: ! i .''.' Ff?sr 5croiv Pages J t o 6 TWO SECTIONS 12 Pages : t SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM. OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3. 1921 PRICE: FIVE CENTS rn lAli t : FORDNEY HAS 4 " Effort to Pirt Bill Through Senate at Present Deplor ed May Be Made Rider .' On Bonus Legislation. UPPER HOUSE DEBATE MAY PROVE DECISIVE Process of Changing Propo C ?sal to Meet Objections Goes Ahead WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. De ploring the effort to put a sales tax through the, senate at pres ent. Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee disclosed today that it was hia plan to bring In a sales tax in connection with the soldiers' bonus bill, which he said , would be. reported during the regulai session. ; .Earlier Mr. Fordney, "Repre&n tativs Green, of. -Jowa and Long s worth of Qhiq, had informed sen ate leaders that under no con dition would the house agree to a sales tax at this time. . . ftmoot rian Gains 1 With proponents of the Smoot plan claiming only five votes less ; than if- majority lor the sales ; tar. some Republican senate leaa i ers, thought the fate ofHhat pro posal would be decided by dls cussions In the. senate. " The, latest canvass of the sen ate by leaders was said to have , nhown 30 Republican senators for! the sales tax, 12 against It and 12 doubtful, with six absent or not polled,. Two Democrats were, represented as favoring this -form of taxation with three oth ers .doubtful. Proceeding; with the tax bill, the senate completed consideration of majority com jnlttee amendments and took up change proposed by, senators. A third successive night session wai held. Syrups Art lilt Changes made in the bill In cluded addition of a 5-cent a gal- . Ion tax on syrup used In the man- ufacture 'of carbonated beverages, the tax on which .had been fixed at 2 cents, and the reduction from G to 3 cents a pound in the rate on carbonic acid gas. I Another . amendment adopted would exempt from the admission . tax charges made by community center , picture shows. Iay Reach Insurance. ;;' 'itrrider;, a majority amendment I . to theinsurance section, agreed ': on, .mutual.. insurance companies k other than life companies would I XJ)e taxed on net income as com puted tinder me present' uiw, while old line Insurance compan ies, - other- than i life, would be taxed on the net income from in vestment, and underwriting. Newport Girl Seriously Wounded While Hunting NEWPORT, Ore.," Nov. 2 Mary Black, young daughter of - Rev. C. B. Black of this place, ac cidentally shot herself today while on a hunting trip with her father. The girl bad placed her self prone to drink from a spring and when she arose she pulled her small rifle towards her by the muzzle. The weapon was dis charged, the bullet penetrating her stomach. Surgeons said her chances of recovery were slight ROYSTON MUST AT Fred R. Royston, former Meth - odist minister ot Salem, will pay i for the crime of inducing Frankie :. Edwards age 19, to go with Tiim : from Salem to CentralJa, Wash., in . violation of the Mann white slave act, by serving 1 8 months in,, federal-prison at McNeil 1s- f land,.' The sentence was imposed yesterday by United States Dis trict i Judge Robert S. Bean in ., Tortland. ..Completely surprising all fof , lowers of the affair, Royston changed his plea from not guilty r to4 guilty, - when the case was called yesterday morning by ' Judge Bean apd after his attor . oeys bad been permitted to ex MONTHS KUSER WILL ACCEPT SUPERINTENDED OF STATE BOYS SCHOOL . Governor Olcott yesterday received a telegram from Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kuser of Ehfbra, la., announcing that they have accepted the offer of the Oregon .state hoard of control to become respectively superintendent and manager of the state training' school, at a joint salary of $5000 a year. Mr. and Mrs. Kuser recently visited Oregon and were shown plans and site of the proposed new training school, and at that time the offer was made them to come to thisr state. They took the proposal under? advisement and re turned to Iowa. Mr. Kuser has beein head of the Iowa school for many years. ; j Governor Olcott and Secretary of State Kozer voted for Mr. and Mrs. Kuser at the board meeting at which they were elected, while State Trasurer O. P. Hoff opposed the election. The treasurer favored the retention