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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1922)
THE WE AT H UK Mm The Statesman metres the leased ' wire report of the Associated Press, the greatest and most re liable press association la the world; Wednesday rain or snow; fresh southeasterly -winds, ttji SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1922 PBICK: FIVE CENTO RYE mm cd) pET) AY FQJKieiMfc ' " ' : i MISS NOIAi DEAD IS SEEN Negro Houseman Goes Into Hysterics at Taylor Ob sequies Film Stars At tend Services. THIRTY THOUSAND ARE THRONGED AT CHURCH Police Joday Expect to File Complaint Charging Mur J der to Sands LOS ANGELES. Feb. 7. Lauarhter and screams and nravers marked the funeral here today of William Des mond Taylor, murdered mo tion picture director. A crowd of 30.000 almost 10 times as many as could be seated in St. Paul's Episcopal pro-Cathedral fought for ad mittance and when that was denied to the vast majority, those left an the outside of the structure jammed the streets and overflowed Per shing square, a, small down town park upon which the pro-cathedral faces. Outside, many women in the crowd lain tea. wumu darkened pro-cathedraL onl one fainted. She was Mabel Normand, who was attired in deep moruning and who is one of the last to have seen the dead director alive. Another within the struc ture also gave way to hy steria. The other was Henry Peavey, negro houseman em ployed by Taylor. After the services, Peavey was taken aside by Douglas MacLean, film actor and a neighbor of Taylor's, for a whispered con Tt n t.iirf was not u. Kf If -was OD- served that MacLean seemed Long before the hour set for the services, the pro-cathedral was crowded. . The casket, draped with tne t.v ni tn ntied by Tay- lor army cap. stood before the altar. Taylor's ooay w u in tho uniform of an officer in the British army with which he served during the woria war. - ..nifnvmod and armed vet .f thai Rritlsh forces, with 901 fell V& tMV - bowed heads guarded the casket, which banked with scores of massive floral pieces from friends and fellow womers oi iue vMnM Ktara Present Halt of tho seat were given over to people of the film colony uAif v ttia mneral DubllC. IUU unit o - . On one side of the casket sat members of the motion picture di- Maorlatlon. of whicn Taylor had been president; stars and producers were scattered here THv included Cecil de um. Thrnni R. Ince, Dustin Farnum, Douglas MacLean and Antonio Moreno. The services opened with music iha nhu nrrnn. While the Very Reverend Wil liam vf fr-rvrmack dean 01 e- aul's was reading the burial ser vtroa and sneakinz the prayers o the dead, shouts and laughter th Inatlinr hvsterical. rio tous throng without echoed through the pro-cathedral. Mian Normand Faints Miss Normand had sat within (Continued oa page 2) Ga-ba-nah-gewn-wonce, Indian 137 Years Old, Is Dead; Events Prior to Year 1800 Clearly Remembered CASS LAKE, Minn.. Feb. 7. Oa-Be-Nah-Oewn-Wonce, known also as John Smith, a Chippewa Indian, reputed to be 137 years old, died today after a weeks Illness with pneumonia. Smith, whose Indian name meant "wrinkled meat" had been Zi in lata vears. A year ago he became totally blind, but hlg mind remained dear and he often recalled the day when he mr, the Chloewas In the war with the Sioux. He also remembered even tnrougn uw .aval - f NEW SAMOAN GOVERNOR AND WIFE ARE READY TO SAIL If IT1 ' i'aaj .' Hi 3 "J ? CAPTAIN EDWIN T. POLLOCK United States naval of ficer, has been apiointed Cover'nor of Samoa, one of the most important possessions of the United States in the Pa- Cuic. captain ror.ocK is pnoiugrapnt-a wmi nis wiie in i use mite National Park, where they enjoyed a brief vacation. The two are now in San Francisco getting in readiness for their journey to Samoa. il CITIZENS LECTURED BY JUDGE "The time is coming when those who come to this country and do not try to become good citizens, will be sent back to the country from which they came," declared Judge ueorge li. Bing ham yesterday afternoon in speaking to those who had ap- Deared to show their ntness w become American citizens. It was naturalization day before the circuit court and Judge Bingham was presiding. . "We do not want in this coun try, those who come here just to make money and then send it back to their former home. Such had better stay in their native GEORGE G POIZES AWARDED F00 BEST THRIFT CAMPAIGN ESSAYS More than 1000 essays on "Thrift" w ere written by the stu dents in the Salem schools during the National Thrift week cam paign. Tby wrote all the way front the primer classes that had to print their thoughts, to