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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
RED CROSS CHEER IN
SOLDIERS HOSPITALS
CretOnne Curtains, Pianos and
Photographs Remarked
BY Writer.
nv . r LANDER

"As dreary as a hospital"
It's an often-heard statement, orig.
mating probably with someone whose
father or mother or baby had lain in
a hospital for days-someone whose
experience had stamped on his mind
forever a picture of white, plain bed;
white. plain room: white. silent CORR
doris deserted by all but Whitehead,
silent nurses, There are many such.
Hospitals now are being established
by the score. institutions OF the Uni.
ted States public health service which
are to care for the former service men
who need medical or surgical atten.
ton. Some of the patients will make
short stays. Some viii be there
years. Many are tuberculosis wreck
ed, with none too much Joy In life
ahead at best.
The public health service has q full.
sized task on its hands In actual medi.
cal and surgical work. There must be-
something more IL these Institutions
some OF them here In the Northwest.
at Tacoma, Boise. Port Townsend
are different from the hospitals too
many Of us have known.
The Red Cross Ii that something
more. learned that when I went out
TO the old Cushman Indian school, now
new public health service hospital.
The buildings were old and alteration
work had progressed just FAR enough
to permit OF the reception OF forty.odd
patients who couldn't be crowded into
the older institutions; paint was lack.
Ing everywhere. II looked dreary
enough to be Il hospital.
Then | found the Red Cross build.
ing. headquarters for the social service
workers assigned to the institution.
found the recreation hali-cretonne.
curtained, equipped with piano, phone
graphs, books, aud furniture which
wasn't white and square. I found IL
filled with walking cases" listening
10 Ted Williams jazz Band and A.
Jolson.
went with the Red Cross workers
] to Toys who two years ago we're fight
ing men but who now spend day anu
night In bed. They were not nurses
visits: they were the talks or friends
saw the auditorium: the motion pie
ture machine from the national Red
Cross; books. music, nice things To
eat, magazines. tobacco, from the local
chapter Of the organization. saw >
strange thing-hoapital patients who
al were happy.
After all. they really don't need -
be 'as dreary az a hospital"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
OLDER BOYS
6UNftRtMGt

Plans for The Older boys Con-
ference for southern Idaho arn prac.
ticaliy complete The program viii
begin it four o'clock Friday after
noon. November 26th and continue
through Sunday evening November
2sth The Conference director A. 49,.
Yount Will uao luasffst I'm minutes
after THO aens service Friday after
noon 10 explain the nature IL the
Conference and state why We are
Here" Following this there Will BIO
introdnctIona III both delegations
and Leaders. nominating com
mittee will b. appointed to bring
IN The names Of the fellows for the
permanent officers Of tile conferences
and there will be leaders meeting
Ut ss1b
Tho evening sessions vii begin 1t
$50. delegation meeting and aasem-
bly, at 7.A5s After election az oft
GERS and appointment Of committees
will follow an address by Rev. +. d.
Mecabe Saturday morning song
and devotional period. after which
Nra. Ellia VIII give short address
an vocational guidance. Following
Ihts. President Tenney Of Goodlna
College viii speak On Tho Value
of m Education
Mr.. Walter Lucia. boys secretary
rocateilo YMeA vii preside during
Tho discussion Some things We naad
IN our High SCHOOL, Al lit tha
World Outlook. vii b. presented
BY A. n Yunnf. Al mon i photo.
graph Of tho conference viii b. tax.
On and then adjournment for lunch.
The conference vii convene again
at Iii 70 consider 'EloW We eAn
boost our Sunday School At zs30
Mr.. r. Y. EYana Will have charge of
thu reereallonal fenturea. Delega.
tion meeting 1T $40. 1t est6 con.
ference banquet In Presbyterian
church Tho principal speakers ii
tho banquet are Mrs. Ellis and Mr..
4
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
RED CRoss BUSHES AID n
EXPLOSION On WALL STREET

