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S 5250 CmClJLATION : 3 (25,000 BEADiJES DAILi") Nc Only Circulation in Salem Quar- nteed by the Audit Bureau of f Circulations. sk . ' A o fl VlMUVl stftg-wsto .VaaXV : FULL LEASED WIRE Oregon: . Tonight and Tlilirs day probably rain; cooler eabl portion tonight; moderate south- easterly winds. c lTs4 s? , I' Of (: DISPATCHES SPECIAL "WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS SERVICE ' ' FORTY- SECOND YEAR NO. 208.---TEN PAGES. SALEM, OREGON- WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 3, 1919. PRICE TWO CENTS ON. TRAINS AND STANDS Tira CSJTM I U LI I Jl ill NI UII S ClilZA TROOPS FIRED SHOTS ; WHICH WOUNDED HE fll W ''- i Action By United States Not Likely; Aviator Wots Over Line When Fired Upon. ' -. ..'t'.": ; " v :. " . ". .." ', o " - - Washington, Sept. 3. Doubt was exsed by high officials here today as to whether this gvVfc'nment will be in a position to take any action against " co, if it is found that Captain D, W. McNabb, an avia 4ot yes- t,eruay, was nymg over Mexican sou. Unofficial dispatches from Laredo state Mexican officials declare that is the case, v- ,- i ,-. . . a While there, is no interim tional law governing flying, it was the custom m European' countries prior to the out break of tho war to firo upon foreign flvitors who crossed international boun daries without permission. This was due -to a constant fear of spies. : ;Althougli having this precedent be fore them, officials pointed out that in the case borwen Mexico and tliin enim. try it might be regarded differently be cause forces of both governments are in search of bandit. -. General Admits Shooting. - Laredo, Texas, Bept. ' 3.-Ciiptaiu Ikivid V; MeXabb "wo olie kilometer across the border, flying over Mexican ; territory wlien shot- yesterday by Mcx ian soldiers,. General Keyualdo Garza, commander of the Cnrrunza garrison at ffuevo Laredo, declared today, General nrzn in a statement made public through the Mexican -consul i:i J redo ,admittcd-the shooting was done Ay soldiers of a Careanza. outpost Colonel B. ,B. Buck, oc.mmandec of the Laredo district, said he had received no iHstructidiw from Major, General Dick man, commander of he soutliem depart ment, to pursue thoso guilty of the at-, tack yesterday. - Colonel Buck said ali that is known of tho attack is that the firing came from a point whore outposts of Carranza soldiers were known to be located.. The Mexican consul said he heard "detrimental reports" but he did Met believe Mexican soldiers were re ajonsible. ....., ... B. J. Ijeyendecker, county tax assessor of Webb county, wlio was on his farm sixteen miles northwest of Laredo when Captain McNabb arid Lieutenant John son, his pilot landed there after trie shooting, told the United Press hero to day lie could furnish evidence by nu merous witnesses that the Americans were not on the Mexican sido of the border. - i,eyena!cKcr satu many persons on bis farm saw the tairplane, flying a I low itltitudc along tho contours of San x. h creek toward the Bio Grande when -the Mexicans opened fire. Ho said these witnesses declared the Mexicans fired scores of shots from the Mexion side of the Rio Grande and that the plane swerved immediately and started wwarus nis ra-ncu nouse. - Numerous residents of the village of San Isabel also witnesses the shooting, Leyondccker Baid, and .will swear the plane was over American soil when t Carranzistas opened fire. General Graza's statement declares that immediately on learning of the inci dent the general proceeded, to the spot jitfnr tho mouth of San Isabel creek, on -- (Continued on page three) Gity Health Officer of New York Warns Against Lighter Epidemic of New York, Kept. 3. (United Pi ess) A minor epidemic of influenza i prac tically inevitable throughout Americt this fall, according to Dr. itoynl S. Cope Jand, commissicner of hoatth for New York City. Influenza epidemics have " always swept countries in pairs, uccordu.g to Commissioner Copeland. The last o.-io in America prior to la-st winter was in 1891 which was the minor'appendagc to the major epidemic of 1890. Dr. Copeland looks for the cpiocmic til it yi'tr to be much lighter than tiiat of 1918, though minor epidemics arc often as, had as tho major phase. This was true cf 1891, ho say. But the tact that .n !.. .4 . . at. mini. rwjJitr utit; diiltu u iu . j -at ves added immunity this year. Speaking to- the United Pros,. Dr. Copeland said: "I have u doubt but that we will have another epidemic this year, though Infinitely less violeai than last year's, when practically every per wh was affected. "Seveuty per cent of last year' vic DfSQUE TOLD OF GRAFT SCHEME SAYS SWEENEY Organizer Of Western Spruce Association Testifies Be fore Committee Today. ? WITNESS SAYS HE TIPPED GENERAL OFF TO FRAMEUP Dunn Or Bradstreets Reports Necessary To Cain Aud ience Is Claim. Portland, Or., Sept. 3 (United Press) Thomas Sweeney, who organized tiie Western Spruce association, testified be fore the congressional committer on spruce investigation this morning that te warmed General Brice P. Disirue that a combination was being formed to "trim the government.'