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SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY MORNING,' JUUY 14. 1925
..PRICE FIVE CENTS. . ...
IM1PTT0 QUASH
Naturalist is named .
SUPER-PRODUCTION IS NEARLY 400 ELKS HOLD
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PLANS FOR REBUILDING
ram LIVES SEE
JHESE1MPIIS
ON GAME COMMISSION
w. i.- feCdley succeeds r;
w. price who resigned
CHAUTAUQUA OFFERING FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL
MiLL JO BE DISCOSSED
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STOCKHOLDERS OF CHERRY
MONDAY NIGHT Al'DIEXCK
STAGED LAST NIGHT
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Judge May Dismiss Charges
Against Scopes in Evolu
. : tiorv Test Trial '
DARROW ATTACKS BIBLE
screpanrtes in Teaching of Test
ament Pointed Out by De
fense Attorney; Theory -Upheld
. DAYTON, Tenn.. July 13 (By
The Associated ' Press) Judge
John T. Raiilston, presiding at the
trial of Juhn Thomas Scopes on
a charge of violating the law of
the state of Tennessee making it
a misdemeanor to teach theories
of evolution in the public schools,
retired to his chambers -tonight to
study, the question of whether the
Indictment against' the 24 yearold
school teacher shall be summarily
quashed. The Judge carried with
him briefs of the halt score points
stressed by the contending' sides
In', the case while ' ranging In his
ears were words from half a dog
en oral, arguments presented to
the court during the day.
It was the first of perhaps
other days to be devoted entirety
to' oratory. . The , -Jury's service
was brief. Soon after court open
ed and the state ; had Interrogated
one Juror, R. L. . Gentry,' as to
whether he had expressed an opin-
trtn an tn tho nttlf nr Iiiiiamtii nf
the defendant, jthe Jury 'was sentd by President Coolidge to work
I J i (mm tha rrlim that trnmonf
!!' might be mlde on. the motion la
quasa. Mr. uentry went wun nu
fellow Jurors after declaring, he
(Coitixud on pe 8)
hiirf nan is nFninnTFniHis donectioa of wer 12,000 stm
w mp . P w mmmmmm, I
IDAHO PROJECT WILL INSURE
RECLAMATION OF LAND
AMERICAN FALLS. ' Idaho,
July 13 (By The Associated
Press)--With.,, thousands of per
tons from all over the west pre
;ent. Hubert Work, secretary of
the interior today dedicated the
mammoth American Falls dam on
the Snake river which witt Im
pound 1,700,000 acre feet of
water for Irrigating the Snake
river valley.
Today's -celebration marks the
insurance of water in plenty for
existing .projects in Idaho and
-the starting , of construction of
tone of the outstanding engineer
ing feats In reclamation history.
Secretary! Work, lauding the
enterprise of the people of thei
state for their , cooperation with
the government in the building of
the dam said that he had assur
ance that "the policy previously
determined upon by the reclama
tion service Is sought and that it's
future prospect are safer and
brighter than ever before- in Its
history." . ,
SALARIES ARE INCREASED
8MITH' AND BELLINGER MUST
( USF. OWN MACHINES
Two salary Increases were made
Monday by the state board of con
trol with the understanding, that
the recipients use their own auto
mobiles for private purposes and
not state owned vehicles.
Under the "action, of the board
Dr, J. Nl Smith, superintendent of
the feeble minded school, will re
ceive $2000 inetead of $2500 a
veir and Dr. G. C,
Bellinger su
1 t the tuberculosis
hospital, will receive $3000 instead
of $2800.- Salaries oi otner Biaie
superintendents .were 'discussed
r.d"";.i; .c.e4
t&4 salaries of Dr. R. E. Lee Stein
er, superintendent of the state hos
pital and Dr. W.D. McNary, eu
perintendent of the eastern Ore
gon state hospital near Pendleton,
from $3000 to $4000 a year with
the same provisions. '
flfYTUPP AtJnniRl nRPIWfJ
ATTEMPT TO RESCUE) CIULD
FROM -WATER PROVES FATAL
i CASCADE LOCKS, Ore., July
li Mrs. W. H. McLean, mother
of four, and Lorna, 12, her eldest
daughter, were drowned in the
Columbia river here today and
their bodies were carried over the
rapids. ; , ' ' ' " .' '
Lorna, bathing from the, beach
here, went out too far, and was
? mother, although she was unable
upon hearing her daughter's cries
for help, strosgled put r intb the
current, sank and. "was not seen
again. . f " v , ' uj ',, ! ','
The three; email . McLe.a , chil
dren, the eldest of whom Is 9,
watched 'their mother and slater
drown.
