IAS RESULTS
Lecturers from American
Federation of Labor arid
f rem Machinists U niori.
Get Workers in Line.
LXKETHAN SCORE
STAY, WITH COMPANY
FiVscntment Aroused Among
Citizens by Remarks of
, Visiting Speakers
CONVICTS
DEPUTY,
KNIFE
KIDNAP
WARDEN If! BREAK
PORTLAND MEN
IKE GIFT TO
' ' J ? ' I t t "7 ,
SITE BBS
MOTHER ASKS
POLICE FOR
SON'S WHEEL
; SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Aug. 17. (By The Associated
rress) After severely knifing deputy Warden Arthur Mu
chowifour prisoners escaped from the South Dakota peni
tentiary here late today, taking Warden Gebrge W. Jami
son with them. The prisoners fled.ih a motor car, parked
by a tourist camp just outside the prison walls.
. , Several posses of state, county and city officers, aided
by members of the local post of the American Legion imme
diately started in pursuit. "V
Early tonight the prisoners had not been overtaken and
apparently Warden Jamison had not been released from the
car as no word had' been received "from him by local authorities.-
' . , . , -
Band Instruments Valued at
Xhousand Dollars Pre
sented at Oregon Training
School Last Night.
. The only , trace, of . the fleeing
men was contained to report frpm
Ellis where they stopped and stole
r.'-rao r u ' m I another car, presumably In hopes
DALLAb. Pr.f .. AUg. If. pi avoiding detection.
(Special to The Statesman) 1 The four men, whose names are
At noon today Superintendent I Henry Coffee, Joe Foreman, Joe I
F. Gerlinger Of the Southern Teei ana j. u. King, were serving
Pacifid railroad sTiops in thb cJrd rceny- Cof"
cy reported that; a total of , It mppeated 'io officials that the
.12 men had V deserted their escape had been planned in ad
joba and' joined the ranks, of vance.. -The four men started a
tha strikers. Of this number commotion in the tailor shop at
eight went but yesterday, the w . P,an tb afternoon and
tA- .'Vow -rV.'vlntr mriP tDeputy Muohow hurried to as-
other ,stnkers naying, gone certaln woat was tne trouble
cut at the begnmlng of tne when he reached the shop, tie
strike or just a few days ago. convicts attacked him with knives
, For a time it looked as if whldv,they4bad obtained .from
the workmen 'in, the Dallas wme , unknown source. Deputy
,v, AnU Trtval ffn Muchoy resisted and was, badly
shepj would remain Joyal to cut up belnr 4taDbed twU;e ln tne
t?.e company bljt Tuesday Of abdomen and once in the breast,
this week , . brought Walter sustaining : several minor slashes.
Nash of San Francisco, gener A report from the hospital to
i chairman of the Machirv nl8nt w& that his wounds would
ists union; C. F. Grow, a lec; not r0Te ta
turer of the American ;Fed- yl , f , , n . 17
m T '.nA m titTm SIOUX FALtLa, S.-D., Aug. 17.
cration of Xabqr, and a jnm- triy th, AssocIated press)
Lcr Of Other Union Officials tardea Jameslon of . the South
to this City Where they held a I Dakota penitentiary here, who
mRp.trno with ' the Workmen I was kidnaped by lour prisoners
and the following morning the J0 0ed the iatitution
eiffhtTtiMi lift thp shorn Ute today wa! le,t ln a.ehureh
eignt men leit tne snops. nw crooks, s. d. tonight, his
isinignt a Dig mass meet-1 hands and feet bound. The war
ing was held in the X Dallas I den was abie to extricate himself
arniory With 'the above of fi-after a short .time and iramedr
Ciala as. the principal , gpeak- lately reported to the penitentiary
i k.j ki peen mjurea
ijf itau lit. tic cxicvk ui uio imt
ance of the men employed as
none failed" to, report f or
work today. The talk, instead
of creating sympathy for the
striking trainmen among the
business 1 men -t t and citizens
however had just the opposite
effect on the residents of this
city owing to some of the re-,
rnarks of the speakers.
Mr. GCrtmger reports that Manuel Martinez to ; Pay
there are still about 30 ana- noath Ponaltx fni' lfiirrfm
WVUUI I VIIUIIJ IVI IIIUIUVI .
