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KU V-X t V . fc- .... . 'A - Tbonsands of people read Clio Statesman Classified CoIu:;uvh CTerr dar because it 1.4 a medium, which brings bnyer ami teller to gether Turn to pases 6 and ? today. '; . , TODAY .TEN PAGES SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST: 28, 1924 PRICE FIVE CHJT3 CEVENTY-FOURTH YEAE -I. B. .4 A. ' . i i t I I ii I 1 n. ' I I l; i I:' I a t : . t - I T "t -i' i t i ft . i r. t ' ( -' k V -I v i r . ILISBLOIf UP fiS ALCOHOL IS POUR Police and Firemen Ho! Theory That Explosiop Was Caused Fither by Lighted Match or Spark 2 PRISONERS BURNED TO DEATH; 11 HURT Prisdners Are Boh Negroes Seven of In- : juries Are Serious ; 7 - t DETROIT, Aug. 27. Follow- 1-,. aa explosion and fire In the A'iaewood arena police station lata , today , in which two negro prisoner", were burned to death and 11 . other, prisoners .were, in jured, seven seriously,. Police Com , mlssloner Frank Croul started an , .Investigation .to determine -the .eause.ot the blast,, and -why - the prisoners were not, released-prior j to. the arrival of the fire depart , meat. , - ,. , , . . , . . . , .The , explosion. . followed , by a fire,- occurred while patrolmen .were poaring confiscated - alcohol from containerp Into dralna which r led t.from .the floor of the oell . block. The force . of , the - blast threw three prisoner against the bars of their cells, knocking down patrolmen handling the alcohol tad jarred the entire building. - Fire following the explosion burned to death Emma Bethel and -sley Conrad, - negroes, held for -4 Investigation and In cells nearest t the fire, according to police. The ; fire department extinguished the blajte. bat not before the iron bars of the cells near the fire had be , come red hot, according to pris- ,oners ! Police .,nd '; firemen hold the theory that the explosion was caused either by a lighted, Jnatch or by a. spark, from metal on one f of the- containers striking the. Iron S bare of the cells. . i . Presic!:nt Coolidge ta;,v . (, Return to Washington ) PLYMOUTH, Vt, Aug. 27. 1 ' Returning from- their first trip away .from here this vacation, the ; president and Mrs. Coolidge to- night turned their attention- to ward, preparation for the. return to Washington which will be start ; ed tomorrow night. . . . . . The -president and -his . family drove to Proctor, Vt., near Rut- - land, this noon for dinner with Governor and Mrs. Proctor at . their home. Following a brief visit after the dinner, they return ed direct to Plymouth. ! iiaioniE . : is EEIB For First Jimenji Weeks Supply of Workers. Fails' to Meet Demand ' Fruit in the Salem district is ripening rapidly due--to the hot weather this . week . and, for the ' first time ia several weeks the United States, employment bureau at the T. M. -C. A. was faced with a labor shortage yesterday. Sim Phillips, in charge of the .bureau, is scouring the city for -it least 300 workers to handle the fruit Immediately t - . Calls have i been..received rom growers' far la excess of the avail able labor sapply. Men a ad fam ilies are needed to iielp pick the prunes and blackberries. J Prune growers want pickers ' Others to shake the I trees, trayers and driers. r. ' Unless the, labor - shortage is absorbed at once the. grower will lose thousands of dollars -bewnse of the swiftneea with which the fruit is ripening. TH WEATHER OREGON: Fair -Thursday, except cloudy or foggy along the coast; continued warm in the Interior; moderate wester ly winds. LOCAL WEATHER (Wednesday) Maximum temperature 90. Minimum temperature, 57. Rainfall, none, i . ( I Hirer. 2. S feet. Atmosphere, clenf. ED OUT AIRSHIP WHICH , U. S. IS TO GET M AICES TLTCHT 1 i . L . ii ' : .1 t Trial Trip of ZR-3,' Being Bailt,!) Germans, is Made . In Pouring Rain. . v FREIDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Aug. 27.- (By the Associated Press). The j ZR-3. the dirigible which Germany built for the United States and which.- is soon to. croaathe ocean, made her. bap tismal trip today in a - pouring rata. ' She completed a two -hour flight orer Lake Constance, which gave ithe natives and summer tourists a thrill and recollections of the days during the-war when the launching of a dirigible took place every month or so. "The ship behaved splendidly,' said Dr. Hugo Eckner. director of the . Zeppelin company, who was in command, i msciiss Pi Official Report Which Bears His Name Wilt Not Be I Used in Speeches EVANSTON. . 