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SEVENTIETH YEA It' ,
HENRY FORD
ANNOUNCES
REDUCTIONS
Action-First Step Towards
Restoring Business to
Normal Conditions and
Pre-War Status f
AUTO MANUFACTURERS
REFUSE TO COMMENT
Declares Inflated Prices
Artificial and Only Re
tard Progress
DETROIT. Sept." 21. Henry
Ford today announced a reduction
of prices on all Ford Motor com
. pany . products to a, pre-war level
as a step towards "restoration of
business to normal conditions."
In a statement Mr. Ford declared
that ; present business conditions
demanded that "some :.. practical
effort be made to bring economic
conditions bark to normal.' that
the "business of the country may
lie stabilized." and that the "pro
tress, prosperity and contentment
of onr people may be restored."
Inquiry tonight among heads of
other automotive industries failed
to Indicate whether the Ford an
nouncement ("presages a general
decline of motor car prices. A
number of manufacturers declined
to comment. . .
. Iff. Ford "declared that stnce
the war has ended ''war prices
also should be reduced."
There Is no wisdom. he said.
"in trying to maintain an artific
ial standard of values for Inflated
prices only retard progress.
"There Is a lull In business gen
erally;' the statement, continues.
"People In every walk of life are
waiting for prices they know are
unnatural to become lower.
"Manufacturing plants are be
ing abut down air over the coun
try and in every line there Js a
growing Inactivity because " the.
jrolume of consumption is grow
ing less and less through the self
denial of people whc realize the
Injustice of the situation. .. .
"Labor Is being thrown out of
employment but notwithstanding
this; there, has been little change
in the coat ot living.. ... .
"Although rich in natural re
sources the country's progress Is
being held practically at a stand
still through the greed of profit
eers. Now is the time to call a
halt to war methods, war prices,
and war greed. It may be neces
sary for. everybody to sacrifice a
little but in the end it will! be
' most profitable for the sooner we
' get the business of the country
back to pre-war conditions the
sooner with the lives our people
become natural and progress,
prosperity and contentment be re
stored."
The price reduction on the Ford
product ranges from 14 to 31 per
cent, and is effective immediately.
There will be no wage reductions
at any of the plants, it was an
nounced. i
Arabian Knights Plan
to Meet Portland Crowd
At
a meeting of the Arabian
Knights, held in the Commercial
club Monday night, plans were
made to meet Portland Shriners
on Rooster day at the state fair
and a more extensive social pro
gram was considered.
The Portland members of Al
Kader temple with a company of
chanters and dancing girls, ac
corn panted by a band and a pa
trol. will arrive at the fair
grounds Saturday afternoon a
1:20. They will be. met bfllje
jirauun ivuiguig suu cstuuru iu
the auditorium where they will
give an entertainment of songs,
stunts, anL dances. They wnt
also "perform at the stadium later
in the afternoon and again in the
evening, and will return to P6rt
land at 10:20.
The Arabian Knights discussed
plans for a series of social func
tions. th9 first of which will, prob
ably be a dance the later part of
October, which will be given In
the Derby buildings
Legion Makes Contract
With Fireworks Company
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Salem veterans of the world
war. at a meeting last nlgbt, en
tered Into a contract with the
Hit. Fireworks company of - Se
attle to stage the reproduction of
the Rattle of the Argon ne on Sa
kn day u the state -fair ground
daring the fair next week.
The Seattle company has the
Commendation of the state fair
xta. It had charge of alt tlw
rwtechnics at the Panama-Pa-cic
fair at San Francisco.
Manager Woody of the com
ajr attended the meeting, and
ao fciily Foy, publicity man for
I4, American . legion, and who
te here until after the dis-;'any-arrived
last night. The first
fsmeat of fireworks, pow
r am dynamite to be used In
ceae n,o arrlred,.
