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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, ORECJON. Tl'ESDAV
MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1922
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Government Is Accused of
irapiO MISiaKeS, J'OimCS,
A1IDIS anu DlUnuerS ai Le-1
QiOn Convention.
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WELFARE OF CRIPPLES -' l
5TII I MAIN PflMPFRW I
Closing of Soft Drink Resorts
Causes Resentment of
; Vice President
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16. (By
th,e Associated Press) -The Am
erican Lesion, through Its nation
al commander, Hanford MacNld-
er, today affirmed that the wel
fare of disabled iYeterans. was its
chief Interest.' ,
The ' government's handling of
the disabled, from the time of the
armistice waa signed down to the
nreaent. waa described as one of
."tragic mistakes, politics, alibis
and blunders" In the report of the
legion's . rehabilitation . . commis
sion. ,
Unjust. Says Forbes
Colonel C. "ft. Forbes, direc
tor of the United States Veterans'
bureau, in a counter statement to
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UUKB WBItUHS'BWUt
rr;:rfi.;
Jf iiwa. norjustified by facts.
Charles Bertrand, president of
officer of the French Legion of
Mdlflftflim
HANDLING OF
DISABLED IS
HAPPED HARD
fraternity and friendship to the The communication was in re
gion from the nations associated to ; JW. Hushes no e of June
with the United States In the
JWorld war. -
' War Pnncht Airaln .
The convention held no sessions
during the afternoon and reterans
spent' the rest of the day, ai
much of the night in Impromptu
reunions on sidewalks, in hotel
lobbies and in the old French
quarter of New Orleans. .The
"buddies" were fighting the war
orer again, yerbally, tonlRht with
reat gusto. - I
The strain of ' Mademoiselle
from Armentiers drifted through jof the cabinet recently in appror
tha music of a dozen bands. (She, line the abandonment of such
it will be remembered by all the
veterans, was the lady who
"hadn't been kissed for SO
yeara.!) i C u
Navj Planes. Appear . J
Over the f city - this afternoon 1
flew the, great navy planes fromltorial waters
Pensaoola,- here as part of tbel
naval ' representation1. Six des-1
.troyers and the, scout cruiser. Blrltion from British possessions in
mingham are anchored in , the
Mississippi river within rowing
distance of the convention hall "-
, self. 1
. Various athletic events IQ
which legionalres of different
states departments iook pan. weio
Included In the day's program, I
and a boxing exhibition arew
miny, veterans tonight. .
. Something of-a,l flurry wasrt-.Bt rltin nnrfer which the au
caused at the morning session of
the convention " when George F.
Berry ? of Tennessee, a national
rice commander if the lesion, a8"jwaters a meaaure of control over
aerted in a speecn w
of the United States district at
torney here in obtaining an in
junction" closing a number of soft j
drink . parlors for "the duration
of the" legion' convention" was a
(Continued on page 6)
THE WEATHER
OREGON Tuesday unset
tled weather west: fair east
portion.
LOCAL WEATHER
Maximum temperature, 55
degrees.
Minimum temperature, 44
degrees, f .
Set. 54.
" River 1.9 feet below normal
.level; falling.
Rainfall, none. ,
i Atmosphere, cloudy.
Wind, southwest.
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BOULEVARD SURVEY
illLEtEti; PLANS
READY; FiAN ON JOB
The sale of lots in the new;
this morning, according to announcement made last night hv
(Fred A. Erixon, chairman of the
ny the commercial club to investigate into the reusability oi
opening up 'Capitol street in North Salem.
e surveying has been completed and the plan of the ad-
muon arawn Wljn 1018 piaitca. rrea urassiieia wm oe jon
and inform them as to trie prices.
The prices fixed by a committee appointed for the purpose
range from $125 to $250 a lot.
will be an agreement that the
by the city. .
.The street has been laid out
the beauty of the district when
the street properly parked.
