There are 75.000 people within the trading area
of Salem." Theee .people come 4o Salem to do
good part of their trading and most all of the
are renders of the Statesman and look to ta
adrertisements to guide thera in their purchases.
Ke Weather Fair, frosU
in the morning in the interior; moderate vari
able winds. Wednesdays-Max. 55; Min.22;
River 3.2. falling; Rainfall .01; Atmosphere
clear; Wind north. ; , ; - -
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SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR
JAZZ GIRL IS
II COLLAPSE;
SPIRIT FAILS
I- !-.-. t
Dorothy EUihgson j Faints
Tyvics During I Court ; Pro-
i ceedure; ' General Break
down Is Feared .
'I t-r-
PITIFUL SCENE WITH !
FATHER IS WITNESSED
Once Flippant Victim of Night
Life, Now on Border of
Hysterics
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.
It was no flippant denizen of the
night life who faced a crowded
court room here today in 16-year-old
Dorothy EUingson, who killed
her mother rather than obey a
parental edict to stay away from
Jttst ' one more party, The girl,
who sat at the bar of Justice,
struggled all day on the border
line of hysterics. Once, walking
unsupported, she fainted in a cor
ridor outside the court, falling
flat to the marble floor.
.. Father Shows Emotion
Unconscious, she was carried in
to an ante-room where her father
deprived of his wife by her act,
but. reconciled to her; in her ex
tremity nursed her tenderly back
to life, kissing her pallid face and
her unseeing eyes.' She was taken
to the prison hospital where she
spent the: noon hour. She sat
through the afternoon session stol
idly. But the Jazx girl, who lt
January told the police defiantly,
"yes, I shot mother- she wouldn't
let me go out when I wanted to
go," this ; girl seemed to have
gone forever. In her place was
an expressionless girl, mature be
yond her years; who, Bat with
downcast eyes and exhausted her
nervousness ' by playing- with a
vanity case. It didn't seem that
she ever could smile again.: ' v '
: I Procedure Slow
The third day of the murder
trial dragged to a close . with in
dications that a jury might be, se
lected some time tomorrow. The
state and the defense each had'
eight peremptory challenges left,
nut the stated had shown a willing
ness' to accept the jury at any
stage, anii there were intimations
, thnt tha riafAnsA mlfht BAt use
every challenge left it.
Repeatedly the prosecution pass
ed its challenge.: The defense had
excused 12 persons : at adjourn
ment. "i ;
. Women Are Excused -
The girl's attorneys , gradually
eliminated all the younger men
in the jury box and all but two
of the women who had been pass
ed for cause. The last jto be. ex
cused was Mrs. Alice li Gordon,
an elderly, motherly woman with
a grown daughter
As the jury stood at the close of
court it consisted" -of ten men of
mature years, several of them
elderly., and two women of middle
age, each the mother of several
children. . ' ; "
At the close of court this eve
ning the defendant left the room
leaning on a policewoman and
supported by two bailiffs. She
showed no indication of swooning,
but the court attaches were tak
ing no chance of a repetition of
her fall at noon. The prison phy
sician examined the girl and said
she had suffered no Injuries .from
her collapse on the stone corridor.
HELD 0
Two Men Declared to Have
Murdered Launch Captain
and Son in Fight
VICTORIA, B. C. March. 2 5.
Owen B. Baker and Harry F.
Sowash, charged with murdering
Captain William G. Gillis and .his
8on in a hijacking on the Gilllses
gasoline launch Beryl G. Septem
ber 15. appeared at a preliminary
hearing in provincial 'police court
here today unrepresented by coun
sel. Baker said that he could not
obtain a lawyer but would under
take his own defense.
When Baker joined Sowash in
court he ignored the existence of
his fellow prisoner. ,
Marinof f, of Tacoma, cne or the
star, witnesses of the crown, told
cL acti?itles-of-.jrux-runners -op-
Investigation pi CultV,
Is Demanded-Followirig
Death of Brand Victim
OROVIL.LE. Cal., March , 25.
Herman R. Sharlow, victim of cult
branding here, offered himself as
a ."sacrifice to the Holy Ghost,?
although he did not expect to pay
with his life, according to a con
fession announced here today by
District Attorney Edgar Rothe as
having been obtained from Mrs.
