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8 FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 8 Three Sections 20 Pages SEYENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, 6REGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1922 ' PRICE: FIVE CENTS 'I . i o.: WIDOW MAKES STATEMENT IN Events Leading up to Mur der of Pastor and Choir Leader Are Recounted for Pres by Mrs. Hall. fLAIMS SHE HAS NO IDEA WHO DID DEED rrosecutors Grill Woman for Over Two Hours, But . Keep Result Secret NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Sept. 3. (By the Associated Press.) For the first time since the dis covery of the bodies of her hus 0andV the Rer. Edward Wheeler HalL-and his choir leader, Mrs. i:ieamr Reinhardt Mills, a week go, Mrs. Hall, the rector's widow today consented to give an Inter view to representatives of the press. They had previously tried tnsuccessfully to obtain some ex pression of opinion from her as tp the mystery of what the au thorities have decided was a double murder committed prob ably on the night of September 14. -Mjrs. ' Hall wajf examined for over two hours by the prosecut- ers of Somerset and Middlesex counties. Then she Issued a signed statement recounting events lead feig up to the murder and giving her recollection of occurrence day by day -; from Wednesday, September 13, until Saturday, September 16, when the bodies wjere found. . - Disclaims Jealousy J "Did you feel jealous toward ifYs. Mills or anybody else," she ""Vras aaked tonight. Her reply l t ws "No." 4A-i ItavA anv stlsnMnn vf Aw vu ivw 0aoava va anybody who might -have commit ted the murder?" -was . another Question, to which she replied "Did you ver hear any gossip about Mr. Hall and Mrs. 'Mills?" Main she answered "No." Asked about, the telephone call her husband answered at ? o'clock on the night ' of, Thursday, Sep tember 14, just before he left bis bjune ' for the last time, she said ihe did not know who called him. i .. 'Explains Pastor's Gift S" When, she -was informed that Mrs. Jessie "Jamieson, one of the cltolr singers had said today that r. Hall brought her a bouquet f. flowers at 3 o'clock on Thurs day afternoon, Mrs. Hall did not seem surprised, although .In . her signed statement . she had made Ho mention of this.. She explain ed that he often carried flowers ,to persona who were sick, and that he probably took a few min utes" from bis other engagements, that day -to take a bouquet to Mfs. Jamieson, who was not feel ing well. J JVhen Mrs. Hall was asked in effect, why she did not offer a reward for the capture of her husband's slayer, or empoly pri tate detectives, she ended the in- lew by saying: have no statement to make nthat' I -y THE WEATHER: . Sunday, generally cloudy, with talh northwest portion. I kESPONSIBILITY FOR PRICE I OF COAL TO CONSUMER PUT ON SHOULDEROF GOVERNORS J WASHINGTON,. Sept. 23. The xnsjjor responsibility for the price at which coal is sold to consumers bri the wholesalers or retailers within the "state must rest with tna state authorities. Federal Fuel t)lstrl6utor Spens declared tonight ln it telegram to the governors Clothe various 6tates. i i The Federal government, he in fograed the governors, ' can exert . Us Influence on distribution and restrain extortion only bo far as concerns coal that. ay be trans ported from one stale to another. , "It has," he said, "no. jurisdic tion as to coal produced and sold within the state of its roduction; ,tefH or wholesale merchants ' handling coal wtthin these states- Responsibility as to these features inlst rest with the state authori- ilea and If profiteering in coal is -WJ prevented, except as to coat f that may be .moved "across state SHOPMEN'S HELD CONSPIRACY BY FEDERAL COURT CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Holding the railway shopmen's strike a conspiracy in restraint of trade, in interferenc of interstate commerce and carriage of the mails because "where minds meet together on such a purpose, a conspiracy exists without even a word being spoken," Judge James H. Wilker son in United States district court today sustained the govern ment's plea for a country-wide temporary injunction against striking railroad shop crafts. The decision was hailed as one of the mosL signifcant for law and order ever read into the records of the judiciary by Attorney General H. M. Daughertynd Assistant Attor ney General A. A. McLaughlin, who presented the govern ment's case against the shopmen. Donald R. Richberg.of counsel for the shopmen said he would take an appeal at once from the ruling of the court in an effort to have the injunc