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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1921)
Circulation average tor 1920, UM population of teles. 1960. m..' 1910. 14,094; 1920, 17.679 WI County . 47,17?1 Polk county, 14,101 s Member of Audit Bureuol Clrcu. Utiioi. Associated Pr Full leased Wire The Weather OREGON: Tonight end Satur day fair, moderate northwesterly winds, ournal LOCAL: No rainfall; southerly winds; clear; maximum SO, mini' mum 44; river -1.6 (vet and fall ing. SdYear-No. 204 Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 26, 1921 Price Three Cents ". OUTHKLLS ERZBERGER MINERS9 MARCH INTO MINGO COUNTY HALTED BY LEADERS Troops Rifles Feared Advance Into Martial Law Zone Would se Suicide Leaders Tell "Protest" Marchers Madison, W. Va., Aug. 26. The march of miners from Marmet to Mingo, in protest against martial law, came to an end late today when Pres ident C. F. Keeney of district 17, United Mine Workers of America, induced 800 or 600 of the men to agree to return to their homes. Kee.?ej said that special trains would be provided for the men here. The thousands along the road between Madison and Pey ton had already taken the hack, track. a A O Madison, W. va., Aug. . Tkiidvance guard of the march u miners on their way from Mar el to Mingo, as a protest against c u.nnV martial law. was UU. Pli6" " turned back by Charles F. Keeney president of district number 17 United Mineworkers and Fred Mm,nv secretary, after It hatl pissed tnrougn msumuu alter noon today. The men, numbering 200 or 'jOO had camped in a hollow here for dinner and then pressed on their way toward the Logan county line. Kpenrv arul Tiloonev. who left - .. . . . 1! . Charleston early today, with the wowed intention of stopping the march, reached Madison within half an hour after the men left. After a brief conference with the county officials they hurried dovii the road and overtaking the party iaduced it to march I tick to Madl- tm. Men in Ugly Mood. The men camped In the court house yard and Keeney said he was arranging for automobiles to take them to the baseball grounds 'here he expected to address them. "The men have come a long dis tance and are not feeling very food about tbis situation.'" said President Keeney. "I never saw so many men rn Ike march before. From Kacine to Madison this morning there Bust have been nina tlrwsand or ten thousand men. r hero are about two thousand ex-rervice r.ieu among them." Secretary Mooney said: "I would be suicide for the men advance. General Baadholtz rns to command the state. He emramed us Keeney r-nd me 4 o'clock this morning pnd a (Continued on Page Eight.) Father And Brothers Of Murdered Sheriff "J1"' Mnt., Aug. 26. Albert k was executed In the jail 'J ! D'llon at 4:30 o'clock this for the murder of Sheriff J sf. V.-yman, k1Ied by him at mtid. Beaver Head county, clorV Idho line. April 21, 1920. trap was sprung in the pres of about 200 persons. Yeik death bravely. Was years of age. In Oit "fenced from Miles w Snre ,wo Ter ln tke p jjr"" cr burglary. Three he escaped rrom the prison 'It- T" raptured. He was re Mch 21, 1820. A month Bonus Attorneys Selected, Bynon Gets Marion Plum and Helgerson Named for Polk Yankees On Rhine May Be Recalled Washington, Aug. 26. Intima tions were given In high official quarters today that withdrawal of the American troops from the Rhine will be seriously considered as soon, as the peace treaty signed yesterday In Berlin has been rati fied by the senate and the German reichstag. No definite prediction was made, but it became known that once peace actually was estab lished, the administration would feel there would be no necessity of burdening Germany with the support of an army of occupation. Three Vessels Seek Disabled Steamer Today Eureka. Cal.. Aug. 26. The steamer Manuka has been looking for the Canadian Importer all morning but although nine miles south of the importer's given position at 9 o'clock, nothing WQQ 6PPn Of her. according to a wireless message from the Manuka nicked ud by the Table Bluff radio station. Three steamer3, the Canadian Winner. Canadian Observer and the Algerine are on their way to the disabled vessel, according to measnr sent by the steamer Cordova. Grain Shocking Machre Is Next loine. Or.. AUK. 6 -NOW comes along a grain