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7 ..v .SALEM.fOREGONj SUNDAY MORNING, NO VEMBER 18, 1923
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Star! Witness Against Forbes
j Is. Returned to Stand
Letters on Previous Testi
mony Presented ;
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PYPFMCtVP rAR WAS
I -PROMISED'TO WIFE
"Scotch Generals" ,: Were
Scheduled to Meet With
Mortimer and Haig
WASHINGTON, Ndr. 17. Eiiaa
Mortimer, sUr; witness against
Charies! Rn Forbes, took the staod
aaitj, Jtonlgbt 4 before ( the senate
TeterMJn' cpmrnittee, to renew" la
charges and present new onja ''
", Chairman Reed announce thdtf
James. S. Eaaby-Sniith. counsel tw
Forbes, will not be permitted to
cross examine .Mortimer, but, as
has been the custom, the chairman
will put to the witness 'questions
prepared by Easby-Smith ..; - ,
; Examined by John F. O'Ryan,
general counsel for the commit
tee, Mortimer said he- had, been
able, to locate since he last ap
peared on the stand a number-of
letters an dtelegrams relating to
charges in his prerioua testimony.
f , ! Letter Read . .
iOne of the first papers read was
a letter addressed to "My Dear
'Katherine and Mort." It said:
"You will see yb the enclosed
that; June 1 was best. I could do
Will keep you advised and hope
you will give me a ride sometime.
You certainly hare been generous
, with your car. With love to you
both.
r "JACK."
? Mortimer said this was from J.
W. ' Thompson . of x the Thorn pson-
rBlack Construction - company of
Chicago, who was seeking govern
ment contracts ' at that time.
- . I "On the strength of promises
made to Thompson by Forbes
about government work," said
Mortimer, "he had promised Mrs.
Vtertimer an exDensive car. 8h
f was in the west about the time the
car was ready and I know the car
never was delivered." .. v ;
' J Atelegram jsent from Washing
ton, on March 28. 1922, and ad
dressed to JSy H. Mortimer at the
Waldorf botel, New .York, and
signed "Katherine,", said: .
. "Colonel left 1:05 p. m. Be at
Wentworjth.7 V . r
r Message: to f Wife
t Mortimer . said the elegram was
sent b j- bis wife.
i i "Forbea 'decided when -we first
began talking about , these con
tracts," Mortimer said, "that it
would be, better tor n not to be
seen- together" in Washington too
Trinrh l.woiit tn Nw Vnrk init
) she let me' know when he 'would
be there:? c'-1- ' ' Vi 'r
t Of Ryan then put into the 'rec
ord ' 1 number of telegrams1'.' be
tween James JrW.; Black , of the
Thompson-Black". ' company ' and
Mortimer for the. purpose, it was
' explained, of showing that Morti
mer did have business relations
with Black. . -i, , v.
One of the telegrams was dated
at Seattle on July 4, 1922, signed
"James W. Black," and addressed
to Mortimer at San Francisco. ;
VWill have all of the Scotch
1 generals when yon ? arrive here
with General Haig in command."
said the telegram. ' There was
also inquiries , as ' to when Mr.
Mortimer wpuld reach Seattle. -.
, -j! ' - Affrermeat Mule-: - -;
It At that time Mortimer was in
San Francisco with Forbes and his
official party, and- Mortimer. said
thej arrangement was tot meet
Black at Seattle which they did.
"W'Qre aU'ln Scotch; generals
' there?" asked Senator Reed.
"Yes," Mortimer responded.
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ft: : STORE J31PROVKD
SILRRTpN, ; Ocr Noy. 17.
(8pecial,: to.v.TAe ; Statesman.)
The Murphy ; & Starr hardware
store, formerly the Hicks hard
! wareIs being entirely remodeled.
The present, front has been remov
ed aud a inew one, -consisting jot
modern entrance aa a lspiay win
dows is being built. -
l THE WEATHER
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I OREGONj T Sunday fair, mod-
r erate easterly winds.
