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2 1922 A; CIRCULATION - Average for May K996. Member Audit BureA of Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leaaed wire service. The Weather OREGON: Tonight and Sunday gener ally cloudy, moderately westerly wind. : Local: No rainfall; westerly winds; cloudy; max. 60, min. 63; river, 4 teet and rising;. '' : r 71: XL FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 138. CALIFORNIA PAIS TRIBUTE TO HUMORIST Memorial Cabin Dedicat ed To Mark Twain At Jackass Hill by Govern or Stephens. Sonora, Cal., June 10. The be ginning of Mark Twain's career of making men's tasks easier to bear is indelibly associated with bis days in the mining country, of ' Tuolume and Calaveras counties, Governor Stephens said in an ad dress today at the dedication of the Mark Twain memorial cabin at Jackass Hill near here. There was a great gathering of people on the summit of old Jack ass Hill today. Long before the hour for the opening of the pro- "gram, visitors began to assembly from river canyon and the town of Melones. The zig-zag trail over which the red shifted miners' pack animals of early days wended their way to the summit, now pock marked and honeycombed by the prospectors of years ago, has given way to a graded road over which automobiles now travel and these brought hundreds of people from miles around. It was the pack animals which gave the old hill Its picturesque name. A barbecue preceded the dedica tion ceremonies, over a hundred people being fed on steaks broiled over the open fire by the Tuolume chamber of commerce, hosts of the occasion. Sonora, Cal., June 10. The be ginning of Mark Twain's career of making men's tasks easier to bear is Indelibly associated with his days in the mining country of Toulumne and Calaveras coun ties, California, Governor W. D. Stephens said in an address to day at the dedication of the Mark Twain memorial cabin at Jackass Hill, near here. The sick were made well and the well made better in the cabin that the humorist occupied as the result of his cheerfulness and humor, the governor said. We are gathered today on Jackass Hill to dedicate this hum ble miners cabin to one who by his simple life, his unswerving honesty, his understanding of hu man kind, his unfailing good humor, his slowness of speech and his droll sayings, has lightened the burdens of many thousands,' Governor Stephens said. "Here among these low hills and high mountains, among the ruggedly honest people of Tuo lome and Calaveras counties, Mark Twain lived and worked and sometimes wrote. And all about him the tasks of men were easier to bear because of him. In after years .the circle of benefic iaries grew wider and wider un til the whole wide world was en tertained and Instructed by his writings. And men of every clime and every tongue" laughed away a part of their troubles because of the kindly spirit, the upward look, the clean and Intensely hu man stories of Tom Sawyer. Huckelberry Finn and other char acters." Foch Plays Good Samaritan Role To Blind "Vet" Paris, June 10 (By Associated Press.) "Excuse me, am I near the wounded soldiers' institute?" asked a blind veteran of a pass ing pedestrian,, as be tapped b.s way along the sidewalk. "I've only been there twce, and I'm not quite sure of -the way." "You are close to it now; let me take you," came the reply. Arriving at the door, the guide aid to the janitor: "Kindly take this man to the section for the blind." "Take him yourself," growled the Janitor. "Under the archway on the other side of the court ard." The civilian did so, but on the 'y out addressed the Janitor ain. "Couldn't you be a littie more obliging to the blind" he asked, gently. "There are too many and I baven't the time," was the surly reeponss. "It seems to me It is your duty to help them," said the other. A soldier hospital attendant entered at this point and stood erect before the erstwhile Goodj Samaritan, who was immediately Identified. It was Marshal Foch. 1 1 linn ii 1 1 ... mi . jij m i in ' ii '" " - ft0(0 -""'-- .--,.