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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12
-MONoNGAH
Game Postponed.

The bail game that was to have been
Prayed at Traction Park Sunday by the
Monongah Athletic Society and NC
Comkeys Of Wheeling was postponed
on account Of heavy rain Saturday.
me game will be played May rs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

full phenom In the amateur ranks and
get rich at the same time. !:
Must stick to ono or the other.
And IT is a darned sood:rule.
Ono Of the reasons the Teuts were
such bad guessers In the major tactics
OF the war was that they never learned
to cultivate clean port.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12
CONSPIRACY AGAINST PROSPERITY.

4fEORGE N. PECK. chairman of the Industria
board Of the Department of Commerce. the membe,
of resigned last week following their failure to CON
dsrstandng with the Railroad administration
Price of STEEL was well within the truth vhe
Hast night that the public will demand an explan
ton |ofs the failure In statement touching upon Il
efforts Mr. Peck makes it plain that this is a ma
the whole Wilson administration and Il
party organization must stand respor
Mi. Peck says:
s can only conjecture an explanation.
We Throughout the battling controversy the board
- ~ has found itself checked by forces in oppose
ton which 1t could neither understand, reason
With, overcome but which grew in
Y strength until they rendered further progress
impossible and forced abandonment of the
plan
1t is inconceivable that the railroad admin
istration's unsubstantial objection alone was
sufficient to Justify the abandonment of pol
icy Of such importance. Nor toward the end
II has the director general been alone in thwart-
ing the purpose Of the board. The secretary
Of the treasury has taken stand in direct
contradiction with his message to the Presi-
dent urging the creation of the board. The
attorney general has rendered an opinion that
the plan OF the board contravenes the Sherman
act, but the facts assumed as the basis for that
opinion are inconsistent with the actual
course Of conduct of the board as to render
n the opinion inapplicable, yet 1t has been used
as q basis for the abandonment of the boards
plan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

What wa. the motive which impelled the inner circle
dominates the administration to turn itself into wreck
bent upon putting stop to the revival of industry
the nationa When Congress conyenes it is e-
peced there will be started many Investigations into the
be they all ought to be destracked until this great mystery
riding matter that vitality affects every wage Garner
in the country is cleared up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
By A. e. johnson

Aboard L. S. S. Prairie Trepassey
BAY. y. T., May 6.-Wcather conditions
for the transatlantic flight have been
unpromising 50 far, rain and fog pre-
dominating.
The destroyer Footc was driven
ashore early today by a westerly gale
which reached its maximum intensity
at e. m. Naval men expect to re-
float the Footc at high tide, when the
weather moderates. Three destroyers
dragged their anchors in the storm.
The Kalb, Meredith, Bush, COwell and
Maddox were ready today 10 depart for
the Azores to form part Of the long
colmn Of navy craft placed at fifty mile
intervals, which is intended to make the
seas safe for the American planes when
they actually start across the Asiantie
There was considerable interest mani
tested today in the rum0r that the Brit
ish ayiators. Hawker and Raynham
who have been at st. Johns for weeks
10 start across with their Sopwith and
Mariinsyde planes will make the jump
as soon as the American bridge Of
boats is properly placed, 50 they would
be taken care of In event of accident
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
TRANS-OCEAN TRIP
ONCE MORE DELAYED
American Navy Planes Keep
To Hangers. Patrol
Ships Aground.

Roekaway Beach, N. Y, May O.
United Press. The three American
navy planes will not start for Halifax
today preliminary to their trans.Atlan-
tic fight, II was announced. Head winds
forced a postponement.
The three machines are all ready TO
start, it was announced. The damage
done by fire in the hangar yesterday
was speedily repaired.
Commander J. H. Towers, admiral" I"
of the flOtilla, will fly in the RC-3, ac-
cording to present plans. Others in this
machine will be Commander II. G. Rich.
ardson, Lieutenant H. d. Mccullough,
Lieutenant Commander II. l.. Lavcndar,
l.. K. Moore. Lieutenant b. Rhodes.
Tho NC4 will be handled by Lieu
tenant Commander A. G. Read, Lieuten.
ant L. +. Stone, Lieutenant w. Hinton,
Ensign II. c. Rhodd, Chief Special Me.
chanic Il. II. Howard and Lieutenant
j. l.. Breeze.
The NCl goes in command Of Lieu
tenant Commander P. ~ l.. Bcllinger,
with the following crew:
Lieutenant Commander Nj. A. Mits-
cher, Lieutenant l.. T. BARN, Lieutenant
II. NJ. Sadenwater, Chief Machinist
Mate G. }. Keslcr, Machinist II. Chris
tensen.
Weather conditions for Wednesday
and Thursday were reported as unfavor.
able for starting the flight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
AMERICAN BUSINESS
FACING BANNER YEAR
Unprecedented Era Of Pros
perity Predicted By Re-
serve Board.

