Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, May 31, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOSECW STMT TIT?' JUN 1 1322 XT l CIRCULATION Average for April 5793. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leased wire service.. . - n The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Thursday fair, warmer tlst portion Thursday, moderate easterly winds. Local: No rainfall; northerly winds; clear; max. 81, mln. 61; FORTY-FOURTH YEAR. NO. 129. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1922. PRICE TWO CENTS gKDS M n fD) J in I. .in 1, te iil OCA T FT Em NEW FUTURES TRADING ACT IS Farm Bloc Leader Offers Substitute for Bill De clared" Unconstitutional By Court. Washington, May 81. A new bill for regulation of future trad ing on grain exchanges, designed to meet the recent decision of the supreme court holding the pres ent trading act inoperative in part, was introduced in the sen ate today by Senator Capper, re publican, Kansas, chairman of tht unofficial senate agriculture bio, and author of the original act. In presenting his measure Sec retary Capper said it has the sup port of the agricultural bloc and of Secretary Wallace and others of the department of agriculture. Basis Is Changed. The bill is similar to the act de clared inoperative by the supreme court except that its fundamental principle is based upon the pgwer of congress to regulate, interstate commerce instead of the taxinfc power, which was the basis of the present law and which the su preme court held not could be op erative. The bill like the present law, provides for designation and regu lation of "contract markets" b-y the secretary of agriculture ano for admission to grain exchanges of farmers' cooperative associa tions, the latter a provision op posed vigorously by the establish ed boards of trade. ' Control Is Strentrthened. "Another important changer said Senator Capper in a state ment explaining the new bill, "ii the provision which substitutes (Continued on Page Five.) DIVORCE GRANTED FROM HORSEWHIPPING HUSBAND Divorce was granted Cora Mil ler from Ira J. Miller in a decree issued this afternoon by , Judge George G. Bingham of the cir cuit court. In the findings ot facts and con elusions of the court, Mrs. Miller testified that her huBband horse whipped and struck at her one time with a 2x4. She was also sub jected to other indignities, the court stated. Five hundred dollars alimony was ordered by the court to be paid the plaintiff. HUSBAND STAYED OUT LATE; WIFE KILLS HIM El Paso, Texas, May 31. En raged because he came home latt from work, and according to her own statement had been negect ing her, Mrs. G. W. Frasier early today shot to death her husband, a city detective. TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES American First game R. H. E. Washington -1 10 1 Boston . 6 6 2 Johnson and Picinich; Fuller ton, Russell and Ruel. R. H. E. Chicago 8 10 1 Cleveland ; 4" 9 0 Robertson and Schalk; Lindsey and O'Neill. Second game R- H. E. Washington 1 H 1 Boston 4 10 2 Mogridge and Gbarrity; Fer guson and Walters, Ruel. " , National . : K. H. B. New York 1 1' 1 Philadelphia 3 8 1 Ryan and Snyder; Meadows and Henline.- Boston . 1 5 1 Brooklyn 5 2 Oesrhger and O'Neill; Grimes and Miller. Cincinnati iltsburgh Couch, Schnell and Hargrave, Lutz; Hamilton and Gooch, Jon-nard. Mathilda's Mother Asks Court to Halt Marriage to Max V " - Chicago, May 31. (By As sociated Press.) Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick will ask court action to prevent the marriage of her daughter, Ma thilde, to Max Oser, Swiss rid ing master, in a statement to be presented in court today, No objection will be made to the appointment of Harold F. McCormick, divorced husband of Mrs. McCormick, as Ma thilde's legal guardian, but protest agalnBt the internation al marriage will be made fori) ally in court. j . FOR EXCONVIO L Lincoln, Neb., May 31. In the belief that Brown, former convict, wanted in connection with the kidnaping and imprisonment of two Omaha women and a man, was still in hiding in Lincoln at an early hour, police and detect ives were continuing their search' this morning following unsuccess ful attempts late "yesterday and last night to apprehend the man, who, according to reported iden tifications and personal encoun ters, fitted the description of Brown, alias Gus Grimes. Events as reported to Lincoln police in the hunt for Brown were: 1 Brown recognized by Mrs. Violet Dingman, 22, a former res ident of the same apartment build ing in which Brown lived follow ing his release from the state penitentiary where he served a term for stealing an automobile. Mrs. Dingman seized Brown and called to bystanders to help her hold hiuu. Sight of a pistol pro truding from Brown's coat pocket deterred those who heard her 2ries from interfering and Brown after a struggle, freed himself and fled. , 2 Attempted capture of Brown a few minutes later by Karl Shoe maker a student, who was driv en away by the menace of Brown's sun; and 3 Brown's " bold stroke in eluding the crowd of several hun dred persons by entering the room 3t John Ryan, 60, forcing Ryan