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Newspaper Page TextCIRCULATION 1 The Weather verage for April B79J. OREGON: Tonight and Tuesday fair; gentle winds mostly northerly. '.Local: No rainfall; northerly winds; clear; maximum, 81; minimum, 49; riv er 6 feet and rising. ember Audit Bureau of Circulation. lumber Associated Press Full leased "esfttfse ; 1 I, a J,. ORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 115. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1922. PRICE TWO CENTS :2,fDc1SSS3 I r i i i 1 1 i r . iiii v2 ill J ! rasa ras n - n ea n 11 AN CHARGE J ANSWERED GOVERNOR colt Gives "Lie" To Ku JChix Denials of Respon lability for Outrages; Knows Evidence. overnor Olcott's only reply jiilay to declarations on the part Ku Klux Klan- representative? relation to his proclamation of urday directed at alleged Klan ivities, was to make public cer hi documents in the files of the icutive office. Among thest Is an interchange f telegramt ween his office and the New rk World as far back as Sep iber of last year. . tin September 22, 1921, several inths before Governor Olcott an' ineed his candidacy for the fvernorshlp, the New York irld eent the following inquiry the governor: Paper Asks Attitude. Dear Sir: For the purpose ol earning the attiude of the chiel executive of each American statt jjs'ard the Ku Klux Klan as it has seen revealed during the last three weeks, the World request! u to oblige it with a definltt tement of your own position, our records stand now only oiu ivernor, Hardiek ot Georgia. es the organization tactic ap- Juval. One other has evaded tin ue. A large number of the oth American governors have ex jessed unqualified disapproval o. le Invisible orders, aims ano ithods. "NEW YORK WORLD, "By Herbert Bayard Swope, "Executive Editor.' He sent the following telegram reply: "Your telegram September 22. cause of wholesome condition; Oregon, with little discontent d a satisfied people, the) Ki ux Klan, although endeavoring invade the state, has made lit or no progress and I am m ruled it is now folding its tent fie the Arab and as silently steal- g away. The Klan has been ken lightly here, and beoause oi e fact it has made practically nc fpression on our people or our titutions, the executive offict this state has deemed action or y particular comment unneces ry. I feel our government needt subsidary, secret, invisible or- ration to assist it in enforce- lent of its laws, or to protect tht berties of its people. "In Oregon, the great mass ol Jhe public not only has a distinct ind in making the laws, but feels nd shows deep respect for them iter they are made. Our citizens k aid from no organization that lust work in dark and secret laces, and feel that such an or anization has no place In ttjeii jounsels or activities. "BEN W. OLCOTT, "Governor of Oregon." Gives Sheriffs EeDort. Id addition. Governor Olcott di gged a hitherto unpublished I'atement from Sheriff Terrell of aekson county, as to alleged Ku flux Klan difficulties -in that nunty. the sheriff's statement be g as follows: "In answer to your letters of in- i "Continued on page eight) ODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES i American. R. H. E. 'etroit fill 0 ew York '. 1.3 0 Stoner and Bassler: Jones, lOWl and Rrh.no- ticago - 0 5 1 2 5 1 Collins Boston Courtney and Schalk: 'id Ruel. National. R. H. E. Boston 5 17 J PittsburVh f H 1 Filliutm, IvfUlefT Oeschgei' and" Cowdy, O'Neill; Glasner. Yellow torse, Carlson and Mattox. Brooklyn '"inclnnatl Ca.iore, Mammaui. Gordonier f'l MUler; Rlxey and HargTave. Mng for China and lin SALEM RIDERS TAKE FIRST IN -CYCLE EVENTS Salem motorcyclists took first place in all events ot the "hill climb held at Cottage Grove Sun day under the auspices of the Eu gene Motorocycle association. Homer' Best, Salem motorist took first place in the novice event; first in the "open race," and third in the stock profession al. Will Crane took first place In the stock professional and second in the "open" racev Sixteen motorcyclists from Sa lem attended the event. They were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Will Crane, Walter Sheffe, Clarence Hinshaw, George Kaster, Floyd Sheldon, Cody Evans, C. A. Williams. Claude Stanton, Charles Bayes, Homer H. Best, Carol Walter, J. A. Nei Jhiem, R. J. Smith. RESULTS IN TIE: A tie resulted in the golf .natches played yesterday on the .llihee club course between Salem and Eugpnej which obtained a ,)lus 6 standing each, while Cor .allis, the third team, was ac jredited with a minus ten. These scores will be carried jver until next Sunday when,. the .earns will meet at Corvallis and ;he following week at Eugene vhen the tournament will be de eded. Ercel Kay obtained the low score of the day, doing the 18 loles in 7 4. The following is the itandlng of players at the end of be match: Salem E. Kay plus 6, dinger ninus 6, Hutcheans minus 3, imlth 0, Keene 0, Cox plus 1, Lef L'ingwell plug 1, Thlelsen minus 2, .farmer minus 6, T. B. Kay minus 2, L. F. Griffith plus 2, Locke iIub 2, Roberts plus 6, C. W. 3rown plus 2, G. G. Brown 0, Rob ertson plus 6. Corvallis W. Pettigrove minus I, Dearborn 0, E. E. Johnson ninus S, Elgin plus 3, Cooper ninus 6, Moore plus 2, O. O. John ion minus 1, A. J. Johnson plus 5. J. D. Johnson plus 5, Cordley 0;' McCready plus 4, Lewis minus 4. Hargrove minus 4, Ingalls 0, C. McCready minus 5, Boswoith .ninus 1. Eugene Immel. 