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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1921)
The Weather OREGON: Tonierht and Tues day fair, continued cold, killing frost in eaily moraine; moderate northwesterly winds. Local: Trace rainfall: westerly winds; part cloudy; maximum 51, minimum 19 ; set 33 ; river 4 feet and falling. Circulation Capit ournal Average for 192J, 5250 M6P'.i.-.:).. of Salem 1900, 4258; Hg I:. !',094; 1920, 17,679 Mh'! 'i unty 1920, 47,177; Polk bOuntv 14,181 Jger-ib.v ,f Audit Bureau of Clrcu i !atlo. Associated Press Full HtXeascd Wire. d be orty-Third Year No. 81 Salem, Oregon, Monday, April 4, 1921 Prir Three Tents on trains Aim news trice mrte taenia BTjuna five cent a ml. bio, America to Back Allied Reparations Elderly Farmer Suicide Jiels Jorgensen, 68, of Chemawa Found at Bottom of Stream at Searchers Nlela Christian Jorgensen, dS, 'hemawa rancher, was found dead estei'day afternoon at the bottom a stream, four feet deep, wHcb uns across a coiner of hi:; farm, loroner Lloyd Klgdon said todi.y e ie convinced the man conualt ed suicide. FriendB of Jorgensen, wit) is urvived by only one relative, a ephew, organized a searching arty shortly after the elderly lan disappeared early yesterday lornlng. It was about 4 o'clock aat Jorgensen, apparently dead jr some time, was found at the ottom 'of the creek. Friends of Jorgensen are of the pinion that lie cither .jumped or ill to his death. He had been ill r several days, it was stated, Jorgensen. whose wife died la;-:t ugust, Was well known in the vi inity of Chemawa, where he had islded for some time. The funeral will be held AVed esday afternoon at 2 o'clock from ie Webb & ('lough chapel, and iterment will be made in the ity View cemetery. No inquest ill be held Corner Itigdon stated. Former Emperor Charles Would Defy Allied Order rnd Remain In Hungary uffler Was Open, Claim; Driver Pays Five Dollars Fine Five floll That is he amount paid Satur ence Rush of this city, as taken before Police l Race. Mr. Rush was th operating his auto i his muffler open. . Rotwell, traveling on et, was arrested yester eeding charge. He pu! icding charge. He put and was instructed to olice court today. ay by CI.. hen he v udge Ear barged tobile wii George ! apitol stn en, on a s: en, on a : p $10 nai ppear in i Chinese Miss Struck by Car; Arm Is Broken A little Chinese girl, a daughter )f Hop Le . Alio resides near 12th ind State si ro t. sustained a brok en right arm yesterday when sne was struck and knocked to the- pavement by an automobile piloted by D. A. Donovan of iills City. Mr. , Donovan said he was driv ing west on State street near 12th when the little girl suddenly ran In front of his car. She was tak en to her home by Mr. Donovan. Thirty-eight men and 10 wom en obtained positions through the Eugene office of the United States employment bureau during the past week. Woman Hires Men To Kill Her; Pair Skip With Money JHL Switzerland, April 4. Hl who had entered i Ho a IBt with a woman to end her H recently hailed into crim Brt here by the party of the Wri ior taking nor nioucy yyywng to carry out taeir bar- fSSSSSSSSKobbt-ry was charged by ihei t in the action and the; more in keeping wit i ihj c nven-Bu-e sentenced to terms in j tion. The third part suffer ted K The. woman narrow!- os-' drowning as a compt jmi-'e a' d the raped 1 murder attempted seif- Hlein Krauss, brooCiig tver Bnsterhood, decided to end b'tt she cv-i'd rot bring to suicide. She found price vanished enroute a:id i.ne who proteased to be ;:i-lcution followed. Stillman Starts Fight To Obtain Adm ission of Letters Barred by Court Cars Crash, 3 Lads Hit, None Hurt Three boys were struck by auto mobiles In two of three automobile accidents which occurred yester day. None of the lads was injured. Earnest Heningson, riding a bi cycle, was struck by an automobile driven by Carl Noeske, route 3, in an accident which occurred about three miles from Salem on the Canyon road, and Paul Golone and a companion whose name wai not learned, collided with an au tomobile piloted by C. W. Bean, 2460 Maple avenue, as it was tra veling on 17th street. Both of the boys were on bicycles. One of the wheels was damaged, and the auto mobile's windshield was broken. The boys were unhurt. An automobile driven by D. B. Cooley, 740 Market street, was struck by a car driven by one Mrs. Day of Portland on the highway between Woodburn and Hubbard yesterday. Cooley told the police that Mrs. Day had essayed to pass him when the collision occurred. The Cooley cair received a damaged running board and fender. Nobody was injured. Deoosed Ruler Seeks To Escaoe Exile and Declares Willingless to Settle Down As Private Citizen; Austria Threatens to Cancel Safe Conduct Pledge Issued Budapest, April 4.--Former Emperor Charles told the m a .a -i . ri. i- 1 i.1 A L .-. memoers oi his suite at aieinamanger touay mat ne w.