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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1921)
The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Wed nesday fair west, fair and warm er east portion, heavy frost in morning, moderate northwest winds. LOCAL: Ho rainfall; part cloudy; maximum 57, minimum 25, set 43; river 3.8 feet and fall ing. Circulation Capit ournal rerMe for 1923, 5250 Population of Salens 1900, 4258; 110, 14,094; I'JliO, 17,679 Marlon County 1920, 47,177; Pollt oounty, 14,181 Member of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated Press Full ed Wire. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, April 5, 1921 Forty-Third Year No. 82 Price Three Cents 0K tbajnb and news rni-e iuivv v. ems stands five CENT resident Orders Inquiry Into Soldier Aid Cooperative Concern to Take Over Local Packing Plant Germans Buy Block Oregon Prunes Growers To Form Concern "harles Leaves Country i- Emperor Departs ia Austria After futile Attempt to legain Throne ludapest, April f. Former peror Charles departed from riamanger in West Hungary r the Austrian border at 10:35 ock this morning on his way of Hungary near the Austrian Jer at 10::!.r o'clock this morn- on his way out of Hungary, mier Telcky made this an ncement in the national as hly this afternoon. special train with the Austri- published abroad official escort is in waiting. I outline his views. Viviani's Mission Here One of Friendship Sounds Out Sentiment Washington, April 5. Rene VI ciani, former premier of France, in a statement today to the Associat ed Press, said the purpose of his visit to the United States was to sound public opinion in America and inform the American people of conditions in France. The French envoy expressed gratification at the sentiment fav orable to France he had observed in conferences with leading public officials. The statement of the former French premier was the first he has made since his arrival in the United States in which the pur poses of his mission was set forth. In eonectien with his conferences here M. Vivian i said he had au thorized no one to state conclu sions he had drawn, presumably having reference to dispatches purporting to tece Scored For Mixing In Row At Council Meet; Gestures BringProtests Drager Closes Contract Deal Smashes Past Records; Shipment Cleans Up Larger . Sizes Here The largest deal in prunes of 'this season and the largest sin 'gle shipment ever made from the (northwest, has been included by W. F. Drager, of the Uier Fruit company of Salem, for ex port abroad. Approximately 1, 450,000 pounds of Oregon, Wash ington Italian prunes are being shipped to Germany, having been 1 purchased within the past two weeks by the 1 .ager Fruit com- j pany. Of this quantity 1,025,000 pounds were purchased from the Oregon Growers Cooperative asso ciation, 300,000 pounds from the Washington Growers Cooperative association and 125,000 pounds from the Dundee Prune Growers j association. The prunes have been sold to Germany and will be shipped dur LIGHTNING STRIKES CAE; PASSENGERS ARE UNRTJRT Chicago, Aprii 6. Light ning completely destroyed a Halstead street car during a recent storm, but the only in jury to the thirty passengers was the nervous shock to sev eral women who fainted. The bolt followed a weird course, first striking a flag pole and shattering it, then leaping to the trolley wire. For a block it played along the copper strand until it came to the Ill-fated car. There was a report like a bomb explosion which was heard blocks away and the car began to burn. Dawes Committee Told To Determine Reason for Abuses Cooperative To Take Over Kurtz Company Plant Is Announcement ossom Day bstponed; New Date April 17 iaring thai the orchards will .1 ,i n v ,iril 10. sum day has been postponed week later. April 1 ing Slag ' E. Knowland, of Cherrlan and T. E. McCros of the Commercial club, made ip ovaK the route through the ying orchards and aft?r inter ing farmers .yesterday decided if straii ' resented in this sale are 70-80c Sharp protest against outsiders participating in the pro- 80-90c, 90-iooc and 100-120C. ceedings of the Salem city council was voiced by Alderman !While the. Prices for these Prunes V t TTit it i ij. :ui. ...L..