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TliKSTOil.S.
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 '
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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
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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
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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 -
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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: