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Newspaper Page TextA -CIRCULATION The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Tuesday falrj gentle winds, mostly northeasterly. .. Local: No rainfall; northerly winds; clear; max. 86; mln. 49; river 3.5 feet and stationary. : Average for April 6793. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leased wire service. FORTY-FOURTH YEAR. NO. 127. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 29, 1922. ppTfp tpnrrt rTT,'Mrra ON TRA.IN8 AND NEWS Jr rviLili lvVU xIjJN 1 o stands five cents Vk If I'M p I EVih ft . 'OLCOTT ALSO EXPECTED 10 ASK RECOUNT Hall's Reported Demand For Canvas of Ballots May Bring Like Action By Governor. Word comes from Marshfield that Charles Hall, defeated candi- liatn for Kovernor. who lost the republican nomination by an of ficial majority of 621 in the pri mary election of May 19, will con test he election and demand a recount of certain precincts. Mr. Hall is reported to have left Coos Bay today to inaugurate proceed ings, having engaged three Port land attorneys to handle the mat ter. Oloott Savs Nothing. i If a recount is demanded by Mr. Hall of certain precincts, there Is probability that Governor Olcott will also demand a recount of oth er districts, notably those In Mult nomah county. The governor himself -refuses to comment upon the situation, but is confident' that a recount will only increase his plurality. Tf Mr. Hall is not successful in fhls efforts to secure the nomina tion there is every prospect that the forces back of him will nom inated an Independent candidate ' to draw the Ku Klux Klan sup port from both old parties- and thereby secure a governor pledged "tn thn klan nroeram. The klans- men confidentally assert that they will draw sufficient votes from I: fboth Olcott and Pierce to make I.. . j , j . . Thl. ) Mneir canuiuaie buuwboiui. I program is contingent of course upon the refusal of Mr. Pierce, Ithe democratic nominee, to secret 1 ly pledge himself to the "patriotic societies program. Gates Again Mentioned. In the event that an independ ent candidate is named, Charles E. Gates, mayor of Medford. who early in the campaign was a can didate for the republican nomina tion and withdrew upon failure to receive the "patriotic' societies" endorsement, is believed to be the man slated. Mr. Gates has made a E-nnri record as mayor. Is a live- wire and a fine campaigner as well as a good business man. Moreover, alone among the prob abilities, he has openly acknowl edged belonging to the Ku Klux Klan and is in good standing with the leaders of the movement. SENATE AGAIN. DELAYS ACTION ON BONUS BILL Washington, May 29. The Mc Cumber soldiers' bonus plan ap parently comnUnded a majority In the senate finance committee today, but a formal vote was de ferred until Wednesday to give senators additional time to con sider some amendments that were suggested. Chairman McCumber expressed confidence after the session that his plan, which follows closely the house bill except that the Hand settlement feature has been elim inated, would be approved and in this democratic members of the committee agreed. Both the McCumber proposal and the Smoot proposition to give veterans paid up insurance policies in lieu of all other, forms of compensation were discussed at lome length at the committee meeting which was the first for discussion of the bonus to which the democratic members were ad mitted. The committee chairman said there has been no discussion of a cash bonus adding that there was not the money with which to pay cash. Proponents of the McCumber plan appeared to be confident that the committee on Wednesday would order jt favorable report on; the amended house bill. In 'nal event the measure would be placed on the senate calendar but wheth er it would replace the tariff bill In the near future remained to be decided. 