The opening of the addition
but. a public .improvement enterprise.
BRITISH SGORil iBLIGH'S IN
BOOZE TREAT? ILL CD UP
England W'N Not Agree to
Search of vessels up to
12-Mile Limit
xxr a Q-rTTWri'rrkV' n 1 e
B.UI.U . .... I
a treaty to extend
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"8n today by Ambassa
WUY "
tion t enforcement officials in
checking tho
illicit flow of in-
toxicants into the United States.
No Comment ..Made
Secretary Hughes made public
his correspondence with the aim
bassador without comment. Thde
was nothing to indicate that any
further step to extend the right
of search, for American prohlbl-
tion- officers beyond the three'
jmfle limit wars in prospect. Action
Uearch presumably because of pos
gible international difficulties
coupled with the British reply to-
fday, appeared to indicate that
operations would continue to be
confined within recognized terri
The American note dealt par-
ticillarly with smuggling opera
I water8 adjacent to the American
coaBt and suggested "methods by
which the existing extremely nn
IfnrtiinatA conditions miKht be
I remedied" Among these was a
I prop08aj for careful supervision
regiatrlea and clearance papers
rantea to suspected vessels and
,.an lnternational agreement be-
ffMn United States and
tnorltlea jf eaCh nation would-be
autiMrIod to exercise beyond the
.. .. llmlt territorial
Te8seig belonging to the other."
British Appear Reasonable
There was appended an inquiry
as to whether the British govern
ment waa disposed to agTee to the
reciprocal right of search up to
miles from shore, wnicn. u
was pointed out, would imply no
inMuivenlence to the legitimate
triuJn between Nassau and Hall
.r ... . m.t..
mn nv at no OOini wuuim
fr leagues of American shores
Tn renlv Ambassaaor wuun
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pointed out that' Ms government
had already taken sieii ui.
Mr TTnehes' note was received to
prevent the practices as to regis-
tery issuance ana clearance pa
pers to which attention had been
jnvn. Tneae sieps uu
niAtnented since then, ne aaaea.
and the "British government
Knd! that the measures taken
will prove successful in : preyent-
(CpnUnuod 0? page 6).
to Mew BSgBdwssf
highway addition will begin
special committee appointed
Included in each transfer deed
newly opened street be paved
m curved line effect to add to
the paving is completed and
is not a money-making project,
Council Votes Unanimously
to Rescind Measure of
Two Weeks Ago
; Several petitions and ordinances
Ing of Division street were pxe
sented a the ity council last night
All, however, were finally tabled,
on the statement of City Attorney
Ray . Smith that the Oregon Pulp
down Division street is undoubted
ft Paper company power canal
ly secure, and that the company
is preparing to take the matter to
the courts for final determination.
He advised that the city wait un
til it knows from the court decree
just what are the various rihts.
The suggestion was adopted, and
there will be no action until the
courts act on the titles.
A number of reports were made
of streets that need repairs. One
is North . Seventeenth that is bet
ing blockaded by dirt from the
street car line where the track is
ostensibly being rebuilt. Another
is on Frrnt street, where it was
stated that the Southern Pacific
and the Oregon Electric tracks
were in bad condition for travel.
The blockading of State street for
the street car repairs was also
brought up.
Sign Goes TJp
The licensing of hotels accord
ing to their tariffs was proposed
by Alderman Patton, in the debate
following the introduction of a
request for the Bllgh hotel electric
sign. The sign was allowed by
unanimous vote, though Alderman
Hal Patton contends that his orig
inal protest against the overcharg
in of the city's guests during the
state fair was justifiable. He
held that some local eating houses
should be included in all the con
demnation expressed or implied in
the castigatlon given to overcharg
ing on festival occasions like the
fair.
