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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1925
price fiyii cuirra
TOO SLAYERS WILL
BE DO FRIDAY
RUNAWAY BOYS SOUGHT
eEHL MILES IS .
TR0UTDALE IS SWEPT BY
PARENTS INTERESTED ! .
IN HEALTH WORK
WIDS1LL
DETUI TO HflRBDH
UNiON COUNTYfMAfi (SU
BY POLICE OFFICERS
BLAZE; DAMAGE $75,000
PARDONED BY PIERCE
CALLED SUDDENLY
CHECKER TOO
SIXTEEN YEAR OLD LADS TIRE
LOCOMOTIVE SPARK
CAVSE OF FIRE
SAID
ClULDIiEN EXAMINER AT gAR
FIELD AND HIGHLAND f j
INNOCENCE ESTABLISHED Bf
Of SCHOOL BOOKS
NYKSTTGATIONS '
HELP THE LOYAL HUSTLERS IN THEIR ENDEAVOR TO FURNISH THE SALEIU1 LINEN WH LLjSUOTrAsB YIROT WEOT: K
OBTK
Arthur Covell. Paralytic, and
v . L. W. Pea re, Aged Man,
to Pay for Crimes
FORMAL NOTICES ISSUED
Both Men From Coos County;
Mystic and' Occult Student
Will be rried Up the
r . Scaffold Steps
, Formal notices of the double
execution at the state prison on
way zz, beginning at 8 o'clock,
were sent out Friday by Warden
A. M. Dalrymple.
m me first of these will be Ar
thur Covell, crippled mystic and
student of the occult, who will pay
the penaJty for the murder of his
sister-in-law. Mrs. Ebba Covell,
near Bandon, on Sept. 3, 1923. He
is paralyzed from the waist down
and .will be carried to the scaf
fold.
On the same morning and short
ly after the first execution, L.
W. Peare.his hair well streaked
with gray from his 70 years, will
' Le hangf d for the murder of his
wife and James H. Culver, a
neighbor, near Myrtle Point, Dec.
27. 1922. '
j Covell, termed the arch-murderer
and plotter, who planned to
' snuff out several lives "when the
stars were favorable,"carried out
his crime through the agency of
Alton Covell, his. nephew, and son
of the slain woman. Young Co
vell, now 18, is : serving a life
term in the prison and has seldom
If ever seen his uncle, who lies
on a cot in the hospital ward.
Covell studied astrology for. 15
years and is said to be exception
ally informed, r Investigations by
Criminologist Lnke S. May of Se
attle, revealed that Covell had a
typewriter arranged with astrolog
ical characters. On this machine
he wrote various murder pleats and
then transcribed the writing4n ink
to a book holding to the astrologi
cal characters. ; He , plotted the
murder of a clothing dealer, the
criminologists found, and in ac
cordance with his plot the victim
was to be found at thebottom of
a stairway, indicating that he had
fallen to an accidental death. :
A sentence scribbled on a piece
oflpaper gave the final clew. It ,
read: - ' ' : j;.;- ;;
"'this is the day! Will fUon
carry out the plan?" j
DONEY IS LUNCH TALKER
HEAD OF WILLAMETTE TO AD
DRESS BUSINESS MEN.
I Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president
of Willamette university, who has
been on leave of absence Xor about
a year, will tell about his travels
and visit to Boston and Cambridge
at 1 1 hp Chamber of Commerces
Inncheon Monday. "To the Hub
and Back."- is the title of the ad
dress which Dr. Doney will give
to! the business men.t ' ' -
Dr. B. L. Steeves, president of
the board of directors of Willam
ette university, will be the presid
ing officer of the. meeting and will
introduce Dr. Doney. I
DISABLED VETS GATHER
FIFTH ANNUAL j CONVENTION
OPENS; lOO PRESENT
pORVALLIS, May 15 The fifth
annual state convention of the
Disabled American Veterans of
the World war convened here to
day with close toj 100' delegates
present. Appointment of commit
tees was completed with Theodore
Wi Green of Portland, command
er. - Governor Walter M. Pierce.