ofjL. M. Gilbert, incum bent. The new heads begin their work here January 1. The location of the new train-! ing school and the election of Mr. and Mrs. Kuser was the first out standing break in the present board of control, with the gover nor and the secretary of state on one side and the treasurer on the other, though the break has been apparent for some months. One objection made by Hoff to the new training school was that it wa3 too near the state peniten tiary and its influences, but be was overruled on that score by the other two, members. After tne election of Mr. and Mrs. Kuser the state treasurer issued a state-!; ment explaining nis anuuae, i daring among other things that'. Tears in Eyes of Marshal Foch as He Greets Convent Children on Anniversary oi Son's Death KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 2. j Marshal Foch stayed here today rather than disappoint several thousand school children who had been told they might get a chance to see him. He had expected to go to Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to visit the garrison, then he learned there was a plan to have school children lined up along the boulei vards, that he might wave to them, and they to him. Lieuten ant General Jacques of Belgium, accompanied him on the boulej vard tour. Then the marshal's car stopped at the convent school of Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion, where seven girls dressed in white and with th French tri-color in their hair, m&e a BPeech in French to the marshal, who responded Marshall Reeks Rest "Children," he said, in response SILERTON, Ore., Nov. . (Special to The Statesman ( Comraittees for the campaign for funds tor the memorial for the late Homer Davenport were again organized at a recent meeting of Silverton citizens. A large crowd was in attendance, most of whom were old friends or admirers of Mr. Davenport. Much criticism has been made of the manner in which Silverton has neglected the Davenport grave. Miss Faye King, a New York journalist who recently vis ited Silverton wrote much in re gard to Silverton's seeming ne glect. She spoke of the fact that Silverton friends had insisted that the body of Mr. Davenport be brought here for burial and that it was only the honor that Silver ton "wished as the grave has been SERVE 18 amine five "character" witnesses, sentence was passed. ; Women Must Suffer . . Referring to defense counsel's plea far leniency on the grounds that tha offender already hal un dergone great punishment for hia crime, Judge Bean said; "I om not sure but what the prisoner's calline makes theOltense gr ci oaui "rJwin. er Lrrffrvit is ahyTTliiig Vut an excuse. There is no excuse; as far as I can see. It is or ho serious consequence whether the girl was chaste or not at the time the offense was committed-! DAVENPORT MEMORIAL PLAN IS REVIVED AT SILVERTQN 1 - MWtfM-MM-M-M-- f NEIL ISLAND (Continued on pago 4) the salary outlay was too great an increase over the present sal aries anjl that the school under Us present management is con ducted on an efficient basis. The Statement struck c.iiite sharply at the other two mombers of the board. j Hoard ' of control meetings, a few months ago thoroughly har monious, are now frequently marked by rebellion on the part ol Mr. Hoff. A bit of repartee between Mr. Hoof and the governor at a spe cial meeting of the board yester- jay wneh a new chaplain lor the j . (Continued on page 4.) to the greeting, "I came to Am erica because I love this 3and. I wanted! (to show my appreciation! We haVe been friends in war we mutt be friends in peace. Yon boys, when you grow up must Lwork; iyou little girls, when you are women must remember to pray." When 'the formal program was concluded the marshal started to enter his car, but he changed his mind. He was tired, and he asked the head of the school whether he might rest a moment in the par lor. Children Told to Enter The marshal went In alone into the parlor. He leaned back in a ;-chair and closed his eyes. But he was not to take a nap. Several little girls, who had not been able (Continued on page 4.) neglected since. This has not been the intention of Silverton friends, : says Julius Wolfe, who is secretary of the new organization which has been formed. Mr. Wolfe: Says that in 1916 a com mittee was organized to gather funds but the war brough on so many more urgent calls for funds