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Weather Oregon-
rf-'-V-1- i ! Fair; moderate
temperature; heavy frost in the; interior; mod
erate north to northwest winds! with decreasing
humidiy-TMa, i58 Mtn. 1 42; ) River 6.5; ' fall
ing; Rainfall i.04; Atmosphere clear; Wind weet.
STATESMAN ADVERTISERS tell cold facts
facts that make buyers sit up and take notice.
READ THE AD3 AS WELL AS -THE i:Z'"Z
SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OltEGON, SATURDAY MORNING,) APEIL 25, 1925 .
PRICE FIVE
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annus
SiiFEi BATTLE
FOR LIFE WOH
Fimlitu 1 :.?"Tr; r; Tun rr&ft in
Lower Workings of Fam
ous Hecla Silver Shafts,
Reach Top Safely
HEROIC FIGHT WAGED
BY MEN DURING FIRE
Combat With Blaze Lasts
Hours; Pump Motors Fin
j ally Destroyed
WALLACE, (j Idaho, April
TfmirtAot. men 'Hfiiii ra entranced
h fire in; thB lower! workings 1
the Hecla! Ij'iHTer-lead ! i mine at
Burke seven miles' from here, eac
. ly today - put; into commission ti
pupip within the mine, fought the;
flames for more than 12 hour,.
and at 3:12 this afternoon rcachejl
the shaft and rang the bell for thie
cage. Ten minutes later they were;
on the surface, all alive and welt
i!;:.1:jv!tIrUii!;i Forced j.
i : When the smoke from the fire),
which broke out in the pumping
plant: near: the shaft on tneiZ.ouu
foot; level .apprised them of their
danger, the fourteen were hearly
two miles back in the Star work
ings of the Hecla mine. Turned
back by the blaze, they fell tcj wor
on the pump, operated byj com
pressed air, and about . an! houjr
later they had returned to the coni
baft: and had; a stream of water
nlavinic on the fire. i !
i "From then on, according to thejr
statements ! thls evenings, It wa.s
simply a matter of pumping! watr
until thA blaze' was subduedi Then
they made their way to the shaft
and rang the : hiine bell danger
signal as a request for the; miae
cage to be lowered to them, j
Relatives Reassured j
1 , That signal he.ard all ovjer th;e
little mining community of J5urkfe,
told anxious relatives and friends
that some of the men, at least, f
not all, were alive., The cae was
quickly dropped, and soon tHey ar
rived at the mouth of theshatt,
-rescued by their own effort! from
the flames that had thretentSd
them.- " I
All day long, while anxious rela
tives and friends ; awaited worjd
from the 14 miners who hafi been
imprisoned far underground, n
the Star workings of thejHecia
about two miles from the j shaft,
United States mine rescue j crevfs
poured water down the shaft:of tle
mine upon the blaze .thai had
broken out shortly before midnight
in the Dumn station on tne z.uuu
fOOt level. ' j "
t L. E. Hanlev.' superintendent
1,
: the Hecla mine, estimated this
: evening that the damage to the
; mine would be about 10,000. Re
sumption rof operations, hej said,
probably would be delayed; untiil
Monday, because " of the necessity
pf testing all levels of the mine
for fcas. . f
f. Water Btood In the mineup to
the 2,000 foot level tonight.rbut ft
was said this' would not hamper
operations, as the men wilt ,e em
ployed on the 'higher levels until
the water has been pumped oujt.
The pumps on the 2,000 foojt. lev!
probably were not "destroyed, he
said, although possibly the electee
motors 'were. ' - '; 1 1 : J : j
A short circuit In the pumping
plant on the 2.000 fot level, was
believed by Mr. Hanley toj Savb
storied the blaze. , .1 j
Supernitendent Hanley J t was
warm in his praise of the valiant
work of the imprisoned men ,ib
fighting and subduing the fire. Hie
was especially enthusiastic la com
mending the efforts of H. R. Uft
- toff, the "old timer" who assume'!
command of the entrapped crew
ands led them against the flames
and smoke.
