ORLGON STATE US&JLX
JUL 4 Q 1922
CIRCULATION
plly average for June, 6,169.
Hember Audit Bureau ol Circulation,
yember Associated Preea Full leased
wire lervlce.
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Tonight and Friday and
continued warm.
Lncal: No falnfall; notherly winds:
clear; maximum, 87; minimum 66;
rirer, minus .2 feet and falling-.
FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 159.
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1922.
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ABDUCT
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I THREE MEN
Medford Men Strung Up
and Threatened With
Death 1by Self - Named
Moral Reformers
Night attacks by masked mobs
on three Jackson county men- and
the failure of the county officials
to act In determining and punish
ing the offenders are the direct
causes of the Instructions issued
to Attorney General Van Winkle
by Governor Olcott this morning,
directing state prosecution of the
cases.
Mob rule through the use of
violence made its first appearance
in the southern Oregon county
on the night of March 17, last,
when J. F. Hale, a Medford citi
ten, was called to his door about
9:30 o'clock by a stranger who
Bald that Hale was wanted at
the central telephone office to
answer a long distance telephone
call regarding the serious illness
of a relative.
Threatened With Death
Hale left the house with the
(Iranger and entered an automo
bile In which was another un-
known man. As he stepped into
the car the strangers drew re
tolvers and ordered Hale to put
up his hands or they would shoot
holes through him. Hale was
handcuffed and blindfolded and
threatened with death if he made
any outcry. He says that one of
the men kept constantly punch'
tag him In the ribs with a revol
ver and threatening ilm.
Asked the reason for the ab
' Auction, Hale's "tormentors re
plied that he knew very well
what he had done and why he
waws threatened.
Denies All Charges
Hale reported that he was
taken far out in the country by
his captors, who were Joined by
other masked men en route, and
that he was taken from the auto
sod bound to a post near an oak
tree. It was here that his tor
mentors accused him of having
made Improper advances toward
Elrls, and he was told that he had
been brought, there for the pur
pose of making him tell the truth
regarding the charges. They said
that they wanted him to tell the
truth and nothing but the truth.
Hale denied all of the accusations
flatly.
Hung from Tree
it was then that a rope was
brought forward and tied around
Hale's neck. Throwing the other
end of the rope over a limb of
He nearby tree, the masked men
pulled Hale off from the ground
and held him there until be chok
ed. This procedure was repeated
second time before his attack
ers advised him that the real
reason for his abduction was to
compel him to halt prosecution of
a lawsuit he had filed against a
Medford family, and to return
certain letters he held to the fam
ily with an apology.
Hale was finally released
With the threat that' he would be
tilled if he ever said a word
bout his abduction and mis
treatment. Arthur Burr, colored, who had
keen held in the Jackson county
Jail for 22 days on the charge of
Having liquor in his possession
w another victim of the "night
riders." When Burr was released
m Jail on the night of March 14
a8 met j,y two masked men
ho displayed revolvers and told
mm to go quietly with them or
'ney would kill him.
Burr was bundled into an auto
mobile and rushed out of the city.
Abut 12 miles from town the ma
rine was met by more masked
lnd robed men and the party con
tinued on to Shasta mountain.
Here Burr was taken from the ma
1ne and was told that he was
being punished for having been
intimate with white women. H1f
Protestations of innocence were in
an and he was three times
'rung up by the neck before be
ing freed and started for Calfornia
lth the warning not to return
A volley of shots into the ground
around his feet was "part of thi
arning directed at him.
'he third victim of the "ntgli
ttob"
1SE
ACTON
was Henry Johnson. John
Olcott Silent
In Relation to
HalFs Contest
Governor Olcott had no an
nouncement to make today re
garding the course he would pur
sue in the matter of the petition
filed by Chas. Hall, defeated can
didate for the republican, guber
natorial nomination in the re
cent primary election, asking a
recount of the votes cast in cer
tain precincts in 16 Oregon coun
ties on the ground of Illegal vot
ing. The governor left today on a
motor trip with the members of
the state highway commission
which will take him south along
the Oregon coast into California
as far as Crescent Citv and will
keep him away from
for several days. Jay
of Portland and Roy!
