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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAB SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1922 PRICE FIVE. CENTS
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.HAVE KLUXERS
SHOW SELVES
Governor Flays Hooded Or
ganization and Points to
Disastrous Results in Own
State: " "tr-t
CONFERENCE ALSO
, . TALKS PROHIBITION
, ' ':. : El it
Parker of Louisiana Would
; : Permit Light Wines But,
Not . Bootleg. vV '. :
r WHITE SULPHUR, SPRINGS,
:W. Va., Dec. 14. Prohibition and
I the; Kn Klux Klaa were consid
j ered prominently at 'I the, four-
. teen th; annual, conference of, gov
V erndrs at; sessions today- and; tot
; nifchL ; vt?, , '1' -?4 . , . t--'
Governor . John M. Parker of
K Louisiana, . la an address late to-
, day, declared : prohibition ws . a
flat failure and denounced the Ku
K1U Klanv He wis joined in . his
'. attack oft' the 'secret ' orsanlxatlon
by Gorernor Olcott of Oregon,
who referred to the klan la an
address tonight as a national men
1 ace.
' ! Prohibition Joke
- ' The Louisiana governor said he
referred to the subject of pro
i y hlbltioa because", or the intention
fof President Harding to call the
' iKOYernori In conference next
month regarding the matter
' ! prohibition nforcemenL'.
of
Declaring the 'tfdhlWttoni was
almost a farce, he said U was in
I finitely better to abolish, the
L haloon. nermU light wines : and
; beer to "be sold and hate. the rot
; ernment regulate the ' manufac
jture and distribution " of liquor
with nenltentiarr sentences ' for
those who defied- clear and ex
, pllclt liquor laws. Both the pro
: hlbltlon question and the Ku Klux
Klan. Mr. Parker said, were black
. clouds threatening law and order.
' , Nightiee Not tiked
He asked that the- governors
i put -themselves on record at the
t conference as ' advocating that
; America should be ruled by her
Judiciary and not by an invisible
klan; that no masked men should
be allowed to parade the streets
; and that federal legislation be en-
acted requiring secret organiza-
i tiona to file semi-annually with
the department of -justice sworn
' lists of their memberships.
i Governor Olcott challenged the
klansmen to unmask.
"It Is largely & political organ
; izatlon,- he said, ! "founded for
' certain objects and purposes. Let
i it be specific. Let it throw down
I Iti gage of battle In the open lists
.; so the tournament-may, be fought
y under the eyes of all mankind.
t POCnU to) Oregon
"In Oregon we hate an example
of what may - become a national
- criala. t W havLaeen the lnlunc-
I tions of our. .. forefathers dls
.
. !v ii rWtTan wa ni va lPAn ciriik Brrav
' -' neignoor, we nave seen laraiues
t divided, communities split; we
1 t have seen cities, where for years
nothing but peace and -amity-had
i rxtaiea, lorn iuiu vuuicuuiug iv
( uuu wuirv men wiut uucu mm
wuero ueeui . vi tuivuvo
were perpetrated under the guise
; ; oi law eniorcement ana wnere
that once had been peace, har-
- mony and trustfulness was .turned
. into susDicion and hate.
"Are these things to spread, or
t are they to die under a resurreo
tion of common ; sense? Is the
' heart of America to be true to
! first principles or Is it to beat to
s a new and stranxe laeais ana ioi
' low false gods to destruction?
(Continued on page 7)
1 1 ITHEWEATHER-
OREGON Friday fair and
continued cold. " "
LOCAL WEATHER
; . (Thursday) .. :
Maximum temperature, " 26.
Minimum temperature, 22.
River 8 . 1 . above ; normal . level ;
falling. : Sf; "
Precipitation, . 4 3-4 Inches of
. snow. :
Rain, .45 inches. V -Atmosphere
cloudy.
Wind,3 north.
