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nmm II? L JL-u o i; $EVENTY-FOUBTH YEAR A V U CK F 11,000 ISMPEDi OUT BY T STREETS: CHICAGO, March 1 Press)! More than ar,e! reported killed or injured by a tornado which' swept through southern1 Illinois and In- fJiaiia late today, causing great property dam age and virtually wiping out two or three towns in ts path from Missouri to j the northwest: Wies were down in every direction under the fiiry of the wind and it was impossible tonight tb fheck the reported casualties. : i;.:ri - rur - v A; '" i A West Frankfort. 111.- face of tonight's reports, suffered the greatest lds of life! estimates of the dead running as rush as 1.000. i Murphvsboro, 30 miles southwest of West Frankfort, with a population of 1 1 ,000, suf fered severelv with a high as 250 ' ' L(IIreat havoc was wrought to buildings in this u Ji 'II' a and tire woKe our t of this situation" saicl'an effort J was made ijy Governor Len Small to send troops to Mur phvsboro while relief trains and Red Cross "ii i i: i . c r 1 workers prepared to depart rrom riicago ana St. I Louis for the storm area, j ' S'' 'i jVmong the other towns and cities to report qamage and loss or lite were ue ooto, in., witn 1 50 casualties reported; Parrish, 111., with all but three of a population of 500 reported either killed or injured ; Princeton, Ind. with an esti mate of 100 casualties; Griffin, Ind., with 20; Grlrham. 111., with 87 : Carmi. 111., with 1 50, and Cross ville, Bush and Hurst, 111.1, reporting seri ous damaee and numerous casualties. 'i ? ' Indianapolis, ind., March 1 8 Grif fen, Inc., a town of 400 inhabitants,1 1 2 miles riorth 4qst of Posey ville, is burning up following a torxiado which swept the community this eve ning, according to a telephonic report .from Evnsville. All communications with Grif fen ha& been severed. i ' BENTON, 111.. March . cuea zress j . more , uiau -y j FC1 au' pdfrted dead and injured . in . Franklinj county, IIIuiois, as the result or a severe tornadojwnicri strlick about 3 o'clocklthisT afternoon according to ireporps reaching here early tonight . : lpENTRALIA,:Ill:, Marchil 8.--r-(Byho As soiated;Press) .---Strjking with unprecedented fuy a severe torrtaclojjt alfy destroyed the town of Murphysboro, prac tically obliterated Parrish . and severely , dam aged De Soto,- Duqubiiv West Fr an kfor t, rtrompsonville Logan and scores -of " other "lowns in southern Illinois causing aTn unestimat- em numper or casualties, according to reports relching here todayr , -y CHICAGO, March 1 8. (By the Associated Press) . -Great destruction ' 6f property . and mihy casualties resulted from a tornado that ep t - through Murphysboro, j HI. , ; and Mother soiitKerh JlH'tipis towns late today. Wires were 4Jwri to t)ie paces affected but reports . from surpunding territory indicated that - the dead ajfd'injured rhight niimberl 00. or more." , 2 (Continued on r n. ?ISTEfC; SCORES PAPIDE10B1IUI RiGNl 8. (By the Associated fifteen hundred persons a minine town, on the 1 casualtv! list reported as a . u m ine aeons, v-aie re- 18. (By the Assbci- n DYING SARGENT WINS Controversy Over Post Is Ended 3y Appointment; Confirmation By Senate Is flot Delayed RECESS APPOINTMENT! REJECTED PY WARREN Coolidg? Says John G. Sargent Is Excellent Man for Position WASHINGTON, March 17 The controversy between . President Coolldge and the senate "over the attorney generalship ended very abruptly today with the nomina tion of John G. Sargent of Ver mont for the post and his prompt confirmation by the senate. ; Mr. Sargent, a former, attorney general of Vermont and a close personal friend of the president, was selected after Charles B. War ren of Michigan, whose nomina tion twice was rejected by the senate,' had declined to accept an offer; of a rece6s appointment. I At the moment that Mr.! Sar gent s name was transmitted ; to the senate the White House made public an exchange of correspond ence I between the .executive and Mr. Warren which disclosed that the offer of such an appointment had been tendered yesterday after the senate had acted unfavorably upon; his name. ! J l Mr. Warren wrote the president that he was unwilling to prolong a political controversy which mignt lessen sat. uoonage s t -op portunity for full usefulness I to the nation and possibly : Interfere with your making wholly effective your; policies." T ; j Announcement of the selection of Mr. Sargent, who lives in the little village of Ludlow, , near the president's birthplace, was made after Coolidge had