The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Thurs
day fair and warmer; gentle north
westerly winds.
LOCAL: No rainfall; part
cloudy; southerly winds; maxi
mum 70, minimum 44, set 55;
river 2.8 feet and falling.
" Circulation
Average for 1920, 5260
population of Salem 1900. 4258:
1910 14,094; 1920, 17,679
Marion County 1920, 47,177;
Polk county, 14,181
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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, June 1, 1921
Price Three Cents JSt? cbS"i
NINE WHITES AND 65 BLACKS KILLED IN RIOTS
Negro Section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Burned by Whites During Battle
Bingham Urges Liquor Probepty Placed Under Rule of
Mate 1 roops; Assault Un
Girl Precipitates Clash
Big Haul
Made By
Thieves
' a j.
16 Suits, uvercoai,
Hats. Stolen J?Tom
Cleaners; Wrinkled
Clothes Passed Up
Discriminating burglars entered
the cleaning and pressing establish
ment of S. Watanabe, 434 North
Commercial sometime during last
Sight, made away with 16 neatly
pressed suits of clothes value, at
about $1,000, a man's overcoat,
and a bat, ignored 25 suits which
were in the process of being dry
cleaned, and departed without
even disturbing a large pile of
women's clothing standing near
the door.
Marked discernment In the mat
ter of selecting their loot was
manifested by the thieves. Nothing
out "finished" stuff was consider
ed. All of the 16 suits appropriat
d were freshly cleaned and newly
jressed.
Proprietor Puzzled
Mr. Watauabe, the diminutive
Japanese proprietor, shrugged his
ihoulders and smiled after he had
examined his depleted stock this
morning.
"Green hat, take. Panama hat
no take," he observed in a puz
tled manner. Suits not finished,
no' take. Upstairs 25 suits, dry-'em-up,
he no take." He smiled
again and added: "I don't know
wha's a matter."
Entrance was gained to the
shop by smashing a padlock on
the front door. An investigation
or the police failed to disclose
either the padlock or the instru
ment with which it was removed.
The proprietor, who resides but a
short distance from his place of
business is unable to guess at what
hour the burglary may have been
committed:
Auto Used Belief
Police are of the opinion that
the robbery was committed by ex
perienced men who .drew up in
front of the shop in an automobile
nd made their escape within a
tew minutes after the shop was
broken open.
Fifteen of the stolen suits were
of brown and blue colors and one
as gray. The overcoat was
brown and the hat was a dark
green. Police believe that the
thieves will endeavor to dispose
of the goods in other towns.
Bill Prohibiting
Sale of Beer Upon
Prescription Up
Washington, June 1. The house judiciary committee
agreed today to report out the Volstead bill, which would
prohibit sale of beer on physicians' prescription for use by
the sick.
As approved the bill also would make the Volstead enforce
ment act apply to Hawaii and the Virgin Islands but not to
the Philippines.
Washington, June 1. Passage of the prohibition amend
ment served to annul various internal revenue laws covering
the liquor traffic, the supreme court held today. Congress
did not intend to preserve the old penalties, the court said.
The court's decision was given in the case of Boze Yug
inovitch and Cousin Boze Yuginovitch, indicted in Oregon
for violation of the internal revenue laws in failing to pay
the required tax on distilled spirits. A demurrer to the in
dictment was sustained on the ground that it does not allege
a violation of the eighteenth amendment, which the lower
court said was the ruling statute today.
JurorsStats!j7,
Debt of State
Told To
Senate Reaffirms Action In
Increasing Personnel of Navy
Washington, June 1. By a vote of 38 to 24 the senate to
day reaffirmed its action on the navy appropriation Din
providing 120,000 men instead ot luu.uuu men as vuweu uy
the house.
Dig Deep
Judge Asks Investiga
tion of Alleged Fail
ure of Officers to En
foce Dry Law
Urging that rigorous investiga
tion be made of the reported vio
lations of the prohibition law Of
the state, Judge George Bingham
of department No. 2 of the cir
cuit court delivered his instruc
tions to the grand jury which
convened at the court house this
morning. - 1
"Although the goddess of jus
tice is supposed to be blindfold
ed," said the judge, "she Is sup
posed to have ears and to use
common ordinary horse sense.