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'. LOCAI-WEATIIER i.
I , (Saturday)
f Maximum temperature, 66.
j Minimum temperature, 31.
I River, -T-l.istatlonary. .
Rainfall jtione. ,
f Almosphereclear ' ; j
SAWDE GIVEN CREDIT
1KEM
Son of Salem Man Proclaimed the Greatest
Jockey j Since Days of Tod Sloan-rrPilot
Winner, in Greatest Race of ' All Races
Supreme Effort Made in Last Foot of Race
I
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov; 17.(By Associated Press.)
In what probably was the closest, most thrilling finish in the
history of . the American, turf, Zev, winner of the Kentucky
t)erby and conqueror Jof Papyrus,, reversed the victory- In
Memorm .scored , at SKatonia two.,w:eeks.ago by defeating
him by a scant nose in a match race at one and one quarter
miles at ChurchillDowns to day.' 7 V - i ;
; . Wise old horsemen, thrown into a hysteria'of excitement
over today's finish, said the race was the horse race of horse
races' and had never been equalled.- The superior riding of
Earl Sande, proclaimed the greatest jockey, since the days of
TodSldan, was the master stroke they , said, , that brought
victory of Zev.. He engaged Jockey, Iklack . Garner ;who: was
stride, pf-Jn Memoriam, in a whipping finish .that began 50
yards' from the wire, jockeying Zevs head to make the su
preme 'effort in the last foot of the race. - " L
FATHER
This Week to. Be Observed
By. Churches and Van'-'
ous Social Clubs
This week will be observed in
Salem as Father and Son week.
The observance really began last
night when the Masons condncted
a special Father and Son program.
Today at the church services the
ministers of the city ; will either
preach sermons on the subject or
wUl.iuake some mention, calling
attention to the Importance of the
week. Each day. during the week
there will be some further observ
ance. . , ' ' -
Nationally., the past week was
the, period designated, but in Sa
lem the -Wln-My-Chum.. programs
of the Methodist churches conflict
ed and the dates were changed.
At the noon luncheon ot .the
Chamber of . Commrce . - tomorrow
Fred. Lockley of the Portland
Journal will give an address on
the -subject. Tuesday at the Ki
wanis ePub luncheon at the Mar
ion hotel Sylvester Pier, of Port
land, -former member of., the city
commission, .will be the speaker
and Wednesday Nelson Pike- of
Portland will address, the Rotary
club. ' Thursday night at. the YM
CA the Hi-Y club; members -will
bring their fathers to enjoy a
program. : . -v
The Salem Ministerial assocIaT
tlon has . endorsed . the movement
and will . lend ; .Its , assistance in
whatever - wjay possigle. ". ----'-,
..AttheeClty library a special
shelf of books for fathers and sons
has Deen.: et apart. 1 The books
have tbeea .loaned to the 4 library
by p.f (W. Eyre, president of the
library aboard, j Ralph sCheley, na
tionally known author,- Is editor of
the books. . H ; . . -C.
S. Hamilton has prepared. a
window at his , store on Court
street representing a typical boys'
room.
W. Gr McAdoo Makes This
Statement on His; Return
to California. Home
- LOS ANGELES, JJov. ltrtWil
llam Sibs McAdoo. accompanied
by Mrs.i; McAdoo,. returned home
from the east late today, with,. the
prophecy that, ihe lmpending.YenJ
of 1924 may have a great, influ
ence on the - destinies f .America
and the world, butwithouj say
In t;, anything as to whether his
candidacy, for the .presidency
would have any condition. witn
that vent.. i . . " '
In a rief . speech to upward of
500. i prominent ic democrats ; ot
Southern California and a few
from the northern part of'tfie
state, Mr. McAdoo said: t
"The impending event of 1924
may have a greater influence on
the destinies, of America and the
world than the events of the pasl
ten years. Important as those
events were. ! . '- f
"It is time ror solemn thought,
dispassionate judgment, unselfish
purpose . and ; exalted , patriotism.
