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VOU XXVII. NO. 85 OF ROScBURQ
ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1925.
VOL. XII. NO. 398 OF THE EVENING NEWS
DEW
MURDER PLOT S
I5CQVFR
E
0
SUSPECT HELDil
Planned to Kill Wealthy
.... "
o. r. Couple by shooting
or Poisoning.
HIRED TWO GUNMEN
San Francisco Millionaire
Responsible for Supposed
Plot According to
Confession.
f Ajeoctattd Pin Ituti Win.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb.
26-
Richard M. Hotaling has requested
tnrougn his counsel that he be
permitted to go before the county
grand jury on Monday night and
answer charges that he conspired
to murder his brother's wife, Mrs.
Fred Hotaling.
The connection of Richard Ho
taling to the other conspirators
was Indicated in a letter sent to
Chief of Police O'Brien by Captain
of Detectives Duncan Matheson. in
which he said that Ralph P. King,
one of the chiefs of the murder
conspiracy "was associated with
Richard Hotaling."
"During the latter part of Octo
ber, 1924. the said Ralph P. King
was approached by Richard Hotal
ing about the murder and several
persons were brought into the con
spiracy and the aum of $3500 was
passed in the case."
SAN FRANCISCO,' Feb. 26.
- The revelations of an attempt to
tnuider Mrs. Frederick . Hotaling,
wife of a wealth San Franciscoan
pnd possibly her motl'er-in-law.
Mis. Lavina J. Hotaling, are to be
piwsented to the grand Jury for
investigation when It meets next
Monday night, it was announced
today by the police.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26. A
gerund conspirator in the suppos
ed plot fo murder Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hotaling, prominent and
wealthy San Franciscoans through
shooting or poisoning was arrest
ed here today the police announc
ed today. Tha plot failed when
Fred Hotaling discovered poison
In a quantity of milk and had It
analyzed by the board of health.
The reasons for the plot have
not come to light.
The man arrested today Is
known only as "Lou", a suspected
gunman, the police said. The
first arrest was that of ltalph P.
King, a former Honolulu police
man and supposed ringleader in
the plot.
The police have made public an
alleged statement by King, that
he hired "Lou" and another gun
man known as "Al" for a total
of $3,300 at the behest of a San
Francisco millionaire to kill the
Ilotalings. King was tracked to
Sacramento and taken into cus
tody there after the milk poison
attempt had been called to the
attention of the police and a pri
vate detective agency.
King, according to the police,
said he met the millionaire In
Lake Port, Cal., and arranged the
murder details there. The gun
men were to be retained and to
acquaint themselves with the ap
pearance and habits of the Hotal
ings so that they could perpetrate
the murders quickly and quietly
and make a clean escape.
"Lou" and "Al" were subse
quently retained and agreed to
kill the Hotallngs. They hired
(Continued on page 8.)
Funeral Services Held for the
Late U. S. Senator McCormick and
Body Taken to Chicago for Burial
(AMM-uttd Prni Uwd Wr.) I
rmrAfin. Feb. 2ft. Arance-i
ments for the funeral of Senator
Medlll McCormick were completed
jMilatori nn hist crnnr Thm oh-
a. si Ua will ka nnrlnfitH frnMI
.fc. c-,.,.s P,.hviri.n rwrh i
.j i u...K -.. 1
mlck. his brother Colonel Robert
13 UniAfmiil an1 frfanil anrl
officials from Washington will 1
accompany It here.
The Rer. H. T. Delswell. acting
director of the church, will offlci
ale. The body will be entombed
in Graceland Cemetery pending
final burial at llyron. Ills.
Charles O. Dawes, vice-president
elect. In a tribute to the dead
senator, said:
"The recollection which comes
to me most forcibly In hfi death
I. of those manifestations of Me
dlll' ulnrere desire to be helpful
to others.
"For ars the work of Medlll
McCormick and his. wife among
the poor of the west aide in times
iMiODF.S.
