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4 Mi- 1 1 k J i 1 k BOOTLEG IB MAKERS 15 TARGET OF B S fflUST IBOO LABEL IMITATION FABRICS AS 6EKUME,'BRAWDESIS RULES HOT STERS FOR POLITICAL ISSUE IS TE MADE -OF HOSPITAL spa 9 bbbmbs sswaspw - . sjv bbbt - - MM sa sbsbjw ansa) . easea eas sjBsyenBSsUsai BY EVENIKG PAPER FIRST llllili IS T CAPTIVE CREW TELLS THRILLING PIRATE TALE new u rwiiuci ouuiikuiiie , i miffrmtn Unit! Chasers Mobilized By IAla lirK IN 111 All. ' Wealthy Violators of Law lS"5JKffi.. to Smuggle in Whiskey. PJ 1 1 1 II Ml V IK M ! IS FIRED BAClt Postmaster Hackestein has been touring the country, all the nine rural routes radiating out from Salem, on his semi-annual official inspection. He has been finding an average of . close to 25 boxes on every route so far examined where the -patrons hare not been quite Hying up , to the, postal regulations as to the kind, location and maintenance of their post-boxes. . -'' ?i" ;:v'.':" 'Under ther erms of the" rural delivery law, the ! department' is required to withhold delivery of mall to patrons wnd, after proper advice and wanting, fall or refuse to provide the ; legal : boxes. .'"In most of these cases where things have' gradually" slipped , down-hill Captain John Kelly of Fidus Wears Uniform of Amer ican Naval Officer NEW, YORK, April 24. Cus tom officials - announced today that they were working to smash arich bootlegger ring which they charged had mobilized a fleet of former submarine chasers .to meet America's ''dry nary.' ' The federal agents are working on the theory thai the swift craft that once pursued. German U boats and were sold after the war now are posing as natal vessels and, commanded by officers In the uniform of the United States, al ready have, succeeded in running 13.000,000 worth of ram. into the United States from Bermuda and Havana. , , . Fldua Nabbed The announcement of the dis covery of the alleged smuggling scheme was made after former submarine chaser 101, rechristen ed the Fidus, had bees nabbed In New York harbor by a police boat and customs launch after she had passed quarantine and was dart ing toward a pier. Customs men claimed that ' they found aboard tier numerous charts with marked landings along the Atlantic coast and Hudson river. No liquor was found aboard . her. and the crew told a hair raising tale of having had" their cargo plundered by pi rates off the Long Island -. coast ' yesterday,-' v. . ', .J'--!. Nary. Uniform Worn The eai-hasr, said to hear Brit ish registry," was tied up at the Battery where she tonight was held on a technical ' charge that ' she left .Bermuda without clear ance papers. Her. captain, who rare his name as "John Kelly," and her crew of seven, were taken to the custom house for a severs grllllpg. After the examination, which -waa attended by a repre eentatlte from1 the office of the British consul general, Assistant United States Attorney Falk said: "Kelly wore the uniform ot a t United States naval officer. We bare not yet made any, charges - against Kelly and the crew. Scotch Whisky Aboard . It is understood that the Fidus ' carried 2,10 0 " cases ; of "choice ' scotch whisky from Bermuda and that is what We 'want to find out. The teaser failed to show on her manifest any. .cargo and after questioning by customs agents, it was decided, to take her into port and question the crew. , "WASHINGTON. April 24. Labels or brands under which articles are sold, when open to construction in the mind of the puchasing public that they describe the component ingredients or materials used in the manufacture of the ar ticles, must clearly and defi nitely describe them, the su preme court held in an opin ion delivered by Justice Bran deis in a caseb rough t by the federal trade commission against the Winsted Hosier company of Connecticut. Jus tice McReynolds dissented. The opinion of the court, GEORGE WHITE USEDT0SH0VEL FOR SMALL PAY Initial Mpmhprhin nf EGO! niuivuiivcu iWi wiuu I v l u ' i.. ol" l j. i t.: i. mulated in Salem Ust iifiPi i.