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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
Wilson Repeats
Old Limerick to
Visiting Women

Washington, April 2S.-Several
thousand women including numer-
GUS delegates to the Baltimore
convention of the National League
of Women Voters and to the con-
vention here of the League OF
American Pen Women, staged a
demonstration late today before
the home here of former President
Wilson.
Cheers of the women brought
Mr.. Wilson to the door and upon
requests for a speech he declared
that while he appreciated the
compliment very much he felt he
was mot strong enough to make
speech"
Mr.. Wilson called back by the
cheers, thanked the women and
added:
'I will repeat for you one of
my favorite limericks, which runs
as follows:
For beauty l am not a star,
There are others more handsome
by far;
Ny face, l don't mind it,
Because I'm behind it.
The rest of the verse was lost in
a burst of laughter and cheering
that was heard for blocks.
The former president made his
appearance resting heavily on a
cane and assisted by negro but
ler. He was attired in black frock
coat and top nat and smilingly
greeted his visitors. Doffing his
hat and hanging his cane in the
pocket of his coat, he bowed and
then said;
Thank you very much for the
compliment l appreciate 1t very
much. l am sor.y l am not strong
enough to make a speech"
Mr.. Wilson then retired to the
house and when the cheering
throng kept up the tumult, call
ing first for Mr.. Wilson and then
Mrs. Wilson, the former president
and his wife appeared at an upper
window and smiiingly waved to
the crowd below. 1t was then that
Mr.. Wilson repeated his favorite
limerick.
For several minutes he and Mrs.
Wilson remained at the window
while the women visitors sang
songs and applauded intermittent
ly until the window was closed.
The delegation was to have been
headed by Lady Astor, but she did
not appear in the throng. She had
another engagement at the same
hour.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
LABOR DECISIONS
HELD LAWFUL

Chicago, April 28.-The decis-
ions of the United States railroad
labor board are as binding as law
and can be enforced as such, ac-
cording to a decision of the gu
preme court OF Mississippi, re-
ceived by the labor board today.
The decision is opposed both to
the popular conception that the
boards rulings can be enforced
only by public opinion and to a
recent decree Of Federal Judge
Page of Chicago, who ruled that
unless all parties to the contro-
versy between the BOARD agrees 10
submission of the question to the
tribunal, the board had no power
to rule, except when commerce
was likely to be hindered. Judge
Page also ruled that the board
acted only in an advisory capacity
in making decisions.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
Death Of Woman
In Illinois Town
Yelled Mystery

Hoopeston, ILL.,, April 2S.-One
man, believed sby Sheriff Knox to
be-able to solve the mystery sur
rounding the death Of Gertrude
Hanna, 25 years old school teach
er who was found dead in va
cant parsonage here yesterday, is
the center of a sweeping investi-
cation today which is expected to
result In the man 8 arrest within
"a hours and the possible impliea-
tion OF several others.
Although County Physician ].
r. Fisher expressed the belief that
Miss Hanna had died within sew
eral days after she disappeared
March 81, 1t was definitely ex-
pressed that the body had been
placed in the unoccupied basement
within the last week.
J. M. Strong who lives near the
parsonage said today he had been
through the entire house week
ago Wednesday. He was positive
that the girls body was not then
on the narrow window ledge where
it was found yesterday by carpen-
ters. Mr.. Strong said he had gone
to the house looking for a lawn
mower.
The Rev. ]. T. Maloy, now pas
or Of church in Evanston, was
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
SUSPECT HELD
I. AS WITNESS IN
I. TAYLOR MYSTERY

Los Angeles, Cal, April u.s.
Monore G. Connette, newspaper
man, held at the county Jail here
pending an investigation of possi-
BILE knowledge concerning the mys-
terious shooting of William Des-
mond Taylor. motion picture d.
rector, here February /, today de-
MED that he haG killed a man In
defense of honor" as the Hilo, I
H., sheriff cabled the district at
torney here he nad information
that Connette SO admitted.
The Hilo shrrlrf's cable also
said that Connette gave graphic
description of Taylor's room at the
time of the killing Connette ex-
planned this by saying that in an
swer to the request of a Hilo
newspaper reported for. informa-
ton concerning the murder mys-
terry. he drew diagram to make
more clear the situation in which
the body was found, but this dia-
gram was based upon diagrams
published by a Los Angeles news
paper.
Connette is being held merely
as witness, pending investiga-
tion of reports that he knew more
about the murder mystery than
had been published.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
.ROTARIANS, kIWANIS TO
HEAR HOSPITAL NEEDS

