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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Lfl FDLLETTE WILL .
EST RECORD FOR
GENERAL STRIKE BREAKS
IN CHINESE INDUSTRIES
PRESIDENT'S PARTY TO
LEAVE ON TRIP TUESDAY
NILIllEK
FOB Fn HII
BAND CONCERTS
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.BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT
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YEAR EST,
RAILROAD EMPLOYES QUIT;
f TRANSPORTATION IS HURT
TWO MONTHS CRUISE ON MAY.
FLQWEU WILL BE MADE
C II E R R I A N ORGANIZATION
READY FOR BIG SEASON '
HS1ED
Funeral Services for Leader
'of Progressive Party
Be Simple r
ttfeODY NOW LIES IN STATE
Crowd of Tlwnsands .Bow, Heads in
Tribute to Great Character -
in American FolitU.
cat Life
MADISON," Wis., June 20. (By
Associated Press.) --Robert M. La
Follette is back among his own
people tonight to receive Irom
jthem a last sorrowfulUribute.be-
fore lie comes to bis final resting
place beneath the elms of Forest
Hill cemetery, beside his parents.
His body " now reposes la the
governor's reception room at the
state capitoi where it was taken
immediately after its arrival Here
from Washington this afternoon.
Tomorrow it will be removed to
the rotunda beneath the mammoth
dome of tbe state house to He in
state from ' noon until twilight
while crowds who knew and loved
him gaze upon his countenance for
the last time. H '
Until the hour of the funeral
services 1 o'clock Monday after
noon members of the, state legis
lature will form a special guard
of honor. After the special funer
al train frbm Washington arrived
fellow townsmen with uncovered
heads stood silent as the casket
was removed and started toward
the capital. Preceded by the legis
lative body, the procession made a
slow way along streets where flags
on specially erected standards flut
tered at half mast. Hundreds
marched behind the casket; and
grouped themselves about the mas
sive granite state house while the
body was carried to the reception
room.1. ;.v,'. f..,:. '; V- I
t Members of the legislature Im
mediately took up their long vigil,
while selected, members of the
Wisconsin national guard in civil
Ian ' clothes, stood as sentinels' be
fore the entrance. J 1 ; .
Huge floral pieces surrounded
the casket which stood beneath the
motto the dead Senator often
quoted "The will of the people is
the law of the land.""
I While flags everywhere were at
half mast, the city hall alone is
i draped in mourning. - The senator
ted by members of his own family
asserting "there is no sorrow in
death when a life has been well
spent." .
Work in Madison will be sus
pended during the hour of the
funeral. The state legislature will
recess Monday morning and state
officers will be closed. ,
u .The funeral services will. 4 be
simple. They will be conducted
' in the capital rotunda by the Kev.
A E. Haiden of Chicago.
Lifelong friends of Senator La
j Follette will be the active pall
bearers. They will be State Sena
. tor Harry Sauthoff, former State
: Senator Albert M. Stonedall, Dr.
; W. W. Gill, Madison physician, Ira
: Lorenze, Milwaukee lawyer; A. T.
I Rogers of Chicago, a former law
partner of the senator; Dante
Pierce, publisher; John J. Hannah,
president of the state board "of
control, and Herman L. Eckern,
state attorney general.
The honorary pall bearers will
include a committee from the
-United States senate, all the Wis
consin, congressmen, Governor
Blaine and other J; state officers,
members of the state supreme
j court, , federal Judges of this dis-
trict,fficlais of the University of
i Wisconsin 5 and the state normal
; schools, members,, of the various
I state dpartmentsformer state of
I ficiala and a large number citizens
I from this and adjacent states.
PLANES CARRYING RUM
THOUSAND CASES A MONTH
i are" being received
j i SEATTLE, June 20. Belief
that a fleet of rum airplanes Is
; bringing liquor Into Seattle at the
' rate of thousands of cases a
; month i was expressed here today
i by Matt Starwich4, King county
j sheriff.
r The arrest of L" H. Swlaler and
: the capture or his liquor laden
seaplane on Lake Washington on
Wednesday last did not end aerial
Importation of illicit liquor, but
j wa8 simply the first case of its
I kind, Starwich declared.
j, uuu i. oeiieve mat rum piane
landings are confined to r Lake
-Washington.? Starwich 1 paicl. "I
hare had reports of them from
Take Snohomish; Lake Chelan and
-all a dozen other places."