tion set aside. SOVIET START WAR AGAIN ON TOTE TROOPS VLADIVOSTOK, S-pt. 23. Fighting between the Soviet forc es and troops of the White, or Vladivostok anti-soviet govern ment, began today near Spassk, a town aboft 10O miles north of Vladivostok, on the Usurl railroad near Lake Hanka. Soviet air planes bombed Spazsk. The population of Spassk is fleeing. Three airplanes attached to the White forces are active in opposing the soviet aviators who, besides 'dropping bombs, dropped a number of proclamations declar ing that if the White soldiers did not cease their opposition and Join the reds by October 15 they would be punished. ' Spassk Is 100 miles north of Vladivostok cn the Usuri railway near Lake Hanka. - It has been expected that fight ing between the soviet and Vladi vostok forces would delay the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Eastern Siberia. The troops withdrawal was promised by Ja pan by October 1, in execution of pledges given at the Washington arms conference. It has been understood that Japanese and other ioreigners are to be protected following with drawal of Japaneaa troops, but it is feared It will fare badly with the foes of the soviet in Vladivos tok: when the Moscow and Far Eastern governments take pos session of the town. DANGEROUSLY HURT Mr, and Mrs. S, J. Sorenson of Molalla lnjurelin Auto Crash In a headou collision between two automobiles on the Pacific highway about 10 miles north of Salem, near Gervai3 jesterday, J Sorenson and wife ol Molalla were badly hurt and both are in dan ger. Four Portland men, J. E WindlS. W. Y. Master, W. H Sayre and P. C. Dressel were more or less bruised. Mr. and Mrs. Screneon are at (Continued on page S) proper remedy must be applied by the state authorities." ' Upon the federal authorities, he explained, falls the duty of deter ir.inlng in which part of the coun try there is a shortage of coal, where coal produced is to be dis tributed, the prices usually charged for such coal and whether current prices, considering the cost of production and distribu tion are just and reasonable, and what consumers should receive priority in transportation. It appears necessary, he assert ed, that state organizations be created where they do not exist which will Invite cooperation in meeting the emergency and will lix reasonable margins for retail ors and wholesalers. - The federal organization, Mr Spens announced, is to have the aid of two special advisory com mlttees named , from the -general business and the transportation Interests of the country, , STRIKE Form to bo Argued While the decision was inter preted as holding in effect that the strikers were accountable for acts of violence, whether theses acts were committed by the strik ers or not, its exact form will be argued before Judge Wilkerson next Monday,' ending which he continued in effect the present stringent restraining order. The restraining order prohibited the shopmen, and the injunction is expected to prohibit them from: Interfering with operation, re pairs and employment on tna roads. Conspiring to Interfere. Loitering or trespassing on rail way property. Attempting to induce raod em ployes to quit or to prevent per sons rom seeking employment with the roads. Picketing. Harming employes or would-ba employes or visiting their homes. Hindering transportation. Encouraging or directing em ployes (union members or others) to stop work, or othese to refrain from seeking work. Issuing instructions or publio statements which might have the above effect. Using union funds for purposes enjoined ,as above. DALLAS CITIZEN ISF W. S. Badger Dies While on Way Home After lakmg Dinner Down Town DALLAS, Or., Sept. 23. ( Spe cial to The Statesman) W. S Badger, more familiarly kntwn to his many. friends as Bud, was found dead last night about 9:30 o'clock lying on the sidewalk a short' distance from his home in the western part of the city. The body was found by Abra ham Nickels who notified W. T. Iayborn and E. H. Ragsdale. em ployes of the Jane prune dryer near by and these men came to the city and located Sheriff Orr. Mr Orr, in company with District At torney J. N. Helgerson, drove to the place and found the body of Mr. Badger lying face downward across the tidewalk. upon ex amination he was found to be dead but had evidently died but a short time before, as his body v as still warm. Coroner R. L Chapman was called and took charge of the remains. Mr. Badger who had been llv ing alone since early spring when his wife left him, had been In ex cellent health of late. He has been working in hop dryers for the past several weeks