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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1922 '
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Oven Seven Hundred Acres
v of Timber in names With
y Small Force of Patrolmen
Combatting Menace.-
BATTLE CONTINUES
ALL OVER NORTHWEST
Twin Creek Cptmm
Offers DifficultiesHgnt-
ers Walk 50 Miles
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MISSOULA. Mont., Aug. t
Not leSS xthan 700. acres of I
, xt-4J1 Thr
tiiacier ivnvu . - i
is in flames , tonight witn tne
firo nnrpftdintr north and east
it- V. irosi. pnrn(P OI
iromiUC .
v,, ftrlr. according to word
-0roivpH here by officials of
utrict No. lv of :the: forest
service. ' - J.
ice ate fighting the blaze but
they got a Utestart and un
favorable ; weather conditions
n nnpr inn wuik .
- tw Maze is a part of a
. ffiiffi"
fire spread across the river
into Glacier parkC e parK
officials had been jnoUfied of
' the danirer and it. "was 1 .8HPr
rsi men were there to tight i
the flames, s a ne-1 ores w 1
ice crews could not Cross the cair from the goTemment for im
ice crews ;.wum to medlaie settlement of i the rail
river ana vm up - -
flttia tenicn imauy wuusu.
the . fire within patrol lmeS.
Meantime, the par Diaze na i
"1aam mnfAaAnxf from 70 acres I
to' 700 acres and it IS Still I
jromsr. .
The Twin creelt fire, on the
Clearwater forest, about 60 miles
frnm 1 th- Montana-lflaho line, in
'Idaho, is causing some trouble ta
the forest service.
, Fishters WalkN50 Miles.
This blase Is now. 1,000 acres
- .... ftni mnreadlnr. Men are
xinr sent to fight this fire from
rti-nrtnrf. Trfatirf. Ther are taken to
P.unglw, 70 miles by truck, tnen
ihnv walk 25 miles on a trail and
their belongings are taken by pack
, train. At the end of .the trail,
they Blunge into the woods and
go 10 miles with no trail," picking
their way as best they can to get
to the blase. '
Supplies are being taken into
this fire from Superior, Mont;.
The supplies ate moved every foot
, of the wav :br pack trains of
' mules.' The distance from Super-
; lor to the fire If $0 miles.4
1 , Lookouts Are Useless.
A dense haze of smoke which I
hung over all forests in district 1
No. 1 made . it almost impos-
sibleor lookouts to do any good
as far as watching for fires W,
concerned. U Many .lookout points I
are out of commission by tne I
smoke base.- Because of this con
dition, fires get bigger starts than
they would ordinarily and it is not
known tonight how may fires are
burning that have not "been re
ported.' High winds and electric
storms in many of the forests to
day Brought' about unfavorable
conditions in many localities.
' Lightning Starts Fires.
An electric storm la the Black
feet forest started several blazes.
among them one near Wall Tkai
rhlch snread ranldlr. ' Twenty
men were sent out today' from
WhItefishAfIaht it.
Burninr over n memm ttrX m
the Hum-bird company's" slashings
ia me Kaaiksu sotead: A rMh
that the forest service was asked
to come to the rescues and a crew
or socmen ha 'taken ovei h
struggle there, y r
After burnina SB acre nt tim.
br land, the Priest River flr tn.lnATeral hours considering the pro-
n V ' la Ktn V . .1
l , toui. ueia on m. tiaf tai
asla. . ; :.i .
: Myrtle Creek Blaze Spreads
m uniavorable weather con
ditlons, the Myrtle, creek blase on
lU8 d f . Orielle has spread
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MatitimdaD Park Ds AM as
CHINESE IS
TOO GALLANT
HE IS FINED
Jo
nine
Assessed $20 on
Charge of Demanding that
Girls Ride With Him
Joe Hlng, of Chinese birth, is
$20 out lof pocket for befog too
gallant, or rather for being too in
sistent in his gallantry. Monday
afternoon he was fined $20 id
Justice Unruh's court on the
charge of assault, to which charge
he pleaded guilty.
