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Full TXT leased Wire : TodaylfNews . Printed Today Dispatches I s CiiNS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES IN BIG GERMAN DRIVE Outnumbered But Not Out fought, American Troops Hold Their Lines " RECAPTURE CANNON -AND CHECK CHARGE Berlin Newspapers Bitterly Atlack U. S. For Sending War Munitions i (By Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff Correspondent.) J I.o.idon, April 24. Tile bloodiest ? fabling since tlie battle ot' Neuve ttappcllc is now in progress between ! i' "l" 1,1111 North sea. Reinforced ! the coming week, closing on the night by tract, s withdrawn from the east! of Fridny, April 30, the case will go I'rimiiin front, the Germans have evi-jinto court for adjustment at a consid er tenily renewed their attack to hack I erable mora expense to either one or 1 ilieir way through the allied line to j both parties contending than the dif '( iblaia ami Dunkirk. forence standinir between them today. (tattling over the low country, almost' j entirely unprotected by woods or other 5 .trows that would affojrd protection, ,1 the contending armies ure renewing the simple of Inst fall. ',: Canadians Bear Brunt. An official report to the war office today stated that Canadian troons bore i , the hrunt of the German drive across' i the Yser which advanced the enemy's , linn nearly five miles. It was admitted! "'I that the Germans now occupy a series: (Continued on Pag Three.) Rockefeller Jr., Declared . Not to Be "Innocent By- Stander" In ifl fir 1 1 h!9HJP- TOCkfrTLLER ami 5QN IJ2 I PHOTO ilij By AMTPICAN PRLSi AftSOClMlOH i ''"".'"feller. ,r- It was snapped in Fifth '""'"lotiaire ""U ins son were returning K,"V1 , ity Mo., April 24. That "" II. I "feller. Jr.. and lir I.m th. n v uei anil Iron com 'r"lfd the letter which Cover- i ,T"' nt , l'i'l'"'t Wilson i "Hfr. :' strike and "war" k' f .1 , ,Rll,,i("'ion contained in u' l,'t,fr obtninej bv Chair CHIMNEY SQUABBLE BIDS FAIR 10 BE School Board and Contractor Both Throw Down Gaunt let and Show Fight LEGAL POINT SEEMS TO Both Sides Maintain They Are Standing Upon Principle. and Justice The "Inst word" has been passed be tween the Solera school board and Con tractor S. A. Hughes and if an amicable settlement of the high school chimney controversy cannot be reached durinir Both parties to the controversy main- tain that they are stnnding upon the principle of justice and right and, if the case shpuld be carried into the courts, and it looks as though this is inevit able if neithor yields an inch from the positions assumed, it will be fought to the " bitter end," At last night's adjourned meeting of tho board Contractor Hughes, through !' Attorney, Walter C. Winslow, noti- f'pd the board in writing that he had (Continued on Page Four.) Colorado War r avenue, New Vork, .while the mul- from church. man Frank P. Walsh of the federal Industrial relations commission at 2i Broadway, headquarters of the Mtand anl Oil comjny and made public by him tdnv. In this letter Governor Amnions, who called out the militia to subdue the TAKEN NTO COURT (Continued on Paje Mix.) SALEM, HEELS OF DUG George Avery Held Pending Investigation Both Visited Independence Corvallis, Or., April 24. The body of Will Purdy, aged 40, was found early today vutside one of the windows of his horns by two section men, a wound, evidently made with a knife, in the left breast below the heart. George Avery, 65, who is said to have been the last man seen with Purdy, is being held by the police pending an in vestigation. An inquest will bo held this afternoon. Indications were that after being stabbed, Purdy jumped from the win dow and crawled a few feet to the place where the body was found. Avery and Purdy were said to have been drinking together last night. The room in which Purdy was stabbed was ia great disorder, leading to the belief that there had been a struggle be fore the death blow was struck. A partly emptied flask of whisky was also found in the room. Avery is said to have gone to Inde pendence early last night and brought a quantity of liquor home with him. Architect Post Believes He Is Entitled To Considentwn By the Board Whether the architect who drafts the plans and specifications shall be re tained as superintendent of construc tion of the now McKinlev school build ing, or whether an