The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 25, 1920, Page 1, Image 1

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T1IK WEATI1KU.
Fair and warmer: gentle northerly
winds.
MXTl'rMXTII YEA It
SALKM, OKKtiOV, WKHXKSIIA Y MOItM.Ml, FKBItl'AHV :, iVM.
TROOPS WILL
GUARD TRIAL
OF RADICALS
Governor Hart Acts Upon Re
quest of I Prosecutor Hand
ling Hearing of Reds at
Montesano
THREE JURORS UNDER
CARE OF PHYSICIANS
Hunger; Strike Is Broken and
Nine of Ten Defendants
Decide to Eat
Stanford Beats Oregon
in Hard Fought Contest
EUGENE. Or., Feb. 24. Stanford
dwamped University of Oregon at
basketball on the local floor tonitht
by the score of 47 to 15. The game
was slow and rough and was played
behind locked doors on account of
the influenza epidemic. The two
teams will play again tomorrow
night.
GAS-PIPE BRUTE
TO BE RETURNED
TO FINISH TERM
Jack LaRose Is Arrested in
Oklahoma After Absence
of 12 Months
DOGS RAPPED
AS NEEDLESS
BY FARMERS
Eastern Oregon Roads HT17I VV VVTQ
Slated for Improvement j IjJjDLIj 1 llEi 1 0
Spokane Man Threatens
to End Life In River
LA GRANDE. Or.. Feb. 24. The
county commissioners here today an
nounced plans for a moat compre
hensive, road program for the coming
summer, providing proper contracts
can be made. The road from Hit
gard will be opened to bids soon and
work is expected to begin on thut
section of the Columbia highway
with early spring. The paving ban
Rural Folk Sav TownsnCOnle beon completed from La Grande to
nurai rout aay townspeople Lone pin-e and the rock work con.
Must ChOOSe Between Dog tract has been let for the highway
irora ixne nne iu nut uie.
From Hot Lake to Union grading
contracts will be let. The survey
ing and grading from Telocaset to
North Powder will follow during the
summer.
This will complete what is termed
the Columbia Highway through the
county. However, attention is also
being given tto roads in the .other
oarts of the county. Work is be
ing planned on the roads near Elgin.
Under Table or Plate of
Mutton on Top of It
REPEAL OF STATUTE
TO MEET OPPOSITION
MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 24.
Presence of w troops of the regular
United States army in Montesano for
the remainder of the trial of ten al
leged I.W,W- defendants charged
with the murder of Warren O.
Grimm, Centralla Armistice day pa
rade victim,, appeared imminent tonight-
.
Acting upon the request of Her
man Allen, prosecuting attorney of
Lewis county, in which Centralia is
located; Governor Louis F Hart to-!
day appealed to Lieutenant General
Hunter Liggett, commanding the
western department of the army, for
an assignment of regular army troop
to the scene of the trial -
Mr. Allen telephoned his request
to Governor Hart ami the executive
TWO ASSAULTS CHARGED
Convict Kills 'Portland Sec
ond Hand Dealer- Escapes
From Prison Wood Camp
Rancher Says Dog Has Been
Essential in Ruining Sheep
Industry
LOCAL WORKERS
CAST LOT WITH
LOYAL LEGION
Jack LaRose, gas-pipe murderer.
who escaped from the penitentiary
on March 5, 1919. has been captured
at Shawnee, Oklahoma, and is being
held there pending the arrival of
the Oregon officials,, according to tel
egram received at the prison yester
day. IaRose was arrested in Portland
early in the year 1503 on a charge
of murdering H. Newman, a second
hand dealer .and upon being tried
a month later was convicted and sen
tenced to a life term in the peniten
tiary, lie was received at the prison
May 26. 1909. After serving nearly
10 years within the penitentiary I
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Better Standards tof living
and Americanism Aims of
Organization
(Continued on Page 6.)
"I see several of the dog fanciers
in Salem want to remove all legal
restrictions on keeping dogs."
This was the assertion made yes
terday by one of Marion county's
farmers.
