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SALEM; OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1922
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Compromise Bonus Plan Pro
vides; for Cash J Payment
to Men WJio Served Less
Than Fifty Days. ,
PROPOSAL WOULD GIVE
LOANS ON. CERTIFICATE
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Effort, Is Made; to. .Aid Ve
erans Without Making
Drain on Treasury
WASHINGTON. " March 2. A
compromise sold tare' , bonus plain
under -which the cash feature
would ' be-' eliminated 5 where ' the
former serrice men would be en
titled to more than $50 adjusted
serrice pay, was agreed upon to-
ly, by a special sub-committee oi
the Republican - members of the
Juouse ways and means commit-
too r ,rr -.-
la the nature of a substitute
for the -. discarded cash feature
there, would be added to the ad
- justed, serrice certificate title's
prorlaion which would enable the
men selecting; the sertiflcate op
' tloa' to obtain Immediately from
.banks a loan equal to one-half
' of the ; adjusted serrice pay - to
' which they would be entitled oh
the basis of l a day for domestic
serrice and $1.25 a day for over
v .teas serrice. ; A' 1
I ..Hpe. foAcceptaocr(':;Vi
In announcing the compromise
, agreement. Chairman ( Fordney
( sald.lt probably would be a ; week
. creiore au aetaiis or tne loan pro
rialoa could be, worked out and
. the original bill amended, to con
form to it,:.,:' He i. expressed thfe
- opinion that this , plan would- be
so , well received by. house 'mem-
bers generally, that it. would nok
be necessary to submit the ne
1111 to a party conference, thus
speeding; up the time of Its sub
mission to the house.
For the first " time since the
ways and . means majority beran
consideration Of the bonus prob
. lem, an official statement of what
- happened .behind the closed doors
was issued. ; '; "'"; i'-vl
a . Plan Summarized " , '
' 1 Chairman Fordney and other
committeemen said they, believed
the ' new plan would meet with
general faror, in and out of eon
, gress, tor three reasons, . They
1 were summarized as. follows, in
a formal statement Issued by Bep-
, reeentatlve Green, of Iowa, rank
ing. Republican on the commit
tee:. , U r. A---r-yyl
"One, the needy veteran can
obtain money as soon as his cer
tificate Is issued and in greater
amount than is provided by hte
v cash plan of the original bill.
Two. No large drafts to be
made ' on the treasury until the
expiration of three years. , U
"Three. No new taxes requir
ed. r !".-;v; -A r -t :A
' Word went around house mem
bers that the- compromise: plan
was acceptable, both to President
Harding and to officers of the
American legion, and late In' the
day after there had been Informal
exchanges of views among mem
bers la cloacxroomi and corridors
It was said - that: apparently
strong sentiment in iayor oi m
new proposal' was developing. ; ;
Little Opposition Expected ,!
Representative Garner of Texas,
the ranking Deocrat of the ways
and -means committee., ; said that
- while there probably would be
some opposition from the Demo
cratic side, it was his opinion
that a majority of the Democrats
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" LOS ANGELES,' March 2. A
- sudden change in -the attitude of
the police toward j the 4 six men
arrested here - Tuesday on ovl
dence tending to connect them
with the murder of William Des
mond Taylor, film director; took
place tonlgbti After announce
ment today by Detective Sergeant
Herman Cllne, head ot the homi
cide squad, that the police depart
ment was convinced the men had
ad - connection with - the Taylor
murdfrr, the i official statement
was made tonight that - the men
would be subjected to still anoth
er grilling, . .
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FIRES
PORTLAND Or., March 2. Miss WiUamine Foi
let; 17 l a member of the. SL Stephens pro-cathedral
choir, was shot and seriously wounded tonight at the
church by a, masked man who, entered while the choir
was ' practicing, ordered its members to put up their
hands and then fired without waiting for them to do it
The man fled the buudtng and escaped
At the hospital where she
Fuller had been shot in the abdomen and that the wound
might prove fatal.
Members of the choir who were in the church when
the shooting occurred were of the opinion that a holdup
had been attempted and that the highwayman had fired
KctdentaUy or through nervousness.
