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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Highway Board
Asks Road Bids

Bids will be received by the state
highway commission on the i'm
provement of TAI miles of public
highway at it's meeting in Port
land January 4, according to no.
tees being forwarded to contrac-
tors by the department here. This
Improvement work includes 15.7
miles of paving, 2O.9 miles Of grad
ing, 12.5 niles Of graveling, and 25
miles of crushed rock or macadam.
Six different projects are repre-
sented in the call for bids as fol-
lows:
Nelson section, Old
Oregon train in Malheur county
1914 miles of grading.
Port Orford-Hubbard creek sec
,tion, Columbia river highway, Cur
~ county, Is miles grading.
seufert- -Deschutes section, Co
lumbia river highway, Waseo
county, 1875 miles graveling.
Lexington tothe Gillian county
line section, Oregon-Washington
highway, Morrow county, rs miles
crushed rock or macadam.
Roseburg- billiard section, Paci-
fic highway. Douglas county 6.1
miles paving.
Divide Walker section Pacific
highway, Lane county, Q miles o.
paving.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Supreme Court
Fixing Docket
For Next Year

With the present docket in a
fair way to be cleared up by the
first of January the supreme court
will start the new year with a cal
endar which is headed up with the
appeals growing out of the MUIR
der of a Chinaman in the last
Portland tong war Arguments IN
the cases of the State VS.. Yee Guck
and the State VS.. Wong Wen Tuns
will be heard on Tuesday, January
4. and the case of the State VS.
suev Fong will be argued on We'd
nesday.
other cases set for argument in
January are;
wednesday, January s. State
VS.. Stiedel.
Thursday. January 6 - Mansak-
er vs.. Astoria; in re estate of John
L Clark.
Friday. January - Blasser VS.
Krattiger: Simmons vs.. Zarthas.
Tuesday. January IL State VS.
swank: Bradwell VS.. Henderson.
wednesday, January 12-Georg'
IS Us. Sheridan and Willamina
railway: Major Creek Lumber
company VS.. Johnson.
Thursday, January l3 - Stou'
IS. stout. Hansen vs.. Day
Friday. January IA Dayton vs.
Fepns: State vs.. London
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Cornell, Ex-Grid
Star, Visits Here

"Anse" Cornell, former football
star of the University of Oregon,
whose activities at quarterback for
the Eugene institution a few years
ago brought him recognition in
many states as one of the shiftiest
broken field runers on the coast,
was in Salem last night.
Cornell ison his way to Eugene
to spend a few days visiting. For
some time he has been employed
as coach of an Idaho eleven
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15

New York. Dec. 15.-Bill Bren-
nan. who was knocked out in the
twelfth round by Jack Dempsey
the heavyweight champion, IN Mad
ison Square Garden last night SAID
today he intended to ask for an
other match. 4 am not satlsIleH
that Dempsey is my superior" he
declared.
The challenger. while saylhs
that he had vindicated himself, as
serted he was surprised when
the refere motioned him TO his cor
ner. believing that, he had beaten
The count in the twelfth
Dempsey said Brennan vas
tougher than 1 expected He stool
up longer than I thought he Wouio-
His blows didn't hourt me al any
time but I found him a hard itiii'l it.l
70 hit properly" Dempsey eNI'scls
to leave for the Pacific coast 10
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15

Mr. Denman indicated that HTS
insistence that the shipping board
be free from British influences had
more to do with his resignatfOn ais
chairman of the board than any
other one thing.
In this connection, the witneaa
said, that If he could obtain the
permission of President Wilson fUr
the disclosure of certain phases
of shipping board negotiations
lone of the sources of interference
with my administration as head or
the board may be disclosed"
Brition Qvss Place.
To support his charge of at
tempts of the British mission to i'm
fluence the oplicies of the board.
Mr.. Denman said that in April
1917, when he was attempting tn
organize an administrative board
in New York to function with the
shipping board ION a purely Amer
lean basis" he discovered that
without his knowledge, Connop
Culture, member of the British
mission that had just arrived In
this country, was made n member
of the advisory board.
II don't know how he got ON
that board----it all happened be
tween noon and three O'Clock oua
afternoon--but / can tell you how
he got off," Mr.. Denman declared
Influence Not Wantcr.
r"I learned that three or four
members OF the British mission had
attended the session at which the
selection was made. Afterwards
/ the shipping board had a warm
/ session. 1t lasted twenty minutes
and all that had been transacted at
the previous session was wiped out
1--WE wanted British co-operatiou
but we didn't want Great Britain
to influence our board until We
had gotten things under way. Wes
were still In the air as to what we
wanted to do and the policy of theI
British in this connection seemed
very extraordinary to me-"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Steel Combine
Head Testifies
In Trust Probe

