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TAKING JURY
IN RED CASE
NEARING END
:
One of Two Alternate Jurors
Is Accepted by Both Attor
neys for Defendants and
Prosecution -
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WITNESSES ON HAND
READY TO TESTIFY
Twelve Men Selected to De
cide Fate of Radicals Placed
v? Under Court Charge
MONTEHANO, Wash.. Feb." 5.
Twelve member of the special ve
nire drawn for the trial of il alleged
members of the I. W. W.. charged
with the murder of Warren' O.
v Grimm, Centralis Armistice day' pa
rade victim, were examined at the
abort session of court here today, on
ly one talesman, A. -II. Johnson, far
mer cigar dealer of Hoqulam,, re-
' maining seated as an alternate juror.
John Lusk, lumber clerk, Hoqul
im, had been accepted, but he was
excused when the defense exercised
one of Its peremptory challenges.
. Jury Under Protection.
The Jury which will listen to the
evidence was sworn today and placed
under the guardianship of three bail-
It. L. Shelley, regular balMf of
the court, with II. A. Hildebrant and
A. J. Jackson, special bailiffs were
worn to take charge of the jurors
when they are out of the court room.
Judge John M. Wilson had appoint
ed J. H. Pittlnger, but objection by
tbe defense, made In the chambers
of the Judge, resulted inexcuslng Pit-
tlnirer from such service.,
" Just before court 'adjourned.
George F. Vanderveer, attorney for
the defense, abruptly ceased his ex
amination of A.- Jl. Johnson, tales-
r man which the court later seated,
announcing that he had no desire to
farther examine the talesman under
conditions which Judge Wilson nad
imposed.
Examination to Continue. ,
' Judge Wilson had previously ruled
adversely on admission of a question,
which the state objected to as argu
, raentatlve. : '
. ' Examination of talesmen in an ef
fort to-secure two permanent alter
nate Jurors was to be resumed to
- morrow. Following selection of the
1 alternates, the state was expected, to
. make Us opening statement.
More Prizes Announced
in Army Essay Contest
The following additional prizes
have been announced for tbe essay
writing contest on the United States
army for February 20, in the pnnltc
SCbOOlS. i ' - .:
- The following ar4 for the Salem
school children:
Gardner & Keene: " If a girl, (15
pearl neck chain; if a boy, $15 watch
chain.. - .i .
W. H. Prunk. druggistr 92 bot
tle Pangic perfume, if a girl. .
Patton's- Book Store: , A book
'Our Mexican Muddle."
DZxasfroas Fire Burns V
' Steamer and Buildings
HAVANA, Feb. 6.-Fire which
broke out this afternoon aboard thi
American wooden freighter Brook
land at the Regis docks in Havana
harbor, spread to the principal build
lass of tbe American Agricultural
tad Chemical company, destroying
the buildings and their contents. The
loss ts estimated at more than 110,-
too.ooo. ,
Portland Fighter Wins j
' From Salt Lake Battler
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. -Jimmy
Darcy of Portland Von a decision
over Ed Warner of Salt Lake City
la a four round boxing contest her
tonight. The seral-flnal was a draw
between Joe A raved o Of Sacramento
sad Alex Trambitas of Portland.
Explosion Is Averted;
Cottage Grove Happy
I CTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Feb.
I 6. While Cottage Grove peace
fully slept last night the city
was In danger ot being com
pletely wrecked when several
cara, one of wrich was loaded
with high explosives, jumped
the track out of the center of
a Southern Pacific west bound
extra. .
Ahead of the powder car. a.
flat.car loaded with lumber went
into the ditch and scattered the
lumber along the tracks, pre
venting the powder car from
striking a rocky wall that would
have set off the powder.
A corner was torn out of the
powder car and tbe corner was
torn out of one box of powder.
why it did not explode is bard
to explain.