WOMAN-DENIES
PARENTAGE OF
. . : s' 1 ' V
5 CHILDREN
Will of Mrs. Bell Astounds
Persons Who Had Thought
Woman Their Mother
PLANS OF FUTURE
ARE TOLD VISITORS
Jurists, Governor Secretary
of State and Legislators
Are Heard
BlOITiK
EARLY TODAY
SAM FRANCISCO. Aug. IT.
Whether there wJH be a legal con
test over the peculiar will of the
late Wr.i Teresa Pell, who; left
an estate of approximately 1 1
000,000 and who cut, off five per
sons believing themselves Jher
children, with $5,eachwas said
today still .to be a matter of con
siderable doubt v with the execu
tors. . . ;
In the holographic document
left by Mrs. Bell, the startling
statement was made that she, was
not the. parent ofi the five who
believed her the'r mother. Be
sides certain bequests to. charity
and Jrtends, Mrs. Bell in her will
stipulated that if I she had any
'cousins' the bulk of the : estate
was to so to them. In the event
the "cousin were'notltound, the
money amounting to more than
$700,000 was to go to the state,
the 'will set forth;, , -
.Following the reading of the
will It was reported that the fire
who , believed themselves , the
children of Mrs. Bell, all of whom
were adults would not contest.
Later1 the executives beard that
T, F. Bell of San Francisco and
Mrs. Muriel Bell Hosier of Hol-
Uster. Cal., two of her supposed
'children and . John' BelU a
nephew, of Santa Barbara, would
attempt to break the will.
The will is to be filed for pro
bate , shortly, .according to . the
executors.' At this tiroe, it was
said, the matter of whether there
will be a egul battle , over the
document will be determined.
toy Sent to Training School-
Bicycle Will Await Until
He Returns Home
CANDLER GETS
IRE DUOS
FDR HUSH CASH
Chinrats and other workers
about the shops who are not
likely; to follow the instruc
tions of the union leaders to
strike.
of Postmaster and Wife
KLUXERS TAKE
.FLORENCE,' Ariz., Aug. 17.
Manuel Martinez, convicted in No
gales for participating, in a bandit
raid on. Ruby, Arizona,, In which
Postmaster and Mrs. . JFranW
Pearson . were shot to death, will
go to the gallons early tomorrow
Trains are Moving.' "
' SAN FRANCISCO Aug.. 17.
The far western rail strike situa
tion continued to imorove today
Virtually normal train movements I m0rnlng to pay for his part in
; , J ,? . a m ne vnion r1' the double murder. I
cs Salt Lake-l)s Angeles lines; . u wa, a year a?Q this month
The Western Pacific again was that a band of h0rsemen rode
moving grains, j and -expected to aerosa the from Mexico.
n'u. u rav?B7?r fni descended on the ' town, killed
;to" Salt; Lake City 'and the Santa
Fe lines were clearing, un raoidlv
. the' congestion of passenger, trains
i ."men oas grown up at Albuquer
que, w. M,
the postoffice.
Only two members of the rob-
i ber gang have been apprehended.
Tbe other of the pair, Placido Sil-
, The Santa Fe also moved east 7" already races a .w
today from Bakera,fleld. CaL the 'raprisonmvn iurn y
first train ,in, seven days. Nego- Postmaster Pearson.- Silvas is
tlations between railway, officials scheduled o again go on trial
and leaders of the transportation Aa&u8t 28 ,or tne mUrer ot Mrs"
brotherhood continue. Pearson.
From Washlnrton kt' nm. Sheriff Also Dies :, .