Let us strive to , the" utmost to'
make ouf: California do. her part
nobly; wtca the ilrtq ca'aeSj.'
AD
SON
HERE
' MliiiilE
OE'ZEV
; Aim
; sande, permitted; In Memoriam
to break Into the lead at the start
and had Zev cling to In .Memor
iam like a grim shadow until the
horses swung into the stretch.'
where he began to apply the whip
r,- .1. 11-1. Om.A a. . -
attempted, to take the lead for the
first mile, seemingly content ; to
allow In Memoriam to set the
pace. v ... ..
The late, afternoon was bathed
in sunshine with a cloudless, sky
and the track was fast as lightn
ing, when Zev and In Memoriam
were linedup at the post at 3:36
o'clock Just, before , the horses
were sent away. In Memoriam
wheeled and Zev broke through
the barrier running 50 yards be
fore being called back for a new
start. : . "
Sande Settles Down
, 4 "VVben-jthe horses shot past the
grandstand the first 'time. In .Me
moriam .bad a lead of a length
and a half and held this margin
nntll; the three' quarter post was
reached. Then Sande settled down
to close the gap separating him
from In Memoriam. As they
flashed past the mile mark Zev
had reduced In .Memor lam's lead
to a neck. ' Coming into the
stretch, Sande took a lead of a
length, and In Memoriam seemed
to tire slightly and falter. When
Jockey Garner saw his victory
fading, he began to lash In Me
moriam furiously and the. pair
raped almost as a team when they
begin to' dash for the wire. .. : -
.The punishing. hdrricane; down
the stretch brought the crowd to
Ita. feet . with "In Memoriam"
sweeping the stands. Just a few
feet from the wire Garner was
seeh -to make a desperate chal
lenge, but Zev's speed .apparently
was, too great and Sande.v riding
a masterly race, was using all the
cunning for which he is famous to
snatch victory from defeat, p f
Other Honors Sought ;4
Zev's triumpli probably means
that he will seek international
honors as the winner of today's
race had been invited to compete
in a six-coronered - International
race for a purse , of 1,000,000
francs to be decided at the Long
champs course near Paris, next
Mayv ; ,,v... ;-
iOwher Sinclair said tonight that
Zev undoubtedly would compete
in, the race abroad if ;vthe' offer
still holds good after Zev's sched
Ued match race with My Own the
latter part of this month.
. The finish was so close ' that
hardly a spectator Jnhe crowd of
40,000 persons, with the possible
exception of Harry vF. i Sinclair,
ownef of the winner, realized that
Zev ha.d won until the official de
cision of the judges had been
posted. ; - . . .' . i
., The eiimax of the Tace furnish
ed a thrll 'that set the crowd wild
with iex0tement a almost every
one: ftrougbt 'thaf ln Memoriam
had-worf'ai'-lhe two great 3 year
olds Ilcruhdered Under '. the wire,
racng neck and neck -with scarce
ly, an inch separating their .noses.
Trained observers, with years of
experience In watching close fin
ishes agreed . thatlnMemorlam
bad won. but received the shock
of , their lives a second later when
the judges posted Zev as the win
ner. " The finish, In the opinion
of turf experts, was so close that
the jrace could have been called
a. dead heat and not provoke an
argument from admirers ot either
horse. V i
Time Xot; Record
The race was won in 2:06 3-5,
3 ..-5 seconds slower than the
track record for the distance, es
tablished by Wood trap In ' 1921,
but. Woodtrap did not carry the
Impost" of 126 pounds that both
MANY HOMELESS;"
MENARGiyEIV
..'BEDS, AT JAIL
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More Than 50 Have Been Pro-
. videdWith Night's Lodg-
' ing 'at Police Station
. Like . the geese who hie them
selves toward the south when. the
first i frosts of the season whiten
the grouird and chilly breezes
blow, .itinerants and hoboes join
the migratory class and also be
gin to turn their faces toward a
sunnier and more friendly clime.
