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' Avtnrs or Yabratry 183 ' - - 6nndr mlr Thi EUtetmaa recetTtt theleas3 wire - report ot the Associated Pma. the greatest and most re liable press aasocl&Uom ta tit world. -4 Iiil sod Saadar SI8X Averse for six Bunika tadiag Jaamary II, 1922 Bandar our ' V Dally Ul fioaday J10S MKVKNTY FIRST YEAB SALEM OREGON. SATURDAXJ1QRNING, MARCH 18922 PRICE : FIVE CENTS cm - - :j ' , ----- i - - - - -!- " jCfct ' ' ' V ' , r" 7 MTU 7 f7 r n - Sustained Assault .Thrown Against Treaty by Senate Irreconcilables During Heated Argument. JOHNSON AGAIN HAS BIG HAND IN FIGHT Propaganda Accusations Are Made by Both Sides as Debate Proceeds WASHINGTON, March 17 Anolher sustained assault was throws against the four-power Pa cific treaty by senate Irreconcila bles today j after the treaty's friends had argued among them selves for an hour as to whether the pact' might properly ba call ed an "alliance." The fight against ratification wai carried forward in turn by Senators France, Republican, Maryland; Johnson, Republican, California,, and Watson, Demo crat, Georgia, in a series of speeches which occupied the sen ' ate znos of the afternoon - end which drew no reply from the treaty's supporters. Senator Johnson compared the pact witn the Anglo-Japenese alliance in an effort to show that both "contain a .ttnntnf .broader than - tfceir words." Propaganda Charged -: In .the - course ot the debate charges ot ''propaganda". both tor and against the treaty, were made by the opposing sides, buy no one produced , any , direct evidence to support the assertions or '-, asked lor any investigation of the influ ences declared td be at work to pontrol the action ot the senate. The discussion over application of the. term ''alliance'? took place largely between Senator Willis, Republican, Ohio, and Senator , Spencer, Republican,. . Missouri, both supporters of the treaty. Spencer Assailed 5 ;A . speech recently ; made by Senator Spencer declaring : the pact to be fan alliance for-con-f erence"-burTiortortue of .force, was assailed by . Senator Willis, who Insisted that no sort of "al liance" was contemplated and that the speech of the Missouri senator : had embarrassed . the treaty's friends. Mr. Spencer stood by his definition and his characteriza tion of the foreign relations com mittee "no alliance" reservation as "ridiculous absurdity.' v By Senators France, Johnson and Watson it was declared that ; the dictionary definition covering the treaty mattered little and that the real nature ot the- four power arrangement must be Judged by ; Its practical operation, ' . Dimjcrrou. Says Johnson ; 'Mr. Johnson asserted that so far as actual wording went, the Anglo-Japanese alliance 'covered . only unprovoked aggression In eastern Asia and India and that If really was dangerous to the United States, as argued by sup porters of the four power treaty. the reason lay between the lines , Judged by the same process, he asserted, the four power pact might easily lead to many dan ers In actual practice. Seattle Patrolman is I Apparent Murder Victim .SEATTLE, Wash., March 17. ' Police this afternoon discarded completely thj suicide theory in connection with nhe death ot Charles O. Legate, veteran Seat tle, l patrolmau, , whose body . was ; found in an automobile garage here early today with two bullet wounas in ;ae neaa. , Later a third bullet v. as found, in the bo dy. , . V ' , - r . . : s Legate's pistol.; found beside ' him. had been fired twice. Off! cers expressed the belief that the slayer had killed the patrolman . as he entered the garage, throw. lngr the body in an automobile and - placed the pistol beside it to cot ' cr up the killing as a suicide. 'No clue to the identity of the tlaycr could be louna, " . POETS DREAM ILLUSTRATED BY AN 11-YEAR-OLD ARTIST THIS picture, exhibited by the Society of Independent Ar '.tists. is the work of Anna Bella Culverwell, an eleven- year-old artist, and Is a piece of unexpected realism. It shows Vividly the raven hair, arched eyebrows, eyes like "stars, rosy (ihceksi seashell ears, pearly teeth, cherry lips, swanlike heck and lily white hands that the ' Some interesting, if not startl ing facts were brought out In the secretary's report at the annual meeting of the Mistland Field and Stream club, at the Commer cial club rooms last night. The club was formed a year ago, to promote the fish and game interests in this section of the state. The real reason Is given in the figures for fish dis tribution, in this and in some other sections of the state. It was shown that in 1919 and 1920 Deschutes county paid fish and game licenses amounting to S3, 799, and received 2,596,000 state trout try. Klamath county in the same period paid $2443, and re ceived 2,536,000 trout fry. Lane county paid $43S6, and for the past five years-has received an average of 700,000 trout' fry a year. Marion Unfortunate Marion county paid$6746 for licenses, and received only 164.