La Grande evening observer., June 11, 1925, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPATER TEN PAGES TODAY.
CITY
EDITION
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THE WEATHER
PORTLAND AP) Ore
Ron: Fair tonight and Frl
duy. Wurmer in tho oast.
Brntpi
VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED .PUKSH
IA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 11, 1925.
MEMDEK .ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 210
Wh
REIGN OF
HORSE NOW
USHERED IN
Thoroughbreds, Valued
at Thousands. Dis
played at Union
' CATTLE EXHIBITS
ARE PRAISEWORTHY
Opening Day, Despite In
clement Weather, Fore
casts Big Success -for
17th Annual Show.
1 MOX, Ore. (SH-ial to tin
OliM'n or). Clear skies ami the
arrival of a large number of
spectators fiwn Ln Grande to
day at noon gave promise of a
iitMiil day.
TNI ON, On-. (Special to tho
OWservoi ). Any our who huti the
idea that tho horse is being sup
planted hy the automobile should
attend the seventeenth annual
stock show here. Kor at least
this week, t lu motor vehicles are
forced ti tn u back seat 'U
aristocrats of the equftie world,
not to nifiition their brothers l n
domesticity the. pun-bred cow,
the fatted hog, sheep, poultry,
unit the like.
Weather married, to some ex
ton:, the opening day of the an
nual livestock show especially in
relation to the attendance. Less
1 hail 1 ,0(a persons were scale J
in the stands for the afternoon
performance at the track, which
is not a normal 'first day crowd
in fair vent ii e r. lint t h ose w h o
attended, although braving a light
shower ami a slight cold during
the first half of the events, were,
rewarded before the program was
completed when, the sun peeped
from behind tlm r'nuds with a,
ph-asant glow of warmth and a
corresponding height e n i n g of
speed and Intel est in the races
and judging events.
S!nm n Success, j
A fter a, mediocre opening, but
with fair weather today ant I
promise of more for the final
day, the show is bound to be a
big success.
Hundreds of head of clock
(Contlnud on Pasta FIvh.)
E. 0. WILLSON
FOUND GUILTY
I-;. O. WillMMi was sentenced
nl two o'clock (hi" utternnou to
pay n fine of S-i0() and servo a
minimum of two years in the
Mate penitentiary.
Dr. K. O. Willson was found
g lilty on a statutory charge by
the circuit court jury yesterday
afternoon. The attorneys for- the
defense waived final argument an )
placed the ease before the jury
about o o'clock yesterday.
The jury was out. nearly six
hours before returning the verdict
of guilty as charged. The attor
neys for 1 he ilefen.se have an
nounced that the case will be ap
pealed to the higher courts.
I r. Willson had been convict- d
mice before in the eirrtit court
here before Judge Kakin but car
lied the case to the supreme coin I
and obtained a reversal of deci
sion calling for a re-trial.
Green and Ib-.ss. I-'. S. Kanhoo
and Jesse Crum were the attor
neys for I he defense and K. K.
Lingo and Carl O. Helm conduct
ed tin: prosecution.
Bids Let on Two Jobs
By City Commissioners
The city commission meeting last
evening in the cily hall was stric t
ly a business ssien. All three
commissioners, A. T. If til, president
of the city and P.. P. I.andis and
Charles Playh were present.
Commissioner Hill first read Hie
official proclamation of the results
of the municipal election June ,ird
and the commissioners passed a
motion aulhortsdng the resuita in
corporated in the mlnutci: of the
lneetinn. The offi'ial canvass of
the polling was also n ad and ud
opt'.d. Hid:: on improvement district
number If.G were op-ie-d und c. J.
Ill-hnrdt-" bid of L.:t;..mi was uc
ci pled, other bids submitted were,
P. J. Lilly, I J. :.,.. -4: - l''''TS"'i.
3i!.o4.i.l2; and Hlbb-brandt,
The city manager v. s nut hru-d
to take down the sign ut the inu-
Guard Unit
On Way To
Camp Today
La Grande. Company Gets
An Early Start to
Reach Medford Tomor
row Morning.
Ttesidcnts of the down town vi
cinity had a greit deal of difficul
ty getting in their 40 winks from
about five o'clock on this morning
until 6:20 when the train left cur
rying the members of the La
Grande National Guard Company
and also the linker guard company.
