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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-25

"Oh, how wonderful it will be
when 1 can act with him"
There was a football at my
door! A kind of rustic and thick
envelope was pushed in under!
(Tomorrow-Gloria's letter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-25

A project has been launched in
the Gold Hill and Sans valley
districts to iSrigate a total OF S.
600 acres of land on the north side
of Rogue river, between Prospect
and the josephine county line.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-25

Moonshine prices are dropping
in New York, but this is not in
the least illogical. Moonshine
dealers are killing off their Gus
toners.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-25

for which is being worked out by
Eamon De Valera and other
members OF the organizing COM
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-25

Treaties can be relied on to
keep the senate alive and ki,a
ing.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
ACCUSED STRIKER
RELEASED ON BOND
Alleged to Have Attacked
Strikebreaker at
Ivy City.

william Beckett, 1921 Twenty
fourth street northeast, who was
arrested Monday night following
his alleged attack. Sunday night
upon Henry B. Floyd, a strike
breaker at the Ivy City shops OF
the Washington Terminal, was re-
leased yesterday In Police Court on
bond of $500.
Beckett's case was continued for
two days in order to allow him to
obtain witnesses. Little change in
the local strike situation was re-
ported last night.
Possibility of a walkout of the
members of the International
Brotherhood of Stationary Engi-
neers, Firemen. oilers and Coal
Passers employed at the Washing
ton Terminal came to light yester-
day. At a recent vote taken by
the brotherhood, ii was decided to
strike. Today in Chicago the ma
tional executive committeeman and
system chairmen will determine
what action TO take on the vote.
officials of the Washington Ter
minal report that everything is
moving along efficiently. Local
union leaders declare, however, that
trains are running On slower sched-
ules. Data on the lateness of trains
on various lines was shown to the
strikers at meeting yesterday
morning in George Washington
Hall, Third and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. southeast
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
DISTRICT TROOPS
ENJOY CAMP LIFE
Engineers Build Pontoon
Bridge Across
Potomac.

On q sun baked field at Camp
simms. Congress Heights. wash
ington's young soldiers, the l2lst
Regiment OF Engineers of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. are swapping
into typical army life.
After three nights and days Of
camp life, the young soldiers are
now on the road to becoming vet
Grams. Such light work as build
ing pontoon bridges across the Po-
tomac River has been one Of the
tasks for the members Of the regi-
ment to perform This feat, how
ever, not only served as an impetus
for other activities. but worked the
boys up to the baseball mood
So after the bridge work. the reg
iment threw away it's army imple-
ments and started to Babe Ruth
ing 'em around the diamond. There
are eight baseball teams in the reg
championship. The true champions,
however. viii be announced later.
Never before in the history OF the
regiment has enthusiasm run so
high as this year. according 10 Off
GERS in charge. Much interest has
been shown at the eo0-yard rife
range. Most OF the men are max
ing excellent scores during prelimi-
nary practice.
Camp officials have extended an in
vitation to washingtonians to at
tend the parades and band concerts
every evening at o'clock. No pass
is required 10 get into the camp,
Already hundreds of visitors have
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
CHICAGO ALDERMEN INSPECT
CAPITALS TRAFFIC SYSTEM
Motor Through City and Leave for New York
to Sail for Europe.

AS the Chicago officials left for
New oYrk at 1:10 yesterday after
noon they were unable to see Presi-
dent Harding. They will sail for
Hamburg, Germany, today.
Among the visiting officials were
the following aldermen: John To-
man. chairman; T. A. Hogan, Robert
Mulcahy, Joseph Cepak, John Cze-
kala, Thomas p. Devereux, Maurice
F. Kavanagh, Charles ]. Agnew, Leo
C. Klein. Christ Jensen. Max Adam
owski. w. j. Lynch, Terence F.
Moran. Their associates were: Luz
cius Davidson, John Kelly, Patrick
Toohey. John Dienhart. Harry Nor
ton. William +. Harrah. secretary
is in charge of the party.
The committee, which has been
sent by the city of Chicago, plans
to make a comprehensive study of
traffic and street conditions in all
leading European cities. The tour
lists will spend a month in Europ,
visiting Hamburg. Berlin. Paris,
Prague, Vienna. Budapest, Frank
fort, Cologne, London and Liverpooi.
They will remain at Paris five days
and at London a week.
Following their traffic and street
survey the committee will embody
in report to the Chicago city coun-
Gil recommendations for such
changes as are deemed advisable in
the street regulations of their city.
The tour of the street COMMITTEES
will cost Chicago taxpayers $4,000.
However members declared that a
much greater amount probably
would be saved through the new
methods they expect to adopt.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
SOVIETS INCITE
REVOLUTION IN
GERMAN NATION

