Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1925)
tor the iTO - I LI MEN i IUi I L-L ' 1- j 1 A f6OO,O0O 'XX5EN IUUj Wpjfir OREGON -f I! VU tALCi Unsettled probably rain ; no change in:teniperature;: fresh southeast winds. Max. 69, MIn. 55. River S.J falling, rainfall .$, - -Wiir increase the value of Salem rrcr-r'.j materially.. Look over thereal estate In the Classified columns of -The States-n. Real Cstate Investments in Salem, can't Lei? t-t be good. . . . ;r ; :.. . '-;....:".-'- I Atmosphere cfoudy, wind Southwest, j ; i r price five cruris SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAB SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MOKNING APRIL -16, 1925 AUE-M WILL &SIST TILL HER OUOTA IS Hi lillilTS POISON dRSE MIFESSIJ 1 Mrs. Anna Cunningham, Charged With Murder, Confesses to Killing Her Three Children i GIRL IS PRESENT AS I ADMISSION IS MADE Girl, 19, Pleads With Mother Not to Confess Poisoning Plot i CROWN POINT, Ind., April 15. j (By The Associated Press.) Mrs. I Anna Cunningham, charged (with tbf-niurder today of one of j five members of her family j who jhave died in the last six years cen jessed in the county j jail, here to night to Sheriff Benjamin H. Strong that she had poisoned ;. 'hree of her children. j ' J Mrs. Cunningham denied how r aver, that she had poisoned her i .husband or a fourth child who died within the six year period; Her l-year old daughter;, Maej heard Mrs. Canningham's confession, - . i Mrs. Cunningham lalso cpnfess- ed that she had poisoned her son, David, now ill hi a Chicago hos pital and said that she had taken some ; of the r poison herself I but that the amount had not -been large enough to do anything' but make' her ill. " ; ' ; ji " -The confession of the 49-year old woman came with dramatic suddenness. ': Dnrlng the - after uuuu sue usu iLi&cvf ku ck ucna- paper reporter and. had admitted that she might have placed some arsenic In the. food of her son. f tfhatic in' her denial that she had i poisoned any members of her fain- .'Jy Intentionally. ' - J v r i I Her danghter, Mae," who had x .been in Gary, the familyj home, iduring the atternoon, came; to the I Jail tonight and Mrs. Cunningham 'suddenly agreed to talk iif - her Slaughter was brought before her. I The girl was brought to her cell I but she declined to, talk there, in I fisting that she first be-moved to another room. This was done and she asked to have Mae stand 1 3n front of her. ! ; ! ' I "Now, Mae," Bhe said in a calm ijvoice without displaying emotion, I ri'm done with the whole bunch f you. I'm done with you ' too nd I'm coming clean.? M "Oh, ' mother! bon't 1 talk! pon't talkl" the girl . screamed and I '"It" beao calmly to recite TEST .Ifl eOi'B ' is smu i ' ; f.' . . .11 Aircraft Division :Gives Im pressive Performance in Defense Program . L r" , QUANTICO. Va Aoril il5.- frbeef f iciency : or aircraft 'operat ing on the offensive, with a baltle Bhip outlined by buoys on the river surface as the main objective was testeif ? today by the marine jporps aviators and pronounced by haval chiefs from Washington -to he "impressive and satisfactory in results obtained." - f "A feature bf the tests which Included, bombing ; at 6.00 Q, and 3,000 feet altitudes, parachute lumping, machine gun fire: from Mr and laying of a smoke screen about the target was the drill of ite airplanes, flying; from one 'ormation to ; another and execut ng orders as If they had -i been toldiers on parade. Evolutions were directed t by i'adio from ithe field . which i at time3 was njore than a mile away from the drilling air squadron. ! At the cqnciusion'ot this exer cise which Secretary Wilbur-and Senator Fredrick Hale of Maine, hairman of the naval committee cted alternately as drill masters, he two officials joined In saying hat .every order they had ; given rom the ground etation'had been sxecuted with the precision and promptness that marks only the performance of crack military or ganizations. -1 Tbe .spectators. who numbered i mong others assisting Secretary Douglas Robinson"of j - the ' navy, Grand Fleet