Reveille was sounded at 20 min
utes utter four o'clock and was
supposed to have awakem-d alt the
members of tho company. Koine
of them donned their uniforms
considerably later, however.
He fore leaving, the men of the
company were treated to breakfast
at tho loeul restaurants und then
boarded the special train to Med
ford. The company will arrive in
Portland about five o'clock this
ufternoon and at Medford some
time before noon tomorrow. The
same train carrying the La Gran
de men will pick up tho Pendleton
und Hood Kiver companies on the
way.
The guard companies from all
over the stato will bo assembled
at Camp Jackson just outside of
Medford. The Im Grande men uro
due back here on the morning of
June 2u.
2.100 NATIONAL GCAItDK
MOVi; ON CAMP JACKSON
"SAI.KAI Hy the Associated
Press) Nutlonal guard troops of
the Hi Kth infantry brigade from
2'J Oregon cities began to move
on Cump Jackson, near Medford.
this morning. Might special trains
will carry the 2500 men to camp in
Oregon and the 300 forming the
heavy artillery will inovt! to Port
Hurry, California.
Troops f mm Ha ker left t his
morning, while thoHc from J41
Grande and Tillamook entrained n
tittle later, and the Willamette
valley outfit will entrain in the
afternoon, und those from Portland
Thursday night.
New Fish Ladder at
Perry Dam Operating
The new fish ladder at the Perry
dam was opened yesterday and Is
now in use. The installation of
this ladder will have a very benefi
cial effect on the fishing in the u,i
per Grande Hondo and tributaries,
in the opinion of local sportsmen.
Pendleton to Send
Many to Stock Show
Slate Senator Henry J. Taylor,
one of the Democrats of Cmatilla
county that consistently wins out
at the polls, motored to 1'nion to
day to attend the stock show. Al
though well along in yours he made
t he trip alone. lie declares that
Pendleton expects to send a large
crowd to the show tomorrow
I 'end let on day, and also declared
that the wheat crop In Cmutilla
county is looking promising.
Mrs. Taylor will join her hus
band at L'nion tomorrow.
Two Fined by Justice
On Traffic Violations
K. K. Wilson was fined $2o and
costs1 for driving with an improper
license plait, by Judge Hugh K.
Hrady of the justice court, t his
morning. Stewart. Iterglehaus paid
a fine of and costs yesterday
for switching license plates. Inci
dentally Mr. Herghhaus was Offi
cer Alonzu G. Dunn's first victim
since his appointment us state
traffic officer.
PALS!-; ALAHM.
A false alarm was turned In
from box 211 shortly after 7
j o'clock last evening. The alarm
Was the second false alarm in two
nights. On Tuesday the fiiv
truck was called to t he corner
of 11 r and T to box o I and no
fire was discovered.
(nicipal auto comp since the camp
is no lonuer run ny ine cny.
The bils on sewer improvnu nt
district Number 1 1 ft v. ere op-n d
and th conlruct awarded to Har-
denbower und Spaeth on a bil of
An ordinance calling for the
cation of Third street at the lnt
section of O Avenue was read for
(he third lime nnd adopteth
Itesoluflons creating a sewer di
strict, number 1-1- were read and
adopted. An affidavit by the city
recorder that no objections lo fla
granti ng of the f runi-ii.s to I he
Mount Independent T leplcuie
( .'out puny had Im - n r. e( n,-,j
nad and filed. The ordinance 10
eriui; 'he fr.irichine for the plume
i-ompjiiy was nad for Ihe Mist
time and Void on t)ie table uniil the
ne.i meeting of the commission.
Hills for the month of May wtru
presented und allowed.
I WHEAT
ri
r
E
Condition of Oregon
Grain Crops Probably
Never Better
WINTER-KILLING
CUTS DOWN YIELD
Hay 'Acreage Somewhat
Less This Year; Fruit
Crop Prospects for U.
