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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Packing House
Employees Will
Fight Long Day

Omaha, Neb., Mar. 9.-The eight
hour day and arbitration agree
ments on wages of packing house
employees were expected to be the
principal recommendations drafted
by the executive committee of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters &
Butcher Workers of North America
when the committee went into ses-
sion this morning. Union repre-
sentatives from all the packing cen
ters were present to confer on the
recommendations.
A wage cut, as announced by the
packers yesterday, would receive
the consideration of the employees
and some agreement probably
could be reached but the workers
will not consent to a ten hour work
ing day without protest, according
to Dennis f. Lane, secretary of the
union.
The eight hour day is the thing
on which we will make our prin-
cipal fight" Mr.. Lane said today.
1--WE are willing to submit the mat
ter of wages to arbitration, either
between the individual packers and
their employees or by national
agreement. But We are determined
to keep the eight hour day. A
strike will be our last resort"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Seen In The
Crimelight

Spokane, Wash, Mar. p
Jay E. Hough, called as the
first witness in his own defense
in superior court here today,
testified that he committed the
forgeries with which he is
charged only after his late
partner, John B. Millholland,
had threatened his life unless
he did SO.
Colorado Spring, Colo, Mar.
9.-Charles C. Clinton, convict
ed of attempting to murder a
police officer, was sentenced to
from twelve to fourteen years
in the penitentiary here yes
terday. Clinton was one OF the
participants in a revolver fight
last October, a day after the
robbery of the Elbert county
bank. Two policemen and three
alleged bandits took part in the
fight. Two of the latter were
killed and Clinton was wound
ed,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
bor Held In
|arelOuses To
BE Distributed

ihgton, Mar. s.-InternaI
oilicers are considering re-
y .he ban prohibiting with.
Of liquor from warehouses,
sOner Williams said today.
1er was issued last Decem-
's,lnit Wholesale liquor deal
uspose of their stocks on
= Mr. Williams said he be-
a' tne purpose of the order
s. nad been accomplished.
''ision atsa Of revenue and pro-
Jtieials not to grant per
"uolesale dealers hereafter.
~ end to their business.
IT, u according to Mr.. VIII
,a 10 added that there was no
~ a third party to engage
II aullng Of liquor. The law
FL mat the retail druggist
!, 11se direct from the ware
Is, H. On that basis he believed
Ion s,on Of the enforcement Of
'nould stand
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Clemenceau Won't
Talk for Records

Paris. Mar. 9.-Since it has been
decided to create phonetic insti-
tute in France where the voices Of
all Frances great men will be re-
corded on monographs for future
generations TO hear numerous ef-
forts have been made to induce
former Premier Clemenceau to
speak but a few words in the ma
chine. This he refuses to do. say
ing that when he dies his voice
win die with him. He further says
that people often heard enough Of
his voice during his life and un-
doubtedly would care very little
about hearing it again later On.
More attempts are 10 be made to
get the Tigers consent When he
returns from India next month.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09

justice, are so intimately related
and so vital to the nations perpe-
tuity, that he has decided to begin
at once a careful survey of all
matters pertaining to this subject
That there may be no delay he has
nominated DIR. Charles e. Sawyer.
of Marion, Ohio. a man of long
and practical experience in such
matters, to a brigadier generalcy
in the medical section OF the Of
ficers reserve corps OF the United
States army and thereby securing
the service of DIR. Sawyer as
physician at the White House
when professional attention is
necessary, but also giving to him
direct authority to make a thor
ough investigation of the needs of
these subjects and to present the
accumulated facts with such sug-
gestions as his observations may
warrant in the bringing about of
the concrete plan of coordination
and most efficient and economic
operation of these affairs. DIR.
Sawyer's duties are to begin inn
mediately."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Honeymoon Lasted
Just Half Hour

Denver, Mar 9.-The hon
eymoon of Leslie and Helen
White lasted just thirty minutes
according to statements made
in county court by the couple.
They were married in Lit
tleton, Col, December 81, 1920,
and never saw each other again
after riding into Denver on the
street cars that day until they
met in county court here re-
Gently.
did you ever try to get your
+ wife to live with you?" Judge
Luxford inquired or White.
mo, she knew where I liv-
ed" White replied.
Mrs. White declared she tel
ephoned her husband and ask
ed him to come and see her but
was told to "go to hell"
White is suing for divorce on
the ground of mental cruelty
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Rail Business
Growing Better

