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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
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MARRIAGE OF
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SOLDIER BILL
Bonus Measure, Amended in
Important Particulars, Is
; Approved by Finance Sen
ate Committee. ,
PROPOSAL: MAY GO
: AHEAD. OR TARIFF
Borah and Cohorts Of Bothfchinations arid intrigues of designing persons." She added
Parties Preparing for
Opposing Fight
.WASHINGTON. May The
TinnaA Boldm' bonus bHI." amend
ed in several important ' partlcu
larS, but wlth the much discussed
bank loan provision retained, was
approved today by the senate fi
nance committee by a vote or v .
'Chairman McCumber proposes
in th sen
ate vnhin few dayi and aadd he
hoped to etl0?.f" "CIorM
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The more' Importantalterations
made in th house measure were.
The changing -of the etfectiye
date of th legislation from next
October 1 to Januaryf
Removal of the tirie It'mitatiou
a A tlAntinna ' hV
rm tna lumr oi uuv"-"""" "J
World war veterans; for adjusted
aervlce compensatlbn. '
Abandonment oi ine recmiu -
tlon nlan and the aiibstitution ot
a provision under V,Wch veterans
-would be given presence in ra-
ing' entry on .
lands when openea o ry.
. . fnrraitnral
proTlsion, nnaer.
fallta to repar me a
banks or -the government on ad-
justed cervice .. '"T;- and Inquired whether the Repub
have forfe.'ted their cerUflcates. .! , f . that theIr aC-
Under th amenaea om
veierana couw
titlcate. at any tipe uure -
TO.ai.ur"7' r.r:' 7r thG
lssne. uvuu
.m tW were in,' default, plus in-
terpot at 4 1-Z per ceni compouau
id annually. J
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k .r.m.i f tKa amended nousj
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ABSENCE OF
Editor Statesman: I greatly re
gret the , appearance of the ar
ticle in tliia morning' Statesman
which atted that Governor Olcott
Inconvenienced those participating
In the Memorial day parade and
further declared that he -had ac
cepted an Invitation, to partici
pate, bUt had forgotten hit obli
gation nd had gone to Portland
. insteadi . "
In tpe first place, no one was
inconvenienced , and the . parade
was not delayed by Governor Ol
cott'g tbsence, at the greatest not
more than a few moments. The
entire i matter was a mlsunder
standWg. Several days ago I had
ashed Governor Olcott if he and
his family would ride at the head
of the) Memorial day parade here
and he very kindly consented to
-do sol ' Following that, arrange
ment U were made In Portland
for honoring the last of Oregon's
Am.A ) to . be brought back from
France for interment Governor
Olcott was asked by the commit
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M'CORMICK BATTLES TO
MAX OSER CHARGED
AS HAVING DESIGNS
ONMATHILDE'S COIN
CHICAGO, May 31. (By
termined battle to prevent the marriage of Mathilde McCor
mick, prospective heir to millions, to Max User, Swiss riding
master, was begun in court today by Mrs. Judith Kockefeller
McCormick, the 17-year-old girl'3 mother and divorced wife
of Harold F. McCoijmick, millionaire head of the Internation
al Harvester company.
Asking a restraining order
marriage Mrs. McCormick declared that because of her "ten
der age," Miss Mathilde might
mat user Deing a poor man, uesireu me marriage primar
ily" because he believed "in so doing he will secure large
3umsf of money and financial
EXPENSES OF
IT HIT
Senator Harrison Says They
Make Newberry Affair
Insignificant
WASHINGTON, May 31. Ex
nendltures In the campaign ror
the Republican gubernatorial
nominati0n in Pennsylvania were
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i attacicea or aenaior jnrrtu.
I Democrat, MifBlaeippi, in the sen-
ate-today as a "second edition
ioI y,e Newberry case in Mtcnigan.
I .,lltnl.A- Jn pennsvlvanla.
genator Harrigon asserted, made
those of the Michigan campaign
seem Insignificant
Atmiimmt Attacked
Mirx --'
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,howtog a total of $117,000 spent,
reads like the testimony in the
... M, Harrl80n 8ald.
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u. tne .eal of approval to
K1tiBi use of money In
lectiona.
