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5250 CIRCULATION (25,000 KEADEB3 DAILY) Only Circulation is Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureaa of Circulation. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS EESVICE - si m :0. 0Ettti Oregon: Tonight and Tuurs- day probtbly showers and com!- er, gentle northwest winds. 1 S iTcir- ttt r'A' ' s" . FORTY- SECOND YEAR 172.-EIGHT PAGES. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND SIWI 61'AN l'S F1VH C&-NTS ft : A -em s iff A 'f t fl III II . - Pi 1 11 - II k f ' i U -L. in ntt i f 1 1 1 in pin VI 4Vi V .er-vll RETURN QF RAILROADS TO OIlilT UNDER STRICT CONluOL URGED Transportation Conference Reports Findings of In ves tigation to Congress. Washington, July 23. After eight months of study of the railroad situation the national transportation con ference today placed before congress a new and compre hensive plan for solving the Testifying before the house interstate and foreign commerce commission, the. conference created bv the United Slates chamber of commerce to formul ate & railroad policy through linrry A. Wheeler ,ns its first spokesman, recom mended: Keturn of the railroads to private ownership and operation as soou as nee esnrv remedial legislation can be enact ed. " . Consolidation of exisiting rciiroads in to strong competitive systems. Requirement that all curriers engaged in interstate commerce subject t'uem ttolves as corporations to federal juris diction. Exclusive federal regulation of the capital expenditures and the security is- sues of all corriers engaged in intetstnte.,,; with tuc transportation board ns commerce. Regulate Earnings. Interstate commerce commission toi retnin its present powers ana to bo giv-l en additional powers over rates. Enactment of a str.tutory rule of rate i making, dosigaedto yield to the roadai a return of six per cent an tlie.nsgrc Victor point and Waldo Hills Districts Embrace Extensive Farms; Fruits There is a section of the county just north of Sublimity in what is known i as Victor Point precinct tluit goes t' ' strong for farming but docsu t trouble much wtih loganberries. This district i in township 8 south of range 1 west and range 1 cast, assessed by M;.ttiicw Cilison, and contains 2."i,6ifl acres. And in all this farming luud. tiieie is but five acres of loganberries with none Coining on. In the office of Hon F. Weft, county assessor, may be found reports of iiorti- I. 1 1 :..! I ...... i.. viuiurui auu r.Kru-imuiui iiciCHKe lu , . . ! uiiuusinuii o uociuli iiiiini-B H liicic each section of the county a 1 of wnlcti re u Mfe9 aotl.lpari . Tiw wallllll will be of use for the public nouldi,,,, f(,w rien(lli , , V)l.,or ,.,, mere ,.e any ues.rr ,o Know jos, worn. each section of the county is piodncing. In this section, out of the 2.,6ti acres there is iu growing oats 31183 acres, or LIGHTNING STRIKES BROOKS SCHOOL HOUSE Feet Of Child Standing Close By Burned; Entire Valley Hit. - The artillery of the heavens aecom aiiied by an electrical storm which spread over Salem last evening was most unwelcome to the native Oregon, ians. Such displays are most uncom mon is the valley, old timers claimed, aad oa all aides today was heard ex pressions of wonderment that such a thing eonld happen. At the (linutauqua, a number f Ore gonians left when the roll of thunder announted an approaching storm, lint to those who were bora and reared ek" east there as music in the sound, a reminder of days back there. I storm todav, having received a vote of No special reports of damage have I eonideoce.' 272 to 181. in tue chamber been received although a number of of d,puti Bte rntnfor. trees were blown dowa in Jhe city. The, Aw,lin( lh, tihun, hil,lw,,f jni, most senons damage occurred at llroksj i;lt tio, bv mrmhs thc th!. morning where the set,...,! h.,...e 1 d , , eager to f.n.sh wss act on fire and partlv burned. I r, , . . . . , When the lightning struck the school I "T wurLk ot I""; ,,u,. hf i's'r,'u a small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lJrr,v ,h '"""try opinu.a ir. new cl. P. Murdick. was standing aiihin 4K) ' ,",n-"- , , , ft of the building. Thc sho. k inflict- ed severe blisters n her face, but ioiurr is not considered serious. the . Portland Bridge IVrtland, Urc. July Struck. 