The shot, h they said, followed almost immediately
open his, command "Hands
were able to describe the man in detail, but all agreed
that he wore a white handkerchief as a mask.
Choir la Rehearsal
Under the leadership of Carl
Denton, choir master,' the songs
for next Sunday's serrices were
being rehearsed. The strains of
the communion service were dy
ing : away-' when the door to . the
practice room opened and a slignt
boy or man, wearing a dirty white
handkerchief orer the lower part
of his face,, stepped , inside. He
wore an Inconspicuous green cap,
a gray overcoat and seemed to e
nervous. .
.'Put np your hands,, he com
manded, according to a version
given by Miss Mabel McClay, who
sat. nat to, Miss Fuller.,
Gunman Takes Hat
; "I thought it was a joke, said
Mlas McClay. "The absurdity of
the situation struck us all and we
German and ' Swiss Beer
Makersold Secret Con
clave to Save Europe
BERLIN, March 2. (By the
Associated Press) Minutes which
have just been published here of
a recent secret convention of Ger
man and Swiss brewers disclose
that the brewers admitted today
they feared prohibition would
sweep Europe.5 .
It was decided at the conven
tion to Immediately send a repre
sentative of the brewers, Dr.
Neumann, to the United States to
study the effects of prohibition
there and to start a campaign in
the newspapers of Europe. ;
Dr. Rettery.' president of . the
Swiss anti-Prohibition associa
tlon, asserted that It was neces
sary for the brewery interests of
the world to unite in a campaign
against the anti-alcohol move
ment, and particularly to fight
together against the antagonists
of beer.
" The newspaper advertisements,
he added, must represent the
riewpotnt of the users of the bevr
erage and not overestimate the
beneficial effects of alcohol, lest
there should be a reaction against
these brewing Interests.
THE WEATHER
..,: Rain west, rain or snow easl
portion, warmer east portion,
fresh southerly winds.
".What new information reached
the detectives to account for this
change was not made public, but
It was stated that in connection
with the additional questkmintji
search would bevcontinued for the
seventh man, said to be a motion
nictura actor of some orominence.
fThe arrests, of the six and th
Dossible arrest of . the " seventh
man were the results of lnforma
tioa given the police by Mrsw-John
Rudd. housekeeoer for the men
now In custody, that two ot tbe
men, in, her prence. bad m4de
threats against the directors J'ie
BREWERS FEAR
! DRY EPIDEMIC
5
BADLY
ON
was taken it was said Miss
up." None of those present
did not make a more to comply
with his orders. Then his revol
ver. a small black one, spat to
ward us. he pieked up a hat, be
longing. to .one of the men in the
choir and fled. .
"We still thought some one had
played a practical joke, on us tor
a moment. Willamen'c. sitting
next to me, slumped In her chair,
clasped- her hands to, her body
and said:.
"I'm hurt. I'm hurt.
Situation Berealed
"Not until she took her hands
away, and I saw blood, on them,
did the reality come home to me.
The men carried, Wljlamene to a
table In tha rear :, of the room,
room, where we made her as
comfortable as we could, while
some one went to a telephone and
called the police. "
EXALTED RULED
Annual Election of Salem
Lodge of Elks Part of
Program Last Night
At the annual election held last
night of Salem lodge No . 336,
Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, the following officers
were chosen:
D. G. Drager, exalted ruler; E.
Mux Pare, esteemed leading
knirht: W. I. Need ham, esteemed
loyal knight; Karl Hinges, es
teemed lecturing knight; Harry
Wiedmer, secretary; Roy Burton,
treasurer: E. W. Hazard, trustee
for three years; A. L. Fraser, ty-
ler; Dr. R. D. Byra, represeuw
tive to grand lodge; Charles R
Archerd, alternate representa-
tive.
Mr WlArlmor 1K elected for
the . seventh consecutive time as
sec rotary. Mr. Drager was ad
vanced from esteemed leading
knight's chair to the high oliice
of exalted ruler. E. M. Page and
W. I. Needham were each ad
vaiiMii (n nnnfflct hlffher than
that they occupied the last year.
hv virtue of havlnr been exalt
ed ruler the past year. Dr. Byrd
becomes the representative of the
lodge at the annual sssion ot the
crand lodce to be held this year
In July at Atlantic City.