FATE HALTS LEGAL FIGHT OVER
INFANTS "MIXED" IN HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, (la., Fob. 6. Fate took a harul iu the tangled
claims of blue-eyed Mary Elizabeth and brown-eyed Louise
Madeline, 8 months old babies, over whom two mothers were
going to court tomorrow, '.Pneumonia claimed Mary Elizabeth,
whom neither mother wanted, and the other child fell into an
open grate, sustaining burns to her face that physicians said
tonight inight prove fatal or mar her looks for life.
The children were born the same day in a hospital arid re
cently Mrs. John C. (lamer announced that the blue-eyed child
was not her riypi, but that Louise Madeline, the brown-eyed
girl, was hers. Mrs. Daniel L. Pittman, to whom nurses gave
the brown-eyed child, maintained it was her verv own.
Mrs. (i artier offered to take both children and later sought
habeas corpus proceedings, hearings on which were set for to
morrow. " Counsel for Mrs. Oarner announced that her efforts
to obtain possession of the brown-eyed child would continue.
DEFAULT WINS I
FOR SAMITES
Silverton High School Debat
er Fails to Put in Appear
ance Last Night
The debating contest scheduled at
the Salem high school last night be
tween the teams of Silverton and Sa
lem was officially credited td" the Sa
lem team owing to the non-appearance
of the "Silverton team, The Sa
lem team now has 10 points for the
winning of the season's schedule and
the possibilities of taking this year's
championship are -well founded.
According to information received
at the Saleni high school yesterday
morning from Silverton, the Silver
ton team was unable to meet tbe
Salem team on account of the illness
of one of the Silverton debaters.
Another Salem team met a team
of Albany high school at Albany. Up I
to a late hour last night the result
had not been ascertained. ,
CHILDREN LEFT
IN GOD'S CARE
Former Salem Pastor Leaves
Unique Will Faith Is
Pinned in Christ
OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 6.
The will of the late Ret. T. B. Ford,
former superintendent of the Salem
district of the Methodist Episcopal
church, was filed for probate today.
After providing for the payment of
his just debts and funeral expenses
and directing that his burial shall be
simple, he made the following be
quest: -I -
"I hereby bequeath my Christian
faith in God Almighty, the most
precious and priceless possession
which I have, oit which any person
can have, to my beloved children.
and I commend them to the savin?
power of the Lord Jesus Christ,
whose faithful servant I have been
and still am. wq.rld without end." j
All money nF property In his pos-i
session is to be divided equally
among his four cjnildren. t
VETERANS OUST
CHATilPlON TUG'
Slacker Charges Against
Dempsey Declared False
Membership Nullified
-. U -
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Feb. 6. Gor
don Barber Post of the American
Legion, witlch recently brought up
on itself a etormi of mingled protest
and approval by making Jack I)emp-
Myan honorary Ufa member of tlt'j
post" anJ declaring the slacker and
draft dodger charges against him to
be false, voted tigbt to nullify the
heavyweight champion's member
ship. The resolution praised Dempsey'
character and war record and stipu
lated that the retraction was not due
to any change ot mind on the part
of the-legion members but because
ot the,discatery that honorary mem
bership in the legion is unconstitu
tional, i :
VIRGINIAVOTCS
DOWN SUFFRAGE
Legislature Refuses to En
franchise Women After Fi
ery Debate. 24 to 10
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 6.--Virgin-la
tonight rejected the federal suf
frage amendment by a vote of 24 to
10. The action followed an all-day
session marked by a stormy debate
This makes the second defeafot the
suffrage question in the Virginia legislature.
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BIGGER BUDGET
IS CLUB'S PLAN
Committee of Directors Ap
pointed at Special Meeting
Last Night
That the 1U20 budget for the a
lem Commercial club will be at least
$17,000 is Indicated by. the. latest
developments in the board of direct
ors, pftimates and a survey of the
business ahead for the year showing
that such a figure will be necessary
to furnish the club an adequate work
Iiig capital for the year.
The proposal for an increased bud
get was discussed at a sfcjai meet
ing of the board of directors at the
Spa last night and a committee was
appointed to) formulate plans for
raising the figure. A report will be
made at a later meeting. The mem
ber, of the Cfimmlltpp are Frlprlrk
Schmidt, chairman. H. B. Elliot. Wil
Iiam Gahlsdorf, C.
