Forty
Circulation
Average lor 120, 6250.
Population of Salem, 1900, 4258;
1910, 14,094; 1920, 17,679.
Marion' County, 1920, 47,177;
Polk County, 14,181.
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The Weatlter
OREGON': Tonight and Thurs
day fair; moderate westerly wind.
LOCAL; Rainfall, .05; souther
ly winds; cloudy; maximum 69,
minimum 52; river 1.1 feet and
falling.
BLAST
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, September 21, 1921
Price Three Cents
OB TRAIN J AW
STAXDS rlVB CEH1S
KILLS HUNDREDS
CONGRESS A GAIN IN
SESSION; TREA TY UP
ACTIONS
OF G. 0. P.
FLAYED
Circus Returns To
Salem Bigger And
Better Than Ever
Senator Harrison Says
Strong On Talk and
Short on Deeds; Pres
ident Scored
Rent. 21. The
WSbU'"B- " ..(rIo
treaties with liermauy,
Md Hungary were sent to the
ate 'or ratification today by
president Harding.
The treaties were accompanied
Mly by a brief formal note of
transmittal and were sent to the
capital by a White House raessen-
'"chalrman Lodge of the foreign
relations committee on arrival of
the treaties at the senate, called a
meeting for tomorrow to begin
their consideration.
House Adjourns
Washington, Sept. 21. Con
gress reassembled at noon today
after a recess of thirty days with
prospects that the extra session
would lapse into the regular ses
sion beginning in December.
Fifty-four senators, 33 repub
licans and twenty-one democrats
The big Sells-Floto circus is
here! That means a lot to the
kiddles and incidentally a lot of
grownups living in and around Sa
lem. And what is more, it means
a lot to the Sells-Floto circus to be
in Salem without a few treasure
wagon bandits hanging around in
hopes of again holding up the big
show. Well, the show is really
here and the bandits are in jail at
Vancouver, Washington, recover
ing from shotgun wounds which
they received during the battle
early Sunday morning.
Several years ago Sells-Floto
played Balem and at that time It
was a Bmall affair. Today, it again
returns to Balem with 918 people,
342 head of magnificent baggage
horses, 186 head of beautiful ring
horses, ponies and mules. Years
ago they had one elephant and
now 12 ponderous pachyderms
walked sedately up the street in
the van of the street procession..
A few railroad cars comprised the
equipment which carried the Bhow
through the country and now
three big trains are required for
the same purpose. Truly, Sells
Floto have every right to the slo
gan which was applied to the show
by the Baraboo, Wis., daily papers,
that: "Sells-Floto Is the largest
strulght circus in the world." This
coming from the home town of the
Rlngling Brothers surely had Its
value and today it is not only the
(Continued on Page Five.)
Harding Is
Scored For
Rest Trips
Semnacher Says
Fatty Told Him
Of Assault
Les Angeles, Cal., Sept. 21. according to a declaration of an-
Al Semnacher. manaeer of Miss I other member ot tne district attor-
a . D,ot mil mil Virginia iiuuue, ami a Kuesi. ai iub "
after Vice-President Coolidge had Party given by Hoscoe Arbuckle in firmed by Mr Doran
a .I.- uwion the St. Francisc hotel, San Fran-
Z...A ...u .v,.. ' .... i .,ai- Cisco, that resulted in Arbuckle's i formation, the testimony given by
ef greetings and handshaking being held for her alleged murder, j Semnacher
..,,.. ....mr. today aDneared before the Los An
Without transacting other busi- geies county grand jury and gave i der oath
less than the approval of the testimony which officials or tne
in,i..ni ,. i. aimimpH nn- district attorneys office said will
tl! Saturday i be of great value to the state in buckle admitted to Semnachef
WsrHisff Ta lWet its prosecution of the motion pic-1 Lowell Sherman, motion picture
n,"... ,Brfi ., ,.dl.. ! actor, Fred Fishback, motion pic-
. iu.c.,.nBD w.o . wrt.,l
Seranaclier's testimony, given u.i ui.. m
lough, ArbucKle s cnauneur, mat
criticizing President Harding and renetition of a statement he1 .... ,..
