FIRST SECTION PagltTta'- mm r 8lcy.:NTr-rmsTYEAB Salem, smsm, mmhommmm .w, 1922 PRICE ; v .FIVE. CENTS 4 TWOSECTlOnS I2?agtt : r : : ? i ',. ; , V:- ' : v T r z T , T T" r" s a c ;.. : i... . A'i to : t. . : limn nmnnxrn All Comrriunfcaliohi ; Paratyz "ed Between Colorado and Nebraska; ! Phone f Opera Uon Affected. 4 PEfiVER IS STRUCK v ' BY LATE SNOWFALL .$now Blanket Covers Sev era! States, Train Sched ules Interfered With' y - AMPLE VARIETY IS GIVEN CdUNGlLlM MAKING SlLECTiOH HOUSE PASSES TO PRE 1 COVNTYWILL OPEN BIDS ON STONE WORK DENVER. Colo.. 'March 18 k 1L combined rain and snow storm i Accompanied by , bJgb "wlnin , tbat reached the Velocity of more than 4 40 mllea an hoar in torn .section , swept the : retion ' 'east or me iv ' Rocky - mountains to the npper Mississippi ralley : today; and, ap : pareftUy. .reaching Its climax In " eastern" Nebraska tonight . It had cut' the west- off i from all wire communication ;s with t the east. ."Wire . eommunlcation with the east stopped in DenTer at 6:45 p. ' m., both telephone) and telegraph oompanlea '. reporting that they I wwe unable to reacli points east J " of Nebrasluu . -'.O . v . , V Wire Sertice Affected -1 Uzht. power -and ;f telegraph Serrlce ln .Tartoue parts of Colo- fado was hampered by tne norm. Thiraro. Teilnrtde. SIlTerton and Curaywere reported 'without "any llrht or Dower. ,m wujvi, u t death, and; serer al Injuries, ocdur- red as the result 01 , luwmaoiw v- swrcldenU caused by slippery paTe- jnents . . : ..; r .,-, ., - .-v , Berlnnlnr here late yesterday Afternoon s a light Tain, the storm Increased in intensity ur- Jt In the night, ccompanled j by ind which at times reached the A Telocity. Of; 40 miles an ttottr. The " rain tarned;'t6 snowdurlng, the snornliig and bylibon ha'd'eovered t th dty with two-men oianae tX; Ifo'icro" Weather : ja ' ' According to reports;. received tTiA Jocal weather bureau, the et6rm was, not accompanied, by sttTereiy low temperatures, the lowest In the state being record-. REVISED LIST OF NAMES FOR WEST SALEM I (Continued on page By CaDitola. Kirutwood. Polk City, Earlsdale, Churchmere, West Park, Wallace, Fletcher, Cleao, Riverside, Melas, Spauld- ing View, Riverview, Willamette City, Cherry Center, Rose Center, Tulip, Lane City, Avonova, Rego, Chemeketa, Cherry vale, Frnitvale, Eola, Rivertown, Hiiekestein, Gladiola, Moss brae, 'Council, Irabwood, Lambcrest, Millwood, Robinwood, Millford, Woodford, Huutinson, Robincrest, Alcyone, Bush, Boise, Peace, Rhododendron, Skinnerville, West View, Flags ville, Blagsdale, Flagvilla, Glen Park, Beach Cove, Polkalam ette, Transrivero, Cavellc, Adamville, Friendship, Ioka, Wing ville, Cresco, Appleton, Westide, West Side, Willaview, Scenic, Woodvale, Willametton, Leeds, Polka, Oreamette, Newtown, Wayside, Lemore, Westlen and Cheapside. ,Bunyan, Floraville, Bingville, Riverside, Brooklyn, Bridge port, Rutherford, Joannaburg, Montrose, Nesmith, Bridge View, Ilempwick, Pomace, Salma, .Poma, Davisvillc, Koretz, Kostopol, Dolgarietz, Rorvna, Tutschin, Ostrog, Weston, Wes-,town,'iWest-Town, Easton, Normalcy, Polk Bridge, East Bridge, East Polk, Harding, Bloomington, Avondale, Fair Tiew, Westover, Greenville, Mistcehter, Westmoreland, West Haven,' Pocatello, Maplegrove, Jacob's Landing, Capiola, 'Plesanton, Bing, Richmond, Over There, Shoshone, Sunrise, ifaplewood, Wessalem, Wesaco, Sapoco, Cowesa, Wesapoco, Earlwall, Orego, Westgate, Olcott, Willamette, Salamette, Bearington, Delberta, Pruneville, dewberry, Pearville. Peachville. The Statesman yesterday asked for at least 26 additional sug gestions for a new name for West Salem, to , make an even, 100. yesterday, 74 Were listed. In stead, ther ' Jdeloge yesteuday brought Jn 74 more to add .to Uie 74 already on hand, making, 14S in all. A few are repetitions of names already submitted, and the net yesterday was about 68. .The West Salem . city . council will meet. tomorrow night to take the first steps toward selecting the new name. It may be refer red to the people. The Xew list Here Is the new list: I flunyan,, offered by ah ad mlrer of Paul Banyan, the fabled riant' and' chamnlon logger "of the "great northwest' It was Paul Bunyajn ' who turned the water into the " Willamette river and dug Stletz basin, so this admirer believes a town should be named for him. - ' Fidravllle,- from Mrs. C. IIV Cannon, 1515 South Commercial NT Six Thousand Yards of Crushed Rock' for Mount Angel District Needed Next Saturday, March 23, Mar lon county highway authorities Mondell, Wyoming, Places! p to let'tha contract tor crush ing ana naming or s.uuu yaras i SAiFICE IS ME 111 CITY FOR CHILDREN