111.. Aug. 27. (By The Associated Press.) Dis cussion .of the reparations -settlement plan bearing his name, will be avoided in campaign speeches by Charles G. -Dawes .republican nominee for vice president. . f ! The suggestion was made to Mr. Dawes today that he discuss .in his Lincoln, Neb speech Friday night, the relation of. settlement of . the European economic situ ation to the --future of American agriculture, ,but he replie(d that he had already made up. his mind not todiscusstheexperts'plandur not to discuss the experts plan daring the campaign and for that reason be had Issued no public statement recently when the allies and. Germany reached an agree ment on Inauguration of the plaa. f Mr. Dawes set forth two reasons why Ire could not discuss .the plan during the "campaign. ? ' . j First, He doesn't desire to make political capital out of what was undertaken and carried through as a non-political- task. . , , i i Second, He fears that any dis cussion of the .plan on hla part might hinder Owen D. Young and his assistaats in -putting the plan into effective operation. ' PBIr SETTLED III MB STATE Only Three of Major Con 1 tests Uncertain on Face Of Late Returns f HELENA, Mont., Aug. 27,- Results of but three of Montana's 21. statewide major party primary contests appeared uncertain this morning according to Incomplete unofficial, returns on Tuesday's balloting from 1217 of the state's 1,533 precincts, Including 63 of the -&5 counties. C , Frank B. Linderman held a lead over Attorney General Wel lington D. Rankin In the four cornered republican race Ufotf Unletd States senator, the . 1,207 precincts giving : Linderman i 23, 276. Rankin 22.226. All toon 7.096 and Kemp 2.772. Senator Thomas J Walsh, - democrat, unopposed, received 28,738 votes. , v Returns . j front r rural districts werej boosting the j lead of Gover nor Joseph M. Dixon, Incumbent, over Lee . Dennis, railroad com fiilasloner; In the republican gub ernatorial contest. Returns from 9 9 4 . precincts in i all except two small bounties gave: Dixon 30,845 and Dennis 26,6091 J. E. Erick sctn was leading the field of five democratic candidates for this of- fice "by nearly 5,000 votes,1 the unofficial count showing: Erick son 12,027, Ayrea .7,599, Romney 5,733, Denny 5,526 and Hampton 2.792. Public Dances, Banned By Placing Heavy Tax SCOTLAND NECK, N. CL.'Augj 27. Public dancing has been practically' prohibited here. Act- ing.on a petition! presented by a large body of citizens, the town commissioners in session today voted to Impose a tax of 250 on each public dance held in the DIIES1T.TO SHERIFF SHOT. ItllBBESTII Austin Goodman, Prominent Pioneer and Ten Years Sheriff Qf Harney County, Dies of Wound POSSE OUT tN . SEARCH i OF ALLEGED MURDERER Fred Yardlow 6j Elko,. Ne vada, is Widely Sought By the Authorities ONTARIO, j Or-i Aug. 27. W. Austia Goodman, for more than ten years sheriff of Harney coun ty, was shot fatally today by Fred Yardlow of Elko, Nev., at Folly farm oa the border of Harney ami Malheur coanties, 125i mile south west of Ontario. Goodman died later In the day.- Yardlow fled on horseback Immediately after the shooting." Later' Yardlow was said to have' captured a boy who was sent in the slain sheriffs car to notify authorities and to be head ed this way, coming throagh the rough country south of Malheur river. ' ! ; i Sheriff Noe, District Attorney Lytle, Coroner Payne and Marshal Farmer of Ontario left tonight front Vale to head a posse In search of the fugitive.. 5 - ; According to meager - reports received .here Yardlow was said to have-passed a number of . bad checks ia southern Harney, county in .payment of saddle horses and equipment, Sheriff Goodman went, to the Fplly farm to Inter cept, him. The' Folly farm post office Is la Harney county almost on the line. Mr. Goodman and Yardlow, nowever. "are said to have met oh the Malheur side of the line. Yardlow qqletly sub mitted to arrest with the remark: All right, sheriff; wait till ! get my coat." ' Then he walked over to his horse, drew the gun from Its holster and turning shot the sheriff. .. . Goodman was one of Harney county's prominent pioneers. ; j Plans Go Forward For , , I Fair at Silverton SILVERTON. -Or Aug i 27. (Special to The -Statesman. )---Committees, , of which .George Hubbs and Charles Johnson are at the head, are hard at work com pleting the plans tor the Silverton community fair which the Ameri can legion post of Silverton is sponsoring, j The affair will be held Sept. 19 and 20. All pro duce will be displayed at the Eu gene ; Field auditorium and. the stock- shows; automobile ; shows and side shows, will be arranged for on the-athletic field In ; the Eugene Field court: yard. The American legion .is preparing - a. 49er show. The Ablqua Com munity club is preparing a display and the legion Is endeavoring to Interest other community clubs in the vicinity of Silverton to enter displays. ' : . " ' ; Dashing fori the Wire in the Seashore Contest in the List Three Days On Saturday night. at 9 o'clock the contest will be at ah end candidates are alive , to the aitu- ation and all are trying bard to make strong finishonly three days and the contest will be - ft matter of history the .people : are interested and watching the gain of their favorite. No More. Coupon Votes After . j- Today. . . sr-H ; . The ten vote coupon appears to day .forr the, last tlme,and accor dingly from now on' votes can be earned only on sabacriptlons. Now Is. the time and absclately the last opportunity ; that . la ottered;; the contestants to , win . the valuable prizes offered by the- newspaper. Remember the triple offer applies alike on old and new subscribers to The Statesman. i. . 3 .V" The delightful summer . excur sion trips to Newport will be won and probably -decided by; the ef forts made this week. The new offer should prove a. boon-- alike to those high or low; In the. list of contestants, 'for It gives the latter an opportunity Mo work toward the leadership goal In leaps and bonsds and at the same time, by esal effort, peral'i tss rt tfee (PRESIDENT COOUDGE AUTOGRAPHING SUGAR PAIL, 125 YEARS OLD. USED BY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER Ck s . ..-;v - .'.-VM ? . mil i t "' ' - : ' . r l I !M i ;' ,-v3 :' ' ' I . . - - -- -J. ,.,-.. .mM..nt.. ; This photograph , was made While Henry. Ford, Thomas A. Edi son and Harvey: Firestone - were making a call on the president at his old home at Plymouth, Vt. Mr. Coolidge is seen - autographing a L C0 BY FIRE Entire Contents Lost With Exception of New Piano; Wood Also Burned - i Fire last night destroyed the two-room. HayesvtUe school on the Pacific highway about four miles north of Salem. ; A new piano was saved but the remainder' of the contents were burned, as were 12 eords of wood, the winter supply, which -had just been piled on the grounds, ; .;..-''" 1 Mr,- and Mrs A. Lengren. ' who lire 'Just nortlr ;pf the school, had returned from I Salem about 10 o'clock and noticed nothing wrong. They retired after a few minutes and were awakened by passing motorists about': 15 minutes later with word that the BChool was burning. ' ,:f . - Those who first discovered the blaze reported that it had appar ently started in or near the wood pile. Though I i automobiles . ' . are frequently parked on the school grounds at night and an occasional tourist uses the . grounds as camp site, none were noticed In the vicinity last night by Mr.; or Mrs. Lengren. f j Another blaze Was noticed some where' east of Salem about the same time last night but its lo cation could not be ascertained In spite of a tour of that district. i E.VRLY HOPS LIGHT f SILVERTONTor.. i Aug, 27. (Special . to 1 The Statesman.) Picking of hops la early hopyards In the Silverton; community is be ing completed and picking the late yards will not : begin until next week, It Is said.; The early hop crop Is reported as being light. ANATOLE FRANCE SICK TOURS, FRANCE. Aug. 27. L The condition of the celebrated writer, Anatole France, is causing grave anxiety among his firends. top to maintain i their prestige through redoubled effort. Like wise each and;, every, one of the other valuable: prizes is at stake and will be captured by some young woman who works with all the vigor of her years and makes the. necessary i showing In new or old subscribers. Boating on tin Bay at Newport One of the: greatly appreciated pleasures at Newport is the boat ing. In September, after the first rains, you wilt; see the waters of Yaqutna bay