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Coast
reparing
I For Twister
Warnings Set
Shippir i Stands
Tides and Wind
fclngton, Sept. 21. A hurri-
rnlng for 10 m- on the
louislana coast ana on tne
I punt from Port Arthur to
jtjhristi was issued today by
ilther bureau. .
I Orleans, La., Sept. i. Al-
weather observers here
Mthout further definite lnfor-
regarding thetropTcal dls-
jce expected to reach parts of
feias and Louisiana coast to-
I precautions were being tak-
Ibis section of the coming of
Shipping interests were
I tick all vessels destined to
i or Central American ports
lurching extreme caution on
lrt of masters now at sea.
Tides Rising.
( than a dozen steamers were
held at Port Eades.
,w rain here and along the
Uas attended by only slight
early today. The barometer
bit 8 a. m. was 29. 88, practical-
luraeas 12 hours before.
uidwable significance was at-
II at the weather bureau to the
I report from Galveston. At s
( lastn Ight the tide there was
tie normal and at 8 a. m. to
was 1.6 above.
Iiuton, Texas, Sept. 12. The
Bier bureau believed today that
d Is no possibility of the storiu
Eng the coast with anything
I full twee, before Wednesday,
k tides and a variable wind of
i miles were reported nere.
barometer here has risen two
i since 7 a. m. and is now
Cattlemen Warned.
ktoton, Texas, Sept. 21. Cat-
an on Galveston island were
to have their livestock
I; to movet o places of safety
Itocunt of storm warnings. Rail-
warehouse men and mer-
rls are preparedto put freight
nerchandise in places of safe-
Cops Make Good
As Play Censors
Cleveland, Ohio", aept 21
You got to hand it to the cops'
Some member round out that
a play. "Come Up in the Hay
mow, had some lines that were
somewhat broad.
Police Inspector Graul headed
ST ' i"lrly on a tor of in
spection.
''The lines must be changed
said the Inspector, sadly shaking
his head. .
The scrip was brought to him
Now lake this," he saw,
pointing an accusing finger to
where Enid Markley say: "fa,
going to be compromised "
That wont' do at all."
"All right, chief,
worried response,
we do?"
Thereupon Graul took a stub
by pencil from his vest pocket
and re-wrote the ofefnding lines
Instead of the words deleted be
made the actress say:
"I'm going to be talked
about."
Now members of the police
force may visit the show without
irnving ineir sense of d.
shocked.
"Mild as milk
.sweet," say they.
was the
"What shall
recency
and Just as
Irish Town Is
Wrecked After
Police Killed
Dublin, Sept. 21. Auxiliary po
lice forces last night wrecked the
town of Balbriggan, near here in
retaliation tctr the shooting of two
police officers there earlier in the
evening, when District Inspector
Burke was killed and his brother,
Sergeant Burke, was seriously
wounded,
Two civilians were shot dead and
several wounded. Manv houses
were set on fire and thel argest hos
iery factory in Ireland, belonging
to an English firm, was destroyed.
This morning streams of refugees
were abandoning the town.
homing Gets
Concrete Road
Wyo., Sept. 21. Plans
Idle construction of a concrete
four and one half miles In
jth, between Casper and Salt
Ware underway. According to
MMcement by the state highway
mission, tne road will establish
high mark in the cost of road
mg, estimates placing It at a
pi of J36S.597.17. or nearly $80.-
Ipermile. The road will be only
(leet wide and will be used for
mii-ummoULUlon or ie,i-r
US. i
mm Union Men
Attend Assembly
1 T .
J. aimeral, president of the
Central Trades and Labor
Well, accompanied by repre-
Mves fro mthe various trades
Monday for Pendleton where
will attend the eiehth ennven-
o' the Oregon Federation of
r- The state fpHAHnn maAta
round-up city for three days,
Winner 2i-5?.9'
PM1 L. Trao-lm oH r..A
. o-... .... .1 Ll.l.-I , i 1
W of the local painters' un-
Delegates to the conven
Mr. Traglio is a menhir of
"cutive board of the state
won.
