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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Tonight and Wednesday
fair, continued cold; moderate winds.
Local: Rainfall, none; max. 35; mis,
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JORFOI ARKO. 295 . SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1922 PRICE TWO CENTS stan5sinivbd ciTa
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M EXEMPT'"- TeUCUM Scmta ClamM
SECURITIES
THREATEN
Exemption Of Sixteen
Million Dollars Worth
Of Paper Dangerous To
Revenue System.
Chicago, Dec. 12. A complete
break down of the national reve
nue system unless tax free securi
ties are prohibited, -was predicted
here today by H. C. McKenzie, tax
ation director of the American
Farm Bureau federation, in an ad
dress belore the fourth annual
convention of the organization.
He also advocated the taxation of
national banks.
Bis Fortunes Hidden
"The dwindling revenue from
the federal income tax," Mr. Mc
Kenzie charged, "is largely due
from errors in the 1921 tax law
and the existence of about $16,
000,000,000 of tax free securities.
The report of the eecretary of the
treasury for this fiscal year, 1922,
which has just been presented to
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OPEN TO PUBLIC
With what is declared to ba
the most enjoyable program ever
offered at the Oregon peniten
tiary, the prison minstrels will
tonight present their show to the
public. Before the prison's in
mates and officials of the institu
tion the performance was giver.
last evening, and the stamp of
unqualified approval was accord
ed by those present.
Forty nine inmates are in the
cast and they have their own
band and orchestra. The show is
replete with clever lines and orig
inal jokes and heavy rounds of
"pplause were forthcoming from
the audience at regular Intervals.
All money received from the
Beat sale will go into the prison's
amusement fund and the general
luport of Salem people Is expect
ed. The advance ticket sale was
reported to be good by Percy Var
ey, parole officer.
Nine men who aye serving life
terms in prison are among the
fun makers to be seen in the cir
tie tonight. N .
ER ROOMS
fcach evening of thia week, the
Wamber of commerce rooms will
Resent scenes of activity.
This evening at 6:15 o'clock,
Cherrians will assemble for
weir monthly luncheon, and later
up the important matter of
'ecting officers for the coming
fear.
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
"embers of the chamber of com
"er will meet for the annual
Action of officers, and also to
e" the annual report of Robert
Duncan, secretary. .
Thursday, all day, and Thurs
of ttTenlns wlU be the opening
hi h Marion-Pllt corn show,
in. Prmlsea the most lnterest
J1L"hlbit In years. There Is
hlbitor CaSh PriZeS awaltin6 ex"
Friday and Saturday will nln
'given t0 the corn show in the
nrrt7 of cmmerce rooms. Sat-
ntereiif Wl" be of speciaI
been
warded. In the vnlni In
Edition
ward jmeresi in me
a comL Prlze8' there wl b held
in . k j . . .
tic 7. 'lT Sln "now five di
rec-
iHfcrt'' Socolofsky,
er 01 the Kiwania ciub.
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OREGON
MINSTRELS
BUSY
THIS WEEK
Last Night Coldest '
Of Winter; Mercury
.Drops To 20 Above
With the government thermom
eter recording 20 degrees above
zero last night, 12 degrees below
freezing, Salem experienced the
coldest snap of the winter so far.
The highest point which the gov
ernment thermometer reached yes
terday was 35 degrees above zero.
Th in cold took many of
the rl " & of the city unex
pect? b a result theer were
a nu y
radi
bro J?
thi;
drfy
bu-
"J'
. of frozen automobile
and water pipes. No
" liter pipes were reported
rning . however. Local
were doing a good
'selling alcohol for auto
J.
leather forcast for tonight
iorrow is fair with conttn-
a'--.
ued cold
winds.
and moderate easterly
Cold Wave General
San Francisco, Dec. 12. Rain,
snow and freezing temperatures
were the ruling weather fea
tures along the Pacific coast
and for some distance into the in
terior today. The United States
weather bureau reported here that
there would be no "break" to
speak of in these conditions before
tomorrow.
The cold wave that struck
northern Idaho and eastern Wash
ington yesterday, widened last
night to Include virtually all of
Idaho and a great portion of east
ern Oregon. A gradual return to
warm weather is looked for.
A storm off the California coast
is -promising rains' that will ex
tend from the Mexican to the
Oregon line.
