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Avsnct tor Ftbrvarr 1022 Sunday oa)r ..V V ... .Hr an JLJiSl Tha Statesman receives the leased wire report ot : ths Assoclatsd Press, the greatest and most re liable press aiiocUtlon la tan world. Ban day ! only SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1922-$ PRICE: FIVE "CENTS' LKJ iiaii a - r b m. a. v m v - i mm i it i ffA '' J I I I I I 1 I I J II 1 I I L I II II II II ,ThEVRNT J Sir? H V? TBT r rv- SHG5 AGAIN Toil!! i-- ; Progress of Proposed Meas ! ure Through Uncharted Congressional Sea Proves ; Very TrLiblesorne. Tp UMIT P AY" ' EASILY. FRUSTRATED Forma! Presentation of Mea sure to House Delayed ' 1 ' Several Days , WASHINGTON, March 6. House ways and means commit tee Republicans encountered some apparently unlooked ' for snags late t6day in further considera tion of the compromise soldiers' bonus bin, with a result that the formal 'presentation of the' measure-to the house will be delayed for several days. It was understood that an un successful effort was made to con fine the bonus largely to the ad Justed service certificate option: The other differences were said to bare been unimportant. 1 After a morning' session of the majority ; committeemen, Chalr Fordney announced that it was the plan to complete the bill : in the afternoon,' Introduceit in" the house Immediately and formally present it tomorrow after a ses sion of the entire committee. He added that meantime he'' might discuss the measure with Preai dent'Hardtnr.j -.v.;- J".- f. ; "' Opposition Encountered "'J It 'seems that the proposal to require tbe Democrats., pn the committee to cast their vote on the bill without haying full oppor tunity to consider it met -with some opposition (from the major ity side and it was Indicated that when the measure was put In fi nal' form by the Republicans the minority members would be giv en, time to study its provisions be , fore final committee action. The bill will be taken up again tomorrow by the republicans. It was said, with the hope that It can' be completed before night. Technical Changes Made Changes made in, the bill at two sessions of the majority mem bers today were said to have been largely of a technical character. (Continued on page 2) " . STORMY SESSION IN COUNCIL ON ISSUE. OF SEWER BUILDING Whether Commusioner Low or Alderman Jefferson Su- pervise Work is Question That Precipitates Heated Scene City Attorney Rules That Member of Council ' is Not Eligible for Superintendent er Walter Low have charge of construction of sewers last night precipitated a brief but bitter clash between factions in the council. !' ; j 1 : tl do not see why the street commissioner should be tmrtion. In fact his depart- V,V U VAiOtgb V rnent has as little to do with sewer as tne sireei aeparx ment has to do with the fire, department,", said Alderman Jef ferson, who is chairman of the sewer committee- .... Alderman Suter defended Mr. Jefferson, stating that he intended to recommend that Jefferson be given charge of aeVeral thousand dollars worth of sewers to be undertaken m the near future. v ! . . , . MT n,.nfA,i.ir AiWmnn Riitpr if he meant that, ae- v ail V bf nan v manded Aiaerman u iter. "Certainly. I would recommend Mr. Jefferson. I cannot make that as a motion until the present motlori is : disposed of," ; replied Mr. Suter. "'.U'''':- . : r "Uttr Is Opposed Well, Kant to say frankly that I am opposed to any mem ber of this council being on the payroll or participating in profits derived from city contracts," as sorted Utter, s ' - J Alderman Pat ton stated that he was in favor of giving the sewer superlntendency to Jefferson. ' Alderman Patton has asserted that he is ini favor of salary re ductions, yet he wants Co put-a councilman " on the payroll when the 'same work can be performed by Commlssldhw Waiter Low," pbservgd Aldfmaa Utter, ;X KU KLUX KLANSMEN PAY SUDDEN VISIT TO BAPTIST CHURCH AND COMMEND SERMONS OF MINISTER - - : ,- 4 PACE NAMED AS HEAD OF W. W. PRISON Washington Director of Bus iness Control to Supervise Industrial Plants OLYMPIA, Wash.. Marcn 6. John W. Pace, state supervisor of industrial management, will as sume charge of the state peni tentiary at Walla Walla about April 1, when tho resignation of Warden W. G. Potts takes effect, it was announced today in a state, ment from the office of the state department of business control. Supervisor Pace is taking charge of the penitentiary that the Industrial program which is being Instituted may have his personal supervision at its most Important stage, the statement said. Pace was recently named direc tor of business control to succeed T. E. Skaggs, who retires April 1. Just what effect the appointment will have on his position as direc tor, was not stated. - It Is understood his stay at the penitentiary will be only tempor ary, and that he will be relieved as soon as the industrial program is under way.