Capital journal., August 21, 1922, Image 1

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HIE WEATHER
OREOON: Tonight and Tuesday gen
erally fair; moderate winds.
Local: Rainfall, none; max. 78, mln.
63; clear; west winds; river minus l.t
.feet.
"FORTY-FOURTH YEAR IlO. 198.
SALEM, OREGpN, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1922.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
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Ku Kluxers Organize "Progressive
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TO CARRY OUT
KLAN IDEAES
Complete Ticket Likely to
be Named for Coming
Election by New Organ
ization. " By Harry N. Craln.
Politically the Ku Klux Klan In
Oregon will henceforth and on
ward be known under a new and
assumed name.
The progressive party, that In
surgent organization which has
so handily been launched and
scuttled, re-launched and 're
scuttled a dozen -times in as many
years and to serve as many causes,
baa been officially ku kluxed. It
now appears in the role of pros
pective sponsor for:
1 The so-called compulsory
education bill, the key plank In
the klan's platform during the
primary campaign of last Bpring.
2 The anti-alien land bill,
stolen from the American Legion
by the night-shirted gentry to
bolster up their primary platform.
3 The Independent candidacy
for state treasurer of Fred L. Glf-
ford, exalted cycrops of the Ore
gon realm Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan.
Sponsored by Gifford.
Sponsorship of the firBt two
was admitted by Gifford, himself,
during the official "naturalize
tion" of the progressives at the
Central Library hall In Portland,
Saturday afternoon. Characteris
tic modesty and natural reserve,
together with the probable real
ization that even ku kluxed pro
gressives might rebel at being de
prived of the privilege of formal
ly "naming their own candidates"
when In convention duly assem
bled, restrained him from adding
that he had ambitions to handle
the state's money and raise his
voice, as a member of the board
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FILES DEMURRER
10 INDICTMENTS
Medford, Or., Aug.' 21. De
murrers to Indictments returned
by the special grand Jury Invest!
tating night riding outrages In
Jackson county last spring were
"led in the circuit court late Sat
May by J. F. Hittson, Howard A.
Hill, Dr. Jouett P. Bray, Bert L.
"oses, J. Alexander Norrls and
Thomas E. Ooodie. defendants.
trough their attorneys. The six
n were charged with assault
ith a deadly weapon, riot and ex-
wruon.
'he demurrers, which will be
rgued the first iturdav In Sen
Umber are based upon the follow-
allegations:
Tnat the grand jury returning
indictments had no legal right
r '""Wire into the crime charged,
oecaus, it i8 not tryable within
'he county.
The Indictments do not con
'"nn wbatantially to chapter 7;
II18, of Oregon laws.
That more than one crime Is
Wargeo ln the lndictments.
That the facts as set forth do
ot constitute a crime."
WO THiEF ESCAPES
FROM M'KEIL'S ISLAND
!ck h. Delage. 84, sentenced
r to a two-year term for
Ji1'" automobiles in Seattle.
7jaP4 his guards at the federal
nron on McNe jgianj tnts
rning. An armed posse was at
tJ In pureult and If, the
nsoner is nct apprehended wlth-
P k. i 'hort tim the woods where
I arteiUEllt l b,din' wlU be
id party
MEDFORD KLAN
COCA COLA KING
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I V f I 'I -v
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Mrs- Omitte de SoackiiU
Asa G. Oandler, aged Atlanta,
pany, and the richest man in the
to Mrs. Orezine de Bouchelle, New Orleans beauty, herself very wealthy.
The wedding is expected to take place in San Francisco at the end of
this month or early in September. Beginning with only the formula
for the drink, Mr. Candler, with his brothers, Bishop Warren Candler
and Supreme Court Justice John Candler, of Georgia, have grown im
mensely rich. Mr. Candler's son is now being sued for an alleged as
sault upon a friend's wife.
French Are Talking
Friendly A lliance
With
Paris. Aug. 21. The possibility
of a direct and friendly under
standing between Germany and
France which would include close
economic collaboration was given
serious consideration for the first
time today in commercial and un
official circles.
Nearly all the Important news
papers discussed the suggestion
that France seek Justice in the
reparations criBis through a reap
proachment with Germany. The
idea, originally launched by Ger
man industrialists, has been tak
n nn now in French business
rhnnnels.
