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IBB WEATHER
OREGON: Tonight and Thurs
day rain went, rain or snow east
portion, warmer east portion to
night. Southeasterly winds.
LOCAL: Trace rainfall; norther
ly winds; cloudy; max. 45, min.
28; river S.I feet and falling.
Tg-FOURTH YEAR NO. 39
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1922
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
Cai
PRICE
NG
j ..ffl
CHARGES
ARE ALL
DENIED
Post-Shaving
Powder Under
Students' Ban
Rfiuresenta t i v e s of
. - i.:
Lumber Assuuiauun
gay Accusations Are
False
Portland, Or., Feb. 15. Execu
ivel of the Western Pine Manu
iicturers association in Portland
iaracterized the report 01 me
.Herat trade commission to con-
Iress today as "one of the period!
III outbursts from the commls-
"It Is the limit of inaccuracy,'
anniented A. W. Cooper, secre
Hanr-manager of the western
flue Manufacturers association
Tils report is full of misstate-
iintB of facts and conclusions
ased thereon.
"Members of the association
ill be disgusted with this out
mrst of bunk from the federal
commission, as they have been
ith similar effusions from that
iource. It is tiue that lumber
anufacturers are endeavoring to
standardize size of lumber, and
;tat Is all."
Says Charges Absurd.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 15.
L'aargea by the federal trade com
mission that there had been "ac
live cooperation between the
Western Pine Manufacturers as
inflation and the West Coast
Lumbermen's association with
.lit purpose and effect of harmoii'
Ions action on prices and produc
tion," were denied today in a
litatement made public by Robert
Mien, manager of the West
Mast Lumbermen's association.
Tin relationship between the
two associations has been so
trained," Mr. Allen said, "that
( have never been able to agree
on much of anything. We have
wer attempted to agree on nrica
Mjht now we are .fiehtine each
other on tariff, carload minimum
m freight rate adjustments.
Cannot Aeree.
"We even differ on regard to
federal trade commlfminn it-
lelf. My understanding Is that
He Western Pine Manufacturers
rotation subscribes to the grow
l! sentiment that the commis
si should be abolished. The
"est Coast Lumbermen's associa
te is opposed to abolishing the
emission, Believing that It can
. uo a constructive agency
M would give valuable assist
' to business, whose good citi
Wp dictates that It shall be
ducted within the law and so
i rve the public."
NineHeldFor
Collapse of
Theater Roof
Washington. Feib. 15 The nine
ordered h aM fni tTia 0-rATlii
fa? la a verdict returned by the
miner s Jury in connection with
Knickerbocker theater dlsas
WJanuarv 9fi wlf.ti U,,H0J in
tlelosa or 98 lives, were given an
opportunity to appear at the dis-
Pfe bonds.
ThflV Va.j ai t i
, , w, nut la&ea inio cua
W4y when the verdict was re
n4 last night and District At
'y Peyton Gordon said they
WW be permitted to remain at
under J6000 bond each. He
the case probably would be
ted to the grand jury, which
"ession, by the last of this
n the testimony of seoras
wtnesses at the Inquest, which
san nearly a week ago, the ver
tbf .v the coroner'a Jury found
l the collapse of the roof or
notion picture theater was
m to faulty deslgnlng and con.
wtlon and inadequate super
T and inspection."
ar011E tnse ordered held for
t&1Urye G.Gear,.
hii T 1116 buUding; J. H.
engineer who designed the
'tructure; Morris Hacker,
Iter pec"' hen the the
, as constructed, and Frank
""Saer, the builder.
"En Steteon and IT" E. Pea3e
ire " in town last night
t. w8 ''entering as guestf
' Marion kotel.
Chicago, Feb. 15. The
"antl-effeminacy" move-
ment from Columbia univer-
sity has been adopted at
Northwestern university, it
became known today. Ken-
neth King, Denver, Colo.,
has been elected president
of a club whose coi ition
says:
"Whereas won: j are
smoking cigarettes, iring
galoshes, both buc and
unbuckled, and i jp .-wise
presuming Into rea S here
tofore restricted men
"Be it resolved C we.
the Beta chapter of a anti
feminist club, sb5 shun
and otherwise laK ' the
habits of the lour lizard
and the arm chan Napo-
leon." sic
Each member must have a
pipe, corn cob, briar or clay,
and stand a fine of not more
than $200 if he powders his
face after shaving.
