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i (A V . nnn r rnnuin III 1 CSO PEOPLE Vcud2Y!;i3 Ds Luxe Program at Armory, Vith Portlahd ti tJ v Pantagcs latent, Stirs Great Crowd ? r STC U DEM f EY ER'S N EV T.1ARCH IS PRESENTED Show Said to ba T.tere Hint of What is to Come aV "May Ceremonial, Almost . 1800 ' Shrlners. near i. Shriners, wish-tbey-were-Shrin-i ers and lovers of Shrine music, at eaded ;the Vaudeville de Luxe lven; last night at the armory by the band patrol and chapters of A1 Kader temple ot Portland, ufc , i e r the auspices of h the Salem Lhriae" tlub.M ;:.- ' M They had premised k real show; they kept, their Word with usur ious Interest. They brought their . famous band, that; after a street parade played six wonderful : se lections at j the: armory. II. N. Etoudenmeyer. the director, pre sented for the first time in public fcfeynew Al Kader March played from hand-written manuscript ; it hasn't yet been published. It's a (Teat productlon.Srild, barbaric; ; cue might expect to see a? herd tt Arable dromedaries and and ' sirocco come 'wallowinx across lie 'stake, while the band played Th tteeslt was that true to life. t r.;. Chanters Great Hit v r- The Chanters,, 18 men gingers, 'ade a fine Impression, Prof, raul Petri directed the chorus In tome delightful music. 'The crowd would not .let then :go- without lelr sisals; their fire sorss, the first, of" which was "lly Qregon.r ra tate son's. 'Ttsy : iat'oat. , J,Muh-Oa- Alaska ilc.T-trail seas. One coulJa't he!p wonjerln what 10 0 I : r.-;.'ci; t.ese scaat-talre J,' elaw-hanimer- .roated fcentleraea would do If the T olar, bears and the tll2zards and - the thousands rJUas of 60-below- ' taro that they pictured so graphi cally, had evunz at 'em out of the frosty Arctic. They, sot , treat hand on this piece.; a, vu. -. f; ;- From Tctrcrad - i ; Alexander ; Eiavenna, formerly I rbfesyor cf violin in the Imperial Conservatory,! Petrosradj played i three beautiful numbers. ; tl&' has the xauslclacly understanding- to rlay xuuslc that is harmonious and not mostly difficnlL . He gare . three numbers before the crowd would let ,him bTo. - Madam Mare .. Jensea, accompanist, made her ac companlmenf a work of art. It was si; flttlns setting for the or? r?n-llke quality of - tas ?. Tlolin. Iladame.' Jensen herself appeared In two piano numbers, the second cf which, Waldteufel'g "llarch IliliUlre," was an. especially stir number. .. . ;v,-"'-t ; CooVb r "Lettle Cherman randf," a t clarinet two trumpeU f ana a- brass contra bass bij: en- ' ; cuh to swallow all four of the 1 1 layers and holler for more, . was r a find omedy number. It was the real hit of the eTenins. with I Its barbershop and , hangman's ihordr khd its eurprlsln bursU cr harmony that filtered through the act. The clarinet' run, . while the others held the- tone, was I about - the" longest marathon run cn record; If may be running yet. . ior mo ciarineusi " was etlu - on .Us feet and going strong.. Hebrew Norelty Good s ' Frederick Cutter, a 1 Pantages Hebrew noTelty, made a good hit fc. ts a comedian. The Hewitt sis. o t'srs, dancers, and one of them a linger, presented some rery good tcts; they too are on thei Pan i tages circuit. Stephen- Jafcasi. lth his fBunVolbsy,' presented t ome exceedingly clerer mysteries. lie J a fast worker In the art of - Liaklng- things eeem what they are not, and the "crowd gar him rreat hand. The - program closed with the- appearance, of the Wa rden's Ad Club octette, eight wo 4 . men who tare as tine an fexhlbl- tlon of what' a woman's sinking club can be made, as one erer rees.. , They elng with- ai wholes (Continued on page 4) THEyEATHER - , . . OREGON: Sunday, cloudy and unsettled. .LOCAL WEATHER , (Saturday) . Maximum temperature. 55; tllnimiyn temperature. 