Adjutant General George A. White
and other visitors will address the
convention tomorrow prior to the
election of officers. i
HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED
! The quota to the second -linen -mill, $300,000, should
be completed by Monday noon. The hustlers are working
hard to accomplish this. Perhaps the reader has not
subscribed If so, he may use the following form, or
clip out and sign, and send to the Salem Chamber of
Commerce: ' n 'v.- ; . : "
I lv N; i - :!V!I :Jy l -1:,' '- , : :
m' I hereby agree to subscribe for. share of
preferred stock of the value of $100.00, and...;......
shares of common stock' of the par value of $10.00 in a corpora
tion to be organized for the 'purpose of manufacturing flax fibre
products within the City of Salem or its Immediate vicinity and
agree to pay for the same ia four installments at the call of the
Board of Directors of said company. 1
Name .... .i. ....... ....
, Address . ........ . .
Elton Qnlnlan and James Heltzel,
Jr., Missing; Parents Find
Police last night werj searching
for Elton Quinlan and James Helt
zel, Jr., 16 year old bos who ran
away from home. Elton is the son
of J. J. Quinlan; prison engineer,
and James the son qf J. G. Heltzel,
locap attorney. , x
A brief note was found to the
effect that the two lads were dis
atisfied with the way their school
work was going and bad decided
to take a vacation. They left
word that they would return to
Salem In the fall. !
Elt'on hearkened to the call of
the wanderlust last summer when
he ran away with "Pee Wee Sher
man, an inmate of the penitenti
ary, lie proved more thoughtful
Friday, for last year he left his
bicycle and some clothing on the
banks of the Willamette, river
near the Weet Salem swimming
hole, giving the Impression that he
had been drowned.! The river was
dredged and divers employed in
an effort to locate his body.
After several weeks young Quin
lan and Sherman were arrested in
Iowa and held until Mr. Quinlan
went east after them. - ;
DRIVE STARTS ON SHADY
MAGAZINES; TO BAR 20
ACTIO WILL BE TAKEV TIV
WASHINGTON ATTORNEYS
Sale of Publications Said to
Be
Obscene to Be Effected
by Move.
SPOKANE. May 13. A -state
wide fight against the sale of mag
azines containing indecent and ob
scene literature will be planned
at a meeting of county prosecutors
of the state of Washington to be
held, in Tacoma May 22, Charles
H. Leavy, Spokane county prose
cuting attorney and president -of
the state prosecutors, announced
here tonight. I ;
Prosecutor Leavy, who recently
barred approximately 20 maga
zines from news stands here, de
clared that a uniform procedure
of prosecution of any company
that distributes magazines con
taining indecent literature and pic
tures will be decided upon at the
meeting. . j ' :
Mr. Leavy said that Washington
laws ban salacious matter and thai
he will give the prosecutors at the
convention a list of the publica
tions and will make public the
names of them at that time.
"Do you think there Is' a jury
in the land that would not convict
a man for distributing that kind
of stuff toscbool children?" Leavy
said, referring to a story in one
publication about a young girl's
relations with men. r
"Some of the magazines have
just; started this month and others
started during the winter. Just
as long as I am prosecutor that
kind of stuff is off the news stands
here or every man who offers it
for sale is going to get into trou-
ble'" i: 1
BOY DROWNS IN CREEK ;
FOREST GROVE. Or.. May 15. !
Otto Myers, 1 4-year-old son of
Mrs. Nellie Myers of this city, was
drowned thia evening while swim
ming in Gales creek, Justjsouth of
town. Companions recovered the
body at the Tualatin river bridge
DAVIS DENIES CHARGES
TOPEKA. Kan.J May 15. Jon
athan Mr Davis spent two hours on
the, witness stand this afternoon
denying charges that he had ac
cepted or solicited bribes in ex
change for pardons while he was
governor of Kansas.
ROGERS' SISTER DEAD
CHELSEA, Oklo., May 15;
Mrs. D. Lane, sister of Will Rog
ers, comedian and film star, died
here today following a. stroke of
paralysis. j
TO THE LINEN MILL?
................
Premier of American Army
Leaders. butters Prom
Acute Heart Attack
BRILLIANT CAREER ENDS
Famous Army Officer, Great In
dian Fighter, Diplomat and
Author Was 6 Years
' Old at Death
WASHINGTON, May 15. Lieu
tenant General Nelson A. Miles,
nestor of American army leaders,
premier Indian fighter, diplomat
and author, has taken up the long
trail. j . ,.
His career.! spannintr six of the
important military periods of his
country's history, ended suddenly
late today In the big tent of a cir
cus just as a fan-fare of trumpets
announced the opening pageant.