Steams Out to Meet Stieiny; ! Secrecy Gommanded SAN FRANCISCO, April 15 (By;The Associated Press.) The grand fleet of the ; United States turned back tonight tofthe stirring war days of :i 9 17 and '1918 as it plowed its way through the Pacific for the maneuvers in Hawaiian waters, the moslfc extensive Joini army-navy war game' ever 5 played and Us crniBei to Australia. ""Radio silence" was j ordered by Admiral S. S. Robinson, comander'ln chief of the battle fleet," who" is directing the attack against the Island ' of 0 hul and the attempt to recap ture the "Gilbraltar of the Paci-" fic"; frorn the hands of the "ene my" who hold it. The radios! of the vessels were silenced in order that the enemy might not pick np wireless signals sent from the fleet and thus as certain ihe position of the vessels, i. '-.) -- , ;. . It waa pointed out ty Admiral Robinson that the attack oh Oahu depends for Its success upon sur prising the enemy who must be kept In ignorance of the ; fleet's position. f-! "Darkened ! ship" under which Condon Swept by Twister; Many Buildings Wreck ed in Storm Area Y CONDON. Ore., April 15. A cy-r clone swept through here at-10: 30 a. m. today, rating' buildings and unroofing others in Its path and causing damage estimated at sev eral thousand ! dollars. Two high school students, Arthur Morgan and Georgo W,escott were, cut by flying glass when the windows of the high - school were blown in. The roof of tbie public school was blown' off. but none of the chil dren were injured. The cyclone was accompanied by a heavy rain. No reports have ibeen received from districts jadjacent to Condon concerning th effects of the cy clone, j i , Buildings damaged were: Barn of M. FiUmaufice, demolished and house 'damaged; "big county ma chine shed and tool house .wreck ed; H. IL Anderson's barn and garage razed ;j roof of Congrega tional parsonage caved In by the Anderson barri which was hurled through the air against It; roof blown off ptjblic school; high school; windows caved in; big warehouse of ) Arlington Lumber company razed; roof blown off F. II.-Hurlburtfs! house, his garage demolished and trees in yard raz ed. : .-v.-: " . ; j ' " '" ' r " The i windowjs of many houses were, smashed and scarcely a brick chimney was left on any' building in the town. I . PENDLETON,' Or., April 15. Several big : rees wre blown down, a grain Iwarehousa at fni. ton was unroofed, several wood- sneds and small structures were lifted- from' their foundations and telephone Imes; were put. tempor arily out of commission by a high wind that struck Pendleton about noon today. I The wind came from the west Ap' the valley of the Uma tilla. :Rain followed the wind, which lasted for, an hour. C1DI HITS OREGON TOWN . -i - i Indian Romance -Is Offered by Pupils of Sacred -Heart SpertacnUr LiKhtlng Kffects and , VaHod Cbstames Are Few of AchieTepuents of Staging; Large Andience Is Pleased By AUDRED BUNCH Practically a full house last night saw the dramatized produc tion of "Kamiakln, the Head Hunter." at the New St. Joseph's auditorium, an Indian " romance, featuring authentic tribal melo dies, presented; by.tha pupils of Sacred Heart academy. Josephine Barr,. as Kamiakin. Prince of the Ravens,-Is possessed of Intense dramatic power, and took the leading role last night with a telling assurance. Marian Boyle, as Wallulah, the princess, proved herself i the -accomplished pianist of the vening. as well as a solo dancer of graceful ease. , Miss Nancy-Thielsen, as soprano soloist, ensemble violinist and feature i dancer; -- ia a versatile young artist, who added many gemr to- the evtnlng'spTOgram. Spectacular j lighting feffectr. varied cOstumea and ptcturestjuei Indian res alia,; tosether; - with aal nil lights aboard the vessel will be shielded llrom tho outside , of tho ships as tfaey wcro in the days of the submarine campaign also was ordered j by Admiral Robin Mn. .. . He pointed; out tbat the enemy may fcave "spies" on eome vessel that the fleet Will pass in the night and that these might inform the enemy of the position of the con centration, its