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tlon; Increasing southerly wind
LOCAL: No rainfall; westerly
winds; cloudy; max. 47, mln. Ji
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arger Sentence
HERS
PLEA OF
GUILTY
imn' Who Beat
husband to Death
J With. Hammer at
iemawa Sentenced
j Portland, Or, Jan. 7 (Special)
Ln, Alma Louise Wurtzbar
ger, misused slayer of her hus
ni Andrew G. Wurtzbarger, at
l.'lsuwa, September 3, 1921, this'.
Wti5 retracted nor . plea , ot
lot guilty la the federal court
lil pleaded guilty to the charge'
l Toluntary manslaughter.
I Judge Bean sentenced her , to
Jwie 10 years in a federal peni
lalluy to be designated later by
jittorney General Daugherty. .
j Betaue the federal prisons are
not eeulpped to care for women
Mrs. Wurtzbarger, thru
Say Newberry
Opponents Use
Coercion Club
Washington, Jan. 7. Charges
that threats had been made by
certain Interests to coerce sen
ators to vote against seating Sen
ator Newberry of Michigan, were
made today by Senator Townsend
of that state, In the course of an
extended defense ot his colleague
in the senate."
Senator Townsend declared he
had received letters threatening
him with death it he attempted
to speak for Senator Newberry or
voted to keep him in the senate.
"And what will it cost in mil
lions of dollars," he asked, "if
this attempt to coerce these sen
ators standing with Newberry is
carried out? I have seen printed
circulars sent out to the people of
my state urging them to get in
touch with me and defeat me it
I speak or vote for Senator Newberry."
SHANTUNG
SITUATION
CRITICAL
Balfour and Hughes
Hesitate To Engage
In Squabble; China
Asks Mediation
iter attorney, asked that she be
lloned to serve her sentence In
ie Oregon state penitentiary.
Sutrlct Attorney Humphreys has
jittered toe request to the attor
ney feeral for a decision.
I Whej Mrs. Wurtzbarger ap
Wtf li court she was In cus
tom! Deputy United States Mar
sinl Lee Morelock, former depu
ty sheriff ol Marion county. She
link the sentence pronounced by
1 Bean calmly, and declin
ed to make a personal statement
to Ike court.
Wge Bean said that he : be
:leJ the evidence presented by
i itate was sufficiently strong
t Inure conviction on the charge
)t second degree murder and he,
; therefore, pronounced the maxi
m lentence for manslaughter.
Confessed Crime.
Mn, Alma Wurtzbarger, 37,
ho today pleaded guilty in Port
aid to a murder charge and was
wtented to serve 10 years, con
.ssed to officers early on the
zoning of September 4, 1921,
she nad beaten to death with
' imm I" husband, Andrew, a
aborer at the Chemawa Indian
school. - " .
The confession was made after
; (Continued on Page Five.) -
,Grade Crossings
o Eliminated
On Federal Roads
lagsmil be eliminated wher-
tnWV rePlaC6d WHh
road. . """'-iiasses on an
sJimm J aLt' lne bureau
h !raas an"ounced today.
tr; :ds-ffiany which
roadj t a re-cross rall-
W.ju?des' hereafter will be
ot th. ,, entlreIy on side
"way. even Ihmmh th;.
Wort wuatruciiuo
. ' tie thrA.
U20 ... ""ll3 ending with
U.:.c":d,ne to records avail-
iu nZT- 3636 lives were
!nre4 at persons were ln-
Tfait- i V &ie crossinEs in the
- leu.
Higher Wage
HmZ- Officials
Sen "-lure Operators i
SnseLrbers . ot the Allied
1,f. et(f lueairesi ot
to "inland by th r
feast. Pr cent wage
the theatres
'nJ??f .clo8e their hous
5draw their dem,
wk. j Vv io
!er4 tbat in my
pZ" hey receh
0a 0t tbe receipts
of
un-
ed
ol
the
final
opera-
in-
said
louses on
operators
lands.
are
S125
ot the
received a
than
5 Get Pen
Terms; Trial
Rodgers Set
Five were given penitentiary
sentences by Judge Percy Kelly of
the circuit court this morning, on
indictments brought by the grand
jury on December 81, following
arraignment on their particular
charges last Tuesday.
Th trial of William Rodgers,
held on the charge of assault with
intent to kill Walter W. Birtchet,
some two weeks ago was set for
Wednesday, January 18. wnen
arraigned to enter his plea last
fuesday, Rodgers pleaded not
;uilty through his attorney, wait
er Wlnslow.
