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DID YOU KNOW That Salem Is Now the Market Center for the Great Broccoli Industry? FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 6 TWO SECTIONS 10 Pages SEVENTY-FIRST year IE! CRISIS State Superintendent Be lieves Oregon Bankers Ready to Finance Every Necessary Requirement. COMPARISON IS MADE ON FIVE-YEAR BASIS Aggregate Resources Drop "In Last Year, But Saving .Tendency Shown The comparative abstract of re ports submitted, by 2i bank within - the state of Oregon, in cluding both state and national, at the close of business February 21, 1921, baa just been completed, This abstract contains' a compara tive statement covering a period of five years and Is the first of its' kind to be compiled by the state banking department. . IThe aggregate banking resourc es of tbe state shows a decrease or 122,796.812.39 between Febru. ary 28, 1S20. and February 21, 1921. Demand deposits, includ ing individual deposits subject to check, cashier's checks, certified checks and demand certifiates of deposit, show a derease during tbe past year of over $28,000,00(1 bat these deposits are greater by tnore than $53,000,000 than they were on March 5 1917, or an incresce ofmore than 60 per cent la this class of deposits in the four-year period. - Ratings Make Biff Gain Savings, deposits daring the past year, however, show an in crease' of $6,403,1(9.99, and an Increase over March. "1917, of $4t.29ff,279.30, or approximately 150 per cent In four years. Loans and discounts show a de crease during the' past year of $10,326,819.35, while bonds and other securities show a decrease ot ' $3,655,817.73, or a combined decrease of loans and securities Wregatlng $13,982,637.08. The additional capital Invested In all banks shows an Increase of $1,556,850, with an Increase of surplus and undivided profits of ,$1,411,013.75. Making an In crease of surplus and undivided profits of $2,967.S6J.75. and a cspital increase over 1917 of $6. 931.055.66. Actual cash in hand shows an increase of $651,872.91 over February, 1920. while the balane- doe from other banks shows a decrease of $7,894,074.39. nramwell I Encouraged Bills payable and : rediscounts combined show an increase of $9, 672,416. Overdrafts show a de crease of $335,230.33 compared fth the overdrafts a year ago. This favorable condition. In con nection with overdrafts Indicates that the efforts by the banks to discourage this class, of business re having effect r "The condition of Oregon banks. -reflected by thla statement, la ""tory, and there is a nbhUntial Improvement since Jaauary 1." Baid Frank C. Bram u, state superintendent or Z m ' "Som of the banks JUch were staggering under the Jnfdens of a sudden depression !mInater,a,,Jr rtrengthened their Portion. 1 believe the banks of his state will be able to pass wngh the remaining period of adjustment without future em "sJt. If these results are woomplished, the state of Ore- S!viWUI d0WB ,n History of nlng with only one failure due w ths sudden decline In price, only failnre, up to the pre- 2!v mJ the Crook County S"of Pfinevllle. The Bank of iftMvTille was tl08el August. Lt this failnre may be at inouted to many causes which Jlttons01 the rMUlt of market con g,"1 feel. "rjr much encouraged cIilMuf ot the Present finan- conditions in this state. There beU.V'.'i'6 for alarm. I firmly Uf ! nncial crisis has of?hi!,Md- " the good people eWt0B win continue to exer fatf JL. ,Mme or sound M t? 1 feel tDt tfa bankers u will provide funds iJttwential and necessary Linkers Congratulated Orerl liner of the state of Don vr t0 congratulated resa:J '! achievement-and the tilth. lc they , have accom , rll this period of fl- -v -urenamty. cobjm th conditfons which I tut I"? most favorable In the th rZ Ton' the confidence or utinn. pI ,n the financial insti ls .JLof our Rreat state should iri ,,Utmnt shows that there bank a cltie" ,n the state with noi oor0'11? c of $1. Iti I,;9 ,a1 61 cities with depoa l exceeding $500,000. CT. MARY'S VICTORIOUS CinTAF0RD UNIVER S I T Y. n ver.u'!11 The St. Mary's the 1.717 bll team defeated feianrord university he-ve today BOULDER IS SELECTED AS HEADSTONE Rurtal Place for Kurrot&hs, American Naturalist, High in Catskills POrflHKEEPSlH, N. Y.. Mar. 