BRYAN NOT
TO REFUSE
ELECTION
Commoner Not Seek
ing Office, He Says,
But Would Consider
Call to Senate
Miami, Fla., Feb. 15. William
Jennings Bryan, responding to
many inquiries as to whether he
would be a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for United
States senator from Florida today
issued a statement in which he
said:
"I have been actively engaged
in Dolitics for more than thirty
years. With the exception of less
than seven years, my work has
been done as a private citizen, and
r nrefr to continun to serve the
public without the care of office.
"If the democrats of Florida
i'elt that as a Benator I could ren
der a service to the state and to
the party in the nation sufficient
to Justify them in calling upon me
to represent them at Washington,
I would consider the matter from
the standpoint of duty and in
connection with other claims up
on me, but I have no thougut oi
entering into a contest ictr me
office.
I am lokine forward to con
genial association here with Flor
ida democrats who have been my
co-laborers for a quarter of a cen
tury. I am sure tnat our rem
Hflni will he Dleasant so long as
my plans do not conflict with the
ambitions of others or wun iui
personal preferences."
Canners Demand
Lower Rates on
Freight From East
Washington, Feb. 15. The
fonnara League of Cantornia
filed with the Interstate commerce
commission today in connection
with th hearing on rate levels, a
statement urging reductions on
rates on raw materials useu
their industries. Pacific coast
railroads were declared by the
league to be more prosperous than
carriers In other sections anu
able to bear the reduction.
TAYLOR MD ELWELL MURDERS
PRESENT THE SAME PROBLEMS;
BOTH LIVED MD DIED IN SECRET
Same Elements of
Mystery Enter Into
Cases of Men Who
Lost Lives Violently
By Margery Eex.
New York, Feb. 15. It is easy
for the enemy of a man who lives
secretly to murder his unseen.
In mysterious manner two men
who ate the secret bread of pleas
ure and drank sweet stolen waters
have died by the fury of assassins
still unknown.
The career of William Desmond
Taylor, slain movie director, In
lige and death paralleled that of
"Jim" Elwell, so strangely shot
down in his New York home two
years ago.
Each lived alone, and alone
each was attacked. From both
Taylor and Elwell, In their last
moments, someone fled.
Men who shun daylight are apt
to make themselves tempting tar
gets for marksmen in the dark.
Taylor's leave-taKing of life
was just as mysterious as his in
explicable departure in 1908 from
his wife and child and Just as un
accountable as his later change of
name, for the dead man was
known originally as William Cun
ningham Deane-Tanner.
Who Was Slayer?
Who could have arranged Tay
lor's clandestine rendezvous with
death?
Suspicion goes over the list of
possibilities. There is, for in
stance, Edward F, Sands, the dead
man's valet, who robbed his mas
ter and whom, one of the femi
nine stars says, Taylor vowed to
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Influenza Takes
Inmate of Pen
un 11 en inmate
Miles aiouauB") -of
the state prison here died Tues
day from influenza after an .
ness of only four days. Prison of
... . trior were
flcials said toaay -""-
rn rant of inllu-
anproxiniaicij
enza among the convicts, most ol
the cases being of the lighter typa.
Monahan was received at the pris
on on July 10, 1917, from Benton
county to serve a w -
years to life lor a simiu.,
. , ir ot Astoria,
tense, mis
and he has a daughter in Portland
and a brotner at w "
Attorneys Admitted.
. tt.hi. Ppan W.
Albert it. ncms
tr.m nf Portland, father and son.
were admitted by the supreme
ourt, Tuesday, iu "
Iregon on license from Washing
ton.
(Continued on page eight)
No Response
To Appeal
For Rooms
The hospitality of Salem is at
etahe!
vt ialf enoueh rooms have
been provided for the Christian
Endeavor delegates wao wm
tomorrow to attend the
state convention which opens here
in the evening at the armory.
Church people have been urged
to provide "bed and breakfast" for
the visitors, but there has beeu
little response thus far, according
to the chairman of the entertain
ment committee, Miss Lucile Ross,
this morning.
