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' teGON STATE LIBRARY 122 i APR 0 , w 1 "'" ' ciBCTIiATIOX iv.raio for February 6171. Station of Balem, 1900, Hon Cun,y. 1.20 ;. 47.177 4268; Folk THE WEATI1KR : OREGON: Tonight and Saturday rain. Fresh northeasterly winds LOCAL: Rainfall .07; northerly winds; clear; max. 60. mln. 40; river 7.6 feet and rising. u.mber of Audit Bureau of Circu lation. Associated tress Full Leased Wire. FORTY-FOURTH SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY,- MARCH 31, 1922 PRICE TWO CENTS gMfgiff S S C O A -H vfB TT 7 AWA ZERO mm iiiTll NOT 10 HIT II STRIKE Harry Was Sport Is Now Out $400 Whose Money Is It? - GIRL ADMITS THREATENING Decree Extending Presen'; Wage Agreement In Kansas Fields Futile Says John L. Lewis Indianapolis, Ind., March 31. The Kansas Industrial court order (steading the present wage agree Bent between operators and min- in Kansas for 30 days will not itop the suspension of worn fcy ion miners at midnight tonight according to John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America "The strike in Kansas will he come operative at midnight and ill be thoroughly effective,' de tlared Mr. Lewis. Pennsylvania Men Ready. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 31 Before nightfall some 45,000 min ers and other workers in and around the mines of the western Pennsylvania bituminous district and approximately 43,000 in the central Pennsylvania field will have cleaned up their tasks, tak en out their tools and completed every preparation for the strike which will become effective at midnight. The coal production of the Pittsburgh district affected by the strike amounts to approximately 1,000,000 tons a day. Non-union mines which have never been operated on a union basis, it was stated, will not be shut down tomorrow, although the union leaders have announced their determination to- organize them with all possible speed. 250 Miners Bolt. Cumberland, Md., March 31. James Strachan, superintendent ol the Emmons Mining company at Bayard, W. Va., last night an nounced that the employes, about 250 In number, had met and form- (Contlnued on Page Nine.) AMERICA R EADY TOPUTTREATI ES INTO Washington, March 31. The readiness of the United States to exchange ratifications of the arms conference treaties, final approval to which was given yesterday by 'ne senate, Is expressed In notes lolng forward today from the state department to the eight na tions which participated In the nasmngton conference. The notes will ho delivered bv American diplomatic officials in Great Britain. France. Italv. Bel- 'um, Japan, China, Portugal and The Netherlands to the foreign "'Ices of these countries. The United States being the nrst of the signatory nations to ratify the treaties It Is onnelriprPd that some time will elapse be fore the various nations indicate el' readiness to exchange ratlfi-MUonB. The exchanen nf ratifications "1 take place in Washington as fovided by the treaties, and the agreements will be binding on all Parties as soon as the exchange has wn place. State department officials Baid jw reservation to the four power treaty would not require anything raore than tactic agreement by fte other powers and that the con f01 of those powers to an ex Cange of ratifications would be Efficient acquiescence in the reservations. Lindsey Pleads Guilty New York, March 31. Alfred lindsey, former stock broker, "usea of swindling wealthy "Kiety women and others out of Male and female members of the Jury, the court reporter and the Judge himself, figuratively turned somersaults in Judge Kel ley's court room this morning, in an effort to reach the truth of the issue in the suit between Harry Matocian against Paul George and C. P. Parseghian which were dreadfully beclouded by Armenian dialect. Four hundred dollarB of no body's money just w' -he jury has not decide' -ls at stake. Harry sa- nls. His bosom friend companion, Parseghiar ,, ,,yVi ain't that it belongs to '? & George. Anyway Paul George paid Har ry $400 last summer as the result of a threatened suit. Harry cashed the check and then paid Walter Winslow $25 attorney fees. A few minutes later on the same day he met Parseghian at the Oregon Electric depot. Paul George was there too, snatching at his hair, biting his lips, and clenching his hand. "You give Paul George his mon ey back, eh?" Harry said his friend asked him. "Look! Look! Go crazy, him! For money! Sure! You give mon ey back for four hours. Be sport." And Harry like the sport that Parseghian said he was gave Paul George his money back. T, 1 n . . ram ueorge s irenzy was calmed with the touch of the coin But Harry is still out his four hundred bucks, and Paul George dared him to go to any "lawyer man" or court house and try to get it back, maintained Harry this morning. "Not crazy him, after he get