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Mmm:-mmA as a , Dairy Center . a towing. and Uven &quMMq P !mr.ST, SECTION SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1920 TRICE: FIVE CENTS - 1 " ' TWO SECTIONS 10 Paget X30k lJ Vliiy Jill SKI-ARE KILLED IN lik andWesl Bound New YorkXentralTrams.Col ljie Rtinmhg Thr& Open Switch, in Erie Yards Uffl-W INJURED. ARE , EXPECTED TO ult UbA&ffct Used in Tak fcg Head and Injured Froa Tram.Wreckage ERIE, P-. Oct. 20 Seven per sona were killed and to injured, Sre probably .faUlly, when New. Torsi Central train No. 60., east-. oiut.. fideswiped train. Nor. 23,! ie?-.tound, 200 feet west of the siua depot here at noon today. A switch, taought to hare been :rcra" by member of a section -;:r. working at the Scene of the ; t::i? is believedto hare. caused; ;cident' t . , . ,T: dtad: ''':'..:'! I (; ? PAR DQSCH AMPS, Mlssou-, v.; ". ,-. ALU JT CARLSON, 14, Sebelta, !ei. -. " -r- ... ." ; I ANNA L. TOKLA. 76, Norway. ; ANNA TOKLA. 20. Grinne'l, la. I T--e unidentified women aged 4) and 45 "years. t T- injured included. Mrs Jack x 32. Seattle'Vash.; Alma y. naack; 34 North Shipping. j a, dying; Clara Miller Chi- ; Ida Rosenthal, .Chicago; J. P. Monaud, -Lob Angeles t ratreal; unidentified woman," T fstbound; train had. just i depot and the eastbouod . i C!erelan.drBuffaIo : express "fng Into the station wlien - h. came, s, A, car' onT the . T train suddenly; leaped ' , rails , and craslued into j : :aann - tearing its ' Eteel ' ' : as If, it werei, paper, o cu;int"of -the r car . were :rlei . trora their seats" and 'irowa Ififo mass , as th heavy il'.taaa topped oer '.with the i-vk side p. ' ' I Police and firemen were forced i use ladders ia taking the dead .d Injured from .the - wreckage. 1 of tha deal werebadly-man-d and it-is almost -Impossible 1 identify thre- of the dead un ' tap Puilmaa-list can-be cbek l .' - " . 1 ' i , j'. . ' . The erewvof th'e eaetbound train 'ared that, the switch was all i mbmt they looked' at' it. i, offidiJa are of the opinion l a member of the ' ueCTian t benerjng.the switch open, i aeein; bfi , rapidly 4 moving a, threw the lever. Others f at theoplnion that as tha , en gaog wa..working. uathe n tnat Ibey may have loos 1 the bolt. , ' i ; Tk;Central-officials-' te t annouRced that an invebti a wduld,.be -made Friday inr.x Coroner -CaTdotr wttl hold aa Investigation. " . b Ask for War Or-;E-a-to Aid' Ex- . ';r;.rhticas. ;v;;. iU&lb!? ftdJn7 the ?tldn de- Ailson t - I . President rljnr cottnn r . m In e" l iTuL'T?: nd-other irIM!'? "cyer.Jr, wpwitloB if a airetJr of the UndsT "Planed that 's-'iM. .wii M-0 were still ,',7 f MJd:it Powers be re- t i . muus. OI II- v.ionrr Ttwr.ot a. re- -d wTi . ' tfn what he - el Te5y "ci'ng need 'S. l0R ' "edits. " " CIedits ,nth- Want's now how to uo can be most help b , -l and haling for. Am er- !'cVt,!t, e wis! to warrant a re- 5.- opinion of others In ;:ntt resumption." he . ".rln he had consulted fflQi j 'fesf bankera and . nnanlmous" in favor T WKATIIKU: '"I moderato souther 1 toast." ! RAIL CRASH WANDERER TESTIFIES. THAT HE IS INNOCENT: COXFFJiSIOX OF MUHDER WAS WRING FROM HIM BY KORCfcJ Original Story is RepeatedAVord foe. Word as H Was First Given by Defendent- CHICAGO, Oct. 20. Carl-Wanderer, .-testifying in his own' de fense in the trial for the rrurder lot his wife, today declared he 'ra inhocnt and repudiated th2 1 signed statement in which" he con fessed slaying. his wire, their un born child, and a vagabond' he, said he hired to stage a mimic holdup and thus divert suspicion 't from himself. He said the. con fession was wrung from, hinv by 'bullyragging arid violence' and that he made it "so the, detectives would let him alone and? let Trim Ret a little sleep." Ha was .beat en and mauled, in " his: cell until he confessed, he testified.' X , Dr. Williairi Hickson, head of the psychopathic service testified previously that the defendant wan insane and had the mind of a 40-year-old child. He was insanw at I he time of the murder and when he made the confession" Dr. Ilick- Uson said he believed. , ' Wanderer entered the court room, humming an, Irish love bal lad. At no time during the thrse nours he was on , the stand, did ne hesitate in answering ques tions. He repeated the original vers ob of. the shooting of hisJ wife by the tramp and the slayinu of tha hobo, tailing almost word for word , the story given- the po lice : the day of the . affair, and wh'ch made him" a nero until he was; arrested charged with, murder.