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THE jOAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1918. PAGE THREE 1 Jisl; feeked; I 'A large shipment of the latest improved Grafonolas ,with the "Non-Set Automatic Stop" the very- latest in Phonograph Construction If you want the most up-to-date improvements in . Phonographs, see Geo. C.Will 434 State St ''The Reliable Music Dealer" Salem, Oregon. " , SEN RELD RESENTS ATTACK ON HEARST BY INSINUATIONS Committee Probing German Propaganda Recesses Un til After Holidays. Washington, Dec. 21. Charges that a concerted effort had leen made to fix treason on W. R. Hearst by ."in sinuation," were mado today by Seni ator Reed, Missouri, before the senate committee probing German propaganda) Reed said his only purpose i ho hearings was to secure "truth and just tice for all." .1 Heed rcsonted Bocker'g insinuations that he was representing Hearst's in terests. "Any man who attempts to defame a man by insinuation is nothing short of a lowdown scoundrel." said Reed, i Chairman Ovorman rulcff that Reed's remarks should bo stricken from the rec ord. "I move that it stay on the record," said Senator Wolcott, Delaware "Becker has made similar state ments against Benator Reed," he add ed. "Anything that the Hearst crowd says about me doesn't worry mo in the least. Let it stay on record," retorted Becker. Adjourn for Christmas. The committee recessed over the Christmas holidays with tho under standing that Becker would return for further cross-examination. Reed called attention to tho publish ed aecount of the now famous Bolo din ner in New York, when Boy-ed, Von Papon and Hearst were declared to be among the guests. Later, It was impli ed that neither Boy-ed nor Von Papen were present, and that other prominent newspapermen and distinguished citi- ORGANS At your own price E. L. STIFF & SON 448 Court St. zona were there besides Hearst. Reed asked if Hearst was not indig nant at the inaccurate report of the dinner and demanded a retraerron from Attorney General Lewis. Becker replied that Hearst published a "garblou account of the interview, which was an absolute fabrication." -"There was no significance to tho dinner whatever except camouflage," said Bocke u exonerating those pros ent. ''.-. Ambassador and Mrs. Gorard were among the guests, he testified. "Tho indignatigu that Hearst show ed over tho account ol the dinnor sug gested to me for tho first time, that there was somotliing wrong," said Becker. . Reed wanted to know if Hearst was not perfectly justified in boing indig nant about his name being coupled with Boy-ed and Von Papen. ; "I think a certain amount of indig nation was justified," admitted Beck er, "but he seemed to overdo the mat ter. But that was just the impression I rocoived and it is nothing safe to go on at all." - "Hearst said he was going to sue Lewis for libel, but he never has," said Bockor. . - "Oh, well, there's time enough for that," Reed retorted. CHRISTMAS TURKEYS BRING RECORD PRICE Roseburg, Or., DcDc. 21. For the first time in the recollection of anyone hero, Christmas turkeys sold in the wholesale market today for 41 cents a pound. This remarkable price was pro duced by a scarcity of birds and keen competition among buyers. Contractors who had agreed to sup ply the government with large num bers of turkoys were depending on this county for a good share of tho birds, it was alleged. It becoming apparent that there was a shortage, owing to tho fact that farmers had sold sfcort during tho Thanksgiving season, lured by the high prices at that time, bidding became lively this morning. The market opened at 38 cents, but within an hour jumped to 40 cents, and then to 41 cents, the latter figure being paid only for extra choico birds. There was a demand for five carli:u: of dressed turkeys at 40 cent, buyer alleged, but gave it as Ins optn ion that probably not half the number could be secured in the county. ' On acount of the snow in the moun tains tho Silver Falls Timber company and the Silverton Lumber company at Silverton have closed logging operations. L CONCLUDED TODAY ttt t - I We wish you all a Merry Christmas X n't buy HER that gift-We I . still have a few of the finest t . Furs that ever came to Salem. We make them up. in any style to suit. Our prices are right. Open evenings until 8 p. m. West Fur Co. t 217 South High St. SALEM. ORE. t Tho fifth annual Marion county corn show closed this afternoon. In many re spects the exhibits wero far ahead of those of one year ago and the very poorest specinian shown thU year was far bettor than the -prize winners of five years ago, according to L. J. Cha piu who has taken ereat interest and practically managed every corn show given in the county. Today the rooms were thronged with farmors looking carefully over the fin est exhibit of corn, ever shown in the courity. One advantage of tho exhibit of corn over Bhown in tho county. One advantage of the exhibit this yea was the fact that all displays wero artistic ally placed on tables and within the roach of aU. Farmers from almost all the central c.o!