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;:'1 ; f 1 ,;:':ir"- f --r - -'.':' 'i W-?"-' .'V: i : .... . ... ,(.:. ':--" - f : I -; f i Ill: 'i J FIRST SECTtOll Pages. 1. to. 8 ri7o scrb;s 14 Peres -1"'' t j . i : .1 3 T: SEVENXY?THIRD YEAR t . th I 1 ... . , J. i TRiK Tn iiiRr ! LOCilLHIOB Annual Salary of $240Q Ot ; sfeiecl For Services; Board tji Expected to Cpiifer: With COUNCIL MAY BE ASKED v f-rircrHEL? raise pay Prestige in Sports Increased Here under Tutelage of , Past Year; in Is learned through ; the - Sa chool board " " that Mollis 4 lent untlnrton, coach for Salem hlsh school athletics for; the past year, has receired in offer-pt )2400 a year tago ta Eugene $n charge f the athletics Ithere. ;4. t fi Mr. Hontington,: , -mho has brought Salem np bat 'of a rather doabtfal sloagh of "' athletic rde apond, to within striking distance $f the state championship in foot ball. , basketball and i baseball, came to Salem yeaj ago. ' All the high schools hare bad their eye on him .and hi t speedy boys all-the ireM.K :xi;;::ib"-f " "i IateriaI Grima Better i He started t with some excellent material, but it is lot better to ayln every way, 'and ' other Khools haye; wanted I someone jrho conld do as much if or their wn f young hopefuls. Hence, the. Differ from 'Eugene, that f has - itumped woefully in -athletic prowess. lit is understood that two mem bers j of the Salem school board will appear before ! the f student .body; of the high school Monday and see what- can be dome 1 about making np th 5a Wm salary io -a point that will "keen Huntington here.! h':- .- v;a The school board, as T stated last night by one -of the imenh bers. Is glad .to encourage win ning ; athletics and to flo any thing that wIQ help to make the people of Salem proud f of their school's prowess, tmt- lt isn't quite ready totgo As deeply Into the taxpayers money a a winn ing team coach: may require. , Tha .appropriation of $1800 year la about as far as the. board has felt .warranted in going. ' ; Elsewhere,! however, 18 colleges and in schools, it is quite' com' on ifor the athletic council to supplement - tbje '.oflHelaj: 1 saliry f roa lha" fundi "that "Ho 1s-- so lav ishly; into winnings teamf treasur f les. It is understood tq. be . so ; in OAC and In Oregon, and many other places.;. : T ' 1 !The board feels that the Vtx j money, must be- handled on" a ba- i sis entirely apart from that of a j winnings team. The othermoney J comes out tofT those who eg Jey the isports and get : thetr money'a ! worth.!; The- board does not feel 1 1a fnrrlncf i nnm-mrnrt-avlnx taxpayer . to tpay ' for 'all 'Sthisuvlc toty ability, ? much as tle rboard has been; delighted with! the tri umphs of the Salem teams in al most every sport." 'i ' 1 It is understood, that Mr. Hunt ington 'ir- anxious' to remain 1n Salem, which" makes it paay for the board and the. students' to get togetherf jThey may thresh it out to a conciuslon Monday.j If the athletic funds - will' takef care of tho salary deficiency, the teams will continue 'to ' be "Hnting- ton's boys' for -years to j come. THE weather; ., OREGOX; ' Sunday fair in ' .west .and clearing in . east portion; moderate iwestetly winds. . . ? ! LOCAL WEATHER -J ! (Saturday) Maximum temperature.' 65. Minimum temperatnrei 4S. : River. 4 feet; falling. Rainfall. .02 Inch. 1 Atmosphere, cloudy. f Wind, south... " 'I .'j .- t- (0) BOYS OF BE MOLAY ORDER TELL LOVE FOR MOTHERS - -IN RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Today j is Mothers' (lay. What 4s it mean? It is for eyry man aiid woman; to make a separate definition ; hut it would he ' hard for any one to improve onthis resolution passed this week by j.Gheraeke.ta Chapter DeMolay? the Junior Masonic order recently organized and now going. so . beau tifully in: Salem. It ought to go beautifully, on such a Creed ds'this: WHEREAS. Mar 13 has been Oayvand'- I-:- ' .: - ' V'P- -'V ,"WHERE3AS, we feel a greater appreciation is due our mothers tor the sacrifice, they have made, for us in our. hOmeB,' therefore, i "BE IT RESOLVED: Tbatwe, the Chemeketa chapter. Order Uf DMoIay.' bare passed the following resolutions, and ! N ' "BE ' IT RESOLVED: 1 That we shall honestly and earnestly rtrlTfft.