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SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1922
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Investigators Still Say They
Are Unable to Express an
Opinion on Identity of
Murderer.
UNUSUAL COURSE IS
TAKEN BY BULLET
'Coroner's Inquest Lasts On
, ly 45 Minutest-Mabel
Normand Called
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.-
The entire force of detectives
investigating the slaying of
William Desmond Taylor, mo
tion picture director formerly
knctwn as William Cunning
ham Dean-Tanner, was sent
out late today on a mission,
the nature of which was not
"divulged at police headquar
ters. Up to this time the investi
gators gaid they were still un
able to express an opinion
toncerning the identity of the
person who shot, the director
Wednesday night in the living
roomvof Bis apartments in an
exclusive residence section
near West Lake park.
The inquest, held today,
lasted less than 45 minutes
and resulted in an open ver
dict, the jury declaring Tay
lor came to his death from a J
gunshot wound inflicted by an
unknown person with nomi
cidal intent.- Practically the
only new development in the
inquest testimony was that
the bullet which ended Tay
lor's life ranged upwards af
ter entering the body on the
rear of the left side, about
four inches above the hip, and
lodged near the shoulder. This
indicated, according to detec
tives, the slayer fired from a
reclinine Dosition or that Tay-
lor was bending over when the
shot was fired.
Miss Mabel Normand was the
enlv one of a number of motion
picture actors and actresses sub-
poenaed who was called to the
tand. 9he testified she called
Tavlor Wednesday night.
. leaving at 7:45 or about 15 min
utes before a shot was neara oy
neighbors.
Mrs. Douelas MacLean, one of
those who told ; of hearing the
hot, was at the Inquest "but was
not called to the stand. A de
tective, however, testified Mrs.
MacLean told him that after she
heard the shot she went to her
door and looked arcoss a court
and saw a man standing at Tay
lor's door.
The detective named twa others
whom she said told him they had
heard a shot. Coroner Nance
asked him If thew gave any ex
planation why they made no in
vestigation at the time. He re
plied they said that they thought
the sound might have been made
by an exploding tire. 1
DO YOU
Many an old resident of Salem
can remember the dirt roads of
the capital city and the first ef
forts made to gravel the streets
and get in line, with the forward
movement by which even the cross
roads in the county are now In
better condition for travel than
the principal streets of Salem
were ia the early '9 0's.
Do you remember when Mayor
p H. DArcy vetoed an ordinance
by which Chemeketa street was
ha travelled and how he was
.vn.ai mil how the ordinance
was passed by the city council
la wiATor'a reto?
Do you remember "how the fall
- f Richmond was celebrated in
PROBABLE
WOMAN AND
GIRL BOTH
ARE FREED
Mrs. Bertha Wilkes and Trevc
Pote Held Not Guilty of
Murdering Danielson
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 4.
Mrs. Bertha Wilkes and her 15-year-old
daughter, Treva Pote, oju,
trial here charged with the shoot
ing of Ous Danielson November 6,
were acquitted by unanimous vote
of the Jury.
Two ballots were taken, one on
first degree murder and one on
second degree murder, the vote
being unanimous in favor of ac
quittal in both. The verdict was
given to the judge at 7:40 p. m.
It was a popular verdict.
The large crowd applauded and
swarmed about the freed women
congratulating them.
Mrs. Wilkes kissed her daugh
ter's hand.
James Hunt, Well Known
Citizen Passes Away
Word was received in Salem
yesterday afternoon of the death
of James Hunt, well known resi
dent of the Broadacres district,
near Woodburn. - Mr. Hunt leaves
a large family, among them being
John P. Hunt, of Woodburn, who
was chief clerk of the senate at
legislative sessions of 1921 and
1922 for several years. The fu
neral services of James Hunt will
be held under Catholic auspices
at Woodburn at 10 a. m., Mon
day. Interment will be in the
cemetery near Woodburn.
Reduction in Implements
Announced by Case Firm
RACINE, Wis., Feb. 4. The J.
