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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 282.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1922
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
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CLEMENCEAU
Tiger Declares He Will
Speak Piece In Own
Way; Refuses To Be
Compromiser.
Aboard Clemenceau's Private
Car En Route to Chicago, Nov.
27, (By the Associated Press.)
Deep in a campaign for France
that already has brought attacks
by democrats as well as republi
cans on the senate floor and criti
cism from the British government
Georges Clemenceau today de
clared he would speak his piece
out in his own way, no matter
whom he offended.
The French premier of war
days, it was learned today, he re-
ceived dozens of telegrams from
friends and well wishers of
France, urging him to tone down
his remarks so that they will not
offend the portion of the nation
he came to win. The telegram
urged him to "say things that
America wants to hear and be
expedient." ;
Came to Tell Truth.
"I did not come here to be ex
pedient," Clemenceau declared
when he received this message. "I
came to tell the truth. I did not
come to say pleasant things, but
to say the things that would be
of value In my judgment, to help
preserve the peace of the world.
"1 have never been a compro
miser. Now that I have one foot
In the grave, least of all will
make a sacrifice to be expedient.
I don't want a success of expedi
ency." Besides the telegrams, Clemen
ceau has had personal suggestions
from men of importance as to how
he should conduct his self
imposed task of seeking American
(cooperation In settling ine olo
world differences.
To one who suggested a plan to
him in New York yesterday Just
before he left for Chicago, where
he is to speak Tuesday, the tiger
replied, clapping him on the back:
May Change Itinerary.
"That is a good mission for you.
I may be wrong, but I must deliver
my message in my own-way, no
matter who dislikes it."
It was learned today that Clem
enceau was considering some
changes in his itinerary. One place
that he is considering visiting is
in the mining town of Clemen
ceau, Ariz.
Mining men of that town have
besieged him with pleas to come,
offering to donate the proceeds of
the run of the copper mines for
the day of his visit to any charity
lie names. The sum realized would
be about $28,000, he was advised.
"I should like to go there," he
said. Bu whether he will is still
undecided.
OF FORMER
SALEM GIRL 13 DEAD
Word was received here yester
day of the death of John J. Read,
. 67, formerly of Portland, at his
home, BOO North Hill avenue,
Pasadena, Cal. Mr. Read was born
In Ohio in 1865 and in a few years
oved with his family to Portland
'here he lived for 25 years. His
lfe was formerly Miss Jessie
Beardaley of this city. .
Mr. Read was connected with
eral of the prominent hotels in
'be state and was kndwn through
out the northwest. Mrs. Read is
known to many Marlon and Polk
county residents. Funeral services
'r Mr. Read were held In Pasa
dena November 15.
PERIS, RUN
IS
Earl Perkins, state traffic ot
er, died at a local hospital
shortly fter j o'clock this after
noon from injuries suffered one
ek ago when he was run over
r a truck near Aurora. Perkins,
no was 34 years ot age, had hit
er Umbs crushed and probably
uffered Internal injuriea.
OVER
DEAD
TurkeyDayGridMix
Here to Draw Crowd;
DopeFavorsBearcats
First Snow in Seven
Years Falls In Albany
Albany, Ga., Nov. 27. Snow
fell yesterday for the first time
in seven years. - The ; flakes
melted almost as soon as they
struck the ground.
Dr. Mercer and Wife Ask
For Judgement Return"
in tirchase Price Of
1W s?in Land.
petition of attorneys for
cj. Mercer and Lottie
Ms wife, Judge George G.
f , ot Department No. 2 of
h., Ion county circuit court,
?' " sued a temporary order
Dr.
Me
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ing the Ladd- Bush bank
of Saiem, from delivering to Ena
M. Harper, or any agent repre
senting her, four promisory notes
for a total of $2,238.75, signed
by Dr. and Mrs. Mercer and given
by them on a contract for pur
chase of land on the island of
Palmito del Verde.
The restraining order was
also filed today by Dr. and Mrs.
asked In connection with the suit
Mercer against Mrs. Harper and
the bank as ber agent, to cancel
the notes in question and for the
recovery from Mrs. Harper of
$2,206.34 already paid her as the
initial installment of the . pur
chase price of $4412.50 for 113.75
acres of land on the island of
Palmito del Verde.