San Francisco, Mar. 9. - The
Of the railroads is on an
inward trend after having struek
the bottom three or four weeks
ago. and better times may be eX-
nected in the near future, accord
ing to julius Kruttschnitt chair
man Of the board Of directors ef
the Southern Pacific railroad, VINO
is here today from a trip over the
conpsnv's Mexican line.
We have a weekly barometer IN
+bs reDorts we receive from our
apditing department" Mr. Krutt-
erbnitt said. upon which We
nre5icte our forecast Of the vol
u77e Of business. These reports OF
Is+a show a better tone in the
rsi1rosd business Of the country
and that means a better tone n
business generally. for there is 10
s,7rsr barometer Of business con
sftions than the railroads.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Senate Goes Into
Secret Session On
Colombia Treaty

Washington, Mar, 9.-Ratifiea-
ton of the long pending treaty with
Colombia is urged by President
Harding in his first formal mes
sage sent to the senate today.
Immediately upon receiving the
message the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, the usual proceed
ure in taking up treaties.
The text of the message was not
made public at the White House.
officials there holding that 1t was
executive business which could not
be properly given out unless the
senate so decided. The senate clos
ed its doors without making the
message public.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Population Of
Japan Shows
Big Shrillkage
BY d. N Parry,

Toxic, March g. Population
figures that prove the population
of the Japanese empire over 1,0O0,-
600 less than it was estimated in
1913 were given out by the Bureau
of National Power Investigation
here recently. Practically every
city shows a large decrease as
compared with the incorrect fig
ures of 1918, Toxic alone being
10000 less than it's semi-official
figures indicated.
The population of the empire,
according to these figures, which
are the result of months of labor
on the part of the bureau officials,
is 77,005,510; that of Japan pro-
per, exclusive of Korea, Formosa
and Saghalien, 55,961,140. Both
of these figures are less by more
than a million than the figures
given in 1918. The population of
the empire, then estimated from
a compilation of old registers, was
given at 7S,261,S56, or 1,235,346
more than the census of 1920 gives.
The decrease for the japanese em-
pire, therefore, is 1.6 percent.
Thus Japan, by its first modern
census, for the 1920 figures are
the first made along modern lines
of investigation, fails to bear out
its story of ever-increasing popu-
lation which is literally driving
the nation to seek new lands in
Asia and send its immigrants out
into the far corners of the earth.
Since the the fall of the Tokugaw-
as it has been customary to com
pile all census records from old
registers and it has been known for
some time that Implications were
not only apt to creep in, but that
they had come to be the custom
airy thing.
According to the new figures,
there are 12S,850 more males than
females in Japan proper. The to-
tai number of families in Japan
proper is 11,22O,053.
Toxic, Osaka and Kobe rank the
first three cities of the empire in
the list Of statistics:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Austrians Told
They Must Fill
Terms of Peace

Vienna, Mar. 8-Formal notice
that it would be required to fulfill
the livestock provisions of the
treaty of St. Germain was ser"ed
upon the Austrian government by
the reparations commission TODAY.
This involves delivery to Italy,
Jugoslavia and Rumania of 10000
head of cattle, including 5000
milch cows.
The American representatives in
the reparations body, before their
withdrawal, had, together with the
British, opposed such action on the
ground that it was unfair to the
countries which are supplying
Austria with quantities of milk and
fats, and that the nations to WI
the cattle would go did no actual
ly need the stock.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09

