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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1921)
Circulation . or 1920, 6260 gS B . "! 1910 H.094: I"- "" on Count, mo. 47.177; Polk county, n.iai. Jmber of Audit Bureauofi Circu- latilon. Associated Pres. Full Lowed Wirt The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Wed nesday fair and warmer, moder ate westery winds. LOCAL: Trace rainfall: south erly winds; part cloudy; maxi mum 60. minimum 37, set 48; river 7 feet and falling. ournal Forty-iw Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, April 26, 1921 i 'rice lnre i enu twuumb axi " ' - 1 lite liuct wn STAKD FIVE CTBHTB ermans Offer To Assume Allied Debts uhr Decimation By Allies Likely Briand Declares Unacceptable In Pans Official Circles and Premier Promises Action If Demands Are Not Fully Met by May 1 Paris, April 26. Germany's new reparations propositions J. m.Klin t.iHuv arp rrtnsiflpvt.fi hero oo nnnn(i.i QaUC puvi". -"Ji 'y pw ujittucpuiuic a as a basis for discussion, according to well informed oinion close to the b rench foreign office. Paris, April 26. Premier Briand told the chamber of depu ies this afternoon : l enearmg Is Denied Kings Co. oniui nil in i iiiii ii iiV judge Relative To Berry Growers Is He Oregon supreme court, in I opinion written by Justice . P. Bamp and otuer loganber- erowuis ol thm vicinity, ere- IDUXJV T hf 11 i i.. ..... record upboldiuir tbe ilec.slnn The case, according to records mien on in. . ....... .. , i r Hymn qw ... v. 1 i toe plaintiff corporation. Theae ISll Til P Sa Am i . lllPfl t A rhn ........ farra in ,.-,. :. Ii t l nao DCL I1UL that thfl o-,- 1' . . k ... - unes iu me corporation l pnc. or tour cents a Bound. " iu iu caiciiu over period of 10 years. Growers Wouldn't Sign -.um,u Ml OIKll vw,i"ia "Hereupon ine i-viauuii urenarcd a r.r1r r.. effect that in case the prices vllw as paid In the . X1WO MMHI W fl tte a Dart, nf th renuy was satisfactory to most 61 the growers, who signed the reement. In the V Par 1Q1Q it... I v . , wiicu me war uw creased the prices of all fommoditiwj .. -, j , iu6auiiti ries uemana- "ie cents a pound. The grow- flea refused to deliver their wmei to the Salem King Pro company, which had re acted its offerings to five and m J cents a pound. -J""" later "as instituted by the """ corporation to' enforce the felons of the contract. This (ought bitterly by the de "t. and resulted in a victory w the Utter. "If on May 1 satisfactory pro posals, with acceptable guaran tees are not made by the German government, the Ruhr district will be occupied." It is held in French official cir cles that the failure of the Ger mans to pay the balance of the twenty billion gold marks due May l under the provisions of articles 235 of the treaty of Versailles is entirely independent of the negotiations retarding the sum total of the reparations she must eventually pay. The treaty fixes absolutely this amount, which, being unpaid, justifies the application of penalties, according to this theory, whatever course may be taken regarding the fix ing of the total amount. French officials are convinced, it is declared, that the Germans are only seeking to delay the execution of all clauses of the treaty in the hope that the allies may divide among themselves and make bargaining easier for Ger many later on. After hearing the premier's statement, the chamber voted confidence in the government by a vote of 424 to 29, with 59 deputies abstaining from voting. kUofrg Bill Passed K.nhlJftoa' ApriI 26. The otl bill authorizing the presi "folate and license land " of submarine cables in this esat. passpd today y the . goes to the hnnsA Sugar Drops; Butter Is Also Upon Decline San Francisco, April 26. Re fined sugar at the refineries wa: quoted at $7.50 a hundredweight today, a drop of 25 cents from yesterday. Heavy South and Central Amer ican imports are given as the rea son for the decline. New York, April 26. Sugar prices reached the lowest level since 1917 today when another de cline of a quarter cent in the price of refined sugar was announced by two New York refiners. The re duction brings the cost to the basis or 6 cents for fine granulated sugar. Chicago, April 26. Butter prices took a decided tumble to day. Creamery extras dropped fire cents a pound, falling to 35 cents wholesale as compared with 40 cents yesterday. Other grades de scended as much as six cents. Re ceipts today totalled 13,015 tubs against 7704 tubs a month ago. Portland, Or., April 26. A drop or 5 0 cents in the wholesale price of sugar was announced here to day, making the decline 75 cents so far this week. Best grades of