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m0RD. ORRCiOX, MONDAY, APRIL 20,
NO.
-Fifty-tliird Tin,
Veteran Winner of
Boston Marathon Is
U. S. FORCE
Historic Remark On
Stearns Another Col. House?
Hen Is Quoted By
President's Friend
Beaten By Mellor
us
H KING
IAX 1AI
ON NOPLE
Oregon Governor Declares H
Would Have Cut Taxes in
Two As Promised if People
Had Not Voted to Repeal
State Income Tax Praises
Tobacco Tax.
SALEM, Ore., April 20. A cliilm
that direct property taxes for state
purposes would have been reduced by
one-half under his administration if
the Btato income tax had not been re
pealed, was advanced by Governor
"Walter Pierce in an address before
the Salem Chamber of Commerce here
this noon.
'In 1922 the tax was nine and a
half mills, or the highest direct levy
of any state in the union except Ne
vada," wild Pierce. "The levy has been
reduced until this year It is seven and
a half mills. For nevt year it will be
seven mills and would have been four
and a half, making pood my promise I
to cut taxes in nail, 11 tne income uix
had only stayed."
He indicated thnt many Plates fcf
the union are practically abolishing di
rect stnte taxes. Pennsylvania and
California have no direct tax for state
purposes, and seven other states, not
mentioned by name, have virtually no
direct state tax levy, according to the
governor.
"The last Oregon state legislature
late lamented was an ordinary legis
lature. Most of them wanted to do the
right thing," declared Pierce. "The
main trouble was that there were too
many cliques and bands. Organiza
tion of the legislature was effected
weeks in advance of the session. It
would have been much better for
evory member of each house to come
to the legislature a free man."
He intimated that there wds too
much trading of votes and log rolling
measures.
"The real Issue of tho last session,"
said the governor, "was tho coming to
gether of tho various factions, with
tho governor and the agreement upon
levying revenue without direct tax n
property. I believe in raising money
without direct tax on home owners
and producers.
"The farmer needs aid all you can
give him. No particular party Is tn
blame for the fact, but rather econ
omic conditions of our country. The
relief of the direct state tax on farm
ers has been begun; 1 would like to see
it carried further, but if nothing moro
is done I will feel that my trip down
here to Salem has not been In vain."
He referred to the state tax on to
bacco, stating that in hfs opinion it
would raise more money than had
been estimated. He expressed the op
inion that tho public service commis
sion should be appointed by the gov
eronr and go out of office with him.
Daily Report on
r the Crime Wave
El. PASO, Texas, April 20. In an
attempt to escape from a group ot
New Mexico officers today, Itay Pat
ton, Sapulpa, Okla.. was shot down
after he had wounded one officer,
and is being held in Jail at DeminK.
N. M., while Oklahoma authorities
are being communicated with.
Volma Hilton, 19 years old, com
panion of Patton, is .being held ns
narrowly escaped injury when the
officers returned Patton's fire.
The girl told officers that she and
rntton had left Sapulpa in a stolon
car and headed for the border.
Wall Street Report
NEW YORK, April 20 The closing
was heavy. Maxwell Motors A and
Tierce Arrow, prior preferred, at
tained new peak prices at 111 and
99 respectively.
Stock prices displayed a reaction
ary tone In today's market. St. Paul
and Chicago and Alton issues broke
to new low prices. Total sales ap
proximated 1,200,000 shares.
PORTLAND POLICE CLAIM CAPTURE
OF INCH AND
rOItTLAXD, Ore'., Arll 20.
Wounded by a shot In the leg whe'
he attempted to escape from two
policemen who reported they had
caught him 10 the act of trying to
break Into a house last night, Alex
ander flerllch, "5, admitted, police
said today, thiff he had committed
more than thirty-five robberies in)
the northeast section ofhe jj'y.' He
HOSTON', April 20. (fly the
Associate! Press.) Charles L.
Mellor. Illinois A. C, won the
29th annual Boston A. A. nlara-
thon road race today, defeating
Clarence DeMar, four times a
winner of the event and holder
of the world's record for the
distance by 100 yards. His time
was 2:33 and 3-5.
