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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1923
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HOOl'ER'S VIEW
FISHING Gill
Advisory Board Planned Aft
' er First-Hand Investiga
; tion of Present Condition
Is Completed
PROTECTION! DEMANDS
CONSTRUCTIVE METHOD
Unless Propogation Enlarged
Salmon Industry Is Men
aced, He Says !
ABOARD U. S. S. HENDER
SON, July 24. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Declaring "pious
statements, ' scientific discussions
and political -oratory will not
spawn salmon." Secretary Hoov4
er. as head of the gorernmental
department, haying to do with
Alaskan fisheries, asserted in a
statement today that there must
be a temporary reduction In the
number of fish taken from Alas
kan waters and at the same time
there must be constructive meas
ures for enlarging propagation.
Otherwise, he said, salmon; fish
ing, now one of the largest of
Alaska's Industries, will be lost
In a jfew. years'. : . j "; .;J j
) Question Given Study j
j Mr. .Hoover In his "statement,
which' was based oh close range
study given the Alaskan . fisheries
question while In, the territory as
a member of President Harding's
party, expressed hope that "con
gress 'would act at -the forthcom
ing session to give federal admin
istration agencies more coustruc-
- tire authority. Any new legisla
tion, he added,': must be off the
broadest scope . possible, as the
method of regulation must vary
with each locality and because of
dealing with, problems of wide
human, and . property, Interest
should afford a method of appeal
to some independent commission
or authority. . ' - ' j i
' The ! secretary said j he had
found unanimous support) among
Alaskans for action take by fed
eral goTernment in creating fish
reserves In western Alaska by
constructive work, and In order
to obtain advice as to the admin
istration of those reserves and as
to ther best" form deeded,' leglsla
lion should take, - he proposed to
create in Alaska an advisory
board. ' : ;
i Statement Is Made J
Secretary Hoover's statement
In part follows:
-."I have had an opportunity of
" consulting with scores lot people
In Alaska on the fisheries ques
tion with fishermen, canners,
public officials, business men and
experts, in public hearings and
otherwise!
f "There has not been a single
dissent from the conclusion " that
there must be strong and Immedi
ate restrictions on salmon fishing
' If we are to preserve the lndus-
: try from the same destruction
that has ruined many of our na
tional j fisheries elsewhere. In
fact, a should have1 been under-
' taken a Alaska years ago. 1 B
; "Tl aeed for conservation In
Alaska aa been recognised for
ten yeai. ,and . has been a con
stant subject of debate and dis
cussion, and I am greatly Jpieased
J to see the large measure of sup-
f port given the administration for
having substituted action for
pious discussion . .'. .. ;.
'ri ! No Universal Panacea
"This Is the largest of Alaska
Industries. More than half her
people and more than half her
territorial revenues are dependent
upon It. ' It can in time be built
to much larger dimensions than
St present. If nothing Is doine&it
will be lost In a tew years. It Is
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i THE WEATHER
OREGON: Generally fair Wed
nesday; moderate westerly
winds."- i ' -: Y
LOCALf WEATHER V
j (Tuesday)
Maximum temperature 76. '
Minimum temperature 59.
Rainfall, none.
River, .03. . i
Atmosphere, partly cloudy.
Wind, northwest.
PIERCE TO DECIDE
TODAY WHETHER H
WMPARBON DAVIS
Governor ! Pierce will , today make known his decision
whether X-ee Davis is to be pardoned from the county jail as
asked in a large petition recently filed with the executive
signed by citizens of Salem and vicinity, Davis was con
victed in justice court of a violation of the prohibition law
and was sentenced to three months in jail and to pay a fine
of $500. ! T : : ' r - m. I
Davis' sentence would expire next week, but it is claimed
he is unable to raise the money to pay his fine,1 and unless
pardoned by the governor would have to serve out the fine
in jail at the rate of a day for each $2 of the $500: TV
Governor Pierce and Justice of the Peace Kuntz, who
imposed the sentence, conferred on the tease last night.
MORGUE SENTENCE
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Cooling Slab Will Be Bed
for Ohio Citizen, Is De
1 , cision of Judge
LTMA, Ohio, July 24. Charles
Voorhees, 60 years old, father of
six children tried Monday night to
kill himself by standing In , the
middle of the Pine- street car
tracks. ; lLJ .
Wednesday morning Voorhees
will wake up on a cooling slab in
a Lima morgue, . j.
Police Judge! Emmet Jackson
today fined him 115 and sentenc
ed him to serve 24 hours ih the
morgue, and at six o'clock tonight
Voorhees began bis sentence.
