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SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1922
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HARDING PLAN IS
BASIS UPON iWHICH
FINAL PACT RESTS
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ON DEBT BILL
LIST OF DEAD IS !
I I REDUCED TO 105
Pf tibials of Foreign. Govern-
I merits Express Sorrow
Over Disaster
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Lbs Reduced.
ft k WASHINGTON. Jan. ..SO. .
The possibility that the num
ber of dead la tbt Knicker
bocker theatre i tragedy might
be let than 100 waa seen to
night after police had tom
bleted a re-eheck of all names
1 in the earlier casualty lists and .
! had made a thorough Inquiry
jl covering - undertaking'- estab-,
j lisbments and hospital. Aa a
i result It was vsald- that'- the
f death list so tar as definitely
I ascertained, stood at 9S.
.Ten names la the list here
tofore 'given dead were ten
tatively stricken., out, pending
more - definite news oX these
persons. The ten had been list
ed -as "address, unknown" and
there-had been no Intulries by
relatives or friends for such
persons ; These were W. N.
Crawford. Albert Baker. P. H.
HaU, Paulas Lambyt L. L. Leh-
ier Mr. and Mrs. Russell Maine,
I D. N. Walsh, Miss M. EWslsh
I and Mrs-.Ai Davis. - -
The condition or e.
Shaugnnessy, second assistant
postmaster general was said tew
night to "be improved", and it
was added that -he was expect
ed to recover.
Final Vote Not Reached,
Despite Agreement Limit
ing Debate on Measure
In Senate.
REVISED LIST OF
DEAD AND INJURED
IN THEATRE FALL
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GHERR1ANS IT OREGON
EXECUTIVE
MANY AMENDMENTS .
EASILY VOTED DOWN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. (By The Associated Press)
An agreement on all the principles-involved in the plan'for
return of Shantung province to China was reached tonight
by the Japanese and Chinese arms delegations.
After the two groups had been in conference for nearly
seven hours, wrestling with the final problem of restoring
he Tsinp; Tao Tsinan Fu railroad to Chinese control, word
came from the committee room thdt officially details of
phraseology of the proposed treaty remained in the way. of
a complete agree&hent. j
'Ia Knmn V1.m m f 9- t An v r iiniAiof ami Tra Kinira r-hAAn 4- ri a
plan supported by President Harding providing that China BOran 01 IQano Mveib run
pay for the road in treasury notes and that Japanese experts erful Financial intereSlS
be retained in the operating personnel during the period 01 yyor(
It was announced, however, that in order to work out
the remaining details, the two delegations would meet again
tomorrow. Dr. Koo of the Chinese predicted that before to
morrow night a final and definite settleiment could be an
nouncejl.
AGRARIAN INTERESTS WOULD
LIKE KENYON ASIA LEADER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. In
vestigation of the eaose of the
Knickerbocker theater disaster,
which caused the death" of more
than 100 persons; was begun to-
day by several ageneiee of tne
District of Columbia government,
with- the probability that congress
also might undertake exhaustive
inquiries. , .
The senate r expected to act to
morrow on a resolution by Sena
tor Capper, Republican, Kansas,
calling for an investigation by a
senate committee. Despite the
announcement by Representative
Mondel, Republican leader, that
the house woud not authorize n
inquiry until District of Columbia
otflcias have concluded their in
vestigation. Representative Ryan,
Republican, New York, charged
that th collanse of the roof was
due to faulty construction and
i would not have occurred had
there been proper inspection, ot
tered a resolution proposing n
investigation. -
j Commissioners Inquire
District of Columbia commis
sioners declared they woud go in
to every phase of the 1 tragedy
which occurred Saturday night
when the roof, weighted with
snow, fell on an audience of sevl
oral hundred, not ony to fix tne
blam but to guard against a pos
slbe similar recurrence.
Colonel Charles Keller, engin
eer commissioner, after surveying
the wreckage, declared he believed
the cave-In was causd by a defect
la material at some point of the
root's support.
