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Newspaper Page TextTsBiSht and Tuesday prob sterly- temperature 40. mst s5VjUiufan .43 inches. Riv- J. feet, stationary. HIRP YEAR. NO. 113. HunstoPay 30 Billions Reparation rui Vy l--11 is undWo3 In rfficial drcleJ hare that the Anglo- inference ai ixjuks, wuiv:. rifts1 4 yssterday, decided that iho total which Germany should pay a reparation would be fixed at 120. M 000,000 marks gol3 (approximate ,.. ti.00.00.000.) .! understood that it was decided that Germany would be per mitted to issue bonds covering her in debtedness to the allies, payable in aonual installments. guch action, it is pointed out, woul i enable France to discount a part of ker claim on Germany and permit her to settle her debts to Hie United States ,,j the allies. ..,. ' A special conference of the alii s rtl be held at Ostend to consider fi nancial' questions, it is stated. This meeting will be independent of the league of nations conference at Brus sels. The dates of these conferences remain to be fixed. Daniels Attacks General Staff Idea for Navy Washington, May 17. Secretary Daniels today let go a verbal broadside against the advocates of a general staff for the nvy, declaring that they sought to "Prussianize" the navp de ! jartment and make the civilian sec retary a "rubber stamp." He told this senate committee investigating the navy's conduct of the war that "one of Rear Admiral Sim's chief objects in jfritlng his letter to January 7 and bringing about this investigation was to remove the navy, so far as possible, ram civilian control." -. Rear Admiral Sims' original charges against the navy department howed hostility toward certain officers and a desire to damage the ranking of ficers who directed naval operations during the war, the naval secretary declared, adding that "the evidence has shown a desire to discredit the secretary of the navy because he was not a 'rubber stamp' secretary." If congress wished to depart from the "traditional American policy" of dvilian control of the navy It should do so "directly and clearly and with out pretense," said Mr. Daniels, by makini an admiral secretary of the navy and a'member of the president's cabinet, The most ardent aavocaieo of the general staff system had not advocated going so far, however, be cause they wished to keep a "rubber stamp" civilian as a figurehead in the secretary's office, he declared. Census Figures Washington, May 17. Man Chester, N. H., 78,200, increase 1137 or 11.6 percent. ' Alexandria, La., 17,510, in . crease 6297 or 66.2 percent. - Farrell, Pa., 16,115, . in crease 4925 or 48.2 percent. Lake Charles, La., 13,088, Increase 1639 or 14.3 percent. Marshall, Texas, 14,271, in crease 2819 or 24.8 percent. - $ Highway Bridge Work Now Waits Result Of Voting All bridge work on state highways ta the southern part of the state Is Progressing satisfactorily according to v. B. McCullough, bridge engineer in the state highway department who re turned Saturday from a trip " to the Jiiifornla line. No new bridge con tracts are being entered Ipto at this e, according to Mc Cullough, who eiplains that unless the lncreuse in ' bond indebtedness is approved by People next Friday there wllj be o money available for more highway 411 available funds being requir- J III completing old contracts. Clothing Prices Cat, hrZT Nob.. May 17. One of the JWt department stores today an- Wtort4 "Uf r?ductln of 30 Per cent h- ,k twent'r Per cent cuts made eL. rt01'6 Saturday. A large ,.-" clothinsr establishment made a fi. "l Cent re,1';'('tion today, making "rM which have reduced. Joan of Arc Exalted to Sainthood; Ceremony at Rome thS , y 13 Joan f Arc, the from ,1 Who ln 129 "was call retny u e Peaceful fields of Dom IttorT the arm'es of France ;o K4irf,li,t the English and Bu feawL TTod;'' as exalted to saint fcssse,. ,?,rty 'housand persons wlt- irl ,, ' ln honor to the meek PraT ll'ader9hiP founded mod " 7ei?nd whoSe Iife '""P'red thej Wf.r! i j ' " , . , - u in - , urlw during thtx 4n .. t. . i --o ... mil i iiuuiaitRitmuirr ii ,-,..yr fx,, , , cerernn- and ancient ,,r' t ,h elthe addition of her "Writ-. ro!S of the sain8- xllim h eoncl"d by celebration lut,, - pop'- the liKht from ' tm, Ce'!'f-i"s historic eandela :kgi ' 'r the gorgeously vented Sphered about the altar. Cap! Ml - LATE BULLETINS todaf SfiSSto !