Mellor took the lead In the
hard climb over the Newton
hills and held it to the end,
irraduolly increasing Ills advan-
taire over the tlrlnsr veteran.
Dc.Mar's time was 2:33:37.
I
CONFESSES HER
Nebraska Matron, Only 28
Years Old, Tells. Story of
Wholesale Murders Poi
soned Children for Spite
Insanity Admitted By State.
ST. PAUL, Neb., April 20. Mrs.
Delia Korenson, 2K, of St. Paul, who
yesterday confessed to the killing by
poisoning of seven persons, including
two or her own children and her hus
band probably will never be tried on
charges of murder filed against her
Saturday by County Attorney Dobrey
of Howard county. Dobrey announc
ed last night that on investigation
had shown that Mrs. Sorenson was
mentally unbalanced and that she
would be placed in tho state insane
asylum. If she should bo released
from the Institution "within two or
three years." tho state's attorney said,
"trio murder charges could be revived.
Tho Investigation Into the series of
deaths extending over a period of
seven years, which led to Mrs. Soren
son's arrest Saturdny, and subse
quently her confession, was started
three weeks ago following the serious
Illness of two small children, to whom
Mrs. Sorenson is alleged to have given
some poisoned cookies.
In her signed confession yesterday,
Mrs. Korenson related how she had
killed two of her children, a baby,
Delorls and her three year old daugh
ter Minnie; the former because her
"crying and fretting" irritated her,
and the latter "because she was 111
with St. Vitus' dance," and "I could
do nothing for her.
"I wanted to relievo her suffering",
she said. Her husband, Joseph Wel
dnm. she said sho poisoned after a
quarrel between the couple.
Mrs. Wilhelm Weldam, Mrs. Soren
son's aged mother-in-law, died of
poison, administered by the accused
woman, according to her confession,
in tho summer of 1920. "She was
feeble and childish and a burden on
my hands; I wanted to get her out of
the way," the confession continued.
Two children of Mrs. Wetzel Coop
er, Mrs. Sorenson's sister-in-law, were
slain, because Mrs. Soronson said, she
had "offended their aunt by gossiping
about her." The first of these, a
little girl, was killed in July. 1918.
The second, a four months old baby,
was put to death in August 1922.
"Kvery time 1 gave pplson to one of
Mrs. Cooper's children, 1 said to my
self, 'now I'm going to got even with
you (Mrs. Cooper) for what you said
about me," the confession said.
On the 20th of February. 1919,
came the last of the slaylngs attribut
ed to Mrs. Sorenson. This was the
death of Ruth, baby daughter of Mrs.
Christian A. Brock, whom Mrs. Soren
son confessed she had poisoned, "be
cause I felt sorry for tho poor child,
because Us mother did not care for
it."
"After the death of my little daugh
ter Minnie." the poison slayer said, "I
had a feeling of elation and happi
ness. Then after I got to thinking
about what I had done, I was afraid
and tried to hide It. I had this same
feeling after tho death of every one
of those I poisoned."
Mrs. Sorenson said that she had
made her confession voluntarily, "bo
cause I want to tell the truth and be
cause I am sorry for what I have
done. I want to be sent to some
institution where I can be treated
and return to my children."
A
denied, however, that $e had perpe
trated robberies which were attrib
uted to a robber who used an inch
and a quarter Jimmy. Officers said
loot taken by Cerllrh was not of the
clnss stolon by "Inch and a Quarter
Jimmy."
Detectives Tac.kaberry and Phil-.
II... n..ii.T...1 tn miHltnn flerllch.
Insisted shortly after noon that the
man Is'inih and a nunrter Jimmy."
AND
HER WOMAN
POISON
RECORD
IS
HONDURAS
Marines From U. S. Cruiser
Denver Landed at Ceibas to
Protect American Lives and
Property in Revolution
Capture of Village By the
Rebels Is Reported.
WASHINGTON', April 20. (By the
Associated Press) One hundred and
fifty-five officers and men from tho
cruiser Denver of the special servico
squadron wero landed today at Cei
bas, Honduras.
