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r- . -. - - ..-V - V- - ' - V FIRST SECTION mm TWO SECTIONS 12 Pages SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR ; " SALEM, OREGON, THURSDA Y MORNING; APRIL. 27, 1922 PRICE: FIVE G2T3 J' 'J X DOE STB1 of miltis' MI'S PLEA Lady VUtor Tells Convention - .: .. aa - aa . . :. . I nidi i,icii niuai dc naiocu 1 to Level Demanded by Wompn nf Marian COMPASSION IS FELT . FOR BLINDED FRANCE , Eeague "of; Female Voters Lauded for Not Forming New Political Party ' BALTIMORE, Md-. April 2C Tbe big, contribution that women 'can make to polities and national life la to face and tackle the mor HI standard,. 'Lady Astor told a crowded : mass j j meeting here to night. she pleaded with, the women ot .'America to Insist upon the single . standard of morality, "not by low ering thelr 'standaird,, but by .rais ing men's standard, to that of wo men.' She believed that if the , mothers of Trance who hate suf fered so much, had the -vote and , had learned how to use It, there -. ..',v. .M... I vvwua nut iivw CAJBk kuv m s Ing French attitude at Genoa. , France Is Pitied That Is one of the tragedies or France and threatens to he one ol I ina iragwwea oi ia worm. -uW said. , VPoor France, .blinded by ;her suffering, can't see that the my way on. is ro ooa urwr -ana not nacawara. . .The first woman seated In thethft ianrth of tha workinr dav bouse or commons, cneerea con tinually tonight, asked women to put Into public life the qualities thY "have had to nut into tneir home life unselfishness, cleanll-J ness and kindness.": She told the women, assembled kere for the , national convention -" of the League ptWomen Voters that they were right not to make a new political party. 1 Would Cleans Big Parties r"You are equally right to try 'and lift fend raise and Improve the 'platforms of both the big political (parties by Joining them "v she ad- ? "See that you ; send neither windbags nor carpt baggers to represent you.H ; Repeating, her appeal, for, Am erica to Join the league of nation. Lady Astor recalled that the lea gue was aurted by "America, or an American." "Some seem to think of th ' starter and forget It was the high 1 purpose of bis people which gave '- the impetus v which brought the ;ieagnm from America to Europe.' ''she said. . ' Leagne's Merits Listed wnen we go iur av iubh( yr go for'the ideal and not for !the Idealist. Its principal we snonia follot and not he sidetracked by a personality." : Then sb reviewed the ailments of the world and the accomplish- xnents of the league. It had al- ready prerented .three' wars, she- said, and registered more than 100 treaties. It had Humanitarian sections, dealing with health, la - ' bor condltons, opium, drug and white slave traffic Ean or tnese "mnst surely find hundreds ox thousands of "women .hackers in the United SUtes," She thought. THE WKATHER For , Qregon: .Thursday, fair; tnodetaU westerly winds. - VQRDS, MASTERS ALL 0F0VR ACTIO "Words are women,-deeds are - rnen, wrote George Herbert lu. ; the early sixteen hundreds. "Ac tions' speak louder than words,' tuns an old proverb. Democrltns aald, '"words are but the shadows of actions. These are only hall' ' truths, however," ".They might ; Just ks well be reversed. There ' can be ' no , action without . a thought behind it. But you can't voice a thought without words, f . A fllctionary should be a daily companion. Within reach every hour -of the twenty-four, frequent consults It Ion would produce sur- ; prising results in a short time We " feel , sure that . our offer o The ' New , Universities Dictionary , will be' of lasting benefit tp our readers.' We know ' of nothing that could be more welcome at me m iraw'-in miiw, acuwt, coats or living, increased 'unem , horde, shop and study. ' Our con- ployment, and the "further'mon poa In today's" paper ': explains opolizatlon of .American - indus- .entis. r(lAS0NIC LODGE IS RAIDED BY HOT BELFAST t BELFAST, April . 