APR l 8 l92j
CmCCIiATlON
Average for March 6705. v ,
Member Audit Bureau of Circu
lation. Member Associated Press Full
leased wire service. -
THE WEATHKR
OREGON: Tonight and Tuesday
fair, light to heavy frost in morn-
lng. Moderate -westerly winds.
LOCAL:'. Rainfall .01; southerly
winds; cloudy; max. SI, min. 35;
river 6.8 feet and rising.
rpoRTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 91.
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DEFENSE PLAN
1L 10 1). S.
Colonel Wells Declares
Completion of Canal
Zone and Hawaiian
Projects Necessary.
Washington, April 17 Comple
tion of the defense program in Ha
waii and the Panama canal zone as
an integral feature of the defense
of continental United States was
urged before the senate appropria
tions committee today by Colonel
B. H. Wells, head of the plans di
vision of the general staff.
rnlonel Wells criticized the
pending army bill as inadequate
and tending to wreck the progress
already made in providing for na
tinnal defenBe.
1 In explaining that the defense
of the Hawaiian government had
been centered on the island o'f the
Oahu, which contained Uearl Har
bor and 99 harbor, Colonel Wells
said the waters were seen as "bases
from which a fleet may protect
the west coast of the) United
States, Alaska and the Panama
canal."
Oahu Island Important.
"Oahu is the most impregnable
island strategically of the Pacific
ocean,"- the witness said. "Reserve
upplies, reserve ammunition, etc.,
to be maintained there are based
upon computed requirements for a
lelf-sustained defense for a period
of four months. In order to prop
erly prepare the island tor this
defense, the authorization of con
truction reauested in the est!
mates should unquestionably be
made, as the amount is small
compared with its importance in
(Continued on page Jive)
CALLS FOR HELP
; Pine Bluff, Ark., April 17. A
call for assistance was sent today
to all towns within a radius of 30
miles of Arkansas City for men
and supplies to aid in the fight to
prevent a break in the Mississippi
iiver levees near tnai place, wa
ter was reported coming over the
embankments and fear was ex
pressed for the safety of the citi
zens, most of whose homes are 20
feet and more below the water
level. One hundred convicts were
sent from the state farm at Cum
mins to aid in the work.
The message from Arkansas
City said the situation was regard
ed there as "extremely serious."
More than 500 men were then
engaged in constructing emergen
cy embankments behind certain
points. The train on which the
convicts were sent will be used to
orlng people and live stock from
the danger zone.
OREGON WILL GET
LOANS
Washington, April 17. Ap
troval of 48 advances for agricul
tural and livestock purposes ag
gregating $2, 722, 000, was an
lounced today by the war finance
eorporation. Distribution of the
loans included:
California $131,000, Oregon
'1.000,000, Washington $13,000.
WILLAMETTE PLAGES IN
EUGENE RELAY RACES
Willamette university took sec-
end place in the mile race at -the
'rack meet at Eugene held ' last
ek-end, and third place in the
medley. Coach Bohler did not en
ter his men in the special events
except high jump, pole vault and
hurdles. Dean Pollock tooksecond
,n the high jump. Jack Vinson
ond in the pole vault, and Bill
Vinson and Jack Vinson took Bec-
J,d and thilJ in the hurdles. Wil
lamette will hold in interclass
"ck meet this coming Friday.
DISTRICT
LION IN
After Genoa, What?
Experts Expect Two
More Conferences
Genoa, April, IV. (By Associ
ated Press.) After Genoa, what?
This is the question uppermost
in the minds of the delegates to
the international economic con
ference. Experts and delegates
alike are agreed that it probably
will be necessary to have at least
two more conferences before peace
is restored and financial recon
struction is possible In Europe.
Granting that tae r""ian prob
lem is settled in' p.'O e and
recognition is gran( g ,ussia by
the Genoa conferee g hich ap
parently. Is the mo M ;t can be
hoped for from the J? ent gath
ering a disarmam I? onference
probably would be I t ixt Btep In
an effort to end f er'i the Rus
sians say is virvr Mg i state of
war between Ja1 j? and soviet
Russia and Rums g And soviet
Russia. Turkey ( " Greece also
might be admitted to this confer
ence In an effort to stop the fight
ing in Asia Minor.