- unwilling to leave Hungary. If he could not remain as king he would settle in the country as a private citizen, he de clared. It had been previously stated that the ex-ruler was refusing to leave Steinamanager because he had been taken ill and two professors from the medical university went to Steinamanger to find out what the ex-king's condition really was. If his health was poor an automobile ambulance would be secured, it was declared, in which he could take up his journey out of Hungary. The new announcement of the unwillingness of Charles to leave Hungary at all, even if he were not allowed to assume the throne came through Prince Windisch-Greatz. "King Charles has declared categorically to his suite that he is unwilling to leave the country," said the prince, "and if he cannot be king is resolved to settle as a common citizen." In commenting on the ex-monarch's announcement County An drassy. said: "I am afraid the king's sojourn might be longer than would be good for him and his dynasty." Austria Demands Haste. Vienna, April 4. The Austrian cabinet has notified the Hungar ian government that unless an early house is set for the certaia departure of ex-Emperor Charles, the Austrian government will can- ing to act as execution, r ! r a con sideration, and after tnj in hjd conferred in the presence of n third person, HUH wore agreed upon. The wom:n in.iico upon being beheaded, it was alleged but the chemist, with a tur f pro to.t. n fessional pride, be d th: would be just as cfCcncicti i ind deal was closed. The three started for Lake Lu cerne but the chemist, hu trig ex acted advance nay me it of 5 per cent of the 40C -.n.'.cds ccttrct White plains, N. Y April 4. Justice Morschauser in supreme court here today signed an order directing that pay ment of alimony and counsel fees in the divorce proceedings brought by James A. Stillman, New York banker, against Mrs. Anne U. Stillman, be made within thirty days and that meanwhile referee hearings in the case be stayed. Counsel for both sides agreed that sealed papers in the case, in including letters said to have been written to Mrs. Stillman by Fred Beauvais, Indian guide, named as co-respondent, and the alleged "confession letter" of Mrs. Still man ta her husband, should not be opened when they are filed in tho Putnam county court house at Car mel. To Appeal Decision. Counsel for Mr. Stillman an nounced that an appeal would be taken to the supreme court in Brooklyn today against Justice Morschauser's dec..on last week in expunging from the records the letters said to have been writ ton by Mrs. Stillman and the lndan guide. The letter from Mrs. Stillman to her husband was barred from the ........... ..1 ,,m Iho p-rnllTld rllat it liiiM.tiuui&t' .u e, was confident tial between man ana wife, and, therefore, privileged. Letters alleged to have been writ (Continued on Page Eight.) R. N. Ferguson of Oregon Agr cultural college is mixing 1040 quarts or rat and squirrel poison for use by Linn county farmers. eel his safe conduct. This notifi cation has evoked a promise from Hungary that Charles would leave that country within forty-eight house from Sunday night. Little Entente Threatens. London, April 4. Confirmation of reports that the "little entente" has threatened military measures against Hungary if former Em peror Charles does not leave that country before Thursday is given in advices to Reuters Limited. It is stated that an ultimatum to this effect has ben sent to Hungary by Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Jugoslavia. May Leave Todav London, April 4. A Vienna dis patch to the Central News states the Swiss legation at the Autriun capital has announced that for former Emperor Charles will re turn to Switzerland today. Swiss Refuse Asylum. Berne, Switzerland, April 4. Switzerland will be only a way station on the return journey from Hungary of former Empe-or Charles, it is stated semi-officia:ly here. Permission for him to re-enter this country is said to have been given only for the purpose of obtaining peace for Hungary and Austria. Shipp Disposes of Auto Interests son a I indignities which rendered To devote his entire time to the: her weak and nervous. Watt Shipp Powder company, Mr. j Mrs. Otjen claims that her has Shipp has disposed of his interests! band also used abusive language in the Valley Motor company to! to her and that be was continual Paul Wallace for $32,000. ly, during the last part of their ihe powder company was estab-1 lished several years ago and under the careful management of Mr Shipp has developed to quite ex tensive proportions. Union Head Sanctions LocalAction Arbitration Request of Mill Employes Ap proved; Called Meeting Is Officials of the Central Labor council conferred yesterday after noon with Kay R. Canterbury, president of the International ,:T!ntnn ,.f Ti.nlio,- Workoru rnenril- . , o mg tue wage reduction announced by the Charles K. Spaulding Lum ber company. Canterbury was on his ,vay tn