to cook food for him and then re maining more than an hour in Ryan's room, resting from the chase,' keeping Ryan constantly covered with a pistol. "I got into a little trouble ' in Omaha Sunday," Ryan said Brown told him, "and two thou sand people are down there try ing to get me." He motioned to- ward the window from which could be seen a part of the crowd. When Brown left the' room Ryan notified the police" but the trail had not been picked up early today. PROGRAM FOR REGITAL THURSDAY ANNOUNCED J. Fred McGrew, assisted by Martha Ferguson and Mary Eliz- Kh Wimt all of Willamette university, will give a senior dra matic recital tomorrow evening in wilier hall chaoel at 8 o'clock. The following will be the pro gram: "What Every Woman K.nows, play for three characters. "Hiding of Black Bill," a read ing by McGrew. "Its Great to be Crazy, a one act comedy. "ThA Twelve Pound LOOK, reading by Martha Ferguson. "A Picked up Dinner, a com edy in one act. The first number is a cuumi of the four act play by the same The mttine is reducea io a twenty five minute presentation. ti,. rudlm. "The Twelve Pound Look," is a one act play for three characters, all given by the read er, Miss Ferguson. CAPTAINlUTTLEWiNS EPSOM DOWNS DERBY Epsom Downs, Eng., May 31 in. Associated Press.) Captain Cuttle won the derby run here to day. Viscount Astor Tamar was second and B. Walker's Craigan gower was third. Thirty horses ran. HOOVER WILL 11 STRIKE COAL PRICES Secretary of Commerce to Fix Returns on Product of Mines While Strike Is In Force. y Washington, May 31. Secre tary Hoover today assumed the re sponsibility for fixing a reason able price on spot coal during the continuance of the present coal 3trike. Opening the conference today jf union and non-union operators in the producing fields Mr. Hoov er declared that any agreement between the operators looking to ward the fixing of the price of coal, even though in the Interest of the public, would be illegal. He asked, therefore, that the individual-operators agree with him upon a reasonable price for coal in their respective districts. Committees to Act. Mr. Hoover 'suggested the Im mediate appointment ot commit tees representing each producing district to advise with him upon a fair price for coal, in their re spective districts. He also asked that these committees continue In existance after the determination of a fair price, reporting cases of unfair charges. He told the several hundred op erators at the meeting that the production was now about 5,000, 000 tons a week and consumption between 8,000,000 and 8,500,000, thus necessitating .withdrawals from stock amounting to between 3,000,000 and 3,500,000 tons a week. Production will increase slightly as time goes on,' he add ed. - , . Fair Price Big Problem, Coal prices today, Mr. Hoover said, ranges from about two dol lars and twenty-five cents to three dollars and fifty cents a ton at the mine. The public, he contended, should understand that the prob lem at Uand is one of almost stu pendous difficulty. What a fair price for coal is de pends on conditions in each dis trict and where profiteering begins and ends is a question of definite fair price, determined upon facts and not upon theories, the secre tary told the operators. There is not, Mr. Hoover explained, a single shred of law to enforce a fair price or prevent profiteering and the law prohibits operators agreeing as to what a fair price may be. . LOGGING CAMP SWEPT BY FIRE Seattle, Wash., May 31. Brush and, slashings fire near Cedar Lake, east of Seattle have destroy ed a camp of the Pacific States Logging company with the loss of seven donkey engines and about 25 small frame buildings, according to advices received here today. Under the influence of the warmest weather in this district in 30 years timbered areas are rapidly drying out and unless rain falls shortly serious fires may result, forestry officials here said today. Numerous brush fires are burning in the district north of Seattle and the city was covered today by a pall of smoke drifting in under the Influence of a north west wind. All fires so far reported are un der control, it was added. POWER COMPANY ASKS SNAKE RiYER PERMIT k nniiratlon covering the ap propriation of 8000 second feet of water from the Snake river which was filed with state engineer Cupper here today by the Paci fic Power and Light company or Portland la believed to be me rore niT.ner to a vast extension pro gram on the part of the power company. The application sets forth that it is the intention of the company to construct ten pow er plants along the river in Ore gon, Idaho and Washington. Gates Replies to Governor in Caustic Vein Medford Or., May 31. Mayor C. E. Gates, outed from the state fair board by Governor ' Olcott Monday, today wrote the govern or as follows: - . "Your letter of .May 29 th. re ceived and I assure you it was no surprise to me. I accept it with the realization that politics makes queer creatures out of the best of men. I sincerely hope you will not be disappointed in the additional support you expect to gain by this act. I shall never forget at least, the many compliments