(AewUted Prtei Lmard Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 26.
An explosion of gasoline
blew the root off the annex
to Allyn's cleaning and dye
ing works on the east aide.
Frank Cushing and William
Kuehn, employes, severely
burned tn the blast wero
taken to a hospital. The an
nex is a one-story concrete
building adjoining the main
plant of the establishment
e and was especially construct-
j ed, tor the i'"dng of high-
! est powered cleaning gaso-
I w line.
me roof of the annex sau-
ed in the air higher than the
three story main building.
Windows were smashed and
the walla pushed out. Cush-
lng wuSjWorking in the base-
ment. He rushed .out and
rolledvon the ground to ex-
tinguish the fire In his cloth-
lng. He was burned about
the body, hands and face.
Kuehn was hanging out some
clothes nearby, and was
burned about the hands and
face. ,
e
LEGISLATURE
ENACTS BILLS
FOR REVENUE
Adjourns After Passage of
Measures Levying Tax on "
Cigarettes, Tobacco.
RECALL IS PREDICTED
Senator Ritner Says Gover
nor Pierce Will Be Re
called Within Months
as Result of Bills.
(AsnHated Pfm Lnmt Wln.)
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Ore.,
Feb. 26. Having enacted rev
enue measures calculated to pro
duce enough money in the next
biennium to meet appropriations
without increasing the levy on pro
perty for state purposes, the leg
islature was to adjourn today.
Passage by the senate late yes
terday of a bill to tax cigarettes,
smoking tobaoco, snuff, cigarette
papers and tubes, another bill Im
posing a gross earnings tax on util
ities, and a measure requiring pay
ment Into the general fund of 10
percent of the earnings of self dup
porting state commissioners,, end-'
ed a fight in which Governor Wal
ter M. Pierce had stood . out for
this legislation, as opposed to an
Increase in the levy on property.
Cigars and chewing tobacco wero
exempted from the new tax by an
amendment adopted before the cig
arette tax bill passed.
While the tobacco tax bill was
up for final passage Senator Roy
W. Ritner, of Pendleton, predicted
that the governor would become
the target for a recall election
within six months, because of the
revenue program he forced the
legislature to accept.
Senator Milton R. Klepper, of
Portland, declared that referendum
would be Invoked against the to
bacco tax. He said the referendum
machinery is already "being oiled
up."
Senator Jay H. TTpton of Bend
moved that a referendum clause
(Continued on page 81)
of widespread suffering during a
,un Pnuu inuumriai urVr-
; sfon, was
as Important as It was
obscure.1
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. fre-
: sldent and Mrs. Coolldge, Joined
member of the senate and house
and others to pay last reelects to
dar .to M"1"1 p0: "e"lor
WIIUr 4IUIII 1111111111). WUU
died
'''"enly here yesterday.
Funeral services at the home
here of Countess Eleanor Glzychy,
formerly Miss Eleanor Patterson
of Chicago, were arranged to per
mit the audience of friends and
oficlala of whom the Illinois sena
tor were associated in public life.
Rer. J. J. Muir. chaplain of the
GASOLINE
i:
senate, was chosen to conduct the j whose name was withheld was tak
servleea.. Accompanied by close en Into rustod.
relatives and companions from the i Finger prints on tho window
senate and house, the body was were being examined to obtain a
to leave here thla afternoon foriclue to tie assailant. Mrs. Wels-
Chlcago.
The senate
met at 11 o'clock
looay. me nour or tae tunerai, :ner two cnnoren wei sleeping In ,er are donating Ihe gold natch to get behind the project and urge medals to the army world flleri said, rould be rnmpletede by the ilum s dlsmlwiM waa taken tn ac
bi:t immediately recessed for an another room when the intruder prize and the list of Kiwanlans their boys and girls lo enter tho and advancing them on the army i.ruininr . lectc,l in continue the 'company the arnlptor and Tucker
hotir and a quarter.
