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THE WEATHER OREGON: Tonight and Thursday oc casional rain; moderate southerly galea. ; Local: Rainfall .53 Inch; max. win. 53; cloudy; west winds; jrlver 2 ft. . jgRTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 254, 0REG0N WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1922 PRICE TWO CENTS gvTa ' flPMflf1 MPT PPWFr Tffil WAW liiPW PHq) n nw Im MMi wwk 11 toMM; 1 1 y M liili V & lili lip HNIM ."BSffl- LLOYD GEORGE constitution $37,496 030 FOREIGN SHIPS flM IIDPDflnr for mrants at Meetings oauo niTimi Passes FmalReadmg !!!PE sasas SAYS NATION Dan MreJn ISVMIN DIED RELIEF iifnni n nrn i tor the euon of inniirninTw t W K WrKraiS flK Uk MAW YUrS1: bkni, m LOD MAD flM DV DRAMmro ii ni Ki h n i ii vuiiiui iiiu i uunu o i in luiiin ii iiui a ivt iiimi iir II , II II II II Ml , I III 1 II If I III m I Ull IIIflilBUi l Ul UIiniiUlLU Eugene Jeels Full Effects of Destructive Work of Kluxers In Community; long list of Early Victims Misled By Harry N. Crain . . Bigotry and prejudice, suspicion sad discord, strife and hate those are the returns Eugene and Lane county people have realized on tbelr investment In the Ku Klux Klan. - And they have been heavy In vestors. Numerically the klan is not so strong in Eugene as In some other cities of the state, but the means utilized in building up the organ ization, in creating the discord ant sentiment upon which It prospers were so imbued with bit ter religious condemnation as to challenge opposition by the Catholics in protection of their own faith and personal reputa tions. That the Catholics here should actively and publicly re sent the slanderous statements circulated against them and their church by the ku klux propagand ists and should stand forth in ac tive opposition is commendable But their protestations of in nocence served but to accentuate the klansmen in their campaign of vicious falsification. As rapid ly as one slanderous morsel of gossip set in circulation "by the Koo Koos was exposed in its utter falsity by the opposition three like canards were loosed on the community by the propagandists of the invisible empire. Old Canards Revived A review of these defamitory lies here would serve no purpose. iue nave oeen nearo in every Condition Everywhere Shows Decided Im provement Deflation Has Run its Course. Park City, Utah, Oct 25. Members of the democratic women's club of Park City met last night for the election of officers and Mrs. J. L. Aubrey was chosen "baby tender." Her duty 'will be to look after the infants while the mothers delve Into timely political matters. Provisions for the establishment of a "baby check room" was made. f community, not only in this era oi we Ku Klux Klan, but in pray anti-Catholic agitation in I history. It will suffice to say uai mey nave been effectively New York, Oct. 25. Business in Europe, Latin America and the Far st is steadily on the up grade, and, with few exceptions, better , the world over, dele gates to the convention of the American Manufacturers Export association were told today by Dr. Julius Klein, director of the Unit ed States of foreign and domestic commerce. The convention, which opened today, will continue thru tomorro ' "Cond, q almost everywhere show de improvement," Dr. Klein de 2, d. "In the Orient, cbnditioni 3 better now than they have, at any time sinc9 1920; Japs pulling herself out Of the slou ., - economic deDres- sion and bt s in China is get ting Detter 31 China's ery, he added, would e aii '-j f the foreign de mand for thf; country's products improved and the strain on Chi nese purchasing powers is relax ed. Australian and New Zealand wool and wheat accumulations are being liquidated at favorable prices and imports are increasing he asserted. , Business Picking TJp "Business is picking up in west era Europe at a rate varying in different countries," Klein' ssid. Deflation has run its course, stocks have been reduced and merchants have taken their loss es, labor has taken its cut and has shown a pronounced tenden cy to cooperate. Production, al me fundamental basis of economic development, la in.. mg throughout the etire area. since iszi the balance of iraae in the United Kina-rimr, shown an astonishing recovery to ward its normal status; that of franco is actually showing an ex cess or exports over imports, while Italy's unfavorable balance has been cut to a remarkable de gree. "Germany's .financial and mon etary upheaval has, of