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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
fruit LATE BUT
GROWERS EXPECT
CROP TO Be GOOD

Dallas, Or, April 20-Although
fruit is now six weeks late, ex-
.perts are predicting a bumper
crop. All such unite in saying
that in the absence of unseason
able weather or heavy continuous
rains while the trees are blossom
ing will benefit from the late sea
son.
This applies to all fruits of this
section, and include peaches, the
trees of which are now In Dsos-
som. A late season. these experts
hold, is beneficial to fruits OF all
kinds. When the season is early
there is always danger from dam
age by frosts.
One thing they say is necessary
to avoid danger, and that is to
have few days of warm rains,
melting the snow still lying in the
foothills. Once this snow is out of
the way they hold there is little or
no danger from late killing frost.
With this favorable happening all
experts and old time growers JOIN
in saying that the prospects for a
bumper crop could not be better.
The cherry trees never looked
better it is claimed. The same
condition is true of prunes, the
buds of which are beginning to
swell in some instances. A few
days ofwRwarm weather would
bring out the pear blossoms.
The extreme lateness of the sea-
son is evidenced when it is known
that prune trees are usually in
blossom by this time of the year.
This is most cheering news in
view of the fact that wheat rails
ers report that big percent of
their crop was winter killed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
SECRETARY CLASS OF
!. M. LEAVES ON TOUR

AS elimination of the course
= l. M. c. A. secretaryship which
secretary Kells of the local Y. NJ.
y a mas been conducting at Will
,@mette university, the class is
Nv pOw upon a three day trip to
oo'uand' Tacoma and Seattle.
Une day will be spent in each
r o'sy' visiting all of the depart
~'ents Of each Y. NJ. C. A. Prepa-
,tns ,a'ons have been made ahead so
,-'1' 1' each departmental visitation
IN i oe according to schedule, the
ts eau Oh each department devoting
I'm , one to two hours to instruct
:, s 'ue boys in his particular field
:. WORK The boys making the
up are Everett Craven, Benjamin
~ ,1,leEii' Noble Noodle Edward
c.n c~erren, Lester Day and Glen
tsalnpoeH. Mr.. Kells is also with
.-. ..s class The group will make the
snure trip by automobile.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
CAMPUS CLEANUP DAY
OBSERVED AT NORMAL

Oregon Normal School, Mon
mouth, Or, April 20.-Campu'
cleanup day was observed here
Wednesday by the entire student
body and faculty of the normal. A
half holiday was declared and the
student body organized into
groups under the direction of MIL
dred Howell of Astoria, chairman
of cleanup activities. Four hun
dred students donned their work
ing clothes, and armed with hoes,
shovels and other implements,
made a successful attack upon
weeds, grass, broken limbs and
rubbish. Tonight the campus
looks as clean as floor.
One detail of workers labored
on the three tennis courts, femov-
ing the grass, marking the lines
and installing the nets. After the
cleanup was effected. large bon
fire was made of the debris, and
refreshments were served. Later
a social hourswas enjoyed in the
gymnasium.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
1925FA|R WILL
Be HELD; NO TAX
TO Be REQUESTED

Portland, Or, April 20.-Decis-
ion to move forward at once with
definite plans for the 1925 expo
sition unless there comes from the
people of Oregon mandate tc
surrender has been made by the
executive committee of the expo
sition organization.
The. committee made explicit
announcement that the big project
has not been abandoned. 1t ex-
pressed complete faith in the
undertaking.
Outlining policies and purposes,
the committee made plain that it
expects no mandate to drop the
exposition project. On the other
hand it cites the mandate of Port
lands voters in fayoring the fair.
In conformance with the prior
vote of Portland citizens, the COM
mittee announced that it will ask
that they reauthorize a tax levy of
$3,000,e00 for the fair, to be col
lected over three-year period. In
addition, first announcement was
made of plans to raise $1,000,000
in Portland through public sub
scription.
Participation by the state at
large in financing the exposition,
under the policy outlined yester-
day, will be left to citizens of the
state themselves. Popular sub
scriptions will be sought, particu-
larly in communities contiguous
to the great tourist highways, but
no counties or communities will
be confronted with specific quo
tas or requests. 1t was made plain
that no specific sum will be as
signed to the state at large.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
SENATE OPENS
DEBATE Upon
TARIFF BILL
Met cCumber Defends New
Schedules as Necessary
To Preservation of Am
erican Standards.

