Circulation
Average for 1920, 5250
Population of Salem 1900. 4258:
1,10 14,094; 1920, 17,679
Marion' County 1920. 47477;
Polk county, 14,181
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The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Satur
day fair; heavy frost early morn
ing, except near coast; warmer
Saturday; moderate winds, mostly
northerly.
LOCAL: No rainfall; northerly
winds; clear; maximum 65, mini
mum 33, set 47; river 4.2 and sta
tttonary. ournal
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Salem, Oregon, Friday, May 27, 1921
Price Three Cents n trains aito iraj"
rnce xuree taenia stands FIVE CENTS
ERGDOLL PROPERTY WORTH $050,000 SEIZED
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Nev York, May 27. Full re-
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Speaking todav before the Amor
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id the American people are noi
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res fuily wiin ine oru.nury
EDforts of life, although they
the disposition and the
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was due to the opinion of the
r is; i r 11 . i ci f an
been complete ana proper re-
justments of prices.
Patience Is Needed.
"There is an abundance of new
siness," he said, "with both
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iltlug for further adjustments
hichwlll put costs of living, sell-
k oncee. waKe ruieN ana oiner
"Patience, courage and a fair
anions n aue me." i
Present steel selling: prices, Mr.
lrnnn ll nn wavma ra further
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Profiteerine Charged.
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87,00,000 Feet
Of Crater Lake
Timber Is Sold
Portland, Or., May 27. M. D.
Olds of Medford was yesterday
tentatively awarded by District
Forester George Cecil, a contract
for one of the largest tracts of gov
ernment timber to be sold in Ore
gon. The stand is on Crater national
forest, about 12 miles east of Butte
Falls, situated on the Four Bit
creek watershed and contains ap
proximately 87,600,000 feet of
timber, 71,000,000, feet of which
is western and yellow pine. Other
species included are white fir,
Douglas fir and incense cedar. The
timber covers about 6300 acres.
Prices bid by Mr. Olds were
$3.75 a thousand feet for all spe
cies of pine and 75 cents a thou
sand feet for other Bpecies. The
contract makes it necessary for the
buyer to begin cutting operations
June 1, 1923, allowing two years
in which to erect a necessary ap
paratus and to build a logging
road.
District Forester Cecil said to
day the contract would be formal
ly awarded as soon as satisfactory
statement of Mr. Oold's financial
ability to carry out the terms was
furnished. He explained that this
was customary in all large timber
contracts.
He said it was not the practice
of his office to divulge whether
there were other bidders.
Timber taken from the tract
will be handled over the proposed
logging road to Butte Falls and
thence to Medford. Olds recently
purchased the Pacific & Eastern
railroad and a mill site at Medford.
For Title Bout
. All Sold, Report
New ork, May 27. Cheaper
or none for the DemDsey-
Tier . , - ; . .
fte rinr enthniat v, i ji
t r uu uos ucia t -
ordering tickets. All fifty dol-
kttl July 2, have been sold, Pro-
P Tex Rlckard announced to-
e box office receipts to
T totalled ,57, 264
Tariff Bill Signed;
Alameda Naval Base
Fight Is Abandoned
Washington, May 27. The emergency tariff bill was
signed late today by President Harding.
The new law will become effective tomorrow. It will
affect for a six months period most of the farm products
and carries a provision, designed to prevent the dumping of
foreign goods in this country.
Washington, May 27. The fight to make provisions in
the naval appropriation bill for a new base at Alameda, Cal.,
was abandoned today by republican leaders in charge of the
appropriation measure.
Negro Shot by Police To Live
Portland, Ore., May 27. Physicians today reported that
John G. Spillman, colored, aged 78, would probably recover
from a wound inflicted yesterday by a deputy sheriff after
Spillman had barricaded himself in his home in a suburb and
opened fire at passersby and engaged in a battle with thirty
officers who were sent to apprehend him.
Stillman Divorce Not Settled
New York, May 27. Counsel for James A. Slillman, New
York banker, today issued a statement denying they had
raken nnv part in negotiations for settlement of the divorce
action he has brought against the former Fifi Potter.
federal Officers
To Aid In Fighting
Forest Fire Plots
Mass Meeting
In Jefferson
Members of Salem post No. 9
of the American legion will be
present tonight at a mass meeung
to be held at Jefferson in tne
Iterest of the ex-service men's loal
I measure to be voted on at the
'coming election in June.