wans Swan
Tales of Civil
War Days Todav
inanolii. r.i
shins . ' p zl- um
were to be renewed and
1 01 thprl i,
Ifirik wuen tney oat
"the un inn ,-c...J
W activities today of the
'"campmen, of the Grand
o.?ep"Wl0' which, for-
t : yesterday,
"f Omental and brigade re-
were set for today and to-
the
annual campflre will be
fa
"Wwization nf ,h. ,...; .
. Thursday. win h- ,alf0i4 72
"ie nercanitn ta
Hi,, " "sure it naa been
' years.t o 10 cents a year.
BBiel u .. . ,f JU- -Bmanii-
Robert T. H,rji
father ,., : " -
lw oenaior Hording, re
nominee, is
- oua;U ot Ohio.' its mem
T"ig from 75 to 90 years ot
2fed considerable atten-
.T. "snl as, with Snrinir.-:t,l
Ooulder-,1 aonrrrtin fhc
cf arnm nt . u - --
" "s headquarters.
i - v , ",al oieei company,
halted last OctOB, -n
for , . .
aae ilren.1,.
Convicts Brave
Volley of Shots
And Make Escape
Braving a volley from the guns
of guards nt the state prison brick
yard Frank Wagoner and Earl
RiRl"y, convicts, made their es
cape at 10. this morning. A
posse of ten suar ls x as imm li
ately placed upon their trail and
are believed to have the men sur
rounded in the brush along Mill
creek east of town this afternoon.
Wagoner was implicated with
Al Meaders in the robbery of the
Walter Kalunki store at Astoria
on which count he was sentenced
to a term of four years. Following
the Astoria robbery Wagoner and
Meaders drove across country in
an automobile to St. Joe, Mo.,
where they were arrested and
brought back to Oregon.
Following his Incarceration in
the prison Wagoner was tried on
a charge of burglarizing a store
at Silverton, his aggregate Sen
tences amountinp; to forty years.
Riley was received here from
Multnomah county for larceny in
a dwelling in December, 1919, to
serve a term of on-j year. He as
a "repeater" however and had sev
eral years of an old sentence yet
hanging over him. Riley was fir.it
received at thi state prison in 1915
under a sentence of from one to
ten years for larceny. He escaped
in November, 1918. but was soon
captured and returned to the in
stitution and was later rele'iyd on
parole being returned last Decem
ber on the new charge.
Boxers Cannot
Quit Managers
Board's Ruling
Boston, Mas., Sept. 21. The box
ing commission will deal a solar
plexus blow to the boxers who jump
their managers. Under legalized
boxing it will be possible for a man
ager to have a contract with a ring
3tar. And if the boxes tries to jump
his manager, the manager can go
into' court and prevent him from
appearing at any Massachusetts
lub.
In the Aurora section there has
been little or no damage to hops
from mold. Picking was finished
in most of the-yards last week
Bomb Threat
Proves To Be
Fake Alarm
New York Customs
House Stands Despiti
Alleged Plot to De
stroy it Today
ew York, Sept. 21. The New
York customs house was still stag
ing at 2 oclock, the hour when of
ficials were warned they might ex
pect to se it blow sky high today.
me minutes passed without
ringing traces of a single bomb or
. (, icuunsi, rnere was a
curious tnrong about the building.
Heavy Guard Set.
New York, Sept. 21. The New
York customs house totday was un.
der the heaviest guard in its hls
:ory, because of the warning re
ceived yesterday that the Wall
stret explosion last Thursday would
be followed this afternoon with
blowing up of the great govern
ment structure.
Although both federal and local
authorities were inclined to regara
as a hoax the postcard received by
Colector Edwards, setting 2 o'clock
as the hour for the second explo
sion, they took nO chances.