Efficient Gas Stations
x. UnknovVn in Germany
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.BERLIN, April 25. 'American
wayside gasoline , stationsl soon
will be found along Germanj high
ways, and improbably will hot be
long before the free air sign will
also appear. ! " . ' ' ) I .
Gasoline 4oday is served from
shops in the 'clumsiest sort.qf way,
but the increase in motor raffle
Is turning German eyes ,tiowar)d
the quick and economical methods
so generally used in the United
States, and trade journals, are
showing many pictures of model
stations along American hlgfewayi.
As , a result a German firm, hajs
bought a number of American gas
Eervice station pumps and will in
stall them. I I
Greater Markets For
Oregon -Products Is -1
Aim of Roa3 Builder
Portland; April 24 At the
annual, dinner meeting of the
chamber of commerce here tonight
Ralph J Buddi president of . the
Great Northern, announced the
intention to follow In the foot
steps of J. . Hill and carry but
the plans Mr.; Hill . made before
he died. ! !
Mr. Hill's death left uncomplet
ed the line he had mapped south
from, Bend, he said. Mr. Budd ex
pressed the opinion this work
should be taken np and pushed
through, j ; Conditions were more
hopeful; for extensions than for
some time and it appeared, he
said that further development In
the interior of the state was at
hand, f -)-;; Xw',,
"It is our aim and ambition to,
carry ou the things so far as pos
sible that Mr. Hill wanted to do.
he said.
"This lias been Impos-
sible for
some years. Conditions
have Improved and the Great
PIONEERS TO
SPElii; ilAY
Chamber of LCommerce For
um Devoted to Residents
of 70 Years Standing
Polkp jwho have lived continu
ously in jSalenr 70 years will have
opportunity toj recall ; the " early
days of Salem 'Monday, as the
Chamber: of Commerce will : ' ob
serve its 'annual Champoeg day at
the Monday noon luncheon of April
27. J: I j- ; .. ;
Following its custom of the past
three years, the Chamber of Com
merce will have as its guests next
Monday noon those who have lived
In the city for 70 years. This
meansthe actual residence mast
have been in Salem or immediate
vicinity for the! three score and ten
years. . j - j ;
Judge P. H. jD'Arcy. who gener
ally presides at all meetings of the
Oregon Historical society, win dJ
the presiding next Monday and in
troduce the Salem pioneers. . ,
The Bpeaker
will be George II.
Himes, orator
of the Oregon His
torical society and secretary of the
Oregon Pioneers' association, rhe
will talk: on 'Remininiscences of
Pioneer Days.'j
Reuben Lewis was one of the
men whometiat Champoeg on May
2, 1843.) His son Abner Lewis,
born near Salem in 1846 will be
among the pioneers present. Alon
son Beers was J also at the famous
Champoeg meeting and his son
Oliver Beers will attend the lunch
eon Monday. ( (
Among others who can qualify
as a resident of Salem for the past
70 years are the following-: .
Mrs. E. M. Vandervort, resident
of the-city for j 73 years.
W. N. Savage who attended the
luncheon last jear, figures he has
been In Salem 75 years.
Mrs. r J. W. Harriett has lived
in and around Salem for 73 years.
; Mrs. Catherine Pugh has the
honor of being the oldest member
of the Chamber of Commerce, She
attends the Monday luncheons and
will be a - guest next Monday as
she has been in Salem 72 years.
J. Ni Sharp i has a record hard
to equal as he figures. 75 years
as the length, Of time he has spent
in and Around Salem.
1 Mrs. Violette Johnson has been
in Salem 72 years and qualifies as
a guest for , the Champoeg obser
vance, i r
Mrs. Melinda Wade, toother of
Murray Wade, has been a continu
ous resident of Salem 75 years.
J, A. Baker dates his birth back
to the pioneer days as he has been
in and around ; the city for 76
years. J:-';
J. N. SkalfQ figures he has been
here as long as Mr. Baker which Is
7 6 'years. i
Mrs. jMary.PruItt.bas lived In
the city 72 years and therefore
qualifies for guest next Monday at
the Chamber of Commerce.
