Capital journal., April 30, 1922, Image 1

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The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Sunday
rain; warmer tonight fresh easter
ly winds. , ,
LOCAL: Rainfall, .04; easterly
winds; part cloudy; maximum S3,
minimum 37, set 42; river, 7.9
feet and stationary.
'rtyhird Year No. 104
Salem, Oregon, Saturday, April 30, 1921
.Price Three Cents
ON THAWS AND
STANDS T I V B PaMTS
tion
Jo)
Ml Preliminmf Mwi
Harding Takes Hand To Avert Strike
Cabinet
To Seek
stood that Secretary Davis was
prepared to ask that his depart-
loard of mediation.
uu wuiiam B. Brown, ruprtsehi-j muuuu ,.---
mg the Marine Engineers Benefi-. Members oi me coat,..
Second Liquor Case
Dismissed
Convictions Minus
A second "booze" case which
was to have been brought by the
state in the justice court on de
tail provided by Anti-Saloon
league sleuths dropped from sight
this afternoon when it was' dis
missed by Judge G. E. Unruh on
motion of District Attorney John
Carson. . .
The case pigeon-holed this aft
ernoon was against Natalio Otterlo
charged with the unlawful posses
sion of hard cider. Otterio was
arrested on the night of April 16
when several raids wei-9 staged
here under the direction of the
Anti-Saloon league. He was placed
in jail on the evening of April 16,
but was released the following
morning.
Method
Marine Workers Told
... Tn TTI
President wm jul
firt Every Effort to
; Settle Controversy
Anril 30.
Under aerement with the ma
rine workers represeniauves.
Secretary Davis today urged
t Tiavis to appoint a
committee of three to mediate
in the dispute Deiween snip
owners and their workers in
an effort to prevent a strike
called for tomorrow. The
resident reserved luagmenx.
The committee under the plan
pproved by the union men would
report within 15 days and mean
time wages would remain as at
present. The committee would
consider only those questions of
yages and working conditions
which were brought up at confer
ences here between the men, the
shipowners and Chairmen Benson
c( the shipping board.
Washington, April SO. Repre
sentatives of the Marine Workers
unions were told today at the
White House that President Hard
ing would take up with his cabinet
officers the matter of mediation in
the wage dispute with. a view to
preventing a threatened strike to-
HASDING TO APPOINT
ARBITRATION BOARD
Washington, April 30.
Appointment by President
Harding of a commission of
three to mediate in the
threatened strike of marine
marine workers was expects
pected late today by adminis-
tration officials who have
been dealing with the con-
troversy. The union work-
ers have agreed to abide by
the decision of such a com- -'f
mission, it was said.
- . . r-i - lt, n TWrif.n. commander of tne sud
uiunuw uu American umus uu mci . ,
marine uann ucc,
sent to her assistance the naval
.ij !,..,. .i. , tni? T.vkens, A later repuri doiu
early in the day and it was under- the Lykens was held up by heavy
A brief resume of those cases,
either tried by the state on-Anti-Saloon
league information, or once
believed due for trial, together
with their outcome, follows:
Kate Hart, charged with the un
lawful possession of intoxicating
liquor, tried . by jury, found not
guilty.
Jesse Streator, charged with un
lawfully selling liquor, disagree
ment of jury.
Emil Schindler, charged with
the unlawful possession of hard
cider, dismissed on motion of the
district attorney.
Natalio Otterio, charged with
the unlawful possession of hard
cider, dismissed on moticn of the
district attorney.
British Would
Give Huns Week
To IVieet Terms
London, April 30. An ultimatum to Germany, giving her
seven days from May 1 to comply with or refuse the allied
reparations demands was being advocated today by the
British representatives to the allied conference here.
inis proposal was upyuacu uy
the French and the Belgians on
the ground that it was unneces
sary, that the Germans had suffi
cient time.
Information has been received
hv th Frp.nrh rieleeratlon that un
official American advisers at Ber
lin are urging members of the Ger
man cabinet to accept .the allied
terms agreed upon in Paris last
January. In this agreement the al
lies demanded 226,000,000,000
gold marks in addition to the col
lection of a 12 per cent export tax
on German goods.
Baron D Abernon, British am
basasdor to Germany, has arrived
from Berlin with the most recent
declaration from Foreign Minister
Simons as to what Germany can
do.