&IrBy 5 overwhding vote the house loaay mused to adopt the conference report on the diplomatic appropriation bill because of legislative rider maKngSan ent the war-time passport control regulations. Washington, May 17. The act of congress of 1917 jrivinjr the S i-lght t0.enact Insation las in respect toffiS New York May 17. The federal grand jury in Brooklyn to-1 day returned indictments against Morris and 7ornPanTinr?th fosSffs CmPany f Chicag0 Chargin PteeriSg in Washington, May 17. The New York state workmen's com unconstitutional today by the supreme court. Washington, May 17. Re-argument of the government's dis- &mffitMB,,,d comPryeTnTits8subl sicuanea was ordered today by the supreme court. Four Homes Burglarized in Salem Saturday Night; Theives Get $250 In Jewelry and Money; Pair is Held Burglarizing of four homes within was in the not nt ,ifii ... a - v is vc uiwsBcr three and a half hours Saturday night, when she awoge. That she might not the theft of Jewelry and money the' get a descriPtion of him the burglar value of which will total more than JjJ,r"f.d hS flashu8ht fuU face, tn .mi'th. . more than i blinding her, she told police. She said $2,0, and the arrest of E. T. Green and that the glimpse she got of him when Jact Sjulllvan, two former inmates ofih vanished through the door, how- thA Ktata Kr..'o ,.nti . . UUJa iiaiuni scnooi as sus pects, shapes the last addition to the history of crime In Salem. The homes burglarized are J F. Mollencop, 494 North 21st street: S J Botts, 436 North 21st street; T. M. Barr, 185 North 14th street, and Mrs! Mary E. Brewer North 13th street. Work Is PmfeKNiomil. All clues substantiate the belief "oi authorities that the house breaking was the work of professionals; Chief Welsh said Monday and It was thought probable that Green and Sullivan would be released before the day is over. CHief Welsh said that the nniv thing that caused him to have Officer w. j. White arrest the pair late Sun day night, was the fact that they had come to Salem the night of the rob beries, and that their aotions had di rected suspicion to them. He did not say whether he had additional infor mation that would result in placing a charge against them. Thief Is Ciui.setl. The first report of a burglary came from the Mollencop home. Officers Moffitt and Morelock hastened in au tomobiles to the residence. As thev arrived they saw a man, short in sta ture, believed to have been, wearing a khaki suit and hatless. skulklnsr through the alley at the side of the Mollencop home. The officers gave chase and the man fled north through the alley. After chasing the fellow about five blocks Officer Moffitt fired three shots at him, that apparently went wild. Two blocks farther on the burglar escaped In the darkness and trees south of the fair grounds. Soon after Chief Welsff arrived, and with Moffitt and Morelock scoured the outbuildings and territory skirting the fair grounds. No further trace of the man was found. ( The burglar leaped from the supper Window of the Mollencop home when members of the family entered at the front door. They told police that they . : had heard him sliding down the shingle roof, after first raising the window through which he made his hasty exit. Stolen Goods Found. , Search in the rear of the Botts home resulted in the finding of a wallet that belonged toMr. Botts, torn open and rnnsicked, a suit of railroad clothes owned by him and taken by the thief and a railroad change receptacle that had contained about (6, all of fhich had been removed by the thief but 45 cents. The wallet had contained $6." It is beKeved that the thief burglar ized the Botts home first, then went across the street to the Mollencop home. At 3:20 a. m. Sunday police head quarters was notified of two more burglaries in that section of the city. Officer J. F. White was detailed to in vestigate. " .... The burglar, ihe officer found, had climbed the porch post on the T. M. Barr residence and had entered through an upstairs window. Bureaus and dressers were ransacked,, every thing being left intact but jewelery cases antl money. Only 35 was found missing there. Woman Is Ronsed. five minutes iater Mrs. Brewer no tified police that a burglar had en tered her home. She declared that the fellow had entered her bedroom and Impressive Pope Benedict concluded his part nf the ceremony with an oration on the life of the new saint and as he spoke a picture of Joan of Arc which was placed behind the high altar was un veiled. Great emotion was shown by mem bers of the family of Joan of Arc. who had places in a tribune with 1 r t V. .. 1.,. h OpnfltA Afld incm i 'T-; n ui iiir i. mn!Mna1 rnun- cillors and otner rrencn pusimn. Seldom has Rome, accustomed as it ia to pageantry, een a more brilliant spectacle than that witnessed wnen the pontiff entered St. Peters today. Priests and monks In Diaen, Drown and white robes headed the proces-j them came eccles-; sion ana aner iastics. SALEM, ver, showed that he was bareheaded short, and she believed he wore kha ki pants. He got nothing in the Brew er home, so fas as could be discerned Monday. . At the Barr residence the burglar had thrown considerable clothing from the front window down on the law He took none of this with him whoa he departed, however. . In gaining entrance to the Mollen cop, Brewe rand Botts homes the bur glar, that is believed by police to be the same man, used professional meth ods, police claim. He displayed con siderable skill 1n removing blass from doors, jimmying windows, and wher ever he rifled dressers and cabinets in the homes it was plainly evident, po lice said, that he made every move count. Draft