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Newspaper Page TextOREGON STATE LIBRARY S 1922 CIRCULATION THE WEATliKR OREGON: Tonight and Satur day fair; moderate westerly winds. . - LOCAL No. rainfall-; southerly winds; part cloudy; max. 85, mln. 40; river 6.1 feet and falling. Average for March 8708. ' Member Audit Bureau of Circu lation.: Member Associated Fresa Full leased wire service. - rait "FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 95. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1922. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS fM F ; o A : - t: jj jjj' BOIM'S 0 CALAPOO MJilJ If . :. - - RUSSIANS ASK RECOGNITION AND FINANCES Reply Accepts Proposal for Payment of Debts ... Due Foreigners Upon 5 Stated Conditions. Genoa. April 21. (By Associ ated Press.) Both the Germans and the Russians today submitted iheir replies to the allies de mands. The German reply accept? the allied proposal that the Ger Bans take no furthw part In the negotiations between the allies and the Russians, but the reply does not modify the effectiveness of the Ru'sso- German treaty. The Russiaa reply accepts the tiled uroDOsal for the payment ot Russia's debt due to foreigners ph thn restoration of foreig property nationalized by Russia the soviet regime is grant ed full recognition by the allied governments and is given aae ouate financial assistance. Bridees Crisis. The effect of the two replies Is to continue the German and Rus alan Darticloation in . the work here and thus to bridge over the crisis which recently threatened to disrupt the conference. ' . Whil th soviet reply anpar ently accepts practically all the allied demands, the details of working out the plan and the amount the Russians may expect in order to restore their country admittedly present a difficult nroblem without any certainty mat it can De soivea ana mu complete the preliminaries neces sary for Russian recognition. As Justifying their contention that the allies could not as a mat ter of rlsrht demand cnmnensatlon for property, the Russians cite the abolition of slavery in the united States, where neither Americans nor foreigners were compensated. mey also cite the adoption or pro (Continued on Page Seven.) ARE LEFT ESTATE New York, April 21. Four Russian children, who won by a narrow margin a battle "against the famine that gripped their Vol ga valley village, will b! brought to the United States to enjoy a 110,000 heritage left through the death of their uncle a .Yankee ieughboy on the western front In France. James P. Goodrich, for mer governor of Indiana, just re turned from Russia, is arranging fort heir transportation to Amer ican, it was he who brought the tarving quartet into their inherit ance. Mr. Goodrich found the four living in Russia with their grand other who displayed to him a letter she had received from the state department in Washington la 1918. unabie to read, she had held U awaiting; one who could translate it for her. It contained ews that she was the beneficiary of her son, who had been killed in battle. Six weeks aso Mr. Goodrich ain visited the little Russian home and found that the woman hd died ot starvation. The four children were besng kept alive by neighbors. He returned to the United States, secured the $10,- insurance In the Russian Roman s .name and placed it in a trust, arranging for the transfer , monthly payments to the sur viving brothers and sisters. PORTLAHDER LOSES LIFE DURING FLEET PRACTICE Washington, April 21. Robert attached to the destroyer "elknan. nt cju..j r. rv!Cil of Newark. N. j., seaman aboard the "aitleshlp Wyoming, were acci dentally drowned April 20 while Atlantic fleet was at Guant namo - according tn advices r f'Ted today by the navy depart ment. (VKH .tmwncH ifnrlnr wlmming drill the message said. RUSS CH l en Billiard-Playing Pastorjeeps Place Bellevue, 111., April 21 Rev. E. V. McCluckey of the First Presbyterian church here may play billiards as often as he wishes, members of the congre gation decided after a hearing in which a minority of the con gregation sought his removal, question the propriety of a minister as a billiard player. 5 YEARS G YEN BR01: APPEAL Five years In the 'state i tentiary was the - sentence ? e ceived by J. M.v Brown, coni- ? ed on the charge of. assault wiE r in tent to kill Arthur Lewis the night ot September 7, 1921, at the hands of Judge Percy Kelly of tht circuit court this morning. Brown will begin his sentence at once though there is some talk of appeal on the part ot his at torneys. Under the .charge on which Brown was convicted it is doubtful whhether or not he will be subject to parole. Brown shot Lewis during an at tempt of operatives of the Anti Saloon league to place him under arrest for violation of the prohibi tion law on the night of Septem ber 7, when Brown was supposed to make a delivery of whiskey to two representatives of the league, Kelly and Putnam. Lewis was not an officer- of the state with any authority