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OREGON
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See the market page-in tomorrow's ia.t::-.a
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moderate southwest wliriu. Thursday -Max..
64; min.. ; river, .1, stationary;; raiarall,
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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 1," 1925
TRICE FTVB CZin;3
PDRTLV n
TOLl: :.l
FOR'l'iiiiuulljE
PIfedge of $175,CC3 Given
to Salem Committee; Jul
ius f.Teier Heads List With
10,000
MORE WORKERS ARE r v
NEEDED Ifi FIELD
day; Farmers Are Be- 1
coming Interested '
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' More workers are needed In the
quest for Salem's quota of $300,
000 towards the erection of a new
linen mill here, despite the fact
that $226f600 haa teen pledged.
Approximately .$75, 000 Temalns to
be secured by .the Salem commlt
tee.. Many of (the men who have
devoted their time and energy to
Che securing! of i pledges for the
proposed 'mitl' sacrificed tj m e
from their businesses. The mill
Is not an assured fact, until the
last dollar has been signed up for
the. -quota. "; - - r - ..
; 'Added Impetus was given the
project here when- announcement
was made that .Portland capital
ists hare promised $175,000 as
their share for the project ta the
Willamette -valley. .
J Committee Visits Portland
t 'The committee7 which went to
Portland consisted of T. B. Kay,
state treasurer; -Dan J. Fry, presi
dent of the First National bank';
Dave W. Eyre, president of the
United States National bank; Tero
M. Hicks, president of the Salem
Chamber of Commerce, and Col
W4 B. Bartram. v ,
Julius Meier, of Meier it Frank,
Portland, headed the list with a
contribution of 110,000 and .
positive guarantee was made -that
the money would be available at
once. Other Portland men who
were present at Ihe meeting were
Alien Lewis, Tot OLUen Jb, Lewis; W.
LJThompson. of tho First Nation
al bank; Emery Olmstead, of the
Northwestern National bank; State
Senators George W. Joseph and
- 11 J. Corbett; J. T; Buftohaell nt
the Bank of California, and L. T.
Marvin of the Chamber of Com
merce.
k ) More Money Pledged
' A tsital rf 999 ARft vii rar.rTttA
by the workers yesterday at the
luncheon held In the Salem Cham
ber of Commerce. A, large attend
ance of the committees marked
the meeting, with each worker re
porting. It is realized that diffi
cult work is ahead of . the teams
' and much is expected of them.
Many prominent farmers are be
coming interested in the project
and several large subscriptions
ayebein turned In by the'wtrrk
erE?" The ? farmers are Interested
i .v. ; bf the mill as they
reslize" that 4t: will mean much , to
their benefit.1 F'' - - -
s Approximately "3 00 subscriptions
1iave been secured of the people
in Salem for stock in the pro
posed mill. - The additional sub
scribers will be reported - at the
next regular meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce Monday noon.
nninn
ill I urCLLIikU
Between 250 -and 300 5tud-
ents Expected to rarti
cipatein Event r i
The Marion county public school
spelling contest will be lield to
morrow, at the Salem high school
uaitoriumT starting- at- '10:30
o'clock. - A gold medal is offered
tor fifstT)rIre,-6-BilveT-tnedal 4or
econfl, with certificate awards go
to to an those receiving 100 per
nt in the written examination
The contest will b divided into
lo parts. The first will be a
bitten examination, in the naturo
ot aa elimination -contest. Only
"oiK receiving, a perfect score In
test "Will be remitted to en
ter in the nal oral examination
."Each school In. the coqnty may
pr,one student,f rom each grade
iromithe third tri 1t,a Jshth. in
flosive. at is expected that be-
Jwa 250 and 00 jchUdrennrllt
The
-annual spelUng contest is
of the most important and
ost anticipated events in the pub
e "chool
Jn8:h!ga among the schools of
nn rrru p
e-w vyuaty.
Daring
Daylight
dniJ ;I s Recalled w
Execution of " Robb ers
i
0$SINItfG, N: T., April 30--
Three of four robbers tfonvlcted'of
the i murder of- Willfam Barlow
and i William. McLaughlin bank
messengers in Brooklyn -tn 1 S23,
paid' the5 penalty tonight fn the
electric h.air "at Sing Sing 'prison.