Office workers making their way
down the canyon of lower Broad
way this morning, found scores of
coast guards, carrying rifles and
sidearms entering the custom
house. In addtiion, scores of Uni
ted States customs guards had been
posted. Every one entering the
structure was closely questioned.
Federal and police authorities to
day were admittedly as far as ever
from a solution of the mystery sur
rounding the explosion that spread
death and destruction in Araii
street last Thursday.
Employes "HI."
Hope l developments from ques
tioning Edwin P. Fischer, lawyer
and former employe oif the French
high commission, and Alexander
Brailovsky, Russian journalist,
weat glimmering with the commit
ment of the former for psycholatuic
observation in Bellevue hospital
md the unconditional release of the
latter after authorities had said
themselves that he had nothing to
do with the tragedy.
An epidemic of "sudden illnew"
and "visits from out of town rela
tives" was particularly noticeable
among customs house employes and
lower Manhattan workers this
morning. . ,
William (Big Bill) Edwards, t
lector of internal revenue, was
effect was made today by demo
serted that two o'clock would find
him at his desk. He declared that
"everything the law allows" has
been done to safeguard the lives of
workers in the building.
McAdoo Plans
Tour of Coast
To Boost Cox
New York, Sept. 21. William G.
McAdoo, former secretary of the
treasury, will enter the democratic
national campaign with a speaking
tour that will carry him to the Pa
cific coast with speeches in many
large cities. Announcement to this
efefct was made today by demo
cratic national headquarters here.
Mr. McAdoo conferred at demo
cratic headquarters here today with
George White, chairman of the na
tional committee, and Senator Pat
Harrison, chairman of the speak
ers bureau, in regard to arrange
ments for his tour.
Salem, Oregon, Taesday, September 21, 1920
Fighters Plan
Bout Schedule
for Fair Week
Average for 1M4, UM
Population of Salem IMM,
1910, 14,04; 120, 17.47
Marlon county, irao, 441Tf
Polk county, 14,181
Member of Audit
eolation.
Leased Win
"Doc" Osborne, manager of Carl
Martin, arrived in .Salem Monday
evening and announces his inten
tion of putting the welterweight
into the ring for a feature scrap
during fair week.
Martin, who fought Neal Zim
merman two months ago during
tne KIRS' convention, is well known
to saiem fight fans, Martin is now
training at Eugene and will meet
unarue Dawson in that city on Sep
tember 23, Thursday night. The
contest will be staged at a smok
er given by the Eugene post of
the American Legion.
Dawson. Martin's opponent,
claims that naval welterweight ti
tle and In a recent battle, also at
Eugene, bested Jack Leonard, a
fast eastern mittster.
Martin's manager is not prepar
ed to name an opponent for his
fighter, but states that several
well known knights of the arena
are anxious to mar the good rec
ord Carl has made during the pa
year. The Martin-Zimmerman bout
was a feature of the fight card at
the Elk assembly here.
2 Cars Wrecked In
Crash On Capitol
t 3 nia rk's car collided with
driven hv G. Klorfeun, a State
street baker, last evening at the
intersection of Capital and Center
streets. oBth cars were consider
ably damaged.
Mr. Klorfeun was driving south
u.imI onri Mr. Clark west on
un Vil"1"1
n,er- street. Klorfeun, It is said.
th riirht of way. As Clark's
car approached it turned to the left
and struck the other machine on
the center of the running board.
Both machines went into the curb
wrecks, but no one was injured. Mr.
Clark is said to have acknowledged
that he was at fault.
By agreement between the state
and federal authorities the season
for shooting migratory fowl east of
the Cascade mountains has been
onened. It Will continue open un
til December 31. .
Councilmen To
Examine Dip In
Grade On High
Acting on a request of Attorney
L. H. McMahan, Mayor otto tVll
son Monday night appointed a com
mittee composed of Councilmen
Giesy, Simeral and Halvorsen to
meet with persons most interested
in changing the grade on north
High street. Action of the council
will follow the report of the special
committee.
