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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Teacher Bound
And Gagged And
Left In Shack

Tacoma, Wash, March 4.-Miss
Elsie Spare, 19, school teacher at
Elgin who disappeared last night,
was found early this morning tied
with wire and rope and gagged in
q deserted house two miles off the
main road and about two miles
from the school house. Hysterical-
ly she told how masked man
held her up and robbed her and
then forced her to walk to the
house.
Miss Spare was found by G. L.
Blacklee, trapper, who was one
Of the party that started out from
Gig Harbor to search for the miss
ing girl when she failed to return
last evening to her boarding house
about a mile from the school
house.
With the first streak of dawn
this morning Blacklee followed in
dications leading him toward the
vacant house. There he found the
girl in such condition that she
could not tell much of her story,
but she declared she had suffered
no physical injuries other than
those caused by being tied and
bound. She was taken to her
boarding house and a doctor call
ed.
Miss Spare is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Spare of Ia
coma. She is, a graduate of Lin
coin high school here and attend
ed Washington State college last
year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Commission To
Settle Nitrate
Project Urged

Washington, March 4.-(By
Associated Press. )-Creation Of a
national commission, empowered
by congress to straighten out the
government tangles as to existing
contracts with respect to the pro-
lects at Muscle Shoals, Ala, and
to enter into negotiations for sale
or lease of the properties, was ad-
focated today in a statement is
sued by Chairman Kahn of the
house military committee, which
mas before it the three offers re-
eelyed by the government to date
Tor the plant.
The commission would consist
OF the secretaries of war, agricul-
lure and treasury and it's first OBJ
!eet would be to insure produc-
uon Of nitrates for war purposes
as well as the production of fertil-
lzers for the nations agricultural
needs.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
IA DIE In
AUTO BUS
ACCIDENT
Jitney Trying To Beat
Train Over Crossing
Smashed When Fast
Express Hits 1t

Cleveland, Ohio, March 4.-The
death Of George e. MCGEE today
brought the toll from the collision
between a New York Central pas
senger train and an automobile
bus at Painesville late last night
up to fourteen, Five persons are
seriously injured, three expected
to die.
A coroner's inquest will be held
at Painesville this afternoon. City
officials at Painesville and Off
cials of the New York Central
railroad started an investigation
this morning.
Three Of the dead were found
on the locomotive pilot when the
train, in charge of Engineer F. s.
Fernandez OF Buffalo and Con-
ductor G. Ernst was brought from
its 60-mile an hour pace to halt
about three blocks from the scene
of the collision.
Gas Tank Explodes.
Most of those killed had left
dance hall in Painesville less than
half an hour before the crash,
while several others had attended
lodge meeting.
An explosion Of the gasoline
tank Of the machine set fire to the
debris and several bodies were
badly burned.
The bus, which was operated
between Painesville and Fairport,
was making its last trip for the
night. A. w. Barnes, crossing
watchman, declared he tagged the
driver. A declaration by Chester
Parrish, manager Of the bus line,
that a large oil tank obstructed
Driver Adams view of the watch
mans lantern and the approach
ing train, was discounted by Carl
Sullivan, one Of the injured.
| Saw Train Coming.
II saw the train before we
reached the tracks," Sullivan said.
eve had stopped to take on two
passengers just south of the rail-
road or we would have been
across.
People near me screamed as
the engine came on. ! saw the
driver reach down and pull some-
thing. 1 don't know whether it
speeded us up or slowed us down.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Mrs. Wurtzbarger
Dressed In Here;
To Be Seamstress

Mrs. Alma Wurtzbarger, con-
fessed slayer Of her husband,
Andrew, Chemawa laborer. ar
rived at the state penitentiary
from Portland at 10 o'clock
this morning and was dressed
in shortly before noon.
Mrs. Wurtzbarger, who was
sentenced in federal court to
serve a term Of ten years after
she had pleaded guilty to man
slaughter, admitted that she
killed her hubsand with a ham
mer as he slept in their COM
mon bed on the Chemawa cam
pus several months ago.
Officials at the penitentiary
said this afternoon that Mrs.
Wurtzbarger will be employed
as seamstress while in prison
here. She will be require to
make new garments for prison
ers and to mend old ones.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Girl Under Knife
of Surgeons SO
Times Receivers

