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Prerr.isr Mussolini Has His Appreciation Conveyed to American Embassy : for Rcccus of Fer COriGRATULATlOri AND RELIEF ARE EXPRESSED Official Calls are Made at : the State, War, and Navy ' ; Departments WASHINGTON. Ang. 25. The 'warmest and deepest thanks for the rescue .by the American jxayy of Lieutenant Locatelll. missing Italian aviator, off the coast of Greenland, was conveyed in a mes sage r received by the Italian em bassy today from Premier Mnsso linU . . ..rv 'M ' Directing the "charge .d'affaires to erpreis these f eejings to the WasLington goernment, the pre mier said: : r? ' ' s ':' "Following the newp of the res cue of Locatelll and his compan ions .thanks to Iheef I6rts, of the American! navy. I hare expressed to the American ambassador In Rome the gmitude of the" 'royal goTernment for that 'most noble proof -of 'fcumia ' solidarity and comradeship ; performed . by the American forces." ' "t ' ..Officials Call - - , The appreciation of Itaiy for the service performed" was expressed by officials . cf the; esitassy in calls it the state,' war and navy departments, and messages of con gratulation and relief In the ree- h cue were transmitted by both Ital ian and'Aoerlcan olflclals fo 'Am erican officers on flight duty and to Lieutenant Locatelll himself. Regret that the Italian flier had been compelled by engine trouble to land at sea, and that he could not continue with the American -world fliers was general but Maj- : or General Tatrick. chief of the army air service expressed the common feeling when he aaid this . regret had been over shadowed by v the relief felt by all officials when ; adriees were received telling of the ' yescue. ? ' -'- ' Pralsee Navy For this happy circumstance he i added, the navy deserved all cred : It. ' .LC l :'-'-:X-. "According to a tentative sched nle worked out by air service of ficers, the American fliers, com " macded by Lieutenant Smith, are expected to leave Ivlgtut, Green land, tomorrow, on the flight that t will land them again on the North American continent. It Is regard - ed as certain that the fliers will go direct to Indian Harbor, Lab-; ; rador, where they will take on v fuel, and in all probability then ; Jump to Cartwrlght harbor where 5 anchor buoys have been prepared "; for them.' f.''- -' Harbor la Restricted Indian harbor is classed by the air service as a restricted harbor, :small la size and. la ;tlie opifiloa of officials there will not be af forded the protection .from storm that Is available at Cartwrlght, 40 , jnlles.Bouth. ;The stop at Indian harbor, however, is j held to be necessary since no fuel supply will i be available at Cartwrlght." ' The stretch f rpro. Indian or Cart- wrlght harbors to Hawke hay, ac-i cording to the schedule will be ' covered Thursday and that south to rictou, N. S harbor Friday, THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair Tuesday ex cept cloudy or foggy along the coast; continued warxa "la the interior; moderate westerly winds. ' . s LOCAL WEATHER J- (Monday). ' ' Maximum temperature, 8S. Minimum .temperature, 65. Rainfall, none. River, -lX Vr Atmosphere, clear. Wind, northeast. t TUMBLE DOWN STAIRS KILLS PORTLAND BOY Five Year Old Youth Dies in " Hospital ; as Result of . j j Fractured Skull PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 25. Robert Liagas, aged five, died at a local hospital today from a frac tured skull, received when he lost his balance and fell down a flight o stairs at Tils home yesterday. Third Pcrty -Cadiate Spends w'lfcursln j Con ference Wjth Aides ' f i'f ? WASHINGTON. ' 'Aug. 25: - Campafgn strategy iratt' discussed byiCehatorlLa "Follette 'or Wiscon sin, v i ndependenicandJdaje j ror president,; and' Senator Wheeler of Montana, ' hi "tunning mate, for eight hours today at ah executive conference, rith 'theft- ' principal supborers. ; 1. t The1 candidates discussed what t was tO'pe saia in Wieir fmysisu and where It was to be said, and endorsed , tentative-, arrangements made f o? .them by carnpalgn com mittees, - but 'when John M. Nelson,-.the 'natlqnai manager, left for Chicago, late today1, jraTtici pants declared that little had been put In shape for public announce ment. ; ': " ''T'i 1 Herman L. . Eckern 6f Wlscoa- sin,' one- of the' campaign fund di rectors, was amons those nartlci- pating id the conference but no statement V as forthcoming as to financial ,n!ans. Likewise 'euch itinerary ; mapping; u as wak done was held back .for consulta tion with local supporters in the territories where the .candidates may speak, i : ':; ' r : In a speech tonight for the lo cal La Follette Jfor presfdeht club, Charles A. Lyman, former secre tary of the national board of farm organizations, predicted that the farmers may support Senator La Follette "because they trust him." .They know his record; he add ed, and that "he has shown him self a leader who " will