speed, formation, course and other important details thai would be! of valuo to him. : The ' fleet jwent Into steaming formation soon after the' last ship had passed through the golden gate. ; Its speed waa lifted to. the speed Of the slowest vessels, those of - the train fleet of base force, around which th5 combat - ships formed several circling screens of protection. ' Although the course was a mat ter of secrecy it is T known that Admiral Robison intends to put the guardians of the ; country's coast through many complicated maneuvers on the journey to the (Contlnaed en pI S) COITf SCHOOL EVENTS SITED Oratory, Baseball, Track and Field and Spelling Con- tests Will Be Held iates for ! important " county school events have been set by the county, school superintendent's of fice,- and plans are being outlined for the yearly competitive meet- v- The coonty declamatory con test will be held - In - the Salem high school oa Saturday evening. May 9. A beautiful gold medal will be awarded for first prize, with a silver emblem for second. This event Is ne of the most im portant of the yearly contests, and according to. W. W. Fox, secre tary of the organization, promises to be of more Interest this year than ever before. . , r The eountyj high . and grade championship con school basebal test will- be played ia Silverton May 22. Inhis event the high and grade schools are run as sep arate divisions, ,with ea h - divis ion again separated into north and south classes, peting teams, be given the division. making four com A silver cup will champions of each The annual track and field meet will be held on Sweetland Held here Saturday, May 16. Five contesting units will be designat ed, with each unit- selecting a team. The team - winning the most points In1 ; the, meet will be awarded a silver reap. - The event will be dlvidedj into six classes. The yearly spelling contest will take place May 2, In the auditor ium of rthe Salem high school. Each school in the county is en titled to enter one pupl! from each grade, liom . the third up. It 13 estimated) that between 250 and 300 children will take , part. A written, examination will be held first, and only those scoring 100 per cent will be allowed to compete in the oral -examination. The public has always taken a great amount of Interest in this event. 'j - ' ;: , Academy Last Night unusual presentation of tribal mu sic,' gave diversity to the evening. The dance of the hoge bear,' the weird electric storm, and the clos ing tableau were , only a "few of the "achievements in staging. ;IIss Jean "Porter, a harpist, won a ," distinct porUon . of the evening's favor. An analysis ; of the program by Ida Saalfeld great ly enhanced the .acts, from the first : scene in jthe Home of. the Rarens to the closing, victory tab leau. Sluslc from the Sioux, Cheyenne,- Pueblos, Iroquois, Aztec and Apache tribes, as well , as the Cliff Dwellers, was given. , The. complete cast-of characters in-theorder of their appearance Included, the followingt, ?! Yochceka . . . . L . '. Catherine Barr Toika , , f . .penor Mickel Qwera ;. . . , i . 'Clara Ylbriea Oshata. . . . Barbara Ffhotthoefcr 3 PLEDGED TO liillSTER Acceptance of Office of Con , trolier of Finance by Cail laux Brings flew Hope to Republic ONCE POLITICALLY, DEAD STATESMAN, IS FAVORED Painleve Successor lo Deposed Herriot, Confers With President PARIS. April 15. (By. the As sociated Press). Joseph Calllaux acceptance of the post of minister of finance in the cabinet- now be ing formed by Paul Painleve, over shadowed all other - developments In France's political crisis 1 today. The return to power at the head of -'one : of ; tho inost" Important ministries of the man who five years ago was regarded as politi cally dead "for all' time has caused varied but strong' emotions' In the French -political , world, accus tomed as it is to spectacular coups and-dramatic upa'and downs of its statesmen. ' . . ' ConfereAce l-llekl - M. -Painleve, on whom devolves the task . of premiership -from which Edoard Herriott was de posed, called' on President Don mergne at 