Circulation
average tor 1920, UM
population of teles. 1960. m..'
1910. 14,094; 1920, 17.679
WI County . 47,17?1
Polk county, 14,101 s
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ing. SdYear-No. 204
Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 26, 1921
Price Three Cents ".
OUTHKLLS
ERZBERGER
MINERS9 MARCH INTO MINGO
COUNTY HALTED BY LEADERS
Troops
Rifles
Feared
Advance Into Martial
Law Zone Would se
Suicide Leaders Tell
"Protest" Marchers
Madison, W. Va., Aug. 26.
The march of miners from
Marmet to Mingo, in protest
against martial law, came to
an end late today when Pres
ident C. F. Keeney of district
17, United Mine Workers of
America, induced 800 or 600
of the men to agree to return
to their homes. Kee.?ej said
that special trains would be
provided for the men here.
The thousands along the road
between Madison and Pey
ton had already taken the
hack, track.
a A O
Madison, W. va., Aug. .
Tkiidvance guard of the march
u miners on their way from Mar
el to Mingo, as a protest against
c u.nnV martial law. was
UU. Pli6" "
turned back by Charles F. Keeney
president of district number 17
United Mineworkers and Fred
Mm,nv secretary, after It hatl
pissed tnrougn msumuu
alter noon today.
The men, numbering 200 or
'jOO had camped in a hollow
here for dinner and then pressed
on their way toward the Logan
county line.
Kpenrv arul Tiloonev. who left
- .. . . . 1! .
Charleston early today, with the
wowed intention of stopping the
march, reached Madison within
half an hour after the men left.
After a brief conference with the
county officials they hurried dovii
the road and overtaking the party
iaduced it to march I tick to Madl-
tm.
Men in Ugly Mood.
The men camped In the court
house yard and Keeney said he
was arranging for automobiles to
take them to the baseball grounds
'here he expected to address
them.
"The men have come a long dis
tance and are not feeling very
food about tbis situation.'" said
President Keeney.
"I never saw so many men rn
Ike march before. From Kacine
to Madison this morning there
Bust have been nina tlrwsand or
ten thousand men. r hero are
about two thousand ex-rervice r.ieu
among them."
Secretary Mooney said:
"I would be suicide for the men
advance. General Baadholtz
rns to command the state. He
emramed us Keeney r-nd me
4 o'clock this morning pnd a
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Father And Brothers
Of Murdered Sheriff
"J1"' Mnt., Aug. 26. Albert
k was executed In the jail
'J ! D'llon at 4:30 o'clock this
for the murder of Sheriff
J sf. V.-yman, k1Ied by him at
mtid. Beaver Head county, clorV
Idho line. April 21, 1920.
trap was sprung in the pres
of about 200 persons. Yeik
death bravely.
Was years of age. In
Oit "fenced from Miles
w Snre ,wo Ter ln tke p
jjr"" cr burglary. Three
he escaped rrom the prison
'It- T" raptured. He was re
Mch 21, 1820. A month
Bonus Attorneys Selected,
Bynon Gets Marion Plum and
Helgerson Named for Polk
Yankees On
Rhine May
Be Recalled
Washington, Aug. 26. Intima
tions were given In high official
quarters today that withdrawal of
the American troops from the
Rhine will be seriously considered
as soon, as the peace treaty signed
yesterday In Berlin has been rati
fied by the senate and the German
reichstag.
No definite prediction was
made, but it became known that
once peace actually was estab
lished, the administration would
feel there would be no necessity
of burdening Germany with the
support of an army of occupation.
Three Vessels
Seek Disabled
Steamer Today
Eureka. Cal.. Aug. 26. The
steamer Manuka has been looking
for the Canadian Importer all
morning but although nine miles
south of the importer's given
position at 9 o'clock, nothing
WQQ 6PPn Of her. according to a
wireless message from the Manuka
nicked ud by the Table Bluff
radio station.
Three steamer3, the Canadian
Winner. Canadian Observer and
the Algerine are on their way to
the disabled vessel, according to
measnr sent by the steamer
Cordova.
Grain Shocking
Machre Is Next
loine. Or.. AUK. 6 -NOW
comes along a grain shocking ma
chine, iruaranteed. the Inventors
declare, to help the tired farmer in
harvesting his grain. F. W.
