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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1921)
T Circulation The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Satur day fair west, fair and colder east portion, gentle westerly winds. LOCAL: No rainfall, norther ly winds ; clear; maximum 67, min imam 34, set 37; river 4.6 feet and falling. Capit ournal Average for 1923, 6250 Population of Salem 1900, 4258; 1910, 14.094; 1920, 17679 Marion County 1920, 47,177; Polk county, 14,181 llember of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated Press Full Leased Wire. Third Year No. 79 Salem, Oregon, Friday, April 1, 1921 Price Thrm Cent a ON trains and hews i rice xnree taenia muson ,ITs cent 0 Lives Lost In Collision of Coast Ships I Forty brmer Emperor Abandons Fight For Hies Warn Hungary Against Revolution .ntente PPOSeS Charles mncil of Ambassa dors Cautions Mon archists Not To En- 1 danger Peace Paris, April 1. ReooiutlOM rotesting against the restoration furmer Emperor Charlua in lungary and warning tlie Hun- trian government that t lie ::-):i- juences of such an event (VO.jld disastrous, were adoptee by the puncil of the ambassadors Uext day. The resolutions wore p re lated by Jules Cambon, aciii f in e nauie of the French covuru- ent. "The events of which Hungary the theatre," the .-"solutions (ul, "place (he principal allied vers under obligation to ifcoaJl l the government and the people Hungary the terms of their due ition of February 4, 1929. (In declaration the council :f embassadors declared the Hiim.'pal tilled powers considered that res,- fation of the Hapsburg dynasty lid not be consistent with the iciplcs for which the Wat had Bn fought and at variai.ee wirh whole basis of the pence set- ement, and that such rente ration vould be neither recognized tjr derated by them)." "Faithful to the principle mnciated in that dclarat(o'), ' untinucd the resolution;:, 'the al- les have the duty to repeat that tie restoration of the Hitpsblilgt roil Id imperil the very foundation the peace and that u c.uid be either recognized nor tcleratcl. bsence resident Delays ttempt m Who Attempted Suicide Is Jailed B. H. Otjen, Polk county ranch- WbO Wednesday atempted to ike his own life in front of his fife's residence, 1144 Ferry street. as last night removed from the Balem hospital to the county jail. Dtjen is charged with with threat- aing the lives of his wife and his Loth'-r-in-la w, Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor. Officers said Otjen had no com ment to offer relative to the i charges preferred against him. Shipping Wage Cut Authorized "Washington, April 1. Tenta tive approval was given by th? htp.ng board today to a reduction n the wages of seamen employed m American vessels on the Atlan tic snd Gulf coast. The question wsi t a conference between Chairman Benson and representa tive! of the American Steamship Owners association. Lachmund Garage 'Burns, Two Autos Lost, Damage Big y-wn aiiiaj"l!le, a sedan and a 'loar'C a awarJ by Senator ! ' -er almost iriepa." abit zr.a4 viine fire broke out , o',oy rtis nioraing in a fiJt Ter p' bis rmi dance Our, street. Fifteen , i.l I . 1 . . . m . . I h. nu np f Ike cars a4 kulldlar. " was nitout tit norniuc Iaanr- a IU pnvar f afl ri..m:JH Wbw rUmn arrived .'tr FaJ Stcc aa4 Carl Hi new. of Temporary Estimates $7500 a Month Enough Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 1. Temporary alimony of $7500 a month, counsel fees of $35,000 and $12,500 for expenses were fixed today for Mrs. Anne U. Stillman by Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morschauser, in the suit for di vorce instituted against her by James A. Stillman, president of the National City bank of New York. Mrs. Stillman had asked ali mony of $10,000 a mouth and $75,000 counsel fees. Justice Morschauser made public his de cision after he had transmitted it to the court clerk at White Plains along with affidavits and plead ius presented in the case. In his declsou the justice rul'-d out of the divorce suit as confi dential and priviliged the alleged "confession" letter written to Mr. .stillman by his wife. He also ruled out letters written to Mrs. Stillman by Fred Beauvais, an In dian guide, who was named in the banker's complaint as co-respondent and accused of being the