Frank Vanderlip, the American
LONG Dl
E
With a view to rendering more
efficient its long distance depart
ment, the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company has installed
a new pole line between Jefferson
and Salem, 238 miles of copper
wire has been added between
Portland and Albany, and the long
distance lines between Eugene,
Albany, Salem and Portland have
been re-arranged, according to W.
H. Dancy, Salem manager of the
company. The work was done at
a total cost of $138,000 and its
completion means a great deal for
the long distance service of all
the Willamette valley towns as far
south as Eugene, according to Mr.
Dancy.
"The increased use of long dis
tance lines has resulted in con
gestion during the busy hours to
such an extent that many calls
could not be completed as prompt
ly as we desired," Mr. Dancy ex
plained. "Realizing, this condition we
have made the necessary traffic
and engineering studies and have
regrouped and increased our toll
plant so as to produce the greatest
possible efficiency in the handling
of the traffic. .The new plant will
be placed in service today and we
believe will be ample to take care
nt all toll requirements of this sec
tion promptly for some time to
come."
The reconstruction work has
been under way for more than a
year. In connection with the .pro
ject a main camp was established
between- Salem and Jefferson
which was a model of what an
un-to-date construction camp
should be. In addition to the usual
features which might be expected,
such a sleeping quarters and a
dining room, there was a shower
bath, an amusement hail ana a
garage as a part of . the camp
equipment.
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Washington ADril 17 Sugges
tion that General Semenoff, now
in jail in New York, was en route
to Paris for the purpose of meet
ing Grand Duke Nicholas to plan
nnnter revolution against the
soviet regime in Russia was made
by Immigration Inspector ur
brick at Vancouver, in a report to
the immigration bureau following
his examination of the Russia of
ficer. The report of the inspector, laid
before the senate labor committee
today by Commissioner General
Husband of immigration, stated
that the mission of the anto-bol-shevik
leader to the United States
was the only course the Immigra
tion authorities could have pur
sued unless he could have been
"arbitrarily debarred."
STANCE
PHONE
SERVICE
IMPROVED
HER
SEMENOFF CASE
HAS NEW
ANGL
financier; Professor Gustav Cas
sell, Swedish economist, and other
experts at Genoa, apparently are
agreed that summoning of a- dls
armament conference is a neces
sary step before a successful fi
nancial or economic conference is
possible as lessened military ex
penses are imperative before loans
can be floated on a large scale.
The United States and Germany
probably would not participate in
this as Germany already is dis
armed under (he terms of the Ver
sailles treaty, and the United
States is not directly concerned
with European army affairs.
As the chances for recognition
of the soviet by the European
powers becomes brighter, the in
terest in America's attitude to
ward Russia increases and the del
egates are asking the Americans
in Genoa how long the United
States will hold aloof politically
from the Moscow ' government,
which it is helping so generously
with food.
Child "Crusaders"
: Off for Washington
St. : Louis, Mo., April 17.
The "children's oruBade tor
amnesty" departed today for
Terre Haute, Ind., the first lap
of its journey to Washington,
where President Harding will
be petitioned to release 113
men Imprisoned for violation of
the war time acts.
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PAY$11,535F0R
BALLOT PLACES
Filing fees paid-in by aspirants
to primary honors and fees paid
in for space In the official voters'
pamphlet aggregate $11,535 ac
cording to a statement by Secre
tary of State Kozer this morning.
This Is only $540 less than the
fees of two years ago when the
presidential campaign was on
with its numerous aspirants for
national convention honors and
nresidentlal candidates clamorfng
for space In the pamphlet.
A total of $6010 filing fees was
contributed by the 229 republican
candidates who filed their decla
ration of political intentions and
the 67 democrats who aspire tv
public office contributed a total
of $1500 for the privilege or get
ting their names on the primary
hflnt.
Ninety two republican candi
dates have purchased space in the
official pamphlet at an aggregate
cost of $3665 whereas only five
democrats are using this medium
nt nnliHcitv at an aggregate out
lay of $360. Eighteen pamphlets
will be required to accommodate
th nublicitv seeking candidates.
