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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1921)
Circulation Aveyage for 1920. 62S0 ? Population of Salem 100. 4258? 1910. 14.09; 1920, 17,679 Marlon County 1920, 47,1771 Polk county, 14,181 Member of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated Preaa Full Leased Wire ypThirdYearNo. 216 INSA G a p i Uil0 ouunal The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Satur day fair; warmer Saturday; mod erate northeasterly winds. LOCAL: No rainfall; cloudy; westerly winds; maximum 73, minimum 44; river -1.8 feet and tailing. Salem, Oregon, Friday, September ?, 1921 Price Three Cents ok tkaimj Ar JEER STANDS riVB OBI" NtTY TO BE DEFENSE Auctioning Humanity At Boston Men Seeking Work Are Stripped to Waist As In Old Slave Days and Services Sold Boston, Sept. 9. The auction IHelt tor unemployed men seeking jgrt wu3 resumed on Boston Com non today. A woman auctioneer, jjIsb Viola Roche, held the ham mer on the men who were again stripped to the waist, related their everal abilities to labor and call ed for bids. The crowd which thronged round the bandstand contained Bany women who took an active .... i thp bidding. Unlike the paiL fc nrtlnn of yesterday, work for a week or more at wages that bid ding carried as high as yib a ween van obtained by several men. The party of unemployed went (mm their west end headquarters to the Common through the nocn day crowds in the business district gathering considerable audience as they went. The first three men to be put up found jobs among' the the bidders, two weeks' workwith board, clothing and pay at the rate of 125 a week from a ttieatrtcal producer and another $25 a month with food, clothing' and lodging tor undescribed labor. Many persons who took no part In the bidding contributed toward feeding the workless men. A fourth man, Angelo Rlcci, who said he had served two and I half years in the Canadian army and was twice wounded, came up lor a job after sleeping anywhere he could find for-Ahe last two months, frequently going three or four days without food. An offer of work at $25 a month with boar 1 aid clothing was the bid 'hat brought him down from the block. Tony Hruno, a former servile man, was bid in at $25 a month to be an assistant janitor. 200 Delegates Sent By Japan Tokio, Sept. 9. The Japanese delegation to the forthcoming Washington conference on limita tlon of armaments, numbering nearly 200, now plans ' sail In three groups; the first, on the steamship Korea Maru October 1 the second on the Shinyo Maru Oc tober 13 and the third and most Important, on the Kashima Maru October 14. The naval group cf the delegation, headed by iie Admiral Kanji Kato, will sail on the Korea Maru. The group defi nitely includes Captain K. Yama nashi. Captain N. Sutsugus, Cap tain Y. Veda, Commander T. Hori. three lieutenant command?' and two lieutenants. The two chief delegates to the conference are understood to be Minister of Marine Kato and Am unssauor stnuehara. My er To Visit Portland Soon Two Shots Are Fired At Gardner Guard Shoots at Man In Darkness and Fog Without Effect; N. P. Agent Joins Chase McNeil Island, Wash., Sent. 9. Roy Gardner, master escape artist was believed to be the prowler who drew attention of two ranch es on this Island late last night. Reports reached the federal peni tentiary of what are considered probable visits of the hunted mail bandit at the Rudolph Seaburg ranch and the Charles Savage ranch. Two Rhots were taken at the suspect by Mr. Savage. As these places are In a general way in the vicinity in which Gard ner is believed to have been hid ing, the penitentiary guards have been doubled on the west side of the Island in an effort to find trace of the man, if Indeed it were he who disturbed the two ranchers, and to prevent his escape in the heavy fog which closed in on the island and surrounding waters of Puget Sound early this morning. About 10:40 o'clock last night Mrs. Savage was aroused by the sharp barking of the house dog. She aroused her husband who donned a few clothes, seized his shotgun and darted out of the house. Fleeing footsteps were heard but no one was seen. Sav age fired twice but heard no more and returned to his home, con vinced it was Gardner who had been the prowler. The Savage ranch Is