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3 fi i S f People from Salem and all the surrounding district use the clas sified columns of the Statesman aa,a medium' of supplying their wants Read these wants on pages six and seven today. t j Do Your Shopping in Salem Is the title of a page in this issue There are two letters and many . advertisements of Interest Co sure to read them on page three. 1 1 i 11 BEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS .: '. si; '; :.! .. ; .;.; -.: : T fit' -: - "'-';,': S.1 - J 'J t 'fir :-i--: 'i f i, -i it -" . ... t :.--- ij ,. . . .. , , If f li : 'V i i - , !;' ;; .-. 4 . Ik V ' 4 - . 4 'a J ' - l v IS HELD SK BY TWO DOCTORS Pugilist, Charged With the Murder of Mrs. Mors, Said By Alienists to Have No Mental Affliction DEAD WOMAN LEAVES A HUGE ESTATE TO MATE 5125,000 Property and $80,000 Insurance Willed to Husband LOS ANGELES, Aug: 18. Kid McCoy, former pugilist, fa Jail here charged with suspicion of the murder of Theresa Mors, wealthy antique dealer, is entirely sane. according to a rerbal report ? of two alienists to District Attorney Keyes late todays i The rerbal report was made to .the district attorney by Dr. Paul Bowers and Dr. Louis Weber. wo of tfie three alienists engaged on the case. Dr. Victor Parkin, the third, declined to make a state ment to the authorities, but an nounced be would file a written report of his findings early : to morrow. 1 Pugilist Cooperates I j Dr. Bowera announced McCoy as "suave, diplomatic and cooper ative In the tests," adding that the accused ex-pugilist "did very well for a" man whose 'education had been neglected." ' The alienist said he based his announcement on facts ascertain ed under a careful examination of McCoy's family history and per sonal reactions. ' Dr. Weber merely Btated Mc Coy had been "found sane" while he declared , that . further details would be Included In the written report of he and his colleagues tomorrow. i Jewelry is Stolen 1 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. Mrs. Theresa W. Mors, who died here . last Tuesday night with a bullet in her brain and in connection with whose death Kid McCoy, ex C, pugilist Is being held on suspi cion of murder, left an estate of 1125,000 and 180.000 life insur ance -to her' husband, Albert A. Mors, it was revealed here today by Mors' lawyers and the district attorney's office. Another development today In - the case was' the announcement by Mors' attorneys that $5000 worth of jewelry, composed of a black pearl, a brooch and a diamond and sapphire studded watch bad been stolen from. Mrs- Mors, the night she died. They demanded that the district attorney investigate the disappearance of the Jewels. Divorced Prom Mate The will of Mrs. Mors, hequeath " ing everything to her "beloved husband," whom she recently di vorced was drawn in New York August 4, 1921. f One of the witnesses who sign ed it was Mrs. Ann Schapp, the Woman, who with her husband and another man, was wounded by Mc " Coy in a , shooting orgy last Wed nesday. : -: ; ' : Mrs. Schapp, say Investigators, had tried to' reconcile Mors and his divorced wife. ? ' i ' The police today abandoned teearch for a moving picture act or, or pugilist to whom McCoy Was reported having confessed early Wednesday morning that he killed Mrs. Mors. This man. nam- ed in an 'anonymous telephone call tp police headquarters by a wom an's voice as Dick Summers, qr pick Sommers, apparently is a myth say the police. Shop Is Reopened, i Late today Mors was granted a special latter of administration by the superior court under which he may re-open the antique shop ofj Mors. Injc., by posting a 825,000 (Continued on page 2) THE WEATHER . OREGON: Unsettled, rain probably .Tuesday; no change in temperature; light south' westerly winds. , LOCAL WEATHER ! : ' (Monday) f ; Maximum temperature; 66. ; Minimum temperature, 57. lUv.er 2.3' feet; rising. Rainfall, .43 inch. Atmosphere, cloudy, 4 Wind, southwest. ' 11 mimm m mm m mm Governor Pierce said last night that he was not pre pared to say whether he would withdraw his proclamation deferring the opening of the hunting season from August 20 to September 20, which sportsmen are endeavoring to per suade him to do since a heavy rain has fallen in the state. The governor declared the season closed until September 20, because of the drought and on ground that to allow hunters in the woods would increase the danger of forest fires. The governor said that he is