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The Weather
OREGON : Tonight and Satur
day fair; moderate westerly
winds.
LOCAL.: Westerly winds: clear;
maximum yesterday 88. ciinfinum
today 62; river -.9 feet and sta
tionary. ournal
Average for 1920, 6260
Pnnulatlon of Salem 190
1900. 4258:
1Q10. 14.094: 1920, 17,679
tfarlon County 1920. 47.177J
Polk county, 14,181
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'FoTtThirdYear No. 180
Salem, Oregon, Friday, July 29, 1921
Price Three Cents f TVLXIH3 wa
KING CALLS EDITOR U
Capitaiihi
AD
fill
Protests
of Hotels
Related
Oregon Innkeepers
Object to Paying
Double Rates for
' Phone Systems
increases ?n telephone rates
ranging from 50 percent to more
than one hun(lred Percent with
M corresponding improvement in
,ervic rendered form the basis
for complaints registered by Ore
gon hotel men, who are appear
ing before the public service com
mission today in the interest of a
downward revision of its rate
schedule of last February.
The hotelmen's delegation Is
represented by Lawrence A. Mc
Nary, Portland attorney, and in
cludes F. W. Beach of the North
west Hotel News; H. M. Bran
son. Morris and Madras hotels; B.
C. Cornell, Alexandria Court ho
tels: Mrs. E. J. Campbell, Campbell-Hill
hotel; E. Robe, Hotel
Hoyt; G. Hill, Washington ho
tel; C. Van Duyn, Carlton hotel;
A. H. Meyers. Oregon hotel.
Escaped Previous Raise
E. C. Cornell, manager of the
Alexandria Courts hotel, the first,
witness to take the stand, testi
fied that the recent rate order had
Increased his telephone expense
b? 82.40 percent which he de
flared to be unreasonable.
On cross examination Attorney
Shir for the telephone company,
brought out the fart that the ho
tels had entirely escaped the rate
Incraase of December, 1919, and
bad been only lightly touched by
the order of May, 1919.
Cornell declared that a hotel
should be permitted to make at
least eight percent on its invest- j
ment, but thought six percent
enough for a corporation the size
of the telephone company. He ad
mitted though that the corpora
tion was entitled to a return on
its Investment.
Growth of Hotel System
The growth of the telephone
systems in hotels from its small
beginning of a few years ago was
reviewed by Shaw who pointed
out that now a telephone In ev
ery room was regarded as a nec
esstry convenience in every mod
ern hotel. This accommodation to
its patrons. Shaw insisted, should
he Paid for by the hotels and not
spread out over other patrons of
the telephone company. '
A. H. Meyers, manager of the
Oregon hotel, told the commission
that his telephone bill had been
Increased from $173.45 to
S330.25 a month by the recent i
re order which he regarded as
estirely out 0f proportion.
The toll business originating
ln his hotel and from which he
as supposed to receive a cora
tt'ssion of 15 percent. Meyers de
did not so prove out. Bad
0ehts ami losses from various
urceS mnrp than offgpt thjg com
sion the hotel guaranteeing
the telephone company the toll
on all long distance calls.
Mrs. CamnHll ... . ..
m hotels produced figures tot
now .ncreases approximating 8t 1
"WM in the telephone bills of
er two hotels as a result of the i
february rate I
It,, . , wilii. no in-
Oil and Gold
Finds In Alaska
"u", ."MasKa, July 29.
Ported discovery of what is said)
Beai. i- i : ui seepage on
Uor, Ch0rage- with the4ndie-
ill,0? a'0nE ,ne government
, has ,ent a flood of stam-
5 1E, the dto to stake
theM !rea in ,he vicinity of
A"ii7e , in ln rai,0a',
thr,tirl n aPPtly au-
rT" here' a" eighty ,0Ot
d of $oo to the ton has
covered in the northern
55 cm dis-
Bnh if Anchorage
Woman Who
After Hurting Two
Men Here Arrested
The second chapter In a story i
which, officers had feared, was
ended, opened this morning when
saiem ponce were notified
that
I Mrs. Edith Grebe, of Spokane, is
under arrest at Ashland.
