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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1921)
Circulation average for 1920, 5250 . rlvZion of Sal.m 1900. 4251f i.)10 11,094; 1920, 17.679 u;ri0D County 1920. 47.177, Polk county, 14,181 Uember of Audit Bur.au of Clrcu- latllon. Associated Press Full Leased Wire Tlie Weather OREGON : Tonight and Tuesday fair; moderate westerly winds. LOCAL: Westerly winds; clear; maximum yesterday 88; minimum today 48; river -1 foot and sta tionary. ournal Salem, Oregon, Monday, August 1, 1921 Price Three Cents "N aJ and inswa row inrwvniui STANDS riVE CENTS HARDING LANDS IN NEW MAYFIOWER TO OBSERVE TERCENTENARY OF PILGRIMS New Era of Peace For World Hoped For Result Disarmament Meeting Aid For Russians Offered to food Allies Solve Polish Issue on August 8 Supreme Council to Meet In Paris and TtVirlA WhetrioT tn ml WVAMW WW Alw V11V1 UVS Hoover Instructs neaa Send More Troops of Relief Bureau Go To RiRa Preparing to Send Food Washington, Aug. 1. Secretary Hoover today cabled Walter Ly man Brown, European director of the American relief administra tion, London, to proceed to Riga neeotiate with Russian soviet Minorities preparatory relief work in Russia. .... Depend On IrorKy London, Aug. 1. The British Jlr. Hoovers instructions as rorelgn orrlce today received a huii nf the administration were reply from Premier Briand of ent on receipt of a cablegram Irom Maxim Korky at London transmitting the soviet govern ment's acceptance'of his offer to light famine among the children ot Russia it Americans detained In Russia were released. "Would be glad if you would proceed at once to Riga," Mr. Hoover cabled Mr. Brown. "It Is, of course to lie assumed that the prisoners will have been delivered out of Russia as demanded by the state department before you open discussions. You will please ad vise Messrs. Korky and Kamen rit." Mr. Hoover made public the communication from the soviet government transmitted by Mulm Korky, the official text dittoing from that appearing in press dispatches only slightly, due to translation. No Public Appeal Food shipments from Danzig, Mr. Hoover said, could begin im mediately upon an agreement with the Russians. There would be no public appeal for funds to finance the work, he said, as the administration had considerable resources and would undoubtedly be assisted by smaller American It would require, Mr. Hoover estimated, between $1,250,000 to 11,500,000 a month to conduct the fight in Russia. First food shipments probably would go to the Petrograd area, the commerce secretary said, as that district was the most acces- supplies would be shipped, he t0 revokf the added, and an effort to combat "" of the Rex rooming house cholera there. Paris, Aug. 1. It has been definitely arranged that the next session of the allied supreme council, at which the question of Upper Silesia, will be taken, shall be held in Paris beginning Aug ust 8. August 8 was selected on re quest so that Premier Bonomi of Italy could arrive in time for the sessions. France accepting the proposal that the next meeting of the al lied supreme council be held In Paris August 8. Premier Lloyd George, Lord Curzon. the foreign secretary, will attend. The latest telegrams from Up per Silesia report the situation there as quiet. Lord D'Abernon, the British ambassador at-Berlin, has been Instructed to cooperate with his French and Italian col legues in notifying Germany to hold herself in readiness to prov ide for the dispatch of allied forces to Silesia across Germany. Germany has issued a procla mation warning all Germans in Silesia and on Its borders to main tain absolute order. Introduces Bill To Compel Tree Spraying Here An ordinance providing that owners of all trees in the city shall have the trees sprayed at least twice annually, will be con sidered at council meeting tonight. I The bill is being put before the council especially with a view to protecting the elm trees which are at present endangered by the onslaughts of the elm beetle. Chief of Police Moffitt said this afternoon that he will ask the Salem Man, 57, Run Over and Hurt But Motorist Drives On August Kluge, a carpenter, 57 years of age, was today confined to bis home at 1190 North 15th street, as a result of an accident last night in which he was knock ed from his wheel and run over by a lightless automobile. The driver of the machine, after passing over both of the man's legs, left him lying on the pave ment, injured. The car did not slacken its speed. Mr. Kluge sus tained serious scratches and bruis- Mr. Kluge was proceeding east on Division street, riding a light less bicycle from church. At Cap itol street he saw a machine ap proaching from the south, equip ped with glaring headlights. Sud denly from behind the