Two young women living near
Gervais,. had been walking over
from the coast, when they were
met by Hing, his brother and a
white lad, who were driving In
their auto. The young men, It is
were renised. .Later,- the cat
overtook the girls again, and Hing
insisted on the girls accepting
their proffered lift to their home
He Is charged with having at-
iiempiea to seize one 01 ue young
- 1n w ,n ty.a oar ,
they were husky enough to make
the plan a bad gues8. The coun
.,, .... ,w. . n
ty to a minor charge, and fined
Hing. The other two boys seem
ween uuiy Bycciaioro, ua
not mnWart
Conferences Called in Res-
ponse to rTesiaent'S Al-
tempt to End Strike
Washington, . Aug.' r. (By
Assucuiea i
Ulk., President Harding t
m.j
tlTej aad heads of h Btnking
craita unions' proposals that
mAn ka Mnt hak to work.
that the management take them
back, and- thai adjustment of the
crulclal seniority issue be left to
decision of the railroad labor
board .
Rejection Indicated
Though the president was said
to consider this the only practical
course the government could take.
union spokesmen, indicating its
rejection, summoned their asso
ciates to meet here Wednesday to
pass upon the proposal and called
to Washington, for general con
ference Friday, the heads of all
railroad,, labor . organizations to
consider methods of cooperation
that might iaake the strike more
effective.
The rail eec'uthres ' had made
no response fo the White House
tonight, 'though ' press ' dispatches
indicated, that they alsa would
meet to, frame a collectlie answer.
Union Heads Confer. , j
railway department -of the Amer
loan r proration of Labor. W. H.
Johnston, head of the machinist
as80cIaUon ana p. p. Noonan.
Immnrisine a committee represeht-
hng tn6 striking unions, took the
I resident's communication into a
conference, later calling in H. E.
wni nf th onrineers. Paul Ste-
phens of the trainmen .and Arthur
J. Lovell of the firemen and en-
i Elnemen. all ; three being Wash
I ington representatives of brother
hood organisations In I the train
service which have usually 'acted
.n.rt tmm . th labor unions in
other branches of service
Honorable Bads Sought.
The union chiefs, following the
meeting, gave out a statement
which was taken as foreshadowing
their courses, and copies of a lei
errsm to W. S. Stone, Chiet OI ine
I engineers, and . to E. J. Manien,
Inresldent of the telegraphers.
I aalrfrirf their cooDeratlon in tne
I formulation of a program whkh
I would have for its purpose proiec
Ition of the public, preservation!
I the railroad industry and ant hon
I ora.hl basis of settlement.
I "Messrs Noonan, Johnston- and
I lffn have been ttat. - conference
. . . a. A mm v.
i nou maoe dt inn mcoiuvm
I rtr." th statement said. : : ?'
1 . "We have requested the chief
executives of all the striking shop
crafts unions and , the ; stationary
firemen and oilers to meet us here
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SELECTION OF
US
DELICATE JOB
Examination of Talesmen in
Trial of Ku Kluxers at In
glewood Proceeds Stowfy
First Day.
ATTORNEYS GUARD
AGAINST PREJUDICE
Seven Women Called and at
End of Day None Had
Been Challenged
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7. The
examination of" talesmen in th
trial of 37 persons who are al
tegea to nave participated in a
Ku Kluz Klan raid at Inglewood.
a suburb, on April 22 last, pro
ceeded slowly today, in Superior
Judge Frederick? W. Huser's court.
both defense and prosecution at
torneys propounding numerous
questions ta each' person called oh
the subject, of prejudice for or
against the Klan.
The lawyers on both sides also
demanded from each talesman a
statement as to his or her opinion
on methods of law enforcement
Enforcement Ideas Gleaned
The defense contends the raid
ers were seeking to aid law en
forcement officers when they
seized wo proprietors of a winery
at Inglewood. The attorneys on
this side s.sked the- talesmen it
they would be prejudiced against
persons who sought to enforce the
law it H were shown they were
Klansmen. They also asked the
talesmen it they bettered in en
forcement of the prohibition laws.
