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C'uJO C2GVJG- tfZjOi? On o Cjovg a i I VEAThEIl FX)il TUESDAY OREGON: Generally cloudy along: the coast fair In The Interior with mild temperature; humidity; - moderate westerly wind. Max. Mln. 47, River 3.7, falling, Rainfall, None, Biosphere, part cloudy, Wind. Northwest. IT WILL PAY YOU to iread tbe advertisements In the columns of The Statesman. Salem merchants do not misrepre sent their goods; you can always depend on get ting a fair deal from them.: ' and slow 7l At- SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESLiT MORNING, MAY S, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS r 7 o -. i IS" 4 U WC-i ;i - I mm CON IHG1D 1ID FIRST SPEECH anson S- Houghton, New Ambassador to England, 1st Feted at irst Public Appearance Huge Attack Against Runners Prepared By Coast Guard Force ASSURANCE OF PEACE V: .IN EUROPE IS WANTED Possible Withdrawal of Am erica's Help Is Hinted at by Legate WASHINGTON, May 4. (By i r Associated Press.) Ambassador llougbton's pilgrim dinner speech tonight was read with interest by high administration officials, al though comment was withheld. Jhile it was admitted that the ad rena amounted virtually , to a Iarning that American helpjul ess in European reconstruction might cease unless the European nations were able to assure the American neonle "that the time or peaceful upbuilding nas come Officials mad no effort To. amplify for explain the ambassador's r narks. Conferences Are Held ' Additional significance must be Attached to Mr. Houghton s ad press because it was his first jmb flic utterance since ho succeeded Secretary Kellogg at the London embassy and -also because It was made within less than a. month after his departure from Washing ton where he was in , conference repeatedly both with ! President CoolidKe and Secretary Kellogg in preparation for his new duties. His words gain added force as well because of the fact! that he went from the Berlin to the London embassy with only the Washing ton conferences and a brief leave in this country intervening. Ti Polfcies Declared Stated i In view of these! circumstances and despite official reticence bjre it seems clear that! Mr. Houghton was voicing the fundamental con ception of the Coolidge adminls tration as to the attitude America must take on European problems. Whether he was aiming directly at such specific questions as the out come of the recent! German elec tians. the somewhat unfavorable reception which! met (tentatively administration feelers as to the possibility of a new arms confer ence and like matters does not ap pear because of the general nature of the ambassador 3 remancs-. ; There seems little j doubt,' how over: that! all these questions en ter Into what the ambassador riPKcribed as the confused and rimibtf nl "answer! to' the question in American minds as to whether "a time for destructive methods and -nottctes bas bassed," n Eur opean. , ! , VN U ! : ! l;:t- !' Coolidge Said Favorable The tone of Mr. Houghton's ad dress reffects the known attitude of President Coolidge In Tegard to the making of private loans abroad i (Contintied on p ) NEW VORK, May 4. War was declared n i rum row when Capt. V. Cu Jaeonsbn, divisional com mander of the United States coast guard, announced that the entire force of imen and vessels under his command tomorrow wnnlrf launch tie i largest anti-rum of fensive iw the history of American prohibitidn. : .: - Five speedy cutters. Ix patrol boats' and 12 chasers were at the Clifton rtay.liStaton Island base. with 'the supply ship Argns being overhahled for the drive. Engines were' tufled! lii p in expectation of peed contests with the more courageous of the whiskey buc caneers and! machine eons were put in! condition for any emerg ency. r;ij ; I j-: :(:;:.!; - A part of the plan will be the assignment of one or more coast guard boats to watch each of the floating warehouses on the row every hour. In this manner, the government men believe, they will be able to prevent the transfer of stocks fnto small boats plying "be tween the rum fleet and the shores of Connecticut, Long Island and New Jersey. This precaution. It was said, would prevent carrying out of provisions and other sup plies to the ships on the rum line by small beats operating from the shore. ; ':'.':': Captain Jacobs denied reports that he had received or given or ders "to shoot to kill." "We have found It necessary to take stronger measures against the liquor smugglers than were employed during the past year," he said. . He declined to say just what rigorous measures.: were planned. GOLDISEH illlED Great Britain not to be Liable