3o. a large oouldercon wnicn John Burroughs played a, a boy and sat in study of nature as a man. wilt rorm the headstone t the grave where his body Is to be interred Sunday, lha Mth anni versary of his birth. The burial plot, selected today bv relatives of th (treat natural ist, who died suddenly yesterday while returning to his home on a passenger train, is high in the Catskill mountain at Koxbury. It is planned to construct a little park around tbe grave. A few feet from the burial ground stands the old house In which Mr. Burroughs was born. A little distance away la "Wood chuck Hole," his rummer camp. TO Timberworkers' Union Does Not Want Spaulding Co. To Lose Logs L- . Officially declaring that It be lieves In the conservation of prop erty, local union No. 174, Inter national Union of Timberworkers, has given the river men of the Charles K. Spaulding Logging company up to and including April 3 to clean up all the work, on the river so they may properly be taken care of and no logs lost to the company. This was the only development yesterday in the controversy be tween the Spaulding company and its employes relative to the de termination of the company to reduce the minimum wage from $3.60 to $3 on April 1. The mill crew of more than 100 men has been idle since Monday night when tbe mill was closed down. Relative to the union 'js action In deciding that the river work should be cleaned up notwith standing the differences between the company and the employes a statement by the union yesterday said that "this is broad-minded and no doubt ill give the people a new angle on the labor move ment." E Robertson of Condon Must Relinquish Position in1 State Legislature ciato Senator O. n. Robertson of Condon, former cashier of the First National bank of that place, was yesterday appointed by Frank C.Bramweli, state superintendent or banks, as state bank examiner, i .ncniinv fh nnuition Robert as, r son will automatically relinquish the office or state senator under a statute which probiblte one person from holding more man one lucra tive state office at the same time. The appointment of Senator nhoronn wa confirmed by the state banking board, composed of the governor the secretary i state and the state treasurer. DnWtiAn succeeds W. M. , ""' Adair who is moved up to the po- .uinn nf assistant state supenn- ton'riont to succeed Marshall Hoop er, who resigned some time ago to become vice-president 01 me r irsi State and Savings bank of Klam ath Falls.s Return of Former Ruler Of Hungary Will Not Be ' Tolerated iT?ta tarrh 20. France is strongly 'opposed to a return of former Emperor unanes w iu throne of Hungary it was declared i. rrtoioi i rr 1a toniabt. France together with the other allied pow ers, has maa u ciear v that the allies will not tolerate a movement looking to a restoration of the Hapsburg dynasty. Official dispatches to the for eign office from Budapest said that the only support the former monarch had was that of one gen eral and two deputies who had been arrested. French officials believe the at- (tempt of the former emperor to I have been a fiasco. H OH 1 ST vm lie FRANCE OPPOSED EMPEROR C1RIES EiSiL GIBBONSTODAY Army of Mourners Pass Body of Dead Prelate Daily Foreign Represen tatives to Pay Respects." QUIET REIGNS IN NEAR VICINITY OF CATHEDRAL Business Activities to Cease At 10 o'clock For One Minute BALTIMORE, Md., March 3. The mighty ana the lowly united In sorrow tonight trod sortly past the bier of James Cardinal Uib bons to gaze for the last time on the faca of the prelate. For " tomorrow with all pomp and ceremony and the singing ot a Gregorian chant the church will bury her dead. The apoHtoHc del egate at Washington, two fellow members in the college of cardi nals, archbishops and bishops, arch abbots and abbots, secular clergy and clergy belonging to the orders, all will be massed in the Cathedral of the Assumption oi tbe Bless Virgin Mary-for the fi nal mass. ' Diplomatic representatives ot the Catholic countries of the world, and officials of nation, state and city, also will attend the service. Private Ceremony Simple The public ceremony ended, the body later will be carried to the cathedral crypt, unopened since the burial of . Archbishop Spalding in 1872: There the body will be laid to rest in the white marble tomb, with the simplest or ceremonies and in the presence of only closest relatives and friends. For three days the body of Car dinal Gibbons haa rested In state under the great gold dome of the cathedral in which, for so many years he ministered to mankind. Daily an army of mourners, 30. 