less than a mile northwest of the federal penitentiary. Ruth Knocks 54th Homer TyingRecord Philadelphia, Sept. 9. "Babe" Ruth today equalled his world's record of 54 home runs for the New York Americans in the fourth In ning against the Philadel phia Athletics. The Yankees' slugger es tablished the record on Sep tember 29 last year. Ruth's home run was probably the greatest drive ever hit at Shlbe Park. The ball cleared the Somerset street wall of the park. Peck scored ahead of him. The Yankees made six runs In the fourth inning. Call Dail To Answer British Note Irish Parliament Sum moned to Meet Wed nesday to Consider British Cabinet's In vitation to Confer Dublin, Sept. 9. Convocation of a private meeting of tbe-Irlsh republican parliament for next Wednesday to consider the British aentatives of the United States at cabinet's invitation to a confer- me Washington conference enco on the Irish question at In- limitation of armaments, It verness September 29, was decided . officially announced today. Jap Diplomacy Tries To Solve 3 Problems Toklo, Sept. 9. Japanese di plomacy now is being vigorously uevoted to settlement of three outstanding problems before the opening of the Washington con ference, namely, those of the Is land of Yap, Shantung and Si beria. The main lines of a solution of the Yap problem seem to have been agreed upon in Washington, but Important details concerning the rights of the various powers on the island itself have et to be worked out. It is understood that Ypktchi Obata, Japanese minister 10 re- king, has received explicit in structions concerning a renewed attempt t0 induce China to open negotiations regarding Shantung. The Kokumin Shlmbun, today in terprets Japan's last move as a kind of ultimatum to China, be ine in the nature of a fina op portunity for China to ate direct negotiations. Kiwanis Club Has Permanent Organization To practice the golden rule In business, social arid private life the Kiwanis club formed its per manent organization at a lunch eon in the Marlon hotel this noon and at which 75 business men of the community signed applica tions for membership. The temporary officers elected at a previous meeting were unan imously elected by the acceptance of the report of A. A. Keene, chairman of the nomination com mittee and are: Roy Shields, pres ident; Sam Kozer, vice president; H. B. Morris, secretary; T. M. Hicks, treasurer; Curtis B. Cross, district trustee; directors, Dan J. Fry, Thomas A. Roberts, Dr. J. H. Garnjobst, Karl G. Becke, Oli ver Myers. Arthur Rahn and Lloyd Rigdon. The purpose of the club, its historv and organisation were ex plained by Walter H. Ilumpton, field representative who has been In the city for the last few days. , "The Kiwanis club is maue up of representative business .hn meet to rub elbows, bread and work for the Impnt of the community .Mr organization men break develop " stated Humpton. "It is an aurui Our motto is: we Build ' No selfish organisation ... grow The Kiwanli is expected to have a membership In another sn And " year or over . Mr. Humpton expVilned the club started in iok when a group men met at lunch to discuss their problems, and had grown from this beginning to 87 clubs or ganized in the great eastern In dustrial centers before the ar Since the war Kiwanis clubs have been organiied in BS1 cities throughout the country with a membership of 50.0UU. seiecieu Big Four Named By President Underwood, Lodge, Root, and Hughes to Represent United at Disarmament Call Washington. Sept. 9. Senator Oscar Underwood, EUhu Root, Senator Lodge and Secretary nuBaes win be the four repre- on was Pleads Insanity As Her Defense upon this afternoon by a meeting of the Dall cabinet, over which Eamon DeYalera presided. DeValero Not to Go. Dublin, Sept. 9. A rumor was current In Sinn Fein circles here today that If plenipotentiaries are appointed to proceed to Inverness to confer With the committed oil the British cabinet named to deal with the Irish question Kamon De- Valera, the republican leader, does not desire to be one of them, be l tie delegations of all nations participating in the conference, in all probability, it Is said, will be limited to four members. Later It was learned that an agreement has been reached among the nations to limit their delegates to four. No limitation. ot