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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Salem BackwardM
Offering Cars For
Excursion June Is

with outside communities offering
most Of their available cars. Salem
is still tagging behind in volunteering
automobiles for the Portiand-Salem
excursion of Shriner's June %, and
only one-fourth OF the necessary ma
chimes have been registered at the
Commercial club.
Salem is about the only city which
isn't coming through" an official said
wednesday morning. Cars even have
been volunteered from Eugene.
Everybody who has an automobile
and can possibly make the trip is urg-
ed to register his car Immediately
and let us know whether he would
like us to make arrangements for his
accommodations while in Portland"
Automobiles will also be properly
taken care Of in Portland It was stat
al
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
ConstantinopleMay be
mternationalized and
Ruledby Commission

Washington. June 16.-Iimited in
standardization Of the port OF Con-
stantinople and its inclusion within the
zone Of the straits is provided for in
the provisional terms OF the Turkist
treaty, This is disclosed by an official
summary received here today of the
jurisdiction provided for tie inter.
allied commission Of control.
Granted its own flag. budget and
separate organization. the commission
by the lines of the boundaries fixed for
the zone OF the straits" will have au-
thorlty over territory considerably
greater than some OF the smaller ma.
tions of Europe.
Stipulation is expressly made that
should the commission find liberty OF
passage of the straits interfered with
1t shall take such measures as may be
deemed necessary TO preserve the free.
dom Of the straits.
Regulations laid down for enforce
ment by the inter-allied commission
provide that:
No belligerent warships may remain
within ports Of the zone longer than "a
hours 20 take on food, stores or re.
cruits,
The Dardanelles. sea Of Marmors
and the Bosphorus are to bo open In
peace and war to every vessel Of COM
merce and war.
The straits are not subject to block.
ade.
No belligerent right to be exercssed
and no act of hostility committed with
In the zone except upon special author
ization of the league OF nations.
All military works and fortifications
to he demolished and no roads or rail.
roads to be constructed within the zone
for movements of mobile batteries.
Greece and Turkey are prohibited
from constructing any new wireiesl
stations within the zone; all present
oneF 70 be taken over by the all'et
powers
These regulations are to be. enforced
chiefly with naval forces and fore
of special police recruited within tn
zone and commanded by foreign off
GERS. as we'll as such military and ma
val air forces and guard ships Of theil
own as Great Britain. France and Itai,
may deem necessary.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Soldiers Sought
As Suspects In
Death Of Woman

Rockford, ILL.,, June 16.-Five SOL
diers of Camp Grant. near here. were
sought today in connection with the
shooting. to death early today Of Mrs.
Maude Lucille Moss, wife of Captain
Leroy H. Moss camp utilities off,
Ger and daughter Of Colonel Bion j.
Arnold, pioneer electrical engineer.
The entire camp military intelligence
force was seeking to establish wheth-
er Mrs. Moss was murdered or acci-
IDENTIFY killed.
That Mrs. Moss had been shot was
not known until the automobile in
which she was riding with her hus-
band and friends had gone a halt
mile. The partx Just passed the small
group of soldiers, 1t was said. when a
sharp report was heard. It was then
thought that the motor had misfired
Striking bump in the road. Mrs
Moss, who had been asleep on the
rear seat between Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam v. McCreight. slumped forward
Mr.. and Mrs, Mccreight. believing
her still asleep. reached forward tC
aid her and then II was found sh,
had been wounded
Captain Moss, who was driving
rushed to the camp base hospital but
Mrs. Moss died short time after
reaching there.
Captain Moss said he believed this
shooting was accidental.
In November 1904 Mrs. Moss was
lost for "a hours on Pixies Peak and
with her brother and friend was
rescued from freezing only after a
frantic search.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
3 Portland Youths
Here Tuesday Pass
Night In City jail

Three young men who named Port
land as their home town ranging IN
age from II to 10 years, were quea-
toned by Salem police Tuesday night
We're looking for work" thes cold
officers at headquarters
Queried as to how they came to
Salem. they explained that they had
"beat" their gay.
Guess we'd better put your names
on the register" an officer said. and
the youths were booked free beds n
the city Jail. They were released BY
Chief Welsh Wednesday morning.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Rain Big Help
To Cereal Crops