shocking ma chine, iruaranteed. the Inventors declare, to help the tired farmer in harvesting his grain. F. W. Schultz and J. G. Holifer are the inventors. The machine works at- tached to a binder, and shocks the,BUCceeQ , Professor Herschel h. handles as fast as they come from the machines. It Is built of steel and will shock eight to ten bundles in a place. In addition to shock ing the bundles. It places them so that a strong wind cannot move them, and at the same time allow sufficient ventilation to allow the grain to cure. Athens, Aug. 6. King Constan tine, who has been ill of intesti nal trouble at Eskir-Shehr, Asia Minor, is making satisfactory pro-, gress toward recovery, says a re port from his physicians, following his serious indisposition on Wednesday. Slaver Executed later he turned up at Montda who a saddle stolen from a ranchman in Idaho. The sheriff was notified and he .mved promptly from Dillon. Yeik took his arrest without apparent protest but turned suddenly on tne menu h,tinr him twice. He was eap - tnred m few hours later and taken . n,iir.n Yeik was .onvicted May 120 The execution today was: "'. 1,ZV .A ,-.,,., , Yelk's! w nnessro oy i victim. . i u -a'rmsn t I roll- lipsbarg. Mont.. 85 years old and, I jrii nu ..v J Henry and Forrest Wyman. bro- there vt the former sheriff. Appointments of attorneys to handle the applications of ex-service men for loans from the state aid fund were made public this morning by Captain Earl Brum baugh, secretary of the bonus com mission. The commission pursued the policy of naming as attorneys for every county announced, men who had been in the service. Attorneys for every county In the state were named, with the exception of Multnomah county, where It Is un decided as to how many shall be appointed. Allan Bynon of Salem, who served during the war with the signal corps, was appointed for Marlon county, and J. N. Helger son of Dallas for Polk county. It will be the duty of the at torneys to pass on all abstracts of title and all certificates of Insur ance as to actual title. They will also assist in clearing up defects of title where no litigation is In volved and aid the applicants in making application. The appointment of the apprals-j ers will follow within the next! two weeks It was announced. The appointments made were as follows: Baker county Frank 1 C. Mf Culloch, Baker. Benton county Jay L. Lewis, Corvallls. Clackamas county Phillip Hammond, Oregon City. Clatsop county Garnet L. Green, Astoria. Columbia county J. W. Day, St. Helens. Coos county S. Fisher, Marsh field. Crook county M. W. Skip worth, Prinevilie. Curry county James C. John son, Gold Beach. Deschutes county Charles W. Ersklne, Bend. New Faculty Member Named At Willamette Professor E. T. Brown, at pres ent at the University of Washing ton where he 19 taking work for his master's degree, has been elect ed as head of the physics depart ment of Willamette university to Hewitt, who resigned tnts spring to take a position on the McMinn- mo r-nUee faculty. With the engagement of Professor Brown uirdiT everv Dosltion on the university faculty for the coming vear has been filled Professor Brown was selected from a list of over 10 men who were under consideration for the position, according to Dr. Carl U Doney. president of the university who said this morning that he was weu oleased with the new sp- Dointment. ' The new faculty member has been Instructor in. the high schools at Grand View and Puyallup, and Is highly recommended for his work as a teacher and a student. He is 30 years old and single. U known Hop Picker Dies A transient supposed to have been Jim Rasono from the name on a laundry slip found In his pos session, died last night at his camp .!.. poail Conner hoo yards lnrfenendence where ne had been picking bops but a few days. He became suddenly W about midnight and died .before the arrival of a doctor who was summoned after Hoaano's condi tion was discovered by a fellow ican.per Nothing l known concerning according to Coroner, the man Lloyi Rigdon. who has tne nooy in charr. An autopsy will pron- v.M , determine the aui w nee of ,h mans eeain. No . . j l , , i V-, ,,H foul play is fwprvi -r tfta, -Wallace Ben- -T. A. Kelnke, Condon. Grant county Richard N. Ap pling, Prairie City. Harney county John