Evasion Convictions Are Washington, May If. Conviction of Daniel O'Connell, lawyer and five oth er residents of San Francisco for Vio lating the selective service and eplon age acts, was upheld today by the su preme court. ' The other defendants were E. R. Hoffman, , physician, sentenced to three years imprisonment; Thomas Carey, two years; Carl J. F. Wicher, 18 months, and David J. and Herman B. Smith, one year each. O'Connell was sentenced by the lower court to seven years. All the defendants were members of an organization known as "American patriots" which they claimed was i formed for the ourooee of testing the contltutionality of the selective service act. Members of Local Post "Fall in" to Aid Legion Ranks "Everybuddy get a buddy!" With this slogan, Capital Post No. 9, The American Legion will inaugurate the rally to the Legion standard, May 17th to 22nd. 40,000 Oregon men went ln to the Service during the recent war and this Is the quota set by National headquarters in the Oregon drive. Protection of Interests ' "Why be one ln mlllians when you can be one in 20?" queries the local post In an open letter. "You can aid In protecting yourself, your sweet heart, wife, family, in only one sure way and that is to step into line with the organization works counter to t he thoughtless class that would forget, insult, and ignore the man who made the big sacrifice. Their interests are allied with the Interests of those who made sacrifices at home" is the text of the Legion's appeal. ' Members of the local post are re quested to send to the Adjutant, Sp preme Court building, Salem, the names of any and all ex-service men who are nott horoughly in touch with the aims of the American Legion. Application blanks may be obtained upon applcation to T. Leland Brown, adjutant; Dr. W. Carlton Smltn, Masonic Tempue; The Bpa; Klett's; The Balem Water company. " The National Adjutant reports that 4,250 men and women who served their country are Joining every day; 1,500,000 being enrolled. Associated Oil Sells Much 'Gas' A total of 515.526 gallons of gaso line and "25.687 gallons of distillate were sold by the Associated Oil com pany in Oregon during April according to a statement Just submitted to the secretary of state's office here. Accompanying the statement was a check for1 35283.70 In payment of tin state tax on fuel oil sales. The Symons Russell Airplane com pany pf Spokane has leased from thel city commissioners of Walla Walla i tract of land for a landing field. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 17, Byron Given Another 15 Month Term Seattle, Wash., May 1". Carlos I Byron, Portland attorney, and Edward M. Comyns, attorney of Seattle, found guilty In the United States district court here last February of misuse of the malls to further an alleged frauu lent land grant filing scheme were sentenced today to 15 months in Mc Neil island penitentiary. Byron, who was brought here from the penitentiary for sentence, will be gin serving time on today's sentence at the expiration of a sentence of 15 months on a similar charge on which he was found guilty in Portland Jn 1918 and which began on March 11 last. Comyns was not involved in the Portland enterprise. Both attorneys gave notice of inten tion to file a bill of exceptions on ap peal. Thre cases growing out of the land grant filing operations of Byron and Comyns are still pending in the Seattle judicial district. - ' Sbriners May Get Clear Route Over Highway to City That the motorists who contribute cars to the use of the Shriners, and drive the distinguished visitors to Sa lem when they visit here in June, may have uninterrupted travel from Port land to Saiem and not be bothered with detours at places where the high way is being Improved, the state high way commission is considering plans to enable passage through on the Pa cific highway without detour. This matter of eliminating detour when the Shrine caravan moves south along the highway was taken up with the state highway commission Monday morning. The commission would make no definite statement concernlng'the pro posal, other than that they believed it could be done, and that "they will strive to make the desired arrange ments. Several auto owners ln the city have declined to register their cars with the Cherrlans because ot this fact, de claring that the roads that would have to be traveled around Chemawa in making the detour around the scene of improvement is too rough. It is believed that this assurance of the highway commission that something will be done to elimiate this unsatis factory factor wjll lend impetus to the registration of autos for use when the Shriners come. The commission announced that the contract time for completing the high way Improvement north of Salem to connect with the other pavement six miles north is August 16. It Js believ ed that about two miles will have been paved by the time the Shriners come to Salem In June. The commis sion stated that it believed that the entire task of paving the stretch would be completed before the con tract date. Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Many Years Salem Resident, Passes Mrs. W. H. Hunt, for 30 years a resident of this city passed away at 10:30 a. m., Sunday morning, at the family home, 1440 Leslie street. Mrs. Hunt has been suffering some time from partial paralysis from which she succumbed. . Mrs. Hunt was born December 18, 1854, at Ottawa, Illinois, and ln 1872 was united in marriage to Williagi H. Hunt at Hennepin, Illinois. She is survived by six children, Mrs. Mattle Allen, Mrs. Lou Dooley, Guy Hunt, Warren Hunt, Murice Hunt, all of this city, and Mrs. Wm. H. Turpin of Vancouver, B. C. Funeral services will be held from the Webb & Clough parlors, Tuesday at 1:30 p. m.. Interment being ln the City View cemetery. Prisoner Escapes And Gives Alarm When Jail Burns Hood River, Or., May 17. R. Clay Crawford, held in Jail on a charge of defrauding W. M. Bailey, principal of the high school, of $500, had a nar row escape early yesterday , when the old city hall and Jail, the attic of which was gutted, caught fire from an over heated flue. Just before he left for his home, W. E. Hart, night officer, took Craw fofdto a restaurant for a cup of cof fee., On returning the prisoner was permitted to build a fire in the jail corridor. After going to sleep Craw- fod was aoused by smoke. Although he is suffering from a wound Craw ford, a former vaudeville acrobat, climbed to a chair and pulled himself through a scuttle hole In the ceiling. He escaped thence to a side room and turned In a fire alarm. First Fires Of Year Reported At Black Rock Dallas, May 17. Big forest fires are reported in the vicinity ot the Powell's and Spauldlng logging com panies near Black Rock, "A heavy mantle of smoke lies over Dallas. Alt the fires started in slashings. if I 1920. Paroled Convict Must Face Grand Larceny Charge Harold D. Love arersted in Portland this week will be returned to Seattle to face a charge of grand larceny. Ex tradition papers from Governor Hart of Washington requesting the return of Love were honored by Governor Olcott Saturday afternoon. Love was paroled from the state prison here last Kecember after serving ten months of a term of from one to three years for larceny in Multnomah county. Railroad Turns To Government For Traffic Aid Washington, May 17. The nation's railroads, swamped with business, and not yet on their feet after the long period of federal control, turned hope fully to the government today for re lief. . ' With reports from industrial cent ers showing several hundred thousand cars held up because of insufficient equipment and labor, the interstate commerce commission was expected to heed the appeal of the carriers and take charge of the situation. Railroad officials said there was slight hope of - early improvement. The great need Is to clear the tracks of non-essentials and open- the way for the necessities of life. So great Is the traffic congestion, according to reports that there is im mediate danger of wholesale closing of big industrial plants and the con sequent cut ln production. Should the commission find, on the strength of reports laid before it by the railway executives that the emer gency justifies it, orders taking over virtually complete control of the movement of freight, probably wyi De issued today. Cherrians Get In Line to Make Sure of Shrined Visit As a result of the special Cherrian meeting called at the Commercial club rooms at'noon, Baturday, the Salem booster organization in co-operation with the community club ot Salem has taken aggressive steps in securing Sai lem'B quota of 1200 cars for the Wil lamette valley -excursion n the pro gram of the official Shriners' commit tee. The excursion which takes place during the Shriners' convention ln Portland, June 21-23 is one ot the big drawing cards to the convention; many of the. most prominent Shriners In North America wiring from various states that the trip through the Wll lamette valley Is one of the most at tractive items on the program. Each and every Cherrian has been appolned a committee of one to secure ten automobiles for the excursion. Sa lem must not tall down in responding to this opportunity of introducing the capital city to one of the most influ ential organizations in North America ! As fast as each Cherrian secures th designated allocation of ten machines. he Is to report to P. B. Fullerton or W, J. Kurth, members of the executive committee in charge of the project, The committee and "King Bing" Clan- cey have designated May 27 as the last day on which reports may be made as the Portland committee must have the desired information by that time, Salem Cora Privileged. The Shrlner hotel committee has 'agreed to obtain hotel accommoda tions for drivers of Balem cars respond ing to this call-in order to obviate the necessity for unnnecessary Journeys to and from Portland. This aecommoda tlon Includes any of the car owner's family who may accompany him