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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
SLOAT ADMITS
BEING WITH z
LITTLE VICTIMS

@. A. Sloat, Linn county school
teacher who is held in the county
jail at Albany on the charge oi
having fiendishly assaulted a lit
tie Albany girl and who Is wanted
here for similar attacks ON al
least two little Salem girls, ad-
mits in a signed statement re-
ceived by District Attorney John
Carson this morning that he was
with the little Salem girls at the
time OF the alleged attack here,
Sunday, March s.
The statement. sworn to before
notary, was secured from Sloat
by Guy Lewelling, district attor-
ney of Linn county, Friday.
Sloat, 1t Is reported, also confess
sed orally to attacking two other
Albany tots during his conference
with Lewelling.
Definite action toward bring
ing Sloat to Salem to face the
charges made against him here
has not yet taken, but his return
to this county will take place
within a few days it is expected.
The Linn county officials have
expressed a willingness to surren-
der Sloat as soon as he is indict-
ed here. Locally all arrangements
for his speedy trial have been
made.
The grand jury of the circuit
before Which Sloat's case
will be laid, was convened yes
terday morning and returned six
secret indictments yesterday after
noon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
INCOME TAX BILL
TITLE PREPARED

The ballot title and short title
for the Income Tax Bill which
is being initiated by the Oregon
State Grange, has been prepared
by Attorney General Van Wrinkle
and is now ready for circulation
for signatures. The purpose Of
the proposed measure, as set forth
by the attorney general, is that of
'1evying graduated, annual taxes
on incomes of all residents of the
state and all non-residents receiy-
ing incomes from sources within
its jurisdiction corporations, joint
stock companies and associations
to pay on their net incomes not
otherwise taxed hereunder; cor
porate bonds declared interests in
corporation; natural persons to
pay on net Incomes of their busi-
ness not otherwise taxed here
under, or exempt, except pensions,
inheritances, insurance to amount
of $4,000 not received during In
sured lifetime; making certain ex-
emptions from personal incomes
and exempting mutual savings,
building and loan, religious, char
table, etc, associations; provides
manner of enforcement and ap-
propriates $4,000 for expenses. !"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
MARION COUNTY
GRADUATES 800
THIS AF FTERNOON

Three hundred students of the
rural schools Of Marion county
were awarded common school di-
plomas at the Salem high school
this afternoon at the first county
commencement exercises ever held
here. The chief address was oe-
liYered by ]. A. Churchill, state
superintendent OF public instruc-
tion.
A plano solo by Miss Madeline
Geisy opened the program and was
followed by invocation offered by
the Rev. w. r. Milliken of Salem.
w. M. Bushey, county judge of
Marion, delivered the address OF
welcome and a vocal solo was Of
fered by Miss Ruth Tucker.
Mrs. Mary l.. Fulkerson, coun-
ty superintendent OF schools, who
was responsible for the county
commencement program, present
ed the diplomas. The commence
ment exercises were arranged by
Mrs. Fulkerson In the belief that
students of schools In the Smaller
towns should receive some recog-
milton after completing their work
in the. eighth grade.
Others who appeared on the
program were Norma Maier, who
rendered a violin solo and Mabel
Marcus, who sang a vocal solo.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
BAD
CRIMINALS IS
OF ELLIS
Cessation of Manufacture
of Firearms Advocated
BY Former Aide To u.
S. Attorney General.
By WADE H. ELLIS,
Former Assistant United States
Attorney General.

Washington, June H. The
United States is being swept by
the greatest and most threatening
crime wave in its history. Unless
drastic measures are adopted ia
check 1t, society here is confronted
by state of affairs that will lead,
not perhaps to state of anarchy,
but the development of a school
for anarchists and those who deem
1t virtue to oppose law at every
opportunity.
What, then, are the most eff
fieient remedies?
l believe the adoption OF the fol-
lowing measures will tend to les
sen crime and inspire higher re-
gard for the law:
1. Sterilize the criminals-sec-
ond and worse offenders. The
necessary operation, / am in
formed, is painless and may be ac-
complished by use of the X.ray.
Sentimentalists may object to this
method, but it is producing good
results in several States. 1t should
be applied only to criminals who
are beyond hope of permanent re-
form.
2. Severer penalties by our
courts. In order to have a deter
rent effect the punishment must
be vigorous. Coddling of prisoners
should be stopped.
8. Let the Government manu-
facture and sell firearms. The
regulation of the sale OF firearms
is very important. Pistols, especi-
ally, should be manufactured by
the United States at arsenals and
their privatae manufacture and
sale prohibited, as is the sale of
narcotics. With facilities for pro-
curing firearms as easy as they are
today it is useless to hope for a re-
duction in the amount Of crime.
citizens ought to be en-
abled to obtain permits to have
pistols in their homes for self
defense.
Under present conditions any
one may obtain firearms through
the mails by sending the neces-
sary sum to mail order houses. It
is useless to hope for a reduction
in the amount of crime. which in
cludes the shooting of people by
as long as this facility
to obtain firearms exists.
Greater parental control would
help very much, particularly since
there is an increase in the num-
Der of young men defying the law.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
KLAN LETTER TO
JUDGE SCORED
BY MEDFORD BAR