While it is unofficially Btated
that the French government has
received no proposals from Ger
many for an accord, well lnrorm
ed circles say that If such ad
vances were made the French of
ficials might listen, to them and
even accept them on certain con
ditions.
The talk of an understanding
h.. wn current on the Paris
bourse recently and has been ac
centuated by the departure of the
reparations mission for Berlin.
Tho raritcRl torces m irauce
relcome the idea of an agreement
but it is said that the present
government finds the laea (dis
tasteful.
Kiinnorters of the scheme ex
plain that France might curtail
the cash reparations payment
under the terms of an accord and
receive compensation in the shape
of participation In German maus-
trles- ' . .
Official quarters reiterated to
day that Premier Poincare's po
sition Is unchanged regarding a
moratorium. It is asserted that
even though the reparations com
mission should see fit to grant .
moratorium with certain addi
tional guarantees. France would
have the right of independent ac
tion unless the guarantees equal
led M. Poincare's conditions set
forth at London.
At last a ray of hope. Horse eer
.. v.. Wn found bettef ,han
monkey glands for the senile. May-
(JO Vf&t-M
sense aui be injected.
TO MARRY BEAUTY
Ga., founder of the Coca Cola Com
eouth, has announced Ms engagement
Germany
FOSTER'S PAPERS
SEIZED IN RAID
Chicago, Aug. 21. The state's
attorneys aides here were engaged
today ln digesting a mass of pa
pers and correspondence seized
yesterday ln a raid on the offices
of the trade union educational
laeue. headed by W. Z. Foster,
formerly of Pittsburgh, who di
rected the 1919 steel Btrike.
Examination of the papers
found in Foster's office was made
to determine whevner he had ad
vocated "one big union of ran
workers and whether he had ad
vocated "strenuous measures,
according to Ass.utant State's At
torney W. F. McLaughlin, who led
the raid.
Foster was said to have appear
ed for a brief moment at his of-
v.or this morning but leu
mniatelv. The office was in
disarray as a result of the visit oi
h. miners, and a bunde of mail
delivered this morning was still
untouched.
TO ASSIGN PAGEANT PARTS
Tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock the parts in the pageani.
"Early History of Oregon, ne
! utaired by the children of the
children's playground will be as
signed. The pageant is being car
ried out under the direction of J.
Fred McGrew and Miss L. Hurd
and will be presented September
1 It is hoped that a Dana can u.
secured for the occasion. The com
mitlee headed by Mrs. a. .
Bush is busy making the costumes
for the event so that the scenes
may be made an real as possible
It is expected that at least 150
children will Uke part. J
BY GOVERNMENT
RUHR IKS
DEMANDED AS
GUARANTEES
France Will Not Consent
to Grant Moratorium to
Germany Unless State
Mines arev Securities.
Bar le Due, France, Aug. 21.
(By Associated Press) France
will not consent to grant a mora
torium of any character to Ger
many unless the German state
mines of the Ruhr and the nation
al forests are placed in the hands
of the allies as a guarantee, and
no matter what happens France
will not depart from this policy.
Such was the position of the
French government with regard
to the reparations question as out
lined by Premier Poincare at the
opening session of the general
council of the department of. the
Meuse.
The premier disclaimed any de
sire on the part of France to ruin
Germany under the guise of a
demand for productive guaran
tees. "The day Germany recognizes
loyalty her obligations toward
France and carries them out with
good grace," declared M. Poin
care, "we will not refuse to ex
amine with her the best meth
ods of assuring the prompt and
regular enactment of the treaty of
Versailles."
Only Ask Opportunity
"Contrary to certain British
spokesmen," continued the head
of the French cabinet, "we are
neither Neros nor Bismarcks. We
are simply a good people who
were brutally attacked and whose
native soil was ravaged. All we
ask is the opportunity to contln
ue ln peace our dally tasks.
"We are greatly disposed to aid
other nations, in the effort to re
store the world. We know the
world "does not end at our fron
tiers. We welcome a broad and
generous European policy. We
frequently desire to remain allies
of our allies and friends of our
friends. We ask nothing better
than to resume with our enemies
of yesterday pleasant and courte
ous relations. But we wish to bave
our ruins repaired and they
will be."
