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A x . JL H ffS Kl f dYTr! 'tYY. -' -.tVVAA'l . V, f, S-VAAA' CSf 0"! Ton.aht and Saturday I lUlX iJ L P li H f 1111 ' - - i fl 11 - ' 1 1 M ll ill Isti if All I fair-east portion, probably rain : I M f JfLL r li II 11 I M U f -. -t Jfr nrr l f! '-'y if 1 11 il tj I. p; comer tomght .1 MAKf- STSM IVaLlLlLM fl rJtVs -: . L r ' - I III. I -M fi M IJ 11 N 1 II M H I east porthm, moderate -south- 5000 CIRCULATION (25,000 EEADEHS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL, WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS 8SBVICB . - FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 26. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FTVK r ENTtJ - -xtf .-x. -"- 7"wa1!M.7''rs Food Situation In Seattle Is No w Becoming More Serious Citizens Armed Troops From. Camp Lewis Are V Just Out side City. Government Interventions Relieve Sit uation Expected Soon. However Piez Won't Deal With Strikers Until They Go Back To Work. Gov ernment Exerts Persuasion On Labor Secretary To Have Him Order Men Back On Jobs. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7. A flat ultimatum to operate all essential enterprises in the city of Seattle under proffered government as sistance unless the general sympathetic strike is called off by 8 o'clock Saturday morning, was handed to the general strike committee by Mayor Ole Hanson -today. "I hereby notify you," said Mayor Hanson, "that wnless the sympathetic strike . is called off by eight o'clock tomorrow morning, Satur day, February 8, 1 will take advantage cf the assistance and protection offered this city by the national govern ment and operate ali the es sential enterprises." No official reply was available at this hour. Quietest City in Country Seattle Waall.t Feb. .7.-14 .tie .sec ond day of the first general strike in tho United States, Seattle was today probably tho quietest eatjr.,, in Jho Oountry. Up -to a late hour there had been no show or hint of violence. Twenty four arrests for minor of fenses only, since 12 o 'clock yestorday established a low record in police an nals of the city. Curious crowds slowly filled the wt reefs, expecting something to hap pen to break the tension. Despite this, preparations at police headquarters were going forward on a gigantic scale. Night sticks and guns wore distributed to volunteer patrol men. By noon more than 9000 special policemen wore available for instant call. The water system, light stations and utilities were roped off and strongly guarded toy details composed of po lice, soldiers and sa!ilors. Numbers of discharged soldiers and (tailors were also offering their ser vices as "moral suasion" videttes to the law and order council of the strik ers, asserting that they wanted to be neither deputized nor armed. "The commercial force of Seattle, DEPENDENT BOYS NOT TO BE SENT TO STATE SCHOOL IF DILI S House Not In Favor Of Teach ers Breaking Cotracts 39 Days Before School. Attention school teachers! If the bill that passed the house yesterday should finally iecome a law, school teachers will not b-J permitted to cancel thoir teaching contract within two months of the first day of school. Througli the present law, the teacher may jump the job just so notice is given 30 days be- . fore school begins. Jfow it may be that the scrap of paper called a contract must be broken 60 days before the first day of school. The' house was ai- .most willing to make it 90 .days, as it doesn't approve of teachers making a contract for one school and then looking out for a better job. The bill providing amendments to the working men's compensation act wat passed by the house. Among oth or provisions is one that the employer in case of accident and loss at limb, must furnish an- artificial limb. The bill was satisfactory to the labor ele ment. fH, --;.- Note given for life insurants poli cies are hereafter to be marked non negotiable for 60 days. The bill was issed by the house to prevent Shark insurance agents from taking a man's note for" the first premium and then at once selling the note. Sometimes (Continued on page eight) Lsire Martial Law I am sure," said E. B. Ault, editor of the Union Record, spokesman for the strikers, "could secure a settle ment of the situation within 24 hours by taking united letion Sn an-appeal to the United State8 shipping board." Mayor Issues Proclamation Mayor Ole Hanson of Seattle at 11:30 o'clock this morning issued the following proclamation: "To the people of Seattle: "By virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor, I hereby guarantee to all the people of Seattle absolute and complete protection. They should go about their daily work and business in perfect security. We have 1500 po licemon. 