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High Mark of 26 Feet, Re
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Threatened ;by Present
Turbulent River. - 1
STREAM RISE RAPID I
THROUGHOUT NIGHT
.Sudden Jump from Normal
- Level is Said to Be
'Without Precedent
-: The highest water record of
the Willamette river during
the past 10 years was on Feb
ruary 9, 1916, when the guage
at Salem recorded , 26 feet
above zero. - :. I ;;"
Yesterday ' at 5 o clock p.
m. the record was 21 feet
. above zero with a rapidly ris
ing river. The flood crest of
- water from the upper Willam
ette is not expected to reach
Salem until some time this
morning, and there is a possi
bility that the record of the
past 10 years may, be broken.
The river was reported rising
throughout the night.:
j; In 1910; the high "water
mark was , December 1,. with
niare nf 15 feet- I ' V
T In 1911, :the highest' waier
was on January 20, when the
ffuage read 19 feet above:
In November of the same year
the water rose to 12 feet
above. ' ,
High In 1913
fThe Ueh water mark tor 1912
was 24.7 feet on January IS. Dur
ing the following February thq
rfver rose to 15.5 feet. ' '
UFor the year 1913, the only
high water waam January, when
Se gauge reaa 13.7 reel, in ivi
o only high water was in Jan
imrv when It rose to 15.5 feet.
' The months of November and
December of 1915 were pretty wet
months, the river being high most
. dt the time, with a maximum oi
16 feet. In Novemher of that
year, there was 8.06 inches of rain
and in December, 7.56 Inches.
Dry BpeU Follows Flood
v The -high "water record of the
nast teh years was hroicen on Feb
ruary 9, 1915, when the high
water -war of s26 ' feet Vas
.reached. VThen the flood suddenly
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GOAT RIDES ON :
FLOATING LOG
Here Is one Incident of
flood that was witnessed
yesterday. The outcome Is ,
unknown1: ' "
Persons standing on the ,
.big Bridge over the Willam
ette noticed a big log float
ing down the river and
perched on the top was a
goat taking an involuntary
ride. -.
When the log 1 struck a
pier of the big bridge, both
' goa.t tnd log went tinder,
but when ' they "came un the :
goat was still on top. '
All wlnt.well until the -loff
again struck f a pier of
the' Southern Pacifie bridge.
Again both' were submergJ;
ed, and , this time the goat:
. fcai to swim to his place of
' safety an top. 'of the log.
And the last seen of tne.un
willing traveler; was M thev
log passed around tne oenu
with the goat safely perched
on top. '
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PACIFIC HIGHWAY SERIOUSLY
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DAMAGED
Two Men Arrive from Mare
Island for Duty at Sa-
lem Postoffice
The postoffice department is
taking no chance on . would-be
mail robbers, notwithstanding
there is an offer of $5000 to pro
duce one dead or alive. Hence
there has been stationed at Salem
two marines, with ' &n their offi
cial, trimmings and a big gun. They
not oniystand . guard in tne post
office .building? but accompany
the mall wagon to and from- the
Southern Pacific depot.
The young men - came to Sa
lem from Mare Island.
Jack Wikoff Pays Fine !
Of $50; Arnold Pays $20
Pleading guilty to a charge of
having liquor ia his possession,
Jack Wikoff, of Salem route j 6,
was fined $50 yesterday afternoon
by City .Recorder Earl Race. ;
Wikoff was arrested sunaay
morning by Officer Birtchett, sev-
eval gallons of wine being found
in Wikaffs car, according to the
police. Wikoff had furnished bail
in the sum of $100.
Wayne Arnold, who was recently
fined 10 in Judge nace's court
on a disorderly conduct charge,
was a second-time visitor to the
recorder's court yesterday, when
ho was fined $20 for driving his
car raster tnan permuted unaer
city ordinances.