Washington, May 6.-( united Press. }
American business apparently has
largely recovered from the shock of war
ana is set for an unprecedented year
Of prosperity, according to reports
reaching the federal reserve board.
Increasingly large volumes Of raw
materials on dock for export; prospects
for record grain crop and "surpris.
ingly satisfactory" industrial cendl.
tions combine to present sreassuring
situation" to the nation, according to 4
statement given out by the board today.
The n6tiOn's recuperative powers were
brought into full play and cuisines
generally is on better footing,n the
statement said.
The board entertains no feaaA as to
unemployment. The floating supply Of
labor, threatening trouble in February
and March, has been largely absorbed
the board statement shows.
Export Trade Large.
Reetification of conditions will con.
ditions will continue most of the sum.
mcr months, the board believes. Plans
for building operations and expansion
in industry, held in abeyance during the
war, are beginning to mstcrialize, the
board says.
Relative to export trade, the state
ment says;
export " trade during the month has
been large, although il ronsisted largely
of raw materials. Nevertheless interest
in export trade is growing end several
important developments have occurred
during the month (ApriD. Shipping
rates have shown a decidedly downward
tendency which the organization Of a
investment trust for the purpose of en-.
couraging the absorption of foreign SC.
curities has made a practical beginning
in Financing export business The or.
ganization Of association for the pur
pose of facilitating foreign trade indi.
Gates continued interest on tne part Of
manufacturers, both large and small, in
the development of markets abroad. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
HUNS TO PAY CLAIMS
Of AMERICA IN SHIPS
United States To Hold Vessels
COnfisCated For Part OF
Damages.

Washington, May 6.-(Unitcd Press)
Payment Of claims Of the United
States against Germany will be made
in part through the transfer of German
ships, according to authoritative reports
here today Reported decision Of the
peace conference automatically adding
50 seized German ships to America s
fleet for "money consideration win
help cover the United States bill Of
damages against Germany, officials say.
Although details Of the conference
decision have not been received, ship
ping board officials said the United
States would be awarded $4,000 tons of
shipping under its terms. Brazil, also,
to come in for large amount of ton
mage under the reported decision, will
get about 100000 tons. it is reported.
Claims of this government against
Germany embrace the loss of 10000
tons Of shipping through submarine
sinkings They also include unsettled
debts, originating as png nyu as the
sinking Of the Lusitania, officials said.
Among the seized ships which appar-
emily are to be permanently added 70
the American fleet are the now famous
George Washington. America, President
Grant, President Lincoln and the Le-
viatban. All of the ships have -sen re.
christened and their newname win re-
main now that they are the property Of
this government, officials said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06

Drummond was invited to occupy his
place as secretary.general and 1mpcriali
was seated at Pichon S right.
Drummond to Call League.
Dummond was authorized To proceed
with temporary arrangements, such as
appointing temporary secretaries and
arranging for temporary quaters. Care
was taken to avoid any action anticipa.
tory of ratification of the covenant and
the treaty. The next meeting is seized
uled to the call of Drummond and fur.
ther preliminaries probably viii be dis.
posed of in London before the initial
meeting of the league in Washington
Those who attended the session yester'
day were House, PichOn, Imperiali
Drummond, Lord Robert Cecil, Viscount
Chinda, Rolin Jaequemines of Belgium
Premier Venibelos, Senior Magaluacs OF
Brazil and Senior De Leon of Spain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
TROOPS GUARD PAIR
WHO KILLED TEACHER
Irate NeighbOrs Of Pretty En-
ma AuStraW Demand
Double LynChing.