- -- -..,TW. -. . . .. ,.,...,.,. , .. , t uim 12 to Be Graduated By Local School of Law; Program Given Twelve students are toe grad uated from the Willamette unl versity school of law at the coming commencement - June 11-14, and they will go up for the state bar examinations July 11 and 12. They are: ' Raymond H. Bassett, 834 Cen ter street; J. B. Bedingfield, 1355 Ferry street; Leland T. Brown, Salem; Allan Grant Carson, 923 south High street; Bryan H. Con ley, of Nampa, Idaho; Clyde R. El lis, Salem; Joseph F. Fllegel, 1046 north 19th street; Carl T. Pope, 1809 Market street; Bernard Ram. sey, of Madras, Oregon; Ernest R. Woods, route 2, Salem; Joseph L. McAllister, Salem, and ames H. G. Ewlng, of Salem. Record Is Exoelleat This year's class, according to Ray Smith, city attorney for Salem and secretary of the Willamette law school is unusually promis ing. In the past Willamette law graduates well In tb, ; amination " Th. xtrl 7s have averaged ork t the bar ex lette law school of- fers a th' The U program " Bunds' Baccala' f jar course. bool commencement 'i follows: ,ne 11 11:00 a. m., sermon, First Meth- odist clf.l ( Dr. Carl G. Doney 3:00 p farewell, meeting of n association, Waller the Co;' hall, 8 p. m., anniversary service of the Christian associations, MethodlBt church. Rev. I. B. Wood, D. D., of Corvallis. Shepard to Speak Wednesday, June 14. 9:30 a, m., academic procession formed at Eaton hall; 10 a. m. 78th annual commencement, Methodist church, address by Bishop William O. Shepard,- of Portland; conferring of degrees, President Doney; 2:80 ni. alumni association meeting, Waller hall; 6:30 p. m., alumni banquet. Carthage, Texas, June 10. Posses of citizens and officers to day are searching with, blood hounds for Zack King, negro charged with shooting to death Park Rayburn, son of B. C. Ray burn, prominent farmer near here this morning. . Young Rayburn 's wife was slightly wounded by the negro who fired twice, following dispute over financial matters. MOFFITT LEAVES TO SEE ALBANY PERVERT Chief of Police Moffitt left Sa lem this afternoon for Albany, where he will investigate, from local angles, the case of C. A. Sloat, held In an Albany Jail, on a charge of criminal assault on a minor child. His ball was set at $3000. SPEEDERS ARRESTED TODAY H. S. Williamson and E. A. Thompson, both of Salem, were arrested here this morning and were charged with speeding. Both men wre cited to appear before Judge Earl Race in tne police court next Monday after noon at 2 o'clock. Williamson was required to furnish $20 bail. Both men were taken into cus tody by Motorcycle fairoimau Parrent. ODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES National . H. E. 0 7 2 13 U 4 Freeman Decatur Chicago Brooklyn Kauffman, Osborn, and O'Farrell; Vance, and DeBerry. Cincinnati 2 6 2 New York - s 7 1 Keck and Wingo; Douglas and Snyder. Pittsburg Ronton 9 1 15 5 Glazner and Gooch; Watson, Fillingim, Lansing and O'Neill, Gowdy. St. Louis : ' Philadelphia 6 1 Haines and Ainsmith; Weinert. Winters and Henline. American. H. E. 0 Philadelphia 3 0 7 0 Coveles- Cleveland Rnmmel and Fermns. kie, Keefe and O'NeM- 5 13 1 "" 10 U 1 Boston Chicago Russell. Karr. Fiercy ters; Faber and Schalk. GERVAIS RAZED BY FIRE; E Gervais, Ore., uJne 10. (Spec ial.) Flames discovered at o'clock this morning burned to the ground the Sacred Heart church here despite the efforts of local residents who, called from their beds at the early hour, worked for a considerable period In an effort to save the building. CatlHA nf t.ha firo 1a nnbnnvii but it Is believed to have started from faulty wiring. The loss was estimated at $11,000... A new church will be re-built Immediately and, In the meantime, services will be held at the paroch ial school. At the time the blaze was dis covered the roof was already a mass of flames and the fire gained headway steadily. Streams of water which played on the build ing had but little effect. At one time the residence of Father Seroski, across th street from the church, was believed to be in danger, but volunteer work ers prevented the sparks from catching. The Sacred Heart church was erected 30 years ago. Insurance to the extent of $3,500 was carried on the build- Ing. DOUGLAS GETS 4. Sherman Douglas, Indicted on the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was sen tenced to serve four months In the county jail after pleading guilty to the charge before Judge George G. Blnghum of the circuit court this morning. Because of the fact that Doug las committed no Immoral act oth er than aiding Esther Planting, paroled from the state industrial school, in escaping to another lo cality, District Attorney Carson recommended that the sentence be light, adding that Douglas bad job promised him with a local con cern. - COMMISSION PAYS 29 LOANS; 466 CASH CLAIMS I Four hundred sixty-six claims for cash amounting to $116,500 and 29 vouchers for loans amount ing to $69,900 were approved by the World War Veterans' State Aid commission at Its meeting yesterday. The commission also fixed the amount on 100 loans aggregating $249,100. The total number of claims ap