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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 259.
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Three
Jackson County Men
Are Victims of
Assaults
it Bight Mobs
fearing Regalia
of Kluxers
By Harry N. Craln
it membership and Incidental
irtft nuiDOses fulfilled by the
Win of religious propaganda,
iln klan In Medford cast about for
I program or action wmcu woiuu
iulflll the desire of lto radical
jnembership to be a moving factor
jn the community, and to this end
the kluxers adopted a schedule of
action which has since been the
principal factor In discrediting
m Invisible empire In the public
'8 In Oregon. They adopted
policy of seeking to rectify the
emonal grievances of Individual
tasmen by direct action, even to
ill extent of violating the law
and setting up mob rule -In the
Itlnce of constitutional Justice,
To the program of avenging the
alleged wrongs suffered by klux-
rj at the hands of "aliens'' to the
invisible empire, the klan also
look upon Itself the task of regu
jating public moTals and conduct
Ind ignored entirely the exlstance
M the regular law enforcement
ifllcers. This attitude was direct
ly responsible lor the -three night
tiding outrages which have been
hid to the klan, and out of which
lave since grown the specific In
dictment of six ku kluxers and
fc "John Doe" Indictment of
jBxteen others by the circuit court
irand jury investigating the law
Jessness upon orders from Cover-
ior Olcott. ' .
Negro First Victim
The first of these outrages, the
isault upon George Arthur Burr,
fegro, was the direct result of a
jcsire on the part of the klans-
iw to try out their newly secured
fcgalia. This much has been ad
mitted by certain of the kluxers
f to have since quit the order. It
Ins also the first step of the
fuights of the Knightle to rectify
jlleged Infractions of the liquor
ps la Jackson county.
I Burr, who had been serving a
U sentence for having liquor In
I's possession, was released from
fe county jail Just after the din
Hour on the evening of
well 13. Aocording to Sheriff
jwnu be should have been re-
Pea during the afternon, and
I las not been made at all clear
py the Jailer, who has since
fen Indicted as one of tha Der-
f as believed implicated in the as-
to Burr was met at the door
f jail by unknown men and
P whisked away Into the coun
ty In an automobile. Several
f w out from the city this party
s met by a group ot men wear-
SB? ih. 1,1- .. .
i aim regalia and Burr was
lifted to a point near the Call
T'' nne, where the hanging
fv waa held. The negro was
r na stood beneath a tree,
- "um oi wnicn a rope was
wn. With the noose around
neck Burr was charged with
r-siramcked In bozo and
I havin been Intimate with
W women- He was - then
1,;.UJUP until his toes Just
it i i 6rrand and strangled
w Waa "early suffocated.
fimauy hig tormentors de
ntlnued on page five)
PTE STREET OPEN TODAY
Vg?- Bilngsley, manager of
j otreet Hallway com-
w. announced today that State
amcades w, e taken
J, ,tr lu,s aiternoon. While
i eet car comnanv wa no v.
4,,evn "a tracks, traffic on
htZ 7 8 been obstructed for
it"1T an4 street cars run-
AlU fr.!,.be3r0nd HlKh Btr8et
Mr;1 ng weat
Luture Slat treet na
iS clflc depot car vlu
irofBUUand
?! J , Dror'i wedding pres-
C' 0f Bu.d.7.
iTJ nnln9 0 Reuss, will
i2?'m ,6t 00 brll
H i?f7 Palr of ear rings, the
it. . eosUng 800,000,000
to the newapape.
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leased
First Ten Monf J of 1922
Show Great ; lain Over
Last ,Year; p Dwell
ings Are Eted.
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During the first ten months of
this year Salem spent nearly a
million dollars i $927,875 In
building operations.
"During im thought by city
officials to have been a good year
only M83.420 Was spent
Consider the month of October
which closes today. This year
during the 1 days Salem spent
$107,850 for building. During
cne same period last year $30,910
was spent less than one-third as
much.
"These figures are highly In
aicatlve of Salem's forward
strides," eity officials declared
this morning.
Aimosi twice as many new
dwellings have been built during
the first ten months of this year
as were erected during the same
period last year. Two hundred
and nineteen have gone up dur
ing 1922 whjlle only 123 were
built In 1921. This year they rep
resent an outlay of $635,150
Last year only $316,000 was spent
cor new houses.
