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CIRCULATION
Average for Hay 6996.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Member Associated Press Full leased
wire service.
, The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Tuesday
cloudy west portion; fair east portion;
moderate westerly winds. .
Local: No rainfall; northerly winds;
clear; max. 78; min. 47;
J .mm
FORTY-FOURTH YEAR-NO. 139.
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BEACH RESORT HIT
Pleasure Seekers Caught
In Wind Which Plays
Havoc With Boats and
-Amusement Places.
New York, June 12. (By Asso
ciated Press.) The death toll of
the brief but terrific hurricane
that swooped down on the metro-
polltan area late yesterday passed
the 60 mark today with lndlca
' tlons that the total number of
dead .might go much higher.
The death list leaped ahead
when an Incoming tide returned
18 more bodies ' that had been
swept out to sea last night. Four
more bodies were recovered at
Hunters island and two were re
'ported to have been picked up at
Travers Island.
Beach Resort Wrecked.
City Island haven for Sunday
pleasure seekers and amateur
fishermen was the hardest hit
point In the metropolitan area, but
casualties, mostly by drowning,
were reported from many other
points. The beach at City Island
today presented a desolate spec
tacle. Several hundreds persons,
relatives of the missing worn by
hysteria, waited In little groups
among the wreckage on the Sand
for some word of the fate of their
loved ones.
Marine squad police, exhausted
by their all night vigil, continued
their cruise, keeping a sharp
lookout for additional bodies.
More Crowned, Belief.
The full toll of the storm may
not be known for days, if ever,
Boatmen at City Island said
there were 46 small boat its yet
unaccounted for. Occupants ot
many of these undoubtedly were
saved by United States coast
guards and by members of yacht
clubs about the Island, who put
out as soon as the blow had sub
sided but the police believe many
more were lost. There were at
least 250 smallboats and canoes
out when the squall struck.
All the damage was wrought In
less than 15. minutes. The New
York weather bureau reports the
storm, lasted officially only five
minutes.
It was described as a "severe
thunder squall" during which the
wind averaged 72 miles an hour
There was a brief period when the
wind velocity touched 88 miles an
hour and it was at this point, it is
believed, that most of the damage
was done.
Watch All Night.
New York, June 12. Daybreak
this morning found hundreds of
parents, children and relatives
still standing vigilant at the
docks at City Island awaiting the
arrival of police boats which dur
ing the hours of darkness had
searched the waters of Long Is
land sound for additional victims
of yesterday's terrific storm.
Powerful searchlights played
over the water as the ghastly
quest went on, but the swift tide
apparently had borne away the
bodies not recovered last night.
Woman Admits
She Saw Slayer
Fire Fatal Shot
Kansas City, Mo., June 12.-
Following a sworn statement that
she was with Denzel Chester the
night Miss Florence Barton, local
society girl was slain In October
1920, and saw him fire the shot
that killed the girl, Mrs. Bessie
Curtis, 23, was held today by the
Kansas City, Kans., police. Ches
ter was acquitted of the murder
of Miss Barton 'In May, 1921.
PROPOSALS FOR
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Schooner Picked Hp
Seattle, Wash., June 12.--The
fishing schooner Texas, which was
disabled off the Vancouver Island
coast late Friday has been picked
by the coast guard cutter Sno
homish and is being towed to Port
Angeles, Wash., according to wire
less advices received here today
from the Saohomluh. I
Jhina, June 12.
(By Associated .Press) General
Chang Tso-Lin's proposals for
armistice with Wu Pel-Fu appear
to nave been simply a ruse to gain
time for the defeated Manchurlan
war lord. . Heavy fighting broke
out Friday between Chinwangtao
and Shankaiwan. The battle has
been raging steadily for the past
three days.
This morning Chang's Feng
tien forces launched a violent
drive against the right flank of
the Chihll army, resting on the
sea at the mouth of the Gulf of
Liao Tung, Wu's battle line held
fast, however, and the Fengtien
assault was repulsed. Two car
loads -ot wounded are expected to
arrive in Tien Tsln from the front
tonight.
