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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1925
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EMTII LEADER
Desire to. Be Successful In
"Perfect Crime" Leads
To Cell in Jail
EXTORTION SAID-TRIED
Police Say C. Russell Crawford
Confesses to Alleged Experi
ment in "Most Per
fect Crime"
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 27.
(By; The - Associated Press). C
Russell Crawford, 22, former, law
student and alleged leader in plot
to extort $50,000 from CoL.D. C.
Jackling, multl-mlllionalrel mining
man of Utah and San Francisco,
under threats of kidnaping and
torturing Mrs. Jackling, . late to
night told the police that the
.whole affair was "an experiment."
Breaking his silence after several
hours of Questioning he said the
nlan had been i evolved merely to
test the machinery of the law."
i Crawford was arrested ! late to
day at Redwood City, , south., of
here, and will he returned nere
tonight or early tomorrow toface
with Baker aJ charge of extortion
inA connection with an attempt
yesterday to exact . $50,00 from
Colonel D. C. Jackling, multi-millionaire
mining man of Utah and
San v Francisco, under threats of
kidnaping and torturing Mrs
Jackling. Crawford, telephone ad-
. vices from Redwood City, stated.
admitted knowing Baker, but de
nied any knowledge of any kid
naping or extortion plot, j He will
be subjected to a grilling by po
lice, on his arrival here, j
The "perfect crime" Sf Baker
and his accomplice or, accomplices
had as 4U . main features . the lur
ing of Mrs. Jackling from her
home here by a fake telephone
message that her sister Mrs-Ru-'
dolph preckles hadtbeen injured
til an automobile accident and was
in a hospital in a San Mateo- coun
ty .town'j and the demand upon
Mrs. Jackling for $50,000 In a
message delivered by a messenger,
- who was given a dummy package
which he turned over to a taxi cab
driver. r
; Crawford was returned from
Redwood Ctjytonight after -his
arrest therearlier today, , Bliss
Baker, his accomplice in the plot
and under arrest, made the con
fession which implicated Crawford
and made possible his capture.-
For v hours tonight Crawford
gave evasive answers to questions
put to him by the police. Finally
assuming a dignified air, he be
gan to .talk. ; o (S . vl,-
' You may ? wonder why. a . man
would lie like I have lied to you
officers," he said. ,'l saw by the
newspapers that. things did not go
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FEDERAL SURPLUS LARGE
RECEIPTS ARE NEARLY- TWICE
. AS LARGE AS ESTIMATED
A , WASHINGTON, June 27. The
- federal government will finish the
fiscal vear next Tuesday with a
surplus in excess of $245,000,000
nearly $50,000,000 greater than
' any previous estimate and more
than twice as large as was calcu-
la ted when the year began. V i :
-i Another phasfcjof treasury, oper
ation that gave rfse to feelings of
satisfaction was the continued up
ward trend .of receipts .from ln-
' . come taxes.' f-. .
Excluding the last three -days
of this month revenue, from this
source alone aggregated $1,749,
697,000, or $89,000,000 more than
the estimate upon which , the bud
get was based . when, the - year's
appropriations were made. ; This
will be Increased for tax collec
tions for the June 15 quarter are
uncompleted. - - - -
Total receipts to June 15 of this
year were roughly $3,750,000,000.
Since receipts from income : taxes
thus far are' only about JSC, 000,
000,000 below those for 192C It
thus becomes obvious that the
ehrinkae in the jeveaues has been
in Ihe miscellaneous group and as
a result of abolition, of- certain
taxes. : - ' ' " ':
TO CONSERVE" DAYLIGHT
KLAMATH FALLS "TO "RESUR-
RECT LIGHT SAVING PLAN
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i KLAMATH FALLS, On," June
-7,1 A. movement, got underway
here today with Klamath Falls
merchants to put the daylight sav
ings plan into effect during July
and August ; Practically every
merchant In -the city ias endorsed
the movement. Efforts will be
made to interest-ether citic3 on
C00LTDGE MAKES VISIT
TO ANCESTORS GRAVES
P1LGRLMAGE TO 4 CEMETERY
SHOWS CHANGE IN NAME
Variation in Spelling: Proves In
teresting; Large Party
Makes the Trip !
, SWAMPSCOTT. Mass.. June 27.
(By Associated .Presi) Giving
himself over today entirely to re
creation and rest. President Cool
idge made a pilgrimage to an old
graveyard : near . Boston where
three of his ancestors were buried
more than .two centuries ago, and
paid a fleeting visit to historic
points along the way.t ? .
,The president spent . half an
hour inspecting, weather, worn
tombstones in .the old Arlington
Street cemetery. The president
found slabs marking, the resting
place of John. and Mary Coolidg
who died in 1691. They were the
first of his family, Mr. Coolidge
said, to settle in the United States.