Daring the 'past week approxi
mately t0 homeless men have
been given a night's lodging at the
police station. As a rule these
are, of the .worthier class of .hu
manity who are passing through
the country with the least finan
cial outlay. Experience has, taught
them that the. policeman is not an
enemy, but ,a friend. . Each indi
vidual is searched, and If nothing
incriminating is , found upon his
person he is given a bed In the
city , jail, . after registering in .a
special book kept for this purpose.
, Every night southbound freight
trains carry their quota of home
less men. As a. rule these are not,
permitted, to disembark in the city
and. are cautioned against remain
ing here. . ' ... .
ADMIT
TO COAST LEAGUE
Pacific Coast Public Speak-
ing League Elects Offi
cers at Eugene -
EUBXE, Orp., Nov. 17. Offi
cers for the coming year-were
elected-at the meeting here today
of the Pacific Coast Public Speak
ing league, the new name of the
forensic conference which Vas se
lected at the session of representa
tives of -eight coast -.colleges. Thef
oincers are J. u. umerson, Stan
ford, president; H- E. Rosson,
Uuiverslty of ' Oregon.vice presU
dent;v E. .W Wells, Oregon Agri
cultural college, secretary-treas-!
urer. ' - - - ;;
The delegates' voted -to admit
Willamette university, of Salenr to
the conference. No action was
taken of applications of admission
yb University of Utah and Mon
tant State college. A new const!-,
tution wSs adopted ' which pro
vides for an. allual extempore
speaking, contest. The institu
tions represented in the league
are: Washington State college.
Whitman college. University of
Oregon, Oregon Agricultural col
lege, Stanford, university. Univer
sity of California, University of
Southern California, Reed college
and Willamette university.
' TOIV THIS WEEK
The State Flax Plant Will in
Few Daysegin Turning ;
Money This Way
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The new flax thresher at- Rick
reall. which bfrs been running for
a week, is performing wonderfully
well. This is a J. I. Case 26 by 46
separator built over for working
with flax. , The directions for do
ing this were given by Robert
Crawford, superintendent of the
state .flax plant. -'
Lot L. Pearce, Salem represen
tative of the Case people, has been
greatly interested in the success
ful performance of the rebuilt ma
chine, and his company has taken
the. plans .back to, headquarters at
Racine, Wis. Theywill be ready
now, no doubt, to supply other flax
threshing machines., . ,
By the end of the present week,
it is , expected; that . tow will be
turned, out for the market at ahe
Rickreall plant. This . depends
somewhat upon the finishing
touches of. the. big flax brake, but
it ,1s, about . ready at the Salem
Iron Work?. w ;
; The, brick ,,T work -on the, flax
warehouse at thm penitentiary vis
linished, and the , roof will soon,
be on, and work is being rushed
on the machinery building inside
the. walls to, tke the, place of the
one that was burned.
' The state flax plant will before
long be going- full blast in every
department. f.:
The new flax' thresher is rather
an expensive machine, but it will
more t!ian , pay for ft self the first
season, in uthe saving of seed
alone, as compared with the for
mer slow, and girasteful way.
' BEATS CANBY .
; SILVERTON, Or., Nov." 17,-r-,
(Special ; to. i The . Statesman. K-
Silvertdov Jilgh ,kchool Vfootball
team defeated Cknby Friday after
noon on the-Silverton tield with a
Score o 32 to 0, -
ALASKANS ARE
ANXIOUS TO BE
' WITHIN UNION
Meeting of Cities, vof i SoutK
: western Part Meet to MaEe
Report to Congress
, JUNEAl, Alaska, Nov. 17.
