Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, June 07, 1921, Image 1

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    Circulation
Average for 1920. 6269
population of Salem 1900. 425$:
1910, 14,094; 1920. 17.879
Marlon County 1920, 47,177;
Polk county, 14,181
Member of Audit Bureau of Circu
lation. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire
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ournal
The Weather
OREGON: Tonight cloudy in
the west portion, showers and
cooler in the east portion; Wed
nesday fair, moderate southwest
erly winds.
LOCAL: Rainfall .09; northerly
winds; clear; maximum 84, min
imum 52, set 63; river 3 feet and
falling;.
Year-yo. 136
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, June 7, 1921
Price Three Cents SJaEFVi? SSnl
FLOOD
DAMAGE WILL EXCEED $15,000,000
County Loganberry Crop
To Exceed 1 0,600,000
pounds Declare Experts
production Estimates
Indicate increase ui
2,800,000 Pounds
Over Last Year
Price lo Range
Around 4 Cents
Pickers To Be Paid
Cent ana nan; J-own
Value of Crop Placed
at $424,000
There will be a loganberry
. imalolV 10.600.000
crop oi ain""-v" '
oounis in Marion county this
fear-an increase of 2,800.000
pounds over last year when there
was 7,800,000 pounds.
Marion county's acreage in
bearing loganberries haB increas
ed about 500 acres in the past 12
months, and is now approximate
ly MOO acres, as againsi
acres which were bearing last
For this huge crop the grow-
rs will receive an average pries
ol about four cents per pounu, or
approximately $464,000.
Profit Held Assured
Such were the carefully calcu
lated figures given out this morn
ing by a prominent loganberry
grower who is held to be one of
the county's most reliable berry
experts.
While, on the face of things,
the slump in price paid to grow
ers is dismaying an average of
about 12 cents pur pound was paid
last season authorities say that
the grower will he able to realize
a satisfactory profit on this sea
ton's crop.
This year, it is estimated, the
loganberries will average two and
one half tons to the acre. Ninety
dollars is the average cost per acre
lor preparing a crop. Figuring
but two tons to the acre the re
turn, at 80 per ton, would be
J160 per acre, or a profit of $70.
This would be a return of 10 per
cent if the grower value his laud
at $700 an acre.
Some Vines Damaged
Some damage has been done to
the vines of last year, according
inspector. Chief loss was felt in
the low lands w here many of the
canes were killed half way back
Irom the tip to the trown, and
were laid on the ground in water.
Although there are but 2400
acres at present bearing in the
county, there are 3446 acres on
which loganberries have been
Planted, authorities estimate. This
means that next year there will
he another thousand acres bear
ing Iruit, unless the growers de
cide to quit raising loganberries.
"I don't think any of the grow
will plow out their loga-nber-nes,"
one fruit expert said this
tlternoon. "The loganberry busi
le8 is to have a great future. In
"J opinion, any grower who
Plows up his vines is very fool-
UQ."
Both Washington and Califor-
it is said, have increased
T "ganDerry acreage heavily
the past year. Many .Oregon
Powers, whose crops were fail
P las year, have reset them
P this season.
This season's crop, could it be
g at last season's prices, would
, g lowers of Marlon county
PProximatelv $1,271 000
Shipping Board
Appropriation Is
Slashed $50,000
Washington, June 7. Appropriations of $111,000,000 for
the Shipping Board in the deficiency appropriation were cut
to $61,000,000 today by senate and house conferences, the
latter retusing to agree to the senate increase of $50,000,000
Washington, June 7. A. D. Lasker, the Chicago business
man under consideration for chairman of the Shipping Board,
conferred with President Harding today but said afterward
that no conclusion had been reached regarding his acceptance
of the post. He will see the president again tonight.
Washington, June 7. Committee provision for a minimum
army of 170,000 men for the next fiscal year was accepted
today by the senate in considering the army appropriation
bill.