however, will be placed upon the number of advisers. In the case of the United States, it was said that these probably would be twelve, Including, army, navy, lng will to leave the conduct of .aeronautical, economical and po negotlations with Arthur Griffith, "Ileal specialists. e(j. There were surface Indications the Sinn Fein foreign minister. In'that the senate finance committee any case Mr. Griffith will he thejhad a somewhat stormy session chief figure in the negotiations, today In considering revision of once actual business is approach-jthe house tax bill behind closed Desmond Fitzgerald, Sinn Fein. doors. The discussion lasted three minister of propaganda, paid he hours and apparently the commit- exnected no unnecessary delay in, tee got nowhere ' Mrs. Alma Louise Wurtzbarger the reply to Mr. Lloyd-George. Asked for Reply. London, Sept. 9. Sinn Fein Ire land Is called upon to state wheth er its demands upon the Hrltish government contemplate separn tion from Great Britain, accor-ling to the newspapers here. Tha text Democratic members made clear their opposition to retroactive re peal of the excess profits tax and the retention of the transporta tion levies at half the present rates. They questioned Secretary Mellon, who again was before the committee. After the committee adjourned . ... ., , i. .. U,.lll?)i nnlttnot' or me iepij T". " Chairman Penrose said it was his to Kamon wevtuera s imtM that Detroit in of business the and judgment that the time had come to quit talking and for "the jury to bring In Its verdict." Art Exhibit To Feature State Talent The aesthetic side of the state fair Is not to be overlooked this year, the department under Mrs. it'Allc Weslter of Portland, to 'play Tuesday was seiecieu inaugur- ! j,v for meetings 'members will be notified by the mi ii ! hrp describe the Jap- i .rv hv letter. auese plans for restoration of! Mr Humpton congratulated the Shantung as conciliatory. They !member)! on the length of time out that Japan waives ) tne club tag neen orR.. . . . i I naar r (.a nil' for International ui " ,ng that saiem uu - be- ,,vj International m.u.. being the oniy Washington, Sept. 9. The list of ciiies to be visited by Eugene Hyer Jr., managing director of the war finance corporation in his sur y of the agricultural and livc tock sections of the country In connection with the enlarged cred It powers of the corporation was B'le public today. Mr. ilyer, who left Washington Tesiertlay. was exnected to reach ' actively. Japan Chicago today. He will visit Port- lng an economic point nn nest ch.slvelv Japanese settiemeni, u- ,lghed an in content to make Tsingtao an .Poeateiio. open port but Insisting on Jo nt tQwn wn.h management of the railroad, mln- qulck,y. other economic directed by lier- Idaho, was organised ao lng and ..i.e. hirherto " ., , . manv. Under me China wouid regain full sover eign over Shantung, the Japa nese troops being completely with ""he' negotiations with the r.p resentatives of the Far Eastern re- ki. Af Siberia at ir.tr Siberia are being Tornado Sweeps Austin, Texas made public last night was consid ered as a demand for a definite re ply from the Irish republican lead er and a plain declaration that the writing of notes between Dub lin ind London cannot be contin ue, I It was believed that I'llmel Minister Lloyd-George bud smoothed the way for an alro plance by Mr. DeValer.l and his colleagues of the Invitation to con fer with members of the British eovernment at Inverness on Sep tember 20. Papers Optimistic. Dublin. dept. 9. Irish newspa pers received the latest note from Prima Minister l.lovd Ceorte to year Eamon Dt;Va;e"a favorably nut must be -amemboreJ Ciere are no, an important part in cultivating; Sinn Keiu pepera. The. Freeman's jand stimulating a love for the! Journal said today the note had beautiful. The section will display opened the door wider i ban before. j much fine work this year, which The Irish Independent i emaVtd i will Include a wide range of tub- that the original six coefllllonsijects. Some of the attraction! in imposed by Mr. Lloyd-George lied the big art room at the west end been either walred or left open for of the new pavilion will be por dlscu islon and voluntary s'."angj-j traits by Sidney Bell of Portland, inent and it expressed hope that one Gf