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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1920)
THK WIUTIIER: mm pill The BUtesmaa receive the leased wire report of tbe Associated Pres. It grtsalrat aa4 sbm rl laale fmi aesocialloa la the verlA. Friday, fair, heavy frost 1n the early morning: warm daring tin, afternoon; moderate westerly winds ;" " SALKM. UK.. H(H MOKNIXO, A I'll! I. 1. 1U-JO. riUCKt 11 VB CEXT MOB FAILS IN RAID IN INDIANA 2000 Men Try in Vain to Make Way Into Marion County Jail After 14-Year-Old White Girl's Killer FIFTEEN ARRESTED; . ONE NEGRO WOUNDED I - Police Finally Succeed in Dis bursing Mob Shortly After Midnight INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. April 22. One negro was shot and fifteen men arrested in the attempt of a mob of 2,000 men to take William Ray. col-; ored. 1 year (Md, from the Marlon county Jail, where he Is held without bond for the murder of 15-year-old Martha Huff, a white girl. Leon Harris, colored, was wounded in the, seek and left leg when he was pursued, for several blocks through the streets by a crowd., , : John K. Gray, 39 years old. Louis ville, Ky., was arrested for carrying i'uuvicu Rcayuiu win BUOOling within the city limits. . The police say he shot at Harris. Fourteen men were arrested for disorderly conduct and Inciting a. riot. The police dispersed the mob about midnight. Four additional arrests were made shortly afterward while the police were driving the mob away from the Jail. It was scattered with difficulty. The police were well organised for their work, while; the mob lacked leadership. :Vr, - --j. r Few appeared io be armed, and there was no evidence of a rope. As the mob broke up la smaller groups within a short radius of the Jail, plana were made, for a concerted at tack, on the Jail. . Governor Goodrich 4s out of the city, but Harry - B. Smith, adjutant general of the state of Indiana, is in charge and is ready to call local state militia, companies if necessary. Ray, the negro, is 19 years old and 'married. He is said to hare made a written statement this morning in bich. be told how. he enticed, the girl from her home with the promise of new clothes and took her to a lone ly spot on the. banks of Eagle Creek, (Continued on page 6) Retiring1 Business LYNCH BUY HANDKERCHIEFS XOW FOR XKXT CHRISTMAS G1VIXG. BEAUTIFULLY EMBROIDERED IRISH LINEN, EACH $1.30 AXD nOWXWARD LITTLE KIDDIES' AXD GIRLS' IOC A XII UPWARD, ALL LESS Jf PER CENT Collars And All Manner of Women's Neckwear at Special Reiaced Prices NOT ANTIQUATED MERCHANDISE, BUT GOOD USABLE GOODS NECKWEAR OF LOVELY MATERIALS AND DESIGNS AD MIRED BY ALL AND SURELY WITHIN THE REACH OP EVERY ONE CUFF AND COLLAR SETS ARE INCLUDED IN EVERY GROUP - " '! Organdies and Nets, embroidered and lace trimmed ' - 50c line reduced to. 35c 60c and 65c line reduced to. SOc $1.00 line reduced to......... 75c Including Georgette Crepes: S1.25 line reduced to. ............ .05c , $1.50 line reduced to...... ..$1.25 Square Yoke Nets, handsomely trimmed: $1.50 line reduced to........ ....$1.25 Round Neck. Net Collars, very popular: - $1.95 line reduced to ......$1.45 $225 line reduced to. $1.65 Venice Point and Filet Lace Collar and Cuff Sets very high grade: $4.65 ) ) line reduced '$4.25 ) MRS. NYE ACTIVE ON 90TH BIRTHDAY PIOXKKR OF 149 &VRY AS MOST VOMK MUCH YOUNGKK Recent Photograph Shows Fire Gn. orations of Family - Sidney Farm Her Home. Maay Years Mrs. Mary E. Nye, a pioneer of 1849, celebrated her 90th blrthd.iy Tuesday at h.r home. 1444 Saginaw street, with several of her children, visitors and dinner guefts for the day. Mrs. Nye is as active as most women who are much younger n years, and does all of her own house work. Mrs. Xye's hnband, J. S. Xye. died in 1904. Up to that time. since crossing the plains in 1849, Mrsr Nye had lived on theold Xye Tarm near Sidney. Since she has lived most of the time in Salem. rs. Nye has five llvina: childrea. They are R. P. Nye and J. M. Nye of Jefferson, u. F. Nye of Indepen dence and G. A. Nye of Salem, and Mr?. K. Hensiey of Salem. . Recently a photograph was taken when five generations of the Nye family were together. KANSANS FEAR ' BUCK INVASION Rumor Has Nero Mob on i Way to Avenge Fellow Lynched at Mulberry . t j PITTSnCRO, Kas.. April 22. I Negroes from Croweburg, Kas.. a small mining camp in this district. tonight were reported to be march ing to Mulberry, Kas., where a ne gro was lynched last Monday fol lowing' an attack on a white