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FIRST SECTION Pages I to 6 mm i TWOSECTIONS 14 Pages t SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 29. 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS Ti" i 1,1 ji1 i ' . - i . i -7 ! " 1 i , i i o '., us ui-2-;-' CHANGE BREWS QiSWUTES Senator Penrose Declares Present System is Inef fective, Wasteful and De moralizing. TRANSFER PROPOSED ij TO JUSTICE OFFICE Immediate Designation of New Prohibition Com- . . roi$$ioner Expected. WASHINGTON, May2. De elarisg that the present prohibi tion enforcement system is "inef fective, wasteful, demoralizing in many of Us aspects" Chairman ; Penrose ot -Ithe senate finance "committee announced tonight that' conferences would be held next week between his committee and Commissioner Blair of the bureau ot internal revenue look ing to changes in enforcement methods. ,. Transfer Proposed The subject of rehabilitation" . of the enforcement system will be gone over, Mr. Penrose said, ad ding that the advisability of trans f erring the prohibition unit from the bureau ot internal revenue to the department ot Justice, the designating of an enforcement su perintendent lor each-state of for each Judicial district and other ingestions would be taken up; Kecretary Mellon Aptwove Senator Penrose said be was lq favor of the department of jus- lice taking over the enforcement fork. Secretar y Mellon already has expressed ' approval of the proposed 'transfer and Mr. Blair is understood,1 to favor the step; One of Mr. Blair's first acts. It was said, -would 'be designation of a new prohibition commissioner, in place or John F. Kramer. For this place, Newton Fairbanks of Ohio, hag been mentioned. Death Comes Two Weeks ;"i . After Golden Wedding Mrs. G. F. Tracy, a resident of Kalem tince 1906 quietly passed away at the family home in this elty yesterday after an illness of a couple of weeks. But . recently Mr. and Mrs. Tracy celebratel their golden wedding anniversary and at the. same time their young est daughter, Miss Merle Tracy, bow Mrs. Merle Parker of Tacoma, was married. Mrs.' Tracy was horn in Craw ford county, Ohio, April 15, 1852. She was married in 1871. living at Iowa at that time. From Corning, 1;, where the family lived before coming to Oregon, they came directly to Salem in December of the year 106. Mrs. Tracy has been a member of the First Christian church since she was a young girl. 8ne leaves five children, beside her hatband. Albert M. and Fer ris G. of Salem; J. Claire, Dallas; Mrs. Effle Weaver and Mrs. Merle Parker, Tacoma. r Although she bad been very tit hoot two weeks ago and for a time1 her case had been considered herond hope Mrs. Tracy rallied on Friday, to such a degree that her Mttjhter; Mrs. Parker, who had wir with her for a week or two, left for her home. Death came about 4i 30 Saturday afternoon. THE VFEATHKB. Sunday, unsettled, probably show rcj moderate westerly winds. Flask of Rare Wine in Tree on State Capitol Ground A pint flask of perfectly good port wine, which state wficiaU believe had been secreted in a tree on the capitol Kjoundr for many years, was found yesterday when em ployes cut away a limb that had been killed by a recent frost. -.' '- Tho flask and its contraband contents apparently been carefully placed in the hojllow of the limb, near nerc it joined the trunk, when th$ tree was a mere sap At any rate, the bark of the limb had completely vered the bottle, and the fluid was said to have reached "pe old age. . The find was reported to George Dunsford, superin tendent of capitol buildings and grounds, who Hook Charge 0f the bottle and its contents. it was said here today that Mr. Dunsford destroyed lJ wine, in order that no 'suspicion would be directed state officials who had been "let in" on the discovery. nat George destroyed the nectar is only a rumor so far. OREGON FINANCIAL FORECASTS OPTIMISTIC; BANKS OF STATE LOOM BULWARKS OF STRENGTH PROCLAMATION ' JUNE 7, 1921, the people of this commonwealth will go to the polls to give voice again to that patriotism which has long since of right made "Oregon first " Throughout the Great war the people of Oregon dis played that splendid energy by which this state was FOREMOST of all trie states to complete the war census of her young manhood of military age ; FOREM03T of all the states in preparing her first quotas of men for selective service; FOREMOST of all the state in completing the ma chinery for raising further large quotas of men; and FOREMOST in every drive for funds for charity and national defense. , : And now we face a new period of reconstruction and rehabilitation, not only for the nation and state, but also for the brave sons of Oregon who served her so well. Opportunity is here to advance this serious task and to DEVELOP OREGON hand in hand. WHEREFORE, L George E. Halvorsen, by authori ty in me vested as