S. Not, Bright
POltTI.AND. Ore. While the
condition of Oregon grain crops
was probably never better than
they are this year, the fact that
so much of the wheat crop is
spring seeded, owing to the very
sever winter killing of tho fall
seeding, will prevent the harvest
ing of anything like a bumper
crop. G rowers generally do not
expect, one year with uonther, that
the yield per acre of spring wheat
will be In excess of 75 percent of
the per aero yield of winter wheat,
says l L. Kent. I'. S. Statistician
for Oregon.
WIIKAT
The Oregon winter wheut acre
age remaining for harvest appears
to bo about -'tC.oaa acres, which
at this time, gives promise of n
yield of about 22 bushels iter acre,
or a total production of 5,G:t2,0uo
bushels. The spring seeded acre
age, is now estimated at about KLT,
000 acres, with a condition of 1 nit
percent, which indicates a yield of
17 bushels per acre or a total pro
duction of about M, n: 5,000 bush
els. The. PJ24 crop was estimated
at 1.1,450,000 bushels, und tho
crop at about i8.oon.ooo bushels.
The Cnited States winter wheat
crop is now estimated ut 407,150,
'i'0 bushels, compared with 444,
S35.non forecast a month ago; 5U0,
OO0.000 bushels last year, and a
five year average of &;. 000, ono
bushels. The spring wheat crop
for litn.is estimated at L'fi3,72!t,
000 bushels, compared with u pro
duction last year of 2s:t.nno.iMMi
bushels, and a five year average of
i'4ft,0tni,'iao bushels. The Cnited
States total for 1025 is therefore
Gdl.ooo, nan or 'Jl2,non,ooo bushels
bat than the l'.'2i crop, and IK.
000.000 bushels less than the five
year average.
OATS
Tho Oregon oai acreage is esti
mated at 2S:.ooo acres, which is
an increase of 7 per cent over the
1 924 acreage. Ooildtl ion of the
crop is placed at per cent of
normal, which indicates a total
production of about S, 537,001) bu
shels. Tills is slightly above I he
average of the past three years.
The Cnited States ok oro for
1925 is estimated at 44, 407, moo nc
rcs and a total production of 1.
2:t5,45fi,000 bushels computed with
a production of 1,542,000,000 bu
shels last year.
HAKLIY
The Oregon barley acreage is
estimated to have increased 00 per
cent over last year. This Is due
largely to the seeding of barley on
lands w here ; winter w heat froze
out. The acreage is placed at 155,-
(Continued on I'g Fiv.)
The Pirate game with Ihe Kel
so cl ib yesterday afternoon was a
1'ollyanna affair everyone Irid
something to be glad ubout. The
I i rates were glad they won, 6 to
4. the' fans were glad t hat It
didn't rain and even the KHso
team was. or at leusl should have
been, glad the La Grande club
didn't beat it any worse.
At times before the last haf of
the ninth inning things didn't look
quite ho bright. When the Pir
ates came to bat In t he final
stanza w it h the .sun ju;d golnu
down behind the hills Kelno was
I w o great big runs in the bad.
The bat boy was packing up und
I he fans In the grandstand wen
looking for their w raps, prepar
ing to go sadly home.
Dutch Holt.. first man np
rdruck out. Prilehurd was still
pitching gi cat ball. Ilui I h. 11
(tube Davis, who went Into the
game In the fifl h inning in "phice
ot Alexander, saiuci.ed a In uvy
one out to b ft field. H tcLrai.i
I bin followed Da via and he too,
gave Ihe Men one lo bundle, lit
atiempting to put over n dniible
pitiy on second, Sv.ifi. Krlso short -stop,
irrude the one or. or lh.it
cost his teum the gtih" and with
two no il on bas'-d. I.efly Hart
man poled out a t hree-bus'.' hit
HARVEST lil
5
KELSO BEATEN
Br PIRATES
(Coutluued ou 1'age Two.)
IS
1 SHIP
FIRED ON
I
rampanga, American
Gunboat, Returns Firo
No Casualties
FIGHT FOR CANTON
CONTINUES TODAY
Sanguinary Battle Dur
ing Night Resulted in
Many Dead ; Surprise
Attack Repulsed.
CANTON (Hy tho Associated
Press) The American gunboat
Pampagua was fired on today
near Whampoa white convening a
Inunch belonging to the Canton
Christian college. The Pampagna
rclurned . tho fire. No casualties
were reported.