23 Port 'and (Coatintied on pige three) railroad problem gate fair values of properties of the roads. Creation of two contingent funds an iuduvduul railroad fund established bv each road to support its own ciciiit and a general ruilroad fund maintained bv contributions fro mall prosperous road to be supported by credit of nil rail roads of the country, An excesa of the general railroad con tingent- fu.td above 7.1H,000,UU(J to be used for the general development of the transportation system of the country. Control Labor Problems. Adjustment of wages and working conditions of railroad cniploves, Wheel er u id, would be in the hnmls of boards consisting of equal numbers of em pluyes' representatives and ruilroad of- referee Wheeler also advocated creation of a ruilroad reserve fund .administered by the transportation board to facilitate prompt stabilization of railroad ciedit Vnder the plan congress wolud lend hi (Continued on page five) Popular Crops 'more than S!0 per cent of the district. Winter wheat claims less than Ill per cent with 2241 acres. There ure two acres in barley, 477 in rye, 107 In cot CO iu clover and 4i'fi in other hay ciops. In this 2j,0O(J or more acres, (here arc but US planted in potutocs, 15 in iiclil beans, 79 iu bearing apples with none coming on ,6nly two acres of cherrfi with none coming on, four aires of pears with no youug trees, and only 28 acres in prune. However, there is some .1;- .i,....i,... .1 ditfj(.t ,.(, j 40 0 rf)mU on. The loganberry industry has not touched this district, us there is only one tract of four acres and auotiier of little over one acre. One man Ims 3 acres of strawberries ami another V,'u acrei. This is the district , , , of large farms. , ., ,. Among the owners are h. t. Downing ... , , . . UM with 3iU acres. John llufiirr of Htnvrun n- ir t- -. , . . ,,ui, ii, ibii' ,i7u, tfuruu (VI 1 . o t- rt.,.. ti t ...... a. . nai;B -o,. iienry wnquein joo, r..t. 11...1... o.,ii u- ii. ... .Ki.i wuiiii i(w.-( .v'v, .i. t. iii-uicr ( . . ,, , -r, m T ?' I he .M:iclenv seetion nf thf eiiitntv. the famous Waldo hills district is one of large farms. It was assessed by W. A. Jones and is a ditrii t of 1 teres begi ining five miles east of Hi.lcm with Mallear as the center. Here we are touching into the prune and apple &row iug district of the county with cherries going strong but no peaches. (Continued on page three) Gemenceaa's Government Is Approved By Deputies i Paris, July 23 Premier Cleinenerati's j Kveruineut has weathered another " " r P';"c ,nan ,0 mke war." he said. "It Is a matter cf confidence. I have ublLined! ail that rrsnee could desire and many things France eonld not hope ft,r." t lenwrieeau asrrtod his opponents ex 'wted n-e war eon. linens to reail oa tie ery dy peace a signed. Prohibition Enforcement Bill, Passed By House Up To Senate Committee Washington, July 83 (U'jiitcd Tress) Tho prohibition enforeemeat bill pass ed by the house yesterday, went to t tub committee of the senate. Chairman Sterling of this committee, declared he would oppose any attempt to change the provision which lays that liquor containing one-half of one per cent alcohol is intoxicating and illegal. Search of home and seizure of "pri rate stocks" will probable cause pro traded arguments as some aeuivtor. fear the house measure is too severe. There was little hope that the bill will be reported to the senate for action before the end of August, if then. The senate is not expected to take up pro hibition until the peace treaty is dis posed of. GRAND JURY PROBES AIRSHIP DISASTER Action To Place Blame In Chi cago Accident Is Decid ed Upon. Chicago, July 2.1. (United Tress.) A grand jury investigation with possi ble indictments has been