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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
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ZERO
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NOT 10 HIT
II STRIKE
Harry Was Sport
Is Now Out $400
Whose Money Is It?
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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.