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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1920)
T1IR WEATHER Tb Suinmaa receive th leased wtr report of the Associated Pre, the greatest tad roost reliable frm association la the world. Saturday probably rain in west, fair In east portion; moderate south erly winds. I'lUCKx FlVB CrJTTI HIVTV-XIXTH YKAR SALKM, OHKGOV, sATl ItDAV MoltNING. M All II 1:1. HO. BOLD TRIO IN BIG ROBBERY ON BROADWAY Thousands of Dollars in Jew els Taken From Stores in Heart of New York While Crouds Gaze MARION IS SECOND IN PARTY REGISTRATIONS TOTA! FOIl CXH'NTY 14.571 AND FOK STATU SOM.5K4 Polk Fools I p ?46t For All Polit teal (p1m IUulillcni leatl. According to Kozer's Figure ONE WIELDS GUNS: TWO FILL POCKETS One Onlooker , Shot; One Struck on Wrist in Effort to Stop Bandits NEW YORK. . Marrh 12 While Broadway tonight wan crowded with theatergoers, three armed bandit.) mashed In the window of a jewelry lore at Thirty-seventh street. They kept the crowd at bay with revol Yer until they had emptied the con tents of several trays Into thCir .pockets and escaped, shooting one .pedestrian who attempted to stop .them. , 'A few minutes later three men entered another Broadway Jewelry tore, a few blocks up' town and after throwing pepper in a clerk's eyes, grabbed some trays of jewelry and ran from the store. Two men. al leged to be members of the trio, were arrested by. the police after a enase. .Both robberies, committed in th heart of the white light district. were witnessed by thousands of per sons. , f . Dro.' -nan -- "'greatest excitement as police re serves arrived on the double quick. and working on the theory that the robberies were committed by two different bands, raced np and down side streets and scoured the subway for the four missing bandits. Proprietors of the two stores es timated that thousands of dollars worth of jewelry had been stolen. In- addition to the pedestrian shot, but not seriously Injured, one other member of the crowd succeeded in getting his fingers on a fugitive. , Jle was rewarded by a crack on the wrist frem a revolver butt which caused his arm to fall helplessly by his side. The first robbery in which ev.a l.r-stKsi vra the victims. waa engineered with great daring. While robbing elbows with passing pedestrians, one of - the bandits f inoea an iron ir imiuuru handles of the door, bo that it could i not be oDened from the inside. Then a brick wrapped in cloth was hurled throu eh the window. At the tina-le of fallinr class Frank Schwartz ran excitedly to the dovr and tried to pull it open as he shouted for help. The crowd, also attracted by the crash.' swarmed sbout the robbers, two of whom con tinued coolly at their task of raising diamonds and rubies out of the win dow while the third kept spectators ... at bay. ' .'- P ' " Colev of Eugene First in Oratorical Contest A compilation prepared by Sam A. Kozer. deputy secretary of sta-ie. shows that the total registration of ail parties In Oregon, including mis cellaneous registrations, up o March totaled SCx.iSi. the Repac Ucana leading with 174.684. The total registration of other parties ar-: lKMiitK-rat. 74.464: Prohibition 51S4; Socialist. ."."JSt'i; miscellaneous S'JOC Registrations for the primary cl tction will close April 20. In ISIX. the? records in the secretary of state's office show, the registration reacht 302,hi0 prior to the pri mary election. For Multnomah county the regis tration, as reported by the county clerk.- shows 53.X77 Republicans; 18.101 Democrats. 9S2 Prohibition ists. 6.16 Socialists. 2 o j ." miscfllan fcous. a total of 76.131. In Marion county, next in otder in point of numbers, there are regis tered 10,435 Republicans. 3128 Democrats. 418 Prohibitionists. 22 r, Socialists and "" miscellaneous, a total of 14.571. In Polk county the figures ar 4454 Republicans. 244 4 Iemocrats. ! 205 Prohibitionists. 130 Socialists. 