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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1920)
TE8IA?r ; Tnrncniv JANUARY 1, 1920 t ' - : ' 1 i'.i oecial New Year Sho GIRLS Beautiful Lots of GIRLS FORMAL ACCEPTANCE OF GENERAL WOOD AS CANDIDATE RWMfcl) Democratic Candidates Fail to File Acceptance of Nomina tion of South Dakota Conventions Johnson and Poindex i ter Go on Ballot as Independent Lowden Endorsed by Minority ' PIERRE. S. D., Dec. 31. Neither Presi4ent "Wilson nor Governor Lynn Ji Frazier, indorsed for President by the Democratic and non-partisan league conventions respectively had filed- his formal acceptance 'With the secretary of state1 late last night. Announcement was made ) that only candidates who had complied with the , Richards . primary law - before midnight would appear on the March primary ballot. . The outstanding development was the' receipt of the formal acceptance of Malor General Leonard Uood. who received 'the majority indorse ment of the Republican state con ventloJ. Wood's Bame will'-go on the ballot as the party choice. Re publican candidates who filed as in dependents for party presidential In dorsement are Senator Johnson of California and Poind&cter of ash injrton. Governor Lowden of Illi nois received the minority conven tion Indorsement. James W. Gerard filed for the Democratic endorsement and his name will beplaced in the independent column. CAPTAIN SAYS HE IS VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY RICH AND BENTLEY'S : .: : DM J feORlLS The Big Jolly Musical iii .a Show 1 SPECIAL: MUSIC NEW PICTURES MORE ACTS , . i 1 BE SURE-COME EARLY VAUDEVILLE 'at 4:30, 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 O BLI&H THEATRE o Read the Classified Ads. Detzer Claims He Was "Framed" Through Jealousy of Subordinates CHARGES ARE" DENIED Accusations of Cruelty Refut ed in Testimony of De- - fendant NEW YORK, Dec 31. Captain Karl TV. Detxer, standing courtmar tial on Governor's Island, for alleged brntal treatment of prisoners while he commanded the military- police at Le Mans, France, today in his own defense testified lie was the victim of a "frame up I Lieutenant It. D. Mahan, his sub ordinate, was jealous of him. the captain said., Mahan was a former policeman , and -apparently did not like having Detzef, a former news paperman, far his superior, the cap tain asserted. Mahan and 70 members, of Bet ter's company later were transferred for "inefficiency and mistreatment of prisoners, Detzer said. ' ' Captain Quotes Threat. Private C. H. Lacey, who testified against the captain, made the fol lowing statement to him, Detzer de clared : "Captain Detzer; ' we are go ing' to put you over. We have got the right backing, and we are going; to put you with 'aHrdboiled Smith' and the. rest. - Lacey bad been arrested by D.C.1. officers nine times, Detzer said, bat through some influence was released after serving a few days of a three months sentence. ... Charges Denied. The. captain entered a categorical denial of charges alleging brutality and conduct unbecoming an officer. He specifically dented that the accus ation by Murray Phillips', who testi fied that Detzer bad received half of 5100 franc he . said were stolen from him by Sergeant ; Madden of Detzers company. The captain as serted he never saw Phillips until he appeared to testify against him. Detzer admitted ordering Private Wright to be given the "w.ater cure which he described as having the man's head held under a pump to sober him. He denied" emphatically ever ordering a man to eat a lighted cigarette. .. i; trict the newcomer was welcomed by the private stock holdirfg classes with all the exuberance of days wbeni pro hibition was a reformer's drearoj The exuberance ot the private stockless citizens was. however,' de cidedly restrained. .The customary crowds thronged Broadway but cow bells and horns which formerly threatened the ear drums of every one were modulated and there was little horseplay. CHICAGO. Dec. 3. Chicago's greeting to 1920 was not without al coholic cheer. An eleventh hour or der by Chief of Police Garrlly favor able' to "hip liquor" gave Chicago ans one final hour's fling. The lid was entirely off but ir was Inclined at such an angle that the celebrating public did not care. JCEW ORLEANS - La.. Dec. 31. Xew Year's eve was celebrated here with wines and liquors flowing free ly in practically all fashionable cafes and restaurants. The intoxicants were brought to the cafes by the pa trons and were labeled with the own er's name." The display of fireworks, a custom of the south in celebrating Christmas and New. Tears, exceed pre-war days. ' -: r PERSONAL MENTION WASHINGTON