The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Thurs
day generally fair; moderate west
erly winds.
LOCAL: Rainfall .48; souther
ly winds; cloudy: maximum 62,
minimum 43, set 47; river 5.4
feet and falling:.
Circulation
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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, May 4, 1921
Price Three Cento Vivb" oSSm
i a 4 Jm
Poles Seek to Annex Territory Thru Force
NewHun
Offer Is
Denied
-rt 1.1.
W..'
Reparations ri
als Being Made Are
Unfounded
..... i A flurman of-
London, iw
I .. f-nm Rerlin this
(ifia aupsn"
rnoon says there is no foun
M or the report that Ger
many has made a new reparations
Oder to the allies.
.May 4. Reports cur
rent last night that new German
nnaration propositions had Deen
fteaiTtd were denied today by
Louis Loucheur, minister of lib
:mted regions in the French cab
inet.
Cabinet Discusses Plans
.riin May 4. The German
Itabinet met this forenoon in an
ticipation of discussing aeveiop
Bmts at London. A meeting was
leld yesterday but no action was
taken relative to the reparations
problem.
while the Berlin government
wis not unprepared for the ans
wer today in the American state
fcmrtment's reply to Foreign
Minister Simons, both the foreign
minister and his colleagues in the
eiblnet had hoped that Secretary
Hughes answer would be a trifle
Bore precise in indicating the
American Interpretation of "clear
toinite and adequate proposals."
To this extent the American ans
wr left the cabinet In a confus-
tJitate of mind, it was stated.
U. S, Reply not Clear
'We are not clear in our minds
Just what the United States gov
ernment means in connection
Willi Its suggestion that we make
direct proposals," a cabinet offi
cial declared. "For instance, it is
obviously difficult for us to make
dear and definite proposals be
eause (or one thing we are de
pendent upon a multitude of eco
nomic factors which we do not
control. This is one of the reas
ons why we suggest the installa
tion of a commission of experts
to pass on our productive capacity.
Millions In
Gold A board
Big Steamer
Christiania, Norway, May 4.
The Scandinavian-American line
steamer United States, due in New
York May 11, has on board 70
sacks of gold bullion, valued at
several million dollars, consigned
from the Swedish mail service as
first class mall. The gold is Rus
sian bolshevik gold re-melted by
the Swedish royal mint.
Last year the Swedish mint re
melted and refined nineteen tons
of Russian gold, and so far this
year has bandied seventy tons.
Most of this gold is destined for
the United States.
Basis For
Agreement
Is Sought
Owners and Shipping
Boad Officials Con
fer With Hoover and
Davis On Strike
Washington, May 4. Prospects
for an immediate settlement of
the shipping wage controversy
were said to be anything but
.bright by officials here today.
Washington, May 4. Repre
sentatives of American steamship
lines and the shipping board were
in conference today with Seciet.u
ies Davis and Hoover in a furthei
effort to reach some roinimm
ground for a settlement cf tbo(
controversy with tb. marine work
ers over wages and working con
ditions. Before the meeting lUo
labor secretary conferred with the
representatives of the unions.
Non-Union Crew Siened.
By Vessel at Portland
' Portland, Or., May I. The
steamship Eastern Guide, H'dit-b
has been fully loaded since Kuiur
day awaiting settlement; ol the
marine workers strike, is sched
uled to sail late today with a fail
non-union crew, James W. Cri-:h-ton,
district representative of the
division of operations of the slap
ping board, announced this morning.
Raff ety Bail
Came Out of
Chief s Roll
Light on the circumstances sur
rounding the arrest and subse
quent bail forfeiture of T. A. Raf-
fety, chief traffic inspector of the
state, which took place here re
cently, and which is to be probed
by a special committee cf the city
council, was seen this morning in
the statement by Chief of Police
Moffitt that he had put up the bail
for Chief Raffety.
"Raffety was out of town at the
time he was cited to appear," Chief
Moffitt said. "He has helped out
this office considerably. So I put
up the 35 bond out of my own
pocket, and it was that which was
forfeited when Mr. Rafiety failed
to appear."