Remains of Tanqle in Wheel Barrow and Trun dles it to Harding. broken stone in the Mt. Angel dis trict. The stone is to go through the Mt. Angel crusher, and is tor use on the roads of the district. One part, of the crushed stone goes tor the construction of six miles ot paving. There is not much good LOAN ITEMS BEWILDER ravel thre- butAhe iu i can ue quarnea ana crusueu, makes good roads. Another contract to be let at Bill is Subject of Secret Con- tne 8ame tim? for bammg ,uuu yards ot gravel for tne COMPROMISE AND BANK Students of Willamette Uni versity Deprive Them selves of Food to Save Starving in Near East. FOUR SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD HERE TODAY clave Before Executive's Aid is Sought Stayton district. This gravel is taken from the river bed, and the finer screened part is used direct, while the larger, coarser part is crushed. 'A total of four and one- w AbHINGTON, March 18 Thelhalf miles of hard surfaced road 80iaier3' bonus mUddle is to be lis to be built in the Stayton sec- rererrea to President Harding I tion this yeur, and this gravel aain- I Roes for this buildinr. iveyrebenianye Monaeii oi I Tne county Has started In a Wyoming, the Republican house small way to grade on the Pratum ieaaerK announced today that he J road, where one mile ot hard nad requested a conference with I surface road is to be built this season. The work was begun Fri day. The rainy weather will without doubt stop all such pro gress for the next few days, though the scarifying can be done the executive for tomorrow ever ning after the return of Mr. Harding from Florida. ie saia ne would be accom panied to the White House by such other members of the house Tery efficiently when the road is , ot .,Oervals., t , , .. ., ;:'i . cam ti' '- .Brown 4 knoWn as the "loganberry king' . - rnrmer nnd .erperienced BVUV. .... " . . 'Jk legislator in the lower nouse jT nrpeon.ietlsiatftre, yesterday filed with the, secretary ui, ! l ils declaration, as a. candidate tor the Republican nomination for the ! atate senate jor Marlon county Mf. rpwn'a slogan ; will be Tbe (Servals Farmer, y best i ' efforts towards same and econom- JCai e; f. . Farmer's Interest at Heart 1 " ''I believe that public business .vy ba.coliducted with the J same care .and diligence as that i. fTirivate business; and I.wlU.tl licted. as far as possible endear .A' rhndiict the office Ot : state senator,- he says in his plat . .: form.- ' ' .v-T . 'f. v,.jw . ; -v "I will aive consioerauon 10 J w .nrrwiHon calculated to pro- mote the "general good and will V eerve ho special Interests., h r -"Being a 1 farmer, my 'interests are naturally with the producing i mis: ' ahdr for thorn and the tax- - - nveTa Generally 1 will not hse the word economy merely as a cam ! i1' palgn slogan, but In practice, and virith; senate will be t sdong such lines." - T ; nonecrd br ' Appolntmenta ' mtj Drwn was a member ot nf renresentatives at H the sessions o l15 andi 1817 w has held no other..electlve of . v . fieea. but for 15 years has been ' member, of. the jchool board, at ' Nervals andsl? president,- of the ; State Drainage association. Alo I - 1 f t SAM II." BROWN he Is a member of the Oregon de velopment board along .with Wil liam Hanley of Burns, Fred wai lace of Bend, W. D.t B. Dodson of Portland and James Kyle of Stanfield;v This board' is backed by the Orecon irrigation congress, the State Drainage assocltlon, the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the State Chamber Of Com merce. ..The , board trill hold meeting In Portland Monday. Mr Brown is a, native- - of. Marion county, having been born on the farm-where he now lives 48 years ago. . street, as "meaning the goodness of flowers and "gardens." Comics Recalled "Bingville,", suggested by some one who covers up his name, but who likes the name, for two reas ons.', Because, of the big Bing cherry grown ,ln the vicinity and because the name would be a good advertiser as giving location to the Bingville or the comic supplements. "Riversidte," sent 'Jn for, the second or third time, but this time by the whole force down at the Buster Shoe store. The letter is signed by- George L. Ar buckle, George M. King, Milton Grallop, Loyd Strauthbaugh and Jack GqfebeL "During blossom time or any other function," they write, , "when guests are shown what a wonderful country . we have, one never fails to drive out the west side into Polk county to view the' river along the high way," "Brooklyn." submitted without comment, by Charles Gobely, 515 South Twentoy-fifth street,. Sa lem. "Bridgeport" and "Earl City." both offered by George F. Smith. For Mayor's