Medford, Or, June 17.-of the
28 attorneys of Medford, all but
four, two of whom, o. C. Boggs
and Frank Newman, have been
and still are out of the state on
vacations, and all the other attor-
neys Of Jackson have personally
signed the following preamble and
petition, as made public today;
I'VE, the undersigned attorneys
OF the Jackson county far, un-
qualifiedly condemn the threat
against his honor, f. M. Calklns,
circuit Judge Of the first judicial
district. contained in a letter re-
ceived by him on June 10, as cow
ardly and contemplate, and a
menace to the lawful and orderly
administrator Of justice and as
subyersive Of the most vital prin-
ciples of American constitutional
government which are founded on
judiciary untrammeled by coer-
cion from any source, and we re-
quest publication OF the senti-
ments by all the newspapers In
Jackson county"
The two lawyers who refused to
sign were called upon and asked
by the bar committee to sign, the
same as were all the other attor-
news. The threat referred to
against Judge Calkins wass igned
*. X. X" and was intended as
an effort to intimidate him from
granting a new trial to a boot
Logger upon whom he had imposed
a two-year Jail sentence.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
TAX LEAGUERS
FAVOR PRIMARY

An attempt to abolish the di-
rect primary in this state will
meet strenuous opposition at the
hands of the Oregon State Tax Re-
duction league. This was made
plain at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee here Friday, when
two proposals for amendments OF
the primary law We're presented
for discussion.
No action was taken on either
proposal, but sentiment expressed
at the meeting indicated that a
plan for the inauguration Of a
state convention system for the
adoption Of party platforms upon
which all candidates should stand
for election, would meet with
favor in the eyes Of many Of the
league. Such a plan, It was made
plain, would have no effect upon
the primary system Of nomina-
tions.
The COMMITTEES decided to post
pone the state convention OF the
league to be held in Salem from
July 10 July 5. At that time #
is understood the league intends
TO place a gubernatoriaI candidate
IN the field, and rumor has Il that
J. c. Cooper Of MeMinnyille, the
leagues president. will be that
candidate.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
Jury REPORT ON
KLAN is SECRET

Los Angeles, Cal, June H.
The Los Angeles county grand
jury, which has been investigat-
ing alleged activities of the Ku
Klux Klan, late Friday submitted
a report to Superior Court Judge
Houser. The judge, after perus-
Ing the document, ordered it filed
and kept secret.
The report was understood to
have been the outcome of evidence
relating to alleged acts of law
lessness in California and other
states, including oral testimony
and documents seized in a raid up
on Ku Klux Klan headquarters
here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
.FUGI TIVE is
CAPTURED At.
OF GUN
Fred Brown, Sought For
Claiming Woman To
Tree, Shot by Officers
And Taken Prisoner.

Che Sc, Wyo., June 17-Fred
Brown q ought through three
states see his alleged kidnapping
of t. SS1Somen in Omaha, Neb.,
was ured last night the wild
cour : north of Medicine Bow,
wy : .fter he had been shot
abe 80 lie heart by member of a
pos = searching for him as he
ma~ last dash for liberty. The
capture was announced today by
officials of the Union Pacific rail
road.
w. ]. McClement, Union Paci-
fic special agent at Ceyenne;
A. S. Saunders of Carbon county,
and Deputy Sheriff Cooper, who
had been following Brown since he
was traced to Medicine Bow, by
means of the license number on
his car, early last night came up
on the bandits as he was attempt
ing to extricate him automobile
from the mud in which it had
stalled on the road north of Medi-
cine Bow.
Leaping from their automobile,
the officers covered Brown with
their guns and ordered him to.
stand away from his machine in
which his guns were concealed.
Brown started to obey, according
to the account of the capture re-
ceived here then made a dash for
a big rock some distance from the
road.
A bullet fired from a rifle by a
member of the searching party
caught him above the heart and
he fell to the ground. He was
taken to Medicine Bow in the Of
ficers' automobile for emergency
treatment and then was put on a
freight train to be taken to Raw
Inns, Wyo.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
POLLS OPEN z TO
TELECT|ONOF
SCHOOL DIRECTOR

