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Ti)2 w2au.ta - iRt'Ci'N: Tmi-!t aiml Sunday era jur; ciW tonight esl portion: i fn- in evuvme east portion In r,v morning: moderate hurst 'ioCU.- Min. temperature- 43, Max. w mn 52. Xo ratorall. River .8 fH, stationary- Circccii o rl Average for SU Months enjio Marvh SI. 19i9 ...win. 5259 Member of Audit Bureau of ClrcalaUaa Associated Press Fall Leased Wire -THIRD YEAR. NO. 135. FORTY SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. PRICETWO CENTS -4 ! I! ;j w wi iJ EMI President Scores Congress for .i l it i n . i i It FtlTlC'ClQTL sr auure to tontmuea nign tosts Are!Ro" s'""1 Laid to Legislators In Statements Issued Today Washington, June 5. President Wilson, in a telegram today to officials of the railroad brotherhoods, criticized congress for ailing to take action with regard to the high cost of living, the conclusion of peace and important domestic legislation. The telegram was in reply to a mes- iha nresiilent to nrevent g3-a flM"ft . . . ' the adjournment of congress toaay. THe executive said that in the light ot the record of the present congress "I j,av no reason whatever to hope that itJ continuance in session would re sult in constructive measures for the relief of the economic conditions to which you call attention. Politics Dominate Session. 'It must be evident to all," the pres ident said, "that the dominating mo tive which has actuated this congress political expediency rather than to ty purpose to serve the public wel fare." The president declared that he had jeeepted some of the legislation enact ed by this congress because lie "des paired of anything better." The text of the president's telegram follows: "I received your telegram of June 3. You call my attention to matter at I presented to the present congress in a special message delivered at a Joint session of the two houses August 8, 1919. In nine months this congress has, however, taken no Important remedial action with respect to the problem of the cost of living on the lines Indicated in that address or any line. Not only has the present con gress failed to deal directly with the cost of living but it has failed even to given serious consideration to the urg ent appeal, oft-repeated by me and hv the secretaries of the treasury, to revise the tax law as which In their present form are indirectly responsible in part for the high cost of living. Sessions Complete Failure. "The protracted delay in dealing with the problem of the railroads, the problem If the government owned merchant marine, .and other similar urgent matters, has resulted in unnec essary burdens upon the public treas ury .and ultimately in legislation so -unsatisfactory that I could accept it, if at all, only because I despaired of -anything better. The present congress has not only prevented the conclusion of peace In Europe but has failed to present any constructive plan for deal ing .with the deplorable conditions there, the ocntlnuance of which can only reflect upon us. "In the light of the record of the present congress, I have no reason wimtever to nope mac us continuance in session would result in constructive measures for the relief of the eco nomic condtiions to which you call at tntion. It must be evident to all xaae the dominating moive which has actu ated this congress is political expedi ency rather than lofty purpose to serve D UU55 renruse Cannot Attend Chicago Meet Philadelphia, June i Senator Boise IVnrost, will not go to Chicago to at- tend the national republican conven tion. This announcement was made by his physicians today following a con ference. five physicians were in consultation at the Penrose residence this forenoon. From the fact that two surgeons, Dr. j is predicted ln th' foregoin', it is a sig John B, Deaver and Dr. Edward Mar- nificant fact that th' greatest optimism tin were added to the group hereto- fore In attendance on the senator, is garnered that an operation is contem- Plited. Prat pain from an attack of hemorr- iy scrap. They do not go so fer as t Holds. To relieve the suffering nar- gay th' party 'II spit, but they do say colics have been administered the past U'a due fer a big shakin' up. They days. ' say th' conditions are fine fer a long, I bitter, drawn out fight, an' ther one - Oregon leads the west in the manu- ' big paramount reason fer ther conr' i wcture of woolens and produces the ' sions Is th' fact that whoever does it finest wool in tho TTnitori stnto (Continued on page four) 59 Marion County Men Lost Lives During War Authentic Report Says r'fty-nine men from Salem and' die during the war while in the coun Jrlon county sacrificed their lives at try's service was not ready