Continued from Page One.
by the police appeared with re-
volvers in their pockets and &C.
companied by armed detectives
Prominent editors promenaded the
lobby with concealed weapons de-
termined to defend themselves
against assault.
May Dissolve Reichstag.
There appeared today to be an ever
chance that the Reichstak would be
dissolved owing to the stand taken
by the Bourgeois parties. who are de-
termined to extract some of the teeth
from the bill to put an end to the
monarchist conspiracies. The Social
lists, on the other hand, are deter
mined to resist this to the utmost
The question of the entrance OF in
dependents has so aroused the Social
ist leaders and working masses
throughout the country as to make
dissolution appear certain unless the
Centrists and the Democrats abando.
their position and agree to the Inde-
pendents taking part in the govern.
ment-
To add to the political uncertainty
there arose today the possibility Si
the stoppage of all mines in the Ruhr
district by a general strike due to a
wage conflict between the miners and
mine owners. On the other hand the
newspaper strike. which has been the
source of many wild rumors during
the past ten days. was settled today
and publication will be resumed to-
morrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

the neighborhood, favored a new
building.
The new playhouse. TO be known
as the Ambassador. is being de-
sig6d by Thomas E Lamb, OF
New York, and will be ready by
Thanksgiving. Every effort will
be made to assure a maximum OF
safety in the new structure, ac-
cordtng to Crandall.
The business men who presented
the petition urged the rebuilding
of the theater to erase a grief
stricken memory" which the ruins
are said to keep alive. The theater
stands today just as il stood last
January after the crash in which
81 lost their lives and many were
injured, except that scaffolding has
been erected to hold the walls.
That property in the district had
decreased in value since the thea.
ter collapsed was another argument
offered by the business men in
their invitation to Crandall to re.
build. A new theater would brins
values back TO normal. it is
thought.
Il have waited thus far to Sc,
what the people want" Crandal
said, and / believe this shows they
want a new theater."
While the owner was decidins
the future course OF the ill-fatec
moving picture house. Dan Thew
Wright. attorney for Reginald
Geare- architect of the Knicker.
booker, was fighting the indict.
ment against his client in connec-
tion with the tragedy.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
ID. c. TO RESURFACE
I TWENTY STREETS
Plans Were Approved by
Commissioners
Yesterday.

A score of streets are to receive
new surfaces according to plans
agreed upon by the District Com
mlssloners yesterday.
The following streets will be
paved with concrete: Ingraham
street northwest, each Of Fourteenth
street; Upshur street northwest, be-
tween New Hampshire avenue and
Fourth street; Yuma street north
west, between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth streets; Varnum street
northwest, between Second street
and Rock Creek church road; Var
mum street northwest, between
Seventh street and Grant circle:
Third street northwest. between
Taylor and Upshur streets: Ili-
nois avenue northwest. between
Webster and Allison Streets: Twelfth
street northwest. between Michigan
avenue and Upshur street. Ran
dolph street northwest, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets:
Crittenden street northwest, bet
tween Fifteenth street and Piney
Branch road.
The roads ordered to be paved
with sheet asphalt are: Fifteenth
street northeast, between East Cant
tol and B streets; Fifteenth street
northwest, between H and / streets;
Nineteenth street northwest, be-
TWEEN c and e streets; East Capitol
street, between Fifteenth and
Eighteenth streets; Rhode Island
avenue northeast. between Twelfth
and Sixteenth streets; Twenty
eighth street northwest, between
Woodley road and Cathedral avenue.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
British Delegates
VIII Settle Debt
Lloyd George win. Name
Plenary Committee
Immediately.