the graduating class of the high school. And they wrote from every point of view and every an gle. Some ' of the youngsters wrote highbrow essays of tho most ponderous sort, and grown- never visited a big city. His first trip was to the Twin Cities, it in -declared to be reasonably authentic that the Indian Ga-be- nah.o-Awn-wonce was about 147 years old. The United States Bureau of Indian affairs, the American Scenic and Historic Preservation society, and various other histori cal societies that have Interested themselves in this famous abor igine In fact, had been: led to ac cept the claim of Ga-be-nah-gewn-w once and his fellow - Indians on ;il i' i 1 isq B1GM1 land. Nor do we want any cheap Asiatic labor in this country. "I want vnn men who have been made American citizens to day, to understand that -women are the equal of men in this coun try. We want your children to be brought up to be Btrong and healthy, not that the boys may serve in war. but that they may become good citizens. "All are born equal In this country. This does not mean that all are born with an equal station in life. It means that you have an equal chance with any (Continued on page 2) ups wrate the lightest, cleverest little ditties from personal points of view that didn't really cover general thrift any more than a postage stamp covers a Sunday new.spaper. The awards committee passed nn tn essavs. after they had been sorted a bit from the school su- nerintendents and teachers. The final iudeps had about 100 of the best to pass on. Each essay went through at least two hands, and some threes or four; the Judg ment ouKht to be good! Here is the list of winnsrs: Senior Histh School: First Henrietta White: second. Alice Falk: third, Florence Jones: fourth. Justina Heupermann. Washington Junior High: First, Sherman Plimpton; second, Paul ine Knowland; third. Mary Cup per; fourth Arlie" Anderson. Grant Junior High: First Elmer Whitlock; second, Helen Trawick; third Wilma Horn; fourth Ed ward Ti'linghast. Garfield School: First. Doris Clark; second. Rose Folgcr; third, Chas. Bier; fourth Ivan Kafoury. Park School: First. Jennie Hill; second. Mabel McCartney; third. Hatel Newton; fourth, Harold Angel. TTlcblanrt School First TL.-vr- ly Wygant; second, Lillian Har vey; third, Minnie Heseraan; (Continued on past 2) I SIIP BULB TO BE HALTED Br POESIBENT Harding and Other Leaders Take Steps to Put New Treaties Into Immediate Effect in U. S. RATIFICATION FIGHT 1 BREWING IN SENATE Orders Calling for New Guns in Pacific Fortifications Rescinded WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. By The Associated Press Execu tive departments of the govern ment, took steps today toward rnrrvina nnf the edicts of the armament conference without awaiting ratification by the en ate.of the several treaties, while the American delegation worked on the report to be submitted to President Harding and senate leaders began marshaling their forces for the fight on ratification of the treaties. Announcement was made that the president had ordered discon tinued all work on adidtional fortifications on the island of Guam and in the Philippine is lands, thus taking note of the clause in the naval treaty which fixes a status quo far these Pa cific islands. Ship Making to Stop The president, it was stated, also would order suspended all work on naval craft now building which are destined for the scrap heap under the five-power treaty with Great Britain, Franc;. Ja pan and Italy. The final order to discontinue such construction, however, will not be issued until the treaty is ratified, it was said. Secretary Weeks, in furtherance of the president's order regarding the Philippines, cancelled the or ders for sending new guns to re place those in the fotrifications there. Secretary Denby also an nounced that some military equipment, including mines, des tined for Guam had been ordered returned. ' Speed is Desired Secretary Weexs sa:d the or ders had been cancelled as an evi dence of the good faith of this country to carry out in spirit and letter tho provisions of the naval treaty respecting the fortifica tions of Pacific islands. The presi dent intends to send to the senate this week all the treaties, but this was said at the White House to depend on whether the report of the American delegates was re ceived by the president at that time. Senator Lodga, who called on the president today, said later he hoped the report would be pre sented Friday. sThe president, it was said, would ask "speediest possible ratification" consistent with the discussion required i by the senate on matters of such Im portance to