Capital journal., December 21, 1922, Image 1

;eter B. Kyne's Masterpiece "The Pride of Palomar" Begins in Saturday's
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TOERE 18 NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
CIRCULATION
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Rain west, snow east por
tion; moderate southerly winds.
Local: Rainfall .02 Inch; max. 39;
min. 83; cloudy; south wind; river S ft.
r average for November 6050,
Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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' SALEM OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922 PRICE TWO . (N
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Success of Campaign Is
Assured Before Final
Hour; Campaigners, and
Students Celebrate.
The forward movement earn
MiM for an endowment of $1,-
250,000 for Willamette university
eut over the top well before the
midnight deadline last night, and
reports dribbling in today indi-
eated that the amount has been
oversubscribed by several thou-
land dollars.
Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon
there had been received and offi
cially booked pledges totaling $1,-
251,979. It was also reported that
ibout a thousand dollars more
lad been received in pledges but
lad not been officially checked.
It is expected that pledges which
were taken in far parts of the
itate up to midnight last night
will not arrive for at least another
day.
Celebration Staged. .
Assembled at Eaton hall from
Ibout 9 o'clock on were approxi
mately 300 students and friends of
the university who were receiving
the report of the progress of the
campaign as it was being made.
At 10 o'clock the. word was given
that there was about $16,000 lack
ing with the next report stating
tliat the amount was within sight.
A lew minutes before 13 o'clock
the word was given out that the
mount had been pledged with a
margin to spare.
Almost simultaneously with the
cheering of the students was heard
the blowing of the whistle of the
Bpaulding mill which continued
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WRAPS
L
Keckless drivers should be
Placed in the same category as
those who attempt to drive auto
mobiles while in an intoxicated
condition, according to T. A. Raf
fety, chief of the state traffic
Quad, who has included such a
lecsmmendation in his biennial
report to Secretary of State Kozer.
The term "reckless driving"
hould also be clearly defined,
Eaffety points out.
Raffety would also require ap
plicants for a driver's license to
Pass a thorough examination be
fore being granted such a license.
Other recommendations includ
4 in Raffety's report Include:
A reciprocal arrangement with
other state for the licencing of for
eign cars operating temporarily In
Oregon.
Encouragement of greater use
Pneumantio tires on truck
Wlpment in excess of three and
ne-half tons Capacity.
stricter adherence to the rule
f the road against parking cars
"i the hard surfaced portions of
highways outside citv limits.
Compulsory insDection of motor
vehicle equipment such as brakes
'Bd lights with crHftratpa of such
Inspection filed monthly with the
ecretary of state
The use of onlv onn snotlight
its location on the car to be fixed
y law.
Raffetv also exnreswea ODDOSi
"on to the emnlovment of traffic
"Hicials on a fee basis, as prac
ticed in some Oregon counties.
RIESSBECK IS NOT GUILTY
John Rles.hulr nf Salem was
ound not e-uiltv of a drunken-
charge by a jury In the police
tourt yesterdav nfrnrnnnn. Riess-
eck was arrested several days
BO.
The P9DA a.alne nil... P laOS-
. K&muob vii . - -
"Mk, chareed with nneratine a
' while Intoxicated, was Indefi
nitely postponed by Judge Race.
Uina. Sn.k TV Tn.lnr Can-
heavyweight wrestling eham
I0i defeated I. A. Johnson, St.
rwJf i straight falls.
MOVERS
STOCKINGS WELL FILLED; NEED MORE FOOD
Old Bedstead ;
and Chairs Are
Needed At Once
An appeal was made this morn
ing by Harry Levy, president of
the Associated Charities, for a
bedstead and some chairs.
There is a family which has
been- brought to his attention
which has- been deserted by the
husband for over a year and the
mother is doing all In her power
to support herself and five chil
dren. However, to "d and
clothe six is quite I and but
for the generosity, eighbors
the case would hav e to Mr.
Levy's attention bi $ this. ,
The family is d' ;s best to
get along and j iy could
manage without ,y? .stead or
some old chairs;?' someone
might give them- t is a case
where the moth? i taken all
the responsibili(' -d is doing
her best withdni c omplaining.
This is what appealed to Mr.
Levy.
At present part of the family
are sleeping on the floor. There
are enough bed covers to keep
them warm but they find the
floor pretty hard. Chairs are a
minus article and boxes are used
both for chairs and- a table.
Cooperative System Held
To Be Salvation; Dod-
son Cites Examples Of
Others' Success.