If further response Is not forth
coming the committee is planning
a house to house canvass Thurs
day morning.
There is already advanced reg
istration of delegates in excess of
rooms provided. From 800 to 1000
delegates are exoected to arrive
by motor and special trains tomor
row afternoon and evening. Only
rooms enough to take care of half
this number have been provided.
Anyone having . rooms should
phone Miss Ross at 1187W.
Word has been received by the
convention committee that Dr. l.
A. McAfee of Berkeley, Cal., will
not attend the convention. Rev.
Earl P. Cochran of Alameda, Cal.,
will take his place on the program
Boy scouts are doing their
share to entertain the visitors.
Some 50 boys have been provided
by F. Howard Zinser and will act
as guides and pages,
Kusers Assume
Duties Today
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kuser to
day assumed their duties as super-
nH matron, rcspective-
lmtfuuciii. - , -
ly, of the Oregon state training
school for Boys. iu
ceed Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Gilbert.
Mr Kuser was for 15 years su
perintendent of the Iowa boys'
training schol at Eldora, Iowa,
and prior to that time was en
gaged in similar work with boys.
Mrs Kuser served for several
vears as superintendent of the
'tate industrial school for girls at
Lancaster, Mass.
Mr and Mrs. Gilbert have no
mounced their plans for the fu
cure.
t4;
F V
MELLON IS
ATTACKED
BYWATSON
Georgia Senator Say
Secretary of Treas
ury Holding Position
Illegally
Washington, Feb. 15. Secre
tary Mellon is holding the office
of secretary of the treasury In
violation of the law and can be
arrested for retaining the place if
anyone sees fit to swear out a
warrant charging him with the
offense, Senator Watson, demo
crat, Georgia, declared In the
senate late today.
The law which Mr. Mellon Is
violating. Senator W'atBon said,
prohibits the secretary of the
treasury from engaging In any
kind of business or commerce.
Veterans to Eecall
Blowing Up Maine
In Armory Tonight
Tn commemoration of the blow
ing up of the Maine, February 15,
1898, Veterans of Foreign Wars
will be the hosts of the Camp
Hibbard post of Spanish Ameri
can war veterans tonight in the
veterans' room of the armory.
Colonel George A. White will
address the meeting and will be
followed by addresses from Major
Henry O. Miller, commander of
the local post of foreign war vet
erans, and by Harry Ross, com
mander of the post of Spanish war
veterans.
At 9:40 tonight members of
both posts will come to parade
rest for one minute and repeat
the battle cry of the Spanish war,
"Remember the Maine." All vet
erans who have fought In Cuba,
Guam, the Philippines and the
Chinese Boxer revolution are eli
gible to membership In the for
eign war veterans.
Shoots Wife and
Mother- in -Law:
Then Kills Self
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 15.
George A. Boden, attorney, shot
and killed his wife, Mary Boden,
37 y(rs of age, and her mother.
Mrs. Julia Taylor, 6, and then
-?nded bis life today In his wife's
home here. Failure to effect a
-econcillation with his wife, who
ad sued for divorce was indicated
a the cause of the triple tragedy
, jollce say.
Car Plunges Into
Creek; Occupants
' Freeze to Death
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 15.
The bodies of two men and a
woman were were found In a
closed automobile half sub
merged In Brush creek In the
south part of this city today.
The car apparently had fallen
with. Its occupants from a
trestle and broken through the
Ice of the creek. The bodies
were frozen in the ice which
had formed inside the car.
MintoWill
Quit Police
Job, Report
Frank Minto, night Inspector of
the Salem police department, has'
tendered to Chief of Police Mof
fltt his resignatjon, effective
immediately, and Mr. Minto will
work his final shift tonight, It
was stated this afternoon.
Inspector Minto, who Is well
known in Salem, has served with
the department since the first of
the year and during the few
months he worked had established
an enviable record as an officer.
Regret that Mr. Minto is to
leave was expressed this morning
by Ralph Thompson, chairman of
the police committee of the city
council. "Mr. Minto is a fine of
ficer," he said.
Mr.: MInto's resignation Is the
second to have been tendered to
Chief Moffitt within tho last few
days. Recently Clyde Ellis, desk
sergeant, quit his position after
13 months' service.