the nations. The president was represented as feel ing that there was no need if or reservations being attached to Vpy oi the treaties. Itorah Gets I?uy Senator Borah, Republican. Idho, in a statement today called for immediate translation of the work of the conference Into a (re duction of governmental expendi tures. He urged a further cut in the army and demanded that the American troops be returned from the Rhine. In furtherance of plans decided on today by Republicans and Dm ocratio leaders In the senate Tor informal considerations of the treaties before they are taken up oh the floor, meetings' to talk over the work of the conference sare expected to be held early next week. . Saving Immense A saving of about J200.000.tlOO for the United States on the pres ent building program of the nttvy will result from agreements reached at the arms conference. the federal reserve board declared In a statement tonight. High naval officials, however, were of ,the opinion that the board's estimate was too high, as it was explained, the scrapping of ships now odder construction would involve pay ment of claims to thte builders which might offset a considerable portion of the savings resulting from halting the building pro gram. Limitation of armaments de cided upon at the conference will effect immediately, the board de clared, savings only in the three countries the United States, En gland and Japan whose finances are already In a relatively sound condition. Savings in England and Japan, the board estimated. (Continued on page 2) ROBERT B. DUNCAN IS ELECTED IMAGER OF COMMERCIAL CLUB AT BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT SCOUT WEEK BEGINS TODAY This is the 12th birthday of the Boy Scouts of .tmerica. incorporated February S, 1910, chartered by congress June 15, 1 V 1 1; . There are today 530,000 boys and men enrolled as members. More than 2,000,000 boys have been committed to the toliowiu obligation during the last 12 years: THE SCOUT OATH Oil hi y honor I will do my best 1. To do bi duty to God and my country, and to olier the Seoul i,aw. 2. To ImI otlii'r people at all time. :t. To keep myself physically Strong, menially awake, and morally straight. THE KtXiUT LAW 1. A scout In trustworthy, A scout's honor is to be ti listed. If he were to violate bis honor by telling a lie, or by cheating, or by not doing ex actly a given task, when tiust ed on his honor, he may be di rected to hand over his scout badge. 2. A scout is loyal. He is loyal to all to whom loyalty is due: his scout leader, his borne, and parents and country. it. A scout is helpful. He must be prepared at any time to save life, help injured persons, and share the home duties. He must do at least one good tarn to somebody ev ery day. 4. A scout is friendly. He is a friend to all and a brother to every other scout.. 5 A rout is courteous. He is polite to all, especially to women, children, old people, and the weak and helpless. He must not take pay for being helpful or courteous. O. A scout is kind. He is a friend to animals. He will not kill nor hurt any living creature needlessly, but will strive to save and protect ail harmless life. 7. A iM-out is obedient. He obeys his parents, scout master, patrol leader, and all E Effort to Be Made to Have 1923 State Convention Brought to Salem An effort will be made by the Salem delegation to the conven tion of the Oregon State Retail Merchants' association at Rose burg to have Sale-m designated as the convention city for 1923. This was decided on at a meeting of the Salem Business Men's league last night when the league in structed its delegation to exert every effort to that end. The Roseburg convention will be held February 20, 21 and 22. An un usually large delegation will be sent from Salem. The following applicants for membership were admitted at the meeting last night: Yale Hand laundry, Ross & McGregor, Morse, Robertson & Saurman, R. L. Far mer Hardware company. Dough ton & Miller, Salem Laundry and Capital City Laundry company. Mrs. Mary B. Powers address ed the league in the interests of the children's home which the W. C. T. U. is to establish in Benton county, asking the league's support. It was refer red to the board of directors. Great activity is being mani fested by the government in com pleting' the organization of the reserve corps of the United 9tatea army. The 96th division is being or ganized in the northwest with Portland as headquarters, and Cdl. P. Whitworth of the regular army in charge there as chief of stafr. Two regiments of infantry are being organized in Oregon, the 381st Infantry, with headquarters in Portland, to which Col. Carle Abrams of Salem has been assign ed as commanding officer. The 382nd Infantry comprises the troops in western Oregon south II M HIS WILL MI! IDLY i FORMED DIVISIONAL UNIT .other duly constituted autuorl- ties. H. A M-out is cheerful. He smiles whenever iie can. His obedience to orders is prompt and cheery. He never shirks nor grumbles at hard snips. 