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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31

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 his attacks on the Ku Klux
Khan here yesterday. His speech
was a part of series Of political
addresses he is making in pre-
election tour of the state, but the
latter portion Of It was devoted to
a scathing denunciation Of religi-
GUS bigotry and community
hatred.
The governor denounced certain
types Of Catholics and members Of
the khan In the 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
of requests his office had received
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
CITY SPENDS
NEAR MILLION
|. FOR BUV!D|NG
First Ten Mont . Of 1922
Show Great Gain Over
Last Year; SO Dwell
ings Are EI7 75ted.

During the first ten months Of
this year Salem spent nearly a
million dollars $927,S75-i in
building operations.
During 1921-thought by city
officials to have been a good year
only $4s3,420 was spent.
Consider the month of October
which closes today. This year
during the 81 days Salem spent
$107,350 for building. During
the same period last year $50, ,910
was spent-less than one-third as
much.
These figures are highly In
dicative of Salem's forward
strides" city officials declared
this morning.
Almost 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 while only 1913 were
built in 1921. This year they rep
resent an outlay of $635,15O.
Last year only $4,000 was spent
for new houses.
The larger structures erected
this year include the Capital Ice
&Storage company's plant, which
cost $4,000; the Kings food
Products addition at $25,0O0;
SCHNEIDER Brothers milk depot at
$4,000; the Starr cannery at
$4,000; the Episcopal church at
5000; the Old Peoples home at
$4,000; the Deaconess hospital
addition at $4,000; the new
Bligh building, costing $40, 900,
and the Webb & Clough building
at $4,000.
During the present month,
which is fairly late for building
operations, permits to erect 20
new dwellings the cost of which
will approximate $61,000 were
issued by Mark Poulsen, deputy
city recorder. The most expensive
will cost $8500 and the cheapest
was $1,000.
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 paper
mill said to be contemplating a
permit for many thousands of dol-
lars in the near future, 1t is be-
lieyed that the million dollar
mark may possibly be reached by
the first of the year.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31

Farmers Friend Pierce
Proved No Friend Of
Local Flax Farmers

Is Walter M. Pierce a friend
of the farmer?
Investigators declare that
Pierce's 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 tie state flax
plant. To cover them, SO the
flax farmer might, be paid,
house bill 54 was introduced in
the 1917 session providing for
the payment of $s214s3 "for
sundry claims for flax straw
furnished the state during the
year 1915, with interest"
The senate journal covering
the session Of 1917 exrlnins the
disposition Of house bill 544 as
follows:
"On passage of bill all voted
yea except Dimlck, Pierce, nay
two"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
MORAL LEAGUE
FAVORS POLICE
AMENDMENT

The Marion County Moral I'M
provement league, composed of the
several churches of Salem and vi
cinity and kindred associations
such as Y. M. c. A., w. G. T. U.,
Y. w. G. A., Salvation Army and
Brotherhoods met Monday evening
at the First Presbyterian church
in this city for the purpose Of con-
sidering men and measures to be
voted on November next, and to
determine the attitude of the
league with reference to the issues
in the forthcoming election.
The league went on record as
favoring the amendment proposed
to the city charter of Salem 70
make the office of city marshal
appointive rather than elective, on
the ground that II 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 manI1factura sale and use
of intoxicating liquors and this
special feature Of the organiza-
tons 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.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
LENINE PLANNING
WORLD REVOLT

Petrograd, Oct. 31.-(By Asso-
ciated Press) = The important
topic Of unifying the program OF
the communistic parties through
out the world will come before
the third internationale for the
first time when that organization
opens Its convention here Mo-
Yember 4.
Chief among the topics TO be
discussed will be the perspective
OF a world revolution. Premier
Lenine OF soviet Russia will make
a report on this subject as will
Leon Trotzky, minister Of war
and marine. Clara Zetkin, a Ger
man socialist.
The congress. its members as
sert. will have a greater represen-
tation Of delegates from foreign
countries than any previous gath
ering Of the internationale.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
ANDY GUMP TO TALK HERE

Andrew Gump, independent
candidate for congress, will delIv-
er an address In the veterans
room at the Salem armory at 8
o'clock tomorrow night, It was an
nounced this afternoon. Mr..
Gump, It was said. will discuss the
tax problem
Hal Virgins, traffic man for
the Salem chamber Of commerce,
also will appear. It was an
nounced. The program has been
arranged exclusively for Marion
Post No. SCI, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. The program Is In charge
Of committee composed Of Allan
Jones. George willett and william
wallace Smith.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31

Ell Paso, Texas, Oct. S1.-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 IA
ther Of the late Martin Lopez, for
years Villas right hand man, ae-
cord1ng to reports in anti-Obregon
circles in Ell Paso today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
!
MINCE Pies BRING
DRY LAW ATTACK

Chicago, oct. S1.-In a new at
tack on the Volstead act by the
old Victory Distillery, Judge
George T. Page, in federal dis
trict court, has been asked to re-
store mince pies to their pre-pro-
hibition standing when brandy
sauce was legitimate ingredient.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
APPEAL TO
j. S COURT
FOR RELIEF
Telephone Company Petit
tions for Injunction To
Prevent Reduced Rates
Commission Endorsed.