cane granulated are now $8.25 a sack. A FALSE ACCUSATION The accusation that The Capital Journal is opposed to the enforcement of the prohibition laws in Marion county, or elsewhere is unjust and false. The Capital Journal stands for the enforcement of all laws of the city, county, state and nation, regardless of persons, by regularly authorized officers of the )aw, responsible to the public for all of their actions in en forcement of the laws. Its support is pledged to all public officials in their efforts to enforce the law and protect the interests of the public and exposure promised to all who violate the laws. It considers the enforcement of laws as a sacred duty entrusted to the hands of public officials for conscienti ous and efficient execution according to legally prescribed methods which guarantee the observance of the consti tutional rights of the lawless and law-abiding alike. It has opposed and will continue to oppose all efforts to delegate the enforcement of laws to any private agency acting independently of the regularly authorized police authorities. Its columns are open to the public and it invites their use by any organization of citizens having as its aim the more efficient enforcement of the laws, in the exposure of crime and vice, or the failure of public officials to respect and execute the trust placed in them. odd Lauterman Won't Talk; Journal Is Right, Says Chief Yesterday afternoon The Capital Journal carried a news story tell ing of a complaint filed by Chief of Police Moffitt, charging H. Gannon, until recently an Anti Saloon League representative,, with being drunk and disorderly. Chief Moffitt, The Capital Jour nal story stated, had signed the complaint at the request of J. II. Lauterman, manager of the Argo hotel. It added that Chief Moffitt had been told by Mr. Lauterman that Lauterman had determined to ask for the complaint only after he had failed to get any response to a complaint made to Ronald C. Glover, chairman of the "steering committee." It further stated Mr. Lauterman had told Chief Moffitt he had intended to take the matter up with Governor Olcott. Bach of these statements was given to The Capital Journal by Chief Moffitt. Today a communication, pur ported to have come from Mr. Lauterman, was featured on the front page of the morning paper. In It Mr. Lauterman denied the reference made to Mr. Glover and to Governor Olcott. This morning Chief of Police Moffitt reiterated that The Cap ital Journal's story1 was correct in every detail. Mr. Lauterman, he said, made to him every statement published in The Capital Journal. Mr. Lauterman was not to be found at his hotel this morning. At his home he refused to see either a Capital Journal reporter or Chief Moffitt. Over the tele phone he refused even to discuss the matter. Drunk Held Papers From Anti-Saloon League, Says Davis The Oregon & Cat Creek Oil company, with headquarters in Portland, and canttalized at $350,- 000, has filed articles of incorpora tion. $200,000,000 Spent for Advertising In Newspapers In Year out 'ft Yrk' ApriI 26 Newspaper advertising through v5r2to2Emtry durinS 1920 amounted to more than jyjw.wt), an advance of $50,000,000 over that of the naulo' uihe bureau of advertising of the American , ir Publishers association reported today. mTl ertising space has gained in favor as a ejw terminable results and of sure economy, the aniaadT repoited. Increase of service to advertisers sBnnuJ!e(fary the opening of a San Francisco office jjfcoent the Chicago and New York offices. eaUtS 0f market surveys and statistical research sjjjfjy ught by advertisers and bankers as well of v ? and other literature. Total gross in to H8j5gi bureau was $58,124. Expenses amounted That H. Gammon, tor whom a "drunk and disorderly" complaint has been issued, held credentials carrying the signature of F. W. Snyder, which stated that he was a "cover up" man, is the statement of Night Desk Sergeant Davis, of the Salem police department. Anti-Saloon League officers, it was said today, have denied that Gammon was an employe of their organization. Gammon was taken into custody on the night of April 8, but was released by Desk Sergeant Davis when he promised to return the following day. Officers state that Gammon never returned to the station. Jersey Holding World Record In Class Dead Poppy's Dorothea, owned by Frank Lynn of Perrydale and holder of the world's record for a three-year-old Jersey, died here Sunday night. The animal Pro duced 994.4 pounds of bufferfat and 17.800 pounds of milk in a single year, and was valued by Mr. Lynn at $15,000. Experts who examined the animal recently and were