General Miles was surrounded
by happy children, including those
of his own family's third genera
tion, excited over the prospect of
witnessing reproduction . of the
scenes which on their actuality
had occupied so important a phase
of his lite. . ' :
Turning to Mrs. W. B. Noble,
mother of his daughter-in-law, the
general complained that he felt ill.
Before help could be summoned,
he collapsed in the arms of Dr. A.
E. Craig, sitting directly behind
him. ; .
The body was removed under
neath the tier of seats to the out
side where,a hasty examination re
sulted In .the diagnosis that death
had resulted from mycardltis and
acute dilation of the heart. This
was confirmed later at the hospi
tal to which the body was rushed.
Despite his advanced years (86)
the death of Genral Miles came as
art extreme shock to his intimate
associates. During the 22 years
which have elapsed since he was
retired forge; he j bad -main
tained an active interest In current
affairs narticularly those which
touched either the army or navy.
Anv Incident affecting eitner
service was a matter of personal
interest to the veteran soldier.
There was no outward indica
tion of a changing in bis robust
health when he jannounced today
his intention of accompanying his
grandchildren on their annual cir
cus jaunt. Arriving at the show
grounds he gaily greeted one of
the nroorietors ! whom he had
known for yeara, with the remark
that he intended never to miss a
performance. 5
Mrs. CoolidKe was present when
General Miles collapsed but was
seated some distance from him,
and as was the case with most ol
the audience, failed to recognize
the crumDled figure which was
carried hastily but tenderly away.
The excitement in that vicinity
lnlloil nnlrHr and the circus pro-
pram was, Tesumed after a brief
pause. As the acrobats tumbled
na ihn clowns . grimaced, how
ever, the wires were carrying news
of the warrior's death to tne iar
ends of the reservations where
few aged members of Indian tribes
he fought, grimly but rainy.
through so many campaigns. j
LIONS CLUB ADDRESSED
BY RED CROSS SPEAKER
RISE OF SERVICE CLUBS IS
STRESSED AT LUNCHEON
, r
Dr. Thomas E. Green Declares
That Service Is Keyword of ;
Present Day r
"The rise of the many service
clubs and organizations following
upon the World War demonstrated
the breaking down of the old phil
osophy of competition," declared
Dr. Thomas E. Green,' director of
the American Red Cross, i before
the Salem Lions yesterday.
"The trouble with the world
was in the philosophy " he contin
ued. "Material bigness dominat
ed, but today service is the key
word. . What people put into this
world will count. The growth of
the Lions club is an example of
the expansion of the sentiment.
"If the humon society is to. go
on, the old . competitive system
must be changed and one of a new
basis substituted. It Is the reason
for the Nation American Red
Cross, which is doing something
for some one," he said. - 5
, "When I came before you once
before I bad traveled the world
over, , X i had conferred wun tne
churchmen., the educators, finan
ciers, and the military leaders, and
they all said war was impossible.
But it came and demonstrated the
falseness of the 'philosophy of co-
Business aud Residence Section
:; Bum; Fire lrotection
Is Lucking
PORTLAND, Or., May 15 Fire
thought to have been caused by a
spark from a locomotive, swept
Troutdale, 15 miles east of Port
land today and burned the princi
pal 1 part of the business section
of the town, as well as several res
idences. . i i
! The property loss was conserva
tively estimated at $75,000, partly
covered by Insurance.
As the town . was absolutely
without fire protection, other than
that furnished by garden hose, a
call was sent to Portland and an
engine company made the run to
the town, and set itself up on the
banks of the Sandy river and
pumped water 1,000 feet to the
fire. .. '; ; '
The blaze. was finally stopped
by a combined force of Portland
and Gresham -f ire fighters, aided
by citizens. . A strons east, wind
hampered the work of the fire
men,, and for an hour the entire
town seemed doomed
MOROCCAN. FIGHT SEVERE
BATTLES WITH R.IFFIANS IN
I CREATING IN INTENSITY
TEUTUATA. Spanish Morocco,
May 15.- (Associated Press.)
Reports received here from the
French zone say that the fighting
between the Moroccan rebels and
the French has intensified and al
so that the military operations are
becoming , harder. ' ' Abd-el-Krira,
the rebel leader, la reported to
have captured large stores of pro
visions and war material in the
Beni Zerual country.