Weed, California, where a Similar' situation has arisen. Vs heartily approved of the act'on taken by the committee selected nv the em ployes to arbitrate the matter with officials ot the lumber company and advised that another meeliDg be held tonight in the Co i' . t l La bor temple at 8 o'clock. Local labor leaders are silent as to the recent developr.'ents of the wage issue, stating that, owing to their failure to see Mr. ftpftuldlng nothing has beep done. The wag reduction of the com pany was announced ali.'Ht ten days ago. It reduced .he scale from $3.60 to $3 per Jay mi'ii nurd on an eight hour basis. Before the new scale went into effo', how ever, the mill was close down be cause employes announced that I they would resist any reduction, unless it was awarded them by the I board of arbitration. It developed I later that they would accept the I $3 a day while the matter was be- ing considered by the board, and if the latter found on investigation that the company could not oper ate at that minimum they would abide by what ever scale was awarded. Marion Hotel Has Small Fire Today; Damage Is Slight Slight damage resulted from a small fire which broke out in the basement of the Marion hotel at 6:10 this morning. The flames were well under control before the fire department arrived. Spontaneous combustion is held to be the cause of the fire which is believed to have started in a small locker room w here some old rags, used for cleaning purposes, wen; kept. The hotel's fire fighting ap paratus was thrown into operation a few second after the blaze was discovered and little difficulty was experienced in extingulsning it. The basement of the hotel is ot cement. Insurance will cover the loss, it was stated. The name of God in Hebrew is "Elohim," or "Eloha," In Chal' daic "Eliah," in Assyrian "Eleah." Suicide Play Only Bluff Wife Says; Asks For Divorce Charging cruel and inhuman tratment, Grace I. Otjen, wife of B. E. Otjen. farmer who attempted to commit suicide on March 30 by shooting himself with a .22 cal ibre revolver, filed her complaint for divorce with the county clerk today. According to the complaint, thA couple were married in Marion county in 1910, and it alleges that shortly after their marriage Otjen began to subject his "wife to per- married life, making false accusa- Hon against her which lnvoWed George Shank, the hired man. Mrs. Otjen further complains that the man did not supply tunds Damage By Frost Feared Growers Watching Orchards Closely for Indications of Injury by Cold Conflicting reports and the fact that indications of injury would not be at once apparent, hindered today in the accumulation of in formation relative to the damage done to fruit by the frost whic visited the central Willamette val ley last night. With the official temperature In Salem recorded at 19 degrees above zero during the early morning, fruit men were apprehensive this morning and feared that serious Injury had been done to cherries, peaches and plums, which have been blossoming freely. Unofficial reports from farmers in various parts of the county estimated the damage at front next to nothing to total destruction of the crop. Reports made to S. H. Van Trump, county fruit inspector, and by field agents of the Oregon Growers association, estimated the damage to be light, due principally to the fact that the mist hanging over the valley during the early morning prevented rapid thawing of the frost nipped buds. Prune orchards, as yet sporting only scattered blossoms, were not injured. I Reports from Dallas this morn ing said that damage in that sec tion was not apparent. Fruit men have been warned that another frost is looked for to night. Medford Reports Freeze. Medford, Or., April 4. With hail and snow Sunday afternoon and a maximum temperature of 48 the Rogue river valley suffered one of the worst "freezes" in it.- history early today when the ther mometer at 6 a. m. fell to 24 above zero. Although the exact condi tions will not be known until a survey has been made, County Agent C. C. Cute is of the opin ion that the damage to the pear crop will not be serious. With blossom clusters protected by Ice and snow and with one of the heaviest setting in recent years, it is believed the low temperature to day will only act as desirable thinning out. With predicted fair and continued cold tonight, the greatest danger is expected early tomorrow morning. Frost Predicted Toni?ht. San Francisco, April 4. High north and northwest winds along virtually the entire Pacific coast line today necessitated the contin uance of storm warning posted yesterday and compelled deep sea shipping to remain harbor or bar bound. The storm warnings re.ich from San Diego to Cape Flattery. The wind is diminishing' and will be followed tonight and to morrow by calm, cold weather with killing frosts throughout the entire coast area, the United States weather bureau reported. The bureau reported a snowstorm to day in