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; Mr. Harrison aaaea
- i ir. rincnol aanniiius o"
ture ot $117,000 and with for-
I . m in m a-v nan.
mer senator uevenage, nuium-v
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services to represent the state,
as the city of Portland, the army,
the navy" and the various organ
ization all were represented. The
occasion Was one of great import
ance and Governor Olcott could
hare done nothing but accept. I
am certain not a member of the
Grand " Army of ' the Republic
would hare ashed him to do any
thing else, h Unfortunately I have
not been easily accessible by tel
ephone and the Governor not be
ing able to .locate me communi
cated the change of plans to an
other member of the post and re
quested that ne notify me. Un
fortunately the matter was not
attended to and 1 was not advised.
As a result the regrettable state
ments were made which should
not . have been made. .
Thanking you for: giving this
communication proper space, I am
; ; Respectfully, -v ,
W. C. FAULKNER.
Acting Commander, Sedwick Post
.. No. 10, Department of Oregon,
PINCO
Grand Army oi the Republic :
HER MINOR DA UGHTER
The Associated Press) A de
of probate court to prevent the
become the subject of ma-
gains."
The motion was made in Mrs.
McCormich's answer to the abP11"
cation of her daughter for ap
polntment of Mr. McCormick as
her legal guardian. Under the
Swiss law, consent of the guar
dian or both parents of a minor is
necessary for marriage.
, Temporary Order Denied
Judge Henry L. Horner, how
ever, declined to grant even a tem
porary restraining order, but con-
tinued the hearing of the motion
until June 3, meanwhile ordering
that ' letters of guardianship
he drawn up for Harold P Mc
Cormick under bonds of $20,0OU.
Mr. McCormlck'B counsel, fcdwin
H. Cassell, agreed, however, that
the guardian's consent to his
ward's marriage would not be
given before the hearing.
Charles Scuttinp. attorney for
Mrs. McCormick, indicated that
he would use every legal means to
block, consent of the international
marriage in which the grand
daughter of John D. Rockefeller
would become the bride of a for
mer cavalry officer who was her
liding master for many years
during her residence in Switzer
land.
Family Not In Court
Neither Mrs. McCormick, Miss
Mathilde nor her father was in
court.
Mrs. McCormlck's answer set up
briefly these points.
That Mathilde is a minor child
having reached her 17th birthday
only last month.
That Mrs. McCormick believes
that tJTe "sole object" of seeking
appointment of a guardian "is to
permit him to give his consent
pursuant to the requirements ot
Swiss law, to the marriage of Ma
thilde McCormick and one Max
Oser. a citizen of the confedera
tion of Switzerland."
That Mrs. McCormick does not
approve of the contemplated mar
riage.
Ago Is Objection
Objections to Oser were listed
as his age, his Swiss citizenship
that he is "without a regular and
certain income" and that Ma
thilde's marriage to him might in
volve her in "machinations and
intrigues." -
' He was also declared to be
"without sufllG'ent funds of his
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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY
Screen Star's Separation
from Ovyen Moore Two
Weeks Before. She Mar
ried Fairbanks Sustained.
ACTRESS JUST SIMPLY
TICKLED BEYOND WORDS
Gavin McNab, Her Attorney,
Thoroughly Pleased at
: ',Out6ome of Case
CARSON CITY, Nev.. May 31
-(By the Associated Press)
Mary Pickford's divorce from
Owen Moore was sustained today
by the Nevada supreme court.
In a , unanimous opinion and
order written by E. A. pucker,
Junior associate Justice, the court
late today held that AUpreey
General Fowler had no authority
to institute proceedings to havo
the divorce annulled and set aside
Judge Langan Affirmed
The supreme court's decision
was an affirmation of the order
of District Judge Frank P. aLn-
gan quashing service of summons
in an action brought by the attor
ney general to set aside the div
orce decree.
Miss Pickford was granted a
divorce from Owen Moore at
Mlnden, Nev., March 20, 1920.
Fowler's action to have the de
cree set aside was based on the
contention that Miss Pickford had
not resided In Nevada the period
required by law.
No Jurisdiction Claimed
When the district court in
which the divorce was granted
held that the action had been re
gular in every particular, Fowler
appealed to the state supreme
court, charging that the divorce
was obtained "through fraud and
collusion" on the part of Miss
Pickford and that the Minden
court had no Jurisdiction.
In an opinion of 15 typewritten
pages, the supreme court today
said, in substance:
Married Immediately Afterward
"Until the legislature acts and
empowers the attorney general,
or other officers, to represent the
state's interest in divorce suits,
the duty must remain where it
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LITTLE MARY'S
DIVORCE 'GIVEN
LEGAL STATUS
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COMMITTEEMEN FOR
COUNTY PRECINCTS
ARE NEWLY CHOSEN
Walter L. Tooze, Republican state committeeman for
Marion county, has compiled the list of the newly elected
Republican precinct committeemen for the county, chosen at
the recent primary election. There are 74 precincts. Of
these, 3 have failed to elect, or are in ties that will have to
be determined judicially.
