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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1921)
Circulation average for 1920, 5260 Cu'lon of Sal.m 1900. 4258: 1910 14.094; 1920. 17,679 ifo County 1920. 47,177; p0lk county, 14,181 Member of Audit Bureau of Clrcu- iatlion. Associated Press Full Leased Wlr. CapitaW The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Wed nesday probably fair, moderate northwesterly winds. LOCAL: Rainfall .13; norther ly winds; clear; maximum 57, minimum 39, set 44; river 5.6 feet and falling;. ournal Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, May. 3, 1921 Price Three Cent rxvoari ve" DURDALL HELD IN ROSEBURG WITHOUT BAIL hllies Ask Yankee Approval of Blockade Supreme Council AgreesToConsuIt With Americans financial Guarantees for Payment of Repara tions To Be Demanded of Germany Com pleted; Four Plans for Enforcing Allied Edicts Discussed; Note to Berlin Approved Steps Contemplated by Allies to Enforce Reparations Demands Upon Germany 1. Naval blockade of all German ports. 2 Partial blockade of German ports. 3 Naval demonstration without blockade. 4 Seizure of customs and receipts in German ports. 5 Occupation of Ruhr district by allied troops. London, May 3. The allied supreme council today decided take no naval action against Germany without consulting the United States. This was agreed to after a rather full discussion by the Council members with Admiral Beatty of England and Admiral Grasset of Frence regarding plans for naval pressure uin Germany. the conclusions reached by the su preme council in London yesterday declaring the result was a tri umph for Permier Briand. The question of guarantees appeared to be the only doubtful point in the situation. Auto Licenses Already Near 1920 Total In 4 Months With eight months yet to go automobile registrations for this year to date are 8000 under the total for the year 1920, according to a report prepared by Secretary of State Kozer. Registration for April totaled 6363 au'omobiles bringing the grand total for tb year up to 95,580 as compared with 83,151 for the first four months of 1920 and 103.700 for the year. Fees collected by the motor vehicle registratioa depart ment to date this year total $1, 993,549 as compared to fees of $2,- $050,094. Tbe committee of financial ex perts, at this morning's session, Reported on the plan worked out noncemlng the guarantees to be knanded of Germany for the pay ment of reparations and the coun cil will consider it this afternoon. Occupation of the Ruhr coal asm, In the event such action should become necessary, was con sidered by the council with the military representatives of the al lies. The council then adjourned un til this afternoon. It is expected the council will finish its labors today. Enforcement Discussed. Pour suggestions were examined by the council this morning, name ly blockade of the German ports, i partial blockade, a demonstra tion a blockade and seizure pf the customs receipts in German ports. The unanimous opinion was that nothing further should be lone at present concerning naval ution until the views of the Wash iigton government were learned, wd cnly as an additional means compulsion in the event that Wpatlon of the Ruhr if carried .should not prove sufficient to ttuse a surrender by Germany. Hashes Note Approved. . Lloyd George, the British "nier; M. Briand, the French Mr; Count Sforza. the Italian 0fifn minister mH x !,,,, the TtalvL.. . . .B-u wreign minister, were sretu that American susceptlblli JW must be carefully considered ' British and French govern wui continue to examine WW tor a naval action after fi- Mjournment of the council. -uu,clal copies of the Ameri- ie or Monday to Germany circulated informally among representatives of the four RTE! are agreed that ths " State, must be invited to g". the council of am- S5u.tTr0n reSUlar,y in fa V ' reparations cpmmis- ttt tn ... "snlQston govern rat to ., -- "fen.. T, e DO(JiB' until tie ,L When the results of .m.T"1 aeclsion Of thn been seen" htai.. wto participated ""urn m.., - netM. .iT sa'd he could "Kb.,. Dr ree'on w"h "iT!1"'. and only aions would be "r4h,2:V8C0nd dy. he de- to ui. Patrols int0 th Anti-Saloon League Officer Sued For Bills On the grounds that there was nothing to attach, the attachment papers to have been served on W. H. Wright, Anti-Saloon league op erator and ex-Salem auto