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STATE LIDHaRy TT CIRCULATION ATerage lor March 5705. Member Audit Bureau ol Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leased Wlr service. . : H - The Weather 1 REGON: Tonight and Saturday fair. Moderate westerly winds. . , Local: Rainfall, trace; southerly winds; cloudy; maximum, 58; min imum, 41; river, 6 feet and stationary. I 7 MS 1 J TORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 101. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1922. otjtott" rmi7- nTXTma o tkains and nkws. XT J.VLVJCJ J. VV J . VsEJlX 1 U STANDS FIVE CENTS iui j IT 7 - If II : V3L U Mt M J I VV J J t V 1J U . i.:.mrm ggf fE ' -wiT- ' -pp- HAITIAN P RESTORATION I HOME RULE Usurpution Charged A gainst United States AuthoritiessWith? ?al of Military Fore' f manded. 7 J"- " S: Washington, April 28. t t As- jociated Press) Repr ttlons for the restoration of si f)vern- ment to the Haitian and the immediate withdre g it Am- $:lcan military forces;- the Is land were before Secretary Hughes today from a committee of law yers and representatives of ' the Foreign Policy association of New York and the National Popir lar Government league of Wash ington. A report submitted and signed by 24 lawyers, charged that the "seizure by the United States of the republic of Haiti was la vio lation of our constitution, our treaties and of international law." . The report further charged that the action of this government in maintaining a "mandate over Haiti" constituted "usurpation of power through mere executive act Ion unauthorized by law and that the honor and good name" of the United States required: Abrogation Demanded "The immediate abrogation by the United States of the treaty of 1915, unconditionally and without Qualification. "The holding of elections of representatives to TO legislative bodies of Haiti and of a president hy the free will of the people at an early day. "The negotiation of a ' new treaty with a new Haitian ad ministration for friendly coopera tion between the United States . and Haiti upon such terms as shall be mutually satisfactory to both countries and by the methods that obtain between free and independ ent sovereign states." Frederick Bausman f Seattle was one of the signatories ot the report of the Foretern Pnllf.v nun. elation. The committee from the Na tional Popular Government league included Senator Owen, Oklaho ma, Its president; Samuel Gomp rs and Henry A.,Slattery. Exploitation Permitted An address signed by members of the league from various sections of the country charged that the diplomatic and military forces of ihe United States were being used to permit the "economic, Indus trial and financial exploitation of Haiti and Santo Domingo by leading New York banking inter ests." Among the signatories to the address were William Kent, former representative from Cali fornia; Louis F. Post, former as sistant secretary of labor; Frank Morrison, secretary of the Am erican Federation of Labor and William H. Johnston, president of the International association of Machinists. The league's address and the report both protested what was described as the government's at wmpt to force a loan from Amerl an bankers upon the Haitians sainst their will, and the league "self charges that the chief pur Pose of sending Brigadier General Russell, a few weeka ago, clothed ith the hitherto unheard of towers to Haiti was to coerce the Haitian government into grant ing the American financial advis er. John A. Mclllhenny, power 10 make loans. WOBBLIES REACH Sebezs, Russia, April 27. (By associated Press.) The pioneer contingent of Industrial Workers the World from the United ate arrived today and was wel oined by officials from Moscow, h will accompany" the party to soviet capital on a special "ain. The party expects to upend t least a week in Moscow before Marting to Siberia to take charge r be mining, steel and fanning concessions in which "Biff Bill" , rd is interested and expect o visit. RUSSIA TO WORK 'eath of In Illinois Town Veiled In Hoopeston, 111., April 28. One man, bellevedby Sheriff Knox to beable to solve the mystery sur rounding the death of Gertrude Hanna, 25 years old school teach er who was found dead in a va cant parsonage here yesterday, is the center of a sweeping investi gation today Which is expected to result in the man's arrest within 24 hours and the possible Implica tion of several others, i Although County Physician J. F. Fisher expressed the belief that Miss Hanna had died within sev eral days after , she disappeared March 31, it was definitely ex pressed that the body had been placed in the unoccupied basement within the last week. , : J. M. Strong who lives near the parsonage said today he had been through the entire house a week igo Wednesday. He was positive that the girl's body was not then on the narrow window ledge where It was found yesterday by carpen ters. Mr. Strong said he had gone to the house looking for a lawn mower. - The Rev. J. T. Maloy, now pas 'or of a church in Evanston, was Wilson Repeats Old Limerick to Visiting Women PL T STATE HOSPITAL A recommendation that the nurses' dormitory at the state hos- Dital