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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1922)
rtB 1 6 1922 c cmciriiATioN . .nnirB for Deoember 8813. iulfflon of Balem. 1900, 4258; FT10 14 094; mo, 17.S7, ",' County, 190 47,177; Polk county. 1920. 14,181. Member of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated - Press Full r.f.apd Wire. O A THE WEATHER OREGON: Tonight and Sunday occasional rain or enow. Moderate southwesterly winds. LOCAL: Rainfall .13; snowfall .09; max. 48, mln. II, river i.l feet and falling. iffl 1 sJu TT - El -FSSi:. -r-M nflsstt I I W)ll FORTY -FOURTH YEAR NO. 36 SENATORS CONSIDER TREATIES Committee Opens Con- rnMeratlOIl 01 x our Power Pact; Opera tion Is Negligible Washington, Feb. 11. Consid eration of the four power pact treaty, one of the seven laid be fore the senate yesterday by Pres ident Harding as the products of tie arms conference was begun today by the senate foreign rela tions committee which after a ; t fha riant ar- lengtny aiscuauiuu iu . -, -journed to meet again Tuesday. No definite program ior con- lideration of the four power and other treaties was agreed upon to 4ay by the committee. There was to demand for hearings, however, Wd senators said they probably tould be dispensea witn. Considered Separately The lour power treaty was tak en u first today by mutual con- Bent, it was said. It was read and re-read at the initial committee meeting with lengthy explana tions of various phases made by Senator Lodge. Benator Lodge, after the ses sion, said that it was probable Hat the committee would not consider the seven treaties at one time but would report out each treaty as its consideration was llnished. Friends of the four power treaty eipressed satisfaction over the progress of the first committee session. Senator Borah, republi can, Idaho, and Brandegee, re publican, Connecticut, who have been Inclined to oppose the treaty were reported to have asked many questions and raised points as to the treaty's possible Implications including that of a moral obliga tion for use of American forces In its observance. Opposition Slight It was understood that Sena tor Lodge vigorously reiterated the contention that there was no obligation for the use of force and only one for discussion in the event any question should arise challenging the four power treaty. There was no definite declara tion from any quarter of opposi tion to the treaty and neither was the question of reservations brought up. A half dozen of the committee members, including1 some of both political parties, lowever, were not present today. Company F. Must Increase Strength To 93 Guards Due to the new system of allo eation inaugurated at the Nation al guard officers' conference In Portland by George A. White, djutant general of the state, Company P of Salem will be re Quired to have a peace strength of 93 men, and the Independence company 75. The new system of allocation is based on proportionate popula te and has been put Into effect the Purpose of building up the "rength of guard units. Over 100 officers of the guard ere present at yesterday's con ference Bids Opened On Court House Job Five bids for the remodeling of the court house were opened by ounty officials this afternoon. The lowest bid was made by Fran ce and Paelius of $5496. The rrangement for taking the work ad not been made following a "Mission as to the time In which t work should be finished. Fred Eriion, $7494; A. A. Siewert, "850; Rounds Chit company, '9S. and Ralph R. Jones $9530 re the four other bids. " Mayi or Operated On. Doing Well, Report m ' 1 urses at the Salem hospital bounced this afternoon that "yor George E. Halvorsen. who Menrent a major operation this oing, was doing as well as be expected. The operation eriormed on his stomach. Rickard Held To Grand Jury For Assault New Tork, Feb. 11. Tex Rickard, sportB promoter, today was held In $10,000 ball for the action of the grand jury by magistrates He court on a charge of assault preferred by 15-year-old Alice Ruck and the chll- dren's society. Counsel for Rickard, in arguments before Magistrate Simpson, attempted to dis- credit testimony given at previous hearings by the Ruck girl and her friend, Anna Hess. This testimony dealt mainly with places where the alleged assaults took place. After listening to argu- ments by counsel for the so- ciety, the magistrate ad- journed the proceedings temporarily -to allow Rick- ard to produce bail, mean- time placing him in the cus- tody of his counsel. Controversy Over Island of Yap Ended Washington, Feb. 11. The long controversy between the United States and Japan relating to the island of Yap the subject of many notes and other diplo matic exchanges was formally and finally ended today with the signature of a treaty by represen tatives of the two countries. The treaty, which defines the rights of the United States In Yap and other islands mandated to Japan under the treaty of Versailles was signed at 2:30 o'clock by