221 miscellaneous, a total of 7464. LUMBER IN DEMAND BY RAIL LINES Cars, Bridges, Trestles and Stations Under Construc tion Create Market in West ern Oregon MEMORIAL ROOM FOR FLIER DEAD OF 22ND AVIATORS KKT AHIDK SPAFF. FOIl COMRADES IX FRANCE Member of Other Squadron Plan to Ifcilicate Memorial) lo Tliclr Martyr "UinJdlcV SHORTAGE HAMPERS NORMAL OPERATION Relief Not Promised in Short of Six Months, Until New Cars Are Built STATE FLAX IS SOLD IN EAST NEW YORK. March 12. Th first memorial here to Americai fighting airmen killed In France i? a room in the club house of the Am erican Flying clnb set aside In honor of ten aviators of the 22nd pursuit squadron of the American Kxpedi tiouury force. A tablet in the room bears the names of the following airnren who were killed In action: First lieutenants, Philip K. llassinx er. Arthur C. Klniber. Henry B. Hud son. John (J. Agar, Jr.. James it. Bigs. James D. Dean. Remington Deli. Vernam. and Howard R. flapc and second lieutenants, Vaughn It. McCormlck' and Edward Gibson. Jr. Memers of other squadrons are planning to dedicate similar room at the club building in honor or comrades killed In action. RICH PEOPLE HOLDDESTINY OF HOSPITAL Committee Declares Wealthy Residents of Salem Mast Subscribe or Campaign Will End in Failure Large Sum Realized for Tow and Fibre From State's Latest Crop The state board of control through R. B. Goodin. secretary, yesterday sold $11,000 worth of flax to an eastern firm. In the lot were about 4000 pounds of tow for which the", state received 23 cents a pound and 20,000 pounds of scutched fibre for which 50 cents a nound was received. The lot is about half of last year's crop, the other half remaining to be retted. LIBERTY BACKS NEW HOSPITAL Newly Organized Band Gives Initial Performance at P-T Meeting FOREST GROVE. Or.. March 12 (Special to The Statesman) The TTnlverslty of Oregon, represented by Fred Coley, won first place In the state, intercollegiate . oratorical con test at Pacific university tonight Oregon Agricultural college took sec end blace. McMlnnville third and Eugene Bible university fourth. The people of Liberty will organ lie a committee and get "behind the campaign for a new Salem hospital. Thev show real enthusiasm over the prospect of having the needed instil tutlon in Salem and have announced that they wiU contribute royally. This information was brought from Liberty last night by William McGllchrlst, Jr.. manager of the campaign, and Walter A. Denton, a leader in the movement, who attend ed and spoke before a meeting of the Liberty Parent-Teacher associ ation. Returns from the efforts of the Liberty committee are expected shortly. The Liberty peopje are active In many ways. A newly organized band in that district gave its first public performance at the Parent-Teacher association meeting last night and is said to have performed in excel lent fashion. Ivan G. Martin of Sa lem la leader. The community also maintains an orchestra, and doe's not find it necessary to go outside for its music on public occasions. An additional program, including plays by the school child renwas giv en last night. Railroad buyers are actively en tering the I utnlr market of western Oregon and western Washington and are offering the mills much new bus iness. The neels of the railroads are great and include lumber for ties, lor cars, for bridge and trestle work "for station buildings and for vari ous other forms of construction. Much lumber now being bough, here is to oe used In building new cars, but it will be six months at least before any such cars can be built and placed In service to re lieve the existing car shortage. Infilled Orders Heav. The industry in the northwest con tinues short of cars and an adequate supply cannot be available until thousands of new cars are built. The aggregate volume of unfilled rail orders on the books of 132 mills reporting to the West Coast Lumber men's association last week was 12, 273 cars, and this in the face of a movement of 2028 cars in the rail trade from these same mills within the week. The mills are taking full advan tage of other favorable conditions and are ruttinz approximately their full capacity. Production at the 132 mills last week was 87.029.732 feet which was within 6.230.268 feet, or 6.6S per rent of normal. Xew Business leclinel. Most mills adhere to the policy of declining new business In excess of their ability to deliver by the ears now available. Orders for the week were held to 54.025,072 feet, of which 43.650.000 feet were for rail delivery. 4.473. 042 feet for export. 