Dallas, Texas, March A.
Dorothy Cannon, six years old,
who has undergone IA serious
operations and As skin graft
ing applications, will be dis
charged from a hospital here
within another month"; well
cEild-doctors declared today.
Dorothy was found lying on
a live wire in a puddle Of water
last June, her clothing having
been burned away and her body
black.
She will be dismissed with
very few visible signs of her
experience.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
STATE IS
IN MARKET
FOR FLAX
Improved Conditions
Cited AS Reason. For
Renewed Buying by
Prison Plant

Denying statements that state
are extending their eff
forts to discredit the flax industry
of Oregon, and signifying willing
ness to make contracts with grow
ers who have not become mem
bers Of the Willamette Flax &
Hemp Growers association, be-
cause Of the increasing demand
for the fibre, E. ]. Hansett, super
intendent Of the penitentiary flax
plant issued a statement this
morning, saying that the officials
now had an offer for four car
loads of flax from linen mills in
Belfast, Ireland.
Some people are under the
impression that our state officials
are doing their best to mkae a
failure of the flax industry Of the
state" said Mr.. Hansett. "This is
to be regretted as l know posi-
lively that Warden Compton is
enthusiastic in promoting the in
dustry and is doing all that he
possibly can to aid the new COM
pany which has started here.
at is a fact that he had a good
market for all flax seed produced
in the state flax industry by
grinding it into stock food, and
was making a handsome profit by
handling it in that manner. But
in order to help the new company
he stopped grinding the seed into
stock food and furnished seed to
the company for planting purposes
under the market price"
Mr.. Hansett stated that at the
time when the flax industry was
about to be given up by the state
the market had been demoralized
but that now, due to conditions II
Russia and Belgian the market
was picking up.
The state will contract, he said
with those who have not JOINED
the association to work the crol
from limited acreage and charg
only for the actual cost of the la
Dor, to prove that there is none!
in the industry.
Farmers are invited to call a
the penitentiary plant for furthe
information.
The formation of the William
ette Valley Flax & Hemp Grower
association was the result OF a.
announcement made some time ag
that the state would contract TO
no more flax and the delinquenc
on the part of the officials to re
nit to growers for their 192
crop. Through legislative meas
ures the growers made somethin
like $4,000.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

she advertises for some family to
care for the child.
Under the name Of Mrs. Mary
Smith, Mrs. Peck offers to care
for the child. An arrangement is
made and Mrs. Peck takes the
girl to her home in Tuxedo. This
was in late August.
But for the timely advent Of
Miss Agnes Ferriter, Red Cross
worker in Prince Georges county,
which embraces Tuxedo, the story
probably would have ended here.
Miss Ferriter learned that Mrs.
Peck was i'll in bed and decided
to visit her.
Entering the house, she found
Mrs. Peck and was informed that
baby had just been born.
GLOW old Is this child?" asked
Miss Ferriter.
-Four days." was the response.
Whereupon Miss Ferriter
promptly suggested that Mrs,
Peck return to bed.
"Oh, no! In our family the wo-
men are always out OF bed with
in few days." is said to have
been the reply.
But Miss Ferriter, dislikinG
conditions in the house, investi'
| gated and found Mrs. Peck haC
recently adopted a child. Through
the Maryland authorities she OBJ
tanned the child's custody. 1t was
later ordered sent TO the custody
of the Children's Guardians. BY
this time Mrs. Mattio had stepp-
ed into the picture.
Mrs. Peck followed the child tC
Washington and sought it's Gust
ody from the board. But officials
OF the board decided it was cast
for the Juvenile Judge, and thu
case was referred.
And today q woman, flttingly
appropriate in these modern day'
Of suffrage and womans rights
will enact the role OF Solomon tht
wise In deciding who is the rea
mother of the baby.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