They aro under orders to protect
American lives and property that may
be endungered .as a result of the rev
olutionary outbreak.
Captain Jeffers acted at the re
quest of the American consul at ,Coi
ba, supported by tho authorities of
tho port.
Disorders of limited scopo wero
said to have occurred at Ceiba and
aroused the authorities to take pro
cautionary steps for the .protection
of foreign lives and property.
American Investments at Ceiba
comprise mostly shipping facilities
and warehouses, to protect which
tho American spocial service squad
ron landed armed detachments dur
ing the revolution which preceded
the establishment of the present con
stitutional government.
Consul Waller advised the stato
department today that fighting had
been reported in the vicinity of
Ceiba.
Other reports from Honduras said
there had been disorders near tho
Guatemalan frontier. No mention
was made, in official .dispatehos of
tho movement reported In press ad
vices and said to have resulted in
the capture of Octopec, about fifty
miles from San Salvador.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 20.
(Ry the Associated Press) It is re
ported that Honduran revolutionists
have captured Ocotepec, Honduras, a
village fifty miles from San Salva
dor, and are marching toward Com
ayaguya, which is 37 miles northwest
of Tegucigalpa, the capital, whero
the situation Is reported as critical.
Reports from Honduras, through
Managua said April 14 that General
Gregorio Ferrora, with 300 followers
had started a revolutionary move
ment as n result of which the gov
ernment declared martial law. The
Forrora movement began in Febru
ary and was reported to have gained
strength during the ensuing weeks.
The Denver is commanded by Cap
tain W. N. Jeffers, who advised tho
navy department by radio dispatches
that tho landing had been effected.
Details of his report on- the situa
tion wore not revealed but other ad
vices to tho Washington government
from Honduran sources tend to indi
cate that the revolutionary move
ment had assumed widespread pro
portions. 4 AUTO THIEVES
E
ROSEBURG, pre.. April 20. Four
men are held here today charged
with two automobile thefts. Felix
Esposlta and Angelo Messino were
arrested last night by city officers,
who recovered a coupe belonging to
R. C. Stacey of Cottage Grove. The
two men charged with the theft wtll
be turned over to Lane county offi
cers. City Recorder Whipple stated
this morning that both prisoners ad
mitted being dosertors from Camp
Lewis.
Henry McDonald and Thomas Mr
Namare, were arrested by Sheriff
Starmer and ft large touring car,
claimed to be the property of W. L.
Henry of Los Angeles, recovered.
Sheriff Sturmer said thnt the men
were apprehended while pushing the
car off tho highway onto- a side
street. The oil and gasoline had
been used up.
Methodist Church
Conference Refuses
To Condemn Klan
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.. Apr.
4 20. A condemnation of the Ku
Klux Klan was eliminated from
the report of the eo.nmittee on
the state of the nation at the
close of the Troy conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church
today by a vote of 66 to 58.
- Is Frank W. Stearns another Col. E. M. House? WasliiiiRton
is wondering, whether the president's closest friend is in Kuroe
on an unofficial, confidential mission of the sort upon which the late
President Wilson used to send Colonel House. When the Stenmses
left the White House for a trip abroad it was announced Hie voyace
was purely for pleasure.
WCMCUISTON
CAPTURESYEGG
SINGLE HANDED
An alleged burglar, caught red
handed in an attempt to lout tho
home of W. C. McCuiston. 9'J3 West
I Main street yesterday afternoon, and
held at bay with a club by Mr. Mc
Cuiston until the police arrived and
took him in custody, nearly sawed the
lock off his cell at the police station
) last night, but was discovered just in
! time by Policemen Leggitt and Cave,
who had entered the police headquar
ters room edJoinW't., the jail a short
i tlmo before and detected tho noise of
the saw working.
The prisoner, who at tho tlmo of
his nrrest gave his name as Conger,
but later said that his name was Paul
Chrlstenson, claimed to be a paroled
prisonor from the Salem penitentiary
whero ho said he had. served 13
months for grand larceny. He is
i between 25 and 30 years old, seemed
to be of the tramp, variety, and said
he had only 'been in tho city a few
days.