Portland Reports 19
Portland, Ore., Dec. 12r Port
land, in common with the rest of
the Pacific northwest, today felt
the effect of the cold wave, the
temperature dropping to a min
imum of 19 above zero. The
weather bureau predicted contln
ued cold, with possibly a minimum
of 16 tonight. Eugene this morn
ing reported 22, Albany and
Salem 20. Umatilla, in eastern
Oreeon. reported two above and
Baker two below.
Bellingham Shivers
Belllngham, Wash., Dec. 12.
The coldest December weather
during the past nine years held
Rellineham in its icy grasp last
night the minimum temperature
being eight degrees above zero,
according to the local weather
bureau. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing a slight moderation followed
clearing skies with a light easter
ly wind.
Near Zero at Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Wash., Dec. 12.
Temperatures here last night were
the lowest of the winter, the
mercury remaining at one above
from 5 a. . m. until well after
sun up.
Aberdeen.' Wash.. Dec. 12.
Temperature here last night drop
ped to 18 above zero, the coldest
of the year. Weather clear today.
Wonatchee'. Wash., Dec. 12.
Wenatchee shivered today in the
coldest weather since 1899 when
tbe mercury registered 18 below
zero, according to United States
weather bureau reports. The
cold will not affect the fruit trees,
it is said because of the heavy
snowfall.
CHURCHlMnOMTS
LAND MSE REOPENED
Charging that A. A. Morrison
prominent Portlana e.pwui
minister, retained to his own
profit the sum of $1000 out of the
125 000 entrusted to his care In
the'purcbase of the Oakhill farm
as a
site for me iw:ai"
Episcopal
board of
Episcopal
gchool for Doys, m
school trustees of the
church has filed with
. i a natlHnn
the supreme coun u. - -for
rehearing of the case which
was recently decided in favor o.
Morrison.
Soldier Bonus BILL
Reintroduced Today
Washlngtoa, Dec. 12. De
claring that a bonus to soldiers
was as justifiable as "a bonus
to the ship operators," Sena
tor Simmons, democrat, North
Carolina, today reintroduced
the soldier bonus bill vetoed
by President Harding in an
amendment to the administra
tion shipping bill.
eiGiin
TOTAL WRECK
British Ship Orteric
Pounding To Pieces On
California Coast : All
Of Crew Saved.
Ban Francisco, Cal., Dec. 12.
The British freighter Orteric,
wmcn crasnea on nsn Hock on
the California coast 70 miles north
of here in a dense fog last night,
Is to be abandoned as the damage
is too serious to attempt a tow, ac
cording to a radio message re
ceived from the Orteric at 10:Z0 a
m. by the Federal Wireless com
pany station here.
"The ship is high on the rocks
with her holds filled," the mess
age said. "We are preparing to
abandon her, as the damage is too
serious to attempt a tow."
The message was unsigned and
was apparently an answer by tne
Orteric to radio inquiries from oth
er ships regarding her position
and chances ot salvage.
The crew of the Orteric was be
ing transferred to the steamer
Cotton Plant at 8 a. in., accord
ing to a wireless message received
by the Federal Telegraph company
here.
Simultaneous with the arrival
of the message stating that the
crew was being taken off the Or
teric, the coast guard cutter Shaw
nee left the harbor for the scene.
She will determine whether the
Orteric can be salvaged.
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Cherrians have received a post
card with the following an
nouncement:
"Regular monthly meeting and
luncheon with the annual election
of officers, chamber ot commerce,
Tuesdav evening, December n
Come out and help elect the right
mnii for the right place. King
BIng."
All of which means that this
evening at 6:15 o'clock Cherrians
will eather to receive tne annual
ronort of William Mctiiicnrisi jr,
rAHrlr, King Bing, and for the
very important purpose oi noi omy
electing a King Bing for the com-
ine year, but of naming oincers
for the entire organization. '
th. first time in several
...r. there is no "slate' or even
A V
h rri.Ktlon as to who shall be
elected to pilot the cnerrian sn.p
for the coming year.
Taft Not to Testify
Washington, Dec. "The
house Judiciary committee decided
today it was ont necessary to cal
Chief Justice Taft to testify at
It hearing ot the Keller impeach
ment charges against Attorney
General Daugherty.
CHERRIANS WILL
LECT TONIGHT
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NAMmH-' "Old Ironsides" Goes MK A M AT
E
ARE MED
Letters Should Be Mailed
To Paper Immediately,
Says St. Nick; Salem
Elks To Aid Him.