mayor of the city of Salem, Oregon, do designate and proclaim the week of May 30, 1921, to June 4, 1921, as Soldier Loan Week in Salem, and I call upon the merchants to set aside space in their windows fpr patriotic displays to call attention of our townspeo ple to this amendment and I call upon our citizenry to acquaint themselves with the soldier loan measure. GEORGE E. HALVORSEN, Mayor of the city of Salem. HIGHp!oPOSEOS Blf S P COMPANY The Southern Paciric company yesterday filed with the public service commission tariffs increas ing the company's street car fares In West Lynn, Salem and Eugene, generally from 5 to 8 cents. The rates will be effective in 30 days unless protested. Commutation tickets for five rides are Increased from $2.50 to $3.65, and a new strip of six tickets for street fares is provided at 45 cents. In i: addition the following changes are made for Eugene: From Eugene to Kincaid, increase from :5 to 8 cents; from Eugene to Midway, 10 to 16 cents; from Eugene to Springfield and West Springfield. 10 to 16 cents, with CHILDREN BE ESTABLISHED THIS SEASON The- Good Book that say.s in effect1 that he is a heathen and a double-dyed scoundrel who does not look well after his own fam ily, isn't ging to have any threat for Salem if the plans of the Y.M.C.A. for establishing a chil dren's playground are carried out. The old playground has been turned over to the auto park, and kids from towns and cities ten thousand miles away have been monopolizing all the swings. Found Hidden Intermediate point increased In proportion. For the line from West Lynn to Walling a charge for special or chartered cars is made of $7.50 per car for the first hour and $2.50 per car for each additional hour, or a minimum of $10. he tariffs are filed under a new law, effective May 25, whereby the fares may be increased simply by filing the tariff schedule and without formal application, and become effective in 30 days from date of tiling unless protested. In cae of protest the service com mission is expected to suspend the rates until a hearing has been held. Protests and suspension are expected relative to the tariffs filed today. I PLAYGROUNDS TO swimming holes, squirrel-climbs and rock-throwing ranges, while the local youngsters stood outside and licked their chopa like a wist ful, hungry bound pup without a master. CummllU'r Make Survey. The "Y" committee, consisting of Walter Jenks, A. A. Lee and T. E. McCroskey, has Just finish ed a survey of the city, and find both the needs and the instant so. lution lor a play ground for Sa lem. They have recommended the use of the high school amusement park in the northwest part of the city, as the best thing available. The matter is to be presented at once, to all the proper authori ties for ratification. The park was once used for a children's playground, though it was never quite as well cared for as would be contemplated at this time. Some grubbing of brush will be needed, and a regular su pervision will be required to keep it in good condition. Closed Street Remain Two city streets, both of which by common consent have been al lowed to be closed, meet in the park. The playground committee would ask the city's authority to continue the use of these streets as part of the park grounds. The property as a whole belongs to the school district, which is the people of Salem tinder another name, and there Is believed to be no opposition to making the place a summer playerund foT the com nmn rood. Mayor Il.ilvorsen. when asked about the continued use of the (Continued on page 6) State Superintendent Frank C. Bramwell Declares Confidence of People is Being Restored. PUBLIC ACQUIRING HABIT OF SAVING Substantial Improvement is Shown Since February, Official Asserts Despite the fact that prac tically the entire state has been hard hit by the policy of retrenchment, natural decline in prices for commodities and labor attendant to the recon struction period following the war, and a disposition on the part of business to liquidate, financial forecasts are opti mistic and uncertainties are being gradually and steadily, removed. This, at least, was the opin ion expressed yesterday by Frank G Bramwell, state su perintendent of banks, after a perusal of statements sub mitted by 287 depositories op erating in Oregon at the close of business April 28, 1921. I Sroad minded Sirit Krown "Con'idenre In the ability of our nation and its institutions to readjust financial problems is h? ing restored," said Mr. HramwelS, "and this process of reconstruc tion has demonstrated that th people are both ronrrvatire and broad minded. They appreciate the fact that a reorganization ot our entire financial, industrial and commetcial machinery will require both time and sacrifice." In comparison with the official reports of the state banking de partment at the close of business May 4. 