No special Invitations will be is-
iriontinotd a pg
Record Production Of '
Pheasant Eggs Reported
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WALLA WALLA, Wash., April
24 All records of the state game
farm were broken here today when
August Bade, ' superintendent, to
night gathered 401 eggs from five
hundred pheasant hens, a most re
markable showing in production,
according to Mr. Bade. Six thou
sand eggs are: now in the hatch
eries, the largest number ever, set
at this seasons
. More, than eighteen thousand
chicks will be hatched this year,
was estimated. "
Northern plans to do some build
ing. In Montana,, for instance,
there is need for more, railroads,
and there is likely to ba some
building there. This may seem fair
away, yet the benefits will prob
ably be reflected here In i giving
wider markets ;to Oregon prod
ucts." . j '
Ben Dey, counsel for the South
ern Pacific company, 6aid ' that
Oregon would ! realize what )t
hoped in railroad building- sooner
by a policy of ! cooperation than
by a program of litigation and
antagonism, 'i :; i ' ;!'
Carl R. Grayj president of the
Union Pacific, who also attendee
this meeting, made only a gene
ral reference to the , Oregon rail
situation. He said, speaking ab-l
Btractlons," that) people were apt
to want a thing very badly until
they got it, and then interest
lapsed. '-.'
INITIO 10
ARMS ENTERED
Supplies of Weapons A
Declared Sent to Revo
lutionary Forces
e
24 (By The Associated r Press--Summary
court; martial in Bul
garia began to function Thursday.
Althuogh according to - official
news dispatches, no death sent
ences have " yet been pronounced,
private information is to the ef
fect that several executions were
carried out at a spot on the River
Iskep, two miles from Sof ia. j ;
These private advices also say
that Bulgarian polico discovered
large stocks of explslves in Black
sea ports and also sighted hodts
and seaplanes which apparently
were to bring supplies of munitions
to the revolutionists. i :
At Varna, on the Black sea, the
police found a communist organi
zation among the railroad men and
at the headquarters of the organi
sation seized t. store of arms and
munitions. ; , . . r j", .;
Points along the Serbian and
Russian frontiers report tho pas
sage of numlersi of Bulgarians
fleeing from their country. Thay
are reported to have declared that
the troops and police are- making
terrible reprisals in west an.l north
Bulgaria 'where the agrarian ele
ment is strong. The Leva, the
Bulgarian monetary 'unit, conV
nnesto.fall I ' , j
PLACED 1 JAIL
Al Tobin, brother of E. T. To
bn, now In jail -on a charge of
aiding in the escape of a patient
at the state hospital, was arrested
In Salem last night and is being
held by the sheriff on a charge
of forgery. t
While E. T. Tobin was employ
ed at the asylum, and Just prior
to his flight with one of the In
mates, he is said ti have stolen a
government pension check which
arrived in the mail for one of the
patients. The eheck, it is said,
he gave to Al Tobin. who was
visiting him at the time, with In
structions to cash it ; and return
the money to him. I
;A1 Tobin went to Portland and
is, declared to have cashed the
check, after forging, the name of
the patient at the hospital. He
remained in Portland for a few
days and was picked up by the
police there" and sentenced to 14
days in the city jail on a vagrancy
ebarge. When he was released
be heard Jthat his brother was
in the county jail here, and he
then started to Salem to see htm.
