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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1925 PRICE FIVE CE1 BUS ffiSUilE BUDDY POPPIES WILL 1 BE AVAILABLE TODAY MILITARY TOURNEY IS INDEPENDENT GROCERS FORMING ORGANIZATION NEARLY j0 HEAR PRELIMIN ARY PLANS LAST NIGHT GOilUW: NORTH STILL SILENT ON FATE OF POLAR LEADERS ms mm--. for m:m m h CONDEMNED BY VETS EFDEHBHB nciSE CRIPPLED HEROES OP WORLD i WAR WILL BE AIDED OAC SPECTACLE (IS) CALLED NO WORD IS RECETA'ED FROM AMUNDSEN EXPEDITION "WAXTOX DESECRATIOX? SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR AUTO OB '. T. . 1-'. I 1 ' 1 1 . k V Petitions Bean 30,000 Sig- . natures With 19,832 Certified MARION COUNTY IS THIRD - - i " 1 Xunrt of 1347 i Obtained Here: Needed Revenue Denied State Until the General Election in Bearing approximately 30,000 signatures, or which 19,832 have - &v.uv , ticicuuum pen "Nations attacking the bus and truck measure passed by the 1925 legis lature, were filed wih the er. tary of state Tuesday. The peti wuus were : nieu Dy tne ureeon Motor Stage association and the Auto Freight Transportation as sociation. 1 : . : - Multnomah county led In the number of signatures, having 6604. Coos conntv waa BMnnd 1675. nnd Marlnn rrmntxr Kti-H , . ...... . w i, - w m u a v. with . 1347. j Approximately 9000 signatures were necessary, j i Filing of the petitions automat ically deprives the state of any additional revenue from increas ed.fees upon automobile stages snrl trntri until It ii vafomul tn V the people at' the general election ffpn .November 1926 unles a special "elect Ion l rnllprl Vyy-In view of the petitions having over-abundance of signatures, v-no" attention will be paid to the 900 requests received by mail from signers to the petition ! who have changed their minds and ask , that their names be stricken from the petitions. The requests for withdrawal, it is understood, were inspired by the county Judges and commissioners of the state, who furnished the postal cards for this purpose, hoping to black the ref erendum. ';:;!:': , ; J ? ,j Monday petitions referending the cigarette and tobaco tax were filed while It Is expected that pe titions delaying the so-called tith . ing bill will be filed -today. This bill requires all self-supporting departments and ji'cmmlsslpna to i pay 10 per cent of their fees Into! the general fund of the state. i Petitions must ! be filed by 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon. . CMPPHFRD TRIAL IS SET W a aw a miv - . " w w - BACK BY JURY TROUBLE V- - ' ' t " i T ' i MAX DISCOVERS HE IS DIS- QUALIFIED, AT iLAKT MOMENT State Counsel 0.uetions on Fix ing Clwrge;; lefense Is j ! " ' j Riled ! - CHICAGO. May 26 (By The Associated j Press) The 1 murder trial of! William D. Shepherd, charged with the killing of his fos ter son. William ! N. McClintock, at adjournedment today found It self set back a week through dis . qualification of one of the our jurors sworn last Friday, 'j j j r! The jurors, one; venireman ten tatively passed by both sides, one questioned briefly by the state and seven who had not been examined occupied the jury box at adjourn . inent today. Eight days' question ing has resulted in 139 mrn being . excused. ..j .j 'j t ilj; -j , ' i Three events in the court room and an equal number outside kept Interest from lagging, however. Harold Pillar, the "baby of the four young Jurors sworn In last Friday, discovered overnight that he was biased against the state. had an opinion and was prejudic- 'ed against capital punishment. He was ordered dropped from the pallet vj wuuse t uuiuas jujuvu. l 1 t.i rn. T T mmW ' Twice during the- day - William Scott Stewart and W. W. O'Brien, defense counsel, rj sought to have Judge Lynch direct the state's attorney, RobertfEL Crowe, to drop his investigation of alleged jury tampering at least during the Shepherd trial. ; Judge Lynch ruled with the prosecutor, however., , that either side was privileged to question excused veniremen as to possible efforts at "fixing." Mr. Crowe's aides questioned more than two score excused veniremen but uncovered no jury tampering, i ,.;";'-.;.:. Tomorrow morning is the time set when counsel for James Cal lam, .accused of having ''approach ed" a venireman In the interest of Shepherd, must make written - re plies to 23 interrogations produced by the state. L , MAY COXTIXOS FLIGHT SEATTLE. Wash., May 26 Miguel 1 