- r . N IQht Hal YOrsen Pres. For s many 'months the ' evening paper has been casting about for something to use as a political bludgeon on the head of the county court. Night Marshal Held Justified m Killing COnstasIe r.!c$n , er and Inspiration. of Jit tack Is Sought. INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN First it attacked County Judge Bushey because the judge KU KLUX OFFICIALS An interesting little story, that hasn't anything to do with poli tics, comes out from a recent lit tle meeting in Portland. . . uoi. ueorge A. White, now a candidate for the nomination for the governorship, was' talking with a group of working men. After a long and intensive debate, one of the grizzled old workmen WILL BE PROGRAM undertook to have the 18th amendment to the constitution uj. me uuiieu ouiies ciuurceu in sa&rioa coumy. Next it attacked Judge Bushey because of the court s policy relating to juvenile cases. - Both times the Journal came out second best Now it has seized upon the Salem hospital as a sling-shot with which it hopes to lay out the county court Down in Med ford the Journal editor, so the story goes. used to make a kind of specialty of county courts. Out of Salem I fishing seasons he used to go out now and then !and "get" lie started out to do I CALLED TO APPEAR Multnomah Club Passes the 5000 Mark and 10,000 . Workers Is Now Goal Wounded Youth Declines to Tell What k Name Was I, Borne by Organization Organization ot the Qeorge a. White-for-governor a county court, just for amusement LOS ANGELES, April 14. Tho InTestlgation of the raid by mask- club was completed last night the same thine in Marion county. : But Jackson county is a I ed men at Intlewood. a aulurb. with the election of Mayor George Democratic eountv. Marion countv is Renublican. That I ?? v - - w - - - M " a " , , w. men were shot, wIU take shape to- while confined to the particu- said: lar Issues Dresented. will, it is "Yon MMm tA tit nlVMt k stated, have material effect in a lot of pretty good ideas on lab- f 'HaiToraea as president, Mrs.makega difference; and in Marion county luck has been I e'd you get It all?- 'Tu against him. 1 the federal trade commission weii. i never got those oat - -7 The Journal has gone back-in history a couple of years lu nJuYin. Cnysuch practices.- Chairman !" and discovered that the Statesman once carried at thetop of giewood constable, an one ofthe uaskill Ot tne commission de- ri" 7.; . ." cmfflmi. tih .nt r j HeBJ its front riage a banner headline which read: "Marion County raiders, who died from wounds morrow morning at an Inquest scribed-the decision as a great Uw Aa. I dricks elected head or thelOffers $25,000 for New Hospital Building: The Journal I received .when Frank Woerner, . . , . v, : i ' o i . .. i it., t Victory., Not All froo! slack; 25,000 pounds for tl. I committee on organization. was only a kid. and I used tn ml ilve nnndrea ana sixty mem- ExplalnlnK -'' that" the Winsted I home u fnr.iini ii.,t i .M.i bn were checked on the roll of since the last; fhspeetioni a' notice' cnipany 'for many- years had get un enouah conrare 'avaa to! the White boosters in Salem and W put m ine pox. caning aura-i manufactured underwear Jor the! undress. I was ashamed to noil the club's executlre committee tlon to- the specific; violation or 1 retail tradtf bearing the brand I mother', eiean had. -itt. n t decided to carry the membership negligence. f ' Most of the patrons -natural merino." v"rray ' wool.1 remedy the ' Wrong at 1 once and I "natural ? wool,'! ; "natural worst- there's no hard feelings oVer it. j ed, or "Australian wool," Justice J One tase. however out from Brandies declared "none" of thia Salem, is that ot f a ' patron who underwear is all wool." but "much at tint failed and then refused to I of it contains only a ' small ' per- put his mall box on the right sidejeentage of wool: some as little of the road as the postal law spe-l as 10 per cent clflcally demands. The ; matter I In thta connection while the Was reported to the department winsted . company labels, parties-1 workman. '"Shake! coal dust and grime, so I usually! P&st the 1000 mark within t.e pulled a blanket on to the floor! next few days, . and slept there, dropping oft to Headquarters Established sleep almostthe Instant I hit the! A plan of Intensive campaign floor. - That's a preUy hard ap-lng in every precinct In Salem was prentlceship to serve k . bat it I decided upon and working corn gives one a definite knowledge of Imlttees were named for this work lust what labor is. Now. if to begin at once. Headquarters been met. I reckon you'll do." said the I were established last nlrht at 305 WUlh Ai m twak& immv4 mi viv.i wwmm(bi v v. wwj party. Otncers t th Ku Klur Klan In Iam Angeles