Members of the committee on sta
tistics, appointed during the meet
ing here of delegates from both
the . incorporated and unincorpor
ated towns of southeastern Alaska
for the purpose of framing re
port to be forwarded to congress
with the expected plae to admit
the Panhandle district of the ter
ritory, into- the., union as a separ
ate state, announced tonight some
of the data compiled. v- ;;
The outstanding "data prepared
for the report showed that" the
population of the, first division of
the territory from 15,216 In 1910
Increased to, J 7,402 Jn. 1 ?
that enormous strides have been
made by the 76 canneries of the
territory! air-of which .are located
In the Panhandle district.
The . report will also disclose
that the total population of Alas
ka has decreased from $4,356 In
1910 to 55,899 in 1920. This in
cludes .whites. Indians and Eski
mos residing in the territprp-
TEACHER' SESSION
Local Institute at Wbodburn
I Highly-Successful, Says
Superintendent
-' More than 100 persons attended
the Woodburn local teachers' In
stitute yesterday, according to
County Superintendent Fnlkerson.
William Clarence Weir of Pacific
university, ' spoke on "Attributes
of a Leader."
The- domestic science, class, of
the Woodburn high ; school, seryed
luncheon to the teachers 'attend
ing. 'V" . '
With smaller groups, there Is a
chsnce . for discussion, of local
problems,- Mrs, -Fnlkerson said
yesterday in commenting upon the
new arrangements for institutes
following the law -passed. .by .the
last leglsTatpre which makes it no
longer compulsory for. teachers to
Attend 'theaannaTJnstltute,
Aside from the fact that there
is no opportunity for all of the
teachers : of .the.. .county to get
acquainted,, as was the case under
the. old system,, Mrs., Foilkerson
says she prefers the new arrange
ments.. . -I ; v.
s-f'One. thing which I especially
like about the new plan " she said,
"Is that no teacher is compeUed
to attend, and we, know that those
attending, are there to ; get some
thing out of .the meeting. It makes
for better spirit.' ; . . . .
Mrs. Fulkerton went to SUver
tofi last night to,' meet with those
Interested in . the formation of a
union high school, there, i ,
The school at Detroit was visit
ed this week by the county super
intendent.. Two. days are " neces
sary to go to the -school, and re
turn. It has. 14 pupils and Is well
equipped, Mrs. . Fulkerson .says.
Miss, Rita. Hannah i teacher..
Dr. Robertson Returns i
I From Clihlc in Chicago
; ' Dr. , C. H. Robertson returned
yesterday I rbm' a 'month's study in
Chicago and .at the Mayo clinic,
where he devoted his . time to
studying, the newer developments
fn surgery, especially abdominal.
! . While east he attended theclin.
teal congress of .surgeons held. in
Chicago-and also the sessions. of
the American Hospital asociation
at Milwaukee. . - .-. . :.. r-
At tha former there were 3000
surgeons in. attendance .represent
ing .nearly every country in the
world, the majority, however, be
ing from the United States and
Canada. .. ,,. - : -!
At the .election of officers of
the American College of Surgeons
the vice presidency, was given to
an Orejon surgeon, Dr;. Ernest A.
Sommer, of Portland, who has
been . an . active members of the
college for a number of years-
Apples to Fore in Local
Canneries lat Present
Apples have the right of way atr
the- canneries at present, and ,the
various plants are actively engag
ed in.; handling. this.' .variety of
fruit. - While some' local -f ruit ,is
being received, carloads, are ship
ped here f'om other points,- the
Hood "River section In particular.