B. Clancey and
T. E." McCroskey.
EUGENE LOSES '
TOSMMHIGH
Capital City Youths Win " in
Hard Fought Basketball
Game, 28-11
EUGENE. Or., Feb. 6. Salem
high school defeated Eugene high
school at basketball tbnight by tne
score of 28 to 11.
POLICE SEARCH
FOR MESSENGER
Youth Alleged to Have Taken
liberty Bonds Totalling
More Than $38,000
CHICAGO, Feb. 6. The Chl,igo
police tonight were seeking George
Franze, 26 years old, bank messes-
rrov wfli m vc awIaii d! v A I a i nnaa vrt In
day 'with $38,000 in liberty bonds!
mo propt-ny ui me xiurrin iiuai unu
Savings bank.
In the. absence of definite clues.
the police were undecided whether
Franze was a victim of robbers In
the fog-darkened loop or whether the
act was voluntary.
Franze had been sent to tbe fed
eral reserve bank to exchange the
bonds for others of a larger denomi
nation. After exchanging tbe bonds
he appeared at a downtown restau
rant where bis bride of a month is
employed as a cashier.
"TjikW at all ha mnnsv I'll ml "
he Is reported to have said. In Te -
sponse to his wife's exclamation of
surprise he said, "yes, but I've got
to go back" to tbe Harris bank with
It."
That was the last report of him.
OREGON BEATEN
BY WASHINGTON
Locals Weakened by Strenu
ous Play Last Night Score
Stands 23 to 19
FX'CnNK. Or.. Feb. 6. The Uni
versity of Washington basketball
team won from University of Oregon
tonight by the score of 23 to 1& in
the first of a two game series on the
loCal floor. Oregon was evidently
weakened by the hard game of last
night with Washington State while
Washington seemed to be strong and
fresh throughout the contest. The
teams wiir play the second game to
morrow night.
Steamer in Distress
Calls For Assistance
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. Wjreless
calls for help ft-om an unidentified
steamship giving her position at
about 00 miles east of Cape Hatter
as, were picked up here early today-
PARTY HEADS
PREPARE FOR
PACT FIGHT!
Acceptance of Bi-Partisan I
. Modifications of Lodge Res
ervations Indicated by Con
ference Action
DISCUSSION WILL BE
RESUMED NEXT WEEK
Democrats Silent Relative to
Proposed Stand on Several
Treaty Issues
WASHINGTON. Feb. C The
modified Lodge reservations agreed
on tentatively by the recently aband
oned bi-partisan committee, most
likely will be the basis on which con
sideration of the peace treaty will
Republican leaders after a series
oi conierences wnu uieir party col
leagues today decided to take the in
itiative In the senate in Bugcesting
adoption of the bi-partisan commit
tee's modifications of the Lodge res
ervations.
Although it is exprcted under the
det-ision that the original republican
reservations will be attached to the
treaty when it is referred to the for
eign relations committee, it. is under
stood Senator Lodge will present the
modified draft an substitute after
the committee has reported. v
Definite decision as to whether the
democrats would accept the reserva-:
tions with these modifications will
not be reached. It was said today, un
til tomorrow's conference of demo
cratic friends of the treaty.
Acceptance of the bi-partisan mod
ifications by both republicans and
democrats , was considered as llxely
to narrow differences to a few of the
prominent issues. In some quarters
it was predicted that agreements
would be reached without much de
lay on all but two of the 14 reserva
tions proposed. Those two-relate to
article ten and the Mon roe doctrine
on which republican leaders, assert
their determination to . accept no!
motilflcattotrs -TrWTethft" democrats
are equally emphatic in their declar
ation be launched in the coming pres
idential "primaries.
