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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1921)
Capitally The Weather 1 1 C MM I'M sverage for 1920, 5J50 Position of Salem 1900. 4251: 1910 14,094; 1920, 17,679 Marion County 1920. 47,1771 Polk county, 14,181 Member of Audit Bureau of Clrcu- latiion. Associated Press Full Leased Wire ournal OREGON: Tonight and Satur day (air; moderate westerly windx LOCAL: No rainfall; northerly winds; clear; maximum yesterday 91, minimum today 48; river -.6 feet, stationary. Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 22, 1921 Price Three Cents OK TBjLDU AJTD STfWJ stands riTi cmxrs hone Equipment Obsolete Holds Expert mm i rish lruce Continues For Week 1 - r "Ullr British rroposaia w Sinn Fein Leaders Peace Terms Secret London, July 22.-The center of merest in Irish affairs was trans ferred to Dublin today with the departure of Eamonn DeValera and his cabinet for the seat of their government. The Irish lead er Is taking with him a document he received yesterday from David Lloyd-George, setting forth defi nite proposals by the British gov ernment as a settlement of the ;rfh problem. These prorcsals will be submitted to the members of the Dail Eireann as well as oth er republicans and Mr. Lloyd George will hear from time to time now the discussions are proceed ings. Later, Mr. DeValera will re turn to LontNon for further conver sations and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, may re-enter the negotiations at this time. Truce to Continue. it Is authoritatively stated that the truce in Ireland will continue for an indefinite period, thus con vincing the most skeptical that the factions still are far from discei.r aged. London newspapers this morn ing take an exceedingly cheerful view of the entire situation, al though the premier's statement to the southern Irish leader ttill re mains a matter of speculation and wi'l not be cleared up until the official text is made public Many quarters believe this will be done by Lloyd'George in -the house of commons today. Bclore his departure Mr. DeVa- W In nAu'ciiTi nprmftn wlin nresw- ed him tor an interview, said: "Although the Immediate future is uncertain we have perfect con fidence In the ultimate success of our cause." . .. Keep Proposals Secret. 4 The. ll.iti. I. ............ t '.. ni"- posals to Kamonu DeValera, ttie Irish republican leader, for peace in Ireland probably will not be made public until a definite reply to the terms has been received from the Sinn Fein leaders in Dub lin, it was stated in official cir cles here this afternoon. It was expected the prime min ister will be able to make a com prehensive . r . i ,.,,, n.,nnDrninV ...U.MIIBUl 1 illll.! i liyft the peace terms in the house of commons next week, it was added. Ulsters Have Terms. Belfast, July 2:. A copy of the Irish peace terms handed by Pre mier Lloyd-George yesterday to Eeraonn DeValera was placed be fore and considered by the Ulster Mbiaet today. N0 opinion on the terms was requested by the British Prime minister, it is stated, an none has been given. Local Scouts May Receive ii i i Honor Medals The award of two gold medals "J one bronie medal to Salem touts for life-saving was official ly recommended by the local Boy o court of honor which met Keith Draper, who saved 1 conrade from drowning in Mill creek a few weeks ago,. and Ar ' Hamilton, who rescued a JWn,n at the summer camp Tear at McCredie Springs. re considered by the local court have earned the highest medal J" by the Boy Scouts of Amer r' and Benjamin Beall, who Zl the lite ot a young woman ""'.Sunday at Spong's Landing nedr0D,mended for the bronlc performance oi 2? s entirely credit- be hazard of the in JT as sufficient to warrant muting of a gold medal, giv 'for life-saving which en th life of the rescuer. ill h- j commendations -Vhe "tional Pe. nted. bt it e locj arl 11 "PProve of At . . smb. : 15 Pound ArHn " n-T "Old t n?of!-!' e,!- "unt. their g to house woo! " le orotners. T b m . l LorKoiartea Fixing Deal For Baseball Witness Testifies Re garding Scandal - Says Admits Holding Stakes for Players Chicago, July 22. Carl Zork, of St. Louis, one of the defend ants in the baseball trial, declar ed during the 1919 world series that he had started the alleged game fixing deal, according to testimony by Harry Kedmon of East St. Louis today. "Zork told me he and another man from St. Louis started the whole deal but it didn't cost him a cent," Redmond said. "Exactly what did Zork say about the fixing of the series?" asked Mr. Gorman, the state's at torney. "He said he had started the whole thing," replied Redmon. John O. Seys, secretary of the Chicago National league club, in troduced Mr. Levi of Kokomo, Ind., as one of the betters. Seys said he and Clark Griffith, mana ger of the Washington baseball team held stakes for some bets made by Attell and Levi, totaling $2250." Seys testified he met Attell in the Sinton hotel in Cincinnati the night before the first game. Attell and Levi were taking turns mak ing bets that Cincinnati would win the first game, giving odds of 6 to 5 and that Cincinnati would win the series, he said. An intimation that