. New Appointee Active in Bird and
' Animal Protection in State
For Yearn -
William L. Flndley. of Jennings
I Lodge, naturalist, author and lec-
turer' wa PPoi?ted-a .member of
luu niaie Kame commission by
Governor fierce Monday to suc
ceed . R. W.' Price,' of Portland,
who recently resigned.
. Mr, Plndley helped draft the
first law creating the. state fish
and game commission In 1911
and was appointed as first mem
ber, serving as "chairman. He
later served four years as state
game warden, resigning to- con
tinue his educational and scien
tiflc studies. When the position
of state biologist was created he
served for, four years in this eapa
city. .
Important positions t held. ( by
Mr. Flndley Include his connec
tion with the National Association
of Audubon societies; president of
the Oregon Audunun society, a
position he has held for nearly, 20
years; director .of the national
conference on outdoor recreation
called by President Coolldge: di
rector of the Izaak-Walton League
of America; member of the edi
torial staff of. Nature magazine
and other minor positions. He
was " instrumental in President
Rooseye.lt's , creating , wild fowl
reservations at Malheur lake, Kla
math; lake, .Cold springs and
Three Arch rocks.. He Is: a mem
ber of the advisory board of the
migratory bird treaty act, appoint
ol leuerai rtguwuuu.
federal regulations - for : the
protection of migratory birds.
Mr.- Findley Is the author j of
several books and over .100. maga
zine stories of wild tird. and. ani
mal life, as well as articles oiv the
conservation of natural resources.
1 Hie pnoiograpns nu aeiuy y,-
j . AAA
000 feet of motion pictures is con
sidered the most unique and com
plete natural history record ever
made. This material he has used
in hia 1 eel -res in all parts of the
. country and has. helped la many
ways to advertise Oregon;
RATES ' DECLARED FAIR
FFTTTION OF FRUIT GROWERS
DENIED BY COMJIISSION
WASHINGTON, July . 13. (By
Associated Press). , The inter
state commerce commission today
denied the California fruit grow
ers', petition for a reduction in
freight rates on fresh fruits other
than apples and on citrus products
between . California and . points
east. The petition in which the
California state railroad commis
sion and commercial bodies In the
particular fruit growing centers
Joined, was dismissed without
prejudice. Existing rates were
found by the interstate commerce
commission to be fair and eqult
able and will remain unchanged
indefinitely. The forty-six , prp-
duoers sought reductions of from
15 to .25 per cent on deciduous
fruits and citrus products on the
ground of unsatisfactory economic
conditions affecting 'the industry
and on the ground that apples are
carried at a lower rate than other
fruits. x ' -I
: : The present rates on fresh fruits
including grapes, cherries, peach
es, apricots, pears, plums and
prunes, stand at $1.73 per hun
dred pounds from California to
points in the eastern transcontin
ental territory. The rate to Den
ver and ' equidistant . points , . is
$1.62. The California' growers
asked for a flat rate of $1.44 to
PPlv to a eastward movement
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new slide is reported
THini) AVALANCHE OCCURS IN
GROS VENTRE CANYON
IDAHO FALLS; Idaho, July 13. 1
(By Associated Press.) Anoth
er landslide in the Gros Ventre
i river canyon; in western Wyoming
was reported today, Joe Markham, !
superintendent of the Jackson1
The new slide Is comings down in
to the canyon at the point some
distance above the two reported
I recently, but he had no informa
tion as to Its extent. It was stated :
by Markham that water is begin- j
ning to work its way through the
early slides which caused several
i fine ranches to be inundated.