11; o'clock tonight : and Informed -him ;' that negotiations for- the constitution of a cabinet were progressing as normally, as could be expected- and that : he would be in a position to-present his ministry. to the. president- late tomorrow afternoon, k'-j. The 'ministerial declaration will be read in the chamber .on Friday (OontinMd oa. pf 2) Irvine Clan is Scattered Th rough State, to Gath- er Here Next Monih Of interest j to local residents will be the reunion of the Irvine family in Salem some time 'during the latter part of May or the first of June, according -to Milton 'A. Miller, who was a ' Salem ' visitor yesterday. ; The definite ' date of the reunion is to 'be announced later.::' ;;;-vf,; : 'A'l; r. ' rr; In sketching the history of the Irvlhe family. Mr. Miller stated that his father, IRobert C.' Miller had settled In Oregon In 1847 and that nis mother, Margaret J. Ir vine, came here In 1852. To this union was born five boys and three girls. ; -.;' !;.f-'-, ... .. ... Members of the. Irvine family are in Lane, Linn, Benton, Mar ion, Clackamas, Multnomah. Uma tilla, Polk, Yamhill and Washing ton counties, who are descendants of Samuel, James, Benjamin, Jes sie JB., Robert iA., 'Mary E Mar garet . Jane and - Elizabeth ' Irvine. When the, family. first came to Or egon their, journey carried them from Kentucky to Missouri, and to this state. 'The mother-made the - journey with them '. and ar rived s in Oregon in , 1852. - Soon after Grandmother Irvine died and was the first woman. to be burled in Jason Lee cemetery. . mm -FAMILY NO SUCH WORD AS FAIL In the bright lexicon of Salem's loyal spiriti there is no such word as fail ! - And that is the sort of urge that is behind the members of the committees working on subscriptions tdt the stock of the second linen mill for this city . . - f , s And the hand is to the plQWiand there is! no turning back . -v-. r: : r .- ;- - .i x V-;-' f . 7 Vt' ' '-'; . ' ..I. And no thought of turning back.-. , i "Salem is offered the greatest opportunity in all-her his tory, to begin to-get onto the map , in a large way"as a manu facturing center - : ' ' ! - ' ' ' And in the line which 'Nature, prepared for her ' - Backed by the raw materials of a quality that cannot be duplicated in -North America,-and fwith natural advantages that do not exist to:, the extenr that they exist' here In any Other section-.of, the entire world. - ' ; . j This is a bigger opportunity than- most of us have begun to realize - ' - . . : Vi ; " -J ! k:J- -. "V- ' . ;Andl the thing must be put over; and it should be done jquickly - - "' -' ' ' '-; ' --Reccling'allHhe--:-r3"credit:t2pon:t.he':loyal spirit"and good judgement of the pccpl? of this city. ,L; , ; , . : LlliJ EXPERT SIS DETAILS IRIDUSW Another Enthusiastic Meet ing of Committee and Oth ers Interested in Flax Held Last Night EIGHT-HOliR SHIFT . HAS GOODiRETURNS First Year Shoold Result in $600,000 From Articles De- ' clares Mr. Sanson D..M. Sanson, president' of the Dominion - Linens, ' Ltd., addressed one of the most enthusiastic linen meetings - held in Salem at the Chamber of Commerce club rooms last -, eight. Mr. Sanson .was on his way,to Portland and was pre vailed upon to wait ; oter here - for the meeting in order to meet the committees that ; are In - the field at the present time. Various phases of the proposed linen r mill were ' explained to ' the crowded ; meeting. -Deep ' interest was manifested by the committee members in the different questions as ' they ' were brought ' up. The meeting, purely - informational, was used to bring out nearly every detail" of the project. J . It; Was brought, out that, 'the Salem . people were ' a ' little slow, but that nevertheless, members In the ' field were enthusiastic, be cause of the interest shown.' Some surprising facts' are to be present ed soon. ; ' :. . 'Returns Are Good Through ! the.; establishment . of tfte mill at . Salem v' aboat 6000 Lacres of land will be devoted to the raising of f flax. ; It "will also insure a' return, of $600,000 for the finished article for the year'e work, thus yielding a "good profit on the invested capital. .