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SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1922
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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;
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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