that this work bad to be set aside for thei time being. Now' hat the campaign commit tees habe been again organized it is expected that the work will be carried out to completion without any more delay. Although the bulk of the funds for the memor ial will be raised by Silverton people the campaign will not be limited to the Silverton commun ity. It will be a national campaign as Homer Davenport had many friends throughout the States and Great Britain. A Davenport window decora tion is being used n the Stcel hnmmer drug store this week. "The ! Country Boy," the book written i by Mr. Davenport, de scribing his boyhood days at Sil verton! forms the main feature of tho display. This is surrounded by cartoon and drawings, one of which iia a drawing of Mr. Daven port. The drawings are made by KnHte Digerness, a local cartoon ist. Although Mr. Digerness is yet a student at Oregon university his work Is spoken of as showing great promise and many: compare it to the work of Mr. Davenport. The; committees elected at the Silverton mass meeting to manage the Davenport memorial campaign includes: Permanent officers consisting of chairman, Dr. C. W. Keener, secretary, Julius Wolofe; reasurer. jonn riyeti. t-unuc:i committee George Cuslter, E. B. Kotteck and John HoblUt. Finance committee Dr. J. W. Welch, Jul - ius Aim and E. S. .Porter. ; Stationery and material for the campaign has been prepared and another mass meeting will be held 1 i (jContinued on page 4) ' DELEGATION TO STAY IN TOUCH IT Conferences Between Am erican Contingent at Dis armament Conference and Board Continues. WELCOME EXTENDED j JAPANESE ARRIVALS Orientals Drop Plain Hin of Their Desires Rela tive to China WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.Con' ferences between the American delegation to the conference on arms limitation and technical ad visers will continue even after the conference has opened. It was indicated today at the state department where the Am erican delegates again were in session with Secretary Denby and the naval advisers on technical matters, that there would probab ly be termination of this discus sion of naval armament matters or of any other specific matters the meetings going on as occas ion requires even after the con ference opens. Naval Question I'ppermost So far, the American delegates are understood to have concerned themselves primarily with naval armament matters, no other sub jects such as those involving possible association of nations plan or a world court having been considered. The first meeting of the con ferences is now scheduled for 10:30 a.m:, November 12, in the auditorium of the building erect ed by the Daughters of American Revolution. Today was the first time Sec retary Hughes had gone to the union station to meet any incom ing delegates and cordial greet Ings were exchanged by him and other members of the American reception party with the Japanese delegates. Photographs ade A brief halt was made in the president's room for photographs to be taken. The. national em blems of the two countries were played and then, under cavalry escort, the delegation proceeded to their residences. The Japanese delegation arriv ed, its leaders said, with thn de sire and hope of discussing first at the conference, the question of limitation of armament and not Far Eastern problems. The Japanese viewpoint, it was ex plained, was that Pacific and Far Eastern questions might prove full of difficulties and if taken up first, negotiations might be delayed. The pleasant journey across the continent from Seattle was in striking contrast to the stormy sea voyage. As far as possible, secrecy was maintained as to the itinerary, precautions beine tak - en because of letters received signed by Koreans Welcome Chnrnm Oriental Every member of the party ex-1 iiihf'd tonight when the milk con pressed charm at the official wel-i rence board, the employers come, and just before arriving in I organization voted against submit Washington. Prince Tokugawa ! ln ''iatle' - in dispute to arbilra-Kni.i- tion. "I intend to devote myself to me cause or removing any mis understandings that may exist be tween our countries. We should Know e.ich nth OP hoitoi ti i-l rt- operate." j John Conner, a Salem printer. In discussing China, Dr. K. i yesterday appeared before Justice Hayashi. general counsellor to the; of the Peace G. E. I'nruh. and was Japanese ministry of foreign af-i bound over to await act-on of t"he fairs and chief adviser to the Marion county grand ury. Mr. conference delegation, said: ' Conger was released upon im own "Me would be bold indeed who j recognizance, would venture to offer a solution! Conger was recently arrested of the great problem of China (upon complaint of G. G. Quaek but there are two thoughts thatjenbush. a local gasoline and auto OCCUr to me " orotic i-ri.e mcrr-hant w.