THE MORNING OREG ONI AN, TUESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1920
RACE RIOTS FEARED
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Armed Negroes Reported so
Militia Gets Orders.
3 KILLED IN STILL RAID
Early Morning Lynching Causes
Precautions When Rumors of
Itibing; Arc Reported.
OKLAHOMA CITT. Okla.. Aug. 30.
Orders that all national guard units
in Oklahoma City be held in readiness
for duty in connection with possible
race trouble growing out of the
lynching of Claude Chandler. a
negro, here last night were issued
today by Adjutant-General C. F.
Barrett.
General Barrett's order followed a
day of rumors concerning threatened
clashes between whites and r.esrocs
as a result of the lynching:. Chandler
was arrested Saturday following a
raid upon an alleged moonshine still
near Arcadia, Okla., in which Stanton
Weiss, federal prohibition officer;
Homer Adrean. deputy sheriff, and
Charles Chandler, father of Claude
Chandler, were killed.
Order Held CnuJIonnry.
General Barrett said tonight:
"My order was in the way of cau
tion that the lynching has created a
condition of especial delicacy which
may produce a need for troops very
suddenly.'
Chandler's body was found early
today hanging from a tree Bear Coun
cil Grove, about eight miles west of
Oklahoma City, according to a tele
phone message to the sheriff's office
here.
Six motor cars containing armed
negroes aire reported to have left
Kdmond, about 15 miles north of
here, and three automobiles also con
taining negroes are reported to have
left Arcadia, about 23 miles north
cast of here, for Oklahoma City, ac
cording to-messages received at the
office of County Attorney Cargili
shortly before noon. Jt was said at
the county attorney's office that Car.
gill was arming his deputies.
Sheriffs Held in CollUHlon.
A telephone message from the city
marshal at Arcadia to authorities here
tsaid he was unable to see any weapons
In the negroes' possession and that
they appeared to be in a friendly pur
suit. Charging that the sheriffs of Tulsa
and Oklahoma counties, where Iynch
ings occurred Saturday and Sunday
nights, respectively, were "in collu
sion with the leaders of the mob or
else were wholly unfit by lack of phys
ical courage to discharge the duties
of their offices," Governor Robertson
sent a letter to the attorney-general's
department today directing that im
mediate steps be taken to remove the
sheriffs from office.
M CITY POURT WANTED
MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED
TO VOTERS IX NOVEMBER.
Proposed Amendment to Charter
AYould Authorize Council to
Act When Xeed Arises.
The voters will be asked at the
city election in November to author
ize the city council to create an addi
tional municipal court. A proposed
amendment to the city charter au
thorizing the second court has been
prepared by City Attorney LaRoche
and will be submitted to he city
council tomorrow by Mayor Baker
with a recommendation that it be
submitted to the voters. Without
the vote of the people the additional
court cannot be legally established.
On account of the number of traf
fic cases as well as the other busi
ness coming before the municipal or
police court one court has reached
the point where there is too much to
do, according to Mayor Baker. He
said the docket is so crowded that
the judge gets farther behind all the
time and cases cannot be given the
time and attention they should, even
though Municipal Judge Rossman
holds court many hours overtime
each day.
The measure as proposed provides
that "the council may at its discre
tion appoint an additional municipal
judge, which judge shall have the
same qualifications and the same
power, authority and jurisdiction as
the present municipal judge, and he
shall perform such duties at such
time and under such conditions as
the council may direct. The council
is authorized to establish two de
partments of the municipal court and
may provide' for night sessions."
At the Theaters.
Pan (ages.
JEAN BARRIOb, one of the vocalists
with the Pantages show that
opened yesterday, sings duet all by
himself. With the rise of the curtain,
Jean, in a girly-girly evening gown,
Ftcps forth and sings some soprano
wig, and Jean proves to be a man
with a decidedly masculine voice. The
UK viij . i s. , . i i. . i . I.... iic unci
nates singing in the two voices he
possesses. His closing number is an
imitation of Miss Rae Samuels' rendi
tion of "She's Got a Skeleton In Her
'lusrl "
Frank Stafford and company, the
company including two iSnglish set
ters, have a novel nature production.
Stafford is the wise hunter, am" his
first appearance is a ..osed picture
tates a scissors grinder, a stray chick,
a bumblebee, a train and a jewsharp.