Walter C. Winalow will be the
speaker of the evening. Dr. C. B.
lo Neii and Robin Day will also
be members of the party from
i Salem. The balance of the pro
gram will be furnished by the
i Jefferson members of the post.
Palmito del Verde
Owners Don 't Like
'Attack9 On Island
A telM-r
,a wnicn ne states
. Practically a!1 owners ot
r on pi)mi.0 M Vtrde )siand
III- Mrs. Ena Harpfet
fisancial assistance In
JJ" ttoat Palm-to del Verde"
C, ch e declares they
mt r?"1 11 the slanderous
, "Ranted attack on her
l-"7prs and individuals,"
.7 rTtd th.;, ,
ra, San Frmndseo at-
Bs Mtm " L Porrtne, of
a. - '' 0M of e investors In
SBlW f Ed'n" 'M,ld- k-
a - " ast of Mexico. '
si of local men bourtt
t -? uie1 a short whUs
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Harper, the "island queen." In
which they alleged she did not
have and could not give clear ti
tle to the property, and claimed
the land had been misrepreseuted.
Attorney Dorn, in his telegram
to Mr. Purvine, further said that
the investors claim that "such at
tacks are injurious to all owners
and added that a "mass meeting
is to be called for concerted act
Ion." The defense, he said, his
advised Mrs. Harper that it will
be best for two or three hundred
owners Jointly to sue every per
son or corporation slandering the
project. .
The Island in question is said
to be miniature paradise near
the mouth of the Gulf of California.
Spokane, Wash., May 27. To
resist what they declare are plots
On the part of radicals of the Pa
cific northwest to set fires in the
forests, department of justice of
ficials here today announced or
ganization of a force of state and
federal officers to co-operate with
forest service officials to protect
standing timber during the forest
fire season.
Unemployment among woods
workers, it was believed by depart
ment of justice officials making
the announcement, has given rise
to plans among radicals to provide
work for themselves as fire fight
ers by setting fires. By this means,
they declared, they have Informa
tion to indicate, it is planned to
"make a stake" of money, food and
other supplies to provide against
further unemployment.
The force of federal and state
officers, it was Ftated. will be di
rected by a federal officials from
Missoula, Mont.
Craig Receives
Largest Lead In
Irish Election
Belfast. May 27 Sir James
Craig, premier designate of Ulster,
who polled almost 30,000 votes in
the election for the northern Irish
parliament, established a record
for the balloting in Ulster. His
. mwiitnr was Eamonn
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more than
600 Attend
Convention
OfPythians
Silverton Named For
Next Session; Of
ficers for Year Elect
ed at Dallas Meet
Fully 600 people attended the
Pythian Sisters district convention
at Dallas yesterday representing
Silverton, Salem, Scio, Corvallls,
Albany, Independence and Dallas.
It is said to have been one ot the
most interesting meetings of the
kind that has ever been known in
the history of the association. The
meeting was held in W. 0. W. hall,
and at the banquet, which was
served at 6 o'clock, the entire body
was seated in one room. The
rooms and tables were beautifully
decorated with ferns and flowers
and colors of the order.
Mr. Sibley, in the absence of
Grand Chancellor Clark of Port
land, acted as toastmaster. The
past excellent grand chief of Dal
las made the address ot welcome,
and Past Chief Stinson of Salem
responded. District Deputy Mrs.
Moses of Corvallis, Mrs. Helen
Wrightman of Silverton, Past
Chief Parmater of Salem, Vice
Chancellor Finseth of Dallas and
Grand Inner Guard Wilson re
sponded to toasts.
At the evening session officers
of Alfa temple No. 1 of Albany,
and the team from Aleta temple
No. 44 of Corvallis put on the
work In a manner most entertain
ing. District Grand Chief Vina
Moses was captain of the team and
was also president ot the meeting.
A very interesting program com
prised a part of the afternoon
program.
The next convention will be
held at Silverton. Officers for the
ensuing term were elected as fol
lows: M. of F. Girdelle Sticha; M. of
R. & C, Mrs. Nell Gunn. Mrs.
Minnie Moser of Silverton was rec
ommended for district deputjr.
The convention went on record
as endorsing the movement for a
K. P. and Pythian Sisters home for
poor members and orphans.
Among those from Salem who
attended the convention were Mrs.
C. L. Parmenter, Mrs. A. B. Gard
ner, Mrs. Emma Summerville, Mrs.
T. E. Terwilliger, Mrs. Elizabeth
Stinson, Mrs. Lela Jerman, Mrs.
