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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
salem; Oregon; Friday morning, may 22, ,1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LIIflffllLLOIIOTIl
REACHED IFJ SALEM
GOVERNOR TURNS SOD ,
FOR STATE BUILDING
ClLLEiESIED;
GIRL IS EXONERATED OF
PLAN SUMMER RESORT
FOR SPONG'S LANDING
CUTTING OF WASTE IN I
GOVERNMENT. IS URGED
HELLO PEE 1
I'LLIiSWti'
KILLING MOTHER'S RIVAL
BY STATE COUFEL
CLUBS ARK HOUSED j IX OWN
HOMK AT FAIR GROUNDS
0OROXKR'S JTRV FREES 1 10
: YEAR OLD SCHOOL Gilt ji
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SECRETARY HOOVER SPEAfeS
AGAINST OVERLAPPING
THREE ARE KILLED
1(1 CYCllIC OKIE
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.Total of $305,890 Secured,
Chamber of Commerce An
nounces at Meeting
OTHER CITIES
TO HELP
Entire Willamette j Valley Mast
Put Drive Over in Oreder to ;
Secure .Establishment of
' Huge Project
Salem's quota is completed.
$305,890. has been subscribed , but
the goal has not been reached.
The; Willamette valley must raise
$600,000 to secure the new linen
mill here, according to the infor
mation released at the Salem
qhamber of Commerce yesterday
noon. " : -
; The money subscribed by Sa
lem verified by ;a name on a
dotted line-and does not include
the; $68,800 subscribed by D. M.
Sanson, president Of the Domin
ion Linen Mills Ltd., who is pro
emoting the second linen mill for
Salem. In yesterday's meeting
$6,3,00 was reported in by tele
graph, which, will I apply on the
Salem quota, independent of the
162,500. which he has applied on
the main project, j Mr. Sanson is
one of the heaviest investors In
the new linen mill, and it is ex
pected that he wJll come in for
additional stock, before the propo
sition is cinched in the Willamette
vailey and the mill has been erect
ed in Salem. :.
t Despite the splendid showing
made by the Salem workera they
ar desirous of securing additional
subscriptions for the Salem quota.
The. books at the Salem Chamber
of Commerce have not been closed
and subscription blanks can be se
cured without trouble. Any one
desiring to 'enter a subscription
cant communicate j with T. I.
Hicks, president; of the Salem
Chamber of Commerce or with
the, office of the organization.
i ; The organization of 48 wbrk
era here is to be kept intact to as
sist in putting the quota's of
.Portland, Albany, Silverton, and
other cities of the Wlllamelteral-
leyt who are interested in theprQ
Ject. .. U : .
':'4 Sentiment in portland'is strong
for the new linen mill. "Despite
the, report ( that the - committee
(here was not' properly organized,
a favorable sentiment towards the
Jroject was expressed everywhere,
t is felt that tittle trouble will be
had in getting the $175,000 prom
ised by the Portland committee.
i; Within a few days r. an active
campaign is to he staged there and
the, Incentive shown, by the Sa
lem workers will be of great as
sistance in putting, the proposi
tion over the top in Portland,, it is
declared. (
" i A little secre was released yes
terday noon when Dan. J. Fry and
Chas. h. MeNary, prominent work
erf in the proposition herp prom
ised to wear a pair of linen pants
when the mill was established and
working. ; .;' 4 ; t .
j f The Chamber oi ..Commerce has
j sent out letters to the prominent
flax growers of the valley, to. se
ep fe shares of stocfcVfor tnejjro
poed linen mill. The expecta
tions for a flax crop here.. are the
greatest of all daring the past few
years. It is expected that two
tons per acre is to be produced In
the Willamette valley, this year,
s wUh some - sections to make a
. greater yield. )
LODGE WILL MEET HERE
SALEM COpSEN BY ODD FEL
LOWS FOR. 1&2S SESSION
ASHLAND, Ore.? May 21. Sa
lem will be the scene of the next
Oregon state encampment of Odd
Fellows, i ;, was decided at the
closing session, here today. Henry
' Voung, past deputy grand master,
today was elected grand , master.