fori hterest Payments at Present LONDON, May 4. (By Asso ciated re8s.) The house of com- ! I i : . F i ' mons after a comparatively brief debate and without division to night passed the second reading of the gold standard bill and agreed to the necessary niotiey resolution rpr putting irto force-the govern ment's 'arrangements for restoring tho gold standard. The house liad been extremely anxious to learn the details of the terms pf the government's agree ment tor American credits to pro tect ttjB Boe's gold reserve; hence the explanation of the bill given by the right Honorable Walter Gni ness, linanciai secretary oi the treasury showing lhat tha country would mot ; be liable for any inter est payments until it became neces sary tb utilize the American cred r i.L . a. J lis, was receivea wiu ereai. eaLis- f action, j These credits are for $300,000, 000, tfie first, amounting to $200, 000,00 being arranged with thi Federal Reserve bank and the sec ond with! the. house of Morgan, amounting to $100,000,000. In each case; the -arrangement Is for two .years; . ,; Outlining the intentions of the bill, Mr. tjniness for the niost part retracted j the details as presented by W'instbn Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, in his budget statement and, expressed tho hope that there would be no delay In passing the bill. He explained that the bill was based on histori cal pf eccdent of resumption of Ihg gold standard in 1819, after the Napoleonic wars, but today the tasteJ was ater nnd 'conrffittoTrs were! more favoraDle becanse ac tion had not teen taken until par ity already "had "been "vlftually re established. ' ! ' ? RUHR CREDITS BE NE PROBED Special Commission of Reichstag Determining Exact Postron ot Debt 1UESTS I0T0 DEATHS POIHT TflffillPHfiSE William Shepherd to Have Offered ! "Free Medica tion" to All Who Wished It, Witness Says mi ii MURDER PHYSICIAN STATES HE DID NOT GIVE MERCURY iDIIIIEE T D 0111823 Confession Signed by C. R. ; Moor, Convict, Verified in Telegram Received by Warden Dalrymple Judge OlseTt Asks Principals Believed Responsible be Detained CHICAGO, May 4 WHHad Shepherd, charged with the rtnr !jm Ne D. son orphan. A about offered - jwho BERLIN, May 4. (By the As sociated Press. The ; sneclal TelcTistag commission which is In-' vestigattng -the Ruhr credits the payment by the Stresemann gov ernment in 1S23 of 7O0,tP0,000 marks to the Ruhr industrialists without aathority from -parliament today called Dr. Stresemann, now foreign minister, as the star witness. '!! i He denied the allegation that the socialist members of the cab inet "had been excluded from the negotiations for the government's advance payment to the Ruhr own ers. The royalists 'have accused the government of collusion with the Ruhr magnates without knowledge of the people's parties, but Strese mann said today that the cabinet had unanimously afreeidf that it was incumbent to restore the Ruhr mines and that for, a fortnight conferences had been conducted between the socialist ministers Solmann, Schmidt and Brauns, on the one side and the late Hugo Stinnes and Dr. Albert Voegler on the other. Mr. Streseniann who had charge of the. correspondence with Stinnes, stated that the govern ment's covenants to the West phalian coal magnates far exceed ed all moral obligations, adding: 'Doubtless both parties realized that the reich took over obliga tions, or otherwise it could be sued by the other party." He remarked that the Indus trialists had ,demandedthe gov ernment's "statement," with the Jtiiftif icatlon l that "Ruhr recon struction is only possible with as snr&nce ot foreign credits." Highway Commission Is Declared Extravagant By Polk County Judge VICTIM IS IDENTIFIED AS COMMISSIONER'S SON Death of Harry Bown in Cac ramento, Calif., Coincides With Statements der of his ward, W McClintock,! million f - ' . ' was pictured toaay as .. with a "box of medicin free medication to ptt wished it. S Testimony t -is ef fect was offered at the coroner's inquest which was continued tin til tomorrow. M i me Said Given f Mrs. les Maud Eaton Walker of Ottuiuwa, Iowa, cousin young McClintock testified sister. Mrs. Viola Eaton and daughter observed while at view, Texas, that Shepherd admin istered medicine to Mrs. Emma I McClintock, Billy's mother, from a box of medicine he carried around with him. T ; During the taking of testimony, Mrs. Annie T. Brown, 85, a j spec tator, approached Judge Harry Ol son,: conducting the examination her her Bay- and ear. whispered something in his Check Is Rejected "My 85 year old detective has feivefnime 'some information,!' said the judge. Then suddenly he call ed to the stand