Eidicules Charges
Premier Poincare ridiculed re
cent charges that France sought
to enslave the German people in
revenge for the devastation
wrought during the war.
"If, contrary to our desire, we
are forced to take .independent
action without the approval of
our allies," be continued, "we
shall make no effort to retain in
definitely the guarantees which
we may take. We shall guard
these guarantees ln the Interest
of all and only until Germany
consents to meet her Just obliga
tlons."
E
E
A. C. Hansen of Portland ap
peared in police court this after
noon and plead guilty to a charge
of being drunk and was fined
10. Two otber counts against
him ln the Justice court were
possession of intoxicating liquor
and driving a motor vehicle while
drunk. He was given 24 hours !n
hlch to plead and was released
on 200 bond on each charge. His
hearing is set for 2 o'clock to
morrow afternoon.
Hansen was arrested last night
fter he had returned from the
highway south of town. On the
highway be passed" two cars and
ln doing so nearly ran the cars
Into the ditch. After passing them
e failed to straighten out and
went over the bank on the oppo
site side of the road, almont
wrecking bis machine. He receiv
ed several bruises and cuts about
the face.
MIXED GASOLIN
WRECKING AUTO
TRAINING OF
100,000 FOR
WAR FAVORED
President Harding Seeks
Citizen Soldiers to Pre
serve Peace Addresses
Camp Meade.
Washington, Aug. 21. Presi
dent Harding, ln an address here
today to citizen soldiers from
Camp" Meade, Maryland, declared
he favored miltiary training for
more than 100,000 civilians an
nually, not for any prospective
aggressive warfare, but to pre
serve peace.
After reviewing the civilian
troops on the ellipse, adjacent to
the White House grounds, the
president called attention to the
fact that 28,000 civilians were af
forded training this summer, com
pared with 11,000 last year. The
president said the review had giv
en him new confidence, but added
that there was not a .thought in
Ametlca for armed warfare, the
nation being concerned only ln
preserving peace of the world.
. In the Camp Meade contingent
were 1000 young men, constitut
ing infantry, medical, artillery
and cavalry units from the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland, Dela
ware and Pennsyvanla, who have
been in training for three weeks.
Declaring that the boys had been
benefitted by learning discipline,
the president asserted - that "all
America might well benefit by
learning a little more impressive
ly the obligations of the citizen to
his country."
President's Address.
His address follows:
"I could not allow the oppor
tunity to pass without a word of
felicitation and congratulation.
You have afforded us this morn
ing, those who were in review and
those who carried on the review, a
most Impressive and reassuring
spectacle. Tou are citizens of
republic wholly devoted to peace
There Is not a thought ln Amer
ica of armed warfare. There Is
not a design on the part of your
country to carry on an armed cam
paign in any direction.
We are concerned only with
peace and the security of peace
and t like to think that this great
republic, reducing lis regular
army in accordance with its Ideals,
can have the assurance that comes
to it wtlh such a spectacle as you
have given us this morning.
congratulate you with all my
heart.
Profit Are Mutual.
It is a fine thing for the young
manhood of America to turn from
the ordinary engagements of the
(Continued on Page Five.)
SESSION LIKELY
The Salem city council will
work a vacation, shift when it
meets In regular session this
evening. Judging from reports of
the probable business to be trans
acted. Aside from the bearing of
protests on the ordered removal
of the old tree which stands In
the street at Bummer and Union
streets there appears to be noth
ing more than minor Interest to
come before the aldermen.
The proposed milk ordinance,
and tbe ordinance which would
put an end to mimical and otber
ance advertising on the streets
of the city are ln the bands of the
lty attorney for more detailed
study and will not be presented
tonight.
OTIS CONVENTION
. CPEHSAT OLYMPIA
Olympia, Wash., Aug. 21. Ap
proximately 260 delegate to the
Pacific northweet K1 wants con
vention had registered here early
today, but late arrivals are ex
lected to (well the total to 00 or
.00.
QUIET COUNCIL
Party"
Is Boiled to Death
When He Tumbles Info
"Devil's Tea Kettle"
Klamath Falls, Or., Aug. 21.
Frank Albert, 60, died last
night from burns received
when he fell Into "the devil's
tea kettle," a hot spring, here
yesterday. He lost his footing
while filling a barrel for house
hold use and plunged into the
spring, the temperature of
which is about 197 degrees.
