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' ' i . " ' -' . . ... , . ;. ' .-. ...... , ... j ); -7 - FIRST SECTION tfages l to 8 A 2T70 SECTlOnS 14 Pczzi f 'i ' S E VENTY-THIRD YEAR SAEM, OREGQN; SUNDAY MORNING.- APRIL 22. 1923 PRICE FIVE . CENTS 3 uwuuwu SMM MM! 1S BM nn ' i JL Mi 7 k it I. t" i I; fi r. A 1 t - o r 1 At. j ; : LORD .CECIL TALKS COURT ! : TO HARDING Results oft Conference Not Revealed-; Senator Borah Tells Englishman People Are Opposed PRESIDENT MAY TAKE , DEFINITE STAND SOON Speaker Gillette Says Orf - position Misunderstand Recommendations , TVASUlNpTON, f April .2 1. Lord Robert Cecil i presented di rectly today to Persldent. Harding and to Senator Borah, of Idaho, hie explanation of the league of nations, its achlerementa and its hopes. p ; : . ' ' , The noted British exponent of the league, Vho for narly a month has been advocating the league canse in public addresses In ; the United 8taCes; had breakfast. with Senator Borah, one of the leaders . of the 'Irreconcilable" group In the senate fight over the treaty of Versailles, and then went to the White House, where he had. half an hour's c6nference with Presi dent! Harding. ; :; ; ; . . ; ; ; : Nothing " Berealed. ' ' . The. Impression, made . by - trord Robert's presentation on the presi dent was in no wise revealed, the. TVhite House issuing no statement after- the; call and Lord Robert confining his comment to the as sertion that he had had a pleasant d Isensslon i with Mr. Harding; ' ' . v ., Senator BorahghoweTeTi'issned t formal, statement, whish, while not 'directly setting forth the lm pression left .by the conTersations, declared the senator had told Lord Robert that the-rast, majority of the American people were uncom sny plan or league which would promisingly opposed to Joining Involve America in European poli i The International conrt matter continued to press forward as a matter of i discussion, among Re publican -leaders in the capital. and . indication Increased during the day. that the president had. de cided J to make within the next few days, a pronouncement of the administration's stand in favor of American adhesion v ' i . . Wants No. Misunderstanding v. The administration proposal re ceived the endorsement of Speak' er Gillette of the house, who, in a formal statement, attributed the opposition expressed by Represen tative Wood, of Indiana, chairman of .the Republican congressional campaign, committee', and by some other "Republican leaders, to mis understanding or the administra tion's recommendation. Senator Borah; In making his latementr,with;watign,to his con. ferencew 1th Lord Robert said he did so In 'order .that a slgnlfi eanse unwarranted by the (acts' might not be attached, to the meeting. . Order of Camels Will , Organize in This State The Improved Order tf Camels of the World, said to be an antl prohibition , organization - with headquarters In Butte, Mont., has been granted authority ' by ' the elate corporation.,: department to operate la i Oregon. Burton F, Ifarsh'of : Salem, la named as at-torneyrtn-fact ; for ,' Oregon. 4 - : Articles of : incorporation were ; filed by I the Ship , . Reuce - Inc., of Portland, ; capitalized at? - 00 The incorporators are Wal ter Kendall. John K. Kollock and John H. White. - j , THE WEATHER , 7f OREGON: , Snnday,: gener ally, fairs killing frost: .mod erate, northwesterly winds. LOCAL WEATHER (Saturday) Maximum' temperature, 58. Minimum temperature, 39. River, 4.0 feet; rising. Rainfall. .10. ... 'Atmosphere, cloudy. Wind, west. -7". 'ROIPT MEM BY TO DARING PUPILS E l- ':- . -ft i' :' i : ."'.( : .ui Yesterday noon the high high voltage wires on the street where they pass the Gar field school on Marion! street jand; caused them to be short drcuited, which in turn, caused one of the wires to burn in two and fall to the ground. j : y Had itinot been for; the pyoinpt action of Mrs. Gertrude J. M. Page,jwho lives opposite -the school, one or more of the children misrht have been seriously injured. As soon as Mrs. Page 1 learned of the wire being mediately! called the electric company and, notified them of the trouble and then went.QutJto guard the wire and prevent the children and others from coming in contact .with it.. ! (lliilsl liOO Ifl HOSPITALS Many Drop Prom Exhaustion and