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fee ' CIRCULATION Average for the month' of Septem ber, 1923: Sunday only 0178 Dailf and Sunday .1 J . . .6592 In the City of Salem .'.." , and elsewhere in . Marlon and Polk Counties Nearly everybody reads THE OREGON STATESIIAIJ The 'Home Newspaper - i SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGONilVEDNESDAY MORNING,' OCTOBER jlO, 1923 ! PRICE FIVE CENT3 SoiEflED Gompers Says Russian Leaders Would Destroy United States Government By Wrecking A. F. of L. LABOR PARTY LOSES r OUT BEFORE MEETING Gompers Makes -Stirring Talk Against Those Who Wreck Democracy PORTLAND, Oct. 9. (By the Associated Press.) After a de hate in which the soviet govern ment of Russia was attacked and defended, the - convention of the American Federation of Labor, In session here, this evening rejected resolution proposing that the federation urge the, government of the United States to take steps leading to resumption of trade re lations with Russia and eventual ' recognition of the government. : . The debate on soviet Russia, which followed, action by the con vention in refusing to sanction a labor party, ' occupied 'all after noon, extending beyond the usual hour for adjournment. The de bate reached a dramatic climax when President Samuel-Gompers tapped the table with his gavel and announced: ' ,' Gompers Speaks ii "The chair recognizes Delegate Gompers!" ' Vehemently denouncing the so viet government, which he brand ed as autocratic and a violation of democracy. Gompers declared it was sot satisfied to rule la its own country, out sought1 to wreck the democracies of the world. 'J TThe leaders of 'the. soviet gov ernment," he; said," "realise that to. destroy the government or the United States It Is necessary for it to destroy the American Feder ation of Labor i . , 'This Is why the labor move ment Is being- stabbed in ' the back. 5 ? -" "Can we expect that a people il literate as the Russani have been forced to be through centuries are to be the leaders of thought and .'philosophy of the world?" he iaked. i : f Ja'- V" ' , Are they to lead', ind wo ' to follow? Is their dognia.'to be the watchword of American labor? I think not. I" : ' ' j . Nos fkrBivial : 1 ''V. ' "If any government has been to brutal as the soviet government, 'my knowledge of history has been at fault. . Thhere Is no freedom ot speech, no freedom of assembly 'In Russia, i "If the Soviets will but let us alone we are perfectly willing they, should I stew in their own .mess. '. -. - x1 '- -' v Matthew Woll, secretary of the resolutions committee who pre ceded Gompers in winding up the debate, declared that resumption of trade relations with Russia 'would mean that Russia's agents would be admitted as consuls and "they would seek to divide us as they now do by subtle means Arthur Rbsebraugh Is 1 Seeking Rhodes Honor , ' EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 9.1-Claude Robinson, of Portland, and Arthur Rosebraugh, of Salem, have been ; chosen as the University of Ore gon candidates for the Rhodes scholarships in Oxford university, according to announcement at the . university today. j Robinson ! Is nts. .-: ;- !' If NEW BILL ISSUED OTTAWA, OnW.Oct. 9. A new 1 note has just been placed in circulation by the department of finance. On the face of the bill Is a new steel engraved portrait of ; His Royal Highness, the Prince of ; Wales, and the date of Issue is i June 23. 1923 the last birthday of the prince. -' .- THE WEATHER OREGON: Wednesday variable winds. ' fair. LOCAL WEATHER (Tuesday) Maximum temperature, 70. Minimum temperature, 43. River. 0.1. RalnfalL nbneV Atmosphere, clear. Wind, northwest. SPECIAL EMM mm Board to Place Junior High Proposal Before Voters of District- Bonds in Sum of $ 1 00, 000 Sold Portable Building Found Neces sary to Relieve Congestion. Setting October 30 as the date for a special election on the proposal to build a junior high school on Capitol street and to purchase the ground for the purpose, the sale of $100,000 of alem school bonds and the purchase of a port able school to relieve the present congestion at the Highland school and to provide for any similar conditions in the future were the high lights at the meeting of the school board last night.; ! j -v ":; - ! ; . : In the sale of the school bonds, the board realized a premium of $28. The bonds carry 5 per cent interest. The bid submitted by the Ralph Schneeloch company, in conjunc tion with ' the 'Freeman, Smith & Kenp company and the Security. Savings & Trust four others receiving favor at tne nanas oi tne finance com mittee. ! ; 1: . VAUDEVILLE IS CI Organ ization - Votes to Put on Classy One-Night Entertainment A' Cherrian vaudeville will be put on by; the Salem Cherrlans at some date In the near future not yet determined. No " circus and no cherringo will be given this year by the Cherrlans and the vaudeville will taklrthe place of these to a certain extent but the vaudeville will be for one night only.