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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
Phelan scores Japs.

Sacramento, Cal, April THE all
absorbing topic today among the mem-
bers Of the legislature and several hun
dred others who packed the assembly
chember TO hear Senator James ID. Pie
Ian in his terrific attack on the Japa-
nese, and his doctrine thar a=y old
league of nations is better than no
league at all.
"The next war" he declares, twill
be fought on the Pacific. The Japa-
lnese have that lust of world empire,
similar to the kaiser, 10 reach out and
conquer other laRds"
He told of the japanese land laws
barring foreigners and excluding Chi
nese coolie labor, declaring "and if
they do that they cannot come into
court with clean hands and complain Of
Ameries barring them from this conn
try.p
"They are Japanizing the Pacific
coast" said Phelan, "and wherever
else they feel It is desirable They sire
eyading the land laws with corporations
run by japanese brains and Japanese
capital with stupid white men as figure
heads"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
TRANS OCEAN FLYER
TOSTART By APRIL 10
HaWker Awaits Assembling
OF Machine On New Found
land Coast.

St. Johns, N. r., April Pilot
Hswker of the Sopwith aiiplanc with
which an attempt will be made to fly
from New Foundland to Ireland, de
cIared today he expected to start not
later than April 10.
Both Hawker and ms navigator arc
reticent, but they express absolute con.
fidenee in the success of the venture.
They feel sure the Sopwith plane will
be the first to fly across the Atlantic,
Machine Not Freak
The machine was taken to the flying
field in sections and now awaits the
arrival of mechanics en- route here.
They are aboard the steamship Kyle,
iammed in the ice off Low roint. This
will delay erection Of the airplane con
sidcrably, but will not cause the start
of the flight to be postponed later than
April 10, Hawker insists.
Describing his plane, Hawker said:
" The machine is by no means a
freak, but follows the general lines OF
construction adopted by the Sowith war
plane designers. 1t is 46 feet wide and
81 feet long with a flight duration of
% hours at 100 miles an hour. During
a daylight.to-dusk duration test, Com,
mander Grieye and l covered over 900
miles in nine hours and five minutes.
exactly half the distance between New
Foundland and Ireland. We used 14G
gallons Of potrol-slightly over one
third the capacity of the tanks.
May Light on Sea.
"We propose leaving st. Johns about
0 'clOck-in the afternoon and travelling
through the night, we hope to pass the
south coast of Ireland shortly before
noon the following day. English time.
arriving at the Brooklands airdome near
London at clock, a total flying timo
Of 10 hours and 30 minutes
"In case we are forced to descend
into the sea, the 'fairing of the fuse
lage is so constructed that it forms a
boat large enough to support US both in
water for some time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
Delays Continue To Bar Pro-
greSS On Framing OF
Final Treaty.
big -FOUR" IN CONTACT
With CRAVE QUESTIONS
Injection Of Hungarian Prob
lem Into Debates Proves
Real Puzzle.
BY Carl D. Groat.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. ,
Paris, April l,-Despite president
Wilson S impatience at recent deiayA
there was strong evidence that the ''Dls
four was stlll encountering bars to
progress when it resumed its SESSIONS
today
hepNrations, French territorial claims
and the Hun tran situation were un
derstood to Constitute the principal sui
ieets for consideration.
some Of the more optimistic delegates
believed the reparations question woul1
be rapidly cleared up, barring unforc-
seen changes in the present demands o.
various interests Others, however, dc.
ciared the matter Of rcpaTations wa
still tar from settlement, although az
mitting there seems TO be a tendency t.
square all demands with Germany 4
ability to pay.
Rev Problem =..JecTeu.
The "big four problems were furtb
er tangled by injection of the Hungai
ian question yesterday afternoon.
The "littlc five" or foreign minis
ters council, was called in to discuss
it, but decisions, ii any were reached
were not revealed.
The French have succeeded in bringing
up the question of the left bank Of tn,
Rhine before the "big four" This
matter also was considered at yester
day IS session, but as in the case of 9th
er matters, no statement was made re
garding what happened
President Wilson s closest friend.
have stated that he would publish to thi
world the causes and sources of delay i
the peace work il speedier action wer
not Forthcoming He was representc,
as being hopeful this would not be neo
cssary. In al quarters, it was agreed
however, that he has brought strong
pressure to bear on his colleagues.
Warning Made in Speech.
Wilson s warning to his eonferees re-
garding delays is understood TO hav,
taken the form of a speech, in which h,
told them the world is expecting facts
Gction and results. He is said to hav
declared he expected they wOuid get his
viewpoint and achieve results.
The president speech followed 6
long address by Premier Clemeneeau re
garding French territorial claims. Aft
erward the confcrees settled down tC
work and are reported to have accom-
plished more in the last half hour Of
the session than in several days proceed
ing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
CompaIny Waits Apnroval.

