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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Steamer Service
on River Halted;
Work Too Little

Service of the Portland NAVIGATOR n
company, operators of the steamship
line between Salem and Portland, was
discontinued this morning witfA the
departure of the Grahamona 1t
eight O'Clock for Portland. Service
will not be resumed again until the
movement of hops and other produce
begins in August or September, Of
ficials of the line announced.
Lack of patronage on the down.
river trips was given as a cause for
temporary diseontinuance of the serv-
ice. Local merchants and business
men have been very loyal in the sup
port of the line by sending merchan-
disc up-river from Portland, but lit
tie or no freight has been moved
down stream, 1t was said. This nat
urally made continuation of the serv-
ice unjustified, officials said
With the resumption Of shipments
of fruit and other products from here
in the fall the Portland Navigation
company plans to proceed with its
boats on regular schedule, 1t was an
nounced.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Plumbers Arrive
In City For Big
18th Convention

Trade extension will be one of the
important subjects to be taken I'D at
the nineteenth annual convention OF
the Oregon State Association of Mas
ter Plumbers, which opens here to-
morrow and closes Saturday night
with banquet Salem today greeted
some of the plumbers with the usual
hospitality of the capital city.
Among the speakers scheduled TO
address the convention are William J.
Woolley of the Trade Extension bu-
rea; Harry L. Hanson of Montana, and
Frank ]. Klimm. of California, the
latter both members of the board OF
directors of the National association.
Other prominent men from California
and Washington are expected to ar
rive tonight or Friday morning.
Another subject scheduled to be
brought before the convention, 1t Is
said, will be additional laws for ,ye
Improvement of sanitary conditions
throughout the state. The plumbers,
to whom belongs the credit for this
country's lead in sanitation, still are
after better laws for sanitation, and
new ideas are expected to be offered
the convention for its consideration.
The officers of the association are:
Charles Pullman, Portland, president;
w. N. Smith. Astoria, vice president;
Ernest G. Ruedy, Portland, treasurer;
T. ]. Rowe, Portland, secretary.
The plumbers will hold their con-
vention in the auditorium of the
Salem Commercial Club. Their pro-
gram includes visits to the various
state institutions.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Concerted Action
To Relieve Freight
Congestion Needed

Washington, May 13,--Imperative
necessity for concerted action to re-
lieve the freight congestion on Am
erican railroads in order to prevent
serious curtaiIment of production en-
gagged the attention of all government
agencies which deal with the nation
al arteries of transportation. Reports
from important terminals agreed that
the situation still threatened a slowing
down of industry
Shortage Of cars was given by most
authorities as principal cause of the
congestion with lack of adequate per-
sonnel and motive power as import
ant contributory causes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Mexican Revolt
Leader Is Slain

Yuma. Ariz., May 1s.-Captain Car,
ter G.Calles, nephew of General p.
Elias Gales. was shot and killed at his
doorway in San Luis, Sonora, a small
garrison town, twenty-five miles below
the International border, early today,
according to a message received here
today.
According to the message "a former
lieutenant of the Carranza forces,
then took charge of all arms and am
munitions at San Luis and announced
that he held the place for the Carranze
regime. The small detachment Of
troops commanded by Captain Gales
had been aligned with the Sonora rev.
olutionists.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Nays Plans For
Atlantic Defense
To Be Kept Secret

Washington. May Is. = The navy
departments plan for a war with
Germany. prepared before the United
states entered the world conflict. win
not be furnished to the senate COM
mitsee investigating the Sims-Daniels
row. -
Rear Admiral ]. S. Mexican. who
had been asked to furnish the plan
wrote today that since the strategy
OF the plan was similar to any or ali
other plags covering the Atlantic
ocean it would give a possible future
enemy of the United States an Inn
mense advantage if the plan were
made public.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Cars Are Needed
For Shriners in
Journey to Salem

