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SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1921
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
V .A
rEoru
SOLDIER TELLS
OF EXECUTIONS
THE A. E. f .
Major is Accused of Shoot
ing Down Men in Cold
Blood, Ohio Veteran Sticks
to Assertion.
"HARD BOILED" SMITH
NAMED AS LYNCHER
Taylor, Ex-Service "Man,
4 Tells of Witnessing
Twelve Hangings
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
None of the six witnesses ar
pearing today before a senate
committee was able to give
first hand evidence to support
charges by Senator, Watson,
Democrat, Georgia, that
American soldiers had been
hanged without trial in
France.
Testimony by Henry L.
Scott, 22, of Kenmore, Ohio,
that he had seen two soldiers
shot down in cold blood, by a
"Major Qpley," commander of
the third battalion, llbth in
fantry, brought a quick denial
from Major IL L., Qpie.-at
Staunton, Va.f who was m
charge of that organization
and who announced that he
would be glad to go before the
committee. - ?
Scott was positive that he
saw both men killed at differ-
ent times, that the first shoot
ing of a courier was witnessed
by several hundred men and
that he alone saw the r.econd.
," Question on Same
Haying Major Opie in mind as
commander of the battalion, uoi
onel Bethel pressed the witness as
to the spelling of the name and
later informed Chairman Brande
gee privately that Scott evidently ;
was referring: to the Virginian.
But Scott stuck to "Opley."
In making sweeping denial of
the charge. Major Opie declared
in a statement thai Scott "writes
himself down as a skulker by his
own testimony," that he belonged
to' another ' outfit and never
should have been in the fighting
line .with the Third battalion.
Although he did not know of
his own knowledge of executions
without trials, Robert A. Harri
son, of Wilmington, N. C, testi
tied that he "hid witnessed two
lynching," one conducted by
"Hard Boiled" Smith. The sol
dier, he said, was put to death for
refusing to sweep a stockade
with a "tooth brush," that the
killing, as he remembered took
place December 24, 1918, and
that he saw the lynching from a
distance of S00 yards. The other
man lynched, he 6ald, was a Mex
ican, who was strung from a tree
by officers and men for a crime
against a woman.
Taylor Is Frail
George H. Taylor, of Philadel
phia, thin and Trail and under
treatment, as ha himself explain
ed, for epilepsy, declared he had
seen 12 soldiers hanged, or ono
more than the pumber officially
listed by the war department, as
executed in accordance with court
martial verdicts. Taylor testi
fied at first he had seen threo
and then nnder direct question
ing increased his flgurestto four,
jumping finally to 12. All, he
declared, were put to death in
and around Is-Sur-Tille from Ap
ril to une, 1919.
In no instanco could he Bay be
knew any or all of the 12 had
dates The deosrtmen: liN
Faces Officers
Because of the evident physical
weakness Of the witness Senator
Watson suggested that army of
licers. including Colonel Walter
.Bethel, assistant judge advocate
'general, leave the room explais
ing that Taylor was subject to ep
ileptic attacks and that the pres
ence of officers might disturb
him. But the former, soldier an
nounced he wanted the officers to
remain.
In an effort to clear up what
he regarded as theV contusion in
Taylor's testimony. Chairman
Brandegee suggested that Colonel
Bethel question the witness con
cerning the twelve executions he
claimed to have seen.
Karlv in the hearing Colonel
(Continued on page i)
LONE BANDIT ROBS
TRAIN IN HEART OF
CHICAGO, ESCAPES
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. An armed bandit boarded the ob
servation car of Baltimore and
Washington, as it was passing Sixty-third street tonight and
after holding up the passengers in the observation car, left
the train at Sixty-seventh street, according to a report made
to the police tonight. The train
escaped.
Just as the train was leaving the Sixty-third street sta
tion, the bandit, described as
with two revolvers, appeared in the doorway of the obser
vation coach and ordered "hands up!" He walked through
the car, forcing the passengers, among them F. E. William
son, general passenger agent of the railroad, to hand over
their valuables.
At 67th street he pulled the bell cord, jumped off as the
train slowed down and disappeared. From Williamson the
bandit obtained $10 and a gold watch according to the po
lice, who stated they did not believe the loss of the other
passengers "was large.