LONDON. July i1.-Loyd George
today decided to name Immediately
the British delegates who will pro-
ceed TO Washington at once. per-
haps next week. to confG with
American Treasury Department Of
fcisls regarding the refundfng OF
the war loans.
The British delegates will have
plenary powers to make all ar
rangements TO dispose of the BRIT
fish debt TO America. amounting 10
$4,000, 100000 and gold shipments
from England win begin next
month TO pay the interest.
Lloyd George will instruct the
delegates to assure the United
States officials that Great Britain
does not consider the American debt
as involved in Europe's war debts
OF in reparations. thus hoping 10
show the administration that Fi-
rope did not want America TO parti-
cipate in the conference TO resLore
Europe. solely through the hope OF
more American dollars.
Copyright. lsz1-)
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
BraziIians Here Seek
WiIIard-FirpO Match

LOS ANGELES. Ca1, July IL
Luis Angelo Firpo, heavyweight
champion Of South and Central
America. and Jess Willard. once
champion of the world. may meet
in a fight to determine which is
the more terrible.
A delegation of Brazilian sports
men has arrived here and is max
ing an urgent bid for a Willard
Firpo jam, which they are anxious
to promote. according to announce
met from Willard's training camp
at Hollywood.
Firpo. who is to Brazil and ada
cent nations what Carpenter was
to France, but not regarded as
such much in America. left this
country a few weeks ago, after
kr,-s. -.g down a few third rater'
and failing to land a b 1t with
Dempsey. Rio de Janeiro declared
a holiday on his return.
Jess will be more than pleased
to take on Firpo." said Gene Doyle.
Willard's manager. But just now,
YOU know. he is concentrating on
getting a match with Dempsey. If
Dempsey backs down. we Will con-
slider a match with Firpo."
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

Continued from Page One.
At the same time. however, DR..
Work denied that he had taken the
matter up officially, or had made any
suggestion along that line. The
efficient work they did during the
mail robbery period last year" said
DR.. Work, stands ont so forcibly
that when we contemplate any such
action, our thoughts naturally turn
first to the Marines"
DR.. Work asserted that the situa-
ton yesterday was infinitely so
much better than the day before
that such a thing as calling out
troops seem remote. The Postmas-
ter General was exceedingly op-
timistic over conditions yesterday.
The matter is wholly in the
hands of the President" DR.. Work
concluded, "and no step will be
taken except by his express direc-
ton
Officials at Marine Corps head
quarters said no mention of the pos
sible use of Marines in the strike
had been made there. although. they
said. they are ready and raring''
to GO 'if there is anything doing"
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

Witnessed these ceremonies ma
chimes are allowed 20 park in the
camp.
Early Thursday morning the en-
tire command will leave camp. IN
heavy marching order. and proceed
70 Fort Washington. Nd Arriving
at their destination Thursdsy night
the regiment win get Its hrst taste
OF pitching pup-tents- Friday morn
ing the members will start the re-
turn march.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
Building Loan Delegates
To Attend Convention

Delegates from the District chap
ter of the United States League of
Building and Loan Associations
will leave Friday to attend the
national convention to be held at
Portland. Me-, July 19 and 90.
Those who intend to make the
trip are: Mr.. and Mrs. c. Clinton
James, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carr,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morris Wood
ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard R. Nor
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Quin-
ter and Albert Schulteis
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
Hold Woman on
Bad Check Charge

Charges of passing eleven worthless
checks were placed yesterday against
Christine Irene Wagner. 35 years old.
914 Kennedy street northwest, who
was arrested early in the week by
Headquarters Detectives Thompson
and Embrey as she was attempting
to pass a check at Friedlanders Heb
erdashery. 42S Ninth street north
west.
The woman admitted passing the
checks, police say. She is accused of
making a purchase and after Offering
in payment a check written for moro
than the cost price she would receive
the change and order the purchase
delivered to a fictitious address.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
Grain Men Den0unce
NelD Cdpper-Tincher Bill

Strong opposition to the new Cap
per-Tincher grain futures bill was
expressed yesterday by representa-
tives of the Chicago Board of Trade
and other Middle Western exchanges
before the Senate Agricultural Com
mittee.
The bill, revised to meet objections
of the Supreme Court, which declared
the original Capper- -Tincher act un-
constitutional. was recently passed by
the House. The committee expects
to complete the hearings today and
will undoubtedly make a prompt and
favorable report on the measure.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

Traffic conditions in the Capital
were subjected to the scrutiny OF
nineteen members of the city coun-
ell of Chicago yesterday when the
committee on streets, representing
the city fathers of the Mid West
metropolis, visited washington to
see how street congestion is handled.
The visitors were met at the
Union Station by Fred w. Niles,
manager of the Royal Blue Line
sightseeing Company. who acted as
host during their brief visit. Ac-
compan MED by their wives, the visit
ing oficials were taken in one OF
the company's busses to points of
interest In and around Washington.
Arlington Cemetery, the White
House. the Capitol and the Library
of Coigress were visited.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
AMBASSADOR" TO REPLACE
uL-FATED "KNICKERBOCKER"
Crandall, at Behest of Citizens, Decides to
Build Theater on Holocaust Site.

