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DEC 8 1222 TT . . THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CIRCULATION I Dally average tor November 6050. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation, J tf ember' Associated Press Full, leased f wire service. '; .' , THE WEATHER OREGON: Tonight and Sunday fair south, rain northwest and enow noalh east portion; moderate southerly Rales. Local: Rainfall, none; max. 42; min. 39: Cloudy; south wind; river . It rriirrv firvrrC! ON TRAINS AND NEWS- PRICE TWO CENTb stands fivk cents FQRTYrFQURTH YEAR NO. 287. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, ;1922 .... .1 ,'.......- ' "ll3 " y OLKCOUNfY despondency Cause Of Self Inflicted Torture By Mrs. Mary Kemp- Uses Scissors. Dallas, Ore.. Dec. 2. Mrs. !ary Kemp, aged 67, cut off er tongue in a fit of despond ncy at the home of her aughter at Monmouth, near ere and is now recovering ut will be unable to speak, ecording to information re -jived here today. - Dr. B. C. Staats, who at jnded her, said she had been :I in bed and while alone in 1 '.r room, got up, took a pair f scissors, cut her tongue off ' ean two inches from the end, nd returned to bed. Her . aughter, entering the' room siortly afterwards, discov red what had happened and immoned Dr. Staats. 101 1 4.944 'ensus Rolls Completed I Today increases Shown I Jin Marion and in City; 1 $149,440 For Fund. There N are at present in the hools of Marion county 14,944 jsipils, according to the census 7 --Ills, completed today. i This is 482 more students than . 'ere enrolled last year when a to il of 16,462 was reported. 'Four thousand eight hundred tii twenty-five of .the pupils are iagistered in the Salem schools. I -ast year in Salem'there were but 4 365 on the rolls, the Increase be Sag 160. . With 10 allowed for each pu pil, there will be in the county t'Uhool fund for next year, $149, 3 40. The county library fund,. to hlch 10 cents is contributed for each pupils, will have $1494.40. This money is apportioned among ia various school districts. ; The pupils registered in the Ounty schools are all between the cges of four and 20 years. I "Work in all of the districts is progressing well and we expect ae of the most successful years in :e county's history." Mrs. Mary . Fulkerson, superintendent, de clared today. BLE TO FILL BIG-TOW ORDER f. DUNTYPUPLS LAX GROWERS UNA A telegraphic order for $100T ...forth of tow was turned down hls morning by the Willamette jpalley Hemp fe .Flax Growers Co j? erative association, through Its , fcretary, A. C. Bohrnstedt. 1 1 The order was from one of the I irgest manufacturers of furniturt f San Francisco, and read: "We ed a car of tow at once. Can u supply us. Wire price and then you can ship?' I It just happens that the associa tion has sold out its entire output flow for the 1922 cropi I "There -a an active demand for Jregon tow," Mr. Eyre aaid, "and ' orler received this morning is t a sample of what we can sell ; 60 we have increased oar acTe e and output Manufacturers In ttie- Tacoma and Portland were animous In saying that the Ore ioa to was of a better quality a has been shipped - to the rtawest, and we are assured of a prag market next year." Uncooked Egg RoutsTwoOf Hard Variety 1 Spokane, Wash., Dec. 2. One uncookjsd egg routed two hard boiled ones when a holdup was attempted In a small grocery in an outlying district. Two men entered the store at closing time, and one of them placing a dollar bill on the coun ter, asked Miss Esther Olson, aged 16, for half a dozen eggs. When she turned toward the men again an egg In each hand, one of them displayed a gun. Miss- Olson let fly one egg and screamed. The egg, according to Mis3 Ol son, struck the would be hold up on the nose and splashed over his face. Startled by the onslaught and by the girl's call for help, the men bolted, leaving the dollar bill on the grocery counter. First Official Act Is To Proclaim Election Of State Officers Chosen November 7. The official canvass of the vote cast in the recent state election was completed here this morning upon the arrival of Acting Gov-f ernor Roy W. Ritner of Pendleto to assume his duties as the state's executive in. the absence of Gov ernor Olcott in the east. 'Elections Proclaimed. Following the .isanvass of the vote, which revealed no changes from the semi-official figures an nounced two weeks ago,- Governor Ritner formally proclaimed the election of O. P.'Hoff as state treasurer, J. A. Churchill as state superintendent of public instruc tion, -Charles H. Gram as etate la bor commissioner and. Thomas K. Campbell as a member of the pub lic service commission from the state at large. The official procla- tion also covers the election of cir cuit judges, district attorneys and members of the etate legislature. The official canvass of the vote for governor is made by the leg islature on the opening day of the. session next January. To Meet With Board. Governor Ritner expects to re turn to his home in Pendleton, Wednesday, for a meeting of the "sage brush seven," at which the next move In. the contest over the senate presidency will probably be determined. The regular monthly meeting of the' board of control, will claim Rltner's attention Monday and the considerably delayed sessions of the state budget commission will help to give the acting gov ernor a real taste of strenuous of ficial life during the next three weeks. This is the second time Ritner has occupied the executive chair. 