Drying, canning, cider and .vine
gar miking are being featured 'at
present. ,WhIle-a majority of -the
canneries are operating wUh. . a
large, number- of 'employes,- the
rush, will; soon, be over. VlTle plants
expect to close for-the. season In
between three weeks and a month
more of work.' ... . '--'
OWOiTTi
FRANCE WILL -BUCK
PRRR
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Poincare Can Count; on
Country Wide Support
Should Break With Eng
land Come
AMBASSADORS WILL
.: MEET ON MONDAY
Communists Strike Discord
ant Note Which Is. Con
sidered Unimportant :
PARIS, Novv.1.7. By The As
sociated Press.) Premier Poin
care can count on . country-wide
support .pf . the;4 French 7nation,
should next week brteig a parting
of the vwaysbetween Great Britain
and .France. This was the almost
unanimous comment, in t political
circles this evening when the news
was- received that the French gov
ernment, though, impatient -for a
decision one way or another, on
the. questions , of 5 allied .military
control . in Germany and .the return-to
that country of the former
crown Drince. had akreed to Dost-
ponement of ' the ambassadoraSlf
council . until - Monday .owing ttf
the. absence of the rBitish govern
ment's Instructions to the mar.
quies of Crewe, the British am
bassador. " The only discordant note .came
from, the communists, . and they
are acknowledged to be a neglig
ible quantity. ;
Speech Important .
; . -k . i r r--ri. .f-:-- r -
i French parliamentary -circles
attach .special -importance, to M.
Poincare's .speech in .the chamber
yesterday. . ; which was ; expressly
designated for British consump
tion .'and intended to show -at the
turning point of the-Franco-Brit-ish
"partnership the premier deem
ed it essential to -clear. France of
the aspersion - of -having been an
impossibel partner and a shirking
debtor, . : .,
It was in the same spirit, with
the purpose,, of leaving nothing
undone or overlooking no possible
opportunity which might prevent
the impending break . that - the
French premier - agreed . to put
over the momentous question for
another -day.
Marion, ,.
1 Union
Linn, and
Benton
With
Proposed
White Executive
. A movement ,has been started
by the A.Ibany' sponsors of the Boy
Scout organizations to extend the
sphere of the Linn-Benton bodies
to include Marion county, it was
stated yesterday by men in touch
with the, situation.. - i. ;,U
. The movement contemplates the
building yup of a strong tri-county
organization under the leadership
of Harrison E., White as scout ex
ecutive, it was explained.
It- is pointed out- that -such a
movement would reduce the finan
cial. requirements , of ." the various
communities supporting . scout
troops, and would make possible
the securing of a scout executive
of high caliber. , .
: It is.aid that 60 0 scouts could
be enrolled in Salem.' Corvallis
and; Albany -and that this number
cduld easily be directed by a scout
executive .from Salem-: ..
' , It 13 proposed that theentative
budgets for the varipus. commun
ities be amended to .raise. ,ftn, aggregate-
of nbout. f 60O0 whlch-is
declared adequate for; the . three
counties. VThis would .reduce .the
appropriations i nSalem, Corvallis
and. Alabny to"?2500, ?1700 and
SJ1700 t respectively Jo v Place, ; e
15000 Tor Salem- and' $260 for
each Corvallis and Albany.; - y
. . It is unoficcialy stated that Mr.
White' would accept such a situa
tion. The matter - will doubtless
be brought to the attention of the
various scout councils within the
next few days. '
Salem High Football
: Team 'Defeats Bedford
. 'i The Salem high school football
team defeated -the Medfordf high
school team at Medford yesterday'
by a score of 13 to 6. No detailed
information- about, the ..game was
.received here last night, - ,
BOY scoin :
MAY BE UNITED
COUNT WANTS 1
MUCrtASSURED
BUT TRIFLES
Breakfast in Bed,; Silk Bath
robe and Linen Sheets De
sired, By Prisoner
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.
Breakfast in bed during his term,
in San Quentin penitentiary is one
of the luxuries Albert Sichofsky,
self-styled Polish count, expects to
be provided' by Warden - James
Johnston. - Sichofsky made this
announcement today In his arrival
at the prisan, as he handed over
$35,000 in cash to the warden for
safe keeping.
Sichoffky told the warden be
wanted the jnoney Invested in good
securities and the Interest used to
make hia sojourn "asa "guest of
the stat a pleasantfone. Hair
mattresses, linen sheets and a silk
bathrobe are other things Sichof
sky said he wanted.
