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SEVENTY-FIFTII VEAR
. Salem, Oregon; Thursday morning, may 21, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS '
DOWIELLKOil
TRUSTIES ARE NEEDED
mil Lira kill
TORRENT SWEEPS DOWN
STREETS; DAMAGE HIGH
POPPIES TO BE SOLD j
BY WAR VETS MAY i27
DISJPPEf.EE OF
IIESSIGPKD
DAVIS IS ACQUITTED OF
(CHARGE OF BRIBE GRAFT
GllllPffli PETITIO '
-DM BY: C01I
IN FLAX PLANT WORK
ST STARD TRIAL
REPORT IS TODAY
WOODCUTTERS CA LLED " IN
j FROM C.UIP'AT TlTlVEIt
LEXIXfJTOV. EASTERN ORE-
TWO DAY 4 KALE WILL BE
STAGED BY SALEM POST
FORMER .KANSAS GO"KRXOR
. ACQUITTED RY .URY :
iO J X UNDATED BY FLOOD
MU
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Jazz Mad Disciple of Night
Life Is Declared Sane by
State Hospital
CASE MAY BEGIN MONDAY
17 Year Ola Killer of Mother May
Enter Plea That Male Coinpan-i
1 ' Ion Is Responsible ;
for Death
SAN FRANCISCO, Mjiy 20.
(By The Associated Press.) Dor
othy Elllngson, 17 year old San
Francisco matricide is sane f and
murder. Dr. J. M. ScaiTland. med
ical' superintendent of the Napa
state hospital and his staff of sev
en other physicians today present
ed a1 report to District Attorney
Matthew Brady saying that a close
observation of the: girl for a per
fml of more than;30 days had ter
minated that she was In futl pos
Efeion of her faculties 'and men
tally responsible in every way.
Assistant District Attorney Har
mon D. Skillen, the prosecutor in
the case said he expected -to have
the girl returned to the county
jail here tomorrow. He was ready
to go ahead with the murder trial
on Monday, be said. ,
The girl was committed to the
hospital on April 9, after a jury
had found her insane.
The insanity hearing was sub
stituted for the murder trial be
cause of the girl's hysterical out
! bursts in the court room during
the latter hearing.
In his report Dr. Scanland said
that; he not only observed the
girl'a actions very closely himself,
but, also had a corps of nurses do
the same thing. In addition he in
terrogated ner lather and brother
at great length. . - ;
Dorothy Ellingson, "jazr mad''
disciple of the night life, shot and
killed her mother, Mrs. Anna El-
lingson, at their home here on
January 18, afer being -retusled
permission by the elder' woman to
attend a liquor party that night.
The girl attended the party arid
waa arrested a -day later.
Accompanying Dr. Scanland's
report was a statement from the
young matricide which indicates
thati her new defense will be that
a male companion mordered her
mother. ,
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The girl had previously confess-
t in iuc ii) iUK.
The announcement of her sanity
tame as a surprise to relatives and
attorneys who defended the girl
when her case wag being tried!.
"The defense counsel were not
prepared lor this move," Sylvester
IvlcAtee defense attorney is quoted
as savins;. "Dorothv'q insanHr urn
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er the.CAKe rlnsprt " ;
Joseph EUlngson. the girl's
'father, refused to talk, white her
brother. Earl, merely said he
would confer with Dorothy's at
torneys at' once. '
PRICE CHANGE IN PAST U
65 YEARS IS COMPILED
PARMER SELLS EGGS AT
TIIU EE TEXTS PER DOZEN
J lam Sold at 7 Cents Poml; Reef
j . 3J5 Cents; Stove Wood
f 1 a Cord
WASHINGTON, May 20. (By
Associated Press.) Department
of Agriculture experts, in hunting
down data for -a statistical com
pilation of the, price range bn
agricultural products during the
past 100 years have come across
some astonishing exhibits of the
low cost of food-stuffs In bygone
years.
it Js a matter record that Caleb
Hitchoock, a merchant of Porry
county, Ohio, tTurchased from
Holten Majors, a farmer, 35 dozen
eggs at three cents a dozen, and
sold to him two gallons of whis
key at 23 cents a gallon. But
this happened In 1860.
