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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Unification of
Air Units Plea
OF Service Men

Washington, Feb. 5.--Army ad-
vocates of a united air service car
ried their fight today into the
camp of the enemy.
Appearing before the house nav
al committee with number of
aides, Brigadier General Mitchell,
chief of the army air service, urged
immediate unification of all army,
navy and commercial aerial activi-
ties and reiterated his belief that
the airship had made capital naval
vessels useless.
General Mitchell urged the sub
stitution of enormous air and sea-
plane carriers to accompany the
light vessels OF the fleet in place
of battleships and battle cruisers,
IL think with our present avia-
ton facilities properly developed" d"
he asserted, that we can sink any
enemy vessel, armored or unarmor-
ed, that comes within 200 miles Of
our coast. with aiTplane carriers
housing at least 80 planes, we
could extend this area far out to
sea"
Chairman Butler interrupted to
remark that he did NOT think the
people could be Interested in large
expenditures for air forces until
they know what hao become Of
money appointed for aviation dur
ing the war.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Bolshevik Take
Steps to Smother
Revolt Plots

London, Feb 5.-Drastic meas
ures to stamp out anti-soviet ac-
tivities in Russia and in surround
ing territories have been taken by
the bolshevik government in Mos
COW, says the London Times. The
newspaper publishes a translation
of the decree by Lenine, bolshevik
premier. December 1, appointing
NJ. Dierinisky, head of the all Rus
sian extraordinary commission,
delegating to him the task of
"eradicating foreign centers of
counter revolutions and prevent
ing military enterprises against
soviet Russia"
NJ. Djerjinsky issued secret in
structions December s. the Times
declares. by which his agents were
ordered to ''crush all conspiracies
hostages be taken among relatives
and revolts engineered by foreign
agents." He recommended that
in Russia Of all members of White
Guard organizations and also de-
creed that traitors to the soviet
cause should be ruthIessly destroy
ed. Terroristic acts against en-
tente military missions were also
planned, the newspaper asserts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
weather Reportcd Rad.

San Francisco, Feb. 5.-The
Charles r, Mccormick company's
steam schooner Klamath, bound to
Portland, Or, with nineteen pas
sengers, is ashore off Point Arena,
100 miles north of San Francisco.
The safety of her passengers and
crew is uncertain but a wireless
message received from Captain M.
Hall of the steamer Curacao, which
is standing by two miles from the
stranded Klamath, said there were
no signs of life aboard and that the
ships lifeboats still hung in the
dayits early today II was Captain
Halls belief that the passengers
and crew. numbering SIS persons.
had ben landed ashore by the Point
Arena life saving station.
According to the marine depart
ment, the weather was reported
bad in the vicinity where the KIanp-
attn grounded. Fish Rock is a na-
toriously dangerous spot along the
rocky northern California coast.
The klamath left san Franchises
yesterday with passengers but had
no cargo. She is a 662 ton vessel
and was used in the lumber trade
between here and northern ports
A few minutes after 8 O'Clock the
Marine Exchange received a WIRE
less report from Captain HAN of
the Curacao that ne had reached a
point two miles from the Klamath
and could see no signs of life on
board The seas were too heavy to
admit Of closer approach, he said-
According to the weather bureau
here there was an S5 mile north
westly gale blowing at Point Arena
a few miles from Fish Rock
The klamath is being operated
by the G. r Mccormick Steamship
company Of this city. There are
10 passengers on board.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05

The prune industry is one of
the greatest horticultural industries
within the state of Oregon. Nearly
10000 acres of our finest argicul-
tural land are planted with prune
trees. Last year, despite adverse
weather conditions, thirty million
pounds of prunes were harvested
IN the state: OF this number but
eight million have been sold. The
22,OOO,0O0 pounds unsold represent
an enormous asset to the state of
oregon if they can be moved and
placed in the hands of consumers.
The fact that they are lying idle
Jeopardizes this enormous industry.
The people of the state of Oregon
should give widest cooperation to
the prune growers to meet the
grave situation.
Il hereby designate the week
from February IA to February 10,
inclusive, as Prune Week within
this state. l call upon the good
spirit of our people to Join in
movement to assist this great in
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Two Leaders of
Jap Opposition
Party Expelled