The city is starting to make war
on some 01 tne unsigniiy juna
piles that have accumulated and
become breeding places tor rats
and vermin. The chief of police,
the health and police committee
of the council, the sanitary inspec
tor and others, are to Investigate
tween them they are to see that
several of these places, and be-
the city ordinances are enforced
Patton Prods Police
Alderman Patton didn't believe
that the police ever read the city
ordinances to know what are the
laws they are to enforce. Chief
Moffltt replied that they'd have
to have long vacations to get time
to read them all -and Patton said
that they could read em while do
ing nohing on post. No provi
sion was made to print the ordin
ances in chap-book form for the
police to read while on shift.
Four electric sign permits wero
granted, to The Bligh hotel, the
Ace at 147 North High, the Hotel
Oregon, .and to the Scotch Woolen
(Continued on page 1.
ARRESTS ARE
PROMISED IN
MURDER CASE
Authorities at New Bruns
wick Promise Sensational
Developments in Next
Twenty-Four Hours.
NEW CLUE DISCOVERED
0N ABANDONED FARM
Contents of Ten Mysterious
Letters Not Yet Disclosed
by Authorities
NEW HRUNSWICK, X. J.. Oct.
16. (ny The Associated Press)
Cessation of all activities to
turn the investigation of the
double murder of the Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. El
eanor Relnhardt
state authorities,
Mills over to
it was learned
tonight, has followed promises by
the Middlesex and Somerset coun-
ty authorities that definite action,
culminating in an arrest will be
taken within the next 24 hours.
Citizens of New Brunswick,
who have been caustic in their
criticism of the handling of the
case, hare apparently accepted
the promises in good faith and
speak optimistically tonight of
early action which will go far to
wards clearing the mystery.
Rivalry Manifested
A close race, having as its goal
an arrest, which will stand the
investigation or tne grand jury
haa developed between the county I
authorities and the ' three state
troopers who have been working
independently on the case at the
direction of (lovernor Kdwanls.
The county prosecutor's office
of Middlesex and Somerset coun
ties declined to intimate the trend
of their last investigation.
Two Handkerchief Found
The latest clues brought in the
case, the New Bdunswick police
said tonight were two handker
chiefs found on the Phillips farm
Sunday following the discovery of
the two bodies. One of them is
said to be a man's large white
linen handkerchief. It had no
dentifylng marks. The second
was smaller, lace trimmed, and
bore the initial "L."
The 10 letters which Charlotte
Mills, daughter of the slain wo
man, announced through her at
torney were in her possession and
which, she paid proved that the
friendship between her mother
and the rector was only "pla-
tonlc" are dated from Islesford,
Maine, and hear dates of last Au
gust, it became known today.
Letters Not Disclosed
"The authorities have not seen
these letters," raid Julius Braun
private detective retained by
Charlotte, "and we do not intend
to disclose their contents now.
The 10 letters, it was learned
from another source, however.
contain in detail the plans for the
tour of Europe and later the Ori
ent "by Mr. Hall and Mrs. Mills
One of the letters deals frankly
with making of arrangements, it
is said, for Mrs. Mills to live in
an Episcopalian home while
awaiting for the rector to obtain
a divorce.
Art Study Planned
In Germany, the letters show.
the couple 'Planned to study art
Then they planned to devote
themselves to travel. Most of the
letters said to ha've been written
by the rector to Mrs. Mills bear
the salutation ''my dear gypsy
The sanitation "vnsY" has a
direct bearing on one of the main
clews of the case, the police be
lieve. When the rector was mur
dered he was wearing a gold tie
clasp which it is said, was given
to him by the choir singer. It
bore the single initial "G."
The county prosecutors, it was
learned tonight, have summoned
Henry Stephens, a brother of
Mrs. Hall, to New Brunswick for
questioning. The brother lives In
Lavallette, N. J
(Continued on page 6)
CYCLE RIDER
CAUSES TWO
CARS TO HIT
Trollies Bump on State Street
Opposite Court House;
Damage is Slight
. '
Street car No. 66 of the State
street line, and car No. 62 of the
Southern Pacific depot line bump
ed on State street about 9 o'clock
last night just opposite the court
house.' A broken fender for the
State street car was about the
only damage.