Other officers xhosen were V T.
Jackson, deputy grand master;
L. I D. Porter, grand warden and
E.1E. Sharon, grand secretary.
i I Sharon has been grand secre
tary of the Oregon lodge since
I903.
, , L. E. Carter,., by a ..unanimous
vote of .the lodge was chosen
grand representative to the grand
lodge which will meet in Portland
In June.
Carter was grand master of the
order during the 1924-25 year.
Mrs. Myrta James of Newport
is the new president 'of the Re
tekah assembly being chosen oh
the first ballot at the closing ses
sion this morning.. Miss Dora
Sextion of , The Dalles'was chosen
vice-president; Etta Sanderson of
Freewater4 warden; Gra L. Cos---per,
of The Dalles, secretary; Eda
- lacob3 ot Portland," treasurer;
' illy Gustin. trustee for the
&ome; May Wagner, Annette No
lan and Fannie Barger, assembly
trustees and Mary Moss ot Lake
Tiew, president during the 1925
25 year. ' - ;
EXTERTAIX DISABLED VETS
WASHINGTON, May 21 Pre
sident and Mrs. - Coolidge were
hosts today to dLsabled veterans
of. the world war. at a garden
jarty on the Whit a House lawn.
Jersey Jubilee Bring Large. Turn
oat For Annual County Event
Thursday j 5
.Governor Walter M. Pierce
broke the ground for the new
$30,000, boys and girls club build
ing yesterday at the Marion coun
ty day of the Oregon Jersey cat
tle jubilee, held at ther Oregon
State Fairgrounds.
Sixty-seven head of ; the fine
Oregon Jersey cattle were on ex
hibition, and were judged by J, W.
McGIllivary. of Chilliwick. B. C.
Ivan LougRary, field representa
tive for the American Jersey cat
tle association kept the-records.
- 'Other judging was done by II.
C. Seymour, of the boys and girls
clubs, and J. L. Allen, executive
of the livestock clubs of Oregon. !
The main, address of the day
was made by -Rev. Harry Tucker
of Albany, who ' paid especial
stress to the dairying industry.
Entertainment was furnished! by
the state training school band.
The boys and i girls building is
to he located in the northwest
corner of the fairgrounds and Is
to be used as a. meeting place for
many organizations during the fair
week. Part of the building is de
signed particularly for the needs
of the boys and girls at the fair,
in their club work,
F. E. Linn, president of the
state fair board; Mrs. Ella S. Wil
son, secretary; Horace Addis, re
presentative of the Oregon Farm
er; H. C. Seymourjand many oth
ers witnessed the ground break
ing. - )
COMMUNITY LIFE SAID
SOLUTION OF PROBLEM
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE URGES
DEVELOPMJLXT OF FLAXS
Center of Social Circle Declared
; Nucleus of Governmental :
Activity .
CHICAGO, May, 21. Probably
no activity is of more Importance
today than the : encouragement
and development i of community
President Coolidre said tn a letter
to C. r E: BrfuH fnpamgnT -KrKrney' office were setrt-to seirrch
the American farm bureau feder
ation m commenting on the farm
organization's plan, for, a country-
wjae lourtn ot i July . celebration
among the nearly 2,000 county
farm bureaus, j The . letter was
made public here tonight.
"It was with I i great satisfac
tion," the president 1 wrote, "that
I learned of the plans of the farm
bureau to take the lead in stim'tr
lating an organized, nationwide
celebration on. the Fourth Of July.
The gathering together of our
farmers and our townspeople in
these countrywide celebrations
will give a new significance to the
day- ' I !r : r,:.r
' Probably ho activity. Is of more
importance than ! , the,, encourage
ment and development of our
community life. In the , early
days this country the church .was
the center of community life.