county Will be subjected to questioning. This, program was announced today by W. C. Do ran, chief dep uty district attorney, following a at Washington, and the local tr-i larly the word "merino- have fice was upheld. ! The patron has I lonr been used la the trade, the had: no mail for a number or I court did not accent the conten- months." The mart that comes to tlon ' that they are generally un hia name Is sent back to the writ-lderstood as indlcatin roods part- era, it ther are known; or to the I ly of . cotton. aeaa leuer onice at wasnmgiun.i hb declared It unsound" as The patron' has not yet placed his I aerting that the : labels in ques- mall box on "the right side or l tlon "are literally false" and ex me roaa as lue carrier travels it," aa the' law aays he must do and' the: dead letter 'ornce sun And they shook! i quotes the statesman article that followed the headline, and I oht marshal, opened fire oa the quotes it correctly I f . Assume that the Statesman story ' was accurate as to fact : ' rv;'-. ;;';' ' The county court's offer was made two years ago, and not how. Two tax-levying periods have passed since then. The offer of two years ago, if made as published at the time, conference with District attorney was made on a condition, ine condition was tnat tne re- Thomas Lee Woolwine. Mr. Dor mainder of the $100,000 necessary be raised. That condi- an was assigned to represent thrt tion was not met at the time and has not been met yet, if office at the iauest, ckedaled to the Statesman is correctly informed. The Journal's editorial be held at lagiewood at t:io a. of yesterday was in error in stating that the condition has m- tomorrow. tacwpj 01 mob EKmgnK Mr. Do ran said that while the Masonic bnUding. the Isshp undpr rmsidpmtinn. nlwava hark ha tn the time pr0Tc.0.1 4Bqu" " ,,y gets his TatHi ' cept those which bear the word merino! are "palpably bo." All are calcuated to "deceive. . jionen Maaera uarmea when misbranded goods at tract customers by means of the fraud which they perpetrate, trade la diverted from the producer ot truthfully - marked goods, the justice' stated and the fact that "honest manufacturers might pro tect their trade by also resorting to - deceptive labels, is ' no de fense for such practices. ' inA - mil. HnnfriaiStnr "ArriVAS PArfthldTscrtnilnaUon haVa become so WWil..MVW. WW . - "ti - . . i til'ii rL .li . w - commDu in me ami anuerwear Villi OllUlltJI ClIIICIS isifcevj OEliS AT OS DW FiEl WILL BE TODAY Obsequies to Be Held W First Methodist Church; Body To Lie in State supply in Marion county. given the judge for that. simultaneously throughout Mar ion county, and every voter will be reached between now and election day with a statement ot the principles ot good government and sound citizenship which the club is working for; In the cam paign by supporting Mr. White. it. was said by Mayor Halvorsen who i presided at last. . night's meeting ot club leaders. S Volnnteers Working Headquarters will be manned hr vnlsntMr wnrban an1 th All' tire campaign will be conducted Completing one more year of by voluntary workers, the policy industrial progress, the Oregon of the White clubs throughout Growers association will today the state of having no hired work- h0,d lt8 annu4 toCKhoiders meet- era having been adopted, ine M,r.,v .nd cost of cards and other campaign j- r The evening paper has never for-1 hb mi vwiscaisivii ntui uic vvuiuou The funeral of W. H. Byars wUl be held this afternoon at 2:30 from the First Methodist church. Prevldus to the funeral the body I literature needed in the Marion Liberty streets. from Elements V Work is to be begun this week on the new addition to the Salem postotfice. The contractor : ar rived yesterday " from " Eugene, ready to start assembling the ma terials for a quick Job of construc tion. The work was to be com pleted within 90 days from the time ot awarding the contract, and almost one-third of the time Is already gone n.j.. cMAhl CmiM I v ine government caiiea xor iwo liUUJ ui puivtuk rw",,uri. options In construction, one with a " i Mpvinwwn a iifDri . . - - 1 : . . III ftiiuaiiicitc iiivbi i ana me oiner wunoui coTereu porch or driveway to shelter the EUGENE. Or.ir April The I rural mall carriers aa they load body ot ' WflUam Poteet, atudent I and unload for their routes. As the of -the University ot Oregon, from I bids were low enough to . fall trade that most dealers no longer accept labels at their face value,' the Justice continued, but that does hot prevent their use being an unfair method ot competition.' The court pointed out that trade marks which deceive the public are denied protection 'and found that ' the' commission Was Justified In Its conclusion that the practice constituted an unfair method of competition, and that It waa authorised to order that the practice be discontinued. 