A. Molina, Aregentine counsel here, announced today that decision would be made here this week as to j whether Major Pedro L. Zanni. who has reached Tokio from Amsterdam on a flight around the earth, should continue. Booths Arrr Placed With Several Merchants Making Attractive I ! Window Displays i i Poppies. will be placed on sale today by Veterans of Foreign Wars, which will give scores of disabled and needy ex-service men. crippled heroes of the late World War. an opportunity to earn a living. Many veterans are busy throughout the United States making buddy poppies for the an nual poppy day sale this week, j The local organization here has placed booths and displays in the windows of several merchants of the city. An excellent display of popples and Flanders Field is In the window of f Bishop's, while similar displays are to be in the Man's Shop, the Kafateria Shoe Store on State street. Worth Gray.. Burnett Brothers Jewelry store, and at the Glendening & Miller accesory store, t The poppies are being made in Portland at Veterans Hospital No 44, for local distribution, which will be used to supply the local de mand. Each poppy distributed by the veterans will ; have a Veteran of Foreign Wars; tag upon it. OREGON INDIANS FILE SUIT FOR LARGE SUM GOVERNMENT land graxts CONTESTED IV V. S. COURTS Claims for Fourteen Million Dol Ian Filed by Klamath, Ore - - gon Tribes i WASHINGTON. May 26. Twp suits for nearly $14,000,000 in volvlng more than a million and a half acres of land alleged to have been erroneously taken over by "the government were filed in the court of claims today by the Klamath . and . Modoc tribes and Tahooskin bands of Snake Indians in Oregon and California. In one ' suit ' the Indians ask $8,047,629, alleged to be due them for 1,500,000 acres which they claim was erroneously excluded from their nossession through 'er rors and Inaccuracy of the treaty of 1864 under which they ceded to the government certain lands in the two states and reserved a specified tract for a reservation. The second salt grew out of the granting to Oregon by the government of eertaln alternate sections of public iinds for the construction of a military wagon road which, when built, passed through the Indians' reservation for & distance of approximately 100 miles. It is charged in the suit that 112.000 acres of their land was erroneously pitented to the Oregon Central Wagon Road company which built the road, and that the secretary of, the interior later changed this tract for 87.000 acres of nnallotted lands within the reservation, j ; POSTAL PICNIC PLANNED XEARLY 300 EMPLOYES EX PECTED TO GATHER SOOXl The -annual ! picnic of, the postoffke employes of the Sa lem postoflce will be held In the near Tuture, according to the plans that have j been furnished by the secretary of the organization. Al though the complete details are lacking the workers plan to hold their gathering at the woods near Rickreall. -; h - Invitations have been extended to stations south and north of the city, and it Is expected that many postal employes; of nearby cities and towns will Join the gathering. Preparations are being made fot nearly 300 persons. . r ' BELT KILLS WORKMAN " 'SEATTLE;-. 7 May 5 2 6. Egnar Bjorklung, an , employe ' of the West Coast Monument company, was killed here today when his clothing became' entanged In a motor belt which whirled him around several times and tossed him against the wooden sides of an engine" room demolishing" the wall. . - 1 . UNDER CLASSES! ELECT K f WILLAMETTE I SOPHS AXD FROSH CHOOSE OFFICERS The two under classes at Wil lamette University Tuesday elect ed the following officers at the regular class meetings: f ?, Sophomores Earl Douglas and Joel, Berreman tied for president out of a field of three candidates. Helen Lock wood was elected vice president; Adella Gatessecretary; and v Leslie , Frewing, treasurer. Freshmen Kenneth McCor- mlck, president; Margaret Lewis, vice president; Clara Jasper, sec retary, and Kenneth Litchfield, treasurer,'' . s " " . Element in Presbyterian Church Declare Council Is Gaining Power . VIRGIN BIRTH ; DEBATED Policy of Licensing Ministers Not " Holding to Fundamental Ideas J Strongly Rebuked by . Assembly COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 26. (By Associated Press.) The en tire modernist - fundamentalist controversy in the i Presbyterian church in the United States of America came