Killing of kelso man
remains yet unsolved
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NO CLEW IS FOUND J!f SEARCH
3IADE FOR ASSA$ LANT ''
Coroner Is Threatened With Death
if Report la Jiot One of
Self Destruction
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KELSO, Wash., Jijne 20.
"Thomas Dovery met death by a
hot from a 'revolver. In! the hands
of parties , unknown." j That, in
substance, was , fhe verdict of a
coroner's jury1 at the Inquest into
the death of Thomas DoTery, own
er and publisher or; tie Cowlitz
County News, who ws shot to
death here last night. The jury
brought in its finding! late this
afternoon. . . ; ;
- Further mystery was added to
the ' killing when Coroner -W. D.
Vannpte was called up by tele
phone this afternoon before the
inquest and told by an unidenti
fied, person that if the coroner's
jury failed to return a verdict, of
suicide that he would be the next
victim. Coroner Vannpte saidhe
believed the' person htrho tele
phoned him was a fanatic and not
connected with the killing of Dov
ery. ';- -. '.riHliM i
OVER 2000 ATTENDING
FAIR GROUNDS PICNIC
SUNDAY,. SCHOOLS OK. COUNTY
VIE IN CONTENTS i
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Throe Baseball Gaines 'Are Staged;
Fred Lockley Is Pindi-
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atlanc
Over 2000 people attanded the
annual Marion County Sunday
school picnic held at j the Fairgrounds-Saturday
.afternoon. Fred
G.- Lockley a special writer for
the Oregon' Journal oi Portland
was the chief speaker on the pro
gram. . , 1 ; "; '
The athletic contests were far
more successful than jany stagd
at former picnic staged by the
Sunday schools. . The contestants
were divided in three groups with
special leaders and judges. The
races for boys and girls, were held
in the stadium with JMrs. Hester
and Miss Findley In chirge pf the
girls and Mr. Pemberton with the
boys. - j '-N -
t The grownups celebrated in the
ithade under the direction of Mr.
Dadchan and Mr. Kinder as lead
ers'. All of the cVmtets In this
class were of a humordus nature.
Three baseball gamek provided
sufficient amusement jfor : those
not participating in the various
sports. Fruitland took? Turner 9
to 4 in the second series. The
final contest proved to be; far the
when Liberty and Monitor played
a shut out tie score 0 0. ,. The
umpires for the contests were
Loyal Warner and Pau? Riddle.
Music was furnished by the
band from . the boysfj training
school, - and mass; singing : in
charge of Benjamin FjjKimber.
:The executive committee in
charge pronounced a decided suc
cess and wish to thank Mr. Lock
ley. Mr. Gilbert. . The : fair board
and various committees for their
cooperation in making ;the picnic
a success.
CLERKS' BONDS
ARE DUE
DISTRICTS HAVE UNTIL JUNE
23 FOR FILINGS
All district school clerks of the
county should file their bond with
the superintendent of schools by
June 25, it was announced yester
day, although ten days of grace
will be allowed. Thei j required
bond for each district must equal
twice the sum of money each clerk
will handle at any one time during
the year. j 1 ,
Districts that have already filed
are as follows: j 1 i , .
Sublimity, C. J. RdetJtgera, $3,
000; Rickey, J. Irvine Capllnger,
$3,000; Oak Grove, Jamjes$A.' RQbl
$1600; Brush Creek. L. H. Meyer,
$2,000; Illihee. J. Nj Luke. $g00;
Bock Point, George j Lambrecht.
$800; Union HU1. Pearl E. Heat
er, $2,000; West W6oiburn, W.
J. McCormick, $1000; 1 Livesley,
Hilda Hayden. $4.000 J Whiskey
Hill, Earl H. Kocker. $1,000; Mc-4
AJpin, James w. Gilham, $3,000;
Buttevllle, Napoleon j Davis, $2.