Michiel Rj Ml house, salesman, formerly of St. Louis, 'Mo.,4 who testified! that Shepherd paid him tor services to' a "fire proof plaster" company with a check which the bank re jected as not covered by suffi cient funds. Dr. Charles Krusemarck. Mrs. McClintock's physician testified he never! had prescribed mercury for Mrs. McClintock A coroner's analysis showed mercury in dead ly quantities In Mrs. McClintock's organs, a coroner's chemist had testified. At the time when it was expected! the inquiry wonld be closed, Judge Olson moved the jury be Instructed to hold any of the principals they believed re sponsible for the death of Billy, his mother or his physician. Dr. Olson. He also moved the inanest Doe or be brought against "John Mrs. John Doe," as accessories to the crimes. j CiE IS FflUi 0' FflUIl OOYS Newly Discovered Subter ranean Cavern I.ay Ccn r lain Prized Relics SGI CLUBS TO man e I BEND, Or.. May 4. IU walbj m-maraA with fee beads Which sparkle like so many diamonds when a light is brought into the subterranean darkness, a new lava cavern, believed never before to have been visited by a man, was discovered Sunday by four Bend boys when searching for new op enings in the Arnold ice care. Back in the new cavern, which Is ornamented with stalactites and stalagmites of ice and frozen lava, was found the skull of some ani mal, which may be highly prized by paleontologists: This skull, about as big as that of a small bear has truncated molars. Indi cating that the animal was her- - bivorous. ' ThA new cavern, of which a mile and a fourth was explored by the four boys, is a continua tion, on a different level, of the Arnold ice cave .and can be en tered only through a very small opening near the top of .the donw chamber of the ice cave. From this opening the cave reaches faT tack Into the basaltic lava. CoAcert Will be Presented by Satem Musicians at Ar j mory Tonight ; 3?wo hundred and fifty trained musicians will participate In one of the most remarkable programs ever put on In Salem in ODserv- anc -of National Music Week, which falls -tliis year between the dates May 3-10, when eight musi cal organizations of tlie city will appear'in community concert this evening at 8 o'clock at the Arm In thte urogram, unprecedented In Its scope., the following organ! rations will participate: Apouo club. Cherrian band, high school choruses, MacDowell club. Junior Rotary club, the Whiteey Boys' chorus, and the two Willamette university glee clubs. The pro gram has been arranged under the sppnsorshpt of the : Salem dstrict off the Oregon State Music Teach er!' association, with the follow ing committee In charge: Eliza beth Levy, chairman; Margaret Fisher, Mrs. Walter A. Denton and MYs. iiarry M. Styles. . ; vftAtUriOAD : SIAX PASSES I SEATTLE. May 4". Funeral ar rangements were being made here tonight for Charles L. Dyer, 78, ho jcame to Seattle as express messenger on the ftrst Great Nor thern railway train into Seattle, it was -said 4ast ttibU , nfflnroFw II1UE FfillllT l ; ' Company Refuses to Settle for Robbery or Stare rair grounds Last Year ; SPOKANE. May 4 Testimony nt extreme nrecantlons declared to have been taken by the rooDers at t interstate fair safe at the fairgrounds here last September was introduced by witnesses for the fair association -: in ; United States district court here today, in fts 'suit against the Fidelity and nenoait company of Maryland to recover $14,974 stolen; from the safe. The company vhich naa in nred the fair association against btoTglary for '$2 5.000, has resUted naVment declaring that there is no evidence of a burglary, but that the safe was opened without vio lence..- -'--';-; The door: Into the auditor s oi ficer containing the safe, has been iUoA nrior to the robbery, it was testified and bad been wedged so it? could, not rattle. A similar inn'ha(l been cut through Vhe grandstand and carefully conceal d and bineed on leather hinges. Other witnesses told of discovery of brass shavings and of a drill hnta n the combination of the sate by which the fair association contends it Was opened. The nlalntif f closed ita case this afternoon and a defense motion for dismissal was denied ihortly before the evening adjournment. sixffiieiJG TBS iT PRISON Humiditter to be rut in Scut'chinar Mill: New Shoe and Tailor Shop The first flax of the season was put into the retting tanks at the state flax, plant at the Oregon state pentitentiary ; yesterday at ternoon.""and all the concrete concret tanks will soon itoe filled abd kept filled throughout the season. Those of them that need ed overhauling have been repair ed; made "better; than "new, -with reinforced