0, Prescott plus 6 Tiffany plus 6, Rorer ninus 3, Martin plus 6, Watson minus 3, McCready plus 2, Siewart ninus 4. S. Schaefers plus 1. Mll- ier plus 2, G. Schaefers minus 6 Jriffin plus 2. Hitchcock minus 2 Moxley minus 2, Hesse plus 5, Lewis minus 6. SILVERTON OSTEOPATHS ARE SUED FOR $2500 Twentv-five hundred dollars damage is asked in a suit filed this morning in the circuit court bv Esther Toreenson against O. F. Heisley and L. E. Heisley, osteo pathic physicians operating a san itarium in Silverton. The plaintiff alleges that while he was a patient receiving treat ment in the sanitarium, she was burned several times on the lege and abdomen and that she was too sick to understand the reason. She further alleges that subse quent treatment of her was negli gent and that she was forced to leave the place and receive other care which cost her the sum asked for. BILL MAY CLOSE COURT STREET FOR CONCERTS A bill for an ordinance which would prohibit automobiles from traveling on Court street between Summer and Cottage while the Salem band is offering concerts this summer, will be Introduced at the regular council meeting to night by Alderman Joseph Baara gartner. Little other than rountine busi ness is to come before the council tonight. Bar Silver Sells Hieh. " New York. May 15. Foreign bar silver sold at 72 li cents an ounce in thi8market today. This i the hlrhest quotation for the mptal her this year. The a'd- ranee reulted from further buy- for China and India. CONFERENCECDLfRT HOLDS IS UNABLE JO CHI LD LABOR SURVIVE RIFTLAW INVALID Differences on Russian Restoration Methods Defeat Attempt at Re conciliation by Healers London, May 15. (By Associ ated Press.) It is semi-officially stated that Prime Minister Lloyd George and his colleagues on the British delegation to the Genoa conference except to return from Italy at the end , of the present week. Expect ons Shattered. Genoa, .y 16. (By Associ ated Pies' ;? The economic con ference o oa, long heralded as the mee' 4? ,f minds out of which wolud 4: a rejuvenated Europ ,ti-U and a . order of international once id peace today stands a deso', julk in the vision of an exp irv? t world. a it weeks of negotiations has jae the Easter treaty ot Ra pallo between Germany and Rus sia, virtually re-establishing the old order of "balance of power"; decison to continue discussion of Russian rehabilitations at The Hague without Russian repre sentation and the manifestation of irreconcilable difference getween Great Britain and France on ways and means of Russian restoration. To Meet at The Hague. The political sub-committee to day duly approved ot the agree ment reached yesterday among the convening powers to hold such another meeting at The Hague be ginning June 15, to further ex amine the Russian question. While adjournment of the Genoa gathering is not yet defi nitely announced, the return ol the guiding spirit, Prime Minister Lloyd-George of England, to Lon don at the end of the present week is made known, which with the list of subjects which various na tions have announced may not be discussed at the meeting, brings, the assemblage to the limit of its possibilities with one single ex ception, namely, the non-aggression pact, suggested by Mr. Lloyd George. Any meaningful action (Continued on Page Eight.) SOVIET BIDS FOR PLACE f N LEAGUE Geneva, May 16. (By Associ ated Press.) The soviet delegates at Genoa have Informed the league of nation experts there that Rus sia desires to cooperate with the large and become a full fledged member within a reasonable time, provided the conference succeeds from the soviet viewpoint. The league's experts have just reported this to the league coun cil, which is meeting here. The Russians added that, If the Genoa conference failed Moscow would continue Its policy of oppo sition to the league on the theory that Russia could not expect any thing from an organization com posed chiefly of member states with which it had been unable to reach an agreement. The league officials here re garded these unofficial overtures for peace from the bolshevik! as significant in view of the bitter opposition of Moscow to the or ganization In the past. $1000 DAMAGES ASKED BY