The board of directors OF the Sa-
lem Rotary and Kiwanis clubs to-
day granted the Salem hospital
board permission to introduce a
speaker who will set forth the
needs of the hospital at the Ro-
tartan -Kiwanis dinner to be held
here in about three weeks.
who the speaker will be, or
when the dinner will be held, Is
not definitely known. The CLUB
having the lowest attendance rec
ord is to be host to the other or
ganization.
Those present at the meeting
today at which details concerning
the speaker were approved were
George Griffith, Russell Catlin,
Tom Kay, Harry Meyers, Frank
Deckebach, William McGlichrist
Jr. John McNary, Roy Shields
DIR. H. E. Morris, Oliver Myers
FreS Delano, C. A. Park and Ed
Schunke.
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the last occupant of the house,
leaving Hoopeston last December.
Since that time the church has
had no pastor, although the house
was being prepared for a new
minister when carpenters, making
repairs, found the dead girl s body
yesterday.
Although expressing the belief
that the girl had been dead for
nearly a month, Dr. Fisher said
today that the intestinal organs
were in almost perfect condition
and appeared In as good condition
as II the young woman had been
dead but "a hours. This led to
the theory that the body had been
kept on ice or in a cool place.
Pursuing the theory that man
living in Hoopeston is responsible
for the girls death, Sheriff Knox
and States Attorney Newms spent
the day rounding UP young men
who were intimate friends of
Miss Hanna.
William Hanna, the girl 8
father, declared he believed he
knew the man who was responsi-
BILE for the girls death. The man
sought is thought to be one who is
said to have been seen frequently
with the girl.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
All Clothes Stolen
From Foot Of Bed
While He SIuInbers

Medford, Or, April 2S.-
Robbers entered the home of II.
U. Lumsden, well known local
merchant, last night and took
his entire wardrobe from the
foot of the bed where he was
sleeping, containing valuable
watch, cash and personal be-
longings, valued by the owner
at $3.50. The same robbers, 1t
is believed, entered the home OF
Robert Brownlee, local lumber
man, near, the Lumsden resi-
dence, making off with a new
overcoat and Sc in cash. The
police declare they have no
clues to the culprits.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
UNION HIGH TO
Be AT GERVA|S

A union high school at which
students from Geryais. Manning,
st. Louis and Parkersville will be
In attendance will be established
at Gervais next fall, 1t was an
nounced by Mrs. Mary L. Fulker-
son, county superintendent, after
vote of the four districts had
been canvassed by the district
boundary board this morning.
One hundred two votes were
cast for the union high school, and
only "a against 1t.
The school will be the only one
Of It's kind in the county. Years
ago there was union high school
at SCOTS Mills, but later the plan
was abandoned.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
FOUR FATALITIES IN
INDUSTRY IN WEEK

Four fatalities are included in
the list of 2s4 industrial accidents
reported to the state industrial ac-
cident commission for the week
ending April 81. Workmen los
ing their lives in accidents during
the week were: L. ]. Throop,
chokerman, Healdsburg. Cal; A.
NJ. Danton, iaborer, Newbergs c.
F. Scoggins. logger. oswego, and
R. Moriysser, hog feeder, Astoria.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
BLAME PLACED
UPON KEANEY At
TREASON TRIALS

Charles Town. w. Va. April 2s.
-CBy Associated Press. ~, f.
Stewart, union miner and first
witness in the trial OF William
Blizzard on a treason charge, told
today OF a meeting on Lens Creek,
near Marmet, addressed by
Mother" Jones, who urged men
camped there to return to their
homes.
District President G. Frank
Keeney gave orders to stop the
men, the witness said, Wien the
crowd started to leave. He also
testified as to an appropriation
by his local union for a purpose
Of which the treasurer said:
You'll have to guess what I'm
going to do with it,
Mrs. Stewart, second witness
also told what she saw and heard
at the meeting addressed by
Mother Jones. She also told oil
driving her car with Keeney and
District Secretary Mooney as pas
sengers from Lens Creek and ol
being stopped by an armed guard
"I have orders to stop every
man." the guard said, "anC
Keeney answered: I'm the mar
who gives the orders" according
to the testimony.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
Want Cheap Land