45. lllypr,5 ft,, above; rising, nsl.'all, 17 inch. ' Atr?r!:ere. cloady. , V.T.: south. : v 1 fi.,i-h S? 4 f JIARION, 111., April 7. (By Associated Press.) Assert lnfir Special Attorney Middlekauff of Illinois was Attemptliijr to "lay the blame'on somebody for his failure to convict! in the Herrin trials, Circuit Judge D. T, Hartwell, who presided at the trials, tonight issued a written statement replying to that iriven out by Mr. Middlekauff today. T : : 1 " H ; ' Judge Hartwell stated Mr. Middlekauff "withbut regard for truth' ; took advantage of the .intense feelingf existing outside of , Williamson county, adding "I admit his superior ity irr being ; able tq make use of the newspapers. He tries his cases there better than in the courthouse.'"? i p "The prosecution were loud 5 in their praise of the court until now,"; the judge stated. . ; J : i v ! if Mr. Middlekauf Fs statement, issued following announce ment that the state dropped all other Herrin riot cashes as the result of failure to obtain convictions in the two already tried, asserted "justice cannot be obtained in Williamson (this) county. i . - - - .- ! Drl"(EH TELLS OF niSETOFOBII On Trial for Misapplication . of Funds Early Hardships - .are Told 1 KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 7. -Ia the trial pf J. W, Siemens and J. W. Siemens, . Jr., charged with ; misapplication of funds , of the First State and Sayings bank, figures - came to the surface' this afternoon, t The elder" Siemens took the stand in his own defense today. ' The witness ' unfolded a story of a riser from humble be ginnings to a position of afflu ence : and trust and then, almost orer night, as he said; of a crash that i wiped out all . his! fortun and undid the efforts of 46 yeaflr He gare his age as ? 61, and told how lia - came rta'; Klamath county In 188 1 as 4 trooper lu a aeiacamem 01-cavarry aetauea to garrison r- Forts - Klamath.' sTwo years later he was honorably dis charged and ' settled In Klamath Falls, or Llnkrllle, as it was then known. He ' started as ta - barber, worked hard for bmall gain? and in ten years .had . eared ' enough to make a business start. : . . He : earned the confidence of his neighbors and became ity treasurer, hen county treasurer: he entered the banktng . field and finally, organized the First State and Savings bank. Then he "Vrn president for 14 years until the doors finally closed In January. 1922, , In f an effort to avert the f a II- ure Captain i Siemens declared ha had ' sacriliced his entire porson'al fortune of H I 2 0,0 00, he said. (Continued on page 2) KEW YORK, April 7. Announcement was made today that six leading negro organizations of the country had met here March 23 and 24 and had signed a concordat calling for a united front against forces opposed to the negro. - k !' ' t. A call was issued for an all-race conference not later than April 1, 1924 at Which negroes should consider lynching, Ku ; Kluxism, segregation, disfranchisement, equal enforce ment 01 jaw ana peonage. 1 .- ' The call set forth that : the future of the negro had reached a critical stage and that in this time of readjustment there is growing a very menacing spirit of animosity against the race and determination the mostBerviie and degrading forever. -, . . I If I I I H .11 ll . .'II If ' 1 If If ! M l i'lil lil - W I f II I I II f -r I f mm uiLiiiij n Jim roSEFWfMATCS MIAMI. Fla., April 7 Crazed with pain of long illness. which , three operations had Simmi, 46, of Miami, drenched herself with kerosene tonight, lit a match to her clothing, screamed once and was burned to death. . - " ' '1 , ; Police at first worked on the theory that the woman had been murdered and because of her smallness of stature, be lieved her to be Jbut 16 yeara PRESIDENT UK iisi Chief Executive Again Ready to Take up Affairs of ; ;:the Nation" ; 'AUGUSTA. Ga., April 7.HIs yacation ended, Fresidtent Harf- ing; jtonight turned his . face to ward Washington and; his mind toward the cares , and problems of ' state. , The departure .of jthe presidential ' party ' from Augusta tonight brought to a close a i va cation of fire weeks for the chief executive, four weeks of which were spent In -Florida and one In Augusta.