COMMISSION CLAIMS
UTILITY
TO COMPLY WITH LAW
Alleging that the Pacific
pany has failed to comply with the law requiring that it keep
such records as are specified by the public service commis
sion, the commission has sent a letter to John H. Carson, dis
trict "attorney for Marion county,' requesting him to institute
proceedings in court to enforce the penalty provided by the
law.; The penalty Is a fine of
than $10,000.
The particular grievance
lias failed to keep a separate
required by an order of the commission on May 1, 1919.
, The letter to District Attorney Carson quotes two sec
ioh3 of the public utility act applyinsr in the case and also
quotes from. the. order of the
on application of the telephone
ocal exchange rates. This part
Substance in another order on
:
New Feature Proves Inter
esting at Corn Show
Hyslop is Speaker
A new feature of the corn
show now In 'progress at the
Ct amber of Commerce rooms is
a meeting or institute each after
noon" on the subject of growing.
curing and harvesting1 corn,., seed
selection : and planting, and the
relation of the corn, crop to
other crops.
This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Pi of. Georgo Ri Hyslop, crop
specialist of Oregon Agricultural
college, judge of the corn show,
will give his second address, to
which all . farmers, business men
and others Interested are urged
to be present.
Many Farmers Expected
There will . be another address
on Saturday afternoon at the
same hour, which is expected to
be largely attended by farmers
from all over Polk and Marlon
counties.1 The show will close on
Saturday evening with a commun
ity gathering, to which every
body r is invited, both from Sa
lem and the surrounding com
munities of Polk and Marion
counties. Men, women and cnu-
dren will be welcome! There Is
to be a community i sing with
short' addresses and a muaicai
program, and music will be pro
vided for dancing In the audi
torium. This will be an unusuai
opportunity to get acquainted
with neighbors, enjoy a pleasant
evening, and to see the corn
(Continued on page 3)
For vears there has been
has sought to raise the tuition
ftitV.
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"Charge a nigner raie,
the argument. "It" costs a lot
HELD DfiiLY
EDITORIAL
reives: whv not have them pay? '
But it is an outstanding
-.
been raised; they still stand at the starvation price of only
SfiO a vear. One of the Willamette students at a chapel talk
Thursday said that he had thought of goings back to Prince-
ton but $300 was necessary
not far from the average cnarge oi Tne Dig universities, east,
west, everywhere. -
And it is history that no other college in America has a
larorer per capita proportion of big, outstanding names, than
Willamette; and most of them worked' their way through,
and most of them would have
all college training had they
their own tuition. iv
Willamette , has been giving thousands, almost millions,
in underpaid tuition to the young people of Oregon. Govern
ors, senators, judges, congressmen, legislators, business men,
men and women, from every walk of life, have profited by
the determination that this splendid education should be so
low in price that they could
The university has given lavishly, gloriously. It would
be 'cowardice,, slackerisnv selfishness, for Oregon to fail to
remember these bounties for the past 80 years, and fail to
meet the present call for help to strengthen the university
now. in its hour of need. '. "
Oregon needs only to be awakened to its obligation, to
meet the last dollar of the call for help.
The campaign closes ' December 20.4 If they do not get
it all, they fail, and get none.
Oregon to put it over. -
HAS FAILED
Telephone & Telephone com
not less than $100 or more
against the company is that it
depreciation, reserve account as
commission. This order was
company for an increase in
of the order was repeated in
November 29, 1919.
"We wish to present to you the
following facts relative to the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph com
pany and request that you take
appropriate action thereon,"
writes the commission to Mr. Car
son. "Section 6040, Oregon laws, fee
ing section 11 of chapter 279,
laws of 1911, commonly known
as the public utility act, provides
that:
" 'Every public utility shall
keep . and. render, to the- commis
sion in the manner and form pre
scribed by the commission uni
form accounts of all business
transacted. All forms of accounts
which may be prescribed by the
commission shall. , conform as
nearly as practicable to simUar
forms' prescribed) by federal au
thority. Every- public utility en
gaged directly or indirectly in any
other, business than that of the
transportation of persons or prop
erty by street rallaods o the po-
duction, transmission or furnish
ing of heat, light, water or pow
er, or the conveyance of telephone
or telegraph messages shall, if
required by the commissfon, keep
and render separately to the com
mission In like manner and form
the accounts of : all such other
business, in which case all the
provisions of this act shall ap
ply with like force and effect to
the books, accounts, papers and
records of such other business.
