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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Busy
With Cabinet
Choosing Task
President Elect Now
Clears Desk of Minor
Matters Following
Vacation Trip

ST. Augustine. Fla, Feb. TO-
Back at work today after a three
weeks vacation, President-elect
Harding waded into a vast accumu-
lation Of correspondence and 9th
er miscellaneous business that must
be cleared away before he can give
serious thought to final decisions
on his cabinet, and other major
problems.
Mr.. Harding returned to st. Au-
gustine last night from his houst-
boat cruise along the Florida coast
and established offices in st. Au,
gustine hotel, which will be his
home until he leaves for Washing
ton to be inaugurated.
The cabinet appointments which
Mr.. Harding's close friends believe
to be virtually determined, are con-
fined to the portfolios of state, JUS
tice, postoffice and agriculture.
Charles Evans Hughes of New
York, for secretary of state; Harry
NJ. Daugherty of Ohio, for attorney
general; Will II. Hays of Indiana,
postmaster general, and Harry
Wallace of Iowa, for secretary of
agriculture, are selections which
those in position to know now re-
gard as virtually certain.
Even in respect to these. it is
realized that there may be a slip
between the first of February and
the first of March.
For the secretary of war. several
men still are mentioned. Promi-
nent among them is John W.
Weeks of Massachusetts, whose
name also is liked repeatedly with
the navy and treasury portfolios.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Retailers Meet
Success, Say Men
FromSalem, Back

"A. C. Marsters, of Roseburg, was
reelected president of the Oregon
State Retail Merchants associa-
ton. and Roseburg was selected as
the place for next years conven-
ton yesterday afternoon at the
final session of the convention held
in Marshfield. The meeting was
most interesting and very worth
while. according to several Salem
ties who returned from Coos Bay
this morning.
One Of the important resolu-
tions adopted by the merchants
was introduced by a committee
headed by Walter Denton, Of the
Miller Mercantile company, of
Salem, in which the retailers
pledged themselves to boost
"Prune Week" in various ways.
The resolutions follow:
To Boost Prunes.
I'VE, the members of the ore
gon state Retail Merchants asso-
citation in convention assembled rec
ognizing the value of the prune in
dustry to the state of oregon and
further realizing the real value as
an article Of food ard inasmuch AS
the week of February Il 20 ls has
been designated By the governor as
Prune Week for the purpose o. Sc
curing a larger distribution and ac-
ouainting the public with it value
in ali ways. do pledge ourselves T.
Aid in advertising. window displays
special sales. etc. and do all in cur
mower to push the distribution OF
this commodity.
Resolved that the thanks oi this
sssoriation be extended TO J9hn "
scott for the c0Urtesies and faVOra
evtanded Us in making it possible
for many Of US to attend the cor
vention bv giving US a special tf'ilii
fror7and returning TO Portland
Among the Salem men WHO az
tended the convention were .. 2
sisson and Walter Denton, Of Mili-
er,s store; Ed Schunke, Of the koth
s-ocsr-v company: Grover Hlliman'
of The Cherry City bakery; =. j.
ECasnev. OF the Portland Cio-A .
Snir company. and y. c. NtIo1I''
- Kafoury Brcs-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Jokers Seen
In Proposed
HighwayBilIs
Dennis Measures Leg
alizing Claim of Out
lawed Road Contract
Is Far-reaching

Two senate bills introduced by
Senator Bruce Denis. S. b. 265 and
S. B. 266, materially alter the pres
ent laws affecting the securing of
damages from the highway COM
mission. They would validate out
lawed claims and permit the state
to be sued. They also eliminate the
attorney general from participation
in employing counsel for the high
way commission, They extend the
two year statute of limitations to
four years, thus validating SOME
$4,000 of outlawed claims held
against the commission by contrac-
tors. and open the door to countless
other claims.
The bills convey the impression ut
have been introduced at the in
stance of former Governor Jay
Bowerman, who is attorney for
contractors with outlawed claims
At any rate their introduction fol-
lowed Mr.. Bowerman's recent visit
to the capitol.
trying to slip something over, far
they do not comply with senate
rules to accentuate the new matter
in italics to be written into the law
and this new matter rs the joker
or jokers, and most important n
taxpayers and the state highway
fund.
When the state highway commis-
sion law was written ii was thought
wise to link the office of the at
torney general to the highway COM
mission and to provide that the
commission is authorized. under
the direction of the attorney gen
eral TO employ counsel, fix his du-
ties and provide his compensation"
Thus in effect making the attorney
generals office the legal depart
ment OF the highway commission
S. B. PCS changes this by efinli-
mating the phrase under direction
of the attorney general" and thus
divorce the states legal department
from all statutory Jurisdiction over
the highway commission But the
bill goes further than this IL pro-
vides that the state can be sued for
damages, something that the con-
stitution Of the state has barred Tor
many years.
1t declares that actions in law
in suits in equity may be com
menced against the state highway
commission upon all contracts en-
tered ino by Ii 20 the same extent
as though such contracts had been
entered into between individuals.
thus setting aside section "a. artieIe
Of the constitution.
S. r. 266 provides that the two
year statute Of limitations OF exist
ing highway law snall be extended
TO four years-which would enable
outlawed claims to be revived as
well as open the door for eOutr7te-
tors to bring suit for rejected over
charges. Under the present laHs.
they are compelled to accept the
findings Of the highway commits
sion and its engineers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