money," Harry stoutly assured the court. "He no act crazy then No. Oh, no! There are other issues in the case. Parseghian maintains that Harry never had $400 to loan to Paul George In the first place, and that the $400 paid by Paul George in settlement of the first suit was to show Walter Winslow that the case bad been settled and to pay the attorney 's fees and was given Harry under the agreement that he would return the money .after everything was settled. Court Must Decide If Boy Is Son of One or Both of Dead Sisters Chicago, March 31. The death of Rosa and Josefa Blazek, the "Siamese twins," has left the C!ook county probate court with legal problem which apparently Is unprecedented. In disposing of the $100,000 estate of the twins, the court must decide if 11-year old Franz Is the son of one or both f the twins. A scientific controversy which oven before the death of the sis- era yesterday has resolved itself Into the Question: "Were Rosa and Josefa Blazek one individual personality or did they constitute separate entities. Inheritance at Stake. If they were one personality the ion will inherit the entire ror tune which was accumulated by the twins during their exhibition tours of the world. If they were two distinct personalities, Rosa being the mother and Josefa the aunt, only Rosa's half oi tne es tate would go to the lad, wh'.le Josefa's closest relatives would be entitled to her half. Phvsiclans say there are pbysi- alocical facts to support each con tention and attorneys agree that a legal opinion must be based on a scientific analysis or tne douii Post Mortem Opposed. So far a postmortem has been mDosed by the brotner, iraun Riaiak who is in this city. Decision concerning uispubihu.. of the bodies has been ciererreu nondlnir a reply to a caDiegram sent to the father in uzecuu-.u vnkifl. If the father does not aesire iu have the bodies reiurneu "--homeland the brother says he is inin? that some university given an opportunity to make an examination to learn, i' the mystery of their ouai exig ence. L OBBYJSTS HIRED BY PROHI F ORCES h'arlv one million dollars, today 'aea guilty to an Indictment ""ring him with the larceny of n.Oftn frn. it I, a a j. wars. w. n. juiiuiu. tence was postponed. . .0f the 7,000,000 Or more Brit 0 r and victory medals issued, e-fifth were sent to the domln- Washington, Mar. 31.-Charges .... i:s. the Anil- that "paid iodd y.. Saloon League - - .pnators in behalf of the ZZ , t 19 more federal fudges were made in the 6en ate today by senator on.-., . -p'ne. in opposing pro- ; Lions of the bill ftT again today by the senate. Wood's Son to Marry Manila. March 3 l.-The mar riage of Miss Katherine Thomp son o? Wilmington, Del., and "eutenant Orton. .Wood son of Governor General Wood, will take c. here next Sunday, it was innounced yesterday. DRUNKFINEDS1Q If iEN DISMISSED Perhaps It was fortunate for H 3. Reed, a transient, that the sun was shining this morning and teat Police Judge Earl Race was in a .tlndly mood. Reed, charged with being drunk and disorderly, plead ed guilty. "Twenty dollars or 10 days in jail," Judge Race said. Reed's face fell. He looked out of the window. It was a good day 10 be out. Perhaps that fact had .something to do with Judge Race's next move or perhaps the judge wanted to save the city some mon ey. . "I ll tell you what i n oo, ue iaid. "I'll suspend sentence for ;)0 days." Reed's morale was immediately nn the ascent. He was dismissed. Reed was arrested on East State vssterdav anernoou uj Chief of Police Moffitt and Patrol man Walter Thompson. MiNTO WONT RUN FOR POLICE CHIEF rrsnlt Minto. well hoc a Salem man and former inspector in the jlivi rtnlirp denartment, will noi be a candidate for the office of chief of police here, he announceo definitely this aiternoun. fi,n- rtpdsion will come as , nf frlpnds surprise to ouum - who had counted on aim nnalnPSH reasons preeni mc fvm hoin a candidate," Mr. Min m .xniained. "From a nnancia. point I could not afford to ignore other interests. Mr. Mlnto had been approacueu by many fiusmesB eu -o--him to allow his name to be used he would be a popular canum- King Signs Measure Making Ireland Free London. March -B' sociated Press.) The Irin Free State bill became law" to- of lords decided . t v '"'I nP .nndam an ad ustment PMd between he two houses of parliament. SUIT IN NOTE Olivia Stone Confesses To Writing Letter To Man She Is Accused of Mur dering ; Weeps Often New York, March 31. Halting her testimony frequently to weep, Miss Olivia M. P. Stone admitted today at her trial for the murder of Ellis Guy Kinkead, former cor poration counsel of Cincinnati, authorship of a threatening letter to Kinkead which she denied yes terday she had written. Apparently recovered from her collapse which stopped the trial yesterday, Miss Stone took the stand at the opening of this