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MONTESANO
CROWDED FOR
BIG TRIALS
Conditions Like Boom Days
in Washington Town to
' Hear Fate of Alleged I. W.
W. Charged With Murders.
JURY VENIRES TOTAL
380 TAXPAYERS
City Hall Becomes Hotel
Large Numbers of Service
Men Are Present
MOMTESAXO, Wash., Jan. 24.
Coodltions resembling those of
boom mining camp prevail in this
little lumber town and county seat
tonight. There was said to be. no
rooms available, even the private
homes, of citizens being crowded
with the attorneys and witnesses
here to attend the opening Monday
of the trial of 11 alleged Industrial
Workers of the World charged with
, the murder of Warren O.Grimm dur
ing an armistice day parade at Cen
tralis, Wash.. November 11. 1919.
Jury Venire Totals 80, -The
prosecution Is .said to have
subpoenaed more than 200 witness
es. 1 The defense counsel has an
nounced that J It will call, approxi
mately 100 witnesses. The Jury ve
nires total 380 taxpayers of Orays
Harbor county.) .
Nearly all of these were either
here, in Montesano or at Aberdeen,
about 12 miles distant, tonight. The
housing and feeding situations faced
by the people of Montesano were un
precedented. U was expected.-how
ever, that they would be met.
City Hall is Hotel.
Arrangements had been completed
tonight to house and feed witnesses,
prospective Jurors and counsel at the
' city hall. These arrangements also
provide for the housing and feeding
' of number of members of the Am
erican Legion, who have come, here
to watch the progress of the case.
The American Legion la particularly
Interested la the trial because the
four men who met death during the
hooting were members of that or
ganization. Defense t'sew Hall.
A large hall, vacant until a: few
days ago. Is being used by the de
, tense as a lodging house. It is sev
eral blocks from the court house,
however. - .'
WelCer xy
Compl eteJirve vof
THOMSON'S
"GLOVE-FITTING
The tlioujiamts upon thousands of Thomson V
"fJIove Fitting" Corsets bought here in re
cent years, by'Salem's women, would indi
cate that these arc truly garments of real
merit. -
And, their jopularity has never slack
ened but is constantly increasing. In. this
daily scramble for merchandise, we feel very
fortunate indeed, to be able to meet your
wants jvith m complete a line of these justly
famous corsets.
'
We make no promises for the future. We
advise early purchasing.
'thomsoits
City Laboratories Treat
880 With Vaccination
PORTLAND. Jan. 24. The. city
laboratories have vaccinated 880
people against smallpox within the
last ten days. The record for a
single day was set on January 20,
when 180 vaccinations were admin
istered, i
Nearly Fhe Thousand Are
Born in Portland in Year
PORTLAND, Jan. 24. Almost
5000 babies were born in Portland
last year, 4829 to be exact. There
was just 91' more boys than girls.
The monthly statistics for the fis
cal year of 1919 arc now being pio
pared by the city health bureau..
CHIEFS RACE IS
NARROWED DOWN
BY WITHDRAWALS
J. E. Wright Not Candidate,
As Place at Prison Is
Satisfactory
ROWE MAKE STATEMENT
Moffitt, Traffic Officer, to Be
Opposed by J. IV Welsh,
Former Marshal
With the announcement yesterday
by J. E. Wright that he will not be
a candidate for appointment or elec
tion as chief of police and the formal
statement by Acting Chief Harry
Rowe that he does not want the of
f ice under present conditions, tho
raee for the place has narrowed down
in the past 24 hours to Verden Mof
fitt. traffic officer and J. T. Welsh.
former chiefj
Howe 8tai 1'oidtion
In his statement that he fs not in
the running. Acting Chief Rowe said:
"By Us action In appointing me only
temporarily to fili the vacancy left
by Chief Varney. the council Indicat
ed that I was not seriously consid
ered; for the position. Realizing this
and' wishing to do all In my power
for the good of the service. I have
decided to make myself clear that I
km not -a candidate for, the place
There is no antipathy between myself
and any member of the council or
the police force la the matter. I -am
governed solely by a desire to work
for harmony. both Internal and ex
ternal, so far. as the police force is
concerned. ;
"In the matter oT other candidates
for the chief's star I must say that I
have no feeling against any of them.
(Continued on page 4
; La Victoire
Corsets
for those who wish
n finer nuality ma
terial, trimming al
finish
AVe are showing a very
fine line f
K1LK IlltASSIKRKS
RED MEASURE
CONSIDERED
TOO DRASTIC
Return of Anti-Sedition Bill
to Judiciary Committee for
Revision Is Expected to Be
Action of Congress.
