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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1920)
i THE OREGON STATESMAN: lrtHAV. AIG1ST O. IftSO. i! i MOB CONTROLS ILLINOIS CITY ; Threajicns to Drive Out For . eigncrs Because of Recent Murders ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. 5. A mob of more than 3,000 is in control or Weit Frankfort, Ills.," threatening to drive out the foreign population, fol lowing the discovery yesterday of the bodies of Amlel Calcaterra and Ton ey Hempel, who had been murdered, "according to a long distance lele o phone message tonight from Carter vllle. Ills. Forty persons have Wn Injured, four seriously. It was said. TCAEBONDALE. Ills., Aug. 5. A photographer, who attempted to taKe pictures of the rio. in West Frank fort tonight wan 1?eatea to d-.aa by the mob, acordlng to a message re ceived at the Illinois Central ofCices here today from I ha company's tele graph station at West Frankfort. ; 8PIUNGFIELD, Governor Lowden companies of the fan try to proceed Frankfort anaer II1.V Aug. 5. has ordereT five ninth Illinois t?i at once to Wart the command of Major Wilbur E. Satterfield of Mount Vernon. ' i The companies designated follow: Headquarters company of Effing- (A ii r 3 1 IVKO fa mU U ' I M t. IIM Summer Lassitude ' Sizzling days and swelt ering nights wear down the reserve force and leave the mind and body impoverished ; Rebuild your energy and restore your 'amoiaon wiui hem; supply - company, of Cairo; Company B, McLeansboro; Company D. of Cairo; and Company L, of Sa lem. SPRINGFIELD, 4 111.. Aug. 5. Governor Frank O. Lowden at 10:30 o'clock tonight received a message from West Frankfort asking for troops. It is said the mob was be yond control. " The message which was from May or Leon Fox and Sheriff Robert Wat- kins of Franklin county, follows: "Race riot here-. Italian people are being assaulted and their prop erty destroyed. The situation is out of control of the city and county of ficials. Troops are needed at once." "The rioting started this afternoon, according to the message, when, two more suspects were arrested in con nection with the murder. The mob stormed the jail, demand ing the prisoners. When this was re fused, they demanded that a com mittee be allowed to talk to the pris oners. , The authorities granted this de mand. One of the prisoners, a chauf feur is said to have stated he drove Calcaterra and Hempel to Royalton Monday In company with Settino de Sensis, who also is held in connection with the murder. The.; committee then withdrew from the jail and the two prisoners were hastily removed by the author ities. ' .-" The mob Is reported to have divid ed and started for .: nearby towns where It is believed suspects may have been Taken. West Frankfort is in the Southern Illinois coal region and has, been cut off from telephonic . communications for Rome time-" Foreigners are reported io do ieav ing West Frankfort and Marlon by every road. At 10:30 o'clock tonight the mob began setting, fire to the homes in the Frankfort Heights, a section oc cupied by foreigners, according to reports reaching here. Other homes also are being fired, it was stated. Automobiles . laden with ' armed parties are reported arriving in great numbers. All city officials and Sicil ian residents are said to have been given.- twenty-four : hours to leave town. .. GETTING ACQUAINTED i NoVrTHE KrrTV tf ILL ALWAYS LlKe ) I YOU IF YOU TREAT If A HIM NICE.;- AMD J 1 " 11 Km lliute ISLAND STILL ' IS DISCOVERED Officcrt Arrest H. H. Buck- ner and Destroy Thirty Gallons o! Brew . After stoutly denying knowledge of "moonsnlniHg " near nis premise i few miles out of Independence, H. H. Ilurkder faltered wnen conrroni- etd with a keg of illicit liquor which bad been uncovered in bonje orusn tear his home by Sheriff W. I. Need Lam and six revenue officers from Portland, fiuckner then changed his plea of innccence, and led the oili- cers to a sun on i ice uuuu, ,. of Independence. With tha arrest of Buekner, wao will soon be removed to Portland to be tried by federal authorities. local authorities believe that the career of one of the largest "moonshine Hill In the state was abruptly brought to an end. The discovery of this still confirmed tbe suspicion of local police that such an estab lishment was near Salem.- ' - Bockner apparently manu factored the "white male" in an old-fashioned till of SO-gallon capacity. The still . was destroyed by the raiders and burled into the river. With tbe still were found 30 gallons of "white . mule." four gallons of mash, three boxes of prunes and CO pounds of sugar. The. thirty gallons of liquor was found in a bole excavated in the bank of the river, the mouth of tbe hole being screened with dead brush. - . Upon examining the premises Sheriff Needhara and the revenue officers discovered a string from a shark leading to the still. A bell was attached at the end of the string Buekner said the signalling arrange ment had been made for warning In ease a raid was in process, but sail it never had been -used. " " i Buekner was brought to alem and lodged 1b the Marlon county Jail, and with 'him" the officers aUo brought a jug of the liquor as evi dence, the. rest ' being 'destroyed. Buekner Is to be detained la Salem unUl the arrival of the United 8tates" marshal from Portland. The Great General Tonic 3U Atl RulimbU Drvryirfa SoU Miaufactarwt . LYKO MEDICINE COMPANY Hww York ,KaM City, Mo. ' For sale by all druggists. Always In stock at Perry's Drug Store. Bay City to Have Better Municipal Water Supply An application has been filed with Percy A.