DEMOCRATS OF
1.. ASSEMBLY
ARE ARRESTED
Blanket Warrant .Issued for
Members Who Bolted
" Session Yesterday.
MACHINERY HALTED
Officer Ordered to Follow
"Runaways" Republi
cans Discuss Means to
Bring Them Back.
(Attnclattd Preei Lrued Wire.)
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 26. The
blanket warrant for the arrest of
democratic senators of the Indi
ana general assembly, who bolted
the legislature yesterday and
came here, was served ou all the
members today.
Jerome Brown mandated to
take the lawmakers back to the
state house at Indianapolis, said
the men flatly refused to acknowl
edge the instrument. They chal
lenge his authority, be added.
Mr. Brown said he was await
ing advice from Indianapolis and
was uncertain as to his next plans.
He declared, however, where ever
the 'runaways" went, be, too,
would go.
Minority leader Cravens offered
to resign as a senator, but told
Mr. Ilrown that the senators
would not follow him back to In-
lidfana.
The senators are expected to
leave for Columbus at once.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 26.
--Absence of 18 democratic mem
bers from the senate stopped the
legislative machinery in the tipper
house of the Indiana general as
sembly today. The democrats in
a minority, but in sufficient
strength to break a quorum, fled
yesterday In an attempt to block
action on the Gerrymander bill
and today sixteen ware reported
to be within the hospitable bor
ders of Ohio, from which state
extradition is possible.
Two of the minority senators
were unable to leave Indiana be-
cause of Illness. The republican
senators met as usual at 10 a. m.
today, but devoted their discus
sion to means which might be em
ployed to return the fugitives.
Indictment under a state law
providing Jl.OOO fine for a legis
lator who absents himself, was
suggested but admittedly was not
-
a solution of the problem of gett
lng the minority members back to
their seats.
Thus far republicans have de-H
jcitned to talk of compromise -on
me uerrymanaer Dill which the
democrats insist would give their
opponents a strong advantage In
electing a congressman from the
second Indiana district, now clas
sed as doubtful.
Only a prolonged absence of the
democrats will seriously Interfere
with the legislative program, ac
cording to republican senators.
The biennial appropriation bill Is
said to be the only measure of
prime Importance that has not yet
passed the senate. Action on this
could be completed within a short
time.
There are many bill
nendlne:
Of varying degrees of Importance burg by the local Klwanls club, ac- Judges for the contest will be an- croplng. It takes sunshine, nllro
nut failure to take action upon cording to an announcement made nounced laler but they are to be g"n and moisture to make a good
them would not necesslate a spe- today by that organization. three local Uotarlans. Icrop of large'prunes, and the time,
cial session, republican leaders A spelling contest committee. The list of words appearing today money and energy spent in ohtaln
c r. icomposed of Dr. P.. R. Shoemaker, should be clipped for future use In lng the Inst two, which are within
enator Penrod, author of the Dr. H. C. Church. Lloyd L. Crocker, spelling The list Is not only for the the control of the grower, will
Gerrymander bill, to which the and fieri G. Dales, have presented use of the school child but also for come back many time, over in (he
democratic solons objected, today, the rules and regulations for the the ordinary layman, who perhaps Increased sizes of prunes, ami the
characterized the action of the first annual Klwanls Club spelling ha, often longed for a return of the higher prices which are paid for
.,,V. w, '""a11-,' contest to be held at the high school good old days when, lined on such fruit."
In 1911 Minority Leader Craven, nu,liinrim nn in,n o-.i . t.-ja . -! i I . .. .. ....
Itien a mmhar ni lh. t.
T " ..i
resentatlve, of which the demo-lsue
IJ Km - ' "',ut'" touna a large advertisement giving down." Perhapa a, daddy of his year. Canne -s, packers and shlp
i.ernmander bill which took one of the llsta of words to be used family he has sometime, hinted of , per, are actlie. and growers expect
Lawrence cnimlv from lh. mafnnA i . i . l . . . . .... . " .
