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SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1921
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Conference Turns to Its Con
sideration With Same
Momentum it Attacked
Armament Question.
LEAD IS TAKEN BY
CHINESE DELEGATES
Open Sympathy with Their
Position Manifested by
United States
WASHINGTON. Nor. 16.
(By The Associated Press)
The Washington conference today
turned to consideration ot Far
Eastern questions with almost the
uma momentum vltb which it
tackled naval armaments.
It was the Chinese - delegates
who led the way this time. In the
committee ot nine, at which all
nations participating were repre
sented, the produced a basis for
discussion which represents their
views. ; I ,.
Situation Vaguely Defined
The open sympathy ot the
United State with their position
was at once manifest. British del
egates supported it in many re
spects. The positions of the others
were not so clearly defined, al
though members of the -Japanese
delegation hare given expression
' ot approval, In part at least, of
China's "bill ot rights."
In brief, China wants guaran
tees for territorial integrity and
political and ' administrative inde
pendence; she proposes the open
door for all in all parts of the
eountryj she- wants all spheres of
Influence relinquished; she wants
no treaties made affecting her
without being consulted.
Cblna's Position Broader
rThe full extent of China's posi
tron is much broader than this,
but these are the essentials. The
last feature may be construed as
affecting the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance, although the British take an
opposite Tiew.
Today's session of the big nine
- was occupied with the presenta
tion ot China's views. Immediate-
ly afterward It became, known
they command the moral support
; ot the United States. The Birtish
viewpoints were made known a
little later. The Japanese did not
' state their reason but previous
.' pronouncements' by some of their
representatives have put them in
..- line .with some '"farts of China's
proposals.
Continuation Today
Discussion ot the Far Eastern
. affairs will be continued tomor
' row. Meanwhile the committee of
. admirals appointed at yesterday's
meeting of the big five is continu
ing its. examination of the Ameri
can naval proposals.
Britain for Open Door
WASHINGTON, Not. 18. (By
the Associated Press) Four tea
tures of the official British view
point on China's proposals on the
Far , Eastern question were em
phasized tonight by the highest
authorities: v " ;
Great Britain reiterates that
she Is in full agreement with the
open door policy.
She regards the "spheres ot In-
fluence" as antiquated and un
' suitable to modern, conditions.
The Panama Canal is not re
garded as a specific question and
will not be urgea on xne consia
eration of the conference.
Alliance Not Involved
Th Anrlo-Jaoanese alliance Is
not regarded by the British as di
rectly 'Involved in the Chinese
proposals for settlement of the
Var TTiatArn nnoatlnn. although it
may be drawn into the discussion
" later. . ; -. ,
By the same authority It was
said . consideration of . Far East-4
ern questions will proceed at
once upon the basis of the pro
posal submitted today by the Chi
nese delegates. Topics set out in
the Chinese plan will be referred
to experts.
While the British viewpoint lis
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance
'"! not direct It involved In any ot
-the Chinese propostiolns submit
ted today, the British would wel
come aft agreement between the
' great powers or even one limited
; to America. Japan and Great Bri
tain to replace it. This is found
ed on the foellng that there is
id for some cooperative action
to regulatte conditions in me iar
East In the Interest of peace and
prosperity
French Follow British !
v No proposition . concerning the
readjustment of roretgn inaeDi
fulness' to the United States re
sulting from the war will be ad
vanced i by the British, delegates
Evidence that the subject is not
in contemplation for conside a-
Continued, on pr 4.).
STOREROOM; LOSS
IS ABOUT $1 7,000,SCOUT EVENTS
Fire which broke out in the flax plant of the Oregon
state penitentiary at 6:30 oclock last night resulted in dam
age to one building and contents estimated by prison of
ficials at approximately $17,000. The flax fibre and seed
were fully insured.
The fire started, prison officials said, near a chimney in
the storage quarters of the flax plant, and when discovered
by trusties was spreading rapidly to other parts of the
building. The prison alarm was sounded, and with the as
sistance of all available trusties, the penitentiary fire fight
ing apparatus was brought into play. This was augmented
by the Salem fire department which made a quick run to the
scene of the blaze. j!
Because of the inflammable
character of the contents of the
building the heat was intense,
and it was nearly an hour before
the fire was under complete con
trol. The Interior of the struc
ture was gutted and it probably
will be necessary to replace most
1SS WHEELER SAYS
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TODD TOOK SCHOOL
RECORDS
PORTLAND. Nov. 16. State
ments reflecting on the honesty
in school finances of John W.