The accident was caused fcy the
TvZm l?e?.L ca.r a?"
avoid running down a careless
bicycle rider who crossed the
I track in front of the car. The
I motorman on the following car
I was unable to stop qu-jckly enough
i to avoid the clash.
Manager Hurley Returns
from -Milk Dealers' Meet
a icon u. Hurley, manager of
the Fairmount dairy, returned
last night from Minneapolis.
where he was in attendance at
me l&th- annual convention of
the International Milk Dealers
association. Mr. Hnrlev. as the
manager of the only plant in the
state outside of the citv of Port-
land meeting the rigid requir-
ments of the international asso
ciation, was elected to member
ship. While in the Twin Cities Mr
Hurley spent some time visiting
the International Dairy show.
Among the most interesting ex
hibits, he reports, was that of
"Health Land" a huge exhibition
depicting in vivid style the many
advantages of milk In the dietary
M . 1. 1 1 3 ... r .
01 cnuaren. mis exniDU .was
shown under the joint auspices of
the Red Cross, American Child
Hygiene society and the Antl-Tu-
berculosis league. A very strong
appeal was made to parents to
provide at least a quart of mi 11c
a day for every growing child.
The United States department
of agriculture exhibited a booth
which showed not only the im
portance, but also the urgent
necessity of pasteurization. Per
feet pasteuTibation, the depart
ment advises is the cheapest form
of life insurance, for the child as
well -as the adult.
Wilson Wanted in Tacoma
on Truck Theft Charge
C. O. Wilson, from Portland,
was arrested Sunday, and tinea
(50 and given 20 days in jail for
possession of intoxicating liquor
Chief Moffltt didn't like his looks
and got busy on the wires, with
the result that Wilson is found
to be wanted in Tacoma for the
masappropriation of an auto truck
there in August. The Washing
ton officers want hlin as soon as
he is free.
SEAMAN ACCUSED
SEATTLE. Oot. 16. Peter J
McHale, an oiler on the steam
ship Manulani, was arrested when
she arrived here today, on a tele
graphic warrant from San Mateo
county, Cal., charging him witn
murder, McHale disclaimed
knowledge of basis for such ac
cusation. WOMAN KILLED
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.
Mrs. Leo G.Kautman .wile or, a
wealthy candy manufacturer of
San Francisco was killed wnen
she fell from" a window on the
fourth story of the Warren apart
ments here tonight.
BAR ELECTS
YAKIMA, Oct. 16. Ralph B.
Williamson of this city was elect
ed this evening president of the
Yakima Bar association Other of
ficers chosen were: Oscar Boose,
Sunnyside, vice president; Harry
La Berge, Yakima, treasurer;
Dolph Barnett, Yakima, secretary.
DANGER SEEN
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct., 61
(By the Associated Press.) The
French military commander at
Adrlanople has requested General
Charpy for immediate reinforce
ments in Eastern Thrace. He de
clares that "the situation
fraught with danger'
CALL OF UNIONIST CONFERENCE
TO DECIDE WHETHER COALITION
SHALL STAND FOLLOWS FEVERISH
DAY IN FAMED DOWNING STREET
LIFE TERMER MAY
GET HIS FREEDOM
After Years of Silence, Jack
Edwards Talks When
Daughter Dies
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1 6.
Friends and relatives of Jack Ed
wards, former policeman of John
stown, Pa., who is serving a life
sentence in the Western Pennsyl
vania penitentiary for wife mur
der, today said they would appeal
to the state pardon board for his
release. The appeal will be based
on Edwards' story that he killed
his wife when he learned she was
in love with her son-in-law.
Word reached the prison late
yesterday that Edwards' daughter
was dead. When the news was
imparted to the prisoner he de
clared: i
"I've been silent for 12 years
for I did not want my daughter's
home broken up. But now that
she is dead, I'm going to tell the
story."