whose recent work, a the Inverness conlerencc will bel.piendid likeness of the late tlov held. ernor James Wlthycombe, hangs In the house of representative In Middle West Crops h caPuoi; an exhibit of the 7Z rr a work ot students of the Portland O. H. HayS BaieiHlbe, Art Museum; a beautiful display RoadS FOUnd GOOd of pictures by Dorla Pewether of That he found crops throughout Portland, formerly of Salem; fruit the middle west fairly promi.lnghd flower .tudl. by Portia. d that the road, everywhere child prodigy Nadtne Olng.rlch; were In good condition, were at.te- late pictures by Clyde Ion Kel ments made by A. Ackley, Ba-jler, Myra Helms of Portland and lem lumber grader, who returned, notable portrait of Judge Will last night from a three morHis' lam Gatens and other charming automobile tour of the central canvasses by Mrs. Gatens. other part of the United States. former Salem people. Business, for the most part, ap- There will be an especially Ipeared to be dull, and the crop of large loan exhibit, wnicn win m ioats was not very promlalng. etude much unusual work and ! Mr. Ackley was accompanied by'also a large collection from ama- hls son, Charles Ackley. A good teurs. !and, Or . September 14. Obenchain Not To Defend Barch Los Angelea Cat.. Sept. I. 'Pa R. Obenchain. former hus JM of Mrs. Madalynne Oben aain. isdicted Jointly with Arthur C. Bureh for the alleged rier of . Helton Kennedy, an- 'ia Mrs Obenchain had eri all connection with the "arch defense. He aald. speaking lawyer. n, Mt n -could establish Mrs. Obenchain rnce and will be up to Burch ,kl lor h!melf.- ' -lth th ..K.. . that she cn go to Washington conference ccompllshed fact. Dalrem con- pushed .nnrently seek- nd commercial when p.r Eaatern re- southern Austin. Tea.. Sept. . Doa HH of person, n.rrowly eecaped Injury and .ev.r.l thou.and dol . .. r,f ilnmaee was don igr won" . tnrnltllO ItrUCK 1U n.rtlnn Of AUllin l" hare of the spent in Iowa. three month was Humane Study Required Course At least fifteen minute a week the Col- must be devoted to humane edu- the, with an tn irierniK,... v il,.inl, i ih. .rhool of Oresron j n rive- valiev, mi v . - . i h.n dlsaoneared this year. In a letter forwarded . ik. lt. to county chool uperintendenU t th home of her parent Into tl on" . ' . . . . r.1... kin ... ..ir..,in. ...i, .,., rv.rvi.llls It Is attract- VcLeod of Ontario nf-, First Prtl e, ' tendent 0f public In.tructlon. - lng th attention of artlt farth- ,r .. , ,..inn i. Bil to tnia fact and r than tnime oi roriuuu, sun n Mrs. A fored a broken .riln: when th ear tlrDd over i3 I ' "r . trance of the tou at Th Dalles Probably the most unusual and Interesting, however, will b entry of Mts Margaret De Voe White, young artlt of Portland. Thl. will be mad up of miniature ba rllef In colored wax. Including llkenewe of number of Portland children. Thl work was originated by Mis. White during recent vllt Dover Sent To Mexico By Hughes New Plan Launched to Untangle Diplomatic Snarl That Prevents Recognition By Louis P. Kirby Mexico City, Sept. 9. Outside of President Harding and Secre tary of State Hughes, the Amer ican most talked about In Mexlca to-day is Elmer Dover, of Tacoma Washington. Mr. Dover, who came to Mexico City with a group of Pacific Coast bankers and, while here, held numerous con ferences wtth President Obregon, Is now in Washington, where he Is working to bring about an agreement between the United States and Mexico. If he Is successful and the United Staten government recognizes the Obre gon" government It Is likely that Mr. Dover will be the next American Minister to Mexico. There have been no outward Indications that Mr. Dover Is making progress, but Mexican of ficials and American business men In Mexico have not given up hope. Mr. Dover was active in Presi dent Harding's campaign. For merly he lived In Ohio and at one time was secretary of the Republican National Committee. When he departed for Washing ton he left behind high hopes that, owing to his close relation ship with Republican official he might be able to induce Secretary Hughes to change hi severe at titude toward Mexico. Eager (or Recognition There I little doubt that most of the Americana here are eager for American recognition. Some having business which would Im prove from the Mexican Govern ment, favor