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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
JITNEY BUS
HEARING IS
LIVELY One
Discussion of Insur-
ance Requirements Is
Chief Topic Called
for Discussion

With stage, bus and truclNsop-
orators seeking a way to get out
from under the burdensome in
surance premiums imposed under
the provisions of the law placing
these carriers under the jurisdic-
tion Of the public service commits
sion and with insurance companies
quarreling among themselves as
to who is to get the spoils repre-
sented by this new class Of bust
ness, the hearing before the com
mission Thursday resolved Itself
into a dicussion of the insurance
features of the new law.
Robert Mcguire, Portland at
torney representing interinsurance
companies Of the state, threw a
small sized bomb into the session
when he produced copies OF two
opinions written by /. II. Van
Winkle. present attorney general,
covering interinsurance compan-
les. In one opinion written to
Harvey Wells. state insurance
commissioner In 1919, Van Win
kle, then assistant attorney gen
cral, held that an interinsurance
company operating under the laws
of Oregon could write any class OF
business, including indemnity In
surance, with the exception OF life
insurance. In an opinion to the
public service commission of re-
cent date tho attorney general has
held that interinsurance compan.
les could not write indemnity In
| L.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Retail Food
Prices Show
Slight Drop

Washington, March 17.--Retail
food costs for the average family
in the United States during FebA
ruary were 0.3 per cent less than
during January, according to COM
pilatlons made by the United
States department Of labor today.
This decrease, combined with 9TH
ers that have occurred since Feb
rugary 15, 1921, made the total
reductions for year average IL
per cent.
OF 81 articles of food entering
into the average diet, reductions
ranged from 2S per cent during
the year on granulated sugar
down to per cent on canned peas,
Increases were found to have been
made In the prices Of Z other ar
ticles included in the general diet,
amounting to as much as 179 per
cent for onions and one per cent
for fresh eggs,
Wholesale prices during Febru-
airy, however, showed a tendency
to increase and the weighted in~
dex number which the department.
prepared to indicate the generat
price level was placed at Isl, q
gain of 2 per cent over levels Ia
February, This resulted from a
rapid advance in cotton, wheak
and cattle which occurred during
the fore part of the month, Since
February a year ago, the bureau
estimates, wholesale prices have
declined 9h per cent,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Trains Clash
Head-On Near
Butte; 2Dead

Butte, Mont, March 17,-En-
gineer E. F. Caldwell of Living
ston on train 220 and an unidenti-
fled man said to have been beat
Ing his way on No. 220 were
killed this morning when North
ern Pacific trains Numbers / and
220 collided at Welsh, 16 miles
from Butte. Some passengers
were slightly bruised. There were
no other serious injuries according
to latest reports. Relief train
with dead and injured is now-on
the way to Butte from the scene
of the accident.
The following message received
by the local Northern Pacific Of
flee from superintendent G. II.
Jacobus at Livingston:
Conductor Thomas of No. ! re-
ports that none of the passengers
on his train were injured with
the exception of a few who sus-
tained slight bruises. From the
best information available, no pas
sepgers were seriously injured
either on Nos. 220 or l."
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
new NAME
NECESSARY
in CHARTER
West Salem Council to
Pick New Title for
Inclusion In Revised
City Charter

City dads of West Salem besides
having to decide on a change of
name for the Polk county metrop-
oils at their meeting next Mon
day night, will be confronted by
the proposition of accepting new
city charter, which is now ready
for their approval.
Consideration of the new name
will, of course, come first so that
it can be incorporated in the new
instrument wheh " is submitted
to the people for vote, according
to Millar McGilchrist, who has
been employed by the council of
West Salem as consulting attor-
ney.
The new charter besides con-
solidating the amendments Of the
old charter, which was adopted
when the city was incorporated in
1918, provides means for collect
ing assessments on property for
street improvements. There is a
large amount of money now out
standing which the city has been
unable to collect, not having the
necessary power. The provision
follows the state law allowing the
city to sell the property to collect
for the improvements.
Under this head the city will
be invested with the power of con-
structing sidewalks and charging
up the expense against the owner
of the property. This provision
also required citizens to connect
up their cess poo.s and drain pipes
with sewers.
Bond Issues Authorized.
A specific method of voting
bond issues Is also provided. BY
this method the city council must
by ordinance estimate the cost OF
the improvement and submit the
question of the bond issue to the
cities. Two-thirds votes Of the
people will carry the issue. There
has been some $4,000 worth OF
bonds issued by the city since Its
incol Jration, some Of which have
been retired.
The present charter requires the
council to make all appointive OF
fices from residents of the city
The new charter provides that the
city can appoint non-residents af
city engineer and city attorney
The powers of the council are emu
merated with regard to the regu
lation Of traffic, policing the city
and in other points which were
not specifically enumerated be
fore, the state law being followed
by the old charter in this particu
lar.
With the exception of defining
the duty of the water commission
and providing the method for an
nexation of territory in the future
there is but little further altera
tions.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
OPERA TORS STAND PAT In FACE OF STRIKE
Editor to Talk
At Commercial
Club Luncheon