- - TUUIH WILJI 1I1IU dllU lllCic liau Hiw
C Do-jmttted certain acts in connection
forces that later was con
d by Mr. Doran.
According to this source of in-
first to Mr. Doran in
: private and presumably later un
to the grand jury, was
that on the morning after the al-
ileged attack on Miss Rappe, Ar-
enllvesed by a speech by Senator
Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, under oath before the grand jury
politics" In the recent exchange of Piously had made to W
letters between the president and
8enator McCormick, republican,
Illinois. The president's letter
was written. Senator Harrison
charged, to aid the election yes
terday of Senator Pursum, re
publican. New Mexico.
Senator Harrison got in ahead
of Senator Sterling, republican,
South Dakota, who wa on his
feet to call up the conference re
tort on the anti-beer bill.
Predict Delays
The Mississippi senator pre
dicted the tariff bill would not
pass during this session and said
Portions of the president'! letter
"eallng with tax and tariff re
vision were "incorporated to bood-
"ink the voters of New Mexico."
Toe farm credit relief bill. be
Mator said, "as a banker bill
' with all Its teeth ex
tracted before passage."
me republicans. Senator Harrl
on declared, had been and
ere 'long on promises and short
w Performances."
ran, chief deputy district attorney, ' with the alleged crime.
Rock Pile Is
Advocated For
Law Breakers
During
Homes Robbed
Parade;
Loss About $57
Daylight robbers availed them
selves of opportunities afforded by
tne passing of the Sells-Floto cir
ous parade this morning and bur
glarized two Salem homes. The!
P. made up of money and Jewelry
"a estimated to be worth about'
'. according to the police
The home of Mrs. H. C. ShJre
656 N. Winter street, was
atered and about 7 In aOvdr was
tln At the home of R. W. Mc
JtTse, who llTeg on y;orth
"inter street, a lavalliere set with
o diamonds and a ruby, and a
JP stickpin were taken, accord
ing to the report made to the po
nce Bth of the robberies were re
nted Immediately after the bur
victims bad returned from
parade to tbeir homes.
After spending a considerable
amount of mone wunln the :at
six months for the maintenance of
,-.,r.a csrvlnsr sentence and
awaiting trial, county officials are
now contemplating a rock pile.
6ne dollar a day is allowed by
I th county for provisions for each
: prisoner. Last month there were
It men held in tne couuij j"
during an aggregate time of 292
days, necessitating an expenditure
of 23 for which the county got
n return. A majority of these
now prisoners were serving their sen
tences, or awaiting invebsi-"
by the grand Jury. At the present
time there are 10 prisoners heJd.
No definite action has been tak
en by the county as yet regarding
the rock pile or 'otter means cf
. , ..... ,ir,n,ra nav for their
mains ! - . i
keep " but the matter i being
looked into, according to Judge W ;
M Bushey this morning. o
stated that if the vagrants and
railroad bums whom Coyejopr 01
cott repeated punished J? a recent
letter to county MffgM
have to be deaJl with tt oe man
ner If they became too numerous
Matron To
Have Aide
Fair Week
One assistant will be allowed
Mrs Myra Shank, police matron,
during the state fair which begins
next Monday, Ralph Thompson
chairman of the police committee
announced this morning.
Mrs. Shank had requested three
assistants, Mr. Thompson said, but
i he police committee felt that its
fund would permit of no more
than one aide. The building com
mittee of the council, it was
slated, may proyide a woman at
tendant at the women's 8tat
street comfort elation.
The large crowds expected to
attend the fair make necessary the
special officers, it was stated. A
number of extra policemen will
be employed at the fair grounds.