Laborlng under the impression
that good land, well located and
with plenty of water available
can be pureha5ed in Oregon at
$3.50 per acre with ten years to
pay for IT. the Pioneer Investment
company of Lincoln, Neb., has
written to State Engineer cupper
for additional details. The COM
pany expresses desire to pro-
mote a colonization scheme which
will require from 100000 to 40O,-
600 acres OF this class Of land.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
RIVER LEVEES
BREAK GREAT
AREA FLOODED
$4,000 Persons Mar00ned
by Backwater-5 90
Caught in Submerged
Calls for Help
Pour in.

vicksburg. Miss. April 2S.--
Twelve thousand persons are re-
ported to have been cut off in the
northern and eastern sections OF
Issaquena county by backwater
from break in the Mississippi
river levees.
Five hundred persons are said
to have been caught in the town
of Valley Park by the rising wat
er. The entire area in this Sec
tion, covered by water which came
from break higher up the river,
comprises tract 35 miles long
and SO miles wide. Calls for help
also have reached Natchez, 1t was
said. from Clayton and Lake st.
John, both In Concordia parish.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
WOMENPS LEAGUE
VISITS PRESIDENT

Baltimore, Md, April 2s.-This
is Washington day of the conyen-
tion of the National League OF
Women Voters, which will wind
up its annual session tomorrow aft
er a week replete with discussions
OF its social and legislative actiyi-
ties.
The delegates will visit eon-
gress, be entertained at luncheon
by more than a score OF Washing
ton hostesses and many OF them
will be received by Woodrow Will
son and Mrs. Wilson at the former
presidents home.
The delegates will return to
Baltimore for the closing meeting
tomorrow forenoon and return to
Washington for a reception at the
White House in the afternoon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28

BLOSSOM DAY TO
FIND SALEM HOST
TOF|vE CONSULS

Portlanders and other nearby
residents In general, and five con-
suls from foreign countries In
particular, are to be the guests
of Salem on her annual Blossom
Day to be held on Sunday, May z.
TThis years Blossom Day, Of
ficials In charge declared this
afternoon, will be the greatest
event Of It's kind ever offered in
Oregon. More than $50 cars will
make up the caravan to leave
Portland for Salem on the morn
ing of the 7th, and this line will
be heightened by scores Of motor
lists who will join on the way. All
roads will lead to Salem and
thousands are expected to visit the
city and the orchards nearby.
0lcott to Greet Visitors
Governor and Mrs. Ben Olcott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kozer, Mayor
George q. Halyorsen and other
state and city officials will be In
the group which will meet the
prominent Portlanders when the
caravan arrives at the state fair
grounds. The long line of cars
will be piloted through the terri
tory adjacent to Salem and fol-
lowing this inspection refresh
ments are to be served.
The British, Chinese, Japanese,
Italian, and French consuls, ac-
companied by their families, al
ready have announced they will
make the trip to Salem.
Baker Will Speak
Mayor George Baker, of Port
land. will be among the speakers
who will be heard before the party
begins Its return trip to the
metropolis.
Motion pictures will be taken Of
the party en- route and upon its
arrival In Salem.
The state motorcycle patrolmen
have been delegated by Secretary
of State Kozer to keep the caravan
intact on Its trip south.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
SENIOR CLASS WIN
Prize IN 0RATORY

The senior class OF Willamette
university took first place in in
terclass oratory this morning. The
standing OF the four classes was
sophomores, fourth; juniors, third
juniors, second, and seniors, first.
The four speakers and their sub
jects we're as follows; Seniors,
Fred McGrew, subject, when the
Public Welfare Is Paramount" /;
juniors, Helen Hoover, subject,
Journalism; sophomomes, Geo
Oliver, subject, "The Ideals OF a
Democracy" and freshmen, Bon
ney, subject, "The Determined
man"
McGrew took two firsts and one
second in composition and
thought, and three second places
in delivery. Bonney took one sec
ond, one third, and one fourth in
composition, and two first and one
third in delivery. The total scores
were: McGrew, gS 2-3; Bonney,
ss 1-S; Hoover. san, and oliver,
7s.
The judges OF composition and
thought were Professors q. c.
Richardson, e. M. Erickson and
y. T. Matthews OF Willamette
Those for delivery were Elmo s
White, attorney, and Professor C
NJ. Panunzio and Dean Alden Of
Willamette.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
PLAN TO DEVELOP
DESCHUTES LAND

