r". -'j4.s:;;-s-...'-- .r-Vft. s ' CIECXJLATIOV i,.r.f. for Jlr. i22 Sundjr only Rf2 al Huod 5633 Atrr for n month ending jane 30, 122 Hand-T only , S82 Daily and Sunday 431 n tub citt or tAXXX si lsHr la Uari i4 Polk 0ati , - Nar!y rjb4y iWi The Oregon Statesman the nous kewspxteb SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR ' SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1922 PRICE: FIVE CENTS nn LTU A. a SHERIFF HELD ON CHABGE.OF. 09 ssws Officer of Ferry ! County, Wash., and Three Citizens of Republic Accused of Aiding Smugglers. DOUBLE-CROSS LAID TO CLINE LEDGERWOOD Boot leagers Claim Collector Beat Them and Took Away I 'Their Booze : REPUBLIC, Wash., Aug. 8. Thomas Barker, sheriff of Ferry county, arid three Other Republic I men, were, .arrested today-, by a force from the United States mar . sbals office, ' the custom: collec tor's office in Seattle; and the fed eral , prohibition . director's .office on a charge of aiding rum run 'hertito smuggle : liquor , south of British Columbia Into Spokane. " .Cllne Ledgerwood, said to have been the collector In Ferry coun ty tor the theriffa of flee; escaped. A -warrant is out for his arrest. Bouble-Cross Claimed The, arrests followed confes sions said, by officials to hare teenglvea the United States dis trict attorney's "office by Joseph . Frankel, . age ,8 J' and Henry t Dap per, both ,.ot ..Spokane; Who have aworn, t4 af tldSVItf in rlch they say Ledretwood "and nU compan ion's beat and robbed them In Re- PuW.,.,i. o J. ranet of whiskey and 1500 m ..- r,A tnr nrc-l raiu, aiicr m , .tectum. , , i -t Roy Powers ot Danville, Dick , Copk of tRapublIc. and Guy Dun lin. '. clerk. In , a. Republic bank; were arrested in company with Sheriff Barker, -Some of. the men , arrested are- said to have con Agreement for Protection According to the story told the f district attorney' pftlcej by Dap- per and Frankei. tne erry cuu-i, - ' sheriff and his associates entered into an agreement with them to i provide protection t from orana i Forks. British. Columbia toi lie-1 " public, where the wntsaey, oeinsi '. emurEled into Washington, was to I be put on a truck train. for Spo kane. They made one trip across thellne and returned for a second I .,., rn their second trip, they claim to have been,' beaten with clubs by Ledgerwood and his as sociates. , tilirerwoofl Former Off Ider Leroy C. Lyle. federal proW bitfon director for Washington; j George - L. Ide, chief ot; enstoms intelligence, with .headquarters in Seattle, and Deputy United States marshals participated la, the raid. A dozen deputies from the seve- ral departments worked with them. nin TriffArwood was a for- I mer deputy sheriff under Sheriff t TaF.rt H- is believed . by the authorities to be the head of the organization which is alleged to have worked for J months in the territory south of Republic. Sale of Tickets Better . Local Depot Reports Better sale of tickets to the coast la Teported from the local Southern Pacific depot, than for several years past. Good ates are In effect, so that the trip can be. made, without mortgaging too heavily, the future wages; and there is enough general prosperity to make U possible tor more peo ple to go than have felt tree to do some other years, f The, travel to the east also Is better than it has been for a long time past. The rather exceptional rates have wonderfully stimulat ed the tourist business, and many who have Hong put oft the visit to the far-off eastern home, have this year packed up and gone. The majority of tickets go as far as Chicago, which la a distributing point tor a large proportion of the Oregon population's r ancestral , home3. tllli Klggg IBi&v3 Family PJso!ibsS1 Iby 4tm LICENSE IS I TURNED BACK BY BLALOCK Editor of Baptist Publication Surrenders Card Becaase of Auto Accident R. Y. Blalock, editor and man ager of the .Western Baptist, pub lished at Beaver. Or., has volun tarily surrendered to Secretary of State Kozer his motor vehicle op erators license, because of an ac cident In which Mr. Blalock re cently figured and for which he accepts blame. Commenting' upon Mr. Blalock's surrender of hia license card, Se retary Kozer said yesterday: "If every motor vehicle driver. who at some time. or other fails to, comply strictly, with some of tha. nrovtainns of the traffic laws ot tate' would look upn his : " ; fc"vT, I have a most