Mr. Hazard waa reelected trus
tee for three years. Mr. Fraser
was also reelected to serve as ti
ler.
The offices of chaulain abd a
quire are appointive and will be
named bv Draarer when 1 ne as
sumes his duties of exalted rul
er. Mr. Drager is at present in
Mexico, visiting: the island ot Pal
ml to del Verde. '
The installation of officers
elected last night will take place
at the lodge room on the evening
of Thursday, . April 6.
Storm Warnings Posted
at Oregon Coast Stations
PORTLAND, Ore., March 2.
A 48 mile gale at North Head
today followed posting southwest
storm warnings at all weather
stations along the '.Oregon, and
Washington ;, coast, ; except at
Marshfield.
-f Rain, and warmer weather were
forecast for tonight and . tomor
row by the bureau.
I f : HOOVER HCNORED'
.WARSAW, 1 March z. (By tAe
Associated -PreSe) The Polk
diet voted Herbert Hoover a lop
orary citisen ot Poland '- at )ts
opening' rcen last nignu n
CHOIR
GROWERS W
II UNIT POOL
National Wheat Growers at
Denver Are in Favor . of
Forming Federated Body
For Sales. '
PRODUCERS' GROUPS OF
MANY STATES PRESENT
Cooperative Organizations
Lay Aside Quarrels and
Seek Harmony
DENVER. March- 2. Plans for
organizing a national federation
of wheat marketing associations
on the contract noollnK basis.
were adopted by a conference of
stato associations, covering prac
tically the entire wheat producing
territory of the United States at
a meeting here today. ,
The new federation, to be
known as The . American Wheat
Growers, Associated, will be
placed in operation as' soon as the
middle western cooperative socie
ties begin the actual selling of
wheat, it was .announced.,
Control Export Sales
Tho new organization will con
sist of a board of directors, select
ed by the -various state organisa
tions. It is to have control of ex
port sales of wheat and will co
ordinate the domestic activities.
arrange plans to provide finances
for wheat growers who are mem
bers of the organization, establish
a statistical department and ad
vise general operations of t2ie
stata organization. 1
To Mert Soon
Plans for the formation of the
federation , will . be further ad-
vanaced at a meeting, of the or
ganizing committee in Kansas City
Mo., March 9.
Members of the organizing com
mittee are George C. Jewett. gen
eral manager ot the Northwest
Wheat Growers, Associated, Port
land, Ore.; W. C. Landson, repre
sentative of the public, appointed
to the board of the Kansas Wheat
Marketing associations by the sec
retary of agriculture and D. J.
Mnrley, president of the Oklaho
ma Wheat Growers' association.
The first action ot the commit
tee was to pass a resolution de
claring at an end the antagonism
which they declared existed be
tween the United States Grain
Grovers, Inc., and the Cooperative
societies of the various states.
Pledge Fair Play
"Numerous accusations and
charees as to the methods and
purposes of each group hare been
made by representatives and
agants of the others." the resolu
tion declares. "All of the associa
tions herein represented most rec
ognize the good faith and mgn
purposes of all the various groups
in organizing in associations tho
grain growers of America and we
pledge ourselves to conduct our
respective campaigns in conformi
ty with the principles of fair
The resolution was signed oy
J. L. Hull, director of the Nebras
ka Wheat Growers association;
A. B. Parish, president oi mo
Colorado Wheat Growers' associa
tion; D. J, Mnrley, president of
the Oklahoma Wheat Growers, as
sociation; W. F. . Michael, presi
dent of the Kansas Wheat Grow
ers' association and C. H. Hyde.
J. D. Pancake. William G. Eck
hardt and V. H. Smith, directors
of the United States Grain Grow
ers, Inc.
Field Is Broad
Organizations now represented
the program for the national fed
eration include nearly 20.000
wheat growers. In addition to
t hean invitations to participate in
the national organization when es
tKhllftherf have' been issued to
state organizations of Texas. New
Mexico. North and south uaxoia
and. Minnesota, which recently
were formed. It is estimated that
the latter organizations represent
a production of 2O.000.000 bnsh
els annually. The United States
Grain Growers. Inc., has a mem
bership producing approximately
125.00ft. 000 bushels of grain an
nually, a considerable portion of
which is wheat.
