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.i. - Salem Beautiful Edition; Published under ; the Auspices of- the Salem Floral Society I: I FIRST SECTION Paget 1 io 6 - r ; Pimm SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 19j 1923 PRICE JTVEI CENTS L7Jl7 : :. X 1 : : . V : . . r . j i. , . : - , - I j i 4- 1 ALASKA RATES l m II H WK 4 lilllW LI I.UUIU11U 9 ' Ocean transportation Over Twice as High From Se attle to Seward as From ' East, Says Engineer HOOVER SAYS FUTURE BRIGHT FOR COUNTRY Four or Five Great States (May Arise From Terri i ) tory, He Declares j SEWARD: 's -Alaska'. July IS. m the Associated Press.) -Job n E. Ballaite of Seattle former rhiet engineer for thej Alaska Nor thern railway, charged at 'a' henr Ing here today before Secretary of the Interior Work that steam ship and railroad rates are throt tling the development, or Aiasaa. r Mr. Ballalne asserted that the ocean rate from Seattle to Seward was two and a half times that from Seattle to New-York, includ ing tolls on the Panama canal. .' , j Rn Traffic Light The witness declared that only was j there no effort being: put forth to encourage traffic on the government railroad, which, he said; was losing a half million dol lars a year hut that a deliberate attempt was being, made in cer- ' tain, quarters"-to -force-; steamships to Kb to Anchorage-for a connee- il'.i witi. th railroad. He said ( WWA. - - I that this depriTed the railroad of freight business Deiweeu and Anchorage that would be very profitable. , I ! l harbor Is Filling 1 1 Mr. ballalne told Secretary Work that terminal facilities now proved at Anchorage will be come pure waste. He asserted that the harbor at Anchoragva sluing so fast that la VHwyew only small boats would be able to reach the docks. 1 The witness recommenuBu the government encourage the es tablishment of steamship lines to San Francisco msieaa 01 .... nnnnd that the Californjj uu iuu to" w port wjould airari oif 1 kets. ' ..- - . - ,4 -1 j ALASKA HAH VlMU. Alaska! July 18. (Br the Associated Press.) "Within the next tnree moui.ua shall effect some measures that iwill coordinate Aiasaa oeiwt heretofore so that out of this we may do something worth doing. The greatest thing we mighty do la lO esiui uvvj ! to building a new country so thai Aiasxa win n L j . inwrimi , I nan . iuo IHI T1UUD I.W . tatter of control of her iwner. ,nd lands. .She has the DBi ams f of; a great state:"' , . . f . Rash Not ISxpectod j j I. This was thef concluding por tion of a speech by Secretary Hooyer at a dinner at the cham ber of commerce here last night. Secretary Hoover, pointed outf that . .. i - ha atcloned i l In great rushes like Oklahoma and California, but - some uj " - ievelop four or live bt. hk niii- "TnTi come by j A HID) I iteady acquiring Of! people step y step, that come nere w ihArtP livelihood and a better Standard of living, we mum, tncmber it is a place of greater ' fiossibility and of tremendous re sources, and there can be no full self-government until you are able " to carry that burden. ; Talks to Fisaiernien I At a fisheries hearing Secretary Hoover took a vot on the ques tion "shall we abolish big traps?" and received a , unanimous vole. Singling out a man who conducts a small trap. Mr. Hoover "said; "It seems the people want a sys- l tern whereby fishing in Alaska will be done by men like you, which whl give you population, ! instead Of importing such labor r as complained of." : v ' "f" j A cannery (inan claimed that (Continued on page 2.) ' THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair Thursday. v LOCAli WEATHER, j : (Wednesday) ' Maximum temperature, 83. Minimum temperatute 66. Rainfall, none. River. .3 feet. ? r Atmosphere, clear. Wind, southwest. DAYLIGHT FLIGHT IS ATTEMPTED AT "EOUR TH Lieutenant Maughan expected to take off in second effort to span continent by air between dawn and dark ; shorter days cuts long journey by 14 minutes. MITCHELL FIELD, N. Pvaoo T lonfonotif Piiocall 4 :08 o'clock this morning eastern standard time, on the first leg of his second attempt to iiy dawn and dark. He pointed his where he intends to make his MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., July 18. Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan was in readiness tonight for his expected take off at 3:30 eastern standard, time tomorrow morning, in a second attempt to fly across the dusk. , , i " FEDERAL EDUCATIOI. DEPT. SOUGHT University Women .Would Create' New branch witn Cabinet Official . PORTLAND, Or., Juty 18. - The American Association of Uni versity "Womenj adopted a resolu tion at its convention here today declaring for a federal depart ment of education, with a cabinet officer in charge. It did not de clare for any particular bill de signed to brings about i this end. Miss Charl Williams, field sec retary of the National Education association, addressedtbe conven tion, advocating the proposed in novation and adoption, of the , res-: olution placing the association on record be followed tt once. Th Convention voted to have its representaliTe confer with the1 American minister to China jtd have him bring to the attention of the Chinese government the desirability of xivlng a certain proportion of the Boxer indemnity fund for the education of young Chinese women in their own coun try and elsewhere. The fund ii used at present" for the education of young men, it was stated. This action was taken following .he report of President Ellen F. Pen dleton1 on International relations. The report also expresses expecta--tion of some action on traveling fellowships by the present conven tion, ' ! ' " Although recommendations On legislative policy for the associaj t4on 'were" scheduled for -today's session,. time tilid not permit con sideration. This matter, with the report of Miss Louise Fitch, mem bership director and editor of the journal, will come up, at a? future session.';' !. -'f-: ,"". :. V . J..; . Conference' t't between yarions groups were' held late today;.' A Joint conference was held ' later addressed by I Miss George Ger linger. regent' of the University of Oregon and Dean M. A'nstice Har ris of Elmira college, Elmira, n. y. ' i r. IS SELLING COAL Son of Attorney General in Chicago Since Neein. From Sanitarium . . CHICAGO.' July 18. Major Draper M. Daugherty, son of Har ry M. Daugherty. . United States attorney general, who fled from a Connecticut sanitarium on jJune 17, has been in Chicago employed as a salesman for a coal company for the past (month, according to the Chicago Herald and Examiner. 'I came here to get a fresh start t'o work -and I am work ing," the newspaper quoted! him as saying, j : - I i "Major Daugherty said the pub licity In wttlch he figured! last spring in connection with the "Dot" King, murder case lnPNew York 'Knocked him to pieces'," according: to" the Herald and Ex mm DAUBHERTY aminer, I :, .... 151 down time estimated for j Iy., July 19. (By Associated t. 4a llfrVlOM tnrklr nff VlHV nt irom coast to coasi ueiween plane toward Dayton, Ohio, first stop. continent Detween uawn aim A' test flight this, afternoon proved his - plane to be. in perfect condition. ! Veather conditions were reported favorable. By his original timing. Lieu tenant Maughan would reach San Francisco in 16 4 hours of day light flisht but the trip will now have to" be made in 16 hours, 16 minutes, as he. lost. 14 minutes of daylight in the. nine days since his first attempt. , ' TO BE PROCURED Salem Hospital Campaigners Will Redouble Their ! Efforts Today i Effdrts' to secure the 115,009 Hmilnlur in fill th remit red . ..IL-.4 1U .... -.. w . . ..Ai.' ? AAA' fnv tis Salem hospital will be redoubled as thi? is the final day or. me iour-aay campaign in the movement; J 1 ' ? Subscriptions announced at tne luncheon yesterday noon brought the amount to nearly $20,000 Workers announced an addition al $4,400 at the luncheon, at tended by team members and Ro tarians. One new ; team in the field reported having solicited $60. ; . ; ; ' i "Too many still assume the at tude that the hospital proposition is 'George's: duty " declared Dr. llenry Morris, general chairman of the drive. In making his report. High, side and bright lights oi the international Jtotarlan conven tion in St. Louis were told by R. O. Snelling. president of the Salem Rotary club and delegate to the convention. " After briefly outlining the his tory of St. Louis, which he de scribed as bejjvg the most typical of American ctlei.s he told of the opening et thsfei Convention, with a huge pageant; "The Garden ot Nationfi! V T!nf, pageant ld. he said, wtiU becoming the otf&tal custom' of opening all internation al Rotary conventions. ' Boy Scouts, bearing the flags ot all nations, were followed by danc ing girls, clad in the costumes native Greek girls. They carried garlands of flowers, each garland .. ii..kl lliwaf representing me " " nuiinn The effect, he OI suuie mv.. , declared, was wonderful- and served to Infuse the delegates wiu an enthusiasm that lasted througn out the convention. Twenty-seven wer represented,: with delegates from 21 present. Resolutions enterea miu a lar "slaughter-bouse." President c, .atA. The slaughter of these included the killing of one resolution limiting the number of resolutions that might be, intro duced, t i - . ),'LJ Though many of mesg.