Greensburg, Pa, May 6.-Heayily
guarded by a troop Of state police and
score Of armed civilians, James Uraw-
ford, 81, alleged confessed slayer Of
Miss Emma Austraw, pretty l9year.old
Latrobe school teacher, and an alleged
accompliee, John Ray, n, were confined
in the state police barracks hero today.
News Of the arrest of the nI4eged
murdcrcrs, which was announced shortly
before midnight, aroused the entire
countryside. Hundreds OF citizens are
reported 10 have gathered at Latrobe,
ten miles cast Of here, intent Of lynch
ing.
Early today truck loaded with 4
score Of men drove into the city ana de-
manded release of the prisoners. State
troops paid no attention ana soon the
party left, going back toward Latr0pe.
information charging Crawford and
Ray with murder was sworn today b.
Sergeant J. T. Mclaughlin, Of the state
police.
According to mclaughlin, Crawford 5
confession shows fnat the two men seiz-
ed the girl on Monday aftorneon, april
2s, and dragged her into the cellar Of
an abandoned log cabin on a farm near
here
After the girl had been attacked. the
men knottod a buck skin throuru her
arms. tied them behind her back and
carried her unconscious to the shed.
After placing her under the floor, bul-
let was fired into her neck, MeClaugh-
lin asserted.
Crawford. the police say, accused Ray
Of shooting the girl.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
DISTRIBUTION OF CITY
/. SHARE IN ROADBONDS
EXPLAINED IN De TAIL
One Third Of Money Raised
In Salem, If Proposal Is Ap-
proved, To Be Used In
Weak Districts.

Should the voters of Marion county
vote in favor of good roads, one third
Of the money raised in Salem would be
allotted to help out the weaker districts
in the outlying parts Of the county.
Two thirds Of the money raised in the
Salem district will be used in building
market roads in what is termed the Sa-
lem district.
BY this arrangement, which is APP
proved by the county court, the weak
er road districts are materially aided
by Salem.
On five year program it is estimat-
ed that $1,7l5,05s will be used in the
work of constructing 100 miles of
hard surface and 80 miles of high grade
gravel roads. OF this amount $S50,00
is placed in the bonds to be voted on
June 3 and the remainder to be spread
over five years, in order that there
may be no material increase in taxes
According to the schedule prepared
by Judge Bushcy and the county com
missioners and which has THEN approx
al the aid to be given the market
roads in the Salem district is as fol
lows:
Riverside Drive. Liberty road, road
districts 2sla, 2S, 81, 38 and "A; Salem
will give $60,425 covering the five
year period, from time TO timei while
the road districts themselves will be
called on for $677S2.
Pacific highway south, road dis
lriets 81 and 271a: During the Fl sC
years S371 14l will be used in this dis
trict Salem win give $l7,977 Of this
amount.
Twelfth street, feeble minded insti
tuie road, Turner road, road districts
50, 81 and SO: OF the amount necessary
the district will be called on for $40,
423 while Salem viii give $lS,207.
Asylum farm road to Turner, roaC
districts 46 and y of 2l; Salem gives
$lT,l90 for the five year period while
the district will give $l9,2SS.
Macleay road, p Of road district q
and district 60: Salem gives Sl6,621
and the district $1s,65O.
For the penitentiary and Geer road
out Of Salem, the city will pay $24,
$40 Of the necessarw $52,026, spread
along a period of five years.
The Fruitland road includes ioad
districts 20. y Of % and 10 Of So
s3l .99l will be used during the five
years Of construction and Salem vii
Pay $l5,01S.
The Pratum road, which will include
road districts Al, l-3 Of %. q Of j,
and y Of 50, will be given S29,772 by
Salem and use $33,396 Of its OWL
money.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
-Four Transports Sail.