1 0O Sinn Feiners
Captured In Cork
In Street Rioting
Cork, Ireland, June 7. Crown
forces captured more than 100
members of the Irish republican
army in Mill street last night af
ter a battle in which three Sinn
Feiners were killed and twelve
wounded. The casualties to the
Crown forces, it is stated were
slight.
The crown forces were conduct
ing an encircling operation over a
wide area with airplane scouts
when they encountered the Sinn
Feiners.
Three Executed.
Dublin. June 7 Three men con
victed of participation in recent
disorders in Ireland were executed
here today. Edward Foley and
Patrick Maher went to their doom
for the murder of a royal Irish
constabulary sergeant at Knock
long, while Constable William
Mitchell was executed for the
murder of Magistrate Dixon
Dunlavin, County Wexford.
Cabinet Discusses
Latin - American
Relations Today
Washington, June 7. Relations
between the United States and
Latin America countries, parti
cularly Mexico and Santo Domingo
were considered at length at to
day's cabinet meeting and its was
indicated that developments in re
gard to each of these two coun
tries might be expected shortly.
Platte River
Recedes From
Flood Crest
Flood Waters
Continue Work
Of Destruction
Vote Is L:ght
35 Percent Of
Total likely
Voting up to noon today upon
state measures was very light. It
is estimated that from the votes
cast up to that time, approxim
ately 35 per cent of the total regis
tration will have voted by the
time the polls close at 8 o'clock.
In eight of the precincts which
could be reached at noon the
voting was as follows: No, 15,
voted 55, registration 871; No. 16
voted 74, registered 470; No. 9
voted 38, registered 432; No. 10
voted 48, registered 357; No. 11
voted 82, registered 492; No. 19,
voted 20, registered 250; No. 7,
voted 4, registered 150; No. 5,
voted 39, registered 308.
The
Grow
Ui
Lr ,L lVl centll per pou,,,,
. u is believed, will pay
Alleg
work this year.
rionver. Colo.. June 7
flooding Platte river, which yes
terday overflowed its banks and
entered a number of small frame
residences in the Jerome Park
and Valvedere districts of this city
reached its highest stage at 3
o'clock this morning and today
was washed out after midnight,
making a total of four bridges
over the Platte swept away near
here. The damage in Denver was
not heavy. .
The first victim of the flood in
the low section
JoseDh Richter, 50 years
crippled ash heaver,
life in the bottoms
Denver, Colo., June 7. Tele
grams from correspondents of the
Associated Press received at the
Denver office today indicated
flood conditions in northern Col
orado were as follows:
At Greeley The Platte river
was several inches higher here
this morning and is doing con
siderable damage east ol nere,
where it has overflowed. The riv
er yesterday had risen two feel
following rains of two days dura
tion. Near Masters the Platte is
one mile wide and the highest it
has ever been in Weld county.
Scores of workmen are attempt
ing to restore tracks near LaSalle
on the main Union Pacific line to
Julesburg. A heavy rain fell here
all night.
At Longmont The St. Vrain
river was six inches higher this
morning and still rising today.
Eight bridges over this river were
. i : thin inn nr
of Denver was wasnea oui m n. " ---
old. a' Boulder county, it raineu um..j
He lost his, here all night.
of the city. At LaSalle -
Zionists
Repudiate
Officers
Seven Officials Quit
As Result of Criti
cism of Administra
tion of Affairs
Cleveland, Ohio., June 7.
Repudiation of the administration
of the officers of the American
Zionist organization by the twenty
fourth annual convention today
resulted in the resignation of
Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago
and six other officers of tbe or
ganization and 35 of the fifty
members of the national executive
committee and its secretary, Peter
I. Schweitzer, treasurer of the
organization, was the only incum
bent to retain his position.
The resignations were announ
ced at the close of a long night
session by Judge Mack after the
convention had voted 153 to 71,
lo disapprove the president's an
nual report. Besides Judge Mack
American Zionist officials who re
linquished their offices are:
Justice Louis D. Brandeis ol
Washington, honorary president:
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New
York, honorary vice-president;
Jacob DeHaas, ecretary of the
Palestine department and Reuben
Horchow, assistant treasurer.