competent and care f ul set of motor vehicle operators, and the possibility of accidents on account of. careless driving would be reduced to a minimum." Mr, Blalock's accident happen. ed ? oa the-Columbia River high- way 14 miles below The. Dalles. He explains, that on. making a curve he let hia automobile run to the center of the road, and at that moment was crashed into by a car driven by a boy .17 years old, from The Dalles, named N. Morast. The Blalock car waa re duced to a total 'wreck and sdme members of , his party , received alight .injuries; SINGLE TJX William L. Ross Presents ' Argument in , n:. i u. un ' wiiiwii uuuui iiuii William L. Ross, recently from Ban rrancieco, a ltii vliA I " i comes to help in; the campaign for the ainale-tax issue before : the vtotera of Oregon at the ' Ndvem ber election, spoke last night be fore a small audience at Central Labor halL He la an earnest speaker, with ! m vflat trtnA f m,HIii onil nhflnr. . . ... - V -XX. eM y w w. -atlon at command, though It must fee gald that he falled to car conviction as tohow the prom lged , Wfoyma tnat . ne-t pictured wera brouehfabouti 1 ,i t I Henry George Quoted t Mr. Rosa quoted extensively TALK HEARD t ' ' from Henry George's writings onlclared that only, a national settle- the single tax issue. He quoted ment , of the strike could be ac- also from Prof. Thomas G. man, who held that the single tax was tne scientutc metnoa oi tax-iio ation for revenue;, but added thel George philosophy that It waa not I for scientific tax-collection, but lor me reiormatton oi aociei. t "It's bigger than a financial problem," he said. He held that the present system of land own ership and taxation tends to turn every advance In science, in labor- saving Inventions, into a greater landed monopoly that ends, in ab sorbing all the "slack' and leav ing only general property and a minimum wage. He quoted Hen- George aa gaTlng that "It was I toied thftt ,. th bor-avlne I inventions and the prodigious ln crease In the productive power of labor, should destroy poverty." The thing that swallows up all this vast good, he holds to be the land monopoly that the people will not try to investigate or un derstand. - -- George Plan Never Adopted In nf ferine the audience ,- the opportunity , to as questions, ne stated that no country on.eartn pa fully adopted .the George the- ory of single tax on land.- It Is adopted In part in Australia, and it Is to he voted oa la .Toronto this, year; but it has nowhere been tried out as a sole tax-producer or as a corrector of social 111-.--. " " ,,-.;:;- ,.; The speaker brought up a num. ber of great ideas that had leen as wildly - howled, down la their day, as he said the single tax idea has . been. People tapped ' their heads when Columbus passed them in the streets, he said. The earth simply couldn't be round. when they, could see U was flat. But Columbus kept sailing, and proved that the oneUheorist was right and the whole world was wrong. Cyrus W. Field with, his 'Continued, on page, I), HARDING PLAN NOT FAVORED President AskS CongreSSion al Leaders to Hold House . . . , in COminUOUS SeSSIOn tO COPe With Strikes. SHOP CRAFTS URGE OFFER'S REJECTION I Union Executives Gathering in wasmngion 10 ueier- mine on Response WASHINGTGON, Aug. 8. (By i the Associated Press )r President Harding has asked congressional leaders, in view of the menacing industrial situation arising from coal and rail strikes, to hold the I house, now in recess, continually in session, along with the senate, after, the house reconvenes next Tuesday. The prospect was that, failing I early settlement of the labor con-1 troversies, the administration I might call for legislative action I to enable the government to cope I with conditions which thus far since 1914. It was at first his in have failed to react favorably toltentlon to publish a book of the efforts on the parts of the execu-1 live. - UbIob Leaders Gathering Meanwhile, the leaders of all union organizations in the trans portation field began to gather in Washington for .conferences to de termine the response which shall 1)0 matfe t0 realdent Harding's !AttBisat;-:.pi1i .1 . . on strike and, to determine as well, according to statements of those who will participate, what or, cooperative action the la- vur, lurcca uuui iik.o iu cud iu i .. .. presiaeni s oner is rejeciea. B. M. Jewell, chairman