- The advices add that the French
operations designed to relieve out
posts beseiged by the Riffians are
nearing completion. One post al
ready has been relieved with the
aid of native froope, "
XboUsit ncDitprLsonv drill
: SEATTLE, May 15. A petition
bearing-1,006 signatures asking
that compulsory military drill be
abolished t at the University of
Washington, was presented by the
World Fellowship society at a
meeting of -the board of regents
here yesterday.
Announcement of promotions of
members of the University of
Washington faculty were made by
President Suzzallo following, the
meeting. i
RAIN AIDS FIRE FIGHTERS
I St. PAUL, Minn., May 15.
With rain in northern Minnesota
aiding in extinguishing forest fires
in that section, half a dozen units
of the Wisconsin national guard
were called out tonight to cope
with the situation in that state.
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i' ,ii. , - t i i 1 1 1 1 j i 1 1 .i ill . . ij ii '.! itisa iutn. i i . i
Many Women Will Assist in Other
Schools of City During s i
:; Coming Week f ,
"We are more than gratified
with the results' secured with the
number of children examined; in
the first four days af the past
week," declared Dr. Walter j H.
Brown, director of the Marlon
county health demonstration, ! in
commenting upon the support giv
en at the 'Garfield and Highland
schools. : j r i' '
Of the 63 children examined 35,
parents were present,, making ia
percentage of 56 per cent, while
at the Highland school 60 parents
of the 92 children .were present,
thus making a 65 percentage.:; Of
the total of 155 children given an
examination by the experts of the
health demonstration, 95 parents
were present, thus giving a 61
per cent for the first! four days of
the week. j !
Parents are showing a keen in
terest here and the results -are
gratifying to' the experts engaged
in the work. ;
It. is stated that only a small
portion.tf the pupils, of the two
schools were examined, and s the
showing made in the grades; se
lected was great. Of i the 71 child
ren in the grade at the Garfield
sehool, 63 accepted the offer of
the Marion county health demons
stration, .five other children; de
sired to do so, but were toa late
in getting their offer turned in to;
the officials. Only three children
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WORLD RECORD BROKEN
BY STRING, TWO YEAR
BAY COLT OWNED BY BUTLER
ASTOUNDS RACING MEN
instance of 1 Mile, TO Yards Cov
ered tn Sensational Time
NEW YORK, MayjlS. (By the
Associated Press.) nA world's re
cord fell at the Jamaica race track
today when $ting, James Butler's
three-year-old i bay olt, by , Spur
Gnat, covered a mile! and 70 yards
in the fourth race in the phenom
enal, time of 1:41. The sen
sational performance; of the Butler
horse, which clipped! two-fifths of
a second from the former mark,
was consedered the most note
worthy among racing men 'because
Sting shouldered 124 pounds im
posed for a handicap. - ;
Ridden cleverly by Jockey La
verne Fator and pressed all the
way by the Belair Stud's -Flame,
Sting easily surpassed his achieve
ment of last Saturday when the
speedy colt established a Jamaica
track record for a mile and. one
sixteenth at 1:42 3-5.
Old Stuff!
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Liquor Fleet, Driven to Sea
by Coast Guards; Coup
Is Planned -t
ACTION AWAITS RETURN
Authorities Declare Supplies of
I Liquor Boats Have Been Re
plehlshecl at Northern
Entry I'orts
j ! NEW YORK, May 15. (By As
sociated Press.) New York's rum
fleet, driven from its anchorage
off Sandy; Hook by the relentless
siege of the coast guard, is prepar
ing to return to its old position
within a'few days, coast guards
then attached to the cutters Seneca
and the Yamacraw said today
When they put in at Staten Island
for supplies. , Information filter
ing through from the few ships
that still are playing a waiting
game with the dry navy, ' the
guardsmen said. Indicated that the
return of the fleet of many ships
which scattered " yesterday, is
scheduled for Monday.
: Most of the ships that left, it
was stated, were off Hampton
Roads or bad sailed for Canadian
porta to replenish their supplies.
If the ships return, however it
was said, they will find the coast
guard still vigilant. There are 40
government ships -now patroling
rum row with 19 in reserve ready
to keep tight the blockade,
i Two legal blows were struck to
day in the work of drying up the
Atlantic coast. Judge Garvin in
federal court reaffirmed his previ
ous decision that the $200,000 car
go of the Dutch schooner eehond,
seized last December, is forfeited
to the United States.- Its owners
Contended that it was captured
while making for shore in distress.