TEACHER SEEKS
MARRIAGE ANNULMENT
i ' f . . '
WAS WIFE OF JAM IX WATSON
mi kdi.ki i: or womkx
I
Siihl She Married Him as Harry
While LiviuK at Ia-vt-nport
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LOS ANGELES. .Sept. 21. Mrs
E'izabfth F. . Williamson. Sacra
mento school teacher, filed suit
here today for annulment of her
marriage lo James P. (Bluebeard I
Watson, confessed murdered of
nine women, who is serving a life
sentence in San Quenttn peniten
tiary, j Mrs. Williamson said she
was married to Watson, known to
her as Harry M., Lewis, at Daven
port, Wash.. August 28, 1919. She
tharKcd him with already having
a wife at that time. Mrs. Kather
ine Watson, of Salem. Ore.
TREATY BREAKS
CHINESE FAITH
Senator Harding Declares
China Wronged by Com
mission MARION. O., Sept. 21. Devel
oping his attack on the peace
treaty from another quarter. Sen
ator Harding charged in a. front
porch speech today that President
Wil.son'8 peace commission at Ver
sailles broke faith with China
"through contract, secretly made"
when they consented to the award
of Shantung province to Japan.
China, he -raid, put her inter
ests in the hands of the Ameri
cans. : but found that "instead of
being awarded reedom of her own
people, under the gospel of self
determination Tor which America
spoke, several millions of her
people were delivered over to a
rival nation -with the consent and
approval -of those who spoke for
America at Paris.
In his speech, delivered to a del
egation representing the Loyal
Order of the Golden Heart, the;
senator also assailed the league;
covenant and declared the United
States never would j enter an In-
ternational concord at the expense
of its own independence. He re4
iterated, however, that he stood
for an association ot nations based
on the applied' conscience of na
tion rather than military force.
At an earlier front porch' meet
Ing the candidate shared the-lime
light with Lillian Russell,' the act
ress.: who made a speech to severs
al scores of Marion women telling
them why their first votes should
be cast for the Republican ticket.
She said American : women must
not be deceived by the alluring
quaPties of the league of nations.
but should vote against It If they
wanted to protect their homes and
their sons. !
Tonight Senator Harding re
plied to the telegram of Franklin
D.. Roosevejt, who wired saying
he had been misquoted by the sen
ator In regard to American parti
cipation in the affairs of Haiti.
Senator Harding's telegram fol
lows: -
- "Your telegram stating that I
quoteti In a speech on September
17 a statement which yon already
had publicly denied, is received. I
am' frank to say I had not seen
and have not yet seen such a de
nial, but I accept your statement
in good faith and express regret
hat I should have quoted you. I
am sincerely sorry for any Im
plied misrepresentation of you or
any other candidate although the
error was wholly unintentional.,
"This does not in any way abate
opinion of the policy of your ad
ministration In dealing with Hai
ti and Santo Domingo, -but 1 do
want to express regrei for the
quotation of a statement you dis
avow. Because I am devoted to
truth and courtesy I am asking
the news associations and news
paper correspondents to carry this
telegram as conspicuously as they
did the quotation." . ;
Another State Added
to Safhage Column
I HARTFORD, Conn.. Sept. 21.
Connecticut, through its general
assembly, today ratified the sut
rage amendment In a special ses
sion convened by Governor Marcus
It Holcomb for that purpose. The
senate first acted on a certified
copy ot the federal amendment
sent from Washington, ratifying
2.", to 0. and the house concurred.
194 to 9.
The legislature also adopted the
resolution passed a week ago at a
special session and which action
the governor refuse! to approve.
This was done to make certain the
legality ot the ratification, though
no joint resolution accompanied
the certified copy of the amend
ment sent in today. The senate
vote on the resolution also was 25
to 0. while the house voted. 1S9
to 3. Cheers greeted Speaker
Walsh's announcement of ratifies
tlon on the certified eopy, and
later, when be emphasized the
"third ratiHcation by Connecti
cut" laughter mingled with cheers
Pullman Company Has
Declared Dividends
CHICAGO,' Sept. 21. After
paying all expenses and taxes and
declaring dividends totaling t.
599.800 the Pullman company had
$3,313,709.11 left from the year
ending July 31 to apply to the
surplus fund, the annual report,
made public today, soows.
- The total revenue for the year
wasJ14,519.777.26.
SAhKjh.
a
STORTPOW
SWEEPING
NORTHWARD:
Awnings and Signs Are!
Torn and Hurled Through!