Los Angeles, Cal, April Announce
ment by President Harry Chandler Of
the California Mexican Land u Cattle
company that his eompany's 100000
acres cf Lower California land will not
be sold to japanese interests without
the approval Of the state department,
was looked upon here rs somewhat
clarifying the situation caused by re-
ports that the land would be sold to
Japan.
Chandler's statement said his eom-
pany's position on the reported sale
he denied the sale had been actually
made-now is the same as in 1917 when
japanese were negotiating TO lease
portion of the tract That position was
set out in letter to the state depart
ment.
The letter also said the Japanese ne
gotiating at that time would not con
summate the deal without approval Of
the American government.
Land Purchased Outright.
Denial is made by Chandler that the
company held any grant or concession,
as General Amado Aguiree, Mexican
minister Of the interior, is reported in
press dispatches to have said. Chandler
declared the land was secured through
direct purchase from the Mexican gov
ernment at the full casn prrce ASKED.
"The reference by the Mexican off.
cial to special concessions made in con
nectiorf with the sale of these lands,
must refer to lands adjoining ours,
which were secured by an American
syndicate headed by j. T. Morgan at
about the same time that our ianuo we're
purchased from the Mexican govern
ment," the letter said "TheiF titles
were secured through concession which
provided for special colonization eff
forts"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
Wilson Releases Packers
From Government Control

( Washington April /. - All
( packers we're released from :
( federal control of the food aa- ;
( ministration license system by )
( proclamation of President Will ;
( son. effective today.
The president sigRed the
< proclamation ia Paris, the food !
( administration announced here
( today.
: The proclamation provides
! "'that all persons, firms, cor
: pOlations or associations eng0g
( inc in importing. manufaetur-
: ing. including packing. storage
( or Distributing fresh canned or )
I cured beef. pork, mutton or
( lar" have been released from
< license by the food administra'
( tion.
!, The presidents proclamation
( removes all restrictions on mar
< gins Of profits, which have been ;
< maintained during the war by
, the food administration. These
. restrictions were framed to al
( low only a 10 per cent profit
( to the packers ON their turnover
( and a nine per cent profit on
: their total business.
< x X x x X X X x x 4 & x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
'ortIard To San Francisco
Fare Higher Under New Rate

Portland, Or, April 1.-The railroad
,assenger fare between this city and
an Francisco became $22.46 today, an
1crease Of s2.46 over the former rate.
This is in accordance with a new
tariff which went into effect on the
'outhern Pacific lines this morning,
laking a Uniform fare Of cents a mile
u over the system,-exeept where the
are has been more than cents. No
reductions have been made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01

Washington, April 1.-THE proposed sale of Mexicaa
lands in Lower California to Japanese interests appears
to be merely private transaction without international
significance officials here believed today
In the absence of any official announcement on the
subject the view conveyed by officials today that
less it was clear that carefully laid plan of aggression
by some foreign was behind such transactions
as are reported going in Mexico the United States gov
ernment might not interfere
Advices at hand here it is understood indicate that
neither the Mexican japanese governments invov
ed in the deal in Lower California.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
TO LOOK
into FEASIBILITY OF
MUNICIPAL PHONES
Council InstructS Mayor 10
Name Body To Investigate
Proposal.