Determination on the Dart of
France to order her troops into the
Ruhr district of Germany in de
fault of payment of reparations to
the allies was expressed to Prime
Minister Lloyd-George by Premier
Briand. The two premiers met for
an informal conference this morn
ing and planned later to meet
Count Sforza. Italian foreign min
ister, on his arrival in London.
Submarine
Ashore On
East Coast
Navy Tug Sent to Aid
of 0-10; Damage Is
Believed Slight; All
Remain Aboard
New London, Conn., April 30.
The United States submarine O-l 0
was reported aground off Montauk
Point early today. Captain Frank
fog.
The O-10
was returning from
y.cpaicu lu asft. mill, ilia ucijw.- - - - . ,
ment be authorized to use its good the review -of the Atlam.lc fleet at
... I . . nnJn Viw ProeiiiftTl t
utices in the event the executive "ampum j
flecided not to appoint a special Harding iuuisuaj-. ""' :
composed of three officers and 26
a j tt, i. anictad men under command oi
n-uuiew r urusein, presiaeui, ui cunov
ute international Seamen's union, ueuienaut
Montauk Point, April 30.
iwouLiatiuu, tuiiiuicu mi."
Secretary Davis at the labor de
partment after they had been told
t the White House that the presi
dent would take the matter up
Uh his advisers.
tion at Napeague Beach, who went
to the aid of the united oiaies
submarine O-10, aground off Mon
tauk Point, said the undersea craft
was in good condition and that the
crew refused to leave her.
Refused Assistant,
Postmaster Quits;
Allen Is Successor
Sjlverton, April 30. Postmas-, will go out this evening with Mr.
J. H. Brooks, who received Brooks.
"is appointment a little fore than Mr. Brooks received the ap
tour years ago from President pointment after a special election
Wilson, has tendered his resig- i held in this city to decide between
Satinn in i.i. .1., vi --a rLar. r!,iaHor The elec-
w tune diCUL IU1S C V C 111 life. 11 1 111 ttH M vj.
ir. Brooks says he resigned tion was held upon suggestion of
necauao )K ...ii
'Wause the rctol ...IK.liu i-a-
fi,..j . It.v-i,
in nrnvirta
Senator Chamberlain
'- lerk, both tendered their has been announced it is belie
SEations at the same time and that the game will be arranged.
Meet Mt. Angel
WT at the expense of the gov- m
rament. m a letter received , GerVaiS Nine TO
""e tif ago by Mr. Brooks from
Postal authorities at Wash
ington, d. c., he was advised
Jt offices where receipts run
Under Inn ,
flu -v lie, Km aie uui cu-
to an assistant paid by the
tOTernment.
jjtpon receipt of this information
r. Brooks tendered his resigna-
to take effect May 1, and the
ignation has been accepted. R.
this IeD' forlner postmaster fn
c'ty, has been appointed to
charge of the office until
i'nte4kS' suecessor can be ap"
8 Marie Jones, who has ben
JT" in the post office for a
tr f years, anrt Miss i?a
Boxing Board
Objects to $50
Seats at Fight
Milwaukee. Wis.. April 30
Tbw Jersey will be expelled from
the National Boxing association if
its boxing commission permits Tex
Rirbard to charge $50 for ringside
seats at the Dempsey-Carpentier
championship fight July 2, it was
announced last night by Walter
Liginger, president of the national
association.
"One of the rules passed at the
January organization meeting of
the association in New Jersey was
that $15 would be the top price tor
any ring battle," said Air. Ligin
ger. Warden Hurt When
Automobile Dives
In Ditch by Road
Pitched into a ditch at the side
nf the Pacific highway north of
Sale mwhen the steering gear of
his automobile refused to runc-
1 lion, xvoy &i , i . o
Tn?SPr? SundaV i warden, sustained slight cuts on
lOSSerfc OlUlUUjr Thursday evening. Mr.