Warden (Johnston, would prom
ise Sichofsky only that' his money
would be well taken care of. " :
; Sichofsky had the. $3 a,0 00 and
jewels, rugs and-tapestries yarded
at $100,000, In hi , possession
when ' he was arrested in Los An
geles Thursday.' - He was released
from McNeil Island federal prison
only two months be fb re hlsajTesti
His present term is trombone, to
10 years on an old conviction on
a grand larceny' charge- in con
nection with an oil promotion
deal. . - S''.u-.
Oklahoma .Governor. Walks
Out of Senate Chamber
v After Statement
I OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 17
By the Associated Press.) The
impeachment trial of Governor J.
C.r Walton .was. speeded, toward an
ealy conclusion today, when the
executive, df oppingf a; bombshell
ihto the senate court, announced
that he could ."ho longer bar up
tinder the humiliation of an unfair
trial and walked with his connsel
from the court room. " ,.
jThe executive's departure came
a few hJurs before the time set
for prosecution to rest, and on the
eve of .hia expected-,presentatlon ot
evidence. In defense on charges of
moral . turpitude, neglect of duty,
corruption in office and incom
petency. ' ... . .' ' . v .
The .withdrawal gave strong evi
dence .that a final vote on .acquit
tal or conviction would be obtain
ed late Monday. ' --1 j
The governor's unexpected leave
taking precipitated a scene unpre
cedented - since - the trial opened.
Finishing, a short . statement in
which he announced his, intention,
the executive turned, and with his
wife on his'arm walked the length
of the senate chamber to the door,
the members ot his counsel fol
lowing. -: - ' - : ,"
I Court . members, amazed at the
move, watched the departure in
silence awhile the ; prosecution
stared at the empty chairs around
the defense table. :f r 5 ,'r
The governor's party - had al
most reached the door whehSen
ator Charles E. McPher'reh of 'Du
rant, moved that the trial pro
ceed. - ' ;
r The silence1 that had gripped
the cnamber suddenly became a
tumult. The cry "go ahead" went
up on all sides. , ... i
But before the prosecution
could continue its Interrogation of
Aldrich Blake; the governor's for
mer confidential adviser, .who was
6n the stand when he left, a mo
tion was made to empower the
court to appoint counsel for the
executive, but was -voted down af
ter numerous senators "had de
clared that his departure gave evi
dence that he did not wish repre
sentation, v v -, . .. . . i . i
i- The governor's withdrawal came
soon after his counsel had failed
In a. determined effort to , intro
duce what appeared to be a Ku
Klux Klan angle Into the testi
mony dealing with the charge that
the executive had illegally appoint
ed a large number bit known crim
inals and.. Irresponsible persons as
special state police.
Silyefton Child Knocked V
Down By Safem Automobile
SILVERTON. .Or.. Nov. 17.
(Special to The Statesman.)
Alice, the 6ryear-old daughter of
Mr,,. .and Mrs: I. J. Doer, narrowly
escaped serious injury Thursday
afternoon when struck' by a car
driven by A. P. Solie. Alice was
crossing the street from Ames'
hardware to the Olsen pharmacy
when. Mr. .Solie was driving south
on Water street. Mr. Solie swung
hSi-jcar "iho,i.tho, curb " to avoid
striking the little girl. The bump
er caught ' her vand - knocked her
down She had presence of mind
enough to hang on to the bumper
thus avoiding being run over by
the wheels, -
PIONEER CLODS
ASSEK FOU
RDUSifJE
Liil
Marion .County "Boys .Gath-,
; ererJ) Here for First An
l nual Bally Events Fel
low Rapidly
JASON LEE YOUTHS '
WINNERS OF SHIELD
t , ...