"What is the object of such a
move? What Is to be the gain? The
gratification of a little sentimentali-
r i 0Kst oil tKflt la gnniifAnt nnv "
The news scribe must asknowl- QFICERS ARE CHOSEN
edge mai ue was Biiguiiy tuuiuaru
: u n Vti ArAtion1 farm.
er. He showed plainly by the flash I More Than 50 Per Cent
or lire in bis eye ana me snap in nis
words that some of the avowed lib
erators of his dogahip had been step
DinK on his tos.
"Now, see here.' 'be continued
Men in Spaulding Plant
Said To Be Included
HEARING IN
HIGH COURT
'ortland Lawyer Is Allowed
Chance to Present His Side
of Controversy on Wednes
day, March 10
BROWN PAYS LITTLE
ATTENTION TO THREAT
Attorney Makes Much Noise
in Apparent Attempt to
Get Notoriety
SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. 24. Po
lice here were searching today for
Frank Ellis and his 17-months-old
baby, fol. owing the receipt of a let
ter signed with Ellis' name declar
ing his Intention of "ending it all
by Jumping into the river and takin
the baby with him.
RAILROAD BILL
TO HELP SALEM
Carriers Are Again Placed
Under Direction of Service
Commission
STEPS. TAKEN
TO HURRY HP
PEACE PACT
Senator Lodge Tells 6l Deter.
ruination to Bring Treaty
Debate to Conclusion Some
Time Next Thursday
Lee Roy Keeley. Portland attor
ney. who has gained consiueraoie no
toriety through his connection with
legal cases involving charges of the
state industrial accident commission.
and 4iis more recent effort to obtain
admittance to practice law In Ore
gon, will have his day in court on
Wednesday. March 10. according to
announcement made here yesterday.
Keefey first came into the lime
licht a few months ago when he en
tered into a contract with Mrs.
Passage by congress of the modi
fied' reorganization railroad bu re
stores the powers of the interstate
commerce commission and the state
public service commissions as exist
ing before the railway lines rexe
placed under ' federal control, with
additional power to the federal com
mission to remove any undue advant
age, preference or prejudice as be
tween intrastate commerce and in
terstate or foreign commerce, ac
cording to H. H. Corey, member of
the Oregon public service commis
sion.
The bill alao contains a provision
according to Mr. Corey, under which
carriers (as well as shippers Aay
petition the federal commission to
remove discriminations.
PARTY CAUCUS STAYED
BY SENATE LEADERS
Foes Are Expected to' Oppose
Hasty Action and May
Retard Program
WASHINGTON. Feb. J 4. Plans
hasten a final decision on the peac
treaty were made by senate Repub
licans today while the; administra
tion leaders were taking counsel
among their divided colleagues a
to what should be the final Demo-
Full Juris- cratie stand.
(Continued on pare 5
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t Continued o-. Pare S.
Now In Progress Our
Retiring From Business
After 28 years of Successful Business in Salem, we have decided, to
! - j ' ' ' retire
Absolutely Everything in the Store Reduced Without
a Single Exception
From 10 per cent to 20 per cent and in many odd lots and broken
lines even more in order to dispose of our large stock quickly.
You may think that merchandise is high at present prices, but the
advances since January first have been alarming and the prices an
nounced this week by Eastern Mills (of Fall Lines are absolutely stag
gering. I The following list of a few staple items will give you an idea of
what is happening in the wholesale market this season.
Taffeta Silks cost before the war 70c per yard, now cost $3 00 yard
Skinners Satins cost before the war-90c per yard, now cost ;S
Dress Ginghams cost before the war Sy2c per yard, now cost 37V2c yard
! Calico cost before the war zy2c per yard, now cost .21c yard
Outing Flannels cost before the war 9c per yard, now cost 4Zc yard
Cotton Blankets cost before the war 70c per pair, now cost. 12.90 pair
Wansutta Nainsook cost before the war 12y2e per yard, now cost .60c yard
Pequot Sheeting cost before the war 22c per yard, now cost .5110 yard
Yarns have-advanced $1.10 per pound in the Eastern Market during the
past two weeks. Corsets have advanced one-third in price since January
first.
WOMEN'S MERCERIZED HOSE
Which formerly cost $230 per dozen have advanced to $8.00 per dozen. The Dry
Goods Economist states this week that Pall prices on Wool Dress Goods show an
advance of 60 per cent over last Fall's prices.
' Merchandise is scarce and continually advancing.