The larger structures erected
this year Include the Capital Ice
&btorage company's plant, which
oost $15,000: the Klnes Yjod
Products addition1 at J25.000:
Schindler Brothers' milk depot at
io,uoo; the Starr cannery at
$75,000; the Episcopal church at
$18,000; theOld People's home at
$50,000; the Deaconess hospital
addition at $15,000; the new
Bligh building, costing $20,000,
and the Webb & Clough building
at $20,000.
During the present month.
which is fairly late for building
operations, permits" to erect 20
new dwellings the coBt of which
will approximate $61,000 were
Issued by Mark Poulsen, deputy
city recorder. The most expensive
will cost $6500 .and the cheapest
was $1000.
Figures show, according to Mr.
Poulsen, that this year has been
by far the biggest In building op
erations that the city of Salem has
even seen. With the Salem paner
mill said to be contemplating a
permit for many thousands of dol
lars in the near future, It Is be
lieved that the million dollar
mark may possibly be reached by
the first of the year. 1
CITY SPENDS
NEAR MILLION
FOR BUI11G
Kaiser's Bride-to-be
Marrying
Sure of
London, Oct. SI. Princess
Hermine ot Reuss thinks her fi
ance, the former German kaiser. Is
one of the most generous, kind
hearted men that ever lived and
that she is sure she Is going to be
the happiest woman In the world
after their marriage next Sunday.
That, at least, la what she told
the correspondent of the Daily Ex
press today.
I know I love the kaiser," she
said. "Surely he is not so rich
that It can be said I am marrying
him for his money."
The princess said that a lot of
other women were anxious for the
heart of the former German em
peror and described how mad some
of them were wtlh envy and Jeal
ousy when her engagement to
William got nosed around the
world by telegraph., and cable.
"They did their best to kinder.
our engagement by intrigue," she
said. "I had hard fight. All of
my friends and ao-called friends
had their own. plans."
The princes told the eorre-
pondent that the house at Doom
was being conducted along rery
jcoaomical lines. Indeed, she ex
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The Marlon County Moral Im
provement league, composed of the
several churches of Salem and vl
clnlty and kindred associations
such as Y. M. C. A., W. C. T. tJ.
T. W. C. A., Salvation Army .and
Brotherhoods met Monday evening
at the First Presbyterian church
in this city for the purpose of con
sldering men and measures to be
Toted on November 7 next, and to
determine the attitude of the
league with reference to the Issues
in the forthcoming election.
rne league went on record as
favoring the amendment proposed
to the city charter of Salem'
make the office ot city marshal
appointive rather than elective, on
the ground that If that official
should be held directly responsive
to the mayor and council of the
city of Salem Instead of to the
electorate at large more efficient
law enforcement could be secured.
Reports had reached the mem
bers of the league concerning the
activity of persons engaged in the
illicit manufacture, sale and use
of Intoxicating liquors and this
special feature of the organiza
tion's work will be in charge of
a special committee. Strong reso
lutions were passed condemning
gambling and law enforcement de
manded. Endorsements for candidates
were not made public.
For Love
Happiness
former cmperor'a table were occa
sionally so scanty that they almost
looked beggarly. Nevertheless, the
princess declared she would adnere
to the strict principles of economy
which have been in force since the
former kaiser took up his resi
dence in Holland.
"Do you think you will miss
vour Sllesian home!" she was
asked.
"Oh no," said the princess.
have signed an agreement with
the kaiser allowing me to stay
twice a year for eight weeks at
Sabor and my other estates In
order to keep In touch with my
children, who are going to remain
in Germany. Besides, I have to
manage the estates because they
are to be kept separate from the
Imperial property.
As a matter oi iaci, me eco
nomic arrangement for the mar
rlaee at first frightened Some
people, but now everything Is set
tleand nobody will complain."
The princess said all of the for
mer kaiser's children were going
to attend the wedding. Field Mar
shal Von Hindenburg and General
Ludendorft kave not been lnrltea,
MORAL LEAGUE
FAVORS
POLICE
AMENDMEN
she declared, J
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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3L
1 OUOHTTO
KhOW HCWTO
INCONSISTENT WALTER
TO PROSECUTE
US FRAUDS
Robert F. McGulre and Wilbur
Henderson, Portland attorneys,
were designated today by Attor
ney General Van Winkle as special
assistants to conduct the grand
Jury probe Into alleged frauds In
connection with bonus appraisal?
in Deschutes county. The ap
pointments were made upon th
recommendation of the state
bonus commission which has re
quested the attorney . general to
take charge of the grand Jury In
vestigations and which will de
fray the expenses of the attorney
general's office In conducting the
probe which Involves alleged pad
ding of real estate values by H. J
Overturf and O. B. Hardy, former
mnmbBrs of the bonus board ot
annraisers for Deschutes county.