, , j i . , . . ..... ......
iir,. i,ni nisinri ann piaeei it
in me mi rn. i n repnniicans took Ihe prze, to be awarded.
their medicine then Penrod said., The principals of the three grade
although the act deprived them schools of the city are behind the
t-i. reJ"b,,r, congressman. Klwanls spelling content solidly and
The Penrod bill now seeks to re. ,he elimination contest, to deter
Law.,';n,, ronn'y. normally mine the best spellers In the com-
I , . rp,n',,bi"'an lo ,h? "eco-nd dls-lpeting grades, the fifth, sixth, sev
ni. ,LST 'reumstance, enth and eighth, will be held nxt
-ui i wni i raw my dim, nenator j
WOMAN BRUTALLY BEATEN
POrTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 25.
Mrs. R. K. V.'nser was brutally at
tacked by a man who entered her
room at her home Just ousiiie the
city limits early Ibis momlng.
deputy sheriffs reported after be-
ling railed to the house. A eusp.Tt
ers nusDani. no - a dining car
steward was out oj his run. and
I entered the bouse. I
PROMOTER IS INJURED
Attoclat.il PrM Lum Wire.)
SAN JOSH. Ci.. Feb. 26. Dick
I Donald, Los Angeles boxing pro
moter, who was injured in an auto :
accident Sunday, was still in a
critical condition today. It was un -
known whether he will recover,
hia attendants said.
DISMISS KEARNS SUIT
(Avoclatrd Ptm laed Wire.)
LOS AN11EI.ES, Feb. 26. Mrs.
Mary Tenny's S.U0.0U0 suit against
Jack Kearns, manager for Juck
Dempsey, seeking damages for an
alleged attack on her by Kearns
was dismissed today by a Jury in
superior court here. Mrs. Tenuey
n.lDln.llo nulrH t.m - ..tmin.l
complaint against Kearns but this
,lu ilitJ,-i0. -,,,.. antt
the civil suit followed, -
(Associated Trtm Lrued Wire.)
CHICAGO. Feb. 26. Attempt
to show ''lawless" coercion was
renewed today by defense counsel
In the trial or W. E. 1). Stokes,
elderly New York millionaire and
others charged with conspiracy to
defame Stokes' young wife, Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes.
Defense counsel have accused
Charles S. Wharton, former as
sistant 3(ute's attorney, with illeg
ally receiving fees for service in
connection with the Stokes di
vorce case. They based their
charge on the expense account
cited by W. C.. Dannenberg, in
vestigator for Mrs. Stokes, In his
suit against Samuel Untermeycr,
her New York attorney to collect
for alleged expenses and services.
Defense counsel have also tried to
show intimidation of two states
witnesses, both defendants. Do
day they sought to show intiml-
i f, '
aa!lon or
third, not a defend
ant
This witness was "Top" Flras,
negro proprietor of a notion store
who had testified that two of
Stokes' agents hnd asked him to
sign a fulse affidavit, that Mrs.
Stokes was intimate with the ne
gro proprietor of a cufe of rei ial
by mixed patronage. Mr. Stokes
attorney, J. J. Healy, sliver-haired
defense counsel cross-examined
the witness in his friendliest man
ner. Firse, who is five feet four In
ches tall and weighs 127 pounds,
said he was held prisoner at a
hotel by two white policemen for
three months. During those three
months, Firse said, he was ob
liged to pay for special help to
carry on the business of his store.
In an attempt to impeach Firse
testimony, Mr. Healy read i on-j capsized alongside Mho U. S.
Hiding passages from the steno- West Virginia In the outer harbor.
graphic transcription from "Tops" I o
original statement at the state's Return to Work
attorneys office before he was George Trapoiis, owner of the
held prisoner. "Top" admitted Shine Parlors, nt the Terminal
ne .L" ear, mat ne had
I lint tflll tllA BQuIeluhl atnenA r. t
wit- anmninui oiatrn m-
lorney no Delieved
Robert Loe.