Anna Rhodes as she lay on a sick
bed in her home, which she calls
the "ark of the; covenant."
Rothe announced that he would
ask 1 for 1 an insanity warrant
against Mrs. Rhodes and convene
the grand jury for a thorough in
quiry into the practices of the re
ligious body to j which the woman
and her relatives are alleged to
belong. This organization .is said
to be known as the "assembly of
God," which has been meeting at
Grldley and ; which its members
accepted as claiming is on out
growth of the Pentecostal church.
The branding, according ,, to
Rothe's statement of Mrs. Rhodes'
confession, .occurred in, the early
hours of March 1 . Her brother,
Sharlowj she Is reported to ,have
admitted, volunteered to have the
holy ghost burned into him. In
LlifflLAiT
PRltll r - - t- ... -t
Canadian Manufacturer En
deavoringrto LocatcrMills"
in Oregon in Future
... ...
"Working men and women of
the United i States l and Canada
must produce a little more for the
wages they are receiving, in order
that ' the scale; of today -may be
retained' declared Dv M. Sanson,
internationally j noted flax expert
and linen mannfactareir of Toron
to, Canada, before the Rotary club
yesterday at their regalar lunch
eon.. : ' ' j H -; t '.r.-'
"The post-war adjustments ire
bringing abdnt that result. The
countries of Europe and in China
and Japan are using their muscles
and their minds In producing
goods. Consequently,' it i necear
sary for the Canadian: workersjto
compete against foreign ; workers
on an unequal economical' basis.
"The United States Is fortunate
In having the protective tariffs
and it has a tendency to drain the
population and the Industries of
Canada-and It wiircoroe to pass
that this country -will pu up some
bars to the immigrants from Can
ada. ' j :- : : . . , I;,;
'-, In speaking about the proposed
linen, manufacturing plant for this
part of the United States, Mr. San
son stated that he was endeavor
ing to put a plant' in Oregon,
which would ultimately be one of
five or six plants to be establish
ed In the United States. 4 , f--
"The national feeling which Is
dominant in the United State
is helping in this period of read
justment following . the World
war," he said. "It has helped the
development off the Oregon fac-
(Continued M pg
'I
GUEST OF LlOuS
Obligation to Reduce Gas
Tax ls"Taken;. Splendid:
, Program Furnished
Governor Walter M. Pierce was
made an honorary charter mem
ber, of the Lions clut at a charter
night and banquet held in Cor
vallis last night. The meeting was
the largest ever- held 4nthe state
and delegations .from Portland,
Salem, Springfield. Eugene, Long
View. , Wash.,;' Toledo,, Cottage
Grove. Independence and Leban
on were present. 7 "
Entertainment was provided by
each delegation.' Besides the ov-
ernor, other prominent "people at
. j i . . .
leuumg were Juage ana Airs. vie-,
tor P, Moses, Mayor and Mrs. G.
W. Denman, Mr, and Mrs. Lou N,
Travor, Mr. and Mrs. F. Thordar
son, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gets, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E.s Walter, Mr. and
Mrs.-A. A. Hull, and Mr. and Mrs.
W; A. Reid.- - ! . : ;r -
Governor Pierce's obllgatlofl fol
lows: "-,r- :';: ;-
"I here solemnly slate that, as
a member of the Corvallis Lions
eluo -1 shall - attend " all - weekly
(Costinae pa $ i)
BQVER
lEIlGE
. ; SALEMi OREGON. .THURSDAY.-MORNINGMARCHSJ 1925 -'-.l. : ' ' ' ' rwyatnu,
jthe presence of her husband, Kd-
ward, she as the "roaring lion
of the tribe," first . passed j the
white hot iron' over her Hps to
purify it and then applied it to the
soles , ot Sharlow's feet and his
head," making the "sign of 'the
cross" form . with ' it. Papers
meanwhile were burned in 'the
corners of the room.' .
In 'an, adjoining room,'' it is
claimed, were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Rhodes, brother and sister, sister-in-law
of Rhodes.
; Two hours later, the. purported
confession continues, according to
Rothe, Ithe family staged a "gar
den of Eden" scene, entirely nude,
This was participated in. it is al
leged, "by the two Rhodes couples
and the two' children of; Mrs.