fa ther of Mrs. Stillman's infant son, Guy. Testimony Not Competent- The decision set forth that Mrs. Stillman had pleaded recrimina tions in her answer to the banker's complaint and that both husband and wife made charges "founded upon 'an allegation of adultery." "A husband or wife is not com petent to testify against the oth er on such allegations," the decis ion said. The justice decided that the af fidavits to which the letters were appended contained matters that Mr. Stillman could not testify to, and it was on this ground Ilia: t'je communications were barred. JUHllce nurWUSHHT poiinej uliL (Continued on Page Ten.) of Mil! Company At Arbitration I Following the recommendations of Otto Hartwig, president of the 1 state federation of labor, made last night at an open meeting bo discuss the reduction of wages announced by the Spaulding Lum ber company, members of Salem Central Labor council, with the ways and means committee of the employes and officials of the In ternational Timber workers union t were to have called on the presi dent of the company and for a j second time offer arbitration as a means of settling the difficul- i ty. Due, however, to the absence of Mr. Spaulding from the city the labor representatives content ed themselves with an Informal discussion of the matter with 01- llver Myers, office manager of the , company. Men Willing to Work It developed during this dis cussion with Mr. Myers that the men were willing to go back to wprk at $3 pending the decision of the arbitration board, if Mr. Spaulding would agree to appear i before that body. Mr. Myers is reported to have stated to the committee thai he ; was in favor of arbitration, pro viding that the men would stick to the decision of the board, ih,s city, had reported the blaze. bey found the machines envelop ed in flames. The tops were burn id off both cars and the uphol stery was rendered worthless. Firemen are of the opinion that the blaze had its origin in a short 'irx'ii; of the sedan's motor. Stage and Hinges, who chanced 'o be passing the Lachmund resi i'nce in an automobile, were the Mr: l to see the flames and speed-i-i downtown to turn In an alarm. Alimony Asked of Court By Mrs. Stillman, - . , i ...... i , ... Second which he felt would be made in favor of a wage reduction much lower than the mill had hereto fore offered the men, to allow what he claimed to be a legiti mate profit. Mr. Myers, however, made it plain that he was not speaking for the head officials of his company, and whether or iot they would accept arbitration would be decided at a meeting to be held within the next few dayS: Hartwig Addresses Men In speaking before the meeting last night Mr. Hartwig, who cams down here at the request of lo cal labor leaders, said: "The situation in Salem ts a most acute one. No place that has been called to my attention is comparable with it. The eyes of many employers of the state are upon this city, and I know that there are a great number who do not approve the action of Mr. Spaulding. "I am a firm believer in arbi tration. I sincerely hope that Mr. Spaulding will arbitrate. If the milling company can not nav 1 $3.60 a day, arbitration ought to bring it out." Fire Truck And Street Car Hit; Two Injured Portland, Or., April 1. A fire truck responding to an alarm, and a streetcar which authorities say I vas speeding to make up time, col lided here this morning. The truck i was thrown against a telephone I pole and William Inglesby, a hose ! man. was. hurled 25 feet from the ' rear platform of the truck into a . vard. He was taken to a hospital seriously injured. H. Deveral, a hoseman, was also injured. In 18?0 there were fonr dtles in the United States ha vine a pop ulation of OTer ::. Ofcv Inhabitants. Who i Oregonian To Head Inland Teachers Next Spokane, Wash., April 1. D. A. Grout, superintendent of schools at Portland, Or., was elect Jed president of the Inland Empire i Teachers' association at the an jnual business session of the or iganlzation here today. Miss Lena F. Butts, superintendent of ! schools at Kellogg and Wardner, Idaho, was elected vice president. Tourists Route Selected; Three Trips Feasible Immediate action was taken by the committee of three appointed by L. G. Hayford. president of the Marion County Realtors associa tion to work out