The records further show that
Hugh Manney, of Lake City; Mis
sissippi, in 1818 sold 98 pounds
oY. raw cotton at 8. cents a
pound. In I860 corn In Minne
sota sold for 30c a bushel, and
wheat for 75c a bushel. In 1846
Jn Chester county, I1L, bam sold
for 7c a pound, beef 2 H a pound
and stove wood $1 a cord.
In 1848 In Caarles county Mary
land, two pounds of chewing to
balcco sold for thirty cents. In
1834 in Cleveland. Ohio, corn sold
for from 15c to 20c a bushel and
wheat from 50c to 60c. ' During
the same year In Morgan county,
111., cows sold for "from $10 to
$20 and live Logs BLtwo cents a
m '
Sickness Deplete Ranks; Contract
Nearly, Filled . During -1 he
Winter Months
Sickness : and; discbarge has
thinned-the ranks of the trusties
at the prison wood camp near
Turner to such an extent 'that on
Wednesday Warden A. M. Dalrym
pte called in ' the remaining six
men who will be put to work In
the flax industry. The camp was
opened In February with a crew of
12 men. . ;;; ; .,, r y ,- -
All available trusties are need
ed for the Ilax industry. Warden
Dalrymple said, and the material
from which these are . selected is
running low.
The. prison contracted for near
ly 1,000' cords of good last fall
and approximately 750 cords have
been cnt. The work was carried
on without the loss of a man.
FEDERAL BOARD MAY GO
ABOLITlOX OF FEDERAL
TRADE COLAIISSION HINTED
I WASHINGTON, May 20 (By
The Associated Press) Strong
indications .that an effort will b
made at the next session of 'con
gress to abolish j the federal trade
commission followed quickly to
day upon an address by commis
sioner W. E. Humphrey, challeng
ing the right of. the senate to di
rect it to make investigations for
its information.
I Mr. Humphrey i citing several
senate, resolutions directing in
vestigations not'directly relating
to alleged anti-trust law violations
announced ' that; "the question of
our Jurisdiction under such re
commendations had been submit
ted to the attorney general and
that his opinion " would be followed
"until reversal by the courts."
: Commenting on the commission
er's address which was delivered
before the annual convention of
the United States Chamber of
Commerce. Senator Borah, repub
lican, Idaho, declared that "ft
seems to me that-the best "fWiar
to do with the federal trade com
mission is to abolish it."
i Mr. Borah who opposed the bill
created the emniission on the
ground that political considera
tions were likely to influence its
official acts was joined by other
senators in the view that its act
Ion with respect to senate resolu
tions had demonstrated that it
could not be expected to carry out
the plans they regarded as lead
ing to its its establishment.
". "It is perfectly apparent," Mr.
Borah said, "that it is not going
to be of any service to tlie coun
try and in the interest of economy
and peace in the business of the
world it would be) better to abolish
it. After a commission of this
kind comes under the influence of
factional pontics and political
pressure from the outside it can
be of no possible service to the
people. The commission is no
longer a protection to the small
business interests the . purpose
of its creation can not under ex
isting conditions be realized."
TRUCK VICTIM IMPROVES
TACOMA, Ma 20. Slight im
provement in the condition of Mil
dred Miller, 6-year-old girl who
received a fractured skull Monday
night when struck bv aJ motor
truck, was reported today! The
girl regained;, j consciousness late
last night, after beinier in a state
of coma for more than 24 hours.
Wednesday' in Washington
Experts of several government
departments ' began i inquiry Into
the use . of ethyl gas as a motor
fuel. , ,
u4,;.i:;:;:L.ri;iiT: :V :'J,.
