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Newspaper Page TextCTaOtTZATXO , Itmn for Mr. i23 . ' Baadajr nlr . 601 Vmily and Sir S5 ' , Avtra for six noatht aadiag Hay II. 1923 Baaday sty - - - ' S7SS . laily aad Baaday , ,. (S09 zx tsx cxtt or iaxxv ' t-s f .v aad aWvaar te -""- yte aad Flk Oaatlaa Kaarly Trybady raada The Oregon Statesman TEX BOXB XXKttAXZ f SEVENTY-SECOND TEAK t i i SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1922, -PRJCE; FIVE C3JT3 ? i - n r Streets of - San Francisco Become Fantasy of Color as Nobles Arrive from All north America. FORMAL PARADES ARE Ofl SCHEDULE TODAY 1 4 -t . Hospital for Crippled Child ren Dedicated by Im perial Potentate ' BAN FRANCISCO, June 12. Tbe treat kaleidoscope of fantas tic Oriental custom and decora tions that, to the human eye rep resents the annual Imperial coun cil of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, began , slowly to revolve today. r . . '. ' Geyly garbed bands and.patrols swung Jauntily through .. the streets on. the . home ; stretch of their pilgrimage to the . meeting place of the annual celebration.; ::v';:--y Parades tiefapiiimj 3, , Bright splotches of color- reds, greens, yellows, blues . and, pur-ples-irore the somber gray, and brown-habilimenU of vWora-day humans Into the background as , from all - quarters of - English speaking .North America the tem ples of this Masonic organization poured , their 'delegation Into San Francisco; ,: V . : jt ( 'Tomorrow the' formal parades, the" elaborate receptions to the imperial. dlvan and f the business . sessions of the imperial council win begin," but today was given over to welcomes, to finding mar- ; ters for the many:' thousands ot nobles ' and their . ladles and - to .band concerts and . Impromptu bits of merry-making. nx, .-i -i The mysticism of .mysticism; is .: Inspiration.: Medieval- Arabs furn ished the Inspiration for costumes and ritual, but a western desire to relax and be merry and to make others cheerful at the same time, was the impelling motive for the rise of this order, and today this spirit found expression- In both music and noise and In the laying of a cornerstone of a hospital tor crippled children. v : : ? " v. This hospital, one of six under construction by the Shrine, is lo cated on the westward slope of sand hills that run to the Pacific ocean. Ernest Allen ot Savannah, Ga., Imperial potentate lot, the shrine,, set the corner stone in place with a gold and silver trowel while Governor William p.,Steph ens and,. Mayor; James Rolpfa r Jr. of San Francisco, expressed their gratitude to the organization for its work In finding happiness for themselves through' the bappl- J jiess of others. ';i'-,.v.;,-, j- Last of Pilgrims Come $ f Special trains,' speclat cars, Au tomobile caravans and steamships all brought their quotas to the meeting city of the' Imperial conn cil. All day long- Jttarket street resounded to. the music of arriv ing bands as they inarched to their headquarters and by midnight the last of the' pilgrims had ended their Journey over the figurative . hot sands.. Vsv ;; ''; Processions, concerts,- recep tions, teas, - dinners, automobile trips,' yacht 'races,- automobile races, aviation contests," swimming matches, military drills. , sight seeing trips, plays, minstrel shows golf, tennis, trap 'shooting - and tor the " women, shopping tours, , are among -the way in which, the. x8hrine organization will live up to its generally accepted title as tbe playgroud of masonry. 4 f THE WEATHER. ' Tuesday, cloudy near coast And fair in the Interior.. SPRING TnOtGHT - With thoughts of spring an other thought Is found t cross your brain, ' Tou wonder : how the ' heck -.' ' you--can,; : --' f:. : Ride around again. Just write the motorcycle Competition Editor, Oregon Statesman, today for full In formation ar to how to se cure a motorcycle by using your spare moments for a short time. - - CHINATOWN IS RAIDED; FIVE UNDER ARREST Quantity of Opium, Pipes and Other Materials Taken in 'w Sunday Police Coup Chinatown witnessed one of its occasional; raids by police early Sunday morning when Chief of Police Moffitt and Patrolman White,' Victor, Putnam and Bran eon slipped Into Oriental quarters on. , Ferry street and "cleaned house."' ? ' ; ' I''i . ;Jlm -Gee, Son Lee, Lee Wor, Anna Toy and Lai Winr will be brought before Judge Race at 2 o'clock,, this' afternoon, and will each