WEATHER, The Statesman receiTta tit leased wire report of the Associated Press, the greatest and most re liable press association la the world. . ..L- ., .-, Saturday rain west; rata or mow eatt portions; fresh south westerly winds. SEVENTY -FIRST YEAB SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, (FEBRUARY 4, 1922 lIlICS : F1YZJ CZ25T3 : .,.., . . . , . - - - - - :r . . -I 1 ; : ; -i : i .v. s- n rm ri s mm i a 1 "" ' mm wm m m m mm $ mw m m m IS SET UP TO Pf Oduct of Industry at Pen itentiary to Be Sold As Far fAs-Possible to Other In stitutions. ' DEPENDENTS HELPED 1 BY MEN'S. EARNINGS tW. A. McMillan Comes from MonroeWash, to Super ! vise Establishment . Louis H. Compton, warden of the state penitentiary, an nounced yesterday that he is purchasing machinery for the establishment at the prison of a wood working plant which will manufacture mop han dles, wood utensils, chairs, ta bles and other similar articles. The fund is $ 30,000 appropri ated by the legislature of .1921 for the establishment of a prison industry of this char acter. It is said the first in vestment, now being made, is -about $7000. For several years, aside from the flax plant, which is now going out oi Dusmess, me prison has been without an industry to furnish inside la bor for the prisoners, and the purpose of the proposed plant is to relieve that condition. - Compton ha procured w. a. McMillan, a practical sawmill man nd woodworker, to have charge of the plant He comes to Salem from the Washington state re formatory at Monroe where he has had charge or similar work. . 3 Deprndrnti Assisted At the start It is said the new Industry will employ 30 or 40 men. As far as possible the pro duct wiy he sold to ' other staio Institutions and departments. A naf feature In - Oregon prison methods to bo introduced is that out of the earnings of the prison ers a portion shall be taken for the support of their dependents. "1 haye been Quietly Investigat ing the question of employment of prisoners and Industries at the prison ever since the appropria tion; wa granted." said Compton. "It has been the object to adranco slowly In this connection. We wished to be certain of our groand. and secure something on a small scale which will demon strate Its usefulness as a prison Industry not only to assist In mak ing the prison Itself self-sustaining but to provide suitable labor for as many men as possible. At the same time we wish to give the mn some opportunity to earn money to assist their dependents left outside the prison walls. ; f'Our first equipment will oe need to manufacture mop handles, wooden utensils, chairs, cneap tables and similar articles which will be sold as largely as possible and I practicable to state institu tions, or departments. This orig inal investment we expect will give employment at first to about 30 or 40 men. Out of this I expect to devel op one of the most forward stens ever taken In' any prison in the United States. Of course it is yet on small scale, but will develop. Governor Olcott, at the 1821 session, recommnded that indus tries be established so that 'the men employed could earn' money from such employment, this mon. ey-to be used for the support or their dependents outside of the walls. This will relieve many of such, dependents from being- made charges upon public charity, will assist the men in maintaining, or ' It (Continued on paaw l) MRS. WURTZBARGER i - PORTLAND, Or., Feb. Z.Mrs- Alma Wurtz. iargtr, federal pmonw involuntary radnslaughter in connection with the hilling of her IHsshand at Chemaisa, Or., two months ago, left tonight for her 1 0y ear term imprisonment in the Colorado state prison. SUGGESTS MEMORIAL FOR WOMEN MARTYRS I , . , ... t v -;- t' - t. Miss Slsie Davenport has suggested to President Hard ing a national memorial for American women martyrs of the World war. She is ac tively working for this me morial and has opened head quarters in New York City. ' Speeding Motorist Runs Into Trolley at Capitol and Chemeketa A speeding motorist said to have been making between 30 land 35 miles an hour yesterday dashed Into a Salem street car, emerging from the crash a bit the worse for wear, having hurled the trolly car oft the track and Into the parking at the right street side 30 feet away. No one was In jured. . The accident occurred about 9:30 a. ro., when, It. J. IverBon of Harrlsburg, driving north on Cap itol street, struck an cast bound Chemeketa street car. The auto struck the street car a little aft of starboard and the railway vehicle was lifted from the track and given a half spin toward the northeast corner of Chemeketa and Capitol streets where it hopped the curb and fin ally halted at the sidewalk. Officers Baid last night that no complaint had been filed in the case and that witnesses had failed to substantiate reported statement that the car was being driven be yond the 25 mile limit. At the time of the collision there were two passengers and the motorman in the streetcar. The auto carried its driver and one passenger. That the accident was not more serious Is ascribed to the light but