concrete. - j Five or six new retting tanks will be added at once. Vork will be commenced on them this morn ing. They will be built on con- crete -foundations, and they w11 be of wood, in order to gain time, A confession to a murder com tnltted in Sact tnento in Septem ber, 1923, sign ! y a convict and bis wife and placid in the hands bf Warden A. M. Dalrymple Fri day, was verified Monday ' after noon by a telegram from B. Mc Shane, chief of police "at SacTa mento, which said that details set forth in a letter from the warden coincided with ' the crime. The murder is admitted by C. R. Moor. ' Substantiated by his wife, and the confession, in detail, tells of the claying of Harry Bown," son of a police commissioner. Moor is under sentence ; of three years for larceny and has served time in several other penal institutions He was received from Lane boun ty March 9, 1925. ! Quarrels With Wife j i Ruth Moore, wife of the convict, Visited her husband Friday. Meet ing him in the prison chapel, the bout by Mrs. Moore's declaration hat she would have to go to Port and in order to obtain-employ- ent. Moor refused to give his consent. weeping, the woman was taken into the warden's oft lice. Moor sent word that he wanted to see Warden Dalrymple, ind said be had something taxon fess. The warden returned to his office, when' Mrs. MooTe bald that Moor had confessed to a nnrrder In Portland once, but it was prov en : that he was f elsewhere when the "crime was committed, i - : Details Are Related Fearing violence Upon the part of the prisoner," be was banficuffed and bTooght to the office, where. in a calm voice, he Telated the details 'of the crime. The confes sion was igned by Moot and Ruth Moore, bis wife. In the presence of Warden Dalrymple, Paul S. Frye, J. S. Murray, hief clerk, abd Mrs. Eugenia Myefs. matron. ; Mrs. Moore became bysterical during the questioning. I According to the signed confes sion Moor and his wife were rid ing from Erie, Pa., to California 1n an eight-cylinder automonue. reaching Sacramento the day of the Berkeley fire, Sept. 17, 1923. "While. attempting to hold UP a man, whosef father was ' police commissioner. I shot and killed bhn on or about the night of Sept. 23. 1923. about 8:30 clock." Moor said in his confession. "He wa rid in e in a Ford coupe, I be lieve, with a young lady. I got him out of his car, grabbed my gun and fired two shots. The first missed. The secdnd hit him under the chin and came out of the top of his head. ' Ticitm !Xot Known "A lawyer then took after me. My wife had the car in motion The grave danger of centralizing th authority to spend local money In the hands of a state commis sion as bitterly attacked yester day by Judge George Hawkins of Dallas, speaking before the Salem Chamber of Commerce on "Co operation and Road Building pro gram. I "It is not American and it is not justice," Judge Hawkins said. The money can be better used it the work Is left in the hands of the county court. Road work that now costs S600 when done by the state highway department can be done much cheaper by the county court. The centralization effects are serious and should be studied by the thinkers of the state." i ; Judge Hawkins was of the opin ion that the county courts were competent enough to spend the county money despite the charges f'that millions have been wasted on state road expenditures." ! J "The main trouble we are not particular enough in the selec tion of our legislators," he said. ; "We have too many tinkers in stead of thinkers, i "When people think about this problem, the encroachment of the state government over home rule LUTHERANS OF STATE FKJISH 3-DAY SESS10 Elected President of Ore gon Brotherhood at Silver ton Monday will be stopped. I admit the county court has made mistakes, bat for God's sake look at the highway commission." flcMr TTnvtor nallna jtlnrncv. who was to nave addressed the Rev. 0. Skilbred, of Eugene, meeting was called ; to Portland, j and Judge Hawkins was selected to fill his place. The entire program was given by representatives ,of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce under the leadership of Dr. L. A. Steeves, son of Dr. B. L. Steeves of Salem. President Harcombe. and A. J. Muir, made short addresses. ? Music was furnished by the; Dallas orchestra, which accom- panied the visitors. Mrs. M. Ebbe appeared in a vocal solo number and Miss Edith Dashoff a violin solo. r Dallas citizen nresent for the meeting were A. J. Muir, Dr. L. SILVERTON, Orl, May 4 f Spe- A. Steeves. A. BStarbuck, Tracy cial to The Statesman.) - The COMMITTEES NAMED TO i DECIDE ON PROBLEMS Sevcrson Old Folks Home and Publishing of Parrish 