Rumor had it that Chief Raffety
was unaware that a date for his
hearing before Judge Race bad
been set. On motion of Council
man Moore, the aldermen at their
meeting Monday night voted to
have the affair investigated. Raf
fety, it was said, had made known
the fact that he had never put up
bond at the police station.
The special committee, composed
of Aldermen Patton and Moore and
the members of the police com
mittee, will hold a meeting next
Friday.
Chief Raffety was arrested here
on the evening of April 6 by Traf
fic Officer Miller Hayden. Raffe
ty, according to Hayden, was driv
ing his automobile without bead
Iigths and with no tail light burn
ing. He was accosted by Hayden
on a downtown street.
Champoeg Will Be
Mecca of Pioneers
Again In Saturday
The 78th anniversary and 21st
Weoratiou of Founder's day at
Champoeg will be held next Sat
Wy under the auspices of the
SUra Pioneer association and
e Oregon Historical jociety.
resident of th nv p H
D'Arcy will deliver the address,
uc other speakers will be present.
buket dinner will be served at
U and a nrosram will i. ,.njo,
tter dinner.
"he openine nnmUr
-- SLA I
TOm will h
. PM Banner," bv the veteran
J" composed of W
E- Hall, H. w
PC 7. y p
Pioneer sonn i
BM the celebration.
-"uu lrom Oregon City
M. Moore,
Mills and
to Champoeg ior me it.-
,.f nonnle in the northtrn pan oi
the state who wish to attend, and
will h in charge of Captain wu
Portland. No
stops will be ma.de south of of Ore
gon City except at Wilsonville. Re
turning the steamer will leave
Champoeg at 4 o'clock, connecting
with Oregon Electric trains north
and south at Wilsonville
Sugar Drops To
Pre-War Level
San Francisco, May 4. -Refined
cane sugar at the refineries drop
ped to the nre-war level todav
when $7 a hundred pounds was
quoted.
90 Moros Killed
In Sunday Clash
By Constabulary
Hun.
k, ' mneiy aiorps.
S"V lrjah Union,;, a re
jric leader, were killed
detachment of i'hil-
r it.k reived to
We. WMUolary headquarter
D TT" Saturday of Lieu-
N iJTir Moro,, :ok their
eZT' available
i UT40' tationed on
' w isptchd ft
pursuit of the Moros, oertaking
them near Taglibi.
In' the battle following, virtual
ly the entire band of Mjios was
wiped out. The constabulnvv forces
recaptured the guns ta;cn fro.n
their murdered companion?. One
constabularyiaan was wounded in
the battle.
The following telegram was re
ceived today from the gorcroor of
Sulu:
"All guns recovered. Bind kill
ed or captured, except three unim
portant members. Danger entirely
over. Constabulary did excellent
work."
The reason for the atMr-k by the
Moros on the constabulary forces
is not known here.
Durdall Back
Says Charge
Is 'Mistake'
Nervously fidgeting in his chair
in the office of Sheriff O. D. Bow
er, C. Burton Durdall, Salem mer
chant, brought back this after
noon from Roseburg to answer to
a charge of obtaining J1500 by
false pretenses from the United
States National bank, answered a
few questions put to him, declar
ed that "it must be a mistake,"
and then closed up with clam Ukp
finality and thoroughness. 1
"I can't figure it out it must
be a mistake," Durdall said, as
he ran his fingers through his
hair. "You see I've been lit," he
added in an explanatory manner.
'Did you expect to return to
Salem?" -
Oh, yes. My attorney knew
where I was all the time."
Who is your attorney?"
Mr. Heltzel."
"You were just going to Califor
nia for your health?"
"I'd rather not talk." Durdall
placed bis bead in his hands.
