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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1922 PRICE : f , FIVE CHNT3 WIFE OF WALTER S. WARD ' STANDING BY HER 'HUSBAND VALLEY IDE lEilfiD IS CLOSE STUDY AWARDS MADE AT Mil SCREEN AGTQR STOR Yim&MCABlML? BEFORE GOUni MemberOregon Aswci; ation Tour Farming Dis- tricts and Find Need of Further Reclamation. ' SPEECHES ARE MADE ' AT HOTEL GATHERING Barbecue Dinner at Rickreall is OffcredijyFlax Grow-" ( ers Today About 35 drainage Investigators and experts made up the. Corral- lis and -oul-of -Salem visitors to ac cept the dinner invitation -of the Salem Commercial-club ad : Marion-Polk -m i Realtor ..association, Thursday noon; . The number -did not quite come np to what had been expected., Two cars, tailed o ihfwa art A Mnnft. The Tlsttors planned to visit the a member oftbe i territorial legls 'tjV MW.h drainare .work, and Mature from Yamhill eot&ty where ret back) to Salem for "an yearly , dinner. One- of the ditchyeutttng machines that "they were-o see .was out' of- commission.- Sam - Ilrown. - the Inventor, and builder of these machines, put f hls own . machine out to demonstrate be I work tms It had not :been; nsed for some time and, the power. plant! - balked.',-' ' s.-; v.i V V Machine Wortcs liapidly C t- v ax.j J,it,i-t. t -7. a line idea oi xne macmne wu- i is a long, narrow pontoon or barge I bSTd'SS SSSShi? S-1?!-!!?! t3 ' the Lake Lablsh section. -.The Tisuors i were delayed 4n retting to their dinner at. the appoimea wmer : that a number of local hnslnesi men. bankers and tbers who be- .,Her that dralngae is the making ot-the .WlUamette -valley,?- were obliged to leae without, meeting A the ."vtaitoriV zJ i t At the dinner, several brief ad ' dresses were made on the subject - ot drainage.. .A. C Bohmstedt, president of the realtors associa- tinn. nrtAttr WhOSfl. SUSDiCeS the " flintier was vg-fven turned 'the chairmanship orer to ksara BTown, who has long been. drainage en thusiast and one of the most sue cessfal drainers ofthe state. ; 3Iayo Lands Work ..Vr Mayor George Halvorsen spoke briefly, welcoming the visitors to for theimblle gwd. Mn Brown Mmtoif in. flpceotlnr the chair- manship, told briefly of Wome otj 1 he legal ana oasiness- oosuaw 1 tbat had been overcome In putting on the statute hooka what he char. "!!tXJ reStateVV" : " -r..H k.Ur .roaflnff. vara rlveif by President J. C. Perry, and Sec- Commercial clubt by W. E. Wit- ; son. of the Salem :.T11a and. Mer i cantile company,? an eminent a au thority on drainage, and by Percy ' Cupper, atate engineer;. whose .rv brief rreetlaa .elves no indi cation of the tremendous help'.he ta. brought to drainage interest. .' of Oregon Prophecy Made Carle Abrams chairman ot. the agricultural committee of th Commercial club, foretold the day when it he present tne wora would DO- lncrrascu ijtw s ui . . . . , j : times to supply, the need for drain : - . . . . would serve tht double purpose -oi anunmi aau iivu y" - t J a wuMMK ths aiAll by aerating the soil ana maaws avaIlabl4hemoisture that lanowi locked up in the subsoil. iiniM Stewart, now o 11. . vufl sif . what nhld wt..t ..wl . M f be dralnaee of the vk -LAbtsh country, character! - s inc it as an industrial marvel. He held that drainage on an adequate scale t a aute or national hi- ftiSSSttZXxSZ are are the state's nrsi aveioir lie nrpea au urcgon iana to (wrlta .and support the Smith-McNanr drainage . bill now before congress. - Ontsld Seei Jfeed 'li T. Jessuo. with Hha United states denartment of agriculture.! nd stationed at Yakima, spoke of the need ot drainage all along the valley. He had noted the pres ence of fields of bachelor's but tons, camaa.and other plants that ' denoted ooorisoll conditio As. In lands that ought to be producing .A . ...