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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 61
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925
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BATTLE FOR
TITLE HERE
Fifth Annual Tourna
ment For High School
Basketball Champion
ship to Start Tonight.
TONKiHT'S G.VMICS
Snh'iii H Wallowa, 7:80.
Million! V8 franklin, 8:30.
Their appetites and ambitions
shotted by victories in their own
lespective districts, the ten best
high school basketball teams in
Oregon aro here today for the
fifth annual state interacholastic
tournament held under the auspi
ces of the Oregon State High
School Athletic association and
Willamette university.
Commencing at 7:30 o'clock
this evening the ten teams will
stage a nine-gome battle on the
university floor for the hoop game
championship ot the state and pos
session of the Willamette trophy.
The games will be played this
evening, Friday afternoon and
evening, and Saturday afternoon
and evening.
Test Strength Tnieht
Tonight all three of the recog
nized title contenders will be eeen
in action when Salem, Med ford
end Franklin high school of Port
land will go into action. Salem
will face the five from Wallowa,
and should win handily, accord
ing to the dopesters. But the bat
tle between Medford and Frank
lin is expected to be hard fought
and close. Many of the prognostic
cators are forecasting that the
title game Saturday night will be
between Salem and the winner of
the Frankiin-Medford clash this
evening.
Wallowa, coming from the
eastern edge of the state, Is large
ly an unknown quantity and may
syriug a surprise on the Salem
team. Never yet hna a a'-ate tour
nament been held without the
nope being upsC. at sums stage or
Astori Starts Fridav.
Toir.unuw aiternoon, beginning
ot 2:30, Abtoria will clash with
the winner between Salem and
Wallowa. A game between Mc
Minnville and Arago will follow al
S:30. McMinnville is well known
here, but Arago U as much a mys
terv as Wallowa. All that i:
Known about Arago Is that in a
tournament held at Martihfield
last week Arago came off victor!
ca
Among the few who presume to
make predictions the belief is
prevalent that Salem will eliminate
Wallowa tonignt, Astoria lomor
row afternoon and the winner 01
the McLlmuville game in the sem
finals Saturday afternoon.
In the lower section of the list
doneeters concede that the winner
of the Medford-Franklin game will
In all probability eliminate Pen
dleton, Friday night, in the game
starting at 8:3C. Predictions are
that the game between luigene
and HooJ River, scheduled at 7:30
Friday, will be close but that the
winner will be eliminated In the
semi-finals Saturday afternoon by
one of the strong aggregations
that will doubtedly be moving up
from the foot of the list. The cli
max of the meet, the finals, wil
be held Saturday night, and de
cide for one year's time the much
disputed question of which is th
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SET FOR APRIL 1 6
Great Falls, Mont., Mar. 12
The case of the United States
against Senator Burton K. Wheel
er of Montana, charged In grand
Jury indictment with having ac
cepted employment In a matter
In which the United States held
Interest after his election as
United States senator, was set
down by Judge C. N. Pray this
morning for trial In the United
Stales court here April 16.
Washington, Mar. 12. Advis
ed today that the trial of his case
In Montana has been set for April
Id. Senator Wheeler said he wan
plcaaed thnt an early time bad
been chosen.
The senator's Montana col
league. Senator Walsb, will act as
his chief counsel.
SUN YAW
SOUTH 01
LEADER DEi
First President of Repub
lic, Known As "China's
Man of Destiny," Vic
tim of Cancer.
Peking;, Mar. 12 (By Associat
ed Press) Dr. Sun Yat-Sen upon
whoso head the Manchu dynasty
fixed a price of $200,000 when Dr.
Sun was campaigning for the re
public of China, died here this
morning from cajicer of the liver.
He was 63 years old. Called
Chit.a's man of destiny, by
many. Dr. Sun was identified with
almost every phase of public life
in his country. He was flret presi
dent of the republic, created in
1912, and In recent years he had
maintained an administration styl
ed the southern government of
China at Canton. In his declin
ing years he opposed the central
govetrnmcnt at Peking. Dr. Sun
was stricken when he arrived here
late in January as a delegate to a
conference having for Its purpose
the unification of China,
Surgeon In You Hi
Dr. Sun's experience as a sur
geon in his youth provided him
Villi a sustaining philosophy dur
ing his last days. His physicians
said today that the extension of
the life of their patient was duo to
his refusal to admit tho serious
ness of his condition since he un
derwent an operation on January
25. Dr. Sun believed until the last
that he would recover.
