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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1920
PRICK FIVE CENTS -
SWISS IN CLOSE VOTE
JOIN NATIONS' LEAGUE
U. S. TO ACT SOON
IRISH TOWN PASSES
NIGHT OF TERROR
MOTORCYCLE CRASHES
IDEMOGHATSOPEH
SHOE PRICES STAY UP
WITH HIDES CUT HALF
HOWELL BOY FREE
AT MURDER TRIAL
INTO AUTO, THREE HURT
E. D. PARRISH MAV SCCCTMB
AS RESTJIT OF INJURIES.
AID REPUBLICANS
TO MOVE-FREIGHT
AT
MEMBERSHIP IS ACCEPTED BY
400,000 TO 300,000.
POLICE SERGEANT SIAHY IX
LOSDOXDEBRY CLASH.
CALIFORNIA HOUSEWIVES FIX'D
CHARGES INEXCUSABLE.
Ml
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ROW
SPDKMI
Treaty Stand Promises
Strategic Benefit.
PLANK DRAFTERS INFLUENCED
Mention of Reservations May
Be Omitted.
PLAN IS ONLY TENTATIVE
I! road Declarations Would Only
Approve as Much of Pact as
Party Has Favored.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
'Copyright by New York Evening
Post,
Inc. Published by arrangement)
WASHINGTON, May Its. So far as
President Wilson's message was timed
in relation to political strategy. It
may be assumed to have reference
only to conditions in his own party.
The democrats of New York had just
failed to indorse him and the treaty.
One day later the Illinois democratic
Etatc convention was held.
Cut the message has quite, as much
timeliness with regard to the repub
lican party's platform on the league of
nations. At the moment the president
gave out his telegram the republican
leaders were within 24 hours of reach
ing a harmonious agreement on the
league of nations' plank in the plat
form. .
Whether the president's announce
ment of his position will make it
easier or harder for the republicans
to formulate theirs remains to be
seen.. It could as well be one as the
other. But that it will affect the
negotiations now going on among re
publican senators there can be no
doubt.
lrreconcltables Are Aronsed.
These negotiations were precipi
tated by the more or less ' official
announcement that Senator Lod
would be made temporary chairman
of the coming republican national
convention and would deliver the
. vace.C5.--i--tafc-nnaunce-
mcnt the irreconcilable republican
senators of the Eorah-Johnson-Mc-
Cormick type made protest, saying
that the selection of Lodge would
make it seem as if the republican
party was indorsing the league-reser
vation position on the treaty, and by
implication condemning the irrecon
cilable position.
This, they said, they would not sub
mit to. And in their favor they had
the powerful argument of the big
popular vote which Senator Johnson
has been rolling up in favor of him
self and his position. To this protest
--the reservation senators replied that
they would be content to let Senator
Borah be chairman. But Senator
Borah seeni3 to have taken the gener
ous position that this would be mere
ly exchanging bne unfairness against
him for another unfairness in favo
of him, inasmuch e.a he is as strongly
identified with one faction as Senator
Lodge is with the other.
Leaders Take Hand la G
At this point the republican party
leaders outside the senate entered th
situation. They told the senate re
publicans that they must come to an
agreement not merely as to the chair
manship and the keynote speech, but
on the whole subject of what is to be
the republican party's official attitude
on the league.
They were told in effect that the
senators themselves who have been
concerned in the senate fight were go
ing to be given both the responsibil
ity and the obligation of stating the
official republican position on the
' treaty, and that they must get to-
Pre-E lection Campaign Is Marked
by Bombarding Towns With. Pro
paganda From Planes.
BERNE, May 16. (By the Associat
ed Press.) Switzerland today. In a
referendum on the question of ac
ceptance or rejection of membership
in the league of nations, voted in
favor of the proposition.
The vote was a narrow one, 11 of
the cantonal votes being in favor and
10 ?4 against it. The popular vote In
favor of the league was approxi
mately 400,000, and against it, 300,000.
The cantons of Basleville, Schaff-
hausen, Glarus and TJrl rejected the
proposition, while the French-speak
ing canton 'of Neufchatel favored ad
herence by a majority of 207000..