in touch with her milk and bntterfat production, predicted that she would establish a new record for Jersey cattle of all ages. ru..i... .c ,. vu boat known UUIUtun, - among cattle breeders, weighed 1400 pounds and was exceedingly large for Jerseys It was said here today that her loss is one of the greatest that has been sustained by Jersey breeders for many years. There is one consoling feature in connection with the death of the valuable animal, however, ac cording to Mr. Lynn. This is the fact that she left two daughters, together with a young boil, her full brother and sire, from which w. i nn hones to blend and breed even a better cow than Poppy's Dorothea. i. r; ft nf snow at 1 oere l J " - the Tempest mine in Beker eonn- ty, and supplies rsr General Wood Arrives Safely In Yokohoma Yokohama, April 26. The new United States shipping board steamer Wenatchee, disabled sev eral days ago en route here on her maiden trans-Pacific voyage, ar rived tonight under tow of the Ad miral line freighter Edmore. Major General Leonard Wood, W. Camer on Forbes, of President Harding's mission to study the Philippine situation, and a number of other notable passengers were on board. Bids for More Road Work To Be Accepted Bids will be opened on May 6 for the removal of 10,000 yards of dirt on the St. Paul highway and also for cutting down of hill on the Woodburn and St, Paul road together with the exca vation of 5600 yards of dirt and the building of a 60 foot bridge according to a statement made by John Culver, county road master. The bid of L. R. Tweedie and L. M. Case for the hauling of gravel from the Stayton plant to be used on the roads near there were accepted by the county court yesterday. The bid made was 30 cents a cubic yard for one mile, and $1.67 cents per cubic rd for hauling eight miles, making tne average cost for hauling about one dollar a yard. There are about 10.000 yards Jo be hauled. The cost of producing the gravel from the plant will be about a -dollar a cubic yard, thus making the average coat of get ting one cubic yard on the road about $2. Bids for hauling from the Mt. Angel crushing plant were also opened and that of E. George. Williams of Mt. Angel aeeeeXed. ' This bid also averaged about $1 par cubic yard. 25 cents having been bid for hauling a yard one ' Ue and $1.27 for the distance of eight and' one half miles. The total yardage to be hauled is about 4000 yards. WiUiakn H Chief Engineer Of Espee Quits San Francisco, April 26. An nouncement of the resignation of William Hood, its chief engineer, and for 4 years in its employ, was made by the Southern Pacific company today. The resignat'on Is effective May 3, when George W. Boschke, assistant chief en gineer will assume Mr. Hood's position. Growers Meet; 300 In Session Paulus Discusses Sales Situation; Lewis Re ports On Growth and Fruit Acreage More tlfan 300 members of the Oregon Growers Cooperative as sociation attended the annual meeting held today at the offices of the association in the Masonic Temple. n his annual report R. C. Paulus, manager of the sales de partment, referred to the tact that the past year has been one lot unusual financial difficulties. perhaps worse than any since the panic of 1907. Speaking of the cannery rtu- ation, Mr. Paulus said that should canneries not pnt up their usual pack, it would be necessary for the association to develop other markets. Although the total sales of the association were much less than first estimated on account of the great damage to crops, Mr. Paul us said that the business had been conducted on the first overhead estimate of five per cent. As to the future, Mr. Paulus was optimistic, taking into con sideration the heavy crop damage In the east, all of which would cause a heavy demand this fall and winter for dried fruits. C. I. Lewis, manager of the or ganization department, stated that the fruit acreage now con trolled by the association was 28,883 owned by 1640 members. Referring to the prune situa tion, Mr. Lewis said that in or der to control the markets next season, efforts would be made by the association to secure at least 80 per cent of the acreage in western Oregon. Telegrams were read by Mr. Lewis telling of the great dam age'by cold weather to crops in the east. He cautioned all grow ers to take more than average care of their crops as conditions were now favorable to the Ore gon grower. John -Frazier, assistant sales manager, in submitting figures on sales this past season, said that broccoli had been shipped to 38 markets, and fresh fruit to 80 markets. Average prices for fresh fruits Mr Frazier said were as follows: Oooseberries, 