Captain Lemaitre of , the Lloyd
Royal Belgic steamship Mercier on
whose saip-v.tteaTlj-$0D cae-ot
liquor were seized yesterday, to
day was fined $1,997. !
ELECTRIC STORM SEVERE
DISTURBANCE SAID j TO BE
I MOST TERRIFI& IN YEARS
j ROSEBURG, Ore.. May 15.
One of the most terrific electrical
storms experienced here in recent
years, struck the city shortly after
5 o'clock this evening. Lightning
struck the power lines leading
Into the city, putting the city's
rigntihg system and telephone out
of commission for a short time.
Although the storm lasted only 18
minutes, the weatner bureau re
ported a total, of .38 of an inch of
rainfall. The water flooded the
'streets and in some sections yards
were inundated.
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Crime Charged to Floyd Gaut titer
Held Impossible in Face of :
i Testimony. ;
Floyd Gauthier of Union county
received a conditional pardon Frl
day from Governor . Pierce and
full, restoration of citizenship de
pends upon his future conduct
Gauthier was serving 10 years f or
statutory, rape. f j
"I have had special Investira
tors working on this ease." the
governor said. "The evidence has
been reviewed most carefully asd
my personal . investigations . have
convinced ine that Floyd Gauthier
is -not guilty of the crime for
which he was convicted. My ex
perience as governor has taught
me that ,very few innocent mn1
ever are Incarcerated ln; the pen!
tentiary, but when I do find one
there I shall open the doors for
his release with the same sense
of duty that I -keep 4hem closed
on the guilty ones.' j
According to Governor Pierre,
Gauthier did not meet the girl in
question until 7 o'clock of the
night preceding" his arrest. The
testimony of reputable physicians
made it impossible for him to be
the father of her child.
Gauthier's companion, Chester
Butcher, admits his own guilt in
connection with the night ride,
and corroborates other testimony
that Gauthier was innocent of the
crime Gauthier's conduct in tak
ing the parties on; the ride and
giving money to the minor girl is
held Inexcusable by the governor,
and on this account a conditional
pardon was granted.4 , ' "
WILLAMETTE FACULTY
FAVORED '"SPOTTERS"
STUDENT CMUTTEE FINDS
REPORTS ARB TRUE
Flndlnjrs neject?d by Narrow
".Margin; EnduSrooI Pigeon'
r Controversy -.-' !
The student committee appoint
ed recently, to Investigate the re
ports that "stool pigeons" were
being used b the authorities to aid
In enforcing student regulations
at Willamette university gave the
following' report, at the regular
student body . meeting yesterday
"We find that during the year,
previous to the ipresent adminis
tration, students' were encouraged
to report the names of. students
not in sympathy with the admin
istration." , . j i . '.' ' ;i.
By a very close vote the report
was not accepted. The reason
given for voting against the meas
ure by a number of the students
was that they wished to bring the
controversy Over the matter to' a
close. , ;
HUGH BELLI GETS.. PRIZE
STUDENTS HAVE FINAL . DE
CISION IN ALBERT AWARD
, Hugh Bell won the Willamette
University Albert's prize as- a .re
sult of the secret ballot held dur
ing yesterday.--The - two others
ing yesteday. The two others
nominated by the faculty as can
didates for the prize were Rawson
Chapin and Miss Laura Best. !
Mr. Bell comes from Rickreall,
is a member of Sigma Tan frater
nity and the Philidorian Literary
society.!
The prize, which consists of 25
in cash, is given yearly by Joseph
Alberts, local banker. George Oli
ver was the winner of th6 prize
last year. . ' " ' '-" ' ; j
HALL FACES DEATH
SACRAMENTO, May. 1 5.
Floyd Hall, San Quentin prison
escape ; and youthful murderer.
who Was apprehended here Thurs
day night in: a, rooming house, will
be prosecuted on ; 'two separate
charges, each of which bears the
death penaMy.
:- Friday in Washington !
Lieut. General Kelson A. mum
veteran Indian fighter and army
ieaaer,; died suddenly while at
tending a circus performance.
Winners of medals conferred h
the Roosevelt-memorial assocfa-
tion received decora lions, at - the
hands of President. Cool id ge. ,t ,
r ; I - . -
Reports were current that Sena.
tor Oscar Underwood of Alabama
would ! retire from oubH at thm
expiration of his term In 1927.
