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'i5V. piT "r-- - - - - - CrWTOXATXO irf tor Mar, 1922 nUy MIS ' HUjr sad 8aay 668 nr ra art or tax3 Hearty everteey ini The Oregon Statesman Bandar .U 8738 sset Daily and Saaday SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1922 price: nvB cann STRIKE DEATH PARKPLACE BRIDGE SLOAT TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY iY BE IN CLACKAMAS TO BE CLOSED TODAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER TWO BEFORE H SENTENCES ARE GIVEN BY JUDGE Mite ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE SPENT 1HE SI Bra LIFE nun ( . H Twenty -Seven Known to Be Dead While 15 Bodies Said to Be in Pond Under Rocks. NQ FURTHER DISORDERS LIKELY MINERS CLAIM Williamson County Outward v ly Calm-r-People Under . strain After Rioting HERRIN.Hl Jane. 22. (By A. P.) The death toll in the dis aster last night and' today, when five thousand striking union min ers attacked the Lester atrip mine being ' operated under guard of Imported 'workers, may run up past the forty mark, it' was said tonight by those In touch with the situation, although thus far only 27 positively are . known to be . dead; :;;; . ;,:, :, y- in . the - Herrin ; hospital are eight wounded men, only one miner and at of them reported to he fatally v Injured. Thers were nine, bat one died. A miner told ' the Associated Press correspondent that Jie had seen 15 bodies thrown Into a pond with rocks around their necks to day. About twenty imported wcrkers are missing-. - Bodies Haaged, Iku-Bed v Checking the death-list has proved kvlmost Impossible. ; The victims, all but three of them im ported workers, so far as is known, were found scattered over an area within sereral ' miles of the mine. Some were hanged; some were burned when the mine was fired, others beaten to death and the majority fell before the scores Of bullets poured Into them. "Bloody s WUUamion codnty. so-called because of sereral riots, tonight was outwardly calm but there waa a noticeable under ctir- ; rent which kept everybody on edge and wondering if farther trouble might be expected.' Situation Reported Qnii : The correspondent talked with Scores of miners today and about half ot them were certain there would be no further disorder If there was no attempt to re-open mines while the other half said -they 'were afraid some of them mishit not be held back. Offici ally, the situation was reported by ' county officials to bo quiet. The zone ot death today was as gruesome as any in a real war. Btdiea with many parts shot away lay alongside roadsides or were Strang from' trees, men wounded and dylag were stretched out on roads. In fields with none of the hundreds of passersby- able to lend a helping hand. Attempts - to antst the wounded In the early (Continued on page C) HP ITOL; LAN .. - - v RESENTED KTING A brand Dew scheme to Ret & - and make It a Btraiffht paved thoroughfare are free from traffic dangers, and a decision to meet every, Wednesday wiirfct fh rmmrci&l club until the scheme is DUt through, This is what developed last night at a meeting of Capitol street property owersTnd other interested persons called hv F A: ; Erixon. chairman of a committee that has been working on the problem of opening up Capitol street tor tne. Iast two years. The plan practicable one and on doubt it " The ; ma in ' difficulty that has - - 1 . , " 4 1" "I stood ; in the way haa teen the absence of E. C Roberts, owner ot the property between the "jog" In North Salem and the, Fair Agent Is Named. Mr.' Roberts lives at Round-up. Mont., and communication with him by mall has been unsatisfac tory. Now, however, D. D. So colofsky has been named as his Salem' agent and . the dealings will be through Mr. Socolotsky, The plan as, devised by , Mr. Erixon and presented by him at the meeting last night, is to get an option on the Roberts property for a certain length of time, lay It out as an addition to .Salem and sell the lots .for cash, the . buyer agreeing to sign a. petition for.psvemeni c i&e. sjrestt to Salem and nearby autoists who are planning to go to Portland today had better get away as early aa possible, and prepare for a hard trip home. The Clackamas county court has decided to close the Parkplace bridge on the east side, paved river road at noon today and to keep it closed all night, while pavement is be ing laid, according to a report received from that county last night. This bridge is on the only paved road from Salem to Port land, and as the old suspension out of commission while a new span is being built, closing of the