(n producing states were in evi dence 'this morning. The unanimous opinion of all was that Iowa nor Kan sas nor any of the corn, states could produce a better showing than was on exhibit this week. All were unanimous in declaring that if the corn display ed this year was a sample of what the Willamette valley could do, it would not be necessary o live in the cold cen tral states to produce a corn crop. Credit' for putting the show on -is duo ito L. J. Chapin, who has advocat ed for the mast five years the growing of corn. And it 5s through his efforts that many farmers, at first discourag ncl have continued DUttini in the crop until this year, the quality was equal to any grown in the east. Report Given Of Road Work Done In November The following is a report of road ,nr1r Jnnn in Marion countv during the mouth of November, 1918, as shown by tho records in the county clem s omee: Macadamizing, $1601.31. Groveling, 1376.17. Bridges, 946.53. General repairs and miscellaneous $5898.52. ' Now tools and machinery, 269.81. Patrolmen's salary, $1321.20. Paving, $150. Total, $11,563.54. Nnumber yards gravel hauled, 2117 Number yards rock hauled, 624. Number yards rock crushed, 400. Volunteer work Men, 19'a days; teams, 7 days. Christmas Vespers Sunday At Presbyterian Church PKriafmna vwinftr RCrvicCH W.ill bO held at the First Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon Dec. 22, beginning at 5 o 'clock. Miss Joanna James one of the coming vocalists of the city is on the program and will sing "Oh Holy Night," by Adams. The complete pro gram is as follows: Prelude. Hymn No. 54, Hark the herald angel sing. ' Prayer, Rev. Anderson. Solo, Oh, Holy Night. (Adams), Miss Joanna James. Violin obligato, Miss Marian immons Reading, Christmas night, from Ben Hur, Mrs. Charles "William Nicmeyer, Anthem,' O Little Town of Bethle hem, (Nevin), the ehoir. Rcitation. Glad welcome, Margaret Purvine. Recitation, Christmas night, Margar et Wilson. Song, Christmas lullaby, Marjorie Marcus. Recitation, Christmas bells, Robert Bishop. Anthem, Where is Het (Danks), the Sunday school quartet. Story, Pavlos of Tarsus, Mary Gil bert. Hymn No. 51, Joy to he world. Appeal, Our offering, Joseph Nunn. Offertory, March of the magi kings. Play, Christmas spirit of 1918, Mro fUranx &fcnrle. snirit of Christ mas; Joiha. Locker, spirit of 1918. Doxology. - I'osiiuae. 86 CENTS FOE EVERY SQUARE YARD IS COST OF COUNTY'S PAYING Saba's Paving : Kant Was j Rented For Constructing r County Roads. During the past year, Marion county hag been constructing aspualtic con crete roads at a cost of 86 cents per square yard. In the form 'of a straight road, the distance would be four and three quarters miles and fifteen' feet wide with a depth of three and one half inehes. ".".-. In this 86"ceuta is to be included the 7 cents a square yard paid the city for use of its paving plant. During the papt year everything that 'goes- into the making of roads Tins been purchas ed on the present high market, and this includes an advance of 50 per cent in asphalt over that of two years ago and the radical advance. fjr labor. Pay Salem The city of Balom has been paid $329(1, for the rent of its paving plant the past few months. At the time tho contract was made by the city council, an effort was made to hold the county up for 10 cents a superficial square yard. The plant originally cost tho city $4500, bought during 'the administra tion of Harley O. White. The following is the report of W. J. Culver, county roadinnster, to the coun ty court, placed on file today in the office of the county clerk. The report is on road building activities for the past year: "I have ithe following report to sub mit to you concerning the asphaltic concroto pavement laid by Marion coun ty during 1918. "On tho county road leading from Salem to Silverton, 32,689 square yards were laid. On the county road leading from Salem to Wheatland, 4294 square yards. A top was put. on the floor of tho new steel bridge oerose ithe Wil lamette river at Salem, requiring 3401 square yards. Also a top was put on the mill Creek bridge at the east end of State street taking 185 square yards. The driveways at tho new Southern Pacific dipot alt Salem were paved, re quiring 2394 square yards, making a to tal of 42,963 square yards.: ; Total Cost $36,936 "This amount of paving is equiva lent to four and three quarters miles 15 feet wide. The total cost of the work as shown by the county clerk's bodkg was $36,930, or very near 86 cents a square yard. ''On the roads tho pavemerit was laid 15 feet wide and 3?4 i?