proved by the commission to date is 12,231, amounting to 2,883, 300; of loans 1316, amounting to $2,990,400; loans actually paid FRAUD CHARGED TO BATH HOUSE AND LAND COMPANY rharelne misrepresentation as to the value of a half interest In the Oregon Bath House and two lots in University audition ror which he traded 120 acres of land located in Linn county, John L. White filed suit against the Ore- eon Realty Exchange Investment company and A. C. Hutchens, ask ing that the deed to the larm oe set aside. White claims that the defend ants represented the lots in Uni versity addition as worth $4000 and the bath house, located in the basement of the Oregon building, as worth $9000 and having an in come of $300 monthly. 3 ESCAPE SCHOOL FOB FEEBLE MINDED FOLK Three inmates of the state school for feeble minded yester day were reported to have escaped the institution. They were Kenneth Meyers, Harvey Moodey. and Ivan Going. Moodey is 15 years old and Meyers is 17. All wore overalls. Balem police were today assist, ing in a search for the boys. Meyers and Moodey. It was said, are mutes. 10.000 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922. Twins, 73, Try Overland Hike But Turn Back Hood River, Or., , June 10. David and George Opton, twins, aged 73, once pioneers of Canyon City, are the most disappointed men In Hood River because of their failure to realize an ambi tion to walk to Canyon City and participate In the sixtieth anni versary of the discovery of gold. The aged twins started to walk the 215 miles, each of them trundling in front of him a two- wheeled push ,'cart loaded with camping paraphernalia.. 'We had more enthusiasm than endurance," said David Upton, and the enthusiasm seemed to wane alter we bad pushed our carts to The Dalles over the Co lumbia river highway. We spent a night Jn The Dalles, and started back home. At Rawest I deter mlned to take the train. George and I argued the matter over con- BlAeJ there, sitting by the roadside, but he declined to- ride home. I left him sitting on a rock." , . - : -MT BILL PASSAGE Spokane, Wash., June 10. S. M. Jackson of Tacoma was elected president of the Washington bank ers association at the closing ses sion of the organization's twenty- BJventh annual convention here to- day. R. H. McCartney of Cheney was elected vice-president; C. K. McMillan, Belllngham, treasurer; W. H. Davis, Spokane, secretary, and Guy C. Browne, Wenatchee, and H. W. McPhall, Raymond, members of the. executive council. Prior to the election, the resig nation of W. H. Martin of R1U ville, who has been secretary of the association for r seven years, was announced. Resolutions adopted today fav ored speedy enactment of the Smlth-McNary reclamation bill, urged development of the state's natural resources, favored adop tion by the next legislature of a definite reforestration policy, asked enactment of a Btate "blue sky" law to suppress sale of ques tionable securities, and favored re appointment of Governor W, P. Harding as a member of the fed eral reserve board. WARD' FATHER, T White Plains, N. Y., June 10.- Sheriff's deputies today were searching tor George S. Ward and Ralph D. Ward, father and brother of Walter S. Ward, confessed slay er of Clarence Peters, ex-sailor. Subpoenas for Ward's father and brother were Issued yesterday but they had left the elder Ward 's home in Spuyten Duyvit a few hours before the servers appeared. The authorities want to ques tion the father of Walter S. Ward regarding the blackmail plot, said by bis son to have caused the kill ing of Peters in a fight on the Kenslco reservoir road May 16. BOOZE HELD HERE TO BE DESTROYED The 65 gallons of moonshine liquor mash which, during the past three weeks, has caused pe destrians passing the police sta tion to cast an eye toward the steps leading to the basement. will be destroyed next Monday afternoon. Tbe wbfskey will be cast into the sewer on orders of Police Judge Earl Race. Tbe liquor, which was held In five-gallon glass containers, was captured in a raid staged on the home of Frank Ford. 1165 South Liberty street. Mr. Ford is retir ed. Shortly 4fter me liquor had been removed to the police station one of the containers blew up and threw moonshine In every corner of tbe office. FAI3 WEATHER IS FORECAST Weather, June 10. Weather the week beginning outlook for Mond av: Pacific States Generally fair and normal temperature. SEEK DEFEAT OF SENATOR POINDEXTER Delegates of .Minority Parties In Washington ; Urged to Fight Return To Congress. Yakima, Wash., June 10. About 20 delegates from minority political parties, Including