The polling place, at the Marion
hotel, will be open from to Z
o'clock Monday when the election
of member of the Salem school
board will be held, officials an
nounced this afternoon. Mrs. Ida
Babcock will serve as judge; Mrs.
Harold Parmenter will serve as a
clerk and Mrs. l.. H. McMahan
will act as the other clerk.
e. A. Rhoten, H. l.. Clark and
Curtis Cross make up the trio
which has entered the race for
board membership.
Any registered voter in district
No. "a is entitled to cast ballot
for director, according to w. H.
Burghardt Jr., secretary to the
board.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
KIDS JAM BL|GH
TO SEE CRUSOE
PICTURE TODAY

A darkened theater. A motion
picture, well underway in the un-
folding of its plot. Row upon row
of seats in which small forms
were dimly seen in the half-light.
A steady humble of voice from
individuals offering speculations
as to events to occur in the film.
Sudden exclamations in shrill
voices.
That was the Bligh theater this
morning when The Capital Jour
nails fifth children's matinee in
the exhibition of "The Adventures
of Robinson Crusoe" was held.
Although four episodes of the SER
ial already had been shown dur
ing the last four weeks the crowd
was no smaller than those which
jammed the theater during the
previous exhibitions.
Hundreds of Salem youngsters
this morning again took advan-
tage of The Journals matinee and
lined up in front of the Bligh as
early at $50 o'clock. Capital
Journal coupons, together with 5
cents, admitted any youngster un-
der the age of 13 years.
Due to the fact that sypnosis
of previous episodes is shown at
the beginning of each installment
the story in THE Adventures of
Robinson Crusoe" is easily pick
ed up at any point in the picture.
The critics have been unusually
kind in their treatment of the film
in which Harry Myers is starred.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
NO TRACE FOUND
OF BANK ROBBER

Late this afternoon county Of
fieers admitted that their efforts
TO trace down the lone robber who
Yesterday afternoon escaped with
s1155 from the Aurora State bank
had been so far fruitless. The
robber, who entered the bank
about 3 O'Clock, forced Miss Vera
Cuftsforth, assistant cashier, to
enter the vault in the bank. tied
her and then escaped with silver
and currency which he took from
a cash drawer.
The bandit wore no mask his
face was covered by a week ;
growth OF beard.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
Busch Praised
For Expose By
Reform Leader

st. Louis, Mo-, June 17.-(By
Associated Press.) - Adolphus
Bush III, local brewer, was praised
for his stand regarding enforce
ment of prohibirlon ON shipping
board vessels, and Chairman Las
ker of the shipping board was de-
nounced for allowing the sale of
intoxicants on the ship of the
shipping board outside the Smile
zone, in a statement to the Asso-
ciated Press by DIR. Wilbur F.
Crafts of Washington, ID. c., SUI
perintendent of the International
Reform bureau.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
APPLICATIONS
FOR BONUS MUST
Be FILED June 70

Initial applications of ex-serV-
ice men for the state loan or bonus
must be in the office of the world
war veterans stare aid commits
sion by June 20, according to
Captain Allen Hopkins, deputy
secretary of the commission, this
morning.
There has already been received
20,040 cash applications and H.
$50 for loans, making a total of
approximately $4,000. Oregon is
credited with having $4,000 ex-
service men, making about 1000
applications yet to be received.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
Scratches Match On
Powder" Keg;; Gives
Booze Mask Away

Philadelphia, June IT.
Perched on keg of powder.
Patrick Kane smoked peace
ful pipe as he ferried across the
Delaware from Camden.
But when his pipe went out
and he nonchalantly scratched
a match upon the gun pow
der" sign prohibition sleuths
cautiously tapped the keg.
They found ten gallons of
"hootch."
Kane and two alleged part
ners are under arrest today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
HE MADE HOME BREW;
JUDGE FINES HIM $1OO