being besieged with ire quests to withdraw the proclamation, but that he has riot decided 'whether he will do so, or whether he has authority to do so. He said that he would talk with forestry officials today. i i ' - . Walter C. Winslow, local attorney who represents the sportsmen, said last night that the governor definitely prom ised not to close the season in event of rain, and that efforts are being made to hold him to the promise. He said the governor has not absolutely refused to withdraw the prbcla mation,! but: that if he does refuse the sportsmen will take the question to court. SE Two Farmers are Drowned in Flood; Crops are Washed Away , ; , m v - CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Aug. 18. Two farmers1, J. Schalley and De Clayde Barrett of Bertram, eight miles east of here were swept away and are reported to have drowned in flood waters this evening 'while searching for cat tle. A cloudburst late this after noon caused several thousand of acres of farm land in this vicinity to be under several feet of water. Reports reaching here indicate that the storm caused great dam age to crops. 1 Telephone and tel egraph wires Were swept away. Railroad ; advices received from Vinton, la., state that houses there and east of Marion, la., also suf fered heavy damage. Farmers In the vicinity of Coggon, Linn coun ty, report that much of their corn crop wasf washed away as well as small grain in shock. At Reinbeck, Grundy county, six and one halt inches of rain fell during the day.! Reports reaching here indicate that the storm caus ed great; damage to crops. Tele phone and telegraph wires were swept away. County agents and farm experts said today's storm was the most destructive this sum mer. ,": Hi I , j I ' " Choked f ewers caused ohe sec tion of Cedar Rapids to be under from eight, to 10 feet of water. Canoes- were used by motorists who had'cars parked in the flood ed area. Si 3 DELAY MPS Delegation ! From North Sev enteenjh 'Street Pays Visit to Council U Delay In the paving of North Seventeenth street brought a dele gation of rproperty owners from along that; street before the city council last j night ' with the de mand that: some action be taken immediately.' j It was pointed out by various speakers that the street has been ready for paving since early in' the season and j that - nearly three months have passed since the pre liminary work was completed. The street has been difficult to drive through, they said, and with rains imminent, will become impassible on account of mud. The winter's supply of wood must be brought in, which -will, be impossible . if paving is 'delayed . much longer. Several pf thej poles supporting the street car trolley wires were described as, being a menace, and on account of their age and con dition, were likely to fall with a hard wind .U J .!:.' I- The petition j was given to the council a year ago and no work has been done in the last two months.); Because of poles in tho street the : city cannot go ahead and pave. , It Was declared. Ac cording 5 to! .Walter - Low, street commissioner, " his crew "will 'be ready to; hajrd surface the street in & Continue!! PS gagjj 6J, Tl STIES 101 IS RES DENTS PE UPON m allow m w EDYW1AHKS YOUTHS'TRIAL Chief I Defense Attorney Fences Adroitly With a Stubborn Witness CHICAGO, Aug, 18. -(By The AP.)--The judicial hearing by which is to be determined the fate of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., ..and Richard A. Loeb, the confessed murderers of Robert Franks, went from the serious to the comic to day and wound up in laughter. , Throughout the morning session-Clarence S. Darrow, chief of defense, fenced adroitly! with Dr. I H7 Dougtasfeinger, alienist for the state, and tried to obtain from the expert admissions that "schizo phrenic" or "split" personalities were necessarily subjects of men tal disease. -.