They were Joseph and Tllorrts Dia
mond, brothers, and John Farina.
The Jourth, Anthony Pantano will
be executed during the week of
Junq S.
NEW YORK,April 3 0 Of the
numerous desperate; crimes preva
lent ;here in 1923, none stirred! the
metropolis more than the daring
daylight jobbery and ruthless mur
der of two bank messengers on the
morning; of November 24, for
which the Diamond brothers. Mor
tis and jJoeepBi"nd John 'Farina,
paid! the penalty in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison tonight.
The; messengers,? William Bar
low anjd William McLaughlin
stepped !f rojm an elevated station
in Brooklyn, with a sack contain
ing $43,67.,, I j '
The two mingling with the
crowds, reached a landing -in i the
Btalre.i when an unmasked youth
held a pistol to Barlow's ribs.
Frosts; Strike. Middle West;
some Damage Results
Ito Small Fruit
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ClHCAGO, April; 30. A threat
"frosti damage to agriculture.
of
alleviateid somewhat; by a general
cloudy condition, hovered over1 the
middle west tonight ollowing re
ports of jsinall damage to fruit and
tender vegetation; result of
the frejezing temperatures last
night Inj parts ot Kansas Nebras
ka and Missouri. -' Illinois Is In no
danger pt a killing frost to fruits
and crops, although the north por-
tlon'of the state may be visited by
a heavyi frost destructive to- gar
den truck unless cloudiness pre
vails, according tot the forecaster.
. The Indiana forecast was more
threatening. Crops, flowers - and"
shrubs may sustain! a severe -set
back inj the absence of an over
cast sky;, ! Indianapolis 'reported.
Fifteen Nebraska' towns reported
freezing! temperatures last night
although- no reports of extensive
injury were received today. Slight
damage to the $3,000,000 straw
berry crop of southwest Missouri
was. sustained. : tH'lk v. ! ; .
W.: F. ? Jones, meteorologist -at
Sallna, (Kansas, declared today
that the apple -and cherry loss
would reach 75 per; cent and that
grapes might be a total loss from
the! frost there,
E SEARCH
FDR ABDUGTOR
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f-4
One Hundred Men Comb Dis
trict for Escaped Con-
! vrct and Child r
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tiRASiVILLE-l Vt Anrll. 0.
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One hundred armed 'citizens- of
this and adjacent towns, aided "by
125; picked cadets - from Norwich
nhlversity, carrying rifles, were in
BrOokfield, near here,, tonrght,
following a bloodhound on "what
is feelleyed to b4 the trail of 'Earl
Wood wfcrd,-navy dfeserter"ahd t or-
mer coBvic,"7acdusd of abducting
ll-ear4old Lucille Chattertott
from hr home here last Friday.
The Norwich university cadeta.
headed by two United States army
officers were ordered -to- shoot- if
necessary, but only in case they
could vnpt capture their man alive.
The bunt, which has led armed
posses tiver the hills and through
the: forfsts of this region tor six
days, took on a new: intensity to
day when a man, with a'gfrU was
seek arid fired oa by one ot tho
searchers shortly; before noon.
The searchers reported that the
pair fled: i '?
- Alone.'; and armed? with only a
pistol, while the- pursued man had
aTine,;he turned back and sum
moned aid. 1: i ? "
-On aa abandoned farm near
DrockfTeld. Crntc.r was found the
k1: f ampins outfit of the man
TL re 4. ere twa "bUnkets, a sack
cr.talnir- To J; a kcttleand some
oatmeal, eali to be tbat purchased
by a strsrier who came at n!;at
fal tojan ioolafr l country store
CHOP DlilGES
iEBEPlTEO
PASS
Bank
With HO words spoken and no hesi
tation, the gunma&t fired three
fehots Into he ; body ot -Barlow, a
former police lieutenant.
? McLaughlin, a-world tvtir vete
ran, who had taken the bank job
because he '"wanted little ex
citement drew "his, weapon and
fired ibefore be went down under
the fusillade of two men who had
joined the slayer of Barlow. .
; The packet of money he carri
ed was enatched.and the gunmen
fled to the street. menacing with
their pistols the crowds; T
-An automobile which had been
in waiting with motor running at
the loot of the stairs sped away
with the desperadoes.
