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mm WEATHER The Statesman recelYea the leased wtre report of the ; Associated Prei,. the greatest and moat re liable press association in the wcrid, ; ,t ... . . . k . Tuesday rain; fresh southwest t erly gales. . . SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1921. PRICE: FTVE CENTS rn f UVJ U MM til JUL lUJ Liw , 1 9 . It W f "is ffl TO k FEDERAL JAIL fasanity. Plea Withdrawn, Maricopa Charge Dismis- . s d; and Wail Car Bandit Goes to Leavenworth. 1 .t PROMISES NOT TO ' .-ESCAPE 'ON JOURNEY Judge Sawtelle Intimates If 5 He Behaves He i May Go Free Once More PHOENIX. Aria.. Dec. 12- Withdrawing the plea of "not j guilty by reason of insanity' Roy .Gardner twice convicted of mail robberies, today pleaded guilty in the United States district court here to another charge of having (- attempted to rob a mall car here and received his third sentence , of 25 years in a federal penitentiary, Gardner now -has been sentenced to serve a - total of 7 5 years in federal prison, - - , Gardner was captured Curing his attempt to rob the car here by Herman F. Interlied, clefk in charge or; the car.. . At first the department- of Justice ordered that Gardner be taken to Leaven worth, Kas-; to serve the sentenc es already imposed upon him without further trial here. When It .was found, however, that, this would prevent the payment of a reward of $5,000 tolnterUed,It . waa ordered that Gardner be tried here. ' ' ' ' Gardner Stm Has Chance Gardner will be taken to Lea- ' Tenworth-to. serve his sentences. In sentencing Gardner, Judge William H. Sawtelle told him that ' his sentence did not .mean , that he would hate to apend 75 years in itrlson ' s "How long yon stay there de- -rvn(i entirely nnon Your con- ifncf " the 1udra said. . t Hone that Gardner would change his attitude toward the laws and the government and be come a good citizen, "both t or your own sake and that of your wife, who has stood, by you in this case, thus demonstrating her love for and loyalty to you," was ex pressed by Judge-Sawtelle. Mrs. ' Gardner waa beside Gardner as . sentence was pronounced, i Maricopm Charge) Dismissed As soon as sentence was pro nounced, Thomas A. riynn, unit ed States district attorney moved that tha chares of robbing a mail cr At Maricopa. Ariz., on No vember 3. be dismissed and the court ordered that It be done. It -cm a on this charre that Gardner wa tried last week. He admit ted committing the robbery, but claimed he was insane , at the time. The Jury, which heard the ak xBm nnsbia to agree on a . - r.ri A. Davis, attorney for Gardner, announced that Gardner bad promised not to try to escape from hia guards on ' the way to the prison. Mr. Davie also said - an effort would be made to have the prison authorities have an op- ...tiAn nrfnrTnd on Gardner's - skull in an effort -to remove the pressure on the brain which the defense claim caused Gardner to ' Mimmii primes. Durln his trial last week It waa ..testified, that there might, be pressure on the brain because of a fracture of n.rrtTKtr cknll in BIsbee. Ariz., V In 1908. .. ,-; - ' . Captured W nold-np nrnr cflraoejl from the fed eral prison at McNeil island. Wash., on September 5, during prison baseball game there k H was there to serve two Bnuv, ol 25 years each on charges of robbing United States malls. Af ter his escape he wandered, down the . coast, finally reaching Mex ico, and , then coming back into the United States, reaching Phoe . nix on October 22. He was here ; for most of the time from then ; till he was captured, unidentified He was arrested on the night .of November 15, when he attempted to rob a mail car while it was standing at the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe railway station, but he was not identified as - Jtoy ; Gardner until the following day. Birtcneft Receives Pay . Under Compensation Act For two week's loss of time while he was confined at home with a bullet wound In the- hip as a result of a fight with a man whom he was arresting. W. W. Birtchett, Salem police officer, ha recelf ed from the state industiral accident commission the sum cf ?33.1?. The city of Salem oper ates under the workmen's - com pensation act. 1 , METHODIST THEATRE STAR SAYS SHE WILL QUIT SHOW J.Xi !l '.fi-' "M,Jt ti A U i nf ' ' V i i ) - - - f - J ) v I ! " i it- m i MISS EDITH KING, leading woman in the new comedy . "Thank-U," now playing in New York city, has entered her resignation, saying that, she must either sever her con nections with the theatre or with the Methodist church. Just for what reason she is resigning is worrying John Golden, the producer.. George Shiller, also of the same company, uit about two weeks ago. Mr. Golden says that the reli gious reason for the cancellation of her contract is insuffi cient, , and that he intends to