reports that eastern, buyers were A wnsatlon w created , on
showing reluctance to contract for Jutyf 1 when tbe two convicted
peaches, pears and prunes because "layers escaped while being taken
of uncertainty as to their movinr to the, state 'penitentiary. An
east in lima to mAt hn mafirot I automobile accident which.- gave
' A preliminary ; report was re-1 them temporary freedom, cost the-
ceivea at 'Los Aftgclcs from de-uyes or 5herirr,ueorge wnuoa wi
partment of justice investigators I Santa Crus county end Leonard
who have been inauirinz intn a I Smith, a deputy. The sheriff
possible conspiracy basis for - the I car overturned on" the Nogales
walkouts but the United States 1 Tucson highway. White was in-
dlstrict office declined to give instantly killed and Smith was hurt
out. I an Aeriniisiv that he diea ; iout
days later. The prisoners, hand
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Aue. 17. cuffed together, were thrown
A third attempt-: to. jdynamiia I clear of tbe wreck. Silvas escaped
the tracks of tha Louisville and I unscathed but Martlnex legs were
Nashville railroad was made to-1 slirhtly Injured. For five nights
ESS
li
STAND
II
Statements of Alleged Raid
ers Vary. as io Night
Riding Activities
The Progressive Business Men's
club of Portland, ,100 men out of
the total membership of almost
500 yesterday, brought to Salem
and presented to the state traln-
ln eoSnnl fnr hmi tlAAA vr.rth
of band instruments for theSrtart
of the boys band that is to be
formed.
Some of .the boys wanted the
big drum, and swelled out their
fronts as they leaned back and
swung the imaginary drum ahead
of them and beat time on , Its
leathern sides. Some wiggled
their fingers rapidly and pursed
their Hps for the fast runs on the
cornets. Some played this l and
some .Dlajadataadspme, meek
and fearful little . lads wanted
something but couldn't get up en
ougu courage even to pick what
they'd like best they'd never had
things, and they couldn't believe
anyone would give them a silver
horn and let them play In the
glorified band. .
Ckerrians Show Them How
Orators spoke at length about
several excellent things, but the
boys' eyes were on the horns; and
so were their ears. The Cherrlan
band played two selections to be
gin the evening program, and the
lads ccrtainljTgofc an. idea of how
good; bands are 'played. Their
own new horns were there on the
platform, on Inspection aJl
through the. evening. At the last
of : the program, however, when
the Cherrians took up the new
Instruments and gave two selec
tions on them the boys were elated-
'.v. , ; '. ' '
Lunch Starts Evening
TS(o forepart of the evening
was spent in a picnic lunch on
the grounds, the Portland visitors
bringing their baskets andvmak
lng it a holiday. Superintendent
and Mrs. W. L. Kuser served ice
cream and cake to the guests ifi
profusion. A general inspection
of the ground was made by most
of the visitors, to get somewhat
acquainted with the school and
its needs, s
The Progressive club is not al
together - new in service to the
boys' school. A splendid library
was an earlier gift, and it Is be-.
Ing fairly devoured by the eager
little readers; certainly . no H-.
brary was ever more appreciated
waett superintendent Kuser a
few months ago suggested - the
need of a band and Judge anz-
ler of the court of domestic rela
tions took the story to the club
A mother, tired and worn, her
eyes dimmed with sadness and
her shoulders , drooping beneath
years of attempting to bring up.
Bon: f whom she could be
proad, appeared . at police head
quarters yesterday to ask: for the
return of her boy's bicycle. He
had been sentenced to the state
training school the day before
for the theft of other bicycles be
longing to numerous lads about
town.
She wanted the bicycle, and
wanted It bad. Her; reasons were
not given to Chief df Police Mof-
ntt, but there was that in her
voice which betrayed the fact that
she refused to believe her boy all
bad. -- i
'My boy wasn't bad; he was
just unfortunate in picking his
associates," the lltle tfpman told
the; chief. .',- i
"And that," said Chief Moffitt
a few minutes later, ' "is the
caBjw of nine out of every 10
youngsters taking their first step
info wrong-do'ng. Aboy can't!
go far wrong if he sticks to his i
home ties, but when he starts hi
listening to the other fellow and
allows himself to be influenced
by bad companions it is not very
long before he is headed toward
a criminal career and the peni
tentiary." . , V
The police have been busy for
the past 24 hours endeavoring to
get' the" stolen bicycles together
once mofe aslhe boys had d's
mantled them in an attempt to
dispose ofi the wheels. '
,. Tomorrow the sad-faced moth
er who defended her eon will re
ceive the treasured bike. Maybe
sh$ will keep It for the boy who
made a bad step so that he may
have it when he comes out of the
training school.
Atlanta Banker Charges
August Dreyer, New York
Attorney, With Trying to
Extort $5,000.