Bulletins
New York, Feb. 15. Two
grand Juries today returned
Indictments against 12 un
named persons in connection
with the investigation of
"bucketing orders" by brok
erage firms In the Wall
street district.
Dublin, Feb. 15. (By As
sociated Press.) Eleven of
the kidnaped Ulster unionists
were released tonight, seven
were released last night and
eight this morning, it was
announced here this e-enlng.
Mexico City, Feb. 15. (By
Associated Press.) Serious
disorders In Guatemalan City
In which adherents of the
present government were
fired on by members of the
unionist party, are reported
here In a dispatch today from
BONUS NO
NEARER TO
SOLUTION
Republican Leaders
Search for Financing
Method Acceptable
to Harding
Washington', Feb. 15. With
President Harding known to op
pose both additional taxes and a
bond Issue, republican leaders of
the house began casting about
today for other means of finan
clng the soldiers' bonus.
Representative Mondell of Wy
omlng, during a visit to the White
House, said pending appropriation
bills, particularly those for the
navy and army, would be scrutin
ized carefully, with a view to
slashes that would provide a good
measure of the money needed. It
was thought that any deficiency
could be made up through an is
sue of short time treasury certlfi
cate.
Mr. Mondell did not see Presi
dent Harding, who was under
stood to be preparing a letter to
Chairman McCumber of the sen
ate finance committee, setting
forth his views against the sug
gested eight point program and
an issue of five-year treasury
notes.
Pending reeclpt of that letter,
the Joint conferences between ma
jority members of the finance
committee and the bouse ways and
means committee on tbe bonus
problem were suspended.
It was understood that all of
the senators did not share the ad
ministration's views as to the
probable effect of an issue of short
term votes on the refunding oper
ations of tbe government.
Woodburn, Salem,
Fives to Clash In
Gym Here Tonight
For the second time this season
Salem high school and Woodburn
high school basketball fives will
meet tonight. The game will be
called promptly at 7:80 o'clock in
the local school's gymnasium.
In the firBt game, played at
Woodburn, the locals were victor
lous by a score of 20 to 12. tc
Mlnnvllle tossers twice defeated
Woodburn and Salem fans are of
the opinion that tonight's game
will end in a win for Salem.
Rev. Martin Fereshetlan, pastor
of the Unitarian church, will be
the speaker at the Thursday lunch
eon of the Marlon county real
tors' association In the T. W. C. A
McArthur Opens
Fight To Secure
Historic Oregon
Washington, Feb. 15. A
fight to have the old battle-
ship Oregon which may be
preserved under the naval
treaty, sent to Portland, to
be kept there permanent was
started today by Representa-
McArthur, republican, Ore-
gon, a member of tbe house
naval committee.
The transfer of the old
ship was taken up by Mc-
Arthur with the navy de-
partment and It Is under-
stood she will be ordered to
Portland If the people of
Oregon guarantee to pay the
annual cost of maintenance.
C Jt c 3(C )c 3s 5C Sc 4
TAXPAYERS
OF COUNTY
ORGANIZED
Lively Meet Is Held
Here and Officers
Chosen; Solons Are
Popular Target
Alleged wanton, unrestrained
expenditure of taxpayers' money
by the legislature of the state of
Oregon was the most popular tar
get of verbal shafts hurled by
speakers who last night addressed
a meeting ot the Marlon County
Taxpayers' Reduction league in
the court house here. The league,
though still an infant In this
county, last night took its first
setting up exercises with a view
to becoming a potent figure in the
state war for tax reduction and
its constituents declared they are
out for results.
Seventy five persons were pres
ent at the gathering which was
held In the court room of Circuit
Judge Bingham and 50 member
ships were last night Issued. D.
W. Fisher was elected president
of the organization and B. M. En
dlcott was chosen as secretary.
Extravagance is Cited
Parsimony has no place at the
meetings ot Oregon's legislators,
according to Mr. Endlcott, who
was one of the chief speakers last
night. At the last regular session,
he declared, the solons bad, on an
average, between two and three
stenyjraphers and clerks at their
respective becks and calls and, in
consequence, were fairly well pro
pared to attack the business at
hand. According to Mr. Endlcott'
figures, the senate was provided
with 90 stenographers and clerks,
and the house of representatives
was furnished with 135 ot these
assistants.