to place Brown under arrest, but was one of the six hired by the league to make the raid. E Washington, April 21. The right of aliens to lisii lor salmon n the Columbia river, in the state of Oregon with fixed appliances without first obtaining a license from the state, was orally argued in the supreme court today in a1 case brought by Charles Olin against certain state officials. Counsel for Olln contended that under a compact between Wash in irtira and Oreson. aliens who en joyed such fishing rights prior to 1919 were exempt from the opera tions of a law enacted that year by Oregon requiring them to od tafn licenses. The court was urged by counsel for the state officials to affirm the decisions of the Uni ted States district court for Ore gon and the circuit court of ap peals for the ninth circuit which held that aliens acquired no Irre vocable fishing rights under the compact, but were subject to such regulations as the states might Xy law impose. WILLAMETTE DEBATERS TO MEET PUGET SOUND Tonight the Willamette uni versity will meet the College of Piirnt Sound in dual debate upon the question, "Resolved, That the United States should adopt a sys tem ot unemployment insurance for all corporate -nsil6try.- nwinsr to the illness of Albert Geycr, one of the members of the Willamette team, Sheldon Sackett will be used as substitute. Sackett has already headed the debating anuaH in two intercollegiate vic tories this year. Sackett and Rob ert Notson will represent Willam ette in Salem, while Rodney Alden and Robert Littler will represent Willamette In Tacoma. The judges are to be Rev. W. W. Long ef Salem and Professors C. B. Mitchell and W. P. Dreeson, both of O. A. C. LOS ANGELES CHIEF OF POLICE GETS DISCHARGED Los Angeles, Cal., April 21 rhi.f nf Police Everington, who has been threatening to resign for a week past, was saved that trou ble today by the ponce comminaiun which discharged him for lnsub This ended a turbu lent 90-day term of service for Chief Everington, who was an ex- army officer. S N PROSPEf SUPREm COURT EARS FISH CASE GAS STORAGE I INJURING FIFTY Service Station In Los Angeles Suburb Scene of Catastrope; Victims Expected To Die. Downey, Cal., April 21 Twelve people were seriously hurt and scores were slightly injured here today when two explosions follow ed In rapid sequence, shattering buildings and windows, throwing debris In many directions and se verely damaging adjacent struc tures. The first explosion was that of the underground tanks of an on station at ourtn ana craw ford streets, owned by Newbury ind Speaker. Truck Tank Bursts. The second explosion was that ofan oil truck driven by Frank Murch of Anaheim, which truck happened to be near the Btation at the instant of the first blast. The list of injured among the more seriously hurt follows: Haygood Ardis, Frank Murch of Anaheim, F. J. Stratton, Fred Robinson, James Stamps, Edwin Truitt, Walter Pulley, Ed Vander- grift and Lester Witherspoon. Los Angeles, Cal., April 21. Probably fifty people were in jured, a number of them fatally when an oil station at Fourth and Crawford streets caught fire al Downey today and the fire reach ed the underground storage tanks, causing them to explode with great force, throwing debris many feet. Relief Is Rushed. Downey is a small town about 15 miles southeast of Los Angeles and its fire and police facilities were so small that it was neces sary to call on the sheriff here to take charge of the policing, and on city hospitals to take care of the injured. Men and ambulances were sent from the city immedi ately. Among the injured were W. L. Polly, a druggist, whose place of business was near the point of the explosion. Dean Kelsey and A. Beauchamp, proprietors of another oil station nearby, and W. R. Price, a merchant. Many of the slightly injured were taken to homes at Downey for treatment, while others were ocmpelled to remain in the vicinity of the ex plosion to await medical care. The property damage had not been estimated an hour after the explosion, which occurred at 10:40 a. m., .but it was thought that it would probably not exceed $20,000 and might be less, the principal harm was to human life rather than to property. It has not been learned here whether any fire accompanied the explosion but persons nearby said there appeared to be no sign of flames. COLE SAVES HIMSELF FROM ELECTRIC CHAIR Omaha, Neb., April 21. Otto Cole, who pleaded his own case, succeeded In saving himself from the electric chair for the murder of Harry Hahn, Omaha pawn broker, shot to death recently, a jury in district court this morn ing returning a verdict finding him guilty of murder and fixing the penalty at life imprisonment. Cole, said to be an escaped con vict from Joliet, 111., state prison, conducted his own defense throughout. He contended he killed Hahn following an argu ment over the loan of a watch'. The state charged he attempted to hold up the pawnbroker and had demanded the death penalty. STOCK EXCHANGE