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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1922)
:3 3. 19?2 CIRCULATION Average (or December 6613. ' population of Salem, 1900, 4258;' 1910, 14,094; 1920, 17,679. Marlon County, 1920, 47.177; Polk County, 1920, 14,181. Member of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated Press Full Leased Wlret THE WEATHER ' OREGON: Tonight and Friday rain or snow, north, cloudy south portion, warmer. Moderate south erly win da - LOCAL: No rainfall, southerly winds, cloudy; max. 40, mln. 17, river 3.4 feet and falling. XL FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 28 NINE DIE IN BLAST IN MINE Fate of Twenty Others Trapped In Shaft by Explosion Still Un certain Gates, Pa., Teb. 2. Twenty-five men are believed to have lost their lives in an ex plosion early today in the Gates mine of the H. C. Frick Coke company here,. Sixteen bodies had been received from the workings at 2 p. m. and experienced miners in the rescue crews trying to pene trate the choked entry lead ing to the affected workings gave it as their opinion that the nine men still unaccount ed for also had been asphyxi ated. Gates, Pa.; Feb. 2. The bodies of nine miners, killed in an ex plosion in the Gates mine of the H. C. Frick Coke company here to flay had been brought to the sur face at noon from the entry, one and a half miles from the foot of the shaft, where the accident oc curred. Twenty men, it was stated, were still in the mine and experi enced miners working feverishly to reach them expressed the opin ion that all were dead. The bodies were located in an entry and taken to the foot of the shaft. Rescue Work Rushed. Reports which came to the sur face from Sam Brown, superin tendent in charge of the mine, said that such progress was being made by the rescuers through the fallen earth and rock that he ex pected to reach the entombed min ers by noon. There was nothing, the reports said, to indicate whether the men were dead or alive. Hundreds of persons assembled from nearby mines and a detail of ten states policemen was sent to the shaft to hold them back. In the crowd were Baid to be many members of the families of the dead and missing miners. Regulation of Jitney Busses Left For City No action was taken by Salem realtors on the street car and jit ey bus situation this noon at the luncheon of the association . at which T. E. McClain, owner of the jitney bus, and T. L. Blllings ley, superintendent of the street tar company, spoke. The realtors' association voted 'o leave the matter on the table 'id to make no recommendations I to the city council in their action regulating the bus line. Under the proposed change of route for the bus line from North Commercial to North Church treet, to within two blocks of the fair grounds, the bus line would lose money, Mr. McClain ail He further said that he did "ot pick up passengers after crossing the bridge on Commer cial street, and many of his pa trons on the way out seemed to 'hink they were entitled to ser J to the fair grounds. He car M no insurance against acci dent. Since the bus has been operat es the North Commercial street me has lost In revenues from $12 0 515, according to Mr. Billings fT Witl the total revenue the " Was losing proposition. The street car company has an "vestment of approximately half million dollars in the city, Mr. """'iniey affirmed, pays $10. ycary In taxes, and the oper Erd equipment Idas has been ':-00! a deferred mainte- t.I.f Summer street and Seven- lines hrre a revenue of eyen dollars j . - "" a uay, opeiaung 1 "- the proposed pav- ecft 11 these Btreets it will Son , Street car company $24, L each line- To n the tr,ry repalrs on the state fop t.. thls ncxt "ear wil c&n Mr I'"00 additional capital. r. Billingsley stated that he It Ln obJe-tion to the jitney if operated in territory which the car company could not Probe Coal Mine War - t'K I F. G. Davis and H. B. Dynes, of the Labor Department, have been appointed to investigate conditions in the West Virginia mining cen ters, the scene of much trouble for years. Special State Officers To Be Few In Future Hereafter no special agents commissions will be issued by Gov ernor Olcott unless the applica tion for the same has the en dorsement of the district attor- iney, Bherift and county court ih the case of county officials; the mayor, chief of police and record er or police judge in the case of city officials, and the department or institution head in the case of state or federal officials. Even when accompanied by these endorsements the governor reserves the right to reject the application when he believes the public may be better served or protected by so doing. In a letter forwarded to all for mer special agents, sheriffs, coun ty judges, mayors and police chiefs, the governor has made plain this new policy governing the issuance of special agents commissions. Pending determination of this policy, he explains, no comniis sions have been issued this year and none are now effective. There is only one special agent paid from state funds, the others be ing employed by