-w deep, the road bed having iirst Seen grad ed and well rolled. The work of grad ing and rolling "cost $4993 and this amount is includod is tho above total 'The work at the Southern Pacific depot was done on a cost plus 10 per cent contract, the railroad -company paying $2470.99 for ithe work. 'The paviing plant was rented of tho city of Salem for 7 cents per square yard and one dollar a day in addition for the use of the tandem roller (68 days) making the total cost of renting the plant $3290." . SOCIETY By CAROL S. DIBBLE. - (Continued ftom page 2.) ty of Oregon and came u from Eu gene today. George MeGilchrist, another son . in the spruce divis ion at Vancouver, visited in Salem last week, and his return the coming week is dependant upon his obtaining an other leave following so elbsely upon his last furlough. The pupils of Frank E. Churchill fnt: tn-ipatcd in a musicale given at h studio in the Opera houso building on Sunday afternoon, when tho parents and friends enjoyed the following pro gram: Freedom Forever March Crammond Harritt Patterson .. Fleeting Fancies .. Anthony Gordon Barker - - . Wayside . Chapel ,...-...t..L Wilson . Fay Wolz - - La Cinquintino Gabriel-Marie Virginia Dorcas . . . Cupids Frolic : ..... Miles Lola Schultz. Pixie Drill March Brown Genevieve Campbell ChimeB of tho Deep Ooeruoter Lois Neptune Orfa Grando Polka Gottscu,rK Fern Winchcll - Southern Twilight Bonner Margaret Smith Camp Firo Dreams Crammond Ruby Dragcr Amor Tourjic Thelma Flako Clouds in tho Wind , Kern Francis Dirr Sounds og Autumn Omor Leolyn Barnctt Dance of the Demons Hoist Thelma Birdwell La Scintilla : Gottschnlk k: A II: f - V H Count Brockdorff Is Dr. Solf's Successor By Frank J. Taylor (United Press staff correspondent) Berlin, Dec. 20 (Night) The Ar- beiter Soldatonrat, alt its final session, adopted a measure providing for gov ernment ownership of mines and all essential industries. It also instructed tho people's council to begin socializ ing immediately. Appoiritnont of Count Brockdorff as foreign secretary, succeeding Dr. Solf was formally announced. CONFERENCE ASSEMBLES 29TH Stockholm, Dec. 21. The conference which will elect a , president of the German republic will assemble Decem ber 29, a Berlin dispatch stated today. MISS Wil'NONA CLAIRE 8M,lTir Who appeared on a recent program given by the violin pupils of Miss Elizabeth Levy. PEACE DELEGATES Continued from page one) has no anxiety 'that the "horrors of peace" will be worse than the "hor rors of war." Will Reach Just Solution "I am confident that in common cour sol," said tho president, "that the statesmen of the world will bo able to reach a just and reasonable solution of the problems proscnted and earn tho gratitude of the world for tiie most critical and noceBsary service whicih has ever been rendered to it." President Wilson compared the Vien na and Versailles congresses, pointing out that the former was composed of "bosses ' and that the delegates were more concerned with the interests of themselves and their classes than of the peoples. "The Versailles conference must be a congress of tho pcoplo's servants," he said. "No master mind capable of setting today's problems exists. A man is a fool who thinks he knows what is in, the minds of all the peoples. It ia ncc- ESS? ; Remember Little Bobbie, a small cigar, but very high in quality 6c HAVANA implies rich ness smoothness and sometimes, heaviness All hi-nt of heaviness, however, - is overcome in Robert Burns. The Havana in Robert BurnsV filler is of par ticularly mild selection. Special care in curing and mellowing, gives this Havana a rare quality of mildness. ' You will say, when you smoke your first Robert Burns,"This is what I have been . looking for true Havana taste plus true mildness " Make that welcome dis covery this very day 1 me ROBT. BURNS Invinciblt 1 3 cents or 2 for 25 cents National Sizes:, lOc to 15c Remember 1 Robt. Burns 1 the same cigar as that packed under the General Arthur brand , M. A. Gunst Branch of General Cigar Co., Inc. B LmiiliiiilM essary for us to put all oar heads to gether and pool everything we possess tor tho beuefit of the ideals common to us all." 1 Lord Northclitfo, publisher of the Times, gave a copy of the interview to .1. - TTiTJ Tk me umieu xrens. m REORGANIZATION OF (Continued from page one) was neither coming homo now nor go ing into Germany immediately; that tho 83rd division never fought, though some of its troops may have been in j HIPPODROME i O. W. Beam of Hollywood, rural routq 7, Salem, received through tho postofi buttle as replacements; that there lnno fico a full sized Gorman hairnet, mad(J been constant difficulties in communi of