5). A scout is thrifty. He does nci wantonly de stroy property. H? works faith fully, wastes nothint;, and makes the best use of his op portunities. He saves'his mon ey so that he may pay his own way, be generous to those in need", and helpful to worthy ob jects. He may worn for pay, but must not mtl'v tips for court enten or good turns. A scout Is brave. He has the courage to face daager in spite of foar, and to stand up for the .tght against the coaxings of friends or the jeers or threats of enemies, and defeat does not down him. 11. A scout is clean. He keeps clean in body and thought, stands for cleans speech, clean sport, clesn hab its, and travels with a clean crowd. 12. A scout is reverent. He is reverent towards God. He is faithful in his religious duties, and respects the con victions of others in matters of custom and religion. Former Actress is Found (n Apartment After Being 1 Reported Dead f NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Evelyn Nesbit. former actress and divorr ed wife of Harry K. Thaw wifl found in an apartment tonlsjit after having been reported d: ad in Washington. Miss Nesbit, who for several months has been absent from ttle Bcenes which had known her wJI, refused to discuss the reported rjp- spmhlanrA hot u:of,n Yiorunlf Ti 1 1 1 h i woman wnose Doay was lounu in the Potomac river. William H. Leu Wins His ) Game from Gus Gardner CLEVELAND. Feb. 7. William H. Leu of Rocktord, 111., won L.jM game of the national amateur pocket billiards tournament to day, defeating u(J-s Gardner df w York K'4 to 54 in 25 in nings. In the othr afternoon game, C. Earl Patterson of Chicago won from William J. Haworth of Cleveland. 125 to 74 in 49 in BODY II) POTOMAC NOT MISS iSBIT of Portland, and is commanded by Col. Gordon Voorhies of Grants Pass. Immediately npon his appoint ment as colonel of the 381st in fantry. Colonel Abrams recom mended that the headquarters be established in Sflem, but the di vision commander has asked that it be In Portland temporarily, at least, while the regiment is being formed, Portland being in the ter ritory, of the 381st infantry, and also at the headquarters of the division. Colonel Abrams receiv ed his commission as colonel of infantry in the regular army re- ir (Continued on pate 6) 1 Robert B. Duncan, 611 South Commercial street, was elected active manager of the Salem Commercial club at the meeting of the board of di rectors held last night. He will assume his duties March 1. During the past two years, Mr. Duncan has been one of the owners of the Salem Ab stract company, selling his in terest but a few days ago. Be fore going into the abstract business, he had been with the United States National bank for the past seven years as teller. Speaking of the election of Mr. Duncan as active manager of the club, J. C. Perry, pres ident of the club, said that the board felt that Mr. Duncan was well qualified for the work and that in his election, the board had acted for the best interest of the club. At a meeting of the board Xf directors held last week, T. E. McCroskey who has been manager for the past three years, presented his resigna tion to become effective March 1. THIS CITY HAS 30? IHIMIB National Education Associa tion Compiles Report on . Basis of Census What is an illiterate? According to Wpbster. illiter acy means the inability to resd and write. According to the Na tional Educational association il literacy means the inability of any tvrson more than 10 years of ape to write in any language. Taking tbi3 meaning of illiter acy, the national association -e-ports 307 living in Salem who come under the head of illiter ates, and in Marion county a total of 567. These report were compiled by the association from the gov ernment census, and are not the reports of the office of the state superintendent of schools nor of the county superintendent of schools. While the 1'nited States cen sus give; Salem a total of 307 who could n.t write two years ao. Albany fs reported with only 2',. Eugene with 41, Bend with s-ven. Hood River with six, Klam ath Falls 17, McMinnville nine, and Oregon City .'