MINNESOTA Mm
OTHER TOWNS AH
FT)
LAWYER CLAIMS TO
BE BYFIELDS WITNESS
Wife in Case Reported Im
proving in Health After
Filing $100,000 Suit
DULUTII, Minn., Aug. 17. (By The Associated Press)
Six known dead, hundreds homeless, at least two towns
wiped out and a dozen others in imminent danger was the
apparent toll tonight of forest fires which swept north
eastern Minnesota today, causing the worst conflagration
since 1918 when 400 persons lost their Jives, :
Official reports tonight were that Fairbanks, Silver Creek
and Pimio, all small settlements, had been destroyed, the
refugees fleeing mainly to Two Harbors. Cotton and Central
Lakes also were reported to have been destroyed, t ires also
were reported in Wisconsin, where it was said that Drum
mond was menaced, but telephone communication with that
place was interrupted. ,,
All the fires are said to have resulted from. smoulder
ing peat bogs which were whipped into raging furnaces by a
strong wind and spread to nearby forests. , N
Guards Rattle Flames
fins ANGELKS.Aug. it.
Statements of 17 of the 36 de-,
fendants in the. Inglewood raid
case", mad,e before the grand jury,
were introduced in evidence to
day by the prosecution in the trial
of the 36 on felony charges. The
iunr. however, was admonished
bv the court that each statement
could be considered only wun ref
erence to the person making lt. ;
The' statements - containea d
mlaeions that the persona making
them, took part la the raid upon
the. home of . Fidel and , !Mtlas
Elduayen. , The .Elduayens were
taken, bound, to the ingiewooa
and Redondo Beach jails, at each
of which the Jailers refused to re
ceive them as prisoners.
The captors then stanea io
take the prisoners to lx Angeles
to bejturned over to the federal
.nthnriMAit. .but decided on the
war to turn them loose. -
"We made them raise; their
Hbt hands and swear they wonld
en back home and back to their
r.rminf and not bootleg, any
more." said one 1 U. Bryson.
afotKlaiits . disagreed as to
-
'Continued on page 5)
COAL SHORTAGE
S NOT LIKELY
Secretary Hoover Predicts
Early Capacity Production
By all Mines in Country"
WASHINGTON. Aug. IT.-(By
the Associated Press) Early re
sumption of coal production in
the union fields covered by the
Cleveland agreement was looked
to today by- administration offi-i
dais to avert fuel troubles next
winter. I
If the miners In those fields re
turn to work within a few days.
Secrettry Hoover declared, there
should be nd serious shortage of
coal neit winter, although . there
may be some minor inconvenienc
es. 'Production of approximately
10000,000 tons, of coal weekly,
made up of about four-fifths bi
tuminous and one-fifth anthracite
will be needed, according to Fed
eral Fuel Distributor Spencer.
Even -with adequate produc
tion, Mr. Hoover' asserted, action
ATLANTA, Gs, Aug 17
August Dreyer, New York lawyer
and theatrical man, wboso name
appears as a witness on a letter
which Walter T.-Candler received
from Clyde K. By field after the
men had their fight in Mrs. By-
field's- state room, on the steam
ship Berengaria, July 16, called
Mr. Candler and demanded a ",
COO fee for his services ln the
case according to statement: from
Mr. Candler published by the At
lanta Journal today. The letter
purported to withdraw charges
made against Mr. Candler by Mr.
Byfield In connection with the In
cident in the stateroom.
v lrosecution Mentioned.
Reuben Arnold,; chlt coun
sel of Mr. Candler In his suit to
prevent Mr. Byfield from realiz
ing on the JO,S00 note given him
and in his. defense against Mrs.
Byfield'a $100,000 damage suit
asserted that . the purported de
mand . would ; be , lnvestigaied and
that should Dreyer be suuim med
as a witness steps might be taken
regarding it.
"Dreyer knew nothing whatever
about the Incident between By-
field and myself," said the state
ment Issued by the Atlanta bank
er as he was not there and neith
er hard or saw any part of it.
Dreyer Wanted Ciub.
"Dreyer was introduced to me
as hu friend b one of the three
gamblers mentioned in my peti
tion who frequented the ship.
Dreyer claimed .to be a lawyer and
made p. demand on me ot $5,000
before leaving Paris which I did
no: pay.