Mr. McMahan said he believed
the blueprints used on the grade on
High between Union and Division
were not the ones originally drawn.
A dip in the grade which, when
the pavement is laid, would neces
sitate installing drains in the center
of the block, is said to have caused
property owners to object.
Mr. McMahan, who is serving as
adviser to the pavers, says the prOp
erty owners feel that with the dip
in the pavement their property
would be less valuable. A straight
grade is desired, he said.
Ratification
Of Suffrage
Must Stand
Secretary Colby Will
Not Grant Plea that
He Rescind Procla
mation Issued
Washington, Sept. 21. Secretary
Colby has refused to grant the re
quest ot anti-suffragists from Ten
nessee that he rescind his action in
proclaiming ratifcatlon of the fed
eral suffrage amendment on the
basis of favorable action on the
amendment by the Tennessee legis
lature. After the secretary announced
his decision to the delegation at a
conference late yesterday, he was
requested to at least publish all of
the documents regarding action by
the Tennessee legislature as receiv
ed by him from the governor and
other state officials. These docu
ments, it was said, showed that the
legislature first ratified the amend
ment and that the lower house
then rescinded its action.
1 Ihnt
r timed
been pre-
way costing 115.-
Uif . "Pen abouc tae
It 11 win employ be-
lf-
trestle
then:
Miners Not Likely to
Bolt Either Ticket Is
Leader's Declaration
Marion. Sept. 21.-W. J. 'JS&JS. ofthe SdMin
of Illinois, national representatives , Workers of America, is out for
of the United Mine Workers ror H" I Harding and will shortly be or. the
Unois. today discussed Ubor and po- tumP for him.
litical conditions with Senator ,;"" ' hj u ,ikewi?e vigor-
Mr. James issued a statement in : democratic effort to control
which ho said: i . ibor vote, and particularly the
Being a republican. I am for the , re,uited in a failure be
republican party and the Harn.-, ner.
Coolidge pticket. I find Iha'm.i"e ed the records of the two candi
ers who are' republican. Ml fJ " the two parties, and the
to support Harding and those who , cand;dates and program
are democrat Will support Cox. , republK thit
Present fiomoefs' efforts to de-; hae ma 1a.d. hKM failed
Curious Not To
See Execution
Of Murderer
No morbid curiosity seekers
will be permitted to witness the
execution of Emmett Bancroft,
alias Neil Hart, at the state pris
on here on November 5 when he
pays the supreme penalty for the
murder of Sheriff Til Taylor of
Umatilla county and ushers into
operation Oregon's recently re-enacted
capital punishment law.
In a statement Issued this after
noon Warden L. H. Compton of
the penitentiary declares that the
law which provides for the pres
ence of one or more physicians,
the attorney general of the state,
the sheriff of the county from
which the doomed man was com
mitted and at least twelve repu
table citizens will be strictly and
literally adhered to In this case.
-An avalanche of requests to
attend the execution of Hart on
November fifth has been receiv
ed by my office," declared Warden
Compton.
"Under the law the warden is
required to be present at such a
time and must invite the presence
of one or more physicians, the at
torney general of the state, the
sheriff of the county in which the
judgment was rendered and at
least twelve reputable citizens. At
the request of the defendant he
also may permit such ministers of
the gospel as the defendant may
name but not to exceed five. The
law specifically prohibits other
from being present, save sucl
peace officers as the warden may
deem expedient.
"The law will be literally follow
ed while I am warden at the peni
tentiary. The lagal taking of a
life Is a grim matter of business
and the execution chamber is not
to be made a place to satisfy the
morbidness of curiosity seekers."
Expert Warns
Against Wilt
In Flax Fields
Care must be taken to avoid
the Introduction of wilt and other
diseases into the flax fields of
Oregon according to Lyster H.