7.9 cents pound; raspberries, 20 cents pound; straw berries, 16.9 cents pound; cur Tan ts 10 cents; evergreen black berries, 7 cents; cherries, li.i cents; loganberries, 12.7 cents; green prunes, 4.4 cents a pound. The aseociatien handled 27.514 crates of broccoli averaging $1.29 a crate. I .ate pears averaged $2.89 a box. Mr. Frazier said. Huns Declare Readiness To Assume War Obligations In Counter Reparations Offer Deposit As Evidence of Good Faith Offered; Asks Discontinuation of Present Penalties System to Allow Greater Freedom In Tasks Necessary to Fulfillment of Pact; Text of Note To United States Made Public Today Berlin, April 26. Germany, "in the event the United States and the allies so desire, is willing according to the extent of her ability and capacity to assume the allied obligations to the United States says a clause in her counter proposals, it was definitely learned here today. With this exception the counter proposals forwarded to Washington, including the offer of two hundred billion gold marks, are virtually as forecast in yesterday's Associated Press dispatches from this city. As evidence of her good faith, says the note, Germany is prepared immediately to place at the disposal of the reparations commission 150,000,000 marks in gold, silver and foreign exchange, and 850,000,000 gold marks in treasury notes, redeemable within three months in foreign exchange or foreign securities. uermany, in her new repara Poachers Put Game Wardens To Rout, Report Portland. Or., April 26 At tacks were made upon deputy game wardens near Oregon City last night by a gang of alleged poachers, according to a report to day by Carl D. Schoemaker, stale master fish warden. Two boats operated by wardens on the vVll Iamette river were attacked by m.n on nearby bluffs who hurled rocks, and finally parties ot the alleged pirates put out on three boats, of their own and drove the officers from the river, according to the official report. One shot was fired, and officers made one arrest. Reinforcements were sent to the scene by state officers today. tions proposals, declares that the present proposals are only capable of being carried out if the system of penalties in force is discontin ued forthwith; that she is freed of all unproductive outlays now im posed on her, and that she be giv en freedom of trade. An arbitration proposal for de termining the total amount due from her on reparations is con tained in the note forwarded to Washington. A clause ip this note says: Snerests Unbiased Board. "Germany suggests the appoint ment of an unbiased commission to fix the total sum ot her war repa rations, which she pledgee to ac cept as binding and to carry out in good faith." Germany, adds the note, would welcome any suggestions from the American government for further negotiations or for changes in the present proposals. "With the acceptance of thesi proposals," says the German note "Germany's other reparations and obligations will be annulled and all German private property In for eign countries released." The note to the Washington ;overnment, embodying the Ger- nan proposals, was made publft 'iere this afternoon. Note Made Public. The text of the clause in the note stating the amount Germany is ready to pay reads as follows: "Germany declares herself ready to engage to pay for reparations a total of 50,000,000.000 marks gold at their present value. German' is equally ready to pay this amount in annuities adapted to her productive capacity up to a total ot 200,000,000,000 marks gold." Germany proposes in the note that the issue of an international loan the proceeds to be placed al the disposition of the allies. On this loan Germany would pay in terest at 4 per cent and provide for amortization. The sum of the reparations total note covered b.7 this international loan would be provided to the limit of Germany's capacity, by payments In goods, materials, etc. Co-operation Pledged. "Oermanv is disDOsed." says the note, "to allow the allied powers! to participate in Germany's eco nomic and financial imelloration Germany will co-operative wLn. all het efforts in tl- re-construction of the devastated regions, w that she may acquit herself as quickly as possible of the sum re maining unpaid." Germany's offer of Immediate payment .represents one billion marks gold, the note said, made up as follows: First One huadrel and fifty million marks in ;ol.i, sliver and bills receivable. Second Eight hundred and fif ty million marks in hills of ex change upon the treasury, which would be paid at the lattst in threi months In bills receivable and In foreign securities. Offers Secnntv. As security