Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, November 17, 1919, Image 1

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NO. 272.--EIGHT PAG
DEI AN:! MADE CARTER
FOR MEEDQM
OF U.S. CONSUL
4 , Washington, Nov. 17-The government has made ur
gent representations in Mexico, for immediate release of
William 0. Jenkins, American consul at Puebla, arrested
by Mexican authorities, the state department announced
today.
Jenkins was arrested by the Mexi
cans on a charge of having conspired
with the bandits who recently kid
naped -him, the alleged motive evi
dently being to split the reward.
The state department understands
these charges were made by peons
and that they are baseless. Jenkins
was released without bail two hours
after arrest but is forced to remain
in his home.
Arrested Saturday
Mexico' City, Mex.,' Nov. 17. Wil
liam O. Jenkins, American consular
agent, was arrested Saturday pending
Investigation of charges that he was
implicated in his recent abduction, ac
cording to dispatches from Puebla to
day. The arrest was based on testimony
of workers on Jenkins' estate, who
are alleged to have declared they saw
the American conferring with two of
the bandits before he was kidnaped.
.. Mexican authorities are proceeding
on the theory that Jenkins arranged
his own disappearance with the ban
dits. POKANE POLICE ARM
TO
r Spokane, Wash., Nov 17. Two
heavy Browning machine guns and 50
Lighpower riot rifles have been ordered
for the police department here by Po
lice Commissioner Tilsley, he announ
ced today.
This, he explained, Is as a precau
tionary measure.
Companies H and L of the national
fruard, hastily called for duty late List
week, were demobilized today
. Commissioner Tlsley today formadv
asll the countl to ra-establsh the Cly
ro K pile, forihu benefit of T. W. '.v.
, ' Meanwhile the ectu.try's mwrt vpti-r.-'-i."'
I. W. '. Id Ir. ;'to ouus'i Jail
t today.
He is WIu'i.tm Wh!l, niiaj V. It".
Dwyor, an ex-smuier. '
White, besides attempting to plan a.
Wholesale escape from Medical Lake
asylum, spent most of his time as at
tedant at that institution doing mis
sionary work among the inmates, it Is
alleged.
"The soldiers at Centralia got what
Jhey deserved and I hope they get
Store of the same medicine," White is
alleged to have said.
Only one alleged I. W. W. was ar
rested by the police Sunday. '
Mrs. William Burghardt, Jr., was
the week end guest of friends in Port
land. '
FLEEING REDS BA TTLE
POSSE SECOND TIME
LAST NIGHT IS RUMOR
Chehalis, Wash., Nov. 17. A decis
ive battle between a posse of armed
m embers of the American Legion and
citizens and pursued members of the
I. W. W., is believed to have occurred
at dusk Sunday at a point near the
cabin where John Haney is thought to
have teen killed Saturday afternoon.
Reinforcements Sent.
' Centralia, Wash., Nov. 17. Rein
forcements of men, food and ammuni
tion were sent this morning to the
American Legion posse which 1b be
sieging the reds who are believed to
be barricaded in a cabin In the deep
timber 2$ miles northeast of here.
No word had been received up to 10
o'clock this morning of the battle
which is believed to have occurred be
tween the posse and reds Sunday. ,
Story of Fight Told.
O'.ympia, Wash., Nov. 17. First de
tails of the fighting about the cabin
in the Rainier national forest Saturday
afternoon, when I. W. W. gunmen who
were barricaded there, repulsed an at
tack by a posse of American Legion
men and deputy sheriffs, were given
today by Ben D. King, deputy ,state
game warden and a member of the
MAN ACCUSED OF
STORE ROBBERY
IS HELD TO JURY
Frank Wagner, an inmate at the
state penitentiary, was bound over to
the grand jury this afternoon by Jus
tice of the Peace Glen Unruh to ans
wer to a charge of being Implicated
in the robbery on the night of June
5, of a bank and store at Silverton.