- . i v "Ruth fhia; wife) -and I-went io a picture show.", h said. "On the way back I npticed a ragged straURr- .. following us but thought very little of it until lat er when I recognized him as the man I bad shot. Ruth went Into the. vestibule' in the hallway ahead ofme. I could see the. outlines Of a. man, but before I could do anything, he began) firing. I drew my-revolver1-and emptied it in his direction." '. .' "DIdt you shoot " asked one of Wanderer's counsel. : "I shot in the direction of the man,," - he : replied. , - " "Did 5'ou shoot your - wife?" -. , " "No, sir, I did not shoot my wlte. said Waaderef. MilEte: SEEKS it League Has Not Force Nor. Funds to Enable it to - Take Mandate, i - , BRUSSLS,Qct.20v What, to do with Armenia, and how. to ar range for the protection of the rights of the minorltie- In the territories that have changed sov ereignties. ' were the principal questions discussed by the council tot the league of nations, which met privately, this morning at the residence of . Paul Hymans, for- mer Belgian foreign, minister, and this afternoon, also privately,) at the Palais 'dea Academies. . Leon Bourgeois,, for. France; Signor. Tlttoni of Italy; Arthur J. JIalfour for 'Great Britain; Senbr Qtlinones de- Leon for Spain;, Dr. Gaaton. de Cunha for Brazil; M, Caclamanps for Greece and Vis count Ishitl'for Japan, .were, pres cnb M. Hymans' presided.' No results of the discussions of views regarding-the possibility: of finding a substitute for the league of. nations as a mandatory, for Armenia were'" reported." ' The league has been obliged to decline because of. rack of : force and? of funds, to carry out mandates. The eligibility of Armenia to niember.sh.5p ih.lhe .league ot' na tions was'discussed. Mr Balfour started . the discussion., witli a general rtort oa the -situation. Signor . Tittoni . brought u : pthe question of protecting minorities endert the Bulgarian andAustrian treaties' -opening the discussion as to the best. was and means Tor dtBcfiaTglng-the'Uague's duty In making this protection erfec uve. ;. - : ;;.. - , Tc most. important questions on. the' program , to come up, later are the .Polish-Lithuanian dispute: the draft of the internation finan cial and economic ; organisation, an U t he - nora 1 riat loo of a pe r ma r.ent mandate commission ,o su pervise, the adminiFtratlon of col onies 'and !! mandated territories for the league of. nations. Rev. Thomas S. Anderson -;" to Resign His Palpil Rev. iThomas S. Aftd arson., pas tor of the Presbyterian church of this city, 'announced to his con gregation Sunday night that he was preparing of iolally to-tender his resignation as pastor of the Salem , church; on account of 1 ill health. Rev. - Mr. Anderson has served, this church for the past two;yaars.v;' ,"; : .. .V.'f svk: "r.. ' Two Killed When Stage Tarns .Over Near Fresno : -f , ',, k ..r FRESNO. Cai.. Oct. 20. Two persons were kilted and- several intu'rwl.. nn or two Drooably fa tally tonight, when an autpmobir stage turned over aooui u north of Fresno, the police" re ported. The stage, turned i prgr when a wheel came off. ADMITTANCE COX ASKS RQ.OT T O, RETRACT upyernor Denas. , I elegram ip ,iina Koot Uemandmg an . Explanation of His sation REC0RDSW0ULD PROVE FALSITY OF STATEMENT dares oicnme of 3 1 Republicans is , Mystery 1 ' BRIDGEPORT. Conn . Oct. 20. Governor Cox today sent a tele gram. to Elihu Root asking him to "correct" what the Democratic candidate declared was a "false" statement In Mr. Root's address yesterday regarding the gover nor's position upon the league of nations; issue. ' The governor de nied Mr. Root's statement that he demands the league "just as Mr. Wilson negotiated it," and called upon Mr. Root for a retraction. Cox Take Issue. With Hoot In making public his telegram' to Mr. Root, Governor Cox issued a .'