While the exact number of copies
to be printed can not be determin
ed until registrations cease it is
expected that the number will ex
ceed 300,000. The filing fees paid
in fnr sriace in the pamphlet are
expected to cover the cost of print
ing and mailing. The worn oi ea
ftinir. orintinsr. binding and dis
tributing these pamphlets is al
ready under way. The law re
quires that all pamphlets be mail
ed not later than eight days be
fore the primaries.
MUSIC TOPIC OF MR.
DECKEBACH AT LUNCH
Music stands aione among the
fine arts and there is none great
er JF. G. Deckebach told Salem
business men at their noon lunch
eon at the Salem Commercial club
today. Mr. . Deckebach briefly
imroA the history of music
th ron rh the ages.
Much rood may be accomplish
ed through music, he said, and he
urged co-operation in making it
nlav a ereater part and ' hold a
higher place than it even now
holds. .. i
Four selections by Salem musl
clans were offered- following Mr.
Derkebach'a talk.
OFFIC
SEEKERS
Ill DIE
IS
10 RETAIN HIS
CITIZENSHIP
Former Austrian Consul
Not To Lose Papers for
Allowing Hans Boehm
To Utilize Passport. ,
Portland, Or.f April 17, Joseph
Woerndle, former Austrian con
sul here, will retain his American
citizenship as a result of a decis
ion announced today by Federal
Judge R. S. Bean in the proceed
ings instituted by the government
for cancellation on the ground
that Waerndle had permitted
Hans Boehm, German spy, to use
his passports before the United
States entered the world war. ,
Fraud Nat Evident.
"There is no evidence to show
that' Woerndle made fraudulent
reservation of fidelity to America
when he took out his naturaliza
tion papers," said Judge Bean.
"The same may apply to the pri
vate' letters he wrote to his rela
tives abroad. These letters were
written before the United States
entered the war and while his na-
tive land was. hard pressed by. Its
enemies. There is evidence to show
that Woerndle knew Hans Boehm,
German spy, would use Woerndle'
passport- to return to Germany to
fight." ,
- It was a matter of common
knowledge, the judge said, that be
fore the United States entered the
war many naturalized citizens
sympathized with their mother
land. Passport Used Not Crime.
Concerning the passport used
by Boehm, Judge Bean's decision
says:
"In obtaining a passport in his
name for use by Boehm and in al
lowing Boehm to use such pass
port and to assume and travel un
der his, defendant's name, In order
that he might pass the allied- lines
and return to Germany and join
the German forces, defendant's
conduct is, of course, indefensible;
but there is no evidence that he
knew the passport was to be used,
in fact, used for any other purpose
and his action in reference there
to is not sufficient to show a
fraudulent reservation of fidelity
at the time of his admission to
citizenship ten years before."
ASSAULT HEARING IS
ON IN COURT TODAY
The preliminary hearing de
manded by Joe D. McAfee, charged
with assault., with a dangerous
weapon in connection with a razor
fight between him and O. A. Pen
ney at the Southern Pacific depot
here several days ago, got under
way in the justice court shortly
after 2 o'clock this afternoon.
McAfee was arrested in Port
land a few hours after Penny, hia
throat badly cut, was found in
the railroad yards.' Both men
admit they had been drinking but
each claims the other was the as
sailant In the fight.
- Penny has been confined in a
local hospital for several days and
McAfee was held in the county
Jail. "
PHILLIPS TO BE TAKEN
BACK TO PORTLAND JAIL
Dan Casey, sentenced by the
Multnomah county circuit court to
hang for the murder of J. H.
"Buck" Phillips, will be trans
ferred from murderer's row in the
state prison here to a cell in the
Multnomah county jail today to
await the outcome of his appeal
to the supreme court. Attorneys
for Casey have asked that he con
fined in the Multnomah county
jail untinl his fate is decided by
the higher court.
Court Calendar Set.
Court cases were set this morn
ing in department No. 2 of the
circuit court under the jurisdic
tion of Judge George Bingham.