Wil Ham Short, president of the Btate federation of labor; Benjamin Marsh, secretary of the Farmers' Natolnal council, and John C Kennedy, secretary of the farmer labor party, are meeting here In a closed convention to plan for participation in the 1922 primar ies. Marsh, in the opening ad dress, attacked the records made by all the Washington commer cial delegation and urged concen tration in an effort to defeat Miles Polpdexter particularly. Greenwood Chairman Chehalis, Wash., June .10. (By Associated Press) Ray Greenwood, overseas veteran and prosecuting attorney of Kitsap county, was elected temporary chairman of the republican state convention which convened here today, by a vote of all the county delegations except King, which voted for Malcolm Douglas, King county prosecutor. After the result was made known, Mr. Douglas moved that Mr. Greenwood's nomination be made unanimous, which was done Governor Louis F. Hart, in a letter to Charles Hebberd, re publican state chairman, read at tbe opening of the convention, recommended: - . ' - Poll Tax Attacked Repeal of the poll tax law pass ed' by the 1921 legislature be cause of its unpopularity and the difficulty of collecting the tax. Passage by the state legislature of a strong anti-narcotic law more easy of enforcement than the present statute, and providing heavy penalties. Establishment of a home and clinic for victims of tbe narcotic habit as well as those afflicted with venereal diseases, -but with out making' the clinic a penal institution. Passage of a national bonus act for veterans of the world war. Commendation of republican elective and appointive officials for their cooperation and for economies practiced as well as the "splendid condition of the state treasury," the reduction of the general tax levy, elimination of. deficiencies and promise of further consolidation. Passage of the Smlth-McNary bill by congress. Commendation of prosecuting attorneys for enforcement of the state anti-alien land act. CANNERY IS READY On May 9 tbere was a vacant lot at the corner of Mill and Church streets. Today on that former vacant lot is located the Starr Fruits Prod ucts company. Monday the plant will be In operation and ready to handle this season 's fruit. Since May 9 the building was erected and machinery was installed. The approximate cost of build ing and machinery was $75,000. The plant, according to Don Roberts, will start on gooseberries Monday and Tuesday strawberries will be bandied. IJater cherries will be barreled for maraschino purposes. Fancy "fruits of all kinds will be canned. Ko less than 150,000 cases of fruit are to be handled this year, according to officials. Tbe Starr company operates units In both The Dallas and Portland. Last year it did busi ness In a small way In Salem. Many employe will be needed by the Starr company when It opens its doors for work Monday and persons in search of work are urged to be on the groundB early. Tbe 6tate lime plant at Gold Hill will be put Into operation in the near future and farmers ill be able to purchase lime from the state at aooui t per ion ai 'the plaot. Two Graduate From Sacred Heart School 59tK Commencement Writ of Error Asked " By Klrby Is Denied Chief Justice Burnett of the supreme court today denied the writ of error applied for by attorneys in the case of the State vs Elvie D. Klrby as a preliminary to an appeal of the case to the United States su preme court. It la understood that permission to appeal the case will now be sought at the hands of the United States court. ILL ADVANCE HALF OF FIRST PRICE Authority to advance between 60 and 75 per cent of Its open prune prices to growers upon tbe delivery of the prunes was grant ed the dried fruit committee of the Oregon Growers Cooperative association by the board of di rectors which has been meeting here for the last two days. Arrangements for . tbe ad vancement of the money are to be made by the committee with tbe cooperation of the dried fruit sales department. It Is stated that the associa tion expects to handle between 20,000,000 and 30,000,000 pounds of prunes this year which will have an average price of 8 t-4 cents. Figuring conservatively this will mean something like $800,000 advanced to the grow ers upon the delivery of the prunes. The dried fruit committee is George Zimmerman and Renilck Fate. LAUNER TO TEACH AT WILLAMETTE Francis W. Launer, son of Rev. F. W. Launer, pastor of the Evan gelical church oi this city, this morning accepted the terms of a contract whereby he will become the professor of piano and theory at Willamette university. Mr, Launer