Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1920)
WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: Tonight and Satur day fair, continued cold, gentle northeastern winds. Minimum. 19. CIRCULATION Average tor Quarter Ending December SI, lilt 5 4 SB Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Maximum, 42. FORTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 20, HOLLAND REFUSES? TO GIVE UP 'KAISER I U 4i- L-diS:'- .. i . . J Associated Press Full Leased Wire j - - i i i i -SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920."" TEN PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS."- HARDING SAYS 1KEEIW I E American Capital To Help Re establish European Pro- : duction As Business Prop osition, Banker States. Washington, Jan. 23. American ' capital will be employed In aiding Europe to "get back .to productive work" not because of attractive rates of interest, but to restore normal con ditions and to open marketg for Am erican export, Governor G. P. Hard ing of the federal reserve board said today, speaking before the second Pan-American financial congress. "We cannot, however, export things which we do not have," Governor Harding said. "During the past year we have witnessed an unprecedented era of extravagance in tills country; there has been a continuous rise in prices and while the value of our products expressed In dollars has been greater than ever before in history, the physical volume of goods produc ed was less than the production of any year since 1916. Our domestic de mand has been competing with ex port demands and the result has been that prices have been bid up on both the foreign and domestic consumers. Looks to Future ' "Our people must be aroused to the . consciousness that wa mat be living in a fool's paradise and that more work, economy and liberal invest ment in foreign securities are neces sary if we wish to make our present apparent prosperity real and perma nent. It is important that the world should get back to work in order to provide steady employment for the people of our country even." V. Governor Harding, called attention to the new "Edge act" "providing ma chinery for financing these .under takings which he said gave exporters, , producers, manufacturers, and Ameri can investors the means of coopera tion to solve the problem before them. "The basis of world commerce Is an exchange of goods," Governor Harding said, pointing out thai Am erican loans must be on terms to per mit the borrowers to repay in pro ducts. Foreign Credit Valuable "European nationals enn produce many things which we either do not produce at all, or cannot produce as cheaply as they can," he continued, w it may be they can produce things needed in South American oountrljs m the far east. As American import ers have constant dealings with South American and oriental countries it follows that European credits avail able in China and Japan. Argentina, -"Ile, Brazil and other Latin Ameri can nations will be Just as effective ' liquidating European obligations the United States as direct Euro pean credits in New York would be." me speaker pointed out that the l.nited States I fivo yeara haJ paHg. " from a borrowing nation with five ., ' ' outstanding debts to a cred "Of With fourteen billions on its "oks and the national debt had ris en from one billion to twenty 'five, ''change rates abroad were far be- Z Tma'' he nrtl,ed' aa n W nMM ro,ei ,he UnIted lT,tl Db,er"8 which were unknown Hlum dav8C""11t0r na,'nS f ante" r 01 EUROP TURKEY ENTERED WAR ON SIDE OF GERMANY THROUGH TRICKERY CdX'T16' Ja"' "-Turkey tter th i , 0n 0?"ir.y's side Z a'1" haa to join TZT0 '1 t0 ""Omenta be PublUhe.' h pai'"amentary committee "hinai'ons of new8ae'-s. The E"ver pil" the war Party, led by l'.,";,r mlnlstfr 1 1914, front. Si0'18""e for the change of Kl!v,rr brke 0l,t' the nc bl cabin. wf'?3rlty of tne Tur- 'WstonS; howeve''. began at e ftiniStPr, 'h ufflclent number ""'re the r Turkey should ac- lak 'he Hap.," Crul8er Geben to h bee rZf ,?urklsh hiPs which 'on wa8 ' Ured by -t Em J p "nder Turl"h col r.der0f ,v asha declared the "nw'f not t ciuis5'- had pledged , oi was" ttk! any u attack. U Oe aChed b the cab., rlnd on the L e" Turkey took her "'ndherfit- the entente the I ft, , 'e,J bj' the Eosphoru, IS" nm1 h,owver. made CrXT ? W"h