RULES COMMITTEE IS
EXPECTED TO FIX DATE
Ralston, Counsel for Federa
tion of Labor, Accuses
Attorney General
WASHINGTON, aJn, 24. Return
of pending anti-sedition bills to in
house judiciary committee for modi
Hration of provisions attacked an too
drastic a Indicated, as the proba
ble action of the rules committee
which closed its hearings tonight on
the application for a special rule t(
expedite passage of this legislation
The rules committee is expected to
make its decision next week, out
committee members said the protest
had arisen against both the Sterling-;
senate .bill and the Graham house
measure, made it appear necessary
that they should.be modified either
by the Judiciary committee which
f ram fed the house measure or upon
the floor of the house.
Three Witnesses Heard
Three witnesses were heard today
Jackson H. Ralston, counsel for the
American Federation of Labor and
the National Popular Government
league opposing the bills and charg
ing Attorney General Palmer and the
department of justice agents with vi
olations of constitutional rights in
connection with some phares of the
campaign against . radicals; while
Representatives Blantoa. Democrat
Texas, and uavey, Democrat, Ohio.
urged enactment.
Ilbuitnn Attacks Gomnem
IUanton declared congress must
"squelch . anarchy? and attacked
Samuel Com per s and the labor de
partment which he said was honey
combed with anarchy. If the sedl
tion law failed, he said, congress I
would "bear the mark, of bavins-;
Nrioyv5ha.onltaloCSamedowbcmfwy
bowed to Oompers."
Ralston sought to discuss activi
ties of the department of Justice and
asserted four men had been arrested
and detained a week without war
rants In connection with bomb ex
plosion at Attorney General Palmer's
home here last May.
The attorney general has violated
the constitution. Ralston said, add
ing that "his subordinates have done
so and the attorney general has had
every opportunity to know they did
It."
TRADE TOUR IS
SET FOR MONDAY
Commercial Club to Be Guest
of Cherry City Bakery
for Luncheon
The Cherry City bakery will be
host Monday for the trade tour of th
Salem Commercial club. The busi
ness men will meet at the club at
noon and will be taken to the bakery
in automobiles. The bakery will
serve luncheon and the business men
will be shown tve plant in operation
It is requested that all business men
bring their automobiles to the club
for the tor.
BRYAN TAKES
RAP AT HOOVER
Lack of Statement Puts Can
didacy on "Guess What's
in My Hand" Basis
NASIIVILLB. Tenn.. Jan. 21.
Pending a statement of his position
on the question at Issue by Herbert
Hoover, William .1. riryan told news
papermen be could not consider the
candidacy of the former food admin
istrator for the presidential nomina-
tlon.
"Whert Mr. Hoover tak the lo -
pie Into bis confidence and states his
position on in jjh-biiuiik i iwur.
Mr. Kryen said, "it wilt be time
enough to consider his candidacv.
Hlch officials are not selected oh the
guess what I have in my hand'
pian.
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Tvnhoid Kills SiX ThOUSand
Russian Troops Is Dispatch
rtTCiffcriinf.M. Jan. 24.-
Jl
sand llusslan troops are oeao in iu
typhoid epidemic, according to a spe
cial dispatch from Iteval. The sltu
atin In that territory is grave owing
to the lack of surgical supplies.
Wood's Candidacy to-Be
Submitted in Primaries
CINCINNATI. Jan. 24. Support
ers of Major General Leonard Woods
candidacy for the Repnblican pcel-
dential nomination will submit his
name to a preferential primary in
this state, according to a statement i
made tonight by Colonol W. C. Proc
tor, the general's manager.
Munsey Consolidates Sun
and Herald of New York
Ni;W YORK. Jan. 24. Frank A.
Munsey. owner of the New York Sun
and the Evening Sun. who recently
bought the New lork Herald and
Kvening Telegram fro rathe estate of
the late Joints Gordon Bennett, an
nounced tonlcht that the Sun and
the Herald wluld be amalgamated
February 1 under the name of the
Sun and New York; Herald. The
plant of the Sun will be used.
LADY ASTOR IS
AGAINST DRYS
Woman Member of Parlia
ment Says Prohibition
Impracticable
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 24. Lady A s
tor. member of parliament for Ply
mouth, speaking today in support Of
state purchase and control of the liq
uor trade, declared that prohibition
was impracticable.
"I hate that word prohibition.'"
said Lady Astor. "and have just
enough of the devil in me that if
any one prohibits anything it be
comes the one thing I want."