- VTa thou dr&inanxConaiuoDi w j ,n.thiui n Indnatrial i it Db auu t - . " ' " i "hegreat'federal reclama- tlftn projects, even alter tney gei thhlgh priced , land and water rights settled, they face the prob ' lem of getting the people, and that - is more expensive and sometimes mnrm dUastrous than any other, i 1 problem,", he said. , "But here n S3 tK bSuSiTf wa. then indicated' thr Juror, de especially uisc . A tft vRar no more witnesses in i the wuiamewe vcjr, j have the people and it , cost far less to drain than it does to irrl- ate.- - Thomas A. Roberts, one of tne (Continued on pae 5). ;. 7If?S. HMLLilCE . npp aTirixr PASSES AWAY W PHRTT A ND Pioneer "Who Crossed Plains in 1847, Mother of Mrs. T. B. 'Kay; Succtimbs . Mrs. C. A. Wallace, pioneer res ident of Oregon, died at the home of her daughter, Mra. J. A. Todd, in Portland Wednesday evening. Her son R W.-Wallace, died two weeks ago,-his son, Gordon Wal lace,, -having died two weeks ear lier. It is thought that the dou ble shock ot her son's and grand- hie for r.Mrs. . Wallace's sudden death. . . . .,T fiMrs. Ellxa Shuck Wallace was bom in Iqwa 81, years Ago - and crossed the plains . with her par ents4a 1847." Her -father. , An drew Shock; served two terms s the familymade their home.-, His daughter.-Mrst Wallace,, married Ci-A. Wallace 64;years ago ana until lsrears ago r,.tney. maae their home ltt"McMinnviIle, Yam hill county. ? Since then they have lived in Salem.- . . -. ': , ' Mr. Wallace is also a member ot a pioneer family and served .as an express rider in the.Indian.war nnder Governor Stevens. ... -' ' ' - ' . '- ' l - :Mrs.t Wallace's home in saiera i ..-. im Vflrth fiummM Street, -. - . - iaes nr ". . J; a. Todd of Portiana, - T2j- w, hi. wu iw,i.-!. - was her PJLf0 CiT Wi , .-v.... r" , auernoon ai ociuca. uuia t don's chapel. ; wt'-t -V , t Further. Special Clinics at Commercial Club -tor; State Health Week ' ,Today is Mothers and Babiei davof the Health. week being neld by the state board of health. Yes- teraayt tuberculosis day, was m ha of Dr. orover C. Bellinger, . ..i, the iamIna- Neimeyer. A numberhf person, were. ev I mined.- . jn Bplte of the fact that today. erals tunics win 09 ,neu which Is true ot Saturday likewise. I Examinations lor an sons 01 ' . .. . . .11 menU , will be conducted. Par-1 ent are asked to bring their chti-i dren for examination for crooked teeth, malformation of the Ja tws. aaeno.as. e - and spinal trouble, etc . Saturday.-school children a aT. will close tne weea. tnnoren Ul the ' Grant -school will -present 1 Mnrner iiodsr narcaui in ! 1 '7.. -iv .--,u0. m we yommerc 1 . . . .1 ii.ii dren of tne Rlchmond school .win I . w i , n.. Ai a I 1 be seen n an original srouui. In t. -Tenlna a. tree health show M ,n Vh- virt r.onrre - wllth g'ven inthe Flrst congre - rational church to which the pub - lie la invlted.; ,It yrm include aingln lectures and motion Pl 1 area. 1 , . Arj eiinics and examinations are absolutely free, Grand Jury Will Report ' j n: 1. On ACCU5BU nl Vc .MONTREAL. June 1 aw nouatement of the action of; the king's-hench, grand Jury in the case of Adelard de Lorme. former Catholic priest; charged with the mnrder of his half brotner ttaoui, on January 7. la expected tomor rowwhen a series of reports on the case considered ' will -he pre- , DetectlvekJeorges La ole, who worked nn the case against the former Abbe,. was heard today, it i the case. Petition ifl Bankruptcy Filed by CBi Clancey . C. B. Clancey, Salem florist, has filed a netitlon -of bankruptcy the United SUtes district court n Portland. Liabilities which- he lists at $14,117.0. consist large ly of unsecured -claims, t held r hy 165 creditors. IU9 assets are list ed at $3,577.21 and consist almost entirely of stock in trade and n.BK store fixtures. t WASHINGTON, June 1. Running 45 minutes beyond the time set for quitting ttie senate brought its night ses sion to a close tonight in con siderable disorder. Much of the after dinner session was devoted to heated debate on the various phases of the dye schedule Which as had been Dredicted. develoDed intone of the bitterest fights Un 4;re .,tA.T. on the tariff -measure . ; The interchange - between senators holding opposing