Washington, April 20. Consid-
eration Of the administration tar
Tiff bill was begun in the senate
today with an address by Chair
man McCumber Of the finance
committee, who declared a pro-
tective tariff and reduction in
production costs were necessary
ITO reconstruct the commercial
bridge across the chasm separat-
| ing the cost of production in the
United States and abroad"
Declaring that the finance COM
mittee majority "in writing the
tariff bill had attempted to care
fully guard the interests of the
great consuming public against
any unjust charge for the things
which make up their daily re-
quirements." Senator McCumber
warned manufacturers and others
that enactment of the measure
should not be made the occasion
for increased prices to consum-
ers.
Asserting that the income of
two thirds of the American people
was below the pre-war basis, the
North Dakota senator declared
manufacturers would have to
bring down production costs of
their commodities within the
purchasing reach of this vast ar
my of American farmers and Am
erican wage earners-a reach
that cannot extend one inch be-
yond the limit of their earnings.a .
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
SALEM PHYSICIAN
TAKES OWN LIFE;
NOTE TELLS TALE

General i'll health, an impend,
ing cancer and the fearaof men
tai collapse proved too great q
burden for DR.. d. B. Griffin, Sa-
lem physician, and yesterday at 4
O'Clock, when his wife entered
their home at COS South Twenty.
third street she found that hel
husband had committed suicide by
shooting himself with a 20-gauge
shotgun. He had died instantly
and brief note which lay at his
side told the story.
mo domestic trouble-but fl
nancial," the note said. "Ill health
"a cancer developing-worse
fear mental collapse" The note
was signed I'd. B. Griffin" and
there was a postscript. signed
I'D. B. c." as follows: Dearest
Wife and Son:--I could not helI
it. Forgive me as / believe God
will" The note was marked
"1:45 p. m."
DR.. Griffin, who maintained Of
fices In the Central Stage Tepmi-
nal building, was GA yearse Of age
and had practiced medicine on the
coast for the past 80 years. Six
years ago he left Salem for Den
yer but returned to this city on
March last. He had given nc
indication that he might take his
own life, his wife said.
Besides his wife he is survived
by a 14-year-old son and by two
brothers, DR.. U. N. Griffin and DR.
l.. w. Griffin Of Fort Scott, Kan,
and by two sisters, Mrs. Frey Tay.
lor OF Scofield, KY, and Mrs. e. F.
Taylor Of Murray. Ky.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
IS
SUED BY HUBBY

San Francisco, April 20.-A di-
vorce complaint alleging that she
caused him "grievious mental suf-
fering," was filed against mad
anne Margaret Matzenauer, opera
prima donna, here today by Floyd
Glotzbach, Del Monte. Cal, chauf-
feur.
The couple separated a few
months ago, Glotzbach urging
that the madame was an orchid
and that he was a wild mustard
and that the two could not make
proper marital bouquet.
Glotzbach, through his attor-
ney, said he did not intend to an
swer the madame's divorce suit in
New York charging infidelity ex-
cept through the securing Of de-
positions in Del Monte intended to
refute charges that he was false to
the marriage vows. No correspond
ent is named in the New York ac-
tion It is said and therefore no
cross complaint will be filed.
Instead, the chauffeur will con-
centrate. virtually all of his at
tention on the San Francisco ac-
ton. Today's complaint states
that the wedding blossoms had
hardly faded before his troubles
began. From the husky Job Of
jacking up limousines and tuning
up motors. he was called to but
ton up the hack and lace her
shoes. he avows. and the tasks
were not to his liking.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
OPERATORS SEEK
TO Eject MINERS

Charleston, w. Va, April 20
Twenty-Five election suits were
filed in Morgantown yesterday by
the Rosedale Coal company, oper-
ating mines in Monongalia coun-
ty, this state, and across the line
in Pennsylvania against 20 miners
occupying company houses.
This action, coupled with re-
ports that mine tipples and min
ing property in the county were
being wired for electricity and
that mine guards were about to
be employed gave rise to the be-
lief that steps were to be taken to
resume operations with non
union labor.
Coal leadings in various regions
were reported last night to be
only slightly in advance of those
of Monday and Tuesday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
.JOFFRE PARTY TO
D. A. R. PROGRAM