Publicly, announcing 'his decis
ion to his family and all the
neighbors ' within hearing, "Voor
hees took up a station in the mid
dle of the car t-acks In front of
his home and , waited for the
street car to arrive. He. waited
and waited and then waited some
more. ; ; ' ! i .
South Pine street cars run on a
12-minute schedule. Anxious and
morbid spectators waited; on the
curb. . .Then someone called the
police. I . ' ,
Persons Under 18 Years
Can't Buy English Liquor
LONDON, July 24. I By the
Associated Press.) The house
of lords today passed, without
amendment, the third reading of
Lady Astor's bill prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors to any
person under ; IS years-! of age.
The measure, which has already
passed the commons now becomes
law, provided the assent of th
crown is given, 'ill
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SUICIDE
CHEERY CHERRIANS
I TO TRAVEL
The Salem Cherriahs, or "Cherry Ones" as some onq
has aptly paraphrased the name, are to leave oa Thursday
morning for a three days' tour of southern Oregon. They go
clear to Ashland, the: most southerly city in the state, and
they stop at every town of any real size, en route, to carry
the gospel of good fellowship and friendliness to ever com-
muity. rfM ' : - '; -I ; ' v ,
"The proper study of mankind is man,' according to the
poet. He was. an inspired prophet, and not a mere word
slinger he got clear down to the heart of all things on earth
that are worth while
The Cherrians are not a scowling lot of uplifters with a
flinty, 'thorny creed.) They are good fellows with a smile
and a jest and an invitation to come and get better acquaint
ed. They are going put to study mankind in every hamlet
in southern Oregon, as far as their three days will allow them
to do so. i ' " n . ; ! ' ':
It is a good gospel. It is good business, good politics,
good citizenship. Most of the quarrels between men or be
tween communities, come from lack of acquaintance. Some
of the people from southern Oregon come to Salem to the
legislature, to the social functions, some even to the Institu
tions with guards and keepers. . Those who come' irv most
of these categories, have unflattering opinion of Salem and
Salem people. They need to be enlightened. The people of
Salem are as joyful, as friendly as the best of those outJside-f-and
they all ought to know it. $ -;
- F The Cherry Ones are going to tell 'em. Going to sing,
to shout, to, play "the, band and to smile the good news into
every hpme en route"that Salem is the home, of cheer arid
friendliness,' and that more friends are more money and more
happiness for everybody. f
y ; Just as a home is infinitely more than four square walls
with two people housed therein, so this Cherrian caravan is
more than merely 40 men out for a iov ride. It. is the
Spirit of Friendship and caineraderies that makes the world
worto living lns
EYE OPERATION
IS SUCCESSFUL
Severe . Cataract Removed
From Optic of Allean
Corey, Orphan Girl ;'
Through the generosity of local
citizens, an eye specialist, and the
Salem hospital, a surgical opera
tion was performed yesterday on
Allean Corey, an orphan girl, for
the removal of a severe cataract
from one of her eyes. .The opera
tion is said to have been successful-
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Th operation was performed
at the. temporary Salem hospital
which is used until completion of
the new hospital for the comple
tion of whicb funds are now, being
solicited. The hospital furnished
three nurses to assist the physt
clan, end the superintendent. Miss
Steele, also contributed her own
services. , ;
: The girl, who has been much in
the newspapers of late, has. been
unable to see with the eye for., sev
eral years. It is said' that she
will now be able to use it. It will
be necessary for the eye to be
bandaged for several weeks.
Cheers Given Yacht as ,
It Starts on Long Cruise
KINGSTOWN, Ireland, July 24.
Amidst hearty cheers and es
corted by a fleet of yachts, the 25
ton yacht "Saorise" recently left
Kingstown on . a trip around the
world. ,
" The crew, composed of Conor
O'Brien, iwner and captain; H.
S. Hodges, mate and S. D. LaveUe
hope to complete the journey un
der canvas by way of New Zea
land, which they ' anticipated
reaching before Christmas. From
there they will proceed by Cape
Horn to several Argentine ports,
and expect to reach Ireland again
by September, 1924. : '
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AGAINST LABOR
TRIAL IS SOON
Daugherty Will Direct Case
of Government Against
San Francisco Builders
and Tradesmen
NOW WILLING TO TEST
HIS FORMER POSITION
Proceedings Held Legal That
Protect Worker's Right
to Organize
CHICAGO. July 24. (By. The
Associated Press) United States
Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty will be prepared 'upon
his arrival on the Pacific coast
to "join the presidential tour to
appear personally in criminal ac
tions against San. Francisco build
ing material dealers and t trade
concerns charged with conspiracy
to boycott union labor, by refusal
to furnish certain materials I to
contractors employing organized
workers. . ',
, Announcement that he would
take over direction of the federal
government's case was made by
the attorney general just before
his departure for the west to
night. No Names Revealed .
