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5000 CIRCULATION 25.000 READERS I)AU.V Only Circulation in Salem Ouar nteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ik SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAIr LEY KEWS 8SBVICE FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. SG. M n it'll fl Ii ti HI t If 1 n ' J vaiith iifiio. miiii ATTrMnTcn;-i':6 IUU111 iWI'rUllllIf HI 1LIMT1LP . i- - , " FRENCH MIN1STE WAS EN AUTO WHE SHOTS WERE FIRED STARTING TO APPOINT MENT WITH COLONEL' HOUSE, SEC. BALFOUR IT IS NOTHING," 0EY -COMMENT MADE BY HB! LAST INFORMATION SHOWS THAT WOUND MAY BE VERY SERIOUS raiio, xcu. iff. Atvmuuig to mo la test available information (noon), tin bullet lodged In Clemeaceau's bach rear the spine and it was feared the wound was more dangerous than at first announced, especially because of the danger of diabetes developing. An X ray examination was to be held this af teioon. Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary of War Jsuiter sent this message to Premier Clemenceau: "I am inexpressibly shocked and grieved at the attempt on your life which is just reported by cable to us, and beg to express my deep concern and hope for your speeay recovery. U'ue genius and determination wticn you have used so splendidly in the service of the world has made us all your debt ors. May mat same spirit give you tri umph over the assassin's bullet and save you for further service to Franca and to the world." Paris, Feb. 19. Georges Clemenceau premier of France, was Bhot and slight ly wounded by a boy named Cotin, as fce entered a motor cur in front of his residence this morning, His assailant was arrested. "It's nothing," was "the tiger's" only comment after he had walked back into the. house unassisted. The assailant, who refused to make iny statement regarding his motive, is about 18 years old. He is a French civ ilian and ig said to irve In. Compicgne. As Clemenceau was seating himself In liis limousine, Cotin suddenly eprang forward and fired eight shots from a (Continued on pago six.) ABE MARTIN Osea-r Mopps has a great nose for fcosines. He's traded his soap factory fer a skunk farm. Tell Biukley Icctur d on 'Th' Irrigation in Mesopotam ia" at Melodeon Hall, last night, t' Jight business. :N MILLION DOLLAR ROAD BILL APPROVED BY HOUSE ASSASSINATION BECOBb. Assassination of government heads in the last twenty yeurs: Empress Elizabeth of Austria, September 10, 1898. President Heureux of Haiti, 1899. Ki-g Humbert of Italy, July 29, 1900. President MeKinlev, Soptem ber 0, 1901. King Alexander und Queen Draga of Serbia, June 11, 1903. . King Carlos, Crown Prince Luis and Prince Luis Phillippo of Portugal, February 1, 1808. Marquis Ito of Japan, October 20, 1909. Premier Stolvpin of Russia, September 14, 1911. President Mndero ami Vive President Saurcz of Mexico, Fobruary 23, 1913. King Georgo of Greece, March 18, 1913, President Paes, of oPrtugal, December 14, 1918. i v- , . - . ' sk SENATOR PATTERSON FINDS "POT Of GOLD" This Incudes Appropriation Of $10,000 For Siiverton Armory, Sitting in final session, me joint ways and means committee of th sen ate und house, which happens to have the say as to whero the money goes closed up several small affairs and after i complimenting each other and sayi:g 'nice things, adjourned never to meet ; again as a body. All reeognizeu mat be ;fore the next legislature meets In ses sion, several political stars will fade away, like the starg of the morning. Ilowover, the mutual congratulations were preceded by a little scrap between Representatives Chiiua or iirownsvillc and Kubli of Portland. Childs intimat ed that several things had been mil roadod and Kubli regarded it as a per sonal attack. Childs objected to several 'tentative" appropriations being mr.de pormancnt. He didn't liko tho $50,000 given for advertising for tourists the next tw0 years. It had been made tenta tive and then allowed to remain in the budget. Senator Patterson had been doiucr . - 9 some figuring during the day and ar rived with his . pot of gold" as Mrs. Thompson called it. This pot of gold happened to be several estimates as to increased revenue for the coming two years and in it was an additional 193, 000 which could be used to clean up sun dry small items. There was an. estimated increase of $100,000 a year from house bills 15 and 16 from the corporation de partment. Then about $100,000 a year from the inheritance tax ana about $75, 000 a year extra revenue through the in surance department, $5,000 a year from the fire marshal and then an inherit ance tax estimated at $33,000 from the Pittock estate. Having shown that his "pot of gold" was a- reality and not a dream, Senator Patterson proposed to close up the afuirs of the joint eommittee with! several small appropriations and his mo-' tion was carried. The appropriations' were as follows: For land settlement,' jO,QOQ; marketing bill, $30,000; dairy bill, $10,000; vocational education, $40, O0O; for