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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1921)
Circulation . for 1920, 5250 1' Son or Sal.m 100. 4258: 1,10. 14.014; 1920. 17,679 JroV County 1920, 47.177; "p lk county, 14.181 unber of Audit Bureau of Clrcu "Son. Associated Pre- Full Leased Wire I The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Wed nesday showers, cooler tonight east portion, moderate westerly winds. ournal LOCAL: Rainfall .08; souther ly winds; cloudy; maximum 65, minimum 47, set 51; river 4.2 feet and stationary. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, May IT, 1921 Price Three Cents gJR1?, tfP 5R mrgdoll's Mother and Brother Sentenced fork On Hospital To Start By July; $40,000 Pledged Only $5,000 Needed To Reach Figure Neces sary to Launch Actual Construction; Plans Called for and Meyers Named Manager; List of Subscribers Contains Over 170 Names Fortv thousand dollars is in the hands of the Salem hos pital association to begin construction of the new Salem hos pital by July 1. At a meeting yesterday of the board of directors of the hospital association the buijding committee and and report at an early date. W. Meyers, who has been Inducting the campaign lor nnds and who also was recently Itlected as a member of the tuard Id trustees, was retained as man ager and supervisor of the build- II"?. The plan Is to erect a izo,uuu I fallding, the first unit to include lit operating room, and heating flint to he erected as soon as I f 45,000 can be raised. Mr. Hieyers said this morning that Ibe remaining $5000 would be Iferthcomlng very soon. Orar 170 -people have already I tontributed to the hospital in I Amounts ranging from $5.00 to 41,500. The following is a list nt the contributors: Adolph Bros, Anderson and Brown, Archerd Implement com i jury, Dr. L. G. Altman, J. A. Browns. D. C. Burton, Busick ud Sons, W. H. Burkhardt Jr., hi 0. Buren, Brewer Drug Com pany. Dr. Frank Brown; G. G. ttown; W. P. Brietske; C. P. Bishop; George O. Bingham, Wil liam Brown, Clifford Brown, Bow Tot Lands 3 0 Pound Fish, Said Oregon City, Or., May 17. Richard Schoenbqin, living with his parents a few Elites from Ore gon City, has made the record of being the youngest child in Ore gon, and probably in the United States to catch a 30-pound salmon which he got in the Willamette river at this place. The youngster, who was four years old in December, 1920, ac companied his father to this city, the little fellow insisting on bring ing his own hook and line. After throwing the line he kept a steady hand, even when he felt a big fish grab hold. Calling to his father In excited tones, the vounester was assisted in getting out the big Chi nook, when his father gave a help ing hand. The salmon was one of the finest that haa been caujrht this season. FOURTH SET OF TWINS GRACES MISSOURI HOME Poplar Bluff, Mo., May 17. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Christian of Canlou are happy again today. Their fourth set of twins ar rived to gret five singles. "We'll welcome the fifth pair of twins," says Mr. Christian, who is a Christian. Food product company, P. R. Keaney, F. A. Kurtz. Louis Lockman, I .add & Bush, T. A. Ltvesley, Mrs. O. C. Lock. Mme. Duffe Morrison, H. W. Meyers, Dr. H. Morris, D. H. Mosher, Lane Morley, Miller Mer cantile, company, W. B. Morse, John McNary, H. C. Marvin, Marion Auto company, William Newmeyer. Oregon theater, Ur. Olson, J. C. Perry, Chas. A. Park, A. J. Paris, Patton Brothers, Dr. J. Ray Pemberton. Peerless Bakerv. Peo- Optical company, O. D. Bower, U. pies Cash store, Rollin K. Page, C Boysr, Otto Brandt, It. P. I Mrs. George J. Pearce, G. K. Boise, H. E. Bolinger, Claude Prime, H. Pohle, Dr. Benj. PounJT Belle, Dr. Dale Beechler, John o. E. Price, Pomeroy and Ke.ne, foyne, Bake-Rite Bakery, R. D. G. G. Quackenbush. Red Cross Barton, Arthur S. Benson. Pharmacy, C. O. Rice, Rigdon and Central Pharmacy, Dr. H. J. son, Rostein and Greenbaum, Dr. Clements, Russell, Catlin, Capital ;c. H. Robertson, John J. Roberts, Journal, John. H. Carson, Flora ; Roth Grocery, Rodgers Paper Case, Capital City Laundry, Cher- company ry City Bakery, E. P.