Discussing "Cooperative Mar
keting," W. D. B. Dodson, secre
tary and manager of the Portland
chamber of commerce, speaking
last evening at the Sunnyside
school house before members of
the Marion county federation, de
clared that within a few years the
Willamette valley will be regard
ed as one of the greatest produe
ing areas in the west.
California grows about 200,
000,000 pounds of prunes each
year, and records of plantings
show that this will increase to ful
ly 600,000,000 pounds within the
next few years, Mr. Dodson said.
Industry Growing.
In Oregon and Clarke county,
Washington, the average prune
crop is 60,000,000 pounds. Yet
there are enough planting in the
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PIERCE IKS 10
REALTORS HERE
"It is my intention to do all that
I can to aid in the redistribution
of and cutting down the taxes whore
possible so that the farmers will
not be forced to carry the brunt of
the burden as is now the case, said
Walter M. Pierce, governor-elect of
Oregon, in a short talk today noon
before the Jtarton-roiK coumy
Realtors at their weekly luncheon.
"The taxes have advanced in Ore
gon at such a rate that Oregon tak
en as a whole is forcing its farmers
to pay half the rental value of the
land for taxes. J. want your illCuu
oV.5n niul advice.''
A resolution was passed which is
to be directed to Senator Charles
McNarr, Washington, D. C, asking
him to use his lnnuencc m ws
that a number of farmers are ap
pointed as directors of the Federal
Loan banks. At present there is
not a farmer on the board.
hearinTdMIIcelled
The hearing before the Inter
state commerce commission on the
petition of the Oregon commission
for railroad construction In cen
tral and southern Oregon, which
had been set for January IB, at
r .i.i ha been cancelled, ac
cording to information received by
the commission her. this morning
and a new date will be set later.
NEW MARKET
PLAN NEEDED
SECOND ARMS
CONFERENCE
IS PROPPED
Untangling Of Economic
And Financial Snarls
Is Borah's Aim; Arms
Reductions Sought.
Washington, Dec. 21. A con
ference of the world powers to
consider economic questions to be
called by President Harding for
discussion of possible agreements
to establish more stable financial
and business conditions and also
to bring about a reduction in
land and sea armaments was pro
posed by Senator Borah, republi
can," Idaho, in an amendment of
fered today to the pending naval
appropriation bill.
Washington, Dec. 21. The
navy appropriations bill with the
house provision requesting the
president to call another naval
disarmament conference to limit
construction of vessels under 10
000 tons was reported today to
the senate.
The bill carries cash appropri
ations of $296,604,000, . an In-
creae of $1,797,000 over the
house, and authorizes transfer of
$36,000,000 additional from un
expended miscellaneous funds to
the new construction fund, which
was left at $55,000,000 by the
senate appropriations committee
without chance from the house
authorization. The bill as report
ed to the senate exceeded the
budget bureau's requests by about
$450,000.
Of the committee Increases,
$1,000,000 was added to the $3,
000,000 fund for the new naval
reserve corps and $550,000 addi
tional provided for torpedo con
struction. Buffalo. N. Y., Dec. 21 A meet
ing of the city federation of wom
en's clubs has been called to con
sider the reinstatement of Eoscoe
Arbuckle in motion pictures.
Mrs. Charles Siegesmond, chair
man of the moving picture commit
tee of the federation, today declared
that the organization would oppose
the return of Arbuckle.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 21
'Complete oblivion" as far as the
public is concerned, is demanded for
Roscoe Arbuckle, film comedian, in
a statement today by tho fifth dis
trict federation of women's clubs.
A conv of the statement was sent
to Will Hays, chief ot tne monon
picture industry, and Jesse Lasky,
vice-president of the corporation
which formerly distributed the Ar
buckle films.
ESPEE DENIES BLAME
FOR FATAL ACCIDENT
In the suit filed by W. L. Sun,
.j:i,,..inr nf the estate of
HUUUMlOll
r, whn rlioH SflTlt. 5. 1920.
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against tne soumern rauu
road, the derenaam. uaa
answer Btating tne louowing
facts?
rnnpv Run was killed
j ii at
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in tne acuiuem., - -
an automobile near the switching
tracks of tne company,
irrrv streets. That the
wh!rh he was riding was
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suddenly truned In front of an
pproachlng car. Tnai we u....
f the auto was not watching, as
he approaching car and engine
., , l,on niainiv seeu.