Anna Rhodes. It was said by Mrs.
Rhodes to .have been interrupted
by , Mrs. Olive Humphreys .of San
Francisco, an . evangelist of 1 the
Pentecostal church, .who protested
against such practices.
Sharlow died last-Thursday and
the investigation i Inaugurated
shortly afterward .Intimated that
he had been a victim of the cult
burning. ? t "Z.
Stupendous- Battier Line Is
" ThrownlntorActionas
Dreadnaughts Fire i
ABOARD USS CONCORD OFF
SAN PEDRO, CaL, March 25
(By The 'Associated Press.)
The in I g h t y voice of the
main ; naval : battle power of
the nation roared ; out over the
Pacific, ocean 70 miles off shore
today in xhe greatest gunnery fire
ever, witnessed af "sea." For six
minutes 11 dreadnaughts - loosed
moi than 600 tons of steel
against a cataclysmic belching of
fire and Inferno of noise in an
nual force practice. t ? !
; Annihilation of the enemy fleet
represented by targets was com--plete
according to observers, while
the spitting barrage of 808 shrap
nel shells from the. 44 anti-aircraft
rifles of., the dreadnaughts
failed to find a mark in the sleeve
targets by eight airships.
The battle line was' twisted and
disrupted eeveral times by the
flock of torpedoes loosed by 19
destroyers, simulating the .enemy
and one of the dreadnaughts was
forced "to turn around completely
to evade this submarine weapon
that the floating fortresses fear
most.:.r 1. ,.r.; ,.?; i:A l
All real conditions of battle were
simulated to a . degree that was
stunningly realistic aboard the
dreadnaughts, save that airplanes
did not stimulate attack with
bombs. More than -40 aircraft
participated- with the 11 battle-
"ontlan4 a M S) s '
iilrailTE.,
. Wilt BECOlflUEO
Answers Given to Question
ot rreignx nates; Hate i
. Expert is .Heard
PORTLAND, v March 25. Two
answers were given today to the
question of what hecomea of the
economic saving effected in a re
duced rate at the -hearing on the
proposed- combination t rail and
water rate on wool from Pacific
northwest points to Boston, before
Commissioner Campbell ot the in
terstate commerce commission.
Proponents of, those declared it
went Immediately "to the pockets
of the wool grower since the price
he " receives for -hls wool is paid
him; less the cost to get it to mar-ket.-
; : - r-- , -
i H. W. Prickett of Salt Lake City,
rate expert representing the na
tlofiai 'wool growers'i association
and also the Utah and Idaho asso
ciations who favor the proposed
new rate- structure, chief witness
for lower rates today testified that
as a matter of course the grower
would be the chief beneficiary. ;
"Wool is usually purchased in
the Pacific northwest1 at the Bos
ton, market less the cost of trans
portation," he said. "With cost of
transportation less, the producer
Is certain to profit
"Something has been said here
MIGHTY VOICE
OF GUIS ROAR
CHARGES CROi
A51ITBES
it
RELATE TALES
- -: " " ' I
Impeachment - of , Federal
Judge English to Be De
termined at Congressional
Investigation
TYRANNY AND GRAFT IS
LAID TO HIGH OFFICER
Division ; of , - Money. Detailed j
Lucrative Appointments
Are Charged :
ST. LOUIS, . Mo., March 25.
(By the Associated -Press); The
congressional investigation to de
termine whether a recommenda
tion ' from impeachment shall be
made ; against Federal ,-Ju d g
George. Washington English today
pr o d u ced additional testimony
that tyranny and oppression mark
ed his presence 1 upon the" bench '
and the first allegations thai he
divided money with C. B Thomas,
whom he appointed to lucrative
positions, . as. well as a heated
clash between members of investi
gating committee, 'i . :: ; y, -;
Mrs.. Grace Thayer, former
stenographer in Thomas' : office,
gave the first testimony as to the
alleged division of money. -
p----Wltnes Rapped -
She proved such a reluctant wit
ness that Representative Earl
Michener of Michigan termed her
one "of the most hostile and un
willing witnesses I have : ever
seen.''" f. i""' .. " ;
His. remark --brought, a, 'repri
mand! from Representative Wil
liam p. Boies of Iowa, chairman
of the-eemmittee. ?"".;; v
"Speaking as chairman, of this
committee, I want to sayr.,I wish
you would reaerve-your argument
until we get on the floor of the
house," Boies shot at Michener.