Portland, Or, Mar. 9.--Contracts
for paving. grading and bridge con-
struction work were being award
ed today by the state highway COM
mission following opening OF bids
yesterday. Work -'oi inted ag-
gregated about $1,006,0OO.
The commission had before It to-
day requests from several counties
to speed up road construction on a
$3.50 basis. Several counties made
requests to have county roads
transferred to the state road map.
and requests came from others
that the commission lend them
money to finance road work and
accept county road bonds as col
lateral until bonds could be sold for
par.
The commission had so much
work before il that 1t may not con-
clude it's session until tomorrow.
owing to the number of new pro-
jects presented the commission ~
expected to decide to make a per-
sonal inspection In eastern and CEN
trail oregon and the Willamette
valley
klamath county. failing to have
the original survey of The Dalles-
California highway accepted, made
compromise. The original sur
vey in the Wood river section was
ten miles and would cost s122,500,
whereas the new location is 60
miles and will cost $76,s50. The
county court asked that II the new
location is adopte1, which II was.
that tap road be built from The
Daiies- California highway TO Fort
klamath and this the commission
agreed to.
On this spur the county offers a
$3.50 basis until the highway Is
carried over Sand Creek hill. The
tap road will run from abandoned
military post OF Fort klamath to
thet own of Fort klamath and will
then extend TO the forest reserve
with the Crater Lake
highway.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
HardingS Physician
To Lay Foundation of
Ne7O Federal Bureau

Washington. March 9.-Dr. c. E.
Sawyer, nominated today by Pres
ldent Harding to be White House
physician with the rank of brig
adler general in the army medical
reserve corps, also will make an
investigation of public health mat
ters for Mr.. Harding. He will be
authorized to formulate sugges-
tions for concrete plan of CO.
ordination of government agencies
for safeguarding public health
welfare.
This was disclosed today in a
statement issued at the White
House The assignment of DR..
Sawyer to this work was taken as
the first step by President Harding
to carry out his previously an
nouneed plan for the creation of a
new governmental department of
public welfare.
president Harding" said the
White House statement. has long
been convinced that the affairs
relating to public welfare, such as
public health, education and social
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Cities Heidi by
Allied Force
Quiet Today
Threatened Strike of
Workers Fails To
Materialize; Unrest
Is Felt

Duesseldorf, Mar. 9.-Although
1000 French, British and Belgian
soldiers were today occupying Dues
seldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort, the
people of those cities were pro-
Iceeding about their usual affair
There were no signs today of
any immediate movement by Ger
man workmen as an outcome of
the occupation, the effort of agit-
ators to bring on the long threaten
ed general strike in protest against
the imposition of the allied repair
alton penalties having failed. This
refusal of the workmen to strike
at least for the time being, is at
tributed by the leaders to the pow
erty OF the men. However, the
temper of the laborers in the Es-
sen district is reported such that
1t is feared the agitation may dew
elop a menacing situation there.
Allied troops to the number of
5000 with four tanks and three
river flotillas, are stationed here,
but the military are not in evidence
except that double sentinels were
at the street corners, with machine
guns.
Alongside the order of the
French general of occupation which
was posted in public places was the
proclamation by President Ebert
calling upon the people to bear up
peacefully under the entente's
slavery" General DeGoutte's or
der places the miners "and other
functionaries of the public utilities
under military control. II likewise
forbids passenger train service, ex-
cept for workmen and international
travellers.
General Maucher, commanding
the French troops in Duesseldorf
visited the burgomaster today and
told him General DeGouette had
no objection TO the meeting OF the
Rhine provincial landtag called for
Sunday provided no speeches were
made with regard TO the occupa-
tiOn.
The communal police are re-
naming on duty. The security po-
lice force which was disarmed yes
terday, received its arms back to
day. The men on duty were tS-
duced to the smallest number con-
sistent with the preservation Of or
der.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Woodbmn Folks
Can't Identify
Harry Stabens

Does Harry Staben, who PAGES
back and forth in a cell of the
county Jail here, know anything
concerning the mystery surround
ing the murder of S. j. Yoder,
Woodburn garage man, killed last
Saturday night3
Officers here who are working
day and night in an effort to run
down some clue which will lead to
enlightenment, admit they do not
know. and a dozen odd Woodburn
residents who saw the mysterious
stranger shortly before he hired
Yoder last Saturday, were unable
to identify Staben at the county
Jail this morning
Staben will be held, however,
pending further Investigation,
Sheriff o. d. Bower stated this
afternoon.
Indecision, doubt and reluctance
were manifested by most Of the
Woodburn men this morning when
they were asked II Staben is the
man who sought a taxi driver in
Woodburn last Saturday taben
is now wearing a blue serge suit.
while the stranger was said to be
clad in khaki trousers with puttees.
Mr.. Yoder was murdered about
midnight last Saturday after he
had left Woodburn with a lone pas
senger. He was found early Sun
day morning near the Pacific high
way on a road leading TO Gervais.
Funeral services for the murL
dered man were held at Woodburn
this afternoon at o'clock. Most
of the Woodburn stores closed dur
ing the services at which hund-
reds were present.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Mondell Offered
Job On Cabinet
But He Declined