Municipal ownership of the city 5
telephone lines came up for serious con
sideration at the meeting OF the city
council last evening. The city fathers
thought so fGyorably Of considering city
owned telephones, that Mayor Albin
was instructed to appoint committee
of three to investis te and report.
The idea Of the city OWNING 's own
telephones was suggested last evening
by +. Il. Busselle, consulting engineer,
who assisted City Attorney Macy at the
telephone hearing few days Ggo in
portland. 1t was at this hearing that
he telephone company asked of the
public service commission, permission to
radically increase telephone rates in Sa
lem,
Salem Rates s1gs.
Mr.. Busselle said that Salem was pay
ing higher rates than any of the cities
in the valley and he saw no reason why
the telephone company should pick on
this city for its radical raise in rates.
Illustrating what tho telephone com
pany proposed to do, Mr.. Bussele said
that it was asking of the public service
commission the right to rase business
telephones from So month to $3.50;
'esidence phones from 81 a month to
1915; two party lines from $l.75 a
month to 1925; four party lines from
B1.50 month to So, and suburban
Jhoncs from $3.50 q month to $3.
The plant Of the telephone company
N Salem is appraised at $500 900, MI.
5usselle said. Now if the public scr,'
90 commission does permit raise ia
ltes, he thought the city should do
omething for itself.
nc suggested that municipal plant
erected in the city, claiming that it
ould be done for 100000 and that
With an up-to-date plant, better service
could be given than now received at 70
Der cent of the present cost to sub.
scribers.
Figures Show Nothing.
City Attorney Macy said that a telo-
1hone company could make figures
| Ihow anything. In one instance, he
| said that the company claimed that the
| more business it did, the moro money it
lost and referred to Portland where
there are 10000 telephones at sS a
l month rental and still the company
claims it is losing money.
Mr.. Macy said that the only business
man in the city who attended the hear
| ing in Portland was l. Greenbaum. He
! thought that Mr.. Greenbaum was well
posted on municipal matters and under.
stood the business end of a telephone
jlant. But he strenuously objected TO
Mr. Greenbaum's g testimony before the
/ commission that the telephone service
iere wGs good. Mr.. Macy thought it
vas rotten and said that he could prove
| by any half dozen business men.
On motion of Alderman West, who
hought tho telephone proposition was
yorthy of consideration, the mayor was
instructed to appoint a committee and
| when this committee reports, the big
question of municipal ownership Of tele.
ohones in Salem will come up for hear.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
CAMPAIGN
CLOSES AMID SCENES
OF VIOLENT DISORDER
Stink Bombs And Fights Are
Features OF Bitter May
orally Scrap.

Chicago, April 1. II -Four hundred
thousand votes more than half the
eity's registration was estimated by
election board officials TO have been
east up 10 noon today in the Chicago
mayoralty race. Chief Clerk Sullivan
Of the board predicted heavy voting
would continue until the polls close at
4 p. m. and that practically every reg
istercd voter will east a ballot.
Complaints were made to the state S
attorney 5 office that gunmen were in.
timidating voters in some precincts.
Police reserves rushed to polls where
DISORDERS were reported, found most Of
the stories exaggerated.
Chicago. April Appealing to ey'
cry passion and prejudice Imaginable,
workers for five mayOralty candidates
today put the decision up to the peo-
pie Of Chicago The fight lay between
William Hale Thompson, Robert NJ.
Swcitzer and MaeLay Hoyne.
The exciting campaign ended last
night in wild scenes in various parts
Of the city. Clashes were numerous and
hostiities finally became so bitter that
stink bombs were resorted to. Banners
were torn down resulting in numerous
fights between rival supporters and
men and women shouted themselves
hoarse from scores of band wagons that
paraded the Loop district until far in
the night
Polling Places Guarded
To prevent occurrences today, Chief
Of Police Clarity detailed reserves to
patrol the 22l5 voung precincts and
guarded crowded sections Of the city.
Candidates managers freely pre-
dietcd that no less than 100000 of the
registered vote of 792, 200 will be east.
It was pointed out that no previous
campaign had been 50 bitter.
Last hour predictions Of pluralitles
issued from each camp ran from $4,000
to l75,000.
Mayor William Hale Thompson, re-
publican nominee for reelection deelar-
ed ho will receive 50 per cent Of the
registered vote
ROBERT NJ OMtllNtii utHApNlNlj WIN
be elected by 100000, according to pre-
dictions of his campaign managers.
Vote on Prohibition
MacLay Hoyne, independent, non
partisan, claimed election by l25,O0O.
John Fitzllatrick, labor eandi5hte
and John NJ. Collins, socialist, claimed
victory by from 10000 to $4,000. Fitz
patrick said he will receive 225,OOO
votes.
A vote was to be taken on the liquor
question for Chicago. "Drys' refused
to take part in the campaign, conslori
ing it dead Issue.
The polls opened at 6 a. m. and will
close at p. m. Definite knowledge
Of the results were expected by 3
o clock.
Following up strong campaign for
Fitzpatrick, labor party workers de.
clarod sixty local unions had ceased
work for the day to picket the polls
and "see that labor is given square
deal " The picketing and stopping of
work was not to be considered a strike,
lit was stated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
Nav Admit Soviets.