February / 4th to 9Th. Now have
just taken my Ieadpencil and fig
ured out that this will mean some
thing like 80 pounds of prunes
apiece. or five pounds a day for
prune wek. l want to assure you
my dear governor. that 1 am going
to eat my 80 pounds or bust, but l
want to be able to show proof that
[ have done it so l am going 10 IN
vite you to have a prune eating
content with me in the presence OF
the Oregon Legislature in joint ses-
sion. and the one that loses the bet
will pay for all the prune eaten l
suggest also that it would be
good way to give the oregon law
makers a little relaxation by invlt-
ing them to Join the contest and the
last man through with his 80
pounds of prunes is to pay for the
whole darn bunch 1 would sus-
gest that you issue a supplemental
proclamation declaring a recess EoI
the legislature Of the last day Oh
prune week. which Is saturday anu
We will all meet there at salem an
get full Of prune"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Authorities
Knew Where
Bergdoll Was
Attorney Says FEEDER
al Officials Knew
Draft Evader Was
In Germany

Washington, Feb. 1O.-The de-
partment of justice knew as early
as last October that Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll, wealthy Philadel-
phia draft evader. had escaped to
Germany the house military COM
mittee was told today by Charles
d. McAvoy, district attorney at
Philadelphia.
Representative Caldwell, demo
crat, New York, suggested thai
Bergdoll be put in the committee
record as &c. c." only.
"Grover Cleveland was a great
American" he said, land his
record and memory are in no way
affected by the conduct of this
man."
He told how Bergdoll evaded
two soldiers guarding him and
made his final flight.
He testified that Bergdoll told
d. Clarence Gibboney, his counsel
who was reported to have been
drowned recently off the coast of
Mexico, that he had buried $685.
900 in gold in West Virginia or
Maryland and that he alone could
disclose the burial place.
This was to be used as "bribe
money" to obtain his freedom, ac-
cording to Mr.. McAvoy, who said
that Gibboney conferred with
former acting judge advocate Gen
eral Ansell and his law partner,
Bailey, who obtained from the war
department permission for the
prisoners release under guard so
he could unearth the gold.
Describing Bergdoll's escape
from his home in Philadelphia,
Mr.. McAvoy denied that the SOL
dier guards were drunk, although
he added that they were tempted
by display of liquor and that one
of them took two drinks of gin.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

Mr.. Jewell also charged the
railroad executives with framing
evidence"
He asserted that last week S
statement by w. w. Atterbury,
chairman of the labor committee
of the American Association of
Railway Executives, attempted to
falsely convince the public that
high rates due to financial irregu-
larities and inefficiencies of rail-
road management" are attributable
to the unions of railroad workers
| ''and to obtain weapon from
which to exact from the govern
ment full payment of the exorbi-
tant claims which the railroads are
making and to coerce and threaten
the railroad workers by the spectre
of unemployment and reduced
wages" as
Atterbury Attacked.
"Mr. Atterbury," he added, rep
resents a conspiracy attempting 10
cast discredit upon the government
in. its administration of he rail-
roads.
"Mr. Atterbury undoubtedly
knows that the present plight of
the roads is not due to the ineffi-
cheney of the employees. He knows
that it is not due to mistreatment
accorded to roads under federal
control. One significant thing he
said in the course of his ultimatunl
you cannot make retroactive to-
morrow the savings that should
have been made today This should
be bitter pill to many a small in
vestor in railway securities who has
lost savings through the squander-
ing of railroad wealth for which
the financiers are responsible. And
now Mr.. Atterbury discloses the
determination of the conspiracy TO
make a rail upon the pockets of
the railroad employees, whose an
nual earnings still average less
than the recognized standard of a
living wage. By this raid he says
he can secure 5000, 100000. Other
raids will follow, according to his.
own statement, although three
months truce must be declared.
This conspiracy aims at the dis
ruption of the legitimate organiz1-
ton of the workers of the country
and the introduction of chaotic in
dustrlal rules dominated by the
huge economic power of an absen-
tee financial combination whicn
had, up to this period, practically
the CONTROL of the working and liv-
ing conditions of millions Of wage
earners and their families"
The railroad union chief de-
manded that the broad recall M.
and require him to fur
nish a full list of the railroads the
point of view of which he eXpress-
ed"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Hdnde1' Would Meet
TcOtt In P1ut11e-Eating
Contest Before SOIOnS