for the insane which was damaged by fire Wednesday, be razed and the property cleared is contained in a report on the fire damage submitted to the state board of control today by C. Van Patten & Son, contractors, who were employed to make a survey of the damaged building. Van Patten estimates that it would require between $12,500 and il3,504 to place the building in first class condition which he declares to be too great an ex pense on so old and obsolete building. In view of this report It Is ex. nontori that temporary arrange ments will be made at this time for the housing of the nurses at the hospital and an appropriation for a new building sougni ai iue next, legislature. ROIARIANS, KIWANIS TO HEAR HOSPITAL NEEDS Tha board of directors of the Sa lem Rotary and Kiwanis clubs to rt, ranted the Salem hospital board permission to Introduce a speaker who will set forth the needs of the hospital at me txo-tarian-Klwanis dinner to be held here In about three weeks. Who the speaker will be, or when the dinner will be held, is not definitely known. The club having the lowest attendance rec ord is to be host to the other or ganization. TUnma nresent at the meeting today at which details concerning the speaker were approved were r, nHfrith. Russell Catlin. Tom Kay, Harry Meyers, Frank Deckebach, William McGiicnrisi Jr.. John McNary, Roy Shields, Dr. H. E. Morris, Oliver Myers, FreS Delano, C. A. Park and Ed Schunke. Yonth Guilty of Murder Adi-U 28. (By Associ ated Press.) Henry Jacob!, a 19 year old hotel pantry boy, was foind -niltT today by the central criminal court for the murder of Ldy Alice White, widow of Sir M.ini White, former chairman of the London county council, on March 14. He was sentence 10 AN TO RAZE BURN BUILDING death. Woman Mystery the last occupant of the house, leaving Hoopeston last December. Since that time the church has had no pastor, although the house was being prepared for a new minister when carpenters, making repairs, found the dead girl's body yesterday. Although expressing the belief that the girl had been dead for nearly a month, Dr. Fisher said today that the intestinal organs wet& in almost perfect condition and appeared in as good condition as If the young woman had been dead but 24 hours. This led to the theory that the body had been kept on Ice or in a cool place. Pursuing the theory that a man living in Hoopeston Is responsible for the girl 's death, Sheriff Knox and States Attorney Newms spent the day rounding up young men who were intimate friends of Miss Hanna. William Hanna, the girl's father, declared he believed he knew the man who was responsi ble for the girl's death. The man sought Is thought to be one who is said to have been seen frequently with the girl. Washington, April 28. Several thousand women including numer ous delegates to the Baltimore convention of the National League of Women Voters and to the con-, ventlon here of the- League of American Pen Women, staged a demonstration late today before the home here of former President Wilson. Cheers of the women brought Mr. Wilson to the door and upon requests for a speech he declared that while he appreciated the compliment very much he felt be. was "not strong enough to make a speech." Mr. Wilson called back by the cheers, thanked the women and added: "I will repeat for you one of my favorite limericks, which runs as follows: . " 'For beauty I am not a star, There are others more handsome by far; My face, I don't mind it, -.. Because I'm behind It ' " . The rest of the verse was lost in a burst of laughter and cheering that was heard for blocks. The former president made his appearance resting heavily on a cane and assisted by a negro but ler. He was attired in a black frock coat and top liat and smilingly greeted his visitors. Doffing his hat and hanging his cane in the pocket of his .coat, he bowed and then said: "Thank you very much for the compliment. I appreciate It very much. I am sor, y I am not strong enough to make a speech." Mr. Wilson then retired to the house and when the cheering throng kept up the tumult, call ing first for Mr. Wilson and then Mrs. Wilson, the former president and his wife appeared at an upper window and smilingly waved to the, crowd below. It was then that Mr. Wilson repeated his favorite limerick. For several minutes he and Mrs. Wilson remained at the window while the women visitors sang songs and applauded Intermittent ly until the window was closed. The delegation was to have been headed by Lady Astor, but she did not appear in the throng. She had another engagement at the same hour. FOUR FATALITIES IN INDUSTRY IN WEEK Frmr fatalities are included In tha list of 2S4 industrial accidents reported to the state industrial ac cident commission for the week ending April 2T. Workmen los ing their lives in accidents duriug the week were: L. J. Throop, chokerman, Healdsburg. Cal.; A. M. Danton. laborer. Newberg; C. F. Scoggins, logger, Oswego, and R. Morlyaer, hog feeder, Astoria. ins a inn f- r r f n - in PROBE IMS LaFollette Declares Hun dreds of Millions of Gov ernment Oil Reserves Turned Over to Private Companies. v Washington, April - 28. Con gressional investigation into the leasing by the Interior department of oil rights in the Teapot Dome, Wyo., naval oil reserve to the Sin clair oil interests today appeared in prospect after a long attack in the senate on the leases by Senator LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, and announcements, by republican leaders to support a resolution of inquiry. Adoption ot the LaFollette reso lution proposing an investigation ot the Teapot Dome leases by the senate public lands committee and calling upon the administration for complete data regarding the leases, was urged also by Senator Polndexter," republican, Washing ton. .... .