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1 1 i In every community there lia' newspaper that carries the Wan STATESMAN Turn to rage 7. OUR ANNUAL" Watch for the announce ment of our Annual Edition. A Bigger and Better Annual than ever before. -r n u I n 1 Y 1 V . it. n i SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR 5 ncnnnpDimp , UL.IVIUUIIHIIU pepublican National Com mitteemari Says Oil LeaseJ t acanaais Not Matter for : Partisan Politics POHEY'S POLITICAL! FAITH S POINTED OUT .Wa$ Member of Platform .Committee of Last Dem- , ocratia Convention .- WAbinxGTOiV, Jan. 31. Re V PWng to the recent statement of ...crauc National Chairman Hull on the naval oil. disclosures; j George D. Lockwood, secretary of Fin:n national committee Upheld the course of President Coolidge in a statement published A toda7 in the National Republican. I. At the, same time Mr. Lockwood t attacked the record of the Wilson administration in Its conduct of the -war and reviewed at length the disclosures before congression- al committees , that investigated rvar expenditures. "Chairman Hull," said the state ttent, ; "has issued a pronouncia- men to In which, he attempts to J1 give the color of partisan politics to the disclosures in the Fall case. V Secretary Fall Is a Republican, it Is true; he is a former member of the' Harding administration. . ; Doheny Democrat "Mr. Doheny is one of the na tion's ,most distinguished Demo crats; j He was a member of the platform committee- of the last Democratic national convention; (he made a speech in the conven tion his name was placed before the convention tor the vice presi- sla delegation. , . ,Mr. Doheny was1 the "largest contributor to the Democratic na tional campaign fond In 1916; he gave generously, it 4s said to the Democratic campaign fund in 1920. It was at Mr, Doheny'8 in stance that the late Secretary of the Interior Lane, who had passed npon oil leases in which Mr. Do heny was interested under the Wilson, administration, retired to accept employment with Mr. Do heny jat A salary of $50,000 a year.' . -;: Other Important officials of the Wilson administration took em ployment with Mr. Doheny at fab ulous salaries. i Not Partisan Quest Ion "The less said about partisan politics in - this connection, per haps, the better; it is not a matter of partisan politics but of personal and official Wrongdoing, for which no party can be held responsible unless it condones the crime and fail to prosecute the offenders. Upon this point the Republican na tional administration has made Itself clear; it will go to the bot tom ' of the matter and prosecute any one found criminally liable." Mr. Lockwood continued that when the "shameful facts as to the weakness of i our war management under which wholesale crooked , ness ran rampant became knowri," President . Wilson attempted to ' drive out of the Democratic party those who protested, j '... Contrast this with tne action , of President Coolidge," he said, "who. Immediately the facts came tn Heht announced his purpose to prosecute every wrongdoing ylg- 7 orously with the aniest counsel i. noasible for the government to .niA rpnrpspntine both the CIUI -W great political parties." tf4 Stars and Stripes Editor )r- Will Manage McAdpo Club V;- SEATTLE. Jan. 31. Richard J 'i fieelev Jones, for aeveral "years I editor o The Stars and Stripes, IV national service men's publication t wah Ine ton. D. C is to take z i hareft of the Washington state , headquarters of tne AicAaoo-ipr-President campaign, according to k dispatch received today by the 2 1 J?eittl Times from wasnmgiou f I ... .tri-A pwi irn OREGON': Rain Friday; strong . southerly gales. ; JJOCXh WEATHER (: : (Thursday) , Maximum temperature 69. Minimum temperature 62. i River 8.5 feet; rising. . Raftifall '..67 Inch. 1 Atmosphere cloudy. Wind southeast. PIERCE AND KOZER IN DEADLOCK OVER SITE FOR SCHOOL Members of Board of Control Unable to Agree on Tract to Be Purchased, and Hof f Unable To Act Secretary of State Issues (State ment Defending Howell Prairie Tract. Governor Pierce and Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, are in a deadlock over the selection of a site lor the pro posed state training school for boys, and with O. P. Hoff, state treasurer, unable to return to Salem at present be cause of illness, it is doubtful if the knot can be untied for same time. The governor and Mr. Kozer met yesterday and expressed their choice of site?, the governor expressing a preference for a site of 444 acres east of the state peniten tiary and about four and a half miles from Salem. It is of fered for sale by Ben F. West, realty dealer of Salem, and the nrice is $49,800. It is owned by George W. Palmer, admin istrator, W. L. Creech, John L. King. It is claimed there is between $Zd,uuu