According To the anperln1endenls Of
the Broad Street and Volunteer hoapl.
tails of New York. the work OF the Red
Cross after the recent Wall street ex.
ploslon proved almost invaluable. The
explosion happened NJ noon on Sep
TENDER 10. Red Cross ambulance
units with those Of downtown hospi-
tails and the police department, were
on the scene in time for first aid
work. But the principal activity Of
the Red Cross was to assist the hospi.
tails to which the injured were taken.
Before the afternoon had passed 90
nurses had gone to aid the regular
forces at the Broad street and Volun-
teer hospitals. Eighteen Ned Cross
field directors assisted In hospitals
and IN compiling and furnishing Ii.
formation concerning dead and iniur.
ed. Large quantities Of hospital sup
plies and apparatus were furnished
~ well rs food. Three ambulaneea
and two trucks were on duty. and
through the Red Cross social service
the matter OF getting IN touch with the
families Of victims was e0mpetentiy
handled.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26

kruaaman, general .aecYatary Of the
association at P0catcllo. Sunday
morning delogatos and ieaaoFa vii
attend church with their host mnd
hosseaa. The knaln feature a. &
dag BEING tho mass SsAs@tanE ae
buys III tho Conference and
boys of Twin ysalla. al ~
Rev II, 4. WiaAa will an av
gnnnrn The III sinafsses $3.50 w..aas
BIZ sunday Wtenlnefh charge oe A.
II. Yoant~ 4sev White og Twin Falls
will deliver tho closing address.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
That auaN MAaKa.

Elizabeth II clever. observing 1T.
tie K.fi. A few months aE0 baby
brother eane Into Tie family. and II
wun duly explained 10 hsf thai the
nsork brought II. On her birthday.
when ahe WaA admitted - the room
where her gifts Weta displayed. aha
spled i large doll sitting hn o little
rhaifs She regarded u attentiveiy for
4 moment. then remarked MS II 70 her.
self: IF TINT esnfk huam't bern hsra
again r
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
Had Istt trivial Things Behind,

Mary had attended kindergarten The
preceding yenr and III her return fruHn
the FIRST dnys attendance ot the pF-
mary efnae this year her mother cues
toned her concerning some 0f the Gus
toms asking. Are they the same aa
ynu had In kInaergarteafF FILLED with
sense nf her advanced position. MARI
answered Indignantly; why. mother
they don't a. those things In the high
er grades.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
Water m slsa Grain.

10 many people Il wlll come - :
surprise 10 learn TINT our brains eon.
tain from ~ to iU per cent Of WATER
Tho Remaining III Or 20 per cent besng :
mass OF white md gray matter, 60
which scientists hava given various
impressive Hnnes. Incidentally u
might be mentioned thai TIE average
weight Of ! man'a hfnin - about -
ounces. aud woman.a - ouneaA.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
The Red croaa aamamhara.

Ever since rehabilitation the Red
Cross has kept ID constant touch with
tbs families Of e00, 600 soldiers and sail
0rs and marines. This service has
embraced almost everything from sup.
plying first aid TO seeing : man
had before.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
Nten nlaaater COM.

Last year In the United statea she
Red Cross aided more than t0.980
victims of food. fire. tornado Of other
unavoidable disaster In 80 stricken
communities.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26
hnIa af the Earah.

WMFN WF TT N#V@N
The entire evaporation of fha
worlds oceans would leave layer a
salE 10 feet ahick-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26

Red Cross Aids Mothers in Directing
Proper Care and Attention for Chi.
dren.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Tax
Money Relieves
State Shortage

Responding to appeals sent out by
Joseph Richardson, deputy state treas
urer Multnomah. county this morning
came to the relief of the states general
fund which, yesterday was at its low
est point in the history of the state
with only approximately 1000 to its
credit. with remittance of $4,000 of
its first half of state taxes
Ordinarily remittances of the first
half of state taxes are not due from
the county treasurers before April rs,
some counties waiting until the last
day, May 5, on which to remit the
state funds. Because the condition of
the general fund is such as to make 1t
for the state TO honor any
number of warrants Dep
uty Treasurer Richardson has appealed
to a number of nearby counties to
push their remittances along as rap
idly as possible in order to eliminate
the necessity of paying the six per cent
interest which would attach to war
rants not paid for want Of funds.
Muitnomah county is the first to re-
spend but other counties have prom
ised immediate remittance of at least
a part of the amount now due the
state More than two million dollars
will be due to the credit Of the general
fund, it is pointed out, out of the first
half of the taxes
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
japanese Occupy
VIadivastok By
Surprise Tactics