dotted by many small boats. .These are fishermen who have come from the inland. towns to enjoy the superb salmon fish ing on Yaqulna bay. When the fall fun of salmon comes in from the ocean to make their way up the Yaqulna river ' there is royal sport in the bay trolling for Chi nook, silversides,. and steelheads. Moonlight excursions by boat or launch to Toledo or Elk City are frequently Indulged In by 4 the young folks. ' The Moonlight sparkling on the water, the Bound of the surf, the college songs and melody of the 'guitars make the evening pasg all too rapidly. IHESUO pine bucket, 125 -rears old, made for his 'great-great-great-grandfather, , which had! bung in- sap season on one of the maple trees the Coolidge grove.- j He gave to Mr. Ford and the manufac ME SUM Postal Inspectors Refuse to Divulge Methods by Which Evidence Was .Obtained Against "Ace" CHECK NEW ANGLES - OF THE .SITUATION Safety Deposity . Boxes Are Broken Open But Yield No Further! Clews , CHICAGO... Aug. 27. Postal inspectors tonight j preserved srfe lence as to methods by which evi dence of alleged complicity in the 82,000,000 Rondout. Hie.; ; mail robbery bad been obtained against William F. Fahy, j known as an "ace" In the local force of inspec tors. . They would, not verify printed reports that 1 14,000 of the loot had been traced io Fahy as his share of the proceeds of the holdup and that Fahy's downfall bad been brought about through tapping the' wires of his tele phone. : '; j ; i j Government ; officials tonight were continuing their checking of two new angles, or the situation, Fahy's alleged affairs with wom en and his reported intention to leave the government service and establish a private detective ag ency. . I . Fahy,, in jail at Geneva, 111.. In default of $50,000 bail, asserts that his arrest is the result of a conspiracy against' him. ; Printed reports of his "partial confession" were denied by A. E. Germer, post office inspector In charge of the Chicago department, and R. J. Simmons, chief post office in spector, who camo from Washing ton to take charge of" the investi gation. ; j ; Safety deposit boxes ' in down town banks to which Fahy Is known to have access were brok. en open but yielded nothing. FLAG REPOSES BEHIND CAN OF GASOLINE M. D. Molsan, of 1510 State, who was haled Into : the police court for alleged disrespect of the Americaii flag, is heartbroken over the occurrence and though guilty in the letter of the law, had no Intention of abusing the flag. Mr. Molsan was busy paint ing when his attention was called to a flag thrown over some flow ers for. protection. He immediate ly 'gathered up the-flag, folded it into a bundle; and put it in a storehouse, where it i was found by . Officer Cannon. Moiaan was released under-$10 ball and took 2 4 hours to j enter his plea - when he appeared in the - poHce court yesterday. In the meantime, the flag, stilt in bundle fotm. Is lying on the floor ! at the police station behind - an old gasoline can or' at least it was the last the reporter $aw 0 it, - : : ABOUT FAHY Hi turer intends to take it to the Wayside Inn, at Sudbury, Mass., made famous by t Longfellow's poem.' The photograph shows (left to right) Mr. Firestone, the president. Mr. Ford, Mr. Edison and Mrs. Coolidge. 1HT0F x WHEELED BRAIED Setting of Date Was Done With Political Purpose in View, is Claim ! ' CHICAGO, Aug. 27. The set ting of the arraignment of Senator Burton K. Wheeler at Great Falls, Mont., for next '-- week when he was planning a campaign la New England as a candidate for vice president, was branded' an ""at tempt to prostitute the processes of justice for political purposes" in a statement .tonight by .United States Representative John M. Nelson, national La Follette Whceler campaign manager, i Representative Nelson pointed out that the senate had exoner ated Senator Wheeler of the charges covered in the : pending indictment brought in "the midst of his exposure of the department of justice and Attorney General Daugherty." : f Has Demanded Trial "Senator. Wheeler has been de manding a trial of his case ever since last May,' the representa tive continued. . "It was only after Senator Wheeler had an nounced the opening of his speak ing campaign in Boston on Labor day that he was notified he would be arraigned that very day. "The action of the Montana