Washington. May G.-Transport sail.
ings were announced by the war de-
partment today as follows;
Transport Eastern Sea, Bordeaux to
New York, due May 20 with ordnance
detachment.
Transport Espague, LeHaYre TO New
York is due May Il with: casual com
pany 1864: special casual companies
3993 and 390i, discharges; six casual Of
fieers and SO casuals.
Transport Haverford, Brest to Phil
adelphia. due May rs with lO7th En-.
gineers complete; 10th engineers train
casual companies 1919 and s33. motor
transport companies 70l and 702 Camp
hospital 400; twenty-ninc casual off
GERS and six easuals.
Transport Calamares, st. Nazaire to
New York, due May l3 with; l07th
machine gun battalion field and staff
headquarters, medical and ordnance
detachment and companies 4 and b;
18th infantry headquarters headquar
ters supply and machine gun eompan'
les. ordnance and sanitary detachment
and companies 4 and b l0Sth field
artillery supply company and battery
special casual companies ESQ and 6sl
q: headquarters 57th infantry brigadei
discharges; 679 furloughs;; 677 mar
ines. discharges, and GTs, colofed dis
charges.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
New York, May 6.--Icx hiekard has
spoken and Toledo is the place where
Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey will
battle ON July 4. Full many a wall Of
protest is scheduled to take the air be-
tween now and independence Day. But
the very fact that Richard declined to
confirm rumors Of the selection 81 the
Ohio city until the last detail had been
attended makes it unlikely that unfore-
seen obstacles viii appear in the Path
of the bout.
Tlfere is an under current Of opposi-
tion to the battle that is likely 10 give
some trouble, but only in passive way.
There is said TO be men convr, tvu with
the pugilistic game who have striven TO
throw impediments in the way Of the
famous promoter, but these men are not
expected to do any great harm.
Riekard has withheld their names, but
has promised to give them publicity in
a statement If their efforts TO block
him continue.
Opposition Slight.
Some opposition to a bour OF oniy I2
rounds, even with q decision attached,
already has been spoken in this section.
but this is rather farfetcled in view Of
the prowess Of Dempsey. Richard could
have built his arena in Idaho for b0nt
of 25 rounds, but by placing it in Ohio
the crowd will be greater and aecommo-
dations better for the huge crowd he
expects to handle.
The promoter believes an arena to
seat 10000 to 10000 is the largest he
can construct and still make IL possible
Continued on page three)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
Eight Lose Lives And IA
Injured In Hotel Blaze

Columbus, Ohio May Eight per.
sons are known to have been, killed, ii
were injured and at least one person Is
missing in fire which ruined the Phil.
adelphia apartment house early today.
Police and firemen today searched the
ruins for additional bodies About 20
children are known to have lived in the
building, a six story structure and many
of these are unaeeounted for, it was
said.
The building had but one fire escape.
II was in the rear of the building and
Flames spreading through the structure
cut off his avenue of escape to those in
the front part of the building.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06

Recent United Press dispatches from
Berlin have indicated the confidence Of
the Germans in their ability to evade
the terms of the treaty was basoo on
the belief that public opinion in allied
countries would not permit further mill
tary action against Germany. To-day Is
developments showed the allies will not
depend on the direct action of arms, but
the indirect action Of an iron bound
blockade to enforce the treaty.
Hun Situation Critical.
Information from various Germs1
sources indicates the country is in q
serious condition Financially. inaustfiai
ly and politically. Allied commercial
and financial aid is needed to restore
industrial conditions to nOrmM The
allies have been sending large quaint
ties Of food into Germany for sumC
time.
Sudden re-establishment of the ccono
mic blockade possibly more rigorous
even than during the war-would force
the Germans into quick submission, it il
believed. As an indication, however
that the blockade will be renewed only
as a last resort, it was simultaneously
announced today that pending accept
ance OF refusal Of the treaty certain fl
nancial restrictions on Germany, will b.
further relaxed.
Italians Reinstated.
The final step toward full restoration
of Italy's rights in the peace confer
ence was taken this morning when thu
credentials Of her delegates wuic sub
mitted to the Germans.
The other allied representatives haC
exchanged credentials with the German
last week The allies will thus presen
united front when the treaty IL sub
mitted to the GermGins in Versailles a
3 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon as Pre-
mier Orlando and Foreign Ministe
Sonnino were en- route to Paris.
The Austrian and Hungarian peac,
delegates are expected here early mex
week They viii be quartercd at st
Germain, near Versailles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06