the Germans 1! the Black se VERA CRUZ HIT BY EARTHQUAKE BUT NONE HURT Mexico City, Jan. 23. Strong earthquake shocks were felt in . the ctly of Vera Cruz from 3 to S o'clock this morning. There were no casualties although some residences were damaged. Reports from Vera Crux state the tremors demolished at Coustlan all , structures which were not destroyed in the earth quake of January 6, while shocks lasting 20 minutes caused further damage at Sal moral and San Francisco De La nas. TO NOT YH RECEIVED Relief for the car shortagt situation in the Pacific northwest promised by the federal railroad administration two weeks ago has failed to materialize, ai last so far as this state is concerned, according to Fred G. Buchtel, chair man of the Oregon public service Com mission, who has telegraphed Max Thelen, director of public service of the railway administration, calling his attention to the situation in Oregon. .Approximately only thirty to thirty five per cent of the requirements in this state are being supplied at this time, Buchtel states in his telegram, calling attention to the administra tion's promise of 600 addiional empty cars dally for the Pacific northwest from eastern lines, which, he states Is "apparently not bting complied with." The Milwaukee line reports less than 200 empties moving westward while the Great Northern reports approxi mately 1800 cars coming westward along its .line. On the O-W. R. & N., which was to have delivered 75 emp ties daily no cars have entered Oregon to date under the administrations' promise of January 10th. T,he first twenty days of January this region re ceived approximately one thousand empties less than during the same per. lod in October and shipped about 44000 loads less, Guchtel explain. The ad ministration is urged to check ,up on its recent promise of relief and Insist upon the co-operation of eastern lines in aiding shippers from this section. HERE HELD GOOD The labor conditions in Salem are the best of any city on the coast, ac cording to information issued Friday by City Recorder Race, head of the municipal labor bureau. There are plenty of jobs, and a scarcity of work men, that just about balances the .sit uation, Mr. Race said. The addition of crews to the Ore gon Pulp & Paper company's mill, and the employment of numerous men on the lines of the Oregon Elec tric railroad aided materially in end ing unemployment In the city. Among the positions open Friday were: three married men for farm work, several single farm hand jobs' woodchoppers and a woman cook. School t?achers of Hood River have organized an association for the pur pose of securing better salaries. Death Toll of Flu Epidemic Mounts Higher Chicago, Jan. 23. The epidemic of Influenza and pneumonia from which more than 10,000 persons in Chicago are suffering today continued to spread but there was a slight decrease In the number of new cases reported. The death list, however, showed a consid erable increase during the last 24 hours. Pneumonia caused 43 deaths in the last 24 hours and influenza 36. New Influenza cases numbered 2086 and the new cases of pneumonia 251. "JtED" OPPOSITION PLAXXED London, Jan. 23. Sergius Sazonor, former minister of foreign affairs of Russia, has arrived in Warsaw to con fer on st.ips to be taken in opposing the bolshevik!, according to a Copen hagen dispatch to the Exchange Tele graphy company. It is said that from Warsaw he will go to southern Russia to begin negotiations with General Denlklne. KNIGHT BOARD ATVIIK ELS Nayal Advisory Body Unable To Support Award Of High Decorations To Officers 1 Who Lost Ships In War Washington, Jan. 23. The Knight board is unable to agree with Secre tary Daniels that naval officers who lost their ships through enemy sub marine action and performed meri torious service in connection with such loss should be awarded , high decorations, the senate investigating committee was told today by Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, chairman of the board. ' Admiral Knight said a high decora tion was not deserved unless the sink ing was accompanied by offensive ac tion against the enemy. Admiral Knight said that in the case of Commander D. W. Bagley, Secretary Daniels brother-in-law, no decoration was recommended for any ciroumstance in connection with the