"Any member of the grand jury
has a right to call In law enforce
ment officers, and to ascertain as
to what they know regarding
conditions, and to find out if
there has been any neglect as to
apprehending law breakers. If
there is any such neglect by the
county or state officers, they
Statistics compiled by the state
tax commissioner's department
here show that the bonded indebt
edness of the state of Oregon and
its various subdivisions, including!
state, counties, municipalities,!
school districts and irrigation
districts aggregate between $50,
000,000 and $60,000,000. The
state's share of this vast obliga
tion is approximately $25,000,
000. The statistics are being
gathered by the tax commission at
the suggestion of L. J. Goldsmith,
a member of the tax supervising
and conservation commission for
Multnomah county.
TOvitisri RiiP-ffest Continuation
xiii;im o o an'
Of AnglO - Japanese Alliance should be dismissed from of flee
, t- i xt uf j through the regular courses of
Tokio, June 1. Great Britain, the Nichi Nichi declares the ,aw
rHov has sue-e-ested that Japan permit the Anglo-Japanese After glvinfr tne jurorg
rm i nfinno ore
alliance to continue anotner year. io tv
definitely negotiating for a revision of the
newspaper says. -
nations are
alliance, the
Chemawa Indians
Industrial Exhibit
Largest In Years
Alleged Traffic
Violators fined;
1 Forfeits Bond
Two alleged traffic law violat
ore appeared before Police Judge
"ri Kace yesterday and paid
"? A third forfeited bail
fhen he failed to show up.
Joseph Sproed was fined $5 for
JJWng, and Samuel Riggi paid
'' for cutting a corner. K. C.
Kemer forfeited $10 which he had
with the police.
-ry, ami tomorrow will
devoted especially to visitors who
wish to see the work of the dif
ferent departments of the Chem
ewa Indian school and which has
been on exhibition during the
week as one of the largest dis
plays of its kind which has ever
been put before the public.
People of Salem have heretofore
displayed a great interest in the
institution which is the largest
Indian school in the United States
today and have been greatly sur
prised at the work accomplished
particularly in the industrial de-
nnrtmpnta.
The exhibits take in every phase
nt inHnatrial activity of the Doy
and girl students and do great
rHit tr, the crops of instructors
,hnm thev trained their
training.
. i ,n An t s Wfltl
in tne boy s mi)aiuu
derful exhibition ot woodwork and
carpentry is on display including
several piece of unique furniture
and plans for cottages and homes
Other exhibits of the industrial
rfnrtment include work done in
blacksmithing and metal working
shop, and harness making in tanoi
as a number of exhibits in tailor
ing. These exhibits are the work
ef all the students In the various
departments and show an extreme
care in their execution and dis
play. The girls department show won-
hA derful exhibition in
science and domestic arts or an
kinds, from the most delicate hand islander.
brief
synopsis of the different depart
ments of the government the
judge continued:
"The law was made to be en
forced every day in the year re
gardless of time, place or per
sons. It has been reported that
city patrolmen have been Instruct
ed to stay out of certain alleys
before 12 o'clock at night and thai
the bootleggers have gone so far
as to Bell liquor to high school
boys. 1
"If there is any truth to these
dome8tic I reports the culprits should be ap-
preoenaea, h mere is not, me
public should know that they are
embroidery work to the very neat
ess way to fold a pillow slip. The
cooking exhibition, includes all
kinds of fancy pastry, down to
the best way to serve a common
ordinary meal.
The exhibition was open to vis
itors this afternoon and will again
be open tomorrow after two
o'clock for an indefinite period of
time.
Harwood Hall, superintendent
of the school, expressed his appre
ciation of the interest Salem peo
ple and the surrounding vicinity
had shown in previous years, and
extended a hearty invitation to
the public to attend.
"I believe that this is best ex
hibition of its kind we have ever
made," said Mr. Hall, this morn-in-r.
"and I am mighty proud
of mv students and our corps of
instructors who have been instru
mental in bringing it about.