According to law, the county
chairman is required by law to
call these newly elected officers
together withiu 20 days after the
election and organize for their
two years term of service. The
county clerk will send them of
ficial acceptance blanks, and they
are legally qualified to serve by
filling in and filing their accept
ance. At their meeting they will
elect a chairman, a secretary, a
MORNING, JUNE 1, 1922
STOP
POLK IS AGAIN
TIED UP TIGHT
Decree Handed Down by
Judge Kelly Stops Pro
gress South of Monmouth
and North of Rickreall.
CONTRACT WITH STATE
HELD TO BE UNLAWFUL
Paving of Salem - Dallas
Stretch Not Affected by
Decree of Court
DALLAS. Or., May 31. (Spe
cial to-The Statesman) In a de
cision handed down by Judge Per
cy R. Kelly today in a road case
brought by the city of Independ
ence against the state highway
commission the road work in
Polk edunty being done by tha
highway commission on the roads
south of Monmouth by Contractor
Trent and that being done north
of Rickreall by Contractor HUdc
brant has been halted and it may
be some time before the work u
resumed.
Contract Unlawful
In his decision Judge Kelly
found that the contract made by
the Polk county court and the
highway commission last spring
whereby the county court was to
use a part of the market road
fund for the purpose of preparing
the roadway and the building ot
bridges on the West Side highway
was unlawful and the money
rnnld nni'be used on a state
highway.
Polk county also borrowed a
sura of money from the highway
commission with which to finance
some of the road work on the
stato roads and as this exceeded
the G pr cent I mitation of In
debtedness of the county the con
tract therefore is void.
ltond Issue Suggested
Just when the county court can
find the amount of money witn
which to make the payments on
the roadbed of these two pieces
of roadwork is not known as none
of the members of the court could
be found this afternoon. The only
way out of the difficulty It seems
is for the county to vote a bond
issue for the completion of the
highways and th?s will probably
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treasurer, a state and also a con
gressional committeeman.
Ralph Thompson of Salem is
the present county chairman, the
late L. F. Rowland was secretary;
Walter L. Tooze. Sr., state com
mitteeman, and M. E. Pogue con
gressional committeeman. These
could be re-elected If the new
board should see fit to do o.
though their official terms close
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HEALTH
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START IS GOOD
Scores of Children Examin
ed oTday Will Be Tuber
culosis Day
Pointing toward a most success,
ful week, Wednesday, the first
day of the annual Health week
held here under tne auspices oi
the state board ef health, had a
record attendance. Clinics were
held in the auditorium of the Sa
lem Commercial club in both the
morning and the afternoon.
Children of pre-school age were
examined, the doctors and 1 .the
dentists in charee being Dr. -ft. L.
Springer, Dr. W. A. Johnston, Dr
B. Blatchford, Dr. D. R. Ross, or.
Prince Byrd and Dr. R. L. Ed
wards. Dental and physical ex
aminations were conducted and
mentality tests given by special
ists.
Ilellinger In Charge Today
Dr. Grover C. Bellinger will be
in charge today, tuberculosis day.
Friday will be Mothers' and Hab-
ies
day and Dr. W ooley, a spec-
ialist of Portland,
will he
charge.
Saturday, school children's day
will be in care of Dr. KstelTe ord
Warner, head of the medical de
partments of the Portland public
schools. General clinics will be
held Saturday for babies, for tue
convenience of those mothers who
are unable to bring the'r babifls
Friday.
Allc linics are being held in the
auditorium of the Commercial
club and are free to the public.
School Board Refuses to Ac
cede to Petitions of
School Patrons
Miss Julia Iverson, an instruc
tor of the Lincoln junior high
school, will not be re-employed.
This was the decision last night
of members of the school board
and Superintendent George Hug,
who has refused to recommend
Miss Iverson to continue with the
local school system with which
she has been active for nearly 10
years. j
The board last night consid
ered the Iverson case at j special
meeting. Miss Ivercon found
friends in patrons of the Lincoln
school, a committee of five speak
ing in the Interest of her re-employment
last night. A petition
of nearly 300 names had been
presented by the board.