repair man, were returned to the county clerk this morning by Sheriff C. D. Bowers at the request of the at torney for the plaintiff in the case of the Business Men's Adjust ment Bureau against Wright and his partner, W. L. Buchanan. According to the complaint Wright and Buchanan, while do ing business under the name of the Standard Auto Repair Shop, bought merchandise and equip ment from the Oscar B. Gingrich Motor company and G. G. Quack enbush amounting to $113.41. Five dollars on the Gingrich ac count of $29.67 and $30 on the Quackenbush account of $83.74 is credited to the defendants, maUinr the total $78.41 with interest at 6 per cent asked for by the plaintiff. Sheriff Bowers returned the summons on Buchanan this morn ing stating that he was unable to locate the man. Reservists Expected to Man Ships Shipping Board Chair man Looks to Former Navy Men In Strike Crisis. Washington, Way 3. Chairman Benson, of the shipping board, will look to naval reservists and dis charged navy seamen to keep American trans-Atlantic mall ships in operation during the pres ent wage dispute between the board and marine workers if their services are necessary. The chairman announced today that he had asked the commander of the navy yard at New York to lend whatever assistance he could to move the United States mails but that it was not the plan to man tbe government mail ships with naval seamen. He also de clared that there was no intention to use military force in the con troversy. Rear Admiral Benson's request to the navy yard commandant was taken by board officials to indl cute an intention to use the United States navy to man the govern ment merchant ships in the event of continued refusal by marine workers to accept the board's 15 per cent wage cut. At the labor department great er optimism characterized the at titude of officials as conferences were arranged for Secretary Davis during the day with representa tives of ship owners, Andrew Fu- ruseth, president of the seamen's union, and a delegation of marine engineers. Secretary Davis was to talk to these groups separately after the regular meeting of the cabinet to day and hopes were expressed that a way to settlement would be found as a result. Senate Blocks Influx Passes Immigration Bill Limiting Admis sion of Aliens for 14 Month Period Washington, May 3. The sen aie touay passed the emergency bill fixing admission of aliens to 3 per cent of each nationality resi dent in the United States in 1910. The bill is effective for fourteen months beginning fifteen days aft er enactment. The vote on pass age was 78 to 1, Senator Reed democrat, Missouri, opposing the measure. Washington, May 3. Senator Johnson's amendment to exempt from provisions of the Immigration bill aliens suffering from religious and political persecution in their native countries was defeated in the senate today 15 to 60. railway crossroads centers S Renrlv The Echo Dp already hrS Plan rB,tay that P,as for of Hamburg, Bremen, -Wtw 'rencb war- fcaalaT.10 Pupate in the J.n!W!PaPer said. oil 'ai'QUI BvW ' ""Papers ex - , sf action oTer Raff ety Arrest Will be Probed By Councilmen On motion of Alderman Moore, Mayor Halvorsen last night named a committee to investigate the cir cumstances surrounding the arrest of T. A. Raffety, chief traffic in spector of the state, who was ac cused of driving his automobile without headlights here on the evening of April 6. The mayor's action came at the regular meet ing of the council. Following his arrest on com plaint of Chief Moffitt, Raffety failed to appear In police court at the time set by the chief, and in consequence was said tc have for feited $5 bond which he was said to have put up. Later Chief Raf fety denied putting up any bond, and declared he did not know when he was slated to appear. The committee named to inves tigate the case is composed of the police committee, together with Aldermen Pat ton and Moore. The committee is instructed to report back at the next regular meeting of the council. Grange Seeks Recall of Lim County Court Albany, Or., May 3. A resolu tion favoring the recall of the members of the Linn county court was adopted by the Linn county Pomona grange at its session Sat urday at the Fairmount grange ball in North Albany. The matter came before the Pomona grange, which is composed of members of the various granges of the county, upon a resolution adopted a