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SEVENTY-THIRD ; YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY. MORNINGS SEPTEMBER 2. 1923
TWO SECTIONS
12 Pages j
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LEAGUE IKES
W DECISION
If GREECE
Officials Uncertain Whether
; Conflict Really Officially
Before . Tribunal; Action
Postponed f
CORDIALITY SHOWN
AMONG DELEGATES
Representatives ,: Feel That
Critical Period of League
Has Arrived
Tne Italian government is ac
tively engaged In military move
ments to exact reparations from
tbe Greeks for the killing of the
members or the Italian delimita
tion mission in Greek territory..
i In addition to the bombardment
nd selznre of Corfu, where 5,000
Italian soldiers . are reported to
have landed, the Italians hare oc
copied the islands of Paxos and
'Antlpaxos, of .the Ionian group.
lyingto the south of Corfu; Ital
ian warships are moving to strate-
glc points and - Italian reservists
In rarious cities hare been order
ed to hold-themselves In readiness
(or a call to the colors.
Italy Opposes Jjeagne
Greece nas placed her case In
the hands of the; league of na
tions, bnt the council Of the league
has postponed discussion of , the
question until next Tuesday. In
the meanwhile the Scandinarian
and Anglo-Saxon (delegates at Ge
neva have expressed - themselres
strongly la favor of the league, as
serting, its full prerogatives con
f erred oh It by the j covenant and
taking over the settlement of the
controversy.
: The Italian government Is op
posed to the controversy going to
the league of nations for decision,
asserting that it Is a subject to bo
settled by Italy and Greece them
selves. .
i Uncertainty Exists t M
...GENEVA, Sept. 1. (By the As
sociated Press.) Uncertainty as
to whether the Greco-Italian con
flict 1 really officially before the
league of nations is causing much
discussion tonight among the
delegations here for the assembly.
There is some disappointment that
tbe council did not take a more
definite stand this afternoon with
respect to tbe situstion than
merely postponing discussion of
the matter until next Tuesday and
expressing the hope that the two
countries would commit no acts
of a nature to aggravate the situation.-
,-''"' . -.'On
the other hand there are
many delegates who hold that the
league council as an executive
body i acted wisely in consenting
to a brief adjournment. In any
case there 'is considerable uncer
tainty, as the council's action In
no wise commits to intervene.
j ? Is Critical Time Y
T ' i The delegates generally are of
tie opinion that the critical mo
ment: of feeling has arrived and
that the supreme test of its effi
cscy in preserving peace is furor
Ishd by the Greek appeal,? sub
mitting the controversy to the
'league's decision. - , ?
" ; The attitude of the Italian
members of the council is much
commented upon. It Is noted that
while the discussion went on In
friendly tone and that M. PoliUs
and Signor Salandra, Greek and
Italian j delegates, respectively,
(Continued on page 7.)
THE WEATHER
QREGON - Sunday fair;
moderate westerly winds. j
. ; LOCAL WEATHER v K 4
( Saturday)
Maximum temperature," 89
Minimum temperature, 53 r.
Rainfall, none
River, 1.5
Atmosphere, clear. "v
Wind, northwest.
STATE; OFFICIAL'S
TIM CITY OUGHT
TO TAKE OVER JOB'
Objection Made to Paying Small Amount For
Service i That in Previous Yfars Has Found
Shelter For Many Hundreds Business Men
May Be Asked to Come to Front.
The system of listing rooms, in the residential district of
Salem to shelter visitors at the Oregon state fair when hotel
accommodations have been exhausted was turned down by
the state fair board at a meeting yesterday. This comes
as a surprise because of the success that has attended the
system in the last two previous years, and because of the
fact that there is no other successful way now apparent to
handle the crowds. 1 '.
The method used during the state fairs of 1921 and
1922 was to station an expert clerk in the lobby of one of the
local hotels to list the rooms and assign the visitors who
logically go to the hotels first upon their arrival in the city.
The expense to the state fair board has been small, and this
year it is said the work could have" been done for not more
than $100, since there are probably enough listing cards on
hand to last through the state fair season.
