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OREGON STATE LIBRARY FEB 1 1 1922 1 HE WEATHER ORBOONI Tonight and Friday rain or snow. Moderate southerly winds. LOCAL; Rainfall .62; aoutherly wind; eloudyi max. 47, mln. 83, river 1.6 feat and. rising. T ciBCPtATlON . . for December 1611, -Scr.1--177' POIk u.moer of Audit Bureau o( Circu lation Mt.d - Pres. Full Teased Wire, "yORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 34 TT Y T SP0TM1GHT OF mOU PO u M DFflTK ON -MOVIE CO I Three Figures In Movieland Scandal ;K-;v Vt;.-l - ? v v" 4 - L 1 7 ,V i 1 ...Ail"." . .ill II ! ' - i i; III I " - ".-'" " 3, --4 -9111 S "V v v 'f " e.y " -. V;'; "AYLO Survivors of Northern a J? f4T Diivmin V raClUC DX11JJ xuimiis Not Sure Fire Was Accidental Washington, Feb, 9. An investigation of the origin and circumstances accompanying the fire which yesterday destroyed the former army transport Northern Pacific off the New Jersey coast was understood today to have been instituted by the government. Newport News, Va., Feb. 9. Survivors of the former trans port Northern Pacific, which was burned at sea yesterday with a loss of four lives, are not convinc ed that the burning of the ship was wholly accidental. While neitHer Captain William Lusti, who was in command, nor my member of the crew would make a formal statement concern ing the fire, some of the latter de clared they suspected foul play. Belief was exDressed amonc the survivors that the fire was the result of some activity on board the vessel before she left her berth at Brooklyn. An attorney for the Sun Ship building company was here today for the purpose of obtaining sworn statements from the crew. So far as could be learned the agent failed in every case, the explanation being given that the men had been warned to say noth ing. ' 1 ' I""" One of the three boats picked up by the Transportation contained 13 men and in the other two were distributed the remainder of those saved, including Captain Lusti, Chief Engineer Clayton and Executive Officer Clyde Smith. The Wylc, bringing five surviv ors from the Northern Pacific, came into Hampton Roads unan nounced last night. Storm Blows Kansas Wheat Out of Ground Topeka, Kan., Feb. 9. 4c Western and central Kansas, the heart of the state's wheat belt, today faced a continuation of severe dust if and wind storms which yes $ terday Bwept over a wide ter- ritory and blew wheat out of the ground. No estimate of the damage was available. In places the dust is report He 'Mons 33(11 Suhjijp sq o pa Bearcats And Pacific Five Play Tonight NAVY YARD WORKERS LAID OFF Denby Orders Work On Ordnance For Ships to Be Scrapped Suspended at Once Washineton. Feb. 9. Orders have been issued by Secretary Denby for the suspension of all nrnnnro work designed for the vessels affected by the naval lim itation treaty signed at theWash ington arms conference.,, jha r feet of the orders, it was said "at the department, Will be to lay of i temporarily those employes who have been engaged on such work. The yards covered by the order were those at New York, Phila ihi,, Norfolk. Va., South Charleston, W. Va., Mare Island, California, and possibly Boston. Ordnance Plant Closed. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 9. Tfie naval ordnance plant ai South Charleston was under or ders today from Secretary Denby of the navy department to wus nH tn lav off without Hi, uuvc w - - - ,, tll June 30, all employes v ,i.w necessary for main j nrntMtion of the lenaiic plant. Unless the best laid plans of Willamette's basketball team go awry, Pacific university'8 quin tet will leave the armory floor about 9:30 o'clock tonight drawn, quartered, eighthed, sixteenth, att infinitum. Coach Roy Bonier summed it up this afternoon in three one-syllable words. "We will win," he said. Late this afternoon several score rooters from Forest Grove Invaded Salem in automobiles and, accompanied by their band, will OCCUDV a Bnecial Rection at the ame tnnloTit TIioif evnreaafi COn- - n..., J t ftdence that the aggregation they back will duplicate its perform ance at Forest Grove when Wil lamette was defeated bv a score of 25 to 20. Blacltitian unA TTnor fit the for ward berths, and Snyder at cen ter, are expected to star for the visitors. It was Blackman who converted ten. nut nf 12 free throws when the two teams met on the floor of the rival college. The game tonight will start promptly at 8 o'clock with the referee's whistle in Coleman's mouth. Coacb 'Rnhler announced this afternoon he will start the game with Tiurm mil rmietia at for ward; Doney at center and Dimick nd Patton at guard. Bonus Attorneys and AuDraisers To Meet In Portland A general meeting of bonus at tOmtva an annnlun ItRfl been called for Friday, February 17 t0 i be held in Portland, according to CaDtaln Harrr it Brumbaugh, secretary of the World War Veter ; ana State Aid commission. The Duroosa of the meeting Is to decide upon a uniform policy i n appraising property and