the various coun ties and cities of the state in special law enforcement work, es pecially connected with the en forcement of prohibition laws. I wish to state frankly, that regardless of care and caution ex ercised in issuing these badges of executive authority, in some in stances they have been a source of annoyance and complaint to this office and in a few In a few instances they have been sub- jected to abuse by the holder, the governor writes in explanation of the necessity for the new pol icy. "I consider it wise to place even closer checks upon their is suance and to definitely determine the necessity for their use before further issuing them." "All commissions, from any source, must 6how clearly and positively that such commissions are necessary and give their reas ons therdfor. 'In any event, no commissions will be reissued, whether or not accompanied by the recommenda tions herein required, until the commission and badge now held are botn returnea to ims omce for cancellation. If you have not already returned both your badge and commission this office re quests that It be returned forth with." Big Meet Arranged by Macabees Here; Commander Coming One of the biggest meetings ever scheduled by the local Mac cabees will be held here on April 10, according to Deputy Supreme Commander F. j. Campbell, of this district. At that time D. P. Markey, of Detroit, supreme commander of the Maccabees, will be the guest of honor of the local lodge men. Mr. Markey, in his trip to Ore gon, will make but one stop and that will be at Salem, according to Mr. Campbell. Seventy-five candidates will be initiated at the meeting, it was stated. ELLON ADVOCATES SPECIAL TAX FAR-EAST PROBLEMS ARE NEXT Arms Conference Del egates Now Free To Consider Question of Island Status Washington, Ireb. 2. (By As sociated Press. Its naval discus sions concluded and the results written into treaty form, the arms conference turned its full atten tion to the Far Eastern situation again today, with the hope of bringing the Washington negotia tions finally to an end this week. The famous "twenty-one de mands" was the immediate busi ness before the Far Eastern com mittee ajid at the same time, a sub-committee met to try for a compromise on the Chinese East ern railway problem. Meantime a possibility devel oped that the Far Eastern section of the conference might be put in to three treaties instead of two bringing the total number of cove nants to result from the negotia tions here, to nine. Some confer ence leaders want to write a trea ty on the four Root principles and the open door, another on customs arrangements in China and a third to cover other Far Eastern resolutions adopted by the con ference. It is hoped to hold a plenary session Saturday when the re maining treaties will be present ed to the full conference. Monday the delegation- heads would gather in the state depart ment and formally sign all of the treaties remaining. Arthur J. Balfour wishes to leave Washing ton next Monday night at the lat est, to sail on the Aquitania next Tuesday, and within a few days thereafter, under present plans, all the delegations will have left Washington. Government Lays Plans To Meet Strike Washington, Feb. 2. Plans of the government to cope with the situation which might arise in the event of a etiike of the coal min ers when the present agreements expire at the end of the next month are being worked out by the department of justice, it was Indicated today by Attorney Gen eral Daugherty. The attorney general said he was watching closely conditions in the coal industry as they de velop, as well aa 'the proposed junction of the railroad workers with the United Mine Workers to resist wage decreases, but stated he was not yet ready to make known the government's policy. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 2. The scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America, which will formulate the demands of the miners to replace the wage agree ment with the operators, which expires March 31, will meet in In dianapolis next Wednesday, Feb ruary 8, John L. Lewis, interna tional president, announced here today. Salem Wrestlers Meet Oregon City Mat Men On Feb. 8 Salem high school wrestlers will be matched against Oregon City mat men at Oregon City next Wednesday night. Three men will be entertained by the local school Blankenship, Wright and Post. Blankenship will strip at 145 pounds, Post will make 150 and Wright will work at 135 pounds. Next Monday night, it was an nounced, five local wrestlers will work out at a practice meet with the Indians at Chemaka. In ad dition to Blankenship, Post and Wright, Ralph White and Ellis Whits will represent the Salem preppera. Local wrestlers are working un der the direction of "Tubby" Hendricks and Ellis White. , Japanese women usually begin smoking when about ten years old. SALEM, OREGON, THURS DAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1922 FIN AN Ground Hog Out; Shadow Not Seen; Spring Due Soon Salem will have an early spring, tra la, according to re ports received late this after noon from local ground