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Particular People Patronize Paper Proving Pulling Power The Statesman's Want Ada Pull. SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR i ' : SALEM, OREGON, TUESPAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30. 1923 : , . . . : ' ' ' :" '; 'mc ITV' C-7 jf . i - - t V i if ; Collision of Fire Truck and J Chief's Car in Everett, Tash., Results in 1 Death of Two Men Chief May Die, - , EVERETT, Wash:. Oct. 29. Dennis Boyle. 55, a fireman, and Dan Michel. 58. a bricqlayer. were Instantly killed. Fire Chief WJ A. - Taro was probably fatally Inlnred, and four firemen and two ETerett residents were sererely hart when a fire track collided head-on with Fire Chief "Faro's automobile? at 8:45 o'clock tonight at the inter section of Hewitt street and Colby . aienue. i '...v.:--?; -' -The 'injured firemen . are Fire ; Chief Taro, 45, crushed chest and arm and other injuries. Six Injured Ed Taro, 42. brother of the file chief, slight cuts about the eyes. , Cliff Taro; 28. another brother of the fire chief, cuts about the : head.' . . . . . Arthur Lesling. 26, cut left ear andskulL . , ' Frank Healy 2. compound frac . ture of the thigh. .-' ' The injured residents, are: , 1 Bob Dizon, 30, clerk of a cigar ttore, lacerated skull. lUrry Falk,2T. ?lerk cigar tore, slightly cut by flying glass. At the time of the accident the fire chief and the combination fire truck were answering what proyed to "be a'-'filseTmlsriBut-Thetriiek from the Riverside station was go ing west on Hewitt arenue while Fire Chief Taro was going north on Colby arenue. . . Bystander Killed. : Patrolman John P. Ryan, who was standing on the corner at the time, obsenred that the two ,to hicles were going Jto rah at the intersection audi attempted to warn Flra Chief Taro. The truck .' swung to the right and the chill to the left, the machines crashing ! head on, i ' ' ' ' ' Michel., the other victim of the accident, was standing on the cor- : ner. The chassis f the fire truck struck Michel and hurled - him through cigar store window on I the corner. - Fire Chief ,Taro was i thrown' 100 feet. He "was taken . to the hospital where it was not expected he would recover ; fleuncr "Investigates - .Yamhill County Court George euner,:; attorney of Roseburg, left here yesterday for McMlnnTille , where he will ; repre sent Attorney- General; Van i Win' kle fn an Investigation of expend tures of the Yamhill county court. The controversy in. Yamhill county dates from last summer when some of. the taxpayers asked Governor Pierce to cause ; an in vestigation to be made by some official aside from the district at torney. The "governor ' directed Attorney General Van Winkle to do the w5Tk and Van Winkle at first turned it over to, J. M. De vers, one of. bis assistants. De . Ters work with the bighwsy com mission, however, was so pressing that he could 'not give It the time bo the attorney general a . few days ago appointed Neuner for the ; purpose. The complaining taxpayers aver, it is understood. that the court has been too lavish in its exenditures. j i .fj The reason a man loses faith in his fellows is because, they do to 'him the things He 'would like: tc do to them. : ? f THE WEATHER OREGON Fair Tuesday ex cept rain near coast, v LOCAL;WEATHER (Monday Maximum temperature 58. , Minimum temperature 34 River, 0.9 falling... Rainfall, 0i " . ' " Atmosphere, cloudy. , I Wind, south. , GAS WILL BE !AT MEAR1G Whether the Portland Railway! Light & Power company shall be allowed to increase its o 89 per cent; depending on the will be determined at a hearing in the 'offices .. of the public service commission today. ; ? f - Vii: ''i !f .- ' City Attorney Ray L. Smith was hot yesterday prepared to say i what argument he will make against . the company other than that he feels the present is not the. right time for the corporation to ask, for an increase. The average In crease a3ked by the company Salem in April, this year, numbered 1894. The variation in. the' increases asked is shown on the proposed new schedule by the Monthly users of 1000 cubic feet of gas wouia De in creased from $1.90 to $2.68. Users. of 2000 cubic feet; would be increased from $3.80 to $4.78, or,26 per cent. Users Of 3000 cubic feet would be increased from $5.70 to-$68, -or 20 per. cent. Users of , 4000 from $7.60 to $8.98 or 19 per cent. Users of? 30,5u cudic feet would be increased from $54.94 to $58.97 or 7. per cent. Salem is the only city where the Portland Railway, Light & Power company maintains a The Examiner of That City Prints an Article About , ; p, H. Wfocy ' Hon.' P. H.'