5250 CIRCULATION (15.000 EEADESS DAILY) Only Circulation ia Sales Guar wtoni by tha Audit Bunas at Cireulati.vae. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS 6EBV1CE .$- I ' i l ' m fl We si Or i: T-'nUi.t and Sunday fair, gentle wetcrty wind a. FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 181.-SIXTEEN PAGES. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAIX8 AND 5I stands nvs cxura ADMINISTRATION PMH TO CUT PRICES WIU. Commissica wjippmg a Vt Sale of Surplus Army Foods . Recommendations Int ' Shape Ra?idiy. H By Parcel Post Will Open On various suggestions V August 1 8; Prices Announced ADVANCED AS TO STEPS GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE Protests From All Parts Of Country Pour Into Wash ington Officials. Washington, Aug. C (United Tress.) With the cost of living problem hold ing the mtereat of the nation a.mosMo rsi-iuuvriy eouay, ootn coutress ana; the executive arm of the gucrnmcut were seeking a solution. The developments were: Heads of three of the great railway brotherhoods condemned the plnn of putting up to congress their demands for increased wages 0r reduction in (he cost of living. All declared the delay entailed by this plan might mean a utrike. Attorney General Palmer aud t- com mittee -of high gover-mucnt officials were drawing up a program wiiiili will probably form the basis lor leeoin niendntions which tin president has promised within a fortnight. Congress Gets Busy. Attention of the senate has been switched from tho trcnty and lac house which planned a recess, will slay in ses fdon while leaders are working ont plans for adjustment of wages in lehttion to living costs. A Miss Jesse R. Haver, legislative agent of the National Corauniers League, de manded that the packers release food in storage. Ueorge P. Hnmpton, director of the ! Fanners National Council, advocated passago of the Kenyon bill to rcgulr.to the packers. Meanwhile dcinnnds of the railroad employes,' while hold the prospect of a possible rate increase, again stimulated talk of government ownership of rail roads which eongressional leaders be lieved a deed issue. Protests Pom In. With nation wide protests aguinst the li i t; h cost of living pouring inlo the cupitol, Interest eeirtered In ifieiresi ih iit's statement that he expected "rec onunendntious to be made in a fort iiinht." It was generally nsiunied t'.icsc ree ominendHtious would originate' with a commission consisting of Federal Tract Commissioner Colver, Ruil Diiector unies and Assistant eereiarv or tne Treasury Ltffingwvll, who have been appointed to whip, into shape reeom- inendations by cabinet officers and oth- nr hnh nfflris ii or hiijh officials. Buggestiona Are Mai,y. They expect to complete their taslc Monday and on Tuesday cabinet mem bers mid others who met with Attor ney General Palmer, will meet again to hear the report and attempt to sift out some plnn to bring down prices. A variety of suggestin 's for federal action, have been advaueed reductlo of money in eircul-.ilion, contraction of (Continncd on page thres) CHICAGO BACK TO USUAL MODE OP LIVING TODAY Chicago, Aug. 2. ( United Pres.) ternitte fighting had takeii place for Chicago rode to work tod:.y and re-j'ive dr.y. quiet and safe, sumed its normal business Trool' "tm patrolled the area dur- After four dnys of a strike ef 13,000 trWtZT - '7 ' , measure. They will be withdiawn, ltick- mfaee and elevated railway employes,! wn Midf resoriltiuB of Barma, tol. ia addition to race rioting, ym and ditiens has taken place and the pcoj,lt. looting that claimed 33 lives aud didjbaie beea fully supplied with food, thousands of dollars of damcge to prop-j Thuuwnd oit negroes, Butli nun and erty, citifns today welcomed letmn of' womea, who had not Tentured from ordinary life, w ith its lessened cotge . their homes since - Monday, went t tion, fear and costs. Iwoik this morning. A few who still Complete service was n'storeu on'f.'snd attacks by white mobs had pro both the surface and elevated