hog headquarters. Although, at frequent inter vals, the G. H; turned a face toward the ' firmament, he couldn't find the sun with a search warrant ana a tele scope. Either Volivia's largest chandelier was the Victim of Bhort circuit, or the clouds were too dense for its rays to penetrate. Tradition has it that, oh Feb ruary 2 of each year, the ground hog wakes from his sleep, Issues from his hole and does a turn in the open. If he l ees his shadow, he returns for another six weeks' nap, but if the day is cloudy an early Bpring is indicated. Libel Charged To Pendleton Editor By Two Pendleton, Feb. 2. Two libel suits, each for $10,000, alleged to have been sustained in damages to their character, because of the publication in the Pendleton Tri bune of statements In regard to their activities as police chief and member of the Pendleton police force, were filed here Wednesday in the circuit court against H. L. Kuck, publisher, by counsel for W. R. "Jinks" Taylor and Robert Sinclair. The two latter, against whom a special grand jury, reporting Tues day night, could not find suffi cient evidence to bring true bills, are among several public officers, city and county, under the fire of the Tribune, which brought about the special grand jury investiga tion. It was said that E. F. B. Ridg way, special prohibition officer, whom the grand jury recommend ed be not reemployed by the coun ty, would file a similar damage suit to that of Taylor and Sin clair. R. I. Keator, district attor ney, and his deputy, Charles Z. Randall, accused of malfeasance in office by the paper, have not made It known what action they will take. In regard to the suits, Kuck said: "Failifre of the grand jury to Indict the officials accused does not in any way prove the charges to be false, and now that Chief of Police Taylor and Robert Sinclair have chosen to bring action for li bel, a better opportunity wl be had for arriving at the true status of law enforcement conditions in Umatilla county. Other officials accused have the same privilege to bring action for libel and, if further suits are filed, the tax payers ot Umatilla county may ob tain still further proof of the truth or falsity of the charges prefer red by the Tribune early in Jan uary." Former Baker Hi Star In Tourney Here, Now Aggie Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls, Feb. 2. (Special.) With the return of "Red" Blake ly to school and the recovery of three Injured players the rook basketball squad is In good shape. Strenuous practice is being held by Coach "Bob" Hager In prepa ration for the games swlth tii Oregon frosh February 3 and 4. Murray, Baird, Steele, Brewer, McCart, Johnson and Brown will probably make the trip. Portland Milk Prices Decreasing Portland, Ore., Feb. 2. Deduc tion of one cent a quart In the price of milk has been put Into effect here by distributors. The new price is eleven cnts. Astoria, Or., Feb. 2. Reduc tion of the price of milk from 12 to eight cents a quart, promised for Astorlaf has not yet gone In to effect. Distributors and pro ducers decided the cost of produc tion would not warrant the neces sary cut in price to the producer. CE FORD PLAN GIVEN TO CONGRESS Muscle Shoals Project ' Proposal Presented , With Recommenda tion by Weeks ', Washington, Feb. 2. Henry Ford's proposal for the govern ment projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was submitted today to con gress by Secretary Weeks for "such action as congress may deem appropriate." The only sug gestion contained in the letter of transmission related to specific clauses in the contract and the desirability of amendments which would in the event the proposal be accepted by congress, furtner,111"'' of efficiency In the public safeguard the government's inter-1 service." ests. Otherwise, the secretary of war carefully avoids reference to con gressional action involving the ultimate acceptance or rejection of the offer as submitted. Requires Big loan. i "In the event Mr. Ford's pro posal is accepted," he declared, "the government must make new appropriations amounting to $40, 000,000 to $50,000,000, of which Mr. Ford will have the benefit for approximately one hundred years at four per cent." i "In the event the offer be re- (Continued on Page Five.) Premier And Cabinet Quit After Clash Rome, Feb. 2. Premier Bonimi announced the resignation of the cabinet in the chamber of deputies this afternoon. The cabinet council met this morning to discuss the situation created by the attitude of the par liament, says the statement, and as a result the government's de cision to resign was reached. Forecasts had Indicated that the Bonimi ministry's internal and foreign policies would be attacked when parliament assembled today A sharp dispute has arisen in re gard to the government's attitude toward the Vatican. The sections of the parliament are blaming the government for the fact that Italy had been left out of the Pacific pact framed at the Washington armament con ference, and because she had been excluded from the arrangement between France and Great Britain for the protection of the former