No ball was imposed, as Wagner is
serving a term of 40 years for crimes
committed at Astoria, and his appear
ance is thus assured.
When Louis Tebeau . and Howard
Coffman 'are released from the state
penitentiary tomorrow they will be
Immediately arrested again and tak
en to the county jail and held as wit
nesses against Wagner. Their bail, has
been fixed atr $ 250 each.
Tebeau and Coffman were arrested
for the burglary but were able to es
tablish an alibi, showing that they
were working at a Portland .shipyard
at the time the robbery was commit
ted. They were arrested, with Wagner
in the car, for speeding near Port
land. Wagner escaped in some near
by brush. Tebeau and Coffman then
placed all blame for the crime on
Wagner.
Several weeks later Wagner was
taken Into custody at Astoria and was
committed to the penitentiary. Later,
information, that he was implicated
in the burglary at Silverton caused au
thorities to brine this - charge and
cause his arraignment today.
Monster Livestock Show
Opens In Portland Today
rortiann, or., Nov. 17. wun ex
hibits from all parts of the western
states and western Canada entered,
the Pacific International Livestock ex
poition opened here this morning
morning. ,
The exposition, which is housed in
a new $300,000 stock show pavilion,
wil continue throughout the week.
BELGLYN ELECTION "QL'IET
Brussels, Nov. 17. (United Press.)
Election day passed quietly witn
many voters a. way from the polls be
cause of bad transportation after Sat
urday's blizzard. The new chamber
of representatives will be composed of
79 Catholics,. 28 liberals, 67 socialists,
one soldier and one Flammand, returns
showed todav.
posse?
King was with the posse of eight
men which left Centralia Friday in an
effort to round up three men who
were stationed on Seminary Ridge, ov
erlooking Centralia, and were ordered,
it is alleged, to pick off men in the
Armistice day parade from that van
tage point when firing began.
The posse, says King, approached to
wthin 150 yards of the cabin, when a
fusillade of shots poured out upon
them. John Haney was shot through
the head and probably was instantly
killed. King's hat was shot off but he
was not hurt.
Rescue Is Impossible.
Every effort was made by the rest
of the posse to reach Haney but each
attempt was met by a volley of shots
which seemed to come not only from
the cablne but from behind nearby
trees. After several such attempts, the
posse decided to wait for more men
and more supplies.
No found came from Haney after he
was hit and he did not answer a pre
arranged whistle signal which King
used in an effort to attract his atten
tion. , -(Mf
The Sody, says King, lies between
two large trees 150 yards from the
cabin.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1919.
GLASS
TO RESIGN AS
Cabinet Member To Step
Down Next Week At Presi
dent's Request That He Ac
cept Virginia Senatorship.
Washington, Nov. 17 Carter .
sjc Glass will resign his post as
$ secretary of the treasury to ac-
se cept the senatorship from Vir-
ginia, offered him by Governor !
Davis, it was stated authorita-
" tively at the White House to-
day. ji
Glass' final decision was made after
President Wilson strongly advised that
he accept the senatorship. Glass and
J P. Tumulty, secretary to the presi
dent, conferred Saturday it was learn
ed. ..
It has been known for some time
that Glass preferred a legislation post
to one in the cabinet.
Resigns Next Week.
Despite the need of every available
democratic vote in the senate, Glass in
all probability will not resign fromthe
treasury post and take the senatorial
oath for a week. .He is said to have
consulted the Virginia delegation and
to have been informed by them that
there was no immediate need of assum
ing his senatorial duties.
The president's wish that Glass ac
cept the seat in the senate seemingly
demonstrated he had a successor se
lected. There was no -word, from the
White House today, however, as to the
choice. .
Successor Vncbosen. .
Paul Warburg, formerly of the fed
eral reserve board; Charles Summer
hamlin, Boston, a member of the tar
iff reserve board; Cwager Sherley, di
rector of finance in the railroad admin
istration, and Oscar A. Price, now lo
cated in New York, where he. is presi
dent of the United Artists Corpora
tion, are being considered by the presi
dent, it was learned.