"Dreyer caled me over the tel
ephone in Atlanta yesterday anl
demanded to know whether I was
going to pay him. I told him I
owed him nothing and would pay
nothing."
Mrs. Byfield, who asserted in
her damage , suit ' that she was
made seriously ill by an alleged
attack by Candler, was reported
to be somewhat improved today
(Continued on page 2)
SALEM HOSPITALi WHEN IT
IS FINISHED, WILL BE ONE
.. OF FINEST IN WHOLE WEST
' Approximately $54,0u0 has
been spent on the new Salem hos
pitair - But the new part isnf yet
a -real hospital it is About like
a home without a wife, or a bank
with Uhe money all counterfeit or
carted away; or like a- painted
picture of a beautiful babbling
bro-k when one is dying of thirst
In the deseit.
It Is a splendid frame; a won
derful beginning but it yet needs
the heart and soul that can. come
only with' little more money to
finish "and equip the place.. "It
heeds $25,000, In round numbers,
to put it into the finished hos
pital class; but once finished, ; it
will be one of the finest things
of its kind In the west. '.
Construction Very Best.
, The building, three full stories
and a full basement in height,
is .fireproof. . There is practical
ly not a square foot of wood any
where in . its make-up.' The orig
inal plan called for brick, but the
board felt that something better
and safer should be used, so the
plan .was changed to make It of
steel-reinforced concrete. It. Is, of
monolithic construction, so that If
it were picked up by one' corner
it would all hang together like
gigantic stecl-and-stone web.
t is worth something to. be
housed In a building that simply
can't burn up. "Well people may
knot sheets together and crawl
out of windows, or they may race
down stairs or ladder fire
Capes; - but v the bed-fast ; invalid
legless, armless, carved-and-grow-ing-up
surgical patient Is ill-adapted
to this. window-climbing stunt.
Well people may go to the clr-
( Continued oa page f 1
SNEAK THIEF,
.TAKES DUDS ;
FROM AUTO
Russell Eramett Victimized
While He is Preparing for
, , Trip to Coast Resort
While Itussel Emmett of 715
South Twelfth street wis In his
ihome yesterday changing ctothe3
preparatory to making a trip to
tbe coast a sneak thief entered his
garage and stole a suit case con-
talnhtg two. suita dt clothes and
other wearing apparel, he report
ed to the police yesterday after
noon.? i. , -
Patrolman George White and
Chief of Police Moffitt Investigat
ed and r It was their opinion that
a tramp, traveling on a freight
train, made away with the suit
case as a train pulled out for the
south a moment before Emmett
discovered his loss.
Albany police were Immediate
ly' notified, but the local officers
had received no word from that
city last night.
PRESIDEjJT TO
E
Harding to Deliver Note oh
Strikes to Congress Today
Legislation Hinted
wn n
GRAPE JUICE
Senate Approves Seventy
Cent RateVFariff Rates
on Dye Stuff Passed
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Tar
iff duties cn dyes ind other coal
tar products which were declared
by opponents to be equivalent to
an embargo were approved to
night by the senate, 38 to 23.
Republicans and Democrats split
on the issue, seven Republicans
opposing the increased rates and
five Democrats supporting it.
The senate approved an amend
ment by Senator Shortrldge, Re
publican, California, proposing a
duty of 70 cents a gallon on grape
juice containing or capable ot
producing less than 1 per cent of
alcohol. On such juice containing
or capable of producing more than
1, per cent of alcohol, the same
rule would be applied with an
additional rate of $5 a proof gal
Ion on the alcohol contained in
it or that could be produced from
it... - .
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. De
cision fcf President Harding to
place the rail situation before
jcint session of congress ' fomOr
row was reached late .today, after
earlier reports had indicated that
the president might defer his mes
sage unfil the New York confer
ence had reached some ! definite
conclusion, It was said tonight by
administration advisers.
President Harding was known
to have completed the writing of
bis message, and was said to feel
he should delay no longer in pre
senting the administration's case
to congress and the country, i
It was Indicated that the mes
sage would be delivered by noon
tomorrow.