Portland, Or, Oct. S1.-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 6 Telegraph
company.
The petition says the order.
which was to have gone into effect
December 1, affects $4,000 sub
scribers throughout the state, and
would cut 100000 a year from
the revenues of the company, pre-
venting 1t from earning more than
1.5 per cent on its investment In
this state.
The rate reduction ordered by
the commission average from I 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 commits
sion at Portland yesterday after
noon, telephone rates throughout
Oregon are reduced from z to 20
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 4. M. Kerrigan. commissions
er. The third member of the regu-
latory body, H.. II. Corey, wrote
a dissenting opinion in which he
refused to dignity these remarks
((of the other two commission
ers) by calling the same an or
der"
Order in Effect December
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. comprises certain classes OF
service furnished In the city Of
Portland.
Groups 2, 8, and affect all
towns and communities outside of
Portland in the state that have
a minimum population of a GER
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 1925. For
residence service, four party, code
ringing lines, the rate is cut from
$2.25 to $1.75 month; on SUI
burban ten party lines from $3.50
to so month.
In the sixth group, including
all places that are not listed in
any Of the other mentioned groups
the charge on business service,
code ringing suburban ten party
lines is reduced from $3.50 to
1926 month; on residence serv-
Ice, code ringing four party lines
from So to $3.50 a month; on SUI
burban ten party, code ringing
lines for residences, from $3.50 to
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
Three
Jackson County Men
Are Victims Of
Assaults
| At Night by Mobs
Wearing Regaha
|of KluxerS
By Harry N. Grain

"a It's membership and incidental
rrsft purposes fulfilled by the
ampaign Of religious propaganda,
she klan in Medford cast about for
A program of action which would
sulfill the desire of its radical
Membership to be moving factor
In the community, and to this end
tbe kluxers adopted a schedule OF
sction which has since been the
principal factor In discrediting
the invisible empire in the public
aye in Oregon. They adopted a
pOicy Of seeking to rectify the
DeBonal grievances Of individual
ahnsmen by direct action, even to
bio extent of violating the law
and setting up mob rule in the
bace of constitutional justice.
To the program of avenging the
beged wrongs suffered by klux-
ers at the hands of "aliens" to the
Invisible empire, the khan also
took upon itself the task Of regu-
Eating public morals and conduct
Rnd ignored entirely the existance
pf the regular law enforcement
'Dfficers. This attitude was direct
N responsible for the three night
Hiding outrages which have been
{aid to the khan, and out of which
Dave since grown the specific in
lictment of six ku kluxers and
he "John Doe" Indictment of
xteen others by the circuit court
8rand jury Investigating the law
essness upon orders from Cover
Dor 0lcott.
Negro First Victim
The first of these outrages, the
zsSault upon George Arthur Burr,
fegro, was the direct result of a
E tesire on the part of the klans-
pen to try out their newly secured
'Fgalia. This much has been ad-
nitted by certain of the kluxers
HFno have since quit the order. 1t
'FaS also the first step of the
knights of the Knightie to rectify
alleged infractions of the liquor
'PWs In Jackson county.
Burr, who had been serving a
'Rll sentence for having liquor in
: possession, was released from
LIN county jail just after the din
|&ef hour on the evening Of
&arch 13. According to Sheriff
Aefrlll he should have been re
Fased during the Afternoon, and
mas not been made at all clear
ny the jailer, who has since
Ten indicted as one of the per-
pns believed implicated In the as
ut Burr was met at the door
tue JAIL by unknown men and
% Rnlsked away into the coun-
III IN an automobile. Several
E1es out from the city this party |
= met by a group of men wear
'ae klan regalia and Burr was
lCOited to a point near the Cali
ilia line, where the hanging
ri'y was held. The negro was
%eu and stood beneath a tree |
IN a limb of which rope was
avn With the moose around |
!, neck Burr was charged with
ing trafficked in boze and
~ having been intimate with
- women. He was then
aSu up until his toes Just
IS M eu lhe ground and strangled
- ne was nearly suffocated.
lsn finally his tormentors de-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
TA1E STREET OPEN TODAY