When he pleaded guilty to a
charge OF manufacturing home
brewed beer. W. c. Crawford. OF
Woodburn, was yesterday SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of 500 by
udge G. T. Unruh OF the Salem
justice court.
Crawford was arrested several
days ago by deputy sheriffs. He
admitted making the beer but in
sisted that Il was for his own use.
There was no indication, Judge
Unruh pointed out. that Crawford
was making the beverage for any
use other than his own consumD
tion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
LABOR BOARD.
MEMBERS ARE.
DISCIPLINED.
Majority Takes Except
ion To Minority Advo-
cacy of Strike AS Re-
suit of Wage Cut

Chicago, June 17-(By the AS
sociated Press Majority mera-
bers of the United States Railroad
Labor Board, who yesterday order
ed another slash from wages of
the nations railway workers, to-
dy retaliated to criticisms Of ma
jority members of the board with
the charge that the dissenting
members presented 'incendiary az
guments in a strained and exag-
gerated effort to inflame the en-
ployes to strike against the decis-
ions of the board"
The minority, constituting two
of the three labor members, were
accused of Sowing some of the
tiny seeds that have germinated
and blossomed into industrial an
archy in Russia"
Wages Cut $27,000,o00
Yesterdays decision, which
Topped nearly $27,00O,000 from
the wages of $4,000 railway
clerks, signalmen and stationary
firemen, brought total reductions
effective July 1 under the boards
orders, up to $1S5,000,000. APP
proximately 100000 railway en-
ployes are affected by the orders.
Accompanying yesterdays or
der, carrying reductions ranging
from two to six cents per hour,
was a lengthy supporting opin-
ion from the members represent
ing the railroads and the public
and the dissenting opinion by the
labor members condemning the or
der.
In their prompt rejoiner today
the majority members said:
Sentiments Distorted
sit is not incumbent upon the
six members of the board con-
curing in the decision to follow
the minority into a partisan con-
troversy which, partakes more CT
the characteristics of impassioned |
advocacy than Of calm adjudica-
ton.
Insofar as the dissenting opin-
ion distorts the sentiments of the
majority, misquotes their language
and reflects upon their desire and
disposition to do justice, we will
refrain from comment. We pre-
fer to believe that these improp-
rieties crept into that part of the
CONTINUED ON page eight)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
Had Bad Record
End OREGON PROFESSOR
UP FOR SPEEDING HERE

Robert Prescott. professor OF
public speaking at the University
OF Oregon. the second Eugene
educator 10 be arrested here for
speeding within the last few days,
paid a fine of SIS when he pleaded
guilty to the charge IN Judge
Unruh Is justice court yesterday.
Prescott was arrested on the
Pacific highway near Salem. Dr.
e. s. Bates. head OF the English
department at the university. was
he other instructor fined here on
4 speeding charge.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
IRRIGATION BOND BID
OF SO IL IS REJECTED

Holding that the bid Of s3h Of
fered for the bonds Of the Tumalo
irrigation district by the United
Construction company was too
low. the state irrigation securities
commission, Friday, withheld ap-
proyal OF contract for the i'm
provement Of the project. Gen
eral approval, however, was Civ
en- by the commission TO the con
tract submitted by the district.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
JIMMY MURPHY
CAPTURES AUTO
SPEED CLASSIC

Speedway, Uniontown, Pa,
June 1f.-Showing a great burst
Of sped toward the end Of the 225-
mile grind. Jimmy Murphy today
won the universal trophy automo-
bile race on the speedway here.
Murphy's time was 2:12:15:13.
Ralph Mulford was second
while Jerry Wonderlich took third
place The positions Of the other
drivers were; I. P. Fetterman.
fourth; Ora F. Sable, fifth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
.DUVALL PAYS S12.5O FINE

Dean Duvall, Of Waconda, was
assessed a fine OF $3.50 yesterday
when he pleaded guilty in Judge
Unruh S justice court to a charge
Of speeding
Duval was arrested near Salem
several days ago by Bert Smith,
Marion county deputy sheriff
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM
CHARGED TO MAN HERE

Clarence Ward, held in the
county jail on a criminal syndical-
Ism charge will be arraigned be-
lore Judge Unruh in the justiee
court Monday, it was announced
this morning.
Officers said Ward was distrib-
uting I. W. w. literature. A large
humber of ''wobbly pamphlets
we're found on his person.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
SPEEDER PAYS FINE HERE