Coke's rifles, a British Indian
regiment which left here Friday
for Shanhalkwan to protect for
eign Interests there, has been held
up at Chlntangtao, owing to the
fresh outbreak of fighting.
General Wu Pei-Fu has order
ed his third division, the crack
unit of his army and considered
the best trained fighting unit in
China, to leave its base at Tang
ku today for the front.
ixty mives
RAIL UNIONS
PLAN
EVAS 0
OF LIABILITY
Proposed Strike May Be
Financed bv Canadian
Oranization To Escape
Responsibility.
JLLINI TO SEND
TEAM TO JV1EET
Chicago, June 12. Announce
ment of Illinois' entry In the na
tional Intercollegiate track and
field meet at Stagg Field next
Friday and Saturday was hailed
with rejoicing in college circles
today, especially among Illinois
alumni who bad smarted under
the sting of criticism of their
alma mater caused by Coach
Gill's announcement last week
that the Illini would not compete.
This criticism was In large
measure responsible for Illinois'
decision to enter, despite Coach
Gill's objections to rules govern
ing the national event and the
prolonged track season.
Aside from allaying criticism
the entry of Illinois brought joy
to athletic circles because it as
sures a feature, probably the out
standing one, which was appar
ently missing from last v week's
prospects a duel between the
Illini and California.
HITCHCOCK TO SEEK
REELECTION, REPORT
Omaha. Neb., June 12. (By
Associated Press.) Announce
ment was made here today that
nited States Senator H. M.
Hitchcock of Nebraska will enter
the July 18 democratic primary
for nomination as a candidate
for reelection.
San Franetsco, June 12. The
schooner Edward R. West from
Columbia liver poiots with a car
go of lumber for South African
oorts. is ashore and a total loss
off the coast of South Africa," ac
cording to a message received to
day by the marine department of
the chamber of commerce. The
cargo Is also a total loss, the mes
sage said. The West left the
mouth of the Columbia liver
April 12.
Chicago, June 12. While add!
tidnal wage cuts swung over the
heads of 350,000 more railway em
ployes and awaited only formal
release by the railroad labor board
to slash another $40,000,000 from
the payrolls of the carriers, it was
rumored today that any rail strike
growing out of present threats
may be directed and financed from
Canada as a means of evading the
recent decision of the United
States supreme court holding-un
ions liable for damages caused by
their members.
legality Is Upheld
Leaders of the rail unions said
to be contemplating the move
viewed the establishment of Can.
adlan headquarters as legitimate
in view of conditions caused by the
supreme court opinion because the
unions are International organ
izations. Final penalties In case
of a walkout could thus be averted,
It was said.
. The expected new wage reduc
Hon-order will Increase the total
cut from .railway workers wages
to approximately $160,000,000 i
year. Clerks, signal men, station
ary firemen, oilers and marine de
partment employes will Join the
shopmen and maintenance of men
employes as victims of the slash.
Letter Urifes Action
Strike ballots to the 400,000
railway shopmen sent out from
Chicago, were accomsjpnled by the
following letter:
Every possible effort should be
made to obtain the vote of every
employe eligible. The ballot will
be tabulated as soon as possible
and there must be bo stoppage of
work until you are properly au
thorized to do so.
"This Is the time tor action and
not talk or unnecessary delay. The
railway employes department de-
Bires that every ballot shall be In
Chicago at the earliest possible
moment and In no case later than
June 30."
Jewell Denies Charge.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 12.
(By Associated Press.) B. M.
Jewell, head of the railway em
ployes' department of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, denied
emphatically today that the rail
way shop crafts unions have un
der consideration a plan to move
their headquarters from Chicago
to Canada to escape any suits
brought against them under the
Coronado decision recently hand
ed down by the United States su
preme court.
"We have no such move under
consideration and I have heard no
talk among our leaders of doing
such a thing," Mr. Jewell said
We are not running away from
any fight. . We are not seeking a
fight, but it we are forced into
one we will battle to the last
ditch."
Reward of; $1200
Awaits Person Who
Caused Man's Arrest
Twelve hundred dollars reward,
awaits the determination ot the
person or persons who gave the In
formation leading to the arrest of
C. A. gloat, school teacher, identi
fied ima morning in Albany as
the man who assaulted two little
Salem girls on Sunday, March 6,
snouia ne be convicted.