While declining, to reveal the
names of individuals or organiza
tions against whom court action
might be taken in the protract
ed San Francisco conflict, Mr,
Daugherty let it be known that
the facts in the case had been
before department of justice offi
cials for some months and : thai
legal proceedings to protect the
right of building workers to or
ganize were in view. - '
To Test Position I
Mr. Daugherty, on his arrival
In San Francisco, will confer with
his assistants, who have been
handUng the case, he said. ' '
Recalling that he once advised
certain trade association repre
sentatives and. civic body 1 dele
gates from San Francisco that "f
boycott against labor, is as inde
fensible as a boycott against inp
dustry" the department of ' jusp
tice chief said that he now stood
ready to test that position in le
gal proceedings.
DEFENDANTS ACQUITTED i
I SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.
Two indusrial associations and 49
firms and individuals were indict
ed In federal' court here ' recently
for violation of the Sherman anti
trust law. They were specificalr
ly charged, under several counts,
with refusing to sell building ma
terial to contractors unless at
least 50 per cent of the contrac
tor's employes were approved by
tlje associations, firms and . in
dividuals " ' ,
Several weeks i ago the persons
now under the 'indictment were
tried in the state court for viola
tion of the Cartwright law, pat
terned after the Sherman ani
trust act. At that trial the de
fendants were acquitted.
t
IS HO SHOD1
Workers Determined to Put
Job Across Over $2000
Raised This Week
HOSPTA
HQ
Only $8500 remains to be
pledged for the Salem hospital
f und to -complete, the . necessary
$35,000 that the workers .started
out; to raise! about 1 10 days ago.
This ' was made known at the
meeting of the campaigners with
the , Ki wan'is "clu b a the Marion
hotel "at noon yesterday.
The amount raised so far Is
126,500. "This week $2005 has
been added to the amount, of
which $1000 Is the pledge of ths
Oregon Fulp & paper company.
The workers will meet again
this morning at the Chamber of
Commerce and! receive names of
those of whom a special canvass
will be made. It is said the re
sponse is veify poor generally, but
the campaigners declare they r
going to stay with the iob until
it Is flntohed.. '
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SHOULD PROBE
THIS SECTION
Strange Monster Reported in
Nebraska j Has Hornsj
Hisses, nvE very thing
OMAHA; Neb., July 24 By tar
the most vivid picture of the ac
tions and features, of the antede
luvian monster, which for about
three years has terrified a num
ber of tourists,": fishermen, farm
ers and others in the vicinity of
Big Alkali lake, near the, small
town of Hay Springs, Neb., -was
received by the' Omaha World
Herald today from J. A. Johnson,
who signed his residence as Hay
Springs. ' , ' ' .
' A careful, decently conducted
scientific study and Attempted
capture of the beast, for scien
tific purposes,1 would, be more de
sirable," Mr. Johnson declared in
his communication, "than mere
humorous articles which get . no
where and only question the ver
acity of citizens of unquestion
able integrity."
"I saw the .monster ' myself
while with two friends last fall,"
Johnson's communication' stated,
in describing-; the monster. "I
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Damages are Estimated
Over Million; Rail Service
Is Demoralized
CASPER, Wyo., July 24-r-With
unofficial estimates' of the dam
age placed at nearly $1, 500,000,
the region west and northwest of
here, extending as far northwest
as Thermopolis, is tonight strug
gling to get iti head above the
flood i waters which deluged that
section early this morning.
The damage to the Burlington
railroad between ' Arminto and
Thermopolis, a stretch of about
SO miles, is estimated at close to
$750,000. i ' Because wives are
down most of the ' way between
Arminto, 35 miles ; northwest of
here,, and Thermopolis, it is dif
ficult to ascertain the exact dam
age wrought. No loss in life is
reported thus far. The Burling
tpn tonight reported three steel
bridges out northwest and two
smaller bridges besides a large
amount of roadbed washed out.
Burlington officials do not ex
pect .to have regular train service
resumed between here and Ther
mopolis and Billings for nearly
six -weeks, i they said. All traffic
to Thermopolis Is routed "via Al
liance. Neb., and .Binings, Mont.
Three cloudbursts swept Cas
per today, one about 4 o'clock in
the morning and one this after
noon and one tonight. Platte
river is running bank full butl Is
not sonsldered dangerous at pres
ent.' : ' j " .
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DECLARE WARFARE
Opposition By Rum Fleet
Will Be Met With Return
Fire, rom Ships.