DENIS
WANT
STATE ACCOUNTS TO
UNDERGO SCRUTINY
Embodying the declaration
rabhr to paj'U'i'di taxus unly with the greatest difficulty and
that they are unable to receive any adequate or satisfactory
information about the expenditure of state funds a concur
rent resolution was introduced yesterday by Senator Dennis
of Union county calling for a complete audit of all state ac
counts. This would apply not only to all state departments,
but to all institutions and schools.
The resolution calls for a committee of five members to
engineer the audit. These would be two members of the
senate, two members of the house and one citizen from the
state at large. They would be charged to report to the pres
ident of the senate and the speaker of the house at the earli
est possible moment and have all data ready for the regular
session of 1923.
Expenses of the committee would be handled through
state channels in the regular manner and expenditures not
to exceed $10,000 would be allowed the committee for its
work. The resolution was referred to the ways and means
committee.
Senator Vinton's bill providing
that county courts advertise for
bids when purchasing supplies ag
gregating $250 or more was killed
by indefinite postponement when
the steering committee recom
mended against it and the report
was adopted. Senator Vinton did
not protest. '
Upton's bill providing that bo
nus money received by ex-service
men under the bonus and loan act
shall not be applied to debts con
tracted prior to receipt of the
money was passed unanimously.
The Multnomah delegates en
dorsed the bill providing a resto
ration of the former salaries to
certain Multnomah county officers
whose salaries recently were cut
to $125.
Multnomah Prosecutor Favored
Also a bill was endorsed pro
viding that when a district attor
ney is elected In Multnomah coun
ty next year he shall be elected for
a full term of four years instead
Of only to fill out the unexpired
term of Walter Evans, recently
appointed to the circuit bench.
Such. Such a provision is not in
hibited by the constitution.
Senator J. C. Smith intorducjed
two Joint resolutions, one to re-
pea lthe 6 per cent tax limitation
of the constitution, and the other
to repeal all millage tax levies ex
tending over a period of more
than two years. He will intro--
duce a companion bill to nullify
all the present milalge levies after
December 31, 1922, Similar legis
lation was attempted by Senator
Smith at the regular session a
year ago.
Exemption Measure Introduced
Senator Nkkelscn of Hood Riv
er introduced a bill to remove ir
rigation districts and road dis
tricts from under a law which pre
vents the state land board .from
loaning school moneys on lands
which are encumbered.
Some time ago the attorney gen
eral held that moneys of the irre
ducible school fund cannot bo
loaned on the land in Irrigation
districts where bonds have been
issued, because the encurabranre
of the bonds puts the lands within
the scope of the act prohibiting
loans on encumbered property,
While the opinion did not touch
Ohio train No. 6 bound for
did not stop and the bandit
shabbily dressed and armed
S ALL
that taxpayers of Oregon are
on road districts,
that would suffer
it is believed
in the same
way.
The board, prior to the opinion,
had loaned on irrigation district
lands, and since the opinion was
written, has refused to renew such
loans. It is said to be difficult
for the banks to carry the irriga
tion district settlers and they con-
seauentlv are under a serious
handicap.
Senator Nlcklesen hopes- to re
lieve them by the bill he contem
plates introducing.
Former Salem Man is Re
arrested, Fraudulent
Land Location Charge
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. Rein
dieted last Friday on a secret in
dictment, John V. Todd of Van
couver. Wash . was released to
day on $",000 bail. Todd is
charged with having defrauded
Geor;:e X. Ausiuan. Eugene far
nier. and Ruth A. West fail, Salem
school teacher, out of $500 each
'.u fraudulently locating thein on
timber land. Todd, former Sa
lem school superintendent, was
first indicted with Carlos L. By
ron, now a fugitive.
Todd was tried in the United
States district court here last
month and found "not guitly' on
three counts iu the indictment the
jury disagreeing on the fourth.
KA1X AFFECTS SERVICE
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Dec. 20.
Washouts resulting from a heavy
rain which fell this morning cut
this city off . from rail connection
wila the north this alleraoou.