Strong Indications developed
that a move will be made at the
next session of congress to abolish
the, federal trade commission,
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Secretary Work lifted aa em
bargo on the use of public lands
along the Rio Grande river In Col
orado and New Mexico which' had
rested since 1896.
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Business leaders addressed
group meetings devoted to .various
phases of commerce and industry'
at the opening of the - United
States chamber of cammerce con
vention, ;
It was announced that Secretary
Weeks plans an early departure
for New England i for & medical
consultation to determine the ne
cessity for: an operation. . :.i
; The Mevican embassy as '. in
formed that steps "had been taken
to punish- those responsible 1 for
the death of a Mexican prisoner
at San Quenlin" penltentlar j -
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Salem's Quota Is Ejected
to Be Reported Reached
by Committees
UP TO VALLEY CITIES
Industrial DevelopnHiit
KrMs
Upon Retponse Throngh
" Distrltt; l u n c li e o n '
i WHI Be Held Tmlay
Salmen's quota towards secur
Ing a new $600,000' linen mill
here is assured,' in so far that a
number of the local business men
have agreed to go out and get
the remaining $27,000 that is yet
unsigned according to the report
made at the Salem Chamber of
Commerce : yesterday, fi I
The money had not been se
ct red as yet. Sand the nien have
to get signatures upon the dotted
line to cove the sum that they
have agreed to go out and get.
,Tbey: bate a big job before them
and they are using every effort to
secure j contributors towards the
lemaining sum. if i 5
This group of busfness men
have definitely assured the pro
moters of the new linen mill taat
the sum will be realized. I; To that
extent, the Salem quota has been
realized. It is now; up to 7 tne
other communities of he valley to
come across with the quota and
thecity will make a step forward
In the industrial development.
Those Interested i should com
municate with ithe Salem Cham
ber of Commerce in brder that a
representative call and secure the
signatures. The workers who un
oertook to secure the last $27,000
want to get every small subscriber
who desires to buy thTee or four
shares of the stock. JThfty realize
that with tbe combined effprfs of
the small subscriber' and the large
one that the actual quota can be
secured. " ; , '-. !-l j; ji. I ..j
1 A complimentary Iiincheon 13 to
be held today at the Salem Cliam
ter of Commerce where the' worfc-
erewlir4 make '"a report of their
work.; No outstanding! pledges
have been secured ' towards buy
ing sha.es of the stock of the
linen mill, but is expected some
results ' will have been accom
plished during the past three days.
ROAD WORK SCHEDULED
1
RAILROAD OOXSTIUCTION TO
BE STARTED THIS SUMMER !
PORTLAND, Ore. May 20.
Work on Oregon's new railroad
route east by the Southern Pa
cific through south 'central Ore
gon bq connecting the Strahorn
line with the Nevada-California-Oregon
and rebuilding the latter
road on standard guage will be
started,, probably before the end
of summer.'.
Application will be filed Boon
with the interstate commerce com
mission, officials said, for permis
sion to carry out the financial ar
rangements already made, where
by the Southern Pacific takes
control of the Nevada-Califorqia-and
JOastern. ' ' i '
As soon as that is granted and
the necessary certificate of pub
lic convenience and necessity i3
forthcoming it is understood con
struction work will be started.; :
TWO CHINESE ARE KILLED
OTHERS ARE SEVERELY HURT
RESULT OF GUN FIGHT
' -VANCOUVER, B. C, May 19..
Two Chinese are dead and two are
critically wounded ; as a result, of
a gun battle in a bunkhouse of
the McNail Shingle company mill
at Port Moody tonight. The oth
er Chinese are being held by po
lice. - r;-'v ;; : ' ; '
Fred Lambert, also known as
Dip, who also dangerously wound
id two other countrymen antl then
killed himself, the police report
ed. Two Chinese whO ' sought to
escape in an automobile f ollow
ing , the shooting were arrested
A criminal lawsuit now being
heard in local courts which arose
from street fights and riots in
Vancouver's Chinatown home a
year ago Is believed to have been
the' cause of tbe rouble. c
CHINESE SAUI MCRDERERS
VANCOUVER, BfiC.; May 20r
Shui Sing and Shen Say Yung.