Are ! Under Doctors' Care Two Still Survive WASHINGTON, April 21.One lusty, deep chested marine locked in an -embrace' with a former cav alryman held the floor at a dance hall, in Northwest .Washington to-, night, whUe downtown at anoth er hall two men and one woman, equally hardy, trod the floor with: flagging steps sole survivors' of the 37 persons who started out Wednesday night to break alii en-; durance dancing records. :j j j Meanwhile half a dozen victims of the craze who at various pe- riods.f had! gruelling" con. dropped out of t (he testa' - from exhausn tion were la hospitals or under the; care of 'physicians at their, homes, and! city authorities were seeking, means, to ' prevent, tu ch' exhibitions n the national capita in the future. , . i ::,'Y:-K Roane Ixsa lobs Since the . beginning of the ex hibition here thousands of pert sons have paid admission to halls to. watch Che-dancers, whose) efi forts, physicians said, were )th$ most exhausting; both .to nerves and body tissues, ever experienced in a mai c; human strengtb.f A few prizes. some of $50, have been distributed among those wh fell to the ; floor. , after , sleepless days and nights of motion. Otbl- era have hai their paini for their efforts, and j bne or twoyoiing women have, lost jJieir jobs.- ' : The marine and the cavalryman tonight commanded the greatest Interest The" leatherneck, ld clared to be a marvel of physical development, Is" Aubrey Gilbert bit laraesaaie. Miss., ; and he faces charges 0 "absence i without leare" nnlea3 he. "'brings home the v.wwu. . uu Buutgooui, wosepn BolstroskT has announced v that he will see the finish. Moving vans we're engaged for midnight to transfer the surviTcrs to Virginia or Maryland; because of a District' of Columbia - ordi nance forbidding such exhibitions on Sunday. BIUEBHIL T Vessels cf Pacific fleet' to Help Resort Celebrate J .Independence Day ? If the . harbor at , Newport, Or., in capable' of accommodating tbera. two (United State destroy ers from the Pacific battle fleet win visit t the coast - resort on July 4, according to Information received Saturday by Adjutant General George A. White from Admiral E.-W. Eberle, command, er of the!;; fleet. The admiral asks-f or the latest charts of the channel tii determine whether the harbor will take CTaft 314 feet long and drawing 13 feet of water. ,f Jit the vessels visit the harbor it will be the first time any of Uncle Sara's naval ships have ever visited the city and Lin coln cotin-y will make - a gala i day of the event. At the re- suest of the national guard com pany at Newport, General White asked' Assistant Secretary of .the Navy Theodore Roosevelt that -the ships be sent to Newport. I.W0BT wind blew a tree against the down in the street, she im wnen she ; got out;! on the ground she , (found ,soine .of fhe children' daring the others to step on the , wire," which wets sizzling on .the ground.; : . ''I1,, .'would have .been possible for. anyone touching the wire; o have been eeriou'gly shocked, and it was the heighth of foolhardy ness for the , children to dare each other to touch the wire, but of, course they did not real ize the. full extent, of the dan ger," said W. M. Hamilton, man ager off the company. - i- "It is always a safe rule which everyone, hut . experienced electri cians; should . follow, ; neyer to touch a wire that is hanging down from a pole in the street or yard,, for although many of the wires are not dangerous, ,an Inexperienced person cannot tell the difference between : tha dan gerous wire . and one that Is not dangerous by looking at It. :.XZ "Persons who (find a wire thug hanging down In the street or yard , can very possibly -render La,. -wjuaDie service to some one or more - persons, ' as did . Mrs. Page; by immediately notifying the power company -or the. telephone- company of the broken wireV ; . j 1 "It is an unwritten law among electric light and power . electri cians to play ..every 'wjre hot until they know for sure that It is not hotv By the above expression is meant that they as sume that , every.; wirei Is . alive with1 the dangerous voltage until they learn for sure that it is not and govern themselves according ly In handling the wire. ' When It is necessary - for such electri cians to handle these wires, while they