Legislation Possible. y
The president's message to con
gress, it -is said, will suggest need
of legislation to ( strengthen the
government's . coal , distribution
system and to prevent profiteer
ing from the hortage brought
about by tbe coal and rail strikes
In addition, it is understood he
will , sketch a hltory ot . his at
tempts to settle the industrial tie
cps by negotiations, and it is be
lieved, will assure congress that
the federal government intends to
give its aid and protection to the
maintenance, f rail operations.
It is doubtful whether there will
be any suggestion for legislation
affecting the rail situation. ,
AdministratIonIeadrs, inchid
Ing Senator Lodge and Represen
tative Mondell, Republican, con
sulted today with the president
and Secretary Weeks was closeted
with him late today for v a stady
of the message.
No Cause for Army
Before going to the White
House. Secretary Weeks received
from the legal department of the
army an opinion that .the strike
situation did .not constitute n
Thousands of volunteer guards
battled the flames on the various
sectors throughout the forenoon
but the fires leaped past tire lines
everywhere about midday. Fight
ers were forced .to flee.
When tbegurda left the fire
fighting the t tamed their, atten-
tlon to removing townspeople and
settlers to, places of iV- safety.
Throwf b jcoojeratlon of the state
hlgnyay department which rushed
every available , t rock to the tiro
tone, refugese here hastily remov
ed.. Not a single fatality was re
ported from the district where or
ganized effort was made to rescuq
the refugees. v ; u
Duluth was given a scare late
today, when the wind ' shifted to
the "north bringing dense clouds
of smcke, . - -
ramlly of Six Dead
The only fatalities were report
ed by Captain Leo J. Moerke of
the L'uluth tank corps, who sai4
a family of six was trapped by,
the flames near Markham. Th
two towns reported to have bees
burned are Cotton, with a popu
lation tt 600 about 47 miles nortk
of Duluth, and Central Lakes, a
small railroad town near Cotton.
Tlfe centers of the worst fires
are Kelt,ey, .E0 miles north of here
and Kveleth, 80 miles north.
There art dozens ' of small fires.
National guardsmen are assist
ing ;in transporting ' refugees to
temporary quarters in nearby
towns. '
Farmers Lose Homes
Reports from the various fire
areas tonight' indicated . many
farmers had lost their homes.
It was not believed the loss to
livestock would be heavy. - Firo
Is reported ito be dangerously near
several small towns. Guards were
wofi'flg tonight to protect these
towns. k
Tb greatest, toss to property
and livestock was reported to
have been , caused by the Kelsey
rtre which- lerMd Cotton and
Central Lakes. Tbe fires near
Evelelb also destroyed some property.
Property Loss Heavy
Fifty families burned out i by
the Kelsey fire arrived here late
tonight on a Chicago, St. Paul
f inner. nntla nmiL niiunnr
train. The Dulnth, ; Winnipeg
and Pacific' brought 0 families.
Thor will Ha a rnA fn . Ik. n,i-
luth armory where cots and meals
will ta served by the . local ' Red
Cross.- f
Reports from the fire near Er-
eleth .Indicated heavy property
loss. Meadowlands was reported
on fire at 9 a. m. tonight. Nine
southeast of Eveleth, were taken
to Eveleth : when the , town : was
threatened.'' Iron Junction, In.
ney; Forbes, Wolfe, Corbiu and
Fxldayi fair; continued warm.
(Continued on page 2.)
Adams Hill district reporO Ifes
dangorously near. Eveleth. itself
Is not In serious danger, a large
opeq p!t mine providing a barrier
to the flames' on the west. side..
CotiMrnctltm Cimn Gon .
In the face of numerous reports
of widely scattered toyns . beinK
endangered by tne 'fires, lorestry
men expressed their belief that
thera was unnecessary alarm,
declaring r that - the , Cense smoke
from the peat beds and burning
vegetation made the fires appear
worse than they actually were. .
E. V. Flllatrault of Duluth. who
reached home - tonight after ;
thril'Ing trip by automobile
through the fire swept Cotton
area, reported all of the house in
Cotton had not been burned. ,
Tha Grantemltb road construc
tion camp at Cotton was one. of
the first to : bunt when the fire
reached ; that town. Mr. ; . Filia
trauU said it was! not known whe
ther U of the 51 employes were
able to .escape lMfore a 460-gal-
(Continued on page 5)