Plans for the support of the
root, he assarted. Indicate that
the capacity for weight was great
ly In excess of any requirement
in a climate like Washington's.
! Grand Jury on "Been
Preliminary to an Investigation
the! federal grand jury examined
the wreckage today.
D. J. - Ramey Nevitt, . district
t coroner, declaring he would snare
no effort in placing responsibility,
requested Peyton Gordon, district
attorney, to ask the war depart
ment to assign expert engineers to
determine the cause of the col
lapse. . 1
.Convinced" that all bodies had
been removed from the debris the
search for the dead was halted
after 4 0 hours work. The last
body was removed last ntcht.
Bulldlnr Inspector Heal Ordered
the walls razed at once as a safety
precaution.' -
SbAOfiThnessT Better
Recheck of the dead Indicated
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HE leaders of the two major parties in Washington have
1 ; hot decided whether the new agricultural movement is
merely a passing phase of political Emotionalism or a defi
h o erratum that nnrtends a revolution. The defenders of the
agricultural project that momentarily points to a combina;
tirm f noxarian interests assert that something more than
ordinary partisan leadership will be necessary to head off the
creation of a new party, ine aavocates oi me new party
movement are confident, however, that both leader and pro
Zirts Hil hp developed bv pending and coming events. By
common consent they appear to have conferred on Senator
William S. Kenyon (above) ot iowa;tne uue oi ieauer.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. By
fairly decisive votes, tne senawi
refused today either to require
consressionat approval ot the
agreements to be entered into
with debtor nations wita "iae prw
peeed allied debt refunding com
mission or limit autaoruy oi
commission to set the time when
tntrirest navments on the eleven
billion dollar foreign debt Shall
begin.
Despite an agreement sharply
limiting debate, a final vote was
not reached. Late in the day a
reference to. the agriculture bioc
by the senator brought a tart jre-
ply-by-Ahoiher, that led -to ,nw
ther dlscusalou and finally It. was
decided to recess until tomorrow.
Johnson Move Rejected
The first amendment rejected
was that proposing approval 'by
congress of the bond conversion
agreements. It was proposed by
Senator Johnson, KepuDiican,
California and was voted down
44 to 38. Seten Republicans.
Borah. Bramlegee, France, John
son, LaFollette, Moses and Mor
ris, Joined with 29 Democrats in
supporting the amendment.
Next the senate rejected. 49 to
32. an amendment proposing that
interest on the convertted bonds
be paid semi-annually or annually.
Senator wllhams also opposea
this amendment, while four Re
publicans, Bcrah, LaFollette,
Johnson and Norrls, supported it.
lefer Limit Voted Down
Senator Reed, Democrat, Mis
souri, then proposed that the com
mission be prohibited from defer
ring Interest payments by any
country for longer than two years
but this also vas voted down, 44
to S4. Senator Williams also op
posed this amendment, while five
Republicans. Borah. Johnson.
Kenyon, LaFollette and Norrls
voted for it.
Senator Simmons offered an
amendment limiting the time for
deferring interest payments to
three years . This was pending
when the senate finally went into
a brief executive session, prelim
inary to taklnfc.a recess.
Sinister Influence Seen
In the debate there were charg
es of "sinister" influences behind
the bill. Senator Borah, Republi
can, Idaho, declared powerful fi
nancial interests both in the Unit
ed States and abroad did not in
tend that the allied debt would be
paid. Senator Simmons reiterated
charges that the proposed legisla
tion would benefit holders in this
country of $5,006,000,000 of the
bond? of the allied countries
floated largely before the United
Mates entered the war.
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BUY FAR
SOUTH
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Colony of Salemftes on Pal-
mito del Verde is Increas-
mg napiaiy
Anrdin to the list of pur
chasers of property on the island
ot Palmlto del Verde, off the west
coast of Mexico, there enough Sa
lem people interested in the ven
tare to cast a healthy - vote lor
Oregon's capital.
The colony ot Salemltes Is be
ing continually added to and there
has been much local Interest 1
the project. With several Salem
citizens now livlnsr on the island
there is -also a goodly - number
either n routo or who are pre-
av.MBa
paring to journey soumwaiu
within a few days.
The; island, according to de
scriptions received here, is only
a few hundred feet off the Mexi
can mainland and is about 40
miles south of Mazatlan.
In addition to those who are
making immediate trips to the is
land for the purposes of settle
ment or investigation there are
many others who have purchased
land for investment or future set
tlement.
Those who have purchased an
Interest in tha island but who are
not contemplating immediate mi
gration to the place are:
M. D. Pilkenton, E. W. Purvlne,
Edith Ei Benedict, E. E. Denni
son, G. T. Moisan, L. H. McMahan,
D. D. Austin; W. :Y. Ricnaraaon.
County Judge W. M. Bushey, J.
P. Hibler. Dr. W. L. Mercer. A. F.
Adams. Prof. G. Ebsen, J. W.
ownsend. Mabte C: Tdlles, Charles
Swegle, W, G. Garner, Emil An
franclJL. Eugene Anfranc, E. H.
Jory, 31. P. Taylor. S. H. Van
Trump. Warren Richardson, C. R.
Archerd, W. D. Mahoney, Dr. M.
$8,000,000 Mortgage is
on Record at Roseburg
ROSEBURG. Or.. Jan. 30. An
eight million dollar mortgage,
from the Pacific Coast Lumber
company to the Central Trust'
company of Illinois and the Mich
igan Trust company, was filed
with County Clerk I. D. Riddle
today. The Pacific Coast Lumber
company is refinancing the C. A.
'.Smith holdings and all of the pos
sessions of the bid Coos Bay Lum
ber company are included in the
mortgage.
(Continued on page 2)
Little Boy is Killed
Accidentally by Brothers
LEWISTON. Idaho, Jan. 30.
Joseph B. Hill, 4-rear-old son of
Mr. and airs. J. F. Hill of Gif
ford, was shot and instantly killed
Sunday afternoon by his brothers,
aged 10 and 11.
. The brothers had prepared to
go hunting and the gun was ac
cldentally discharged, the ballet
entering the little boy's back
IIKTIKIKI DEAD
A. J. Barchfeld. ex-representative
in congress, formerly of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Miss Helen Barchfeld. his
daughter-in-law.
Archie Bell, formerly of Vine
land. N. J.
Chauncey C. Brainerd, Wash
ington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs. Chauncey C. Brainerd.
Wilfred Brosseau, North Adams
Mass., student at Georgetown
university.
Guy R. Eldridge, Salt Lake City,
brother-in-law of Senator Smoot
of Utah.
Oscar G. Kanston. Chicago, hir
wife and daughters, Helen and
Anyln.
Cutler Laflin. jr., 16, Chicago.
Miss Annie Lee Lambert. Ash
leigh, N. J.
W. B. Sammon of Wyoming,
student at George Washington
university.'
W. L. Schoolfield, Danville, Va.
Laverne Sproul, 17. Chicago,
nephew of Representative Ellit W.
Sproul of Illinois.
Clarence B. Stephenson, Port
land, Me.
Lewis Strayer, Washington cor
respondent of the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. , H. Conroy Vance, Fredericks
burg, Virginia.
Mrs. H. Conroy Vance, Freder
icksburg, Pa.
William Walters, Brooklyn. N.
Y., student at Georgetown university.
Mary Ethel Atkinson.
Joseph W. Beal.
William G. Bikle.
Thomas R. Bourne.
Mrs. Daisy Bowden.
William M. Canby.
W. M. Crocker.
Vinson W. Dauber.
Thomas M- Dorsey.
Miss Helen Dorsch.
A. G. Eldridge.
Mrs. Alfred G. Eldridge.
E. H. Ernest.
, McC. Farr.
Mrs. Virginia Farraud, sister
of Minister Blachin of Guatemala.
Christian Feige.
John P. Fleming.
Thomas Fleming.
G. S. Freeman.
Mary A. Forsyth.
Mrs. Clyde M. Gearhart.
E. H. Hall.
Douglas Hlllyer.
William G. Hughes.
Daniel K. Jackson.
Miss Elizabeth Jeffries.
John M. Jeffries.
Howard W. Kneesl.
L. L. Lehler.
Leroy Lehmer.
Mrs. Leroy Lehmer.
David H. Lyman.
Wyatt MeKimmie.
Julain McKinney.
Ernest E. Matellio.
Mrs. Norman E. Martindale.
Miss Agnes Mellon.
Miss Veronica Murphy.
Miss Vivian Ogden.
D. F. O'Donnell.
Mrs. D. F. O'Donnell.
Miss Louise Pitcher.
Miss Hazel Price.
Mrs. Marie Russell.
Mrs. Cora C. Slgourney.
Miss Marie H. Smith.
Victor M. Sturgin.
Mrs. Gertrude Taylor.
William Tracy.
Miss Gladys Thomas.
Charles Cowles Tucker.
Mrs. Charles Cowles Tucker
Jacob Urdone.
Mrs. Jacob Urdong.
Louis F. Vallyntine.
Mrs. Louis F. Valyntine.
Miss Mildred Walford.
John L. Walter.
Mrs. John L. Walker.
Capt. William R. Warner, quar
termaster corps. United States
army.
Mrs. William R. Warner.
Mrs. Charles M. Wesson, wife
of Col. C. M. Wesson, ordnance
department. United States army.
Ivan J. White.
Miss Margaret Dutch. Lndin?
ton. Mich.
Scott Montgomery.
William A. Walters.
D. N. Walsh.
Christine Thompson.
Paulus Lamby.
Miss M. E. Walsh.
Kirkland Duke.
Esther Foster.
Russell Maine.
Mrs. Russell Maine.
Mrs. Carrie Parson.
Albert Eaker.
Miss Frances Bikle.
Dr. James F. Shea.
W. N. Crawford.
Mrs Bateman Adams
IKE OVER
TO Tl
HP GROUNDS!
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 30. Mayor George L Baker
of Portland, who had been prominently mentioned cs
a probable candidate for the Republican nomination hr
governor in the forthcoming May primaries, tonight ai
notmced definitely hit Aerinnn rtnt t nm fsi ihm ttttZrm
UaIa ArioincT Drrtnocnl let
n;.i ii nt I Mavor Baker still has three and a half years of his ores
Illlnl IIIIIIJII. 11 lllsrr:! II III fill " . .
Boosters 4- Question SUll enf term as ""V01" me.
Is in Air.
HOLDING COMPANY MAY
HEAD ENTERPRISE
COMMITTEES FOR T1SU
KIWIIS NAMED NEED CIOTIB
All Now Uncertainty As To presldent shields and Board Many Who Seek Shelter -of
HWUmillUUcUIUll IU DC r rv..r 1 14 UWb fU., U!l 1 Cm,J
ui uucviuia not iiuii- oily jaii nic ruunu
ers for Year Inadequately Clad
Afforded Tourists
At the meeting of the Cherrl
ans held last night at the Com
mercial club to discuss the ques
tion whether the Cherrjans as a
body should purchase the Suto
mobile camp grounds, it I was
unanimously voted that the Cher
l ians do . not purchase , the
grounds. The! motion was made
by Dr. H. H. dinger, and sec
onded by William J. Busick.
Early Action Necessary.
For the past week or two thefe
had been some discussion as to
whether' the Cherrians should pur
chase the automobile park, or
whether it shbuld be taken over
by members of the Cherrians. aii
conducted under the Cherrlan
name.
There was . a general feeling
that the automobile park should
soon be ready to accommodate
tourists as in the past two' years.
and expressions of regret that the
city council did not permit the
people of the City to vote on the
purchase of the park are heard.
Figures were presented to show
that in 1920 about 2800 cars reg
istered at the park, and that last
year during the eight months the
park was open, more tnan tsu
cars registered.
All Parks to Charge
It was shown that all parks In
the northwest will charge 50
cents a night for first class ac
commodations and that Salem, in
giving such' accommodations,
would just be falling In line with
all other parks in the nortnweei
and In California. , J
As the matter now stands, the
city auto park, may be purchased
by individuals, or by a holding
company of Cherrians who are in
terested in the city's welfare. ',.
Preparing for an active year's
work. Roy Shields, president oi
the Klwanis. club, and the board
of directors, havo made appoint
ments of committees as follows.
the first named On each commit
tee serving as chairman:
Program Oliver Meyers, Cooke
Patton, Edwin Socolofsky, Otto
Paulus. Harry Savage.
Membership Babe Needham.
Lee Unruh. Paul Johnson. Karl
Bece, Dan Fry.
Attendance Harry Levy,
Oeorge Alderln, Harry Weis.
James Nicholson, Ralph Cooley.
Reception ' L O. Hayford,
Connwl Dyer. Frank Spears. Gro
ver Bellinger, Bert Ford. .
Houses Frei Delano. Bob Rob
erts. Lloyd RIgdon, Paul Hauser,
Max Hofer.
Finance Tero Hicks, Alfred
Vick. Ed Rcss. Albert Siewert,
Adolph Nelson.
Education David Shrode,
Lengthy Gilbert. John Carson, Dr.
Southworth, Roy Melson."
Publicity Henry Morris,
Charles K upper. Elmo White, Lee
Canfieid. Henry Lee.
Intercity Relations Herb
Stiff. Carl Miller, E. L. Kapphabn,
E. E. Wyatt. Fred Deckebach.
Public Affairs Fred Erixon,
X. D. Elliott, Carl Gabrietson. Os
car Steelhammer, Arthur Keene.
Business Methods James Lit
tler, Fred Ellis, G. E. TerwHIIger.
Reed Chambers, Dr. Springer.
Classification Scott Page.
Harry Love. Arthur Rahn, Dick
Barton, Jack Garnjobst.
Grievance - Ed Schunke, Fred
Thompson. Clarence Farnham. Jo
seph Adolph, John Lynch.
; Several articles of clothing have
been received at the local potlct
station n response to an appeal
for wearable garments i that can
be a UI Iced by .underclad Working
men who are stranded tn Salem
and who are applying for beds la
the city Jail. t .
, , "Thse gifts are , certainly ap
preciated by the out-of-luck Indi
viduals who receive them," aalf
Chief of Police Motfitt yesterday.
"The cold nights drivn many, ol
theserpoof fsllows in for sheltet
and often the officers report on
the scanty clothing worn by tha
(rsnskents. . Salem residents who
have clothing that has been dis
carded are assured that each gar
meat will get into the hands of
someone who n&eds It."
Many ot the transients who
take advantage of the scant com
fort of the city Jail, are working ,
men who, have bean forced to
seek work away from their homes
and who are often in pitiable con
dition from lack of sufficient food
or clothing. , (
Mrs. M. Luarel Declares :
Her Pockets Were Picked
BHUIS TIKE
SAFE FROM ST
Ward K. Richardson Loses
Small Amount of Money.
Records Shattered v
D'Je ever meet a pickpocket?
Mrs. M. Laurel, student at Cap
ital Business college, does not re
member meeting any of the lift
ers" of valuables, but has posi
tive proof that pick pockets are
slick workers.
Mrs. Laurel checked up her per
sonal belongings last night Just
before walking from 8 Cats at
Commercial street to State . at
High afreets. At the bealnnlnr nf
of Salem the two-block stroll . she carrit
route 9, was quite upset Saturday 318 in her purse.
night, according to police records. When Mrs.' Laurel arrived at
That was when William's car High street she had ' occasion to
overturned at State and Four- make a purchase sad found that
teetith streets. she only possessed a parse. Of
In fact. William was so upset the missing amount, 1 15 had been
inai ne iurKin. 10 ui iirinu-itn currency and II In Hoe
Car is Overturned and
Street Glass-Carpeted
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William, Williamson
"I am positive that nr unru
picked." said Mrs. Laurel
upon reporting her loss at the po
lice station.