1500 regular soldiers from Camp Lowis and can and will secure if necessary, every soldier in the north west to protect life, business aud property. "Tho timo has come for every per son in Seattle to show their American ism. Go about your daily duties with out fear. We will see to it that you have food, water, light, gas and all necessities. t "The anarchists Sn this community shall .not rule its affairs. " All persons violating the laws will bo dealt with summarily. (Signed) "Ole Hanson, mayor." Mayor Hanson turned the first trans portation wheel since the tieup when ho sent out a protected munitiipal car, with Thomas' Murphine superintendent of public utilities as chief passenger. , "It will onlr tend to aggravate the situation, " protested City 'Councilman Robort Hesketh, labor's repre'sentnPive on the council. .. , Star Sttll Published The Seattle Star," the only -newspaper published in Seattlo yesterday, pro poses to issue again-today under the protection of soldiers and police. The Star is being published iby union men throughout, although some of tho reg ular union men have gone out on strike. In its edition yesterday, the Star printed the following editorial: "Under this flag the 8tar will con tinue to publish an American newspa per. "Despite halud'icaps of today and despite any handicaps that may fol low The Star will continue to assume that it is an American institution un dor an American government. And on that assumption The Seattle Star will oontlinue to publish a newspaper an American newspaper for American people." Copies of today's Star will be dis tributed throughout the city by the po lice department and 'copies of page one of the paper are to be posted on bill (Continued on page two) WILLGOBACKTOWORK Ketai Trades Council Asks Governor Lister To Let Hart Act In His Place. Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 7. The generj.1 strike in Tacoma gained some headway today. Longshoremen, teamsters end chuffeurs. about 15 per cent of the re tail elerkS, and some smelter employes joined in the walk out. . ' At the same time, however, there was a possibility that the streetcar men who who were called out yesterday noon, apparently without Union authority, would have the cars running by tonight or tomorrow morning. New light was thrown oil the strccl cer situation when it was reported by the carmen and their officers that the only thing standing in the way of their going back t0 work is the Tacoma Rail way r.nd Power company itself. It was even hinted among the ear men that it was Manager Beau, of Ihe company who was responsible for or dering the men off their jobs. The car men at their meeting last night repu dinted the order which called them out, rerffirming their former vote against the general strike. It was certain that the- men were ready and anxious to re turn to work today but that some mys terious influence was birring them. (Continued on page four) PAPER IS PUBLISHED Armed . police, riding on trucks delivered and distributed froe through the city copies of tho Seattle Star, the only news paper publishing today and car rying prominently tho mayor's u'.imiituin to labor. The street in. front of the Star had been roped off. Bat teries of cameras and motion picture machines clicked over . tho heads of a dense mass as the presses rumbled and the trucks sKcd away. Strikers with fold ed arms'lookod oi but no overt act occurred. PRESIDENT AND I'flS. PREPARI NiG TO SAIL Will Not Sail Until Next Wed nesday. Many Costly Gifts Being Stored. T-j Robert J. Bender Paris, Feb. 7. They were packing" up at Murat palace today. While President Wilson is not sched uled to sail befure next Wodnesday, his and Mrs. Wilson' s gif tsj and souve nirs were being boxed preparatory to "shipment, The pounding -of hammers echoed merrlily through the (ancient house as rare paintings, books, statues, jewelry and cigarotte cases wore stow ed in wooden cases. They