course, con tinued to retard the stabilization ot her trade position, eastern Europe, apart from Russia, is in general recovering gradually from the . ravages of war and should offer increasine opportunities ror American trade and investments. "At present the disturber! unlit. icai condition in the Levant inter iBiea seriously with trade with mat region. American Commerce "American : trade with Latin- American countries for the first eight months of the present year was eight per cent more in value tnan tor all of the fiscal year 1913-1914, and only 14 ner cent less on the same basis than for the corresponding period of last year, when shipments were still being made at high prices on old contracts. Of great and far reach ing significance is the fact that American investments in private enterprises and in the bonds of governments "of Latin-America nave amounted to over $500, uuu.uuu since the early part ' of 1321. "The sound banking condition or Argentina, which is making the most rapid progress back to better times of all the Latin-Am erican countries, has been strong contributory factor in this betterment. An amazing change ior ine better has been witnessed in Chile during the last few months, due principally to the movement of nitrates." (Continued on Page Seven.) PORTLAND POLICE HDYFD Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. Port liana police today were prepared w meet any invasion of I. W. W. that might develop as a result of ( reported order by the executive fommittee of the organization at JCliicago for a movement by foot members to aid in prosecut .ps the waterfront strike in con- juion wifh which the police .f" arrested many I. W. W. I a. Green, attorney for the focal 1. W. w, organizatloll) in fwiea today that no such order t"' "a invasion of Portland Tin in?ued' "earing "the men JXJOW iha a ..... . jrei ming they can do a 10 flnnrl 1., ... Ino- - . 0 iauor marKet dur lnS a striks. Nino T tit ... . . .. . iiv... vv' were 111 Ja!1 nere enta efforts to obtain W imposed in police court. ene man rha acy ,6- teorning " m court tnls Jhu Only More Days In which -to take ad- The Capital's -"'.age of PARGAIN iPFFRR ' 1 J a liar's subscription by in Marion and Polk f QH for 13.00 CONFIDENCE Ml CAUGHT Former Convict Again in Toils for Forged Check Operations in Vicinity Of Salem. PRESENCE OF H SAVES BIG DIRIGIBLE Newport News, Va. Oct. 25. instruction of the army dirigible C-14 was prevented today, in the opinion" of officers at Langley neia, ny the presence of mind of a member of the crew when a hole was torn in the blimp's gas bag as it was being taken from its han gar. When hydrogen began to hiss from the bag those nearby scurried for safety, except one man, who pulled the rip cord, re leasing the gas. With B. A. Cain, 32, arrested near Salem last night, operatives of the Marion county sheriff's of f ice declared today ' they have In custody a confidence man and bad check artist whose cleverness hae seldom been equaled by any indi vidual operating in this territory. Cain, charged with grand lar ceny m connection with a $100 advance he received yesterday for hay which he promised to deliver to the Fisher flouring mills at Sil vertoh, waived a preliminary hear ing when he was arraigned in the justice, court shortly before noon today and was held to the grand jury under $750 bail. This he was unable to furnish and this afternoon he was lodged in the county jail. Is Former Convict. Officers said that Cain, a for mer inmate of the Oregon peni tentiary, confessed this morning to extensive "paper hanging" au- tivities in Salem and many are the institutions which, it is allege, were victimized by the simply dressed "farmer," who would buy a lew articles for himself, his lit tle daughter, or his wife and then tender a check of no value. Among those who received bad paper are Bostein & Greenbaum, the Captial Cash store, the J. C. Penney company, Gale & company, the Ace and the C. J. Breier corn- party. - Too Many to Count. "How many bad checks have you -out, anyway" Deputy Sheriff Sam Burkhart asked Cain this morning. . Cain sighed. "Lord," he said, "I don't know." Among the aliases used by Cain in his operations in Salem are Guy Smith, Ben Smith, Mark Miller, Ed Anderson and Al Miller. The police are believed to hold some bad checks passed by Cain. Two days ago, according to of ficers, Cain appeared at the Cher ry City mills here. He told the manager he had some hay to sell and had made