The attorney general's offiot
waa directed Dy uovernor uitun
to conduct the grand Jury investl
gatlon Into the Deschutes county
situation Monday following thf
adoption of resolutions urging
such a move by the bonus com
mission In session here Saturday-
Governor Olcott, It is Btated did
not attend the meeting ot the com
mission at which the resolution
were adopted.
OREGlPlD
"From the standpoint of econ
omy alone we think that the pav
ing of Oregon's highways is a suc
cess." Ray Kline, secretary of the
hlehwav deoartment said this
noon at the luncheon of the Kl
wanls club. "It Is a fair estimate
that a car traveling over paved
roads can operate at about five
cents a mile less than over unim
proved roads."
Mr. Kline by means of a map
pointed out the different parts of
the state where the roads were
Improved and where they were
being worked on at the present
time. Approximately $35,000,000
of bonds have been let out since
1917, he said. Before the passage
of the bill allowing such a course
to be taken Mr. Kline said that
many people wondered how they
could be paid for without adding
enormously to the taxes. "As a
matter of fact' he said, - "the
money from the tax on motor ve
hicles and the gasoline tax Is
paying for It." Last year there
was over four million dollars
added to the fund by this source.
In showing the rapid progress
made In Oregon In road improve
ment, Mr. Kline said that in 1913
there were but two miles of paved
roads outside of Incorporated cit
ies. Dick" Barton, accompanied by
Miss Kathleen. LaRaut at the pi
ano, sang. Dr. W. W. Long won
the attendance prize which was
given by Thomas Roberts.
Villa la to start a bank, al
though he has bad mora experi
ence in the collection than In the
loan department.
ROADS A SUCCESS
THREE ARE DEAD
FOUR INJURE
IS
New Orleans, La., Oct. 81
Three.dead, four seriously injured
and two slightly hurt, was the toll
taken In a rear end railroad wreck
early today, when the fast Sunset
express, iiew uneans-San Fran-
jisco? soutnern Pacific passenger
train No. 109 tore Into the Worth
in carnival snow, 35-ear train, en
route from New Orleans to New
iberia, La.
The dead are:
Homer V. Jones, Will C. Jones,
brothers, and R. L. Metcalf, all
iircus folk.
The conductor and brakeman of
the train were reported missing.
The injured also were members
if the circus. Those on the pas
senger train escaped Injury.
The wreck occurred near Ade
line; La., between Franklin end
New, Iberia. Both trains were
proceeding westward on a portion
of the road that is double tracked.
The locomotive of the passenger
train plowed through two of the
deepers on the rear end of the cir
cus train before it was brought to
i standstill The dead and Injured
were taken to Patterson, La.
Passengers on the 8unset Ex
press aided tne train crews in
shopping , open portions of the
Pullmans where other circus folk
were trapped and crying out for
rescue, as lire was ieareu. aw
were believed rescued. According
to the survivors, the circus train
was-ordered to allow ar freight
trairi going east to pass. The
brakeman lighted his red Hares
and went back to the circus train.
When the Sunset Express pulled
in behind, the engineer saw the
flares and stopped his train until
they. ded. down and then pro
ceeded. He did not see the rear
end lights of the circus train until
almost on top of it, it is claimed,
as his eyes were unuuou uj -
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searlight of the locomotive pulling
the freight train.
LEW PL
! WORLD REVOLT
Petrograd, Oct. 31. (By Asso
ciated Press) The important
topiq of unifying the program of
tha communistic parties through
out the world will come before
the third Internationale for the
flrat time when that organization
opens "Its convention here No
vember 4.
Chief among the topics to be
discussed will be the perspective
of a world revolution. Premier
Lenin a of soviet Russia will make
report on this subject as will
Leon Trotzky, minister of war
and marine, Clara Zetkln, a Ger
man socialist.
The congress. Its members as
sort, will have a greater represen
tation of delegates from foreign
countries than any previous gath
ering of the Internationale.
UN
UNSET WRECK
ANNING
1922
STOLE LOVE
Hammer Murderess Says
Mrs. Meadows Attempt
ed to Destroy Husband's
Confidence.
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 81.
What she will tell the Jury if she
takes the stand in her own defense
during her trial for the slaying of
Mrs. Alberta Tremalne Meadows
was outlined fn an interview here
by Mrs. Clara Phillips, alleged
hammer murderess."