conferred with the j republican and democratic floor leaders In the senate. He was unwilling to submit the name until, he had been assured ; that his old friend would not be sub jected to the .hazard of such an attack as was made on Mr. War ren. ; r-i' - ' : s A a i 1 . ; Immediately upon receipt of the nomination the senate - moved swiftly to dispose of It. Chair man Cummins of the Judiciary committee took the unusual course of laying the appointment before the body in open session, and then called a meeting of his committee to act upon It. : 5 ; There was little discussion in the Committee, Senator Dale, re publican, Vermont,; appearing ; on behalf of Mr. Sargent,, explained tha he would bury "political dif ferences' with the nominee be cause the issue ' was "above po litical controversy.". i ; ; (Contianed en p 2) SEW CLUB STARTED At the First Christian church a new Comrade club has been, form ed by Loyal A. Warner, boyssec retary of the YMQA ; Ten mem bers have been secured: for the new unit, with L. It, .Ttoblnson as leader. The club meets on Tues-, day nights in the Loyal ons room, of the church. Four boys were awarded their silver pins. . They, are Warren Dorres,M anrice Wood3,"CharIc3 Claggett anl John Drew, SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, nn J u J u J ii in ALL FRATERNITIES Between 70 and 75 of Stu dents Living in Groups Are On Sick List The faculty of Willamette .uni versity took o , official action In regard : to the influenza .epidemic that is seriously interfering, with the class work at the university. The faculty met at 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon. A canvass of the fraternities and sororities of the campus 're vealed that 70 or 75 students from the houses were unable to attend classes yesterday. This does not include those staying at the worn an'g dormitory or those living -out side of the houses. Twelve of the students jwere forced to return to taelr homes - until they recover from the effects of the epidemic. In all probability the class work will continue until Friday eveninar at wnich time the university will dismiss for a week of spring va- cauon. A. T T -. STATE RESTS TRIAL Counsel for Government Does Not Call Former Secretary to -Stand CHEJEXXE. Wyo.. March 17. (By the AP.) With Its battle for.annulment ol the Teapot Dome pavaoil reserve lease cqmpleled he government late today rested its case with the contention that tt had proved , the existence of a conspiracy between Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, and Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of the big oil field. The refusal of M. T. Ererhart, Pueblo rancher, banker and son-in-law of Fall,Jkto testify today, caused government counsel to rest Its case "without calling the for mer cabinet official to the stand. Uwen j.. Roberts said tonight.'1 H i had been ; able to have gleaned any( information from Ev erhart connecting air. Fall with the passage of bonds between Sin clair and himself,. I would have called him immediately and Tint the direct question to him as a matter of . record," Mr., Roberts said.. "Otherwise there was. no reason for placing Mr. Fall, under oath. ' I had no desire to call him just merely, to see him . take the stand." " . ; Striking . back at the . moment the government rested-, - J. W, La- cey of counsel for defense, the Mammoth Oil company, asked the court to wipe out of the record all evidence regarding ; the alleged passage of liberty bonds from the Continental Trading company, said by the government to ;have been organized for- the benefit of Sin clair and others, to Fall on the ground that nothing in the gov ernment's evidence had connected Sinclair or the Mammoth Oil com pany with the liberty bond trans actions. Mr. Lacey's- objection was overruled when he made the statement in reply ' to a question by Federal Judge T. Blake Ken nedy," that the defense would be willing to stand -on the record made -In the government's side of the case and take ehances on the ient's! evidence ' f aning-T to the court of '-'any con between the liborty bonds :lair, nun m 4 : 1 v. v Testimony of "Prof." C. C. i Pariman, Former Delivery n. Wagon Driver, Results m s Indictments r TRUE BILLS DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN ENTERED Grancl Jury Investigation States Sfreplterd Kflle4 ; Young McClintock j CHICAGO, March X 7. (By the Associated Press), True bila charging murder were reported to have been voted late today in the grand Jury investigation . of rich ?oung William Nelson . McClin