So successful has been this system the last two years
that many hundreds of people have been assigned to rooms
in the residential ditricts without complaint coming back,
and with prices so regulated that the visitors have had fair
treatment. ' ; . :.-r:- :.. - ' l
. It is the idea of the state fair board that the housing of
the visitors is the business of the city of Salem and not the
business of the state fair board, and that; the- Chamber-ef
Commerce should do the work and stand, the expense of list
ing rooms. This was tried once without much syccess. i
Because of the refusal of the fair board to shoulder this
responsibility, it is probable that visitors will be allowed to
shift for themselves. There is some talk of putting the mat
ter up to the Business Men's League and the hotel men and
ask them to shoulder the responsibility though they may
think it unjust rather than have state fair. visitors go away
in a knocking mood. ,
ENTRY-LIST LARGE
FOR AUTO RACES AT . ;
Benefit Sport Event for
ed to Bring rleavy Attendance Lott is r-x-trernely
Busy Signing up Contestants to
Drive Specials on the Rapid Speedway. . .
If entries count for anything, and they generally do, the
automobile races in Salem tomorrow afternoon will rate as
about the biggest events of the kind ever seen; in the state
of Oregon. This was forecast yesterday when the list of
entries for the races was announced by George Lott, head of
the Oregon-Washington Racing association, who is in charge
of entries. The race program is being held under the auspices
of the Salem Hospital association, being a benefit for the
hospital fund of the city, and Frank Wagar, prominent in
surance man of Portland is in charge.
PROCALMATION BY MAYOR
To the People of the City of Salem and Vicinity:
' I wish to call the attention of all citizens to the fact
that one of the committees of the Salem hospital drive, is
promoting some automobile races to be held at the State
Fair Grounds on Monday, September the 3rd, LaborDay.
I respectfully urge as many citizens as possible to at
tend these races as the profits realized therefrom will com
plete the amount required to finish the hospital and no
further drive for funds will be necessary. The Salem hos
pital has been before the citizens of Salem for three years
and I consider it vital , to the best interest of the commun
ity that it be finished without further delay. Here is an
opportunity, presented where, pleasure, may .be combined
with the privilege of giving to an undertaking well worthy
of the support of all. ; ,
JOHN.B.
Officials and track- officers for
the Labor day races are: -
Promoters: ' Hospital campaign
committee,' with Hal D." Patton.
William Bell. Alton D. Hurley and
Frank L. Wagar.
Treasurer. Charles A. Park; Sa
lem.' i '.
Representative of racers: A.
W. Walker of Medford, ' -
Salem Hospital Expect
GIESY, Mayor of Salem. . :
Auditor: Charles G. Olson, Sa
lem. . t :! . . . 1
Publicity: Alton D. Hurley, r
Office and Gates, William Bell.
Advertising, Murray Wade.
v Day's ' program, Frank L. Wa-
Starter for the races will be Vic
Beckman. with Clifford Wilson as
v (ContlOPgd fin age 1 .
ET
PORTLAND LAD
FROM PARENTS
Daniel Dalton Madden Jr.,
Five Weeks Old Son to D.
D. Madden, Kidnapped;
Maid Suspected
TRACED TO STAGE '
TERMINAL ENTRANCE
Miss Mamie Moore, Nurse,
Hired in Answer to
Advertisement
PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 1.-.-Daniel
Dalton Madden Jr.,. ' five
weeks old son of Mr, and Mrs.
D. D. Madden, prominent residents
of Portland, was kidnaped from
the home of his parents early to
night and authorities were search
ing for Miss Mamie Moore, nurse
maid, who was missing. The par
ents charged that the nursemlid
had taken the ' child from their
home and thorough search was
made shortly after the report of
the alleged kidnaping wss received
the police failed to discover either,
the hild or the maid. ' -The maM
and the baby were traced to the
municipal stage terminal where
they had been taken by Dr. Wil
liam Campbell, Portland physician
who said that a woman who an
swered the maid's description had
hailed him and requested that he
take them to the stage terminal
in his automobile, which he did,
not suspecting anything.