Toxic, Feb. 4.-Defeat of a suf-
frage measure supported by the op-
position in the house of representa-
tives today has resulted in the ex-
pulsion of Yukio Ozaki and Daiki-
chiro Tagawa, two leaders of the
organization. The reason assigned
was their failure to support the
party's bill, M. Ozaki announcing
that the measure was out of order,
since another suffrage bill support
ed by the Kokumin-To party was
before the house.
NJ. Ozaki has been prominent in
urging a resolution that the Japa-
nese government approach foreign
powers with a view to reaching an
agreement restricting armaments,
and it is believed its attitude in
this matter affected his situation
in the party, as his views were not
shared by M. Katto, head of the op-
position party. Immediately after
it was announced that M. Ozaki
had been read out of the organiza-
tion, twenty-seven members of the
house resigned from the opposition
party out of sympathy with him.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
OlcoH Asks Wide Observance
V Pr1111e Week to Disboseof
22,OOOOOO Pounds of Fruit

Governor Ben w. OIcott TODAY is.
sued a proclamation designating
the week OF February IA to 10 as
"Prune Week. to encourage a
movement among growers 70 dis
pose of 22.00O.0O0 pounds of prupes
which remain qnsold.
To carry out the plan an organi-
zation known as the Oregon Pruna
campaign committee has been
formed with headquarters at Port
land. Growers will ship direct TO
consumers prunes in lots of 100
pounds or more at a price fixed
at ten cents a pound. The commit
tee in charge includes the follow
ing: James r. Linn, Fred A. Kurtz
f. w. Hazard. Charles Rafield, Ben
w. Olcott, Sam A. Kozer, Percy r.
Kelly. Phil Me:schan, George l..
Baker. George Putnam, Fred s.
Bynon and VIM. S. Walton, of
Portland are secretary and treas
urer respectively. Governor Olcott's
proclamation follows:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Bird Hunting Hog
:: Indisposed ::
Points Three Days

Natchez. Miss. Feb. 5-The
famous bird hunting hog owned
by Tucker Gibson. widely known
Louisiana huntsman, has suffered
nervous prostration" and is in a
serious condition, according to it's
owner who recently brought the
hog here to train for competition
with the dogs in the Springfield
trials.
He had intended exhibiting the
dog in vaudeville. he said. Mr..
Gibson left home for several days,
leaving some birds in a cage. On
his return he found the porker had
located the birds and had been
pointing them continuously for
three days and nights. The in
tense mental strain, together with
the fact that the hog had not
eaten during that time. he said,
brought on a general collapse"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Peete Case Put
In Jury's Hands

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 5.-There
lis nothing in the nature of cir
cumstantial evidence that renders
it less reliable than direct evidence"
Judge Frank r. Willis today in
structed the jury which heard the
trial of Mrs. Louise L. Peete on a
charge of having murdered Jacog
Charles Denton.
1T is not necessary to prove a
movtie," the judges instructions
continued, but the absence of a
motive is to be considered in favor
Of the defendant"
He said the benefit of a reason
able doubt" sho aid be given the de-
fendant if the jury decided such a
reasonable doubt" existed.
The prosecutors case against
Mrs. Peete was built on circum-
stantial evidence and her defense
on "a reasonable doubt"
The jury received the case at
11:44 a. m.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Girl Is Knocked
Unconscious By
Fall from Bike

Knocked from her bicycle by
low hanging branches of a tree
when she essayed to avoid collision
with an automobile about 11:30
o'clock this morning, ten-year-old
Berha Babcock. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. p. Babcock, 631 S.
Commercial street, was rendered
unconscious when her head force
fully struck the pavement.
The little girl regained con-
seriousness shortly after she had
been taken home by a motorist
whose name was not learned, and
will recover shortly, her mother
stated this afternoon.
Miss Babcock was riding north
on Commercial between Center
and Marion street when the acci-
dent occurred. Drawing over close
to the curb to avoid an approach
ing car, she failed to notice the
branches of the tree which swept
her off the wheel.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
willamette
Endowment
Drive0pens
Trustees Name Com
mittee to Campaign
For Million Dollars;
Frats Raped