Attell may not have been caught by the gamblers in the third game came when Seys testified Attell told him he was not betting on Cincinnati in the third game as he thought Pitcher Dick Kerr would win for Chicago. Bill Burns, the state's witness, had testified Attell- told him he had lost a lot of money on the third game, thinking the players would throw it. Seys then testified to paying some of Levi's and Attell's bets in Chicago the day of the third game. Hot Weather But Good Crops In Middle West The middle west is at present undergoing the hottest weather it has seen In 50 years. Business is poor. The crops everywhere are excellent. Such, briefly, is the report made by J. A. Churchill, state superin tendent of public instruction, who returned today from a week's visit at Des Moines, Iowa, and other middle western cities. Several days were spent by the Oregon educator in attending a meeting jrthe National Education associa tion at Des Moines. "Business in the middle west is not nearly as good as it is on the Pacific coast," Mr! Churchill said. "Middle westerners are of the opinion that it will continue to re main poor, until everybody the manufacturer, ihe jobber, the re tailer and the workman is reedy to take his loss. Co-operation is held to be essential." At no titne has the middle west had better crops' Mr. Churchill said. More than 1,500,000 bush els of corn are at present stored in Iowa grain warehouses alone, he said. . Everywhere the heart is stifling, he added. Daily the mercury, which is placed in the shade, climbs past the 100 mark. Mr. Churchill declared he was glad to return to Oregon. Burton Pleads Not Guilty to Girl's Charge Arraigned in the justice court this morning, Richard Burton, 24, charged with a statutory crime in regard to his alleged relations with Myrtle Ennis. 15-year-old Salem girl, pleaded not guilty. His hearing is being held in the justice court this afternoon. Burton, who was arrested in that his friendship with Miss En Corvallis. has declared repeatedly nis was purely platonic. He was unable to furnish the $2,500 bail demanded for his release and has been held in the county jail. Burton, who was formerly em ployed at a state Institution here, resided at the Ennis home while lu Salem. Preacher Royston Urged Her to Flee Girl Tells Probers Although she argued against eloping, the Rev. Fred Royston, Salem minister, pleaded with her for two hours, telling her that God had told him she belonged to him, 18 year old Frankie Edwards, Salem high school girl, told fed eral officers at a preliminary in quiry held yesterday in Portland in the case against Royston who is charged with violating the Mann act. One thousand dollars bail is de manded for the release of Roys ton. Yesterday it had not been furnished and the preacher was held In the Multnomah county jail. Indications at the inquiry were that the defense will attempt to place the blame on the girl. Miss Edwards told on the 'stand how she had lived with her grand parents near the home of Royston for the past five years and how Congress to Probe Jap Immigration To United States Washington, July 22. The subject of the understanding with Japan in 1908 relative to control of Japanese emigration to the United States will be Investigated by the house immigration commit tee which today adopted a resolu tion requesting the state depart ment to furnish it with the diplo matic correspondence leading up to the agreement. Action by the committee came after J. V. A. McMurray, chief of the stater department division ot Far Eastern affairs, had informed It that Japan had never applied the restrictions in the under standing to Hawaii, and that the Japanese government had regu Short Measure Of Gas Causes Arrest Of Quackenbush Charged with selling a short measure of gasoline, G. G. Quack enbush, of the Quackenbush Auto Supply and Vulcanizing shop, 219 North Commercial street, was placed under arrest yesterday af ter a complaint, signed by J. F. Jones, of the state weights and measures department, had been issued by District Attorney John Carson. Appearing by attorney in the justice court late this morning, Quackenbush, who is a well known Club Funds Swelled To Over $3500 With additional memberships reported today by members of the 10 committees working in the drive the total funds received by the Salem Commercial club reach es over $3500. This is the eighth day of the campaign and those working for the $6000 fund are determined that there shall be no let up until the remaining $2500 is brought in. Names added to the list of sub scribers today were, the firm of Pomeroy fc Keene and the Capital Business college. It is expected that indiivdual memberships when reported will bring the funds up to a greater'amount. M. S. Taylor, local manager of the Ellison-White chautauqua will be the speaker at the Monday luncheon when eyery member anil business man of the community m invited to attend. Burnell Ford, known as the electrical wizard and who will ap pear on the chautauqua circuit nirht will also address the meeting on the "Wonders of Electricity." The committees will not meet Saturday, but will bold their next luncheon Tuesday to report pro gress. . .till 4720 acres of state land in Gilliam county not ret sold. 1 WW acres -u ounty. S0 in Morrow. 