morn ing's session and faced Assistant District Attorney Warbasse for further cross-examination. Tricked by Attorney Handing her paper and pencil, Mr. Warbasse asked her to write a dictation. The letter he read, dated October 4, 1918, Mount Olive, Ky., ad vised Kinkead that Miss Stone In tended to file a suit for breach of promise, and that she told her lawyer "all about that woman that woman the real cause of your not wanting to marry me." "After the suit is over," Mr. Warbasse read, "I am going to telegraph my brother Guy to come to me at once and you know what will happen to you after he sees me and hears the story. Cannot Eemember "You will be mortified to death when the suit is brought for breach of promise." Handing her the letter, Mr. Warbasse asked her to compare the handwriting. She said it was her writing but that she had no recollection of having written It, adding that there was "something back of these stories." Strike Scheduled to Open At Midnight; Both Sides Confident of Final Result DENIED BY LYDIG New York, March 31. Philip Lvdlc today denied the allegation made by W. E. Stokes, millionaire hotel man, in a letter to Mrs. Philip Lydlg, to the effect that he, (Mr. Lydig) had been Intimate with Mrs. Helen Elwell Elwood Stokes. Mr. Lydig Is In Europe and the statement was issued through his attorney here. "I have never been acquainted with the Drcsent Mrs. Stokes," the denial read. "Furthermore, have never met W. E. Stokes." Samuel Untermyer, attorney for Mrs. Stokes in her suit against the St Louis man for the restoration of her dower right, read the letter containing the charges in court Tuesday. Mrs. Lydig was married to Philip M. Lydlg after Bhe had di vorced Mr. Stokes, her first hus band. She subsequently divorced Mr. Lydlg. (By The Associated Press) Suspension of work by the nation's 600,000 union coal miners is scheduled for tonight with the mine owners con fident of ultimate victory in the fight over wages and working conditions,- the miners equally as optimistic, with the exception of the Illinois branch, and the larger industries of the country generally prepared to withstand a complete cessation of coal production for periods ranging from 60 to 120 days. Reports from Pennsylvania and Illinois today said that some men already had quit work in a few mines there. In Indianapolis, John L. Lewis, nternatlonal president of the Chicago Banker Ends Life; Jumps In River "hlcago, March 31. W. T. Fenton, vice-president of the National bank of the Republic, left his desk to go to lunch at the usual hour today and a few minutes later committed sui cide by jumping into the Chi cago river. Officials of the bank said they could give no motive for the act. Jl 0 BONUS LOANS BARRATT TO BE REAPPOINTED W". B. Barratt of Heppner will hp reaDOointed as a member of the cotp hlehwav commission at the expiration of his present term to night, according to announcement hv Governor Olcott this morning. amed as a member of the commission to succeed the t!p E. E. Kiddle or Island City about a year ago. Other reappointments announc ed by Governor Olcott this morn- ine are: Robert L. SaDin oi roruaiiu u a member of the tax supervising and conservation commission for Multnomah county upon the ex piration of his present term on May 25. The appointment Is for a term of three years. F W. Hollister of Portland and W W. Walker of Grants Pass es members of tbs state board of den tal examiners upon the eipiratior oftbeir present terms April 1. In response to the dissatisfac tion among applicants regarding Lhe policy of the veteran state aid commission In granting loans to ex-service men, a statement was issued this morning by the mem bers after the matter had been brought to their attention by Captain Harry Brumbaugh, secre tary. The statement follows: "In making loans under the state bonus and loan law the com mission has adopted the policy of examining and personally passing upon each loan application and, where the facts presented Justi fied such action, fixing a loan not in excess of three-fourths of the loanable value of the land. Tin eommission has taken into consid eration the ago of houses upon which loans are made and nat urally has not felt Justified In maklnif loans on tonuses which are old and otherwise In poor con dition, for it must be borne in mind that the state loan runs for 28 years. "The right of reconsideration of the amount of loan tendered the applicant by the commission after examination of the security they have to ofiW is fully reeog nlzed and all such cases are lin mediately reopened upon a further mowing of values that that In eluded In the original report of anDraisal. In several such cases. based upon additional informa tlon the amount of loan first ten dered has been Increased by the Tommlsslon. "The commission undertakes to follow the principle that