-Vw '.llrt-fi,l Ilia first FiiirieBti,,n n that me powers snouid agree to cease their rivalry in China and act in concert on all matters pertaining to that country, and his second was that the powers should make un their minds to be patient with China. Chinese Policy Criticized "There is an old Chinese p'roi verb, he said, "which deelaree China must control foreigners by -Uilizing foreigners. or & trans- late the expression literally, oth - erwlse, she must master the bar larians with the help of the bar- bar'ans. That policy she follows . .' A U 1 .Ml .11 . . Turkey has in the past' played ngland against Russia and Kngr mii skim n n i r i pvprniicc iiwt a s ianti against Grmanv nnrl ns that !piay led to the ruin of Turkev so win ,ne oowers- rivalrv in China j lead to the collapse of that coun- i try if not corrected. "The salvation of Chin3. there-i j fere, lies in bringing her to thOj realization that the rest of tho, cloudy weather west portion: lieht i I to moderate winds become south- (Continued on page 4.) ierly. FREIGHT CHARGES ON HUNDREDS JF ARTICLES, EAST AND WEST, REDUCED BY RAILWAY COMPANY HALSEY MAN CW O V U. 1 rates on hundreds of articles, TUtfrrr'D n AfVA$. and wost bound and lilJ 1 Cxv 1 x(jf amount inir in some cases to James A. Stevenson First on List When Drawing is Made at State Capitol James A. Stevenson of Ilalsev. Unn county, drew lioen-e plate No. 1 in the drawine for nuitor Vehicle numbers for the year 1922 held in the office of the secre tary of state last night. License plate No. i:j went to K. R. Lewis Of Kcho. while John Maker, dis trict attorney (if Hood River county drew license place No. "?. Other license plates awarded in th" drawing follow: No. 2. X. A. Erickfon. The Dalles; No. 3. Howard K. Wcsd. I'.eaverton: No. 4. K. V. Davis, I'liion; No. 6, J. C. Gordon, Vale; No. C, M. D. Zwight. Glendale; N'o. 7, Louis Levlnger, Baker; No. 8, I. L. Patterson, Eola; No. 9. R. S. McCleave. Toledo; No. 10, Paul R. Kelty, 294 Poplar F.treet, Portland; No. 15, William C. Schmidt. ?,S() East Forty-fourth Mr?et, North Portland: No. 29. V. K. Potts. Athena; No. 23, W. F. Woodward, 669 Hancock street Portland: No. 30, A. S. Kohler, Marshfield; No. T.O, Walter A. Forbe3, Grtsham; No. 7.ri, Henry Ruddi.nan, Newport; No. 100, H. J. Curl, Corvallis. Approximately 1"00 applica tions for 1922 motor vehicle licenses out of a prospective 118,- 000 had been received by the sec retary of state up until tonight. 1 All of the application blanks havo ftoeen sent out by the state depart ment, and the returns thus far received indicate that the work of issuing the licenses will be well under way within the next 10 days. flam A. Kozer, secretary of state, tonight urged all applicants for 1 922 motor vehicle plates to send in their fees at the earliest possible date in order that the usual eleventh hour congestion may be avoided. All car drivers not having their 1922 license plates by January 1 will be sub ject to arrest and prosecution un der the state traffic laws. Arbitration is Rejected By Employers After Ses sion Last Night , NEW YOUK. Nov. 2. Prov I pects for a settlement of the ptrik. ; of lo.ooo milk wagon drivers. (salesmen and platform men van- Conger Bound Over For I . . r I I MCllOn Dy urariU Jury u tc.. invnn.,i tr. j the circulation of a hand bill , which carried certain statements ; neld bv Mr. Quackenbush to be ; hurtful to him. Circulation ef the j uamuhlets is rewrite,! :i an nfter- math of a recent court case in which state officials charged lhat the Quackenbush firm barl been selling gasoline shortweight. Af- " i"' "JU ".eeu. .. n ,elftased from ;ine cnarge. SCOTT 0XVI(TEI YOCNGSTOWX, Ohio. Nov. 2. Safety Director D. J. Scott was convicted by a jury tonight on a charge of bribery in connection with liquor law violations. THE WEATHER Fair east; unsettled partly MILK STRIKE IT DUE TO SUBSIDE SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. as much