Dewey, botanist with the United
States department of agriculture,
who, in a letter to the Salem com
mercial club advises the use of
Oregon grown seed in the flax
fields of the state to guard against
such a contingency.
If these diseases should creep
into the Industry in the Willam
ette valley, as would be almost
certain with the Importation o
seed from outside localities, Dew
ey warns, it would be almost im
possible to grow flax here unless
resistant strains are developed.
Strains which are resistant else
where might not prove to be re
sistant in Oregon, he states.
Dewey declares that the estab
lishment of any linen mills in this
section nvHt necessarily await th"!
thorough ekt.Olishment of the flax
fibre production. The organisa
tion of rnTJ interested in tn n
dustry is strongly advocated !n
his lett?r to the commercial club.
$10,000 Too Much
for Camp Grounds
Alderman Thinks
That he favors the purchase or a
free auto camp site bv the ctiy. but
that he believes the $10,000 said to
be asked for the present ground,
is too much, were statements made
Monday night by Councilman F. L.
iJtter in hi verbal report.
Thel and. Councilman Utter be
lieves, is of the rocky variety ana
he thinks the price too high. Any
motion advocating its purchase
would have to come from some oth
er councilman he said.
Fort Klamath
Company 'Asks
Water Permit
The Fort Klamath Meadows
company of Fort Klamath ras fil
ed with the state engineer's office
here an application for permission
to aporop.-'ate 20 s'coti'5 feet of
water from Four Mile creek, S.w
en Milo oiosk e.nd Anna creek fir
the irrigation of 9318 acres of
land in Klamath county. The com
pany contemplates ;tie construc
tion of a canal 12 miles long be
sides numerous laterals.
Other applications for water
rights have been filed as follows:
By Cleve Camman. Ivan Hart.
Steve Woodward of Westfall, cov
ering the appropriation of 250 sec
ond feet of the waters of Cotton
wood creek to be used for irriga
tion purposes by the proposed
Westfall valley irrigation project.
By Albert McCrow of Golden
dale, Wash, covering the appropri
ation of water from a spring creek
known as Hannls Young branch
for the irrigation of 171 acre in
Douglas county.
By the Lakevlew Lumber and
Box company of Lakrvlew. cover
ing the appropriation of water
from Camp creek for Ug rrnd and
flume purposes
By Ivan E
covering the
Oakes of Ontario,
nnstructlon of the
Lamberson reservoir for the stor
age of 96,000 acre feet of the wa
ters of Bully and Indian creeks
for irrigation purposes in Malheur
county. , ,
By the Walnut Cultivation and
Marketing association of Portland
covering the appropriation of wa
ter from a spring for domestic sun
ply for a camp of fruit pickers, in
Yamhill county.
By Herbert Nunn and William
Ward of Neskowin, covering the
appropriation of water from
spring for irrigation, power and
domestic purpose.
By W. J. Welch, covering th
nnrnnrlation of water from Dutch
! r-reek and Dutch Flat creek;
reervoir for irrigation and sup
plemental supply for about 200
acres in Baker county.
Baby Is Born
In Department
Store In Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa. Sent. 21 The
stork paid an unexpected visit to
the baby department of a siv
City department store while Mr.
and Mrs. I. A. Johnson of Homer,
". were visiting it on a shop
ping expedition. Dr. P. E. Knofe
the store physician, and the store
nurse responded on the run, while
me new tamer was hustled outside
to a counter where a clerk proniDt-
ly took advantage of circumstances
ana sold him a layette for his
"daughter," which later proved to
oe a son. The store manager pre
sented a gift box in return for
which the parents have named the
baby for the. store.
MacSwineyMay
Be Eating Say
Prison Doctors
London, Sept. 21. Lord Mayor
MacSwiney of Cork passed a very
restless night at Brixton prison,
where he entered this morning, tne
40th day of his hunger strike, ac
cording to a bulletin issued by the
Irish Self Determination league. He
had some sleep, but it was quite
fitful, and he was very weak thle
morning, the bulletin stated.
