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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1920)
Persons Wolunteering Muiomobiles for; EDUossom Day Excursion ilflust Havq. Them at Commercial Club at HO o'Oioch, Ready for "rip into Orchard district FIRST SECTION 8 PAGES TWO SECTIONS 16 Pues riucE; nvE cun SEVENTIETH YEAH SALKM, OIUX.ON, SlXliAY MOllMNt. AI'IIIL SI. !. WfcM MONEY HOGS ARE RAPPED BY SENATOR Capper, of Kansas, Says Prof iteers Are Menace to Coun try and Methods Are Scan dalous and Shameless ACTION, NOT LAWS IS HELD NATION'S NEED SAYS VICE REIGNS Rev. Dr. John Roach Stra- ton is called to repeat charg es before grand jury in New York following raid Aim frustration Is Held Re- sponsihle for Increasing Prices of Commodities WASHINGTON. April 54. Profl- teers were denounced in the senate today bj Senator Capper. Republi can, Kansas, who presented statis tic which he said showed that the earning of many American corpor ations represented profiteering as open, scandalous and shameless." Senator CaDner attacked the de partment of justice's cheaper meat 4 I - 1 J t a r - . it rsuiiiaiu aim naia increased prices for sugar mere "the most brazen challenge we hare had In this , sa turnalia of greed. - ' ' Menace Is Charged. , Senator Lenroot, Republican. Wis consin, agreeing with the Kansas senator's declaration that profiteer ing bad become a national menace. said Attorney General Palmer was setting a few mouse traps around the country when he ought to be setting bear traps to eatcb the big or' mlllionair "profiteers. The ad ministration was held responsible by Senator Lenroot for the increasing sugar prices. ' - . y Disagreement with the contentions of Senator "Capper, and Xenroot was expressed by Senator Thomas, Dem ocrat, Colorado, who said the sena tors were ' complaining about con ditions Instead of - xauses. like a child who stumbles over a chair and then turns, around and kicks it." Margins Held Large. Senator' Capper said ample "laws existed to check- profiteering and that "if thos charged with" enforce ment of these laws will see that the profit-hogs are sent to jail, prices will soon tumble," He added that If law enforcement officers ot the government could not enforce the statutes they should resign and let men who could take their places. I Excess! re - margins - of .profit are proof of profiteering. Senator Cap per said, in presenting a list of cor Orations whose profits were placed fed from 20 to 200 per cent. The list of such corporations included textile manufacturing concerns, steel companies, shoe and leather manu facturers and makers of nearly all the staple commodities. .Farmers were acquitted of blame. Overall Wedding Is Event r Among New York's Elite , f ' " ' v - ' " ; r - J; t ; V f f i 1 Hi'n '! ai l i miai J I ALL IS FIXED FOR BLOSSOM - DAY PROGRAM ! UNOPENED LETTERS PLACED IN CASKET TOinilXO IXCIHEXT OCCURS AT SOLDIER RITUAL Preparations Made to Enter tain at Least One Thousand Visitors From Portland and Other Oregon Cities 11 A- a result of declarations made in his Easter Sunday ser mon that vice is flourishing in a number of New York resorts, the Rev. Dr. John Roach Stra ton. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, will be called upon to repeat his statements . before the Grand Jurywhich is inves- gating charges that the police have failed to suppress crime. The clergyman described a tour of dance halls and restaurants in which he said Immorality was flaunted openly. AIRPLANE TO SHOWER BOUQUETS ON STREETS Route Designated by Placards on Highways Through Orchard Sections iBAKER GIVES UP RENTAL ATTACK Portland Mayor Recedes From Former Position After - Bitter Fight PORTLAND, Ore., April 24. Ac tion on the proposed city ordinance designed to prevent rent profiteer ing has been indefinitely postponed. Mayor George L. Baker announced today. Mayor Baker said he Intended appointing a committee" of disinter ested persons to investigate the sit nation and later to construct an oral nance based upon the findings of this committee. One of the objects, the mayor said, would be to try and en- courage new construction. The mayors decision today ws a reversal of an announcement made nreviouslv to the effect that be would Dusb the proposed legislation with the idea of immediate cursing alleged rent profiteering. Today is Blossom day In Salem. Preparations have been made to receive at least 1000 visitors, most of whom will be from Portland. though