and late ly took apposition with the R. C. Wilson prune dryer. He left the dryer last night shortly after 6 o'clock In the best of spirits and apparently in the best of health. He ate his supper down town and was evidently on his way home when death overtook him. Mr. Madger's mother and other relatives live in Los Angeles and pending word from them no fu neral arrangement has been made. Sees Aged Wife Crushed to Death Beneath Train SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 23. As her husband was watching her from beyond the tracks and wait ing-for .hen to cross Mrs. S.F. Merrick, 56 years old, was kill ed on the Great Northern railway just north of this city today. Mrs. Herrick had her mind con tent on the freight train on the track next and did not see a fast passenger train on the track next her. 1 DEAD GREATEST FAIR OPE Salem and Portland Days Expected to Break All Previous Records in At tendance at Expo. HUNDREDS OF CAMPERS PRESENT ON GROUNDS Site Resembles City Spec ial Days Designated by State Management With perfect autumn weather in its favor, and with the largest exhibit in the history of ;the an nual event, the Oregon state fair is; to open tomorrow for its 61st annual display. vMany thousands of persons are expected to swarm oer the grounds on the opening date, and from then on to the close, Satur day, September 30, the attendance record is anticipated as breaking al previous years' showing. Some Prefer Leisure The mid-week, as usual, will be set aside as Portland and Salem days, and it Is on these that the largest crowds will be. passed through the entrance turnstiles. Each day's events, however, have bejpn so arranged, and the gene ral program so well balanced that it ;ls a foregone conclusion that many who have been in the jams of ;the two foremost days during former years will choose the first and latter portions of the week to visit the fair, when exhibits tn&y be ; iinspected in a more leisurely manner. ' Hundreds of campers from all over the state began arriving abrtut a fortnight ago, and in con sequence "the old camp ground" that has been the gathering place of the pioneers of Oregon for the past half century, has again awakened to life in the annual home-coming. Grounds Resemble City The fair grounds themselves re- senjWe a small city, with conces sions on every hand, a midway, find with every building filled to overflowing with the best that the state has to offer in every line of activity. Secretary A. H. Lea said that when the fair opens to morrow morning everything will be Jn readiness for the inspection of' the people who select the In itial day to visit the big event. Mr. Lea has been on the grounds almost day and night tor the past several weeks, locating conces sionaires and directing efforts gnerally. Nearly All RroedH Shown The livestock exhibit ,1s the 'big gest in yearn, with practically every breed shown. Poultry oc cupies a place of especial interest, as do also agricultural products and the hundreds of autos and machines in the auto and machin ery building. For the feminine portion of tlve crowds there are the floral, dairy products, needlework and art de partments, with their unnum bered articles to claim attention. In the art department alone Is to be seen an exhibit of "pictures that is worth the price of admission. These are all loan canvasses from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and considered the most Valuable display that has ever been ex hibited as a loan. Entertainments, Galore And aside from its educational side, the week will be filled to the brim with thinps of an enter tainment nature. For those who care to have every moment occti- pied there will be one thing after another to claim attention. The racing program this year is es pecially fast, with all the fore most stars of the northwest and western turf entered in the vari ous events. A feature on Thurs day will be the Alexander (Dad) Grant memorial, a 2:20 pace of three heats. All entry money in this rce will be paid to a com mittee, for the purpose of pur chasing a perpetual care of the cemetery let and placing a suit able monument in memory of this well-known figure in the north west hcrsd Taaine world, who died, recently without funds. Night Horse Show Again The night horse show will again be pulled off every night of the week, with the exception of Monday and Saturday H. E Browne, a member of the state fair board, is In charre of this feature, and he has left nothing undone to make the nightly af- (Continued on page 3.) Mi 214 INDICTED AS RESULT OF HERRIN RIOTS Grand Jury Reports Savag ery of 'Mob in its Brutality Almost Unbelievable. MARIOX. 