When asked the direct question
whether MacSwiney was being fed,
a home office official said this
morning:
"Not that 'we know of, but you
must remember his relatives have
free access to him."
This Is the first time official
have qualified the statement that
as far as the government's doctors
know, the lord mayor is not receiv
ing nourishment.
The prison physician reported
this morning that MacSwiney wa
considerably weaker than he was
yesterday.
High Street
Bridge Sags;
To be Fixed
Investigation has shown that the
South High street bridge which
spans a creek at High and Belle
vue streets, should be repaired in
the near future, according to a re
port read before the city council
Monday night which wa prepared
by City Engineer Hugh Rogers.
A sag of approximately eight
inches have developed, Mr. Rogers
report said. He believes there Is no
immediate danger, but suggested
that It be repaired before the heavy
rains.
A motion that the bridge be put
in shape Immediately, before any
accidents occurs, introduced by
Councilman Buchner, was 'unani
mously adopted. Street Commis
sioner Walter uow win superin
tend the work.
Oregon Warriors
In Camp; Football
End Visits Salem
Bronzed froim a summer spent In
fishing at Astoria, "Mart" Howard,
last year an end on the University
of Oregon football machine, was in
Salem for a short time Tuesday en
his way to Eugene where he will
put in a few days of pre-sesson
work under the eye of Corch "Shy"
Huntington.
Howard, who perofrmed so well
at the wing position against Har
vard at Pasadena, tips the Bcales at
180 pounds. Gridiron workout win
probably bring him down to 170.
"Brink" Leslie and "Spike" Leslie
both members of last season's elev
en, arrived in Eugene yesterday
from Portland, Howard stated.
George iKng, of Salem, an aspirant
for a backfleld position, is already
n the university town.
Howard's home is in Portland.
Germans Trlan Guns.
Constantinople, Sept. 20. Turk
ish nationalist forces In southern
Asia Minor are continuing their
fight against French troop of oe-
cupation there. Ten tnousana
Turks and Arabs are besieging
Adana, and othtrs are daily shell
ing Harsus with old five-inch Ger
main guns operated by Oerman of
ficer who have been stranded
there since the armistice.
Americans in Adana have limited
food supplies, but distribute what
tbev can to 2000 persons daily.
They have so far failed to secure
shipments from Mersina.
Harding Has Scrapped
League Says Johnson;
Scores Administration
California Senator Declares Himself Please
With Republican Candidate's Outspoke
Opposition to Entrance of United States int
Alliance Under Covenant
Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 21. Sen
ator Hiram W. Johnson of Califor
nia in his first speech in behalf of
the republican national, ticket en
dorsed the attitude of Senator War
ren G. Harding, nominee for the
presidency on the league of nation
here today.
"Mr. Harding for himself and
America, has scrapped tne regue,'
Senator Johnson said. Senator
Johnson had been one of the most
bitter and unbending foes of the
league in the United States senate.
The speech, firat of seevral John
son is scheduled to make In Califor
nia for the national campaign, was
made to the republican state con
vention at Its opening session. It
began with congratulations "upon
the outlook for republican sucuees
and an attack upon the present
democratic administration.
Administration Attacked.
"So wide is the dissatisfaction
with the present administration,
he said, "so great the hostility to
many of the acts of the president,
and so acute the Justifiable fear of
the metamohphosia of our foreign
policy, that apparently nothing can
prevent overwhelming republican
success in the November election.
"The indictment brought against
Mr. Wilson's government Is severe,
but warranted by the facts. For
the first time in oiur lives the demo
cratic administration taught what
repression and suppression were.
This administration not only cur
tailed the constitutional privileges
to drive us Into perilous paths
of citizens at home but endeavored
abroad. Free speech has been
threatened, not in the interest of
patriotism but for existing power.
A free press has been endangered.