192". loans ond discounts showed a decrease on April 2S, 1821. of auproxlmately 323,000. 000. Other securities showed i decrease of more than $3,600,000, or a liquidation of loans and se curities aggregating approximate ly $27,000,000. There has been a reduction of more than $12, 000,000 In Ions and discoun's since Februaiy 21. 12I, the last o'ficial call, and still the aggre gate loans t the close of busi ness on Apr!! 28 of this year were $86,000,000 preater. than they were on May 1,1917 'mJi lleoreiwe Small This shows a decrease of ap proximately $8,000,000 as com pared with May, 1920. while the actual each on hand shows a de crease of only $100,000. While demand deposits have decreased $3,000,000 since Kebru ary 21, 1921. the reserves have been maintained with a loss of only $22,000 and at the same time the rediscount, bills payable and certificates of deposits tssue.U for borrowed money show a de crease of approximately $3,100,-1 000. 1 This condition discloses that the banks are liquidating ther assetr to reduce substantially their obligation for money bor rowed and at the same time meet the reduction of deposits without depleting their reserves. Time and Savings (imw Tima and savings deposits on April 2X, 1921. aggregated $2. 49H.5a8.24. On May 1 these to totaled $79,900,000 and on May J. i 1 7. 2.r00,00. Comparison of these figures show an Increase of approximately $2.S00.ooo dur ing the pact vear and an Increase of $36,000,000 over May 1, 1917. This Increase was approximately SO per cent. Savings deposit;; on April 2S. 1921, aggregated $r,K,2l..r2.;'- compared with $J4.72.'i.021 . 1 one -ar ago and $20.1 0.'.SB4. on May 1. 191.7. This is an in crease of more than $32.000. ooo or 123 per cent during the five year p riod. This", according 1 Mr. Iiramwell, indicates a stead and suhptanl'al iiicreas- In sav ings deposits and demoiiftrat" the fact (tut the public Is being educated to appreciate the advat t:iR in the developing the hatut of saving. Invented Capital fUgger On April 2H, 1921. the aggre gate invenieJ capital, surplus and undivided profits in all Oreg' banks was $3fi.404.l sV,.',t ; in Ma. 1920 theue investments represent ed $34.202.7i.r.3. or an increase of $2.202.1fil.2 during the pa.t year. On May 1. lf17. the Intal Invested capital was $29. 29. CMI.33, showing an increase ot (Continued on page ) WHOLE DAK IS I GIVEN UP TO H VETERANS I Patriotic People of Salem Have Privilege Tomorrow , of Honoring Those Who Made Nation Great G. A. R. TO MOBILIZE AT 9 O'CLOCK A. M. Impressive Service for Sail or Dead Will Be After noon Feature. Patriotic people of Salem will have the privilege of devoting practically the whole day Monday, May 30. to a solemn observance of the nation's memorial tribute to he heroes who have made Am erica great. Kexinning at 9 a. m. sharp, the Grand Army of the Republic will meet at the armory, and at 10 o'clock will proceed to City View cemetery to decorate the graves of their comrades who have gone on before. The simple but Im posing Soldiers' Circle monument Is there, with the graves of many comrades; but many other graves are scattered through both this and the Odd Fellows cemetery, and no comrade will be neglected, wherever he may be. The Woman's Relief corps and all other patriotic organizations are urged to take part in this decoration service at the ceme tery. Scout Patrol to Aid. A picket patrol of Boy Scouts has been organized tc serve as escorts for the veterans. They will maintain a rest station at the cemetery, wth first aid necessi ties, a cot, eay chairs. Ice water, and everything necessary to care for any gallant but overtaxed sol dier who will allow them to min ister to him. The boys are skilled in such work, and no veteran need fear to trust himself unreservedly to their care. He never had such skillful or kindly ministration in his own real army days. Many of these Scouts are the grandsons of Civil war veterans, and they ex pect to show their grandsires that even If they are not yet of mili tary age, their hearts are right and their hands are trained to serve. The Scouts will also serve as Grand army escorts for the afternoon parade. Following the forenoon services at the cemetery, the Woman's Re lief corps and Ladies of the G. A. A. will serve dinner to the Grand Army at the W. R. C. hall. All ladies of these organisations are urged to bring well filled bas kets for this occasion. Memorial to he Dedicated. As another morning service the American legion will hold dedi cation services' at the county court house, to place memorial tablets In memory of their com rades who gave their lives in the World war. The program for this service, which Is set for 9:30. is given elsewhere in The States man. At 1:30 the beautiful ceremony of dedicating a float with flow ers for the sailors and marines who have :iven their lives on the sea. will take place from the Willamette bridge. Two