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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Fives Chosen
Here To Vie For
District Honors

At a meeting Of the district
board held here yesterday at the
office of the state superintendent
of schools, Salem, Mollala, Silver
ton and Dallas high school teams
were chosen to compete, in the
near future, for the privilege of
representing this district at the
state interscholastic championship
tournament to be held March Is,
II and IS.
Mollala and Silverton will meet
at Woodburn tomorrow night and
Salem and Dallas will clash in
Salem Saturday afternoon. The
third game, which will decide the
district championship, will be
played on neutral territory next
Monday.
"Im able to offer no prediction
concerning Salem's part in the
tournament" Coach Sparks said
this morning. II am Of the opin-
ion that Mollala has a strong
five"
W. Kirk, of Oregon City. B. T
Yoel. of Silverton, and Superin'
tendent Turner, of Dallas, attend
ed the board meeting here yester'
daV.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
FIGHT ON
TREAT
OPENED
conator Underwood
Says He Knows Lit
tie of Negotiations
Leading to Adoption

Washington, March 9.--Chal-
,orged from his own side of the
.homher to reveal to the senate
the origin Of the four power Pa
cific treaty Senator Underwood OF
Alabama, the democratic leader
ond a member of the American
arms delegation, told his col
leagues on the senate floor today
that he knew few of the details
of the negotiations, as he was alb
sent from Washington while they
were in progress.
Secretary Hughes, as head OF
the delegation, Mr.. Underwood
said, conducted most Of the con-
versations leading up to the treaty
with the purpose Of effecting an
arrangement to take the place OF
the Anglo-Japanese alliance"
Pronouncing the treaty an "al-
lance" Senator Robinson, demo
crat, Arkansas, declared it would
4 not promote peace "but on the
contrary will invite the formation
Of rival alliances and lead to great
harm"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Sportsrnen Get
1853 Pheasants

One hundred and xty-eight
pheasants have been offered to the
Mistland Field & Stream club by
Gene M. Simpson, superintendent
of the state game farm at Corval-
lis, for distribution in the Salem
vicinity, according to Henry w.
Meyers this morning.
Farmers are asked to get in
touch with members of the firms
of Anderson & Brown or Hauser
Brothers sporting goods stores at
the earliest possible moment, if it
is convenient for them to offer the
birds the necessary protection dur
ing the closed season.
A good pheasant season is war
ranted by the states offer, for a
possible 1000 birds can be raised,
If not poached up, from the "a
pair.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
$500 Raised
For Ball Club
$1,000 Needed

With $500 already subscribed,
and $400 yet needed to reach the
$1,000 mark, Manager Jack Hayes
Of the Salem baseball club today
resumed his canvass Of the city for
finances to launch the ball club
into the coming season. A minor
operation and an attack of the flu
has delayed Hayes in his solicita-
tion activities more than two
weeks.
Armed with a letter Of indorse-
ment from the Salem Business
Mems league, approving the finan-
cling plan which provides that
33 1-3 per cent of the gate re-
ceipts of each game (after de-
Quoting the expenses of the visit
ing team and incidental expenses)
shall be transferred into a sink.
ing fund, Hayes says that he II
meeting with generous response
on the part of business men ant
other baseball fans.
1t is hoped to have the entire
amount needed subscribed by the
end Of the week. When all sub.
scriptions have been pledged q
meeting Of the subscribers will be
held to name board of advisors
who will have absolute control Of
the finances Of the club during
the season.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Insurance Firms
Not Regulated by
Jitney Bond Law

Insurance companies can not
be required to deposit money with
the state insurance commissioner
to protect their liability on bonds
and liability insurance underwrit-
ten by them under the provisions
of the fact Of the special legisla-
tive session requiring such bonds
or insurance of common carriers
on the public highways Of the
state.
This IS the gist Of an opinion
written by Attorney General Van
Wrinkle for the information Of the
public service commission.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Early Settler of
Oregon Is Dead

James A. Colby, an early plo-
neer of Oregon, aged "a years
died at his home near Orville sta
tion Sunday, March 8. The de-
ceased was born in Pontiac, Mich
igan, April IL, 1888. He crossed
the plains to California in 1860
coming to Oregon in 1862, and has
resided in the state every since.
Mr.. Colby was the father OF
three children-Ida, who resides
at home; Mrs. w. II. South, route
3, Salem, and George Colby OF
Halls Ferry.
Funeral services under the di.
rection Of A. l.. Keeney, funera
director Of Independence, were
held at the family residence Mon
day, March 6, 1922, at 2 p. m.
Rev. II. Charles Dunsmore Off
ciating. Interment was in The
family cemetery near Oryille.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
GROWERS
BUY PLANT
TURNER
Second Plant Consid-
cred; Prosp ective
Stock Setting Cam
paign; State Raped