SEATS IN NEW YORK ARE UP York Aoril 21. Prices of seats on the New York Stock Ex change, long regarded by many as an index of approaching market conditions, are still on the up grade. Wall street got a thrill when it was anounced that Erich Mi rks had bought the seat of W. P. Bliss for $9S,000 which was $4 000 more than the previous sale recorded less than a week ago. The record price was in, 000, reached in the war boost I BURSTS $150 Requested By Associated Charities Here One hundred and twenty-five to $150 Is needed by the Associated Charities to meet the demand made upon it during this month, according to Dr. Henry Morris1, secretary, this morning. ; i Dr. Morris said that the associa tion expected to clear all indebt edness . Incurred in aiding the needy people of Salem this winter, by the first of next . month and urged that all who could would contribute to the amount asked for. The charities have aided more than 600 people during the win ter through the cooperation of or ganizations In the city. Checks, can be mailed to Dr. Morris in the Salens Bank of Com merce building or can be mailed to Associated Charities. E 1NG FAMINE Samara, Russia, April 15. -(By Associated Press.) Famine Is be ginning to retreat in the Volga valley before the slow but steady arrival of American corn for adult feeding. It is due to vanish al most entirely when the spring sunshine uncovers the black earth ot this fertile region and brings out the early grasses and vege tables, which, added to the rations supplied by the United States, oth er foreign countries and the Rus slon government, will sustain most of the population until the rye and wheat harvest ot late August andJ early September. . . The retreat is slow, however, and the death rate from hunger still mounting in the villages far from centers of rail communica tion, which have not yet and may never be reached by aid. Today, the beginning of the last montfi when wheat may be sown, it is still a gamble' whether a ma jority of the peasants will receive any appreciable supply for spring planting. The railways through the heart of the Samara and Ore burg districts have been blocked by equlnoxlal blizzards while Mos cow was straining even effort to bring seed to the peasants. The spring thaw is following and it now appears that, In many districts, the roads will be im passable when the grain finally does arrive at the inland stations. MAY 3 DATE OF Arrangements for the proper celebration of the 79th anniver sary of Founders' day, when Ore gon was voted a part of the Uni ted States, May 3, 1843, are being consummated by George H. Hines of Portland, secreary of the Ore gon Pioneer association, which is planning a picnic at Champoeg . Three hundred people from Portland with delegations . from throughout the state will perhaps bring the attendance up to 1000. Arrangements have been made with the Harklns Transportation company for the use of the steam er Madeline which will leave Port land at 7:20 in the morning and make the trip to Champoeg. Judge Pete D'Arc'y of Salem will be the president of the day. A large building has been erect ed on the grounds so that the cere monies will not be deferred be cause of weather conditions. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM IS HARD AT WORK Monmouth, Ore., April 21. The Monmouth high school baseball team is practicing every evening in preparation for the season's schedule of games, which Is as follows: Falls City high school at Monmouth, April 21; Dallas high school at Dallas, April 28; return game at Monmouth May 5; Falls City high school at Falls ICty. May 26; Independence high school at Monmouth, June 2. A poet. poned game with Independence will be played one evening after school next week. RICAN CORN DRIV OUT OF RUSSIA ER AY BLOCKADE OF PORTS ASKED Seizure of Harbors Is Also Urged to Force Settlement of American Damage Claims. Washington, April 21. -Block ade ot Mexico ana seizure of Mexi can - ports until American claims for damages to life and property in Mexico have been compensated was advocated In the senate today by Senator King, democrat, Utah, in a length address n the Mexi can situation. Neither the Obregon nor any other Mexican government should be recognized, Senator King de clared, until guarantees are given for payment of damage "for near ly one thousand American men. women and children butchered and murdered" and for property losses whlch he estimated at near ly $590,000,000. E EIS v. . . Baltimore,; Md., April 21. Round table discussions were con tinue at today's meetings of the Pah-American conference of Wo men gun here yesterday under the auspices of the National League of Women Voters, "women In industry" being the topic at the first session. Miss Mary Anderson, chief of the women's bureau U. S. department ot labor, presided. This question was con sidered In four sections as follows: . 1. Appointment , of qualified women in all public agencies, jcommlBBlons or tribunals, national, state and local, dealing with the interests of women. . . 