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i l . The advertising columns help you identify -ware'; worth while. They lift the best prominently be fore yon. They help you deter mine which dealers can serve you If you need help you ran always find It By advertising in the clas sified columns of the Statesman A medium which supplies thou sands of want. . ... ; ,:::r i BBVENTV-FOUfcTa YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS I I .... ' i -: : ,:H' r i IS. IBS GEffi STORED . BY KID if CO! f ! 'its L v Opening of Safe Deposit Box Brings to Ligni r.iany Jewels and Papers of High , Legal Value , MORS RECOGNIZES -STOLErrANTIQUES Half of Hissing Articles De. dared Found Expect to Continue Search " LOS ANGELES, Aug., 29. The trail of jewels In the Mdrs-McCoy death case and- gem mystery led to new, treasures today when fed eral and county officers, accomi; panied by Albert A. "Mors and his attorney, opened a safe deposit box rented in the name of Kid McCoy, indicted for the , murder of Mrs. . Theresa Mors. Jewels and papers of high value, both intrinsic and legally, were recov ered, it was announced by federal officers. i Platinum rings that were the property of the slain woman and sought In connection with her death, a gold mesh bag and gold Vanity case also belonging to her; a gold seal ring of McCoy's, and a gold military medal claimed by Mors as an award to' him during the South American military cam paigns, were "among the jewels found in the McCoy safe deposit box. ... Investigators declared these have an important bearing on the slaying case. ; Mors' Letters Found . Papers .found included letters from Mors and a list of valuable antiques and jewelry purported to be in - storage at a Hollywood storage house under the name of McCoy. :s Mors' attorneys announc ed that the lists indicated that Im portant revelation would be made When these effects were examined. Equal -Interest - was manifested ky federal and county Investigat ors In the discoveries today, the federal officers being chiefly in terested In their prosecution of an Investigation Into a question Of smuggled gems, while the county investigation relates solely to so lution of the slaying mystery. r 1 Second Lot Discovered i A second lot of valuables, stored under the name of Norman F. Sel by (Kid McCoy) was discovered late today In a Hollywood storage plant, federal officers and the dis trict attorney's Investigators an nounced. . .t ,ji Officials at the storage plant de clared that Kid McCoy brought the package containing the valuables to their place of business ton June 25, adding that he appeared ex clted and nervous at the time. ::t When the authorities Opened the : pasteboard package more than two score pieces of valuable antiques were .found-wrapped in newspa pers. . ; H Y - Mors,1 present at the opening of the box, immediately Identified the antique pieces as those miss ing., from time to time from the Mors, Inc., antique shop since Feb-' Tuary last. He also placed si value of $5,000 upon the alleged stolen collection, the second find of the day, stored or deposited under the name -of Norman' F. Selby. ; ' Among the second collection wfere jewels and brilliant encrusted -watches, clocks, cigarette cases, expensive vases and small tapes tries, in -addition to gold, silver and platinum novelties. Mors -declared that but, half of the .missing valuables were reprei sented In today's two discoveries. Ills attorneys said the search Would be- continued tomorrow in the hope of finding a purported third collection of jewels or an tiques. ' - y" t. '. '' '" ?' ; :. 1 The strong box at the bank and the antiques at the storage" plant were both placed under the dis trict attorney's seal, and the in vestigators announced that they would be used as. evidence against the 'former prize Ving idol In the pending murder trial. , a . THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair and continued cool Saturday moderate north erly winds. -, LOCAL WEATHER : (Friday) -Maximum temperature,' 77. - Minimum temperature, 44. t Rainfall, none. : River, -2.3. Atmosphere, clear. Wind, northwest. SOFT PEDAL ROBBERY NETS BANDIT $9000 Subdued Whispers and' Ges tures Keep Crowd in Quiet . State of .Excitement . ; LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29. A whispering, two-gun bandit held up the First ' National bank at Watts, near here late today, forc ed two employes into the vault, tied them with a rope he .had brought along- and escaped in 'ran automobile . with approximately $9000 of the bank's funds, accord ing to the police, j i ' - i Gestures with j his - two pistols and softly whispered commands kept the robbery,; on such a sub dued plane of excitement that no One outside the bank noticed what was going on; and police did not learn of the affair until P: N. Fox, cashier, and II. F.Logan. his as sistant, managed to loosen their tonds and lea.ve the building. RUSSIIfDS Soviet Vessel on Way to Sieze Wrangell Island, Claimed By U. S. SEATTLE, Aug. 29. A vessel named Red October, flying the Russian flag armed with six pound cannon and carrying a company of Russian infantry is bound through- the ice from Petropav lovsk, Kamchataka penisula, for Wrangell island,' off the. northern shore of Siberia, northwesterly from Bering strait, with orders to take l all inhabitants prisoners, seize: all shipping and establish Russian ownership of the island in the name of the soviet govern ment, Lieutenant , Colonel L. E. Broome, flight advance officer for the abandoned British world en circling expedition declared on his arrival here today: ?. Colonel Broome gave this infor mation to tinited States naval of ficers in command of the battle fleet here. Wrangell island is claimed as" American - territory and at least one American, Charles Wells, is reported s marooned there with a party of 13- eskimos. Col. Broome also said that the American schooner Herman of San Francisco with Captain Louis Vance and a erew of American Bailors, going to the rescue of Wells, ;may be taken "prisoner by the soviet forces on their arrival. ; I Wells was left on . Wrangell is land by Harold No Ice when the latter went last . year to rescue survivors of the ill-fated Steffan sson expedition and found the only Survivor,. Ada Blackjack, whom he brought back to Seattle TT U 0 Last . Day of Statesman's ; Seaishore Trip Contest Will Close at 9 Tonight v , At 9 o'clock tonight the battle of ballots will be at an end. Last Chance the "Main Chance" for contestants. - Ballots turned In af ter 9 p-. m. are void. Everything in readiness for tho finish. Prize winners will be announced Sun day morning. I All the world will help a hustler And you know. 'tis true, $ Make a noise like a hustle ' : And the world will help you. (Prom the Lyrics of the Contest Editor.) - ? - . ; The Last, Chance f ' This is the last day of ballot ing.; . . .;V -s Tonight at 9 o'clock the polls will J close in the great seashore trip contest- Then- the balloting will be ended. But the last chance Is always the best. One,' final supreme' ef fort on this day may land the prize for any one of the fair Candidates. The "f rieads .w&o have responded with support before can hardly re- fusat the t last. moment when? a little. help may, mean victory.' " Candidates' should get their sub scriptions in as early: as possible today," for the biggest business of any day In the contest Is sure' to be i recorded. ; Get the subscrip tions, la early and you will have time to : spend . in .getting a few more. Nothing can be gained by holding them to the ' very last hour, for absolute secrecy win be maintained regarding, what . is turned In by; the' various 'candi dates ' -' : " ... , STIFF OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF Lieutenant Lyle N. Morgan Commits Suicide in His Own Stateroom Shortly After Guests Leave NO EXPLANATION IS FOUND FOR HIS ACT Belief Is Held That Man Was Despondent for Some Unknown Reason i SEATTLE,, Aug. - 29. Shortly after , guests " departed from the battleship JCqw Mexico, anchored in Elliott bay here, Lieut. Lyle N. Morgan, 28, battleship division communication officer on the staff of Vice Admiral Wiley, commander-in-chief Of the battleship divis ion, shot and fatally wounded him self in his stateroom on board the ship: J. ; . r A board of inquest, in a signed report submitted to Admiral Wiley found ' that Lieutenant Morgan died from a self inflicted bullet wound. No explanation of his act was contained in the report, ex cept the opinion that he fired the shot - "while ihis mind was tem porarily deranged by despondency from an unknown cause." Officers disclosed that Lieuten ant Morgan supervised the elabor ate decoration of the battleship for entertainment of guests, -who left a short time before he died. Lieutenant Morgan was born near Omaha, "Neb. His nearest relative, according to naval rec ords, is a sister, Mrs. Genevieve M. Taylor, 5129 Manila avenue. Oakland, Cal. He was a graduate from the United States naval academy at