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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
$50 NelD Members Secured
By Commercial Club Teams
So Far; 800 Is Indicated

With an estimate OF close to $50 new
members signed with the Salem Com
mercial club, the active workers re-
ported at the luncheon held this noon
that prospects were good for an addi-
tional $50 which would enable the
club to take UP new work in new in
dustrial lines,
In q few instances, the workers re-
ported business men as somewhat dis
satisfied with the club and this was res-
pecially with those living in the out
skirts of the city. To some extent these
men felt they had been overlooked and
that their individual business had not
received much encouragement from the
club.
But in general there was the same
feeling expressed the first day of the
dive. that Of acknowledging the good
being done the city. Many Of the cap
tains found those to whom they had
been assigned were out of town. This
will necessitate some work next week
and for this reason the teams will re-
main intact and will continue on the
job until every name assigned has been
approached.
A number Of firms have increased
their membership and taken out the
quota assigned. individuals who were
not very we'll informed as to what the
club was really doing, subscribed fol-
memberships upon being informed that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
William Berger Attacked
And Shot By UnknoOn Men
Nzsir Mil Greek Bridge

the bridge and fired. Mr.. Burger then
fired two times at the highwaymen be.
fore his gun jammed He started to
run and as he fled three shots were fired
after him, each taking effect.
When the highway robbers first stop
ped him, Mr.. Burger threw his flash
light, but they also had strong Iigh'
and in the confusion, he was unable TO
note carefully their appearance. How
ever, he is under the impression that
two wore khaki clothing and caps.
Although shot, Mr.. Burger was ahlt
to run to the home Of friend at Seven
tecnth and Chemeketa.. The police were
notified and Mr.. Burger taken to hi.
home. gssh#
The police have but & slight. clue te
work on. A boy by the name of Yarnel
was passing on Seventeenth street and
when he heard the firing, ran home, as
he thought the shots were intended fol
him. There is slight clue Of young
man who saw early in the evening two
or three men standing on the bridge. Mr.
Burger is Of the opinion that the high
way men were well aware of his habits
and that he occasionally carried with
him money taken during the day. There
are other clues being worked on entirely
differenl from the robbery idea, bu'
as yet nothing definite has developed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Lone Highwayman Holds
! Up Train Within Limits
OF Seattle And Escapes

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 49, Binding,
gagging and forcing Harry Nero, mail
clerk into locker, lone robber, still
at liberty, rifled the mail car of North
ern Pacific train No. 4 this morning
while the train was still within Seattle
city limits bound for st. Paul. A pack
age Of currency consigned to the Roslyn
hank was in the mail car, and with 9th
er Registered mail, was included in tho
loot. The. value is not known.
Thetrain left Seattle at S;l5 O'Clock
|this morning. The robber is supposed to
have boarded the train here and made
his way to the mail car by way of the
baggage coach. Just after the train had
picked up speed the robber came into
the mail car, compelled Nero to throw
up his hands, by sticking q revolver in
his face and then bound and gagged
him @h 6
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
DULCAR|ANS GIVEN Is
DAYS TO sign TREATY
Frontiers Readjusted And
Big Reparation Payment
Required By Terms.

Paris, Sept. Without any cere-
mony, the Bulgarians were handed tho
peace treaty at the French foreign Of
flee today. They were given twenty five
days to make reply.
l.. l.. Theodoroff, head of the Bull
gGrian peace delegation, made an adj
dress in which he urged that mitigations
be granted in the peace terms.
Re adjustment of frontiers, aiming to
promote the peace of the Balkans and
recognition of new state, form the
leading features of tho Bulgarian treaty,
which follows the Austrian treaty in
general outline.
The most important territorial
changes provide:
First, that Bulgaria modify her
boundaries in four places in favor Of
Serbia.
Second, that Western Thraee be ceded
to the allies for future disposition. The
frontiers with Rumania and Greece re-
main practically unchanged.
Other provisions Of the treaty are
that Bulgarian reduce her army to 20,'
600 men, pay reparation bill Of $3.50
100000, recognize the Independence OF
lJugo- Slavia and rcnounee the treaties
Of Brest -Litovsk and Bucharest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
CHECK SHOWS OTHER
VICTIMS Of STORMS
Dead Now Estimated From
$50 To 425; Property
Damage $4,000, 900.

Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. l9.--
UNITED Press. 1.-The toll of Sunday IS
tidal wave and hurricane was today
placed at between $50 and 425 dead and
property loss of $20,000,000.
Almost continuous rain since Sunday
has made difficult the problem of tax
ing car of 5000 homeless.
Authorities hoped to complete the
tent refuge city tonight.
Former Mayor Roy Brown again ap
pealed for outside assistance today.
"Dozens of once prosperous citizens
have been made penniless, many of them
actually losing the clothes from their
backs,' he said. Financial assistance
is what these people are going to need
worse particularly the men with fam
ilies.n
The people have not lost their cour
age. All they want is money to work
with and the city will be rehabilitated
quickly. Plans for sea wall, such IA
saved Galveston from the terrors oi
Sundays storm, already are under
way.n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Arrested For False Debt
Man C0nfesses To Murder
OF Daughter % Years Ago

Urbana, Missouri, Sept. 10. Omitted
Press. Brought bsck to his old Mis-
souri, home because Of debt he says
he does not owe, Robert Hicks, former
ly a farmer Of Hickory county, today
stands accused by his own voluntary con-
fession of the murder of his l9-year-old
daughter, twenty three years ago.
While en- route here with the sheriff
of Hickory county from Chehalis, Wash,
where he had lived with his son in-law,
Hicks unfolded the story of how on a
lonesome part Of his farm, December 7,
1896, he 'strangled his daughter, Luellen,
with asshort piece or heavy twine, be
cause in a fit Of rage the daughter had
threatened to- shoot her father. ~.
~ just thought, as they were taking
me back to Missouri, I'd tell 'em about
it, Hicks said
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
MUNICIPAL PHONE
PROPOSAL REVIVED
Petitions Calling For Vote
On Installation Of City
System Are Ready.

Should the public service commits
sion fail to relieve the present condi-
tions as TO telephone charges, the peo-
pie of Sal,la vii, be given an oppor-
tmity to sign petit ON wherein the
city council Is requested to cali an cleo
ticn for the luspsoe of voting upon the
Question Of installing and maintaining
i ruGnicipal tcicpi'ehe in the city and
bonding the city for the payment there
of.
At the time the federal administra-
tioB Ia'sed rates, June 80, 1919, and
on the following day turned the tele-
phone system over TO the original own
ers, there was much discomfort as TO
telephone charges.
The matter had been taken up sever
al months previous by the council and
telephone men from Portland and else
where produced their evidence TO show
that the company was losing money on
the old rates. When the public service
commission met in Portland August q
to consider the telephone situation and
TO hear evidence on both sides, Salem
was not represented as the couneilmen
refused to pay the expenses of an ex
pert or anyone else to attend.
City Attorney Macy wrote the may
ors Of several cities about month age
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Masher, Shot By Husband
OF Woman Whom He
Acc0sted, Near Death

San Francisco, Sept. 19.-Edward G.
Kelly, circulation employe of a local
newspaper, is in precarious condition
at a local hospital today, the result of
shot Edgar Woodcock, head Of the
state mining bureau exhibit, says he
fired when Kelly insulted his wife.
Mrs Woodcock, who was formerly
Miss Alice Harris of Tacoma, has been
frequently accosted and insulted on her
way to her home alone evenings, ac-
cording to Woodcock, and last night he
put a revolver in his pocket and walk
ed few feet behind her with friend,
Mrs. Woodcock says that Kelly, a
stranger, approached her, tipped his
hat and jingled money. When she told
her husband, he became enraged, and
in the middle OF sentence demanding
an apology, fired his pistol. He told po-
lice later the shot was accidental, due
TO his excitement
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
.a.Liatt

William H. Burg 2 proprietor of the
confectionery store 2 znter and Seven
teenth street, viii eturning home
about $3.50 o'clock la Sening was shot
three times by an unKns'Vn party as he
crossed the foot bridge over Mill creek.
The first shot entered his right shoul-
der, the second lodged in the fleshy
part Of the thigh and the third entered
the flesh of the right leg just below the
knee. 1t is thought that none of the
wounds are serious. The bullet that
entered his right shoulder has been To-
Gated in, front of the breast bone, but
has not been removed.
Mr.. Burger lives with his mother ay
E1645 ChemeketG street and is in the
habit of remaining at the store until 9
or 10 0 CLOCK, and occasionally carrying
home with him the day. s receipts.
Last night just as he started across
the foot, bridge over Mill creek, he saw
three men. AS he passed on the other
side of the bridge, one Of the men either
attempted to strike him with club, OF
threw it at him, Mr.. Burger not being
quite sure how it happened. He lodged
the club and turned around, asking what
they wanted.
One of the men then jumped from
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19