At his deathbed, Dr. Sun was
surrounded by members of his
family and several leaders In the
Kuomingtang prty, the Sun Yat
Sen party, who were attracted to
Peking by the approaching death
of their leader.
"I want to be embalmed like my
friend Lenine, the Russian lead
er," said Sun just before ho died.
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SPECIAL ORDER
ON WORLD COURT
Washington, March 12. Senate
democrats meeting today to adopt
a policy to be followed in the spe
cial session of that body, agreed to
press for an early vote on the Isle
of Pines treaty, and to insist on
making the world court question
& special order early in the next
congress.
Senator Harris, democrat, Geor
gia, whose motion to discharge the
loreign relations commit lee from
further consideration of the world
court cause-l the calling of the
democratic conference said that
it an agreement was reached to
make the world court a special
order at the next session, he would
nut press his motion.
It was agreed mat the demo
crats should co-operate it the re
publican majority should decide to
bring the court issue up at this
session.
After the conference Senator
Robinson of Arkansao, the demo
cratic leader issued the following
statement:
"With respect to the world court
it developed that the overwhelm
ing sentiment ot the conference
was In favor of the world court
and it was agreed that the minor
ity should initiate nothing that
would occasion delay in acting on
the world court but should the
majority express a desire or inten
tion to consider the matter at this
special session the minority would
.ipree to co-operate.
"In the event that the majority
should take no action whatsoever
cn the world court the minority
will insist upon making it a spe
cial order for some early date in
the next regular session."
KORETZ ASSETS INCREASED
Chicago. March 12. A hitherto
unrepealed asset ot Leo Koretr
promoter of a Panama oil scheme,
who recMly died In Jollet prison,
amounts to $15,000 or more. It
was reported today, although gov
finment authorities have declined
to name the exact amount. The
cache wjs paid to hare been lo
cated in a safety deposit box in a
f hicaxo bank.
Klan Plot to Rule
Government Bared
In Court by Goblin
Houston, Texas, Mar. 12. Vol
uminous correspondence exchang
ed by officials of the Ku Klux
Klan was introduced in evidence
yesterday In the cross action suit
brought by George B. Kimbro,
former grand goblin against the
order, asking $500,000 damages
for alleged defamation of his
character.
Plan of the klan to control the
government of the United St a tea
through a Washington bureau
was detailed In one piece of cor
respondence signed by an imper
ial officer and sent to all king
kl eagles.
The Washington bureau, ac
cording to the letter, was In
charge of "grand goblin Terrell,"
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The delegation ot the Czecho
slovak American chamber of com
merce, that is now touring in the
west, will arrive in Salem Friday
noon and will be entertained by
the Salem chamber of commerce
at the Marlon hotel.
The delegation includes ten of
the leading members of the
Czechoslovak chamber of com
merce, who are looking over Ore
gon as a suitable country to send
their countrymen when they ex
press a desire to settle in the
west.
There is already a settlement
of Czecho-Slovaks at Scio and
also another prosperous commu
nity at Malin in Klamath county,
After the dinner at the Marion,
the delegation will be shown the
flax operations at the pen i ten
tiary, and then other Industrial
plan Us.
The delegation is spending just
a short time in Bcveral communi
ties in Oregon. Tuesday evening
they were at Malin, visiting the
Czecho-Slovak community there.
Wednesday evening was epent at
Medford, and Thursday evening
at Eugene.
Tonight the delegation will ar
rive in Albany where it will be
entertained by the Albany cham
ber of commerce.
APPEAL SUIT TO
BLOCK TAX LEVY
An appeal to the supreme court
lias been filed in the case of Sam
.Mothershead against Clarence M
oting, a Harney county case In
v.hich the plaintiff seeks to en
join the assessment, equalization
and collection oi taxes in that
county for 1924. The lower court
refused to grant the injunction.