The prosecuting attorney asked
the persons called to the box if
they believed In the constitution
of the state and : nation and the
enforcement 6f all the laws by
properly constituted authorities.
Many are Women.
Seven, women were among the
first 12 called to the box, and
none had been challenged when
adjournment was taken for the
day. Ten men ; were questioned
during the day. One was. ex
cused for cause, two challenged
by the prosecution' and two by the
defense. The man excused said
to be said for the defendants.
Peremptorftes Take Time.
The defense is entitled to five
peremptory challengers for each
defendant, or 185 in all, while the
prosecution may challenge three
for every five challenged by the
defense, or a total of 111 if all the
defense challenges are exercised.
TO BE ETJL
State to Feed Two Million
Young Salmon in Ponds x
During " Autumn
Two million "young salmon wUl
be fed in the ponds at the state
fish hatchery on the Santiam river
above station this fall, E. C. Clan
ton, state f ish ir ardea, said yes
terday.
The state fish commission 'has
I1500 left of the 1921 appropria
tion to apply on 'improvements at
the Santiam hatchery. Mr. Clan
ton said that an engineer will
visit the hatchery in a few days to
make an estimate - of the ' cost of
the proposed extensions..
Harry Vaughan Candidate
For Congressional Place
SPOKANE. Kash.. Aug. 7;-
Harry J. Vaughan of Spokane to
day announced his candidacy for
United States representative ' on
the farmer-labor ticket In oppos
ition to Congressman J. Stanley
Webster. In announcing his can
didacy for congress, Mr. Vaughan
withdrew from the race from the
Republican nomination as repres
entative to the " state legislature
from the third district.
MM
HATCHERY
GERALD VOLK.
NOT UPSET;
WIFE INJURED
Car Turns Over Twke Going
Into Ditch Near Dolph
Vacation Trip Marred
When the automobile of Ger
ald Volk, 1499 Court street, rolled
down an embankment near Dolph
and turned over twice on the way
down but landed right side up,
Mr. Volk was still sittinr at ha
wheel as calm as it nothing had
happened. He has had experience
on the city council and isn't eas
ily upset.
Mrs. Volk wasn't so fortunate.
tor she suffered the fracture of
three ribs, and Mrs. H. H. Krei-
kenbaum. who i&companied them.
suffered a sprained knee. The ac
cident happened yesterday morn
ing.
It was the beginning of a two
weeks vacation for Mrs. Kreiken
baum and the party was on the
way to Tillamook. The road was
newly constructed and an auto
mobile "iust ahead of them had
skidded, loosening ' the gravel.
When the Volk car started over
the same bit of . road the gravel
gave way and the automobile was
precipitated into the ditch.
. A physician was called from
Cloverdale and brought Mrs. Volk
back to Salem.' She is making
satisfactory progress toward re
covery. The top of the Volk automobile
was shattered and the machine
otherwise damaged slightly, but
Mr. Volk drove it back to Salem.
IS AHEAD 4
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 7
Wjth only twenty-six more
precincts of the 135 in which
the vote is being contested by
Charles Hall within Multno
mah cbuntjpfo check, the sta
tus of candidates for the Re
publican nomination for gov
ernors of Oregon remained to
night exactly ' the same a3
whpn thi rpcniint nrtprtml rir
Governor Olcott gained
v.
four votes today over Hall
overcoming the earlier, lead
of the contestant in this dis
trict. The net result of the count
m Marion and Multnomah
counties to date has been to
increase the official majority
of Governor Olcott from 521
to 526 votes, the gain being
uncovered in the -Marion coun
ty canvass. - f
Governor Not to Go on
Caravan Tour of State
Governor Olcott will probably
find it impossible to leave his of
fice to accompany the 1523 world
exposition caravan on its swing
around the state. The caravan i
to leave, Portland Saturday, Aug
ust 12, and will return Sunday.
August 20. A letter received b?
the governor yesterday from W. P.
Stranborg, who Is to be official
camel driver of the caravan, in
vited the executive to go along.
If possible, Mr. Stranborg wants
an airplane to accompany the
caravan to herald its approach to
all the principal cities of the state.