are alive, they use special ly Insulated tools which prevent them , from", becoming shocked j as would anyone who undertook to handle the wirei without such tools. .;-., .V "The students of the Oarfield school who were - playing about; the wire did not realize the nar row escape that they may have had, land owe a aeot or vgrau- tude to .Mrs. Page -for. her. action in preventing Uhem from becom ln yjctims of "their own '.reck lessness." , . . J - 1 CHER PffllH Conference Between Busi- , ness Men and; Factory ' Owners Is Suggested ; '. It is probable that a confer: eoce of .Salem business men and the managers off local mills ana factories that burn "hog" fu will be called early i In; the we to. discuss means of abating the cinder nuisance Mayor John B Giesy said last night.: s . 1; r The mayor is determined that the nuisance must be stopped. but just what Is tot be done to bringthis about Is get to be de- termined." v '. "i i STORM KILLS BIAN J CHICAGO April 21 One man was . killed and much property damage done by a severe wind and Tain storm which swept over the city today following two days of summer weather during which the mejeury : climbed as , high"" as 80 degrees. Thomas : Burns -' nhnnl ntrlneer. died i after; be ing struck by a heavy skylight dislodged by tha high winds. MORK SNOW; FALLS . . ASHLAND, Or., Apr. 21. Four incehes of snow fall was reported In the Grizzly Peak district about 10. miles, northeast of here today. Snow also covers the surrounding hills toward the nqrVlu MAY BE CALLED LINN COUNTY SOLON WEDS ; SALEM NURSE . ' 1 , .- - . ; 'i 1 1 . f Arthur Kl McMnhan Marriies Edna M. StantonJustice ' McBride Officiates I After obtaining a marriage li cense, here yesterday. Miss Edna M 1 Stanton', a Salem nurse, and Arthur K. McMahan of Albany, Or.j - representative dt Linn coun ty In the state legislature. left for St. Helens, Or., where they were ; married last night at the home of Sherman Miles, one of the Washington county represent tatives. J , The marriage ceremony ' was; read by . Chief Justice Thomas A. McBride of the state supreme court. -, , . t Mr. McMahan arrived here! from! Albany, accompanied' by Dr Blue.' and, Miss Stanton and Chief Justice McBride joined the "wed' ding party- here. . The -trip w.as made by ; automobile. . v Mr. Miles was to be host a wedding party ' following the ceremony. TO CONFERENCE Governor's Remarks on Re- form .AppIatidedTrSum mer School Arranged Governor Walter M. Pierce was given an enthusiastic reception by the members of the Oregon con ference of the Evangelical church when introduced to ; that : body Satnrdayj. dfternoon. He . was In troduced 1 to the - conference by Bishop Maze, the presiding offi cer. -5 In his introductory remarks Bishop Maze said he was glad; to note.atter spirit of cooperation on the part of the churches with the civil officers, and likewise a willingness oh the, part of .the Civ il officers to cooperate with the church. '! ' c Governor Pierce, was then Intro duced and addressed the confer ence, with particular reference to prohibition and reform. He spoke enthusiastically of the Children's farm home at, Corvallis and stress ed the great need of such an insti tution at; the present time. Speak ing of the state institutions. Gov ernor Pierce said.it was his plan to make , them ; self . supporting. , "Each; one' said he, "should be, a, workshop. Especially In the penitentiary every one Is Kept;. busy at some form of work. ' The governor also, spoke of . pro hibition,! declaring that he had "helped to hang crepe, on many , a saloon door." "There was less, drlnklpg.'Vhe said, Vin the state, house during the. last legislature than- In any other session during the history of the state. And next year there will be less than ever.; The warm genial smile of Govern nor. Pierce . captivated his hearers and. hearty endorsement of his adt dress was shown many - times by the audience in applause and fer vent "Ainens , Bisboo Not Kicker , , Bishop. Maze responded in his (continued on page 2) SEHTfflEETWO MORE TO HH Members of Clarksburg Black Hand Murder Syn ; dicateMust Swing v V CLARKSBUG, W. Va.. April 11. -Two more members of Clarksburg's "black hand murder syndicate" were sentenced to die. today, while a third was sent to the penitentiary for 10 years. "Dapper Dick." Ferri and Philip Connizzaro, convicted of murder Ing Frank, Naples, said to be ohe of the many, victims of the gang; will be-hanged at the state peni tentiary, at Moundsville on June 22. ' Philip Missische, indicted as an accessory, pleaded guilty to second decree murder and I. was f given t 'the maximum, 10 years. Nick Salamacte, convicted in the Naples case a week ago. Is to be hanged June 22. Patsy Corbl of Baltimore was found guilty o first degree mnrder with a re commendation' of - life . Impriaon- ment. ' PIERCE TALKS .