girt. M. F.1 Brandenburg, son of W. A. Brandenburg., president of the Pitts burg state normal school, in com pany with students of the school went to Mulberry tonight to present a play. - Young Brandenburr re turned with the report that the play was stopped at the end of the first act following . a report that the ne groes were marching on the town. -A Mulberry, businessman reported over long distance telephone late to night that the hardware stores had been thrown open to the public so that .artni. and ammunition conld be secured to properly arm the Mul berry citjzens against the arrival of the mobT . . " It was later reported that some of Uhe citizens considered the report on ly a wild rumor, but guards have been thrown around the town. to. ..$2.05 ANNEXATION OF FAIR GROUNDS HELD LEGAL XO STATUTORY OBSTACLE, IUIOWX TKLLrt LKA Attorney General Points Out In Opin. lore That .Move Vflt Be Ad vantage to fctatc There is no legal obstacle In the way of the 'city of-Salem annexing the state fair grounds, according to an opinion of 'Attorney General Brown to A. 11. Lea. secretary of the state fair board. The city council will place the measure on the. ballot lor vote or the people at the special election May 21. The attorney general points out that the proposed examination will have no effect on the fair board's jurisdiction, while at the same time it will provide the advantage of at i a.uiiiiua. The move has been initiated be cause of a desire of the Salem Elks to, use some of the buildings on the grounds for entertainment purpo.se when the state Klks convention meets here in June. MRS. U. G. HOLT CALLEDBEYOND Member of Prominent Salem Family Active in Church and Social Work Mrs. Janey X. Holt, wife or V. U. Holt, died at 7:15 o'clock last night at her home. 1032 Oak street, after long and resolute struggle for health Mrs. Holt underwent a ser ious operation 10 weeks- ago and since that time had been critically ill with little hope for her recovery held. She had been a resident or Salem for 15 years and was an ac tive worker in th First Methodist chnrch. "-. . Mrs. Holt was born in , Linden. Kas.. in 1871, and came to Oregon with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Huddleson of this city. In 1874. The family settled at Jefferson. In 180 she was mairied to U. G. Holt at Jefferson and in 1905 they came to Salem where Mr. Holt is manager of the logging department of the Charles K. Spanlding Logging com pany. During their residence ib Sa- lemv Mrs. Holt was active In social and chnrch work. She was a woman of -many- sterling qualities.' Besides her husband. U. G. Holt and her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. 1). Hudelfon. she is survived 'by three daughters. Beryl. Grace and Virgin ia, and by one son. Archie. Three brothers and three sisters, all of whom have' been with her at some time during her Illness, are also left. They are C. E. Hndelson. of Hollls- ter. Id a.; .J. A. Hudelson of Cam bridge, Ida.: W. A. Hudelson of North Powder. Or.; Mrs. E. V. John son. of Boise. Ida.; Mrs. Ella Martin, of Boise. Ida.; and Miss Mabel Ho delson of Salem. The body la at the Rigdon estab lishment and the funeral services will be held from that chapel at 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will follow In City View cemetery. FOUR PLANS FOR RAISING BONUS Democrats and Republicans Make Mutual Charges of Vote Fishing WASHINGTON. April 22. The fight against levying a sales tax to raise part or tbe money for soldier relief legislation, was taken today to the floor of the house. Amid applause of the Democrats. Representative Henry T. Rainey. Democrat. Illinois, charged that Re publicans were attempting to "buy the soldier vote" with the promise of $1-25 a day bopns. The applause quickly shifted to the other side when Representative Tincher. Re publican. Kansas, retorted that the Democrat espousal of a retroactive war profits tax was designed solely "to catch votes." Meanwhile the Republican mem bers of the ways and means commit tee had .agreed tentatively on four forms of taxes for raising $1,500. 