CHARGES ARE PLACED
OAKLAND, Cal., July 13.
j Warrants charging grand larceny
I day by District Attorney Earl War-
ren ' against three Oakland . busi
ness men arrested last week, in
connection with an alleged $800',-
000,000. oil merger swindle ..The
men are F. O. Davis, E. F. Reeves
and C. E. Peacock, . Bill was set
at 25,C00 oa each count
Salem' Man Is . Honored by
Oregon lodge; Eugene
Chosen for Convention
PRICE MAKES ADDRESS
Social and! Community Work De
clared Most Important of
All Activities of
7 - ' ' i-i . Lodge - -i i :
PORTLAND, July 13. Attend
ed by more than 125 delegates
from 21 lodges, the Oregon State
Elks association i met and ad
journed today after electing E. M.
Page of ! Jiem, president, and se
lecting Eugene as the 1926 Con
vention city. . . -
A mot wa9 launched bv J. G
Buch. of Trenton, N. J., for a hos
pital for crippjed children on the
Pacific coast, to work in a manner
similar to the Shriners" hospitals.
The convention by official resolu
tion approved of the investigation
of the-feasibility of, an Elks hog
pital for crippled children and ap
pointed a committee to continue
the matter.. ' 9
' Grand i lodge oiiicials were
present and spoke. The afternoon
meeting was devoted to the bus!
ness of the convention and the
election of offipers.
'-David Kuratli of Tillamook, was
elected first: vice president, Connie
Grabb of Baker was named second
rice president and William Briggs
of Ashlanq third vice president.
Trustees1 elected .were. R. Alex
ander, : oi . Pendleton; Gilbert
Hedges, of Oregon City,' and ,Wil-
liamXilJeqvist,: qf McMInnvlUe.
...Rev. Frederick; J. .Jennings of
Eugene was selected as state chap
lain, Herbert Bustefud of Marsh-
field was selected treasurer and
Frank D. Cohan of Portland will
be retained as executive secretary
"I have found the dominant
note of Elkdom expressed i most
(Continned on p4e. 67
BUSS . FORMULA GIVER
I 00 YEARS ! OF MARRIED LIFE
AND NO QUARnEL, RECORD
SPOKANE, July 13. Mr.
and
this
Mrs. Russell Tomlinson . of
city completed 60 years of mar
ried life today, without a quarrel,
they told friends. "To be happy
a husband should always do Just
as his wife wishes," was Mr. Tom
linson'a formula for marital bliss.
"My advice i to young wives
always to agree with their hus
bands," was Mrs. Tomllnson's ver
sion. . ' -
They were married In West
Bolton, Vt., soon after the Civil
war, in which Mr. Tomlinson par
ticipated and ' was wounded ,and
captured. They' have resided here
tl -- .'-,'', ;.
t,vi jvaia.
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Concert Trio on Program Today;
Captain T. Dinsmore Upton
Is ileadliner
PROGRAM FOR TODAY
9:00 o'clock; ;
, Junior Chautauqua..
S:30 o'CIock r . ','
Irelude-Charles Mitchell
i Mixer, Concert Trio. i '
8 o'CIock-
Lecture i-"The Player in the
Shadow" Captain T. Dins
mere Upton. ,
. Wedne!dy
9:0O o'CIoc k
Junior Chautauqua. i .
2:30 o'clock F
Special Children's Feature
Margaret Byers and Assisting
Artists. r'
:fH o'CIock ' . .