bridge will embarass thousands of travelers. SENSATIONAL CHARGES FACED BY CUSTODIAN WASHINGTON. June 22. De mand for a congressional investi gation of the office of the alien property custodian was made in the honse tonight by Representa tive Woodruff, Republican of Michigan, who charged that the aggregate value ot the properties held by the custodian as shown by bis latest report was nearly a quarter of a billion dollars less than we might reasonably expect to find there. , Only an Impartial investigation, the Mlchfgan representative de clared, would disclose how much "of this shrinkage Is due to de preciation through maladministra tion, how much to sale ot proper ties below their reasonable value, how much to practical gifts to of ficials, friends and favorites of the custodian's office. Mr, Woodruff introduced a res olution for an -investigation d istratlon, discrimination between alien enemies and American cltl sens whose ! property ' was seized any .payment of excessive fees to attorneys "have been so frequent as to create a condition which can not be ignored without grave in jury to the good name of our country. Prompt denial was made to night by Thomas W. Miller, the alien property custodian, of Mr. Woodruff's charges that dispro portionate fees had been paid to counsel, that trusts had been dis posed of at unreasonably low prices and that enemy property had been released when property to which American cltlrens bold title remains sequestered. COUNTY AUDITORS tS SESSION PORTLAND ANGELES. Wash., June 22. Every county in the .t.tft i. renresented at the con- vention of the Association of Republican nomination for gov rAti iniitAH nd Ti-MBitreriierhor no notice ot contest had of washiinston. which heid Its opening sessions today. TO OPEN STREET IS . mm . . . , A tne josr out oi vapuoi sireei has tne appearancq .01 oemg a will be accomplished. be presented to jthe city council Not Money-Mklng Scheme It Is not a money making scheme and no. one working on the plan would make a cent out Of it. Mr. Roberts would be the only recipient of any money. A committee composed of Ed. Schunke. J. R. Payne and D. D Socolofsky waa appointed to in tervlew business men relative to the number of lots the property should be divided into, a reason - able figure , that should be paid for them and other details. ; Klein Advise Action. The length of new street that blocks.- R. A Klein, secretary of the state hiahwar commission, attended the . meeting -and ad- vised earlv aetfon for' the reason that the Pacific hlchwar is laid out 'on' Capitol street." - bridge at Oregon City is now A temporary ferry service is in stalled at Oregon City, but Is ut terly Inadequate to handle the big holiday crowds using the h'gh way. The only way to avoid the clos ed bridge is to travel by the west Bide road, which is not paved and which is narrow, or to detour five miles out of the way at Park, place, going east to Baker's bridge and so crosing the river to the Damascus road. This detour is narrow, hilly and very rough. Request Hewit Judge Ctom PORTLAND, June 22. (Spec ial to the Statesman.) Efforts are being made by the Portland Chamber of Commerce to get Judge Harvey Cross of Clackamas county to suspend temporary clos ing of the Parkplace bridge to morrow noon, so that travel from the south to the Rose festival" will not be blocked. Friday is the big" day ot the festival, and It is esimated that hundreds of cars will drive to the city from the south. At a late hour tonight no word had been received from Judge Cross. At a late hour last night it wa3 understood that Judge Cross had agreed to permit the opening of the bridge between 2:30 and 3 p. m. for the. purpose ot allowing the passing of a funeral procession a!,:"'1!"1?! bridge would again be opened to traffic some time shortly after 6 p. m. HALL CHANGE BE Five Days Have Elapsed Since Governor Olcott Ac cepted Nomination Although yesterday was the fifth r Governor Ben 01- c acceptea last aaiuraay we been tiled up to midnight by Charles Hall of Marshfield, clos est opponent of the governor in the recent primary election. Section 3992, Oregon laws, reads: 'Notice ot Contest Any person wishing to contest the nomination of any other person to any state, count, district, township, precinct or municipal office may give no tice in writing to the person whose nomination he intends to contest that his nomination will be contested, stating the cause ot such contest briefly within five days from the time said person shall claim to have been nominal A.l' " Althourh no formal ooinkm has been handed down by the attorney general, it is presumed in the of- fices of the attorney general and r"' of 8ite l,hat l"??! day. from the time . , ,.,,.,.. , of the aCceptB!lce o( the nomina- tion by Governor oicott. Ysterday Is regarded as the last day in which Mr. Hall can start contest proceedings. Hall and hU friends, however, claim to have an interpretation whereby they have 20 days. Ballot Box Tampering Days Irelands Count CORK. June 22.