weigh hun dreds of pounds avoirdupois and are worth hundreds of 'pounds sterling. . It has not been definitely determin ed whether the president will return to France, yet the Wilson's are "clean ing house" as though they had no in-' tcution of cotnling back despite the fact thoy -would- almost certainly oc cupy the Murat palace again on a sec-, ond trip. r The president, despite the long hours he devotes to peace work, finds time to read interesting letters from all parts of the world, many of which he answers personally. One arrived today from Harold II. Rucker seven years old, of Wichita, Kan., who said: "I am studying as hari as I can in school so I will bo able to do some thing important when I am a man." The-president replied: "I am glad you are beginning ear ly to have an ambition and I hope you will grow up to think of ,thc country you love before .you think of your self." . GERMAN ASSEMBLY EXPECTS TO HURRY ALL WORK THROUGH First Act Will Be Welcoming Austria Into German Republic By Frank J. Taylor Weimar, Germany, Feb. 6. Official welcoming of Austria into the German republic wag expected to be the first act of the national assembly, following its organization meeting late today. The assembly then planned to adjourn until Monday when Chancellor Ebert will formally transfer the government to tho new cabinet, which will bo form ed in the interim. ' A csucus held by the majority par ties last night revealed that Ebert is the choice for president of the assembly with Philip Scheidemann as vice presi dent. The work of the assembly was not ex pected to be long drawn out, as a vir tual agreement on all the more impor tant questions had been reached. Weimar is well guarded in anticipa tion of Spartacan itnerruptlon. In addi tion to large force of picked po licemen, there are infantry, cavalry and artillery units from the front. Delegates and other visitors have been assigned to a certain place to eat and another place to sleep. They are provided with cards calling for certain allowance of auger, fats and other food. A sudden drop In temperturo had not affected the ardor of the delegates, who hurry about in sleighs, lining up support for their pet projects. ASK WAYS 11 I'M FORmCplSlM MARKET1HG BUREAU C. E. Pence Said If Appropria tion Not Given, Would Sub mit It To Referendum. The state marketing bill introduced in the senate calling for an appropria tion of $30,000 was up for discussion last evening before tho ways and means joint committee. Declaring that California had solved the problem for producers in stabilizing the markets, Senator S. B. Huston ol Portland tpoke strongly in favor, of the cppropiit'tion. Mr. Huston showed that through the state marketing commission California had got the best of tho prune situation when the government had com mandeered the whole Crop. Whilo Ore gon was still tied up, he said California had been released, and was disposing of its prunes. Advertising through the stato market ing boatl b"d niaiie the peoplo every where believe that the California pro duct was tho best, even in penrj an;', prunes. ' Through this advertising in lator years when busiaOM n.ight be- como siow, (Jalitornu uav njx convince pooplo through it niH Using, wouIij held '.'. markets. Ccvi would bo b 'i little liaown. . 'I'll. pr,i growers as sociation in California . ad appropriated $100, CO") 'Ma veai o ndvertise its prune and crcato a market. Oregon was doing nothing. C. E. Sponee spoke in favor of an ap propriation for the state niarkoting bill saying the grange Was iu favor of it. If tho legislature will not estsblisn tne marketing commission, he said it would bo. submittod through a referendum, but this would delay its operation. He pre ferred an appropriation. Senator Pierce spoilt emphatically in fuvor of money for 'state marketing. "This is the most important bill before the legislature," dcelntod the senator. The farming communities have niEdo money during the war but this will not continue. The milk and dairymon are having their troublo and thoy noed the help of a state marketing bureau.". :As the joint ways and means commit tee is not inclined to appropriate money on tho spur of the moment, nothing was done (o aid the stato marketing measurfe but it may come in later for considera tion. fienatnr Lae.hmund told the joint ways and means committee, of which