From Southern Oregon
The Maddens said . that they
hired Miss Moore as nursemaid
when she answered an advertise
ment requesting the services of a
maid. She came to the house Fri
day noon. No motive for the al
leged kidnaping was" known, ac
cording to the boy's parents. They
said that they did not know any
thing concerning her except that
she. had worked at Grants Pass
and Medford.
El
RECESS FOR TIME
Pinchot Asks That People
Make Will. Knowh Thru
Discussion
IIARRISBURG. P., Sept. 1. -(By
Associated Press.) Govern
or Pinchot found his work as
mediator in the anthracite wage
controversy temporarily at a
standstill by the recess until next
Wednesday to which representa
tives of the operators and offici
als of the miner's union agreed to
day, appealed tonight to the peo
ple "to consider their own-Interests
also and to make their will
known througn the fullest public
discussion. .
. In a statement In which he said
"the essential and encouraging
fact that the negotiations which
yesterday were lagging were still
going on," the governor declared
he welcomed the breathing spell
for the hard pressed leaders of
both sides and urged them to
"use It In acquiring a - realizing
sense of the public point of
view.,, z:;?
With mining ,o p erattona
throughout the anthracite regions
halted by the , suspension order
which went into effect at mid
night last., night, representatives
of the. opposing sides here since
Monday when Governor Pinchot
called them ! together and. told
them their differences must be
settled, left Harrlsburg, declaring
the situation unchanged, i The
governor, outside -of his formal
statement, confined himself to an
expression, of fiusouiagcnent,
IR
COAL M
Dims
PONY EXPRESS
DASHES ACROSS
PRAIRIE LANDS
Riders Ahead of Schedule
.Despite Heavy Rains
" Near Topeka
SALINA, Has., Sept. 1. (By
the Associated Press). -Over the
broad reaches of rolling prairie In
western Kansas, a rider on horse
back is tonight spurring westward
on the second night's journey of
the revival of the Pony Express,
which started Friday morning at
St. Joseph, Mo.
When dusk fell tonight, more
than half the distance across the
broad state . of Kansas had been
covered by the riders. . who have
been traveling In relays as they
did back in the 1608, when the
pony express was begun. Late to-S
day the ."express' passed through
Wilson,' Kas., nearly in the mid
dle of the state, t At that time the
rfder was far ahead of schedule,
despite heavy going between To
peka and Manhattan, due to the
heavy rains. j '
The Kansas state line will be
crossed at Kanorodo, whence the
express will proceed to Denver.
UNITED STATES
HOPES FOR PEACE
Washington . Official Circles
" , Feel That - Adjustment
Is in Prospect
WASHINGTON, gfept. 1. Be
lief held -in Washington from the
first that a solution of the diffi
culties between Italy and Greece
would be reached by .peaceful
means was even stronger today
as a result of the reports . re
ceived from ' European capitals.
Official advices, it was said, were
Similar to those received by the
press and were considered hope
ful. ( .- ' ' .
. Although' It was admitted that
the situation holds potential dan
gers, the , views generally ex
pressed in diplomatic circles was
that an adjustment7 was in pros
pect either through the league of
nations or the , good offices of
some power - such as Great Bri
tain. Even if some further mili
tary . moves were made. It was
said that the trouble would in all
probability remain localized.
OFFICIAL STAGES
E
Helps Friend in Need of
Money Then Reports .
"Holdup"
LONG BEACH, Cal., Sept. 1. r
A daylight, holdup that police said
proved to be not a holdup after
all, resulted in the arrest here late
today of Charles M.: Talbot, a tell
er in the local branch of the Pa
cific Southwest Trust and Savings
bank, and. Murdock Kelly, oil pro
moter.' j ; i-
--: Just before closing time at the
bank today Talbot, reported that
he had been held up by an un
masked bandit who appeared at his
window, commanded! him in low
tones to turn over aul the money
within reach and bo1, quiet about
it, and then walked 'out. of the
bank with $5900. Detectives who
investigated were not satisfied
with this explanation. Under rig
id questioning, they said, Talbot
broke down and confessed that he
had taken $5900 of the bank's
funds to help Kelly, who he ex
plained was in danger of financial
ruin unless he could obtain that
sum at once. j
Unable to make good the deficit
before the bank's monthly audit
began, Talbot, according to the
police, devised the phantom "hold
up" as . the easiest way to explain
the shortage, '