Toe Yedsick. who pleaded guilty
to the charge of burglary not in a
dwelling, was sentenced to two
years in- the penitentiary, but was
oaroled in accordance wnn me
rule ot the institution after hav
ing his Bertillion measurements
taken.
Frank Smith, charged with ln-
noot vm sentenced to an indefi
nite' term in the penitentiary .with
maximum of two years; w.
James, found guilty of larceny In
a dwelling, was given five years,;
Wnrrlann Mowry. who pieaaea
guilty to statutory charges, was
given a penitentiary sentence
without limitation, but not to ex
ceed five, years.
Harold Gwln, who was arresiea
on the secret indictment ui m
vvan Inrv And who eleaded guilty
tn th rharen of unlawful posses
sion of liquor, was given a 30-day
sentence in the county Jan.
Rumh Trial Held
Over by Adjournment
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 7. The
court room where Arthur
Rnrch Ih bene tried for the murder
of J. Belton Kennedy was quiet to
day adjournment until Monday
havine been taken at the close oi
yesterday's session. Judge Sidney
N. Reeve instructed the jurors io
prepare themselves for possible
night sessions to hasten the con
clusion of the case.
Washington, Jan. 1. (By As
sociated Press.) Arthur J. Bal
four and Secretary Hughes, it was
said today by a British spokesman,
probably will await a Joint request
from the Japanese and Chinese
delegates to the arms conference to
mediate the Shantung dispute be
tore ' stepping into the breacfc
caused yesterday when the con
versaflons between the two groups
came to an end after failing to
agree on terms of payment for the
Kiao Chow-Tsinan Fu railway.
Messrs. Hughes and Balfour, the
spokesman said, however, likely
would agree to meet the Chinese
delegation in response to its re
auest made late yesterday. They
thus would receive the Chinese re
Dort on the situation.
The British view is that the sit
uation ig so delicate that It would
h difficult for the British and
American delegation heads to in
tervene at the instance of the Chi
nese without the Japanese Joining
in the request. This, it was an
nounced, is what the Japanese an
nounced to the Chinese last night
they were unwilling to do, al
thnue'h thev said thev had no ob
jection to the Chinese asking med
iation.
Thn Chinese deleeation shortly
before noon received an Invitation
from Mr. Balfour for a conference
lat in the day. The delegation
said it had not received any reply
from Secretary Hughes to its re
quest and did not believe that Mr.
Hushes would be present at the
conference- at the British delega
tion headquarters.
Later it was learned that Sec
retarv Huehes had agreed to see
the Chinese delegation informally
at four o'clock this afternoon re
garding the Shantung deadlock.
1921 BIG
YEAR FOR
MERCHANT
Salem Shops Sell Ten
Per Cent Over 1920
Tho Receipts Shrink;
Prospects Held Fine
Salem merchants transacted a
1 ft ner pnt greater volume of
business in 1921 than they did in
1920.
This despite the fact that, on
the whole, gross recepits were no
greater, and possibly were less,
than they were in 1920.
This Vftar will mean more to lo
cal merchants, both as to volume
of business and gross receipts,
than either 192 or 1921.
These speculations are not of
fered wtthniit due consideration of
conditions pertaining thereto.-The
figures presented were not arrived
at through idle contemplation of
the crowds which daily visit local
stores. They are the result of
careful calculations on the part of
14 nrnminpnt hnninesa and pro
fessional men of the city, men who
are-leadera in their respective lines
of endeavor, and who are held to
be in closest touch with the bust
ness life of Salem. '
Merchants Interviewed.
Among those interviewed were
a representative of Dun s credit
rating establishment, of Brad-
streets' a. similar organization
the heads of two large clothing
stores, the manager of an adver
tising organization, the owner of a
Bellingham Bank
Ordered Closed
. T3alltnrlinTn Wash.- Jah. 7.
The Citizens bank of Anacortes,
established in 1889, was placea in
the hands of John Dukes, super
visor of banking, today following
a session held with the officers
yesterday and last night.
"The reason for the bank's clos
ing," said Mr. Duke today, "is at
tributed to Its failure to realize
upon Its assets."
The bank was capitalized at
$25,000 and the last statement
made September 6, 1921, showed
deposits of $370,000.
Prohi Officer
Threatened In
Seven Letters
Chicago, Jan. 7. A police
rnard met United State Prohibi
tion Commissioner R. D. Haynes
at the Pennsylvania station this
mnrnine when he arrived from
Washington, as a result of threats
ot death which he has received.
Seven letters have been receiv
ed by the commissioner, accord
ing to Deputy Sherman A. Cuneo,
threatening his death and a bomb
attack.