I. 'Case Plow works company of
Racine today announced the price
of the Wallis tractor and the J. I.
Case three-bottom tractor plow
had been reduced to $995, this
representing a reduction of over
$1000 compared with the price
quoted a year ago.
BOTH KELLY ID
CANDIDATES
Both Judges on the bench or
the Marion county circuit court
announce that they will be can
didates for reelection and both
wilt present thoir names to the
Republican voters of the county
at the primaries to be held May
19. They are Judges Oeorga O
Bingham and Percy R. Kelly.
A careful oanvass among influ
ential Republicans failed to un
cover any attorney who will pie
sent his name to the voters, es
pecially when it became known
that both Judge Bingham and
Judge Kelly would stand for re
election. BE HIT BY
Two ordinances will be intro
duced at the Monday night meet
ing of the city council that will
be of special Interest to taxicab
owners anad to owners of trucks
in the city of Salem.
To regulate taxicabs on State
street and especially in front of
the Oregon Electric depot, the
following ordinance will be intro
duced: "It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to
REMEMBER?
ant and Beverly Waller were bad
ly injured by the premature ex
plosion of cannon on Willson ave
nue?
Do you remember the sorrow of
the Deoole of Salem when teie
graphic news was received of the
assassination of Lincoln, and how
the buildings on State and Com
mercial street were draped t
Do you remember efforts made
by Mayor D'Arcy for a more per
manent paving on Chemeketa
etreet than gravel, and how the
supreme court finally handed
down an opinion on the ordinance
regarding the placing of gravel on
Chemeketr. street?
(Continued on pace 6)
SMS TAX IS
Opposition of Majority Mem
bers, Especially From
West, So Strong As to
Threaten Program.
PART OF BRITISH DEBT
CONSIDERED AVAILABLE
Increased Inheritance Taxes
Favored by Representa
tive Ramseyer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (By
tha Assoe'ated Press.) Republi
can house leaders are understood
virtually to have abandoned the
idea of financing the soldiers'
bonus by a general sales tax.
Opposition among majority
members, mostly from the middle
and far west, to a sales tax, i3
said to be. so strong as to threaten
defeat of such a program. The
alignment against It is understood
to be practically that which forc
ed acceptance of th?? r0 per cent
income surtax voted into the rev
enue bill by the senate.
Ooinlons Diverg--nt
Developments at further hear
ings today before the house ways
and means committee disclosed
that In spite of Secretary Mellon's
opposition to the plan, a number
of the majority members favor
the use of part of the proceeds
from the refunded British debt in
helping finance the adjusted com
pensation. (Continued on pare 2)
BINGHAM
FOR REEL
Judge Bushey, whose term of
office does not expire until Jan
uary 1. 1923, remarked that it
was too early to talk of another
election for county Judge, as the
primaries in which he might he
interested do not take place until
the spring of 1924.
He referred to the old time say
ing that onca a Democrat got an
office he generally stayed, inti
mating that possibly the same
might be said about Republicans.
But as to whether he would be a
candidate for reelection two years
hence, the judge had nothing to
say.
ORDINANCE BILLS
park or stand any taxicab. Jitney
or automobile or other vehicle for
carrying passengers for hire, up
on State street betwaan Commer
cial street and High street, except
for the specific purpose of taking
on or letting off passengers.
' Penalty Provided
"Any vio'ation of the provision?
of this ordinance shall upon con
viction thereof, be punished by a
fine of not exceeding $50 or by
imprisonment not to exceed 20
days, or both such fine and im
prisonment." This is the ordinance upon
meeting to which all who are in
terested will be asked to come
and express their Ideas. The or
dinance committee, of which Dr.
F. 14 Utter is chairman, hopes to
receive expressions of opinion of
citizens as to whether or not they
want jitneys and taxicabs stand
ing and doing business from a lo
cation in front of the Oregon Elec
tric, depot.