Portland, Or, Juns ts.--The fast
two weeks have been Of great benefit
to cereal crops in oregon. according
70 the weekly summary Of crop con-
dItions Of the local weather bureau In
all principal wheat growing counties
fair 70 good yield Of winter wheat i
assured says the report. Frequent show
ers we're OF much benefit In some ssc-
tlons. while heavy rains II the VILLAIN
ette valley were Of great assistance -
the growing crops Fruits aiao were
much benefited
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
DryS Seek Plank
In Platform OF
Democrat Party

Washington. June 1s.-Prohibition
advocates vii ask the democratic ma
tionaI convention at San Francisco to
adopt a plank declaring for rigid en-
forcement Of the eighteenth amend
ment and viii present "a solid front
against Governor Cox Of Ohio" Wayne
3. WHEELER. general counsel for the
Anti-saloon league declared today in a
formal statement.
~The resolutions COMMITTEES at Chi
cago." said Mr.. Wheeler. adopted a
law enforcement plank ard lost # be-
tween the eommittee room and the
convention. Mr. Bryan will act as a
bodyguard FOR It r il is adopted b the
resolutions committee at San Fran
cisco.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Asks
Exclusion
0fJapane!se

Montreal, Juna 16,-The America,
federation Of Labor in convention aer,
.odav called upon the congress of tn,
I1nited States to cancel the gentle
mems agreement with Japan and alb.
solutely exclude japanese and other
Asiatic immigration into this country
The exclusion of picture brides" also
vas demanded.
Federation departments and inter.
uatoinal unions we're instructed to ''co
operate and press" this legislation.
Declaring that a ban d of ''irres.
ponsible agitators are attempting tc
discredit the recognized organiza.
tions in the railway SERVICE" the fed
eration unanimously condemned the
eessationist movement" which resulted
in the recent railroad strike.
New View Discussed.
The convention also instructed its
affiliated organizations to refrain
from giving moral or financial sup
port or assistance OF any kind, to any
secessionist movement" And fedora
ton organization giving such assist
ance is threatened with having its
charter revoked.
The executive council was instruct
ed to investigate the desirabilitS OF
forming an international union of
building service employees of America,
to include all workers known as jani-
tors, mattresses, scrub women, window
workers and watchmen.
The convention adopted a resolution
urging the Panama canal commission
to employ only American citizens In
the operation and mechanical depart
ment in the canal zone.
Legal Department Defeated.
The convention rejected a resolu-
ton that would have established q
legal department to serve as clearing
house for the defense of "all labor or
ganizations. against who the use of in
junction is directed in the course of
their legitimate trade union activities. :"
(. The plan proposed by e. L. Edgerton
of Schenectady. N Y, to have organized
labor form with the employers and
business interests of the country "a
voluntary arbitration body" to settle
labor's grievances in the future" was
rejected. other Legislation along this
line will be brought before the conven-
ton later, it was announced.
The federation declared war on the
Kansas court of industrial relations in
adopting resolution which condemn
cd such legislation as "confiscatory OF
the liberty and property and denial
Of the human rights, or organized la
,bOr"
The federation instructed its execu-
tive council to take such steps as are
necessary to support organized labor
in Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado in
fighting anti-strike legislation to a
finish"
The partisan political policy Of
Samuel Gompers, president of the fed
Grafton was unanimously indorsed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Fear Is Felt
ForNegroes
3Lynched

Duluth. Mimi. June i6.-A report
received here early today from yir-
ginia was to the effect that ten negroes
were being rushed in automobiles to
st. Paul to be placed in the Ramsey
county jail for protection A score Of
automobiles carrying members Of last
nights mob had been reported on the
way to Virginia from Duluth in an ef-
fort to seize other negroes employed by
circus. whom they believed might
have participated in the attack on =
white girl here.
Duluth Quiet Today.
Duluth. Minn.. June 16.-Virtually
normal conditions prevailed today on
the Duluth business streets whicn =
mob Of 5000 persons surged last night.
sweeping the police from power and
seizing and lynching three negroes
held in connection with an attack on
17-year-old white girl.
When two companies Of Minnesota
national guardsmen reached here at
an early hour after special train trip
from St. Paul, they found only a dam
aged police station and Uttered streets
as visual evidences of the mob's activ-
ity.
The 124 men and. six officers went
into temporary camp. preparing to
patrol the streets.
Police Overp0wered.
Last nights lynchings were accom-.
plished after the city's police force
had been overpowered by bricks and
streams from fire hose in an attack on
police headquarters on the principal
thoroughfare. For at least two hours
the mob ruled, relinquishing its pow
er only after the negroes had been
lynched
Six negroes had been arrested in
connection with the attack on the girl
which occurred on a circus ground
Monday night. The negroes were cir
Gus roustabouts. The mob held mock
trial, declared three OF the negroes
guilty and acquitted the other three,
who today still were in the hands Of
the police.
Rope Breaks Twice.
The three convicted" negroes were
hung within block and half Of the
police station, the mob hooting down
pleas of two priests that the law be
permitted to take its course. 1t ,uok
three starts to hang the first negro, as
the rope broke the first two times.
q i h. ts.ra.
lice cut down the bodies Of the ne
groes. which had not been mutilated.
The injuries suffered BY eight po-
licemen and one newspaperman m the
brick battle and fire hose attack on
the police station were said to be triv-
ial today.
An investigation of the action of the
mob will be made, it was understood
today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
$3S5,OOO Given
willamette From
Rockefeller Fund