Chinese today were charged with
murder in connection with a
shooting, affray last night at Port
Moody, near here, in -which two
Chinese were , killed and a third
la tally wounded. Tlje killings
were said to be the result of a long
standing feud between factions of
the Shen Yea Benevolent associa
tion. ' .. . - ,
Damage Placed at Over $30,000;
Clomlburst Carries Baildlngs
Away.
LEXINGTON, Ore.. May 20
Flood waters, . the result ot a
cloudburst, tore down Blackuorse
canyon this afternoon, swept
through Lexington and left in
their wake damage conservative
ly estimated at $30,000.
The wall .'of water, six feet high
struct; the town about 2 o'clock
after causing undetermined dam
age to the highway and bridges in
the canyon, b :!
I The Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph's company's office here was
dislodged from its foundation and
carried 'across the street, as were
a harness llshop, post office and
other small buildings. Tbe Har
nett company's general store in
undated ; by ;i the mud and water
suffered a loss estimated at $ 15,
000. j The A. L. Beach implement
storej was damaged to, the extent
of about5 $2,)00 The telephone
company's loss was not determin
ed, i In Addition general damage
to the community was put at
about $10,000..
f The business district only of
Lexington was in the path of the
waters. No '.serious injuries were
reported; The flood' soon sub
sided, tha water being carried
away by Willow creek,, in which
Blackhorse creek runs at this
point.
Linesmen were sent from The
Dalles to make repairs to the tele
phone system.
j Small farm buildings , np the
canyon were reported to have suf
fered considerable damage and in
several' places the highway was
litered with debris.
GIRL DESERTED AT ALTAR
?IAN RLOPIvS WITH OTHER
r "WTOMAX; MARRIED L.TEIt
( OAKLAND, Cal., , May 20.;
Newspapers of Oakland and San
Francisco are saying that while
Miss' Sarah Florence Arena, prom
inent young - society woman, was
preparing 'for an elaborate wed
ding here tonight, she received
word that William Wellguth, 23,
and wealthy, who was to be the
bridegroom, had elopde with Miss
Mary Lennon, whom he i lad
known only a short time, and was
married at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. More;! than 500 invitations
had been issued to the wedding.
Miss ; Arena fainted on receiving
the news, her friends said. Mrs.
Arena also was reported to have
been voercome. The Wellguths
were married by a justice of the
peace in Martinez and after the
Ceremony ate ! breakfast at the
home of the official. After they
left on their honeymoon.
DIAMOND HOLDUP LARGE
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OVER $100,000 IX .JEWELS
; TAKEN IX TWO ROBBERIES
CHICAGO, May 20. By Asso
ciated Press.) Two robberies in
ctown town jewelry stores today
netted robbers of unset diamonds
rnd other jewelry valued at up
ward of $100,000. h ; ! '
In one robbery four ; men,
threatening death to all who stood
in ; their way, invaded the loop
offices of Julius Heinsius and es
caped with diamonds valued at be
tween $55,000 and $60,000.
In the second robbery three
men raided the joint offices ' of
three diamond merchants' in east
Madison street, held the mer
chants at bay with pistols, slugged
a salesman and escaped with dia
monds valued at between $25,000
and $50,000 after attempting to
shoot" half a dozen persons- who
tried to interfere with them.: One
of the robbers was captured later
by an elevator man after he had
dashed down 11 flights of Stairs.
He-said his name-was Frank A! on
asco. " His companions " escaped
with the gems.