Times .and conditions have chang
ed. We are in need of social,
moral and spiritual as well as
economic community action. l I
truly, think these Fourth of July
celebrations will play an Import
ant part in the encouragement of
such community spirit. It is par
ticularly fitting that the farmers,
through your great organization,
should take the lead In stimulat
ing this movement. 1 i
"May I join with you In doing
homage to the' farmers of 1776
and may I express to the farmers
of 1925 my appreciation for their
part in - this great country of
ours." " i
STATE LINE CUTS FARE
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES OF
FERED BY" HAMMAN LINE
A new tariff, effective June 1
to August 31, has been filed with
the public service commission, by
the , Mammas ! stages, operating
three round trips daily between
Salem, Turner,- Stay ton and Mill
City. ' . , . ;
Reductions for the summer
rates range from 10 to 20 per
cent on present fares and in addi
tion commuters rates have been
established, permitting 30 rides
for 22 one-way r fares, good be
tween all points for any member
of a family.
Reduced express and package
rates with COD privileges are al
so announced byfthe tariff.- .
PA1TT OF JEWELS RECOEItED
CHICAGO, May 21 -Diamonds
valued at $40,000. part of the loot
taken hy four men in a daylight
robbery of a jeweler in a down
town building ,Wednesday, were re
covered tonight by detectives who
arrested a woman In whose flat
the gems were found. .
-Her name was withheld, pend
ing search for her husband and
the four men ;whose names have
been learned,, ;
;The detectives raided the! flat
and obtained Herman Heinstns,
the robbery vlstim. In a bedroom
the raiders found set and unset
diamonds valued at $20,QQ0 and
$20,000 more of;the stolen jew
eirys .v,rs discovered concealed tn
a piano, . i - :
Extreme Caution Exercised
by Prosecution in! Shep
herd Murder Case
TAMPERING IS CHARGED
Only Two Men Now .Included In
Tentative Jury List; Ief en.oe
Asks That Proceedure Be ;
Speeded I'p;
CHICAGO, May 2 1. -Determination
'to speed ug selection of a
jury to try William Darling Shep
herd on an indictment charging
he ted typhoid germs land subtle
poisons to William Nelson Mc
Clintock, so that he might obtain
the youth's estate of $1,500,000,
was expressed today jby defense
counsel, but adjournment of court
found thair , intentions negated.
Only two ; tentative jurors were
locked up over night jj instead of
the three as on each of the pre
ceding days of the trial. ' M
The panel of four jurors appar
ently was agreed upon) late today
when William Scott Stewart of
defense counsel accepted their ten
der by Assistant States Attorney
Gorman, but the prosecution hurj
riedly reconsidered and removed
one of the men by exercising its
fourth peremptory challenge.
In accepting the four men,
Stewart refused to question one of
them, and that man also was re
moved by a state peremptory chal
lenge just prior to adjournment.
"I , will demonstrate! by actions
that I want this case put through
to a decision," said Stewart. "I
will accept the first 12 men ten
dered me by the prosecution. I
want this talk of jury tampering
halted. ' We believe, any 12 men
the state decides on are suffici
ently honorable for them to pass
as jurors will satisfy ojir demands
also." f j
Philip ! Barry, called as a ven
ireman, reported to Robert E;
Crowe, the state's attorney that
he was "approached"! by a 'mAn
who said he was acting in behalf
of Shepherd's defense.!
Detectives from thej state's at
tor the man referred to only as
"Cal." ' j
. The defense denies ft had tam
pered with Barry and pointed out
he was a former federal agent
and.not acceptable as k jurors
The county grand jury met In
special session again today to in
vestigate further the? dissapear
ance of Robert White,? claimed by
both prosecution and defense as a
material .witness. ' j !
, Arthur Byrne, a private detec
tive employed by the defense
was reported to have told j the
grand jurors he had talked with
White just prior to his disappear
ance. ; White, Byrne was reported
to have testified stated his ilife
had been threatened and that the
story he had told connecting Shep
herd with C. C. Faiman, proprie
tor of the small national univer
sity of sciences, was concocted be
cause of intimidation. Byrne said
White gave the defense attorneys
and affidavit withdrawing his or
iginal statement. I; -
Faiman, indicted with Shep
herd, but granted a separate trial
testified that for a i promise of
$100,000 from the estate of young
McClintock, he gave Shepherd ty
phoid germs and taught him how
to slay the youth with them.i
AIR COMPANY IVCOltPORATES
CHICAGO, May 21. The Na
tional Air Transport. Inc.. backed
by more than a score of the na
tion's leading business men and
capitalized at $10,000,000, Iwaa
organized here today for the pur
pose of operating a!( commercial
line between , New York and Chi
cago carrying express and freight
by night over a lighted, airway.