Street as Wind Rashes atl
Rate of 33 Miles an Hour!
TWO HOUSES WRECKED
BY TERRIFIC GALEl
Thousands of People Seek
Safety Cars of Wheat
Moied Inland
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Th3
tropical' hurricanes sweeping the?
Gulf of Meiiro was reported ir
a bulletin taaight issued by thl
weather burtau to have turned it
courre from northwestward U
northward and that winds of hur
nrane lorce would rise.
The bulletin said:
i "Change to hurricane warning:
9s p.! m.. Pensacola to New Or!
leans. Center. of hurricane movf
ing ; northtard towards coast;
probably west of Mississippi river
Winds will increase and changf
lo southeast and south by Wedf
nesday morning reaching, hurrii
cane ioree nign nae. Kinergene?
advise all laterests."
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 2J.-I
The tropical hurricane approach!
ing the gulf coast has been veered
slightly to the north early tonight
and the weather bureau here pref
dieted that It would go Inland oi
the gulf roast further east tha
at first resorted. At 7 o'clock th
barometer In New Orleans reglss
tered 29.69 and falling rapidly
Forecaster Dyke said that the ba
ometer had fallen all along th
gulf! coast, the drop in New O
leans being 11 points since
o'clock.
The New Orleans station of th
weather lurean at 10:30 o'cloc
tonight notified Superintendent
Police Mooney that all persons in
outlying suburbs should be warnei
hat the tropical hurricane woul
strike the city within three hour!.
With the wind blowing a steady
gale of 21 miles an hour and conn
ing In gasts from SO to 60. mew
chant, storekeepers and the resi
dents in outlying districts begaf
preparations to meet the hurricarS
fast approachiag from the gulf. lj$
one section two houses were ui
roofed. a
- f With the rising tide and gro
Ing winds residents and pleasu.
seekers along the shore of Lak
Ponch art rain commenced flocklrgr
here. From the Mississippi coa&
resorts every train was crowds
with vacationists. f
All hotels are filled and refu
gees are located In the nostoffleg.
customs house, and other public
buildings.. U
Awnings and signs twisted Ioo&
were hurled through 'the down
town streets. Late tonight tt
barometer at the weather bureaAi
registered 29.60. a dron of 1
points in three hours The wiikl
velocity here was 30 miles, rj
All scheduled trains have beOi
annulled. The superintendent f
transportation of the Louisville
Nashville reported that the watHr
was over the railroad bridge Sit
three Places. Wind at Bay Si.
Louis and Chef Menteur was re
ported sixty miles an hour. g
GALVESTON. Texas. Sept. .
: An exodns of practically 4.5f
people, many of them visitors, tye
shifting of alt cars- loaqeo wifjn
wheat and cotton to the mainland,
the vacating of ground .floors 8n
the business district and the tp-
curing of all shipping In the hsff-
hnr marked Galveston S Drepa
Hons today In anticipation of tft
West Indian hurricane supposed
to ie sweeping down upon tbe
Texas coast. f
Driradier General J . F. Wyl
ters despatched motorcycle mes
sengers of the Texas national
guard to get word to all persons
living down the island.
Most of the business houf
closed early to permit emplo
fn make nrenarat ions for liie
storm.
r
Serious Damage Done I
by Two Forest Fi&s
PfinTi.An Sent. 51. Dur
the summer season the Coliftn
bia National forest. 3 Tires e
Min-ul It h In t hn:ui;!jirl.. ;ic
cording to a report rompHd y
the supervisor of the forest. r.H.
ltrundaee. Only two of the f Be
resulted in svroi danuge. Thire
were on the operations of fhe
Wind River Lumber company id
ml th hmitfitm of t-v i rtwr.
The Wind Rier company' 0re
was controlled by niu in n-
nlov. The era cov?r-'l totalled
about 00 acres. The lewls fiv
er fire was much greater- In px-
tent and damaa. the fire bu'.Ngnr
over an area of l!w.-i C&f.O grid
. - n . i
7 ooo acres, m itma? i
mated at about
Lightning was tounl to befre
sponsible for most of the fires 2
of the entiren nmbcr being lom.
this source. Camp fire and fg
grn activities caused the rext
highest percentage. fc
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OUKiinX, WKIjSKSIiAY MOKXIXi;, SKITKMHKU 22. 1 !r2o
"'nnnnnnnnnnnBannnn
CHEAPER, BETTER
BREAD IS SLOGAN
mii.mon'.imii.lau find is to
he endowment
Proposal I Work of American A
Mx-lnttaii of linking In
duMry ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Sept.