Durdall was arrested yesterday
morning in Roseburg on informa
tion furnished by Sheriff Bower
In a complaint filed yesterday he
is charged with unlawfully repre
senting that he was solvent and a
man of wealth for the purpose of
inducing the United States Nation
al bank to loan him J150. Dis
trict Attorney Carson said yester
day that, at the time Durdall left,
his liabilities were approximately
$20,000 and his assets about
$8000.
Durdall was returned to Salem
bv Deputy Sheriff Lee Morelock
Mrs. Durdall, who was with her
husband at the time of his arrest
remained in Roseburg. When Dur
dall was first arrested she insisted
on remaining in the cell with him.
He will probably be arraigned in
the justice court this afternoon.
Morley Pays
$125 Fine on
Booze Charge
tit UAinv of Silverton. aD-
r . . vi w w- -
peared before Judge G. E. Unruh
in the justice court yesterday af
ternoon and pleaded guilty to a
charge of having intoxicating li
quor In his possession. He paid a
fine of $125.
Morley was arrested in one of
the raids conducted in various
parts of the county recently.
n. smri he-Lonegran ice and
storage plant at Pendleton, which
suffered a $V5,U0t nre a i
months ago, has been rebuilt on
an extensive scale and will be oc
cupied by May 10. j
Anti-Jap
Board Is
Selected
Johnson Names Ex
ecutive Committee of
Westerners to Watch
Alien Problem
Washington, May 4. An
nouncement of an executive com
mittee of members of congress
from western states to co-operate
In action on measures dealing
with Japanese immigration and
land ownership was made today
by Senator Johnson, republican,
California, who recently was chos
en chairman of ihe joint confer
ence of the congressional represen
tatives of those states.
The executive committee con
sists of one senator and one
representative from each of the
western states. They are:
Arizona, Senator Ashurst, Rep
resentative Hevdan.
Colorado, Senator Phipps, Rep
resentative Timberlake.
Idaho, Senator Borah, Repre
sentative Smith.
Montana, Senator Walsh, Rep
resentative McCormick.
Nebraska, Senator Norris.
Nevada, Senator Pittman, Rep
resentative Arentz.
New Mexico, Senator Jones,
Representative Montoya.
Oklahoma, Senator Harreld,
Representative McClintlc.
Oregon, Senator McNary, Rep
resentative Sinnott.
Texas, Senator Sheppard, Rep
resentative Garner.
Utah, Senator King, Represen
tative Letherwood.
Washington, Senator Poindex
ter, Representative Miller.
The entire California delegation
will be a committee of the whole
acting as a unit with the execu
tive committee, whenever occasion
arises.
County Pays Anti-Saloon
League $996 For Crusade;
$500 Returned Thru Fines
Man Believed
Shot by Woman
Dies of Wounds
Astoria, Or., May 4. A. J.
Burns, who was alleged to have
been shot by Mrs. Eula Ingles last
Thursday night during a quarre!,
died at the hospital about 10:30
Saturday night as a result of his
injuries.
Shortly before passing away,
Burns made a verbal s tatement
saying the shooting was accidental
and exonerating the woman from
all blame.
Landis Denies
Quitting Bench
For Baseball
Chicago, May 4. Judge K. M.
Landis in a formal statement to
day denied reports that he had
resigned from the federal bench
to devote his time to his position
as baseball commissioner. The
statement was as follows:
"I have not : osigned, nor have
I said anything that could have
been construed into a statement
that I have resigned."
Judge Landis would not iay
why he had refused to set any
cases beyond June 15, a fact
which caused reports thqt he
would resign in June.
Rain and Cold
Hit Orchards
Hard Is Claim
Portland, Or., May 4. Frosts
In the last two weeks did consid
erable damage to peaches, apricots,
prunes and apples in southeastern
counties of Oregon, according to a
review today by Edward L. Wells,
weather observer.
In Marion county, he said, logan
berries are found to have suffered
some winter-killing. Prunes are
dropping rather heavily in west
ern counties. The calyx spray is
being applied to apples. The
weather has been unfavorable for
pollination of late fruits in north
western counties. Apbids are
causing some damage to prunes.