The New York-Chicago line is only
the first unit of a series of simi
lar air lines the company expects
to establish. It is expected ; that
the service will be j inaugurated
early in the fall. : : . i
ABD-EL-KRIM'S TRIBESMEN, 40,000 STRONG, ATTEMPTING
TO DRIVE FRENCH AND SPANISH FROM MOROCCO ;il
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Ab3-fl-KrIm's trocp movements!
are taken, to'indiccta a' plan to
drive the French, aa well as the
EpaaLsht Iiqzx llgrccco, "'A3 tlis ;
"Hjterlcnl Frenzy Ieclarel Re-
i sponsible for Act; Family
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i CHICAGO. May 21 (By The
Associated Press Arm and arm
and resolved to begin over, Lucille
Wunseh and her parents lert court
today following a verdict in which
a coroner's jury completely exone
rated the 16 year old high school
girl j from guilt although she had
fired a shot that killed Agnes
Simneck, her mother's rival.
; j InJier story of the shooting, the
glrl took the jury frankly into her
;onfidence, i sparing not a detail
that; had led up to the hurried trip
at mother and daughter totte
Simneck home, the qua'rrel Mrs.
Wunseh, the Simneck girl had, and
the fatal shots with which Luclle
interposed, "simply to scare her."
Lucile told the jury where she
had kept a revolver concealed for
4 month resolved that at the first
Opportunity she would put an end
to her father's affair. - '
i "My heart ached, she said,
when nightly my poor darling
Inother would sit on the porch
waiting, longing, hoping that 4ny
father would forget Agnes, that be
would return to her and us chil
dren." I The verdict of the jury, consist
ing! of five men and a woman,
said the girl "suffered from hys
terical frenzy due to the scuffle
between her mother and the de
ceased," and that she "accidental
ly fired the shot that killed the
deceased. We exonerate her from
all blame."
i William Wunseh, the father,
and Mrs. Wunseh were both
slightly .injured by another shot
from the weapon as they strug
gled to disarm the girl.
NATIONAL COMMANDER
OF VETERANS COMING
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WILLIAM M. COFFIN DUE- FDR
VISIT OX SATURDAY
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Extensive Preparations Made if or
J i Entertainment of Distinj
: guislied Guest
L WUliamMr Coffin, jiatvital
commander of the Sons of Veter
ans will arrive in Salem Saturday
Dn the last leg of his western tour
from Washington, D. C.
! Extensive preparations - have
been made for his entertainment
here, with a banquet arranged in
hi3 favor to be served at the ar
mory during the evening, with
members of the Sons of Veterans
as guests. Mr. Coffin is schedul
ed to speak before an assembly at
the Salem Chamber of Commerce.
( Nearly all officers of the aux
iliary of the local organization will
be present, as well as delegates
from the Portland organization.
From Salem he will go to Port
land on his way to Washington,
D. C. While in Salem he will be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Terwiiliger.
COAL DISCOVERED
VANCOUVER, II. C, May 21.
Discovery of a vein of coal 525
feet thick in continuous forma
tion and practically unbroken by
shale seams, was reported : by A.
C. McDongall . here today. The
coal, find: is at Hat Creek,; 170
mile's north of Vancouver on the
Pacific Great Eastern railway and
about 15 miles from Pavillion sta
tion. The coal area is said to be
3 miles long by 24 miles wide
and has . been located by drilling
operations. .
BEER SALES NOT OBLIGATORY
VAN COUVER, B. C, May 21
Beer parlor license holders today
received word from Hugh David
son, liquor board controller, that
Ihey need. not serve customers If
they don't want to. This removes
objections , raised some time ago
to the new law based on the im
pression that it required them to
serve all comers. .
! Specific protests were directed
at the possibility of women custo
mers, and several beer halls to
night bore signs ; discouraging
; feminine patronage. '
French army In Morocco under
Marshal Lyautery numbers only
40,000 the forces are about equal.