TUGS UNABLE TO
REACH STEAMER
IN FURIOUS SEA
Old Dominion Liner Princess
Anne Resting Easily on
Sand Reef
104 PERSONS ARE ABOARD
Attempt Will Be Made to Res
cue Stranded Passengers
by Breeches Buoy
NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Raffled by
a blinding snowstorm and tbe tow
ering waves of a furious sea. all at
tempts of rescue to reach the Old
(Dominion line steamship Princess
Anne, pjrround off Rockaway Point
with 104 person aboard, had failed
tonight. More than a half dozen
spa-going tut. a cor.st guard cutter
and a police boat were unable to get
within hailing distance and shortly
after nightfall temporarily aban-
aon tbefr P1 to ue off the 32
f passengers
The distressed vessel which is
about a half mile off shore, could
not be discerned through the dark-n-a
tonight because of the thick
weather. She is apparently resting
easily on a sand reef.
If the weather continues rough
tomorrow ar-d th stranded steamer
is endangered by the heavy seas, it
is plsnned to attempt the rescue
of the passengers by breeches buoy.
If it is Impossible shoot lines aboard,
it is stated, the naval dirigible U-tO
may be used to carry a line to the
vessel.
lnsecls Destroy Large
Quantities of Timber
EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 6. Ap
proximately a million feet of
timber from the Siuslaw nation
al forest, in the vicinity of Ya-
chaats and Cape Creek, on the
coast, was destroyed by insects
during the past year, according
to a special report just filed in
the office of the Siuslaw forest
here.
The investigation was made
by one of tbe rangers who
found that the ravages ot the
insects, the nature of which he
was unable to determine, cov
ered a strip about a quarter of
a mile wide and 50 acres in ex
tent, near the coast.
f icH LONDON WOMAN, WORKER j
IN WAR, IS GUEST
Mrs. (eorge Pendle of London, England, formerly Eliza
Tyler, member.-of the well known family of New York, is in
Sab in as a guest of Mr. and Mr. Charles G. Miller and Fred
Miller at the Hotel Marion.
All during the duration of England's conflict with Ger
many Mrs. IVndle was prominent in hospital work with the
American Red Cross in London where she mothered and nursed
back to health many a wounded and sick American !oy. One
jinont? them was Fred' Miller whose life for weeks was-dis-paired
of after he had been gassed. Mrs. Pendle has high es
teMii for the American boys ami she was devoted to her work
fo tllMll. v
Mis. IVndle arrived in the states in December and spent
some time with" her brother iu New York before coming to Sa
lem by way of Seattle. She is very much pleased with Salem
Mid will stay here indefinitely while she is taking a rest after
the strenuous years of the war. Her son and daughter are in
Loi.don.
THE DALLES MAN
IS CANDIDATE
M. L, Uonnell AtpiTtS to Kep
resent State at National
Convention
M. Z. Donnell of The Dalles yes
terday filed with the secretary of
state his candidacy for delegate from
the state at large to the National Re
publican convention at Chicago next
June. Mr. Donnell filed by fee.
The slogan of Mr. Donnell which
will appear after his name on the
ballot is:
"Carry out I he people's will ex
pressed at the primaries adopt th
league of nations."
. He makes the following statement;
"I believe strongly in the league of
nations and believe the treaty should
be adopted without reservations that
would necessitate submitting the
reservations that would necessitate
submitting the reservations or resub
mitting the treaty to other signatory
powers for further action on their
part. I will obey the will of the peo
ple in reference to candidates as ex-j
pressed at the primaries, but my
personal preference Is for tbe nomin
ation of candidates who favor the
league of nations.
The state Is entitled to 10 dele
gates to the national convention, two
to be elected from eoca of the three
congressional districts and four from
the state at large.
ODD FELLOWS
OUT OF DEBT
Bi Celebration Is Staged at
Dallas When Last Bill Is
Paid Off
DALLAS, Or., Febz. 6. (Special
to The Statesman) One of the big
gest events in lodgedom in this city
was held in the hall of Friendship
lodge. No. , I. O. O. F.. last night
when a. joint meeting of the Odd Fel
low and Rebekah lodges a big cele
bration was held commemorating th-
paying off of the last debt of tbe or
ders for their hall.