Washington, April 20.-The an
nual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon
today of the delegates to the con-
gress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will be
marked by the presence there OF
Marshal Joffre of France, to take
part in the exercises.
The French military hero, who
is concluding his American tour
with a five day visit here, will be
accompanied by Ambassador JUS
serand. who will plant on the soil
of Washington IS home tree from
La Grange castle, France, the
home of Lafayette, as a gift to the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. The society also will plant
tree brought from Sulgrave
manor, the Washington ancestral
home in England and presented
through the British embassy.
Wreaths will be placed on
Washington's tomb by Marshal
Joffre and Mrs. George Maynard
Minor, president=general of the
D. A. r. and one by the latter also
on the tomb of Martha Washing
ton.
Returning here after the exer-
cises, Marshal Joffre and Madame
Joffre will dine with the president
at the White House.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
WHOLE POWER SYSTEM
OUT AS CAR HITS POLE

Medford, r.1April 20.-While
driving his new car on the Pacific
highway south of Medford yester-
day John Helman of Ashland. lost
control and ran into an electric
power line pole at the side Of the
road. putting the entire system Of
the California Oregon Power COM
pany out OF commission for five
minutes. A high tension wire car
rying $4,000 volts fell across
fence setting It on fire. and Law
renee Coder OF Ashland. an occu-
pant Of the car, had his arm pain
fully burned when the wire came
in contact with the machine No
one was seriously injured, but the
car was badly wrecked.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
MARTIN MAY GET BOUT
WITH DEMPSEY IN FALL

Terra Alta, w. Va, April 20
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion of the world, and Bob Mar
tin of Terra Alta, heavyweight
champion of the A. e. F., will
meet in a bout at Ebbetts field,
Brooklyn. N. Y, on Labor day, in
event Martin defeats Bob Roper
and Bill Brennan before that
time, according to Dr. H. M. Scott
Jr., an intimate friend of the box
er.
DIR. Scott said here today that he
had been advised by Martin that
Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager.
had agreed to the bout and that
Charles H. Ebbetts would promote
it.
Martin is scheduled to meet
Roper on Memorial day and plans
for bout with Brennan are being
made.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
GERMANS MOI.
HAVE HAND IN
RUSS PARL.EYS
Delegates Accept Edict.
of Allies Barring Them
from Discussion Of
Soviet Problems.

Genoa, April 20.-(By Associ-
ated Press.) - Prime Minister
Lloyd-G George told the newspaper
correspondent here this afternoon
that he believed profoundly in the
success of the Genoa conference
and was convinced it would end
IN the complete restoration OF
harmony in Europe.
Genoa, April 20.-(By Associ-
ated Press. Prime Minister
Lloyd George today said the Ger
man delegation to the economic
conference had agreed to accept
the condition of the allies note
not to participate in further dis
cussion of Russian affairs as a re-
suit of having signed the Russo
German treaty at Rapallo last
Sunday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Trick Faucet Fools
Officers for Minute

San Francisco, CAL, April 90.
And now black magic con-
fronts prohibition enforcement
officers.
They reported today that
they had found a refreshment
parlor here with a miraculous
faucet. If you turned the fau-
met one way they explained,
clear innocent water flowed
out; if you turned it another
way there flowed a wicked dis
tillation Of raw brandy.
The federal agents detached
the faucet. They also arrested
George E. Stofer, the proprie.
tor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Mary Coming Again;
Kids AIM Forgotten;
Journal Plans Show

Discovering that adjectives
within reach are inadequate to
describe properly it's next chill
dren's matinee, The Capital Jour
nal simply announces that on next
Saturday morning at the Bligh
theater it will present for Salem
youngsters Miss Mary Pickford in
"The Hoodlum." One nickel
Buffalo or otherwise - together
with one coupon to be published
in The Capital Journal tomorrow
evening will entitle any lad or
lass of less than IS winters to be
in attendance at an advance show
ing of the picture.
Critics Say Show Good
Although the critics-usually
sour of disposition-have been un-
usually kind in speaking at
length Of "The Hoodlum,'' it is
difficult to explains that Miss
Pickford has, in atest pic
ture, done somethi ! little bet
ter than her pre- . offerings.
1t is-but the Sc S hundred
kids who will fill % ligh Satur-
day will tell you = what it is.
In her latest pi Miss Pick
ford tires of livinf E the social
ly elect in uppe 2 lnhattan so
she visits her f.. sociolo-
gist, on the loweEss side of New
York city. ~
1t is while here that she dis
covers a youth who has served
time in prison for a crime that he
never committed. And she finds
that her grandfather was the
head of group of financiers that
had made this youth the scape-
goat. The denouement-but the
several hundred youngsters will
explain.
Matinee is Fifth
Next Saturdays matinee-the
fifth to have been presented by
The Capital Journal-will get un-
derway shortly after. the box Of
flee opens at $40 o'clock. Due to
the fact that the crowds have
been consistently larger at ech
succeeding matinee, the, manage
ment of the Bligh suggests that
the children be at the theater a
few minutes early. Every child
with a Journal coupon and a |
nickel will be given an opportu-
nifty to see the show-even if the
picture must be exhibited twice.
The oupon-remember = will
be published in tomorrow after
Moons paper.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
zita's Child viii Be
Born on Hungarian Soil