You know the standard quality of goods we have always carried.
If you knew the present condition of the market as merchants know it, you
would provide for your wants for the next two years.
Every purchase during this sale means a substantial saving over present
prices and wffl protect you from the tremendous advances which have already
become effective in wholesale lines. . j . '
AIL STORE FIXTURES FOR SALE
To be delivered a soon is our stock has been reduced sufficiently to dispense
Americanization and better eland-j
ardg of living for the laboring man
stood out prominently at a meeting
held at the Marion hotel last nigni.
when 26 employes of he C. K
Spaulding Logging company, witb
headquarters in this city, aeciaea to
erst their let with the Loyal Legion
of Loggers and Lumbermen.
The meeting was called to order
by Fred End Icott.. organizer for the
lesion, and brier addresses were de
livered by the number . of workers
J. II. Arnold was elected chairman
of the meeting; Charles Lucas was
chosen vice-chairman, and Fred Roz
zell. secretary.
While the newly organized local
here includes only about half of the
employes of the Salem plants oper
ated by the Spaurding Logging com
pany other workers have expressed
desire to affiliate witn tne organi
zation, and it is predicted that the
next two weeks will see the mem
bership swelled to more than 100.
New locals have been organizea ai
Black Rock and Hoskins during the
past week, and in each instance the
members arc taking an active part in
the affairs of the organization.
These camps are a part of the
Spaulding chain of operations, and
are the beadauarters of several hun
dred workers. At Newberg another
canin operated by the Spaulding In
terests, every man on the payroll is
a member of the legion.
The Loyal Legion of Loggers and
Lumbermen is rapidly growing in
nonnlaritv throughout Oregon and
there are few lumbering plants in
which the men are not organized
rThe legion, while striving to better
the condition of the workers be
lieves in fair play, and to this end
it has proven successful. The rea
lard his no place in the ranks of
these men. and as a result the em-
Pioreis are fast becoming to real
ize that it Is to their best interests
to affiliate with the organization.
The legion, a9 explained last night
is based on Americanism, and only
men who respect their flag and de
plore the acts of the more radical
councils. g
Regular meetings of the legion
will be held here in the future, and
there is every reason to believe that
the organization will grow and pros
per. Social events also will have
place in the future of the legion, and
not a few delightful gatherings will
be held by its members in Salem
during the remaining months of the
winter.
GERVAIS LOSES
AGED RESIDENT
B. P. Stevens Passes at Age
of 94 Years Long Prom
inent in Marion
diction over all proposed rate ra
creases is restored to state commis
sions by the bill upon the tvrraU. -
tion of federal control, but no w
ductlons may be made without the
Ttinh. nu.h.rn whprohT he &i to consent of the federal commission
waaww..? ... , m ... i
receive 40 per cent of any cash Mt- rxpirucu oi io iraerai
h. romiiitP with the guarantee period. September 1. 1M8.
nr.ni.:miih Pr.rt.r Comnanv of Port The itnerstate commerce commit-
V I 1 m . . .
i,A o. . rash rnnhMffAlinn for the ion is 10 arrange tor a preliminary
Aa,th f w hu.bsnd who was killed survey and plan for consolidate of
while employed on a hull under con- eiin earner lines into compel- for the vrttnt ne proposal of
struction by that corporation. It was te systems whleh may be modofled a party sponsored tj Dtoo-
also specliiea in mis contract, "' "
tn minhr of the state accf- federal commission power to order
ther contains a new rule for rail
road rate making, specifically set
ting out that the percentage return
sbalt be computed. upon the value for
rate making purposes. The siale
When the contract existing oe- pwwtn pniiRica u
uiv anA Mn. TMbbern be- roiiowing language:
. . m - f I "Thil nAlhliir n tlili t ikill Im.
JT.; J nalr ZZZJZt Senator Lodge, the treaty could be
aent commission Bi.rvcu '- ' .7J hrnnrlil In . nlirinllAn wttN-
gation lo determine whether the wld- f"1' uivrasiaie Business except 7' """V . " a '" v.
l Hti.d to her allotment in Insofar as such requirement Is incon- T?k or Un . The lrrec-
dent commission, that Keeley was to
receive not le?s than 1250 in tne
event Mrs. Dibbern was forced to ac
cept her allottraent on a monthly In
stallment basis.