COU1Q iib'c " - ,
That although the car and engine
stopped within car lensi". - ,
too late to avoid the acciaeni.
ew
world's professional squaah tenrn.
champion, retained hi. title by de-
feat
ting James nt' -
three matches scheduled.
of
WOIVIEN PROTEST
RETURN OF FATTY
KIDDIES
SANTA CLAUS AT
JOURNAL OFFICE
will be necssarily brief, due to the fact that he is exceptionally busy.
"But I want to meet all your little boys and girls who can be at
The Journal office," he said. "I want to shake hands with them, have
them tell me what they want for Christmas, and give them a little
candy and nuts as an opener. Of course tho boys and girls will under
stand that, some time, I can not give them everything they want for
Christmas."
Santa Claus expressed satisfaction when told ot the assistance he
had been given In Salem.
"I want every little boy and girl to tell me whether or not he's
been good, too," he said. "Tell all them to come down Saturday
afternoon."
PUBLIC WARNED
Salem people are warned to
look out for and asked to re
port to The Capital Journal
the appearance of a man about
45 years of age, who has been
visiting Salem homes purport
ing to be a collector for The
Journal.
The man when seen in the
vicinty of Liberty and Owens
streets today had a black
moustache and , wore a black
overcoat.
Subscribers to The Journal
are advised that the only au
thorized collectors for The
Capital Journal are the boys
who deliver the papers.
Washington, Dec. 21. A joint
committee of five reserve officers
and five regular army officers has
been appointed by Secretary
Weeks to revise regulations of the
officers' reserve corps in connec
tion with the particular questions
of nromotlon, dual status of offi
cers with both reserve and nation
d! o-imril rnmmiKSions and also
with reference to examination of
reserve officers for commissions as
o-nrnl officers.
The statement said objections
had been made to the present
"rnmnlicated arrangement" in
volved in the dual status of offi
cers holding both national guard
and roRprve corns commissions and
the suggestion was made that com
mission in the army of the United
fitotpa he substituted so that "as
signments could be made to any
component" of the army.
BELIEfll
THIEVES F
Denver, Colo., Dec. 21. -Police
riot squad armed with machine
rionver at 3 o'clock
this afternoon for Greeley, in re-
oummnna from Sheriff
SUJIOC w o.
Hall, who stated that he had a
gang believed to be the robbers of
the federal reserve uu
rounded in a ranch house and
iun tV, air niorfl hfiatin off per-
sons sent to arrest them with
shotguns. '
-The armored police riot car
and two automobiles filled with
detectives carrying 6""
j a ntt ohdtcnns were sent
UIIU Doney v.
by Chief of Police Williams in re
sponse to the can ror oeip.uu"'
.... n'.t ohorfff. Oreelev is
me y"A-1w
about 60 miles north of Denver.
KELLER HEARING ENDED
Washineton, Dec. 21 Hearing on
h Keller charges against Attorney
General Dauglierty weer closed to
day by the house judiciary commit
tee, which is expected to report to
the house after the cnnsimas nun-
days.
BOARD TO REVISE
RULES FOR NAVY
TO MEET
Santa Claus will be. at the office of The
Capital Journal Saturday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock. He has Invited all little Salem boys
and girls to meet him at that time.
His visit, primarily, is made with a view
to learning, at first hand, what each little
Salem boy and girl wants. While at the of
fice of The Journal he will distribute a sack
of candy ,and nuts to each youngster who
shakes his hand.
Over long distance telephone Canta Claus
explained this afternoon that his visit here
ID BODIES
OF AVIATORS
Charred Remains Are
Discovered By Cowboy
Oii Pablo Indian Res
ervation Today.
San; Francisco, Dec. 21. The
charred bodies of the missing avi
ators Colonel Francis C. Marshall
and Lieutenant Charles Webber,
have been found on the Pablo In
dian reservation about 76 miles
west of Tucson, Ariz., the South
ern Pacific railroad offices here
were advised this afternoon in
dispatches from Tucson.
A cowpuncher, the advices
stated, came upon the bodies near
what is known as Indian Oasis.
The bodies lay in the wreckage of
the fliers' machine. It is not
known whether Colonel Marshall
and Lieutenant Webber were
killed when they crashed to earth
or burned to death afterwards.
The message to the Southern
Pacific, said:
"Some cowboy found those two
aviators near Indian. Oasis. Both
apparently were burned to death.
About 75 miles south of TucBon
on Papalo reservation. No rail
road there. It is a wagon track.
Suppose airplane fell to ground
and aviators burned to death." ,
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 Police in
spectors announced early today after
long questioning of Miss Helen
Leary, a waitress, aged 20, and
Caph Weir, a riverman, aged 63,
that they were unable to reach any
definite conclusion as to tho accur
acy of a story told by the woman to
the effect that she had witnessed
through, a knothole of a houseboat
on the Willamette river here the
kiiline of an unidentified girl, ned
about 15 by Weir September 23,
last.