negotiations when he asked for an advance of money which was to be used for his sick daughter. When the manager went to his private office to tele phone Cain became suspicious and disappeared, according to the of ficers. His Previous Record. Last fall, officers believe, he successfully made a hay deal with money in advance with the Barkus mills here. Cain was committed to the Oregon penitentiary for larceny on March 13, 1913. At that time he was living in Linn county. He was paroled on December 15, 1913 Cain has a wife and daughter living near Clear lake, about eight miles north of Salem. He was ar rested by Deputy Sheriffs Burk hart and Smith. Burkhart had been working on the case for sev eral weeks. Alive, the Conservative Party Cannot Defend The Country's Interest Alone, The Conservative J-ondon, Oct. 25. (By Associat ed i Press.) "I will support any party and any government that pursues a policy of peace, economv and steady progress, neither revo lutionary, nor reactionary, - and does it efficiently," former Prime Minister Lloyd-George told me coalition liberal members of par liament at a meeting this morn ing. : In another part of his SDeech he made the declaration "Great Brit ain must pay America all her-debts." Referring to the coalition gov-. ernment which he had headed, he said: "We have stood for national unity for unity of the men of all creeds, parties and sections. Our object first was the win ning of the war and afterwards extricating the country out of its after war difficulties.. It was our policy then and It is our policy now." Wanted Promotion. Referring to the conservatives who broke away from the coali tion and by their defeat ot Austin Chamberlain as conservative lead er brought about the accession of Andrew Bonar Law to the pre miership he said I can understand the revolt of the under-secretaries. They were subalternates who would like to be captains and captains who would like to be made colonels or full generals." At another point he said: "The country's interest is the thing that matters at the begin ning, and all the time. The peril is not over. Alone, the conserva tive party cannot defend the great interests which are our common concern. , Unity of Action Needed. "The conservatives may win the new victory. I doubt that, but, supposing they do, that is not the Qnd of the war between the two great conflicting ideas of the or ganization of society. Our busi- (Continued on page four) LABOR WOULD TAX wealth r m London, Oct. 25. Del ated Press) A manitow , the labor party issued this evening advocated removal of the burden of the national debt through, the creation of a war debt redemp tion fund by a special graduated levy on fortunes exceeding 5000 pounds sterling. CHAMBER DRIVE ISTO CONTINUE With 180 new members secured since its drive was put underway Monday morning,. Manager Robert Duncan, of the Salem chamber of commerce, announced this after noon that the campaign will be continued for one or more days. Originally it was to have come to a close tonight. "The response of Salem business men has been wonderful," mem bers of the drive team declared. "They have shown a fine atti tude." The 42 members of the two drive teams, headed by Dr. H. E, Moris and R. O. Snelling, lunched at the chamber this noon. They were addressed by C .P. Bishop, chairman of the drive, who ad monished them to remember that the campaign is not yet over. More than 700 persons now be long to the chamber. Dublin, Oct. 25. (By Associ ated Press) The new Irish con stitution passed its third and fin al reading in the Dail EJteann to day. Deputy John Milroy describ ed the document as the- greatest triumph for Ireland since the bat tle o Kinsale. The constitution in Us . final form is substantially the same as originally framed, in accordance with ; the treaty negotiated be tween the Irish delegates, headed by Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins, and the British cabinet members, headed by Premier Lloyd George. The treaty provid ed for a constitution, and this was Jater drawn up in Dublin and given Cabinet approval in Lon don. - A few minor amendments were made in the course of the discus sion of the constitution by, the Irish . parliament, but all the es sential features of the original pact remain, and particularly the creation of Ireland as the "Irish Free State;" its establishment as one of the dominions of the Brit ish commonwealth, with its own parliament and executive organi zation; and