outside party will be employed to superintend construction of the new school is the question which has presented itself to the board of school directors to decide before bids are ndvertised for, following adoption of the plans ami specifications, which will probably be done at Monday night's regular meeting. Architect George M. Post submitted revised und completed plans and tenta tive specifications at last night's ad journed meeting of tho board but the board did not feel qualified to puss in telligently upon them until fully ad vised as to the legal status of the speci fications an the mutter was referred to the building and grounds committee, composed of Directors Huron and Barnes, with instructions to go over the specifications thoroughly with Attorney G. 0. Bingham and report at Monday night's regulur meeting. The question us to superintendency of construction urose when the board was reudiag over the specifications in which the architect was referred to as super intendent of construction. Home ques tion was raised as to the policy of this arrangement, reference being made to the chimney controversy as an example in point, and Architect Post explained that, inasmuch as ha had drafted tho plans and specifications and was intim ately familiar with every detail of con struction, it is but fair to him to be given supervision of construction, other wise he could not he expected to be held responsible for mistakes or faults In construction. If he were given super vision over the building he stood ready to stand responsible for anything thnt went wrong, he said. Tho matter was taken under advisement. Dan Cupid Establishes New Record In Matrimony Dan Cupid performed a record-breaking stunt at the court house this after noon when, in less than two minutes after Mossie M. Pulmer, a young labor er of McMinnville, and Miss Myrtle Ol son, a beautiful young lass of Kast In dependence, hud obtained a msrriage li cense from County Clerk Gehlhsr, they were pronounced "man and wife" by County Judge Bushey and departed up--on their way rejoicing. Thomas Mc Daniel witnessed the marriage license, making affidavit as to the legal age of the participants in the matrimonial al liance, and he, together "lib Mrs. Iona Schieckmsn, a sister of the groom, wit nessed the marriage ceremony. Judge Rushey did not kiss the bride, as the story hooks and fairy tales would hare it: instead he told them a funny story end they went away evidently believing tjey had "g"t their money's worth." CAUSE TOR HASTE. "The woman threw hereself Into the river," rend the teacher. "Her hus band rushed to the bank. Now tell me why her husband rushed to the bsnkf" "To get the insurance money," the duis Jelled. Cincinnati Enquirer. OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915 M.E. SMITHSON.OE PROHI SPIELFEST Will Represent Oregon at In terstate Contest at Berk eley, Calif. R.L PUTNAM SECOND; ERIC BOLT IS THIRD First Methodist Church Scene of Oratorical Battle Decision Close OFFICERS ELECTED TODAY. President H. Orathwell, of Pacific university. Vice President Miss Fern Wolls, of Willamette university. Secretary Mr. Armstrong, of McMlnnvUle college. Treasurer Harvey Bell, of Eugene Bible university, By winning the annual state Inter collegiate prohibition oratorical contest last night at the First Methodist church M. 0. Smithsto, of McMinnville college, carnod the righ to represent Oregon at iho interstate oratorical contest, which will be held at Berkeley, Cul., sometime M. E. SMITIISON Of McMinnville College. in September. Should he win the inter state contest, lie would represent the Pacific cot states Oregon, Wnshiiiii' ton, California ami Idaho ut the na tional contest. H. I., Putnam, of Kugeiio Itible uni versity, tenk second placo: Krie Holt. of Willamette university, third place, wnne tester I. Jones, of Pacific col lege, fifth, and I. isle Hubbard, of Pa cific college, sixth. Jn composition, the lunges gave Ainuny college first place, McMinnville cullego second, Pncific and Willamette universities both third. Ku- gene Hible university fifth, and Pacific college sixth. In delivery, McMinnville college won fire plnce, Kugene Hilile nnivorsity second, Willamette univer sity third, Pacific university and Paci fic ecillege fourth, and Albany college ixth. An average of both percentages in d.ilivery and composition gave