King Bing &C. 3. Clancey) took the
initiative at the open forum meeting
of the Cherrians and Commercial
club members at the club rooms
wednesday night, when he asked the
personal services of members in arous
ing automobile owners of this city to
their responsibilities during the Shrin-
ers convention at Portland and sub
l.sequent tour to Salem, in June.
zadoc J. Riggs, ]. F. Hutchinson
and several other Cherrians had call
ed attention to the lack of response
to the call for automobiles issued by
the commercial club. Hal Patton, as
chairman of the committee in charge
of this werk had reported that from
5000 inquiry cards mailed to Marion
county automobile owners, only 100
answers assuring support had been
received.
Mr.. Clancey's stand was supported
by 7. E. McCroskey, who urged club
members to make every effort to cali
personal attention to the need Of
transportation for the visitors. This
is the best chance we have ever had
to advertise this section to the class
of people who can buy large chunks
of it, said Mr.. McCroskey. "There
should be at least thousand cars
waiting at Portland to receive the Wis.
iting Shriners on the morning of June
29, and we feel that Marion county
people will respond if they have the
matter called to their attention" he
said.
J.. j. Chaplin spoke on the need Of
a more informal style of introduction
at commercial club gatherings. He
suggested that each member be pro-
vided with button or ribbon bear
ing the wearer's name. Mr.. Chaplin,
J, r. Hutchinson and &c. It. Tillinghast
were named members of a committee
for consideration of the matter. i,
Urging that municipal adoption of
the daylight saving plan would give
Salem people more time for working
about their homes during the sum-
mer, c. w. Niemeyer started a discus
sion that aroused considerable inter-
est. However, motion for further
consideration of the proposition was
defeated
Following the evenings luncheon,
the commercial club members were
addressed by a tire expert who gave
enlightening information concerning
the proper care of automobile tires.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13

General Trevin0, revOlutionist has
gone to Apizaeo. state of Tlaxcala. for
the purpose of protecting the life of
.Carranza If he is captured.
Takes Government Funds.
Dispatches appear to clear up some
obscure details of the flight of Car,
rama and what threatens to be his IL
nal stand. When he left Mexico City,
Cararnza, is alleged to have taken with
him government funds amounting to
27,0OO,000 pesos. His trains were
stopped between Apam, state of Hi
dalgo and Apizaeo. state of Tlaxcala,
but the president and the troops ae.
companying him in his flight made
their way down the railroad for a dis
tance of approximately IS miles before
being halted by rebel forces coming
northward through the state of Pueb-
la. Dispatches declare the treasure re-
ported to have been taken from Mex
leo City by Carranza has been can
tured by the rebels.
Piedras Negras. town along the
Mexican border has gone over to the
rebels without struggle, the Carran-
"a officials fleeing across the interna-
tional border and thus escaping cap
ture.
Rebel Leader Takes Hold.
Governor De La Huerta of Sonora,
who has been named supreme leader
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Road Bonds Sold
AT Sacrifice on
Advice Of Board

Urged to immediate action BY tho
state highway commission whose mem
bers described the situation so urgent
as to justify the sacrifice involved in
the sale Of bonds under present maf-
ket conditions, the state board of son-
troll "Wednesday afternoon accepted
the bid Of 5000 rendered Tuesday by
the Lumbermens Trust company o.
| Portland for the Continental and Com
mercial and Savings bank OF Chicago
for the s1,000,000 issue OF four and
one half percent Bean-Barrett road
bonds to meet federal aid for post
roads and forest projects.
| This figure, the lowest ever accept
ed for highway bonds In the history of
! the state. will net the commission
$S90,eO0 on the sl,00Gs000 Issue tn
volving discount OF $10s,000.
Action on the sale was delayed by
the board pending the receipt Of an
expression from the three members
Of the highway commission as TO the
urgency OF the situation and the adj
Visibility OF accepting the bid submit
ted by the Lumbermen's Trust conn
pany, involving AS il did such m
enormous discount.
This expression came in the form OF
three telegrans, all urging accept
arce OF the bid.
s.. Benson OF Portland, chairman nf
the commission was most emphatic in
his stand for the acceptance OF the
bid.
considering present current rate
of interest bids received for bonds
very satisfactory" he wired. Interest
rate win certainly go higher in near
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13