Stoke'.g ngw.t thought "Top" k'ifw
IS
E!
The old-fashioned spellln" bee. so
popular In the days of the horse and
bunny, molasses candy and corn-
hllHkln' Will tw. mvlvoil In Ifn.u.
I . ni.
i-i-.uciiM k. un pai?' 4 or toilay s is
of the New, nvlew will b.'
in u,c i-uiiieHi, me ruie, ana reguia-
Hons for the event and a list of
month. The students have alrijidy
slarted training themselves In
spelling and from all appearances men's clubs and even for church so
the "bee" is going to be a red hot dais.
lone.
The first prize for the champion
sjieller of the Roseburg grade
school, will be a $r0 gold walcb.
either a boy," or girls' model, n be
grand prize winner will also reei he
III In Vnlll ThlM mntuil.nl. Itmn
each of the fifth, slxih. seventh and
eighth grades will be .elected tn
compete In the final contest at the
H. 8. auditorium. The last speller of
the three In each of the grades to
go down under the bombardment ol
fiords will receive .ri In gold.
Ir. Shoemaker and Llovd Crock-
giving the $5 prizes will be found on
WHF.vr ritirF. soars.
(Attoeiattd rna Lornl Win.)
WINXIPKO. Feb. 26.
Wheat touched $2 a bushel
today; tie third time this
year on ti?e Winnipeg grain
exchange.
Wheat went over $2 a bu-
,4
shel on the exchange Janu
ary 23, for the first time
since the world war.
It ascended to $2.22 7-8
In five days, but February
i was down to $1.9".. From
that It went to $2.04 In two
days, but in two days mure
was at pi. it 5 1 again.
Ail the foregoing prices
were for the May delivery,
I hicl roso 1 l- cents soon
alter tn market opened to-
V oay. 'l lie mantel was lively,
ie but trading was light with
if all offerings taken. July and
October wheat gained propor-
tlonntely.
4
"the led headed girl" Identified
in tho afldavit as Mrs. Stokes."
Mr. Healy then read the fol
lowing questions and -answers
from the transcript of Frlae early
stntement:
"You knew, and they knew tho
affidavit was a frame-up?"
"I knew, bu I'm not sure I hey
know."
1'irsc said bo did not remem
ber making that answer to such
n question.
Mr. Healy has declared that he
will ' cry coercion until the jury
retires."
Yesterday Mr. Healy conducted
a sin.ilar cross-examination of
Frank C. "Little Frankie" Hurl
hurt. Previously Joe limner, for
mer cabman was cross-examined
to the same purpose Edward V.
A'tz. private detoctlve testified
Stoma had engaged him
two
can. asm In connprilnn with hi
divone cas". Stokes told him "'" and 19 now engaged In buying
the witness testified that his wife lamJ "hipping fresh fruits, his head
had been an Inmate of the nntor- liuarters being in Salem. Associated
lous Everlelgh club, and that he w"h hlm ,n lh8 business is Edward
wailed evidence of It. I Hlehn formerly employed with the
A letter from Stokes to Alt lregon Growers in this county,
was introduced. It read: "Hul Pears and prunes both have a
llillig sued me In order to get me
O'it of Chicago. I understand hi
h: an office in Chicago, he nus
fi rmcrly a student at Northwest
ern University and there Is a rn-
'mnr hn vai nillrt.rl tin In n hnsitirr
that had serious results."
" The letter, six page epistle, in
slructed Alti to obtain evidence
of intimacy between Mrs. Stokes
iu Billlg. who had sued Stokes
afur being nulled us a co-respondent
in the SUtkes divorce suit
at a co-reschurnt.
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Fib
26.
Ten sailors and two civilians nar -
rowly escaped drowning today
'when, the 65 foot Scnndia Pacific
; Hotel, who has been
1 MnnMnf . I . . 1
ill for the
fiatil. m'ffldl Uiltn, in
now much
I lm nroved and resumed hfrt work
tortny nt bis whop.