The reward fund, 'started by
The Capital Journal on March 7
with an offer of $100, grew rapid
ly until it had reached a total of
$12000 on March 17.
The contributors
are:
97 PERCENT OF
ROAD TRAFFIC
IS
HE ANNOYED GIRLS
More than 97 Der cent of the
to the fund traffic which passes over the high
ways or Oregon todav Is motor
ine capital journal siuu, ba- propelled. A count made tav the
oireei anway employes Jiuu.istate highway department at varl
Homer Smith $100;. unnamed lous points on state hlahwav on
contributor. $100, city of Salem May 13, 14 and 15 shows that
$500. Louis Lachmund $100, Kill only 2,60 per cent of all traffic
iuux Klan XZOO. Is horse drawn. Of the other 7 . in
jo wnom the reward for gloat's per; cent, 79.83 Der cent are auto-
apture Belongs is not known here mobiles bearlne the Oreo-on licemie
today, as the eward is offered to tag, 7.74 per cent are automohllen
tn.e person giving the Information from other states, 4.81 per cent
lnofUni, I. .. . I I - .. .. . . .
iu iui ai i cat uu vuuviu- are ugm auty trucks, 8.13 per
hou oi me pervert, ana not neces- cent are trucks of 1.5 tons caoac
sarlly to the arresting officer. ity and over, and 1.79 per cent are
tsioai was arestea by unlet ot motorcycles. Of an average of
roiice John Catliu of Albany fol- 68,789 vehicles counted on each
lowing bis alleged attack on two of the three days 45,884 were Ore
little girls of that city June 4, gon automobiles. 4398 ware auto.
and has. been held In Jail there mobiles from other states 2729
since that time on the charge of were light duty trucks, 1775 were
vuuiiiouiiiiB io me ueiinquency trucks ot 1.5 tons canac tv and
of a minor. over.. 1018 were motorcvcle. and
only 1477 Were horse drawn.
The count which was made be
tween the hours of 6 a. m. and 10
p. in., at 144 different points
throughout the state, shows that
peak at traffic on state hlgh-
between the hours of
p. m.
The heaviest traffic was found
at the Parkplace bridge on the
C. L. Weber, arrested here yes- Pacific highway north of Oregon
terday on a statutory . charge. City, where an average of 3473
vehicles were counted on each ot
the three days. Of these 309
were Oregon automobiles with
only 14 horse drawn vehicles In
evidence on each, of the three
days. The second high point was
the Multnomah-Washington coun
ty line on the West Side highway
where an average of 1727 vehicles
were counted dally of which 1498
were Oregon automobiles and only
three were horse drawn vehicles
The lightest traffic was found
at Jenny creek on the Ashland
Kiamatn fails highway wbere
only II vehicles passed daily.
At ten different points no horse
drawn vehicles were seen on the
three days and at a number of
other points only one or two were
seen daljy. At no point were auto
mobiles missing.
CHINA AGAIN
RULED BY OLD
PRESIDENT LI
Deposed Executive Re
. sumes Reigns of Govern
, ment Sunday; Dr. Wu
To Head Cabinet.
FIRST ELIMINATION GOLF
CLUB MATCHES ARE PLAYED
HERE; BOUND OVER 3S
waived a hearing when he was
arraigned before Judgge O. E.
Unruh in the Justice court this
morning and was bound over to
the Marlon county grand Jury,
Weber was taken into custody
by Patrolmen White and Putnam
after he had been accused of an
noying several little Salem girls.
Before two of the girls Weber
was accused of performing In an
objectionable manner, and before
three of them he was said to have
used obscene language.
THREElNRACE
EOR SCHOOL JOB
WASHINGTON WOMEN'S
CLUBS I. CONVENTION
Spokane, Wash., June 12 Some
400 club women bad registered
early today for the 26th annual
convention of the Washington
State Federation of Women 'a
Clubs, which opened here ' this
afternoon.
The forenoon was occupied with
registration of delegates and a
meeting of the executive board of
the federation.