LIGHTENING HITS MINE
; JOPLIN, Mo ilay 20. (By Associated'-
Prese.) -Lightning de
scended in a mine shaft 150 feet
to claim, a ; victim near here late
today, when a bolt struck a steam
boiler with a deafening crash at
the mine, dazing Roy Fenix. hoist
man, who was tending the fire
box. It ' followed the codrse' pf a
steam pipe leading into tbe bosom
of the earth and spent Ita. force
through the body of William Frie:
22, who was standing next to the
pipe. V. . f"-J . ' "' '..:'- : -Working
with Frie in the shaft
was H. Frizzell, his stepfather.
Although dated by the crash
of lightning, FHzzell heard Frie
say: "I'm killed." With that Frie
lumped 'to the rounL dead. - "
Hundreds of Iisabled Veterans
Given Work; New Standards
Are Sought f
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
will conduct a poppy sale May 27
and 28, according to action taken
by the local post last night. Poppy
week, a national move has been
inaugurated by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars to give employment
to disabled veterans who
are unable to find a place
in the industrial world ( be
cause o f their injuries.
Hundreds of, veterans are thus
kept at work who otherwise
would be without employment.
Plans, have- been outlined' for
an active two days in Salem by
the local organization. The auxi
liary of the order are to put the
poppies before the public;
The Veterans also instituted a
plan to secure funds to purchase
a set of -standards for the local
post. ' Already money has been
contributed by the members, who
are to secure, the money various
ways. " ' j. j
New members proposed for the
Veterans of Foreign ' Wars last
night are Gale Clark Cray, Ansley
G. Bates and William L. Carver.
BLOODHOUNDS SEEK MAN
WOMAN IS SHOT, ; COTTAGES
FIRED. XIECE ABDUCTED
WINTHROP, Me.. May 20.
Bloodhounds tonight went on the
trail of jhe man who shot and
wounded Mrs. Emma Towns, ab
ducted her 55-year-old niece, Miss
Aida Heyward. and then fired
thei summer cottage on the shore
of Maranacock lake, early today. !
The . dogs picked 'up the trail of
a mon and a woman that led to
the top of a hilt: Armed posses
returned to Winthrop tonight af
ter a futile search through the
surrounding woods. Authorities
were on the lookout Xor a closed
automobile seen on the roads early
this morning carrying a man', and
a woman. A cap was fonnd near
The cottage : and' a name firthe
crown written in inkj indicated
that 8s owner might be an em
ploye of a Mount Vernon dance
hall, i ... . - . j;-
News of the crime spread rapii
ly and almost before dawn citizens
appeared ready to start on the
search. Winthrop, a peaceful lit
tle village lying in a valley be
tween two lakes, took on the as
pect of a frontier town, j I
Armed men were everywhere,
and two factories- closed their
doors. ! I !
REBEL TROOPS GROWING
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MOROCCAN FORCES INCREAS
ING GREATLY ON BORDER
PARIS, May 20 (By The Asso
elated Press) Late reports from
Morocco - say that the forces pt
Abd-el-Krim, the rebel leader, on
the. Ouergha river, which were es
timated at 20,000 men, when the
first drive began, have been large
ly increased.' He is believed to be
making ready for a hard push, to
ward Ouezzan.i v J? : , : :i I
- The rebel leaders attempt to
transform his movement into , a
Holy war is believed to have fail
ed because he is at the head of a
mass of Berber, tribesmen J who
hare . no sympathies with the
Musselmans. j i
The- communist forces In
France, however. are asserted to
have actively enlisted in Abd-el-Krim's
cause -and to be endeavor
ing to develop sentiment hostile
to , further action in the Riff re
gion bythe French forces. Their
action is said to be supported by
the extreme socialists who are al
leged in political circles here fto
have chosen this pretext' to attack
the Painleve cabinet. -
Skillfully handled by the com
munists and extreme socialists
this political f offensive threatens
to break' the 'government coalition
in the chamber of deputies.