. statement ' declaring that Mr. Root and 30 other prominent Re publicana.signing the recent state, ment in behalf of Senator Har ding, the Republican nominee, were "attempting to deceive the voters because they are permitting their, partianship to. rise'above their' patriotism and trusting per haps that the. last wobble of Sena tor Harding may be made in their direction." Governor Cox restated his pro posal to accept-any reservations "helpful" to the league and con-, tended, therefore, that Mr. Root; had'made a statement "which the I records show . js false'." . J. The ;l g&vernor's telegram fol-lowi.'- ." I, . "Elihu Root. New York City, i "Ihaye; before me a quotation from i your address . on iheleague of nations delivered In JJew; York Citr. October 19. which reads! ."Mr. Cox declared that he will insist upon the treaty Just as-Mr. Wilson negotiated it J i"I am- advising 'you most re spectfully with recognition of your integrity of .purpose an,d :th, sig nal service which you have: ren dered as a public man, mindful f the fact" that you may have fallen into error through ignorance of the situation 'owing. ta'your ab sence from the United States dur ing a part of the presidential cam paign, -v. Your statement, - however, is not in keeping- with the facta which, you. are aasomed -. to. know by perusat of the dally papers. I have invariably stated . in my ad dresses,, and restate j here.' my wholehearted desire to make the United ", States member of the league of natioas and, that, to se cure that conbumation of the pur pose of-Amertea when she entered the" war, I. will accept reservations that will clarify, that will be helpful. -. that; will , reassure the American -people:1 and that as a matter of good, faith, will clearly state to our - - associates i ' In the league that congress and congress alone has the right to declare war, and, that our constitution sets up limits in legislation or, treaty making beyond which , we cannot go. I have stated further that I will accept reservations from any source which are offered; in. sin cerity and with a desire to be helpful. I" have also stated that If -1 am - elected preside . nt. my election can -be construed only as a "mandate of the" American peo ple; and that- to secure ratifica tion of the treaty and the league, I would sit down with the mem bers of the United States senate; I would confer with-Mr,.Wllson and with you. Mr. i Root, as well as with Judge Tatt and all others who have a Sincere purpose and whose service in the past equips them especially as advors In this work." You knpw 'and know full well that Senator Harding very re cently said: I am not interested in clarification; I am interested in rejectidn.' As I have stated at the beginning I; pl$aced a charitable construction iiupon your -statement, that perhaps your partianship has prevented your reading my ad dresses '.and. your . prejudloe has prevented you from realizing-the destrujCtionist - attitude of your own candidate;, but you nave naue a statement concerning me which the -records show is false,, and I firmly but respectufully call upon you to correct this statement at once . Mr. RooL.you have- arrived at an honorable station In life. Many people trust you. You have no right to decleve them. They want the truth In this campaign. Your conscience will tell you that duty to it should be superior to duty to your party. ; (Signed)' "James, M.. Cox. Asks Roots to Retract. Governor Cox's statement com menting upon the Root message said: . , . , . am tqday addressing a telc grajn to Elihu'Root, calling upon him for an Immediate retraction of a misstatement In his New York (Cohtinoed on page i) HOSPITAL TO QUIT SCHOOL BUILDING HOARD APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO MAKE REMOVAL PLANS Quarters Not' Yet. Procured and Difficulty in Finding Ira tioa is Antiriitated The Salem hospital hoard met late yesterday and appointed a committee to make all necessary arrangements to vacate the Mc Klnley school building, so as to meet the demands of the people of juth Salem. : This Information ia official. The