Others prominently mentioned are
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Leffingwell, Senator Owen, Oklahoma,
a high authority on banking and for
mer chairman of the senate banking
committee; Daniel Roper, commission
er of internal revenue and Walker D.
Hines, director general of railroads.
Hamlin, however, is "high man" on
the list of eligibles now before the
president, it was learned on good au
thority and probably will be appointed.
SOC!ALISTS;WHOLE
TICKET IS DEFEATED
By Henry Wood
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Paris, Nov. 17. Sweeping repudia
tion of the- socialists characterized
France's parliamentary elections yes
terday, according to returns today.
While the complete result will not be
known for some time, owing to com
plications in tabulation caused by use
of ti:e preferential ballot, indications
today jere tha! Ih 3 coalition of rt
publiw.il partitj had won a smash'.;,r;
-.ctr.
Brlund Is II i 'i d.
Former Premier Eriand, former Pre
mier Viviani and Captain Andre Tay
dleu have been elected to the chamber
of deputies, it was Indicated. Paul
Deschanel, president o the chamber
of deputies and General Castlenau also
have been seated, early returns show
ed.
Tl'e campaign had centered largely
on vlndicaiionr of .the war policies of
Pren.ier C'eroenceau and his actions in
'he pmc conference.
tiockii-Ki who opposed nift'i" of
Clemenceau's measuies, put on a
strenuous campaign to defea: his sup
porters. M
Grouping Docs Tlrk.
A griping of lion-socll:t parties,
kniwn i-s the "bloc national" followed
and the soclali:)." were genera;!. !--
fented They !..'. -1 a heav ? vote1 in
r. f - y ot the la.vr cities, hiwtver.
Election day passed without disor
ders.' Elaborate precautions by the
government were believed to have dis
couraged any demonstrations planned
by the radicals. The vote was un
usually heavy, reports indicated.
At midnight results in Paris indi
cated that six supporters of Premier
Clemenceau out of seven places con
tested have been seated. The republi
can vote was given officially as 334,
102 in the suburbs to 211,331 for the
socialists.
U.S.TREASU
NOT
The semi-annual convention of the
Oregon Association of Commercial
Secretaries opened here this morning
with the Commercial clubs of 14 cities
and towns of the state represented
when thn mil tn nrrter wnst mnria Thp
ciub heads began at once the task of
shaping business for ' the next six
months after the address of welcome
was made bv Governor Ben W. mvr
The convention will last today and to
morrow. .
The aonointment of eommittH tn
serve for the association began at
10:30 at the Salem Commercial club
auditorium. W. D. B. IVlHsnr. isnm.
tary of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, presiding at the meeting.
Jjuncn at spa.
With the aim of uniting all aer-tlnno
of the state in a general program for
better Oregon the secretaries launched
into open discussion of the nimotinn
just before noon.
The conferees then erilnni-narl in v,
Spa for lunch. A. O. Clnrlt
of the Associated Industries of Ore
gon, spoke on "Industrial Opportuni
ties and Work to Realize Same"; and
U. A. Held, secretary from Marshfield,
presided.
The co-oneration nt mmi Ai,.t..:,
with the commercial bodies of the cit
ies was discussed by F. S. Ford, from
Banks, who told of the support rural
districts get from -uimmawioi
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and the general tendency of Outlying
districts to take ant
welfare of their commercial centers
' Steel Is Sivnk
VTTf'!,'ti- Stee1, 8ecretary of tut. Med-
...,tlal viuo, gave an elo
quent speech on Oregon scenery. . He
told of the manv nemnnc
each year to the Rogue River valley to
..... .mu spienciors and urged
slate-wide nnhlinit,. , "s-u
i ,io. tv. : 7 -,"i'o"Ks reatur-
mg the state's unequalled scenery.
tar tit. , erecuon or tourist hotels
.ntercst throughouUhe skte Margaret
t lJie f-orIiana cnamber
of Commerce. Ir, -,. .