It Is rather an unusual story,
the kind you seldom hear. There
are several characters.
His ankle broken, unable to
work or even move about. C. W.
Finn, a Portland-Salem stage;
'driver, and one of two men run
down last Sunday by an automo
i bile driven by Mrs. Grebe, liesi
confined in a local hospital. The j
Other man, J. R. Newton, 1553 !
I State street, sustained minor In
juries when, working by a sta
tionary automobile near the Val
ley Packing company, he was
hurled to the pavement by Mrs.
Grebe 8 car.
Slipped Out of City
Police say that Mrs. Grebe,
with whom they talked immedi
ately after the accident, promised
to appear again Monday morning.
She said she would visit the in
jured man at the hospital, and
added that she would not leave the
.city until a satisfactory disposl
I tion had been made of the case.
Officers, who took her at her
word, did not arrest her.
Early Monday morning Mrs.
School Board Faced
By Problem ; Should
Indians Pay Tuition?
Should Chernawa Indians be
permitted to attend the Salem high
school without paying the custo
mary tuition fee exacted from
those students who are not resi
dents of the city?
Filipinos are permitted to. Oth
er schools of Oregon and Califor
nia, accor3ing to Harwood Hall,
superintendent of the Chemawa
school, make no charge for the In
dians. The practice, he says, is ob
served only in Salem.
The problem at present facing
the Salem school board is pecul
iar. In the past the United States
government paid the $95 demand
ed from each non-resident. Now
comes the government, ostensibly
with a view to cutting expenses,
an announces it will not provide
the fees. Chemawa land is not
Jap Decision
Meets Approval
of British Press
London, July 29. Heirty ap
proval is expressed by several '-n-don
newspapers this mornin over
the Japanese government's decis
ion to accept President Harding's
invitation to discuss limitation of
armaments and tho Far Kastern
question.
The Times in a lengthy editorial
says:
"Japan's best friends fccew Ikkl
she would accept the invitation.
but the fact that lier a'eptance
now is actually on record is a re
lief to all who realise the riani
lude of the issues. wltS which the
conference will be confront, d '
The editorial concludes wi'h the
bope that "friendship, tried and
proved in alliauee nay be broad
ened and deepene I in greater un
ior that will be a sure bulwark
for peace."
The Daily Telegraph says that
an agreement between America.
Great Britain and Japan inai
eiik s rnnfwenre is desirable, "is
the best news which has gladdened
the world since the guns rtasei
firing in Europe and it looks as
though before long we shall net
need to contemplate with misgiv
ings, activities in the shipyards of
the Un ted States and Japan."
Took His Bed to Grave.
Poplar Bluff, Mo . July 29. -Brown
Hughlett, Howell county
pioneer settler, has been buried
with a feather mattress in his ruMe
home-hewed coffin. He was garb
ed in his night shirt as be entered
the ' long sleep." These oddities
of his fuaeral were in eompWeance
with his last request.
Grebe, who spent Sunday night at
the Salem camp grounds, stole
quietly out of the city in her au
tomobile. No word was left with
officers. No message was sent to
the .crippled victim in the hospit
al. No letter was received follow
ing her departure.
Reckless Driving Charged
A complaint, charging her with
careless and reckless driving was
prepared Immediately after It was
learned the woman had disappear
ed, and telegrams were sent
broadcast. At first it was believ
ed she had returned to Spokane,
and officers there were notified
to arrest her, should she be ap
prehended. No word, however,
was received until this morning.
Ashland officers have been or
dered to hold Mrs. Grebe pending
the arrival of a local officer. She
will be returned, to Salem and
arraigned in the justice court be
fore Judge G. E. Unruh.
Finn and Newton were repair
ing a tire when struck by the
Grebe car. Mrs. Grebe told offi
cers that she was forced to run
into the two men by the untirJrly
arrival of a third automobile pi
loted by John Baker, of Hood
River. Mrs. Grebe was driving to
ward Salem when the accident occurred.
taxable, being owned by the gov
ernment, and consequently the
fees cannot be paid by any coun
ty. The school board needs the
money. Its proposed budget re
jected, the $1235 which would be
exacted through fees from the 13
,Indian students in attendance
I here, could well be used. But
must each Indian dig up the $95
jfrom his own pocket?