-b 4ofer ni than we have ever bsn before, and . ) , t -'''BB 1T' RESOLVED: ' ' That we shall be more trustworthy, that' we wfll never violate our honor; by being false to a trust;' or .apt doing exactly a given task, and , r t,i - ,BE ,1T RESOLVED: .That, we . shall be helpful, that we shall always be willing to share the home. duties, and . . " ' - "BE IT RESOLVED: That we shall live a clean and moral life, keeping our bodies free from dissipation, and our minds, free from the unclean ness that defiles and 'debauches youth, and f -"BE IT RESOLVED: That we shair endeavor to be more cheerful, that we shall never shirtcr grumble at hardships, and :i "BE IT RESOLVED: ThatTwe shall be obedient, that we will not defer mother's request, .but will b6 punctual, and ! t. i VBE IT RESOLVED: That we shall be reverent.-be faithful In :our, religious duties, and respect the convictions vtf others' in mutters and custom and religion."4 J ' - -" CATTLE iilLLEO 5 BYIVEED SPRAY J. W, Stay of Silverton LoSes . iwo.uows ana une cuu , -Recently SILVERTOX, Or., Way 12. (Special to The Statesman.) The spray used by the ' Southern Pa cific company ; to destroy weeds and grass growing along the rail road has caused the death of two valuable cows and one bull, ac cording to reports made by J. W. Stay of Silverton, who 'owned the cattle. , The, two cows, one of which was aggrade cow,. and the other a registered cow, and the bull Were valued' at $875. - Tbe pasturing ' ground of the iStay herd lies on the opposite side of the railroad from the Stay homeslte. This forces Mr. Stay to drive the cattle across the track night and morning. According to Mr. Stay the, Southern Pacific company, failed ?to post the usual notice of poison, f; The cows when driven across the track fed on the long grass- by the railroad. Noah iLerner Accused of HomlcideSaid to Have -'Hired Death Cart 1 NEW XORK May 12 The Wall street explosion was recalled again tonight when police arrested Noah Lerner, 23,' an -j electrician, on a charge of homicide in! connection with the disaster; which ; killed more than ,80 persons September is. 1920. "'"-1." ' -;,t-'r ' Lerner is. charged "Hrith having hired the wagon thaf; carried the explosives I to Wall street, me police announced. The information that brought his arrest was said to have been given to the district j attorney ' by Mr. ; and Mrs. ; jThom'as Doyle of Baton ! Rouge, La They returned recently fro ma Kuzbas colony in Russia, where they cbarged they bad found conditions ' entirely dif ferent from what had been report ed toUbem by Its New? York agents Several officers of the Kuzbas col- of their accusations. , " ' Lerner ' was , a r resident of the Kuzbas coloney In Russia to which the Doyles'and their: two children were sent from New j York, it was said,: and they iwera reported to have told the, district attorney that he boasted openly of his part fll.'DTHER flHHEST , Ifl B0).1B CASE in the Wall street tragedy. I' ffiGFGM WMgF lZ2in)Q$f ft nationally set aside as Mo Mother's ED Advance Announced in Bui- letin From Great North- : ern Railroad -Co An - increased freight . rate on shipments of dried prunes is an nounced by 'he Great - Northern Railroad company ; in a bulletin filed Saturday with the public ser vice commission. ; The increase is from $1.30H to $1.45 a hundred, and it applies from: Pacific coast rate will apply from Seattle. Tai Coma," Everett, Bellingham, .Van couver Portland and San Fran cisco to Kalispel, Columbia Falls, Whltef ish. Butte, Helena, 1 Havre. Great Falls, Lewlstown, Anacon da, Billings and other Montana cities. . . .j. . - -..)