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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
P|ERCE SHOWS
WAY TOEVADE:
LIMITATION
Six Percent Tax Restric-
ton Easy Problem For
Walter; Pilots $7,5M,-
81 Levy Past Shoals.

Walter M. Pierce, self-christen-
ed watchdog Of the public purse
and democratic candidate for gov
ernor has, by his vote in the state
senate, placed his Endorsement on
millage levies costing the taxpay-
ers of Oregon $7,504,814.75 an
nually in direct taxes during the
past three years, $7,334,680.72 of
which is In excess of the amount
that can be levied directly by the
Legislature under the terms of the
6 per cent tax limitation law, OF
which Senator Pierce, himself, was
foster father.
Senator Pierce was, as legisla-
tor, the man who pointed the way
for the evasion of the per cent
limitation statute, according to
the state tax records and the jour
nails of senate proceedings. His
market roads law was the pioneer
of millage tax measures in excess
of the limitation to be enacted by
the simple expedient of referring
it to the people.
Voted for High Taxes.
Pierce was directly party to
the enactment of five millage tax
measures which, since enactment
of the 6 per cent limitation law,
have increased the state millage
taxes 2.6 mills beyond the limit
that Pierce urged the voters to
place on tax measures. The eva
sion has been accomplished
through the referendum on tax
measures providing for constitu-
tional amendments to be submit
ted to the people.
In the 1919 special session of
the legislature Pierce voted first
for the measure that brought the
state millage taxes UP to the linn
~ pldGSQ OA LhC uS5 lSlctt III . op q
tax levying body. This was the
bill providing a levy of one-sixth
of a mill for a state adult blind
school. During the same session
he cast his vote favorably for the
measures creating an additional
1.2 mills of tax for the support
of the state institutions of higher
learning and the soldiers educa-
tional aid measure carrying a levy
of Q of a mill. Both of these
last two measures were referred to
the people as constitutions
amendments.
During the regular 1919 session
the Legislature passed and referred
to the people two constitutional
amendments providing millage
levies. Pierce was the author of
the largest of these and intro
duced the other jointly with Rep
resentative /. S. Smith. The mar
ket roads bill, carrying tax OF
mill was drawn by Senator Pierce,
and he was the senate champion OF
the proposal to levy an additional
q of a mill for soldiers educa-
tional aid work.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
Klan
Invades Republican
Ranks at Medford
Splits
Organization Wide
Open and Threatens
To Read Leaders Out Of
Party
By Harry N. Grain.

Politically the khan in Jackson
county has been an aggressive or
ranization behind not only the
state candidates of the invisible
empire, but also in behalf Of sew
eral candidates for local offices,
The revival of the Medford klan
was in conformity with the state
wide program of the yellow ticket
promulgators, primarily political
move. This is well evidenced by
the fact that at the first meeting
Of the county central republican
committee prior to the primary
election the Ku Klux members 'ot
the committee appeared with a
complete slate of candidates pre-
pared.
Taking it all in all the Kluxine
Of the republican party In jackson
county has been complete and has
been accompanied by DETECTION
Of most of the older and more in
fluential members of the party or
ganization there. 1t was these
leaders who took the first steps to
combat the political activity Of the
khan, and they are the ones who
cast aside party lines and called
upon all of the law abiding and
government supporting elements
in the community to unite in a
non-partisan movement to defeat
the attempt Of invisible forces to
inflict their domination on public
offices The citizens committee of
100, comprising community lead
ers Of both parties, was the first
concrete step taken to oppose the
political Vaccinations Of the khan.
This committee went openly into
the field against the program Of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
ROME FAVORAbLY
IMPRESSED WITH
NEW MINISTRY

Rome, Nov. 2.-(By Associated
Press, )-The authority, the ener-
gy and the earnestness with which
Aussolini has taken hold of Ital-
ian affairs, both internal and ex-
lernal, has created a deep impress
sion in Rome,
His imperative instructions to
Count Sforza to remain at his post
IN Paris until he had reached de-
eslon in the cases of ambassadors
VINO offered to resign and his cir
GUAR to the projects "exacting"
thelr utmost endeavors and col
iaooration were regarded as a
slfong indication of the method
'le new government is going to
use in dealing with the business
~ home and abroad.
Postponement of the opening of
me chamber of deputies from No
'ember 7 to November 15 mas
eaused some disappointment, Mus
sohni is reported to desire little
more time to prepare the speech
Outilning his program and to con-
suit leaders of the various groups
sna parties in the chamber.
Inc strengthening Of the lire on
,orelgn exchange markets follow
s the changes in government at
'Oine has fayorably impressed ev-
siyone in financial circles. Inc
uoiiar has dropped three to four
pOlnis while the Franch franc has
day.
puring speech at the cabinet
meeting yesterday Mussolini said
sue Internal situation was rapidly
eeoming normal. He declared
,us new cabinet would base its in
sstlai policy on the reestablish-
| OF national discipline and
suer' showing by its deeds that
aSle was only one state and that
y .'ner authority would be toler-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
Grand JURY ASKED TO PROBE HALL MILLS MURDER
Khan a Serpent Of
Prescription Crawling
Out Of Dark Ages