lines, teetioa of militiamen and police. It was shortly afirramiilnight. The me.i were ; ppecte4 work at the stockymds, wiiich oidrreit bs. k to work by W. 1 Mahon,! had beta temporarily checked during international presid'Ht of the rkrmen s; tie riots, would be ia full awing today, nnioa, after a majority of the eaipioyesj Prosecution of those arrested in con had oted yestcrdny to accept the com- i nctiua with the riots bee;an yesterday, prnmise-wage acale calling tor 8j and-Police ai,i today 20 kaj to ifessed to 67 cents an Imiir. (sniping anl complicity in niimbcron. The men forioerly n-ceived 4-" rents shooting. i-tirKe Huler, r.hite, and had deniandeil 81 cents. Thry al-jwns held on $00,000 bonds on a charge m terrived an eiii'ut hour day tmi cth-.of aiutd'-r. , He was alleged te have er clianac in working eondihnes. thrown the s'one t lint knocked as nn- (,-rice ras not n-snmed iu the rioti Tn f a '.til after daybreak. Adjetsnt (irreral trti ks'aa and Chief of i olice frarrity went on a t-Jr of iasjieetion nail d.-elarisl tke bia,k belt, where in - S001I Washington, Aug. 2. Sale of surplus array food to the cousumera through the parcel post will begin August 18, thewar department division of sales an nounced today. These prices sales officials said, will form the basia for the price that is to be charged consumers when the surplus army food is sold through the purcel post authorized in a house resolution. The parcel post prices cannot be de termined definitely until postoffices and iwar department "officials settle their A'tffaranntt iiu k.- U i - be charged for the food sold in this war. l'rices per down cans of vegetables ore: Itaked beans number 1 cans, 89 cents. No. 8 cans, $1.62. No. 3 cans, $2.14. Ntringless beau Xo. 2 cans, 1 .34. No. 10 cans, 9.7G. Com number 2 euns, 1.44. Peas, cans, nuieber 1, $1.50. Tomatoes No. 3 cans $1.28. No. 1(1 cans, $5.1(4. Pumpkins, No. 2 cans, 74 cents. No. 3 cam, $1.13. Number 10 cans, $2.83. 75 HOUSES DESTROYED BY FIRE IN CHICAGO'S STOCKYARD AREA TODAY -Cnleago, Aug. 2-(lTnited 1' less.) Seventy five houses, most of them homes of Meiicans, Lithuanians nnd otbor foieiguers cmploved at the stock- Vli!ds wer(' lM'roycd by fi ve hcie todny which raged for three house before fire men anuouhced it under control. The houses were of the cheaper grude built of wood and were cVtttily con sumed. Police declared, five negroes were responsible for the fins. They were seen running away from the neigh borhood soon after the fire alarm was sou ruled, it was alleged. ' Lieutenant Admits Taking Wes ror ft Navy Jobs New York, Aug. '. Having plead ed guilty to six of Til counts in charges that he accented bribes from men who wanted "suft navy jobs" Lieutenant B. J. Ellert. tr. S. N.. is now .wltlr B(,ntpnoe ' it. j,:i t... . , , He admitted having received money tht . '.e0mB..nflin . . . . . ' T w i" naval reserve. Portland Woman Dies Of Shock When Finger Hurt Portland, Or., Aug. 2. Miss Norma Ktnrr, 18. died suddenly Jnst night in the opftratinu room, of a hospital. Rhe was hariiiu an injured finger dressed at the time, the shock of which is snid to have caused hor death, due to heart weakness. identified a?iro boy frtmi a ruft into j uiiilay. Thei the lake at a white beach Kumlay. Imy druwnel and truublr resulting from I the drowni-f precipitated the five 'd.:y ef rio'.ij. A mm Squash number 2 cans 72 cents.. Moat prices aro, per dozen cans: Corned beef, number 1 cans, $3.00. No. 2 cans, $0.90. Sir pound cans $24.00. Roast beef No. 1 cans, $H.48. Oue pound cans, 4.92. Two pound cans, $7.92. Six pound cans, $20.40. Corned beef hash, one pound cans 2.70. Two pound cans, $.1.40. Bacon in crates, 34 cents per pound. Bacon in tins, 30 cents per pound. Number one caUi contain lightly less than a pound. Number two cans contain twice as much as number one. These prieis are on board cars at storage poiuls. where overhead expeu ses are incurred in distributing the food""!'1'? to inv'i" fewibility of municipalities will aid the government prices iu oruer to cover the cost of thcr "', " , , . . , f00,l I The senate today concurred with the The war department is determining ihouf in h went decis- priccs of other commodities. Thes.