to discuss certain local problem with Jurors To Try Murder Case Are Selected Feb. 9. LOS Angeieo, , - . beIore u - - - obencnain, the triai oi " v. hfl iaat charged with .1 DBIW" August ' - - women com Nine men auu . th,rfMth. prised tae near or alterna" u " furtlier of the original selected m to Attorneys sa a ? comPlete.the '""- t0 rgnts and perhaps to "o"; ihe state attorney, would . aLrra,;rats'and rrhethelittlettage in Beverly - " was rtdUWtlymidnit the night oi her Producers, Managers and Stars Slated to Figure In Probe of Love Affairs Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 9. (By Associated Press.) The camera of the ' district attorney's office was turned toward Hollywood to day to imprint all the information that can be obtained from noted actresses, producers, directors and others in order to find a solution of the mystery drama of the death week ago last night of William Desmond Taylor, oted director, formerly known as wnnam uun nineham Deane-Tanner. who was killed by a pistol bullet in his home. District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine, it was announced, turned the case of Mrs. Madalynne C. Obenchain, on trial for murder over to his chief deputy, and de voted his attention to the motion picture colony. Complex angles of acts that occurred since the murder which investigators say give Btrong indications of con notinn with the murder itself were placed under exhaustive scrutiny. . . . - The; centralized investigation will be carried on as follows: .: Probe to Be Thorough. ' Questioning of Beveral wealthy infinonttfll nroducers. one of whom had been questioned before in the case. QiiPRtinnitle of a number of film directors, two of whom have been examined by the police. Questioning of at least lour motinn nicture actresses in an ef fort to develop further informa tion concerning the theory of a woman being motive for the slaying. Questioning ot two men not connected with motion pictures, along lines of "jealousy" as a mo tive in the case. rinse examination of former employes of the slain director to reveal intimacies of the past tnai came under their observation. love Affairs Scanned. lirinnr those Who Will figure TO the investigation are Mabel Nor mand, Mary Miles MInter, Neva Gerber and Claire Windsor, mo tion picture actresses, the nm three of whom have been reported to have been parties to love af nir with Taylor. Henry Peavey, negro houseman, wno louna me k,!. Howard Fellows, former chauffeur of Taylor; unaries ay ton manager of the Famous Play-ers-Lasky studios in which Taylor was employed; Mrs. uougias mac- Lean, wife of a motion picture ac tor, neighbor of Taylor, who saw stranger leaving the layior doorway after hearing a snon tt,o nteht of the murder men? v" " - and a host of others concerning Master Collapses In Traffic Jam; Dog Stands Guard Chicago, Feb. 9. Three weeks ago Peter Ribik, unem ployed, was wandering the streets when he struck up a friendship with a Great Dane. Ribik, weak from the lack ot food, fell in a busy street yes terday and the dog, halting traffic, stood' guard over the man, protecting hlra from pass ing trucks and -wagons. The dog also kept pedestrians at bay until a patrolman coaxed him from hie post with a piece of meat. - FLAMING SHIP LIKE FURNACE Fire Sweeps Northern Pacific In seeming Mass From End to End Says Survivor Jl .1 l 1,1a light burning in Taylor's home at mianigm. ' Mrs. uoencu. . -- of tw0 own storj, -mination of tbe dlsclosea o tn9 pros altnougn ,ha taie3men ecutor in had not one-dant'sfem- inity. . . i,o at vou. K th. "-'""-;i, or in- seek. wTV,, you, will you gratute herself wrtb J . permit tnai waa the fl"" orn aii ' teSt-rsmiles u,dh?n no9 wfse affect their de-cision. (Continued on Page Nine.) Spouse Borrowed ftn- wiie uivorces Deserting nusoana Harris was granted a di vorce decree from Harvey Harris by George G. Bingham of the cir cuit court yesiemay ii - ..nnil9 nf desertion. mo B" ...A,.,. According to me nuuiu6 u. the court, Harris represemeu w his wife that he owned a large farm in Iowa and obtained $80 from her to make a visit to it. In stead of going there he concealed himself in this state auu investigation proved his repre sentations concerning the farm to be false. Bolshevik Agents nnfiratmsr unaer Cloak of Charity Washington, Feb. ActlTltie of bolshevik agents in the United State, in the collection of funds bta..:, f-nin. relief in eor- t Russia were understood todsy be undeT observation by the justice department. 3BoysEscape Reform School Three boys? between the ages of 11 and 13, availed themselves ha nnnnrtunltv of the regular manager's absence this noon from the yard, and slipped away from the state training scnuoi, i. tn t. M Oilbert. superintend U6 w ' . ent ot the institution, wno bi that the usual reward of $5 each will be paid for their return, or for information leading to their apprehension. The boys are: m Mlllo ncrn 13 height 4 1 1 inhPi. weleht 99 pounds. brown hair and eye, medium com plexion. Was sent to the institu tion from Portiana. . 