The German-speaking cantons polled
majority of 10,000 against the
league. It was foreseen that a large
majority of the French-speaking can
tons would favor the league, while
the German-speaking cantons were
uncertain, the city of Zurich holding
the balance..
Eight of the smaller cantons com
plete, showed five against the league,
while three favored it. In the larger
cantons, the vote was close, except
Neufchatel.
GENEVA, May 16. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The ringing of church
bells at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
calling nearly 1,000,000 voters to the
polls throughout Switzerland marked
he beginning of the referendum,
The town was placarded and every
household was bombarded with prop
aganda, some dropped from airplanes.
President Motta spoke at various
towns in" favor of the league.
The Swiss militarists headed by TJl-
rich Wflle, ex-commander of the Swiss
army, and the socialists continued
their strong campaign aeainst the
league up to the opening of the polls.
Switzerland's vote on the league of
nations was regarded as a serious
test of the strength of the league.
'RISONER OWN RESCUER
Man in Hood River. Jail Awakes
to Find Building Afire.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 16. (Sne
cial.) R. Clay Crawford, held in jail
on a charge of defrauding W. M
Bailey, principal of the high school,
or $500. had a narrow escape at day
break, today when the old city hall
and jail, the attic of which was gut-
Nation-Wide Jam Grows
More Menacing.
SWEEPING ORDERS EXPECTED
Priority of Food Over "Dead"
Shipments Is Forecast.
RATIONS ARE CONSIDERED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Experts Aiding Car Service Cora
- mitteo in Gathering Data.
WASHINGTON. May 16. There
were indications tonight that the gov
ernment would act within 48 hours to
break the nation-wide freight jam
which for nearly a month has been
slwwlv clenching its grip on the
throat of industry.
Sweeping orders by the interstate
commerce commission granting pri
ority of shipment for food, fuel and
perishables were confidently awaited
by railroad officials.
They expected the commission also
to bar temporarily the transportation
of all "dead" freight, so that neces
saries of life could be rushed to com
munities where shortages will soon
exist.
The commission was expected to be
prepared to direct Its whole effort at
ending the traffic congestion.
Data on Cars Sought.
Its experts have been instructed to
work in conjunction with the Ameri
can . Railroad association car service
committee in assembling all avail
able data on the car situation with
a view to apportioning the supply
where it would do the most good.
Appeals of the railroads for help
have brought to light new dangers.
Developments In the last 24 hours
showed that a decidedly menacing
condition confronted the commercial
world through the tie-up of the
ted, aught fire from an overheated financial resources or Dusiness nouses,
flue, . . -, ' Delay -in mortmcno t :.,yrnijfi" 3na
Sinn Fciners and Loyalists Fight
With Missiles Theatergoers
Besieged by Mobs.
BELFAST, May, 16. Rioting was
renewed In Londonderry Sunday eve
ning, the rival factions exchanging
fire- frequently in various parts of
the city. The police were withdrawn
from 10:30 until after rridnight and
unionist ex-soldiers wearing masks
took possession of Carlisle road.
driving pedestrians off the street. A
former soldier - named Doherty was
shot and killed.
BELFAST, May 16. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Londonderry experi
enced a night of terror Saturday,
part of . the city being for hours at
the mercy of riotous mobs. Sergeant
Dennis Moroney; chief of the special
criminal department of the city, was
shot and died within half an hour.
Londonderry thus gains the unenvi
able reputation of being the scene
of the first police murder inT TJlster
since the opening of the assassina
tion campaign on January 1, 1919.
The other casualties Included James
McCafferty, aged 18, s -ot Jn the chest
District Inspector McDonagh, wounded
in the head with a stone while lead
lng a police charge, and John Mc
Callion, a former soldier, wounded
in the head with a bayonet.
After minor . disturbances early in
the night the ill-feeling between the
Sinn Feiners and loyalists flamed up,
About 10 o'clock the air was thick
with bottles, stones and other missiles.
while revolvers were freely di'
charged. The police arrived and per
suaded the loyalists to retire. '
The Sinn Feiners continued their
disorderly demonstrations and the po
lice charged and scattered them into
the side streets. The trouble cul
minated in a battle on the quay near
the Great Northern station, where
Moroney was shot down by the
rioters.