tock'a death last December 4 from typhoid! fever. Previously Robert E. Crowe, state's - attorney, had announced the grand jury wculd be kept in session until William D. Shepherd, McClintock's foster-father . a n d chief heir of his estate of approxi mately $i, 000.0 00, and C.'C. Fai man, former delivery wagon driv er, but? more, recently head of a school of bacteriology, had, been charged formally with responsible Ity for the youth's death. .Large Sam .Promised r Faiman followed up .his confes sion of the early morning that for a promised 1100,000 from the Mc Clintock. estate he had .provided typhpid, fever germs and schooled Shepherd in administering then o McClintock by signing a waiver pf immunity and going before the grand jury. t The " dapper little claimant of three , degrees from . universities Which denied his pretentions, was pefore the Inquisitorial body , one hour and forty five minutes. ' I He was followed ,by Harry, Ql ton, municipal chief justice, who started the McClintock investiga tion shortly after the youth died., Terms Discussed : j I?r, George Fosberg, who had re ported 'Shepherd discussed germs and subtle poisons with him, and J. Wr Marchand, former agent, for Faiman's national university of sciences,, who told pf a letter Shep herd, had written regarding a course in bacteriology, were yes terday's witnesses. It is expected the indictments will be returned In court tomorrow morning. ' ' Mr. Marchand has not spoken under long heurs of questioning while Mr. Crowe has held him ad mittedly without warrant of law. ; The - state ' authorities today planned exhumation of the body of Mrs.' Emma' Kelson McClintock whose death placed the "million aire orphan" in the hands of the Shepherds and also of the body of Dr. Oscar Olson, brother of Judge Olson, who died - suddenly after eating : fruit taken - by : Shepherd who visited the physician while he was. mildly indisposed. ! Edwin Hedriclc, who as attorney for Shepherd, fought hard all dur ing the ' long inquest and .accused Judge Olson of forcing the issue because, of . "regrettable mental condition," today withdrew . from Shepherd's defense. He .announced ma wi;nq.rawal did- not, indicate a (Contlnutd ea pj S) ? Just Jtart whistlings thing you know. buslne Jiummlng. --1 rst he. n iv 1925 s BLAZE If PALM BEACH, Ha., March 8. Fire Here tonight was brought under control after , two hotels, the Breakers and ralm oeach, had peen destroyed. " Two small cottages firemen regarded the t11.. 1 1 J .:;- : : ... i aaciiuonai aanger. rrroperty damage was esn mated at more than $4,000,000. , . ' FIRST-ADDRESS BY S I Large 6rowd Attends Spe cial Services at hirst Presbyterian Church "Why I Believe the . Bible Is God's Inspired Word" was . the challenging topic of the Rev Charles S. Poling last night at the First Presbyterian ; church. "I freely admit, that the Bible has in it many things I; do ,not under stand," he said, "but this Is no reason at all why I should not believe In the Bible." The speaker professed that it would be his honest purpose to stick to facts only in giving nis faith In he Bible. . " lean believe . anything . In which God has His part, when we count God in . nothing : is , impos sible. ; Remember., that and you won't have any more trouble with your doubts, when it is a choice between what Jesus Christ said and the expressed doubts of mod ern criticism, I never think twice," announced -Mr. Poling. He fur ther said: j ? If God is an Intelligent creator, proof of .which the universe is full, of logical necessity he must , have a program for , his creatures. . The Bible .claims to be that - plan. Twice has it justified its claim. I 16 Mine Blast Kills 33; Recovery . of Bodies Declared Im FAIRMONT, W. Va., March 17. Thirty-three men were believed to have been killed tonight in an explosion which; wrecked Mine 41 of the Bethlehem, mine corpora tion, three mUas -west'rof" here. The explosion occurred between 9:30 and. 10 o'clock; and at first It was believed all or part of the men were alive. At midnight, however. Mine . Superintendent entop Mitchell said be believed, all the men were dead and that the entire mine was on fire.. It was believed the explosion, one of tne , most, terrific -In the Fairmont mining region was caus ed by Ignited gas.. 5 First "reports indicated that a. dynamite, bomb had been dropped into the shaft. By midaisht the. electric light plant of the mine, which was wrecked by .the. blast, was in op eration again, one of the two main fans waa in operation and a bucket was being rigged to