of the group of , officers of the striking unions, declared that he had re ceived hundreds of telegrams to day from locals ot the shop crafts "telling us to reject the presid ent's offer and not a single one asking its acceptance." Unimpaired Service Promised Separate conference between Southern railway officials and representatives of the striking shopmen on its, lines, hroae up finally today, when the men de- Sher-icepted'by them, even though the railroad conceded seniority rights reiurning Biritters. . Fairfax Harrjson, president of the road, later Issued a general i notice , to all employes that the company considered it had "more than fulfilled its obligations to its striking employes," and Its duty was now for unimpaired transportation service. "This we will perform," Mr. Harrison de clared. .- Federal Control Mentioned Suggestions were advanced that congress might be asked to authorize resumption of federal control over the railroad systems should President Harding find it impossible to terminate the strike iatlsfactorily, wltn ,. tne further possibility that direct legislation amending the transportation act might be sought to make the rail- road labor board decisions Involv- ing , matters . binding . upon - man agements and employes. ;;" Cabinet members considered it likely, that i the .whole, situation might be put, up to congress in a special presidential message, if prevailing difficulties continue to multiply, but at the White House an administration spokesman said the president would not anticipate his course. l - Equipment Messed Up ! Mr, Jewell and W. H. Johnston, president ot the machinists as sociation, in public statements to day, indicated that, all the rail road union heads, called to meet Friday, would pass upon the answer the striking unions will make to the president's final pro posal. Giving out figures of the condition of railroad equipment, Mr. - Johnston asserted It "would take the railroads a year to get their equipment back into shape It - the , strike should stop right (Continued oa paga f ) HISTORY OF COUNTY TO : BE WRITTEN Robert II. Down of Franklin High School Faculty is Soon to Publish Book SILVERTO.N, Ore., Aug. (Special to The Statesman.) Robert H. DowB, head of the his tory department of Franklin high Zl LpnS h w,a9 centjy called ,to Sjlverton by the death of his father-in-law, J. M. Brown, has given out that he is -it . . . . conipinug a msiory 01 Aianun County." He is being assisted by llr IT n CViolflnn nf Via ITnivof- sity of Oregon, Dr. Parsons, head of soclal science department, and vr. u. v. Clark, head oi history at the university. Political History Told The history is to contain a fuii account of the first serious at- can nartv west of the Rocky mountains. The meeting took place a short distance from the present location of Silverton on October 11, 1856. In recounting the Indian attack on the Abiqua ion March 5, 1848, Mr. Down has original material in that he has lit direct from Ralph Geer who was at the battle, and from John War- nock and Dick Thomas who were boys a the time. Mr. Thomas was in the cabin known as "Uncle Dick's cabin" at the time of the attack. Mr. Down has been doing re- search work, interviewing plo- neers, and reading newspaper files for material for hia book history of Silverton but he waa un able to get sufficient material. Uved at Silverton. Mr. Down is a former Silverton boy, at one time having attended I the Liberal university which was in the building now occupied Vs the St. Paul school and is still known, as "the old university" by old Silvertonians. He was gradr uated fro- mthe University of Ore- eon in 1303. returning ana re- ceiving his M. A. degree in 1920. JURY CHOSEN mm. . - III. I tiani Men ana T OUr Women I Wili Hear Evidence in Lo Angeles Trial LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 8 The jury to try the 37 purported members of the Ku Klux Klan on felony charges growing cut of thp Inglewood raid of April 22 last was completed at J: 10 today. The Jury as accepted by both prose cution and defense attorneys, is composed of eight men. and four women. Alter the jury was, sworn and the indictments read, court ad journed until tomorrow morning at the request of Paul D'Orr, chiet defense attorney, who stated that he was ill. Two Excused. The defense used only 12 of its 185 peremptory challenges and the