- Cochran, I SaIem Tile and Mercantile corn Mrs M. m. Cusick, Commercial ! panv Salem Laundry, Salem Wa Book Store, Curtis B. Cross, Henry terj Light and Power company, wrnoyer, Cherry City Milling gaiem Hardware company, Salem , I Bakery company, Emile A. Schaef Mrs. W H Dancy, W. C. Dyer, ,er Frederick Schmidt, A. J. L T; ' - Draser ISchei. John H. Scott, Smith and uuneu, ur. tjnester Downs, Mrs. N. E. Dolman, F, N. CurMn, T. W. Davis. I M. Endlcott, Fred A. jfirtk m. Sidney Elliot. A. Eoff. David Jre, Eppley and OHnger. N. D. fliot. Fred Ellis. Daniel J. Fry, Fisher and Gam Hat, Ray l. Farmer, John H. ri lev V : Dn M- a 'company, Van Patton and Son, W. Lumtr ,1 Fr1' FaUS CUy H. Welch. West Fur company. Gleln nany- IWeller "Brothers. C. B. Webb. Ben Mer auZ 6 comDan'r- GUe F. West, George E. Waters, Geo. Motor a I j eomnany. Gingrich WeIt Paul B. WalIace, W. C. Se, C'rt iwinslow. Julia K. Webster, E. B. liugham ,,ri " "I- Wood. Dr - , .,.,,,, v,anisaori, F. f f.resory. J- A. Goetra, Graber nomer Uouley, P. E. Shields, Shipley and company, Dr. B. L. Steeves, Charles K. Spaulding company, Lena B Snedecor, Dr. Lee Steiner, States man Publishing company, Her bert L. Stiff, Steusloff Brothers, Gideon Stolz, Stolz and. company. Dr. F. H. Thompson, The Spa, Dr. F. L. Utter, Union Abstract T1 XT n - v, ; , 1KFa1 . m, Wilham Gahlsdorf, P. ' WM(1 anri son. TV Ul 1,11 vuu-i cuu; y Graber, M. Hanson, Hawking , and !. C- S. Hamilton, William "'l on, Hartman Brothers, J. Hiltman, August Huckestein, , Hutche9on, Frank Jaskosky, ST Han1 Laudry- 2 w- s TB- Kay, Estella Taylor, S. mhaii. J. r. Kennedy. Kings Bonus Bill Topic of Salem Man At Stayton Tonight Responding to an invitation ex tended to him by residents of Stay ton, James Crawford of Salem will tonight address Stayton folk on the subject of the soldiers' bonus bill. Father and Son Face Charge of Wrecking Bank SCO la Til w . If Expose of Slackers Defended War Department Says Publication Justified; Only Four Errors In List Reported Washington, May 17. The war department issued a statement to day expressing surprise at the "constant fire of drastic criticism" which followed its action in pub lishing lists of deserters from the draft as shown by the depart ment's records. Despite the ur gency of "patriotic societies and the relatives of men who did their full duty and who, in many cases gave up their lives in the, service that the slacker lists be given out," the statement said, "it is in sisted now that the lists should never have been published at all until the department was absolute ly convinced that there appeared thereon the name of no man who actually rendered either military or naval service during the world war." "As a matter of fact," it con tinued "the war department would have been entirely warranted in including in the published lists of men charged with desertion from the draft the name of every reg istrant who failed to report for military service at the time and place specifically stated in the no tice sent to him by his local board, whether or not he subsequently served honorably In the army, navy or marine corps of the United States or military forces of the al lied powers." The department undertook gra tituously to check and re-check the records of the 439,000 men orig inally carried on the draft desert ers list and reduced the list to ap proximately 155.000 names, the statement said, and thus far but four cases have officially develop ed where names of men were wrongfully carried on the lust. Rebels Offerto Retire Polish Insurgents xO Fall Back If Huns Are Kept Behind Present Line Oppeln, May 17. The Polish ovoiitivn committee in Silesia, of ! which Adelbert Korfanty is pi-3-ident, has telegraphed to the inter-allied commission here, stat ing the insurgents are ready to retire, sufficiently to insure ITc mediate cessation of hostilities with the Germans, provided the ground they abandon is occupied by allied and not by German troops. Wife Wins Divorce From Husband "To Handsome To Work" Company States Men Over-Paid AnBwer to the suit brought by the state of Oregon for the bene fit of 18 laborers against the Washburn-Hall company and Paul Autoniades company for the collection of $3082 for work per formed on the Willamette Valley-Florence highway was filefl in the circuit court yesterday and states that the men were $71.27 over paid. The company alleges that the laborers were to get 40 cents a yard of common and InteTmedl ate excavation as agreed In a contract signed by them, and that 70 cents a yard was to be receiv ed for solid rock excavating. "The estimates of the work