162ND INFANTRY TO HOLD REUNION SOON Members of the old 162nd in fantry, of the Oregon world war regiment, will hold their annual banquet Dec. 9 at the Multnomah hotel In Portland. The banquet Is held each year at a date as near as possible to Dec. 11, as it was on Dec. 11, 1917, that the regi ment sailed for France from Ho boken, N. J. Major William Logus of Ore gon City will act as toastmaster. Among those from Salem who will attend are General George A. White, Captain Tom E. Rilea, Col onel Carl Abrams, Captain Paul Wallace and Captain Paul Hend ricks. WANG TA HSIEH MAY QUIT Pekinff. Dec. 2 (Bv the Associat ed Press) Premier Wang Ta Hsieh nmfl bv President Le Yuan Hung on Thursday aa acting premier in a new cabinet, submitte ahis resig nation yesterday. The premier de clined to accept it. It is semi-offi- eially stated that the resignation was the result of the president s re fusal to agree to the new premier's candidate for ths finance portfolio. n.n th old eow went dry we named her Portland. Now that the ooor ctritter's dead, ehouldn t we call 4er Seattle! R1TNER HERE AS GOVERNOR PARMS1 DOOMED SAYS SAM GOMPERS Labor Leader Declares Abuse of. Injunctions Due to Assumtion of Illegal Powers. ' Washington, Dec. 2. The "un questioning allegiance to party by which that obligation is placed above principle and above coun try" is to be attributed much of the political evil of the nation's post and present life, Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, declared in an address today before the con ference of progressives from all parts of the country, meeting here to discuss a program of liberal legislation. ' ' The time has come, Mr. Gomp ers said, when we are "entitled to hope" that this "blind adher ence" to party is being broken, f? , ' added, lies. the only h 5 paring control of our 8 J to the people" and ? - those assumptions of 1 , have cost them so ts Even Tainted a because of this "un- 0 oyalty" to party, Mr. said, "the cburts have a (to steal away powers ;was never intended they Bhoula nave'' and which, he added was one of the most Important causes of the loss of government control by the people. No matter what may be the people's will to attainment of "progressive, con structive legislation," the speaker said, the judiciary through , its "assumed " power to declare uu constitutional the enactments of congress, In "direct violation of the constitution" exercises the power to nnul that will. Assert ing the judiciary exercises the "unwarrantably assumed power" to "curb or prohibit freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of assemblage," - Mr. Gompers added: Says Parties Must Go ' "I say without the slightest pos sibility of contradiction that the Injunctive process as used in labor disputes Is the result solely and entirely of this assumption of power on the part of the.judlciary "If we aim to restore the con trol of our government to the people it is necessary for the citizens of the United States to organize as citizens without re gard to political party affiliations or political party obligations, faithful to the republic of the United States and determined to carry out the restoration of that control. Contributory to the at tainment of these high purposes, the producers of the country, on the farm, in the field, factory, mine or workshop, must be organ ized. IL is through organization that we secure fullest develop ment of uniform and Intelligent opinion. ALLEGED PERVERT A man who gave his name as Fred Moran, 63 years- of age. jailed here and charged with at tempt to commit a crime against nature, the details of which are unprintable, will be arraigned in the Justice court before Judge O. E. Unruh this afternoon. Attaches of the district attor ney's office said that Moran, who was taken into custody by Chief of Police Moffitt with the assist ance of Police Matron Elsie Esa man, probably will waive a hear ing. Morsn, accused of being a per vert of the lowest order, claims Pasadena as his borne. Today he was held in the Ma rion county Jail. CELEEBATE HSUAN WEDDING Pekini, Dee. 2 (By the Associat ed Press) The wedding of Hsuan Tung, the 17 year old deposed em peror of China, u celebrated early this morning with all toe pomp and ceremony of imperial days. The former emperor's bride was the Princess Ko Chin Si, 0 BE ARRAIGNED New King - J ... v -"""o jrj Here is the latent posed photo graph of King George of Greoeo, who succeeded to the throne on the forced abdication of his father, King Constantine, L Unmerger Would Operate To Disadvantage And Hardship of Employes, Committee Told. Washington, Dec .2. Labor leaders who have objections to the separation of the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific systems were given hearings today before the interstate commerce commission which is considering tho South ern Pacific's request that the merger be continued. Warren 8. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, told the commission he feared a separation would en danger seriously the interests of the road's employes. Seniority Threatened "If this segregation takes place," he said1, "large numbers of our older men now on the Southern Pacific will have to, move away from terminals where they have established homes and made themselves a place in life, while considerable numbers of others will be forced out of. em ployment. "Seniority means everything to our men in train service, because by it they have worked them selves up to places of responsl bllity and regularity of employ ment. "Separation of these two rail roads means wiping aay by a stroke of the pen accomplishments of a lifetime for these men. It's a sacrifice of the entire body. Could Not Be Avoided . "In the general aspect I see this separation proposal as a complete destruction of a transcontinental railroad and the making of two fourth class railroads. It means turning over the entire Pacific coast to the Union Pacific." Commissioner Potter asked Mr. Stone whether labor Interests would be menaced "if there is set up an independent Central Pacific system with one line down the San Joaquin valley, and a second to Sacramento competing with the Southern Pacific." MASONS ELECT OFFICERS At the annual election of of ficers of Salem lodge Ko. 4, Free and Accepted Masons, held last evening In the Masonic temple, the following were chosen: Worshipful Master, Jerome F. Jones; senior warden, H. S. Boss- hard t; Junior warden, Harry Pearson; treasurer, Arthur W. Smlthers; secretary, J. D. Ber wick. Ralph Thompson, retiring worshipful master, was elected trustee, to serve for Salem No. 4, with Walter Winslow and A. F. Marcus. ' Installation of officers of both Salem lodge No. 4 and Salem lodge No. 0, A. T. A. M. wilt be held jointly at the Masonic Temple on the evening of December 27. H WANTS Ml 111 AND IE HIDING H POUCE Efforts to Locate Prof essor To Examine Him -on Insanity Charge 'Prove Fruitless. Chicago, Dec. 2. John P. Tiernan, erstwhile professor of law at Notre Dan.e university, di vorced a week ago and married to another woman in 48 hours only to return to his first wife whf n his divorce decree was revoked, today was being sought in Chi cago on a writ ordering a sanity inquisition. Tiernan and his first wife, Mrs. Augusta Tiernan, who left South Bend, Ind., yesterday were believ ed ' hiding in Chicago. Whether they, would appear in court later in the day or would seek to leave this county was a question the authorities professed themselves unable to answer. ' i Seoond Wife Also Gone The whereabouts of Mrs. Blanche Brimmer Tiernan, the second wife, with whom the pro fessor went to Crown Point, the Indiana Gretna Green, a week ago today and where they were mar ried, also was undetermined. Some reports said she was expect ed in' Chicago today. The sanity test order was ob tained by Mrs. Francis Pulaski, Mrs. Tiernan's sister. Mrs. Au gusta Tiernan was at the Pulaski hoinf when she learned her liis- ,ter a-c action. Tiernan also was said, to have become informed that a deputy sheriff was seek ing him and telephoned Mrs. Tternan. ' Wife Denies He's Crazy Declaring to her sister, ; Mrs. Pulaski, that "he's not crazy; you're crazy," Mrs. Tiernan and her children rushed from the house last night and into a taxi cab to Join her husband some where in the city. Since then tho couple whose marital troubles were aired in Mrs. Tiernan's sensational paternity suit against Harry Poulin, South Bend mer chant, have been out of sight. I: CAR NEED GREAT After experiencing the thrills of haking hands with President Hard ing, taking a good look at Cleman ceau while on parade in Chicago, and testifying before the Inter State Commerce Commission, Chas. K. Hpaulding president of the Spaulding Logging company and one of the'dominent figures in the lum ber industry of the northwest, ar rived home this morning and says he i surely glad to be here. , "I found business conditions to be quite satisfactory in the east, es pecially in manufacturing interests," declared Mr. Hpaulding. "But taken as a whole business conditions along the Atlantic coast are no hotter than we have in this part of the west." As a representative of the Salem Chamber' of Commerce, and in behalf of the Willamette Valley Lumber association, Mr. Spaulding testified before the Inter-State Chamber of Commerce in the hearing relative to the relationship between the South ern Pacific and the Central Pacific, railroads. Beptceentating the ehipperg and lumber Industry of the valley, Mr. Spaulding testified that it would be for the bent interests of this part of the Jorthwest should the business relationship of the two railroads remain as in the past, instead of being operated separately, as re cently ordered by" the United States Supreme court. Relative to present business con ditions in the lumber Industry of the northwest, Mr. Spaulding said it was just a matter of more