suitable routes for tourists this summer and In connection with the plans present ed by Dorsey B. Smith of the Journal Travel Bureau of Port land. The committee met last night and decided on three possible routes. The first leads out by the state hospital, and penitentiary, then to the asylum farm and to the boys training school. This will undoubtedly be one of the im portant trips, for as it was point ed out, a very small percentage of people have lived In capital cities and interest in state Insti tutions is universal. The next route Is out through the cherry and prune districts of , Polk county and Oak grove. It j Is being planned that this trip ; combined with the third which j leads toward RosecJale by way jf Ankeny hill will be combined I with the route of the state insti tutions, making a trip which will take about two hours. The committee has already In formed Mr. Smith of their select ions and have asked him to returt and go over the routes with them. In stating his plans to the reeJ tors yesterday Mr. Smith aid that Salem could only be requir ed to take care of me tourists aa he sent them down, and them a worthwhile trip. ChctfleS Decides To Quit Qualifies Retirement On Condition He Be I 11 j gjj -. AllOWecl 1 0 JCiXplam Failure Vienna, April 1. Official in formation was received in this city last night that former Emperor Charles, who attempted Sunday to I bring about a coup d'etat in Hun gary, would leave that country. Following a visit to Chancellor Mayr by the Swiss minister it was stated Switzerland would be wil ing to grant Charles safe conduct over the Swiss frontier. The developments tend to lessen the tension prevailing all day yes terday as a result of sensational reports favorable to the monar chists' cause. Ketirement Conditional. Steinamanager, West Hungarv, April 1. Former Emperor Chares declared here this morning ta.it his departufe from Hungary won d be conditioned upon permission 'o issue a proclamation to the Mag yars explaining the "unfavorable circumstances compelling his with drawal and saying that he, as kfag temporarily confirmed the regtney of Admiral Horthy. Two Facts Certain. Paris, April 1. Two authentic facts appear to stand out of the mass of sensational rumor.i le'a tive to the attempt of former Em peror Charles to reinstate himself as head of the Hungarian govern ment. The first Is that Chatljs is still in Hungary and the seeond is that the "little entente" com prising Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Jugoslavia, and the "big en tente" are ready to strike if Iho former emperor succeeds in his en terprise. Premier Briand's newspaper, the Eclair, understands the en tente governments are considering the steps they will take in the evont that the Hungaran situation is not rapidly cleared up. Among these measures, it Is declared, the (Continued on J'age Four.) Man's Room Burglarized; Gym Frisked Further activities of petty thieves were reported to the police yesterday evening. Henry Touruier, who occupies an upstairs room on State street. complained that thieves had enfoi ed his apartment aud had mad? away with a pair of trousers and a pair of shoes. Nothing else was taken. A quantity of personal effects effects was stolen by some thtef who broke into the Willamette gymnasium and ransacked the lockers. C. J. Gillette, 20 street, staled. Oak Cabinet System Of Government Now Installed Olympia, Wash., April 1. Or ganization of Governor Ixuls F. Hart's cabinet.' consisting of the ten directors of state departments provided for In the civil adminis- tratlve code passed by the last iegislat ure, and w hich became ef fective today, was to be completed at a meeting with Governor Hart here this morning. The code pro vided for the consolidation ofi many state boards and depart- leg to a Ftstement by the Pacific ments, but did not affect the sta-1 Steamship company her. Man:a - : us of elective state officers, wholret Kierr, Agnes McLaughlin, Fl - however, will not become mem- bers of the cabinet. Lincoln was the first president to wear a full beard, and Grant the first to wear a moustache and b-ard. Steamer Governor Sent To Bottom Off Washington Coast By West Hartland Explosion Follows Hard On Crash and Big Vessel Sinks Rapidly; Damaged Craft Limns Into Port Carrying Survivors; Search For Missing Fails