111., Sept. 23. (By the Associated Press) The special grandjury .investigating the 22 killings at the Lester strip ino Juno 21 and 2 2, today returned 152 additional indictents bringing the total number to 214, in a par tial report censurinK "state ad ministration" Adjutant General Black of Illinois; Sheriff Melvfin Thaxton of Williamson (this) county and local police. The jury, after making its re port, recessed until October 23. The report declared the "state administration undoubtedly real i2d the acute situation at Her rin," and asserted the "adjutant general's office and. the sheriff alternated in passing responsibili ty, with neither taking decisive steps to prevent disorders and protect property." "The atrocities and cruelties of the urders," the report amphasiz ed, "are beyond the power of words to describe. A mob is al ways gpwardly, but the savagery of this mob In its relentless bru tality is almost unbelievable. FLAMES SWEEP OVER ATLANTA BUSINESS AREA ATLANTA. Sept. 24. Fire, which started here shortly before midnight, had cut a wide hole in the center of the downtown busi ness blocks, surrounded by White hall, Alabama and Broad streets, and the West-am and Atlantic railroad yards and was still burn- Ing.wlth every piece of fire fight ing apparatus flgntlns: to bring the flames under control. A four-story building on the west side of Whitehall street be tween Alamaba street and the Peach Tree street viaduct, was burning rapidly, and It appeard as though it would spread to ad joining structures.. Blaze Leap High f ifteen minutes after the fire was discovered flames were leap ing high into the air and the blaze was burning fiercely in the rear of the building facing on White hall street. Heavy sparks were flying and an awning high up on the 16th story of the Fourth National Bank building was seen to catch,- burn and embers drop. The McClure building, a struc ture several stories high, that ad joins the Kress building, was afire in the rear, makine it hard for the fire fighters to cet to the blaze. inis Duiiclin is occupied by the Woolworth five and ten cent siore ana a, shoo store on the ground floor. Kwing Brothers Jewelry compan v, a wholesale con cern. a busjnees college and other esiaDiisnments on the floors. upper Loss To Be I.arjie un the north side of the Kress establishment Is located a four- story department store which ap parently was doomed. On the Broad street side of the block, directly in the rear of the building in which the blaze was said to have originated is located a small hotel. With the lire almost completely surrounaea. nremen were having difficulty in getting at It and the maze was jumping biirh into the air. with a moderate wind mw. his iowaras the northwest and heavy sparks flying towards oth er Buildings in that direction nwiiy minute? Ftter the fire was discovered, it hnd Draetirallv wiped out a ' uilding occupied bv the Kress five anJ ten cent store and had spreal to the Child's ho tel, which faces on Broad street. The McClure building next door was burning slowly, an automatic sprinkler systam apparently hold ing the fire in che:k In this struc ture. IES TO REDUCE FARE 4 Cut of Twenty Per Cent on u.t. and s.P. to Be Effect ive in Two Weeks PORTLAND. Sept. 23. Tariffs were announced today to become effective within two weeks reduc ing fares on the Oregon Electric railway between Portland, Salem, ELECT! 1 1 (Continued on page iX ALLIED CONFERENCE AGREES TO CONCEDE TURK PEACE TERMS PARIS, Sept. 23. -The return of Turkey td Europe was assured tonight when Great Britain, France and Italy at the final session of the allied conference unanimously agreed to concede all the nationalist peace: terms. The Turkish claims to Eastern Thrace to the Maritza river and including the an cient Turkish capital of Adrianople were approved as peace terms that can be supported by France, Great! Britain and Italy in a joint invitation sent to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Nationalist leader, to a peace conference to be hld at Venice at the earliest possible date. The Kemalists,must agree in return not to enter the pres ent neutral zone along the StraitsL nor make any crossing else where, and must accept complete freedom of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora and the Bosphorus, neutral territory un der the league of nations. HUGHES HIE FROM JANEIRO Secretary of State Refused to Decline Situation Exist ing in Near East NEW YORK, Sept. 23 Secre tary of State Hughes , returned aboard the battleship Maryland today from Rio de Janeiro where he