decided on today to tix the blame for the "blimp" disaster here late Monday in which 12 persous were sent to their deaths. Action was'takea last night by States Attorney Hoyiie, who released nil wit nesses held except J. A. Boctiuer, pilot of the dirigible that fell fiuming thruugh the roof of the Illinois Trust i Savings bnnl;, and W. (,'. Youug, aero nautical expert of the Goodyear Tire & Kubbcr company, Akron, Onio, owners o fthe craft. Bocttner nnd Young were not booseo on any charge but were detained for further investigation. At the coroner's double inquest yesterday neither, of the men would testify, taking the novice, of tneir attorney. Latest theories as to the cause of the accident have it that spark originating from the rotary engine ignited tne silk en bag of gas on the port side. I'rob able back fire may have coaunuiiii uted flumes to the "blimp's" bag, it was said. The twelfth der.th due to the accident occurred late yesterday. Milton (. Morton ,a newspaper photographer who hud taken the trip with the aeronauts succuwed to injuries he recci.rd when ho leaped from the gondola i.i a pura chute. Kevcrrl of the victims' fu :c;als uoie to be held today. mmm of TREATY TO BE OPEN Foreign Relations Committee . Sessions Will Be Opened To Public By L. 0. Martin (United Pres Staff Correspondent.) Wnuliimrtnii JtU' 91 Tl. .In of C0V(nllIlUi 1 at ,, . t ,.. .' ' . - , . .... . ,,, .... elgn relations committee's consideration ' . , nir in-t, iu:i-iii iiuiK iu innns nis'ic .. . ... . , ., , . , .by administration senators today, .. .... ' i suaiiy tne committee s sessions are mitrnl .aecrei. Senator Jones, Xew Mexico, said he ' ,, ,, . . , . ... i will call up at once his resolution pro ividmg that all sessions of the coii.mit- . . ... tee be open to the public Senator Lode, republican liadir and ehairman of the committee, aaa prac tically assured Jones be will not fight the resolution, Jones said. Democratic senators (Iceland rrptt.i lieans dared rot Vote against open ses sions, because they Li. vc assailed Presi dent Wilson for the secrecy of the peace conference and hare cmiMnntiy demand ed that the public be kept iufiiimed from day to day of all developments. If the Jones rewdutioi parses, hear ings to be held by the committee will be cunducted in the largest room ava able, as the plan is to have Secretary Lansing and export attached to the American peac mission give informa tion. Thc time for the hearings is ndeff nitc, committee members said today. They pointed out that ontij the tate department and President W.ison reply to three resolutions asking ici'jriiiatlon. no plans can be made. The n solutions arc by Johnson, California, asking for copies of ail league of nations details submitted at Paris,- with stenographic report of the debates and proceeds; y Borah, requesting a copy of tiie alleged , Ianing Bliss White letter to President Wilson opposing: the Shantung! wttle- , meat and bv Lodge, asking lot a copy of the reported German Jaoaiese treaty of regarding China and liussia. nniOHnnroHVOPci tor Sci&r UL fl HUhLOiIO tlOOIY TRIAL WASFRAHEUP Special Agent Of Department Of Labor Files Report Today. IRREGULAR METHODS IN Information Gyen Hsase Says Little Effort To Get Facts . Made. Washington,' July 23. hargja of alleged injustice done Thomas Moeney during his trial at Baa Francisco oq the charge of bomb throwing at a pre paredness parade, are made in the re port of John B. DensmoTe, special agent of .the department of labor, who ie crotly investigated the case for the -gov eminent. ' Dentin ore points to several incidents as inrtuHtiujr the trial was a "frame up" to discredit union labor. The rj port was sent to the house today by Secretary of Labor Wilson. "The plain truth," said Densmore in his report, dated iXovember 1, 191H, "is that there is nothiug about the case to produce a feeling of confidence that the dignity and majesty of the luw have been upheld. "There is nowhere anything renemb ling consistency, the effect being that of