with the oath of al legiance to the king, which still preserves the tie uniting Ireland with the rest of the British com monwealth. , The constitution has not yet re ceived the final sanction ot the British parliament. But as the Irish treaty, on which the const! tution is based, Was favorably acted upon by the British parlia ment,- the ratification of the 'eon stituAion is looked upon as a for mality. Within the past week, however, a certain element of un' certainty has entered into the sit uation because of the fall of the California Packers Enter Prone Market Paying 8 cents tor 50-55 Dallas, Ore., Oct 25. The California Packing corporation this morning entered the mark et for prunes here and bought their first lot of 50-55S at a price of 8 cents. The sale was made by H. G. Campbell and included 157,000 pounds. LEil YELLOW LIS! K.K.K.-F.O.P.S. Ticket Is sued; Watkins and Ker rigan Endorsed Com pulsory Bill Favored. Portland, Or., Oct. 25. With Walter M. Pierce, democratic can didate for governor, on the top and advocacy of the compulsory school bill on the bottom, the "yellow ticket" of the "Federa tion of Patriotic Societies" for Multnomah county has been plac ed in circulation among the vot ers. County Assessors Figures Show Increase of $98, 560 over Last Year; Sol diers Exempt $172,700. Between ton nnd hnttnm In Lloyd Georee cavemmnt whiVVi . .. . " " " commeie cicsea or ku KinxBrt ran fT'Z-. r er7 office, most of . c ..cui is vu the indorsements being lifted bod ue cnosen. readers or the new hiv tv ti, .w, rr.. .uiiiaau. . KuvBixjiueut, nowever. I u : 'i iwau Lii nci, in i h uri Fimrir jijon. tion. Elton Watkins is given th have expressed themselves as fav orable to the ratification of the constitution by the new parlia ment which is expected to be se lected and brought into session in time to pass the ratifying act be fore December 6, when the year's time .limit fixed by the Anglo Irish 'treaty for completing the constitution until it expires. The action of the Irish parlia ment .is final, so that the docu ment. is now effective except for the British parliament's reaffirm ing with greater formality the favorable action already taken on the treaty, ThfJ document grants political and religious freedom in Ireland endorsement for congressman, O, P. Hoff for state treasurer, T. E Kerrigan for public service com missioner. For state representa tive the primary slate is unbrok en, except that the name of Geo. A. Lovejoy, democrat, takes the place of Herman Lewis, defeated for nomination by Herbert Gor uon, whom the F. 0. P. S. hopes to deteat. Only one difference exists be tween the F . 0. P. S. and klan tickets for the general election. Where the patriots ask the elec tion of George A. Thomas and C. A. Bigelow as city commissioners. tne Ku kluxere through their so LONGEST POWER LINE ill umni n nnura rrrn 111 UUDLU UUilirLCICU Medford, Ore., Oct. 25. What is declared by Its builders to be the largest electrical power trans mission line In the world was completed today when the Call- rornia-oregon Power company announced the completion of the portion between Prospect, Oregon, near here to Springfield, Oregon, the construction of which was started April 15, 1922. The line now reaches from hPHoinatb., Oregon, to the Mexican line. The Literary Digest tells ns that the ehaker feet ia fast dying out. The had-liaker lect, however, will flourish as long as candidate, con tinue to be elected hj vote. & "j caneu - progressive" ticket are cult may be passed. Opinion and boost ine- tw ai t oti..- Iho rfolt ( I - . .Mi nvo uicjiucub .w "i -ooui-.anuu me uuuiu-iand (Jeorea Tt rvilara flATUrl El Tl1 liTif.ammnl.J rT.1 1m . . uuuauiiuuiiu, mure -in rnrnn nta tho lrlnTlrrn. .. iHecuve nouses, ana ail their candidates, despite their c tizens of both sexes enjoy the desperate protestations to the con- "6"' " uw. me initiative and trary. the F P referendum are provided for. SCHOOL OF MISSIONS ; OPENS THURSDAY The school of missions to be conducted at the First Presbyter ian church will open Thursday evening, October 26, 7:30 o'clock sharp with a stereopticon lecture on 'India Its Heritage and Handicaps." The lecture is free. and the pubic is cordially invited, S. leaders have added to their list an opponent for J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction, in the person of S. S. George, office boy for the kluxers in Eugene and campaign aide for Mr, Pierce. SEPTIC SORE THROAT REPORTED AT YAKIMA