Tbe evening was spent with music
and other forms of amusement. Sev
eral of the addresses were made by
members of tbe order touching upon
its growth and accomplishments
since the time the order was estab
lished here, paying a big tribute to
the members who had helped to
make the organization the lodge '-
Is today.
After the close of the exercises
repast was served the assembly In
the spacious dining room In the
lodge hall.
PROWLER SHOT
BY POLICEMAN
S. J. Barnes. Attempting to
Enter Apartment Wounded
in Street Fight
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 6. A man
who gave the name of S. J. Barnes
was in a precarious condition at
hospital here today as a result of
having been shot -early today by E
J. Wiles, a police patrolman, follow-;
log an attempt said to have been
made by two men to break Into tbe
apartment of Mrs. Clara Munas.
Tbe woman telephoned to the po
lice station saying two men had brok
en down her outer door. A squad
was rushed to the place, where they
found the door smashed, but nobody
but tbe woman in sight. The offi
cers ran out to the street and saw
Barnes and a man who afterwards
said he was Charles Foster, running
away. When called upon to halt
they ran Master, and Wiles fired
dropping Barnes with a bullet
through his body. Foster was cap
tared. v
IN THIS CITY j
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CANYON CREEK
ROW ISSAVED
B.i c . Jtt It
Oln DCnate and HOUSe ilaTe
Passed Bill Protecting
Dallas Watershed
DALLAS. Or., Feb. 6. (Special to
The Statesman ) According to
message -received by the mayor of
Dallas from Congressman W. C-
Hawley. the bill for tbe protection
of tbe Dallas watershed on Canyon
creek passed the senate this week.
The bill had previously passed the
house but outcome of the senate's ac
tion lias been anxiously awaited as
It was here that the bill was killed
two years ago. -
At the same time the .bill was
passed for the protection of Dallas'
water supply, favorable action was
also taken for the protection of the
Corvallis and Oregon City water
sheds. - '
Mr. Hawley has been sent a. let
ter of congratulations upon the pas
sage of his bill by order of the Dal
las city council.
DOCTOR SPEAKS
ON INFLUENZA -
Pnblic It Told How to Beit
r . w 11 - . I
lomoai uisease now stag
ing in This City
Dr. J. H. Clements, prominent lo
cal physician, spoke at the Engle-
wood public school, last night on the
prevention, symptoms and treatment
or inriuenza. Dr. Clements spoke
under auspices of Willamette chap
ter, American Red cross. A vocal
solo was given by Miss Ruth Pear
son. A large audience heard Dr.
Clements and his remarks were much
appreciated.
Dr. Clements said one of the most
important features, of prevention
was to avoid contact with. a person
111 with tbe disease, keep away from
the sick room as much as possible
and above all do not use. the same
drinking cups or any of the articles
that have been used by the patleat
The symptoms of "Spanish Influen
za and the smallpox are almost Iden
tical In some respects, he said, but
owing to the different forms of the
Influenza it Is readily discerned. Tbe
Influenza msy come in any of three
forms. One affects the spinal cord
and the nervous system, another the
lungs and the third Is. confined to
the Intestines.
Tbe chief symptoms of these form
are psins In the back or the eyes
general soreness of the body, sore
and inflamed throat, and coughing
the first few days. Sometimes the
eyes will be bloodshot and a short
ness of breath will be noticed. Many
natlent spit blood and have nose
bleed.
Respitory Influenza I -commonly
treated by applying poultices to the
chest. Dr. Clements advises the sim
ple application of cool water In a
poultice If the fever is high Instead
of the other methods.
ROSE FESTIVAL
IS SHORTENED
Portland's Annual EVent Cut
to, Two Days Big Fea
tures Promised
PC RT LAND. Or.. Feb. f. Port
land's rose festival this year will las
two days instead of three, as in pre
vious years. This was agreed upon
by the board of directors of the rose
festival association, which met to
day to analyze the budget for the
big features of the 1920 show. The
great Shrine convention will com to
a close Thursday. The festival will
lap over tbe convention by starting
on Thursday and continuing through
Friday., leaving Saturday free for
visiting and shopping.