patchwork of incongruous make shifts and often of desperate expedi ency. " ' The report Indicates Densmore for several month had a dictaphone in tho office of 1'hurlet M. Fickert, ISan Fran- eiicQ district. attfi?y, obtaining much ill i ui mill iuii. Methods are Scored "The reading of the testimony in the case is apt to cause one to wonder at many things," the report says. (Continued on pago four) "FREE US" CONTINUES AS DEMAND VOICED BY MILITARY PRISONERS Fort Leavenworth, Kan., July 25 "Free us" continued to be the demand today of striking ex soldiers, i. W. W and conscientious objectors iu the in surrection at the disciplinary bat ruck here. A "soviet" demanded a general am neaty before the men returned to work. The committee representing the mutin ous prisoners also dema ided that their request for freedom be placed before President Wilson. Ho fur no violence has been reported. The it or. (ion is still tense. Hundreds of troops, guns loaded and bayonets fixed, surrou'id the prison awuiting eventualities. Commandant Rice has wired tiie ad jutant general of the army at Washing ton details of the prisoners' demand but bus not referred them to President Wilson. Since release of 113 conscientious oh-jii-tors on full lay and with houmhbtc discharge, some months ago, inoiuic of prison Inmutes has slumped, olfi.LiU said This resulted in several "strikes" and organizr.tion of a general i nailers' coiferenc.e. AEE MAE TIN Till Buckler irt that drivin' an kiito is in uncertain pleasure. A kKOino mixes riiht sudden like with a circles. lutoist. Decoratd By Britisi Dallas, Ore., July 23. In a letter to Dalla friends received Monday, Lieu tenant James French of this city who for more than the past year has been stationed at South Hampton, England aa aa embarkation officer states that he has been decorated with the British Military Cross the highest award con ferred upon foreign military men by the British government. The decoration took, place In London several weeks ago and Lieutenant French was recommcad ed for decoration by General Balfour, chief embarkation commander. Lieuten ant French atated in his letter that he expected, to be back in this country sometime this fall and would be glad to get back to Oregon again. ORES ORDER lil CAPITAL TVfwme AcctnuA Cnnirni (If iroops jissume tomroi ui Uty rolIOWing MOOtmg Ut Horn: uuard Washingtoa, July 23 (United Press) Order had been restored in Washing ton early today by troops under Major General William G. Haan. 1 no -situation- was regarded s much better than at any time sincp the rioting between whites and blacks began Haturiluy night. No mobs were permitted to fonn last night. Squadrons of cavalry mailo sev eral dashes through streets where crowds were congregating and scattered them. Every policeman who walked his beat was escorted by two nrmcil sol dims. In addition, troops were posted ut every point in the city where there wns danger of a clash between white men and negroes. Army motor trucks were held ready to transport soldiers quickly and three tanks were in service. Isaac B. Halbringer, member of the home defense guard, was killed t.nd Benjamin Belmont, also of the guard, was seriously w.nmclcd by a negro whom tlu'y tr.icd.to. search for weapons, jttrint Priest lko and a crew has gone to this shooting, troops surrounded the block where the negro was supposed to be hiding and searched it, bul without success. Major General lliinn established headquarters in the district building which corresponds to the city hall. Haan, just back from France, where he commanded the Thirty second division during the war, made a personal tour of the citv during the night, in5jicting the troop dispositions. Mis sli;ff was with him, just as at the western front, and regulnr telephone report were re ceived from officers commanding the guards. There were more than 2000 soldiers on dutv in addition to several hundred marines, provost guardsmen and fifty sailors. Iff ELECTRIFICATION Railway President Hints At Improvements Over