Secretary Hughes for the United States, and Baron KI juro Shidehara for Japan, in the office of the former at the state department. Wife Is Gone, Salemite Asks Help of Police Mrs. Maud Smith, wife of J Smith, 670 North Summer street, has disappeared and efforts to lo cate her have ben unavailing, ac cording to her husband who this morning appealed to the police for aid. Mrs. Smith, he said, left here for Portland one week ago yes terday, ostensibly to visit a sister-in-law, Mrs. Dan Maxfield, who lives In Portland. He and his wife had experi enced no domestic trouble of any nature, Mr. Smith said. After Mrs. Smith had failed to arrive in Portland when expected, Mrs. Maxfield came to Salem to assist in the search for her sister-in-law. Tho miKstne woman is 21 years old, weighs 131 pounds, is 5 feet 9 inches In neigm auu is plexioned. Peck to Speak On Poetic Aspect of Evolution "The Poetic Aspect of the Principles of Evolution" will form the subject of a lecture by Professor Morton E. Peck, in structor in biology, in Willamette university chapel Monday evening at eight o'clock. This lecture will be the fourth of the Willam ette faculty series. Evolution in general, its pres ent status, and the application of its principles to poetic composi te will be briefly discussed. Professor Peck expects to tell of the origin of the evolutionary theory, to explain the basis upon .,h it Is established, and to en large upon the form of its modern acceptance. With this explanation as a background he will deal more especially with the relation and influence of we Bum.." i,,irn to Doetry. Professor Peck is a keen student of biology, and a regular contrib utor to scientific magazines and journals. He should speaKu enhanced not only by personal experience, but also by the summarized opinion of lead ing modern scientific minus lecture promises to be a mosl ..(,- rsentation of an Inter esting subject. Poems illustrative .h. ,,h1ect will be given by Martha Ferguson, a student the public speaking department. in MONDAY TO BE LEGAL HOLIDAY Governor Takes Ac tion Following Opin ion Rendered by At torney General Governor Olcott this morning proclaimed that Monday, Febru ary 13, shall be observed as a legal holiday in the state of Oregon in honor of Lincoln's birthday which falls on Sunday this year. The governor's action follows an opinion from the attorney gen eral's office to the effect that Lincoln's birthday was not in cluded In the list of legal holidays set apart by the state legislature. This omission, however, it was pointed out, was due to an error In amending the act of 1913 by the legislature of 1915 when the wrong section of the code was amended in an attempt to make February 12 a legal holiday. The attorney general also points out that the day Is not even a school holiday except that" a portion of the day is required to be set aside for exercises appropriate to the occasion. "An urgent request has come to the executive department of the state of Oregon from the Portland clearing house association that Moiday, February 13, be declared a legal holiday within this state, inasmuch as the day preceding, Sunday, February 12, is the anni versary of the day of Abraham Lincoln's birth," the proclama tion reads. "It is represented to the execu tive department that complica tions may ensue in event the said day of Monday, February 13, is not declared a legal holiday. There seems to be a difference of opinion among attorneys of the state as to whether or not such day Is a legal holiday under the statute. "I am informed it has been the custom of Portland banks and the majority of banks throughout the state to remain closed upon this day In the past, under the assumption that such day has been made a legal holiday by leg islative enactment "Now, Therefore, I, Ben W. Olcott, by virtue of the author ity in me vested, as Governor of the State of Oregon, do hereby declare Monday, February 13, A. D., 1922, to be a legal holiday within the State of Oregon." Salts Bought At General Store Kill Children rontmHa. Wash.. Feb. 11. Five children of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rhodes of Calber, Wash., near h.,. riicri todav within an hour after their mother had given them doses of epsom salts which she said she had purchased at a gen eral store at Calber, according to report to the county authorities. The coroner Is investigating. The children were: verua t nuii-a oo-ort 10; Edward Lee, 9; Maries' Anabell, 8 ; James Oliver, 6, and Bernie, 3. Mr- Phnrtps was alone with the children at the time of their death. A physician was caueu from Chehalis but all live had died before his arrival. Mrl Rhodes is a land cruiser with headquarters at Tokeland, Wash. Bonomi To Ask Support of New Chamber, Report t, Foh 11 (By Assocl- ated Press.) Premier Bonomi has decided to go before tne cnamuer j..nti it Its opening next Thursday, with the same ministry which resigned wun mm t. y.t o-hnw resignation was not accepted by the king. He made this announcement iuu after the ministers of his cabinet had offered to resign and enable him to reconstruct a mnnsiry " so desired. Husar Selected U. S. Attorney In China Today Tr,kinirtnn. Feb. 11. Nomnf- President Harding included Leon n TiMoar of California, to be dls- . n tn the senate today by Hrict attorney of the United States court for CnLna. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Man, 70, Father of 17 Children Star City, W. Va., Feb. 11.. John W. Dysenberry of 'Star City aged 70 years. Is today celebrating the birth of his seventeenth child. At the age of three score and ten he Is in excellent physical condition and . works eight hours of each day as a carpen ter. The seventeenth child was born yesterday to his second wife, who hi aged 60 years. House Passes Cooperative Market Bill Washington, Feb. 11. By a vote of 176 to 8, the house today accepted senate amendments to the farmers cooperative market ing bill and sent it to the presi dent for his approval. The meas ure, long before congress in one form or another, would permit organizing of market associations among farmers for cooperative dealing. Boy Scouts Turn Shovels To Good Use Weather conditions prevented Salem Boy Scouts irom carrying out their "good turn" plans --for cleaning up civic centers and public parks of Salem this morn ing as planned as part of their week's program observed in com memoration of the twelfth anni versary of scouting. Instead the boys devoted their attention to shoveling snow oft sidewalks where traffic was heavy and which had received no atten tion. The work was carried on through the afternoon. Four boys were awarded merit medals last night at the conclave held In the state fair stadium and at which 200 scout adherents at tended. Tristram Edmudson was awarded a merit medal for gar dening, life saving, survey, elec tricity, chfmistry, pioneering, camping; Herbert Erklson was given the same award for life saving, surveying, electricity, first aid and pioneering; William Wright, life saving and swimming; Theodore Loenhardt, carpentry and swimming and was also made senior patrol leader; Robert Shad- duck of Monmouth was awarded a merit medal for swimming. James Campbell was made a first class scout, while Manning Bross, Dwigbt Mulkey, Homer Richards, Kenneth Graber, Harold Dell, Robert Kulpur were made second class scouts. Harold Cook, former executive secretary of the Salem council, arrived In town last night with the Astoria Boy Scout bugle corps of thirteen members. The weath er today prevented plans being carried out for the convert to be given on the downtown streets. Tomorrow special sermons will be preached in most churches, the boys attending in a body to the church in their locality. Large Still Is Captured; Man Held As Owner A large moonshine still, said to hava acanacity of 100 gallons was captured yesterday afternoon n Yamhill county by Verden Mof :itt, chief of police of the city of Salem. Other liquor-manufactur ing equipment, said to have been used in connection with the still taken, was found at S19 South Eighteenth street and a man who gave his name as Ed Barry was arrested by Sergeant Walter Birtchet. Barry Is charged with unlawfully manuf acturlnz llauor and with having it In his posses sion. . Barry, arraigned yesterday In the - police court, pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing intoxicating liquor. Last night the case was placed In the hands of the district attorney and Mon day Barry will be arraigned on charges preferred by the state. Barry failed to furnish $500 bail demanded by Police Judge Earl Race and was today held In the city Jail. The "can" found In Yamhill county was said to have been bur ied in the ground near where the Booth-Colllgon warehouse Is located. DIRECTION OF PROBE I IS SECRET district Attorney Re-fuses To Divulsre jNext Step In Taylor .Murder Case i ti Los Angeles, Cat., Feb. 11. Along what lines the Investiga tion Into the murder of William Desmond Taylor would proceed today, was not divulged by Thom as Lee Woolwlne, district attor ney. ,i He declined to say whether his program called for the summon ing to his office of any persons believed to be in possession of in formation pertinent to the probe or whether today would bo devot ed to some other angle of the case. which he described as "devoid of $11 workable clues. 