Sheridan, Wyo., Mar. 9.-COn-
gressman Frank Mondell of Wyom.
ing, republican floor leader, was
offered a position in President
Harding's cabinet several weeks
ago but declined, according to news
just received here from F. H. Bar
row, private secretary to Mr.. Mon
dell at Washington. Mr.. Barrow's
message stated that President Hard
ing summoned Mr.. Mondell to Mar
ion, Ohio, soon after his election
and rendered him a place on his
cabinet but he declined, stating that
he felt he should not relinquish his
position as floor leader.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Boy Bandits Get
Seven Years Each

Portland, Or, Mar. 9.-Walter
McCleary, p. and Boyd Ellis. "a.
were sentenced TO seven years In
the state penitentiary late yester-
day when they pleaded guilty to in
dictmnts charging assault with a
dangerous weapon. They were ar
rested following a running battle
with two policemen the night OF
January Z. after they were alleged
to have held up several persons and
stolen an automobile. Both were
soldiers stationed at Vancouver
barracks.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Dogs Barred
From Ice Cream
Parlors by Order

Jersey City, y. J.. Mar. 9. -
Sweet tOothed members OF the
canine elite who have been regular
patrons 2f Jersey City's ice cream
and soda emporiums. left their silk
en- cushions today 10 bark protest
against the latest order OF the city
commission.
The order. effective Immediately.
prohibits the keeping or taking or
dogs into any candy, confection or
soda water shop. Il was issued fol
lowing q complaint filed By the
New Jersey Retail Candy and Ice
Cream Manufacturers association
that dogE we're served from the
same dishes sssad 49, hur.ssna
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Slverton Case
Near Completion
Finish This Week

Examination of witnesses in the
one hundred thousand dollar con-
tract suit of the Silverton Lumher
company against the Silver Falls
timber company is expected to be
finished when the court adjourns
this afternoon. The last of The
final arguments are expected to
be made about Friday when the
case will be turned over to the
Jury to render a decision.
Witnesses for the defense have
been examined in rapid order by
attorneys for both sides for the
last three or four days. The log
ging operations of the Silver Falls
Timber company have been dwelt
on to a great length by the attor-
neys for the defense in their effort
to show that the defendant COM
pany was damaged considerable
owing othe Silverton company's
delay in unloading cars of logs.
Perhaps the most important
testimony on this point was given
bv S, S. Sharp, camp foreman OF
the Silver Falls company, who said
that his loggers lost on an average
of two hours a day during July
1919 and for an extensive period
after August IS, owing to the fact
that empty cars were not supplied
them on which to load the logs. On
this account he stated the loading
had to be done at noon or after the
men quit work at night,
w. E. McGee, conductor on one
Of the trains of the logging com
pany stated on the stand, that ne
had never been instructed to de-
liver any certain cars TO the Sill
verton lumber company.
J. s. Raedy. a lumber cruiser in
the employ Of the Silver Falls com
pany, was also on the stand, and
testified that he had always found
logs coming from a rich low land
Of a better quality than those TAX
en- from ridges.
The complaint 70 the silverton
com pany alleges that logs taken
from Basin Camp, a certain low
section Of timber were defective
and that on the deHverance Of the
logs by the Silver Falls company to
the Silverton Mills there was a loss
Of approximately $4,000 to the
plaintiff. II is the object Of the
defendants to prove that logs com
ing from this low section were as
good as any logged from those sec
tions Of higher elevation.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
some Fight Purse

London, March 9.-The latest
and most pat" paragraph on the
heavyweight championship Of tho
world contest appears in the Star,
and is as follows:
Perhaps Carpenter and Demp-
sey could be induced 70 meet II
they we're offered the German in
demnity; and as that will take over
forty years 20 get. they would have
DIenty Of time to fix a date"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Government Cannot
Prohibit Making of
Booze For Medicine