Donations To Baby
Homes Must Apply
To Specific Wards
p. .
ie aid to elemosynary in
"utioas shall only be suspended
instances where money is paid
rch institution for the specific
"J1 of a child or children in
" institution, according to an
Prepared by Attorney
Vor. Winkle for the in
JJwon ot the state board of
The opinion was occasioned by
"m the Child Welfare
IT"""! to the board of con-
tauw Ch U u stateo lnat
Km to the Waverly Baby
W, ? Portland by parents of
U.k th institnfio are credit
" U 'pert of the institution
Local Men
To Play In
Portland
Thirteen local men are leaving
this afternoon by auto for Port
lor.rt tr, represent the local Y. M
C A. in volley ball in a contest
with Y. team there. The game
there tonight are return contests
for the series played here April n
k.tn the two organizations.
Men who will eompose the two
local teams that will play are:
cm Stockum, Ole Oleson, George
Hog R. G. Hoffman, O. J. H
H. K. Ghorroley. Harold Fakin
C McClain, Roy Soiled.
Hprtroe. N. W. Hilburn,
White and W. P. Walters.
The first wireless station to be
established in Oregon City is now
.,-! inn at the Hawley
"statutes make no provision that company. Th. sta
. .ix tn officers of - - f, nt-
In making his statement, Judge
Bingham made it clear that he
was not making accusations
against any of the law enforce
ment officers.
Navy Bill
Is Passed
By Senate
Washington, June 1. The sen
ate finally passed today the navy
appropriation bill carrying $494,
000,000 and including the Borah
amendment requesting the pres
ident to Initiate a disarmament
conference between the United
States. Great Britain and Japan.
The measure which carries
funds for the navy for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, goes to
conference for consideration of
increases aggregating nearly
$100,OOC.opo which were approv
ed by the senate, despite an
economy drive. Only two reduct
ions were made in the senate com
mittee recommendations $1,000,-
000 from the transportation fund
and $1,500,000 proposed by the
committee for beginning work on
a new Pacific coast naval base at
Alameda, Cal.
The vote on passage was 54 to
17. Five republicans. Capper,
Kansas; LaFollette and Lenroot,
Wisconsin; Nor beck, South Da
kota and Norris, Nebraska, voted
against the bill.
Armed Guardsmen and Machine Gun Units Patroling Conflict Area
Restore Order at Noon; Violence Begun Last Night Resolves It
self Into Open Warfare With Coming of Dawn; Soldiers Ordered
to Disarm All Combatants
Terror Stricken Blacks Overflow
Safety Prison Camps Under Guard
Ten Square Blocks of Colored District Swept by Flames; Firemen
Destrained from Fighting Blaze by Armed Men and White Resi
dential Area Threatened
Oklahoma City, Okla., June 1. Seventy-five persons, whites and negroes, have been
killed in the race outbreak in Tulsa according to a telephone message to Governor Robert
son here today from the chief of police at Tulsa.
Tulsa, Okla., June 1. Nine white men are known to have been killed in the race clash
that broke out here last night and raged until noon today, and Chief of Police G list af son
estimated the negro dead at sixty-five. In addition, scores of whites and negroes have
been wounded and practically the entire negro quarters is a mass of ruins, the result of fire.
Fire department officials expressed the belief early this afternoon that the white resi
dence districts would be saved from the flames that are still raging i nthe negro sections.
With martial law in effect in the city and county, three or more national guardsmen
placed at strategic points in the negro quarters, orders to disarm all citizens and approxi
mately 6,000 negroes under guard in detention camps, menus expressea tne Deuei inai
the situation is under control.
Governor Orders
Troops To Scene
Oklahoma City, Okla., June 1. Martial law in Tulsa was
ordered by Governor Robertson at 11:15 a. m. today and
Adjutant General Barrett placed in command of the city.
The order was given over the long distance telephone.
Tulsa, Okla., June 1. Martial law was declared in effect in
this city and Tulsa county about noon today by State Adju
tant General C. F. Barrett, following receipt of orders from
Governor J. B. A. Robertson directing that the military take
over the situation arising from a race clash that broke out
last niirht and continued throughout the night and early
today. It is estimated ha six whies ana inty negroes nave
been killed n the fighting with scores wounded.