- Perhaps no president In recent' -years has been able; to obtain , such' complete rcftt and freedom from rare' as Ir, Hard ing J n the period since March 5, when he left WaBhlrHgton." ill. -That this almost ' entire separ ation from official- duties has benefitted &ir. llarding Is plainly seen. 7. .. r . I !. v If oreovef , Mrs. ilardlg," whose convalescence -from; her illness; of last fait, although" steady, was slow while she remained in Wash ington during the winter, has re gained ' much ot her former strength. This return ' by Mrs. Harding to ' healthr has; in the opinion of members of': the vaca tion i "party, been' tiulte i as" much of a toujc to the president as the days spenf i In the sunshine of Florida and Georgli. f "The presidential 'party will ar rive Int Washington shortly after noon tomorrow and Mr. Harding will , return to his desk In the ex- 'ecutlvtf of flees Monday.' to thrust the negro f down into status and maintain him there . , f 1 ' . failed to alleviate, Mrs.. Helen m old, , ' : OLIVER MYERS IS WEDDED TO' HISS CADVELL Manager, of Spauldins Com pany in Salem Takes Salem Young Woman as Bride , Taking their friends completely by surprise. Miss Verona Cadwell and Oliver J. Myers were quietly married last night at the" Presby terian manse. Ret. Ward Willis Long officiating. The only wit nesses were ; the bride's , mother," Mrs. .Veronla ' Cadwell of 24 SO State street, and: Mrsi Clara C. Myers, mother of Mr. Myers.' The wedding to6k plate at 7'i45 ; last night. - ! :r Mr. Myers Is local manager ot the Charles KV Spaulding flogging company. Mr. and Mrs.!.. Myers left .last night for : Portland and will return ; to ' Salem Monday. They " will live temporarily 'at 3 5 0 Ko'rth Thirteenth street And e- peci 10 occupy - an apaximeni within a 'short, time. . i V. State Treasurer Tells Vhy . He Demanded Kuser be Dismissed V That W. U Kuser, receatiy- rel moved by Governbr Pieree -aha Bute Treaauret Hoff, jnaUorlty members of the v state board " of control, froni the superlntehdeacy of ."the stat ; training school, -approved an unsuitable site, for the new training school eo' that' the position of superintendent might be given him is one of the charges made against Kuser by Mr. Hoff in a lengthy statement of his po4 sltlon in - opposing Kuser. ' Hoff declares that after Kuser had got4 ten -the position of superintendent; be admitted that 'the ' site was an Im or oner ' kne. . x ;: Hoff gaVe out a long statemenV Saturday setting forth . In detail his opposition to Kuser. '. . . - Ethical - Cironnds CLiuned - My ; opposition to Mr Kuser, based on economical," moral - and ethical grounds, was well known before my election, and was Jan issue in my campaign. "Paying him ; and his wife a combined salary of $5000 when formerly $2100 had been paid, la. exorbitant, and is unjust to the heads of the . other - Institutions. Justice would require an "increase of 100 per cent. In other 'institu tions if this salary is taken as an Index.,. ' - "I opposed i the use ' of the . old ground for a new training school, and iwith the aid of the Sllnger lund report and the assistance of Interested citizens, waa able to block the project even though the majority of the board 6f control had decided to build and" some preliminary work had. been - done. . Hoff Recalls Terms , "When' the opposition to the project ad 5 become 7 formidable, Mr. Kuser was brought here : at the state's expense as an expert without- a peer; to pass on ' the matter. ' Afterward it developed (Continued on. page 4) T indeDendence Man's Car I' Recovered in Portland Word was received by Chief Walter Blrtchet yesterday that a couple giving their names as Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J:- Hicks 1 ot Tacoma, - were arrested n Port land on a charge of .operating a stolen, tar. which on "Investi gation proved to be that " 5f " A. G. Byers of Independence,-stolen on April; 1. ':"'':.