Br. H. H. Olinger, fi member of
the board, said this afternoon he
favors allowing the Indians to at
tend school here free of charge,
j Chemawa, he declared, means
much to Salem, and Chemawa In
dians should be considered.
The matter has been made a
'special order of business for the
, board to consider at its next meet
ing. 80 Percent of
Waste Due to
Management
New York, July 29. Idle men
and machinery are causing a loss
of nearly a billion dollars a year
in the metal trades industry, says
a ronnrt issued todav by the com
mittee on elimination of waste ln
industry of the American Engi
neering Council.
Modern employment methods,
embracing the study of "why men
quit" are urged.
"We have 2,000.000 unneces
sary 'separations,' the equivalent
of 2,000,000 workers annually sep
arated and re-hired," says the re
port. "Manufacturers." the report
adds, "can undoubtedly hasten a
return to normal conditions by
producing goods as economically
as possible so as to make selling
prices low enough to attract buy
ers." It is estimated that about 80
per cent of the responsibility for
waste, or non-production, rests
with the management.
"Remarkable and very favorable
results have been secured in labor
relations and in improvement of
efficiency simply by establishing
frank and open conferences and
free interchange of opinions, usual
ly in genuine open .-hops (shops In
which no prejudice or discrimina
tion is allowed to exist either tor
or against men who do or do not
belong to labor organisations and
some times by collective bargain
ing and dealing with a shop com
mittee to which is delegated all re
sponsibility for keeping the men
to agreements, fairly made be
tween management and employes)."
British Note
On Siiesia
Amicable
Friendly Reply Sent
France No Danger
Thretening French
Troops Now
London, July 29. The ra.--versy
between the .British, and
French governments over JSilesiu
has reached an acute stage, the
latest British note drafted by Earl
Curzon, the foreign minister, en
dorsed by the imperial cabinet and
handed the French' government in
Paris this morning, being official
ly described as "vigorously word
ed" document.
Paris, July 29. Great Britain's
reply to the latest French note on
the Upper Silesian question, in
which divergencies still exist be
tween tbe two nations as to the
procedure to be adopted In deal
ing with the problem, notable as to
the sending of reinforcements to
the area, was delivered at the for
eign office this morning.
It was announced that the cabi
net would meet this afternoon to
consider the British reply.
London, July 29. Great Brit
ain's note to France regarding the
Silesian problem, despatched last
night refutes the allegation that
Great Britain had set herself
against the French and was there
by strengthening the German at
titude. Officials describe the note as of
a friendly character in "marked
contrast to the attitude displayed
in the French note" to which It is
a reply. Officials declared that ac
cording to the news being received
in London there is no danger
threatening the French troops in
Silesia which renders the sending
of reinforcements urgently neces
sary as the French have claimed.
The note calls attention to what
is described as the "extraordinary
action on the part of France" in
endeavoring to act Independently
of the supreme council in insisting
upon the immediate despatch of
troops. It points out that this is
an impossible basis upon which to
pursue any future policy together
and that no good purpose would
be served by further discussions
until there was a clear under
standing of France's intentions.
Baseball
Confession
Excluded
Chicago, July 29. The prosecu
tion in the baseball trial today be
gau its closing arguments, aban
doning a previously announced
plan to put Joe Gedeon, a former
St. Louis player, on the witness
stand. Edward Prindivllle made
the first argument for tbe state.
Fighting desperatyly in a final
attempt to tighten the grip q he
law on tbe defendants, the state
today twice met defeat when
Judge Friend barred an alleged
confession from "Happy" Felsch
that he received $5000 to throw
the 1919 world series and tenta
tively denied the prosecution's at
tempt to recall David Zelcer of Des
Moines. Iowa, another defendant,
to the witness stand.
Felsch's statement was alleged
to have been made to a local news
paper reporter JugJ, after the first
indictments. The state maintain
ed it had just learned of this state
ment but Judge Friend held that
it should have learned of it long
ago and that "negligance in the
state's attorney's office should not
jeopardise a defendant's liberty."