for the credits ac corded her, the proposals statu, Germany is willing to pledge pub lic rev nues and oro;eities. In a manner to be determined between the contracting parties. "Germany." eoniinns the note, "takes upon herself the obligation to recognize as binding the decis ions of an Internatictial commis sion of experts upon her capaci ties. If it is believed by the American government that another form of proposals would mAh-i the matter easier to handle, the Cerman gov ernment asks that it be notified of the points on whic.i modification appears desirable to the American government. "The German government also would welcome any suggestion from the American government. The German government Is too deeply convinced that the peace and well being of the world are dependent upon a speedy, moderate and just solution of the repara tions problem not to do everything possible so that the. United Sta'es shall be in a position to present the matter to the allied governments." Hughes Calls In Foreign Envoys To Discuss Note Washington, April 26. Secre tary Hughes Invited all ambassa dors of the allied powers to meet him at the state department today following receipt of the new Ger man reparations proposals. It was understood Mr. Hughes desired to talk over the German proposals with them Informally. It was stressed that the purpose of the conference was for Informal discussion of the German com munication and not in any senso a diplomatic transmission by the United States of the German offer. The German counter proposals were discussed at length today at the regular meeting of President Harding's cabinet, but if any de cision was reached the fact was carefully concealed. Those attending the meeting maintained absolute silence on the subject and would not say eve'i that the German communication was taken up. It was known, however, that Secretary Hughes laid it before the president and hjs advisers. Although official comment wa.i withheld, the impression was gain ed that the Germany proposals had produced a favorable impression. It was understood that the Ger man counter proposals were sub stantially as outlined In press dis patches from Berlin, w!th an oftsr of the payment of 200,000,000,010 gold marks, as against the 226. 000,000,000 demanded by the allies. Approval Of County Court Is Expressed The Business Men's Bible clasi; and the Sunday school organiza-, tion of the First Methodist church, and members of the Leslie Method ist Church Sunday adopted resolu tions expressing confidence and commendation in the Marion coun ty court and in city officials in strumental in bringing into the county outside operatives to asslit in the "enforcement of the prohi bition law." The Bible class and the Sunday school organization each went on record by the adoption of written resolutions, and later the congre gation of the church at the morn ing service made a similar express Ing by rising vote. At the Leslie Methodist churr.t in South Salem similar resolutions were adopted and signed by 9 i citizens. Alexander Crawford. Identified with the upbuilding of Oregon since 1853, is dead at hie home in Arlington, aged 88 years. Round Up Of Indicted Ball Players Opens Chicago, April 26. The period of leniency for the men indicted in connection with the 1919 wort series scandal who have not sur rendered has passed and warrants for their arrest have been sent to various cities, it was announced today at the state's attorney's of fice following receipt of official Information concerning the arrest yesterday in California of Hal Chase, the first of the indicted men to be taken into custody. Arre t of Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felseh, Fred McMullin, Rachel Brown, J. J. Sullivan, Charles Ris berg. the two Levi brothers and David Zelzer may be expected any day, it was said. The state officials have given up hope, however, that Abe Attell, former pugilist, will be brought to trial, it became known. Attell la in Canada. About 50 feet of the South Inlet county bridge near North Rend went down Monday when piling eaten by tfredos broke off. Harding May Visit Coast This Summer Washington, April 26. A vacation trip to the Pacific coast for President Harding late this fall is being urged by some of his friends and is understood to be receiving favorable consideration. The president is said to have indicated that if he finds opportunity for a vacation this year he will spend it in the northwest. The northwestern trip first was suggested as part of a trip to Alaska, but it has been indicated that the president has little hope of getting that far away during the present summer. MM taken is on