las cade Lines. Portland. Or. July 23. (I'nited Press.) Hint of lower freight rates over the Cascades to the Puget Hound ports was seen today in the testimony of It. M. Calkins,' president of th Chicago, Milwaukee k St. Paul rail road, who was quizzed in the Colum bia basin rate case. Catkins said electrifications of his road over thc Rockies had effected a saving mifficietitto y a return on the investment of 12,MI0 IMu incur red to electrify. He said a corresponding saving would be effected when deterioration over the Cascades Is completed. It is now being done at a lost of over cm 000, he said. Calkins admitted erononucs of this nature wolud eventually be a factor" in rate fixing. He rcfu-d to say that electrifica tion of the O. W. R. and N. road down the Columbia nould be a ureessful catre, declaring the traffic would have to justify the investment. Valkin said investment or the , M. and St. P. in Washington approxi mated W.fMO.OW and intimated that exceptional natural facilities at Seattle caused the road to locate its terminal there. Producers of wheat who have testi fied have made clear ther do not nee enarily desire a lower freight rate to Columbia river ports than to Puget Sound, but that they wish the rates fixed oa the bssis of the most inel pensive haul thc haul dnwn the wa tcr grade rather than the haul over the mountains. t'ommissioncr Hall urged the lawyers to ssve time in examining witnesses, saving he wi-hed the Portland hearing to be completed Friday if possible, without niht s"(;nn. The hearing will then bt transferred to Seattle. EFFORTS OF FilTERS to check mm of ORESTJPS FAIL Fires In Montana, Idaho and Eastern Washington Out Of Control Today. Spokane. Wash.. July 23. Spokane today. Back in the ora - o . Although a light rain fell in visited the burning areas, Local firemen for four hours last evening fought a stubborn fire in the Hollywood section of the city which is covered with pines and brush. New fire are reported from half a dWen soctiona. Supervisors are nearly at their wits' end. There Is a shortage of labor and a high wind is fanning old fires into renewed activity. Thompson Falls and St. Regis, Mont, are in imminent danger while fires are beiug desperately headed off from New port, Wash., Enaville, Kellogg, Mullan and Burke, Iduhn. i New Blazes Start The Bear Crock fire spread during the night, traveling about , a mile up the north fork of the Couer d'Alene river. Another crew went in there to day making about 200 men fighting this firo. Kellogg, Idaho, was saved lnlo yesterday by heroic elforts on the part of Philip Ness, in chargo of the fire and his crews. Fifteen unudred acres are biasing there. A new f ira has broken out on Land reek four miles west of the south end fight it. Tho Round Top fire on Nlte Conspiracy To Intervention In Mexico Now Charged to Financial fvieh Mexico City, Mex., July S3. (United Press.) It was announced olt'iciully to day that the Mexican government will ' . , . .ii i,l m'" . 1 ""'people until a clime a;aiust the right The correspondent, it was stated, con tnincd alleged communications from fur mer (iovcruor (icorge W, Hunt of Ari zona, Intimating to Villa thni Henntor Full mid other Americans wislml to visit hint at some r.ppointcd place in tho stato of Chilmuhau to di.ieuss the extension of aid in his campaign iigninst Hie Mexicun government. Purpose Ii Evident j New York, July 23. (Toiled Press.).- u n n 111 -A diiveto force American interven LOffimOnCr ZpCaKS Al tioo in Mexico is under way, according! ft . T fl to Manuel Carpio of the Kl llernldo He ttiaUtailQUa tU 1 HIS Mexico, deun of Mexican newspapers in j FvenitltT New York. It started, he said today, LlCIiUlg. the moment President Wilson arrived, from France. In ,ne mater of premier attraction "In certuin newspapers, in congress Salem's Chautauqua reaches ita "peak and among thc inner circles of your big, load "tonight in the lecture rM' ciMun.M,.! i,,t,.r... i- ' Curl, io rhikrircd. 