000 strong, has filed in and out of the edifice, but today, from morning until nearly midnight, a great double column blocks long, sought entrance. In other parts of the city there was the usual noise and bustle of an American community, but around the cathedral ail was quiet. The shuffle of feet was al most the only sound, as the mourners pressed slowly forward. Tomorrow this silence will spread all over the city, when in response to proclamations by gov ernor and mayor all traffie and every activity will be stopped for one minute when the mass begins at 10 o'clock. mm mm Olcott-is Emphatic in Asser tion Thompson Will Not Get Leniency Governor Olcott yesterday made the emphatic declaration that no pardon from the state penitentiary while he is governor will be ex tended to Bennett Thompson, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Mrs. Helen C. Jennings and Fred Ristman. The murders were committed In Washington county. Recently there have been re ports that an effort would be made to secure a pardon for Thompson on grounds that his conviction was on circumstantial evidence. Thompson has a bad record. He first served a term in the Oregon reform school, according to rec ords In the governor's office. He was received at the state prison in November. 1898. from Clackamas county for a one-year term for larceny, and was discharged Oc tober 28. 1899, when be was 18 vears old - He was received a second time at the penitentiary -in January. 1902, from Multnomah county for a term ot 20 years for assault and robbery armed with a dangerous weapon. He was conditionally par doned by Governor West in Sep tember, 1911. He was returned in May. 1915. for investigation on order of Governor Withycombe. and was kept In the state prison tor two weeks and released again on another conditional pardon by Governor ' Withycombe. that charge against him having railed to hold. He was received a third time September 1, 1916. from Wash ington county on a life term for second degree murder. He served until July 30, 1918, when he es caped. He was returned August 12. 1918. 110 PARDON FOR SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, "MARCH 31, 1921 WINES GETS PLACE WITH STATE BOARD Arrangement Made for Secre tary Goodin to (live Atten tion to Outside Duty Klmer Wines of Portland was yesterday elected by the state Loanl of control as assistant to Secretary K. H. Goodin at a sal ary of $iro a month. During tbe war Mr. Wines was with the niersency Meet corporation and now be is with an iron works firm in Portland. A sufficient appropriation was made by thw last legislature for the board to increuao the force in the secretary" office. Tbe pur pose Ik to allow Secretary Goodin mor time to aivo his attention to detail outside th office and to make more personal visitations to the state Institutions. Mr. Wines will be in charge of work in the office. mOIEl'S SLAYER GETS LIFE III PEN Believed That Poeschl Will Serve in Hospital For Insane PORTLAND. Or.. March 30. Joseph C. Posschel. convicted slayer or Attorney Charles J. Scbnabel was sentenced to lite in the penitentiary by Circuit Judge McCourt today. A jury found Poeechal guilty last week of sec ond degree murder, which carries no other sentence than life im prisonment. Poeschal declared h had fired at Schnabel because tte lawyer, as his attorney, had not pressed a suit against the Southern Pacific railway years ago. Although Poeschal was sen tenced to the penitentiary it is believed that he will be trans ferred from that institution to the state hospital for the Insane short ly after being brought to Salem. Week Awards Statesman Classified Ad Contest Each week the Statesman will give- three cash rewards for the best "stories" about Statesman Classified Ads. The awards will be announc ed each Tuesday morning; 1st reward. $2.50; 2nd re ward. $1.50; 3rd reward, 1.00. Contestants must see that their stories" reach the Statesman office before Mon day morning of each week in order to be considered. Lat Week's Awards. A number of very Inter esting stories" were receiv ed last week, and the Judges have decided upon the fol lowing as the winners: 1st reward. $2.50. Mrs. Grace Keuscher, 1535 North Church, Salem. 