- Senatpr McCumber, republican, North Dakota, in charge of the tariff bill, agreed to lay aside that measure, probably tomorrow, long enough to have the LaFollette resolution considered. Favoritism Alleged The Wisconsin senator contend ed that the department In makfng the leases which grant " to favored individuals" public properties worth hundreds ot millions of dollars which belong to the peo-J pie." He urged adoption of his resolution, calling on the admin istration for all the facts and documents regarding "the Teapot Dome leases. Secretary Fall of the interior department was attacked by Sen ator LaFollette as the "ablest op ponent of the policy ot conserva tion established under Roosevelt." (Continued on Page Seven.) Russian Issues New Issue of Money In -Large Denominations Moscow, April 28. While private brokers are offering more than 4,000,000 paper rubles to the dollar and food prices are soaring proportion ately, the government has an nounced a new Issuevof money In probably the "largest denom inations in the world. The notes will be in 50,000,000 and 100, 000,000 rubles and will be re deemable In 124, L Chicago, April 28. The decis ions ot the United States railroad labor board are as binding as law and can be enforced as such, ac cording to a decision of the su preme court of Mississippi, re ceived by the labor board today, i The decision is opposed both to tho popular conception that the boards rulings can be enforced only by public opinion and to a recent decree of Federal Judge Page of Chicago, who ruled that unless all parties to the contro versy between the uoard gree n submission of the question to the tribunal, tha board had no power to rule, except when commerce was likely to be hindered. Judge Page also ruled that the board acted only la an advisory capacity In making decisions. - UNION LEADERS BOLT RAIL WAGE HEARING Chicago, April 28. Overruled on their protest against allowing shippers and manufacturers' or ganizations to testify in the rail way wage hearing now before the United States railroad labor board, the union labor leaders and their attorney today bolted the hearing when John T. Burchmore, speaking- for tha National Industrial Traffic League was admitted to the stand. El IN L LAWFUL Only 55 Percent cf Women Wear Corsets; Industry Threatened Chicago, April 28. It seems to be a question whether the girls wear 'em any more. The ways and means com mittee of the Chicago corset club met today to outline a life-saving program for the in dustry. ; - "Only 65 per cent ot the women are wearing corsets," according to Ross Hey, secre tary of the organization, which Includes manufacturers, sales men and designers of the femi nine form frames. ' "More and more women are giving up the corset," said Mme. Alia Ripley, president of the Fashion Art League of America. SUSPECT HELD AS TAYLOR MYSTERY Los Angeles, Cal., April 28.- Monore C. Connette, newspaper man, held at the county Jail here pending an investigation of possl ble knowledge oencerning the mys terioua shooting ot William Des mond, Taylor, motion picture di rector, here February 1, today de nled "that he had killed a man in defense of honor," as the Hilo, T H.. sheriff cabled the district at torney hero he' aad information that Connette so admitted. Tha Hllo sherirf's cable also said that Connette "gave graphic description ot Taylor's room at the (ime of the killing." Connette ex plained this by saying that in an swer to the request of a Hilo newspaper reported for. Informa tion concerning the murder mys tery he drew a diagram to make more clear the situation in which the body was found, but this dia gram was based upon diagrams published by a Los Angeles news paper. , Connette Is being held merely as a witness, pending Investiga tion of reports that he knew more about the murder mystery than had been published. BEATGERVAIS A union high school at which students from Gervais, Manning, St. Louis and Parkersville will be In attendance will be established at Gervais next fall, It was an nounced by Mrs. Mary L. Fulker- son, county superintendent, after a vote of the four districts had been canvassed by. the district boundary board this morning. One hundred two votes were cast for the union high school, and only 24 against It. The school will be the only one of Its kind in the county. Years ago there was a union high school at Scotts Mills, but later the plan was abandoned. PLAN TO DEVELOP DESCHUTES LAND Plans for additional develop ment work on the Tumalo irriga tion district in Deschutes county were laid