sturdy construction of the Berne .car, which is one of several recently installed by the local street railway management. A smashed entrance and a dam aged wheel were the extent of damages to the street car. The auto was badly wrecked. American Intelligence Is Found at Low Ebb CORVALLIS, Or., Feb. 3 "The average Intelligence of people of the United States is equal to that of a pupil in the sixth grade," as serted Dr. Herbert L. WlUet of the University of Chicago who spoke at convocation at Oregon Agricultural college. "United States ranks sixth In literacy am ong the nations of the world. Ja pan ig ahead of us." Peace, education and interna tionalism are the main points ad vocated for "the new nation pro gram." the subject chosen by Dr. WlUet In his talk. LEAVES FOR PRISON n-1" I ' II 'HI II I IBS! ISMS I r:. 1 AUTOMOBILE HURLS CUB FROM K HOOVER AVERS CINTES Impoverished Condition of Railroad Systems is Reas on Advanced by Secretary of Commerce. 1 CLASH WITH TH0RNE FEATURE OF SESSION State Commissions Submit Lower Tariff Data to Interstate Body WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Gene ral freight reductions are impas sible t this time, because of the impoverished state or the rail road systems of the country. Sec retary of Commerce Hoover testi fied today before the interstate commerce commission Investiga tion of transportation rate levels. Unt'l rates come down and rail road 'expenditures for new con struction and betterments climb up, Mr. Hoover declared, "the economic machine will more slow ly." ;He added, however, that in his opinion, railway operating costs in which connection he men tioned wage scales, must come down land raUroad credit must be bettered before rates can be safe ly reduced. Depression Accounted For Most of the existing economi- depression is due to the "spread" between the prices received by producers of raw materials and the prices paid, out by consumers for finished goods, Mr. Hoover de clared. Railroad rates, like wages, on their present basis increasa this gap. he asserted, giving the increased "spread" as the explan ation of the lost purchasing pow er of the farm population. Expressing his belief that an opportunity to cut rates would be had in about a year, Mr. Hoo ver, who was called as a witness by the United States Chamber of Commerce, said It would be an "economic crime' if rate sched ules were not revised - tc give basic raw materials much cheap er transportation, as compared with finished and high grade ma terials. Clashc With Thorne Mr. Hooyer's views of railroad credit brought him intr sharp! conflict with Clifford Thorne. counsel for shippers and farm or ganizations, who demanded, on cross-examination, whether rail road users should be obliged to pay rates based "on stock securi ties issued as bonuses with bonds, created for promoters' proftis," and generally representing no in vestments. "I've heard that talk all my life," rejoined the secretary, "but the commission is dealing with the future, not the past. It's rates are based on its tentative valuations of existing railroad property, not on the mass of pa per in the markets which sells for a dollar one day and a hun dred the next." State Boards Heard State railroad commissions sub mitted their evidence today upon an attempt to get railroad fares reduced. Clyde M. Reed, chair man of the Kansas utilities com mission, opened the discussion with an argument that the pres ent rate of 3.6 cents per mile was economically unjustified and had operated to reduce the incomes or railroads bmy restricting travel. Fred W. Putnam of the Minne sota commission, ' and J. F. Sbaughncssy. chairman of the Ne vada commission, presented simi lar Views. The Pullman company also ap pealed to the commission to re- duce tha surcharge pn travel In its. cars, estimating the drop in its revenues from those of 1920 at $1,000,000 per month. Walla Walla Convict is Guilty in First Degree WAtLA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 3. Joe Carlo was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a superior court Jury but he will not hang. The Jury brought in a verdict directing that hanging be not imposed as the: penalty. The jury was out an hoar and 25 min utes. Carlo killed Jack Powers, a fellow convict at the stato penl tentlarx gver. a-anlilinj.dbt. STOCK DIE WHEN BARN IS BURNED Fire Thursday Does Serious Damage on Farm of H. E. Bennett Near Stayton STAYTON. Or.. Feb. 3. Fire completely destroyed the big barn and a- number of livestock at tho A. E.. Henett home just outside the city limits of Stayton Thurs day morning. A. C. Darby, a neighbor, dis covered the fire about 1 a. m. and at once awakened the Bennett housahold. The fire, however, had gained, such headway that the roof was falling in when the discovery was made. The barn contained about 40 tons of hay and gtraw. all the farm machin ery, three valuable cows, three calves, 100 head of shep, 23 lambs, and a horse, all of which were destroyed. Mr. Bennet carried no Insur ance on the stock, feed or machin ery, but had $200 insurance on the building. Cause of