ana .iu,uuu worth of timber on the tract. The site preferred by Kozer is about eight and a half miles northeast of Salem on the Silverton road, contains 330.35 acres, owned by Lela M. Jerman and 42.66 acres owned by M. A. McCorkle, a total of 372.5 acres. It was offered by H. L. Marsters, Salem realtor, at 55,000. The site favored by Kozer is three-fourths of a mile north of the paved road between Salem and Silverton on what is generally known as Howell prairie. The legislature made available $280,000 for establishment of the new school, of v,,vv, kr 000 is available for the site. Mr. Kozer issued a statement in defense of his position in which he said: WODL MEN ENDORSE MELLON TAX Oregon and Washington Growers Will txenange in .' formation on Help YAKIMA, Jan, 31. Unanimous indorsement of the Mellon tax re duction plan, opposition to grazing fee increases. Indorsement of the McNary-Haugen bill and the Esch Cummins transportation act, and opposition to the establish ment of a national park at Mt. Adams were the outstanding resolutions passed at the close of the annual conven tion of the Washington Wool Growers' association attended by 250 sheep men, today. The state association signed up 100 per cent with the national as sociation, pledging 1 cent a head on 600,000 lambs to be raised and marketed in 1&24 as a fund to be used by the national organization for lobbying purposes in congress. T. J. Drumhelier of Walla Walla, president; William McGuffie of Yakima, vice president, and' J. I Sears of Prosser, secretary treasu rer, were unanimously elected. The place for the 192T, conven tion will be fixed later by the ex ecutive committee and may be either Spokane or Walla Walla. A banquet and dance tonight winds up the meeting which was pro nounced by the wool men as the most satisfactory held in many years. A resolution to fix shearing wages in I9s4 at 12 cents a head and board, was dropped in favor of a resolution to blacklist in the future any shearers who strike for higher wages after start ing a shearing job, which carried unanimously. Oregon and Wash ington wool men will exchange in formation on striking shearers by an agreement made at this meet ing. Former President Wilson Reported to Be Improving WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 Wood row Wilson, weakened by digestive disturbance of the past few days. remained abed the greater part of today, upon the advice of his physicians. Although the stom aca ailment was described as hav ing been less acute than before the doctors said he was "somewhat prostrated by his illness." After a visit to the former pres ident tonight Rear Admiral Carey T. Grayson, who has attended htm since he was stricken on his west ern speaking tour in 1919, made this statement: "Mr. Wilson's digestive disturb ance .has been less acute today, but he has been somewhat pros t rated by the illness of the past few days and has not been allowed to be up since the earlier part of 1 --i'tho day Hain, II. G, King and C. W. "In the selection ot a site for the construction of a state train- ing school for boys, as authorized by chapter ITS, laws of 1921, and as further provided by chapter 144. laws ot 1923, I have endeav ored to keep in mind the direction of the legislative assembly of the state of Oregon and the requisite for an institution of this charac ter. Money Appointed. "The legislature in 1921 appro priated money for constructing such buildings' as deemed neces sary In the judgment of the Ore gon state board of control for the proper functioning of the Oregon state training school, said build ings to be erected on a site on state lands to be determined by said board. Steps toward the se lection of a site and the erection of such buildings were taken by the board in 1921 and 1922, but inasmuch as many social workers, persons vitally interested in the reclamation of the delinquent boy, and others, considered the avail able lands of the state inappro priate, the board discontinued ac tion with the express understand ing that at the 1923 session of the legislature an effort would be made to have the law amended so as to authorize the purchase of lands more appropriate and de sirable for an institution such as the state training school for boys. This the legislative assembly did, and must, therefore, be construed as approving the action on the part of the board and many in terested citizens of the state with relation to a site for the construc tion of the buildings of the in stitution. Would Avoid Other Institutions. "As I have been able to de termine the requirements of a lo cation for (he buildings for the institution, from my conception of the province of the state in con nection with the reclamation and rehabilitation of the delinquent boy, gathered from, interviews with social workers