hold both actors to their con tracts, amicably if possibly, but legally if necessary. STERILIZATION LAW DECLARED INVALID BY LOCAL JURISTS ' ALBANY, Or., Dec. 12. held Unconstitutional in an. opinion of Percy R. Kelly and G G. Bingham, judges of the third judicial district, which was forwarded by Judge Kelly today to the clerk of Marion county. The act of 1917 was held ignates inmatesiOf state institutions only as subject to it and hence is held class Iegislaion. . The 1919 act was held in valid because it provides no court proceedure for the disposal of cases. The ruling was made in a inmate of the state penitentiary, on whom an operation had been ordered performed by eugenics. SILVERTON BY HEAVY ADOPT NEW CHARTER SILVERTON, Or., Dec. 12. (Special to The Statesman) With the carrying of the affirmative side of the question in a special' city election here today a hew charter was adopt ed for the city of Sirverton. The majority was heavy and the vote was large, due to f avorable weather and the wide interest that has been aroused in the issue that was placed before the voters. One feature ot the new charter particularly from the point of is that It will give the city water commission more power than at present, among other things giv ing the commission authority to handle its own J inanctal affairs. Another feature pertains to bet ter sewer facilities that will be possible under the charter. One of the most Important, Uniform Road Signs Are - Demanded By Officials PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. Uniform road signs along state highways, market ? and county roads was urged y the conven tion of county Judges and com missioners of Oregon In the open Vi w iwa iir -M imt i 1 f- 'rflf'T ni'iJti,-lftnf riajaiij Oregon's sterilization laws were . unconstitutional because it des case filed by Jacob Cline, an order of the state board sof VOTERS MAJORITY view of the public health, is pro vision for inspection of dairies lo cated within the city limits. The question was referred to the people by the city council and a special committee appointed from the Silverton Community club. ing session held here today. Judge E. H. Smith of Lake county, pres ident of the .association, , an nounced tfcat he would appoint a committee to confer with state highway officials for the drafting of a consistent system for. mark ing roadways. - . Road matters occupied most of the first day of the convention. ESE . S. L Nippon Retains Administra tive Control, But United States Secures Desired Privileges. YAP-GUAM CABLE TO STAY UNDER CONTROL Powers At Paris Turned bown Wilson Adminis tration's Request Washington, Dec. 12. ny the Associated Press.) The Am erican and Japanese governments have composed their differences over the Pacific island or Yap, and are preparing to sign a treaty by which Japan retains adminis trative control over the Island and the United States secures the cable and wireless, privileges that, for which sb.1 has contended since the Paris peace conference. Japan's league of nations man date over Yap and all other nor thern Pacific islands formerlv under German sovereignty, is given recognition by the United States on. certain conditions. These lnclud? provisions for free admission of misionaries and pro tection or American interests , in the mandated territory and re qu're that .Japan shall report to the United States as well as to the league on details of her ad ministration. ' Wire Rights Divided The Yap cable and wireless rights, regarded as highly im portant because of the Island's advantageous position in the Pa cific, are accorded to the Ameri can and Japanese governments and nations alike, on terms of equality. In the exercise of these rights American nationals are to be free from taxes, licens ing, censorship and every form of discriminatory supervision, and in addition are to be aided by the Japanese government in securing needed property and facilities. The tmmedaite value of the ar rangement to the United States lies in the concessions on sable communications, because they In sure complete American control of the existing cable between Yap and Guam. Cons'derable Impor tance also Is attached by Ameri can officials to the radio privil eges, although It is to be agreed in the treaty that no American radio station will be installed while the present Japanese plant is operated without discrimina tory exactions. Signature Exported Soon Signature is expected within a few days, erasing one of the prin cipal causes for controversy be tween Washington and Tokio and ending several months' negotia tion. The agreement was an nounced today to the committee of the whole of the arms confer ence. . The American request for a commun'cation base in Yap first was laid before the powers at Paris, and the Wilson adminis tration later protested when the league awarded a mandate to Japan without recognizing the American claims. The league re ferred the question to Japan and the United States for settlement. Japs Withdraw Objection After an Inconclusive dispute (Continued on page 2) Of course evervone remembers the great flood of 1921 when the river broke all records by rising 13 feet overnight and when many people living along the Santiam river awoke one .night to find their homes surrounded bv wa ter. And there were 10 inches Of water fell on Salem during the month of November, breaking all Novemher records for rainfall. Many can remember the months of February and March. 