at noon " altar of war while American j Saturday, but it was said that the data "h the legion of humanity would be completed by night and in led back the foe in Prince ! time to publish in Sunday papers Jlf foresn lands, according to it4 throughout the state. compiled by tne war uepan-l 22 Die From Sa kin. """and the adjutant general's office According to the list Salem s con re and matte public today. tributlon of human grist to the ma ,r. f th08e h0 Iost th,lr lives1 chine of war totalled 22 of its young Z g tl" Sat world war is authen-1 manhood. The remaining 37 have cit and the mrx ui.i- iuj'-j . ortrtresses other towns - "e war, it was said at the adju- The list contains j 'he na Ihe r.r t. 1 emergency address, cause of death ' u, ,ir ,i,nnit Miintv man date of death . - j May Ik Additions ! Mjutan, General Celirge A wh,tel that the list is subject: P'led in '.k" a3 further daW 19 com'i on. D C'T,,e1!T,t '?'! "d,h ,n .c unpaged in battle. Delegates Swarm Round Aimlessly Waitin' Fer Big Show to Open Sez "Abe" Chicago. June 5. (Special to The Journal.) Th' close o" th' week pre ceding th' openin' 6' th' big republican national convention to be held in the Coliseum here, finds quite a swarm o' delegates wanderin' aimlessly about takin' in th' picture shows an' watch in' Lake Michigan. They are all set fer what promises t' be th' greatest political battle within th' memory o' any llvin' man.Hon. J. Warren Kiefer, of Ohio, not excepted. Th' women delegates are attractin' lots of atten tion. "Who's goin' t' coax father not f run now that th' women are mlxin' in politics?" asked a little dried up 9 Iowa delegate, with a full page beard an' a Joe Welch stiff hat, as a crowd o' excited women got off on th' wrong floor a th' La Salle. A disgrunted lookln' bystander cut in with th' re mark: "Politicians are all alike. When a Demmycrat gits defeated he says his wife didn't want him t' run ,n, when a republican gits defeated he says th' people are follerln' strange Gods." It is hinted by many close political ob servers that many delegations will ar rive Sunday, Many writers 0' nation al note are already here story writ ers, novelists, both male an' female, paragraphers, publicity coyotes, Wash ington correspondents, an' jest plain writers an' a few fight follow There's also a sprlnklin' o' photograph ers an' cartoonists. One writer, na tionally known fer his wonderful ac curacy In forecastln' great political events, an' who's thoroughly acquaint rt with all th' Decularities an' factors tha enter Int' th' big contest jest ahead remarked within my hearln' t'day that beyond a doubt either Lowden, Hard- in', Coolidge, Butler, Hoover, Wood Watson. Johnson or some dark horse, ij n-nnmlna t-iorhn ns. n' WOUIU we a,iiviiiii"'- course, after a little test vote fer Knox He also added that he'd traveled In ,. tnte in th' Union an' knew J whereof he spoke. In th' light o what prevails in th' camps o all tn residential candidates, both light n dark. Men who have wastea tn oesi years o' ther lives ln politics are all in The list follows: Alaren. Wilhelm E., private Infan- try, Waconda. died of pnumor.!.-i Oc Inli'r 55. 1918. Aenian, Carl E-, corporal signal battalion, Woodburn. killed in action November 1, 1918. Askin, Leonard Alexander, private .rtlilerr. Aurora, died of pnea- ' mon:i November s, 9P Jeweler' And Rob; Pepper Is Used rew ork, June 5. Two robbers entering the Jewelry establishment of the Schonfeld Manufacturing com pany on Nassau street, in the very heart of New York's business district today threw pepper in the eyes of one of the proprietors and fled withj a wallet said to contain (100,000 worth of diamonds. Paving On Salem Turner Road To Start At Once Turner. Or. June K W V. MoT! wain, superintendent of the paving operations west of here, between Sa lem and the Reform School, has cora- mencea preparing the grade and a big cut is being made in front of the!'8 school. Mr. Mcllwaln savs he exneots tho work of paving will be commenc ed in a week or ten days. The Aums- ville contractors will meet him at the Reform school. With the force of men handling, the work it will be hur ried to consummation. Gas Shortage Keeps Duroc Breeders Home Due to the fact that gasoline fs scarce and hard to get the attendance at the Oregon Duroc Jersey picnic held at Marlon Bquare today was very small compared, to previous occasion.! This is the regular annual meeting and a large attendance was antici pated. There are nearly one hundred members of the association, represent ing breeders from all parts of Marlon county. . The association congregated at Ma- Ljion and Commercial streets at 11 o'clock and went in a body to view view the capital building and grounds Following this entertainment for an hour a picnic dinner was held in the park. Governor Ben W. Olcott gave a brief address of welcome to the Duroc breeders, and after lunch some little time was spent in a real old fashion ed get together meeting. SpeaKlng was the feature of the afternoon pro gram. Hon. Grant B. Dimlck of Ore gon City was assigned to the subject of Oregon Durocs. L. H. Roberts of Salem spoke on reminiscences of ear ly days and L. H. Sheard of Dayton spoke on the importance of advertis ing Durocs. A short business session will be held this afternoon befoi-o ad journment, J. W. Fruit of Brooks, presiding. Mr. Fruit is presldont of the association. Klamath County Senator Passes Klamath Falls, June 5. Judge George T. Baldwin, prominent Klam ath citizen and a slate senator from this district, died at his home '.iere Friday morning. For several years be had been prominent in business and politics in Southern Oregon. He was once county ujdge ot Klamath coun ty and had been for some time iisso-j elated with commercial Interests this city. ln Grange Predicts Co-operation on National Scale Bend, Or., June 5. A national co operative exchange ultimately will be organized by the grange, was the pre diction Friday of National Master 8. J. Lowell in an address given in a closed session of the state grange convention here. He explained the co-operative' system as It has worked out ln hi" j home state of New York, and was fol- 1,.H hv W. J Thomnson. members of the natlonaf executive committee, who told of the co-operative plan worked out by the grange in Maine.' The report of the committee on - gttve and that their lady loves wiv operation stated that while the farm-, b6 prMent among the visiting delega ers of the nation received 16,000,000,- 1on of famJ from tne northern Marlor 000 last year for their crop, the cotlclty M any rate tnere wll, be pl(.ntJ to the ultimate consumer was $l.-of ingpiratlon. for all concerned and 000.000.000. By co-operation, produ- the cub porter slips In the observa cer and consumer could be brought tJon that n4 would hate to have the more closely together, it was suggest- 'umpir,-, jb. ed, eliminating the necewdty of re-. Cole, who Is reported by BUlie Stepp handling by several middlemen, blam- ed for the disparity between produc- ers' and consumers' prices. In the effort to Increase the eapi-;who lalizatlon of the state grange co-opera- Jtive exchange to 25,000. a total or, Jfiuoo worm 01 nwc wa uw:riwu migration 01 voie 10 Ulpr l-tfKUtr 1-11 -yesterday and one offer to lake 15000 cles, i.ext season. As is the case with worth was made. The previous capi- talization was 15000. It is the ulti-! mate policy of the grange to establish benches of the exchange in all com- m,.'niti. where the order has organ- ed representation. Salem Real Estate Now Moving Fast Real estate transfers and transact ions totaling at least (3,641,000 have taken place in Marion county during the period, January 1, 19!0, to June t. 1920. This is shown by records in the of fice of County Recorder Mildred Rob ertson Brooks and is based on the valuation set by revenue stamps af fixed to warranty deeds filed subse quent to the first of the year. Recorder's fees amounted to $4, 568.20 during this period and is in dicative of the unusual amount of work received by this office during the first five months of the n.ew year. Property descriptions show that a considerable portion of the county's total of transactions originated in the city of Salem. Salem's Growth Indicated Within a very short time, Salem residents expect to nave definite in- formation concerning the city's pop ulation. One very good pointer to the direction in which the wind blows' found ln the '"creasing number of real estate transactions in Salem and vicinity. During March 1920, 338 warranty deeds were entered on the files of the county recorder's office. April's work Is placed at about 300, while the number of bona fide transfers for May is estimated at 850. From the Increased number of business trans fers and property exchanges in the city of Salem, many census prognos- ticators have based their predictions that the returns will show a substan tial increase over the 1910 enumer atlon. . ; To handle the unusual volume of business, 93 real estate brokers and two well established abstracting firms are kept busy. In addition to these forces, County Recorder Brooks has been" obliged to have additional of flee crew and office space during the past four months. Increase In Dculg In 1910 when Salem's population was given as 14,000, there were about thirty real estate dealers in this city. Now with an estimated Increase of about 4000, Salem has 93 real estate