brightly lighted car came a second car. lightless. It struck Mr. Kluge. bowling him to the pavement. The wheels passed over his body. Police were today unable to lo cate the driver of the automobile. Building Activities Show Slump Here; Wage Drop A waited Building activity in Salem at the present time is virtually nil. The erection of new dwellings has practically ceased. One only per mit for the construction of a home was issued during the month of July. During the month of June 24 permits were issued, eight of which called for new residences, aggregating an expenditure of $22,800. Why the slump? Prospective builders tell Mark Poulsen, deputy city recorder who has charge of the issuing of build ing permits, that they are waiting for the wage scale of Salem car penters to drop. Carpenters at present demand $7.20 for an eight hour day. Builders say they can not afford to pay it. "I understand one capitalist who owns a site on Court street has signified his willingness to build a modern apartment house, but claims that, with the present prices for material and labor, he would be unable to realize a satis factory return on the investment," Mr. Poulsen said. During the month of July, 10 building permits were issued by Mr. Poulsen, calling for an expen diture of $93,800. These, however. Include the permit for the new Sa lem hospital which will cost $82, 500. The others called for one home, costing $3000, and for eight repair jobs, for which $8300 was to be expended. "Several men are known to be considering building, but are hold ing back, claiming that the cost is prohibitive," Mr. Poulsen explained. President Welcomed By Crowds Executive Arrives On Launch and Is Ac cord a Respectable Greeting at Plymouth Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 1. An other Mayflower came to Ply mouth today, this one the presi dential yacht bringing President Harding and an official party to Join in formal observance of the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims. The Mayflower's passengers of three hundred years ago landed on a wild coast marked only by In dian trials. Those of today made landing to an official welcome In scenes that offered striking contrast with those that faced the fathers. Through the streets of the town streamed thousands of persons. Many of the paraders were direct descendants of both the first settlers and of the friendly Indians with whom they lived in peace. The Mayflower yacht anchored tods' at the port where the May flower, bark, furled sail three centuries ago. It was 301 years to a day from the time when the Pilgrims set out from the Dutch port of Delftshaven. The old Mayflower herself had been re produced for the pageant to be held tonight. Car Left In Street , v , n Woman Is Arrested' J UOffe I 3X1$ Husband and Because, police said, she had hei automobile parked in the street all night, Mrs. Hattie Setak was cited to appear this afternoon before Judge Earl Race in the police court. Mrs. Setak put up $2.50 ball and is to appear at 2 o'clock. Drugs and Booze End Beauty's Life New York, Aug. 1. The body of Sarah Cowen, former Balti more society beauty and daughter of the late John K. Cowen, one time president of the Baltimore nd Chio railroad, which was found in a hotel room here yester day, remained unclaimed in the morgue today. Miss Cowen died, the medical examiners office re ported, of alcoholism and drug Poisoning. MUs Cowen in 1909 eloped with Charles Monson, Jr. of the New ""en, Conn. She later divorced I'm in the state of Washington, ton. The police searching today for I man with whom Miss Cowen Mistered at the hotel. ' which, he claims, has been allow ing guests to patronize the hotel without registering. Tonight's meeting of the coun cil promises to be quiet. The bill for an ordinance having to with the licensing of soft drink to throw the establishments will come up for : to Cincinnati. Final Appeal For Defendants Baseball Case Chicago, Aug. 1. Attorneys for the defense in the baseball trial today opened ten hours of argument in an effort to convince the jurp that there was no con spiracy between former White doSox players and alleged gamblers 1919 world series the third reading this evening. Senators to Get Dinner Tonight If Game Is Won Henry Berger, representing Carl Zork, of St. Louis, opened for the defense which will prob ably complete its case late today or tomorrow morning after which the state will close in about two If the Salem Senators ball club nourSj the case going to the jury defeats the Portland Beavers at late tomorrow or early Wednes- Oxford park this afternoon, mem-ly bers of the local club are to be the guests of the Marion County Real ty association at a dinner to be given at the Marion hotel at 6 o'clock Judge Hugo Friend has an nounced that