In their complaint Dr. and Mrs.
Mercer, who are represented by
Attorney William H. Trindle, al
lege that in January, 1922, they
entered into an agreement with
Mrs. Harper for the Jurchase of
220 acres on the iBland for
$4,412, to be paid as follows:
Two thousand two hundred and
six dollars and fifty cents in cash
on the execution of the contracts
and the balance in deferred pay
ments of $500 on July 1, 1922,
$579.37 on January 1, 1923,
$579.69 on January 1, 1924, and
$579.69 on January 1,. 1924,
with interest at 6 per cent on the
deferred payments, said deferred
payments being represented by
the promissory notes in question.
In their suit the plaintiff al
lege that they were induced to
enter into the contract for the
purchase of the land by false
representations made by Mrs.
Harper and her agent, O'Brien
as to the character and fertility
of the land. It is alleged that
Mrs. Harper and her agent repre
sented the land to be valuable for
agricultural purposes, that it was
sub-Irrigated so as to produce
abundant crops throughout the
year, that the land was exceed
ingly productive and would pro
duce abundant crops of tomatoes.
corn, beans hay, grain and other
crops, and that it was particularly
adopted to the growing of cocon
nuts, and that cocoanut trees
planted on said land would come
Into bearing and produce com
mercial crops in a period of from
fice to six years from planting.
Tbey also alleged that the cli
matic conditions on the island
were such as to make it an ideal
and healthful place to live..
' All of these claims were false.
Dr. and Mrs. Mercer allege in
their complaint.
GO UP 1 5 CENTS
San Francisco, Nov. 27. Both
came and beet sugar wwill go. up
15 cents per hundred pounds at
the opening of business tomor
row morning, according to an
nouncements, today by the California-Hawaiian
Refinery, the
Western Refinery and, the
Spreckles Sugar company. The
new orice for cane will be $7.5
per hundred pounds and tor beet
$7.45.
PA1T0 ISLE
QUEEN IS SUED
SUGAR PRICE TO
Two football teams, evenly
matched in weight, each fast, each
determined, each eager for vic
tory, will entertain the Salem
gridiron fan when, his turkey and
cranberries cached, he appears on
Sweatland field next Thursday
afternoon to watch the Willamette
eleven go Into action against the
college of Puget Sound.
Willamette should win, but it It
does, it probably will not be by a
large score. Consider, for a mo
ment, the somewhat meagre dope
as It appears after being sketched
out on paper. . ,
Pacifio Defeated Both.
Both the Bearcats and the Ta
corna teams have been defeated by
Pacific universtly the College of
Puget Sound by the one-sided score
ot 28 to 0. In connection with
this defeat, however. It is well to
remember that the invaders were
twice within plunging distance of
the Pacific goal posts and twice,
while striving for, touchdowns,
made errors which cost them
points. In other words the score
doesn't tell all of that mix-up at
Forest Grove.
Tacomans Are Rested.
Another thing. While Willam
ette was busy at McMinnville mst
Friday, defeating Linfield college
by a score of 36 to 0, the Taco
mans were likewise busy enjoying
nice lull in activities. The
Puget Sound institution will have
had the advantage of a fortnight's
rest, during which the Washing-!
tonlan's have been striving to
eliminate those rough points that
showed in the Pacific game.
On the other hand, the Bearcat
team came through Fridays con
test in good shape. Only one man
Bird suffered an injury of
consequence. Bird's shoulder was
hurt, but he will be In condition
by Thanksgiving, according to
Coach Bohler.
Unless a surprise is sprung,
spectators will probably see mostly
straight football next Thursday.
In their earlier game the Tacoma
(Continued on Page Ten.)
"MightySteers"
Hits Line Last
Time Thursday
When the timekeeper's revolver
cracks next Thursday, afternoon,
following the. grid clash between
Multnomah and the Olympic club;
it will herald the end of William
Henry Steers' football career.