1 2. IS
At one of the. shortest se ssions
held during the past year, the Sa
lem city council last night tooK
the first steps toward sanctioning
the special election advocated for
issuance of bonds with which to
purchase fire equipment bnd the
equipment and site of the present
camp rounds. According to the
proposal, the election will be held
January 12. The ordinances were
given. two readings last night.;
Unless the ordinance providing
for the special election is given
an unlooked-for check, the .meas
ure will probably be passed unan
imously when given its final read
ing at the next aldermanic session,
two weeks hence. :
Notwithstanding the worst!
weather in 1 0 years, more than ;
400 Marion county school teach-:
ers managed to register yester
day mornings at the auditorium of
the Salem high school to attend
the ' three-day session of the Ma
rion county teachers Institute.
The institute opened promptly
at 10 o'clock yesterday . morning
with an invocation and the lead
ing of singing by Miss Lena Belle
Tartar, supervisor of music for
the Salem public schools. ;
- ' Sisson Addresses Teachers
Dr. E. O. Sisson delivered the
first address, speaking on "The
Teacher in the Field of Action.
WHEW SANTIAE4 LEAVES
Mf HVD NIHIL
OF CiP PURCHASE
NTEHESTING ADDRESSES ARE
HEARD BY MARION TEACHERS
SOUTH; OF JEFFERSON
Damage to the Pacific high
way in Linn county in the
first mile south of Jefferson
will amount to from $20,000
to $30,000 as a result of wash
outs from the present high
water, according to Herbert
Nunn, state highway engin
eer, who visited-the scene of
the .damage yesterday after
noon. ;
The damage was caused by
the : Santiam river ! breaking
over its banks and flooding a
wide area of territory. Be
sides the damage to the high
way the f loodTwater cut away
the fill of the Southern Pa
cific railroad, causing a gap of
about 300 f eet. : The damage
to the highway is the loss of
two wood bridges totaling a
length of about 450 feet and
the cutting of several gaps in
the paved highway. A crew
will be put to work today to
effect temporary traffic ac
commodation thrdugh the
flood district, but the Pacific
highway will be closed for sev
eral days. The main highway
also is closed in Polk county,
but passage is possible by .way
of Independence.
Little Drainage Elsewhere
As far as the state highway d3
partment is informed the wash
outs south of Jefferson constitute
the main damage to highways in
the state. There is no damage in
Marion, Polk or Yamhill counties
and none has been reported from
southern or eastern Oregon. A
damage amounting to an estimat
,
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SET AS DATE
f One. ordinance proposes the
purchase of fire fighting appara
tus, consisting of a triple combi
nation pumper, chemclal And hose
truck to cost about $13,500. The
auto camp equipment is located
On property three, blocks from
the central part of Salem and on
ly a few blocks from the business
district. The auto eamp ordinance
calls for an expenditure of about
$7,000, although the property has
been' appraised at - about ' double
this sum. Over 50,000 tourists
camped at the grounds during the
past -season.
Neither ordinance was opposed
(Continued on fcage 4.)
He said he regarded the teaching
profession as the most; Important
of all as it was the teacher who
shaped the thoughts of the com
ing generation.
. He Called attention to the fact
that the public in general recog
nized the great influence of the
teacher and tha high standing of
the teaching profession, and as
evidence called attention to the
artistic decorations of; the stage.
an offering from the Salem Ro
tarv rlnh.
Practical'Work Vrged
As to-the teaching profession.
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&AItt. OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1921 '
BANKS
T01IST1D
Acquaintance With Byron
Dating Back as Far As -1908
is Related
PORTLAND. Or.. Nov. 2t.
John W. Todd, "prominent educa
tor of Salem and the state of
Washington, took the stand this
morning in his own behalf in his
federal trial on charge of using
the mails to defraud.
Alleged Victims Heard j
He was preceded oy three alleged-
"viotims" who had turnert
over their money in stuns ranging;
from $1000 to $2,000 to-Carto2:
L..- Byron, Jointly indicted with
Todd. In each case, these "vic
tims" had been brought into con
tact with the blandishing ways of
Byron through their fellow towns
man, Todd. None has received a
claim or their money back.