committee did not meet last night, but it will meet soon. No me' has a guess as to where the hospital will go whtn the McKln iey school building is vacated or at least one guess is as good as another; considering the fact that Salem is very much crowded and a suitable available building will be hard to find inueed, any building at all. 4 RESERVESYSTEM IS UNDER FIRE v; , . Resolutions Adopted Con demning Methods Used , by Board WUSHINGTON. Oct. 20. While a suney of the financial policies of the government by Secretary Houston drew the at tention of delegates today at the general session of the American Bankers' association convention, state bankers, in the second meet ing which followed brought the administration of the federal re serve system under fire. They adopted resolutions "condemning and deprecating methods em ployed by the board'' in its re lations with state banks, which are not members ot the reserve system,1 although the board, did not lack defenders during the dis cussion. Indignation against the board's regulation compelling the collec tion of-checks and remittances of the. face amount' at par was freely expressed. Governor Harding was styled a "usurper" . of authority, and a . committee was named to seek amendment of the reserve act so. as to "guarantee' to all bankers the rights and privileges" of rixlng a charge on the handling of checks drawn on all excepting local banks. .. . . Speakers declared Governor Harding had "employed force and coercion by forcing the use of the par-clearance system, under which many state banks were said " to hafe been compelled to enter the reserve system or lose certain classes of business. This was '"not only unfair, but without basis in law," it was asserted. Charlee De B. Claiborne of New Orleans declared the service ren dered by the banks, in the trans fer of checks, was legitimate and that- the banks were entitled to' compensation. He asserted that the arrangement ordered by the reserve board for par-clearance "does not make every check worth J Oft cents on' the dollar because there 'is nearly always an ex change charge, so the merchant who supports par-clearance does not . gain anything." If the mer chants have benefited by the sys tem. Mr. Claiborne contended, the public "has not .been able to see It reflected in reduced prices." The reserve board's staunchest defender was OAH. WofTe of Phil adelphia, who asserted that the abolition of the clearance and re mittance charges and establish ment of the country-wide gold set tlement saved bankers and commercial-interests $135,000,000 last year. . This amount, he said. would have been exacted as "tax" on' business, had not the board organized a system to clear all exchange of bank drafts. Although he joined in the pro test against the par-clearance regulations. E. C. McDougal of Buffalo, who was elected presi dent of the state bank section of the association, expressed unqual ified approval of the reserve sys tem. He declared it had "come to stay," and, nrge'dthe. state bankers, to work- together- for its growth instead of "complaining about it all of the time.' " Mr. I McDougal warneSThe bankers that the '"fool's paradise" through which you have lived for rtie ! past two or three " years "would not always continue." He urged restoration of the conserva tion which prevailed in banking circles' prior to the arrival of the "seller's market, when anybody could make money because "im munity from losses" cannot con tinue indefinitely. t. Masked Men Hold Up k Klamath Falls Hall KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Oct. 20 Two masked and armed men entered the Shlppington pool room a sawmill suburb, last night held up a crowd of 35 patrons and escaped with loot variously esti mated at between $700 and $1200, according to word brought here today. i Witnesses said that gambling was in progress and the men col TheJ . lected all stakes in figlit. robbers worked quickly searching pockets, ; whir? on other covered the crowd with two revolvers. The cash register was not touched; GILE INTERNATIONAL ROTARI AN DELEGATE PRKSIDKXT OF SALEM CLLII WILL IJO TO KDIXUl'MGII Secretary Knzer