fiever com promise with those who seek spe cial ' privilege -at the expense of public welfare." visits on Dr. Walter H. Brown Seeks Western Location for Health Demonstration ( Dr. Walter H. Brown, field rep resentative of the child health demonstration comimttee of 'the American Child Health i associa tion, was in the city yesterday, accompanied by Dr. Frederick D. Strieker, state health officer, and Dr. Estela Ford Warner, medical director of the state board ' of health. " " - ' '' '. ' . The .child health demonstration committee Is established at Fargo, N.D., Mansfield, O., Athens, Ga., and fn Rutherford county, Tenn, and it Is now the intention to se lect one city in the west for a five year program of child - health work. The commltteee will select ita fifth city from the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast states; the city to have a population of between 20,000 and 75,000. ' The work of the American Child Health association is financed by the Harkness family of New York, the family that built the Harkness memorial for Tale university. Dr.' Brown, who was accompan led "by his wife, was shown -over the city and given opportunity to meet a number of the medical profession. t Before returning to Portland last . night. Dr. Brown met at the Marion hotel a number of city and county officials and others Interested in child welfare work, .Including Dr. W. B. Morse, member of the Oregon state board of health; Dr. G. C. Bellinger, Ul FflLLETTE LOTED DOM (CesttSMa pags ) ' OiROIIIEiS HIS PLEA FBI r . . . . . : t ' r Three-Day Argument in De fense of Confessed Killers Is Ended By Famous Courtroom Philosopher MANY OF SPECTATORS ARE STRONGLY MOVED Judge Caverly i Flushes as Attorney Makes Strong Appeal for Clemency CHICAGO. Aug. 26,- (By the Associated Pregs) Pleading for the future, for posterity, for the progress of law and for "that time when we shall realize that mercy Is the highest attribute of man, Clarence S- Darrow, 67 year old philosopher of the courts and! foe of legal rigidity, ended today his three day, argument for Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb. ' ' Darrow brushed tears from his eyes several times as he entreated for "that noble quality of mercy with which we may" eventually overcome cruelty and hate : and malice with kindness, and gentle ness and love. " ; j ' He disliked his own tears and disposed of them with, as little show as possible. , , : Spectators Are Aloved ? There was . visible .emotion among many of the spectators and Judge John. R. "Caverly flushed as he pressed a pencil to his lips. Neither Leopold or Loeb moved, but they centered on their ' aged lawyer looks of unwavering ? in terest and the former touched Mr. Darrow' s eleete as he passed him going out of court. He Indicted the present age for cruelty. , He indicted war tor callousing the hearts and sympathies of men. He indicted the " educational ' system under which "young, plastic minds" are given the pagan phil osophies of all times.' He spoke with scorn of the tendency : of Jurists and lawyers ' to move In ruts bf legal terminology In utter disregard of the advances of science and the advancement of thought He pointed to the "weird mentalities' of his clients and the "Irrational, mad and horrifying" crime which they contrived as the product, even the responsibility of ages gone. . : y . . r ;j 1 Assails Capital PuniFiment H'e Characterized as "an ancient superstition and nothing more the theory that hanging is a deterrent to crime. if "Hanging grew up In the age of barbarism, from which , we are so (Oontland on pjk( 6) ' Only Five More Days in (Great Seashore Contest and Triple Votes Given Subscription votes will cinch the victory t for you. if your friends haye promised a subscrip tion, see them at once, sometimes they forget and i yon lose the votes. -"' y "; !;-.,,;;;'(!.:: 'r'i The vote of Saturday was one of the largest cast on a single day since the contest started. Almost all of the leading candidates were heard from, and some voted hun dreds of votes. This has caused great changes to take place in the standing of the contestants and a glance at the list will show thi Interest that Is being taken by air most all of the contestants. f t Some of the candidates think ll a good plan to be In the lead at this stage of the game and ar maaing every enorr, xo gee tnere; Votes go out daily to people who are not Interested directly In the contest and they generally cost their votes for the candidates whi stand well .in the list. . i .-.,,. ? Triple; Votes Beginning Monday, August 25 at 8 a. m.; The Btatesman wfl give double votes on all subscript CHICAGO BOY PROVES TO BE TENNIS STAR ' - ' I i! . .'