Above - fire -pfctttTed Borne of tLa
WOODMEN OF; WORLD TAKE
OPTION 240 ACRES
Beach aiHl Woods to be Improved;
Cottage Sites Offered to
Salem Residents
Members of the J Woodmen of
the World are ; making- plans to
organize a corporation to take
over spohg's landing and convert
it into a modern playground.
An option has been secured on
the 240 acres of Jnd and j river
beach, which make: the location
one of the most pppular in the
county. There jare several miles
of beach and wood.-! which Jare to
be Improved and offered to the
public as a camping ground and
summer resort.) j if the plans go
through.' i j L.:.y m--
The promoters, almost 300 In
number, will offer sites to Salem
residents to construct summer
homes and to i make the landing
one of the most famous inland re
sorts in the slate, j j
MEMBER OF JURY FINED
LIQUOR VIOLATOR COXVIOTS
OTHERS WHILE IN BOX
YAKIMA, Wash., May 2lJ Af
ter serving on the federal i grand
jury here the past few days, dur
ing which time he had taken a
part in returning several Indict
ments for violation of liquor laws,
E. F. Cahill fj Goldendale was
this afternooni sentenced by , Po
lice Judge L. BJ Vincent to serve
30 days in the city jail and to
pay a fine of $100 on a charge of
possession of liquor?. Robert Ed
wards, who was arrested with Ca
hill, was sen teheed to serve 30
days and pay a fiae of $100 on
each of two charges, drunkenness
and illegal sale 'of liquor.
Judge Vincent severely lectured
Cahill for "violating the very laws
which you have so recently been
helping to enforce. i : '
Testimony brought out that Ca
hill and Edwards had gone, into
partnership to purchase a quart
of moonshine.: ;They were arrest
ed on the street early this morning
and officers said they took a quart
bottle containing liquor out of
Cahill's pocket. j: i ; j'-;
Cahill, who iai 4 7 years old. has
been a resident; of Goldendale for
4 S-years- and Is the father .of nine,
children. He is a farmer.
FUR AUCTION IS HELD
SEATTLE, May 21- A decline
which took place in two recent
sales In the New York fur market
was reflected in the regular
monthly open! fur auction which
ended here today, J. E. lAgnew,
general manager anductioneer of
the Seattle fur exchange, announc
ed. ."!:'"':"
The decline ranged from 10 .to
20 per cent; ! Offerings totalling
$350,000 were' placed on sale dur
ing the two day auction. The
skins consisted principally of bea
ver, lynx, mink, Siberian sable, red
white, blue, silver and cross fox,
marten and ; wolf. Fur !; buyers
from New York, Chicago, j Winni
peg, Montreal J Vancouver and
Pacific coast cities were represent
ed in the transactions. ;
SIX BOYS
QUIT SCHOOL
I N M At E S
TAKE ( FRENCH
LEAVE FROM INSTITUTION
The call of sspring was tooemuch
for six boys of the Oregon state
training school; for they beat a re
treat, according to recbrds of the
police court, j pi
, Inmates whd answered the call
are Iioyd Cox; Glenn Hills, W.
Westop, Archie Evans-, Jack Gil
more and L. -; SI. McCoy. ; j
LEATC FOR DIGGINGS.
WRANGELL, Alaska, May 21.
The fourth boat to carry pros
pectors and freight up the Stikine
river to Telegraph creek for gold
discoveries reported over the win
ter in the'Cassier country of
Northern ; British ' Columbia de
parted from i here today, r! Three
boats left Wrangell May 10 Im
mediately after the breaking of
ice on the Stikine.
r.atlve Mrocon troops of the type
now directed "by . Abd-el-Krim.
Th the last week the Morrocan
forces have increased, largely. 1 J
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Injured When Severe
Windstorm Sweeps Den
ver; Buildings Wrecked ;
PROPERTY DAMAGE HIGH
Two Children ami Adult Are Vic
tim wf Terrific Storui ; Ieb-
ris Flying Through Air
' Injures Many i
DENVER. Colo.. Mar 21
By
the Associated Press.) Three per
sons were , killed and several in
jured and a large amount of prop
erty damage' was done when high
winds swept the eastern ( portion
of Colorado this afternoon.