They continued with the examina
tion of Mrs. Thayer, however,
without i marked results. It was
only after Mrs. Thayer had 'left
the witness stand that she remem
bered an ' alleged money - division
between Judge English and Thom
as and sought permission to return
and tell about it.
Money Displayed . ' -
, Once while she was employed
in the Thomas office, ' she said,
two men she said she previously
had seen confer privately several
times with Thomas, entered the
office and handed Thomas a large
roll of bills. The money, she said,
Thomas Immediately divided with
Judge English. .
. Further examination revolved
about whether the men were not
bootleggers who were facing crim
inal action in Judge , English's
court and Mrs. Thayer said that
was her understanding.
Mrs. Thayer, the first woman
witness, disappeared for several
days after she learned that -she
was to be a witness and at the
opening of the hearing it was said
threats had caused her to leave St.
Louis where she now is employed
at the chamber of commerce.
She was obviously nervous to
day and told the committee that
she had informed her employer
that she was afraid to testify.
Asked if someone had not told
her she would be "bumped off" if
she testified she replied that such
information had reached her.
Upon her first appearance in the
witness chair Mrs. Thayer testified
that frequently Thomas would
telephone Judge English and that
(Contlnood ra pC S)
Faithful Vigil Is Kept by Litllo Do
Waiting for Master WhoFaiUb Come
Diligent Patrol of Lake Shore Ner FraiikHh-'Tallp Farm Is
Maintained By Canine for Last. Two Weeks
Along the shore. of a secluded
little lake, a mile from Salem, on
the Wallace' road, near the Frank
lin tulip farm, a small black and
white dog has worn a plainly dis
cernible path. For more than!
two weeks he has patroled faith
fully and diligently a short stretch
of this lake shore. Neither the
pangs of hunger nor the pestering
of the curious have driven him,
for even a moment, from his vigil.
No one knows what it is that
the little dog expects to find there,
and he, being only a dog. can not
tell. ,: Those, however, who have
seen him pacing slowly up and
down along the bank, day after
day, each day becoming a little
thinner, and each day whining a
little more wistfully as he sits on
hia 'haunches and scans anxiously
the muddy depths of the laketf eel
sure jhe little dog is waiting at
DEFENSE OPEK
ARGIiill
Brilliant Display of' Counsel
for Sinclair Is Dominating
Feature of Government
Oil Case C
DEFENSE ATTORNEY INI v
THAW TRIAL IS HEARD
Martin W. Littleton ' Holds
Center of Stage in Sum-.
maiy Arguments
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 25
( By . the ' Associated ' Press) . The
defense in the Teapot Dome annul
ment suit closed its case in fed
eral, court here today , with argu
ments by Martin W. Littleton, the
attorney who won fame as the de
fender of Harry. Thaw and Tru
man W. Newberry. . ; ?'-.-.;
J As the chief of counsel Mr. Lit
tleton attacked contentions of the
government that fraud was used
In connection with the turning of
the, Teapot Dome oil lease. over to
Harry Fi Sinclair and ; the . Mam
moth Oil company by 'Albert B.
Fall when he was secretary of the
interior. The : government seeks
cancellation of the lease. - -1
Coartesics Extended ,
The court room--was crowded.
The noted defense attorney start
ed by thanking - United States
Judge T. Blake Kennedy for his
considerate umpiring of the suit
He complimented counsel for the
government. Owen. J. Roberts and
Atlee Pomerene, for "making the
most of. the government's case."
He then launched into a refutation
Of the government's . contention
thai the terms of the Teapot Dome
lease ; werelncompatlble . with the
law under, which it was permitted.
Mr., Littleton talked for an hour
and 30 minutes, some times grow
ing eloquent. ' ;;rrv
' Two ; Points Argued
The defense attorney's argument
centered on two points in the case.