Mrs. Meadows not only stole the
love of Armour L. Phillips, bin at
tempted to destroy his confidence
In his wife by repeating neighbor
hood gossip, Mrs. PhlllTps claimed.
Says Repeated Stories.
Last May or June I went to
Mount Baldy with a family of five
people," she explained. "When 1
came back my husband accused
mt of going to the mountains with
another man. I was later Inform
ed that Alberta A. Meadows had
told him this.
"My husband began acting ter
ribly. I tried to overcome it but
couldn't. Only those who have
suffered as I did can understand
I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep.'
It was about this time, Mrs.
Phillips said, that she met Mrs.
Peggy Caffee, the states' star wit
ness In the present trial. Mrs.
Caffee and she talked over their
"trouble at home" together, and
went to Long Beach, she Bald, to
visit a friend, whom Mrs. Caffee
had asked for advice on her own
marital difficulties.
Planned to Slope
When we got back, to town and
the three of us were in the ma
chine, we did not know where we
were going. It was my plan to
find out what had been going on
between Alberta and my husband.
As for having a fight with Alber
ta or as far having anything
harmful in mind, it was never
dreamed of. If anything of that
sort had been thought of, certain
ly I would not have taken anyone
with me."
During the drive to the lonely
hillside road where Mrs. Meadows
was beaten to death, "Alberta told
me more than I knew until after
wards," said Mrs. Phillips.
"They had planned to go away
together. I felt hurt. I really
can't explain how I felt beyond
that point. Only married folk In
this circumstance can under
stand."
El Paso, Texas, Oct. SI. Fran
cisco Villa, Canuito farmer and
former rebel chief, was shot and
slightly wounded while trying to
put down an uprising on his ranch
headed by Jesus Lopez, aged fa
ther of the late Martin Lopez, tor
years Villa's right hand man, ac
cording to reports in anti-Obregon
circles in El Paso today.
SMS II
0 HUSBAND
Civil War Near In
Kansas Due to Klan
Asserts Governor
Great Bend, Kan., Oct. 31. One
pistol shot could produce a state
of civil war In Kansas similar to
that in Ireland, according to Gov
ernor Henry J. Allen, who con
tinued bis attacks on the Ku Klux
Klan here yesterday. His speech
was a part ot a series of political
addresses he is making in a pre
election tour of the state, but the
latter portion of it was devoted to
a scathing denunciation of religi
ous bigotry ana community
hatred.
The governor denounced certain
types of Catholic and members of
the klan in th same breath, tell
ing them they should be ashamed
of themselves.
After drawing a comparison be
tween the conditions In Kansas
and those In Ireland, and telling
ot requests his office had received
PRICE TWO CENTS
V ,7
Farmers Friend Pierce
Proved Ho Friend of
Local Flax Farmers
Is Walter M. Pierce a friend
of the farmer I
Investigators declare that
Plerce'e record In the legisla
ture Indicates that he has but
little use for the flax farmer.
The records show this:
In 1917 there were some de
ficiency claims at tiA state flax
plant. To cover thorn, so the
iflax farmer might, be paid,
house bill 54 was Introduced in
th 1917 session providing for
the payment of $8214. S3 "for
sundry claims for flux straw
furnlfihed the state during the
year 1918, with Interest,"
, The senate Journal covering
the session of 1917 exrlins the
disposition ot house bill 611 as
follows:
"On passage of bill all voted
yea except Dlmlck, Pierce, nay
two."
TO
London, Oct. 81. (By Associ
ated Press) An amicable settle
ment In the question ot the Am
erican consulate at Newcastle,
England, which was closed by or
der of the American government
last August, is in "a fair way pf
being reached," It wag intimated
in British official quarters today
Although no official statement is
forthcoming, the impression was
given that the consulate would
soon be reopened.
The idea advanced here was
that the British charges against
Fred C. Slater who was consul at
Newcastle, regarding alleged dis
crimination against British ship
ping Interests would be with
drawn, and that tht United States
would make concessions by ap
pointing other consular officials
to replace Consul Slater and Vice
Consul Russell M. Brooks.
Russell M. Brooks, vice consul
at Newcastle, England, a former
student at Willamette university
and a son of Mrs. Mildred Brooks
Marlon county recorder, Is at
present In London, his mother
said this afternoon.