the final run I; in the contest. Oo Far for Judges), Tie judges oo delivery were: Frand II, Hilton, of Portland; A. King Wilson, Portland, slid Mrs. Henn, also of Port land. On ciiuipositlon: Professor James I,. Gardner, of Kvnnston, Illinois; 1. N. MeCiish, Spokane, Wash., and Judge C. I,. Mc.S'ary, of Salem, wlio consented to act in lieu ol' Professor John H. Pelsna, of Austin, Texas. Miss Mildred Mn'P.rble, by virtue of her office ss president of the assocla tiijn, presided. Ksther Miles, pacific cidlege, is the vice president; Hoe Itlair, Albany college, secretary, and h. W. I,envitt, Kugeue Hible university, treasurer, While waiting for the de cision of the judge to be determined, all of the judges on delivery gave short talks. Professor White, of Albany col lege, and Kev. H. N. Avison, of this city, also spuke.. As soon si the decision waa announc ed, McMinnville students gave a yell and rushed In congratulate their orator, In order to help defray the expense of the trip to slifortila, a prise of too" goes to the winner, Meeieid plnce car ries with it a prize of (In. Social Unrest Wins. "Social I nrcst and the l.iipior Prob lem" is the title of the winning ora tion; "The Twentieth Century Vision," of second honors, and "A New Plank," of '.he third nrstiont I)-. Avis'ii gave the Invocation, which was followed by an organ solo (Continue! on Page Four.) MlHNmlE WINS E; '.''V;& ';' ? i'v :' ' i. :. ' ' (.'''.V i osr . " . t .' V :- , ' - 'VV ; -; ' , . LEI THE UN I, Chief Executive Is Great Be liever In Woman's Ability To Accomplish Things "F.nlist the women in the works thev are our best house cleaners end state cleaners" ia the substance of the advice given by Governor Withycombe this morning, in telegraphic response to a re quest from the clean-up committee of tho Portland chamber of commerce for suggestions as to the best means of carrying out the desires ns expressed by the governor iu his recent proclama tion, setting aside tho week of May 4 (week after next) as " Clean-Pn 'i ror mo state or Oregon. Tho governor received a telegram from Chairman Oenrae n. I.ee ,f tl, Portland chamber of commerce clean-up commmee, named in keeping with the !iim vi me governor s proclamation, stilting that the chamber nf enmmircn committee would meet this afternoon aim ask for suggestions and advice looking to the currvinn nut nt k ,u. sires of tho tirocllimiltinn flnvrn,,t. Withycombe 'a response to this query "I am deliuliteil thnt Mia lwtlnn.l business men are tnkinir no the clcnn-im week movement. My only suggestion is mat you oincintiy ask every commer cial orgoni-ation in the atnta to co op crate locallv. and T nlsn 1ml liVA illlt TV it men's organlr.ations will be leaders In tae worR and deserve fullest recogni tion. They are our best house cleaners ami siate cleaners." District Attorney Rineo Dismisses LaGrand District Attorney Rinuo yesterday dismissid thelsdic.ment ngnlnst James i.a urand cliarging Inm with assisting an inmnii) or tlie Wirl 's liulustrlal school to escape. The district attorney bases his action on the belief thnt the com mittment of Virgin l.n Grnnd, whom he assisted to escape, was not legal. At first he said he thought it made no dif ference whether or nut the committ ment wns made through the proper court but he has changed his mind lis he did not wish to take any chances in the mutter. The district attorney says the law provides that girls under IS years must lie committed to the school by the juve nile court and that girls over IH must be taken in cargo by the circuit or justice courts. As the matter stands he snys she was not committed by eitli er justice or circuit court, but by the Miiltuoiiiiih municipal court, which he states has nn jurisdiction. The dismissal of the indictment will not operate to release Jiimes l.n Grnnd from bonds as there are two other charges that may be pressed against him. Neither will it operate to free Virgie l.n (Irninl from the school. Judge William Galloway held recent ly, in an action for lindens corpus, that the committment hum Ii-iiI nnd based his decision on Hie section of the code that states any female person becomes of Hge when married according to law, Woodmen of World Hold 25th Anniversary Celebr'n The special annivci nrv meeting of the Woodmen of World heh lust even ing at Iheir lodge rooms was largely altciuli'd bv lodge