- This afternoon Dr. W. O. Krohn, last r witness for the state and probably for the hearing, recited at length the observations and rea sons for deciding the defendants mentally sound and then got into a hammer and tongs exchange With Benjamin Bachrach, of de fense counsel who started his cross examination of the state's ace. ''. Frequently the doctor's replies to the questions about his quali fications as an expert brought laughter from the crowd. i " IN Youngster Tries Raid on Crawford Farm; Accom plice Beats Retreat . i. ; ". I ' A- juvenile intruder was caught raiding the peach orchard of John II. Crawford at 11 o'clock last night, according to report received from Mr. Crawford, j The youth appeared to be anywhere between the ages of 13 and 16 years, and valiantly refused to I divulge ;hls own name or that of his accom plice, who beat an ignominous re treat in an automobile.! Crawford, who made the cap ture, fired his shotgun at the re treating car and is believed to have punctured at least one" tire. No further trace has: Jieen found of the automobile up to a late hour last night. j .The youth was taken into cus today by Jim Imlah, deputy sher iff of Polk county. ; Coolidge to Have Visit ; From Three Wizards PLYMOUTH, Vt.. Aug 18. President Coolidge will be visited tomorrow by Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone tat his father's home here, where he is spending his vacation. r ; V The famous investor and man ufacturers are spending their -vacation in this section and tonight came to Ludlow, near here. Ar rangements were made imme diately for them to be received by Mr. Coolidge. ; p Farnum Cieta IMvorce ; : RENO, Nev., Aug. 18. Charg ing desertion, Dusttn Farnum. screen star, was granted a ' decree of divorce in the ' district court here today from Mary Elizabeth Farnum, to whom .he was married i November. 1904 gt Chicago, OODS 1 youth mm no Success of Allied Conference Elicits Great Demonstra tion for Premier on Re turn From London BATTLE IN SENATE ON ADOPTION IS EXPECTED Poincare's Opposition Thqf to oe strong Morgan to Float Loan PARIS, Aug. 18. (By The AP.) Premier Herriot will face the cabinet ! tomorrow and " the chamber of deputies Thursday re inforced by an uhmistakeable ex pression of popular rejoicing over the settlement of the London con ference and what the French peo pie believe to be the return of France's " foreign): policy to a real peace footing. i:H Since Clemenceau relinquished power never has a premier been so enthusiastically greeted on re turning from an allied conference as was M. Herriot this evening : - Premier jto Debate The premier will have to endure a debate in the chamber lasting two, perhaps three weeks. Already eight important interpretations are scheduled and in addition eight prominent orators are on the list for speeches and-M. Herriot does not desire to cut short the discus-4 sions. . . . After ' the - chamber debate- the senate must be dealt with and for-' mer Premier Ppincare will take the floor. His speech while likely to be formidable, is not likely to cause the upper house to deviate from the chamber's course In vot- ing, coniiaeucB lutca irHu t taken as a foregone conclusions Bankers to Moat Loan NEW YORIC; Aug. li- With the successful conclusion of the inter-allied conference, American bankers today began speeding up the machinery for floating of their share of the $?00,000,006 repar ations loan to Germany, upon which operations of the Dawes plan will hinge. ; BERLIN, Aug. 18. (By . The AP) With the return of the Ger man delegates from the London conference there is a conspicuous moderation in the tone of the ed itorial discussions on the outcome, and political experts are busy fig uring out the party lineup in the reichstag when the government's action is up for approval or re jection. : 1 NEWS BRIEFS i Judge in Prison OSSINING. N. Y., Aug. 18. When Robert Allen, a Sing Sing convict serving 11 years for big amy, appeals ; to Judge Lewis Ralsig, formerly of Long Beach, N. V., to cancel an Outstanding warrant against him charging at tempted bigamy, he will not have to use an Intermediary to make the plea, prison 'attaches announc ed last night. Allen will be able to see the judge in person, for Raisig also is i Sing Sing prison, convicted for having embezzled fines. : 1 ; . 400 Mud Houses Collapse PEKING. Aug. 18. Four hun dred mud houses collapsed in the floods in the area near Kalfong, capital of Hjyian province, and many casualties were reported from Chiaoto among cave dwell ers,!' who were drowned by the flood waters, advices received here today say. ! Cafe is 'Brain Child" NEW LONDON. Auk. 18. Somebody's "brain child" is the term applied to the "floating cafe" reported to have been anchors lir- teen miles off Fire Island by Cap tain Eugene Blake, Jr., master of the; coast guard cutter Seneca, which has been searching for the vessel. 