views on proposed imports cn dye3 became more pointed as the evening session . pro gressed and in the last min utes a personal encounter be tween Senator McCumber, Re publican, North Dakota, in charge of the tariff bill,, and Senator Robmson, Democrat, Arkansas, was narrowly averted. . -v ' . Advancing to -the center aisle to imeet each other, the senators found Senator King, .Democrat, . Utah- standing, be tween- them. Then Sena tor Poindexter, - Republican, Washington, pnoved across the chamber and took benator mc Cumber by the . shoulders. nrt "KT L Tl i. 1. ine xxorxn Daxoia seuaxur rer; oil fnw o mnmont hv iduwu v w were clinched there was a feen eral liubbub on .the floor,- Fi nauy an agreeraeni cu rectus lentil tomorrow- W&S reached, Senator Robinson agreeing at Republican, Kansas to ; with- draw his motion for adjourn- ment so xnat a reces3 mignti be taken. MARKED TAtEfJT Recital at Willamette Re veals Talent On Part off Student Performers The senior recital af Waller hall last niahi waa a distinct success m SHOW from the opening number to thelfr,.jt day dropping ot the curiam on uw last comedy. About S00 people . ... nfrarnv "xinia p.. Zl. Wrtman Knnw' consid- lered tq be the heaviest number or l w - ne program. It was a lour-scene cutting, ot the -four-act play of J I M. Barrie. Miss Martha wergnson SVS :IS Laiii abeta Hunt took tne part of Lady gybI1 WhHe John Shand was ex- I rellehtly acted by J. Fred McGrew. 1 The most laugh-producing num. ber ot the evening was "It's Great 10 iw -iio-.j. . u'a "'"b1-" h. fil,, r l!nM nh- rT.w w.T.rT a. 1 nararnnn inii ina waviarera ast iM-,iMth unnt EnU and I . nftm r-rten jjigg Ferguson was Grace Ferris l .1''-. 0- ira.i I ho was an acquaintance; of hotn 1 Enid and Tom. !'Tha Twelve-Pound Look", .- a story by J. M. Barrie, brought to the fore the ability of Miss Fergu son. She -held the audience throughout and too-much credit cannot be given her for me man - ner In which she handled the dif - I ncnit pana. raJS'JTS ln whlch M!ss Ferguson took fhe 1 part 01 tnree characters ana us 1 someimng new ior siuuenn ok i"e EUbnc sneaking department 01 Willamette university. A Picked-Up Dinner ' was - a comedr of errors and mhcups. - It was a laugh provoker and the act ing was well done.- Miss rergn- son and Mr. McGrew were Mr. and Mrs. J. Thompson and Miss Hunt was the servant. The -name. 01 the blar is derived from the num ber ot times the dinner is picked un from the floor where it - has been dropped by the servant. Un expected guests also figure in this play, -. - . ..-(A Miss Minna L. Harding, head, of the public speaking department o Willamette, was director and the training and rehearsals; have been under her direction. TROOP WITHDRAWN -BUCHAREST June 1 The Russian soviet - government:-. is withdrawing, its troops from the Bessarabian (frontier. , s- .WEATHER Friday- fair; cooler, west por- OFFICERS OF DEFUNCT BANK ARE IN TOILS ' Man Arrested at Monmouth, Other in California, left Salem Yesterday .Vjs. Ore Juv fsp- eIal to The Statesman )-H. D. rmo. rr,rm.r nrnr i . hir t Fargo, s. m. which railed about a year , ago owing, it? is said to Non-Partisan league management. left this city last night where he had been confined in the Polk county Jail since May 19 when be was arrested ' at the Monmouth Normal school by Sheriff John W. Orr. He left in the custody of C. C. Wattam, assistant district at torney of Cass county in that state. ,The officer and his prison er were driven to Salem, by Depu ty Tl' B. Hooker where they .met Sheiff Kreamer of "Fargo , who was returning from Los Angeles with other officialsof the defunct bank who had been arrested at that place. '" '; V 7 ,- , THE-FlllS CIT? - .' IS Local Persons Acquire Maj w.or Holdings of Stock of Fruits Company lJilllcltZ c&lTJ Miss L. m. Marshall, who bad. a major portion of the stock of the Falls City Canning company, have transferred their holdings, t" Q. A. Griswold, the lumberman, is one ot the leading .spirits of the new deal, and other persons will be Interested. Y ' Mr.