. rT 1 " unanmous endorse
ment of the Kioto v '
Pointed out theVe;e7;n hTcom:1
muhiUes where m.oh .ll"l?m
ar nmi,u.j --- --"iuaauons
are provided, and secured the undivid
ed -support of the secretaries to the
movement. ne ,
One of the bitrM f...,t ' . .. '
convention,.,. r,l. t ru':" l "e
Riio.. V. ujr r rank Branch
Kiley, Portland, nn "sii: .
Scenerv" win .u. "regon
Hotel Mar"1!..."' - the
por,rT;rtVa,r?:'
The 8ecrp(o,.iD i j .. . I
c. j --ouage Grove; H W
prdf
ford W VrT "1"0-.1' M.d,
Onnvi. ,""u' -ortiand; Geo. '
( rt t amb" of Commerce; A
ty communlty Federation ,h;nr
sanization of its kind in the west and
object of attraction from all parts of
the country, will be seen i action A .
ZTtLCUn,'creetins w!iibe
ana ine visit nw ... .
. .,0 hvvi tai IK if Will titk
cT.nI!8 vantag
ir signia of the federation "Keen your I
"one in the circ!e"-will be revealed
- ii.eeung. waiter Denton will
talk on this theme.
NO CHATGE MADE TO
HEAR FISH'S LECTURE
It was specifically stated by Rotary
club heads today that there will be no
charge to hear E. B. Fish, the Seat
tle shipyard worker, who will speak
at the armory, Ferry and Liberty
streets, before a mass meeting at 8
o'clock tomorrow evening. The club
is paying all the expenses, they an
nounced, and say they are glad to do
it and be able to bring an orator of
such ability with so paramount a mes
sage to Salcra.
Every man, woman and child in
Salem are urged to attend. Fish, is a
union man and brings a 'word of es
pecial interest to all organized work
ers. His speech is said to be entirely
unbiased, and contains valuable in
formation of Interest to all as well.
FORTY- SECOND YEAR
N SESSION
Y T0DA
3tc ' RESERVATION LOST
Wasliington, Nov. 17. The
i Lodge i-eservatlon program re-
c reived Its first reverse in the 4
sje senate today when reservation
14 was bcuten 61 to 29. !ft
The defeated reservation tie
would have prevented accept-
k mice by this country of any in- s
$ terest in the disposition of for-....
nier German colonies. - Forty-
4c . one republicans voted against
c the reservation.
' ' '' " " ' " '
HOVE TO REMOVE
CHIEF OF POLICE
II
v Though denied by those said to be
back of the movement and other mem
bers of the city counoij refraining to
discuss the affair, it was rumored this
morning that an effort will be made
at the. counoil meeting tonight to oust
Chief of Police Percy M. Varney from
office. It was admitted ,by a certain
member of the council several days
ago that such was being discussed and
that this action was due to come up
at the meeting two weeks ago. That
the mayor counselled that It was not
the logical time to take such action is
said to have halted the proceedings
then. , ' V, "
Varney Says Politics.
Chief Varney was indifferent today.
"Any action like this that is taken,"
he said, "I known to be only petty poli
tics, and will hurt those who do it
more than it will me."
The two factions" In the city coun
cil were preparing during the day for
the fight.- Friends of the chief of po
lice, contending that he was placed in
office by the people and is therefore
only accountable to them, claim that
any action taken to remove him will
be bitterly opposed. Several council
men indicated that their fellow legis
lators will have a "hard time" vacat
ing the chief of police's chair.
Budget Comes Up.
On several occasions. Chief Varney
has said, he planned to resign; but
only held on to gratify the faith placed
in him by citizens. He said that-he had
been offered several better positions
paying a greater salary, but with the
interests of Salem at heart has always
declined them.