and others who are studentsi of thi3 problem. the buildings in the first place should be constructed on lands apart and free of any other state institutional environment. The lay of the land should be more or less commanding and open, so as to permit of that general view and observation so necessary, not only of the inmates, but of the officers who may be assigned to outdoor activities. The land should also permit of the construction of sep arate and isolated cottages on any sections thereof in the event it is desired to create separate and dis tinct cottages or colonies' thereon at any time. The land should also be good fertile soil, susceptible of producing sufficient quantities ot produce and forage for the re quirements of the institution, and further, be adaptable to the grow ing of fruits of all varieties as well as berries and other diversified products natural to this section of the country. The land should also have sufficient elevation and slope to afford adequate drainage with out unnecessary artificial means. Further, it should be located on or near a hard-surfaced highway so as to permit of ready access (Continued on page 2). SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1924 . FOUR SONS TAKE FATHER INTO LODGE Elks See Interesting Cere mony F. T. Wright man -Makes Official Visit Snli'in ISlks last night Mitin.-ssi'd the ii it ii n and interesting spc tach, l)'liovc(l one lliai has never taken place elsewhere, o!' a fath er being initiated into a lodge of which his whole family of sons wnre members aim oin- of tht-iu the initialing ofl'irer. 11. It. Page of Salem was the father in the case. His four sons, K. M , I.eo C, Walter .1., and Lyle .1., have all been members of the Salem lodge for several vears, K. M. rage is exalted nil oftHe uninMit aiein lodge. lie is a proi attorney of Salem, and is Oregon manager for I'nifed States Sena tor McNary in his campaign for rcnoniination and (lection. Leo (!. Page is with the, 1'nited stales National hank; Waller .1. is claim agent for the state industrial ac cident commission, and I.yle J., is deputy district attorney for Ma rion county. Other new members initiated last night were George 11. Duncan, W. P. Watson and 11. F. Waters. Frank T. Wrightman, member of th? Salem lodge, and who is district deputy grand exalted rul er for the Oregon south district, made his official visit to the lodge last night and gave an elo quent address. At its conclusion he was presented by the lodge with a platinum Elk pin set with a diamond. IS E Head of Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, Wash,, Fails to Rally NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 31. Right Rev. Frank M. Keator of Tacoma, Wash., bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Olympia, Wash., died at a hospit al here at 9:15 o'clock tonight from heart disease. Bishop Keator came here a lit tle over two weeks ago to visit his son at Yale university and was stricken shortly after his'ar rival. His condition improved un til yesterday when he suffered a sudden change for the worse. Bishop Keator was born in Housedale, Pa., October 22. 18"5. He entered Yale in 1X76 and graduated with high honors four years later. He then took' up the study of law, receiving his LL.B in 1877. Ife practiced law in Chi cago until 1S89 when he entered the western theological seminary of Chicago. He was graduated from the seminary in 1891, was or dained Episcopal minister and held rectorships in Illinois and Iowa. In 1901 he was elected bishop of the missionary jurisdic tion of Olympia Wash., the dio cese of Olympia, 'including the western part of the state of Washington. In addition to his regular du ties. Bishop Keator was associat ed in official capacities with var ious institutions of education and at the time of his death was pres ident of the board of trustees of the Annie Wright seminary for girls. He was a 33rd degree Ma son. The duty which brought him east was in connection with the Shrine movement to establish hos pitals in various parts of the country for crippled children. Yale, in 1905 conferred upon him the degree of doctor f Divin ity. He leaves a widow and one son, who is an assistant instructor in mechanical engineering at the Yale scientific school. Bishop Keator was a close per sonal friend of Rev. H. D. Cham bers, rector of St. Paul's Episco- j pal church in Salem. They came west about the same time from near the same place in the middle west'and had been close friends since that time. Yellow Taxicabs Looked For in Salem Shortly Competition for the Red Top "faxi company is indicated through a well-founded but not confirm ed rumor that a company is be ing formed that will put four tax is in operation in the near future. According to the rumor, these will be built on Dodge chassis