People go to public bouses, she
contended, for warmth and comrade
ship. Temperance workers have
failed In the past because they have
not tried to. satisfy these needs.
SERGEANT, 97,
DIES OF "FLU"
Joseph Dunwoody Served in
Indian, Crimean, and
Civil Wars
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Ser
geant Joseph Dunwoody. aged 47. at
the time of his death the oldest for
mer enlisted man of the regular' ar
my, died today at the soldiers' home
of pneumonia, following an attack
of influenza. Dorn in Dublin. Ire
land, in lfcp3. his first military ser
vice was In the British army In In
dia durink the Sepoy rebellion, later
in the Crimean war. He came to the
United States Just In time to enlist
In the Third United States artillery
at the outbreak of the Civil war and
served in 22 battles.
BOND THOMAS
SLEEPS2 WEEKS
Brother-in-LawVof Rockefel
ler Institute Head Has
Pronounced Case
PLA1NFIKLD, N. J.. Jan. 24.
Bond Thomas, brother-in-law of Dr.
Simon Flexner, head of the Rocke
feller Institute. H a victim of sleep
ing sickness and !ja been asleep for
two weeks at his home here, it was
learned today. Dr. Flexner and Pro
fessor Thomas, of the medical de
partment of Johns Hopkins univer
sity, brother of the patient, have
brought other physicians here to
study the case, declared by a spec
ialist to be the most pronounced at
tack in this country. .
CHICAGO "FLU"
SHOWS DECLINE
Decrease of 423 Since Friday
Report Deaths Num
ber 51 in Day
CHICAGO. Jan. 24. Influenza
and pneumonia cases decreased to
day in Chicago as compared with the
number reported Friday and tonight
Health Commissioner Knberison de
:lard the situation was encourag
ing. Influenza cases reported tilay
numbered IfcOH, a decrease of 422
, a compared t .- Friday's reports, al-
( though deaths numbered 51. three
j mre than yesterday.
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TO I'llKVKNT FIMtHM
NKW YOHK. Jan. 2. Changes
ia (n op,.nnK and closing of sme
tn thenters io prveni in irosu-
Iuk of city rrtislt lln and an ap-
volunteer nurse, were
njunced tonight by llalih Cimtuis-
sioner (opIan1 as s me of the m--
sures being taken to prevent lb
'sfread of Influ-nwi lu re. The
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CALIFORNIA
OPENS ARMS
m PERSHING
General Visits Wards of Bat
tle Scarred Veterans Re
cuperating at Letterman
Hospital at Presidio
SAN FRANCISCO GIVES
WELCOME HOME TO SON
Soldiers of Pacific Coast Win
Traise for Keenness and
Gallantry .
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan 2 4. Gen
eial John J. i Pershing walked
through the corridors an J wards of
Letternian General Hospital on the
Presidio military reservation l.ere
late today, and the wan, tlrvd facnt
of more than 100U wounded soldiers
and marines under treatment broke
Into their tlrst smiles In months.
Some flushed with pride as their
commanding oificer. attracted by a
d oration of an unusually serious
wound, stepped to Inquire about
their condition, their treat'iicnt, their
progiess and to thake hands wltn
them and wish them a speedy re- j
covery.
Okl Friend of City
General Pershing's Inspection of
the hospital came at the end cf a
busy aftern3on in which San Fran
cisco had welsomed him as an qld
frlond. Prior to 1SU6. when be was
assigned t: con Inand the punitive-expedition
Into Mexico, he had com
manded the eighth brigade at the
Presidio.
In Officers' Row. not rive minute
walk from the hospital , where hla
presence and-ac-Lions gave pleasure
to the wounded, his wlfo and three
children bad met their death In the
burning of their quarters In 1915.
It was apparent that of all tne
events arranged la bit welcome, none
m so important to tQeneral . Per
shing as the hospital inspection and
the conversations with th wounded
He hurried through the triumphant
procession up Market street the
city's center teeming with thous
ands of persons who gathered to pay
hlin homage and to renew sequent-
auceship. At the Civic auditorium
where he addressed more than o0rt
persons, ho appeared bored while
municipal officers extolled his vir
tues at length. His adJress was
short. It advocated Ameilcanliation
of aliens aud praised tht , American
legion and the men from the Pa
cific coast who had sred under
Lint In France.
l(Ktt Knlriiers lrulel
"You people from the Pacific
coast have received from the pio
neers a spirit of enterpr se and In
dustry that has ever made wonder
ful the progress of yur siatm. Tbls
was partly shown in the spirit of thu
Idlers yot srnt Into the army
They wen Imbuel with thif spiri'
and they rrquiried very little mlll
tanr training to r'sce ihim on an
equal footing with the bf-t troops in
Europe. Py reason cf their ratlenr
in l'raJn,nK- fMr fjrtltude. their
valour and their gallantry, thry wtr
surpassed by no troops In the army."