few days ago by the Grand Prairie grange, which is composed of farmers residing east of this city. Reports of the discussion of the resolution at Saturday e meeting Indicated that the members of the grange favored the recall of the members of the court because of the present condition of Linn county finances. It was discovered recently that the court in its ex penditures had exceeded the omnnnt limited by law, and that Alleged Auto Theives Given Prison Terms Detroit, Mich., May 3. Five Bridgeport, Conn., New York and Detroit men, charged with conspir acy to violate the Dyer automobile theft act, were convicted by a Jury in federal district court today. The five, Joseph Galbo, Earl Linn and Douglas Moore of Detroit, James G. Burroughs, automobile dealer of Bridgeport, and Sven Nyquist, New York and Brooklyn automo bile dealer', immediately were sen tenced to two years in Leaven worth prison." Five other persons, one a wom an, are serving sentences follow ing pleas of guilty and another is serving a sentence in state prison on another charge. The government charged a huge conspiracy to steal and transport overland to the east, automobiles, many of which it was alleged were exported to Scandinavian countries. Eugene Volleyball Men Here Tomorrow Volleyball men of the business men s class of the Y. M. C. A. will meet teams from Eugene tomorrow night here in the local associa tion's gymnasium. The visitors are expected to arrive by 6 o'clock at the gym and the game will be called shortly afterwards. J. O. Hull, physical director of the Y. M. C. A., has not announced his lineup for the games as yet though it will perhaps be the same teams which played Portland. This is the second bunch of volleyball men to visit the city, the first coming from Portland and defeat ing the locals by a close score. After the games a banquet will be served. Cops Lauded In Baptists' Resolutions Resolutions commending the of ficers whose efforts led to the ar rest of persons charged with viola tions of the prohibition law, the court which handled the cases and the city council "which refused them permits to run places of pub lic amusement" were adopted by a standing vote of the congrega tion of the First Baptist church last Sunday. The resolution states that "we regret the tardiness with whlcn they -were brought to time it should have been done long ago and hope that in the future well- deserved prison sentences will be imposed in addition to fines, and we assure any officer with back bone enough to enforce the ob servance of the prohibition laws the hearty support of this entire congregation." Harding Warns Bureau Heads To Spend Easy Washington, May 3. President Harding launched a drive today against what he termed tne "dangerous tendency" of govern ment departments to live beyond the means provided for them by congress and submit requests fori deficiency appropriations to cover deficits. In identical letters to cabinet members, the president called attention to the fact that calls for approximately $216,000, 000 In deficiency appropriations are pending and "estimated deficiencies will run very much beyond that sum." Twilight Ball League Secures Sixth Team Two more teams have joined the Twilight baseball league last night at a meeting in the Y. M. C. A., making a six team organi zation which will begin its sched ule Friday May 9, on Willamette field in a battle between the rep resentatives from the "Y" and the Valley Packing company. It was thought for a time that the league would have to com mence Its schedule with only four teams and a postponement of the game between the two teams of the association and the packing company, which was to have oeen played last night was made necessary. Proprietor of Defunct Salem Store Accused of Falsifying To Get Funds Portland Officer Resigns from 0. N. GL The resignation of First Lieu tenant Maurice L. Sharp of A company, engineers, Oregon na tional guard, has been accepted by the office of Adjutant Gener al George A. White. Second Lieu tenant Hugh L. MacDonald, of E company, Infantry, has been se lected to fill the vacancy. Sharp's resignation was made necessary because of his removal from the military district to Alaska. A merican Stand May Compell Hun Officers To Quit Berlin, May 3. Belief was expressed in political quarters here today that the refusal of the United States to deliver the German counter proposals