- Tampering with the ballot boxes at Cork will I postpone the making public of the 1 final results of the parliamentary elections, but It is known that the first preference vote for Michael Collins wil total more than 15.000 or nearly thrice the necessary oiota to .insure .election. Toe I election of the labor candidate Mr. Bradley, to replace the , K3 putlicsn candidate also is assured I Mr. Hale, a pro-treatyite, also w I well ahead in the balptlng. I 1 Tinkham Accuses Counsel of Expending Hundred Million to Combat Liquor Interests. CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT VIOLATED, SAID Department of Justice At tacked for Failure to Act Against League Leaders WASHINGTON, June 22. De claring that Wayne B. Wheeler general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League and the "Interests he controls" had expended from $10,000,000 to $150,000,000 to secure adoption of the prohibi tion amendment. Representative Tinkham, Republican, Massachu setts, attacked tne department ot Justice today in the house for falling to act against the league under the corrupt practices act. Mr. Tinkhara's attack brought from Representative Gallivan, Democrat, Massachusetts, criti cism of prohibition Commissioner Haines tor the latter's stand re garding sale of liquor on Ameri can ships at sea. In refusing to act against such ships, Mr. Galli van ' declared. Commissioner Haines made himself "partlceps crimlnls." j "" Bitter Attack Made The two Massachusetts mem bers were classed among "friends of wine and beer in direct viola tion of the constitution of the United States" by Representative Cramton, Republican, Michigan, who gained the floor after the at tack ' on : the anti-saloon leagai. The league will be Judged in the fuVrn, he said "as was the sa loon by its friends." Mr. Cramton said that one of tho erganizations conspiclous in the fight against prohibition was the National Association Against Prohibition, which he declared. engaged in an effort to defeat Representative-Volstead and other congressmen, friends of prohibi tion. The association, he said, had a branch In Michigan which is now raising a campaign fund to be expended for propaganda which Involved the submission to the voters of the attitude of var ions candidates on the question of beer and wine. " House tn Uproar There was an uproar in the House when Representative Con nolly, Democrat, Texas, demanded that the statement by Mr. Tink ham aa to what should be said of 'member of the House whose political bills are paid not by himself but by those seeking leg islatlon through him" be strick en from the record. A point -of order against that part of the speech was over-ruled, however Referring to published reports that representatives from eleven states attending an Anti-Saloon league meeting at Milwaukee had promised their aid to Representa tive A olstead ot the seventh Min nesota district and characterizing it as "legislatiTe bribery," Mr. Tinkham said. IVcUre s Volstead Aided "Here again we have the out rageous situation about which I have protested. Here we have the anti-saloon league, dependent upon the representative of the seventh Minnesota district for Its intended further restrictions of the personal liberties of our peo ple, proposing to purchase that preferential treatment it has re ceived heretofore by supporting with money, a campaign for re election of Mr. Volstead." Mr. Tinkham declared that be fore congress adjourned it should enact a law making it a crime "for any person, corporation, as Booiatlon or organization inter ested in the passage or repeal of legislation, to purchase it by spending money for the election of men who will favor their set fish Interests." IT. 8. Bfggrst . Bootlegrr - Describing "Uncle Sam as the biggest bootlegger of them all." Representative Gallvan asserted that under the Volstead act, pro hibition officers were requested to seize all ships on which liquor is transported or sold and arrest those in charge. Mr. Volstead, who had the op portunity because of the allot ment or speaking time to reply to what he deserlbedd as "an at tack en him by Mr. Tinkham obtained permission from the bouse