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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
Gangof fBur,koArtists
Salem Spectators
infested $4,000
In German Marks

Speculation by Salem investors
in German marks, which are to-
day quoted around 20 for a cent,
has been comparatively light ac-
cording to statements Of Salem
bankers this morning.
While there was some diverg-
ence In the estimates of the var
ious bankers as to the approximate
amount invested by Salemites In
marks for speculative purposes, an
average struck from their varying
estimates places the total amount
around 100000. Most Of this
speculative buying was done when
marks were quoted at from ~ to
cents.
Specializing has been INDUCED
in on large scale by only three or
four Salem investors, and then in
amounts of from only $4,000 to
$4,000. The balance of the specu-
lation was in amounts running
from SIS to $50 or perhaps 500
by wage and salary earners.
All of the bankers agreed,
however, that most of the marks
so purchased had been converted,
some of them having been used In
the purchase of property in Ger
many or had been invested in
German bonds.
Comments of the bankers on the
foreign exchange situation re-
vealed the heretofore generally un-
noticed fact that approximately
100000 Is sent abroad by Salem
people every year to relatives and
friends in the European countries.
Even before the war great num-
bers of Europeans located and
working in and around Salem,
especially Greeks and Italians,
were sending money weekly to
their families abroad. With the
collapse of Germany and the pre-
vailing financial stress In that
country, Austria and to some ex-
tent Poland the movement of
money out of Salem for relief OF
impoverished families abroad has
increased considerably.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
ATTEMPTS
.TOENDSTR|KE
ABANDONED
Railroad Executives And
Brotherhood Chiefs
Give Up President To
Make no Further Move.

Washington. Aug. 25.--- (By
Associated Press. )-The adminis-
tration has no intention OF making
any move at least for the present,
In the rail strike situation as a re-
suit OF the failure of the New
York peace conference, 1t was as
serted this afternoon by a member
OF President Harding's cabinet.
2 This cabinet official, speaking
with the knowledge of adminis-
tration plans are discussed at to-
day s cabinet meeting, Indicated.
however, that the president was
firm in his determination of stand
Ing by his pronouncement to
congress last week that he was
"resolved to use all the power OF
the government to maintain trans
portation and sustain the right OF
men to work
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
;;lW NEBRASKA PARTIES
FRAME POLICIES TODAY

Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 25.-
(By Associated Press. Two par
ties-young in Nebraska politics
are meeting here today to de-
termine what Will be their atti-
tude at the November elections.
These parties, the partisan
league and the progressives, ex-
pect to select one of two courses:
A middle of the road" program,
under which they would have
their own ticket in the state, SEN
atorial and congressional ballot
ing, or balance of power" poll
icy. which would call for both
parties lending their support to
candidates nominated by one of
the two major parties.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
FINALS
THIS AF FTERNOON

The finals in the boys tennis
tournament being played on the
Willamette courts under the au-
spices Of the Y. M. C. A., will be
played this afternoon with Ivan
White meeting Roderick Batch
ford, the winner to take three out
of five sets.
This morning Ivan White de-
feated Edward Fisher in two
straight sets and earned for him
self the right to play Blatchford
for the city championship for boys
under 10 years of age. White al
ways plays a heady game and is a
hard fellow to beat. However,
Blatchford will have the advan-
tage this afternoon in that he did
not have to play this morning and
will be fresh for the match.
Yesterday afternoon White and
Howard Waters won three
straight doubles sets from Edward
Fisher and Howard Waters for
the championship after one Of the
hardest and most evenly matched
contests that has ever been played
on the local courts in a tourna-
meut.
The first set required 2S games
before White and Waters could
win. The score was 1913. The
second set went 6-4 and the last
set 1913. The little fellows had
the most endurance and outclass-
ed their opponents. although
pressed at all times.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
CAMP MEETING
CLOSES SUNDAY

The closing services of the uni
ted Evangelical church camp
mesting, being held at Quinaby
park, will be held on Sunday and
promises to be the best of the
rnek.
On Sunday afternoon Miss
EsItha Magness, a returned mis-
signary from Yu Shein, Hunon,
Ch8na. viii be the speaker. In or
der that there may be as large at
stfdanee as possible at the Sun
4Nl meetings no services. will be
Htn in the local church. Two
ICONS were baptised at the river
~ Sunday by Rev. G. L. Lowell.
aiding elder of the district.
missionary play by the young
feeple OF the Clear Lake church
sermon by Rev. c. H. Stauf-
Ia will be the features OF the
Ice Saturday evening. Mr..
nffacher win also preach sun
al IL o'clock in the morning
1:5o o'clock in the evening
r. E. Fisher OF Dayton will.
.tHeh Sunday afternoon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
PEDAGOGUES TO DEBATE
SCHOOL TAX PROPOSAL