.'.... , The purpose of these intorcsts, said Sweeney, was to induce tho government to build railroads into their timbor,' of which not more than 10 per cent was spruce, with the view of securing trans portation Tor future operation; He did r.'t name the interests to which no re ferred. "Disque said he wouldn't have his character assassinated," went on Swee ney. "I told him I was giving him a tip, but that he was either in on the ' f rume, ' or was being played for a sucker. " The witness stated ho tried to log spruce on a non-profit basis, and that other small loggers tried to do so, but all became discouraged. "You nave to come with your card in your hand and a Du in or Bradstreets re port showing you were worth from $2, 000,000 to $10,000,000 to get n hearing, " declared Sweeney. . He said Disque, tho commander of the (Continued on pago four) Flu This Year tims were between the ages of fifteen and forty-five, probably due to the faet that so many men were in t.'aluing camp. ;' . - ." "My only fear is tliat it will attack another age group this year. Apparent ly the germs develop an appetite for certain kind of food and ehoose people of a certain age,- though there is no known explanation for the attraction to certain ages." Asked what could be done to piepare, Dr. Copula nd prescribed " soap ana wat er and fresh air." "Inflninza is essentially a house dis ease," he said.. "Apparently it needs loug continual contact to become infect ed. - It is not like smallpox, which you could get in a minute. Yon have to live with influenza to get it. "It naturally follows that out-of-door life, sleeping with windows open regard less of the weather, takiug exercise, and (Continued on page two) HOOVER PREDICTS BIG DROP IN FOOD PRICES r Break To Come Within Next Few Months He Tells Con gressiond Committee, j Paris. Sept. 3, A tremendous drop in food price in the United States may bo expected in the next few months, Herbert Hoover said in continuing his testimony ibeforo the congressional committee investigating rar" expendi tures. The speculators have reached the end of fheir powers, floover declared, and are no longer to maintain corneiw in stocks, owing to Europe's inability to, purchaso . Americai's over (produc tion. . : .. . . 'j v ,.' 1 . - ' ' Warehouses in -Anistcrdam, Botter dam, Copenhagen and Stockholm ore now - full of foodstuffs from Ameri ca," he said, " but no outlet exists, as the countries needing food are unable to pay for it at present prices, ;- "Speculators of the entiro world are responsible f oi the present high prices, through hoarding n anticipation uf Eu ropean demands, Which have not de veloped. . Tlie,- American government must interveno by grunting credits 'to the nations needing food, as well as by fixing maximum and minimum pric es in the' United States. 4 -i " An extremely dangerous situation will result in case the United States government- does not assist producers in finding outlets for their goods. Dur ing the war American products, of all kinds increased, threa fold. Unless there are permanent markets for these- pro ducts a terrible -reaction Is inevitable,, counteracting -allth production in. ceMivea which,; caused the present ."efficiency.- ' . ..' ."American farmers are entitled to the greatest consideration. After government-stimulation, their production must be guaranteed markets.'.' Hoover maintained that he had no knowledge of the , war . department 's surplus food stoeks in April, before his purchase of large- quantities for Italy. He said .he weald have bought from, the war department if 'he had known the circumstaaces. "'' DEALERS FOffi 60 CENT HOPS LOCALLY Willamette Valley Crop Is Es timated To Be 45,000 Bales Or Less. Abused, . discredited, ostrnciscdr-the Oregon hop has still the satisfaction of belonging to - the aristocratic clar's of commodities. The latest market quota tions show hops, selling at CO and 54 cents, with the old crop so thoroughly cleaned up that toy. the time the crop of 1919 comes into market there will 'be tho emallest stock of hops in Ore gon ever known in the history of the iudtistry. It is estimated that 75 per Cent of the Willamette valley crop ef 1919 has already been disposed of on contract, some of the consignments be ing based on a priee of 55 cents. These rigurcs look like a mince pie dream to some of the old growers and dealers of Salem who can recall the days when hops went 'bc-ging in this city at 6 cents a pound. Ouu prominent grower