Road Taxing System in
Washington May Change
.SPOKANE. Wash., Aug! 7.
Proposed changes in the present
system of taxation for road build-
in r nurooses will be considered
soon at a-meeting of the execu
tiv committee of the Eastern
Washington Highway association
according to an announcement to
day by Frank Gttilbert of the
Spokane County Good Jloads as
sociation. The executive commit
tee is composed ef one member
selected from each of the 15 coun
ties comprising the district.'
MR
OLCOTT
IRECOUNT
ITHIOE
PAY PACT IS
LATEST
E
Restoration of Wages Paid
Miners When Strike Be
gan Will Be Proposed to
Both Sides.
HARDING WAY APPROVE
ADVISORY COMMISSION
Proposal Said to Have Favor
of President Lewis and
Alfred Ogle
CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. 7.? (By
the Associated Press) Settle
ment of the nation wide soft coa
strike under a definite plan may
result in tne making of wage
agreements on substantially a na
tlonal basis will be presented to a
conference here Wednesday of
coal operators, who are expected
to come from all parts of the
country, with ofifcials of the un
ion miners.
In the main the plan provides.
for resumption of coal production
by union miner? under the wage
scales that existed when the strike
began last April 1 and for the ap
pointment of an advisory commis
sion of inquiry within the coal in
dustry, the personnel of this com
mission to be approved by Presi
dent Harding.
Some Operators Approve
Existence of the pian, which
has been approved by some oper
ators scattered over the country,
became, known here today when
union officials and operators con
trolling about one-third of the
output 'of the central, competitive
field, met both separately and
jointly with a view of taking ac
tion toward breaking the coal
strike.
The Joint conference here today
adjourned until 3 p. m. Wednes
day, by which time it was an
nounced officially that it was ex
pected that "other substantial in
terests" would join in the meet
ing.
Plan Now Ready
The plan, which was understood
to have the approval of John L.
Lewis, president of the minere.
and Alfred M. Ogle, president of
tne national coal association, may
be presented to Indiana and UU
nois operators tomorrow, their
meetings, to be held in India napo
lis and Chicago tor the purpose
of deciding mho will join the con
ference here. Confidence was ex
pressed here tonight by operators
and miners that the Indiana and
Illinois operators were expected
from several districts outside the
central field, including West Vt
ginia, Missouri, Iowa and Wyo
ming, and some southwestern
states.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 7.
(By Associated Press.) A plan
for the settlement of the coal
strike has been discussed by
Ralph Crews, who has been prom
inently identified with the opera
tors, and W. A. Glasgow, Jr., coun
sel for the miners' union in in
dependent cases, according to A.
M. Ogle, president of the Nation
al Coal association, Mr, Ogle, in
a statement . to The' Associated
Press, declared this plan was ap
parently the basis of reports from
Cleveland to the effect that a
strike settlement might be affect
ed at thefconfereece called there
by President John L- Lewis of the
miners.
Mr. Ogle declared, however.
that so far as he knew no other
interests or districts than those
now represented at ' Cleveland
would attend the conference. Mr.
Ogle added that the plan proposed
by Mr. Crews and Mr. Glasgow
would "no doubt receive serious
consideration from all the inter
ested parties.
Widely Known Lumberman
Victim of Appendicitis
NELSON, B. C, Aug. 7. J. S.
Deschamps aged54, widely known
Rossland lumber man. died today
at Cr an brook, where he was taken
from'the train with a severe at
tack of . acute appendicitis. An
operation failed to save him. Mr.
Deschamps was identified with the
Kobtenays from the earliest days.
IV
W. E. RORISON KILLED
RAIDING STILL: PAUL
ALLEGED
L
Competition Among Roads
for Hauling Citizen Sol
diers May Take Slump
Competition among railroad
companies for hauling national
guard troops to and from camps
will probably take a severe slump
in view of the ruling of the Unit
ed States supreme court received
yesterday from the war depart
ment by George A. White, adju
tant general of the state, that
guardsmen are entitled to land
grant rates, quite the same as sol
diers of the regular army. j
In the past railroad companies
have regarded hauling citizen sol
diers as full-fare business and
competition for the hauls has been
keen. Now the supreme court
holds that under the national de
fence law, the national guard 'is
an integral part of the army of
the United States, is subject to
United States control and regula
tion and consequently must be
hauled at land grant rates over
land grant railroads.