willamette university is now a mil
lion dollar school. The general board
Of education Of the Rockefeller Foun-
dation has offered to the institution
1850, 900 towards an additional endow-
ment of $1,000, 900.
This became known Tuesday when
the Willamette board of trustees held
its annual meeting An offer has also
been made of $17,500 each year Tor
two years for the salaries of professors
and for their current expenses.
The board of trustees instructed
President C. C. Doney to accept the Of
fer. AS soon as the present campaign
for $4,000 for the rebuilding OF wal
Ter hall and completion of the new
Lausanne hall is finished formal ac-
ceptance of the additional $35O,00O GIN
will be taken up. it is said, and plans
will be made for the $650,000 cam
paign to meet the million dollar en-
dowment.
1t was learned yesterday that Miss
Freda Campbell, a student of the uni
yersity, is the recipient of scholar
ship from the French republic. Miss
Campbell, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Willamette F. Campbell, $50 N.
2lst street, will sail from New York
with IS other fortunate American stu
dents September is.
Three new members will be added
as assistant instructors in various de-
partments for next fall and instructors
salaries were raised. Five thousand
dollars will be the salary of the presi-
dent in the future. the dean will re-
ceiye $4,000 and those members OF the
faculty whose salaries are now $1,000
will get $1,000. Those now drawing
woo will receive s24o0.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
One Killed, Two Hurt When Freight
Train Is Ditched and Burned After
Running Wild for Seventeen Miles

Ellensburg. Wash. June 1s.-one
man was killed. two injured. forty
eight loaded freight cars were totally
destroyed by fire and extensive dam-
age to main line and switches resulted
when eastbound freight train No. II
on the Chicago. Milwaukee q St. Pauz
railroad got beyond control Of it's crew
early today near Boylston tunnel ana
ran wild for II miles toward the Co
iumbia river. The accident is attrfn-
uted by railway officials to over gem
Grafton Of current on the electric loco
motive.
The dead:
c. f. washburn. brakeman. Gle
Elum, Wash.
The injured:
Arthur Reams, brakeman, Gle Elun,.
An unidentified man who was steal
ing ride,
Train Long One.
The train OF So loaded freighs ~srs
was made up at Kittitas with the elee-
trio locomotive ahead and the regular
Mailot engine in front OF the caboese
at the rear.
shortly after passing through Boyf-
ston tunnel the engineer Of the electric
locomotive. Howard Baughman or Kit
titas, tried his motor generator and
found Il was generating too much eus-
rent. the heavy train having acquired
a speed ON the down grade in excess
Of the generating limit OF 20 miles Al
hour. The airbrakes were tried ana
failed to function.
Current Fires Cars.
Granting momentum every ear
length. the train reached the west enc
Of Borris switch, where the Mailot en-
CINE water car and caboose left fhe
track. The safety fuse at Boris was.
blown out by the excessive current.
Onward plunged the heavy train to-
ward the Columbia river AT the pass
Ing track one and one-haif miles be-
yond Boris 10 cars jumped the rails.
piled up and took fire from contact
with the high power wires being con-
sumed In d short time.
The remainder Of the train sped on
to Cohasset. west bridge whore the
safety fuse blew out and when ten
more cars hurtled from the track.
These cars missed the power lines ana
were not fired
Passed Two Trains
At,tha east bridge Cohasset, the re-
main.ag cars left the rails. crashed
against the power wires and were soon
mass Of smoldering ruins.
Freed from its load the wild engine
rolled on to Beverly where Il was got
ten under control. On It's unchecked
race It passed two trains, one on ths
siding at Rye and the other at Bever-
~.
The damage. railroad officials esti-
mate, will run into hundreds Of thou-
sands OF dollars as the oars which were
burned carried valuable loads; many
yards OF main line and sidetrack were
torn up and the power lines we're
knocked down and burned up In many
places.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Toledo Becomes
Third Largest
CITY In Ohio