QUIET, TO GREET NEW YEAR ' (Continued from page 1) will include a luncheon for the dip lomaticcorps by the secretary of state and Mrs. Lansing. New Year's, messages to the na tion were issued tonight . by Vice President Marshall and some mem bers of the cabinet. ; j XEW YORK'S WELCOME IS ? BAtHA MIXED AFFAIR NEW YORK. Dec.. 31. The New Year received a widely varied wel come in New York tonight. Inl'the big hotels of the White L,igbt dis- Yonr 1920 Dollar fe Stretched To 1914- Purchasing Power when you tell your grocer you want . '' Crescent Baking Powder You .get the samei good powder that rises in the oven, and matfes lighter,! sweeter bakings- . You get convenienee, for you may bake as soon as your dough is mixed oryou may delay the baking for hours. The dough wdl rise to perfection whenever placed in the oven. - i - - . You pay the pre-war price ' . -1 " " 25c for 1 pound 1 ' ' : . - - ' ' ': $1.00 for 5 'pounds ' '" , . -. j.,-. -: , ' ? CRESCENT IIANTTFACTUIinia COMPANY Seattle ' ' ' I Washington John Brooks of Eugene passed through Salem recently on his way to Waconda to visit his mother who is ill.. i ! S. A. Perrv. who has been confined to his home becansk of ininries re ceived in an automobile accodent re centlr. has recovered to the extent that he is able to attend to his work. L. j. Chapin of the Salem King's Products company left yesterday for Albany and Corvallts on business for the. firm.; He will return to Salem today.- : i , W. E. Johnson was here yesterday from Portland. . - Mrs. W, H. Parkers. 1246 Cottage street, has as a guest her sister, Mrs. Charles Frazier of Portland. ' H. N. Cockerline left last night for his home in Albany. , Mrs. J. L. Stockton and daughter, Miss Zoe Stockton, have returned from Portland where they remained several days. During their stay there they witnessed the Tetrazzini con cert. . : ;u. t - ' Alex Corndyer, elevator operator ator at the state house, is in Albany to spend New Year's day with relatives. OREGON TO GET WIDE PUBUOTY Resolution by Frederick W. ' Schmidt Adopted by State Chamber An invitation to come to Oregon, will be included in all advertisements of rirms affiliated with the Associat ed industries ot Oregon which ad vertise in publications of national circulation,' if the firms accept the suggestion! embodied in a resolution prepared by Frederick W. Schmidt of the Phez company and adopted by the State Chamber of Commerce at its convention in Portland. The res olution proposes that each advertise ment carry the Invitation in a "box" in an upper corner. Mr. Schmidt was re-elected direc tor of the state chamber, being the only oalem man in tnu vrria i Ho w Ull IVV. & U V organizaupn. The Salem delegation retnrnea rrom the convention late Tuesday night. , ABOUT; RHEUMATISM tVUaair1 Haw Pound Gives -"ei fonj Thia Palnfal Trouble If!!?UInat'8m ia a constitoUonal VJhJ? ' ianIrestinK itself in local Hff d.palM' Inflamed Joints and "iff j muscles, it cannot be cured by rf i r external applications. It tu e constitutional treatment. , a coure of the. great blood puruying and tonic medicine, Hood's aF.arlllar which corrects the acid fondition of the blood on which rheumatism depends, and gives per manent relief. This medicine com bines, with excellent alteratives and ionics, what is generally conceded to te the most effective agent In the treatment of this disease. catoartic or laxative Is needed tSke Hood's Pills. Purely vegetable. SOLDIERS SEND THEIR GREETING '...-' " i 'i j New Year Message Given Peo ple of State Through Re- truiting Service Greetings for the. New Y'ear to the People of the state of Oregon are ex tended in a letter from the soldiers of the United States army transmit ted through the local recruitinf sta tions. The letter as given to The Statesman by Corporal W. W1. Sites, In charge ot the Salem recruiting station, follows: , "To the people of the state of Or egon, greetings: "A safe and peaceful New Year from the mjsn of the. United States array to the people we serve. ' "In your present safety and peace we find our greatest reward of the year that has passed. l "The United States array was the first institution of our government. It was the army which secured the formation of our government. In all the years since it has never- deviated from its. high mission of insuring the continuance-of -our government. :f "The one Kw Year's resolution of the men of your army has ever been and will always remain the same. It is this: " To above all love America. To' insure your; safety and peace. To so worthily .serve you, that each of you will constantly think of each of "us as your personal representa tive in the business of insuring to you the blessings of FREE AMER ICA. " ; f ' ''Army Recruiting Station. saiem, Oregon." Route No. 8, Box 102, Salem, Phone 71F15, jr.; -c ; . ; :H? til ) if S- j! f if; : A ? 