7 .v The Seneca arrived here early today after a thorough search in vain for such a vessel. ' Dog Receives Honor DENVER, Colo.. Aug. 18. With full military honors members of the 120th observation squad ron of the Colorado national guard yesterday buried the body of Jeff. bull terrier mascot of the organ ization, who lost his life Saturday in his- 101st parachute jump from go. airplane. -: i - BRITISH FLIER IS ON WAY TO VANCOUVER B.C. Commander of Wrecked Plane Expected to Arrive in Can adian City Tomorrows PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. Aug. 18 -Major A. , Stuart .McLaren, commander of a British round the world flight 'expedition which - was abandoned . when his plane (was wrecked; August 3 off Bering is land; in J the north Pacific ocean and ills companions, were en route tonight aboard the Canadian Fish eries trawler. Thiepval : for Van couver, B; C. The party left here last night and will .probably arrive in Van couver Wednesday. : Vice Presidential Candidate k. a . aS. . to Ueliver Address in f If ! Evahston f . II CHICAGO. Aug. 18. Plans Were completed and the stage set today by Republican campaign managers for the ceremonies at Evanstoti tomorrow night formal ly notifying Charles G. Dawes of his nomination for the vice presi dency and for one of the largest political rallies held by the party in the middle west In years. : ! The notification ceremonies will ho ht1l :nn thn lawn nf tho Dawes home, directly facing Lake Michi gan, only a few hundred : yards away. '; ' ;-; The ceremonies will begin at 8 O'clock,! central daylight saving time, with Chairman Butler as the presiding officer. Former repre sentative; A. W. Jef feris of Ne braska,! who put Mr.' Dawes in nomination at the Cleveland con vention will make the address formally notifying the nominee of his selection. STEAD WILL TALK HERE TODAY Minnesota Senator to Ad j dress La Follette Rally ! j at.Bligh Theatre j United States Senator Shipsiead of Minnesota will ' today address a La Fpllette-for-president rally at the Bligh theater. ' The meet ing will be held between 12 noon and 2 ' o'clock p. m., beginning sharp at 12, if possible. G. A. Von Schrlltz bf Portland, secretary of the state La Follette organization; arrived yesterday and made ar rangements for the meeting. - j Senator Shipstead Is touring the west in the interests of La Fol lette. lie is said to be one of the most scholarly men in the United States senate. ; i The Days Are I 1 ;-s . f TAinn i r i. i : i And You Must Get Busy If You Go to Newport Less than two weeks left In the Statesman's Great Seashore Trip Contest 5 People like to help those that help themselves and If you work ypu will win get nusy. Summary of Prises Offered ;Ten ten ladles receiving the ten . highest number of votes in the contest will each be award ed a free vacation trip to New port, commencing Sept. 2nd. The entertainment at Newport will be provided under the aus pices of the Newport Chamber of Commerce.. There will be spendld accom modations and "entertainment of various kinds provided. This will be? a red letter week in the lives of the contest winners and one never to be forgotten. An other joy will be added when each pt the winners is present ed wjth a box of Gray Bello candyj These will be charming summer vacations and with all expenses paid by ; The States man Publishing company they will be doubly dollghttul. I - W Read ThIs - -I This (may not occur to you, but en it 'one aspirant does get a ev fe w hundred votes in the lead of her comnetitors it must not be taken for granted that therrace is on -and perhaps the young ladles who ar &nnarentlv renoslna - In 5uiet Bear the bottom will be thej I m rt i-k s . m . PICKET BILL 'cifcouSk Ordinances Covering Strike Activity Introduced Last . Night, and Penalties are Provided " TRAFFIC REGULATION DURING FIRES TRIED Sale of $20,205 Improve. ment Bonds Authorized Paving Projected 7 Ordinances covering; all phases of picketing and the regulation of traffic during fires occupied the attention of the city council last night, the former being re ferred to the ordinance committee and the latter passed by the coun cil. ; The picketing: ordinance was introduced by the ordinance com mittee. . - The picketing ordinance pro hibits "loitering, picketing, carry ing or displaying banners, badges, signs or transparencies,! or speak in public streets; sidewalks, alleys or other, public places in a loud or unusual tone. , Called Misdemeanor j Sections -of the ordnance in clude provisions to prevent influ encing anyone from entering any place of business, from purchasing any article or j performing any service or labor and character izes