Hlva! forces continued the bat
tle for the possession of t 'ant on
today with new fury as toiling
blows reflected in increased cas
ual lies.
A farce of the attacking Can
tonese troops were shot last night
when a surprise landing was at
tempted. Heavy casualties result
ed und at dawn many bodies were
seen In the river.
Additional foreign tun boats have
arrived, making a total of ten.
TltOOPS MOVING TOO AY
SHANGHAI (lly the Associated
Press) About 1000 Munch urinu
troops under General Chang Hsueh-
,iang, son of Chang Tso Lin. Man-
churian war lord, are moving to
day from Nanking to Shanghai os
tensibly to maintain order on the
border of the foreign sett lenient
and to strengthen his fa I Iter's grip
on the Shanghai region.
P UK TNG (Hy the Associated
press) The Chinese foreign of
fice In u note today to foreign dip
lomatic corps rejected ihe hitter's i
arguments that the foreign police
at Shanghai only acted defensively
!n firing upon Chines! demonstra
tors recently. The note declared
the foreign authorities at Shanghai
should Immediately raise the state
of siog existing there, should re
cmbark all foreign marines, dis-
(Continued on Pago Two.)
ltalph Swagler, promltK-nt f)n
tario, ( hegon, ultoi ney, will make
the main ad'lress at the H. P. O.
Klks l''fag Day exerrlHes io be held!
in the Klk's building next Sunday.'
Ihe exercises will start at fight
o'clock Sunday evening with a pa-j
trlotlc program as well as the'
main talk scheduled. Members ofj
tho'commlttee in charge are: H. K. i
Hixon, chairman, L. H. Hramweii,!
IteLile Green, Jess Audrewii and'
Kay Williams.
Cost of Living1 Shows
Increase in Past Year
SALL'M, Ore. ("Hy the Associate,)
Press) Material increases Jn t he
cost of living in the print 1 U months
are shown In u rompart-son of piic-'
cj which tho slate muni pay for j
supplier for siate institutions ati
lilt; present time with prlcea paid
a year ago. I
Tite most radical increase is no
ted ti bacon prices which show a
gain of more than loo percent
from $ I T per hundred -w -eight a
year ago to $:tu.!io on present bids.;
Worse
Than
Income Tax
There's tei law nain-( carnlii'j
money ami ncciitmilat iug n u(fd
Income ciuii cnr him f there
a law HKaiii-t jnut- linotii.'x
tuttet (l-cmi iils rtgnbtr J. Hut
each means ibut jiu mu t pa
a iiw.
The hex cdbi-icil for falluic lo
bate n huowlcflxe ol Hie ad-erll-ciiiciils
k- giceh f (ban mi
Income ta mtb( Ik- mud it's
collected retfulai'ly In bet a -lux-
and Infciifir iilia-. Tbrif
I hoppers fol'ow- ibe ud" ng
ulai I it ")
"Observer Adrrrllslng
. A Merchandising Kcrrlce'
FLAG PROGRAM
WILL BE HELD
EVOLUTION
101
(orm, ny b. arranged to mau tamdl.
forms and culminate mih sroP ?" EvoiuUon means
TbbarrangcmcnrucMledtUe."";'-
'ZXXM Mot"'
V asoooo ).,i.J!N(rO
ft
tin mhlinr Mr0 Inr, OJ, from IMS .
iblgimliiwav (lcnce,explinedtheloeo'j
t,pi,uu.di)icu. 0( evolution. Tliis Is tho
belief that simple forms of life on the earth slowly end f
gave rise to luuse more complex and that thus ultimalcl tho mo .
complex fonris camo Into existence. ti- r ,
Th. ltumb.t .1 Aalmsl Sped.s. - Over 500,000 speefa
aiumals are Wn to exist tonlay, as tho following tablo suo
1
, I
TO TAKE BASE
VV.'A. Krone h Morocco (Hy the
Associated Press). Decisive ac
tion against, tho Invading Hlffians
is regarded as imminent, dim !o
Spain's intention to land a force
of men, reported to number 20,
ooo. in an attempt to seize the
naval base of Alhuceman, now
held by the Moors,
The Hlffians are preparing to
resist the movement to tho ut
most. MKLILLA. Spanish Morocco ( Hy
Ihe Associated Press) Native re
ports hero nay that more than 400
rebels have Ijeen klled in the fight
ing near Marslua. l-'rench air
planes assisted in the operations.