"Daddy Long Legs" New
. York'd tGreat Success. ,
By AUDRED BUNCH
One of Chautauqua's super-pro
ductions took the form last night
of Sullivan's masterpiece "The Mi
kado" with a singing cast of eight
persons. Season' ticket holders
alone almost filled the tent when
the eeneral sale opened at' 7:30
o'clock.! Throughout the perform
ance, extra cnairs jammea me
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aisles, with a rim of people etand
ing al around the tent. '
The story of "TheMiKaao," pre
sented In Salem a number of times
pfeviously.'Js well-known, but each
song, each characterixation, is new
tfter a dozen repetitions. A string
of paper lahtet ns, lovely fluttering
fans, colorful costumes of luscious
hues and materials give the proper
background for the enactment of
the disguises, the flirtations, the
executions. I the festivals and
would-be .casualties. Choruses,
quintets, trios and duets were full
of exuberance and variety, the
lines of this excrutiating comic
opera carrying through In .every
instanced Perhaps, a violin woild
have. added, an agreeable fullness
to the accompanying that the best
played piano, alone, cannot give.
But, otherwise the musical setting
seemed complete. The voices were
i specially suited to the character
of song' each was called upon to
sing. The notable tenor of kR. W.
C?t non who carried the- role of
Nankl-Poo wae of especial delight
to the audience, as was Miss Grace
Bernhardt's ; lilting soprano, , Miss
Bernhardt taking the role of Yum
Yum. Miss Betty Bickel, as Kat
lsha made herself the direct ef
figy of the original.: pt course, it
was Ko-Ko (Fred Frear) whose
sheer ridiculousness-convulsed the
applauding audience from first to
Its' '
itecoru atternoon crowds seem
tn have become 1 an established
fact, and a, large audience exulted
"" Pleasure which Ro;
'.:.' '.' .'". ' I -''. Jl-,,- ,
ontmnri on B.r- --
THE NEW SOCIAL CLIMBER!
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TUltlng
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Delegates
Entertained
Sunday; Many Stores to
Close Thursday-
The Salem Elks held final dress
parade last night preparatory to
their appearance in the grand pa
rade at the national, Elks con
vention at Portland Thursday. ,
Aa the' local organization, near
ly 400 strong, swung up State
street to the blare of, a 30-piece
Cherrlan band and the American
Legion drum corps of 28, resplend
ent in their new purple and white
uniforms purchased especially for
the occasion, they made an impbs- j
ing figure, Lyman' McDonald,
drtu. captain, and Frank Durbin.
Jr., lieutenant, had charge of, the
ma rchers.r Oscar Steelhammer Is
director of .' the band, .and Carl
Hinges' drum major for the drum
Approximately 300 visiting Elks
enroute to the convention at Port-1
land were entertained for a few)
minutes . on . the state house'
grounds Sunday Refreshments
were served the "visitore by the lo
order of Elks. : ' ,
Little business will be transact
ed in the city Thursday, Salem day
at the national convention,' when
the , big parade will be staged.
Thousands of visiting ' Elks ffom
every state in the Union, many ac
companied by their bands, will be
seen in' formation. Following thla
the bands will compete at Multno
mah field, the director of the win-
nlng band. to direct a huge musi-
cal organization consisting of all
bands at the convention.
FRANK IS SURE UNLUCKY
DRUNK NABBED WITH SHOT-
GUN AND PAIL OF MASH
If you don't believe that, the
13th possesses a mystic Influence
just ask Frank Deay or wait un
til he is sober.
Deay was making his way down
ine sireei in sucn a manner as
to attract attention of the police.
Not only was he drtrak.. according
to the police blotter, but he was
in possession of Intoxicating bev
erages. , '
But these are only two of the
cnarges oooKea arter his name.
For in one hand he carried a pall
of mash and In the other a loaded
shotgun. . i .
Deay Is slated to appear in the
police court today and. explain the
matter, to the Judge.
STATE GETS LAND TITLE
OLYMPIA; July 13 (By The
The Associated Press) The state
has just received title to 36,583,
77 acres of land in Okanogan
county from the federal govern
ment to reimburse the common
school grant' for school lands lo-
aTst reser7eUs. it Tas an-
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uuuuceu uere tow aiiernoon.