The abandoned car with bloody
fingerprints, was found at Bath
beach, 'a half -doxen miles jawaya
few hours later. Those tell tale
finger prints led to the arrest of
Morris Diamond in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Within a few days three others
were in. custody, Morris younger
brother, Joseph,, Farina and An
thony Pantano, . youthful former
cierk in ; the west "end bank,' al
leged to have furnished tho others
with information' concerning the
movement of the messengers,, - :
ECliTi IS
URGED Iri EAST
Spread of Smallpox Epidem
ic Serious; Control Me
thods Sought
: ; WASHINGTON, April 30. In
an effort to prevent the spread
of smallpox which has resulted in
19 - deaths in the capital since
January 1, the public health ser
vice today urged all government
employes here to submit to "vac
cination. : l Physicians -were , assigned to
the various departments to Inocu
late officials and clerks with vac
cine! wlthout--fAarge. i At the
veterans" bureau, which shelters
the largest single unit Of govern
ment workers, more than -2300
had been vaccinated tonight. It
was also understood that ; Presi
dent Coolldge had been vaccin
ated, although confirmation was
lacking at the White House. Ptib
Hc health service officials admit
tedly were ; concerned, - although
not : alarmed over the situation
here and in -a number' of other
cities. Reports indicate that the
disease is of a virulent type, re
sulting In a greater percentage of
deaths than is usually ? the case
Surgeon 'General Cummlng, advo
cating vaccination is absolute pro
tection against smallpox ; a vac
cinatlon performed five or 10
years ago may protect or it may
not. -.: ; . '
New Apartment House to
Be Erected Here?Soon
An apartment house, costing
$45,688. is! to be erected at 336
Oak street, near South Commer
clal. btiO. hi Fisher, according to
the ipermit issued by City Record
er fPoulsen.;. . . : , ;
: The building is to be three stor
ies la height, situated nar the,
busine-district, and -la - to be.
modern in - every respect,
It h stated that the apartments.
are to be designed with three or
four rooms to each unit, and is to
be-the -latest word in apartment
house construction.
Ferguson & Coon are to be the
contractor
itractori.
FIRE DESTROYS .
McMinnviile Man Loses Mar
chine Through Careless
ness.With Match .
; A Star touring, belonging to
W. A. Miller of McMinnviile went
n in flames last nlsht on !the
Pacific highway near Jefferson
when the gaseliae In the vacuum
tank fcaueht fife.' ' ;
Miller had run out of gas and
had secured a supply and was put
ting it Into his vacuum tank when
the wind whipped the flames from
a finatch, which a transient had
thrown on the ground and the fire
resulted . The transient had been
picked up on the road.. '" . -
This i3 the second r r to burn
on consecutive daj-3. ' ,'e lnesday
niht a car belo: ta II. II.
rcore of Portland v.:.j destroyed
near Drunk's corner ,cn the Dal
ITO
1?5-C;':rj, rcait -:'r;
1R MOTHERS
SESSiflEI
3
r.Trs- Florence . Garver, of
Porttend Succeeds Mrs. R.
J. Hendricks, of Salem as
President -
FIRST iCONVEFiTION
: DECLARED SUCCESS
Women Pledge Themselves to
Further h Moves Relating
to Community Welfare
The ' first annual' state conven
tion of the American War Mothers
was ' held Thursday and ' declared
a success from the opening to the
closing, exercises. The: meeting
was well ' attended 1 by . dele
gates 'from ail parts of the Wil
lamette valley. -
The State War Mother for the
ensuing s year is Mrs. Florence
Ganrer, Portland, who is to act 'as
president ; of the organization.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
A. Elliot, of Salem, vice-pres
ident; - Mrs. Emma Field, Port
land, secretary; Mrs. C. Bell Dun
can, Portland, treasurer; Mrs.; L
L. Hart; Albany, auditor; Mrs.
L. 'Patterson. Polk county,, as
par llmentarian ; Mrs. George H
Alden, Salem, chaplain and Mrs.
R. J. Hendricks, retiring presi
dent will be historian.
The board of directors for the
American War Mothers of Oregon
are Mrs. Ella Harder, Portland;
Mrs. W. W. Dickson, i Albany;
Mrs.'F.lW Prince, Albany; Mrs.
Carrie 'Fowle, Salem; Mrs. H. L.
Fenton, Dallas and Mrs. Mary
Harper of Portland.