The arraignment of Chrlstenson in
Judge Taylor's court on the charge of
burglary of an inhabited dwelling,
was scheduled for late this afternoon.
IW. C. McCuiston. who is tho local
agent for tho Kelly-Springfield tire.
and Mrs. McCuiston left their homo
shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon for a drive up to the ceme
tery and return. On their return
about 20 minutes later a nolso was
heard In tho cellar and then a man
was discovered there.
Arming himself with a club Mr.
McCuiston at once stood guard at tho
collar door, told the intruder to keep
quiet or he would brain him, and
remained on guard until Officer
George J. Prescott arrived in re
sponse to a phono alarm that had
been sent to police headquarters.
Prescott took the prisoner to the
police station and locked him up.
A Jimmy was found on the prisoner
but no loot, despite tho fact that the
intruder had been upstairs. Kvldently
the return of Mr. and Mrs. McCuiston
had frightened him and caused him
to hurry to the cellar.
Immediately after the discovery of
Chrlstenson's almost successful at
tempt to saw his way to liberty, the
prisoner was taken ovor to tho county
jail for safe keeping.
PICE OF WALES HAS
IMP ON R. R.
IRA DAN, Southern Nigeria. April
20. (My the Associated Press) Tho
Prince of Wales arrived hero today
ufti.M ' n tlvlnv liilimptr fl'nm KllHO.
in temperature with cool breezes.
At the prince's requet, the speed
of the train was accelerated during
the trip yesterday afternoon with
the result that It rocked considerably.
Plates were thrown from tho tables
and the prince' electric fim was
flung out of a window.
Dollar Steamship
Co Wins Decision
In Columbia Court
WASHINGTON. April 2oi The
Injunction suit which the Pacific
Mail Steamship company sought
to block sale of the shipping
board's Orient line to the Dollar
Interests was dismissed today in
the District of Columbia supreme
court.
GRAND DRAGO
FOUND AT LAST,
IS PUT IN 11
INDIANAPOLIS, April 20. D. C.
Stephenson, former grand dragon of
the Ku Klux Klan, was arrested to
day on tho charge of first degree
murder in connection with the death
of Miss Madge Oberholtzor, ' 28 of
Indianapolis. An indictment on the
murder charge was returned against
Stephenson by tho Mnrlon county
grand jury last Saturday.
Earl Kllnck and Earl Gentry, for
mor residents of Evansville, Ind., both
Indicted with Stephenson oh the mur
der trial were taken Into custody with
him. All wore taken to the county
jail.
Judge James A. Collins of crlmlnnl
court, In Issuing capiases for their
arrest announced they would not bo
admitted to bail.
Stephenson, Kllnck and Gentry
were arrested In the office of Eph
Inman, their attorney. They had been
missing sinco the return of tho mur
der indictments Saturduyt
Stephenson told newspapermen he
had been in tho southern part of tho
state on a fishing trip and that tho
"fish wero biting fine."
Stephenson had been nt liberty
under $2 5,000 bond provided follow
ing his arrest several days ngo on
Indictments charging him with at
tacking Miss Oberholtzor.
Death Toll of
the Automobile
SALEM, Ore., April 20. Judge
George W. Belt of Spokane, who was
killed In a traffic accident in that city
Saturday night, was an undo of Jus
tie Harry H. Holt and a brothcr-in
law of .lustice (leorge'll. Hurnoat, both
of the Oregon supreme court.. He was
a brother of Mrs. lturnett who died
about a year ago. .
Judge Iteit was born In Salem 71
years ago and was a graduate of Wil
lamette University.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 20. John
Morris, nine, was killed at Marshflcld
last night, when thrown from a
bicycle under tho wheels of an auto
mobile. Tho accident was attributed
to poor vision on account of a driving
rain,
Mrs. Eliza Goldstein was killed in
Portland yesterday in a traffic acci
dent. George L, Wit brow, Portlnad,
was killed late Saturday when an
automobile left a road near Hrlght
wood, Ore.
EUGENE, Ore.. April 20. Mrs.