AGENDA
IS MADE
PUBLIC
Topics To Be Discus
sed at Disarmament
Conference Officially
Listed
Washington, Sept. 21. Secre
tary Hughes made public today
the suggestions as to the agenda
for the conference on the limita
tion of armament which were re
cently communicated to the invit
ed governments.
The official text follows:
"Limitation of Armament!
"1 Limitation of naval arma
ments, under which shall be discussed:
"(a) Basis of limitation.
"tb) Kxtent.
"tc) Fulfillment.
"a Rules lor control of new
agencies of warfare.
"3 Limitation of land arma
ments. "Pacifio and Far Eastern Ques
tions: "Questions relating to China.
"Principles to be applied.
"Application.
"Subjects:
"(a) Territorial integrity.
"(b Administrative integrity,
"tc) Open door equality of
commercial and industrial oppor
tunltles.
"(d) Concessions, monopolies or
preferential economic privileges.
"(SI Development of railways,
Including plans relating to Chi
nese railways.
"ft) Preferential railroad rates.
"(g) Slatus of existing commit
ments. "2 Siberia.
(Similar headings.)
"3 Mandated islands:
(Unless questions earlier set
tled.) "Under the heading of 'Status of
Existing Commitments' " the de
partment's statement said, "It is
expected that opportunity will be
afforded to consider and reach an
understanding with respect to un
settled questions Involving the na
ture and scope cf commitments un
der which claims of rights may
hereafter be asserted."
Washington, Sept. El.
The American people "want
more work and less play,"
Senator Harrison, democrat.
Mississippi, declared today In
the senate in describing
President -Harding's recent
trip to New York on the
presidential yacht Mayflow-
er. The trip was taken, he
apt said, "while millions ot
Americans were hanging
their heads in shame," be-
cause men who "helped win
the war" were being offered
on the auction block in
Boston.
CHEMICAL PLANT AT
0PPAU, GERMANY, IS
SCENE OF EXPLOSION
Chemical Dye
Man To Speak
To Business Men
" is sometimes hard to tell
"tbfr a red nose Is caused by
sdae or moonshine,
tar
Election of
Republican
Is Conceded
Sept 21-
,p N. M
swnE3 in charge of d.H
w . hr tO-1
critic state neaaquai ..:.- - -
u United
over Richard H.
. --A election of Hoim
day cobwjww -
f) Bursum. repimu--"
States senator
Hanna. democrat.
Van Winkle
Denies Rumor
Declaring that he was being
made the target of persons who
would put him in the light of op
posing the local Legion post in
its efforts to raise money for the
establishment of dub rooms. At
torney General Van Winkle today
denied the report printed in a
morning paper that be bad ren
dered an opinion on the legality of
the automobile contest belnf con
ducted by the Legion.
:I bare never rendered an opin
ion on the question, nor have I
i . ..kd to render 6ne, Mr.
Van trrnkle said. 1
insinuation that I am aiding oppo-
Professor H K. Benson, of the
Chemical Foundation of New York
city, will be the speaker sometime
within the near future at the Com
mercial club luncheon, according
to T E. McCroskey, secretary, this
morning.
The Chemical Fcmndallon is an
organization which has for ita
purpose the encouragement of the
manufacture of chemical dyes for
,.,.m ,.r. il Dumoses, and it is
with this object in view thai Pro
fmusnr Bsnsjn will visit Orespa.
The Commercial club has bjan
making an effort along this ttflel
for some tme, and after consider
able delay officials ot the Founda
tion have agreed to send a speak
er though no date has been promised.
JOURNAL
TERMED
UNFAIR
Pressmen Ask Central
Labor Council to Back
Action Aimed at Cap
ital Journal
Declaring that The Capital
Journal had violated tuelr uutm s
bylaws, members of the Salem
Pressmen's unlen, Informed ttas
Salem Central Labor council lat
night that the publication had
been placed on the unfair list, and
asked that the council to concur
in their action.