tonight to answer In the CongressionarRecord NEW STOVES ARRIVE FOR AUTO CAMP Fourteen Sheet-Iron Heaters With Galvanized Pipes Re ceived by Albert Guests ot the Salem camp grounds in the future will be priv iliged to use sheet iron stoves with galvanized iron pipes. Fourteen of the stoves were received yes terday, according to Superinten dent T. G. Albert, who claims the distinction of having originated the idea. Twenty-six old camps were numbered among the new ones last night at the camp. Not as many new camps were made as has been the rule during the last week, according to the records. Those registering last night were: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tebo. San Diego; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mer- ritt, Blacgfoot; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blaine. Pasadena; Mr. and Mrs. G. Morgan, Bellingham, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. h. A. Fow ler, Condon; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mitchell. Fresno; Mr. and Mrs. R. Wood, Songer, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. H. Cool. San Mateo, Cal. . P. Callan, Long Beach, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. G. Hoon, Bend; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wigmore. Bend; Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Lapham. San Francisco. Respondent in Bonus Suit Against Commission Be comes Belligerent In one of the "friendly" suits brought against the state bonus commission to test the state bonus aw, one of the plaintiffs, Edwin Stevens Woodford, gives evidence of becoming somewhat belligerent. Implying that the commission has fought legally in a manner of which he does not approve. Wood ford, who won his case in the Ma rlon county circuit court and who has since sought to prevent the appellants from filing a reply brief during their activities in the supreme court, concludes his ob jection with "Lay on Macduff, and damn'd be him that firBt cries, Hold, enough'!" Permission Granted The supreme court, however, It was announced yesterday, has granted to the commission per mission to file the reply brief ar.d A. C. Spencer, attorney for tbe commission, is given until June 30 to do so. In the case the plain tiff has contended that an ex-ser vice man, properly qualified, may claim the right to demand and ob tain a loan for any amount up to 33000 s long as the demand does not exceed 75 per cent of the val ue returned by the commission's appraisers, and that he may col lect the entire 75 pe rcent of the appraised value of improvements. which is mentioned as a maximum advance in the statute. Right to Limit Claimed The commission insists that while it must recognize the right of the applicant to a loan, it is clothed with responsibility and discretion to see that a loan in ex cess of the ability of the applicant to pay, shall not be made, and that the phrase, "not in excess of 7 5. per cent of the appraised value" places upon the com mis sion the decision of fixing the per centage of the maximum. Cherrians Leave Today for Portland Rose Show Salem Cherrians will leave this morning at 7 o'clock for Portland where they will occupy a section in the floral parade this after noon. Thirty automobile loads will carry the Salem boosters and they will be met at Milwaukie by motorcycle policemen from Port land who will escort them into town. The Rosarians will meet them at tenth and Hawthorne, from which point they will be tak en over the city. Lee L. Gilbert is In charge of the delegation wtich is going overf UN'S BARD His former attitude of cool j indifference crushed beneath the weight of two life sen-1 tences in the penitentiary, Cloy A. Sloat, former school master and confessed perpe trator of heinous crimes upon two little Salem girls, faced Judge Percy R. Kelly in cir cuit court yesterday after noon at 2:20 and was "dressed in" at the penal institution ex actly one hour later. Nervously biting his finger nails as he sat in the prisoner's dock awaiting the opening ot court. Sloat was seen occasionally to dart his aged mother a glance of inquiry as she was seated some distance away from him. Mother Keeps Back Tears niinklng back the tears from her pale blue eyes, the prisoner's mother made a brave attempt to keep down the lump which welled in her throat. Careworn and hag gard from weeks of worry over the Ron who had committed such unspeakable crimes, the little wo man gave way to her emotions as sentence was pronounced on each of two indictments in which the man was accused of attempting rape upon the two children. As