district attorney in arraigning Senator- Wheeler on September I is a clear indication that the de partment of justice is to be used as an adjunct of the republican national committee in this' cam paign. , ju : - -1 ' : I J . "Having failed to prevent Sen ator Wheeler from going on with the investigation of the depart ment of Justice by a framed up indictment,! the republican - party now seeks . to prevent - him from carrying the facts of this corrup tion to the people of the country by bringing him to trial j- in the midst of this campaign, j j . "The senate of the United States has passed oh this case. After an . exhaustive Investigation the senate adopted the report pre sen ted by Senator Borah by jthe overwhelming vote of 56 to 5. That report said in part: 'The committee wholly exonerates Sen ator Wheeler from any and j all violation of the revised : statutes . . . . and that he observed at all times not only the letter but the spirit of the law.' ' ''Many reports from Montana Inform me that the agents o? the republican national committee, the department of justice i and, . the copper interests are moving; hea ven and earth in an effort to make a case which will not) have to' be dismissed by Jhe judge for lack of evidence. The reports state that these interests are spending huge sums of , money 1 1 securing this evidence. ' j i "I serve notice on the republi can party that jthis attempt to prostitute the processes of justice for political purposes will fill and that It will not prevent us from carrying to the people Ot this country the shameful record of the corruption in high j places which occurred In Washington under ' the republican administra tion." ; ' 1 . SMITH WOXT RIM NEW YORK. Aug. 21. Gover nor Smith today informed George W. Olvaney, leader of Tammany Hall, that he will not be a candi date tor reelection, the New York ARRAG FIRE FIGHTING : EQUIPMENT ON ; I WAY TO BEND Thousand Feet of Hose Rush ed in Answer to j Teeg- raphic Call For Help. ; ' . ; , K ' ;.: - PORTLAND. Aug. 27. In an swer to a telegraphed pies for fire fighting equipment,, the Port land office of the - federal forest service -today rushed 1.000 feet of fire fighting hose to Bend for Use on fires in the Deschutes national forest and another 1.000 feet to Leaven worth. Wash., to help fight flames in the Wenatchee national forest. - ' - . - ft DE'FEilSE DAY MS DE General Chairman Abrams Names Executive Com mittee Headed by Pound Salem citizens will - be called upon to cooperate and help -make National Defense day, September 12, a huge success and as a start to the observance, Col. ' Carle Abrams, 'general chairman of the various patriotic ' organizations, last 'night appointed the executive committee to have full charge of the program and to work; out the details. Members of this com mittee are Dr. B. F. Pound, chair man; Dr. Henry E. Morris, Dr. C. B. O'Nell. C. A. Kells, Mrs. John J. Rot tie, Mrs. LaMoine Clark and Mrs. Hattie Cameron. ; It was ; decided at the meeting last night, which was attended by nearly 25 representatives of tho various organizations, to hold the program at night, the parade to form at 6 : 3 0 o'clock, getting un der way at 7 o'clock. The parade will be followed by a program ht the armory beginning at 8 o'clock. In order to obtain the mlnimrum quota of 1100 who will be ex pected to pledge their support to the ! movement, booths will be established down town and signa tures ot all citizens, male and fe male, will be 'solicited. Those signing the pledge will give names, residence and whether or not they have had military serv ice. The committee in charge cf the ! booths will consist of Mri. John' A. 'Carson, chairman, and Carl Gabrielson. - . i Everyone having a flag will be expected ; to display this at the home or place of business during the entire day, with careful atten tion -to the city ordinance regu lating the display of the flag. Automobiles will be provided for the CAR while Dr. Morris Is re questing all Boy Scouts to report to him ; for Instructions. The committee will meet again next Wednesday night. PUCE'S SIDE IS !,' DEFEATED Oil SHIP Tug of War Results in Amer ican Team Winning ; ! 