. D'Arcy has been visiting San Francisco, having ust returned home to Salem. While Mr. D'Arcy was there the San Francisco Examiner made and printed a half-tone cut of him. with 'the following article: ' P. H. D'Arcy isn't a native son. but he missed being one only by a few -months. . D'Arcy Was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. j As a baby his parents brought him to San Francisco, and he remembers in later years being reminded by his father .that he was In San Francisco on that busy dayi May 22, 1865, when the Vigi lantes took James P. Caseyand Chas.' Cora and hung them from the !second story of old Fort Gun- nybagsf f where t the ; assembled crowd could see. a ; ; v ; j VDArcy for many years has been a citizen ot Salem, Or., a leader in civic and political life, and par ticularly a friend of pioneer or ganizations. ' ; D'Arcy; has been president of the Oregon - Pioneer association and the Champoeg Memorial as sociation, in which he worked for fifteen years toward the erection of a memorial monument to. the hardy souls who met at Champoeg on May 2, 1843, and by their votes at that time, with a majority of two in favor, saved to the un ion the territory now embraced in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. i This pioneer who is visiting with friends and acquaintances In California, has been made a "life member of the Oregon Historical society, : and because of . his ser rices as a printer In the early days is, an honorary member of Capital Tybographical union, Salem. D'Arcy served one term as mayor of Salem, is a former -judge of the municipal court there, and is now practicing law. D'Arcy says: -. s . ? "I have been in San Francisco many times since the early days when my parents, first brought, me here, and e achvisit now, as in. the days of my youth and early man hood, enthuses me anew with the spirit- and atmosphere that char acterize the city and makes it dif ferent and better. . . "I have many good friends in San Francisco v and' many happy memories of old associations. . "Of many of the' now more or less f amoua. Callfornlana 'I can. say I. anew them when. . For Instance, I knew Senator Samuel Shortridge when he was janitor of the East Salem school in -my -home town." . . D'Arcy will return- to - Salem early In the week. . . sBSco ! RATES ARGUED gas rates in Salem by from 7 amount used by the customer, is 26 per cent, its customers m following figures: . - cubic feet, would be: increased gas service. ; ' . FOURTH OF JULY ON HALLOWE'EN LATEST WRINKLE Fairbanks, . Alaska, Wants Fireworks and Cannot Have Them -at Right Time FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 29. -For the 'first time in 21 years Alaskans r here ; will ; view a fire works exhibition. Hallowe'en night which.- v will , commemorate the Fourth of July. li-i'V - The "exhibition -was arranged under the auspices of the News- Miner," a local newspaper, In or der to give those who, have never seen a fireworks display an op portunity to celebrate the nation al 'holiday ..in the same manner as the children in the United States do because on the Fourth of July here, there are -24 hours of day light. - ' t t . Four-Year-Old Boy Killed i By Brother With Shotgun u r . T j- -i i .... EUGENE; Dr., Oct. 29. Ver non Powell, four-year-old son of E. W. Powell, rancher living In the. ff mountains - near' London Springs, 35 miles south of . Eu gene, was killed Sunday when an eight-year-old brother. Dean, shot his head off with a shotgun, ac cording to word received by Coro ner Branstetter today The boys were playing with the , weapon when it was accidentally discharg ed : A sister, Dora, -a " twin f of Dean, was badly wounded. v i- Jeffers Will Succeed Hill As Superior Court Judge OLTMPIA, Wash., OctJ 29 Governor Hart today appointed C." G Jeffers of