-'rVf-''.? : i O '"T;-;"' .' r - ; - Roy Felker. advertising T man- ager of the Liberty and Oregon theatres, is chairman .of -the com mittee in charge and other mem bers are Charles Knowland and H. C. Epleyl P. E. Fullerton prc- posed the vaudeville and the mo tion 'was seconded, by a number of members.' t ' ; ! " Percy Young, mayor of Albany, and H. L. ? Pile fferk, president of the Linn! county fair, attended the Cherriaa meeting last night - and -presented the local boosters with the sliver loving cup won at. the Linn county fair. ' . King Sing Hamilton 'extended the thanks of the organization! to the fair doarb, f The Salem camp was discussed and reports were made by those who had Investi gated the: ground. The invitation of Klamath Falls for th : ecelebr atlon to be given October 12 and 13 to observe the opening of the I Klamath-Eugene en toff war received. The Cher rlans were unable to accept this nor that of Vancouver - Prunaris for the Prune festival October 12. The local organization went to Vancouver! last year. FINAL FLASHES - MONTPELIER, Vt.. Oct. 9, Returns from 110 cities and towns out of 247 in the state in the Re publican .primary for United States senator from Vermont give. Porter H. Dale 10,643; John W. Redmund, 15,780; Standley C. Wll son, 5,535. ! BUCHAREST, Oct. 9. (By The Associated Press) The Ruman ian government' announces the discovery of a ; t asclstl plot for the assassination of the premier and five of the government minis ters today. ; ;' ' , CHIHUAHUA City, Mexico, Oct. 9. Reports of dissatisfac tion among Mexicans in some thin ly populated towns Hf Northern Mexico, especially in the moun tainous part of this state, were received by Federal officials here. MOOREHAVEN. Fla., Oct. 9. A frantic effort was, being made tonight to rebuild the dikes sur rounding this city and save the town from further disaster. The gale which swept across a lake on which the 'city faces was dying down ;at dusk but the ater was still rising in the city. DULUTH. Minn.,1 Oct. 9. Me naced by a raging forest flre.'.On-i tonagotf,- "Mich on ' the 5 south shore of Lake Superior, 150 miles from here.: at town f of IS 00 pop uatlon Is threatened with de struction, according to a telephone message to ,the Associated Press from C. D. Riley, editor of the Oatonagojj Heraldt ERHl HI it ;m 00 company in competition with An increase or nearly iou stud ehts in the Highland school has created . an emergency, Superin tendent of Schools George Hug told the board. Half Day Sessions Held Third and fourth grades i are holding half-day sessions only at present due to the congestion, he said, and immediate relief is ne cessary. Following hla. outline of conditions and the fact that a sur vey of the ' district showed no available building that, could be obtained, for-school purposes, the board - adopted the; plan of pur chasing . a portable building of three or four rooms ' that can be moved from place to place In the future, j As long as the city grows similar 'conditions would arise, it was pointed out. and the building could be easily transferred.; In order to speed up action, P. M. Gregory and Superintendent Hug stated their willingness , to o to Portland this afternoon and In vestigate this type of building. j Two Proposals Up .Two proposals concerning the proposed junior -high school oh North Capitol street will be sub mitted' to the voters at the special election ' Tuesday, f October j 30, when voters will be asked to de cide, first, shall school dstrict No. 24 of Marion county be authorized to expend the sum of $14,500 of the money -received from the sale of bonds heretofore voted , and authorized by virtue of the elec tion held March 12, 1923, for the purpose of buying ground on Capitol- street for building a junior high school,' Vand second, shall school district No. 24 of Marion county .be - authorized to change Its program" outlined