- OFFICIALS Trustees for .Columbia I Irri- gation League Are Select ed at Second Annual Con ference ! I! PORTLAND MEN WILL HEAD THIRD DISTRICT Harding and Congress Are Praised for Supporting I Appropriation' i - PASCOj t Wash.h April Jl.-r Trustees ; for the Columbia basin irrigation j .league j. were selected this afternoon at the second an nual conference V if .. the; . league. They comprise . three members from ;'each congressional district in Washington. Oregon and Idaho lying in the. territdryi affected by the Colunibla basin irrigation: pro ject, i i,;;..,i... ' " j : j : . ' The newly elected trustees will meet in Portland on May 3 ta or ganize and elect officers. . f . , In the resolutions v adopted by the. meeting. President Harding and congress, were praised .for "the ,statesmanlyi; vision" (that supported the passage of the $100,000 appropriation and recog nition. -The- resolution, also, com mended i Secretary f Work for his expressed: .opinion '. for continued agricultural development .Noting particularly his .statement i that "one summer's drought, 'such as has occurred In ihe memory of men now- living, wond j putj this moat -, k prosperous' :. ; country in want. ; Answering fears of over production, the resolution declar ed , that f'arrested jagrfcultural de velopment at any past stage of the nation's : growth would have been a national calamity." - . , Resolntious Adopted j . . : Resolutions" werei also adopted In favor ,bf- "goo4 wishes to the friends of all meritorious ! pro jects, Including those of Ihe great southwest Land the - broad . north west," and in Appreciation to congressional , delegations of; the northwest; officials of northwest Btates and the United. States re- clamation , service . I . Sv H Hedges of Seattle j was chairman of resolutions! commit tee. , 1 h . h . : 1 - Y New trustees elected are: First (Continued ion page 4) Proponents of Aspirants!. for Justice, of Peace bwarm to Court House The close of buslnesej hours in the county court yesterday f was conspicuous for Its lack of. chat tering delegates, ! in. striking; con trast to a hectic forenoon when no .less than, one .multitude- -of "well wishers",; swarmed the court chambers in frantic endeav or tj add a woird of praise for their favorite ' applicant for the ;ob of justice' of the peace or to cast an occasional brick for their favorite enemy, I i ; v .f Commissioner ! Hunt, after an hotfr or two of ! verbal sparring, hied hlmllf fbm Hopmere to measure the couhty wood supply, while Commissioner Smith -vjlsely retired to St. Paul for the week ends Judge Bushey, having no particular ! place-) to go, . after . a futile attempt ti find" a- restive nook, somewhere in the .court house, remained jto face the; on slaught. No new' candidates .de veloped durlngthe day although the reputations of many present applicants were made and blasted before the delegates: departed. - Serious consideration of appli cants i will begin Monday morn ing. Until then! those who ! hold the future of some dozen Marion county residents. In : their palms, will make no . comment, and as far as .the ''dope" Is . concerned, the office belongs to anyone. v Aa County Fruit Inspectoif Van Trump,' non-partisan, says, "Soma haven't the , ghost, of j a .chance; others have a good ; cbance,and .still mora . are betwixt "and be tween.' i - ' -1 '- COUNTY CpJlHTllS I SUN U lit liihri nTniiTftii !IIDI BIT OF LUCK IS ACCORDED BYRON ARNOLD Willamette University 'Musi v cian May Travel on Big Ship as Entertainer ' Byron .Arnold, " popular music student in AVillamette university has a summer planned that looks like the kitten's; vest or the lucky rtbbifs foot, : He has an offer to j go , as chief musician on one of the ' great Pacific steamers (sailing ' to China, and preside, at the organ , and piano for the whole summer combining ousiness and pleasure and ex perience with a delightful oppor tunity to see the Orient.