- Pugh Is the superintendent of the newN cannery in Salem be ing built . and to be conducted un der the auspices - of the Oregon Growers Cooperative association. Mr. Pugh so managed the Falls City cannery that it paid a 10 per cent dividend . after the run of last year, though at the beginning of the season the outlook was not bright. He Turns overthe affairs of the company to the new owners In ship shape. , The. Falls City cannery employs ,; about 100 'wo men, and uses about 20 tons of Little Damage is Done They've fixed it now so that it couldn't, happen again, with less than a herd of elephants; but the Y.M.C.A. came neary having a real accident," Wednesday night, that only providence kept from being serious. . About 30 girls who had been in the pool, had come out and were in the dressing room when the floor gave way under, them. , They would, have, been precipitated in to the cellar, with theheavy steel lockers. tumbling over them, but that the falling floor was caught bya few sticks of cord wood that by chance had been . stood up up against the wall , where they caught the falling floor. Little actual damage was done to any one in ..the room. The floor was hoisted .back into place, yesterday. and strengthened so that the ac cident cannot happen again. i . . 1 naiVUrsen NQl UcUlUIUdlC : - For .School Board Again School patrons and' voters of district 24will on June 19. have an opportunity to elect a member ot the school board, there being only one vacancy, this year. George E. Halvorsen, whose term expires this year, - announced yesterday that he will not be a candidate for re-election. Mr. Halvorsen has presided as chairman during the past year. He has served for. three years, r. H. H. OUneer.. as next in seniority succeeds Mr. Halvorsen ln .the Chairmanship.- E. A Rhoten. Mark McCallister. Dr W. G.-Morehouse, T. M. Hicks and Daniel J. Fry have been nam ed as posisble candidates to suc ceed Mr. Halvorsen. The office ts from the city at large. FIRE DAMAGE LARGE PRINVEILLE.' Ore June 1. alf ef -Prineville's business sec tion : was . wiped out early .today i by fire which started in a frame I apartment . house and swept, over five , blocks, causing a loss estl- ! mated tonight at. $350,000.,. The , authorities suspect that the blase VERY m 1 was of , incendiary origin. - Jo(Iy-up Day at Salem Indian School Finds Rivalry for Honors at Keenest Pitch Ever Known. - MISS ROSA GRAY , .. IS DOUBLE WlfNER Wallace Morgan, Valedic torian, Has Coveted Place Among i Young r Men "Jolly-up" day. or award day as it might be called some other places, was observed at the Salem Indian school Thursday morning. A long: list Of scholastic, instita- tionaland socia awards are made every year .and the rivalry is ex ceedingly keen. V .This year, with the attendance clear up to the overflow point, with , no Illness to Interfere with regular school, work, and a fair return to normalcy both outside and. inside Jthe school after the strain of .the war. the rivalry is t about the keenest the school has ever seen. ;, One ot the young women who graduates , this year, Miss Rosa Gray, received two of the high est prixed trophies,, for the best honor student among the girls, and for the first place in declam atory contest. It Is very seldom that any one student gains two of these star honors. Wallace Morgan, valedictorian of the graduating class, is honor student -among the boys. The whole list of prizes follows: Boy-honor student, Wallace Morgan, . silver-plated belt and K buckle. F-Vjttl 1. - 1. - uiii uunor siuueui, iioaa urtfi gold plated Jewel case. Competitive military drill, Com- f pany B lrl8, silver trophy. - captain company Sadie Na poleon,, silver plated bud vase ' Tjompetltlve military drill. Com pany A boys, silver trophy. Captain- Company A, Albert Spearson, silver v plated shaving set. ' Winners of lnterclass track meet, class of 1922 silver trophy. Highest polntswlnner (track meet) Wilford Evans; silver jjated cuff Jinks. -''Second highest point winner. George Nix. silver plated cut! links. , - . First prize declamation contest, Rosa Gray, silver plated pencil and ribbon.' 