arrivals are already here from other parts of the state and more are coming. Salem citizens are depended upon , to furnish the use of their automo biles for the day. and up to last night 150 cars had been listed. Paul Siege, bead of the committee making arrangements for autos. had not been able last night to reach by tele phone all the persons he desired to. but said that all automobiles must be ready to leave the Commercial club at 10 o'clock this morning. ready to meet trains. As far as pos sible the automobiles carrying visi tors will be piloted by Cherrlans in uniform, aand on the downtown streets cherrians will be stationed as guides to the drives of cars. Fullertoa Is Flower Roy, Among novel features arranged for the day will be a seaplane sail ing over the city, piloted by Captain jussive from Jonn Hlrchaer's Sweetheart la Maine Arrive on Day of Ills Funeral A military funeral was held yes terday for the late John Klrchner. 1 a member of the old Company M. who died Friday morning at the home 6f his parents, Mr. and Mrs.' J. G. Klrchner, near Macleay. Mr. Klrchner was a victim ot tuberculo , sis which he contracted in the ser vice. At 10 o'clock" yesterday morn ing the last rites were said at St. Joseph's Catholic church. A touching incident of the funeral was the receipt yesterday morning of several letters from his sweet heart in Maine whom he had not heard from 'for several weeks and for whom he had worried because of his illness. The letters were placed unopened In the casket. Six member of old Company M served as pallbearers. They were Orley Lefflngwell. Victor Collin. Elmer Roes. Harry Fraxer. ernon KJostr and Wilbur Baley. Under the direction of the Ter williger funeral home the body was placed in the Catholic cemetery. BERRY POOL YET UNSOLD BY GROWERS h a VYUMtn Kf.DUfTJJ Father VaJXfc-bxa, who sajs women undrtu for dinner now instead of dressing. avers fuhions are ngljr Buyers Offer 13 Cents in Long t J V . - :1 : r x Conference With Assoda- W I. :;v' tion Member, but Offer Is ! Not Accepted 14-CENT MINIMUM IS FIGURE ASKED Agreement Is Reached Rela- j tWe to Price to be Paid Pickers This Season ONE SEAT LEFT FOR PLANE TRIP Assures Lucky Person of Tour of Clouds NEW YORK. April 24 An "over alls wedding" took place In the Wal dorf Astoria hotel today, when Miss Gertrude Relnhardt of Brooklyn be came the wife of W. Ramsay Fred erick of Pittsburgh. The Rev. W. D. Tucker of the An drews Methodist Episcopal church. Brooklyn, performed the ceremony In blue jeans. The groom and best nun were similarly outfitted. The bride wore all blue ehambray dress and the maid of honor a checked gingham. An "overalls' reception followed the marriage with guests clad in blue denim, glnghqfm and ."madcVover garments. D. Hill and carrying P. E. ranw ton as a passenger wno win arop bouquets ot flowers into the streets. The plane will arrive here at 10 clock an ad leave ior roruanu about 6. Passengers will be taken Into the air during the day. it was first announced that two planes would be sent by the Oregon. vasn ington. Idaho Airplane company, but one Is disabled and will not coma. G. E. Emery. representative ot tne company was here yesteraay iu make arrangemets tor me uigm. and an adequate landing was con structed at the foot ot court street. Cars To He 31arked. Each automobile In official . for the day will be so designated by a ttm nn the windshield so tnai visi- tnrm mav know what cars are for thPtr entertainment. Each driver vMIl be suDDlied with typewritten auc tions as to the route that has fx-wu mapped out. Eleven miles is me ais- tance to be coverea. job cars m in th rit on South Commercial street, going to the uoeriy scnooi- house. then go east towara jeuer ,n ihPnrA north on Turner road r.inrinr nsst the state prison and entering the city on the return by m-a f stat street. Yellow signs will be placed at proper Intervals along the route so that no automobile mill get off the road. A meeting. sUzlIng with sup pressed and intense earnestness wis held in tfce Commercial club audit- a orlutn yenerday afternoon. The members of the Ms Hon tv Loeanberrr Grorrers' assoclatkn met to consider tb sale of their br- rl. Th arowers represent a total of X2S acre of vines and their io iiM. bv a previous agreement, bad been oqolrd subj-t lo offers for the ftntjre lot. An olfftr of 13 cents rmm b buyers was rcfajed. tha AUnn,nr. f Nrw and $25 growers boldlnic for 14 cents. A comrnlttee of the growers re ported veterdar that it was deemed advisable to ask a minimum price of 14 cents a pound Many ot the fruit packing plants Hr is a rhanre fr some Salem in orexon ana wbibho wnm9n m rift tn Portland resenUttves at the meeting. Among In one of the monster hydroplanes these were The Puyallup V Sumner I v . I P.aUs- jsnmntinv nil PnT&lltlO. MvAs-atAi t n SB firawsFnit wiinintinn i vuuiuh vhivhii - ' " bera: Hunt Brothers Cannery. Ore- A Ull (rill w HI rr.. i - pi., oi in .nn.Mtinm .ith th. con Packing company. The Ph-jx . 