Unionist crowds literally took pos
session of the thoroughfare near. Car-
lisle i square and stoned persons be
lieved to be of different political per
suasion. The audience at the Em
pire treater was stoned so furiously
when leaving that they had to re
turn, the doors being barricaded,
Shortly before midnight troops were
summoned and with their aid matters
soon quieted down. x
Just before he left for his home.
W. E. Hart, night efficer, took Craw
ford to a restaurant for a cup of cof
fee. On returning the nrisonei- wns
permitted to build a fire in the jail
corridor. After groins: to sleen Craw
ford was aroused by smoke. Although
he is suffering: from a wnunH nnii.
? from attempted suicide at Min
neapolis, Crawford, a former vaude
ville acrobat, climbed to a chair and
pulled himself through a scuttle hole
n the ceiling. He escaped thence to
i side room and turned in a fire
alarm.
declared to have brougnt many plants
face to face with an immediate shutdown.
Congestion' Loss Placed High.
Interest rates at this time are so
high as to make it out of the ques
tion for most of the manufacturing
concerns that borrow to finance fur
ther production, according to treas
ury officials. It was said the con
gestion was costing the nation "mill-
Ions a day" through under-production.
Wholesalers and retailers alike are
suffering through inability to obtain
delivery of goods, railroad men said.
and the resulting shortage threatens
gethcr at once and agree on it.
For these purposes Senator Curtis
of Kansas, who is more or less neu
tral as between the factions and who
at a kind of official compromiser
among the senate republicans, took
over the duty of bringing the two
factions together and keeping them
at work until they reached agreement.
He started at work with Senators
Borah, Johnson. McCormick, Lodge.
Kellogg, . Lcnroot and the other lead
ers of the two factions.
Parenthetically these negotiation
are tied up with considerations affect
ing the nominations of president and
vice-president. '
- Much rrorcM Is .Made.
As a result of this mechanism for
compromise much progress has been
made. At the moment the president
announred" his position the repub
licans had reached a programme, still
tentative and awaiting assent from
several of those involved, which con
sisted of 'making Lodge temporary
chairman and ex-Senator Beveridge
of Indiana permanent chairman.
Beveridge, not being in the senate,
was not officially identified with the
treaty fight, but his position is wholly
with the irreconcilables.
On the matter of writing the re
publican position on the treaty the
compromise had not reached such
definite form, but some points had
been agreed upon. At one point in
the negotiations some of the irrecon
cilables demanded that there should
be specific indorsement of those sen
ators who fought and defeated the
clause giving Great Britain six rep
resentatives to America's one. But
they were persuaded out of this as
being merely a point of personal pride
' . iCoucludcd on flit: 2, Column 2.
AUTO KILLS PASTOR'S WIFE
Driver, Blinded by Lights or Pass
i-ng Car, Hits Woman.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 16
Mrs. E. J. Ownbey. wife of the pastor
of the New Home Baptist church
across the state line in Oregon, was
Killed tonight while she and her hus
band were walking home after serv
ice. They were at the edge of the
highway when T. D. Barkley ot Pen
dleton. Or., attempted to pass another
automobile, the lights of which blinded
him, and he failed to see the couple.
Mrs. Ownbey died a few minutes after
the accident. Rev. Mr. Ownbey was
slightly injured.
Seven Waitsburg boys were injured
and . their automobile completely
wrecked tonight when a wheel broke
and the machine went over a 15-foot
embankment. Four of the boys were
rendered unconscious.
They were on their way to Walla
Walla when the accident occurred.
SMOKE DIMS .SUN'S RAYS
Pall Over Mid-ColunVbia t Hood
River Traced to Brush Fires,
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 16. (Spe
ciaL) The pall of smoke hanging
over the mid-Columbia the past week
thickened last night, and today the
sun's rays were dimmed, the smoke
was so dense. The haze hanging ove
the river was so heavy that the op
posite Washington bank could be seen
only In silhouette.
The smoke, it was supposed, cam
from numerous brush, and slashing
fires. Crews of lumber camps back
of Underwood, Wash.; It was reported
have been engaged for several days to
prevent brush fires from breakin
their bounds.
George) Wright and Paul Drannon
Severely Hurt Accident Is
Near Bertha Station.