21. A million dollar endowment
fund for an institution, where
speakers said the world's most
scientific bakers would develop,
was started by the American as
sociation of the baking industry,
in annual convention today. More
than $400,000 was pledged to
day. "Cheaper, better bread" will
be the nlosan on which the In
stitute xill be founded, it was
announced.
Herbert Hoover tohl I he con
vention 30 per cent ot Europe's
reputation Is still on broad ra
tions and that, if bread consump
tion were, restored to normal, the
import necessities of Europe
would exceed the world's avail
able wheat for export.
"The great exporting centers.
he said, "will have available some
?:. 000. 000 to 625.000.000 bush
els of wheat for export during the
harvest a year ahead."
NATIONS STUDY
U.S.PR0HIBITI0N
Fifteenth International Con
gress Opens Its Ses
sion WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.
Prohibition in the United States
has attracted the attention of the
world. Sir Auckland Geddes, Bri
tish ambassador, declared In ad
dressing the opening session to-1
day of the fifteenth international !
congress against alcoholism. He
tola the congress that detailed re
ports of its proceedings had been
requested by his home govern
ment and that the governments
of other nations were undertaking
studies of the soc.iolological and
economic effects of total abstin
ence. Virtually : all of the European
nations and several South Ameri
can republics were represented.
After greetings extended by As
sistant Secretary of State Merle
Smith and Director General Rowe.
of the Pan-American union, re
plies were made by the heads ot
the various foreign delegations. ,
The congress elected Edwin C.
Dinwiddie. former executive su
perintendent of the - Anti-Saloon
league or America, chairman to
succeed Premier De Beerenbrouck
of The Netherlands, who was
made president of the internation
al committee of the congress. E.
H. Cherrinjrton, of Westerville.
Ohio, was chosen secretary of the
congress and on the internation
al committee. " ,
Delegates tonight saw a pageant
entitled "The Spirit of Temper
ance," acted on the east front ot
the capitol. which depicted the
progress of prohibition dynasties.
Sir Auckland Geddes aaid three
departments of his government
were "intensely interested in the
work ot the congress and named
them as the home office, the
board of trade1 and the ministry of
health.
BOY SCOUTS TO
HEP AT FAIR
First Aid Station. Lost and
Found Department to be
Maintained
Every patron
of ne Oreron i
state fair, who attends the 12
showing, when the gates open next
Monday, will be cared for in the
very finest fashion, if the plaua
and purposes of Sjlm council.
Bov Scouts of America, are carried
out In thd i-ianner In which they
have been trepart. Thete xtil
be a uniformed Scout on duty at
every ' concelbabi corner "f the
far ground?, whojso boj amy "
will be to wait upon and help pro
tect the visitors and exhibitors of
the fair.
Station Will l E.iiiipi-cd
On of the Itenn of th pro
gram which will bo put on by the
Boy Scouts will no the supervis
ion or a first aid bUtion whitb
will be manitained at all times for
the benefit or paima or tne tair.
The station will ba thoroughly
equipped with every possible
means of caring for every popsiMe
emergency, and will kept strict
ly clean and sterile. A committee
of Salem doctors, confuting of E.
E. Fisher. J. H. GarnJoVt. G. E.
Prime. W. Carleton Smith and J.
O. Mathis will be in attendance at
the first aid station.
An official lost and foand de
partment will be maintained by
the headquarters of the Boy
Scouts camp where lost articles,
all the way from a handkerchief
to a' beloved baby, may be lecor
ered. 7 ,
The official chariot aees. to be
staaerf each day in the ctadli'm
j b the Boy Scouts promise to l
j regular knockouts for excitement.
which will probably be the most
talked of event of the fai".