-wr., killed, several ot interest . to Ro tarians in general and , those on the Pacific coast in particular, were approved. Included anion these were one establishing a per capita tax of 50 cents to detm the business expense of the future conventions, leaving the present $5 registration fee In full force to cover entertainment. The other was permitting district clubs to hold conventions later in the year than March or April. The latter resolution. I President Snell ng said, proved very gratifying tolhe coast and northwest clubs, which have heretofore been forced ? to hold their conventions during par ticularly inclement weather. When the Rotarian special left Portland an 11-year-old boy was located, also bound for St. Louis 11511) RENIH5 (Continued on page 2) FATE'S HAND RESTS HEAVY UPON FAMILY i-i r - . peath of Bride Remains Un- solved; Husband, in lifts-. r:4 pital, Keeps Calling! PITTSBURGH, July 18. Authorities admitted tonight that they had failed to brush aside the veil screening the slaying of Mrs. Patrick Coyne, 18 year old : bride who was found shot to death in her home early today. Blocked1 In their investigation by the seri ous condition of the girl's husband of three months, a railroad brake man, who lost his legs in an ac cident' whole at work last . night, police were awaiting permission of physicians to question Coyne. With a roeary clasped in her hands, Mrs. Coyne was found in bed with a bullet wound in her head by her father. John Conroy, when he called to notify His daughter of her husband's acci dent. After having; been taken to a hospital Coyne repeatedly called for his wife. ' t f - It was first believed - that the girl had been beaten to death but a search of the house by police revealed a; pistol and a later ex amination of the - body by phy sicians resulted In finding a bul let wound in her head. Wife, Mother-in-Law arid Sister-in-Law, Killed By Missouri Man I "WAYEIILV, Mo., July 18. William Plunkett, 36, a laborer, shot and killed his wife. hU mother-in-law, Mrs. Isaac Tubb and his sister-in-law, Miss Jane Tubb, 16. today after a family quarrel at their home here. Plunkett was arrested a few minutes after the shooting and taken to the county jail at Lexington. Neighbors said the shooting was the culmination of a series of quarrels. v Mrs. Tubb and Miss Tubb lived at the Plunkett home. A violent quarrel was reported early today between Plunkett and his wife and the town marshal was called to tneir home. Mrs. Tubb later went' to . the mayor's office for a warrant for Plunk etf$ arrest and when she return ed Plilnkett met her at the door with a revolver. After killing his mother-in-law, riunkett shot and killed his wife and "sister-In-iaWi L People Will Again Have Gov ernment, Declares Head r of Telegraphers ST. LOUIS, Mo., July .18. The election of Magnus Johnson at United States senator from Minne sota is, in the opinion of E. J Manlon, president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, evidence that the people are restoring the control of the government to the people. In a statement issued to night Mr. Manion declared: The election of Magnus John son as United States senator from Minnesota is gratifying evidence that the ordinary citizen is en gaged in restoring the control of government to the people. The attempt to make it appear that the election of Mr. Johnson was solely occasioned by the revolt of farm ers at the lass than $1 wheat, is far-fetched. t "The best evidence of the truth i-of the assertion can be found In the result of the election when the people of the cities and towns rolled ' up equally as good major! Ues for Mr. Johnson as did th farmers." ! Farmer-Labor Partv Will Nominate Early in 1924 SALT LAKE CITY, July 18. The farmer-labor party will nom inate early next year a full ticket for- the coming presidential elec tion and also will name full tick eta In all states where party or ganixations can be perfected, it was announced her e tonight by Parley