Annapolis. - LI Purposes of Fraternalism are Highly Commended By f U. S. President WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Lauding the purposes of ' frater nalism, President Coolidge today told delegates to the national fra ternal congress of America in contention here that fraternities were "strong reliances of ordered government, according to the pub lic law.'" Mr, Coolidge In his address, de livered from the south portico of (Continued Oh )gt 3) TT Announcement of .Winners f If the counting of the votes goes off as expected the names of the winners .of the many grand prizes will be- published "in Sunday's Statesman. On, this day the hap piest young women in the Willam ette valley will be the "ones who will read in The . Statesman that they haver won a prize. ; , The vote of each' candidate, will be published.' Since 'the last stand ing of the candidates was publish ed Friday there has been an aval anche of ballots. The uncertainty has stimulated every candidate !to finish. Every effort will be made to 'have all the votes Counted, the prizes awarded and the announce ment tnade in Sunday's paper, i . The finish Is In the hands of the candidates and their friends. Per soif3 who have been watching the campaign- who have friends In nomination and would like to vote for: them must do it today. This is the last 0rd: The con test closes i at 9 o'clock i tonight. Remember that yoo have hun dreds of friends who are watch ing you, and perhaps have worked for you and want to see you win; It Js' up to you to; do your "level best, for victory to vindicate their support' to 'you.s 4 , v Thjp fighter who makes the best stand at the last ditch ts the one whom victory loves to honor. The ballots you may unexpectedly pick up today may give" you the lead ership in your district. . Today is the time tor the effort that wins. - ; - 0 OGE LAUD PTOMAINE HITS 100 DELEGATES OF THE LEGION Convention Banquet at Wor ; cester, Mass, "Proves to . Have Tragic Results WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 29. More than 100 delegates attend ing the annual convention of the Massachusetts American ' Legion auxiliary were suddenly stricken, lit loday .with what physicians' diagnosed as ptomaine poisoning, following the convention banquet Thursday night. MAYORS LINE UP F Letters Received By Gover nor Indicate State-Wide i Cooperation Letters from all parts of the state received by Governor Pierce indicate that the mayors of the cities and towns areco-operating almost to a man 'for the success of the , defense test program of September .12.' Only one mayor, it is said, has indicated objection to . the plan, and . he . appointed a committee as requested by the governor of the mayors. "The people of our country are not looking in patriotic devotion to thb republic or, to the Institu tions pf free government," writes Mayor James A. Fee of Pendleton in announcing nls committee and support Of tetense : day. . "They have demonstrate!) they are' to be relied upon to offer up their lives and their fortune! in ' defense of their homes, their families and their country. The men of the nation should not be sacrificed, its ; energies and its resources should not be wasted, - when we have within" ourselves - the power of preventing unnecessary destruc tion by 'Imparting to those of mil itary age adequate knowledge of how to defend the country and how to prepare Its resources In event of wan We should also educate our people to the best method of returning our citizen soldiery after jeopardizing their lives to the paths of private life without so much disorder, suffer ing and wasto as followed disband ment of our World war 'defend ers." j ' Five mayors replied by return mail with assurance of their sup port by naming committees and putting On programs These were Mayors , E. M. Ebbert - of Mon mouth, Napoleon Rice of Rose burg, L. C. Eastman of Silverton, P. A. Young of Albany and Wade of Landon. ? : ' i Other towns 'whose ImayorS have already started the Defense Test .day movement afo: Reeds port,; Jordan Valley; ' Pilot Jtoekj Grants Passv Woodburn, Salem. Cottage Grove, Eugene, Portland. Umatilla. Bend, 'Wasco, 'ttlllsbofo. Prineville, The Dalles. Milton. La Grande,- Bakor,- Philomath.' Leb anon. Reports' Indicate that pro grams are being formulated at Med ford, Ashland, Marshfield. Tillamook, Astoria, St. Helens. Hood Rivet, Oregon " City, Dallas, Corvallis, McMinnville,. Marsh field; Newport and Toledo. I. NEWS NOTES ' ' Three Wtfeks in West NEW YORK, Aug. 29. While the itinerary of his trip still Is far from complete, John W. Davis, the democratic presidential aendidate expects to remain in the west for about three weeks, returning to New iYork around September 21. ! Rebels Capture Town i WASHINGTON,4 Aug. 29. Gen eral Ferrera's revolutionary forces have captured Santa Rosa; a town in western Honduras and are mirchifag on San. Pedro, Sula, ac cording to advices received today by the state department. r-'' Clemenceatt Kills Woman J " LES SABLES. D'ALONNE, France. Aug. 29.