ALBANY DEFEATS
SALEM 23 TO 19
Five Minutes Overtime Is
Played When Score Is Tied
at End of Game
ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 24. AlbanV
"high school won from Saleiu high
school by a 23 to 19 score in a ur
etball game played in the armory
here tonight. The game was tied at
19 at the end of the second half and
five minutes overtime was played.
Albany making four points in the
overtime. Ashby and Uoise starred
for the visitors. Harry Kuck of Al
bany was referee.
POLICE PROBE
SKOYEN DEATH
Possession of Diamonds May
Have Caused Murder of
Chauffeur, Belief
SKATTl.K Wanh Jan 21. Kritl
tie police tonight were lnv.stiKatlng
the death here on November 9 of
CUarles T. Skoyen. a chaulur. ,c
lowing (usriotsurt lo.tay iiiai nio
onds valued at over ll00. In yk
yen's possession shortly before
- 1 dUsd were missing Hkoyen dld fiom
to - i gas polsonlnr. accidentally mukxi
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i siove. srxuruinR iu
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i Iyle J. Day. tola iu ponce inoaj
she believed Hkoyen was the victim
OI IOU1 OUT.
Yukon Highway to Outside
Opened After Three Weeks
DAWSON. T. Y.. Jan. 2 4 The
highway to the outside, which has
been blocked since January 2. was
opened today when a rotary snow
plow forced her way through the
last drift on the White Pem and
Yukon railroad, releasing trains and i
mail held at both Skagway and
White Horse.
Dr. W. H. Solf Is Appointed
German Ambassador, Japan
HONOLULU. T. H.. Jan. 24. Dr.
W. H. Solf. former foreign minister
of Germany, has been appointed Ger
man ambassador to Japan, accord
ing tto a Tokio cable to Nlppn JIJI.
Honolulu Japanese language news-.
paper.
SPECIAL AGENTS
OF MR. OLCOTT
UNDERCHARGES
Capture of Whiskey Still
at Lakeriew
BROWN GETS INTO CASE
Attorney General Urges That
! Prosecution Be Done Ac
cording to Law
If special agents of the govern-1
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or employed In assisting to eB-1
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force the prohibition law In Lake
county, have committed crime In the J
methods used, they should be prose-I
cuted by the proper officials and not I
by private persons to gratify revenge This-committee will assist the Or
Attorney General Brown Informs egon state chamber In obtaining the , .
District Attorney T. S. McKinney' of consent of the general staff ot the
Lakevlew relative to the arrest of
Cbarle. Burton and Frank Davia.
The attorney general has so In-1
atructed the district attorney by tel-
egrapn upon being Informed ot a
message received by -Governor Ol- I puns tor the forest air patrol aer
eotl that two of bla agents bave provide for the assignment ot
oeea arresiea ana prosecution is oe- I 9 0 planes to patrol the forests, a a r
Ing pushed by private persons inr the eoralnr season In Oregon,
through specially employe attorney
oecause 01 enmity growing out 01
the capture ot a" whiskey still by the
Sots.
Officers Defend Agents.
Governor Olcott has received a
number or telegrams concerning the Washington, and the third in Mla
case. One came from 8. F. Shenyo. Mont, gab-bases were fe be
chief deputy sheriff, and states that established at Fresno and R4 Blntf.
me complaint against Burton ana
uavis was sworn 10 sy Mgni ar-
ahal D. T. Godslll. charting the
agents with dlstvrblng "btif be-
cause of enmity aroused when they
raptured a still. Another telegram
fron Shonyo states that the district
attorney refused to sign the .com
plaint and that the private persons
pushing the prosecution have em
ployed S. A. Jetmore as attorney. It
is stated at the governor's' office
aumr
mobile license to be cancelled be
cause of some abuse of his privilege
as a licensed automobile owner
There Is an Inclination to connect up
i . .i t. i . i . . . i.t.
that occurrence.
A telegram to the governor from
Sheriff K. K. Woodcock declares
that Barton and Davis have done
good work, and that they used
wnissey lor oau ana caprurea one
Sllll.
Ilnms Iniklt on law.