The other forbear received there
was Simon' Coolidg,! who died in
the early 18th century, The three
stones showed ,by their almost un
decipherable .markings : that a
number of Coolldgea had been bur
ied s there, but the president said
that bo far as he knew. none but
three was of his direct line. j
.The president read with inter
est, the various inscriptions on the
grave markers, calling attention
to a changed spelling of his family
name. Starting ff.wlth Coolidg
ft varies through succeeding gen
erations to Colidg, Collidg, Coolig,
Coolige," and finally to, Coolidge.
He pointed out that some of the
ancestors of the late , President
Garfield were buried, in the cem
etery, the name on the tombstone
being spelled. Gerfield. ' j
, The, president was accompanied
on. his trip by Airs. Coolidge, Sec
retary and Mrs.. Sanders,, Dr. J.
F. Coupal, his physician, and the
two White "House aides, Col. S. A.
Cheney and children, Adolphus
Andrews .and more; than a score
o pewspaperjrepprters and., photo-:
graph ers whom he had invited.
- Returning . to. Swampscott, the
president, paid. a brief visit to the
Belmont Couatry club, of which he
Is a member, and where he played
the few games. of golf he ever at
tempted. - - i
SHEPHERD CASE CLOSED
SECOND CHARGE OF MCRDER
IS NOT TO BE PRESSED
, CHICAGO, June 27. (By Asso
ciated j Press. ) Freed , .of,. ,5 the
charge yesterday that he murdered
William N. McClintock , and as
sured today . he, would not ; be
prosecuted on a charge of having
slain Mrs. Emma Nelson - McClin
tock, William D. Shepherd Is mak
ing plans to fight for pro"bate of
McClintock's will leaving Shepherd
virtually all of the million dollar
estate"- ?
' The contest over the estate will
be resumed in probata court July
1, with- ten cousins of young Mc
Clintock, most of them from Iowa,
and -Miss' Pope, McClintock's fi
ancee, who was left an 8,000 an
nuity, opposing its-probate. Shep
herd who had been in jail since
March 13, was with his wife, Mrs.
Julia Shepherd, at their home to
day, .Chief Justice Harry Olson of the
municipal court, who instigated
the investigation into McClintock's
death, said he expected to continue
to investigate the case.
The juror who held out for five
hours -far a xullty verdict today
said "the verdict of not guilty is
the .only one the Jury could hare
given honestly because the state
did not present sufficient evi
dence." .... "J say this,", he added,
"affer sleeping on, It, for a night
and jelievUuL t ia true'
BOND GRAn" IS CHARGED
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FRAUD; IS SAD3 ATTEMPTED
, BY "BOND .COLLECTING
TACOMA, Wash., June' 27
Elmer C. Cantrill. arrested , here
Thursday bit a' warrant charging
him with attempt to defraud
through-his alleged bunco opera
tions In hiring special Officers to
work' under him at a salary of
$150 vtr month after each posted
a. $500. bond, is declared to have
authorized deputy sheriff's com
missions in five counties in south
eastern Washington, according to
a telegram received 'from -Nelson
J. Green of Dayton, Washr. by po
lice here.
C4tftrm; i said to have been
working out of" Dayton; with
three. other, associates. t
The men police say, were hiring
other men to work under them as
special officers and requiring tbe
men so employed to . post $500
cash bond before starting.
-TRAIN KILLS ENGINEER
ST. MARIES. Idaho. June 27.
Carol G. Clawson, ,26 locomo
tive engineer for the Winton-Rosc-tury
Lumber con: ?any wa cnish
cd while couIIag his locomotive
with a lodging:, train near Emer-aTi'Cf-sTi
tlX$ tiortlBsr'tW Hve'l
CiiiiJuEilJUlillOi
DEffllD B' DORAS
Exploitation of Chinese Peo
ple Declared-KesponsiDle
if -r for f rouble
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ADDRESS IS RESEMTED
Ajnericans 1 in 1 Ilauiowi ' China,
Criticize Senator for Speech .'.
'-.-r. :: Made Relative to Anti-
" . .; i :v"r.Foreijja Strike :
WASHINGTON. June 37. CBy
the .Associated Press,) Replying
to A resolution adopted : Jy r the
American chamber of commerce at
Hankow, criticizing-his recent ut
terances ;, n ;,China, - Chairman
Borah of i&n senate committee on
foreign reiationa declared today
that the -chamber was "a part of
an .imperialistic : combine; which
would onpress and. . exploit the
Chinese people and charge the re
sult of their offenses to some one
else." . - ; ' ' '. . ., .. .
V "They are perfectly willIng, he
asserted, , "to continue in connec
tion with the others tJtese exploi
tations and they care very little
If it drags the American people
into .war and sacrifice thousands
of our . people.