When the boys in the press box
prepare their "lineups" and write
Steers name therein, it will be for
the last time. "The terrible
Steers," "the mighty Steers" so
called by sport critics during his
time at the University of Oregon
and with the United States ma
rine corps team is through. He
made the announcement yester
day. Thanksgiving, when he will
serve as half against the Olympic
club, Steers will be hurled at
line for the last time. Incidental
ly his broken toe, which has kept
him on the bench except during
emergencies recently, is in fair
shape.
Steers, at the time .the Univer
sity of Oregon met Harvard at
Pasadena, was declared by critics
to be the greatest quarter ever de
veloped west of the Mississippi
river. A good field general, a
broken-field runner , a line
plunger, a kicker and a demon at
passing. Steers was for three years
chosen all-Pacific quartebafk. His
football career began in his borne
town The Dalles where he
played high school football with
"Shy" Huntington, now coach of
football at the Universtly of Ore
gon, and "Scrub" Huntington
mentor at the Salem high school
IS EXONERATED
Helena, Mont., Nov. 27. A
complete victory for Frank Con
ley, former warden of the Mon
tana penitentiary.' who was sued
by the stare for an accounting
after be had been replaced by
Governor J. M. Dixon in April,
1921, was contained In the opin
ion anl ruling handed down this
morning by Judge E. J. Horeky
ot the district court at Helena.
PRISON WARDEr
NEW TANGLE
DEVELOPS IN
HUE
Second Wife of Notre
Dame Professor Not
Free To' Wed; Divorce
Never Granted.
Chicago, Nov. 27Mr. Blanche
Hawn Rash Brimmer, second wife
ol John P. Tiernan, former pro
fessor of law at Notre Dame uni
versity, possesses a marital status
at least as tangled as that of her
husband for a day, according to
revelations she made here today
before returning to Marshalltown,
Iowa, where she planned to set
about today learning whether she
was entitled legally to accept Mr.
Tiernan in their Crown Point,
Ind., marriage ceremony Saturday.
Mrs. Brimmer was left by Pro
fessor Tiernan with the injunction
to go and redeem yourself in my
eyes," replying a tearful "Oh, I
will, dear John."
Married When 16.
Those expressions came" after
Professor Tiernan and Mrs. Brim
mer were informed their marriage
naa eeea rendered illegal by an
nullment of Professor Tlernan's
divorce from Mrs. Augusta Tier
nan at South Bend, Ind;, and her
own prior marital status possibly
was Beclouded.
When she was 16 years old.
eight years ago, she eloped with
Floyd L. Rash, - Marshalltown
baker, from the home of her par
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. Charles H
Hawn, then of Aredale, Iowa, and
now of Hansen, Iowa, she 'said
four days after receiving a notice
that Rash had sued for divorce,
she said, she married Arthur H,
Brimmer at Oskaloosa, Iowa, only
to learn still later that Rash had
not obtained a final recree when
she married Brimmer. '
Second Venture Illegal.'
Homing was done about the
matter, she said, but she and
Brimmer came to Chicago, where
she became a check girl in a Chi
nese restaurant. While here she
learned that Brimmer then was
being sued for divorce by an
earlier wife, whereupon she re
turned home, but rejoined Brim
mer later at Kansas City, Mo. He
disappeared there, she said, and
his brother informed her Brimmer
was dead.
"Is that all the proof of freedom
you had wjien you married me?
f roressor Tiernan was said to
have exclaimed.
Replying to a question regard
ing still another romance, Mrs.
Brimmer said she had not marnea
the man named, but that she met
hlra in Mason City, Iowa, and had
gone to Clear Lake Iowa, with him
and then to his home in Union
town. Pa., where hie mother told
her he was married and the father
of a child. The man's mother
paid her way back home, Mrs.
Brimmer said.
Shortly thereafter she became
Interested In the. Tiernan-Poulin
paternity case and opened the
penciled correspondence with Pro
fessor Tiernan which led to their
meeting here last Thursday night,
the first sight of which ended In
their being married at Crown
Point, Ind.