Case I Investigated
The Republican determination to
bring the question to a conclusion
was announced on the senate floor.
by Senator Lodge, who said that
while today and tomorrow had been '
allotted to consideration ot press! n
legislation, be would call 1 p u
treaty again Thursday and would
ask that It remain the business of
the senate until disposed, of.
Meantime Senator Hitchcock TS-
cratie senators who want to end the
long controversy by taking the Re
publican reservations as they stand.
Senator Hitchcock said be bad
talked with those who differed with
him as to the course to be adopted
and bad about decided that to call a
caac as would be Inadvisable.
In some quarters It was predicted
that under the program outlined by
lump or it should be paid in month- n aay iawiui oraer oi tne
i ,r.aaiimnt Thl investigation interstate commerce commission
led to the disclosure that Diboern
had been a lesral resident of Seattle.
Wash., and came to Portland merely
to take advantage of an abundance
of work in the shipyards
As a result of these findinrs the
commission ruled that Mrs. Dibbern
should be paid la lamp, and a check
for the entire amount due ber was
later Issued
Kelev then Is alleged to have
brought suit in the circuit court of
Multnomah county to compel Mrs
nibbern to oar him 40 per cent of
the total amount paid to her by the
accident commission. ' This suit Is
said to be still jpendinr.
made under the provisions of this'
act.
Mr. Corey says that because ot'the
new railroad bill the state cpmmls-i
ions win De oetier a Die tnan e?er
before to regulate the carriers along
lines fair and Just to both tire cor
porations and tbe shippers;
KLOEPPING TO
SUCCEED WIEST
Kuit Filed In Marion. C L V 1 TLTTll
A little later Keeley came td Sa- buipiuvc triu
with them.
B. P. Stevens of Gervais. aped 94
Tears, died of pneumonia at tbe home
of his daughter. Mrs. G. J. .Voisan,
recently.
Mr. Stevens was born In Salem.
Mass.. July 12. 126. He received
his education in Boston, and while
quite youn? went to sea. a good por
tion of his younger life was spent in
that work. During the 50's he was
Interested in gold mining in Orffor
nia; in 1870 he located in Gervais
and has since been a resident there.
He followed the occupation ot ait
er and paper hanger.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Tobithi Stevens, one son, S. Stevens,
of Gervais; two danrhters, Mrs. G.
J.'Moisan of Gervais and Mrs. Ira L.
Vincent ot Wren: three step daugh
ters. Mrs. Ollle Parker of Athena,
Or.. Mrs. Clara, Buxtcn ot Portland.
and Mrs. Laura Dempsey oi heaiue;
and 13 crand children, also survive.
lem and filed suit in the circuit court
here in which he attempted to foree
th members of the commission. Gov
mor Olcott and Attorney General
Brown to recover the money paid to
Mrs. Dibbern and return it to the
state. Judge Bingham, in deciding
this suit, held that the commission
nmhahlv was without authority to
oar Mm. Dibbern the f 4000. but In
asmuch as she had received it in
rood faith it could not be recovered
Last week Keeley aealn showed
an here and In a public ststement
said that in the event Attomev Gen
erst Brown did not institute suit
aralnst William Marshall, chairman
of the commission, to recover the
$4000 paid to Mrs. Dibbern. he would
vn before the erand iurr and ask
that the official be indicted on
rharte of misanDronriaUng state
funds.
Threat Beam no Fruit.
Keeley also said on that occasion.
It is reported, that he would further
Institute civil nroceedines against
Mr. Marshall and demand that his
bond covering the Dibbern payment
be forfeited.
This suit, however, bad not ma
teriallzed last night despite Keeley's
threat that the
would! be expected to act by last
Monday.
A short time ago the supreme
court ruled that Keelev should not
be admitted permanently to practice
law In Oregon, but later this deci
sion was rescinded and the court
permitted him to be heard. The
charees against Keeley were filed by
A. B. RIdgeway, secretary of the Or
egon state bar association, and ai
lege Irregularities In both the attor
ney's professional and private lite.
Keeley Is expected to bring a num
ber of witnesses to Salem, and th
hearing before the supreme court 1
belnir watched with considerable in
Probably Be Named For
Court Position
oncllables are expected, however, to
insist that there be no basty action
and nq one could predict with cer
tainty bow much time they might
consume Ip debate.