. Plans for additional develop
ment work on the Tumalo irriga-
|tion district in Deschutes county
were laid before STATE Engineer
'Cupper for his approval Thursday
by Fred N. Wallace, secretary OF
the district and John H. Lewis
and R. w. Rea, engineers. The
plans involve the construction OF
a division dam across the De-
schutes river near Bend, with
bitches, fumes and syphons for
carrying the water to the project
and a dam at Crescent Lake for
the storage of additional water,
all at cost estimated at
s35O,0OO.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
UNION LEADERS BOLT
RAIL WAGE HEARING

Chicago, April 2s.-overruIed
on their protest against allowing
shippers and manufacturers or
ganizations to testify In the rail-
way wage hearing now before the
United States railroad labor board,
the union labor leaders and their
attorney today bolted the hearing
when John F. Burehmore. speak
ing for the National Industrial
Traffic League was admitted 10
the stand.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
Russian Issues New
Issue Of Money in
Large Denominations

Moscow, April 2S.-While
private brokers are offering
more than 100000 paper
rubles to the dollar and food
prices are soaring proportion
ately, the government has an
nounced a new issue-of money
in probably the largest denom-
nations In the world. The notes
will be in 50,0Oo,000 and 1907
100000 rubles and will be re-.
deemable in 1924.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
NOBBL|ES REACH
RUSSIA TO WORK

Seoezs, Russia, April 27.-(By
associated Press. THE pioneer
eonungent of Industrial Workers
=. the World from the United
states arrived today and was well
.vmed by officials from Moscow.
Sno will accompany the party to
.ne soviet capital on a special
IAN. The party expects to spend
: least a week in Moscow before
Starting to Siberia to take charge
= Tue mining. steel and farming
,sSgheessions - in which big Bill
!, 20 wood is interested and expects
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
HA| T|ANS ASK
RESTORATION
OF HOME RULE:
Usurpution Charged A
gainst United States
Authorities, ,Withd qtal
of Military Fore g)e-
manded. %

Washington, April 2S. 81 AS
sociated Press)-Repre E.tions
for the restoration of : tvern-
ment to the Haitian S2e and
the immediate withdrs (! II Am
szican military forces the is
land were before Secretary Hughes
today from a committee Of law
yers and representatives Of the
Foreign Policy association of
New York and the National Popu-
lar Government league of Wash
ington.
A report submitted and signed
by "a lawyers, charged that the
Seizure by the United States of
the republic of Haiti was in VIC
lation Of our constitution, our
treaties and of international law. "
The report further charged that
the action Of this government in
maintaining a mandate over
Haiti constituted "usurpation of
power through mere executive act
ion unauthorized by law and that
the honor and good name of the
ITntfoI fak
Abrogation Demanded
THE immediate abrogation by
the United States OF the treaty Of
1915, unconditionally and without
qualification.
THE holding of elections of
representatives to We legislative
bodies of Haiti and of president
by the free will of the people at an
early day.
"The negotiation of a new
treaty with a new Haitian ad-
ministration for friendly coopera-
tion between the United States
and Haiti upon such terms as shall
be mutually satisfactory to both
countries and by. the methods that
obtain between free and independ-
ent sovereign states"
Frederick Bausman of Seattle
was one of the signatories Of the
report Of the Foreign Policy asso-
ciation.
The committee from the Ma
tlonal Popular Government league
included Senator Owen, Oklaho-
ma, Its president; Samuel Comp
ers and Henry A. ,Slattery.
Exploitation Permitted
An address signed by members
Oh the league from various sections
OF the country charged that the
diplomatic and military forces of
the United States were being used
70 permit the economic, indus
lrial and financial exploitation of
naltl and Santo Domingo by
leading New York banking inter
ests' Among the signatories to
.ne address were William Kent,
former representative from Cali
lofnla; Louis F. Post, former as
sistant secretary of labor; Frank
morrison, secretary of the Am
eflcan Federation of Labor and
H. Johnston, president of
me International association Of
Machinists.
Ihe leagues address and the
report both protested what was
described as the governments at
empt to force a loan from Ameri-
'an bankers upon the Haitians
'salnst their will, and the league
'Selt charges that the chief pur-
.ose OF sending Brigadier General
a few weeks ago, clothed
WIN the hitherto unheard of
,owers to Haiti was to coerce the
haitian government into grant
ng the American financial advis-
T. John A. McIllbenny, a power
0 make loans.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
Youth Guilty of Murder

London, April 2s.-(By Assoei-
ated Press. Henry jacob. a ls
year old hotel pantry boy, was
found guilty today by the central
criminal court for the murder OF
Lady Alice White, widow OF Sir
Edward White, former chairman
of the London county council, on
March "a. He was sentenced to
death.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
TO.
PROBE LEASES
OF OIL LANDS
LaFollette Declares Hum
dreds of Millions of Coy
ernment Oil Reserves
Turned Over to Private
Companies.