on reparations to the entente would necessitate the resignation of Chancellor Fehrenbach and Foreign Minister Simons. Negotiation of Loan Thru Misrepresentation of Assets Charged by Bank; Liabilities Said To Approximate $20,000; Five Civil Suits Filed by Creditors Await Trial C. Burton Durdall, of Salem, proprietor of a chain of grocery stores, who disappeared about one week ago when he was alleged to be insolvent and in debt to the approximate extent of $12,000, was arrested and jailed in Roseburg this morning and is being held without bail pending the arrival of a deputy, from the office of Sheriff 0. O. Bower, through whose efforts Durdall was taken into custody. The United One Killed. Seven Missing Is Toll Seattle, Wash., May 3. One sailor is dead and seven are miss ing as a result of the burning of the Japanese steamer Tokuyo, off Cape Mears. Or., last night, accord ing to a wireless message this aft ernoon from Captain Kerr of the United States army transport Bu ford which is bringing the sur vivors to Seattle. Manual Training Addition Proves Unpopular Action Berlin, May 3. Tne note of Secretary of State Hughes to the German government, replying to the German counter proposals op reparations, was delivered to Dr. Simons, the foreign minister this morning by Loring Dresel, the American commissioner here. French Military Headquarters Mayence, May 3. The plans for the occupation of the Ruhr valley elaborated by the French general staff provide for tbe exclusive use of white troops. It was announced today. The two Moroccan un'ts which left here last night in the direc tion of Dus8eldorf did not proceed to that place It was stated, but will be garrisoned elsewhere. Mc Minnville, Salem. Nines Clash Friday For the second time, Salem high school baseball men will meet up with McMinnville next Friday aft ernoon, it was announced this morning by Frank Relnhart, cap tain of the local team. Friday's gam. will be played at McMinnville, and a party of Salem fans are expected to accompany local team on Its trip. Salem defeated McMinnville when the two teams met here last Saturday by a score of 6 to 4, and the locals are expecting victory again Friday. Appraisement Filed In Estate of J. H. Alberts Totalling $180,036.11 inventory and appraisement papers of the estate of J. H. Alberts, prominent Salem business man who died In December, have been filed with the county clerk. The estate included $91,336.11 personal property and $88,700 of real estate. According to the pe tition filed by the administrator the real property is bringing lu less than $2000 a year rental. Among the numerous stocks and bonds listed as personal property In the inventory are three United States liberty bonds. Under the state statutes some personal prop erty Is exempt from execution of the estate. In the estate of Alberts only one Jersey cow valued at $50 was placed under exemption. Mr. Alberts left no will and a division of the property has not as yet been ordered by the court. The present heirs are his widow: Elisa beth McNary Alberts: Joseph Al berts, Myra W. Wiggins, daughter, Blanche Rodgers, daughter, and Harry E. Alberts of Portland. The appraisers as named by the court were Paul B. Wallace, E. M. Bolsan and W. I. Needham. A. Park has been acting at adminis trator at Instance of Mrs. Albert. Action of the Salem school board in abolishing tbe manual training departments in the three Salem iunior high schools has because the court had issued war- brougnt a storm of protest to rants in excess of its resources and I TarJoug gchool off iciaU, it was the limited 6 per cent increase, tnU aftrnoon. The move wa and had thus incurred more in- ma(je by the board with a view to debtedness than the law permit?, cuttinc down expenses hi the that several "17 ' schools worth of warrants now ouun.u- ing are void. The La Grande school board has contracted for a year's supply of cord wood at $.S0 per cord, a sav ing of $1123.50 over last year. A meeting to consider the mat ter is said to be considered by tbe parents of south Salem. It would likely be held either in the Lincoln or MeKinley schools reds of dollars worth or equip ment Is lying idle when the shops are not in us. So long as the children must receive-Instruction, no money is being saved by cut ting out this department, it la claimed. Some opposition to the plan was manifested by two members of th board at the