Edwards said that he valued his
daughter's happiness more than
-h's own life and that this prompt.
ed him to conceal the motive for
the killing. He killed his wife, he
added, when he discovered that
she and the son-in-law had been
intimate.
"I desired to preserve
my
daughter's love and respect
for
her mother," tho prisoner
do
clarcd.
Henry Loenning of Haines is
Shot Through Lungs in
Accidental Manner
HAINES. Ore.. Oct. 16. One
Haines man was wounded, prob
ably fatally, and another was
killed while hunting deer in the
Blue mountains, west of the
North Powder Lake, according to
word brought here tonight.
Henry Loenning, son of Frank
Loenning, president of the bank
of Haines, was shot through the
lungs. The tiead man is either
John Sehmalenberg or Ed. Weis
ner, who were in the party.
The shooting was accidental
and done by Lee Fee, one of the
most experienced hunters in this
section.
The report of the shooting was
relayed over rural telephone lines
to Haines and details were not
given.
WestfaK Alias Tucker
Wanted in Several Places
Westfall alias Tucker and a
whole telephone directory full'ot
names, who was arrested last
week by the Salem police, is
wanted in a number of places.
According to Chief Moffltt,, tele
graphic measaueB on Monday
claim him for forgery in Los An
geles, and for embezzlement at
Long Beach. He had registered at
three of the bi?. hoteds in Port
land under three separate names,
it is declared.
Mea"ford Sheriff Takes
McDonald to Jackson
Sheriff Alden. of Medford.
came up on Sunday to take with
him ; R. M. McDonald, charged
with the misappropriation of a
Cadillac car in Jackson county.
He was arrested on suspicion in
Salem when he sold the .car for
$5, and proved to be a much
wanted man. He was taken -back
I to Jackson county where the of-
is I fleers profess to have a clear case
asainsj him. - .
Oi DEAD, ONE
WOUNDED HUNTING
LONDON, Oct. 16. (By the Associated Press) This haa
hern a day of feverish activity in Downing street, tho chief
development heinjr a summons to the Unionist members at the
cahiuet and :150 I'liioiiist members of the house of commons, to
a conference October 19 to decide whether to break up tho
coalition -or. stand by Premier Lloyd George. . . V
The decision to call this meeting was taken at Austen Cham
berlain's Downing street home, after consultation of Mr. Cham
berlain with his Unionist colleagues and the chief party organ
izers, aujff them Sir George Younger who, it is recalled,
"Scotched the premier's general election plan a few months)
ago on the ground that the party machinery was not ready.
IS
Lieutenant Maughan Trav
els Faster Than Any Other
Person in History
MOUNT CLEMENE, Mich. Oct.
16. Traveling at a greater speed
than any human being ever before
attained. Lieutenant R. L. Maugh
an, a United States army pilot,
today set a new world's record
by covering a one-kilometer
course at the rate of 248.5 miles
an hour.
The record was made during
the official government tests of
8 peed planes that had participated
in the national air races at Sel
triage r leia last week and was
electrically timed by officers from
McCook field.
Kxperta Astounded
Aeronautical engineers and
army and navy officers who wit
nessed the flight were astounded
The demonstration, they declared,
proved that there was .no limit to
the speed that might be attained
in the air.
Lieutenant Maughan made the
record breaking flight in the same
plane with which he won the
Pulitzer trophy race on Saturday
ine machine-is a curti&s armv
biplane powered with a Curtis
400-horsepower engine.
Speed Maintained
After setting the new record.
Lieutenant Maughan continued
his flight to show that the tre
mendous pace could be maintain
ed. On four laps he was timed
at the rate of 232.2 miles an hour
and his average for eight laps
was 229 miles an hour.
Examination of the machine
after the flight disclosed that it
was in perfect condition, and that
nothing in the nature of a "trick"
flight figured in the record per
formance. Hies Without WinffrfN-;,.