Pool Is Formed
ST PAUL. Minn. March 2. The
Equity Cooperative Exchange is in
favor of national organization for
a 100 per cent wheat pool, as pro
posed at a meeting in Denver of
cooperative marketing associa
tions. J. M. Anderson, president
of the Equity said here tonight.
; . KANSAS CITY, Mo.. March 2
Members of the Farmers'. Equity
union wu,ld,4 not ; endorsees 100
per cent wheat pool la the. opin
es Continued on psge f )
J. A. CHURCHILL MARRIED TO
CHICAGO WOMAN WHILE IN EAST
Announcement was made
at the office of the state
department of education
yesterday of the marriage
in Chicago of J. A. Church
ill, Oregon superintendent
of schools, to Miss Inez E.
Depew of Chicago. The
wedding took place yesterday.-
, Mr. Churchill left for
Chicago several days ago
to attend a meeting of the
department of superintend
ents of the National Edu
cation association. Church
ill has been state superin
tendent for Oregon for.
about nine years and is
again a candidate for the
office.
Miss Depew has been liv
ing in Chicago for the last
12 years. Prior to that she
lived in Oregon from early
girlhood, and has taught in
the rural schools of Lincoln
and Lane county and also in the schools at Baker, Or. At
the latter place she taught for a period of eight years wnile
Mr. Churchill was city superintendent. She is a graduate
of Oregon Normal school and has many acquaintances among
Oregon teachers.
SALEM FALLS SHORT IN Ti
SUPPORT GIVEN ITS LIBRARY
When it comes to spending
money tor the support of city
libraries, Medfofd. Portland, Ash
land, La Grande and fire other
cities in Oregon are more liberal
than Salem.
A city library should hare a
budget of SI per capita, accord
ing , to the figures of the Ameri
can Library association, and many
cities In Canada are already sup
porting the'r city libraries on that
basis.
Medford is the most liberal city
in the state, taking- into account
population, as it supports its pub
lic library on a basis of 97 cents
per capita. Portland's budget for
its library is 95 cents per capita,
Ashland, 79 cents and La Grande
71 cents.
Salem Is Tenth
Salem ranxs tenth m the state
in cities of more than 4000 pop
ulation, in the support of its pub
lic library, according to records
compiled by Miss Cornelia Mar
vin, state librarian.
On the basis of the 1920 pop
ulation of Salem, which is 17,629,
Salem is supporting its library
on a basis of' 40 cents per capita.
On a basis as established by
the American Library association
that a city library should hare at
least 30 per cent of its popula
tion as borrower, Salem ranks
above the average that is regard
ed as satisfactory. For the de
mand Is such for books from the
Salem library that 42 per cent
of the city's population is regis
tered as borrowers.
Medford Enthusiastic
But Medford readers are so in
terested in books that 66 per cent
of the population of that city are
registered as borrowers. In Pen
dleton 50 per cent are registered
Veteran Legislator and For
mer State Treasurer Will
Soon Announce
T. B. Kay, former state treasu
rer and member ot many sessions
of the state legislature, said yes
terday that he again will be a can
didate for the lower house. Mr.
Kay was a member of the 1921
session and the subsequent spe
cial session; also of previous ses
sions In the lower house, and has
served several terms in the state
senate.
He was state treasurer tor eight
years during the administrations
Of Governors West and Withy
combe. Wednesday he waa ap
pointed, by Governor Olcott as
chairman of a special committee
of prominent men of the slate to
investigate the feasibility of the
cabinet form of state government.
Mr. r Ky will file declaration
of his candidacy for the legisla
ture in a few days. .
T. B. KAY (El
RE FOR HOUSE
". C '" .