With the entrance of Dolly, the sum
mer girl, a bit of romance is brought
In, and the woodsman proceeds to
converse by means of whistles. The
whole skit has a laughable conclusion,
when the dog frightens the girl, and
6he falls on too of the huYiter.
Noodles Kagan has with him Elsie,
a maid, and his young daughter, all
of whom are entertaining perform
ers. Noodles is a fat man with a
generous supply of jokes. When these
are exhausted, he sings old songs,
such as "Rosle O'Grady," "In the
Good Old Summertime. "Take Me Out
to the Ball Game" and "Annie Laurie."
His best stunt 13 a song, which he
makes up as he -elects conspicuous
Individuals in the audience. The little
I-"agan girl sings and dances, and has
a funny take-off on oriental jazz.
A lOTlr lnAblnw irlnlfniel T nH a fl T
from sleepy harpist are the De Michele
brothers, who provide an unusual
kind of fun, depending entirely upon
their instruments for it. The violinist
can work wonders with discords, and
his poor protesting fiddle puts him
over wonderfully.
"Thirty Pink Toes"i. what three
tumblers have styled themselves. They
perform all their anticc in pajamas,
falling over beds and beating each
other up unmercifully.
Fancy ice skating is the offering
of the Alaska duo, who dance, turn
somersaults and hop into barrels
while on the slippery surface.
WHEELER RITES TDMOROW
PROMIXEXT CITY L,UMTJERMAX
BORX IX CANADA IX" 1865.
Logging Operations on Large Scale
Were Planned in State at
Time of Death.
The funeral of Coleman H. Wheeler,
prominent Portland lumberman who
died at his home at 415 Montgomery
drive Saturday evening, will be held
at 2:30 P. M Wednesday, September 1,
at the J. P. Finley & Son undertaking
parlors. Rev. Edward H. Pence, pas
tor of the Westminster Presbyterian
church, will officiate.
Mr. Wheeler was born in the prov
ince of Ontario, Canada, in 1865 and
came to Michigan at the age of 16
and drove logs on the rivers in that
state. Hearing of the vast timber re
sources of the northwest, he migrated
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Colman H. Wheeler, pioneer
lumberman oC Oregon, ivho
died Saturday.
to Tacoma, Wash., and later became
interested in the unsurveyed timber
lands south of the lower Columbia in
this state.
For many years Mr. Wheeler was
engaged in surveying timber . lands
and in locating homesteaders on the
upper Ntehalem river. Among the
tracts that he located and purchased
for eastern capital was the Dubois
timber tract now owned by the Eccles
interests of Utah. He was a stock
holder and officer of the Wheeler
Lumber company of Wheeler, Or.,
which was named after him.
Mr. Wheeler was conducting large
scale logging operations at the time
of his death. At Cochran, where he
had a sawmill and logging camps, a
timber tract of 8000 acres was being
logged for him by contract to Whitten
& Bryant and Francis Weist & Co.
Mr. Wheeler is survived by his
widow and three children, Coleman H.
Wheeler Jr., Joe Bryant Wheeler and
Marguerite Wheeler, and by four sis
ters, Mrs. T. P. Rorvik of -Portland,
Mrs. E. L. Rector of Portland. "Mrs.
L. H. Ruttan of Harrowsmitti, Ontario,
and Mrs. J. F. Bradley of Wheeler, Or.
Pallbearers at the services Wednes
day wil be M. F. Brady, John B. Yeon,
Paul Bates, John R. Oatman, T. W.
Nordby, William Bailey. E. H. White,
A. C. U. Berry, Amos Benson, A. M.
Weist and Frank itowe. Interment
will be in the family vault In the
Portland Crematorium'.
CARLY0N BILL FAVORED
Seattle Man to Address Prunarlans
at Vancouver September 8.
VANCOUVER, W-ash.. Aug. 30.
(Special.) C. H. Shields of Seattle
will speak here September 8 to the
Prunarians in favor of the Carlyon
bill. An opponent to the bill will re
ceive a chance to speak. Mr. Shields
will speak also at a public mectng
that night.
Several granges and the Pomona
grange of Clarke county have adopted
resolutions opposing the Carlyon bill,
one reason being advanced is that if
adopted, ' Clarke county would pay
several times as much as it would be
benefited.
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FIRE HAZARD S CRITICISED
MARSHAL G REX FELL TALKS TO
CHAMBER FORUM.