Kilnr is believed to be streng
theningxhis forces. for a drive just
about the ; time ' the chamber of
deputies convenes next Monday so
as to increase' the embarassment
of the government. '
SALARY INCREASE ASKED
SEATTLE, May 20. Revision
of the city charter to provide for
a four year term, for mayor at a
"salary sufficient to attract the
best talent in the city," was urged
by Mayor Edwin J. Brown before
the Seattle. Bar, association here
today. ' ;? ; :
WOULD PREVENT INCOME TAX
SEATTLE, May 20. -A prohib
itory clause In the state constitu
tion to prevent ; the possibility of
a state income tax was advocated
by J. Grant Hinkle, . secretary of
state here toda -m
Important .Man in Shepherd
Case Not Yet Found by
State Officials
GRAND JURY MAY ACT
Subpoenaes Sen-e! on Detective
Agency; Only Three Jurors
for Trial Have So Far
Been Acceptetl
' CHICAGO. May 20. (Ry the
Associated Press. Grand jury
.investigation of the disappearance
of an important state witness over
shadowed interest in the obtain
ing of a jury to try William D.
Shepherd for the alleged murder
by lethal germs of William Nelson
McClintock, the millionaire orph
an. .-: ,
Three lentatlve. Jurors", the same
number as yesterday and on Mon-day-rlien
' the trial opened, were
locked up tonight, their iqualifica
tions temporarily acceptable to
both sides. : ' j
. Chagrined and vexed by the dis
appearance of Robert White, who
was expected to corroborate the
testimony of C. C. Faiman. head
of the National University of Sci
ences, that Shepherd studied germ
culture In the institution, state's
attorney Robert E. Crowe called
a special session of the grand jury.
Forthwith subpoenaes were then
served on John E. Jones, head of
a detective agency, and. five of his
employes. ;
No announcement was made of
action voted, however, and it was
regarded as :- probable that Mr.
Crowe had acted to force state
ments from persons known to have
been' associated In behalf of Shep
herd. ... j ,;:
William Scott Stewart and W.
W. O'Brien, attorneys for Shep
herd, Were not summoned before
the grand jury but were question
ed by the state's attorney during
court this afternoon. Both denied
they-k4w-of eW-a He's -disappearance
orihis whereabouts, and as
serted he was desired as a witness
for defense. Stewart pointed out
that he has an affidavit from
White swearing that so far as he
knew, Faiman's testimony that for
a promise of $100,000 he supplied
the typhoid germs to Shepherd
and indicated a fatal method of
administering them was "framed."
Despite failure of state or de
fense to find White, who former
ly was known as Faiman's "body
guard," 1 the Chicago daily news
papers printed in all editions today
a story: saying "Robert White,
vanished state's witness in the
Shepherd murder case, was found,
today under guard in a downtown
hotel."
"A chambermaid in the hotel
where White is said to have been
taken, let slip a word to the state's
attorney's office as to where he
might be found," said the Daily
News. "A check-up on her story
was not encouraging to any prose
cution that might hope .to convict
Shepherd of the murder of Billy
McClintock. It was t said that
White had given material for the
preparation of an affidavit setting
forth that his previous testimony
was the part assigned him in a gi
gantic conspiracy to send Shep
herd to the gallows and divide the
estate.": . '
Shepherd was named by the
youth as chief beneficiary under a
will which disposed of an estate
valued at approximately $1,500,
000. ; ; ": ;
v State's Attorney Crowe and sev
eral' assistants returned to the
criminal courts tonight after he is
said to have learned of an alleged
attempt; to tamper with a jury
man. ;
A man called as a venireman re
ported to Mr. Crowe that he had
been approached, by a . man who
said he had been retained by in
terests representing the defendant. I
A squad of police was searching
tonight for the man who approach
ed the venireman and, whose iden
tity is : known,' but was not re
vealed r j- ; , ' j
Shortly after 10 o'clock, detec
tives arrested the suspected jury
tamperer, according to a message
received by Mr. 'Crowe. He was
taken at once- to the criminal
courts building. His identity was
not revealed.