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. g.
Senator James A. Reed, demo-
cratic candidate for reelection
to the United States senate.
ridiculed the Ku Klux Klan in
o political speech here last
night.
"After $50 years of national
life," Senator Reed asserted in
launching his attack against
the khan, 1.-The serpent of pro-
scription has crawled down
from the dark ages, wound IT.
self around the temple Of liber-
ty, and thrust its forked tongue
against the Goddess of Liber-
ty."
II wonder If its members
have read the constitution"
Reed asked. "They evidently
have not, for they foster racial
and religious prejudice"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
AUTO SKIDS OFF
ROAD NEAR HERE,
WOMAN INJURED

Mrs. James Lyons of Othell,
WASH, suffered a broken collar
bone, and Mrs. T. ]. Johnson of
Seattle, Wash, was severely cut
and bruised when the automobile
in which they and two others were
passengers skidded from the Pa
cific highway near Gervais shortly
before 9 o'clock this morning.
James Lyons of Othell and J. E.
Mohn of Los Angeles, the other
two passengers, escaped injury.
The party was travelling toward
Salem when the accident occurred.
The automobile skidded when its
brakes were applied, turned COM
pletely around and upset.
Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Johnson
were rushed to Salem in an auto
mobile driven by William Baillie,
county school supervisor.
The automobile was badly
wrecked.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
LAW |NHOPES
Of u. S. Adm
WORLDCHAOS
British Premier Outlines
Foreign Policy-Wants
America in League Of
Nations.

London, Nov. 2.-(By Associ-
ated Press)-Prime Minister Bo-
mar Law, In address to delega-
tion of women in the Drury Lane
theatcr this AFTERNOON reiterated
that his policy was one Of tran
guilty and stability.
"As regards foreign policy" he
added, II venture to express the
hope that America may gradual
ly take an interest in the league
of nations In some form or other
and may gradually feel that 1t is
her duty to help in the chaos in
which the war has left the
world"
"Our relations with France
must be the keynote of our for
eign policy" the prime minister
declared.
GAS to the position in the neaI
east, what hope for at the con-
ference is there may be settle
ment which will give peace in
that part of the world and which
will enable us to bring our troops
back and cease spending money IL
those distant regions"
"As. to the home policy" contiI
ued Bonar Law. "the most i'm
portant thing is to cut down ex
penditures. Without that. ther
can be no reduction in taxation.
I'VE must maintain our nava
position" he declared later on
1--WE must retain forces adequat,
for the security Of the empire
THE strength of this country,
said Mr.. Bonar Law, depends al
much on its financial and indus
trial position as 1t does on its
arms, and in weighing the dang
ers we must take the one into
consideration as well as the 9th
err"
The prime minister epitomized
his policy in the declaration:
II repeat that my policy is one
of negation. There are times when
it is good to sit still and GO
slow"
Mr.. Bonar Law announced
that he had received friendly
messages from the head of the
that he had replied on behalf OF
England, reeiprocating that
Italian government. and he added
friendly message.
Mr, Bonar Law said Lord Bal
four had asserted that the coali-
tion had been wantonly destroyed.
This was not true picture of the
situation, however.
The real cause Of the change,
he added, is that the people of
this country everywhere felt that
under Mr.. Lloyd-George's rule we
don't know where we are today
and cannot tell where we will be
tomorrow.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
Oregon CITY Blaze Causes Scramble

Oregon City, Or, Nov. 2.-Fire
which was believed to have been
Of incendiary origin started
against the outside Of the Nash
building here, with apartments
on the second floor and three
stores downstairs, caused a Wild
scramble by S5 occupants Of the
apartments to escape when the
blaze was discovered by a passer-
by this morning. The fire depart
ment checked the blaze before
great damage was done.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
$4,000 DAMAGES ARE
ASKED BY SMALL GIRL