Add re a Meeting; Roy Scout Worker Coming for Next Weekly Meeting H. S. GUe. presid?nt of the Sa lem Rjtary club, was named as delegate to the international con vention of Rotary clubs which will be held In Edinburgh. Scot land, next year, at the regular weekly luncheon of tha local club yesterday noon at the Hotel Mar ion. Mr. Gile accepted the appoint ment, and states that he would go. taking Mrs. GUe with him. Alternates named wera C. P. Bishop, William McGilchrlst. Jr., and J. F. Hutchason. . Iteserva tfons have already been made for the delegates. It was announced, with a leading steamship com pany, Sam Kozer addressed the club, defining the work of the secre tary of state. At next week's luncheon C. K. Warne, field executive of . the northwestern district of Boy Scouts, with headquarters in Spokane, will address the men on the activities of the organization. He will be in Salem Monday and Tuesday, remaining over Wednes day to attend the Rotary club session. ; LEAGUE CARRIES ITS OBLIGATION Borah Declares Advocates Have Changed Minds as to Troops . PERU, Ind.. Oct. 20-Senator William B. Borah, in an address hera tonight declared advocates of. the league of nations at the beginning of the presidential cam paign had attempted to satisfy the voters that if the United States joined the league, this country would hs under no obli gation to, send troops to Europe and that congress could exercise its discretion in the matter. That position has now been abandoned he asserted, awd by the construc tion now put upon articles ten and elev-jn by those who wrote the covenant the average citizen of this country can no longer be in ddubt as to the obligations these articles 'now entail. "For instance, the president himself." he said, "in answer, to a .question Dropcnd(ed to im bjA Senator Knox, .when he was b?fore the foreign relations com mittee settled the whole contro versy. Senator Knox 'asked him this question: "'Suppose that it is perfectly obvious there had been an extsr nal .aggression against some na tion, would we.be under obliga tion to participate in the contro versy?" "The president responded: W would be under an absolutely an absolutely compelling moral ob ligation to do so. :"Now whether you call It a le gal or a moral obligation makes no difference as long as it is ab solutely compelling. The thing which the people of this country are called upon to determine is whether they, want . to pledge their hoys to become policeman or soldiers to patrol the boun dary lines of every nation in Eur ope. And it ought to be remem bered in this connection that if we were now members of the league under article ten our boys would, some of them, be in Eur- oie and others would be on their way." Bodies ol Heroes Will Arrive Friday PORTLAND. Oct. 20 The bod ies of six war heroes who gave their lives in France will arrive in Portland Friday afternoon, ac cording to Maj. Frank P. Ting- ley, depot quartermaster. . They were members of the 20th engi neers and all lived in Oresron save one. ' The bodies are those of Private John A. Laakko. Astoria; Private Sidney W. Hernia. Marsh field: Private W. Matthews. Bel lingham. Wash.; Private E. A. Houston. Prineville; Private Wil liam F. Morln, Tieard; and Pri vate Theodore E. Lewton, Tort-' "land. Body of San Francisco Woman is Identified SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 20. The body of the woman found gagged and bound in a downtown hotel here today was tonight identified as that of Mrs. Rubv Allen of San Francisco, hy Wil liam T. DUgins, taxicab chauffeu and a friend, arcordiug to a state ment tonight by Capt. Dnncan Mattheson. head of the San Fran cisco detective bureau. SUGAR ADVANCES 1. PORTLAND. Oct. 20. An ad vance of $1 a sack in the coast sugar market, announced today by San Francisco refineries, m-ill not go into effect here, according t' local jobbers, until the pres ent stock of sugar. mmmitcmI at the eld price is consumed by the trade . .. I. 1 .. n 1 trices on mo new. shipment the,wlll be quoted at $13 a sack wholesale in small lots, and $12. SO for orders of 2 sacks or more. HARDING'S POSITION IS UNALTERED Senator Offers