." t j Parts of Still Found, - n But No Arrests Made What was once, ' from all Indi cations, a thriving hnsiness was unearthed by Deputy Sheriff Wal ter Barber yesterday following a raid made upon' a barn, owned by Jim Loughmiller of West Hill, at which time an unconnected still and several r empty bottles were found. The barn was said to have been occupied by one Bill Morgan and others, although 'no persons Were discovered about the place at the time of the raid. ? 'f- ' ' The implements, taken included the top of a wash boiler still, 10 feet of copper tubing, a' syphon hose and a number of empty bot tles. - - " ; " m Authorities are sllU on the trail of the missing men and it is ex pected that arrests; may c follow eoon. . . y i .. -? Willamette Valley Road I Shows Deficit For Year The Willamette Valley south ern Railroad company of Oregon City shows a deficit toe 1922 of $29,736.60, according to is an nual report' filed with the; public service commission. Operating revenues, were " $51,875.67, and operating expenses $111,612.27. Net operating revenues J of. the Coos iCav Water Xi company n of FREIGHT RATE OfJ PRUNES CREAS Marshf leld for 1922 were 125, 967.S6. Operating revenues were $64,270.61, and operatlngf expen ses, 139,302.75; Z-.ftlri, f -f ;! The City of Prineville Railroad company shows net' operating rev enues of $1510.58. -The operating revenues were ' $38,105.06, and operating expenses $36,594.48. The Tualatin Valley ! Water company had net operating rev enues of orfly $40.78, : Operating revenues were $4681.36, and op erating, expenses $4640.58.' ' t..-,! SALEM, OREGON; SUNDAy MORNJ(5;iIAY 3,'I923 iNnnniiniT nrjiTii t DARKER DAILY Liquor -Parties, Joy ? Rides, Decollette Sessions Hinted By Man' Whose Daughter Eloped With Scott ) 41 FORMER STUDENTS " ARE' OBJECT OF HUNT Lumberman Would Annul Marriage of Daughter With " 'President's Nephew : CHICAGO, May -12. .(By The Associated Prtess. ) Inveelga tion of the supposed death of Leighton. Mount, freshman, student- at.- Northwestern 'university, who disappeared., ajfteri the 1M1 class rush, turned, today to a hunt for. 41 . former students who, left the university within, four months after Mount d,3PPeared- j Three of. the 41 and fa member of the present sophomore class were brought to the state's attor ney a office for questioning, and despatched to hunt the, others. , 1 Covering Up Charged " With1 the grand Jury1 In recess until Monday," the chief develop ment today was a statement by State's Attorney Crowe that some one is "covering up" and that the inquiry Is -far from over: -" There were no signs of frac tures on the skeleton, physicians said, and a white substance at first . thought to have been lime used in' destroying- the flesh turn ed out to be adipocere, a natural product of decomposition. The physicians iflxed the age of the skeleton at ' around 18 years. Meant was over-. 18 years old. ; Elopement Recalled Belief that Axel A Lonnqulst. wealthy Evanston lumberman, whose daughter eloped oma months ago with Fred Scott, nep hew of Walter "Dill Scott, president-of Northwestern ' university, might , shed some Hght on the events eonneeted : - with Mount's death was shattered today when he was Questioned by assistants from the state's Attorney's office. Mr. Loanqaist, who brougnt his daughter "back from Detroit and is now wing to annul her marriage,! was reported to have said that r it he told all he knew "it would rock Evanston." ' Wild Parties Alleged : "Thar la not just what-1 said," Lonnqulst told the state's1 attor ney. "What 1 did say waa. that if I told ' what -I knew it would rock the thrones of the kings of Evanston. I mean the acoxes ana others' - : What do you mean by that!" he was asked. "I mean liquor parties, joy rides arid decollette parties.'! Mr. Lonnqulst replied. Assault and Battery Is Charge Against Hohsbn VI- A charge of assault and battery npon his 15 year old son Howard Waters, has been filed In Justice court' against ; Prof. Emery,. W. Hobson, head of the department of music at Willamette university, by Fl L.' Waters of -1699 State street. The alleged assault is said , to have taken place about two weeks fago when, young .Waters was play: Ing bair with . prof emtr Hobson s son- An argument is understood to have started between the twd boys over a baseball t glove, dur ing the course of, which Professor Hobson is aald to have' come to the assistance of his son.