Track DriTers Hit
Truck drivers in Salem will be
deeply in teres tied in another or
dinance to be head for the first
time Monday night, in which it is
provided that all motor vehicles,
motor trucka carrying freight or
BONUS SOURCE
EGTION
other property for hire in the city
of Salsm shall be licensed in a
similar manner to jitneys and tax
icabs. The proposed license fdT
trucks is 25 annually, the
amount now paid by taxicabs and
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LOAFERS ON
FEDERAL PAY
ARE RAPPED
Forbes Says Some Ex-Soldiers
Take Training Merely to
Receive Compensation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. De
claring "some ex-service men"
are taking training "for the cole
purpose of remaining on the pay
roll and drawing vocational main
tenance pay which ranges from
1 $100 to $170 per month. Colonel
t'harles R. Forbes, director of the
I'nited States veterans' bureau.
told the concluding session today
of the disabled American veterans
of the World war. that "others
have not grasped the real oppor
tunity to make themselves useful
citizens."
He urged that such organiza
tions endeavor to awaken in the
men undergoing training "a desire
actually to become rehabilitated
to assist himself in his training
work," since "it is a certainty
that men are not going to be re
tained in vocational training Who
fail to show the proper interest
and manifest a real desire to be
rehabilitated."
Colonel Forbes said that men
taking vocational training only to
stay on the payroll formed "a very
small per centage but many had
not grasped the real opportunity.'
He added that 105.000 were tak
ing training and that' it was es
timated the number would In
crease to 200,000 within twd
yea is. ;
He asserted that the bureau
contemplated expenditures total
ing about. $510,000,000 next year,
including $167,500,000 for vpca
tional training. $64,600,000 : for
medical and hospital services, $81
700,000 for war risk term insur
ance payments, $161,000,000 for
disability ocmpensation claims,
$2,000,000 for retroactive gov
ernment allowances, $31,500,000
for salaries, rent and othenuad-1
ministrative items and $5,700,000
for I'nited States government life
Insurance claims which will be
paid chiefly out of premiums.
The government is paying more
than $1,000,000 daily to former
service men or their dependents,
he said. Mare thari"T7200,(r00
cla'.us. he added, have beenfiled
wiA the bureau and othenf"are
being received at the rate of one
thousand a day. About 63,000
checks totaling approximately
$420,000,000, he added, are
mailed on approved claims each
month..
E
TO BE BUILT
Local Men Promote Enter
prise Building to Be
Erected on Ferry
Articles of incorporation have
been filed by the Capital Ice &
Cold Storage company. Louis
Lachmuhd. 11. A. Talbot and John
H. McNary are the incorj orators.
The capital stock is $75,000.
divided into 750 shares of $100
each.
Officers of the company are C.
A. McLaughlin of Independence,
president; Louis Lachmund, vice
president and treasurer, and H.
A. Talbot, secretary.
Articles of incorporation Btate
that the corporation is formed to
establish, equip, maintain and
carry on an ice and cold storage
plant and to manufacture and sell
products thereof. Also to main
tain and, operate warehouses
workshops, cold storage plants
and cooling stations. Also, to
preserve and store all kinds of
vegetables and fruits and to ban
die them on a commission.
The building, which is to be SO
by 127 feet, will be located an
Ferry street, just east of the Sa
lem Fruit Union bu'ldings. Stor
age will be provided for 1000 tons
of ice and refrigerating rooms for
the canneries and plants in this
district.
The corporation will also man
ufacture ice and as part of the
machinery has already been or
dered, it is expected that the plant
will be in operation by the com
ing summer.
Date's Set for Round-up
Pendleton's 13th Show
PENDLETON. Ore., Feb. 4.
Pendleton will stage her 13th an
nual round-up September 21, 22
and 23. according to dates an
tionnced by H. W. Collins, presi
dent, today. As usual, the event
will precede the state fair by one
00
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week.
GOOD BYES ARE
SAID IN TALKS
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Only Signing of Treaties Re
mains and Delegates Pre
pare to Adjourn Sine Die
Monday.