-willio" fo1, ,rcrCM- . be announced early next week. I Not only h" ,h n8? " T00'" Because charter restrictions prevent- Ucf bUt ed aome cities from buying food after , ' " 'ght in the senate may be the original war department plan, the iritilurfniflnl .i.fi -niaild it tw.juil.1,. such etties to become practically gov ernment agents. BIGAMIST PREVENTS ARREST BY SUICIDE ' ' ' " I 1 Afr r 1 A I flUay ULllCer LUGS UWfl LUC Rather Than Face Charge Of Illegal Marriage. Run Francisco, Aug. 2. While detec tives were waiting nt the Ferry build ing last night to arrest him ou charro ..f i r:.,M tfc..,.;,i n M .-un,u u..VJr .., i i .: .c e l i i i i ..m iniu iroiu nis young uiius and, slipping below the deck of a North western Pacific forrvboat. sent . hub let crashing through his brain. Baraey receutly was dischareod from ,i, , . . . , the a my a. had marned Mildred rene Owen, 8 . On .Tune 18 last. H "L ""'"K, sci uu-ti a war- I rant yesieruay onarging liainey with . ' o.oigumy. 1.1-arnmg tnai tuo ueiectirc were . ... .. . .. " , " ferry slip from newspapermen aud tographers, Barney issued a statement declaring his bride of six weeks was ignoruit of the existence of his first wife. His young bride, who was also accompanied by her mother, asked Lira why their picture' was being taken. "I guess the papers want your pic ture because you married a soluier," Barney told her. He then excused himself, saying he would return before the boat docktd. The mother and daughter waited an til the lust pessenger bad left the boot, and then, accompanied by the detec tives who had come to arrest liainey, started a search for hint. With the aid of a ship employe, they found the body of Barney lying in a lavatory, in army pistol by his side and blood flowing from wound in the bead. When the girl saw the body she be- came hysterical and was taken to one of the offices on the dock. In her home a short time inter she said she was glad she was alane. "It is better thin toandto let mutters stand just as they are have raced the other woman.' she said. Mrs. Joftie Barney, the first wifo, wh filed the charge againat Barney, ia a cripple. 'Relatives have not informed her of the tragedy, fearing the news would prove fatal. Two spurious telegrama were found on Barney's body telegrams which the bride asys influenced her to marry him. Both indicated that Jiartiey 'a first wife was killed Is it May ia an automobile accident near Los Angeles. A statement issued recpntly by SeerC' tary Brown of the state land board shows that the state has $408,745.35 in its tireducilile school tuna to be divided among the various counties. This rep resents a gain of over $''2,000 ovei the e.monDt of last year. This gives Mar ioa county the amoflni of $J.i,C.6.40, as it hjis 12,132 persons of school ag that is botween the ag of 4 s-d 20 years. The total number of pupils la' the stst is shown to be S03.C13, end they receive froa the stae 'and $1.95 per capita. HAT-BESniCT III, HIT TO CUT PRICES Senate Orders! Investigation Of Plan To Reduce Com Circulation. BOTH HOUSES ABANDON PROPOSAL FOR RECESS Lealers Busy Devising Pro gram To Satisfy Demand For Prompt Action, - By L. O. Madia (I'uited Prjss Kt(.ff Correspondent I Washington, Aug. 2. The senate to day adopted the Myers resolution or dering the banking and currency cau Ming h currency to decrease the u" "6 us t , Leaders of both houses today were concerned with devising some !u:i whereby the inisitent demand froai nil over the country for adjustment tf wages in proper relation to the cost of living may be worked out, I hay smu. House and senate leaders wen to confer in an effort to ley the founda tion for action which will mest '"t only the railroad men's problem, but the broader one which affects all work era. -. r , . . .