i "i I ' . a NTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 12, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS I I nn? X7 U I - r ' ' "' '- ' ' " ' 1 i - - ii .. - .iii.i m - - " ' 1 . . . .. - - - . . . , . i ; - i n n :rTr rjr U7U k ii V t CODUDCE HAS Seven ' Departmental 'Heads confer With President During Day; Cabinet Meeting Called Tuesday SPECIAL SESSION NOT . '! BELIEVED IMPERATIVE No Need at Present Is Opin j ion Expressed Question j Kept in Mind j WASIUNGTON, ! Aug. 11. president - Coolidge, ' returning to the r capital " today from Marion, 'Where he attended the funeral of President "Harding, 'summoned Cabinet officers to his temporary executive offices and expressed to them his desire that the adminis tration forces' close ranks and march ahead. He reiterated his wish that all present cabinet mem bers continue in office, and -some of his callers ' are 'of the opinion that therewill be no changes in the eiecutive'-officlal f amlly f some months at least. - k ' ' Sisgly-Or In groups the heads 61 seven of the government de partments ; conferred TrUa f Mr. Coolidge, placing . jbefore .him det tafls of the more important mat tera pending" In iheir "spheres 6f government wJJTliey .werg Socrer tisries Hughes, Weeks, Hoover, Work "arid Wallace," Postmaster General New and Attorney Gen eral Daugherty. ' Secretaries Mellon and Davis are out of the country, and Secretary Den by . has -resumed .his -vacation on his Michigan farm. Mr. Cool idge win confer with them when they come :to Washington. j . . -. f ... . i ! Factions Present Views ' Announcements were made that regular meetings of the cabinet . will be held on "Tuesdays and Fri days as has been the custom, with the new president presiding at his first meeting next Tuesday. This jneetlng will be held in the White House executive office, which will i be taken over by the president on ' Monday, jle and, Mrs. Coolidge, : however, will continue to live at ; the New Wlllard hotel until Mrs. . Harding has left: the White House. . . - ' ' i President Coolidge made It ' known that although ' he sees no need; for eoa extra session of con . E-ess - at tis time, he is keeping t hU mind .open and listening to v'-ewa on ibe subject from both Bides. Wjiile pressure for such a session to consider the coal and agricultural situation continues, a majority of those with whom the executive has discussed the ques- Hon have peen' in opposition. - George Otis Smith, a member of the coal commission, dlacussei i tha threatened strike of antbra t cite miners with Mr. Coolidge to - day, while Representative Graham , bf Illinois; a candidate for the : Republican leadership in the next house, and Wurbach, Republican, i Texas, conferred with the execu l tlve on both the coal ahd agricul- tural nestions. j ; ' . ' - ; Meets Correspondents - . Besides 'members of the ' cabi net and other officials, the execu tive received today the newspaper I correspondents who accompanied ? president larding on his fateful iourney to; Alaska. He told them . he had had a meeting with the ' other; correspondents here before : their return to Washington and , that he desired to meet them and .' to request their cooperation. He 1 said he wduld follow the practice , inaugurated by President ' Hard I ing of meeting the newspapermen ' each Tuesday and Friday. Others who called on the presi ) dent duricrg "the day !r.luded CContlnued on page ) j j TtE WEATHER . OREGON: Sunday fair; , con . tinned warm in the Interior; gently westerly winds. LOCAI WEATHER ; , - (Saturday) , t Maximum temperature, 91 Minimum : temperature, 65. : River. -.r - - Rainfall. 