-..1- j are low, u is pracucauy a cieau A unu, aKi on. ivguiai laol iliglll., n im II axzL vcu as a preclusion of an address begun by City Recorder Earl Race who had risen to remonstrate at some of the remarks made by Dr. Utter. Once the council had voted to b- gin work. A few minutes later it out arbitration as a means of set- i tling the difficulty was indorsed. Local labor leaders were in j hopes yesterday that Mr. Spauld ing would be able to see them 1 rpfrnrrlinir the imatlnn t .... 1, ing the present month by steamer I ,. . , , . ' " ' - j ,m. , I tion, but their attempts so far ftm Pap! lunri lW T 1, n oi7Du run. i ... ' . , have been a failure Spaulding Employes' Case Rests No new developments have presented themselves today in the wage controversy between the Charles K. Spaulding Lumber company and its employes. A closed meeting of the timber workers was held last night at the instance of local labor lead ers and the program ef holding ;ard8 are represented by th. sub Articles of incorporation will be filed this week for the Pro ducers Canning and Packing company with a capital stock of $125,000, a cooperative concern organized on radically different lines from that of existing corpo rations, which will take over and operate the fruit cannery, evapo rator and packing plant of the F. A. Kurtz Co. at Salem. Of the capital stock over $100,000 has been subscribed by local growers and it is expected the remaining stock will be taken up in a few days. Over a thousand acres of producing berry and fruit orch Government System of Caring for Disabled War Veterans To Be Fully Investigated With Aim of Correcting Errors and Strengthening Necessary Organization Washington, April 25. President Harding today asked his special commission, headed by Charles G. Dawes of Chi'nniYn tvioL-a " . t i 1 I , v , . , i I I,,,,,, i " ,.f .... , , ,.t , 4- ,1 A i no (iv, tu niiinL ilinl lH lio-junv Ui guvcillllicia UCpttl L- UOncem ment heads in an effort to find out just where the govern ment agencies have been "lacking in authority, neglectful or failing" in caring for disabled service men. He also asked that investigation be made of "the abuses which have developed." a failure, though there has been considerable ef fort on their part to bring the matter before the local board. Id be pi II Chern r Bing, in son each m. it two visitors .. . ir beat the event istponed. ans, according to the ill be called out for e capacity that day, n will be expected to :ars, to take care of which will arrive by "1 protest against this," Dr. Ut ter interpolated in a shout, as Re corder Race gesticulated in his di rection. "I want to know why Race has the floor. This council is for council members. If he's go ing to talk, let him address the chair." "He did address the chair," Mayor Halvorsen interposed. "Well, I don't want him shak ing his finger at me." The clash between Dr. Utter and Mr. Race came as the climux to long, sleep-Inducing controversy relative to the advisability of in stalling a relief sewer in North Sa lem. Arguments, long and short, heated and mild, had been heard. p of these sizes in the northwest Drager Deserves Credit Credit for making the saie is due to W. V. Drager, manager of the Drager Fruit company, who reports it as perhaps the largest had voted to reconsider. The sewer single shipment ever made Irom was to cost aproximately $4864. the northwest. "We have hopes," This, some of the aldermen felt.jsays Mr. Drager, "of being able oughtn't to be spent at the present I to report additional shipmeuts time. Statements were made and for export, but foreign business questions asked concerning thejis very difficult on account of city's financial status. Opinions the rates of exchange. We are varied widely. Then, as a result making every effort possibly to of two opposing statements made 1 clean no the 1920 eron of nrunes. by Alderman Ed Schunke and City Treasurer Clyde Rice. Dr. 1 Iter suddenly sprang from a crouch. Charces Brine Storm. "It looks to me," lie detlarfd. "like we have about two men who don't know what they re 'talking (Continued on Page Six.) I, A Ipecial automobile corn ea has been appointed which impoaad of Paul Stcge. chair , F. O. Delano. O L. Fisher, Gilbert, Lester Davis. C. H. , Dr. O. A. Olsen, Clarence llton, K L. Kappahan, aud t Ship. rt W. M icy is in charge of fflHttee which will have ge of directing strangers g the prop routes. Those wlllifcrve with Macy are: ge OlAlderln, Carl Gabriel George li. Brown, James B. ig, Ttftliam Gahlsdorf, Albert lille. Otto Hartman, Karle E. J. Kaerth, V. E. Kuhn, nberg, Fred Mangis, n, Lloyd T. Rigdon. ches. W. I. Staley, re, C. E. Wilson, A. L. President