VIVA, Kreneh Morocco ( Hy the
AsNoclated Press) Abd- Kl-Krlm.
rebel chief, apparently desires to
provide M. Puinicvo, Kreneh pre
mier, with an adequate reeepi ion
on his arrival In the fighting itonn
in Morocco. The official rorn
ninnhp.o Issued yesterday evening
said: "Ahd-KI-Kriui l now attack
ing the Kreneh along a '10 mile
front."
NKW YOKK (Hy the Asfioclat
cd Press) . -Traffic, was jammed
tl.js in or nintt w hen Harry K.
Tluiw, who rrtnriied to Itroadw.iy
last night after a nook's absence,
emerged from a cabar
He Hpent. the evening find early
morning there doing nothing mm h
but re;;pondintr to Ihe welcoin-S
nl tl-e LiaHo b"ll.
In' WJ'ter itild Oti
S'Ver;it bundled
sou . crowded Ihe
end sippln;:
iig-ad-.
curious
dooiH I
pet
him. lis MU for ihe evening
u:im :::.
oiu;go ! h:i;s si;d
hi gk loss i. ast mon th
.SA LK.M. Ore. Uiy
He
Ar-iMi.
os In Do
Mh. e.
at "d Pre! ( ) -I 'll t - ive
t-tal" during 'b' mmilh
din l i' of I'orl Li tii r an
UiimJ' d los of i, It, v
or-llng to I he tepnrt
ol Wilt
M'Mite, r;tate flic marshal.
Hood Hiver bs na epple f re
in: y nnd u a r Iloirr with a corn
Idned bs of :'',. tioo. while Klam
ath ouiil r ported the lo; s oT il
saw .ii ill ulued at $ i yi,ooo.
AtL
piiii'i! ni hip
mm mm
THAW RETURNS
TO BROADWAY
This Caused Scopes Indictment
ut believed ry
. .ni .lure, in com-
j..a nt development o(
life on the earth. Geology
. 1 4hnt millions of.
Ftihtt . nr.. nnon tne
- years en". "v -r
1.HI. was very simple,
. . . j...'ilu mnr.
and that, gvo".
j mn eomnlex forms
r r,(. aiinearcd, as the
i..f.....l litest In Urn"
. .. 1.1.. j.
,l,owthe most lupuj -
,veloped forms of animal
The areat EngUsh
aooo ' Kientist, Charles Darmn,
I pMr: Thnt Is what Marled nil the (rouble. It is n pngo
from (ieorge XV. Hunter's "Civfe Hio!gy" tet book, vtblch John
T. Scopes used in Ills cbisst'.s at Dayton, Tenn.. and for which
lie was Indicted us u iolalor of Ibe antl-evoliitiou law. Accom
panying is a picture of Charles Darwin. Iowcr: Dr. Walter
Hough, who hope that Soocs will bo convicted In evolution
trial because mi ncipiUlnl would keep the case from the Mipromo
courts.
Scientist Hopes Scopes
Will be Found Guilty
XTRA
Ai. smith ix itimu:
SY1LACI SK, IN. Y. (AP) Gov
ernor AI Smith will retire from
politics at the cml of his present
term, says an Albany dispatch lo
the Kvruuusf. Herald today. The
Herald mom it understands I'nnt
Smith wlll.nccept an offer f ,-(),-OtM)
h jenr from tho Jivw York
World to write on Kilt(lcnl ami
humanitarian topics.