Ephrata' to be judge of the superior court i-in Douglas and Grant counties, suc ceeding Judge am B. Hill of Wa- tervllle, who has been elected to congress. --"- 0, 1 : "i -x-t :4 -' Judge Jeffers has been for. two years, engaged here as an assist ant attorney ? general. Formerly he was prosecuting attorney - f Grant county, r He wni come up next year for election as judge. Judge Hill, a Democrat, won. the eat In congress formerly held by Federal Judge J. Stanley Webster of Spokane. : . v ,: ,t , LIGHT INDICTED NEW YORK, Oct. 2.Eigb,t indictments charging larceny have been returned against three smen in connection with the ; alleged lotlng of ' the Emerich Oil corn er f D1wre ith" offices here and in iWichlta Falls, Texas, it was learned tonight. i r ESTABLISH REPUBLIC ; CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 29.-1 (By the Associated Press). -The national assembly at Angora ihaa voted the establuhment ot ' the Trukish republic. Mustapha Kern al . Pasha has been unanimously elected president, -, . fPAY OI I AW WORTH HORSE, SADDLE BUT NOT GUN Young Brave Kills Chief Who Would Keep Him to Bar gain Price for Woman; l''; ' i " ' ': " r.:--r PRECOTT, Arls.; 'Oct.--29 A revival of the custom of trading i wives In the Purple, mountain Indian camp, 87 wiles , south- of here, today led- ta-the . killing xf an Indian chief by f a vbrave :who refused to turn over i shotgun-demanded in the sale of a fquaw. i The i chief 'who was 'slain ' was Zookie' Eame and his slayer is Ottoi MokahQe. -nceordlng to authoritfesEams Offered to sell his aaaw1 to MokahqHe; it was a eged, demandln; one horse. One saddle and one shotgun 'An - payment.- 'i '-. i i - - ",' J ? When- the qoaw went to Moka hque. the latter gave Earns the horse -and '-saddle but ."refused Mo part with the hotgun, police said. A-quarrel: followed and Mokahque took the shotgun and killed Eami, according to -'the " authorities. Mokahque . was brought ;to jail here. , . ; f " ,, Special Corn Prizes r To Be JOffsred Youths Special prfzell fce offered rat the Marion County ;Corn ehow for boys' and gifts club -members throueh-iut i Marionand Polk counties, according to W. II. Ball- lie, who is in charge of arranging for the exhibits. Three : prizes will be given, 'first, S; second,' $3, and third, $2: !.---. ? Cooking club 'members will be eligible for a bread contest in which five prfttes'Will h given. The priza will be for J?, 2.J $2. $1.50 and llM-lXt'.'' All entries imust be In by No vember 21. The 'show is to be held in the Chamber -of Commerce rooms. November 22. 22 and 24. "E51SPIE r4 Oklahoma Governor's Im peachment Trial Set for Thursday at Capital OKLAHOMA CITY," Okla Oct. 29. Plans for the Impeachment trial Thursday of . Governor J. C. Walton tnoved forward today al though outwardly the proceedings were marked by a lull strange in contrast to the spectacular de velopments of last'' week whieh brought" two charges ot official misconduct against the executive and his : subsequent suspension from office. ' 4 :-. ::i ' "i'- ! As a, district 'court grand jury resumed examination of evidence which formed the basis for the impeachment charges with a view toward possible criminal action fn the courts,; forces; of both sides fn the ' impeachment case were com- pleting all pre-trial arrangements behind closed doors. :' r The board - of managers from the lower house of the state legis lature which will prosecute . Gov ernor Walton before the senate sitting as a court: of impeachment, was believed to jiave outlined Its plans to contest a general demur rer to the entire (impeachment bill which counsel for the executive are expected to file at the opening of the trial. There hat Aeen no official Indication", as to the- gov ernor's defense, I but , in political circles It ; is believed it- will .be centered largely ! on the 'Ku Klu Klan-tasiie. , " . More than 150 witnesses -are to be summoned. I Divorce Wanted !fiy Aged ;; , , IndianCrqeUy .Charged " KLAMAtH x fXlI. Short Bob, a fullrblooded Klamath Indian. 