Somewhere somebody was guilty
of signing my name TO an official dis
patch which the original. here pro-
duced, shows / never signed" str.
Daniels told the committee. ''or of all
ltering a dispatch by erasing the real
signature and substituting Daniels "
The concluding paragraph of the
lcablegram read:
SIN regard to conveys, I consider
that American vessels having armed
guards are safer when sailing inde-
|pendently."
Mr.. Daniels testified that immedi-
ately upos reading the admirals tes-
timony he knew he never sent such a
telegram and he started an investiga-
tion.
The secretary said he finally found
the original dispatch in the British
embassy through which 1t had been
sent and that the name signed to II
was "a. +. Carter, by directions of
the chief of naval operations"
Admiral Sims should produce the
person who changed the signature,
Mr.. Daniels declared, adding the ad-
miral owed an apology to me and to
the country for the impression under
taken to be made by his testimony
based upon false signature"
. Much of the secretary's testimony
today was devoted to the controver-
sy over conveying troop ships. He in
sisted that the admiral's course re-
'garding the protection OF troop ships
caused the department "much anxis
ety. and finally he "bluntiy' told
Sims that everything was secondary
to the safeguarding of vessels carry
ing American soldiers.
Mr., Daniels charged that Admiral
Sims withdrew the destroyer escort
from the first convoy as soon as 1t
arrived abroad leaving the transports
without protection for the return voy-
age. Admiral Sims. he said, finally
was instructed to protect the ships
when they left France. Referring to
Sims testimony that the first troop
convoy, sent over in June 1917 was
not attacked by submarines and that
there was no submarine within 900
lmiles Of the place where the attacks
were said to have occurred, the nave
secretary presented messages from
Admiral Sims giving accounts Of suc'
attacks.
Mr.. Daniels also testified that Al
miral Sims had objected to the Use
OF the former German liner Leyiathan
as a troop ship on the ground that
her great length made her a better
target for torpedoes than smaller ves-
sells. He also said the admiral had
contended that the ship should be op-
Grated to Liverpool rather than to
,Brest because Of better facilities for
handling her cargo.
The department, the secretary sad
followed the admirars advice with
the result that the Leviathan had to
wait an entire lunar month at Liyer-
pool before she could get out of the
harbor.. Later the LevIathan operated
out of Brest where her turn around
twas measured in. hours instead q
weeks and she broke all records In
the number Of troops transported" J."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Highway Board
To Appeal Case

The state highway commission will
appeal from the decree Of Judge
Skipworth of the Douglas county cir
cult court enjoining the commission
from constructing the Canyonville
cutoff to the Pacific highway in
Douglas county, according to J. M.
Devers, assistant attorney general in
charge of the legal department OIL the
highway commission.
Judge Skipworth In a decree hand
led down Monday in the case of y. H..
Rockhill VS. the state highway COM
mission declared the commission as
without authority to ''lay out, locate
and open new roads" and enjoined
them from proceeding with the con-
struction Of the Canyonville cutoff
which involved a saving of several
miles and several thousand dollars
over the old route through the city
of Riddle, according to. the commits
sion
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Gasoline Reported To
Be Short Thruout State
Roseburg Prices Rise

i SSeourg. Or. May 1s.-The rec
ps..' pFice of gasoline was reached in
p..,s urs today. when that precious
,sn, = sold at the high figure of so
.,,,. gallon. One car of gasoline
u. = Just in time last week 10
4, u's town from being without mo-
4s'' and again today there was
On ..s measer supply and standard
esns senpsny 7 gas sold in five gallon
tides :, ~ cents a gallon. Small guam
Driee. a the garages also sold at this
sss aay' ha,s Or May 1s.-Forty, ami
alior.s ast gallons Of gasoline win h. -
during s1 Garages and other dealers
sAortssa' ne hext three weeks Of the
ssnass. 49, By the local branch Of he
nsay nz.a ~ oil company under q COM
sa'c' pun IN force yesterday. sr-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Senator Kellogg
W ants Peace IN
Almost Any Way

..,-... Washington. MAY t3.--The pro-
vision In the Republican peace
resolution requesting the presf-
dent TO open negotiations with
Germany for separate treatx
was stricken out today ON mo-
ton of Senator Lodge.
After the provision had been
stricken out. agreement was
reached for final vote ON the
resolution at four o'clock Safur-
day.
Washington, May 1s.--A status cf
peace must be obtained IN some
other way II It cannot be secured BY
ratification Of the treaty and the
league OF nations, Senator Kellogg II
Minnesota, one Of the original mild
reservation" republicans in the treaty
fight. declared today In the senate.
supporting the republican peace rese-
luton.
"The time has come when sorne-
thing must be done" he said. "Ths
nation as soon as possible must be
returned to normal conditions. snail
therefore vote for the resolution de-
claring the war at an end, because Il
seems to me the only possible way
now OF accomplishing this object"
II voted for the treaty and tha
league OF nations" he continued.
"and | would do so again, but never
II American sons and American re-
sources must be called at the behest
Of any foreign country to sustain fhe
tottering and turbulent nations Of
Europe; never II we are 70 Sacrifices
the century-old Monroe Doctrine.
never II foreign countries can inter-
,fere In domestic policies or bring
American labor to the level OF Euro-
pean or Asiatio; never II this country
is tosbe denied an euual voice tn sflS
councils OF the league Of nations
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
SipnFeiiners
Sack, Burn
Carris0ns