on the trip. Parking facilities under guard will be also afforded the Salem cars, but in order to obtain this for the special parade and program nights of the Shriners' convention the car must be reported through the Balem 'Cherrlans by May 27. ' The excursion on which the visiting Shriners will be taken will be of less than a day's duration. The route and Itinerary of the trip is being, prepared by the commute of El Kader temple, Portland, and will be published later. Howell Freed of Murder Charge Marshfield, Or.. May 17. Harold Howell, aged II, has his freedom to- fday after eight months In the county jjail and three times facing trial In the I circuit court on the charge of mur dering Lillian Leuthold at Bandon on July -27. The Jury In the third 'returned a verdict of not guilty at ,2:80 a. m. Sunday In the circuit court 'at Coquille. The Jurors were out 17 .hours. j At first they stood seven for con Ivlction and five for acquittal and the balloting continued unchanged until toward the last when those who were 'for conviction went over to the other side. The bullet, which killed the Leuth old glri. was said to be the main point of evidence which led to the belief of some of the Jurors that the boy was guilty. They thought the bullet jhad been fired from Howell's gun. but finally admitted tnai it naa noi been shown that Howell fired the gun or killed th girl. Clifford Babcock of Port Angeles Is the first to announce his candidacy for the republican nomination for state treasurer. Ii Repudiation Regime in Entirity Held (Inadvisable by Gonzales Washinffton. Mav 17. General Pablo Gonzales has refused t recognize "the plan of Ajjua Prieta" under which the entire Car ranza regime would be repudiated, according to the Mexico City newspaper reports received today by the state department. Gen eral Gonzales agreed, however, to permit Governor De La Hucrt of Sonora, to convene the Mexican congress or the permanent commission of congress in extra session to name a provisional president. Steps have been taken agreement. The agreement was reached at a j conference of General Gonxales and Obregon and other generals In Mexi co City May 12 and under It Uov- ernor De La Huerta assumes com mand of the "liberal constitutional army" under General Obregon . d the "liberal voluntary army" under General Gonzales. . General Gonzales' objections to the plan of Agua Pre fa" were regarded by officials and the de facto govern ment agents here as little more than technical. The Mexico City newspapers of May 11 reported measures taken to obtain taxes due fom the oil com panies and the agreement ot cham bers of commerce ln the capital to pay their taxes in advance. Vera Crux, May 17. General Can- dido Aguilar; governor of the state ot Vera Crua and son-ia-law of Presi dent Carransa, who has been virtual ly a. prisoner of revolutionary forces near Orizaba for the past week, es caped last night. It is believed he is trying to Join Carranza, who fled Into the mountains -near Chalchlcomula Friday. Oeneral Aguilar has with him about 300 of his followers. Pursuit of Carransa la being vigor ously pushed by; Generals Pedro Sanchez and Hlglnlo Aguilar, leaders ot the revolutionary forces which fought a grim battle with Carranza's army last week. They have a superior force of cavalry. Lack of food and water lowered the morale of Carranza's men so that their defeat was comparatively easy, says a dispatch from the Associated Press correspondent in the battle zone He has Just been joined by a corre spondent ot the newspaper Ell Dictaum of this city who was with Carranza when he fled from Mexico City May 7 and witnessed much of the fighting around San Marcos and Rinconada. When revolutionary troops swept down on the capital, Carranza decid ed to floe to Vera Crux and estab lish his executive powers. His trains carried 10,000 men und a large amount of war munitions. On May 8 the Carranza trains pushed past Apl- saco, where they Vers Joined by troops commanded by General Pilar San chez, but soon the engineers report ed that tholr locomotives were out of water. ' The troops detrained and pushed on down the road, defeating a force of revolutionists. After the track had been cut behind it, means was found to take the presidential train further toward Vera Cruz and May It it reached San Marcos. Rinconada was reached the next day and there a battle was fought against troops com manded by General MIreles, which were defeated by the heavier columns commanded by Carransa. Mrs.B. W. Vickls Galled By Death Waging an unnccessful battle for more than three years against tuber culosis, Mrs. Clara Agnes Vick, wife of Bernard W. Vlck, of the Valloy Motor company and the firm of Vlck Bros., died Sunday at the family res idence, 1824 Madison street. Mrs. Vlck was 34 years old. The funeral will be held at the chapel of Itlgdon & Son, 262 North High street, at 2 p. m. Wednesday, with burial following In City Viev cemetery. Mrs. Vick Is survived by two sis ters and one brother besides