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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.
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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.