the fire is not known. The Orlo Humphrey farm, a few miles north of Stayton, was also visited by a disastrous fire a few days ago, when their chick en house burned to the ground. About 200 fine laying hens and their food supply, together with a new modern chicken house, was destroyed. Ashes from the stove thrown among the litter In the scratch room is supposed to be the cause. By UTEST 51 Disagreement Between Craig and Collins Has Atten tion of Britain LONDON. Feb. 3. (By the As Eociated Press.) The latest dis agreement between Michael Col lins and Sir James Craig is draw ing the anxious attention of the British government and it' is re cognized that the boundary fix ing question between north and south Ireland is one of the grave possibilities. But until an impasse Is ack nowledged by the north and south. Irish spokesmen, London will re gard the affagirg as a matter to be handled without British inter ference, it was declared in an of ficial quarter today. Should a deadlock be reached it is intimat ed that London might use Its good offices in a reconciliation move. The suggestion that Premier Lloyd George of his colleagues gave territorial assurances to Mr. Collins during the negotiations that preceded the signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty assurances of which Sir James was not apprised ' is labelled as absurd. The next move may result from the conference, which the Ulster premier proposes to continue in London in a few days. Sir James saw Winston Spencer Churchill, the colonial secretary, and other members ! of the cabinet commit tee which negotiated the Anglo Irish treaty this afternoon. Mr. Churchill later went to Downing street to discuss the situation with Mr.' Lloyd George. William L. Garner Dies Af ter Illness Lasting for Several Months William L. Garner, overseas veteran, died Friday afternoon at a local hospital following an ill ness of several months. He is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Garner of West Salem, two brothers. Neil Garner and B. H. Garner of West Salem, and a t-ister living in Seattle. ! He enlisted on March 1. 1916. jn the national guard at Portland and served, throughout the war Jn the old 162nd Oregon Tnrantry. He took parf in the battles of St Mibiel, Cantigny and in the Meuse Argonne j offensive. He was rounded in action by shrapnel on uly 6. 1918 and received his dis charge from the service May 20, 191. it The funeral services will be held under the auspices of the American legion. - As yet no date has peen arranged for h service eud ran m PASSES 1 DELEGATES TO PEACE PAH LEY FINISH At Plenary Session Today Good-Byes Will Be Heard, and Much Oratory Is Looked For. SIGNATURES ARE NOT YET SIGNED TO PACTS Meeting to Open Half Hour Early in Anticipation of Many Speeches WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. (By The Associated Press) Except for the formalities and frills that are to attend Its adjournment the Washington conference on limita tion of armament and Far Eastern questions is over;. At a plenary session tomorrow the remaining treaties ,and reso lutions are to be formally ap proved and the chief delegates are to say good-bye to one anoth er In speeches expressing the gra tification 6f their governments over the conference accomplish ments. , Signatures Monday On Monday another Pacific meeting, the treaties wfll be signed and sealed and President Harding .will deliver the confer ence valedictory in a brief ad dress. Already the adminstration, looking upon the conference agreements as accomplished facts. Is moving to suspend work on the 13 battleships and battle cruisers now under construction but des tined for the scrap heap under the naval treaty., The president does not plan actually to begin the scrapping process until the treaty has been ratified by all the powers, but he has asked the na vy department for information on which an order suspending con struction soon is to be issued. In their final roundup of the Far Eastern situation, the confer ence leaders docided today to put their conc'usions into two Far Eastern treaties and a number of supplementary resolutions. One of the treaties will deal with revision of the Chinese tar iff and the other will embody the Root "four points" and the "open door" policy. Both will have as signatories all nine of the powers repreapcted here. Actual negotiation on the Far Eastern problems came to en end today with statements delivered in the Far Eastern committee setting forth tha position of the Ameri can and Chinese governments' to ward the "twenty-one demands." Dr. Wang of China viewed with satisfaction Japan's announcement yesterday that group five and some other clauses of the "de mands" would be withdrawn but reserved her right to protest the parts remaining. Secretary Hughes asserted that the American gov ernment still stood on its rights in the matter, as it had asserted them when the "demands" were laid down by Japan in 1915. and there the discussion ended without action. Oratory Expected. The only treaties to be formal ly given conference approval at tomorrow's plenary