While not explaining In their
communication why The Capital
Journal Is "unfair" to their union.
the prossmen hold that the publi
cation in placing a non.- union man
... charge of the press room Ha
place of a union man, recently dis
charged, has violated the bylaws
of the organization.
Committee Named.
Before the Central Labor coun
cil can declare an establishment
unfair, however, or concur In any
action of a union, a committee
must be appointed from the coun
cil to cull on the employer. This
committee, composed of Oeorge W.
Thompson, head of the carpenters'
unlou and vice-president of the
Central Labor council: Horace
Osmrell. of the pressmen's union,
and Fred Lelsl, of the plumbers'
union was given no instructions as
to what terms might be offered
the publishers, or what proposals
to make other than to inform them
that the publication was on the
unfair list, and that the Central
lbor council might take stepa to
concur In the action.
Accusation that the publishers
had cut the wage scale from 17 a
day to $5 a day were also made,
with resulting discussions as to
why a publisher abould pay and
hire union men.
Old Fight Rerived.
Some members of the council
expressed tbemsalvea In favor of
putting The Capital Journal on
the unfair list, and stated that It
was understood that lb punters
were (o receive a cut the first of
the month. The wages of the
printers, however, did not come up
for discussion.
Regarding the controversy over
the wage scales offered by the new
Salem hospital nothing was dona
Nominations
Pour In On
Senate
Washington, Sept. II. Joseph
C. Qrew ot Massachusetts, now
American minister to Denmark,
was nominated today by President
Harding to be minister to Switzer
land. At the same time the president
nominated John Dynetey, prince
of New Jersey, a professor In Co
lumbia university, to be minister
to Denmark.
Washington, Sept. 21. Millard
T. Hatson of Seattle, Wash., was
nominated today by President
Harding to be collector of customs
for district No. SO and Burns Poo,
of Taooma, was named colleotor of
Internal revenue for the district of
Washington.
Washington, Sept. 21. Walter
E. Bennett of Great Falls, Mont.,
was nominated today by President
Harding to be register of the land
office there and Arthur L. Lewis
of Floweree, was nomed received
of public moneys at Oreat Falls.
Gardner Left
Island Last
Night, Belief
Tacoina, Wash., 8ept. II. More
mystery resulting from the escape
and lolal disappearance of Roy
(hiixlucr, mall bandit from Mc
Neil island penlteutlary centered
today lu the discovery by J. O.
Uvans, residing near Uertrude,
that his rowboat was missing. Tb
disappearance of the rowboat is
taken here as a possible Indication
that Gardner has ben hiding on
the Island all the time the search
for him has been progressing and
that he has just taken advantage
of the fart that the bunt had been
abandoned Saturday.
The rope of Rvans' boat bad
been unfastened and left on Hie
beach and the roller kept In trie
boat for sliding It down the beach,
had been used and then thrown
back on shore. No trace of the
rowboat could be found this morn
ing. There was no patrol or search
whatever yesterday or last nlgbt
the last two launches of the water
patrol having been withdrawn by
Warden Thomas Maioney after all
hope of capturing Gardner on tbe
island had been abandoned.
Olcott Denies
He Has Eye On
Federal Berth
Disaster Declared One of Worst In History of
Industrial Catastrophies; Town Is Reported
In Ruins and Windows In Mannheim, 13
Miles Distant, Are Smashed
Mayence, Germany, Sept. 21. Eight hundred persona are
reported to have been killed and many Injured today by ex
plosions In the Badische Anilinfabrik works at Oppau. near
Frankenthal, in the Rhine Palatinate.
Telephone and telegraph communication with the Wornu
Frankenthal area was cut by the explosion and details were
lacking.
The plant which was the scene of the disaster was that of
the Badische Anilinfabrik concern, which makes explosivt)
nitrogen compounds.
The disaster appears to have been one of the most terrible
in the history of industrial catastrophes.