Forms Are Prescribed
"Stection 6041,1 Oregon laws,
further provides that:
" 'The oomnvissioi shall pre
scribe the forms of all books, ac
counts, papers and records re
quired to be kept, and every pub
lic utility is required to keep and
renderits books, accounts, papers
and records accurately and faith
fully in the manner and form
prescribed by the commission and
to comply with all directions of
the commission relating to such
(Continued on page 4)
a certain prudent element that
rates for Willamette univer-
l .j I V i. J l IL f !
ana lemne students pay u, is
more man me uniersuy re-
i
tact tnat tne.raies nave not
ior xuiiion aione. inat rate is
been utterly lost to any and
tried to pay the actual "cost" of
buy it with their own labor.
It's up to the sood sports of
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HERRIN RIOT
IS DESCRIBED
By WITNESSES
Gruesome Murders Narrated
Before Tense Audience in
, CourtroomOne, Rope is
Used for Six Men.
PRISONERS DRIVEN
TO TOWN CEMETERY
Chief of Police Watches Pro-
cesson from Walk, Then
Goes Home
MARION, 111., Dec. 14, ---The
march of several hundred armed
men, driving before taem through
the streets of Herrln, six blood
stained prisoners and the later
finding of twenty bodies was de
scribed to the Jury by several
witnesses today at the trial of
f've men in connection with the
riot.
One Rope Used
Before a tense audience which
packed the somber, dimly lighted
court room to the doors, wit
nesses for the state pointed out
three of the defendants as men
they had seen with weapons in
their hands the morning of . the
tragedy.
Six of the bodies according' to
the testimony of J. Marshall
Lentz, a Herrin real estate deal
er, and I. N. Lentz, his brother,
who Is a blacksmith and a mem
ber of the United Staser- Mine-
Workers of America, were bound
together with a single rope about
their necks. Fourteen other dead!
or injured victims were found
just outside the Herrin city cem
etery on the outskirts of the
town, they testified.
March Described
Marshall Lentz the first wlt-
ress to take the stand testified
to seeing a crowd of several hun
dred men passing before his
house in Herrin early In the
morning of June 22, the day
ot the killings. He said that
that "about six prisoners with
the crowd was shoutng and sng
Ing and looked like a mob and
bloody heads were being driven
ahead." Later, be said, he had
gene with his brother through
the woods at tho edge of the
village.
"Wlhat did you see in the
woods?" he was asked.
"Fourteen men who had been
shot down and some armed men,"
and added that he had then gone
toward the city cemetery.
"What did you find there?"
asked Delos Duty, state's attor
ney.
"I found six men in the middle
of the road tied together with
ropes about their necks. Three
of them were still breathing 1
think."
"Did you see anything else
of the wounded or dead men?"
"Yes, we drove down the road
in an automobile and saw four
more dead one of them was
hanging to a tree."
I. N. Lentz corroborated his
brother's testimony regarding
the finding of the bodies.
Shot One Down
George Harrison, who has- a
farm at Herrin near the scene
of the murders, told of seeing
a goup of about 25 men with
a single prisoner near his farm.
"They started south with the
prisoner and shot him down
when he ran," he said.
Later the witness testified
he saw another group of about
twelve armed men enter a clump
of woods with two prisoners. He
heard shots, he added.
Mr. Harrison pointed out Bert
Grace, a defendant, as one of
the men he had Eeen with a gun
in his hand. He also Bald he
had seen Otis Maynard and Dal
las McCree, neither o! whom " is
a defendant. Maynard, he said,
had no gun.