floats have been built, and they will be Ret adrift on the waters, like the funeral float of King Arthur, to carry the hopes and the fears and the glories of the nation that has been kept and prospered by the sacrifice of brave men. out to the waves that wash the shores of the whole world. A police patrol will stop all traffic on the bridge during the ceremony so that there shall be r.n interruption of the service. Iiegides the impressive ritual, the Iter. C. if. Powell will deliver the invocation and the benediction. At 2 : 1 Ti the general parade will form at Marion park, to proceed to the armory where the formal memorial address Is to be de li vered by the Rev. ('. K, Cline of Portland, a Civil war veteran and at one lime pustor of the Meth odist church in Salem. The par ade, under Ihe direction of Chief Marshal A. 1 Morelock, will form as follows: First IMiKinn. Chief marshal and aides. Hand. Automobiles bearing governor, supreme court judges, mayor, or ator of the day. general com mittee of arrangements. School children carrying flow ers. National guard as guard of honor. Grand Army of the Republic. Woman's Relief corps. (Continued on page 6) 1 ' ; I STATE DEPARTMENT MAKES REPORT ON CONDITIONS FOUND Salem needs better fire protection. i". Particularly the city needs a more adequate fire depart ment. V Fire ordinances are not sufficiently enforced. This in brief is the substance of the report made to A C. Barber, state fire marshal, by George W. Stokes, Horace Sykes and James Gleason, his deputies, who have completed the fire survey of the city which has been in progress for three weeks. Mr. Barber made public the report yesterday. Chief Is Praised. - Praise is accorded Harry Hutton, Salem's fire chief. But the investigators find that the fire department is too small, both in man power and in apparatus, and that more stations are needed. Included in the recommendations is a set of spe cial recommendations for the state fair grounds which the department finds lacks adequate protection. A station in the vicinity is urged with proper communication with tht cen tral department. The fire chief should be relieved so that he may!; give more of his attention to discharging the duties placed on him as fire warden and to inspection work for the enforcement of protective ordinances. Wide Streets Commended. Salem's wide streets, the report says, cut down the fire hazard to a considerable extent, and they are clean. However, basements and rear premises 7ere found in deplorable condition in some In stances, increasing the hazard. The report describes in detail the water system and enumerates all of the city ordinances pertaining to protection. The kinds of equipment that should be added to the department are mentioned. Recommendations follow: Chief Too Crowded. "We recommend that the pres ent fire prevention ordinance be enforced, and tbat satisfactory arrangements be made between BURST OF SPEED IS SHOWN . r -im BY CARPENTIER THAT PUTS SURPRISE INTO OPPONENTS Challenger Allows Big Journjess to Work on his Jaw at Will and Laughs at Futile Blows Dempsey Receives Cut Over Eye That May Halt His Gym Work Today MANHASSET, N. Y May 28. Before bis trainers and a few friends Carpentler displayed to day some of the rlng cunning with which he hopes to win the world' heavyweight championship. In a thre-minute round with Italian Joe (lans, the challenger tried his speed, and on several oc casions the sturdy little Newark fighter fovin I himself punching at a ring post instead of a French TO RECEIVE The Producers' Canning & Packing company of Salem is icady to receive and handle all the fruit productsiof its 164 mem bers. s the cheering information given out, unofficially, following completion of the formal transfer of the F. A. Kurtz Interests to the company Saturday. It is announced that the com pany will handle all the fruit Constitutionality Attack Im possible, Declares Mr, Van Winkle In reply to an inquiry l.y Cov entor Olrott, Attorney General Van Winkle today issued an opin ion holding that both the pro posed constitutional amendment accompanying the soldier bonus bill in the special election of June 7. and the bonus bill, chap ter II 1 . laws of 1921 will be valid if passed by the people. A ((iieKiion arose whether the bonus law would be legal Inas much as it was passed by the leg islature and referred to the peo ple at a time when there was no constitutional provision to make it effective. The attorney general cites wide authority, including opinions of the Oregon supreme court, which shows legality of the procedure. NEW PACKING 1 1 HEADY SIS unon b the city council and the fire ihlef whereby the fire chief will be able to spend a major iart of his Sl me in discharging the duties placed on bim as fire warden, and that he then do regular. In spection work in the city for the purpose of enforcing the Ordi nances and eliminating fire haz ards. :; , Chimney Care Needed ''We recommend that an ordi nance be passed requiring : the regular cleaning of chimneys,, "This will reduce the number of chimney fires and consequent ly the number of fire alarms from that source, and the expense to .