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ffflBTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 293
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921
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SCIiAPPEI
Hanging Charge Probe Opened
3
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SENATOR
WATSON
IS HEARD
Investigating Commit-
tion to Veterans Who
Testify -
I
Washington, Dec. 8.
Eleven members of the Amer
ican ' expeditionary forces
were haneed in France after
conviction by a military court .
martial, Colonel Walter Beth
el, assistant judge advocate
teneral of the army, testified
today before the senate com-
mittee investigating charges
bv Senator Watson, democrat
Georgia, that American sol
diers were hanged without
trial in France. -
Washington, Dec. 8 Beginning
investigation of charges by Sena
tor Watson, democrat, Georgia,
that private soldiers were banged
during the war without convic
tions by court martial, Chairman
Brandegee, of the special senate
committee, announced today that
tot proceeding wag not an Invest!
Mion of the Georgia senator, but
was ordered to ascertain whether
"officers of the United States
army were murders."
Senator Watson appeared before
the committee immediately after
the adoption of a resolution re
Questing him to appear and testify
In support of his charges. -.
Says He Has Proof.
"I made no indiscriminate
tharge in the senate against offi
cers and nurses," said Senator
Watson. "I said too many offi
cers were guilty of brutality to
wards soldiers."
Senator Watson declared he
prepared to prove his charges
teat soldiers were hanged without
trial.
The senator read a story from
Waco, Texas, paper, which
Quoted John J. Forbes of Cleve-!
, mo, a iormer service man.
saying that the Watson charges
ere true, and that "the half had
lot been told ahnt ,m
Bicted on soldiers hv ttiar
"Go ahead than " t,.
rHe in and the senator proceed-
to read Forbes' statement that
nad seen a man hanged.
( . Protection Promised.
Do you want Forbes sum
moned?" Chairman Brandegee
jwea, and Senator Watson said he
JThe Wacp newspaper printed a
(Continued on Page Nine.) I
Committee Control
In Congress Is Held
Dangerous To Nation
ew York, Dec. 8. The present
Wem of organization In con
as' thereby control is divided
i Jn numerous committees,
.j7; tarried to its logical Con
xion," divide the United States
o hostile factions or groups."
to ir 6 the country "powerless
Mend or maintain its Interests,
"onal or international," John
Weeks, secretary of war, state
in an address before the As
(Tn ot Life Insurance Presl-
W 8t,ILastIns the Present silua
ehs . recent administration
s.i w"Ied by "'ence "
" Kick." Mr. Weeks said:
"h Party Control Gone.
sJIh9 !ot many years as at
kick. about 'biK stick"
riin, ,upnoscd to be used In
cUhli,?BEress lnt0 Btat f
iw,arforce th enct-
ttv, "esired by the execu-
ile th. 1,h- however, is that
tt executive a, a master
SWS
Page Declines to
Defend Assailant
- of Officer Birtchet
Max "Bing" Page, originally en
gaged as attorney for William
Rodgers, a logger,, who last Sun
day shot and wounded Officer W.
W. Birtchet of the Salem police
force, - today withdrew his name
as defense attorney. No other
lawyer had been .engaged this
morning."
Rodgers' preliminary hearing
will be held in me justice court
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
He Is charged with assault with
intent to kill.
ABE EVANS
TRIES TO
HANG SELF
Third Attempt of Con
demned Slayer To
End Life In Cell Is
Frustrated
For the third time since his in
carceration in the state prison
hers earlv In October, Abe Evans,
sentenced to die for the murder of
James Doran of Wasco county, at
tempted to take his own life again
this morning.
Tearing his mattress, pillow and
underwear into strips he had im
provised a rope which he had
noosed around his neck ana loopea
over a steam pipe in his cell on
murderer's row.
Found by Guard.
Whan . tha miarrl found him
dangling at the end of his make
shift rope at, 6:30 - o'clock this
morning he was all but uncon
scious and a few minutes more
Id hivA marin for the success
of his effort at suicide, prison offi
cials say.
A Rnenial euard is on duty on
murders' row day and night visit
ing each cell every niteen min
utes so that Evans could not have
been hanging more than a few
minutes when discovered, it is
said.
Both of hig previous attempts at
suicide have been through similar
methods.
Execution Stayed.