any such attempt as a mis demeanor. The ordinance ' de clares It unlawful to picket - in front of or in the vicinity of any place of business- Upon convic tion a fine of not more than $100 nor less than $25 or a jail sen tence of not more than 50 days nor less than 12 days is the pen alty. . ' r - t v ; "-'' "Owing to existing conditions it la held that this ordinance is ur gently required for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety and that it shall take effect upon being ; approved by' the mayor, or, in' case the may or shall disapprove, take effect upon tht passage by the council notwithstanding the veto of the mayor," section four of the ord inance sets forth. If the council passes the ordinance, regardless of any action by the mayor, the ordinance would take effect. Up on receiving the mayor's signa ture, It becomes effective at once. ! : i ? Fire Traffic Bill Under provisions of the traffic regulation ordinance it is held un lawful to interfere with the free passage of the ffre department in any manner; to; park within two city blocks of any .burning build ing; to intrude Upon the premises where the fire s in progress or to congregate in the vicinity so (Continued on page 5) Flying by ones to creep up jinawares and carry off the prizes. Such things have been done and many a race has been lost by over confidence. Don't let rumors influence you one way or another. ' It is often the case that a candidate or her friends will hear .that such a one has secured a '- .few subscriptions. Bear in mind that there are ten prizes and if you really work you can win one of them. Pitch right in with the firm de termination to win out or give the ones who do the contest of their lives. Nothing is ever gained by laying back and letting someone else pick off the ten grand prizesN the ambition of your life. Noth ing like this offer will ever be given in Salem! again probably, and the opportunity of winning such prizes should be grasped im mediately and striven for earnest ly. -I I ' Candidates should poll a few votes every day to let their friends know they are still In the race. Newport's Cordial Welcome Editor Statesman: j . I submit below article, number two regarding the j entertainment to be afforded the winners of your vacation voting j contest by the Newport Chamber of Commerce. Dinner dances,' card parties, and jolly evenings spent informally about the cheerful blase of a per fectly wonderful fireplace, are IContlauedon page. 2,1 bKYAN ACCEPTS i NOMINATION .it - ' " CHARLES W. BRYA3T WORLD FLIERS Cruiser Rushes Parts to Damaged Planes Three Days' Delay REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 18 (By tho AP.)Lieut.i Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. Erik Nelson suffered another setback in their world flight today when they at tempted to start on the. long de ferred hop from Reykjavik to Greenland. Both their planes were so badly : damaged as to necessi tate at least three more days' de lay. Carrying heavy loads of fuel, as it was the intention to fly more than 800 miles across the ice infested waters Qf the North At lantic to Fredericksdal, the ma chines refused to leave the water. Repeated efforts were made to rise, . and the strain caused the breaking of the spreader bar of Lieutenant Smith's plane,, while the propeller of Lieutenant Nel son's plane was shattered. Already chafing under their forced stay at Reykjavik, this mis fortune came as a heavy blow to the aviators but, accustomed to the uncertainty of flying, they soon became reconciled to further delay and are . now anxiously awaiting j the arrival of the cruis er Richmond, which is hurrying here with spare parts . for the planes, j . ; ; It is not expected, however, that the Richmond will reach here be fore Wednesday; As soon as the cruiser is anchored the necessary parts will be brought ashore and the Americans will set to work Immediately ' making the repairs so as to : be ready to start again as soon as the patrolling vessels report favorable flying conditions. DEPUTY IS FOUND Socialist Who Disappeared on June 10 identified By His Dentist ROME; Auk. Tig. (By The AP.) -The body of Giacomo Matteotti, the socialist deputy whose disap pearance on June 10 stirred Italy, wa3 definitely identified this af ternoon by Signor Duca, a dentist. who easily recognized work he had done on the deputy's teeth a year ago and by relatives and acquaint ances. The identification was establish ed in a small chapel at