Washington, Mar. 9.-The gov
ernment is without authority to
prohibit the manufacture and sale
of liquor, wines or beer for non.
geverage purposes, according to a
ruling made by the attorney GEN
eral and published to day by the
internal revenue bureau.
The opinion, one of the most
comprehensive dealing with the
question OF prohibition, expressly
states that there must be no limi.
tation on the use of liquors excent
that prescribed by congress in lin
iting the sale of spirituous liouors
to one pint for ten days. The oues-
ton of limitation, the opinion said
thus is left to the good faith of the
Subject to this limitation" the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Revenue Officer
Is Acquitted of
Murder Charge

Portland. Or, Mar. 81. j. Big
gins. federal revenue officer, was
acquitted of a charge Of mar
slaughter in federal court late yes
terday when Judge X. S. Bean or
dered a directed verdict clearing
him. Judge Beah said the prose-
cution had failed to prove Bigglns
was the slayer OF Robert Hedderly,
who was shot when federal officers
and police attempted TO arrest him
on a charge of making a delivery Of
liquor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09

opinion continued, obviously there
has been committed not to the sub
1ect of the commissioner of inter
nal revenue and the secretary of
the treasury, but for the profession
al Judgment of the physician, the
question of the quantity of LIQUOR
that may be used to advantage as
a medicine in each case.
AS to this question, 1 think the
intention was to leave the physician n
unfettered by government control,
but subject to be dealt with Grim
lnally and by revocation of this per-
nit If he acts in bad faith"
The opinion, existance of which
became known Sunday, was signed
by the then Attorney General Pal
mer and was dated March 8.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Students Urged to
Attend College by
Eugene Professor

Pointing out the advantages to
be derived from a college education
and urging every student who can
possibly do so to receive the bene-
fits of a higher education, DR.. F. L..
Stetson. of the University of Ore
gon, addressed Salem high school
students at a psecial assembly at
1890 this morning.
DR.. Stetson is connected with the
department of education at the
Eugene school.
Several high school students VINO
spoke at the assembly this morning
urged members of the student body
to attend the games Of the state
basketball tournament to be held
tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
III Continues
|silS of 2 Held
La Flemme Case

Of persons waiting in
Uwuh's Justice court this
g for the hearing of o. c.
farm laborer, who is held in
tOn with the case of Jennie
PINE, l5-year-old Brooks girl
fs found in Portland recent
Ia long search, were disap-
this morning when it was
'ced that the trials of botn
|nd F. S. Crosslin have been
bed.
'ds trial was to have been az
Pck this morning and Cross =
o'clock this afternoon.
! charged with contributing
rellnquency of a minor. The
''es for their hearings have
Y SET Judge Unruh said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Verify, Verify, Man
Shall Rise Again

Bridgeport, Ohio, Mar. g.
A Bridgeport woman was de-
termined to get rid of a rat
that had been enjoying a night
ly lunch from foodstuffs on
her kitchen table.
Obtaining a muskrat trap,
she set it on a chair beside the
table.
During the night her husband
entered the room after medi-
cine. He decided to sit down
before taking the ache reliev-
er. He chose the chair on
which the trap was set. Ouch,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09
Turk Nationalists
Capture Batum

London, Mar. 9-Turkish nation
aIist forces have occupied Batum'
SAYS a Reuters dispatch from Con-
stantinople.
Datum is a strongly fortified sea
port on the eastern shore of the
Black sea, and one of the chief
shipping points for petroleum pro-
duced in the Caucasus region or
Russia. Recent dispatches have in
dicated the Russian bolshev1k Tor
ces we're attempting to reach Ba-
tum before the Turkish Nationalist
occupied the city.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-09

~ . Ci'y Utah, Mar. -
! dsv w wage reduction of 25
H., eilec'ive March IS, has
az us murray smelter
r. E,iean Smelling < f,efin-
|rni,ss A Al ihe M;dvale plant
4 So Tia, States Smelling, Re
L = lhg sag company cuts of
H. uay Tor some classes of
l-n.na ana a 25 cent cut in 9th
S are announced.