the International Live Stock Association of Portland, $30,000; for Miss Cordelia Marvin to pav expenses of securing a record of all Oregon sol- diers and other patriotic activities, $2, 500; for irrigation and drainage, $15, 000; to care for the overflow of wate: at the state fair grounds, $3,000; two different hatcheries, $10,000 each; to publish the annual volume of the doing. of the Spanish war veterans, $400; to Continued on page two) SALEM, OREGON, Work Should Begin At Once On Account 01 Emergency Clause Tacked On. The $10,000,000 road bonding bill has passed the House, and with tho bill is the clause declaring that an om orgoiicy exists which provides that it is in full force and effect as soon as it passes the legislature and is approv ed by the govornor. Hence, it may be said that having tried a $6,000,000 bonding measure two yoars ago, Ore gon is heading for good roads with enough money to complete all tho main highways specified in, the 1917 legisla ture. For even with the $10,000,000 now at the disposal of the state highway commission, it i3 spedfially provided .hat tho roads and highways cstab iswd by the 1917 legislature aro adopt ed i.s the road system to be improved, bettered or paved by this fund Anil that the bill providing for this $10, 000,000 bond is to make effective the ivill of tha .people as expressed in the special election hold June 5, 1917. Tho big fight in the House' was against the paving trust. Thoro seems to bo genorally acknowledged there is such a thing and representatives had no hesitation in naming the Wan on Cosntruction company. And to cripple tho trust as much ns possible, friends of good roads insisted that there should be included in the bill a provision that in accepting bids, the state higuweiy commission could 'pay royalties if such existed and occcpt a bid for ma terials and construction. Throughout all tho discussions on road building the big problem was that of royalties claimed by the Warren Construction company on .their 1901 patont. The amendment of Represent ative Haro was finally included in the road bill providing that where a roy alty as claimed on a patont, that the highways commission is nuthorizcil to pay this royalty and accept bids irom the contractor on fhe labor and mater ials. An amendment was lost, offered by Mr. Mchuebel, providing that the state highway commission should not con struct or specify in any contract for patented pavemont or the paying of premiums to any .patented materials. He said he expected his motion to be lost, but just wanted to place the House on record as to patents on road building. However, Mr. Hare succeeded in having his amendment included which provides that should a certain paving be called for in wliich there was a pat ented articlo and then one of equal strength and durability offered, that tho stute should pay the royalty. The intontion was to segregate the pat ented from the unpatented paving. Mr. jHaro quoted Commissioner Thompson 'as saying he would do his 'best to squeeze the royalty out of tho paving 'proposition. "If the 1901 patents hold good, then it should (bo our wish not ito tio the hands of tho icommission," I declared Mr Hare, but to segregate royalty in all contracts. "The Warren Construction company has done more to corrupt men tn this state than any other agency." When it came to. the final test, the road bonding bill, as amended passed the House by 51 votes. Speaker Sey mour Jones in voting yes said he felt he was voicing the sentiments of Ma rion county. Seattle Shin Yards Won't Open Tomorrow Morning Seattle, Wash., Feb. 19. A statement was issued thiB afternoon, Jointly sign ed by tho steel shipyard companies at Seattle to the efect that the yards will not be opened tomorrow morning as heretofore announced. This is due, it is stated, to the fact that international oficers of the af fee ted unions, with whom the shipyard owners aro willing to treat, are in Se attle today. An additional reason is the fact that government officials have been designated by Director General Piez to go over the strike situation here. Tho latter, together with ship yard owners were in conference today, The Edadi-Naches irrigation district in tho Yakima valley has pont $300,-j 000 since last summer in drivng eight , tunnels. 1 WEDNESDAY, FEBBRUAARY 19, 1919. Ann h n n n in in nrnnL'OTnnnTin Kj MMi OliiULIIVI proghaN is urged by ponrp Would CoastructNew Pesitcn- A bond issue at $5,000,000 to finance a reconstruction program was strongly urged by citizens from all parts of tho state at a hearing held last night by the joint reconstruction ' comniitteo of thfi legislature. 5 ! Senator 'Eddy, chairman of tho com mittee, had introduced a bill providing for & bond issue of $3,000,000 for this purpose, but those at the hearing insist ed that this would not be ouough tf meet .the emergency. 