SJJSffi,
UNt LUUMS
AS PRODUCER
5
New Machinery Is Being In-
stalled and Actual Upera
tions in Santiam District
Will iStart Without Delay
POWER IS PLENTIFUL
TO CARRY OUT PLANS
j Company Is Gear of Financial
Incumherance and Future '
Prospects Are Bright
Salem a mining center.
A second Denver or Butte or Spo
kane. -"
Sounds good, doesn't It?
Well, that Is -what some exper
ienced mining men are- saying these
days.
1 Ioa WUJ rememoer ine loiiowior
(paragraphs la The- Statesman ot
Thursday:
IL II. Lots .of the Lotx-Larsen
Mining Co.. who are working th
Consolidated eoip-r nine of the San
tlam district, wtttf headquarter- at .
Gates, was Salem visitor yesterday.
He has recently retained from Alas
ka, where 4000 people are tramping .
on one another to reach, a new cop
per district that la not as rich as the
Santiam district. v
He says the Santiam district Is too
close at hand.
- He has Just had an' essay that
showed op S82.C4 a ton for the or
from the Consolidated copper.
Lots College Graduate
Mr. Lotx is a graduate of the BotU
School of Mines. He developed the
Parrot Flat mine at Butte and the
Bear Creek property there and the
Utter has paid 114.000.000 In divi
dends. Mr. Lots predicts that Sa!m peo
ple will wake ap to what they have
at their doors after outsiders buy
ap and develop properties worth hun-
dreds of millions. ' 97 ' '
What is needed right now Is coun
ty help toward getting a good road
Into the Santiam district. . It would
seem the part of wisdom to extend
that help if It can be arrarjged U ;
ny way.. . . ,
Actual Wort? Started
Well, now comes the Silver Klnr
Mining Co.. of the Santiam mlntns;
aisinct. aiso wun news 01 actual ce-
velopment work.
The Silver King mine Is la Marlon
county, ten miles northeast of aGtes-. .
on Henline creek.
A wagon road leads to tre proper.
ty over which automobiles go; over
which automobile truck 1 may haul
oat the ore. If it shall be decided
upon as the best way to handle It; or
any of It.
There Is a sheer fall of 150 feet
in Henline creek, on the Silver Kin
property the Sliver King falls; an
there is another falls a little war -
above. Power Is there sufficient for '
large mining and milling operations.
J. J. Langmaek of Portland 1
president or tbe company; William
S. Rlsley ot Albany secretary-treaa--"
urer, and E. E. Williams of Albany.
Ylc president.
Tbe company does not owe a dol
lar; has no preferred stock; all'
stock is common.
New Marhlaery Furchaaed
The company has Just bought
lot of new machinery and . supplies
and shipped them to Gates to b
hauled to the mine.
In the new machinery Is an Ingrr-soil-Rand
compressor, a 6-foot Pel
ton water wheel for power; pipe line
and complete supplies of utensils:
camp supples, provisions; metal
beds, etc.; enough to set ap a mod
em camp for 25 or mora men.
They propose to go to work at
once Insulting the machinery and
getting everything la order to get on
the rock. They will be able to do
with that number of men. employ
ing modern machinery, what several
times that number could accomplish
in the old way by hand.
Large la the Gown try .
The ore in the Silver King earrle
lesd. zinc, copper, silver and gold.
A mining engineer has recently,
made the statement that the Santiam
(Continued oa page 2)
Salem-Portland Highway
Slated for Improvement
PORTLAND, Feb. i. Work
on five highways was mapped
out at a meeting of the state
highway commission today. The
traffic lanes considered were
tbe Pacific. Columbia. MeKen
zle. The Dalles-California and
the Baker-Cornucopia routes.
The commission ordered pav
ed the last nnsurfaced gup on
the Paetfie highway
Portland and Salem. being
the section between C-Jiby and
Aurora. Bids oa this Job will
be called for at the March
meeting. . ,
Orders were Issued to prepare
for graveling the Columbia Riv
. er highway between Arlington
and Blaloek. eight miles, and
between Echo and Pendleton. -
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