CAHINKT H)H.Mi:il
HIU NSLLS (AP) Viscount
Poulet today succeeded in
ing a new Belgian cabinet.
forni-
PONDS IT umsiii;d
SIIAN;iIAI (AP) Chinese Sht-
deiiis ehnrgcl with iH'iiuc iuvolveil
In recent dlstuiiiancM 1 01 lay wen?
nlercd by nilM'tl courts at the
conclusion of their trial to furnish
ImuhIs gmuanteiing their g(MKl )e
havlor. (iCAKDSMKN MOVI-:
S!,i;L Ore. (AP) Moving In
eight spc-lal trains. Oregon Na
tional Guardsmen from 2H Oregon
towns are oti their way to Camp
.lack.son, near .Medford for their
annual inaueiiverH. Htigadier Gen- j
oral White deiiared today he c- j
por ted an attendain'o at t'nls year's)
encampment to hnMik all preloiiH
records with inoro than ."i(M) men 1
at tamp Jackson, with :.H more)
at heavy artillery ntauemers at
Port Hairy, California.
NOVILKT AID KKVI -JAM -D
ANTON (AP) Yang Hsl .Mln.
Yumintieso commander, told Ihe
Associated Press correspondent to
day that soviet I toss la offered Hie
jdo.ntm.fiou and tio.ono idles wKii
amtnuiiitloii If a certain agrii iiicut
was signed, ang mi id the offer
was ii'fused. The contents of the
proHMd ayifcnicnt was not re
pealed. haiu; HI It! IKIM1S
NKW VOKK ( A P) Ha bo lluth
hit first home run of the. aeason
against Cleveland today. ,
llltlTONS I, CAT r. s. ti;i
LONDON (AP) The 1 tie lia tn 1 1
ton club polo team Wednesday de
feated the Cnited States army polo
team, H to 4.
The American army ten hi tried
a now formation which in the
opinion of the experts was not an
Improvement. Maj. A. H. Wilson
paed No. 1, Miij. Louis A. Heard
No. a. dipt. p. p. nodes No. :i
and Maj. John A. Smith played
back, the position .Major Heard has
usually paed In lore. The Amer
icans' 1-cojiH were made hy ",'p
tain pod's ami Major Smith, the
lonin r making three.
GOHILLA l ILLS SIX MLN
PoltT DAHNKOKD, Hunt Attica
-- NU men were killed near here n
a h'Klle with a gorilla Ihv had
surround d in the forest.
h i; si hs i on pastok
A LSTON. Kng. Mr:.. Iv.ar
Jones, wife or the Mclhndll pas
tor, look lo r hubii nl's place in
the pulptl for Hitce Hand. ij1:-. while
he was -.ck.
CHILD'S Hill; MAIM DOITO
DCLCTH. Minn. - Dr. P. G.
Hhe-pnrd had 'o ha ve m.ipnl d i ed a
ftni;' r bitten hy a child suffering
from dti'bthoria.
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WASHINGTON (NK.V special)
The unllon's leading scientists, vir
tually all strong supporters of tho
evolution theory, hope that J. T.
Scopes, Indicted in Tennesson for
teaching evolution, will be found
guilty.
They would like to see him sen
tenced so the case can lie appeal
ed.
They ponu out that then,
out that then, and
liot uuUl then, wtll come the teat. dtty( ftftor throe .Xvonktt aftd thrva
of whether or not there can be.davs of effort.
laws prohibiting educators from go
ing beyond tho superstitions hand
ed down from the Dark Ages.
Wants It Settlcii.
Dr. Walter Hough, head curator
of anthropology at the frimlthsoni-
an Institution, and recognized us
one of the world's loading authori
ties on evolution, states tho case us
follows:
"Scopes is to be tried Tor violat
ing a certain law. The question of
whether it Is a good or bad law Is
not Involved. The truth or falsity
of evolution docs not enter into tho
case.
"If Scopes should be acquitted.
It will simply prove that ho did not
violate the law nothing more.
The matter will then be dropped.
"If he is convicted, however, tho
case will undoubtedly be appealed
am) eventually find Ha way into
the Supremo Court. Then it can
be decided whether or not such a
law Is constitutional.
"That will really tin tho tent ir
how far our civilization has advan
ced- -of how much we are willing
to recognize tho truth."
Deplore How
As to the controversy between re
volution and religion. Dr. Hough
expressed the opinion that ft Is un
necessary, lumen tabic and rid leu
Ions.
More tolerance and broadmlud
edness, hi; declared, is needed on
both sides.
"Science and religion do not
conflict," ho said, "unless you want
to make them confltcl.