4 , j .j I com nanv and the Oreson Growers ooservance oi diomoih uj , . and will make a nunVber or nights v"1'""' . over the cltr. For these there will Offer to Cooperate Made be a nominal charce. The growers, espreesfng a desire Bnt the real thrill awaits the per-I to cooerte with the buyers, called son who is wllllnr to dig ap 125 for ton several members of the pscklng 'the return trip or the machine to Interests tor a statement of the caa Pnrtianri in th afterhoon ot earlvlners' views" oa 'what might be eon- evening. Taking Into coaslderation I sidered a fsir price for legans under th distance to be covered, the sights existing market conditions. at hand and the many sensations The growers were told thst there which can be obtained In no other was no objection to their getting the thi. .k.rr. la nominal. too orlce for their fruit; but that the A' I. h.. ;.rr- canneries were limited tn the price ed a seat for this trip, but accommo- they could afford to pay by the of- dations are yet available for another irs tney receive irom person. Who has the 125. the nerve uanntr-. w. the inclination to looa aown " " "I ".". ... the thousands of his fellow- iw Pr ceni ao a . iney wouia wmmi, iw STRIKES LAID TO RADICES BY WITNESS Obligation of Beia Mccber of Communiit Party Is Tak en Under Adnsment hy Secretary of Labor WExoa i MEN A tE IS DECRIED BY HERBERT HOOVER Fifty Per Cent of Lifcor Dis turbances Blamed to Mem bers of Party That the somri of today "undree for dinner Instead of dr-saing." Is the way the Kev. Bernard Van than of Los J on. widely known Jesuit father whose essays oa morality aad home Ufa have attracted world wide attention, describe the 1920 fashion tendencies. He condemns the modes as "min ing souls as well as bodies. and "unhealthy. Immodest aad ogly" REED TUITION IS RAISED TO $125 High Costs Force College to Take Action for More Cash Rerenues and upon men. . makinr the neces- to i19 csnnea Trail. Forest Lands Are Placed Under Hammer of The first person making the neces sary deposit to Mr. Emery, repre sentative of the ooerstlng company at the Marion hotel, will obtain reservation. Lad Killed When Airplane Falls From High Altitude FORT SMITH. Ark.. April 24. The nrite of sugar. It war. further stated, is getting so high thst It is having a depressing effect on tne canning lednstry this season. One I of the leadinc ranners said quota tions on sngar In car lota Is ZIH cents a pound In Pan Francisco. Ha stated his firm now had only l.n9 sacks of sugar on haed; but their requlretuenta for this summer would b spproxlmately 0.0 He said further that reflneY- POItTLAXtT. April 2 4 The head quarters here of the federal forest fervice today advertised for bids on 10.000 acres of forest lands in the rpoTITilBER BRINGS A GOOL MILLION 10.000 acres oi ioresi wnus m . a j t 1 Tongass district. Alaska. The lands Oregon Land and LlVeSlOCK loo miuton feet of spruce, suitable Company Disposes ot Large for making print paper, il was saia. i , UftlJ:ntr, imii r wsssv0 . . 1 W avas m B1IISn Sinn IS5U I A year-oiu uoj - - ,A ..,n hi. firm sugar only on deliveries In lots of 00 sa'ks subject to the market price on receipt of th sugar. Ie- of the unrertalatles bow ise- csnneiies. he said, buyers must eserrlse rauiin In making men were injured, one seriously, at Ralllsaw. Okla.. late toiay wnen an Mrplane driven by Bob Fogg, a for- v .aiator. fell 4 feet and flowed Vts way through a crowd 2000 persons, according to dispatch- es received here. PORTLAND. April 24. Tuition at Reed college here has been raised from $100 to S12S per year, to keep up with the rial a g cost of college education. Professors salaries have been raised, and the I acres la'ta Ition Is etpected to help psy the In cress. The cost of a year's edacatloa Is about four tlms the charge made for tuition, college officials say. The endowment Is large enough to per mlt the roltege to stand three-fourths of the cost to each