3.474.823 feet for domestic water shipment, and 2.427.207 feet for local delivery. SMALL OFFERINGS DECRIED BY WORKERS BONUS IS MIXED WITH POLITICS Congressmen Take Offense When Charged With Seek ing Votes WAPIIIXGTOX. March 1 2. The frank statement by a witness that members f congress wold support soldier relief legislation in order to get votes, started a rumpus today in the hotii-e ways and means com mittee, considering a multitude of bills dealing with the subject. Frank P. Keech. a New York bro ker, formerly a lieutenant, colonel In the Inspector general's department, opposing additional compensation for former soldiers, declared some legislation rairht he expected be cause of political pressure. Th inference that members would be swayed through fear of losing votes was characterized by Chairman Ford ney as an insult to the committee and congress. Keecb replied that his statement was not intended to he insulting but it was nevertheless true. George XL Ruihmore of Xew York a former sergeant, testified that sol diers did not consider the possible harm to government ; finances which might result from payment of a cash bonus. A great majority of those receiving money woufa spend it fool- ishlr in six months, he said. Urging a preferential grant to overseas men. Leonard Ormerod of Washington, who served as an en listed man In the second division. Mid "the mental strain from beinr absolutely cut off from this country" made such soldiers deserve more than would be granted domestic troops. Citizens Are Urged to Co-op erate and Save Energy of Solicitors CHURCHES MAY UNITE FOR BETTER SERVICE Montana organization join I'lUMillKMKIVK MOVKMKAT FURTHER DELAY ON ARTICLE 10 Lodge Introduces Comprom ise Which Causes Wider Split WASHINGTON. March 12 A sub- NEAR EAST MUSS QUITE SERIOUS All Fear Union of Other Mos lems With Turks Against Allies liOXDON. Marsh 12. Earl Cur LAFAYE TTECAVAMGH, PROMINENT CITIZEN, DIES IN LOCAL STORE stitute for the Lodge reservation to l ton s speech on the Turkish prob lem, made in the Uous- of lords yes terday, and other official and un official statements on IIih subject are generally rardi-d as showing If the ptrlc of Falni want to build the nw hospital. lh time to say so !s now. Fif tho isand d llars wis sul- r scribed yesterday. This leaves t.jtal of $3.-..ffto s: ill to ral. All members of the campaign com mittee met In con'crence yesterday and. after discussing the situation, concluded that, unless those Salem wealthy people who have not yet subscribed, come across with their pledges, the committee will stop fur ther effort t s-vnre funds. Iltoilal in Tlteir lln!. "There arc nulle a number In this town." said n memler of the com mittee, "who have made their money her- who have. in fact. grown wealthy In Salem. Soni" of these peoole want to jet bv with only a small subscription. Other, of equal wealth, have not yet pledged them selves for anything. i.u may sav to those oeople that the future of this hospital Is In their hands. If thev exnect this committee to remain on the 5ob thev should looe no time In making their pledges in propor tion to their wealth." This ejoresses the attitude of about all who have been girlnr vatu able tlm and business energy to ward making the hospital project a success. It was evident by th attitude of the committee that If Salem expects A new hospital the people must no meet the solicitors half way. They ar busv men with private business interests which they hsve been ne- eleetin. In the belief that the need of a hospital here was so apparent to anyone having th- Interest of this cltr at heart that little solicitation would be required XecHrewc Or lBtlifferrnre. It Is still thootht that th delsv 'In securing subscriptions from sev eral who hove not yet booked their rledeea and who are amplv ble to subscribe liberally may be due to neEllnence. rather than to an Intent not to ret into line with tho wh have already came forward with the'r amounts. The committee wnnt to repeat that If snv wanting to subscribe will nhone to hospital headouarters at the Commercial club, phone 6. a solicitor will call on them. They nige the public lo o-operate with the committee as far as ossible so as to save hospital workers from 'making unnecessary i-flcnt and the, .loss of valuable time. lLn lo Make On funarrgmf loa (iron Where Tati or More Failed lo Thrive 11KLKXA. Mont- March 12. To make one cliurcb grow where two grew before or rather wher two fatted to grow, because, one would have been sufficient will be tbe aim of .the Protestant pastors of Montana, who after formatting anl nir with tfle Intercbnrch movement will berln early In Aj.ril. tbe active tteps to consummate the new Idea. Waste will be eliminated through out the sitae by ron-sectarian elim ination of superfluous ebnrches. Wherever it is found that there are too many congregations for the community, every effort Is to be made to combine them. It la ex pYited that mj.iiT more pastors will be needed in tbe state If every eom m unity Is to tx provided with ade quate church facilities. F.tery Sunday in April Is to te devoted to so lite phases of tbe move. rnent.