As official guides. rasengeM
and ushers. Salem Boy Scouts ex
pect to win a place In the heart
of every Tlsitor to tne falicrounds.
and it Is expected that
grcat
deal of good will be arcompIUheJ cording to Clarence A. Earl, vice
In this manner. . - president. '
jCOLORED PROGRESSIVE
HOLDS CONVENTION
t'AMHDACV OF JOHN FOWf.KIt
STRONGLY ENIMltsEI
Jhn Fowler Appointed lo Stale
Central Committee and to
Head Greeting
SACRAMENTO. Sept. 21.
John W. Fowler of Oakland, col
ored progressive candidate for as
semblyman Trom the 39th dis
trict, held a state progressive con
vention all by himself here to
day as the only person who qual
ified as progressive party dele
gate at the August primary.
His platform endorsed Senator
Harding. Governor Coolldge for
president nd vice president, and
Samuel Shortridge for United
fTtates senator on the ground that
"it appear to the progressirc
Ptrty of the state of California
that it is to the best interests of
the ieople." of the country and
rlate. that they be elected, and
further endorsed the candidacy of
John W. Fowler.
After calling the convention to
order, the lone delegate pro
ceeded to the appointment of
committees.
The resolutions committee en
dorsed the four candidacies al
ready mentioned, and the conven
tion then adopted the report
unanimously. The committee
chairman, who was also secre
tary, next proceeded to make hlm
faelf an address on the fate of the
progressive party.
The keynote speech urged more
freedom in Ireland, praised the
conduct ot Terence MacSwiney.
and "condemned the Democratic
party.
To perpetuate tire party organ
ization, the chairman then ap
pointed John W. Fowler as the
state central committee, and ad
journed, after appointing Dele
gale Fowler to convey the greet
ings of the progressive convention
to the Republican convention.
GOVERNOR COX
IN MOVIE LAND
I
i
He Endorses Motion Picture
Industry Along With
League of Nations !
1X)S ANGELES. CaL, SepL 21
Governor Cox of Ohio was on the
way to Arizona tonight, after com
pleting bis southern California
campaign, which Included one un
scheduled event a brief appear
ance as an "actor" before the mo
tion picture camera.
His program for today Included
addresses to two audiences at
Lome Beach, two at Los Angeles.
one at Hollywood and one at San
Bernardino.
At lone beach his address was
largely a defense ot the league ot
nations and an accoount ot the
nomination of Senator Harding as
the Repulblean presidential candi
date. He referred to the latter
event as a "meeting In room 404.
Blackstone hotel, at Chicago,
where the senatorial oligarchy
met and handpicked the Republi
can candidate.
At a second speech at Long
Beach he made reference to the
Japanese question in California
and promised that if he were
elected president he "would be
bound by the constitution to re
spect the rUhts or states to settle
their own internal problems.'
The governor appeared at a mo
tion picture studio in Hollywood,
where he "acted" on a 'set" pre
pared especially tor his visit.
The "set" represented the ship
of state and he took up a position
on the bridge, while about the
crafi. In water which reached
their ankles, disported a number
i u m urici i i jt iivui tuv unubi
the governor extolled the motion
picture industry and declared the
"happy faces" he saw about him
gave proof ot the satisfaction" in
that work.
Mayor's Condition
Reported Unchanged
LONDON. Sept. 21. Mrs. Mac
Swiney. who vislced her husband
this afternoon, saio. that his condi
tion was very bad inJeod. lie was
in great pain an l had r.oi rpoken
all day. He was s II conscious.
A bulletin lsoed by the Irlfh
Beir-determluatioM league -ald:
"The lord mayor's condition is un
i fhanged
J !vro.tratl
ite S sill tn a veiy
nrostrate condition. DUl rcn-
rclous."
Poison Many Families
to Avoid Starvation
HONOLULU. Sept. 21. Chin
ese in the famine ridden province
i the famine ridden province!
lantnng are poisoning entire
ie, to avoid slow death i by
of Sh
famil
starvation, according- to Tokio
cable advices to the Nippu JUL
Japanese language newspaper
here. A hundred million dollar
fund Is peeded to save the people
In the starvation districts, the ad
vices added.