Six Training Camps For
Officers Are Designated

Washington, May 6,--(United Press.)
Six summer officers training camps
will open June 81 for six weeks course
at the following camps, the war de-
partment announced today:
Custer, Michigan; Devcns, sfassachu-
setts: Funston. Kansas; Lee, Virgins
Presidio. California, and Taylor, Ken
tueky.
Attendance at each school probably
will Aot exceed 1900 men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
War Department Seeking
5000 Men To Go To Siberia

Washington, May 6.-( United Press.)
Eight thousand men with previous
military training are desired by the
army to enlist for wears for service
in Siberia, the war department an
nouneed today.
Seven thousand Of these are TO be in
fantrvmen. Three year enlistments Of
800 infantrymen for service in Alaska
also are desired.
The Siberian enlistmenis are desired
to replace men enlisted for the duration
of the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
ALLIES BRING PRESSURE ON HUNS
FORCE SIGNING Of PEACE TREATY
Seattle Couple Married
In Taxi Hitting Is Per

San Francisco, MAY 6.-(United
Press l--wedded in taxieab hitting 25
miles an hour; producing the ring at
Powell street; hearing the al pronounce
YOU words as they shot by the Palace
hotel; arrival at the ferry building in
time for the nuptisl kiss, and a Los An
geles boat. these were features of the
wedding of Z. B. Kluekhohn, Seattle
national bank employe, and Mrs. Doris
Pattison also Of Seattle.
The speed came when they discovered
their boat was due to leave a few min.
utes after the license was secured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
Council Receives COmmunica-
lion From Commercial Club
Relative To Traffic I'm.
prOVementS.
WAR DEPARTMENT READY
TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY
City Fathers And Chief Of Po-
lice Clash Force Is Order
ed Reduced After Heated
Debate.

Municipal docks for Salem and the
question us to whether the city should
make any effort to own its own docks
was brought up for discussion at the
meeting of the city council last even.
ing.
Isadore Grccnbaum, representing the
Salem Commercial club, presented a
communication which the club had re-
ceiyed from the war department. In
this it is plainly stated that the war
department looks with favor on cities
owning their own docks. but before any
city may receive the benefits of the
harbor act passed March 9, lyly, the
city itself must show proper interest
in its water facilities.
IL We 40 not own our munieipaI
docks, this money will be withheld lfom
us, said Mr.. Green baum, who had
been granted by the council the courtesy
OF the floor. 'The traffic on the river
has been strangled. But we should en-.
couJage it and help to build it up. The
river represents heavy traffic. While
auto trucks may carry much freight
they will not carry this extra heavy
traffic.
Committee Is Named.
II was also suggested by Mr.. Green.
baum THAT one advantage of river traf
fie WAS in keeping freight rates down
He said it was matter of Importance
TO Salem TO own its own dock and
thereby secure aid from the tederGa
government.
When the action of the war depart
meht was brought to the attention Of
the Commercial club, q committee con
sisting Of /. Greenbaum, Otto j. Wilson
aud Louis Lachmund were appointed
to take up the matter with the city
eooncil, Mayor Albin appointed com
niitte consisting of Edward Schunke
Ralph johnson and Otto j. Wilson ia
cooperate with the Commercial clul
aud to find out whether it is the wish
Of the community to take up the matter
seriously, and if so, what would be the
proper way of going at the ownership
of municipal docks.
(Continued on pnpa tWol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-06
Bomb Plot Suspect Held
In Portland. Arrested
For Murder In Chicago

< Portland, Or, May 6.-CUni-
( ted Press. )-"Big Jack" Phe-
Ian, alleged l. W. w. leader, was
( arrested here last night on the
charge of numbering Lee Phelan
( at Chicago April 2l.
A letter which was found in
Phelan S pocket leads the police
TO believe the man under arrest
was involved in the recent ma
tion-wide bomb plots. The letter
refers to a mysterious package
which friend is holding for
him in Chicago.
Phelan has bruises about his
head, and the police says he ad-
( mits they were received in
( fight with Lee Phelan the day
the latter was shot and killed, =;
but he denies he had anything
TO do with the murder.
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