The first was on the contention ot
the government that it the ' terms
of the lease' were enforced in the
matter of exchanging crude oil for
fuel in storage tanks it would be
illegal because it would have sub
verted the power of Congress in its
right to make appropriations for
the navy... He further attacked the
government's argument that the
exchange of crude oil by the navy
for fuel oil constituted a sale and
that therefore the proceeds of such
(CotttbMMd n pif 1)
. 11 1
WILUtMEHE LOSES
Salem Debaters Defeated By
Southern University;
Negative Upheld
REDLANDS, Cal., March 25.
Redlands university defeated Wil
lamette university of Salem, Or.,
in a debate. here tonight. on the
subject: "Resolved, That . con
gress be .empowered., by. a two
thirds vote to re-enact laws de
clared unconstitutional by the su
preme courtvf
The visitors upheld the nega-
that particular spot for his mas
ter. There, more than two weeks
ago, in some unaccountable man-
ner, the master" and little 86g be
came separated, and. there the lit
tle dog Ja waiting. and will wait
probably indefinitely for his mas
ter's ireturnvt . v i r'-T r
Where is his master? Conjec
ture on that point is rife. Perhaps
he lies at the bottom of that little
lake; perhaps he "waits safely at
home, and is at a loss to know
what has become ot his dog. That
again is something that no one
knows.- Interested parties have
fished the bed of the lake at this
point with hooks. andrwil& no suc
cess other than a gunny sack full
ot dead cats. -Who knows- but that
a more thorough searth will dis
clc zi eomethin more Interesting
and perhaps more gruesome? Dogs
often times know more than they
are given credit for knowing.
BSE
Saleirt HigK Quintette
Lefes Mk! Afternbon
for Natidrial Tourney
The entire student abody,-facul
ty, and a host of well-wishers will
gather jat the Oregon Electric
station to seethe state champion
ship high school basketball team
Btart'its trip to Chicago to partic
ipate, in the national tournament
beginning March 31. '
Coach Hollis "Huntington and
eight ' players will make the trip.
Regulars winning the I right : to
play lif the-national contest are
Heenan and Ellis, forwardar J.
Drager, center; R. Drager and
Aebby, guards. Substitutes will be
Nashr Duffey and Hansen.. Because
of an illness, dinger will be forc
ed to miss the trip, his place be
ing taken by Nash
The -'.train leaves here at 4
o'clock this afternoon, with . the
team, arriving at Chicago. via the
Great Northern Sunday night.
This gives' them two days at least
in which to restup and work out
on the University of Chicago floor
before the elimination contests
starts TuesdaymornIngr Because
of the long distance that the team
will have traveled, the greatest of
any quintet playing, .it is hoped J
SETJATECLASH
Action of: Presidehf in Ap
pomting Woodloclc Expect
ed to Cause Fight
WASHINGTON, March 25 De
spite the senate's failure to con
firm ? his nbzalhatlon, President
Coolidge toaay appointed Thomas
F. Woodlocs: or ew,Xork;.to4 suc
ceed Mark W. Potter, resigned, as
a member of the interstate .com
merce commission. ;, -:-;,4l
' Immediately there-were indica
tions' of a determined fight in the
next session of congress to prey en'
confirmation. Senators Harris ot
Georgia and .Fletcher of Florida
who with : other r democrats have
insisted that the, south is entitled
to representation on the commis
sion, announced ;they would op
pose favorable action and predict
ed there would.be a formidable
array against Mr Woodlock. r
. The ' situation offers a . strong
probability of a clash between, the
president and the senate similar
at least in some respects to the
fight - over the f. nomination of
Charles B. Warren of Michigan to
be attorney general. ; Twice -Mr.
Woodlock'8 nomination was sent
to the senate only to be pigeon
holed in committee while in the
Warren case the senate twice re
jected the nomination ., and . the
president offered him a reces3 ap
pointment before, appointing At
torney General Sargent. ; . :
-, , Some of the, president's advis
ers have .: expressed the opinion
that while there is strong' opposi
tion to Mr. Woodlock, chiefly on
geographical grounds, administra
tion forces would be able to get
favorable committee action when
the nomination is resubmitted pav
ing the way for confirmation.