George N. Swlnrheart, 35. of Hlack
Hutte, was fatally injured in an auto
mobile accident nt Cottage Grove this
morning. She died near Creswoll,
while Bhe was being rushed to a hos
pital hero.
Tho accident occurred when C, H.
Russe, of Cottage Grove swerved his
car to avoid crashing into a truck. His
car struck Mrs. Swlneheart and sho
was- thrown to the pavement. She
suffered a fractured skull.
DALTON. Mo.. April 20 Four per
sons were killed here today when
Wabash passnnger train No. 2 struck
an automobile.
The df-ad:
Karl KuhlrrKin, B0; Kuhlman's two
sous. 17 and 'J . nnd Tony Vcrnol, 1
T&e Noted Dead
HELENA, Mont., April 20. A. M.
Hurt, vice president of the Northern
Pacific, died on hi private car this
ltternoon at one o'clock at Jnnu'S-
towti, N. D., according to word i e
cel"?pd here. Mr. Hurt was on an in
spection tour, 'e had succeeded the
Into 'J. M. Rape"' as preside'.
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4 WASHINGTON. April 20. 4
4 John M. Woods of Host on, dur-
4 Ing a chat today with President
4 Coolldgo recalled tho hitter's
4 reply when both wore members
4 of the Massachusetts legislature 4
4 to a query of a colleague as to
4 whether a hen "sits" or "sets."
4 "Out our way," ho quoted 4
4 Mr. Coolldgo as then saying.
4 "when a hen cackles It isn't a
4 question of sitting, or setting, but
4 of whether sho Is laying or
4 lying."
4 Mr. Woods, who Is 87 years
4 old, told the president that the
4 first tlmo he was in Washing- 4
4 ton ho camped near the Wash- 4
4 ington monument as a Union 4
4 soldier. 4
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WHEELER SAIO
HE WOULD FIX
UP OIL LEASE
Witness in Senator's Trial
Testifies Montana Senator
Agreed to Fix Things Up in
Washington Walsh Ex
plains Fight Film Deal.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., April 20.
(Ry Associated Press.) Testimony
that Senator Hurton K. Wheeler
agreed to "Tlx things up In Washing
ton," for his client, Gordon Campbell,
Montana oil operator, was given in
tho trial of the Montana senator here
today by L. J. Werthelmor, formerly
a slock salesman for Cunipholl,
Werthelmor said Wheeler's remark
was mado during a general discussion
of Campbell's oil prospecting permits,
obtained from the department of the
Interior. Tho government charges
that Wheeler wrongfully used his In
fluence before the Interior depart
ment in prosecution of Campbell's'
claims.
Under cross examination Wert
heimer said the remark about "fixing
things up" referred to tho ability of
Campbell to transfer titles to certain
lnnds from one of his companies to
another for the purpose of organizing
a $10,000,000 concern.
Werthelmor declared that while ho
was In New York a department of
Justice agent and a postofflce Inspec
tor called on him nnd told him to go
to tho federal building to mako an
affidavit regarding Wheeler's state
ment about federal permits.
When several questions about
Wertholmor's visit to New York had
boon' objected to by tho government,
Senator Thomas J. WnlHh, chief of
counsel for Senator Wheeler asked
that tho Jury bo excused. Ho then
explained to tho court that ho ex
pected to show by cross-examination
that Werthelmor went to New York
with Jack Kerns, manager for Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight boxing cham
pion; that Kearns was closely associ
ated1 with Tex Rlckard, fight promo
ter, who recently was convicted of
illegal transportation of the Dompsey
Carpenticr fight films.
Senator Walsh declared also that
the defense proposed to show, thru
quostlonlng Werthelmer that Senator
Wheeler "exposed tho connivance of
the department of justice," In allow
ing tho films to be moved from ono
stato to the other at tho Rrookhart
committee investigation and that tho
affidavit was obtained from Wert
helmer by Kearns in reprisal for what
Wheeler had done in tho fight film
investigation.
Prcwldont ItetiimH Home.
WAHI! INGTON, April 20. Presi
dent and Mrs. Coolldgo returned to
tho White Houso today from on
ovornlght cruise down tho Potomac
on tho Mayflower. Their guests were
Secretary and Mrs. Everett Sanders
and Senator and Mrs. Norbeck of
South Dakota.