WalIa Walla. Wash. Aug. 25.-
The series Of debates on the 1910
plan OF school taxation between
President S. B. l.. Penrose OF
whitman College and Ralph W
swetman OF the Washington par
ent-teacher association. will begin
Monday evening in Spokane un-
der the joint auspices OF the tax
payers association. the Spokane
Ad and Rotary clubs and the
chamber Of commerce.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
TRAIN HITS
ROCK; THREE
ARE KILLED
Senior Engineer on Pasco
Division of N. p. And
Two Hoboes Victims
OF Canyon Wreck.

Ellensburg, Wash, Aug. 25.-
Three persons were killed and 9
fourth seriously injured when
Northern Pacific railway west
bound passenger train No. 1, the
North Coast Limited, struck a
large boulder on a reverse curve
in the Yakima river canyon, 20
miles southeast of here early to-
day.
The dead are E. F. (Professor)
Jones, senior engineer of the
Pasco division of the Northern
Pacific railway; Sam Shaffrey,
Tacoma, Wash, who was stealing
ride, and an unidentified tramp.
Fireman Also Hurt.
Fred Arnold of Ellensburg, fire
man, was seriously hurt but VIII
recover. A few of the passengers
were shaken up and bruised but
all escaped injury. According to
members of the train crew, a
tramp who was seen on the roof
of the baggage car a few minutes
before the accident, is unaccount-
ed for.
Passengers from the wrecked
train were transferred to a relief
train sent from here, and later
left Ellensburg on a special for
Seattle.
Rock 5 Feet Through.
The rock which caused the ac-
cident was five feet in diameter,
according to train officials, and
rolled down a sharp incline In a
gully, lodging directly on the
track, According TO Arnold, En-
gineer Jones saw the rock an in
slant before the accident and jam
med on the brakes, but too late to
avoid the mishap.
The locomotive, tender, baggage
car, day coach and one tourist
sleeper left the tracks.
Jones, before coming to Ellens-
burg 33 years ago, was organist
and choir master of churches in
Spokane and Sprague, Wash.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
WOULD EMPOWER
HARDING TO BUY
AND WORK MINES

Washington, Aug. rs. - The
president would be authorized
within his discretion to acquire
by condemnation or otherwise,
and operate any or all of the coal
mines in the country under an
amendment to the Borah coal
commission bill as proposed today
by Senator Edge, republican, New
Jersey.
The amendment also would
have congress declare the exist
ence of an emergency resulting
from the economic and industrial
conditions in the production and
distribution of coal"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
ASK REHEAR|NG
OF ENTIRE PHONE
RATE QUESTION

The public service commission
will, I'm all probability. remain as
a defendant in the Duncan suit
brought to compel a return OF
lower telephone rates in Oregon.
This much was made clear by
Commissioner Kerrigan here this
morning, who. however, explained
that the form of the answer which
the commission would substitute
for that withdrawn Tuesday had
not yet been agreed upon. The
answer, however, will be ready
within the specified ten days.
In the meantime it is expected
that the commission will have
moved for reopening of the en-
tire telephone rate question
through an investigation on it's
own motion. A resolution to this
effect was introduced before the
commission last week by Commits
sioner Corey who refused to ap-
prove 1.-The Kerrigan resolution
providing for a withdrawal of the
answer In the Duncan suit which
he declared to be not the proper
procedure.
With the telephone company
intervening in the Duncan suit
no immediate prospect OF rate re-
lief through court action is to be
expected as would have been the
case through default order in
the Duncan suit, 1t is pointed out
here. Telephone patrons, there
fore, must compose themselves TO
await the outcome of the legal
battle instituted when the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company
elected to intervene In the Duncan
5uit-unless a formal investiga-
tion into the rate question can be
by the commission and
/ new rate order handed down in
he meantime. This latter re-
course seems, at the present time,
% afford the best bet for the rate
payer. With much OF the evidence
n the rate controversy already In
he hands of the commission as a
-esult OF the hearings conducted
by the old commission another
learing would be largely a matter
II digesting and interpreting this
'vidence by the newly constituted
together with such
evidence as the regula-
ory body would consider neces-
AIRY in arriving at fair and rea-
enable rate under present condi-
Ions. Ii
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
WASHINGTON MINES
TO RENEW OPERATIONS