to a sudden and dramatic climax in the denomina tion's general assembly here to day. :i j The assembly held affirmation of the virgin birth and other bib lical miracles is a necessary qual ification to enter its ministry. ;It rebuked jthe Presbytery of. New York for licensing ministers who do ; not sd. believe and remanded two such cases for settlement, f 1 The modernistic element In the Presbytery Immediately offered statements asserting that the Pres bytery itself is the sole agent in determining qualifications of min isters and declaring it would con tinue to "stand on its constitu tional rights." In the face of an apparent spir it of rebellion among other lib erals In the gathering. Dr. Charles R. Erdman, moderator of the as sembly offered a resolution pro viding for the appointment of a committee of 15 to study the en tire issue and report! back to the next general assembly. It was adopted by an overwhelming vote, thus postponing for another year finar settlement of the issues in volved. ; ; ,. j The resolution asked for the commission "to the end that the purity; peace, unity and progress of the church may be assured." f The direct stand on literal be lief on the virgin birth came, in the complaint of Rev. Albert D. Gants . of New York J against the synod of New York, regarding the licensing of Henry .P. Vandusen and Cedrie O. Laymen, '-' by ' the Eastern Presbytery. Vandasen and Laymen did not either deny off affirm belief in the Virgin birth, .The permanent ju dicial commission whose reports were accepted, held that the New York, Presbytery erred In licens ing the two and reversed the find ing of the synod which upheld the former body. I Dr. Henry Sloan Coffin, New York liberal. In a statement, de clared that the church's constitu tion does not specify such a re quirement. The modernists, he said, have no recourse except to present their case -again to the special commis sion.. "Both the scriptures and the "Westminister confession ex plicitly mention many things not regarded as essential to faith, "Dr. Coffin said. " i i GAR WOOD SETS RECORD VETERAN SPEEDBOAT DRIVER BEATS CRACK TRAIN TIME NEW YORK, May 26. (Asso ciated Press.)- Gar Wood, twice literally swapped horses in the middle of the etream today and beat the running time of the crack 20th century limited from Albany to New York City. , He used two of bis speedboats to do it, changing from one to the other at high speed down the Hudson river. - I The powerful motors of - the Baby Gar IV overcame fate and circumstances In river race, speed ing to victory at the rate of 46.5 miles an hour. On the Hudson river's east shore the first of the train's four sections sped Manhat tanward at an average clip of 38.94 miles an hour. Elapsed time for the 128 miles for the Baby Gar IV waa two hiurs and 58 minutes; the Century's time was three hours and 39 minutes for 142.2 miles. Its terminal was at the Grand Central station while the boat's was at 86th street, f . It. IRRIGATION NEEDS DISCUSSED OLYMPIA, May 2$.-HoMing in effect that riparian owners on a non-navigable lakel are entitled only to such waters from the lake as they can use beneficially for Ir rigation, and domestic purposes, and that any surplus waters are subject to appropriation for irriga tion of non-riparian lands, the su preme, court today hffirmed the Okanogan court in an action brought by Harry Hi Proctor and wife against F. W. Sim and oth ers. Involving the waters of Duck Lake. " Sons of Veterans Committee to Visit Governor Today; Reg ents Are Chided Condemnation of the military tournament to be staged by OAC Saturday as a "wanton desecra tion of a sacred day" was made last night in resolutions adopted by Joshua '': Smith " Camp No. 6, Sana of Veterans and by the auxil iary to the camp. : --"V The resolutions called to task the board of regents and authori ties of the college fer contemplat ing such an exhibition on Me morial day; A, committee will take the matter up with Governor pierce this morning. ) Memorial day. the resolutions point out. is "the most sacred day of the year and as such should be devoted to the memory of oui" fal len heroes who gave us this coun try and preserved us a nation." ' : : The resolutions were signed by all division officers of both the camp and the auxiliary and in cluded the signatures of Glen Adams, commander of Camp NO 6 and of D. Li McKay, past com mander, department" of Oregdn,' Grand