prosecution only five. One talesman was excused for cause aud one by stipulation. The prosecuting attorney said their first witnesses would be probably Fidel and Mathias El duayen. brothers and Frank T Woerner, former deputy city mar shal of Inglewoo4 The Elduayens. proprietors .of a. winery, were tak en from their homes by a band of men on the night of April 22 Woerner rode up on a motorcycle and fired into, the crowd, fatally wounding M. B. Mosher, constable ot Inglewood, one. of the. raiders. Several shots were fired at Woer ner, Ku Klux Klan Accused. The prosecution contends the raid was organized by leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and was carried on in an unlawful manner, the parties being masked. The de fense is that the raid was organ ized by peace officers for the pur pose of securing evidence of 4He gal liquor. The Eldueyens after the shooting of Mosher, were tak Leu to the city lockup at Inglewood but the jailer refused to receive them as prisoners and they were released , Thirty-five , Accused. Thirty-five ot the defendants (Continued on page, 6 THOMPSON HAS BIG in OHIO CONTEST Administration Candidate for Governor Easily Runs Away from Beer and Light Wine Candidate. SENATOR POMERENE HAS LEAD IN RACE McRae Nominated for Ar- Vancac Hnvornnr onrl Drin. QOn in AiaDama CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (By Asso ciated Press.) With Carml A. Thompson leading by a wide mar gin at midnight for the Republi can gubernatorial nomination in Ohio, political observers hailed his apparent success as a victory for President Harding's policies and for strict enforcement of the prohibition laws. The tide of political unrest seen in recent elections in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and North Dakota, seemed to have been checked in the president's home commonwealth, Thompson scoring in the early returns a more than two tor one vote over hia nearest opponent, C. Homer Durand, the beer and light wine candidate, white Congressman C. L. Knight, the strongest of the two progres sive candidates, was third . . Pomerene Has Big Lead. in me unto democratic sena torial contest Senator Arlee Pom- erene was -leading by more than two to one over his opponent, John J. Lentz, while Congressman S. D. Fess, waa holding a sub stantial lead over three opponents in the Republican senatorial race. Charles Dick running second, John H. Arnold, third, and David W. Wood, fourth. ' Both Lentz and Dick had the support of organized labor. Other Returns Slow. In other commonwealths where state wide primaries were held, tho rplnrn ama slnwlv and vir ,- - tories seemed in doubt at a late hour. First returns from Arkan sas showed Governor T. C: McRae, who sought endorsement of his administration and strict law en forcement including Sunday blue laws, leading E. P. Toney, who had attacked the governor's posi tion, particularly In connection with pardon and parole policies for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Klan Issue Prominent. The Ku Klux Klan Issue, also was brought prominently to the front during the closing days of the campaign. In Alabama where Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals offer figured in the campaign, W. W. Brandon, issued an early statement forcastlng his nomination for governor "by a tremendous majority."' Contest Nine-Cornered. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 8. (By Associated Press.) Early returns from today'a state-wide primary election in Ohio showed Carmi A Thompson of Cleveland, a former treasurer of the United States and the organization candidate, lead tng by a big margin in the nine- cornered contest for the Republi can nomination for governor. This race developed the two main issues of the campaign, pro gress! vism and prohibition. 1 Besides being an organization man, Thompson had the strong endorsement of the Anti-Saloon league. Beer-AVfn Aspirant far Behind C. Homer Durand, the beer and light wine candidate, was running second, while Congressman Chas. L. Knight, the strongest of the two progressive candidates, was third. Their votes from 305 pre cincts out of approximately 9000 in. the state was: ' Thompson, 5, 451; Durand, 2361; Knight, 1.. 