explain how he or she hap pened to be mixed up with the collection of opium smoking ap paratus seized by the officers. Yen Shee, opium.' opium deriv atiTes. and pipes,, opium , weighing balances, lamps and other appar atus were found In the possession ot the Chinese. The Orientals are at liberty under bonds of $25 ' Poison Preferred to Pipe in Putting Pests off Peo ples' Premises The Pied Piper and his part ner are in town! ; . ' "Salem ' is overrun With rats. Tou have a larger rat population than any, other city I have been In, size of the, town, considered." , This -was ; the, statement ? made to councllmen last, night by W. F. Wilcox, of Walla Walla, Wash., who with P. F. Beck, is iu this city for the purpose of killing ev ery rat and mouse in Salem tor 12,000. . .. 4. , . , .: Poison Supplants Pipe -.The modern rat. charmers have abandoned - the pipe - and have adopted poison baits.. . "No pay if there is -a rat . or mouse to be found." says Wilcox. "Me are "cleaning: up rodents' at the state institutions and by two months work can jut . these ex pensive pests out ' of commission in your, city." . The proposal was referred to the committee on health and po lice'. I , Has Done it For Years . WSlcox, has been in the rat killing profession for 35 years, according ' to patent certificates and letters of Introduction carried by himv. v ; . (V.v;i . i: He bears, ? testimonials', from Oakland, Petalum. San Francis co and other California cities showing that as a rat killer he is a go-getter,,.. - Iiook Out For Puss "I am death on' cats,' too," as serts Mr. Reed-v'A good healthy rat can runanr cat .ragged, add tests have, jproyed t that 100 per cent of , the street cats are dis eased with' k lower oercentaze Ot house cats. When I tn working ( (Continued on page 6) PIED PIPER IS. SALEM ARRIVAL Gtni Junior High Sctiooi Girl Winner of Prize With Essay oh i "Clean-up Phint-up"' Campaign '"- Winner of the essay contest among1:, pupils' uf. Salem's Junior high schools on the purposes f the Vcleanup-palnt up" campaign was LouTera , Horn, of Grant school, who receives an award IS value given by the Dixie bak ery. , Jler essay is given below. Tomorrow the essay of Kathei1 ine MuWey, winner, for the grade schools, will-be published. Miss Horn's essay follows: . ; - WHY SALEM SHOULD HAVE A CLEAN UP-PAIXT UP ! CA3IPA1GN ' j ( A . dean city is- a' prosperoqs city; it is a growing city;, and It is contented city. ; j j A ; beautiful city, which meads a clean one, has contented occu pants because It has that attri bute. People coming through ah attractive town will stay if look ing" for a home; It not going through, for the purpose of find ing a place to live they will s4" vertise the . town, so . that other people may. wih to go theri. This continual -? publishing- has many rewards. ; : It will bring many desirable SHEEP-HERDER - -. ? i . . i FIGHT; 1 DIES Tom Jones Killed at Monu ment, Baker County, Ear ly Sunday in Quarrel Over Sheep Range. SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM OF SMITH, SLAYER Killer Gives Himself up and is Lodged in Jail Pend ing Investigation BAKER, Or., June 12.-r-Tom Jones, age 43. formerly ot .Uma tilla county, was .found dead to day, as the result of a quarrel said to have arisen over the quar terlng pf aj sheep., iv y George 8. Smith, age 50, who is in the Grant county Jail pend ing investigation, is quoted as saying he shot Jones , in self de fense. .. p Shooting at Momunent ' The shooting occurred at Monument, ' Grant county, about 75 miles west of Baker, late Sunday.- Jones was a single man. Smith, formerly of-Weston, Umatilla county, was herding sheep for (he Blakely-Cldligh company. The killing was the result of a quarrel over sheep range, Smith claiming self de fense. ' ! ' . Smith Gives Up Smith gave himself up to Depu ty Newton Leslie of Monument and was brought, to Canyon City this morning. Jhirty-Twd Cars Parked , At Camp Ground Last Night Thirty-two cars were registered last night at the auto camp grounds, and of these 18 regis tered last night.' T. G. Albert, who is in ; charge -of the. camp, says that SO, per cent ot, the cars have California license plates, al though some are eastern cars re turning from a winter In the south. ; No cars have come over the divide from the east, so far Mr Albert IsayS. Last night's to tal registration was the greatest so far this 'season. Ku Klux Banned, But Arbuckle is . Allowed in CHICAGO, Jane 12. A recom mendation that Ku Klux, Klan parades and public demonstra tions be prohibited within the city limits if the participants appear masked, was made today br unan imous rote of the council Judici ary, committee. , The committee , also refused to bar , the exhibition of the motion picture films here of Roscoe Ar buckle, the comedian. homeseekers who will, perhaps, become . prosperous in the busi ness section, or great civic lead era, or welfare workers. They will be pleased with their first view of the city and will wish to keep It in the condition it was at their, first sight. - Another ; thing Is that cans, rubbish and other such articles breed disease germs which ' are detrimental to the inhabitants welfare. They also disfigure and mar the beauty and happiness of ft city; Old. unpalnted buildings apoil ' the looks, bat with a few dollars 'they can be made ' re spectable looking. Many of these could be torn down with out any loss to the owners. Salem has a good change to e. come as beautiful as any place in the United States,, and Tit should become', so for, its, own good and the welfare, of Its inhabitants. : r-Salem should, have Clean up Paint Up campaign i , to get .the people -. interested. , An Incentive is needed by many, people, to get them to - do things.,: Salem will find that It Is no loss to hold this campaign, OPEN SEASON ONsDEERISk , NOW UNIFORM All Upland Game Birds Also Affected by New Ruling of State Commission PORTLAND. June 12. Open seasons for deer and all upland game birds were made uniform throughout the state by the state Fame commissioners in unani mous action taken today. This is the first time that Ore gon has had. the seasons so regu lated that the open season for a particular same bird will be the came in all parts of the state. The seasons. will be as follows: Deer, August l to November 1. Grouse and native pheasants, August 20 to September 20. ; Sage hens, July 15 to July 31. Chinese pheasants and quafl. Prairie chickens, October 15Uo Prairie chickens) ctober 15 to October 31, in counties where there is open season. Special Committee to Report on Proposed Purchase Monday Night Oaks park and its merits were given a thorough discussion at the special session . of the city council last night when about two score prominent citizens attended the hearing. All present were In favor of the proposal that the city of Salem acquire the property . on .Capital street, near North Hill creek al though there was much difference of opinion as to the purchase price. Harris and Page Heard , R. K. Page and R. A. Harris spoke in the interest of the pro-, posal. The property was well worth the $24,500 asked by Its owners, speakers contended. A mortgage for ,$13,000 held by Canadian bank would be released for $10,000 cash It was stated, the balance of the $24,500 being represented by claims for various amounts. "If a Canadian bank advanced that much money on that property it win taking chances," said Wil liam Brown. "I favor the park purchase but at a reasonable fig ure." Kay Boosts Proposal. Thomas B. Kay spoke in favor of the purchase. The property is worth the price mentioned, he said; and pointed out that such parks are assets to any city. "Would the people approve the council's action in purchasing this property at this figure when they have Just refused to approve the council's recommendations for fire equipment and sewer building Items?" was a question directed at Attorney Page by Aldermen Marcus. Committee Takes Case. "Yes. I believe they would." replied Mr. Page, who said that be regretted that these two meas ures had . not i been approved at the recent election. After some discussion the mat ter was referred to a special com mittee consisting of Aldermen Schunke, Moore. Baumgartner, Suter, Utter and City Attorney Hay Smith. The council will re port on the purchase proposal at the regular meeting next Monday night. Pioneer Eugene Woman a Dies at Age of 74 Years '.