Good weather prevailed during
the past week in southwestern
counties; elsewhere it was rather
too cool, with deficient sunshine.
Santa Alica
Reported to
Be Aground
Break I n Steering
Gear Causes Vessel
To Strike at High
Tide This Morning
Seattle, Wash., May 4. The
steamer Santa Alica, owned by W.
R. Grace & company, bound from
San Franc. oo to Seattle, went
aground early today near Port
Townsend.
The accident was due to a break
in the steering gear, according to
word received here. The Santa
Alica went aground at high tide
this morning and it was feared
difficulty would be met in pulling
her into deep water. Lighters
started from Seattle to take off the
vessel's cargo of 3000 tons of cop
per ore from the west coast cf
South America.
The accident occurred just as
the Santa Alica was rounding Mar
rowstone Point, near Port Town
send. The Santa Alica was one of
the vessels that on Monday night
stood by the burning Japanese
steamer Tokuyo Maru, off the
Oregon coast.
A wireless message received by
the Seattle harbor department
from the Santa Alica said:
"Damage sustained, if any, un
known. Ship stranded at full
speed and hit very hard."
Shipping men said the vessel
might be floated at high tide to
morrow morning.
Marion county yesterday paid
the bill of the Anti-Saloon league
for the work of that organixation
in the recent crusade against vio
lators of the prohibition law In
the county.
Nine hundred ninety six dollars
and two cents was the sum trans
ferred from the county treasury
to W. J. Herwlg, superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon league of Ore
gon, who placed the claim before
the county court in a detailed
statement and collected the
amount in cash from the county
treasurer after the bill had rek
ceived the official O. K. nf Coun
ty Judge Bushey and Commission
er Hunt.
The bill, submitted In accords
ance with the contract enterefl
into between the Anti-Saloon lea
gue and the county court, was
presented yesterday afternoon by
Mr. Herwig in person.
Without the formality of con
sidering the claim of the league
in the regular monthly session.
which opened today, and paying
it by warrant, the court annrov-
ed the bill and the county treas
urer paid the amount in cash. The
warrant covering the bill, when
authorized by the court, will be
drawn in favor of the county
treasurer, it is stated.
The detailed bill submitted by
Mr. Herwig is as follows:
4 operators, total 65 days
at $7 $413.00
12 operators, searching
and raiding at $6 (21
days) 126.00
Railroad fare and auto
mobile hire 325.70
Hotel and meals 71.15
Evidence and miscl 60.17
$996.02
No explanation of why the
first Item on the bill is submit
ted as $413, Instead of $455
the total of 66 days work at $7 a
day is offered.
To date the total amount of
fines secured by the county as a
result of law violations revealed
by the operations of the AnU-Sa-Joon
league is $625, or a Wet re
turn to the county of approxi
mately $500 after deducting
court expenses.
Partial Survey of
Orchards Reveals
Damage to Prunes
Salem to Hear
Bishop Wilson
Sunday Night
Salem residents will have an
opportunity to hear Bishop Lu
ther B. Wilson, of the New York
area of the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday evening. He
will speak here at the First Methy
odist church.
Bishop Wilson will deliver a
sermon, it was stated today. He
is expected to arrive tn the city
soon.
Springfield, III. Leo Patterson
A. E. F. lightweight champion
and Lawrence Hawkins, bantam
weight, both of St. Louis were to
sail from San Francisco today for
an Australian tour.
High Freight Rates
Killing Coast Fruit
Industry, Ford Told
Levee Breaks;
Acres Flooded
Helena. Ark., May 4. Approx
imately 150 feet of the Write
river levee, five ' miles above
Georgetown, gave way at noon
today and water flooded a large
area, according to reports receiv
ed here. Georgetown is about 70
Biles northwest of her.
Convict Cuts 1
Prison Nurse
Across Throat
Walla Walla, Wash., May 3.