3Hes senger Discnssed Statts, Mrs. Winnie Braden. secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce; Judge G- Hawkins, W. L. Sohren, Walter Muir, WITliam Retzen, Ray Boynsten, Miss Grace EIlisEd. Plasecki, Neut Guy, John Aligood, Dr. C. V. Statts, E. J. Page. George Miller, E. Hater, G. Rich mond, E. Craven, J. E. Gould, and Lute Gyer. MURDERED GIRL IS IDENTIFIED Indiana Police Searching for Husband of Victim; Clues Found GARY, Ind., May 4. Satisfied with the identification of the dis membered and burned body of a girl found a week ago alongside the furnaceville road east of here as tha!Lof . MraJ.oseal) jne , Dpsid- erio, the Gary police tonight were seeking her husband, Luis, to charge him with murder. ' The identification was clinched, the officers said, by statements of Miss Florence Boto Kish, who said she was Mrs. Desiderio's compan ion at gay parties in Gary, Chicago and South Bend, Ind. The Kish girl. identified garments found on the barely recognizable body -as clothing she bad loaned Mrs. De- f Contained on pr CI EEflEILlEUE INTEREST HIGH Amerrcans Crowd Confer errce Rooms at -Opening of New Convention (Coattauod on f 7) Pacific University Choose Eastern Man for President PORTLAND, May 4. Dr. John Francis Dobbs, author and Das tor of tbe Tlrst, Congregational church of Maiden Mass., today was chosen president of Pacific university at Forest Grove, i Trustees of the in stitution voted unanimously to call Dr. Dobbs to the university. Acceptance of ; tbe call , bas been assured and be will assume his duties June 1. Lutheran Brotherhood of Oregon convention, which closed Monday, opened at Silverton Saturday af ternoon with a meeting of the governing board. At thas time general business was attended to and a number of committees made reports. Two matters taken un of particular interest was those of the brotherhood accepting the trusteeship of tbe Severson old folks home which Isabout to be established at Eugene, and wheth er or not the brotherhood should take over the Dublishinir nf tho Parish. Messenger. It was decid ed to leave the matter In the hands of the committee on recom mendations. This committee is composed of Rev. William Schoe- ler of Aurora, R. Bogstad of Bend and I. X. StubkJear nf GlenrfAle ! A. O. Nelson, president of the Sil- j verton unit is advisory member. Committees Named Other committees " ftnnnfnfpii ' Salem's quotaor the proposed! were: Resolution of thanks -com- : FID fine Total of $230,905 Subscrib ed; Workers Meet Agam 5 for Lunch Thursday ONLY ONEWAY- There is only one way to develop the flax industry in Salem, and that way is to develop the 'linen industry t. r To get mills that-must Tiave 'the fiber ' - Flax growing will not -get iar in 'any other way. , No great amount of capital can be induced to prepare the raw materials for foreign and "eastern factories At tiricea fixed !bv them. ' ' 1 The man who tells us" to o slow, and develop the fiber industry first, is likely the hired mouthpiece of the foreign factory owner. Hel is no friend of ours. 'He is a Judas to our district, deserving the fate of a 3cdas. ;tJtTineh niilb,1andwe winet more linen mills, and the flax industry will have to be developed, to supply the raw materials. : ..- ,,. . . GENEVA, May 4. (By. Asso ciated Press.) American' interest in international affairs seemingly was again demonstrated today when a considerable number of Americans, especially women vain ly sought admission to the inaug ural session of the arms control conference. - Count Henri Carten De Wiatt, Belgium, formerly opened the con ference in the league of nations room which was so crowded that even breathing was almost painful In the stifling atmosphere. Amer icans predominated in the oc cupancy of the few seats available to theTmhlic. bnt scores of others of ' them, failed to get into the building. ! ' 1 The opening session was virtual ly devoted to, the presidential ad dress which sketched in broad out lines the aims of the conference and paid "special attention to j the presence of tbe America!! delega tion as precious collaboration. ? There was evidenced Iri Geneva tonight a pronounced atmosphere of watchful waiting. The confer ence opens; however, with varying views in existence, if not Openly admitted, on different parts of the draft convention, though tt was re garded that this sentiment is crowned with earnest intentions to make the conference a success. Persia was the one exception to the general policy "Of silence, for Prince Arfa Ed Dowleb came but flatly with a declaration that be would combat tooth and nail any attempt, to put Persia in the so- called forbid Jen zone 'where the importation of arms would not be permitted, or at least where the liberty of importation -would -be destroyed, p " .