-.."; i ..in EUGENE. Ore.. June 12. Mrs. Sarah E. Patterson, daughter of the late Daniel Christian, one of the founders jot Eugene., died . at her home here today at the age of 74 years. She came across the plains with her parents, when a child in 1853 and tier father took up a donation land claim where a portion of the residence district of. Eugene now stands. Printers of Portland Sign 2-Year, Agreement , PQRTLAXD,,, June 12A twor year agreement with a 5 per cent reduction in pay has. been signed by the Multnomah Typographical union and the Portland Typotheta, according to announcement .today by -William E. Klmsey, president of the first-named organization. : I N UK IS IN DANGER! President Gompers, in Ad dress at Opening Session Warns Against any Feel ing of Fancied Security. MAN WITH HOE TYPE DECRIED BY VETERAN Only Request is That Em ployers Meet in Confer ence Over Disputes CINCINNATI, June 12. (By the Associated Press) Facing a fight that leaders ot organized labor regard as one for the very existence of unionism, the Amer ican Federation here today open ed . its 42nd annual . convention, which was marked by the presen tation of many issues to be con sidered during the next two weeks and a speech by President Samuel Gompers declaring "we do not feel ourselves into any fancied security." , . The issues were brought before the delegates by the report of the federation's executive council. Veteran Im Applauded "We are not in a mood," said Mr. Gompers, "to have those : ights and privileges guaranteed to us by our constitution, taken from us by ny subtle reasoning Or assumption of power, no mat ter whence it emanates." This declaration of the veteran labor leader was greeted with ap plause, as was also his statement that organized labor would go onward and forward more deter mined than ever that there shall not be Imposed upon our brow, upon our backs, the type of the "man with the hoe." Welcome Extended The speech by Mr. Gompers came after a program of wel coming addresses . by . Mayor George P. Carrell, Secretary T. J. Donnelly of the Ohio Federation of Labor and others. In his brief speech, Mr. Gom pers declared that organized la bor only asked employers to meet with the union leaders in confer ences for the settlement of dis putes, but he said that a genuine conference was Impossible unless both sides stand on equal footing. The "open shop" Le added, is not the result ot conferences. Disarmament Supported Mr. Gompers concluded with a reference to .the disarmament conference, asserting it made a beginning toward abolishing war and that labor throughout the world made the "greatest contribution toward that pur pose." FIRE IS SMALL but ins Small House in Rear of Le bold Grocery Totally Le stroyed Yesterday A fire which caused a loss of about $1200 and which set fire to the roofs of several nearby residences occurred on Twelfth near State street yesterday when a small house in the rear of the Lebold Brothers grocery store was totally destroyed. All three units of the fire equipment were called to the fire which occurred, about 5 o'clock. Residents of tbe neighborhood said last night that Fire Chief Hntton and all of his men de served much praise for prompt and efficient work in controlling a blase which one time threatened the entire block. Shortly after noon yesterday the department made a run to a milk depot at Seventeenth and Center streets. A" small roof fire at this place had been extin guished by the time the appar atus arrived. This is the second report from this place, a fire sev eral weeks -ago -also being caused br sparks from an inadequately screened smoke stack, according to firemen, LEADERS , -.K . . v STATEMENT TO ATTORNEY CARSON AND SHERIFF BOWER Within a few hours after he had been confronted by the two little girls whom ha is said to have assaulted in this city on Sunday, March 5, C. A. Sloat, Linn county school teacher, in jail at. Albany, admitted that he had met the two little, girls near a Salem church and had taken them to Bush's pas ure where the assault occurred. These admissions were made by Sloat yesterday to Dis trict Attorney- John Carson, Sheriff Bower and Deputy Pros ecutor Lyle Page. L ; , Identification of Sloat was made yesterday wljen the two little girls were taken to Albany by Chief of Police Verdun Moffitt who has been working on the assault case for sev eral months. - , Admissions made by Sloat were made to Sheriff Bower who had been working on the case for some time and who had secured information which led to incriminating statements by Sloat as to his connection with the case. II.REF0! IS LAUNCHED Hays Given Real Test in Conference on Screen Mor- ality and Economics ; NEW YORK, June 12. Mov ing picture reforms of a sweeping nature, both as regards the mor ality of the screen and the eco nomic structure ot the motion picture -business were predicted as a result ot a conference held behind closed doors today be tween representatives ot the pro ducing field, headed by Will Hays and the exhibitors, headed by Sydney S. Cohen. Hays is Tested The conference represented the first real test of the leader ship of the former cabinet mem ber in his new position, accord ing to motion picture men. - Re lations between producers and ex hibitors have been discordant. Hays hepes to bring about great er harmony in all branches ot the business. Theater owners sought today to obtain reductions in film ren tals, saying that they have felt the general business slump and asking that the producers' help them meet it by catting rentals. New Program Due Friday The proposed cut, discussion of a more equitable contract be tween producers and exhibitors and the beginning of Hays cam paign for "cleaner movies" com prised the chief business of the day. A statement of tbe new program of the movie industry is expected by Friday. Yakima Man Hunting for Father Who Disappeared YAK1KMA, Wash., June 12. Hal V. Scheetz, this city, conduc tor on the Sunnyside branch of the Northern Pacific, is near Liv ingston, Mont., assisting In a search for his father, 81, who mysteriously disappeared early Saturday morning from a train on which he and a daughter were traveling from Chicago to visit the family of Mr. Scheetz here. Irish Negotiations Are Proceeding Satisfactorily LONDON, June 12. The Irish negotiations are declared to be proceeding satisfactorily and will be continued tomorrow when Mi chael Collins reaches London. Winston Spencer Churchill, secre tary for the colonies, will take up the discussion with the two Irish leaders where It left off today and he is expected to make a state ment in the house of commons Thursday. , The technical advisers are In continual session, at the Colonial office, dealing with details of the constitution and it is hoped that the whole; business will be con cluded this .week. FATTY FISTHXG VICTORIA,, B. C, June. 1. Roscoe; (Fatty), Arbuckle . film comedian., arrived at . Courtney, Vancouver Island, Saturday for an indefinite stay, trout fishing, says a dispatch from Courtney to the Victoria Times, ' IS MADE Sloat was arrested in Albany several days ago by Chief of Po lice Johnny Catlin, who wanted the. school teacher for an alleged attack upon an Albany girt. Under Bonds In linn County . Sloat was Identified by this girl and was being held to the Linn county , grand Jnry under bonds ot $300 when his connec tion with the Salem, Incident was apparently established by Chief Moffitt, who made several trips to Albany, before securing identi fication of Sloat. The local girls who were at tacked by Sloat are 7 and 9 rears of age, respectively. - -V "As soon as possible I hope to confront Sloat with a little girl from the Salem Heights district who was -attacked by a man ot Sloat's description about' eighteen months ago." sald.Moffltt. . . Description Similar The description given by this little girl is a ringer for Sloat, who admits tlat he was riding a bicycle between 'Salem . and Al cident has no connection with the recent attack it will be .used in tracing Sloat's activities. . . "I am awaiting word from Ta coma authorities as to the descrip tion ot a man named Sloat, who, about two years ago, was' convict ed of attacks on girls in a suburb near Tacoma.' District Attorney ohn Carson Is awaiting action of the Linn coun ty authorities as to their attitude on. giving precedence to this county's claims for an early in vestigation of the case. . May Be Five Charges It is probable that five charges will be filed against , Sloat in event he is brought to Salem. Sloat Is said to have attended Willamette university at . one time. Several years ago he taught school in the Santiam district. He is said to be abnormal menally in a degree, but no serious charges had been established against him. One year ago he was arrested at McMinnville on a charge of moles ting little girls but was acquitted. In speaking of the case yester day. Chief Moffitt said that two things had prompted him to con front Sloat with the Salem girls at a time when it was, . not thought that the Albany man was Involved,, "... .. v.v B,"' . Same Methods Used "Reports from Albany were to the effect that tbe suspected man had lured a little girl to a lone ly place by offering her candy, and by the promise that 'his own