1 Portland, who was drowned la the I within what seems to have been Wniiamette river here Saturday afternoon was . found last night BY LOCAL POST ' a few yards baJoV where he went down. The drag bucket of a. gra: ; rvel crushing plant brought the body to the aarfaee.-;- .V4? -j,. ,' the limit to be allowed for the Job vV 4 eAWAfm m An f la vlVtn F rial iun ftUTvaaiaaaTcufj a xmm wv jr a 1 f ' . I tion "with! the driveway, much I Amencan LeglOH Prepares PerrarJ to the Mtisfaction ot the carriers Je$t Bonu$ aw fa to wno noia mac me rooiea over Will He in state in the auditorium of the church from .1 o'clock un til the time of the funeral! Rev. Blaine E. Kfrkpatrlck will deliver the address while Rev. Thomas E. Acheson will give the scriptural reading and prayer. Prof. T. S. Roberts will play the funeral march from Chopin pre ceding the services. Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges will" sing "The End ot a Perfect; Day," and "One Sweetly Solemn; Thought. The Grand Army of the. Republic will he in charge of the services in the church. TT Masonic , fraternity will be In charge of the Interment which will be made at City View ceme tery. Honorary pallbearers will be Winiam II. Bushey, Gideon Stols, 'Frank B. Soulhwlck, George M Br0wn, Alva O. Condlt and Rober C. Halley. Active pallbearers will be Dan J, Pry, W. J. Culver, Rob ert J. Hendricks. Fred W. Steus loff, Ralph Glover' and .John H county: work, will be financed by small voluntary - contributions which have already been arrang ed for, it was announced "We believe we are working In The association has a total of 2094 members. .Every one of these is entitled to attend, for it is a general stockholders' gathering to discuss the association affairs. a d eaose-the 4u of a new com from! every county in order of things in Oregon ,0Il- Oregon ;r from Roseburg f wWr. ...nd to Portland, and then east to The nn wrt hoH until Dalles. They do an annual bnsl- vTm.t ie nw running Into seven figures, Portland Club Jjeapa An announcement was read frOm the Multnomah headquarter? of the Whlie-for-sovernor club that th membershin there had passed the SO 00 mark there Sat-J urday and that 10.000 White boosters would be on the Job in Portland by the end of tho pres ent .weehvi-! J ' 1 The local club workers will meet again today fr the purpose of organising -further details ot the campaign ' through ' Marlon county : ' "" and they are only three yean old. Financial reports will be pre sented today; membership reports, business prospects, and business pitfalls that have been avoided or that are still In sight. It la ex pected that anywhere from 100 to 600 growers will r be on. hand. Some are already in town, from as far as Myrtle Creek, Roseburg, Newberg and many other points. The first meeting of the official directorate will be held on Wed nesday, when the 21 directors, representing that many-districts, will meet to discuss their official duties tor the year. Editors in Row: One is Shot;: Dies Hour Later NOW ON TRIAL t - V '', PENDLETON, Or.; April 24- Charles Von Der Ahe, charged with murder in the first degree Jor the killing ot Matt Jepson. aged mountain recluse, last July; went on trial today for his. life.' drive or portico Is about the best thing of the whole Job. Theey will not have to step out into the rain or snow In handling the mall, and the mail Itself wUl be carried dry instead of slimy with , the rain that sometimes pelt the sacks. .Rulings on ' Loans, I Governor Small's Trial ' CX3ME . ': -v';..-vXowvV.:H'-' TTtlXKlXO l ';; : CAP U : . ,:. os ': - Not a day to lost And, yet ample time for;.; any wide awake person to start and win a 500 cash prise and all the other prizes, f You may compete In any class yon , desire. No . re- strictlons of any kind ; in class A and only a : simple moderate ,. requirement to compete for : the big capital prizes in the ; other , three .