--The automobile of M. Clemenceau. former premier of France, today struck and killed Mme: Charrier. aued1 74. M. Clemenceau was returning to his country home from his usual dally marketing expedition. ' His chauf feur; was driving.; To Call on Rival ' LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 29. (By The Associated Press.) Charles G. Dawes, republican candidate for vice president announced tonight after his address here on the ag ricultural program his intention to call tomorrow on his democrat ic opponent. Governor Charles W. Bryan, of Nebraska, OR DEFENSE ClAY Republican Women Open Headquarters Mrs. Alain T; Hert Leads Organization To Campaign for CooUdge xmd Dawes i-t ' , - vjl if?,-. . s " I'm A d " "" ) k-V '" 7 11 sTS " - If ! r - Y "h ' ' - f t 4 - -' ftf 'v.X jr-4---'- ' i J iff ' j- ' ' I . ? v 1 ( . l ft f- Y7 ( t 5::;.:.:;:.::;.vw:- f ' ' T r . ' - . r-. VVjil . ii , - - - t: ..V 1 ij 1 :9 - TtM- - J"- -""" i,i. iwiMhWA y5er Bryant b. brooks. Aas: alvin t hert' As. chas.h. sabin- Mra. Alvin T. Hert of Kentucky, vice chairman of the Republican National Committee who Is in charge of women's" activities, has just announced tho opening of the Women's National Headquarters for the campaign, on the econd floor j of the Wrigley j Building. Chicago. In her first lormal state ment Mrs. Hert said: 1 "The Republican women of this i ' - i. country are organizing to get out an unprecedented vote jfor Pres ident Coolidge and General Dawes. While we realize the first task of women is to bring an Inspirational value to political activities, we are working to perfect an organization RAZED BY FIRE Rathdrum, Idaho, 30 Miles From Spokane, Is Scene .of Conflagration feu SPOKANE. Aug. 29.-4-One'full city block consisting of eight buildings in the business district of Rathdrum, Idaho, 30 miles east of here, was destroyed by fire to night, according to reports re ceived here. The fire was still burning at 11 o'clock hut it was believed its spread to jthe other side of the main street had been prevented.. Three brick buildings; and five frame structures were burned to the ground.'f No estimates on the loss ' could be obtained. I There was still danger late to night of the fire spreading Into the residence district and three small buildings were dynamited in ah effort to prevent such a spread. The blaee started in the Mc Shane hotel and spread to a drug store - and garage.' The building of the telephone company was de stroyed, cutting off all outside Communication. The fir'e depart ments of Spokane and also Coner D'Alene rushed aid and arrived In time to save two hew buildings. All buildings burned were one and twor atory Structures. BlITOiliLISfS" German Reichstag Passes Dawes Measure Due to Final Affirmative Votes BERLIN, i Aug. 29. (By The AP,) The turnabout by48 Ger man nationalist reichstag deputies late this afternoon gave the Marx Stresemann government a com fortable majority in favor of the London reparations agreements. The sensational flop by the reac tionaries was Ostentatiously con cealed Up to the time balloting on the railway bill begah, both the bank and debenture laws having previously been adopted byrlsing votes, i ';-;'"1.:v s' k- When the doren tellers proceed ed to hand out the ballots to the nationalist deputies it was' observ ed ! they requested both; red and white cards. The red card was a negative vote and It was exhibited in the plain view , of members of other parties and to occupants In the gallery. j.. - : ? But scores of opera glasses from the gallery, which followed i this clumsy display 6f legerderaaine by the reactionaries ohserve3 tue dis- appearance of the re4 ballois uri- der the seats of these deputies while the white cards Indicating a vote in affirmative of the jues tlon at Issue were hastily chucked into th ballot boxt , . GITIf BLOCK IS CHANGE Ml yVtefi ALVIN T HERT. which will have as Its keynote real business efficiency. Reports from the West and Northwest in dicate that