As the result of an accident on the
Capital highway south.' of Portland at
about 9 o'clock last night. In .which a
motorcycle collided with an automo
bile. E. D. Parrish. Third and Clay
streets, driver of the motorcycle, suf
fered injuries which may prove fatal
and George Wright, 262 Clay street.
and Paul Drannon, 429 Third street,
aged 8 and 12 years respectively, who
were riding on the motorcycle with
Parrish, were seriously injured.
The accident occured about three
quarters of a mile south of Bertha
station, scene of the railway collision
just a week ago which cost the lives
of nine persons. Parrish's motor
cycle, according to a preliminary In
vestlgation made by sheriffs, crashed
nto a motor truck belonging to S.
Zavin, 469 Sixth street, which was
standing at the roadside. Both the
truck and the motorcycle were with
out lights, it was stated following a
preliminary Investigation. --
The three Injured were removed to
St. Vincent's hospital, where It was
found that Parrish had sustained
fractured skull, broken arm and le
and was in a serious condition. George
Wright was injured In the scalp and
probably sustained a broken leg,
while Paul Drannon was In a sem
conscious state with probable Internal
Injuries. No arrests were made, al
though the early report of the
sheriff Indicated that the motorcycle
ana automobile were without lights.
CHICAGO LUMBER SEAT
City A amed Permanent Headquar
ters for Association.
CHICAGO, May 16. Peimanent
headquarters of the newly organized
American Lumber association will be
established in Chicago, according to
plans announced today by officers
who arrived to arrange for a meeting
on May 19 and 20. The association,
composed of wholesale lumber deal
ers, succeeds the National Bureau of
Wholesale Lumber Distributors, or
ganized during the war to co-operate
with the government -in supplying
lumber for war purposes.
From Chicago will be direct.ed the
work of standardization, distribution
and devising means for eliminating
waste, it was announced.
Anti-Federals Win First
Blood of Convention.
KING COUNTY GROUP SEATED
Supply Reported Plentiful Willi
Cost of Manufacture Esti-"
mated at $1.80 a Pair.
G. F. Christenseri Appears to
Have Advantage.
FEDERALS DENY DEFEAT
state central Committee Votes to
Allow Two Pierce . County
Groups Half-Vote to Member.
MOTHER CLAIMS GtDY
Father of Slain Train Robber Dies
on Way to Morgue.
CHICAGO. May 16. Mrs. L. E. Wal
ton of St. Joseph, Mo., mother of
Horace Walton, who was killed Fri
day in a fight with the police, after
he had robbed the Illinois Central
New Orleans express of $70,000 and
killed Patrolman . William Roberts,
claimed the body of her eon today.
The train on which she came to
Chicago also brought the body of her
husband, who died of heart disease
yesterday at Bucklin, Mo., while on
his way here with his wife.
STREETCAR HITS POLE
Woman Hurt When Montavilla. Car
Jumps Track at Frog.
Mrs. Nellie Lake, 11 East Seventy
second street North, was injured last
night when an outbound Montavilla
streetcar at Kast Twenty-eighth and
Glisan .streets last night jumped the
track and collided with a power pole
on the northeast corner of the 6treet-
The car narrowly missed smashing In
the front of a store on the street cor
ner, but stopped a few feet from the
windows. The heavy pole broke off
short.
Mrs. Lake was a passenger ifi the
car. She was shaken badly, but her
injuries were not considered serious.
The front trucks of the streetcar left
the track at a "frog." The rear
trucks remained on the track, but the
impact of the collision broke several
car windows. The injured woman
was taken home.
SPOKANE NOT SATISFIED
I ts,
Many City -Residents Held Xot
, Enumerated in Census. '
SPOKANE, Wash., May 16. Indus
trial concerns of this city are making
a check of their employes, It was
stated here Saturday, in an effort to
locate local residents who were not
enumerated in the 1920 census.
Approximately 40 names of persons
said not to have been registered in
the census so far have been reported
to District Supervisor Scott, it was
1 announced.
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SPOKANE, Wash., May 16. The
"regular" or anti-federal forces of the
democratic party of Washington this
afternoon won the first -skirmish in
the democratic! state convention when
th"e state central committee by a vote
of 16 to 18 seated on the temporary
rollcall the King county delegation
headed by Hugh C. Todd and Charles
D. Fullen and voted to seat both con
testing delegations from Pierce county
and give each of the Pierce county
delegates half a vote.