Taking cognizance of a general
ly expressed fear that he might
though with no malice afore
thought bring despair to the
hearts of some little Salem boys or
girls by overlooking them this
Christmas, Santa Claus, alias Chris
Kringle, alias St. Nick, today an
nounced he would be pleased to
have his letters from local young
sters addressed in care of The Cap
ital Journal.
In a short telephone conversa
tion from his home In the vicinity
of the north pole, Mr. Claus aft
er asking information concerning
the general behavior of Salem
boya and girls pointed out that
he is one the road a good deal and
that some of the letters might go
astray.'. He therefore suggested
that all Salem youngsters ad
dress their letters to him in caie
of The Journal, Salem, that they
may be forwarded in quantity lotsT
All Asked to Write.
"Salem boys and girls will un
derstand I have a mighty big job
ahead of me this year," Mr. Claus
said in his booming voice. "I try
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With three cases of hiccoughs
reported in Salem in the past sev
eral days some tear that another
such epidemic as appeared here
about two years ago may. again
visit Salem.
The three Salem people who
have been suffering with the
Illness are Carl B. Webb, local
undertaker, F. L. Danison, ele
vator operator in the Bank of
Commerce building, and Carl
Graham, a mechanic. Mr. Webb
Is being kept In bed by his phy
sician and according to last re
ports ths hiccoughs had stopped
The other two men were able to
be at work today although they
were experiencing the trouble at
the time.
Local physicians declare that
they know of nothing that should
precipitate the Jerky disease as it
Is due entirely to the nerves.
Quite a study of the malady was
made by physicians when the epi
demic appeared in various parts
of the country several years ago
but no definite cause was found
The manner in which the doc
tors would treat the trouble var
ies with the physician. Some' de
clare that the patient should he
kept absolutely quiet and that
nothing cold should be given to
eat. Others declare that it takes
a sudden shock to the nervous
system to quiet the disturbance
and that something cold might
be just as effectual as any other
thing.
James Moyer, a meat cutter in
the Steusloff market, was suffer
ing slightly with the trouble
about two weeks ago but is now
well and at work.
CONDITION OF WOMAN HIT
BY MO IS NOT CHANGED
Attending physicians were un
able to say definitely today wheth
er or not Mrs. Ferdinand Micken
ham, 1265 South Twelfth street,
will recover from the injuries she
received Sunday when the car In
which she was riding collided
with another automobile.
Mrs. MIckenham's condition to
day was unchanged.
I HER
THREE CASES OF
HICCOUGHS HERE
"Old Ironsides" Goes
To Boneyard; Famous
i Craft Held Obsolete
v Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 12.
The battleship Connecticut,
sometimes termed "Old Iron
sides, once the flagship ot
"Fighting Bob" Evans, was on
the way today from Los Ange
les to the navy yard at Brem
erton to be decommissioned, it
was announced at Pacific fleet
headquarters here.
The Connecticut was com
missioned in 1906 and led the
American fleet of 16 battle
ships on the voyage arouni
the world in 1907-08.
EI CURED
Strongbox Of Astoria
Newspaper Gives Up
Contents In Perfect
Condition.
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 12. First
systematic work of digging into
the filing of last Friday's fire
which wiped out the city's
ness district started today
busi-
wlth
the opening of safes. The first
safe opened was that of the Astor
ia Budget, the afternoon news
paper whose new building was
one of the many destroyed. Every
thing in the safe was preserved
and -the books were not even!
charred. '
Others Being Identified
A committee ot three, com
posed of Dr. T. O. Welters, R. R
Caruthers ana J. E. Wick, was
appointed to go through the
burned area and formally identify
each safe. No safe will be opened
until it has been identified, the
committee announced.
Safes of the city's four banks
which have been under the guard
of bluejackets, will be opened un
der the direction of Lieutenant
Commander Gaylord Church
: 1 May Widen Streets
The emergency bank has been
opened In tbe court house, neces
sary fixtures having been in
stalled, affd this temporary insti
tution will serve the needs of the
community until other facilities
are provided.
The city council will meet again
tonight and Is expected to receive
the report of a committee on the
proposed widening of the business
thoroughfares.
Two more men were released
from the state prison here today
by Governor Rltner Wynter Wil
lis of Portland on a parole and
R. J. Rowen of Medford on . a
conditional pardon.