- Unless this Is done tlii country ia "Boin(t to smash" Senator Cummins, Iuwtt chairman of the senate interstate uuiuiiitrrt U VVUIIIUl IL'V, BUIU luuuv. "We must give assurance to the workers,"' said Cummins, ' 't tint en equitable relation will be established between the cost of living and wage:- We must do that immedinte'y. Unlcs we do the country is going to smash ''X believe the time has come when 1,18 government must fix the waifei of in ruimMiii workers, nueiner u reru.ii-' contro, Qf tho lineg fir il nt 1 am r.'uilv . . J to vote for such action. But theg.vcrn. ii ' shuld have ;ho power to iaie iu n'"et ll,e liv'''K rt. or 10 br,"f " ,'vi"8 "t ,;' m ,0 llu wu,?c ' r,.. ', , , Congreunin Fitgeruld, Mm..aidi.i- jj todiy aid he will sug';et In I'te-i ,, Wili, th ,i(,Jf ,.. ,,,,, ,.,. as . ,n,o n ra raN. Fitgerald called at tho White Hou- but the oresident was absent RESIGNATION OF MAY UNVERIFIED IK Colonel To Remain In Com mand Of Third Oregon Despite Reports. Notwithstanding reports to the, (0a trary, Col, John L. Mny has not" re sinned as commanding officer oi the Third Oregou infantry. When it became known yesterday .that Colonel M.,y was cvnsiiicnng the sending in of his resignation, due to ( some opposition in Portland, ho was ; asked by Adjutant General Conrad ' Stuf riu to not take any hasty action at oresent. It is pretty well understood that in order to secure federal recognition, It was necessary to appoint some officer who could fill the federal requirements aud on account of bis service, oneraras, Colonel Mny was in every respect quali fied, while Colonel North teuld not qualify. Colonel May was elected last March bv the commending officers of the dlf ferent units, accordiug to the military laws of the state, and he wai the a ss signed to the command of the 'fiiird Oreiroii, which command he aeld until appointed adjutant general. He r- signed May .10 and was placed oa the unawi"tieil list. During the latter psit of June when the regiment was being ins;peeled pre paratory to being federalized, upon in Spection being completed, several com panics failed to comply with the r gula tions of the war department, af wise officers were not qualified. 1 Upon the re assignment of Coionel (Continued on page eight) lllOllESTRIf MIL HEN IS DECLARED M1TWM Wages Today and 70 Years Ago In Centra! Willamette Valley Are About On a Par Farm hands, $73 a mouth aud board. Carpenter- $8 a day. Female domestics $10 a week and board. Such were the figures paid in Marion and Linn counties in 1850, nil of which goes to show that tho wags of the present day were those of about 70 years ago in both counties. One of the rarest books in the state library and one especially prized by Miss Cordelia Marvin, state librarian, is the original schedules of tho .United States census taken iu Oregon In 1850, 1800 and 1870. These original census books were sent to Washington, D. C, and after publi cation, returned to the Oregou slate li brary. For this fart of the stutc, the records wrre made and signed by the famous Joseph Meek, who hud so much to do with the early history of Oregon. In making the census of loO, under the head of social statistics, there was noted the various wages paid, nut only in Marioa county but throughout the state, showing quite a difference in the counties of the Willamette valley. For instance, the farm hand was paid $7,1 a month and board i t Linn county, but for Marion county, the ctnsus re port of 1S30 shows he was paid only $.'i0 a month with board thrown in. Ten years later, there seems to have becu an over supply of farm holp as the census records $25 a monU for the fnrm.hnnd, board included. But ln1870 the price had advanced a litt'e and the, same fana help was drawing $30 mouth, and board. I In both Marion, Linn and Pola conn.!co...'rerc.ial development of llu north Lnrpentera were neing paiu as a nsy ties in 1850. Bv the time 18o0 rolled around, carpenters were more plentiful the Weattlo chamber of commerce, ten and the price of a day's wage was $1 tifyinjr before the interstate commeio and it remained at this f igure whea the .commission today said that a disc-rim-1S70 census was taken. Linn county inatory freight favoring Portland would paid carpenters $3.50 a day in 1870. lilt kn(,k ",n bottom out of furih. r Ia 1850 the dnv laborer was draw- development at this time, ing $3 a day and board, or 1 a dayl l testified the present grouping of and board himself. Ten yea., h.ter ha''KM rates as applied to eastern was getting only $1.25 day In Mario., Jh!nf0" . '?t"f, . 