U is alleged that the assessor did
not give notice of the meeting of
the board of equalization.
The case of Chauncey Florey
against Assessor J. S. Coleman of
.lackson county, an original pro
ceeding In mandamus, in which
the plaintiff demands a reduction
of 33 1-3 per cent in the assess
ment on stock cattle and a reduc
tion of 25 per cent In the assess
ment on tillable land, has been
et for hearing March 17.
Stokes is Assailed
As "Dollar Marked
Octopus' ' by Smith
Chicago, March 12. Argument
to the jury in the trial ot W. E .D.
Stokes, millionaire apartment
hotel owner of New York, for con
spiracy to defame his wife, pro
ceeded today with proTrects that
the case would go to the Jury later
today or early tomorrow,
Milton D. Smith, assistant
stale's attorney, who has led the
prosecution of Mr. Stokes and
Robert F. Lee, Chicago negro, con
tinued his arraignment of the
aged defendant begun yesterday
when be talked two and one-half
hours. He assailed Mr. Stokes as
a dollar marked octopus with lone
arms that reached Into the dives
ut Chicago and over the country
and all king kleagles were order
ed to write Terrell in regard to
eligibility of their respective con
gressmen and senators as mem
bers ot the klan. Terrell's duty
was to "naturalize" these repre
sentatives and senators, accord
ing to the letter. "When klans
men can say that senator so-and-so
Is a member of the organiza
tion, It will increase the respect
for the order," the document read.
The letter went on to say that
since the republicans had gotten
in power at Washington employes
at the capitol were "clamoring to
get in the order to hold their
jobs," and that Catholics were
"going so far as to discard their
Knights of Columbus pins."
E
ERSIS
T
More than 75 citizens of Salem,
who aro interested in the city's
development and the good work
now being done by the Chamber
of Commerce, met last evening to
take up the matter ot securing new
members for the Chamber of Com
mcrce.
T. B. Kay stated that every man
who was making his living In Sa
lem should be a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, as this was
tho only organization giving all
nis time and resources towards nd
vertising the city and also holding
itfl rooms open as a community
center.
"The wide-awake people of the
community are back of the Cham
ber of Con.mer :e," declared Mr.
Kay. "There aro many who are
not as yet lined up with this or
ganization but who will doubtless
become members when they more
Cully understand the work thnt Is
being done."
At tho mooting last evening, the
opinion was expressed that while
ihe club is now in good financial
condition, and is doing good pub
licity and community work? yet
with a larger membership, its
work could be enlarged.
The workers for new memberB
were out today and will continue
their work until every effort has
been made to line up with the
Chamber of Commerce many who
aro not as yet associated with the
organization.
In order not to make the work
too heavy on any one worker, each
has been asked to brinif in two
members at least.
Edwards Best Pereandas.
Portland, Or., March 12. Billy
Edwards, Kansas City light heavy
weight WrrRtIrr. rlnfnntnri Ijiiitu
Pcrgandas, Los Angeles, here last
niKiii, uiKing tne oniy rail of the
match. " Pcrgandas was unable to
continue after Edwards had won
hie fell in 1 noun:, 9 minutes with
a series of headlocks.
Hermit Found Dying
Rosi-burg, Mar. 12 Charles Ir
win, 55, a homesteader on Honey
creek, 35 miles east of Hosehurg,
was found yesterday afternoon in
his cabin suffering from a severe
case of pneumonia. He had been
there alono for a week, apparent
ly In an unconscious condition
much of the time, and without
food or fire.
:ieklug affidavits to "dirty up
Mrs. Stokes,
The prosecutor, speaking In a
voice that reverberated far down
the county building corridors, as
sailed the testimony of two sleep
ng car conductors who testified
that Mrs. Stoke had travelled
with young men twice during
12Z.
"That man Burke swore that
Mrs. Stokes occupied ft berth with
her cousin, Hal Billig, and he did
not see her get In or out of the
berth," said Smith. "He did not
know who was there. Ha heard
foices, he said, but he did no'
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COfUllY
SCHOOL LI
CASE OPENED
Federal Supreme Court
Receives Brief Arguing
Constitutionality of the
Oregon Statute.