Salem, acting as a
Governor Olcott, will
contest case during
Capitol
erman,
s? aids, of
a eys for
. idle the
absence.
EP.
f j CALL
George P. Gans, who for thirty
years has been a resident of Salem,
died yesterday morning at his
home at 1030 Hood street. He is
survived by his wife and five chil
dren, George Gans, Jr., of Oak
land; Mrs. Fred Lockley, Portland,
Mrs. Arthur Gale, Bandson, Mrs.
Reba Mountain, Zlllah, Wash., and
Miss Bonnie Gans, Salem. The
funeral services will be held from
the Rigdon undertaking parlors
Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
Mr. Gans, who would have been
82 years old next month, enlisted
in the Union Army at the begin
ning of the Civil War and served
until he was discharged because
of a severe wound. As soon as the
wound healed he re-entered the
ranks with the 36 Wisconsin in
fantry. At Petersburg he had i
hand shot off but remained in the
service drilling the recruits.
Mr. Ga"ns was a member of the
local lodge of the I. D. O. F. The
order will have charge of the
funeral. -
TRY 10 PREVENT
Portland, Ore., July 6. A peti
tion for an Injunction to halt the
hanging at the state prison at
Salem tomorrow of John Rathle
and Elvle D. Kerby, for their part
In the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor
at Pendleton, was presented today
to Federal Judge Bean by Attor
ney Charles W. Garland. The pe
tition set forth that the men were
forced Into confessions by the use
of amonla and other chemicals.
Judge Bean took the matter under
consideration.
"LIFE SAVER" TRUCK
DRAWS CROWD HERE
A motor truck with a body
shaped like a package of "Life
Saver" confections, brought forth
DMarQhio comment here this
afternoon when its pilot, O. V.
Johnson of San Francisco stop
ped in Salem for a few minutes on
his way to Portland.
The body was 15 feet long and
r , v, n diameter and was
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built on the same proportions as
the "Life Saver" package.
Mr. Johnson, who is driving one
of a fleet of similar trucks which
are being operated by the com
pany over the county, is covering
ten western states.
son, in company with Alex Norris,
T E Goody and Paul F. -York,
was returning from Ashland to
Jacksonville, where tney naa
to get a gasoline pump and tank
which Johnson had purcua", -,,.
irht of Anril 6. when the
party was overtanen dj i -
ed and robed j-iders. Denials mai
.... t-,.lr in which the pump
tank were being carried was also
carrying liquor were ci no -. .
. . . .o. ioi-n tn a handy
ana jonnsun -
tree, warned to cease ms
intimacy with women of th. i -
inltr and then nangea w
until he choked. He was a so ac-
used of having stolen cu.
rhe other member, of the party
.-. pre not molested.
ANSI
DOUBLE
HANGING
COOPER QUITS
AS
OF
TAX CLUBS
Proposed Initiative Meas
ures Fail Because of
Lack of Signatures
Slaughter Reports.
J. C. Cooper of McMinnville re
signed as president of the tax re
duction clubs of the state and
chairman of the state convention
which met here this morning in
the county court house,
of the organization, were reasons
given by Cooper for his action.
Mr. Cooper's resignation follow
ed the report of the organization
committee in which he was named
as chairman of the convention
with Dr. A. Slaughter of Salem as
secretary. The fact that he must
go on the operation table within
a few days because of his eyes and
that there was a need for a young
er man to carry the responsibility
of the organization.
Gervais Man Named.
On the motion of Dr. Slaughter
the name of W. H. Stevens of Ger
vais was substituted' for Mr. Coop
er's In the committee's report and
adopted by the convention, Mr
Stevens taking his seat as chair
man of the meeting at once.
The election of a new head for
the tax reduction .clubs of the
state was left to the afternoon ses
sion and will follow the election
of a committee on permanent or
ganlzation from the different
county delegations.