1 'iA f'"1 f i , , I. j 1, n Hound terminals was the best system eour. y Including board,' or $J o0 a ..; ,, favorable growth to 1'., young tv.nen,. . httl. ..rf tha lH V'Z ZI . . uiT.Yra. . k a. 1 onar.il or and board himself. ..., . j lnn county was a little more liberal ijf,..!,. ,,tv !n.lH.-..i in t, v! no-! for female domestic, help. While tlieinKtn n tt nl.m10r f rosl)1,,u s fail 0rKnni1"' ""lw,lf ork"V'n 'T census ncor.ls of 1850 show that Linn gs natural resources were concert .If""" ,0 bl' cn trollMl , the off.e.ala saMt, county paid $10 a week and boaid, iu and that the fa.lure of Oregon to step I1' t'".V become convinced their de Marion county the figure was omy $0 ahead was not due to poor freight I """"' n,l",, I"11""''' upon by a wi a week and board. Ten years latei, the rates but to the luck of initiative on! mission which must first be eroalcd by ' f-nriic domestic was still woikin for I tho part of Oregon citizens and busi j special legislation in conKresa. the same $0 n week and boaid, but in' tiP"" i-"-n. Long Delay Foraeaa. tu7ii U.,r ...tiiee wi-m worth more asl "Oregon has more standing timber i Tlmt the mlroad odininistralioa has th census shows in Marion county the average wage was $10 a week and board. In 1830, when the laboring man wanted board, he paid $3 a week. Ten vckis later, the hmiiib could ne had for $4 a week. While his board :i the tea years bad been lowered osi, duller a week, he was losing out or. wages as the $.1 a day he got in 18 j0 wns reduced) to $1.50 a day H 1800. But the pen dulum swung a "tie in liu lavor ny 1870 as in that year, in Mivrien county, he wns getting $2 a day am, paid av a week board. ASS XAB.11H An optimist is a feller that still car- ties an opener on his kev ring. When ia feller is a gd talker that's usually, all tber is to him. I In 1830 there was in Marion county I ono Catholic school, one academy aud ona female seminary, with nine teach ers In all. There was no churches at all iu Yamhill county. The pcopl - tended services in school houses. Seventy years ago in Marion county, about one-fourth of tho deaths wcie re ported as being very sudden. The old K original census of 1839 under the head of "cause of death" contains tho short word, "shot." The other great cause of death was recorded as "sore throat." In Josephine county, tho census of 1830 shows that 15 people died during the year, of which 4 wore shot, 1 died of intemperance, 1 from the eating iu of a bank, S from sore throat and tho other, six after an illness of just a few days. Id LACK SEAnLEHAN'S VIEW Rate Hearing Witness Says Puget Sound Progress Due To Initiative. Seattle Wash., Ann. S,-Describ'tne the present as tho critical period of the west, Gordon C. Corbaley, secretary of "rmur- 1.,.',aid .lh1 l"fb"V,v Trainmen .-Vr. "Snn'rS evelop.uo.it '.aim tnat ine present parnv oi raiea,. should not be disturbed. Oorbnlev sai dthat Orei'nn if snv- .u : . i ............ " .-.. i. than Washington," ho said, 'vet the! largest mills are in Seattle. We have the biggest milk eondensaries in the world, yet the Willamette vnllcv, If anything, is a more favorable dtiirying loenlitv." Corbaley said that Seattle had $100 -000,000 invested in manufacturing plants as compared to $50,000,000 in Portland. Attorney J, N. Teal, cross enniining 'f;rbaley , "tried to show that O egon timber producers had been choked out because of poorer rates tha i those of Washington. C. A. S Tilth who underwent an oper ation at the 'Willnmette sanatorium Inst Saturday had made. tich fnvorable I recovery 'hat he was able to return ' ' v.. i, . v ....... ,vj, BELA KUN REGIME DEAD; TRADE UNIONISTS RULE Vienna, Aug. 1. (United Press.). Hungary's soviet governmental experi meut endi-d today, according to reports from Budapest, when Bela Kun aud tl"'j,i,li(,nai rfpul,iif f(,mi of jroerrr.