The wates for the hearings were
get as follows: April IS, Hammer
vs. Haines; April 19, Minzer vs.
Minzer, Crow vs. Crow, Nasker vs.
Nasker; April 20, Beardslay vs.
lllldge: April 21, Goldad v.
Forbes: May 2, Grenz vs. Anders;
April 4, SUton vs. Peyree; May 5,
Zuber vs. Branch, Beard va. Krise.
25 Cents Hourly
Not Enough Pay
Salem Men Say
t i
If Salem's capital and labor
could just set together there
would be jobs for everybody, ac
cording to Police Judge Earl Race
whose free labor agency throws
hfm In close touch with local con
ditions.
. ' As It Is, however, there are yet
men out of work in Salem, Judge
Race said today. They feel that
employers are not offering enough
money.
5 Certain hop men, seeking work
ers, are offering 25 cents an hour
for a 10-hour day, Judge Race
said. ' Salem folk, who have odd
jobs, are paying from SO cents to
50 cents an hour. ,
, "On these odd-jobs," the labor
er points out, "sometimes an hour
la spent in going to the scene of
the work, making preparations,
and so forth. "The Job may last
an hour. It is, plainly, not very
profitable."
;With the coming of better
weather jobs will be plentiful is
Salem, Judge Race believes.
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TOLD TO DEPART
Haynesville, La., April 17.-
Persuaded to wait until the man
they were after had been identi
fied by his alleged victim, a mob
yvlquBly estimated at 300 to 600
which surrounded the Hawnesvllle
jail last night bent on taking
Ralph Coleman, suspect in the as
sault and robbery of Tony Pierce,
left 100 of its members at the jail
and started on a "cleaning up"
of Haynesville.
As the crowd went about its
self-appointed task It grew rapidly
until by the time It started for Oil
Center and Baucum spur, with the
announced intention of "cleaning
those oils field settlements also,"
it had grown to 3,000.
, The mob visited a number of
hotels and rooming houses, notify
ing certain men and women among
their occupants to pack up and
depart, and then went to the negro
quarter and gave orders to about
three quarters of the population to
leave. Doors and windows were
smashed at several places, but
none of the negroes or others
warned to leave was injured.
The assault from which the ex
citement developed occurred
when Pierce was on his way homeT
He was struck on the head and
robbed of $100 which he said he
had received from his sister in
California earlier in the day. He
was unconscious when found and
had not fully recovered his senses
several hours later. He Is serious
ly but not fatally injured, it was
stated after an examination of the
wound. Meantime, while police
,were searching for the highway
man, a reward fund was being
raised by subscription.
Portland, Ore., April 17. The
Oregon law prohibiting the pos
session or sale of salmon caught
Id purse seines was upheld today
by federal Judge Bean In the suit
by George Jurlch and other lower
Columbia river fishermen againet
master fish Warden Carl D. Shoe
maker. The court held that the state
legislature was within its rights
in enacting the law at the last
session, declaring the game and
fish of a state belong to the peo
ple and are not subject to private
ownership except so far as the
people may elect to make them so
The court rejected the conten
tion that the law was invalid be
caese It prevented possession of
salmon taken outside the three
mile limit, over which the state
had no jurisdiction.
The decision also declared the
new law did iyt conflict with the
compact between Oregon and
Washington regarding fishing In
the Columbia river, as the com
pact had no reference to fish tak
en outside the jurisdiction of elth
er state.
UND
SIRABLES
BY CRUSADERS
PURSE SEIN LAW
DECLARED VALID
BROWN'S S0N
TELLS STORY
OF SHOOTING
Witness Declares Anti-
Saloon Leaguers Laid
Trap and Searched Car
Without Warrant. .
Lengthy cross-examination,
both on the part of the state and
upon the part of the defense, pre
vented the case of J. M. Brown,
charged with assault withntent
to kill Arthur Lewis, on Septem
ber 7, 1921, during one of the
raids of the" Anti-Saloon league,
from going to the jury today.
Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon,
the defense had only placed one
witness on the stand.