KesoInUons Passed f; 1
The WaT? Mothers passed reso
lutions endorsing all . moves per
tainlnr to the welfare of the com'
munitr. ? The resolutions are - as
follows: '.'- i i p-"'
"That "as an : organizltlon andr
as Mothers we pledge our cooper
ation with all agencies; working
towards meritorius service In be
half ot democracy and public wel
fare, add universal and lasting
peace through justice.
"We heartily endorse the mem
orial tree movement. .
"The : move of the American
Legion1 towards 'child welfare.
"We recommend a petition ' to
the state of Oregon for jthe filing
of the records bf the soldiers of
the late! World War. j
"Thai iavlng-felt wonderful In
spiration from this, our first state
convention, we resolve to cultivate
a greater cooperation in the fu
ture. ; . r . . I
That we extend our sympathy
to our state "president, Mrs. R. J,
Hendricks, who was unable to at
tend the convention." 1
The resolutions were signed by
Mrs. Ai, G. Archibald, chairman;
Mrs. -Eda Harder, and Mrs. Wil
liam iMcGflchrist, Sr. -
"i : ! Addrsss Offered
; The address of : welcome was
delivered by -Mrs. George H. Al
den j following the invocation of
Dr. i W. j C. Kantner. I Greetings
were extended by plif ford Brown
Mrs. Allen f Cleveland? land ! Mrs.
Edgarr Rowland, ' representing the
patriotic organizations of the city.
Governor. Walter M., Pierc del-
I'.HEGK
CLOSE TO DEATI
Dr. Sutler, Independence
Dentist, Loses Eye and
1 Fractures Skull !
A fractured skull and the loss
of the left eye was suffered by Dr,
Maurice Butler, of Independence
Thursday morning when thei auto
mobile 1 In Which ;he "whs Jrlding
with Fl "M. Powell of Salem skid
ded "from the highway j While en-
rtadte to Independence. The acci
dent happened about three; miles
west of -Salem. Mr. Powell was
slightly Injured. - . j ' !
! The injured man was brought to
a local! hospital and Is !in a criti
cal condition. Dr. Butler has been
filly conscious since the accident.
Tie is m son of Dr. Otis Butler and
has been ahresident ot Independ
ence for many years. 1 r j
4 State Traffic Officer 'Max Flan
nerty.inade an investigation Of the
accident, bit said he was not ready
to report on the accident, j
! The machine was barlly wrecked
and when the' wrecking crew ar
rived on the scene, it was found
hat the license plates bad been re
moved - -- j
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VICT1IS
RESERVE
If WORRIES
EREIT1IT1
Exchange Fails to Respond
to Wew Rnanciai status;
Doubts Entertained by
Stock Brokers
RAISING OF BANK NOTE 1
RATE MAY BE ATTEMPTED
Officials Not Unanhnous in
Approval; Hasty Ac
Is Suggested
ion
LONDON, April 30. (By The
Associated Press.) Reflection
seems to have , , Induced ; icertain
dOnbts in the minds of the finan
cial and stock exchange commun
ity concerning the effect likely; to
follow the return to the gold stand
3rd. The fact that exchange fail
ed to f respond, as expected, I by
jumping immediately on Chancel-
-
lor Winston Churchill's announce
ment created fears that it may be
come necessary to raise the bank
nJote rate to prevent exports i ot
gbld which It is considered in the
present state of the British gold
reeerve can not be afforded, such
raising of the1 1ank rate, lt 'ta
contended," would be bad for bus
iness and a setback to trade, j
Donbta Entertained .
Officials are by no means on4
animous in approval of the gov
ernment decision; some experts
argue that the government acted
hastily. - 1 -' 1 ' :
: The second reading of the meas
ure for giving legislative effect to
the government's nrobosals will
be taken: up next week. 1 Philip
Sabwden, former chancellor of the
exchequer will : move the labor
party's official armament inviting
the- house to declare that It de-
Lclinee at present to "assent to i
second reading of the bill re-es
tablishing the gold standard with
undue precipitance and which may
aggregate the present serious con
dition of unemployment and trade
depression. ' v I
Debate Is Lc-ngthy " 1
In the house of commons to
night, the budget debate was con
wmiea. Walter Runciman, lib
eral, expressed approval "of the
governmenfg gold policy put also
pointed out that the chancellor
bf the exchequer "by restoring the
atcKenna duties and placing' a
duty on silk was heavily taxing
three chief ; exports ; of France
namely: motors, wines and silk
wnereDy almost alone France
would be able to rehabilitate her
exchange.