000; St. Louis, .Marie Ferschwei
ler, $4,000; Eldrldgej B. J. J.
Miller, $1500; Hazel Gfeent Mau
rice R. Dunnigan, $5000; Thomas,
C. H. Goschle, $2,000;! Johnson,
V. IL Wells, $1.00; iiMehama,
William P. Mulfcey, j i$500; ' Oak
Glen, II. A. Siegmund. $1300;
Oakdale, E. A. Taylor, $1500.
YOUNG GOLFERS VICTORS
; Salem' hijrh'B'colf team won the
final game pf, the Cpfraliis-Eu.-rpnn
ledM and is now ! possessor
of .the ! cup offered by Clifford
Rmwn i of Salen;. Salem scored
20 out of a 'possible $1. points
Saturday on the Corvalfis course.
Thn final score' for the keries un
der the Naussa system is Salem
PIU3.77, Corvama niaua xi anu
Eugene minus 59. ' !, .-'.-
Slem Thermometers. Climb
to 91 Degrees; Shady Side
Of Street Sought V :
MEDF0RD FRIES WITH 103
Other Points-Report Exceedingly
High' Temperatures; - Electric
.Storms Occur in South- - ! r
! .;..." : ern Oregon .,: ,
Breaking . Friday's, heat fecord
of 88 degrees, the thermometer
climbed o a new luight of 9L iu
the shade yesterday, and remain
ed there during most of .the after
noon, caur ns-hundreds of Salem
sufferers .10 .flock t the - city's
swimming resorts and grassy
parks. ' . t , ' .;- ': :
No prooent change in'! temper
ature i-s looked for by the Salem
weather bureau, although in
southern Oregon severe wind, rain
and electric . storms occurred last
jifsbt, - following . record - breaking
beat. The temperature in this dis
trict is expected to remain the
same for three or four days.
Reports received from other sec
tions of the country, point to the
fact that Salem was fortunate as
far as the distriDutton .oL heat is
concerned. - -V ; r "
The city of Medford eweltered
under a blazing sun, with the -mer.
cury reaching 103 degrees. Dur
ing the evening, however, thunder
and lightning storms commenced,
bringing heavy rains.
In Yakima all June heat records
were smashed when the1 heat re
cording devices registered 102 .de
grees at 4:30 o'clock. .. : ,'t , -j s
-, The mercury, registered 92 at
Klamath Falls, setting a record for
the year. Last night, however, a
severe wind and electric storm re
lieved the condition. - - ;
Spokane also sweltered . from
blistering heat when a new record
for the year was established as
the official observatory thermome
ter reached S-the point of 9 5. de
grees. RAZOR WIELDER IS DEAD
EX-CONVICT ATTACKS VFOSX&N
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE :
LONGVIEW, Wash., June 20.
J. C. Dilley, said by the sheriff's
office to haye been paroled con
vict from Deer Lodge, Mont., pen
itentiary, is dead, and Mrs. Wil
liam Frease, wife of a Longvlew
contractor, is in a hospital here
In a critical condition, as , the re
sult of an alleged attempted mur
der and a successful suicide here
today.
Dilley bled to ! death, . doctors
said, after, cutting a vein in his
left wrist. Mrs. Frease is suffer
ing from deep cuts on her face,
neck and hands, said to have been
inflicted by Dilley. -
Haven t We Aivardefl
Aim A V YWJ FOOU l
( IN ' w ArnrZM& ostrich i
( AFE J 7- ' A4isWS. Wil wouuo KNOW
WW AT OP I , vy :
Servants In Hospitals Stop Work;
.Boy Scouts Mobilize to
1 i: RKvire Aid
i HONG j KONG. June 20. (By
Associated Press.) The general
etrike,: which is being used by the
Chincae . agitators in their anti
foreign flash, spread this morning
to the street railways, the conduc
tors and motormen failing to take
out thfir cars. The service is jtem
porarily suspended. j :
The Chinese nouse servants em
ployed by foreigners at Kowloon,
a city across the harbor from Hong
Kong Island, also wanted out this
morning as did the servants at the
Peak hotel, a favorite hotel of .for
eigners..!1 -;-!, '" j j; f : . ;J
The1 movement is expected to
become j general throughput the
colony.' The Chinese staff at the
Matilda : hospital, a charity instir
tution for foreigners where there
were 35 patients; the servants of
the nurses' Quarters at the mili
tary hospital, the Hons Kong ho
tet, Wiseman'e ; cafe and many of
the boarding .houses have alsq
gone ion strike. The boy "scouts
and other organizations are mobil
izing for the purpose of taking tbe
places of the strikers.1.