F
HDP
I - - - -
01 IS DEAD.
Joseph Caterer of Moosejaw
Killed on Highway Near
Hubbard, and Colored
Man Is Mangled
WILLAMETTE FACULTY
MEMBERS IN SMASH
Professor Ebsen Has Se
verely Lacerated Face;
Miss Harding Injured
Yesterday was a Tad dayJT for
automobile accidents on the Pa
cific highway between Salem and
Portland, and one death and sev
eral 'perSons seriously injured
were authoritatively reported..
As a result of one accident,
Joseph Caterer of Moosejaw,
Sask., is dead; his brother. Thorn,
as Caterer, also of Moosejaw, is
seriously injured and for a , time
was crazed; Guy Robblns, col
ored, of Portland, is mangled and
perhaps fatally ' injured; RalpTi
Bobbins, colored, 'brother of Guy
and a resident of Sfcn Francisco,
is slightly bruised.
As a result of another accident,
which was a collision. Prof. Gus
tav Ebsen, head lot the depart
ment . of foreign languages in
Willamette university, ' is very
severely cut about the face and
head; Mrs. Ebsen has a wrenched
back; Miss Mina L.. Harding,
head of the department of public
speaking at Willamette, is cut
about the face.
The cause of the accident that
caused the death of Joseph Caterer
is not known. It was first re
ported to have been caused by the
steering gear -giving away, but U
is now believed one of the col
ored men who was driving the
car may have dozed for a mo-'
ment, causing the car to crash
into a telephone pole. The Rob
bins brothers were on their way
to Portland. They had picked up
the white men near Sacramento.
The accident happened a mile
south of Hubbard. The dead man
was left at Woodburn. The in
jured were taken to Portland.
The accident in which Professor
Ebsen .and the other Salem per
sons were injured came while
they were on their way to Mt.
Hood for a week-end outing.
They collided with a car .driven
by N. Porteff, 489 Hancock
street, Portland, who was on his
way to Newport. It was believed
the accident was caused by negli
gence on the part . of Forteff.
Professor and Mrs. Horace Willis
ton were with them, but neither
was hurt.
' A third accident was reported
from the same district but no
one was hurt, ;
COUNTERFEIT DILLS
Spurious ; Currency- Carries
. "Very Bad Portrait of"
-Cleveland
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 1. Coun
terfeit $20 bills 'bearing a very
bad portrait of Cleveland," issued
oh the federal bank of San Fran
cisco and described as "C No.
55, number of counterfeits
L-7089384-A" are in circulation,
according to Dave . Dickenson,
chief of the United States Sec
ret service, local bureau. The
amount of spurious currency in
circulation was not stated.
COXCERX FEL.T
"NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Wall
street bankers expressed deep con
cern todap over the Italian mili
tary operations against Greece
and all cables were carefully
scanned for latest development.
DTjERSHURT
BEING CIRCULATED
palace
Communication Cujt Of f Messages Ccmo
From Point 144 Miles From City- Number
of Lives Lost Said Incalculable Tidal Wave
Follows Quake.
i MAY BE IN DANGER ZONE
Miss Esther McCracken, Willamette university grad
uate and well known in, Salem, is due to reach Yokahaisa,
Japan, about Tuesday or Wednesday of this week, accord
ing to friends in Salem, who are familiar with her
schedule.
Miss McCracken sailed from San Francisco for mis
sionary work in China, on 'August 21. She was in Hono
lulu last Sunday .and was due in Japan in 10 days.
Fred Jobelman Jr son of Fred Jobelman, night clerk
at the Bligh hotel, is believed to be in Yokahama. He
sailed August 16 from San Francisco as cabin boy on the
Wawaloma of the North China Steamship company: The
boat was to go from Yokahama to China and return by
the Philippine islands. He is 17 years old and was a pae
in the senate at the last session of the legislature.
Miss Denton, well known in Salem, is a teacher in the
Doshisha university just outside of Tokio. She is work
ing for the American Board of Foreign Missions. Miss
Denton has visited at various times in Salem.