Other executive committe mem
bers who resigned include Bernard
Flexner, New York; Felix Frank
furter, Cambridge, Mass.; Nathan
D. Kaplan, Chicago; I. Irving Llp
sitch, San Francisco; Emanuel N.
Mohl, Jerusalem. Palestine; I.
Rude, Denver; William Sauber,
OretJay, Wis., and Jonas Rosen
field, Dallas, Texas.
In contrast to the stormy de
monstrations which have taken
place repeatedly since the opening
of the convention Sunday after
noon there was extreme quiet
when vote was announced.
his over the Platte
Another bridge
was washed out
ii. . in- tn rpiurn lu
nu wn 1 1 j n , . .
hnm, tn save some personal ei- near nere mm u.s.....
feX Fi persons watched him At Fort Morgan-Jackson lake
.JL- Twelfth street In 'dam. which holds the largest body
.. . hinc Suddenly he f water in Morgan county
EZiJ fr heln. then tumbled whioh was feared to be near the
ito the water. His body was not Dreaking stage last night
covered. .The Platte river 1
' banks. .
At Fort Collins 1 ne rouui-;
1 river which reached its highest
;gtag Sunday afternoon, costin
gs to recede. All danger is passed.
and
11 safe.
within its
ed Slayer Is
Landed In 'Frisco
7. Mrs.
charged with mur-
Francisco. June
F vr" 'uunn husband. Edward
Brr' at Twin Falls, Idaho,
fr Hm , Sa" Fracisco today
jru aboard the steamer
V.a ,C, She s in custody ol
"k'hwSe. 3 dePUt7 ,heri"
tJr,?uthar1 shielded her fact
ua7rphers anJ declined
MrtM .T "sPapermen who
. the Kr,
i pon debars
fc. ooat
'ATr. "Terence
Ml I I
Krtiei fnr she did not
V 11 A LI IW u v . ,
"want to be bothered by news
papermen." Late today the party
will entrain for the last lap of
the journey to Twin Falls.
Beyond pronounced wakefulness
Mrs. Southard has shown no un
rest of mind, the Ormsbys said,
and occasioned them no trouble
She avoids any reference to tb
i-hrres asrainst her they said.
Willamette Sure
of Whitman Game
i iw rafflf with
t fall is assured the Willamel-
with arriva
iS5 from the WaUa Walla In
.titution this monies
West Denver
Is Flooded
Again Today
Denver, Colo., June 7. Heavy
' rains in the mountains last night
I caused the Platte river here to
; swell again. The waters reached
flood proportions in lower West
Denver and more than a score of
frame residences were surrounded
by water. Two feet of water Btood
in West Colfax and Larimer
streets, which were dry this
morning.
The river's rise this morning
was sudden. It rose several Inches
within a few minutes after of
ficials had expressed belief that
all danger from the Platte here
was over. Many basements of
j warehouses in the section were
! flooded at noon.
Firemen and policemen pa-
Council Is
Against 8
Cent Fare
Protest To Be Filed
With Commission;
Company May Tear
Up Summer Track
The Salem Street Car company
both lost and won at a meeting of
the city counoil held last night
lost when It failed to get recon
sideration of the council's decis
ion to file a protest against the
three cent rise in car fares, and
won when an ordinance, submit
ted by Alderman Wenderoth and
calculated to forestall the com
pany's move to tear up its North
Summer street track, was voted
down by the council.
At the suggestion or Alderman
Giesy, the council voted to in
struct the city attorney to file a
formal protest with the public
Lservice commission against the
proposed eight cent car faro for
Salern. Later Mr. Giesy explained
to I. N. Day, of the car company,
that his motion was not necessar
ily put because he himself object
ed to the rise, but because hu felt
he was following out the wiBhes
of the people.
Hearing to Be Attended
City Attorney Smith was also
Instructed by the council to at
tend the rehearing of the phone
rate case to be held on July 18.