1 Over the British ON BOARD SS. BERENGERIA, Aug. 27. (By A P. Wireless.) The Prince of Wales was on the losing side of the lug of war, one of the chief events of the sports meet held aboard the ship today; Wales and his brother col leagues on one end of the rope put up a stubborn fight, but after seo-sawing about the deck; for ten minutes they were pulled over the line by the American team. The Prince took part in the potato race and looked like a winner, but was; disqualified for misplac ing one' of the tubers. . His ill luck was accompanied by audible sighs from the spectators.' but the heir to the British throne smiled and stepped back Into the space reserved for spectators, where he watched the remainder ' of the sports and applauded those luck ier than he, j - The prince this morning made a complete inspection of the ship. In the evening with the members of his party he attended the char ity concert. Senator William E.( Borah Nominated by Republicans . I " ' . :' ' j ' ni' : ': - ' ' . IDAHO FALLS. Idaho. Aug.. 27. United States Senator William E; Borah and Congressmen Addi son. T. Smith and Burton L. French were all renominated ! by acclamation as party candidates for those offices by republicans ot Idaho meeting in state convention here Jod.a gcd toait,- - DEtOP SEilSflTIDLl BHSOl itL State's Attorney Crinaa to Light New EvidcncD Frern ; Report Previously Filed In Case r CLAIMS TO REFUTE CASE OF DEFENSE Insists That Report Shov.a Leopold and Locb Da Have Strong Emoticns CHICAGO. Aug. 27. (By Tfca Associated Press) Picking 1 i way through a bewildering rs of techical termnology from radi ologists and philosophical attorn eys, StateV Attorney Robert L Crowe, continued today his argu ment for the gallows for Nathan F. Leopold Jr.. and Richard Leob to the point of planting ; beneath the ramparts of the defense plea of mercy and ; theory of . mental sickness two big charges of verbal dynamite, one a planted mine; the other a hand grenade. And then be watched them ex plode, - Effect Gratifies ; He watched too with apparent satisfaction their effect upon Chief Justice John R. Caverly of the criminal courts of Cook county.' Mr. Crowe, although he had talked all day, was beamla when court adjourned. He nonchalantly slid hl3 handj Into "his trousers pocket and an nounced he would be through ia a half a day tomorrow. . Then will follow a brief formally concern ing the Indictment for k!!--" ' : Robert 'Franks after wilch tl. j case will ha ready for S ' ..t Caverly's decision on the penalty. Refer to Report Mr. Crowe's mine was the Hul-bert- Bowen report, frequently re ferred to in the case. He reaJL from the document penetrating hitherto unfathomed -quotation from the two youthful defendant themselves which tended in thl view of the prosecutors to con trovert- much pf the alienista testimony concerning the lnade' quate emotionaj nature of youcj Leob and the superman obessloa of his companion In crime, j He .found in It two quoted ad missions by the youths that tbe $10,000 ransom was the object of their plot and opinions by defense alienists that ' hereditary had nothing to do with the crime. Hints at Perjury j -Indeed, the state's attorney ar gued it-was a ; question for t' discretion : of the court wbi the defease claims on these po! . were not branded "undlssa!.. 1 and. clumsy pprjury," by thcao revelations of ithe boys' mental processes. His second bomb shell. Iesfc thunderous, but apparently as unexpected as i fhe first.1 was la the form of letters addressed to Leob from relatives and friend a treating of his gambling debts the debts important to Mr. Crowe, he said, as supplying the money motive for the' crime. Sloney Claimed Motive Mr. Crowe spent much of time in elaboration ot bis theory that "money had everthlng to do with this crime.". "Money, money, money," Lo once shouted. "Mo--y all thioush this evidence, , II -ty for gam bling debts. .Money for ransom. Money for a trip to Europe. Mon ey for bribing jailers to help ea- (Con tinned on pgo 2) ifETpE3; CITY :;S L..uUii Motion is Made to Dismi: Suit Brought by '.Seattlo In Phone Case SEATTLE. Aug. 27. Motfon ti dismiss a suit brought against U company by the City of Eeattla i i a controversy over telephone raf i was filed In the United rtat j -trlct court for western v," .: ton here today by coun If r r Pacific Telephone &. r company. , Dismissal i . on the ground that the r rt ? fendants are mlejoir.p he t f officials of thq rr; Myers and William J. i bjouht into f " ;