After this. Ward K. Richardson
North Front street grocer, win
unlock his safe and set It out pn
the front step3 of his store.
Sundav afternoon Mr. Ricnara-
son was put to the inconvenience
of wheel-barrpwing his safe back
to his store after antl-expiosive
burglars had removed it to a near
by warehouse and had gained ac
cess to the strong box. ;
"Juet our luck! '
This must have been the ex
clamation of theTurglars tor only
a few dollars and some odd coins,
were found in the box after all
the labor of removing the safe-s
combination with blacksmith
tools. , ,
Some 'of th9 old coins were
"keepsakes" auch as trade dol
lars and odd pennies that have
been kept by members of the Ri
chardson family for many years
The burglars gave evidence I ot
their disappointment by scatter
ing Mr. Richardson's records and
personal papers to the seven
winds.
POURED
oy
MAC DER
ise to police officers that be
would remove his windshield! wa.
glass irom the street in tne vic
inity of the mishap.
Williamson's car was undamag
ed, except for the windshield and
after reporting the accident he
Journeyed on without looking out
for motorists who might drive
upon his glass, it was reported.
The glass was cleaned up by
Inspector Minto and Patrolman
George P. White.
Masher Neatly Trapped
By Salem Police Matron National Commander of Am-
Fred Manfredini. of this cuy, wb.vu wu.pn-
yesterday paid 1 20 tor the prtvi- ments Salem Leader -
lege OI maBiiius via irr.iii n v" -.
matron. Mrs. Elsie tuaman.
Manfredini, who is a roofing
worker, assarts that he win stick
to the roofing trade from now on
after his appearance before Cltj
Recorder Earl Race and that offi
cial's administration of, lecture
and fine.
The roofer's grief started Sat
urday night when near the inter
Nobile The strenuous exercise of lug-
Tomasso Assereto. third secretary gHng the heavy safe evidently
nf th Tt&tlan em bass v: June gave an appeute to tne prowiers
Bergman Buhier, R. J. Bowen, there was evidence mat a mncn
Mr Rumard Rressiau. Mis Sa- of sardines, cheese, crackers and
die Bresslau. Joseph C. Bruce. El- oda pop nan peen taaen irom fne
liott Brumbaugh. Gilbert Caplan,
M. E. Castney. Mrs. Mary Chalm
ers, C. Claflin, Miss Margaret Cole,
store's stocks;
THE WEATHER
Dr. B. F. Pound, who served as
commander of American legion
Capital post No. 9, last year, is in
receipt of a letter from Hanford
MacXider, national commander,
complimenting him as follows:
"The whole American legion ap
preciates the splendid work which
section of State and High streets! you have done aa commander of
he espied Mrs. Elsaman. who was I our post and as a worker" In ronr
standing near the Oregon Electric j county towards putting over, tha
depot. He Is reported to have I uregon state aid measure. ,
sought a "date.", J "You certainly have a splendid
"Meet me at Chemeketa and j record of big things accomplished
High streets in half an hour," thf n a nig way.
police matron replied.
Manfredini did not know that
he had accosted Salem's woman
"policeman."
Nor did be know that Chemek
eta and High street is within 30
feet of the Salem police station.
But he has now acquired this!
"I v ant to thank von official?
and personally for all that you
have done. It is fine that there
are men of your caliber interested
ln th.? -!eei0tt,i constructive prog-
PIMM. . . .' . '. "''" . j. l y : r
The letter waa sent from the
American legion national head-
(Contlnued on page 2)
Fair; fresh northerly winds,?
Infnrma'tlnn Mbk waa trrcttAil bvl Quarters. at - InAI anarvnll. nnn.
J Inspector Mlnto. , , uat ot January 13,'