Washington, March 12. "An
alarming increase in tho criminal
ity of the young,' was attributed
today in a brief filed in the su
preme court by the Episcopal
church domestic and foreign mis
sionary society to the "exclusion"
of religious Influences from the
public schools ot the nation.
The society appeared as a friend
of the court In the suit brought
by private and parochial schools
to test the validity of the compul
sory education laws ot Oregon.
Washington, March 12. The
states have supreme control over
tho education of children residing
wtihin their borders, the state of
Oregon said today in a supple
mental reply brief filed in the
United 3tates supreme court in its
action to sustain Its compulsory
public school law.
The brief said that the lower
court should have dismissed the
action filed against the law by the
Sisters o the Holy Names of Jesus
and Mary and the Hill Military
academy.
"The question of the wisdom
)f the Orogon school law is not be
fore this court," the brief held. It
asserted also that the opposition
was "devoted to argument which
related to the wisdom of and not
the constitutionality of the law."
Not a decision ot the supreme
court has been cited by the opposi.
tion to sustain its contention that
the law is unconstitutional, the
brief said.
Pronertv Rie-ht Denied
The brief pays particular atten
tion to the cotnention of private
and parDchial schools operating
under charters that they have a
property right which cannot be
taken away. It said in this par
ticular: "The supreme court has laid
down the doctrine, which it haw
not abandoned that the obligation
of the charter of a corporation
was not impaired by any loss,
however serious, which a corpora
tion to the contention of private
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ORGANIZATIONS
"Every age and generation has
its fads and its Isms," said Charlie
Knowlnml speaking before the Mar
Ion-Polk county realtors this noon
on tho subject of tho value of or
ganizations In general, and tho Heal
tors' association in particular, to
modem business. "Many new
things are criticized by the older
generations, sometime Justly so.
Many other things, however, prove
to be stopping stonea in our pro
grew. "It has been salt! that we are
over organized. Many believe that
wo aro organized to death. Yet we
find a definite, beneficial use for
most of our organizations." Or
ganizations such as tho Rotary,
Kiwanis and Lions clubs have In
jected ethical standards into busi
ness, he Indicated, where hereto
fore ethics as a rule were reserv
ed b butdnr.M men for Sunday
and forgotten the rest of tho week.
"The fact in being brought to
us more and more," he stated,
"that a disponent deal Is not a
profitable deal. The great value
of organizations such as yours Is
that yqu can determine a man's
needs and give him just what he
ought to have." Ho cited Instances
where newcomers In the past have
been sold property in and near
Salem that they wore not In a po
sition to handle, reuniting harm
fully to the community.
SIMONS TAKES OFFICE
AS GERMAN PRESIDENT
Berlin, March J 2 (By Asso
ciated Press.) Dr. Walter Simon
took the oath today as acting pres
ident of the CJerman republic to
succeed the late rrlederlch Kbert
Like Herr Kbert, Dr. Simons did
not add the "so help me God,"
hr'h 's left optional in the oath
''"'i by the constitution
TPPAfl DVTfl Center of PRR fM- Ml
ASK COM
PAYBACKTAX
Senator Owes Government
Over $10,000,000 Due
On Profits Made From
Sale of Ford Stock.
Washington, Mar. 12. The
treasury has prepared for deliv
ery to Senator Couzens of Michi
gan tomorrow a notice of an ar
bitrary assessment on profits al
leged to have been made by him
in the sale of his minority hold
ings of stock in the Ford Motor
company in 1919.
While the computation of the
assessment Is practically com
plete, it is the Intention of the
treasury to withhold It for one
day to give the Michigan senator
opportunity to sign a waiver or
the statute of limitations If he
desires.
The treasury sent to the sena
tor Monday a copy of a memoran
dum from a private source outside
of the treasury purporting to
show that profits he had made on
tho sale of the stock to Henry
Ford had been under assessed
and that between $10,000,000
and $11,000,000 still was due the
treasury.
At the same time, Senator
Couzens declared in the senate an
attempt was being made to discip
line him (or his activities in In
vestigating the revenue bureau.