TWO MORE TREATIES
ADOPTED YESTERDAY
Revision of Chinese Customs
and Amplified Open Door
Are Approved
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. (By
The Associated Press) The arms
conference made the last entry on
Us record of achievements today
and prepared for sine die adjourn
ment Monday.
At a' four-hour plenary session
two more treaties and half a dot
en supplemental resolutions were
passed through the final stage of
the conference approval and then
the delegates exchanged farewell
courtesies in speeches expressing
univrsal satisfaction over the re
sults of the history-making 12
weeks of negotiation just ended.
Monday's session win be devot
ed entirely to formal signature ot
the. conference treaties and tovan
address by President Harding,
voicing his appraisement of the
work accomplished by the confer
ence he called. Most of the for
eign delegates plan to leave Mon
day night or Tuesday.
Chinese Treat ic Adopted
The two treaties accepted for
mally at today's session both re
late to China, one providing for a
revision of the Chinese customs
svstem and the other embodying
Elihu Root's "four points", and
the amplified open door. Some of
the separate resolutions put in
the record, deal -with collateral
Chinese questions, but included In
the lot was a supplement to the
! four-power Pacific treaty exclud
ing from the scope of the agree
ment the principal issues of the
Japanese empire.
A few hours after the plenary
session adjourned the Japanese
and Chinese met and signed the
treaty by which Shantung is to be
returned to Chinese control. Al
though the long debated Shantung
question occupied a key position
in the conference program, the ne
gotiations by which it was settled
proceeded outside the conference
and only the two oriental powers
were made parties to the treaty.
All Delegations Heard
Every delegation had a volte in
the final session of oratory that
really brought the work of the
conference to a close today, nd
every spokesman predicted that
the negotiations would stand out
in the history of the world. Secre
tary Hughes for the United States
and Arthur J. Balfour for Great
Britain hailed the conference ac
complishments as ushering in a
new era" of international under
standing and Albert Sarraut. for
France, eulogized the record or
achievement as -constituting the
loftiest precedent of mankind.'
Similar expressions came from all
other national groups.
What the negotiations had done
for China and for peace In the
cruicial area of the Pacific the
Far East was the keynote of near
ly all concluding addresses. Japan
renewed her pledges of fair treat
ment for China through uaron
Shidehara who declared his gov
ernment wanted only to aid m
bringing the Chinese nation to its
proper place in the world ana
Mnister Sze of the Chinese dele
gation, asserted that his people
would look upon the decisions
reached here as the animus of a
new inspiration to gor forward to
orderly development.
Italfour Issues Warning y
Dwelline on the Chinese situa
tion as a cornerstone of the work
of the conference. Mr. Balfour
warned that no nation In the fu
ture could violate the principles
laid down here without sacrific
ing the confidence of the powers.
Hereafter, he said, selfish aggres
sions at China's expense could not
be excused on a plea of Ignorance.
or of private "understandings
with minor Chinese officials.
Calls Are Made,
The first round of farewell calls
incident to the adjournment of
the armament conference was be
gun today with visits to the White
House and state department by
members of the British and Ital
ian delegations.
The British delegation with Che
exception of Sir Auckland Geddes,
resident ambassador, will leave
AT WASHING
ON
(Continued gn page f )
PARK ISSUE
AGAIN UP TO
THE COUNCIL
People of City After All May
Have Privilege of Voting
on Question in May
Members of the city council will
again be ?iven an opportunity to
vote on the question of submit
ting to the people of Salem the
proposed purchasing the automo
bile park lor .;900.
In the ordinance to be presente'd
Monday night note will be made
of the fact that the Salem Com
mercial club will present to the
city Its entire equipment, which
cost the club $3000, providing the
people of the city vote in favor of
purchasing the park for $3900.
If the council votes in favor of
accepting the gift of the Com
mercial club with the condition
that the people of the city at an
election vote In favor of the
park's purchase, the issue will
come before the people probably
at the May 19. primary election.
At a recent meeting of the
Cherrians, it. was proposed that
The Cherrians as an organiza
tion purchase the grounds. After
a discussion, it was the sense of
the Cherrian meeting that an au
tomobile park should belong to
the city rather than be handled by
private interests or a private club.