Alleging that, as a result of an
automobile accident in which she,
was run over, she is a cripple, is
nervous and suffers nervous head
aches, Pearl Miller, nine years
old, through her father, w. L.
Miller, today filed suit in the
Marion county court asking
$4,000 damages from f. w.
Mason, she charges, was driving
the car which struck her in Port
land, Nov. 3, 1920.
She alleges that Mason drove
the car in a reckless manner, not
consistent with safety.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
Hammer Slayer
Subject To Fits
Declares Sister

Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. 2.-The
defense of Mrs. Clara Phillips, in
dicted for the murder Of Mrs. AL
berta Meadows, was resumed here
today. The first witness was Ola
Weaver, an older sister Of the de-
fendant, who was placed under
|cross-examination by the STATE.
Yesterday Miss Weaver, called by
the defense, told the history of the
family of which Mrn. Phillips is a
member, testifying that their fa-
ther was insane at the time of his
death, and they have brother
now an imbecile and that Mrs.
Phillips herself had been subject
to convulsions, while others men
toned in her evidence were men
tally abnormal.
Miss Weaver told the jury today
that at various times, when the
family was living In Texas, her
father would enter a room where
some member Of the family hap
pened to be, bringing knife with
him, and would asked the relative
to kill him. She said she had
overlooked these incidents in her
direct testimony yesterday.
She also said that the defend
ant, Mrs. Philips, had been "ab-
normal from childhood, and had
been subject to such commissions
or fits as she described in her di-
rect evidence. After these attacks,
she said, the defendant would al
ways grieve for several days.
Miss Weaver was reminded of
an occurrence she told about yes
terday in which "a few days before
the Meadows Staying, Mrs. Phil
lips had broken dishes with roll
ing pin, In an attack Of the nature
she had described. She was asked
whether Mrs. Phillips had beer
drinking. She replied that she
believed Mrs. Phillips had moi
been drinking at that time, and
added that she never saw her take
a drink, knew of her using intoxi-
cants, or had any knowledge that
she did SO, If she did.
She said Mrs. Phillips was
about 15 years of age when she
married, and that she had suf-
fered these spells both before and
since that time.
The ross-examination of Miss
Weaver closed without the witness
having deviated from her testi-
mony under examination in any
important point. On redirect ex-
animation she reiterated her pre-
vious testimony that Clara Phil
lip for 80 or 40 days preceding
the Staying of Mrs. Meadows SEEM
ed like "a person in a dream at
times apparently herself and at
other times paying no attention to
what went on around her.
At the conclusion of her testi-
mony the defense called to the
stand Mrs. Julian McElroy, a
neighbor of the defendant. Mrs
McElroy testified that on July 8,
the Saturday before Mrs. Meadows
was slain, Armour Phillips came
| to her home and asked where he
could find Harry" Phillips ex-
planned, she testified, that Alberta
Meadows had told him that "Har-
ry" had spent the night in com
pany with my wife and l am going
to beat him within an inch of his
life when / find him."
In the house when Phillips said
this, according to the witness, was
Clara Philips, who had followed
her husband into the police.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TIED UP

Medford, Or, Nov. ACCORD
Ing to an announcement by local
Southern Pacific officials five
freight cars were derailed early
today south of Dunsmuir. Cal, and
all traffic is temporarily held up.
No one was reported hurt.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
MAN ARRESTED FOR NOT
REPORTING AUTO CRASH

A complaint charging Frank
Wolf Of AumsvilIe with failure to
report an automobile accident was
filed in the Salem Justice court
this morning. Mr.. Wolf will be
arraigned before Judge G. p. Un-
rub within the next few days.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
GOAL OUTPUT INCREASES

s, Washington, Nov. Goal pro-
|Tn.asn Ton made another high record
|eo,suay, according to returns
49, piied by the American Rail-
|thr..as association. The days an
|se7s se output amounted to
|tb,. cars an amount greater than
~, mined ~ in any previous day
|s,-,S. tne conclusion Of the coal
a..or Bituminous production
0antsd to s2.2sO cars.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
XII KLUXER FIGHTS
FOR BALLOT PLACE.

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 2.-Motion
for new hearing in the Earle B.
Mayfield injunction case filed
originally at Corsicana was over
ruled by the fifth court Of civil
appeals this afternoon.
Austin, Texas, Nov. Am
opinion advising county election
boards and Secretary of State
Staples as to what course to fol-
low on the question of including
the name Of Earle B. Mayfield,
senatorial candidate on the Nov
ember 7 election ballot Is being
prepared by the attorney gem
erals department and probably
will be made public late today.
This became known following a
conference between Mr.. Staples
and Attorney General KEELING.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. g.
Attorneys for Earle B. Mayfleld
said here their next step would be
an application for writ of man
daInus, forcing the election boards
to put the democratic senatorial
nominees name on the ballot,
provided pending litigation does
not accomplish that result. How
ever, the lSwyers said, the man
damus would not be filed until
the present injunction motions,
hearing and rehearings are dis,
posed Of.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
INDICTMENT
TODE SOUGHT
FOR TRAGEDY
Presentation of Evidence
To Begin Saturday
Mills Takes Issue With
Mrs. Halls Assertions.