this morning ventured the opin ion that the price would go to (JO cents on uccount of the shortage both, in this counry ainl.iu Europe. Hence the Ma rion county grower who happened to have his acreage on favorable ground will be in the same class with the man who has struck oil. A to the yield, the grower's have narrowed down their estimates of a 'few weeks ago, when they figured that Oregon would produce 50,000. JjbIcs. Thoy, now make . guess at ,45,000 bales possibly less, for the CTop is not only a""top crop" as a result of three years drouth, but the western edges in some yards show sunburn. It is believed that 1200 pounds to the acre will be an average yield this year, though there are some favored locations, like the Mitoma ranch, where hops will pick as high as -'000 pounds to the amv In some of the yards the "baby" hops have already focen picked, and pickinw will be generally under way in nil the- yards this week. Thus far there has been no difficulty in secur ing pickers, for most of the growers are offering $1.20 a hundred pounds. St. Louis. Mo. Loud ;ores emating from & garage made neighbors believe omeining was aioui. roiice investiga-i in road t soecess nam t so luun lion brought out the fact that two sleep-'you know when t' sidestep, fa' Cin v.s were guarding the remnants df t9 einnati Bods wuz about th' lat things omeining was aioui. roiice investiga CODING CONFERENCE TO EMBRACE EVERY BRANCH OF CAPITAL AND LABOR i. O IV'.' " ' "' . Washington, Sept. 3. - Tho "round table" conference be- . tween capital and kbor will be held at the Vtlnte House be- & tween October j and 10, it was announced today. ft About' forty will be jnvjted by President Wilson to attend . .tho conference. The . president , is sending letter to, the "United States Chamber of Commerce, Jt the American Federation of La- bor, represent atlve.? agricultural t associations and ; investment bankers, asking them to' submit (: - names for his consideration. 'In " addtiorf tir delegates-selected, in- ' this way tho president will elect ' , others from the country at largo. . v Invitations will be sent by the president while he is ou his ' speaking trip. ( se v-v ; ' Actahistnitisn Leader Opens Fight For Ratification la t ' Speech Today. DECLARES AMMENT WOULD KILL PURPOSE i Says Possibility Of Allies Ac cepting Keservabons To Pact Is Nil. Washington, Sept. 3. Deeluriuf; that s"iiators who demand amendment of the peace treaty proposo on "insane inter natoinal policy," in which "poltroonery and fallacy" ui so mixed it is difficult to gee which predominates, Senator Hitchcock, : administration spokesman, tpday in a senate speech opened the fight for unqualified ratification of the pact. Amendment will not only kili the treaty, but will involve the United States in enormous lasses and dangers, Hitchcock declared. Those demuuding ameudme'tsj ho sind, appear not to real ize the pdvantages derived by the Uni ted States from the peace settlement. "Suppose the senate should vote in favor of the Slitiitnng amendment or aiiy other, whnt would happen?" asked Hitchcock. ."Inevitably one of two things would happen cither the presi dent would refuse to go further w,ith the treaty ar.d put it in one of the pigeon holes of tho atatc department occupied by other treaties that have been aban doned, or he would submit the amend ment to the nations associated with the United States in the war for considera tion. . "Does anyone believe they would ac cept itt Does nnyono suppose that Ja pan herself would submit to this humil iation before the eyes of the world? I cannot conceive that any intelligent and candid man would assume tny such thing as a possibility. . ; Japan is now in control of German (Continued on page three) . ABE MARTIN Th road t' success hain'f'ao tc;iigh if OPPOSFFION TO TREMY SCORED BY HITCHCOCK TO CITY TO SUE PUBLIC SERlECOHt'llSSlI Cczscil Orders Action To Compel Railroad To Erect Crossing Marker. The. city of Salem will bnn' suit against the public service coinuuhsiou, asking that the commission be compell ed to rcversft itself in refusing to order the' Southern .Pacific railroad to place signals at the crossing of Capital and Union streets, known to bo a' dangerous crossing. , " j When the commission acted a " few months ago on tho petition of tho city to have these signals installed at this crossing, it not only refused, but took the trouble in insinuate a lot of things against the city artd its negligence in enforcing the law. At -the-meeting of the council last 'evening by a vote ol fivo to three, City Attorney B. Wi Macy was instructed to bring suit. Those In favor wero Halvorscn, Moore, Scotr, Schunke aud Wiest. Those opopscd to bringing suit wero Utter,' linger nud Volk. - Damages amounting to $200 were ask ed" of the city by H. Sproed -of -2590 Cherry avenue, for