1500 in German and 212.000 in Ham.. she had played with the Royston girl. The preacher became attracted to Miss Edwards and she said he made love to her. However, rela tives and church associates of the minister broke up what appeared to be an unfortunate infatuation. Four months ago, Miss Edwards testified, she met her suitor on the street and fater clandestine meetings were arranged. Later, on the night when she and the min ister left Salem, she" said he ar gued with her from 11 o'clock at night until 2 o'clock in the morn ing before she consented to go away with him. According to her story, the pair went to Portland, walking part of the way, and, after staying at a Portland hotel, registering as Mr. and Mrs. R. Kelly, ihey pro ceeded on foot into Washington where they were later apprehend ed and returned to Salem. lated the number of laborers given passports to Hawaii through an arrangement with the sugar planters of the insular territory This method, according to Me Murray, had been proposed vol untarily by employers of labor in Ihe islands and acquiesced in by Japan which received its informal advices ot the labor needed through its consular officials. Mr. McMurray's statement was emphatically denied by Royal D. Mead, of Honolulu, Secretary of the planters association. Mead did not disclose, however, under what arrangements the Japanese were sent in to meet seasonal laboT requirements. garage man, pleaded not guilty. His trial by jury, which he de manded, will be held in the jus tice court Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The complaint accuses Mr. Quackenbush of selling tour and a half gallons of gasoline, and collecting money for five gallons. The sale was said to have been made to a Mr. Mack, who was working in conjunction with a state officer. 25,000,000 Slavs Suffer From Famine New York, July 22. The offi cial bolshevik newspaper Pravda, of Moscow, under date of June 25, telling of the terrible suffer ings of the Russian people, says that "as a result of the drought and the crop failure, famine is raging among a population nuny. bering about 25,000,000." This announcement, given out by A. J. Sack, director of the Rus sian information bureau in the United States, who represents the Russian anti-bolshevist forces in the country, confirms recent ca ble dispatches which have describ ed the widespread famine condi tions prevailing in Russia. The famine territory, Mr. Sack said, embraces eight provinces surrounding Perm and the north ern Caucasus. Contracts for W. U. Shower Baths Let Contracts for the Installation of five additional shower baths in! tbe basement of Waller hall for tbe accommodation of the Wil lamette university foot ball squad were let to Nelson Brothers this morning by the committee from tbeboard ot trustees. The new additions will accom modate about 50 men and will be romnleted by the middle of! August. Coach Bohler is expected to arrive sometime tbe eerly part of Septen!er. SilesianWar Blame Laid On France Germany Declares On ly Speedy Decision can Avert Great Dis aster Crisis Exists Berlin, July 22. France will be responsible if a Polish insurrec tion breaks out. in Upper Silesia, declares Minister of the Interior Gradnuuer in a statement pub lished by the Tageblatt today. "Only a speedy decision regard tag Upper Silesia can avert a great disaster," the minister says. "The situation is critical. A Polish in surrection can only break out If France desires it and brings it about." Paris, July 22. The Anglo French controversy which has arisen over the demand by France that allied reinforcement be sent to Upper Silesia is still regarded by the French press in the light of a crisis. It is understood that Premier Briand, after a meeting ot his min isters today, will reiterate to Pres ident Millerand, his position, and insist upon the necessity of send ing addtlional troops to the terri tory. This Lloyd-George opposes. A communication from the allied high commission at Oppeln in which the British high commis sioner concurs, is reported to stress the needs of more troops. Rome, July 22. The Tribuna today says an Italian note to Ger many regarding the Upper Siles ian trouble declares the question should be submitted to the allied supreme council. The note adds, according to the Tribune that con centration of German troops in the Upper Silesian region is con sidered dangerous. No Action Yet Against Pilot Of Death Auto E. G. Osborne, driver of the au tomobile which crashed Into a smaller car piloted by Malcolm Ramp of Brooks, killing Rudolph Samuelson and injuring six other nersons. is still in a Portland hos pital, and has been unable to ap pear to answer to the charge or driving at an excessive speed, District Attorney Carson said this morning. Osborne himself was seriously injured in the accident which occurred about 10 miles north ot Salem on the Pacific highway about one month ago. Samuelson, who lost his life, was a passenger in the Osborne rr The coroner s jury, wuicn staged an investigation, censured Osborne, who is a Portland sales man, for speeding. Killed His Dog In Cruel Way, Claim; Pays Fine of $20 Arrested and charged with kill im his doe in a cruel manner a man who gave-his name as William Marshall, who resides at the state fair grounds, was arraigned in the notice court yesterday. Pleading guilty, Marshall was fined $20 by Judge Earl Race. Bad Check Lady Caught at Boise i- .it Mrs. Alice Lewis. 