E
page 4.
The high school
mil undoubted-
Bl-ly on .be
ly be crammed to ca
nll,i ... ,... m...
emir, u. i-miiM m iiihm -
room, his classmate, with himself
enjoyed the sport of "spelling
ine laureis ne nas won at sucn
meets.
, So now is the chance of every
family to find Just where each
member stands as an nrthograph-
er. What is greater fun than to en-
gage a club or social group with
spelling? It I, refreshing for a
change, and certainly depart, from
the tiresome routine of cards and
dancing or merely sewing and talk.
It oflers a suggestion for business
Perhap, those learned speller, of "
long ago will conquer everything In
sight for the first few columns, but
they are almost ,ure to fall on one
like desiccate, which is ordinary
enough for all. And It I, only
all.i.u.ll,.n It. at nvnr ,w.ntH..r nf
the family have hi, turn to rail the
words, for It Is very simple to look ;
wise when one haa the list before'
hlia, and the one who looks the'
wisest may not be Infallible. ;
So the nosehure Klwanls Club
has derided to revive the old sport
and tines the citizen, of Roseburg
contest.
PRUNE AND PEAR
MARKET WILL BE
T
Earl Pearcy, Former County
Fruit Inspector Predicts
Better Prices.
PRUNES ARE MOVING
Bare Market Will Face New
Crop for First Time in
Many Years Big
Sizes Wanted.
Prune and pear growerg are "sit
ting pretty," this year, according to
Earl Percy, of Saiem. who was In
Roseburg today. Mr. Pearcy was
formerly fruit Inspector In Douglas
county, but is now operating a buy
ing and shipping concern In Salem.
He has been connected with the
fruit Industry In Oregon for many
yenrs and is in close touch with the
market situation.
After leaving itouglas county,
where he served as fruit inspector
for a number of years, he became
manager of one of the largest prune
orchards In the northwest. He later
Branched out into business for him
much better outlook than In many
years past. Mr. Piercv av. Thin
is particularly true in the case of
pears, in states mat prices or xwi
and $55 are already being offered
on this year's crop, and he expects
the market to open around $80 or
lOii. and will probably go higher.
"Prunes," Mr. Pearcy says, "will
iface a bare market for the first time
In several years. Packers and
shippers tell me that they will have
disposed of all of their reserve by
June I and that by that time there
will be practically no prunes Wtl in
the northwest. This Is a condition
that has not existed In several
years, and consequently tho outlook
;ls very optimistic.
"In view of the
market the
nuyers
UD
E
their prices somewhnt. Thirties have tlnentciif d to bring to naught the
gone up In price, anil the small alz-l many weeks of work of tho roads
es are also stronger, although there and highways (oiniulttees.
has been no change in fifties. In The fight was precipitated
some cases thirties have brought! when Governor Tierce in a ni
ten cents in the Salem district. j sagr) to the Vine on H. U. 41.1
"At present buying Is very slow. I'nrned agnll setting such high
The demand, although steady, la!1"' n--.f nht ir.m aniF truok .li'e
limited, and consequently buyers I wllhn"t giving them a certlf .-.t te
are proceeding carefully and are not I ot I'ubllc necessity and convenl
grttlng stocked up with a Urge """e to insure them of some pro
quantity of fruit, which they would ' lection against ruthless competl
have to hold for some time before i tion.
being able to move It. Growers al-1 1 hc bl" f'" " rB, ot lhrc,
so are watching the readjustment 1 nuarters of a mill per passenger
of prices and have not yet taken I "al anl onfl m"1 Pftr ,on capac-
hold of the new prices, so that the
present period Is 0110 of litllo
tlvlty.