London, April 1.-The Paris CORE
spondent Of the Daily News said today
that allied statesmen have submitted o
proposition to the Russian soviet gov
ernment whereby the bolsheviki woul,
be admitted to the peace conference un
der certain conditions.
According to the correspondent, tn
bolsheviki would be required to cease
financing propaganda, discontinue
fighting and allow certain parts of Rus
sia the right of self lfdetermination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
ESSEN STRIKE PENDs

Copenhagen, April 1 - A general
strike was scheduled in Essen for to-
day. The workers demand recognition
Of the soviet system, a six hour day
and a 2j percent increase in wages.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
Indications Point To Five
Per Cent Interest On Bonds

Washington, April Announcement
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01
Land Sales to Japs
Matter of Private
Business Is Belief

Official Washington Turning To Theory That TranSac
tOns In Lower California Have Little international
Significance Mexican And Japanese Diplomats
Minimize Importance Of RumOred Deals.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01

Oregon; Tonight and Mcdnes
dav fair, gentle wyds mostly
soatherly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-01

DISPATCHES
SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL
LEY NEWS SERVICE.
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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-01
FOURTH CLASS POST
MASTER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation to be held at Sulphur Rock,
Ark, on May "a, 1919 as a result of
which it is expected to make certifi-
cation to fill a contemplated vacancy
in the position of fourth-class post
master at Cord, Ark, unless it shall
be decided in the interest of the ser
vice to fill any vacancy by reinstate-
ment The compensation of the post
master a this office was 1924 for the
last fiscal year
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-first birthday on the date of
the examination, with the exception
that in State where women are de-
elared by statute to be of full age for
all purposes at eighteen years, wo-
men eighteen years of age on The date
of the examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
sor which the examination is announ-
sed.
The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application blanks, Form 1853, and
full information concerning the re-
qulrements of the examination can I
be secured from the postmaster at
the place of vacancy or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington, d. C.
Applications should be properly ex-
ecuted and filed with the commission
at Washington, D. c., at the earliest
practicable date.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-01
PAROQUET BOY GETS
LONESOME IN GERMANY
ENT IS OVER AND HE
WANTS TO RETURN TO OLD
ARKANSAS

Oscar Linebough Of Paroquet has
received the following letter from
Beecher Allen, a Paroquet boy, who
is now with the Army Of Occupation
in German. The letter was written
from Gladhcch Germany, March 16,
and is as follows;
Dear Ffiend-I will write you
few lines today. Guess you will be
surprised to hear from me. heard
few days ago that you were at
home again, end that you were in
France.
Old boy, you made a quick trip, you
did. | claim you were lucky Well
how did you like your trip and Fran
ce?
have been in Germany about four
months, l claim a long time to be
here.
Well, guess l will see and learn
enough to pay me for my trip in
Dutchland. 1t is some fine scenery
along the Rhine. l was in France
twice, Belgium twice, Gutenberg on
&c and am in Germany now | sup
pose you know what hiking with a
full pack is. I'm sure you do. After
all I have been through with I am
feeling fine now.
went t. Coblenz few days ago
on pass. Had a nice trip. Tai
madge ana myself were together all
the time until month ago, when he
was transferred to Company H, same
regiment
Yesterday "a Dierdorf, Germany,
there was General Inspection and
review of the 32nd Division by Gen
eral Pershing Sure looked good
while passing in review. General
Pershing also made the Division a
talk. He said he couldn't let the
opportunity pass, for l.e might not
get another chance to address US. te
thanh and ptaise thu 32nd for their
good work and the record made by
them. 1t : ok him a couple of hous
at pretty fast walk 20 inspect he
Division.
1 would be glad to receive a long,
newsy letter from you real soon. I
can't write very much; could tell you
more if | could see you. Tell all the
folks hello for me-
l suppose | will be the last one
to get home. 1t will be nice anyway
when | do come.
My! l get so lonesome here in this
burg cant hardly navigate.
BEECHER ALLEN.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-01