E. e. Faville, editor Of the
Western Farmer, a Portland pub
lication, will be the speaker at
next Mondays luncheon at the
Salem Commercial club, Robert
Duncan, manager Of the club, an
nounced this morning.
Mr.. Faville's subject will be,
THE Farmer Bloc"
"Mr. Faville has just returned
from Washington, d. c., where he
attended the farmers congress, ;"
Mr.. Duncan said, land he is an
authority on the subject he has
chosen. The Portland Chamber of
Commerce, before which he spoke
recently, was so enthusiastic over
his address that 1t Is sending him
to every commercial club in the
Willamette valley. / am sure that
his talk will be of interest to ev-
cry man who is present next Mon
day noon"
Mr.. Faville made his talk before
the Portland chamber last week
end. Salem is his first stop out
side Of the metropolis.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Silver Bullion Is
FoundBuriedO On
New York Farm

Buffalo, N. Y, Mar. 1.-THE
police and the sheriff's office to-
day were trying to solve the prob
lem of how bar silver worth be-
tween $500 and $4,000 came to
be buried ON the farm of Lewis
Salmon on the east bank Of the
Niagara river near LaSalle.
Salmon called on a Buffalo jew
eler yesterday with sample of
the metal, which he had turned
up with a spade. Learning that it
was real bullion, Salmon reported
his find to the police.
They dug up A bars, each six
inches long, three inches wide
and half an inch thick. The soil
showed no sign that the bullion
had been recently buried.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Herberta Pagan Files
suit For Divorce

Charging cruel and inhuman
treatment, Herberta G, Pagan
filed suit for divorce against
Raymond Fagan in the circuit
court this morning.
Mrs. Fagan alleges that her
husband assaulted her with a
butcher knife on one occasion, and
on another kicked her out OF bed
and was continually accusing her
of infidelity.
The property rights of the cou-
Die have been settled out OF court,
according to the complaint. The
couple were married in 1913,
shortly after which time her hus-
band began treating her cruelty
and making fun of her religion
Mrs. Fagan asserts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
OBENCHAIN
CASE GOES
TOJURORS
State Closes Argu-
ment and Court De-
livers Instructions In
Los Angeles Trial

Los Angeles, Cal, March H.
The case of Mrs. Madalynne Oben-
chain, charged with the murder Of
]. Bolton Kennedy, was ready for
the jury at noon today when
Judge Reeve finished reading his
instructions. Judge Reeve then
directed the jury to go to its room
and elect a foreman, after which
it was taken to lunch before be-
ginning its deliberations.
A large crowd jammed the
small court room and the corri-
dors of the Hall Of Justice, while
hundreds more stood in the streets
outside. Extra precautions were
taken for guarding the jury after
the case was submitted to it.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Candidates
For Elective
Offices Shy

A serious shortage in the crop
ol candidates for state and district
Offices to be filled in the Novem-
Der elections is reported by Sec
letary of State Kozer. Up to this
tlme with the closing date for fill
mgs only 2S days away, only "a
republicans and three democrats
nave formally entered the race for
laVors in the May primaries, with
total Of 107 state and district
offices to be filled this year.
At this time two years ago,
month prior to the primaries OF
iS2O, Kozer points out, more than
~ republicans were formally en-
Tered in the political race with a
Total of 200 candidates for repub-
ncan primary favors entered be-
lore filing time closed.
With II circuit judgeships to
Ue filled only six candidates have
30 tar made an appearance. Nine
senatorial aspirants, all republ1-
cans, are out for the 16 seats to
oe fllled in the upper house of the
hlate legislature while only ten
nine republicans and one demo-
crat-have filed their declaration
OF Intentions to seek one Of the 60
seats available in the house Of rep
resentatives.
of the higher offices to be fill
ed the filings are limited to three
DR.. ]. W. Morrow for democrat
&c national committeeman Frank
I'm F. Korell. republican, for>con-
gresham from the third district
and c. H. Gram, republican, for
htate labor commissioner,
The last day for filing for the
May primaries, Kozer points out,
viii be April IA.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
xxx. K.Adds $500
to Reward Fund
Journal Started