All letters were postmarked
rhimcrn and their source is now
being investigated by postal In
spectors.
Dndson to Talk at
Club Monday Noon
w r. B. Dodson, general sec
retary of the Portland chamber of
commerce, will in all proDauuuy
1m the sDeaker at the Monday
noon luncheon of business men at
the Salem Commercial ciud, i .
McCroskey, manager of the local
-ik .nnminced this afternoon
r,A.irt7i 1 one r the
-Koot infnrmed men, Mr.
v ald. "and. further-
v. i. . Mb talker. The
more, ue ,
club is very fortunate in getting
him as speaker.
POWERS
FORBID
GAS USE
Poison Vapors Rele-.
gated to Scrap Heap
As Instrument of
War by Conference
'WnsMnp-tnn. Jan. 7. fRv As
sociated Press.) Poison gas as an
instrument of warfare was outlaw
ed today by Great Britain, Japan,
France, Italy and the United
States, who through their respre
sentatlves in the Washington con
ference approved the American
proposal to prohibit the use of that
weapon.
After the adontion ot the anti-
gas resolution the armament com
mittee took up the report of the
sub-committee on aircraft limita
tion but reached no conclusion on
that matter. The aircraft discus
sion will be continued Monday.
On the question ot aircraft the
sub-committee reported that it
Was deemed imnossible to limit the
size use or characteristics of air
craft, other than lighter than air
machines, and that the question
nt restrintlner aircraft, in war in its
opinion should be left open lor aJ
future conference.
(Continued on page four)
Paris Chauffeurs
and Waiters Stina:
Yankee Tourists
Paris, Jan, 7. Overcharging of
Americans by taxicab drivers,
waiters, etc., has been brought to
the attention of M. Levillier, per
fect of nolice. who has promised
to take drastic action to curb the
practice, which has incurred the
displeasure of American tran
sients and resulted in unfavorable
opinions of France among tour
ists who have been mulcted by
these profiteers. .
The matter was brought to
head when J. H. Vivart-Chatelain,
an American newspaperman of
French birth, .refused to pay an
extortionate taxicab fare and had
the chauffeur arrested. He
brought his complaint direct to
the nerfect and the chauffeur was
given a stiff jail sentence. Nivart-
Ci'atelain then decided to publish
a pride book for American tour
ists here, which will effectually
circumvent attempts at ert irtlcn.
American Ambassador He.'il'k
and the French "government have
approved the plan and are coop
erating with the author ol tao
guide book.
Phvsician Has Cure
For Odd Disease
rhicasro. Jan. 7. Dr. Arno B.
Luckhardt, of the University of
Chicago, announces that he has
discovered a cu"9 for a very odd
4i.nA nara thyroid tetany,
whii-h results in the death of a
person in a few days if the glands
in the neck are removed.
Dr. Luckhardt has been making
experiments on a dog. He removed
th irlands from the neck of the
animal, which has been kept alive
for 57 days. The dog still appears
vigorous as the result of the med
ical injections.
TAflar Operation
Successful, Belief
G. W. Laflar, former Salem In
surance man who is well known
and who this morning submitted
to a major operation at St. Vin
cent's hospital in Portland, Is do-ino-
well, according to word re
ceived this afternoon by Mrs. Ar
tlmr I-aflar.
Mr. Laflar's condition was held
to be grave prior to the operation.
He bad been confined in rortiana
for about one week.
Cigar Ignites
Celluloid Collar;
Man Loses Beard
Berlin, Jan. 7. A bearded
passenger on a Berlin stfeet
car was severely burned yes
terday when a man nearby ac
cidentally touched his cellu
loid collar with a lighted cigar.
His beard, moustache, eye
brows and hair were burned off
and his clothing set afire. Sev
eral, other passengers suffered
slight burns.
Harding and
Party Heads
Will Confer
Jazz Togs
For Youths
Are Latest
New York. Jan. 7. Clothes
especially created for young men
who cannot resist the lure of the
jazz are on exhibition at the con
vention of the American Design
ers' association here. Hfgh waist,
braids and satin pipings are out
standing attractions of the new
teppsichorean garments.
The coat is natty and the arti
ficial waist is three inches above
normal. The pockets are fancy
and high and trimmed with braid,
and the cuffs are narrow turn
backs. The backs, of the coats
have Inverted plaits, finished
with a silk crowfoot.
Predominating colors are black,
blue and dark brown.
