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
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HtXeascd Wire.
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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.