.2. The 1'nited States cens'is bu reau in making note of illiter ates, pives 1'matilla county, of which Pendleton is th coun'.y seat. 732 illiterates. Lane county is credited with 12. and Lian county 135. Gilliam county has the, lea?t number of illiterate of all counties in the state, or did have when the 1'nited States cen usu was taken, when only 10 were recorded who could not write or read in any language. Eight Miners Killed In Virginia Explosion HUNTINGTON, W. Vn.. Feb. 7. Eight men were killed, two bad ly injured and one is missing as the result of a mine explosion late today which wrecked a mine of the Marietta Coal cdmpany on Pond creek, Plnson Fork, Ky., ac cording to information received tonight. A dust explosion is reported to have caused the accident. Only eleven men were said to nave been in the mine, eip.ht of whom rescue parties found dead, tw3 Injured and one missing First Degree Murder is Charged Against Riley OLYMPIA, Fsb. 7. Following the death early yesterday of M. F. Nogal, taxicab owner, as the re sult of two bullet woands re ceived in as alleged altercation at a Fairview dance hall Sunday f morning, information charging Henderson Riley with first degree murder in " connection with the shooting, was filed in superior eonrt here today by Prosecuting Attorney Roecoe Fullerton. Riley ha been held in the county JalL WHITE HOUSE IS OPPOSED TO USE OF BONDS Harding Does Not Want Pro vision for Use of Refund ed Foreign Securities in Bonus Measure. UNWISDOM IN COURSE SEEN BY EXECUTIVE One Difficulty Is Lack of In formation on Cost of Five-Way Plan WASHINGTON, Tb. 7: Word went out from the White Hons today that PrSITdent Harding waa trongly opposed to th writing Into the soldier bonus bill . Of provision for the use of the re funded foreign bonds in helping finance the adjusted coropenaa tlon program. Confidence tM expressed that no such provision would be included In the meas ure. ':" Th president vii represented as taking the view that sinra the refunding negotiations would be incomplete when the bonus bill was passed it would be unwise to depend upon the foreign bonds at a source of revenue to meet com pensation payments. In his talk! with congressional leaders be li understood to have insisted that the bonus legislation provide def inite and certain revenue resourc es. .; Financing Problem Looms The problem of financing the bonus is giving congressional leadrB much concern. WUh the house and ways committee hear ings ended today, majority mem bers of the committee and of th senate finance committee plan to attack that problem soon. One difficulty in connection with the drafting of the bill is the lack Of definite information as to the cost of carrying out the "flv way" plan. This will depend UP on the number of former serrlct mn who choose the varlout plan.. ir nil take each the cost would be approximately $1,500, ooo.ooo within two and one-hall years. The basis on which -the committee men will work In SOlT ing the financing problems would probably be that 50 per cent Of the men will take cash. FiKcal officers of the army.'na vy ana marine corps have submit ted estimates o the committee) that the total rost of the bonus would be approximately 12,600, oon.ooo. This Is on the basis that 50 rer cent of the men WllO served in the army and 75 per cent of r.iose serving; with! th navy and marine corps will take cash. Navy and marine corps Of ficers told the committee today that the 75 per cent figure was arrived at on the theory that men who served at sen were less tied to the land than those who serv ed In the army. Bible and Money Taken By Springfield Burglar EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 7. A bur glar evidently with religions In clinations operated in Sprtnc field, a suburb of Eugene, early this morning. Occupants of a residence there were awakened by a noise in a bedroom and they faw a man Jump to the ground from a second-story window. A Uible and $20 were missing. JULIUS CAESAR SAID TO BE FIRST U. S. PRESIDENT One prospective citizen who appeared before Judge George O. Bingham yester day to be examined as 'to his qualifications to be an American citizen, tell down on his American history and was given a little longer time to study before being -admitted to citizenship. Each applicant for citizen ship it obliged to stand an examination on American history, with questions ask ed that most any 12-year-old pupil could correctly an-w-er. ., j,. The following; two ques tions asked by Judge Blng hn nooxed th applicant. :i Who was Christopher Columbus?". Answer: -He was a g enerai in raencn Revolutionary "Who was Julius Caesar?' Answer: Julins Caesar waa. the first president ot the United States. VI 101. . " . - Up to four years aso M MO '(Continued on pate 6) 1