, inwi ?n The Ger- Rrommer was brought to Salem
rais baseball team will play thejin the .utomob.1. of U. G. Ship
Mt Angel team at Mt. Angel to-ley, local merchant.
moWow and a lively gf.me is an- Mr. Bremmer was dismissed
Ucpatld Gerva s wm!cndalar.,e from the Willamette sanitar.um
deegatTon of fans to Mt. Angel to after his injuries had been dns
aeiegaiiou This!ed. His automobUe was badtf
will be the first game for the Ger
hnra this season, with the ex
ception of a practice game played
last Sunday. Plans are being laid
for a game with the North Howell
team one week from tomorrow in
this city. While nothing aenniie
has been announced it is believed
damaged.
More Showers Predictet.
Washington April 30 Weath
er predictions for the week begin
ing Monday are: Pac:f3 stare
normal temperature, fair In t onth
ern Calfornia; unsettled and ocra
sional rains elsewhere.
G
erman
ebt Is
added
Twelve Million Marks
Due Tomorrow To
Be Added To Prev
ious Claims
London, April 30. After ad
journment of the allied supreme
council this evening an official
statement was issued which read:
"Mr. Lloyd-George presided at
the first meeting of tne later-allied
conference, which '"as devot
ed to examination of the situation
created by the total failure of Ger
many to execute the terms of the
treaty of Versailles in respect to
disarmament, punishment of war
criminals and reparations."
The conference adjourned after
deciding upon an immediate meet
ing of the committee of experts to
study measures and guarantees.
Damage Claims Increased.
Paris, April 30. The repara
tions commission has decided to
notify the German mission hs-re
that the twelve billion gold marl.s
remaining due on the twenty bil
lion gold marks which the peacn
treaty provides shall be paid by
tomorrow are to he added to the
total of 132,000,000,000 marks
fixed by the commission as tie
amount of war damages assessed
against Germany, thus making the
grand total 144,000,000,000 goid
marks. In addition to this are the
acts of restitution provided for by
the treaty of Versailles. A com
munication informing the German
mission to this effect will be haud-
ed to It some time today.
Haywood Says
He Will Return
And Serve Time
In
Pmmm
Chicago, April 36. The tfrst
direct word from "Big Bill" Hay
wood, I. W. W. leader, in Russia,
reached Otto Christensen, his at
torney, today. A wireless mes
sage from Christiana, dated April
25, said that Haywood had arn
ed in Moscow and was attenaiu
the conference of trade industrial
unions and the third Interna
tionale. The message also aoed
that Haywood would return to the
United States after the confer
ence and it was expected that he
would immediately give himself
up to serve his twenty year sen
tence at Leavenworth prison for
violation of the espionage law.
- Parent-Teachers to Meet
A Mrs. Booth was chosen pres
ident, and Mrs. Cole of Rosedale
was chosen vice president, at the
morning session of the Marion
county parent-teachers associa
tion which is convening at the
Salem high school today. '
A reading, "The Soul of the
Violin", was given this morning
by Mis Mame Cooper, of Wil
lamette university.
Grass Skirts Catch Fire;
Walking Signboard Now
Reposes Face Downward
? Des Moines, Iowa, April 30. Charles Cain makes his
living as a walking advertising sign board. For several
days he paraded the streets of Des Moines with bare
knees and wearing a skirt of imitation dried grass and
hay, advertising, a theater. He closed his contract sud
denly last night when an unidentified person touched a
lighted match to the lower part of the skirt. Firemen
finally caught him and extinguished the blaze. Today he
was confined, face downward, to his bed.
New York Masses
Police Forces To
Prevent Disorder
New York, April 30. New York's entire police of 11,000
men today was ordered to remain on duty continuously until
Monday morning as a measure of precaution against possible
May Day violence or radical demonstrations.
Police today declared that the arrest Jate last night of
Abram Jakira and Jacob Amter, who were held on charges
of criminal anarchy, had broken the spirit of communist
workers who expected to bring about a demonstration tomor
row. These men, charged by the police with having several
wagon loads of radical literature in their possession, were
said to have been officers of the third internationale and in
constant communication with Moscow.
Separate Treaty
With Germany to
Follow Lodge
Republican Floor Leader In Senate Says Peace
Pacts With Other Enemy Nations Awaits
Adoption of Resolution; Walsh Declares
Proposal Gives No Relief to United States
Washington, April 30. A treaty with Germany probably
will follow enactment of the Knox peace resolution, Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader said today in the
senate in supporting the peace measure.
Senator Lodge declared that the president and state de
partment had made it clear that the United Stntes did not
intend to "abandon" the allies. ...