you paid me for valuable services ren dered during the holding of the last fair, while now I am dismiss ed for the good of the service." ' PATH OF FOREST FIRE IN DANGER Hood River, Or., May 31. In the path of a forest fire raging in Skamania county, north ot the Underwood district, are large or chard tracts and settlers today feared their orchards jand homes will be devastated by the heat. The fire Is said to be gaining rap id hearway on acocunt of the dry condition ot the woods and the hot weather. The forest fire in Klickitat county, Washington, is said to nave abated and from the color ot the smoke it would appear that It was under control. Fanned by a strong, east wind the fire is traveling in a westerly direction. i Town in Danger. Seattle, Wash., May 31. Sev eral buildings have been destroy ed by a forest fire at Cedar Falls, a town on the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul railway, 40 milet east of Seattle and the town Is in danger, according to word reach ing here. Seattle, Wash., May 31. Leo MacDonald, engaged in fighting a forest fire at Camp No. 3 of the Cherry Valley Lumber company at Stillwater, northeast of here was crushed to death today when a flaming tree fell striking him, ac cording to advicea received here. The fire was reported as menac ing. Camps Nos. 1 and 2 of the Seat tle municipal light department. stiuated just east of Cedar Falls, were destroyed by the flames tlilt morning, messages received here stated. Women and children from camp 2 have ti-en refuge in a basin back of an uncompleted ma sonry dam erected by the water department. . The flames were said to be rac ing through green timber to a point four miles east of Cedar Falls. MERCURY RISES TO 96 HERE THIS AFTERNOON Today was the year's warmest in Salem. At 2 o'clock this afternoon ther mometers on downtown street cor ners showed the mercury at 98 de grees. This was rive degrees warmer than waa officially re ported for yesterday. This afternoon there was vir tually no breeze and complaints concerning the heat were numer ous.' . TO START PAVING RIYER ROAD Paving will start on county roads tomorrow, according to Readmaster Culver today. Work will be commenced on the river road where there is a mile and a half of asphalt to be laid. Work started with the Stayton paving plant, but it has been re cently leased to contractors, Mr. Culver said.. GOLDFISH HERE ARE STOLEN Mrs. W. Lord, who resides at the corner cf High and Mlwlon streets, notified the police today that nearly all of her goldfish had been stolen from a pond in her back yard. Mrs. Lord believes the fifth were taken by small boys. Police are investigating. M'CUMBER'S BONUS BILL IS REPORTED IN Senate Finance Commit- tee Changes Effective Date to January 1 ; Kill Smoot Amendment. Washington, May 31. The Mc Cumber soldier bonus plan was ordered favorably reported today by the senate finance committee. The vote was 9 to 4. The effective date of "the bill waa' changed, however, from next October 1 to January 1, 1923, aft er Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, told the minority that It would take six months to get the bonus machinery in oper ation. Smoot Plan Defeated. . The Smoot plan, providing for paid 11 P Ufa Insurance In lieu of all other forms of compensation, was defeated by a vote of 8 to 5, the three democrats present, Sim mon, Walsh and Gerry, voting against it. Republicans support ing the Smoot proposal were Sen ators Smoot, McLean, Frelinghuy ien; Calder and Dillingham. Re publicans voting against it were McCumber, Curtis, Watson, Suth erland and LaFollette. The McCumber plan lg the house bill, with some amendments in cluding elimination ot the land settlement or reclamation project. Early Action Opposed. Several of the majority mem- berg of the committee gave notice to Chairman McCumber that they would oppose laying aside the tar iff bill for senate consideration ot the bonus at any time in the near future. Chairman McCumber re plied that, he intended to get a prompt a consideration of the bonus bill as could be worked out, but did not state whether the tar .ff would be laid aside. ' Senators said reclamation was not discussed in committee, al though bouse leaders and some senate supporters of reclamation legislation had urged that the Smith-McNary reclamation bill, or some Bimllar legislation be at tached to the bouse measure. Democrats Opposed. Senator Simmons, ranking dem ocrat member, announced on be half of the three democrats pres ent that they voted to report out the McCumber bill only to get ac tion promptly and, not because they favored the measure. The democratic 'leader expressed the belief that the McCumber bill would be f little benefit to the former service men and said the minority reserved the right to of fer a substitute bill in the senate to the McCumber plan. WOMEN ASK 8-CENT FARE BE REPEALED Declaring that the Portland Railway, Light and Power com pany has failed to make the re pairs and improvements to its sys tem required under the public ser vice commission order of three yen ago providing an Increase in car fares, the Portland Feder ation of Women's organizations has requested the commission to repeal the order for an eight cent fare and restore the six cent rate. The request is contained in a resolution adopted by the federa tion, a copy ot which has lust been received by the commission. The letter of transmittal accompany ing the resolution, which is sign ed by Mrs. Alexander Thompson, as president, states that the reso lution represents the sentiment of the entire membership ot the federation numbering approxi. mately 8,000' women. 