"The prune situation, however,
Is bvalthy, and growers should be
able to recoup their losses of the
past three yenrs, providing that
Hiuv LMulll.. nn,..l .W. I'l....... I-
no money In sixties or smaller. I
iGrowersln the Willamette Valley!"""""1 .m.--. ui in
district, reallie this and are stress " ;ZmB.' ,''Hn. J, wh
ing such , pr-;;';;,;;'
nrlv etilllvnllnn ind annnal
, ,ir. rearey siaie mat me wnoie
fruit Industry around Snh ni Is
optimistic In anticipation of a good
a reay cash market this summer
for their crops.
GLORIA SALARY LARGE
( A.'it-'l rrt l.ar-1 Wir..)
I,OS ANGKLKS. Feb. 2 Tom-
' " ......... ..... .... ,. .
ducer, for the service, r.f Gloria
Swanson screen star, ha, resulted
In the ilgnlng of a new tonuact
witn famous riaycn-Laiky, by
which Miss Hwanson will receive
a weekly salary of J17,r,00. the
,o, Angeles Kxamln'T say, todav.
The salary which til-' st;ir will re
ceive under the tenr, of her new
contract Is said to b lh i hi.'hest
paid to n moil j.i picture per
former as a direct silary whi re
n percentage Is Jnv.ilvd.
"
REWARD WORLD FLIERS
' fAnriiM l'r i lwl wn
WASHINGTON. Feb. ?0 - P. - 'si -
dent Coolldge today signed the hill
awarding distinguished service
promotion files.
xkgko is i.ysniF.n.
(Awnrtatnl ITtm Luh1 Wire.)
SHHEVEI'OItT, La.. Feb.
26. Joe Airy, negro, alleged
slayer of N. A. Yarborough,
state highway officer, was
lynched today near llenton.
La., by a mob after being
wounded by a deputy-sheriff,
according to a report reach-
lng here from the sheriff of
Hosier Parish. The negro
when brought to bay by the
posse drew his revolver on
the deputy sheriff and the
officer fired, wounding him.
The mob then took the
wounded man and hanged
Mm. the report said.
Airy is said to have shot
and killed ald Yarbor-
ough last night when accom-
panied by other officers, ho
went to arreet Airy at his
home near llenton as a fugl-
tlvo from the Caddo Parish
farm, where he was serving e
time for bootlegging.
Airy took to tho woods
and was trailed by a hastily
formed posse of officers and
volunteers. He was found
hiding In a awnmp a tew
miles from the scene of tho
killing.
TRUCK AND
BATTLE ON
LEGISLATURE
Governor Pierce Precipi
tates Row in Special
Message to House.
I SAYS TAX TOO HIGH
Governor
Against
High
Warns
Setting
Solons
Such
Rate Lines
the State.
RTATEHOnsr. Salem, Oregon,
b. 26. f'los.iig hours of the
i3.1rfl IrirlHliil nrn fniinit IhA hrvt.a
strengthening' etr.bi oiled In a row over .trucks
have shifted land bus 1 1 lie legislation t'.at
"y 'rucus muiiii n Dy in
number of miles travelled.
These rates were sot by tho
nennte road, and hlghwnys com
mittee after the house hail pas.cd
the bill wilh a rate of three
eighths of n mill applied to both
buses and truck,. w
At a conference held last night
between the committees of the
Cof-
h
ght to prevail
on other members of the commit
tee to recall the bill from the
governor and recommend re-consideration
of the bill with the
I view of setting a lower rate. The
majority member, of the two coin-
I tContlnuen on page a.'
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Borglum. Dismissed as Sculptor of
Stcne Mountain Confederate Me
morial, Destroys Models; Is Sought
f l.a L.I r. prnt Itm Wll..)
ATLANTA. Ca., Feb. 26 Arm
d deputies today were guarding
Stone Mt , and the pinpetrty of the
istone Mountain Confiilerate Mon -
lumentnl Association after tho de-
vi'lopments of yesterday when
.nulron rtnrslum vm
dismissed
i modclft
'
lllulr" """"
rants charging Horglum and J.
Tucker, superintendent of opera-
tlnns nt the mountain with instruc
tion of the designs and models for
the memorial, early today were
Htlll seeking the two.