a loan which is not repaid Injures not only the ex-service man but the state as well, and believes that In granting loans extending over such a long period as 28 years the security offered for the loan must be most carefully considered, and sound business principles applied as being the determining factor In all eases." jilners, predicted that the shut down would be complete In twen ty states and that at least 100,000 non-union employes would Join the unionized forces in the strike. In many cases, however, the oper ators were planning to continue production without union work ers. Miners leaders have issued orders that there Is to be no vio lence. Coal Reserve Large. The shut down begins with the largest supplies of coal on band In most districts since the armistice. Hopes that last minute Inter vention by the government might avert the suspension of work end- ad with an announcement from Secretary of Labor Davis that the government had not changed Its original handsoff policy. Briefly the miners' demands are that pres ent basic wages be retained in soft coal fields and that anthracite tonnage workers receive a twenty per cent increase or t a a ay anthracite day workers. 20 States Involved. The following tuble compiled by .nlners' officials snows ma nm ijer of men expected to stop work in the principal states to be af fected: Illinois, 95,000; Inctlana, 0, 000; Ohio, 40,000; Iowa, 16,000; Pennsylvania bituminous 105,000; anthracite 110,000; West Vlr Inia, 30,000; Alabama, 4,500; Arkansas. i,000; Colorado, 5,000; Kansas, 10,000; Kentucky, 18, 000; Maryland, 1,500; Michigun, 1,600; Missouri, 7,600; Montana, 4,000; Oklahoma, 7,000; Tennes see, 4,200; Texas 2,400; Wanhing ton, 52,000; and Wyoming 7,800 WITNESS PAILS 10 TELL SAIVIE STORY San Francisco, Cal., March 31 Mrs. Virginia Warren, a trained mrse. testifying for the defense In the third Koscoe (Fatty) Ar nuckle manslaughter trial, was anable to give a definition on the witness stand today of the word 'physiology" although she was iuccessful in defining "materia medica." She testified yesterday that she was called to attend a Virginia Rapp whom she Identified as Miss Virginia Rappe, whose death Ar buckle is accused of having caused, when Miss Rapp became the moth er of a child In Chicago in 1910 yesterday she said Bhe was a mem ber of the graduating class of the nurses' school at the Cincinnati general hospital In 1899, going under the name of Elizabeth Mil ler, but today she was uncertain whether that was the nams she used. ESPEE NOT TO BLAME FOR HANSEN'S DEATH The Southern Pacific Railway company was absolved from blame f,,r the accident In which Otto Hansen, Salem business man. lost his life' Wednesday, at a hearing held here yesterday. On the board of Inquiry were C. W. Martyn, r. E. Stewart. W. Hampton, D. M. McLaunhlin. H. O. White and J. Baumgartner. Testimony at the hearing Indi cated that the train slowed down o 20 miles an hour after reach i. ih. rit limits. Witnesses said he train whistled at each cross iig. Talcum Powder Caused Baby's Death Is Claim Omaha, Neb., March 31. The eight months old baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olen Peebler of West Point, Neb., died in a Freemont hospital last night from what physicians said was congestion of the lungs resulting after talcum powder had been sprinkled on the Infant's face by her three year old sister while they were playing on the floor of the family home last Wednesday. TWO MORE CHILDREN VICTIMS OF MALADY Portland. Ore.. March 31. Two more children died last night and adult died today from erfects of septic sore throat which has been epidemic In a district served by a dairy which the healtn uureau nan taken charge of. This brings total deaths here from the disease to six, five of them children. More than thirty residents of a hotel which was served by the same dairy have been ill and sev eral were reported today in serious condition. Bandit Shot New York, March 31. One bandit was shot down and three others captured today In a pistol battle with eight detectives at 41st street and Park avenue. Portland, Or., March 31. Walter M. Pierce of La Grande, Union county, Is a candidate for he democratic nomination for iovornor. Senator rierce teie graphed Dr. C. J. Smith, demo cratic state chairman, to this ef fect yesterday. For several weeks the demo cratic leaders have been trying to get someone to head the ticket. George E. - Chamberlain refused when two-score democrats Joined in a telegram urging him to run; B. F. Irvine declined when the Democratic Women's club offered 111 in petitions asking that he con sent to be a candidate and Joseph N. Teal Informed a committee that he would not run. Senator Pierce was one of those who urged Chamberlain and Teal to become candidates. He also so licited Senator Strayer of Baker to head the ticket. He