According to the witness, three
other men who he was unable
to identify came up to his barn
and told him tbew wanted to go
through thei lot "to head off
some men who had got loose.
"What else did he say?" Har
rison was asked and replied:
"He said, We shot two of
them before we got here.' "
Members Pointed Out
Another 'witness, Lawrence
(Continued on page 2 )
MORE PLANES
PLAN SEARCH
FOR AVIATORS
Mystery of 2 Officers Who
Dropped Out of Sight
Remains Unsolved
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Dee. 14.
Seventeen de Havlland airplanes
manned by the pick of the array's
nerial forestry patrol fliers and
the most skilled cross-country
pilots in the air squadron of the
Pacific battle fleet, will take
wing from North Island early to
morrow to assist In the search for
ColGnel Francis C. Marshall and
Lieutenant Charles L. Webber,
who dropped out of sight last
Thursday after leaving Rockwell
field here for Fort Huachuca,
Ariz.
9 More Victims of Passen
ger Collision Die After
Reaching Hospital
HOUSTON. Tex,. Dec. 14.
While the death list in Wednes
day's rail tragedy at Humble in
creased to 1 today a board of in
quiry, sitting at Humble developed
some startling testimony, accord
ing to railroad officials.
Witnesses before that bedv tes
tified that the throttle ot the
switch engine sideswiped at 10
p.m. Wednesday by a Houston
Eaet and West Texas passenger
train No. 28. was found open a f
4er the crash. Other witnesses
said that the locomotive was mov
ing slowly away from the main
line intersection at the moment
of impact.
Crews Blameless
J. H. Smith, aged watchman ia
charge of the switch engine, could
not be found to testify after the
accident, after he was taken to a
hospital in Houston. His injuries
were slight and be left the hos
pital soon afterward. He is be
ing soagbt by the sheriffs office
to give his testimony.
While the death list increased
to 18, the list of injured decreas
ed to 14. Of these, little hope
is held out for three.
Of the dead, nine succumbed
after being brought to llout-ton
hospitals for treatment.
The board found that the reg
ular crews of both the switch en
gine and the passenger train were
blameless for the wreck.
Schools Not Likely to Close
As Reported, Says
Superintendent
SILVERTON, Ore.. Dec. 14.
(Special to The Statesman)
The rumor has become current in
Silverton that the city school will
be closed due to the diphtheria
epidemic which is said to be gain
ing a foothold here. However,
Superintendent of Schools B. T.
Youel said today that only a few
cases of diphtheria had . been re
ported to him and that he did not
think- there was any immediate
necessity for closing the schools.
It is thought that the extreme
cold weather during the past few
days has caused sickness to spread
tapidly. The thermometer has
registered 17 degrees above Tues
day and Wednesday mornings.
reaching no higher than 28 de
grees during the day. Thursday
morning the thermometer did not
fall below 24 degrees and shortly
before 8 o'clock snow began tall-
irg.
HARVEY RETURNING
LONDON, Dec. 14. (By The
Associated Press.) The Amerl
can ambassador. Colonel George
Harvey is returning to the United
States almost immediately for a
Ehlrt visit. The reason ascribed
for his visit . is his anxiety about
hs wiVi health which has been
unsatisfactory of late and the
ambassador desires to give her a
much-needed rest.
Til DEATH
LIST NOW 18
in is
DiPTHERIA SCARE
KELLER SAYS
IfEJlClENT
IS BIG JOKE
DauQherty Accuser Causes
Tumult in Committee
Room When He Calls Case
"Comic Opera."
COURSE DECLARED
GRANDSTAND PLAY
Hearings to Go on May
Subpoena Representative
from Minnesota
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Rep
resentative Keller ot Minnesota,
refused late today to participate
further in the hearings before the
house judiciary committee on the
impeachment charges brought by
him against Attorney General
Daugherty. Characterizing the
hearings as "comic opera perfor
mances," he declared he would be
untrue to his responsibility as a
member of the house it be assist
ed further in a "barefaced attempt
to whitewash Harry M. Daugher
ty." Immediately after he announced
bis withdrawal, the committee in
open session and without leaving
its place voted to go on with the
hearings, to subpoena Mr. Keller
as a witneesr put him under oath
and question him as to the basis
for his charges ot high crimes and
misdemeanors against the attorn
ey general.