JOHN W. TODD
RE INDICTED
SHIELDS WILL
HEAD KIWANIS
CLUB FOR 1922
Members Affirm Nomina
tions, Judge Race is Asked
to Take Charge of Em
ployment Bureau
Roy Shields was elected pres
ident of the Kiwanis club for tho
coming year, at the session held
yesterday noon at the Commer
cial club. Oliver J. Myers was
fleeted viro president; Tero M.
Hicks. secretary and treasurer,
and Curtis B. Cross district trus
tee. Those who will have the affairs
of tho club on their hands for
tho coming year and who were
elected yesterday were F. G. De
lano, 1). L. Shrode, W. I. Need
ham. I". S. Page. Harry Levy, H
L. Stiff and L O. Hayrord.
In order to facilitate the elec
tion, by unanimous vote the sec
retary. Dr. II. K. Morris, was di
rected to cast the vote for those
selected by the nominating com
mittee. In reporting work done by the
committee on charities and em
ployment, n. L. Shrode, chairman.
said that his committee believed
that It would be for the best to
ask Karl Race, city recorder, t"
act as head of the employment
bureau.
That is, as Mr. Hace has been
serving in this capacity for some
time and handled the employment
question in a satisfactory way, it
was thought best to have but one
bureau in the city. Hence. Judge
Race is now in charge of the only
employment bureau in the city,
and those who want work done
should telephone him, 130.
It was also urged that to aid
the unemployment proposition,
that every one telephone 130, the
city recorder's office, whenever
thera is any work to be done.
even if it is but a short Job.
The Y. M. C. A. Informed Roy
Shields, president, that a game
wa3 planned between a Kiwania
and a Rotary club team, nlavins
biff and volley ball. Asking tha
wishes of the Kiwanians, Presi
dent Shields said: "Anything in
the way of a challenge to the
Kiwanians, from a football game
to a pie-eating contest will bo
taken tip."
Two Portland Lawyers I
Heated Discussion Over
Bus Bill Provision
A meeting of tho house road3
and highways,, committee last
night was featured by an ex
change of hot vjrds between Ar
thur C. Spencer, PortlarJ attor
ney representing th Union Pacif
ic system and the Oregon-Washing
Railroad & Navigation com
pany, and John F. Logan, repre
senting the Mo'ior ius association.
The class was relative to action
of the committee in making elim
inations from the measure earner
in the day. Speuce- took tho
stand that the jiiminatio-.i am
ounted to making ute of the pub
lic convenience and nc-s.s.ty
principle and woulu grant exclu
sive franchises. This iesition
was combatted by Logan, al
though he favors tae convenience
and necessity pnnclyle.
"The railroads Have worked
with the highway commission and
granted it hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of riglu of way."
declared Spencer an I are helping
maintain roadbeds for these busi
es to operate nvcr practically
without cost. If you put in tb
convenience and neres-Uy princi
ple it will mean exclusive l'ra.i
chises to them. We haw had ex
perience with th.m in Washing
ton where they U? one line lo an
other and operate the full iengiht
of the state."
"You want d-"?si ruction, not
construction." :;'.muca Logan.
"You get your money from the
public. You wale..- your block
and build double lins as you have
in Deschutes canyon aud vize
where." The committee appeared to lo
of the opinion tha; the action tak
en earlier in the day and which
wa objected to y Spei'cer would
stand.
ALA KM CAlSKS i!!.
A run to Bush and Saginaw
streets was made by the Salerr.
fire boys'this evening at 7:lo in
answer to a lalso alarm.
SPENCER 10
LOGAN CLASH
MUTAN IS
OBDURATE ON
IRISH TREAT!
De Valera is Denounced by
Fiery Speaker Who Takes
Slam at Dail Cabinet; De
rides King.
LONDON HOLDS PACT AS
EFFORT TO AVOID WAR
Milroy Creates Sensation by
Reading New Oath
of Allegiance
DUBLIN, Dec. 20 (By The
Associated Press) After to
day's session of the Dail Eir
eann, it was clear that a de
cision on the treaty would not
be taken before Thursday af
ternoon at the earliest; some
members, among them Mi
chael Collins, were even of the
opinion that adjournment over
the holidays may be neces
sary. Arthur Griffith, head of the
plenipotentiaries and Eamonn
De Valera, who i3 strongly op
posing the treaty, are agreed,
however, that suspense would
be bad for the country.