It is expected that formal action will
be taken by the council tonight to re
move Patrolman Ganiard and Traffic
Officer Moffltt from the force. Mof
fltt, it is understood, has already ar
ranged to work for Portland.
The tentative 1920 budget will come
before the council tonight for adoption
or rejection. Lively debate on this Is
anticipated.
LOSES SUIT TO HOLD
VAUABLE OIL LAND
Washington, Nov. 17. The govern
ment in supreme court today won its
fight to take from the Southern Pacific
valuable oil ..lands in Elk Hills.
The government charged that the
agents of the road swore falsely to
obtain title to the disputed lands con
trary to an act of congress which
granted the road certain sections of
provided they did not contain min
erals. The road answered that Its agents
had no way of knowing that the lands
contained oil and questioned whether
the oil was mineral within the mean
ing of the act.
The district court decided for the
government and the appeals court for
the road.
"The lands at the time the patents
were issued were known to be valuanie
for oil, we believe," the court said.
"Correspondence between officers
show they believed the lands had much
oil value."
VARNEY RUMORED
HE DECLARES
Adoption of Lodge Reservations
Death to Ratification, Hitch
cock Announces Following
Conference with President
Washington, Nov, 17. President Wilson today de
creed defeat for the resolution of peace treaty ratification
containing the Lodge reservations.
This was the outcome of a conference the president
had with Senator Hitchcock, administration leader, this
morning, according to Hitchcock. '
The president, Hitchcock declared, "will pocket" the
peace treaty if it is ratified with the Lodge reservations.
This means he will refuse to accept it.
Hitchcock ' and the president
talked for nearly an hour In Wil
son's sick room.
The president, It was learned,
directed that the administration
supporters should vote ngalnst
the resolution of ratification,
which Is now being prepared by
the senate sitting as committee of
the whole ond'whloh contains the
Lodge reservations.
If ft is defeated. I-ntchnnr.lt will rtlpr-A
a substitute resolution of ratification
before the senate and if this is defeat
ed, he hopes for a compromise.
.Pigeonholing Likely.
However, if the udmlnintmilnn ftann.
tors do not succeed in defeating the
first ratification the president will
pigeonhole the treaty.1 .
He has the nowei to do thin sim
ply to lay the ratification aside and
ignore it.
Wilson evidently Is taklnar activ nnn
trol of the treaty fight as it enters its
most critical phase.
Hitchcock said he : found Wilson
much improved. He is standing pat
on his contention that the Lodge reser
vations, especially the one qualifying
arti.cle 10, nullify'the treaty. Appar
ently he Is nroreprtlncr In thn ih.n
that the opposition will not dare kill
me wnoie peace settlement by refusing
to let more ratifications resolutions be
introduced after the first one is re.
jeeted.
Immediately after the conferenn.
Hitchcock hurried back to the capitol
to make his report to other senators.
The president is much better and
he Is full of fieht." declared fWrn.
tary Tumulty today. .
After Wilson's canfnrenca arith
Hitchcock, he rode in the White House
grounds in his wheel chair, the first
time he has left the exernilva ni.ti.lnn
since early in October. He nlanned tn
stay out doors two hours.
ljoage Forces Ready
Republican Leader Lnriirn nnnenr.
ed to have marshalled Mu rnnu. fu
tile final fight, A tentative plan had
ooen agreed upon, it was stated, by
which the republican majority will
vote to declare the trpii.lv ilooioH in
event the Lodge resolution containing
reservations is defeated. -
This plan was practically agreed
upon at a conference of all f.intinnn
on the republican side today.
tiotn "mild reservationlsts" and "Ir
reconcilable" are reported to have
agreed on the fololwing program:
When the Lodge resolution of rat
ification is defantorl Ih. "mIM mhap.
vationists" will vote with Lodge to
declare the treatv relpntAiV Thin - n
motion for reconsideration will be
made on which the so called "irre-
COncllableS" will vnlp tn MnaMnp
and the treaty can then be brought
dbck tor iurtner consideration.