- 000 trout fry for- all her trout streams, including all the splen did waters in the western part of the county, up in the foothills of the Cascades. The Mistland club got busy im mediately after its Inception a year ago, and things have been different. Rainbow trout fry to the number of 427,000 have been secured and planted in Marion county within the year; 180.04LO ot them In Mill creek, between Aumsville and Salem. The oth ers were put into the lakes and upper streams in the east end of the county. There should be fish ing nearer home, in the very near future, from these activities. Mrmhersh: Large The club has a membership of 167., at $1 each per year. It hopes to make this number 300. or 500. this year, to include all who are 5 interested in fish and ganje. President enry W. Mey ers, commenting on the conditions as outlined in the report of Sec retary Edward Rostein, remarked that the people of th's section are- paying entirely too much license money for what they are getting from the state. He said he considered It was time to de mand more recognition for the excellent trout streams ot .Marlon county. ' A resolution was passed asking tor the closing of the Little ortU Fork of 'the Santiam v for three years, to allow that noted trout stream a' chance to get, bad to ISTOIND CLUB SUCCEEDS IN BRINGING GAME TO COUNTY ' . ."- 1 - i, .i .-I t-.r. -J' is, .-.5. .v.,.t i r ; . -c - V ' v if ! 5 poets rave about. normalcy. Another resolution asks for at least 1,000,000 trout fry a year for three years, for the Santiam. t Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: George Griffith, president; L. W. Glea- son, vice president; Edward Ros tein, secretary, and II. J. Wied nicr treasurer. President Meyers asked that a new president be named, so as to bring in new blood and keep up the club en thusiasm, and the nomination of Mr. Griffith was made by him. Pheasants Come Today One of the results of the Mist land club's activities will be seen today when 336 beautiful China pheasants from the state game farm at Eugene are to be brought to Salem for liberation. . These aro to bs placed on farms where there is no selfish prohibition Df hunters during the open season, but where they will be rigidly protected during the closed sea son. Some of the birds are to be taken over into Polk county, and others will go north and east from Salem. Word was received from the state game commission that if the club would arrange to have the work done, the state would send half a million or a million riew-hatced trout fry to be fed in ponds until they reach the fingerling or turn-'em-loose stage. It is believed that a pond can be secured on the creek at the pen itentiary farm, and" that the work can be done by the inmate labor. Another suggestion was that the state game farm will supply 500 to 1000 six weeks old pheasants, to be cared for at the hospital, and that the commission will provide for the pens if the club will supervise the transaction. The matter has been taken lup with Warden Compton and per sonally approved, though.it would have to- go to the state board tor final action. It wonld afford a hospital activity that should be salvation to some patients who could do the work. Watterson Funeral to Be Held on April 4 JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Marcn 17. Funeral services for Colonel Henry Watterson, veteran Journ alist who died here December 22, 192li- will be held In the First Christian church in Louisville, Ky on Tuesday, April 4, 'JV" . - . i - SERVICE B0Y3 . ILL ENFORCE II , - a. a. i Lli MS a-S Dr. Linville, Prohibition Dir ector, Tells Policy to Be Followed in Naming jHis Deputies. 