175 Hear Speakers At Sunday Banquet; K. of G. Initiate 26 One hundred seventy-five per sons attended the" Knights of Columbus banquet held last night at the Marion hotel in honor of the class of 26 candidates who earlier In the day took the third degree of the order. The principal address of the evening was delivered by F. J. Lonergan, supreme director of the order who spoke at some length on American citizenship. . After emphasizing the need for developing good citizens who would take an Interest in their community, state and nation, Mr. Lonergan said: " : "It makes no difference what a man 's creed ., Is, whether he be Protestant, Jew or Catholic, or his race he black or white, he has a right under the constitution of the United States to worship as he chooses and It is unfortunate that the religious question should have entered into our political life." Upon the subject of "Educa tion" Rev. Lawrence J. Roche, dwelt largely upon the necessity of supporting the public schools (ind emphasized the fact that there was no antagonism to publlo insti tutions. "All should contribute equally, and do contribute equally, for the maintenance - of public schools, " said Rev. Lawrence, "but should be granted the privilege of sending their children to other institutions if they so desire." .Rev. J. R. Buck of Salem, also made a short patriotic speech and was followed by Frank Elavey who spoke briefly on the necessity of religious tolerance. Humor was Injected into the event by P. B. Keaney of Salem, who told some of his characteristic Irish stories. Other speakers on the program were J. R. Peare, state deputy, and Rev. L. J. Derouin. Several musical selections were offered by a chorus of girl stu dents from Sacred Heart aclademy, and by Viola Finney who was en cored a number of times for vocal numbers. i The banquet room was beauti fully decorated In flowers, Thomas Brown, district deputy acted as toastmaster of the evening. Special appreciation was voiced by those present of the manner in which the banquet was served by the hotel management. AMENDMENT FRAMED BY TAX CLUBS READY The ballot title and short title for the, proposed constitutional amendment being initiated by the Oregon Tax Reduction clubs, have been prepared by Attorney Gen eral Van Winkle and are now ready for circulation for signa tures. The short title refers to the measure as the "initiative and referendum amendment." Its pur pose as set forth by the attorney general is "to revise and change the initiative and referendum pro visions jpf the constitution by pro vldlng that only acts enacted to meet an emergency, consisting of insurrection, Invasion or condi tion due to ravages of fire, flood, famine or epidemic of disease and acts appropriating money for maintalng the state government or state institutions not exceed ing the apropriation made for the same purpose at the last biennial legislative session, (shall be x empt from the referendum and re quiring all measures referred to the peaple either by initiative or referendum petition or the legis lature to be voted upon only at biennial regular " general elec tions." GILLES ESTATE $20,000 In the netltion to probate the will of Arthur W. Gilles, Monitor resident who died on May 10, tne value of the estate is given as $20,000. Heirs to the estate are mentioned in the petition as Anna Gilles, widow; V. A. Gilles, son; r. IT fliltes. son: L. W. Gilles, son;, and Bertha H. Gilles, daugh ter. Mrs. Anna Gilles Is mention ed as executrix of the estate. Sam Deremls. formerly .of Al bany, has accepted a -position with the Valley Motor company here and assumed his new duties this morning. Harley Pugh, a Salem Insurance writer, left this morning for Port land where he will spend a short time transacting businesa. Shopwcrkers to Meet Pay Reduction With Proposal ot Strike Detroit, Mich., May 29. (By Associated Press.) Belief that a Btrike vote would be or dered by the executive council of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers, was expressed today by . E. F. Grable, grand president of the organization as the council went into session to consider the wage reduction ordered yesterday by the United States railway labor board. CHAUTAUQUA TO OPEN JUNE 30 HERE-7 DAYS The tenth annual Chautauqula to be held in Salem will open on June 30 and continue for seven days from the date, according to Dr. H. C. Epley, president of the local Chautauqua board, today. Season tickets will be on sale the latter part of the month of June land will be handled by sev. eral ot the business houses. Features of the program include Opie Read, "man ot letters and laughter" who will appear as the head liner on or near the opening date. Mr. Reed's topic on the Chautauqua circuit, "Human Na ture and Politics," bias set thous ands of American audiences laugh ing by the characterstic humor of its author. Among other features are five talented musicians known as the Oceanic Quintet which appear on the fourth day of the Chautauqula and have an enviable overseas record during the war, Peter B. Kyne's -famous story "Cappy Ricks" will be presented on the fifth night by a well