members and their friends. The exercises were hold to celebrate the 2,'ith anniversary of lliii founding nf the lodge. Congressman llawley, in his address, said that the lodge now numbers 111, 000 memlH'rs, and that they had ap proximately 47,1100,000 invested, most ly 15 per cent municipal bonds. He said that the incmliership wan rapidly growing in all parts of the country. The local lodge now has about lloo members, and the contest for new members has not as yet been closed, T. H. Kay said that when any of his employes in the Woolen Mills were married, he always urged the groom to take out lodge life insurance. K. P. Martin, deputy hnsd consul, made a short address in which he told of the prosperous condition of the lodge. After the address, refresh ments concluded the evening's ex ercises. FTJNEBAI. SERVICES TOMORROW, The funeral services of the late George ("oolidge will be conducted from the residence of Mrs. I,. K. Page, iVi North Cottage street, tomorrow after noon at S o'fln-k. Hew Carl F. Klliolt, nf the First Presbyterian chinch, will preach the sermon, Pacific lodge, No. .".0, A. F. t A. M., to have charge of the rerviiea at the grave. Music will be furnished by the well known quartet coinisised of Messrs. Knowlnnd, Kplev, Wolfe and Met,. The pallbearers will be: h. S. Knst, K. XI. Croisau, J, A. Mills, S. B. Klliiltt, W. M. Smith and 11. V. M. lingers. la the city for the funeral aif Mr. and Mrs. W. I.. Garner, of Dallas; Mrs. Kat.) Woodward, of Seaside, Ore,, and l hnrles Woodward, of Portland, PRICE TWO CENTS SALEM FEELS ELECTRIC THRILL OF NEW LIFE COURSING THROUGH ITS VEINS AT BIG BOOSTER MEETING Resolution To Formulate Plans Chamber of Commerce Unanimously Adopted by En thusiastic Business Men at Marion Hotel MULTIPLICITY OF ORGANIZATIONS Men Without Money Do Not Accomplish Much and Money Without Men Is Useless B ut a Combination Brings Re sults, Declared C. C. Holt COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED Social Department of the Coinmorciul Club Judge Chas. L. NcNnry, Charles Dick, and Dr. W. II. Hvrd. Promotion Department Cleorgo Dodgers, F. 0. Deckebach, and Paul Wallace, Chcrrlnna- August Huckesteln, R, (', Bishop, and William McGil eh.ist, Jr. Business Men's League IT, 0. Shipley, Clarcaco Hamilton, and Hal Patton. Tax Payers League R. P. Poise, P. H. D'Arcy, and D, J. Fry. Salem business interests, long try ing to trnvol the road to success and efficiency by at least ,10 different routes Iho Hnlom commercial club, the Business Men's league, the Taxpayers Association, tho Salem Social Service Center, the Cherrians, etc awakened to uiw lit'o at the Marlon Hotel last night, and took th. Jirst step toward concentrating energy, effort and liraiiis in making Salem one of the livnst cities on the Pacific Const. This important Htep was taken ns the result of the visit, of C, (', Colt, president of the Portlund Chamber of Commerce and head of the Cuion Mont company, end Fred l,arsen, Portland renl estnle dealer, two of the Kose City's busiest men. Both men were vitally connected with the recent merging nf the Portlund business or giiiiizations into the Portlund Chamber of. Commerce and the whirlwind cnin piiign for membership in the siiine. Resolution Is Read. As a result of the coining nf these "lie wires" to the Capital City, a resolution was read .and uuaiiiiuoiislv passed asking W. M. Hamilton, presi- lent of the board of governors of the Saleoi Coniuierciiil club, to name coin-; inittees In get to work to devise, pious for nmnluanialiiig the various business orc.nniMitiniin into one hanuoiiious whole, There were 117 representative iti-eiiK of Suleiii urn lc, I about the tallies and I here was heart v concur j nee iu the opinion that the lime hus now conic fur Iho cilv t get busy and pull tocllicr, I I lie Porllniid men, having found out by experience the results to be ob i tnincil hv a concentration nf euergv,! were anxious and happy ill giving of. ieii' li niiwlcilgii to the men of Salem in order to help relieve the liurdeii of iiiiplexity and multiplicity of inter-1 esls, They had all led with their' plan and touched the hem Is of their! other brothers with the enthusiasm burning in their own. Handles Business of Community. Mr. Colt said that a Chamber of Coiniueree men lit more lliaii a mere ciiiiiuiercial club as It handles the busi ness nf the