Hence the offer of the Com
mercial club to give the city, its
$3000 invested in the park, with
the proviso that the city buy.
POPE ELECTION
HDELtYED
Crowd Near Vatican Disap
pointed When Black
Smoke Cloud Issues
ROME, Feb. 4. (Feb. 4. The
balloting of the members or tne
sacred college for ths successor of
Pope Benedict XV today again
proved fruitless. Shortly before
sundown the vast crowd whien
had assembled around the Vatican
in St. Peters dispersed with evi
dently niore disappointment than
last evening when a failure to se
lect a pontiff was announced by
the black smoke issuing trom the
Sistlne chapel.
Gendarmes and troops had dif
ficulty in untangling the immense
assemblage of pedestrians and ve
hicles that were massed together
awaiting throughout tha day the
final announcement. And ' al
though there was considerable dis
order, only a few minor accidents
occurred.
Word came from the vatlcan
that the three cardinals, Marlni,
Pompilj and Bacilierl who were
suffering from influenza or colds,'
had sufficiently recovered to take
a personal part in the proceedings
today. As a result the balloting
was clearly facilitated but secrecy
Burrounds the deliberations. Re
ports appearing in the newspapers
purporting to relate to the pro
gress made in the conclave are
characterized by Vatican officials
as "absurd and fantastic."
Prior to the opening of Je
conclave the Vatican was stocked
with what was considered an
ample food Eupply. but it became
necessary today to withdraw
120,000 lire from the bank for
further provisions, portending
protracted duration or the con
clave, in which evnt -Cardinal
O'Connell, Archbishop of Boston
will likely arrive in time to take
part.
No definite announcements has
come from the conclave as to the
course to be pursuied Sunday, in
some quarters it Is believed the
usual work would be suspended
for the religious ceremonies.
Interest in the balloting is in
creasing as each succeeding vote
shows that the cardinal have
beep unable to reach the neces
sary two-thirds, he crowds this
afternoon in St. Peters square
were the largest so far.
Spokane County Legion
Does Not Act on Memoria
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 4.
Members of the local and county
posts of the American legion
failed to take action today on the
proposed Centralia $250,000 me
morial auditorium in honor of the
legion men murdered there Arm
istice day, 1919. The meeting was
described as "storny." Further
consideration will be given the
project at another meeting In tw
weeks.
WEATHER
Sunday occasional rain or snow
moderate westerly winds.
LACK OF FUNDS IS
REASON FOR ORDER,
OFFICIALS EXPLAIN
January Subscription Not Paid, Says Henry W. Meycrj
Cessation is for Indefinite Period 5ome Sct!l
Contracts to be CompletedNew Campaign for Addi
tional Money to be Launched -
All work has stopped on the Salem hospital in the ciursV
of erection, and no workmen will be on the job Monday morn
ing except one or two who will be busy a day or 80 completlnsj
work on plumbing. ;
"We have no funds with which to continue our worlc.
declared Henry W. '.Meyers. "Our lack of funds is due to tho
fact that January subscriptions have not been paid. We can
not continue work without money." .;.vf
There has already been expended $39,000 in completing
the first unit of the hospital, Mr. Meyers said, and $17,600
will be necessary to complete this unit, known as the ad
ministrative section in which are located the heating plant,
central plumbing, and what is known as the heart of the
building. . 1
"The general work has been stopped for an indefinite pe-,
riod," Mr. Meyers said. "There are just a few small con
tracts that will be completed. The building committee of
the hospital had hoped, on account of the high type of con
struction, that the people of the city would realize the great
ness of the undertaking, and send in the amount of their Jan-'
uary pledges. We have not received remittances ' for thess
pledges and there is nothing to do but quit." " , , ' ' " '
With such a substantial building just partially completed,
Mr. Meyers says that plans are maturing for a campaign to
secure funds to complete the hospital as it is now planned.
and to add one winp. To complete the hospital, $50,000 will
be necessary, Mr. Meyers said.
roposed Canal Route
Surveyed by Goethals
SPOKANE. WBh.Febt
The route of the proposed lrrlg
tion canal which would carry
waters of the eBnd Oreille river
through Spokane county as a part
of the Columbia basin irrigation
project, as inspected today by
Major General George W. Goe-
thals. ho has been retained by the
state ot Washington to make a
survey of the project.