- Whether further appointments are contemplated was not indicated. Obenchain Defence Is Begun at Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, March 6.The defense in the trial of Mrs. Mad alynee Obenchain, charged with the murder of J. Belton. Kennedy, got under, way today after Arthur C. Buroh', co-defendant in the case, had refused to testify for the prosecution unless the indict ment against him wag dismisse!, Mrs. Obenchain's case, a far as disclosed today, includes an at tempt to impeach prosecution wit nsses and a revelation of tho re lation which existed between Ken nedy and herself. DEMOCRATS WIN PORTLAND. Me., March 6. Democrats won in tbe municipal elections today in Lewiston, Waf ervllle and Rockland, all of which cities bad Democratic may ors last year. ' ! Alderman Marcus expressed himself as favoring Mr. Low for the Job. asserting that 75- cts an hour had been paid to Alder man Jefferson during sewer con struct ion last 'year. I Smith Glvee Opinion ' lAldermani Vandervort finally called for an opinion from wty Attorney Ray Smith. . w ! 'The City charter embodies an ordinance cpeeirically prohibiting participation of councilmen in the benofits of profits from city con tracts. This pertains to any form of contract whether for city worst or for supplies," Baid- Attorney Smith. ;.;-,:'. ttt. J -The motion to install Commis sioner: Low ; ai superintendent' of swwer work: was passed by a vote o six io fgut ; TAFT, Cal., March 6. Five automobiles carrying masked and hooded men in the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan were driven to the Baptist Taber nacle of Reverend Van Dyke Todd at Fells last night dur ing the regular Sunday serv ice, and leaving the occupants outside while three members of the band entered the tab ernacle, informed Reverend Mr. Todd that they were "for him" and donated $15 to the church funds. Upon the committee leav ing the tabernacle the un known night riders motored away. Members of the church congregation estimated that there were more than 20 men in the band. The tabernacle was well filled and the sudden entrance of the three ghost-like Klans men caused much agitation among the worshippers, The excitement subsided, how ever, as soon as the good will oij the white roed visitors was manifested and this spirit was generally reciprocated, it was declared, when the trio departed. Reverend Mr. Todd has been the object of two communica tions recently both of which were signed K. K. K. The first threatened that if he did not discontinue strong sermons which he' had been preaching recently" against lawlessness in the oil fields "dire punish ment" would- befall him. A second letter a few days later commended his pulpit stand against the "open town" ele ment and declared that, the 4lriple K" had no connection with the first warning that he received. Reverend Mr. Todd recent ly took ja determined stand at his church against certain lawless elements in the oil fields and exhorted his con gregation to exert every ef fort toward a restoration of rigid observance of the law. s HE WILL QUIT Traffic Officer .Expects to Resign from Department Within Ten Days Announcement that he intend ed to resign from the Salem po lice force within the next 10 days was made yesterday afternoon by Traffic Officer Miller Hayden. "I had intended to keep ' the fact of my resignation quiet but It might as well be said now," stated Officer Hayden. Announcement of Officer Hay den's intended resignation comes as a surprise to membews of the police force. Chief of Police Moffitt has been ni for some time and it is thought that the trafflc officer will not leave the force until the head of the police de partment returns to duty. During the past two months two other members of the- depart ment have forsaken the low po lice salaries .for other fields. During Officer Hayden's period of servicn he has acquired re pute as one of the most active officers in this field. Of many arrettts made by hira for traffic violations perusal of police rec ords show a conviction and fine in nearly every instance. Mutilated Body of Woman Found by Granddaughter SAN FRANCISCO, March . The mutilated body of Mrs. Mary Spiegel. 