Murders Woman
Then Shoots Self
Portland Ore., July 2. Mrs ,
Anna Baira. 43, was shot and In-,
stantly killed late last night at
her home by George Sbepard, a
carpenter, who tnen turned the
gun on himself with fatal results.
Sbepard infatuation for Mrs.
Balrd and tbe latter'" indifference
to bis attentions led to tbe trag
edy, according to stories told tbe
police by friends of tbe woman.
Chlnamea as a race are reputed
to be the mot' honest man ln tbe
matt
Portland
Winner In
Rate Case
Interstate Commerce
Commission Orders
Rates to Puget Sound
Increased
Washington, July 29. Despite
the refusal of the Washington
state public service commission to
act in the matter, the Interstate
commerce commission today order
ad intra-state freight rates en
grain and grain products moving
from Columbia river basin points
to Seattle, Tacoma and other Pa
cific ports increased to the level In
effect on similar interstate traffic
The order supplements and
makes final interstate commerce
decisions temporarily held up for
the state commission's investiga
tion and is effective Sept. 28.
The fixing of the Intra-state
rates results from the federal com
mission's endeavor to deal with
rate schedules in the territory
known as the Inland Empire
where competition between the
Washington ports and Portland
and other Oregon porta is Involved
Ition for separate parleys with any
State Refuses Compliance. 0f the powers invited to particl
Seattle, Wash., July 29 Action' te ,n lhe conference on lrmlta-
of the interstate commerce com-
mission in ordering lntra-siaie
freight rates on grain and grain
products increased in accordance
with the Columbia basin decision,
wu. resuu. m tu .-.u,. .u , & ftJ con,erence.
some form of action to dtferm ne. S(,cret Haghea conUnue l0
jurisdiction of the commission
with regard to rates within the,; ' ,
, w.k,( h h no. the newer phase of the inter-
. ... . . , ' -' ' ,,
land, assistant director of the state.
department of public works, said
In a long distance telephone con
versation from Olympia, Wash.
today.
The department of public
works, Mr. Cleland said, in order
suspension of increased intra
state tariffs filed by railroads in
accordance with the Columbia
basin decision, took the position
that the "Shreveport principle
laid down several years ago by the that the United States would re
commisison and which held that;gard it as a discourtesy to those
Intra state rates conflicting with not invited to attend and one
Interstate rates must be revised to that might well arouse the suspl
the level of the later, did no apply : cion of powers left on the out
to the Columbia basin case. side. To call such a meeting by
"There is no intention on the some other name would not. It
part of th'e department of public j was Informally and unofficially
works, as far as I am aware, to declared, greatly alter Its statuii
cancel the suspension order," he gince it was declared to be possl
aald, "at least until the Interstate i,e to recognize a conference with
commerce commission is formally, the naked eve. Communications
adjudgpd to have jurisdiction."
Fraud Charge
Filed In Court
Charging that John Peyree
transfered his property to J. B.
PHeyree in order to cheat them out
of the $900 judgment awarded
them in a recent trial before Judge
Kelly, of department No. 1 of the
circuit court, Mark S. Skiff and
Joe M. Graham filed suit this
morning asking that the transfer
be cancelled.
The case originally grew out of
a sale of a tractor by the plaintiffs
to Peyree for which he agreed to
pa $900. On failure to pay the
plaintiffs brought suit, the defend
ant holding that the engine was in
poor condition. Testimony was
brought before the jury which
awarded the plaintiffs for the
judgment asked. To avoid pay
ment of this judgment the plain
tiff contend lhe John Peyree made
his property transfers to J. B.
Peyree.
Peru Submits
British Dispute
to Arbitration
Geneva. July 29 The Peruv
ian government, In accord with
the British government, has re
qaested the Swiss federal trlbu-.
nl to act as arbiter in the dis-,
nute between the two countries
concerning the boundaries of cer
tain petroleum vell . In Peru. I
These wells belong to an English
company with headquarters In I
Canada. Switzerland has consent
ed to act.
The five highest cities In the
United States are LeadTllIe, Colo..
Cripple Creek. Colo.; Laramie.