sinking of destroyer Jacob Jones be cause Commander Bagley did not en gage the enemy. A navy cross was was recommended for the officer, he said, for good seamanship displayed in taking off the crew and passengers of the torpedoed British steamer Ora ma. Commander Bagley was not rec ommended by his Immediate super ior, he said, for any' decoration in connection with the sinking of the Jacob Jones. Officers whose vessels were torpe doed, but who by good seamanship and discipline, succeeded in saving their Bhips earned the D. S. M., Ad miral Knight declared. "It is true that the board recom mended awards for several of the of- Willi U Jilt fleers referred- tu byt1wiim:ietary fts4WH4hg' wasrtorir years general jett commanders of ships which were lost or seriously damaged by enemy sub marines or mines," Admiral Knight said. .'.'But In each case there was a special reason. Captain Vernon of the Cassln, Captain DIsmukes of the Mount Vernon, Captain Chase of the Minnesota and Captain Graham of tho Finland, saved their ships by excel lent seamanship and discipline after the ships were disabled." No information was available to guide the board in making recommen dations for Captain Satterlee of the Tampa, and Commander Ghent of the Antilles, nor were any circumstances known that would justify such award, Admiral Knight said. Secretary Dan iels awarded D. S. M.'s to both offi cers. The Tampa and Antilles were torpedoed and sunk. "Commander Foote's case is the only one in which the board recom mended the award of a D. S. M. for circumstances connected alone with the actual loss of a ship," Admiral Knight said, "and this recommenda tion was based chiefly upon the rec ommendations of Admiral Gleaves and Admiral Mayo." The award recommended for Cap tain Christy, the admiral said, was based not only on his conduct at the time of the .sinking of his ship, the armored cruiser San Diego, but for his later service in command of the battleship Wyoming. Commander Conn was not recommended for award In connection with the loss of his ship, the yacht Alcedo, the witness continued but -was recommended for a navy cross under the general cita tion given destroyer commanders. DAIRYMEN OF STATE ELECT HAWLEY HEAD Eugene, Or., Jan. 23. The State Dairymen's association before adjourn ing its annual session, elected the fol-, lowing officers for the current year: t,., r. t w,io fnrw first vice-president, George A. Cressy of Hermlston; second vice-president, Robert Burkhart of Albany; secretary and treasurer, P. M. Brandt of Cor vallis. Hawley accepted by telegrams the Invitation of the association to become a candidate for state food and dairy commissioner. Resolutions were pass ed regretting that John D. Mlckel had decided to retire to private life at the close of his present term. The asso ciation unanimously agreed to support Hawley. Maimed And Ecpen Once More Under Belgian Rule Brussels, Jan. 23. The territories of Malmedy and Eupen, which had beet annexed by Germany but were re- the peace treaty, now are under the -v absolute sovereignty of Belgium. The'lfg chief a move toward the refusal In, rwal rnmmissioner who Is to admlnis- ter these d istrlcts is taking measures their chief. At the last meeting of the to make the transition easier for the council a petition, asking the council inhabitants, and the customs of the to appoint Mr. Rowe chief of police, population are not in any way to be. signed by the other members of the de interfered with. It is declared. ' partment was submitted. Steiher Resigns as Warden GfSfafe f COMPT0N SUCCEEDS TO POSITION AND VARNEY NEW PAROLE OFFICER Changes To Be Effective Within Coming Two Weeks Will See Sterner Returned To State Hospital As Superintendent; Record As Warden Marked TO Long List Of Efficient Reforms. Dr. R. E. Lea Steiner, superintend ent of the-stats hospital here, who was placed in temporary charge of the state prison Jon the resignation of Warden Stevenstlast May. will be suc ceeded as warden within the next two , weeks by L. H. Compton, state parole officer, according to an announce ment made by Governor Olcott today. It is expected that the chaned will he made about February first Dr. Stein er relinquishes jjte wardenshlp under, an agreement entered into with Gov ernor Olcott and the state board of control at the time he