2 6. (By the Associated Press) The Masonic lodge at Mailings was raided to ? !n? luo wiuuwwb 1UU uusi Uk , uv furniture and sprinkled the prem- lM wtth ;ptu' but were pre- TenUd from tting fire to the ' " The v attackers then destroyed the furniture in the caretaker's house. . ' Armed men also raided the postofflee at Mullyfenham, Billing brackey, Rathowen and Moyvore, all la the county Westmeath. and seised all the available cash. Klamath Falls Operators Not Allowed to increase Working Day PORTLAND, April 26. The contention of timber workers In the Klamath Falls, Or., district Against any increase in . fthelr . working hours above eight, daily finds support in 'the findings. issued tonixht. of the state board l0f eonciliatlon following 1U in yestigation of the situation rha reDort. alened bT William P; Woodward -0 . Hartwlr and U F, member- declares tQat thls DOard deems the em lDlorer' nrouosal for increaslnc inadvisable. Its' Investigations, says the report; did not bear out the contention that the Klamath mill ' owners and loggers : cannot compte under the eight-honr day with firms In northern California operating1 under -m longer day. Advisability of reducing .wages of the .workers, except, common laborers, is conceded i . by . the boarM. :; . s . 1 - North Carolina Democrat Declares Measure Fraught with Many Dangers Sf j "WASHINGTON, ' AprU 2k-. Summing up a three-hours at tack, on the pending tariff olll today, in the senate Senator Sim I mona, Democrat pf North ;Caro? Mlna. declstred that It was his I deliberate . Judgment , that the I measure was "fraught with more I dangers to ; the people of the country and the Institutions un der which they live than any hBl that ever crossed the threshold I of this chamber. i . The senator said he snnnosed 1 h. measure would be passed not I because It met the judgment of I the - senate. but because a. con siderable part of the majority, of the senate "are willing to fore go their opposition to what they regard as unjust Impositions up on the people in order to get concessions for those in whom they are especially Interested. . Delay Is Decried. , Departing from the text of his andreas. which t had hAAn nra- pared after what he described aa a careful study of the bill, the Democratic i leader said there should-be no deliberate delaying tactics on the minority side, but that there must be full and free discussion "to make clear what this bill. If passed, will mean to the ' American people. Senator Simmons, who was chairman of the senate I finance "committee when' the present' Underwood act was framed, was given "dose at tention by about a score of sena tors, one of the largest attend ances on the floor since 'the de bate on : the - tariff J measure has opened. Rates Are Higher He declared that the rates In the bill calculated upon the 'basis of , the . price of products during the two periods were from 40 to 6 0 per cent : migher than those of the . Ui-fated, Payne-Aldrtch tariff, and were doable those in the Underwood law. .i i 12nactment of the measure, he asserted, would result in higher UUliRKFRR ARF I III III 1 Ul III I II I mm PHj"j" j j GIVEvIDGH . Tn:iirrT j i 'm - ' m m """TARIFF BILL tries. -SHINS UP AND SLIDES DOWN THE POLE . There's always foont' at ,t he top and on Tuesday the ' mercury started, to shin up the tempera ture 'pole to sit on' the topper most peak thereof. It got clear to ' 80. and sat. there and -crowed oyer the (eat. But aVng towards night. Its hands began to, slip, and it slid down and burned holes in the skin of Its hands In getting Tiolently to the bottom. Thatnight It registered 4 7 de grees, a drop of 33 degrees with in only a few hours. It was -Uk' Marc Antony orating over Caesar -"What a fall was there, my countrymen" 33 degrees and almost a frost for, the fruit and the roses! But It didn't really frost. the. tumble did no harm. Signatories of Versailles Treaty to Assemble at Genoa in Fortnight GENOA. April 26. (By The A.Wlatl Pmm ImiimiM. ment by the British delegation ) that a meeting of the signatories of : the Versailles treaty will be held In Genoa within a fortnight to -determine upon action in the event of Germany's falling to meet her reparations obligations at 'the end of May, was the chief feature of today's conference activities. This call Xor a meeting of the allies was Inspired by Premier Poincare's Barle Due address Inti mating that France was prepared to act alone if the allies failed' to support her In enforcing the treaty.,., T";. ' . Poland Answers Rnsala Poland replied .to Russia's pro test charging the Poles with vio lating : treaties wlth 'TtusBla and seeking to undermine. Russian sovereignty. ' The -Polish reply as serted that the Poles were en deavoring to assist in the recon struction of Russia and had no thought of violating