A H. Fowle. resident OF Salem,
Maid a fine Of SIS when be PLEADED
guilty yesterday in Judge unIun :
court to a charge Of speeding.
Fowle was arrested by Dave
Brown state traffic officer WORK
ing ont of the secretary Of state 8
office.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
SPEEDER'S CASE ON LATER

The case against Robert Smith,
Of Portland, charged with speed
ing was this morning continued
bv Judge Unruh. Smith viii be up
some time next week.
smith was arrested By state
traffic officer Dave Brown he
ras taken into custody On the
pacific highway north Of Salem
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17

Grand Jurors Want
Activities Of KIan
Restricted by Law

Birmingham, Ala, June IT.
After declaring its regret at
being unable to Ascertain and
1nd1ct" persons guilty Of decoy-
ing Birmingham citizens from
their homes and whipping
them, the Jefferson county
jury Friday recommend
ed that the next legislature
enact laws making whitecap-
ping a felony, punishable by
Imprisonment.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
FAIR WEATHER PREDICTED

Washington. June 17.-Weath-
r outlook for the week beginning
Monday for Pacific states: Gener-
ally fair and normal temperature.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
ESCAPED PATIENTS OF
HOSPITAL ARE SOUGHT

Richard Harper. 10, and John
hndrizzi, 81, patient of the state
hospital for the insane, were to-
aay being sought by attendants
and the police Both escaped from
me institution last night.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
Alleged Mail Robber Asks
Pal To Slay Officer
On Trip East
NOTE BARES PLOT
Planned To Murder and
Rob Deputies on Train
And Break for Liberty
Is Report.

Portland, Ore, June IT, (Spec-
ial. "A plot to kill deputy United
States Marshall Lee Morelock OF
Salem and Police Sergeant VIII
liam 9. Epps was nipped In the
bud this morning through the in
tercepting of a letter which Ernest
Miller, alleged mail train robber,
attempted to smuggle out Of the
Multnomah county jail, according
to an announcement made by
Chief Deputy United States Mar
snail e, T. Stretcher.
Miller left Portland this morn
Ing In the custody OF Morelock
and Epps for Denver, Colorado.
where he has been indicated for
mail train robbery. His bond is
$4,000.
Planned Murder
Miller instructed his pal in the
letter. which the pal never re-
ceived, to board the train at the
Union Station this morning heay-
lily armed and some time during
the ride between here and Denver
to open fire on the deputies, and
assist him in escaping. Miller
also suggested that the pal have
an auto waiting at some point
near where the shooting was to
have been staged. He also stated
that they would rob the deputies
after shooting them and thus OBJ
tain enough money to take them
TO a point where he knew $4,000
was concealed.
On Thursday the pal called az
the marshal 8 office for a permit
to visit Miller. The permit was
given, but before the pal reached
the county jail. Stretcher tele-
phoned the jailer and Instructed
him not to honor It. Failing In
this attempt to make the plot,
Miller arranged with a man who
was being released from the coun-
ty Jail to carry letter to his
pal.
Officers Warned
The marshal s office had been
warned, however, the previous
day that something was up, SO
they were watching all federal
prisoners In the county jail. They
did not know which prisoner was
trying TO escape. The tip came
through a prisoner who offered to
give the marshal some valuable in
formation upon the payment of .
large sum OF money.
After Miller and deputies board
I'd the train a squad OF police
detectives who are personally ac-
lualnted with the pal searched
every seat and brake beam In the
train for the pal but did not locate
him. As precaution against
Miller escaping the deputies fas-
tened 12-pound Oregon boot to
his left shoe.
Had Bad Record
Miller was arrested June Z by the
police after they had confident-
ally been informed that he
planned TO stage a train robbery
lear Portland. Following his ar
est It was discovered that he was
he man wanted in Denver for
in a mail train rob-
,ery is months ago In which one
was killed and two mem-
,ers Of the train crew wounded in
! gun fight.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
THE WEATHER

OREGON: Tonight and Sunday fair,
moderate northwesterly winds.
Local: No rainfall; northerly winds;
clear; maximum, IS: minimum. 40; riv-
er 25 feet and falling.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17
CIRCULATION

Average for May S996.
Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation.
Member Associated Press Full leased
wire service.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-17

Hasty and Perkins; Robertson
and Schalk.