. Many (Chinese' are leaving for
Canton. : j ; , !
The governm.ent Qf the colony
has issued a statement that severe
measures will be taken against
eyil disposed, persons endeavoring
to disturb the peace and good will
of the colony and offering a re
ward of $250 for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction of
offenders, s ' - '. ;
MAY REVISE TARIFF UW
MPRQVED3NTS CAN BE MADE
I COMMISSION DECLARES -
' WASHINGTON. June 20. By
Associated; PreW.)Recommenda
f9?reylon pf Jthe; present
tariff law as It affects the tariff
commiaslon pxpbably willbe raadH
In the commission's report to con
gress early in December. 'ij
i JSxperience with the law I has
demonstrated to members of the
commission that Improvements can
be made, especially with respect
to its flexible provisions,"; The
principle of flexibility, however,
would not be disturbed. j '
J One of the most-. important
changes suggested is the adoption
of a new method of demanding
adjustments in the duty of import
ed articles. At present this duty
is based on the difference between
the costs of production In this and
foreign countries. ' , M .
4 Thomas O. Marvin, chairman of
the commission in discussing the
commission's experience with the
law, favored the substitution of
wholesale prices as the basis for
making tariff adjustments. '; 'j
the fDumbcU" Championship a Trifle Hastily?
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Affairs Settled for Summer .Va
cation; Yacht Will Carry
a Large Retinue" J
s WASHINGTON. June 20 Siz
sling summer weather greeted
President and Mrs! Cpolidge today
as they prepared for their depart
ure Tuesday for : Swampscott,
Mass., where they will spend the
next two months.; T J
" The presidential ' yacht, May
flower, weighed anchor rate in the
day with the first detathnlent from
the White House bound! for the
summer ''retreat. Carrying- t two
cooks, domestic servants and the
White House dogs. Paul Pry and
Rob Roy, the vessel will proceed
to Marble Head; , Mass.,' where it
Is expected to arrive Monday,
Mr. Coolidge had a, busy day,
but the evening found his desk
clear, and ready to leave. Only a
few appointments are pending and
the president has : few questions
demanding immediate disposal.
With an office set for his use at
Lynn, Mass., Mr. Coolidge will
carry on there such business as
arispa Inrinir ihn tiimmur U
Soon after departure of the fam
ily from , the Whlte House, work
men will start extensive renova
tion and lrs. Coolidge Is jbusily,
engaged in-arranging auch' direc
tlons for this as will be necessary,
An appropriation-of $50,000 - was
granted by congress for repairs,
most of which" will ,be In seml
public rooms on the . first floor
where -.new rugs and wall paper
will be placed. '
The presidential party will leave
Tuesday afternoon, arriving in
Salem, Mass., early the next morn
ing. From" , there the president
will motor , the four miles Jo
Swampscott. - - . ..:
RADICALS ARE EXPELLED
EIGHT HURT W HEN SOCIALIST
UNION WORKEItS BALK '
JEW. JORK!, Jtin 2S-xBf AsK
soclated Press.) Seven men and
a woman were Injured, tonight in
a fight! that resulted in the ex
pulsion of 25 radical labor union
ists and nearly disrupted a fusion
convention of the socialist and
American labor parties to nomi
nate a ticket for the coming city
election, i ! i
f The fight followed the refusal
Of ,20 of the 200 delegates to join
in a tribute to the late Senator La
Follette and tbei.' re jectidn of 14
because of their communistic be
liefs; t ; ; fc ' ,
h The delegates who refused to
stand a moment in silence in hon
or of La Follette and those who
were banished from the convention
by' Algernon Lee, temporary chair
man were representatives of the
left wing of thef labor party.