The action of the state central com
mittee is regarded as giving State
Chairman George P. Christensen and
the state organization a decided ad
vantage In the convention, which will
convene at 10 A'. M. tomorrow.
The cortests of the Pierce and King
county delegations will go before the
convention credentials committee to-
orrow, and the report of the creden
tials committee will have to be passed
upon by the convention itself before
the issue is finally determined.
Defeat Not Conceded.
While the faction' headed by the
federal office holders tonight refused
to concede their defeat, Mr. 'Todd In
a statement claimed 843 of the con
vention's 1168 votes for the state or
ganization forces. In this he Included
bpokane county's 113 votes.
At a caucus of delegates from six
southwestern counties this afternoon
It was decided, according to an an
nouncement Dy tnose present,' that
the delegates represented would vote
enner ror a. r. Titlow. Incumbent, or
weorge r. ijnristensen, state chair
man, for national committeeman In
the convention tomorrow. The coun
ties represented are Clarke, Cowlitz,
Grays Harbor. Lewis, Mason and
bkamania. Three other eounH
Thurston, Wankiakum and Klickitat,
wij um to nave Deen represented
at the. -conference Informally, and
while they did-not bind themselves
absolutely to vote with the other six,
it was agreed tehtativeiv. It wa
stated, that their delegates would
likewise support Titlow or Christen
sen. This would add 42 vote,.
116 votes represented by the six coun
ties said to be definitely promised.
More Than Majority Pledsed.
A check of the delegations tonitrht.
made public by the state organization
forces, showed 634 votes in the con
vention, or 49 more than a majority
pledged to support Titlow, Christen
sen or Fullen for national committee'
man. Xhls count Included only half
of the Pierce county delegation and
lr tne convention tomorrow seats the
Titlow delegation on the permanent
organization, that would add SO votes
more.
The federals are boosting William
R. Rust, mine owner of Tacoma. for
national confmitteeman. .
Selection of delegates to the na
tional convention. It .was conceded,
will depend largely uponthe attitude
ta-k.g.n by the convention tomorrow on
today's action of the state central
committee. In view of the fact that
the action of the state central com
mittee today was devoted almost ex
clusively to settling the contests
from King and Pierce counties. It
seemed likely that ail the business
of the convention might not -be fin
ished tomorrow and that an adjourn
ment might bef taken to Tuesday
morning.
MEN RESCUED AT DAM
Ropes Used to Haul in Pair After
5 Hours Clinging to Stump.
TAKIMA,. - Wash., May ' 16. After
clinging for five hours to a stump,
balanced on the edge of a dam acrosss
the Yakima river at Union Gap, J. L.
Bruce and Willian Walker" were res
cued last night, being hauled ashore
through the rapid current by ropes
which were floated down to them and
which they .tied around their podies.
They were unconscious when talren
from the w-ater, but. recovered in a
short time. Brute and Walker were
fishing above the dam from a raft
which broke its fastenings and float
ed over the. dam. They saved them
selves by leaping upon the stump as
their raft went out from under them.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. Mrs,
Edward F. Scanlon. president of the
State Housewives" league, following
an investigation into the high cost of
shoes, announced tonight that evi
dence of profiteering by retailers,
manufacturers and jobbers had been
found.
"Hides this year are selling at a
price 50 per cent lower than 1919,"
Mrs. Scanlon eald. "Members of the
league delegated to make this inves
tigation have made personal canvass
of the leather industries of the bay
district and the findings are startling.
"The finest grade of hides, that
brought 70 cents a pound in 1919, are
selling today at 40 cents. Sole hides
that brought 48 cents a pound in 1919
are selling at 30 cents. We have
made a careful study of the different
elements that make up the retail price
of shoes. We find that the lahorJ
cost on a pair of shoes never exceeds
11.80.
"There is no shortage of leather.
Hides by the thousands are stored in
warehouses of the state. Incidentally,
we found that .there is no shortage Of
tallow, and the price of soap is beyond
reason.