Washington, March - Miss
Kathryn Sellers, Judge of the Dis
trict of Columbia Juvenile
Court, today shared honors with
King Solomon, the "wisest of the
wise," when she essayed to decide
the parentship of a seven-months-
old baby ardently claimed by two
women.
The women are as strangely
different as the stories they have
unfolded, each averring that she
Is the real mother. One is an Ital
ian, Mrs. Marie Antonio Mattio,
who recently arrived in this coun-
try; and the other is Mrs. Eta
Peck, of Toledo, Maryland.
The Italian woman claims she
put the child in the custody of
Mrs. Peck, being unable to care
for it at the time of birth. Mrs.
Peck admits receiving the child,
but declares she gave 1t to anoth-
er woman, who took 1t to Georgia.
In the meantime Mrs. Peck says,
child had been born to her.
'It is My Baby"
But the doughty little woman
who recently left the sunny
shores of Italy for the promised
land" only to step into her pres
ent difficulty, refutes Mrs, Peck's
story.
"She has not sent my baby
away" says Mrs. Mattio. ut is
my baby she says was born to
her."
On the other hand, Mrs. Peck
emphatically denies Mrs. Mattio's
statement and declares she will
fight to the utmost for the Gus
today of the child. And that's
that.
The story begins in the early
summer. Mrs. Mattio comes tC
America and then to Washington
A few days later a baby Is born
but Mrs. Mattio is unable to care
for 1t. So, on advise Of friends
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Heir S Scrap
Over Aged
Man S Land

The gullibility Of an aged man,
and the rivalry of his children for
the greater share of his estate are
the basic causes of a
suit brought by Christian Daniel
son, Mary Palmer, Lena Peters and
Hans Christians against their ia
ther, Jens Christian and his third
son, Emil Christian, farmers. liv-
ing in the north end of the coun-
ty near Monitor.
The plaintiffs have filed COM
plant recently asking that deed,
made by their father, which gives
him life estate in the 55-acre
farm, and them possession of the
property after his death, be de-
clared valid.
In the answer filed by the S8-
year-old father and his son, Emil,
the defendants allege that Chris
tian and his brother and sisters
took advantage or their fathers
infirmity and ignorance of the
English language and on August
.22, 1921, took their father to
Woodburn under the pretext OF
aiding him make his will, but in
stead made him sign the deed in
their favor, which they imme'
diately had recorded, with the pur-
pose of later taking possession OF
t he property themselves
They further assert that the deco
is invalid because there was NJ
consideration paid for the proper
! ty.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Idaho Tossers
Leave Enter
National Meet

Moscow, Idaho, Mar. 4.-Can-
ceiling the seeondgame OF its SER
les with Washington State college.
scheduled for tonight, the Univer-
sity ofIdaho basketball team left
here this afternoon for Indianap-
oils, to enter the national inter-
collegiate basketball tournament
March o, 10 and IL.
Coach David Mcmillan was ac-
companied by nine men, Captain
r. Fox, forward; A. Fox, forward 3
Oswald Thompson, center; Har-
old Telford, guard; William Car
tin, guard; Percy Steiner, guard: :.
A. D. Nelson, substitute center;
Harvey Edwards, guard; Henry
Canine, substitute forward.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Big Curb Market
Bond Firm Fails

New York, March 4.-Failure
of E. H. Clark & company, one of
the largest brokerage firms with
membership in the New York curb
market, was announced today. The
house has offices in Chicago and
several other midwest cities, and
dealt largely in oil and copper
shares.
The announcement was follow
ed by the filing in federal court
of an Involuntary petition in
bankruptcy against the firm.
Liabilities were estimated at
100000 and assets at s250,0O0.
Judge Learned Hand named David
Miller receiver, with bond Of $780,
600. Claims of three petitioning
creditors totalled only s582.
Chicago, March 4-The local Of
flee of E. H. Clark & company,
brokerage firm which failed today
was unable to give any estimate
Of the assets or liabilities of any
of its middle western offices. All
books have been forwarded to New
York. It was said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Two Suspects In
Portland Shooting
Case Are Arrested

Portland, Ore, March 1.-Two
more suspects were taken into
custody today by the police in
vestigating the shooting Thurs
day night Of Miss Willamene Full
Ter, choir girl at st. Stephens pro-
cathedral. Luther Shields, 20, and
B. D. Martin, 21, who were picked
up by detectives for questioning,
admitted knowing Elmer w.
Weatherford. who ia being held
because he is alleged to have made
remark indicating he knew who
did the shooting.
Miss Fuller was reported rest
ing we'll at hospital and her
early recovery was expected un-
! less complications develop.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Fletcher to Seek
Election to Lower
House Once More

D. e. Fletcher Of Independence
wants to come back to his old seat
in the lower house of the state
legislature. In his formal declara-
tion as a candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for representa-
tive from Polk county, filed with
Secretary of State Kozer today,
Fletcher declares his readiness to
render honest and conservative
service for my district and state. "
In his slogan he declares: "No In
terest to serve but the peoples in
terest."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Silverton Pastor
Resigns to Accept
Philadelphia Call

silverton, Or, March AT a
business meeting Of the members
of St. John s Lutheran church OF
ciIverton Thursday afternoon the
resignation of Rev. ]. c. Roseland
was accepted. Two new eandi-
dates were chosen for the pastor
ate Rev. H. J. Thorpe Of Portland
is first candidate with Rev o.
HoIen Of Tacoma, second. A call
has been sent to Rev. Mr.. Thorpe
Of Portland. Rev. Mr.. Roseland,
the present pastor. has been called
bv a congregation at Philadelphia
"a and has accepted His resig-
1atiou will take place June l.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Man SAYS
He KILLED
DIRECTOR
letter Received by
Los Angeles Police
Chief Alleges Writer
Shot Taylor

Los Angeles, Cal, March A.
con+oin David Adams Of the Los
Argoles police department an
nounced today that he had re-
,o,ved a letter from man whose
name he refused to disclose, stat
Ing that the writer had killed
william Desmond Taylor, motion
nicture director, whose recent
death had baffled investigators.
The letter, Captain Adams said,
was written by an educated man,
WAS sent from a city in Connect
ont the name of which he declined
to disclose, and made circumstan-
tial statements that filled in with
developments of police.
CAPTAIN Adams said he would
not say definitely that the letter
was a genuine confession but he
would say that the department put
much credence in it, and was max
ing a thorough and quick investi-
cation.
The letter, according to the Of
ficer, expressed regret that be
could not collect the rewards Of
fered for the arrest Of the slayer,
but announced that the writer was
leaving the country Immediately.
It gave revenge for an old feud as
the motive for the shooting of
Taylor and was signed by a name
that had not been connected with
the previous Investigations.
Captain Adams declined to give
out any further details and said
he would not show the letter at
present.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Zanelli's Attitude Queer.

Rome, March 4.-(By Associ-
ated Press. THE council of min
listers today discussed at length
the crisis in Fiume which has COM
plicated the alreusy difficult situ-
alton confronting the new cabi-
net.
The attitude of President Ia
nelli, who has been forced to hand
over the government to the ma
tional committee of defense, does
not appear quite clear here. Short
ly after he assumed power in Oc-
tOber last he came to Rome and
obtained a loan of 100000, 1000
lire. He then expressed a great
belief in the Italian aspirations in
Fiume, but upon his return to
that place, almost Immediately in
CURED the enmity of the Italian
element.
Since early yesterday forces of
fascist, legionnaires and repub-
licans have been -1 possession of
the city. They captured the posts
and telegraphs and before their
advance the police organized by
Zanelli retired to the government
palace.
Palace Is Shelled.
Zanellis forces placed machine
guns on the roof of the palace
which for some time checked the
progress of their assailants. Dep
uty Giunta, leader Of the fascist
then captured an armored motor
boat belonging to the Italian navy
in the neighboring bay Of Abbazia
and with its guns opened fire
against the palace. Thirty 75-
millimetre shells were thrown into
the building causing considerable
damage.
Italian torpedo boats in Fiumt
harbor captured the motorboat
but the latter was again seized by
the fascist who resumed theil
bombardment of the palace. The
defenders then hoisted a white
flag.
The report that Zanelli flet
from the city is denied. Accord
ing to latest reports he was still
inside the palace. Zanelli has sign
ed a statement agreeing to retir'
forever from public life in Fium
and renouncing any aspiration o
political character.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Transport Workers
Seize Gas Plant;
Hoist Red Colors