Wyo , Santa F, N. M . and Cbey-
enne, Wyo. J
Northcliffe's Interview
"Complete Fabrication"
Declares King George
To Discontinue
Forest Blaze
Patrol of Air
Medford, Ore., July 28. Ac
cording to officials of the local
forest fire air patrol, an order has
hoon rwpv,.(1 to discontinue all
air patrol service in the state for!
the time being.' No reasons for;
the order are given.
U. S. Reject
Suggestions
For Parleys
Washington, July 29. It was
indicated today that the United
statea would reject any sugges-
,, , arrnament and discussion
of Far Eastern questions. There
was an intimation that at least
I euggested the advisability of such
one of the nations concerneu nan
changes between the governments
."s .
ana as t0 iion. na,1
pre-
lliminary conrerencs ue neiu oi an
(the invited powers. It has been
made clear In an Informal way,
however that the United States is
convinced that no real benefit
can come from such pre-confer-ence
discussions.
If a suggestion for a parley of
a part of the conferees had been
or should be made, It is known
between the powers as to the daje
for the conference are proceeding
Club Fund
Now Reaches
Over $4000
Twenty-eight new members
have been reported by committees
working on the membership drive
of the Salem Commercial club
bringing the total funds now on
hand to over $4200. Twelve of the
new members were reported at the
luncheon of the committees work
ing in the drive at today's lunch
eon In the auditorium of the club
rooms.
At a meeting next Thursday the
entire fund of $6000, whkh Is to
be used to defray tha. expenses of
the organization until the end of
the year, Is expected to be report
ed In.
"I am mighty proud of you men
who are working in this drive,"
stated T. E. McCroskey, secretary
and manager of the club in speak
ing to the committeemen today.
"But I am more proud of the Sa
lem business men who have come
to cur support so readily when
conditions are not the beat."
Thenew members added to the
list are: H. L. Moore. F. A. Kurtz,,
Fred Kirkwood, C. A. Kells, J. J.
Evans. Joseph Hamman, Miller
Mere, A. L. Frazer, G. E. Unruh.
Charles Anderson, D. H. Mosher, I
Henry Lee, Associated OH, JohnJ
Iliper, Skagga Store. M L. Meyers.'
n I MrRride. Dr. B. Blatchford.l
Oreeon Theater. Salem Auto Top,
company. Homer Smith, Rex Shin
ing parlors, Fred U Walker, H I
Pohle It Son. J. B. Cooley, F. W.I
Turner, N. D. Elliott, W. Tecken.
Peat production In the United
States for t:) was 71,204 short
tons.
"No Such Conversation As Alleged Ever Took
Place Nor Were Such Remarks Made by His
Majesty" Says Monarch In Reply to Asser
tions of Celebrated British Publisher
London, July 29. Prime Minister Lloyd George in the
house f commons today read
King George, declaring words
cernimr the covernment'a Irish nolicv in a rpnnrted intor-
view in the United States by Lord Northcliffe, who controls
the London Times, are "a complete fabrication."
Mr. Lloyd-George read a state-1 ' 1
ment which he said the king had
authorized him to read on his ma
jesty's behalf:
"His majesty, the king, has had
his attention directed to certain
statements reporting an Interview
with Lord Northcliffe, appearing
in the Daily Mail and reproduced
in the Daily Express and some oth
er newspapers. The statements
contained ln the report are a com
plete fabrication. No such con
versations as those which are al
leged took place, nor were any
such remarks as those alleged
made by his majesty.
"His majesty also desires It to
be made quite clear, as the con
trary is suggested in the inter
view, that ln his speech to the par
liament of northern Ireland he fol
lowed the invariable constitution
al practice relating to speeches
from the throne In parliament."
After reading the statement the
premier concluded:
"I hope this statement may do
something to Bterilize the effects
of the criminal malignity which
for personal ends is endeavoring to
stir up mischief between the allies,
misunderstanding between the
British empire and the United
States and to frustrate the hope of
peace In Ireland."
The Interview to which the pre
mien referred quoted King George
as saying to Premier Lloyd-George
just before his majesty left for Ire
land :
"Are you going to shoot all the
people In Ireland?" to which the
premier was quoted as replying:
"No, your majesty."