from possible Germany aggres slon. The suspension of the Banta Italian Di Scoto was a thorn In the government's side, while the con flict between the fasclstl and the communists was another, France To Send Representative To Genoa Meet Paris, Feb. 2. (By Associated Press.) France will be officially represented at the international economic and financial conference in Genoa early next month. The assurance of France's at tendance was given in a communi que from the foreign office which doeB not say in so many words that France will be represented, but lets it be understood that she is already committed as a mem ber of the supreme council. The statement Is In the form of a denial that Premier Poincare had telegraphed yesterday to Pre mier Bonoml of Italy, accepting his invitation to the conference. In political circles it was ex plained that the communique was Intended to establish that France was already bound under former Premier Brland's action at the Cannes conference of the supreme council. It seems like the Irish Chautau qua for DeValera. SOLDIER Kirby, Rathie -And Casey Safe Says Governor Belknap Enters Senatorial Race E. K, Belknap of Monroe, Or., today filed with Secretary of State Kozer his formal declaration as a candidate for the republican nom ination for Joint senator from the ninth district, comprising the counties of Benton and Polk. In his platform Belknap prom ises to work for a "practical tax system that will more equitably distribute the burden of taxation, always endeavoring to keep down the expense of government to the Belknan wag a mprnhpr nf tha house of representatives last legislature. in the ARBUCKLE JURY ASKS MORE DATA Reporter's Transcript of Evidence Furnish ed and Talesmen Re sume Deliberations San Francisco, Feb. 2. The jury in the second trial of Roscoe C. Arbuckle on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe re turned to its deliberation at 10 a. m. today after having been locked up since 11 o'clock last night. There was no Indication of how the jury stood, but forecasts that the trial would end in a disagree ment were being freely passed about the corridors. The Jury returned to its delib erations today, fortified with the re-reading of the full set of final instructions by the court and the testimony oC Josephine Kcza, a chambermaid at the Hotel St. Francis, who testified to hearing a woman's agonized cry at tho time Arbuckle was supposed to have been Inflicting injuries on Miss Rappe while they were alone in his room. Both Instruction and testimony were resubmitted to the Jury at Its request yesterday after It had retired. The request came as a surprise and confused speculation as to how the Jury stood. The Jury came into court and announced that the jury bad ask ed for tho entire reporter's tran script of the trial. Both sides agreed to the request and the transcript was ordered sent into the Jury room. "There are a number of points on which we wish to refresh our memory," the Jury's communica tion to the court said. Look-e-e-e-e Kids "Hey, Sklnnay. Did 'Ja hear bout the Capital Journal matinee Ior ug fcidg "Yeh, we're all goin' Saturday morning. Sis an' I both got our dimes an' we're going to get cou pons out of The Capital Journal Friday night." All the kids are waiting for Saturday when The Capital Jour nal will sponsor a morning mati nee for boys and girls of Salem under 12 years of age in a spe cial showing of the film produc tion of that incomparable Dumas drama, "The Three Musketeers," with Douglas Fairbanks in the leading role. Admission will be to all chil dren under 12 presenting 10 cents and a coupon from The Capital Journal at the Liberty theater ticket window. The coupons will be printed in the Friday Issue of the Journal. The regular admission price to "The Tfcree Musketeers," which started a four day run at the Lib erty yesterday, Is 50 cents. PRICE TWO CENTS BONU Reprieves Expiring On Friday Extended If Appeal Not Decided Today Unless the supreme court reach' es an opinion in the appeal ot Elvle D. Kirby today the reprieve grant ed by Gov. Olcott several weeks ago to Kirby, John Rathie and Dan Casey until Friday, February 3, will be automatically extended un til such time as the court does act. This was made plain here this morning by Governor Olcott who further Btated that even if the court opinion was forthcoming to day and the validity of the capital punishment act, which is the cen ter of attack in the Kirby case. Is upheld, he will move to protect the three condemned men still further should their attorneys in dicate their desire to carry the fight still higher. Kirby and Rathie are under sentence of death for their part in the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor of Umatilla county. Casey was to have hung January 26 for the murder of J. H. "Buck" Phillips Portland railroad detective. Reprieves were granted by Governor Olcott to all three men pending determination of the validity of the capital punishment uci wmcu is oeing attacked as a violation ot the bill ot rights. Power Company Seeks Right To ni n i riace roies J. C. Thompson of Medford, treasurer