Overland Joins in
Bumping Prices
TOLEDO. Sept. 21. Reduction
In price of products et the Wlllys-
lOvelnad Antomoblle company, ac-
ASSEMBLY
OUSTS FIVE
SOCIALISTS
Dramatic Situation and Ex
treme Tension That Pre
vailed in April is Lack
ing in Last Ouster
DECLARE SOCIALISTS
MUST BE EXPELLED
Colonel R. l Gillette
Brings Resolution Against
Five Members
ALBANY. N. Y.. Sept. 21. The
assembly of New York state legis
lature tonight, by a. vote of 90
to 43 ia each case, expelled three
of the five Socialist members
Louis Waldman and August
Ciaesseni of New York, and Chaa.
Solomon of Kings county and
voted 87. to. 48 to permit Samuel
a. uewitt and Samuel Orr. So
cialist members from the Bronx
to retain their seats. The two
last named, however, after a vote
to reinstate Waldman had been
lost. 81 lo 32. took the floor in
turn and verbally tendered their
r slgnations.
Lilu- F1rt Unseating.-
The proceedings tonight were
not tinlike those that occupied
virtually all of March 31 and Into
the early taora Ing of April 1,
a: the last session, when all fire
were barred from their seats, ex
cept that tonight the dramatic
situations and extreme tension
that attended the first ouster
were lacking. : .
The resolution calling for' the
expulsion of the five Socialists
was Introduced yesterday by Col.
K. 11. Gillette, Republican. Col
umbia county, and today. the Ju
diciary . committee, to which it
was referred, reported the reso
lution back to the house for con
sideration without recommenda
tions. During the day a move
by several assemblymen resulted
In Assemblyman Cuvlllier, Demo
crat ot New York, presenting
three amendments which provide
ed tor the unseating of Waldman,
Claessens and Solomon. Later,
Assemblyman Wells. Republican,
or Kings county, offered two ad
ditional amendments to provide
for the ingesting of Orr and De
wltL Debate Grown Heated.
The debate was Inaugurated by
Assemblyman Cuvlllier at 2:40
o'clock and was concluded at 7:40
when the voting began.' Colonel
Gillette withdrew his original res
olution vo that the assembly
might vote finally on the five
amendments separately. After a
statement by Speaker Sweet last
night, which virtually declared
that, the Socialist party had
purged Itself on the objectionable
clause of its constitution which
resulted In the expulsion of the
five men last spring, several as
sembly leaders during the de
bate advanced the same argu
ments for resting them.
Assemblyman Louis M. Martla.
Republican, chairman of the ju
diciary committee, which eon
ducted the trial of the Socialists,
said that the five men were ex
pelled because of certain con
ditions that existed in their party
at that time. Since then, be said,
the Socialist party had eliminated
all the grounds upon which the
judiciary committee or a major
ity of It. recommended the ex
pulsion ot the men last spring
but now tbey are members of a
party that has complied with the
law and the constitution of the
United States.
Ousted On Party Ground.
Assemblyman Amos asked Mr.
Martin it the men were origin
ally ousted simply because they
were members of the Socialist
party. Mr. Martin replied that
that was so. insofar as the find
ings of the judiciary committee
were concerned: that from the
evidence adduced the committee
could find no personal guilt. Be
cause or this and the changes
that had been made in the So
cialist constitution. Mr. Martin
raid he could not vote consistent-
ly to unseat tne men.
Minority Leader Donohue call
ed attention to the fact that the
counsel who acted for the judic
iary committee at the trial and
were paid $100,000 for their ser
vices, had declared that the
changes in the Socialist constitu
tion made it legally impossible
to expel the Socialists from the
extraordinary session.
iinclple
.... donl
Jm ToUt
lrinHpe dated.
seat these men
you
lolate the principles
upon which the American govern
ment has progressed." he said.
Majority Leader Adler declared
that the individuality and person
ality of the men should not en
ter into ihe proceedings ana ma'.
the Socialist party had pureed it
u.ir nd eoniitltuted Itself as a
leritlmate political party.
