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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1924)
Mil lilt mm Panea 1 to 8 ; 111 f f V J - V I t. Three Pail j N. II' I 7Z1 ITY-FOURTH YEAIt v n n fv n J J j. I XP1P (jDfr JiLll ill mm ri".:ucand5 Killed cr Maimed, T;:p:rty Damaga Heaches L,;;;::ns, With State Pros trats Under Fury .of Tor r.zio That Sweeps Shores cf Laks Eris : CLEVELAND. June 28 Xj tla Assocaited Prcss) -'.v?m Ohio-lay prostrate : Lt ender . fury of - 3 cf tcmado violence that ;t frc-i ClavclanJ to San :y alcnj the shorts : of ITr: ?, isolated Sandusky 1 1 : ki"sd Fosclbly 4CD 7-cJcr.athcr 2,C00 2 prepcrty danne alia death list is ..srs may have gone . 1 " rce etcr:rr.trs cut of -li" are knowa to have i crht in the eicrra, and : t",zii have it that pas ::r3 vcre sirept over r;1! frcrr the dcc! .cf one ll.::.;-the Hellanee. -y-City of Erie hove into ; CI:v:!and V.zrt or safely i I.:r dipper said the storta :Jjced some of the most ttzculr electrical effects i Lai ever seen. LcmLie alone, according to :rJ chained in circuitous frenj there,' -"will have 3 dead and 1,303 injured. ;My dead, it was said, have :n talien frcrrt the State rater there. In Sandusky :nate3 cf the dead ranged 3. IJcthinar has been ob 'acd from Elyria. Eat it is i relieved that city was rd hit. SANDUSKY.- Ohio, Jane 28,- t Associated Press. - Approxl--tely 15 were killed and as many 200 severely injured by the tor- Zo wliicb swept this city late to- . PEORIA, I1U June 28. Sweep- i '? a path about SO miles wide, ' ith Peoria as Its center, a torna- struck this vicinity at 3:29 a. Saturday, claiming the lives of - ar persons, injuring 17 others : ;.i piling up damages, which will i in into the millions of dollars. i : cording to estimates. Houses were torn from their ; inflations, their occupants bur ial beneath the debris or carried l:to fields. Houseboats were cap :: ' ad and occupants blown into the liver. Eteples. were torn .from c' irche3 and slammed at strange t: iles ito homes. : Telephone ' poles were blown 1 rvn and wires left In a tanglded r: : ss all over Peoria and the sur- r nilnz territory. ,Tr s ttie V rc -shout the territory was 1. lacked. Telephone Connections T ith other cities were severed and (Continued on page 4) THEVEATHEn OREGON: Fair and warmer Sunday; moderate north- easterly winds. ? :;: JLOCAIj weather (Saturday) , . Ilaximum temperature, 87. riinlmum temjerature, 59. niyer, 1.3; stationary. Rainfall, none. v Atmosphere, clear. " " " , corthest. .n7n . n tax V ; tata ' taxV , . . , " Pit IME OPERATED; ITllUGIS BDOlK Seventy-Room Hostelry Equipped in Oregon Hizjh Street First-Class Connection Open T. G. Bligh will be the operator of a new hotel which will occupy a portion of the first and new building now under construction by the Hughes estate at High and Ferry streets just south of the Oregon building. The hotel will be modern in all respects, many of the con veniences planned now being in use in only one or two of the largest hotels in Portland. The new hotel will contain 70 with baths,. and of the 45 bath-equipped rooms 25 will be tub baths and 20 showers. The rooms will be spacious in size and all corridors will be seven feet wide. The. rooms will be equipped with beautiful furniture of the style latest approved for hotels. ---v - r,; -i-:- : : '-y In addition to the regular guest rooms there will be eight sample rooms. I Of these four will be combination sample and guest rooms on the second floor. The combination sam ple room is rare in Oregon hotels, being found only in the Multnomah and the Benson in Portland, The other four will be large daylight sample All the guest rooms will be on the second floor, un tne ground floor will be a large lobby 33 by 80 feet with the entrance on High street. ( The lobby is to be elegantly equipped and will have a cork floor. Adjoining the lobby, also with entrance on High street, a first class grill will be run in connection with the hotel.' I Decorative cluster, lights will illuminate High street at