J. A. CHURCH! IX
i
Who was married yesterday in
Chicago to Miss Inez K. Depew
and in Portland 43 per cent, all
of which shows that Oregon peo
ple living in cities of more than
4000 ane great readers, much
larger than the average else
where. In matter of circulation, Salem
is not quite up to the standard set
by the American Library associ
ation, which has estimated that
the number of books loaned dur
ing a year by a city's library
should equal 5 per cent of the
population. For 1921, Salem's
circulation was 4.4 per cent, and
the city ranks 12th in th? state,
figuring on this basis.
Medford again ranks first In
the state figuring on a basis of
the number of books taken from
its library, compared to the city's
population. Medford's circulation
is 11.3 per capita, while the as
sociation figures that 5 per cent
would be a fair showing.
Portland Well Patronised
Portland's city library is well
patronized, as Its per capita cir
culation last year was 7.9 per
cent, according to records com
piled by Miss Marvin. Ashland
goes strong for reading, as that
city has a per capita circulation
of 10 per cent, compared to 8.4
per cent for The Dallas and 8.2
per cent for Marshfield.
Outside of Portland. Salem has
tire largest public library in the
state, taking figures for the year
1921. The figures for Salem are
as follows: Population, taking
the 1920 census. 17.679; books In
library. 16,866; circulation last
year. 77,526; income. $7770.
How They Stand
Astoria Population, 14,027;
volumes In library, 9 4 33; circula-
( Continued on page 6)
STRONG PLEA
National Educators at Chi
cago Hear Outline of
Present Situation
CHICAGO, March 2. Civiliza
tion in America is being held to
gether by the public schools
against the onslaughts of mil
lions of uneducated south Euro
pean immigrants, M. G. Clark ot
Sioux City, la., declared at a
meeting of the National Educa
tion association.
Mr. Clark added that pressure
of present financial distress
should not lead American com
munities into the economic error
of reducing teachers' salaries.
Discussing recreation in con
nection wltb the high school. W.
S. Roe, " of Colorado Springs,
Colo., declared that the modern
type . of dancing, which he said
was often barbarous, must be su
pervised. Many high school prin
cipals . Indicated their, opposition
to -secret fraternities.. . . ;
1(1
BOYS VISIT
MR, HARDING
AND LIKE HIM
President's Smile Dispels All
Fears- Executive Clothed
With New Honors
NEW tORK. March 2. Presi
dent Harding tonight may have
the satisfaction of knowing that
he passed muster after undergo
ing the critical gate of five small
boys who called on him in Wash
ington last Monday with a peti
tion from 50,000 playfellows, ask
ing him to become honorary pres
ident ot the Boys' Club federa
tion. !
"He seemed like any other man
to us." solemnly declared 15-year
old . Max Eber of the East side,
one of. the delegation, who re
turned 'to his school desk today
reflecting with satisfaction on the
success of his mission.
"He Is a big man. sort of stout,
and he stood up all i the tlme we
was there, and smiled."
Confessing a slight nervous
ness while sitting in the White
House waiting to be ushered ' in
to the president's presence, Max
said:
"Soon as we went in he started
smiling and soon as we saw that,
and he spoke to us -so nice, we
got over the fears. S
"When it was all over, he said
to me 'Wtell, good-ble. Max, giaa
I met you. And you, Wilbur, and
youV and he named 'em all oft
and never made a mistake.
"There was other! people wait
ing there that never got in to see
the president," Max added im
portantly. v
Florence Banker Dead; V
From Influenza Attack
EUGENE. Or.. March! .
John W. Bergman, j president of
tne Lane County State ft Savings
bank at Florence, Or., died today
from pneumonia following an aV
i&ck oi inuuenza.
He was 38 years old and leaves
a wtaow.
Motorists, Dealers and Man
ufacturers Would Rem-
( -a
edy Alleged- Evils
PORTLAND. Ore., March t.
Motor vehicle interests of Oregon,
including automobile drivers and
owners, automobile merchants and
automotive trade are to unite in
the study of motor vehicle legis
lative programs and the prepara
tion of a program of legislation
designed to correct some of the
ills charged against the present
law. I;
This was decided today, here at
a joint meeting of the legislative
committees of the Oregon State
Motor association. the Automobile
Dealers', association of Portland
and the Automotive Trades' asso
ciation. During the meeting the three
committees were organized into
one Joint committee and author
ized by their separate organiza
tions to prepare a tentative pro
pram of motor vehicle legislation
designed to replace present laws.