done were, to be furnished the eompany by engineers of the state highway department and the men were al lowed to draw 85 per cent of their money at stated times. Sup plies were to be paid for by the men. The company charges that be fore the work was completed the men broke their contract having received $3221.40 in cash and supplies and in the payment of their fees to the national hospit al association. , ." in., Mav 17 m t tfeili' Tears 'i. president of " State bank, closed yes "M his son, John Quirk, hrjtoir held to the rnd t-Trl on tw specific charges rT involving notes aggre VTl VT ,hin 10.000. Direc- W.0OO shortage to pain hich they said dated lBUiL, When John M Ernst! VV'T: atter beg refused It 7LL!irectors wa alleged "SO Permitted by the l" draw $5000 without lj bad no banking account. tkc uJtedly permitted to without , . hu,lrti nn thp 11.1 D K . Ik LU write l L was alleged by Andrew Dimond, a director, who charged that a loose leaf ledger was used and false en tries substituted when bank exam iners called. Mr. Dimond also quoted John Quirk as admitting that he had lost large sums of money in grain deals and that he had sold a num ber of the bank's liberty bonds to obtain cash to make good his loss es. Bonds left with the bank by depositors also were disposed of, Mr. Dimond alleged. Albert Post, a bookkeeper who has been with the bank for many years, reTealed the alleged irregularities. Davis Resigns As Cashier of State Treasury The resignation of Leter B. Davis as cashier in t.ie state treas ury department effective June Irt, was announced by State Treasurer Hoff this mornine. Davis, who has been with the treasury depart ment for the past two years will go to the state insurance commis sioner's office as a special investi gator of incendiary fires under the state fire marshal's department. fnmvrlT with the in- surance department before enter ing the treasury tii" C K. Knickerbocker, for the past two years auditor in the treasury department, is promtei to the position of cashier, and C W. Thompson of Portland comes to the department in the capacity of teller. Knickerbocker, who is a world war veteran, was formerly with the U. S. Natoinal bank at New berg as .paying teller. Thompson Is a veteran of both tie Spanish-American and the world wars. The lettuce appears to hare been derived from the endive,, which k found wild in temperate and southern Europe. Portland City Auditor Cited To Give Cause In an alternative writ of man damus issued by the supreme court here this morning George R. Funk, as auditor of the city of Portland, is cited to appear before the court on or before May 28 to show cause as to why he should not execute a warrant in favor of J. C. Bayer, trustee, for $36,702.84 represent ing the compromise amount .au thorized by the city council of Portland for the completion of construction work on the public auditorium. Opinions banded down by the court this morning were: Bertha K. White vs. D. C. White, appellant; appeal from Linn coun ty; appeal from decree of divorce. (Opinion by Justice Brown; Judge Percy R.- Kelly affirmed. In the matter of the estate of Frederick Anderson, deceased, G. E. DeGolia, claimant and respond ent, vs. Charles Anderson, admin istrator and appellant; appeal from Clatsop county; controversy over contract. Opinion by Justice Harris; Judge J. A Eakln affirm ed. Mrs. Thomas J. Mansker vs City of Astoria, et al, appaallant; appeal from Clatsop county; ap peal from decree invalidating charge made by cemetery commie ston against burial lot. Opinion by Justice Harris; Judge i. B. Bakin affirmed. Oregon-Washington Railroad A Navigation company vs. Cascade Contract company, appellant; ap peal from Multnomah county; suit for money. Opinion by Chief Jus tice Burnett; Judge D. R. Parker affirmed. Minnie A. Meade vs. Arthur M Churchill, app'llant ; appeal from Multnomah county; suit to recov er money. Opinion by Justice Johns. Judge Robert G. Morrow affirmed. imiiiiifT wi mi -3 W li 1 Jiarisfc Claiming that he was "to hand some to work," Mark Fox, a young Los Angeles Apollo, according to his wife's complaint, asked to be relieved of the responsibilities of matrimony. Mrs. Kox, as the re sult, sued for divorce and was awarded a decree in Los Angeles the other day. "The dally grind of earning a living for me and my son didn't appeal to him," Mrs. Fox told the judge. "If he thinks his beauty is deserving of support he can find someone else to con tinue his upkeep. I'm sick of It." The couple were married four years ago and In that time Fox, acocrding to Mrs. Fox, has con tributed little to the support of their home. The photos show Mr. and Mrs. Fox and their some De-Witt. Prison Terms Of One Year and Day Are Conditional Payment of $7,000 Fines Before End of Pres ent Court Terms Will Set Aside Confine ment; Friend of Family and Men Who Helped Draft Evader Escape, Sentenced Philadelphia, May 17. Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll was today sentenced in the federal district court to one year and one day in the Atlanta prison for conspiracy to aid her son, Grover C. Bergdoll to desert the United States army, and was fined a total of $7,000. Judge Dickinson in imposing sentence announced the prison sentence would be remitted if the fine is paid within the present term of court ending the second Monday in June. The same conditional sentence was imposed on Charles A. Braun, Mrs. Bergdoll's eldest son, who changed his name because of the notoriety caused by Grover's escapades, and on James E. Romig, a friend of the family. Albert S. Mitchell, an automobile salesman and Harry S. Schuh, indicated for aiding Erwin R. Bergdoll to desert the army, were each sentenced to six months in jail and fined $1,000. Their sentences also will be remitted if the fines are paid before the second Monday in June. Raffety Cleared Qf Law Violation Tho Minus Lights Did T. A. Raffety, chief traffic r mittee Chief Moffitt is also exon- lnspector of the state of Oregon, erated as to any wrongful Intent.' break the traffic laws of the city f Salem when he was arrested ere on the night of April 6 or dn't he? A special committee from the jMty council, ordered to investigate e case, reported back to tho uncil last night with "exonera tions" for everybody. Inspector Raffety and Chief of Police Mof fitt, the report explains, were call ed before the committee to relate the circumstances pertaining to the a'lleged traffic violation and forfeiture of ball money, and tho Spectators standing with Officer Hayden at the time when he went in pursuit of Mr. Raffety state that the traffic Inspector was tra veling with only one headlight. Guard Of fleers Infantry Camp Opens May 21 Over 160 members of the Ore- committee, "after making a thor- gon national guard from units all ough Investigation of the facts in 0Ter gtate have oeen ordered the case found that no actual vio- rt lnstructIon at the lation of the traffic laws had been ...- Infantry officer s training camp committed. Havden Not Called. 10 Pen at Clackamas on May 21 Miller Hayden, motorcycle pa- and close four days later. trolman and the arresting officer The camp will be attended by in the case, was not called before a( tne 0ffcen Dt the national the special committee. Officer -,ir a-a enlisted men selected Hayden. who first noticed the ma- from th rank5i including mem- ehlne whjch, he said, was opera t- of tne staff of Adjutant Gen- ing on a downtown street with one ral Geor-e A. whl. headlight and no tall light, was CapUln j-oy Hewlitt. com- not aware that a "probe" was In . . - SaIem progress on the night In question. It was after Hayden had explained in detail the circumstances sur rounding the case that Chief of Police Moffitt anounced the fol lowing morning be would file a complaint against Raffety. "In the hope of allaying critl- -1 V. a , hoinc H : r-r M t 1(1- wlth First Lieutenant Allen O. Carson, and Second Lieutenant Paul R. Hendricks, wrtn seven se lected enlisted men, . who will be selected Monday night at armory drill will leave for the camp next week. Captain Archie H. Thomas, .. .u- ..j t.nin. ik. enmnanv I. Kilverton. witn nrsi ara uuivbib " - - who were seeking to make capital Lieutenant Arthur L Dahl. Sec out of the circumstances attendant ond Lieutenant Carl R. Moser ant npon the case," the report con- seven enlisted men will extend, tlnues, "Chief Moffitt filed com-1 Captain B. Hamilton, company plaint against Mr. Raffety and de- L Dallas, with First Lieutenant posited with City Recorder Race Raymond Scott and Second Lleu $t of his own money which was tenant Joseph N. Helgerson and later held to have been forfeited seven enlisted men will report to by Mr. Raffety falling to appear tn the camp, court. Mr. Raffety. however, was . igrorant of