Army of the Republic TWO BOYS WORK HOAX AND OBTAIN FREEDOf. NEED FOR CRUTCHES FAKED AXD ESCAPE IS MADE Police Officers Fire Shots at Pair tr and Recapture One Late Last Night Jack Sorohan and Bill Leach, inmates of the " boys training school, escaped Tuesday by a little hoax, which they succeeded in putting across. The two boys were put in the hospital ward, apparently suffer ing from sprained ankles. They hobbled , around until they were but of sight of the attendants, threw the crutches away and made their way to freedom. ; " In an exciting chase near the Highland station last night, , in " - oiiicera, jiiii zeacb was wnich pistol shots were tired by re-captured,' while Jack Sorahan, made his way to Ereedom. Other escapes were in hiding at the grav ed 'pit, according to the report made by Leach. Officers Olsen afcd Thomason made the arrest. WHITE LIGHTS VISITED HARRY K. THAW ENTERTAIN. ING LAVISHLY IN NEW YORK tfNKW YORK, May 26 (By Associated Press) Harry K inaw, whose re-entry into the night life of '.Manhattan for the first time since the evening he killed Stanford White, is the pres. ent sensation of the White LiKht district, said today he might re main in the city "half an hour or three weeks." He was found at the Hotel Roosevelt and admitted hia Identity. " " When questioned concerning rumors he intended a reconcilia tion with his former wife, Evelyn Nesbit, the telephone clicked con cluding the interview. Jhaw was first discovered Sun night when he appeared -Texas Guinan's night club In the roaring forties, accompanied by Fawn "Gray, a dancer, and lavish ing1' tips on the cabaret staff and flowers on the women In the place. AlthougtT gray' haired, he is re ported to have shown great zest over again being In New York and among the lights and music and well dressed women. ORDER CHILD'S RETURN CLYDE CLAGGETT MUST BRING " SON BACK TO STATE i By order of the supreme court Clyde C. Claggett must bring his son, Thomas Claggett. back from California' and restore - hfm to the guardian. Harriet'" Miller. The case was threshed out In the Mar ion county court and later ap pealed. ,: . i ' I Failure to bring the child back to the state will result In the or der' of the circuit court being car ried out. His wife, Louise Clag gett, secured a divorce on April 26, 1924. and an order directing her husband to pay attorney" fees and certain sums for the care and maintenance of their minor chil dren. ' ----- WOOL SHIPMENTS MADE r. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore May 26. First shipments of Klamath county wool to the Boston market will - start Thursday It was an nounced today by wool buyers. Approximately 800,000 pounds have been contracted for at 39 to 44 cents a pound, Banding Together to Combat In- roads of Chain Stores Is Main Purpose Independent grocers of Salem met last night at the Chamber of Commerce for a preliminary , ses sion before organizing here. About to grocery men or the city were in attendance to hear the proposition explained by Robert G. Duncan, promoter and organizer from Portland. : The name of the proposed or ganization:' is the -Independent Grocers Association, Inc., with of fices in -the Couch building, in Portland. ' No officers were' se lected;;. " " : J v The grocerymen of the Willam ette valley and Oregon are being forced to organize by the inroads of the chain' groceries," which by their collective buying are able to shade the prices of many of the staple articles' of merchandise, " It was explained, tfjnder the hew plan, local, independent grocers will be able to compete with the chain stores, It Is claimed, in of fering lower prices to the custom ers: As It now' stands""many dif ferences In the prices between the two stores can be discovered. The chain stores always give the bet ter price, it was claimed. DYNAMITE BLAST IS FATAL WALLACE,, Idaho, May 26. Nestor Heine,' 50, was killed when a shack near his home at Mullan Idaho, was destroyed by an explo sion of dynamite late today. Coro ner H. C. Mowery declared the af fair a suicide, saying Heine ap parently dynamited the shack fol lowing an alleged quarrel with his wife. - - BASIC INDUSTRIES IN NATION ARE UNCHANGED AGGREGATE PAYROLLS SHOW ING SLIGHT DECREASE Automobile Production Reaches !; nigh Mark in April Federal - Board - Finds -j WASHINGTON, D. C, May 26 Production in basic industries throughout the United States con tinued virtually at