taking a space about 15 feet, wide through his five ccie tract tft put. in the sewer which will' connect the Valley Packing comprtny with tho city sewer. Ho had-wheat planted on the tract and he figures that ht was damaged $200 when a strip j oi ' this wheat was ruined while digging Jhft sew er. Tho council thought Mr. Sproed had his figues a little .'Joo; high and, ir com mitte, was appointed to inv-cstigulo, on: sisti'ng-pf Wiest, Maoca anxl-.Volk. Harry K. Hutton, chief ol.the fealcm fire department, "Was -allowed for expenses to attend the state, f iio and wutftn conference at Pbrtlalid September 1518. He had asked just for a icavo of absence for three days and was n-iiling to pay his "own expenses, tout Alderman Volk thought the city big enough to treat .its firemen, generously, unu the $20 expense money was then allowed, on motion of Alderman -Moore .- . , -. -Joseph H. Albert was allowed rebate Of $25.27 on street improvement tax on a lot in the Oak street improvement, dis trict.. Tho figures of tho city engineer showed that Mr. Albert had been assess ed some frontage that did not belong to tho lot. : . f : : ; , Unsigned reports troubled the coun cil in its deliberations last -evening. With'' only eight members of tho council present, a number of reports were read, but no action taken as those who hud made the reports had failed to sigh. Jr this reason the ordinnnco regarding the night watchman and the contract for electric lighting and several minor mat ters were not acted on. . . Tho Montague O'lteilly company. own a number of city warrants on the High street.improvemeut fund, some of which are seven years past duo and no princi pal or interest paid. As thero is $012.91 in a fund that can bo applied to onu of the $1000 warrants, the council approved the motion that the city treasurer be ordered to pay this $012.91 on the $1000 bund with $190 accrued Interest, end is sue a bond for the difference. There was an intimation that if the city would not pay anything on these outstanding war rants, that. Montague O'Beilly company might feel constrained to bring suit against te city, as the Clark-llcnery Construction company has done. Alderman Harold Hager of the first ward broke up the session while an ordi nance was. being read providing for the appointment of Karl Hace us purchasing agent for the city nt a salary or 30 a month. It requires eight aldermen to transact business and there was just this number present. Having other matters more important than a council nueting, Mr. Hager slipped out at 8:30 o'clock and his absence was not noted uiitil the new ordinance had almost been read. Then it was discovered that a quorum was not present, and thoro was nothing to do but to adjourn, right in the mid dle of the session. Due to resignations, illness, absence from the city and various other causes, the city council has had hard sledding this year and meetings are adjourned from time to time. Present lit the ad journed session last evening were Mayor Otto J. Wilson, Aldermen Hager, Hal vorscn, Moore, Hchunke, Scott, Utter, Volk and Wiest. ,' SCREEN COMEDIAN DEAD Los Angeles,' Cnl., Sept. 3. Dee Lampton, screen comedian, died at his home here yesterday after a bri f ill ness. HiB death followed six n.oiithB after the death of "Slim" Fit.geitld, hi nartnor. Lamnton stood five feet ) tall and Fitzgerald towered to six feet right. . PRESEf JT BALD FACTS President Leaving Washington on 10,000 Mile Speaking ; Tour This Evening. By Hugh Baillie (United Press Staff1 Correspondent) Washington; Sept. 3. President Wilson leaves Wash ington this evening on a 10,000 mile speaking tour of the United States in an effort to convince the people that the peace treaty should be ratified as it stands. : COAST SOON TO FED. BEIiEFITS OE BIG FLEET Commercial Development Of Harbors Promises To Be Initial Result GOOD PORTS REQUISITE TOUNinilUINTENAiXE Daniels Urges Business Or ganizations"; To Support Proposed Projects. By M. D. Tracy (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ' Han Francisco, Sept. 3,-rTho Pacific codst Is soon to "see practical proof of the contention that & navy can bring re sults for peace as well as wnr, The organization of the Pacific fleet will bring this proof. . Commercial development, such as Sec retary .Daniels promised yesterday -is the confidently expected result by busi ness men everywhere, . Tho first requi site to the proper., mninteilouue "of the fleet as an efficient fighting unit is gooil harbors. , It must have hurbors to work atid pluy "ill, harbofs for repairs and harbors for training stations and supply bases. .This means harbor development. Channels must bo widened and deepened and docking facilities must be increased. And the deepening of u chunnel for the navy benefits the merchant marine as well. Shipping interests will