before State Engineer Cupper for his approval Thursday by Fred N. Wallace, secretary ot the district and John H. Lewis and R. W. Rea, engineers. The plans-involve the construction ot a division dam across the De schutes river near Bend, with ditches, flumes and syphons for carrying the water to the project and a dam at Crescent Lake for the storage of additional water, all at a cost estimated at 1350,000. Want Cheap Land Laboring under the Impression that good land, well located and with plenty of ' water available can be purchased In Oregon at 12.50 per acre with ten years to pay for it, the Pioneer Investment company of Lincoln, Neb., has written to State Engineer Cupper for additional details. The com pany expresses a desire to pro mote a colonization scheme which will require from 200,000 to 4 00, 000 acres of this class of land. WITNESS IN UNION U OUTLiNEPLAN FOR REVIVAL OF RUSSIAN IHE No Loan to be Offered But Censortium Formed to Finance Commerce Through Combinations of Firms. Genoa, April e. (By Assoc! ated Press.) Plans for Russia's reconstruction were being finally determined upon today in the con ference Bub-commlsslon on Rus sian affairs, and - the Indications were that a definite proposition would be laid before the Russian delegation by the week-end, with the suggestion that the proposi tion be either accepted or rejected, without further discussion. The Italian press today gives indications ot what the allied proposals are. . No Loan to Me Offered. First, it is asserted, no loan will be offered to soviet Russia, but it will be suggested that an inter national consortium be formed to finance trade with Russia tnrough combinations ot firms and Individ uals of the varir.g countries rep resented. Germany will be lnclud ed in the consortium, it is de clared, and provision made that the United States may Join. This plan contemplates . the economic colonization ot Russia! with guarantees that the auton omy and sovereignty of the soviet government will not be Infringed upon. The division of trade will be ar ranged In such a way that the countries participating in the con sortium will have the opportunity ot dealing with the sections ol Russia nearest them. For exam ple, Great Britain would be given the opportunity to trade with northern Russia through Archan gel and the Baltic ports, while the southern countries would be giv en advantages in the, Black eea ports. Fr:h Attitude, Premier Barthou, head of the French delegation herev conversed at length during last night over the long distance telephone with Premier Poincare In Paris, and as a result it was stated this after noon that the official viewpoint ot France with regard to the reply to Russia had been harmonized. Divergencies had developed In the attitude ot the French delega tion here and that of the govern ment In Paris, especially toward the Russian qilest'on, and it was anounced that M. Barthou had asked permission to go to Paris for a day or two to consult with premier. It was said this after noon that whether M. Barthou would proceed to Paris for the (consultation depended largely up on the outcome of today's discus sion of the Russian question here. The senior class ot Willamette university took first place In ln terclass oratory this morning. The standing ot the four classes was sophomores, fourth; Juniors, third Juniors, second, and seniors, first. The four speakers and their sub jects were as follows: Seniors, Fred McGrew, subject, "When the Public Welfare Is Paramount"; Juniors, Helen Hoover, subject, "Formalism"; sophomomes, Geo Oliver, subject, "The Ideals of a Democra-cy," and freshmen, Bon ney, subject, "The Determined man." McGrew took two firsts and one second in composition and thought, and three second places in delivery. Bonney took one sec ond, one third, and one fourth in compositoin, and two first and one third In delivery. The total scores were: McGrew, 8 2-3; Bonney, 88 1-3; Hoover, 82 V4, and Oliver, 79. The Judges of composition and thought were Professors E. C. Richardson, E. M. Erickson and J. T. Matthews of Willamette. Those for delivery were Elmo 8. White, attorney, and Professor C. M. Panunzlo and Dean AHen ot Willamette. SENIOR CLASS WIN N ORATORY All Clothes Stolen v . From Foot of Bed While He Slumbers Modford, Or., April 28.- Robbers entered the home of H. U. Lumsden, well known local merchant, last night and took his entire wardrobe from the toot of the bed where he was sleeping;, containing a' valuable watch, cash and personal be longings, valued by the owner at $250. The Bams -robbers, it 1b believed,. entered the home ot Robert Brownlee, local lumber man, near, the . Lumsden resi dence, making oft with a new overcoat and $6 in cash. The police declare they have no clues to the culprits. T Portlanders and other nearby residents In general, and five con suls from foreign countries in particular, are to be Uie guests of Salem on her annual Blossom Day to be held on Sunday, May 7. TThls year's Blossom Day, of ficials ' In charge declared this afternoon, will be the greatest event bt lbs kind ever offered in Oregon. More than 160 cars will make up the caravan to leave Portland far Salem on the