'iniof Williani Jennings BTVan. While tha sidious Influence, are at work. Lisl.t-.' ' thU week has been ext ent iingoe. are moving het-ven and "ptmnally strong and will eont.aua .. . . .1. i- . i .,(( to offer bright numbers during tho ret earth to force the Luted State, to eom- fc fc m,t a greater erimr agn nst nnm.mtr,.,,. ,h , than that for which Germany must pfP)lir,!loll, r ,,,.1,,,, to B,,,n''- , icare for a record breaking crowd. "For the first time the Mexican pri- y(1 m(ir hive hodderiBg1y pie are being told the truth. Through- 0(,r ,he gr,ni,e walls of Hell Oata out Mexico newspaper! are informing jnto th, twfv rteths ef Kogu river the publie what ia transpiring acrosr,r iw1t tt,e imio feci shaft of tha the Rio Orande. The nation Is hpina; (iranite Hill mine, but yon have aa awakened to the un-American influ-rnneeption of a bottomless, inscrutable enees that are at work to make ns a '(,,. llnc yon have heard IHsen, tha vassel of the 'eolloasus ofthe north. 'jjmsw) profundo of the lwia Military Mexicans Ar "Amaxed." .(Quartet.' When (Hs; n start his voie "The people, informed of the anti- down the final tobnggaa slide in Mexican propaganda some newspapers " Rocked In thc Cradle f tha Isep" are printing, are amazed. Thcv are be-you have a nervous 'impulse to grab wildered that great dailiea cau nnqnali-j his coat taUs for f.-st he'll fall ia fiedlv charge the Mexican government . along with it. ..... . -UK ..leckinir the American fluff when - ...i ...i.i.,. ...,.i . i,.ii n ie- ruj, . . ring and a rm.r of shoe, from In Am. r ican sauor. ,lsmg to the finest dramatic wne ia "Crime, against American ctuen, la,,. .. on th pIatfotm Mexico are fewer and of lesa ';!; ,hf ,f,on in knockabout gear quence than offense. commuted fhf brefR? tllf, ,at gnr, ,B against Mexican citucns In this conn-,,,. nrt in fhf evening they put try. Tho latter, the Mexican govern-j ,ti(, inrt K, iMo tng ,a.M ef incut sec. as police court cases I it her i (iruv) I)(i JtK'ormaik. And in B thsn stnle department problems. ) rnf tnfv ,r,.w applause. The group ia- "But while wo are informing our ; tPfpr(.ts" grand 0(cra in a manner thet iK-ople of the evil designs of your ua-jwo,j (,,. across" in New Yorfc principled ones, we are also leuing tiiemj hilc their comedy numbers gladden tha that four million American under the,,,,,,.,, (l( the rank and file. They pre leadership of Samuel (iompers, have, sentcd a splendid program last evemorf. ple.lged themselves-to use all their pow-j Following the concert, Kdsi h- erned iiifluenceto' prevent imervctition.t "The campaign of degrati. n lluu nasi (foutmucd on pagu laret) . . A smoke pall hangs over timber thousands of weary Hlo nw;nsf Kr.nrp ftf firps Spokane early today none has divide has broken from control, fore- ing the fighters hurriedly to mov their camp, Mrs. Howard Mint, wifu of Sa- pervisor Flint, said today. . The Boulder creek fire i barely Da de r control. Newport in Danger Fires west of Newport, Wank, aia held and the Smoke filled town is aat in immediate danger. It was calmar during the night but a wind was risiaj this morning accentuating the danger. Three new fires have broken out ia the (Veur d'Alene district, Supervisor Wolff reported this morning. One ia above Kurke, another above Mullan and tho third on Blue crook cast of Ooctir d'Alene. The Bear ereck fire, which had been under controj, gained headway under a 20 milo gale, Th Steamboat fire is being held and rew are working around the Jordan creek blaze. "Little change," said fiupervUer Rvnn t Soml Point, which ts covered Im-iih cloud, of moke. "Thov had a good night on the Pack rivet fire bat "(Continue on Tr"'" - Secure U. S. been going o e?i;ist Mexico is asserti itself more than ever. Our sidu of tha question has not been unit probably witl not lie shown at ull to the American of humanity has been committed. Th nuuic of that crime is 'intervention.' " BRYAN HEADIER OH MIGHT'S PROGRAM I Ih" soldier nor quanei nio noi ally make a bit with chantauqua crowd thcr scored a home ma. . ..n Ther eoen