- ' Officer George VV hite of . the local department was immediate ly sent to rPortlatid to brthg the couple back to Salem. ... The car was stolen on the night : ot April 1 While : It was parked - on , State street, - between Commercial '-and Liberty. Both ' parties were said to be very young and according to Portland authorities. It ia thought that .the girt la under - age. ? ' mil Carver to Publish :i Weekly NeyVSfjaper Here Will Carver is to be 4ditor and publisher of a weekly newspaper. to be known sji the Weekly Re view, which will e pubVAedf In Salem and the first. Issue ot which will appear Wednesday,. April'l? Wednesday will be the ' regular publishing day. Mr. Carver filed his" assumed business name at the cPtlcij ot the -county clerk yebtert day. --Carver nas been employed On both' Salem papers and later was receiver Jor i the Southwest era Oregon , News- of ' Marshfleld and then publisher of that paper tor a time. ' ' unrr PTnTrn ttis position MOVIE SHOWS ! 1 TO GIVE BOYS ARMY METHOD Oregon National Guardsmen " to See Films Instead of i Drill and Wibe-Paid V Nearly half a ton of motion picture-films. Illustrating methods of training Intb$r Vnited States army have-, been 1 received by ; Ad Jutant General. George' A. White. and under; instructions 'prepared by the general the members ; of the Oregon National Guard1 are soon t' to become movie fans. j. "The films- arr aald ; to be the latest wriakle' ln the demonstra lion, of training from how to ex ecute" squads east down to the most approved method of gain ing .ther conf Idenco of an ill-hum- trrerf Larniy tlihule'sald ' General White. - "Tbey are divided Into several complete shows . and are Interspersed with a? comedy feiii In. the r form, of awkward squad demonstration of the wrong way to r do .things. . 1 'Bombing'. 'Ma chine. rGuns tin Action, Building up ;. j Perfect Physical ; Specimens," and, 'Travel by Map. are some of the titlea vl the thrillers that will take 'the:' place of 'drill on the rmory floors ; during 'May. , "0 n e r out8tandiBg difference marks . these . movies- from - the kind : made tor. the usual - audi ences.' The guardsmen will at tend them Instead of . drills and will be ' paid by i the government for looking on." . , . General White said that where there " Is no" local" equipment for showing the reels in the armories the assistance of :- motion , picture theaters will be! solicited. THOT FOUND Young Girl - Identifies Man : Who Registered at San .:Francisco Hostelry : v ,1 VALLEJO, Cal., April " .7. Cl B. Hicks, a yeoman, held at the Mare Island- navy yards for the with r a fatal assault which wad made upon Rabbit Alfred G, Lafeei was identified . tonight . by .Misi Louise Hewitt. 18 year old run-j away delinquent of Los Angeles as the same man! who was regia4 tared at a San Francisco hotel on the day preceding the assault on the rabbL. ' .j : - ' V The ' ! identification ;by Miss Hewitt ,1s regarded by police de partment handwriting experts as a significant link-as, jthey say; the handwriting on the register "H. B.-Hicks.' was dope by th same person who ' registered as Hickman with Rabbi Lalce at the Gates hotel ; where tho rabbi was assaulted da the followlhg night Rabbi Dies. I A detail from the detective bn4 reau , of the San Francisco police department j' accompanied by Miss Louise Hewitt, -and "by ( BeUeville Tompkins, , night clerk ; at : the Gates hotel went to Vallejo today for the purpose : of . identifying C, BL HJcksr a seaman as; the pos sible murdered of Rabbi Alfred G. Lafee of this city. The Hew itt, girl's relation .to tho case has not been made public. , v ' Tompkln was on duty at the hotel when -Rabbi Lafee entered the place Tuesday night accom panied by. a strangor lit the uni4 form ' of a ; United . States sallorJ The sailor left the hotel, alone eight hours later, .and Rabbi Lafee was found Wednesday mor ning in the room helxad occupied with the .stranger; jsenseless from a crushed skull - and the effects ot a choking. Ho died yesterday at'lhe Mount Zion hospitaL national Commander of Disabled Veterans ppming ; , . . . 