That this ruling will make
available larger sums for training
purposes was the opinion of Gen
eral White! upon receiving the
ruling. Under this ruling the
cost of carrying the southern
Oregon and, . Willamette valley
companies i to maneuver - points
will be only a traction of the
charge made in the past. The
funds for transportation are paid
by the United States treasurer,
but comes out of the cash allot
ments to the states based upon
the number of organizations and
men maintained up to federal
standards in Oregon.
Charges Break IHeart, .
Bishop Parfdock Writes
HOOD RIVER; Or., Aug. 7.
In a private letter to a friend
here Right Rev. R: L. Paddock,
bishop of the eastern Oregon dio
cese of the Episcopal church, who
is facing charges of disloyalty and
failure to wear robes at services,
announces thaUhe will tender his
resignation at The convention of
tne chureh to be held in Portland
In September. He declared his
heaHh was broken. In the letter
written to an old friend and
neighbor. Captain C. A. Schetky,
Bishop Paddock writes:
"These charges fiave , broken
my heart."
Corner Stone Laid for
Gervais Catholic Church
GERVAIS, Ore., Aug. 7. The
corner stone of the new Catholic
church was laid Sunday by Arch
bishop A. Christie of Oregon City.
The old church was burned down
recently and the new building
which is being erected will be
fireproof. This is the second time
the Catholic church in Gervais has
burned, the first church having
burned more than 30 years ago.
The loss was complete the last
time, all fixtures in the church
being lost.
Archbishop Christie gave a brief
talk following the laying of the
corner stone. It Is hoped to have
the new church ready for dedica
ti6n by Christmas, according to
the committee in charge of the
construction. -
Dinner was served by the wom
en of the parish in the town hall
following the . services at the
church. The archbishop was a
guest at the dinner which was at
tended by the people of Gervais
generally.
SARDINES ENTER RIVER
, ASTORIA, Or., Aug. During
the past two days an immense
run of sardines has entered the
Columbia . and a few fishermen
who have been making drifts with
the little mesh" nets, have secured
large catches. "
THE WEATHER
Oregon Tuesday fair except
cloudy or foggy in the morning
near the coast; continued "warm
io the interior. ;
ID GRANT BITE
FOR 6UAU
MOONSHINER, IS DEAD
STEVENSON, Wash, Aug 7 W. F. Rorison, 3S. Clark
county, Washington, deputy sheriff, was shot and killed in
stantly in a battle with Paul Hickey, a moonshiner in the
hills three miles northeast of here today, and J. A. Morgan,
United States prohibition agent of Tacoma, was severely
wounded by Hickey. Hickey was shot through the groin, and
died a few hours later. v '
Harold Ahola, 22, was arrested by Sheriff Sweeney of Ska
mania county late today and held on suspicion of being an
accomplice of Hickey in the operation of the still.
Posses immediately formed after hearing of the battle
and hastened to the scene where they found Hickey lying be
side a large still whkh was in full operation. He made no
resistance. He died while being moved to this city. . v
Morgan was in the Stevenson hospital tonight with his
right side paralyzed as a result of the shock of the bullet
which plowed through his scalp, but physicians said that he
would recover in a few days.
Hickey was convicted of selling whiskey here last week
and was fined $75 in justice court.
. According to Hickey, who inanrired to relate part of the
story oflhe fight before he died, llorison shot him just as
he fired the first shot at Morgan, He told officers that he
then fired at Rorison, killing him instantly, and immediate
ly afterwards shot Morgan again. Hd saw him fall as if
dead, he said, and then though grieviously wounded dragged
himself fifty feet to where his still was located. Here ho
lay slowly bleeding to death, until found by the posse. -
1
IKER
CAUSED WRECK
Pilot of Fast Missouri Pacific
Train. Gets Blamed by
Coroner's Jury
DESOTO, Mo., Aug. 7.- (By
the Associated Press) Blame for
the Missouri Pacific wreck at Sul
phur Springs Saturday night,
which caused death to 35 and in
jury to more than 100, was fixed
on Engineer Matthew. (Giager)
Glenn of fast passenger train
No. 4 by a coroner's jury which
investigated the disaster late to
day. The jury at first returned an
open verdict but later reversed its
decision, stating that Glenn, who
was killed when he leaped from
his Cftb, bad failed to observe sig
nals warning him that the track
ahead was not clear.