New York, Dec. 15.-Eugene O..
Grace. president of the eBthlehem
Steel corporation, took the stand
this afternoon in New York's build
ing trust" inquiry to reply to the
charges that his concern was spon-
soring the "open shop" by with
holding steel front builders employ
ing union labor. lie said that Il
was the policy of the Bethlehem
Steel company not to sell any fab
ricated steel unless it was to be
erected under "open shop" condi-
tions
Mr.. Grace asserted, however,
that although his corporation was
a member of the National Steel
Febricators association, it had act
ed independently of the associa-
TONS "open shop" program.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
No Quarantine On
California Spuds
Comes from Meet

Until another meeting is called
by Charles A. Park, chairman of
the state board of horticulture, no
action will be taken to quarantine
california potatoes as a measure to
insure Oregon potatoes against
the tuber moth, it became appar-
ent when the public hearing at the
Commercial club ended yesterday
without any definite action having
been taken.
Prominent entomologists potato
growers, and business men of the
Pacific coast were present at yes
terday's meeting, called because
the tuber moth, to which Cali
fornia potatoes are said to be sub
ject at present, is thought to be en-
dangering the potato industry IN
Oregon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
bWers VIII
PGfect New
Organization

sa'ence, Ore, Dec. IS. -
sioWers of this vicinity
/, nsre next Saturday to
slhlanent the organization
s s4s temporarily effected
=, A committee for draft
laws and another for
Il. membership !, were ppoint-
~, .ss' meeting. Az the nee
'.luay these committees
~. -. On their progress. and
n uu.lon r.lon and bylaws con-
-. wafer Huntley. +. NJ.
1. laa John Hanna. Dn ..,em-
Il 'ped J o'Rourke, : f. phil-
Z. 0. Black.
a. 10y as. growers signed the
- elaiter. bua many have
:. . Willingness TO sign up
''lt proposition is made
et eharter members are:
-. :, brown, Fred O'Rourke
'e, J. c W. SPARKS. J. p
- W. McGowan. E.
n = 3. Fletcher. l.. c. Rul-
h.. a, Hanna, J. y. Jones.
n J, l. Hanna. ~. /. Nor
~. o,errill Fred Feather
|ai.s - II Lane, P. o Black. c.
and Mr.. Seeley.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Brennan Not Satisfied
Dempsey Better Man.;
Seeks Another Mach

marrow TO remain until late n
February. when he viii come back
70 New York to train for his match
with Jess willard on St Patrick s
day
The match last night broke all
records for receipts for an indoor
affair inthis country. according TO
unofficial estimates today. The
1855 seats brought in s2es,s5z. 90
This does not take into account tEe
-ecefnfs from about 1000 tempo
rarv bleacher seats and 200o per
zons who obtained standing room
Deducting Dempsey's share OF
s1ao oeo and Brennan's guarantee
of ss5 600 last night the promoters
es.in,ated profit after paying taxes
sn5 expenses. probably viii be
Sbout $4,000. The federal tax
.,,aT5rnated sz1.scf sLd tn STATE
TAX s10.0oo.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Cash Bonus for
Ex-Service Men
Before Senate

Washington Dec 15.-A cash
bonus to former service men was
brought prominently to the front
TODAY at the opening Of hearings
by the senate finance committee
On the house bill to adjust compen-
gation Of the former soldiers and
sailors
Spokesmen for the American
Legion estimated that not more
than 50 per cent Of the men woC Id
ask for a cash payment but Sena-
ator smoot, republican Of Utah dTs
agreed, declaring that postcards he
had received from individual serv-
ice men from all parts Of the coun-
try Indicated that ss per cent Of
he men would ask for cash SEN
ator smoot said that TIE postcards
we're furnished by the Stars and
striDes for transmission to senators
and labelled my opinion on the
bonus question"
Senator Smoot and Senator Nc
Cumber. republican North Dakota,
acting chairman. said that the
cards OF which Senator McCumber
produced a high stack. appeared to
represent actual views Of war vet
erans.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Unemployed Shouldn't
Be Driven from City to
City, Says Salem Judge