Robert Lang, nurse In the prison
hospital at the penitentiary, had
his throat cut from ear to ear at
an early hour this morning by
Joseph Wagner, a fellow convict,
who had been confined in the ward
waiting transportation to the in
sane asylum at Medical Lke.
Wagner has secreted a knife un
der his mattress, prison officials
declare, and after Lang had de
posited his breakfast tray and
turned to go, Wagner sprang on
his back. Twenty-nine stitches
were taken in Lang's throat. Phy
.toiani sav he will recover.
I-ang is serving a short sentence
for forgery and comes from Olym
pia while Wagner was sentenced
from Seattle for robbery.
National Guard
Men Are Promoted
Due to the election held re
cently First Lieutenant Frank O".
Miller has been made captain of
the machine gun company at
Portland of the Oregon national
guard. His appointment was con-mi-
r hta mr.rnine bv the office
liruiCT, ' -
of Adjutant General George A.
White.
Further promotions were Chas.
w r.,mr to first sergeant: Pri
vate First Class Theodore F. Met-
calf to sergeant and Private m. r.
Godfrey to corporal. All are la
the engineers.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 4. The
effect of advanced railroad freight
rates on the fresh fruil and vege
table Industries of the Pacific
coast in general and of California
in particular was told here today
at a hearing conducted by Henry
J. Ford, special assistant to the
Interstate commerce commission.
Thomas O'Neill, president of
the California Vegetable union,
presented the general situation
with relation to fresh vegetables
and cantaloupe.
"The cabbage and spinach crops
of Southern California have been
completely wiped out by excessive
freight rates," declared Mr.
O'Neill.
Other witnesses discussed at
length the effect of the rates up
on various commodities.
A thorough investigation made
by S. H. Van Trump, county fruit
inspector, yesterday of 100 acres
or orchard land on the Garden
road north of the asylum revealed
mat there will be but a small
prune crop In that section of the
county this year.
The prunes are falling off the
old trees, but the young petites
seem to have set wj;ll and a good
crop Is expected of these. The or
chards surveyed were on low
ground.
Conditions around Shaw, ac
cording to reports received recent
ly by the inspector, are spotted.
Great damage has been done by
thrlps, and the old trees there Beeiu
to be shedding.
Covering about 150 acres of
land one mile west of Kaiser Bot
tom, Mr. Van Trump found thut
prunes were not making their nor
mal growth. A large percentage of
them are on the ground, and here
as in other districts the old trees
are falling to hold their prunes.
As to what the crop of Italian
prunes will be In this strilnn Van
Trump said, that be wai unable to
ieu, mourn me I'etltes seem to
be in every good condition. .
This tremendous shedding Is
due, stated Mr. Van Trunin fn
either the effect of weather condi
tions while nlooNiiiiir. or thp hpnw
crop last year. Also the freeze of
iwu jears ago migut De still hav
ing its effect.
The prospects of a large crop ot
cherries is good as Wttt as logan
berries. Further survovs n ,. i.
out the county will be made later
as me season advances.
Y. M. Volleyball
Games Cancelled
Postponement of the volleybalt
game between Eugene Y. M. C. A.
business men and teams represent
ing the I'alem association, to ha
been played here this afternoon,
was made necessary on the receipt
of a telegram this morning saying
that it would be impossible for the
visitors to be present.
The local men have been doing
some special practicing the last
week and feel keenly disappoint
ed. Another date will be set, how
ever, and the chances art that the
local representatives will be all the
better for additional practice.
New York. Charles (Chick)
Evans of Chicago, national ama-
tner golf champion, wat a paei-
ger aboard the S s. Adriatic sail
ing today for England, where he
will join the other members of the
American golf team.
Revision Made
In Schedule For
Twilight Games
Revision of the schedule for ihe
Twilight league was made last
night at a meeting of the sched
ule committee of the organization.
The first game will be between the
Valley Packing company and the
Y. M. C. A. on Willamette field.
Monday, May 9. The Bankers and
the American Legion teams which
joined the organization last nlgbt,
will meet for the first game on
May 13.