the entire proceeding and Is completely exonerated by the findings of this committee." Other i Saw Car. Further the report says: "While the members of your committee feel that the step taken by Chief u - . Kl-iaka m A Anl " li; , , " X. 7,. w. ' "Ploy- of the Southern Pacific tended 10 complicate matters, wi,"-' Uo find that bis action tuW' maintenance of way prompted solely by a sincere desire "o rnctural department re to relieve an embarraslng situation fused to accept a wage reduction bronght about through a mteun- of approximately 20 per cec in Zandine of the facts In the eonferce with company officials ease. By the findings of the com-, Espee Workers Refuse Wage Cut San Francisco, May 17 The Johnson Loses In Fight To Defeat Blair Nomination Washington, May 17. The senate finance committee ordered today a favorable report on the nomination of David H. Blair of Winston-Salem, N. C, to be commissioner of internal revenue. The report was ordered without a roll call vote. It was understood Chairman Penrose of the committee planned to seek action by the senate on the nomination late today or tomor row as Secretary Mellon Is exer cising functions of the post ofthe vacancy. The committee's action was a defeat for Senator Johnson, repub lican, tn his fight against Mr. Blair's confirmation. Extensive hearings in closed sessions by the committee on Senator Johnson's charges that Mr. Blair violated the North Carolina primary law as a delegate to the Chicago convention and also that he was disqualified because his fathcr-ln-law and wife were Interested In an income tax case over which he would have jurisdiction as commissioner. The committee was divided on ordering the favorable report, it was said, although the vote was not recorded. Murderer of Taxi Driver Is Reprieved Olympla. Wash., May 17. Act ing Governor William J. Coyle to day granted a reprieve of the JO days to Isom White, 21 to be hanged May 20 for the mur der of Lee Linton, Everett, taxicab driver, November 19, 1919. White was convicted of first de gree murder January 10, 1920, and sentenced to be hanged. Four days later Joseph Darwin Morton, a companion, was convicted of first degree murder in connection with Linton's death and sentenced to life Imprisonment. Morton is now serving bis sentence in the state pentltentiary at Walla Walla. Both confessed they had planned to hire Linton's taxi, kill Linton and drive the.ear to Mexi co where they said they planned to join bandits. Masons To Be Honored Thursday Master Degree To Be Conferred On Local Lodge by Portland Police Team The Master Mason's degree will be conferred on Salem lodg No. 4, A. F. & A. M., by the wide ly known Portland police team on Thursday evenfng, it was an nounced this morning. Nearly 100 Portlanders are ex pected to accompany the team to the ceremonies which, it is stat ed, will be most elaborate. Th team, which has pot on similar work at many points tn the Wil lamette valley, Is composed of 12 members. Their work is said to be unique. Following the formal program, a banquet and reception will be held by members of the local sentenced . lodge in honor of the visitors. The Portlanders will arrive about 7: SO Thursday evening. Most of them will travel by motor. , Child Chosen To Represent U.S. In Italy Washington, May 17. Richard Washburn Child was nominated by President Harding today to be am bassador to Italy. At the same time the president sent to the senate the nomination of Dr. Jacob Gould Scburman of New York, former president of Cornell University to be minister to China, Socolofsky Heads High School Here Herbert Socolofsky will in all probability be present of the Sa lem high school student body next year. At a special assembly held at the high school yesterday Soco lofsky was the only man nomi nated for the position. Socolofsky plays football, bas ketball and is active in track and field work. LucUe Moore was elected to suc ceed Bill Ashby as vice-president of the student body. Other nomi nations were as follows: Secre tary, Mai vie Hunter, Ruth Griffin and Marie Rostein; for editor of Clarion, Myrtle Martin and Ralph Emmons; manager of the Clarion, Arthur Montgomery, unanimously eelcted; yell leader, Edwin Arm strong and Aubrey Trawlek; girls' song leader, Frances Ward, unani mously elected: serreant-at-arms, Howard Poet, Ellis White, Ralph White and Max Jones. 1 "tt, u i l i j ana