11 Inches, weight 95 pounds, blue 1 1 , Intl" rnir CDOIUieJUVU, eyes, us - 12 years. Was committed from St. Helens. Din. n.,ttnhr. heieht 4 feet u iiirht so nounds. 11 years old, grey eyes, brown hair and medium complexion. Was sent to school from Woodhurn. 700 Acres Flax Are Signed Up o hundred acres of land in trtoinit-v of Salem will be in flax this year, It was announceu v.t- ft orn rvnn following a meet ing of members of the Willamette xr.n mat A. Hemp Growers cor poration, held at the Salem Com mercial club. More money was subscribed to day and the capital stock now is $28,680, it waa announced. Forty of the 53 members of the .BBAAiutinn were nresent this aft ernoon. Sowing of the 700 acres will begin in April, they said. Eight hundred acres near nere were devoted to flax last year. Savs Neighbor Shot into iouse MOONSHINERS PLEAD GUILTY; HEAVY JOLTS ARE DEALT BY UNRUH Jail Sentences of 8 and 9 Months Given Pair; One Is Fined Total of $450 A staggering blow which will tend to disrupt any plans for the immediate future entertained by Ed Corder and William Alf, al leged moonshiners, was dealt, in the form of a sentence, to each of tho men bv Judge G. E. Unruh this morning. Spring and summer, 1922, will h in the category of things past, arn fall may be on the wane be fore the names of Corder and Alf are scratched from the Jail regis- tor nf Sheriff O. D. Bower. For nnth men were charged with manufacturing intoxicating liquor ml with having it in their pos MMBinn. and both pleaded guilty when they were arraigned yester day morning. This morning Corder was sen tenced to serve six months on the firat charee. and 60 days on the second. Alf was sentenced to serve six months, and to pay a fine of siko nir the first count, ana to serve three months and pay $300 on the second. Both men said today they had no money and each waa confined in the county Jail. Mnfniv. Va.. Feb. 8. The ., tmnsnort Northern Pa Mtn daatroved by fire yesterday it,, tzttvi .Inraev coaBl, was ULl niw . j hA a rnarlnz furnace in liunv.i . " side when the fire was aiacoveisu -t io.5K n'plnck yesterday morn ing by A B. Wilson, her second officer, who with lour oiner u. in,a arrived here early today. Wilson said he was on watcn on it,, hrlrle-a at the time ana tne wind swept a whiff ot smoke up to the bridge. He ran to the saloon deck, opened a door and louna me cabins and saloons full of smoke. 0 ha entered the companion-way leading to the lower deck, flames burst forth in a seething mass, he The' second officer ordered the hoata manned, and aroused the captain, officers and crew. whon WilRon's boat was launched, the four employes of the o ehlnhiillAlnir cornoration ot Man Answering Police Descriptions of Sands Took Own Life In San Diego Hotel San Diego, Cal., Feb. 9. Belief that a man known both as William Koegel and James Marrin, and who committed suicide here last Saturday night or Sunday, is Edward Ksmriu sniiffht. In connec tion with the murder of Wil liam Desmond Taylor was ex Dressed today by Coroner S. C. Kelly. According to Keny, ine description of Martin or Koegel- fits, perfectly that of . Sands as sent out by the Los Angeles police. Martin is be lieved to have come to San Diego last Saturday from Los Angeles. He registered at a local hotel that night under the name ot martin, ana on Monday atternoon was louna dead in his room, with a bul let wound in his heart, capers found among his effects showed that he had an ac count with the Hellman bank in Los- Angeles under th name of Koegel. Coroner Kelly communicat ed his belief to the police that the man is Sands. An investi gation is being made. Chester, Pa., believed lost, had not come on deck, and sailors were nniihln to reach their quarters near which the fire is believed to have started Great difficulty was expert onfcil In launching the boats Wilson said, and after attempts to get them over on the leeward u, it wan fnnnd necessary to risk eettlng them off on the wind ward side. The 28 officers and crew got away safely, he declared rinrrier was sentenced to serve total of eight months and Alf was ordered to pay fines aggregating $150 and to serve a total of nine. months. The two men, who reside near Weodburn, were placed under ar rest Tuesday evening by Bert Smith and Walter Barber, Marion county deputy sheriffs, following a raid staged on a ranch bouse midway between Woodburn and West Woodburn. Officers said fnnnrt a still and four gal lons of potent moonshine liquor. Girl Witness In Case Against Arbuckle Gone lofiiaaA nf shooting into the ranch house of Mark Ray, who re- ,M near Marion. Or., Fred ACK another farmer who lives three miles east 01 Marion, laces in th flalem lusti :e court this MAnlnf. nfni-rm nM the alleged shoot ing grew out of a teighborhood " Constable Walter DeLong left thia afternoon to arrest Ack- rrtian and hi will be arraigned i , ,,!,, n Uf TTnrnh The complaint vas sworn to by Ray. slaughter charge Conclave Of Scouts Tomorrow Night Part Of Week's Program Los Aneeles Police Skeptical Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 9.