"Well, then you must come to
some agrement with ihem," said
the king, according to the Inter
view. "This thing can't go on. 1
can't have my people killed ln this
manner."
Northclifiefi Alibi.
Washington, July 21,. Lord
Northcliffe made public today the
following cablegram sent to Lord
Stamfordham, private secretary to
King George:
"Please convey to his majesty
with my humble duty my denial of
ever having ascribed to his majes
ty the word or words as stated by
the prime minister yesterday. 1
gave no such interview."
Dinner Is Cancelled.
Washington, July 29. All
Washington was talking of the in
cident '4 the failure of the British
embassy to entertain Ird North
cliffe, lyondon publisher, and the
latter's statement last night stat
ing that he was unaware of rea
sons for the embassy's cancellation
of invitations for a dinner to bave
been given in his honor last night
Lord Northcliffe today was a
guest at a local hotel. He said he
was consoled since at a dinner to
be given by Mr. and Mrs. Edward
B. M' I .ran tonight he would meet
cabinet members and others prom
inent in Washington and the na
tion. That I-ord Northcliffe views tbe
incident as an outgrowth of recent
editorial attacks on Premier
Lloyd-George and I-ord Curson,
the British foreign secretary. In
the London Times, the leading
Northcliffe paper, opposing the
suggestion that those officials rep
resent Great Britain at the Wash
ington disarmament conference. Is
left in little doubt by the publish
er's statement.
"In India, while viceroy." Lord
Northcllffe's statement continued.
"Iord Curzon cut off the news
supply of newspapers that criti
cized him and placed a social em
bargo on their writers. In the
prevent occasion, Ird Curzon Is
not dealing with Indian natives or
tbe owners of small Indian news
papers."
statement authorized by
attributed to the kinar con
Moonshiner
Gets 10 Days;
Fined $100
One hundred dollars fine and 10
days ln jail was the sentence on
A met Wlederman, arrested for the
manufacture of moonshine liquor
on June 1, by Judge William, M.
Bushey of the county court this
afternoon.
Wlederman was arrester some
time later than A. Sutherlln, who,
he testified, brought a still to his
farm near Scotts Mill and made
liquor from prunes. In his testi
mony this afternoon Wlederman
admitted helping make the liquor,
but denied that he had ever sold
any, stating that on hearing of
Sulherlln's arrest, he had poured
the entire quantity then In his
possession out.
Judge Bushey Btated that the
reason for the light sentence was
because of Wlederman's willing
ness to put the court to as little
expense as possible and further
that he had rrever attempted lo
sell the product of the Sutherlln
still.
The case of John Kayser, Prat
um farmer who was arrested about
the same time, Is awaiting the ar
rival of Dr. Wrlghtman of Silver
ton who Is expected to give Im
portant testimony on the side of
the defendant. It Is reported that
the wife of Kayser is very 111 and
that her condition has been aug
mented by the charges brought
against her husband, and It Is be
lieved that the court will Impose
a heavy fine without all sentence.
Pacific Cable
for Uncle Sam
Washington, July 29. Con
struction by the government of a
trans-Pacific cable, If private en
terprise should be unwilling, Is
recommended by Secretary Hughes
and approved by President Hard
ing in letters made public today
by Senator Jones, republican,
Washington, author of a cable bill
Allocation to the United States
of the former German cable be
tween the Islands of Guam and
Pap was probable, , Secretary
Hughes said, referring to proceed
ings of the international commu
nications conference.
Stunts Forbidden
Army Aviators
Washington. July 29. Army
i aviators are foi bidden to make
spectacular flights or do "acro
batic flying over cities or other
populous districts" in general or
ders announced today.
Secretary Weeks said It was
the Intention to eliminate danger
from low flying and directed that
both aeroplanes and lighter than
air craft use every precaution
when passing over cities and oth
er crowded places.
Sugar Advances.
Portland. Or., July 29 An ad
vance of ten cents per hundred
weight ln the wholesale price of
sugar was In effect ln Portland to
day. The best grades of grau
lated cane sugar are selling at
17 05 a sack with the best beet
j product at - j.
a