He was arrested by Sam Burk
hart, deputy sheriff; as soon ; as
he arrived in the city. ' '
Spectators Stampede When
Elephant Goes on Rampage
CHICAGO. April 24. Specta
tors at a circus in the Coliseum
tonight were thrown into a state
of great excitement when a large
elephant stampeded and charged
toward the stands just as the eve
ning performance was commenc
ing. Several persons were knocked
down and trampled in the rush to
escape. . The animal, which was
carrying a cage of polar, bears.
was frightened by a stray dog
chasing a cat across the arenai
wm T0BI1
RADICALS SAID
CAUSE OF RIOT
IDAiUSHES
Communist Members of the
French Chamber of Depu
ties Held! Responsible for
Street Fighting
3 KILLED AND MANY
WOUNDED IN BATTLE
Parties Warned Against On
, slaughts of Attacking
Facist Group
PARIS, Apiril 24-ryy The As
sociated Press Communist mem-
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bers of the chamber of deputies to
day were blamed In the chamber
with : having
hatred which
this morning
engendered class
culminated early
in an ambuscade
of a meeting of the National Re
publican league in! the Rue Dam
remont In which j three persons
were killed and 4$ wounded, nine
i i i
of them dangerously.
Party Is Warned
"The charges were made during
an interpellation of the govern
ment by the opposition members,
M. Taittingerj (and M. Ybarnegary.
M. Talttinger! warned the commun
ists that "it is iyou iwho will be the
hostages and the
first to be ex
cuted,
it the government fails
to preserve order
land the people
have to defend themselves
Replying, Marcel Cachin,
the
communist leader,' said:
Patriotic youths forming part
of the "iron battalion' provoked
the trouble," I he said that the
members would continue to pro
tect themselves against fascist at
tacks..' ! I . .. ..
Ambuscade Falls
M. Talttinger, who, with a num
ber of friends, was shot at last
night in twoi smaller attacks
which he attributed to the com
munists, told the jminister of the
interior that: it had been denied
that there wjas communist peril.
But here is proof that It exists."
he exclaimed; J "You have in your
possession, " M. Talttinger con
tinued, "documents showing clear
ly that there is a communists mob
ilization piahi You know there
are men in this country .who are
to. be attacked at the firs signal.
The names of these men to be
struck down j some of whom are
sitting here, are imarked with a
eros." I
The deputy then asserted. In
backing up his statement, he had
heard alleged communist com-
mands last night
such as "first
century, fire;? '
second century,
fire". To this.M
Cachin retorted
that the opposition also was or
ganized in "centuries
M. Schrameck.
interior, spoke in
the formation of
minister of the
disapproval of
secret societies
and promised the government
would hunt down
those guilty of
the ambuscaqe.
VMCA Plans Arrive in City;
Available for Contractors
Plans of the neW YMCA build
ing arrived ia Saj lem last night
and are now at tho offices of Ken
neth j Legge, local
architect, who
has been employed
Contractors
who plan to Wd On the construc
tion of the neybuilding can se
cure copies of the plans from him.
Within a i: fortnight or three
weeks bids fci the construction of
the new building are to be called
for, and It la expected actual con
struction on the nW building will
be started at
once
5 The . plans j were delayed for
some time due toj the illness of
George Whiteside, jPortland archi
tect, who has been working1 with
Kenneth Legge. T
NOTHING TOO
' Nothing iStoo good for the bunch ofj Salem hustlers
who are putting; over the second linen mill for this city j
- Who have pledged their own money and; are giving their
time to convincing their neighbors of their duty to their town
and themselves and their posterity. '
Salem :is already the best
or in the United States
But it will be improved
of the flax and linen industries
same town-- : I
' And for this we are going to be indebted to this bunch of
hustlers. Keep them "on the job, and the whole wide world
will sit- up and take notice. T
Hurrah for that bunch of
CECIL EDWARDS
ELECTED HEAD
B
Three-Day Conference of
Boys From Marion, Polk
and Benton Counties Is
Opened With Banquet
NOTED WORKER GIVES
ADDRESS OF MEETING
Full Day's Program Schedul
ed for Visitors Today
! Session Ends Sunday
Cecil Edwards, j Salem high
school senior,; Was elected presi
dent of the Older Boys' conference
of Marion, Polk! andjBenton conn
ties last night. Other officers
elected were Ralph: Scranton of
Stayton, rice president; Nick Step
tion Chemawa Indian school, and
Merle Amert of Aumsville, secre
taries, while Henry Collier was
elected yell leader. .