NEW LEGATE SWORN IN
WASHINGTON, May 20 John
A. McMurray was sworn in today
as minister to China to succeed
Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman.' who
is now . in Washington - awaiting
final Instructions before going to
his new post as ambassador to
Germany. Minister MacMurray
who was transferred from the post
of assistant secretary of state,-will
leave - Washington . for, Peking
about June -15; "
Fonr Ballots Aw-Xecesarj-; Andi
ence Breaks Into Tuniult n-
" oua Applause ' . '
TOPEKA, Kansas, May 20
Former Governor J. M. Davis of
Kansas tonight was acquitted of a.
charge of soliciting a bribe for A
pardon while governor.
The jury deliberated for three
hours, j Another criminal .action
remains pending against him ; and
his son,' Russell. " t
Four? ballots were taken by the
jnry. On the first two the vote
was 10 to 2 for acquittal.-' Only
one juror voted for conviction on
the third ballots The audience ap
plauded tumultuously.
. Governor Davis dashed into the
private chamber of District Judge
James A. McCiure as soon a he
was able ,to break away from
friends! in the court room.
"Thank you, judge," he said,
grasping the jurist's hand. S
"Congratulate my -; wife; this is
her victory," declared "he former
governor when a friend patted
him . on 'the shoulder.
. Mr. Davis made his brief state
ment to the Associated Press:
"It's! the kind of vindication I
expected and deserved."
Then! he rushed from the court
house, saying he -would rest well
tonight. : -'
Today's session of the trial was
taken up by arguments of attor
neys.! f Judge "James A. McClnre
gave his instructions to the jury
this morning.
The specific charge against Da
vis alleges that, while governor of
Kansas, he conspired with Carl J.:
Peterson, former state bank com
missioner, to ask money for issu
ing a pardon-to Walter Grundy",
convicted ' Hutchinson banker. -Counsel
for the state headed by
Attorney General C. B. Griffith,
demanded a penitentiary sentence
for the former state executive,
while the jury was asked by the
defense .to s acquit "this good
hearted and. honest man." i
"This man and his family," de
clared the attorney general, shak
ing hia fiast-at MauDaxiat, "don't
mean anything. They are only a
few among 1110, 000,000 people in
this country, i But this lawsuit
means 'everything. you gentlemen
of the! jury must decide whether
the men whom you elect to public
office shall debauch their trust."
The crime which this man com
mitted is a stab at the heart of
your! government. The crime Is
more serious than murder in the
first degree." i
The defendant sat calmly before
the bar of justice while Attorney
Griffith, once his neighbor, de
dared in a thundering voice that
the former governor was worse
than a murderer.
A few times before Mr. Davis
wiped, a tear from his eyes as the
chief defense counsel, Jqt A.'-M.Harvey,
softly beseeched the jur
ors to return .a verdict of not
guilty, so that "good hearted and
honest man can send a telegram
to his farmer friends in Bourbon
county saying: , 'Folks, I'm com
ing home. " r . .
PIERCE MESSAGE IS READ
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OREGON OPPOSITION TO DAM
CONSTRUCTION XOTIJD
SEATTLE, May 20. DeteTmin
ed opposition to the construction
of a $100,000,000 hydro-electric
project dam on the Columbia river
at' Priest rapids, unless further
steps are taken to safeguard the
Columbia river salmon fishing In
dustry was voiced hy regon repre
sentatives on a joint fishery 'com
mission which met here today.
A telegram ) sent by Governor
Pierce of Oregon to Secretary of
the Interior Hubert Work was
read at the conference. L
. Governor Pierce had previously
instructed the Oregon attorney
general to prepare for legal action,
ft was Intimated. j
S.1 P. Kendall, Oregon member
of the joint commission, wa,s ab
sext from the meeting but Oregon
was represented by J. E. Yates,
Ed Sims, chairman, W. p. Shan
non and Dean John Cobb of "the
University of Washington are rep
resenting the state of Washington.