attended the opening of the Brazilian centennial exposition and a few hours after disembark ing boarded a train for Washing ton. He declined to discuss the sit uation in the Near East. It was learned, however, that on the voy age from Rio he was in constant communication with the state de partment, keeping abreast with developments abroad. Secretary and Mrs. Hughes were deeply impressed with the beauties of iilo and the marvels of the exposition. The United States builainjr at the exposition, Secretary Hughes said, would be a credit to our 6uwumeiu. ne auaea he was sure that the exposition would be a great success. HIT Br FORD Manufacturer Says Coal is Being Kept off Market to Send Prices Upward DETROIT. Sept. 23. Holding back from the market coal al ready mined is responsible for the high coal prices, and not a short age of the fuel, Henry Ford de clared tonight on his return from a three-day trip into southern Ohio, where he arranged for a 60 day coal supply for the Ford plants. Coal prices are tumbling, how ever, Mr. Ford said, adding that he would advise the psople of the whole world to buy as little coal aF possible now. that they might get it cheaper later on this win ter. "There is enough coal above ground to run the country for a long time," Mr. Ford said. "The high prices were made because the supply was held back from the market. But the price is falling rapidly. t We bought 500 car3 of coal in' Toledo for $." a ton. That, of course, includes the freight rate from the mines to To ledo. At Cincinnati, Edsel ar ranged for a 60-day supply of coal for approximately $3 a ton at the mines, and that is $2 a ton less than what the brokers paid for it. The brokers have heftl their roal fo long that th!eir profits have been wiped out. and now they must unload at any price. Be fore spring comes you'll see coal sell for a good deal below $3 a ton." Asked as to his opinion regard ing the anthracite situation, Mr. Ford said: "We saw a good deal of that moving north, too. The price of that will be falling pretty quick at least it ought to. ' For the price a the mine is tumbling and the newspapers of the country should keep everlastingly writing about it to ?ee tha-t the fall in price at the mine is passed on by the broker and retailer in order that the home owner and his family Continued on page 5 PROFITEERING Bequest Conference The invitation which was cabled tonight by M. Poincare to Kemal Pasha personally urges an im mediate meeting of the allies and the Turkish and Greek generals at Mudania to formulate terms of an armistice pending the confer ence. It is regarded as virtually certain that Kemal will accept the conditions, and a reply is ex pected from Smyrna in a day or two. ,ln addition to other concession; Turkey is promised the support of the three allies tor admission to the league of nations and also withdrawal of the allied troops from Constantinople as soon as peace becomes effective. The allied decision came as a big surprise, for asj late as noon I;ritiRh officials declared that Gfeat Britain would not approve any of the Turkish! claims in ad vance of the peace conference. The change in th! policy came in the afternoon after exchange of many messages hftween Lord Cur zen and Premier XJoyd George and several long telephone con versations which delayed the final session from 2 o'clock to 5. j Says Crisis Is Over : Although the British, tonight insist that their chief demand, mainly freedom of the Straits, is embodied in the conditions, it is generally conceded that this unanimous decision marks a re versal of policy ob the part of Great Rritain and ; is considered here a victory Tor French diplom acy. M. Poincare expressed the belief that the Near East crisis is over and that all danger of a clash is past. i It is assumed that the Drltish troops will remain at Chanak pending the peace conference. A Wroad neutral zone will divide eastern Thrace from Greece and Rulgaria in the treaty terms, which will be decided at the con ference. Both Jugo Slavia and Rumania insisted upon this pro vision before they consented to the return of Turkey to Europe, although it is not mentioned In the note.' It is thought probable that the Turkish military forces in Thrace and Adrianople will be rigidly limited and that the strict est guarantees will be exacted for the Greek minorities in thesa places. Pressure Brought Shift ;The probability of a Turkish attack on the British posithjnr' at (Continued on page 3.) Wife Who Tpld Her Story oi Sin To World Reconciled to Husband X SOUTH BE0 Sept. 23. Will the blood test to tietermine the parentage of "ihe