ho is a meml'ur. some alarming facts about fruit pestt and the need of doing some thing' nt once to am a crop tnat nas a $35,000,000 annual worth. All ho want ed was $15,000, and the committee unan imously voted it. Hho showed that Cal ifornia last year gave $148,000 to fight the fruit pests and that Oregon had given not a dollar. Massachusetts a few yearB ago appropriated l,UUU,uuu to fight the gypsy moth, but with dis eases of oil k'mls threatening the fruit industry, Oregon hadn't given a cent. Henntor Patterson spoke favoring tho $15,000 appropriation. Thn Paeifio International Livestock association of Portland appeared l&st ovening before the ways and means com mittce asking for an appropriation, to got it on fr paying basis. Portland plans to erect a building covering seven ana a half acres, to bo the largest of its n,i ;n thn United States. Other states give freely for big livestock associa ion8 and the Portland men thought Ore gon should do the same. No action was taken by the committee as there is a disposition to hold back on special ap propriations until tne comiuinee cu soe daylight under the six per cent law. In this instance, thee stato is asked to pay only about 10 per cent of the amount raised in Portland and from cat tie interests. - T .dvorfinn Oregon and Bet in line with Washington and British Columbia, rmo.000 is asked of the ways and means committee for advertising purposes, ine Portland men on . tne commuieo strongly in favor of this appropriation. Representative iiaines couiuu v bu way to give $50,000 to advertise for touriBts when the state was holding down sll of its institutions to barely enough to exist. , . With a bill soon to De iniroaae w ; fh nalftiV of the governor, secre tary of state and state treasurer, Mr. Haines didn't leci iiae auvervwug tourists t0 the extent of $50,000.' Mr. ir.,hli turf Mr Gordon both of oPrtland favored an advertising appropriation. No action was taaen. -m;.. f'f.rd,.lia Marvin, state librarian, was given all she asked for to main tain the state library. Oregon is giv ing much less than any other state in tha northwest for library purposes, ac cording to figures submitted. BEST EEMEDT FOB BOLSHEVISM. T.n Anodes. CaL. Feb. 7. Increased :A,,.tr;i aetivitv is the best remedy fnr hiilnhnviam. according to the gener al trend of opinion brought out at to day's conference or army, navy, ponce, irate and federal officials and business men, ealled by the mayor to consider, labor unrest. Compulsory Arbitration Probably Not Be Written Into Constitution of World League MAY BE TWO LIBER BOND ISSUES DURIf 1919 TO MEET BILLS Revenue Measure Will Mean Average Of $60 Tax Eacb Individual This Year. By L. C. Martin (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Wcshington, Feb, 7. Records of the treasury department and the appropria tions committee o fthe house and sonato today showed why congress is about to enact the biggest tax bill in history, tho six billien dollar revenue measure that will tako an average of $60 this year and $40 next year from every indi vidual of the nation's 100,000,000 popu lation. Those, records show that the govern ment will Cost the people $18,000,000, 000 this fiscal year and $10,000,000,000 in tho 1920 fiscal year. The tax bill now beforo congress rais es only one-third of the amount requir ed for tho tax-spendinir year ending June 3, 1919, and only 40 per cent of tho tcx expenditures for the tnx-Kpond-inrr voar ending Juno 30, 1920. Where is tho rest of the money coin ing from I There is only one way to got it bonds. Therefore, unless tho tax-spond-ing can bo brought to tho limits of tax paving, there will bo bond issues not only in 1910 but in 1 920. "S '." Cancelled. Contracts. , ' - Tho 191!l tax-spending year congress appropriated more than $36,000,000,000. But the onding of the' war caused can cellation of contracts totalling more than $2,000,000,000 and a bill in con cols $1,000,000,000 more. Tho ultimate total of such cancellations will be about 18,000,000,000, or half the sum appro- iated. This loaves i,uuu,uuu,uuu as th not cost of the government this yeer Of this amount the pending tax bill is oatimated to raise $6,070,000,000. Some' congressmen say it won't raise more thuu $5,000,000,000, but if it raisos tho amount its sponsors hope for, it will lenvo approximately $12,000,000( 