Reward to Anyone Who Can Pro duce Evidence of His Change of Position REPUBLICANS TO GUIDE People Are Ready to Ac cept G. 0. P. Doctrine of Tariff Protection JACKSON. O.. Oct. 20. Reply ing to Governor Cox's charges of Inconsistency on the league or na tions issue.. Senator Harding of fered In a speech here today to "give a reward to anyone who would produce specific evidence of a change of position since he accepted the Republican nomina tion for the presdency. No Kprrifk riaa Mr. Harding also- asserted that if he had no specific plan for a world association, the same was true of Governor Cox. who had not told th people what reverva tions to the Versailles covenant he was willing to take. "I do not believe in very much of the. president's league." said the Republican nominee. "And if the Democratic candidate wants to regard ' this as my thirteenth change, I give him notice that I have one morG yet to give him. because, you know, I am entitled to fourteen. "But aa a matter or fact. I will give a reward to any man In America who can take my ut terances on world politics, from my speech of acceptance down to the speech I am making at this hour, and point opt any Incon sistency or change ot position. No Wilaon League "I have said from the begin nlng that we wouldn't bay the Wilson covenant and I say that to you again now. Bat I have said repeatedly that America wtll gladly play her part In a suitable association of nations which does not Involve the surrender of Am erican sovereignity, which is built upon the ideals of justice. rath?r than force; and I say that again. "I have not, of course, speci fied just how we would do it. be cause I am going to be called up on to make good. But, my coun trymen, never, with article ten. the heart of the league. That is a heart of steel under a coat ot mall, while we want a heart and sojU or justice for a better order in the world. Better Order la World "I hope that does not leave you in very great doubt. Let me ask you a quest ton: Have you beard anyone who is insisting upon specific plans? Have you heard o? anyone who tells us they will take the Wilson league with In terpretations or reservations and hav- yon heard any of them with their gllbness of tongue tell you what reservations they are going, to take? No. you haven't." The senator's reference to the league was made in the course of a speech at a Republican barbe que here attended by several thousand; people from southern Ohio and neighboring states. Im mediately afterward he left on a special train for Rochester. N. Y.. where he will speak tomorrow be fore winding up his campaign trip with a night meeting at Buf falo. t Besides the league Issuer the Republican nominee dealt with many other subjects In his barbe que speech.; He attacked the Democratic party as a party of "phrase-making" and praised the Republican protective policy as an example of constructive "per formance" under Republican guidance. He also again assailed the Interstate commerce coramls- slon for failure 'to pro-rate coal cars nnder the provisions of the Esch-Cummlng act, declaring that were hs president, he would, "set aside" a commission which pur sued such a policy. In his discussion of the tariff the candidate made particular reference to the Iron and steel industry as an instance of helpful development under protection. He called attention to the south ern1 tariff congress recently held at New Orleans and added f "They weren't quite ready to accept the Republican covenants but they were good and reaty to accept the doctrine or tariff pro tection. They took the first steps t sward, -emancipation from para lyzing democracy. KfWommls Itw Detailing the provisions of the Esch-Cummins law, Mr. Harding said it not only contained a new bill of rights for labor," tut of fered a means of Improving the coal situation by authorizing the interstate commerce commission to Insure an equable distribution of th cars. "That's thi Cummins-Eech bill." he continued. "I know It is net enforctd but that's not a very surprising thing under the prejent administration. The in tersta'e commerce commission took U upon itself to set the law aside