Judge Kelly pronounced the first sentence of life in the penitentiary the broken and trembling mother uttered a great sob and covered her eyes. Prioer Voire Breaks As Sloat stood up to hear the indictments read against him. his eyes were continually shifting from one free to another in the audience as though he felt some vloient influence threatening him. As he answered the questions propounded by the court the ex schooi teacher's voice was at first firm and steady, then, as if suddenly realizing the late -which was in store for him, he turned his eyea for a moment upon his mother, then to the fact of P. J Kuntz, his attorney, and as he pleaded guilty his voice betrayed the first signs of emotion he has displayed since being imprisoned In the county jail. G.ily once did he take exception to the charges against him, that being when the indictment, charg ing l;im with committing rape was read. To this charge he de clared the accusations were over drawn, in that he had never car ried out the crime. Intent Is Denied "You mean you never complet ed your felonious intention?" asked the court. "There was no such intent, replied the acused man. "Then why have you entered a plea of guilty to these other charges?' the court demanded. "I realized that I was guilty of felonious actions in the past and thought it would be best to plead guilty." Sloat answered, his voice catch'ng as though through shame. Farewell in Said Before being taken to the pent tentiary by Sheriff Oscar Bower and Deputy Burkhart, Sloat was permitted to converse with his mother for some time, and his at titude toward her was far from being emotional. "You can see me any time, you want to," he told her, when she Inquired the way to reach the penitentiary. 1 (Continued on page 6) CORPORAL OF GUARD CRUELLY DISTURBED BY MAJOR CROW CROSSES LINES CAMP LEWIS, Wash.. June 21. Company F.. 162nd Infantry, of Salem, was on guard last night, with Captain Paul Hend ricks as officer of the day. and Leutenant Burris as officer of the guard. It was the company's first night on guard since reaching the encampmerft. and many wierd tales are told, of happenings during the night. Miller Involved Perhaps the most humorous of all these instances Is one that Is absolutely vouched for by the members of the guard, and which Involves Private Harold Millard, who is with the Valley Motor company in Salem. It is stated that at 2 a. m.. this morning Private Millard, who was on guard for the first time, ob served something "approaching up the road, and gave the customary command. "Halt." The Intruder die not halt but proceeded on In SALEM GIRLS INITIATED AT CAMP LEWIS Louis Wheeler and Mamie Flynn Awarded Degrees in Military Orders CAMP LEWIS, Wash.. Jane 22. On an historic spot on the shores of Lake Tilllcum, ten miles from Camp Xewls, at a point where a decade ago the red men stalked and slew the mighty elk, solemn ceremony was per formed. Miss Louis Wheeler and Miss Mamie Flynn, both from the World war veterans state-aid com mission, Salem, who arrived' at Camp Lewis Sunday as the ad vance guard of a score of expect ed visitors, were decorated and Initiated Into the quartermaster corps of the Oregon national guard. The decorations, which were furnished by Major Joseph V. Schur, and were selected as aym- bollc ot the quartermaster corps, were presented by Captain Tom Rilea, who acted as master ot ceremonies. Major Henry O. Mil ler, who acted as the regiment, was paraded before the decorated ladies. The Order ot Staff Sergeant Quartermaster Corps was confer red upon Miss Wheeler, and Cor poral Quartermaster Corps was conferred upon Miss Flynn.' Neither Sheriff or Minister Had Chance for Life With Crazed Moonshiner ALBANY. Ore., June 22. C. M. .Kendall, sheriff of Linn county and Reverend Roy Healy, . pastor of the First Christian church of Albany, who were shot and kilt ed yesterday by Dave F. West, farmer-moonshiner on West's farm one mile south of Plainview, were both killed from behind. This, was developed today at an examination ot the bodies by Coroner Fisher here. This ex amination and the position tn which the bodies were found late lat night after the slayer had kil led himself, showed that tho r-er- iff met death without warning and that the minister fell as he was running for. his life. V The suicide of the man who slew the two men rather than sub mit to arrest for moonshlnlng terminated a man-hunt which was assuming big proportions. Stir red by news of the tragedy scores of men from Albany, Brownsville. Lebanon and other places had gathered in the little town of plainview