OREGON STATE LiBa
DEC 1 1922
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Tonight and Sunday rain
west, rala or enow east portion; fresh
southerly winds. '
Local: Rainfall 1.61 Inches; max 2;
mln. 85; cloudy; river 5.4 feet.
THERE 13 NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
CIRCULATION
Dilf average for November 6050. ,
Member Audit Bureau ot Circulation.
Member Associated Press Full leased
Wire eerrlce.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1922
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PRUNES ARE
HEUJHERE
Dallas and Salem Growers
Still Have 6,000,000
Pounds; Are Holding
For Higher Prices
Six million pounds, practically
11 ot the unsold prunes of tne
1 y 2 2 crop in the northwest, are In
the hands of .the growers in the
Salem and Dallas districts and are
being held for a further advance
in the market, which growers look
or soon alter the first of the year.
With the undetermined amount
still in the hands of brokers who
bought for speculation, these
prunes constitute the entire sup
ply of northwest prunes that will
be available to buyers when the
domestic market, now dormant be
cause delayed deliveries have pre
fvented buyers from checking ac
curately the amount now actual
ity in their possession, again be-
comes active.
1 Of the 6,000,000 pounds, two-
f thirds, or about 4,000,000 pounds
fare in the hands of large growers
; around Dallas, and the remaining
I 2,000,000 pounds is being held in
I the Salem district. All of the
prunes are small sizes.
Dallas growers, who are alwayB
among the last to sell, have hela
on even longer than usual this
year and since the early season
have been predicting that there
would be a marked advance in the
market during the late winter and
early" spring. One group of five
Dallas growers holding more than
1,000,000 pounds are holding in
enucleation of a 10-cent basic
price early in the new year.
s The general strength of the
UNSOLD
prune market this year has been
I J demonstrated by the fact that only
this small amount ot tne ou.vvu
! 000 pound Italian prune crop In
the northwest- remains in tne
hands of the growers. With the
exception of perhaps 40 or 50 tons
the entire Clarke county (Wash
ington) crop has been sold, and
all of the prunes in the soutnern
Oregon, Sheridan and Newberg
districts have passed 'out of the
hu.ids of the growers.
The latest market activity in
this section is reported from Dal-
k las, where a buyer representing
the Salem King's Products com'
I nany anneared this week with in-
Btructions to purchase 300,000
1 pounds, it available, at 6 and 7
J cents. Yesterday it was reported
I that he had secured about 150,000
I pounds.
ELIGIBILITY OF
PLAYERS lUPHELJI
I The eligibility of Reese B'augh
man and Ashur Neff as members
of the Medford football eleven was
upheld by the board of control of
the state athletic association in
session here today. "
The eligibility of the two play
erg had been protested by Ashland
.nd resulted In the cancellation
ct the Thanksgiving day game be
tween the two schools. Ashland's
protest was based upon the fact
that Baughman and Neff, who are
part time students, were not in
lull attendance upon the Medford
school.
I In upholding the eligibility of
the pfayers the board of control
pointed out that they were carry
ing four full subjects, attending
classes regularly and were In ev
ry way complying with the rules
of the association.
- Members of the" board- here'to-
ay were C. W. Boetiicher, super
intendent of schools at Albany; H.
M. DuBols, superintendent of
i hools at Enterprise, and W. J.
Mishler. superintendent of schools
t Grants Pass. The session was
I ,rfd In the office of J. A. Cburch
1!, state superintendent of public
Instruction.
Two other cases involving ath
lete relations between high schools
f to be taken up by the board
is atternooa.
Is Refused
New York. Dec. 9. The Famt .
tion announced today that the
Minter, one of the most prommer K
renewed aiter sne iunsneu a
gaged. No reason was given.
Red Cross Here Awaits
Word From
Work For Fund Kept Up
Appropriation Bill
Passed by House in
Record Time jcday
Washington, Dec. 9. Far
In advance of the usual time,
the house today passed the
treasury appropriation bill, the
first of the big supply meas
ures. It carries $115,000,000
of which 19,000,000 will be for
prohibition enforcement.