every member was put to work and
that the old days of the "chair warm
ers' were gone.
Following the suggestion Of Roy
Wise of the Cherry City bakery, it
was voted to hold the luncheons dur
ing the winter at the plants of the va
rious industries Of the city, that the
Commercial club workers as well as
others might become acquainted with
the city's industries.
Special attention was called to the
Salem Tile 6 Mercantile company.
and it was voted that the club do its
utmost to assist the company and bring
the matter of tiling to the attention
of Land owners. 1t was reported that
80 per Gems Of the output Of the tile
works was. shipped outside Of the val
ley, while there was a need in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Salem of more tilt
than the company could produce. Lu
ther j. Chaplin spoke Of the wonderful
results of tiling and said that he hop
ed the farmers would soon begin te
understand what proper thing would
do for them.
The captains and their workers vii
continue on the work of soliciting sub
scriptions until the necessary number
is signed up. The next monthly meeting
of the club will be announced at an
| early date.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Frank Sweet Recommended
AS Successor To Deposed
State Pilot Commissioner

The commissioners of the Port of AS
toria, through B. F. Stone, president of
the body, today urged Governor Olcott
TO name Frank W. Sweet, harbormaster,
to succeed Thomas Nelson as member of
the state board of pilot commissioners
In letter to the governor Mr.. Stont
said: " Mr.. Sweet is eminently qualified
TO act, is thoroughly practical, and is O
person whose advice, L believe, would
be consistent and valuable"
| Mr.. Nelson was recently removed as
member Of the state board of pilot
commissioners by Governor Olcott, fol
lowing charges that he refused to dis
miss from his employ man been denied
citizenship because of his disloyal ten
| denotes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Portland Asks More Time
To File Brief In Phone
Rate Increase Hearing

A.letter was received at the offices
of the Oregon public service commission
this morning from the city Of Portland
asking that the municipality be granted
an extension of 10 days in which to file
its brief in the case involving an in
crease Of rates sought by the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company.
Additional time in which TO file the
brief is asked. because of many legal
actions now in the hands of the city at
torney for disposition, according to the
letter received here.
Although no order had been issued by
the commission today the request prob.
ably will be granted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Thomas Ratcliff Dies At
Home Here, Aged N Years

Thomas A. Ratcliff, of Morningside,
Salem, died this afternoon at 1883
O'clock, at the age of n years. Besides
his widow he is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs. Mary McReynolds
of Salem. Mrs. Rae f. Bates of Elgin,
George I. Ratchff of Enterprise, Mrs.
Rose Voris of Salem and Charles A.
Ratcliff of Salem.
The funeral services will be held from
the chapel of Webb & Clough at 8
c clock Saturday afternoon and will be
conducted by the Rev. Leland j. Por.
ter. The services at the Odd Fellows
cemetery will be in charge of the Odd
Fellows
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Engagement Gay Lombard
To Stage Dancer Announced

San Francisco, Sept. 49, Engage
ment of Gay Lombard, capitalist and
club man. formerly of Portland, Or, 10
Mrs. Ivy Crane, noted stage and society
dancer has been announced, but the date
Of the wedding is being kept secret.
Mrs. Crane with Douglas Crane, her
former husband and dancing partner,
brought new society dancing to San
Francisco when the Maxixe was popu-
lar, and conducted Inside Inn dancing
at the exposition. She also appeared in
several of Otis Skinner's productions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Forest Fire Sweeping
Muir Redwood Forest
Summer Homes Burned

San Francisco Sept. 19.-The Mill
Valley forest fire was entering the ia
nous Muir redwood forest at l1:30 a.
nj. today. 1t had travelled two miles to-
wards these woods in the past sixty min.
utes and was going fast, urged by q
heavy wind.
These statements were made to the
United Press today by Martin w. Kiie.
we, fire agent for Mill Valley, who is
stationed at West Point Inn.
The fire at that hour had destroyed
six or seven summer homes on the out
skirts of Mill Valley, he said, but had
rot entered Mill Valley.
Two hundred men are fighting the
fire and others are being hurried up on
the ridge. The fire is located above the
Mill Valley reservoir
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Accomplice Of Bola Pasha
Promises More Sensations