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 25.--Coal
mine operators Of the Roslyn-
CleElum field In eastern Washing
ton, producing approximately go
per cent Of the coal mined in the
state have accepted a proposal OF
district officials OF the United
Mine Workers OF America based on
the Cleveland agreement, for re-
newal of mining operations in that
field 1T became known today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
SEATTLE And ABERDEEN
WOMEN REACH FINALS

Aberdeen, Wash, Aug. 25.--
Mrs. H. o. Young, Seattle, and
Mrs. w. ]. Patterson, Aberdeen.
won their way today TO the finale
IN the championship fight OF the
women's state golf tournament at
the Grays Harbor country club.
Mrs Young, playing splendid
golf, defeated Miss Helen Farrell,
Seattle, 8 up and to play, and
Mrs. Patterson, who had harder
game, defeated Mrs. E. A. Wheeler,
Bellingham, 2 and 1. The finale
will be played tomorrow.
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negotiations
F|zZLE OUT
Berlin Effort to Arrange
Compromise a Failure;
New Proposals Reject
ed-~-Renew Attempt.

Pars, Aug. 25.-(By Associated
Press. )--The negotiations in Ber-
lin between the reparations mis-
sion and German government Of
ficials came to an end at noon to-
day without having produced any
compromise on the German repa-
rations question acceptable to
both the British and French rep
resentatiyes according to advices
reaching French official cl-ores
this afternoon.
New German Proposals.
Sir John Bradbury and Eugene
Maucklere, British and French
representatives, respectively, of
the reparations commission, were
expected to leave Berlin this aft
ernoon, arriving in Paris tomor-
row.
The French foreign office
learned unofficially that the new
proposals were submitted by the
Germans, but they were not con
sidered important enough to war
rant the missions remaining In
Berlin longer. The reparatlons
commission's Representatives will
bring the proposals TO Paris.
1t now is believed the repara-
tions commission will hold spe-
cial meeting Monday or Tuesday
at which It viii try finally to dis
pose of the question OF granting a
moratorium to Germany.
Unsatisfactory Proposals.
II the last m.Dute guarantees
offered by the Germans prove to
be as unsatisfactory as previous
proposals, the British are expect
ed to try to postpone action by the
In order to delay the
out Of penalties inde-
pendently by France. with the
hope that some way out OF the
may be found.
There was much speculation to-
day as to what form the French
II carried out, would
take. It was suggested by some
observers that Premier Poincare
may delay the proposed penalties
until the reconvening OF the
OF deputies the first week
IN October, in order that the gov
ernment may proceed with the
program backed up by vote OF
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
BID ON SCHOOL
HOUSE REJECTED

The bid Of L. @. Dennison for
the construction OF the portable
school house was rejected as being
too high at the meeting OF the
school board held at the Marion
hotel at noon today. Dennison Is
bid was s54ss.50 and he agreed to
complete the building by October
10 according to the plans drawn
by Clarence C. Smith. It was de-
eided not to call for more bids, but
to arrange for the construction
and make an effort to have the
erection finished before school
opens this fall.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
GALIFORNIANS SEEK
SOLDIER HOSPITAL

Washington, Aug. 25.-Presi-
dent Harding was asked today by
Representative Osborne. republi-
can. California, to use his influ-
ence to have a modern hospital for
disabled world war veterans con-
structed On the soldiers home
grounds at Santa Monica, Cal
Chairman Madden of the house
appropriations committee accom-
panied Mr.. Osborne to the White
House and endorsed his proposal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
DRIVER OF DEATH CAR
UP FOR MAkSLAUGHTER

Spokane. Wash, Aug. 26.-ole
Toffolo faced maBBlaughteT
charge here today as the result Of
the death OF Francis Devlin. aged
"A, who succumbed to injuries re-
ceived when run down by an au-
tomobiIe, after vainly fighting
death for two days.
Toffolo is said TO have admit
ted driving the automobile.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
Peace Efforts Dropped