No Indication of what the Unit
ed States government expects to
do regarding the Newcastle prob
lem was present In the last lettej
received from him under date of
October 9, Mrs. Brooks said. He
Is simply biding his time pending
receipt of Instructions from Wash
Ington.
MINCE PIES BRING
DRY LAW ATTACK
Chicago, Oct. 81. In a new at
tack on the Volstead act by the
old Victory Distillery, Judge
George T. Page, in federal dis
trict court, ha been asked to re
store mince pies to their pre-pro-hlbitlon
standing when brandy
sauce was a legitimate ingredient.
from men to be allowed to arm to
defend themselves, "because they
were frightened," the governor
asked, "do you want turned loose
in this state the horrors ot a civil
war? God forbid such a war, and
yet what can you suggest to the
negroes of the state, in some com
munities ot which there are
thousands, when the old Ku Klux
Klan that terrified them 65 years
ago is again riding at night! Can
you expect them not to tak any
mean whatever to protect them
selves?" "You Catholics should quit say
ing no man may hold an office by
your suffrage unless he Is a Cath
olic. It isn't worthy ot you. It
Isn't worthy of an American or the
American, history. Let's get on
the basis ot honor, love and decency,"
CONSULATE AT
NEWCASTLE
REOPEN SOON
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Tonight and Wednesday oc
casional rain; moderate to fresh, south
westerly winds.
Local: Rainfall .63 Inch; max. 60;
mln. 41; cloudy; rlyer 1.1 It.
STANDS FIVE CENTS
rz3
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FOR RELIEF
Telephone Company Peti
tions for Injunction To
Prevent Reduced Rates
Commission Endorsed.
Portland, Or., Oct. SI. Petition
for an injunction restraining the
state public service commission
from putting into effect an order
for reduced telephone rates issued
yesterday, was filed in the federal
district court here today by the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company. "
The petition says the order,
which was to have gone into effeot
December 1, affects 19,000 sub
scribers throughout the state, and
would cut $200,000 a year from
the revenues of the company, pre
venting it from earning more than
1.5 per cent on its Investment in
this state.
The rate reduction ordered by
the commission average from 7 to
25 per cent, affecting principally
users of ten-party and four-party
residence and business telephones.
In an order handed down by
the state public service commis
sion at Portland yesterday after
noon, telephone rates throughout
Oregon are reduced from 7 to 25
per ,cent on certain classes of ser
vice, pending such period as shall
be found necessary by the com
mission to obtain Information by
a thorough Investigation, on
which to base a permanent rate
schedule on all classes of service
furnished by the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph company.
The temporary order was sign
ed by Newton McCoy, chairman,
and T.' M. Kerrigan, commission
er. The third member of the regu
latory body, H.' H. Corey, wrote
a dissenting opinion in which he
refused to "dignify these remarks
( (of the other two commission
ers) by calling the same an or
der." Order in Effect December 1
The new rate schedule has been
ordered to become effective from
and after December 1, 1922.
In ordering the temporary re
duction the commission divided
the state into six groups. Group
No. 1 comprises certain classes ot
service furnished in the city ot
Portland.
Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 affect all
towns and communities outside of
Portland In the state that have
a minimum population of a cer
tain number, though this number
is not stated in the order.
Other Charges Reduced
In these groups the business
suburban ten party lines is re
duced from $3.50 to $3.25. For
residence service, four party, cod
ringing lines, the rate Is cut from
$2.25 to $1.75 a month; on su
burban ten party lines from $2.60
to $2 a month.
In the sixth group, Including
all places that are not listed In
any of the other men toned groups
the charge on business service,
code ringing suburban ten party
lines is reduced from $3.50 to
$3.25 a month; on residence serv
ice, code ringing four party lines
from $2 to $1.60 a month; on su
burban ten party, code ringing
lines for residences, from $2.50 to
$2 a month.
ANDY GUMP TO TALK HERE
Andrew Gump, independent
candidate tor congress, will deliv
er an address in the veterans
room at the Salem armory at t
o'clock tomorrow night, it was an
nounced this afternoon. Mr.
Gump, it was said, wilUdlscuBs th
tax problem
Hal Wiggins, traffic man for'
the Salem chamber pf commerce,
also will appear, it was an
nounced. Th program has ban
arranged exclusively for MartoA
Post No. 61, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Th program is in charg
of a committee composed of Allan
Jones, George Wlllett and William
Wallace Smith.
APPEAL TO
U. S. COURT
plained, the.meabj ae( upoa tnei