Nevada, southern Idaho and southern Utah. The seas were breaking so high over the bar here yesterday and today that some offshore sbipn'ng was compelled to remain outside while only one or two vessels ven tured out of the harbor. to properly clothe and feed B4T and that she depended largely on her friend3 and relatives for her support. Her mother, she state:; loaned the defendant about $10' that her personal property was only secured through this loan. Otjen's attempt to commit hu! cide recently was an endeavor, she says to "embarrass and harass'' her and her family, according to his own boast, until "they were all In their graves." The court is asked to award her $40 a month alimony and the cus tody of the children. The state land board has re ceived a check for $17,700, cov ering the payment of $7.50 an acre for deeds to land canceled by the government in so-ealled Hyde Benson selections. GARBAGE CAN WAS NOT "STRONG" BANK Chicago, April 4. Gus Mar garete, propietor of the Cozy lunchroom, has decided that the garbage can in the rear of his restaurant is a poor bank. For months it was the custom of Gus to hide his daily receipts in the unsavory receptacle. Then in the morning he would recover the garbage-tainted currency and take it to the bank. The other night, however, Gus attended a midnight wed ding feast, after locking the door of the Cozy. The roosters were crowing when he left. And It was some hours later when Gus finally reached the Cozy. He staggered to the back door. The garbage can was empty. The early worm, in the person of the garbage collector, had caught the roll. Salem Cars Victims Of 'Motor Paralysis' Only 1 Arrest Made Newton Waives Hearing, Grand Jury Gets Case Chaffer Newton, charged with breaking down a fence owned by Charles W. Niemeyer, local realtor, appeared before Judge Unruh in the justice court this morning, waived a hearing and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury. Newton was released on his own recognizance. Owen Denies He Had Hand In Bank Deals Salt Lake city, Utah, April 4. C. H. Owen of Medford, Or., who has been arrested here at the re quest of Medford authorities, on a charge of assisting the cashier of a Jacksonville bank to loot the in stitution of $21,000 declared to day he was innocent of any wrong doing. Owen came here about two months ago and became associateH with local interests In the promo tion of an oil company. He said he would waive extradition. An officer from Jackson county, Ore gon, is on his way to take the man back to Medford for trial. Accord ing to word received here Owen was indicted recently and his bail fixed at $25,000. People Made Taxes High Says Tom Kay That the people of the state themselves and not the recent leg islature are responsible for the high taxes this year, was the con tention of Thomas B. Kay, repre sentative from Marion county, in a speech made at the luncheon of Salem business men in the Com mercial club this noon. Mr. Kay pointed out that by voting the millage taxes for ele mentary schools, higher educa tional Institutions and service men's educational funds, the peo ple more than doubled the entire state tax. Formerly the total state tax, he said, had been four million dollars, but owing to these mill age measures it was now about nine million. That it Is necessary for the peo ple of Salem road districts to sub scribe to the $80,000 bond issue for the improvement of market roads was dwelt on to some extent by the speaker. If the people 11 v -ing along the market roads do not buy these bonds work will not be started. The amount for the Salem dis trict is part of the appropriation voted two yars ago amounting to $850,000 of which $225,000 Is to be spent In the county this year, explained Mr. Kay. Ail other road districts in the county have pur chased their share of the bonds, except Salem. Previously the banks bought the1 tranfe was sadned. The locks bonds, but owing to the present j were Jimmied, officers said, necessity of lending the farmer Attempts to enter the of fks of money, they arc not in a position ! ' ttorneys Rollin K. Page. Donald to do so, Mr. Kay affirmed. i Miles. James Helsell and T. K. These road bonds, he said, were Ford met with no success. Screw salable only at par and drew 5 per drivers were employed In an ef cent interest, so that there can be tort to get the locks off, lnvesti no danger of any loss to the pur- gatir.n showed, chaser. What the motive for the at-, Germans Advised United States To Demand Payment Husrhes Answers Hun Communication With Statement of Administration's Attitude of Statement of Debts; Responsibility for War Declared to Rest With Prussians Washington, April 4. Formal statement of the United States as to German reparations is contained in an exchange of communications with German government officials made public today by the state department. They ara in the form of memoranda transmitted through Loring Dresel, American "Motor