their treaty agreements with Russia. , Premier Lloyd Oeorge drew an alarmist picture of . Europe to night. In addressing the British and American press representa tives, he declared that the object at Genoa was to clear up political difficulties which were full of menace. He compared 'Europe to seeth ing" racial lava; which, like the earth's crust,' was seeking a pro per; level This adjustment was full of peril. . He emphasised that Europe must take cognisance ' of hungry' Russia, which would be equipped hy "an angry Germany. American Presence Desired -;: "The world must recognize the fact," he said, "that Russia and Germany combined Contain over two-thirds of the people of Eu rope. They will be heard and the Rnsso-German treaty is the first warning of It." As proof of, the danger, he cited the fact that there was no fron tier line from the Baltic to the Black' Sea,' Including' the Ruma- nion, Galician, Polish and Lithu anian frontiers, whfch had been accepted.' ' I wish America were here, he explained. "Soma people 'think we want the United States for some self iBh purpose. This Is not true. We want America because she exercises a peculiar authority; her Tery aloofness gives her the right to speak. ' Whole World Affected. "America could 'exercise an In fluence no other country could command. She could come here tree and disentangled and with the prestige which comes from her independent position, she would come with the voice of peace..; "But America is not here; so Europe 'must do her best to solve the problems In her own way." Mr. Lloyd George gave; It as his opinion that the disorganisation of Europe would affect, the entire world, including the United Stated. Re was amazed at people who Ig nored the portentlous fact facing Europe to day. Presidential Train Due In Cincinnati Today V WASHINGTON, April J8 The pesldentlal train Is dae In Cin cinnati tomorrow s morning where the party win proceed to Point Pleasant hy boat. The president Intends to return to " Cincinnati Immediately after delivering his address and Is : expected hack . In C1ERCURY UUUIJ I U (VILLI Washington Friday: - , BIG ISSUE OF Pacific Telephone t& Tele graph Company to Float $25,000,000 to Apply on Debt to Parent Concern. $3,200,000 WILL BE SPENT m THIS STATE Stock Increased to Hundred Millions Not Sufficient For , Jleeds SAN FRANCISCO. April 2S. . The Pacific Telephone & Tele graph .company applied to the railroad commission today for au thority to issue and ell at not lesa than 91 per cent of par value 125,000,000 5 per cent bonds to mature in 30 years. The application follows the act tion of the stockholders who on April 10 approved the Imveaso of the authoriexd bonded Indebted-; nes8 of the company from 135, 000,000 to 150.000,000 and the In crease of .the capital stock from 150,000.000 to 1100,000.000. Debt Owed Vm ent Company ' The commission thereafter au- thorlted the company to iwue and sen tor casn at not less than 985 a share I2S.000.000 per value of per cent cumulative preferred stock and to apply the proceeds of the payment Of indebtedness due the American Telephone l Tele graph company and other credi tors and thus to finance in part the cost of property acquired up to December 31, 1921. The stock, according to the company, will not be sufficient to meet its financial needs and the bond issue is desired to supply the remaining funds necessary to re fund outstanding' obligations 'and also to provide for extensions and additions of $25,580,000 planned for the current year. These im provements are apportioned as follows: Oregon Gets $3,200,000 Washington $6,200,000; Ore gon f 3,200,000; California $11 900,000 and advances to Southern California Telephone company! of 14,280,000. PASTOR'S GIF Presbytery Way Oust Min ister, Who Performed Cer emony in Swimming Tank LAWTON, Okla., April 26. The ReT. Thomas J. Irwin, foun der and tor 20 years pastor of the First Presbyterian church L a . nere wno recently performed 'a taarriage ceremony at a public swimming pool, in which the principals wore bathing suits. must stand trial before a 'church commission on charges 'of '"con duct unbecoming a minister." ; The trial of the minister was decided on at a session here to day of the El Reno Presbytery. A commission-, of seven will hear the charges May 9. The pas tor Is ordered to show causees why he should not be relieved. Captain Amundsen