morn ing ot the 7th, and this line will be lengthened by scores Of motor ists who will Join on the way., All roads will lead to Salem and thousands are expected to visit the city and the orchards nearby. Olcott to Greet Visitors Governor and Mrs. Ben Olcott, Mr. and -Mrs. Sam Kozer, Mayor George B. Halvorsen and other state and city officials will be In the group which will meet the prominent Portlanders when the caravan arrives at the state fair grounds. The long line ot cars Will be piloted through the terri tory adjacent to Salem and fol lowing this inspection refresh ments are to be Berved. The British, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and French consuls, ac companied by their families, al ready have announced they will make the trip to Salem, Baker Will Speak ' Mayor George Baker, of Port land, will be among the speakers who will be beard before the party begins Its return trip to the metropolis. Motion pictures will be taken of the party en route and upon its arrival in Salem. The state motorcycle patrolmen have been delegated by Secretary ot State Kozer to keep the caravan Intact on Its trip south. Charles Town, W. Va., April 28. (By Associated Press.) J. F. Stewart, union miner and firfst witness In the trial of William Blizzard on a treason charge, told today of a meeting on Lens Creek, near Marmet, addressed by "Mother" Jones, who urged men camped there to return to their homes. District President C. Frank Keeney gave orders to stop the men, the witness said, Ven the crowd started to leave. Jle also testified as to an appropriation by his local union for a purpose of which the treasurer said: "You'll have to guess what I'm going to do with it.'' Mrs. Stewart, second witness, also told what she saw and heard at the meeting addressed by Mother Jones. She also told ot driving her car with Keeney and District Secretary Mooney as pas sengers from Lens Creek and ot being stopped by an armed guard "I have orders to stop every man,'' the' guard said, "and Keeney answered: 'I'm the man who gives the orders'," according to the testimony. Frank Wetherbee, prominent tusiness man ot Eugene, was a vis itor in Salem today. BLOSSOM DAY TO FIND SALEM HOS TO FIVE CONSULS BLAME PLACED UPON KEANEY AT TREASON TRIALS RIVER LEVIES BREAK GREAT M FLOODED 12,000 Persons Marooned by Backwater--5 0 0 Caught in Submerged Town Calls for Help Pour in. Vicksburg, Miss., April 28. Twelve thousand persons are re ported to have been cut oft in the northern and eastern sections ot Issaquena county by backwater from a break In the Mississippi river levees. . Five hundred persons are said to have been caught In the town ot Valley Park by the rising wat er.. The entire area in this sec tion, covered by water which came from a break higher up the river, comprises a tract 35 miles long and 50 miles wide. Calls for help also have reached Natchez, It was said, from Clayton and Lake St. John, both in Concordia pariBh. 6000 Concentrated. Alexandria, La., April 28. Six thousand persons, forced to leave their homes In Catahoula and Con cordia parishes, La., by the flood waters ot the Mississippi and oth er rivers were concentrated today in the vicintly of Jena, Sicily Is land, and Holloway, La., accord ing to the local Red Cross repre sentative. ' Natchez, Miss., April 28. A ceil was received here for rescue work at Clayton, La., and in the vicintly of Lake St. John In Con cordia parish, where it is report ed several hundred persons are marooned. Water i reported nine feet deep at Clayton. ' New Orleans, t., April 28. With two great sections of Louisi ana farm land already Inundated by flood waters rom two brents In the Mississippi river levee In (Continued on Page Seven.) BRITISH REQUEST WORLD LABOR TO BOYCOTT JAPAN London, April 28. An appeal T for an international boycott ot Japan, signed by six prominent members of British labor organ izations, has been sent to the lead ers ot the labor and socialist move ments throughout the world, ac cording to a letter from W. P. Coates, secretary ot the national "hands off Russia" committee in London, which Is published In the London Times. According to Mr. Coates, the ap- . peal was sent '"in view ot the crimes committed by Japanese troops In Siberia and the Japanese government's policy of still main taining its troops in that country, in spite of the pledge given to the powers at Washington." The signers are named as Rob ert Williams, Robert Smillie and J. Bromley, and Neil MacLean, . E. Mills and Ben Tillett, members ot the house ot commons. Baltimore. Md., April 28. This Is Washington day of the conven tion ot the National League of Women Voters, which will wind up its annual session tomorrow aft er a week replete with discussions ot its social and legislative activi ties. The delegates will visit con gress, be entertained at luncheon by more than a score ot Washing-t ton hostesses and many of them will be received by Wood row Wil son and Mrs. WDbob at the former president's home. The delegates will return to Baltimore for the closing meetins tomorrow forenoon and return to Washington for a reception at the White House in the afternoon. WOMEN'S LEAGUE I I PRESIDENT