Evans was sentenced to hang on
December 2 but receive a stay of
execution until January 10 for the
purpose of perfecting his appeal to
the supreme court. He has repeat
edly told prison guards that he
wanted to die and have the ordeal
over with and Is said to have op
posed the move to appeal his ease
to the supreme court wnicn is oe
lng arranged by his wife.
ly man of dominating personality
and characteristics, he was a pany
man and those in the legislative
branch of the government were
equally so. They believed in gov
ernment by party ana that the n
spdnsibility under such govern
ment should be observed even by
those who might doubt the wisdom
of the proposed action.
"n.n cum a reform, or It was
so heralded. In the conduct of the
house of representatives. Tne pow
er of action, which had largely
rested with the speaker and
through him with the committee
on rules, was taken ? divided
among committees. The result
and I think it hag been clearly
rfomnnstrat-d is that it Is Impos
sible to get the type of legislative
action which comes irom pan
regularity and responsiiblity."
Beal Work Needed.
Not only the United States, but
the whle world "is slowly but
(Continued on Page Nine.)
ULSTER'S
DECISION
IS MADE
Parliament Meets In
Private Conference
But Result of Delib
erations Secret
London, Sec. 8. (By Asso
ciated Press.) The Irish cor
respondent of the Pall Mall
Gazette, asserts that the Dial
Eireann has given orders for
the immediate demobiliza
tion of the Irish republican
army.
Belfast, Dec. 8.( By Associ
ated Press) The members of
both houses of the Ulster parlia
ment. nOTIRlHnrf.fi thA Trioh affray
I - -'.
uieui ai. a uieuuus mis morning.
After two hours of: private con
ference, it was announced that
Sir James Craig, 'the premier,
would leave for Londan tonight.
To Withdraw Troons
Dublin, Dec. 8. (By Associat
ed Press) Announcement was
made today at the military head
quarters here that if the Anglo
Irish agreement is ratified, the
crown forces would be removed
from Ireland within a month. .
Irish Cabinet Meets
Dublin, Dec. 8. (By Associat
ed Press) The agreement with
Great Britain for establishment of
the Irish free Btate was taken 'tip
by the Dail Eireann cabinet at a
special meeting today. A large
crowd enthusiastically greeted
the cabinet members on their ar
rival at the Mansion house.
Talk of a possible split in the
Dail cabinet over the terms is in
creasing, and the resignations of
some of the cabinet members are
predicted, among them Cathal
Drugha (Charles Burgess,) min
ister of defense. Some of the lead
ing members ot the cabinet are
known to object to the form of
the oath of allegiance laid down
in the treaty. Regardless of possi
ble differences, however, it is be
lieved the agreement will be ap
proved, in principle at least.
The public maintains the same
semblance of indifference toward
the agreement noticeable when
the news was first received. The
people seem generally satisfied
but refrain from expressing their
feeling in any outward demonstra
tion.
No Eats For
48 Hours Man
Tells Red Cross
Stating that he had not eaten
for 48 hours. Diamond Giancola,
naturalized American of Italian
lineaje, ex-service man and for
mer . rfsir1fnt California, ap
proached Red Cross headquarters
yesterday with jroposals mat ne
should be furnished a meal, but in
so doing related his adventures
since he left his adopted home in
the sunny south.
Giancola had been out of work
jnPgiifftmU. He soueht the pros
perous northwest, landed in Pen
dleton, and like a true soldier
richer ha was some Dlace else. He
nff than In the south.
He must get back to that part of
the United States which was so
like his native clime.
He had no money, but his luck
was good. A friendly inclined
j,mr whose territory extends
all over the state picked him, took
him to Portland in nis macnine
and continued with him down
here. Diamond has hopes of reach
ing the California line in nis
friend's machine, if he can do that
k. -.in h -Make." He got the
meal. No, the drummer man i
know he was hungry.
CREW ESCAPES
Strikers Cannot : 5
Picket Declares "V
Court Injunction
Chicago, Dec. 8. A temporary
Injunction prohibiting mem
bers of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher - Work
men's union from picketing or
otherwise molesting workers
in the stockyards was granted
in superior court by , Judge
Dennis Sullivan today. The
petition for the injunction was
filed by Swift & company and
21 other packers.
ONE KILLED
MANY HURT
IN RIOTING
Negro Is Thrown Into
Creek, and Stoned
Until He Sinks In
Stockyard District
Chicago, Dec. 8. Forty men
were cut and bruised this morning
when strike sympatnlzera stormeo
an elevated train carrying packer
employes to the stockyards. All
windows In the train were broken
by missies which were thrown at
it.