The dead are: ,'
Loren II. Bennett, 33, Boulder,
Colo., Victor Fells,: 5, of Berthoud
and Emily Stedman, a little girl.
Bennett, a carpenter, waff al
most instantly kilied when a roof
on which; he was at work with
two other men was lifted by the
gale and blown 60 feet. Both of
the men with Bennett were severe-;
ly injured.
The Fells boy was drowned
when the! gale overturned a boat
from which he was fishing in a.
lake with Donald Chalburn 7 years
old. The two boys were hurled
into the water, but Chalburn man
aged to grapple the boat until the
men rescued him. Fells was
drowned and his body had not
been recovered at : a late hour to
night. .
Chalburn was in a serious con
dition from shoek when pulled
from the water. :
Emily Pearl Stedman was fatal
ly injured iat Platteville, Colo.,
when the wind blew over a chick
en house, ; The little girl had run
out to shut the door of the build
ing which was flapping In the
wind when the-structure collapsed,
burying her underneath.
Virtually, all sections of the state
east of the mountains reported
high winds. In many places trees
were uprooted or their branches
stripped off, roofs blown off and
some damage done to crops.
In Sonth Denver the wind as
Many
sumed .the proportions of a ; fmalUFfJCft.ETV'EEN STATFS
tornado, blowing limbs olf treesTT AVl4 .v.ti, S
tearing down fences and breaking
window glass. A section of the
high board fence surrounding the
Western league baseball park was
flattened. -
Several minor injuries were -reported
in Denver and other Colo
rado cities from flying debris..
DEATH IS INVESTIGATED
SPRING WATER MAY HAVE
CAUSED FATAL ILLNESS -
PORTLAND, Ore., May 21.
Water from a spring on the farm
of Mr. and Mrs. John Luke, nine
miles west of McMinnyille, is be
ing analyzed by Albert S. Wells,
chemist for the state J dairy and
food commission, as a possible
cause of the death on; April 3 of
Morris Luke, 31 year old son of
the Lukes, according to W. S.
Raker, Portland insurance man
and naturalist.
Shortly ; after the young man's
death, Mr. Raker visited the par
ents to pay the benfits of an in
surance policy. Mr. Raker, dur
ing the 'visit, started to draw, a
drink from the faucet in the
house. Mrs. Luke stopped him
declaring that the family was not
using the water any more as a
sediment had been found in it.
which, they feared, might be dan
gerous. ;' ' v -
Mrs. . Luke showed Mr. Raker
a bottle in which she had placed
some of the water containing a
flaky substance. Mr. Raker de
cided to investigate. A test of the
first samples yielded traces of
zinc salt, silicon dioxide and Iron,
said Mr. Raker. The silicon diox
ide, he explained. , is viitlially
-ground glass. ;
DEPUTY SHERIFF JAILED
THEFT OF FUNDS IS CHARGED
- TO THE DALLES MAN
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THE DALLES, Or.. May 21.
Giles L. Coleman, deputy sheriff
and Jailer here for the .last 12
years, was arrested here today on
a grand ' jury indictment charging
theft of funds from the sheriff's
office. -He later was' released un
der $2,000 bail.
Coleman was accused of the spe
cific, Jthef t ot J 256.3 6. Various
Bums'had, "tjeen! 'dmappeTrihg for
some time. Sheriff 'Chrismon said
today; but Coleman was not sus
pected until last Friday. (Then
Chrisman returning to the 'office
unexpectedly,, caught ' the jailor
tampering with the; vault, the
sheriff said.' A check showed that
$256.36. was missing and the mat
ter placed before the, grand jury
In session, which returned an in
dictment. ' Coleman, will be ar
raigned Friday. - I " V i j
BELGIAN PLAN PREPARED
BRUSSELS. May 21.- The Bel
gian government ia.ready ta nego
tiate a debt payment plan with
the United States to cover a long
period only affecting.. loans, up to
1 9 1 9,- totallin g 2 0 2,0 00,000 this
being the official viewpoint "of the
Vandevere cabinet expressed
authoritatively, tonight,"
Differentiation of Duties of Vari
ous Departments is Said j
Secret I
WASHINGTON. May 21 (By
The Associated Press) Elimina
tion of waste in overlapping gov
ernmental agencies through ire
organization of administrative
functions was advocated by Secre
tary Hoover In an address at to
night's session of the annual con
vention of the chamber of com
merce of the United States, i The
former Representative Wlnsiow
of Massachusetts also was a speak
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"What we need." said fur.