Municipal Judge Rossman and
Building Inspector Plumnier
Also Discuss Dangers.
Open elevators and stairways in
hotels and office buildings consti
tute a serious fire menace and steps
should be taken to guard against such
construction, according to Fire Mar
shall Grenfell, speaking before the
members' forum of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce at the regular week
ly luncheon yesterday. The Elton
Court tragedy in which the lives of
four persons were lost was caused
directly by the fact that the structure
had open stairways and an open el
evator shaft, he asserted, adding that
if the building had had a closed shaft
and stairway no lives would have been
lost and the fire .woilld have been put
out with less than $1500 damage.
The open stairways and elevator
shafts act as great chimneys, the fire
marshall explained, to sweep the
flames from below the first floor,
where they generally originate, to the
upper floors.
The programme for the Chamber of
Commerce members at the luncheon
was devoted to protection of public
buildings from fire, and in addition
to Mr. Grenfell, the speakers were
Municipal Judge Rossman, and Build
ing Inspector Plummer. Judge Ross
man declared that . the people rely
too much on law, and not enough
on the- power of education and pub
lic opinion.
Mr. Plummer reviewed the history
of fire prevention and emphasized a
few simple rules in building which
experience has taught, which do much
to protect from the rapid spread of
flames, such as having elevator shaft
and stairways closed, and having es
capes at both ends of corridors and
hallways.
him ,n shaping tha future destinies
of ne local Institution.
- although neither Dr. Steiner nor
' arden Compton would divulge their
.jlarrs, they admitted that they would
soon formulate .their report contain
ing recommendations to the board of
control.
Obituary.
EUGENE. Or., Aug. 30. (Special.)
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Grif
fin, pioneer resident of this city, who
died August 26 at her home in Eugene,
was held Sunday. Mrs. Griffin s
survived by one daughter, Mrs. R. S.
Bryson of this city, and two sons.
Walter Griffin of Eugene and Drew
Griffin of New York. She was the late
widow of the late Gilbert P. Griffin,
a pioneer hardware merchant of this
city. For the past 32 years Mrs. Grif
fin had been a resident of Eugene.
THE DALLES. Or.. Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) William Silcox, former resi
dent of The Dalles and .cafe owner,
died suddenly Friday at his home near
Sherwood, south of Portland. Heart
trouble was given as the cause of
his demise. .
CHEHALIS,' Wash., Aug. 30 (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Mrs. E. R, Voor
heea was held in Chehalis yesterday
afternoon from the Presbyterian
church. Rev. T. Davis Acheson of
ficiated. Burial was in Mountain View
cemetery. Mrs. Voorhees was a native
of Illinois and was born August 26.
1877.
WEED DRIVE START NEAR
RETURN OF POLICE CHIEF
STARTS WHEELS TCRXIXG.
PRISON SHOPS FAVORED
Industry to Help Support Insti
tution to Be Recommended.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.)
Establishment of some permanent
industry in the Oregon state peni
tentiary whereby the institution will
be placed on a self-supporting basis
will be urged in a report to be filed
with the state board of control within
the next few weeks, according to
announcement made here today.
A few months ago Dr. R. Lee
Steiner, at that time warden of the
prison, was sent east by the state
to inspect some of the larger penal
institutions. Dr. Steiner later was
succeeded as warden at the prison by
Louis Compton. Yesterday the new
warden returned frorn California,
where he visited San Quentin in
search of information that would aid
He Is Well and Feeling: Fine.
"This leaves me well and feeling
fine and enjoying myself without
pain and feeling bad like I used to,'
writes James Carman, May-field, Ky.
"My back used to hurt me, and I
could not straighten up. Since I took
Foley Kidney Pills I have not had
the trouble." Good for lame back,
sore muscles, stiff Joints, rheumatic
pains and other symptoms Of kidney
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THE FIGUREHEAD"
A timely picture that shows
how the "wheels go round."
TRAILED BY THREE
(Afternoons only.)
PEOPLES
Direction Jensen-Von Herb erg
NOW PLAYING
$121,975 Is School Bill.
CEXTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial. The Centralia school board has
completed its estimate of expenses for
next year, showing a total of 121,
975 needed for salaries, operation, etc.
Centralians will pay an 18-mill tax
next year. The School board was au
thorized at a special election last
spring to levy an extra 8 mills for in
creases in teachers' salaries.