to Reveal Any Traces of Passengers or Sailors Tales of Heroism Are Many OCXU L1YT, j 11 1. MIL- I (tlllK V-W.ll OIUIf:IU ill 1 ..III p. 111. aUHUIIIIVCU lll.lt CI VV1IIJICI.C and careful re-check of survivors from the steamer Governor sunk off Point Wilson early today after a collision with the three members of the crew were unaccounted for. Seattle, Wash., April 1. Nineteen persons, including seventeen passengers and three members of the crew of the Admiral line steamship Governor, may have lost their lives when the big liner sank off Point Wilson, Washington, early today, after she had been rammed and sunk by the shipping board steamer West Hartland. A check up of survivors arriving on the West Hartland when the freighter docked here at 10 o'clock this morning, disclosed the fact that nineteen persons carried on the pas senger and crew lists of the Seattle, Wash., April 1. At 7:30 a. m. the master of the Pa cific Coast company's tug Warrior, which hastened to the scene from Seattle immediatey after the col lision, reported by wireless he had searched the coast line in the vi cinity of Point Wilson, but had tound no survivors of the wreck or bodies of victims. Officials of the company instructed him to continue the search. Boilers Blown Up. The collision took place in Eby'3 bay, off Point Wilson, at 12:04 this morning. The Governor's boilers blew up shortly afterward, and the big passenger ship went down in deep water at 1:15 a. m.. uccording to wireless, messages. Some members of the crew were injured by escaping steam and by the impact of the collision, it was said. Passengers were transferred to the West Hartland by boats from both vessels. Three boat loads, at first reported missing, were picked up by the pilot boat Pinto of Port Townsend, aud put aboard the West Hartland. Governor Just Cleared. The Governor, owned by the Pacific Steamship company, oper ators of the Admiral line, left Victoria, B. C, at 9:30 last night, and had just cleared Port Tow n send on the final leg of her voyage to Seattle when the arcident oc curred. The West Hartland, a shipping board vessel operated by the Pacific Steamship company, was enroute from Victoria to Bombay, and was beaded for Port Townsend for final clearance pa pers. Officers of the company an nounced this morning that until they could receive the reports of Captain Alwen and Captain E. P. Hartlett, master of the Governor, they could not determine the re sponsibility for the accident. Light Keeper Witness. William O. Thomas, veteran keeper at the Point Wilson light house, was almost an eye witnesn of the collision. v. . I' iii.i I . Ill ill J M',1.,, ii mi the Associated Press over the long .... I, I I. Mm distance telephone, he said: "It was just 12:05 this morning when I heard the crash. As I turn ed in the direction of the sound, I saw the West Hartland with her nose rammed into the Governor's starboard side amidships. It was clear, and the vessels were plainly in sight about three-quarters of a mile away. Aged Woman Is Seriously Hurt Seattle, Wash , April 1. M.s. Susan Crane. 60, of Los Angela.! who was on her way to visit a son Hvlng In northern Idaho, was bodiy injured Uiat she was taken1 to a hospital here immwliately up- on the arrival of the West Hart land. Her back was badly wrenr'i- d aud her ankle sprained, physi- sians said. No other serious injuries were teported among passengers or crew, although slightly hurt. a number weri; Fonr Reported Safe. San Francisco. April 1 Aecord- len Woolridge and C. J. Bauer lef. Sadies and Olene, were pinned be the steamer at Vivtoria and ar'neath falling timbers. When res- safe. They were Included In Ibe.ruers came on the Governor from list of missing. the West Hartland. Mrs. Billing-j The Great Bell at Peking weighs fifty-three tona. Lost Throne steamer West Hartland, showed that seven passengers and Governor, were not accounted for. The Missing Passengers: Mrs. Washburn. Miss Sadie Washburn. Miss Olene Washburn. J. Clancy. V. Brulsena. F. Sheek, San Francisco. Alfred Kaseau, Los Angeles. Crew: G. Chrlstensen. C. M. Aubutton. H. Webster. Past Record Of Governor 111 Luck List Los Angeles, Cal., April ) Steamthlp men here today recalled what they termed 't'he run of bad lucli" which seemed to have niarn ed the Governor since she entered the Pacific coast