Senator Lodge also said that
Lightship Crew Reported Safe
Seattle, Wash., April 30. The United States weather
bureau station at Port Angeles, Wash., this morning received
a report from Neah Bay, Wash., that five members of the
cvew of the relief lightship at Umatilla reef, missing since
Thursday night when they went adrift in an open boat, had
returned to the lightship today, Officials were seeking con
firmation of the report.
Theft Conspirators Sentenced
- Macon, Ga., April 30. Thirteen of the men convicted in
federal court here for participation in the conspiracy to rob
the American Railway Express company of goods valued at
more than $1,000,000 were sentenced to penitentiary terms
today by Federal Judge Evans. In the cases of the other
twenty-eight men fines ranging from $300 to $3,000 were
assessed.
Auto Bandits Murder Woman
South Orange, N. J., April 30. Four masked bandits to
day held up an automobile in which Mrs. Celeste Cassese of
Orange, was returning from a visit to a sick friend. When
she screamed, one of the men leaped into the tonneau and
choked her to death, while the others covered her chauffeur
with revolvers.
Contractors and Unions Indicted
Chicago. April 30. Seventy one indictments charging
corporations, contractors, unions and individuals with con
spiracy to restrain building operations in Chicago were re
turned today by the federal grand jury.
Men Adrift In
Open Boat Safe
Seattle, Wash., April 30. Five
Indian seal hunters from Neah
Bay, Wash., reported missing since
the gale of Thursday niht off the
Washington coast, landed safely
on the beach south of Cape Flat
tery, according to a long distance
telephone message from Clallam
Bay, Wash., today.
Hongh Sentenced
Spokane, Wash., April 30.
Jav E. Hough, convicted of first
degree forgery in connection with
an alleged fraudulent issue of
bonds of the Teel irrigation dis
trict of Echo, Or., was sentenced
hv Snnarior JudVe Hugh Oswald
today to a term of four to twen
ty years in the state penitentiary.
Motorcyclists
To Picnic Near
Dallas Sunday
Granting that climatic condi
tions will be no worse than nor
mal, Sunday morning will find the
motorcycle riders of this valley
section ready for a day of sport.
At 8 o'clock the riders, their
friends and the necessary baggage,
will leave in a body, headed by tr-e
road captain, for a picnic ground
In the vicintiy of Dallas.
The Salem Motorcycle club has
prepared everything possible to
make the day a real thriller for
those assembled. The morn lug
will be featured by numerous
stunts, followed by a grand feed
Woman Who Navigated
Niagara Falls
In Barrel For Luck Dead
Lockjart, N. Y., April 30.
Anna Edson Taylor, the only wom
an who ever navigated Niagara
Falls in a barrel and survived, died
in the Niagara county Infirmary
today.
Mrs. Taylor made the trip over
the falls October 24, 1920, in a
crudely constructed wooden barrel
as a cast at a fortune but ill for
tune pursued her from the time of
ber adventure to the time of her
death. She was 58 years old.
Mrs. Taylor was severely injured
in the plunge over the horseshoe
falls and it was necessary to cut
the barrel in halves to get her out.
While she was receiving medical
attention her barrel was stolea.
England Is
Big Buyer
Of Prunes
Big Share of Oregon
Crop Sold In Past
Year Goes Through
New York
Just where the 12,000,000
pounds of prunes handled by the
Oregon Growers Co-operative as
sociation were distributed, was
told in the report of the sales de
partment at the annual meeting of
members held a few days ago in
Salem. 1
Of all prunes delivered, there re
mained unsold a week or so ago
3,077,043 pounds. Of this amount,
2,817,847 pounds are Italians and
189,196 pounds of petites. -English
Heavy Buyers.
In the general distribution of
Oregon prunes through the Oregon
Growers Co-operative association,
England has been a heavy buyer.
The sales department reported
that 419,050 pounds had been sold
to Liverpool, 411,250 pounds to
London, 55,000 pounds to Glasgow
and 21,250 pounds to Bristol, 'to
Montreal, Canada, were shipped
113,750 pounds.
New York city, the greatest
prune market In the United States,
was the heaviest buyer of Oregon
prunes. The southern states are
also buying freely of our prunes,
according to the sales report of the
association.