STANFIELD'S WIDOW Tert thousand dollars damages Is asked by the widow of Ray Stan field, who was killed by a wood saw April '15, in a suit filed in the circuit court against bis former employer, Zella S. Fletcher. Mrs. Stanfleld alleges that the woodsaw was operated by a gaso. line engine, and that the defend ant had failed to provide protec tion for her husband" during it operation, and" because of this failure, her husband died from concussion of the brain after be ing thrown to the floor when his clothing caught in the machinery. Plea of Invasion of Pol ice Powers of States, Made by Opponents, Is Sustained In Decision Washington, May 15; The child labor law was today held by the supreme court to be unconsti tutional and not valid. The decision of the court was rendered in a case brought by the government against the Drexel Furniture company of North Caro Una and was one of three cases brought in that state testing the validity of the law and in all ot which the United States district court decided against the govern ment. Tne law held unconstitutional , tVlay by the court was enacted after the supreme court had de clared invalid an act of congress which excluded from interstate commerce products In the manu facture of which child labor had been used. The law affected by today decision was virtually tht same except that It imposed excise tax of 10 per cent upon the annual net profits of establish ments employing child labor. Op ponents of the law contended the new law was an unconstitutional invasion of the- police powers ol the states. - ' 65 GALLONS OF BOOZE TAKEN IN RAID HERE TODAY Sixty-five galons of moonshine liquor, said to be tbe largest anion nt of finished whiskey ever taken In a raid in Salem, wag cap tured by Chief of Police Moffittl and Motorcycle Patrolman Par- rent at the home of Frank Ford 1705 South Liberty street, this afternoon. Ford, an elderly man who is said to be retired, was held at the police station this afternoon. To newspaper men he denied any knowledge ot the liquor's presence in his home. He will be charged with both manufacturing liquor and .with avlng it in his possession. Chief Moftitt said. A small still, having a capacity of about five gallons, was taken in the raid, according to tbe police. Ten five-gallon glass contaolers and. a barrel containing 15 gallons were taken by the officers. The liquor, police said, is ex ceptionally potent. Shortly after the containers bad been placed In the station, one of the five-gallon glass receptacles exploded. The entire floor of the police station was mopped with moon shine. - "Don't know how it got in my basement." Ford said this after noon. "I can't Imagine." LACHMUND UNDERGOES ANOTHER OPERATION State Senator Louis Lachmund. who for the past ten weeks has been suffering from an attack of blood-poisoning due an Infection in his right arm and who has un dergone numerous minor opera tions, wag taken to the Deaconess hospital today for what is hoped will be a final operation and re move the cause of the trouble. He was operated upon by Drs. Morse and Robertson, who cut to the bone from just above the wrist to the shoulder, and found the bone somewhat affected. Mr. Lach munr stood the operation well and hopes are entertained for his speedy recovery, although there la still a chance of his losing his arm. A program followed the eighth grade graduation exercises which were held at Pleasant View' Satur day evening for two students. Mies Mayme Bales and Mias Mary Miller. Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson. county superintendent 0t schools. was present at the exercises. Scene From i 4;rf N . trfi. I JEM ' I' ' ix !-;- I lis 4' ; -s I fyj VjJ; ! M t) . -. .. j - ! .-J ;, From left to right Nancy Thielsen, Alta E. Wood, Carl Hinges, Tholma Benmish, Chief of Police Moffltt, Mrs. Arthur Rahn, Helen Savage, Beatrice Crawford-Newcomb, Fred Thlclaen, Rosa DeMarco, Mrs. W. Carlton Smith and Marcel Watson. Hall Accepts Issue Defined By Oacott; Race Narrows Down Stressing that plank in his plat, torut calling for the abolition of pai'oahial and sectarian schools in the state, the plank Inserted as the price of his endorsement by .he Ku Klux Klan, Charles Hall of Marahfleld, aspirant for the re publican nomination fur governor In tbejprimarles, Saturday night accepted the interpretation voiced by Governor Olcott in his procla mation of Saturday, of the real issue of the campaign. Mr. Hall gave to the issue the cognomen of "Americanism." Governor Olcott termed it a bat- tile for "visible or invisible gov ernment." Public Understands. By whatever name It be called the public views the issue as that of endorsing or repudiating the Ku Klux Klan, with Mr. Hall standing as tbe avowed candidate of the Klan, and Governor Olcott as the champion ot constitutional