of the California-Oregon Power Co., who is in charge of extension work on the proposed new power line from the Prospect power plant on Rogue river to Eugene, to connect with the Moun tain State Power company and supply power to the Willamette valley, was a Salem visitor Thurs aay appearing before the state highway engineer for permission to construct power line along the highway from Cottage Grove to Springfield. The rest of the line will be across the mountains on the Umpqua divide at the head of Elk creek. Estimate SC000 Per Mi'Ta Mr. Thompson states that it is estimated that construction costs will probably be approximately tuuu a mile for the suspension poie nign tension power system that Is planned by the engineers, capame ot carrying 25,666 horse power at 110,000 volts from th plant at Prospect, between Med iora ana crater Lake, to the Springfield sub-station of the Mountain States concern. The to tal cost of the transmission line win db close to $750,000, the contracts have all been complet- ea, tne finances are ready and preliminary work has already started on the survey of the route irom tne south. The California-Oregon company at present opearte power lines from Glendale, In Douglas coun ty, Oregon, to Kennett, a few miles north of Redding, Shasta county, California, and with the completion of the line to the Springfield sub-station, the sys tem will extend over a territory of 372 miles north and south. It is now raising the dam at Copeo on the Klamath river, so as to utilize a steam unit of the Copso plant, and give It a capacity of 37.000 horsepower. CHEMAWA PLAYS With hopes of victory the Che mawa basket ball quintet will play the Pacific university team in the gymnasium of the Indian's at two o'clock Saturday after noon. Coach Bent's red men badly walloped the South Parkway team last Saturday by a score of 31 to 15, and the big chief believes he can show more speed against the Congregatlonallsts. The line up for Chemawa will be: Downey and Buchert, for wards; Colby, center; Mix and Lupps, guards. ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS oiLiL SEEKS TO ADVANCE POSTAGE Three Cent Charge For Letter Mail and High er Tobacco Levy Sug gested to Congress Washington, Fett 2. The sol diers' bonus should be paid out by special taxes, such as Increas ed first and second class postage and tobacco levies. Secretary Mel lon declared today before the house ways and means committee. Secretary Mellon reiterated his belief that it would be Impractic able to depend upon the foreign debt for financing the proposed "five way" adjustment compensa tion plan because the revenue from that source Is problematical. These estimates ot revenue from special sources were made by the secretary: Points of Sources One cent Increase in first class postage, $70,000,000. Increased second class postage to wipe out deficits in that branch of the post office department, $30,000,000. Increased cigarette tax, the same amounting to fifty cents on one thousand, $25,000,000. Increased tobacco tax, two cents a pound, $5,000,000. Increased documentary stamp taxes, $40,000,000. A tax of two cents on each bank check, $30,000,000. A license tax ot fifty cents a horsepower on automobiles $100, 000,000. The total estimated return from the taxes was $300,000,000. Mr. Mellon said the bonus would cost $425,000,000 a year for the first two years and told the committee that It could ex tend the list ot taxable sourceB to make up the deficiency. He made it clear that he was not "recom mending" any of the taxes sug gested. Opposed Sales Tax Tho treasury secretary opposed a general sales tax, on the ground of the cost and difficulty of ad ministration. Questioned by Representative Frear, republican, Wisconsin, as to the basis for the tstlmate of a cost of $850,000,000 for the bonus the first two years, Mr. Mellon said this was on the assumption that half of the former service men would take cash. Mr. Frear asked the secretary his views on various special taxes. The secretary objected to any fur ther changes in tho tax on the transfer of stocks and bonds, de claring it would retard business. Harbison Sells His Interest In Valley Motor Co. A deal through which W. I Phillips, formerly associated with the Phez company ot this city, be comes the owner ot a one-third in terest, formerly held by John Harbison in the Valley Motor com pany of Salem, was completed here this afternoon. Mr. Phillips, who was formerly secretary of the Phez company, will assume his duties as manager of the motor company immediate ly. Mr. Harbison, who had been manager ot the company since it was purchased from Vlck brothers In May, 1919, said this afternoon he has no business plans tor the Immediate future. Members of the firm declined to name the consideration involved in the deal. Stage Operator Is Convicted For Having No License Oregon City, Or., Feb. 2. Cir cuit Judge J. II. Campbell today upheld the conviction of W. W. Dent, Portland-Salem Btage driver who was found guilty in justice court of operating an auto bus through Oregon City without hav ing applied for a franchise.