B
TO BE FORCED TO
TRIAL, IS CLAIM
The $10,000 alienation suit
brought by Alice llozell against
Celia. lioliman, former prtvato sec
retary to Governor Pierce, will be
forced to trial nt this term of cir
cuit court regardless of tho with
drawal of Os.'ir H.iytcr of Dallas
and John Carson of Salem ns at
torneys for Mm ISollman, accord
ing t-i W. C. Winslow one of the
attorneys for Mrs. Uozell.
Winslow will contend lh.it under
the statute tho attorneys for Alir.s
liollman cannot effect a withdraw
al from tho cohg until some attor
ney or attorneys have been sub
stituted. Under the notice of
withdrawal this phase of substitu
tion was attempted to be covered
by staling that it would be made
by some attorney to be selected by
tho defendant. Winslow will cn
tend there must be a specific at
torney selected.
Ho statoH h Is making no con
test on the withdrawal of Carson
and Hayter In particular but will
contest any effort to koep the case
from coniinK lo trial nt the March
term of court and sees In tho with
drawal without a specific substi
tution being r.iadu a chance for an
effort to be made to pu.ih the case
over to another term.
Tho case is now before the court
on a second complaint In which
allegations aro included setthng
out certain dates and times when
it Is alleged the defendant nnd the
plaintiff's husband were together
at a certain hotel In Washington.
Tho first complaint went out on a
non-suit on grounds of not stat
ing facts sufficient to constitute a
cause of action.
DOLLY QU ARTIER AGAIN
IN TROUBLE OVER BOOZE
Portland, Mar. IS Dolly Quar
tier, long known ns "Queen of the
Hoot ledgers," again fell Into the
hands of police Tuesday night and
remalnrd until she had raised $25
ball. Tho money was forfeited
yesterday morning when the wo
man failed to appear In court. She
gave tho name of Clene Hart when
arrested.
According to the report of 8er
gennt Bniker, who with Patrolman
Hohf'II, mado tho nr rents, three
couples were having a "party" at
a residence at S3 North Eighteenth
street when nrrested. A small
quantity of liquor was said to have
been on hand, although the charge
wft disorderly conduct. The Quar
llor woman's friends at the party.
as listed on the polico docket were
Dolores Morrell, Harry Thomas,
Elizabeth Bennett and Jack Ber
nard, They appeared In court and
were fined $15.
I. -A
Center of
Party Fight
Charles fl. Warren
FALL IN LIBERTY
Cheyenne, Wyo., Mar. 12 (By
Associated Press) Liberty bonds
alleged to have passed between
Harry P. Sinclair nnd Albert B.
Fail, nominal lessor and lessee.
respectively, of Teapot Dome naval
oil reserve, were theoretically start
ed on a backward Journey by the
government today in the trial of
tho lease annulment case here.
Calling witnesses from banks in
El Paso, Texas; Carrizozo, N M.,
and Pueblo, Colo., In addition to
H. V. Splllman of Washington,
register of the treasury, govern
ment counsel offered skeletonized
testimony on which Federal Judge
P. Bhtko Kennedy reserved ruling
as to Its admissibility. Involving
$90,000 In liberty bonds, after
Owen J. Huberts of tho attorneys
for tho platform declared to the
court that he would prove Inter
that the;-o waa n connection be
tween Slncl ilr and Fail and the
bonds and that Fall received the
securities from rn agent of Sin
clair nnd that Fall used the cou
pons. Beginning at El r.i.so where Fall
had an account nt the Klrst Na
tional bank, thi givernment me
taphorically whisked tho securities
to CnrrUozo, Pueblo, Denver and
Washington.
ETHEL BARRYMORE BETTER
Kan City, Mo., March 12.
Slight Improvement was noted to
day in the condition of Miss Ethel
liarrymore, the actress who in con
fined to her hotel nerc 1)1 with nn
Iritis, it was announced by Will
iam Frank, ho. manager.
Miss Barrymoro Is not in condi
tion to make the trip to her home
.t.t Mamnioneck. N. Y., her man
ager said. Plans that sho would
utart for her honip were given up
when her condition was reported
worse last night. Mr. Frank said
the trip would be made as soon an
there was sufficient Improvement
ii. her condition.