A rigid censorship diluted the news
and facts to which all were entitled,
were forbidden publication, while
government propaganda colored,
and often distorted the Information
permitted to come to the people.
These assaults insensibly bred In
tolerance, thea nctent foe of free
dom. The necessary restriction of?
war time have been Inexcusably
prolonged in peace, and our gov-
arnment has strayed far from those
fundamental principles upon whiefc
for more than -a century and a 4umt
ter, the republic ha ho accurate
rested."
Senator Johnson then attack
the administration on the league eft
nations issue.
Proud of Harding.
"Under the specious guise of a
league of nations to promote
and prevent war, we were to be
extricably bound hereafter to
ery future world war," he
untied,
"Upon the league of nations
issue is clean cut. There are
gentlemen who seek by a shlttn
construction of wordst o obscuMkt
It. I do not object to these gontlOr
men and their newspaper potagesv
ists saving their faoe so ions SV
they do not carry their league. BSsfc
the league of the two candidates k
plain and unambiguous. The
says he will go into the league
I am proud to say that our
date says he will stay out ot
league. Every normal man
to promote peace and prevent
Ever private citizen and every In
dividual In official position wiU d
their utmost in the endeavor to
promote peace and prevent war. It
Is possible that this may be done aa
one way or another in the future,
without involving us lrt enunMaasi
ments or imperialistic policies ajr
European schemes or aggression
ambition.
find a way to prevent
without saying. But the present tt
sue Is the league of nations. Then
has ben the Issue since the retuns
of Mr. Wilson frosn Europe. H
finally culminates now in soleajft
referendum to the people. Mr. Cos
says if he is successful, he will gs)
in. Our candidate says he will stair
out, Mr. Harding, happily for hiaa-
self and for America, has acra
the league."
TVtnt ...u u.111 , -1 ML'
Salemites To
Vote On Two
Platoon Plan
Formal announcement that the
initiative bill asking that the mat
ter of two platoons for the local
fire department be placed on the
ballot at the coming election, has
been filed with a sufficient number
of names to make it effective, w
made at council meeting Monday
night by City Recorder Earl Race
The two platoon system for the
local fire fighters which would pro
vide for two shifts, a ten hour per
lod for day men and a 14 hour shift
for night men, has been endorsed
by the Commercial club, the city
council, and the central trades ana
labor council. Only four more men
would be needed to operate the two
plattoons here. It is said.
Confidence that the people of Sa
lem will vote favorably on the
measure, is expressed by the local
fire boys.
Varsity Glosses
Elect Leaders
for School Year
Sheldon Sackett, last year mem
ber of Willamette university de
bate team, was elected president of
the Junior class of that Institution
at a meeting held Monday. Miss
Emma Shahafelt was elected vice-
president, Marjorie Minton secre
tary, Bryan McKlttrick treasurer.
lohn Luckcr forensic manager,
Hugh Doney athletic manager, and
Lester Day sergeant at arms.
Robert Notson, a graduate of Sa
lem high, was elected temporary
ihalrman of the freshman class at
Willamette university at a meeting
Monday. Permanent officers will
be elected this week. Nominations
ere made at the same meeting.
Walk Bad, Claim;
Arm Broken, Asks
That Council Act
That Miss Hattie White, 995 Tur
ner street, suffered a fractured arm
as a result of a fall on a defective
sidewalk on South 23rd street, was
a claim et forth In a letter Mon
day night read before the city coun
cil. It was asked that the-council
tak suitable action on the matter.
The communication was referred
to the city attorney, who will investigate.
Pass Not Wanted;
Refusal Planned;
Resolution Lost
Holding that there is no particu
lar !udfication in the state fair
board's "gratutious" offer to paes
o el'y councilmen to the fair,
C"ui cilmai- ft H. Vaniervrt
.'. -day night introduce! i flr-emu-Uon
suggesting that the free past'1
$ir di be refused. Put i vuie.
ih. iitolutino was lost. X-. Van
f r: was th" only man who vot
ed for it.