NEW YORK. July 24. Marine
warfare between coast guards and
the rum fleet off the Jersey coast
loomed among possibilities todayf
Commander A- J- Ahearn 6r the
coast cutter Seminole, returning
from patrol about the -fleet, re
ported that he had heard threats
to "fill the . prohibition - agents
full of lead.",
"If 'they fire on you, return. It, V
Captain Reed ordered.
The threats against the govern
ment forces came from the Brit
ish 3chooner Thorndyke, accord
ing to Ahearn. V Late last night,
he said, the Seminole ran along
side the Thorndyke and seized a
motor dorp laden with liquor. It
was then7 he5 said, that the threat
was voiced. The Seminole depart
ed with her, prize before any shots
were fired.
-. The rum fleet. Ahearn said,, now
covers a stretch of 35 miles off
the, coast' and Includes vessels of
British.' French and Norwegian
registry, " . ' ' "
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Ismet Pasha Leads Dele
gates in Signing Peace
Treaty; Crowds Rejoice
With Huge Demonstration
TURCO-AMERICAN PACT
NOW GETS ATTENTION
Hope Expressed That Agree
A ment Might Be Rreached
j Before Tomorrow
LAUSANNE, July 24. (By
The Associated Press.) The
treaty of Lausanne, re-establishing
peace in the Near East, now
bears the signatures of Great
Britain, France, Italy, Japan,
Greece. Rumania, and Turkey.
Simple ceremonies, marking the
termination of negotiations which
have extended over many months,
were carried out in the main hall
of the Lausanne university1 this
afternoon and when the represen
tatives of the various nations, led
by' Ismet Pasha,' had affixed their
signatures, President Scheurer of
the Swiss confederation declared
the session adjourned, with the
admonition: ' "Let the -closing
thought be a benediction."
People Blade Happy
An impressive demonstration,
acclaiming the signing of peace,
occurred In Lausanne - tonight.
The streets were crowded with re
joicing multitudes, many coming
in from the country districts to
take part. The tower and spire
of the cathedral, which dominates
the city, were aglow with electric
lights played across from the sur
rounding hills. i
The British delegation left for
home tonigh, the others will go
tomorrow, leaving fnly the Am
ericans and Turks, who are still
engaged in negotiations over the
Turco-American treaty, v"
I OBSTACLES ARISE
WASHINGTON. J uly 2 4. Sign
ing of ( the Lausanne peace treaty
today may be followed by final
agreement on terms of the Turkish-American
treaty of amity to
morrow or Thursday, it is believ
ed .here, although unofficial re
ports from Lausanne earlier in
the week indicated that obstacles
had arisen in the negotiations be
tween Ismet Pasha and Joseph C.
Grew, representing the state de
partment. :
Officials were reticent today as
to the negotiations and had a
lengthy interchange by cable with
Mr,' Grew, but it was apparent
that they would not be surprised
if the treaty was in shape for
final agreement before Ismet
leaves for Angora on Thursday,
as is his announced intention.
Action Expected
In view of the fact that the
most important matter under con
sideration at Lausanne was the
restoration of peace in the Near
East through the treaty signed to
day, there has been no disposi
tion in Washington to press for
urgent consideration for the Turkish-American
pact. - "
' There Is no compelling reason,
in the American view, why the
separate treaty must be complet
ed' at this time , but since an un
usually good opportunity to work
out . details has , been afforded
there i no dpubt that official
Washington will be disappointed
If any last moment difficulty pre
vented such an outcome.
Man Buys Lot at Tax Sale;
Now Owner of County Jail
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-The question of what to do with
the first class! county jail, now
that he has it, is facing Mike
Walsh of this city, after being
informed today that a lot he pur
chased in Whitehall township at
a tax sale two years ago is the
location of the county Jail. The
lot was sold by the officials for
delinquent taxes thought due on
the property unaware that it be
longed to the county and that the
jail was on the lot
I Mr. Walsh did not know untB
informed today by his attorney,
when the lapse of time for re
demption by the owner had pass
ed, that; he was the possessor of
a county jail. . -
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Hubert Berry, Trouble Maker of Long Standing, One
of Quartet Other Three Are Richard Moore, "Japcj
Arnold and Lionel Hobson Posses Scourias: Ccus
try No Clue Obtainei
ARNOLD; RETURNS VOLUNTARILY
James Arnold, one of the four, prisoners tsko es
caped front the slate penitentiary yesterday cfternocj,
returned voluntarily last night. He had gone cs far
as Albany in his flight for.rreedonu He $ad'h:hzd
separated from the other three: and did not kr.sa.
anything of thejr whereabouts. ' '
' - Arnold wentdhectly to the' home of Yicris
Smith upon returning to,Saem and apologized for
running away h declared tha
Albany he thought matters over and decided he hhin't
treated the warden, rightly, considering the
policy adopted by; the warden: in; dealing with: tlis
prisoners. This thought, he said, caused hizx te
chfmge hfe mind, m
Four r convicts escaped from the state prison about
o'clock yesterday afternoon by concealing; themselves in a
carload of brick which they had been efhployed in loading.