Vladivostok, Monday, April Soc
cupation of Yladivostok by Japanese
forces today was the result of wcll
prepared surprise maneuvers.
At one o'clock this morning sand
bags appeared from every Japanese
station. The ''red' headquarters WIS
covered by machine guns while the
Russians were celebrating Easter.
Hostilities opened at the railroad
station. The Zemstvo building was
shelled by Japanese one Founders.
The Japanese battleship in Vladivo-
stok harbor assisted the early morning
attack by use of searchlights on the
buildings the Japanese sshelled.
A severe brush occurred at the inter
allied barracks compound. Three
hundred Russians were 'penned in by
machine guns apparently mounted oil
the Japanese Red Cross hospital. They
were captured and disarmed without
resistance.
h Two unarmed Czech soldiers going
into their quarters were killed by fire
from these machine guns, alongsid
the American Red Cross barracks.
japanese big guns shelled the hills
across the bay. Except for activities
with the shipping. all was over with
in an hour. BY daylight today the
city was quiet with Japanese patrols
preserving strict order. Flags were
ordered replaced by the japanese.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Strike to Force
Consideration Of
Wage Demands

Chicago, April 9.--Wage demands
of five groups Of railroad employees
numbering sS0.000 will be pushed Inn
mediately as the result of the spread
of unauthorized strikes of switchmen
and enginemen, G. A. Worrell, gener-
al chairman Of the railroad clerks
organization of the Chicago and North
western system said today.
Railway clerks, telegraphers, sig
nal men, maintenance of way eIn-
ployes and stationary firemen and
oilers the groups involved will pre-
sent demands to every railroad in this
United States within week, WorroIF
said. Wage increases OF 20 cents an
hour and restitution of the pre-wsr
differential wage scale will be de-
manded and fifteen days of grace
granted for compliance Of the com
panies, he said.
1.-THE men are at the end of the
rope" said Worrell. president viii
son promised to increase the wages if
in six months the cost of living was
not materially reduced. The living
costs are just as high, II not higher.
We cannot live on our present wages
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
America Keeps
Fingers Out Of
Ruhr Situation

Washington. Apr. 9.-America's atti
tude towards any adjustment of the
new situation created by the entry of
French troops into the Ruhr district
of Germany will continue to be more
that of an observer than an interested
participant from what can be learned
in official circles here.
While recognizing the seriousness OF
the situation created by the independ-
ent action by France. officials here
were not inclined to regard it as deli
cate as the British foreign office in
dicated last night. 1t was regarded as
one of those situations full of potien-
tial danger but in which the probable
tiles of adjustment was predominant
Since the United States has no repre-
sentative Of the Rhine commission, is
not q member of the league of nations
and the commander of the little Amer
lean army at Coblenz will not act with
out direct orders from Washington,
any steps taken by Great Britain or her
allies to effect more definite UNDER
standing with France must be without
direct assistance of the United States,
it was intimated. 1t was assumed
however, that Ambassador Wallace,
would continue the part of an observer
with limited advisory powers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Reckless Drivers
Rouse Night Vigil

The starlit sky OF last night seemed
extremely attractive TO careless motor
lists, II police reports at headquarters
today are criterion. For the only
incidents that occurred during the
night to disturb the quiet at head
quarters, and to furnish discomfort
for sleeping citizens were those OF
racing cars, cutouts wide open. and
the strange antics Of wild motorists.
At 1916 Night Patrolfnan J. r.
White was detailed to investigate y
report made by w. w. Johnson, 45z
North Church street, that two autos
were racing at a dangerous speed.
one in pursuit Of the other, aroand
downtown streets.
At 1880 officer White was called 20
solve more speeding. careless driving
and open muffIer incidents in the 700
block on Marion street. Principals I'm
the nights sprees are not known.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Fletcher Denies
Lack OfDefinite
Plans Of Action