Disagree Over Rules
Although there fire (lIunfrreAmanfu
over the rules, it was one opinion that
under this procedure, the colture will
cease to be effective when the treaty
Is declared rejected. It would then
be brought up again for reconsidera
tion, minus the limitation 'on debate.
This would permit entirely new com
promise resolutions to be adopted.
And during the time that would elapse
it is believed the democratic side and
republicans could cet tosrether ' and
agree on a program that would ner-
mit ratification by a two thirds vote.
Attorney General Brown gives notice
that he will probably proceed to prose
cute any one known to be guilty of vio
lating the law against profiteering In
foods and other necessities.
Veterans Will Outline
Plans to Combat "Reds"
at Armory This Evening
After a mass meeting to be held to
night at the armory, beginning at 8
o'clock,, any attempt by "reds" or agir
tators to stir trouble In the capital
city will meet with a cold reception.
The O. A. R. veterans of the city,
believing that steps must be taken to
cope with any trouble of this nature
that may arise, have called the mass
meeting for the purpose of devising
ways and means to handle any trou
ble. Spanish War Veterans, scheduled
STATE HOSPITAL
INMATE DIES AS
ASSAULT RESULT
: Louis Jensen, committed to ; the
state bnnnitnl from MnHnnmoh ftlin '
ty, November 7, and who waa severe
ly beaten about the head and body
by William Harris, an attendant the
night after his admission to tha Insti
tution, died Sunday night. Whether
or not death is due to injuries receiv
ed at the hands of the attendant is to
be determined by an autopsy to be
performed this morning. Coroner
Clough will conduct an inquest to fix
the blame for the death at 2:30 this
afternoon, i '- 1 ;
s Badly Beaten j
Jensen's face was beaten black and!
blue n the assault by Harris and he
blue in the assault by Harris end ha
right side.. Harris was found guilty o
a charge of assault and oettery In
justice Unruh's court, and juweesed a
fine of $35 And costs, aggregating ap
proximately $100. In the meantime .
he had been dismissed from employ
ment at the hospital.
Harris applied for work at the
state hospital for feeble minded Sat
urday under the name of , George
Smith. Superintendent Smith of the
institution thought that he recognis
ed in the man a former attendant of
the state hospital for the insane and
when he faced him with tha charge,
that he was traveling under an assum
ed name Sunday afternoon Harris ad
mitted it. He was Immediately die- :
charged from employment at that In- i
stltutien and his whereabouts today
are not known-to the police nor ta
Harris' wife who is still in the employ
of the state hospital.
Leaves Family
: Jensen, who was 33 years ef age,
leaves a wife and child at 213 East
Eightieth -street, Portland. The widow
has been notified of his death and la
expected to arrive here today.
SUPREME COURT TO
linn nnnuinmA'i
HUM rnuiiiDinu
CASES ON THIOSDAY
Washington, Nov. 17. Supreme
court today consented to hear on No
vember 20, cases from New York fed
eral courts involving the constltionallty
of war time prohibition and the Vol
stead enforcement act.
The case Is upon appeal from the
decision of Federal Judges Hand and
Knox, who upheld the two laws, Mil
be heard along with similar cases from
Louisville, where the courts held
against the war time act.
Chester A. McLaughlin, a private
who returned unscathed from overseas!
service, was killed in the wreck of an
O-W. R. & N. freigfit train at Perry,
on the east side of the Blue moun
tains. to meet tonight in regular session,
have called off the meeting that tb
members might attend the mass meet
ing and assist shaping plans to com
bat the menace.
Every citizen with the oity's bes
interests at heart are urged to attend
and take an active part In the move
ment. Commander Thompson, G. A.
R., will preside at the meeting and
swing the gavel in a death knell ta-
,too for any disorder that may come.