000, according to the drivers
report to the police.
The driver of the truck said he
was on. his way to the union depot
to deliver mall for the owl train for
Los Angeles when a negro suddenly
ran out from a sidewalk and present
ing a revolver ordered him to stop
and throw up his hands.
Forcing the driver to hold the mail
pouches while he cut them open, the
robber, according to the story, rip
ped open thirty one sacks of mall,
but took nothing from these sacks.
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ill. ii ncbuim jj.uLi. rwam ' ' ' ' n . . , . .1 ....
With registered matter and this the na ,wnoB? ,r , "u ' , IV
robber took with him after ordering erv'ce .fflclttl wlt(h a,raf"? .A'"
1V, . , ,...,. .v.. , tentlon of war department officials to
inutes The driver, however, '" ""f ul , 7 .
as the robber disappeared, , work- disappointment
over ine miiiuuiiiBiiivui.
Both Governor Olcott and Elliott,
however, are hopeful that Oregon;
may yet benefit by the patrol thru
the assignment of a few of the plane
In'the one available squadron to thla
state.
fifteen minutes The driver, however,
as soon
hurried to the police station and offi
cers were Immediately detailed to
run down the bandit,
Oregon Hens Lead
In Laying' Contest
Corvallis, Or., April 28. Oregon
hens are at the head of the list In the
all northwest egg laying contest be
ing held at Washington State col
lege, according to latest reports. The
high pen for the period already elap
sed November t to March 11 Is a
pen of Barred Rocks owned by Ore
gon Agricultural college. The record
Is 440 eggs.
The same pen that leads the egg
producing procession also made the
highest record for the month of
March, with a total of 113 eggs.
Volcano Lava Is
Burying Miles Of
Hawaiian Island
Hllo. Itiland of Hawaii. T. H. Many
rquare miles of country have been,
burled fathoms deep by the tremen
dous lava flows from Kllauea volcano
thirty-two miles from heie, which be
gan spectaculur eruptions during the
latter part of October, 1919, and ar
still continuing. , i
LATE BULLETINS
The United Artisans will hold a dis
trict meeting In Eugene on May 1, at
which delegates are expected from
Salem, Albany, Springfield, Harris-
.. ik. Hririnir la held ' receive I5S from the state each month
There are only a few tracts with con- while carrying on their education at burg. Junction City and Cottage,
flirting applications. . the university. Grove. -
Washington, April 28. The federal government today asked
the supreme court to re-hear its dissolution suit against the
United States Steel corporation.
Washington, April 28. An agreement on the water power
bill was reached today by the senate and house conferees, but the
changes in the bill agreed upon will not be made public until the
conference report is ready for submission to the house.
Paris, April 28. Premier Millerand, in making a declaration
to the chamber of deputies today on the results of the supreme
council meeting at San Remo, said that the Frankfort and Darm
stadt territories would be evacuated by the French as soon as the
allied commissions have established that the German armed
forces over the number allowed by the convention of August
1919 had been withdrawn.
control.