Schultz and J. G. Holifer are the
inventors. The machine works at-
tached to a binder, and shocks the,BUCceeQ , Professor Herschel h.
handles as fast as they come from
the machines. It Is built of steel
and will shock eight to ten bundles
in a place. In addition to shock
ing the bundles. It places them so
that a strong wind cannot move
them, and at the same time allow
sufficient ventilation to allow the
grain to cure.
Athens, Aug. 6. King Constan
tine, who has been ill of intesti
nal trouble at Eskir-Shehr, Asia
Minor, is making satisfactory pro-,
gress toward recovery, says a re
port from his physicians, following
his serious indisposition on Wednesday.
Slaver Executed
later he turned up at Montda who
a saddle stolen from a ranchman
in Idaho. The sheriff was
notified and he .mved promptly
from Dillon. Yeik took his arrest
without apparent protest
but
turned suddenly on tne menu
h,tinr him twice. He was eap -
tnred m few hours later and taken
. n,iir.n Yeik was .onvicted May
120 The execution today was:
"'. 1,ZV .A ,-.,,., , Yelk's!
w nnessro oy i
victim.
. i u -a'rmsn t I roll-
lipsbarg. Mont.. 85 years old and,
I jrii nu ..v J
Henry and Forrest Wyman.
bro-
there vt the former sheriff.
Appointments of attorneys to
handle the applications of ex-service
men for loans from the state
aid fund were made public this
morning by Captain Earl Brum
baugh, secretary of the bonus com
mission. The commission pursued the
policy of naming as attorneys for
every county announced, men who
had been in the service. Attorneys
for every county In the state were
named, with the exception of
Multnomah county, where It Is un
decided as to how many shall be
appointed.
Allan Bynon of Salem, who
served during the war with the
signal corps, was appointed for
Marlon county, and J. N. Helger
son of Dallas for Polk county.
It will be the duty of the at
torneys to pass on all abstracts of
title and all certificates of Insur
ance as to actual title. They will
also assist in clearing up defects
of title where no litigation is In
volved and aid the applicants in
making application.
The appointment of the apprals-j
ers will follow within the next!
two weeks It was announced.
The appointments made were as
follows:
Baker county Frank 1 C. Mf
Culloch, Baker.
Benton county Jay L. Lewis,
Corvallls.
Clackamas county Phillip
Hammond, Oregon City.
Clatsop county Garnet L.
Green, Astoria.
Columbia county J. W. Day,
St. Helens.
Coos county S. Fisher, Marsh
field.
Crook county M. W. Skip
worth, Prinevilie.
Curry county James C. John
son, Gold Beach.
Deschutes county Charles W.
Ersklne, Bend.
New Faculty
Member Named
At Willamette
Professor E. T. Brown, at pres
ent at the University of Washing
ton where he 19 taking work for
his master's degree, has been elect
ed as head of the physics depart
ment of Willamette university to
Hewitt, who resigned tnts spring
to take a position on the McMinn-
mo r-nUee faculty. With the
engagement of Professor Brown
uirdiT everv Dosltion on the
university faculty for the coming
vear has been filled
Professor Brown was selected
from a list of over 10 men who
were under consideration for the
position, according to Dr. Carl U
Doney. president of the university
who said this morning that he was
weu
oleased with the new sp-
Dointment. '
The new faculty member has
been Instructor in. the high schools
at Grand View and Puyallup, and
Is highly recommended for his
work as a teacher and a student.
He is 30 years old and single.
U known Hop
Picker Dies
A transient supposed to have
been Jim Rasono from the name
on a laundry slip found In his pos
session, died last night at his camp
.!.. poail Conner hoo yards
lnrfenendence where ne
had been picking bops but a few
days. He became suddenly W
about midnight and died .before
the arrival of a doctor who was
summoned after Hoaano's condi
tion was discovered by a fellow
ican.per
Nothing l known
concerning
according
to Coroner,
the man
Lloyi Rigdon. who has tne nooy
in charr. An autopsy will pron-
v.M ,
determine
the
aui w
nee of ,h
mans eeain.
No
. . j l , , i V-, ,,H
foul play is fwprvi -r
tfta,
-Wallace Ben-
-T. A. Kelnke,
Condon.
Grant county Richard N. Ap
pling, Prairie City.
Harney county John W. Biggs,
Burns.
Hood River county George R.
Wilbur, Hood River.
Jackson county Frank P. Far
rell, Medtord.
Jefferson county Vine W.