--There vould; be returned' prob ably 42.000 to be used to pay on the preferred stock,- and leave an additional sum above the: insure ance, depreciation on' the machin ery and' other cos Ur that enter- iq the manufacture of the product. The figures - presented were based upon the earnings - of an eight -One Interesting . i t e m -was brought out injxegard to the sav ing that has been made through the efforts of United -States Sep' ator McNary in removing the im port duty. The sum saved would cover the cost of f establishing three scutching - machines ' In the Willamette valley, ; which -would care for the needs of the proposed mill. . i . . .. . . Pajnients Explained ' , Ia explaining; the matter of (Contlao4 on peg tf t Five Men to Face Police Judge for improper Lights Five autoists 'fell , Into the clutches of the, Salem police last night and 'will have to face Police Judge Martin j Foulsen because they, did not have proper lights when driving Jn the city, accord ing to the police record. . " '.John W. Currie of Independj ence was arrested for driving without a . tail tight, 1 while Henry Jaegler. Charles Cool of Grand Ronde, and "Frank Dover'will an swer : to the - charge of driving without propet- headlights and using only a spotlight. ' 15. P. Thom.SO Svilson. was brought in on a charge of driving with one light, way. a was C. Hldge- Ben Dbrris Ousted From ;Stiite -Game dmmisabnj s Corvallis Mali :M Earned : .; I::".; l?r Ben F. jDorris., pf Eugene, the "Lane county filbert 'king." was ousted from the state "game com mission Wednesdayby .Governor Pierce and; MyH,;"Bauer,' corvallis creameryman, namer :'his; success sor. Dorrlaj term Of office "would have .expired Feb. 23, 1928. He was appointed on the board June 8. 1923. .. .. ; "The ouster proceedings, were announced I after, a conference ' of several prominent democrats, in cluding -"Governor 'pierce, "Will Moore, state.. Insurance commis sioner and! fire marshal, D. A.. Elkins, state accident commisioner and Hon. Milton A. Miller, of Portland. : No reasons were 'ad vanced for 'the change in commis sioners. ... Dorrls has taken an active pari RECORD TO BEITEif TED HonorsFor Sustained Flight Soughtr-Srx-Ton-Ship to Be Used , -SAN DIEGO, Cal.,' April 15. Piloting a six-ton modified Dou glas torpedo plane, Lieutenant E. 11. Wyatt. f flight . officer of the North Island naval air station, -will attempt - early- next month, It was announced today, . to- smash , the world's sustained flight record, of 14 hours and 53 minutes for sea planes, and latter resting from this exploit, 'a nonstop 'flight from Seattle to San -Diego. t ; - The present world record - for duration. : seaplane, was estab lished- Jnlyi 11 and 12, .1924,- at Washington D. C, by Lieutenants F. .W. Wead rand John-D. Prlee of the navy. They i piloted : a navy CS-2 -plane equipped 'With a 585 horsepower j motor. Their record was 14 hours 63 minutes 44 sec onds. , , t ;-t '.-" . ; ':-; In his attempt to smash' the uni versal record, of hls brother alt men. Lieutenant Wyatt wiU fly what is technically known as the SDW-l. a plane -similar in type- to that used -;by - the r array In the flight - around- the- globe. These ships originally: were designed to be used -by the - navy in - a -world voyage and later In the navy's pro posed t aeronautical - expedition -- to the north pole. , - . No effort will be made by Lieu tenant Wyatt in the May night to establish any world records for speed.- -';''' -".-rr'-H . tin his flight from Seattle to San Diego, Lieutenant 'Wyatt will take off from 'Lake Washington. He hopes to make the '1.4 40 mile bop in approximately -14 honra. Because of the danger -of flying OTer - residential if districts with -a seaplane carrying nearly a-ton' of gasoline, the corsei4of flight will be down : Puge t sound to the 'Par cific and then along the coast to Point Loma. . :, . Jf ATIVBS ORGANIZE. , ; s j . SEATTLE, April 15. Thomas D; Page and Charles Moriarity of Seattle, chairman .'and secretary. respectively, were - named tat ' meeting here today to draft a constitution for the Native Sons of Washington, Inc.