New York. Aug. 25.-- (By Asso-
ciated Press. attempts to end
the rail shopmen 8 strike by sep
arate settlements with individual
roads failed today and conferences
were broken off.
Daniel willard, head OF the
Baltimore & Ohio, head OF the
committee of executives who
Wednesday decided to continue
negotiations with the mediating
brotherhood chiefs to see II separ-
ate settlements were possible and
other rail heads are preparing TO
leave town.
In announcing the breaking Off
OF negotiations, David williams,
head of the eastern strike commit
tee said: Nothing else could
have happened. II they II quit
fussing around, wen beat these
fellowsn
Brotherhood Chiefs Quit
One Of the brotherhood leaders
said after the conference that the
mediators had made every possible
effort to bring about a settlement
but that negotiations had failed.
He indicated there was no 1ikeli-
hood at present that they would
be resumed.
While 1t was said that negotia-
tions had ended "for the present"
II had not been officially stated
whether there was any prospect of
the conferences being resumed in
the future.
The brotherhood men withdrew
from the conference shortly before
noon to return to labor headquar-
ters for conference with shop
craft heads.
Unions to Fight to Finish
At labor headquarters where 10
was said the uniens were prepared
for fight to finish, kilograms
were being dispatched all over the
country calling upon strikers to
renew the struggle with re-
doubled vigor.
I'VE know where we stand
now" said one leader.
From unofficial sources 1t was
learned that the break up came
when labor men rejected a pro-
posal advanced by the roads
which was regarded by executives
as representing a big concession.
The break came after the
leaders, who have
that the strike must
end because the public demanded
It. had spent two hours comforting
With executives representing about
30 per cent OF the country 3
mileage.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
Plot TO Assasslnate
Premier POInCare Is
Revealed to Police

Paris. Aug. 25.- (By Associ-
ated Press. The government
secret service, 1t was learned
today, has been informed that
member of the notorious
German organization consul"
has arrived in Paris to kill Pre-
mier 0Poincare. The premier
now Is guarded more strictly
than ever to prevent possible
assassination.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

Mrs. A. P. Crawford, seventy-one
years old, mother of five children
and grandmother of many more, is
taking summer course at Column
bia University, New York City,
Mrs. Crawford is the widow of a
Methodist minister, and, in addition
to a modern science course, is
studying philosophy, literature and
the conservative, radical and reac-
tionary tendencies of present-day
morals. Optimistic about the pres
ent generation and modernized
civilization, Mrs. Crawford believes
the girl of today studies differently
than her mother did-but knows
more.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

New York, Aug. 25.-Evacua-
ton by irregular troops of the
Commercial Cable company's sta
tion at Wateryille. Ireland, and
its occupancy By a detachment of
Free State infantry was reported
by cable dispatch today to Clar-
ence II. Mackay. the company's
president.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 25.-Under
orders by Admiral e. w. Eberle,
commander Of the Pacific fleet,
navy vessels now in Elliott bay
here will not sail for San Francis
co tomorrow as scheduled but will
go to Port Angeles, Wash, Mon
day for several days maneuyers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
New Envoy Named.

Paris. Aug. 25.-senator Henry
De Jouvenel. chief editor Of Je-
Matin. has been appointed French
delegate to the league of nations
in pace Of Rene vivianis resigned.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
F|DENCE
MEN JAILED
33 Accused Of Conducting
Fleeing Operations
Yielding Million and a
Half in Past Year.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 25.-psine
the basement of church In
which to hold their prisoners In
order that their raid might not
be tipped off while 1t progressed
deputies of the district attorney (
office and Colorado state rangers
early today completed the round
up and arrest of 33 persons al
Dged to have conducted conf
dence operations in Colorado,
Florida, Cuba and other tourist
centers.
Under a technical charge OF
conspiracy to defraud, the prison
ers, ranging in age from 20 to rs,
are accused by the authorities OF
having fleeced persons through
out the United States of sums ag-
gregating $1,500,000. The offi-
GERS in their raid seized $4,000 in
cash, weapons. telegraph appara-
tus and equipment of a stock ex-
change.
Picked Wrong Bird to Pluck.
Philip Van Cise, district attor-
ney, announced lnormation that
led to the arrest of the gang, was
Supplied by j. Frank Norfleet OF
Hale CenteA Texas, who had been
picked as victim. Norfleet, ac-
cording to Van Cise, is the man
who unmasked the operations oi
the so-called Joe Furey" gang
of confidence men. "They picked
the wrong bird for a plucGing
when they picked Norfleet," de-
clared Van Cise.
Van Cise charges the alleged
ring relieved patrons OF sums
ranging from 500 to $1,000. Cen
federates of those who operated
here, Van Cise alleges, fleeced a
Texan of $45,000 four years ago.
Victims are said to have been
solicited to play the market on
grains, oil stocks and stocks and
bonds, being permitted to win
their initial speculations and then
being defrauded out of heavier
amounts subsequently.
Investigated a Year.
The raid followed investiga-
tions of more than a year In which
in other cities aided,
Denver police stated. Later the
confidence ring suspects were TAX
en- to Brighton and Golden, Colo,
lails to prevent their eommunica-
tion with inmates of the Denver
Iails.
Lou Blonger. 73, OF Denver was
'aid by Attorney Van Cise to have
been the president" of the al
eyed bogus stock exchange oper-
ltors. Among others arrested are
Walter f. Byland, who is said by
police to be free under bonds fol-
owing arrest In Texas on charge
u check frauds totalling $4,000;
!. r.. Farrell, alleged to be want
ID by the Los Angeles police;
alley w. Wilson, st. Louis; Ar
hur Cooper, said to be a hotel
Jerk in Little Rock, Ark; James
Sullivan, Santa Monica,
AL; A. w. Duff, said to be a life
member of the Denver Motor club,
nd Thomas Beach, expert golfer
4 Denver.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
TWO PUYALLUP
PLANTS BOUGHT
IN BY NEW FIRM