Immediate, uncondi tional recognition. Others would be satisfied If the United States modified its attitude toward Mexico. They talked with Mr. Dover while be was here and Im pressed their views upon him. Whether Mr. Dover carried any proposals to Washington with him Is not known, but Mexican of ficial emphaalzed to him their desire for recognition before any treaty negotiation were under taken. Mexican have been led to be lieve that propaganda for recogni tion I making much prograe with the public In the United States. Woman Crazed By Wurtzbarger's Abuse Is Alleged Jealous Husband Forced Her to Writ "Mushy" Letter to Former Convict at Point of Gun, Defendant Tells Attorney; Killing Due to Fear For Own Life Provocation justifying extreme action, even murder, cruel and inhuman treatment driving her to temporary insanity, I and self defense are to be the plea around which he defense t of Mrs. Alma Louise Wurtzbarger, who confessed to beating her husband, Andrew Wurtzbarger to death with a hammer as he slept in their home on the Chemawa Indian school campus early last Sunday morning, will be built it was an nounced today by Roy Shields, attorney for the defense. On a federal warrant charging her with first degree mur der. Mrs. Wurtzbarger was taken to Portland this afernoon by John D. Mann, chief deputy United States Marshal for Oregon, and Mrs. Mann. Mrs. Wurtzbarger will be held tor the federal grand jury, which convenes September 25. The whole plea of the defense will be based on the turbulent do mestic life of Mr. and Mrs. Wurtz barger Blnce their marriage in Dallas last May Mr. Shields said In himself, making It an a statement made to The Capital ,0 Gallagher to reply. At the point of a gun, accord ing to Mrs. Wurtabarger, her husband then forced her to write a "mushy" letter to Gallagher, dictating the wording of the note Invitation Journal, In which he raised the veil of silence with which Mrs Wurtzbarger has blanketed the story of the home relation of her and her husband. Other than to admit that they had frequently Quarreled and that Wurtzbarger bad frequently beaten and abused Mrf Wurtxbarger's story "Then he waited for the reply" Mr. Shields says Mr. Wurtzbar ger told him. Answer Received Gallagher's answer to the let ter came one day while she wa away from home, according to In her. Mrs. Wurtzbarger has repeat edly refused to answer questions put to her by newspapermen re garding her home life. Admitting that on the face of the law covering such cases M.;pe aroun(, the gUtlon of murder, the defense will seek to I Justify he act on the strength of; Mr Wiirtxliaraer's storv. as told Mrs. Wurtzbarger claim which she says that that evening when she returned on an Oregon Electric train her husband met her at the station. As soon as they were out of hearing of peo- she says. Wurtzbarger poked her In the side and said: Well, I got a letter from that that despite her protestation that she to her attorney. Husband Enraged. ii... mi at q latter frnm liftr former husband, from whom she ' " want to hear what was in was divorced, brought on the first ; . Wurtzbarger chided of the spasms of jealous rage to " 'bused her all th. way home, which Wurtzbarger was subject up'nd when they reached the house to the time she killed him. Mrs.ibe Insisted that she read the let Wurtzbarger declare. She says ter. she received the letter two or "When I refiued he at me In three weeks after she bad married a chair and forced me to read It Wurtzbarger, and although It was by threatening me again with a n.. mr than a friendlv note re- gun," Mrs. Wurtzbarger I claim- gardlng her children by the former 'ed to have told. , " , taveral tents i tention - rr ui .-- In which sheouses a wei on tht'to the forther fact that teachers Is not at all Improbable that atate .! theen- th tte of u mm edg.wlll be required te the th.lr f.lr p.tron. will be .hown ei- . . rr-t river 01!" rut carov , Of Austin. wheel at sion sta- About 1900 sacks of -m -( air ii A ' Bin - . . - iir.- sight tlon were bought y ft A. tSTtlL. I clfle Coest Ii'"" IT cent bushel. ! material for the inatruetlon of ample or artltry mai is aesnn ithi uitilwi itila rear from the II- rt tn shortly claim th limelight nd C Whittlesey flrsrt i-'bmry and from teitbeofca en the In the world of art. j nniBf eollege !" The fsei that no eertuw ?!' nl,ui vrla. of .tudy h. been leeued thte' I-sd .tore, and ebool. will b V. fclato eearh for three year made it Impossible u, pre-; Hosed Thursday. October II, when m i.