Daughter Rutherford" and Johanna- burg," both offered by a West Salem ' councilman. The ' first would be in honor of Ruth, the daughter ot Mayor Bedford, be ne a combination of the two names. The second name sug gested would be In honor of a talented musician who once lived In West Salem. . . Montrose' is the selection of Albert O'Brien, after a pretty town on the Mississippi river. "Nesmith" is held appropriate by J. J. Longcore of West Salem, Colonel Nesmith, who 35 years ago was United States, senator fnbm Oregon and whose home was In Polk county. Bridge View" is selected by Mrs. I. Runce of West Salem. Here's a Combination Hempwlck" Is the name arriv ed at by Benjamin R. Perkins of the state-house ,by a rather stu dious process. Hemp Is gotten from the first letters of the words Hopewell, Eola, Marion and Polk. Wick is derived from the first letters of the words Willam ette. Independence. Cheneketa and kingwood. ', And there ' you have ; it Hempwlck. Hemp is a tall herb requiring very rich soil, and Wick means a village, town or political or municipal district. "Pomace," "Salma" and "Po- ma" also are offerings of Mr. Perkins. Pomace Is a combina tion of the letters of the words Polk," Marion. Cherries and Eola. and a Pomace, according to Mr. Perkins, is -"an Important family of ch'orlpetalous tretes and shrubs." The name Salma, mean ing margin, according to Mr. Perkins, Is a combination of the words Salem and . Marlon. The name .Poma, a combination ot polk and Marlon, Mr. Perkins handling the bonus legislation as the president might wish to con sult. the wettest and the softest. The paving will not be done until the weather is settled and adaptable to pavement-laying. V Hint E TROOPS LEAVE GEHIW American Sodiers Remain, Cambrai Brings Many COBLENZ, March 18. (By tha Associated Press) While bands played "How Dry I Am," the fa vorite tune at departure of the American boys for the homeland a train carrying 1,100 members of the American Rhine army left here this evening. There were four German brides who were ac companying their husbands to the United States. Bright spring weather brought out thousands of the inhabitants to see the 'Americans off. They are due in Antwerp tomorrow and the mffl will sail on the transport Cambrai in the afternoon. The American forces on the Rhine now are below the 4.00U mark. Purpose Undefined The specific purpose of the con ference was not disclosed by Mr, Mondel, but It was reported, it would seek to obtain the presi dent's views on the compromise .bill with its bank loan provision in lieu oi a cash bonus, as well as his opinion as to whether the measure should be called up Mon- rules as most house leaders de- Less Than Four Thousand sire. -Mr. Mondell s announcement followed a conference between Speaker Gillette and 27 Republi can house leaders arranged prim arily to discuss the procedure in considering the bill. Mr. Glllett announced afterwards that he would not make up his mind be fore Monday morning as to whether he would entertain a mo tion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Such a motion would block all amendments and also prevent a motion to recommit the bill with instructions to the ways and means committee. Mondell Is Leader The conference In the speakers' office lasted more than an hour and was behind closed doors. Mr. iMomysll waii delegated lofficial spokesman and made this state "We discussed the question of the bonus in all its phases, fully, freely,; good naturedly, but did not reach any definite conclusion or make any definite arrange ment." Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee, said .he had noth'ng to add to that state ment. Fordney Wants Action "1 want to call up the bill Just as soon as possible," he Baid. 'Its going to be passed quickly. I don't think we will change the crossing of a 't' or the dotting of an i. We have a Rood bill." Representative Lineberger ot California, a former service man, who holds a petition bear in r a sufficient number of signatures of house mapority members to in sure the calling of a party con ference for next Tuesday evening, attended the conference with the speaker. He also had a long talk with Mr. Mondell, but de clined to say what had took place. Mr. Lineberger is withholding the presentation of his petition to Chairman Towner of the house Republican organization, explain ing that he . hoped it would be possible to achieve without a con ference the things that be and other signers of the petition ex pected to accomplish through, a party meeting. When he circu lated the petition he. said it was the purpose . to have the whole bonus question threshed out by the Republican membership. Many at Conclave I Besides, Mr. Mondell and Mr Lineberger, those conferring with WEALTHY MAN IS SENTENCED TO PEN TERM Chicago Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Charge Filed by Girls Goes to Joliet Ol HI Oil Sic IIS Judge Scott, County Chair man, Gives Campaign to Churches RELIEF PROGRAM TODAY Near East relief speakers may be beard today at these places Mrs. W. E. Rambo: 11 a. m., South Salem Friends; 7:30 p. m.. United Evange lical. Rev. W. E. Rambo: 11 a. m.. Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal church; 7:30 p. m., Methodist Episcopal church, Pratum. Rev. J. J. Handsaker: 10:40 a. m.. Central Con gregational; 11 a. m.. First Congregational; 7:30 p. m First Presbyterian. D. E. Norcross: 11 a. m., Stayton Christian church; 7:30 p. m., Stayton Metho dist Episcopal church. CHICAGO. March 18. William Johnston, a wealthy manufactur er, was sentenced to eight years In the Joliet penitentiary today on charges preferred by two girls. His attorneys asked that mercy be shown the man on account of bis age. 44 years, and because he pleaded guilty. His wife and a 20-year-old son were said to be in- California. WOERKDLE HITS FEDEM C1IG E Portland Man Gave Name and Papers to Ger man Spy PORTLAND, Ore., March 18. Trial for proceedings to cancel the citizenship ot Joseph Woern- dle, former Austrian vice consul here, was held in the federal court today. Arguments will be made Monday, it was announced. Woerndle was accused of having lent his name and citizenship pa pers to Hans Boehm. a German spy, who was at the time active ly engaged in plots against the government. On the witness stand Woerndle admitted he had done this. He also admitted having written let ters to relatives in Germany dur ing the war, criticising the. Unit ed States government By Steaming at Top Speed and Turning Suddenly, Skipper of Potomac Stops Flames Aboard Ship. ' STOKERS HELD ONLY BY THREAT OF DEATH Officers of Vessel With Drawn Revolvers Keep Foreigners at. Work . HUB TO END STRIKE (Continued on page I) Mine Workers' Unions Dis approve Radical Program, Return to Work (Continued on page 5) JOHANNESBURG, South Afri ca. March 18. (By the Associat ed Press.) The "mine strike, which has lasted for 67 days, will end at midnight tonight, the or der for its cessation having been confirmed by all the unions con cerned acting independently of the workers' federation. The mine workers' union, rep resenting 21,000 men, led the way be opposing the proposed plan of a ballot among the men as being impracticable, passing a resolution disassociating itself completely from the "revolution ary movement" and repudiating and condemning it. Premier Smuts has appealed to the employers to show generosity in re-engaging the men in order to diminish the number of unem ployed. THE WEATHER: That they might have sufficient funds to care for one or more or phans of the Near East relief, the girls at Lausanne hall are doing without desserts the next few weeks, while several groups of Willamette men are finding that they can keep up their pep on two meals a day and a howl of soup in place of the third meal. This action was taken volun tarily by the students after J. J. Handsaker and told of how he found the children in one orphan age near Constantinople giving up part of their food that starving children in the Caucasus might be fed. The children making the sacrifice had been living on bread and macaroni, but when they heard that other children were starving they gave up their mac aroni until they had saved some 30 Turkish pounds, or $21. supplies Given Churches Judge John H. Scott, county chairman of the Near East relief, has placed in the hands of the committees of the churches, sup plfes for the canvass of their re spective organizations. "Make your canvass among the members of the church who have not yet given," says Judge Scott. "Ask your Sunday school classes EndeavorerS. Leaguers, and Wo men's organizations to adopt a child at 60 each. Ask for large gifts. Complete a thorough can yass of your church as soon as possible that we may make an equally thorough appeal to all the rest of the city." Film Coming Again "Alice in Hungerland" will be shown at Chemawa Tuesday night and again at the Grand theatre at 4 p. m., Tuesday. The Deaf school students were enthusiastic reviewers of it Friday night. "We thank you, Mr. Laflor," enthusiastically and in chorus. cried the children who filled the Grand theatre at 10:30 yesterday morning to see "Alice in Hunger- land," the Near East film. The children shouted their thanks when J. J. Handsaker, state direc tor, explained