"Any one who is familiar with
what has been going on In China
for therlast 10 years, and the
manner , In which foreigners have
disregarded the Chinese interests,
will have no doubt as to what is
the real cause of the trouble in
China at the present time. . . ;
"So far as I am concerned, they
are not going to hide the cause of
the itrojuble.s. These interests, in
eluding the American chamber of
commerce, in China, are the real
cause of. this trouble. :
. "I venture to say. that if the
foreign interests in China will re
spect the rights of the Chinese
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FOREST FIREURNSXAMP
DAMAGE TO HOQUIAM MILL
MAY MOUNT TO $100,000
HOQUIAM, Wash., June 27.--A
forest fire which got out of con
trol this afternoon after starting
in a slashing near Moclips, about
25 miles northwest of Iloquiam,
at 8 o'clock tonight, had destroyed
two sides of a three side logging
camp, of the Aloha Logging company.-witbr
a loss of 25,000 and
was. spreading fast with company
olficiala-estimating that $100,000
damage would be done if the wind
held and no relief was given by
rain. ; Considerable equipment was
lost in the blaze, and the fire
fighters, who are using locomo
tives and all available pumping
equipment, are handicapped - by
lack of water. -Vl ' ;
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ThursSayj s July Second,
r Bargain : Day in Salem
About 40 stores are already par
ticipating in the preparations for
the, price-cutting sale,: and more
will join before the opening- morn
ing Thursday. . wK'i;:- .
Special window, displays of the
bargains to be found on that day
will be a feature of the sale. -. ;
. j Residents .of - the surrounding
districts have always made It a
practice to viilt Salem on bargain
day, and this year's event will be
no exception, according to It he
plans of those- who are arranging
the details." ; -; : . - ' ' ;
"Bargain'-day" is to-mean just
what it says, the -head of the com
mittee in charge declared yester
day afternoon. , "We are going to
make it a success a profitable
occasion for purchasers. People
who ..visit the stores are to find
prices slashed in a legitimate man
ner." -.-'..:. . - ' " - -:
? ! Will Appeal to Blany
: This annual bargain day an
nouncement will appeal to many
people. --: 1 ' -. t
C0t COOLIDGE IS7&0RSE
CONDITION ,
! FATHER
OP PRESIDENTS
SAID SERIOUS
PLYMOUTH. Va., June 27.
The condition of Colonel Coolidge,
82 year old; father- of the presi
dent, took a tum for ,i the worse
today, and he was reported in a
serious condition by his personal
physician, Dr. A. W. ; Cram of
Bridge wafer". ".The . doctor, said
there "was', po,' Immediate danger"
of a. fatal termination of the ill-
"Compiicationsi have developed
in the intestinal tract," Dr. Cram
was quoted as saying over the tel
ephone .from, Plymouth; ; "He has
had a-turn f or the; worse and la not
feeling nearly as .well as usual. He
had, a bad time yesterday And is
far from wiell today."
Dr. Cram eaid'that he consider
Qd the condition" of Colonel Cool
idge worse than It had been at any
time in the past, but was "pot im
mediately serfious." , Later tonight
Dr. Cram issued. . the following
statement on Colonel Coolidge's
condition: w
i "There is gas' on theV stomach
and fn the bowels, and an inflam
matory condition, has' set in. Colon
el Coolidge 's condition is serious,
but not critical. The temperature
is a degree and a half above nor
mal and .the heart condition is
good." "
PORTLAND BOY DROWNS
PORTLAND; June 27. Leon-
ard Crewdson, 22, student at the
University of " Oregon and son of
W. B. Crewdsoh of this city, was
drowned ; in: the Willamette river
here today' while swimming.
A STUDY IN OIL
-"XI "BUIiLETIM
1 ClUIFORNIHCOURT
FINDS .DOHENY -OIL
LEASES.
ILLEGAL
( jt ' u x )( ir . .ismmtim
.. Good roads have materially en
larged the -' trade area of Salem.
Thare are over 200 miles of paved
Toads within a radius of 25 miles
of Salem,; and 800 miles; of ma
cadamized and graveled roads
; And these improved highways
put 75,000 people within an hoar's
ride or less' from Salem's trading
district. I
' A "very slight extension beyond
the 25-mile radius puts 100,000
people , and Biore tributary to Sa
lem; customers of our stores and
shops and business men and con
cerns generally,. . . t
An appeal is made to the 75,000
and to the 100,000 and more, to
come to Salem Thursday and par
ticipate in the thousands of bar
gains that will be offered them.
The names of the bargain Btores
will be published in both the Capi
tal . Journal and The Statesman
this week, and any who have not
joined . In the bargain day and
want to join, may do so by calling
at either newspaper office.