PAUL REVERES
CONCORD, Mass., April 20. A sa
lute of l-"0 guns today bogan a
Hpi'ctfuiilar cHebnitinn of lb" )."0th
uniilvc rHiiry of the brittle of Lixing-
ton nnd Concord. Although pre
liminary observances were hold yes
terday, the actual anniversary tit
tho battle, the main vents were re
served for today.
Vice-president Dawes arranged to
visit Lexington, Concord nnd other
towns which figured In the stirring
scenes of 1775. He planned to ride
in an automobile accompanied by
Genernl Periftiing, over the route
followed on horseback by his an
GENERALS DAWES AND PERSHING DO
TAKES TOLL
I
Many Killed, Scores Injured,
and Millions in Property
Damage As Result of Tor
nados in Middle West and
Blizzards in New England
PeoHa Hit Hardest,
CHICAGO, April 20. (By tho As
soclated Press) A severo wind and
rain storm, approaching the propor
tions of a tornado in some locali
ties swept a destructive course from
tho Mississippi to Now England yes
t onlay. Several persons were killed
and In the neighborhood of two score
injured while property damage was
estimated at $1,500,000.
Scores of buildings wero destroyed
or unroofed, trees wero felled, boats
wero beached nnd telephone, tele
graph and power service crippled
while fire In some towns completed
destruction in tho wake of high
winds nnd driving rains.
Churches wore marked sufferers,
the roofs or steeples of several being
carried away whilo services were in
progress within, but without injury
to congregations. Two persons were
killed In Peoria, 111., In the collnpso
of n building, while a man was elec
trocuted at Macomb, 111. when ho
picked up a live wire blown down
by the storm. Ten wero Injured at
Wheeling, W. Va., fifteen at Pitts
burg; two at Mlllbrook, Pa., and a
dozen others In scnttered towns
throughout tho storm area.
In central Illinois, Peoria and Pe
kln wero the hardest hit. In Peoria
whero property damngo was estimat
ed at $500,000, two night watchmen
were killed when a five story brick
block crumbled. " ' '
Tho storm in Peoria drovo fami
lies to the streets in panic. A repe
tition of tho recent storm that swept
through the southern part of the
state was foared. Through the busi
ness quarter plate glass windows
were shattered by hall.
Three scows were heached at Ra
cine, Wis., when torn loose from
their moorings. Four nnd ono-half
inches of snow fell at Duluth. The
snowfall at Woodsvllle, N. H., was
reported at fourteen Inches.
KENT COOPER. NEW
P.
NEW YORK. April 20. The ap
pointment of Kent Cooper ns gene
ral manager of tho Associated FtrcsN,
succeeding Frederick Roy Martin,
resigned. Is announced. Mr. Martin's
resignation takes effect on Wednes
day. Mr. Cooper has been assistant
genernl manager for fivo yoars. Ho
entered tho servico of tho Associated
Press fifteen years ago In a subor
dinate position. . .
Tho Associated Tress today begins
observance of the twenty-fifth an-,
nl versa ry of Its organization In its,
present form nnd of the presidency
of Frank H. Jifojtes.
National.
CHICAGO, April 20. "Gabby"
Hartnett, catcher, knocked his sixth
home run of the season today,
Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis .National
second baseman, also hit a homer.
At Cincinnati R. H. 33.
Pittsburg 4 9 X
Cincinnati ' 2 7 3
Batteries: Meadows and Gooch;
Rixey, J. May and Hargrave.
Other big league games postponed;
rnln.
RIDE IN MOTOR CAR
cestor. William Dawes, Jr., who with
Paul Revere, warned tho inhabitants
of the approach of the Hrltish
troop.
Vice-president Dawes arranged t't
greet at Lexington two horseback
riders impersonating Revere and
Willlm Dawes.
At Concord the feature was a re
production of the fight with the
British at the bridge over the Con
cord river. National Guardsmen were
detailed to show how the minute
men and militia marched down to
the brtdSe and drovo back the Brit
ish regulars.
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