0. ; Atmosphere, clear, . Wind, northwest. WANTS iBMBAtUT : OREiSON Sf ATE'FAIR State Fair May Have Baseball " Tournament " This Year Many Baseball Fans W.aiit America's Most Popular Sport tntrotluced at State Fair Yesterday "Old Baseball Fan" stepped out with i the urgent suggestion that the state fair board put on a basebalf tournament at the fair grounds "during: state fair week this year. : - . ' - : Today "Another Old Fan", rises to second th motion and makes it strong. ' How about it? Anybody else? If. you think the fair board, ought to put on a tournament let the Statesman know about it. Here is what "Another Old Fan" says: fF. -jr: "-'-'('li t- " 'Old Baseball Fan' in today's Statesman strikes a popu lar chord. I could not play the 'game -Very strenuously how after 40 years of absence from "the bases, but T would just; love to see such a tournament as the old fan proposes -a tburnament without the professional or mercenary taint ; a tournament in which the spectators would' take a personal interest by reason of neighborly rivalry and personal knowl edge of the players. ; "By all means, give us. a baseball' tournament by. ama teurs. : rf" . I - ; ;i 1 I T WAIT PORCH BOX II Second Place Won By Mrs', ' George Waters in Floral ' Society Contest The' porch box of Mrs. Ennls Walt, 431 North Front street, was awarded ; first prize in the contest conducted by the ' Salem Floral society which closed yes terday. Mrs. Waifs porch box contained purple petunias. ?The box , was awarded a score of 2 9 3 per cent out of a possible 300. Second place went to the porc box of Mrs. George Waters, 3 8 North Summer; street. The bdx contains lobelia, ageratum heli otrope, alye8um, and red colas. The judges commented in parti cular on the fact that the colas was of the same shade as the red trim of the stucco house.; It was awarded 295 points by the Judges. Honorable f mention was given the porch box 6f Mrs. T.v L- BU1 ingsly, 2416 State street. Of spe cial interest at Billingsley's were the shades of blue In the box and below the box on the ground all of which blended j together to make a desirable combination in the opinion of i the judges. Blue hydrangeas were on the ground below the box .while . the box it self contained, blue lobelia, white alyssum, Mrs. Hill geranium, and hardy -pink geraniums. " The box was considered ' the most symetri cal and the' bines ' were ' spoken of by the judges as most effec tive. jy. The judges were Mrs. J. C. But ler of Independence, Mrs. J. S. Landers .of Monmouth and Mrs. E. T.Hodgklns of Albany. Mrs. Lawrence T. Harris - Is president of the Salem Floral society 'which was' In charge of the contest. An other contest' will be held later In the .season for asters' and zinnias. Entries are now being made at the Breithaupt Florist shop on Liberty street, i Fifteen porch boxes were entered in the con test which closed yesterday. Thomas Jones Injured When Struck By Auto Thomas Jones, 82, retired,' who lives on South 24th street, was se verely injured! when he was run over by an automobile' on State street in front of the Blessing 'Jk Orey pool hall late yesterday. The automobile , was driven by J. H. Wilson, 1369 South Thirteenth street. , ; .' -. . - Mr. Jones received a broken col lar bone and severe cuts and bruises, but it was said at the hos pital that his injuries are not likely to terminate seriously. Wilson" ' threw In his" clutch while the machine was in reverse backing over the curb and hitting Jones while on the walk, eye wit nesses Blafed. ' BHflQ "ANOTHER OLD FAN." I ir FOUND IJECESSARY Pre-War Days Revived in Germany as Long,' Hun gry Lines are Formed GELZENKIRCHEN, Germany, Aug. 11. (By the Associated Press) Food rationing similar to that of war dayB was inaugurated in Gelzenkirchen today by : the German authorities owing to jthe scarcity of meats, fats, potatoes, milk and other essentials. The town is without fresh milk for two days and has gone without butter for a week. ' -': ' Thousands of housewives and miners 'who are participating in the passive resistance ' instead ;of taking part In the celebration of Weimar constitution day, spent most of their time standing in line awaiting rations. Each person is allowed one pound, of potatoes daily. " -: - '8everal thousand miners In the Alma' shaft did not work because they Were not paid, the mine di rctors contending ' they were ! u'n ble to pay because funds sent to them from Berlin we're seized by the French."" t ' ' President Harding Broke Un der Strain Dec! bassador H a I CO s Am- A errick NEW YORK, Aug. 1 1 .The Jate President Harding was great ly hurt by adverse and unjust criticism heaped upon him as the nation's "chief executive, Myron T. Herrick, American ambassador to France, declared today on his arrival on the Paris, for a month's vacation, f ;.