As a I
matter of fact judging by the
attitude in Dublin, the whole
country is fairly sick with un
certainty and anxiety.
It was made evident today
that the Dail Eireann will tol
erate no form of cloture.
Twenty additional members,
the speaker announced, have
sent in their names to be
heard.
McOartan Condemns AH
Tha main force of the attach
n them was based on the belief
that De Valera has abandoned tho
idea of a republic and framed an
oath recognizing the king ss the
bead of the community of nations
with which Ireland is to be asso
ciated. The most exciting speech today
was that of Dr. Patrick McCartan.
who condemned everybody impar
tially and declared emphatically
that the republic had been aban
doned in Dublin before the dele
gates crossed to London. He evok
ed applause by expressing prefer
ence for Griffith and Collins, who
he said, did their best, over the
"quibblers" among whom he In
cluded De Val3ra.
Dr. McCartan denounced the
whole Dail cabinet, saying that
they ail went into the boat of Bri
tish imperialism. He was an un
compromising Republican, recog
nizing kings as out of date and
he objected to any association
with the British empire.
Roads Alternative Oa'th
Tn conclusion he saw no way
nut, for there was a divided cabi
net. a divided dail. a divided ar
my and a divided country.
In his speech Denutv McElroy
contended that the issue was not
thr- treaty versus the republic but
was between th. treaty and De
Valra's document. Tt was an Is
sue as between two forms of as
ociation with the British empire.
He created a sensation bv reading
as follows the terms of the alter
native oath proposed by De Va
lera r
"I do swear to bear true alleg
iance to the constitution of Ire
land and to the treaty of associa
tion of Ireland with the British i
commonwealth ef nations and to J
recognize the !nnr of Great Bri-i
tain as bead f the associated
states.
Mr. De Valera strongly protest
ed that it was :i shame to attempt
to nrejudire' the matter by refer
ring to a document which was se
cret and not relevant to the i?sue.
He was. he saiJ. quite ready to
have all documents published.
Mr. Griffith angrily declared:
"The Irish people should know
that that is the difference between
DeValera resnondM: "That
: not so. and is unfair."
liibicaticn of liorumcnt Adcil
Answering Mr. Milrov. Mr. P"1
Valera said that it would be an
infamous maneuver if he attemnt
ed to Induce anvbodv to reject the
treaty in the belief that some oth
er document would be used as a
substitute. The Dail had the doc
ument and knew all about It, and
(Continued on page 6)
COX IS NEAR
WHEN RADIERS
SEIZE BOOZE
Boston Prohibition Officers
Seize Liquors in Room
Where Guests Visit
BOSTON, Dsc. 20 Prohibition
enforcement officers, under the
leadership of Harold D. Wilson,
raided a room in the Qulncy
House tonight, directly above a
room where Governor Cox was be
ing entertained at a dinner of
leaders, and seized 2 0 bottles of
cocktails and four bottles of whis
key. According to the officers,
several of the d'nner guests were
in the room where the liquor was
found.
Ernest J. Goulston. understood
to b the host of the dinner; J. J.
McCarthy, one of the proprietors
of the hotel, and Harold E. Kern,
who lives at the hotel and in
whose room the liquor was seized
were summoned to appear in fed
eral court tomorrow in connection
with the seizure.
Body of Silverton Lad
Arrives from Overseas
PORTLAND, Dec. 20 The bod
ies of seven Pacific northwest
boye who were killed in the war
arrived in Portland today to be
sent to Oregon and Washington.
Those from Oregon were Alan V.
Mercer, Marshfield; Bert E. Vil
sian, Roseburg; Harley L. Rice.
Pilverton; Robert F. Ingalls, Pen
dleton. Waste of Water Adds to
Fire Danger is Warning
Salem patrons of the local
water company's service are urged
to exercise the utmost economy
In order to insure sufficient forca
for emergencies such as fire of
effects of frost upon weak pres
sure mains.
Paul B. Wallace, vice president
of the Salem Water company, re
ports that the company's pumpln?
units are making every effort to
keep the pressure up to 90 pound"
at all levels. Pumping units were
set back for a few hours yester
day when local electric power
service was cut down, due to un
usual demands on the service at
Portland.