he will not sustain a verdict of guilty against Zork and Mr. Berger's argument dealt for the most part with technicali- The game, which drew one of , . ronSDiracv lawa. the largest crowds of the year, was . leven defendants origin called promptly at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Grants Divorce Divorce was granted Evelyn Metcalf this afternoon by Judge Percy Kally from Rowley Metcalf without the presentation of all the testimony the plaintiff had to of fer and with instructions from the court that when the stipula tion was made out governing the alimony tlrat there should be no restriction as to how long it should be paid. "I notice in the stipulation here that the defendant says the mon ey shall cease when Mrs. Metcalf marries," stated Judge Kelly when Instructing the attorney about the decree. "I see no reason why he should stipuatc such or have anything to say, other than he should pay double if he should remarry." The divorce was brought on the grounds of cruelty and the com plaint Btates that Metcalf was in the habit of abusing his wife be fore his parents because ft pleas ed them. Heavy Rainfall Stills the Sea for President Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 1. ae President Harding and his party on the yacht May- flower ran into a stormy experience off Block Island, R. I., while on the cruise 4c here last night. When the 4c Mayflower docked today It 4c 4c was learned that she had 4c 4c encountered a severe elec- 4c 4c trlcal storm. 4e The rainfall was so great 4c 4c that the Mayflower rode 4c 4c through the storm as smooth 4c 4c ly as on a mill pond. 4c 4c4c4c The most noted of Latin gram marians was Priscian. Twice Married; Couple Settles New Difficulties ally on trial, Ben and Louia Levi, t alleged gamblers have been dis- I charged and Judge Friend has an- j nn,,nii that he would direct i r.i.i, r,H Trwf Ti e detective, ana lour oiner Hatfield Slain In Labor War Welch, W. Va., Aug. t. Sid Hatfield, former chief of police of Matewan, and Ed Chambers, a policeman of that place, ware killed in a gun fight in the court house yard here shortly noon today. C. E. Lively, Puget Sound Passenger Boat Crashes In Reef Seattle, Wash., Aug. 1. The Pugat Sound passenger steamer Athlon, operated by the Poulsbo Transportation company, crashed on the Inner reef at Port Ludlow, Wash., in a dense fog early today and may be a total wreck, accord ing to advices received here. The vessel carried a small number of passengers, all of whom reached shore safely and are at a hotel in Portland Ludlow. The Athlon went on the reef at high tide and at low water It wa3 possible to walk entirely around her. The reef is close to shore and when the vessel struck there was no difficulty in landing pas sengers and crew. The vessel's boilers were raised by the impact and her hull bulged. She Is ly ing on her side and with the in coming tide will fill with water, according to advices from Port Ludlow. The Athlon, which has been en gaged in carrying passenger and freight to small Puget Sound points, is a woden steamboat of 157 gross tons and is 112 feet long. She was built in Portland, Or., In 1900. before a prt acquittal of unless more evidence was found. After havin; Italy Accepts Invitation. Rome, Aug. 1. Premier Bono mi announced In the senate today that Italy had "heartily accept ed" the invitation of the United. States to tha disarmament con ference In Washington. Similar announcement had been made by premier to the chamber or T i .--I .l v , , . . . ... . hr me and twice sought a' confined to the asylum, ,d deputies In hi. spwch at th. open r"rce the case of aea net Wssed this P. A. sought a confined to the asylum, Minnie A. quoted . him as saying that Price was dis-1 would trade her off for a yellow a - De ing of parliament recently. ZT. h Jge Kellv .nH . ,nni. w married first Sunday afternoon park service a. mItte, M4B7 w, brlB, thM ... ' ice r i Iff .l,k v I- r .1 A I- 1010 mrrrl A w luoii J ' - i ite. About S00 people attended tha Mortgage of Title Company Is Foreclosed Decree for the foreclosure of tb $68,500 mortgage held by the iTitie and Trust company of Port lland on the land holdings of the j Willamette valley Irrigated land iccTipany and declaring the bonds iof the company valid, was signed by Judge Percy Kelly of the cir cuit court this afternoon and fIL led with the county clerk. Tha land company through Its rice president, secretary and board of director authorized $100,000 bond Issue In HI 4. $71, 0(0 of which was taken up and ..i. tornrt ii rp.il Tha Til! at Cottage Grove ,nd Trust company stood behind Cottage Orove. Or.. Aug. 1. la- tse Issue taking aa Itt security a dictions are that eO par cant of mortgage on tha company's hold- tbe Methodist preachers of the Ing. state will be