1 Second prize declamation con test, Rebecca Carpentier, silver plated pencil and ribbon. Third prize declamation contest, Joe Racine, silver plated Ever sharp pencil. . Best consistently kept room, between Brewer and Mitchell halls, William Brendible and Mos es George, of Brewer tall, book ends. , 0 .Best consistently kept room be tween McBride and -Winona halls, Thresa Esholtz and Ida Esholtz, ot McBride hall, candle sticks. Best consistently kept - dormi tory between Brewer, Winona and Small Boys' home. Small Boys' home, painting, "End of the Trail." Best kept building in general, all i things considered. Winona hall, statue. Ku Kluxer. Found Guilty of Robbing Taxi Driver BAKERSFIELD. Cal.. June 1. William Pickens, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, was found guilty -by a superior court Jury of assaulting and robbing Clyde Kicaey, a taxi-cab driver. 'The nrosecation contended Pic kens was one of four masked and robed men who beat. and robbed the chauffeur. - - Ftckens was the first, to be tried of. five men indicted recent ly in connection with night rider activities. Victim of Gun" Wielder t Has Chance to Recover " Miss Clara . Gruenfelder, 1,. who ;waa Wednesday night seri ously woundetl by her brother-in-law, John Bangert. 27, who later committed suicide, was last night reported to be ".resting quietly with fair ! prospects for recovery. according to official of the Will amette sanitarium. . . Mlsa Gruenfelder received three ballet wounds, following a fren zied effort by Bangert to shoot the .girl and other members of bis family. " Incoherent;, assertions made by: Bangert, prior to his death are not given credence by neighbors and friends of the .cou ple, Bangert is survived by his wife and a small son, besides rel- i atl ves at Dayton O. ; : t 11 iniiimiT iiiif nrmrtnift m r- v. int,itkMriMf --: .juii8.-..v,ti-v.ai- zsx jtt.Hfrium' y - t r 4 r . 1 t i - . " - ' ' ' T - - - 4 I' - 1 - - ' . - ,; 4 ' ( i i: r r - v 4 ' r IV !li ; . T , . - , - : V'v k - . - 1 X , " - tl I " " ' v,Vv ' 'S l ' X I 'I,'. , 'J l . - - " i 1 - . p-:-.."-x ;. -'LSkl .-.! h . . - v 'A j . I I - 4 - -i r, ! 1- J :r -i- " N " - . 1 t III -- - , ' , y -1 ' tM ' s : -iV. -vv, - ' ( , ill I i' , - . X v- v - : ! v t X X ' :V.:'.,x..:: M t Z. ' r 1 ? -. ' t 1 fcakwisJBBsiBW--'-J""-"1'- . V'-:-:-: .v.v.gAv s 1W1 naaiasMjuUaMtawsal - .- - iA J THIS is a new photograph of Mrs. Beryl C, Wardt"wife of Walter. S. Ward, vice-president of the Ward Baking com pany, of which his father, is president, who insists that the story told to officials by her husband; self-confessed slayer of Clarence Petere, alleged blackmailer, is true and that there are no women Involved in the affair.; Rumors that she is con templating divorce action has been strongly denied (by her! Douglas1 County Man in Pearcy's Place, Latter . Is Transferred B. Guthrie,, who has been with the field department of the Oregon Growers Cooperative as sociation in Douglas .county for the past two years, has been transferred to the Willamette, val ley with headquarters at Salem. Mr. Guthrie succeeds Earl Pear cy, who . has been transferred to rresh fruits sales department. Has Field Experience While In tk Douglas county district, Mr. ..Guthrie had charge of the field , work consisting of crop estimates, . harvesting and supervising the packing of apples and pears. In addition to this, be understands the handling of broc coli which make his services In the Willamette valley even more valuable. The growers , were well pleased with the services of Mr. Guthrie and regret to see him leave. He will take up his work here June 1. Strang Well TraJhcd Fred Strang, who succeeds Mr. Guthrie in Douglas county, is a graduate of the horticultural de partment of O.A.C., class of 1915. For a time he was a horticultural inspector in British Columbia