W. Biggs, Burns. Hood River county George R. Wilbur, Hood River. Jackson county Frank P. Far rell, Medtord. Jefferson county Vine W. Pearce, Madras. Josephine county J. W. John son, Grants Pass. Klamath county J. H. Sarna han, Klamath Falls. Lake county J. D. Vanater, Lakevllw. Lane county John M. Wil liams, Eugene. Lincoln county G. B. McClus key, Toledo. Linn county Wlllard L. Marks, Albany. Malheur county J, W. McCul loch, Ontario. Marlon county Allan Bynon, Salem, Morrow county C L. Sweek, Heppner. Polk county -J. N. Helgerson Dallas. Sherman county W. C. Bryant Moro. Tlilaniook county E. J. Claus sen, Tillamook. Umatilla county Harold J. Warner, Pendleton. Union county Henry L. Hess La Grande. Wasco county Frances V. Gal loway, The Dalles. Wallowa county W. 8. Bur leigh, Enterprise. Washington county E. J. Mc Alear, Hlllsboro. Wheeler county Carl Hen dricks. Fossil. Yamhill county Roy Sparks McMinnville. 10 Bearcat Veterans To Heed Call Despite the loss of Coach R. L. Mathews, who for six years suc cessfully piloted the athletic teams of Willamette university, and at least four of last year's letter men, the local school faces the coming football season with unusually bright prospects. Ten letter men, Including Captain-elect Zeller, star halfback. are expected to answer Coach Bohler's first call for practice which has been sounded for Sep tember 15. Four other men of at least one year's experience In car dlnal and gold uniforms will prob ably be among the first to request suits Nothing definite regarding the coaeb's plans for the season will be known until Bohler'i arrival scheduled for September 1, or thereabouts. Four vacancies are certain la the Bearcat eleven of last year in that Basler, tackle; R. Rarey halfback; PaulWapato, fullback, and Lyman, end, will not be In the lineup. Irvine, quarterback, who is woming. in town uur.ug me summer, is uui i un luie ue iu return to school The tn veterans who are listed as practically sure to wear the cleats and moleskins for Willam ette are Bain, center; Whit. guard; Nlcbol. guard: Law aw. tackle; H. Rarey, tackle; Barnes end: Powers, back; Sherwood back: Ganxans, end. and Captain Zeller. Bird, guard: Oliver, tackle; W. Soeolofsky, end. and Richards. bk. are four other first strinfri of the 1920 squad who are expet ed uack. Douglas county son, Reedsport. Gilliam county- Thieves Secure Big Loot Daylight Robbery of Los Angeles Bank Nets $20,000 to $45, 000 to Bandits Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 26. Between $20,000 and $45,000 was obtained by the bandits who rob bed the Huntington Park branch of the Los Angeles Trust and Sav ings bank today, It was announc ed by the officials of the branch. and of the downtown headquar ters, half an hour after the rob bery occurred. Four of five armed and masked men entered tne Drancn Dana about fifteen miles from the prin cipal business district, shortly af ter noon. They lined up all tne customers in the place, and after knocking A- Adams, branch man ager and another employe uncon scious with revolver butts, they made their escape by automobile with most of the bank's cash. Mr. Adams was knocked out when he refused to open the vault at the command of the bandits. They then demanded that anoth er employe Open it, and when re fused, he was likewise knocked unconscious. The third employe opened It.. The estimate of $5000 placed on the bank's loss was only a guess, according to hank clerks. Officials of the bank at the downtown office said the con cern was fully protected by In surance and that the missing money would be replaced Immedi ately. After the bandits had looked through the vault they tried to Jock the customers and employes Inside, but apparently lacked fa miliarity with the vault mechan ism, and failed. They then ran to an automobile standing outside end spseded away In a westerly direction. . The bank employes Immediately notified the held office, and also told the sheriffs office. Two auto mobile loads of armed deputies were sent out at once, but. a": the branch bank Is more than ten miles from the sheriff's office, the bandits had a good start. Council Fruit Prices Advance Advancing price on canned fruit taken place within the last month are shown In a comparison of price lists dated July 14 and August 13 Issued by the Oregon Urowcrs' Co-operatrve association While the price per case on straws! ries for No. 10 cans re mans the same, the prices on other fruits and sizes shows a coasid arable change. C itberbert red raspberries sell Ing in No. 2 cans at $2 25 per ase, standard pack, has advanced i 11.75. though the price on larger size remains the same. Royal Anne cherries have gone up from $2.