Market by States.
Up to April 26, the total ship
ments of prunes on straight sales
and open stock were In accord
ance with the following, which
shows the market to which prunes
were shipped and amounts:
rounds.
Alabama . 625
Arizona 3,125
California 30,069
Colorado 68,750
Idaho 200
Illinois 469,102
Iowa 386,875
Kansas - 115,000
Kentucky 55,015
Louisiana - 115,50')
Maryland 55,000
Massachusetts .... 381,255
Michigan 141,250
Minnesota 598,450
Mississippi . 125
Missouri 273,410
Montana 129,875
New York 1,940,015
Ohio .. 67,500
Oklahoma . 172,250
Pennsylvania . 614,750
South Dakota 200
Tennessee 22,000
Texas . 123,000
Washington 161,894
With its 1648 members, the
Oregon Growers Co-operative as
sociation controls 38,838 acres. Of
this total acreage, there are 14,014
in prunes.
Many Still Unsold.
At the time the report was
made at the annual meeting April
26, there was on hand at the plant
in Salem 47,687 pounds of petite
prune and 683,887 pounds of Ital
ians. At the Dallas plant, there
was 36,300 pounds of petites and
1,103,629 pounds of Italians.
ine remainder or the prune
stock on hand April 26 was in
stock at plants as follows: Yam
hill, 499,080 pounds Italians. 34.
964 pounds of petites; Forest
Grove 423,776 pounds of Italians,
no petitles; Scots Mills, 107,475
pounds of Italians,- 42,850 pounds
petites. Of the remaining petites
In stock, 28,900 pounds are in the
plant of the association at Riddle,
and 32,175 pounds at Myrtle
, Creek.
treaties with other former enemy
countries would be sure to follow
With a vote on the peace resolu
tion planned late today the repub
lican leader emphasized that all of .
the other nations except the Uni
ted States had made peace and
asked:
"Is it to be supposed (Ihat we are
to go on in a condition of techni
cal war?
"The allies did not ask our leave
to make their peace. They cannot
expect us to remain at war while
they are all at peace.
"And if we choose to make peace
by this resolution and by treaty
with Germany which will probably
follow, we surely are not deserting
them."
Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon
tana, atacking the resolution, de
clared that it gave no benefits to
the United StateB and should be
enterled as one "for relief' of the
German people."
Espee Seeks
Conferences
On Wage Cut
San Francisco, April 30. The
Southern Facific Railroad com
pany today notified ten classes of
Its subordinate officials and em
ployes of its desire to negotiate a
revision of wages.
Approximately 20,000 workers
are affected by the order, whlcft
will be operative 30 days frojt
date.
The order will have the effect of
suspending the decision of the
present rates of pay. A basic min
imum reduction of 20 per cent ia
proposed in the order, the exact
figure to be left to conferences be
tween the company and each
group of workers.
Joint Birthday
Celebrationis
HeldHereToday
Members of the Grand Army
and Women's Relief Corps whose
birthdays came during the months
of January, February, March and
April were given a birthday party
at the armory this afternoon by
the Salem Relief Corps. More
than 200 plates were laid at the
banquet served at noon. After
dinner Mrs. G. E. Terwlliger acted
as toastmistress and several mem
bers of the Grand Army responded
with short talks when called up
on. Comrade Beach, commander
of the Woodburn post, Comrade
Maxwell of Woodburn and Mrs. G.
N. Thompson, president of the
Ladles of G. A. R., were honor
gueRts.
After dinner a program waa
rendered as follows:
Piano solo by Vera Fltzbogh,
violin duet by Grace Stevens and
Ross Harris, reading by Rev.
Aldrich, piano duet by Madeline
Geesey and Gertrude Reesbeck.
After the program the remainder
of the afternoon was spent In
social Intercourse.
YAKIMA JUDGE ENDS 0WH
LIFE; SLASHES THROAT
Yakima, Wash., April 30. Su
perior Judge Allen S. Davis, who
was elected to the bench last fall,
this morning committed suicide by
slashing his throat with a razor.
Judge Davis is believed to have be
come temporarily mentally de
ranged on account of the pressure
of his work on the bench, though,
he dressed as usual this morning
and his wife noticed nothing
wrong about him. She found the
body in the bath roofls