meeting. George E. Halvorsen and Walter Winalow voted against the pro posed elimination, and Paul Wal lace. Dr. H. H. dinger and Chair- Parenta polat out that fcu-man Harley White voted for It. Students Thanked For Efforts to Aid Near-East Relief Students of the Willamette uni versity went out to different towns in the county Sunday and at tbe several churches made a suc cessful effort to raise money for the China-Near East relief work, which is in charge of W. P. Walter of this city. Mr. Walter stated that tbe students raised approxi mately $1200. In a communicatio - to Dr. Carl G. Doney, president of tbe Willam ette univeslty, Mr. Walter ex pressed his thanks and highest ap preciation for the work accom plished by this boTy of young men and women. In speaking of their work be said: "I have always said that the students of the Willamette were the finest In tbe land, and now I can back up'that statement 3 Cars Damaged In Two Crashes; Drivers Unhurt Claiming that he was crowded off the road at the S. P. crossing on the Pacific highway just north of Salem, W. E. Cummings of Hof f. Oregon, told officers last night bis machine received a bent front axle when it struck tbe railroad track. He holds H. J. Hewitt of Hubbard, whom he met on the road, responsible for the accident. Nobody was injured. Fenders on both automobiles were damaged yesterday when Ray Ritchie, a local taxi driver, col lided with a machine piloted by G. E. Fandy. Nobody was hurt in tbe collision which occurred at the corner of Cottage and Church streets. States National bank of Salem is named as victim in the complaint, filed this morn ing by District Attorney John Car son, which charges Durdall with obtaining money under false pre tenses. On February 23, the com plaint alleges, Durdall' "unlaw fully, feloniously and falsely rep resented In writing that he was solvent and a man of wealth, for the purpose of inducing the Uni ted States National bank of Salem to loan him $1500." Liabilities $20,000. Durdall, the complaint states, negotiated the loan from the bank "whereas he was at the time in solvent." Information available at the present time indicates that Dur dall had liabilities aggregating ap proximately $20,000, aud assets totaling about $8000 at the time ha disappeared from Salem, dis trict Attorney Carson said this aft ernoon. Sheriff Bower said an officer will be sent for Durdall this even ing. He will be returnud here for arraignment before Judge Unrun in the justice court. Falsified Statement. Dardall was proprietor of the Farmers' Cash Store at 267 South Commercial street, and of two ott er stores, similarly named, in Sil verton and Independence. Five civil suits for the recovery of mon ey have been filed by creditors since Durdall mysteriously droo ped from sight. According to the complaint. Durdall filed a statement of his financial status for the benefit of the United States National bank, in which he showed hii.iself to ba worth $22,000 "over aud above bis liabilities." Three Salem firms and one Port land company are listed among the claims filed againpt Durdall. The amounts alleged due are as follows: Cherry City Milling com pany, $1182.44; Valley Packing company, $446. 84; Gile Mercan tile company, $392.91, and the Credit Service company of Port land, $1012.87. Slattery Nominated Washington, May 3. John L. by Slattery was nominated by Pres- some more actual experience, and.ldent Harding today to be United I want to thank all those who as- States attorney for the district of sisted in tbls work." 'Montana. Arrest Awaits Owners of Dogs Impounded Here Dog gone! The exclamation is entirely In adequate it your hound has depart ed and should chance to roam the streets and be seen by a policeman or a dog catcher. For, if your pup is pinched, you also are liable to be. At its meeting last night, ths city council declared war on dogs which run at large and owners who permit them to do so. A mo tion Instructing the chief of police to see that owners who atlow their dogs to run at large be arrested was adopted. Tbe adoption ot the motion followed several perti nent remarks made by Alderman John Giesy. "I'm in favor of having the dog owners pay the expenses incurred through their neglectfulnes," Mr. Giesy aaid, "and I wish to aee um. action taken along thla line." Nineteen dogs have been caught by the authorities daring the past month, It waa aaid today.