65, was -found in her home here late today. She had been slain with an axe, the police believeV by burglar whom she surprised while they were rob bing the residences The house had been ransacked and Mrs. Spiegel's : body was dis covered by" her 16-year-old granddaughter, Mary wltn the girl' returned ffom -pchogii O-O-O-OOO! GHOST BACK, i IN PARADISE T Mysterious Visitant NearlSil verton Has Banquo Backed Hear Off the Boards! SILVERTON. Ore.. March 6. (Special to The Statesman) A flashlight mystery has awaken ed the interest of the Inhabitants of the Paradise road community. The light was first seen on the lawn of one of the residents at about 7 o'clock on a Sunday eve ning about two weeks ago. The light entered the gate and came toward the door and then went out. The lirht shone in a large enough circle to Indicate that a man was carrying it. A few nights later the same thing occurred at the same time and place. Both times an Investigation was made with no results. Again a few nights later a man driving a car over this road noted someone runnlne behind the car with a flashlight. Thinking that it was someone who wished to join him the driver stoned. So did the light. When the driver started on again the light followed suit. Again investigation showed noth ing. The night following this it was seen between the houses of two neighbors at about 10 o'clock. An other night one of the members of the neighborhood saw it in a field. Last Thursday night it was seen to go from the orchard to the barn of one of the residents. . No harm , has been done. Noth ing has been stolen or even touch ed as far as anyone can discover and yet the light appears and dis appears at odd places and odder hours. At first It was thought someone was spying for something although it cannot be remembered that any of the residents of Para dise road has given any reason to suspect that there is anything worth spying on. Again it was the conjecture that someone was play ing a joke. This supposition was also discarded and it is now gen erally believed that some lost soul has returned to Paradise road to wander about indefinitely. It is, however, rumored by some of the natives that it might not 13 exactly safe for even a per fectly innocent flashlight to wan der through this community at anytime in the near future as the mystery light has found the nerves of some of the residents and they are prepared to take drastic action. TAX DEDUCTION LEAGUE GROWING Membership at Silverton In creases Rapidly Another Meeting Soon I SILVERTON. Or.. March 6, (Special to The Statesman)! The Tax Reduction league which was organized a short time ago at Silverton is growing. It is ru mored that at first the league was looked upon with considera ble skepticism but that this has now been overcome and tho mpst recent meeting of the league was attended by an enormous crowd most of whom, it is said, were farmers. Around 175 members now belong to the local Tax Re duction club and the gaining of the remainder of the 400 which was set as the goal is looked up on optimistically. The next meet ing of the league to be held at Silverton will be March 15. Draws Royal Flush, and Max Wilkofski Passes Out NEWARK, N. J., March 6. Max WHIkofski drew a pat royal flush in a midnight game at the home of Michael Kisenberg. ' .Before he "could open the pot, he pitched forward on the table, dead. Physicians said heart fail ure was the cause. CONTRACT AWARDED OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 6 The state highway commission to day awarded the contract for grading and surfacing 9.7 miles of highway , between Dodd'a . and Pomeroy on the Inland Empire highway In Garfield county , to Bauer & Bauer, J Dayton, .Wash NEW GLUE IN TJffli CASE IS DEVELOPED 4 I Letter Signed by Man Well Known in Motion Picture j Industry Confesses Mur ! der of Director. WRONG TO WOMAN IS SAID TO BE REASON police Not Yet Persuaded IThat Document from New ! Jersey is Genuine i LOS ANGELES, Marcn 6. A brief part of the 10-page hand Written confession to the murder here February 1 of William Des mond Taylor, film director, mailed to the Los Angeles police depart ment from Atlantic City. N. J., February 27 and received in this ejty March 4, was made public to night by Captain of Detectives David L. Adams. ! This is the only part of the doc ument which has been made pub lic and the only part to be read by other than officials, aptain Adafs stated. He stated a news paper had been permitted to pho tograph the section quoted in or der to make comparisons of hand writing. Part of Letter Published. ; The part made public read; "We South Americans always take care of our women. We are hot headed and see that swift Justice is meted out to those who wrong us. I "I killed the d ,. and even thid is a mild description of the man whd, hiding behind a pol ished manner, won the regard of many women, only to cast them aside when tired of them, for a new plaything." . ; "The confession, according to Captain Adams, was signed by the name of a man who occupied a prominent place in the motion pic ture industry, and whose wife was a native of South America. It was said the man had left Los Angeles about the time of the murder and that he had pre viously been considered by the po lice in connection with the crime. Detectives today were busy checking allege.4 acts connected with the information from Atlan tic City-Tad in another letter re ceived by the police shortly after the slaying. Facts Are Checked. The previous letter, it was said. and the confession connected Identical statements as to persons. times and places, and the former was considered from the view