service In 190 . This began with complaint; by passengers of poor service, consid erable publicity and eventual changes in policy in 1909. In 1916 the Governor ran ashore in a fog but was floated without naving Buffered much damage. In 1917 she rammed and tank the United States Steamer McCtil lotigh, a coast guard cutter loaded with munitions of war, off Sania Barbara. This accident, which also occurred In a fog, wai fol lowed by a long federal inquiry. In the same year she rammed a breakwater in Los Angeles har bor. In May 1918, she was crippled at sea and was saved from sink ing only by extraordinary meas ures. Woman Run Over bv Car. Mrs. W. 0. Miller, 1289 North Commercial street, was severely inruised this afternoon when an automobile driven by Harold Wright, 1253 State street, ran over her at tbo ocrner of Court and Liberty streets. Children Victims Of Wreck, Mother Spurns Rescuers Taooma, Wash, April 1. A cltal of mother love, seldom dupli ""ated and never excelled, was giv- en here today concerning Mrs. W. I W. Washburn of Ncah Bay, who Uiough she might easily have ' saved her life from the steamship .lovernor, preferred to go with her wo daughters to death. The story was told by Mrs. W. S Billinghurst, who with her hus band was on the doomed vessel they reached here at noon. The Washburn family was on deck a short time before the wreck Mrs. Billinghurst said, and point- d out their home to fellow pas-1 senger? when the crash came the fall force of the Impact struck on 'the side of the ship on which Mr. j and Mrs. Washburn were with 'tbelr two daughters. The girls. hurst said, they took Mr. Warsh- nrn off. Upon returning for his' wife, she refused to leave without i It was an anxious crowd that gathered at the Pacific Coast com pany's pier D, as the West Hart land, her heavy steel prow crum pled like paper and her dec crowded with a huddled throng of survivors in a motley array of blankets and borrowed clothing, wraped slowly into the slip. Then, in many cases, anxiety gave way to merriment, which in turn be came hysteria, as friends recog nized friends among those saved. Rains Adds to Misery. A cold drizzling rain added to the misery of those on the big freighter's deck throughout most of the slow journey from the scene of the collision. Few of them had been able to escape completely clothed. A number were In their night clothes, and were wrapped in blankets loaned by members of 'he West Mart lands crew. Gang planks were swung aboard and as the crowd filed down, a last check was made. Automobiles and ambulances rushed the survivors to nearby hotels. Officers Are Silent. Ship's officers were reticent In speaking of the disaster, but i hired order was maintained aboard the sinking vessel. Neither Captain E. P. Bartlett, master of tho governor, nor Cap tain John Alwen, of the Wejt Hartland, would discuss the affair. "I am going before the inspec tors this afternoon, and I'll tell what I know about the accident then," said Captain Bartlett. "I have nothing to say now; It will come out at the inquiry," waa 'a Id a in Alwen's answer to all questions. The West Hartland struck tho Governor in a slanting direction, according to ship's officers. The great hole In the freighter's bow Is slightly to starboard, extend;:igr from a point about ten feet aboe the waterline the entire length if the etem. The Governor was struck on the starboard side amid ships, and cut almost in two by the collision. Cause Not Determined. According to passengers, tho (Continued on Page Nine.) re-'her daughters. Taken by force, Khe bruke awav at ,he rai, and . . cabin, The Governor at that time was fettling rapidly, and It was impos- Pible to save Mrs. Washburn. "We were in our cabin, lying awake in bed, when suddenly the whistles of the Governor and the West Hartland began to shriek," said Mrs Billinghurst. "A few second later, though it semed long er, there came the crash of the im pact. "The floor of our cabin titled upwards. Then the light went out. We made our way to the deck, where members of the crew were shouting commands. "The wonderful brilliancy and clarity of the night Immediately impressed us. I now wonder how wo ships could collide in such a vividly clear night. "It was as simple to reach the leek of the West Hartland as to jump from a low porck Ml lawn."