government, and law and order. In his speech at the armory Sat urday evening,, Mr. Hall made no attempt to camouflage the Issue stated earlier in the day by Gov ernor Olcott. He accepted It open ly, declaring the school plank to bo the strongest in his platform, and concluding: I would rather be defeated on this platform than elected on any other," Hall's action In thus accepting the endorsement ot the Klan, and picking up the gauntlet cast at his feet by Governor Olcott In his proclamation, has acted to crys- talize the fundamental Issue of the campaign and narrow the race foi the republican nomination down to these two candidates, in the opinion of political observers. Band Holds Crowd. About 350 people gathered In the armory to hear Mr. Hall Sat urday evening, and were kept there until the tardy arrival of the speaker by selections by a band and the promise of Walter Winslow, chairman of the meet- ng, that the audience would not e burdened with any speech-mak- ng on his part. Arriving late, Mr. Hall spoke only ft few minutes, predicting victory for himself and expressing gratitude to the people of Oregon for the reception that he said has been accorded him In all parts of the atate. Laying emphasis on the compulsory public school at tendance issue, Mr. Hall dealt briefly with each of the planks In his platform, revision of the auto mobile tax system, opposition to the ownership of land In Oregon by Japs, and a real business ad ministration. Pava Tribute to Beauty. Hamilton Johnson, Portland at- -lorney and campaign aide for Mr. Hall, followed his chief on the speaker's platform. He informed hat women present that Mr. Hall is the most handsome candidate In he gubernatorial race, and hast ened to add that "personalities are not an Issue In this campaign." Ballot boxes for the coming primary election are being shipped to the outlying precincts of the ' county today JU. G. Boyer. by County Clerk "Listen, Look Liquor In Transit Through Country Is Subject to Seizure Washington; May 15. The supreme court held In a decis ion banded down today that liquor while within the boun daries of the United States en route from one foreign port to another, can be seized under the national prohibition act. MIXrSTANDSPAT George Hug, Salem superin tendent of Bchools, will stand pat on his recommendation to the school board not to re-employ Mies Julia Iverson, Lincoln grade school teacher. Mr. Hug, who made his recom mendation after a petition signed by 425 school patrons, asking Miss Iverson's retention, had been presented to the board, has been invited, along with members' of the board, to attend a meeting of the Lincoln - McKInlcy Parent Teachers association to be held at night. Today Mr. Hug did not Indicate whether he will attend the meet ing or not. Miss Iverson, over whom the fight In South Salern has arisen, has been a second grade instructor for the past nine years. A large delegation of SButh Salem resi dents appeared In her bebalf at the last school board meeting. No specific charges have been publicly made against Miss Iver son. It was indicated she had been accused of causing some fric tion In the school. It Is believed that those mem bers of the board who backed Mr. Hug on his recommendation Di rectors Paul Wallace, L. J. Slmeral and Walter Wlnslow will stand pat on their action. Directors George Halvorsen and H. H Olinger opposed the move to oust Miss Iverson. Quake Shakes Pictures From Portland Walls Portland, Ore., May 15. -A slight earthquake shock was felt here today at 9:30. Pictures were shaken from the walls, win dows rattled. Birds in the trees were agitated. Vancouver, Wash., May 15. An earthquake shock was felt here and at outlying communltiea at 9:30. No damage was reported. and Laugh" "Listen, Look and Laugh,'' The Capital Journal's home talent mo tion picture which was produced here last week under the direction of Harold J. Blnney, nationally known producer, will be shown at tbe Bllgh theater for the first times today. , The picture, which required five days for filming, was assem bled In Portland over the week end at the studio and laboratories of the Blnney company. This afternoon Mr. Blnney expressed himself as being well satisfied with the result. More tlian 260 Salem peop'le are In the picture and 43 were given roles. Governor Olcott, Mayor Halvor sen, Carl Hinges, Mrs. Arthur Rahn, Mrs. W. Carlton Smith, Nancy Thielsen, Fred Thlelsen, Chief of Police Moffltt, Police Sergeant Ralph Davis, and other well known residents of Salem are among the principals. "I was especially well pleased with the acting of Miss Thielsen as the Juvenile detective," Mr. Blnney said. "She has great pos sibilities." Several of the scenes In "Lis ten, Look and Laugh," were taken In the business district, two were taken at the Southern Pacific depot