armed with all kinds of weapons. A party of guards from the state penitentiary reached the scene Just after West's body was found. PRIVATE WHEN KEWDALL SHOT THROUGH BACK the direction of sentry, and afteiLaf way down Ebary street, and nproachlng . within diacernable distance. Private Millard observe that the enemy appeared in form ot a huge black crow. Corporal Disturbed His mind being in a fr ot military tltlea and procWre in cases of this kind, he con" fused and cried out. -CPoral of the Guard, Major Cro' The corporal, w l thtt tiMe peacefully sobering and dreaming of thcD,ul Clt' sprsng frantically Ton his bed and rushed out srtaln the wishes of the e,d otllctr, who must surely ,lla ? m9 important ,as'on tbat-nn- Mortiffc,on' chagrin and antj ger were eviaence on me par of t fPOf! as he observed Mr Cro peacefully parading up th treet' ' Just wIlt w rrfvate MfUard has not been Ascertained, but It was stated that Jt was sufficient to cover the case. Two Men Fire Several Shots Into Body as Sir. Henry Wilson Steps from Czb Assailants Captured. . CRIME LINKED 'WITH OLD ASSASSINATIONS Two Policemen and Ch&iN feur Wounded in Run- t ning Gun Fight LONDON, June 32. By, The" J Associated Press) Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wilson, one of En gland'a most illustrious soldiers) who was chief ; ot tho imperial staff during the final stages ot tho world war, waa asaaslnated on the doorstep of his residence In Eaton, Place today by two young men who gava the i names of James O'Brien, and Jamet Connolly, . The ' assassins had , loitered about, waiting an hour for his re turn from unveiling a memorial to men of the Great Eastern railway who tell In the war. When he alighted from his motor car, Field Marshal. Wilson walked up tho steps sad tho men fired several shots at him from close range. field marshal died before ho could be taken'' Into the house. Wife Hears Shooting . His horrified ' wife heard tho snooung ano ruanea cui . to una her husband's body, dressed la full uniform, lying in a pool of blood with the sword which he had drawn to meet his assailants by. his side, i . ; , This crime waa Immediately and inevlubly linked In the publio mind -with the political assassina tion ot Lord Frederick Cavendish, chief secretary for . Ireland an 4 Thomas h. uurae, tne unasr sec retary in Phoenix Park' Dahlia U The first impression waa In a meaenre confirmed when Bcot- and 'Yard made public tho names ot the murderers and declared that Connolly had a letter la his possession indicating he was member of the Irish Republican General Owen Duffy, chief of staff ot the Irish Republican army in Dublin tonight Immediately de nied that that organlatlon had any nart in the crime. T " Assassins Flee Police The assassins fled sereral hun dred yards before their capture with police and civilians pursuing sfoot and in motors, v . During the running fight, two of the pollcement and chauffeur were wounded. From an eye witness tho fol lowing details were obtained. Tit assassins law in wait outside tie field marshal's homo and levc'ed their revolvers at him ai he alighted from tho car. He drew his aword and waa aboat to prunge it into one ot hi assail ants, when a rapid succession ot builets from tho second man uid him. low. ' . - x av guumen omtvu ivuvwvu by several lnfuriatfd cltixens who had witnessed the; tragedy.' Lady Wilson, hearing the shots and cries ot alarm, merged from her sitting , room d ran to her wounded husMnd. Civilim Ja Chase iThe crsd quickly -gathered and the saaains attempted to board afsotor car but were frus trated.! They then ran down the IrCcE uvc" fvra ua vaa vm t rhtait dnA thmr were rein IU -"9 fore by not less than 208 civ-; UsSs. v -j i-V'-' The police commandeered taxi-. esbs and rounded up the two men immediately attacked them with their truncheons. One4 of 'the murderers, about feet tall, aim ed his revolver at a policeman, who struck him in the wrist with his cjub, msking him drop the . weapon; whereupon an Infuriated crowd of men, women and child ren tried to tear him to pieces. Ho was hit on the bead with a shovel and was struck - with a bottle and he fell with ; blood streaming from his forehead. Tho police bad difficulty In prevent ing him from being kicked and trampled to, death. v The other ! murderer, a alia youth of medium height and ap parently lame, was surrounded by the police1 and surrendered quiet ly. Both were taken to a police station, where the taller ot ; the two, who was apparently the lead er, lay on the floor because ot bis injuries., . ' " ' . . . (Continued on page )