has been teaching muslc n Oregon City and Canby for the past two years and previous to that time conducted a studio In Salem. For the past two yearB Mr. Launer has had charge of the Canby high school glee clubs. During the summer the new In structor will study mualc in Chi cago under Professor Percy Grain ger from whom he was awarded scholarship. Professor Hobson, dean of tbe Willamette school of music, will have charge of piano and theory during the summer school. Alice Holman, who for the past four years has been Instructor In piano at tbe college, has desired to be released for some time In or der that she may go to California and establish a studio of her own Aside from that she has not made public her future plans. MAN SLIPS ON BANANA PEEL; FALLS TO DEATH Dallas, Texas, June 10. Rob ert II. Russell, 30, an Insurance agent, was almost Instantly kill ed here today when he slipped on a banana peel in tbe lobby of the sixth floor of a building and fell over the banister of the "light well" of a stairway. He landed on his head at a second floor land ing. CONTRACTS TO REBUILD PRINEVILLE ARE LET Prineville, Or., June 10. Con tracts were to be let here today for several new buildings to re place structures destroyed in Prlneville'i recent fire. Unfiled Orders Many. New York, June 10. The monthly tonnage report of tbe United ' States Steel corporation made public today showed 6,254, 228 "tons of unfilled orders on hand May 31. This ia an In crease from April's unfilled orders, which totalled 6,096,917. GROWERS Vi PRICE TWO CENTS Two young, women, Miss The resa Cecilia Albrlch and Miss Mary Eliza Lebold, were gradu ated from the four-year high school course of Sacred Heart academy at Its fifty-ninth com mencement held last night In the assembly hall of the school. The address of the evening was made by Reverend George Thompson of Madelene church, Portland, who took as his subject "The Nation's Need of Christian Schooling." Rev. J. R. Buck addressed the graduates. Rev, Mr. Thompson pointed out the necessity of religion In all true education and paid a tribute to the Sisters who fifty-nine years ago cam to Salem and founded one of the oldest Catholic schools on the coast. He atressed the point that the people of Salem and tbe community could not help but realize the good the school has done. The Catholic people, see ing the need for religion In tbe education of their children pay their taxes to the state and tax themselves again to support their church school, Mr. Thompson said. Father Buck In addressing the graduates pointed out the neces sity of carrying Into life the pre cepts and examples they have had before them during their years In school. "There can be no true womanliness without a solid foundation and practice of Chris tian principles," he said. Although none of us can hope to be perfect. said Father Buck, all should try to bring Into their Uvea a picture of Christ. The graduating exercises In cluded several Interesting musical selections, the first being two se lections by the school orchestra. The school chorus sang beautiful ly. The reading "Eleutherlus" was given by Miss Theresa Al brlch, Miss Mary Lebold played the harp selection "Irish Rhap sody" and Miss Nancy Stettler and Miss Jean Porter played tbe harp duet "Evening Hour." Miss Claudlne Gerth contributed the violin solo "Dance of the Siyphs, CODE REVERSED Chicago, June 10. Reserving the code of love litigations, John R. Roberts, Texas rancher and oil man, whose wealth Is reputed at to.vuu.uuu, nas iiiea tne praecipe of a $50,000 breach of promise suit against Miss Gladys Wells, an actress now living In Chicago. Miss Wells said she finally ac cepted Roberts' attention after he had followed her over the country. "Because be presented me with furs and jewels valued, he claimed ai iduu.uuu, ne said that I was his property," Mies Wells said. "I moved to Mexla, Texas, where ne uvea, ana during two years there be used to burl such words at me as: 'I bought your soul. You belong to me.' He demanded that I marry blm and pestered me until I was frantic. I had to escape from him and I left six months ago, hiding like a fugitive. What he Wants, I think, Is to force me to marry him or return hi gifts." Roberts Is said to have become wealthy over night when oil was discovered on his ranch. OVERHEAD CROSSING AT OAKLAND APPROVED Authority to construct an over head crossing over the tracks of the Southern Pacific railroad just est of tbe town of Oakland In Douglas county is granted to the state highway department In an order Issued by the public service commission today. Tbe