-classes.' '.,' '.'"l ,yvi Picture Puzzle Editor Attorneys . Roy , Shields, Robin Day and Braxler Small, of this city, - will' be , retained by Capital ! post No. 9, American legion in the post's mandamus action against the state bonus commission." The AusMian and Famny y niKing ACTOSS tOnunenu executive committee of the post;1 The action to be Instituted will ' aium A, wa$n. : APril ii. be concentrated hnoh the commlsl. r. ana Mrs. k. u. m. eearsoy 01 1 BIons ; recent rullna concerning Austrana Who are "niaing"! the' manner In Which loan, ire across the continent from Seattle, 1 appr0Ted, tn announcing the iuitj legion officials assert ' that ' the DURANGO. Colo., April 24. William U Wood. 35-year-old edl- IS Opened at Wailkegan tor of- the Durango Herald, was ' isnox ana auiiea sere iuuj uj WADOEOAN. 111.. April 24. I Roy S. Day, 47 editor of the Da- iHr The Associated Press 1 Gov-vango Democrat. The shooting .t citi r tiii.ni. ...ti occurred on Main street in the ctuvi aJCBH wiwsfu va k . Business aistnct. uaj btw wm- att trial here today charged with conspiracy to embexxle state funds At the doae of the first day's work turn Juror had been tenta tively accepted by both state ajid defense. '" . .' ' - self up and la being held at the sherift'a offices. No witnesses to the shooting have been Jound. The trouble between the two men Is said to have grown out of an editorial article printed in the Both sides tonight were predict-j two papers. It is said to have be- arrived here today. They took a train from Cedar Falls to CTeelvm on account ot snow. They expect to make 15 miles a !ay carrying their two children In a pushcart-1 They win visit here for 4 day tr so with J. R. Atkeson, a friend. FUXO DEAD SAN FRANCISCO. April 24. Francis J. Tuno; said' at times to have been head of the Christian Science mOthef thurch th Boston, Mass., and a pergonal triend of Mary Baker ' Eddy, ? the church I founder." died here oday at 'the age ot 7 8. : Mr. Funo waa born provisions of the recently, approv ed . soldier aid act ' provides that the commission can make loans to 75 . per cent ot the appraised value ot the security, ottered by tne ex-service man., Th? com mission : has taken the; attitude that moral risks and depreciation must be considered and in manv instances ' the loan .has 'been for less than the maximum specified by law. ing that a Jury can be obtained within a week pr ten days. , . - Governor Small, his son, Leslie. and a number of personal friends attended the opening day's sea- j slon. Judge Clair C. Edwards an nounced : today It will not be necessary for the gtvernor to re main in ' court '? throughoutri the trial. MUST GO TO CHURCH THE WEATHTR NEW YORK, April 24. Sen tences to eo to church every Sun- & mr mtr mniith wr imnosed I drawn a revolver 1 . .. . . . . , . , by Magistrate Fish; In Brooklyn fired two enota. wooa;aiea m today upon two me who spent I hospital an nour laver. gun when the Herald printed a clipping from another Colorado newspaper which decided the Democrat was one of the few news papers in thw country fighting the 18th amendment to the constitu tion.. The I. exchange of editorial comment had been going on about a Week. It Anally grew personal. ' "When Day and' Wood met to day, the latter is alleged to have started aa argument. Wood then Is alleged to have struck Day with some unknown weapon, breaking Day's nose and Inflicting other In juries. Day then is alleged to have and to have Fair; winds,' moderate' the church - hour - yesterday quar- j Northerly j rellng, swearing and fighting In il !wa ' I resUurant. Dav. declined to make t state ment. Wood was married and came here from Montrose, Colo CONSTRUCTION IS STARTED ON SU OLD FOLKS' HOI Work was began Monday on the new Old People's home at Center and Statesman streets ot Six teenth streets. , The building is to be finished Teady for occupan cy daring the summer. The structure which is to be built along old EngliBh architect. ural lines, is to cost $50,000, and will when completed care for about 60 inmates. That will hot be its capacity at first, however as tne upper zioor, wnicn win give accommodations tor 20 guests, will not be finished thi year. It is built in the form of an H, with an open court at the rear, and measures 105 feet on Center street and $M, et on Sixteenth. , It is to be built of brick with cement-" basement and foundation, finished ias : wood throughout, and with shingle