Mrs.'Brirnmei-'s letters, as pub
lushed by the Chicago Herald and
Examiner began by referring to
Professor Tiernan as "Dear
friend,"" and gradually increased
in warmth of tone until Professor
Tiernan Is said finally to have re
plied, "some day I am coming after
you," to which Mrs. Brimmer was
quoted as having responded "and
when you do, you'll find me wait
ing."
Regarding money Mrs. Brimmer
was quoted as saying "I have plen
ty. Money has no attraction
whafever."
Mrs. Brimmer Is the mother of
two children.
Funeral services for , Edward
Everett Shields, 7, a farmer liv
ing near Cervais, who died in the
city Saturday afternoon, will be
held from the borne tomorrow af
ternoon, f Nov. 28, at 1 o'clock
with Webb and Clough funeral
directors n charge. Mr. Sheldj
was d member of the I. O. O. F.,
Spokane, the A. O. U. W., Spokane
and was master of Salem grahge.
He is survived by two sons and a
daughter living at the some near
Oervals and a brother John W. of
Cheney, Wash.
former Republican
; J Party Leader Dead
i- Denver, Colo., Nov. 27.
Archie :M. Stevenson, promi
nent as a national leader In the
republican party a few years
go, died here today after a
short illness.
' He was 64 years old. Steven
son for many years represented
Colorado in national republican
conventions.
TWO STATES
FAVOR SPLIT
Wyoming and Idaho Com
missions Urge Central
Pacif if Be Divorced
From Espee. ,
Washington, Nov. 27. Public
service commissions of two west
ern states Wyoming and Idaho
put themselves on record today be
fore the Interstate commerce com
mission as favoring separation of
the. Central Pacific from the
Southern Pacific, while the Ne
vada commission urged continua
tion: of jthe merger. Representa
tive fl the three commissions ex
pressed; their views at the hearing
on the Southern Pacific's applica
tion for authority to retain the
Central Pacific, even though the
supreme court has ordered separa
tion.'
Representative Mondell, the re
publican house leader, aiding the
Wyoming commission in argument
against the merger, took the post
Hon that general national inter
ests required an Independent Cen
tral Pacifio in order that trans
continental lines may be main
tained not only in efficient opera
tlon but in competitive operation.
The interests of his state, he con
tended, were particularly effected.
"Unfriendly management oi tne
Central Pacific might easily create
a situation in which the Union Pa
cific might lose a large part ot its
present tonnage and business,"
Mr. Mondell asserted, "On the
other band, with the Central Paci
fio under management and control
singly and wholeheartedly favor
able to the utilization and develop
ment of the transcontinental sys
tems, the railroads service now
rendered in and to Wyoming
would be extended, enlarged and
Improved."
On cross-examination Mr. Mon
dell conceded that he was inform
ed "aa to specif lo rates and service
detuils, but insisted that the gen
eral view taken justified the posi
tion., .
J. S. Sliaugnessy of the Nevada
public service commission, coming
to the support of the Southern Pa
cific's application, declared the
'economic welfare of the state of
Nevada is forwarded by the pres
ent association between the two
roads."
'The state government desires
to endorse its presentation here as
just as we would endorse the ad
vancement of any one industry we
have," he said. "We look upon
unified operation of the Central
Pacific and Southern Pacific as
one of our leading enterprises."
E
ANNOUNCED HERE
The date for the Company f, O.
N. G., smokerless boxing smoker
has been definitely announced for
Wednesday, Dec. 6, with Joe Hoff,
known in civilian life as Phil Phelps
contender for the coast feather
weight title, meting in the maiB at
traction with Ad Mackic, well
known Portland boxer, or Matty
Smith, Australian champion. The
semi-windup will bring Danny
Acedham, Wpokane, and Jack Stan
ley, Portland, midrtleweigbts, to
gether. '
A four round event with Bill
Hunt, Salem, and Bill McDonald,
Portland, heavyweights, as the prin
cipals will be staged. One other,
the names to bo announced later will
be effercd. An, innovation here In
scrapping will be an amateur event,
providing any ean be found willing
to perform, with the prize being a
bair cf boxing gloves and Boxing
hoes.'.Any one willing to go four
rounds at the mot for inch a przie
houM Ivave their hames with, the
armory management.