The schedule as revised la:
May 9, Valley Packing Co. vs.
Y. M. C. A.; May 11, rfpauldings
vs. State House: May 13, Ameri
can Legion vs. Bankers: May 16,
Valley Packing Co. vs. American
Legion; May 18, Spauldlngs vs. Y.
M. C. A.; May 20, SUte House vs.
Bankers; May 23, hankers vs.
Spauldings; May 25. Y. M. C. A
vs. American Legion; May 27,
State House vs. Valley Packing
Co.; May 30, Y. M. C. A. vs. Bank
ers; June 2, State House vs. Amer
ican Legion ; June 4, Spauldlngs
vs. Valley Packing Co.; June , Y.
If-. C A. vs. SUte House; Jane t,
Spauldlngs vs. American Legion;
Jane 10, Valley Packing Co. vs.
Bankers,
Troops
Occupy
Silesia
Plebiscite Results Ig
nored and Troops
Are Invading Terri
tory Reports Say
Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May 4.-
Organized Polish forces, estlmarea
at 20,000 have occupied all of Up
per Silesia south of a line running
from Kosel to Tarnowitz, with the
exception of a few large towns,
and are now moving further north
ward, according to Information
supplied by a member ot the inter
allied representation here.
Surround Italian Troops.
Today, according to this source,
the Poles are marching into Gross
Etrchlitz, north of the line men
tioned, in a well ordered manner,
using motor lorries and being sup
plied with rifles, machine guna
and dynamite.
Italian troops at Rybnik, well
south of plebiscite area, compris
ing a regiment of infantry and
two machine gun companies, are
surrounded by 3000 Poles and a
pitched battle has been going ou
for several hours, the Informant
stated this afternoon. The Italia:!
known dead are three officers, one
of them of high rank, and twelve
privates.
Uprising Spread.
Warsaw, May 4. The Insurrec
tionary movement in Upper Si
lesia, begun suddenly Monday
night, spread rapidly in the dis
tricts of Beuthen, Pless, Rybnik
and Tarnowitz. According to tho
newspapers, a Polisu civilian
fighting organization occupied
Kattowitz and other towns after
machine gun encounters with the
Germans, but French troops final
ly controlled the situation.
Newspaper extras last evening
reported eight Poles killed and six
teen wounded In the Krttowltz re
gion in clashes with the Germans,
in which the Poles attempted to
gain control of the districts bor
dering on the Polish frontier.
French Give Warninsr.
Paris, April 4. The French
government, it was learned today,
bas strongly Impressed upon tho
government at Warsaw the grave
consequences to Polish interests
likely to result from a Polish up
rising In Upper Silesia. Unrest
has been reported In this region
over the rumor of an allied decis
ion giving Poland only two dis
tricts there as a result of the re
cent plebiscite. A mining strike I
ii in progress there.
Serious rioting is reported to
have occurred in some sections
and French troops of occupation
have bad clashes with bands
Polish insurgents.
The insurgent activities yester
day took the form of cutting com
munications with Germany,
bridges between Breslau and the
SUesian mining regions being
blown up.
French infantry, with tanks,
have succeeded in clearing Beuthn
and Kattowitz of rioters but Ua
utmost apprehension exists here as
to the development of the movement.
Constitution
Adopted By
City Pedants
Adoption of a constitution wu
the chief business to come before
the meeting of the Salem Teach
ers' club when It met yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Sa
lem high school.
Other routine business was
taken up. and a short address wae
made by George W. Hug, super
intendent of schools.
The Teachers' club was organ
ized with a view to promoting the
welfare of local instructors. At
the meeting yesterday no action
was taken on the question of salaries.
Bomb Plot Revealed.
Tokio, April 2 Japanese news
papers report that an attempt was
made near Harbin to destroy a
Japanese troop train with bombs.
The train was carrying troops of
the Shlsuoka regiment who are to
relieve the Manchuria garrison.
Lieutenant Koshima and two sol
diers were killed while others were
more or leas seriously wounded.