1 MARION COUNTY MAN SAID TO BE SLATED No Additions to Force, How ever, Until Federal Mon v ey is Available "Ex-Service men will be given preference in replacing members of my force." This was the an nouncement made in this c'ty yes terday by Dr. Joseph Linville, fed eral director of prohtbitlaon en forcement for Oregon. Dr. Lin ville spent several hours in Sa lem. "Sine my appointment to this office," I have made every effort to annolnt deputies from .the ranks of Oregon men who Served during the Wcrld war." he said. "In this I have received the as sistance of our congressional members and ot Mr. Haines, chief of the federal enforcement organ isation." vv" Dr. Linville comments upon progress which his office Is mak ing in enforcement ot the Vol stead act. He bad a word of praise for wht he termed the ex cellent cooperation given his de partment by police departments and sheriffa offices throughout the state. Dr. Linville denied reports that he will soon name a MiTfTOn county man as a deputy In his office. No deputies will be add ed to the present federal prohibi tion enforcement staf until funds for the purpose become available in June, he said. "When these appointments are made, It Is certain that at least one man will be named from Mar ion county," said Dr. Linville. George Chamberlain Will Not Enter Governor Race PORTLAND, Or.. March 17. George E. Chamberlain, former United States senator from Ore gon .nd now a member of the federal shipping board, has defi nitely declined to become a can didate for the Democratic nomin ation for governor of Oregon, ac cording to telegrams received here today from Washington. lie said he had received num erous importunities from Oregon Democrats to make the race, but that he had decided not to do so, because he believed that he is at present more useful in the position he holds than he would be as governor of Oregoh. Three Nominated for Willamette May Queen Nomination for May Queen were made yesterday by the As sociated Student body of Willam ette university. Miss Eva Roberts, member ot the Beta Chi sorority, Emma Shanafelt of the Delta Phi soror ity and Lorlei Blatchford were the three senior girls rpceivlag the highebt number of votes. Election of a May Queen for junior week-end will be from these three names. The election to be held next Wednesday, the Australian ballot system being us ed. It is a tradition at Willam ette that the candidates for th's office must be members ot the senior class. May Day will be held at Wil lamette university May 5 and 6 during the Junior week-end cele bration. The coronation of the queen will be carried n amid royal festivities ami pomp during the afternoon of May 5. THK WEATHKK; Saturday: Rain; fresh to strong ftoutherljr win4sf fcMg ip AKt mitD FOR BUSY TOWN Eighteen more suggested names for the pretty little city across the river in Polk county when it becomes necessary under postal regulations for the name to be changed from West Salem to something else, were received by the Statesmm yesterday. This makes 74 in all they have come so fast it has been almost impos sible for the editor in charge of this particular feature to keep ac curate count.. i This is a rood list to select from, but any others who have names to sngrest are urged to send them to the Statesman. There will be one more issue Sunday morning before the Wtest Salem council meets, so there should be a big batch coma in today. Let's make it 100 for Sunday morning. However Here is the list re ceived yesterday and last night: "Friendship", suggested by H. Pohle of Salem. "Ioka," submitted by E. R..W mer. "Wingville." "Cresco" and "Ap pleton," all sent in by E. L. Briggs of Salem. Relative, to "Appleton" Mr. Briggs explains that in Salem and surrounding country there are more people from Wisconsin than from any other state, so he would name the town after Appleton, Wis. "Westside," or "West Side", is the name selected as appropriate by William Fleming, Salem real tor. "The business and residen tial relation," says. Mr. Fleming. "make it practically' a suburb of Salem; and it will always be Just that, or possible become incorpor ated in the Greater Salem to come." "Willavlew" is favored by Mrs R. O. Snelllng of the Marion ho tel. She also submits "Scenic," "Woodvale" and "Willametton," but thinks "Willavlew" is beH "It strikes me as being appropri ate on account of the wonderful view of Wllfamttie," writes Mrs. Snelling. "Leeds" Js presented by Mrs Anderson, 995 North Fifth street. She says it leads in fruit and most things in general. "Rlverview" is the choice of O. A. Wallace. "Polka." says Everett Gwinn of Dallas, is the proper name "Polka. Polk countv. Oregon" iust like thai. "Mv rraann fori giving the town that name," says Mr. Gwinn, "is that it is named after the county in which it is lo cated, and that it is a short name to spell." "Oreammette," one who signs "Unknown" believes has It over any other name that has been suggested. "Pronounced Ore-a-met," says the letter. "It is tak en from the words Oregon and Willamette and I believe it would apply very well to