y.
u =, Billingsley. manager OF
H. salem Street Railway COM
r., s announced today that State
.ksD oafrlcades will be taken
4 uown this afternoon. While
4 s s.eet car company was paw
I ss Ss'Ween its tracks, traffic on
.vers, mas been obstructed for
M s'al days and street cars run
Ii u' on State have been un-
s,,. 70 go beyond High street
e l. !. travelling west.
Ia.. n me future State street and
hrs Pacific depot cars will
bnr.m rom the corner OF State and
unercial streets.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31

nm Oct. a1.-The former
a I i y. enDeror's wedding pres
sius..nn nus ), bride of next Sunday,
as. Hermine os Reuss, viii
Ia. s,aaem sns set with 800 bril-
q an, ana a pair of ear rings. the
'lsh,s s.,.s . costing 500. 900, 600
'Drvs.s.Se .s.ee''rding to the Newspaper
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
CONSULATE AT
NEWCASTLE TO
REOPEN SOON

London, Oct. al (By Associ-
ated Press) AN amicable settle
ment in the question of the Am
erican consulate at Newcastle
England, which was closed by or
der Of the American government
last August, is Iii "a fair way oi
being reached" 1t was 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 G. Slater who was consul at
Newcastle, regarding alleged dis
elimination against British ship
ping interests would be with
drawn, and that this 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
Marion 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 letter
received from him under date of
october 8, Mrs. Brooks said. He
is simply biding his time pending
receipt Of instructions from Wash
lngton.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31

villa is to start a bank, al
though he has had more expert
snce IN the collection than IN the
loan department.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
SAYS VICTIM
. STOLE LOVE
OF HUSBAND
Hammer Murderess Says
Mrs. Meadows Attempt
ed to Destroy Husbands
Confidence.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 81.-
What she will tell the jury IL she
takes the stand in her own defense
during her trial for the Staying of
Mrs. Alberta Tremaine Meadows
was outlined In an interview here
by Mrs. Clara Phillips, alleged
hammer murderess."
Mrs. Meadows not only stole the
love of Armour l.. Phillips, but at
tempted to destroy his confidence
In his wife by repeating neighbor-
hood gossip, Mrs. Phillips claimed
Says Repeated Stories.
Last May or June 1 went to
Mount Badly with family of five
people," she explained. when l
came back my husband accused
me Of going to the mountains with
another man. l was later inform
ed that Alberta A. Meadows had
told him this.
MY husband began acting ter
ribly. tried to overcome 1t but
couldn't. Only those who have
suffered as l did can understand
couldn't eat. l couldn't sleep.
1t 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 said, to
visit friend, whom Mrs. Caffee
had asked for advice on her own
marital difficulties.
Planned to Elope.
when we got back. to town and
the three of us were In the ma
chine, we did not know where we
were going. 1t was my plan to
find out what had been going on
between Alberta and my husband.
AS for having fight with Mber-
ia or as for having anything
harmful in mind, 1t was never
dreamed Of. II anything of that
sort had been thought of, certain
ly ! 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 l knew until after
wards" said Mrs. Phillips.
They had planned to go away
together. l felt hurt. l really
can't explain how felt beyond
that point. Only married folk in
this circumstance can under
stand"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
There is no substitute 70
CIRCULATION

Daily average for September 6119.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Msmber Associated Press-Full leased
,ire service.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-31
THE WEATHER

OREGON: Tonight and wednesday oc-
casional rain; moderate to fresh south
westerly winds.
Local: Rainfall .63 inch: max. SO;
min. Al; cloudy; river Ill 1T.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
HARDING DEMANDS ECONOMY
Tells Cabinet Government Expense Must
BE Kept Within Rudget

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. - At the
same time as he signed the bonus veto.
President Harding and his cabinet gave
careful consideration yesterday morn
ing TO government expenditures He let
1t be known that he considers it of the
utmost Importance that departmental
expenditures be kept within the budget
estimate. The heads of departments
during the cabinet session at the White
House yesterday devoted themselves al
most exclusively to the task of co-oper-
alton between the director of the budget
and the department heads The Presi-
dent made the came emphasis on the
S650,OO0,000 deficit in revenue receipts
TO the members of his official family as
he did TO congress in his veto message.
The White House view is of the ne
ccsslty OF carrying on the government
within the revenue receipts. In view of
the falling off of treasury income. this
Is considered a very difficult problem.
There is understood to be no inclina-
ton -on the part of the administration
to cut out essentials, but it il the Presi-
dents determination that departmental
and government expenditures must be
cut to the lowest possible minimum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
BRATTLEBOR0 PERSONAL