and one was filmed at the home of Charles K. Spaulding, near the corner of Court and Capitol street. EDUCATION SUBJECT OF DONEY AT CLUB LUNCH The advantages of higher educa tion and the duties of those responsible for the Instruction of students ln attendance at uni versities and colleges made up the subject on which Dr. Carl G. Doney, president of Willamette university, talked at the business mens luncheon at the Salem Com mercial club today. The necessity of making gradu ates understand something of their duty toward God and their fellow man was stressed by Dr. Doney, who declared that the system of education, as it at present stands, Is not a perfect one. "I believe In a technical educa tion, but students should know they are not educated while they can work only with their hands," be said. Dr. Doney suggested that Salem business men assist in exploiting Salem's advantages, and pointed out that a line on letter-heads to the effect that "Willamette Uni versity Is located In Salem," would prove of benefit. PAYROLL ROBBERS GET $30,000 AND ESCAPE Springfield, Mo., May 15. Four bandits In an automobile Inter cepted a machine carrying the payroll of lh St. Louis and S Francisco railroad company this morning and escaped with $30 000 in currency and stiver. ' Tollce Detective Ben Lamb was wounded in the left arm by a pistol hot. The driver of the bank car was wounded In the back. 10 BULLETS ROUT Bi KILLING ONE Attempt of Eight Masked Highwaymen To Loot Golden State Limited Defeated by Employee. Tuoson, Ariz., May 15.- With two well directed bullets, express Messenger H. Stewart early today frustrated a spectacular attempt . Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific train No. 3, the Golden State Llm- by eight masked bandits to rob Ited, bound from Chicago to Los Angeles. Stewart killed one of the octet, apparently wounded a ond and routed the band empty handed. Passengers were not molested in the holdup, which was Btaged near James, a flag station 8 miles west of Tucson. The body of the slain bandit, whose hands were Incased In rubber gloves, was recognized by Sheriff McDanlel of Pinal county as that of a Tucson pool room habitue. Beside the body was found a sack of dynamite with which the bandits evidently in- rtended to blow strongboxes in the mall and baggage cars. A red fusee, a railroad stop signal was used by the gang to halt the limited at an isolated spot midway between James and Cor taro at 1:10 o'clock this morning. Three masked men boarded the engine and a fourth stood guard over the passenger coaches. With revolvers levelled they forced a tramp they discovered riding the "blind baggage" to assist them in uncoupling the engine, mail and express cars from the remain der of the train. The engineer, obeying orders of the armed trio. (Continued on Page Seven.) OLCOTT'S CHARGE INDICTING KLAN In reply to the charges contain ed In tbe statement and proclama tion of Governor Olcott, F. L. Gif ford, exalted cyclops of Luther I. Powell Klan No. 1, realm of Or- gou, Saturday issued a stutoment which follows, in part: "Replying to the proclamation issued by Ben W. Olcott, governor of the state of Oregon, i.i which proclamation Governor Olcott has made an open and untrue charce against tbe Ku Klux Klurt, who he claims are endeavoring to usurp the reins of government and are stirring up fanaticism. race hatred, religious prejudice and all thoBe evil influences which tend toward factional strife and civil terror, I have only to say that the Klux Klan is a law- abiding organization, based on the maintenance ot white supremacy and the Christian religion. "There never has been an out rage of any kind committed in the state of Oregon that could in any way be chargeable to the Ku Klux Klan, but, on the contrary, if the authorities of the several counties and cities ot this state were to make public the aid and assist ance that they received through our efforts In the matter of law enforcement and clean govern ment they would give the lie to the statement of Governor Olcott. "In fairness to everyone con cerned I am firmly convinced that the proclamation of Governor Ol cott is merely a matter of politics, he hoping to win to his support the various people wbom the oppo sition to the Ku Klux Klan was against. All these statements are manifestly untrue. The Ku Klux Klan has made no attempts to In jure In any way any of the organ izations who are supposedly fight ing us at this time. The religious question has been gone Into in the proclamation of the governor without any proof or Just reason for believing that this is so." Mies Margaret Griffith return ed to Eugene Sunday night after spending the week-end here vis iting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Griffith. Miss Griffith Is al- Itending the University of Oregon. 1