The men were Hubert M.- Berry, age. 24 1 Richard Moore, C3 j
J ames Arnold, 25, and X.ionel J. Hobson, 21. '
; How the men found timetohstruct' tt cavew under
the brick at one end of. the car is not known. The car v.-3
inspected by a guard after it had been loaded and waspro-
nounced ready to be. switched to the railroad yards. . .
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WELL ATTENDED
Coolness of Weather Does
5 Not Keep Crowd Away
; From Popular Event
The band concert last night
was unusually well attended!, for
so cool an evening. The foun
tain was played and. delighted the
audience until the first strains of
"The Star Spangled Banner..'
The program last night was. one
of the best that has been given
this year by the band, perhaps
arranged with the idea of lasting
until next week since, no concert,
will bo given Friday night.. ..
Oscar B. Gingrich sang several
numbers which were well receiv
ed. The concert was closed last
night with "The ' Star 'Spangled
Banner," which about' .one-third
of the audience took for a signal
not only to stand up but to "get
away before the crowd,"'
The band will play .'again next
Tuesday evening and in the mean
time will, accompany, the Cher
rians to southern Oregon.
CALL FOR FLAX
: PULLERS SENT
Five Hundred Men, Women
and Children Wanted Here, '
Is Information : r
PORTLAND, Or.. July 24. A
continued call - for 500 men, wo
men and children to pull flax at
Salem was sent Out today by. Ar
thur Jones of the municipal em
ployment bureau. 170 Fourth
street.' "' ' '," ' ;
Jones said the pollers were
wanted at once.. Families are par
ticularly desired. Wood, water
and campsite will be furnished.
The job: will last ' two or three
weeks. Pay is $20 an acre and
Jones estimates that three or four
persons can pull, an acre in a day,
Fifteen hundred acres are -to . be
pulled. " ; "" ' " ' ' ' '
The state finances the growing
and pulling of the flax for, use In
the penitentiary, mL
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Before prison officials In gene
ral, had learned of the escape
and some time before the Identity
of the men was discovered, Head
Keeper Lilly had, receivecVa. tele
phone call from a woman In Norti
Salem stating' that three or fou
suspicious appearing characters
had been seen on Center street
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. Lilly and several guards
went Immediately to that vicinity,
and upon looking ' through the
carload of. brick, formed
victs hiding place. " 7
4 v Convicts Prepared
In the cave were a pick
shovel with' which the men
the
and
had
providedj. themselves in case they
were forced - to break their way
out Of " the boxcar. A shirt be
longing to one of the men was
also found.
By .5 o'clock police and sheriffs
in every direction" had been noti
fied kof the prison break, and pro
vided, with t descriptions . of the
missing men. A posse was as
sembled arid'dispatched to search
the surrounding country.
'A telephone report received by t
the pen'itentlsry officials early In
the evening' stated that one of the . f
men had been sighted near Turner,-
but little credence was placed
in, the report, as it was believed
the, men were making their way
north. However, the report was
Investigated.,
rterry. Trouble Maker
Berry,' who was received at the
prison on February 6, 1922, from
Umatilla county, 'and,' sentenced to
a terra of five years, for larceny,
has given the authorities consid
erable ' trouble, this being hi
fourth J break, from the prison.'
About a year ago. he. made an es
cape and was captured In Pen
dleton a few days later. On April
19 of this year Berry escaped
while driving a truck. He was
retaken ' the same night In Port
land. His last attempted break,
was " unsuccessful, when with the
flume gang on; June 18 he en
deavored , to take French leave.
Moore was received March 1 2,
1923, from Multnomah county,
and had three years to serve upon
a conviction of assault with, la
tent to rob.
v . Arnold in Three Years
Arnold had served more time
than any of the four, having been
received . on May 24, 1920, from
Benton county. lie was convict
ed of assault and: robbery and of
being armed with a dangerous
weapon. Seven of a 10-year sen
tence remained for him to serve.
Hobson wag received, on No
vember 22, 1922, from Multno
mah. county. He was aho serv
ing a ' 10-year sentence ifqr a
crime similar to that which 'ru
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