and then spent two years as county fruit man for Douglas county. He then went into the army, and was made fruit and vegetable supply sergeant for Camp Dix. in New Jersey. Following the war, he managed a big commercial apple orchard in North Carolina, for more than a year, returning to Medford a year ago. Kleaale or Klan Held Under Blue Sky Statute SAN FRANCISCO, June 1. Dr. John Eckes, dentist and ad mitted kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan, was held to airswed today by Police Judge Sylyester McAtee on a charge of violating the "blue sky laws." While the magistrate, after listening to the testimony. decided to bind over, the defend ant to the superior court, he an nounced that he would not make the- formal holding ; until tomor row, in order that Dr. Eckes might make arrangements for the furnishing of new . bail. PREMIER IS HOST LONDON. June 1. David Lloyd eGorge, Jthe British Prem ier, today entertained. William Randolph Hearst, the American publisher and Mrs. earst at lunch eon. ' ;......--",-:-', s:-... . - CREW , DAXD8 LONDON, June 1. 'Four of the crew of the British steamer Wiltshire, ashore v- on the New Zealand coast, have : been landed by the life line, according to ad vices to the. Daily MaU, emmm ?ar- mi 1 wjBmwW itp trtMf yeg w wy j sjsssssewwissswwyjwa a J l i f lil' ' aw sn 1 1 sr 1 irtr an iiiisaimsil I SEVERAL RRES .FDUHDIIPOLK Situation Watched Carefully to Prevent Destruction This Season W i ,; DALLAS, Ore.: Juno" 1. (Spe clal to The Statesman) W. V. Fuller.Mistrict , fire warden' for Polk county, : reports that there have been a number of small for est fires burning in 'Pojk. county timner for the last few days bat that , most of them have either been totally extinguished or are under control of tire fighters, v . One of the largest fires, so far this year is .burning in the Grande Rond country near the .Yamhill county line, but this fire is being watched by ajarge force of fight ers." . , ' - - . v' V . Warden Stops Fire K-Yv-On a trip to the Spaulding camp at the summit west of Falls City this week, Mr. Fuller extinguished one small fire that was Just start -fhg in the brush. A few . miles farther on he encountered snow in a shaded portion of the road and, a roadway had ' to)be ; dug through the drifts before he could get to -his destination., Woods Drying Rapidly . I The. woods are fast becoming dried out. with - the continued warm weather and it the proper caution is not given fires by camp ers there may be serious damage to timber this summer. s'-.-v'A-';. Mr. Fuller hat Issued warnings to all parties going into the. tim ber to be cautious with fires and to extinguish all camp fires and be careful with smoking materials and matches. :J Hepairs, Being Made "'-'i A large force of -men is already at work in the timber of this county, clearing trains, repairing telephone .lines and constructing camps for fire patrolmen. The wireless station wilr not be con ducted en Bald mountain, - the highest poin in Polk county, this year, out an u.A.u., staaenr with a range finder will be established at the lookout on this point. . Million Feet Horned EUGENE, Or.. June 1. -De- struct'on of over 1,000,060 feet of cut lumber valued at over $10, 000 is the, result of spread of a brush ' fire ' in - the forest above Cottage Grove near: here yester day. The fire spread to the yards of the mill of the J. H. Chambers Lumber company and consumed a stack of lumber. The mill had a narrow eseape.- Other small for est firts are .burning ,ln this ec- tlon of. the state but no great dam age has been don to other than the destruction of this pile of lum ber. . v.