1 nis roiiowea close upon a night session with more than three hours given to a questioning of Mabel Normand, film actress, ope of the last persons to see Tay lor alive. Miss Normand Quizzed. Miss Normaud, according to Mr. Woolwlne, was unable to add any thing to the police data concern ing Edward F. Sands, missing former butler-secretary to Taylor, but aparently confirmed the dis trict atorney's belief in the im portance of locating him. , Before Miss Normand went Into the private rooms with Woolwine, she issued a statement to the press in which she said she could "not offer anw solution whatever," of the Taylor tradedy and denied Bhe was In love with Taylor or had quarreled with him. It was believed that letters of Miss Norman to Taylor for sev eral days reported missing but lat er found In a boot In a closet in the Taylor home, were considered during the district attorney's questioning of the actress. . . The report from Fresno, Cal., Hat the sehriff there planned to arrest today a man believed to be Sands, Interested ;he district at torney and the police. . Mr. Wool wlne said he would be very glad to learn Sands had been arrested as he considered it "a vital ele ment" In the case. Detectives Busy. Four detectives were In attend ance at the district attorney's of fice at different periods during the examination of Miss Normand and Davis, and were reported to have started on unnamed missions early today. Whether an arrest made here last night will prove to be the only arrest here In connection with the Taylor murder, was to be determined by investigation to day. Walter Thiele, 25 years of age, who said he was born In Oakland and has ben In Los Angeles for a year, was taken Into custody shortly before midnight and book ed at the city Jail on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and suspicion of burglary. Wife of Kirby Asks Governor For Divorce Mrs. Jennie Kirby, wife of Elvle D. Kirby, condemned slayer of Sheriff Til Taylor, has written to Governor Olcott asking that he grant to her a divorce from Kir by, the restoration of her maiden name and custody of their child. Mrs. Kirby states that of the 40 months of their married life 80 months have been spent by Kirby In Jail or in the penitentiary and he has lived with her only four months. The governor has advis ed Mrs. Kirby that he has no au thority to issue divorces. Mrs. Kirby lives at Paradise, Utah. Teachers to Hear Dr. Lait in Salem Dr. E. M, Lait, a prominent ed ucator and a member of the fac ulty of the University of Califor nia, will speak to Instructors of schools In this vicinity at a meet ing to be held at the Salem high school Monday evening, it was announced this afternoon. Invitations have been extended to teachers of near by towns and a large crowd la expected to be present. Dr. Lait, who Is said to be well informed on political science is the author of "Govern ment and Politics In France." Dr. Lait is brought to Salem by the Salem Teachers' associa tion. No admission will be charg ed. The circulation of the newspap ers of the United States and Can ada Is 46,000,000. , A telephone pole never hits a mor car axcept in selfdefense. 11, 1922 Widow And Daughter Survive Taylor Miss Ethel Daisy Deane-Tanner, nineteen-year-old daughter of the movie director who took the name "William D. Taylor" and who was slain at his home In Los Angeles, will inherit her father s estate. The estate Is estimated at $60,000, plus jewelry worth $2,500. 17 ' 1 . 1 1 Mrs. Edward L. Robins, who was married to William Cunning ham Deane-Tanner (William Des mond Taylor), slain movie direc tor, In 1901 and divorced biin in 1912, four years after he had mysteriously vanished. Mrs. Rob- bins is now living at Mamaro neck, N. Y., and is the wife of the owner of.Delmonlco's. Flynn Nurses 2 Black Eyes; Morris Did It Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 11.- Jim Flynn of Pueblo, the only man ever credited with knocking nut rhamnlnn Jack Demnsey. was today searching for leeches to re lieve the swelling around both of his eyes, as the result of a terrific heatiner administered to him last night by Sari Morris of Tulsa, the original white hope. The bout went ten rounds. Morris toyed with the veteran, trying only once for a knockout. He said after the fight the beat ing he gave Flynn was In retalia tion for a similar lacing he re ceived more than ten years ago when he started In quest of the heavyweight title. Pacific Highway Blocked by Snow The Pacific highway Is blocked by Bnow at Shasta summit, accord ing to word received at the state highway department here this afternoon from the California hiKhway commission. A severe snow storm Is said to be raging over that region tonight. University Opens Course In Golf Chicago, Feb. 11. The first university golf course was opened today at Northwestern university with CO men and women enrolled for the opening class under the di rection of J. B. Sloan, a profes-sionaL PRICE TWO CENTS SSASi Edison Works As Usual On 75th Birthday East Orange, N. J., Feb. It. Seventy-ltve years ago today Thomas A. Edison was born. To day, however, was Just another Saturday in his busy life. He had made no plans to take a day off, nor to delay rising beyond the usual hour. At the great Edison plant he and his army of fellow workers faced the same routine. While Mr. Edison seemingly forgot the day and its stgnlfance, there was no oversight on the part of the "Edison pioneers," an or ganization of men employed by him since 1885, or for an even longer period. Members of this band of workmen had planned for many days, the greetings to be extended to the aged Inventor and