Purchase of the Oregon Flax
Fiber company's plant at Turner
for $500 by the Willamette Val
ley Flax 6 Hemp Growers associ-
alton was announced this noon by
A. G. Bohrnstedt, secretary of the
organization at the weekly lunch
con Of Marion county realtors.
noon.
The purchase of the plant and
equipment, valued by the owners
at $4,000, saves the association a
cash outlay of 100000 at this
time, according to Mr.. Bohrn-
stedt, who said that the plant
would be large enough to take
care of the flax grown in the
Turner and Aumsville district fol
sometime to come. In the purchase
is included two warehouses, one
40 by 60 feet, the second ia by
26 feet, and the mill building AZ
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Portland Fire
Loss $21,750

Portland, Or, Mar. 3, - Fire
early today caused loss estimated
~ S2175O to six concerns occu-
nving a building on First street
Tbe T heaviest loser was the Pa
a,ffo = 81 coast I Gather and Shoe Find
ing Supply company
August Youngvale, Co. sleeping
3. Tho Pentacostal Mission on the
sacond floor. was overcome by
suoke and rescued by firemen'
AnJrew Grosscup, fireman, was
injured by falling timbers'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Ghost of Antigonish
Fails To Make Good

Caledonia Mills, N. S., Mar. O..
folk are beginning
to believe the notorious ghost that
used to scare people in this val
ley must have given up noise
making during Lent.
Again last night nothing hap
pened in the home that Alex Mac
Donald and his family deserted
because they thought 1t haunted.
All night DR.. Walter Franklin
Prince, New York scientist who
came here to Investigate the ghost
story, lay with one eye open wait
ing for the spook to try to get
funny with him. He didn't hear G
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09

Penknife Used
For Operation
Saves Tots Life

Cincinnati, Ohio, March g.
Surgeon with a penknife yes
terday saved the life Of two
year old John Washington, who
was taken to Cincinnati hos
pital with a peanut lodged in
his windpipe, causing strang-
ulation. The child had stopped
breathing when DR.. G. G. Payne
arrived at the ward.
Realizing that death would
ensue before he could send for
instruments, DR.. Payne tsok
his pen knife, slit open the
boys throat, and incised the
trachea just below where the
peanut was lodged. This per-
mitted the passage of air and
the child was soon revived.
Later the peanut was re-
moved.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Efforts Made to
Extend Electric
Line to Quinaby

Amos G. Smith of Clear Lake
and ]. c. McFarlane of Quinaby
were in Salem today visiting with
w. NJ. Hamilton, manager of the
local branch Of the Portland Rail
way Light and Power company,
with a view to getting an exten-
sion of the electric light line from
Keizer to Quinaby, by way OF
Clear Lake. Prospects, according
to Mr.. Smith and Mr.. McFarlane,
are excellent.
About 25 subscribers already
have been signed, 1t was stated
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. McFarlane
hope to see. the extension complet-
ed by July or August. 1t will cost
approximately S4126, they said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
0lcott Stirs
Up Political
Row In South

When G. G. Brewer, district at
torney of klamath county write
to Governor Olcott several days
ago complaining of the lack of CO.
operation on the part of other
county officials in klamath coun-
ty in stamping out the crime wave
which he claimed existed there,
he evidently brought down a hor-
nets nest about his ears.
Replying to his letter Of COM
plant the governor reminded him
that it was the duty of the dis
trict attorney to see that all laws
were properly enforced and sug-
costing that If he was not com
petent to attend to his duties his
resignation would be acceptable.
Now comes the county judge
and county commissioners OF
Klamath county in a letter to the
governor complimenting him up
on his reply to Brewer and de-
claring that any assistance the
executive office can give in GUST
Ing the district attorney from Of
lice will be greatly appreciated
oy a large number of voters and
taxpayers" of Klamath county.
The fact of the matter is that
the district attorney Of this coun-
" Is incompetent as an attorney
and his principal function to date
mas been adding to the gaiety OF
nations" reads the letter, which
Is signed by R. H. Bunnell, coun-
" Judge; Burrell Short and Asa
fordyce, county commissioners
we wish further to add that this
court, as such, is unable to call up
vi the office of the district attor-
ney OF this county for any assist
ance in any matters whatsoever
ana receive the same.
Any assistance that you may
see lit, in your wisdom to render
US IN having that office vacated
ny the present incumbent without
ooliging the taxpayers and voters
oi klamath county to resort to the
expense Of recall will be greatly
appreciated by a large number OF
voters and taxpayers"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
YeterinarY Shot.