The council decided that the city
of Salem might act more effective
ly by itself, and declined an invi
tation to join other counties of
the state in presenting the city's
case before the public service
commission.
Declaring that the street car
company suffers a heavy loss on
its North Summer street line, Mr.
Day made a brief, pointed talk to
the aldermen. The company, it
appears, wishes to remove Tour
blocks of its track on North Sum
mer street prior to the time that
the city starts its paving activi
ties there. Mr. Day said the com
pany realizes but about 76 cents
a day from its patrons in that vi
cinity, while its expenses are
many times that amount.
Bids to be Called For
Residents of North Capitol
street who have sought to have
their street paved for some rime
were encouraged by actron of the
council last night. After Council
man. Thompson had made inquiries-
of the street committee, that
body gave a favorable verbal re
port which was adopted by the
council and the city attorney was
instructed to draw resolutions
calling for bids.
The city's purchasing agent was
instructed to buy 50 barrets of
asphalt which will be used In re
pairing the city streets.
Several petitions, requesting
that streets be graded and sewers
installed, were referred to the
street committee and . the sewer
committee. Three sidewalk resolu
tions were adopted, and several
others, which were introduced,
were referred to the street com
mittee. Mayor Gets Riled
Fire Chief Hutton was last
night instructed to install a hyd
rant at the corner of 25th and
Bellevue streets.
Certain members of the council
were reprimanded by Mayor Hal
vorsen, who felt that too much
talking was being done on the side
lines, "if we re going to have a
meeting, let's have it," he r.a!d,
"if not, let's quit."
Rood Damage
Equals That at
Corpus Christ!
Pueblo, Colo., June 7. E. B. Orr
of St. Louis, director of civilian
relief for the Red Cross for the
Western division, who arrived yes
terday from St. Louis today made
a tour of the flooded district and
Railroads Losses
Alone Estimated
Near $4,500,000
afterward declared that the dam-
age "appears to equal or exceed ; TjISt 01 KUOWn Dead QrOWS RaDlQly TOday AS
that of the Corpus Christ!, Texas
disaster,"
The Corpus Christi storm swept
in from the Gulf of Mexico Sep
tember 14, 1919, and resulted in
property damage of more than
$20,000,000 and loss of four hun
dred lives. A 65 mile hurricane
drove a water wall Into Corpus
Christi, sweeping everything be
fore it. Water was measured In
the city's principal streets to
depths up to six feet.
Congress
To Provide
For Relief
Million Dollar Appro
priation For Flood
Sufferers Expected
In Day or Two
Washington, June 7. One mll
lion dollars would be made im
mediately available for relief work
in the flood district of Colorado
under resolutions introduced sim
ultaneously in the house and sen
ate by Senator Phipps and Repre
sentative Hardy, both of Colorado.
Decision to seek a million dol
lars for relief work was reached by
the Colorado delegation in cong
ress after conferences with Presi
dent Harding and Secretary
Weeks. The proposed appropria
tion would be used solely In the
relief of distress and would not be
applicable to the restoration of
property.
Senators Phipps and Nicholson
and Representatives Hardy and
Vailc were present at the confer
ence at the White House and war
department. The members of the
delegation said that both President
Harding and Secretary Weeks
were emphatically of the opinion
thut something should be done by
the federal government to relieve
distress and suffering in the Pu
eblo district.
Tho resolution will be treated
as emergency legislation, Senator
Phipps said, adding that it was
expected that the million dollar re
lief fund would be available with
in a couple of days.
The American Red Cross an
nounced today that contributions
received In answer to President
Harding's appeal In behalf of the
Colorado flood sufferers would be
forwarded promptly to the strick
en areas.
Chapters nearest the scene of
the disaster have been given op
tion of sending contributions di
rectly to James L. Fleser, director
of Red Cross operations in Colorado.
Receding Waters Allow Relief Workers to
Enter Wrecked Districts; Train Service Re
sumed Out of Pueblo This Afternoon
Pueblo, Colo., June 7. A committee of real estate men
today estimated the property damage in Pueblo from the
flood at between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. This damage
is an apprisal of the buildings and contents.