One thousand two hundred dol
1ors now is in the reward fund,
started by The Capital journal Oh
March 7, which is offered TO tne
person or persons who can furnish
Information leading to the arrest
and conviction Of the moral per
vert who, on March 3, assaulted
two little Salem girls who were on
their way to Sunday school. Ihe
reward which, until yesterday nsa q
stood at $1,000, was raised SZQV
bv the Salem chapter of the hu
Klux Klan. o,ioo
denartment said this afternoon
tbat no new information Telalive
to the assault has been received
recently. os made
rn IN the following order; inc
Cpnita, Cp 500; Salem street car
omnloves. 500; Homer sml'n' J.
ens1rapce eInp,g II man, 800; unnamed sI
nnatrIbntor, in1tI Init s1OOi city council,
$500; Louis Lachmuhd' lg, xiss Sisrs
ssnstor. sD 500; Ku Klux hiah'
5000. ui-1s assaulted
80 m members of prominent salem
families. They were not
injured. g Havable
under the same eehdilloH sorna. aS
raat uat'i of the reward, for informa. ma
iton e9, leading to the arrest aHd CON,
viction of the perFert-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Is Percent Tax
Cut League Plan

McMlnnville, Or, March IL
Plans for a statewide convention
Of representatives of tax reduction
clubs of Oregon, starting in Port
land, March 20, were announced
here today by j. G, Cooper of Nc
Minnville, president of the state
organization.
Reduction of 20 per cent in ex-
penses of state, county and muni-
cipal governments was declared
by Cooper to be the object of the
organization. Three proposed In
come tax measures are expected to
be considered.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Faculty Puts Ban
On Knickers; Not
Suitable for School

Atlantic City, N. j., March
17.-The high school faculty
announced today that knickers
for girls were taboo. This fol-
lowed the appearance of Miss
Grace Boyaiian, daughter of a
board walk merchant, in green
checkered knickers and fawn
colored coat Other girls hast
ened to knickers as soon
as the il broken.
For !: off course. not for
the clas M" read the fac
ulty ruli
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Allies Criticized.

Both Senators Lodge and Under
wood charged the allies with at
tempting "by technicality to
oppose payment of the bill for the
American troops" while Senator
Borah said the allies attitude was
entirely unwarranted."
Senator Underwood asserted the
republicans were responsible for
not having a member on the rep
arations committee. This, the
democratic leader asserted, was
the only way in which the occu-
patton claim could be collected.
Senator's Lodge and Poindexter,
republican, Washington, denied
this contention, declaring obliga-
tlon to pay for the American SOL
ders rested upon the armistice
agreement and not upon either
the treaty of Berlin or that Of YER
sailles.
Senator Borah brought UP the
question today in the senate. He
called attention to reports that
Premier Poincare of France had
declared America has no right to
collect for the keep for American
troops in Germany.
Demands Evacuation.
Il have no doubt that Secre-
tary Hughes will work out some
method Of securing payment" "
said Senator Borah, stating, how
ever, that he was primarily inter-
ested in having all American
troops brought out of Germany.
Our army was left in Europe
supposedly for the benefit of the
allies" said the Idaho senator.
Certainly it was not for the
benefit of the American people di-
rectly or particularly. 1t now ap-
pears that our army is no longer
NEEDED in Europe. 1t seems to me
that the attitude of the allies is
entirely unwarranted and war
rants us bringing home all of our
soldiers"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
TO
ARBITRATE
ON POLICY
Conference With Min
ers Proposed by Sec
retary of Labor Is
Flatly Turned Down

Washington, March 17.-Secre-
tary Davis today gave out a state
ment saying that coal operators Of
the central competitive bituminous
field had refused positively to ac-
cept his proposals for a confer
ence with the United Mine Work.
ers to consider anew working
agreement to replace that expir-
ing March 1.
The only exception to the gem
eral refusal of the operators, the
secretary said, was demonstrated
by the Illinois operators. The In
diana coal operators association,
he added, had tentatively agreed
to the joint conference proposals
but later had withdrawn its de-
cision.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Woman Puts Robber
To Rout; Yields
Wicked Milk Jar