190$, when It rained steadily for 58 days Others may remember 1 the flood that carried out the sec ond bridge across, the Willamette and there are a few In Salem who can remember the. terrific winter rof 1861-1862 when Salem was flooded up to the court house and later, the. river was frozen over. Th Prof. Game Back Now t,hat your,, memory is started on its -backward flight: Do you rememher when Prof. T. M. Gatch was president bf Wil lamette university during the I AGREED i YAP IS DO YOU REMEMBER? : ARCHERD HAS STUNT KITTY AT HIS SHOP Her Name is Pete-Charley Keeps Her Hungry So She Will Perform Well Charles R. Archerd, prominent business man and also prominent Elk. has trained office cat. Hfr name i8 Pete'. Wthen Mr. Archerd arrives at his ofrice. thl. cat will lie down, roll over two or three times and then look appealingly at Mr. Ar cherd for somethting- to eat If the breakfast is not forth coming at once, the cat will re peat the performance, with the assurance that one good turn de serves another and that break fast will be served.. Xow, whenever a good custo mer appears and business has been transacted, Mr. Archerd brings out his cat and has her perform until now she is ready to do her vaudeville stunt anv time except Immediately following a meal. Some time ago David Reese, or the Jefferson road, brought to the Archerd imnlement store a - fin collection of nine cats, of which three were adults and the other six of all colors, kinds and var ieties. One Is sort of a subdued elephant bluish, color- Tint Pete, the performer, ranks at the head of the class and Mr. Archerd Is of the opinion there isn't a per forming cat In the country that can compare with her. EIGHT-CENT FARE IS TODAY City Council Urges Interested Public to Attend Session At Capitol All Salem citizens wno approva the Salem city council's opposition to the proposed increase in the Salem street railway's present 5 cent fare are urged to attend the hearing in the public service com mission's offices at 10:30 o'clock this morning. The Southern Pacific company, owner of the local street railway lines, in January, 1921, demanded an increase to an S-cent fare. Hearing nas been twice post poned, ,. Salem win be officially repre sented by a special committee re cently appointed by the council and who, with the aid of City At torney Ray Smith, will attack the 8-cent fare proposal. Members of the committee are Ed Schunke. chairman; Hal D. Patton and J. B. Giesy. The coun cil's representatives have been de voting much time to the task ot collecting material for the argu ment against the increase. Many Salem residents have been invited to attend the hearing, and others who object to the increase and who have not been interviewed are also urged to participate in the session. Citizens who attend the hear ing are requested to be prepared to present their views concern ing the effect of the increase on their districts with, a View of dis closing the damage that would be done by discouraging building and development in the outer vcards of the city. DRAWING JURY SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. Superior Judge Harold LouJer back today directed the drawing of a new jury panel of 125 names n his court In preparation for the opening of the second man slaughter trial of Roscoe Ar- buckle, scheduled for January 9 '70's and on a certain occasion had to reprimand one of his stu dents. On the following day. meeting the father of the boy. Professor Gatch greeted him cor dially. But the boy's father an grily exclaimed: "I refuse to speak to such a man a you " Whereupon Presi dent Gatch retorted: "Why Mr. B., you are more particular than I am. I even speak to Ike Moore's dog." Do you remember when the people of Salem took refuge from the flood of 1861-1862 at the old Oregon institute? And do you remember when a steam boat came un Slate street as far as th? First Methodist church? Do you remember when the space on the south side of Ferry street between Liberty and High streets, was known as "Pepper mint Flat"? . Do yon remember when certain (Continued on page J) SfflsTS DECEMBER 21 American Legion and Scouts Prepare Special Event to Welcome 2jl 0 Foreign Born Residebts. music and Addresses