- 'The- society is' to: be modeled 'after the Native Sons of the Golden West of Cali fornia. , ;?-''.- - '! Murclock, the White lvlahatma to , : 1 , v -Answer: Questions in Statesman1 Renowned Mind 4 Reader and Trfepathist Will Drive Blindfolded Tbxon Skill Is Demonstrated "Tell . me please, Mr. Mnr- dock " - : . ' ' . ! This Is to be a requesV most f re auentlv heard in judging by the advance in terest "manifested. in the appearance of the f nation's fore most mystic at thejBHgh." theater next week. . .- .,"-'.' Murdock has taken upon him self the task ibf becoming a civic Information fount. He haa prom ised to answer all questions asked, and to' make the Bervice wide spread has accepted the invitation from The Statesman to use' these columns. 1 - ;; ----- The Bligh engagement is more h a n- a n ordinary, amusement event. It brings one of the best known arid, recognized authorities of thought transference and - oc cult interpretation; a -character that .stand' out wjl h prominence in the field; he so abljr-.graces and with the effects ttit tada tie act recognized as a genuine feature In the 'basest tL:it:rs of-the largest cU!s3, ; - -" ; . .. - : .-. In party s politics J and tn military affairs of ' the state. He is a member ' of ' the American Legion a nd . ' the Veterans -' of i Foreign Wars' and past commander of the Lane County Post of the American Legion, i -Dating the !war tie was an 'officer with the 91st; division, receiving decorations and j a sev ere wand.- v"..-; . -;- j -i Dorris'Jremoxal was- not entirely unexpected here. for ;he-waa active in lobbying during the last session of ' the legislature, being particut Jarily interested in the affairs of the state game and fish commis sions. H ' i . - " ! ' I ) Other members ."of -the 'State game commission 'awRv.'-WV Price, Portland; Hareld Clifford.. Prairie City; J. W. Maloney, ,i Pendleton and L'N. -Fleischner, of ; Portland. FIB TD BE SEIJT TD IL Vitness - in -Shepherds Case Declared to be Living High on State j ! : .:.! --' J r ... t - .-.'i CHICAGO, April 15. Charging that Charles' C. Faiman,. principal witness against ? William D. Shep- herd. ' charged with i the murder by .typhoid inocnlation ..of his young -ward, William- Nelson, Mc-r Clintock 1 is i being lavishly ; enter talned at expensive . hotels and theaters ! at the expense of the state, a plea for a : writ of man damus to direct the clerk" of.' the criminal 1 court to issue a: capias for ' hia "arrest was filed " nere to dar. ;j.:.V:. r ;....;:; ; . ''Faiman Is tinder' the Indictment for the murder with Shepherd but has not been, served with indict ment ' and ? placed - in jail 'y 1 the state. It is F4iman .who-claimed that Shepherd came- to his school of science ' and offered 100,000 for typhoid germs to kill his ward and gain possession of the estate. The petition asking that he- be taken into custody and placed -in jail.- was; filed -by , Eugene -L. 1 Mc Marry, an attorney, who-said he acted, simply j as, a "citizen -and taxpayerl The petition, set -forth that four guards assigned to take care of Faiman -are also; being boarded i at , the hotel at - the ex? pense of .the state. . A hearing is scheduled for -next-Manday. . Shepherd will be - arraigned on the murder: charge tomorrow .-and is expected -to enter a not; guilty plea after which a date for trial will be set, both , state and de fense having ; stated they desired an early trial. The coroner's In quest into the death 1 of McClin tock, his mother, Mrs. Emma Nel son McCUntock, and Dr. j Oscar Olson, the; McCiintoek's family physician has been posponed pend ing the results of an examination of the viscera of Dr. Olson, i t Poison, sufficient to cause death was found in the vial organs of Mrs. McClintock, who died 16 years ago. " . -';.'