Tacoma, Wash, March IL
Ability to WELD a milk bottle
saved Mrs. F. B. Fisher from rob-
berry last night. She was carrying
the bottle to a store when a man
suddenly seized her, Two blows
with the bottle to the neck OF the
asgailant sent him reeling and for
good measure the woman followed
him I'D and handed two more
heavy blows. She chased the man
two blocks.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Ulster Not to
Yield Inch of
Land toSouth

Belfast, March 17.-Not an
inch of Ulster territory will be
Welded to southern Ireland, speak
ers at Kilkeel Orange meeting
last evening declared.
Harry Mulholland, member OF
the Ulster parliament, son of Lord
Dunleath told the meeting the
had decided to have
nothing to do with the boundary
commission established by the
Anglo-Irish treaty.
Before we yield an inch OF our
territory to the rebels they Will
have to kill twenty or thirty thou
sand Orangemen," he declared. III
such a thing is attempted, thou
sands of Orangemen in the colon
les will flock to listers aid"
Lady Craig, wife of the Ulster
premier, also spoke, saying the
nremier's recent tour had result
ed in a determination on his part
never to allow an inch of terri
tory ITO be fliched from Ulster"
Field Marshal Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson, who is formulat-
ing plans for maintaining order IN
Ulster, arrives in Belfast today
from England. He will leave on q
tour of the border after consult
ing Home Secretary Bates
The men sentenced recently al
Erniskillen to long terms Of penal
servitude in connection with tht
kidnapping raid have begun a hun,
ger strike IN the Londonderry
1ail.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Battle Royal Will
Be Seen On High
School Card Here

A battle royal, in which four
Salem high school youths will par
+icina+e will be one of the fea-
trras on the card at the smokeless
smoker to be held between Che
mawa and Salem high school ath-
Iotes at the local school next
Tnesdav evening at 1880 o'clock
+ was announced this afternoon.
Ten events will be on the card
and promoters Of the smoker de-
oIora that it will be one OF the
bost ever held in the city,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
White and Dundee
to Clash Tonight

New York, March 17.-charley
wbite of Chicago and Johnny
Dnndse N of New York, veteran
ijabtweights. Il will meet in Madison
cenare Garden tonight. They are
bdolsd to go Is rounds. Both boys
are looking forward to matches
with Benny Leonard.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
INSIST ON
PAYMENT
OF CLAIM
Senate Leaders of Both
Parties Demand That
Expenses of Troops
In Germany Be Paid

London, Mar. 17.-(By Associ-
.tad Press)-Drastic reductions
tor the estimates for the air
forces for the coming year were
announced today. The estimates
nroyide 9,935,5OO pounds for nor
NAL services and 959,500 pounds
for war liabilities. Last years fig
ures were 15,SO9,0O0 for normal
sprvices and 1,471,000 pounds for
war liabilities.
A reduction in force equal to
two souadrons is proposed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Says Pay Must Drop.


New York, March 17.-Anthra-
cite operators today notified mine
workers that deflation in the
cost OF production was imperative
and that adjustment of wage rates
was the first necessary step In re-
ducing the cost to the consumer
and insuring continued stability OF
the industry.
Replying to the nineteen de-
mands made by the miners at
conference Wednesday, the opera
tors continued:
ut is obvious then prosperity
and steady work in the anthracite
fields must cease unless the price
of anthracite coal can be reduced
to a figure which the consumer
can pay"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Saturday Afternoon