Acquaintance Long Standing
In his narration, Todd said ha
had met Byron in 1908 through
his brother, the Rev. E H. Todd
He mentioned th'e most prominent
figures in the Methodist church
as the names of those he under
stoodvhad invested their money
in Byron's scheme of obtaining
good timber locations.
Bishops Ientionel
Well-known bishops were men
tioned as well as editors of Meth
odist publications. Todd said ho
hot only Invested $500 in the
scheme, but also had his sister
purchase a contract from Byron
and the two went with Byron tc
look at their claims-' in southern
Oregon, his testimony was in
terrupted by the noon recess.
Byron is now a fugitive front
justice.
A. A, "Lee, Carl B. Webb and
Dr. C, B. O'Neill of Salem, W, W.
Seymour of Tacoma and C. W-.
Shumway of Vancouver, as char
acter witnesses, testified to Todd's;
good character as'they knew him.;
Janitor of Studio Declares
on Stand That Actor
- Asked Key to Room
SAN FRANCISCO,. Nov. 21
The Arbuckle trial took a new an
gle today with'' the calling of a
witness by whom, the prosecution;
attorneys announced they hoped
to prove a motive for the alleged
attack on Virginia Rappe which,
it is charged, caused her death.
This new witness was Jesse K.
Norgard, janitor xf a motion pic
turo studio.
Norgard and Alice Blake and
Zeh Prevost, show girls, occupied
most of today's session. Both girls,
were present at the party in Ar-
buckle's room in a hotel here at;
which it is charged he inflicted
fatal injuries on Miss Rappe.
Norgard testified that Arbuckle
once had offered him a "roll of
bills" for a key to Miss Rappe's
room at the studio, and that he
had refused the offer. Miss Pre-:
vost and Miss Blake testified that
after Miss Rappe had been found
moaning in Arbuckle's bedroom,
she' said: "He hurt me." To whom
the. pronoun - referred was not
i made clears Much of Miss Pre
- 1 VOst's
cross "examination given
over to efforts bV the defense to
determine whether the prosecu
tion had exercised any pressure on
her in regard to the testimony she
IIIOIBEIF
MOTIVE SEEN IN
1BUCKIE CASE
PETITION FOB
SECURITY OF
FRANCE IDE
Premier jBriand, in Address
at Disarmament Confer
ence, Points to Dangers
That Beset Republic.
GERMANS STILL TEACH
RELIGION OF BATTLE
Some Believe Parley May
Simmer Down to Mere
. Statement of Policies
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (By
The Associated Press) In an
emotional plea for national se
curity, Aristide Briand, premier
of France, informed the arms con
fee mce today that however deeply
she might be moved by the call to
lighten the burdens of armaments,
she dared not destroy the effec
tiveness of her army so long as
the situation in Europe remains
what it is.
f Summoning to the effort all the
dynamic force of his eloquence,
Jthe "strong man of France" held
the rapt attention of the confer
ence for an hour as he recounted
one by one the perils that beset
his people.
Germans Still Teach War
Briefly he declared the old Im
perialistic party of Germany still
was covertly teaching the religion
of war and hoping to turn to its
advantage at the very door of
rrance seven millions of men
trained in the use of arms, while
beyond lay bolshevik Russia, with
her millions stirring in an unrest
whose final course no one could
predict.
By one means or another, said
M. Briand, Germany has brought
under arms and was maintaining
in a state of instant preparedness
at least 250,000 men. War mate
rial, he declared, would not long
furnish a serious problem for the
German nation should it decide
again to make war. The present
German government, he credited
with the most pacific of intentions
but the weakness of its tenure, he
asserted, was apparent to anyone
who had watched close at hand
the developments of the last few
months.
Support Pledges Given
When the French premier had
concluded.. A. J. Balfour respond
ed for Great Britain with a virtual
pledge of British support should
Jthe civilization of Europe be again
mreatenea as it was in 1314. For
the United States, Secretary
Hughes declared the plea of
France never fell on deaf ears in
America and Italy and Belgium
added their word of appreciation
for the peculiar situation of the
French.