This - turn in- the proceedings
came with-dramatie suddenness
and was attended by a tumult end
uproar, seldom seldom witnessed
in a congressional committee
room. After absenting himself
(Continued on page 8)
PRIZES AWARDED IN
COUNTY CORK SHOW
At LOCAL CHAMBER
William Blake, a farmer
8, won the blue ribbon for the
Salem Corn Show.
There is an art in growing
art in recognising it after it
has the art down fine.
County Clerks Like Old Sys
tem of Vote Counting
at Polls Close
PORTLAND, Dec. 14. Repeal
of the Oregon law which provides
for double county boards at elec
tions was proposed in a resolu
tion adopted at tne meeting ot
the county clerks' association of
Oregon. Delegates expressed the
opinion that the new system
whereby one board counts the
votes during election day. does
away with secrecy and suggested
that the state return to the old
plan of starting the count after
the polls close.
The clerks', disapproved the
present law permitting' electors
to change their registration oh
election day. A suggestion that
no change in registration may be
made later than the last day at
the registration period, which Is
3 days preceding the election,- car
ried. t was decided to refer the mat
ter to the district attorney of Or
egon at their annual convention
fin Eugene tomorrow.
Amendment of the election law
so that election board officials
may be selected from within the
entire county instead of within
the home precincts; was recom
mended. .
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NEW
BN
LIFE TERMER FREED
BY RITM; SGE1E
ISIMPRE
t In the warden's office at; the tte penitentiary t 5
o clock yesterday afternoon was enacted a scene that brought
to an end the prison career of Jesse P. Webb;, life termer,
and sent hinvout into the world again. la character far dif-
rerent from the man who entered the prison August 5. 1911.
under sentence of death. - .
i A full pardon, carrying with it restoration t6 dtizerishipr
was handed to Webb, when, under a pretext,' he was called
to the warden s office. The prisoner,! long a trusty, had
been informed in a letter from Judge Morrow of Portland
that the jurist had recommended his pardon, but h, did not
expect it yesterday. He thought it plight come about the '
Christmas season. j . ' .
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Eastern & Western Lumber
Company Makes Buy of
Billion Feet
The Eastern & Western Lumber
company of Portland closed a deal
this week, purchasing about on
billion feet of timber In the Cas
cade range in Marion and Clack
amas counties just north of the
Silver- Falls Timber company
holdings.
Thia tract ot timber is known
as the Foster Timber company of
Wilwaukie, Wis., tract. The
timber is located in township 7
south, range 3 east on the head
waters of the Mallalla river. .
To Operate fn 192S
Probabilities are that this com
pany will start operations some
time next year; At present it is
unable to ascertain whether the
company will bring the logs to
(Continued on page 2)
living north of town on route
best single ear of corn in the
prize corn, and even a greater
is grown, and Farmer Blake
Show Thing of Beauty
The corn show is a thing of
beauty. It is not exactly a riot
one beauty, like orchids or "liv
ing pictures" of abbreviatedly
clad damosels, or canary birds or
squirrels or babies. An earn of
corn is almost as dead in its be
havior as a lump ot lead or a .de
funct politician It does not caper
or sing, or make eyes, or flut
ter alluringly in the breeze. It
stays put like a coat of paint. It
offers no surprises after it is once
placed. '
But it has the beauty of utility
and of prosperity and of vast
value. The yellow corn crop of
one of the big Mississippi valley
states is worth more every year
than all the gold ug in the w0rld
that same year. Where corn
prospers, there . are comfortable
homes, churches, schools, pianos,
real automobiles, good roads, hap
py children, well-dressed women
and whistling and singing men.