RAINFALL FOR "
' FRIDAY TOTALS
fi AND HALF
With 1.51 inches of rain falling
here last night, the heaviest pre
cipitation In a single day this
fall, many Salem homes again ex
perienced floods In .basements be
cause of the inability ot the sew
ers to carry off the excess wa
ter. The downpour was so great
that many of the street drains
were clogged by leaves which
had been washed there. On the
southeast corner of Cottage and
Court streets this was the case
and the water had backed up
over the curbing and as far back
as the sidewalk. Several men walk
ing to work this morning between
six and seven o'clock: did not see
the water until they had splash
ed Into the water on the side
walk. One man said, "I just
thought that the water was a lit
tle puddle standing on the side
walk' and kept right on going.
Just then I stepped down over the
curb into about eight inches ot
water."
When residents of an apart
ment house on Cottage street be
tween Court and Chemeljeta
streets, arose this morning they
found that part of their wood
which had just been hauled yes
terday, had floated down to Ch-j-meketa
street.
The river reading this morning
was 5.4 teet and reported to have
fallen some In the 12 hours pro
ceeding. With the rain during
the night and the continue'!
downpour this morning the read
ing will likely be near the six
foot mark tomorrow morning..
The maximum temperature yes
terday was 42 and the minimum
S5.
A Chicago woman shot ler hus-
hand when lie wouldn't go te church.
She was going to get him to heaven
one way or another.
Contract
; a
ers-Lasky corpora
teld by Mary Miles
stars, would not be
c
?.m which she is en
o
Astoria But
Awaiting Astoria to command it
for either clothing, food or funds
the Willamette Red Cross chapter.
of which Mrs. Arthur Benson
out that money is1 greatly needed, for
chairman, today pointed out that
monev is greatly neeaea ror such em
ergencies as the one existing at As
toria and ureed residents of the
community to renew their member
ships in the local organization.
Today Astoria had not answered
Salem's telegrams proferring aid of
any nature. Shtfuld clothing or food
be needed it was learned, on good
authority that, in all probability.
the goods will be handled by a
least one railroad freo of charge
Lack of solicitors has been the
chief problem facing the local Red
Cross chapter, according to Mrs
Benson. Only five persons have thi
year volunteered their services and
these have collected in Salem only
$."00. Last year Salem alone con
tributed approximately $1500, while
Marion and Polk counties gavo
total of $3700. Marion's share of
this was about $1350.
This morning $28 was receive
from Sublimity an offering which
Mrs. Benson felt, indicated whole
hearted support from that communi
ty.
Persoi willing to give their serv
ices as Sei Cross' solicitors should
get in touch immediately with Mrs.
Benson. Red Cross headquarters are
located on State street, east of the
First Methodist church.
RELIEF EFFORTS
. ARE ORGANIZED
' Portland, Or., Dec. 9. Syste
matic relief work for Astoria was
outlined today by the Portland
chamber of commerce. Committees
of business men were named to
supply various lines of necessi
ties. One group will supply flour
and cereals, others bread, coffee,
vegetables, meat, clothing and un
derwear. The chamber has made
arrangements for credits of at
least $50,000. Donations totall
ing $20, BOO, aside from this cred
it, have been announced by or
ganizations and individuals here.
ROYAL ARGH MASONS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
At the meeting of Multnomah
Chapter No. 1, Royal Arch Ma-xms,
held last evening, officers for the
coming year were elected as follows:
A. B. Hughes, high priest; B. C.
Arpke, king; Walter Winslow, scribe
H. M. Birdsail, captain of host;
Glenn C. Xilcs, treasurer; David
C. Wright, secretary.
Multnomah "Chapter Xo. 1 waa in
stituted in 185S and i the oldest
Royal Arch Mason chapter in the
nortkwest. '
GRID GAMES
FOR 1 923 ARE
SCHEDULED
Coast Conference Dead
lock Broken; Season
To Open October 19 and
Close December 1.
Seattle, Wash.j Dec. 9. Break
ing a deadlock which had existed
since yeBterday between repre
sentatives 'of the various colleges,
the Pacific coast conference today
finally adopted its 1923 football
schedule. The season opens Octob
er 19 with a game betwen the
University of Idaho and Washing
ton State college at Pullman and
closes December 1, with the Uni
versity of Oregon-University of
Washington "traditional" contest
at Seattle. The Northwest confer
ence schedule was to be taken up
at a meeting this afternoon.
The Pacific Coast conference
schedule follows:
University ot California: Oc
tober 20 Oregon Aggies at Berk
ley; October 27, Washington State
college at Portland; Nov. 10, Uni
versity of Southern California at
Los Angeles; Nov. 17, University
of Washington at Berkeley; Nov.
24, Stanford at Berkeley.