and if I were president I'd (Continoed on page 6) METHODIST PASTOR. ARRIVES IN CITY REV. IL I'm KIRKPATRICK Sl'C CEKDS DR. AVISON Appointment to Salem Chare It Come mm Srprir Other Ia ' porta at PaMorate Held Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick. the newly appointed pastor ot the First Methodist Episcopal church, arrived In Salem Wednesday from Greencastle. Ind.. and Sunday morning will fill the pulpit of the First church, taking the position left vacant by the change of pas torate of Dr. Richard N. Avlson. Mr. Kirkpatrick. who is a young man, is accompanied by his. wife and two children, a small son and baby daughter. Following a re ception and luncheon by officials of First church yesterday, the minister and his family were tak en to the parsonage, where they will live during the time that they are In Salem. The new pastor Is a graduate of Northwestern university, and of the Garrett Biblical Institute. Since his graduation he has filled three Important pastorates. Trin ity Methodist church of South Pend. Ind.: First Methodist of Crawfordsville. Ind- and College Avenue church of Greencastle. ind. Mrs. Kirkpatrick Is also a grad uate ot Northwestern university. Their appointment to the Salem church came as the greatest sur prise to them, and gave them about tour days In which to pre pare their household for the move. Mr. Kirkpatrick states that several of his friends had been out here, and all united in con gratulating him on his new ap pointment. In consequence of mis eulogistic description, the family came here with the hap piest anticipations, and Mr. Kirk patrick asserts that they are not In the least disappointed. Dan Sleeth Oat Searching News PORTLAND. Oct. 20. That Dan Sleeth. newspaperman, 'has not met with accident but has left Portland on a trip on which he will write news articles and syn dicated editorials, is the an nouncement made today by the Portland - News, of which Sleeth was former editor. Relatives had asked the police to find him, fear ing that be had met with foul play. Sleeth has written a Port land lawyer ot his whereabouts. It was announced. Child 14 Years Old Dies From Lockjaw CANYON CITY. Or OcL 20. Cora G. Wooley. 14 years old. Is dead here, at the home, ot her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dunavan. from lockjaw, re sulting from an Infected finger from which a berry briar had been removed. JKNSEN HEADS BAND SILVERTON. Or.. Oct. 20. At the meeting ot the Trinity church band and orchestra Mon day evening, officers were elect ed as follows: president and leader. Alfred Jensen; vice pres ident. Walter Toft: secretary and treasurer, Chester Goplerude: serjeant-at-arms. James Thomp son. Monthly dues will be charged and the money used In the purchase of new music. SALEM PASTOR HAS ADVENTURE WITH SINN FEINERS . .YBTLE ON HONEYMOON VISIT TO IRELAND By MOLLY BRUNK Caught in the 'maelstrom ot the Sinn Fein movement (correct ly pronounced Shin Fane), on their honeymoon In Ireland, waa the experience ot Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Achesoa (Mlta Mary Con who returned to Salem Saturday night, after an absence of two months, the greater part of their absence being in the vi cinity of Belfast- Mr. Achesoa resumes the pastorate of Jason Lee Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Acheson left Sa lem last May. Immediately fol lowing their wedding which was an event' of May 12. Before sail ing on the steamer Baltic, they vihited friends In White Plains, N. J.. and In New York City, landing In Liverpool June i 1. From there they went to .Mr. Acheron's boyhood home in Ca van Cavan county. Ireland, visit ing there his mother, five broth ers and two sisters. Captured by Outpost All about them were the activ ities of the Sinn Fein, and It was not long after thlr arrival that tb'lr town was Included. This particular uprising was inspired by the passing of a bill in the house of commons known as the arms bill, making it punishable by law to have arms in the house hold. Acting accordingly Eng land sent out a call for all arms and ammunition. Answering the issue, the Sinn Feiners. forming in masked