Todd, former school superinten
dent of Salem, now on trial for
fraudulent use ot the malls, were
made this morning by Miss Esth
er Wheeler, teacher In Todd's
ONE JUROR
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TO BE EXAMINED IN
TRIAL OF
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov,
slaughter trial of Roscoe C.
tire jury temporarily selected
selection held up because of
tory challenges. j
The prosecution challenged
pective juror, who it accused at the opening of the day's ses
sion of making statements in the box contradictory to cer
tain previous statements I she had made. Mrs. Unsworth a
housewife, admitted the prosecution charge that she had ex
pressed a desire to sit on the jury, but denied further charge
that she had expressed an opinion as to the guilt or inno
cence of Arbuckle.
Mrs. Unsworth was allowed to
remain in the box until late in the
day when she was excused on the
Challenge. This challenge, which
was a peremptory one. exhausted
three "fcuch challenges by I the
.prosecution. The prosecution had
The Willamette Valley Flax A
Hemp Growers association j was
organized yesterday at a meeting
of a majority of the flax growers
or the Willamette valley, at an
all-day session at the Salem Com
mercial club. The association is
to be a non-profit marketing or
ganization, i - i
There was also organized tb
HEAD STATE
With interest in the program
Steadily increasing arid wltib an
attendance of nearly 100 per j cent,
the 36th annual convention of the
Oregon Sunday School association
completed its second day's! pro
gram last night with an address
by Constantino M. ranunzio on
"As the Immigrant Sees Ua.V ,
- During the afternoon, session
ORGANIZATION
BY FLAX AND
ASHLAND IAN
of the roof Warden L. H. Comp
ton said the damage to the build
ing probably; would exceed $2000.
Flax Product Valuable
Other losses include t 30 bales
of flax fiber which was to have
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FROM CITY
school and
secretary to the de-
fendant while he !wa associated
with Carlos L. Byron in the sale
of alleged contracts to Salem peo
ple for timber tracts
Miss Wheeler said in substance
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ARBUCEE
16. The third day in the man
(Fatty) Arbuckle found the en
five timed, but with the final
the exercising of five peremp
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Mrs. Edith Unsworth, a pros
two peremptory challenges re-1
malning at the close of the day
and the aerense eight-
Routine of Iiittlo Interest
The routine of Jury selection
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REMAINS
IS PERFECTED
Willamette Valley Flax & Hemp
corporation, with an authorized
capital of $100,000, of which
$50,000 will be common stock to
be taken by the growers. This
latter corporation is for the pur
pose of manufacturing the raw
material into flax fiber, tow and
(Continued on page 4.)
officers for the ensuing year were
elected, tljBV. O. F. Carson of
Ashland was selected president;
Dr. Frank E. Brown of Salem
wag re-elected to the post of first
vice ! president, and Rev. E. P.
Lawrence ot Medford was named
second vice1 president." -
i iThe election of third vice pres-
IS ELECTED TO
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
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MUCH ENJOYED
Indian Troops Unable to Be
Present Because of
Chemawa Meeting
SEA SCOUT IS GUEST
Ben Scovell Captivates Lads
Chief Moffitf Re
ceives Applause
The Court' of Honor of the Boy
Scouts, called especially to re
ceive the Chemawa Indian Bat
talion of four troops, was in ses
sion at the armory last night. At
the last minute, after the crowd
had gathered, .word was received
that, because of an order for all
the federal Indian school employes
to participate in a service meet
ing at the school, the new Scouts
wero unable to come. It was Ham
let with the hamlet' out.
, But It wasn't all left out, for
there were other things in store.
The first was an address by Sea
Scout Wilder, ot Honolulu. He's
a royal good sport, one of the fel
lers if ever there was one, and
the enthusiasm he aroused when
he told of the Scouts of the mid
Pacific where they climb volca
noes and pluck sharks out of the I
ocean for breakfast every morn
ine. was unbounded, j Commodore
Wilder saw the Scouts in England,
also; and he saw them here in
Salem,-and heard them too, for
they yelled for him like Comanche
Indians.
Honors Awarded. r'
The Court of Honor, prior to
this, awarded second class scout
honors to Scouts Paul Jory, Pur
vine and Lester Morris; first
class to Scouts Gould, Morehouse
and Teddy Leonhard; merit
badges to Scouts Herbert Erick
son and L, F. Edfundson for bee
keeping and to Edmundson for
first aid work. The insignia had
not arrived from New York, so
could not be distributed, but it
will be given the candidates in
due form on its arrival.