The Socialists took part in the
debate and each declared be naa
come to the session to serve the
nonie in heloinr to solve or
remedr the bousing situation and
not to make apologies or defease
(Continued on page 7)
FRENCH PRESIDENCY
OFFICIALLY VACATED
RESIGNATION OK DKSCHA.NF.L
HEAD TO Di?IrTlEM
Dorwment Heard hs fiileaee
Senator and .Deputlea
Stand Up
PARIS. St-pt. 21. The presi
dency of the French republic be
came officially vacant today when
In the chamber of deputies. Raoul
Peret. president of the body, read
the message of Paul Deschanelj
embodying his resignation, to the!
deDUties. Leon Rourreoia nrfnrm.l
Ing the sitae oTfice in the senate.
The deputies and senators,
standing, listened to the docu
ment In silence. There was no
demonstration, except on the part
or extreme socialists, abont SO of
whom refused to stand.
EXPLOSION IS
STILL MYSTERY
Hundreds of Clues Obtained
but Many of Them Are
Contradictory
NEW, I YORK, Sept- 21. De
partment ot justice and police of
ficials admitted tonight that five
and one half days' Investigation
has failed to solve the mystery
ot the explosion in Wall street.
iasi inursaay. wmca rosi
Uvea.
Officials generally arree that
the explosive was carried Into the
financial district on a ramshackle
wagon left standing at the curb
in front of the assay office. Hun
dreds of clues have been obtained
as to the Identity ot the driver
and his wagon, but many ot them
are contradictory.
A warning that the customs
house was to be destroyed at 2
p. m. today received In the mall
yesterday, brought thonsands ot
the curious to the scene at the
appointed hour and . resulted la
half holilay fori many clerks In
the building. The bomb threat.
however, failed to develop and
confirmed the belief ot officials
that it was either a hoax or the
work ot ' some letter writing
"crank."
Department of justice agents, j
beaded by William J. Flynn. still
contend the explosion was plan
ned and carried Into execution by
a band of anarchists. Trained
Investigators are at work on this
theory in all parts of the coun
try. . Police and fire department In
vestigators, together with the sep
arate grand jury are concentrat
ing their efforts on trying to es
tablish the Identity of the driver
of the "death wagon" whom they
believe holds the key to the so
lution. Out ot regard for the strained
nerves of the financial district,
hours for biasing In a building
excavation near the office ot J.
P. Morgan A Co. today were re
stricted to "before 6 a. m. and
arter 7 p. m."
Experts examined fragments of
tin fouad la the wreckage, ar
riving at the conclusion that the
pieces were from five large tin
cans. There might trave contained
I picric acid and been arranged
about a bomb In the death wagon
It was stated.
The tin now Is being prepared
for chemical analysis to determ
ine the probable contents of the
cans. Eye witnesses already have
asserted that they saw a sheet of
flame or about 1 square feet Im
mediately following the explos
ion.
Cornelius Borsman, a lS-year-
old messenger, testified before the
grand jury that the force of the
blast ripped the figure ot Christ
from a crucifix be was carrying
in bis trousers pcckeL The boy
wss not hurt.
Miss Rebecca Epstein, a steno
grapher, told Acting District At
torney Talley ahe had seen the
Heath wagon before' the explo
sion and also Its driver. She said
he wss of medium height, be
tween 35 snd 40. and wore a
straggly beard of a few days'
growth. She said he wore brown
overalls
Sheridan Indicted
Violates Lever Act
PORTLAND. Sept, 21. Paul S,
Sheridan, former head of the
Portland Switchmen's union, was
arrested here today by federal
authorities on a cnarpe oi con -
piracy to violate mc lirirr
by holding up the transportation
of foodstuffs. He will be taken
to Chicago for bearing. It was
said. Ills bond was fixed at
$1000. The Indictment of Sheri
dan. It war stated, was la con
nection with the recent switch
men's walkout.
Anonymous Warning
of Outrages is Given
NEW BEDFORD. Mass., Sept.
21. An anonymous warning that
bomb outrages involving the city
halls here and In Fall River are
planned for Thursday, has been
received by Mayor J. P. Kay ot
Fall River. District Attorney J. T.
Kenney announced today.
The warning, be said, was con
tained In a communication which
said that simultaneous attacks
would be made on the city balls,
banks and mills. -
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
JURORSMAY
HAVE CASE
LATE TODAY
Aged Woman on Defense,
Daughter in Tears, Grand
child at Play, Make Un
usual Scene in Courtroom
?