Death Toll Mounts as Heat
Continues in Middle West
ern Sections
MANY
Heat, Lightning and Fires Cause
Death.; Property Damage
From Storms Is De
rlared Large :-
CHICAGO. July 13 (By The
Associated Press). Hot weqjher,
lightning and drownings took a
toll of upwards of a score of lives
in the mlddlewest during the past
24 hours while dry weather In
some sections and severe storms
in others caused a crop and prop
erty loss of several hundred thous
and dollars.
. - with temperatures ranging
from 90 degrees to more than 100.
Omaha and vicinity reported three
deaths, St
Louis and'v vicinity
seven anrt at KholhtTta Un Hi
farmers were killed by lightning.
Lightning also killed two in the
northwest.
Kansas reported that Its corn
crop is suffering from excessive
heat, and lack of moisture while
more than a score of forest fires
were raging in Oregon where they
were started' by lightning, and
heavy storms in the northwest
which. brought temporary relief
from the heat, did damage to I
crops and property. Hail account
ed for much of the damage.
.While the rest of the middle-
west sweltered, with no Immediate
prospects for ellef, Chicago, which
had been sutfeing fom the heat,
today enjoyed moderate summer
weather due to. a veering of the
wind which blew, over the f city
from Lake Michigan.
. . : i ' ' ' .
rA a t i v.k t.. i 1 in.
Th 4.anriat4 Thr
deaths in the past 24 hours and
nearly a dozen 'prostrations' was
the heat toll In Omaha and vicin
ity. So protracted a torrid spell
has not been recorded., here in
several years and the average to
date for the month, 88, has not
been exceeded since 1901.
Outstate points recording high;
er temperatures . today included
North Platte with 104, Aurora
103, Valentine 102, O'Neill 100,
and Lincoln 9 7... These points rep-
resent practically every section of
I Nebraska. More than an inch of
rain fell at Crete in southeastern
Nebraska. In a distinctly local
shower. .''
A heavy , rain accompanied by
severe, electrical disturbances
Btruck Omaha Just
before mid-1
night, 'sending the
thermometer!
down several degrees. A heavy
wind brought reminders of disas-
I trous storms early In the summer,
but no serious damage - was re
ported.
. DES MOINES, Iowa; July 13.
(By The Associated Press). Two
deaths were reported In Jo wa to
day as torrid tenlperatures con
tinued throughout the slate.'" The
weather forecast for 'tomorrow
; promised slight relief , for the
wMUrn nnrflnn and Continued
warm in the east. . Temperatures
todav ranged from; 98 at Sioux
Cltv to 92 at Keokuk. !
George, Hunt, caretaker at St.
iosephs academy, was found dead
in his room today. Physicians at
tributed hia death to the heat... No
prostrations were reported here
today. One death was reported
from Council Bluffs. Water
reported one prostration.
OO
i H6QUIAM, Wash., July 13;
Rains which fell Intermittently
Sunday and ail day today, though
light in, character, aided greatly
j In ; subduing forest tires . in .this
section, and no dangerous blazes
were reported in the county to
1 night. The fire, which Saturday
threatened several small towns la
the west end of the county, was
brought under control Sunday and
traffic over the Olympic highway
was reopened, i nose wnp vuiiea
T a aarw-a . M M a. 1
the .fire scene could see . places
where the fire had approached to
within 10 teet of buildings at the
towns of Linde and.. Stearnsville,
and the intense heat had seared
the leaves of trees even byond the
1 actual fir area;
KiLLED 6Y PLANE
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RESIDENT "6F
JEFFERSON
MEETS DEATH AT NEWPORT
NEWPORT Qr.July 13 (Ry
Associated Press.) Mrs. S. j B.
Thurston of Jefferson. Or Was
killed accidentally here today
I when an airplane landing on Nye
Beach struck her'' '" T -
Mrs. Thurston was paislng .the
summer here with her husband.
eon and daughter,
Loas EMimated at $t35,t06; is
Two-Thirds Covered by ' .
; : IV '. Insnranc ', ' ' .