offices. In proportional calculation, Salem is better blessed than Portland In this regard, the Oregon real estate department's April bulletin showing that the Rose City has 750 land brok ers. Using the 1920 census figures of slightly more than 250,000 as a basis, the larger city has one real estate deal er to every 833 residents. In Salem, the brokers appear to be more popular as the Capital city can boast of one dealer for every 193 in habitants Along this line of business enterprise alone, an increase of 20t percent Is shown as compared to a population Increase of approximately 25 percent. With Cupid In The Press Box, Salem Will Meet Tigers Why should anyone miss the big game with Woodburn, Sunday? Nev er In the history of Salem baseball will such an aggregation of benedicts and near-beneaicts be gathered to gether in one enclosure. Of course, the main attraction is the fact that the Woodburn Tigers ; n i. m. 1 rr , n Q 1 1. . nn n a fall o u i-- ,J .1. ., -,(L puav, tiliu mat tu lump bwo; mm Cole's goat and the Senators' fair rep utation. However, in addition to the thousand and one raving fans who will assemble in stands and bleachers many of the Senator will have an ad ditional incentive to make good. For, as In days ot old "when knights were bold," and warriors fought for the glory of their ladles' smiles; so will Oxford field witness the valiant Senators in similar striv ing. During the past three weeks, a trio of men from the Salem club have Joined the ranks of the newlywedded and according to the best Informed friends of the local leaguers, there ar more who will follow suit. It is rum ored that "Ducky" and Delia are talk ing rapturously of June wedding . . hllo r-hw n'vtn.v h been noted by Dame Grundy, tiiougi "Chuck" emphatically denies tha' "ayes, uisni.p auu mmw wm u acclaiming him as "Brother Pilgrim" There is an additional fable thit Cupid has also penetrated the solid phalanx of the Woodburn represent io( tne portiand News, to be on the Macredle list for 1921; will hold I down the hurling Job. Salem fans are beginning to expect good thlnes from the big right bander are taking much Interest in the rumor.-! all promising semi-pro players 'King'' is being introduced to the fan- : fire of bouquet and brick bestowed by boosting, enthusiast and the lew temperamentally Inclined scout and prew clique. Charges and Denial of Steam Roller Tactics In Deciding Contests Feature Chicago Republican Session Today Oregon Alloted $12,000 For Fire Patrol Service Portland. June 5. Oregon has teen allotted 112,000 of the 150,000 agrl- cultural aDnrODriation. for observers and other expense incident to the for-l est airplane patrol. The information' was received Friday by District For ester George Cecil. Tha money will be available July 1. National Budget Bill Revised at Wilson's Demand Washington, 'June 5. After it had been amended to meet President Wil son's objections the bill to establish a national budget system July 1 was re passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The president vetoed the bill last night because exclusive authority was given to congressto remove the comptroller-general and assistant comptorl-ler-general, whose appointment by the president Is provided in the measure. Republican leaders agreed to a change placing the control over the two officers with the president, who would appoint them "with the advice and consent of the senate.'.' Representative WIngo, democrat, Arkansas, had complained that the re publicans sought to "jam through" the bill with a constitutional question un settled, buthis was denied by Repre senative Mondell, Wyoming, the re publican leader. Sugar for Candy To Go on Ration Basis At Once New York, June B, A Joint distri bution committee to ration sugar to confectioners throughout the country will be formed here within two wf"k: Armln W. Riley, special assistant to Attorney Genual Palmer announced today. Characterizing the sug.tr situation In the United States as more crlticul than any time during the war, Mr. Riley said ftneffor.t. wpuld be made to have bakers economize and to have hotels and restaurants ration sugar to their patrons. Mr. Riley's statement concerning creation of a distribution committee was made after a conference here to day with a committee of six appoint ed by the Natlonnl Confectioners as sociation at its recent convention In St. Paul. The new committee will com prise representatives of sugar brok ers, refiners, confectioners and soft drink and ice cream manufacturers and will operate under the direct su pervision of the government flying squadron of profiteer hunters, Dr. Riley said. Espee Purchases Lumber Supply Worth Million Albany, Or., June t. Purchase