not he wishes "a
tppu.I'-eaung p. contest with
kr..a OIcott under Mar
~ 'bleoerry rules. or desires
-. Seuffle a catch-ss-
-, I-5lO-l' Is about the only
- by Bill" strand
- .isnd, vice-president o,
advertising clubs o,
letter sent to Mr.
Which AIr strandborg nd orr,
s..,..-l l, o-lhe-devouring meet
nor His letter fol-
4 ~. | am 100 per cent for
! - = tlme and that I sir
jg4 '1,.ng ,,I. for the Oregon
n -, .-'e you Go. but / am
b NJ, !, ,lea about your re-
yss '.,a !, nation but want
l7 ''lai l want to be a
h can have your NOR
I. ,, nat l propose 10 do
'5s sf mere are 22.OOO.-
H.t yon y nice fat oregon
slsisssSI have decided shan
p s. oy Us home folks
period from
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Author OF Proposal To
Regulate Chir0bructOrS
MadUe7tentLy Kills Bill

reconsideration Of the measure,
which required a two-thirds vote
and which could never have been
obtained except under a misappre-
hension of the true status Of the
situation as Indicated by today
vote on the bill which found four
teen Of the members still insisting
on passage Of the bill. This, while
sufficient TO prevent reconsidera-
ton Of the bill and permit it to
proceed on its way to the lower
house was not sufficient TO save It
once il had been brought back
and 1t went down to defeat after
having once tasted Of the sweets o.
victory.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

When Senator Gill Thursday in
advertently seconded a motion TO
reconsider the vote by which his
bill I13 regulating chiropractors
had been passed by the upper
house the day before he uncon-
sciously brought about the defeat
Of his own measures as develop
ments today revealed.
When the bill was taken from
the table this morning on motion
BY Senator Vinton and placed on
final passage for the second time
Senator Gill took occasion to ex-
plain that his second to the motion
mad been made unconscious Of its
full purport. His friends. blindly
following his lead, permitted the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Cherrians Attend
Funeral of John
Wesley Roland

Al the request Of c. p. Know
land. King Of Cherrians. members
Of that organization will meet at
the Commercial club rooms. FRI
day morning at 10 o'clock 10 at
tend the funeral Of John Wesley
Roland.
Mr.. Roland once held the office
Of Lord-Governor Wood and at the
las. election Of the king. was one
OF the hon0red list chosen as Lord
Of the Manor. During his active
davs Mr.. Roland did a great deal
for the anizatio1-
All Cherrians are asked 10 be
present. Uniforms are Do- re-
CURED
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
litio1l OF
hurt Lines
)st on Vote
Unable to Mus
sufficient Sup
to Pass Bill In

.sh Senator Hume was able
4 hst as many votes as
.jpuunents he was not able
4 sufficient support to pass
Ollshing the departmental
Ihe Mptlnomah county cir
Il when 1t was taken from
and placed on third read
blOrning. Roll call on the
revealed the senate spit
n two on the question and
bot having received the
constitutional majority
pass,
{ joint rfSOlution fathe-ed
Or DtaHls and passed by
house this morning calls
edelal congress to take
eeSiy to extending iur-
pVer The waters of the At
h Pacific oceans to 81
p the shore line.
ping to a suggestion by
Eddy that such a mem
M make the state of Ore
ridiculous in the eyes of
Dennis explained that
must make the first
pe present lineof jurisdic-
established at 3.8 miles
shore at a time when the
lllS woud only shoot that
cared adding that since
now been perfected to
lectlIeS a distance of u
lOfe 1t was time that the
ke TO that fact and ex-
over abutting
ordingly.
lis passed by the senate
o. by Thomas-ReIating
; taxes.
w. by Robertson-In-
animation fees to be col
STATE banking depart
b oy Nlckelsen-Provid-
county courts may fix
on Of assistants To coun
3 oy committee on rail-
u time
| change in utility sched
en- to thirty days.
T. by Ryan-Increasing
oil reserve of state
may be deposited from
% lhree-fOurths.
V oy Notwithstanding
" reserve of trust COM
u may be deposited
ards to three-fourths.
ey Ellis-Providing for
! small strips of Malheur
iarney county.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