offered sup port to M. A. Miller. When it looked as though the nomination might go by default, Senator Pierce came out as a sort of emer gency candidate. This week a rouo of democrats in Umatilla county Indorsed him for the con gressional nomination and Mr Miller for governor. That is as far as the Indorsements of the democratic committee went. For years Senator Pierce has been active In democratic party councils and he has served several terms In the state senate. He Is now a member of the state tax In vest Irr tlon commission, which has been assigned the duty of a rec ommending a way to equalize the tax burden of the state. In the legislature Senator Pierce was the father of the state market road bill, a law designed to build roads for farmers, and several times he tried to have a state Income tax law enacted. He Is a membor of the board of re gents of the Oregon Agricultural college. . In the campaign four years ago Senator Pierce was the democratic candidate against Governor WHhycombe and "because be bad had his chance" the senator was loath to become a candidate this time until the exigencies of the occasion appeared to demand It. According to the message sent Dr. Smith, Senator Pierce will stand for reduction of taxes and an equalization nf the burdens of state government. Hla complete platform will be IBsued later, Senator Pierce Is a wheat grow or and stockman. FORMER EMPEROR WEAKER Fun chal. Maerla. March 31. (By Associated Press.) Although his fever diminished during tne night, Former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary, who is 111 of pneumonia, remained today in a serious condition. The ex-emperor is In a weakened state from the ravages of the disease and 1 delirious from time to time. MH IRK LAST SHIFTS BEFORE CALL First of Strikers Quit Posts and Everything In Shape for Walkout at Midnight Indianapolis, Ind., March 31.- (By Associated PreBS.) The last day of work under present wage contracts was completed today by the country's half million unlou coal miners. Officially their sus pension of work was set to begin at midnight but virtually It was to start six hours before. The extent of the suspension. however, will not be known defi nitely until tomorrow, the first day of the shutdown. A complete tie-up of union fields In 20 states was predicted today by officials of the United Mine Workers of America at un ion headquarters here and they also asserted that. 100,000 non union workers would lay down their picks. President John L. Lewis said at least 800,000 men would walk out, his estimate In cluding the non-union partici pants. No final instructions to district leaders were planned to be Issued today from union head quarters and officials declared any more averting the suspension was now impossible. Blame Operators. 'We are ready for a fight. forced on us by tne operators," de clared Mr. Lewis. "We have sought in every honorable way to get new contracts but the opera tors have persistently refused to deal with us." The only union men expected to continue producing coal are five thousand workers in southwestern Kentucky, whose contract with the operators does not expire un til April 1, 1923. In addition, forces of union men will be left in the mines to protect the property from damage. Pennsylvania will turn out the largest number of men, while oth er states to be affected Include lowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Washington. Western Canada also Is expected to join the suspen sion. The anthracite districts of Pennsylvania, which ire half un ionized, are expected to be shut (Continued on Page Ten.) Miami, Fla., March 81. The 300-rootn Colonial hotel at Nas sau, In the Bahamal island, was destroyed today in a fire which for a time threatened the destruc tion of most of the city, according to radio messages received here. The conflagration was controlled, however, after it bad caused dam age running Into millions of dol lars. Ths hotel, one of the chain own ed by the Florida East Coast Hotel company, and a number of cot tages nearby, were burned to the ground. There was no casualties. The number of guests in the hotel was believed to be small, as the tourist season Is near Its close. The Colonial, a frame structure, was built about 20 years ago. Eumors Denied London, March 81. In the house of lords today Lord Wln terton, under secretary of state for India denied reports which had been circulated recently that Lord Reading, viceroy of India, had resigned. HANDS OFF TO BE FEDERAL POLICY Washington, March 31. Fed eral Intervention in industrial conflicts like the coal strike lm pending tomorrow, It was declared on highest authority today st the White House, must necessarily be based on the existence of publlo emergency, and that emergency iff. jtlng the public does not p lear to exist at present In the situation.