-.,.. "The presidency," he said, "has become an impossible ' . position. Not even a strong man physically can stay on the job to the finish. The 'strain of the office and the terrible criticism which are heap ed upon a president will "break down ' the official and ; this ! un doubtedly happened in1 the case of Mr. Harding." Mr. Herrick declared he had. In common with other Amreican dip lomatic representatives, tendered his resignation to President Cool idge. It was clearly intimated in his conversation, however, that he expected to return to his post. RANCHERS BODY FOUND WALLACE. Idaho, Aug.' 11. The body of Ed Worst, a rancher on a lonely homestead on the north' fork of the Couer D'Alene river, was found In the river this afternoon by J. McPherson. It is thought the body had been in the water 'about a week; UNJUST CRITICISM HEAPED ON CHIEF 63RD YEAR OF WEDDING CELEBRATED Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Matthews Celebrate Anniversary Home Here Six Years ' Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Matthews. 1690 Loe street, yesterday cel ebrated their 63rd wedding anni versary. 1 Mr." Matthews and bis wife. Miss Jenuette Willets, were mar ried in Mascoutah. 111., August 11, I860. They lived in Lebanon. HI., for a time, from which place he enlisted in Company B, 32nd Illi- nois regiment of infantry and served through the Civil ;war. j After ' the war ' they' drifted southerly where Mr. Matthews op erated .large lumber iniUs iq Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana Later tbeyj moved to Idaho, from which' state they came to Salem? six years ago, and have since made their residence here and proved. themselves creditable citizens and good neighbors' and : have made many friends. j ; This old couple presented theii country with two sons, who are at present active business men of St. Maries, Idaho. . . i " mm BUT TROOPS THERE Detachments of. Soldiers Will - Prevent Repetition ; of $ 'Herrin Affair ; HILLS BORO, 111., Aug.. II.1 (By The Associated Press.) With a feeling somewhat of today found themselves, av mldstf 'a small army of 'about 600 khaki clad, steel ' helmeted soldiers as a result of the strike of several hundred workers at the plant of the American ZlnC company. Everything was calm here after one man had been shot in a riot Friday morning near -the plant, Then' suddenly about noon today the soldiers began to arrive and by tonight there were eight units of the guard encamped on a farm near the outskirts of town and two more units on the way. All he detachment's had arrived except the machine gun company from Paris and the medical de tachment from thO 130th 'infan try from Effingham. fThey were expected tonight. With the mem. ory of the Herrin riots still fresh in their memory, Sheriff Charles E. Hill, Dan Dineen of Decatur, representing the government, and Colonel Albert Cutbertson of Danville, representing the adju tant general, decided, as Mr. Di neen expressed it, that' "they had better have troops to prevent bloodshed than to have them af ter the bloodshed." ,f Di You Remember When Gas First': ' Was Used in Salem?.! Saloons -were Best Patrons; State Subscribed : "An interesting old ' book has Just been turned over to The Statesman for news purposes. .It is the record of the fealem Gal company, the first public service company doing business in Salem, and Its charter dates to Novem ber, 1869, when the city council gave it a franchise to do business. The first gas works were built-in 1870," and the book la 'the record of the original subscribers and the kind of contracts they made for the use of gas. Saloons Were Prosperous I There! were nine saloons In Sa lem that first year, one for every 500 people in the community -and apparently they needed that many on the scale of drinking then in vogue, for all1 seemed to prosper. There was one classical establishment, the Oriflamme. Where it picked up the name, no one knows, but probably out of "King Henry