Hull
A
W. H.
J. F.
e-enerallv and not to the support
of any certain child.
Van Winkle's opinion holds that
the state law covering this point
requires that the donation be
made for the specific support of
a child of children within the in
... ..,.! hfre state aid can be
,r.AA and adds that the
sains of money paia i - wl
snail De iuw .... ..
for the er.- pendIeton ihip-
necific support of certain inmates earloads of
thereof regardless of the WW- from Echo to
the person or persons paying
same."
President
Takes Hand
In Rate Cut
Harding Discusses Re
duced Freight Rates
With I. CO.; Men
tions Fruit Special
Washington, June t. Down
ward revision of railroad rates,
particularly of those on necessities
was discussed by President Hard
ing today with members of the
interstate commerce commission
at an informal conference at the
commission's headquarters. The
president was understood to have
been assured that the whole sub
ject was under review by the com
mission. Mr. Harding Inquired particu
larly about the prospect for modi
fication of rates on fruits. The
commission officials are under
stood to have told nim that thoy
were making considerable prog
ress on a plan for obtaining vol
untary reductions In come rates
thrnueh concerted action by the
carriers.
It was said that this movement
and the general work of ironing
out inequalities' had gone much
farther tl an information hither
to given to the public had indi
cated. Details as to this, however.
were not made public.
Mrs. Whitmore
Passes Away
Mrs, Emma C. Whitmore,
mother of Mrs. H. Hald of 629
Court street, died at the resi
dence of her daughter Monday
night at the age of 72 years. She
had been ill for some two weeks
but shortly before the end sne
seemed to rally for a time.
Besides her daughter here she
is survived by Mrs. Frank Fergu
son of Shangnut, Alaska.
W H. Whitmore of Butte, Mon
tana, and J. D. Whitmore of U)S
Angeles.
The funeral service for Mrs
Emma C, Whitmore, who passed
away Monday evening will be held
tomorrow, Thursday, at 2 o'clock
from Rldgon's parlors.
mih inntitutions
ed as having been paid
The Growers' Cold Storage ana
Supply company at Freewater has
commenced work on a new ceM
storage plant with a capacity of
2 OA carloads of fruit and to cost
$100,000.
Divorce Case
Dismissed On
Motion of Wife
After bringing divorce pi I
... .1 her husband on the
grounds of cruel and Inhuman
treatment and allowing the case
to so as far as the court issuing
an order by default, which would
be the last step In making her a
free woman. Herberta I Fagan
filed a motion In the circuit court
this morning asking that th case
be dismissed, because a reconcil
iation had been effected satisfac
tory to both parties.
In her divorce complaint Mrs
Fagan stated that her parents
were good Christian people, that
her father was a minister and
that shortly after her marriage
her husband with a total disre
gard for her earlier training
swore about the bouse, drank In
toxicating liquors and was gen
erally vexy offensive. For a time
she had locating him, to gain her
alimony, and when she did the
case was brought to a close.
The divorce case of Gladys Day
against Beryl Day was closed this
morning, by the issuance
Hearing Is
Waived By
Mr. Durdall
r Burton Durdall, former Sa
lem merchant who Is charged with courU decree to the plaintiff and Smith
Protest Filed
Against Recent
Cut In Rates
Formal protest against the re
cenly ordered rate reduction, ef
fective June 6, was filed with the
public service commission this
morning by the Portland Gas and
Coke company. In its protest the
company contends that the reduc
tion ordered by the commission
which were based upon reductions
in the price of crude, oil were
made without a full and complete
Investigation inn asks that the
findings and rates of the recent
order be reconsidered by the com
mission.
The reductions Itl s contended
Involve greater decreases In the
revenues of the company than is
warranted by the reduced price of
crude oil.
,.j - .,11.11.1: money under false pre
tense, yesterday afternoon waivea
a bearing In the Justice court and
was bound over by Judge L'nmh
to await the action of the grand
Jury.
Durdall, who formerly operated a
grocery store in this city, was ar
rested several weeks ago in Rose
r nn romDlaint of the United
States bank of Salem. The com,
plaint alleged Durdall bad falsely
represented his financial standing
la order to obtain a loan of $1,500
He Is at present out on $1,000
bond.