Washington, April 2S.- Con-
gressional investigation into the
leasing by the interior department
of oil rights in the Teapot Dome,
Wyo., naval oil reserve to the Sin
clair Oil interests today appeared
In prospect after a long attack in
the senate on the leases by Senator
LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin,
and announcements by republican
leaders to support resolution of
inquiry.
Adoption of the LaFollette reso-
luton proposing an investigation
of the Teapot Dome leases by the
senate public lands committee and
calling upon the administration
for complete data regarding the
leases, was urged also by Senator
Poindexter, republican, Washing
ton.
Senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota, in charge Of the
tariff bill, agreed to lay aside that
measure, probably tomorrow, long
enough to have the LaFollette
resolution considered.
Favoritism Alleged
The Wisconsin senator contend
ed that the department in making
the leases which grant "to favored
individuals" public properties
worth hundreds OF millions Of
dollars which belong to the peo-
pie. - He urged adoption of his
resolution calling on the admin
.istration for all the facts and
documents regarding the Teapot
Dome leases.
Secretary Fall OF the interior
department was attacked by Sem
ator LaFollette as the ''ablest op-
ponent of the policy of conserva-
tion established under Roosevelt. !"
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5000 Concentrated.

Alexandria, La, April 2S,--Six
thousand persons. forced to leave
their homes in Catahoula and Con-
cordia parishes, La, by the flood
waters Of the Mississippi and 9TH
er rivers were concentrated today
in the vicinity OF Jena, Sicily is
land, and Holloway, La, accord
ing to the local Red Cross repre-
sentative.
Natchez. Miss, April 2S.--A
call was received here for rescue
work at Clayton, La. and in the
vicinity OF Lake st. John In Con-
cordia parish, where 1t is report
ed several hundred persons are
marooned. Water Is reported nine
feet deep at Clayton.
New Orleans, La, April 2S.--
With two great sections OF Louisi-
ana farm land already inundated
by flood waters rom two breaks
In the Mississippi river levee in
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Frank Wetherbee. prominent
business man of Eugene. was Wis
.itor in Salem today.
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No Loan to BE Offered.

First, it is asserted, no loan will
be offered to soviet Russia, but
it will be suggested that an inter
national consorl.lm be formed to
finance trade with Russia through
combinations of firms and individ-
uals of the vari~.s countries rep
resented. Germany will be includ-
ed In the consortium, IT is de-
clared, and provision made that
the United States may join.
This plan contemplates the
economic colonization OF Russia,
with guarantees that the auton-
omy and sovereignty OF the soviet
government will not be infringed
upon.
The division of trade will be ar
ranged in such way that the
countries participating In the con-
sortium will have the opportunity
of dealing with the sections OF
Russia nearest them. For exam
pie, Great Britain would be given
the opportunity to trade with
northern Russia through Archan-
gel and the Baltic ports, while the
southern countries would be CIV
en- advantages in the Black sea
ports.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
|OUTLINE: Plan
FOR REVIVAL OF
RUSSIAN TRADE:
No Loan to be Offered
But CensOrtium Formed
to Finance Commerce
Through Combinations
Of Firms.

Genoa, April 20 (By Associ-
ated Press. )-Plans for Russia's
reconstruction were being finally
determined upon today in the CON
ference sub-commission on Rus
sian affairs, and the indications
were that a definite proposition
would be laid before the Russian
delegation by the weekend, with
the suggestion that the PROPOSE
tion be either accepted or rejected,
without further discussion.
The Italian press today gives
indications OF what the allied
proposals are.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-28
The Weather

fREGON: Tonight and Saturday fair.
Moderate westerly winds
Local; Rainfall, trace; southerIy
winds; cloudy: maximum. 58; min
imum. Al; river, 5 feet and stationary.
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Favoritism Alleged

Continued on Page Seven.)