1 The plan, as outlined by Senator Ed dy, is to provide ill the bill for tho con struction of a new pouitontiary, a re construction hospital at Portland, new buildings nt the A. O. C, U. of O., and Monmouth Normal, and perhaps other public buildings that aro ncedsd, and in addition provide for, $1,000,000 for tho soldiers' land settlement scheme. This would consumo about $2,500,00 and tho balaneo of the proposed bond authoriza' lion would bo hold in reserve to mec' further emergency. ' The entire plan,' the bond issue and tho proposed mew buildings will be submitted to a vote of tho peoplo at a special election, which probably Will be called for J une, Anions those- who Dointod out to the committee last night that a real serious unemployment situation now conironts j mo siaie ana wno urgoa mo passago or. . tha. bond issuo wore Franklin T. (irif f ith, president of the Portland Railway 'Light & Power Company; E. B. Piper editor of tho Orogonian; Fred Knapp, member of the Portland dock commis sion; G. M. Plummer, Portland; C. E. Spence, muster of the stato grange; President Anderson of tho Portland Labor council; O. J. Hartwig, president of the Oregon Federation of Labor; Emery Olmstead, president of the Northwestern National Bank of Port land; G. M. Trowbridge, editor of the Oregon .Journal; Representative Gal- lugher; Harry Gard, Jay Lpton and William Hanloy, speaking for the cen tral Oregon country; W. D. B. Dobson, secretary of tho Portland Chamber of Commorco; Whitney h. Boise, Senator Piorce and others. Mr. Anderson estimatod that there are 11,000 to 12,000 unemployed men in and around Portland now, and ho said the situation was so Berioug that labor leaders arO having difficulty in holding the so-called radicals in check. Mr.' Griffin pointed out the urgent need for quick action, but said the idea of the heavy taxpayers which the Port land delegation, represented was for the stato to carry out the proposed emerg ency building program only on a scale largo enough to take up tho slack in ths employment situation. If the unem ployment period passes within a few mouths, then he suggested that the stato authorities should slow up their building program, so tho state would rot bo competing with the private em ployer for men. JVST RIDD1N6 HiMSEtF, ,ccsupeftn.ooo$ In the closing days of the present session these men are seen and heard frequently and well overlook them. n n n If fed Sttl RSPECTCR VAIi MMP BEfliS WALNUTS Says Success Of Crcp In Tiis Region Depends On Care; fill Choice Of Ground. County Fruit Inspector Van Trump is a close friond of the walnut as n Wil lumetto Valley crop, and he thinks it is not receiving the attention it de serves, probably becauso the returns from the trees are too far in the future for tho average former. However, ha points out that those orchards that aro now coming into bearing n;o making good ,iroof of the possibilities of the crop. With regard to tho history ot the walnut industry in this vulley he says Tnt uldost English walnut trees now growing in Marion county were planted moro t.iau forty years ago. Theeo were for tli" most part grown from nuts brought' in from France, Switzerland and California.. IS early ail pf tho seed lings from nuts shipped from Europe were of tho Franiquetto and Mayette varieties, while many of those grown from California nuts aro of tho Spun- ;im, or early blooming strain. Only a jmall percentage of theso primitive seedlings ever developed into success fui iruitmg trees. Hut one tree out of mnrlj a hundred Swlfs scoalmgs plant ted 40 years ago on the grounds of the Benedictine Abbey nt Mt. Angel ever developed into a prolific bearer of good nuts. Commercial orchards of English wal nuts covor more tlinn 1000 acres of Mar ion county at tho present timo, and out of this total moro than 550 acre are grafted trees. The last census showB that there aro growing in Marion coun ty 61 acres of onfl-yor.r-old trees, seven acres of two-year-old trees, 70 acres of throe-year-old", 108 . acres four-year-old, 14 acres -f ivo-year-old and a totel of all agos over five years old of 748. acres. It is noted thst all tho earlier plantings wore too closo together, in many cases there being 100 trees to the aero, The moro recent orchards average from 15 0 2j trees to the aci. ' Show Small Prospects. , Of the total walnut acreage in Marion county, at least 50 per ent of the plantings show small prospects in their present stato of ever becoming paying propositions. .This situation is largely duo to the planting of a great many worthless seedlings. There aro muny that Btart too early in the spring, and many that start too late. In a minor do groe it is duo to tho planting of or chards on land and in situations where a walnut tree should never have been planted. Tho first and most essential clement for success in tho life of any tree is a suitable sub-soil. The walnut treo is deep-rooted and inclined to bo a sub 3oil feeder. For this reason it thrive best on deep warm, well-drained soil.My' experience and observation during the past twelvo years leads me to believe that tho bcBt soils in Marion county for the