"Personally, I believe In God and
1 believe In evolution. 1 can :
no way In which these, two beliefs
conflict."
t hi rence Harrow to Assist ScoHn
NKW YOltK, ( AP) The ability
of Ckirenro Darrow, Chicago law
yer, led lo ids selection as one of
the defense counsel In ihe trial of
.John T. Scopes, 1 layton, Tenn.,
high school teacher, next month,
for violation of the Tennessee ev
olution law.
Korrest Hallcy or lb- A lican
(Continued on Page Five.)
One Ex-Vice President,
One Ex-Fresident Alive
(Hy t Initios p. Stewart)
WASHING I ON (NLA Special)
The presidential joh often is re
ferred to as a mankill'-r. The vice
presidency generally is consider
ed f.uniei tilng of a sinecure.
It jieems lo have occurred to
iihImmJ v I hilt, w it h Thomas ' H.
M..
hall's d'iith, the country Iras
las lii.in llvtng t-x-prestdonfs left
!as e-vlce prcHidctits that Is to
'.'..iv, one ot emit, re'fpeetlvely Chief
l.lilHllce Talt and Preyldent Cool
j Idge.
This gives rise fo t he guess,
j oil her that t he vice presidency
I in iei be mot e wearing I ban was
popularly Hnptsod, or that some
deadly quality of her than the work
'Involved lurks In both the thief
SHEPHERD
Oil TRIAL
Defense Attempts to Lim
it State Attorney's
Opening Statement
COURT UPHOLDS
THE PROSECUTION
Jury Finally Selected'
Wednesday After 3
Weeks and 3 Days of
Effort. ' - ,
CHICAGO (By the Associated
Press). .Strenuous efforts by tho
defense counsel to limit Stato
Attorney Crowe's opening state
ment opened tho William Shep
herd m irder trial today.
The defense sought to have tho
state's outline of the case atrin
pod of any reference to thedcatiis
of Mrs. Kmma McCHntock and
Dr. Oscar Olson. Tho court over
ruled t h d e f e nse.
Crowe referred to Shepherd and
his wife, us "pan handlers" living
off the MeClintock family for
yearn. He described Shepherd as
never to have earned more than
(15 per week, as a poltco court
hanger-on at Indianapolis where.
Crowe said, ho practiced without
license. Crowo declared Shep
herd was elated over Mrs. McClln
tock'H death and remarked ho
would "come out of it with his
pockets filled."
.Il'HY KIXF.CTKO WKONEKDAY
CHICAGO (Hy the Associated
Press). The Jury to try William
Darling Shepherd for the alleged
murder of his millionaire foster
son. William Nelson McCUntocK.
I was completed hern late Wednea-
Completion of the tedious taslc
came with Unexpected suddenness.
Nearly a dozen men had been
examined for tho placo when
Charles Kdelstcln, a street car
motormnn, wus called. His re
plies met with the demands of
George K. Gorman,' first assistant
state's attorney, and the panel ot
four was tendered to tho defense.
Without asking a question, Wil
liam Scott Stewart, chief defend
counsel, turned to J Jdgu Thomas
(Continued on Tags Five.)
L
WASHINGTON (Hy tho Asso
ciated Press), President Coolldgts
haa suggested to tho shipping
board that It delegate completely
to tho fleet corporation authority
for negotiating sales of ships and
lines and reserving to Itself final
approval or rejection of ail con
tracts. While no action has been tak
en by the hoard, indications are
that the suggest Ions will bo up
proved next week.
ATHKNS (Hy the Associated
Press), The Greek cabinet, head
ed by Premier NIchalakopouhM,
resigned here today.
magistracy and Its understudj 's
post.
The fact Is. I hough we have hnd
what w e called outlg presidents
und Nice residents, they were
outig only for I he high .offices
they held. Alter u briu or two,
most of them were pflty welt en
in this life and not far from tliw
getting oil place Into (he next.
L-Vleo Prenhleiit Marshall was
one of the must popular statesmen
Washington ever has known. Ha
never look himself too seriously.
Affable und ensy of approach, his
circle of friends was enormous.
His humor antiseptic but heul-
(CouUtiuW on Pago tiix.)
CHICAGO
SHIP BOARD
AST SAY
PREMIER Ai
CARET OUST