( the lart being given to raid ing tlws Mate Uota of tbe 1 1.30i OtMMion Fo:igbt for the lalerrbureh movement. FATE OF IWV IN HANDS OF THE JURORS Judge , Wilson Instructed; State and Defense Present ed Arguments and Spare Juror Quit JURY AGREED TO . HOLD NIGHT SESSION State Appeals for Conriction of All as Participants' in Death Venture ALLIES KNEW . GERMAN PLANS Sims Advocated . Keeping Track of All Enemy Sab-marines WASHINGTON. March 12 More shinntiiK waj Mved by keeping track of Oman submarines and routine veMls cler of them than by aay other single measure. Hear Admiral Sims today told tbe senate Investi gating committee. The admiral's statement was la support or his charge that the navy department had a "fundamental misconception" of the problem of defending borne waters in keepla? American naval forces on this side ot the Atlantic, rather than by giv ing "wholehearted and vigorous co operation to the allies. "Actual experience has sbfiwn." he continued, "that we could oeprnd upon keepiag reasonably a cc a rate track of all submarines at sea. We were certain we wo Id never have to deal with but one or two sub marines at a time on our awn roAtl and it was possible to do a .great deal towards providing for the safety of tbe shipping In our home waters without th ne of any salt-submarine craft at all." Admiral Sims presented calbe grams announcing the departure from Germany of tbe first raider for th American coant. sent more than three wetks before the vessel appeared in American waters. Th messages he read, he said, were re markable for tbe accuracy la which every move of th enemy was fore told, adding that lby were founded cn absolute information obtained by the Itrltlsh admiralty. They proved, he arrued. the soundness of his original recommendation to the de partment that all available forces should be concentrated in Faropean waters. Lafayette C. Cavanangli, bettefc known over Marion and Polk counties as "Lafe" Cavanaugh, died suddenly at 3:30 o'clock yester day afternoon while sitting in the Central Cigar store. Mr. Cava naugh has been in apparently perfect health and his. death is a shock tto the community. ' Mr. Cavanaugh had been a hop grower and stockman, but recently bd retired. , Mr. Cavanaugh. was born in John on county. Iowa, May 5. 1853. and came to Oregon with his parent. r. and Mrs. L. B. Cavanaugh in 1S65. settling on Howell Prairie, in Marlon County. He was married to Miss Eva Miller in 1878 and In 1SS3 'hey moved to a farm near Turner, living, there until 1910 when the iarm was sold and the family moved lo Salem where they hav3 since lived. At present the family home at 1475 'Court street. One daughter, Mrs. E. R. Wiggins of Portland arrived in Salem last hUht. Those who survive are Mrs. Cav anagh and two daughters. Mrs. Otho L. Ragan of Arizona, who has been visiting with her parents for sever al months; Mrs. E. R. Wiggins of Portland: four grandchildren. Flel da; Wiggins and Laurence Wiggins. Howard Ragan and Leila Eleanor Ragan; two brothers. George Cav anagh of Salem and J. H. Cavanagh of Pasadena Calif., and several nieces. ! Mr. Cavanagh was a member cr Pearl lodge A. F. & A. M. of Tur ner. The body is at the Rigdon es tablishment. Funeral announce ment, will be made later. The ser vices will probably be Monday and burial will be in the Silverton cem article ten. which has stood unalter ed for many weks as Ihe storm cen ter of the peace treaty controversy, was proposed in the senate today by its author. Senator Lodge. The move, described by the re publican managers as a step toward harmony and compromise at first led the senate in exactly the oppo site direction by starting a discus sion whether the new draft was weaker in its terms than the old. The mild reservations, backed by most of the republican membership, said it was not. The republican irreconcll- ables said it was, and served notice they would not help adopt It as they did the original. The democratic, keeping silent, studied the proiosal with apparent suspicion. As a result, possibilities of final argument remained beclouded and party leaders revised their predic tions of an early vote on article ten. Tonight no one was predicting action before Monday or Tuesday. Characterizing the proposed chang es as "the terms of a republican capitulation" to the White House, Senator McCormlck of Illinois, led In the attack