Before handing in his resigna
tion Mr. Cooper proposed that the
convention find some jneu.ua of
sending cut questionnaires to the
press of the state to obtain the
opinion of the public with regard
to the primary law, the initiative
and referendum, and lower taxes.
The meeting was too young-how-
ever, for any action to have been
taken.
Tax Measures Dead.
That the income tax measure,
initiated by the state grange, the
tax equalization measure initiated
by the state farm bureau, and the
millage reduction bill sponsored
by the tax reducers lacked thou
sands of signatures to place them
on the ballot in the November
election was reported by . Dr.
Slaughter, shortly after the con
vention opened. He'said that un
less the convention could convince
state officials that one more day
should be granted for filing these
petitions, and unless a larger
number were filed this afternoon
the measures were lost to the
vote of the people
About 30 delegates were pres
ent at the morning session which
was entirely void of enthusiasm,
and argument was only stirred up
when the credentials cdmmmee
reported that only delegates in
favor of the Portland platrorm
should be seated.
Not a whisper was heard re
garding the endorsement of a can
didate for governor in tne ian
election, though it is possible that
there may be some action taken
this afternoon when the Multno
mah county delegation arrives.
IN DIVORCE SUIT
Naming a young woman 21
years old by the name of Martha
Kauffman as co-responaeni ana
chareing cruel and inhuman
treatment to her husband John W.
Parkekr, stage line operator, Evle
ii.m, Parker filed suit for
divorce in the circuit court this
morning.
Mrs. Parker alleges that her
husband sought the society of
other women and particularly that
of Miss Kauffman. In her com
plaint she states that Miss Kauff
man at one time was suffering
from an operation and that her
husband brought her to the Park
er home where Mrs. Parker nursed
and took care of her, but that
Parker exhibited too much famil
iarity toward the convelescing
guest. I
S
AFFINITY NAMED
HALL CLAIMS
DENTNOM NATION HA
ASKS RECOUNT
Contest Suit Filed Here
Late Yesterday Cites
Alleged Irregularities
In Primary Count.
Challenging as erroneous and
Illegal -the count of the primary
election vote by which Ben W. Ol
cott was returned the republican
nominee for governor by a plural
ity of 521, petitions filed in the
circuit court here late Wednesday
afternoon by attorneys for Charles
Hall of Marshfield claim the nom
ination for Hall by a plurality of
4123 votes and demand a recount
of the vote in approximately 350
precincts scattered over 16 coun
ties. A citation issued by-Circuit
Judge Bingham requires Governor
Olcott to file an answer within
seven days to show cause as to
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TO BE ANNULED
Married for 20 years, his wife
17 years older than himself,
Crooks Charlesworth filed com
plaint for annulment proceedings
in the circuit court charging that
his wife had sworn falsely to an
affidavit regarding her previous
divorce before the Multnomah
county clerk in 1902.
Charlesworth sets forth in his
complaint that his wife, who Is
now a resident of Seattle, was di
vorced from a previous husband
by the name of Little but two
months before she married him
which was against the Washing
ton statutes passed In 1893.
At the time of thair marriage in
1902 Charlesworth asserts, he was
but 24 years old and had Just com
pletea long service In the navy
during which he spent most of his
time in the Philippines and was
inexperienced and unfamiliar with
the divorce laws of the United
States, and that he was defrauded
Into marrying Mrs. Charlesworth
because she claimed, by right of
her previous experience and great
er age, of knowing everything
about such matters.
She Replies In
Ring Suit; Says
It Was Present
Comes now Alta Meyers, of
Stayton, claimed by Alfred Mc
Cartney, Portland mill worker, to
have been his fiancee apparent,
and to' whom, he alleges, he gave
one diamond ring of quality-
comes now Alta and in an answer
filed in the Salem justice court
this morning intimates that Al
fred was merely in a generous
mood when he went diamond
shopping.