Expedition Bound for Un
charted Northern Wastes,
Bids Farewell -
NEW LANDS ARE SOUGHT
Explorers Plan to Return to States
In September; 41 Men Com
prise Crew on Way
to Arctic
WISCA2SET. Maine. June 20,
(By Associated Press.) Donald
Baxter MacMillan left today for
the Arctic with the Godspeed of
Wiscasset, the state of Maine and
the nation ringing in his ear.
: "See you In September," shout
ed his old friends as they stood on
Old Whale wharf, bidding them
farewell, thereby symbolizing the
confidence they have in his ability
to bring his crews of two score
men safely back "fromthe . Arctic
where in the polar sea, the explor
er hopes to find an unknown and
Luncharted land.
Lieutenant -Commander Mac
Millan's two. ships sailed away
amidst the greatest demonstration
he has ever received on any of
his eight previous' trips into the
far north. Thousands of persons
lined the roadways along the
gheepskinot river and Jammed the
pier from which the BSwdoin and
Peary . sailed. : Thousands more
waved farewell from the hillsides.
School children crovdexi the
wharf and unloosed a shower of
multi-colored toy balloons as the
fifth infantry band of , Portland
played the national anthem.
Commander MacMillan stepped
aboard the Bowdoin, took the
wheel, the lines were cast off and
the craft slipped out among a
hundred or more flag bedecked
small boats that were on band to
accompany him to the mouth of
the river.'. ."
1 .The departure was immediately.
tenant- Commander Macllillan's
honor on the village .green, where
b.e heard prominent men of nation
and state wish-him well and ex
press their confidence in hia suc-
-cess. -- - v r- '
' Governor R. O. Brewster of
Maine, . Captain C. E. Bismukes,
commandant of the Portsmouth,
N H., navy yard, were the speak
ers, i, ' ;
Many old friends of Command
er MacMillan were on hand to bid
him goodbye. Among them was
Mrs. Robert E. Peary, widow of
the late Rear Admiral Peary, dis
coverer of the north pole, and with
whom MacMillan made hisv first
trip; to the Arctic; Mrs. Edward
Stafford, Mr3. Peary's daughter
who r was born beyond the. Arctic
circle, and her brother, Robert E.
Peary7 Jr., and Major General A.
W. Greeley, the first American ex
plorer of note and who 41 years
ago reached the fartherest. nprth
ern point that any explorer bad
reached at that time. i '
PUPILS OBTAIN DIPLOMAS
2G5 OF CLASS OF 400 ARE IN'
SALEM SATURDAY
"Why Everybody Should Be
Educated" was talk given by H. F.
Durham, principal of the J. L.
Parrish Junior high school, at the
fourth annual commencement for
Marion -county eighth grade grad
uates, held at the high school Sat
urday afternoon. ; ;
The 256 members of the class of
about 400 students received their
diplomas from Mary L. Faulker
spn, county school superintendent.
Miss Lena Belle Tartar, head of
the music department of the Sa
lem high school and four of her
advanced students, Claudia Lewis,
Wilma Coursey, ifargret Kaster,
and Thelma Davis furnished spe
cial music for, the exercises. .
Invocation was asked fey Rev.
F. C. Taylor,, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Salem, ;
Dr. Findley Returns From
' Convention ;of Spepialists
Dr. M. C. Findley, .of Salem, re
turned irom aaceuyer, ' B. C,
last night, after attending a three
day convention of the Pacific coast
division of physicians specializing
in ear, eye, nose and - throat
trouble. " Dr. Findley left Salem
on Wednesday. t
Over 200 specialists from over
the. entire United States attended
the . convention vwhicn was ad
dressed by -severar distinguished
authorities on the. question. Dr.