of the republican irrecon cilables. "A set of weasel words." was the way Senator Brandegee, re publican, Connecticut, described the compromise proposal, while Senator Knox, republican, Pennsylvania, as serted that It would leave upon the United States the moral obligation for which President Wilson has con tended. In general form the new reserva tlon follows the language worked cut by Senator Watson of Indiana for the republicans and Senator Sim mons of North Carolina for the dem ocrats in their compromise negoti ations. For this language thirty democratic votes are understood to have beenpromlsed , but several last minute changes in wording, made by Senators Lodge and Watson before the reservation was presented, were held to have Invalidated the demo cratic pledge and a new canvas had .not been completed Tonight. that the nar east ant'le is nult srioiis and is causing the authori ties some nnxitty an anxiety In creased bv complies lions threatened in connection with Syria and Meso potamia. Tbe shadow of Indian and Moslem opinion darkens the problem and. it Is believed, inlluences the counsels of the allies more than is always immediately apparent. The suicEeslion that the employ ment of fctce acainst Hie Turks miKht excite fneral hostility In th Mussulman world Is regarded as one that cannot safely be ignored. In some nuarters the feeling prevails that there is danger If Ihe Turks are pressed they may immediately le ioined by the Arabs. The Italian view that It would be dangerous to employ against the Turks. Hritlsh Moslem and other Moslem tribes in the service of the allies, is evidently based on these fears. Careful watch is beinr kept her on the outcome of the Svrian cong ress at Damascus, and it is under stood any decision or proposal by the peace conference regarding Syria would be purelv tentative. Among tne day s reports was one that France had been given a man date over Cilicla. but this was un confirmed. Great Britain Is also regarded fuled out s a mandatory and the league of nations Is looked t.i as the only boo for rrotectlngf Turkey's non-Moslem subjects. FRISCO JUDGE IN BRIBE MIX Charged With Accepting and Two Men With Girinf Brihe. Money SAN FRANCISCO. March 12 The county grand Jury late tonight voted true bills charging Police Judge John J. Sullivan with accept- Ing a bribe and Peter MrDonough. ball broker and Bernardino Taterinl. recent defendant in Judxe Sullivan's court, with giving bribes. McDo nough also was charged with perjury. Several Hearings Set by Service Commission The following cases are on sched ule for hearing by Ihe public ser vice commission: March 22. at Sherman, highway crossing. March 23. at nend. Central Ore gon irrigation company rates. April 14. at Marshfleld, Coos Bay logging franchise on Coos river. $10,000 Worth of Bugs Sold for $500 to W. S. C. CHICAGO. March 12. A collec tion of 4.".000 Insects, representing 6S years' search In the I'mted States, Alaska and Mexico hyabe late Oli ver S. Westcott of Chicago, has been sold to the state college of Wash ington at Pnllman for $oo, it a learned today. Mr. Westcott estimated the valu of the collection at not less than SlO.ftOO. according to hl son Charles Westcott. The colleclion alo con- sins snakes, reptile. flih. nioIluca shells, coralt and fossils. HESS' CHARGE IS POLYGAMY Prisoner Is Alleged to HiTe Been Living With Woman at Stavton John A. I lens ;t. arrested Sunday on a charge of larceny oy bailee, waa bound otcr to the grand Jury by Judice I'nrua yesterday to answer a charge of polygamy and under de fault of. SSAO ball he was returned to the county Jail. Tbe first charge of larceny was dismissed in the Jus-j tlce court yesterday when It became j known that he had arranged for the! teturn of a suit of clothe he bad borrowed from Waller ,Kberhardl.! which was believed stolen. Hens had nothing to say about tbe second charge. When arraigned In the Justice court yesterday be waived the right to a hearing. !!es waa arrested Sunday by Con stable DeLong. when It became known he had sent a fake telegram aking for the loan of Mr. Kber- hardt's suit. In tracing the telegram DeLong found that hid rented a bouse In Staton and waa living ith a Nora Dennis. 