groups of eight or 10, ! Iegan raiding par lie 1 ou their ' own account, the hours chosen j leing from 10 p. m. to 3 a. ra. Vry little resistence was offered and wherever it was, rough us age and frequently bloodshed was the result- At 11 o'clock one night Mr. IRISH RULE IS WORST IN HISTORY Debate in House of Com mons Resolves Into a Duel Between Opposition and Government LEGITIMATE LIMITS HAYE BEEN EXCEEDED Question of Lord MacSvri ney is Raised by Joseph Kemrortby LONDON. Oct. 30. The Irish debate -In the house of commons tonight resolved Itself into a duet between the opposition and the government, the former demand lag and the latter resisting an In dependent inquiry Into reprlsals. iHirl Iebte Proceed The defense of the government set up by Sir I la mar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, was that "while the Asquithians put the emphasis oa the reprisals, I put It on the provocation. He insisted that no case had been made out for what he char acterized as Arthur Henderson's Insulting resolution, demanding an Inquiry lato the reprisals by the police and soldiers In Ireland. ( He incidentally remarked that America was no longer welcom ing Immigration from Ireland be cause it did not desira to swell the vast total of disturbing ele ments in the republic and he de clared his iatentlon to rake Ire land from end to end. Including Ulster, la the search for anas. Inquiry Is Urged Lord Robert Cecil, former as sistant secretary tor foreign af fair, and former Premier At- . quit a both pressed urgently for an inquiry. Lord Roberts declar ing that the admin titration, in Ireland In the last IS months wu' one ot the most disastrous ant tactless things In the country"! history. Mr. Asqnith asserted that then was prima facie evidence tha some officers and servants of thi -executive In Ireland had far ex ceeded the limits of legitimate self-defense, and that until the perpetrators ot the reprisals re ceived punishment there would not be the shadow of respect for the authorities la Ireland. Andrew Bonar Law, govern ment leader in the house, based his refusal ot aa Inquiry on thj necessity of supporting the offi cials and others responsible for the security of law and order. Ha declared the authorities had con demned the reprisals, which since then had been greatly reduced. The government, he added, could be no party to any surrender to crime. intra Mayor's roaditlow On a motion to adjourn. Com mander Joseph M. Kenworthy, In dependent liberal member for Hull, raised the question of Lord Mayor MacSwtaey, who Is a hun ger striker in Brixton prison. He ( Continued on rage 2.) and Mrs. Acheson. and his bro ther and sister-in-law formed a .roup to escort a neighbor home, and they had not gone far when they were Intercepted by a Sinn Fein outpost, who demand-d them to halt, and as they were In no mood to rebel, no vlolenci was offered, the only disagree able phase of the situation being that they were compelled to re main In the custody of the Sinn Feiner until the district had been canvassed for arms. - Threat Carried Out All persons visited on ihttn midnight raids were threaterret not to make reports, and thoe who were loyal to the British government and disregarded these warnings live! to regret It. In the very midst of the upris ing, studying its every r-hase. and gaining first-hand knowledge of the motives and activities ot the Sinn Fein. Mr. Acheson states that he is unfavorable to it; that it is not representative ot the right-thinking peopl- of Ireland It is more a movement under keen political leaders. who through careful manipulations during the. period of war. were succer.ful in subjugating the young manhood of the country, and wh3 now are being used as tools for the Irish republic. . It Is his conviction that It the republic were secured It would not be what the masses vision: that it would resul in a soviet form of government, for every tactic used to secure It I has been bolshevik In tendency, j"" great mas-Cof rtrlih people j desire to live peafsb'y. he -I serts. but a the British have lost 'heir hold, and the common wealth cannot expect protection (Continued oa page I)