-ae.it. entire "red"' cabinet resigned. Thej u advocated rninplianoa with tha move followed a conference of several 1 demands of the allies, In ordr to ataho hours, during which the conunissuiriesj pence as soon as possible. decided that capitulation of the bolshe vik government was the only means of saving Hungary, due to the riccnt uiili tary defeats. Msw Government Forms. A seicittJistie deinocratie coaiition gov ernment is being formed, nnder leader ship of Julius Peidl, who wnl be pre mier. The Hungarians have decid.d to give lip the soviet system foi good. Of rordiog to the reports. The socialists and democrats attempt ed a government in nngary linmcmaie-. ily following overthrow of the llapsburg : I regime. The two parties were eqaaHyjthe new Hungarian premu r as a;,i!i represented ia tho Karolyi cabinet nn- IV Jl. Walkout Of Shop Men Spread Rapidly Declare Chicago Leaders. CONGRESSIONAL ACTIDri HELD TO BE DANGEROUS - Workers Cannot Be Centrslkd Driv Lengthy bredfe. don Is Plea. Chicago, Aug. 2. (United Press.) That every railroad system in tha tana try will be affected tonight by tha strike of shop men, was the piedulioa i today of John D. Saunders, secretary f t the council directing the Chicago strike, Twenty-five thousand were rcj.ottd out in the Chicago district. U.iiua f lieials said the strike will affect 100, 000 over the nation. The men demand ed a wage of 83 cents an hour, an in crease of 17 cents over tho preaeat schedule, A helpers' minimum of CO cents Wns also asked. Thoso affected aro car repairers, machinists, i1 speclora electricians, blacksmiths and ihect met al workers. Railway officials denied the mea have struck on their roods. They ad mitted, however, a general etiike woull seriously impede traffic. The roads union offiela's (bid mi affected were the Ponaisylvaniu, Bur lington and (julncy, Lake bhoie and Michigan Hotithern, Chicago and breav westem,! Illinois Oentnil, Chisago aid i.' m , By Ralph F. Couch ( United Press Htr.ff Correspondent.) Wushi iglon, Aug. 2. Heads at three of the four big railroad unions today condemned placing In tho hands of a cress the demands of their members for immediate wage increases proportional to increased living costs. The union, heads were i W. G. Lew, president of tho Brotherhood of Rail- L. K. Shepherd, preni- d,.nt o( ,hp Brotherhood of Haw3 on doctors, and Timothy Hlica, presi- I .In n f . tU UrntUnvhnnA tit titf.mnltl. ... . firemen and Migineiuen. no money td grant Immediate lac.ieasea was made clear by President WilsoB ia liters to house and senate committees. in which he proposed creation of tho commission to survey the wages of all railway workers and decide Oa Sa crenses which would be mandatory up o the interstate commerce eommhvdea. for luprocsed freight and passenger rates. ' " Putting the demand np to congress) would mean a delav of sit mo tha and perhaps a year," said Shepherd, who has asked an nvernnc of 35 per cent in crease for .12,000 conductors. "TJiia would lie unsatisfactory to tha men. who huve been waiting months. They jnre now In no mood to wait longer, Y- y ,,, inuru on ., til they resigned as a protest agataxt the allied armistice terms. . The socialist democratic pally ia tha arnncpil In tlllTK'flrv Ind f(.OrS a Peidl Kew Prsmier. Copenhagen, Aug. 2. (United P.f ?s.) Trade unionists have forswd a l cialist government, with Ju'iua Peiili oa prerricr, - sncces.tnn to It. ra Krs't irovernnicnt, which has resignskl, e- A..i;n,r in f,nnfft.inl SlftvtCM frMTW B'i,Uiet today. ?he new cabinet issued a pi sera fisr. tion stating its mnin objet v gntiatinn with the allies and tea mass tenance of order. A Vienna dispatch guve Use "t