690. Rctnrns Show Strength While Thompson's big . lead in dicated that he had more than a two to one vote over his nearest competitor, his real strength waa I shown more forcibly in the fact (Continued oa page 6) TRIP OF ASSAILANT'S WIFE TO HOOD RIVER WITH WITT LEADS TO ATTACK UPON RETURMiil HIS WILL MET AT F Salem and McMinnville Club to Enjoy Program and Picnic Supper' The Rotarlans and their wives will picnic this evening at Wheat land ferry, 12 miles north of Sa lem on the Willamette river Mem bers are urged to arrive at the picnic grounds not later than 5:45 o'clock. The McMinnville Rotary club will join the Salem group for the evening. A program of athletic stunts will be put and a special feature will be boxing and wrestling matches by boys from the boys' training school. W. L. Kuser, su perintendent of the school, has charge of this feature which it is said will be unusually good. No luncheon will be held this noon, attendance of members at the picnic this evening being counted in place of the luncheon FXERALS HELD DUBLIN, Aug. 8. The streets of Dublin were lined with great crowds of people today for the military funeral of nine national army soldiers, who had been killed in fighting the Republican irre gulars in county Kerry. MUST 1IF. MOSCOW, Aug. 9. (By the Associated Press.) Fourteen of the 34 Socialist revolutionists ac cused of high treason against the soviet government have been sen tenced lo death by the revolution ary tribunal. LEWIS' CALL IS Indiana Bituminous Coa Operators Will Not At tend Conference TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 8 The Indian Bituminous Coal Op erators' association will not at tend the Cleveland conference called by John L. Lewis, president of the United mine . workers. It was announced following a meet ing of the scale committee here today. A. M. Ogle, president of the National Coal association who al so is an Indiana operator said he would not go to Cleveland and in a statement said that hope of a settlement, at Cleveland had been diminished if not killed by undue publicity." ( No Action Taken. The scale committee, however, took no - action on the proposed plan for settlement of the strike as outlined at Cleveland and It was indicated that this plan was to be entirely abandoned as a pos sibie basis for negogtiation. "If there was hope of a settle ment of the coal strike through the Crews-Glasgogw proposal.' sa Id Mr. Ogle, "It has been dimin ished if not killed by undue pub licity and the attempt to force op erators into the Cleveland confer ence." Four-Stale Plan Feared Phil H. Penna, secretary of the Indiana operators, declared the op erators from this state, would not go to Cleveland and reiterated the offer to meet the miners in a state wage conference. Sentiment among the Indiana operators la still strong against a four-state .wage - conference with the miners, according to Mr.' Pen M UNHEEDED na.. C. B. Witt, laborer, is in the fatally wounded as the result 65, who lives on a ranch about six miles southeast of Salem. The shooting occurred at the Inman home last night. According to the story told to the officers Mrs. Irrraan and Witt, accompanied by the county last rail and went to cmpioyeo in piciung iruu i or several months. Later they located in a number of Oregon cities, it was said, Witt work ing as a laborer and Mrs. Inman acting in the capacity of housekeeper. . , Witt and Mrs. Inman returned to Salem vesterdav nnA last nJjfht went to the Inman trunk, mey were greeted pleasantly by Mr. Inman as they stopped their automobile in front of the house. Mr. Inman said, and were invited to enter over, as Witt and Mrs. Inman entered the living wwim r. the house, Mrs. Inman said adjoining bedroom and took pillow on his bed. . , " " ' , Mr. Witt then grabbed the but not until it had been dischanrMl Th knii m. 'Witt's neck... Mrs. Inman later hastened to the home of a n airrh Kn nnrl tin 4 tnA 4L. r.tt., : Will. t . . . v,nuvi uiu nuuutu uic uiiiccis. rviii was Drougni to a hospital here for treatment while Mr. and Mrs. Inman were taken to the county jaiL' ' T TO BE ISSUED Ten Thousand License Tags Set Aside Under New Classification Secretary of State Sam A. Kozer announced yesterday that 10.000 motor vehicle license plates of the 1923 series will be set aside for trucks. They will bear the letter "T" and the numbers will begin with 85.001 and extend to 100.- 000. This will be 5000 in excess of the 10,000 actually to be Bet aside for the purpose and will serve for any In excess of the es timated number. Regular motor vehicle number plates will begin with No. 1 and extend to 85,000, and with 100.