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.
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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.