the same level in March and April and in early May, the federal reserve board said tonight In its monthly busi ness summary, although the ag gregate payroll showed a slight decline, t - r While there was recorded in the period covered by ttte survey a generally higher lever of com modity distribution, the board ob served sharp decline in wholesale prices. - : . ' The output of the basic indus tries showed decreases In iron and steel, flour and copper, but a not able increase was reported in mill consumption of cotton and in the production of newsprint and pe troleum.' ' Automobile ' production hit its highest mark in April, the sum mary revealed, ami tire produc tion continued at the extraordin ary high rate established in March. ' Wholesale trade was smaller in all lines except hardware, the sur vey disclosed, but there were in dications tthat the May level would be higher than either March or April. Compared with a year ago sales of groceries " and shoes were less, but sales of meats, dry goods and drugs were greater. Wholesale" stocks of. shoes. groceries and hardware were re ported at the beginning of May to be smaller than a month pre vious, by dry goods stocks were larger. ?:;.-'' i JAPANESE ARE CHARGED 1 f " VIOLATION ! OF ALIEN LAND LAWS LAID TO SIXTEEN SEATTLE May 2 6. Wholesale i,'b oi alien lana laws wa charged by Prosecutor Ewing D. Colvin, in informations filed 4n superior court here today" against E. C. McGonigle, Algona City mar shal, and 16 Japanese truck farm-, ers, operating in the fertile White river valley, between here and Ta coma.i - -y ? " . Bail for the accused was set at $1000 each, r The complaints may be the fore runner of similar charges against more than 100 Japanese who are said to be tilling and occupying the valley land in violation of law, Colvin explained. ... ; - ' McGonlggle is charged in the complalat with being . the fiscal agent of a large syndicate of Jap anese farmers, who are occupying truck 'farms under the guise of beins-"hired handst : Petition fo Interstate Com merce Body Completed ' Tuesday RIGHT HELD RESERVED Protection of Pnblie By Prevent ing Needless Duplication " of Construction 01- -r -l Ject Corey Says i Petition to reopen the South ern Pacific-Central Pacific rail road case insofar as it affects the railroad map of Oregon in order that should the application of the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific for permit to extend to Klamath Falls be granted in or der htat the' public service com mission may: order a joint and common user or joint construc tion and common use of the pres ent uncompleted line has been made of the interstate commerce according to H. H. Corey, chair man of the public service commis sion.'" ' i :- ' ' f "We have asked a further hear ing on the Southern' Pacific-Central Pacific case at the same time hearing is held on the application of the Hill lines," Mr. Corey said. "The commission deems it would be derelict in its duty to the pub lic if it should permit a repeti tion of the fiasco of 1911-12 when two lines of railroad were ier mitted to duplicate construction up the Deschutes river to Bend, at which time approximately $24,- 000,000 rwere spent when one half of that amount would have been sufficient. This burden of unnecessary investment ' will eventually . be reflected in the freight rates paid by the general public." . As a result of the intervention by the public service commission, the order of ; the interstate com merce commission made February 6. 192-3, In the Central Pacific case, specifically reserves the risht to .reopen proceedings at any time by order of the I. C. C. either upon the initiative of the commis sion or motion of any person claiming an interest for the pur pose of makling such order as the commission may deem neces sary,' supplementary to the origin al order. ; t NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN, RESIGNING PARTY LEADERS PLAN MF.ET. IXG IX NEAIi FUTURE Arkansas Man Now Practically Conceded Successor to West Virginian .' V WASHINGTON. May 26 (By Tbe Associated Press) Reports were current ... here . today that Clem Shaver of West Virginia was preparing to resign as chairman of the democratic national com mittee and - that Representative William Oldfield of Arkansas had been agreed upon as his succes sor. Party leaders are planning to have a meeting of the ' com mittee' probably within three weeks.' ' . " ' ! " . ' ' Information that a compro mise had 'been reached on the democratic national chairmanship leaked out ! coincident with an nouncement S by Mr. ' Oldfield of preliminary plans ' for " the 1926 congressional fight. ' Mr. Shaver was saind to have informed committee members several months ago he would not retire until a harmony' candidate had been found." To the end that a' compromise might be found ex changes have taken place between representatives of Mr. Shaver, William G. McAdoo and Governor Smith and it appears to leaders here that a fight over the chair manship can be avoided. . 