000.000 in the next two years. While tbe sales tax was accepted by these committee men. added opposition to it was said to hare developed though Republican leaders doubted whether it would be eliminated as a revenue gettinr scheme. The three other levies tentatively accepted by the committee were a tax on all stock exchange transactions ' equal to tha amount of the broker's commission. ana aoaittonai .surtax on incomes, probably in excess of $5000, and an Increase of approximately la per cent on existing taxes on cigars and tobacco. In the absence of a final agree ment. Republicans, who had forced the call of a party conference for tonieht. a creed in conference with the Republican ways and means men to postpone it until April 30. when tbe complete majority program on soldier relief legislation Is expected to be available fpr discussion. Final action on the "revenue plans. (Continued on pace fi) CHALLEAU IS ! FOUND GUILTY OF COIiHCE Trial Comes to End After Three Months With Convic tion on Minor Charge Against Former Premier TREASON CHARGE IS EARLY ELIMINATED t Sentence to be Pronounced Today Expected by Many to be Very Light PARIS. April 22. Joseph Cail laui. former premier of France and twice minister or finance, stands to night convicted of having placed his personal political ambition during the war bigter than th interests of the country that honored him and gave him birth. Catlloux. while e raping conviction for hijrh treason was found to have been recklessly imprudent and very close to treason able ar-ihitinn. tor nch Is the In terpretstlon of the verdict of "guilty of commerce and correspondenc with the enemy. rendered today gainst him br. the Krenrh. senate. This is the rirt verdict of the sort rendered is any of th ie allied coun- I t 'began "com- I I I by the eena-J tries since the. war roerce." is Interpreted tors who were the judres. not mean ing financial trading, but commerce by means of common Ideas, while 'correapondenceV- in this particular case is employed 'in the sense of as sociation, i Treason , CUarge Eliminated. The senators entered Luxembourg palace this afternoon determined to finish the affair, which has taken up their time daring the past three months. After the court had dis posed of the high treason charge and that of "intelligence with . the enemy" and had .declared its own sovereignty In less, than four hours. word was nassed that a decision was impendln and Luxembourg gardens saa 111 j AwflAlne7 In Ka neighborhood of the palace try dense crowds ana ponce reserves naa io be called out. The ballots followed one another with great rapidity. The partisans of the former premier were thrilled country ruuit be prepared to see the with Joy and hope when the treason Democratic convention at San Fran charge was so promptly eliminated. , n-i, confidently predicted acqultal. and M",M, ident llson for began to apportion among them- third term. J. Hamilton Levis, for- th MrfAlin In ih cabinet whtrh r.m.uT w YTw-ted to form within six months after bis release. WJiea. they attempted to haxe the senate i-train from establishing It self aa the highest constitutional authority, with power tn find the ac rued not guilty as char iced, but guilty of lesser offenses, their en thnslasm waned. The doors of the deliberation chamber were closed almost hermetically sealed. At tiroes the noise shouts and the ringing of bells hrd within the chamber was simply deafening lt seemed on several occasions as thourh the deliberations might d renerate into a free for all fight It was a slormy scene, a Juror's room in a criminal rouri nemg mul tiplied by twenty. Mr lie IIJiNtel.. The verdlcf may mean a sentence of .five vears banishment for tall- lanx. which mwy. however, be dimin- Ished to one year, according as ex- to create a party administration, he tenuating circumstances are found, declared, and has kept the Republl Incarceration In a fortress is another fans in office. Now. be said, these sentence which may be pronounced tomorrow when the high court re convenes. It wss the concensus of opinion tht the sentence would be light and that the 2K months which Csillaux has spent In Jail and in a ranltariupi will be taken Into con sideration. The former premier's attorneys were disconsolate over the verdict nd rushed in an automobile to the Neulllv sanitarium to inform Caill aux of the verdict. The defendant had remained in the sanitarium- dur ing the dav's sitting. Before they stsrted awav. however. M. Moute said to the Associated Press: "M. Caillaux was convicted, not for what be has done, bnt for what he might do were he allowed to go free." lew a Delegates At Fledged to Lowden DES MOINES. la-. AprU 22 Iowa'a delecation. with 2C votes, will go to the Republican national convention In June either instructed to vote for Frank . O. Lowden for president, cr with tbe indorsement of his candidacy from their respec