In response to a call from North
Howell taxpayers, the local organ
ization will send speakers to a
meeting to be held at North How
ell next Friday night, at which
time the taxpayers of that vicinity
are expected to perfect an organ
ization similar to the one estab
lished here. Peter D'Arcy and Mr.
Endlcott probably will be sent, it
was stated.
State Meet Sne Soon
Other taxpayers' bodies ere be
ing formed In various counties of
the state and these, It was stated
will send delegates to a state con
vention to be held in Portland on
March 20.
Hal Patton, Salem councilman
and former state senator. Dr. B.
L. Steeves, and Seymour Jones
were among other speakers who
addressed last night's meeting.
The opinion that the Oregon leg
islature has on many occasion?
unnecessarily squandered money
appeared to prevail.
Members of the league today ex
pressed themselves as being well
satisfied with the results ot the
meeting and opined that tbe or
ganization will be a strong influ
ence in tbe future.
Another meeting of the local
league Is to be held In the near
future, It was stated, but no date
has as yet been set. It will be call
ed by President Fisher.
Belfast, Feb. 15. (By Associ
ated Press.) Arrangements for
the evacuation of the' British
troops from southern Ireland were
resumed today after a suspension
lasting two days. At Dublin
preparations were making for thr
embarkation of 400 men.
MILLS OF
OREGON IN
COMBINE
Federal Trade Com
mission Says Western
Pine and West Coast
Associations Join
Washington, Feb. 15. Lumber
manufacturers of Idaho, western
Montana and eastern Oregon
have organized and conducted
the Western Pine Manufacturers
association for the primary pur
pose of agreeing on the prices ot
their lumber," the federal trade
commission declared today In sub
mitting to congress the fourth ot
a series of reports dealing with
the lumber Industry.
"The activities ot the associa
tion In advancing prices by con
certed action were contemporan
eous with a steadily rising price
level between 1915 and 1920," tha
report asserted, adding that in
periods ot depression, members of
the association acted in concert
to regulate production so as to
maintain prices.
The association has a separate
organization in Montana which
fixes prices within that state, the
commission also charged and
"there has been active competi
tion tbe Western Pine Manufac
turers association and the West
Coast Lumbermen's association
with the purpose and effect ot
harmonious action on prices and
production."
Evidence Presented.
Th conclusions submitted la
the report were declared to be
based on documentary evidenced
"secured from the files ot the com
pany and Its more prominent
members."
"It should be understood," tha
commission said, "that this rather
detailed presentation is far from
exhausting the documentary evi
dence In the commission's pos
session."
. Other "ultimate conclusions of
fact" contained in the summary
ot the report published by the
commission Include:
"Notwithstanding price reduc-
( Continued on Page Seven.)
Belfast Quiet
After Riots;
25 Are Dead
Belfast, Feb. 15 (By As
sociated Press) After a per
iod of quiet lasting several
hours, disorders again broke
out in this city at 3 o'clock
this afternoon, when shoot
ing began in the Stanhope
street area, near the Victor
ia barracks. The military
promptly opened fire.
Belfast, Feb. 15. (By Associat
ed Press) At noon today Belfast
was reported absolutely quiet, the
presence of troops on the streets
having had the desired effect ot
checking gunmen's operations,
which since the beginning ot tbe
nresent series of disorders have re
sulted in twenty five deaths.
Conditions on the border, where
forces ot north and south Ireland
are facing each other as the re
sult of the tension created by the
recent kidnaping of Ulster Union
ists, also were reprted quiet.
Shooting was resumed In tbe
early hours ot the morning In
West Belfast after a temporary
lull at midnight. Frank McCoy
was found dead on a sidewalk
with bullet wounds in the back.
The reported death of James
Rice whose body was found last
night, says that an armed gang
bound his hands behind his back,
pulled his coat over his head, tied
a scarf over his eyes, kicked and
beat him and then ended his suf
ferings with bullets.
The deaths In the hospital ot
girl and a youth who were shot
Monday, brought the total deaths
in the present series of outbreask
to twenty five.
John O'Neill, a postman, was
shot from a side street this morn
ing. His arm was broken.