at the elec tion of March 12, 1923, and to expend of the funds there voted and authorized for building one junior High school on Capitol street in lieu of one unit I and equipment : at Washington school and one unit and equipment at Garfield school authorized at said, election. I . - . . I- ' - Duplication Avoided Belief was expressed that by the consolidation needless duplication of heating plants, plumbing and many other features would be eli minated and one main building erected. The proposed building would be located nearly In the geographical center of the district. While costs and estimates : have not been called for, it is under stood the proposed building would cost approximately 2200,000, about that equal to the two units authorized in the spring election. This unit would In no manner af fect the remainder of the program outlined at the passing , of the 4 500,000 bond issue at that time, and the remainder of the program would be carried out as proposed.' including th ejunior high school unit In south Salem. Do Inspect Fountains 'Te 1905 'model typewriter in the librarian's -office will be re placed by a late model machine. it was decided by. the board, while the r customary early payday tor teachers will be observed,! with pay call sounding next Wednes day! -:.-v i As a result ,ot the '- report of diphtheria in the Englewood school district, 'it was decided to change the style of drinking foun tains, making these 'more sani tary. An Investigation of all drinking fountains in the schools of the city , was ordered. J ASK PARDONS PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 9.4 Par don for Thomas W. Mooney and Warren K. Billings was asked in resolutions adopted by the Ameri can Federation of Labor here this afternoon. in ttUJIlSJE A PIG IS SLAft&E& lor r 1 SAYS EXPERT E. B. Flake Straightens Out Some- Erroneous -Ideas About Popular Ptta Of all household pets, the Inno cent guinea pig is the most slan dered and he is not nearly so: pro lific as he is supposed to be, ac cording to E. B. Flake, pet spe cialist, who has been engaged in the business of supplying the. de mand for nearly 20 years. Mr. Flake declares that the . demand tor this animal Is1 as strong as it ever was and denied the insinua tion that pets familiar to boyhood days are going out of style. "Birds, especially the Imported singers, which possess a sweet quality of tone, are becqming quite a fad. particularly with the wealthy and society folk," Mr. Flake said. "Of all the pets, birds and puppies are the 1 leaders and are the most in demand. "Monkey's are also greatly mis understood, for they are not 'lousy,' as many people believe. Did you ever watch a monkey? Perhaps you thought that his searching of his body resulted in the catching of flees or lice. This is not so, for the monkey Is the cleanest of all animals. He keeps his body absolutely free from all vermin, and devotes a great por tion of his ' time to picking out gray, old and stray hairs, as well as dandruff." Mr. Flake said -that the monkey was also the most interesting of pet animals, and one that nearly every person likes to watch. ' That the Japanese earthquake had , upset the goldfish market, was the opinion of Mr. Flake, who said that one order was now over due, and a second order was ex pected to be fuifille at any time. The greater portion of the golf isb are received from Japan, he said. PROVE GOOD FAITH Oklahoma Executive Says He Will Do it to Show He , Is Fighting Klan . OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 9. (By the Associate Press. )-Goverr nor J. C. Walton tonight offered to resign to prove his good faith in his fight against the Ku KIux Klan in Oklahoma, if th -legislai ture, at its forthcoming special session will enact an anti-klan law which he will submit to the law makers. Challenging ' opponents of his administration4 -Whoso ' ; battle err has been "We want neither klan nor king," the'executlve issued a statement addressed to' the people of Oklahoma, saying: 'When this bill becomes law li will rid, the state of the klan and I will resign tho office rofgove"r rtor Immediately thereupon. In this way' the people wfll be prt tected frorn the 'klan and' peace and harmony can be restored to the state." ' Essay: Contest Win Be Put on By Arts League ''For What Should an Art League Stand" will be the 'Sub ject of an essay contest to be con ducted by the Salem Arts league in the. near future. ' Th.e