of Navarre," the poem. "Wash" Plamodon also ran a saloon. He was rated as one of the most upright men of his, business who ever - did busi ness in JJalem. -There i were all kinds, however. ; Capitol Downtown T 'tbill" Griswold signed up for gas for his bnilding on Commer cial' e tree t, where The Statesman Suicide was ONLY ASLEEP POLICE SAID One-Legged Stranger Warned to Watch Duds Lest He Have to Go Home in Barrel " When a man's clothing, contain ing all of 'his personal effects. In eluding a watch and money, are found on the banks of a slough, it Is natural to suppose that a sui cide has been committed. When these articles are supplemented by an artificial limb and a crutch, tlio Bupposuion oecomes more of a certainty, i ! . . 1 . , ., . Considerable excitement was created in certain circles .", Friday afternoon,; it was learned at the police station yesterday- The above described articles were re ported found-on the banks of the filoogh near the end of Mission street. ; The police were notified and investigated the report. , About the j time Chief of Police Birtchet ' was ready to take the wearing apparel to the station and order out the-grapplfng hooks, a reclining body, clad in a. bathing suit, was noticed ' under a tree. The body yas that of a sleeping man, a one-legged man. Chief '. Birtchet woke him up. The man said in answer to the questioning of Chief Birtchet that he had merely gone in swimming. and that as the' stump of his amputated limb. had .become quite chilled by. the .immersion, he had craled under .the tree and ; gone to sleep in the shade. After a word :of caution regard ing such' practices, and the possi bility of having to go home in a barrel, Chief Birtchet. returned to the station. He did not ascertain the name of the stranger.' - MEETiriG TODAY Noon Picnic Dinners to be Feature of Session South of Silvermrt The Marion Countv Jersey Cat tle club will hold Its annual meet ing at the Fox farm, six milet south of Sllverton and , 14 milei east of Salem .today. Dinner Ie In b serred cafeteria' stvlei and everybody Is urged to bring a well filled . lunch I basket. Ice cream and coffee will be furnished, free genuine " Jersey Ice cream and Jemeyreanwd. ooffee that will flnot on atrtr n J Kent Of. TUT- nu her is president of the club and S. A. Riches secretary. i The' Jersey club has a large and enthusiastic membership that has been hot In the least backward in shouting the Jersey fame. There are several world's records held by Jersey cows in Marion county, And the club has ' used these big names to stimulate 'the' breeding business. J An attendance of 1 be tween 200 and a 00 may be ex pected at today's meeting. . -: had its home for almost 40 years. 3. K. Gill, now the biggest book and stationery man of the north west who built a palatial ' eight story book home in Portland last year, had, a ? store on State street, and signed up" for gas. - - The state of Oregon ' had a down-town, capltol In 1870, In three of the old-time city office buildings. There were five state offices that Tiad to , scatter them selves all Over 'the 'office district of Salem. All signed np for gas, the best light 1 then known. The Odd Fellows hall, the IOGT, and a Shakespeare, club, all Cook gas. . What became of the Shakespeareans, and whether they died as did King Lear, or most ' of the tragical characters of the great dramatist, does not ap pear from the . records. '' Slaybe they took the gas to die on! Opera House' Light TJp .; Bed's Opera house at Liberty and Court, was the first signa ture on . the book. Thomas De Witt "Was the : second, i The Peo ples Transportation company,, the steamboat, line on the Willa mette, was No. '4 ; 'and the Ore gon ft California railroad land de. partment was No. 5. T. B. Rickey signed up for. the (Continued on page 4 ). JERSEY CLUB IS ;EFT Ml TORN FROI CHILDREfJ DRDWA1: MOTHER HELPLESS Swollen Creek Claims Three Members From One Fam- ily-in Kentucky r PORSMOUTII, Ohio, Aug. 11. A dramatic story of how a moth er, through frantic efforts saved the life of a crippled child while she was forced to watch three other of her children drown in flood