The subsidiary or accompanying
beauties ot good corn crops are
so many and' so wonderful, that
a good corn -show might be. al
most the sum of all good things.
Independence Exhibit Good
Over in Independence was held
a wonderful corn show a month
ago. They had more than 300
exhibitors, and it was a genuine
delight to see. They were lnvit?
ed to take part In the Salem show
and they sent over some delight
ful exhibits.
They won some good prizes. yes-
terday Including four firsts, two
seconds, one third, twoy- sweep
stakes, and : one second group
prize, or 10 oQt of 32 awards.
They were mighty welcome, and
from the showings made from
' (Continued on page t )
SSlVE'd.
During- thU ; week. Webb hat
been ticket receiver .for the prison
minstrel show? When - Governor
Rltner tad the priaan'. orficUa
were ready with the pardon yes
terday a nresaenger was sent tor
WebK , Tie prisoner vat told
tfcat i Pereyf M. Varaty. state pa
role officer who-Is. manager ot
the show, had ,becometnlied:p
with some ot the - tickets i and
wanted Webb to help straight
them out. j . 'Z' ''.:;,:,,
Officials' Suddenly JLntui
As Webb entered the warden's i
office he faced ' Governor Kttner I
all the members of the state pa !
role board, warden J. J,W. Lewia r
and other j prison of Mclals,
It was do small ordeal' tor thi '
governor; j .- X'-v--v - -x
"Webb said ' the exeeutivo ;
with' some emUrmsment,' taore .
la little i matter I should ilk
to speak no you4 abou ihv ;
a document' that" I-wAnt 'you to
see."' He handed " Webb - the
paper.- It was folded . ; '
Deliberately Webb unfolded,
the small document.' He saw too
bold-face letters printed In a sort
of quarter circle t the topv "Full
Pardon, tkey-said; '
Wct;VsKt-8p " )
Webb's ' ftps and the nruscLn :
of hli' faeei quivered. V Mi tried
to- speak, ill eoatda't. Instead
tear drops' ' appeared .upon hit ,;
cheeks Asd ' then f,hs) toanfl
words,, butj with . difficulty, , . ,
"I : don't know. what, to say.
But I' certainly appreciate thia.
"Don't try tot say anythlnr,
Jess," interrupted Don Upjoha
the governor's secretary and
member of the parole board
Let your life say it.? , v -"My
lifelshan say It," replied
Webb. "My life is going to M
a vindication' ot all? that ydtt 1
(Continued on page 6) t . t .
ASTORIA PEOPLE
Jt-UllfMtLL
V V
National puard Cooks: Dish ,,
'Abundance of Food - -When
Needed J
The people of vAstorU who havo
been deprived . at (meant of' furn
ishing their own meals by; the
fire of last! Friday are. being well
provided fOr? by? the. , national j
guard camps' there, aeeordint lo
information received from Major :
Shur, supply, of fleer, by Adjutants
General George A. "White.
Meals were . furnished. Tueediy i
to 2356 persons. Tho cooka are
working 24 hours .a: day, 'furn
ishing meals at night to the work- :
erg and guard patrols a well as
to the residents of the commuhV
ity. Dinner was furnished to
909 persons Tuesday? iupper to
559, breakfast to 4 tt and night
meals to :287.' - ,
The dinner menu consisted of,
baked salmon, tomato ' sauce; ;
maahed potatoes, creamed corn, i
cottage cheese, bread., batter and,
coffee. The supper . meut wma :
boiled beet baked potatoes, 'pork;
and beans, cottage cheese, apple' i
sauce, breads butter and coffee.,
For breakfast was served bacen
and eggs,- fried ! potatoes; canned:
peaches, bread, ' butter and' cof
fee. ! .Y i v:,.:V'';v
How Would You Spend
$50.00 for Christmas?
Salem's Leading
Merchants
Are going ' to help you
solve this ; problem, and i
earn the i $50.00;. f
"For the. Solution ; . ;
See Page 4.