Soon to Leave on Expedition CHICAGO, April 28. Captain Roald AmundSen, the explorer, passed through' Chicago today on his way to Seattle from where he will sail on an expedition to the North Pole. He said he expect edto sail from Seattle in two weeks and would go as far north aa "the Ice would permit, after which he would continue his Jour- ney" by airplane. King Gustav of Sweden Injured in Accident ORENOBLt; France, April 2fi (By the Associated- Press) King Gustav of Sweden , was painfully Injured today when the automobile In which he was pro ceeding from Nice to Geneva - was struck by a machine owned by a prominent. Geneva banker. ? The king's chamberlain was throws from the ear and gravely injured. The king suffered contusions of the left) side, - " - ' CALIFORNIA S R! S. VO TE IS TIE FOR HEAD OF STUDENT BODY Collins and White Even Miss Helen Hoover Is New Editor of Collegian Two ties, or rather failures to elect, resulted from the balloting for the student' body officers for for Willamette university for 1922-23, when the, ballots were all 'counted last night. Out of the four candidates for president, Truman Collins and Bruce White, both of the class of 1923, will have to try It once mote: they were ahead of Francis Klnch and Verne Bain, but not ahead of each other. Gordon Kelso and Ocrey Hisey also have to make it a final series for Collegian manager, neither one having a majority. James Reed, a third 'candidate, received a fine complimentary vote, though his name had 'not been printed in tho regular ballot. His too made it impossible for 'either of the others to secure a majority, eo the two high men, will go before the electorate for a second time. " Miss Grace fi&lnerd was elected vice president; Miss Ruth Smith, secretary. - with no one against her;, Albert,, Logan outran Orlo Gillett for t treasurer and Miss Helen Hoover distanced the wbolo tield Of five for Collegian editor. -This completes the elective list of student body officers, or will complete It when the two ties are voted off. The elective officers form the executive board for next year. . There , is Seine other ap pointing to be done j bby . this year's' executive board, one place which is to fill being that of yell fling, and his assistant, the crown prince. Try on U were recently held for this Important work, and ah Informal vote was ; taken on the showing made by the various candidates; hut this vote will be merely suggestive and not author Itatlre for the executive board. Daugherty is Questioned for Dismissing Man Who He fused Bribe Offer WASHINGTON, April 26.r-The case of W. O. Watts, special ag ent of the department of Justice, removed from office Monday by direction of Attorney General Daugherty "for disloyalty to the department of justice. waa laid before the house today by "Rep resentative Johnson, Republican, South Dakota. Mr. Johnson declared that Mr Watts had served his country in three wars and that ' some time ago while employed wjth the de partment of Justice, "he was of fered a commission as major in the army If he would let up with certain prosecutions.1 The attorney, Mr. Johnson said, had ' been Ill-advised in or dering the dismissal of Watts.' The text of the letter of removal, together with a memorandum by Watts, showing it was based ' on his admission that he had given Information to Representative Johnson regarding cases before the department, and Watts" - re ply to the attorney general Issued today were put Into the Congres sional Record. NEGRO APPOINTED WASHINGTON, April 2 . Ap pointment of Edward L. Dawklns, a Negro, as customs gaent assign ed to the appraisers ? warehouse at Philadelphia,' was announced today . by assistant Secretary of the Treasury Dorer. He is the first negro In the United SUtes to be appointed a customs agent in the government service, Mr, Dover said. I RADIO OirrPTT UNIQUE YAKIMA, Wash.. April 26. Lyle Cawdrey, a schoolboy of this city, nses the ' springs; under his bed aa antenna -for Ws wireless telephone with entire success, the substitute being apparently equal ly as effective as wires Strang In the customary way. A number o; other Yakima boys have adopted ACQUIRE '- - i ' MEMBED ASSERTS the plan,5 4 PACKING LEASE P; DEPOTS 1 1 J s understood, f rom sources which cannot be ques tioned, that the California Packing' association has ac quired the lease on the biz Southern Pacific wool ware house oast of the passenger depot on Twelfth street. ; This plant has been held under lease by The Phez com pany, and is still used by that company as a storeroom and warehouse It was equipped for the manufacture of jams and jellies, in the palmy day? of The Phez company, in 1918, but has not been so operated for some time past.