. V Makes Sensational Debut .in Net Circles By Defeating Famous Veteran "'' FOREST HILLS, N. Aug. 25. (By Associated Press.) Anew star appeared in the tennis firma ment today when-George Lott Jr"., 17-year-old Chicago; school boy who holds the national ' junior championship eliminated R. Nor ris Williams II, of Philadelphia, twice former title holder, ,in a sensational ' upafet marking 1 . the opening day of play in tne nation al 'men's singles championships, i Play In this major title tourna ment for the first time. Lbti I un corked the best game of his bril liant " young ! career to " give Wil liams the most Jgnomlnous setback he has suffered' since he reached national heights in 1914 and 1916, The youth took four sets to win, 6-1, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, and though Williams, favoring an ankle he twisted ' In the Olympics', wae ob viously not at his best, Lott gained his triumph Impressively and with the most spectacular sort of tennis.'-, Erie Railroad Company Ap. proves Offer of Van Sweringen Interests NEW YORK, Aug. 25. Direct ors of the Erie railroad company today approved the offer of -the Van Sweringen interests of Cleve land to consolidate the road with four others in their proposed SI, - 500,000,000N)ckel Plate system. The action' of the Erie railroad virtually completes the merger plans of the Van Sweringen in terests which will result in unlfi cation of almost 14,000 miles of railways in the eastern section of the country. js Employing Printers Will tResist Higher Pay Demands PORTLAND,: Ore., Aug. 25. Employing v printers of "Portland today Toted almost unanimously to stand by the decision of their wage fixing committee and resist the demands of the typographical union for an increase in the wage scale of $40 a week to $48 a week. i The employers! and printers are deadlocked on' the issue of arbi tration, the employers holding out for a local board and the printers holding .out for the state, board. Secretary . Ray, Fennell said that the employers expect to continue to operate . without difficulty should the union men strike. tions until the end of the contest. This will be the last, also the best offer during dte contest, and every contestant should lake ad vantage of it, as it might be the means of your winning the prize you are after; This offer is bound to meet the approval of every con testant who' is desirous of win nlng one of the prizes. ii During te next few days It will depend largely upon the ef forts of each candidate as to who will win and who will not win. Don't let this chance slip by. xour competitors will not, you may rest assured, and unless you get every available subscription during the remaining days of the contest you may be defeated by a very small margin. . . Contest -closes next Saturday. Bear In mind that the contest has not closed nor will it close until the hour' and "minute and second scheduled, s When the hour of " 9 p. m. pn next Saturday is boomed over a sleeping world your chance ' BlUIOilJJilF 1 in i i i - i (Continue on part 4 PRESIDENT OF 0. J. COIPAI : ISSUES DENIAL Thomas E. Wilson, of Wilson and Company, Declares ! Principal Charge ; in Peti tion False NOTICE OF INTENTION ! WAS NOT GIVEN, CLAIM Statement Js Further Made That Wilson Co. Was Notv Pres'ent at Hearing iTRENTON, . N. J., Aug. 25. Commissioner Edward Maxson, of the department of banking and insurance, was appointed today as temporary receiver for Wilson & Company, Inc., in bonds of $25,- 000. The appointment was made by Vice Chancellor Backes on ap plication of Maurice I. Klein of Newark, : owner ' of I 25 shares of stock with a total f par : value of $2,500. He alleges the corpora tion, which is engaged in the gen real packing business, is insolvent. CHICAGO, Aug. 25. Receiver ship proceedings against the Wil son . Co., one of the big tour packers, at Trenton, N.J., today by Maurice I. Klein, a stockhold er, were . ,very unusual ; and the principal charge in Glein's petition was false, acocrdlng to a state ment , from Thomas E. Wilson, head of . the company, issued here tonight. : ' ; " ;y :f ' 4. Telegraphs Denial ; . Mr. Wilson, who is in New York conferring with bankers on a re organization of the company, tel egraphed that Klein's assertion in his receivership ' petition that the June 1 and August 1 Interest payments on the company's bonds were in default was not" true. On the contract. $400,000 interest was paid on the convertible sixes on June 1 and $345,000 was paid on the cumulative 74 's on August I; Mr. Wilson's statement said. . No notice of intention to bring receivership' proceedings was giv- en the company, Mr. Wilson said, and the company was not repres ented at the hearing; when a tem porary receiver was appointed. Klein holds 25 shares of common stock with a par value of $2,500. Refinancing Plan Announced j A- re-financing plan for Wilson and company was announced last February. ' It was i asserted the company has been doing a large and satisfactory business but its indebtedness ' had - become top heavy. The plan contemplated is suance of prior preferred stock, but aroused opposition from . cer tain preferred stockholders