the Riano cemetery, where the body was tak en Saturday following Its dis covery underneath a roadside cul vert near' Ccrofano on the out skirts of Rome, where it is be lieved to have been.more. than two months, i '-' Despite her repeated insistence. Matteotti's widow was not allowed to view the body which was vir tually unrecognizable, the. two most important . means of identi fication relied uponby the auth orities were Matteotti's dentistry and a wedding ring found on the right hand. LIQUOR TREATY SIOXED WASHINGTON, Aug. If, -Ratifications of the liquor treaty be tween: Sweden and the United States were formally exchanged todajr aj the state dep.anmeDti " I RRVMI I IMITQ I I I I I I I I I I U I II Mil I II W I III! IW i nnnTU innurn run 1 1 law IfJUGCEPTiGE Democratic Vice Presidcn tial Nominee Agrees With Davis on Platform in Opening Campaign REPUBLICAN PARTY IS VIGOROUSLY ATTACKED Distress of Farming Sections Blamed on Present Administration miiviJiN, xeD., Aug. is. (By the Associated Press) Before a large and. colorful gathering of long time friends and supporters and. party leaders. Governor Charles W. Bryan, tonight formal ly accepted the nomination for vice president by the democratic party and laid down the principles and issues upon which he will go before the people for victory at the polls. In the center of the football field at the University of Nebraska memorial stadium Governor Bry an made his speech of acceptance, following the lead of his party's standard bearer John W. Davis, who a week ago chose the open ing for launching the democratic campaign at Clarksburg, W. Va. Farm Aid Promised Governor Bryan definitely ocen- ed his campaign with a promise to tne progressive farmers and wage earners that the democratic car. ty would stand as a unit in seek ing a solution of their difficulties. Senator Harrison of Mississippi who delivered the notification ad dress, also acclaimed the demo cratic organization as the only csa to which the progressive elements could look for direction and lead ership and assarted the president tial race would be between the twi major parties. ' The vice presidential candldat praised his party's platform ai "y-wn a i . w.iu, ouuug auu -progresairt enough to justify the sunnort ol those who believe in equality be. fore the law." . and declared tin democrats have presented a pro. gram of progressive policies, "for which the party stands as a unit, without the intervention of fac tion, bloc or section." Agrees ; With Davis . He pledged his full suDnort to Mr. Davis, and declared both he and the presidential candidate are In harmony with the platform up on which they will fight for elect oral support, i TJ ... . uuucaijr, euiciency ana economv in government were declared by the nominee as the need of the He laid to the door of the Re publican administration, the re sponsibility for the 'unresf throughout the country" duDHcn- tlon of government work, unnec essary boards and commissions, high cost of government and ex cessive taxation. i" Assails Republicans ' Women's worth ana eauality. child welfare, the "democratic par ty's Interest in and support of labor," outlawing of war, water power, law enforcement and pri vate monopoly were other subjects discussed by Governor Bryan. He promised to take up later in the campaign other matters en tered In the party platform as de manding attention. He dwelt particularly on seri culture and charted the republi cans with changing the farmers condition, "from prosperity to ad versity." Their policy, he said, of reducing the higher surtax sched ules on incomes and removing the the burden to shoulders of those least able to pay and caused in- Jury to the farmers. Tariff Reduction Advocated The - farmer, he continued. neeas me nign la rut rates re duced so as to enable him to buy In a competitive market at home and remove the restrictions which have injuriously affected the for eign market in which he sells hia surplus products." Support of the federal reserve system, lower rail and water rates, development of a deep waterways system from the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean and gulf, water power, cheap fer tilizer, more uniform warehouse laws, cooperative marketing legis lation, an export marketing cor- . poration and the benefit of the newly proposed reclamation act were listed as other needs. DIscnssinjr war. Governor Bry an declared the democratic partr would endeavor to secure worn J Continued, on page 8.