Somerville, N. j., Nov. a. (By
Associated Press. )-The predic-
tion that presentation OF evidence
in the Hall-Mills murder case
would begin Saturday was freely
made today In official circles.
1t was learned that Sheriff
Conklin had been notified to be-
prepared to call the Somerset
county grand jury together In a
hurry No notices have been sent
jurors, as yet.
The opinion prevailed here that
the state would try to dispose Of
technicalities Saturday and Mon-
day would seek an indictment.
New Brunswick, N. j., Nov. 2.
Looking up from work in coal
bin In the basement Of the school
house where he is janitor, James
Mills, whose wife, Eleanor, was
murdered with the Rev. Edward
w. Hall on September IA, today
took issue with some Of the state-'
ments made yesterday by the
clergyman's widow in an inter-
view.
Talk With Mrs. Hall
Mills said that he met Mrs.
Hall at the church at $3.50 o'clock
on the morning of September 15.
Mrs. Hall said yesterday that she
was at the church at z o'clork.
Il know 1t could not have been
earlier than $780, said Mills,
because my children had gone to
| school.
"The first thing Mrs, Hall
asked me was: WAS anybody sick
at your house last night?' We
then commented on the fact that
both my wife and her husband
were missing, and / said: Maybe
they have eloped.'
"'No,' was Mrs. Halls reply.
I think something has happened
to Them
'At noon when Mrs. Hall came
to my house told her / had not
heard anything and she said she
had not either. Then she went
away. She is incorrect in her
statements in stating that she did
not come to my house again at
$3.50 O'Clock. She stayed only
minute.
Tells Of Visit
II saw Mrs. Hall again at
seven O'Clock in her home. went
there to ask her If she had any
news. / stayed on the porch to
talk. She did not seem to take
1t as hard as did. l had an
idea that DR.. Hall and my wife
had been together but I did not
think there was anything wrong.
don't know why ever suggested
an elopement."
Commenting on Mrs. Hall's
statement that she was not yindic-
tive and that she did not care to
see any one punished for the
murders, Mills said:
II am not vindictive either,
but I want to see the murderer
punished. / believe 1t was
woman's deed. All these theories
about blackmail and robbery and
things are rot. 1t was jealousy
and l think her throat was cut in
spite, because Of her beautiful
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
35-4O YEARS
PRISON TERM
FOR PERVERT
Michigan Fiend of Al Who
Kidnapped Girl Of IL,
Pleads Guilty-Victim
Near Death.

Muskegon, Mich, Nov. Ray
mond e. Wilson of Grand Rapids,
who pleaded guilty today to the
kidnapping Of 11-year-old Rosalie
Shanty, was sentenced by Judge
John Vanderwerp in circuit court
this afternoon to from 35 to 40
years Imprisonment In the state
penitentiary at Marquette.
Muskegon, Mich, Nov. 2.-Ray-
mond C. Wilson of Grand Rapids,
arrested last night on a charge of
kidnapping II year old Rosalie
Shanty, pleaded guilty to charge
of abduction when arraigned In
circuit court here today.
Muskegon, Mich, Nov. a.
While IL year old Rosalie Shanty
lay near death in a farm house at
Dublin, Mich, early today, Ray
mond e. Wilson of Grand Rapids
was being held at the county Jail
here under heavy guard as the
man who kidnapped the child last
Sunday, drove with her to the
Jack Pine swamps of Manistee
county and there abandoned her
Wilson confessed, the sheriff's
office reported, that he abducted
the child. A formal charge o.
kidnapping was lodged agains
him.
Word from Dublin this morn
ing was that Rosalie, widely
known here as the SWIMMING
girl, = through her expert ex-
hibitions at local beach last
summer, might not recover. She
still was in a semi-conscious state
and suffering from a high fever
as a result of privations in the
forest, where she was found by a
farmer her clothing torn to shreds
and her body scratched and
bruised by the underbrush.
In his statement to the author
titles Wilson was quoted as saying
he enticed the child into his auto
mobile as she was leaving a
church here Sunday, drove her
about the city for time, then
started for Dublin. Near that
town, the reported statement said,
Rosalie became alarmed and asked
to be let out of the car. Wilson
said he left her near a farm house
and then returned to Grand
Rapids. The prisoner said he was
intoxicated when he took the girl
into his machine, and was unable
to explain his action.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02
THE WEATHER