Ellis Sox, Albany;! Ted Gilbert,
Salem; Fred Corbel!, : Stayton;
Dee Hlnes, Aumsville; Justus
Linn. Stayton f Dwight Adams, Sa
lem; Roland Wposter, Woodburn;
R. Booth. Ch6mawa, and Stub
Davis of Woodburn were appoint
ed for reports on their respective
districts. i . i
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: ( Opening Is Nolny
A rousing good time resulted
when the boys igathered for their
banquet at the jPlrsti Presbyterian
hurch. The pent-up enthusiasm
Of youth was' jet loose, and the
Opening night pf the conference
was celebrated With song and yells
that made
the
hall resound with
echoes,
The address of the evenlne was
made by Frank! Moran of Seattle,
noted boys worker, and leader,
who was secured especially for
this conferencej 'Hw'n bis re
turn from an eastern tour. The
speaker declared that the four
squares of the foundation of char
acter must be laid in a boy's life
in order that he may 'plumb the
depths of his life, i :
Mr. Moran described the archi
tecture of the j early civilizations
and brought oiit the towers that
bad stood the test of time. The
towers that have been built on the
square are the Crotto Campenetio,
which crumbledj away; the second
at Venice, thei cathedral of St.
Mark, which wis destroyed when
the foundation gave way, and the
tower at Piza.j which is out of
plumb today because the founda
tion is sinking slowly, j. With these
illustrations Mr. Moran pointed
out the need for a boy to build
his life on the square, which would
withstand the ravages of time.
"There must ;be a real genuine,
rich foundation; Some of the fel
lows I know have that, kind a
foundation to stand; true despite
the lure of temptation."-!
Day's Program Full
Today noon the boys will be en
tertained by thfe business men of
the city, who afe to idiscuss voca
tional subjects j with them. This
Is considered one of the outstand
ing features of the j day.
Saturday morning; the boys are
to gather at the First Presbyter
ian church for ja fellowship hour
under the leadership- of Benjamin
J. Kimber, which will be followed
by a talk with Mr. Moran on "Locating-
the Problemsj" At 10:30
o'clock the boys will be counseled
on vocational subjects and later
will fill in vocation blanks, which
are to be studied. ! ,
Will See Game
' In the afternoon i a discussion
of physical activities will be held
with a visit later in the day to
the ! Albany-Salem high school
games. A workout In the YMCA
gymnasium Is I to follow, and a
bean supper atj the j Presbyterian
church. Following the meal Mr.
Moran will give counsel of social
problems in high school and an
address on - "Social Time and
Place." - j !j
GOOD FOR THEM
city of its si2e on this coast,
' j
so greatly by jhe development
here that it will not seem the
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boosters I J
Women's Influence In
Affairs Of Wbrlcl Is
Stressed By
WASHINGTON. April 24. Al
legiance to the constitution with
out mental reservation and neces
sity of omena Influence to make
some of those of wealth and re
finement ! realize that in wilfullv
disregarding the law they are lead
ing: tne nation to anarchy was urg
ed by Attorney General Sargent
tonight in his first public address
since he entered the cabinet.
Addressing the Daughters of the
American Revolution, he laid down
in emphatic language the double
duty of women who participate in
world arralrs and told the descen
dants of those who fought to es
tablish this country that they
should not rest content solely .be
cause their forebears were great.
"We read and hear a great deal
of talk about. women's part In pol
itics. About the purifying .and
ennobling influence of her partici
pation in the affairs of the govern
met. To all this I subscribe and
its continuance and extension I am
willing to work if it is undertaken
Wife of Baseball King De
. dared to Suffer From
General Breakdown
NEW YORK, April 24. Mrs.
George Herman, "Babe" Ruth suf
fered a complete nervous break
down in the entrance to St. Vin
cent's' hospital this afternoon
while on her way to pay her daily
visit to her husband, who Is a
patient there.