Hoover, ."is three primary re
forms: 1
"First to group together fall
agencies having the same predom
inant major purpose under Ihe
same administrative supervision:
second, to separate the semi-judicial
and the semi-legislative 4nd
advisory functions from the- ad
ministrative functions, placing the.
former under joint minds, the
latter under single responsibility,
and third, we should relieve the
president of a vast amount of 'di
rect administrative labor." . '
. "On the executive side of ;the
federal government," he continu
ed, "we have grown to have more
than 200 different bureaus, boards
and commissions employing sev
eral hundred thousand people. For
the most "part they have been
thrown hodge-podge into 10 dif
ferent executive departments kin
der cabinet officers. But there iare
more than 40 independent estab
lishments either directly under the
president or indirectly under con
gress. ' ! ' :..' i i
The big thing is to bring these
kindred agen6ies together under
one authority so that their over
lapping edges can; be clipped and
their fights stopped. The divided
responsibility with absence of cen
tralized, authority prevents Ithe
constructive and consistent devel
opment, of broad t national noli
eies.
DRY AMERICANS THRONG"
ONTARIO FOR REAL BEER
Conflicting Opinions On Merits
Of Brew Are Expressed;
Kick Lacking
WINDSOR, Ont., May 21.
"it ain't got no kick!" Oh, Boy,
just like the old day!" j
"I am going back to Detroit
where I can get some real beer."
These are some of the conflict
ing remarks heard in the hotels
and institutions here today when
Ontario's "fifteen four point four"
went on sale to a mixed crowd of
thirsty and curious Canadians and
Americans. .; , ., T "
In the words of one member of
the drinking fraternity who ! had
spent the day "sampling" Ontar
io's new brew , the ''stuff ain't
aged long enough. I have been
drinking it all day and there ain't
no kick in It." ; : j
Others were Inclined to be more
optimistic. "Give it time to age,"
said one Detroiter. who had! last
managed to empty three bottles!
oi tne foaming liquid, "and you'll
have a real drink.
Late this .afternoon the ferries
which had, moved scarcely more
than an average i number of I pas
sengers during the day, began to
dump hundreds of eager Ameri
cans upon the ; Canadian shore.
With .the exception of a two hour
rush around noon the hotels and
inns were well able to supply the
demand. , , ; ,.
To an observer standing at the
ferry docks on the Detroit t side
only occasionally could there be
sAeen any evidence of intoxication.
A happy smile appeared on many
faces, and a word or two of greet
ing to friends and "kiddink," of
immigration officials were I the
only signs to give . evidence "that
Ontario's much i heralded "beer
hour" had come and passed, i '
During -the afternoon hours
many women were in evidenc nn.
csconea ana accompanied
friends and relatives. . j .
by
H Thursday in j Washington
The treasury I announced that
scores of seized automobiles would
be utilized in equipping the! bor
der rum patrols.
; '; j .
. Addresses, on ' domestic distri
bution and foreign commerce en
gaged the attention of the United
States chamber of commerce con
vention, i i - . i
" . ' ' ' "'-
The census bureau's report on
Cotton spinning ;, shows 100 per
cent single shift capacity in April
for the first time in two years.