X 2:O0-Winner of Eugene X
X Joseph and Pendleton-North X
X Bend games. X
x 3:O0-Winners of Ash X
X land-Redmond and Salem X
X Astoria games. X
X * x x X X X X X x X * x x
Collecting baskets like they
would Royal Chinooks during a
record run, the Astoria high
school quintet yesterday after
noon rallied from a slow start and
took the first step toward the
interscholastic basketball cham
pionship and started the three
day tournament here off with a
bang. The Fishermen laddles
defeated the Newberg five by a
score of 27 to 21, but not until
after the Newberg lads had
threatened to swamp the smooth
sailing loop-game craft from the
lower Columbia.
What gave promise Of slow
and uninteresting game during
the opening moments later deyel-
oped into hard-fought and
speedy exhibition of basketball
that launched the tournament
with a rush and left decidedly
good taste in the mouths OF the
fans. The second half particular
| ly was replete with spectacular
floor work and snappy accurate
passing. If yesterdays game Is a
fair sample of what all the con-
tests are to be the tournament is
going to be a series Of high class
exhibitions.
Astoria Scores First.
After five minutes of slow and
listless playing the Astoria lads
scored first and took the lead on
a converted foul and field bas-
ket: From then on to the end oi
the first period 1t was nip-and-
tuck, with the score at the close
of the half standing IL to 10 fol
Newberg.
Just what Coach "Swede" Mel
son fed his hopefuls during the
intermission Is deep dark secret
but it worked. When the Fisher
men came back for the secont
round they looked like an entirel.
new team and worked like one
Their listlessness was gone ant
they swept up and down ant
across the floor in whirlwint
fashion, dropping the ball through
the loop from every angle. New
berg fought gamely but could no
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Score Knockout.

Fort Worth, Texas, March IL.
Jim Flynn, Pueblo. knocked out
Ben Shelf of Kansas City in a
round and a half here last uigNt.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Bakersfield Has
New Sensation;
Snow Covers City

Bakersfield, Cal, March IL
For the first time in the history
Of Bakersfield people here awak-
ened today to see the city covered
with a blanket or snow. The fall
is estimated at inches, one Inch
remaining on the ground this
morning.
The snow of last night was the
heaviest and most prolonged in
the city's history, It IS not thought
that lettuce or other truck crops
were damaged seriously.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17

Taft, Cal, March 17.-snow
covered the ground here last night
and this morning. 1t was two
inches deep, the heaviest fall on
record here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17

Les Angeles, Cal, March III
William May Garland, president
of the Los Angeles Athletic club,
mentioned in Geneva dispatches
as having been elected an Ameri4
can member OF the international
Olympic games. presented to the
committee two years ago at Ants
werp an invitation to hold the
1924 0lymDiad in Los Angeles.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
Los Angeles Man
On Olympic Board

Geneva, March 17.-WillianI
Garland Of Los Angeles has been
elected American member Of the
international Olympic games com%
mittee. This announcement waa
made by Baron De CoubertinS
president Of the commission. The
election of Garland fills the Ya-
cancy caused by the resignation
of Allison Armour Of Chicago
some months ago,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
CIRCULATION

Arorage for February bB7I.
Aaonnlation of Salem, 1900, 4258;
iS10, 14,O94; 1920, 1879.
Mor,on County, 1920, 47,177; Polk
County, 1920, 14,181.
,tember of Audit Bureau of Circu-
Iation. Associated Press Full
Leased Wire.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
THE WEATHER

OREGON; Tonight and Satur-
day fair, moderate southerly winds.
LOCAL: Rainfall IL; southerly
winds; cloudy; max. 40. min. S2;
river GO feet and stationary.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17

CONTINUED on page f1Ve)
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Continued on Page seven.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17

Tonight.
7:30-Ashland VS.. Red
mond.
8:30-Salem VS.. Astoria.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-17
IS
VICTOR In
GAME One
Fis h e r m e n Defeat
Newberg Five In
First Contest For
State Basketball
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-09
dean breaches
ON SELF DENIAL
Davenport Clergyman Praises
Women for Loyalty to Christ
Men He S-ys Are Improving.

There is no instance reported in
the scriptures" said Dean Marina
duke Hare Of Trinity Cathedral
Davenport, at lenten service in
Trinity Episcopal church last night
'-of q woman who gave her alleg-
lance to Christ, and who. later,
forsook Him. There were a num-
Der of men who deserted the Savior
after embracing His cause but of
the women it is said that they were
last at the cross and first at the
sepulcher.' The men, he affirmed.
are showing improvement and be-
ginning to realize their Christian
duties in larger measure.
1t was not always easy 20 be a
Christian, he affirm>d, and he said
one thing that pleased him very
much as he made his way among
the tri-cities is the large number OF
men, outside of the cha. CHI who
are living in the spirit of the ser
mon on the mint It was too bad
they were not in the church, ne
said, but he was full of admiration
for them. He wondered sDmetime s
II there was very marked differ
ence between them and some pro-
fessed Christian men. What diff