The unusually cold weather ha:--
'mpelleil many owners to open
faucets in an effort to avoid freez
ing of supply pipes. All resi
dents were urged to cut down this
waste as the total volume makes
heavy Inroads upon reservoir sup
plies.
PAIR (JETS $.-0O0
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20. Two
men entered the Liberty Stale
bank late today and, covering sev
eral officers and employes, robbed
the vault of $".000. The bank
was robbed of $I!7,000 two years
ago.
Americanization Day Program to
be Held at Salem Armory Tonight
Public to Welcome New Citizens
What American I-cton and Boy
Scout members have planned as
the biggest community meet held
in Salem will ta'te place at the
Salem armory tonight when the
numbers of a carefully prepared
program will be .jreenhed. The
hour of the opening number has
been set for 7:"0 s-o tiiat the aud
ience will not be held until oo
late an hour.
Many musical numbers 'ire lift
ed and will be interspersed bv
brief addresses. Th" principal ad
dress of the evening will be giv
en by W. V. Tomlinsop, naturali
zation service examiner for Ore
gon. Circuit Judge George G. Bing
ham, who has rer-Mved national
recognition for his work in build
ing up the naturalization codTis,
will speak briefly upon the pro
blem present by those foreign -born
w ho are slow to become citi
LEADS POSSE AFTER
IS
FLORA, 111 . Dec: 20. Led by
Miss Mildred Kelley. a sheriff's
LL NO
posse tonight chased five armed sheriff's deputies who are await
men. who this aiternoon robbed ing the arrival of bloodhounds at
the State bank of Iuka of $15,000 j daybreak before entering the
into a wooded strip seven miles
north of here. Miss Kelley is an
employe of the bank.
The bandits automobile crash
ed through a bridge forcing them
PRIESTS CHANGED.
CATHOLICS RIOT
New York Police Reserves
Disperse East Siders
Who Smash Windows
NEW YORK, Dec 20. Rc
sponding to a riot call, police re
serves tonight dispersed a mob of
hundreds of persons who stoned
the parish bouse of the Church of
Our Lady of Pity in East 151st
street with tho announced pur
pose of throwing the Reverend
Father James Mehrigln in tho
street.
Evcrey pans of glass in the
house was shattered while several
priests inside, fearing for their
lives, telephoned for aid. Night
sticks were used freely by the
bluecoats in a half hour fight with
the mob. The disturbers, chiefly
Italians, it was said, were incens
ed at the new priest, who had sue
ceeded Father Francis Oppicl
founder of the parish.
Illinois Legion Brings
Suit Against Newspaper
CHICAGO., Dec. 20. Tha 111!
nois Staats Zeltune, a German
language dally, today was made
defendant in a $100,000 libel suit
filed by Biackhawk Tost No. 107
American legion.
The complaint charged that the
newspaper in an editorial on Dfe
ceember 13 said that the legion
was an "instrument bought with
British gold to suppress truth, to
gag freedom and to betray Ameri
can organized labor." It was also
alleged that the editorial said
many American soldiers were
"tramps, vagabonds and hums.'
The article was printed without
the approval or knowledge of Dr
Sidney Speilman, owner of the
paper, according to a statement
made today to John V. Clinnln,
assistant United States district at
torney. Dr. Speilman. promised to
disavow publicly the article ob
jected to, Mr. Clinnin said.
coxinxrrou held
NOKKISTOWN, Pa., Dec. 20.
Charles Evans, conductor, and
Walter Yeakel, engineer -of. the
northbound train of the Phila
delphia & Reading railway, which
collided with a southbound train
near Bryn Athyn, Pa.k December
resulting in the death of 20
persons, were arrested today fol
lowing a verdict by a coroner's
jury fixing responsibility for the
wreck upon them.
PASSENGER IS GASSED
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20.
The body of John Hare, 47, a
steerage passenger, was removed
from the steamer Selyo Maru,
which arrived here today. He was
asphyxiated when immigration of
ficials not knowing he was below
decks, sealed the batches and
fumigated the bold.
zens of this country.
Miss Margaret Cot-per. principal
or Garfield school will read Gov
ernor Olcott's brief on American
ization. Because of the demands
made upon him by the special leg
islative session. Governor Olcott
will not be present.