her hus- nana, -rney are: justner Montgomery, Falls City; Mrs. Stella Montgomery, Hcppner, and George W. Montgom ery,- Caldwell, Idaho. Another slstar, Edith Montgomery, died at Roseburf a month ago. Another sister, Miss Bertie Mont gomery, resides In California. Reds Strike Bark London, May 17. -Russian bolshe vik forces are striking back at the Polish and Ukrainian troops which captured Kiev about ten days ago, according to an official statement Is sued in Moscow yesterday and re ceived here by wireless. The -statement said soviet troops had started an advance and were .engaged about tn miles northeast ot Kiev. Baptists Urge Drastic Changes In Marriage Laws; Movies Scored Washington, May 17. Moving pic tures, lex laws and intemperance are blamed for the numerous divorces in the United States by the committee ot temperance and social service In Its re port to the Southern Baptist conven tion today, Knactment of a uniform code of marriage and divorce laws was recommended as a remedy. Quoting from government statistics on the numbef of divorces obtained annually in tha country, the report shows that in 116 when the last fig ures were gathered, there were 112, 03S divorces. As a primary cause of "this sad con dition, " lh3 report denounces the mo tion picture as now produced, deoiar- CIRCULATION i Averair for Six Months esdiax March SI, lilt 5259 Member of Audit Bureau of Clrns'ka Associated Press Full LaM4 Wlrs ' PRICE S CENTS of Carranza at Mexico uity to carry out me Roits Sweep Londonderry Again Today Londonderry, May 17. Londonder ry, after two nights ot rioting was again the scene of riotous demonatr tlons today. Hundreds of men remaia ed away from their work, waiKing about the streets, where many Individ ual encounters occurred between Minn Felners and -Unionists. -There -was stone throwing by the ' crowds to some extent, and at one point Sinn Felners, the police reported, fired shots at two unionist ex-soldiers, but missed their marks. 1 Sunday Riots VJotont Londonderry, Ireland, May 17. Rioting last night between nationalist and unionist mobs was even fiercer than Saturday's fighting, Bottlet bricks and pistols were again freely employed by the combatants and many more shop windows were brok en. - Groups of men and women In lh unionist quarter of Fountain street and similar groups ot the Sinn Vein auarter of Bridge street followed an I exchange of party cries with stonu and bottle throwing. Then Mors than one hundred revolver Bhots followed. In addition to the killing of a, former soldier named Doherty, three, others were wounded. When, the hostilities broke out the police were withdrawn and for a few hours mob law was su preme, .'''' More Troop Sent i Cork, May I7.r-Tw(f thousand troop from England were landed at Bantry Sunday and Immediately dis tributed throughout West Cork. Troops of the number bf 150 also ar rived at sklbberdeen. They comman deered several buildings there. Railroad Heads Urge More Pay For Some Help Chicago, May 17. Wage advances should be granted to many railroad workers to enable thehl to meet tiw hlgh cost of living, the Association Railway Executives declared today int their opening statement before th railroad labor board. , ' E. T. Whiter, chairman of the con ference commute of rail managers of, the executives aBsoclarton, told th board that some part of the wage de mands being made by 2,000,000 rail way employes probably would ha found to be Justified by the rise ln tha cost of living. This is expected to go far tow-ra expediting early settlement ot the con troversy which culminated last month in the series of strikes. The demands now before the board aggregate more than a billion dollars a year, in addition to a billion dollars advance during the war and a 1300, 000,000 advance In the two years prior to government control, according to Mr. Whiter. He presented figures to show that the railway pay oil had In creased from 89. S por cent of the gross earnings of the roads In J16 to 63.0 per cent last year. "We appreciate fully," Mr. Whiter said, "that the increases received by somt employes in the last five yean have not been commensurate with th increase In the cost of living. As a result of the bakers' strike at Spokane, the price of bread has been boosted 1 cent. One pound loaves haw been raised to 1! cents and 1-pound ' loaves to 17 cents. ing that "nearly every film put on tha screen contains somewhere some evil suggestion. Many of the films are based on the 'eteranl triangle and the suggestion of disregard, If not an oppn breach of the marital relation." The report recommends among oth- , er things the publishing of the mar riage bans for at least 30 days befors the rite can be celebrated; physic" 1 ; examination of each psrty by a physi I clan and the eHtablishment of a uni- form cudr which as nearly as poailbl "should come to the basis of wms teaching concerning thn ground of rti- vorc and that ln ell othrr cases when : divorces be granted it be without U j right of re-marrlage."