the front. Mr. Bligh is to use all but five of the business, apartments on the ground floor of the building. The contract provides that the new hotel shall.be open by the opening date of the state fair, which is September zz. lit. vug is operaxor oi the Bligh hotel on State street. " -" ; - ! K02D1OKEI1B III f.UTfl SHI Secretary of State and Pres. ident of uoiiege Kepon- ed to be Injured ASTORIA. Ore, June 28 Sam Kozer. secretary of state, and W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricultural col lege, CorvilUs, were reported to have received severe inter nal injuries late tonight when a large automobile seoan, driven- by Mr. Kozer, was struck by June Canda, -, a laundry man of Westport, Ore; LiE'OFFEtlED ' FOUSOClttlira :'t'.- mtmwmMmmi"' i'.'ft' Welfare Movement' Among Orchard and Cannery Em ployes Is Enhanced - The council of Women for Home Missions, with headquarters In New York, has guaranteed $500 toward the salary of an executive secretary to have charge of social service "work among the working people in the canneries and or chards of Marion and Polk coun ties, cays a telegram that has been received by Mrs. J. L. Brady from ills Laura H. Parker, executive supervisor of , work among farm and cannery workers. The offer from the council is conditional on the work, being definitely related to , the farm and cannery move ment. The money - would ' come from a fund created for the pur pose by contributions from local branches of the organization. . " Mies Louise Shield, a member of the Oregon staff of Portland, who was in Salem recently In the Inter ests of the movement, 1 pros pect for the executive secretary ship. Mies Shield Is now In Seat tle, but C. A. Kells of the TMCA is trying to communicate with her, -2 it 13 tl!2tel Ets wnr accrrt. ML BE to Be One of Best Spacious Lobby on Grill to Be Run in by Fair Time all of the second floor of the ' J i rooms. Of these 45 will be rooms on the ground floor. SMI PEOPLE GO TO DALLAS FOURTH Three Rousing Days' Pro gram Is Announced by Polk City Management : 'Many Salem people will spend the Fourth in Dallas, On the third there will be the loggers' convention, the -fourth a big free barbecue at noon In the city park, and the pioneers picnic will be held the fifth.' The round up la scheduled for all three days, and by all reports it will be bigger and better than ever before. . i." - f ;" ' The official program for the celebration follows. For addition al Information and train schedule see : the advertisement on the first page of the third section of today's paper. The Southern Pa cific Js running special trains July third and fourth. OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR FOURTH OF JULY -- -. j Dallas Oregon - r . 5 a. m. Sunrise salutes. t a. ; m Music by Portland Scottish, pipe band. ? ; 1:10 a. m. Formation of par ade at Oak and Jefferson streets, near old skating rink; form .ac cording to division. . Report to Lonner Ralston, chairman of par ade; line of march, as follows; south on Jefferson street to Wash ington street; west on Washing ton street to Main street: north on .Main to Academy street;- west on Academy street to city park. , 10:30 a. m. Programme at city park as follows: - Music by Scottish pipe band;, reading of De claration of Independence; solos, music, oration by Justice Charles A. Johns. i'-i-' .;.''',. 12 o'clock noon -Big free bar becue at city, park, everybody wejr come. ' - : ' , i . 