Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-03
One Man Dangerously, and
Two Seriously Stabbed In
the Mix Up
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
ABOUT So LICENSE FEE
Immediate Cause Of Row.
Many Badly Beaten During
the Argument"

One Turner city councilman. lie.
leans +, undcr S500 bonds on n cbaroo
Of assault with q dangerous weapon.
Robert Hunsaker is in the hospital in a
critical condition from knife wounds,
James Kelly and Martin Nicely are also
suffering severe knife cuts, and two
dozen other prominent citizens of Turn
er are nursing bruised eyes and broken
heads-all for a So incense fee. The
riot which broke out Saturday night is
the result of feud that has been sim
mering for over two years and the rival
factions came to blows at the entrance
OF tent Of the Browning Amusement
oumPany' .a ,,. wnen Cue eliy eouncll endeaV-
rre ore ~ ooie'F ,Tg 90 ilcel;se zee Tor I.
Re roeeaI l'',ec ,i W nci lle ilccnse rec was
- u'go tney at'en,PteG mi 10 arrest Man
5se' pio" '., nius' lnc urner DahG' un'
-, r1' ms %u'll'es lue carnival was
e;.fe'' C,'ne ~ tne ieSVuc vi Dru"Hlns'
at5o tinl4i 'ViiTi's N.Y. pouIeu u, IIon tne OF
.5or,. or ~ nsiP ."F '9unpll'lei!' 9li otneI re-
Loi, nV9 81, C"inV " IN uouoie quicS tinle 10
,p t"o 10 ~. ~ 'nG n III IL" short
i,'a ,,;5nJ ;t ,ue oi'i1tiiS VI urneI were pro
s;Jo a. soss;o, "i,u " '""J''' ioi many IRE
%T '''',0"'
HuhSaNer was 'Haely cut about the
s'omacn ana abdomen with pocket
hhile IN tne meiee' ana was rushed to
the oSiem nospital wnere, Tor time It
was tnougnt he would not survive. lie
Iallle9' however ana IL is reported TO-
uay tnat the young man IS holding mr.
own heiiy ana Nicely We're also
s!asneI ABOUT the 1ios ana md sec,
uohs out tnelr wounds ana not SEND
tneW 10 tne noSpital thou9h IT put them
OUT Oh commission Tor some time.
Long Feud Over Water.
The riot was the result Of a feud of
long standing which began when an at.
tempt was made to provide a municipal
water plant tor turner Bonds were
voted atter oltter tlght and con
,'oct was laler let Ior pant ~
letting OIL the contract aroused another
oltter outpurst as II was CLAIMED toe
mueh money was Paid tor tine plant II
case went 10 the supreme court wh
tne Dreach was rurther wldened WD'
tne supreme court ruled IN tavor or
tnoSe VINO wanted municipal water
piaht' VINO became known as the
VETS ana the drys were those
VINO opposed tne piaht.
Every eiection III turner was char'
acterlzeu by Ditter personalities atter
the water tight' ana even the churches
ana schools felt the erect OF the two
faclons' BUSINESS men say their Dusl-
ness IS patronlzed by only one taction
II they take SIDES ana many nave en-
ueaVored 10 remain neutral WIN
more or less success Ihe postotflce Is
ABOUT Tue oniy neutral ground IN the
city except the ,. p depot which al
must patronlze'
Band Boys Versus officials.
Last Friday. the Turner band opened
a street carnival to raise funds for the
band. The Browning Amusement com.
pany, of Salem, was secured to provide
the amusement. The city council held
that the carnival was an outside attrac.
ton and should pay@a license fee of ~
for each performance. The band boys
declared il was local talent enterprise
and that the proceeds were TO be use,
in Turner. Browning was arrested Fri.
day and fined s5 for conducting car
nival without a license. I. L. Robert
son, leader Of the band. paid the $5 fint
and then on Saturday ii was again at
tempted to start the show in the even
ing shortly after 1870. The band boy.
were in all of tbe lending roles about