Stanford University: October
27, University of Southern Cali
fornia at Palo Alto;' Nov. 10,
University of Oregon at Fortland;
Nov. 17, University of Idaho at
Palo Alto; Nov. 24, University of
California at Berkeley.
University of Southern Cali
fornia: Oct. '20, University of
Washington at Seattle; October
27, Stanford university at Palo
(Continued on Page Seven.)
DECLARED SANE
Los Angeles, Dec. 9 Arthur C.
Burch was today foiyid sine by the
Los Angeles county lunacy commis
sion and his discharge from custody
was ordered. Burch has Dtood trial
three times on an indictment charg
ing him with murder of J. Bolton
Kennedy, each, trial laving result
ed in a disagreement. After the
third trial the indictment was dis
missed by the district attorney.
BOARD DENIES
BAN
Emphatic denial that 'the Oregon
public Bcrvice commission has taken
any partisan stand in the fight cen
tering about the proposed unmerging
of the Central and Southern Pacific
lines, now the subject of a hearing
before the Interstate commerce
commission at Washington, D. C, is
made by the commission in a let
ter to the Springfield Chamber of
Commerce. The letter is in reply
to charges of partisanship on the
part of the commission and particu
larly on the part of H. H. Corey,
member of the commission who ie
representing the commission in the
hearings before the Interstate com
mi -.si on.
''Commissioner Corey wej author
ized to preocnt and protect the in
terest of the commission and
we have no sufficient reason to be
lieve that he has done otherwise,
believing that he has either been
misunderstood" or misquoted with
reforence to taking partisan stand
in favor of any particular railroad,1
the commission's letter declares.
Tisher is Witness
Dr. E. E. Fisher went to Cor
vallls this morning to testify In
the suit brought by the estate of
J. H. Thompson against the city
of Philomath. Some time ago Mr.
Thomoson fell, due to a defective
aide walk In Philomath, recelv
ing injuries which it Is claimed
ultimately caused bis death.
A
BURGH
PART
STAND
FARM CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
IE PLANNED
Two Proposals Added To
Plans Already Before
Congress; Both Endors
ed by Farm Bureau.
Washington, Dee. 9. Two
more farm credit plans were added
today to the doien or more already
before congress.
One bill amending the farm loan
act to provide additional credits
was Introduced by Senator Nor-
becU,; republican, South Dakota,
and Representative Strong, repub
lican, Kansas, while another, in
troduced by Senator Norbeck and
Representative A. P. ' Nelson, re
publican, Wisconsin, would au
thorize the war finance corpor
ation to make loans to foreign
purchasers of American agricul
tural products.
Both Bills Drastic
Both ot the bills are endorsed
by th American farm bureau fed
eration and go beyond the admin
istration proposals in the recently
introduced Lenroot-Anderaon bill.
Increase' from $10,000 to $25,
000 -Jf the maximum loan which
could be made to an Individual
farmer by cooperative farm land
banks is one of the principal
features of the Norbeck-Strong
bill. .Senator Norbeck said that
this change would "give local co
operative associations a better
chance to compete with the Joint
stock land banks." '
Such loans also under the new
bill would be available for security
on machinery and other debts of
borrowers and not limited, as ua-
der the present law, to land and
buildings.
Another provision of the Nor
beck-Strong bill would change the
composition of the 12 regional
land banks by having a ' 'fifty-
fifty ' ' directorate, half of the
directors to be appointed by the
federal board and half by national
farm organizations.
The bill also provided for volun
tary liquidation of local farm
loan associations and for appoint
ment pf agents where cooperative
banks do not exist. The latter
provision would make it possible
for farmers to obtain loans where
local associations have not yet
been organized.
Asks Revolving Fund
The. Nelson-Norbeck foreign
loan, bill would create a revolving
fund of $250,000,000 to negotiate
sales pf American products. It Is
designed to increase expflTts of
farm products by advancing funds
to foreigners. The bill author
izes the war finance corporation
to purchase drafts or other in
struments of credit . against the
grain shipments abroad, to be
drawn against and gathered by
good, reputable foreign Importers,
and then gathered by the foreign
government where the grain is
shipped.
ESPE
SET FOR JAN. 25
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 9. (By As
sociated Press) The federal court
today set January 25 next for ar
guments In the government's case
to effect a severance of the South
ern Pacific and the Central Pa
cific on the grounds that they are
competing lines. Arguments were
scheduled for today, but were de
ferred, it was explained to give
counsel for the Southern Pacific
which controls the Central, time
to study the government's line of
argument.