1:30 p. xn. Regular round up program at fair grcacis.' f 1:30 p. m Fcl'wlnsj.sports and races (free) t nipus. Main and' Academy ctr? Greased pig turned loose, . for all; 100 yard , dash,' free f rr . all; 50 yard FDvr (C;rf -zzl cz : ;) !) SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY I5T0RS SWEEPS REJECT BA ERIE REGIOH; DOGE HUGE Terrific Hurricane Devas tates Towns - and . Cities Taking Life and Wrecking Buildings SWATH FIFTY MILES IS U PATH OF TORNADO Hundreds Trapped tn Lorain I Theater; Buildings Swept Away in Wind CHICAGO, June 28. (By As sociated Press.) A terrific hurri cane late today struck along the south shore of Lake Erie, devas tating several towns and cities and taking a reported toll of 3 50 lives. Buildings, bridges and trees were leveled and probably 2000 persons were Injured during the brief but destrnetive storm. . The wind swept a swath nearly 50 miles wide from Sandusky bay to a point between Lorain: and Cleveland.! The most extensive damage thus far' reported was at Lorain where rows of bulldlnf-j were blown over and a theater w&j partly caved in on, a Saturday af ternoon audience. Two men were killed here and thousands- of dollars worth of pro perty damaged. Property dam age, at Akron was estimated to to tal more than $1,000,000. Cleveland companies ' of the Ohio- national 1 guard were being assembled in anticipation, of re ceiving an order from Governor Denahey-to proceed at once to Lorain after messengers brought word that troops were wanted there to aid in the relief work and to preserve order, The storm descended almost without warning, overturned auto mobiles, unroofed houses and swept by so rapidly that beds and other furniture were left almost untouched. The property damage (Continued on page 4) Notes on Terrific Hurricane Wild Terror Scenes Enacted Thousands Made Homeless CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 28. First reports , received here from a staff correspondent of the Plain- dealer,, who motored back . to the first f available i telephone east of Lorain were to the effect that 300 were killed In the State theater collapse at Lorain and that not more than 40 others are .dead in other parts of the city. - CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29. One hundred and sixty-five bodies have been taken from the wrecked State theater in ' Lorain early to day, Chief of Police E. J. Stank- rd of lyrli reported. " ' V - : The entire Elyria tire and po lice departments and ambulance equipment have been sent to Lorain. The only way - ten reach Lorain from Cleveland is through Elyria. and the roads are jammed with refugees headed away from Lorain and relief parties on the way there, the chief said. . Scenes of the 'wildest terror and confusion were enacted in the cities as the furious winds blew men and buildings into the lake, blew railroad cars off their tracks and pushed , structures over. As darkness came on. nnllghted streets and homes; added to the terror, while pouring rain fell. Refugees were clogging the roads out of Lorain and Elyria to Cleve land, said - reports, while relief workers aadv tewrrarerraeTr were. MORNING, JUNE 29, 1924 p- ; r- 7 , . LJ " -L-l x .. L -I LEAGUE PLANK 1 HOT REIT Democratic . Convention Stands by Majority Report for Referendum on Inter national Body FORMER WAR SECRETARY MAKES EMOTIONAL PLEA Declares Wilson's Spirit De mands Straight Forward Action for Peace MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 28 Rejecting Newton D. f Baker's sub-plan on the league of nations for the plat form, the democratic national con vention tonight In the first round of its' platform fight' voted by a substantial minority to stand by its resolutions committee. The vote on tne first 'of the contested planks In the platform came after a - most dramatic ap peal , to the convention by Mr. Baker to consider the memory' of Woodrow Wilson and nut in an out-and-out Wilsonian plank for the league of nations, : , . , A -y Otierjrparty-leaders- .argued that the majority plank proposed a more practical way to accomplish- the ' object of getting the United States Into the league and the convention sustained them. The vote was 351 Mi votes for adopting the Baker plank and overturning the resolutions com mittee and adopting the plan it presented. There were two votes absent. Defeated in the platform committee, which he asked for the adoption of a Wilsonian plank on the league; Newton B. Baker of Cleveland, the dead president's secretary of war, made one of the most emotional appeals ever heard in a national. convention. "Next to ' my duty to my God and my responsibility