Pearce, Madras.
Josephine county J. W. John
son, Grants Pass.
Klamath county J. H. Sarna
han, Klamath Falls.
Lake county J. D. Vanater,
Lakevllw.
Lane county John M. Wil
liams, Eugene.
Lincoln county G. B. McClus
key, Toledo.
Linn county Wlllard L. Marks,
Albany.
Malheur county J, W. McCul
loch, Ontario.
Marlon county Allan Bynon,
Salem,
Morrow
county C
L. Sweek,
Heppner.
Polk county
-J. N. Helgerson
Dallas.
Sherman county W. C. Bryant
Moro.
Tlilaniook county E. J. Claus
sen, Tillamook.
Umatilla county Harold J.
Warner, Pendleton.
Union county Henry L. Hess
La Grande.
Wasco county Frances V. Gal
loway, The Dalles.
Wallowa county W. 8. Bur
leigh, Enterprise.
Washington county E. J. Mc
Alear, Hlllsboro.
Wheeler county Carl Hen
dricks. Fossil.
Yamhill county Roy Sparks
McMinnville.
10 Bearcat
Veterans To
Heed Call
Despite the loss of Coach R. L.
Mathews, who for six years suc
cessfully piloted the athletic teams
of Willamette university, and at
least four of last year's letter men,
the local school faces the coming
football season with unusually
bright prospects.
Ten letter men, Including Captain-elect
Zeller, star halfback.
are expected to answer Coach
Bohler's first call for practice
which has been sounded for Sep
tember 15. Four other men of at
least one year's experience In car
dlnal and gold uniforms will prob
ably be among the first to request
suits
Nothing definite regarding the
coaeb's plans for the season will
be known until Bohler'i arrival
scheduled for September 1, or
thereabouts.
Four vacancies are certain la
the Bearcat eleven of last year in
that Basler, tackle; R. Rarey
halfback; PaulWapato, fullback,
and Lyman, end, will not be In the
lineup. Irvine, quarterback, who
is woming. in town uur.ug me
summer, is uui i un luie ue iu
return to school
The tn veterans who are listed
as practically sure to wear the
cleats and moleskins for Willam
ette are Bain, center; Whit.
guard; Nlcbol. guard: Law aw.
tackle; H. Rarey, tackle; Barnes
end: Powers, back; Sherwood
back: Ganxans, end. and Captain
Zeller.
Bird, guard: Oliver, tackle; W.
Soeolofsky, end. and Richards.
bk. are four other first strinfri
of the 1920 squad who are expet
ed uack.
Douglas county
son, Reedsport.
Gilliam county-
Thieves
Secure
Big Loot
Daylight Robbery of
Los Angeles Bank
Nets $20,000 to $45,
000 to Bandits
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 26.
Between $20,000 and $45,000 was
obtained by the bandits who rob
bed the Huntington Park branch
of the Los Angeles Trust and Sav
ings bank today, It was announc
ed by the officials of the branch.
and of the downtown headquar
ters, half an hour after the rob
bery occurred.
Four of five armed and masked
men entered tne Drancn Dana
about fifteen miles from the prin
cipal business district, shortly af
ter noon. They lined up all tne
customers in the place, and after
knocking A- Adams, branch man
ager and another employe uncon
scious with revolver butts, they
made their escape by automobile
with most of the bank's cash.
Mr. Adams was knocked out
when he refused to open the vault
at the command of the bandits.
They then demanded that anoth
er employe Open it, and when re
fused, he was likewise knocked
unconscious. The third employe
opened It.. The estimate of $5000
placed on the bank's loss was
only a guess, according to hank
clerks. Officials of the bank at
the downtown office said the con
cern was fully protected by In
surance and that the missing
money would be replaced Immedi
ately. After the bandits had looked
through the vault they tried to
Jock the customers and employes
Inside, but apparently lacked fa
miliarity with the vault mechan
ism, and failed. They then ran to
an automobile standing outside
end spseded away In a westerly
direction. .
The bank employes Immediately
notified the held office, and also
told the sheriffs office. Two auto
mobile loads of armed deputies
were sent out at once, but. a": the
branch bank Is more than ten
miles from the sheriff's office, the
bandits had a good start.
Council Fruit
Prices Advance
Advancing price on canned
fruit taken place within the last
month are shown In a comparison
of price lists dated July 14 and
August 13 Issued by the Oregon
Urowcrs' Co-operatrve association
While the price per case on
straws! ries for No. 10 cans re
mans the same, the prices on other
fruits and sizes shows a coasid
arable change.