Paris, Sept. 19,-Pierre Lenoir, sen
fenced to death by court-martial for
completely in the treason cases of Bolo
Pasha and Charles Humbert, former
French senator and proprietor of lie
Journal, received postponement of his
execution today. Lenoir was to have
been shot this morning. His request that
the authorities postpone his death wa.
granted when he declared he wished to
make sensational revelations which hao
not been brought out at his trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Coast Fire Chiefs To Meet
In Los Angeles Next Year

Portland, Or, Sept. 19.-Los Angeles
will be the scene Of the 1920 convention
Of the Pacific Coast Association of Fire
Chiefs, having been chosen at the clos.
ing session Of the Portland convention
last night.
Los Angeles won out over San Fran
cisco and Fresno.
Chief Elliott Whitehead of Oakland
was elected president of the association.
Harry W. Bringhurst of Seattle was re;
elected secretary, position which he
| has held for % years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19

/ CHEER WILSON
/ ATEVERY STOP
Oakland Crowds Shout APP
! prOval OF Direct Hit At
Hi" Johnson. \
SHORT STOP MADE IN
! LOS ANGELES AT NOON
Party To Reach San Diego
This Afternoon Where
President Speaks.
SHORT STOP MADE in
LOS ANGELES AT NOON
By Hugh Baillie

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Aboard the Presidents Train in Cal
ifornia, Sept. ls.-President Wilson TO-
day campaigned through California In
behalf Of ratification Of the peaces
treaty. He was EN- route to San Diego
where he was to make a speech late
this afternoon. x "A
Travelling through tho state the pros
ident met many crowds at small towns
handshaking and talking to tho
folks.
Wilson : slogan through California
was eve are not and never will bo
quitters,n and any man who tries to
defeat the peace treaty will be over
whelmed. y
The treaty, the president claims, is
Can organization Of liberty and mercy
| for the world.
Wilson IS voice showed Improvement
! in his speech at Oakland last night In
the latter city the president received
more shouts Of support from the audi
ence than at any other time on his trip
When he said eff you have Q friend
who is a fool, encourage him to hire .
hail. there were cries Of On, you
Hiram.
Wilson Is special train arrived in San
| ia Barbara shortly fter s o'clock this
morning. s'ss VI NJ wv
big crowd was on hand to cheer
the president during the brief stop.
President Wilson passed through Los
Angeles at noon while his special train
was tranferred from the Southern Pa
icific to the Santa Fe for tho 125 miles
run to San Diego.
The president was well received at
stations along the route approaching Los
/, Angeles but few had glimpse of him-
On account Of the dust, which might af-
feet his voice, he remained off the rear
platform except at towns where the
train stopped. The special went through
many places without slackening speed
but the people always cheered and
waved anyway.
Wilson will not remain overnight at
Diego as had originally been planned
His altered program requires that he
attend the mayors dinner after his
speech. At the conclusion Of this din
Ier he will return to his train and de-
part for Los Angeles. At some secluded
spot stop will be made for several
hours. Wilson will arrive in Los An
geles about 8 a. IN. Saturday, where
he will spend the weekend,
A crowd of several hundred people
was in the Santa Fe yard here to greet
the president and cheered heartily when
he appeared on the rear platform Of his
car. There were shouts for Mrs. Wilson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Johnson Lost Now; Don't
Know Where He Goes Next

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 19.-Sena,
tor Hiram johnson, on arrival here to-
day, was undecided as to his future
plans.
81 may return to Washington, stay
here for a rest or go to the coast" he
said.
He had not received telegram from
Senator Borah, his colleague in stump
ing against the league of nations cove
nant, urging him to return to Washing
ton, he said.
~ assume may 60 to Washington,
although would like to go to the Pa
cific COAST
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
JAPAN Will NOT
SET LIMIT Upon
HER CONTROL
No Definite Date For Re
turn OF Shantung Will
Be Designated.
ACTION DEPENDS ON
CONFERENCE RESULT
Washington Officials Are
Silent Regarding Toxic
Answer To Request.
ACTION DEPENDS ON
CONFERENCE RESULT
BY H. H. Kinyon