-i; EXPLOSION INJURES GIRL ALBANY, Or., April 15. Max lne. 5-year-old niece of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. AVery, was perhaps fatally burned late this afternoon when kerosene, which Mr. j Avery was using to kindle .a fire, ex ploded. .., j . Murdock promises to present his psychic skill subject to the most critical invtstigation and, search, and offers -astounding demoastra tions of psychic phenomena.' The Mordock engagement "Includes- matinee, performances. Questions may be asked at each. In addition, any questleneent to the .newspaper will be transmitted to the seer, and advisable answers given publicly;- - Murdock Is'as far removed from the ranks of the ordinary charla tans aa day is" from night. - Those who have seen him in other cities have nothing bot pral8e:for.-hlm, in "that he answers all questions in a scientific manner after a thorough and.' Intelligent - consid eration of each, IIi3 method of working I " cli'feieat . froa. that employed tl tla -ciajority of so called ."tnind readers" la tiat the eUge is brilliantly; lighted at all WHEELER m TOfBEiiD i: COURT Tfiy,; Oil; Graft ..Litigation Agiir.it Independent Candidate fcr Vice, President Assumes -Shape WITNESSES AND C0U?:CEIJ , READY TOR COURT CALL Venire of -120 -Prcseni; 1)2 ' tense Attorneys Jlect'in . Conference t GREAT : FALLS Mont.. April 15. (Efy the Associated Frees.) Legal measurements "cf c r i against Senator Burton Jv- . ti er Of Montana will be taken, here beginning tomorrow when -the ac cused i man will appear in United States : district- court to answer' to an Indictment brought in Great Falls more than a year ago. . . Special Venire Drawn The '41 witnesses subpoeoatd for both, sfdes in ; the case. J tha special venire of 120 citizens fro a which a jury will be drawn, and air the attorneys In the case fira here. Senator Thomas .J.IWal-h, chief of. Senator Wheeler's fense counsel, '.was In conference tonight -with S. ; a. Ford, t Tm O'Leary and James 11. "Baldwin, other defense attohneys, and but one defense matter "remained to be settled when t.iey iad- tlsUl i. Thatwas the questions ef t v : v -er' BlairVCoanV f ormeri craloye of the republican national cot : It tee -had' been called as a d::;3 "witness" .'"'' -- - . . " f Coan.VEviJence . V':U; 2lj . Coan teatifled. In tbe-efita ! vestigatlon cf.Ui9 'Wheeler c;:s that.he'nad been ordered to Great Falls-' by George -B. Lockwood, then secretary ' of the republican organization, ?wtile "the ,-racl Jury that, indicated Wbeelsr'wss Invseesion. Coan told, theErrata investigators f hat he wa3 asao ned by Lockwood'tlnvt-stIgate' Sen ator Wheeler and "anotisr sen ator" with a. view "to obtalatas publicity "material '.for: use in po litical 'campaigns. The . -government ' has l fatlei to subpoena "Coan and the "defe-?9 a' few days ago todk up the qcea tion of.calling him as a witness for the Wheeler side. Counsel Are Present Edwin S. Booth, former solici tor of the interior department ; Gordon Campbell, Montana c;l operator; William Spry, former land commissioner In the interior department; , L. C. Stevenson, an other Montana oil operator, and W. G. Feeley, a Washington at torney.: all of whom were prlnci-. pals In. the actions which were in vestigated -by the grand Jury, are here and ready to testify. Vcls ral Judge ;FTank S. Dietrich ar rived fror4 Boise. Idaho, this af ternoon tot preside. JJr. iBaldwio, who Is Wheeler's law partner fa Butte, arrived' this afternoon arl entered the conference of defenE3 attorneys. District Attorney John L. Cat tery and It. - P. Stewart, epeclil assistant attorney general assla ed to the trial, spent today ia making final preparations for tla trial. They have called 36 wit- (Ooc,;zq4 a ptx S) WEDNESDAY INWASHINGTOII Representative Oldfield, Arkan sas, was operated on for acuta ep pendicitis. . . -President-elect -. JIactaioo . of Cuba was received ia Washington with special honors. - v-', - f - Hearings were c-er?d t : ! ' '. the interfitata conasrc3 ccr.:r.-;--slon on the 1,'icl.el Hita 'i.... ; plan. . Aircraft bsnfclsj dsnionstra:' 2 at Qaafitico "was'eald.ty officii 3 to Have-prod urci' satisfa-tory re sults. . "The'jfirkt --.a r:::-l (' the- foreign t: I Atc'aersoa cf C , O ' , - assigned to tl r 1:; .f :. -- ; The 'y. -v c that' x. 1 1 v t -1 1 i : - i at I'" to tav t: .t .