and the plan was defeated. Then came formation of a bankers com mittee headed by Frank O. Wet- more, a Chicago banker. Wilson fc Co. has large' packing houses in many parts of the world, with headquarters in Chi cago. Its capital stock is listed on the New York and other exchang es. Skaait River Proiect to Be Completed This Week SEATTLE, Aug. 25.' Power from a hydro-electric project built by the city of Seattle on the Ekag it river at the foothllla of the Cas cade mountains 125 miles from here will be ready for this city by the end of this week,'At J. Turner, supervising engineer of the plants announcd today. President Cool idge is to press a button at Wash ington, D.C., Betting the plant ia operation. ' ' : .11 FLYERS START THURSDAY 1 aboard v s s : Richmond, Aug. 25. (By the Associatdd Press). Lieutenant Smith and Lieutenant Kelson, the American army world aviators, notified Read Admiral Magruder, com mander .'of . the -convoying squad ron, today that' they expected t-j leave Thursday on their flight from Greenland to Labrador, after changing engines. MONT. STATE ELECTION TO START TODAY Balloting in Statewide Pri maries Will Begin Today - at Twelve o'clock HELENA, Mont., Aug. 25. Montana's! statewide primary cam paign closed tonight with candid ates holding election eve reallies in their home district. The bal loting will start at noon tomorrow PIES VISITS WITH COOUQ&E Vice Presidential Nominee Discusses Politics With : - U. S. President . PLYMOUTH, Vt., Aug. 25. Charles G. Dawes, republican vice presidential candidate, visited for two hours this afternoon with President! Coolidge at the latter's paternal home here, discussing politics, j government business - particularly the agricultural situ ationEuropean conditions, and posing with his host for a battal ion of photographers. ' The president and his running mate held about a 35-minute con ference just '" after dinner, walk ing across the road for a while to the one room Union church. They talked for some time also in front of the - church just before Mr. Dawes left to see the newspaper men. - The j president, looking straight ahead and twiddling a cigar, talked very deliberately, and occasionally his, guest would turn and enter the-, discussion using his arms energetically, for gestures. ; They parted laughing. Mr. Dawes" drove to Rutland en route to Chicago. . " ' .Mr Dawes said, his discussion today on the European situation was not of a political nature and when asked to discuss it, declared he would not do. so now or on the "stump,.! so far ' as the , repar ations plan was concerned. 'In the 'first place," he con tinued, "it would more than like ly be considered demagogic NEWS BRIEFS I Dishwashing Invention CESftARDS CROSS, Eng., Aug. 25. Mrsi. Mary Bolton has lnye nt- ed a dinner : wagoa which matically washes the dishes auto- while they are being wheeled Intel the kitchen! . . " , Storm in Atlantic. NORFOLK., Va., Aug. -.5. A gale was; reportedly ship's wire less today as raging off th At lantic coast and a general warn ing to shipping was issued by the weather bureau. Accident at Manila. MANILA, : Aug. 26. (AP.) An explosion today on board the submarine S-2 at Cavite navy yard killed Chief Petty Oflcer Engel and injured Seaman Moratki. It is stated that the explosion wr.s caused by a backflare in the en gine room. : v - , - '. : :" i ') - Insurance for Employees NEW j YORK, . Aug. 25. The Northern 1 Pacific railway com pany anounced ; today it had in sured its 25,000 .employes for $50,000,000 in a group policy written by the 'Aetna Life Insur ance company of Hartford, Conn. Construction Contract Is "Awarded in Mount Angel MT. ANGEL, Ore.. Aug. . 25. (Special to The Statesman) At a special meeting of the city coun cil tonight, called for the purpose of "opening bids for . .the paving of about 11 blocks" within the vil lage limits, the aldermen voted to award the contract to the Andrews Construction 'Company of Portr land on a bid of $12,010. - Work1 on the Improvement will begin as soon as the contract has been passed upon, by the city en glneer and attorney - About seven concerns had bids la for the work, includihg some Salem firms. BE TMMJJLE Ordinance Passes Second Reading to Alio uwuvaa ui i-uics Motor Bus Service Willing Excessive Permission to abandon more than one mile of str iracK in tne city of baletnand to substitute two motcr I u the s611 of the affected districts is bein f - - by T. L. Billingsley, superinefident of the Southern Pc-il -street car company. The plan, in the main, has met v:ilh V approval of a special committee of the city council - 1 " ' conferred with Mr. BiHingsley last. Thursday night rl'r! Ordinance covering- the proposal passed its second readir - r 4 an adjourned meeting of the council last night. A majority c property owners on the streets served by the street car com pany are said to be in favor of the plan as it eliminates un necessary transfers. 