- ' ' .The. case, has not been set for trial! in the Justice court, as yet, Hobson . entered , a plea of not guilty.. COPS THOUGHT JQX. RIDERS;.: NAB MILLER Miller Believed Youngsters Were Trying to Overtake Him; Stepped on 'Ei v A desire -not to let Supposed Joy riders pass j him, cost .C.G. Miller of ,2140 State street $5 whenj he appeared j In police court yester day on a cha'rge of Speeding 30 miles an hour. . ' f i y Local officers late i Friday eve ning about: to pass j Miller, who was driving ..on. State street, bonked their horn. .but Miller, hinking . that some joy rider wanted to race' him, itepped on his accelerator Instead of slowing up. Between Winter land Twelfth streets the officers caught up with Miller and nptiried him that he Was wanted fat the station. ' The arrest was made by Of f I cer Victor. .; .-.., Adjutant' General Directs All Units to Participate on ! Memorial Day v i j In an order, that pays tribute to the. Grand Army of the Republic and njoins I the national guard of the state' to observe Memorial day In a solemn and appropriate man ner, ; Ad Ju tan t General White has directed that all units of the guard in Oregon participate In Memorial day ceremonies j and parades. ;-, :f :. - .' jThe order reads as follows: - ''Memorial day, established, at the- close of , the Civil war by that immortal body of American pa triots, the Grand Army of the Re public, falls on, May. 30. ! , ! "'This day," in which the heart beats of a . nation's gratitude sounds the reveille that calls back to life our valiant -dead, reminds us that we are but the guardians of ia priceless -heritage. Our constrj and its institutions which came to us from, their supreme sacrifices, we but hold in trust for the generations of tomorrw; and only so long as we ate faithful to that trust as Americans can this heritage prevail;' y ; ' ; v " ' You who wear the uniform of your country are' "pledged ; not merely' to die in defense of' that heritage' should the hour of peril come to our country, ;but to exert your every influence in maintain ing the spirit of patriotism, loyal ty and devotion in which so many of your comrades have given their lives and which', is. the, mainstay of our future security. ' , 'Therefbro, j it is ? appropriate that all members of the national guard participate in the proper and solemn observance of Memorial day, and to this end the' senior line officer at each military station will make such arrangements a.3 are necessary for the participation of fthe command in local Memorial day ceremonies and parades." p . .- ' - t' '- -j I.: i.-' : ' - :: ' : - GUI f lERCEF ' ; BLE KILLED BY CAR ; Glenn L. Pierce. 26, of Goble, Or., was; fatally injured in an au tomobile-' accident -15 i'rnlles north of Salem on the Pacific, highway late yesterday, and idied in the Deaconess hospital last night. ,He was brought to the hospital about 6 o'clock by George;. F. . Rodgers of Salem, who while driVlng from Potrtlahd reached" the scene of the accident just after itf happened. Pierce is survived by his widow and, two children. He was 'em ployed by the - Warren Construc tion' company on work at Corval lis and was'on his wai -1-to -t his home at Ooble, near ' Portland. I when the accident occurred; ' The only person r with him' was a tran- A. IN THE 111 Luis Angel Firpo, Big Argen tinian Knocks McAuliffe in Third; Renault, Herman and Drake Win ; SOUTH AMERICAN IS SLATED FOR DEMPSEY Gate Receipts From Milk Fund Events Will Total About $390, 000 ; FIGHT RESULTS Wlllard knocked out Johnson Jn 11th round. . V Firpo knocked out McAuliffe in 3rd round. , Renault 1 won on foul from. Fulton in 4 th. ; ' j ; , Herman knocked out Reich in 6th. ! ' ; -' ' Drake won decision over Mc Cann in' 4 rounds. ; " - NEW YORK May 12. (By the Associated Pre.) Jew . Wttlard and IjuIh Firpo victor in the two star bouto of the milk fond -boxing carnival today at the Yankee sta dium, will ' be v matched ia a 15 round contest to decide cham pionship opponent; for JackDemp spy, ProQioter , Tex Rickard 1 an nounced at the conclusion of the show. ; '....'';, The fiRht, he said, probably-would ba held in the. Yankee stadium. Junto SO. NEW YORK, May 12 By the Associated Press.) Two giants of the prize ring," Luis Firpo, pride of the Argentine, and Jess Wll lard, Kansas man-mountain, stood out tonight as. challengers for the fistic throne occupied by Jack Dempsey, after scoring knockout victories in. the two main bouts of the milk fund 'carnival, before a crowd of nearly ; 70,000 at the Yankee' stadium. 5 : Firpo is Wonder. Firpo! demonstrated bncel more he Is one of the most terrific hlt- ters who has climbed to pugilistic prominence In recent years, by knocking out Jack McAuliffe II, Of Detroit, in the third round. Wll lard, while ,not too impressive t in his come-back, after years of idle ness,' proved himself a master of his young' Iowa antagonist,' Floyd Johnson,; and was awarded a tech nical knockout after 11, rounds of the most 'spectacular battling on the Card. ' , . . : These two bouts, both scheduled or 15 rounds, were headliners; of a card, of five heavyweight con tests, one of the most, spectacular fight programs ever staged in-this country and' a magnet tor a pic-! (Continued on pae 6) slent whom- Pierce had overtaken on the road and invited to ride. - According , to the transient's story rain began to fall shortly before the accident and the pave ment became slippery, so that the car skidded off the road and turned turtle. He declares that Pierce was not , driving rapidly. Mr.' Rodgers believes this infor mation is correct. j Mr. Rodgers found Pierce pin ned under the car, his -head pinioned-to the ground.. Other auto mobiles came i by and several men lifted Che overturned car from; Pierce's body HIa 'skull' was ap- f parently A. badly tractured." . 1 : M,- 1 - ' - - ,; 12tOF'19-D mm HQ Woodburn ive$ Building Immediately Over $5,000,0a Tfluitxcn bvc!v:J Small Tax Will Be Necessary Fcr TracrtU: 1 Of Pupils.' By a vote of 12 out of the;19 districts vidual vote of 672 to 353,: the consolidation in . northern Marion county and Routher into a union nign scnooi uistrict. to center at, Yooaburn yn .;:, effected yesterday. . ,' ijV : 'f.'':''. " . - The new union, district;' is the; third largest. in4he stife-Ia area, and jthe" largest in school population.! Amnion district in Ilarney county V embraces - 33 1 districts, . ori about balf of , that eounty, and the Milton-Freewaterdistriet ni TJmatillaconaty ii the second: largest in the state.' j ' ;;- I "I ' " 'The ' eonscSidaiion" effected yesterdayliowever,''eEibit.C i property , valuation in excess of $5f000,000 jandlbrings in t?tocl property of Clackamas county : "valued-at, 3p00, ,ThU cause 1 mui opposition ::frxm . Orpga.City.'' ' - I THREE ESCAPES FROM PRISON ARE NABBED Edwin Jones, in Jail at llodes . to, CjL Pike and? Nelson ' Are in. ? Custody . - The; last three, convicts who es caped .'from . the state penitentiary wood cam p have - been . captured, according to - . announcement ; by Warden Johnson S. r 8mtth last night.' v- -, ' ;' , Edwin Jones, one of ther trio Is in. Jail : at Modesto Calif.,- and Principal Keeper : McMullen left last night to return him to 8alem, John Pike and Elvln Nelson, the other two, were arrested yes terday; near - Clendale, in Joseph ine county.' and are now in the hands of a. prison guard who will return them to Salem today. j - Warden Smith-said they , would be" placed in eplitary- confinement upon their return. Sentiment in Favor of 'Ad--vertising Logans Abroad l ! Nearly Unanimous - What la believed to be a record meeting, of loganberry growers, was held at the Chamber of Com merce auditorium- Saturday after noon. They met ;for sober busi ness, and they have started it in dead earnest, by 'ordering the chairman, H. H. Mumford, t'o ap point -a committee of five to draw up a plan for permanent organlia tion, and get ready to- advertise the. Oregon loganberry In the mar kets, so as to make it 'an indls pensible household article in the markets of the world. 1 " j--On a standing vote, the and ience of almost 300 growers was unanimously In favor of assessing every pound of berries for an ad vertising fund, ! It Is recognised that, although the loganberry has been raised and sold in consider able quantities from' the Willam ette valley during the past few years, it is still a stranger in most markets. Nothing but familiar ity will make It a 'standard" fruit like blackberries, that pay a larger prlce because u they - are standard. 'V" .' ' ii; : ' - Chairman Mumford said last night that he would ; name the committee very shortlyand have it get to work so as to make the organisation -effective 'for this year. - The prospective shortage of this rear's", croo ' may " make It somewhat easier to sell all their fruit for 1923, but there is still need for such an organisation. It was reported that one buyer has been In the field offering. 4 cents a pound for the fruity So far as known, all such offer have been rejected and It was reported that the 'buyer said. "Well, if you farm ers will all stick, for a higher price you'll get it," ! Jiv How much higher ; he . didn't; say. but-the object of the-permanent association, to secure at least (Continued on page 7.) 311 SSESlTIIEB PRICE five, czirra !P1 Fi?e Dircctcri to;Drfrr!r ' ,; iryplved, or an indi of '19 school diitricl ) - Clackamas county - The 12 ' dlstrlcU Votln's for tl s ...1f m.m J. - - wv a. - mmw . 1 eunsuiJuucm wore; rwen voi burn, Johnstone, . tTnlon , ' panal 4 , Hall, t Buttevllle, , Hubbard. Keeiy. district W 91 Elliott' Praif ia. Whisky HUf and Woddhurn. 'Tt seven',' voting against ' ' it wera: Belle Passi ; Oak Lawn, 'Host Cri'sto; .Harmony," Honitor, . Crcad acres aqd -White. '..-- '.- The new union 'district, wCl L j organised at once. The Woo-urii district gives the high school plact and equlpnient to the 'new unlca district. 1 Tbe five directors w :.l be C. ' W : 0onyne of Monitor, E. Paulsen of Hubbard, Keith FowlII of rwoodbfrn," L." Qr Yergea c?: tonald, ; aid A. L;-WeivT '' Whisky IIiU" ." ,r. . Oecause of the areas cuverr t by the district arrangements - v. :U be made fo transportatloa. A f -x of less than one mill on the pro p erty in th4 district w'i: j" t ' for this, it j is believed, and - it i. estimated that the district cart La maintained I and operated at a . Z mill tax. The If gal allowance will.' (Continued on Vr, 8) STATESMAN WILL 'OFFER BARGAIK3 IN fOYJfh MA1U.EE V Starting netti Friday , morn ' Ing and fjor the three succeed ing .Fridays I the iBtateeratn will offer its readers bargain offers In a. ; novel manner. There wQl appear a page c! special Jvalues. attractions .which wll ' be of interest to "every member of the family and for' every purpose. Cloth' Ing, foodj toilet articles, antos, auto accessorlea, real '- estate, electric supplies; a, widei vari ety to cnbose trom. Call f83 on the phone and the young lady in charge will tell you where these bargains may be -purchased. Phone orders and inquiries! will be received all day Friday nd until noon Saturday! and the values of fered will be good Fridayjand Saturday! To those whowill - not be ah1 - to do - their own shopping) is offered the privil ege of mailing ., their orders, -which wfll receive prompt at tention. Call 583, or mall your order. WANT TO SELL A STORE? Try & SUtesKtan . Want Ad The Remits Will Surprise i You "; Below is one of the Want Ads. appearing la todayV Statesman , Classified Column, One a Day. TOl itts Ycers Tcncrrcw? : - -; - ; 1 : - POR fl A I E .WELIrIXCATrt a V eonf aetioaary, fonnttia ; ' eompbUIr stOckAd. Prte 1650. with f"50 ct), Li ton, Aunt. T:l