Stamps nor war Savings Stamps IN
Italy, and there are hundreds of tho is
ands of patriotic Italians who never
have more than a dollar or two at
one time to offer their government.
But in Italy. just as in all the cther
belligerent nations, way has been
provided to take advantage of the
invaluable assistance which the small
investor can give the nation both in
war and in peace. The Italian govern
ment has arranged to sell war bonds
through the banks on the club plan.
A workman or small farmer goes to
bank and makes small deposit and
asks that a loo Ira $500 war bond
be purchased for him. He then com
pletes the payment for his bond at
the rate of Ira Isl 400 per month.
He may secure a 500 Ira bond by
monthly payments of 35 Ira $50.
Though they have different methods
of collecting the contributions of that
large proportion of their citizens who
are unable to accumulate $1o0 or even
$50 at one time, it will be found that
everyone of the belligerent nations has
found it absolutely essential to make
some arrangements for securing The
support Of The small investor
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-01
MOPP|NG Up LOAN
FAR DIFFERENT IN
ALLIED C0UNT TRIES
WHAT is MERE S4,5oo, 900 900 CON-
PARED TO DEFEAT BY
GERMANY
NO TIME FOR WHINING
Suppose That Won Hindenburg Had
Dictated the Peace
Terms.
NO TIME FOR WHINING

When the new Years Day Of 1919
rolled around the United States Of
America had put something like $25,.
000,000.000 into war expenses. BY
that same token the kaiser had long
since ceased to rule in Berlin and
his armies were streaming back into
Germany.
The allies. the whole entente and as.
ISOLATED nations. had spent about
s125,000,000.000 at that time. OF
course, the human imagination simply
staggers when II tries to take in"
just what such an amount of money
means.
But the winning was worth the
price. Suppose that We do a little
supposing TO make that clear? Sup
pose that instead of General Foch die
tating the terms they had been die
tated by Won Hindenburg? Suppose
that instead of American, French and
English troops occupying the Rhine
cities. the spiked helmets were occu-
plying London, Paris, New York and
Washington in order to guarantee COM
That s125 900 0o0,0 looks like pin
money compared with what the Ger
man would have saddled on US in the
way of indemnities, forced leyies and
contributions, seizures of raw mate
rails and straight looting. The man
who whines about another Liberty
Loan would have had something to
whine about II Hindenburg had bested
Foch.
We don't know the meaning of hui.
initiation and servitude in this cour-
try, but we would have learned had
We not bought this victory with blood
and gold. Suppose we are In debt
for part OF it? Suppose We do have to
raise another s4,500.000.000 loan? 1t
is both Victory Loan" and a Lib
erty Loan" isn't It?
We have won the victory. 1t Is up
TO US to clinch It. To benefit human
ity to the utmost. billions more may
be needed for the cleanup, for the
hopping up of the waste and ruin that
now covers so much of the world.
We went into this thing with the
moral pledge that we would see It
through, that we would stick 1t out
All the patriotism in the soul of Amer
lea insists that 1t be done, that our
pledge be kept. We are under as sol
emn an obligation to go on with the
Job as ever a free people assumed Ac-
cording TO the way we keep that obli-
cation, will we be Judged away down
in the future.
And that means, in the last analysis,
that every American must do his In
dividual share IN taking care of the
Fifth Loan. After all, it Is a personal
matter