With blackened embers, still
Ismoting irona iae aunaay- ninii
-.,,222l.,:iSr2
smoking from the Sunday- night
Church and Trade, announcement
was made yesterday that a meet
ing of the stockholders will be
held today to'dlscuss plans for re
placing the old , frame building
with a modern fireproof building.
The plant, contents and equip
ments valued at $135,000?. was a
total i loss, and only two-thirds
covered with insurance, according
to P. jW. Geiaer. manager.
With
sudden roar the struc-lot
ture burst into flartfes shortly be
fore R o'clock Sunday night; the
noise; of the explosion being the
first Intimation of the conflagra
tion received by residents of the
district, who were sitting on their
front porches.
Flames from the structure could
be seen for miles and hundreds of
people were attracted to the scene.
of the fire.. . All t available police
were jsummoned to help-keep the
'"" ut,
rortnnateiy' there was not a
high wind, but even as It was, the
residence arid property of Fred E.
Wells, across the street, was badly
damaged; embers ruined the big
Chautauqua tent ion the -Willam
ette campus, making it necessary
to send to Portland for a new tent.
This (arrived in time for the af
ternoon program. A doren small
fires
demanded instant attention
(Continued on paga 3.)
POSITIONS ARE SOUGHT
SCORES SEEK BERTHS IN DRY
ci.rit.i'.ur.ii uimsva
wAsm.NUTur. July 13. lay
Associated Press.) A. deluge of I
appeals, suggestions and demands I
ior appointments under , tne re-1
organized federal prohibition en
forcement program was waiting
tonight to break over the desk of
Assistant Secretary, Andrews of
the treasury upon his return . to
morrow from a brief vacation.
With the approach of the ef
fective, date of the reorganization
August 1, the list of men ad
vanced as "available" for the lim
ited number of executive assign
ments has mounted' rapidly. A
considerable number of these
names have been presented by
members of the house and senate
despite the announcement that the
I treasury desired, through the re
organization' to eliminate to some
extent the question of patronage
as one means of increasing effici
ency in the service. .
Mr, Andrews has said that he
hoped to determine within an-
other week the personnel of the
enforcement organization, and the
last! week half a dozen members
of the senate prevailed upon him
to advance the claims of certain
constituents. Some of them haye
gone away apparently convinced
that their particular patronage
has been cared for.
Acting Secretary Winston of the
treasury objected today, however,
to statements that politicians
were making inroads Into the new
organization.,
PARENTS MAY GET LOANS
DEPENDENTS ! OF SOLDIERS
ARE AIDED IN OPLMON
Dependent fathers and mothers
oi uregon soiaiers wno aiea in me
service are eligible to state bonus
loaheif. they ., return the cash
bonuses accepted by their sons, ac
cording to an opinion by Attorney
General Van Winkle.
The opinion is based upon the
bonus and loan act of the last leg-
isiature and points out that lo.de -
prive parents of soldiers who took
the cash bonus Instead of the state I j. Evans., offklattng. Interment
loan wpuld be discriminatory inl.m be made in the City View
favor of those who have not yet
filed their applications for relief.
If the opinion is upheld by thelw, night. .
courts It Is estimated that not less
than 1000 parents may take ad -
vantage 'of the loan. The opinion
may necessitate additional bonusiThe Fillnino.' after takinr her
loan bonds by the state.
HARVEST IS GUARANTEED
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STATE PLEDGES fSUSO AN
ACRE TO WHEAT MEN
r Further aid to wheat farmers In
eastern and central Oregon was
given yesterday by the state board
of control which will guarantee
harvesting expenses not to exceed
$2.50 an acre in the frost devas
tated sections. The, money will
probably 'be", supplied by eastern
Oregon banks, -with the state act
Ing as guarantor. -
Reporta indicate that every cent
of the $1,500,000 loan authorized
by the 192- legislature will be re-
paid. The 636 loans made lip to
(ana including June 4. aggregate
. approximalely. $500,000.
fi Jt .! k
Investigaibcs Report Tliat
Situation Will Adjust It- -
4: " s&ff in Future :
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DELEGATION SEES PIERCE
First Hand Information Relative
to Sunday 'Demonstration .Is
Given Governor By CI t lie ua' .