Man of 25 Gets Long
Jolt in Sing Sing Cell
POUGHKEEPSIE.tN. Y.. Mar.
2. Charles Hasher. 27. who
pleaded guilty to having attempt
ed to attack: three women, one of
them an assistant professor at
Vassar coltage, was sentenced to
day by Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser to an aggregate of
25 years in Sing Sing prison.
MOTOR
INTERESTS
RESENT
NEW
LAWS
NOTICE TO OUR READERS
In future the Oregon Statesman carriers will collect
all the s ubscription accounts. ,
Your newspaper boy is just starting in business for
himself. This is his first effort to learn business and
his success or failure depends to a considerable extent
on your good will and co-operation. A' pleasant smile
and a cheery word will encourage your boy and help him
make a success of thM, his first venture in business life.
He;wfll appreciate it and show, his good will in any way
he can. . ; . - v-'
STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
PACIFIC PACT
IS TilET OF
SFfJATF GROUP,
Four-Power Treaty Is Assail
ed by Minority- Leaders
from Ranks of Both Major
Parties.
HITCHCOCK, BORAH AND
FRANCE ATTACK TREATY
Senator Lodge Makes Effort
to Postpone Ocbate on
Proposed Action
WASHINGTON, March 2
Fire on the four-power Pacific
treaty, was opened in the senate
today from both Republican and
Democratic. Quarters when it was
called up for debate after ratifi
cation yesterday, of the Yap treaty.--wv
The debate, however, was de
clared to be only s skirmish with
the real fighting scheduled tor
next week. , . .
Declarations , against the four
power treaty were delivered today
by Senator Hitchcock ot Nebras
ka, ranking Democrat on the for
eign relations committee and Sea
ators Borah ot Idaho, and France
of Maryland. Republican "irrec
oncilables" In the Versailles trea
ty fighter ,
Treaiy'Ii" Opposed 1
- Senator Hitchcock who sup
ported the; Yap treaty, said he
would vote for 'the naval limita
tion, end Chinese treaties also,
but would not support the Tacti
le pact unless it was' materially
changed. Senators Borah and
France declared .their uncompro
mising opposition . to the Pacific
treaty. ... . -
Plans of Republican leaders
for proceeding with the four-pow.
er treaty apparently surprised the
opposition. When it and its sup
plement. proposing defining scopi
ot the territory embraced, were
laid before . the senate. Senator
Lodge ot Massachusetts, Republl
can leader, proposed that the con
Id eration be deferred at least un
til tomorrow unless senators de
sired to discuss the treaties
Mr. Lodge said be did not de
sire "to force" action and said
he intended first to hear from the
opposition. Senator Hitchcock,
wno is ao oe aosent tor a lew
days, therefore took the floor and
launched the attack.
- - - - -
The Nebraska senator declared
that the treaties constitute - an
"alliance" and he also criticized
vigorously the . apparent secrecy
surrounding thelr negotiation. It
appeared, he declared, that the
principal object was to aid Great
Britain in. getting rid of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. v
A reservstion proposed in the
foreign relations, committee's de
liberations by Senator Brandegee,
Republican, Connecticut, was ad
vocated by Senator Hitchcock. He
proposed , insertion, either by
amendment or reservation, of the
word "unprovoked" in the obli
gation clause. Without " this
change, he said, he could not sup
port the treaty asserting that the
United States should be obligated
under the treaty only In case of
unprovoked aggression ,. against
the signatory powers. , .
Borah Fear War , -
Senator Borah said that the al
leged defect could not be cared
either by reservation or 'amend
ment and Senator France declar
ed the treaty would bring Amer
ica into a "terrible war." Mr.
France also declared that the
Democrats would receive thei r
award at the hands of the Amer
ican people" if they stood against
ratification. He added that he
would not attempt concealment of
the hope that this would result.
RYAX IX CHARGE
YAKIMA. Wash.. March i, W.
C. Ryan of Tacoma this morning
took charge ot the Indian mission
school at White Swan.