1ondou. May 1S.-The British
-,vevument has decided to Gre
~ special judicial body TO ex-
s',,,ne the cases of Irishmen who
- under arrest, 1t was announc-
a i, the house of commons to-
say by Andrew Bonar Law, the
soyernment leader.
Iondon May 1S.-Reperts of an
.,usual number Of activities by armed
nd masked men in various sections OF
r,aland we're received in London to
5,y The reports began trickling early
the morning and sby noon had
reached the proportions of an ava
hnehe AS at Easter time many police
barracks were attacked.
Barracks were attacked and large
number of them were destroyed.
Most of the barracks were not oc-
eupied by the regular police force,
which had been sent to the larger cen-
ters
Income tax officers were again at.
lacked.
Meanwhile Viscount French, the
yiceroy, was in London for a confer
eace with Andrew Bonar Law, the
government leader in the house of
commons, regarding the policy to be
pursued to restore order in Ireland.
Dublin, May 1S,-At least nineteen
police barracks in various parts of
Ireland were wiped out in the course
Of widespread destruction Of public
property and other activities by bands
Of armed and masked men in various
parts of Ireland last night. Five in
come tax and customs offices also
we're raided and papers found in them
burned.
Two mail cars and one mail train
we're held up and official papers TAX
en- from them.
One man was killed in the outskirts
Of Dublin, where barracks were burn
ed
The Rev. I G. Wilkinson, one of
the canons of the Down Cathedral, at
Downpatrick was shot and critically
wounded while pursuing raiders on
The streets.
Tar and Feathers Used
The houses Of two newspaper ed
tors were raised ard one anti-Sinn
Feln editor was tarred and feathered.
Some of the police barracks de-
stroyed We're unoceupied and others
were inhabited only by the custodians
The reports Of the raiders activities
have been pouring in all day from
sections.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
President Says
Nation Ready To
Heed Christianity

Washington. May 1S.-President
Wilson. in letter today to the SOUTH
ern Baptist convention here, said it
was of special Significance and time
illness that a great christian conven-
ton should be held in Washington,
because the nation now faces nothing
less than the question of whether il
is to help the christian people IN
other parts of the world 10 realize
their ideals Of justice and orderly
peace"
II am sure" Mr.. Wilson wrote.
athat the nAion will listen with the
greatest Difference to the utterances
of the convention"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Anti-Non-P Partisan
Ticket Indorsed

.Minot. n. D., May 13.-Indorsement
of complete state ticket to oppose
the non-partisan league candidates in
the North Dakota republican primar-
les June 30. was expected 10 he ac-
complIshed at the second days ses-
sion Of the republican convention here
today.
Formulation Of party platform
was the first business before the con-
vention when II reconvened.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Rriton Bays Big
Block Of General
Motors Stocks

New York, May 1s.-Sir Harry Mac
Gowan, chairman of explosives trades
limited. has bought shares Of the
General Motors corporation amounting
to five million pounds sterling. at 90
pounds a share. according to cable
adviees received here today. No de-
tails of the purchase have been re-
ceived.
It is believed that 125,000 shares
OF the old common stock WIRE sold
to the Britis Interests at the above
figures. This would bring the total
amount received for the stock up to
S25.000,00 0at the normal rate of ex-
change.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13

feetive also at other Willamette val
ley points.
Hood River Or. May 1s.-While
the gasoline famine. which threaten
ed to tie UP hundreds of power spray
ing machines and tractors OF orchard
lists. has been relieved here. the Stand
ard Oil company Is alloting dealers
about third their normal supply OF
fuel. The oil agency here is giving
preference 10 Industrial patrons in the
distribution Of the gasoline.
Baker. Or. May ts.-rhe gasoline
shortage has hit Baker hard and
there Is hardly a gallon to be had IN
the town.
Efforts are being made to have the
State officials release quantity OF
gasoline which does not come up to
fhe specific gravity test demanded
By the state.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
600 Strikers Go
Back to Yards