Is Not Committed to Any Single Peace Plan der contract with the state. This is the gist of an opinion handed down by the supreme court this morning dismissing the petition for a writ of mandamus filed by the Central Oregon Irrigation com pany against the public service commi.sison of Oregou i:i an euort to compel a hearing on Its apnli- Ithis sale to Germany, the fact is, j cation for an increase in its "main- scribers. Under the plan of operation, the growers will receive all that is in the crop after tne expense of processing and marketing is deducted. There will be no big salaries or heavy overhead, .which wrecks so many cooperative con cerns. The manager will be paid on a commission basis for sales made. In brief the aim of thw in corporators is to combine the best features of cooperative con cerns with the best features of in dividual ownership and secure to the producer the full value of bis produce. I Fruits and berries are to be 'packed, preserved, stored, dried 'and transported at actual cost. For all products, canned, juiced ana urieu, leu percent or tne re The public service commission ceipts are to be set aside for stock .at, no jurisuicuon over the rates dividends cnargeu ny a company engaged ln!pairs me i i.i iii.i i ion oi ariu lands u:i- PaS.C.HasNo Hand In Arid Lands Rates Mr. Dawes, who called on the president today at the White House, announced that the presi dent's wishes would be carried out to the letter and that the Inquiry would not be directed into contro versial or extended subjects. Neglect Charges Made. "I have asked you to meet and make an investigation into the administration of the law for car ing for the crippled and injured soldiers of the late world war," said the president's statement. "There have been numberous com plaints that the government is neglecting the becoming care of these defenders, to whom it owes every consideration, and there is further complaint that there is tardiness in dealing with theui and their claims which grew out of their service. "I should like to make diligent inquiry of department heads or with those associated with them, in an effort to find out just where the government agencies are in any way lacking in authority, neglectful or failing to carry out what is the unquestioned Intent of I congress In its enactment of laws 'and the making of appropriations. There need be no inquiry into the intent of the government, because 1 think it is well understood that every agency desires to deal justly and generously with those of its defenders who were impaired in the nation's defense. To Probe Abuses. "I think it would be well, while you are making inquiry as to the allure to care for these service men that you also make inquiry ia to the abuses which have develop ed, and look carefully into the reg ulations adopted so that you ltjay know their probable effect In the future. It is well to realize that the American people want to prove the republic's gratitude of these men. . "The regulations adopted at this time are likely to be in efiect for a full half century to Curte. In order to deal justly with these men and cany out a permanent pttttff it is exetuingly important to start on a fir-, foundation." Mr. Dawes told his commission that it was known that a "deplor able situation exists" and that the president and congress were envi ous to remedy it. and unless large quantities are sold for export there will be no clean up before the new crop is ready for shipment." Obstacles Overcome While considerable gossip has been written up by the Portland and local newspapers regarding 5es, W. Lange ). P.tt. ge Ri ik Spea lace. n roust, die ev out the world two per- ery second. Washington, April 5 President Harding is not committed to any definite program with regard to a congressional declaration to de clare the state of war with Ger many at an end. While the president voted for the Knox resolution when he was ! a member of the senate and spoke favorably with regard to it in his address of acceptance, he is under stood to feel that there is no occa sion for precipitate action at this time. The president's views with re gard to the peace program are ex pected to be known at the opening lop Market Good 5ays Growers Just Back from England session of t,he new congress which the executive may address in per son. Meantime it is known that the president and his advisers are growing mere and more convinced that there is no practical way to consider