Admiral Baron Kato expressed
tho profound sympathy of Japan
for the declaration of Premier Bri
and and asserted that for them
selves the "Japanese desired to
maintain on land only such mili
tary forces as seemed necessary
for national security and tho
maintenance of order within." j
Details 'Are Passed
Both Mr. Balfour and Baron ',
Kato suggested that the day's de
velopments seemed to indicate
that any limitation of land arma
ment would be difficult to estab
lish and although the subject was
rererred to a committee of the
whole for future consideration
there was apparently no Inclina
tion to hasten the discussion of
details. It -would not surprise
some delegates if the armament
conference simmered down to an
effort merely to agree on a gener
al statement or policy.
Ietailed figures on the present
and proposed military strength of
France were not incculded in Pre
mier Briand's address to the con
ference but tonight he explained
that his allusions to contemplated
reductions forecast a future
strength of 375,000 regulars &3
against 400.000 now under arms.
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STORES ARE
WASHED AWAY
AT SHERIDAN
Fifteen Business Buildings
Abandoned Water From
Yamhill Floods Streets
SHERIDAN JOr., Nov. 21
Fifteen stores! in the business dis
trict here were vacated today
when flood ! waters from tho.
Yamhill river inundated Main
street. Two bridges on tha main
highway between here and WI1
larnina. Or., were washed out and
the railroad bridge was so badly
damaged that traffic was uspend-
ed. A large part of the town of
WJliamina was flooded.
Roy Gardner's Sidecar -
Is FOund Near Salem
The finding or a motorcycle
sidecar near this city and press re
ports of Roy I Gardner's story of
his flight. front McNeil's island
have practically established the
mall bandit's version of his jour
ney to San Diego by the Pacific
highway route.
The motorcycle stolen from Ore
gon City by Roy Gardner a few
days after ihi sensational escape
from McNeil's; island has been -located
at Capistano near Sari Diego.
Cal., and returned to its owner,
J. C, Hansen f Oregon City. The
motorcycle had been abandoned
by Gardner ; when the engine had-
stalled.
The sidecar ; was found about
four miles- sonth of Salem and
was brought to this city by Homer
Best. Gardner had evidently re
moved this equipment in his ef
fort to get mGre speed out of the
machine. .
Traffic Badly Disorganized
As Result of Storms
at Many Points
PORTLAND, Nov. 21. Rail
roads battled today with snov
ana ice wmcn naa tied up sev
eral trains in Oregon and Wash
ington. ; 1 ;
A 'squad equipped with snow
"shoes was sent overland from
South Junction, Or., to carry pro
visions to a' stalled Oregon Trunk
train near Maupin. Or. After this
train had become tied up Satur
day night, relief engines were dis
patched from Bend and Fall
bridge, but their efforts to reach
the stranded train were fruitless.
Train No. ;3 of the Spokane
Portland ft. Seattle is snowbound
near Cook, Wash. A rotary plow
borrowed front the Great North
ern railway, was started for the
scene this morning, and another,
secured from the Northern Pacific
was despatched to Cook this af
ternoon. Other trains were reported as
being held up at Fallbridce, but
suitable provisions for the care
of 'the passengers m ere to be had
at the hotel there.
The river steamer J. N. Teal
today made a trip to Multnomah j
Falls on the; Columbia river to
take two trainloads of passengers
stalled at that point.
The Willamette river roHe
sharply owing to heavy rains in
the valley. :Tfle rainfall here
since Friday I morning was 6.37
inches. The rise in the Willam
ette was 7.8 feet in the 24 hours
ending at 8 o'clock this morning-
The sudden rise brought logs,
rafts and driftwood, threatening
bridges. -.
More than (100 automobiles In
cluding trucks, automobile busses
and touring !ars were stalled on
the Columbia! river highway be
tween Crown Point and The
Dalles. - M
HUXGER STRIKE BEGCV
CORK, Novf. 21. Seventeen
prisoners in jthe Waterford jail
have begun a iunger strike, ow
ing to the refusal of the govern'
ment to grant them increased re
creation periods.
TI11S HALTED
III SNOW BIKS
PULP & PAPER
PLANT FORCED TO
STOP A!