(Unlted Press Staff Correspondent.)
Toxic, Sept. 16.-(Delayed. Japan
win not make s categorical statement
regarding return Of shantung to China,
despite hints from Washington that
such a statement is desirable, according
to an announcement the foreign minister
IL reliably reported to have made to the
diplomatic council.,
ssForeign Minister Uchida is reliably
reported to have told the diplomatic
council,n says the Jill Shimbun, that
Japan cannot predict events which de
pend upon negotiations between Toxic
and Pehking, which will be opened at
the earliest opportunity"
Washington, Sept. 19-Nnited Press
Officials here today mailtnined 81
lcnce on Toxic dispatches saying Japan
will not make a. categorical statement
on the return of Shantung
This is in line with the policy of moi
commenting on Shantung insany way un
til Japan makes some definite move. y
1t is known, however, that officials
aud administration senators have beer
hopeful that Japan would make som'
statement. They believe it would con
siderably lessen opposition to the peace
treaty.
Toxic, Sept 15.-(Delayed.) )-Goyern
or Saito in a proclamation addressed +
the Koreans declares that his admins
tration, from the outset, will be base'
upon universal brotherhood and IA
maintenance of eastern peace, says I
dispatch from Seoul to the Gji Shin
bun.
Old Korean institutions and custom
will be adopted, says the proclamation
as befitting the new scheme to lay
foundation for local, autonomous gov
crnment for Korea,
A fair and just administration I
luromised,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19

Omitted Press Staff Co. respondent
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 19.-Labor s
challenge, and announcement Of its in
tention to fight for characterization of
industry, made in solemn letter I'D
dressed to President Wilson, resounded
through the country today.
No labor without representation"
is the slogan Of the leaders Of "a unions
whose members are employed in the
steel industry, and who on Monday are
scheduled to walk out of the plants.
Their strike is to be continued until
heads of the steel companies consent to
{. conference with the labor leaders, Gs
which the grievances of the men can be
discussed and adjusted.
How effective the strike will be Is
entirely beyond accurate forecast. The
steel corporation claims that not more
than fifteen per cent of their employees
ere organized. The labor leaders as.
sert Judge Gary will be surprised at tho
number of his men who are organized
and claim that, in addition to this, non
union as well as union men will respond
to the strike call.
Leaders for every strike district had
been appointed arrangements for picket
ing have been made, and only Monday
is awaited to throw a large section OF
the country into a titantic industrial
struggle, as the labor leaders claim, o,
reveal that the voice of the workers as
expressed through the union heads is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Wilson To Be introduced
By Woman In Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 19.-Mrs
Josiah Evans Cowles, president of the
General Federation of Women s clubs
vii Introduce President Wilson when
he speaks in Los Angeles Saturday night
il was announced today.
Arriving at 1890 tomorrow afternoon
the president will devote much of the
afternoon to rest after a parade through
the city to his hotel.
In the evening he speaks at Shrine
auditorium.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Big Klamath Falls Mill
Destroyed BY Fire Today

Klamath Falls, Or. Sept. 19.---The inn
mense sawmill Of the Pelican Bay Lum-
Der company here was destroyed by fire
this morning. II had daily capacity
of 100000 feet.
A mill Of this company on the same
spot was burned in june, 1913 The
Pelican Bay Lumber company is Wey-
| erhauser interest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Chicago Grocers Confess
Resale OF Beans Bought

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Three Chicago
groeers admitted that they sold beans,
bought from left over army stores, at
100 per cent profit. They purchased
the beans for 10 cents can and sold
them for 20. The groeers testified be-
fore the city market bureau regarding
their operations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Portland Contractor In
Automobile Smash Killed

Baker, Or, Sept. 19.-G. II. Rush, q
Portland contractor, was instantly Kill
cd near here astnight when train hit
the automobile in which he and William
Hermiston Of Baker were riding.
The accident occurred at Wing cross
ing. Hcrmiston was not seriously in
jured
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-19
Bank Robbers Shoot Man
Trying To Make Escape

Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept 19.-Four
men held up the Granville avenue
branch of the Grand Rapids Savings
bank shortly after Q O'Clock this morn
ing. When Gerrit Strectman, huckster
who was in the bank attempted to cs-
cape, the robbers shot him dead. Before
escaping in motor car, the robbers
secured A3645