Later Lieutenant Maughad ad
ded to the astonishment of pllo
and officials on the field by
mg approximately one mile with
the machine on its side. The
feat in reality was a flight with
out the aid of wtngs.
In other trials during the day
the speed record for monoplanes
was shattered by one navy and
three army machines.
KivnJ.t in Flight
Lieutenant Barkedale 'covered
the one kilometer course at the
rate of 191 miles an hour and
Lieutenant Whitehead made 187.
They drove Loening-Packard
planes. Captain Hunter, in a
Thomas Morse, was timed at 179
miles an hour and Lieutenant
Galloway in the Navy's Bee Line
race made 177 miles an hour.
250-Pound Bear Killed
With Cleavers! and Clubs
1
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ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 16-At
tacking a giant bear with cleav
cr and clubs, Frank Tod. I cook
of the Saddle Mountain Logging
company's camp, and other cook
house attaches, killed a 230
pcund bruin which had invaded
the cook house today. j
The men found the beast In
the cookhouse when they report
ed to begin breakfast. There will
be bear steak tomorrow for all
hands in th camn thejr said.
SMASHED
air. unamoeriain, as a party
eader, will preside at the October
10 meeting, the result of which
the prime minister will await be
fore deciding on his lint of ac
tion.
Vote of Confidence Awaited
Mr. Chamberlain will ask for A
vote of confidence and on this
will depend his remaining in of
flee and the ensumg general elec
tion. It accorded, ft. will be left
for the premier to indicate hla
course, which in any ease will not
be divulged until after he attends
the Prince of Wales' public wel
come home October 20.
The participation of Winston
Churchill, the colonial secretary,
In the campaign has been' sud
denly cut short by an attack of
gastritis which has obliged him to
cancel all ' public engagements.
Prior to Mr. Chamberlain's con
sultation, the premier called,
war'council" at No; 10 Downing
street wth the members of his
cabinet, Including Mr. Chamber
lain, after which, he departed for
Chequers Court. "
Labor Rumblings Heard
Ominous rumblings are heard
from labor quarters; one promi
nent party official being reported
to have declared ' that ' no fewer :
than 420 labor candidates would
appear in the next election, of
whom sufficient would . be ,re
turned to make It most difficult,
for any government to .resist
them. J. H. Thomas, speaking at
Newport, delivered a scathing In
dictment of the government which
he said, had lost all prestige and
honor. He predicted an electi6n
before, Christmas and roundly
condemned Mr. Chamberlain's
suggestion of other parties com
bining against labor, as depriving
labor of the right to vote P and
forcing the men to direct action.
Gladstone Asuaila Premier
Sir Walter Runciraan at a lib
eral meeting at Portsmouth made
another onslaught against the
government which he. declared
was vacillating in its foreign pol
icy and Inefficient in finances. '
Lord Gladstone, replying to
Premier Lloyd George's attack on
him in his Manchester speech,
writes to the Times charging the
premier with responsibility for,
menacing a recurrence of Turkish
aggression against the Christian
population and Europe itself.'
STILL IS
Penitentiary Weed- Extract
and Other Things Pro -duce
Fine Jag
FORT MADISON. la.,?Oct. 1.
State prison authorities Invest
igating the apparent ineffective
ness of the eighteenth amendment
to function In the penitentiary,
today discovered that convicts
had invented what to all Intents
and purposes might be termed a
human still. , '
Gathering certain weeds grow
ing in the prison yards; the pris
oners placed them in buckets of
water, according to the investi
gators and sfter the concoction,
reached the desired degree of fer
mentation, the inmates swallowed
it, following it up with a chaser
consisting of water in which sugar
and yeast had been dissolved.
The result, the investigators dis
closed, was a startling Jag that
lasted almost - indefinitely. The
Pr?5?9 ari ESeis have bee cut,
UM1
son
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