MELD NECESSARY
Principles Adhered to . By
Athlete Are Also- Held
Important to Soul
; - "Ple and cake' must be tabooed
by the athlete who is in training
to win.. A man seeking health is
compelled, to deny himself, if he
finds the thing he seeks for, You
get nowhere, you accomplish noth
ing without self-denial." With
these, words the Rev. Charles Pol
ing introduced, the , second install
ment . of his . 8ermonr on the, ques
Uon, ."What,; Must I Do to be
Saed?V last night at the First
Presbyterian Church.;,, , ;"
.. Toung people.'. Jfk you are go
ing with Jesus Christ it will cost
you genuine , self-denial. If you
can't win on the athletic field. If
you can't be physically strong un
less, you pay. dearly for It in de
nying yourself things that are
sweet to you, you can .rest assur;
ed that you will never win for
esus" 'Christ and" eternity ; unless
you deny yourself the sweet things
that dissipa'te the energies of your
souls. C'WhaC must, ..lido" to ; be
saved? ,1 must At least deny, my
self.for the Master said I can't
follow him it I 'don't.
Power ! Power I This is . the
SELF-DBJIAL IS
that the first -match will not be
played until Wednesday afternoon.
On the return' to Salem the
team will leave Chicago Sunday
morning. April 5, at 10:30 o'clock,
returning over the Northern Paci
fic railroad .arriving in Salem late
Tuesday - night . or Wednesday
morning. -'
Sufficient funds to- make : the
trip and to provide for any emer
gency have been obtained. A final
check yesterday showed $1778.97
on hand, with another $100 and
a 1 little ' over that had mot been
turned In. Of this amount $305.30
was netted by the dance Tuesday
night, the greatest expense being
the rrent of the halL The hih
scnooi orcnesira coninouiea iu t
asnrlAaa1 fn tTia affair i To ttiin I
amount is yet to be added the do
nation of the Lions club.' Just
how much this will be " is ; not
known, but whatever the amount,
it will be turned' over to the team
at the last moment' to provide
them " with extra money while on
the train, both going to Chicago
and on the return.
FA
SECOND PARLEY
Limitations Conference Ad
: vocated By Foreign Com
mittee Chairman
; WASHINGTON, March 25.
Chairman Borah o the senate for-,
eign relations committee,7 declared
today , after a . conference with
President Coolidge that he favored
calling a ' Second arms ; limitation
conference but doubted it would
be 'successful, '";,. -'..'.
' HcT said- he - tnought it .was a
good' plan .to - make . a movement
toward disarmament -although in
his opinion disarmament could not
be" obtained except by organized
public opinion which he did not
believe now. existed : in " Europe.
Russia holds the key to world dis
armament, he asserted, and Rus
sia could not be expected to enter
Into an arms limitation agreement
without diplomatic recognition by
this country; France also consti
tutes a stumbling block to satis
factory disarmament, he declared,
and will continue to do so as long
as she insists on her "security."
; He said he would support Pres
ident Coolidge In his efforts to get
the foreign; powers , interested in
the conference which, as contem
plated would take place some time
in the fall and would be limited
to' consideration of naval arma
ments. It is -B. fine thing, lie ad
ded,' to keep the subject of disar
mament alive . and there is a
chance that a conference might
accomplish some , results. The
same nations .'that participated in
the last conference are expected to
be invited to. be represented.
GOAT CAUSES DIVORCE
SPOKANE, Wash.March'25
Fondness for goats led Clayton C.
Hlggins of Spokane to milk one
at the breakfast table directly into
his cup of coffee. Eugenia V. mar
gins testified in the trial of her
divorce suit in superior court here
today. Mrs. Hlggins also testified
that her . husband-, insisted - upon
keeping one of their two goats in
the house.