000 to be raised by more bond issues. Appropriations for the 1920 tax year boar out tho estimate of $10,000,000,000 which has boon made by members of the house and senate and which was f orecasto by former Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo beforo the sonata fi nance committee. Fassea 14 Bills. Congress pnsscs fourteen regular np .,..,ri.,ti,.n i,MU fn. the Kiiunort of the government. Those fourteen bills willj totrl $5,507,000,000 for 120. this fig uro is obtained from bills lready passed j and departmental estimates on um um ors. If tho army of occupation ls kept in Germany long time or the total armed strength Of tho United States exceeds 500,000, this figuro will be too low, inasmuch as tho army appropria tion bill carrying $1,910,000,000 is bas ed on en army of 500,000. , On the othor hand, if tho three year navy program is rejected by congress that means some reduction, as tho $740 000,000 navy bill is included in the $5,250,000,000. But in addition t0 these regular appropriations, there are a num ber of extras, Including: Pavinir tho guaranteed price for wheat $1,000,000,000 (estimated). Interest on bonds l,tiuu,uuu,uuu. Railroads, $750,000,000. Pay bonus for soldiers, $400,000,000. Ltbor department's housing plan (not vet decided on). $2,000,000,000. Total, $5 250,000,000. Army Officials Watch For Geroaa Propaganda By Webb Miller (United 'Prewi staff correspondent) American Headquarters in Germany Feb. 6 (Delayed) American army of tieials continue to watcn snarpiy ior evidences of Gwirtaa propaganda among the troops and in imposing heavy fineg upon every violator. A Catholic priest wag fined ten thou sand marks. ($2500) for reading prop aganda matter in his church. Another German was fined two fuousa'nu marks for cursing and abusing the French before American soldiers. Ten million markg $2,500,000) was received today as part of ths German government's payment of the expenses of the army of occupation. It was an nounced that twenty million marks mor ewere being sent. The yowl of a black cat beneath bis jail window at Murphysboro, 111., He thought it an ill omen so he confessed murder. " Means Of Handling Refractory Nations Shonld They Dis regard Arbitration Board Remains Mystery. Among Theories Advanced In This Connection Is That Block ade, Or At Least Boycott, Would Be Employed. By Fred S. Ferguson i (United Press staff correspondent) i Paris, Feb. 7. While it now seems eertain that compulsory arbitration will not bo written into tho constitu-1 tion of the league of nations, the lea-1 guo will not lack means of enforcing I its decision, tho United Press lcurnodj from an authoritative source today. Compulsory arbitrations means that disputants would bo compelled not on-, ly to submit thoir differences, to the league, but would have to abide by its decisions. As tho matter now stands tho league will force submission of ar bitrable questions and will prevent re course to arms until a decision is ren dered. What actioni will bo taken in case a disputant disregards the man date of arbitration, it is 'impossible t learn at this time, Ibut it is believed the blockade which proved so effect ive in tho caso of Germany win .-( stituito' tho league s wenpon. Means ls Mystery The means of handling refractory nations, should they disregard the award of the arbitration Ibonrd, alBo remains a mystery. Among the theor ies advanced in this connection was that tho blockade, or at -least a boy cott, would bo employed. SENATE IS ELOQUENT IH : DISCUSSING LAW M PBBLipiTIES Amendment Would Take Pow- ' er to AW Rates From Pub lic Service Commssion. Tho senate had a real taste of ora tory and dobato yesterduy afternoon when three hours were Bpcut in discus sing scnato bill A, introduced by Sena tor Huston, and which amonded tho public utilities law so as to take from the public scrvico commission tutliority to alter rates fixed by franchise agree monts prior to November 7, 1912, whic!. is tho date the public utilities luw wont into effect. In tho ond tho senate voted to fcib tho bill as everybody knew it was go ing to do beforo tho debate started. The bill was beforo the senate as h special order of business and with a majority and minority report from tho revision of laws committee. The ma jority report, signed by four members, favored tho bill whilo the minority