Unable to climb the slippery
bank, Albert was ln the hot
water several minutes before
his screams brought assistance.
He had lived here about ten
years, but little is known of
him. The coroner found noth
ing ln his effects to indicate he
had relatives.
NEW GAME LAWS
T
The newly enacted regulations
of the State Game Commission,
opening the season on grouse and
native pheasant for a 30-day
period on August 20 bids fair to
deplete the valley entirely of
China pheasants before the open
ing of the season on those birds ln
October, and to rob the legitimate
hunter who observes the present
closed season of his birds.
Yesterday the fields and brush
patches of the valley were Utterly
alive with hunters and the crack
of bird guns could be beard all
day long.
"There were more hunters than
birds out yesterday," one local
sportsman declared this morning.
"And grouse and native pheasant
were not the only game brought
home. The sportsman who will
hunt all day long for grouse an
"natives" of which there is only
a limited supply, and pass up
good shot at a China or two are
few and far between. This new
law simply means that by the time
the China season opens there will
be no China pheasants left."
A total of 152 bunting licenses
were Issued by the sporting good
houses and the country clerk's of
flee here Saturday. Ten of these
were combination licenses and the
remainder were simply permits to
bunt.
REFUSE TO SET
PRUNE PRICES
Tbe prune market continues in
a slump by reason of the lack of
Improvement In the rail strike sit
uation end buyers are showing no
more activity today than for sev
eral weeks past.
Prom tees of some activity on the
part of buyers with the announce
ment of the opening prices of tbe
California association, slated for
today, went up in thin air when
tho announcement failed for the
second time to show Itself. It was
first scheduled to come out 10
days ago, but the sluggishness of
the eastern market and the In
ability of the railroad to move
shipments caused It to be with
held. '
What effect the continuance el
tbe unsettled railroad situation
will have on the market for their
product Is worrying some of the
growers who have not tbe finan
cial resources to carry their crop
over In case of a long delayed
strengthening of the market.
Few of the growers ln this sec
tion of the valley sold tbelr prunes
during tbe opening flurry wben
buyers were bidding on a 10-cent
basis. Some of the smaller crops
were contracted to canners but
the bulk of the pick this year re
mains unsold.
It Is reported that tbe opening
California prices will not now be
quoted until some Improvement I
shown In the strike situation.
Mr. E. W. Durkey, of Newport,
who has been 111 at a local hospital
for some time, went home yester-
CALIFORNIANS
BORAH URGES LAWS ASKED
QUICK END OF BY PRESIDENT
HORNS IN CONGRESS
Idaho Senator Demands
Speed in Order to Save
Fruit Crops of Country
Threatens to Act.
Washington, Aug. 21. Declar
ing that the railroad strike was
becoming "intolerable," Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, chair
man of the senate labor commit
tee, today urged' both sides in the
strike to hasten a solution be
cause of the losses ln moving
crops.
Senator Borah, in a telegram to
T. DeWltt Cuyler, chairman of
the Association of Railway Exec
utives, and ln a conference with
B. M. Jewell, leader of the strik
ing shopmen and William H.
Johnston, president of tbe Inter
national Association of Machin
ists, asserted the crop losses thru
lack of transportation were becora
lng serious. "
Outlook Hopeful
Mr. Jewell, who with Mr. John
son, called on Senator Borah at
the latter's office, was said to
view the New York negotiations
as hopeful. He and the machin
ists' head, It was said, again pre
sented to Senator Borah reports
as to deterioration of railroad
equipment.
Senator Borah's telegram to
Mr. Cuyler, the substance ot
which was repeated orally to Mr
Jewell, follows:
"May I respectfully urge that
all who shall convene on Wednes
day to consider ways of settling
the strike, that at this time thru
out fruit and potato regions of
tbe west there is a pronounced
shortage of cars and an utter ina
bility to move these . perishable
products to the market?
"Thousands of cars of potatoes
and fruit are ready to move and
the most serious and widespread
loss and damage must soon fol
low. It relief is not had at once
and cars furnished, the next
twenty days will witness the ruin
of hundreds of fruit and potato
raisers who must lose their entire
year's work to say nothing of the
indirect loss to the people who
ought to have these products.