Train SorWeo HcMimed
Marshfleld. Mar. 12 With the
outgoing morning Southern Pacific
train half nn hour late the regular
train service will again be resum
ed ns a result of the repair of the
trestle, washed out nenr' Hit user,
ton miles north of Marshfleld,
There was no Incoming train this
morning. Train service has been
demoralized for tho past three
days.
Threat of Smallpox
Epidemic at School
Results in Closing
The Garfield grade school, con
taining between 390 and 400 pu
pils, was closed today because of
a threatened epidemic of small
pox. Three children of U. O. Walk
er, who moved to Salem three
weeks ago from Sedro-Wooley,
Wash., are said by school author
ities to have exposed the children
of the entire school. There was
smallpox at Sedro-Woolry when
the family left, and they are now
quarantined with the sickness.
Mr. Walker Is manager ot Skaggs'
store on north Commercial street.
The children at the CarflcM
school have been given the choice
of three things to do If they
have been vaccinated at a recent
UUULUUL IU
FIGHT ISSUE
Determination To Insist
on Confirmation Reach
ed After Conference;
Success Held Probable.
Washington, Mar. 12 President
Coolldge .threw down the gauntlet
to hid opponents in the senate to
day by again submitting the nom
ination of Charles B. Warren to be
attorney general.
Without a word of comment, the
president sent the nomination back
just in time to have it waiting on
tho senate doorstep when the riny'a
session began ut noon.
The decision of the chief execu
tive astonished most of the sena
tors, Included the republican lead
era who had advised the White
House thnt if it returned, the name
of Mr. Warren would fare no bet
tor than it did when the senate
rejected it on Tuesday by a tie
vote.
Some old timers In the senate
could recall no precedent for the
return of a cabinet nomination
that already had failed to com
mand a majority. Such a failure
itself has not occurred since the
days of Andrew Johnson and all
told there have been but five prevl
ous occasions on which the senate
withheld Its npprovnl of any man
chosen by tho president to sit in
his official family.
No sooner hail news of the de
cision reached the capitol than the
enemies of tho Warren appoint
ment began preparations to re
open a battle they thought they
already had won. Senators W.il&h
of Montana and Heed of Missouri
le'lared they would make n re
sistance even more stubborn than
that which mustered 0 votes on
Pursday's roll call to offset nnd
(Continued on 1'age KighU
ENATORS A
5
it in
Washington, Mar. 12 Vice
Prwident Dawes got another dose
of hazing In tho senate today and.
outwardly took It smiling.
Still smarting under its nttacks
on its rules, and offended because
ho had not returned to the cham
ber on Inauguration day, the vice
president's fatal absence on Tues
day when the Warren nomination
was lost becauso he wasn't there
to break the. io vote, was too good
an opportunity to be missed.
Senator Norrls of Nebraska read
to tho senate n poem a parody
on Sheridan's ride, but lniuad of
Sheridan riding to save the day
at Winchester a taxlcab with the
vlro-presidt'iit in.side was breaking
tho speed limit to the capitol on
tho futile d.i.sh to save the nomin
ation of Mr. Warren to be attorney
general. Half suppressed la uk liter
among senators punctuated the
reading but through It tho vice
president sat smiling and at the
conclusion aroso nnd returned the
compliment to Senator Norrls say
ing: -Tho chair cannot refrain
from expressing his appreciation
of the delicate tribute submitted
to tho M-n-ttor from Nebraska."
Senator Necly of West Virginia
Joined in the hazing party by read
Ing an editorial on "Absenteeism."
date they may bring their certifi
cates; if their pnrents do not care
to have them vaccinated they will
be excluded from school 'or a
period of throe weeks; thy may
be vaccinated free of charge by
the school doctor or at thoir own
expense by a doctor of their own
choosing.
Vaccination was go!n on al
the school house this morning.
Announcement has been made
thnt school will convene again
next Monday morning.
Mr. Walker has another child
enrolled at the J. L. Parrish Jun
ior high school, but according to
the report given out this ' 'U
has been vaccinated and has no!
exposed the Parrish children tc
the disease.
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