24 Mars of age. spent a few days vls- lUns is Salem last wee. Bui tnai Is scarcely society news. mra. bewis Is an- alleged "paper hang er, sne is ai preseni ueiu .u . at Boise, Idaho, charged with pass lag had checks. At lesst two Salem bouses were victimised by Ms. LewK officers stated this morning. They were Kafoury brothers store ana me Rm rooming bouse. At Kafoury'' the stranger persuaded the cash iers to take her $20 check, and a SO one was accepted by the room ing house clerk. Through te efforts of Walter Delyong, constable, Mrs ! ewls was Iscsted at Boise. Extradition pa pers will be applied for immediate ly, and a local officer will be seat for her. She will be arraigned bj tbe justice court here. Tbe United States ts the largest fu producing and fur eonsutaice country ia tbe world. Wornout System Outgrown Plants Cause Of Losses Stabilization of Russian Army Now Underway Stockholm, July 22. While the Russian legation at Hel slngfors disavows a reported generaK mobilisation in Russia, a Finnish official here today declared his government has proof that peasants in Karelen and in other districts have been mobilized. Bergdoll Bribe Story Declared False by Major Washington, July 22. Denial of the charge that he accepted five thousand dollars to aid Grov er C. Bergdoll, draft evader, to escape, was made today by Major Bruce R. Campbell, of the army, before a bouse investigating com mittee. "Mrs. BerguutT's statement is false in every particular," Major Campbell said. "There is not a word of truth in it." The charge was made before the committee this week by Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, mother of the fugitive. Asked about a deposit of four thousand five hundred dollars with a New York brokerage firm about the time Mrs. Bergdoll swore she gave him the money. Major Campbell said he had been (laid a cash sum from the sale of real estate. He would produce evidence to corroborate the state ment, he said. "The old woman lied when she said she gave me fifty dollars to hand to Grover. She did not give me a cussed copper." Award Contract Paving Tonight A special meeting to award con tracts on four stretches of pave ment will be held by the city coun cil tonight. , The meeting was caled this morning by Mayor Geo. E. Halvorsen. The four paving jobs are as fol lows: Two blocks on North Capitol street, between Shipping and Mad ison; one block on Court street, between Commercial and Front; one block on North Cottage, be tween Market and D streets, and two blocks on Fourth street, be tween Market and Hood streets. No other business will likely be considered by the aldermen at to night's session, Mr. Halvorsen said. Cattle Clubs Meet at Shedd Over 200 people attended tbe meeting of tbe Jersey cattle clubs of Iane and I.inn counties at Shedd yesterdsy, where tbey in spected the herds of C. C. Dickson and J. C. Brown, prominent cattle, breeders of lane county. Mr. Dickson holds mtre medals for chamlfon cows of 1120 than any othr breeder'in the United States. Prominent among the speakers at the gathering were Prof. E. B. Flits of O. A. C. Ira P. Whitney. Lane county agricultural agent, C. A. Swartz of the l-ane county club and others. Canada Cow Is Record Maker new record in milk production for tbe entire globe has been set by Bella Pontlac. owned by T. A. Bar ron, of this place. According to the official test taken by the su pervisor of tbe Holstela Freisan Association, this splendid animal produced for the twelve ssonth pe riod ending June It. a total of 27. 17 pounds of milk: 125$ pounds of fat; 15773 75 pounds ot batter. This is far la excess of aay world's recced previously set and eatitlea Bella Pontlae to tbe title of tbe world's record cow. Major Harrison Babcock of Seattle, Telephone Engineer, Says Business Favored at Ex pense of General Public in Oregon by Tele phone Company Describes Equipment Major Garrison Babcock ot Se attle, a consulting telephone engi neer testifying lor me city oi Portland, turned his guns oil the service rendered to its subscribers by the Pacific Telephone company, its policy of developing business and its use of obsolete plant and equipment when the public service commission resumed its hearing In the telephone rate case this morn ing. Launching into his testimony' Major Babcock contended that, from his experience and in his opinion, the effect of low toll rates and low rates in the big business classification resulted in the un derdevelopment of the community as a whole. Low Business Bates. Low business rates, he contend ed, operated to make the telephone so expensive to the middle class user, the small business man, and wage earners that they were un able to nse the service. This was because the company must have adequate revenue, he contended, and if the burden was not borne by the heavy user it would