Findley was the only attending
physician from this district. The
meeting will be held at San Fran
Clico hAit ycaX. Tr -" " - " " "
Eighteen Appearances Slated For
Summer;. 25 Men Are play
- ing This year
Concerts by the Cherrlan band
will begin in Willson park Fri
day night, according to Oscar
Steelhammer, director. The con
certs will be given every Tuesday
and Friday nights during the nine
weeks season. The Walte me
morial fountain will be in actron
as usual. ,
The band consists of -26 mem
bers this year, an increase of six.
The personal of the band is:
Clarinets Walter Bush,
Adolph Bombeck. Fred Bruce.
William Meyer, Ronald Desart,
Heda Swart and John Waters.
Oboe Jack Eakin.
Cornets---Charles Pabst,W. II.
Mills, Carl Ampriest, JackNash
and Charles Kurth.
Horns- L. Mixelson,' Elmer Mc
Kinney and John Graber -(manager).
Trombones--C. G. Olson, R.-G.
Hoffman,' Frank Zinn and A.
Doerfler. ?
Baritone I. G. Martin and M.
G. Cooley.
Drums Ralph Southwick and
Mark Renne.
Basses John Steelhammer and
Eclward Tallman.
DETROIT-NIAGARA ROAD
PLEASES COUNTY COURT
TRAFFIC NOT ADVISED OVER
ROUTE THIS: SEASON r
Grading and Graveling Work Not
Complete; To Award Contracts
June 23 " -'
Expressing the opinion that traf
fic on the new Detroit-Niagara
highway will not be permitted this
summer, the Marion county court
announced that, due to construc
tion work, travel on the road will
be difficult and very dangerous in
aces, At .the present- time the
htghw-ayla -cJbs&--to-a! persons
' Grading and graveling work Is
not completed, and contracts will
be awarded on June 23 for sur
facing the road with 8 inches of
macadam.. It is' estimated that
11,000 yards of material will be
required. : This work will be fin
ished in October.
Those making the trip were:
County Judge J. T. Hunt, J. E,
Smith, and John Porter, county
commissioners, WiC. Culver coun
ty road master, and Frank John
son, deputy road master. Cliffs
and chasms, looking down hun
dreds of feet are numerous on the
drive, and Jim Smith, pilot of the
car, was approximating a nervous
state of mind when the stop was
made for dinner, according to
Judge Hunt. "He revived consid
erably, however, when he saw the
men cooks at the; camp," Mr. Hunt
stated. . '
The county court was extremely
well pleased with the construction
of the road, which leadslinto one
of the most scenic' natural parks
in the United States. Fiehing in
the mountain streams is excellent,
and when the road is finally com
pleted, it is declared that tourists
will flock there from all places.
The distance from Salem is about
60 -.miles. The road cost about
$300,000, .of which the county sup
plied $30,000.
GUARD CARAVAN STARTS
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TRIP TO BE MADE TO CRATER
LAKE NATIONAL PARK
1 1.
MEDFORD, June 20 The Ore
gon National guard caravan to
Crater Lake rthe largest ever to
enter a national park was peace
fully bivouacked tonight at Union
creek in the Crater National forest
reserve, readyfjfor the last lap to
morrow morning; Y 4 . I
The 487 automobiles will go as
far as possible and the party will
hike the rest, of the distance to the
lake Tim. ' ' ' ! I ' J?
Tonght the national guardsmen
will entertain with music vaude
ville stunts and boxing. r
. At 6:30 In the morning break
fast, will be served 1 and after a
short religious serviee,-the -inarch
to the rim of the lake, will begin.
The caravan, , which was given
by the Medford Chamber of Com
merce as an entertainment to the
guardsmerj was given at an esti
mate cost of 415.000. ,
: Monday the national guardsmen
will bex reviewedii by "Governor
Walter M. Pierce and, other state
Officials, and inspected by .General
Menoher, U. S. A. .
LAKE CLAIMS VICTIM
PORTLAND, June 20. Edward
Au8teni:22, of this city, was today
drowned in Lake " Oswego while
swimming. The body was re
covered.- "V .