Both are held pending further in
vestigation and police were endea
voring to find Earl Weir, son of the
riverman, for his version of the al
leged affair. According to the wo
man's story, the son had entered the
house boat just after the girl had
been killed sad had aided his father
in placing the body in the river from
a launch.
The elder Weir continued today to
scout the story, declaring it bad
been entirely manufactured and the
police ahd deputy District Attorney
John Mowry were elosely question
ing the accuser to test her state
ments. .
Miss iearr said she had been in
Portland since September 1, that she
came with her brother, bis wife and
shildren froin Omaha, Neb., snd that
the remained in Portland and they
went on to A.thland, where they are
now.
GIRL MURDERED
UN ALLEGES
ASK CHICKENS
ANDBEANSTO
FILL BASK
Sugar, Milk, Also Wanted
Elks Basement Flooded
With Yuletide Presents
And Money Is Given.
More chickens, beans, sugar and
milk are needed by the Salvation
Army for Its Christmas baskets. If
goodfellowa in Salem will contri
bute these, their task is completed.
Today donations were pouring
in at both the Elks lodge and the
army headquarters. Salem has
given as It never gave before and
workers were confident that none
who need help will be overlooked
December 25. They declared that
Salem, with its goal so near, will
not quit now.
No less than 200 contributions
have already been received by the
Elks who, with the Salvation
Army and The Capital Journal,
are conducting the Christmas
work. Over in the basement of
the lodge are long tables weight
ed down with gifts which are to
make Salem'B needy happy on
Christmas morning.
Today the Elks were somewhat
behind in" their work, due to the
large number of calls from con
tributors who were unable to de
liver packages. Special automo
biles Were put in action and Harry
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TO
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Seattle, Wash., Dec. 21. An
alleged conspiracy to steal thou
sands of dolars worth ot govern
ment property from the United
States navy yard at Bremerton,
Wash., has been uncovered by fed
eral agents, It was announced here
today after a federal grand Jury
had returned Indictments charging
Clifford G. Mekeel, navy yard em
ploye, and Gerald Lee Clarke,
Bremerton merchant, wtlh steal
ing equipment from government
warehouses.
The specific charge in the in
dictments against Mekeel and
Clarke is the theft of vacuum
tubes and radio head sets valued
at about $70. Officers working
on the case have, however, recov
ered radio equipment valued at
several thousand dollars, alleged
to have been stolen from the navy
yard and have traced shipments of
other goods to many cities and
towns in Washington and the Pa
cific northwest, federal agents de
clared. More than a score of other
persons were said to be involved
in the alleged conspiracy.
Six secret indictment were re
turned by the grand Jury and
bench warrants were immediately
issued for the persons Involved.
COURT HOUSE LAWN
WILL BE BEAUTIFUL
The four corners of the caurt
lawn will be planted in
speclla shrubbery, including ever
greens and flowering snruos, un
der the auspices of the Salem
Floral Society, and under the im
mediate direction of a committee
of which Mrs. H. J. Clements is
chairman.
Work began this morning In
the way of preparlc the ground
on the northwest corner of the
uquare, and will be rapidly pushed
forward. The two large flower
beds, which were planted to
gladioli, will be grassed over.
ihm. 2no will be spent by the
society In beautifying th court
bouse lawn.
CONSPIRACY
ROB NAVY YARDS
FOUND ON COAS
Heart Throbs Prove
. Burglar's Undoing;;
Pulse Identifies Him
New York, Dec. 21. Harry
Sinclair, arrested last night as
a burglary suspect, has been
identified by hla heart throbs.
Thinking the prisoner's de
scription tallied with that giv
en by Dr. Henry .Moeller as
the man who last Sunday
night entered his office as a
patient and beat and robbed
him, police sent for Dr. Moel
ler. Assisted by his son, also a
physician, Dr. Moeller exam
ined Sinclair with a stetho
scope and declared the prison
er's heart beat was the same
as that of a man he examined
in his office Sunday; Sinclair
said he was an actor.
Annual Report Of War
Finance Corporation
Shows Farmers Suceed
When Financed.
Washington, Dec, 21. The
American farmer has demon
stratcd that when : properly f i
nanced he can weather the worst
economic storms, the war finance
corporation declured In Its annual
report sent to congress today. The
report set forth that 41 per cent of
the money advanced to the agri
cultural industry bad been repaid
either in advance of maturity or
when due.