Fifteen hundred policemen were
sent to the yards early when, long
before daylight, several groups of
persons, including a few women,
gathered there. Onjy a few hours
before 200 policemen had fired In
to thousands of strike sympathiz
ers who attacked plant employes
and, finally, the policemen. Last
night's toll of casualties Included
one dead, nine seriously Injured
and an uncounted number hurt
when mounted police charged into
the crowd with drawn batons.
"The women are more difficult
to deal with than the men,"
Chief of Police Fitzmorris said this
morning. "They carry red pepper
and throw it in the policemen's
eyes. Tacks have been scattered
through the adjacent streets' In- an
effort to stop the police motor
cars." "
The man killed last night was
an unidentified negro who was
seized by a crowd of men, thrown
into Bubbly creek, north of the
yardg and pelted with stones until
he sank. The body was recovered
several hours later.
Disappears For
Eleven Years
After a disappearance ot elev
en vears. during which no word
had been heard of him, and had
caused his family to give him up
for dead, William Thomas, a
brother of Frank Thomas of West
Salem appeared at his brother's
home Tuesday and made himself
known.
Mr. Williams bad been all over
Canada and the northern part of
the United States, coming direct
ly from Seattle, taking a chance'
on his brother still living here.
After spending two days here
Mr. Williams left for Portland
promising to return to his broth
er's home to spend Christmas, j
Business Men to
Choose Officers
at Club Tonight
Annual election of officers of
the Salem Business Men's league
will be held at the Salem Com
mercial club at 8 o'clock tonight.
The meeting will take place In
the club's auditorium. -
No indications can be seen
which might lead to a good guess
concerning the successor of B. E.
Sisson, present president of the
league. It Is understood that C.
S. Hamilton, furniture dealer,
was approached but refused to j
consider the position.
1ATCHES
ATTRACT
AID SHIP
Imprisoned Men Bat
tie for Hour Under
Waters Get Out Via
Torpedo Tube
; Bridgeport, Conn.. Dec, 8. The
submarine S-48 sank off this har
bor last night, and was submerged
for "twelve hourg before the crew,
by lightening the ballast tanks
raised one end of the craft to the
surface and escaped through the
torpedo tubes.
The submarine, according to
meager Information so far reach
ing the Lake Torpedo Boat com
pany, was under test off the Pen.
field reef when she was rammed
and sunk by a tug. She now lies
in seventy feet of water one end
resting on the bottom and the bow
from which the crew got away,
above the water line. The location
is said to be four miles east of
Penfield reef.
51 Men Aboard.
New York, Dec. 8. Fifty-one
members of the crew of the sub
marine S-48 who escaped through
torpedo tubes after their craft had
made a nose dive off Bridgeport
harbor yesterday and stuck to the
bottom told a remarkable story of
rescue on their nrrlval today at
the New York navy yard.
According to a report made to
the commandant, they lightened
one end of the submarine until it
appeared above the surface and
then sat perched on this pinnacle
for more than ten hours, until aft
ed darkness had fallen. Then by
lighting matches the attracted
the attention of a passenger tank
er which picked them up and
brought them here.
Several Are Gassed.
' Several of the men, as well as
Lieutenant Francis AdamB Smith
were found to be suffering from
the effects of chlorine gas creat
ed by salt water flooding storage
batteries. After examination, how
ever, only three were detained at
the hospital.
The majority of the crew were
employes of the Lake Torpedo
Boat company at Bridgeport.
When night came on some of
the .51 men went down Into the
sunken craft and hauled out mat-tre-ses
to turn in order to get a
brighter signaling flare than any
matches could give.
One by one the mattresses were
burned at the tip of .the unstand
Ing bow. There was a stiff wind
and the waters ofthe sound were
becoming more rough. Just as the
last mattresg wag burning, about
10:30 o'clock the Standard Oil tug
No. 28 sighted the submarine and
came alongside.
$7,000 Park Item
Is Likely To Be
Council's Choice
Although two different, com
peting measures one calling for
an expenditure of $3900 and the
other for $7,000 will be submit
ted, to the city council at its speV
cial meeting tomorrow night, the
$7000 proposal for the purchase
of the auto camp grounds and
equipment will probably be select
ed as the one to be placed on the
bailot at the special city election
to be held in the near future. It
was indicated here today. Three
thousand nine hundred dollars
would permit the city to buy only
the property on which the camp
is located.