"These things are doubtless fa
miliar to you, but you will pardon
me ln urg'hg it again upon your
attention.; The situation Is fast
becom!ngv4ntolerable and I felt It
my duty to accentuate these con
ditions to those who are to be ln
attendance at this conference."
M. M. Crow was arrested last
night about II o'clock by Chief
Moffitt and charged with attempt
ed criminal assault. He is said to
have accosted a' woman near
south. 12th and Oak streets. The
woman eluded him and went to
the depot and phoned to the po
lice, who responded and placed
Crow under arrest. He was held
for Investigation and this morn
ing was taken to the county jail.
He will bave a hearing ln the jus
tice court tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Unlimited Passes
Good For One Week
Sold For a Dollar
Unlimited weekly passes trans
ferrable and covering an unlimit
ed number ot rides during any one
week to cell at one dollar each
will be put Into effect on the
street railway lines ot tbe Pacific
Power & Light company at As
toria on September 4 If tbe public
service commission approves tbe
move. Inasmuch as the proposed
passes represent a reduction In ex
isting fares it Is highly probable
that the commission will approve
as Intimated in the offices of
tbe commission here this morning.
Tbe passes are being resorted
to. according to the application
filed with the commission this
morning, as' a "temporary experi
mental measure to determine the
effect with respect to the develop
ment of a larger volume of reve
nue traffic ln the Astoria street
railway system."
Commission to be Ap
pointed to Probe Coal
Production; Members
Draw $10,000 Pay.
Washington, Aug. 21. A bill to
carry Into effect President Hard
ing's recommendations for U
sweeping government Investiga
tion of the coal industry was In
troduced today by Chairman
Wlnslow ot the house commerce
committe after a visit to the
White House.
The measure would create a
commission ot nine members to be
known as the United Slates coal
commission to- obtain Information
regarding all questions and prob
lems connected with the coal in
dustry. No members ot congress
or any person who has any Inter
est ln, or Is connected with the In
dustry would be eligible to serve
on the commission. The salary
ot tbe commissioners would be
at the rate ot 210,000 and the
commission would cease to exist
one year after the act took effect.
Duty of Commission,
Specifically the bill would make
it the duty ot the commission "to
Investigate and ascertain facts lit
the coal Industry as to ownership
of coal mines, price ot coal,
wages, wage contracts, conditione
ot employment, distribution, waste
of coal realized by owners or op
erators ot coal mlneB or by the
persons or corporations having to
do with the production, distribu
tion or sale ot coal and any other
material facts ln connection with,
the coal industry generally aul
the organizations and persona
connected with it."
The commission would report to
the president and congress by,
January 1, 1923, Its findings ot
fact and make such recommenda
tions as ln Its judgment would,
promote continuity of production
and efficiency in mining and dis
tribution and maintain uninter
rupted movement ui' coal ln Inter
state commerce and safeguard tbe
Interests ot workers, operator
and the public."
Half Million in Cost.
A half million dollars would be
appropriated for expenses ot the
commission.
CoincldentwHy with presenta
tion of the bill ln the bouse,
Chairman Borah ot the senate la
bor committee Issued a call for a
meeting of his committee tomor-J
row to take up tbe president' (
recommendation for a coal fact !
finding commission. Senator Bor-;
ah hopes to get action on his own
bill, which the president has ap
proved la the main, but which,
differs ln some respects from tbe
Wlnslow measure. The senator to
day said he would propose amend
ments to meet suggestions by the
president.
The passes which will be trans
ferrabe, it Is understood, can be I
used by any one, the only res trio- j
tion being that they will be hon- ,
ored for only one passenger at one ;
time.
The Astoria street railway sys
tem was only recently granted a
rate increase to seven cents by the
public service commtslaon upon a .
showing that the system was not j
paying its way. This increase evl- 4
dentiy has not resulted ln lncreas- ,
lng the revenues ot the company i
as was expected and tbe passes
will be resorted to as an experi
ment in an effort to overcome tbe
deficit. The passes will not cancel j
existing rates but will be supple- 1
mental thereto.
Permission to file the new tariff ,
on less than the statutory 80 day -notice
is asked ot the commission
in an applicatoin tiled by the coin-'
pany today. ,