- 001 and extend to 125,000. The color of the plates will be "West ern Union" blue background and white figures. At present the automobile de partment employs three classifica tions In issuing licenses. These are motor vehicles including trucks, motorcycles, and dealer Under the new arrangement thera will be four classifications. Boy of 7 Drowns In Walla Walla River WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug . tester uruce Moore, 7 year old Boa of Mr. and Mrs. W. N Moore of Wallula, was drowned In the Walla Walla river at Wal lula this forenoon while playing in the water with other boys about his age. The body was recovered 10 minutes later, but efforts to revive him were unavailing. The uour was orougni nere ana Dunai will take place here tomorrow. Vice President to Stop 15 Minutes in Eugene EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 8. Vice President Calvin Coolidge and party who are now on the coast will stop in Eugene for about 15 minutes on the way north from San Francisco, Saturday after noon, according to announcement of Southern Pacific officials to day. The Chamber of Commerce of Eugene has prevailed upon the vicepresident to take a trip to the top of Skinner's butte, 300 feet high and adjoining the business section of the city and surround ing country. Arrangements are being made to present Mr, Cool idge and his family with a mess of rainbow trout caught in the Mc Kenzie river. THE WEATHER Unsettled, probably .thunder storms, in mountains, cooler east RUCK PLATES portion. Mmmn Deaconess hosDital nrohahlv of beine shot by John Inman. former's brother, left Marion Hood IUyer where they were home in quest of the formerV the dwelling and talk things her husband rushed ; intn n a revolver from beneath the - - revolver. Mrs. Inmnn HerlirrJ Mrs, Inman told District AUor. ney John II. Carson that she and Witt had been friends for a long time, and that , Witt ' frequently visited at her husband's farm pri or to the tUne ahe left for Hood Klver. She said she returned to Salem yesterday to Join her hua band, and that Witt, had Intended to leave. Mrs. Inman Is 27 years bid and haa been twice married. Her first husband was Martin Crabtree of Albany, whom sb married in July bne was married to Inman in the year 1918. She has two children by her first husband. She left these children with Mr. In- ! man at the time she left Marlon county with Witt. In a statement taken ' at the hospital last night Mr. Witt said that he and Inman had been friends for several years, and that no trouble had ever occurred be tween them.., Witt had lived la this vicinity for, some time prior to last falb -v Mr. Inman would not discuss the cane, last night other than to slat? that Witt grabbed the revol ver before the mot was fired. In case Witt dies Inman will be charged with first degree murder, the district attorney said. Mrs., Inman . told the v officers that after her husband had. shot Witt he' pointed the weapon at her aud threatened to shoot. She said she grasped the revolver and after a struggle lasting a halt hour persuaded him to desist. , Inman lived In Marion county, for many years and is well known In this vicinity. Dr. A. R. Andrews Is Convicted of Charge Dr. E. R. Andrews, of Salem, was convicted in Justice Unruh's court, Tuesday, of the selling of intoxicating liquor on August 2. Sentence is to be pronounced In the court, this morning at 10 o'clock. The case was d resented bv nia- trict Attorney John 11. Carson, with enough evidence to secure a quick conviction. The jury had little trouble in reaching a verdict of guilty. ' Former Minnesotans Meet In Picnic at Fair Grounds One hundred former Minneso tans gathered-at the state fair grounds Tuesday for their annual picnic.' Not every one had light hair, either. A delightful pro gram of picnic eats - was served at noon, and later a literary and musical program of some length and much excellence " was glren. During the afternoon the athletic gentlemen held a thrilling horse shoe pitching tournament that brought the crowd to its collect I a tiptoes. - i FIGHT LS DRAW BATTLE CREEK, MIclL,.Aug. 8. Gene Watson. Pacific coast chapion, and Rocky Smith of New York, fought3 tea rounds to a draw here tonight." Watson weighed 120 pounds and Smith 148, -