"Retailers were interviewed who
admitted that they sold shoes at 100
per cent In excess of their wholesale
price. Sixty per cent of this was held
to be overhead expense and the other
40 per cent to be legitimate profit.
A dealer with 60 -per cent overhead
cost should not exist.
"No average pair of shoes should
cost more than tS, but we find the
shoes that should be selling at this
price marked at 818."
Mrs. Scanlon said that the league
ould also investigate the sugar
shortage.
Jury, Sent Back Once,
Agrees After 17 Hours.
7 AT FIRST FOR CONVICTION
Youth Remarkably Composed
During Three Trials.
LAD REFUSES TO TALK
WATER TO RECEIVE ASHES
Dust of Captain R. S. Church to Be
Strewn on Elliott Bay.
SEATTLE, Wash., May ltt. (Spe
cial.) From the deck of the ferry
oat West Seattle, In which he for
merly served as rftaster, the ashes of
the late Captain Rodney S. Church,
well-known Puget sound mariner, will
be sprinkled on the waters of Elliott
bay Sunday. May 30. by officers of
Washington association No. 12, Na
tional Association of Masters. Mates
and Pilots of America, 01 wnicn
was a member.
This unusual funeral will be held
In accordance with the n-ish of Cap
tain Church, often expressed to his
fellow master mariners In the asso
elation.
SUFFRAGE ACTION SLATED
Delaware House Is Expected to
Pass on Ratification Today.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 16. Final
action on ratification of the suffrage
amendment probably will be taken by
the house at Dover tomorrow.
Following an appeal by Alfred I.
Dupont for all prominent republicans
and democrats to go to Dover tomor
row to' show, their stand on the suf
frage question, committee leaders were
bdsy tonight in an effort to make a
good showing. Mr Dupont and his
cousin, Tr Coleman Dupont', formerly
bitter - political antagonists, will be
among those attending the session in
the interest of ratification.
FUNERAL' CAB PRICE UP
Increase of 2 0 Per Cent Is An-
nounced , at Chicago.
CHICAGO. May" 16. The Chicago
Motor Liverymen's association today
announced a 20 per cent, incraese in
the prices of horses and cabs for fu
nerals. . Wage increases to chauffeurs and
higher cost of equipment were given
as reasons. "
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 76
degrees; minimum, 46 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; cooler, -louthwesterlr
winds.
1 'ore ten.
Carranza caught, is rumor. Page" 6.
Switzerland in close election accepts mem
- bership In leasue of nations. Pass 1.
Germany is warned of - financial panic.
Page 4.
Irish town is swept during night of terror.
Page 1. ,
Anglo-French experts adopt German in
demnity basis. Page 7.
Joan ot Arc made saint with solemn rites.
Page 1.
Domestic
Levi P. Morton, 22d vice-president of ths
United States, dies. Page 2.
Wilson's edict 'on treaty to own party may
benefit republicans. raiss i.
'High cost of shoes is held inexcusable.
Page t. " '
Carranxa pursued by rebol forces. Page 3.
U. S. to. ct to moi'n freight. Page 1.
- - .Pacific orthwe-t.
Howell boy acquitted of Lillian Leuthold
murder. Page 1.
Washington democrats open fight at
convention, rage J..
Sunflower- proves important agricultural
product Jn Oregon. Page 18.
Trade -convention results are foreseen.
Page 7. " . .
- v . x ' Sports.
C6at League results: los Angeles -4-4,
Portland Sacramento 7-1, Verrwm
s-o". San Francisco 4-6, Seattle 0-i; Salt
Lake -, Oakland 5-4. Page 10.
Portland commission announces Thurs
day's fight card. Page 10.
Joe Benjamin Is signed to meet Eddie
Shannon in Portland. Page to.
Rirkpatricks hold Inter-city honors. Page
- VI.
Portland and Vicinity.
Chicago business men will visit Portland
today. Page. 16;
Carnation Milk Convertible notes placed on
market. Page 17. ,
Colonel George White boosts for good roads
bill i Oregon. Page 20.
Dean Hicks urges development of mind.
Page 5.
Two would-be delegates- join Hoover's
stand on league. - Page 11. .
Five slightly hurt in auto accidents. Page
11.
Kentucky Klick reads Senator Chamber
lain out Ol oemocranc (ar(y. rxe 1
Sheriff- Hurlburt seeks re-election on
strength of record achieved. Page 17.