and probably will be painted yel low. Quoting from the same source of information, it is under stood two of the taxis will be kept on duly in front of the Bligh ho tel, another to join the waiting list at the Oregon Electric station and the fourth to bo kept on duty at the Southern Pacific station. IJCOffl BISHOP DM Hi DEN BUTTLE GETS STARTED IN SENATE Robinson Resolution Asking Resignation Promises Bit ter antl Historic Verbal Fight SECRETARY STANDING PAT, NOT TO RESIGN Conceded That Insurgents and Democrats May Join in Adopting Proposal AVASHIXGTO.W Jan.' V . Adopting the Walsh oil lease an nnllment resolution hy the unani mous vote of the-89 senators pres ent, the senate plunged today in to what promises to be an historic and extremely bitter fight over the Robinson resolution request- ing the president to call immedi ately for the resignation of Sec retary Denby. As the verbal' battle got under way, it was considered that a suf ficient number of Republican in surgent votes might be joined with those of the Democrats to insure adoption of, the resolution. Such a coalition repulsed all ef forts of the administration sena tors to modify the language of the Walsh measure, which as finally adopted declares the leases sign ed by Mr. Denby to have been made without authority and con trary to law. Denby Stands Pat Meantime, Mr. Denby continued to stand pat on his declaration that he would not resign. "No one has advised me to re sign," he declared in response to suggestions that he had been urg ed to give up his cabinet post to avoid embarrassment ,to the ad ministration. It came tb, light today that after the Robinson resolution was introduced, Mr. Denby called on Chairman Len root of the senate-)il committee, and Chairman Hale of the senate naval committee and other admin istration leaders in the senate, and that they had Wt it to him to decide whether he should re sign. Supporters of the Denby resig nation resolution are giving close attention to the proceedings be fore the house naval committee, which was told today by Rear Ad miral .1. K. Latimer, judge advo cate general of the navy, that Mr. Denby had told'' him that he had initiated the transfer of the naval reserves to the interior de partment after 'investigating the question of consulting with vari ous experts. President Coolidge again devot ed much of his tirue to the oil lease imiddle. giving attention both to the various phases of the evidence adduced by the commit tee and questions of the qualifi cations of the special counsel lie lias selected to prosecute the cases. Executive Meets Lcnroot. The executive had an early morning meeting with Chairman Lenroot and Senators Ixidge of Massachusetts and Curtis of Kan sas, the Republican leaders, and later called in Democratic sena tors for the first time, talking over the whole subject with Sen ators Robinson of Arkansas, . the minority leader, and Walsh of Montana, who has had the domi nant part in the oil inquiry. Later in the dayf the president took a long walk with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, during which the oil matter was discussed In a general way. Mr.. Roosevelt paid uie executive nau asnea nifi a number of questions about phased of the inquiry. j A new development in thejsitr uation today was the issuing of a subpoena for the appearance! to morrow of E. L. Doheny beifore the senate committee- The sub poena was sent out by Chairman Lenroot after Senator Reed, Dem ocrat, Missouri, had demanded in the senate that the oil magnate be subjected to a "searching; ex amination" as to whether he had advanced money to any other pub lic official aside from former in ternior Secretary Fall. ; Would Question Sinclair j Under a resolution introduced in the house by Representative Fish, Republican, New Ybrk. Harry F. Sinclair, now in France, would be requested through offi cial channels to return here and "explain to congress and i th (Continued on page 6.). AUTO BANDITS ROB BANKER IN SEATTLE Daylight Holdup Nets Three Highway Men More Than $1000 in Cash SEATTLE, Jan. 31. Three daylight automobile bandits today held up T. S. Toby, president of the Rainier Valley State bank, in the east section of the city, rob bed him of a sack containing $600 in silver. $100,in currency and a quantity of war savings stamps, arid bound and blindfolded him in his own automobile before es caping, according to a report made to the police. President Tohey was driving home from the bank late today, and was near a manufacturing plant when a largo, black auto mobile with three occupants in it forced Him over to the curbing. Two men entered Toby's ma chine, pressed a revolver against his side arid forced him. to hand over the money and securities. The bandits then bound and blindfolded the banker and es caped. Working his