2C. Both claimed that they were married In Vancouve rabout a month aco. Later when tbe officer was unable to lo cate any marriage certificate they ad mitted the statements were uptrue. Maud A. Hess, who charged her husband of polygamy. Uvea In & l m and la working here. She ei prts to sue for divorce. Kaiser's Minister Fined For Disrespect BERLIN'. March 12. Dr. Karl Helfferlch. former minister of the treasury, was todav found guilty of libelling MathTas Erxberger. former vice chancellor. Dr. Helfferlch was fined 20ft marks and also charged with the heavy costs ot the trial. which began January 19. Mediord Man Latest Wood Alcohol Victim RENO. Nev.. Marrh 12. Charles McAndrews. who died at ihe county hospital here, was a victim of wood alcohol contained In lll.clt liquor that was sold In "near beer bottles. Chief of Police K. Klrkley. declared. MrAndrew's home was Medford. Or., where his wife and daughter reside. MOXTESANO. March IX. Ontralla'a snarder caaa. saeqatl to the Armistice Day shootings la that city last Armistice day. was give to the Jury her at l:2t o'clock tonight. The fate of It alleged I. W. W. charged with tb murder of Warren O. Grimm, oversea veteran and vie tlm of the shootings, bow rest with th twelve men who hare sat fsr five long weeks and listened to evi dence p reseated by talc sad de fense. W. II. Abel, special wrosecatar. closed for the state at le:lS. Jadge Wilson then swearing la the foar bailiffs who will guard the Jarors and announcing to the Juror 'that the rase waa finally aabtailted to them. Ktaie Cloa Airauwat Although Jadge Wilson did order the Jary locked mp tor the night, be seat them te the aaarters set aside la the court koeae for de liberation. He did aot expect to be railed tonight, be said. la the closing argnmeat for the state. Special Prosecutor W. 1L Abel declared that the attempted ailM ct Lngeae Harnett bad been riddled By the testimony of the ttlae'a wliaa. ' Argalag upon Instruction No. 10. la the court charge te the Jury on the right of self-dfae Abel declared -that by the iaterpretaUoa of the evidence fa the light of this lastractioa. all of the tea defeadaata wait be found gUt ct tint degree nerder. Limit fVIf Deferaae This lastractioa declared that the right of self defease did met provide for the placing of men wtta Taiga powered rifles at Place off the premUes being defeaded and ad vised the Jary If two or mere at the defendant so plaaaed. or carried out such a plan aad as a natural re sult of which Grimm waa shot aad killed, such killing would be mur der, and each and all of the defea daata so plaaalag or part icl paling would be guilty of murder. " ; I want you to remember, y-oe Jurors, that there are ether people who are Interested la this caae. said Abel la closing. Shall we aot say th widow of Warren O. Grimm I and her little daughter are not la- teresteUT pnaii we ay.(&ai uruam could be slaughtered la bis uniform, la th broad light ef day. aad that a thing as creel as that should go unpunished? "All that .we atk la Justice, asd we do say.' that la deaiiag Justice, the men will every oae be coa lctd of murder la tbe first dt go." Altarka Itefeutee '' Abel asserted that for f!v loaf days the state dared defease coun sel to prove that Grimm waa any where near the I. W. CT. ban ta Centralta when be waa mortally wounded. , -Finally he was abeoluUIy be was absolutely driven to tbe wan." declared Abel, "and then came tbe perjured ttlmony that waa u at rue. The killing of Grimm waa wtilTul murder. There can nadrr bo cir cumstance be a verdict of second degree murder la this caae," lief ore your country aad year God jou caa find ao other verdict than murder la tbe first degree." be declared la closing. Abel grilled defense counsel. Van derveer. throughout bis argumeat. The Jury was locked ap for tbe nigbi at 11:15. aad will not report la court again, according to Jadge WUon. until It baa reached a ver dict, wishes further last ructions or announce definitely that It cannot reach an agreement. Alternate Jaroe IHualeed Before the rase was given to tbe Jury. K. K. Johnson, remalalag al ternate Juror was discharged, tbe court thanking him for his patience during the five weeks be ate. slept and sat with the Jury. George F. Vanderveer. defease counsel, began his argumeat shortly after court convened for tbe first senion at 7: 15. He talked aatll t o'rlock closing with a plea la beba'-f of "thoee who love liberty, for those who love Justice, free speech and free assembly." - "Do not be Influenced by your rowardice." be said. "If yon have not the courage to do what I am do ing, then neer again pretend to be lieve In this cause. He bad iU completed an argument for free speech, free assembly and kindred subjects. Vanderveer. In opening, took, ap (Continued on page ) etery. A