session are the two relating to China, but there will be a final ratification of the supplementary resolutions that have been adopted in the Far Eastern committee and probably an exchange of notes definitely to exclude the Japanese homeland from the scope of the four power Pacific treaty signed December 13. The session will begin at 10:30 a. m.. a half hour earlier than usual. In anticipation of sev eral hours of farewell oratory. Japan's Action Hegrrtted Formal regret that Japan has failed to renounce all claims against China based upon the 1915 treaty and the opinion of the Chinese delegates that this treaty and the correspondency which led to it "should form the subject of impartial examination with a view to their abrogation," was expressed today by Chief Justice Sui Wang of the Chinese dPlegation at the final meeting of the 'Far Eastern committee. Dr. Wang's address was in re ply to the statement ye?terda of Baron Shidehara for Japan an nouncing the withdrawal of group five of the treaty and other clauses objected to particular!" by China. The official commun ue of the meeting issued ' to-ht quoted Dr. Wang as declaring '-tat the entire covenant 'should .b- Continued on past) C) V TITLED BRITISHER: HELPING THE BUND Lorcl Richard Nevill, who i3 in America in . the " interest of the Pearson memorial fund for the blind. AH English speaking nations are support ing the movement. Humbolt County, Calif.,; to Be Built up With Help of Oregon Jerseys j For the purpose of purchasing a herd of thoroughbred 'Jersey bulls from the Willamette valaley, and doubtless shipping them from Salem to build up the dairy herds of Humbolt count, California, a party arrived In Salem yesterday and will cast about for purchases today. . i The Californlans in the party are F. E. Buck of Eureka Prof. B. C. Bryant of the University of California, and Fraak B. Astroth, a field agent of the American Jer sey Cattle club. With them are F. E. Lynn of Perrydale, presi dent of the Oregon Jersey Cattle club, and Ivan Loughary of Mon mouth, secretary of tho Oregon club. In a survey of Humbolt a few months ago 10 scrub bulls were found and only 198 pure bred bulls of all breeds. The Oregon purchases are for the purpose-: of supplanting the scrubs. It is pro posed to make up a shipment here of about 35 head. Chicago Heiress of 45 j Marries Russ Labor Boy NEW YORK. Fsb. 3 Mrs. Ma rion B. Read-Stephens, Chicago heiress of 4 3, and her 2 3 -year-old fionce, Anastase Andrevitch Vpn siatskoy Vonsiatsky, Russian workman of' Philadelphia, com plied arrangements today 'for their wedding tomorrow afternoon at the Russian cathedral of St Nicholas. j Mrs. Stephens recently was confirmed in the Russian church and today she signed final papbrs preliminary to the wedding, it was said by Rev, Leonid Turke vitch, who will perform the cere mony. He explained that it was not necessary for her to be bap tized. ; Father Tnrkevitch said there was no truth in reports that the couple would marry before the scheduled hour to avoid publicity. The wedding would be at 4 o'clock he felt sure. Stayton Woman Injured i While Working at Mill STAYTON, Ore.. Feb. 3. Mrs. Anna Foltz met with a painful ac cident at the woolen mill Wednes day when the metal pointed shut tle flew out of the carrier, strik ing her upon the left wrist, caus ing her to Joae the use of her hand which she carries In a sling. She will be laid off dnty for some time as a resulfof the. accident, 1 . i , s - , . it, 'is ''v;. y t te:-." 1 ' ' i . x - , t 1 ; f 3 R ' - ' 4 BULL SH E SALE M IK FIND ;butler 111 TAYLOR DISCHARGEE LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. tion picture director who was known as William Desmond j Taylor, and who was found slain in his apartments here ; Thursday morning was William Dean Taylor, according to a story the Los Angeles Times is publishing this morning. f That statement, together with one that Taylor had been I twice married was said by the Times to have been obtained ? in Monrovia, about 20 miles from Los Angeles from a wonun known as Mrs. Ada Dean Taylor, who described Jicrsclf f. v LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. Continued efforts to locate Ed wwd F. Sands, former butler for William D. Taylor; film di rector slain Wednesday, remained the most important anjlo of the investigation of the tragedy Jate today. Detectives who had interviewed more than a score of persons intimately acquainted with Mr. Taylor, declared it was of the "utmost importance" that Sands be found. At least two persons were known to have said they saw Sands in Los Angeles within the past week. Another stated Taylor had declared he saw the missing butler within a few days of the tragedy. The police expressed interest to know whether Sands had actually been here and if he was not, to know why such statements' were made concerning hirn. Sands had been sought for several months on a complaint of forgery made by Taylor. The director charged that But ler disappeared after forging his name to a check and that money and other valuables disappeared at the same time. The