Gilbert Studio baa, offered a prize for the best essay. The rules for the contest will be, made . by a com mittee to "be" appointed 'by the ex ecutive 'board' df 'the' league. ' "The league .met for ; the first meeting of the year last night and the newpresident, Robert Paulus was in charge.' Two amendments were up for final passage and re ceived the approval of "the" "mem bers. One of these "provides for a' second vice . president and - Dr. Carl Gregg Doney was chosen for this office. The 'second am endment gives a seat on the ex ecdtlveT)oard to the retiring pres ident, who is Mrs-.1 John Wallace i Harbison. - The report of the - treasurer, Renska- Swart, -was- read : and ; the books and funds turned T over to the new officer, W. C. Dibble. ; iir - - ' Hospital Attendant-Is k -Punished for Assault . E. J. McDermott, an attendant at the Oregon state hospital.' was arrested yesterday upon complaint of Dr. R. E.i Lee Steiner. superin tendent of the institution; who charged him with assault and bat tery upon O. C. McWilTTs, an In mate. .' ; 4 - ' ; When .arraigned in the justice court McDermott entered a plea Of guilty and was fined $25 by Judge P.M. K tint. - -a--'1 r--.- : McDermott ; is said to have caused a cracked rib In hls as sault upon McWjU'v WOULD RESIGN TO BALL TOMS TD ERSPPLE Sw Giants and Yankees C Stadium Today in ash in Open- ing Game of Annual World Series B0TH MANAGERS ARE 1 CERTAIN OF VICTORY Dope With Huggins'j Men, But McGraW Has Chance to Overcome Odds i NEW YORK, Oct. 9. (By The Associated Press.) A house di vided against itself:, i Gotham's ' opposing, diamond forces were arrayed tonight in battle order ' on the eve of that annual American institution the world's baseball championship for which the New York ( Giants and Yankees, rulers of all they have 'surveyed for the past three seasons, will , start their 1923 struggle tomorrow. Records for attendance and re ceipts at a single game- -are ex pected to be shattered when the series opens tomorrow afternoon in 1 the Yankee stadium,,' home of the American league champions, the biggest and costliest "park in the world.; Will Tax Stadium It was predicted that the capa city of the stadium, 70,000 woud be taxed and tnat tne receipts would be close to $200,000. With games alternating. between r the stadium and the Polo grounds, which ranks next in point of size, there are Indications -that all world's series .turnstile records may be broken. - j The Giants, who have gained h&Mtt&ll's oremier honors for ' the pastwcryeafs arureexpeas their metropolitan rivals, enter the title battle under the indom itable leadership of John Joseph McGraw, determined to establish a record of ' three straight triumphs. The Yanks aided and abetted by Babe Ruth this sea son's star of stars and 1 after winning their third straight pen nant by a record margin go In the fray equally determined to turn the tables and wipe out the sting of reverses in 1921 -and 1922. ' I The experts and the "dope' that nebulous quantity which has ac quired pretty steady .habit 1 of go ing wrong played safe tonight by'viewing the forthcoming! strug gle as a "toss up." ..... Breaks May Decide j ; But generally, keen analysis of the respective merits of 1 the two clubs predicted a close, hard fought series, with the "breaks" Hkely to v decide the issue. On paper the Yankees, with five star'twirlers, possessed a marked advantage over their rivals 'in pitching, that all important. factor injs, short struggle, but there was evidence that the Giant jmound staff "had rounded" into excellent form and might again duplicate its victorious achievements of last season. f No 'definite pitching selections for the opening game had been made known tonight by either Mc Graw or Huggins, but they Indit cated that the initial struggle might be a .battle of southpaws with Arthur ,Nehf, diminutive star of the Giants who twirled the opening games of both 1921 and 1922. arrayed againstv Herb Pennock, crack southpaw oc tne Yankees, whose acquisition from the ; Red Sox this, season proved one of the deciding factors in the Yankee pennant triumph. Hoyt and Scott Ready Alternate choices were under stood to be Waite Hoyt, youthful right hander of the Yankees, and Jack Scott, Giapt who gained fame in the last series. Both have shown a lot "of "stuff" in work outs the past few days. . ' . - Nehf and Pennock, however,, re quire considerable intervals of rest between games