With the appointment of COM
mittee by DR.. B. L. Sleeves, presi-
dent of the board of trustees of
Willamette university, yesterday at
the semi-annual meeting of the
board held in this city. the drive for
the million dollar endowment for
Willamette university was begun in
earnest. -"
DR.. Sleeves appointed the follow
supervision over the plans for the
endowment campaign: Carl Gregg
Doney, president of Willamette uni
versity A. F. Flegel, attorney of
Portland; Rev. w. w. Youngston,
Methodist district superintendent
of Portland; ]. w. Day, SAT Kerby
street, Portland; Bishop o. J. Shep-
ord OF Portland and Dr. B. l..
Sleeves of Salem.
Drive to Last Year.
According to Or. Sleeves, the
committee have plans under con-
sideration which indicate that the
campaign for the million dollar
fund will terminate within a year.
The million dollar endowment
fund includes an offer of sS50,000
from the Rockefeller educational
found, This offer, it is said, is tena-
BILE for the next years, IN the mean
time the university derives benefit
from the interest thereon.
The board of trustes, after heated
discussion it is said, nipped in the
bud the aspirations of the local fra
ternities to become organizations
with national affiliations, as the
board voted denying the local chap
ters the privilege of petitioning ma
tional organizations. According to
reliable sources, as a whole, the
board of trustees favored fraterni-
ties, but the sentiment changed
when Hon. R. A. Booth of Eugene
spoke against fraternities, quoting
letters from deans of the leading
universities of America who were
said to be opposed to fraternities.
Mr., Booth, it is said, informed the
board that he had first hand in
formation gained by several years
residence next door to a fraternity
house at Eugene.
Reports Are Heard.
The other business transacted by
the board of trustees consisted of
reports from the various commit
tees, and also a report of DR.. C. G.
Doney in regard TO the financial
status of Willamette university
which showed, Notwithstanding the
fact that many improvements in
building were made during the past
summer, that the finances of the
university were on a sound basis.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Safe
Blowers Are
Brought Here

Men who gave their names as
Max Wallace and George Barton
charged with completely in the
safe robbery at the tuberculosis
hospital here early Thursday
morning, are in the county Jail and
Jesse Jarvis and Asa Tindall were
returned to the state penitentiary
yesterday after they had been ar
rested by Portland police. Jarvis
and Tindall were on parole, and
their privileges have been revoked.
Sheriff o. d. Bower, who yester-
day returned with the prisoners,
said that money and other articles
stolen from the safe were found on
certain of the prisoners when they
were arrested.
A large safe was stolen from the
hospital about o'clock Thursday
morning. After it had been loaded
into a ar, it was taken down the
road for a mile and there smashed
open. Several hundred dollars
worth of property was taken and
the battered safe was left lying in
the middle of the road.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Rotary Clubs
To Be Seattle's
Guests In March

Seattle, Wash, Feb. s. Rotar-
ians from 10 cities In oregon,
washington and British Columbia
will temporarily swell the popu-
lation of Seattle, by 1900 or more,
by attending the Northwest con-
ference of Rotary clubs, to be held
here, March Ia and Is. Acquaint-
ance among members il one of the
leading features of Rotary clubs,
and is extended to acquaintance
with the members of other clubs;
so annual conferences are attend
ed by approximately fifty percent
of the Rotary members of the dis
trict, many of whom bring their
wives along to enjoy the enter
tainment features offered by the
club, which acts as host.
The Seattle Rotary club expects
that attendance at the district con-
ference will run between 1900 and
1000 Rotarians and ladies', and
are making preparations to make
their stay in Seattle enjoyable and
enable them to get thoroughly ac-
quainted. A large committee on
arrangements and entertainment
was appointed several months ago,
and has been at work on plans to
equal or surpass the programs of
| conferences held during recent
years in Victoria, Portland, Spo-
kane and Vancouver, since Seat
tie last entertained the Rotarians
in 1916.
Delegations will attend the con-
ference from the following cities:
Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victoria,
B. c.; Astoria, Pendleton, Port
land and Salem, Oregon; Aberdeen,
Bellingham, Centralia, Chehallis,
Everett, Hoquiam, Olympia. Spo
kane, Tacoma, Walla Walla, We
natchee and Yakima. Washington.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Man Pays Fine of
500 For Speeding

Hailed into the police court this
afternoon on a complaint filed by
Councilman A. II. Moore, r. "
Mathis. of this city. pleaded guilty
to a charge Of speeding his auto
mobile and was fined 500 Mathis
admitted that he had been in court
once before to answer to a similar
charge.
IF you weren't leaving town
soon. I'd ask that your drivers
license be revoked. Judge Race
observed.
Mathis said he believed he was
innocent Of the charge preferred
by Councilman Moore but added
that, due to the fact that he is
leaving for the east early next
week. he would be unable to stand
trial.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Fleet to Leave
Chile for Return
to Panama TOdaY

Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 5.-Units
of the United States Pacific fleet
prepared today to leave Chilean
waters for Panama. where the
fleet will join the Atlantic squadron
in joint maneuvers. The conclud-
ing number on the program today
was a reception on board the flag
ship New Mexico.
President AIessandti yesterday
boarded the Chilean flagship
OHiggins and reviewed the Ame-
rican fleet which lay in a semi
circle. Five airplanes whirred
overhead and the personnel OF the
ships stood at attention
as the president passed.
Returning to shore, President
Alessandri and Admiral Rodman
reviewed a parade Of four thous-
and sailors and marines.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05

dustry, not only for the good of
the industry itself. but for the good
OF the people of the. state as a
whole. l urge that every home in
Oregon take advantage of the op-
portunity which is presented by the
prune growers to become well stock
ed with this nourishing and healthy
fruit. ask cooperation from no
tells, grocers, restaurants, or from
any other source which may give
assistance, and l also bespeaK the
hearty cooperation of the press,
which is always freely given in the
furtherance of every proper and
beneficial movement. This is a SER
ious situation, involving the well
fare of thousands of our best citi-
zens. Prompt and hearty response
from the people of Oregon IN the
purchase of one of our greatesN
home products will relieve the sit
uation and bring about quick bet
tel ment of conditions. 1 am certain
the appeal of the prune growers
will not be in vain
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05

The snip is rolllng ana p0undrn&
heavily on the rock and the bluff.
off Delmar and had two lines out
forward to the bluff" the message
said. ''If weather moderates pos
sible to save vessel by tugs."
The Klamath's wireless reported
to the Bolinas station Of the rafisa
corporation a short time after she
struck that Captain Jamies0u
thought he had a line ashore but
that the wireless areial was fall
ing. The Curacao could net locate
the klamath until dawn ON ac--
count of the dense darkness. This
company sent two towing vessels
from here to salvage the Klamath.
The klamath went ashore in a
wind that was blowing 100 miles an
hour near Eureka and So miles ax
Point Arena, the weather bureau
said.
A gale that reached a velocity OF
s5 miles was blowing at Point
Arena and the Curacao was unable
TO draw in closer to the Klamath
A view of the schooner through
marine glasses indicated that she
was intact and in no immediate
danger of breaking up.
The klamath, steamer sch0oEl-
er OF 1888 tons. left San Franchises
last night for Columbia river ports
She grounded at 2:15 a. m- The
Curacao, northbound proceeded tn
her assistance. Her call also WAS
picked by the steamers Queen ana
Alaska but they were too far dis
tant to render aid,
The fact that Captain Thomas A
Jameson of the Klamath has not
made further use of his wirefesa
was accepted in marine circles az
indicating that the passengers and
crew had left the ship.
Four OF the Klamath's passen-
gers were bound for Seattle, the re-
mainder for Portland. Their honlS
addresses are. not known by the
steamship company.
The Seattle passengers were:
Mrs. M. l.. Stingerland, ID. Culver.
l.. Lefvre and N. Liken.
As the high winds ripped down
many telephone and telegraph
wires around Point Arena the Me-
Cormick company found it difficult
to get word through in regard To
the disposition of the passengers
and crew. Tentative arrangements
were made to have them cared for
at ranch houses at Delmar and
Gualala and then to have them
brought to the railroad line at
Cloverdale and returned to San
Francisco later.
Those Portland bound were. +.
Murphy, p. L. Flack, Paul Ander-
son, H, j. Johnson, p. Harp, A.
Melchart, Mrs. c. r. Buckley ana
child, Sam woodward. w. Drum
nell, j. McGillen, Miss Irene Me-
Gillen. Miss Ethel McGillen, ].
Shelton, ID. Long,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Extentions Sure
In Salem Kings
Packing Plant

Plans for the extension of the
Salem Kings Products plant have
not been completed as yet, but the
company is certain to erect a new
warehouse on front street, add an
Oher unit to their present plant
which will increase their drying
space and also build new receiving
room.
Erection of the extensions will
be begun so that they will be ready
for use with the opening of the
packing season.
The capacity of the plant will be
increased to almost three times it's
present one, and the additional
labor employed will be about so to
rs per cent more.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Strange Bird Wooes
:: Hen =:
Is Slain by Rooster