Sir Frederic Wise, Unionist;
iioted financial expert, strongly
criticized Mr. Churchill's precipit.
ancy in restoring o!d. jHe was
disposed to think that, it was
gamble. He had heard enormous
figures mentioned as the! amount
of recent speculation . In the ex
change market.
FORIOMH
Total of50 Permits Issued by
uny necoraer; ba,bp
Kepresented
A total of 60 building permits
were issued . during the month, of
April by City Recorder jPoulsen
for building operations in the city
which was estimated at 3.268,675
Thirty-four permits were Issued
for new dwellings, totaling $107,
425, 2 for concrete buildings for
$22,000, one apartment house
$45,000, one warehouse, $5,000
and one service station j costing
$7,000. Eleven permits were is
sued -Tor altering . and repairing
buildings totaling a cost rot $82,-
250. . ; . - i
For the same month last year,
a total of 54 permits were Issued
at an estimated cost of $315,300
Union Announces Increase
In Wages in Building Trade
SEATTLE, April 30. -An id
crease in union wages from $8 to
$9 a day beginning Monday, was
the result of a conferencetoday
between representatives ; -of , th
Seattle branch of "the Associated
General Contractors of America
and the 3uilding Trades council
"Bunding laborers wages will re
main at $5, it was decided. The
present scale has been In effect
since r larch 1, 1920, -j ;
GOLD
Education Against War
Declared Only Hope of
Nations in the Future
PITTSBURGH; April 30. John
G. Sargent, attorney general of
the united States, and Emlle
Daeschner, French' 'ambassador,
were the principal speakers here
today at the 29 th founders' day
exercises at Carnegie iastithte.
Ambassador Paeachner spoke on
the "Influence Of Industries on
the Development of Modern Com
munities." I -
Paying tribute to the great In
dustries of America he pointed
out that it was fitting also to re
call the) achievements of men such
as "the promoter of the . founda
tion." , The ,'lmmense ; wealth of
men like Andrew Carnegie, he
said, 'is primarily - used for the
welfare of humanity , and It shall
ever be the honor of your nation
not to have kept the benefit of
your donations and of your sym
pathy to yourselves but to have
extended it to the world at large."
A program of. education against
war that will estaDUsn a worja
wide understanding ."too great
and too sound to be broken down
by national or Imperial covetoua
ness," la the present day need, At
torney General Sargent declared.
"The desire for peace,.", he said.
fPOlTEES
DTIEIIOID
Resignation of Solicitor Gen
eral Formally Accepted
by President
WASHINGTON, April 30. The
resignation of Solicitor General
Beck to take effect upon the ap
pointment of a successor was on-
nounced formally today at the
White House In his letter orres-
lgnation, Mr. Beck told the presl-
dent he would like to remain un
til" the present ' term of the u-
pfeWe court ehasKIhuaebuT'aa'
ded that "after the hard work of
the last , four years I want to, get
a good rest, before resuming the
practice of my profession.'
When he was appointed solicitor
general in 1921, Mr. Beck was en
gaged in private law practice in
New York. Previously he , had
served as United States attorney
for the eastern district of Penn
sylvania and as assistant attorney
general between 1900 and 1903,
President Coolldge has several
attorneys nnder consideration for
the appointment and he Is expect
ed to tnake a choice "In the near
luturo. William D. Mitchell of
St. Paul, Minn., a former law part
ner of JuBtice Butler of the su
preme court Is one of those recom-J
mended for the appointment and
Charles ,W; Waterman of Denver,
toe Coolidge -preconventlon cam
paign manager In Colorado, Is the
ather. '
BETRIEO TODAY
Fifth Member of Mt. Angel
urew Arrested; Bail Kais-
ed to $3000
'The 'trial of the men charged
with operating a huge distillery
near Mt. Angel will be held today
In the justice court, at 2 o'clock.
according to District Attorney
Carson. -
A -fifth man was arrested by
deputies yesterday. He gave his
name aa "Emtl J. Wllke, of Mount
Angel. Wilke was -arraigned in
the justice court oon -after his ar
rest, and entered a plea of not
guUty to a charge of possession of
a stilL Braxier C. Small, justice
of the peace placed bail at $3000
This was not furnished; and Wilke
is now in the county jail. J
Joe Walker, on whose place the
still 1 was ' found, was released
Wednesday on $3000 bond. Judge
Small yesterday Increased the bail
of the other three men now held
In the county jail from $1500 to
$3000. According to the sheriff's
office, Emii Wilke is Walker's
brother-in-law.