balanced cast of capable players. Music lovers will enjoy the Gil van light opeila troupe which will present such old favorites as "The Mikado", "LaBoheme", "Robin Hood' ' and II Trovatore. " Besides this troupe the Watteau Girls, known us the Merry Musical Midgets will occupy the program with songs and instrumental num bers on the afternoon Of the fifth day. -"' Other musicians and vocalists of note lire the Stearns-Hellekson trio who assist Frances Ingram, noted contralto who will appear on the second day In a recital Miss Ingram has appeared in the New York and Chicago Opera companies and her success has been remlarkable and noteworthy In this line of entertainment. Dr. Elmer Lynn Williams, the "Fighting Parson," J. C. Herbs man, formerly head of the public speaking department of the Unt verslty of Washington, Edna Eu genia Love, who will discuss topics concerning health, and Norman Allan Imrie who served as a cap tain in the Canadian forces, will be among the prominent lecturers on the week's program. TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES American. R. H. E. Philadelphia 4 7 0 New York 7 13 0 Harris, Morris and Perkins; Mays and Schang. Chicago 5 12 1 Cleveland 8 9 0 Schupp, Hodge and Schalk; Cove leskie and O'Neill. First game Washington 2 7 0 Boston 1. 2 1 Erickson and Gharrlty; Quinn and Ruel. National New York J 6 2 Philadelphia 6 11 0 Douglas. Shea and Smith; Ring. Betts and Henline. Peters. Boston - 5 9 0 Brooklyn 4 8 1 Miller, Fillinglm and Gowdy; Cadore and Deberry. GOVERNMENT LANDIS ORDER SUSTAINED IN MAY BE TIEN ESPEE FIGHT INTO COURTS f. Supreme Court Declares Southern Pacific Owner ship of Central Pacific Railway Unlawful. Washington, - May 29.- The government won today in the su preme court in its suit to have the Southern Pacific company's own ership of the Central Pacific rail way declared unlawful. The court in deciding the cases the last of the great trust disso lution case brought to the su preme court reversed the de cision of the federal court In Utah, which had held against the gov ernment. The decision of the supreme court. Justice Day stated, means that the Southern Pacific would require to divert itself of all stock ownership in the Central Pacific lines or other control it has held since 1885 by lease and 1899 by purchase. Justice Day delivered the opin ion ot the court relating in detail the history of the construction of the Cetnral and Southern Pacific railroads and tne methods by which the latter obtained control of the former, holding that the Sherman antitrust act was effec tive in disclosing any combination which by stockholders' pleas or other control constituted a mo nopoly of trust which congress prohibited by the Sherman act The decree of the court covers de tails of the separation which must be followed and which will be necessary to protect the various parties to the case. Neither Justice McReynolds nor Brandels participated in the case. Justice McKenna delivered a dis senting opinion. COLLEGE TO PLAY EQUAL SCHEDULES Roy Bohler, athletic director at Willamette university returned yesterday evening " from Seattle, Washington, where he attended the collegiate conference track meet held Saturday and also a meeting ot the coaches of the northwest where plans for the coming football and basketball seasons were made. One of the most Important rul ing made by the coaches at their meeting was that in basketball all teams shall play the same number of games. In this way it will not be possible for a team to lay claim to the championship Which has not played with all the stronger teams of the conference as was done the past year. An other provision that will also make It difficult for a team to fill Its schedule with trom two to four games with weaker schools and base glnal figures on those games is that each team shall not play more than two games with any one team, one game to be at home and one away. - Several of the schools whose teams must take long trips drew up tentative schedules. Nothing deflnte concerning Willamette's schedule was done because It will be necessary to arrange dates that will correspond to those of travel ing teams. BELL PAYS JM FINE HERE William 'Bell,. Salem hop man, was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 when he pleaded guilty before Judge G. E. Unruh In the justice court this morning to a charge of speeding. Bell was arrested yesterday by Bert Smith, county traffic officer. Captain T. A. Harris and Fre mont B. Hodeon of , the United States army are registered at the Marion and are here to further recruiting for the Citizens Mili tary training camps to be held this cummer at Camp Lewie. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbe, of Eugene, spent the wek-end visit ing in Salem. They returned home last night by automobile. Mr. Gibbs Is a motion picture opera tor in Eugene. Portland Club President Asks League Meeting to Consider Drastic De i Cision of Dictator. . Portland, Or., May 29. Stun ned by the announcement of the decision ot Judge tLandis, high commissioner of baseball in the Kenworthy case, making Presi dent W. H. Klepper and Vice President James R. Brewster of the . Portland club of the Pactfic Coast league Ineligible, and tak ing W. J. Kenworth entirely away from the Portland club and mak ing him the property of the league, baseball clubs here were awaiting the next move. Asks League Meeting. President Klepper has request ed President W. H. McCarthy of the Coast league to call a meeting next Friday at San Francisco to consider the situation. Klepper intimated that the case would be taken to the civil courts, if neces sary, to determine whether Judge Landis has the right to make sucn a drastic decision. If tne decision Is binding, it wV.ll forc,e Klepper and Brewster to retire from active management ot the Portland club. They must dlsDoee ot their stock. Kenworth la not only deposed from the man agement ot the club but is sus pended as a player until 1924, with the proviso, however, that he may be reinstated by August 1, 1922, provided Klepper and Brew star have retired by that time. Klepper Barred by Order. Judge Landis based his decision apparently on the conviction that the Portland oftfcials were guilty ot getting Kenworth to hold out from accepting tbe management of the Seattle baseball club. Ac cording to the edict, Klepper shall be placed on tbe Ineligible list until January 1, 1925, and Brew ster until January 1, 1924. In regards to Kenworth, If Judge Landis Is convinced that Klepper and Brewster have car ried out his decision by retlrtng, Kenworthy will be permitted to play but not to manage a club after August 1-. Ho has been- turned over to the Pacific Coast league directors for disposal, which means that he may not play with Portland under any circum stances. ; , Krug Deal Set Aside, Marty Krug, who was traded by Portland to Seattle for Kenworthy and was later sold to the Chicago Cubs for $6000 by Seattle, Is de clared the property of the Seattle club. Although Portland and Se attle had an agreement la writing that Krug was to return to Port land if Kenworth was not re instated, this decision deprives Portland of any title to Krug. ,Klepper said later today that he bad requested that the pro posed meeting Friday be held at Portland Instead ot San Francisco as announced earlier. TBAINS CBASH HEAD ON KILLING ENGINE CREW Chicago, May 29. (By Associ ated Press) The engineer ana ri reman of a west bound Califor nia Limited on the Santa Fe were killed about 4 o'clock this morn ing mUr Fort Madison, Iowa, when the train crashed, head-on. lat oeastbound train number 4. No passengers were Injured and only the engines of tbe two trains left the track. The engineer was Eaton of Chi cago and Fireman V. Taylor of Chllllcothe, 111., according to re ports to Santa Fe officials here. Audrey Hanson Better Syracuse, N. Y., May 29. Au rev Munson. nationally known model was reported out of danger t her home in Mexico, near here today. Miss Munson took poison aturday afternoon and when ber mother found ber declared she wanted to die. It was said worry over money nlittera was respon sible. Today she was said to be eager to recover. Her physlclap said her condition is favorable to recovery. Salem Wife Burned Fatally When Torch Is Used Under Auto fVILL ll!MIUII 111 PARADE TUESDAY Twelve .. veteran organizations with a number ot fraternal orders 111 take part In the Decoration day parade at 2 o'clock, according to an announcement made by Ma jor Henry O. Miller, grand mar shal, this morning. Governor Ben W. Olcott with Mrs. Olcott and members of the supreme bench will lead the pa rade with the Cherrlan band and members of the supreme court. bench. The parade will form on Front street west of Marion Square, fac ing south and will follow the line of march south on Front street to Center, east on Center to Commer mental, south on Commercial to Court, east on Court to Church, south on Church to State, west on State to Commercial, south on Commercial to Ferry east