Dickered for Booze
Forrest Brown, son of the de
fendant, was the first witness
called by the defense this morn
ing after the state had rested,
following the testimony of Dr.
W. H. Byrd, that he had attended
Lewis on the morning of the
shooting.
According to Brown he was ap
proached by Putnam and Kelly,
representing S. B. Sandifer, anti
saloon league operative, on the
day previous to the shooting and
asked if he had any liquor. He
told them he had not, but that he
would try and get some. His
father and young Brown then
drove to Livesley and then to
Halls Ferry, after showing Kelly
and Putnam where the liquor
would be left it they succeeded in
obtaining It. Failing to obtain
the liquor the Browns returned to
the scene of the shooting. J. M.
Brown got out of the car 260
steps from the scene.
Five minutes later Sandifer and
bis men arrived.
Had No Warrant
"Sandifer asked me if I had any
booze," said Brown. "I told him
'no.' He said, 'Don't you know
who I am," and I said no I didn t.
He said, 'I'm Sandifer.' He
started tn bSarch my car and I
asked him if he had a warrant and
he said he didn't need to have,
and showed me his star."
After relating how Sandifer 'a
party had searched the bushes and
chased Putman and Kelly into
Salem, Brown said:
"Sandlior said he would like to
talk to me separately, after his
gang came back. We walked up
the road and he said, 'now Brown
you tell me where that liquor is
or either you or I will take a
licking.' I said, 'all right Sandi
fer, any time you're ready.' Then
the shooting started.
Handcuffed Together
''I saw my fatther running
back up the road and two or three
of Sandifer ' bunch following
him. I shouted to them to cut the
shooting, and so did Sandifer.
When we got to my father they
were on top of him and trying to
choke him. I told them to stop
or I would take a hand In it.
Sandifer pulled them off my father
and handcuffed him and me to
gether."
Brown related the circum
stances which followed, stating
that he drove his car-with Sandi
fer and his father to the court
house and was placed in jail.
Completion of the case is ex
pected today. H. McManan, local
attorney, is aiding T. W. Glllard
In the defense of Brown.
Doing their part in the observ
ance of music week. Commercial
club officials today featured a
music program, rather than a
speaker, at their weekly luncheon
for business men. Four numbers
were offered.
Long applause after each turn
ber rendered indicated the sue
cess of the program which was as
follows:
"Value Caprice" Newland
Rosalind Van Winkle.
Meditation from 'Thais'. .Massanet
Viola Asb.
"A Gypsy's Maiden's Eye"..Parker
Mrs. Ward Willis Long.
"Valse Poetlque" Friml
Clarence Wenger.
IS C HEARD AT
CLUB'S LUNCHEON
Can West at Age of
77; Dies Today, 100
Spokane, Wash., April 17.
Robert Hall, who came west
from Wisconsin 23 years ago,
at the age of 77, to avail him
self of the opportuntlies which
he declared were to be found
here is dead today. He. was
four months more than 100
years of age. Until recently,
when he became ill with pneu
monia, he was active about his
acre tract near here, where he
died yesterday..
SRO
E MACHINE
T
LEGAL, OPINION
Washington, April 17. The
government today won in the su
preme court in the case brought
by the United Shoe Machinery cor
poration and others to have set
aside the restraining order pro
hibiting them from using certain
lease clauses In their contracts for
the rental of patented machin
ery. The supreme court affirmed the
decree of the United States district
court at St. Louts, which enjoin
ed the corporation, under the
Clayton act.
The federal court prohibited
the corporation from compelling
by lease agreements, the exclusive
use of tis machines, and from en
forcing an alternative royalty
clause, found to be prohibitive
upon all footwear manufactured
in factories where machines of
competitors also were used. It also
held invalid the agreement by
which the corporation required
those using its machines to pur
chase supplies of It.
Justice McKenna dissented but
did not express his views. Justice
Brandels took no part In the con
slderation of the case.
ARE MASSACRED
London, April 17. A great fire
and a massacre of Christians at
Samsoun on the Black sea coast of
Asia Minor were in progress nine
days ago when the Italian steamer
Barblta left there, the steamer's
officers reported on her arrival at
Patras, Greece, says an Athens
dispatch to the London Times dat
ed Sunday.