student. No student has ever Tt-een denied admirsioa to Keed eoTlece oa ac count of Inability ta pay th en trance fee For seek students a are unable to pay the fre. the col lege loan funds sre available. WABHIXOTOX. April 2 tary of Labor Wllsoa aftsr an all day arrumeat took a&der adviaemsat tonight the e,efJo whtther tae r bershlp la th cocams&Ut labor partr la itself cocttltsled groands for d portauoa of aliens. Daring th hearts g there was a flar-ap over statetaeata attflhated to Federal Jadg Anderson f cm tost thst th govern sa eat operates some part of tb com masts party la this cos a try. Swtahara Hal of New York, upholding it aad J. Hoover ef th depsrtaeal of Justice declaring It an "solas tin hi mls-concepUaa f th facta.- M'Sars Is Ifcvidi. Armed with Totasstaons rotaSasa Ist literature. Hoovtr atteapt4 to show by quotitloBs of leagthy ei cerpts the relatloaskip between th coamuatst labor party aad the third lateraI!aJ. AsserUag thst John Heed, last re ported detained la Abo. Finland, far affiliation with th DoUatvlkL was th founder of th eaxaraanist labor party. Hoovtr declared It was like all other eosstaaaUt orgaalsatloas. a gang of eat throat allsoa wh hav come lo this country to overthrow the goitre meat by fere." t(Hhw Are gyre A. Fifty per cent of LLa tanaeaca be hind th reeeat strike. Hoovtr ssr. waa directly traeaahl to th eo maalst orgsaitaUoea. In eadeavortng t cisuaralsh tweea the communist party aad th commanlst labor party. Hal . de clared th application blank ef th communist labor party mad th ap- plicaat bound to b "gnued sy la principles of th party. Aa appit caat for membership ta comssoalst party oa the other hand, he sail, pledged support aa "an active wxsrh-ar." Strike Conditions Retsm to Normal in ForussA PORTLAND. April 2 4 Coafitlloas la local railroad yard were report ed as being "virtually avormar Try officials of the several systems to day. A totsl ef 111 switch mea har been employed within th past few days. It was said. Few of th strik ers ksve retaraed ta work. and the advertisement ior iu marks the inauguration by the gov ernment of an effort to make pulp TO MERCHANTS And all others interested in store fixtures and euipment, we wish to call attention to our ad ' vertisement on EUGENE, Ore.. April 24. The T . . th, north available for Oregon Land and Livestock company, timber in the north ataiiaoie l aAnnart. , Knrene today a ..m nae WIT n inP I H11U u-;siUMsi - manufacture iniu i--'- "'7es;nt announced the sale of 40.000 acres hope of ameliorating the present i und in Lake and shortage of newsprint. lriinmir counties In Southeastern Oregon to the Modoc Lumber com I- Page 4 .:u;-...:.-V' --2 paiy, which operates a mill at Chii oquin. Klamath county. R. A. rtooth. nresldent oi me uregon uou and Livestock company, states that the nurchase price is approximately a million dollars . He also announces that the Modoc Lumber company win erect a large mill adjacent to the tract and will build a rauroaa ieaa ing from the timber to the mill. Prominent.Woman Dies at Medford of Heart Failure urnroKD Or.. April 24. Mrs. r.orre S. Kdgell. vesrs. old. of -: . . . . ii i" - -- - . New York citv sna "- for nearly an hour the com mlt tee ior their purcbsse of bulk fruit. OomsnJUrea Coafcr Hy agreement a committee of five growers was appelated to meet aa equal committee of those buyers present with a view of arriving at a nriee for the logan pool satisfactory to both parties. After deliberating 1 Test: the STATESMAN'S SUNDAY SERMON By Rev. . . Gilbert THE t l HE It ill WOUUY. died very suddenly st her home here he Kr0wers reported that the can- thls afternoin of near lanure. ir. nrn pr.fc..nt had made an oner ot Edcell was a daughter of Austin cnt, a ound for th pool. Corbin. st one time president of th oHer wss farther dlseuseel iMnz Island and Iehlgh Valley rail- hy n. Rr0wers and. on motion. It ,a. ..t hil heen here since fall w.a A-i.iA tn hold the txol for a Matthew -f Cod so clothed the era or the field, shall He not msrH more clothe you. oh e of ltttl faith. Tsks no anilous ibanrht of the morrow. trlcL 9 1 HUIRT TO SEEK FREEDOM SOON Much Married Man Sits Up in Hospital First Time Since Attempt at Suicide irS .ANGELES. April 24. James K. Hulrt. alleged bigamist, sat up .