The first explosion occurred when the shifts were being
changed at 7:45 a. m. in a laboratory where 800 men were
working. All of these are reported to have been killed.
This explosion was followed by a rapid succession of others,
which rendered assistance to the firBt victims impossible.
The concussions were so ter
rifto that they were felt in this
city, some IS miles from the scene,
while at Mannheim. 13 mile dis
tant, almost every window was,
shattered and several persons were
killed' and II ethers Injured by
debries.
Death Scope Wide
Some persons were killed at
Ludwlgabaten, across the rlvcc
from Mannheim, many roofs were
blown off houses and all the win
dows In the town were broken at
Worms, while of Oppau Itself
nothing remains but a heap of
ruins.
The shock waa felt as far as
Frankfort, more than forty miles
away, and many windows were
broken there.
The whole district was en
veloped In thick smoke which,
together with the cutting of tele
graph and telephone communica
tion with neighboring towns,
hampered the efforts at assistance.
All ot the available fire brig
ades were rushed to the spot, but
the work of rescue was found by
the relief parties to be exceedingly
difficult.
Hundreds Found Bead
Rescue penetrating Oppau re
ported finding hundreds of dead
and wounded lying In the debris.
The uninjured inhabitants fled la
panic when the explosions oc
curred. Reports from the scene various
ly describe the disaster as due to
the explosion of a gas or spltlts
tank.
One of the most of the circum
stantial reports of the disaster
says the first explosion occurred
In laboratory number 3 of the old
plant of the Badische company In
Oppau. The laboratory waa raised
bodily by the air pressure from
the shock and then collapsed, noj
a single one of the 800 workers Id
It escaping death, this
Olcott And
Sotis See
Circus In
Harking back to the good old
days when he carried water to tci
eleuhant for a free passage Into
the circus. Governor Olcott was an
interested spectator at the raising
of the "big top" for the Sells-Floto
show here early this morning.
While the governor was willing
to sacrifice a few hours of sleep
"only that the boys-- be has three
of themcould see how a real cir
cus gels under way" he makes no
attempt to conceal the enjoyment
ha, himself got out of the spec
tacle. "It's the first time I have seen
a circus tent go up since i was a
boy, but it's Just as much fun now
as it was then," he declared.
Governor and Mrs. Olcott and
their three cbldlren will occupy a
box at the circus as guests of Tb
Capital Journal and tbe Sells
Floto management.
Salem Printer
To Get Hearing
On Libel Charge
The date of tee Justice court
bearing demanded by John Con
ger, Salem printer who Is charged
with libel, has not been set. Con
ger Is accused In a complaint sign
ed by G. G Quackenbush. local
tire man. of printing or causing to
fulse and mentions
Rumors that he was considering
ia - - - of a 110.000 a year
bj tbe council, except to revive the f)t .plMJintment were scouted
U argument? Should the build- f rl4Jcu)0Ug and without any
tag committee of the Salem hosplt- fwttnaftt)0a in fact this morning by
sj io v'y "jw u.i.v got r nor Olcott. Tne rumor c
it was the opinion of some inen-'Deen circulated In connection with
bero of the council, that the do-he poafbi, elimination of Oleott
nations promised by the unions tn nxt gubernatorial race,
would not be aa large as orlglnaHy j yjjjj, ,, refused to comment on
subscribed because of tbe present' b)( 4ttltu(i, toward the fortbeom
eontroversy. I eont4st In this state, his close
Sometime within the near fu-trim, m state caoltal circles take
. county . insiM- ; . . w
With reports irou. - - of the Ieglon. ' ,
,n the state, in a JS supported the LegUm. 1
which the vote is Pwttcf J helped prepare tbe Oregon bonus
olete,
O. U Phillips, j-j rM b,r, always given the
campaign manager, , 71 ,MM Si SsTf to Legion
Lhrcohi i Bursum majority 1 brought before my on tee.