1 . j i ; Captain C. H. Cook of Buffalo, national commander ol" the pis- abled . Veterans iof the World War M to visit 'Salem! April 13 .... v ' . mexi jf'naay 1 . ' ne is o ne the r Marlon hotel, according tq the,, advance notices, and , will be at the 'service of all the veterans who 'may need "him. No arrange-? ments' have yet been -. announced for a' public meeting, though it :. '. 1 i - - - - i - is ezpecieq. , -1 . . Dallas Chautauqua to be Held From June 18 to 24 ; . t ' - J DALLAS. Or.? April 7. (Special to The Statesman.) Guarsmtora of the Dallas Chautauqua; asso-j cIat,'.on have received Intorntatlon from the Ellison-White Chautau-j qua company that the DaUa'l Chautauqui will j be held V thl year June 18: to ti. These dates are some i- week earlier than LAFEEK LLER other- years.;. ., ! ' :?rv'.. PARK ENGINEER IS TOURING h i Pacific northwest cities . . . ,. ... ...... -. j ! ',.:l- -t'- . ... v . .; v ; ' - it--. y fy $ y V' " - iX. y -Myy f am v s . L t Col. George BL Gooawm, cniei .civil engineer of the na tional park service, is now on aftQurof the northwest, in the interest of all national parks. The purp6se.bf the tour, of this government official 13 to point out .the distinctive features of the various playgrounds and their use to the general public for purposes of j recreation. Colonel Goodwin.has spent- years in the'servicejtnd on this tour '-Is featuring Rainier Na'tional park, in Washington, Crater Lake" National park, in . Oregon, Glacier, Nationalpark in Montana", and- Yellowstone National park in Wyoming. ; Colonel Goodwin is npw appearing before fraternal, civic; religious and mountaineering organizations in Oregon and Washington. v' ' ;.;. :" 1 ' .,-.- t- Hundred Dollars Conscience Money Returned to Lkchtield After Forty 1 Years by Mart Who Stole the Coin George : P.! Litchfield, ,well knownn Salem j resident and pio neer, for several years' a familiar figure in the (Marion county cir cuit court rooms,' where he' acts as ' bailiff, is a firm believer in the ancient axiom, - "All things come to him who waiteth." , i Friday afternoon a tall, i well di-esped ' man .approacked Mr. Litchfield in ; the circuit court rooms and led him ' off to one side: - ; ' :,; ' "Do you Temember me? be esked. v 1 .Mr. Litchfield after racking his brain,, was- forced to admit that he could, not recaU the stranger's face. ' ' . i , After . some hesitancy the man continued: ' - "'I. worked j .for you over 4 Four Out of Seven Selections Made by Court. Yester , . day are Women The, Marion county grandjjury for the Jo na term ad court was drawn - in ' the ' circuit court , yes terday afternoon before Judge Percy.. It'.', rtelly. The-naw grand Jury - will, probably meet the first Monday in June' as the new term of ft court ' Is scheduled- to com mence the third Monday in June. Four out of the seven' drawn are women. - '-. '- - - Following are those ; wbq will serve: in. June: John fW.f Hunt of Salem, butcher; G. N. Ireland of Salem, ; laborer; Alice Bud lang of Salem, housewife; Eva E. Keene of Shaw, housewife; Cecil R. SIscho of Elk horn, farm er; Mary E. McKinney . or Tur ner,, housewIteV - and -Ida M. Keene of Salem housewife. John W. Hunt is foreman. ' .1 Following the drawing of the names, ' Judge ' Kelly ; assembled the ' jurora and ' Instructed " them ia their.-duties, , . MMMl.il 'y.f:'yX:---Ky?'&i&f'-y - v; :; -'-i.-v ': ...'.: .: , - T.:- ' i i- t jyy- :-y- yearaago when you i-an a grocery stbt bn State street: I stole considerable ' mon ey i rdm you' al though: I do not believe you knew it at the- - time. - My - conscience has been-troubling 'me 'ever since. I want, you to tike this j .. So' saying;, the ; man " handed Mr. Litchfield five crisp $20 bills. Tcfeterday Mr.. Litchfield ex hibited a receipt from a local bank which stated that $100 had been - deposited' therein! ' "I ran a grocery store over 40 years ago where the Pomeroy & Keene store is" now located-he explained. ! I iad an Idea ithat the 'little rascal had been taking money, but I .never said anything about it. It was conscience money. " DIE M HI Bethel Home , in Mourning and Double Funeral Will be Held Today B i The home of Mr. and Mrs.. Ray Xasb, of Bethel, in ' Polk county. Is In mourning today, over the loss of two sons from a recent epidemic of the flu. 1 Merle, 1 years, diedAprll B.and arrange ments were made for the funeral tody. But in the meantime the brother, Clifford," -a year younger, succumbed to -. the attack of the disease, and the distressed fam ily will have to see two of tbe boys carried to - their graves on the rame spring Sabbath day.; :, ; . Both boyswere of rather more than ordinary capability, and bad attended the Salem schools with good grades: They had been ill only a short " time. '."Wight, the third brother. 