little girl would k meet . them. This was the identical manner of approach in the Salem Incident. "Secondly, the pervert's meth of attacking his ;vlctim was the same. Tbe -unspeakable details ot the crime talley in both the Salem and the Albany record. Twelve British Soldfers v Are Massacred by Turks LONDON. June 12. (By" The Associated Press) Twelve Brit ish soldiera' have been massacred by the Turks in the neighborhood of the Dardanelles, according to a semi-official dispatch from Athens received here tonight . The men were taken prisoners during a raid by Kemalist bands on a weak British detachment. RENOMINATED WASHINGTON, June 12 Mey er Lissner and Rear Admiral .Wil liam S. Benson, retired, were nom inated by President Harding today for reappointment to the shipping board. Their present- terms are due to expire at midnight tomor- Searchers Declare Msny Bodies in Pelham Bay and : Long Island Sound fievcr Will Be Found. MORGUES ARE THRONGED BY ANXIOUS RELATIVES Small s Craft A Swept from Water by Cyclone That Suddenly Comes Down NEW. YORK, ' June II. (By the Associated Press) Morgues and undertaking establishments of the devastated . area ; tonight held the bodies of more than three score men, women and chil drenvictims ot yesterday's brief cyclonic thunderstorm. Marine police, . .who continued throughout the day their work of grappling in Pelham bar and Long Island Sound off City Island where the greatest toll was taken among' Sunday canoeists and fisht ermen, predicted they would find at least a score more victims - enough to push the death toll past 80. Witnesses of the swift i tragedy placed the number eves higher. ; ; ; - j; ; : .' ) t , Craft Are Overturned -At ' least 250 canoes, rowboati and small motorboats were . bob bing about oft ; the Island, wit nesses said, when the storm came aCreamiaa. down, on the raaort at a velocity of 80 miles an hour or better. Occupants ot the little : craft, sensing their danger, scam pered tor shelter. But- scarcely had they got nffder., -way when they were engulfed In a blinding storm of rain and hall. As Quickly as Tit came, the storm vanished. It had lasted less than five minutes.; But scarcely a doien of the 250 small craft had survived. Horror-stricken but helpless to aid,, the crowds about the beach and the casino pier saw scores of men and women cling ing to wrecked . and overturned craft In the choppy sound and bay. , .. . Victims Give. Vp One by one, they gave up the struggle and dropped quietly off to be carried out toward the open sea by the tide. '1' ' Some of the bodies, the police say, probably never will be recov ered. The tide, turning, brought more than' a score ot them back today. Witnesses estimated there were between. 600 and .7 SO per sons In the ill-fated craft. Heroic work by United States lite guards, members of . nearby yacht elubs and sailors from the shore crowd, saved hundreds. The waters had been cleared by nightfall of the living, But the search tor the dead, continued through "f ' the night. Guided, by the' searchlight ot the police boat. John F. Hylan, a score of boats cruised about,' occasion ally finding bodies. , . . t- V Chaos Reigns on Shore Meantime, chaos reigned on shore; where darkness descended unbroken by- the usual glre ot electric ngnis. -me. uiana powej , plant has been put out of commis sion by the storm as had the tele phone and telegraph lines. , Mothers, fathers and wives of the missing besieged' tbe police station where a temporary morgue had been set up. .Other crowded the -wreck-strewn; beach waiting tor the rescue boats to come in with more bodies.r? r : -. Fresh crowds hurried to the Is land, today, when they- had first news of the tragedy th rough the morning newspapers. Police di- rected them to the Bronx morgue., where, the- 3 4 bodies so far recov ered had been removed. V r The City Island calamity, whlU the greatest,' was not the only hav- ' o4 wrought by the storm. : - , . Pending Investigation, a charge of homicide was ; lodged against . Paul Simon, owner of the 75-foot Ferris wheel at Clasbn Point park; ' in the . Bronx, "which was blown from its base and hurled its 60 occupants on the beach of Long Island sound la a tangle ot street wreckage. Seven were killed and ' 27 Injured. . More than a score ot isolated drownings, electrocutions by touching, fallen wires and d?ith3 beneath falling trees were report ed from various pans cf tt? f -