--j day at the Los Angeles county hos pital for the first time since he was taken there after slashing his throat and wrists. His attorney. J. Morgan Marma duke. said Hulrt was prepared to niMt inr charges thst might be Ihronrht against him and would de mand his release as soon as. he was To worry Is so hetnanhke. There l nothing that we do so easily and visiting her son Corbin Edgell. wholm,nlmum of j4 cents a pound. The continuously as worry. We seem to runs a ranch In the Eagle Point Us- tanneries refusing to meet this prlc-. j worry without any effort whstever. the pool remslns unsolved. snd wunoui any cans- or prou The question of picking the com- Hther. Did you ever worry? The ing crop of loeans was also dls- you know what It l. snd how It Is ii. rirnwera agreed that a high- dn. We last out on the atrw-ketlle. Df 1 Cnnfnr nf rrVrrw I er nric must be paid for gathering mn. pat Into It all our imaginary I iun vi s,f.w. " the berries this year than was Ctvm trophies that never come, all our as- last season. Much discussion followed In which stated that, because the ber- were t'rtngmg a unw pn". Stamp Prices on Shoes WASHINGTON. April 24. A bill requiring the manufacturers prices Is thst we seise th advantage ef th time. There Is sober talk ot killed plants aad pessimistic prediction. W worry. . A some persons lev to go ta a faaeral aad sr po east-3 t th ability to saowra with the wV moira whether r atl they har had say p rev toss kaewlWr oC or ao- quslaiaac with the departed, ao w la Oregon have a fatally of gettiag together to tell th ghoat ttorla of raised trots aad starved children aad bankrupt Trtsiaeaa. !' am neter happier thaa when we can foretetl th day whea rt paaa "ovrr th hill to th poor boas, , Niswfoaus F-alry tsaaglaed. W ca s mora hard time when there Is fhe creaUet prpertty. mr "v : . " . , I many to 1 stamped on snoes ana rt. footwear as a mcars ui r'uu. profits snd retsll costs was Intro duced today by Senator McNary. Re publican. Oregon, chairman of the committee investigating shoe prices. The bill would be effective Aug. t and would provide penalties of $1000 fine and two years' Imprisonment. w arras ted fers thst are anreasoa able. all our drejiNt ra!mities that never overtake a . all oar afal dis asters that nevr deselop. aad keep adding to the tei to aep n i0 bonet men. aad saora short crops the boiling point, and ae oeser te! more natural than when we are r- Profiteers Grab All Available Beet Sugar OGDEN. I tah. April 2 4 specu lators from rstern and middle west ern states have bought up much of th heet snesr from Ogden's grocery stores and have shipped It to other cities, it was learned here today when the nrlce Of cane sugar was advanced to 24 cents and consumers were told there was no beet sugar on hand. pickers would a!o espect a conslJ erable Increase for their work. Harvesting ITk Kfl ...- i. a i. n Irvine th moat. pay5 cents a. pound f or ck, ll with a bonui M n w s rem a p.i-- . . ,, da mi,tt ,j . .. k imiiiMl on there Is nothing thai we all ao wnn SOn . . I , t v .Ikanrld a Tb. nation ot .r'? IV "".7:V " 7. riab would gladly asisio"v -"--. 7 . . . 1 for evernMnr careed and growers in ormgina picacix i ' from a distance. He suggested that unnamed. ... .1 -j .i.....!. k. mfi in I (rrraton .tnnasl !- IIIISCIIIC luitniTuKiup -- - , av the city papers describing the ad- in ' V B i -T its -. v.. -a in I solar their annus! spasm over the L. !. uil. i i ki iwrn 1 f rwlt eroa. In Oregon, at least me fields st remuaersllre employment. " I III emeas sirs th promise are th I brightest, ra or rascal assoag a net lie said this csmpalgn of advertis ing should b started soon, as a great msny city people ar now ar ranging for their summer's vacation. a year, we laautge is. ib m7 worrr over the cherries and tmaes. T'auallv aa Oregon, spriar. develops few frosty, saow-flah days about the time of blossom season. Then U hea every thing ta la bloom thaa. aay other civ Hi led people. Oh. yea. we worry la Oregon. W see at to Ilk ' it. W ilk to worry over ear hast a; w enjoy worryiag aver oar physical condition. tV spend good time In the worry study af tyrapterss. and read all the circulars of patent medicine, and enjoy th thrill It give as to kaow that w aav ail th sysnpuasss t th disease descrlh4. Hut what is th ? Ther Is nothing ao utterly foolUh.aad aa profitable. The habit Is all contrary to the spirit af Christianity aad th teaching of Jesus. Every day win have It proper datle aad responsi bilities, and w ar not better pre pared to perform oar work bee wa have worried over It far long weary weeks befor w aadtrtook U. ,1 Con limed a rt J) J able to leave fhe hospital.