tive, districts. The state convention unanimouslv pawed resolutions In structing the delegates at large eight In number with one-half vote each! for Lowden. All congressional districts but the fourth and fifth Instructed for. Lowden. These two Indorsed him. DR. JAMES WRIGHT MARKOK, prominent New York phyiid&n, who was shot and killed in Gotham church re cently by an escaped lunatic. Dr. Maxkoe was shot while passing the collection plate and other person were wounded. t '-' Dr. James Wright Markoe shown here tn this telegraphed pic ture, physician of the late James Pierpont Morgan, was killed by a mad man in St. Georges church. New York. In the presence of a congregation that Included many New York dtitens. Dr. Markoe was shot down when he was passing the collection plate. The slayer. Thomas V. Slmkia. was an ecaped lunatic from the Insane asylum at Duluth. Minn. Several others were wounded before the mad man was captured by Dr. George E. Brewer, noted surgeon. JIM HAM WARNS OF WHSON BOOM 5aYS Country Must be Pre- I pared to Stt President Nom- bated for Third Term I WITCIirA. Kas.. April 22. Tb mer senator irom Illinois. ioia ivan Democrats gathered here in state convention here tonight. "The country must be ready." he said, "to see the convention at San Franclfo put Wilron as its candi date before the nation as a prolyl against the treaty of psre blng tor tured Into a pari of revenge on na tions, as license of murtier of men and command for raid and Invas ions upon ocpre.ed and suffering people." Tbe political isue of 19?0 I to be "peace or war." he Mld--"th leaaue for world ieace. or oDn li CMJM for world war. Th. ran,u dates must be tho who stand the Ifs.ie. If the Democrats are to I oddom th lea x ne. he suKcetted as suitable candidates William Ran dolph Hearst, from the east, or Sen ator James A. Reed from tbe wet. The fault of tbe preneut admin istration, he said, have been against lteir. President Wilson has refund cantalna of noMtleal loh ln.liltrr reward Wilson's generosity r-y in- rratituri of cnndnri nA In.ult. of slander ' - - IFAT AND NEAR FAT REUEF IS LATEST CHICAGO. April 22. Twenty-four confessed fat women rtarted today on a tin-day cam paign to reduce their total i weight of nearly two and or.e- half tons to something nearer ! their proper-total of only slight- 1 v more than a ton and a' half. The women, whose averaae weight la 201.C6 pounds, pledged'.'lhemselres to a daily round of .Garden digging, clad In overalls. long walks, reduc ing exercises and strict dieting. They are volunteers In Health Commissioner Robertson's lat est drive against the high cost of living and surplus avoirdu pois. Plans to start 2a men in tbe same race failed when only one man volunteered and he de serted. One buxora typist, aged 32. and rive feet, seven and one half inches tall, tipped the doc tor's officially tested scales at just 523 pounds and won the uncontested championship. Sev en others were above the ZhO pound mark. ' ; RED RAID MADE -BY SOUND COPS Three Prisoners and Mnch Enlightening Literature Taken by Police ; SEATTLE. April 22. A list of more than 12.000 names, believed by police to be a membership directory of northwest I. W. W.. was seized end three persons, alleged to be rad icals were arrested la a raid late today on a suite of offices in the Globe builcfing here. The offices. police declared, were tbe northwest headquarters of lh I. W. W. . TliCa arrealed were Altc Roe. believed l.y officers to be Alicia Ho enUauni. raid to be wanted by fed eral officers In tbe east: W, tL Spear. alleged to be In charge of I. W. W. activttl-j in this district, and 4 Hum. 21. Hums waa said to have t, m Spear's chief asei slant. Kecord of organizers and Indi vidual members of tbe I. W. VM blank warrant granting delegates anthoiity to tine charters and col lect d !!;. charters made out for lodge iq olfferent parts of Washing ton Mai, and vast quantities of al leged radical literature and posters were among- the papers taken, police SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., April 22. Five men were arrested and a quantity of literature seised In a raid u P"r Birill7 ?" declared by ibe police to k " neaaqaaners oi . . . ! , . . ... g ' 1 rian-ro uraoro oi me jur j Big Union. The prisoners were iiurnru over io ine leoerai auinor !H1. for investigation. 4 . i! HUN RULERS i ! ! i i. SCORN TREATY V i Three Secret Aviation Depots Discovered Near Berlin PARIS. April 22.