Alfred, she vlYVyally admits,
gave her a ring. It was a diamond
ring the kind that sometimes
suggests Impending marital actlv
lties. She says she has a diamond
ring right now and that she be
lieves it to be the very one that
Alfred referred to when he filed
suit to recover. Through her at
torney. Brazier Small, Miss Mey
ers admitted this afternoon that
rhe and Mr. McCartney had been
good friends and that a wedding
and allied subjects had, on occa
sion, been discussed.
But as to promising she'd be
bis bride, she insists Alfred must
have been laboring under a mis
apprehension. She denies that
she ever said she'd do any such
thing and that ring, she avers, is
hers.
Mr. McCartney filed his suit in
the Justice court June 29 and de
clared that Alta had broken her
promise to marry him. He asked
that the diamond be returned to
him.
July 17 has been set as the ten
tative date for a hearing before
Judge G. E. Unruh.
MARRIAGE ASKED
6
f
I N 6 MONTHS
Building Work In Salem
Shows More Than 100
Per Cent Gain; Over
100 Homes Erected.
Comparative Figures for 1921-
22 Building Here During
' Six Months
1921 " 1922
Total spent $241, 485" $510,445
New houses 96 119
For houses $186,250 $324,220
Repair Jobs 51 53
For repairs $29,235 $31, 25
Big projects $26,00 $154,600
Salem spent more than a half
million dollars for new buildings
during the first six months of
1922 and showed an increase of
.more than 100 per cent In these
operations over the same period
in 1921.
; That these figures may be
equalled by but few cities in the
country of similar Blze and that
they are indicative of Salem's re
markable expansion, were points
brought out by city officials in
making the figures public this
afternoon.
- " 119 Homes are Built
During the first half of 1922
Salem spent no less than $510,445
according to the official figures
compiled by Deputy City Re
corder Mark Poulsen. In the first
six months last year when
building was thought to be boom
ing only $241,485 was spent.
.. One hundred nineteen new
dwellings were built here in the
six'months Just closed, in tne
same period one year ago only 66
were ' put under construction
This year $324,220 was spent for
new homes as against $186,250
last year.
New Projects Many
. Although the amount of repair
work done this year was not
much In excess of last year's, an
Increase is shown. In 1922 there
were 53 Jobs as compared with
61 for 1921. This year $31,725
was spent, while last year $29
235 was expended.
It was in the larger projects
-buildings constructed by firms
which add to the Salem payroll
--that one of the largest increas
es was shown. In 1921 but $26,
000 went for this type of build
ing, while this year the expendi
tures approximated $164,600
This year's buildings Included
two public garages costing $17
600: the Capital Ice and Cold
Storage company's plant, cost
ing $15,000; an addition to the
King's plant, costing Z6,000;
two milk depots costing $17,000,
the new Starr Fruit Products
company s cannery, costing $(5,-
000 and a filling station costing
$5000.
More Permits Issued
One hundred eighty' building
permits were Issued during the
first six months of this year, as
compared with 120 during the
same period last year.
"This year's building increase
is the most pronounced in tne
history of Salem," Mr. Paulsen
explained this afternoon.
His heart enlarged to an extent
which caused It to cease function
ing, a man whose name apparent
ly was James Devitt dropped dead
a few seconds after ho had stepped
off a Portland-bound stage on
Court street at Winter this morn
ing.
He was about 60 years old ana
appeared to be a laaorer. In his
suitcase were working clothes and
several bottles of medicine.
Authorities were today unable
to locate any relatives of Devitt
and his remains were turned over
to Coroner Lloyd Rigdon. Dr. Wi
Carlton Smith conducted an au
topsy.
CITY EXPEND
MLUQN
HEART ENLARGED
MAN DROPS DEAD
Need Pickers
to Save Berry
Crop at Once
Local loganberry growers face
a most serious situation .and un
less an adequate' supply of pick
ers materializes In the next few
days, a large percentage of the
crop will be lost, which will re
act against both the canneries
and community. In one Instance
where over a hundred pickers are
needed, advertisements both in
Portland and Salem failed to se
cure more than fifteen.