to be effec tive", it was pointed out, and for this reason they are likely to start, If they are "right" so that they will be available sooner for second assignments. j i Jones Has Good Season, I " The "twirlers upon whom Mc Graw banks much of his hopeof victory , are Scott, Nehf. Wtson. Hugh 'McQuillan, four veterans, with; "Rbsy"' Ryan, and Bentley. young stars, as likely reserve ma terial. Neither of the latter is expected to start any of the games unless one or more of the veter ans fail to show up to form. -- jHugsins. besides Pennock and Hoyt, has Sam Jones, Bob Shaw- ( Continued on page'2) BERkY: HONORED wisp ABROAD 1 ' jr ' v I I - , V (tx i I '4vv''jr " --- - t x " JP I -x - f 1 ' x i ' 1 ''' - ' i"-' v 'I - Z - - VJ" ftp GEORGE George JU. 3erry. who recently became a national, figure wnen ne single nandedly neid pressmen's '-local union in New York City, served on- the labor commission during the early part of the war; having been appointed j to that position by President Wilson. Later he entered the army and saw service overseas! and attained the rank of major. As one of the officers of the pressmen's union he induced more than 5,000 members of the pressmen's union to enter the army and 111 paid the supreme sacrifice. Major Berry was elected to his position in' the pressmen's union at the San Francisco' meeting and has at all times had to face the opposition of a certainpart of labor. The New York trouble was but a part of the opposition, which he has faced and fought against during his 'term of office. Major Berry will speak tonight at the Salem Labor temple and the public is being invited as well as all branches of organized labor. T ' ' 1 I STORY OF HUMAN OF REVERSAL By RALPH W. EMMONS, Back of jail the involved legal procedure which yesterday for the second time won-for "Jack" Wes ton a retrial of his case for the murder of Robert H. i Krug, aged hermit of Sisters,! Or., lies a story of 'intense human ' appeal. It is the story of a man whose cheer fulness has not ' been dimmed through years of prison incarcer ation and of a 1 loyal wife whose devotion has won the admiration of all those whd have been privil eged to know .her. V For more than two years Jack, as he Is known to his friends, bias been serving sentence while his case was being fought through the higher courts.; During that time he is described by prison officials as having been a greater influence for good than any other one man serving" there. But to those who know him best, his optimism, his cheerfulness and j his interest in outside affairs have .caused the most wonder. J ' For 20-odd years Jack served as a police officer in the state of Missouri, acting at various times as officer! police chlef and sheriff,' In 1918 he came: to Oregon and settled in the eastern part of the state where he worked in a saw mill. f In 1919 a hermit by the name of Krug was found dead-in the burned ruins of his cabin near the mill. The investigation at that time reflected, no guilt ' on Weston. Jack" continued with his work for nearly ) two years and then - married.- Just two months after his marriage, (Joe 'Wilson and George Stilwell. former mill workers with Jack, and at that timev in Portland ; where one was In jail on a booze charge, accused Weston of Krugs murder. Thm woman he had married was stricken with grief. Torn from a wrecked home, she gave her whole effort to the task of freeing her; husband from the most terrible charge the state can make. j Throughout - the . wearing days of the trlaj shQ t constantly by: . AND SE RVED DURING WAR L. BEJRRY out acramst members 01 tne APPEAL BACK OF WESTON CASE side her husband In the court room, refusing to leave even when her friends feared that ' her strength could not last through the ordeal. . Then came the first conviction. Jack was sentenced to imprisonment for. life and brought to Salem. ;J ' Stoutly maintaining her hus band's innocence, Mrs. Weston had the case appealed to the su preme court and duping the long months when both waited anxious ly for the decision, she never once missed her weekly ! visit .to the prison to cheer him. Eventually the court remanded; the case for retrial.. ; . - ' -j-, -: . Then followed another long or deal while the Deschutes court again considered, only to return a second verdict against Weston. Despite the 'fact that her finan cial resources were: almost ex hausted, she had mustered enough money to engage a, prominent de