washington, Apr. 1.-TWO years be-
iore the United States Joined the allies
III the world war the navy general
podru prepared comprehensive plan
.or war against central power" of
EUROPE Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher
today the senate investigating commit
zee. He was replying to Rear Admir-
al sims charges that when the United
states entered the war the navy depart
i"eht had no well considered" plans
or policies for fighting Germany.
ADMIRAL Fletcher said the plan 'coy-
ered every phase of naval operations
unuer the assumed conditions of war"
Aunhiral Fletcher was member of
ene general board during the war but
was engaged for the most part with
as uu'les as a member of the war in
uuS'rles board, the priorlties board ana
'"e council of national defense.
No navy ever was or ever will be full
" prepared for war in the eyes of ev-
'sohe' the admiral declared. but the
me ,r"erican navy when 1t entered the
wa, war was lust as well prepared as any
v.iier navy in the world when the great
"ar ourst FORTH" he asserted.
me witness said that sending all
~ @aliable destroyers abroad to fight
1'n'arihes ~ would have left the Amer
-, ~, coasts and ports full of invaluable
carn.s o,e's and cargoes open to attack by
uerman submarines.
ro,' NO loss of shipping or failure of the
Ivy Ivy 70 transport troops to France pro
mis-, s.u 'he war for a single day, the ad-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Commission For
Boxing is Named
By Mayor Wilson

Notwithstanding the action Of the
city council about three months ago
of rejecting petition for the ap-
pointment of aa municipal boxing
commission here. Mayor o. J. Wilson,
in a communication to City Recorder
Race today, made known the fact
that he has named DIR. w. Calton
Smith, Frank w. Durbin. Sr.. and DR..
Harry H. Olinger. members of a
municipal boxing commission for
Salem.
The city council police and health
committee, to which was referred the
matter of boxing commissino when
the petition was submitted several
months ago. denied the commission
on the ground that objections to it
were too obvious, and that sit would
not be a credit to the city,
Mayors Action Landed.
The action of the mayor in appoint
ing the commission is greeted enthus-
tically by hundreds of fans in the city
and numerous persons whose names
! did not appear on the petition sub
mitted before.
In his letter to City Recorder Race
Mayor Wilson points out that this
appointment is made pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 344 of the gen.
eral laws of Oregon for 1919" Under
the terms of this act the commission
J is empowered to hold boxing bouts in
the city. 1t was not known by the
commission today when the first bout
would likely be held.
! Commission Is Credit.
The appointment of the commission
| is held a big credit to the city in that
boxing bouts staged here will attract
hundreds of fans from other sections
of the valley to this city. Bouts stag
ed in Milwaukee Wednesday. and on
several OCCASIONS prior to that. were
attended by dozens of persons from
Salem, Silverton, Woodburn and as
far south as Eugene.
Through the appointment of the
commission Mayor Wilson has estab.
lished Salem firmly in sportdom
Fighters Of renown. from all parts o.
the coast will be attracted here by
reason of the fact that thye will be
able to appear in legitimate bouts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09

said 44s men were out in San Fraaeis-
co and Oakland. and walkouts were re-
ported at Roseville. bakersfield. Mo-
jave and Cotton. The Southern Pacific
estimated that 1900 men were on strike
on lines in its coast division.
Unionized railroad workers at Louis
vile, KY. at a. meeting voted almost
unanimously against striking In sym-
pathy with the Chicago .insurgents's
brotherhood officials reported.
Attempts to form rump unions in
several other cities were in progress
today and votes were expected to be
taken.
A summary of conditions through
out the country reported early today
follows:
Chicago--sOOO men on strike:
freight traffic estimated SO per cent
of normal.
Toledo-4ooO employees of % rail-
roads idle.
st. Louis district-2ooO men out;
freight traffic virtually tied up.
Buffalo--20o0 men idle. t
Jersey city--2OOO yardmen and 9TH
er workers out.
Los Ahgeles-14o0 on strike.
Detroit---1200 to 1400 idle.
San Francsco--443 men out.
Gary, Ind.--350 idle.
Syracuse--250 men out.
Saginaw, Mich.--20O men Pere xsar-
quette out
Salt Lake-21O men on strike.
Ogden--150 switchmen on strike.
Decatur Ill.,-107 men striking.
Joliet, Ill.--5O out on four railroads.
Scranton--50 men idle.
Springfield, Ill.--Baltimore & Ohio
switchmen on strike.
Niagara Falls.--Two roads affected
and traffic detoured.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
PaImer's Name Is
Only One Entered

Harrisburg, Pa, Apr. 9.--There will
be no contest on either the republican
or democratic presidential. ballot in
Pennsylvania at the primary election
May IS. The time for filing petitions
expired at midnight last night and the
records show that A. Mitchell Palmer's
name will be the only one on the DEM
ocratic ballot and that Of Edward Ran
dolph Wood. a retired business man Of
Philadelphia, will be the sole nomi-
nation on the republican ticket.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Pneumonia Takes
Willie Simmons

After a weeks illness with pneu-
monia. that set in following an oper-
alton for appendicitis. Willie Sim
mons, four year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Simmons, $40 Trade
street. died Thursday night at local
hospital. The body will be sent to EQ-
NETT, Idaho, by Webb & Clough.
where funeral and burial will be
held.
Little Willie, besides his parents, Is
survived by two brothers and one sis
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons moved to
Salem last fall from Perry, Idaho.
Willie was born at Emmett. Since Jan
uary 2S Mr.. Simmons has been con-
fined in local hospital receiving
treatment for injuries he sustained in
an accident at Cottage Grove.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Hun Troops
Withdrawn
AcrossRuhr

Berlin, Apr. s,-The German regu-
lar troops which had crossed the Ruhr
Ruhr we're withdrawn yesterday to the
northern bank of that stream. 1t is an
nounced here. (The Ruhr passes just
IN the south of Essen In the northern
central part of the industrial district.)
Officials of the cities of Barmen. FL
herfeld and Dusseldorf, it Is stated, re-
ouested the minister of defense not to
allow the troops to enter those towns
Strike Impending.
The majority socialist paper vor-
waets has advices from Dusseldorf
which declare that general strike is
impending in which all parties will
mite.
The number of persons who have
crossed the line from the Ruhr region
into occupied territory is in excess Of
thousand, according to the British
authorities.
Several Berlin newspapers print the
report that the American member Of
the inter-allied Rhineland commission
informed the president of the commits
sion that he refused to participate in
any decisions of the commission fav-
ored the advance of the French into
unoccupied Germany. ....
Clash Was Accident.
Frankfort, Apr S.-Assertion that
there was no intention to fire a ma
chine gun into crowd Wednesday and
that the incident was really a mishap
is made by French officer who wit
messed it. Fear on the part of French
soldier that the crowd intended to rush
the patrol in the street led to the trag-
edy.
This man. it is declared, put belt of
cartridges into the gun for the pur-
pose of firing one shot'te disperse the
crowd, The explosion of the gun,
however, caused the soldier in charge
of it to lose his head and the whole
belt was fired.
Inspection of the thirty six machine
guns brought to Frankfort by French
troops has been made and it is said
none of them were found defective or
to show tendency to fire upon the In
sertion of the cartridge belt, Inquiry
has failed to obtain a confirmation of
report given out at the mayors Of
flee that a woman and girl were struck
by revolver shots fired last night from
the windows Of the Imperial hotel
the French have established their
headquarters.
An additional division of French
troops was being brought into the
Frankfort district but General DeMetz
the commanding officer informed the
Associated Press that there would be
no further extension of the occupied
territory at this time.
The number of fatalities from the
schillerplatz shooting has reached a
total of seven. Two, persons were killed
outright and five others later died OF
their wounds.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
Seat On Council
Lost Second Time
I BY Tossing Coin

Grand Rapids Wis, Apr. 9.-For
the second time John Ostruski has
been defeated for seat in the city
council by the toss of coin.
Ostruski and Grant Babcock, candi-
date for councilman drew tie vote in
Tuesdays election so it was agreed to
flip coin to decide the honors. AS
the master of ceremonies was about to
flip the coin Ostruski said:
What will you take Mr.. Babcock? 2"
9TH take heads, repXed Babcock.
Then III take what's left said
Ostruski.
The coin was flipped and fell headt
giving Babcock the seat In the council
Four years ago ostruski tied with Mike
Demenez for the seat and the toss of
the coin went against him.