"This is a cheap outfit," Mr.
Vandervort observed.
"I guess you haven't got your
ass yet," somebody countered.
Til pay my way," Mr. Vander
vort returned.
Free tickets to the fair are fur
nished councilmen thi year, bine
the fair grounds hive became
Lone Priest Blocks
Mob Seeking Negroes
Who Hide In Church
Chicgo, Sept. 21. One small
priest with a smile and the word
"sanctuary" on his lips did more
than squads of police last night in
preventing the threatened lynching
of three negroes who took refuge
in his church.
He Is Father Thomas Burke, pas
tor of St. Gabriel's church, in the
stockyards neighborhood.
When Father Burke reached the
church a mob estimated to numoer
nearly 60U0 packed about the doors
and hundreds more had already
entered In the search for the n
groes. Forcing his way in the nrW
shouted:
What is this sacrilege? Who are
the rowdies that norm the house of
Ood?"
Some one explained.
The crowd broke and filed out.
The last had left when a police riot
part of the ctiy of Saiem. It Is said. 'squad arrived. Taking the police
inside Father Burke called to the
hidden negroes to come out and
they were spirited out a side en
trance. With the negroes safely away,
Father Burke, smilingly told the
mob to go home.
The mob left.
The first batalllon of police re
serves, Including 1000 patrolmen,
two platoons of mounted police, a
machine gun company, seven rifle
squads and the motorcycle force
patrolled the riot zone this morn
ing. Order prevailed.
The disturbance last night was
the result of an altercation in
which a while man was killed by
the three negroes, and several oth
ers, both negroes and whites were
injured. The white man was said
to have abused the negroes, one of
whom drew a knife and slashed
him fatally.
Drayman Still
Kept Off Main
Salem Street
A motion introduced by Council
man Simeral at council mee
Monday night, that the truok
nance which prevent local
men from parking their vehicles) (Mr
certain of the downtown streets, b
repealed, was lost when the matter
was put to n rising vote. Only fern
voted for the motion, while six daj
clared themselves against it.
Much opposition to the truck or
dlnanee arose from local draymats
when it was first passed several
week ago, and since then numerous)
complaints have been registered bar
the truck men. Monday night who
the traffic ordinance was be last
considered an ordinance which,
repeals several old ordinance. Coun
cilman Simeral suggested that or
dinance 1639 the truck ordinance
be Included among thoae repealaaV
Some of the draymen were present
to see the motion defeated.
Excess Profits
Tax Menanceto
Labor-Harding
Chicago, Sept. 21. 'The excess
profits tax, If It tends to bring on
unemployment and the no hour day
Is a menace to the employes of
America,' says Senator Harding;, re
publican candidate for president in
a copyrighted Interview printed this
morning In a special commercial
edition of the Chicago Herald and
Examiner.
"It we are to guarantee taw
workers and producers of America
against the 'no hour day' we must
gor forward with a clear business
policy.
"American business Is not blsT
business.
"It is the bread-and-butter con
cern of every man, woman and
child of America. As every
housewife knows, staples, like coal
and sugar, have been tinkered up
ward ant not downward.
"Taxation must be readjusted, aa)
soon us we can pick up the task, aa
that we shall not continue a pen
alty upon initiative and production.
"In this program of action every
industrial worker is a shareholder."
Stolen Bonds
Are Cause Of
Indictment
Boston A forged check for f 4tM
plus i stolen Liberty bond equaled
six months In the house of cerrso
tion. That was the sentence Jursst
Day imposed on Albert I. a
drc ws, who was technically charaajdl
with violating his probation. A
month ago he wa in court liargad
with forging and uttering a elites
for $400. He got a suspended sen
tence on condition that he malts
restitution. As partial reiitulise
he presented a Liberty boad
had been stolon.
H. mh- It will cost
al?i completely."
craUc ticket will fail Just a 4