Mrs. George f. Greene will go tomor.
row to Springfield. Mass, to visit in the
nome OF her niece, Miss Annie Root.
Mrs. f. II. Hurlburt has returned
from visit in Boston and is a guest of
Mrs. Emile Tanning at the Harvey
bungalow in Chesterfield.
Royal w. Smith went today to Man
chester, \. H.. to accompany Mrs. Smith
and son, Carlton, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul b. Covey, to their
home
w. L. Hunt, Miss Ella Stebbins and
Mrs Helen futile are in Boston today
on business for the Goodnow, Pearson &
Hunt department store. They will re-
turn tonight.
Claude II. Tate. who has been staying
at home with his parents the past year,
left today to take up the studies of
his Junior year at the University of Yer
mont in Burlington.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Pare and daughter, Mary,
and Thomas Downey of Somerville,
Mass, who had been spending several
weeks with Mrs. Mary Paro of Clark
street, have returned home.
Mrs. Robert Kent is visiting her par,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy ii. Wagner.
Mr.. Kent, who was here over the week
end, left Monday for Alberg, where he
will be about three months on construc-
ton work. Mrs. Kent will join him
there later,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20
National League.
PRISON TERM NINE YEARS.
CONTINUED from Page Onel

men met in Burlington Sept. and in the
conversation that enSued Stearns ex-
pressed the desire to go to Springfield,
Mass. Graham said there were other
methods of going than by train. so the
following day Graham stole Ford and
both men went to Springfield, where they
sold the car to a junk dealer for $40. A
day Or two later the two went to River
side Park, an amusement center outside
of Springfield, and there Graham stole Il
Dodge which later was abandoned in
ChicOpee,, Mass, when the car ran out
of gas. They then went to Springfield
again, and StearnS said he was going to
BrattlebOrO to see about his bank ac-
count. Graham allowed that he would
go along, too. The story of what hap
pened since their arrival in BrattlebOro
is already familiar to RefOrmer readers
who's have followed this case.
In explaining the part that Stearns
had played in the affair. States Attorney
Whitney said that last year Stearns had
been a student at Mt. Hermon, Mass.
The past summer he worked as Il chef at
Port Kent. and in going by boat from
that place to Burlington he first saw
Graham. Later the two met as told
above The states attorney also stated
that Stearns had never been in court be
fore for any offense, and that the young
man was only II last month.
The court then asked Graham II he
had anything to say and he replied: L
don't think so"
Attorney Melville p. Maurice then adj
dressed the court in behalf of the young
respondent. He explained that he knew
the StearnS family for many years, that
they were highly respected family
one of the daughters having graduated
at Middlebury last year and now being
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-20

day. Next year the annual meeting of
the Legion will be held in Brattleboro.
Recent callers on Mrs. Thomas Prozzo
at the A1elrOse hospital in West Brat
tleboro are: Mrs III. G. Everleth, Miss
Helen Smith, Mrs. Ketcham, Mrs.
Glynn. Mr. and Mrs John Underwood
and Mrs. Prozzo's mother, Mrs. Joseph
Homand of Worcester, Mass
The special meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps was fully attended Monday
evening. Plans are being made for the
annual inspection to be held tomorrow
evening. Department President Ruth
England Smith of Bennington and In
spector Emogene White of Brattleboro
are to be here and every member is
urged to be present.
Mrs. Fairbanks went Saturday to
keene to visit her son and planned to go
directly to St. Joseph, Mo-, to see her
daughter, who is seriously i'll. bnt owing
to her own i'll health. She has ba cen
forced to remain in Keene Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Swift, and grand
daughter, Mary Howard, went Tuesday
to keene to care for her.
Miss Edith Meacham. who was teach
ing the intermediate grades at the Cen
tral school, was forced to resign on ac-
count of i'll health and returned to her
home in Townshend. Her place was
taken temporarily Monday by Miss
Doris Richmond of Westminster. Miss
Clarabelle Wheeler of Wolcott who was
teaching in West Dummerston. viii take
her place for the year
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward II. GIynn of
Great harrington, Mass, were at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Edna
ketcham, from Saturday to Tuesday,
They have been on sightseeing trip.
leaving Great harrington and going to
Hoosick, Burlington. Montreal. Quebec. |
Derby Line. Montpelier and here. They /
have, just bought a new Hupmobile. /
which had been driven % miles when |
they left for their trip and will regis |
ter about 1000 when they reach home. |
Community church. Rev. c. H. Moor |
house, pastor. Thursday evening. church |
night. subject, The Host Drachma. i
Sunday morning service. When Mans !
a Man; Children's sermon Rally Sun
day. Y. Z. s. c. E. topic for Sunday |
evening, How Can We Help Foreign |
Mission Work? Isaiah 6:1-S Leaders. |
Clara Holt and Adine Farnum. Nils /
Slonary meeting) Mr. Warehouses; talk
sunday night after Christian Endeavor.
The Choice of the Highest