P. Chrlstensen. farmer-la bor candidate for president In S'llilEi JOHN ELECTION RESTORES COM 11920. ER PRINT STORY BRINGS Port Arthur Newspaper Is i Made Defendant in $50, 000 Action Filed By IWW Organizer Holland NEW YORK WOBBLIES . FLOCKING TO TEXAS More Than 20,000 Said on Their Way South From All Over Country PORT ARTHUR, Tex., July 18. John Holland, orgapizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, Transport Workers division! has filed a libel suit for $50,000 against a Port Arthur newspaper for a story based on reports; from police officials that Holland's fin ger prints indicated he was want- ed for the ' slaying of twoi per sons in Everett, Wash., it became known this evening. Mistreatment Allesed . . Holland asserts ne was f mis treated by Port Arthur police in connection with the taklng'of his finger prints. When be was ar rested in June in connection with his membership with the I.W.W. he is alleged to have resisted, and then received punishment ( from the officers. His release was or dered following application for writ of habeas corpus in a Beau mont court and he returned to Port Arthur. That night uniden tified parties saw him as he 'was leaving the' police station and the next heard from him was at a Galveston hospital where he waa said to be! suffering from jminor Injuries. He said he had been beaten and turned loose on the Beaumont road. t Jail for Visiters Members of the I.W.W. report ed coming on crusade here In a passive plea of resistance, to fill the local jail will be held on charges of vagrancy and ;put to work in the labor gangs Co take cre of the city work. Police Chief W. Covington declared tonight. "Let 'em come." he sald.;'ther are many chores to be done in Port Arthur." j ! " GRNKRAL) EXODUS BEGUN NEW YflRK. July 18.-rFirmly believing In the efficacy of "direct action" hundreds of members of the T.W.W. are leaving here Co night on a crusade to Port Arthur, Te., the object of which IS the "protection of the, I.W.W. consti tution" and the right's of three members said to have been kid napped and severely bflten there. "W don't believe ' "1ft doing things by official delegation. When there is a Job to! be done by the I.W.W., the rank! and ; file go to It, without bothering about their officials," Is the report on the exodus by local headquarters of the Marine Transport Workers' branch of the organisation., 20,000 on Move How the men will cover the 2800 miles to Port Arthur Is re garded at headquarters as a min or detail. More than 20,000 of them are on the move from all parts of the country, on foot, by freight' train and by, sea accord Ing to John Shuskie, the secretary treasurer. ., , Coincidentally with the I.W.W. exodus came a pledge from the Civil -Liberties union to the gen eral defense committee of the I. W.W. In California to help in the fight against the recent injunction which renders membership in the I.W.W. in that state contempt of court, ! punishable by a prison term of six months. . The injunction, which followed declaration of , a general LW-W. strike in California; comes ata result of the "pressure of corpor atlons asserts the Civil Liberties anion; and is unconstitutional. EVERETT, Wash:, July 18, John Holland,- organizer for the industrial Workers of the World, reported to have sued a newspa Fr of Port Arthur, Tex., for $50, 000 libel ' because of a published statement that he was. wanted for murder, was one of a party of members of the IWW that came to Everett on the boat Verona In 1916 with the declared intention bf Upholding the "free speech rights." - - - Laiidltis of the IWW from the boat was resisted by sheriffs dep uties and by citizens. Two ot the MM RP s T UU LIULL UUI I ' ; ' ' ( RETAIL FOODS RBEP0fiT General Level of Wholesale Ppfces Through Country Decrease Two Percent -From May Until June INCREASE FOR YEAR ' : ' AVERAGE 3 PER CENT Slight Advance Is Also Giv- k a a a en ior biaiisncai wnoie- sale Markets WASHINGTON. July 18. Al though the general level of whole sale prices' through .out the coun try., decreased " nearly 2 percent percent from May to June, ac cording to figures assembled by the bureau of labor statistics,, the retail food index showed an in crease of one percent. 404 Commodities Listed .Among the 404 commodities in cluded in the whole price sta tistics being materials which showed the largest decrease, aver aging four percent, while metals declined 2 : 3-4 percent, chemicals and drugs 2 percent and fuel and lighting materials about . 