-iuii ! I ear an eutllae for thl tun'v at of Beirut. thtm llm- rhor"ffl ,,ntt Rend day Is observed at the !- tebate county fair In Redmond marriage, Wurtzbarger flared up in Jealous anger and forbade her to have further correspondence wtth the man. She declares that her relations with her former husband had never been more Inttn ate than the the exchange ot letters Je-illng with the care of the children aft er their divorce, when they nud agreed to remain on friendly term for the sake ot the children, and say that she explained this to Wurtzbarger. Couldn't Fool Him. Wurtzbarger replies to these explanations were to the elfc t that she couldn't tool him, lie knew that the divorced husband was trying to get her to roturn to him, but that ae ( Wui trbarn!' I would lee her dead hefon he would give her uj fur another man, according to the story. The climax lo Wurtzbargers Jealous rage, according to the de fendant, followed the retelpt by her of a letter from Cuarlea L Gallagher, a pardoned convict from the Oregon ( enltentlai y, whom she bad met previous to h i marriage while employed at the stale school for ths feeble citniled. "Mrs. WurUbarger told me that h never cared for Gallagher other than a a friend, but that h had been persistent in bis attentions to bsr," said Mr. Shields. "She told me that Gal lagher had proposed to her sever al times, but that she had reject ed him." Letter from Gallagher After ber marriage, Mr. Wurts bargar aya, she received a letter from Gallagher and answered It, advlalng him that h had mar ried and asking htm to cease his attentions. To this letter Gallagb- tr replied again and Wurtzbarger ssw the Utter and flaw Into a rallef administration. Other rage. Mre. Wurtzbarg says that American Food Served In Russia Pstrograd, Sept. I. The first I American food wa served br veuterday to 100 Ruaaian children, who ravelled In rice pudding. o , ioa and whit roll prepared in! (he initial kitchen of the Ar en an kltchena will be opened edit by Cartton Bowden, directing the work, The German (learners Phoenix. Goteburg and ftells have arrived in Petrograd from Hamburg with relief admin lalraUau supplies. her claim that Gallagher nothing to her and that she hsd asked him te leeve ber alone serv ed only to Infuriate hr husband, who said: "I'll find out how this fellow thinks of yen." Mr. Shields says that his client told him that Wurtzbarger was Jealous principally of her former husband and threatened and abused her repeatedly In quarrels In which the former husband's name was mentioned. Only a few days before th murder Wurtzbsir ger broke one ot hi wife'.' rtba and otherwise beat her, Mr. Shields says. "Mrs. Wurtzbarger tol l me tht she had suggested to Wurtzbarger that they could never llv happily together and had better separate." Mr. Shields said. "To this be re plied that h would continue to live with him until she died, and that he would follow her to the end of the earth and kill bar If be tried to get away from him." On the night ot the crime Wurtzbarger wa as nine a any one could be toward his wife, Mr. Shield lay hi client told lilui, a thy were In company with .I'za Miles, Mrs. Wuizhsrgsr' nephew, who visited with them tbbt day. According to her story Wurts barger, however, suspicious ihat ths nspbcw was there for the pur poee ot getting Mrs, Wurtsbarger to leave htm end return to her former husband, began to abuse) her es toon as they bad retired to thetr room. "Mr. Wurtzbarger wanted the door of the room left open to af I ford better ventilation In the c ioe, 'stuffy room," she told me said Mr, Shield, "but Wurtsbarger would) I not have It, He cloeed th door I and commenced to abuse her. Hie says thst he choked br ind threatened to kill hr If she at tempted lo gel away from him, continuing the abus until he fell asleep," Mr. Wurtsbarger told newp- permen Sunder that ih mut tiered man told her Saturday night ih it be "would never be hero wheel was the sun enmea up Monday mars?- lng." Later tn the night when she arose to prepare m"olne for her asthsaa Mrs, Wurtsbarger say that Wurtsbarger awoke aj, (Continued en Page Four.)