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 25.-Tht
Puyallup and Summer Fruit Grow.
ers Cannery company properties
were sold at public auction by
Receiver William N. Nay this
morning to- G.. II. Bradt of San
Francisco, for $270,O00.
Mr.. Bradt is vice-president OF
the Pacific Northwest Cannery
company, which is this year oper-
ating the local plants under lease
from the receiver. The sale in
cludes the cannery at Summer,
the new and old canneries at
Puyallup and the plant at Love-
land, Colo.
The Pacific Northwest Cannery
company which becomes owner Of
the properties, now is operating
plants at Albany and McMinnville,
Oregon.
"This purchase by us will in
sure the continuation OF the plants
at Summer and Puyallup and the
development of the fruit industry
in this section, ," Mr.. Bradt said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
BOMBS CHIEF
WEAPON USED
BY STR|K[EP 2 S
Railroad Strike E d
Eighth Week to pm
paniant of Dyn ! 5e--
Outfages Increa g

Chicago, Aug. 25.-The railroad
strike approached the end Of it
Eighth week today to the accom-
paniament of bombs.
While rail heads and unior
leaders at their conferences in
New York were wrestling with
Proposals for bringing the strike
to a whole or partial settlement
new outrages increased.
Bombing followed a night OF
rail greasing and the cutting OF
air hose at Roodhouse, ILL.,, divis-
Ion point on the Chicago & Alton
Two explosions occurred near the
q. & A. roundhouse and another
bomb burst near hotel where
railroad workers were quartered.
Passengers on one of the Alton s
East trains said many shots were
fired.
An Illinois Central suburban
train running between New Or
leans and the company IS shops at
Harahan was stoned by crowd
which dispersed before police ar
rived. A passenger on the train
was injured.
Officials of the Chicago-Burl-
ington & Quincy railroad and
county authorities were investi-
eating an attempt to dynamite a
railroad bridge near Spanish Lake,
Missouri
Dynamite Freely Used
Earlier disorders at Jackson
willie, Fla, were followed by the
dynamiting of the home of ]. A.
Williams, foreman in the Seaboard
Air Line railroad shops and a
member of the city council The
front of the house was damaged
but Williams and his wife escaped
injury.
Proposals were made to United
States Marshal Macdonald by
Striking shopmen at Shawnee,
Okla, to replace federal and com
pAny guards at railroad shops
With strikers.
Following reports from ma
tonal guard officer, Governor Nc
Gray of Indiana asked federal
authorities to intercede in strike
disorders at Garret. Ind, where
workmen were threatened, their
homes painted yellow and where
bombs were discovered
Charges of murder were made
against a negro commissary work
er for the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe at San Bernardino, Cal, !
where striking electrician was
shot and killed.
Seniority Chief Bar
With the question of seniority
the chief barrier to peace, Of
ficiaIs of the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad declared they would
not yield in their stand against |
restoring seniority to returning
strikers.
Quiet was restored in Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific yards at
Harrington. Kansas, following the
of fireman by a rail-
road guard and general suspen-
sion of work.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25

Included among the stockhold-
ers Of the Pacific Northwest Can
merry company are sereval Salem
men, including William Allen,
who is general manager of the
company s plants.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-25
THE WEATHER

OREGON; Tonight and Saturday fair;
gentle variable winds.
Local: Rainfall. none; max. 9s. min.
IS; clear; south wind; river minus ia