cost of the proposed structure, which will also provide a crossing of Call pooya creek for the Pacific high way Is estimated at aproxlmately $54,000. The Southern Pacific company Is to bear 66965.20 of the burden and the remainder Is to be divided between Douglas county and tbe state highway de partment on a 40-60 basis. Tbe new structure is to be 390 fet long, not Including tbe dirt fills at either end, consisting of nine concrete spans and one steel span across the river. Two hazardous grade crossings wll be eliminated by the new over head crossing. Bank Reserves Gain. New York, June 10 The actual condition of the clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they bold $31,- 508,600 in excess of legal require ments. This Is an increase of $4,- 867,430 from last week. LOVE LITIGATION ON TRAIN8 AND NEWS STAND FIVE CENTS MILLIONAIRE Organization of Co-oper ative Sales Association Bared Before Senate Investigators. Washington, June- 10. Organ ization by the United States Grain Growers, Inc., with the assistance of a Chicago millionaire, of a sub sidiary for the cooperative market ing of' grain -was detailed by James K. Mason of Milton, Ind., vice-president of tbe Grain Grow ers, In testifying today before the special senate committee Investi gating the alleged activities of the United States Grain Dealers' asso ciation to prevent cooperative marketing legislation. Mr. Mason, who with other of ficers of the grain growers, ap. peared at the committee's request with books and records in connec tion with the charges that the organization . had marketed no grain for its members, said the new subsidiary was known as the United States Grain Growers sales department . Backer'l Kama Withheld The Chicago millionaire, whose name he did not disclose, was en gaged in the sale-of grain upon the Chicago bo&rd of trade, he said. The millionaire, he added, la ex pected to loan the grain growers $50,000 to be used In obtaining a membership on the Chicago board of trade and otherwise financing tbe newly created sales depart ment. The financier, the commit tee was further told, was willing to add a million dollars or more to make the undertaking success. When mention of the Chicago millonp.lre was brought into tbe hearing Chairman Keyes asked: "Will you give the committee bis name?" 'I very much prefer not to do so," replied Mr. Mason, "but will do so If tbe committee Insists." Under the circumstances then, the committee will not Insist," Chairman Keyes said, and no fur ther attempt was made to obtain the name of tbe chairman. Profit Liquidate Debt. The witness explained that the sales department would handle the grain of all members of the grow ers' organization which the mem bers by contract are to deliver to the parent organization (or a per iod of five years. The parent or ganization, will, it wag stated, re tain control of the common stock of the sales corporation and a por tion of the commissions earned by the sales corporation will be de voted to liquidate Its Indebtedness to tbe Chicago backer for tbe mon ey he may advance. Tbe grain growers on April 30, according to Mr. Mason and Wil liam G. Eckhardt, retiring treas urer of the corporation, bad a de ficit of $129,267, an Increase of indebtedness since it convention at Chicago In March of about $23, 000. The corporation membership Is increasing at tbe rate of about $600 a week. It bad received from membership dues up to the time of the convention $486,310, -and had Incurred up to that time liabilities totalling $589,456. Finanoei Explained. Tbe total current assets were placed by Mr. Eckhart at $218, 033 and the total current liabili ties at $336,080. Tbe association has contracts with its members, he stated, to market approximate ly 100,000,000 bushels of grain. Both witnesses expressed the opin ion that as soon as tbe sales de partment started operations it would be able In ten or eleven months to wipe Cut the indebted ness. The sales department was de cided upon, the committee was told to meet the objections of grain exchanges to the pro-rating of commissions among members. As explained. It is planned by the parent corporation to keep the profits derived from the sales cor-' poratlon, in part. In the construc tion of elevators and in other In strumentalities which may be con sidered desirable. RUTH GETS SIXTH HOMER St. Louis, Mo., June 10. Babe Ruth bit bis sixth homer of tbe year in the third Inning in today's game wtih the Browns, with one man on base. Shocker was pitch ing. The ball cleared the right field wall and landed In Grand boulevard. IS FINANCING GRAIN UNION 1 )