One city has no right to pass
the buck" to another city in the
matter of unemployed men.
Any citizen who has done no
wrong has the right to remain in
any town he chooses.
So holds Police Judge Earl Race
in refusing to ''vag" men picked
up on the streets here, whether
they be penniless or not. The ac-
tion of larger cities on the coast in
boosting" their unemployed into
other territory is deplored by
Judge Race.
Just how to solve the problem
1 am unable to say" Judge Race
said this morning, "but undoubted-
ly the solution does not lie in driv-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Censorship on
Cable Messages
ToBe Discarded

y, Washington, Dec. ia tenta-
tive agreemnt that mo censorship
shall be imposed upon messages
merely passing through relay points
has been reached by the Intorna-
tional Communications conference
here, Walter S. Rogers, one OF the
American commissioners to the
conference, declared today before
senate committee investigating
cable communications
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Morgenthau to
Be President's S
Representative

Washington, Dec. 15.-Henry
Morgenthau of New York, former
ambassador to Turkey, has been
selected by President Wilson to act
as the presidents personal repre-
sentative in mediating between the
Armenians and the Turkish nation
alists.
Mr.. Morgenthau conferred witt
Acting Secretary Davis at the state
department today, receiving final
instructions as to his mission. The
department, however, has not
heard from the league of nations in
response to the presidents request
for further information as to pro
cedure.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
PLaincIOtheS Men Are
In Salem to Assist In
A4YeSting ShOblitterS

with larceny we do not expect r0
experience any more trouble
Women are Offenders
That much Of the petty larceny
is committed by women. Is the
statement OF those who have
watched most carefully the work
OF the thieves. Many Of the shop
lifters. q IS said, appear 10 work
only about Christmas time when
the large crowds make their work
comparatively simple. Those stores
whose aisles are narrow seem "a
be most popular among those WIN
manage 10 get their presents for
nothing.
with local policemen eooperat-
ing with the plain clothes men. le'-
cal stores will be unusually weit
able to comtat the shopiifters&
game in the future. IL Is stated
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Would Halt Work
Upon Hospital

Portland, or, Dec. 15. -Appli-
cation for a permanent injunction
against the construction OF Win
chester tuberculosis hospital ON
the North Umqua river above the
etiy Of Roseburg Ia made in the
complaint to be filed today in cir
cut court for Douglas county, ae--
cordlng TO several plaintiffs who
are parties to the suit
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Mail Scattered
Along Railroad
Puzzles Police

Des Moines. Iowa. Dec. 13.-Pos
tai authorities and police here con
tinued their efforts early today to
learn more about a number of reg
istered letters found along the
right of way Of the Chicago Bur
lIngton & Quincy railroad here
yesterday.
No report of mail robbery had
been received here today. A num-
ber Of checks and money orders
for small sums were found in OPEN
ed envelopes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15

Arrests Of shoplifters who are
known to be working in several
stores in the city are expected TO
result from the activities Of sew
eral plain clothes men who. 1t is
understood. will mingle with the
crowds Of buyers in local estab-
lishments from today until the
Christmas season closes. Managers
Of large stores admitted this
morning that thetrzASsses -by thssa
have been sufficiently large to
warrant the employment Of spe-
cial Officers.
About the usual number Of
shoplifters are at work this year"
one manager said this morning.
some Of these persons we have
pretty well spotted but no ar
rests have been made Is yet. After
q few Of them have been charged
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Bill Exelnpting
Farmers From
Trust Law Wins

Washington, Dec. 15.-The Cap
per- Hersman bill exempting far
mers cooperative marketing asso'
Citations from the provisions of
the Sherman antitrust law. was
passed today by the senate with
out a record vote.
The bill now goes to conference
for consideration of the senate
amendment providing that the
federal trade commission instead
of the secretary of agriculture
shall pass on complaints against
any cooperative association.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Drug Traffic
Problem Put
BeforeLeague
Proposal to Assume
Duties Performed by
Holland in Past is
Considered