Washington, June 16.-Columbus
has lost to Toledo its place as third
largest city in Ohio. but It has out
stripped Louisville and st. Paul in
rank among the large cities OF the
country.
The population Of Columbus was
announced today by the census bu-
reau az 2s7.0si. an increase Of $500
or s0.g per. cent. Toledo showed an in
crease Of 1882 or 44.3 percent DUR
Ing the last decade and now has a
population Of 245.i9s.
Columbus ranked az 2sth most po-
puious Of the country In 1910.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
.exicans Seek
To Settle Old
Oil Controversy

Mexico City. June fevalentino =.
GarcIas will leave Tor New York to-
day for the purpose OF conferring
with United States petroleum inter
ests as the unofficial representative
OF the defacto government OF Mckee,
Garcias hopes 70 find middle ground
for an agreement which will settIs
the troublesome oil problem,
It is understood the United States
oil producers association has a repre-
sentative en- route to this city on :
similar mission.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Wood Denounces
Butler as Liar

Chicago. June 16.-Major General
Leonard Wood in a signed statement
last night characterized as "a Vicious
and malicious falsehood" declara-
tion by DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
of New York that "motely group Of
stock gamblers oil and mining pro-
motors, munitions makers and other
like persons backed the generals
campaign for the republican ypresi-
dental nomination.
General Wood said that he regret
ted to make the statement, but that
1t was necessary to brand faker and
to denounce a lie. 1.-THE general. de-
claring that the men who managed
his campaign were OF "extraordinar-
lily high character" said that the at
tack upon them "is Infamous" and
that Mr.. Buffers action was an ''at-
tempt to ingratiate himself with cer-
tain elements which exercised a de-
termining influence at the conVen-
ton"
The statement follows:
II have just read the statement IS
sued In New York by Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler to the effect that motely
group Of stock gamblers and others
tried to buy the presidential nomina-
tion for me. and that the forces who
were defeated in their insolent at
tempt to buy the nomination repre-
sented all that is worst In American
business and political life.
"The statement rs a vicious and ma
Iicious falsehood. I would ignore Il II
It were directed at me alone. but
cannot remain silent when my loyal
friends and supporters are vilified.'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Astoria Logging
Camps Shut Down

Astoria. Or. June 1s.-Practically
all logging camps In this vicinity will
close saturday for 80 day period,
according to statement made by
loggers here. The reason FOR the shut
down. it is stated. is because OF ac-
cumulated stocks OF red fir logs ut
the mills. There is no surplus Of yell
low fir logs. according to reports and
camps logging yellow fir may not BE-
affected BIZ the shut down.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Loneliness Leads
Man To Suicide

The Dalles, Or, June 16.--Protract-
ed loneliness caused Edward Whipple
Al, prosperous bachelor farming the
Rowland A. Douglas ranch at Eight
Mile, to commit suicide yesterday
morning, according to the coroner.
He put the muzzle of a 20 caliber
rifle between his eyes and pulled the
trigger. Death was instantaneous.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
International
KirvaniS Clubs
Open Convention

Portland. Or. June 1s.-Interna-
tionat kiwanis opened its fourth an
nual convention here today. Close 10
1900 delegates have been registered
az convention headquarters and poll
tics within the organization already
have. been the subject of much dis
cussion. Milwaukee and Cleveland are
contestants for the 1921 convention
An address of welcome was deliv.
cred at the opening session by Gov
ernor Ben W. Olcott Mayor George
w. Baker. who recently suffered q
sprained ankle. was unable to per
sonally welcome the gathering.
THE Kiwanis spirit. a world need"
was the subject OF today's principal
address, delivered by NJ. A. McDon-
aid. Vancouver, B. c.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
In
Kiev Area All
Safe Is Repor1