send rescue rjj to he boHQ?i, nnn J O SUMEDllN H; FLORIDA still were burning but situation as holding no - , 5 i ... ' . "The Bible has been the rtty foundation of, civillza tion' , , TJea troy "this book and you destroy civilization. I believe the1' Bible because of what It has' dohe"for the good ot the world- ? "We kind of people who believe and who have believed the Bible are satisfying , reasons for believi ing the Bible Is God's word to man. The most brilliant, the most, humble and every other kind (Contianed on pag. 2) URGES JOENT MEET Anniversary of Founding of Fort Vancouver Will Be Celebrated: Governor fierce, In a procla mation issued here tonight, urged the citizens of Oregon to join with those of the state of Washington in the observance of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Fort Vancouver,. The anniversary of the founding of the historic fort falls on Thurs day and will be observed by a banquet and other appropriate Ceremony. Governor Pierce will be among the Oregon officials who will attend the banquet. And there is such a thing as be Ing too sensible to be too sepsible The blast wrecked the structure above the mine,' debris falling into the shaft. Rescue wprkers .said It would be necessary to clear away this fallen timber and steel before they .could pejnetrte to the., bot tom and learn definitely whether any men were, dead."' " ' , Belief that the fire had .spread to every part of the mine caused the workers to virtually abandon hope: of finding the miners alive it was' pointed out, however that some, of them probably werework ing a mile or more from the shaft and if the fire had not spread, to all quarters these men might haye been-Bpared. ; j . - . , R. M. Lambie, chief mine in spector of .West Virginia, BcQ.uted the belief that a dynamite bomb caused the exploslonr The. mfne waa Operated on a non-union basis, but no serious labor troubles have developed In this region recently. The mine Is located, on. the Eal- GOVERNOR PIERCE possible Cp-a tinned on ftp 2 PRICE FIVE CENTS PUBLIC SCHOOL CASE DEBATED Contentions of State De clares! to Meet With Littla? Success; Moore Presents: . Arguments MAY FRAME AMENDMENT ilF BILL MEETS DEFEAT Interest Runs High; Consti tutional Amendment . 'j.. i3 Discussed " , ' . : ' V'"- -1 '.. ' . WASHIN'GTON, March. 17, The , concluding oral 'arguments in the , supreme court on the constitution ality of the Oregon law requiring children between 8 and 16 year of age to attend state schools. brought further questions from the Justices today which Indicate to an intensely interested audi ence that contentions in behalf ol the act were meeting with success. The arguments for the Htate. which Is appealing from decisions ; enjoining enforcement of the. law obtained in the federal district court for Oregon by the , society of the Sisters ot the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, and the Kill Military academy, were presented by W. S. Moore, assistant attorney general of Oregon.. former senator George E. Chamberlain and A. H. Putney, while the parochial and private schools were' repre sented by Willfani D. Guthrie, J. P. Kavanaugh aud John C. Veatch. ' . ' 3 lay Draw. Amendment If the court should take juris diction in the case and uphold the decision of the lower court, coun sel for the state asserted that a constitutional amendment woul i be proposed to give states com plete . control over. the education of. children. ; - They argued, however, that hav ing decided that the. states have, control over, the labor of children, thesupreme court in such a de cision, must go a step further izl declare they already possess a sim ilar right ;ta"cootrol education. Rights .Are Detailed : Constitutional questions relats; to the rights ot propertr and pt r sonal liberty, the guarantees ,cl religious freedom, and the control of, parents over, the education ; ci their' .children, which were touch, ed upon in the. opening argumer 's yesterday, were enlarged upon .to day, the two" sides disagreeiss completely as to the effects ot jta law, In, these respects. ; Allusions ' to "conditions' pt' vailing in'Oregou without any r planation of' those conditions wet 5requent particularly In the ar guments of, counsel for the state, who insisted that.tb.sy were eye'; ASTORIA, Ore., March 18. T Louvre hotel, a wooden struct located -in the center of Ast- was ablaze early this mornir . t eral large buildings surro:-: Ihe hgtel' wera '. r-" ! ' flames. All avai;i:e i. forces 9f Astoria tvere v t r t BEFORE CBUO:" v - ..'-. Ml lili'