The prevailing price Ja a cent
and a half a pound, which with
three and a half cent berries, is
all that the growers can afford
to pay and break even on ex
penses. Pickers however want
more, despite the fact that this
is the average price and all that
they secured last year. Some
growers have offered a bonus of
a quarter of a cent provided the
picker remains throughout the
season.
With cherries bringing nine
cents and strawberries six cents,
growers are unable to understand
why loganberries do not bring
enough to pay higher prices to
pickers, and so save the crop.
t ASKED FOR
Motion for a Jury trial of th
suit of the Phez company against
members of the Salem Fruit un
ion for alleged breach of contract
was filed this morning In the
circuit court and will be argued
before Judges Bingham and Kel
ly tomorrow morning.
The motion was filed by the
members of the fruit union fol
lowing the announcement yester
day that the plaintiffs would give
them a chance to settle the case
out of the courts by paying the
difference between the contract
price and the market price of
1920.
The case was first tried in the
circuit courts and a decision
against the Phez company given.
It was appealed and was remand
ed to the circuit courts for retrial
SITE FOR BLIND
t
The purchase of a tract of 11
acres at Eigthy-second and Glisan
streets, Portland, as a site for the
state employment institution for
adult blind has been recommend
ed to the state board of control
by the committee of five recently
named by the board to examine
the numerous sites which had
been offered for this purpose. The
11 acre tract, which is said to be
admirably situated for the pur
pose is held at $12,500. No action
was taken on the recommendation
by the board at its meeting Wed
nesday because of the absence of
Governor Olcott from the city.
The new institution for which
provision was made by the legis
lature of 1921 will be erected on
the site if accepted by the board.
At the present time temporary
shift Is being made by the insti
tution in wholly inadequate rent
ed quarters.
The committee making the rec
ommendation Is composed of Otto
Hartwig, Walter S. Asher, Dr. J.
F. Calbreath, Mrs. H. B. Torrey
and Mrs. Jas. B. Kerr.
LEGION CONFIRMS ELECTION
Confirmation of the state dele
gates elected at a previous meeting
was made last night at a meeting
of Capital Post No. 9 of the Amer
ican legion in the armory. The
state convention will be held at
The Dalles the later part of July.
Chritsian Scientist College
St. Louis. Mo., July 6. Chris
tian Scientist leaders are consider-
ng the construction of a $2,000,-
000 college near St. Louis it was
announced today. It will be the
first Chritsian Scientist college In
the world, it was said,
BY FRUIT UNION
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
IC
TO
OF JACKSON
Failure of Local Officials to Act Results In
Governor Taking
"Night
Director of Federal
GOVERNMENT
Turns Over Mass of Evidence Collected by
Secret Service Operatives and Pledges Full
Cooperation In Prosecution of Cases. .
Governor Ben W. Olcott this morning issued instructions
to Attorney-General Van Winkle to take immediate charge
of the alleged Ku Klux Klan outrage cases in Jackson county
and push presecution of them, following the failure of local
officials to take any action toward the offenders.
The governor's instructions to the attorney-general follow
an extensive investigation into three alleged outrages per
netrated bv nieht mobs in the southern part of the state by
the United States government, and upon advises received
from United States Attorney General H. M. Daugherty that
the government would cooperate and assist in the prosecution
in every way possible.
Federal statutes would not apply to the Jackson county
cases, Mr. Daugherty advised Governor Olcott, and urged
that the cases be presecuted in the state "courts. Evidence
and data bearing on the cases, secured by federal secret ser
vice operatives through weeks of investigaton have already
been turned over to the governor's office by Mr. Daugherty.
"This department will offer ev-
ery possible assistance, including
mass of information pn local con
ditions, also general organization
tactics, etc.,' reads one telegram
from Mr. Daugherty. He followed
It with a letter transmitting the
evidence secured and saying:
Evidence Turned Over.