consented to assume ths wartlenshlp. ' ' Varney parole Officer Percy tl. Varaey, until the first of this week chief iof the Salem police department, wilt succeed Compton as state parole officer. Dr. L. F. Grif fith, assistant superintendent at the state hospital under Dr. Steiner, and who has been Ui charge as supsrin-4 tondent of the institution during the temporary absence of Dr. Steiner will remain witB ths hospital as first assistant superintendent. : Compton, who succeeds to the war denshlp, was nanwd parole officer when Dr. Steiner took charge of the institution last . May., Previous to that retary of the Salem Y.. M. C. A. At the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Germany Compton went across as first lieutenant of head quarters company, 162d infantry, the Old Third Oregon, and saw fourteen months of service in France, fivo months of that time on duty in th) front line. 1 Steiner's Record Good In the nine months time during which Dr. Steiner has been In charge of the state prison he has -made a (Continued from page nine) INTEREST IN CONTEST FOR JOB AS SUCCESSOR TO VARNEY RUNNING HIGH Acting Chief Rowe Says His Only Interest Is In Securing Head Acceptable To Force; Moffitt, Rumored As Can didate, Denies He Seeks Office; Wright And Welsh Mentioned. Rumors that several candidates for the position of chief of police are being considered by members of the city council has attracted much Interest to the contest that has reached a pitched stage. While discussion among coun cilmen on the subject of a new chief is rife, Acting Chief of Police Harry A. Rowe, in a statement made Friday, makes it plain that his Interest in the affair is not personal. No mutter who the council appoints chief to succed Mr. A'arney," he said, '"my only hope is that they name a man who Is acceptible to the other members of the department and WHO can work in harmony with the coun cil." Acting Chief Rowe displays little , ,V ,1,, . th ,.LyZ. 7 .iT (anxiety that the wishes of the mem bers of the department that he be re tained as their chief will not be acted upon favorably by, the council. He avoids discussion of the affair. Joe Wright, candidate for the posi tion of chief of police in the race with Mr. Varney, Is said to be considered hv members of the council for chief. Mr. W right is at present serving as a ! guard at the state penitentiary. Jack Welsh, rormer chief of police, is also mentioned as a candidate for the post ot cniei. air. weisn is now employed at the plant of the Wltten-burg-King company as engineer. It was rumored that a pettilon, ask ing the council to retain Mr. Rowe as chief of police, had been drawn and was being circulated among the busi ness men of the city. Several members of ths police de partment have expressed regret that the council did r.ot appoint Mr. Rowe their chief at the last meeting. They J I . I ,t.A u n),i, ntn,Anl r.fc klm o- a n- I vuii "" Penitentiary E . IS TAKEN BY DEATH Thomas Luther Davidson, 86, for mer county judge, and for many years identified with civlo and fraternal movements in the city, died at the home of his son, T. L. Davidson, Jr., In Mornlngslde, Thursday evening. Death followed an illness of short du ration. The funeral will be held at the chapel of Rlgdon & Son at two o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. An derson officiating. The Elks, of which Mr. Davidson was a member, will have charge of the services. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Mr. Davidson was born in Green county. 111., in 1833 and came to Ore- gon in 1847. He led an active life in political and civic affairs In the coun ty until the death of his wife ?0 years ago. He was a member of the Method ist church , the Elks and the Masons! He' 1b survived by his son, T. L. Dav idson, and two grandchildren, Lester ajMLeone., Time For Jugo-SJav Reply Regarding Fiume Extended Paris, Jan. 23. The time In which the Jugo-Slav government must give a deflnte reply as to whether It will ac cept the settlement of the Adraltlc ques tion reached by the supreme council early this week was extended today for three days by the British and French governments. The extension was granted upon the request of Foreign Minister Trumbitch of Jugo-Slavla, IS AT SACRAMENTO TODAY Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 