point of its apparent corrobora tion of the latter. An examination by experts of the Atlantic City communication, which was written npon stationery of a well known hotel of that city, proved it was not written by Ed ward F. Sands, missing iormer butler-secretary to Taylor, it was said. Sands Apparently Cleared. I This confirmed a previously an nounced view of the detective, as Sands, so far as known, is noi married', while the concession was said to have stated it was made by a husband whose wife had first engaged in an "affair" with Tay lor, only to be "scornea oy mm later. . A. . i Captain Adams stated that when he had first announced the confession had been mailed from a Connecticut city he had in mind another communication received by the police. Boston Search Asked. i It was reported, but not officl .onftpmari the Dolice bad nai v t,uuiimvi - ikked Boston detectives to search ! .... t 1 I. n t Afttf in an establishment in iu ... the hoDe of effecting an arrest or the murdered of Taylor. No Inquiry Asked I ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. March 6 Chief of Police MiHer said tonight that his department had not been asked to investigate tne mailing of the alleged confess on letter" giving details of the mur der of William D. Taylor motion picture director, slain at Los An- County Prosecutor Edmund C. Gaskill, Jr.. and Postmaster Wil liam Lopdenslager said they were without information regarding the letter. ! HANGS OX XAIL ' PEORIA, UU March 6. When James Hawkins, negro, roused from his sleep, jumped from nls burning room, his pajamas caught On a nail on the window coping and left him dangling 30 feet above the ground with the flames leaping about him. Firemen rush ad- a ladder to the shrieking man and caved him He was over , com, a witU s mgke : r u ' DR. HUBERT WORK, COLORADO MAN, SUCCEEDS WILL S. HAYS f 1 A . - 1 v v If ( ! j$ I' r ; ipjj. jT , , - I,. . DR. HUBERT WORK, of Colorado, appointed by President Harding to succeed Will S. Hays as postmaster general in the presidential cabinet, and who assumed the duties of that office last Saturday. Mr. Hays resigned to accept the position of director of the motion picture industry at a sal ary of $150,0QO a year. POLICE MATRON W G0U1GIL1E Police Matron Elsie F. Eisaman i. . . A . , . , lA XI was lafct night highly commended by the city council for her recent efforts In bringing anout the ar rest nd conviction of "mashers"' who pre reported to be from the ranks of the gentry that accost unescorted women and girls. in a formal report signed by all members of the police committee, the police matron's recent work was given praise and brought to the attention of the assembled council. Mrs. Eisaman was invited to occupy a chair in the councilmanic circle. Reported efforts to bring about DRIVE FOFTOIL UT ST. PAUL IS HOST r.na tnrolos nnrties are Brecar- ing to bore for oil down near St. Paul. Marion county, and tney are going at it in a way that will show results one way or another rery shortly. The name of the company bor ing is the Willamette Valley Gas & Oil company, and the manager of the company is Walter Brown, with headquarters at the Multno mah hotel. Portland. The Reolo gist is Paul Dressel. with the same headquarters. The location of the first pro posed well is about two and a half miles from St. Paul on the east side of the Salem-St. Paul main road, the machinery is on the grounds, and the buildings are being finished. The nrinin operations will be under roof, so that they can go ahead, rain or shine, and the op erators can go as far down as any oil well ever went, for their ma chinery is of the best type used in California and Mexican oil fields. History of Irojcl Told Back in 1914. Just before the opening of tho World war, J. T. Rea came to the St. Paul neigh borhood, ostensibly as a well bor e He had a boring outfit of moc&3Bnaller capacity than the one he has now. He borM a "well" on the very spot where the boring is to be done now, and he went down 878 ferH. and he found oil sand and a little oil. So he know oil is there. He knows he will find oil again, per haps in paying quantities and maybe not. Bat he thinks that if be does find oil in paying; quanti- -r : g ft COliiED T the suspension of (he office of po lice matron did not materialise last niKiu, annouKH in an opinion rccent, caIled fpr by councilman rccently called tor Dy Vaandervort, the council's right to abolish the office of police ma tron was upheld by City Attorney Ray Smith. Councilmen asserted last night that Mrs. Eisaman is giving much time to her duties as matron, and also to work of a Hpecial nature, such as delinquency cases and des titute families. The police matron is the lowest salaried officer on the Salem po lice roster, receiving only $1200 a year as compared to patrolmen salaries of from $120 to $150 a mouth. ties when he first strikes it. he will find it in paying quantities lower