The house was on an acquiesan
/ mood and passed every measur,
coming before it, including H. B
IS of the 1920 session, which wa,
recalled and passed over the gov.
ernor's veto, 1t provides for ex.
tension of corporate existence Of
delinquent private corporations and
had been vetoed because it carried
the emergency clause.
The list of measures passed by
the house includes:
s. b. 35. by Hare-Amendine
section 1854. Oregon Laws, in re-
lation to obtaining money under
false pretenses.
S. b. H. by Patterson--Defining
elementary schools and elementary
teachers training course.
S. B. 164, by Mosher-Enlargin
the defining the powers and duties
of the Oregon state board of con-
troll in carrying into effect provis-
ions of chapter 80. general laws of
oregon of special session of 1920,
etc, and declaring an emergency.
S. b. 168. by Hare-Authorizing
the warden of the state peniten-
tiary, under direction of the gov
ernor, to employ paroled convicts
at the prison wood camp.
II. B. lie. by committee on sal
aries and public officials-Amend-
ing section 1901. oregon Laws, re-
lating to salaries of county officers
in Curry county
Fl. b. 1T. by Bennett-Raising
the salaries of county judge and
county treasurer of Coos county.
H. b. 1913. by Roberts and Egg
bert-Amending section 1891, Ore
gon Laws, fiving the salary of JUS
tice of the peace for the district of
The Dalles. Wasco county.
H. b. PIT, by Carsner-Amend-
ing section 3629, oregon Laws. re-
lating to salaries of officers of
Wheeler county.
H. B. 155. by Fletcher-Amend-
ing section 3614. oregon Laws. re-
ferring to salary of county school
superintendent of Lincoln county.
II. r. 216. by Beals-Amending
section 1928. Oregon Laws, relat-
ing to salaries of officers of Tilla-
nook county.
H. B. 26s. by Belknap-Amend-
ing section 1896. Oregon Laws, re-
lating to salaries of Benton county
officials.
H. B. 28s. by Notwithstanding
section 1925. Oregon Laws, relat-
ing to salaries of county officials of
Wallowa county.
H. B. 1856. by Gallagher-Amend-
ing section S616, Oregon Laws, per-
tanning TO salaries of county Off
cials in Malheur county.
H. b. 266. by WoodSon-Amend-
ing section 36?6. Oregon Laws, re-
lating to salaries in Morrow coun-
ty.
H. B. 201. by Egbert and Roberts
section 1921, oregon
Laws. relating to salaries of Off
cials of Polk county.
H. b. 22O, by Jackson county
delega section 26OS
Oregon Laws. relating to salaries
of officials of Jackson county.
H. B. 321. by Linn county dele
gation-Fixing salaries of officials
of Linn county.
S. b. "a. by Joseph. fixing sal
aries of county offices of Multno-
nah county.
Vetoed H &. IS. 1920 session
Amending section of chapter 243,
Oregon Laws of 1919, providing for
extension of corporate existence Of
private corporations.
S. p. 1S1. by Lachmund and
Strayer-Amending section 5639,
Oregon Laws, relating to the duties
of the state land board.
S. b. 200-Amending section
516S, Oregon Laws, relating to tax
evy for school purposes.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Winner
Over Anderson

orp Feb. 1O.-Billv
| raul heavyweight, last
Ten round decision
/. ,'-uerSon, Sacramento, at
{ arena.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Cardinals Meet
Waconda Tonight

A fast game is expected in the
Willamette gymnasium torngfl
when the Cardinals five eon1-
posed Of Salem high school boys
meet up with a quintet FROM
WacOnda.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

Unless the present legislature
provides funds for the oregon ex-
pertinent station, it will practically
go out of business, as the small
amounts received from the gov
ernment would simply maintain a
very limited staff.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Morris Placed
Under Arrest

Portland, Or, Feb. 1O.-Fred s.
Norris was arrested today on an
indictment by the federal grand
jury following an investigation of
a complaint on which he was re-
Gently taken into custody. that he
had illegally assisted John l..
Etheridgo, who succeeded him as
head of Morris Brothers Inc, bond
house, in obtaining naturalization.
He was released by transfer of his
original bail of $4,000 from the old
charge to the new.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