Takima, Wash.,-. Oct. 25. Dr H. H. Smith, countv health of. ficer, last night ordered the citv Even to those who do not. ni.i scnoois, cnurches, and motion pic- to attend the school, the pictures vu' UUUBeB OI me town of urang- will be very interesting and In- " ul tno wenaeii-pninips structive. They give one a grasp 800001 a,stncl closed until Nov of the situation in India that e 6' the actlon beln taken could , not be secured otherwise "uu oi an outDrean of scep- without a laborious research Those ' who expect to attend the school will find the pictures of in estimable value in preparation for th wTtIt in fnllrw About one hundred have already ' are atlected rollprt - Tnr - m wnrr nt th.l - " 4 & - tic sore throat in that section. The situation is not alarming but action is taken as a precaution ary measure, Dr. Smith states. There are between 600 and 600 The total value of Marion county's taxable property ex clusive of public utilities . is 137,496,030 for 1922, according to a recapitulation made public today by Oscar A. Steelhammer. county assessor. -. The figures show an increase of 198,560 over last year. This year exemptions totaling $172,700 were allowed soldiers. This is not included in the total. There are, according to the summary, 608,000 acres of lands and these are valued at $19,493,- 125. Improvements on deeded or patented lands are placed at $2, 948,545 and town and city lots are valued at $4,863,575. Im provements on lands not deeded or patented are listed at $243,140. $102,655 Tractors Tractors in Marion county are valued at $102,655, and steam boats, sailboats, stationary en gines and manufacturing machin ery is listed at $514,590. Mer chandise and stock in trade is placed at $1,560,320. Two hundred nineteen thou sand eight hundred and twenty five dollars is the value of farm ing implements, wagons, carriages automobiles and like vehicles, ac cording to the summary. There is $132,135 in money In the county. Eleven thousand, nine hundred shares of stock are valued at $762,990, according to the re capitulation. Hotel and office furniture is valued at $216,090. There are 6569 horses valued at $463,145. Cattle 14,531 head are valued at $461,645. The 20,925 head of sheep are listed at $60,530. Four thousand and for ty three swine are valued at $32, 250 and 190 dogs at $2605. T r e a s u r y Department States that for Present Ships Can Enter As a Matter of Policy. SALEM ELEVEN VS M'MINNVILLE HERE FRIDAY The Salem high school football eleven will meet the strong Mc Minnville high school team next Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, on Sweetlanil field at 3:15 o'clock in the third clash for the locals this season. Little dope on the strength of the visiting team is available at this time. From reports coming from their city one would believe that they have a near state cham pion team. About a week ago they defeated the fast eleven from the Hill Military academy, Portland. -u. 'ine saiem and McMinnville schools have always been rivals of the first order and the ol fightin' spirit will be showing on both sides. The local team wiped the earth wltn the Chemawa team two weeks ago to the tune of 41-0 and last Friday humbled the fast Al bany high school team 19-6 and are intent on adding another scalp to their string of victories enrolled lor ; tae wors of the school and it Is hoped there will be many more on the opening night. There will be four classes the Bine Hose Wins Second Bace Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 25. Blue Nose of Canada today won adult, taught byJlev. Ward Willis tb cond official race of 40 Lonr: the voiinir nennle'. m" irom me American schooner taught by Mrs. R. M. ff. Hester; He" ford in this year's contest iur iue cuauiiJiuuBaip ot ine Atlantic fishing fleet. The of- the juniors, taught by Mies Eliza beth. Hogg, and the primaries, taught by Mrs. H. E. Barrett. The work is not confined to Presbyterians and any who are interested in this great country of ficial score stands one all. It Is reported that a play by Trotzky is to be introduced in Mo fiw flhtrti-rr. '1tr lravA oil AlAni. India and t problems will be wel- peeted fcU reaJ motiTe eeking corned Th school of missions will ex tend over a period of six weeks, jdespotie power. Perhaps it is an encouraging sign meiig on each Thursday evening that so many nations are worrying at 7: 2 5 o'clock and closing not lat- about their debts. It is tmtally the ar than 8:45. lexeditors who do the