Mrs. Ruth was taken to a room
in the same wing of the hospital
in which her husband is confined.
At the ' entrance to the hospital
she met ; Dr. John King, who is
attending- her husband. He ex
pressed anxiety as to Mr. Ruth's
state of health. While talking to
Dr. Ktng, Mrs. Ruth became faint.
She was : hurried to a room and
an examination Bhowed she had
suffered a nervous breakdown. It
was said she was in need of a
week's complete rest.
Since the "Babe's" admission
o St. Vincent's hospital his wife
nad been almost constantly with
him. .
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REMINDED OF LAI
Governor Pierce Calls Atten
tion that Provisions are
Very Specific
Attention Is called by Governor
Pierce to the act passed at the
last : session of the legislature
which is commonly known as the
"drunken driver" law. This law
plainly states that no person who
is intoxicated or under the in
fluence of liquor may drive, run
or operate any motor vehicle with
in the -state of Oregon.
"The provisions of the law are
very stringent." the governor said.'
"The minimum penalty for viola
tion is a fine of 100 and 60 days
in jail, and revocation of the driv
ers' license for one year. Both
fine and imprisonment shall be
assessed regardless of whether or
not damage results. If a death
results from such illegal opera
tion of a motor vehicle it shall
be deemed manslaughter. .
"In addition to the above pen
alties the sheriff may hold the
car for 30 days to six months, for
the first offense, and six months
to one year for the second offense,
during- which time no person shall
use said car. '.
"The law should be enforced to
the letter throughout our state,
and will result in reducing the
appalling- number of antomobile
accidents that are recorded dally,
many of which can be traced di
rectly to the nse of Intoxicating
liquor." ! v : j. ,
in-
OREGOXPIOXEEIt DIES
PORTDAND, Ore:, April 24.
Lavinia T. Whalley, 83, who. ar
rived In Oregon in 18 4T, prior to
the Whitman massacre, died today
In Portland at the home of her
gacrhjer, IIIV $rt , Eallf
IS. RUTH IS
STRICKEN ILL
DRIVER
Speak
er
and carried on in addition to work
the duties, which nature has im
posed upon her and which cannot
be discarded or neglected with
out injury, without ruin to the
very body of politic in the coun
cils of which she aspires to sit in a
front seat. :
Of what avail can it be to un
dertake to administer the laws,"
he continued, "however wholesome
and benef icient j they may. be in
thir thory in theih language to
carry on a public government of a
people composed ' of adula3 - who
in. childhaad "and youth have lived
utterly without Restraint and have
been taught, or at least allowed to
think, that rules of conduct are
made to be followed' and obeyed
by others, but each can and will
do as he pleases. j .,
"This state of mind once al
lowed to become a part of the
character of tho child, persists In
the youth; in the groa,up and is
almost impossible of eradication
from the man and woman." i
COUNTY FLAX !
TRIPPLIID
Silverton ; and Dallas to be
Visited by Linen
Committees
At the next meeting of the Sa
lem Chamber of Commerce next
Monday noon the reports of all
workers will ; be turned in with
the amount of subscriptions 1 se
cured on Salem's quota of $300,
000 to be applied on the erection
of a linen mill to cost 7640,000.
It is hoped, and from all indi
cations expected, thai the mark
will be boosted to $200,000.
Among the workers it is felt that
the top of the hill will be reached
when this mark is reached. It
has been found that many of the
investors hava. been rather back
ward in giving5 their subscriptions,
but many are beginning to make
their applications.
R. O. Snelling and Theodore
Reth, two members of the Salem
Chamber of Commerce, who have
taken an active interest in the
project, are to make a' trip to Sil
verton. . ".