1 FORD ENTERS SHIPPING ' f : COASTWISE COMMERCE INTER- ESTING CAPITALXSX f . DETROIT, May" 26 (By.Tfte Associated ' Press) The Detroit Free Press, In a copyrighted story In its morning edition of tommor row says that Henry Fordimay en ter coastwide commerce on a large scale shortly with a fleet of ships equipped to - bring fruits - from South America and the south At lantic seaboard to (the United States and northern markets. ! i The story continues to say that William B. Mayo of the Ford "Mo tor company expects to visit the east next week to inspect i seven of the 14 refrigerator boats fitted for such trade- which are a part of the Idle fleet- of the ' United States Shipping Board . ... J Five Days Now Elapse Since Two Planes Hopped Off For Frozen i Zone NEW YORK, May 26 .(By The Associated Press) The! . North American Newspaper Alliance Press at 9 o'clock tonight that it was still without word from the Amundsen-Ellsworth north pole expedition. It is now fiTe days since the two planes started from Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, j headed for the pole. WASHINGTON, May 26 (By The Associated Press) Secretary Wilbur declared today he regard- ed as "remote" any chance or sending the dirigible Los Angeles or Shenadoah into the Arctic IbH search of the Amundsen polar ex- pedition. " The present intention, he ad - ded, is await the departure of the MacMillan expedition to the north next month and if the ' explorer has not' reported by that time, to see what can be done by scouting with the air planes of that party, His own Idea, however, was that ir tne Amundsen party nad been forced down there would -be little chance for the aviators to find them. If the party can be found and relief work is necessary he de- clared, the navy will be disposed to do what it can!! Although be- yona me can oi numanuy, mere is no claim 'upon the United States 9 a1 M fx r,. with respect to the expedition. government officials from Presi dent Coolidge -down have shown considerable interest in the under taking, f The president is inclined to favor American relief '' for Amundsen if it Is necessary and practicable, but he Is not convinc ed that the time has come to con eider it. ' "7" I! Secretary Wilbur declared he was not enthusiastic v over the suggestion if or sending lighter than air craft Into the Arctic Two years ago, be .recalled, the navy decided against sending a Rghr .than air . craft into the cuB -03 tipn of expense entered Into this decision, he added, and there was also the question of risks; devolv ing upon dirigibles in going into new and untried conditions in the Arctic. i . . j ' Although the nary is considering the possibility of sending the Los Angeles or the Shenandoah to the relief of the MacMillan expedi tion, this summer in event of an nmprpnni'v Vi a Hrlrerl cvn- thin was only a tentative proposition so far. - j CASH DECLARED MISSING RING, LARGE SOI OF MONEY SAID TAKEN FROM BODY TACOMA, May 26-Police to-1 day began an " investigation of charges made by Mrs. Esther Car- bone that a diamond ring and a large sum of "money were" removed from the body of Gustavo A Duf- strom between the' time he was killed in an automobile accident Saturday ' 'morning and tbe time the body was removed to; a local undertaking parlor. J ' i . The dlamorfd rine is alleeed.to I have been taken from Dufstrom's nere today at the two-day conven hand and one of his fingers shows on ' tne Cattle and Horse Rals slight abrasions where it was fore- ers' association of Oregon," reco g- ed over a knuckle, k is charged. ! f The money, it is thought:' was I hidden in one of Dufstrom's shoes, j whlch. is said to have been' taken I off. - . .. - -, 'Mrs. Carbone Is a sister of the deceased man. ; ' - " j " WEEKS SAID IMPROVED SECREJTARY OF .WAR, i -TO BE i OPERATED ON