Geneva. Dec. rs. - Propasal
that the league of nations assume
the duties which heretofore have
devolved upon Holland under the
international opium convention,
regulating traffic in the drug, was
taken up by the assembly today.
The committee which had been
investigating the subject recon-
mended that the secretariat of the
league collect information from
the interested countries ana that
the subject be further investigated
by an advisory committee includ-
ing representative from the coun-
tries especially concerned-Hol-
land, Great Britain, France. Italy,
Japan, China, Siam and Portugal.
Holland was Center
(Under the International opium
convention signed in 1912 the
United States being among the
signatories, various duties devolv-
ed upon the Dutch government.
Among the provisions was one
that the contracting powers should
communicate with : one another
with various facts connected with
the subject through the Dutch
minister of foreign affairs. The
ratification machinery also was
placed in the hands of The Meth
erlands foreign office.)
The committee report mention
ed the difficulty esulting from the
absence of the United States and
Germany from the league and sug
gested that if these governments
could not forward their informa-
ton to the league they might con-
tinue to communicate with Hol-
land on the subject.
China to Cooperate
DR.. yelling of the Chinese del
egation reviewed the efforts made
by China during more than a cen
tury to suppress the opium habit.
| He recognized, he said, the great
debt of gratitude Chin owed the
United States for Americas aid in
this work. He was particularly
! pleased, he said, that the COM
mittee had decided the United
States should be especially lnVlr-
ed to send representative to
meet the advisory committee.
The committees sug1 tstions
were adopted and the subject OF
the white slave" traffic was talk
en- up.
White Slave Traffic
The propositions regarding this
traffic are that the countries
which adhered to the international
convention of 1904 be invited to
send delegates to another inter-
national conference to be held be-
fore the next assembly; also that
the council appoint a committee
to investigate the deportation OF
women and children in Asia Mi
| nor.
The discussion brought to the
platform for the first time one OF
| the women delegates, Mile.
Henni Forthammer Of Denmark.
She made a strong appeal for
prompt action on behalf of the
women who had been deported
during the war and since it's con-
| clusion. She was enthusiastically
! applauded especially when she
pleaded for the 10000 Armenian
women still in captivity.
The white slave" resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Business Mems
League Chooses
Leader Tonight

Every member of the Salem Busi
ness Mems leagu> is urged to be
present at the meeting to be held
tonight at 8 o'clock at the Salem
Sommercial club when a president
for the ensuing year is to be chos-
en-.
The president of the league will
serve after January 1 as a Com
mercial club director. Belief that
this evenings gathering will be one
of the leagues biggest of the year
was expressed by merchants to-
day.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Constantine In
Venice On Way
Back To Greece

Venice, Dec. 15.-Former King
Constantine and Queen Sophie of
Greece. with their children arrived
early today from Lucerne.
The Greek cruiser Averoff and a
squadron of smaller warships
awaited the hour when the king
would go on board and depart for
PhaIeron. the port OF Athens.
A number Of prominent Greeks,
among them Lambros Acoromilas,
Greek minister TO Italy, greeted
Constantine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Sugar Refinery
Stops Building

Denver, Colo, Dec. 15.-The
Great Western Sugar company
biggest beet sugar refining com
pany in this district, announced to-
dav its decision to discontinue con
struction work on new factories ar
Johnstown, Colo, and at Mtnatares
Neb., "for an indefinite period
Depression in sugar prices aus
mented by the strained credit sft-
uation" were reasons given by the
oomDanv In a prepared statement
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Reformers Kick
About Nude Art;
Busts Dressed

st. Petersburg. Fla, Dec. Is.
Visitors at the Florida Win
ter Art school exhibition today
found the nude statues garbed
in middle blouses and bloom
ers. Recently the Christian
Civic league censured the nude
art at the school and today
several busts suspended from
the ceiling by strings tied
around the necks were labelled
'1ynched by the Christian Civ
ic league"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Gangsters Denied
Change Of Venue

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-Mo-
ton of Edmond (Spud) Murphy
alleged San Francisco gangster
for a change of venue on a charge
of attacking two girls in a shack
here, was denied by the court to-
day. Murphys counsel contended
that feeling was so high here that
he could not be assured a fair
hearing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Salem Holds Second
Place Among Oregon
Cities On Bank List

Salem continues to hold it's own
at the head Of the million dollar
bank deposit cites IA the state, next
to Portland, according to a sum-
mary compiled today by viii H.
Bennett, state superintendent of
hanks, based on the call of Novem-
ber 18th last.
Thirty oregon cities are includ-
ed in the million dollar class under
the November report, loss of flee
from the September list-Heppnes
Athena, Condor, Burns and Gresh-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15

am failing to qualify for place on
the new list.
Total deposits in the 113 state
and national bans in the thirty mil
lion dollar cities amounted to $685.
S77,01S.S7, with increases in de-
posits shown by the bank of Eu-
gene, klamath Falls, Medford,
Roseburg, Grants Pass, Ashland,
Lakeview. Milton and Woodburn.
The list as compiled by Bennett
follows:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Military Rule
Imposed Upon
Czecho-Slavs