-Po- Hi-b here, after communicating with San Diego police, expressed the belief today that the suicide at San Diego identified as William Koegel is not Edward F. Sands, sought In connection with the murder ot William D. Taylor. here. A local detective will go to San Diego to investigate, but re ports to the police here indicate, that Koegel was three inches talK, er than Sands and that loss of , money at Tiajuana races prompt ed tne suicme. o,. i-.-onMom. Feb. 9. Circu lars to the police throughout the state asking them to searcu . Zey Provost, one oi m prosecution witnesses Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, will be sent out by Captain of Detec tives Duncan Matheson ot the San Francisco police force, District At torney Matthew A. erauj -nounced today. He said be had been unable to locate the girl, whom he wished o have put under bond to insure her appearance at the third trial u nf Arbuckle on a man- .ua.vu - Preparations for the third an nual scout conclave of the Salem American boy scouta which is a nart of the week's program Feb ruary 8 to February 17 marking the twelfth anniversary of scout ing, have been completed. The conclave will be held in the state fair stadium tomorrow evening at 7:30 and is entirely n to the Dubllc. The program Is devoted to troop ceremonies and exhibition of scouting in the woods. Following the assembly of all trooDS and the entrance and sa lute of the colors, the troops of Salem and vicinity, including the Chemawa scouts, will pass in grand review before the commis sioners' stand. After assembling in battalion formation each troop will report, a welcome will be extended visit ing troops, new councilmen will receive initiation and pins, ana the court of honor will meet to pass upon certain matters relat ing to the remainder or tne pro gram, such as maning mo ueou quarters flag award, awarding of rank and merit badges. Sportitig events include tire making by friction, fire making by flint and steel, equipment race, cue race, and crab race. Every troop will have its representatives in each contest. Today is Mother's day of scout week. Every boy is instructed to do something to make his mother happy or his home more comfort able, and he is put on his honor to report what he has done at the next meeting ot bis troop. Last night scouts distributed square knots to all theater audi ences. To show their good will many people offered tips but the bovs refused them. They were simply doing a good turn and ex- nrted no nay. If any one .wiBhes to contrib ute for the good of the boy scouts let them come to our office and sign a pledge for what ever they can." said F. Howard Zlnser, exec utive secretary. "The boys can not take tips for doing good. It is against the rules of the organiza tion." Last night at the first assembly ot the troops at Willson park, Governor Ben Olcott was sworn in a "tenderfoot" scout. Scout Commissioner Walter Denton ad ministering the oath, to Oregon t chief executive. Tomorrow scout troops of the Mtv will endeavor to do a good turn for that part of the commun ity In which they live. Personal Property of Shipp Estate Is Ordered Sold A valuation of $73,711 waa placed on the personal and real property oi me cito v, tv,w, W. Shipp, former Salem business man who died a short time ago, according to the inventory and appraisement papers filed in the probate court yesteraay aiier- noon. The personal property consist! , of a large number ot notes rang ing from $150 to JCO0O, some ot them secured and other not, which the deceased held against business and professional men ot the clty,( jewelry, huiuiuuuih vvb,ou,m and household furniture. The real property consisted ot, timber lands in Clackamas, Jack-( son, Douglas and Josephine coun-, ties, with property in i-ortiana, and' lots and small parcels of real; estate In Malheur, Lincoln, Tuia-j mook, Linn and Marlon counties. , An order was filed this morn-j lng giving the administrator per mission to sell some of the person-.j al property to pay claims against, the estate. Salem Rural Mail ? Men Take 188,622 Pieces In January; The nine rural mail carriers j working out of Salem 'a postof flee, I handled 188,622 pieces of mail f during the month of January, j iQH"? according to figures com- t piled today by Postmaster August, Huckesteln. ThiB is an average of more tnaa ) 6000 pieces daily. I Route 1, according to me ns- ; ures, handled lS.zzs pieces; ; route 2, 18,231; route a, it.uzoi , route 4, 22,116; route 6, z&.ssi;, route 6, 20.769; route 7, 2S.964: ; route 8, 19,111, and route s. ., 294. Cardinals Beach Home. Fob. 9 Cardinal Daugn- erty ot Philadelphia and Cardinal Begin ot Quebec reacnea Kome to day from Paris and will attend the coronation ot Pope Plua nex Sunday. i a view to rinding some solution.