PEACE PACT WITH
GREAT BRITAIN IS
RATIFIED BY PAIL
Long Drawn Out Parliamentary Fight Ends
In 64 to 57 Vote for Ratification of Agree
ment Creating Irish Free State
Washington, Jan. 7. President
Harding today invited a number
of republican leaders in congress
and several others prominent in
the conduct of administration af
fairs to a dinner tonight at the
white house at which it Is under
stood the legislative situation
and governmental affairs gener
ally will be discussed.
Those invited Included five
members of the senate, seven ot
the house. Secretary Weeks, At
torney General Daugherty and
John T. Adams, chairman of the
republican national committee.
The members of the senate in
vited were understood to be Sen
ators Lorge, Massachusetts; Wat
son, Indiana; Curtis, Kansas; Mc
Cumber, North Dakota, and
Brandegee, Connecticut. The
house members are Speaker Gil
lett, Majority Leader Mondell,
Representative Sidney Anderson,
Minnesota; Darrow, Pennsyl
vania; Saunders, Indiana; Chair
man Madden of the appropria
tions committee and Chairman
Fordney of the ways and means
committee.
The tariff, proposed modifica
tions of it to allow flexible duties
as suggested by President Hard
ing, and the soldier bonus will be
among topics for consideration,
it was said.
Liquor Sales
Close All
Drink
Soft
Saloons
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Jan. 7. Vir
tually every one of the saloons and
soft drink places raided in Sweet
water county, December 28 and
29 by 41 special deputies acting
under orders from Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes and Attor
ney General Daugherty, face a
penalty of being closed for a year,
it developed as the outcome of a
conference between D. C. Thomas,
county attorney of Sweetwater
county and Governor Robert D.
Carev today during which abate
ment action was promised against
every place where evidence was secured.
The sixtv-slx men and women
arrested as the results of the raids
n Rock SDrings. Green River and
South Superior will be arraigned
before Federal Judge T. Blake
Keuedy here January 16.
60,000 Tourists
Travel National
Parks Highway
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 7. Sixty
thousand automobile loads of
tourists traveled over the National
Parks highway from May lo to
November 1, 1921, Frank W.
Guilbert, executive secretary of
the National Parks Highway as
sociation, reported at the annual
convention of the organization
here today '
These cars averaged about ten
days each on the highway, he
said, and he estimated the expen
diture of their occupanU at six
million dollars along the high
way. Mr. Guilbert expressed the
belief that 10 per cent ot the
tourists are potential settlers.
Salem's Postal
Receipts Record
One more Salem record crum
bled this morning when Post
master August Huckestein an
nounced that the total postal
receipts for the year 1921 were
$144,560.33 the largest in Sa
lem's history.
This was $367.96 more than
was taken in by the local poBt
offlce during 1920 when the re
turns were $144,192.37.
Some idea of the growth ot
the local office may be gained
by a glance over the figures of
former years. In 1919 the re
ceipts were $107,469.91; in
1918, 122,841.05; in 1917,
$94,173.32; in 1916, $92,
658.97, and in 1915, $79,
349.44, The smallest receipts
on record came in 1903 when
only $25,633.80 was taken in.
TiuMin Tan 7 fPv Associated Press.) After the vote
MS u uaip w 4 '
ratifying the Anglo-Irish treaty was taken Eamon Devalera
announced his resignation from the presidency oi ine lrisn
republic.
Tiiihlin. Tan. 7. CBv Associated Press) The Dail Eireann.
tonight voted for ratification of the treaty creating the Irish
Free State... The vote waS 64 to 57.
It was reported as the after
noon session was beginning that
Dr. Patrick McCartan of Kings
county, a staunch republican, had
decided to vote for the treaty.
Minister ot Defense Burgess be
gan his speech against the treaty
at 5 o'clock.
Arthur Griffith made the final
argument for the treaty. He be
gan speaking at 7:30 o'clock.
His speech was frequently Inter
rupted by applause.
DeValera Accused
Josenh McGulnneas of Long-
fork, speaking for the treaty at
the morning session, said the
members of the peace committee.
In the private meeting of the Dail,
"literally went on their knees to
President DeValera In an effort to
secure unity."
Mr. DeValera interposed a heat
ed denial that It was not he who
had spilt the country, declaring
the document brought back by the
delegates from London and now
before . the Dail was responsible
for the split.
British May Argee
To Protect France
If Huns Attack
Cannes, Jan. 7 (By Associated
pres3.) Great Britain may enter
into an agreement to guarantee
the security of France in the event
of an unprovoked attack by Ger
many. This was reliably reported
in British circles at the allied su
preme council meeting here this
evening.