10
R CARD IS
N
Penitentiary Warden
Says - Old Statute Is
Confusing And Should
Be Replaced.
Extension of the good time de
duction system to apply to con
victs serving sentences for crimes
of violence and amendment of the
present parole law to clarity its
intent, are recommended by J. W.
Lewis, warden of the state prison
here in bis biennial report which
was filed with Governor Olcott to
day. '
"The present parole law, while
a splendid one in principle has
been changed so many times that
it is very difficult to interpret
and, according to the opinion of
the attorney general, does not al
low prisoners who have been pre
viously convicted of a crime to be
paroled," Warden Lewis points out
in his report.
Suggest New Law,
"It is my recommendation that
this law be repealed and that an
entirely new law be drawn up
containing the principles of the
present law but so worded that
there can be no misunderstanding
as to its Intents and purposes, and
that al, prisoners except those sen
(Continued on Page Three.)
YEARLY TO GITY
There are now enrolled at Wil
lamette university 546 students.
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president
.of the' university told members o.f
the chamber of commerce at to
day's luncheon.
And If the great forward move
ment to raise money for the unl
versity is successful, he predicted
that withla three years, there
would be an enrollment of more
than 1000.
Bused on Just merely a business
proposition for Salem, Mr. Doncy
said that students at least spend
$400 each a year. This amount
with the $80,000 or more paid out
by the university in salaries and
other expenses, places Willamette
as one of the great business Insti
tutions of the city, expending in
the city about $300,000 annually
"We have reached a point where
our buildings are entirely inade
quate," declared Dr. Doney, "and
we have been compelled to say to
number of Btudents 'don't
come.
Referring to the growth of the
university, the speaker said that
in 1916 the enrollment was 212
and that the average Increase for
the past eight years has been 15
per cent.
'For 25 years I have been en
gaged In educational work with
colleges," declared Dr. Doney,
and I bave never found a group
of finer students than we have
here in our university. And there
Is no finer service in the world
than aiding an institution such
as we have here in Salem and giv
ing young folka an opportunity
for education."
FLAX GROWERS BOARD
TO MEET AT RIGKREALL
Te executive board of the Wil
lamette Valley Flax and Hemp co
operative association will meet
Tuesday at Bickreall to discuss the
matter of placing machinery in the
Kickreall mill for the manufacture
of the remaining town owned by
the association.
The executive commltfcpe consists
of George W. Eyre of 8alem, chair
man; W. J. Denham of Turner, and
D. P. Eastbum of Aumsville. E. T.
Tidd of Kickreall was appointed as
an additional member of the com
mittee to take action on securing
machinery for the mill.
The first action of the committee
wil be to place a water power plant
in the mill as a matter of fire protection.
CHANGES
LAW
y i
MOTE IS
300.000
Mich. Democrat First
Senator in 70 Years
Woodbridge N. Ferris, of Michigan,
former Governor of that state and
the first democrat te be elected to
the United States Senate from
Michigan in seventy years. His
first act is expected to be a fight
to unseat U. 8. Senator Truman fl.
Newberry, -
GATHER DEE
Churchill Speaker Before
Instructors' Institute;
Gathering Largest In
County's History.
' Teach the pupil how to live,
rather than how to die, for his
country, J. A. Churchill, Btate su
perintendent of public instruction
told the 400 teachers present at
the Salem high school this morn
ing at the opening session of the
annual Marlon county teachers'
institute.
Mr. Churchill was speaking on
"Democrucy," before the largest
institute ever held in the county.
One by one he drove home his
points in a rhanner that held the
attention of his listeners through
out his entire talk. In the fif
teenth century, lie explained,
hero worship became popular
and, since that time, sentiment
favoring the man who makes the
great sacrifice has been on the In
crease. While not minimizing the
Importance of the man who dl.
for his country, Mr. Churchill
pointed out that the Individual
may render his country a greater
sorvlce if he lives. He urged teach
ers to remember the point in deal
ing with tha charges.
County Judge W. M. Bushey
also spoke before the" Institute
this morning. He admonished
teachers to report all cases of ill
nesses In their classes and spoke
in favor of the proposed county
health nurse.