Chicago Feb 10-The Federal Railroad Labor Board to-
day denied the request of the American Association OF Rail-
way Executives for immediate abrogaton of the naona
wage agreement with the brotherhoods and estabshmef
of basic rate for unskled labor pedcated on local
conditions -
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

The board held that it has no
jurisdiction over questions involv-
ing expense of operation and sug-
gested that neither the roads nor
the unions interrupt the pending
hearing on standard rules and work
ing conditions with further un-
warranted demands"
The present hearing separated
by agreement rules and worKsns
conditions from wages.
IF any of these rules and work.
ing conditions are unjust and un-
reasonable" said the decision
they constitute an unwarranted
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

And unless funds are provided.
the work Of the Oregon expert
ment station will be practically at
standstill at least for two years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
progation of Railway Wage Agreement Is Denied
Railroads Conspiring to
Destroy Organization
0fLabor, Jewel Charges

Executives Charged With Framing Evidences
by President of Employees Organizations
Deficiencies Held Due to Irregularities and
Inefficiency on Management Of Lines
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

burden upon the railroads and UP
on the public. 1t is, therefore, the
duty of this board to use the w.t.
most practicable expedition con-
sistent with the necessary time for
hearing and consideration, i'm de-
termining whether any of the rules
and working conditions, now in ef-
feet are unreasonable. The board
is endeavoring to perform its ohii-
CATION and will be better able to
succeed in doing so if it is not fur
ther interrupted by the Introduce
ton Of unwarranted demands hy
either party"
cy on the part of American
ers to destroy the organiza-
e-establish autocratic financial
was charged here to-
of the railway employees de-
.deration of Labor before the
Board.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Circulation

,.,.,. for 1870, so,,m $3.50, 1900. Ass.
pDglati91iaI 9aOSl; 1920, 1879. -
1910 caunty r%r 1920. H.177; Polk
+ ,ounty. lAisl' c,ro,,.
snbsr o Associated Press Full
Leased Wire
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
Ice Passes Measures
Salaries OF
|fficials In 14Counties
J. Paw for Office Holders of Curry, Coos,
h. Wheeler, Lincoln, Tillamook, Ben
|wallowa, Malheur, Morrow, Polk, Jack
linn and Multnomah Approved

/, the many measures passing the house of repre-
!. ths morning were bills raising the salaries of
acals in IA countless including Curry, Coos, Wasco,
Lincoln, Tilamook, Benton, Wallowa, Morrow,
IlsOn Linn and Multnomah.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10

OREGON: Tonight and Friday
rain west, fair east portion, fresh
southwesterly winds.
LOCAL: Rainfall ~; maximum
5, minimum 52,6 set So; southeriy
winds; cloudy; river IS feet and
rising.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-19
BANKERS MET HERE
LAST WEDNESDAY
Tri-County Bankers Association
Held Fall Meeting-Banquet
And Election of Officers

The Fall meeting of the Associated
Banks of Somerset, Wicomico and
Worcester Counties was held in
Snow Hill Wednesday afternoon, in
the Deposit & Savings Bank. About
thirty banks were ,representerd at the
meeting. New officers were elected
as follows:
President-Egbert L. Quinn, Girls
field
Vice President-Henry w. Ruark,
Salisbury.
Secretary-E. r. Coulbourn, Mar
ion.
Treasurer-C. T. Richardson, Snow
Hill.
At six o'clock in the evening q
splendid dinner was served by the
ladies of Snow Hill in Prices Hall,
consisting of
Oyster Cocktail
Celery Olives Saltines
Broiled Guinea
Pommes de terre, Peas la Franchise
Finger Rolls Maryland Biscuits
Salade bananas
Harlequin Block Home Made Cake
Mints Coffee Sailed Peanuts
Cigars Cigarettes
Judge William f. johnson was
toastmaster and those responding
were: Comptroller William S. Gordy,
of the Salisbury National Bank, Mr..
McElroy, of the Baltimore Branch of
the Federal Reserve Bank, and Clar
ence w. Lankford, Crisfeld. The
raconteur of the evening was Mr..
Temple, of Baltimore, who kept the
bankers and their guests convulsed
with laughter for three quarters of
an hour. Mrs. Charles w. Corddry
recited and Mrs. John l.. Riley and
Miss Emily Dryden rendered vocal
The Spring meeting will be held in
Berlin.