- The building is 416x80 feet in size, and has two blocks of sur rounding ground for expan sion. The California Packing cor poration, the reputed new les sees, are the biggest fruit and vegetable packing concern in he United States. It is the- biggest packer of Hawaiian pineapples and owns 80 per cent of the stock of the Alas- lea Packers' association, the greatest fish canners in the world. Their, common stock lias a value of $40,000,000. The new lessees are - the owners pf the'Ofegon Packing company, 'the Twelfth street cannery here in Salem ; the cannery at Vancouver, Wash., under the same name; and also a cannery at Lewiston, Idaho. They have an impos ing string of canneries all through California, in addi- ion to all their Hawaiian and Alaskan holdings. , Just what they will do With the new Salem property is not known.. Whether It will in any way be used in connection with the .present Oregon Packing company plant, only two blocks away, is still only conjecture; and nothing of the terms under which the de sirable plant has been secured seems to be known to anybody in Salem the deal has been made from San Francisco, it is understood. The Oregon Growers might have taken the plant over, it is said, but that the Californians had a prior option, which they finally ex ercised. Oregon Laws Opposed Ot to Wilson Endorsed as Legislative Candidate Asserting that existing' automo tive laws of Oregon are In many instances unjust " and unfair, peclally as to vehicle license fees and truck regulations, the Auto motive ' Dealers Association of Salem last night adopted , plans for remedial legislation at a meet ing at the offices of VIck Broth ers.' A special legislative committee with Fred G. Delano as chairman was named by George VIck, pres ident of the local association. Ot to K. 'Paulus Is secretary of the association. The Salem organisation also voted to ' join In the state-wide movement tor a readjustment of automotive laws. At . last night's' meeting the dealers voiced ' unanimous appro val of the candidacy of Otto Wil son, of Salem, for the Republican nomination as representative . to the state legislature. Hospital Campaign is Postponed Two Weeks Due to unavoidable circum stances the campaign to Increase the Salem ' hospital fund will be postponed two weeks. vTbe hospi tal dinner that was scheduled to be given at the Marion hotel Sat urday night or this week win be postponed two weeks, as will also Hospital Sunday, which was to. be the coming Sunday. This was an nounced yesterday by Henry ,W. Meyers, manage; of the campaign. ON.WARE CONCERN HOUSE IS REPORT COOKE PATTON LEAVES TOWN ON THE QUIET Going to Get Set of Teeth for ; Cannibal Girl and Saw for Tough Old Maid Cooke Pat ton is going to Port land this morning on a strange mission. Tho Cannibal Girl who is to appear at the Cherringo, hasn't as good teeth aa she used to have, and he's going to try to get some sort of a griuly-bear-trap attachment for her to help her In her devoirs. "I couldn't see the poor thing gradually starving to death just because she has to eat regular tuff-uns of people, said Cooke, "and so I'm going to get her some real teeth. ;They won't be false, either, believe muh they'll be as real as a bottle of moonshine arid ether. 1 ' ' - And he Is going to get a spe cialty; tough saw for the villains who are to "Saw the Woman in Two. This victim old and tough, and.lt takes a tough aw to saw her. She is the original of thetouching old ballad, "I wouldn't marry an old maid, I'll tell you the reason ,,,why; .' . Her neck is so long and stringy, I'm af eared she'd never die!" They're going to operate the lough saw on this touch neck, and see what happens; try the good-tempered saw on; the bad-tempor?4 ancient maiden lady, and let the crowd be the judge which won.. j The Cherringo comes May 4 & and ( at the armory and aU the proceeds go tor jthe Salem hospi tal. It heeds the money. Continued Reports of Miss ing Reach Fort Worth Following Flood FORT WORTH, Tex., April. 