C itberbert red raspberries sell
Ing in No. 2 cans at $2 25 per
ase, standard pack, has advanced
i 11.75. though the price on
larger size remains the same.
Royal Anne cherries have gone
up from $2.(5 for No. 2 Vs to $3.
Oregon Italian prunes have de
creased, however, on the same size
from $2.00 to $1 75
Blackcap rsspberrles, loganber
ries and evergreen blackberries
have not changed In price.
The water pack of fruits quoted
how a slight decrease. Evergreen
blackberries quoted at $8 In July
are selling for $7.50 this month.
The pack on Royal Annes also
fcpw a decrease of 60 cents from
the July price of $6 60.
Moscow Flame Swept.
London, Aug. It. fire started
fa l ' - most thickly populated part
of Moscow several days of and still
. is burning. It is assarted by the
l Helslngtore correspondent of the
-1 Central News Several hundred
I houses bar been destroyed, the
Tot Rocking
Doll Falls;
Is Killed
Santa Ana, Cel., Aug. 26.
Anita Ender, 9 years old,
sat In a rocking chair on
the porch of her parents
home- here last night, rock- 4c
ing her doll to sleep. She
rocked too far, her chair
went backwards off the
porch, and the fall broke
her neck, killing her in-
stantly.
Securities
-
Stolen By
Boy Found
Messenger Who Rob
bed 'Frisco Bank Is
Caught; Tried to Play
Wall Street.
New York, Aug. 26. Detectives
announced today that securities
valued at $29,600 stolen from Mc
Donnell & company, San Francis
co, by Russell Lafayette Grlffen, a
21-year-old messenger, had been
recovered in a bank here and In
the desk which be bad rented in
an office In order to start specu
lating In stocks.
In a confession as given out by
the police, be said he bad realized
about $3000 on the rest of the
stolen securities and spent it for
travel and entertainment.
Given sixteen packages of mail
by bis employers to be registered,
Grlffen stole five, it was alleged,
and came east. He stopped at Salt
Lake City and sold a bond or two
there. ,
Grlffen was sent to the Tombs
as a fugitive from Justice lit await
a hearing a week hence. Detectives
said be had only $15 when ar
rested. The sale of a registered
bond, which had been reported
stolen, led to his arrest when he
called for mall.
Neuner To Have
Assistance In
Brumf ield Case
Roseburg, Or., Aug. 26. Joseph
L. Hammeisly. chief deputy dis
trict attorney of Multnomah coun
ty, has been appointed by the
Douglas county court to assist Dis
trict Attorney Neuner In the
prosecution of the Brumfleld mur
der case. The county court re
cently agreed to furnish Mr. Neu
ner with legal assistance.
Brumfeld talked with his wife
but a short time Thursday and his
interview with bis attorneys. Rice
Ic. Orcutt, was veiy brief, also. He
refused to talk for publication and
merely scowled when asked how
he felt today. Dr. Brumf it-Id's real
and, personal property was placed
In trust today by his attorneys.
W. r. Harris of this city will look
after the sale of the property for
the benefit of Brumfleld's credi
tor. After the creditors have been
paid, th remainder of the money
will rvrt to Brumfleld.
Bicyclist Hit
By Truck Gets
Injury on Knee
H O. Ward Of this city sus
tained a cut on his knee yesterday
evening when the bicycle b was
riding was struck by a truck at
the corner of Church and BtateJ
streets. The truck driver's name
waa not learned.
The Injury sustained was of s
minor nature. Mr. Ward reside
st 221 Scats atet.
First Exponent Of
Peace In Germany
Is Shot To Death
Former Vice Premier and Minister of Finance
Killed While Walking In Black Forest;
Once Before Target for Bullets; Career as
Radical Leader Spectacular
Berlin, Aug. 26. Mathiaa Erzberger, former vice premier
and minister of finance, was murdered today.
Herr Erzberger waa assassinated near Offenburg, Baden,
where he was sojourning with his family. There were twelve
bullet wounds in his body.
Her Erzberger had left Bad Griesbach, where he was tak
ing the cure, in company with the reichstag Deputy Diez,
for a foot tour of the Black Forest. An hour later both were
confronted by two youths who separated them and then
emptied revolvers at Her Erzberger, who was killed instant
ly by shots in the head. Deputy Diez also was wounded.