waters of a swollen creek 15 miles- from here. In the' hills of Kentucky, reaehed this city to day. . - Mr, and Mrs. Wales Greathouse and four children and Mrs. Albert Greathouse and one c&ild , were driving ' in an automobile near Greenup, Ky., when they attempt ed to ford a swollen creek wli ere the machine stalled. Mr. Great house went for help. ' While he was gone the stream rose higher and higher. " His wife attempted to save all of the child ren hut three were "swept out of the car and to their death down tre'anw The mother held .tight io the fourth, child, a cripple, while Mrs. Albert Greathouse man aged to save her one child. Both women, I still ; clutching their .children were swept 50 feet down-stream before the returning husband with the aid of a nearby farmer rescued them. The dead children were Ida, 4, Milford, 2, and Willie, 1 year. -One body has been recovered.- - -t New Wing of Deaconess Hospital to Be Well Equipped for Service The new wing. of the Deacon ess hospital which will be used as aF maternity ward will be com pleted within the next two weeks, according ta'hoapital officials. I The new maternity ward will have 15 beds on1 the first floor which is all that will be, complet ed at thiat&ne.; Ten more beds .will" be 'bdded when the second floor is finished for use. The old wing of the hospital has a capa city for 12 beds. The furniture of the old maternity ward will be moved into the new wing and the part formerly . used for the maternity ward will be used for the nurses home. '. ' ' The ground floor, on a level with the street,' has a diet kitchen, lecture rooms for the student nurses, laboratory, and a room for special nurses who may be on cases In the hospital. . , , . The first floor has a door open ing directly on the street into the reception room. The deUvery room, fitted with the latest and mos.t up to date equipment is lo cated In the west end of the wing. The nursery with Its baby bas kets in order waiting ' occupants Is in readiness for the opening of the new wing. A completely equip ed sterilizing room - adjoins the nursery and delivery room. The new hospital will be ready t'o take carp of 10 student nurses. S Ester Anna is the superintendent of student nurses. Three student nurses are now at the hospital and five other girls are expected in September. Sister Marie is the deaconess in general charge at the hospital. Special dedication services will be held In connection with : the opening of the new wing of the hospital. ; The ; older part of " the building is 'Just now undergoing a complete renovation and will be ready for the ' inspection of the friends of the hospital when the ! new part of the building is open ed. ( The exact date of the dedica tion has not yet been set, , OF EX. D Clothing Catches in Belt While Working DowQitairs; Walks to Second Floor to Sun hion :Aid of Son; Ambulance Rushes Vic tim to Hospital. ' ; Caught by his clothes in a revolving shaft,, whirled around at frightful speed until by sheer violence his left arpi was -torn from the. shoulder socket, and he-was hurled to the floor with, sickening force, his right arm broken in two or three places, and almost every stitch of his .clothing torn from him. E. C.! Downiriir: of Stnvtftn atm xaA oo-ntu of body and will to Walk up treatment. - ."Mr. Downing was at work of his Stavton Chair factnrv. fo clock, when in some manner to the revnlvincr shaft tfiof vi and instantly had him a prisoner His son, working tp- pwyrs, ieii xne,inierTuption.in the shaft." Jbut thou trht it rangenient of. the belt tightener upstairs'. When' his ,f ather Came Un tn Whprp fia WOO cn.foiniK1vrnriJ1rA ii able and brave,, he would scarcely TjelieYe it was the .active "w vv.w, vutj b ivn Luviiicitia fiCViv, , V ' !i A call was sfcnt bv telenhoriA in RaUm: rirl ior?hM ambulance' has tehd tn thtf time the' ambulance am ved,' bring to the Deaconess hospital, "where he how is for trcnt- inent. ' ' i On the wav to Salem 'one arm hurt him. JY'':-::'':' "Which OI1P?" Aslfml ih this one I have with me, it hurts a little, but if you'mean ths T 1 -F. ..U 1 Ii. J j. Ll - l . . , . - vmc icii. uu jruimer, ii