East St. Louis, ILL.,, March g.
Mark Larkin, veterinary surgeon
and a deputy state inspector OF
cattle at the National stoekyards
here. was shot and killed today BY
John D. Hawkins, chief inspector
and Larkin's superior. Hawkins
surrendered TO police and said
.Larkin had threatened him.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
PATTERSON
TO RUN FOR
GOVERNOR
Polk County "Dirt
Farmer" Authorizes
Announcement FL g
Will Be Candidate

I. L. Patterson, old-line politi-
clan of Oregon who served eight
years as collector of customs at
Portland, and at present state SEN
ator from Polk and Benton coun-
ties, will be a candidate for the
republican nomination for gov
ernor at the May primaries.
Senator Patterson today author
lied this announcement in an in
terview with a representative OF
The Capital Journal in Portland,
where the senator has been spend
ing a good part of his time Of late
sounding out the political pulse.
Backed by Farm Bureau.
Boosted as a dirt farmer" be-
cause Of his residence on a farm
at Eola, Senator Patterson's can
didacy is said to have backing of
the farm bureau. He is known to
favor at least one reform advo-
Gated by the bureau, the reduction
Of the governors salary to its for
mer figure Of $4,000 a year.
Senator Patterson announced
that he is now working on his
platform and will make his formal
announcement of candidacy with
ing the next three days. Upon
what issues he will make his gu
bernatorial race he did not say.
Since 1t was first reported that
Senator Patterson was an aspirant
for the gubernatorial endorsement
Of the Federated Patriotic Socie-
ties, an honor since bestowed up.
on the candidacy of Senator Chas
Hall, political prognosticators
have been at sea regarding the
course which would be followed by
the Eola farmer, and some have
been free in their predictions thai
his failure to line up the "pa.
triots" would discourage the po.
litical aspirations of Senator Pat.
terson.
Five Others in Race.
Senator Patterson's decision tt
enter the ring ihsures the re
publicans Of a wide field from
which to select their candidate
Senator Hall, L. e. Bean, speaker
of the house; ]. D. Lee, repre-
sentative from Multnomah coun
ty, and Judge Stephen A. Lowell
Of Pendleton have formally an
nounced that they will be candi
date, and Governor Olcott ha
made the informal declaration
that he will seek reelection.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
7 Mail Carriers
Here Now Are Ill;
Others Work Hard

With seven mail carriers of the
Salem postoffice now ill and un-
able to perform their duties, other
local postal employees are making
every effort to see that mail is de-
livered as often as possible, Post
master August Huckestein said
this morning. Many of the men
are forced to work overtime IN
order to serve patrons.
Nv. Bolin, Guy o. Boyce, Dun
lev Taylor, Floyd Drorbough'
Sam Splitter and James Alberts
and Ferd Burnick are the men
who are on the sick list. Most OF
them are victims of influenza, II
was stated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09

sound or see anything peculiar.
Tonight, the third one since
DR.. Prince arrived in search of
the ghost, everything possible was
done to make the eerie visitor
feel perfectly at home in the hope
that 1t win not be able to resist
the temptation to have a little
fun. Macdonald and his wife and
their adopted daughter, Mary
Ellen, are coming back to sleep
in the beds they said the ghost
scared them away from.
other conditions under which
the manifestations are said to
have occurred, also will be repro
duced.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Salem Must Still Pay
War Price For Shines

ho,5 navt Monday when the prices
Of shines would be discussed ,
Charlie Maxwell, proprietor u
a stand on Liberty street. declaLst at
that present conditions do no. nc !.
warrant a reduction in lS snlnS
Nr,oss mal s-. but added that he would
fall in line in case other snlneIS n.,,
aIect aI.r to cut prices, George PAU Pau
us of the Rez shoe shining eslaO- ,,'-
I,sb io' M msnt, 83s State street, com, ON
high bIgi to justify the reduction, lt, on, =
n'5 Meanwhile 4 Salem VIII p pay yrorS ~
itself.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Automobile and
Train Meet Here;
None Is Injured