Willis has served three years of
sentence of ten years for lar
ceny of an automobile. Ills parole
which was urged by Stanley My
ers, district attorney ror Multno
mah county, and approved by
Circuit Judge W. N. Gatens, was
recommended by the state parole
board before being acted upon by
the governor.
Rowen has served seven months
on a three year term for the for
gery of a deed. His pardon was
recommended by Circuit Judge F
M. Calkins and District Attorney
W. Ti Miller of Jackson county.
'. Gibbons, Mitke to Box
St. Paul, Minn., Dee. 12 Tom
Gibbons and Billy Miske, St. Paul
heavyweights, will box to a de
cision when they meet here Friday
night In a scheduled ten round
bout, according to announcement
tod ay'' by the Minnesota boxing
:ommlslon.
Art 1
RITNER
E
TWO GONVJCTS
MS TIME
WELCOMED
Salem Salvation Army To
Work With Lodge And
Capital Journal; Needy
To Be Assisted.
Local Salvation army workers
are highly gratified that -Salem
Elks are to take an active part in
the Christmas work this year and
the Salvation army is anxious to
cooperate with both the lodge
men and The Capital Journal,
Captain A. M. Holbrook, In
charge, declared today.
"We have always worked with
the Elks, wherever we've been,"
Captain Holbrook said. "Their
support is always whole hearted
and there probably Is no organi
zation that has given the Salva
tion army more assistance."
3 Tots Ask Clothes
Already letters from young
sters are beginning to pour into
the Salvation army headquarters.
Yesterday three Salem tots all
from one family mailed a note
In which they asked that they ba
given some clothes this Christmas,
rather than toys.
"When little boys and girls ask
that toys be forgotten and that
something to keep them warm be
sent instead, you can grasp what
they're up against," Captain Hol
brook said. 1
Underclothes, he said, are xreat
ly needed, and other raiment and
shoes must be had. Rubbers us
ually are given with shoes. Each
case is Investigated, however, be
fore any gifts are made.
Aged to be Remembered
Although none of the larger
donations have been received by
the Salvation army, the kettles
have caught approximately 190
during the last two days. This
week the yearly contributions of
Salem institutions and individu
als will begin to come In and Cap
tain Holbrook is convinced that
the response will be good.
Along with its work of caring
for children at Christmas time,
the Salvation army also makes ev
ery effort to see that the aged nre
not overlooked.
Ten Million Dollar
Mark Reached; Need
Quarter Million Yet
"The million dollar mark In
the Willamette forward move
ment campaign has been reached
and we are now on the last (250,
000 stretch," said Dr. John W.
Hanoher, financial secretary of
the Methodist board of education
who arrived In Salem yesterday
to personally asBlBt In the drive,
this noon at the luncheon of the
captains of Salem teams and the
Kiwanis club. "Telegrams in re
ply to send in reports by wire
have been coming in this morning
from all parts of the state."
With the million dollar mark
being reached the amount that
has been rtiseil during the past
day Is nearly $50,000. Of thta
amount $11,981 was reported this
noon from Salem.
Roy Rltner, acting governor of
the state In the absence of Gov
ernor Olcott, spoke briefly stating
that some of the most prominent
men from Umatilla county came
from Willamette university. "I
know that the people from tho
sagebrush country are backing
the university in the present
drive."
John Rand, justice of the su
preme court of Oregon, also gave
a short talk in which he said,
If there Is any thing that Salem
should support Individually or
collectively It Is Willamette uni
verslty." Sam Kozer, secretary of
Girl, 19, Elected As
Justice, Claims It's
Joke, But Must Serve
Nlckerson, Kan., Dec; 12.
Declaring she was elected in
the recent election by ciub wo
men who Jokingly wrote ' her
name on the. ballot, Miss Clara
Arnold, 19 year old girl, pro
tested yesterday when asked to
qualify for the office of jus
tice of the peace and pollco
Judge, following the resigna
tion of Judge Joslyn,. Nlcker
son 's only active Justice.
"It's a Joke," she said. "I
don't want to be called Judge
Arnold."
Infurmud she must qualify
or be subject to prosecution,
she said: "I'll' qualify, but I
don't want the job." Friends
declare Miss Arnold is the
youngest, if not the only wo
man police Judge in Kansas.
CAP1EIE
PROVES HOAX
Peeved Reporter Weaves
Tale of Arrest of Clara
Phillips From Fiction
Check Shows.