re port, signod by three members, oppodid the bill. Tho test voto came on tho question of substituting tlio minority report toi tho majority report. Tho motion ca ried by a voto of 21 to 9. Tho vot'; was as follows: For the report and against the bill Baldwin, Banks. Bell, Hberhard, Kiry, Farrell, Gill, Handley, Howell', Jones Lachmund, Moser, Nickelscn, Norblad.j Orton, Patterson, Porter, Bitner, Smitn of Josephine, Thomas, President Vinton Against tho report and for the bill, Dimick, Huston, Hurley, LaFollert,1 Pierce, Shanks, Smith of Coos, Stray er, Wood. Senators Huston, Straycr and Piere1 spoke in support of the bill, while Sen ators Eddy, Banks, Moser and Howell spoke against the measure. Bnouia Hoia inviolate. That franchise agreements should be held inviolate the samo as agreements between private persons, was the con tention of those supporting the bill, while the opposition insistc that the publie servico commission, as an agency of the stnto, should not be limited iu its power to regulate rate, whether they were fixod by franchise contracts or aot. "Somewhere I have beard something about a scrap of paper, something about a coitract not being Worth the paper it is written on," said Senator Strayor "I am a lawyer and know that lawyers spend ays arguing tcchniclities, but you cannot go out and convince the com mon people that a contract should be binding between them and not between a municipality and a public utility. When you Bay a contract is only a scrap of paper you aro launching out on a dan gcrou. sea." Senator Eddy opened the debate in opposition to the bill, and declared that the mcasuro is the most far-reaching at tack that has been made on the public utilities law as it would take away from (Continued on page four) Will Following official announcement that the special committee working on tho league constitution was a third through Us task, it became known that instead of completing tho draft this week as previously announced a week or ten days would be required to fin ish tho work. Nest to the league of nations, that most important committee sesslion now in progress aro those of the reparation, and newly organised blockade- com missions. Tho economic, program ior tha entlire world is involved in those discussions. Not only must it ibe de termined what Germany should pay in ths way of damages, but what she is able to pay and how she is ti earn tho money with which to pay. The vari-, ous powers first file memoranda- set ting forth' their clams. Tho biggest problem, however, centers on ' how Germnny can pay. This necessitates) working out an economic scheme. Sho must not only make money in mark but in the currency of tho associate powers. This means that her exporta must exceed her imports, ths amount of her credit being in proportion t, the excess of her exports. T ; PRIS1 J LIS GOOD Appropistion W0 Ee Ncces ' sary To-Remodel Interior, However, ' Hie O'lter wh'-U nt.d genera) mason ry of the f.eii.U'iiiiaiy tiro in good coa i 1 1 : -ii but the jumc cannot be said ot nary ptirH of the ji-trrior, according to a Kpor. of tie committee appcinl e.l fro'fi the 1 oim? or representatives to investigate en ;' 'he. building and no tthc iri:mi?enrrt. K A. Hughes is cl-airn.ttii. The hu'ldMifs wck erected in 1871, '.he rcptnt say, li the north wing tha w'ltid. 'v 'ipheii,W.i.- bail and the sills rottini". The main structure of the celV were in good physical condition but tie committee found the venti lating and sanitary conditions most drplrl'. In. tho ei'iith wind conditions were ttbt.i't the same but some cf the walls' wer creaking badly In ibe kitchen were found cement floors ii jood condition. But it was in the b:ik ci y that dangerous conditions were found Us tho top of tho oven was loo lira." tin wood ceiling. To prevent fire the '.o:nii.itfec suggested wrap- 'I'nij; the smoke pipe with asbrstos and I'laoing rrites on tho wood cealiny over tlip sieve. The execution champer now in dis repute since ciip.ta. punifhment is not pi'iimtted the committee found i good 'oih'i Ken except there was seme i'.(ed (if p'rstcring. (Continued on page three) ABE MARTIN it s We'll be glad when th' country gits th' catsup oftener. Purryodtyl )of,a back t' normal an' th' rosturintt chsnge th' catsup oftener. Purty hair i. sliuost as fatal t' a young man as Jn goo dtenor voice. i