Announcement Made of Big
Round-Up to Be Staged
Next February
I tighty-fiye , Salem and , Marion
county oujls Mua ii ciuu - jeuei
attended the First Annual Marion
County j Pioneer Rally Saturday,
taking an active Interest la every
event from the football game 'in
t he - morn ins! to the 'closing, nu ra-'
ber of the prpgram at. night. --,
' Jason .Lee Pioneers bf Salem
were awarded 1 a - shield or win
ning the greatest number of
-points based upon attendance, ta
ble decoration, gymnasium: stunts,
yelling contest and . the best talk ...
by, a, member pi, any; club. . ' The
Jason .Lie club annexed 12 points
with .the. Lincoln club of Sllvertoa
and , WeUel ot .Salem tying .for
second place with ,7. 1t3 points.
Other, awards .were Daniel Boone,
Stayton, .6. .and, Harding Whit
man and Lincoln, tying for fourth
place with 5 points each, .
j , Three Are Perfect j .
Three of the . clubs present had
100: per cent attendance, Lincoln,
Wetzel and Thomas Jefferson. '
The Lincoln club won firs place
for - gymnasium ' events with the
Salem Jason Lee taking the4 hon- -6rs
for .table decorations.'- Marcus f
w oilman won ; iirsi piace iu ice
yelling contest. Competing1 with "
10- other; boys,s. Herbert- Brooks, v
Harding -Pioneers of Lyons; wai
the .-. unanimous choice of tha .'
judges in the talks "Why I " Be
came a Pioneer." Judges for the.
contest were Mary Flndley," John '
Brpwn and John L.' Brady. . .
4H afternoon events were heii
at the YMCA with the banquet at
6 o'clock in, the basement of the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Leland,ChapIn presided. as toast
master,, with Edwin Socolofsky,
Marlon county Pioneer leader, di- ,
recting -the singing,, accompanied
by" Tommy. -Roberts t
f .Football Game Played
Woodburn. .was , anxious .for a
football game, and. west down in -defeat
.before , the Salem, First '
Methodist Episcopal eleven at Ox
ford park bya. score of 6 to 0 la
the morning. w , '
i Announcement; was made, of a
big Pioneer Round-up to be held
in February. Each Pjoneer la the
county,, receives a monthly publl
eaUon)t4Tfte Pioneer Trail.' .
baa charge of the -local work, co
operating with "Ed win 'Socolofsky'
foi the worh in the county.
i';x Slan'y -Represented .--i
e i Ploneer clubs and the number
present for the banquet Jast night ,
were: Jason Lee, Jason Lee
Methodist, Salem, 9; Daniel
Boone, First Methodist, Salem,
11; , Lincoln, Central Congrega
tional, Salem, 8; -Wetzel. First
Baptist, Salem, 13 ; Marcus Whit
man, 77 and Jason Lee,' 1 1, both
of Woodburn;. Daniel Boone, Stay
ton, - 10; Lincoln, Silver ton, 11;
Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson, 4,;
and Harding, Lyons, 12., . Two -Pioneer
clubs, the . Roosevelt of
Hubbard and the Lewis and Clark
Of, Brooks, were not represented
at. the rally. .
Brown Rot Is Limited
j. - Says College Report
5 Grading of prunes by, the. Ore
gon Growers association ' has
brought out he fact that the larg
er sized prunes are-Jn greater pro
portion than was estimated at an
earlier date? ; Approximately 65
per cent of the crop, or 8,988.777
pounds, of prunes has been graded.
The 30-40s , and the 40-50s are
still the ruling sizes of the total
tonnage r - ..
According to a letter received by
the Oregon "Growers from Oregon
Agricultural college, brown" rot
does not develop on prunes after
their removal from. the drier. This
is .announced after a long series
of experiments conducted by the
college. - . . . .
. In making the : .experiments,
spores j were' germinated,'- and
though -tha -bold sporea germinated-extensively,
athej; were believed
not to come from tho dried prunes,
the letter said.- Dried- .prunes
placed in an-incubator at a favor
able temperature failed to develop
traces ot brown rot after a pertQl