of Jl, 000, 000 worth of lumber In the Al bany district by the Southern Pacific company became known here today. The scores of deals involved were made since last September, It was said. Ties aggregating 50 carloads and car material amounting to 100 ear loads have been contracted. Beame and boxcar boards are the principal Items of the car material. J. L. Bell, foreman -Inspector, who acted in the purchasing end of the deals, is now supervising a crew of in spectors at mills where the lumber Is stored. Shipment will begin soon. Catholic Sister Well Known Here Called By Death News was received ln Halem Friday vanlnor of th death at Marylhurst of Bister Thomas of Aquinas, for sev eral month Sister Superior at Sacred Heart Academy in this city. I-leatn, which was due to neuritis, occurred Frldav. after an Illness of four weeks. Sister Thofbas has been Superior k th local school since September, replacing Bister Mary Klphege, who had han at the head of the Institu tion for eight years. She was removed to the Mother House at Marylhurst, near Oswego, three weeks ago. In the hones that the chansre would benefit her condition. She la a former resi dent of Canada, and all her relatives are In New York state. No funeral ar rangements had been made at noon Saturday. A petition is being circulated by La Grande busines men. asking for a night patrolman at a salary of 1175 Chicago, June 5. Charges of Senator Moses, of New Hamp shire that the republican national committee has used "steam roller" methods in deciding contests, were denied by several com mittee men at today'a committee session. H. B. McCoy, national committeeman from the Philippines, brought up the Moses charges and declaring he was a Wood supporter, denounced Senator Moses' statement as "absolutely unwarranted." National Committeeman Highland of West Virginia who also said is for Wood, made similar statements. Neither General Wood nor Colonel W. C. Procter, his campaign manager, support charges of Senator Moses of New Hampshire that the national committee had used "steam roller" methods ln its contest decisions, Mr. McCoy declared. In calling the committee's attention to the Moses charges Mr. McCoy said he resented them and added: Charges Held I'ufoundcd. "The vote of this committee on ev- erv case has been on the riant, and justice and not tinged by any personal preference as to conditions. There is no basis for Senator Mosjea' statement. It is unwarranted and ta his own per sonal opinion and is not the opinion I either of General Wood or Colonel! Procter." McCov Maid he tiad hettn ure-lnor' General Wood's nomination for more than a venr and woa.ld i-ontln.. his.! support but deplored the Moses charge,. Chairman Hays did not Join In the discussion except to Interject that; there appeared to be "perfect har mony" in the committee. W. H. Harris of Athena, of the Low den taction was seated from the eighth Georgia district in the absence of for mal claim by a negro contestant pledged to Wood. Wood Delicate Rented. In disposing of the remaining Geor gia district contests today, the com mittee unanimously seated D.- C. Cole of Marietta, a Wood dolegate from the seventh district and dismissed the con test of a delegate sold to favor Gov ernor Lowden. In the ntnth Georgia contest involv ing the seating of Roscoa Pickett, the statatjohairman and jeader of the Wood delegates, the national committee ap pointed a sub-committee to pass on the regularity of the credentials of the district delegates who elected both fac tions. Boy on Bicycle Leads an Unique Race Thru State wit iavid mills, age 16, riding a bicycle, in the lead, and with George w. Lewis, in an auto, in fast pur- t B.mH that all the managers) are fig sult, un unique race was being run; ,,r,na ,, , three hallota tn find today through Oregon. Young not Ultlla fled hl home at Yreka, Cal. juesnny morning; nn mr. l.ewis, or the Yreka Auto Supply company, took up the chase last Friday morning. Mr. Lewis reached Salem late last night. The boy is believed to be on the wav to this city from Eugnne where he was reported seen Friday morning. J Hlllis, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hillis, of Yreka, wearing only a white soft shirt, corduroy pants, a red necktie and a cap, mounted his red Indian bicycle, It Is believed, at about nine o'clock Tuesday morning.' Th. n, ha , ,. TV. Li. viixa thin fist nrillaa his. Vw..A Os.n .A nisil holloira that I Its almost Impossible for a lad of 15 to make that distance In that time, al though Mr. Lewis said that he has made frequent long jaunts on his bicycle in California and Is an excel lent rider. j David is five feet two Inches tall. weighs 110 pounds, la slender ln the