THRUSDAY' t i -. . P.:- -; BOSTON. Mav 2RCR- Th a Aim riated' Press) The condition of 8? policy be shaped by con Secretary of War John W. i Weeks, sreasional' legislation and that who will undergo an operation for only the detaIls and routine of gall bladder trouble at Phillips House, Massachusetts general hosnitAl here Tiinnriav i -1 ported improved tonieht snd it was 'stated that he was In no dis-1 100 Der cent lncrease in fees pro coinfort. " I posed " be rejected and that th 1 Secretary Weeks has been nn-1 der observation an A - rcofin I 5 . V . i the operation at the i home of Henry Homblower. member of the nrm or Horn blower and Weeks. since his arrival, here from Wash ington last Saturday. RANCH3IAN CAUSED DEATH KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. May 26. A coroner's jury here today investigating the death of TImo- thy Murphy, sheepman, found that Murphy had died as the result of a tractured skull inflicted - by I Frank Way. ! , - Murphy's death followed a fist I fisht between him and Way, which arose from a dispute over owner- ship of a black sheep. Cemeteries Visited in Mora- ing Before Parade; Haw- ley Main Speaker - WATER - RITES PLAfifiED Water Rites Will Be Held; Pat rU otic Addresses Will Be Made at All City Schools on Coming Friday ' Various patriotic organization f the city will assemble at thy j Marion square-- for '(the . Memorini i),. .,,, t "VV " ' ' " . 6 " uy luo ,oef' Posl or J AR, while other exereises will ba I held throughout the day. accord- 1 ing to the report made bv the committee in charge. In the forenoon the GAR will visit the different cemeteries of the city in cars furnished bv ike I Sons of Veterans. At 10-15 j o'clock members of Sedgwick Post GAR, will bold memorial services In the City View cemetery, under tbe direction of Comrade J. J", Newmeyer, commander. services for the sailor dead-will be-held by the Women's Relief Corps at 1 o'clock from the center of the Marion-Polk county bridge, where flowers will be . cast nnnn I r the waters of the Willamette to be borne out tn the . in hnn. t those who-' lost their lives at sea in service of the nation. The grand parade starts from' Marion square, where military. patriotic, fraternal and civic or- ganlzations are to meet. Col. Carle Aprams as grand marshal. The American Legion will have their. bugle corps on hand to give pep and precision to the marching. The GAR will ride at the head of the parade. ! Memorial Day exercises will be gin at the Armory at 3 o'clock. following the parade. An interest- dgck"1 al-h; DaUghters of Veterans. Congre man W. C. Hawley has been b& sured as the orator of the May. Different schooU of the city are td be visited Friday with some of the GAR men' doing double duty at speaking because there are not enough speakers left In the post to go around. The American Le glon is furnishing transportation and escort for the occasion. ' During the afternoon the Sena tors and' the Port of Portland ball Py6 wI fet l Oxford field. CATTLE MEN ASK FOR MORE GRAZING LANDS INFLUX OF CIVILIZATION RE. DUCING PLAINS RUNNING ! . 1 ' " ' More Extensive Use -of National Forests Being Sought by , Breeders PORTLAND, May 26. n 'the face of irrisi3tiblft ad VHtlCPa nf J railroads. Irrigation projects and "gftways into the once unlimited range country of Eastern Oregon; more lnan 50 cattlemen meetlnr nIzed tn Inevitability of the in- Ilnx or settlers and framed an ap DeaI to congress for more exten- w78 use of the grazing lands of tthe national forests. The association formed plans to ask for radical reforms In. the administrative policy of the na tional forests In regard to grazing. .instead of the ! annual jerr.;:: system now in nrkctlcer thA aaso- elation will ask for lonK-terr leases, preferably for five or 10 years. " - ' :--r- - . The cattlemen will ask that the aamiD18irauon 09 leIt 10 o"icia P1"1 or,.LU,eat ot sgricuijuro nd the forest service. " They willlso request that tt- Mnie rates as now In force be con iwueu. ASHLAND HIGH VICTCH state men rcrrcoL r.m.vx:: CTIAJIPIOXSIin?' 13 V.ON ' EUGENE. Mav 2S Ashland high school won the Btate debate championship here tonight, two to one. defeating McLoufrhlla union j high , of Milton-Freewater. The (winners upheld the negative of the question. "Resolved. That the referendum is a desiril! fc itnre of representative roverr t." The"debate was hf!i i , hall on the Univer::y : c 'campu3.