had arranged for the annual luncheon in the storage battery building of the plant. A wireless telephone had been Installed in the hall and arias by Marrie Rappold, grand opera star, who sang for the gathering, were sent broadcast. Many old friends were expected to drop In and swap reminiscences during the afternoon and messages of congratulations camo In from all parts of the world from all manner of men and women. Harding Sends Greetings Washington, Feb. 11. Presi dent Harding sent the letter of congratulation to Thomas Edison on the occasion of the Inventor s 75th birthday. "My Deal Mr. Edison: Senator Frelingbuysen lias reminded me of the fact that you are to cele brate your 75th birthday anni versary on February 11 and I am taking this occasion to send you my congratulations and very best wishes. I hope you have many more years of happy service to the world at large, such as you have so generously given in the past. Very sincerely. "WARREN O. HARDING" Salem Man May Get Contract For Ventilating Job Award of the contract for the installation of the ventilating system In the senate chamber and house of representatives In t he capltol building will be made by the board of control within a few days to either Rushlight and Hos torf of Portland or Theo M. Barr of Salem, the low bidders in a field ot six competitors presenting bids for the contract, Friday. The bid of Rusbltght and Hostort was for $14,492 and that ot Barr for $14,718. The legislature of 1921 appropriated $18,000 for this improvement. SCANDAL PROBERS RESTING Worn Out by Intense Efforts to Solve Tay lor Murder, Officers Sleep Late Today Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 11. Tired Investigators took rest during the early business hour today and there was little admit ted progress in the Investigation Into the killing here last week of William Desmond Taylor, motion picture director. During the morning two deputy sheriffs left their office hastily on a mission which other deputies said had re sulted from a new and apparently valuable clue bearing on the the ory of that office that Taylor's death was the result of jealousy. District Attorney Woolwlne telephoned from his home that he was resting and would be down shortly before lunch time. He was In his office until midnight last night, engaged with various wit nesses, including Miss Mabel Nor mand, actress. Other investiga tors were rather marking time un til Mr., Woolwlne appeared. Conference Called The district attorney announced shortly after noon that a confer ence of police and sheriff Investi gators had been called with him to determine the program for to day and tonight in examination ot witnesses. "Considerable work has been done outside ot the examination of witnesses in my office," Wool wine said, "and this examination Is really but a small part ot the Investigation. Results thus far are that the Investigation has been entirely devoid of workable clews. Scores of angles have been investigated but we have not been able to get a toehold in the case leading to the solution." Examination of witnesss was renewed this afternoon when a young man attired In a chauf feur's uniform was taken into the district attorney's office. Following the examination the district attorney said tb young man Frank Brltt, living In the vicinity of the house In which Taylor was slain, and bad been questioned concerning reports that be saw a stranger near the Taylor house acting suspiciously on the night ot the murder. Suspect Not Sands. Fresno, Cal., Feb. 11 The man believed to be Edward F. Sands, wanted in L03 Angeles In connec tion with the murder of William Desmond Taylor, who was report ed living In a shack on the banks of the San Joaquin river, proved today to be a prospector named Sanborn, who had been living in the shack for months. Korell Files As Candidate For Congress Franklin F. Korell of Portland filed his formal declaration as a candidate for the republican nom ination for congress from the third congressional district, with Secretary of State Kozer Friday afternon. Korell, who was a member ot the lower house of the legislature from Multnomah coun ty last session, will make his con gredsional campaign on a slogan which pledges him to "work to have the nation recognize Ore gon's claim to national consider atlon." Seeks Senate Seat. L. M. Curl of Albany today filed with Secretary of State Kozer his formal declaration as a candidate for the republican nomination for state senator from the second sen atorial district comprising Linn county. Curl's slogan provides "for a conservative business ad ministration with due considera tion of public requirements." Four Inches Snow Covers Entire City Snow which beftan falling early Friday night and still continues thiB morning covers the ground in this section of the Willamette val ley to a depth of four Inches, the heaviest fall of this winter. The temperature also took a lumber ot several degrees during the night registering a minimum of it degrees.