Defense Loses Ground Unde
- prosecutor's Stinging
Cross-Examination
SpHOOL JjNITOR CALLED
Caretaker of Institution Conducted
By Faiman Makes Damaging
, . AdmUaiona in Witness .
CHICAGO, June 20. (Associate
edJPress.7 Testimony 0f two wit
nesses called by the defense in the.
William Darling Shepherd murder
trial "was divided with ruch success-by
the prosecution that, the
defense fforced in afternoon ses
sion of court Saturday In an effort
to rfegainjts lost ground.
Walter Smith, formerly janitor
at the National University of Sci
ences conducted b Charles C. Fai
man, testified upon direct' exam
ination that no live germs ever
were about the school, but upon
cross examination admitted he had
seen racks full of test tubes and
that-for all he knewthey might -have
contained germs' being pro
pagated. . . r .
He was followed upon the wit
ness stand by . pr.j Frederick 0.
Tonhey, director of the laboratory
of tbe Chicago health department. -For
an hour under guidance of
defense counsel he contradicted
testimony of Faiman, state's chief
-witness, but the entire status of
his-testimony was changed under. -questioning
by Prosecutor Robert
E. Crowe.' . 4-'
Five minntes before time for
the usual Saturday adjournment,
William Scott Stewart chief of de
fense counsel, appealed to Judge
Thomas J. Lynch for an afternoon
session which he granted.
""It would never do for the Jury
to have the week end to discusa
this testimony," appealed Stew
art. v." " - -V
Roth witnesses were calledJ5 .
auttempCto oflseVFaiman's tes
timony that tfter Shepherd had
indicated' Interest tn a course of
criminal bacteriology in hia insti. '
tution he gave him three test .
tubes filled with live typhoid
germs, learned later that Shepherd
wanted them for the murder of
Billy McClintock, his milHonaira,"
foster Bon, and that Shepherd :
promised him $100,000 from the
youth's estate. ' T
The germs, :Faiman testified.,;
were obtained fromTThe city health L
department laboratory by his
merely asking an' unknown boy at
the entrance for them. Dr. Ten
ney testified at first, that Faiman
could not have obtained the germs
in. that manner and that it would
have required at least 10 to 15 -
-minutes.
Under cross examination, how
ever, the doctor admitted that the
department rules had been violat
ed many times.' . ,
Winfield Scott Hoerger, repri
manded three times and finally
discharged last spring from the!
health department, was a former;
director at Faiman's - laboratory -Dr.
Tonney said he understood. '
' He also admitted his chief as
sistant. Dr. J. L. Wite, had told'
him he had eeen Faiman about'
the city laboratory. ;
; Peter Byrne, the last, witness of
the day.Tormerly employed by
Faiman, denied Faiman ever had
germs "about the school. He told ,
of. Faiman posing as a physician
and surgeon and treating sick per
sons and operating upon others,
and accused, Faiman of "bootleg
ging" alcohol. .V
BROPKlAN INJURED
' ' ' is' ' i ''
AUTOMOBILE DE3IOLISHED IN
. " ACCIDENT SATURDAY
Dan Cronan, of .Brooks, was
severely bruised and badly cut on
the face and head about 5 o'clock
aaiuraay afternoon when an: auto
ne was driving collided with a
heavy ..truck. The accident oc
curred on the Pacific Highway at
tn. BrQOks -crossing. Arthur
Madsen,. riding, with -Cronan, was
bruised but not badlv ihort.
Crpnan'g carSras totally wrecked.
accora ing-to report.
i Although ! the automobile did
not.turn.over.'it was thrown hisu
w. air by tne impact, and Re
duced .to wreckage. The truck
is said not- to hava beendamaged.
COLLISION IS TATAL "
.VANCOUVER,. Wash., June 2 0.
-"-James Stanser of Imae-p riarta
county, received fatal injuria. to-
uay in.a comsion between a mo
torcycle, on which he was riding
and a coupe driven by S. E. Jle.
Cuddy of Portland on the 'Ncrtk
Bank highway, near Ellsworth.