; I
Eastern trunk lfnera riptHfnriixf
the Interstate com mprrn Amili.
slon tp consider current earnings
In its equity into general railroad
Multnomah Team Jakes 90
Wins in First Event Held r
Here in 10 Years
dAVID HEDGES IS VICTOR
Emmons of Eugene Hanks Ili-h
: for Local team; Tounuuiient
Is Said Largest Staged
- In State '
Portland won the checker tour
ney which closed at midnight by
taking 90 wins to Albany's 24,
while -40 games went by draws.
David Hedges, state champion
checker player, had the cleanest
6heet with seven wins and one
draw, ne played in the first dl- :
vision.
f A. N. Emmons of Eugene, rep- j
resenting the Albany team, ranked
high for the locals with two wins,
one draw and five losses. Mr.
Stone in the second division came
out with four wins, three draws ;
and one loss. j M
This tourney was the biggest j
one ever staged in Oregon, it was j
acknowledged by .Portland visit-j
ors, who made the special trip i
here. . .,: j :.. . , " - j
Many Boards Used ' i: j
. During the evening the contest;
between the Albany andPortland I
players required' the use of 24;
checker boards. PlayeraJined both !
sides of the two long tables in the;
main room at the Chamber of:
Commerce, while soectators were'
draped about the room and stood
peering over the shouldersi of the;
players. . 'I v . j j
Some of the best checker play
ers' of Portland and Multnomah
county competed' with Salem and!
Albanv nlavers. The Salem team
entered under the colors of the.
Albany team because the Salem
club has not been organized as
Majr Organiz Players j "j
Plans are under way to secure
an organization here. , . I, Green-;
baum, one of the promoters here.:
is confident that the finishing;
touches will be-made soon. j
Portland players participating
fn the- contest last night were: ;
David Hedges. E. H, Bryant, Van
Zandt, Mr; Wark, E. Berg. Mr.
Tucker, A. Nance, A. G.. Johnson,
WJ Ll Brvant. J. Graham. Mr.
GO'odma'n, Mr. Byle, Mr. Etlnger.
Mr, Billaster, John Pew, Mr.
Hay. Mr. DeGraff, Mr. Hrad, C.
Johnson and Mr. Pelnye.
The Albanv-Salem team was
renresented by William Stewart,
A. A. Simmons, 1, Greenbaum. Mr.
Hornback. Dave Drager, S. B.
taughlln, G. W. Stone, Mr.. Green
wonrt n" Wiedmer. W. Patterson,
Fred Hoflick. J. M. Ott. J. Sher- (
man, Paul De Autremont, II. C. j
Cook, Mr. Carnes, V?: P. Wright,
William Judd. Mf. Miller and R. ;
W. Fry. .:, ' , . j '
The next tourney Is to be stagea ,
in Portland,, op, a date to be se
lected by a joint committee, i
MILD TORNADO HITS EAST!
HOUSES, BARNS UNROOrLu; ,
MANY SECTIONS FLOODED
OKLAHOMA CITY, OkU., May
15. (By Associated Press.) Sev
eral houses and barns were un
roofed and shrubbery and trees
were stripped of limbs when a tor- ;
nado struck Norman, 20 miles
south of here, early this evening,;
according to reports received here.
Wire communication between Ok- i
lahoma City ami Noman is par-.
alyzed. , , ; :
NORMAN Okla., May. Iff. (By
Associated Press.) Several
houses were blown down and many;
sections of the city were flooded
by a wind and rain storm here to
nights Water stood more than a
foot deep in the business district
and communication of all kinda
was paralysed. The city was In
darkness nearly three hours. No
one Is known to have been injured.
PHILLIP IA f.ir.'OriD FREED
OREGON CITY ATTORNEY SAID
.. NOT GUILTY. TO CHARGE . -
PORTLAND, May 15. A Jury in
federal court here today retume .
a verdict of not guilty in the ca;-;
of. Phillip L. Hanmond, Oregon.
City lawyer, and .member of tho
lower house of the state legisla
ture, indicted on a charge of vio
lating the Bonus law act. Ham
mond was alleged In the indict
ment to have collected $1QH eac!
from Joseph and Mary J. Moone-",
parents of John L. I.Iooney, wi, '
d feci at Caup Fremct. Cal.. t
obtain coacensation frc-i r
government.
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