our sister city." ewion" and "Wayside" are sent in by Mrs. L. B. Allen of Wallace road. "J "Lemore" comes from someone at the Seward hotel in Portland who doesn't sign a name. "De rived from Salem, Oregon,''' writes this unidentified person. "Last three letters of former, first three of latter." Here's the whoje list up-to-date as revised: Capitola. Kingwood. Polk City, Earlsdale, Churchmere. West Park, Wallace .'Fletcher. Cleao. "Riverside, Melas, Spaulding View, Kiverside. Rlverview. Willamette City. Cherry Ctnter. Rose Center, Tulip, Lane City, Avonova. Kego, Chemeketa, Cherryvale. Fruitvale, Eola, Rivertown, Huckestein, Gla diola. Mossbrae. Council. Lamb wood, Lambcrest, Millwood, Rob inwood. Millford, Woodford, Hun tinson. Robincrest, Alcyone, Bush, Boise, Peace. Rhododendron, Skinnorville. West View, Kiags vllle, Flagsdale. Flagvilla. Glen Park, Beach Cove. Polkalamette. Transrlvero, Cavelle. Adamville. Friendship, Ioka. Wingville, Cres co, Appleton. Westside. West Side, Willavlew. Scenic, Woodvale. Willametton. Leeds, Riverview, Polka. Oreamette. Newtown, Way sidf Lemore, Westlen and Chsap side. Patriotic Motive Back of Check for $6.06 TACOMA. Wash., March 17. A resident here who must go down to1 fame under the name of John Doe; because oT' government regu lations, sent Burns Poe. collector of internal revenue a check " for m H I V I GILLETT BACK GILLETT BACK WITHOUT LIGHT BILL Speaker Says He is Open to Argument As to Whether Measure Should Be Call ed up Next Monday. KITCHIN SURPRISES BY SUDDEN VISIT Democratic Leader Urges Party Members to Sub mit Minority Report WASHINGTON. March 17 De velopments today in the soldiers' bonus situation, included: The return to Washington of Speaker Gillett, with the an nouncement that he was open to argument as permitting the sol diers' bonus bill to le called up in the house next Monday after a suspension of the rules. An unexpected visit to the cap Itol by Representative Kitchln of North Carolina, the Democrat house leader, who urged his par ty members in the ways and means committee to submit a mi nority report, opposing certain features of the bonus meaaure., Mellon Attacked Ah attack on Secretary Mellon, comptroller of the Currency Cris singer, Wall street, and others, delivered in the house by Repre sentative Frear, Republican. Wis consin. An announcement by Represen tative Tread way of Massachusetts that he and Representative Tilson of Connecticut, both Republican members ot the ways and means committee would submit Joint minority views on the bonus bill. A disclaimer by Secretary Mel Ion in a letter to Reprtsentative Frear, that he had attempted n any of hi& letters regarding the bonus legislation "to argue the matters of the soldiers' bonus." No 3frHNflge Ilronght Returning this evening from a trip to Florida with President Harding, Spaaker Gillett told newspapermen that he had brought no message on the bonus for house leaders from the presi dent. He said he was still of the opinion expressed before he de parted from Florida that the bon us measure bhould not be taken up under a suspension of the rules, but added that he would not make a final decision until af tcr he had conferred with his friends. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee, and other Kepublican house leaders, expect ed to confer with the- speaker at the capitol early tomorrow. It Mr. uiuett refuses to entertain a motion on MonJay to suspend the rules and there appeared to growing belief at the capitol to day that he would there was a possibility that the house Repub licans would hold a parly confer ence tomorrow night to discuss the proceedure in handling the bill under a special rule. IMffer on Minority The conference by Represent tive Kitchin with the Democratic members of the ways and means committee developed a difference of opinion among those members as 10 wnetner mere snouid be a minority report. Representative Garner, Texas, declared after the conference that he would not sign such a repart Representative Oldfic-ld of Arkansas, declared that a minority report would oe filed and thit it would be signed by some Democrats who voted for the bill. As now contemplated by Mr, Kitchin and others favorable to the plan, the report would declare against the bank loan provision of the adjusted service certificate in favor of the original cash bon us provision. The vocational training and home and land - aid titles did not meet with objection in the conference called by .Mr, Kitchin. ;f Kitchia Sot on Floor' rne Democratic leader, .who had been absent for nearly a year on aconnt m in . health, did not (Continued, on page S), ON BONUS WALTER JONES IS ACCUSED AT EUGENE EUGENE, Or Marth 17 Walter B. Jones, local attor ney and state senator from Lane county, was arrested today on a charge of contempt of court. " Y It is charged that he Induced to leave the state, the prin cipal witness in a case against a man charged with a statu tory crime djainst a young girL -y-. .. - MASKED MYSTERY AI POLICE Masked mystery stepped daintily into the Salem polks station last night. .