as 50 per cent of ex- isting rates, ytere announced tonight by the Southern Pa cific company. The reduc tions, it was declared, average about 20 per cent and will be effective, in! the case of changes made to meet compe tition of water-borne traffic via the Panama canal, as soon as approved by the interstate commerce commission; in the case of rates from and to points east of the Mississippi river and Chicago as soon as eastern roads concur in them, and in the case of rates to and from points west of Chicago and the Mississippi river as soon as the tariffs can be pub lished. The reductions were an nounced as representing the policy of the; carriers to re duce"f reight rates as well as wages where the reductions can be nvtde in the public in terest." Some were said to be voluntary and others were declared to represent actioc taken on applications of ship pers which have been pending on the docket of the Trans Continental freight bureau. Among articles on whicl the reductions westbound will be effective: are drygocds, iron and steel, tin plate, glu cose products, machinery, re frigerators, pitch, turpentine, glass, vehicles, furniture, coal, canned goods, linoleum and also rates on east bound prod ucts which are reduced in clude those on borax, vege tables, hops, lumber, syrup, pickled fish, paper, flour and nuts. Kates Published The following rates on iron and steel rails westbound for ex port in sn.oOO pound minimum carload lots were, ordered pub lished: From Chicago and west, $13 4 1 per gross ton; with the same rate prevailing, from "Hirmingham district" and from Minnequa. Colo.; from "rate basis points, $K.4G per gross ton. Kates on iron and steel articles carload lots westbound for ex port, were amended as follows: From Chicago atid west and Birmingham district j 60 cents a 100 pounds-; from Pittsburgh 09 cents per hundred pounds, and from Minnequa. Colo.. 4', cents per 100 pounds. Shimnent east of fresh vege tables in mixed carload lots with melons at the rate and minimum weight named in previous sched ules would be permitted. j CHICAGO, Nov. 2 Numerous proposed changes in rates, rules i . . v 1 .-. ana regulations, approved y e- I tern lines, but snbiect to concur- , - . rence or eastern rauroaos wer announceti lonigui uy in nan- continental freight bureau. The changes will not be effective un til lawfully published and the probable effective date was not announced. The change, slnclude an exten sive revision of import and ex port rates via: Pacific ports. It aso is iproposed to cancel rates on intoxicating liuors, in cluding "high Winer-" and "spir- its, pure and certain others. Annouhced in Kat MEMPHIS. ; Tenn., Nov. 2. A proposed redi-ctiion of from 25 to 3d per cent in ! freight rates on hardwood lumber and forest pro ducts from Mississippi valley pro ducing territory; to points in the west was announced today by the local office. rf the Southern Pa cific railroad.! J. If. Mulch iy. general freight agent of the Southern Pacific at Portland, early this morning tel egraphed the; Statef man the fol lowing detailed account of the proposed redactions: j Reductions I in freight rates on i many important articles moving between Pacific coast' and Chica ! go, New York! HirniinKham, Pitts S burgh. St. Ixuis. Missouri River. cofraon points and other eastern territories are to be made at an early date. The complete list of (Continued on page 4) MOTHER TO FIGHT FOR SON'S LIFE Aged Texas Woman Arrives to Intercede in Behalf of llusted A. Wallers Portland, Nov. 2. Mrs. Km rha Creiunter. C3. arrived in Portland from Denison, Texas, to day to ritbt for the lite of her son, Hustad A. Wallers, Camp Lewis soldier, who was sentenced to bans for the killing of Patrol man Palmer on November 17, The aped woman was taken in to a booth in the county jail to talk to her son, whom she had not seen for three years. 