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 1S.-Six hum
dred shopmen, yardmen and trainmen
Of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroad
who have been on strike at the import
amt terminal at Dickerson Run, Pa.
returned to work today, 1t was an
nounced at the general offices of the
company. II is the most important
break in the strikers ranks since the
strike was called month ago.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Wife Of Murdered
Man Is Located

Chicago, May 13.--Mrs. Victoria
Colosimo, first wife OF big Jim" Colo
simo, who was murdered in his res
taurant here Tuesday afternoon has
been located in Los Angeles, accord
ing to Chicago morning newspaper
Police here had been searching for her
as the result OF a rumor that she had
arrived In Chicago on the day Colo
simo was shot.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Talnpico Quiet

Ell Paso, Texas, May l3.-Tampico
is entirely quiet and all protection
and safety is guaranteed citizens and
foreigners according to a telegram re-
ceived today by Roberto v. Pesqueira.
financial agent of the Mexican revo.
lutionists, from General Alvaro obre-
gon at Mexico City.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Italy Prepares To
Epacuate Albania

London, May 1S.-According TO
news agency report in Rome. Italy IS
preparing to evacuate the whole Of
Albania. except. the Avlon district,
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Rome today
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Watson VIII Go
To Jail Secretly

Los Angeles, Cal, May 13.-sher-
If Cline announced today that be-
cause of numerous threats made
against the life Of James P. Watson,
who recently pleaded guilty to the
murder of Nina Lee Deioney and is
alleged to have confessed the muir
ders Of eight other women he had
wed. the prisoner win be taken secret
" to San Quentin prison to servs the
life sentence imposed on fiim here.
The sheriff said he would probably
remove Watson from the county sos-
pital by automobile and drive him to
some station a considerable distance
from Los Angeles before boarding a
train.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
State Wins High
Place in Militia
Rating in Union

~ statement from the militia
pnreau Of the war department show
lg the relative standings of national
guards units, in the various tsates sup
porting national guards units, for the
lponth ending May l, Oregon is in
lOutrh place. Stastitics showing this
we're received at the adiutant generals
9liiee' Masonic building, and were
MADE public today,
according to the statement. Ore
sons authorized enlisted strength for
- guard is 2l52 men, of which 1896
lave oeen enlisted or So per cent. The
s'ner .nree states leading Oregon
.suse from SO per cent to SO per cent
y their authorized strength.
During the month ending MAY /
gteson . formed two companies of in
lanry' TWO companies of coast artiI
s@ ~ one company of engineers, with
~ men and four officers, and one
suar'ermaster detachment of "a men.
tcers So'i''i'AS'io'ieo on
ine company of engineers. situated
lorland, is the first company of
/ asiheers to win federal recognition in
~ national guard in the United States
office e ~ a'ahe general $
X X x =. v 4, i, .
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13
Cherian Pilgrimage to
University and College
Wins Mivage Supporters

bound by the resolutions adopted by
the Marion County Taxpayers League
and that shall support the educa-
tional institutions Of Oregon with my
vote on May 81. What saw at
Eugene and Corvallis has convinced
me that the people OF Oregon cannot
afford to retard the progressaof these
institutions at this time, and / want to
be placed on record as heartily In
favor Of the passage OF these meas
uresH
There seemed to be something In
the atmosphere about the campus Of
the University in Eugene yesterday
forenoon. and the same at the Oregon
Agricultural College in Corvallis In
the evening, that suggested hospitality
and cordiality and every human
heart seSmed to be filled with patri-
otic love for the intelligent lot OF
students at both institutions who are
to make the future citizenship Of this
grand old Oregon. Well has the
foundation been laid. Greatly have
the taxpayers OF Oregon been recon-
pensed for the part they have taken
IN building the foundation. for the
boys and girls of Oregon have at
tanned those higher ideals which go
TO make for good citizenship.
Facilities Inadequate
After all the pessImlst may say,
there is much good In this gray old
world, much good In every character.
Human misery always finds .many
eager 70 help. When the hHart Is
touched the hand is prompt to admin-