the Versailles covenant. Mr. Drager, realizing mat some concrete effort must be made to move part of our large surplus of prunes, started negotiations thru his connections several weeks ago. Little encouragement was offer ed at first but through persist ent arguments the contract was finally secured. The body of Orley P. Chase, son of Marshal O. P. Chase of Cor vallis, who lost his life on a French battlefield, has arrived at Hoboken, N. J and will be ship ped to Corvallis for burial. City's Money Comes Back When Man Pays Fine for Dnmkeness Fifteen of $17 which Tie had J come back as a law breaker, don't earned as, an employe of the city you think?" of Salem went back into the muV "I'm ashamed of myself, nicipality's coffers this morning judge." when Walter Ready, 454 North j Ready was arrested last night Church street, appeared before by Officer Victor. He spent the Police Judge Earl Race and .night in the city jail. pleaded guilty to a charge of be ing intoxicated. "This is perfectly good city ' mnnpv IRn t IT ' JUUKe nace re. April 5 .-Major pound and five pound government Ready had con. II lIUCll L jl IUC UI6 uwo n.i.i. " I" " ' - ranch south of this gold, and of course there are the h Mrs. Rose, just re- English silver pieces as usual, an extended visit in Mr. and Mrs. Rose saw some i business conditions notable changes in England since that they left their native home to re side in America. While there is no sign of prohibition, he .aid, saloons are carefully regulated depen !. sap rich r who. ed f n land, f Hally improving in hop market. h.e says, be in a healthy condi- prospects for fair pric- Two Shipments of California Spuds Condemned, Report Portland, Or., April 5. Two shipments of potatoes from Cal ifornia comprising seven boxes. ng. Last year, said the and are permitted to open only from 12 to 2 in the afternoon and from 6 to 10 in the evening. Major Rose and wife were in England just one month and they found mild weather during all of English crop was late big with the result that bop were not harvested In f condition. gold as a medium of you? he said, has entirely the time. There was only a half 1 Katner Bd. Ten shillings, ona day of rain while they were there a nan fessed he had about $17 in cash, earned by digging us-rrer for the community. With some reluct ance Ready admitted that, so far as he knew, the currency was untainted. "All right, we'll take $15 it," Judge Race announced. "1 was going to take it all will leave you about $2 to get a 'found numbers of tuber worms in iob on. By the way, you got your . the shipments. job through this office, didn't Ready nodded lone coming by express ana six by cf boat, were condemned here yes terday by J. E. E. Stansbery, state horticulture insnector and but this njg assistants, who said they lenance fee" to settlers on the Cen tral Oregon Irrigation district in Deschutes county. Other opinions were handed down by the court today as fol lows: E. T. Johnson, et al, vs. City of Prineville, appellant; appeal from Crook county; suit to set aside engineer's award on contract made between plaintirfs and city of Prineville for construction ol railroad grade from that city to main line railway; opinion by Chief Justice Burnett. Judge .1 U. Campbell affirmed. E. T. Johnson et al, appellants, vs. City of Prineville; appeal from Crook county; companion suit to above arising out of efforts ol plaintiffs to revise estimates and final award of engineer relative t., work on railroad grade; opinion by Chief Justice Burnett. Judge J. U. Campbell reversed and case remanded. W. R. Bagot & company, plain tiffs and appellants, vs. Inter mountain Milling company ; appeal from Multnomah county; suit aris ing over alleged breach of con tract; opinion by Joist ire Johns. I Judge Robert Tucker affirmed. Redmond P. Marshall, et al, ap pellants, vs. J. H. Middleton, ex ecutor, and Bessie M. Marshall, ex ecutrix: appeal from Multnomah! county: suit to recover money; submitted on rehearing. Former opinion affirming lower court su-- 1 taioed in opinion by Justice Mc ' Bride Hydraulic Mining company. ; appelant, vs. Elizabeth A. Smith. I ' appeal from Josephine county ; suit to quiet title to mining property. ; ; Opinion by Justice Bean. Judge F. M. Calkins affirmed. taxes, upkeep and re insurance and management. Of this 10 percent, 20 percut will go to management. The grow ers receive 90 percent of the re ceipts, less actual cost of packing and shipping. For