-. ; j NEW BELFAST OUTRAGES ? LONDON',: June l.r-(By The Associated Press) Interest In thelrish situation shifted today to Ulster, where the borderland dis turbances and; the- Belfast out rages are more serious than ever Deputy Sheriff Tells How He Saw Star and Latest Wire Go Driving ,Clad in Pink Pajamas. BIGAMY CHARGE YET r IN UNCERTAIN STATE Mexican Wine Flows Freely When Wedding Is Held' , At, Mayor's Horned . LOS ANGELlCS,- June 1 Ro dolfo Valentino, screen actor, did not learn today whether he must face a Jury Jury on a charge ot bigamy. His preliminary hearing was begun, but was continued un til tomorrow or possibly Saturday 89 some missing witnesses might" arrive. . A desert, foreign customes and a lot ox flowing robes in surDle and other eye filling colors were the somewhat appropriate set tings and features that surround-. ed the marriage of Rodolfo Yen- entino Gugllelml, better known as Valentino. saissV, Miss Winifred. de Wolf, also known as Miss Win nifred Sbaunessy-Hudnut; and as ' Natacha Rabbova. . r. . IVeddlng Details Told , The colorful tale of a Mexican marriage was repeated .with em bellishments today In the court of J. Walter Hanby Justic, of the peace, where Valentino had been haled to answer; to the complaint ; charging- him with bigamy. ' The complaint was based on records here and at' Mexican. Those here showed that Valentino divorced Miss Jean Acker ln Jan uary. Those at ' Mexican showed be wed Miss de Wolfe-Shaunessy- . Hudnut-Rambova there on May 13. The authorities here held the Mexican marriage, was bigamous because Valentino had only an in terloeutory decree In his dlvorci case which will not become f insj until next ' January - and hence, they explained, he was still man ried to Miss Acker. ; Flapper Flock; Around. , Whethervhls marriage was big amous or not, Valentino contin ued to draw crowds today. The courtroom of Justice Hanby was ammed by flappers and feminity. and scores of eager eyes centered on me iau young actor as ne sat somewhat slumped in an arm chalf and worriedly gnawed a ner vous finger while he soberly lis tened to the evidence, i The prosecution's first witness was Miss Acker, who answered to the bailiff's call of "Mrs. Jean Acker Valentino." When the clerk requested her to state her name. She turned to ber attorney and asked "What is my name?" The court record was made to show that her name was Mrs. Jean Ack er ; Valentino Gugllelml. i She told of meeting ; Valentino three years ago, and of their mar riage November, fi, ,1119. ; The marriage has never been annulled she .'said. --r. :. ivS. , - Married at Mayor's Home " A deputy county clerk had read the pleadings in ,the Valentino Acker divorce case, a certified copy" of Valnttno-de Wolfe mar riage record at Mextcail was in troduced In evidence over the de fense's objection. This showed thai Rodolfo V. Gugllelml. 26, and.MIM Winifred de Wolf. were married May, 13 at the home of Otto Moller,: mayor of Mexican. The record also recited that the bride was the daughter ot the late Michael Shaunessy of Salt Lake Uy, and Winifred Shaunessy, the latter now being Mrs. Richard Hadnut ft "New York. . ValenUno's father, according to the record, was Dr. Geo van! Gugllelml. v : r Wine Flowed Freely , In contrast with the legal reel- , tal of the marriage as'shown by tbe record, was the testimony; ot Willlam'Clay Silver, a newspaper man, of Calexlco, the California town across the border from Mex ican, who told of the wedding ceremony and , party, at the 'may or's borne. It . was . attended by more than 15, persons, including several Mexican officials and was -followed ty. a banquet given by the mayor. The mayor's, ice box, was full of wine which was freely distributed to the gnests. Silver testified, and tbat .officials- hired an eight-piece, orchestra In Addi tion to calling out the government band. Mexican' efflclals unable to attend sent their regrets. '.: . Some Couldn't Come Just prior to the wedding the bride showed some , reluctance in going- ahead with - the weddiifg, Silver testified, and asked the witness If he thought - Valentino was violating the laws of Califor nia. The ceremony was .flr.Uy performed after Silver andVaen- tino had assured her .. that V, marriage 'was perfectly valid, the witness said. : . ; The prosecution' tan call-1 several witnesses wiii " testir: - 1 . ' (Continued on page 6)