4 ITIOiLISTS Leader of German Party An I nbunces Opposition to Conference Agreement BERLIN, Aug. 25 (By The AP.); The German . nationalist party is opposed " to thev'repaf a tions agreement received at the London conference and. will oppose all measures to put it into effect. This announcement was made in the reichstag today by Dr. Hergt, the leader of the party. Dr. Hergt expressed his party's; dis trust of the government and se verely critized' what he termed Its attitude at London on the question Of evacuation of the Ruhr. He also accused Ramsay Macdonald, tjhe British premier, or having qhanged his views on the,, subject and appealed to him to reconsider. Acceptance of the Dawes plan, said Dr. Hergt, would be a short sighted policy and , lamentation would follow acceptance. COMMITTEE FILES E j n vestigation of Stocks ; and Bonds tnlarged Upon m Second Statement PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 25. A second report In the course of an investigation of the sale of bonds and securities in the state of jOre gon was filed today with Gover nor Walter M. Pierce by the spe cial committee he named -several months ago. The report dealt in detail with the sale of stock in lour finance companies. Two Unsuccessful Globe Circlers Meet at Dinner VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 25. Major Frederick L. Martin, first commander of an American squad ron flying around the world who wrecked his plane near Port Mol- ler. in 'the Aleutian Islands in April, motored here today from Bellingham. Wash., to attend a dinner in honor of Ma jor A. Stuart MacLaren, British flier, who. also failed in an attempt to circle the globe, and his companions. Upon meeting. Major MacLaren said: -' ; y ; "I was sorry to hear about you crashing." Major Martin laughed end re plied: . ; . "The same to you. V ; Maritime Workers Strike. BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 25-The maritime labor . federation, com prising.. 7,000 workmen, has de clared a general strike, effective today. OPPOSE PLin Finn PORT i M ! ana ouDsmuacn Residents S-?fi fr c T Costs Given as Hc-c z ct c: .' if. under the ; ordinance eislt- Under the tenths of a mile of track on Eu ri mer between Market and C: e meketa would' he abandoned a:: I the ; tracks, , wires and poles re moved. The same would apply ts the North Sexenteenth street Il ia between Center and D. -with t!. it portion of Seventeenth between D and Market still with the track. : Motor Service ProinUe.!. - Motor .busses "would opera t. with a minimum of 20-mInute in tervals' during the peak hours dar ing the week-days, from C a. to 3 a. m. and from 4 p. r,i. f 7:30 p. jn., with 30-mlnuta t : -ice from 9 a. m, until 4 p. n. -7:80:,p.?tauntll 11:30 p. t remainder of ' the day. Z-z service provides 30-miaute it r. vala from 8 a. m. until 11:30 p. : These busses would operate i.i both directions, over the fell; ing proposed route: Slate a: I Commercial, north on Commerrii to Court; east to Church; north t i Marlon; east to Summer; r.-r". to D; east to Sixteenth; north t Market; east to Seventeen:.; south to J and back" by the ear route to Liberty and Conrt, sout . on Liberty to State and vezt i 3 Commercial. Fares and traa : r privileges would remain the t aa those in effect ou the stu : cars. The ordinance provides a city license fee of $25 for eacU bus operated as a pirt of the Southern Pacific street car system and rights and obligations s.t forth In the original ordinance passed August 6, 1912, to reniai:i. j Costs Too High, Claim It was pointed out by IIr. EII lingsley that the maintenanc- cc. : ? are more than, four tiiaes t: rvenue. The ordinance proposvi a reduction of 16 2-3 per cent ia the franchise fees. ' As a resultof the proposal fct forth by Mr. Billingsley ia' the cr dinance, the paving of Nortli Seventeenth Is in a muddle. Mayor Giesy and others of the cour.c.I, while anxious to p-oceel with th? paving, refuse to sanction any thing that might lay the cuy c; to any legal compllit:onfi or en tanglements.; v It was explained ly some of the property owners 2::: night that Seventeenth street is oiie of the main' cross-town sirec.l and la In the poarepr condition. They demand that action be tal cu toward, paving so that they i use the street this winter, whic'.. will be impos4Sibla as it U trn up ftt present. After consideral I t'iscusslon it was decided to tr; fo obtain waivers from the pre p erty owners so as to. protect V. city before proceedl.;. The re sults of this effort will b report r I upon-at the next meeting of tLj council, Tuesday night, Sept. 2. RO.ME CELKBRATE3 ROME. Aug. 25. (By AP.) The news that Lieut. Locateili L : been found was received . great rejoicing. Most of the cft ernoon newspapers issued epec : editions. Has It Ever Occurrc to Ycu That perhaps what you v :. is advertised today la the V, a Ad Columns.; It pays to re The Statesman Want Ada eve; day. It pays to use then, t: