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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Baseball Breezes

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 25.-
"Wahoo" Sam Crawford, veteran
baseball player and last year out
fielder on the Los Angeles Paci-
fic Coast league club, today Is a
free agent" This became known
when 1t was announced Crawford
and the Angel management had
failed to come to terms on his
1922 contract.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 25.-Man-
ager Walter McCredie of the Seat
tie Coast team is favorably i'm
pressed with the material in BY
ron Hot Springs training camp for
pitchers and catchers. He wired
President James r. Bolt, president
OF the club, yesterday that Vean
Gregg, who arrived at the camp
Thursday, made fine showing at
his first workout and bids fair to
be one OF the Coast leagues best
pitchers this season.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 25.-Billy
kenworthy, former manager tof
the Seattle Coast league team,
who was recently placed on the
Ineligible list by Commissioner
lands, has left Seattle for Han
ford, Cal, where he will look after
his billiard business. Kenworthy
says he telegraphed Judge Lands
to look at his baseball telegrams
at Cambridge. Ohio, and expects
to hear from the Judge in few
days about his reinstatement.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Officer Guarding
Bank Is Killed

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Patrolman
Michael Forgan Of Argo, ILL.,, was
probably fatally wounded early
today when he was shot through
the head while guarding the Sum-
nit Stret bank, the windows of
which had been shattered by dy-
Mantle explosion in McCook quar-
ry nearby.
The shooting was done by sew
eral men who drove up to the bank
in an automobile and fled when
Forgan fell. Argo police believe
they intended to rob the bank but
became frightened.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Tax Returns Must
Be Mailed Early

Taxpayers are reminded that
income tax returns for the year
1921 must reach the office OF
Clyde G. Huntley, collector of in
ternal revenue, not later than
midnight March 15 in order to
escape severe penalties. This does
not mean that it will be sufficient
for the taxpayer to mail his re-
turn on March. The return must
be mailed at a time that will in
sure its delivery in the office of
the collector at Portland not later
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Washington Eliminated.

Seattle. Wash, Feb. 24.-The
defeat sustained by the University
of Washington five at the hands
of Oregon Agricultural cllege bas-
ketball team last night was the
first whipping the locals have re-
ceived on their own floor this sea-
son and puts them completely out
OF the running for the coast con-
ference championship. The score
was &c to 21.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25

She has a perfect understand
ing" according to the Chicago Art
which has honored Miss
Mary Cranston, of that city, with
the title Of having he shapeliest
limbs and feet In the United States
A cast OF her feet and limbs has
been added to the exhibits off the
Art Institute at Chicago:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Buff and Moore
Signed for Bout

New York, Jan. 25.-Johnny
Buff, worlds bantamweight cham
pion, has signed articles to defend
his title against Roy Moore of st.
Paul In an eight round bout in
Jersey City the night of March
10. Buff recently returned from
q trip overseas.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Monmouth Man
Disposes of Farm;
to Enter College

Monmouth, Or, Feb. 25.-A. B.
Sacre disposed of $4,000 worth of
property at an auction sale held
yesterday at his place in the east
ern part of the city. Several head
of stock, including Mr. Sacre's
dairy cows, silo, numerous farm
Ing implements, furniture and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
than midnight, March 1h Fn,

than midnight, March Is. Fur.
thermore, the receiving stamp on
the envelope will be accepted hv
the collector as the actual time a
delivery. Taxpayers are especial.
ly urged to bear in mind this fact,
1t Is not sufficient that their re-.
turns be mailed on March 15. Re.
turns must be mailed 80 as to
reach the collectors office in
Portland not later than midnight
on March 15 in which is the final
date for filing returns.
There are three-year-old child.
rem in Mexico who have never
seen a war.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
FUND SECRECY
Of SALOON
LEAGUE HAILED
Department of Justice
Has Failure to File
Up for Indictment.

Washington, April 16.-Representa
tive Tinkham, republican. Massachus-
etts, said in a statement Sunday that
charges recently made by him in the
house that the Anti Saloon League of
America had failed to comply with the
corrupt practice act were now before
the department of justice and will be
acted upon in due season." The cases
against the league. he added. are
complete with the evidence necessary
for indictment and conviction when
presented to grand jury and federal
court"
Reiterating his charge that the
league had failed to report al contri-
buttons on the statement filed under
protest by Wayne B. Wheeler in 1910.
MIR. Tinkham's statement said:
THE Anti-Saloon League of America
has not denied one of the charges, but
last Friday issued a characteristic
propaganda statements in relation to
prohibition and the Anti Saloon
leagues well known formula of AN
archy' and 'nullification' as if it alone
were interested in protecting the
United States from anarchy and nulIi-
fication.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Noted Singer Gaining;
May Have to Lance
Throat Once More

New York. April 16-The condition
Of John Mccormack, noted Irish tenor
who has been dangerously i'll as the
result of throat trouble. Sunday night
was pronounced favorable in bulletin
issued by two attending physicians.
Dennis $. McSweeney. Mccormack S
manager. added that the singer had had
a splendid day and in his belief was
on the road to recovery.
Mccormack for the first time took
nourishment Saturday night. according
to a bulletin issued by the attending
physicians.
MIR. Mccormack has been resting
comfortably since / y. M. Saturday,
when anti-toxin was administered" the
bulletin said
The physicians announced that it
probably will be necessary again to
lance the singers throat
Il now see a ray of Easter hope"
the singers wife said. She has kept
an uninterrupted vigil of three nights
at his bedside.
kilograms and calbegrams of SYM
pathy and good cheer continued to pour
in upon the singer throughout the
night. One cablegram was from Japan.
and telegram came from Washing
ton. signed by - members of the
United States senate.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
SNOW UNTIL MONDAY
IN DENVER PREDICTED

Denver. April 16--An Easter snow
storm, that began last night in Denver,
continued throughout Sunday and, ac-
cording to the predictions of the United
States weather bureau here, will not
abate until early Monday. However,
the snow melted rapidly in most places
as result of the high temperature.
During the last "a hours. snow has
fallen from Wyoming to central Colo
rado and there has been light rain
souri,, southeastern Iowa. northern
Nebraska and South Dakota, according
to the weather bureau.
Heavy Precipitation
The heaviest precipitation occurred
in Denver and Salt Lake City each of
which received SS Of one inch. The
next heaviest precipitation was reported
from Lander, Wyo., where "A Of one
inch was recorder The low pressure
area. which extends from New Mexico
to Wisconsin, Sunday night was center
ed over the Texas panhandle, according
to the weather bureau.
Denver was the only city in the
state to report temperature below
freezing Sunday night The thermo-
meter went to o6 above zero Pueblo
reported temperature Of "a degrees
above, while the thermometers were
higher in other points in the state The
weather bureau said the temperature
was not expected to drop much below
where it was at night although, it was
predicted, Monday will continue partly
cloudy and moderately cold.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Crippled Boy Radio
MQrUel Am1Qzes Craft:
Broke Back RiQQi,10

the boy fell 55 feet to the ground. The
fall broke his back.
Scouts Rugged His Outfit
While Lester was spending twc
months in hospital two Boy Scouts
Edward Kinney and Dudley Chambers
fulfilled their obligation of good deed
every day by setting up the 93-foot
mast in the Picker yard and rigging
a set of wireless instruments on n
table designed to send back and forth
across a bed When Lester was ear
ried home, he found his bedroom com
pletely equipped with his cherished
ideal of radio apparatus.
As rapidly as strength permitted.
Six AJH resumed his experiments.
Sleeplessness led him to make use Of
early morning hours. when the air is
relatively quiet and this, in turn. led
to nightly communication with the
dyed in the wool experts who stand
watch during this period because of
advantages offered. Apparently phe-
nomenal progress brought the recog-
milton of stations far removed.
Expects Big Discovery
San Diego is the home of govern
mcnt experts in radio. The navy
maintains a world renowned shore sta
ton on the outskirts Of the city and
over on Point Iona. the army has set
up its finest type of apparatus. In
addition. there arc operators on each
of the hundred or mere vessels PASS
ing this port. The highly trained pro-
fessionals who man the stations main
tain that the boy with the broken back
is doing work of record making nature
and in support OF their contention. cite
the low power which he uses pickers'
transmitter is of the rotary quenched
spark type. operating on a so cycle
His transformer is rated at
one-half kilowatt. !.
Recognition of his successful expert
ments that is national has in meas
ure reconciled Lester Picker to the
loss Of university training. He is
seeking refuge from his physical cou-
lition in the personality of rala sta
lion Six All and certain original
theories which pertain To the low
power operation of radio apparatus. |
Despite his handicas. he has grave
hopes of some day sendins eut of his |
bedroom a practical revelation of I
''thfr'" unsupported possibilities in
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
DEATH SCATHES 8
As AUTOS CRASH IN
THICK SNOWST0RM|
All Injured in Five Motor Acct
dents on Denver's Slip
perry Streets.

Denver, April 16-Eight persons
were injured in five automobile acci-
dents here Saturday night and Sunday.
In every case the snowstorm and slip
perry streets were blamed
Mrs. w. J. Mulnix was critically in
jured when an automobile driven by her
husband, w. J. Alulnix, struck street
car in the morning. bounded away from
the car, ran over the curbing and
struck tree. Mr.. Mulnix said the
snow had blinded him SO he could not
see the approaching street car. He
was bruised but not seriously injured
Mr.. II. Winklcr, his son. William
and Francis Sevres, were all injured
when an automobile driven by the elder
Winkler skidded, struck the curbing
and overturned, pinning the occupants
beneath the car. Mr.. Winkler managed
to crawl from under the wreck and
helped the others out. He said the ac-
cident was due to bump in the street
that was hidden by the snow.
Patrolman A. e. Phillips was seri-
ously injured Saturday night, when he
was struck by an automobile driven by
]. l.. Luth. Mr.. Luth said he was
blinded by the storm and did not see
the policeman until his car struck him.
Luth was not held.
L. Rothschild was found unconscious
IN the street at West Velix avenue and
Osceola street, Sunday, and was taken
to the county hospital for treatment.
Earl Gordon notified the police that
ne saw n small touring car strike |
and drive rapidly away,
eaving tn injured man 10 the street. |
Police arc hunting for the car.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Wife of Both in Turn,
Now Lives With None,
So They Sue Another

White Plains, N. T., April 16.-Wil-
liam J. Lester, Seattle theater man
ager. is suing George T. Williams, Wall
street steamship operator for 100000,
and Williams is suing Lester for $780,
900, all over the affections Of Mrs.
Amanda Lester, who in her time has
been the wife Of both men. And now,
according to the two men, she is living
with neither of them.
Williams married her in 1900 at Cam
den, n j., and they lived happily until
1914. when. according to his complaint,
Lester came along and alienated her
affections. Then Williams got a di-
vorce and Lester married her.
Lester's suit, filed two weeks ago,
alleges that in 1920 Williams went out
10 Seattle with a second wife, dropped
her there. and, again wooing his first
spouse, took her away from Lester
and brought her back east.
Lester charged that Williams and
Mrs. Lester were living together in
New York. This allegation Williams
denied in formal answer.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
DUEL IN WHEAT
KEYS CHICAGO
FOR PIT 5 CONC
'Rumor Links Armour
and Patten to 9-Cent
Rise on Scramble,

Chicago, April 16.-A wild scramble
for wheat. which sent the May price
, up nine cents on Saturday and resulted
in scenes rivalling the start of tho fam
Gus Letter corner and the spectacular
transactions of James A. Patten. caus-
ed grain operators Sunday to await
Mondays opening with more than or
dinary interest.
Both Mr.. Patten and J. Ogden Ar
nour. whose names have been men
toned with Saturdays sudden rise in
prices, denied that they were in any
way responsible for the furry.
Mr.. Patten attributed Saturdays rise
to the purchase of 100000 bushels of
American wheat by England on Good
Friday. This. he said. was taken as
an indication that Europe was in dire
need of grain.
Looks Like Two Crowds at War
But despite all denials. rumors per-
sistetd that the furry which suddenly
turned the pit" into seething mael-
strom of shouting struggling brokers,
calm. was caused by fight between
big financial interests over the possess
sion OF milliens of bushels of grain.
Reports of grain being rushed to
Chicago from Missouri river markets
and of preparations to ship it in from
the north. recalled how Armour inter
ests smashed the famous Joseph Letter
corner in wheat in 1895 by charter
ing scores of lake vessels and breaking
a way through Duluth harbor with ice
breakers so they could rush 1000. 600
bushels of grain across the frozen lake
to Chicago in time for December de-
livery. Letters loss was estimated at
from $2.o0000O to s3.O0O.OOO.
Corners Now a Crime
The ''Patten corner" so-called. de-
veloped in 1909, following government
reports of heavy damage TO crops in
the middle west Mr. Patten was
blamed for the rising cost of wheat aud
flour. but he replied that he had KEEP,
wheat in America BY buying it and
putting ii III store. aud that the high
prices were, due to the law of supply
and demand and not to the operations
,f the corner"
1t was only short time after the
t'atten operations that the supreme
'ourt handed down a decision making
and criminal the cornerinS Of
Interstate commodities.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
!. SIMS TER QUIET III SLIGO OAFTER SHOOTIN(
Three Fliers Killed
When Planes Topple;
l During Ball Game

Dallas, Texas, April 16.-Captain G
$. Little and Sergeant James L. John
son, army fliers from Kelly field, San
Antonio, were killed here Sunday when
the airplane in which they were riding
went into nose dive at height OF
about 100 feet and fell.
The accident occurred near private
landing field and it is believed the avi-
ators intended to make landing when
the plane dropped to the ground.
Sacramento, April 16.-Harry John
son, 21, former pupil of Mather avi-
alton field, near here, fell from an air
plane here Sunday and was killed
within sight of several thousand per-
sons watching the SEATTLE Sacramento
coast league baseball game. johnson
fell into a plowed field. His home was
in Newman, Calf.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Faker Who Decorated
Gen. Allen Is Jailed
on Return to England

London. April 16.--(Br The Associ-
ated Press. Otto Stephane, Ger
man, but in Malmedy. Rhenish Prussia,
who is said to have fought against the
Germans during the world war, has
been sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment for returning to England
after having been deported last year
as an undesirable alien.
Shortly after the armistice, Stephane,
otherwise known as Stephen Victor
Otto Joseph de Benny. alias Viscomte
de Benny, is reported to have posed
MS Belgian major and to have con-
ferred the Belgian military medal on
Major General Henry 7. Allen, COM
chief Of the American army
Of occupation, before the assembled
American troops at Coblenz
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
BY STUART NJ. LAKE
SSeciAt Correspondent Of Great Fails Tribune
Copyright. 1922 By The Great Falls Tr;huns

! San Diego, April 16-Nation- wide
interest in wireless has brought to Sar
Diego within the last month inquiries
from all over the country concerning
the identity Of Operator Six AJH.
THE gentlemen of the air" inouirers
call him, and they indicate that under
the anonymity of his radio designation,
he is building national reputation.
Radio 9 ASK of ST. Paul wants the
name of San Diego Six AJH: . F. P.
of Brooklyn asks who he is. Radio op-
orators in Roswell. n. NJ; Amarillo.
Austin and Dublin, Texas; Hutchinson
and Wichita, Kan. and in Denver have
written for detailed information about
the operator and his apparat"s. One
professional who picked up q Ash on
steamship 500 miles north at sea-
bound for Nome. Alaska. has written
to ask personal particulars about the
man with the best sending fist" that
he ever listened to-
Victim of His Ambition
All commend the local operators
brevity, his elimination of unessential
signals and his apparent use of min
imum OF power in carrying on com
munication. "fIe is getting sending
close to the point of perfection. wrote
an operator from Canadian border
station
Six AJH of San Diego is 16-year-
old boy with broken back. bedridden
and paralyzed below the waist--Lester
picker-who operates his radio from
his bedroom in his fathers house at
San Ysidro, village Is miles south
Of here, close to the Mexican line
This youth with the remarkable send
ing fist is victim of his ambition to
excel in radio work. Last November
he was in the senior class at San Diego
lnces. With tn exception OF Colorado
high school, preparing for an engineer
ing course in the Colorado School Of
Mines. Not once in the three and one
quarter months during which he trav-
Aled 30 miles a dav to attend school
vas Picker absent or tardy. He was
lctive in a Boy Scout troop and outside |
# school hours attained this organiza-
ions rating as A radio operator Of the |
irst class Five months ago he planned /
. erect nav experimental station !.
md, while setting up his aerial mast. ,
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Beardstown Exists
Precanously; Flood
Is Undermining Town

Beardstown, ILL.,, April 16.-Another
storm, driven by heavy wind. lashed
Sunday night and the es gas pant, eatoSsbG Wbeh
has held out heroically for two weeks.
was mOmentarily threatened with sus-
pension. Electric light service from
keokuk. Ia, was intermittent.
The dining room in restaurant was
the only downtown floor above water
Sunday night.
Building foundations in B.ardstown
continued to cave in Sunday.
The river guage at Beardstown has
become useless and the rise of the
water is estimated by engineers who
occasionally "shcot" the stream with
tlleir levels,
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
SUBPOENA or OLD ENVOY
STANDS: SEMENOFF NOT uN'

Washington. April 16.-There has
Associates of the Russian envoy
of the senate labor committee to sub
poena Boris Bakhmeteff, Russian am
bassador to the United States. as
witness in the investigation that COM
mittee is conducting into the presence
in the United States of General Gre
gerie Semenoff, ataman of the Cos
sacks, it WAS declared officially Sunday
night.
The committees subpoena. tele-
graphed to Charleston, s. c.. where
Mr.. Bakhmeteff has been spending
short vacation. will stand, it was as
serted despite the declaration that he
enjoyed diplomatic immunity from
such service because of his status as
the last accredited representative of
Russia to Washington.
Associate sof the Russian envoy
here did not expect him to return be-
fore late Monday or Tuesday.
General Semeneff. now in custody in
New York as the result of Il complaint
against him in civil damage suit. has
not really been admitted to the United
States but holds an transit certifi- /!
cate it was said, which permits him |
to pass through the country, but if he /
should overstay the 60 days maximum |
allowed under such certificate. he |
would be liable Immediately to deporta-
tion.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
thousands Join in Tribute to Old Pop A11son
Mary Garden Gives
flagstaff Easter
Opera Song Service

Flagstaff, Ariz., April l6.-Mary
Garden, director of the Chicago
Grand Opera company, halted her
special train here Sunday for Easter
services. For more than half an
hour the members of the Chicago
Grand Opera company entertained
a great throng congregated at the
depot to do her honor.
From an evergreen boWered plat
form, especially erected for the oc-
casIon by Flagstaff people, Miss
Garden and her associates present
ed short collection of Easter
hymns. The stop here was arrang-
cd by James Duffy, general pas
senger agent of the Atchison, To-
peka E. Santa Fe railroad.
Miss Garden expressed deep re-
greet that two days illness made
1t impossible for her to sing, as she
had intended, but at her request.
after two choruses had been sunq
by about so members of the COM
pany, Irene Pavaloska, contralto,
sang "Ave Maria"
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Refuses to Dig Grave
on Easter; Maritcide
Victim Left Unburied

Toledo. Ohid. April 1B.-BecausA
the sexton Of North Oregon cemetery
here refused to dig grave on Easter
Sunday, the burial Of John H. Topper,
shot to death by his divorced wife a
week ago, was postponed until Mon
day.
Declaring it was a religious holiday.
Stanley Covovz, the sexton, positively
refused to turn the sod
The former Mrs. Topper. county Of
ficials said. is in a serious condition
at sanitarilm.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Law Of Caesars Day
Decides Inheritance
for Soldiers Niece

Seattle. April 16.--Quotius a prece-
dent established when the legions of
Caesar carried the Roman eagle into
far countries. Federal Judge Jeremiah
Ncterer handed down ruling which
was. in substance. that the wish Of a
soldier killed on the field Of battle in
defense of his country is higher law
than anything else
The decision awarded to Agnes Olaf
fy. l6-year-old niece of Clarence Swank
Seattle soldier killed overseas, the res
idue of Swank's estate. amounting to
$1,000. The money WIS part OF u
$4,000 life policy which he took out
before sailing for France
1t got into litigation through other
litigation eentering around the death
If sSwank teeth.r, II whom he bad
intende.l il II 20.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
D. A. r. Eulogize
Deceased Member

Mrs, Alfred Butler. a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
who died in March. was eulogized at
the meeting of the Great Falls chapter
of the order at the home of Mrs. r.
n. Young, $40 Sixth avenue north. last
Saturday afternoon. 4 paper. Mis-
tresses of the White House," that was
to have been read by Mrs. Butler, was
given by Miss Fannie b. Collins. Mrs
II. X Wahoske was the writer Of the
euiogs that was read in Mrs. Buffers
memory. At the close Of the meeting
refreshments were served
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
US. CAN 7 HANG
GEN. SEMEN0FF
b0RAH IS TOLD.
Chance Lost in Siberia
Says Federal District
Attorney in Opinion.
Form of Trial at Time
Hinged on Recognition
or n-Recognition.

New York, April 16.-Neither the
federal courts. the state courts. nor
the military courts of the United States
army can try General Semenoff for
murder committed in Siberia, Federal
District Attorney William Hayward has
been no changes in the announced plans
"If the army of Semenoff was rec
ognized by our authorities at the time
the murder was committed" Mr. Hay
ward said. ''the only appeal would have
been to his military superiors there.
IF his army was not recognized. our
military authorities had the right to
capture, try and punish him at the time,
but not now
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-17
Thousands Honor Man
Hanged for Murder, in
Belief of Innocence

Temple. Tex. April 16-A crowd
estimated at between 1900 and 1000
persons attended the funeral services
for George F. Hornsby. who was
executed in Bolton. Friday. for the
murder of J. n. Weatherby wealthy
automobile dealer Of Brownwood in
October. 1920. Many persons. who
said they believed Hornsby was inno-
cent. sent floral offerings.