DeValerals
Re-Elected
Irish Leader
Dublin, Aug. 26. -Eamonn De
Valera today was re-elected aa
leader of Irish republicans with
the title of "president of the Men
renublic ": Arthur Griffith, foun
der of the Sinn Fein was elected
vlce-oreatdent and the other mem
bers of th Dall Elreann cabinet
were again chosen to membership
In that body.
The Dial Elreann took this ac
tion at a public session at which
Mr. DeValera read his reply tft
Premier Lloyd-George, declaring
this summed up the Dial's posi
tion of sn Irish settlement, which
he said Is and must remain un
changed.
11 Members Of
Ships Crew Are
Adrift At Sea
Portland, Or., Aug. 26. Eleven
men of the Canadian Importer's
crew, Including the second and
third mates, have been adrift on
the north Pacific since a week ago
today, according to a wireless mes
sage to the Associated Press today
from Captain Westerlund of the
Hteamer Cordova, which early yes
terday morning offered assistance
to the waterlogged Canadian
freighter. The message follows:
"Second and third mates and
nine men left Canadian Importer
on the 19th to obtain aaststanee.
Names unknown. Canadian Im
porter sprung leak from unknown
ca."
Vessels today were continuing
to see rch tor the lifeboat contain
ing the 11 men, who apparently
set out after the freighter's wire
less had been put out of commis
sion. The position of the Canadian
Importer was given in rsdlo mes
sages from the steamer Cordova as
about 625 miles southwest of the
mouth of the Colunfbla river, or
directly west of Eureka. Cal. Ra
dio messages yesterday said the
captain and remainder of the crew
of the Canadian Importer wer
still on board the vessel, which
was reported to have water In hr
hold and engine room, with a
heavy list to starboard.
Senator McNary And
Geo. Rodgers Pinched
Ride In Police Buggy
Washington, Aug. 26. Senator McNary of Oreg-on, for
feited five dollars bail today when he failed to appear in
police court to answer the charge of violating a District of
Columbia traffic regulation in operating an automobile
past a traffic signal.
The Oregon senator and a guest, George F. Rodgers, a ship,
builder, were arrested last night by a traffic officer and
forced to ride to a precinct station house in a police automo
bile patrol.
Mathlas Erzberger was shot and
wounded on January 26, 1920, as
he waa leaving the criminal court
building In Berlin after attending
a hearing in a libel suit he had
brought against Dr. Karl Helffer
lch, the former German vice-chan
cellor. His assailant gave hie
name aa Oltwtg Von Hlrachfeld, a
former cadet officer, 20 years old,
a atudnat, and son of a Berlin
bank official. Von Hlreehfeld was
arrested and was quoted as say
ing he considered Ersberger dan
gerous to the empire. The assail
ant fired two shots at Ersberger
as the minister was entering his
automobile. On bullet glanced
off The minister's watch cha'n and
another entered his shoulder.
First Proposed Peace.
Ersberger roused a storm In
Germany In July, 1917, more than
a year before the armlstlc, by pro
posing a resolution in the Herman
reichstag In favor of a pence
without annexations and for par
liamentary reform. Chancellor
Betbmann-Hollwek declared this
formula was unacceptable and Dr.
Helfferlch subsequently blamed
Ersberger'a peace proposal tor the
moral collapse of the Oerinan peo
ple. The former vice-chancellor
accused Ersberger of high trea
son, denounced him as "a menace
(Continued on Page Four.)
Huge Derricks
Lift Wreckage
Of Big 'Blimp'
Hull, Bng., Aug. 26. Workmen
engaged in salvaging the wreck
age of the Ill-fated .It 2 from the
turbid waters of the Humber,
where it fell with Its human
freight on Wednesday evening,
employed powerful cranes today to
life the skeleton of the airship. It
was believed that as soon aa the
twisted and tangled framework of
the dirigible was raised, It would
be possible to recover the bodies oC
many of the men who died whea
the dreadnaught of the air col
lapsed and caught fire.
Official Inquiry into the causa
of the disaster will begin tomor
row morning at How den where lb
ZR-2 was stationed before sh
started on her last voyage. The
United States will be represented
by a naval attache. There seemed
to be a general agreement that
th accident was caused by the
collapse of a longitudinal girder la
the middle of the dirigible.