steel, camouflaged, and weighing 4 eating with tho Amorican forces nl pounds. It was sent to him by his son Archanfel recently but apparently thorn Muriun Heum, who happened to be on! was no reason for concern for their tho fighting line about tho time the condition;' that const artillery (except armistice was sigaed. Marion Beam en? divisional) and the air service abroad listed from Butte, Mont., eleven days are being demobilized as rupidly ill after war was declared 'and rocently possible. A system has been worked has been serving as truck driver for .out whereby men designated for early the fourth regiment of engineers. He convoy can obtain their mail without writes that he saw some fine airplane interruption. fights and that tho Americans were too EVILLE much fur the Huns in the air fighting. The Richmond school now has a rec ord of 100 por cent in memberships for tho Red Cross, and this includes teach ers as well os pupil's. Some boy who bad a grouch against tho Grant junior high school and a gon crul spirit of cuBScdncss, broke into the FORMER GERMAN i Continued from page one) however, emphatically deny ,hat ho was in any way implicated in any such con spiracies. Without consenting to bo quoted on this point, Von Bornstori'f roiterntcd his stntoment made on leav- school building last night and did all u.n" Btatos la m7 namiy, the damage that a boy could in a short tlint he had done everything la Bis time. Ho climbed up the back fire e I f. . . r. ""- cape, knocked out a window pane anl I United Statos. . Ho assorted that he had unfastened the window. Then he tore "J" for mometn doubted the gravity oi me error on tno pari 01 tne Kaiser's :SUNDAY: -3 SELECTED ACTS 3- WILL II. FIELDS and LA ADELIA Presents "THE JANITOR AND THE MAHT DuBOIS and MILLER Purveyors Of Up-To-Date "Nut Comedy" ELDORA and COMPANY in Comedy And Sensational Juggling GLADYS LESLIE and EDWARD EARLE In A Blue Ribbon Feature "THE LITTLE RUNAWAY" down all tho inside wooden shades he could find in each room and pilod them in tho halls. Then took out the drawer in each desk of tho teachers and strew ed tho contents all over tho rooms. Then ho went itno the basement and tore out a lot of bricks in tho furnase and then knocked over a stove. Tho police have tho boy spotted. The Marlon county clerk, TJ. G. Boy- er, is not permitted to issuo automobilo government. Returning to the subject of the lcnguo of nations, which, with the ex ambassador, as with every othcr Ger man in official life, seems to bo tlio paramount issue of the hour, BeinstorfJ said: "All clussus of Germans are hopeful that the league will be created. This sentiment is not new. A majority of the Gorman peoplo have long held the view that the whole future of humanity licenses. This information is given as Uj,, a worl(i orgallization u quito a number of peoplo have been this kind. Many of us wero already consistently advocating tho idea, oven during the days when the German ar- BLIGH "FIGHT FOR MILLIONS" culling at the county clerk's office in quiring for auto licenses. The right 'T " usi..e 'Umiw, ,md every pro,poct ot vi(!tory j,, the offico of the secretary of state In tj,e ftel . r ' .o C .U0. uuiming, wucro mo sign "I order to further the clan in arnr I way possible in Germany, we have founded a German league of nations so- rcuils "auto licenses." Notwithstanding the Information giv en from Washington, D. C, that all re strictions have been taken off the mill- ciety with a membership representing all classes of political opinion. These members include Jfrieurico tbert, Hu- ing of flour, grocers hero feel that forg0 Haasc, Prince Max of Baden, my tho present there will be uo prico eh an gcs. The impression was gaining ground that flour would now bo eheap and feed stuffs high. With all restric tions taken off, the throttlo is open wide for speculators and just to consid er the situation, a meeting has been called for next Monday at Portland to find out just what tbo new orders of the government mean end what affect it will have on the prices of flour hero. Oscar Saari and his wife died at Un ion a few days ago, within 48 hours of each other. It is thought they drank wood alcohol, taken as a preventive for influenza. self and numerous other prominent men in German government affairs. "A few months ago such an open so ciety would have been bitterly assaii ed by the Pan-German press, but no the society meets universal indorse ment. . "Personally, I have felt sympathetic toward such league ever since Presi dent Wilson's speech on the subject la May, 1915. Unfortunately, hovafi my views then found little sympathy in the imperial government. But I have always favored the league, not on ly since the break ln relations between the United States and Germany but be fore that event," i