At a noon luncheon of club
presidents, the message of the
state president, Mrs. A. E. Larson
of Yakima was submitted and
Mrs. F. E. Palmerton, of Seattle,
spoke on co-ordinating the work
of tbe club presidents." At the
same time luncheons were served
to chairmen of departments and to
other delegates.
Curtis B. Cross, whose petition
tor filing as a candidate for elec
tion to the Salem school board was
filed Saturday afternoon by his
friends, will be opposed In th
race for the vacancy on the board
occasioned by tbe expiration of
the term ot George E. Halvorsen.
by E. A. Rhoten and H. L. Clark.
KU KLUXERS DENY
GUILT OF CHARGE
Los Angeles, Cal.. June 12.
The filings for Mr. Rhoten and Thlrtv five nrr.n. inrfi,...
Mr. Clark were made late Satur-L-..
day, after It bad become known " - Klux
that Saturday was the last day for KIaB rald at ln'wood Apru 22
accepting filings. In which Constable M. B. Mosb-
The election of the new director er was shot and killed while par
will take place at th. annual tIclplltIne ,n th, rald w,r.
school election, Monday, June 19. . . , . .
Tbe entrance of Mr. Cross Into ,d on to ld tod,jr ln th ,uPer'
the contest was one of the lor court. They answered to In-
eleventh hour surprises, as his dictments returned last week bv
. , ..
name nan not Been mentioned m the Los Angeles county
Peking, June 12. (By Asso
ciated Press.) China, after ten
days virtually without an "execu
tive head functioning ln Peking.
again baa a president and the nu
cleus of a cabinet. Horeover, If
Indications are borne out, the two
will have a fair share of' the sup
port from the South China section,
whose opposition to the old gov
ernment baa done much. If not
most, to keep alive civil war for
the past five yean.
LI Yuan-Hung, .who was presi
dent until the monarchical coup
of 1917 forced him from office.
again la ln power. He came to
Peking yesterday and resumed of
fice and his first official act was
to nominate Dr. Wu Ting Fang,
former minister at Washington, to
De nis premier.
Wu'i Support Valuable.
Dr. Wu has been a power ln the
Canton regime Blocs that admin
istration arose as a protest ovei
tbe very circumstances which
ousted LI, and his adhesion to the
new executive, if confirmed. Is
likely to do much toward solidify
ing the country ln its support.
LI comes at the behest of many
members of tbe old parliament
which he dissolved In 1917 and at
the urgent appeal of Wu Pel Fu.
dominant military leader of Chi
na. As assets of Its new venture
be may count on the solid support
of Wu Pel Fu; the good will and
confidence of a large proportion
of banditry than has been the case
assembling and re-establlahin It
self as at least the terporary rep-
The first elimination matches
oi tne juibee golf club for the
president's cup and the cup of
the directors Were played yester
day.
In the president's matches
Thlelsen won from Olinger, Harbl
son from Williams, Hutcheon from
Mangls, Locke from Cox, Landls
from Lytle, Daue from Robertson
ana Farmer from Leffingwell.
In the directors' cup matches
Farrar won from Roberts, Mrs.
Baker from Griffith, Mrs. John
Farrar from Burghardt, Keen
from Brown, Baker from Gabriel
son, Mrs. Oliver Locke from Olson
and Mrs. H. H. Olinger from Man-
Due to some misunderstanding
concerning th handicap the
match between T. B. Kay and O.
Fry has not been settled yet, The
match between Greenbaura and
Baumgartner for the directors
cup ended In a tie yesterday and
Will be played off tonight.
Further matches will be played
next Sunday and tbe winner de
elded in two weeks.
ASSAULTS
CHINESE WOMAN
LANDS IN JAIL
resentatlve of the people and a
more nearly complete auoDresslon
of banitry than has been the case
n many years. This last laraelv
Is due to Wu Pel Fu s energetic
campaign, particularly against
Chang So Lin, the Manchurlan
war lord, who recently sued for an
armistice.
To Eliminate Tuchans.