to my fam ily,", he said, "there Is nothing in (Continued on page 6) rnshln into the stricken area. . ' The area of tornado violence seems to have been In the 60 mile stretch from Cleveland to - San dusky along the lake,., although other Ohio cities reported violent wind and rain storme, with mnch property damage1 but no deaths. ' The passenger steamer citr. of Erie was being loaded 'with hos pital supplies at midnight tonight and was preparing to sail for Lorain as ; soon as ' loaded. '. The trip can be made in less than two hours, according to officials of the Cleveland, St Buffalo Transit company,: who turned. the .vessel Over to Dr. W..' E. Tower,: In charge of relief work. - i - - -'Practically every house on Broadway, the main east and west street of Lorain, was blown down. Downer reported, and automobiles were picked up and overturned on the sidewalks. Nickel Plate trainmen reported that all the government houses in South Lorain north of the rail road tracks had been blown' down. i Martial law has been declared In Lorain by Mayor George Hoffmar Police deputized 'American legion members to cooperate with them and the national guard- Looting Is said to be goiag on freely. .." .. . : ; i Lorain Is without water, llgnt, telephone and food, and - has lit tle gas. KEfl ID ji ' . i ! j ,1 i J I ' i l; i J ; ; i.... J - -i . j I - i i ; ta- V: .v ' In- - .-' wm THE SCENE OF TERRIFIC BATTLES OVER LEAGUE AND KLAN : m9wf wis m y,ym.wrxr?nm i ( MADISON SQUARE The photograph above ogives an excellent impression of how Madison Square garden appeared last night from the outside.. While appearing.calm and serene from. VflthouWhe historic; structure shook to the rafters Within from the force of the battles being waged over the adoption of League of Nations and Klan platform planks In the Democratic national convention. This picture was taken Just before the convention met and shows all the decorations in place. iSSnODDOIO BE SUPERVISOR State College Graduate to Head Playground Move ment at Lincoln Miss Danta Ronbins, a senior at OACi has been selected -as sup. ervisor for the new South Salem playground at the Lineoln school. Both this playground and - the Fourteenth street playground la North Salem will open at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. - f Miss Robblns has had conslder Able experience in . this' line of work, having taught for two years and been' a principal one year. She' has been majoring in physi cal education, at OAC and1 has taken' an active part .in play ground work in general. : With the two playgrounds open ing Monday, several hundreds of youngsters of all ages are expect ed to be on hand for the first day. In addition to Leslie Sparks and Miss Grace Snook, play ground supervisors at the Four teenth street- playground, John Creech will be on hand during the time the grounds are open In the capacity as life guard. The play ground will open at 1 o'clock and close at 6 o'clock during the en tire season. As , , these are j the hours that the children are under the direction of the supervisors, the playground committee wishes IC understood ' that they are not responsible for the r youngsters who are on the 'grounds "In the morning and; In the afternoons after the supervisors " haVe left for the day. TWO KILLED) IN STORM JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 28. -Two men were killed 'and two SO 0-foot lumber -theds swere un roofed and partly ' destroyed In a wind storm which reached the pro portions of a tornado -'at Eastport, Fla., eight miles east of here late today.... '' -M. '. MACLAREX FORCED DOWN RANGOON, Burma, June 28. (By The Associated . Press.) Stuart Maclaren, 5 British . aviator, who 'o left - here yesterday for Bankok. Slam,'' came X-down ; at Tavok, lower - Burma, says - a message received here. .tJ 1 it . V ; v - GARDENS AT.XIGllT . ' ' EKEllTCim- ISTTElCTS soicice Signal Tower Man Found Unconscious on Floor With Knife Lacerations EUGENE, Ore uJne 28. H. F. Standler, Southern .Pacific signal tower watchman