OREGON: Tonight and Friday fart
moderate northerly winds.
Local: Rainfall rs inch: max. 80;
min. 81; cloudy; north wind; river
~ It.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02

Daily average for September s11e.
Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation.
Msmber Associated Press-Full leased
wire service.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-02

Continued on page four)
, 1922-05-19
NOTICE

MEMBERS Of the ST. CROIX TURF
AVA CLUR9are hereby invited to attend
a meetil gytO be held at Estate Fredens-
borg FRIDAY THE 18th inst at 8 o'clock
P. M. A large attendance is earnestly
requested. :
FeS 4he Board
E. G. WULFF.
Sec. e Treas.
, 1922-05-19
Some Music for tue Country Folks En-?

OVIuV Ss~~bW avs tMV ~VW"AS U VsNV @Ws
IN Sunday Ma 21st, at about one
- TURY BRASS SAND will be making
a tour in the county, district. The Band
will be divided il DO two parts; one part
will visit the NORTH SIDE ESTATES
and call at GROYE PLACE; while the
other part will visit the SOUTH SIDE
ESTATES along tLe center line as far as
GROVE PLACE.
The entire BAND will render a CON
CERT 4 O'Clock at GROVE PLACE; the
Program of which will appear on Satur-
day.
All are invited and the Band earnestly
ask severy one to help them in the cause
which was outlined in the correspondence
a few days ago (the purchase of a Bari
tone saXophODeC.
Contributions will be taken all the way
ON the tour and a special collection will
be asked out at GROVE PLACE.
Times are hard" it's true but contri-
butte what ever you could never mind
how simple, it will help and the Music
will certainly make the times appear
softer.
For the Century Brass Band.
ERNEST E. WILLIAMS,
Business Manager.
HERMAN H. SARACW,
Musical Director.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-11

Messenger Want Ads bring results
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-11
JUNIOR FAIR AND FALL FES.
TIVAL A GRAND SUCCESS

The Junior Fair and Fall Festival.
which was held in this city last Fri
DAY and Saturday was a grand success
In every particular
The exhibits were more than could
De asked for from grown up people
and great interest was manifested in
every event Of the big program.
Professor Barrett and his able lieu
tenants worked untiringly to make
the fair and festival a success.
The small sports were greatly en-
joyed by the kiddies as well as the
other contests. Taking the Junior
Fair and Fall Festival in an educa-
tlonal way it's value is great.
The Bronze Medal Winners in the
Baby Contest were: Van Reed Caples
whose score was 97.5; and Ardith Ju-
anita Cameron whose score was 95.5.
The Blue Ribbon Babies were Lew
is HALEY Fudge. Donald Gridley Row.
les, John B. Chivers. Velda Helen
Fox, Betty Ann Leaton, Lawrence S.
Barrett. Beatrice Irene Stephens, and
Amos Franklin Leaton.
DR.. and Mrs. F. P. Richards of Mac
kay and Miss Laura Caples volun-
teered their services
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-11
SUM GUIDE MUSE
(By the Messengers Devil)

NDy Tic InGSSeugeTS s DGVll)
Tha bos has gave me knew job in
konnectshun with ME othur dootys-
ritein' muse. If kan make guide lie
get moar pale so asst yew to slype
me yure muse itims.--P. D.
I saw buzz tina othur day vampun a
girrul. l asst him to KUN in an see
over big line of anoounsemints. He
got soreA-I wunder whut the duse is
tha mattur with him. l like buzz -
SO duz tina girruls
Thairs won thing I nottus: All
tha fellers runnin fur offs are awfui
affectshunate with babise nowdas. me
inkludid.
Last Fryday and Satyourday hade
tha tyne of mie sweat yung life wac
chin the kogirls ridin they're bronks.
Sum 1--WE thin are guide ridurs but
sum of them bounsed sumthin awr-
u1.
l herd a lot Nv the skule kids ex-
pressun jooye at tha prospeckt of an
uthur vacashun sune on akount Of tha
teechurs instytoot It's sum grafte
but tha kids don't kare, they knead
tha vacashun.
All tina fellers are vampun the Cir
ruls sumthin awful now, tryin to
git a dayte fur tha Wouldman's ball
Fridaye mite this weak, l suppos.
If Lotche aint hot dog seller he
aint nuthin. Lootch can vampe mos
enything-even a dime out of yur
pockit-just bekawse thairs a girrul
the dyme, reckun