Ben Scovell, Shakesperean ar
tist, war correspondent, soldier of
fortuno in many lands, who help
ed outline the first Scout organiza
tion and constitution just after
the Boer war, gave a brief but
captivating address. He grew up
under all the hardships possible to
an orphan lad in England of the
older generation. There were no
Scout organizations to give a lad
a lift in those days now so happily
gone by. It was a stern, but hope
full story that he told, of what
the Scout oath now means in keep
ing any boy straight, and I in giv
ing him help when he pecds a
friend. Mr. Scovell has the heart
of every Salem Scout in his keep
ing. ,
Chief Moffitt Speak
As a result of his brief I but in
spiring address. Chief of Tolice
Moffitt outlined a plan whereby
he expects to take the Scouts in
to his official force for the bet
terment ot Salem.
'I'm a Scout too. he said, '.'for
I see what a splendid organization
it is, how it develops better citi
zenship and makes for law and or
der."
He plans to take a number of
the approved Scouts actually into
his city force for traffic officers.
for fire training, for various ap
prenticeships in civil service. If
a JBoy scout calls an offender to
time and demands respect for the
rights of others, it may be well to
heed his call; for .he may be a
genuine officer, with the power to
compel , as well as urge. The
chief's confidence in the organiza
tion was roundly cheered.
A series of Indoor games was
put on for the several hundred
guests besides the Scouts them
selves. All nine of the troops
marched for military drill, and
reported roll call for points. Two
troops, 2 and 9. reported 100 per
cent attendance. In the "stunt.
part of the program a number-of
interesting things were staged
pyramid building, wrestling, roos
ter fights, opening flag drill, and
the "don't let him fall" circle
stunt. A semaphore contest with
three team entries, was won by
Scout Edmundson. giving a 10
word message with only one let
ter wrong, In 48 seconds elapsed
time. The one mistake was pen
alized one second, making it a
record of 49 seconds.
,! Ilevefe Kac Rig Event
i The Paul Revere race was the
big event of the evening, with a
team from each troop. One rid-
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Tin!? PBSSBB aim fife IFiP
ROY GARDNER TAKEN
AND MUST 'SERVE A T
.. LEAVENWORTH
dOY FREED
ON INQUIRY
BY JURORS
Walter Winters of Tillamook,
However, is Deprived of
Use of Firearms
TILLAMOOK, Or., Nov. 16. A
coroner's jury today exonerated
Walter Winters, 16, from blame
j in connection with the death ot
Roy Ward, 20, who was fatally.
shot three days ago while the two
were hunting.
Young Winters said he had ac
cidentally shot Ward; that "he iert
the wounded youth to go for help
and that when he returned he
found Ward had again shot ana
killed himself.
The Jury held that circum
stances upheld Winter's version
of the tragedy, but recommended
that he be deprived ot the use of
firearms until he reaches 1he age
of 21 years. ;
MBY TO
. BE CELEBBftTED
Salem Heights Community
Club Sooq to Observe its
Tenth Birthday
Salem Heights Community club
is to hold its 10th anniversary
celebration at the community hall.
Friday night, November 18. It
isn't really the exact anniversary,
for that would be November 27,
but as next week is Thanksgiving,
the birthday is being put forward
a little.
A cafeteria supper is to be held
at the hall, beginning at 6 o'clock.
Following the supper, aprogram,
with some speaking, some singing.
and probably a lot of other fully
a sinteresting things, including
games, will be served a la carte.
i The Community club has stood
as a model for a fine co-operation
of the usually difficult problem
of the neither country-nor-city
suburbs; too far in to be country,
too for out to be sophisticated,
pelf-satisfied metropolitans. The
members have made their club a
center for a community pride that
some have said could not be
aroused an dmaintained in the su
burbs. The Salem Heighters have
done it, and they're going to cele
brate the birthday of their dreams
of the long agoj.
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Cabinet Member May Eeat
Corned Beef and Cabbage
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.
Eggs, Secretary Davis said today,
"are going sky nigh" and like
wise turkeys. These two com
modities, contrary to the general
trend ot food prices, are being
boosted prior to holiday demands,
he said, "by the cupidity and
short sightedness of the storage
warehouse people."
"When the warehouse people
get all the eggs gathered they
jack up the price until nobody
can buy but the rich," he" declar
ed. "Then in the spring, they
have nothing on their hands but
cold storage eggs they are obliged
to sell bslow cost.