(Continued on page 2) man. Georges was too fast tor him. . . Iiuughs at Joumee Then came Paul Journee, tor two rounds. He went at Oeorges full speed. Carpentler permitted his 200-pound sparring partner to work as he pleased on his jaw and stomach and laughed at the blows. (Continued on page 2) EDS' FRUIT grown by its members, beginning with strawberries and ending oh ly when the last of the year's crop is harvested. There are no gooseberries belonging to the com pany growers, it is understood, so there will be no run on this one earliest fruit. Strawberries, how ever, will be handled, and after them all the berries and stone (Continued on page 2) Complete New Feature is In stalled by Superintendent T, G, Albert Superintendent T. G. Albert Ot the Salem camp ground yesterday complete! the installing of a com plete wash room outfit in connec tlon with the rest room oh the grounds. Persons registering at the ground yesterday included: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Haggatt and fam ily, Wenatehee, Wash., to CafTfot- nla- Mr. aii.l Mrs W K. Moore. Fresno, returning from Wenai- chee; Mr. and Mrs. F. h. Moore and family, (llobe, Ariz., return ing by wa?o' California; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harris. Portland, to California; Mr. and Mrs. J. II tirulke and family. Portland three-dav vacation tour through valley; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cloud (Continued on page 4) MEI WASH 1 IT i mm MEMBERS iilOT IN AGREEMENT ON SCHEDULES Republicans of Ways and (Means Committee is at s Odds Relative to Provi sions of Tariff Bill. DEBATE MAY DELAY INTRODUCTION DATE Chairman Fordney Stands by Assertion Bill Will be . in by June TO WASHINGTON, May 28. Re publican members ot the house ways and means committee, pre paring a final draft of the gen eral tariff bill, were said tonight to be at odds over four impor tant schedules. What was described as an open split has occurred in the writing of schedules for chemicals, cotton, wool and silk. ' IeUy Is Possible. Despite lack of agreement on these schedules and the fact. that some others have passed on to the sub-committee stage, Chair man Fordney held his prediction of June 10 as the date ot Intro duction. . "', . - Some members of the commit tee; however, declared that the hoUBe would not receive the meas ure short of June 20. The chem ical schedule, it was said, result ed In a continuation of the senate fight against the further, use ot restrictions, other than by 'tariff rates, on the Importations of dye stuffs. - " :.' v-v-v:.:' f 5"he chemical provisions, it was understood, have been put at the bottom, of the llat of schedules awaiting consideration. ; . .. Neither the sub-committee nor the!; full Republican membership has established basic rates on the silk schedule, while sectional s lews were said to have been re flected in the attmpt to fix cot ton rates. . , . . ,...' i ,; Disparity Centers Problem. ' s IX was learned that the dlvlsloa on Wool rates centered around th same problem as those on cottof r disparity between the rates oi ihe raw and manufactured pro-; ducta. Sub-committee drafts of t&e schedules on earthen ware, paper sundries and minerals are under stood to have been accepted by the majority members of the com mittee. Republicans Will Caucus. A formal call for a caucus of house Republicans next Wednes day went out today. The con ference will discuss an attempt to determine a party policy1 on the resolution which would make tariff duties carried by the gen eral; bill effective on the date of introduction In the bouse. ' . lllahee Golf Tourney , f Is Postponed by Club The president's cup tournament which was to have been held to day at the lllahee golf links by Salem players has been postponed, because so many members ot the club were out of town over Sun. day and Monday, Memorial day. : No definite date has been set for the Competition. Ai. Salt Lake R. H. E. Portland 9 12 2 Salt: Lake 7 19 2 Sim Ross, Johnson and Fish er; Thurston and Jenkins. At San Franclsoo R. II. E. Oakland 1 7 3 Han Francisco 14 18 2 Winn, Siebold. Sbultts and Mitte, Read; Couch and Yells, At Sacrament R. H. E. 2 6 1 Ios. Angeles . . Sacramento 3 7 1 Lyons and Casey; Kunti and Cook. At Seattle R. II. E. Seattle 7. 13 1 V'ertlon 4 & 3 Jacobs and Adams; Mitchell,! Love, Schneider and Hannah. KTAMUNtl OK THE CLUfW. I COAST BASaALl ijf W. h. Pet. San Francisco. .. . 35 17 .73 Saciamento ..... 31 . 20 .608 Los rAngeles .... 27 21 .563 Seattle .... .... 2T 23 .&40 Vernon 25 25 .00 Oakland ... ..... 22 26 .458; Bait Lake 15 80 .333 Portland 13 33 .282 it