HieBBOilS .
r SOLD WEDuESDW
State-- Receives $11,700
rremium on oliUUUjUUU
' of Refunding. Issue
: The state board of control Wed
nesday sold $1,000,000 of 4 tA nor
cent highway . bonds to Halsey
aiuart i5orapany,: Chicago, and A.
u. waseneia. Portland, for $101
17, or a nremlum of !ii.?on nn
a 'basis Of 4.14 ner rent Th
bonds. were issued to refund short
term bonds due April l.Th
original, bonds were sold - April
1921, and were 5 W percent bonrti
Fifteen bids were received, by the
ooard "j of t control. . r, :
It.DLCALS LOSE KEATS
.SEATTLE. March 2o.-rSixdel-esates,
charged with : being xneia
bsrs ot the workers' party lost
xeir .seats in the Seattle Central
tAoor council - .tonight ...when
committee report recoramendic
cxpulsloa was adopted 71 t Sr
BORAH
ORS
SHEPHERD DDI
RED HlLQ
WIIHUU1 Uiif
Release From Jail Is Denied
Man -Charged With 'Ad
ministering Typhoid Fever
Germs to Stepson
SPEEDY TRIAL PROr.'.ICED:
v DEFEfiDANT BY JUSTICE
Ruling Declared Made OrJy
- on Question of : Presiin:?-
... tion of Guilt
CHICAGO, March 25. (By the
Associated Press), Release from
jail on ball today was denied
William . D. Shepherd, charged
with the murder "by typhoid . of
William N. 'McClintock. his foster
son,' to gain the boy's million dol
lar estate. . .
'!The most, I can hold out for
this defendant." said Chief Justice
Jacob Hopkins of the .criminal
court in rendering the decision. "
"is a speedy trial if he wishes It.M
The judge made It clear he was ,
ruling only on the question of fact '
as to whether, proor of guilt was
evident or presumption great
Judge Presents Case ;
; "If Faiman's testimony is true,
said Judge Hopkins, referring to
the statements' by C. C. Falmaa
also under Indictment in connec
tion with the death of Billy Mc-
Clintock, "the defendant and Fai-
man entered into a conspiracy
diabolically conceived and cruelly
executed."-, -.:,v ';. v . ' - ,
!ir Faiman's testimony Is un-'
true.'f h continued, "the defend
ant, is the victim v of a monstrous
injustice;; enmeshed J in a net of
coincidences . and circumstances
that are unprecedented and pain
ful to.contemplatev'? ; Judf Hop
kins conceded that Faiman's 'cra--
dibllity was material,- but. indicat
ed that he believed that was for
the Jury. to decide. ..
Testimony Summed Up
"'"This is either a murder case or
It is nothing," said the Judge. "By
no process could it degenerate into;
a manslaughter case. It would ba
the duty of the trial court to set
aside a ; verdict . of ' manslaughter
as not inconsonant with the evi ,
dence, as the evidence now shows
itself to be.
"The question befora the court;
is a question of fact. The only
thing, for.. this court to decide is
whether or not proof is evident or
presumption is great."
r f Decision Prompt-, i
The judge delivered his decision
within a few minutes after W. SJ
Stewart for the defense had closed
a reply to what he termed a "dan-j
gerous argument" of state's attor
ney, Robert E. Crowe. ; .
"It would be more dangerous,":
said Mr. Stewart, "if it were ad
dressed to a Jury."
A case," Mr. Crowe bad said,
(ConUauad on paa S)
WEDNESDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Luther C. White of Massachu-;
setts was appointed superintend
ent of federal prisons.
-The navy announced the air
ship Los Angeles will make trips
to Bermuda and Porto Rico or.
Cuba. ., :. - " ..' I...
Thomas F. Woodlock of New
York-was given a recess appoint
ment as a member ot the inter
state commerce commission.
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t . f : ' . . v -
The Baltimore conference cf the
Methodist Episcopal church south,
voted against the unification with
the northern church. .
Charges " of "atrocities" by
Chileans in - Tacna-Arlca' wera
made in dispatches raads putlla
by the Peruvian etata;;f.
Immigrant - experts bo,-an a,
study to determine the effect c
the law on ImmlsrEtiou of Cout!
Afnericans of Indian ftlcoi."
" President Coolidge &r.i C'.i:.--man
Borah cf the sezata f r " i
regulations committc a C; :
the project ot a new anr.3
ference.
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Sixteen senators elcj t' r.
eral trade comniLrs'.c.n fcr 1: -; :.
atlon as to trade combInatiyi..i L-j-ing
formed abroad ty Araericaa
iuteresU,.'
. 'Anerican-.dljlorz-t-S re: -t.
atlves were asked for c . r
traffic: la- arn which r'" ;
helpful ia tha fcrtl '