be reflect ed and spread out over the middle class user and become so great that the development of this class of ptronage would be retarded and kept down. Babcock contended that tbe Pa cific company had followed tbe I "cy ot discouraging the use of pai y line service and had fixed a lower toll rate than that which existed prior to the war.. This re sulted in a prejudice against the small user. The four-party line service had been developed in the middle west and east, Babcock Ulster Skeptical Of Peace Issuing From Irish Truce Divorced at 91 Asserts Women Getting Worse Chicane, July 22. Ambrose J. Rose, 91 years old, granted a decree of divorce from his third wife, asserted today that "wom en were getting worse with ev ery generation." "My first wife was pretty good," he said, "my second was ust medium and the third no good at all." He asserts he it "through with wimmin." Jury Finds Bush Guilty of Assault i i . ii ia th taaaasa rnurt this n I " 1 " mmm . morning was told of the spot where stood the embattltd farmers!, re.oU,n. eTery hu Ssmuel Dingee, 74, and Otto man nstncti w0Uld at least dam Bush, 65 and the fight out of!tne floo(1 of which an assault and battery charge was prelerreo oy nr. ma- ge against his neighbor, Mr. Bush Ten minutes after te Jury bad re-lop,n(on lht , Mr DeValera re tired it returned with a verd ct of turn. ,Q Iollaon t3 ,nfornl Mr guilty. ' Mr. Bush will be sentenced Bf Judge O. E. Unrun Monday morn ing st 10 o'clock. Tbe srgument. it was said, grew out of a discussion on agricultural matters. According to Mr. Rush. Mr. Dingee Invited htm across their common fence with tbe threat that he would use him rough In a physical way. Taking no matter a dare from any man how old be be is oat of bis line. Mr. Bush averred, and tbe fence was negotiated. Followed a bat tle In which Mr. Bush found Mr. Dlngee's forefinger In bis month. Subsequently Mr. Dingee suMtain ed an Injury to his eye which call ed for attention from a physician. The federal land bank of Spo kane approved $51. 000 loans this week for tbe Condon National Loan association, maklag tbe total! amount 500. approved to date f 4J,- testified, resulting in the ability to give lower rates by reason of in creased business and better serv ice. Babcock attacked the "obsolete" equipment of the Pacific com pany's party line plant, arguing that this out of date equipment and the inconveniences put upon tho subscribers through its use was responsible for the failure in the development of the party Una business. The Oregon policy, ha said, called for large plant equip ment and expense In proportion to the territory served. Oregon Policy Wrong. He said that the Western Elec tric company had possessed ade quate patent rights for the manu facture ot modern line equipment for the past ten years, and had manufactured this and sold it to independent companies. He show ed that in Portland the party lines represented but 11 per cent of the total service, while in Seattle, where the company had developed it, the proportion was 50 per cent ot the total while In Everett, where an independent company used the modern 64 per cent of the total subscribers used the four party line service. He attacked the interrelated system of ownership and control existing between tbe American and Pacific companies and the Western Electric company and charged that this was direetly re sponsible for the policy and con ditions which prevented such mod ern development of the Oregon field as would result in more ex tensive use ot the service and con it 'on I inued on Page Five.) Belfast, July 22. What may be considered a typical Ulster view of the Irish situation is given to day by the Belfast News Letter: "We are convinced," It says. "that until the government pre sents a definite, final decision that admits of no haggling to the Sinn Fein leaders, they will con tinue to persist In demanding the impossible, even with threats as already are being Indulged In, lover the possibility of the negoti ations being broken jff. They 'cannot be blamed for this unyield ing attitude, for the fault of this lies in tbe government's own in- determined, feeble action." The Northern Whig says that if Mr. DeValera elects to proceed with the struggle tbe loyalists will be the less disappointed, "be cause they have not surrendered to the glamour of illusions born of persistent misreading of the taetO. The rejection of a firm of- f or ivhlL nnftnlnr it n a (rrAnt vtttt-l sentimentality and I pIatUuae wllh whlch we have drenche1 Thu Bew,paper expresses the Lloyd-George that he has brought a basis for negotiation or Is anx ious to resume tbe search for one, an anxious time for the northera loyalists will ensue. Still Stolen; Seaks Sneaks Popular Bluff. Mo.. JufV 22. iTurn bout Is fair play. Stoddard county ofrlrers nave oeen oerieu by persons who believe thst axiom. The officers confiscated a large copper still from the Osard bills. Th boose brewing parapherna lia was too bulky for entrance Into the jail building. It was placed on the porch of the Qwite peeved, the officers era searching for the parties who stoat It. In Wland codfish are dried and I ground Into flour tor ase la are-h.