Councllmen likely to be ."in the
know" said this afternoon that
the aldermen appear to favor buy
ing both the grounds and the
equipment. At last Monday's meet
ing a long discussion concerning
the advisability ot placing both
proposals on the ballot, was held.
Eventually both ordinances hav
ing to do with the special election
were hilled.
Bulletins
. Albert lea, Minn,,. Sec. 8.
Mayor Wohlhuter and
Sheriff Foss today asked state
authorities to send troops
here as a'result of picketing
of the ' Wilson s & company
packing plant by strike
sympathizers. . -
Washington, Deo. 8. The
long pending King resolution
directing an investigation by
.congress into the activitki .
of the, alleged dyestuffs lob
by was adopted today by the
senate without a record vote.
' Guatemala City, Deo. 7,
(By Associated Press.) The
Guatemalan congress, which
was dissolved during the
revolution., of.. September,
1920, has been called to meet
tomorrow to receive the
resignation of Carlos Her
rera, whose presidential
regime was overthrown in
the revolt of last Monday
night and to eleot a provis
ional president,
AGREETO
PROHIBIT
TREATIES
v - '
Powers Confering On
ar East Problems
Declare Against Any
uture Pacts
Washington. Dec. 8. (Rv As
sociated Press) The powers rep
resented In the Far East commit
tee of the Washington conference
today adopted a resolution agree
ing not to enter Intn anv Ipnatlu
or understandings among them'
selves that would Impair the four
power agreement concerning'
China.
The resolution as adopted by
the Far Eastern committee ' it su
explained, waB declaratory of "a
principle against extension by
foreign nations of further special
spheres of lnflue nee or nf InnRprl
territory. The committee adjourn
ed toaay until next Saturday, to
give the Japanese and Chinese
delegates further unhampered
time for the separate Shantung
negotiations.
Washington, Dec. 8. (By As
sociated Press) The Japanese
government has accepted the pro
posal for a quadruple understand
ing In the Pacific, an authorized
British spokesman said today.
The British spokesman said the
5-5-3 ratio proposition with re
gard to capital ships was In gome
way related to a complete settle
ment and that this proposal had
not yet been accepted by the Jap
anese government..--
Calling attention- to a dispatch
from Honolulu quoting a Japa
nese newspaper as to acceptance
by the Toklo government of .the
quadruple plan, the British spokes
man said this was correct, and
that the Washington conference
knew It to be correct.
Highway Body to
Meet Here Next .
Thursday Noon
Inter-county road construction
will hold the attention of mem
bers of the Willamette highway
association who will meet at the
Salem Commercial club next
Thursday noon. Announcement of
the gathering was made by T. E.
McCroskey, manager of the club,
this morning.
At the meeting will be repre
sentatives ot Linn, Benton, Polk,
Yamhill and Marlon counties.
Clarence Bowne
Talks to Realtors
That not one man In ten can
give the real reason for plowing
was the statement of Clarence
Bowne, representative of the Swift
company, in his talk to the Marion
County Realtors' association this
noon at the Marlon hotel.
"The real reason for plowing Is
to pulverize the soil," Mr. Bowne
stated, and one of the first reasons
for cultivation is to raise the tem
perature of the soil and the second
is to check evaporation.
Due to the fact that 90 per cent
of plant Is moisture, so moisture Is
the greatest fertilizer, the speaker
pointed out.
ADJUTANT GENERAL
ORDERS SEA FORCE
DISBANDED AT ONCE
White Declares Public Support of Organiza
tion Unjustified and Says He Cannot See
Worth of Unit; Captain Shepherd and Crew
Are Discharged
Oregon's Naval Militia went into the scrap pile this morn
ing when Adjutant General George A. White issued orders
disbanding the last vestige of the organization and discharg
ing the head of the naval force, Captain George S. Shepherd
of Portland and his entire crew. At the same time notice
was given by the adjutant general that the $5,000 of naval
militia appropriations remaining on hand would revert to the
state without any further disbursements being made.
"It's an unjustifiable use of
public funds," was the explanation
jf Colonel White, who added that
after a careful Inquiry he was un
able to see that Captain Shepherd's
organization was performing any
useful service, at least sufficient
to justify use ot public funds.
The present naval militia which
is disbanded has no relation to the
naval militia which went Into the
world war from, Oregon with fly
ing colors and served with distinc
tion, It was explained. The pres.
ent force was organized by Captain
Shepherd, a Portland lawyer, dur
ing the world war and since It was
not recognized by the federal gov
ernment, got money from the state
legislature in 1919' with which a
high powered launch was pur
chased with which to patrol Port
land harbor and give Instruction
in seamanship to young men.