--' ; desk, looked up to find that a visitor had entered the station and was awaiting his attention. . mask. She was a young woman, the sergeant asserts. man. Then she interrupted ner own question, ana jiea., LOS AXGtT.LES, March 17. A former Canadian soldier, wanted in Los Angeles in connection with the murder of William Desmond Taylor, film director here Febru ary 1, voluntarily submitted to ar rest in Mexican, Lower Californ ia, and tonight is on the way back to this city in custody of two lo cal detectives, according to a spe cial dispatch from Calexlco, Cal., to the Los Angeles Times. The former soldier, whose name, according to the Times cor respondent, was not made public by the officers, admitted that dur ing the World war he was in the company with Taylor, as a captain in the Hritisu forces, commanded in France, it was said. - The Times correspondent stat ed the prisoner had been turned FAILS ID BEPORT Rumor Says Vote is Nine to Three, But Trend is Not Made Known LOS ANGiiLES, March 17. The jury in the case of Mrs. Ma dalynne Obenchaln charged with conspiring to murder her sweet heart. J. Helton Kennedy, was locked up 'or the night at V:25 p. m. having failed to reach a verdict. The nine men and three women on the Jury had been de liberating about six and one-half hours at that time. Judge Sidney N. Reeve, on or dering the jurors locked up di rected they return to the Jury room not later than 9 o'clock to morrow morning. Court room rumors were to the effect that 1 i-V; 1 OF COURT CONTEMPT STATION; SERGEANT SAMS About 10 o'clock. Senreant RalDh Da via while busy at his The visitor, according to Senreant Davit, was a wca dressed woman whose features were hidden by a long, black "Please, can you tell me where ?H began the young wo- The masked caller ,was also seen by Patrolman George White, who was in. the station at the time. Patrolman White hurried after the black domino, but me woman oi mystery stepped into a waiting car and disappeared. t over to Police Sergeants King ant! Winn ot Loa Angeles after L. A. Cock, a rancher of Santa Ana had identified him as one of th twe men he had given an automobile ride near Tustln, Cal., January 31 last. These 'men, according to Cock threatened, in his presence to "get" a former British army captain then residing in Southern California. , ' ; The arrest of the former soldiei and his departure for Loa Angeles in the custody ot detectivos were conducted with all possible secre cy. it was stated. 1 f Reports which reached Los An geles earlier were that two met had been arrested in Lower, Cal ifornia in connection with the Taylor- murder but " Information from Calexlco did not confirn them. they were divided nine to three for at (least a part of the time they were balloting, but tber was no information which pre tended to authenticity, which In dicated how the majority ballot ted. Conrt attaches predicted the jury might stay out as Ion; as the one which heard the case of Mrs. Obenchaln's co-defendant Arthur C. Burth. That Jury was discharged after having been ou: 72 hours., standing 10 to 2 fo: convictlo.n. The only official word from tb Jury came late in the afternoot when it cam a into court and ask ed a portion cf testimony to b" read. Frank' W. Crockett, a re tired lawyer of Pasadena, spok for the jury as its foreman. Mrs. Obenchaln, : in conrt ' ot occasion, said she was eonflden of a speedy acquittal. She paasec the rest of the time during tn jury deliberation in her cell an her attorneys laid, was bearing up well under the strain of wait Ing. Her former husband, Ralpl R. Obenchaln of Chlrago who ' one of her, counsel,, remained i' tb court room. . NOTICE TO OUR CITY READERS Your Oregon Statesman carrier will cover his route to day to make his subscription collections. This is his first venture in business and he will appre ciate your co-operation, a pleasant word and .smile will encourage the boy in his work. If your subscription is already paid, ignore this notice and accept our thanks. - . -r v : v . - liUu UltJL.UU.N STATJibilAW ' yi ;;r,;.t456 Slate SU