- General Master man. a member of the entente com- miMion of control ia Germany, la report made public today severely (arraigned Germany for lh way the lntr-al'iei eommlMion has ben ot- i Mructel lit Its tuition. He says that iall sorts, of difficulties hav been jplacd in th? commission's way and jthat access to places Ibe commission desired to inspect has been prevent ed. The roromlion. savs General Has terman. found three secret aviation material depots near Berlin. The re port declares that Germany Is dis posed to execute the treaty of peace bnt that the government la entirely In the hat.ds of the military Partf SOLDIERS IN BUTTE HELP QUIET ROWS City Once More Peaceful Af ter Mtoy Days of WcbMy Warfare; Owners Prosue Openinf 'of Mines Today "GUARD" IS SHOT. BY "ACCIDENT" Wounded in Wednesday's Battle Are Recotenaj Rap. idly; Two in Danger P.rTTC. Moat- April 22. IVace and eaUn after a trelo foar days appeared to have aettled down on Hutte this mora lag- with the placlcg on patrol of Infantrymen from Fort George 'Wright. Epokase aad Carop ewls. American Lake. Wash-. ac4 the announcement yesterday by mis officials that operation of the big mines fhut down early la tbe week. onld be resumed today, 'was ex pected to result la restoration of U city to normal.' No demonstration greeted tfce troops as they arrived late last alxlt to take p patrol duty after distar- ane Wednesday which resalted la the Injary of IS mea aad on Thurs day, whea a -guard" wa killed by a nrie la the bands of another "guard" la the building" of the Butte Daily uauctli. radical orgs a. Handbills signed by the strike committee announced lavt night tbe determination last night of Mcta! Mine Workers Union No, ate. I. W. W to cootlnae tbe strike called lait Sunday to enforce demands for tbe re est cf. "political prisoners IT for a slm hour day: abolitloa cf tfca rattling card, and other ehanrea la worklag coadltlons. Thee demands have ino yet been pryented to tte comrantes. the Utter s'ate. Woaaded Are. Reewrrrlaf; At i o'clccfc-tMs afteraooa TArsi claas rported that only two ef -tte mea wounded ta the clash yesterday war In a critical condition. The oth er IS will trover, they stated. An laveatlgatloa today revealed that 11 of the wounded zaea were foregn bcrn aad at least arveo. art not citliena. . ' . Sheriff John K. CTRonrke declared this artemooa that he had definite ly established that the building from which the first shot was fired la yesterdiy's clash, wa the 1908 boarding fconf. Mrs. Joha Lowaey. proprietress.! in a pablie statement this afternoon assertd no shots were fired from the board lag bouse. A watchmaa at the Balte Daily Dalletla office waa fatally shot this moraine by a fellow watchmaa. The newspaper management declared the rhootlag was accidental. The Bane tin U the orririal organ of the L W. W. anion. Conaiy Attorney X. A. TlotertaC announced that his aaaataata are e eurlag statements bearing on y ester- aay a riot and declard the lavestiga tlon woalj be thorough. Joe Pabt watchman at the Batte Bulletin office la held ta the eeaatx Jail on a charge of man slaughter la connection with the thootlag of Hugh It. Baron, a ftllov watt k man this mora lag. In a haad hill tsand toaltht br Metal Mine Workers Union Ne. SO. (Contiaaed oa page f) F riendt ol Willamette Meet at Dinner Tonight Fifty or CO busloeea and prcfes sJona! men or ftalcm will meet at the Marlon hotel at C:20 this erasing to take dlaaer together and to con sider the best way of raialig Ra- lem'a e.uota of the tlte.COO fnad to be secured for Willamette aafveraitr within the next two or three weeks. The money will be ased to rebuild Waller hall, which waa damaged by fire to a gnat extent shortly before ChriMtnas, and to supplerneat the subscript iocs already made for hand ing Laesantie hall, the dormitory for rcing women. The work on Waller halt la pro gresslcg tn a very satisfactory man ner aad when the struct ire ta com pleted It will be one of the most useful, and one of the moat artitrtte educational buildings In the ncrth wt. The substaatlal foundation has been laid for Lausanne haM aad as soon as the material la available and the weather, will permit, work will be retimed. strncTicu a uwccuiciui May Soon be Bigamist CARSON CITT. Ner April 22. Attorney General Fowler today an nounced that a summons to Mary Pick ford, motion picture act res, to aaswer the action brought by the state to set aside her recent decree of divorce from Owen Moore, has been Issned. He said Immediate service would be made by publication and malL