2. ,The limitation of the hours of work for wage earning women In Industrial undertakings to not more than eight hours in any one day or 44 hours In any one week and one day's rest in seven. 3. The prohibition of night work for women in industrial oc-j cupatlons. 1 4. The prohibition of the em ployment of women six weeks be fore and after child birth. At the conference on prevention of traffic In women, accomplish ments and results of conferences at -Geneva In June, 1921, and at Rome In November of the same year were presented briefly. There also was a discussion of International treaties, existing and recommended, to meet present day conditions. Dr. Valeria H. Parker, executive secretary, United States depart mental social hygiene board, pre sided. T Genoa, April 21. (By Assoc! ated Press.) The Genoa confer ence -has reached a stage where several of the delegations appear highly distrustful of each other and the delegates are concentrated in the heart of the city where they can watch one another closely. Prominent members of the small delegations which were scattered along the Mediterranean coast from here to Rapallo packed their bags over night, abandoned their luxurious -villas and settled In any small room they could find along Genoa's single main street leading to the conference balls. Here it Is possible to see every one passing toward the England and French headquarters as well as to the conference sessions In tbe royal palace and to the audi ences to newspapermen In tbe Case Delia Stampa or university. N VOTERS GONFERENC YET IN SESSION ENVOYS NOW A SUSPICION STAGE Congress Provides -Million Dollars For Flood Control Work Washington, April 21. The control of flood waters of the Mississippi river, now at the highest stages in years, was made available immediately by a resolution rushed through the senate and house today within an hour after the proposal made by southern members had been approved by Secretary Weeks and Director Dawes of the budget. McClure, 111., April 21. Flood waters from the swollen Mississippi began rolling into ally completing the inundation of approximately 100,000 acres in Jackson, Union and Alexander counties. The water is expected to be three feet deep in all sections of the town by tonight. OF BASEBALL IE If "Papa Jup" still remains In his present frame of mind, Salem baseball fans will witness a tasl game ot baseball between Salem and Woodburn teams at Oxford park Sunday afternoon. It has rained for two days, at least, it didn't rain today not up to noon and If It don't rain to morrow and Sunday the field will be in the best kind of condition for the grand opening ot the base ball season here. Nobody scan kick on the lineup that Hayes has this year for It's the same bunch of fellows that played out the ntlre season of 1921 and it must be admitted by one and all that they played some ball. The only thing that cast re flection upon the team was that It won all their games and left the outcome In doubt but a few times. Woodburn wants to beat Salem. As near as can be figured out the Woodburn fans are willing to spend ta lot of money Just to see Salem get defeated and they are coming down with a strong bunch. The eye-opener that the Sena tors took two weks ago In the shape of North Pacific Dental col lege ot Portland was played with out an error, and with the inter val allowing considerable practice Sunday's game ought to be 100 per cent plus. The lineup for Salem in batting order will be: McKenna, 2d base; Rinehart, centerfield; Keene, 1st base; Hayes, rlghtfield; Miller, shortstop; Barr, catcher; Irwin, left field; Fiske, 3d base; Bishop, pitcher. FORMER MEDFORD EDITOR AND PIONEER IS CALLED Medford, Or., April 21. Chas. Nickell, one of tbe best known plo neers of southern Oregon, former ly editor of the Democratic Times ot Jacksonville and the Southern Oregonlan and until seven or eight years ago a resident of this cuy dropped dead at his home In Oak land, Cal., Thursday. A telegram received by his daughter, Mrs. Louis Ulrlch, of this city, announced Mr. Nlckell's death. MITCHELL AND LEONARD MAY BATTLE ON JULY 4 Chicago, April 21 Billy Mitch ell, brother and manager of Pinkie Mitchell, had under consideration today terms offered by Promoter Floyd Fltzslmmons for a bout be tween Pinkie and Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, at Michi gan City, Ind., on July 4. Fltz slmmons is searching for an oppo nent for Leonard. GRAND OPENER S SUNDAY THIS COUPON AND FIVE CENTS will admit any child of 12 years or under to the Special CAPITAL JOURNAL MATINEE Showing Mary Pickford in her stellar production, "THE HOODLUM" THE BLIGH THEATRE Saturday, April 22, 10 a. m. sum of one million dollars for McClure this afternoon, virtu ESCAPES CHARGE Of TREASON, BUT Tacoma, Wash., April : 21.. Hans Frederick Kurth had his citizenship taken away from him in federal court here late yester day, but he was thereby saved from possible