Commissioner of Iabor Statis
tics Stewart tells me that Thanks
giving turkey in Washington may
go up to 79 cents a pound. 1
know for my part, if turkey goes
to 79 cents, I'll eat corned beef
and cabbage for my Thanksgiving
dinner."
Laborer is Murdered in
Hotel in Portland
PORTLAND, Nov. 16. Swan
Swanson, a laborer, was found
shot to death in the lavatory of a
hotel tonight. A revolver was
found under an outside stairway
nearby. The police and coroner
Eaid murder was indicated. Axel
Swanson, brother of the dead man
was. taken into custody and held
for investigation,
Stalwart Mail Clerk Over
powers Notorious Bandit
While Attempting Mail
Robbery in Arizona.
LEAVENWORTH, Kas.,
Nov. 16. Roy Gardner, mail
robber, recaptured at Phoenix,
A at . i
Ariz., Will De assignea to auty
in one of the shops of the fed-
eral nenitpnHflrV whpn ho is
K,t V, f;oo hio
uwr6; r i
sentence, vv . i. Diuuie, waruen
of the prison said tonight. Mr.
Biddle said he had received a
teWram from Attorney
i t-,,i ij':..:Uo4-M
Gardner be received
at
the!
penitentiary.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 16.
T3 n , ' ,!,' .
Roy Gardner, who was cap-
tured by Herman F. Inderlied,
a mail Clerk, in a mail car at
va m;irair v,n i00t
lriY.TTv;
Will nut uc uieu lor UlC
attempt to rob that car but
wm De sent to ixjeavenwonn,
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Kas.. to finish?; ifiervincr sen.
tences which were hanging
over him when he escaped
from the federal prison at Mc
Neil Island, Wash., bn Sep
tember 5, according to an
nouncement made tonight by
Thomas Flynn, United States
district attorney here.
Mr. g. Fiymi said he had
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blVC CL U IF aoiiiiibuxi vvuctiivi
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10 prosecute uaraner ior iasx
night S affair and had been in-
structed to have Gardner
transferred to the federal pen
itentiary at Leavenworth
Gardner was formally arrang
ed today before; J. B. Henke,
United States commissioner and
was held to await to await action
of the United .States district
court.
Rond Figure
Heavy.
Commissioner
Gardner's bond at
Henke fixed
$100,000 andi
then asked him the customary RAINIER, Or., Nov. 16. Ches
question regarding his ability to ter Girt. 18, was shot through the
furnish that amount.
"I think I can make it," Gard
ner replied.
The United States district court
room where today's hearing was
conducted was packed with men
and women anxious to see Gard
ner, while hundreds of others
waited in the corridors and out
siae me reaerat Duuatng ior a
glimpse of him.
Prisoner Ills Own Attorney
Gardner told the commissioner
that he had no attorney and no
money with which to employ one
but that he would like to have
counsel. The commissioner told
him he was not authorized to ap
point counsel, but he would be
entitled to free legal advice in the
district court. Then Gradner said
he would waive the right to coun
sel if the secticn of the law under
which the compUipt against him
was drawn wag. read to him. The
complaint charged him with at
tempting to rob the United States
mails and with assaulting a
United States mail clerk.
The prisoner acted as his own
attorney at the hearing and ques
tioned all but one of the prosecu
tion witnesses. He Baid he did not
want to offer any evidence in his
own behalf.
Inderli?d;TeIls Story
Herman F. Inderlied of Phoenix
the mail clerk who was in charge
of the car and ! who captured
Gardner, was toe? first witness. He
told of going to; the car to ure
pare to go out on;his run. He said
he got in and helped put the mail
on board. Then; he changed his
clothes, laying his revolver on a
table while he did so. Afterwards,
about 10 minutest before the train
was due to leave for Los Angeles,
he got out to get; the mail from a
drop box at thef station, leaving
his revolver on tjhe table.
When ho retujrned to the car.
he said, he wits 'confronted by a
masked man who pointed a re
volver towards his head and or
dered him to hold up his hands
and to back Into- the corner.
"I started backing but didn't
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PEN
SALEM YOUTH
HAS LEAD IN
COMING SHOW
Willard Hail, Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Hall, Began
Stage Career Here
When Victor Herbert's latest
musical comedy, "Angel Face,'
comes to Salem next week many
members of the audience will be
present to welcome Willard Hall
on tne occasion 0f his return to
Salem.