TRIANGLE iMAY PROVE
TO BE QUADRANGLE
State Rests, While Defense
Has Several More Wit- -nesses
to Call
JURY IX KTKIGER TRLL
W. T. Riches, farmer. Tur
ner. -
' John Lomker. fanner. Elk '
born. i -
James W. Imbler. farmer,
Mehama.
Lyman U. Shorey. laborer.
West Weodbura. '
Loula- Webert, druggist.
Aurora.
W. K. Wlnalow. farmer.
Aumavllie.
R. C. Jefferson, fanner.
North HoweU.
A. F. Marcns. ' manufac
turer. Salem . .
John Taylor, farmer. West
Staytoa. . . i
J. M. Skalfa. retired. Sa
lem. Joseph L. GoddJngton. .la
borer, Salem.
Theo Heuberger. farmer,
8ubllmlty. I
t
A crowded court room, aa aged
woman defendant and .her daugh
ter In tears, a child ot tender .
years playfully romping about the
floor unconscious for the serious
ness of her grandmother's plight,
and five attorneys battling for le
gal supremacy. furnUhed a perfect
setting when the trial of Mrs.
Lena Stelger, charged with con
spiring with JesM MalUnlx In
plot to murder ber husband, T.
w. stelger. at the Iatter's ranch
a short dlatanee north of, Salem
last March, wss resumed before
Judge Percy R. Kelly In the Mar
Ion county circuit court yesterday.
Ma ill nix baa previously ; plead
ed guilty to .the part he played la
the shooting and is. now serving
a term of eight year! In the state
penitentiary.
The state retted Its case at the
end of the afternoon yesterday.
The defense has several witnesses
to calL Arguments doubtless will
be made today and possibly the
ease go to the Jury.
Mr. Stelger. the first witness
called to the stand by the proaocn-
uon. reviewed at Jengxh bis re
lations with Mulliolz and of bow
h recognized him as bis assail
ant when they clinched in front
of the former's barn Immediately
following the shooting. lie also
testified bow Malllalx bad been
an unwelcome guest at bla ranch
and that It waa these visits that
were responsible for the trouble
between himself and Mrs. Stelger.
Meixrr TeUa fUorr
"On the night of the shooting
I bad finished doing some chores
abont the ranch." said Mr. Stel
ger. "and had left my barn carry
ing a pail of milk and a lantern.
As I came from the door ot the
barn 1 noticed the form ot a man
stsndlng only a few feet away.
Without uttering a word the man
approached, sad when within a
few feet of where X was standing
be opened fire. Ia all five shots
were fired, one penetrating the
upper part ot my chest, another
my left leg and the third my
thigh. The other two shots went
wild. Realizing my position I
grappled with the gnaman and
;mmediatelr recognised him to be
Mulllalx. Suffering with pain and
the loss of blood I staggered a
ahort distance In the direction of
my dwelling where I fell to the
ground exhausted. 1 was after
ward carried into the Taoase. . a
physician wss called and later I
was seat to a hospital In Salem for
medical treatmenL
"I first became acquainted with
Mulllnlx about four years ago
rhn tn earn tn mv .nil
I M.fht emnlovment. I enrared
1 Bia and be continued to work tor
me tor nearly two years when I
discharged him because ot a dis
pute over the spraying of my or
chard. At that time I was sus
picious that Mulllnlx and my wife
had been In company on various
occasions and I ordered him not
to return to the ranch. In viola
tion of this Mnlllnlx returned to
the farm a few months later and
passed sn hour cbsttlng with my
wife. My adopted daughter told
me of bis presence, but before I
entered the bouse he bad escaped
by wsy of the rear door. On that
occasion I called ray wife some
bsd nsmes and Informed ber that
if Mullinix ever returned to the
ranch I would kill him on sight.
A few months lster when It be
came apparent that our domestic -difficulties
were of such serious
ness that a reconciliation was im
possible Mrs.. Stelger proposed to
me that we should separate. She
said she would consent to leave
tbe farm If 1 would give ber one
third of my property.' but to this
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