nolice adhered todar to the theory Taylor was slain for re venge, checking of hla possessions Indicated nothing was taken ny the perons who apparently sur prised him in his home and shot him in the back. Witness ' Subpoenaed Close acquaintances of Taylor in motion picture circles were to day subpoenaed for the Inquest to be held tomorrow morning at local undertaking establishment. These Included Mable Normand, film actress, who called upon Tay lor early Wednesday evening; Mary Miles M inter, another ac tress who was formerly directed by Taylor. Edna Purveyance, leading woman tor Charles Chap lin, and Douglas McLean, actor, neighbors of Taylor; Charles Maigne, motion picture director, and Charles Eylon, manager ot the Famous rlayers-Lasky studios of which Taylor was dlrectorln chief. Others summoned were Mrs. MacLean. wife of the actor; Wil liam Davfs. chauffeur for Miss Normand, who drove her to the Taylor place and then to her own home; Henry Peavey, valet for Taylor, who found the body yes terday morning. Mrs. C. F. Red dick, a neighbor, and Mrs. C. M. Rurger. Mrs. Rurger assisted Taylor in preparing his Income tax report Wednesday afternoon and was said by the police to hare been one of the last persons he talked with before bis death. No Profcrem Made Davis, Maigne and Peatey were all questioned by detectives today but nothing they said was made public. After each left the build ing, however, the statement was made that "no further progress haa been made." ARBUCKLE AGffi UNABLE TO AGREE ON VERDICT SAN FKANCISCO, Feb. 3. The second trial of Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle for manslaughter resulted in a disagree ment of the jury as did the first. In the second trial, how ever, the jurors stood 10 for conviction and two for acquittal, while in the first trial 10 jurors believed Arbuckle innocent and two thought him guilty. Next Monday the case will be set for its third trial, which both prosecution and defense said they would welcome. V Arbuckle i3 accused of having fatally attacked , Miss Virginia Rappe, motion picture actress, at a drinking party In Arbuckle's rooms at the l.otel St. Francis In this city September 5, last year. She died four days later. Her bladder had been ruptured. Deliberation 4 Honrs In the trial terminated today the case was g'ven to the Jury be fore 4 o'clock Wednesday and the Jury deliberated 44 hours bjfore reporting inab'lity to agree on a verdict. So sure did the defease feel of a verdict of acquitaal, that. It sub mitted its case without argument. This had an effect . contrary to that apparently intended, accord ing to Nate Friedman, One of the Jurors." r-v-i- "We' thought that when ,the de fense declined to ; argue, : It had thrown , np. It hands," ha , caid, 4 The true name of the mo It was established that the bul let taken from Taylor' body was of .58 calibre. The missile was turned over to fire arms experts for' farther investigation. Search' for a man - Mrs, ' Mac Lean told the police she saw lurk ing about tha Taylor place ,Wd-. nesday night continued today. Tha description given by Mra. Mao Lean , did not tally, with that of any one who had been mentioned in connection with the case. . Ilrs. MacLean fixed the time ah saw the. man as between 8 and o'clock. She and neighbors told of hating heard a noise- like a re volver shot about 8:15. A street car conductor said a man whose description tallied with that of the one seen by Mrs. MacLean boarded his car near the Taylof residence abont 9. Miss Normand told Investigate ors that when she went to her cav from Taylor's apartments, Taylor accompanied her to the street, leaving his d&or unlocked. "Ills valet, the only other person whom Miss Normand' saw , there, left shortly before this. The police said they thought It possible the man seen by Mrs. MacLean slip ped into the apartment after Tay lor left with Miss Normand and was hidden there when the direc tor returned. ' .'. - . Ethel Daisy Taylor, 1 4-year-old daughter ot William Desmond Taylor, motion picture : director, found shot dead In his apartment here yesterday morning, is believ ed to be at school at Mamsroneek, N. Y.. It was announced by the po lice tonight after they had found a letter bearing her name, ad dressed to "Dear Papa" and post marked at that town fn Taylor's safety deposit box at a bank here. JURY IS "The weakness of Its case mas ap parent from the beginning. Tha first 10 ballots stood nine to three for conviction and thereafter, un til the 14th and final ballot, it was 10 to two." - Attonwys Comment " After the Jury had made its re port. District Attorney Matthew Brady said:. r..- "In spite of my own personal conviction. It was my intent to b guided by thj opinion of a ma jority of the Jnry. Had th3 ma jority been in favor of an acquit tal. I should beve asktd for a dis missal. As the Jury stood 10 for conviction and two for acquittal, it Is manifestly my duty to try the case again." i Gavin McNafc, attorney for Ar bnckle, aald: "We. who know that -Rosr Arbuckle is "Innocent, are c ' dent that right and truth v : : ; pally prevail." '