cars. Business conditions are most en couraging for lumber interests, but the shortage in ear is ene of the very discouraging factors. SPAULDING BACK FROM EAS SAY Business Men Seeking Silver Tongues' Test Powers On Civic Needs Occasional Rain Is Forecast for Oregon Washington, Dec. 2.Weath er outlook for the week begin ning Monday: Pacific states: Generally fair In California, unsettled, occasional rains in Washing ton and Oregon, normal tem peratures. Salem Children Out Late At Night May Be Found In Jail ; Violations Many Says Police Matron. Wholesale violations of the cur few law in Salem have made nec essary plans for more drastic ac tion, and, unless parents are will ing to cooperate wtlh the police in keeping their children from the streets late at night, boys and girls under 16 years of age will be detained at the ctiy jail when they are found downtown at night. Mrs. Elsie Elsaman, Salem po lice matron, who has made a sur vey of tho local situation, an nounced her plans this afternoon. She declared that if parents will merely cooperate there will be no trouble, but added that she is ready to go through with her pro gram to enforce the curfew laws. I May Be Jailed. "If I arents find that their chil dren have not come home some night, they probably will have no cause to worry greatly," Mrs. Eisa- man explained. "It is likely, they will find them at the city hull. If any "of the boys and girls are lodged for a violation of the cur few law, they will receive good treatment." The police have received several complaints regarding violations of the curfew ordinance, Mrs. Elsa man explained. The law requires that all boys and girls, under the age of 16, must be off the streets by 8:45 o'clock during the fall, winter and spring months, and be home by 9:45 o'clock during the summer time. i Cooperation Expected, j "I believe parents Will be will ing to work with us," Mrs. Elsa man said. - "Everyone knows that boys and girls cannot do good work in school and remain up late &t night." Theaters, Mrs. Elsaman said, proye the greatest drawing card for children. Mid-week violations of the curfew law are many, she declared. In Portland, Mrs. Elsaman said, children who are under age are frequently removed from theaters by the authorities. If present plans to enforce the curfew ordinance avail nothing, Individual cases will be placed be fore local Juvenile officers, Mrs. Elsaman said. HEWITT TO TALK "Will Jack Come Back," Is the subject of the address to be deliv ered next Monday before members of the Salem chamber of commerce at tbe noon luncheon. The speak er will be Roy H. Hewitt, of the extension department of the Ore gon Agricultural college. It is understood that Mr. Hewitt will discuss the problem as to whether young men, after being graduated from an agricultural college, go back to the farm, or whether they will prefer life In tbe city. Mr. Hewitt Is professor of po litical science at the Oregon Agri cultural college and Is known as a forceful speaker. There wouldn't be any gun acci dents in our fields and forests if every man applied th "lire and let live rule to all nature. 10 ENFORCE 'CUMIAW AT CLUB LUNCH Development of hydro-electric resources existing at the city's back door, fostering of water transportation to reduce freight rates, cooperation to Insure suc cess of the Willamette university endowment drive, encouragement of horticultural and agricultural enterprise in the adjacent terri tory, more and better school build ings, more Industries, better kept streets and more public spirited men of constructive vision - are some of the things which Salem needs, according to prominent business and professional men of the city, who are members of the Y. M. C. A. public speaking class. A summary of some of the opin ions' expressed by members of the class last night on, what should be done for the good of Salem is in cluded in the following resume of five-minute talks given: ! ... f '. TJrjces Use of River. R. B. Duncan secretary of the chamber of commerce We need lower freight rates for our manu facturing and shipping Interests. Portland gets a much lower rate, due to water- transportation. Should the businessmen get back of the proposed Salem Navigation company and secure river service, we would be entitled to lower freight rates. Will T. Kirk, atate industrial accident commissioner The big thing for Salem is to get behind Willamette university in Its for ward movement. If the movement la successful we may expect with in three years an enrollment of more than 1000 students at the university. : Small Fruit Tracts. T. M. Hicks, abstractor The growth of Salem during the next five years will depend on the prod ucts of the soil. Every farmer should have at least an acre plant ed to fruits or nuts. When the big firms around Salem are divid ed Into 10 or 20-acre fruit tractR, (Continued on Page Seven.) VETERANS MEET EE Tl The Marlon County Veteran's as sociation is to hold its third and last meeting of the year Thursday, Dec. 7, in tho McCornack hull. The lust meeting of the year Is always held here. The othor meetings are held the first Thursday in