2 Continued reports of dead and missing in the flood that haa held Fort Worth In the grip for the past two days, had brought the list to 2 tonight. A check of the list is not yet possible end verification of the .unofficial re ports are held , up while the flooded' areas are scoured by res cuers. Only one body has .been recovered. ' . ; J The list of Injured remained at 29, according to reports from the hospitals.. : Dynamiting Investigated The levee board plans to Inves tigate the reported dynamiting of the . embankments in several places late Monday night as soon as the flood waters, recede, ac cording to M. L. McCain, board chairman. The total of death and damage is not definitely known, because of the failure to recover bodies The property .. loss, however. . has been estimated at $1,000,000. More than $5,000, has been raised for the relief of the 'refu gees, and food and clothing are being distributed.' j Conditions Improve All railroads reported iinprov ed conditions today and operation on schedule is expected by to morrow night. Water west of the Van Zandte viaduct has receded .sufficiently this': afternoon' to . permit motor trucks ' carrying food supplies to reach homes in the Arlington Heights and the Van Zaadt addi tion; which have ' been '' isolated since early yesterday. ; X3TOX TRIAL ON MONTROSE, Va.. April 2. The jury was completed and tax ing of testimony begun today In the trial here of Miss Sarah E Knox, ; Baltimore nurse, v on a charge of murderlngaMrs. Mar garet I. Eastlake at ColOnUl Beach last fan. 1 EGYPT RECOG SIZED CAIRO, April 2 It was of fi elally announced that the United States government nas recognised the new Egyptian governmeiit hut that v It maintains cap! tulary rights . ' - " " ' LIST OF DEAD PLACED AT 63 KU KLUX KLfl IS RUSHED BY I Papers and Regalia Confis cated by Deputy Sheriffs Who Raid Office of Grand Goblin Cobum. , SAFE IN BUILDING ' WILL BE OPENED Search - Warrant Issued When Surrender, of Mem bership List is Refused Mosher Arrested T ' LOS ANGELES, April 2. Tha first arrest ta connec tion with the raid at fnglo wood last Saturday night, at trtbnted to ' mentors of the KU Klux Klan, occurred late toulght when Walts. H Uo sher; deputy constable and' a member of the rsldtnc party, was Uken Into " custody, f The complaint sRalnst Mo ; sher charged assauU with In tent to commit 'murder, as did a kimnar one Issued tor the arrest of Leonard Huegg. deputy sheriff, also a mem ber Of the raiding party.' ;' Arraignment ; of Mosher was let for tomorrow morn ing 'before Walter ITanby, presiding Justice of the peace of Los Angeles county.' ' ' Moshfer, "who was wounded In the arm during the raid was arrested at his home in In'glewood by ConsUble liar ' ry ' Chase and ' Deputy Con stable T. A. Chapman, " lie was teleased on bonds ' of $10,000, a certified check for that amount -bearing the sig nature . of W. B. Brown, president of the First Na tional Bank of Inglewood, Jbelag turned over "fa the au thorities. - . - :LOS 'AKOELES, j April 2$. ' - District Attorney Woolwine. ss cured the issuance of a search warrant late today directed Ag ainst the offices of the local Ku Klux Klan and despatched an automobile load. of deputy sher- iffs and investigators to the of fice of William 8. Coburn, grand goblin, with Instructions to bring In all papers found there. Mr. Woolwine Instructed the searchers to take possessoia of all books, papers, documents and other evidence relating In any way to the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Los Angeles county. Cobura Tries Stall When the investigators reached Mr. Coburn's office he attempted to temporise, but the searchers insisted on going ahead without delay. , . t Mr. Coburn's office, on the fifth floor of the Haas building In the downtown business district, was ' found to be filled with a mass cf literature and equipment pertain ing to the Ku Klux Klan, which was segregated from his personal and professional , papers and tak en away by. the officers. u N amies on ; Garments In' this mass there were many applications for' membership la local klans as well as much re galia, some of which was marked with the names of members. The regalia, consisting of the usual K. K. K. uniform of white robes, with concealing hood, was all' taken for further, examination. It was not known whether the papers Included membership lists. Mr. ; Coburn's office had ? 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