-'. H t I Another delicate question is bow countries will grant their licenses for experts," - - new. linen mill here stands exactly at 1230.905, with nothing with held and includes every ; report turned In at the meeting Mone- day, according. - to th--announe ments made at the office of the Chamber of Commerce. The workers have been 'working hard to secure the subscriptions to the $300,000 necessary to com plete saiem's quota towards se curing the 1640,000 linen mill. Several committees were out yes terday evening in an attempt to push the total forward. ! The result of their efforts will be made at a complimentary luncheon to be held in the club rooms Thursday noon. : At that time the reports of the workers will be made individually and the exact standing of the remainder will be disclosed. The workers realize tbat the hardest hit of work. Is yet to be done and the reports made yester day were not large, but showed tbe progress that had been made during the latter part of the week Committees are to confer with workers in Dallas, Albany, Silver ton and other surrounding cities of the Willamette valley. It Is expected visitors from Dallas will attend the meeting Thursday. STEMM GETS m nritu HI PJJIC WfflH Portland Democrat Named Circuit Judge to Succeed Judge Stapleton mutee, composed Of Dr. E. Thor ! stenberg of Eugene, and Rev.'Mt Schoeler of Aurora. Nomination committee: A Gra ham of Aurora, Tt. Bogstad tef Bend; b.Edgafd ofT?rush ralrieT"" Wash., I. Knntson of Chinook. Wash.. 1. 1. Cleve of Eugene: Rev- C. S. B. Knntson of Portland. Rev. George Koehler of Salem, and A. O. Nelson of Silverton. Reception committee: Amos Corhouse, Carl Loe. Usher committee: Amos Cor house, Carl Loe. Jonas Byberg, Victor Madsen, Harold Larson. H. . N. Kiev. Silas Torvend, Ole Satern. M. C. Jacobsen, Jelmar Refsland, Arthur Gottenberg and C. E. Jorg- enson. ! Program Offered Dinner was served to 80 peo ple at .Trinity church Saturday evening by the Dorcas society. Following the dinner about ,250 people gathered for the evening program which was open to tbe public. The program consisted of Invocation by Rev. J. A. E. Nees of Tacoma; address of welcome by A. C. Nelson; president of the Sil verton unit; vocal solo by Rev. I. N. Stuhkjear, with piano accom paniment by Prof. Benjamin Ed- Wards of Eugene; piano solo by Miss Ingeborg Goplerud of Silver ton; reading by Rev. WTlliam Schoeler of Aurora; selection by male quartet, composed of -Rev. . S. J. Lindseth, Louis Larsen, Jones Byberg and Oscar Overlund, all of Silverton; address by units represented Saturday on evehiag ; evening were Salem, Eugene, Bend, Chinook, , Wash., - Brush- Prairie, Wash., and Aurora. vSeveral hundred people greeted Rev. J. A. C. Stubb, Minneapolis, president of the Lutheran Broth- John II. Stevenson, Portland democrat,; j was appointed circuit Judge for the fourth Judicial dis- ,: uj unuUr x-icrce ittonaay. i tj.. commercial reront be- He succeeds the late Judge George tweea tte UlllU4 stateg and SpaIn fCntlnid en yi; 6 - MONDAY IN WASHINGTON W. Stapleton, whose funeral was held yesterday. Judge Stevenson 'was born In Forest Jrore, Dec. 8,"187&,and has lived in Portland for tbe past 25 years. From a cub reporter he rose ;: to 'court ' reporter, 1 po litical reporter and feature writer. was extended one year. ! Treasury officials announced that debt- refunding negotiations were in progress with the Esthon ion legation. - - . " Plans for extension of postal He studied law and was appoint- rate bearings In several cities ed deputy district attorner in 1907. After serving one year he resigned to enter private practice until 1913, when he was appointed municipal Judge. . Under the law Judge Stevenson will hold office until his successor ;were announced by. the Joint con cessional postal committee, i r - " Selection ot "a grand Jury to which alleged criminal phases of the Teapot Dome cases will be presnted was begun In the district ts elected and qualified by the,! supreme court. general eiecton or November, 1926 j , . The Massachfisetta sneclal . tST MAZt iLb0 IX UUECK J Boon foreign cnnnrAftnna on ?9co.I in strictlv interstAtA hunt ARLINGTON, Ore May 4. declared nnconatitutional bv tha a. i. veainenora or XJayton. Unnrpma rnnrt f ' M a a . I wasn., waa instantly allied in an I . maaIjIam ' A I .11. - . south of here today. The car left the international council of women the road due to a locked wheel. was opened with addresses by It .lessee oi uayton, was slight-1 president, Lady Aberdeen, in. ly -injured. ; H Secretary iloortr. A