At the opening of this morn
ing's session a musical program
as offerod under the supervision
of Lena Belle Tartar.
GETS TEN YEARS
TO LIFE IN PEN
Los Angelpg, Cul., Nov. 27 -Mrs.
Clara Phillips, convicted of murder
in the socond degree for killing
Mrs. Alburta Meadows with a ham
mer, was today sentenced to serve
from ten years to lifu in the state
penitontiary at San Qucutin. A ten
day stay was asked to permit her at
torneys to formulate an appeal from
the judgement and sentence.
Both Judge Frederick W. ITouscr,
who heard the case, and Attorney
Bertram Herrington, who defended
Mrs. Phillips, were ill. Judge Paul
McCormii k heard and denied a
motion for her new trial and im
posed the aentenee, the defendant
being represented by Itobert H.
Hcott, a deputy publie defender.
Mrs. Phillips, asked if she had
anything to say before sentence was
pronounced nnswyered simply "no."
The defendant heard the sentence
without evidence of emotion.
400 TEACHERS
CLARA PHILLIPS
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POSITION
Separate Treaty Between
United States and Tur
key Reported Under
Consideration.
Lausanne, Nor. 27. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Lord Curzon, the
JBrktah (foreign secretary, today
authorized an official statement to
the press that England supports
the American "open' door" policy
in Turkey and regards the Bun.
Re mo agreement fur dlvisto". of
the Mosul oil district aa r .;i and
void. , . r
Par;s, Nov. ,S1. (By Associat
ed Pres.) i-reparatton of a sep
arate treaty between Turkey and
the United States is under con
sideration at Lausanne, says a
dispatch to the Temps. The corre
spondents suggest that this per
uaps was the subject of yesterday's
long conversation between Richard
Washburd Child and Ismet Pasha.
.Lausanne, Nov. 27. (By Asso
ciated Press.) The Russian dele
gation to the Near East confer
ence seut a communication to the
president ot the conference today
demanding the admission ot the
Russian representatives for he
discussion of all questions on the
agenda so that a durable punto
might be eigned.
TO DEFEAT BILL
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 27. (By
Associated Press.) -British and
other foreign shipping interests
and Journals are engaged in a
.studied campaign of misrepresen
tation and propaganda to defeat
che American ship subsidy bill,
Sdward C. Plummer, commissioner
of the United States shipping
Hoard, declared in a speech pre-
pared for delivery today before the
.Vflddle West Merchant Marine &
foreign Trade.
Alarmed at the possibility that
the American ships will take from
them Boine 68 per cent of Ameri
can exports which are now carried .
in foreign ships, the foreign ship
ping Interests are using every pos
sible means to discourage the up
building ot the merchant marine
in this country, Mr. Plummer
said.
Every sort ot discrimination has
been practiced against American
ships in foreign trade, Mr. Plum
mer said, but when Americans
propose to do a little discriminat
ing In favor ot their own vessels.
British interests charge the Uni
ted States is trying to create A
monopoly. .
"When such as they find, aa
they do, that they can charter for
eign vessels for lees money than tt
takes merely to operate their own
steamers under the American flag.
what is the sense of setting up the
claim aa opponents of American
shipping dfj that American ship.
without government aid, can com--
pete with foreign ships in carry
ing the commerce of the United
States?'
GERMAN CHURCHES TO
HOLD UNION SERVICES
At 10:30 o'clock the Germaa
churches of the city, will hold
united Thanksgiving service at the
Center Street German Methodist
church with Rev. J. J. Lucas of the
German Baptist church delivering
the principal address using for his
subject, "Why W eShould ' be
Thankful." " .
The invocation will be given by.
Rev. A. Pfcnny, of the German Re
formed church. Rev. G. S. Roetlor
will rend the Thanksgiving procla
mation. W. F. Wedel, superinten
dent cf the Salem Deaconess hospi
tal, will give a few of the details
of the famine in Russia. The clos
ing prayer will be made by Rev.
G. Liening, of the German Evau
eeliial church.
A S FOREIGN
SHIPPERS AIM