Work on clearing the ruins of
the Knickerbocker Theater, Eight
eenth street and Columbia Road.
preparatory. 10 building a new play
house on the site will begin within
a few days, according to Harry NJ.
Crandall, owner of the property.
He decided definitely to rebuild
after the business mems associa-
tion of the locality, headed by the
secretary. r. j. Abbatichio. pre-
sented a petition yesterday signed
by more than l 500 residents of
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
PRESIDENT AGAIN
URGES ECONOMY
ON BUREAU HEADS
Continued from Page One.

stead, we closed the fiscal year
with a surplus of'receipts over ex-
penditures amounting to S31S,00O,-
900. This despite that the govern
ment's receipts In that year fell
off s1.515.O 900.
Last August IL was estimated,
on information furnished by those
speaking for the spending agencies
of the government. that with
drawals from the Treasury for the
fiscal year Just terminated would
be $4,554. 100000. The last Treasury
estimate shows this figure was re-
duoed TO sS,7e5, 100000, a reduction
of $751;. 900. .0oO."
Speaking of the s697. 100000 de-
felt estimated for the current fiscal
year starting July 1, the President
said I'VE need not be unduly con-
cerned over such prospective de-
hcits when we have the benefit Of
the budget organization and your
cooperation"
He called attention to the record
for. last year. when instead of q
deficit of s24. 600. 900 which had been
forecast. there was a surplus OF
1913. 100000.
During the fiscal year just
closed" he continued. deficiency
and supplemental estimates amount
ing TO s661. .251. 400 were admitted to
Congress. Many were unavoidable,
because of wartime conditions. but
as the war recedes we should have
constantly less occasion for de-
hciency estimates. Congress chafes
under these conditions, and Execu-
tive policy cannot countenance
abuses in this direction"
In closing the President pre-
dicted that the probable receiprs
for 1924 would not permit as liberal
appropriations as for 1923. and he
warned that he would not "send to
Congress estimates exceeding the
probable receipts of the govern
ment."
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
BIG FOUR PROTESTS
USE OF TROOPS IN
Shipments STRIKE
Continued from Page One.


There are seveai shop centers
however, where the situation is
considered threatening and mill
tary authorities of several States
are preparing to send, troops to
trouble areas on a moments notice.
Suspicion that three recent train
wrecks were not due to accident be-
came more strongly confirmed today
when three telephone poles were
thrown across the Southern Pacific
tracks near Hayward. Cal. A pas
senger train carrying 800 persons
and travelling fifty miles an hour
struck the poles. but serious dam
age was averted and no lives were
lost.
Strikers and their sympathizers
were suspected of dynamiting water
tanks at Newcastle. Cal. where one
railroad guard was shot. In Kan
sas City Chief of Police Edwards
said twenty-five /. w. w. radicals
of the worst type, part of 500 SEM
out of Chicago to various points to
stir up trouble. had arrived at rail
centers in Missouri and were urging
the strikers 20 repeat the Herrin.
ILL.,. massacre on large scale. This
bears out information in the hands
of government and rail officials IN
Chicago brought in by special de-
tectives last Friday. 1t was said at
that time that these radicals. all of
whom are supposed to be in the pay
of the Russian Soviet. have instruc-
tions to create a reign of terror"
and were to have begun Monday
when the shops reopened.
Danger ar Bloomington.
Bloomington continues to be the
chief danger point in Illinois, although
the militia appears to have the situ-
alton well in hand. Ninety-seven new
workers were taken into the shops
there today and many more will be
brought in The new arrivals were
booed and jeered by thousands OF
strikers, but there were no attempts
at violence. Soldiers searched all the
arrivals for moonshine and weapons.
instructed them to remain in the
shops. out of sight, and attend strict
ly to their own business. They were
assured that If any fighting was to
be done the troops would take care
of that end Of II.
Shippers early in the day exchanged
a number of shots with the sentries
around the yards and shops in Bloom
ington. Squads of infantrymen were
sent into the cornfields and other
places where the snipers were sup
posed to be concealed, but none of
them was caught. No one was hurt
Machine guns Command every ap-
proach to the shops and yards.
Strikers are demanding that the
troops be sent away or that Mayor
Jones resign.
Mails interrupted.
Despite warnings by the Federal
government the movement of mails
was interrupted and was delayed at
several points. United States mar
shals are securing the names of
strikers who are tampering with the
mails and it is said they will be pros
ecuted to the limit. Conviction car
ries a sentence of six years in prison
and a fine of $4,000.
There were numerous cases Of spo-
radio violence, where mobs ranging
from a dozen to a thousand caught
some worker and beat him savagely
Tho union chiefs insist all their men
are remaining out, but the rail execu-
tives and shop foremen say many
men are returning. especially in the
last twenty-four hours.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
NECRESS ACCUSED
OF LURING z IRISH
GIRLS AT STATION
COlleens Sent on Way to
Frisco After Rescue
By Police.
AID SOCIETY SAVES
Warning Given After Trio
Had Left in
Taxicab.
AID SOCIETY SAVES