bo quick to take advantage of this develop ment. , At San Diego harbor there is a sand bank, according to naval officers, which should be taken out The naturo of Improvements needed (Oontinued on page two) Life Insurance Records Show Mortality Rate During 1918 Excessive; Influenza Blamed New York, Sept. S. The rate of mor tality which American life insurance companies had to meet in 1!1K was about 1)2 percent greater than 1917 und 14 percent higher than tho aver age death rate for a score of years. This is the statement in a summary made public today by tho Insurance Press, reviewing the life insurance dis tributions last year by insurance or ganizations operntiug in the United Htntcs and Canada, including the trans actions of the 'bureau of war risk in surance of tho United States govern ment. ten persons died from influenza for each American soldier killed in battle, the report declares, placing the number of influenza deaths at a half million. (Stating that influenza was mainly rcspoarflblo for the ' increase in the number of deaths, the report continues: "Thirty lite insurance companies paid 9.1,OOft,00O more thnu in 1917 for death claims aiid endowments. The increase in death loss paid by legal reserve companies was .approximately lii,ODO,000 in the United Statos and to solidify " public opinion in favor of the treaty ss) that pressure will be brought to bear on np positlon senators from their homo terri tories to change their, attitudes, In this- endeavor to create an lrrvaist le, demand,, for quick ratification, .the president, it was learned ' today, will -, make bald statement of what he con siders the facts, rather than oratorical tiiorts. v "- ' . , His Itinerary calls for invasion of tho rtntes of some of his principal Appjncnts in the senate. Most of his speeches will bo delivered west of Chicago, -where tho iidnun'stration believes antipathy to Ih tiPUy is strongest." Special attention Is to be devoted to tho Pacific coast, wlifru the people, according to their seiu.toi, are suspicious of Japanese and resent ful of Shantung settlement, whoruoy Ja pan gets important grunts in China. In addition to bis speeches on tho coast, tho president will review.. the Pacific fleet nt Seattle, September '13. ' . s One of Wilton's arguments for nlift- it : i . i, l . ii., , .i. unrest and high prices era cannot end until real peace is established J'jroiih aaptance pf the treitty. He pUr.s to explain, his reasons-for Committing tile United HtafHP to the league of nations, and bi fact makes pocsonal report to the American people an his work at Far is., telling them the whys" and "wherefores." The president 's inddrCHses have not, been prepared in advance, duo to pressure-of other dnfics at the White. House. He . will speak extemporaneously from shorthand notes, which ho will jot down on the train. When his opponents in tho senate reply, ho will take issue with them, making tho treaty fight u sort of nation-wide, debate: T" Wilson will be accompanied by morn flian n 'score of newspapermen, us well as n corps of photographers and ;t bat tery 'fcf motion picture" cameras. A fw days after each speech the episodes con nected with it will be flushed ou-iksu-snnds of movie screcns'nH over the eoun fry. Representatives, of, telegraph com panies will be pn" the .train .16 arrango for wire facilities' so the president's words may be quickly placed before the millions that cannot actually hoar hint speak. ' ' : . . . . Secretary Tumulty is in tho party., aro Mrs. Wilson, Dr. Cnry Orayson, tho , president 's physician; Gilbert M. Close, his chief stenographer and other mem bers of the White House establishment. The secret service operatives are headed by Joseph Murphy, aasit.tant chief of tho service. Murphy has accom panied Wilson on all his journoys, In- I eluding the European trip. These men, to whom is entrusted the task of pro- (Continued on paije three) Canada on lives under the age of fif ty." ' - . ' The Insurance Press confirms a re port of the Connecticut Insurance epm pany that war claim j meaning all deaths suffered ly men in the service, not including Influent, were equiva lent to about a six-percent increase over normal mortality.' On that basin the war losses by life insurance com panies of tho United States In 191H ainoonted to $23,000,000. War mortality, it is slaten, will con tinue in a decreasing proportion for from five to ton years, inasmuch as wounds, d:seaes contracts effeet or poison gas, shell shock, etc., will im pair manv lives. Tuberculosis, it is said, was tho ba sis of nearly fifty percent of all claims by one compnBy . under, the total dis ability provision of it policies, while only four percent resulted from acci dents. It is pointed out that despite .the persistent war against it, 1J0109 (Continued on pac three) He will , attempt