Casper, Wyo., Dec; 12. Reports
that a woman believed to be Clara
Phillips, convicted hammer slayer
who escaped from the Los Angeles
city jail on December 6, had been
arrested In Casper, were traced
this morning to a pure hoax pei ne
truted on a reporter for a morning
newspaper, who was denied per
mission to talk to the woman and
supplied with misinformation said
to have had its origin in police
circles.
Tbe woman around whom the
story Is based was admitted this
morning by Police Captain Clay
ton, when he put in a belated ap
pearance at headquarters, to be a
woman picked up at a local dance
hall last night. She says she Is
Beatrice Craig of Klrby, Wyo., an
efforts are now being made to get
In touch with relatives. She has
been employed at a local rooming
house during the three weeks she
has been in Casper, it was estab
lished by investigation today.
state, and Will T. Kirk, member
of the state accident commission
board, also made short talks.
Dr. W. W. Long spoke from the
community standpoint in tbe pre
ent drive. In closing he said, "If
we all do our part in the Willam
ette university campaign the
drive will be a success."
COUNTylOADVIEWlS
TO VISIT AUMSYILLE
The board of county road view
ers will go to Aumsvllle Wednes
day to view a proposed rond lead
ing through the Butler estate,' lo
cated about one mile east of Aums
ville.
This road, extending three quar
ters of a mile, has been used as a
community road for a number of
years. If the board of viewers de
cide that the road should be in
corporated into the county road
system, it will hereafter receive
Its share of the county road
funds In that road district.
The board of county road view
ers includes B. B. Herrlck, county
surveyor, Fred Miller of Wood
burn and W. A. Taylor of Mac
leay. As Mr. Taylor is unable to
attend, tbe court has appointed
In bis stead, C. B. McElhaney of
North Salem.
MERCHANT
"Picns
CONCLUDED
Biography of Famous
Retailer Reads as Chap
ter From Novel; Father
Of Department- Store.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 12.
John Wanamaker died at his home
at 8 a. m.
The world famous merchant and
former postmaster general patBed
away at his town house, 2032 Wal
nut street. He had been confined
there since early in November
with a heavy cold contracted at
his country estate, "Lyndenburst,"
at Jenklntown, near here. He was
84 years old.
Mr. Wanamaker was active in
his business affairs up to the time
he was stricken. He spent much
of last winter In Florida and was
in this city all summer bard at
work, with the exception of an oc
casional surcease from the duties
of this office for a day at the
shore.
Three Children Survive.
He was always an early riser
and was usually in his mercantile
establishment before its doors
opened. Mr. Wanamaker Is sur
vived by his son, Rodman, a resi
dent of New York city, and two
daughtero, Mary B., wife of Bar
clay H. Warburton, and Elizabeth,
wife of Norman MacLeod, both of
Philadelphia.
After Mr. Wanajnaker was
brought to his town house be did
not improve and two weeks ago
his condition became such as to
cause anxiety. A week ago, how
ever, he showed marked improve
ment. At 6 o'clock this morning
he was seized with a violent
coughing spell, his physicians
fctated, which resulted in extreme
heart weakness. He died peace
fully at 8 o'clock this morning.
Insured for $3,000,000.
When Mr. Wanamaker's condi
tion became grave during tne
night all the members of the fam
ily were summoned and all were
preBent with the exception of Rod
man Wanamaker, who arrived too
Jate.
The Wanamaker store here and
the one in New York were noi
opened, a notice stating that tne
stores would remain closed unm
further notice.
Tbe death of Mr. Wanamaker,
whb spent bl entire life in Phila
delphia and was always a leader
in civic movements was received
with sorrow by all classes of citi
zens.
Mr. Wanamaker's life was in
sured tor more than $3,000,000.
Founded Department Store.
John Wnnaimiker led In the crea-
Mon Of tho department sioro k an
nstitutlon in American life. At the
(Continued on Page Six.)
Tacoma. Wash., Dec. 12. The
coldest weather here Blnce 19is
put the streets of the city la
darkness last night. Street llghta
were turned off to conserve the
Ity's electric power, greatly re
duced by the freeze of the Nls-
qually river and the glacier from
which the stream a--iaes on Mount
Rainier. The city power plant is
reduced from 32,000 to 9000
horse power. The city is buying
all power possible from outside
sources, but the street lights will
be dimmed until ths situation
changes.
ACOMA COLD AND
WITHOUT LIGHTS