RAin KEXT WEEK, FORECAST
Washington, Dec. 9. WeVher
outlook tor week beginning Mon
day: Pacific States: Normal temper
ature, considerable cloudiness,
occasional rains.
E HEARING
Says Accident Made
Her Grow Fat; Sues
Railroad for Damage
Kansas City. Mo., Deo. 9.
A jury in federal court must
determine whether an injury
which Mrs. Lorene Caldwell,
22, asserts she suffered in a
railroad crash, is responsible
for her excessive weight. She
asserts that she weighs 37.8
pounds.
M-rs. Caldwell la Bulng the
Chicago and Alton railroad
company for $50,000 damages.
She claims that one of the
railroad's switch' engines
struck a motor car in which
she was riding and that an In
jury to an endocrine gland
caused excessive obesity. She
asserts that she weighed .160
pounds a,t the time of the acci
dent, December 21, 1920.
MORATORIUM
IS ARRANGED
French Reported to Have
Agreed To Grant Res
pite To Germany Upon
. Certain Conditions.
London, Dec, 9. (By Associat
ed Press.) Premier Poincara to
wards the close of the first session
of the conference of allied pre
miers here today is understood to
have said that France would con
sent to a moratorium of two years
for Uorman If certain economic
guarantees accompanied it.
In the opinion of the French,
their nation would only control
the Rhlneland along economic
lines during the term ot a mora
torium collectine taxes and run
ning the rallorad lines as a guar
antee of Germany s promise to car
ry out the reforms that would in
sure payment of hep bill.
It is generally believed that the
London meeting will be confined
to a discussion of a moratorium
for Germany and for the guaran-
tnfiH which France demands. Pre
mier Polncare believes that the at
titude of the United States pre
vents Great Britain from cancel
ling the French debt.
TO BE BUILT M
f!nnnratlon with the secretary
of agriculture, the Murlon county
court in session yesierxiay aiter
noon siened an agreement provid
ing for the survey, plans and esti
mates for the construction ot a
rnnrl between Niagara and Detroit.
at an estimated cost of $100,000 to
be met by the government and tne
road district.
The cost of this will be in ex
cess of $4000 and the county
agreed to pay $1050 of the ex
pense. This money does not come
from the general fund of the
county, but from the road district
between Niagara and Detroit.
This district for several years has
hcan ilftAprvinfl!- a fund for the con
struction of the road and now has
lulls treasury $27,000 tor this
road building.
The proposed road Is over the
old Minto trail from Niagara trail,
u milpB over the mountain. The
greater part of the road Is in the
national forest reserve.
133 ARRESTED IN
NOVEMBER FOR SPEED
A total of 1.13 r?ets for viola
tions of traffis laws wore made by
members of the tate traffic squad
during Kovember, according to the
monthly report of T. A. Haffoty,
chief of the state squad. In addition
to motorists arrested 737 others were
warned against, repetitions of minor
infractions of the law. A total of
? fifi 4S in delinauent fees was col
lected through the activities of the
department and fines agfc'reg:itirg
tK7fl .05 were imoosed ;pon those
haled into eourt by members of the
squad.
AUTHORITIES
NCENDIARY
FOR POSSIBLE
Work of Reconstructing Devasted City Begins At
Dawn Today; Full Extent of Disaster Revealed
As Dying Flames rermit Close Survey of Burned
Area; Fire Chief Delirious From Injuries.
a r,-Q rw QfRv
smouldering ruina of the city's
ities and preliminary work toward reconstruction Began ai
dawn today. A thousand fires scattered about the devastated
area burned during the night, and in the flickering light from
these flames could be seen firemen still at wors, sauors wiui
bayonets fixed guarding the vaults of the burned banks, and
numerous soldiers and volunteer
by red bands about their arms,
- . . . .
vided by the local police ior
fire lines. '
The spectre of the firebug rose from the ashes of the
wrecked city, and there were many rumors which authorities
were attempting to run down.
Renresentatives ot the state
tire marshal's office, Deputy Mar
shal H. H. Pomeroy and L. B.
Davis today -were -working with
Chief ot Police E. L. Carlson and
Fire Chief K. S. Foster in an at
tempt to losrrn the cause of the tire
which started yesterday morning
shortly after 2 o'clock and in the
hours wiped out the business dis
trict. One report was that the
tire broke out in a pool room at
one side of the Beehive depart
ment store and shortly afterwards
another fire was discovered on the
other side of that store. Investi
gators today said this might be ac
counted for by the flames spread
ing under the piling on which the
building was erected.