Experiments by the school of
fisheries at the University of
Washington have proved that fish
can be raised over any dam.' Sims
announced. Tbe commission this
afternoon inspected model fish
ways.' ' ' ' - - : ! -
' f500 ItECETVED FOft SCARS
. SEATTLE, May 20. A Verdict
of $500 damages was awarded by
a Jury in superior court heTe to
day i to Marcelle Hayser, 5 year
old orphan, for permanent! scars
which resulted from bites inflict
ed by a dog helonging to II. E.
Foster, Seattle attorney. I The
child through'her attorneys,! asked
$5,000." - - - - ! .
Injunction Against? Tobacco
. Dealers' Petition Is Not
Sustained
DECISION HANDED DOVfl
Court Derlai'M Appeal Not Enter
ert Within Specif lel Time Pro-
;vided b' Liw; JfefereiMlum
I'plicld
Judge L. H. McMahan denied
the request of Q. C. Chapman that
an injunction be granted restrain
ing the referendum petition of tho
tobacco dealers against the tobac
co tax bill.1 The court gave as one
of its reasons tUat .the appeal
from the ballot title was not made
within the 20 days provided by
statute. j j
According to .the decision of the
court, if Chapman's petition was
sustained, the whole referendum
proceedu re would fall. "It would
establish a precedent which would
within itself, constitute the grav
est assault ever made upon the
principles of- directj legislation,"
the decision states, ; j
"The code provides- that appeal
may be taken to this court when
ever any person desires to chal
lenge the sufficiency of the title
framed by the attorney general,
but the code further provides that
such appeal must -be taken within
20 days -after the title has beea
certified to the secretary, of state,
and further, that, the; decision of
this court shall be final."
In- the present case, the decision
states, the petitioner; failed to
present his appeal within the 2t)
days alloted by ithe a.w. If the
petition was sustained, the court
(Continued on page 2)
" 1 i
SALEM RAT POPULATION '
ESTIMATED AT 50,000
CITY LOSES OYER ! 10,000 AN.
XUALLY TO RODENTS
Two Pretty Girls, Professionals if
Work, to Drive Undf-rsirableg
Away!
Thr rats of Salem are costing
$19,000 per year, estimating fhv
population at 25,000 and the cost
per person $1.82, which is the fi
gure established by the United
States department of agriculture,
according to Misses Helen Cald
well and Anna .Mae Wright, two
West Virginia, girls who are in Sa
lem on a rat extermination cam
paign. L " - ; ;
Already their campaign has
been .outlined and in co-operation
with Dr. William Boyd Mott, city
health officer, business men of
the city are to be j interviewed,
preparatory to the! start; in-tha
warehouse district of the city.
There are 50.000 rats in the
city of Salem, declared Miss Helen
Caldwell, in commenting upon the
rat-srtuation here. An unusual
high; rate may gkt, because of
the open dump system the city has
of caTfag fer refu,Ut ls stated.
When the workers get through
the rat population will ha ir. nun
less, which? means i that one rot
per person will' be alive.
The work; of the two girls has
the sanction of the United States
public" health service, although
they are working independent of
the service.
Through co-operation with the
city officials the girls are to aid
in caring fbr the rat problem that
Is bothering the residents of the
city Particular attention is to fce
paid the city dump and the pnliic
warehouses as well as the ware
houses of the business men
- Mis Helen Caldwell of "llum-
Mae Wright of Portsmouth, V
Va have exterminated millions of
the Hawaiian Islands. . .
They are to spend lo to 1
days in Salem In the work
Claims One Jime lo
.- . - Enough
"How many times do you
want the ad run?" was askel
the party placing a want ad. la
this morning's Statesman.
"Once will be enough," was
the answer. "I usually get ex
cellent results from my want
ads. in the Statesman," adde i
the -customer.
Every day someone offers
such testimonials of result
from classified ads. in it
Statesman, j These results ar
obtained because these columr
of the Statesman are scann .
daily by tbe majority of th
75,000 people .la the Cal:
trading area.
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