Cornwall, VT, Feb. 5.-Ornitho-
logists are endeavorIng to deter
mine the species of a strange bird
that descended in the barnyard
of Mrs. F. D. Manchester, wooed a
Plymouth Rock hen and was slain
in duel with a Jealous rooster.
The intruder was grey, about
the size of a duck, had a long red
beak and such short legs that it
waddled with difficulty. Its feet
were webbed and it used it's bill
like rapier. Superior. agility
won for the rooster.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
[neteen Passengers on Wrecked Ship Are Safe
Seen In The
CrimeIight

Montreal, Feb. 5.--Police to-
day are searching for the
murderer of an unidentified
young woman about 90 years
of age. whose body was found
on a sidewalk in the suburb
of Westmount. Her head had
been crushed with an axe,
which lay nearby. Miss Mary
Girard, resident of the
neighborhood told the police
she saw woman fall and
that man who accompanied
her fled.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb, S.
Counsel for Mrs. Maybelle
Roe, convicted last night of
first degree murder for the
Staying of Mccullough Gray
don, announced today he was
preparing an appeal.
The jury fixed the penalty
at life imprisonment.
The conviction is the first
of a woman for first degree
murder in Los Angeles county.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. g.
Frank Hall and Frank Kelley,
who have been held by the
police since a few days after
the robbery of the Spokane
state bank here, on suspicion
of having been involved in
the case, were free today.
Charges of highway robbery
were reduced to vagrancy
charges when they were
brought to trial in police court
yesterday, but the prosecu-
ton failed on these, and they
were dismissed.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 5-A man
who gave him name as Benja
min Fuller and his home as
Toledo, Ohio, confessed here
today, the police say, to the
theft of mail pouch containing
100000 worth or cnecks at the
Illinois Central railroad depot
at Kalamazoo, Mich.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Machines Damaged
In Three Crashes;
Occupants Unhurt

Several automobiles were dam
aged more or less yesterday in
three smash-ups repored to the
police.
Cars driven by L. L. Thomas,
$40 Division street, and Ben
Clements, were slightly damaged
when they collided on the Fair
grounds road.
+. A. Fafferty told officers that
his automobile, parked near the
north entrance to the state house,
was run into by car driven by a
man whose name he did not learn.
A rear wheel, a fender, and his
tire rack were smashed. he said.
H. B. Churchill, 705 Belmont
street, told a similar story. A ma
chine sruck his car while it was
parked on Court near the state
house. he said. His left front
fender was damaged. His request
that the unknown driver stop went
unheeded. he told officers. He
procured the license number Of
the other car.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Paris Police
Are Rounding
Up Communists

Paris, Feb. Six alleged Rus
sian communists were arrested here
last night and and it is expected
that others will be taken into Gus
ody today, twenty-one. warrants
having been sworn out late yester-
day. Police officials are continu-
ing their investigation of commun-
lists activities and have reported
successful operations at Havre and
Nancy.
The authorities at Frankfort
have arrested fourteen persons,
among whom are several com
munists and leaders Of armed or
CARNATIONS, says a Mayence dis
patch TO the Matin. Newspapers
here declare that it has been found
that communists in France are OBJ
tanning American money from some
source in Berlin
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Houston Leaves
Financial End
ToNextSecretary

Washington, Feb. 5.-A letter
from Secretary Houston of the
treasury department, saying he
would not during the remainder of
his term of office, proceed with any
further financial negotiations with
foreign government was read in the
senate today by Senator Lodge of
the republican lead
er.
The secretary said there have
not been any official proposals on
the subject that would in any way
bind this government or The for
eign governments other than the
agreement of the foreign govern
ments contained in their demand
obligations held by the United
States to give long time Obligations.
if requested in exchange therefor
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
Postoffice At
Williamson Is
Burned in Reprisal

Dublin. Feb. 5.-In an official
reDrisals Thursday the postoffics
and business house at William
town were burned. An ambush oc-
CURED there January 2S, in whicn
divisional Commissioner Holmes Of
the Royal irish Constabulary was
wounded. dying the next day. five
.ouztables also were wounded in
this attack.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-05
McAdoo Confers
Long With Huerta

Mexico City. Feb. William G.
McAdoo. former secretary Of the
treasury Of the United States. con
ferred for more than two hnuTs
yesterday with Adolfo De Ia Huer-
ia. secretary OF the treasury No
statement was issued. Mr.. McAdoo
was later given a formal reception
By President Obreg0n.