MORE BOATS FOR
PACIFIC DENIED
Senator McNaiy Takes Inter
est in Telegram From
Local Commission
PORTLAND LOSES TRADE
A. II. Kloepping. for more than
two years employed as clerk of tbe
Marion county circuit court, has
been appointed deputy clerk ot the
Oregon supreme court. He will suc
ceed W
signed the position to engage In the
practice of law at Klamath Falls. Mr.
Kloepping is now employed In the
state Industrial accident commission.
but will
Allocation of Vessels Held
Impossible Unrer Present
Conditions
A. Wlest, who recently re- from Idaho to the orient, by
way of Columbia river porta, will
rot he supplied br the government
st this time, according to telegram
assume his new duties to the offices of the publle
for Klamath Falls tomorrow, having
entered Into partnership with C. F.
Stone, a prominent lawyer or that
city.
'OUR GEORGE" TO
RUN FOR SENATE
ceived by State Depart
ment
morrow. Mr wiet .iti. tn ie.e Tvlce commission here yesterday
i ruui cf ai lor tutrin Nciirr ana
members of the United States Shlp-
plnr board.
Mr. McN'ary's telegram., whlen Is
self-explanatory, follows:.
'Have furnished Senator Cham
berlain copy of your telegram of
Feb. 22 to shipping board and bavo
taken matter up with board. They
advised as follows:
"On account of heavy outward car-
go orrerings. which includes) large
proportion weight cargo aneb as steel
Pacific coast tonnage Is not more
i uCTtinr j i p. . J CI A D : I loan uittcirni iu inc-ei grnrra carxo
attorney smir.i j idiiurui ouu kJiugou mc requirements and maintain re guar
services a ready established.
'Phosphate rock Is heavy-weight
cargo and for that reason fa not at
tractive in full cargo lota nor tn
tercel lots, on general, cargo steam
ers for which welrbt carro Is renre-
th declaration or canomacy pre- MntM by steel or other beavr eom-
yai ru uj uruiRV . vuiiuucuiiu uu i niOdlti.
seeks re-eiection as unuea i" -The board advises that they are
senator from Oregon, was received mak!ns Tery rffort for aLutIoa4l
at the offices of the secretary of ...m.ki- r..it.
. a , ivuu siiisiuio awi a vni)
In his declaration Senator Cham-rj" m W ' VvTT J2 "m.viT .Ti
leeislation br conrresa as wi. sta- ' u, panicuiar oner on pnos-
hiiire the airriruitural. indn.triaL phate has previously been offered.
commercial and social IMe our h oo advises, and Is now under
country and hasten the restroatlon consideration by their Assistant Di-
of normal pre-war conditions; for rector toy at san r rancisco and will
legislation for the proper care of receive best attention subject to tbe
those who have successfully fought I limitations expressed above, and If
the wars of our country; for co-op-II can aid lurther. let me know.
eration between the federal iftid the
state govern meats in road construc
tion; improvement of our rivers and!
harbors and .reclamation of arid
lands; for the establishment ot avi
ation btationt and tbe protect lod by
airplane of national forests, as well
ps forests la private control in co
operation with the owners thereof.'
After his name Mr. Chamberlain
asks that tbe following be printed:
"My country, its preservation and
unimpaired of Its I
Floating Exhibit of
Oregon Products Plan
PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 24. Unit
ed States Senator McXary has been
asked hv the Foreign Commerce
club of Portland to assist in obtain
ing a ship from the United States
shlDolnr. board to carry a floatlnp
exhibit of Oregon products to the
Orient and other ports of the Pacific
ocean. In a letter sent to Senator
McXary last night by J. Fred Larson
nresident of the Foreign Commerce
club, the plans for-the floating ex- the perpetuation
hiblt are outlined. 1 Institutions."
Deputy Marshal Held
For Cattle Rustling
MIDDLETOWX. X. Y Feb. 24.
Charles C. Rlankenship. 36 year
old. a former reputy marsh all in
Montana, was arrested near Goshen
today on a charge of stealing If?
bead of rattle from a Montana ranch.
He fa held to await extradition pro
ceedings. .