that the free show was due to Mr. Laflor's generos ity. Four western persons appear in the film. Dr. Esther Lovejoy of Portland, president American Wo men's Hospital association; Dr. Sherman Divine, pastor First Presbyterian church of Spokane! Mrs. Ethel Long Newman of Cor vams, now in Charge or an or phanage of 2000 children, and J. J. Handsaker, who is seen with Mrs. Newman taking children from the cholera stricken streets of AlexandropoL Girl Lost Three Days in Woods, Recovering HOOD RIVER, Ore., March 18. -Miss Hannah Fair fowl was re covering today from exposure suf fered while lost tlree days and nights in snow in the woods near Dee, about ten miles from Hood River. She was found late yes terday by employes of the Ore gon Lumber company of Dee and brought to a hospital here. Miss Falrfowi, who lives with her brother, Thomas' Fairfowl, in a homestead two miles from Dee, left home Tuesdayafternoon, elad in a light hiking suit to bring the mall from te Dee postofflce Starting for heme on a trail to which she was accustomed she lost her way in the deep snow. Until yesterday afternoon when she was found In a dazed condl tion she bad been without food. NEW YORK, March 18. (By the Associated Press) A tunning iaie oi lire ax sea wim 104 panic striken men r and women locked in , their .state rooms and stokers held at their posts under the threat - of ' drawn pistols, was related ; by , passengers of the United States liner Potomac when "she arriv ed here today from Bremen.:: It was a tale of Yankee pluck . and ingenuity a skipper's re- fiisal to give Up his ship until j every hope had been abandoned and of his acceptance of a "thousand to one', chance, which turned a threatened cat' astrophe into harrowing' exper ience for those aboard. ; ; The flife was discovered ai midnight, March 2, a few hours after the. Potomac with Captala : William McLeod In charge, sailed I from Bremen up the coast of Hoi land into the North sea. She had been steaming along on a smooth 1 sea when suddenly, with howli of warningthe Spanish and Fili pino stokers bounded from the hold and started for the lifeboats.' The officers, with drawn rerol-' vers, ordered them back to the ; tlreroom which had necome an inferno of smoke, f with flames billowing from as adjoining com partment where maitresses, '.life preservers and ship's stores had' miraculously taken fire. ' Dread AUna Heard v I -' The dread cry of "fire" spread quickly through the ship. The 104 passengers broke from their state rooms and. made for. the lifeboat. Captain McLeod sent stewards to herd them back and prevent the f relzned " ones from leaping overboard. Chief Engineer E. If, Garland already had placed guards : over the boiler room crews, who with lines of hose soon were spouting, (Continued on page 2) MUCH BOOZE SEIZED 1E0 HI. Y. IS RAIDED YONKERS, N. Y.. March 18 About 150 dry agents flocked in to 45 drug stores, saloons, cafes, and shoe repair shops here thl3 af ternoon, arresting two men and seizing enough wine, whiskey and iquid what-not to fill almost 13 barrels. (Continued on page 8) Most of the places raided are a short distance north of tbte New -York city limits. The evidence on which the 45 search warrants were given was gathered during the last three weeks by two prohibition officers. . WILLAMETTE 10 REDLANDS WILL DEBATE MDND NIGHT Monday at 8 p. m. Waller hall. Willamette university, will be ihe scene of the Willamette-Rediands debate. Douglas McPhee, James W. Brougher, Jr., and George O. Brown, Redlands university flu dents, -will meet Sheldon -Backett. Robert Xotsou and Robert Litter, Willamette university debaters in an argument, the first debav of the Willamette schedule. Wil lamette will uphold tne affirma tive. "Resolved, That the union shop should prevail in American industry." is be topic which will be considered. Willamette's de bate team has been studying this question from all angles and Its members have had lively discus sions on all the vital Issues. Much effort has been spent in whipping the team into shape. . The finisa fng touches and polish of the de bate were given yesterday, : Willamette's team, has had con siderable experience In debate work. Sackettls a two-year var sity man and has led his team In every debate, making a splendid record.' Robert Notson, a one year letter man, , made -his letter in last yearV work. Two inter collegiate contests are marked to his favor. Robert Littler Is a de bater of high: school experience who led the Oregon state cham pionship debate team last year. (Continued on page . ' Sunday,' rain; fresh to strong southerly winds. - - r ? I, .... i 1 1 1,,.; i. .. , '