As liabilities he may count ud-
ou tbe open opposition of Dr. Sun
Yat Sen, president of tbe South
China government and so many of
the old parliament members as Dr
Sun has been able to Induce to sup
port nim. ur. Bun, too. has a s-ood
force of troops ln the field, som
(Continued on Page Seven.)
Charged with having assaulted
the wife of But Sun. Salem truck
gardener, Lai Quong, Portland
Chinaman, was placed under ar
rest late this forenoon by Sheriff
O. D. Bower and Walt Barber and
is now In the county Jail.
According to the story told of
fleers by ul Sun, Quong, who was
ln the employ of Sun on the lat
ter s truck farm located near the
Klser school on the river road," as
saulted Mrs. Sun during the ab
sence of her husband ln town.
Mrs. Sun attempted to set her
husband on the phone, but man.
aged to withstand Quong 'a attack
until he returned. Sun struck his
assalllant over the head with the
butt of a revolver, breaking the
scalp but doing no serious Injury.
eeven stitches were taken by
Dr. W. H. Byrd in the scalp of
quong before he was placed ln
Jail. He la said to be about 40
years old. Formal charges will be
filed against him this afternoon by
District Attorney Carson, It Is
thought.
SMALL TRIAL ENTERS
- EIGHTH WEEK TODAY
Waukegan, 111., June 12. (By
Associated Press.) The trial of
Governor Len Small opened Its
eighth week today with the prose
cution still presenting evidence in
an effort to prove the alleged con
spiracy by which the governor
Lieutenant Governor Fred K
Sterling and Vernon Curtis, Grant
Park, banker, are accused of da
fraudlng tbe state of between
$1,600,000 and $2,000,000 ln in
terest on public funds.
ifl
SALEM GIRLS
IDENTIFY MAN
as mm
Oakville ' School Teacher
Held in Albany for
Attack on Tots.
TO FACE 5 CHARGES
C. A. Sloat Recognized as
Pervert for Whom Re
ward of $1200 is Of
fered in Salem. ,
City Candidates File
Expense Statements,
Moff itt Spends Most
SEATTLE MUST PAY
TAXES UPON PLANT
rand
any of the rumors ss to possible lir. ri,..- ,.,.,.,
a candidate only upon th. urgent "daasault with a
, deadly weapon. All the arraign-
ta UIDBUIU UDl gUllty.
W. S. Coburn, grand goblin
and G. W. Price, king kleagle.
who also Indicted, were not pres
ent, but Deputy District Attorney
W. A. Doran Informed the court
12. that he had been advised by Go
to-I burn that he would leave Atlan
ta, Ga., tomorrow and that Price
was already enroute from the
east to plead.
Judge Frederick Houser set the
case for trial for August 7.
K was announced that tbe state
Tbejplanoed to try alt tbe defendants
inee I Jointly. Tbe latter however, have
the righgt to demand separate
trials If they so elect.
In announcing Coburn's prom
ise to return Mr. Dorsn said the
mesaage also stated that Coburn
was do longer an official of the
Ka Klux Klaa.
Olympla, Wash., June
The supreme court, en banc,
day reaffirmed its former depart
ment of opinion ordering the city
of Seattle and the Puget Sound
Power and Light company to pay
taxes for the year 191 amount
ing to $401,017.75 on the munic
ipal street railway system.
city purchased the street car
March 21, 11$. and claimed tax
exemption for tbe year. Tbe
county asseeeor had made the as-
seeament March IS. Tbe King
county superior court ruled la
favor of the county and both the
city and the company appealed1.
Chief of Police Verden M. Mof
uti spent more money than any
other candidaate for city office
during tbe campaign preceding
the recent election, according to
tbe statements filed with City
Kecorder Earl Race.
morriii, woo was seeking re
election, expended $41 ln his own
behalf, according to his statement.