Baseball Pool Doomed
yew York. June I. Abolition
of the baseball poo! will be one
of the chief objects of the organ
lied baseball crusade against
gambling. Judge K. U. Landls.
commissioner of baseball, declar
ed here yesterday.
the award
alimony.
ot $35 a month
Herbert Gordon
Succeeds Mulit
As U. of O. Regent
Appointment of Herbert Oordon
of Portland as a member ot the
board of regents of the University
of Oregon to succeed Lloyd L.
Mulit also of Portland, was an
nounced by Governor Oleott this
morning. Mulit has accepted a
position with a San Francisco
bank, necessitating bis removal
from tbe state and bis resignation
as a member ot tbe board of
regent.
Larceny Charged
to Man Arrested
by Officers Here
O. F. Coulter, who was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon by lfu
of the'ty Sheriffs Lee Morelock and Bert
was this afternoon re
turned to Baker, Or., where he
was recently Indicted by the
grand Jury. He Is charged with
larceny.
Coulter was arrested just north
of Salem. He left here in custody
of a Baker officer.
Civil service examinations are
to be held to fill postmaster va
cancies at Merlin and Mayvllle.
the dates to be announced later.
First Concert by
Band To Be Given
Here In 2 Weeks
The first concert to be given
by the Salem band will be held In
Wlllson park about the middle of
the month, Oscar Steerhammer,
director, stated this morning. As
a result of misinformation U was
erroneously announced In yester
day afternoon's paper that there
would be a concert last night.
Regular rehearsals are at pres
ent being held by the band.
Tulsa, Okla., June 1. Major
Charles W. Daley of the police
force this afternoon estimated the
number ot dead from the race
clash here at 175. He gave It as
his opinion that an umber of ne
groes had burned to death when
their homes were swept by fire.
A military commission composed
of seven city officials and business
men to pass upon the status of
6000 negroes held under guard In
Improvised prison camps was for
med by Mayor T. D. Evans and
Chief of Police Gustafson, with
the approval of General Barrett.
A revise list of the white dead
Includes:
Homer Cllne, 17, Tulsa, pre
viously reported as Olson, ot
Sapulpa.
Cleo Shumate, 24, Tulsa.
Carl D. Lotpesch, Randall, Kan.
Emmet Bukley, 35, LeRoy, N. T.
Ten Blocks Burned
Tulsa, Okla., June 1. Nearly
ton square blocks of the South
Side of the negro section of Tulsa,
where an armed conflict has been
in progress between white men
and negroes since early last night,
resulting In the reported deaths
of six white and fifty negroes and
a rapidly Increasing list of wound- '
ed, were In flames today. The
fire was reported spreading and
threatening to wipe out a wlte
residence section In the Standpipe
and Sunset Hill additions.
Detachments of guardsmen were
scattered throughout the city pre
pared to meet all emergencies wifh
machine guns ready for action.
Guards surrounded the armory
while others assisted In rounding
up the negroes and segregating
them In the Jail, convention hall,
baseball park and other places
which had been turned into prison
camps.
State Troops In Control
State troops under the com
mand of Adjutant General C. P.
Barrett arrived at 9 o'clock to
take charge of the situation, aug
menting local untls of guardsmen
who were called out last night.
At this time there were reports ot
sporadic shooting and situation
seemed to be easing.
Fires to continue to rage all
morning In the negro section but
at 11:30 a. m. It was believed that
the white residence districts
which were Imperilled would
escape.
"It would mean a fireman's life
to turn a stream of water on one
ot those negro buildings," fire
Chief Alder asserted earlier.
All persons not deputised as
special officers are ordered to dis
arm In a proclamation Issued
shortly before noon by Mayor T.
D. Evans. Persons carrying guns
will be arrested undsr the mayor's
orders.
Davlieht Start Battle
Tulsa. Okla , June 1. Steady
(Continued on page ten)
Fire Damages Roof
A defective flue Is believed to
have caused a root fire which
broke out this afternoon at the
home of M. Abet. 13$ South 14tfc
street. Firemen estimated the
damage done at approximately
:$s.