23. After General John J. Pershing has coin pleted his brief Inspection tour of Mather Field this afternoon he will find awaiting him In Sacramento a strenuous program of entertainment. The train bringing General Persuing and his party from the northwest is timed to arrive in Sacramento at 4 o'clock this afternoon and from the depot he will go at once to Mather Field. It has been arranged that the general shall drive through the city's main thoroughfares on the way to the ! field and school children will be mass ed along the way. General Pershing will be guest for a Dref space of Governor William D. Stephens and later will speak at a pub- nc dinner. The closing incident -of the regular program will be a talk at the armory. Harlan Fined $450; Had Deer Meat In His Possession William Harlan, arrested on charge of having venison In his pos session, was fined $450 and costs, which will amount to probably $75, by Judge Unruh Friday morning. Harlan, U I- 1. t .... I. VfA mm. ;, u, roe and Hugh Jenkins, were arrested " uc,.uij u.iu. , iu mer and Constable De Long several days ago at their homes near Idanah, In the Cascade mountains. Jenkins, Monroe and Jackson were released. "-"Willi WILIItL HOI BUILDING ASSOCIATION IS LAUNCHED HERE Following reports of Commercial club committees and on explanation of plans, the Salem Home Builders asso ciation to build homes to relieve the housing shortage was launched last night when 18 of the 2( business men present at dinner at the Hotel Marlon subscribed $12,500 in stock in ten minutes and appointed a committee of five, composed of T1. B. Kay. chairman: J. F. Hutchason. F. a Lamnort. 8. B. Elliott and Frederick W. Schmidt to solicit the balance of the $50,000 re quired for organization and operation. The association has been Incorporated for $100,000 with stock at $1 a share. and by night It is expected that at lean $25,000 will have been subscribed. The subscriptions are made condi tionally, that the association does not engage in real estate transactions and that no commission is paid for itooki"". "V"' """"" sales. Houses are to be built for per- rety- t0Jwhlch Bh '."not Pttrt 14 sons who own W who n learned hers. Neither ths Dutch of the cost of building and receive a contract for deed, the balance to be paid in installments as desired. When fully paid, title Is delivered. The plan insures a profitable Investment for the subscriber and helps solves the build ing shortage, as It will make possible the Vuildlng of from 60 to 100 homes during the year. The Salem Home Builders associa tion is the result of the campaign in augurated last fall by The Capital Journal to relieve the housing shortage and is launched by the Commercial club as the result of exhaustive inves tigations by special committees. The incorporators are David Eyre, Theo dore Roth and C. W. Nelmeyer, who were on the comm!tteeof inquiry, Secretary T. E. McCroskey presided at the directors dinner, held last night, in the absence of the president, and outlined the plan proposed. Operation of a similar association In Havre, Mont., which has built br remodelled 104 homes and paid from 8 to 10 per cent annual dividends, was described by James Holland, formerly of Havre, who Is now organizing a similar asso ciation in Eugene. C. W. NIemeyer. related the plans of the building com mute and nearly all present partici pated In the general discussion, which followed. H. H. Haynes of Portland made a talk on building costs and bayoiiingbya$2ooo.tockubscriP..irs. Helena Siemens, Natiye tlon, Daniel J. Frv fnllnwml w th a .-, . . similar amount and other present sub scribed Iram $1000 to $250 apiece. When $00,000 has been subscribed, ft stockholders meeting will be held, offl. cors elected and policies determined. Among the subscribers were T, B. Kay, Daniel J. Fry, J. W. Chambers, B. B. Klliott, F. S. Lamport, U. G. t.'tt E. W. Hazard, J. F. Hutchason, P. E. Fullerton, C. B. Clancey, H. H. Haynes, C. W. NIemeyer, Frederick W. Schmidt, Isadore Ureenbaum, V. G. Shipley, Jos. A. Albert. G. Putnam and Wm. Gahls. dorf. While returning home Saturday night L. C. Eastman and wife of Su verton thought the end of the world was coming when they saw a meteor a "big as the moon" shoot across the sky. GOVERNOR COMPLETES SLAUGHTER OF BILLS; 41 FALL BEFORE AXE " , gt J A