7000. f
matters
concerning Quae ken
be printed
statements
bash.
The handbills referred to
Quicken brail ta krs compTi
trat In a caustic manner wit
mmnlaint recently filed arfntnA ,1
Quackenfeusn In which be was
charged with selling a short men
are el asolia
tore a committee will meet the en
tire hospital board to racetve , eaiiAaU to succeed himself
oroDoaals offered, but hag not ba
Instructed as to what should be
accepted.
According to members ot the
oodncll, a loop bote rn the eon tract
given T. M Barr for the plumbing
to', on the butldtng permjti the psfy-
, : Ing oT tn union wage to prom sen
i -
Local officers today were notj
It for granted that he will be a
Found Qulity of
Reckless Driving
Man Is Fined $10
Chart es Richardson waa found
gtfiW bt reckless driving at hi
-rrcg t'-i-i
Rotary Club
Brings Humorist
Here For Scouts
Jerome Shaffer, America's pre
mier humorist, story teller and
impersonator, who will again vlall
Salem Friday night under the au
aplces of the Salem Rotary club,
entertained members of the organ
ization at their weekly luncheon
this noon In the Marlon hotel.
atatea.
Tbe entertainment Friday nlgbt , tt...
. , i. ik. , Desertion
which will go to the Boy Scouts,
will be one of tbe best of Its kind
ever seen In Sslem, according to
members of the Rotary club who
heard Mr. Shaffer s entertainment
this noon.
While Mr
Tbe couple have
the oldest II year
rn the Jostles court
Ins aattrt VM (Wtl sVPflssfl Bf
the lo-A-out tor' hirTQ. JJ, Caroa to pay ffM
rles Munao. Said to be wanted! of B isU ost.
Immigration officers who h)- Btckardnou waa arrested on ths
ed him to slip into the CnRed I PacJcJhJt1iway by a state traffic
States from the Canadian line. Ne rfftrtr Be pleaded not g-ollty
is said to bo accompanied by his j when arraigned yesterday mom
wife and five children. 1 I
Charged
In Divorce Suit
Suit for dlvorcs charging deser
tion, was filed Id the circuit coart
this afternoon by C. Asbersol
sgalnst Virginia Asbersol.
Ths couple were married In Ok
lahoma City In 190S. but since
Shaffer prefers to(i rs. Aeoersoi has refuse! U
w i, v h.m..lf ii 1. known that ,T wKl1 Dr hiueand. tbo Com-
.mn.m.ni comosnles have P'lnt tt- The couple
offered blra enormous salaries forjtnroe children
hi. an and he Is declared to be , age.
tbe best Impersonator on tbe stage
today.
One of his stories which ha told
today went something like tbis:
A school teacher was explaining
to her class bow tbe angels wont
up and down Jacob's ladder.
"But, teacher," asked a small
boy in the class, "why did tbe
angels climb up and down tbe tad-
! der when they had wings?"
The teacher waa stumped.
"Please, teacher, may 1 answer
that question?" asked Johnnie, the
STrn ot a poultry dealer.
The teacher assented.
1fhy." said Johny. "I think
they were moulting."
was a
He la
H. E. Marty, of Eugene
guest of tbe Bllgh hotel.
expecting to stay here for a short
time before returning hoaaa.
State Men to War
On Speeders And
Reckless Drivers
Motorlata traveling on roads
leading to Salem had best give i
careful eye to their speedomoteri
during the next two weeks, ac
cording to Hsrrv L Griffith, stats
traffic Inspector.
"With tbe rtvte fair coming ua
we're going to try and keep speed
lng sad reckless driving down fa
the vlefnity of Salem and men wtrj
be working on all roads In and Cut
of Salem." Officer Griffith satd.
Thousands ot cars carrying via
Iters from all over the stats w-ffl
be in Salem next week, and tht
traffic problem la expected to be 4
big one.