With the mien of-a benefactor, a
negress. purported by the police to
be an agent for ring of iln 1T
traffickers, lured two young girls
immigrants who arrived in this
country from Ireland Monday. ON
Union Station yesterday.
As the taxicab into which the alb
ductor had taken her victims neared
the place where the negress resided.
1872 Fifteenth street northwest, the
police, who had been notified of the
girls disappearance by Travellers
Aid Society, boarded the car and
ordered the driver to the Sixth pre-
cinct station.
The negress Jessie p. Smith. 2S
years old, was placed under arrest
and taken to the House of Detention,
pending an investigation. A hand
bag which she was carrying, con-
tanning surgical instruments AMI a
quantity of alleged drugs. was seized
by the police.
Quaintness Draws Attention.
The girls. Katie and Mary shee-
han. IS and 90 years old respective
ly, Cldu IN tIle lHtiT HdllNc
country arrived in this city yester-
day morning. en- route to San Fran
cisco. After their rescue from their
captor. they continued their trip
across country.
1t was the uuaintness Of the two
comely colleens that led to their res
cue They attracted considerable
attention as they sat in the large
waiting room of the station await
ing the arrival of the train which
was to convey them to California.
Then suddenly Travellers Aid So
ciety workers noticed that they had
disappeared.
Inquiries revealed that they had
gone from the station In company
with a negress, whose description
was furnished by persons who had
noticed the leave-taking of the odd
party. Further information regard
ing the negress was given by
Pullman porter, and the police be-
gan the search. which ended In
the rescue and arrest.
Tried to Escape.
The girls, after they had been
taken to the Senate Hotel to await
departure of their train, told police
that the negress offered to snow
them the city and to take them to
place where they could have their
dresses pressed.
Believing her to be a friend. and
being unfamiliar with customs in
America. they accompanied her.
They rode around the Speedway,
they said, and although they be-
gan to suspect the sincerity of their
voluntary benefactor, they did not
make any effort to escape until they
arrived in the business section of
the city. Their attempts to leave
the automobile were frustrated by
the woman.
During the trip. they said, the
woman frequently shifted some
thing she took from the handbag
| and told them that she would see
| that they were properly cared for
Just what charge will be placed
against the negress is as yet in
| definite. according to the police
| however. her mental condition Will
be investigated today.
The taxicab driver was not held
| by the police.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
Hurt AS Car Turns Over.

Mrs. Elizabeth st. John. 1870
Avon Place northwest. was badly
cut and bruised about the head and
body yesterday afternoon when the
automobile which she was driving
turned over at Thirty third and N
streets northwest. She was taken
to the Georgetown Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

Manager Hutchison. of the Man
haitian A. C., gained a postpone
ment of his game against the
Printers In the unlimited series
scheduled for today. wormsley,
Manhattan pitcher. Is suffering
from spike wounds received Sun
day.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

Friendship forfeited to Parkview
in a senior series game yesterday.
8 to o. Parkview was leading, to
., in the third inning. Two men
were on and two out. A fly ball
to right field was called fair. send
ing two men over. Friendship in
sisted it was foul, and when they
refused to take the field within
two minutes Umpire Watt forfeited
the game.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
Dies on Way to Hospital.

Michael NJ. Rouzer. IS years old.
sos A street northeast, was stricken
with an attack Of the heart at his
home last evening and died on the
way to Casualty Hospital Coroner
hewitt was notified.