2nd reward. Miss Esther I.. Thompson, route 8, box 67. Salem. 3rd reward. Miss Teddy Kirk, Indian school, Chema wa. Oregon. Out of tbe large number of stories received, the judg es have decided that. the fol lowing should have compli mentary mention and will be published In future Issues. 1st. Rovena Kyre, 1190 Oak Stteet. 2nd. Miss Lula Koschme der. 295 South 27th street. Salem. 3rd. Evelyn White, box 412. Newport, Oregon. The story winning 3rd re ward Is published In full be low; the others will be pub lished in future issues of The Statesman. Watch for them. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING How The Statesman's CIaMified Ads Helped Two Toor Girls. Janet dragged herself into her cheap little room and threw her self down on the bed to cry. She bad been looking for work all day and was disappointed and tired. At last she sat up and dried her eyes and listened for Jane's lag ging step on the stairway. But Jane's step did not lag. She came merrily into the room; threw her hat into a corner, and hugged Janet with all her might. "Oh. Janet. I've got work. all through the finest paper you ever saw. It's The Statesman, and it has awfully good articles and the most interesting stories, and the best classified ads that you ever saw. I got very nice work In a good home with good pay com ing. Just what I wanted. Here, dear, look It over and see if there if n't something that you want. Janet looked the paper over ex citedly. "No." she said. "I don't see anything that is exactly what I (Continued on page 2) EXPLOSION IS EO Identity of Driver of "Death Wagon" in Wall Street Disaster New York An archist, Say Officers. CLUE IS FURNISHED BY SHOES ON HORSE Department of Justice Ag ents Start Search For Suspect NKW YORK!. March .10. Iden tity of the driver of the "death y-agon-' in which the destructive lQjijb which caused the Wall rtreet explosion, on September" 1 6 Is kuown p the agents of the de partment of justice. It was re ported here tonight. He ha been "identified" as a well known anarchist through a clues furn ished by the shoes of the horse which drew the death dealing ve hicle into the finance district. While official confirmation of tbe report was unavailable here tonight in the absence of William J. i'lynn. chief of the depart ment's bureau or investigation, it In said that circulars containing a detailed description and portraits of the man sought had been sent to police chiefs and postmasters throughout the country. Tha man sought is described aa being about five feet six inches tall, and with rather high cheek bones. His name Is said to be given In the circular, which has been de scribed as a confidential, docu ment. Neither the local represen tatives ot tbe department of jus tice nor the police would discuss the subject. J I L PRISONERS Threat to Take Away Tobac co Quiets Mutinous Inmates LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 30. Prisoners in the Los Angeles county jail, who had been riotous for more than 12 hours, calmed down late today when Sheriff Traeger informed them they would not be permitted to use to bacco until their outbreaks bad ceased. Six alleged ringleaders. In cluding two Chinese tongmen charged with murder, remained In dungeons, while jail guards cleaned up debris of furniture and blankets smashed and torn by the mutinous inmates. CLEAR AFTER Removal of Bullet by Invalid Surgeon Is Called Successful OSSINfNG. N. Y.. March 3. Instant recognition today of a for mer fellow convict In Clinton pris on, whom he had not seen for two years and a hair convinced sur geons attending Roman Leondow ski at the prison here that his mind is functioning normally in consequence of the removal of a bullet from his brain yesterday. Ths operation was performed by Dr. William Chapman, an invalid. Dr. Amos Squire said tonight Leondowskt wag in fine shape and there was no signs ot depres sion. Jury Disagrees in Hedderly Damage Suit PORTLAND. March 30 A fed eral Jury today disagreed, fol lowing trial of Mrs. Iena Hed derl's suit in which she sought damages from three officers who figured in a raid in which her husband. Robert W. Hedderly. was shot last September. Praeger Resigns From Postoffice Department WASHINGTON. March 30. Otto Praeger of San. Antonio. Texas, second assistant postmas ter general has resigned, effective April 1. it was announced today. No successor haa been named aa yet. MYSTERY UNCOVER END 01 Mi 1 II 1 1 " .. , , ,. . 