No report has been received to
contradict the statement that the
Mount Angel still is the largest
ever seized in the west. The next
largest is said to have been taken
near Seattle. With the plant
seized by the officials here was
found about 150 gallons of finish
ed moonshine, und over 4500 gal
Ions of mash. The still was oper
ated on a scale cf such magnitude
that federal and state men de
clare they have never seen
euallji, ...
it
DISTILLERS WILL
"must grow from within; enough
individuals must recognice fact in
place of propaganda." ,
- Calling attention to the huge
cost of approximately $33,7,000,-
000,000 to the 23 nations f drawn
into the world conflict and the
great tragedy in the death of 13,
000.000 men and the incurring ot
billions of dollars In debts, the
attorney general asked.: i
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"Is it any wonder that out of
this world wide horror ts born
world wide desire that some way
be found to prevent its recurrence
to insure a permanent, peace?"
Though we may not .yet see the
remedy we thoroughly appreciate
the terrible diseases and we know
some ot the Causes "which can be
removed. j '
"So closely interlocked today I
aTe the Interests of nations, of
peoples, that when two engage in
a life and death struggle; the fate
of all is endangered. Commercial
ly, financially, racially -and social
ly the whole surface of the globe
is socloseTy and firmly bound to
gether with Interlacing threads
that -there Is almost certain to be
world . peace or 'world war."
H. Hirgchbera. Inrienenrienfie
. .
Weeks' Illness
H. Hirschberg, Independence
banker and pioneer of Polk coun-!
ty, died m Portland early Thurs
day morning following an illness
of nearly two weeks, believed tQ
have been, caused by. ; ptomaine
poisoning. The only living rela
tive m tne united 'states is a
nephew. Dr.' "Max Roeendorf f of
Portland. Other relatives live fn
Germany, where he wast born 71
years ago. The -remains fwill te
cremated in Portland and; funeral
services ' probably held 'in Inde
pendence.
When a young man Mr. Hirsch
berg came to this country, locat
ing in Salem, following his trade
as tinsmith. In 1S72 he moved
to Independence where he was
identified with many of , the de
velopment .projects. Mr. Hirsch
berg built ; the railroad between
Independence and Monmouth and
later extended his operations to
Dallas. The railroad was merged
by the Southern Pacific nearly
20 years ago.
Mr. Hirschberg's estate is estl-
the Oregon State grange for 25
years, and treasurer of the Child
ren! Farm home . near! Corvallls
Though never married, f he "Was
interested in children, and main
tained a soup kitchen In the In
dependence public schools, with
instructions that children .unable
to pay should be served free of
charge. . This, it is said, cost him
nearly , $50 a month.- ; He was an
active - member of the Masonic
order, rElks, Knight of iPythias,
and for 50 years a toeniber of the
Odd Fellows
Mr. HfrschbbrgB estate Is stl-
c. e .a
mated at $500,000 and intlndes
stock In the First National banfc
, r.,aM,B .M1 .n.rt.l
ment housestin Portland; valttable
rv- i. -tjf
a large farm In Idaho, and farm
properties "near Peedee, in Polk
ratvnt - : ; ;
ARRESTS MADE
i! BDI!D THEFT
Los Angeles Attorney and
Three Others Held for
$16,000 Robbery
. ua A.iii.ur,a,.Apni w: tot
arrest of Rush Meadows, Lbs An
geles . attorney, and three Holly-
wood men, in connection with a
nation-wide series of bpnd thefts
and narcotic deals and the recov
ery of $16,000 worth ! of liberty j
bonds, believed to have been taken
from a Highland. Neb., bank "Be-
eral months ago, was announced
by police and federal agents here ;
late tonight.- ;
In addition to the bonds, a con
signment of narcotics valued at
$18,000. was confiscated.