hand loose. several minutes after the rob bers disappeared. Toby,, drove to the police station. The authori ties have been unable to find a trace of the bandit machine. Health Officer Seekinq Cooperation of Physicians Deu to the epidemic of conta gious diseases the cooperation of all physicians is being sought by Dr. Wlliiam B. Mott, city health officer, who urges that each at tending physician for quarantine cases tack one of the contagious disease signs upon the residence and report the case to liis office as soon as possible. Dr. Mott calls attention to the city ordinance, which specifies that the property owner or resident shall put up one of the notices in a prominent place, and upon his failure to do so, the city bealth officer shall cause such to be placed. It is the duty of those who do not have a physician to call personally at the cJty health -office. Bank of Com merce building, and obtain one of these notices. All physicians are being supplied with these flags. Dr. Mott said yesterday. While the number of contagious diseases, a majority of which are measles, will be larger this week than during the previous? two weeks, the condition is well in hand, according to Dr. Mott. So far this,week there have been 40 cases reported to his office, with 32 being reported last week and 42 thf week before. I FINAL FLASHES KLOTEN, N. D.. Jan. .11. Theodore Larson, a farmer near Edenburg, N. D., this afternoon, shot and killed his estranged wife, her two sisters and his brother-in-law, on the S.S. Quanbeck farm near here, escaping on horseback with his four year old daughter, the direct cause of the shooting. Later he was arrested at his fath er's farm near Edenburg, where he was disarmed by members of the family. PADUCAH, Ky., Jan. 31. Thir ty persons, passengers and crew of the steainer Tom C. Powell are in danger, stranded on the top deck of the steamer, which sunk in the middle of the Ohio river eight miles above Paducah (to night, after striking heavy floes of ice, which tore a huge hole in her hull. BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 31, Di rect information charging first de gree murder were filed today in the district court by Louis Reed, district attorney, charging Chief of Police Claude F. Head and Norman Drake with the murder of Patrolman Elmer E. Cobb, found shot to death early on the morning of November 19, last. DENVER, Colo.. Jan. 31. An unmasked bandit stepped into the Hoff-Schroeder cafeteria shortly before 8 o'clock tonight, held up the cashier with a revolver and escaped in a small automobile with $1200. About 200 diners were in the place at the time. EPHRATA, Wash., Jan. 31. After tracing their quarry to Bluff Lake, where, it is believed he cannot - escape during the night, a posse seeking Owen Hudson, wanted for the murder of his brother, Earl Hudson, and two neighbors, isjwaittng for daylight to continue their hunt. Bluff Lake is about 12 miles from the scene of the shootings. EUGENE, Or., Jan. " 3i. John C. Herring. Cape Ileceta rancher, accused of aiding and hiding the three Florence bank robbers acquitted OREGON DIVORCE LAW HIT BY CHURCH Would Amend Statute So That State Might Be Freed of "Unenviable Reputation" ar xr Clearing House for Divorces Securing. One Now Merely Form'I-.ChargeiK. .r.fjkv PORTLAND, Jan. 31. Steps to clear Oregon's name of its "unenviable reputation" as a clearing house for divorces', were taken by the annual convention of the Episcopal church ; af Oregon in session here today. After; extended discussion' in hich members of the clergy and layman participated the convention adopted a resolution urging the appointment of a committee to confer with all organizations interested In a move to eliminate the divorce evil and preserve the sancity of the home and marriage. The prevalence of the "divorce evil," it was stated was due to two principal causes: First, it was argued,-there-should elapse a greater period of time between the issuance Df a marriage license and the performance of the marriage ceremony. . 1 TOURISTS tSKED Salem Federation of Clubs on Records-Other Mea sures are Urged A better automobile park, the rubbish pile on North Capitol street, care of the Odd FeUows cemetery, uniform tree planting and the replacement of the Pion eer statue on the west side of Will son park, all came in for a discus sion at the monthly meeting of the Salem Federation of Clubs held last night at the Chamber of Com merce. The federation went on record as endorsing the action ot the Chamber ot Commerce in its stand for a better auto camp. A report was also read In which the Business aiid Professional Wo men's club favored an auto park in Salem equal to the best. A proposal for raising a fund for the caring of the Odd Fellows cemetery was submitted to the fed eration by