1 IT v TICKET 342 Secures the magnificent $100 Brunswick Fl:nograph that was given away hy THE PEOPLES CASH STORE in the contest that ended yesterday. ; , v.- The closest competitor was Wm. Blake, of Sda.-with : " , . ' ticket 4dp: : 'y-' Free gifts will continue to be given away tbsaghout v 1920, to customers of the THE PEOPLES GASH STORE of the county's state las for 1920, which totals S184.0SS.20. against $128,128.60 last. year. For 1920 the regular state tax allowing 6 per cent increase over last year is $134,262 .98. Jn addition are 'the amounts of $41,521.02 under the Pierce mar ket road bill to match money coming ifom the state, and $8304.20, or two-tenths of a mill under the edu cational aid act for soldiers, sailors and marines. The two laTter levies are (riot subject to the 6 per cent limitation. McClare Sw tie WW Quit as Wool Growers' Secretary BOISE, Ida. Dec. 3li Dr. S. W. McClure, secretary of the National Wool growers 'association, speaking today before members of the Idaho Woolgrowers' association at their an nual convention 'here, announced he will resign from his secretaryship in the national organization; Dr. McClnre said he will not for mally leave his post until a capable man Is obtained to succeed him. TWO TAX LEVIES ARE MADE BY COUNTY COURT (Continued front page 1 ) the county i court, make the factious suggestion that if th tax levy is to be limited to 6 per cent In excess of the "last: previous; levy, then the increase In the number of pupils should be limited to 6 per cent. The increase in Marion county in the number of -school children this year is, about 8 per cent. Tnition Fond I4iw Involved If court action Is resorted to to de termine the legality ot me special levy it . is said f the case may be ex tended to test out the high school i tuition fund law. ' . . Not pertaining particularly to me questions brought out above, but or interest to taxpayers, is the amount Seven Men Acquitted V on Charge of Gambling " Trial of the seven men who were arrested in ; William Livock's 'pool hall Saturday night on charges of gambling was hii u r TnrA- er Race s court yesterday. Elmer Olsen was faced with the charge and ' "lucl" were held as witnesses. Olen was acquitted by the Jury. Evidence or th HifMmia twa that they , were not gambling, but B.iuyijr t'jing common game or "freere out." The rules of the game conducted at the pool hall were that each man in the game who was "froze our was to give each of the other Players a trade check, which was good for; 25 cents in trade at Llvock s pool halL It was upon this vviuencv imi me Jury did not con vict the men for gambling. Prince Regent of Serbia Not KUled as Announced rar. uec. 31. Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia ' reported In a Berlin dispatch killed by an i explo sion, is in '.Paris, and wellVlThe story of his death is without foi?(1a- He Feels Like a Xew Jlan. Rheumatic pains, backache, pains in sids, sof e. :iu$cles, stiff joints cr an ."always tired" feeling are usually symptoms of disordered kidneys. W. W. Wells, ToaaJn. lilch., writes: "I am on my feet most of the tiin j and get tired. 13ut after-takin? Foley Jvidney Pills I fel Hke A new man' Prortpt in action J. C. Perry. A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR ALL IS THE WISH OF Schaefer's Drug Store 135 North Commercial St To Our Friends Our Customers V ' i ' and to all ' V : A HAPPY NEW YEAR I - FITTS MARKET I 444 Court Street V ! Phone 211 i . . ' fjr BJIISOS Happy New Year LOUIS BENN1S0N IN "HIGH POCKETS" STARTS TODAY Cqntinuous' T Show: ' , When "High Pockets Henderson" smiled, there waa peace In Farewell. But when "High Pockets' gritted his teeth and frowned; the outlaws of the plains poifehed their Colts and waited for t ROUBLE! . 44 A LUCKY DOG'S DAY" Animal ' iComedjr ! - .' . Perfection in Photo Play' Projection 'yIlfberty:" v tr 1 v. EXPRESSING OUR SINCEREST ' WISHES tj TO ALL C . FOR ' : 'A VERY PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 1 The Peerless Bakery i PhimpYrmters,PropJ ? 170 North Commercial Street r Phone 247 Relief for Child ren s Eyes IWhen perfectly relicied of the Burden of, eye Wain, by means of carefully prescribed glass es, the benefit to the child is immediate and i often manrelous . : i .-r: . . - " . i - ' fee Eyes of All Children should be examined By a Recognized Optometrist Only in this way is it possible: to know that eyestrain is f not present ; Wl hel witin 1 - jEvesight Specialist & Fits Eyegiasses Correctly' J 2- -511 U. O. UZZZZlfZTL lUUUi- V