"In response Jto your telegrams
I have prepared, for your confi
dential use, and have the honor to
transmit herewith, a summary of
all of the information in the pos
session of this department, cov
ering the activities of the Ku Klux
Klan in the state of Oregon. 1
shall take pleasure In transmit
ting to you any additional infor
mation received from time to time
and sincerely trust that, In the
event this department can be of
any assistance whatever, you will
so indicate to me. I assure you
that we will cooperate in every
possible way."
Prosecution Ordered.
In his letter to Attorney Gen
eral Van Winkle the governor in
structs him to take immediate
charge of the prosecution of the
Jacksou county cases, present
them to the grand Jury In that
county and press their prosecution
through the state courts. Speci
fically, Mr. Van Winkle is In
structed to prosecute "certain
crimes which have been commit
ted in said county by persons
therein falsely arresting or kid
naping certain Individuals and by
making felonious assaults upon
them and by hanging and other
wise inflicting bodily harm and
damage to and loss of tbelr prop
erty; also, by threats and other
unlawful means and felonious
acts, putting and attempting to
put divers other persons in fear of
such barm, damage and injury to
their persons and property; and
any and all unlawful acts and
things in any way connected
therewith, or of a similar or dif
ferent nature, insofar as you may
deem it advisable."
Assistance Pledged.
How extensive has been the
government's investigation of the
klan activities in Oregon is indi
cated In some degree by lr. j
Daugherty's first telegram to Gov
ernor Olcott, dated May 17. "Data
on local situation Medford and
Portland being compiled here and
will be forwarded promptly.
Should you desire assistance thlK
department in preparation of evi
TAKE CHARGE
COUNTY CASES
Hand To Punish
Mobs."
Department of Justice
dence please wire me and instruc
tions will Issue Immediately."
Mr. Van Winkle announced this
morning that he would take Im
mediate action to follow out tha
governor's- instructions and that
L. A. Liljeqvlst, assistant attorney
general, would leave immediately
for Medford to take charge of the
cases which are to be laid before
the Jackson county grand Jury
when it convenes this month.
LAST OF TENNIS
SINGLES PLAYED
The last of the singles In th
Willamette valley tennis tourna
ment being played on the courts of
the Salem tennis club today re
sulted in the defeat of Warren at
the hands of Stevens by a score
of 6-0, 6-1. O. Lewis of Portland
won from Greenbaum of Salem,
6-3, 6-0. Mrs. Norton "of Hood
River was an easy victor over Mrs.
Andreae of Salem taking two sets
6-2 and 6-0.
The double matches started thu
afternoon with a fair prospect
that Fox and Crum may come off
victors over their opponents.
The finals in all matches will
be played Saturday, and the play
ers will be entertained by a dance
at the Illahee club.
At present Stevens of Portland,
Fox of Corvallls, Lewis of Port
land and Harry Grey are all pros
pects for the valley championship.
The remaining matches to ba
played this afternoon are:
2 p. m. Gray vs Joy; Irene
Campbell vg Mary Ann Bishop.
2:45 p. m. Fox vs Crum; Sar
dam and Wright vs Steven3 and
Frohman.
3:30 p. m. Doney vs Regie;
Lewis and Lewis vs Joy and Fox.
4:15 p. m. Gray and Ferdi.
nand Smith vs Crum and Garrett;
Mrs. Norton vs Dorothy Ettenger.
4:45 p. m. Walsh and Huston
vs Regie and Warren; Irene Camp
bell and Stevens vs Ruth Hjerthas
and Fox. '
5:15 p. m. Greenbaum and
Aldrich vs Darby and Lants; Fer
dinand Smith vs Gabrielson.
6:45 p. m. Huston vs Garrett;
Elizabeth Bishop and Joy vs Mary
Ann Bishop and Percy Lewis.
6:16 p. m. Dorothy Ettlnger
and Oltn Lewis vs Mrs. Ferdinand
Smith and Ferdinand Smith.