candidate now in me neiu oesiue bulld, and has a light complexion.' having good prospects for hie ows Because his physical make-up Is al-' nomination, will also hold a veto V" most delicate the phenomlnal race ne'er which will compel the compromise) is leading puzzles police her. ( 'oiiltrcK Adjourns. Washington, Juno 6. rThe sixty-sixth congress ended Its second session today, dojourn- Ing sine die at 4 p. m. Unless a grave emergency arises which makes necessary a spe- cial session. It will not meet again until December (. LATE BULLETINS t WoaVimfrinn Juno KTVip j ous aliens from the United States was passed today by the house j and sent to the president. A Washinjrton, June 5. Rear Admiral Albert Winterhalter, member or the general Doara, ana iormer commmiucr m iw . ;the Asiatic fleet, died suddenly at the naval hospital here today. Washington, June 6. After hearing Colonel h. H. R. Green of Texas, son of the late Mrs. Hetty Green, the senate commtitee . . . . ....... ,.. . !j - investigating pre-convention political linancing aajournea it -sions today until July 9. Galveston, Texas, June 5. The first effect of Governor W. P. Hobby's efforts to relieve the freight congestion here came today when union switchmen employed by the Galveston Wharf 'company agreed to handle freight cars loaded and unloaded by either union or non-union dock workers. Regular Old Convention In Prospec "'cago, June a. agreement in twcen "''""at Wood's managers over whether the republican national com mittee has been "steam rolling" his delegates has furnished the incident which was needed to wind up tho re publican convention preliminaries) with a three-ring finish, . . There are several elements which j contribute to the support of predte- "0I,S lnl" 11 18 OIn8 10 D regular old time convention. Four years agm on pre-conventlon Saturday everything 10,,Keu V" ,u",c' tsii. wan. ' " nwmin, - thuught it was not generally known. and the atmosphere was placid. To day there are a dosen little swirling eildya each loaded with possibilities ot developing into cyclonic proportion. Klondying Influences Absent. , Many steadying influences which guided the preliminaries of four years) ago are absent and a good many new elements which make for confusion are present. The majority of the dele gates are unlnstructed ,and although u is generally the case, many of them are anxious to board some band wagon there does not appear to bo any. Thoro are several vehicles ready to be rolled out but ttie homepower doesn't seem to be mobilised and sverybody seems to. look to the possibilities that some of the horses may be dark. Then there Is the absence nf the steadying influence of the old tlmo leaders who have hitherto been able to guide the destinies bf the convention. The bosses who speak wllh a vote ot authority seem to bi absent and al though the Incoming delegates are, willing to be led they don't find any considerable party being personally conducted In any one direction. About the only thing that everybody seems to be agreed upon in that no candidate Is going to be nominated on tho flrt ballot und from the informa tion that leaks out from tho various) lnner circies of the different group ""Oiout where tney stand ann make up la' their estimates on the possibilities. Th ... ,.,; 1H11V .K...d "..bli p that the convention will hv Its opening hurrah, tho complimentary votes for the favorite sons, the ballots to fulfill the instructions;, and pledgee) and then the real business will begin. If the program being ' talked of In carried out, the leaders of the delega tions from the Inrger states will have a conference and decide whether they will pool their votes and, returning to the convention next morning, eat il.UM 9..m tho man uKmit urhnm I not u- . . . ,.,., . ., have hopes of rallying enough support Whether he lU .....j. -V be a dark horse or one of the csndl- dHtM now ln tne ,le,""0 " to say, because only th preliminary ballot can determine It. But with that as a starting point, the seasoned poli Iclans are quite sure th-re will be lit tle delay In getting to an agreement It may develop that some one f managers to accept amen of whom h I approves. Senator Johnson of Call sje.fornla Is always mentioned when this) ik' probability is discussed. ! There Is still another element which jjtla.lds to the uncertainty which promt- to to continue up to the time the con vention begins to ballot. It Is repeat edly expressed feeling among slut governors, chairmen of state delega tions and others that member of con gress and federal official have i much to any In convention plane anil decisions. hill dpsicned to exclude danger- rompiet lit of Oregon men to' (Continued on Page rue-i
