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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 ;
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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
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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 :.
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