The dissatisfaction ot the adju
tant general with this force Is said
to have begun when Captain
Shepherd took the naval launch
for a .cruise and damaged It In an
accident, the ensuing bill for re
pairs being $1100. The incident
occurred In July ot 1920 and since
then the naval militia has been
in status quo, awaiting settlement
of the repair bills. At that time
orders were issued shutting the
naval militia off from use of pub
lic funds and it has existed since
as a "paper organization.
(All property of the naval militia
was ordered transferred to the
statu property officer for the na
tional guard and it was said that
a "for sale" sign will be placed on
the stata's naval launch "Pen
guin" which is now moored In the
Willamette river at Portland.
Joint Recital
Well Attended
Christmas joint musical and
public speaking recital at Willam
ette university Tuesday night was
well attended by both students and
townspeople, Readings were giv
en by Lois Geddes, Ralston Chapln,
Alma Halvorsen, Blanche Jones,
Florence Jones and John Wlllard.
Music was furnished by Laura
Hoyt and Florence Mollis.
' A one-act play written by Miss
Harding, the head of the depart
ment of public speaking, entitled
"Her Answer," was given by five
of her pupils, The characters
were :
Mrs. McPherson..MarJorle Mlnton
Elsie McPherson.. Martha Ferguson
Mrs. McCurdy Leila Jonghln
Sally O'Mallory Leisla Ruby
Sandy McPherson......Fred McGrew
An original patomlme given by
the advanced members of the de
partment emphasized the spirit ot
holly and mistletoe. The char
acters were:
Grandpa and Grandma
Everett Craven, Martha Mallory
Grandchildren '.
Kirkpatrlck Children
Kid Lovers '.
Lucille Tucker, iuhy Rosenkranz
Minuet Dancers
Mary Hunt, Virgil Anderson
Soldier and His Lass
Roy Skeen. Mildred Strevey
Sister . Martha Ferguson
Bank Safe Bobbed
. Fresno, Cal., Dec. 8. The safe
in the First National bank of
Orange Cove, thirty miles south
of Fresno, was blown open last
nlgbt and $1,000 In currency
stolen.
AUTHOR OF
WAR BILL
IS CALLED
Congressman Henry D.
Jj'lood Dies of Heart
Trouble at Washing
ton Home
Washington, Dec. 8.--.Representative
Henry D. Floor, demo
crat, of the Tenth Virginia dis
trict, died of heart trouble at his
home here today. He had been ill
several weeks,
Mr. Floor, who was 54 years
old, was serving bis eleventh term
In congress. As chairman of the.
house foreign affairs committee,
he introduced the resolution de
claring existence ot a state of
war between the United States
and Germany and Austria-Hungary.
His home was In Appomat
tox, Va.
Dissatisfied
Growers May
Seek Solons
The flax growers of thin dlnti-v
are very much dissatisfied with
the present arrangement mailo
the state board of control for pay-
ment on their contracts, and that
they may seek legislation during
the special session which convenes
December 19. win the RAnnt fit 1ha
report of A. C. Bohrnstedt, chair
man of the committee on flax of
the Marlon County Realtors' as
sociation at the luncheon this
noon In the Marlon hotel.
In makinr the rennrt nt it.
committee Mr. Bohrnstedt said:
With reference to th varhai
report, made at a recent meeting,
that statements had been sent
out to flax growers to use In fil
ing their claims for flax delivered
during the past year, and that it
was expected arrowera wnnl.i r.
eclve their money at once, we bav
been advised by many growers
that they are disappointed to find
that upon presentation of tha
claims, the state had no intention
of paying them In full at this time,
and that the best they could ex
pect would be payment of not mors
than 25 per cent on their claims
about January 1.
"The growers feel thnt they ar
being much misused In this matter
and your committee recommends
that this association appoint
committee for the purpose of ren
dering any possible assistance that
the growers may need In the event
that they decide to bring their
claims to the attention of the spe
cial session of the legislature."
L. G. Hayford, president ot the
association, appointed the commit
tee of Hurh Mfwree. A. C Rnhrn.
stedt and H. E. Brown to continue
the matter.
Recent rains have caused the
water of the Rogue liver to flow
over the concrete crest of the Sav
age Rapids dam to tha depth ot
7.1 feet. The river is the highest
In the last 10 years.
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