4a still ill with, the disease that carried away his two promising brothers. , 3 All of the avenues of -activity seem, to be open, to women -except members. of the' city-fire de partment, -v - f B 6B0TH mm of GffiJ TO uUl.iijiiliiU Three Uzn to Admsr.::t:r ;.f--" fairStUntil Further 1::2 - Is' Received Frcm Atlanta ' Court receivership nofic:; . still said r-H;;:::::: Simmons Action for Tc:r,p:r rary . Injunction 5 r "u :t 1 2 " r Acted Upon Cc:n ATLANTA Ga.;. Apr a l ter, a week of legal tlcVTi.-s tween supporters cf .V"iH:','i J seph Simmons,' cmpcrcr, f W. Evans, Imperial wl-iri ; fairs iof the Ktisll3 c V, Klur Klan today -vrcre v! three men, to La z the hands ol a cc n r . . - . , 1 theni pending farther ordi.-3 li the court. ' : Superior J udge te. " D. T:. : : in announcing his decision t" named Mr. Simmons, llr. L. "... and1 J. M. George, inarhal cf t municipal ' court, as the cc r tee., to carry on the . eper. : : ot the klan. ' Following t.. 3 1 tion 4n Judga Thomaj' cc irt, ft McKlnnon, Ichlef invent: z ' for the! klan, and N. N. Irr cashier of hte, order, were r! on trial in Municlral Judrs O. Hitchcock's court - cn ctrr of larceny7 after trust. I . were llsmlssed for lack' ci i ticient evidence. IlcHInnca t alleged to have, reaoTci c'.: for i approximately 'Z O.C C a : longing to the klan," w'" a r . r was. charged with removlr. j ; i 000 of the. organization's rr.cr. Ths . courts.' . must -"now e c t v ; tho original petition tt tha mona action' for -a tern po r a r y junction against" W II., Iars Imperial ; wizard iaid' other cf cera of the . klan, - restrain' them from 'Interfering .with C Simmons- as emperor and In r tial wizard of the order he four ed. ' There Is also pending a f -tion for. a receivership for t KuV Klux Klan filed by . att. neys for Harry Terrell and oth; ,::.3 .1- 01 what -is known as the 4 m XT' 1 gent faction," hearing on whi has beeni set i for April 14. M15S lIGIin.G : Dffiffl.SttElSiE' Siiverton" Woman :to 'Reprc sent Parent-Teachers at s. v ; State Convention ' .. At a - meeting of the .', Marina county council of the Parent Teachers'" association held yes terday In the auditorium of Ui Salem Chamber of ' Commerce, Mrs. Helen Wrightman of Silver ton was elected' as Marion coun ty delegate.tb the state convention to ba held next October at ' Mei tord. All officers ot the local council were reelected by the as sociation. ' . Business consisted in the mals of reportarfrom district chalrmia eircle reports, and election of of ficers. . Those - reelected were : Mrs. A. S. Chapman, president; Mrs. Gua-- Qole riqp president; Mrs! J. M. Montgomery, treasur er and Mrs, M. E. Abbott, st e tary. ,,.'-' ' ' ' - During theahernooh .a physi cal , culture ; democttrationi "con s-lsting of daudug was given by the Salem Heights- con Ungent. A number ot readings and musical cumbers completed the prdsara. ' Mrs: John Canon, spoke on t"r t county clinic and awarded t: ' annual prixe, consisting of a t i to' the Salem-Heights representa tives r ' , ;' The; meetings are held twice a year. The next" one "IH tak; . place in November. - , Following, wa the pr&grari given: r Physical culture demonstration the Washington . junior h 1 e li school: . , Beading . by Reginald Bees . - Address "Danger Pointt ty Mrs. Janet Pendergast Lclsli. Vocal solo, Edward Eurcsiie. , Address by Mrs. Sadie Orr P ; " . bar..- : - '. V Presentation of flag by :i. La Molne Clark. - ' Adjournncct.