80 years of age, brought suit for divorce here today ;aainst Mrs. Short Bob.! his wife, 78, al leging ; extreme jcrueltyV y Accord, ing to the octogenarian redskin. uta wx nao ivHav the head with an iron rod i and then drove him out ot w wtklup at Chiioquin -and4 he wM forced to seek shelter with neigh boring Indians, Bob in his offl .i.i.t .....a nw n absolute 'dl- vorce, all costs ! of the trial nd piffi mm for general rellev " ' , DR. HEINZE JN SAXONY Central Government Holds r.!yhip Hand Over Dr. Zeig : fteh Since, jt Has Means of Prmriing Upnsmgs : DETACHilEllTS HOHEt , feP0K8.Ep OVER STATE n.'itiij Further Steps to Be Taken Have Rot? Developed i yiiJuationvfiticar;j BERLIN,1 Oct. 29.- (By the Associated . Press) . - Chancellor Stresmann's punitive expedition Ynto'' "red"j Saxony is still In the initial stages and it will be sev eral days before' Its further pro gress reveals whether it la intend ed as something transcending the merely limits j of a controversy with 'a federated state over the anestlon of constitution preroga tives. . - .; t r - - ,V, . i The thancellor of the relch has appointed as commissioner Dr. Cart fHeinze, who as a commb sloner' represented ; the reich in Saxony. -Dr. Heinze immediately demanded the resignation of the Saxon cabinet and . the ministers complied with the demand, with drawing "from office, at, the' time set by the commissioner, 2 o'clock In the afternoon. General von -Muellor who com mands the 'reichswehr in Saxony, prohibited the diet from meeting. What furthev 'steps are to be taken In 1 the central -goTeTntnent has not developed.' : The central government . obviously liolds the -whip " hand '-overDr.; Zelgner and his radical -administration tn that it has jllterally honey combed Sax ony rwlthj relchawehr detachments, thus precluding the possibility of physical outbreaks. So far as competent political opinion In reichstagU circles , is concerned even down to the ranks of the moderate socialists, it may be said that the government's drastic pro cedure is being viewed as highly preferable to an-attitude of wait ing upon the pleasure of the Sax ony communists who, despite their minority In the Zeigner ministry, were rapidly growing a menace not -only to Saxony, but to the Other proletarian sections of Ger many. ; ; . Both the political and social situation in Saxony , has reached such a critical stage ; that Presi dent Ebert became concerned that it called 'for "a strong show !of authority by the" central government- -at Saxonv was rapidly de- reloplng ' into ; an ? incubator for German bolshevism. The Berlin authorities also were Impressed with the urgent need of giving the Saxon Industrialists : - necessary protection, against communistic terrorizing' in. order to halt the economic collapse with which the nation's most prolific Industrial and commercial sector has , been threatened. - ' ' , . While the 'socialist party and the labor federation are outward ly viewing a President Eberfs armed invasion of. Saxony with a show of 'Impatience, it ' is believed that both champions of labor are secretlj not altogether opposed to bis peremptory removal from duties' of Zeigner and his radical allies. ! " - , The 'United Socialists and offi cialsrot;the .Various labor federa tions will discuss the situation tor morrow-ahd on the outcome -of these deliberations will, depend the socialists further relations la the7 Stresemann coalition govern- ment. ' ' J WOMAN KILLED '"j SPOKANE, Oct. 29. Alemla Owens; 43, residing near Cheney," Wash.; was killed and Anna Owes arid 'Gertrude' Owes, her nieces, were probably fatally; injured.; when an automobile in which they were riding was strucksby.; . freight, train at a crossing near Cheney tonight. Albert E. Owes, a brotherof the dead woman who was driving when ' the accident occurred escaped uninjured. ? soul Mate IS HELD IN ! DURANCE VILE Crude, Old-Fashioned Ideas of Salem Police Clash With ! Pair's Modern Stuff "Soul Mates" 'were ' parted' by the police in an arrest made Sat urday night, and no possible -imagination upon the part of Beryl Wagner, who admits she is a de vout believer in spiritualism, could change the crude materialis tic Ideas of the officer who made fihe;arrt,f. V?