(5 for No. 2 Vs to $3. Oregon Italian prunes have de creased, however, on the same size from $2.00 to $1 75 Blackcap rsspberrles, loganber ries and evergreen blackberries have not changed In price. The water pack of fruits quoted how a slight decrease. Evergreen blackberries quoted at $8 In July are selling for $7.50 this month. The pack on Royal Annes also fcpw a decrease of 60 cents from the July price of $6 60. Moscow Flame Swept. London, Aug. It. fire started fa l ' - most thickly populated part of Moscow several days of and still . is burning. It is assarted by the l Helslngtore correspondent of the -1 Central News Several hundred I houses bar been destroyed, the Tot Rocking Doll Falls; Is Killed Santa Ana, Cel., Aug. 26. Anita Ender, 9 years old, sat In a rocking chair on the porch of her parents home- here last night, rock- 4c ing her doll to sleep. She rocked too far, her chair went backwards off the porch, and the fall broke her neck, killing her in- stantly. Securities - Stolen By Boy Found Messenger Who Rob bed 'Frisco Bank Is Caught; Tried to Play Wall Street. New York, Aug. 26. Detectives announced today that securities valued at $29,600 stolen from Mc Donnell & company, San Francis co, by Russell Lafayette Grlffen, a 21-year-old messenger, had been recovered in a bank here and In the desk which be bad rented in an office In order to start specu lating In stocks. In a confession as given out by the police, be said he bad realized about $3000 on the rest of the stolen securities and spent it for travel and entertainment. Given sixteen packages of mail by bis employers to be registered, Grlffen stole five, it was alleged, and came east. He stopped at Salt Lake City and sold a bond or two there. , Grlffen was sent to the Tombs as a fugitive from Justice lit await a hearing a week hence. Detectives said be had only $15 when ar rested. The sale of a registered bond, which had been reported stolen, led to his arrest when he called for mall. Neuner To Have Assistance In Brumf ield Case Roseburg, Or., Aug. 26. Joseph L. Hammeisly. chief deputy dis trict attorney of Multnomah coun ty, has been appointed by the Douglas county court to assist Dis trict Attorney Neuner In the prosecution of the Brumfleld mur der case. The county court re cently agreed to furnish Mr. Neu ner with legal assistance. Brumfeld talked with his wife but a short time Thursday and his interview with bis attorneys. Rice Ic. Orcutt, was veiy brief, also. He refused to talk for publication and merely scowled when asked how he felt today. Dr. Brumf it-Id's real and, personal property was placed In trust today by his attorneys. W. r. Harris of this city will look after the sale of the property for the benefit of Brumfleld's credi tor. After the creditors have been paid, th remainder of the money will rvrt to Brumfleld. Bicyclist Hit By Truck Gets Injury on Knee H O. Ward Of this city sus tained a cut on his knee yesterday evening when the bicycle b was riding was struck by a truck at the corner of Church and BtateJ streets. The truck driver's name waa not learned. The Injury sustained was of s minor nature. Mr. Ward reside st 221 Scats atet. First Exponent Of Peace In Germany Is Shot To Death Former Vice Premier and Minister of Finance Killed While Walking In Black Forest; Once Before Target for Bullets; Career as Radical Leader Spectacular Berlin, Aug. 26. Mathiaa Erzberger, former vice premier and minister of finance, was murdered today. Herr Erzberger waa assassinated near Offenburg, Baden, where he was sojourning with his family. There were twelve bullet wounds in his body. Her Erzberger had left Bad Griesbach, where he was tak ing the cure, in company with the reichstag Deputy Diez, for a foot tour of the Black Forest. An hour later both were confronted by two youths who separated them and then emptied revolvers at Her Erzberger, who was killed instant ly by shots in the head. Deputy Diez also was wounded. DeValerals Re-Elected Irish Leader Dublin, Aug. 26. -Eamonn De Valera today was re-elected aa leader of Irish republicans with the title of "president of the Men renublic ": Arthur Griffith, foun der of the Sinn Fein was elected vlce-oreatdent and the other mem bers of th Dall Elreann cabinet were again chosen to membership In that body. The Dial Elreann took this ac tion at a public session at which Mr. DeValera read his reply tft Premier Lloyd-George, declaring this summed up the Dial's posi tion of sn Irish settlement, which he said Is and must remain un changed. 