Radicals Not Blamed.
"It the fire was ot incendiary
origin it was a pt'ire case of arson,"
said J. DeWitt Gilbert, news editor
of the Astoria Budget. "I do hot
believe that there is any ground
tor attributing the fire to radicals.
The industrial sHuutiun at Astoria
h not been disturbed. There
have been some agitators here but
there had been no strike.
Representatives ot insurance
companies and adjustment Bur
eaus were arriving In groups to
day,, and a meeting was held to
list the lossos.
L Public Buildings Stand.
All the -public DUiiuinga m
unharmed save for broken glass
caused by dynamite explosions.
The postoffice, city hall, court
house, Bchools, churches, St.
Mury's hospital and Y. M. O. A-
escaped. The fire came perilous
ly near some ot these, notably the
city hall and the Y. M. C. A. The
latter building was saved at a cri
tical time- by a bucket brigade
of boys who carried water from
the swimming pool ana inrew n
on the wans wuita
hot by the nearby fire.
Fire Chief Delirious.
vtra Chief E. S. Foster became
ixllrlmia today at his home as a
result ot an Injury suffered yester
day when he was hit on the neua
i. noi.lB while tight tne lire.
Three men were called to hold him
In bed, it was reported trom his
home.
rv.irinnl "A. G. White, adjutant
general of the state, here in com
mand ol a ueiacunn-ui. ui uui'".
guard troops and two rolling
i,u,.h.nu todav estaunsneu iieuu-
Aurtor at the Tovell garage, a
irire building which escaped the
flames and was preparing to serve
meals to persons who had no otnei
maana of obtaining food. Half ot
the building has been converted
intr, dlnlne room and the other
hnif into a commissary where food
and eauiDinent is being Issued to
such persons as apply ior aia.
T Unlit Tpmnnran v
Plans for rebuilding Astoria's
ked husineaa district
da todar at a meeting of
150 business men gathered in the
xnurt house at the call ol Lee
Drake, president ot the chamber
of commerce. Measures were out
PRO
BING
EPORTS
MS
Assoniaterl.Presa. Amid the
business district relief activ
reliei woricers aisunsmsnevt
the improvised insignia pro-
at ; i
persons auuiorweu
lined to provide that nothing
should be done in rebuilding to
interfere wwlth a proposed "city
beautiful" plan.
Temporary structures are to b
put up outside the burned atea
nnrlar the res-ulatlon ot a com
mittee. Mayor-elect O. B. Stetters
was given the task of passing out
permits for such temporary build-,
lugs. "While this meeting was in
progress, some of the embers ot
the fire of yesterday were still
smoking.
Business men today held a
meeting to plan establishment of
temporary business places to sup-,
olv the neonle of Astoria with ne
cessities. A meeting of the gener
al relief committee also was nem.
(Continued on Poga Seven.)
TIGER ISSUES
LAST PLEA FOR
E!
Philadelphia, Doc. 9. (The
Associated Press.) Georges
Clemenceau, speaking today in
the cltv where America s declara
tion of independence was signed,
urged that America come back to
iiurope and belp spread independ
ence throughout the world.
He was given a long ovation as
he appeared on the platform of the
Academy of Music. The academy, .
profusely decorated with the Stare
and Stripes and the French Tri
color was packed.
Thousands of Phlladelphlans
were disappointed at their In
ability to hear Clemenceau de
liver the last important address
In his tour of the United States.
As a partial relief for their dis
appointment they thronged the
streets through which the octo
genarian statesman was scheduled
to pass on his way to Independ
ence Hall and the Academy of
MuhIo to catch a glimpse of him.
The arrangements called for
only a brief visit. Actually he was
to be here about ten and one half
hours but officially several hours
'Ha than that. He slept in his
private car in the railroad station
about four hours before he was
dues to make iiis official appear-
nce at 10 o clock.
EELL PRESIDENT OF .
LOCAL SHBIME GLOB
At the meeting ot the Salem
hrlne club, held last evening In
the Maconic Temple, officers for
next year were elected as follows:
William Bell, president: Fred S.
Lamport, vice president; Carl
Pope, secretary and treasurer.
Executive committee, William Mc
ailchrlet, Jr., Fred S. Lamport
and William Ecll.
ilCAN AID