worrying. ORMAL HEARING FOR BOOM, OSWEGO LAKE The application of the Oswego Log and Boom company for a franchise to operate on Oswego lake will be made the subject of a formal bearing before the pub lic service commission at Portland on Wednesday, December 6, it has been announced by the commis sion here. Considerable objection has been expressed by residents of Oswego to the plans of the com pany which contemplate the use of Oswego lake and a portion of the Willamette river for boom ing, storing and rafting logs. The plans of the company also include the construction of a spur rail road track connecting with the Southern Pacific tracks and a flume through which logs would be floated from the lake to the Willamette river. The commis sion had also announced a bear ing on the matter of a crossing over the tracks of the Oregon Electric, near Multnomah station, to be held in Portland on Friday, November 2. Washington, Oct. 25. Despite the acquiescence of counsel for the ' federal government in the peti tion, Supreme Court Justice Bran-' deis today refused to grant foreign shipping lines a stay against the enforcement of Federal Judge Hand's decision at New York yes terday which applies American prohibition regulations against the transportation of intoxicating liquors in American waters. Simultaneously with the refusal of the supreme court Justice to . give relief to the complaining ship companies, however, it was. an nounced at the treasury depart ment that for the present at least foreign ships would still be per mitted as a matter of policy to enter American waters wtih liquor on Doard under seal. The position of the government was explained at the conference in Justice Brandeis' office by Mrs. Mabel Willabrandt, assistant at torney general, who said that while the department of lustlca did not "in any manner concede" the contention of the steamship companies, it did not oppose the granting of the writ. Position of Government. "The position was taken," said a statement issued at the depart ment, "because attorneys for the steamship companies are, on No vember 13, entering a motion be fore the supreme court of the Uni ted States to advance the hearing on their appeal to November 20. It does not therefore seem unreason able that this Bhort additional time should be given the state de partment to adjust the ruling with foreign countries." Representatives of the ship companies said afterward that in view of the further postponement of the Daugherty bone dry ruling againet their vessels, Justice Bran dels' refusal to grant a judicial stay would not interfere with the working out of the whole question in a manner satisfactory both to the lines and to the government. It was indicated that the appeal Itself would be laid before the su preme court when it reconvenes on November 15 and that a decision would be forthcoming before the end of next month. Mellon Issues Order. Until regulations putting into force Attorney General Daughcr- ty's ruling with respect to liquor on foreign ships can be drafted. enforcement of the law will con tinue as heretofore, said a state- . ment authorized today by Secre tary Mellon. Foreign ships entering Ameri can territorial waters With liquor on board as cargo under seal can proceed to their destination in a foreign port, the statement said. and sea stores in such foreign ships, which are required to be sealed on arrival ot the vessel. can when such stores are required for the use of officers or crew, be opened from time to time for with drawal for such purposes. The sale or eervlce of liquor to passengers within American terri torial waters of course is forbidden. The treasury secretary said the subjects to be covered by the pro posed regulations were various and of a complicated nature, with the result that considerable time would be required for their com pletion. He added that the atten tion of several different depart ments was affected. When the regulations are completed, the statement continued, notice will bo given of the effective date, with a reasonable time allowed for foreign shipping to meet the now conditions. , Robert Ramp, three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcora Ramp, Brooks, underwent an operation for the removal ot tonsils yester day afternoon. Robert was severe ly cut by glass a little over a year ago when the auto In which he with his parents were crossing the Pacific highway at Brooks was struck by a speeding northbound, automobile. ,.,.