London. Dec. IA military
dictatorship has been imposed In
some of the Industrial districts OF
Czechoslovakia but a 'proletariat
dictatorship" has been established
in several others. according 90
Central News dispatch from Vienna
today. Many casualties have oc-
Cured, It is declared.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15

Portland The first worsteds
produced on the Pacific coast A.
soon to be placed on the market
By the oregon Wcrsted company.
now putting out knitting yarns
Some n the materials have been
made into suits and a. soon as the
color can be perfected these viii
be in local stores.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
pate To Vote
b Packer Bill
by January "a

n Dec 15.-A final
n = senate not later than
aa ~ "a the Kenyon-Ken-
ss.t,,. FEDERAL regulation of
~ - lnaustry was agreed
sspubliean leaders.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Contract Too Big;
Operator Found
Guilty of Fraud

II. Rowan wss found guilty TO-DAY
Of using the mails to defraud. He
was charged with failure TO fulfiil
a promise to buy back the offspring
Of rabbits and white mice which he
sold 20 customers
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
koAdrlnits
kIn Mail
h brRobbery
|,rd Valentine Il :.
E.,,ss and Tells
(.tbods Used to
Re Loot

Dec. i5.-Edwaro va sai-
negro, arrested here sev-
ago at the request OF no
nolice confessed" to
n today that he had par
|, the recent railway mail
!, Council Bluffs, and lat
,I,tsd the alleged confess
nee. t5.-Edward VAL
.serO. arrested here sew
,go at the request of
Ind. police told authori-
|, that he had participated
',eut railway mail robbery
h bluffs, according to the
Tvs,
inp was arrested in con-
vilb a robbery in the In
.ity. When police search
I,unks they found more
900 in checks and money
rd several hundred un-
4 registered letters, Valen-
|'bNled robbing mail cars at
81. Louis and Sycamore
4 chicago. Ill.
obtained S9,5OO,OOO.
alleged confession of par
N in the Council Bluffs
valentine is reported to
I'M that the robber obtained
|sN in cash and securities,
4 Of the amount being cash.
one of the gang in Cleve-
len the robbery was being
/" he is reported to have
man was a railway
HI who had been studying
In Pacific transfer between
and Council Bluffs for
&me. He had it all figureu
n there was nothing to stop
L who wanted to make a
4 q transcontinental train.
convinced me and | went
Em to Des Moies where we
'up the rest Of the gang.
'kere nine men in it, includ--
he negroes, and also one
The girl, whose name l
know, always travelled with
named Thornton.
Each Played Part.
were all assigned to partic-
Hbs and went on to Oma ha.
bman and Thornton were
'the work of following the
4 an automobile and pick up
kll sacks as they were dump
n the coach. The woman
bic car.
Of the gang were employees
L Chicago. Burlington &
railroad. That made it easy
/ to board the train at the
\ The mail car was switch
} c B, & @. train just after
crossed the river from Oma-
|eiween the transfer and the
| Bluffs depot is about a
4 switch Yards, bitches and
girl and Thornton had to
down the railroad track be-
lhere was no road. In the
|e'SPen the transfer and the
We dumped off the
* ,
others dropped off the
aere but | swung aboard the
lAe train and went into the
pom | STAYED there until we
Oh Council Bluffs and then
20 The chair car and stayed
talll ge got to Des Moines.
I again in Des Moines and
lne loot, and / came on to
l'he was turned over 20
au.norities. The registered
,luu IN his trunks is said to
''sn part of the loot in a
iday night. N''O
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
Austria Admitted To League

Geneva, Dec. 15.-Austria elected member of the
league of nations by the assembly of the league today
The election of Austria without opposition Thirty
five votes cast in favor of her admission Two
bers were absent and four abstained from voting.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-15
British Hand In Policy
Framing Of Ship Board
Is Revealed by Denman
Former Chairman Declares Members OF
English Mission Atte mpted to Influence
Plans; Tells Of Appointment Of Culture as
Adviser, and Result :

Washington Dec 15-Members of the British mission
which visited the United States in 1917 attempted to
fuence the policies of the shipping board William Denan
of San Francisco first chairman of the board testified today
before the special house committee investigating the
boards operations.