Budapest, April 2O.-The de-
sire Of former Empress Zita of
Austria-Hungary in exile on
the Island of Madeira that her
coming child be born on Hun
garian soil is to be fulfilled.
Count Hunyada, in Difference to
her often expressed wish, made
trip from Madeira to Hun
gary some weeks ago, says the
Hungarian Telegraph agency,
and took back with him two
cases of Hungarian soil. This
was spread ON the floor of
Zita's room. =
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
WAR MATERIALS
EXPLODE; HEAVY
LIFE TOLL TAKEN

Athens, Greece. April 20.-- (By
Associated Press. j--Advices from
Salonika today report great loss of
life as result of an explosion of
war materials stored 200 metres
from the Salonika railway sta
tion.
Hundreds Of children were bur-
led in the ruins of church on
which shells fell, and 1t was be-
lieved 1900 soldiers were buriei
in the ruins OF their barracks
which were demolished. the ad-
vices state.
The disaster occurred at noon
yesterday. Details are lacking
but the dispatch received here said
it was known that the death toll
was large.
The soldiers were having dinner
when their barracks were destroy
ed, and a large number are known
to have been killed. Fires imme-
diately broke out IN several places
and the inhabitants fled in panic
as the entire town was endan-
gered.
The similarity OF the foregoing
dispatch to one from Belgrade
yesterday which reported an ex-
plosion at Monastir in the south
ern part of Old Serbia when an
ammunition dump blew up makes
it seem possible that both relate
to the same disaster. Monastir is
about so miles northwest of Sa-
lonika.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Situation is Critical

Clinton, Iowa, April 2O.-Flood
conditions became menacing here
today, when the Mississippi wat
ers reached an Is foot stage,
eight tenths of foot higher than
yesterdays stand. Easements in
Clinton are flooded and between
Fulton and Thomson, ILL.,, the
roadway is under water, the flood
having washed out the protecting
dykes. Pole lines along the road
are down and hundreds of acres
Of cultivated land are inundated.
Mcclure, ILL.,, April 20.-Wa-
ter rushing into this section from
six recent levee breaks will cover
approximately 10000 acres of cul-
tivated land, it was estimated to-
day and will inundate Mcclure to
depth of two feet by tonight.
Residents are fleeing the town.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
SEARCH FAILS
TO FIND BODY
OF SLAIN MAN
Police Grappler Doubtful
If B0wker's Remains
Are In River; Hecker's
Sweetheart Freed.

Portland, Or, April 20.--While
search continued today for the
body of Frank Bowker, missing
Portland musician whom Russell
Hecker is accused Of having kill
ed Sunday night while on trip
to purported liquor cache, po-
lice were making an effort to get
additional circumstantial evil
dence.
New Clue Uncovered.
M. Goldberg, q portland second
hand dealer, told the police today
he had sold a hop sack Saturday
to a young man whom he describ-
ed as resembling Hecker. The
prisoner told officers Tuesday that
he had thrown Bowker's body,
weighted with stones in hop
sack, into the Calapooia river near
Albany.
Dragging of the river was re-
sumed today though Hugh Brady.
veteran grappler Of the Portland
police department, who directed
the work yesterday, expressed
doubt as to whether the body was
in the river.
Mediums Tip Wrong.
Albert Bowker, brother OF the
missing man, aiding in the search,
consulted spiritualist medium
who described a spot in the river
where the body would be found.
Search there, however, failed to
reveal 1t.
Miss Nellie Lainhart, formerly
OF Goldendale. Wash, Hecker's
sweetheart, was free today under
$4,000 bail, under which she had
been held as material witness.
She maintained after long grill
ing that she knew nothing of the
murder.
!. M. Coleman, Albany barber,
was being held today after having
surrendered $699 which he said
Hecker gave him at Albany at
2:30 o'clock Monday morning.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
SPEEDING CHARGED TO TWO