Patrolmen on AH Heats Ordered to
Visit Owners of Vacant Lots
and Require Cleanup.
With the return yesterday of Chief
of Police Jenkins, plans were made
for the inauguration at once of tha
Ljveed and brush campaign ordered last
week by Mayor Baker. Patrolmen on
all beats have been ordered to visit
the owners of vacant property where
weeds and brush have grows tall and
give them notice to have the lots cut.
Failure to comply will result in ar
rest, the owners being given a rea
sonable time to do the work first.
Under the mayor's orders, the pa
trolman on each beat will be held
responsible for the condition of his
district. Where the patrolman cannot
find the owner of a lot he is to make
a report, giving the location, and the
owner will then be looked up and no
tified. Weed complaints will be re
cetved at the police station and will
be.followed up as quickly as possible.
"The campaign has two purposes."
said Mayor Baker yesterday. "The
first is to eliminate the weeds and
brush as a matter of protection
against fire and protection of citi
zens against criminals. The second is
to improve the appearance of the city.
We have a large area and it will be a
big job for the police bureau, but the
police have orders to enforce the law
on the subject and make arrests
where necessary.
"The public can help out the cam
paign by organizing weed-cutting
bees."
Primary Time Is Set.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 30.
(Special.) The primaries will be open
from- 8 o'clock in tho morning until 8
o'clock at night, September 14, ac
cording to announcement made by
J. L. Garrett, county auditor. There
are 4400 registered voters in Van
couver and about 8000 in the county.
Registration books have been closed
until September 15.
Oregon City "Woman Seeks Divorce.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug 30. (Spe
cial.) Ruth Dhoogle filed suit today
for divorce against August Dhoogle
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment. The couple were married
at Vancouver, Wash., in 1917. and
have one child, of which the mother
asks the custody.
Klamath Sow Has AVireless.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.? Aug. 30.
(Special.) Wireless messages sent
from the big stations at Seattle, Port
land' and San Francisco are readily
picked up by the new station installed
at the high school here by J. B. Rees,
science instructor. Mr. Rees has been
working on the plant during vaca
tion. A number of boys are interested.
Farm Agent Changes Base.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) O. T. McWhorter, county agri
cultural agent, will leave this week
to take similar work in Washington
county, Oregon.
Huckleberry Crop Heavy.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 30. (Special.)
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T O L O V E
Mae Murray and David Powell
A tingling romance of all that
human heart s experience.
'P 'now
m. sichel, 331 Washington st., near bdwy.
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m. sichel announces
the opening of the fall hat season
knox Ihlats
in many clever styles and exclusive finishes, knox smooth and rough soft
hats, knox derbies, knox velours -
, $10 to $30
sMclfoel
men's furnisher and hatter
exclusive but not expensive
331 Washington st., near broadway
The mountains of eastern Linn county
have produced this year the largest
and best crop of huckleberries in
many years. People from various sec
tions who have gone into the moun
tains are securing great quantities of
the berries.
Kelso Port Hearing Set.
KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 30. (Special.)
The hearing on organization of the
Port of Kelso has been set for Tues
day, September 7, by the county com
missioners. Organization of the port
district will put this community in
position to help improve Cowlitz river
channel and to make other improve
ments. The project has the backing
of business interests and of citizens
f this community generally.
Rain Increases Water Supply.
THE DALLES. Or., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) While the rain of last week
relieved the water famine here to a
great extent the city water commis
sion has warned the public that it
must not grow careless in the use of
water. The rainfall in The Dalles
and vicinity measured .03 and the
city reservoir is nearly filled. Under
ordinary conditions this will last un
til the fall rains.
Grain Little Damaged.
HEPPNER. Or., Aug. 30. (Special.)
Harvesting and threshing were re
sumed on some farms this afternoon
after several days' layoff on account
of rain, and it is believed that the
damage to grain will be slight. Be
tween Wednesday morning and Sun
day morning 1.43 inches of rain fell
here. -This is an August record for
this section of the state.
message from Colonel Paul H. Wey
rauch, one of the armory commission.
The money available will not com
plete the building according to tha
original plan, because of increased
costs, but work will be continued as
far as the fund will allow.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
Armory Contract Let.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 30.
(Special.) The contract for building
the Walla Walla armory was let at
Seattle today to Taylor & McCloud of
Walla Walla, the heating and plumb
ing contract going to the Sutherland
company of this city, according to a
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