uuesn inqri a oil, . ; , The injured man is about viS years 'old, and is one of tha best known citizens of Stayton. (: - ;;; At the hospital last night it was said Downing would recover unless complications set in. , , H HILLED CU C O STO M Over Two Inches of Rain Falls in 20 Minutes; Much Damage Wrought CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Three persons are dead,, . the current in the Chicago river was revers ed, "an airplane -was brought down, a dam in the Des Plalnes riVer was burstedi two , hous'es. were toppled over ' and telephone and electric light wires and ele vated and street car traffic were crippled as a , result of , a terrific electrical storm which, visited Chicago early today. The rainfall was 2.68 Inches and 1.25 inches of this amount fell in 20 minutes, a record in the history' of the local weather bureau. A man was killed when an electric wire was broken 'by the wind and struck him, a wo man was killed when she touched a washing machine which had been left running in - the water filled "basement of her home and a three year old child was drown ed when he attempted ' t'o cross a stream where a bridge had stood, the bridge having washed away during the storm. Automobile Collision 'Silvertdn Sensation SILVERTON. Ore., Aug. 11.- (Special to The Statesman.) A collision at the foot of Liberty hill on Main street Friday morn ing when the large touring car driven by Mrs. Lon Edison and the Dodge sedan j belonging to George Steelhammer and driven by Earl Star ran Into each other. Mrs. Edison was coming down the hill and Mr. Starr going up. It yet has not been decided who was to blame and so far no action has been taken In the matter. No one was hurt but both the cars were damaged considerably. The extent of the damage has not been estimated. - SCHOOLS OPEX SEPT. 27. SILVERTON, Ore., Aug. 11. (Special to The Statesman.) The opening of the Sllverton schools haa been set for Septem ber 24. There are still four va cancies In the grade school. w mmm. stairs and call ' for help and 1 ' :-'. - r ' cleaning up in .the baseinent SafnrHa niom Jieimvist jhayeQUen sp closs fii,;rs'rSn uft. the delivery of power through strono -of ho Dr. H.A. Beauchamp of Stay- ' of tint nnrsM sVw1 Viim If ;"';' v;:"' ' a tool-norvoil TatioTit :Tf t'a ' STELLA BLED' Officers .Dectej ,By -Wood- ' cran iMeignDors meex Next in Corvalusi Stella Blackaby of Salem was chosen district guardian of the Neighbors of Woodcraft which closed a two-day session in Salem yesterday. Other officers elected were Anna Schlick, Albany, dls trlct advisor; Verona Nelson, New berg, district clerk; Eliza J. Darl ing, Salem, banker; Ada Talbot. McMinnvIlle, ' magician; Alice Davies Salem, attendant; Chris tian Taylor, ! Corvallls,1 captain of the guards; Emma Slefarth, Le banon, inner sentinel; Ida' E. Rowley, Dayton, outer sentinel; Grace Cooper, Coryallis, musician; Edith Gutherie, Dallas, flag bear-'j er; Delia Mornhlnweg, ' llalsey ; ' Ella Herring, Dundee; Myrtle Harding, Toledo, district man agers. - '. The next convention . will be held In Cprvallis in two years. The counties represented at the convention "were Polk, Marion, Yamhill. .Benton. Lincoln, Lane and Linn. Fifteen district offic ers' and 90 representatives were In attendance at the two-day con ference. '.. . ' ' j . -. Minnie Hiner of Portland, grand guardian of the entire order, was among those attending. . The ' or der extends over .nine Paclilc coast and western states. It is a benefit fraternal association of . men and women.": ' J " . '.. . ( A banquet was served at the WOW hall Friday night and an open meeting was held there last night. A fancy, drill was put on by the guard team for the pro gram which! was opened to the public. ' OSWEGO JIAN DBXWNS , ASTORIA, Aug. 11. Car! .Hern 67, '.electrician of -Oswego,' Ore., met death while bthing in the surf, at Gearhart. this afternoon. Hern Ventured out too far and was caught by the undertow. He was under about two minutes before the lifeguard - reached - hi in, ' tu; was dead -when - brought ashore. The pnyslcians who attended hir gave the cause of death as tea: shock, r. .