Henry H. Vandevort, candidate for
mayor, came second on the II
with an expenditure of $35.75, and
Dr. F. L. Utter, who also ran for
mayor, was third with $21.15.
inner statements filed were as
follows:
W. T. Rigdon. mayor, 14: John
F. Glesy, mayor, $15.80; Mark
Poulsen, city recorder, $l(.(5:
P. L. Frarler. city recorder, $12.-
50: Charles F. Klein, cltv recorder.
t roj Walter W. Btrtchet. ehlf of
police, $12.10; John T. Welsh,
chief of police. $11. St; Clyde Rice,
tlty treasurer, $5.41; Gerald Volk.
councilman, second ward, $5 15;
Fred Klrkwood, councilman, sec
ond ward. Nothing; Batty Cooper,
councilman fifth ward, nothing;
A. F. Marcus councilman, third
MYSTIC SHRINE MEETS
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
San Francisco, June 12. Ban
Francisco Is on her prayer rug ln
a long, low salaam to the Mystic
Shrine today. Throughout the
hosts of Islam are swarming from
the minarets of tke embarcado,
which nod to the wide bay, to the
place of the twenty kneeltnc
camels and the great city hall
which might be taken today as a
new 6t. Sophias.
It is the time of the golden lu-
bilee of Islam. For many days tbs
great caravans, long and pictur
esque as tbe safaris that wend
their way across tbe wastes of
Araby, have been passing through
the city gates. Only yesterday
Karem temple from the oasis of
Waco, Texas, arrived In Mecca.
ward, nothing; A. H. Moore, coun
cilman fourth ward, 20 cents; L.
J. Simmer!, councilman, first
ward, $7; R. A. Harris, council-
mis, first ward, $2.15.
The two little Salem girls, aged
8 and 9, who, on March 5, were
lured away from a local church by
a moral pervert who later assault- "
ed them In Bush's pasture, on Mis
sion street, this morning definite
ly identified as their assailant C.
A. Sloat, Oakvlla school teacher,
4 years of age, who, at the pres
ent time, is held In an Albany Jail
on a charge, ot contributing to the
delinquency of a minor child.
Five Charm Contemplated.
District Attorney John Carson
anonunced this afternoon that in
all probability five charges will be
preferred here against Bloat. Two
ot these will be rape charges, two
will be crimes against nature and
one will be a delinquency charge.
ararngements can be made.
Carson said, Sloat will be brought
Balem this week and will be
taken before the Marion county
grand Jury at a special session. At
his hearing in Albany, Sloat waiv
ed a preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the Linn county
grand Jury.
Sloat, It was learned this after
noon is a former resident of Salem
and ha mad many visits to inn
city. Officers said they have defi
nite Information that he was la
this city on the morning when th
two little girls were encouraged to
abandon their visit to Sunday
school and to accompany the middle-aged
man to an unfrequented
xpot ln Bush's pasture.
Attended School Here.
Sloat, who has taught school for
msny years, formerly was an In-
structor In a rural school on the
Santiam and. It was said this aft
ernoon, at one time attended WU
lamett university. He was always
a mediocre teacher, state school
officials said, but, at that time had
no quetsionable record. He mnae
bis home ln Marlon county about
eight year ago.
The two little girls assaulted la
Salem are daughters of a promi
nent Salem family residing ln
North Salem. Unacocmpanled. on.
the morning of March 5, they,
were about to enter the First
Methodist church when they were
accosted by the stranger and lured
Into Bush's pasture.
That afternoon the elder of th
two girls was taken to a local hos
pital where, as a result ot the as
sault, she was forced to undergo a
minor operation. Neither of th
girls was gravely Injured.
Won't Faoe Girls
When the two girls were taken
before Sloat ln Albany tbls morn
ing, be refused to look at them,
according to Chief of Police Mof
fitt who was a member of the
party. When he was forced to
turn his head so that they might
see his face they announced Im
mediately that ha was the man
sought, Moffltt said.
Sloat Is at present held under
$3,000 ball which he has to date
been unable to furnish. District
Attorney Carson said this after
noon that arrangements' will be
made to here the amount raised
It Sloat seeks hi freedom.
Tbe Linn county grand Jurv
does not convene until August and
in view of that fact Carson will -
make every effort to have Sloat
brought here Immediately.
On at least one other occasion
Sloat was faced by a criminal
charge. On November 23 he was
tried at McMlnnvllle for assault
with Intent to rap. His case was
heard by a Jury and Sloat wa
acquitted.