Turkish nationalist Bashl-
Basouks, headed bf Turkish off!
cers, surrounded the Greek quar
ter and set it ablaze, shooting all
who attempted to escape the offi
cers declared.
When the steamer sailed, the
large Greek church at San Soun
was ablaze and thousands of Greek
woman and children were rushing
to the waterfront seeking refuge
on steamers.
THREE NEW ARBUCKLE
COMEDIES RELEASED
Lob Angeles, Cal., April 17.
Three new photo comedies by
Roscoe Arbuckle which were with
held from the screen because of
the charge of manslaughter that
was lodeed against the comedian
and recently disposed of by a ver
dict of acquittal, will be released
to exhibitors forthwith.
This announcement was made
today by the Famous Players-Las-
kv corporation, for which Ar
buckle made the films. Adolph
Zukor. head of the organization.
telegraphed from New York that
he was "confident the public real
ize by this time that Arbuckle has
been the victim of circumstance"
and directed the release.
Since Arbuckle's acquittal two
of his older picture have been
shown here at downtown theaters
and both have done good business.
according to the theater managers.
Due to a bad steering gear, a
delivery truck belonging to A.
Daue & Son, grocers of Salem,
ran off the Pacific highway and
turned over yesterday afternoon
between Aurora and Canby. M.
Kandelberg, who was driving, was
unhurt. Another occupant of
the ear, whose name could not. be
learned, also escaped wlthmit In
jury. t
N A
SAYS CHRISTIANS
Kill KITS
ILLINOIS TOWN
StmilLED
Twister Wrecks Village
of Irvington; . Wires
Down and Extent of
Damage Unknown.
Chicago, April 17.- Torna
does in three central western
states last night jancl this
morning were believed lo have
killed at least eight persons,
injured dozens, left scores
homeless and caused damage
which probably will run into
millions of dollars.
Kansas, Indiana and Illi
nois were touched by the
tornadoes, southern Illinois
received the brunt of the dis
turbances. The full extent of the dam
age in' Illinois and Indiana
could not be learned because
the telephone and telegraph
lines were demolished where
ever the storm struck. , ' . j
Centralia, 111., April 17. Un
verified reports stated that seven
persons had been killed and about
85 Injured some seriously, in the
tornado which struck this section
early today. One woman was re
ported killed at Lake. Centralia, 10
miles north of here.
15 Building! Demolished.
Nashville, 111., April 17 A tor
nado striking at Irvington, a town
of about 300 population shortly
after midnight last night killed
one person and injured between 60
and 75 others and demolished or
badly damaged 15 residences and
business houses, according ' to
meagre reports available here
early this morning.
A special Illinois Central train
took the seriously injured to Cen
tralia where they were placed in
a hospital and given medical at
tention. One family of seven, all of whom
were injured, were dragged from
the ruins of their home. Two chil
dren were reported in critical
condition as the result of window
glass.
One Baby Victim.
Centralia, III., April 17. One
baby was killed and two persons
are 1 a hospital here In a critical
condition as the result of a tor
nado which . struck Irvington,
(Continued on Page Seven.)
TIME AT GENOA
Genoa, April 17. (By Associ
ated Press.) Easter Monday
found the economic conference
marking time. George Chitcherin,
head of the Russian delegation,
had telegraphed to Moscow for In
structions. Leading allied spokesmen said
today It would be an exaggeration
to refer to the situation, as some
European newspapers have done,
as being a deaiock. Moreover,
they said, it would be inexact to
affirm that the allies had present
ed an ultimatum to the soviet
delegates. The Russians they said
merely were asked to speed up
their answers to various points,
particularly concerning the ques
tion of pre-war debts.
It was pointed out today that if
the broad lines of Russian settle
ment could be informally agreed
upon by the leaders by the end of
this week, then the conference
would have accomplished the
greatest object for which it was
called, namely a practical ar
rangement with Russia.
All national forest headquarters
and many ranger stations have
telephones. If you discover a for
est fire, call central and atk to
be connected with the nearett for
est officer.
CONFEREES MARK