'I am convinced my boy didn't mean to kill anyone," said Mrs. Cremmer. "He was a good boy. I'm fcoins; to see if I can't get his sentence changed to liTe imprison ment. I'll see the governor anything to save my boy. Mrs. Cremmer said she has worked hard doing odd Jobs to earn money to come to her son. Her husband is dead. She Is stay ing at the home of a woman who has visited Walters frequently during his imprisonment. Walt ers has been in Jhe county Jail since the day following the shoot ing of Palmer. On November 29, 1920. he was sentenced by Cir cuit Judge Tucker to hang after a jury had found him guilty of murder in the, first' degree. The case was appealed to the supreme court and Walters Is now await ing that court's decision. , 1 Bend Watchmaker Receives Medal from King George P.KNI), Or.. Nov. 2. J. H. Mc-f-elland, local watchmaker, a member of Percy A. Stevens Post No. 4, American legion, has just lecelved a letter signed by King George of Kngland. inclosing a silver victory medal, awarded Mc- Mdland for service during the World war. Mcljellan was in the 74th hat talion. Canadian infantry. RALPH BARNES IS BADLY HURT WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL Ralph Barnes, one of the stalwarts of the Wiliamettd university eleven, is reported to be resting easily at the Sa lem Deaconess hospital following a peculiar accident in Which the young man sustained badly fractured cheek bones yes terday afternoon. The accident occurred during a practice scrimmage between the university squad and the Salem high school eleven. Barnes is a member of the senior class of Willamette. A delicate operation was per group of threo Sa Drs. M. C. Findley. , . inrnipu by a i , .,.., , .ni nut fe. una It, C. Clements and C. W. South worth, the injured malar and maxilary bones beinsr restored to their natural positions by an in cision made through the inner side of the upper lip, the injured region being the right cheek.: Ac coiding to the diagnosis, the NEEDS OF SALEM ARE TOLD B ROTARY At the noon meeting yesterday of the Salem Rotary club, the (liiettion oT the greatest need of Salem was discussed. The speak t rs called upon were B. E. Sisson, K. J. Hendricks and W. M. Ham ilton. "The greatest need in Salem is cooperation between the commer cial and the Christian life of the city." declared Mr. Sissons. "We have too many who profess but who do not practica Christianity, and too many who practice but who do not profess the Christian faith" liartender Offers Advice Referring to his early life in Colorado when he had hig first Uob, Mr. Sisson said a bartender i , , IG HER TS Iowa Man Elected National Commander by General Choice at Closing Session of Kansas Meeting.- RESOLUTION AIMED AT AMBASSADOR HARVEY, Last Day's Session Marked By 'Debate and Wrang-, ling over Policies roUCY OUTL1XK1) KANSAS CITY Mo., Not. 2. Hanford . .MacXlder ot , Mason City. I aM new com mander ot the American le gion, in a statement tonight said the convention hod -outlined four, great Issues for which tho legion must fiRht and pledged his administra tion to uphold them. - His statement follows: , . "The American "legion , must build itself so- hig and J fine and strong, and keep it self so clean and straight and American that when it , Is asked for certain things- legislation for ' ex-servic ' men and women and policies'! In their behalf our com- munlUes will feel that if the legion Is for ft' thing it must bd right. With' that respon- slbility to our country and. to every man and .woman who wore our country's uni form la! the World war we start a new legion year with pride In tho legion's past: achievements. Ambitions to ' serve and to keep serving to fulfill the great obligations' before us. ! j f . '' "This convention has out lined for great issues to fight for law and order, lmmedl-' ate relief for the disabled, Americanism and- adjusted compensation and we shall, fight for them." (Continued on page 4.) right eye barely escaped serious . injury. A report received at 1 o'clock this morning was that the Injured player was recovering front the effects of th anaesthetics and was progressing favorably. . The injured man la a son of Mr and Mrs. E. T. Barnes of 324 North Liberty street. Mr. Barnes is general manager of the Salem plant of the Oregon Pulp & Paper company. ' " told him that the way to fet along in life was to get money, and that money was the only thing that counted, j In his later life and broader ex perience, Mr. Sisson said he found there was somethting better than, money and beiwr than keep his store open seven days a week. "We should get behind the phy sical life of onr boys. If boy i in good physical health ths chances are he wllj thing right, he said. . L i' ! "There Is a great chance to d-: elop our boys and girls tbronga the Y. M. C. A, motemeht Let's get behind It. :Let us draw our (Continued on page 4.) J rJAMEQ LEADER OF LEGiDNERS CLUB HERS HI ' i