planned fqr program ; -" v ' ! State Officials knd Natural ization Workers Will Be On Platform Americanization' day will be ob served in the United Stales for the first time on I December 21, when Capitol post i No. 9. Ameri can legion, and allied troops ot Salem Boy Scouts will welcome the 210 foreign born residents-or Marlon county who have complet ed their naturalisation papers since November lli 1918. Public spirited artists and pub lic officials will participate in the program, two numbers of which will be dedicated to special feat ures directed by. the Boy Scouts. Committee is Working The special program committee of the local post held' a spirited meeting at legion headquarters last night. The program, design ed to honor all newly naturaliz ed American citizens has- met with the enthusiastic annrnvnl nf all public persons who have been Drougnt into touch with the move ment, Legion memDers report. Numbers Are Many Musical numbers, community singing and brief addresses are included in the tentative program, which wilrbe published within a few days. Features, as attractive as those of the Legion's Armistice day special numbers, are promis ed. A general invitation has been issued to the public to greet foreign-born citizens at the armory on the night of December 21, Marion county, through the ef forts of Circuit Juldge George G. Bingham and County Clerk U. G. Boyer, stands very high on the list of counties of western states which encourage naturalization work. Invitations Issued Citizen Americanization day was con ceived within the ranks of the lo cal post and so far as is known Is entirely original with the Mar ion county organization. T TO Printer and Watkins Given Eight Years, and Sere - dick Seven Years PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 12. Five ot the bIx persons alleged to have been implicated in the loot ing of the Liberty theater on No vember 7 wheen more than $9000 was stolen, pleaded guiltty to the robbery before Presiding Circuit Judge Morrow today. John Prin ter and Joe Watkins were each sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary, and Leo Seredrick to seven years imprisonment on the recommendation of District Attor ney Meyers. Mrs. Clara Printer and 17-year-old son, Andrew, were not sen tenced but their cases were con tinued until Friday. June 30, 1922. Harry Barney did not plead. Earl Residence Is Entered by Burglar When B. L. Earl of 1959 Cea ter street returned to his resi dence early last night he discov ered that thieves had entered Ihe house and had taken portable valuables, Mr. Earl reported to Night Sergeant Ralph Davis. Articles taken were a man's gold watch, a woman's set ring and $2 in change. The doors of the house had been forced and were open when the family re turned, according to the report. "toOPLAHS KILLED CALICUTT, British India., Dec. 13. Eighty-one Moplahs hare been killed and 15 made prisoners during a clash with the military near Chervar. The British had one Sepoy wounded. TIME S SEN PRISON EVERETT DAVIS IS FOUND DEAD NEAR MOLALtA MOLALLA, Or Dec. 12. Everett E. Davis, 32, a home steader, was found slain in his cabin near here todav. He was an overseas veteran, having served as a lieutenant in the World war. . Indications were that the murder was committed about two weeks ago. Ilia head had wvvh vi uoiivu vv 11U. Oil ( - tUaf which was found outside the house. . -.-; ,: ;:-lif- Davis' Durse. onen and rifled, was found on the floor; There were no sirns ' of a struggle and indications were that Davis had been, slain as he slept. , ' A card was found indicat ing: Davis' membership in the fciKs' lodge of Helena. Mont. He came here onlv a few months ago and had made few acquaintances. l)vis Well Known GREAT FALLS. Mont.. Dec. 12 Everett E. Davis, found mur dered in his homestead cabin near Molalla. Or., was until the first week in October a traveling salesman for a . rubber comnanv in Montana territory with, head quarters in Great Falls. A leave of absence from his homestead expired October 12 and it was due to that that he resigned his position and returned to the coast. He had expected to make final proof on his place next spring. Before enlisting in the regular army in 1917. he was principal of the schools of East Helena, Mont.