Following1 the meeting in Sa
lem Monday noon the two men are
to visit Silverton upon the invi
tation of George W. Hubbs, chair
man of a special committee 'ap
pointed by the Silverton Chamber
of Commerce; The committee Is
desirous to meet the Salem men
to hear about the proposition. Sev
eral subscriptions have already
been promised, j ;
Tuesday evening a meeting ia
to be held in the circuit court
room of the Polk county court
house at Dallas. Through the ef
forts of the Dallas Chamber j of
Commerce over; 300 Invitations' to
the business men, farmers and
leading men of the county have
been issued. , - ' ;
At this meeting- Robert Craw
ford, head of the state flax plant,
win tell about the growing- i of
flax, while Col. W. B, Bartram,
an associate of D. M. Sanson, pro-
( Continued oa pf a 2 ) ..
STKTOK i
SPECIAL ELECTIQii
Race for Student Body Pres
ident at Willamette Lies' -Between
Two Men
Out of a field of five candidates
Warren Day, ; of Portland and
Richard Briggs. "of Kennewicki
Washington, received the highest
vote although neither secured a
majority and another election will
be held between the two for Will
amette University student body
presidency. '-:'L
, Jessie Pybus, of Wenatcheei
Washington, was elected as first
vice president, Clare Geddes, ot
Roseburg. will be second vice pre
sident. Ruth Hewitt, of Portland
was chosen secretary.
Two women will edit the College
publications: ' i Miss ; Elizabeth
Hyde, of Portland will edit the
Willamette Collegian and . Miss
Katherine .Kirk will get out the
Wallulah, annual year book of the
university. - .
The election fwas held by print
ed ballot in Eaton Hall and three
clerks were at all times in charge
Ojf the hHotln?,
WHEELER-MELD'
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GRAFT CllffiE
Jury Acquits Montana Sen
ator of Charges of Using
Influence Before Depart
ment of Interior
ONLY ONE BALLOT IS
TAKEN FOR FINDINGS
Wheeler Is Happy Over Re
sult; Birth of Dansh
ter Is Announced
GREAT FALLS, Mont.. April
24.-i-Senator Burton K. Wheeler
was acquitted on a charge of un
lawfully using his Influence as a
senator before the department of
thej interior y a jury which re
ported is i federal court here to
night, j , ; t r - f
The accused senator received
two pieces of good news simultan
eously the acquittal and the
birth to Mrs. Wheeler of a daugh
ter In Washington.
Wheeler Is Happy
Senator; Wheeler only smiled
when the verdict was announced.
Judge Frank S. Dietrich, just be
fore! the verdict was read, warned
spectators against any demonstra
tion. : . ,
' Senator-Wheeler said he: would
issue a statement to .the press
later. Hia counsel. Senator Thom
as . Walsh, declared however,
thatj he regarded the case merely
as an offshoot of the Teapot Dome
investigation which - he started
nearly two years ago, and declar
ed that he had felt it his duty to
appear as counsel for the accused
colleague.! John L. Slattery,
United States district attorney
whoi prosecuted Senator Wheeler
said: ' J ".. . . 'V'";' ' ' :
"It was Just a case for me. I
am the district attorney and had
no choice other than to prosecute.
There is no III feeling."
j One Ballot Taken
Exactly two hours and 12 min
utes elapsed between the time the
Jury retired to deliberate and the
time the verdict was returned.
Out jot this time the jury took on
hour to dine. The actual tlm
for deliberation was but a few
minutes, according to court at
taches, bat one ballot was taken.
In spite of Judge Dietrich's ordet
against demonstrations there was
a rush toward the bench when the
verdict was read. Friends of Sen-
j t FRIDAY
IN WASHINGTON
E. J. Henning, assistant seers- .
tary ot labor, was appointed to the
federal bench for southern Cali
fornia. ;
Erection of a "$2,000,000 audi--
torlum in; Washington was voted
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
- j i
Secretary Wilbur In a letter to
a Japanese publication dclarcd
the j Pacific cruise of the fleet ia
only routine training.
. f . f
Action of the Boston postmaster
in barring f rom the mails an issue
of the Harvard Lampoon was ap
proved by the post office depart
ment. ! ' ' '.
The treasury, jstate, war, labor,
justice and agricultural depart
ments began a joint conference
looking to tightening the countrii3
borders. '
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