Pueblo, Colo., June 7. Flood damage to three principal
railroads entering Pueblo will aggregate $4,500,000 accord
ing to an estimate made today by H. A. Tice, division sup
erintendent of the Atchison, Topeka a Santa Fe railroad.
Mr. Tice estimates the damage to his road in Pueblo and
vicinity at $2,000,000 ; that of the Missouri Pacific at $1,000,
000 and that of the Denver & Rio Grande at $1,500,000.
Pueblo, Colo., June 7. Known dead from Friday's flood in
Pueblo today totalled fifty-five, three bodies being taken to
the Fountain school, according to reports of Red Cross of
ficials. Forty-two bodies were at the morgues and ten had
been recovered o nthe St. Charles mesa.
No burials will be held for sev- back to Colorado Spring for a
food sugply.
The military order requiring
all able bodied men to report for
work brought out a large force
of men and they are being put o
work in various capacities.
Dead Estimated at 500
Red Cross officials at a meet
ing last night estimated that the
death list will mount to 500 when
a complete count is possible.
The outstanding reature of the
Pueblo flood disaster is the utter
absence of discouraged grief. A
man who witnessed the great
flood at Galveston contrasted the
situation here with that in the
Texas city where crowds of ref
ugees sat about in groups, weeping.
Court limits
Stay Granted
Mrs. Stillman
Her present husband. V inewi j Oreeon o.tober 1. O. A
i t r 4-i t t irf i r r- " . ,
unntharn Q r.aTa uctti
stationed at Honolulu has obtain
8 .. r.l a rnn tests with
I in n,orl tn Twin fans w, j rnmici
... Z .k. ".ri.i He did , University. Ctmu"."" the spreading waters
sur wan oe prtwui - i ,, CTin tn lie sen cuu-'
Ult ia:l hA,-A . i unansnw hie wlTP .v..-
ones . nf PuEet
C. October i - - - xtnmted
m on tinted i-t... I -t i.dor, from his cosand-; Sound Ociooer p,,ifi, ' dispatched
New Rochelle, N. V. June 7.
Supreme court Justice Kelough to
day limited until June 14, the
trolled the river. The guards Btay which he granieo yenn-iuu
strung along all bridges of the ln the Stillman divorce case. Op
Platte for several miles in the postng counsel then agreed to re-
Whitman ' city. At Eleventh and Zuni streets sume hearings before Kererce uiea
the Platte attained a wiatn or Ann June is ai ruuguKrciia.c
al of a , more than tnree diocks mis
morning.
according . Twenty-lour inmates oi a
McKlttricl:. hospital for women ai Mississippi
D bc played on Annul-; ana --;-- -
orthern scnooi. tu. , v.,
morning rrrm -
the institution when the
waters flooded the basement.
policemen have been
to the West Eighth
avenue district to warn residents
The game w
; itav ?t the n
T,eik the Whitman
gam".
Justice Keough gave counsel ior
Mrs Anne V. Stillman permission
to file an amended answer to her
banker husband's complaint char
ging her with infedility. Defense
counsel had announced yesterday
that if this permission were re
r.ivt-H a woman known only as
Clara wouIJ be named as an ad
dltional co-respondent. In her
original answer Mrs. Stillman
namwi only Mrs. Florence A. Leeds
as ex-chorus girl.
Man Accused
Of Burglary
eral days, it was said today, be
cause of the impassable condition
of the roads to the cemeteries.
Trains Again Running
Pueblo, Colo., June 7. The
first passenger train to leave Pu
eblo since the flood Friday will
leave at 3 p. m. today over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
tracks for Denver, according to
announcement this morning by
the Colorado rangers. The train
will carry as passengers persons
whose homes are outside of Pueblo
who were trapped here by the
flood. It will stop at all necessary
points, the statement said.