Crew Members Heard
In arriving at the verdict, the
jury heard testimony of members
of the crews of both trains, which
in effect, was that neither train
received orders pertaining to the
other."
After the first verdict wa re
turned. Coroner George W. Eld
ers, of Jefferson county objected
and the Jurymen thereupon , re
versed themselves and returned
the following verdict:
"The persons killed in the
wreci came to their deaths
through the negligence of Engin
eer Matthew Glenn's failure to
observe signals.
Orders "On the Run
Engineer Glenn had received
orders "on the run" to pull over
on a siding at Cliff Cave. IS miles
south of St. Louis, to allow the
Sunshine special No. 1 to pass,
and it is believed he was reading
these orders when he passed the
block signal earning of an un
clear track.
No orders had been receivod
concerning No. 32, the testimony
showed, and the signals were the
only means of showing the track
was not clear at Sulphur Springs.
Conductor Testifies ' ' '
James A. Long of this city,
conductor on the local, testified
they had received no orders to-
take a siding at Sulphur Springs,
addirg "we had no idea No. 4 was
so close behind."
Long stated he did not see the
fast flyer approaching but beard
some one yell, "here comes No.
4!" and that he was running to
tell the engineer when the crash
came. -
Engineer T. Gross of No. 32,
stated the crash occurred before
he had time to put out a flagman
Fireman, Heard Cries -
W. E. Long, fireman on No. 3Z,
and brother of Conductor Long,
testified orders had been receiv
ed for No. 32 to take a siding at
Wickes. several miles . north,- to
allow the fast flyer to pass.
J. E.' Gregg,f of St. Louis, con
ductor on No. 4, testified they
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Southern Pacific Company
Makes Concession to .
. 'Shippers , '
SAN FRANCISCO," Aug. 7.w
Transit privileges, such as milling
sorting and dressing, will be per
mitted en route on, shipments o
lumber and shingles from. Paclfi
coast points to eastern points be
ginning September 11, it was an
nounced today at the Southern Pa
cific company's ofiieea here. -
The company also ; announced
that reductions will be made in
transcontinental freight rates on
Bee Hive lumber from California
to eastern points, effective the
same date. . ,'
The announcement said eastern
lines had concurred ia the recent
reduction ' in , transcontinental
freight rates on bath tuba from
eastern points to Pacific ; coast
points. The new rates, ranging
from 2.44 per 100 pounds, from
Cincinnati, to 12.66 per 100
pounds from New York will made
effective - as soon as new tariffs
can be published; it was said, - ,
JERSEY
Figure Placed at Old Level
at Meeting of Fair Board
lift a f
neia Yesieraay -
Jersey premiums at . the state
fair next month will be as high
as those of -any of the other
breeds, which is a maximum of
30 for first awards. Some years
ago the national . Jersey ' associa
tion withdrew Its support from
the premium list and the fair
board 7 lowered t s the maximum
premium to 625 . This has been
objected to by Jersey breeders and
day, voted to put it back at the
former figure. -
. The board took up business' rel
ative to amusements : yestcrdar.
The policy in this regard will be
the same, as that of lass year,
barring all games of chance and
other amusements to which ob
jection might be made as improp
er for a state exposition.
BOARD .MEMBER HERE I
3. E. Reynolds of Union county,
member of the atate fair board
and a prominent breeder of fine
stock, was a Salem visitor. Mon
day, to attend the meeting of th
fair board. ; He reports a fin
rain at hia home en Thursday of
last week, enough; to wet even
the hard ground to a depth of sev
eral inches.'.
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