here, who was found at '11:30 this forenoon un conscious on the floor of his tow er with knife wounds In his neck and chest Is believed by Chief of Police Judkins to have attempted suicide according to that official after an Investigation of the affair this afternoon, , Staodley was still unconscious tonight. - Chief Judkins found beneath the floor a small knife covered with blood, it having beea drop ped through a hole In the floor. He said" that Standley - had been despondent over ill health. WM SUFFERS FH0;J BIO BLAZE Eighteen Business Buildings Destroyed in Morning Fire ; at River Town RAINIER, Or, June 2 8. Eigh teen business houses of this city were. wiped but by a fire early to day: Estimates placed the loss at $200,000. v i : , ; ' " The tire started about 3 a.m. tn the Terry restaurant and swept southward over an area of two blocks.1 Firemen and apparatus art rived from Portland within an hour and the fire departments of Keteo and Longvlew, Wash., and St. Helens' anda Astoria, Or., also sent help. Officers declared that without this outside help virtually the entire' town would have burn? ed.?'- : -; ; In addition to the fire depart ments of neighboring cities, the Cxe. Cshters . were ; ailed bj, two tug' In the Colucitla river and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad, which sent three ' task can from Myger, Or, :- . .- F?JC2rivEcz:;i. uya'bl::: f ana ,tzzi - L...-....rc- i tions Attend Action : f With Chacs Frcvc::n ! Adjcinrnrilcrvt t: 7t he r 7 .Until 1'cnday r.::rn:n3 MADISON cstL.r: c -Th'icriotratb.s r:.; v Klan by nsns. : It win cot ccr.tsin a V T : pSask.crt the :3. cti. : il., . ... Thssa two -Czzi '.rz t early Ezzlzy nc:..: :.::7r I ten hour ccr.tinr -i ;ri!::i i i which cf tl,2 r c" crdsfly Eccris Li c I i tilery wcrs crj:;.c. Br Pmmia.CII- -1. .r""..' i C.J I tions f cr that cl ; ; Ik ptf cri cc. . : ' ; j , , towkd ctcr ty ft L. ?y , Cat-the vcte ca C;i LIzu v. very class rr.l 113 UL;: - v - acrirscny ex. 3d i:zl n r:::' isas . cct . ticn . rzitzzzz years oa the floor cf a r.-l ai conTentlcn. Vilica r f tr rr-- -" r Insists - 'cad thizz3 cf : ! .. j in the variors ctlc-atlcri 1 rescSt was ar.r.- j:.;: it 3 542 and V three twcU:! i votes ia favcr cfifhs rrlrrrliy plank which wcrlj Lave r ' -gled oat the JHUl ty n Another roll on the adeptica cZ ther platform as a whole and aa submitted by the platform was ordered., ;: . - There was more disorder !ih 100; delegates calling for. recr nitloa and the chairman ehout!r at the top of his voice and Ee'r"- ly able to make himself fc--3. When a roll call was den:-"! 1 on the platform and the chair .re nounced that the required n is ru ber of seconds were not pre??it-ed.-- Then while all the racket was at Its height Frastlla r.:: - velt, raising himself " ta his f . t on his crutches, riada tlr: If heard above the riot and sl.:uUI: 'We have now proceeded to tie morning of the Sabbalh dsy. I move that the convention adjaurji until 9:30 o'clock Monday ticr Ing.' ' . There was a roll!r. chorc3 ayes and a rolling chofu3 cf , but Chairman Wa'ah, evldestly exhausted, brought down tie r-Tel With a ' wallop and" dsclaie I it 3 motion to adjourn carrlel. The. convention pHel ott It3 the; st-rcetr In the sane CUoiZJ which has'ch'aracierlici t;a tc 1: 1 of continuous session. Tired and keyed to a r zr ous pitch by the t'z.zz c cr : i which had led cp to tis r: r, tl j delegates and convert a cr.ii'.i quarreled repeatedly and In one or two" cases the police tad ta ir t -vene to quiet rows cn tie -zi -tion floor. The session had t en fl .2 o'clock Saturday afterroc t 1 l fore reaching the klaa i.rji 1 ' 1 passed through a titter f! :r f on the league cf r' .1: ? resulting In adoption cf a ; drawn by the majority of tla ; form committee reafriri'. general terms tie rsrtj's f . . the league' and tie T orll cc U Plunging then htj C a t'.ia i the convention Learl a U old-time" converV.. : a - ing la a'sree;": T "V i - -nings Dry:, " " ' rupted by "l" " i -i ' leries but e; ' 1 t (Cct!"'-' .. t ,. :