11 Members Of Ships Crew Are Adrift At Sea Portland, Or., Aug. 26. Eleven men of the Canadian Importer's crew, Including the second and third mates, have been adrift on the north Pacific since a week ago today, according to a wireless mes sage to the Associated Press today from Captain Westerlund of the Hteamer Cordova, which early yes terday morning offered assistance to the waterlogged Canadian freighter. The message follows: "Second and third mates and nine men left Canadian Importer on the 19th to obtain aaststanee. Names unknown. Canadian Im porter sprung leak from unknown ca." Vessels today were continuing to see rch tor the lifeboat contain ing the 11 men, who apparently set out after the freighter's wire less had been put out of commis sion. The position of the Canadian Importer was given in rsdlo mes sages from the steamer Cordova as about 625 miles southwest of the mouth of the Colunfbla river, or directly west of Eureka. Cal. Ra dio messages yesterday said the captain and remainder of the crew of the Canadian Importer wer still on board the vessel, which was reported to have water In hr hold and engine room, with a heavy list to starboard. Senator McNary And Geo. Rodgers Pinched Ride In Police Buggy Washington, Aug. 26. Senator McNary of Oreg-on, for feited five dollars bail today when he failed to appear in police court to answer the charge of violating a District of Columbia traffic regulation in operating an automobile past a traffic signal. The Oregon senator and a guest, George F. Rodgers, a ship, builder, were arrested last night by a traffic officer and forced to ride to a precinct station house in a police automo bile patrol. Mathlas Erzberger was shot and wounded on January 26, 1920, as he waa leaving the criminal court building In Berlin after attending a hearing in a libel suit he had brought against Dr. Karl Helffer lch, the former German vice-chan cellor. His assailant gave hie name aa Oltwtg Von Hlrachfeld, a former cadet officer, 20 years old, a atudnat, and son of a Berlin bank official. Von Hlreehfeld was arrested and was quoted as say ing he considered Ersberger dan gerous to the empire. The assail ant fired two shots at Ersberger as the minister was entering his automobile. On bullet glanced off The minister's watch cha'n and another entered his shoulder. First Proposed Peace. Ersberger roused a storm In Germany In July, 1917, more than a year before the armlstlc, by pro posing a resolution in the Herman reichstag In favor of a pence without annexations and for par liamentary reform. Chancellor Betbmann-Hollwek declared this formula was unacceptable and Dr. Helfferlch subsequently blamed Ersberger'a peace proposal tor the moral collapse of the Oerinan peo ple. The former vice-chancellor accused Ersberger of high trea son, denounced him as "a menace (Continued on Page Four.) Huge Derricks Lift Wreckage Of Big 'Blimp' Hull, Bng., Aug. 26. Workmen engaged in salvaging the wreck age of the Ill-fated .It 2 from the turbid waters of the Humber, where it fell with Its human freight on Wednesday evening, employed powerful cranes today to life the skeleton of the airship. It was believed that as soon aa the twisted and tangled framework of the dirigible was raised, It would be possible to recover the bodies oC many of the men who died whea the dreadnaught of the air col lapsed and caught fire. Official Inquiry into the causa of the disaster will begin tomor row morning at How den where lb ZR-2 was stationed before sh started on her last voyage. The United States will be represented by a naval attache. There seemed to be a general agreement that th accident was caused by the collapse of a longitudinal girder la the middle of the dirigible.