Warsaw, June 14.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. ALI the Americans who
were in the Kiev region, over which
the bolsheviki have swept in their
westward drive. have safely emerged
from that sector, according to word
from the front, but several Of them
had narorw escapes
Two American aviators were chased
by the boisheyiki after their airplanes
had been lost. They made an emer-
gency landing in field. where they
were discovered by General Budeney'a
raiding cavalry. The airmen used their
machine guns but finally set fire ia
the airplanes. ran for the woods and
escaped.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Federal Bureaus
Cooperate For
Traffic Solution

Washington, June 16.-Department
of justice and interstate commerce
commission officials began working
together today to relieve freight con-
gestion on the nations railroads and
to restore coast wise shipping to nor
NAL through settlement of strikes of
marine workers. Failing thsough
these methods to alleviate serious
coal shortages, consideration will be
given an embargo on coal exports.
Reports compiled by the railroad
car service commission today showed
continued Improvement in car sup
ply. Only 125,606 cars were being
held on sidings during the week end
ing June 4 as compared with 15s,6 sos
idle cars reported the previous week
When the freight jam was at its
height 100000 cars were tied up.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Liquor Crazed
Student Kills
College "PaI''

Hanover, N. H., June 16.-Henry E.
Maroney of West Medford, Mass, a
senior at Dartmouth College, was
shot and killed during a quarrel al
his rooms in the Theta Delta Chi
fraternity house early today by Rob-
ert T. Meads of LAGRANGE, ILL.,, a jun-
ior. Meads, after being arrested on a
Boston-bound train, admitted the
shooting, said he had been drinking
and claimed he fired in self defense.
He wired his father, A. H. Meads, to
como here and defend him.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Woman Nearly Shot
By Robin Hunter;
SaIemiteS Warned

Several complaints, one of which
was by man who said his wife mar
rowly missed being shot, have been
made that Salem people are shooting
robins. and the law, which makes the
act punishable by fine will be rigid
ly enforced. Chief of Police Jack
Welsh stated Wednesday.
1T is against the law both to dis
charge gun within the city limits
or to kill robins" Chief Welsh point
ed out. Il realize that robins are very
aggravating especially at cherry time,
but it is too dangerous to have peo-
pie using guns when and as they
choose"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Voters
Apprope Heavy
School Tax Bill

Seattle, Wash. June 1e.---A special
tax levy OF s.5 mills for school pur-
poses was approved by the tax pay
ers OF Seattle Tuesday by a vote OF
nearly two to one. Only IA percent OF
those registered cast their ballots.
The levy will add approximately
s1.500, 900 TO the school revenues and
assures practically the entire force of
teachers an annual increase in sal
airy Of $3.50 each Salaries OF princi-
pals will each be advanced see0 an
nually,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Missionary Is
Slain by Chinese

Peking. June 1.-THE American
,egation here was informed today that
neneral Chang-ching- Yao's northern
@oops in their retreat from Chang
sAa' capital Of HUMAN province, at
,aeked the reform church mission at
so-Chow. fifty miles north OF Chang
n sna and killed the Rev. Mr.. w. A.
-i''hg' on the. Wu-Chang- Chang
9'la railway southwest of chang-has
"a. as attacked. The foreigners In the
''"n escaped to Pfnzsiang.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Concert To Open
Branch Library
Wednesday, Night

There will be a band concert and
reception at the Highland school We'd
nesday night when a branch Of the city
library will be formally opened, 1t was
learned definitely Wednesday morning.
The concert will commence at 1880.
Salem residents interested are urged
to be present. Ice cream and cake will
be served.
The Highland school branch is 70
be open each Wednesday night.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16

Astoria. Or. June 1e.-salmon fish
ing inside the river which has been
below par since the season opened.
took decided turn Sunday night.
when the catch was good in all parts
OF the river. Hauls Of from 500 to 800
pounds to the boat were common.
The fish were OF fine quality and av-
eraged larger than previous eatches.
fishermen rep0Tle1.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-16
Nitti AbandonS
Plan To Visit
United States

Rome. June 6.-Former Premier
Nitti mas abandoned his intended Visit
to Spain and America. but proposes
to go to Switzerland for an extended
sojourn, says the Giornale Dltaiia.
The same newspaper quotes friend
of Premier Giolitti as saying pariia-
ment would be convened June y.