DR.. Guy Mount, an Oregon City
physician, and Ira Hutchings, a
cannery man Of Corvallis, were ar
rested here this afternoon by Mo-
torcycle Patrolman Parent and
were charged with speeding.
Both men were cited to appear
before Judge Earl Race In the po-
lice court this afternoon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
COMMISSION AND TRUCK
men TO CONFER MAY 10

Portland. Or, April 20.-The
state highway commission today
fixed May 10 as the date for a
conference in Portland of motor
truck operators from all parts OF
the state to discuss workable rules
and regulations to govern loading
and speed limits on state high
ways. Operators of heavy trucks,
particularly logging trucks. are
the chief concern Of the highway
commission.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
LOST CHILD is FOUND

Little seven year old Helen
Gorton who became lost yesterday
evening and was found by Pa
trolman Walter Thompson at 1865
Broadway, was returned to her
parents a few hours later. The tot
manifested no nervousness during
the time she was detained at the
police station.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
House Balks AT
Shipping Board
Salary Scales

Washington. April 2o.-April
p2O.-The house. by vote of 155
to 143, refused today to accept the
conference report on the independ-
ent offices appropriation bill be-
cause of the provision permitting
the shipping board to employ six
officers at salaries Of $25, 600
each, two at $4,000 and two at
$4,000 each.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
To Erect New Dwelling

Three thousand five hundred
dollars is to be spent by r. W.
Potter of this city in erecting a
new dwelling at 1855 Saginaw
street, according to a building per
nit issued to him today by Mark
PouIsen. deputy city recorder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20

Washington, April 2O-Utili-
cation Of the services of rural let
ter carriers for gathering crop
data and other agricultural sta
tisties was authorized today by
General Work.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
MISSISSIPPI
HIGHER THAN
BEFORE.
Flood Waters Put River
Beyond Record Mark of
1912 at New Orleans;
Damage Growing.

New Orleans, La, April 20.--
The Mississippi river passed the
highest stage ever recorded here
today when the local gauge reg
istered 22.1 feet, one-tenth of a
foot higher than the previous
high record established in 1912.
According to the local weather
bureau the river will continue to
rise until state Of 2S feet is
reached about May 10.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
ALBANY BARBER
IS NEW FIGURE
IN HECKER CASE

Albany, Or, April 20.-Port-
land police officers late last night
took in custody Harry Coleman,
local barber, to whom Russell
Hecker, ex-Albany youth, accused
of numbering Frank Bowker, Port
land musician, gave $65 late Sun
day night.
Coleman was taken to Portland
for investigation, following in
formation obtained by Portland
police that Hecker had given Cole
man $3.50 in addition to the $65.
Coleman yesterday turned over
the $65 to the officers with the
statement that 1t was money
which Hecker had owed him. Ac-
cording to authorities Coleman de-
posted the $3.50 in safety de-
post vault in an Albany bank last
Monday morning.
Coleman told officers Hecker
paid him the $65 late Sunday
night, the night Bowker is alleged
ito have been slain and his body
hurled into the waters of the Gala
pooia river two miles west Of AL
Ibany.
III Crowds Flock to Scene.
On the banks of the Calapooia
river yesterday assembled a mot
ley company. Mothers carrying
babies in arms, children romping
and screaming, prosperous-look-
ing farmers, young men and their
sweethearts, grandmothers wrap
ped in heavy shawls, townsfolk
and rustic. All had assembled on
the same errand-to be there as
witnesses at the lnoment when the
body of Frank Bowker. murdered
Portland musician, should pc
snagged on the graphing hooks
and drawn out Of the concealing
water.
With the arrival of Hugh Bra
dy, veteran Portland grappler, the
search took on more systematic
turn, Brady following his time
tried tactics in tracing the current
to an eddy and circling about
slowly, with his hooks trailing the
bottom. The graphing before that
was more or less indiscriminate.
The bottom of the river where
the body is said to have been
dropped is smooth, mud, covered
with gravel, making surface over
which an object may readily be
rolled by the force of water. The
current is fairly swift.
Dragging was begun late Tues
day after the elder Hecker show
ed police where the body had been
showed from the bridge.
The party of searchers left
Portland at about 3 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. In the first auto