on Fer ry to the armory, where the exer cises will take place. Besides members of the G. A. R., for whom this day is principal ly celebrated, members of com pany F, 162d Infantry will be In the parade; the Woman's Relief CorpB; Ladles of the O. A. R., Daughters ot Veterans, Sons of Veterans, United Spanish War Veterans, Ladles Auxiliary to the Urflted States War Veterans, American Legion, Ladies Auxil iary to American Legion, Veterams of Foreign Wars, and fraternal or ganizations. All veteran1 organizations arc requested to wear uniforms, but It is not necessary to do so. Joseph Mlnton commander of the American Legion, issued a spe clal appeal to all members of the Leg!on to participate In the event. TAXCLUBSWILL MEET IN SALEM Entrance of J. C. Cooper of Mc Minnvllle, president of the State Tax Reduction clubs, Into the gubernatorial race this fall. Is said to be the principal object of the special meeting of the tax clubs to be held In Salem July 4 and 5. Cooper, It 13 predicted, will be sent Into the race as the tax clubs' candidate and tbe meeting here will function as the convention to nominate and Inject him Into the contest. Ills platform. It Is be lieved, will center chiefly on the repeal of the mlllage taxes for the support of the state Institutions ot higher learning. Mr. Cooper announced In Port land yesterday that it was possible that the tax clubs might nominate an entire ticket of candidates for every office from congressmen and governor down. Henry Ford, Glfford Pinchot and Charles G. Dawes have been Invited to address the convention when It convenes In this city. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT IS URGED FOR LOCAL CLU3 C. Iceland Smith, head ot tbe traffic department of the Oregon Growers Cooperative association, urged the Installation of a traf fic department to be operated in connection with the Salem Com mercial club when he spoke before local business men at the club this noon. A traffic department, he felt, would do much toward building up the community and It would be a great aid to the newcomer, he said. The advantages of a civilian training camp to be conducted at Camp Lewis this summer were pointed out by Lieutenant F. B. Hobson, wbo also spoke at tbe luncheon. Lieutenant Hobson In registered at the Marlon hotel and announced that he will take ap plications from those Salem resi dents who wish to attend tbe camp. No expense to the soldier will result from the four weeks' enlistment. Saturday night W. Harvey Crawford, a farmer residing eight miles west of Salem, found that the clutch on his automobile did not work well when he backed his machine from the garage. While his wife sat (n the front seat, he crawled under the-car and pre pared to "heat up the clutch'' with a blow torch. Early yesterday morning his wife, Mrs. Dora Esther Crawford 36, died from the terrible burns she received when her clothing caught fire from the automobile which became enveloped In flames shortly after Crawford applied the torch. Her body and limbs were horri bly burned. The flame did not reach her face. The automobile was reduced to ashes. Mr. Crawford, who trfed fran tically to save his wife, was se verely burned about the hands. Medical aid was summoned from Salem but physicians were able to do but little. Mrs. Crawford pass ed away at & o'clock yesterday morning. The remains were removed to the Rlgdon funeralp arlors. An nouncements will be made later. Chicago, May 29. Maintenance of way employes of the nation's railways face a $48,000,000 wage reduction, July 1 as a result of last night's order by the railroad lab or board. The order affects 400, 000 men. This order, the $400,000,000 slush of last July and pending orders affecting other classes, if they carry the same ratio of re ductions, will place railroad labor back where It was before the $600,000,000 Increase of May, 1920. Impending decisions govern ing the wages ot 500,000 railway shopmen, , 200,000 clerks, tele graphers, station employes and other cIMbbos, were expected to fol low closely upon last night's order, which cut the pay of maintenance of way workers from one to five cents an hour. . While their settlement over working rules still is pending, the big four" brotherhoods and the switchmen are not yet Involved In any wage dispute before the board. These classes received a 12 per cent reduction last July, however. Immediate consideration ot last night's order by the executive council of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Wlay