League
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Belief that the rumpus at Tole
do arising , from .the employment
Japanese laborers by the Paci-
f ic Spruce corporation has nub-
sided and that the situation would
adjust Itself was expressed last
night by William A. Deliell. ' pri
vate secretary to Governor Pierce
and C. H. Gram! state labor com
missioner, sent (o Lincoln county
to investigate the situation
A delegation representing the
Citizens League of Toledo headed
by Mrs. Rosemary Schenck.'wlfe
of the chief of police; called at the
governor's office yesterday to ex-
nlatn nnHltlnn thai have threat-
- i
ened to diarunt th community.
The matter was also tiken up with
united states senator cnaries i
McNary. '- , i
Employment of the Japanese on
the "green chain, gang at the rate
of $2.40 a day while! white labor
had been receiving $3.60 for the
name, work was the basis of. the
discussion, the . delegation - said.
While there were a few fist fights
Shndiv art sine- frnm a crowd of
citizens taking guns away from an
armed guard at the corporation's
mill, there was no violence oflered
line Japanese, wou no uuuncu
that they would be , ecorted i to , -
iCorvallis and given sumcienc
money to. get them Portland.
This was done and the "deported
laborers shook hands with r toe
Toledo men who-brought . them, to -Coryallia
by automobile. Nearly
40 Japanese including ..two fami
lies, were moved out 'of the com
munity" ' , - nv "
On May 12, according to papers
left with the governor,, both the
Toledo Business Men's league and
the Toledo Chamber of Commerce
adopted , resolutions .protesting
against the .employment ot the
Japanese. r By resolution the first
action was rescinded on. May 26.
This action', the delegation claim
ed, was not taken until after W.
G. Yde. manager or the state
Chamber M Commerce had visit- "
ed the community and brought
pressure to bear, upon the business
men. Yde, 4h delegation 'charg
ed, distributed much pro-Japanese
propaganda around Toledo.
Specific charges of "stealing"
the school election to Impress the
community with Its power . were
made against the spruce corpora
tion hythe delegation. Two mill'
men were put In the field against
the local candidates, who had lit- .
ed in the community all their
lives., and employees directed ; to
vote 'on, .the company's time. Only
those voting to receive pay .. for
j their' ' absence. , ,The . corporation
held this election as a whip over
the community, the delegation
said, in order to show the power
possessed.'.. . ' . -I..-V"
Men protesting against the em
ployment of the Japanese were
fired, the governor was told. The
(Continued on pat 7)
GIRL'S FUNERAL TODAY
i PYRL HILL KILLED BY" FILI
PINO BRIDEGR003I
Fn'nefa! f err ices' for, Pyrl "liM?
IS year old Salem, girl who was
slain by her filipino husband - in
Jgan Diego, .-will he held .from, the
iTerwilllger Funeral parlors at 10
j o'clock this raornlngjwith Rev, J.
I cemetery. , The body laid in state
If rom 6 o'clock -until 9 o'clock
I a brother-in-law . of the dead
1 tdrl will leave for California to-
night .to ; invesUcate her ..death-
life, turned the gun on himself.;.;
'The girl, disappeared; .from
Salem several, weeks ago Under
the pretext of visiting , m married
sister in Portland.', A girl frletd.
who married a sailor about a year,
ago and who ' later ", became . ac
quainted with the Filipino, la sail
to have been the medium through
which she 4 met ' the . man. -The
friend' after: a row with her sal-
4ier husband ou
account of the
Filipino, effected a recdncIHaUda.
pryi wrote several letter! to ta
Filipino through the girl friend.
, f
-
CTRL IS RIVER VICTDI
STEVENSON, Wash.," July 13-
nanaa PederSon. 15; wis drvrwr-M
n!g.t fn the Columbia river
at Skamania. 12 mlls r,5t f,f
.r. Ttlul t.r.tv.tn- iih
p-o-p of cter younst persons, f!:e
Eened Into a deep hole.
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