SAN FKANCISCO, Sept. 1. (By Associated Press.)
At 8:20 o'clock tonight the Radio Corporation of America
received a message from its station at Tomioka which said
that 700 persons were reported killed when the 12-story tower
at Asakusa fell.
Many boats sank in a tidal wave in the bay of Suruga.
Most of the houses at Namazu collapsed, the message said.
In Tokio the imperial railway station was swept by fire and
the imperial theatre collapsed. The railway station at Ueno
turned. It is rumored the imperial palace is in danger.
The Manseibashi railway
station, mentioned as being
destroyed, was the terminus
of the government operated
electric train lineto Nakano,
eight miles distant, and not
to be confused with the Shim-
bashi station, through which
travelers usually enter Tokio.
The Mitsukoshi store where
fire broke out after today's
earthquake, is the principal
department I store and the
building it occupies is one of
the most notable in the city.
The establishment in size and
variety of merchandise dis
played is comparable . to a
larga American store. It is on
the Ginzea. :
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.
(By the Associated Press) The
Radio Corporation of America
here tonight received from its sta
tion at Tomioka, Japan, a first
hand story of the earthquake and
fire inTokio from a refugee. The
refugee said that at tbe first
shoek fires broke out at various
places in the city.
The flames originated in the
Mitsukoshi department store and
spread to the metropolitan police
board's building and the Imperial
theater., These were burned to
the ground as were many other
large buildings.
City In Flames
The city, the refugee said, is
still in flames and the fire Is
spreading from Senjui to Shina
gawa. The flames can be seen
seven miles away from Tokio. All
railway bridges are destroyed and
in places there is no traffic at all.
The refugee said the number of
dead and injured was incalcula
ble. ' .
The Radio corporation's super
intendent said he obtained his in-
PASTE THIS ON YOUR WINDSHIELD
Today is Sunday, the 2nd.
. The sun rises at 5:24 a. m., and sets at 6:34 p, m.
Some motorists will be alive when it rises, and also
when it sets. Still others (not so numerous to be sure)
will live to see the sun rise oh the morning of the 3rd.
Many motorists at tomorrow's sunrise will be where
there is no need of moon or stars by night or sun to
shine by day. 4
They will fail to beat the train to the crossing
Sunday is the day for motor accidents. Sunday
night is a night of crash and terror for hundreds.
When you approach a railroad . , ' J
Sfon. Look
That you may be long
LIVES MSI
mmm
formation -from a morning paper
and. Zendat, a large seacoast town
about 200 miles north of Tokio.
Tomioka is. about 144 miles nortSr
of Tokio. "
Message Given
The message said:
"Severe earthquake Tokio an
vicinity at noon yesterday, rail
way stations near Tokio collapse
and no means to reach Tokio.
Heavy damage In Tokio. Watei
system destroyed and many big
buildings collapsed with outbreak
of fire in various places. Flames
spreading toward Asakusa, Kanda,
Hongo, Fukagawa and Shitaya.
Heavy casualties reported. Rumor
afloat that all traffic suspended
throughout Tokio. Refugees run
ning all directions. City presents
scene like hell. f -
"Principal buildings burned
down are Matuzakaya department
store at Ueno; 12 story tower at
Asakusa; Manseibashi railway,
station at Kaijo; the building oc
cupied, by the Peers' club and the
Tokio arsenal.
"Many disastrous accidents have
been reported, a number of trains
running to Tokio having , been
wrecked during the quake. It is
also reported that a severe tidal
wave struck- the coast at .Yoko
hama. No damage western side of
Shlzuoka." I
Densely Populated
Tokio, the capital of Japan,
with a densely populated area of .
40 square miles, is one of tihe
world's largest cities. Conditions
in it approximate more : nearly
both the j crowded conditions of
occidental cities and their archi
tectural development than any
other of Japan's cities.
Until tue restoration, tbe city
was called "Yedo" and it. became
the capital of Japan only in com
paratively recent years, the old
capital being Kioto, not far dis
tant. It is perhaps the city of
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end listen I
- lived upon the earth.