roof. ,, - Sob Parlor Prepared . There is a delightful sun par lor, off from the - main living room, with a : double fireplace serving the two rooms. There will be no stairways tor the old folks to climb so laboriously; in stead there will be Inclined walks with a. slope of one foot In seven, so that in climbing from one floor to the next floor; 10 feet above it a person will travel '7X feet of linear distance, on aa easy rest ful grade." ' - There will be oak floors in the halls and In, the - dining ' room. while the living room will : be carpeted. Architect Fred A. Legge has laid out tne wnole piaa with an eye to the comfort of the o!? people who pass their days there There are bath rooms for the giv ing of every kind of baths; the corridors are wide and light and smooth, and a wheeled chair can travel from cellar to garret, with out so much as a bump. . Heat by Hot Water The building is to be hot-water heated throughout. , It wiUbavc apartments' for the matron, a nurse, and a janitor will make hit home in the basement. - The ol quarters have been shamefully overcrowded, and the waiting Us has been long and anxious. The new additions will make It possi ble to take care of most If not all the guests who would be expect ed to seek Just such a home. We shall endeavor to ascertati who composed the mob whicl raided Mathlas Etduayea's ' homi and made Elduayea and membert of his family leave the place, af ter the shooting, the deputy dis trict attorney said. 'Further more, we shall try to learn what was the inspiration for the rail and who lhsplted it ' f v So far as responsibility for th death ot Mother, la 1 concerned, rirtran u!A llilM was n AAiibt Woerner shot the constable, and ; Wounded Jftrath Speaks - Walter E. Mosher, son of the slain man-, and Leonard Ruegg, a deputy sheriff, who were wound ed by Wioerner,: have been sub poenaed as witnesses, Doran said, and will be questioned about their connection with the affair if able to appear at the-Inquest. : Young Mosher, according to authorities, made a statement today In which he admitted the raid was made by "an organisation made up of pick ed men hut declined to say whit name the organisation, bore. He said his father, Ruerg and hln-f eltJ were members ot the party. -Klait Officer SabfMnaed ' " wti4iam a. VeoarK, inoa goo- Un. and W.-O. Price, king kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan In this coun ty, will also be questioned, tt was stated. Cobnrn, according to In formation received by, the district attorney, was at inglawood. eight miles from his home here, within half an hour of the shooting. The r 1 miiii v li 1 h 1 1 b ii. n.ni . 11 . told of . the affair by Price, who had received It from the sheriff's office. It was stated at the sher iff's office that no one there knew of an v, wty , by , which Price could have gotten such Information. Purposely Burns Child's Hand; Man is Arrested State1 of Washinoton Gets Revenue from Sale of Land OLTMPIA, Wash ..x Aprfl 24. The state received a total ' of $221,S7.? from the sale of state lands and timber on April 4, sc- corning to iigures rccucu hmw all conn ties and compiled by SUte Land Commissioner Clark V. Savidge, $28,189.72 represent- tag the receipts from the sale of tide lands and uplands and $1. 487.15 from the sale of timber. The state received at this sale bidding on a small strip of tide the most part to the competitive the timber sold. This was due for praised value of the lands and almost $11,000 more than the sP- to ground used by (he Swlnomlsh- Gun ciun about six miles east ot Anacortes on Padilla bay. PORTLAND. April 24. Ralph Petterer was arrested today on a technical charge of assault and battery preferred by Mrs. W. F. Swanton, Oregon humane officer who alleged Pettefer had punish- Und Wag ,dJtcent ea nis 9-year-oia son iur miuu-s five' cents from a milk bottle by holding the child's hand over s gas Jet natlt the flesh wan sear ed: She alleged he then cut Away the burned flesh and tied up the hand. Bail was fixed at tl0. ' Deputy Humane Officer Ross H. I COLUMBUS. O.. Apru z. . vm .v. ..a h warrant Phil O'Dowd. Columbus bantam- said Pettefer told hlaa father weight, won a technical knockout did the came thing to me When I over Sony Eppsteln-of Indlanapo was a boy. It made a good boy lis, in the first round tt a rhed- lAf mH ' luiea 1 ruuun uwu O'DOWD WTX S I I in Oswego county. N. T,