Irene St. Helen, Mrs. Julia Davis,
Mrs. Mary Cox, Mrs: Seeley, Mrs.
F. C. Bates, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Barber, Mr. and Mrs. Angel. Mr.
and Mrs. Tekinbury, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Shelburg, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Winchell and daughter, Miss Ferp
Winchell, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Camp
bell, Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. George Skeals, Mr. and Mrs.
Bozell, Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr.
and Mrs. Gharles Farrell, Walter
Lennon and daughter, Miss Gladys
and Mr. and Mrs. Al Jerman.
De Valera. the Irish
leader, who received
16.000 votes.
' Arthur Griffith, founder of the
Sinn Fein organisation, was elect
ed 1 Jfr Griffith was arrested late
lart November and has since that
time been In Mount Joy prison
; Dublin.
The Pomona grange of Una
county has surrendered its esar
tsr. fW wr to . mm organ
isation to be known as the Linn
i Benton county Pomona grange.
Vladivostok
Under Rule of
KappellForce
Tokio, May 27. Troops former
ly under the command of General
Kappell, anti-bolshevik leader in
southeastern Siberia occupied a
part of Vladivostok yesterday
morning, says a dispatch received
from that city by the Kokusai
News Agency. Some government
buildings were taken over by the
troops, but Japanese forces there
maintained a neutral attitude.
The arrival of the Kappell
troops at Vladivostok wss expected
as tbey cap. urea nimu., near
there on sy zi. -- i-vuu-ed
to be advancing.
The city is said to be entirely
under the control of the Kappell
troops, whose chief of staff an
nounced the council of non-socialist
organisations had asked the
soldiers to enter the city. Part of
the Vladivostok militia surrender
ed to the invaders and the remain
der fled. Members ot the nation
al assembly were placed under ar
rest, but were later released.
The Vladivostok correspondent
of the Nichi Niehl Shimbun
the Kappell soldiers disarmed all
militiamen, some of whom resisted.
He sdds that the city Is to con
sternation with Kappell troops
driving through the streets in ao-
tomobUes and occupying the rall-i
way station and other bondings.
All shops Is the town have been
ci
Budget Bill
In Hands of
President
Washington, May 27. Passage
of the bill establishing a federal
budget system was completed to
day, the house adopting the con
ference report on the measure,
which goes to the president.
Washington, May 27. The
emergency tariff bill, referred by
President Harding to the secretary
of the treasury and secretary of
agriculture after its final approval
by congress Monday was returned
to the White House today and
probably will be signed by the
president before tomorrow night.
Confiscation Is Conducted
UnderTradingWithEnemy
Act On President's Orders
Rail Rates
And Prices
NotRelated
Chambers Declares
Advanced Freight
Charges Not "Pre
venting Trade
Washington, May 27. The
freight rate does not show any un
reasonable relation to the deliver
ed price of goods and it cannot be
shown that in any of the territor
ies it is preventing the resumption
of industrial operations or other
wise prohibiting movement, Ed
ward Chambers, vice-president of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
declared today before the senate
Interstate commerce committee in
its investigation Into the railroad
situation.
"Fluctuations in the price of bi
tuminous coal during the past
two or three years," Mr. Chambers
said, "have ranged greater than
the entire freight rate."
Cuts Have No Effect.
Readjustment downward of
freight rates on lumber from the
Pacific coast, he said, has not re
sulted in a stimulation in traffic
and existing rates on coal and
grain have not reduced shipments
ot those commodities.
"The rates as increased by the
interstate commerce commission
on lumber from the Pacific coast
territory to Chicago and the west,"
he explained,, "were recently read
justed to fit competitive commer
cial conditions by reducing the
rate to Chicago and to the Mossis
sippi river from 80 cents a hun
dred to 73 cents, and to Kansas
City and Omaha, from 73 cents to
66 cents. The rate to St. Paul
and MinLeapolls remaining un
changed at 66V4 cents. From the
producing territory intermediate
to the Pacific coast, the relation
ships which had been thrown out
of. line by the percentage Increase
were restored. This adjustment is
reasonably satisfactory to the
shippers and lumber is moving un
der the rates to the extent that the
markets will take.
Lumber Men Disappointed.
"The reports received Indicate
the Pacific coast lumber shippers
are rather disappointed in the ef
fect the reduced rates had upon
the movement. It 1b no better now
than it was before the rates were
reduced. The southern and Gulf
lumber shippers advise of a slight
improvement in the demand but
generally the conditions in the
common markets are the same in
respect to the southern and Gulf
lumber as prevail on tbe Pacific
coast lumber.