-"-.. -V: : ; In an old, more -or less dilapi dated flivver,- Beryl Wagner and EUIa Brown, .surrounded by a large , amount' of baggage, !' were discovered Saturday night. They were taken to the. police station for investigation. . j The woman ; admitted that she and 'the man had lived in various Portland apartment houses for six months, and though not formally united in the holy, bonds of mat rimony, nevertheless were "per fect mates."-1 : ?, t i! r ; ; j In addition to her spiritualistic activities, Beryl Wagner admitted, the police say; to having : had Na good thing in answering' matri monial advertisements in certain matrimonial . publications. In fact, she -had 'received! $80 from ; one man and upon his becoming feet mate'? to Salem In an effort to obtain some needed cash from another man. - ) ' j Miss Wagner - .who resides at Laurel, near HUlsboro,: : was re leased, but the "perfect mate" is being held in the city jail. The police are 'not positive that he has a right to. operate the f llwer. , Portland officers arrived early this morning to claim Brown who is said to be wanted there for the theft of five automobiles. A call early--in the evening from HUls boro brought . the information . to the local officers that Miss'- Wag ner had been picked up by the HUlsboro officers on charge ot being a member of a league of auto thieves. It was ; said the group working together would ex change parts of cars until It was unlike the original. The woman is now In jail In HUlsboro and Brown will be turned over to the Portland officers. I 1 Girl Bad Check Artist Arrested Again in East I EUGENE Or., Oct.; 2 9. Fran ces Babb, 19, arrested here last summer on a charge of passing a bad check, later sentenced to the state penitentiary at Salem for two years and paroled soon after ward, Aas been arrested at St. Jos eph, Mo., for forgery, according to a telegram received from there by Sheriff, jStickels here today. . ; ... Chester, A. Davis, alias Robert Travers, who was. arrested here with the girl, was tried in Port land later on a white slave charge was convicted and is 'now serving a 'term at McNeil's Island. He and the girl drove here in an 'automo bile from Missouri. I Poultry .Breeders Are Summoned to Portland . A meeting- ot the 'poultry' breed ers of the state will be held Thurs day, Nov-lsY st lfr oclock Jn the morning, in the dairy sales pavilion- at the i Pacific International livestock showV rVland. . . "' " ' :Thls meetfaghas been called In accordance ..with' the request of the breeders who were present at the meeting held at alem during the state f air, 'and! is: for 'the 'further' consideration Of the feasibility of organizing some sort of state poul try ; breeders association. - At this time, the committee .appointed at Salem . will report With sugges tions as' to methods j of j orgaalza tion. - ' , S ' - -. alt is ' believed. that this' matter should be of importance to every poultry -breeder in the ' state and should be well worth their while to attend..- - - - -- WOUtD HOXOR HENItl FACIIF NEW YORK,.'- Oct. 2 7. Admir ers of Henri Fabre, the Provencal naturalist, have .Tevlved -e cam paign started in IS 14 but Inter- ropted by the world war, to cele brate the -hundredth anniversary of his birth and to erect a tnonu ment to him at his home, rillage of Cerisaan, Prance." ' mm fin? Vil OF Man Who Succeeded Lloyd Georce as' He::: English Cabinet, Passes Early -This T.Icr. : in LondonHWai Known as Brilirli lie yelt From Large Following of Llrrc:. LONDON, Oct. 30. (Byr Associated Press.) An 1 Bonar Law; former premier of Great Britain, died early f The end came at 2:30 o'clock. v , ..-..-.1 -i.-jnjT.i-u-i.x ; - a pihice- AT ASTORIA M ust i Be More Equal Distri bution of Rewards of La- h bor Says Executive ASTORIA, Or.. Oct. 29. With approximately 80 delegates pres ent from the various sections of the : state the annual convention of the Oregon State Federation of Labor , got' under way.here today The greater portion of the day's session was devoted "to" listening to addresses and: to preliminary matters," the credential committee not making its report until tonight so that the actual business of the organization will be taken up to morrow. ;:y ,:;-- - The principal speaker of the day was Governor W. M. Pierce, who declared"' that1 "there must be; a more equal distribution of the re wards of labor or the ship Of state of this great republic will strike