fense lawyer of Portland, and the case again went to the supreme court. . " ' t. '',:': It was during the Interval while the two awaited yesterday's de cision that" the people of Salem got to know Mrs. Weston. Here she remained, finding small jobs at cooking and housekeeping, that she might be near her husband, and pay her weekly visits to the prison. Prison Officials have de scribed her as the most determin ed and devoted j woman that has ever come to thei prison. She has had but few friends here, for tail few people has she told her story. To them her con versation was I always of Jack; never of herself o of the. hardship she has gone through that she might remain nere to jbe with him until the prison doors should swing open to, free him. Several times influential j - people have urged her to. permit 'them' to pe tition the governor for s pardon, but she has steadfastly refused, saying that the courts which In dicted her husband must likewise be-free him. - , - MUCH EfJEHGY STEI SflYS liUOii Public Officers Forced to Give Half Time to Un necessary Contacts; Fleeting Vision Dominates CONCENTRATION IS t - NOW MORE DIFFICULT Mot VorJcrThat iVVears-Cut Desire of Drtra Attcnticn From Officials;; , PROVIDENCE, R; I. Oct. 9. Public officers are forced to givo half of their time to unnecessary contacts' and a' considerable -portion of the national - energy U wasted by the dominance in Am erica today of a fleeting via lem, a thirst for sensation and a relent less need for motion, Secretary c State Hughes declared5 tonight at a dinner to President - Angell oS Yale 'university,, held 1 In connec tion -with r he ' convocation of Brown university. '1 VWe find " ourselves, he said. "In ' tlfe age of the- motor, tha too vie and the radio, which with freedom of locomotion,' novel and easy Intimacies, and the ever present and constantly expanding enterprise -of. the "press ".give s a m v m m . SV Q IHVtlik SSS SV Ull US - formation. It Is the day of the fleeting ' vision.- Concentration, thoroughness, the- quiet-' reflection' that ripens the judgment are mere difficult than -ever. Ease Is Useful - VThe facility of communication is agreeabtead"useful,- but It K leads not only to - making morn numerous -and- importunate- tL j demand of every calling, but to a .vast, waste ot time .by rendering cu;f nviuutss. iasi.raci.ioBS ua serious work.' ' A" host of organiza tions 'spring, up to give an arti ficial insistence to these demand , "V think that It Is the experl ence of public officials that it it not' the proper work of the cffic that wears, but the unceasing re. quirements of those who have lit tle fo do with the public busine i and by their ' constant importux.' ties for extra Official attention, use up the nervous energy whicU should be devoted to public ser-' vice. But- so ; important , la tha maintenance of good will, so gen erous are our American expecta tions that it may be said that a public officer gives about one-half his time 'In contacts" which aro really unnecessary in,' order that he may be in a position to serve the other half. 1 ' mhd mm STILL lil Ji'.N. Husband Comes to Visit Her iri Cell-rSays He Believes i Her Unbalanced CHICAGO. Oct.- 9. Rev. Nich olas Strutynsky of . Ramey, Pa., whose wife Sunday shot and kllk l his 'successor Rov. 'Basil 8tetsuk In St. Michael the Archangel church; 'arrived'' in Chicago today and asked to see his wife. In her cell, the woman, who a coroner's Jury recommended yes terday should be held for murder, continued to say that she killed Father StetsUk "for the masses" and "when I am executed the peo ple will understand." v She has no fear of the gallows he said. " ' '. " ' ' Ican't believe she was in her right mind when she killed Father Stetsuk," said. her husband. "Zta Lhas always been so gentle and fcru Been sucn a neip to me in my mis fortunes. She felt if it had net been' for him I 'still would be pas tor of St.- Nicholas church here. NOw I would ghro my life to htly ha'r."'.'."'-V'-c-:;-..':.-J,.;--- j.- ' Seattle Doctor Arrcctcd By Police Narcotic Squcd SEATTLE, Oct.". Dr. W. Shannon,' aged 66, a former A. cS t. gent of the University of V.' irigton and - former president the King County Medical soc! : was arrested by police r. agehts in his office here tL i terrioon. ? Authorities declared sold morphine- without prescr tfon." Dr. Shannon was tal. - .1 police headquarters, booked ca open charge and reasei ca t : I 'i t 1 Of T1500,