growth of tho walnut are the second bottoms, or first bench lands, lying ad jaccnt to tho natural water courses. These soils are deep and light and have sub-soils of sand or gravel that furnish the best natural drainage. Next to thest in adaptability for the walnut aro the deep, well drained soils of the red hills (Continued on page two) UNDER THE WHO AUVO$Y kOCK MK.G PR6y 1 PRICE TWO CENTS Workmen Demand Minjmum Wage Higher Than Present Maximum Labor Leader Says They Do Not Want Violence But Merely Fulfillment Of Revolution, Which They Claim So Far Has Been Only Change In Government. ' By Frank J. Taylor (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1919, by tho uniDcu i.n,os; Weimar, Feb. 19, Tho reti-l revolu tion threatens to break out in Germany at any hour. This immiuont upheaval is not. political but economic, a:id it 14 being organized by the workmen them selves. ... For tho past three days delegates from tho workers' council of thu Es sen' region ' have been sorving ulti matums oU the new Gorman cnbiuet, in sisting upon socialization of industries, minimum wage8 higher than tho present maximum, recognition of all workmen's councils ntnl abolition of capitalism The workors' program borders on com munism but they hnve doclaree) against violent methods unless tbso lutoly nocessary, " . . . More than half tho cabinet mombore are devoting their entiro tiuie to heal ine tho workmen's representatives, Vht are headed by Theodor Will of Essn. Chancellor Schcidomann is attempting to cdlnpromiso, promising "socializa tion" us soon as possible. This does who arc utilizing every hour of delay to extend their organization, increnso their supplies and infect government troops with the spirit of non-resistanc 1 against tho workers when, tho break comes. The correspondent interviewed Will who is a clear minded, practical laboi leader about 40 yoars of age. ' We do not want violence; we de mand fulfullmont of tho revolution which, so far ha, not been revolution meroly a change in government," said will, ' 'The snmo upper classes whe ruled boforo are grabbing control of the republic. If the cabinet refuses or.j domands, I hove authority to start u general strike in tho Krupp and other factories and seizo tho mines and rail wnys within 24 hours. Thirty thous' and armed workmen are organizod un der my eoinmuiid in central Ucmiuny alone, Tho Berlin and Hamburg re gions aro equally organized and armed DiiHSoldnrf, Essen, Leipzig and other cities aro under control of tho work men's councils, whose administration is entirely orderly, "Wo are not Spartacans not commun ists. We aro simply workmen demand ing a genuine revolution. I hnve talked with moat of the cobinot members. They aro simply trying to put us off. I told Noske (military govornor) what would happon if they ordered the troops out against us. He stormed and toro his hair. Ho knows wo havo the majority of histroopg with us. Inside of a day CAPITOL DOME. K Si Wesftcr Report Oregon? Tonight &b3 Tfcurs dv ..jj webi, buow east portion warmer tonight south and east portions; moderate soutueaster 1t winds. ft' ON TRAINS AND XT3WS STANDS nvv CF.vn I ' f we can tie up al) means of communica tion in Germany." ' ' Seheidemann. blames the tew' nrrnit. tice terms for tho present situation. "Suppression of bolshevism depends on whether we Ere nblo to provide the country with aufflcieut food," suid tha (Continued un pane two) mem hason of SALEM ilES Ii II. Y. 1223 Oregon Troops Of Suih set Division, Aboard Cano pic, Land May. Now York, Feb. 19. Tho White Star liner Cuuopic from Liverpool und Brest arrived today, carrying 207 army offi cers, 22 naval officers and 1,201 en listed men of the 102nd infantry, includ ing field and staff headquarters and machine gun company, medictl detach ment and companies A. B. C and a de tachment of company D. . Twelve hundred and twenty thmca Oregon troops, all from the Sunset div ision, under command of Colonel Johrt L. May of Portland, were aboard th Cnnopic. "Out of the 3,700 boys that I took over, 1 inn bringing 1,223 back with me" suid Colonel May. "We had six , hundred casualties, among which only two were killed in action and only four teen seriously wounded. Tho rest of tha troops are scattered all oVer Fru-nce' The l5th infantry, A, B, C and part of 1) companies, which were aboard th Cunopic, was formerly tho original 3ml Oregon infantry. Among the officers on board were Lieutenants Eugene Mason of Sivlum, . Ore.; A. H. Jones of Haywood, CaU, and Ralph O'Neil of Nogales, Ariz. Lieutenant Mason wears the D. S. C and croix do guerre, awarded for hav ing eupturcd single handed t machine gun nest in tho Argonne. Lieutenant Jones, an aviator witfc four plunes to his credit, also wears both decorations, whilo Lieutenant O'NoiK who was the fourth Amorican ace, with a record of six German planes to hie credit, has tho D, 8. C. with four bars and the croix do guerro with a palm. the 'cartoonist couldn't liV'i j j jl 1 1 yi J 11 y Vy " :