upon the rocks which are just lying around the bend." v it ..He spoke" particularly of how the prices of the products of the farms have been cut until there ' Is no profit to the farmer while the cost of those products to consum- er has not been reduced material lyand said "something' must be done to curb the operations of the combinations which are. reaping enormous and unwarranted prof its at the expense of the, producers and consumers. : i ; ' The governor also announced that the workmen's compensation act in. this state is in grave dan ger and urged' the; convention to favor a compulsory compensation act, which ' he said must be pro vided for by a constitutional amendment. The speaker dwelt for some time on, the income tax law and asked the convention to endorse it.- KELLOEGH WITH CLEAFJ SLATE H ar'vey ' s Tal k Mb b Ught ' to ..'Mean an rErid 4o ; Liquor " -Searcnihg Rights u . LONDON,-? Oct-J 9.-- ( By t the Associated , Press) At a compli mentary 'dinner , given tonight In honor ; of T."P., O'Connor's 75 th birthday, at iwhich' Marfluia - Cur zon presided," the American !Am bassador, George, Harvey In the course ot his speech, said he was pleased ,to informs those' assem bled that as- a sequel to a conver sation he had just had with Lord Cnrxon he was leaving his suc cessor an absolutely clean- slate.1 Lord Curion, replying, said he was glad to be able to confirm Ambassador- Harvey's '. statement and to testify that the ambassador was leaving, a comparatively easy tsk for his successor. These, remrks .were Interpreted by the Company' as meaning that an agreement had' been reached on the question- of the right of the American government "to search vessels -for liquor within the 12- milelimit. COVER IIS I rf' I 1 i 111: r t- Andrew: Honor Law, one c! most powerful figures In j. Europe preceding, dnris immediately following the " war, became prime mir England October 23,' 19 22, the resignation of DaviJ I George last1 of the far-.c premiers and of the "i:: j : at Versailles to step dof, :: of Hce. ' ' -' - '; Bonar Law had dlstir hlmself "five years before i man who refused a king's c '., make him prime txlzi :ir .-. leader of the conserr : : : , largest single party in t of commons he was s by King George to forn a late in 1916, after L:-Jt: then mlniste'r of r-iunitlci. .-, forced an issue with Pren quith-and brought aout t terms'-resignation. The j colleagues ;of. Asjuith, 1 "deellncil 'to promise tJl believing that a coalitic j ment was essential for tl ressful prosecution cf t'; Bonar Law refused tha Iioyd George and hi3 tzzz . cabinet was the result. Often called the "Ron , England"? because of hi tr dous' following from '1 ; andIl walks of life, 'Losar became' chancellor of the r quer under, the new preml -fought side by eldo w!" "Little Welsh Giar.t" ur spring of 1921, when t forced to retire becauij t health.' r ; Oyer Three Thcu:-r.J ; 'Attend Pr:;:n Gross receipts from the ieties of 1923," the annual ; tentiary show,1 totaled ;i4 , according to a statement i : yesterday by M. E. Weir, t manager. With &0 com-: ary tickets issued for each cf six nights . of the show, t: i tendance "was well over 2 COO the -week.- 'Thursday r.! t -the biggest' night," when V. 3 at ' the gate refused ' to ; : : many people to enter owinj to lack- of seating facilities. Dy tual county Thursday night t: were 258 automobiles rar' -; front of the prison. i""Expenses thisyear v re" Mr Weir having placed a ll $150, and 'though all bills 2 not; yet been turned in, ta lieves the expense will r-t tnuehin" excess5 to thl3 t Money derived from tha .1.. go to-the amusement fnr.1, r," Includes : purchase cf at goods, magarines and books. of the light expenses is dua t fact that no music was h!: had been done tn previous , All members of the 14 t J j cheBtra were inmates cf ti. tution. " , Warden 'Dalrymple la I ' pleased with -the results c ahow. Every'precaution t 3 en to safeguard visitors r possible fire, Ions having been-laid in reaJl emergencyj " A request from Silver ton f loan of "Spark Piss," w.a3 ; by Warden Dalrynr'3 z- Sparky-wlll be seen, tut V. 1 tive power will' ta eurjli- ' other .than prison lamate3. Hie OrcjcnSt:;! m a 11 .:: great 'cr.lc: ' ccmpv w - . I