Attorney General Brown's tele
gram to District Attorney McKinney
follows:
"Message to governor states gov
ernor s agents arrested and proeecn
tlon pushed by private persons rep
resented by private attorneys be
cause of enmity growing out of of
fleers' capturing whiskey still. En
forcement of criminal laws munt not
be turned over to private persons to
gratify enmity. I request that you
exercise power conferred by section
1792. Ixrd's Oregon Laws, and ap
pear on behalf of state and control
and direct prosecution. If special
agents have commltteed a crime
within the spirit of the law they
should be prosecuted by proper of
fleers, but criminal law should not
be permitted to be used by persons
to gratify revenge."
It Is stated at the governor's of
fice that Burton and Davis have done
good work in other counties In en
forcement ot the prohibition law.
JAPAN WOULD
FREE SHANTUNG
i .
j China Informed That Rights
of Germans in Kiao-Chau
Go to Nippon
- PKKINC. Tuesday. Jan
20. The
, Japanew mlnimer has Informed the
Chine government that Japan. In
i- accor
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- ; enjoyeu ny unminj in imhoiu.
he I lie tunner statea insi japan was
. rady to negotiate regarding toe re-
oy i irncrssion i pr t-u .ir-orj.
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fart that when arrangements were
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i umpiri .i..n wwmi
j withdraw the railway guard, fron,
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SALEM NOT
FAVORED AS
PLANE BASE
Forest Fire Patrol and Aerial
Mail Service Outlined at ft
Jont Meeting of the State
Chamber and Aero dob
90 MACHINES WANTED
FOR ALL NORTHWEST
Medford, Eugene and La-
Grande Are Selected as
Oregon Stations
PORTLAND. Jan. 24. Plans have
been outlined at a Joint meeting ot
the Oregon state chamber ot com
merce and the Aero club of Oregon
It waa announced here today for a
campaign for establishing airplane
basea for forest patrol, and mall ser
vice best suited to the Interests ot
the northwest.
Olcoti om Commilte.
A committee, consisting ot Robert
E. Smith of the Portlaad Chamber
of Commerce: Governor Ben W. Ol-
cott. repreaeaUag the aUte; Coanty
tf n.. A TTaImiii ,.ni...nTlnr
MUIU,"""": "- r":'""
tne county; Mayor ueorge u. uazer.
r.DrMatlVr the eitr. U II.
Hickman, representing the Aero dab
of Oregon. Is to have charge ot the
timpi'Sf, . '
w department to assign ninety atr-
7!
tloai made several months ago by
Colonel Arnold, chief of the air aer-
Jee. western department. .
California. Washrngtoo.LUao; Uoa-
1 tana and Wyoming.
I fialna Sot Base.
I Contem elated plana ore for three
one at Mather field In Call-
I rnn,ii road at Camn Lewis.
1 ia California: En gene. Medford and
La Grande. Ore.; Spokane; poise;
Cody. Wyoming, and Helena. Monl.
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AGGIES BEAT
W.U.25T018
Game at CcmEIs
Fast and Rough Two
Substitutes Used
CORALLIS. Ore.. Jan. 2.--r-
gon Agricultural college defeats
Wlllametta university 2S to If In
I bou. rou ah basketball game bre to-
I nght. Dean Walker o( Independence
i WAt referee. Gillette went in lor ir-
vln and Austin went in for Jackson
for Willamette In the last half.
FATHER SLAYS
SON AND SELE
A. C Williamson Demands
Child From Estranged
Wife Shooting Ensues
RAYMOND. Wash.. aJn. 21. A
Williamson, an insurance solicitor.
- 1 foday shot and killed hl flve-re
old son at his wife's home here and
then shot himself through Jbe head,
lying Instantly.
Williamson and bis wife bad re
cently been living apart, according
to Mrs. Williamson's statement after
the tragedy. Today Williamson
came to her home and demanded the
child. An altercation ensued and
shec ailed for help. Harley Camp
bell, a neighbor, responded and sb
asked him to take the boy. Aa be
started to do so. according to Mr.
Williamson and Campbell. William
son seized the boy, dragM bim latrt
the kitchen and shot the child and
himself.
One Sleeping Sickness
Case Reported in Polk
,AU,A. Or.. Jan. Zl, (Special
tQ Jhm Ruteikmani rr. II. 11. iU
( a,,on. county health OfUe-r. rrpor.
(hat there is one rase of leriaC
sfckifan in Tolk connty. but antki
ated no further spread of the Jit
rai. The afflicted person Is J"ba
Kocht. a resident 6 ftbe BalisUa
community several miles north of
here. Focbt. who la a stadent at
Oregon Agricultural college, la rap
Idly recovering Irom iht disease. .