- SLAUGHTER'S BIER One Floral Donation For Slayer's Casket Carries Cost Bill -of $250 LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Dec. 12. Funeral services for Tom Slaughter, desperado, slain Satur day in Saline county, a few hours after his tnpatlonai escape from tho state prison here at the head of a band of six men, will be held here tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Bur ial will be made in a local ceme tery. The body was brought 'to Lit tie Rock this evening at the re quest of his wife of Eldoro, Ark., and during the early part of the night was seen by several thou sand persons. The bandit's bier was covered with flowers but amidst the flow en; was not one card; everyone preferred to remain unidentified. One anonymous order received by a local florist called for $250 worth of flowers and the money to pay for them was sent by a messenger boy. Following a coroner's inquest this afternoon at Benton, Jack Benton. Jack Howard, the con vict who shot Slaughter, was or dered held to the Saline county grand jury on a charge of first degree murder. Howard was re turned to the penitentiary. Capture of the three negro con victs still at large is expected by ofttcers of Saline and Garland counties who have two posses on the trail of the men. According to Slaughter's wld ov, the bandit was only 25 years old. He was born In Louisiana, she said, and is survived by his mother, three Sisters, and three brothers. Lie n raose trots dot some OF THE HOI BOYS TO TER There was a story in the old fourth reader, about the mother bird that raised her family in a farmer's wheat field. Along about harvest time she instructed the kids to rubberneck and pussyfoot around whenever the farmer c?.ne near and report what he said. One night the youngsters were In tears. "He said that his neighbors were coming tomorrow to cut down our home!" sobbed the young-nns. . "Bosh! That's as good as an In surance policy for us," said the mother. "They woon't come!" Sure enough, they didn't. Next day they told the same Committee x of - Experts d Scrapped and New Boar of 15 Win Discuss Redui tion of Ships. s f JAPAN STANDS READY - TO ACCEPT PR0P0SA British i Want 'h Submarine Eliminated; But Will r.'ct Press Point- WASIIINGTOM, J)ec. 12. (I The, Associated Press) New ehinery to expidite final action naval limitation agreements wt set up today by the arms confo ence. r A t . . the . so gresUon. of.tl American group, the former coe mlttee of experts was "scrapped In. favor of a "committee ot U including both delegates and civ and naral experts ot the five pov ers. The -naval subjects, . Incluc ing the . 5-5-3 . ratio was turne over to the new committee to t put Into shape.! . : , ; i j It became known that the Ja panese delegation had received lr structions from Tokio regardJn the 6-5-3 .ratio. The nature of th communication' was- not disclosed There, were many- indication: howerer.-that It marked a Ion stride toward final acceptance c mis Tttat point , Committee Described j The "committee of IL'l was dc scribed by a British spokesman e a. means to "short circuit" delay The new committee can reach de clsitns as to direst recommenda tions to the conference. I There were indications, how ever, that the new step was baae on an informal communication from the Japanese delegation tha : Japan stood ready to accept th 5-5-3 fatio subject to certala moJ itications in detail. It appeared likely that it would become th business of the "committee of 15. to write into treaty form for sig nature by the five powers the def, inite agreement based on the 5-5-:: proposal but carried out In detail. The new steps throw Into prom- lnence for the first time-in thr conference, the question of Frencl and Italian place in the nava' ratio. That must he worked out by the "committee of 15." j Submarine Inane Not Preued ! A point particularly stressed b) all British spokesmen was th' firm conviction that submarine: should be abolished as naval wea pons. It was asserted, however that British acceptance of th 5-5-3 ratio was not conditional or such action. Great Britain doe: hope, however, her .-spokesmei said, for a chance to "state hoi case to the world" as to subma rines before the conference. The "big three," Secretary Hugbas, A. J. Balfour and Adroi ral Baron Kato met today and art understood to have considered thr naval ratio problem but no an nouncement of what occurred wa., made. j They will confer again tomor row and it was regarded as prob able that they were shaping ur the program for deliberations or the "committee of 15" in the light of the Tokio instructions to it; delegates. s Coming to Head j That the Japanese communica tion was regarded as most laver agle to a complete agreement as to naval strength was apparent in both American and British circles J One American official said mat-: (Continued on page t) I about the farmer's kinsmen. "Well that's more serious, but still we're safe," declared the ma bird. ' ' . Thl Time, Look Out n But when the kids said next time that the farmer had said: "B'gosh, boys, we'll do it our selves," ma-bird went crasy. "Johnny." sne ordered, "roll up the trundle bed! Mary Jane scratch up that canful of worms that we were saving for Sunday dinner! Peter, fetch in the wash ing, and tote It off to the brush just as fast as you can! And all of youse move before. I tan your hides with this here switch! When (Continued on page 2)