"We have about completed the
readjustment of the grain and
grain products rates at the differ
ent primary markets and at tbe
Gulf and Atlantic ports for export.
In this readjustment some reduc
tions bad to be made."
Iowa Tornado
Wrecks Farms
Mason City, Iowa. May 27.
Buildings on a half dosen farms
were blown away and at least one
man lost his life In a tornado
whirl, late yesterday afternoon
swept a path almost a quarter of
a mile wide between Plymouth ana
li-u.lv Wires are down and It has
been impossible to learn the full
extent of the damage wrought.
Hug Advises
University
Of Refusal
Eugene, Or., May 27. George
Hug will not accept the graduate
manager position with the Univer
sity of Oregon he informed Carlton
Savage, president of the associated
students, in a telephone UlttHf&KS
from Salem yesterday. Mr. B'lV
announces that he will remain at
Salem as superintendent of schools
of that city. The old athleiic coun
cil will meet next week to decile
upon some other candidate, it is
announced.
Lutherans
of West In
Conference
ZJhurch Convention at
Silverton Sees Larg
est Gathering Ever
Entertained There
Silverton, Or., May 27. The
Lutheran annual conference of the
western states convened here yes
terday ina large tent erected in
fne city park ,and the seating ca
pacity was overtaxed at the open
ing session. Church workers are
here from all parts of the United
States and It Is said that at no
previous meeting in the history of
Silverton was there such a large
delegation assembled.
The meeting will continue until
and Including June 1, and it is ex
pected that the big day of the con
ference will be Sunday. During
the session a barbecue will be
served to visiting members of the
conference by the city council and
the community club and It is ex
pected that this will take place
tomorrow. 'k
Most of the work so far has been
in the way of finding accommoda
tions for the visitors. Silverton
people are showing a marked spirit
of courtesy and while the capacity
of the city is small compared to
the large delegation presest, It Is
believed that by co-operation
which the committees are meeting
with, all wlll'be accommodated.
Many of the most eminent min
isters of the country are in attend
ance at the conference and will
have parts in the program of the
week.
All Holdings of Draft Evader In Philadelphia
Taken Over by Alien Property Custodian;
Real Estate, Brewery Stock and Mony In
Banks Are All Included
Philadelphia, May 27. All of the property in this city of
Grover C. Bergdoll, convicted draft evader and army deserter,
now in Germany, valued at about $850,000 was seized today
by Colonel Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian of
the United States. It consists of real estate and money on
deposit in four local banking institutions.
The property was held by Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, Grover's
mother, under a power of attorney.
The seizure, Colonel Miller announced, was by direction of
the president and under the authority of the trading with
the enemy act. It is the first seizure since June 1919.
Accompanied by Major Vincent
A. Carroll, his personal attorney,
Colonel Miller seized the "Berg
doll castle" on the outskirts of
Balem Post Office
14,805 Pounds of
Mail In TWO DayS this city where Mrs. Bergdoll
In accordance with instructions
from the post office department
of Washington, Postmaster Huclt
estein has had all first, second
and third class mail sent from this
office the last two days weighed.
The total weight amounts to 14,
805 pounds. The weight of the
first class matter amounts to
2814 pounds, and the second and
third class matter to 11,991
pounds.
Hunter Wins Tourney
Horlake. May 27. W. L Hunt
er of Walmer and Kingsdown
the British amateur golf
ekampionship here today. In the
It bole finals Hunter defeated
Allan Granam, noyai mesnees
Chinese File
Damage Suit
Against Espee
Charging that through neglect
and carelessness they caused the
death of Gooey Sun, a Chinese boy
ef eight years old, on the morn
ing of September 5. W. la. Sun
filed suit in the circuit court thU
morning against the Southern Pa
cific and Sule Sun, another Chl
neses, for $7600.
The complaint state that the
young boy was placed in a truck
by Suie Sun and driven across the
company's railroad tracks at Trade
and Ferry streets, and that
through careless and neglect Suie
Sun did not take tbe proper pre
cautions in svoiding trains, and
is accordingly named as co-defendant
with the railroad company.
The complaint states further
that the engineer of the switch
engine which pushed the car into
the truck causing tbe death of the
boy, did not blow his whistle or
ring his bell as a warning when
approaching Ferry street at that
particular time. Furthermore, it
states, the noise from tbe box fac
tory and lumber yard nearby pre
vented Suie Sun from hearing the
noise of tbe approaching engine.