R. W. Simeral and Carl O. Engstrom. The proposal was referred to a committee of which II. S. Cile is chairman, and this committee instructed to report at the February meeting. Much interest was shown in the replacement of the Pioneer sta tue at the Breyman drinking foun tain on the Cottage street side of Willson park, and a committee was appointed consisting ot Dr. William B. Mott, A. A. Gueffroy and Mrs. George Wenderoth to look into the best means of secur ing another statue. Dr. William B. Mott reported that property owners on South High street were already agreed that the Madrona, sometimes known as the Oregon laurel, was the most desirable tree for that street and that already several of the trees had been planted. Also that residents of the street would join in making the Madrona the official tree for the street as soon as a uniform tree planting ordin ance should be passed by the city council. Reports also were that Fairmount hill property owners would meet within a few days to determine on a special tree for that rapidly growing part of the city. Regarding the rubbish pile on North Capitol street near Norway, it was decided to appeal to the owner of the property on the basis of civic pride. The rubbi9h in question is located on a vacant lot near the entrance to the city from the north. Slight Changes Made By Gambling Ordinance The. new gambling ordinance has been the subject of much at tention the last two days. How ever it makes only slight changes in the present ordinances on the subject. All anti-gambling ordi naces are severe if looked upon through blue goggles but in the enforcement the officers use dis cretion and judgment. Mayor Giesy still has the ordi nance under advisement and did not sign it last night, wishing to have time to read it thoroughly and see if it had eliminated the weaknepses of the old ordinance. The new gambling ordinance was rushed through as an emergency affair, first read by title only and then given the' third and final reading. The eight city council men present at the meeting passed it as read. PRICE FIVE CENTS conSI r-Divorce8 should be made more liiifacult to secure, it was pointed fqny. The procuring of , a divorce is now merely a form, ana the state laws should be amended to correct this condition, " the con census of opinion appeared to he. The election of the standing committee of the church was. one of the most important bits of work accomplished. . Dean M. &f..Ram say'and Rev. Thomas Jenkins of Portland and Rev. E. T. Simpson of ' Corvallis ; were chosen 5 clergy members. Lay members Are C. N. Huggins, R, L. GliBan and Dr. S. E. Joseph!, all jot Portland. . . Judge W. T. Slater was elected chancellor at the convention. Other officers chosen were Rev. R. A. A'Court Simmonds, assistant secretary; Roger W. Hastings, treasurer; Rev. E. H. Clark, reg ister; Dean Vincent, treasurer ot the nation wide campaign f und. Examining chaplains appointed. Rev. John D. Rice, E. H. Clark and Dean Ramsay.' " Storm Warnings. Continue To Fly at Coast Stations Portland' Jin. 3i Th southeast storm warnings con t la ued to fly today at all Oregon and Washington coast stations In an ticipation ot another heavy blow during the next 24 hoars. ... .' The center of the storm still ' remained, off .Vancouver Island, and a further heavy wind 'was' expected tonight. THURSDAY IN WASHINGTON Plans, for grand jury hearings cti i-virtence disclosed by the senate voUTrins' committee were begun at the department of Justice. . - C - ' ! - The house passed the Interior department appropriation bili, the first supply measure of the ses sion. ' The senate propaganda commit tee decided it had authority to ' inquire into methods of elimin ation in the Bok peace award. republican members of the house ways and means committee approved the surtax and normal. Income tax schedules in the Mel lon bill. , I Denial was authorized at ' the white house that Secretary Denby and Attorney General Daugherty had submitted their resignations, . President Coolidge ' conferred with Senator Robinson of Arkan-' sas the Democratic leader; Sen altor Walsh, Democrat, Montana, and several republican senators on naval oil lease problems ' Rear Admiral Latimer told th house naval committee that Sec retary Denby had Initiated the transfer of the California and Wy oming oil reserves to the Interior department. The senate adopted the Walsh resolution directing the president to proceed with suits to annul the ' Doheny and Sinclair oil leases and . look op the Denby resignation ; resolution but without final ac i tion. ' ' : Postmaster General , New wltK -Secretary Mellon's acqulesenee or dered discontinued ial7middld ' western; and western .state. th sate through post offices of trea. , ury saving certificates fa order tf relieve the banking stress, -