Waters Receding Rapidly
Pueblo, Colo., June 7. With
the recession of the flood waters
of the Arkansas river to a point
which made most of the down
town streets and railroad yards
accessible, considerable progress
was expected to be made today In
the work of clearing up the streets
and buildings and searching for
bodies.
"The list of known dead prob
ably will take a big Jump today,"
Captain O. U Dennis of Denver,
commander of the Colorado rang
ers said.
Aside from the relief work and
clean up of the city, Interest cen
tered in the mysterious fatal
shooting of B. E. Withers, prom
inent business man, as he was
riding home from the gas plant
in his automobile last night with
his son
through the head, th top of his
head being blown off. An inquest
was to be held some time today.
Food Supplies Rushed
Withers had been commanded
to halt when the tafal shooting
occurred and was bringing his
car to a ..'op when he was killed,
according to his son. Captain Den
nis was inclined to believe that
the shooting was the rssult of th
accidental discharge of a weapon
in whose hands no one could say
today.
-Major Harris, quartermaster
corps. In charge of installation of
a food convoy system, had a corps
of men active today unloading
trucks and getting them started
Boardman to
Be Offered Y
Directorship
An offer of .the position of ath
letic director and secretary of
boys work in tho local Y. W. C.
A. will he made Robert R. Doardi
man, now a national officer of the
Rotary club iu Chicago, following
i the action of the board of direct
I ors which met at a banquet this
Vollie. Withers was shot I ""
ly sure lo come, accoruing lo j.
A. Kells of the local association
who is ptrsonally acquainted with
the Chicago man.
The service membership for
boys of the cit ywas adopted pro
viding the city will stand baelt
of the movement. The new systou
means that all boys will get the
privileges of the Y. M. C. A., If
they qualify for It by regular at
tendance in Sunday school and
other specified things.
W. A. Noon, president of the
Silets SpSruce company, has begun
operating another mill on the Sl
letz river, cutting spruce exluslv
ely. The output of the two mills
is 60,000 feet daily.
Now In Jail Terribly Hurt, Lad
Run Over Asks News
Be Kept From Folks
"John Doe" Whitney, said to be
an ex-convict, was arrested tn
Portland this morning and Is at
present held in a Portland Jail,
charged with the burglary of
Lockhart's second hand store, 402
No. Commercial street, last night
Police said this afternoon Whit
ney will be returned to Salem for
trial before Judge Unruh in tbe
justice court.
Twelve watches were stolen from !
His right side terribly crushed, and with three ribs brok
en, helpless and in much pain, nine-year-old Ralph DeLaney
who was run over by a truck loaded with cement at noon
today, repeatedly requested by-standers not to take him
the Lockhart store, It was stated. Um W-attvo Viia rendition "urmilrl vrnrp Vii cramlmn "
and. according to word received Ralt,hi the grandl!on of Mrs. was hurled under the heavy
by officials here, Whitney had the ' .... . mmi- I
stolen goods on bis person when Dor MiWf, 155 South Lib- wheels. According to teachers at
he was arested. lerty "" ' at present at her tBe gchool, witnesses exonerated
home, hovering between life and
Elks Send $10,000 dealh' AMend,nK wh.
Dubuque, Iowa, June 7. Fred 'ear the lad may brv been serl
C. Robin rrand terreiarT of ously hurt internally, say they
the Elks lodge, today wired $ 1 0.-' will be able to determine tonight late hour this afternoon, and cf
000 to Rush L Holland Dajit ! whether or not he will recover, j forts to learn the name of the
grand ruler at Colorado Springs' Ralph was run over on High
as the grand lodge's contribution street near the Lincoln Junior
for the relief of Pueblo sufferers. , high school, shortly after the noon
In his message Mr. Robinson stated .receas had begun. According to
that further funds would be wired j witnesses, he essayed to steal a
If needed. ride on tbe truck, slipped, and
the driver of blame.
No report of the accideot haJ
been made to the police up to a
truok driver were unavailing.
Tearless, Insistent that the
news be kept away from his
grandmother, witnesses say ynun;
Delaaey manifested nerve ieldoia
seen In a boy of his age.