3 E6GS IN A DAY IS FEAT OF BROOKS HEN Three eggs In one day is a rec ord claimed for a black Minorca hn by ber owner, Mrs. W. T. Cil bert of Brooks. The three eggs, which were all enclosed In a soft sack, weighed a half pound, Mrs. Gilbert said. The eggs were arranged with s large regular shell egg Iln thf middle and a (oft shell egg on either side of it. Interest Rates of Farm Loan Bank Are Ordered Reduced Washington, May 31. Re duction in the rate ot interest charged farmers by federal land banks from 6 per cent to 6 Vx per cent effective tomorrow was announced today by Com missioner Lobdell ot the farm loan board. L BY STRIKERS IS HELD ILLEGAL Following the lead of the Uni ted States supreme court In the cases of the American Steel Foun dry vs. Trl- Cities Central Trader Council and In Truax vs. Corrigan, the Oregon supreme court today modified its former opinion in tht case ot George L. Grenfield vs. Central Labor Council of Portland to the effect that strikers may not resort to oral statements - In picketing a business house which is held to be unfair to organized labor. In its former opinion, written by Justice Johns', the court had held that oral statement and ap peals to prospective patrons of a place of business regarded as un fair to organized labor were per mitted under the Oregon law. Since that time the United States supreme court has decided the two cases involving issues similar to those Involved in the Greenfield case. Following these decision the Oregon court granted permis slon for reargument and resub mission of the Greenfield case. In the opinion today, which It written by Justice Brown, the court declares that "intimidation and good' order cannot coexist in front of the entrance to plaintiff's stores." 1 Referring to the use of oral statements by plcketers the opin ion points out that "if such con duct is not lawful in the absence of a strike it is not legalized by a strike." ' Under the modified opinion of the supreme court labor organiza tions may picket and display ban ners in front ot a place of busi ness during a strike but may not resort to oral statements in an ef fort to divert business to other channels. Other opinions handed down to day were: Othere Cases Decided. Robert Sargeant vs. . Hurley t'olan, executor of estate of Walter Klnnaman, deceased, appellant; appeal from Tillamook - county; suit to recover money. Opinion by Justice Harris; Judge George R. Bagley affirmed. Antonio Degidio vs. Industrial Accident commission, appellant; appeal from Multnomah county; suit to collect compensation. Opin ion by Justice McCort; Judge H. H. Belt reversed and case remand ed. Carrier H. Mendelsohn vs. M. P. Mendelsohn, appellant; appeal from Marlon county; suit for set tlement following divorce. Opin ion by Justice Bean; Judge George Q. Bingham affirmed. Covey Motor Car company, ap pellant, vs. T. M. Hurlburt, sberifi of Multnomah county; appeal from Multnomah county; suit to enjoin collection of property tax on automobiles held by dealers. Opinion by Justice McBride; Judge J. P. Kavanaugh affirmed. A. C. Stevens, appellant, vs. T. M. Hurlburt, sheriff of Multnomah county; appeal from Multnomah county; suit to enjoin collection of property tax on automobiles held by dealers. Opinion by Jus tice McBride; Judge J. P. Kava naugh reversed and case remand ed. Efie E. Wlnfree vs. Phillip Win free, appellant; appeal from order deny motion for modifica tion of decree in divorce case wherein plaintiff was given cus tody of minor child. Opinion by Justice McBride; Judge J. U. Campbell affirmed. BALLOON RACERS HOP OFF Milwaukee, Wis., May 31. (By Associated Press.) With a wind which came in sharp gusts, sweep ing the gas bags south and slight ly east, the national balloon race b-gan today when Pilot Roy Don ildson of Springfield, III., took the air at 3 o'clock. Private Soldiers' Chief Under Arrest Lit L. . Marvin Gates Sperry, president of the Private Soldiers and Sail, or's Legion, with headquarters In Washington, was arrested there on charges of being a fugitive from justice. The Soldiers" Legion had been affiliated with other organi zations, but broke with them. When requests were made for pay ments ot debts Incurred in Balti more by the Legion organization it was alleged there were no funds In the treasury. STATE MENACE Overcrowding of public institu tions for the insane is a serious menace to their cure, according to Dr. L. F. Griffith of the Oregon state hospital, who spoke before the Rotary club this noon at Its luncheon In the Marion hotel. "To carry on the work of cur irfg the insane properly, there Is a great need for larger institu tions," said Dr. Griffith. "When