arrest and trial on a charge ot treason to the United States. Kurth was lu court to answer a charge that he had violated his oath of citizenship, which be took here In 1914. The government showed that he went tq Denmark shortly after the great war, broke out and then entered Germany, where be served until the-armistice, fighting on practically all fronts and against troops ot all enemies of Germany. At the end ot 1918 he returned to New York, it was shown, was denied admit tance to the United States, then went to Mexico and recently re turned to Tacoma. Judge E. B. Cushman peremp torily stopped the case before all the evidence was In. "I declare the defendant's citi zenship revoked," he pronounced from the bench, "that the court may be spared hearing him tried on a charge ot treason." Treason, according to the fed eral constitution, consists of wag ing, war on the United States or assisting Its enemies. VOCATIONAL DIRECTOR TO BE CLUB SPEAKER E. E. Elliott, state director of vocational education, will be the speaker at the Monday noon luncheon of Salem business men at the Salem Commercial club, Robert Duncan, manager of the club, announced this afternoon. "Vocational Education,',' will be Mr. Elliott's subject and he will explain In detail the work of the department of which be is a representative. SALEM HIGH BASEBALL MEN LOSETO VISITORS By a score of 1 to 17, Columbia university of Portland yesterday afternoon defeated the tjaiem nign school baseball team at Oxford park. Tbe game was rather slow throughout and errors were nu merous. In the first frame Columbia took the lead and managed to maintain a slight advantage throughout the session. Only two men on either nine who played through tbe game failed to make at least one score. Jack Hayes of Salem umpired at yesterday's contest. This after noon Salem high is meeting Sil verton at Sllverton. CITIZENSHIP LOST SEARCH ENDS IN DISCOVERY EARLY TODAY Remains of Murdered Mu sician, Still Tied In Hop Sack, Found Mile Below Bridge. Portland, Ore., April 21. The body of Frank Bowkar, Portland musician, was found today in the Calapooia river near Albany, according to a report to the police here. The river had been dragged since Tuesday when Russell Hecker, former Albany youth, told police he threw the body into the stream from a bridge. The body was found in the river about a mile below the bridge from which Hecker said he threw the body. Albert Bowker, brother of the slain man, yesterday offered ?200 reward for recovery of the body after police had abandoned the search. Body Inside Sack, The body was found by John Feurstealn of Albany who was dragging the river from a launch. U was inside a sack and was lying on the bottom ot the river within two feet ot the east bank. Word was sent at once to Sheriff Ken dall and Coroner Fisher of Linn oounty. The body was taken to Albany where it was held In the sack until police arrived from Portland. r Examination showed that a bul let had entered the back ot tbe neck and coma out of the right eye. Pass Through Salem. Chief ot Police Jenkins of Port land,, accompanied by U officers from the Portland police depart ment, passed through Salem at noon today on their way to Al bany to Inspect the body ot Frank Bowker, former Portland musi cian, who was slain a few days ago by Russell Hecker, Albany youth, and later cast into the wat er. Portland officers had no com ment to make, other than to say they are still Investigating vari ous angles of the murder. Chief Jenkins and his party lunched lu Salem before proceeding south by automobile. Portland, Or., April 21. A spot 134 miles from Portland on the Oregon City road, three miles this side of Oregon City tand near the ctly Hintls ot Gladstone, Is believed now by the police to be the piace where Frank Bowker was murder ed last Sunday night. Captain of Detectives Harms, Inspectors Schulpius, Cason and Barker and Deputy Sheriff Kendall returned last night from scouring the country and reported their find. If their theory proves correct, iha burden of detection and prose cution of Russell Hecker will rest on Clackamas county, as there Donilbllitr will be placed on the county In which the actual crime was committed. Pool of Blood Gives Clue. The officers learned of the spot while running down another re port that blood had been found on a different road. L. B. Johnston, an employe of the Rhan-Herbert company at Gladstone, found a large pool ot blood beside the road near the city limits at 6: SO o clock Monday morning. He said it was large enough to attract notice, but he paid no attention to it until he read the newspapers later in the day. He then told about the blood (Continued on Page Nine.) COAL MINES ISOLATED BY BURNING OF BRIDSE Denver, Colo., April 21. Halt a dozen coal mines near Walsen "burg, Colorado, were cut off from railroad communication when a bridge on a spur line of the Den ver A Rio Grande Western rail way was burned last night, ac cording to reports received here.