employes was In prospect today with the prediction by B. M. Jewell head of the railway department of the American - Federation of Labor, that the decision will be rejected and submitted to a vote of the men. Brotherhood officials character- zed the cut as "Indefensible". The three labor members of the btfard returned a dissenting opin ion to the order. Wage ot maintenance of ways employes, now ranging from 28 to 40 cents an hour, will after July 1, range from 28 to 35 cents. Common labor suffered tbe biggest cut. This class numbers about 187,000 employes, who face a re. ductlon of 5 cents an hour. KLAMATH ADOPTS NEW RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEM Klamath county adopted the county unit system ot ruM school supervision by a vote of more than two to one, according to informa tion reaching the office of J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public Instruction today. Tbe proposition received A majority of 167 In the rural precincts alone. Klamath county Is the second county in tbe state to adopt the county unit system. Crook coun ty being the first. Sherman county, which also voted on the county unit plan, May 19, turned it down. Mis Ella Spanlol, of Stayton, spent yesterday visiting in Salem. PAV REDUCTION OF 48,00010 SMOKE CLOUD Offl RIVER IS CRASH CAUSE Sailors Asleep In Fore castle of Welsh Prince Killed When Vessel Hits Freighter Iowan. Portland, Or., May 29. Seven sailors were killed and two fire men were injured In Uhe collision last night In the Columbia river off Altonnah, Wash., between the Bteainers Welsh Pif.nce and the Iowan, according to Information available early today at the naval radio station at North Head, Portland, Or., May 29. The steamers Iowan and Welsh Prince were In collision In the Columbia river off Altoona, Wash., at 11:30 o'clock last night and according to advices received by telephone trom the radio operator at Fort Stevens, Or., the Welsh Prince sank 30 ml'nutes later. Both ara freighters. . Welsh. Prince Afire. A wireless message apparently from tbe Iowan, though unsigned, reported "lying alongside at tempting to put out fire on Welsh Prince," which was taken here to mean that the Prince was not completely submerged in the riv er and that her upper works were afire. The tug Oneonta went out from Astoria to the relief of the Iowan, The men killed In the collision were: J. Blake, donkeyman, Portland, Or. C. M. Jensen, able seaman, Ren ders, Denmark. Joel Burkwaltcr, Portland, Or. W. E. Stokey, able seaman, Portland, Or. J. C. Clarke, 8 Railroad Btreet, Blanton-On-Tyne, England. H. Ward, 87 Foxlooke Road, England. Knute Yenstad, Portland, Or. Bodies Not Recovered. The bodies of the men killed were still In the forecastle of the, Welsh Prince at 9 o'clock thin morning and Captain F. M. Sweet, harbor master at Astoria, said, they could not bo removed until workmen bore through the steel plates of the vessel from the out side. He despatched a tug with a crew to attempt to pierce the hull to recover the vlcu'ins. A fire which started on the, Welsh Prince last night was not due to a boiler explosion, accord- Ing to Captain Sweet, but was (Continued on Page Five.) CONVICTION OF CRANE IS DENIED BY FRENCH Washington, May 29. Official dispatches from the French foreign, offce, made public today by the, French embassy here, declared "false and untrue" reports that Charles R. Crane of Chicago, had, been tried by a French court nfirtlal In Damascus and sen fenced to 20 years Imprisonment tor having attempted to Incite antiFrench disturbances In Syria, Investigations of the reports, con-y ducted by the foreign office, em bassy officials said, proved them to be wholly without foundation. Hurls, May 29. Charles It. Crane left Paris this morning for The Hague. From The Hague lie. will proceed to London and on, June 3 will (like passage on the steamer Aquitaniu for New York, EARLY CLASff BETWEEN CHINESE TROOPS LIKELY Tien Tsln, May 29. (By Asso ciated Press) Ten thousand ol General Wu Pei-Fu's army oj Chlhil soldiers have passed Loir Shang on their way to Lanchow Another division has been ordered to advance. General Chang Tso Lin, it has been definitely eettib, llfihed, has reoccupted Chang-Lt, Thirty thousand Chlhil troops are, moving overland toward Yunjf . Ping Fu obviously for an outflank. Ing movement. Nine thousand Chibll soldiers have crossed the great wail moving In the direction, of Chin Chow. Their leaders chiefly expect a resumption of; l'mtllitles within three or fou(