Arbuckle Arrives
In San Francisco
Bon Trnnnlsr.o Jan. 7. Roscoe
C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, accompanied
bv his wife. Mrs. Minia uuriee
Arbuckle, arrived from Los An
geles today to go on trial ior a
second time on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the
death of Virginia Rappe, motion
picture actress. The Arbuckle case
will be called in the trial court on
Monday, but will not actually be
gin until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Japanese Envoy
Quits Uonierence
Washington, Jan. 7. (By As
sociated Press.) Prince Toku-
gawa, one of the Japanese armB
conference delegates, left Wash
ington today for San Francisco,
where he will embark January 13
on the Korea Maru for Japan.
A laree company assembled at
the Union station to bid farewell
to the distinguished Jupanese
delegate. Secretary Hughes, who
was anion e the first to arrive, es
corted the prince to the train.
Alleged Jewel
Thief Captured
Long Beach, Cal., Jan. 7. El
mer M. Dowdy, declared by the lo
iral nolice to be wanted in con
nection with the theft on Novem
ber 19 last of $35,000 worth of
jewelry from Mrs. Nana Bent,
Ifo nf Kteadman Bent, vice-
president of the Pastel company,
iras an-ested here last nignt.
Brinson's Friends ,
Ask For Parole
From Pen 'Term
Application for parolo of W. C,
Brin1 on, Albany farmer held on
the charge for robbing the Jef
ferson staje bank ot over $300
was heard by Judge Percy Kelly
ot the circuit court this after
noon. The court room, was packed
with neighbors and friends of the
man, who stated that they were
sure if Brinson was paroled 'by the
court following his sentence, he
would "go straight." District At
torney John Carson represented
the state in examining the testi
mony of the petitioners.
Tourist Bureau
Heads Convene
Spokane, Wash.,' Jan. 7. Rep.
rcsentatlves of commercial organ
d tourist bureaus of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana, met here today for the
first Pacific-Rocky Mountain tour
ist ramn conference.
AtnmM,iin tourists should De
made to pay 50 cents a day to
make the camps self supporting,
in thn nntnion of most of the del-
oc-ates. who spoke for 30 differ
ent camps. Camp requirements
voted to include fuel, toilets,
water, lights on grounds, policing,
repistr'ation. and compliance witn
sanitation laws as far as possible
Sovereignty Eeiterated.
Dublin. Jan. 7. (By Associated
Press.) At the beginning of to
day's session of the Dail Eireann,
Speaker John MacNeil read a mo
tion nrenared bv himself calling
upon the Dail to affirm that Ire
land is a sovereign Btate, deriving
its authority from the will ol the
1 ml. - mnllnn will TlWUftdfl
(fBUlllV. A0 mui.1,.. .....
that all of Ireland's International
relations must be governed by this
status.
It is exnected the motion will be
put through if the treaty is ratified,
Following the reading of the
35-Cent Tariff
On Wool Asked
Casper, Wyo., Jan. t. Re
quests for a duty of 3 cents t
pound on all wool suitable for the
manufacture of clotting levied on
th clean wool content and
speedy enaction ot the "truth In
fahrip." hill now pending in a
senate sub-committee tfre includ
ed In resolutions drafted for sub
mission this afternoon to the Wy
oming Wool Growers association
which will end its three day ses
sions here today. Indications were
that resolutions and election of
officers would not be disposed of
until late in the day, but adoption
of all legislative clauses appear
assured.
(Continued on Page Five.)
Boy Scout Council
Here Picks Meyers
for New President
M. L. Meyers was chosen presi
dent of the Salem Boy Scout
council at Its annual election ot
officers held in the Salem Com
mercial club- last night. George
L Arbuckle, R. 0. Snelling and
William Gahlsdorf were made
vice-presidents, and D. W. Eyre
was re-elected treasurer.
During the new year a troop
committee will be assigned to
each of the 14 troops at Salem
and Chemawa, it was decided.
One of the new tasks will be the
recruiting of 500 members for en
listment with the various troops.
C. K. Warne, regional scout ex
ecutive for this district was pres
ent at last night's meeting.
Indians Revere
Mountain Dirt
Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 7.-
Something brand new in the line
ot tribal superstitions has Just
been discovered among the Acoma
Indians.
Each year the tribe makes a pil
grimage to the peak of Mount Tay
lor, 11,380 feet nign, wnere.es.in
tribesman and his squa-flt-- till
earthen Jars with "sacrei Sirt" to
be carried back to their pueblo, 60
miles away.
Earth from a certain area at the
peak of Mount Taylor Is believej
by the Acomas to possess medicinal
and supernatural qualities.