The board's decision came as a
surprise to members of the com
mittee who were present, as It
had been generally understood
that Miss Iverson wohid be con
tinued with the schools and that
difficulties between herself and
Superintendent Hug had been
ironed out.
WEATHER
Thursday fair east; showers!
and cooler western portion.
miss in is
IT RE-EMPLOYED
Clara Gruenfelder in Hospital Seriously Wounded
Shooting Takes Place on Silverton Road as Sixtcr-in-Law
Flees from Man Following Family Trouble &t
Home Seven Miles from Salem Other , Lives Threat
ened by. Maddened Youth
A flight in an automobile from John' Bangert, 27,
Middle Grove farmer, terminated in a tragedy last nfcht
when Bangert fatally wounded hmself after sercc:!y
wounding his sister-in-law, Miss Clara Gruenfelder, 16,
and firing shots at Deputy Sheriff Bert Smith, Mrs. Ban
gert and others. The shooting was- on the Silvertcn
road. . , v
Bangert died at the Deaconess (hospital last ni;Lt
while. Miss Gruenfelder is said to be recovering frcm
three wounds fired into her body by Bangert, who if
believed to have suddenly became demented yesterdaj
afternoon. . '
Mrs. Bangert, who narrowly escaped her husband'!
unlooked-for-attack, was near a nervous breakdown
last night as a result of the day's experience She said
that her husband had never shown signs of such an at
tack. '"'V:-r''w";,v-After
family troubles, of a minor nature, according
to intimate friends of the family. Bangert who operated
a farm seven miles northeast of this city, returned (rem
Salem yesterday and brandished a gun, threatening the
life of his wife and her sister. . .
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Securities Go at Par and
Better for First Time
Since Issue Date
NEW YORK, May 31. For the
first time since the date of Issue,
all liberty bonds today sold at
par or better. Heavy trading In
liberty bonds at highest prices
and transactions, embracing ceve-
ral lots of $1,000,000 were the
outstanding feature of the bond
market. '
Continued ease of money and
investment buying by" Individuals
and corporations in anticipation
of June interest and dividend dis
bursements, gave stimulus to the
day's extensive, purchase of these
war flotations.
Comparisons Interesting
Maximum and minimum quota
tions ot . these . bonds so far this
year afforded interesting compar
ison. The high of 100.06 for the
3 V4s compares with a low of
94.48; the first 4 of 1932-47
sold as low as 98.10 and as high
as 100.10; the second 4s ot
1927-42 ranged from 9580 to
100; the third 4 Vis of 1928 from
96.82 to 100.04 and the coupon
fourth 48 in which dealings
often have been Tery large, rose
from 95.72 to 100.04.
Yield From 5 to 6JJ Per Cent
At thej low quotations of last
year most, of these bonds were
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SELLING WELL
nFOS(T07S
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
Bangert'a brother, Charlea, who
came to Salem a few weeks ago
from Dayton, Ohio, attempted to
disarm and pacify his brother.
Brother Interfere j-V
"I won't hurt yon, Charlie, hut
I'm after-.- - brokenly ex
claimed John as he entered the
house In search of the women.
Charles, In an effort to prevent
serious trouble, hurried the wom
en and Mr. and Mrs. Banrert'e
infant son Into a car and started
toward Salem. Bangert took Hp
the pursuit in his own car.
At the Silverton-Salem four
corners, a short distance from, the
Bangert home, the leading ' ear
broker down and the .women
sought refuge in the Fred Way
residence. In the flight toward
the Way home, Mrs. Bangert was
fired upon four times by her hut
band. v'
Sheriff Is Called '
Within the house. Miss Ornen
felder phoned for aid from Sher
iff Bower's of f Ice, while - Mrs.
Bangert endeavored to fasten
windows and doors. - '
Bangert forced hie way through -a
window, and finding his sister-in-law
In one of the rooms, dragged-
her outside the building
where he fired half a doten shots
at her, three taking effect. " In
the meantime, Mrs. Bangert had t
fled from the house and concealed
herself in some underbrush near
the car in which her infant son
had been left. . " ",' .
Bangert returned to his own
car for ammunition. Passing
near the second machine, he said
to his small son: ' -'
" "Don't cry, Charlie, ft will be
all right pretty soon, and fired
a volley of shots which kept oc-
cn pants of the Way .home and
several halted passers by at a dis
tance, One shot Of this fusilade
was fired at Charles Bangert, who
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tee to Portland to join m tnese