paralysis: paralysis of the voluntary muscles." So say our doctors. Probably automobiles are not so bothered. But if possible machines must have been so afflicted yesterday. As a result of T. A. Rafferty's inability to get his deputies into the Salem field, the traffic "clean up" scheduled for yesterday and today was not officially launched until this afternoon. But, even so, Salem autoists were remark ably docile yesterday. Few speed ers were seen on any of the streets here, and corner-cutting was noticeably absent. Parking rules were strictly followed. Only one man was arrested In the city yesterday for an alleged traffic law violation. He was George E. Rotwell, who was tak en into custody by Traffic Officer Hayden. The combined forces of the state and city will be after all traffic law violators today and to morrow, Chief of Police Moffitt said todaj. Senators Beat Pen Team 9-4 Members of the state peniten tiary li'seball nine found they had overlooked something in their -.reparation for their game with the S;ilem Senators yesterday a'f ternoon. Among other things they needed a battery of detect-I.-cs to help "find" the dim.- tive Joe Biddle, Salem twlrler, who pitched his first game yes terday in a Senator's Uniform. The score was nine to four fix favor of the Senators. Bidd'.e fulfilled all expectations lie pitched a remarkable gam and fans who witnessed the prac tice tession were well pleased with his performance. Starting off In the first frame, the Sena tors annexed two runs and the game was easily theirs through out the nine innings. The Senators will probably play their next game Sunday with the Regina team. Definite arrange ments have not yet been made, however. Burglars Attempt : To Rob Offices Of 6 A ttorneys; Fail Some burglar vowed vengence neys. An effort to gain entrance to six different attorneys' offices was made by thieves sometime last night, according to reports made to the police and sheriff. The thief succeeded in entering only two of the suites, however, and nothing was reported stolen. The offices ot C. M. Inman and Grant Corby, located in the Brcyman building on tlommercial street, were the two to which en- Edict high commissioner at Berlin. The memorandum was in reply to a communication handed to Mr. Dresel recently by a German gov ernment official in which the frank admission was made that Germany was willing to pay but hoped for a reopening of the ques tion of terms. To Support Allies. In the American reply it was made clear that the United States purposes to stand by the govern ments of the allies in enforcing just reparation. The state department empha sized the statement that the com munications were exchanged be fore the arrival in this countiy ot M. Vivianl as special French en voy. The German communication, dated March 23, was written by Dr. Walter Simons, Germany for eign minister and asserted it vas "entirely clear" both to the gov ernment and people that Germany "must make reparations to the limit of her ability to pay" but sought "examination by unbiased experts" to determine the exteut of her ability. Holds Huns Responsible. In bis reply dated March 29, Secretary Hughes expressed pleas ure at Germany's "unequivocal expression" of its desire to pay to the limit of ability and declared the United States "stands with the governments of the allies in hold ing Germany responsible for the war and therefore morally bouu I to make reparation, so far as may be possible. "This government," Secretary Hughes' memorandum said, "be lieves that it recognizes in the memorandum of Dr. Simons' a sin cere desire on the part of the Ger man government to reopen nego tiations with the allies on a new basis and hopes that such negotia tions, once resumed, may lead to a prompt settlement which will at the same time satisfy the just claims of the allies and permit Germany hopefully to renew its productive activities." Farm Acreage Brings $10,000 The sale to H. M. Parker of ap proximately 120 acres ot land for $10,000 cash which formerly be long to the estate of F. W. Kelly was confirmed today by the coun ty court. The farm lies about 12 miles northeast of Salem near Parkers ville and is reputed to be some of the best general farming land in the state. The deal was consum mated at a private sale of the par ties interested. $1000 being paid down and the rest on the con firmation of the court. apparently lias, tempted robbery could be. offi- on Salem attor-jcer! are unable to say. No clew was left by the burglars. Salem Man Is Jailed For Non-Support Arthur Wilson, of Salem, was arrested this, morning by Con stable Walter DeLong, and was arraigned before Judge G. E. Un ruh. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of non-support. Wilson Is accused of failure to provide for his wife, Emma Wil son. His ball was placed at' $250 which he was unable to furnish. He Is at present held in the coun ty jail. The date for his trial has not yet been set.