J OaSt jUar U Jnd Navy Are Given Advance In Pay Washington, Jan. 23. Increase of approximately one-third in the base pay of all enlisted men in the navy and the coast guard, except recruits, Is provided for in a bill passed today ey the house and sent to ths senate. The vote was 311 to 10. The Increa . retroactive to last January 1, would continue until July 1, 1921. No increase for officers was provid ed by hte bill. Representative Kelley, republican, Michigan, explaining that It was dasired to hurry pay relief for enlisted men who are leaving the navy at an alarming rate." He added that officers might be provided for later. The Inert ace for men was estimated at $10,000,000.- Because of complaints that census enumerators had fulled to list a good many Individuals, the city council tf ROseburg Is taking steps to have a more complete count. ALLIED DEMAND vJrAr in 1 1 u rift TURNED DOl'O Reply Of Dutch Goveresl To Extraction Repast Is Received By Supreme Ccsa cfl In Paris Today. ' The Hague, Jan. S3 The Batch government has refused the de mand of the allied powers for the extradition of Former Emperor William of Germany. Paris, Jan. 2S. The reply of th Dutch government to the note of th supreme council demanding the extra dition of the former German empensr was received in Paris today and d- r.lnhArAll fit th nntnh lamtlnn TfeA contents of the reply have not yet bean revealed. ., National Honor Pled. London. I Jan. 23. -Holland's rnJ to the entente demand for the extradl- tin ot EmPerp William declare, that constitution nor tradition permit of her powers, the not sets forth. The national honor, the reply de clares, does not permit the betrayal oft the confldehce of those who entrusted themselVDS to Holland and her free in stitutions. San Francisco, Jan. 23. The army transport Mt. Vernori, formerly German liner Kronprinsessen Cecils, sailed from here today under sealed or ders that were to be opened when sh was four miles off shore. Members of the crew were said to have reported that the vessel's destination was Vladi vostok. The Mt. Vernon, said by shipping; experts to be the largest vessel to en ter the port of San B'ranalsco, was re paired recently at Mare Island follow ing her nrrlval , her In November. Prior to hpr departure 800 members of the crew which brought her here from New York were discharged and a new crew shipped. Of Russia, Called BeycrJ Mrs. Helena Siemens, 88, who has made her home with her son, Peter Siemens, Jr., at Dallas for the past sev eral months, died there late Tiiursimy night. The body Is at Rlgdon & Son's. Funeral arrangements have not y been made. Mrs. Siemens came to this country from Russia 40 years ago, and with her husband, Peter1 Siemens, who died seven years ago, made their home In Washington. Mrs. Siemens came to the home of her son in Dallas from Rlchvillo, Wash. Four sons, ' Peter, Dallas; Julius, Fresno, Cal.; J. P. Siemens, Othello, Wash., and Henry of Salt Lake ttty, Utah, and one daughter, Mrs. Helena Schelly, of Walla Walla, Wash., sur vive her. Vl iien Governor rilcott Thursday aft. ernoon completed his labors over the fi'ist oi mils ground out by the legisla tive mill last week, forty-one measures wr-re dead, laid low by tWe executive veto, and the remaining flfty-slx had been permitted to go their way rejoic ing toward a safe refugo on the statute b.ioUs of the slate. Of these latter 39 have gona forward bearing the signa ture of the governor as a sign of his ofllclRl approval, the other 17 beins permitted to go their way by virtue nf the governor's favor but without the j'flcial stamp of approval. Hulary Bills Killed. . Salary bills were singled out for exe cution by the governor yesterday aft ernoon, four such measures coming un der the executive's disapproving eye. One of these, house bill 38, by Smith of Multnomah county, would have given the state highway commission author ity to regulate and Incidentally increase the salary of the state highway engi neer. The present law limits thp sal ary of the engineer to $5000 per year which amount Is being paid to the in cumbent, Herbert 8. Nunn. Other salary bills which' fell under the governor's veto yesterday weret H. B. 19, by Home Increasing sal aries of the deputy labor commission- (Continued on page seven) BIG TRANSPORT SAILS UNDER SEALED ORDERS