lien-months-old sota of Mrs. A-dgiistn! Ticrnan, wife of Professor John P. Tiernan of th law Iacuty o." the University of Xotre Damo whoi rl'arges Har ry! PouUn, campus j haberdasher, ast the infant's fn'nier. be carried out now that the Ticrnan family has announced a reconciliation? JThat was the qlitstion asked mpst frequently uilile the court which is hearing the paternity cse took a half holiday and re cessed at noon tody "without the defense having completed its tes timony. The neaInK is to be re sumed Monday ard it is expected that the defendant; in the case, Hirry Poulin, will take the wit ness stand in his own defense. May Abandon lest fThe fact that Professor Tier nan had opened i LegotlationH some time aeo with Dr. Albert Abrams of San Francisco, who claims he has evolved a system whereby he can establish the par entage of an infa.:t through vi bratory blooJ tests, mas disclosed ths afternoon through a state ment given out In San Francisco by: Dr. Abram's office to the ef fect that the physician had de parted for ChicagDj pnd may be called In the cas-j here. Professor Tiernatt. after being !.'.- "! . PLANE DROPS CRUSH 01 LIS OF SIX War Maneuvers for Instruc tion of Army Officers Is Brought to Tragic " End at Mineola. PILOT WAS WINNER OF AERIAL "BATTLE" Bodies of Six Occupants Badly Burned When Air plane Catches Fire MINEOLA, N. Y., Sept. 23. First Lieutenant "Raymond E. Davis, United States army air service and five enlisted mea were killed when a huge Martin bombing plane crashed to earth at Mitchell field late tonight.; :r.' 1 The enlisted men killed were: First Sergeant, T'AOtnas Bentield, Corporal David H. Ftiven - and Privates Edward 11. Kane, Henry Ray Nicholas and Irv'ng M. Whit ney, all stationed at Mitchell field. The plans piloted by First Lieu tenant Davis, burst, into flames upon striking tin ground. It' was a twin motor bomber, the heav iest machine at th field, and had participated in tta aerial attatck on theoretical fortifications. Pilot Won -Battle" After the war maneuvers and the Judges had decided the raid era had won, the air men engaged in a "flying circus" Illuminated by huge searchlights and. cheered by thousands of persona who had gathered from all parts of LonC Island and New Tot - City to watch the military fpectacle. ; ? - After the flying circus, a nam ber-of the aviators took-up pas engers,. selected principally from the 300 reserve officers from th Second corps area for whose bene tit the mimic, warfare bad beet. waged. - ' '-; V Probe Is Ordered ; Owing to the fierceness of the flames which enveloped the huge bomber, It wes impossible to learn Immediately the names of the five passengers whom Lieutenant Da vis had taken vp. Immediately after the crash, all sources of Information at the fly ing field were stopped by order ot Major Weaver, the commanding officer, pending an Investigation and until the names of the vic tims had been ascertained. Two Other Killed BALTIMORE, Sept. 23. Be fore a crowd of 10,000 persons. Lieutenant Herbert V. Hansen, and John M. Patton, Jr., of the Quantlco aviation station, marl as corps today plunged to death; In an airplane, at Logan Field, Dun dalle. The accident came a few min utes before the scheduled con clusion of a balloon sniping con test which brought to a close the largest exhibition of aircraft ever held in Maryland. The victims of the crash had taken off only about two minutes earlier, bad Drought down one (Continued on page 4) shown the dispatch, from San Francisco, admitted that he had been in correspondence with pr. Abrairfs concerning the making of blood testa In the case of Mrs. Tierhan's youngest child. Dr. Abrams is expected- to arrive in Chicago next Wednesday, but whether the blood tests will be made, since the Tiernans have announced that tbey "will forgive and forget," was nald to be pro blematical tonight. -v -Ilnsband Sends Houquet -.. "Intimations that Professor and Mrs. Tiernan had effected a rec onciliation led to Inquiries and Professor Tiernan ar.ncunced that "It is possible thn. we will forget the past and begin life over again." Early in the week Mrs. Tier nan was the recipient of a large bouquet of roses. The flower were without a card, but a can vas of floral Bhops made by a newspaper developed that Profes sor Tiernan had ordered them. The present hearing probably will run into the middle of next week. Several witnesses sum moned by the defense remain to be heard and it I generally be lieved that Prosecutor Floyd Jel lison will call cne or two more ' witnesses In rebuttal. The argu mnets, it also fs said, will be long and conclusive, ," -