Those In jail with Meadows were
D. L. Lerner, wio taid La as an
actor; Charles II. Sweeney, and
Fred Keller, all cf whoia wera arf
f?5te4 la llollywpc?, . ,
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Witnesses at Incuest D
Attorney and Detective in
Hire of Shepherd Attempt
ed Bribery
NEITHER DEFENDANT
NOR COUNSEL APPEAR
Man Declares He Was Off ere J
$5000 to Present Fdrgea -Documents
CHIC AOO, April SO . The In
quest Into' the death of William
Nelson McOllntock. millionaire
orphan was 'resumed today with
attempted "bribery charges direct
ed -by witnesses against an attor
ney and a detective employed ty
William Darling Shepherd, young
MoClIntock'a foster father rand
, princlpal'heir now fac ..g a efcarea
i of murdering' his" ward.
Hearing Not Attended
Sheperd, who is In jail, declined
to Attend the hearing although
given an 'opportunity to do so, and
Was not represented by counsel.
The charges of attempted brib
ery were made by Earl H. Clark,
formerly employed by Charles C.
Faiman, who conducts school of
science and was indicted with
I r.i i m . ri 1
offered him $100,D0O for typhoid
germs to administer to young Mc-
CUatock. Olark said that Wil
liam Scott Stewart, "counsel for
Shepherd, and John Jones, a de
tective employed by Shepherd,' had
offered him $5,000 to sign an af
fidavit that the indictment against .
Shepherd was returned as the re
sult of" evidence "framed by -the
prosecution." lie refused to do
it, ne said. ''7"",; , 7 " "
Former Judge Charles Cutting
said.4JSat-lwo-Women 'caTaa tolitn
six weeks before McClintock died
and aid they were friends cf
Shepherd's wife.! They said that ,
young JUcClintoek was about to
be married and they feared . he,
might die and leave his foster
mother penniless. Mr. Cutting
said they asked; him to tell Mc
Clintock that he aid not appreci
ate "his Foster mother's kindness,
but that he refused to doao. They
told him "Mrs. Shepherd did col
know of their -visit. "
John F.'Waters, another witnesc
knd " an attorney, -said Henry
Guthrie, "who gets accident caes
for attorneys," ' investigated f oV
him and reported that Eva ?l
son, bne "of the witnesses to ITe
Clintock's wlH, In which he left
nearly all his estate to Shepherd,
said -she signed the document la
the laundry after Shepherd had
brought lit to "her and that only
Shepherd had been present. , -
Mrs. Anna Beckford,, who tau. ,
she was-a nurse of -Wlluam . Mc
Clintock 16 years ago, testilied. .
Shepherd had -given t, her, some ,
medicine when ' she had a cold.
After taking the medicine,, , f ha
said she had symptoms. wh!:i,..
caused 'William's another,. Mrs.
Emma Nelson McClintock, to tare
her removed to a nospltal. Mrs.
Shepherd, 'the witness testlfls.
I mm M l M.n.xHfn ? '
rDMttP'" -:-
Clintock's interest. -
Mrs. Beckford said Mrs. 1-c-
Clintock seemed displeased wtea
IShePherd insisted. on acco,2. j-
Ihg her bn a business trip to .. 3
and managing her affairs for .,r.
When she returaed, the wiis-s
said. Mrs. McClintock eald she l ad
had a lot of trouble she did rot
expect. -
LAW CHANGE "ASKED
SEATTLE. April 30 A reTL': n
of criminal "laws - to .-eiimizaia
teehnicalties and complicate .s
was urged by superior ja:
Charles II. Paul before rr.(?r" .s
ot the young men's rcpuuca v ... i
today.
'V -'.THUnSDAV
IN WASxiL IdTOl I
i "ine .Mexican rov. rr. .nent at;
- J orized a two inonflis . suspen;
: ii
:a
of iraport dati-s en Antricaa c
' w : .
The federal trai 3 csnmfsr-:
announced a drastic reTlsioa c!
mles regarding publicity.
The gorercrrtent's Inquiry i
the presence in America of 1.
Mary TIac" :-py - cPr.fiaoel,
without any fiicatica cf i.z x
mate course.
"TrMent Cooi:"- -ctrstwoJ,
was ar - r
s' .'Ty compih
hslth c- rv i .
that all covf
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