work is progressing steadily among the women. East ern headquarters have been op ened this week in New. York city. MrsL Charles H. Sabln, national committeewoman from New York, has charge of the women's divi Bion of the East. i "This is the year of opportunity and responsibility for the women of this country. Every efofrt will be made by the women to get out the vote. We wield our greatest power through constructive or ganization. Women can use the rCK. K. TAKES OUT INSURANCE AGAINST RAIN Klansmen at Hoquiam, Wash' Ington, Insure the Weath er for Sum of $1500 HOQUIAM, Wash.; Aug. 29. Rain insurance for; $.1,500 .has been taken out by local Ku Klux Klansmen against more than one tenth of an inch of precipitation between 8 and 10 o'clock tomor row night when a ! public cere monial in connection with taking a number of "aliens" into their organization is scheduled to le held here. High officials of the order from Seattle s and Portland have, ar rived for the services. Officials said they expected 10,000 klans men to attend ! the ceremonial. j . i E L. C. Hall, Attorney, Kid. naped at Bishop, Allowed to Return Unharmed LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29. L. C. Hall, attorney who was kid naped at Bishop, in Owens Valley, Wednesday night, was at his home in Glendale, near here, tonight, and except for minor bruises was none the worse for his experience which residents of Owens Valley say was another outward demon stration of a long standing water rights feud between the city of Los Angeles and farmers of the valley. Threatened with death when first seized, the attorney, said that later he was granted his liberty, unharmed, after first having pro mised never to divulge the names of his abductors, some of whom he recognized,: and to leave Owens Valley and stay. out. The kidnaping of HalK was de clared In Owens Valley to have been the result of his assisting agents from Los Angeles in the purchase jof water ; rights in the district which' farmers of the val ley bitterly opposed because pre vious purchases of water rights by the city' has resulted in the drying np bf large areas in the section. Prospect of further kidnaping unless the water rights contro versy is; brought to a close was predicted In a dispatch today from Harry A. Glasscock; editor of the Owens Valley Herald at Bishop, the recognized mouthpiece of the valley farmers. 'The people here u're desperate over the situation. The feeling is intense and it is only the cooler heads that are keeping them in line," Glasacock'B dispatch stated. A commission of Los Angeles city officials will go to" Bishop next Tuesday for a conference looking toward the settlement of the water dispute, including the payment of an Indemnity to the valley farm ers.' KDNNUIEH COM SHUN ' Mrs. CHas. h. sabin- vote, to work for the common good in church, school, home and civic enterprjse. This year will show how definite a place women are taking in the affairs of the na tion. "The intelligent interest that is being manifest by. young women and first voters is a most signifi cant factor in the campaign,' Pictured with Mrs. Hert above are two of the' prominent women who will, take an active interest in the campaign. Mrs.. Charles H. Sabin, of I .New York, and Mrs. Bryant B. Brooks of Wyoming, members of the executive com mitters of the' National Republican Committee- Murderer Who Went By Name of Yardlow Is Iden tified as Arch Cody ONTARIO. Or., Aug. 29.-r-The man who was arrested last night on a F charge of murder In connec tion with the fatal shooting of Sheriff W. A. Goodman of Har ney county, today was identified as Arch Cody, alias Fred Yardlow of Myrtle Creek, Or., according to advices received here. : Sheriff Noe was reported to have" left Burns today with the prisoner en route to the Malheur county jail. Sheriff Ioodman was wounded after he had gone to the farm of Mrs. Grace. Pollock and sons to arrest Cody. . Dr. R. O. Payne, coroner, said Goodman's life; might have been saved had a tourniquet been plac ed about the wounds instead mere ly of wrapping a clean bandage around them and waiting for a boy to make a 60-mile trip to Burns and back for a doctor. WEATHER FillS Indications are That Avia- toris Will Be Able to Make Flight Today ON BOARD USS RICHMOND, AT ICE TICKLE, Labrador, Aug. 29.