- Mr. J Arnold . traveled with the Willamette University . Glee club last year, and - this year he did likewise, also appearing as pian ist I for the instrumental trio that ent ith the glee club. - Salem Physician Reappoinl- ed Pierce Also Names h Barbee and Phy . , j One " reappointment' and . twd new. appointments , on the. state board, of .health, and. one .new' appointment on. the state, board c(f: medical examiners wera yes terday made by Governor Pierce. 1 The three vacancies on the board of health, occurred, Jan uary ' 15. Governor Pierce ap pointed Dr. W. B. Morse of Sa lem to succeed himself. Dr. C. M, Barbee of Portland succeeds Dr. M. Brooks ' of Portland Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot Lake succeeds to ' tha place formerly held b . Dr. i Andrew G. Smith of Portland but now held by Dr. C, G. Sabln of Portland, j Dr. Smith resigned from the board wh'e.n he became disgusted at the turn political events vere taking in Oregon arid- . former Governor "Olcott appointed Sabln in his place. ' t Governor Pierce appointed Dr M. K. Hall of Portland to suc ceed .Pr.1 Frank E. Smith - of Portland , on. the state board otj medical - examiners. ; Dr. Smith's term expiree! February 20. FRESNO. Cal., April 21. MORSE HON BOARD OF HEALTH fatally, one 'man had part of his hand cut off with a. meat cleaver and one man had his arm crushed in a running fight at Yettem; Tulare county, today when 20 growers in Ihe field for new contracts for their Sun Maid Raisin Growers asso ciation,' clashed with a group of Armenian Raisin growers and engaged in a dispute. 1 v ; i i A riot followed and Sheriff Hill of Tulare county, rushed I to Yettem with several automobile loads of his deputies, who stopped the disorder. Morektrouble was . feared as ; the Arq menian growers at Yettem werereported to be arming them selves as a result of the clash today, i . R. H. Kennedy, editor of the Parlier Progress, was wounded In one ieg by a. bullet during , the Bhooting affray. The bullet was from a small '.caliber rifle. ' "- Word was received here late to day that an employe of the , San Joaquin Light and Power corpor ation was called to Yettem- late last night by a'report that one of the company's -poles was burning on a hill near Yettem. This line man reported this afternoon that he found a bornlng cross made of sticks of wood. The burning cross was seen for, miles by. hundreds of raisin growers near Yetfem. ;' . - Won't Sign Contracts ! 1 : It , was reported here that growers of Yettem threatened the visitors; from Orosl and Dinuba, Tulare county, and ; the -shooting followed. ;x;? :'T I-'-'y Constable Sayre of Parlier lost his right thumb and sustained cuts on the right wrist J when at tacked by several , Armenian . rai sin growers armed with butcher tools. ' It was claimed that Con stable Sayre shot ' In defense and wounded an Armenian j. grower named S. Khacassaciglan, three woman rosffWs a s n m h mm mi SAN-FRANCISCO, April 21. The woman arrested in Honduras as Clara Phillips has been positively identified E3 the escaped hammer murderess, Sheriff William I. Traeer bf Los Angeles announced ' tonight as he passed through Oakland on his way to Los Angeles from Sacramento, accord ing to the San Francisco Examiner. , . The identification of the woman was made by means cf photographs of Mrs. Phillips sent to New Orleans, Vera Cruz and Mexico City through-which cities she is said to have passed on her way to Honduras, Sheriff Traeger is. quoted as saying. .... . . .. ,. ; .'. . . - FDR BIG GAMP j-'i.. 1- Las! Half of June Is Order in Response to Request by . General White ... Adjutant General George. A. White received official, informa tion Saturday- that the entire Ore-; gon .national guard will go Into field training the' last half of Jnne the. announcement annuling a previous order that Pacific .coast guard . troops ' go Into . camp I in July. The former order was op posed by General White - because, it conflicted with the harvest sea son in the state. -"'v.-vv .';--v.: -1- i' j . .. . t In Two Contingents "The Oregon, men will go lri two contingents," said . General White. : "All coast artillery troop; leaving; for Fort Barry, Cat., so. as, to arrive ; there ,J one. , 1 4. Jhere win be ,400 men In. this movement who will go south on a special train, of two sections, arriving at Ashland the morning of, June .15 and spending several hours there. - "The Infantry ! organizations, field ' artillery, engineers, field hospital -and - staff . corps will leave their various home .stations and arrive, at American Lake on June 16 and remain there until June -30. . National guardtroops from Washington. Idaho ; and Montana, i originally ordered .ta (Continued, .on page J ) One man wis shot, probably times. ! This man- is reported dy ing In the hospital at Orosl. . The 1 raisin ' campaign . contract committee of 20 men In several automobiles was headed by Car ter Hackley, president - of .; . the Parlier . Chamber of : Commerce, and R. H. Kennedy, also of Par lier.'.. .They , motored ; to Yettem to persuade the Armenian growers to, sign new. contracts. . The Ar menian's are! said 'to have refused. . Tamper With Cars , ; Reports of the ; argument and subsequent shooting which oc- Jcurred in front of a butcher shop . ... " . . . . in yettem streets, soon spreaa io vlneyard)8 in "the neighborhood and several dozen ranchers swarmed to the scene. .' " , ' Members of the ; contract - sales force are reported to scampered to their machines soon after the shooting, fearful of a community rriotSome of their cars had been tampered with and. refused to function. It . was reported. Two Armenian growers were In jured, but one only slightly. . Two were disarmed of butchers tools by the visitors. , . . . TORS ,.-...t .-- PU11BI SILLSFOUi1. One Other Probably JzXCj ". Injured When Bchibtr Crashes Into Lake v DAYTON, Ohio, - April 21. Four, men were l almost instaz.::y killed, and one - other .probacy faMUy , injured : this af ternc 1 1 when a Martin, air service; ber Ins,;. plane nose-dived . jtnto ti a Great U,iami, . riyer . here. - T s dead , are: , Captain,. W ;R. r son, pilot, Langiey-.Fleid, Vi.; Technical Sergeant Bidwell, La; 3 ley e Field; . Sergeant Wesley :i. Rowland, Self ridge Field, ZIlc . : and Civilian. U..M Smith, burt; 1 of standards, Washington. -D. C. The - Injured:, iTechnlcal. r r-CeantviF.-B- Shaw,.J -SalfilJ.-' Field. Mich. .. . . . Smith, died after., the acch. it at! the Miami Valley hospital. , ' FTactnre Skulls. All fire men snjffered fractur ed skulls The accident occur red as the men were, taking cTt for Langley Field af ter havlr.i been ' here for several weeia. The- big piano left the grou&4 heading . south; but owing to a heavy wind, witnesses said, It was evident that the pilot real, zie'd that he could not clear the Herman, avenue bridge, lust south of McCook , field and sought to turn his Plane to Svovi crashing into it The strong wind caught the machine and twisted it into a nose dive which end: 1 in the river. ; AU the men in the plane h-i parachutes on their backs tut were unable to use them on a c cduht - of " the suddenness of . tha fall, the plane being , only-; .a . . . . . - (Continued on page.t8) . x. ACCIDENTS lew . . during AFrertr:oD;j Four Bumps , Between; Noon arid 6 O'Clock Reported . to Headquarter .Yesterday afternoon'a.qnota.c f accidents reached ta . grand tout df:four. Although coll"sions. far the day, generally average about this number,., four. Is the. great est numberto occur between th hours -of 12 and ?. thas far ea record., j No persons were Injarei although several cars were wrecked. . -,.. ." . .,., - Charlea Smeltxer of rtlS.jgouth High, -while leaylng the curb & front of the Ferry street cream ery,1 struck the fender oi? a. car parked at the. curb. Little dam age was done. II. D. . Watson of, 1894 North Commercial reported that whila parking ' at a filling station at Seventeenth and Center he. was struck by Mrs. ,IIenry, Borsna who.wss "going. west on Center and '' who turned south on av enteenth. 1 . . . M. M. Yarnall of 1860 South Clrurch, while going west cn Court vras struck by B. ,F.;E'i freshof Landaz who was pol.-. ; In th same direction, doing sons damage to both. cars. ' - R. .O. Cummings of 1Q36 KcrtU Commercial, was driving a true 5c west on Court t street when I a struck a car whlchi was pular i away .vtron the curb, dana-iij the front of both cars.