community. The Portland! cliuuilier has set standards that are recognized over the world, he declared. It was his opinion that if a people urn to get together, it must be On one broad foundation plan, In which nil can be interested, lie believed the matter not to be difficult ns, for in slnnc, un April first all members of the Portland commercial club censed j to be members of that nrgiinintiou lint were merged with the new chamber ofi commerce, "Division of Kfforl," said Mr. commercial club, the business men's ton, president 0f the Snlem Commercial Club, "cost Portland thousands of dollars. There were many organiza tions striving t( push Portland to the front and boosting In every way but it wns r-u their effnru were dupli cated in many rases. But now the work of milking Portland greater is under one direction and in this way it 'm Missible to make a saving of at least tso,ooo. Work Is Divided. I "We have divided " the work Into nine bureaus civic, trade and com merce, industries and manufactures, retail merchants, publicity and con ventions, Oregon development, traffic and traiissirtatiun, grain inspection, and legislation and taxation. There are .'ID directors and a business man ager to the new chamber." I'll ity of purose and consolidation of effort waa the theme in general of the meeting. The working out of the new scheme was shown in detail by charts, "Men without nionev," deelnriid Mr. Colt, "raaaot accomplish much; money ON TSAIW8 .t, WL STANDS TITB CBsTt For Organization of Salem CAUSES WASTE OF ENERGY, EFFORT without men is useless; It takes tho combination of men and money to bring results. In maintaining such an organization as a Chamber of Com merce each member must willingly ami unselfishly do his part." He said they came hero In the spirit of big brothers to assist. If Salem nocdeii more help he assured the busi ness men they would be glud to come tigsin. '" - ' - Salom Men TnJlr. - After both Mr. Colt and Mr. I.arsen hud answered several questions, Toast master Hamilton called upon several representative Saletnltes ' for an ex pression of opinion concerning tho new proposition, lie called Mayor White to Iho floor and he believed the time was ripe for such an organization to be formed. He said thnt the Snlem Colt, w'mn introduced by W. M. Ilamil league, the cherrians and other organ izations should be united into one com mercial body. T. II. Kay, King Bing of the Cher rinus, mi id thnt Snlem was formerly aiiowa as one nf the slowest towns on the cons) but that when Tom Richard son, booster, came to Portland and stirred things up there and then cnine In Snlciu anil ronsted the city and its slow ways, the people awakened from sleep nnd (irgiini.ed the Salnin Board of Trade. That was when Salem had only (10 per cent of its present popula tion. Then he said that with the co operation of a courageous mayor, they is i ii r I , I in to boost and pave streets. City Takes New Life. Snlem II took nn new life, hu said, aiiil developed but in recent years ho admit ted it had not been so energetic, and lively. What was done in the past he believed could be done ugaiu along the lines suugcslcd by the visitors. He nskcl fur the reading of the resolution setting the ball rolling. -Mr. Poind, president of the business men's league, declared that It was time to "gt busy", He believed that this could be accomplished by everyone pntronizing home industries. Principal Kllmtt, head of thn Sulem Socinl Service Center, said that he unit the center were very much interested in the' education of the children and thought it would -ho possible, to make) that work a branch oil one big organ ization. He declared that by giving to the county judgo, the social center, the Salvation Army, the Y. W. (', A., thsj Missions, etc., the people were dupli cating their charitloa and he thought the work could be more efficiently dune by one association. "I did not know a mcrs tu payer was allowed to speak iu public," aald Joe Albert, president of the Taxpay er League, when asked for hia opin ion. He concurred with the opinioa expressed and fid 'l0 appreciated tho coming of the Portland people and heartily approved of the proposition. All Must Boost. "If all will pot -their shoulder to the wheel, we can pull faster and (Continued on Page Hii.) The Weather Oregon: Prob ably fair tonight and Sunday; winds mostly westerly,