Funding of Poland's debt to th
United States was formally com
pleted with delivery to "the treas
ury cf Polish bonds amounting to
$178,560,000. (J -i ... ;
ETTIJEMIC OUTBREAK FHIJIED
TACOMA. May 21. Five cases
of spinal meningitis, with one
death, have been called to the at
tention of the city health depart
ment within the la?t tea days, ac
cording to a buHeUa i.it:-i ir
Executive Clemency Denied
Condemned Men Who
' Must Pay for Crimes
MYSTIC TO DROP FIRST
Executions Begin At 8 O'clock l
Warden Dalrymple Bars
All Outsiders Except
Newspapermen '
Hopes held by Arthur Covell
and L. W. Peare for a commuta
tion of sentence or a reprieve
faded late Thursday afternoon
when Governor Walter M. Pierce,
after careful consideration, ref us-
ed to extend executive clemency
to the condemned men who must
die on the gallows at the state
prison beginning at 8 o'clock this
morning. "
The announcement wa3 made'
after a delegation of Portland peo
ple had spent several hours closet
ed with the governor in the inter
est' of anti-capital punishment or
ganizations. The delegation was
beaded by Dr. Evangeline Woods,
who acted as spokesman. Dr.
Woods told the "governor she was
the first woman to be admitted to
the Oregon bar, back in 1896. The
governor gave his callers every op
portunity to present their views,
but held firm, to his course a
they failed to" point out any rea
son, beyond principle, why clem
ency should be extended.
"I have given long and con
scientious study to the cases of
Arthur.. Covell and L. W. Peare
the governor's statement read. I
have read the testimony. I have
studied the cases from every angle.
Each of these men was tried by a
jury in the county, where the
crimes were committed and each
found guilty. An able, impartial
judge presided. Both cases were
appealed to the supreme court and
the decisions sustained!.: Tb
mandates ot our courts should, not
be lightly' set aside. All the ele
ments of first degree murder ap
pear in each case. I can find noth
ing to justify the extension of ex
ecutive clemency." ....... ,
Since "taking office , Governor
Pierce has been called upon sevea
times to save the life of a con
demned man. Three of the men
in question, were hanged and two,
Russell Hecker and Abe Evans,
commuted to life imprisonment.
The remaining two will be execute
ed today, . ; ' . y .
Arthur Covell Is paying for th
murder of his sister-in-law, Mr.n
45bba Covell, near Bandon, Sep
tember 3,: 1923 and L. W. Peare
for the . murder of his wife and
James R. Culver, a neighbor, near '
Myrtle Point, December 27, 1922.
Covell, self-tyled astrologer and
mystic, is paralyzed from th
waist down and has been a hope
less cripple for several years.
Peare is nearly 70 years old and
is white-headed. Both were con
victed In Coos county. The men
will be hanged in the order named.
; Warden Dalrmmple has been
beseiged with the requests from
all parts of the state from people
seeking, to witness the execution.
This will take place with as little
of the spectacular as possible and
the only outsiders present will be
a few newspapermen. Dr. R. L.
Edwards, prison physician, his as
sistant and religious advisers.
RAILROAD USES BUSSES
GREAT .NORTHERN TO START
MILLION DOLLAR SYSTEM.
ST.- PAUL, Minn , May 21 A
million dollar bus and freight
company backed by Great North
ern railway interests, filed arti
cles of Incorporation here today.
The company, know as the Gre: t
Northern Transit company wi l
operate a fleet of passenger bus-, h
and freight trucks, according to
the articles filed.
President Ralph Budd of n i
Great" Northern said the company
had. not decided definitely where
the busses would be operated, t t
"the plan is to study the situat; i
carefully and where an importa; t
improvement in service can be c -fered
we propose to create L s
routes supplementary to our tr& i
service In the northwest."
VISITING OLD DATTLESI!'
OREGON COMMISSION OFF IT
TiREMERTON TODAY
Adjutant General Corre
White, accompanied ty the batt:
ship Oregon commission, will
to Bremerton today to make t
final arrangements for the tr:
fer of the old battleship to t
Portland harbor. Admiral C:
commandant at; Brernertoa t
yard has notified the coram!
that the ship i3 ready . to
moved. - -----
The ship will be taken to l
land by tugs and arter I :
Astoria 'for eoveral days v . .
berthed. -
i Members'of t f -
Colonel Carle Al : .
Howard .'adT .l r :
Cel. Wc:r;'r.: : - ;. :
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