Rickenbacker
Speeds East In
Air Mail Plane
North Platte, Neb., May 27.
Eddie Rickenbacker, who loft Red
wood City, Cal., yesterday in an
effort to make a record flight to
Washington, D. C, left here at
9:25 a. m. for Omaha In an air
mail plane piloted by C. V. Pickup.
At Omaha Rickenbacker intends to
take command of the ship and
drive to Washington arriving
there Saturday night. Before tak
ing off this morning Rickenbacker
inspected the machine he wreck e
last nigbt.
Examination of the ground
where he landed gave evidence of
a good landing made near the cen
ter of the field. After touching
the ground his ship ran about 800
feet before it smashed Into a gully
wrecking his landing gear.
Officials declared today that tbe
flaming "T" placed for g'aidunci by reason of his evasion of
lives. This property was left to
Grover by his father. Mrs. Berg
doll owns a residence in the city
in a section locally known as
"Brewerytown."
"Well, when do I have to
move?" said Mrs. Bergdoll, when
served with tbe seizure notice.
President Schmldheiser ot the
Bergdoll Brewing company was
served with a similar order tleing
up Grover's holdings In that com
pany. It is expected the selxure will
cut off all funds Grover may be
receiving from the United States
and throw him upon his own re
sources In Germany.
Classed as "Enemy"
Washington, May 27. Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, by reason of
his escape to Germany, is now
held by the American government
to be an "enemy" within the
meaning of the trading with the
enemy act. This is explained in a
statement by Thomas W. Miller,
alien property custodian, which
was made public today at his of
fice here.
"This move has been in con
templation for several weeks and
has been the subject of confer
ences between the president, the
attorney general and the alien
property custodian," the state
ment said. The state department
has amended the general war
trade license of October 2, 1920,
which permitted Bergdoll to en
Joy the benefit of his property in
this country.
"Bergdoll In addition to his
other i inn s against this couutry
the
at the end of the f lid was Improp
erly located, causing Rickenback
er to land his ship tail to the wind
Wescott Buys
Condon Paper
Condon, Or., May 27. The Con
don Globe-Times, which has been'made of the enemy property
edited lor tne past two years Dyithe hands of the custodian
George H. Flagg has been sold to
draft laws and subsequent escape.
Is today an enemy under the
trading with the enemy act. The
intention of the alien property
custodian Is to administer tse
property seized today as that of
any other enemy's until congress
directs what disposition is to be
ll
Mr. Wescott of Aurora, who will
take over the business June .1. In,
1919, Mr. Flagg bought tbe Con
don Times and the Condon Globe,
consolidated tbe two papers and
has since conducted one of the best
papers In eastern Oregon.
Stockholders of the Albany
creamery hare authorised tbe di
rectors to build s two story con
crete building on the site of the
liimii) that was burned.
Mc Minn ville
Armory Plans
Are Underway
Plans for tbe $75,000 armory at
McMinnville will be made by John
Hunzlcker of Eugene and will be
commenced at once, according to
Adjutant General George A. White
of the Oregon national guard this
morning upon his return from
Camp Clackamas.
The adjutant and his staff will
go to Eugene at once to go overj
the plans with Mr. Hunzlcker and
building operations will commence
ss soon as tbey bsve been com-,
pleted and meet the approval of
tbe authorities.
The money for tbe erection of
the money for tbe erecting of the
building was raised by donations
from tbe state, the county snd the:
city of McMinnville.
Live Wires Leave
On Annual Outing
Sixty members of the Live
Wires of the Leslie Methodist
church will start on their annual
outing this afternoon to Fslls
City where they will camp until
Monday evening. Additional mem
bers will be added to the en
campment Saturday and Sunday.
Two muttons have been provid
ed for a big barbecue dinner on
Sunday. The party will go and re
turn by automobile truck.
Portland. Pal Moore. Memphis
bantamweight, snd Billy Mascott
of Portland meet tonlut in a ten
round bout.
Missoula, Mont. University of
Montana seat University of Idaho
at baseball yesterday 4 to 3 after
staging a batting rally In tbe sev
enth Inning.
3598
Want Ads In April
1921 in The Capital
Journal totaling 17,602
lines, not including real
estate and classified.
289 Ads Gain
Over April of 1920 Cap
ital Journal Want Ads
are the true bargain
counter of the people.
Double the number of
want ads of any other
paper.