ITINERARY, Ireland, March =
nv Associated Press.)-The Local
of the Irish TranSpoI.
I,-orSers, y q lie union seized the gas
1rortg :, " here today and hOisted the
red flag. o-,,s was
l,no.d In with an employe' VINO
has been dismissed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Woman Lives 40
Years After Doctors
Said She Would Die

Zion. Ill, March AIRS. Della
King. 1O4 years old, formerly OF
Los Angeles, died today from IN
flnenza, More than forty years
ago she was said to have con-
tracted an incurable disease anu anu
was told that she could live only
a few months.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

In CONTROL,
OF FIUME
Provisional Govern
ment over t brown
and Zanelli Forced to
Sign Abdication

Fiume, March 4.-(By Associ-
ated Press. )-The committee of
national defense proclaimed the
final overthrow Of the provisional
government under President "a
nelli and the constituent assem-
bly, today, The government capt.
ulated after fierce fighting. The
committee, upon assuming power,
asked the Italian government to
send representative to admins
ter the government of the city un-
til quiet is restored.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

A. W. Gardner, who was oper-
ated upon for knee trouble at the
Salem hospital last Wednesday Is
doing as we'll as could be expected
Mr.. Gardner is an overseas man
and a member Of Capital post No
8 American Legion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
BADING NOMINATED

Washington, Mar. 4.-Gerhard
a. Bading, former mayor Of Mil
Eaukee, Wis, was nominated to-
DAY by President Harding to be
minister to Ecuador.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. George Waters re-
turned last night from a months
trip to California. They went as
far south as San Diego.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
CIRCULATION

Average for February 6671.
population of Salem, 1900, 4258:
1910, 14,094; 1920. 1859.
Marion County, 1920, 47,177; Polk
County, 1920, 14,181.
Member of Audit Bureau of Circu-
lation. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

Continued on Page Three.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
THE WEATHER

OREGON: Tonight and Sunday
occasional rain. Fresh winds. most
ly southwesterly.
LOCAL: Rainfall .55; southerly
winds; cloudy; max. AS, min. 81;
river 2.6 feet and rising.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-07
TEN VICTIMS NOW
OF WOOD ALCOHOL
Two Men Die To-day Attempt to In
dict Woman Who Is Charged
With Selling Liquor.

NEW YORK, Sept With the
death of two more men today from wood
alcohol the total number of such vic
TINS in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn
had reached 10. An indictment will be
sought against a woman who runs a
grocery store in the Red Hook district
charged with having sold the liquor
which killed two of the victims.
Death in each case was preceded by
blindness. Four of the victims were
women.
Mrs. Adelina Reale, Mrs Imerinda
Vatale and Michael Cafiero, arrested on
charges of homicide growing out of the
alcohol deaths, yesterday were held with
out bail for examination the 14th Sev-
eral other arrests, involving violations of
the prohibition laws. were made by de-
tectiveS working feverishly to locate the
source of bad liquor which has terrorized
the Red Hook section.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-07
elimination of Governors
Efforts to Clean Out
Chance Games
PERSONAL FEELING
REMAINS CORDIAL
Gambling at Fairs Not to
Be Allowed, Is Gov
ernor's Stand

Co. Ernest W. Gibson of Brattleboro
commander of the 172d Regiment, has
become Gov James Hartness's secretary
of civil and military affairs, accepting
the appointment at a conference with the
governor at the latters home in Spring
field yesterday afternoon lie succeeds
Harry B. Shaw of Burlington, who re-
signed and whose resignation was ac-
cepted The appointment was rendered
Tuesday, but Col Gibson wished little
time to consider it annd so deferred his
disecision until Yesterday, when he drove
to Springfield in his car. and after full
consultation with Governor HartneSs he
accepted the appointment and took over
the duties of the Office, returning home
last evening.
In accepting. Col Gibson stated that
he had no desire to hold any Office. but
accepted ia the hope that he could be of
help to the chief executive of the state
during the rest of the administration.
In view of rumorS of disagreements be-
tween Governor HartnesS and Judge
Shaw the governor was asked by Tie
Reformer by telephone as to the reason
Tor Judge Shaw's resignation. His reply
was that while the personal relations be-