Advances by the corporation
saved the industry many millions
of dollars, the report declared, ex
plaining that the corporation's of
ficers believed Its activity had
proved as beneficial in the restora
tion ot confidence as in the actual
pouring of cash Into spots where
credit was tightest. , The loans
had rtiado It possible for thousands
of farmers to handle their products
in an orderly fashion, it was add
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OE
CATTLE INCREASES
Washington, Dec. 21. Cattle
on feed in the eleven corn belt
states ot December 1 showed an
apparent increuse of 25 per cent
over a year ago while stocker and
feeder shipments for the 11
months ending November 1, were
very heavy having been exceeded
only twice in his history of the
country, the department ot agri
culture announced today. Out
side the corn belt there wero mix
ed increases and decreases. Ap
proximately 20 per cent more
sheep and lambB were on feed than
a year ago, with the eleven corn
belt states showing 10 per cent
more.
Shipments of stocker and feeder
cattle and calves from 67 public
stockyards for the four months
preceding December 1 were the
heaviest on record, being 2,620,
000 head, compared with 1,868,
000 during the same period last
year.
STAID BlOT WOULD
STUDYJOREGON ETHICS
The department of education of
ih commonwealth of Massachu
setts Is interested In the code of
ethics as adopted several years
ago for teachers In Oregon.
Today Mary L. Fulkemon, coun
ty superintendent of schools, re
ceived a letter from Boston, In
which the department of educa
tion of the bay state stated he had
heard of the code of ethics for
teachers in Oregon. He request
ed a copy and also the privllegs
of using certain Ideas and phrases
of the Oregon code. H! request
will be granted.
FARM LOANS
ARE SUCCESS
CORN FEEDING
TOTAL LEW
IS $540,993
State Expenses Will Ab
sorb Over $6,800,000
Of Aggregate Amount
To Be Raised.
A total ot $8,835,295.39 must
be raised by the taxpayers of Ore
gon for state purposes under the
levy for 1923, according to the tax
levy promulgated today by Gov
ernor Rltner, Secretary of State
Kozer and State Tax Commissioner
Lovell ot the state tax commission.
This is $540,993.72 less than the'
amount raised for state purpose
this year which totalled $9,376,
289.11. Both levies include the
special millage levies for educa
tional, bonus, road and .element
ary school purposes. Deducting
the elementary school tax, which
Is levied by the state but retained
in the various counties for the
support ot grade schools, the net
state tax for 1923 will be $8,816,
297.07 as compared to $7,834,
680.72 In 1922.
The 1923 levy, in addition to
covering the estimated needs of all
state institutions and departments
for the coming year, also covers all
deficiency appropriations for the
blennlum 1921-1922 aggregating
$210,000, all appropriations made
by the legislature at the special
session in December, 1921, aggre
gating $212,000, interest amount
ing to $10,196.45 paid during the
past year on warrants endorsed by
the state treasurer "not paid for
want of funds," and $400,000 esti
mated as necessary to cover the
cost of new buildings and repairs
on existing buildings at the vari
ous state institutions during 1923.
The estimate of needs for the
maintenance of Btate departments
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flin hiL'h cost of "stcnpln' on
(tin (tils'' and otherwise violating
the slate traffic laws has increased
more than 400 percent in tne past
yar, according to r. a. miuoiy,
:hief of the stato traffic squuu.
in hid biennial report to Secre
tary nf State Koaor. Kaffoty points
out that the average fine Imposed
upon traffic law violators wmcn
onlv $3.28 in 1021 had jumped to
$13.08 in 1022, 'showing clearly
the desire of tho courts to cooper
ate," with the traffic officials in
the enforcement of the rules or tne
oad.
Severn lail sentences were Impos
ed during the past year but practi
cally all were susnended, the report
points out, Courts also suspended or
revoked operators accuses in canes
brought before them by local offi
cers.
THE PRIDE
Of PALOMAR
The ' Capltul Journal an
nounces as a Christmas offer
ing to readers publication in
serial form of "The Pride of
Palomar."
By Peter B. Kyne
Author of "Kindred of the
Dust," "Cappy Kicks" stories,
etc., for which it has secured
exclusive rights In this terri
tory. This is the best book Mr.
Kyne has yet produced and It
ranks as one of the season's
Best Sellers
It Is a colorful romance of
the west, glimpsing western
life and western problems, full
Of action, of absorbing interest
and well worth while.
Publication begins Saturday
next.
Watch For It
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