hi attendance at tho first annual camp masting of the Oregon conference, whteh op.nt bar August 11, according to re plies received by the Joeal com Commercial Club Hears S. N. Gilbert That the old idea of repression and servitude in handling boy Inmates of the state training school had given way to the bet ter practice of the proper em ployment of liberty to the end that boys when again thrown into the world would make good cit izens, was the sentiment express ed by S. M. Gilbert, superintend ent of the training school for boys here In a talk given at the Com mercial club this noon. "Very few people have seen through the training school and those who have, have taken what we have said and shown them with a grain of salt," stated Mr. Gilbert. "The most that people hear are the adverse reports." Mr. Gilbert stated that there had been no corporal punishment in the institution since June 7 and that everything was put on a merit basis. Ke urged that the organizations who were taking an Interest In boys' work do all in their pow er to strengthen the arm of the juvenile courts, and to play a "big brother" to every boy when the chance was available. Thirty two boys earned their diplomas In the grade schools of the institution last year, the speaker said, in describing the work. The day is divided to four hours work, and four hours play with time for recreation and em ployment In the manual training. shoe, tailor, carpenter and work shops of the school. Mr. Gilbert spoke very strongly for the man ual training feature. Referring to the boys who es caped from the Institution Sun day, Mr. Gilbert said that some thing appealed to the mob spirit of a few, .but at present there were only three to catch. President Addresses Plymouth Audience On Lessons Learned From Pilgrim Fathers Sowed Seed of Common Tolerance and Un derstanding Now Beginng to Bear Fruit Plymouth. Mass.. Aug. 1. A hope that the disarmament conference called by the United States may bring to tha world a new era of peace and freedom was expressed by President Harding today in an address here at the tercen tenary of the landing of the pilgrims. Characterizing the international situation as "more than promising" the president asserted that the seed of common tolerance and understanding planted by the fathers here was beginning to bear fruit a thousand fold in the relations between nations. "A new hope looms today," said j vent financially, sound economy, the president, "we are slowly but very surely recovering from the wastes and sorrows and utter dis arrangement of a cataclysmical war. Peace is bringing its new as surances; and penitent resolution and Insistent consciences will pre- unrivalled In genius, unexcelled In industry resolute in determination and unwavering in faith, these United States will carry on." In the course of his speech Mr. Harding praised particularly the part religious freedom and other serve that peace. Our faith is New England traditions had play firmer that war's causes may be minimized and overburdening ar mament may be largely diminish ed. And these, too, without surren der of the nationality which has inspired, or the good conscience which has defended. More Than Promising. "The international prospect is more than promising and the dis tress and depression at home are symptomatic of early recovery. Sol ed in development of the nation. He also took occasion to deplore the common tendency to concen trate governmental authority in Washington, and to reaffirm hi faith in religion as an essential element of good government. Speech in Part. The president said in part: "It is not too much to say that the three centuries which have (Continued on Page Seven.) Woman Driver, Sued For $1000, Says Nbt Guilty; Trial Is Set persons were arrested In Hon with the shooting. eonnec- Methodist Pastors Plan State Meet Jert " OMtHaJa g.l tha SUM t.vr " cnj" and wT. and d to call accord Nov- Ing to various " - resant. It was the largest with ob- In Portland divorce in June. 1917. In f ; i i . . . v. ... .ru trtnea nr Mrs. Price was i remarried at Vancouver, Wash- attendance that has o far been Inhnman imrton. on the promise of Price experlencea. that at on time to suitably provlda for th. family) nn.rhl1Hn in officer to dis-land treat hi. wife kindly W. - TV? ' ' I!, . o had ap- Price I reported to elaun inai ui w --- " tied her rUh . i h. for MeMInnville whar they wUl rZ J! '.e, .ItecM tt.t!el.h. 7.11.4 to get hr $50 ..pd the remainder of th. week : mm, meatl-g ! visiting friends. families and quite an at I i eipected from outstd the state and from other denominations Borne of th beat speakers of the Methodist church will eondnet th meetings. The local rhnreh hap a U b1 able to get Cottage Orove elect' aa tha permanent location for th A very diihaW tract