-f(By AP.) So far as weather conditions are concerned tonight, the prospects of Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant " Erik Nelson having a clear pathway acrOs ) the north Atlantic ocean frorti Greenland to Labrador If they decide to hop off tomorrow morn ng, appeared good. j Captain Thiesfel, the . meterolq gist officer stationed here to watcfc weather conditions said to night if the round the world fliers decided to take off tomorrow, they would be received in Indian Harbor in fair weather. Nothing was bieard from Lieutenant Smith tonignt as any further postpone ment in the flight. j GRANDSTAND BURNS SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 29. Taken by surprise by . fire which had gained considerable headway in the grand stand in which they were i watching a frontier day roundup at the fairgrounds here today approximately vl 0,000 spec tators filed out of the structure with only slx minor injuries re sulting. The grand stand and fifteen au tomobiles were virtually destroyed. resulting In about $50,000 dam age, : KILLER'S REAL iiMEISGOOy lEBICi FLIERS BRITISH PUE ARRIVES li! THE UNITED STATES Prince of Wales Will Take Luncheon With President Coolidge at National Cap. ital Today IS GREETED BY LARGE CROWDS OF AMERICANS' Thousands of People Turn Out to Catch Glimpse of English Heir , NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Ed ward, Prince of Wales, arrived to day.. :''V v'v" - Slightly built and diffident, he blushed while newspaper corre spondents and reception commit tees thronged about him. Three army airplanes hovered over the liner Berengaria i and thousands of persons 4 ashore and on small boats around the j ship strained their eyes for a sijjht of the dis tinguished young Englishman. . Boards Private Yacht.'. Soon he climbed down a ladder to a private yacht, which took him to Glen Cove, on the north shore of Long Island, whence he journeyed by motor to the home of James A. Burden at Syosset. He will depart early tomorrow for Washington to be i the guest of -President Coolidge at luncheon. Returning to Syosset he will re main about two weeks. The prince, wearing a blue shirt and colar and a sack suit of light grey, looked more like a college boy than a man of thirty years, reared .to be a king. Despite hav ing traveled .virtually around the world, and having spoken at dip lomatic dinners In many capitals, the prince appeared deeply em barrassed when he found 75 news paper men awaiting, him on the starboard deck. ; Greets Reporters, ' He shook hands with a few of the reporters and In response ta one- or two formal questions glanced about as' if bewildered, felt In his pockets, then turned-to Major Oscar N. Solbert, his Amer ican aide, saying: : "I've got a written statement somewhere. Where is it?" Before the prepared statement was found, more queries came from the eronn and the nrincn finally spoke a few words, hesi tatingly, and once or twice with a slight stammer. Praises America L "I'm happy to be in America," he said. "I like your country very " much." , . j ... -. He lowered his flushed face and added: "The fact that I came over here for a holiday is the best I can say in that direction.'! It was a young woman Journal ist who pushed forward and put the inevitable question as to the prince's possible mariage. ' He smiled tolerantly and said, no, he was not engaged. Then came this one: "Would you marry an American girl if you fell in love with one?" The' prince smiled again but did nOt reply. lie explained ; that he had crossed the sea for a holiday and expressed the hope that the news papermen would make matters as easy for him as possible- Then he gave out his written statement, saying I he was glad to renew American acquaintances and pre dicting that the polo 'match be tween the British and American teams which he will attend, would be "the finest exhibition of a great game which the world can produce today." When the Berengaria Toundcd Staten Island she was' met by a yacht carrying sjr.Esme Howard, the. British ambassador; J. Butler Wright, third assistant secretary of state; Major ; Solbert and Sir Ashley Sparks, managing direc tor of the Cunard Steamship Una and tug crowded with reporters from many cities. The ship carrying the prince had some difficulty pulling away from the Berengaria and closely shaved a coast guard cutter. The prince, smiling and smoking a cig arette, stood on the bow of the yacht and posed for a moment for photographers in a nearby tug. PRESIDENT IS ELECTED ST. LOUIS. Aug. 29. S. J. Brotherly of Newark, N. J.. was elected president of the American Retailer ; Jewelers association at the final session of that organlza t'S&'a convention here tci:'.