2 percent. Farm products, food. clothes- and clothing- and . miscel laneous commodities registered smaller declines. Decreases were shown in 190 commodities, in creases in 53, and 161 were listed as unchanged. Potatoes, Steak Gain Thirteen articles of food in creased In price at retail between May 15 and June-15, while 15 showed declines and 15 . were un changed. Potatoes advanced 19 percent, round steak f ire j per cent, sirloin steak, leg of lamb and! onions about four percent; chuck roast "and bananas three percent; vegetable lard and -sub stitutes less than half of one per cent. ' "; jGabbage, Butter, go Down . . The chief decreases recorded were cabbage, 23 percent and butter 43 percent. The increase in the retail food price level from Jun 15. 1922. te June 15, 1923, averaged percent. The general wholesale markets meanwhile re gistered an advance of 2 percent. During the month ending last June 15 food prices , advanced in 32! cities, rising as much as 3 percent at Newark, N.J., Pitts burgh and Washington. D. C. The leyel decreased id 16 cities and was unchanged in three, but in noi city did the average family ex penditure for food decline more than one percent. No Change in Passive Resis tance, Declares High 1 : Berlin Official ESSEN. July 18. (By The As spciated Press.) Tito Ruhr popu lation intend to continue passive resistance, high Berlin govern ment official, who has been in close touch with . the situation here since the occupation began, informed The Associated Press correspondent today. Whatever England may propose to Berlin in the forthcoming note concern ing resistance,, he added, there was not the slightest indication that the Ruhr residents were even thinking of ; ceasing their t resis tance under1 lhe! present general eottookv -!-4Ti-"i ;i- ' ' j !The Hubr people," the official explained, "are now more deter mined than ever not to give up. This is especially true of the min ers who, I am sure, would simply ignore Berlin If it should issue orders or recommendations to cease passive resistance." : frlly Sunday Is Speaker ' To Northwest Realtors PORTLAND, July 18. Rev. William A. Sunday. evangelist. jwas the chief speaker at the opening session of the seventh an nual convention of the Northwest Realty association here today. He took as his keynote the necessity of eternal hustling as a requis ite to progress. RUHR RESIDENTS TO REMAIN QUIET HIBERNIANS ARE URGED TO WAR ON KLAN Support of Unity League of America Asked at Con- vention in Montreal MONTREAL, Que., July 18. The Ancient Order of. Hibernians was urged at today's session of Its convention to wage war oh the Kit Klux Klan. President James Deery In his annual: report declared that ' no greater duty faced the -order than exposure of . the Klan. Specifi cally he urged support of the Unity League, of America,, which he said was organized in America to combat the Klan there., "In the United States."' he as serted, "the Klan questions .) the right of Jews, Catholics, negroes and foreigners te enjoy the right of . American citizenship and has snccesBfully entered the field of practical politics in many states, electing senators, judges, gover nors and .mayors, and sheriffs. It appeals to the ignorant and. preju diced mind. It is well financed and well led - . , CABINET EXPEGTH) TO England Completes Draft of Note; -Will be Sent to Allies Friday LONDON. July 18. (By The Associated - Pi-ess. ) The draft of the British note to Germany was completed today and it is expect ed that one sitting of "the cabinet council tomorrow will suffice to obtain approval of the minis-; tries, in which case the note, with covering letter, probably will be dispatched id the allied govern ments Friday for their approval and to Washington, not necessar ily for comment; but as a matter of courtesy;' - -' ,t '- " It Is generally understood that neither document will see - the light until the note Is in the hands of the German government, the date of which will depend on 'how long the British government has to wait for replies from the al lies. . y"- It is in the power of France to employ delaying tactics, but it Is supposed that after 'waiting a rea sonable time Lord Curzon will dispatch the note to Berlin with or without French approval. 1 IS DEFY AT AMERICA Refuses to Allow Dictation to Influence Affairs in 1 Nova Scotia NEW GLASGOW, N. S., July 1 8 Daniel Livingstone, president ot District "o. 26, . United Mine Workers of America, the charter of which 'was revoked by the in ternational president, John L. Lewis yesterday, for refusal to call off the unauthorized strike in Nova Scotia issued a statement here today breathing defiance of the American leader, i "So far as I am concerned," said Livingstone, "Lewis will not be allowed to do in this district what he did In Kansas. "Lewis has violated all the rules, customs , and privileges of the United Mine Workers of Am erica." ' We will not allow any Am erican to come Into .Nova Scotia and take away the . rights of the citizens of the province nor will we be dictated to by Americans." PARKER TO RELY OIHSELF DEFENSE Jury Completed in Albany ' Trial for Murder; Open- ing Remarks Made ALBANY, Or.. July 18.A jury waa completed late today In the trial of George Parker, charged with the murder of Sheriff Dun lap last May. In opening." state ments before the jury it was indi cated that the attorneys for Park er will rely upon a plea of self defense for. the alleged slayer. APPROVE ROTE 110 HEAD HUR TURK PACT IS i ' : -' BE I : WITH 3 ISSUES United States Demands That Turkey Recognize Ameri can! Naturalization Laws; Reply Is Made) . .- ... , - i - DISCORD IS AROUSED . OVER WAR DAMAGES Assertation . Maide Nation Cannot Arbitrate With Mixed Tribunal. LAUSANNE. .July; 18. (B The Associated Press.) The Tur-co-American treaty negotiations are delayed over I three main. points, which probably will re quire;, further conferences be tween Joseph C'. Grew, and Ismet Pasha before real progress can be achieved in drafting the new treaty. . The United States want Turkey to recognize In the treaty, the American naturalization laws," but the Turks point out that Turkish jaws prevent Turkish subjects who become citizens ot other countries from returning toj Turkey . . . r .... d Respect Is Demanded . ' ,T If the Ajnerlcans insist on sac recognition, the Turks will de- mandjt the proTisions relating tb TurklshVsubJefct shkn be ad ded to the treaty clause, ut th Americans - cannot L- accept any; treaty denial of the rights of Am erican' citizens, and ; the subject has been left for further consider atiom y - -' f - The Turkish experts . realize that whatever may be the out come of the negotiation on thlj question.the. United States gov eminent will always Insist upon' suitable respect for the rights of Americans and, as a matter bf fact, the American represent tiVes say they- proposed, the!? clause merely to facilitate the pro iectlon of American citizens tj Turkish officials and reduce th possibility of misunderstandings, ". . Many CTlaJma TJniieUled The second point of, discord concerns claims of American citi zens and companies ' against the Turkish government for damages suffered during the war. The American delegates proposed the appointment of a mixed arbitra tion tribunal to adjudicate all claims but the Turks assert that they cannot commit themselves to arbitration without knowing something 'of the amount of claims: The Americans are en able to present approximate f!i drfes and say they are more Inter ested in the principle than in the money involved, j WIII Leave Angora . The third subject temporarily left aside Is the kind of treatment to be accorded American residents in Turkey under the general pro visions of the convention for the reglmb governing foreigners. ,Tfce Americans want the same provis ions for American ; citizens to en gage In business and professions as the citizens ot other countries have. The difficulty here prob ably will be settled, In conferences between Mr. rdrew and Ismet Pasha. f FOI'DllJFOIIEST Unaware That J Her Mother, Had Been Beaten Over. Head With Small Axe WAUSAU, Wis.,! July 18. Mary Lawando, 20, was found In tha woods near the hime of her par ents, six miles south ot here to night. 'The girl has been missing for eight; days and during that time a sheriff's posse has searched a heavy swamp in the vicinity of the Lawando home. Mary refused te say where she had been since she disappeared. The morning attetf she was report ed missing, her step-mother, llrs. Anna Lawando was attacked an I beaten over the head with a small axe while asleep in her room, but Mary told - Henry! Schissler, epe ciai policeman this city ? found her, that sie knew nothing whatever about how Mrs. Lawa" - do came by her Salaries, .y. - MISS GIRL IS (Continued on page six) ! : i ' ; .'"rf ; . t a A