la offered (or the purpose. Cut out Airplanes For Forest Fires Washington, Aug. 1. I'm of j army airplanes for fire protection ! Irf westera forests will be discon tinued next lunner, Secretary Weeks announced today, because "the large reduction now being mad in appropriations" permits irxnditare "far only tbe moot it-ceneary tritly military Mrs. Agee Nfelt To Take Stand In Own Defense Portland, Or., Aug. U Counsel for Mrs. Louis. Agee, on trial for first degree murder of her bus-1 band, Henry Agee, today informed the court that Dr. Frank B. Menn ot tha Unlreralty of Oregon medi cal school faculty, would be the only remaining .wttnae for th. de fence, thus Indicating that tbe de fendant would not take th stand. Dr. Menne, It la understood, will testify as to whether tbe blood on the knife and coat produced by the defgaae is human blood, Tbe main Issue of the case now appears to hinge on whether th' bloodsteiaed eoat, knife and uiu.tr roll alleged to have been found bv the defendant's father, D. J. Swing, was actually found or was planted" by him In an effort to sav. bis daughter life, Tbe de fense today made final efforts to reinforce ita claim that the (lad is genuine, while tbe prosecution is wdeaveriog te cast doubt ever .hat claim. Mrs. Edith Grebe, of Spokane, arrested in Ashland and returned here Saturday night by Constable Walter DeLong following an auto mobile accident In which two men were injured, pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless driving and failure to stop and render assist ance when she was arraigned be fore Judge O. E. Unmh In tho justice court this morning. Her trial will be held August 9 In the justice court. She will be defended by Attorney Walter Winslow. Until her bail, set at $200, Is furnished, she will be in custody of local officers. C. W. Finn, Portland-Salem auto stage driver, who, with J. R. Newton was run down by Mrs. Grebe's car, has filed suit against Mrs. Grebe In the circuit court asking for $1000 damages, alleg ing that he sustained Internal In juries In the smash-up. Mr. New ton escaped with minor Injuries. Mrs. Grebe told officers that she stopped to render aslstai'ce, and claims that she did not prom ise Chief of Police Moffitt to re main In Salem. According to of ficers, however, she did say that sho expected to be arrested. Th accldont occurred on ilia Pacific highway near the Valley Packing company's plant. Finn and Newton were working by sldi of an automobile when they wTl struck by the Grebe ear. I Trying To Float Stranded Vessel Astoria, Ore., Aug. , With a Lquiet soa. conditions were favor able early today for floating the Canadian government freight steamer Canadian Exporter, which ran shore on the north spit of Wlllapa harbor during a heavy for Sunday morning. Captain Herman Wlnbcck of the Astoria life saving station, who took his crew to Wlllapa last night to rendor assistance 11 needed, had not returned or re ported early today as expected. Nor had any word been received from the tug Wallula which was reported to hare placed a line on the stranded vessel last night. Shipping men here expressed tbe belief that the steamer was not in a precarious position and believed It could be floated with out difficulty, provided weather conditions continued favorable. Washington, Aug. 1 Tbe bouse today passed a bill changing the. t period for doing anual assessment work on unpatented mineral claims from tha calendar to th fiscal year. Tbe measure now. goes to the senate. The big Portland cement plant at Gold Hill Is running 24 hours a day turning out road material. A. J. Doak Zumwalt, a resident of Oregon since 1852. died a few days ago at Eugene, aged 72 yean., Trusty Breaks Word; Twelve Flee Reform School; Nine Caught Btacy Dunn, an Inmate of the state training school for boy, who was held to be responsible for th eecnp of It boys from the school yesterday morning, was th flrl to be aprehended of th nin who have already been brought back to the Institution, Three of tbe youths are yet missing. Officials said this morning that a group of the hoys persuaded young Dunn, a trusty, to lower himself out uf a second story win dow to th baseman t so be might ui, lock (be lower window, A; even dasen of the school's Inmate: filed out of tbe opening, but their escape waa detected a few minute later and attendants and police were put on their trail lmmedi ately. Within a few hours meet of tbe boys were again in custody, All of tha nine were eaught In or neaf Turner, Oregon, The three youth who are (till at Urge are LJjtd ' LongwU, 16, committed front Maker . Danny Custer, 14, eom. mitted from I'nion; and Leetef Welnberger, 14, committed from). Fossil. Immediately following their cape, the 13 boy. made for Iht) brush near the school. uj call up th' month alimony.