1 npHi iwai a TVyTlS LAUHA HAKLAN, ho has been named so 1VA cial secretary to Mrs. Warren (I. Harding, wife of President Harding. ThU ix the latest photograph of Miss Harlan, who Is a daughter of the late Chier Justice John M. Harlan of the United States supreme court. She is well known in Washington society. J M .tv ? , i. :'Vy- ! (, . f ...... .9 - v- - lit II '- . r , . - '. Sit: T Former French Premier In j terested in Relations With U. S. EXPRESSES GRATITUDE Will Attend Funeral of James Cardinal Gibbons Today In Baltimore WASHINGTON. March - 30. Rene Viviaul, former premier of France, who Ih here on a mission of courtesy, was received by Pres ident Harding at the White lloutte late today after he had presented his credentials as an nvoy ex traordinary to Secretary Hughes at the Ktato department. At both visits M. Vivian! was accompanied by Ambasador Jus erand. and. according to state ments by officials the former pre mier's visit remains nothing more than "one of courtesy." It was in timated by tbose attaclul to his mission, however, that he woud F.ivu an attentive ear to any sug gestions involving relations ot K ranee with the United State. A formal announcement issued at the White House said that M. Vivianl "called to pay tbe compli ments and utter the good wishes of the president of France to the president," and that he "empha sized the desire of France to con tinue the friendship between the two republics and expressed grat itude to America for the great lb in us done since his previous vis.it." Announcement was also made that President Harding would eive a dinner in the While House in honor of M. Vivianl' visit April 5. The conference at the state de partment lasted one hour and later Secretary Huehes called at M. Viviani's hotel to return the visit. The only comment Mr. Hughes would make was an expression ot his pleasure in receiving the for mer French premier, who is an old acquaintance. M. Vivian! intends to ro to Tlal timoro tomorrow with Ambassador Jusserand to attend the funeral ot i Cardinal Gibbons. I Delano and Eoff Buy Building From Thielson Announcement was made yes terday that F. G. Delano and Asa Koff. who under the firm name of the Salem Automobile company, have occupied the Thielsen build ing on High, street for nearly two years, have purchased the build ing from F. D. Thielsen. It is believed the purchase price was about $22,500. The property is a choice cloe in location and stands between the Grand theater and the Great Western garage. THE WEATHER Fair; moderate winds becom ing southerly. i -5 WTH HARD NG . SUICIDE TRIAL TOW FAILURE - t - - B. E. Otien Fires One Bullet Into Breast and Another Into. Head GOES TO MEET CORONER Chief of Police Charges Far mer With Threatening To Kill Another D. E. Otjen. 40 years old. Polk county fanner, because of trouble with his wife, drove to the front of the place where she was living at 1144 Ferry "street about o'clock yesterday morning and fired a bullet into his breast with suicidal intent. Persons In the house telephoned to the police station, orricer Harden respond ed and upon approaching the bouse observed a man sitting in an automobile and asked him where the man was who had tried to kill himself. "I am the man. was the re ply, and as he answered Otjen raised the gun and fired another bullet Into his head. op Gun- Too Small Someone, apparently thinking Otjen had succeeded in killing himself, called Coroner Rigdon. who drove up in his automobile. Observing hlra. Otjen. who was scarcely dazed by the two self inflicted shots, left his own auto mobile and got Into that or the coroner. Otjen was taken to the Iec oness hospital. On tbe way he complained that he had Intended to buy a .32 calibre gun. but had been sold one of .22 calibre in stead, lie referred to it as "little