Officials of the association said
a damare suit would be filed
against Ilorglnm for ir,l)oon alleg
ed damages by the destruction of
the models.
Under the contract with florg-
lum, attornevs fur the association
' Ald
thn mndelr and the design for
the work were the property of tho
organization, thev however. It wa,
work by reconstruction from pho-
NAVAL OFFICER
ROUNDED INTO
THE ID HOUSE
Pretty Wife Starts Proceed.
ings to Secure Release
of Husband.
SAY MAN NOT CRAZY
Doctor Declares He Was
Railroaded at Behest of
Someone Who Has
1 an Axe to Grind.
f AwcUtn) Vnm Imd win-.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26
The United States district at
torney here will represent the na
ry department neit Monday when
a writ of habeas corpus seeking
the release of Lieutenant Frank E.
Kennedy from the Napa hospital
for the Insane is argued before the
superior court at Napa.
Lieutenant Kennedy waa sent to
the Napa hospital without a formal
commitment after he had been
suspended by Lieutenant R. W.
Christie, commander of the ub
marine g-17, who filed charges ot
unofficial like conduct against him
at Manila, naval records show.
Kennedy was not tried on the
charges but sent to Napa from the
Mare Island navy yard.
Four physicians who examined
him assert that be is insane. Dr.
James Dmwnlle of Vallejo says
Kennedy "has been hotinded by
navy doctors at the behest of
somebody who has an axe to
grind."
Mrs. Autumn Margaret Ken
nedy, wife of Lieutenant Kennedy.
Btarted the proceedings for her
husband's release. Mr,. Kennvdy
today declared the plight of her
husband was due to the enemlty of
the "Annapolis combination."
"I was received well enough,"
Mr,. Kennedy said. "Although I
earned my own living by playing
the violin, I came from the concert
stage and wasn't too awfully bad."
"What bothered me and finally
came to be a deep hurt was the re
grettable Incident with Lieutenant
Christie, my husband's superior of
ficer. He asked mo to go for an
auto ride with hlm In Hong Kong
and all the world knows what that
means."
Lieutenant Albert Tierce Bur
leigh, an Intelligence officer who
shot himself to death at Mare Is
land on February 15. was driven
to sulcldn after he had tried to ob
tain a trial for his fellow officer
who was sent to the Insane hospit
al, according to Mrs. Kennedy.
"After hounding my husband aa
nenr to Insanity as they could and
falling, to unseat the reason of a
brave man, some navy officers
have determined tn Requester him
In a mad house because they are
part of an orgnntzed system which
objects to anyone who ha, not
come through Annapolis and be
cause they are scared of what he
could tell about Lieutenant Bur
leigh's suicide," Mrs. Kennedy
anld.
Lieutenant Burleigh waa enroute
from Far Kastern waters to visit
hi, family nn the Atlantic coast
when he committed suicide. He
was married.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Couret
martial proceedings against Lieu
tenant Frank K. Kennedy, confin
ed In the mate hospital for insane
(Continued on page 8.)
tngraph, low In the archives of
the association.
An Injunction now bars the en
trance of ltorglum. Tucker or their
, Ments to the premises,
ThB models were destroyed yes-
'""lay wnnin a rew noun nner
""'K'111'! imu Deen uismisseii oy
I the director, of the a,soclatlon
The work of destruction was car-
Irled out, It was charged, at the or-
i der of florclum.
Korglum last night declared tha
taction of tho association In dis
missing him wa, "a blow not par
ticularly against me, but against
j the south. It wa, struck at me be.
causo I am a northern man."
! He charged that he had been
! unfairly treated and asserted his
' record for the past nine years
would show that a crime waa com
mitted. Sam H. Venable, owner of th
mountain and a member of tha ex-
ecutive committee, of the assocla-
tlon attended yesterday's meeting
but left before tho rote for Borg-
'to the mountain to view tha work.