Motors Hastily Jerked Out ol Basement Willamette
Rises at Rate of Six Inches an HourTwenty-four
Foot Mark PassedPower Lost by Destruction cf
Dam Traffic, Wire Service in bad Shape Bridges
Go Out ' '
With all Willamette valley streams at the high flooS level
attained yesterday and the Willamette river over 24 feet
above normal, level,, the seriousness of the local flood situa
tionu was shown last night when at mid-night ali machinery
at tne uregon ruip draper mill's plant was. halted. The
river was rising at the' rate of six inches an hour.
Desperate efforts to save electric machinery in the sub
basement of the paper company's plant were beinirWde tt
midnight under supervision of
ou jjutiiiitiiucui, duscfn easier, uaier nau nooueu into
the basement to a depth of several inches and electricians
and workmen encountered much- difficulty in freeing the
machinery from the submerged . foundation. "
Over 160 men will be thrown out of employment at the
paper mill until such time as the high waters subside: -Cessation
of operation also interferes seriously .with, work on
contracts.
Study of river records show that the present rise is one of
the most rapid in years. At the last reading at 1 o'clock
this morning, the mark was 24 feet and four inches above
low water level. Saturday morning the reading was .02 feet
below normal level. Sunday morning the reading was at 3.8
feet, Monday morning at 7:30 the water had climbed to 16.8
feet, while at 8 o'clock last night 21.7 feet were registered.
During the same period a rainfall of 5.3 inches has been
recorded. - '
Despite the continuance of
southerly winds with intermlttant
sheets of rain hopes for improve
ment of the local flood situation
are based on the tendency of the
barometer to halt at 29.4. Re
ports that the aneroid instru
ments were registering lower rec
ords were not substantiated by
readings obtained yesterday.
Train Service ItetanlrtI
Train service on the Southern
racific main line between Salem
and Albany lias been halted &y
the extensive damage to the
A Few of the Things the Storm
Has Done in Salem and Vicinity
Pacific highway damaged to extent of $20,000 to
$30,000 south of Jefferson. Three hundred feet of
Southern Pacific fill damaged in same district.
River may reach highest point in 10 years.
Oregon Pulp & Paper mill shut down at midnight.
Over 250 Salem phones out of commission Monday.
Entire phone toll leads south of Stayton put out of
commission and over a mile of main line poles down.
Construction crew of fifty men working near Jefferson
were hurried to Portland yesterday to aid in task of re
pairing the Pacific company's lines there.
Logging operations suspended in Silver Creek and
Mehama districts. Silverton Lumber company's trestle
approaches out near Mehama.
Hammond mill closed at Mill City.
Stayton-Kingston bridge "torn from anchorage. Ap
proach to Mehama-Lyons bridge sunk two feet below
road level. Approach to Stout Creek bridge between
Stayton and Mehama sunk three feet below road level.
Bridges impassible. ' , ;
Lyons and Mehama isolated from approach by motor
vehicles. ,.
Residence district in southeast Salem flooded at
many points. Homes isolated. Scores of basements
flooded. - ; ;
Flood waters cause property losses in and near Dal
las, Jefferson, Stayton and Turner.' : v V
In Salem, bridges at Belle vue street, South Winter
street and North Cottage street, badly damaged and
closed to traffic. , f ;
Main lines of the Southern Pacific company and Ore
gon Electric cofpany out of'cJommission between Salem
and Albany because of flood damage to the Southern .
Pacific bridge at Miliersberg and to the O. E. bridge near
Talbot. :-- .; . ; . v -
PRICE : - FIVE CENTS
KflDUL
-co.-
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General Manager EVT. Barnes Y
bridge at MilJeraburg, ' sAi trains
being ronted over the west side
lines by way of Gerlinger and
Corvallia.
. Serious damage to the Mill
street trestle of the Oregon Elec
trie at Salem and th eweakenln,
of the approach of the Santiam
bridge beyond Talbot have closed
the O. K. lines beyond Talbot.
. . Diunage VnesUnuttad
At tha present time it Is diffi
cult to estimate the dime sus
tained through interference with
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