pon-rnn. Later In the day when the exact nature of Otjen's family trouble became known Chief of Police .viomi rued a complaint against Otjen charxina- him with "thr.i. enlng to take the life of another.'L George Shanks, who is employed! oy uijen. says be overhead Otjen threaten to kill both hi if .nH her mother. Mrs. Hhi jior. wno lives at 21 SO Lee street. Ixng Mistreatment Claimed Mrs. Otjen claims that her hus band has mistreated her for eiht years. She left him Tuesday and said to have told him that she Tney have bee m."rred 11 yesr. and have four children Thl nV. puia live witb hiov no mar and have four children. The Ot Jen rarm is in Polk county. 1 miles east or Salem. At the hospital Otjen said he wanted to die. His wounds are not serious. The bullet fired In to the breast apparently hit a rib and glanced away from vital parts. The bullet in the head did not reach tbe brain. APPLK TtOI INJfRKD MARTINSni'RG. V. Va..' Mar.J 30 llorvnrt. InHi, frnn m.mv I Cumberland valley fruit belt - -w- r - - j aasss as growers indicated 75 per cent of tbe apple crop had been mined by .fine ujf u wwh I uiunj VJ tbe frost last night and Monday night. PRICE: FIVE CENTS SEPIWIl IS RESOLUTION OF BUSINESSIN League, At. Meeting Last Night, Votes to Withdraw From Affiliation With the Commercial Club. . G. LMcAFEE IS CHOSEN SECRETARY Separate Quarters To Be Maintained Na III Feel ing Is Aroused The Salem Dnsineas Men lea gue at a meeting last night. Voted to separate from the Commercials dab. and hereafter the league will be conducted independently of that ..organization. The separation will be complete. The league voted to obtain new quarters ontalde of the Com me r clal club rooms, and O. E. MeAfee was elected secretary. The 'secession did not assume the form of an eruption and a thorough good reeling, ft Is aid. exists between tbe Business Men's league and the Commercial Club. But for some time the league members have felt they could do better work as a separate organ ization. . , For several years the Business Men s league has been one of the several affiliated- organizations making up the Commercial dab. nd the director of the league has served as a member of the board of Um4a A . i n - m vi tow UUB. Presumably with the official sep aration from the dab the bead of the league will no longer be a ciuo directorate by Tlrtne of. his position la the lea- - w Mr. McAfee, who waa last laagse. is said to -have . the ex Krtcacw to qnalify hU for the PoalUon. The oaarters for th league have not yet been selected. FOSTELEPIES Income of Silverton Lines is Small; Another Company Has Big Deficit The. Home Ttnhnn la. t.i. graph company or Southern Ore on. In ita annual report, covering 6Jf.ri"0" of r 120, filed uw pauuc service commission yesterday, is abl to iKn . ot only 2.4 per cent on Its lavest- or 91B4.ZCO.9X. . The coronaav's Aoeratinv uses for tbe year were SS2.M2.29. uuperaung expenses. $37,141.01. and miscellaneous deductions from revenues. Inelndinr iitm d to $1,013.40. leaving the per- mcvnis oniy ll.7SS.42 The Malheur Telephone com pany was even less fortunate, re porting a deficiency for the year of $3jf.91. The operating reve nues were $32.70$.opraUnf ex penses $31,315 and taxes $1. 742.J1. The Interorban Telephone com pany ot Silverton reports an in. come of $3.?C. Its operating rev enues were $ IS 027.30. operating expenses. $ 1 5.S74.49 and taxes MAYOR JESTS Orders City Official to Ask Permission to Leave Council Room PORTLAND. Ofe March 301 w"' ??JS"?" U Brbo" rr"'d today by order of Mayor ueorge L. Baker arter he had lelt a council meeting still la progress and was escorted back to the council chamber by foar police orricers. Uarbur was highly indig nant at the proceediag and a hot controversy ensued between-him and the mayor, which was heard by a large crowd or auditors gath ered tor the meeting. "Hereafter." the mayor told the commissioner at Its close, "yon win remain In council meetinc s "1m the eoanell gives yon per- mission to Imm n mission to leave. A burst of applauap greeted this admonishment, which was sternly checked by the mayor. This is a I v j u iu;vr, A His IS a I family row,- he told the crowd, "Outsiders most not take sides." ACTUS SHORT COIillSSI.'E!T SBBSMBBBSSSSSBSSSSSSSSBBSS