April at Woodburn and the first Thurs day in August at Silverton. At Hil- verton tho officers for the ensuing year are elected. The meeting next Thursday is to be an all day sffair with the morn ing being devoted to business. At noon thot present will partake of a basket dinner. In the afternoon a program is to be given Which will conclude with a "campfire" a circle of veterans exchanging remineis cenccs. II. H. Haynes, a Portland busi ness msn and a son of a vetoran of the Civil war, is to be the princi pal speaker of the afternoon. Other prominent people who will be pres ent and give short talks are T. B. McKay, Portland, department com mander G. A. B., and C. A. Wil liams, Portland, "one of the veter ans who spoke at the Fair grounds program this fall on Old Soldiers day. A student from the dramatic interpretation class of Willamette university has promised to give sev eral readings. The Veteran's association was or iginally formed to take in only the (i. A. It., tho auxiliary known as the Women's Belief corps, and the Toadies of the G. A. E. The asso ciation now takes in every patriotic organization in the eounty. It is expected that at the convention there will be representatives from each of the various patriotia orders from each of the Marion county towns where euch an order exists. Officers who are now serving are: Gideon Stolts, Salem, G. A. B., pres ident; Liazie W. Smith, Salem, Wo men's Relief corps, vice president; Francis Gourlie, Silverton, Women's Relief corps, treasurer; and Mrs. G. E. Terwilliger, Salem, Women's Belief eorps, secretary. Mrs. Ter williger in addition to being secre tary of the county association, which office she has held for four years, is departmental secretary for the state of Oregon. MARION COUNTY E DAY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IS IIUNCED Congressmen, Governors And Other Leaders Are Present At Conference Held Today. Washington, Dec. 2. The pur poses of the new progressive mov ment Inaugurated yesterday by the organization of the "progres sive bloc" In congress were de clared formally to be legislative and not political in resolutions adopted today at a general pub lic Conference. Senator LaFolIette, republican of Wisconsin, who with Represen tative Huddleston, democrat of Alabama, called the conference under the auspices of the people'a legislative service, presided over the general public gathering to day, which was attended by more than 100 members of congress, governors and other leaders. Rep resentative Woodruff, republican of Michigan, was elected secre tary. Committees Named The first resolution adopted de clared that the movement was non-partisan and would devote itself to "'consideration' of - de vising methods and means for co operation and support of the general $ legislative program" adopted yesterday by the new pro gresslve congressional bloc. At the suggestion of President Gomp ers of the American Federation of Labor, the resolutions had beea amended to declare the move ment "non-partisan" Instead of "non-political." .4 committee on resolutions was appointed, headed by Fredcrls Howe, former immigration com missioner at New York. ' Other members designated Included Sam uel Gompers, who retired In favor of Andrew Furusoth, president ot the International Seamen's un ion; Grenville McFarland, Boa- ton, Herbert F, Baker, president of the Farmers' National Coun cil; Mias Elizabeth Hauser,-sec retary of the National League ot Women Voters; Amos Pinchot of New York; Senator Sheppard of Texas; Representative Huddle ston of Alabama, Representative John M. Nelson of Wisconsin; George L. Berry, president of the Pressmen's union; P. H. Callahan. Louisville; William II.. Johnston of the International Machinists union; D. B. Robertson of the firemen's and enginemen's broth erhood and Miss Ethel Smith of the Women's Trade Union league. Farmer Aid Urged A special cqmmlttee to draft separate resolutions declaring for a national movement for direct primaries was headed by former Representative Keating of Colo rado. Other members - included Warren S. Stone of the locomo tive engineers brotherhood, Ben N. Marsh ot the Farmers National council, George L. Record of New Jersey, Senator Ladd of North Da kota and Frank Morrison, secre tary of tho American Federation of Labor. Speeches urging aid for farm ers were made by Senators-elect Wheeler of Montana and Frazler ot North Dakota. Tbey said the farmers were not receiving the cost ot production and were suf fering from high freight rates and car shortage. An investigation ot the car shortage was advocated by Mr. Wheeler. 14 BEHIND BARS Fourteen men are at present confined to the Marlon county jail, according to Sheriff Oscar Bower. Five of the men are serving sentences growing out of liquor charges, one ta Incarcerated on a larceny charge, seven are await ing action of the Marion county grand jury and one Is awaiting trial in the justice court on a larceny count. Eighteen prisoners were eon fined in the" jail during the month of November. The largest number In at one time during November was 14 and the smallest numbeg was 12. IN COUNTY AIL