General Goethals went over the
proposed site of the Pleasant
Prairie tunnel, northeast of this
ity, the acqueduct which would
carry the irrigation waters across
the Spokane river and another
tunnel that would take them un
der a resldental Bectlon of Spo
kane.
Tomorrow General ' Goethals
will leave for an Inspection trip
of proposed canal routes to Ros
alia, Othello and Beverely. Wash.
The problems involved here are ot
topography and water distrlbu.
tion it was explained today. After
two or three days at this task he
expects to inspect the dam at
Grand Coulee, on the Columbia
river, where a pumping plant
would ie located.
Boy of 15 Drowned
In Columbia River
THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 4
Eugene Herschall Altermatt. 16-
year-old son of A. P. Altermatt
of this city, was drowned In the
Columbia river at noon today. Al
termatt had gone toward the mid
dle of the river In a little sailboat
which overturned and sank.
Scores of persons on the bank aw
him go down Just as two boats
were obtained to go to his rescue.
Boy Is Sentenced for
Trying to Burn School
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 4.
Explaining he wanted to burn the
Bchaolhouse so he would not have
to study any more, Arthur Ward.
16-year-old sophomore, pleaded
guilty today to a charge of defil
ing and partly destroying the high
school at Pine Bluff, Wyo., re
cently and was sentenced to 10
yjars in the state industrial insti
tute at Worland.
George Hubbs of
Boosted for
' SILVERTON, Or., Feb. 4.(Special to The Stales
man) At a meeting of Silverton business men and
farmers a permanent organization was formed for the
purpose of endorsing a Silverton man for the state sen
ate. George Hubbs was the man chosen for the officei"
A general committee was selected to promote the can
didacy of Mr. Hubbs for the office. Dr. C. W. Keene is
chairman. Other members include M. C. Woodard. G.
A. Bock, Custer Ross,T. P. Risteigen; M. G. Gunderson,
H. B. Latham, E. B. Kotteck arid John Hoblitt ; ;
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BURS BUuSLE
SHfflHlWE
Safe at Capital City Laundrj
Tampered With Noth
ing is Lost i
Salem's "clever Dnrclart
staged another "almost" robbery.
Friday night when they attempted
to burgle an open safe in the of
fices of the Capital City laundry,
The safe . cracking whirlwind
stepped on their own toes at the
very outset, according to officers
who scanned the laundry office,
yesterday morning.
According to proprietors of the
laundry the safe had been left
unsecured and a placard, adver
tising the fact that there wcro no
valuables had also been tags cl
upon the strong box. The bur
glars, evidently refund to cred'.t
the message of the card and la
fumbling with the safe locked It.
After fastening the safe the in
truders endeavored to pry off the
combination with a crowbar, tut
failed. The des"k was forced open
and various papers scattered but
no valuables secured.
( similar "near-burglary" was 1
staged a week ago at the store I
of Ward K. Richardson, Korthf
Front street, when a safe was car- :
rled Into a nearby warehouse and
forced open, but it contained so ;
valuables. . v.
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Yakima Man Sells Car,
Is Robbed of Proceed:
YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 4, Tay
lor Kelt of Buea. after sellinjr bis
automobile for $190 was robbed
of the entire sum by four men
who held him up on his war home
after completing the deal and re
lieved him of the money after a
fight. .v
GUNMAN SENTENCED
PORTLAND, Or., Feb, 4,Toy
Chong, Suey Sing gunman., con
victed earlier in the week of sec
ond degree murder, was sentenced
to life imprisonment today by
Circuit Judge Stapleton.
Silvertoh h
State Senate Post
' the city anad now Charles Pleas
A'