- Cupper, state engineer, by the Bay City Water company asking for permission to . appropriate five second feet of water from the north fork of Wilson river, to be used as a municipal water supply. other , applications. Have. been, re ceived as follows: By Alexander Hukart of Hood Riv- er. covering an appropriation of ter from an unnamed stream for tie irrigation of a small tract, in Hood River county. - By Robert B. Price.' of Medford. covering the appropriation of water from a nameless spring and , gulch for domestic purposes and the irriga tion .of 50 acres in Jackson county. By Frank Bennett, of Brogan. Or., covering the appropriation of water the irrigation of SO acres In Malheur countv. By S. 8. tuiields of Freewater. cov ering the appropriation of waste wa ter for a supplemental supply for ir rigation of a small tract in Umatina county. ., By B. W. Knighton, of Tygh Val ley covering the appropriation of wa ter from White river for Irrigation of 130 acres in Wasco county. ' from Basin creek and Deep river for of court. 3 Reno Women Charged With Contempt of Court KtiNO, rev., Aug. 5. As the re sult of a charge made in a resolution presented to the Washoe county com missioners this morning that a Judge of the district court and the commis sioners "juggled and manipulated the selection of members of the pres ent grand jury so as to exclude wo men from serving on that body, three prominent Keao club women- were cited by District Judge T. F. Moran to appear in court to show cause why they should not be held for contempt E YILL0RGA1 NEW COMPANY Ponzi Still Maintains All His Profits Were Made on Coupons BOSTON, Aug. 6. Charles Ponzl, whose alleged manipulations of inter national rely coupons have , netted huge profits for himself and his in vestors, announced today that on Monday he would-start a pew com pany, to be known as ; the , Charles Ponzi company. The federal audit of .Poazi's ac counts, probably will he. completed this week. "Ponii, in describing how he paid investors 50 per cent. on their money in 90 days, insisted-all his- profits weje made Ifi buying and selling in ternational coupons. For 110.000, he said, by buying and selling coupons in European coountrles," he could ob tain 1400,000 in a month, the establishment of international air routes. Study of routes which will .Join Italy with France. Switzerland. Aus tria. Jugo-Slavia. Greece and the Italian colonies also Is being made by the government authorities. Two dirigibles are now operating a suc cessful touring' service between Rome and Milan and between .Venice ana Milan and plans are being made to start the Napole-Palermo route Four other local routes are In operation and experiments are being conducted on live others. ' CLOSING OUT LL SUMMER If tod uSt. be CLOSED OUT Here Are a Few of the Values That Will Make ' Them Move Fast t ladles' White Kid Pumps and Oxfords at Q : Ladle' Patent Oxfords and Pumps with ' , : hand turned soles and French jheels at . , , $6.50 LodlrV Fine Vkt Kid Oxfords In black and brown, with welt soles and high heels at ................. . $6.50 Ladies Pumps In Mack and brwwnwith military heels ami welt soles'at. . . Q. All our Ladles' White Duck Oxfords and . Pnmpfl, your choice of any f stylo at. "... '$2J5 Ladies' and Children's White Canvas Slippers with rubber soles at ...... Blisses and Children's Mary Jane Ankle -trap ; Slippers ' In black, brown, white and patent. 2 to 3 at 91 S5; 5 to 8 at 91 98; 8U to 11 it $2 SO . and lls to 2 at.:...: . . Children's Elk Skin ' Bntton Shoes, broad toes and ntenMon soles at 5 to 8 at $2 65 and 81 to 11 at. tJIrlV F.Ik Skin Button Shoes, same as ' - above in sizes 2i to 3!i at Ladkti White Kid Iare Shoes with 1 - high heels and plain toes at.w... 98 $3.35 $2.95 $3.95 $8.50 Ladies' Store , .. 466-471 ; State Street ". : -'fir ' Jfens Store 416 State Street State Fair Party to Tour " -' State in Private Coach J. D. Farrell. member of the state fair board, with A. HLea. secretary of of the beard.-will leave the first of next week to tosr the state in Mr. Farrelrs, private railway car In the Interests of the agricultural and live stock departments of the state fair. All centers in-the state that can be reached by railway will be visited and the trip will require about a week. A meeting or the board will be held in Salem Saturday. Portland to Entertain. Vice-President Marshall PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 1. Plans announced here today for the enter tainment of Vice President Thoms R. Marshall who Is scheduled to spend the day here tomorrow, a breakfast as truest o! ' promirnt Democrats;, a luncheon as 5 nest, of the chamber of commerce and a trip over the.ColumbLi Hier. highway. The vice president will be acecmpan- led- here by Mrs. Mar?hsll. Mrs. F. Wal&h and Mrs. J. A. Dauxherty. League Financial Conference This Fall SANSEDASTIAM. Soaln. Aug. S. The International financial confer- ence win oe held at Brussels Septem ber 2 4. the council of the league of nations decided at its last session here today. CusUv Ador, former president of Switserland. will pre side. The German reparations -Ques tion will not be put on the order of business unless 'notification is re ceived meantime that a decision has been reached. W. "Pussyfoot" Johnson .. Attends Family Reunion FREMONT. Neb Aug. 5.. Wil liam E. inissyfoof Johnson.. Inter national prohibition worker, was In Fremont today for the reunion of the Johnson family on the old homestead east of here. , The place has been named "Pnssv- root" and 38 descendants of Albert and William Johnson from New York.- Connecticut. Wisconsin. Ohio Montana and Nebraska were there to day. Mr. Johnson said he would return to England next month' and from there he win go to India to assist In organizing the dry workers. Italy Spending $30,000,000 on Aviation Program WASHINGTON. Anr T. TfaW U snendine t30.00ft.AftA thfa aviation program, which is mainly of a civu cnaracxer. as program esUJ for a complete serial transportation system for both titunrprt and goods, a regular airmail service and ATHLKTKS SIGHT LAND. ON BOARD PRINCESS MATOI A, via Land send. Eng.. Aug. 5. The American athletes bound for Antwerp for the Otympie games completed their work on board to day. 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