Mr. Hall, who is one ot the four
Gen-J,eadinR men the company
y w" known here. He Is a
artn nf V4 nnA If tntuinfi Hall
A a hnv Rtncpr. Willnrrt Hrat
faced the footlights at the Lib
erty. theater in 1912 when he
tarted 8tf tcfr wnI
been gradually leading to higher
nir h. mhiwi.i. Mr
Hall's last appearance in Salem
was several years ago when he
e skit in
whicd vemcie he later made the
t class western circuits.
M, Hull wa lven nn. Af tfc.
heads with Producer Goldstein ot
mm . . . . . .
me wingei race company auer
his successes on the :Orphenm cii-
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The fomer Salem boy will sus
tain one of the most active roles,
his leading song number being
Sow Your Wild Oats Early."
Mr. Hall's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph C. Hall, live at 706
North Commercial street.
Eastern Oregon Farmer
is Killed In Pool Hall
FOSSIL, Or., Nov. 16 Louis
Toney,, a rancher, was shot and
killed tonight . in a pool hall at
Mitchell, Or., according to Infor
mation telephoned to county offi
cers here.
Harry Eller, a neighbor of Ton-
ey, was being held charged wita
having slain him
The sheriff's informant i said
that Toney and Eller had quar
reled on many occasions,
BQV SHOT
lungs today by his uncle, who mis
took the youth for a bear while
both were hunting. It was said
the victim's chances for recovery
were slight.
THE WEATHER
Unsettled, probably rain west.
snow flurries east portion; light
westerly winds.
MR. HOFF
RECENT TRANS
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OF BOARD'S FUNDS
In reply to an attack by
sion because he transferred $76,0)0 from the commission's
segregated accident fund to the. industrial accident fund,' O.
P. Hoff, state treasurer, in" a lettier yesterday- declares the
transfer was made after a full discussion bn the subject with,
a representative of the commission.; The) letter is signed by
James W. Crajrford, deputy state treasurer and secretary;
of the bond commission. " I . I
Further, the letter points out
that it has been the policy of W.
A. Marshall, chairman of the acci
dent commission and member of
the bond commission, to favor in
vestment of the commission's
funds up to the last notch.
Receipts Fall Off
The letter also points out that
receipts of the accident commis
sion havej fallen off nearly $800.
000 for 1921 as compared with
last year while the warrants have
increased about 9400.000.
It Is decalred in the letter that
there Is no law against the trans
fer as made.
The letter In full follows: ; .
"I acknowledge receipts of your
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Procedure in Conference Ad
vocated by Orientals De
signed to Prevent ' All III
Feeling. ! '
BRITISH OCCUPANCY
IS NOT QUESTIONED.
International Control of Chi
na is Declared to Be
Undesirable !
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.
(By The Associated Press)
As many public 1 sessions as
possible are desired by the
Japanese in the discussion of
Pacific and Far Eastern ques
tions, Japanese delegates de
clared today. They added that
the Japanese would welcome
open discussions because they
-wanted', the, world, to examine
Japanese policies 1 in the Far
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It was'intiniatedJapan.
would like to adhere to her at
titude voiced fct Tokio recently
that questions affecting par
ticular states be left as far as
possible to direct settlement
between those states nd that
no efforts, be made to discusl
the past in connection with '
the general examination bf .
the situation in the Far East.
Japan stood ready,! It was
insisted by her pokesmen to
admit her faults, but If the
conference were to plunge into
history, she feels it w'ould
prove , endless and' probably
stir up ill-f eelirig, - Such an
examination, they point out.
wouiq logically jnciuue;conui
tiohs under which Great Brit
ain occupied Hong Kong and
Wei-Hei-Vei and France Inr
dio-Chinft, not to1 mention the
spheres bf ! influence '.f, those
countries in the YangUe Val
ley and jYunnan province, 1 re
spectively.' , ;. :ilx'.t r.l
Japan does not expect. to raise
the question of British occupancy
of Chinese territory "and Appar
ently does not expect Mother conn
tries will questioa tier right to
the leased territory Gt , South
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DEFENDS
the iriaustrial accident commis- .
OPEN SESSION
PUN FAVORED '
BYNIPPONESE
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letter of November 14, asking 'by
what authority the state treas
urer transfers moneys from one
segregated accident fund to other
funds' Please be advised that this
transfer was made after jfnll diau
cusison of the financial situation
of your commission with your Mr.
Thompson and only on his opin
ion that this would be satisfac
tory to your commission. As 'you
know there is no law prohibiting
this transfer and this office act
ed, as it believed and still be
lieves with your consent and ap
proval,. And1 solely in a spirit ot
departmental co-operation. If such
'CbaCnued on" pais 1).
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