all dried fruits delivered by stockholders to com pany's plant, the company shall pack and dispose of at actual cost, reserving 5 percent of selling price for stockholders. F. A. Kurtz will act as general manager on commission basis. The board of directors will be elect ed at the first meeting after in corporation. The company has been promot ed by M. E. Lee of Portland, who is the originator of this plan of successful cooperation, at the re quest of those interested. Ar rangements have been completed to finance the growing of mem bers crops. Greek Defeats At Hands of Turkish Troops Increase Schonbein ton in 1845. first made gun cot Constantinople, April 5. Greek forces In north Asia Minor seen, to be in danger of losing Ilrusa upon which city the Turkish national ists are advancing in superior numbers. The Greek casualties during the past ten days on the Eskl-Shehr front are estimated at 150 officers and 4000 men. Ismet Pasha, Turkish commander at Eski-Sbehr, Is Issajng wireless dis patches comparing the Turkish victory there to the battle of the Marne. He adds in his statement that he was a student of Marshal Joffre. The Greek debacle at Eskl-Shehr is said to have been due to the failure of a division In the Sugut section to advance in conjunction with a division from Bllejlk to the north, and another from Ineol to the southwest. Severe losses have been Inflicted upon the Greeks and the morale of the troops is said to be poor despite the large number of priests who are with them and encouraging them in the battle. Their constant fight against superior numbers and the fact that they have few reserves tended to discourage the Greek divisions on this part of the front. Y. M. C. A. To Have Swimming Campaign "Every Boy a Swimmer," will be the slogan during the swim ming campaign to be carried on by the Y. M. C. A. during the summer months, according to a decision made by the board of directors of the organization at a meeting IhU noon. The campaign will be handled through a committee of the boar-1; and arrangements will be made to have Tom Gawley of the Portland association come down and lend his aid. Traffic Force Arrests 1 6 Here; Prominent Men To Be In Police Court Today Air Chief Coming1. Colonel H. H. Arnold, chief of the western department. United States air service, will arrive here his head. discouraging to give The tuber worm has never been found in Oregon, according to the tomorrow by airplane for a short inspector, and every effort will conference with Governor Olcott. jbe made to keep It cut of the it was leared bare lata this af- work and tben bare him state. : tertoon. Rogue Crop Is Saved By Queer Freak Medford, Or., April 5. What Federal Forecaster Young de- j dared a "weather freak" saved ' the fruit ctod of Roene river val- ' ley from damage last night. ! of endeavor felt the heavy hand of Twenty five above was predict- the law metaphorically descend on but contrary to all climatic prln- the well-fitting collars of their re ciples, clouds covered the valley spe;Uve necks. and refused to go away this I norr.mg until the danger had I passed, the minimum recorded i being 30.5 with the temperature rising today local ranchers are against them, follows: ! hopeful the danger of any serl- David Eyre, president of jaus damage this season Is over. United States National bank "The banker, the baker, and one undertaker " It is reasonable to presume that E. Vance Cook, J. Whit combe Riley, B. V. D., or whoever wrote the nursery' stanzas, will overlook inadvertant misquotations occurring in an ef fort to state, in brief, that Judge Earl Race will this after noon be host to the largest, and perhaps the queerest, groups of alleged law violators who ever doffed their respective toppers in a Salem police court. Between the hours of 8 and 10 rested by Hayden, no tail light last night, 16 motorists, including burning. representatives of banks, business, Bruce Cunningham, fruit grow houscs, morticians' parlors, agrl- er, arrested by Raf ferty, no tail I cultural interests and other lines light burning. A. M. Clougb, undertaker, ar rested by Hayden, no tail light burning. F. A. Schram, Seattle business man, arrested by Victor, no tail light burning. J. D. Dougan. musician, arrest ed by Hayden. speeding J. W. Hyatt, arrested by Inspec tor Campbell, no tall light burn to, ing. ar- (Continued on Page Four.) Charges Are Varied. The list of those arrested last night together with the charges