down, or in some location near the first well. He says he is going to find oil in paying quan tity if it is there, and be thinks it is. Was Away Eight. Years The i war broke out, and Mr. Rea went to participate in Ihe big scrap. But he marked the place Where he found oil sands and oil down on the Salem-St. Paul road, and he intended to come back. In the meantime, after the war, he bored for oil in -California and Mexico, and bided his time, till hi got the right crowd together to go after the oil in that location, liargc Tract Acquired Mr. Rea and his associates have oil leases on about 12.000 acres of land in the St. Paul and Fairfield districts. That is, tbey have contracted to bore for oil on this land, and to pay a royalty in each case if they find oil. Mr. Rea tays they will hare their first well down 1000 feet in 4 0 days. He say's they may go down 2,000-. feet or more at this point. He says be bored a well 2764 feet deep fn Colorado, and one 2300 feet deep in Utah and in each case found seren strata of oil. and in one of the wells either one of the strata would hare made, a paying well. Has Had Iong fcpTk'nee Mr. Rea has had long exper ience in boring for oil in this country and in Mexico. He has been at It almost continuously for 30 years. He helped Canfleld, (Continued pa page 2J, LAST lit) READY TO BEGIN OPTION ILL1; nr IRim unrn 11L IWbLUUtU Automobile Park to Be Rent ed This Year and Possible i Later Purchase Embodied fn Arrangement ' OPINION OF ATTORNEY SMITH JS AWAITED Requests of Street Railway Company Deferred Until Next: Meeting : ; Unless there Is a hitch la an opinion pending from the of fices of the city attorney, Sa lem will offer an attractive camp grounds to tourists as a result of action by the city council last night The coun cil approved plans for renting the park and its later purchase.- ,'-" -r. ' Br establishing a charge of 50 cents per car per night, the city should receive $2000 in camp admission fees during the present season. Alderman Edward Schunke stated. By the terms of ah offer made by the executor of the Albert es tateowners of. the camp site, the council is offered the site at a rental of $600 for the present year with an option to purchase 'v the grounds - for $3900 during the present year. "Why not let the peoplt vote upon the measure at the May primaries and save th $600 rental by purchasing the grounds at once asked Alder man Utter. "Well, that is not the offer made' us," 'replied, Mr. Schunke. y f-'i . . '"Besides, we would hare no authority to take over the ground until after the election and that would be too late for much pro gress this year. ; - ' 'i ; InconsiHtenrr Charged ' "You are -not quite consistent. Alderman Schunke," charged Ut ter. "Right upon this floor, sev eral months ugo, too fought for submission of an ordinance call ing for a special election for the purpose of Toting for a bond la me of $7,000 for the purchase of the park. Now that the price has been reduced to $3900 plus the $600 rental yon do not favor ttf ing to the voters tor. a bond issue in the smaller amount" "At that time wa had no pro posal for a system of admission by which the park could be made self-supporting."-, replied Mr. Schunke. "A bond issue would .have been required for the larger purchase price, but with the lower figure., tbe council can make ar rangements without taking the matter to a special election,? Plan Approved The councilmen last night 'ap proved plans for renting the park and for its later purchase, pro viding that City Attorney Ray Smith finds no legal objection to the manner of handling funds do rived from auto park admissions. By- the plan now under consid eration it is proposed that - pro ceeds from park admissions' be placed In a fund for which the chairman of the park board will be responsible. This la intended to prevent diversion to tbe gen eral fund in order to facilitate payments of auto camp rental and purchase price. . ' Railway Issae Delayed City aldermen were not asked to act upon franchise requests re cently filed with the city council by T. L. Billingsley, superintend ent of Salem street railway lines. This request was made-several weeks ago and was followed by appointment of a special commit tee by Mayor George Halvorsen. Alderman Utter, chairman of this committee.' last night an nounced that the street railways matter would be brought up at the council meeting of Monday March 20. :s ..... "I want to say that this matter has been thoroughly investigated by your committee," Mr. Utter reported to Acting Mayor John Giesy. . "Undoubtedly much can be done to bring about remedial ac tion to lessen physical difficulties confronting tbe railroad company. There is tbe Quetion of vacating the Summer and Seventeenth street lines, which are without doubt beingr operated at a heavy loss to the company.. Company Position Outlined "Briefly, the company asks that .(Continued 05 pas? t .