Occupants Of an automobile
driven by John Kriara Of 186 w
Togart street, Portland, escaped
injury yesterday when the ma
chine was struck by a Southern
Pacific train at the railroad cross
ing near the Valley Packing com
pany's plant, north Of Salem, ac
cording TO a report made to thu
police today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Voters To Pass
On Sewer Bonds

At the special meeting Of the
council last night it was decided
to place before Salem voters at
the May primaries a special meas
ure providing money by bond is
sue for needed sewer construction
to the value of $4,000.
The city purchasing agent was
last night authorized to advertise
for bids for sewer pipe, tools and
supplies for sewers to be con-
structed in the near future.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09

Although Portland may now
nave its shoes polished for 10
cents, Salem must pungle up Is
cents for a shine-or perform the
Job itself.
This became apparent when
local shine merchants were inter
viewed this morning. High rents
ana high prices of shoe polishes
were given by local bootblacks as
.ner reason for not meeting the
,Vu cent price established in Port
tSHu' The manager of one stand,
ION Manolas, explained that a
meeting Of local sinners would be
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
W.. Rvan's Funeral Tomorrow.

Mrs, Thomas F. Ryan, VIE Vi
tha farmer assistant state treasur-
,- and a resident Of this city for
sigbt a. wears, will be buried at Ore
ron s-S civ tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
The 1T services will be held in the
Fnlssopal church there and con
5rctsd by the Eastern Star AFs.
Ryau died yesterday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Bonus Certificates
Poor Business For
Banks--Crissinger
Learns Amount of
Taxes; Drops Dead

Davenport, Iowa, March o.
DR.. M. P. Brown, rs, walked
into the county trasurer's Of
flee this morning to pay his
taxes. The deputy had just in
formed him of the amount when
DR.. Brown reeled and fell to
the floor dead.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
REWARD FOR PERVERT is DOUBLED
Builder Wires
Homes for Radio

Il Philadelphia, March "a
local builder announced today
that the one million dollars
worth Of houses he is building
will be wired for radio tele-
phone service.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
browns in Bpttermilk.

Galesburg, H., March 9.-John
Palm, Al, drowned when he fell
into a 10, ,000-gallon vat of butter
milk at a milk plant today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
City Boosts Offer
$4OO; Is
Contributor, $10O
$1,000 Reward

Late contributions to the reward fund started Tues
day by The Capital Journal today brought the total
to $1,000.
-Four hundred dollars in addition to the $100 yester-
day offered by the city through Mayor George E. Hal
vorsen was voted to the fund by the city council last
night.
Senator Louis Lachmund today contributed $1OO.
Others previously announced are:
Salem street car employees, $1OO.
Homer Smith, insurance man, $10O.
Unnamed contributor, $100.
The Capital Journal $100.
The reward will be paid for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the who Sunday
ing assaulted two small Salem girls.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Declaring that he would like to

Declaring that he would like to
be one Of the vigllantes to pull
the rope and give the pervert who
assaulted two little girls Sunday
proper punishment, Senator Louis
Lachmund yesterday added 500
to the reward offered for informa-
tion leading to the arrest and con-
viction of the guilty party.
"As long as l am a member of
the parole board, the public can
rest assured that If this de-
generate Is ever sent to prison, he
will never secure a parole" de-
clared Mr.. Lachmund.
Five hundred dollars In addi-
tion to the four rewards Of 500
each posted previously, was last
night offered by the city council
as a reward for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction OF
the moral pervert who Sunday
morning assaulted two little Salem
girls who were on their way to
Sunday school.
The other rewards were Of
fered by the Salem street car en-
ployes, Homer H. Smith, insurance
man, an unnamed contributor and
The Capital Journal.
Although scores of clues fol-
lowed by officers have resulted
in failure to determine the identl-
ty of the pervert, new leads are
being received constantly by the
police department and sherlft's OIL
flee and hope is yet held that an
arrest may come within snort
time.
1--WE are still devoting practic-
aI1v all of our time to the perVert
case" Sheriff 0. D. Bower salo
tbis afternoon. eve are overlook
ing no clue in an effort to get any
information which will cause Ine
mans arrest"
One Man Released
The police are still active on
the case, Acting Chief Waitei
Birtchet explained today The suS
meet yesterday arrested at Oregon
CITY was released by officers there
after he had been closely quesVioI
ed, it was said.
Little other than megre ue'
scrintion of the man who assault
ed the girls has been received Dy y
officers. Many men have peer peer
questioned, but thus far inVeS'is'
tions have come to nothing.
The little girls, aged eight an'
nine, were accosted by the per
vert as they were on their wa!
to Sunday school about 10 o,cioel {,
sunday morning. BY threats NJ
| frightened them into BushS 5 pas
tnre, on Mission street, and iatel
he made his escape.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
Sugar Price Advances.

San Francisco, March 9.-The
price Of refined cane sugar was
advanced from $500 per 100
pounds to $5.70 today by the Cali
fornia Hawaiian refinery.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
CIRCULATION

Average for February 5671.
ponulation of Salem, 1900, 1858:
1910, 1904; 1920, 1879.
Marion County, 1920, 47177; Polk
County, 1920. 14,181.
Member of Audit Bureau of Circu-
lation. Associated Press FUN
Leased Wire.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09
THE WEATHER

OREGON: Tonight and Friday
rain, warmer tonight. Increasing
southerly winds.
LOCAL: Trace rainfall; souther-
ly winds; cloudy; max. 55, min.
So: river 5.s feet and rising.
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The Washington herald., 1922-03-24
Doris Blahe&A42sg1uers
IA1bLoue Problems

and unseIf-conscious. He won't
think anything about it, except that
maybe he had put off that call too
long.
Did you show him you really
wanted him to?
My Dear Miss Blake: / have been
reading your good advice daily in
The Herald. so thought maybe you
could answer a question for me.
Is there any cure for jealousy?
I am so jealous and would like to
get over 1t. 1 dearly love a boy
several years my senior. 1t nearly
breaks my heart for him to talk
to another girl.
Being this way, 1 have spent
many unpleasant hours when
could have been having a good time
Hoping to/see my answer soon, and
like the rest of the young girls.
JEALOUS NELL"
It's a matter of will-power and
Nell First, always
look as well as you can, know your
good points and develop them, and
then JUST know that there is no
need to worry. Make up your
mind to II. That's all 1 can sug-
geSt.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24
Read BUSY Eyes"
The Nelc Serial

Busy Eyes" by Marguerite
Hurter, will be published daily
in The Herald, beginning sun
day. II Is a story you will not
want to miss; one that will hold
your attention from the first In
steiment to the end.
The heroine of this thrilling
serial supplies romance and hu-
man interest. Her first employe.
Is a roue; her second a handsome
scamp; her third has a jealous
wife. The fourth is middie-aged
and wealthy with a wife who has
eloped to Paris with another
man, and a son who Is fast be-
coming a '.rounder."
How she finds her, real metie-.
how love and happiness ana
wealth come to her at last Is
thrillingly and graphically por-
trayed in this delightful serial.
Busy Eyes" will appeal not
only to the girl who works, but
also to the man for whom she
works-that mans wife, and the
daughter who may have to work.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-24

Dear Miss Blake: am go
ing to write YOU to see If you
can give me an idea what to do,
Last June / met a young man and
he worked close to my home for
three weeks, and then he was called
away to work at another place. and
he went to. his home town. He was
a railroad fellow. And he has writ
ten to me often, until he got off
and took a trip and stayed three
months. and when he came back he
wrote to me But the last time 1
heard from him was November II,
1921. Can you tell me what made
him do chat way? He told me he
had a girl friend, but he loved me
better than he did her. But the
way he has done. I don't think he
loved ME at all. But love this
young fellow, and will you please
tell me how I can gain his love
back again.
Doesn't seem to me there is any
thing at all that you can do. It's
obvious that he wasn't earnest, and
such being the case, added to the
fact that you have no idea where
he is, 1 think you had best look
about for other suitors.
Dear Miss Blake: Since you have
helped so many people with their
problems, wonder IL you would
also help me with mine.
was out one evening with
young man who was very nice. He
promised to call me up the follow
tng week but did not. have seen
him a number of times since but he
has done no more than spoken
casually to me. He has since been
going with another girl a few times
and 1 must admit / am Just a trife
jealous, Itrhappens that we belong
to the same organization and neces-,
sarily see each other quite often.
am invited to attend a party and
so is he. I am afraid he may think
am running after him. I should
go to the party and not pay any at
tention to him or what do you
think!
Thanking you in advance. am,
yoyrs sincerely.
"A WASHINGTON MAID"
Certainly so to the party. Be as
jolly as you can. Be a good fellow