patients are coming in at the rate of 75 per month the staff of the Institution Is put at its wits end to provide . room, and some times patients are discharged be fore they are cured." Abuse of Insane patients in public institutions has been re duced to a minimum, though not entirely eliminated, Dr. Griffith said. This Is due to the Inability to secure the right kind of help at the small rate of wages. When a case of actual abuse can be proven, however, the employe Is discharged. Cure ot the insane has advanc ed remarkably within the last few years, he said, with the provision for dental work on all newly ar rived patients, and the building of a psycnopathis nospitai where they are received and made to feel that every effort will be made to analyse their cases and to ef fect cure. Criticism of insane hospitals, stated the doctor, comes largely from those who have not a full understanding of the methods used, and from friends of inmates who feel that they are shirking their duty in allowing the state to take care of them. ' Home treatment of the many cases which have come under his observation have rarely proved successful, be said. BOY TRAVELS 11,000 MILES Aberdeen, Wash., May 31 Charles Alexander Martin, 12, last night completed a Journey over 11,000 miles from India to Aber deen, to make his home with friends here. The boy's father, C. S. Martin,. is adviser to the chief forester of India, with headquart ers at Simla. He formerly lived In Aberdeen, Publicity Fund Raised Walla Walla, Wash., May 31 Walla Walla's quota for the Col umbia Basin project publicity fund will be raised Friday and Saturday of this week in a whirl Wind campaign according to :n nouncement today of the commer cial club officials In charge of the drive. CREATION OF REPUBLIC TO BE OPPOSED Churchill Says Military Will Be Used to Fore stall Attempt To Or anize Government. London, May 31. (By Associ ated Press.) British troops will ' prevent the establishment of a re- pu'blie in Ireland it such action should become necessary, Win ston Spencer Churchill, foreign secretary, declared in the bouse of commons today during debate ou the Irish situation. Tu the event a republic Is .set up," be said, "it is the intention of the Britleh government to hold Dublin as one of the preliminary and essential, step3 of military op eration." Churchill asserted that the agreement " reached between the political factions In southern Ire land last Saturday strikes directly at the provisions of the Anglo Irish treaty. The consequences of the agree ment were vary serious, the secre tary said and it seemed probable that the Irish people would not be able to give free expression to their views in the election ot the government. ,. .- . If Mr. DeValera or any others who might 1e chosen ministers in the new Irish government under the terms ot the treaty, refused to sign the declaration ot allegiance to England prescribed in the treaty, the secretary, continued, ihe treaty was broken by that fact and the Imperial government re served such liberty of action- whether in regard to the resump tion of the powers which had been transferred or the reoccupatlon ot territory as it might think ap propriate and proportionate to the gravity of the breach." Must Fulfill Treaty. The Imperial government would not, In any circumstances, agree to deviate from the treaty, either in the strict letter or the honest .spirit ot the document, Mr. Churchill declared. "It is almost certain," Mr. Churchill went on, "that the Irish people will not 'oe able to Bay in an intelligible way whether they accept or reject the treaty offered by Great Britain. A certain num ber of labor or independent can didates may doubtless secure elec tion, but It is difficult to nee how the parliament resulting from the election and the government to be based on that parliament after the election can have either represent ative or democratic quality or au thorlty as It is usually under stood." In his statement Mr. Churchill declared that the provision of the recent agreement between the Irish factions that four anti-treaty men be included in the new Dub lin government, after the election provided for by the Free State treaty, strikes directly at the pro visions of the latter treaty; add ing that the British, in making the treaty, did not demand that the members of the Irish parlia ment should take the oath pre scribed by the treaty for the Free State parliament, when finally constituted. "We are content," be said, (Continued on page two) FORTY KILLED IN Hong Kong, May 31 (By tbs. Associated Press) Forty persons were killed and more than 100 wounded in the recent fighting on the Island of Macao which result ed In the declaration of martial law. Macao is a Portuguese con. cession and the trouble is said to have arisen when Chinese wo men were insulted by the African police employed by the Portuguese, After the arrest of several Chin ese, a general strike was called by the Chinese guilds and the shops were closed. Demonstrations , against the Portuguese then be-, gan and it was in the attempts of, the police to put down these dis turbances that the casualties re. suited.