Salem citizens who have been
active in aiding the naturalization
work in Marion county and who
will greet Mr. Tomlinson are:
Miss Cornelia Marvin, state li
brarian : V. G. Boyer, county
clerk: Mrs. IT. O. Shipley, presi
dent I). A. R ; Mrs. Norma Terwil
liger and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith.
Women's Relief corps representa
tives, Speakers will be introduced by
Commander B. F. Pound, of Cap
ital post No. 9. The event Is giv
en nnder the auspices of the Am
erican legion and United Troops
of Salem B07 Scouts.
S
I to abandon it. The robbers are
surrounded In the wooded cluo bv
woods.
Miss Mildred Kelley, formed a
posse, loaded them Into her auto
mobile and started after the bandits,
BANK
GASOLINE TAX
SfilCFI;
All Other Methods Appear
Discarded, Although Bean
is Still Fighting lop In
come Levy. .. .. ..
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
FUNDS TO BE USED
Members of Departmen
Won Over After Stren
uous Arguments
At midnight there was
feeling at ' the state house
among some members of th(
senate and the house that the
legislature may fall into t
deadlock and adjourn 'without
reaching any sort of agree
ment on a 1925 exposition ta:
measure. - . j
- This feeling , appeared tc
grow throughout the everunr
after the dinner hour, not
withstanding -r the apparcr.:
certainty at the roads anc
highways conference j before
dinner that a gasoline tax bii:
would be introduced. .' I M
The proposed direct property tai
and apparently every other pro
posed , method of . financing th
1925 exposition from the stated
angle has now been abandoned
with tb exception of the gasoline
tax. Louis E. Bean, apeafeer of
the house, however, at a late
hour last nlrht. wu wartnr bat
tle in behalf ot hli Income tax
proposal. v . , . I
In brief, the whole iltuailor.
relative to the exposition has now
resolved itself down to two alter
natives. These are utter abandon
ment of the fair or an additions?
one cent tax on ' gasoline which
would necessitate a diversion tem
porarily ot some of the itaU
highway funds for the purpose.
It took much argument at a spirit
ed msetlng of the Joint roads and
highways committee late - yester
day o obtain from the three mem
bers of the state highway. com
mission any concessions In favor
of such a bill, but at the conclu
sion of the meeting it .appeared
that they had been persuaded.
Also It appeared that practically
every member of the two com
mittees had been won over, but
later doubt was rampant about
the capltol. . -
Argument Mad Commissioner
As is generally known, the ex
position association .wants fS,
000. 000 from the state, $1,000,
000 annually for three years. The
additional cent tax on gasoline
would produce only about balf
that amount . It would be neces
sary, then, to draw directly from
highway funds for the other ap
proximate balf million until such
time as automobile traffic would
be sufficient to make this utr
liecessary. i
As an argument to the three
members of tb-j highway commis
sion who were present ft was de
clared that daring the exposition
year motor traffic would be $0
1. eatv in the state that returns
from the measure would be vastly
ncreased. Further. It was point
ed out that the additional 1 cent
would continue after the expo-,
tion, making In alt t S-cert tax on
gasoline and from that tlmi forth
tha highway department would
have the returns from tho entire
3 cents. TMa would make the
immediate divergence o? fund
merely a loa.i by the commission, 1
It was explained. f
People WntiM Vote j
The measure ? adopted by the
legislature, vrMl'go before tbepeo-;
pie as a. constitutional amend-'
ment. This will La necessary for
the reason that the money Isto
be for other ihan governmental
Mirposes. . '
Franklin T. Griffith, one of the
speakers for ihe exposition asso
Cation, presented the entire sit
uation as the first to addresa the
comm'ttees and the highway com-'
mission. Tie d eclated that SO per
cent of the reople of the ata'.e
want thj fair, but few ar-a In fa-
or of a property tax. '
John II. Y'eon, member of the
highway, commmlcn, polntel out
that the exposition is net a Port
land affair. . ; .
Go Abend, Hays Ycm
"If it were,' he taid. ! would
take off my coat and fight it. I
am undecided , as yet whether I
shall be for the gasoline tax, but
- (Continued oa page 6)