Auto caravan ready for California trip.
Page ISO.
Swedish mission condemns interchurch
world movement. Page 6.
Motorcycle hits auto; three hurt. Pago L
Prisoner, in Jail for Eight Months
on Charge of Killing Leuthold
Girl, Glad to Get "Out.
MARSHFIELD, Or., May 16. (Spe
cial.) Harold Howell, aged 16, has
his freedom today after eight months
in the county jail and three times fac
ing trial in the. circuit1 cour on the
charge -ot murdering Lillian Leuthold
at Bandon on July 27. The jury in
the third trial returned a verdict of
not guilty at 2:30 A. M. today in the
circuit court at Coquille. The jurors
were out 17 hours.
At first they stood seven for con
viction and five for acquittal and the
balloting continued unchanged until
toward the last when those who were
for conviction went over to the other
side.
The bullet, which killed the Leuth
old girl, was said to be the main point
of evidence which led to the belief
of some of the jurors that the boy
was guilty. They thought the bullet
had been fired from Howell's gun, but
finally admitted that It had not been
shown that Howell fired the gun or
killed the girl.
Composure 1 Reuurkable
The( remarkable composure and
manner of the defendant throughout
all three trials and the way in which,
he testified when on the stand him
self undoubtedly finally won his free
dom. Howell from the first had said
that he expected to be acquitted.
Howell today would not say anything
further about the case except that he
was glad to get out of jail.
His attorneys said that a little
later he would likely make a public
statement. Howell was brought to'
this city early this morning and after
a visit here will leave tomorrow
morning, for a trip before going back
to his parents' home in Bandon:
District Attorney Hall today said
he had done all he could In attempt
ing to find the murderer of the Leu
thold girl and that with Howell ac
quitted there remains nothing to be
done in connection with the case. The -jury
was out 17 hours.
Parents Hear Verdict.
The only persons in the courtroom
when the jury came in were Judge
Coke, Attorneys John A. Kendall and
John Collier for the defense, the bail
iff, the Howell boy and his mother
and father.
The boy was asleep when the jury
reported an agreement, and it waa
with some difficulty that the jailer
awakened Howell. He dressed him
self carefully, before going to the
courtroom and never returned to the
jail, walking out of th courthouse
with his parents and going to'-the
hotel for the rest of the night. - When
the verdict was read Howell daasped
his mother's hand and then walked
over -to the jurors and shook hands
with them and tha-ked them. He
was pleased, but maintained the same
composure shown throughout his or
deal and was probably the least ex
cited of anyone in the courtroom
when the climax to the case came.
I'se of Cell Ueclined. ,
It was suggested to the boy that
be go back to his cell for the rest
of the night, but he refused to return
to the jail, and someone was sent- to
get his clothing. He had bi.n in jail
for eight months and bad not been off
the third floor of the county jail
since his second trial, five months
ago. In th- third trial District Attor
ney Hall was assisted by Dexter Rice
of Roseburg, who was employed by
friends of the family of the murdered
girt ,
The lawyers for the defense -were:
C. F. McKnight, John C. Kendall and
John D. Goss.of Marshfield and John
Collier of Portland. McKnight alone
tried the first lease and Kendall as
sisted jn the second trial. Collier was
sent by the Prisoners' Aid society.
The murder occurred July 27" near.
Bandon. Lillian Leuthold, aged 16,
had been shot while walking over a
trail and her body was concealed in
the brush. It was found the next day
when the girl was missing. She was
last seen alive at the home of Rev.
Mr. Jennings which she had visited
and later started for her own home.
Howell's arrest followed In August. '
Banker's Widow Aids Boy.
defectives and experts worked on
the case for the state. The defend
ant has not been without friends,
Mrs. J. L. Kronenberg of Bandon,
widow of a banker, has stood" by the
boy from the first and aided him ia
his fight for freedom.
Friends of the father In places
where he formerly lived "aided him
and in a number of cities, including
Portland, subscriptions were taken
up for the boy.
Joe Day, rortland . detective, was
here during the trial and was said to
have been sent by some rich person
in Portland .who. if the detective re
ported his belief that the boy-was in
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