SALARIESARE INCREASED
STEINER AKD McNARY ENVE
LOPES BOOSTED
Salaries of Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner,
superintendent of the state hospi
tal for the insane at Salem, and
Dr. W. D. McNary, who holds a
similar . position at the eastern
Oregon state hospital at Pendle
ton,' have been increased from
$3,500 to $4,000 a year by the
board of control.- The raise is ef
fective as of June 1.
: The salary Increase was pro
posed by T. B. Kay, state treasu
rer, and received the support of
both Governor Pierce and Sam A.
Kozer, secretary, of state. '
It was pointed out that Oregon
pays lower salaries to heads of in
stitutions and has greater effici
ency from the institutions than
any other- state lu the Union.
INVITATIONS ARE ISSUED
BATTLESHIP OREGON WILL BE
1 ACCEPTED FRIDAY .
- Invitations to all mayors tf the
state were mailed Saturday by
Governor- Pierce for the formal
acceptance from the 'gov
ernment of the Battleship Oregon'
at 2 - o'clock Friday afternoon.
July 3. Commemoration of the
anniversary of, the battle in San
tiago harbor is also urged by the
governor, who asks that proclama
tions be issued calling upon' the
people to join in the celebration.
The' ceremonies will be held up
on the deck. - tof the battleship,
which is moored at the east end
of the Broadway bridge ' In Port
land. '".', - . :
Admission, to the battleship will
be by invitation only.
BULLETIN
PIN DS 6 IKCLAIR
OIL LEASES
. LEGAL
US Hi
ITI TED By
WOOiliil ORDER
More Than 1000 New Mem
bers Given Work at Fair
Grounds Last Night
HEAD CONSULS VISITING
Quarterly Board Meeting To Be
Held in Portland; Many Sa
lem Men Are Included
Among Candidates
Over 1000 candidates and
5000 members of the Wtfodmen of
the World yesterday participated
in the largest fraternal initiation
ever held in Salem,
E. P. Martin, deputy head con
sul of Portland who is now in
charge of the extension work of
the Woodmen in Oregon, Wash
ington, and Idaho had charge of
the work. Assisting Mr. Martin
were I. I. Boak, head -consul, Den
ver and J. Q. Wilson, chairman of
the board of head managers,
Portland. Head managers were
Hon. Wj C. Hawley of Salem,
John Pattison, Spokane, J. A.
Kline, Golden Colo, and Harry
Raynrond, Denver.
The afternoon program con
sisted of various sports including
races, foall games, and drills by
various " teams from over the
state. During the 4 evening while
the degree work was put on the
families, of the visitors gathered
in the machine pavilon for an old
fashioned dance. The music,
which was exceptionally good,
was furnished by the Willard
Davis orchestra otherwise known
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ARTILLERY "WAR" OVER
PORT BARRY MEN START
BREAKING CAMP MONDAY
FORT BARRY, Cal., June 27
(Special to The Statesman) The
final shots "of the two weeks tar
get practice for the Oregon Coast
artillery were fired here this af
ternoon, The shooting -has been
satisfactory f this"" year although
very few direct hits on the actual
target werjsr scored. Several of the
shots were accurate enough. how
ever to have been effective had
the mark been the size of a ship.
No definite schedule has been
given out regarding how the re
maining days in camp will be
spent although it is expected jthat
athletic contests, small arm tar
get practice and Infantry drill
Willie ojxj.h$ program... J.h s re .re
mains two days in which, this
work may be done as there is to
he general inspection and gun
ners examinations Saturday morn
ing and pay day Saturday after
peon. The men will then be off
duty till Monday . morning when
the camp will break up and the
men leave for .home. The Salem
tnen will arrive July 2.
1 The last day of the target prac
tice went, off smoothly. ..The tug
was manned .by the Oregon men in
connection with, the .regular army
men. The observation posts and
the big It" gun",were . manned by
the Oregon mei wftn a few, of the
regular army Instructors ' working
with them. No serl6us difficulties
have been encountered in any . of
the practice work this year as the
equipment a the post is In very
good condition. . .
SiLVERTON WINS SUIT
PAVEVO CASE , INJUNCTION IS
! COUNTERMANDED .
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' Circuit Judge .L,:'H:;McMahan
yesterday Afternoon countejrmand
ed an injunction :.he had granted
against the city of; SUvertpn. and
L. O. Herroad, .pavlnf contfactor
The injunction -had 'originally
been issued Jn favor 6fJtto Pat
tenger, who sought to n join the
city from completing the paving
of Cherry street in .Silverfon until
water and sewer connectdons had
been laid. ';':'-,:'i' "vv .
Judge McMahan sustained "ihe
demurrers of Harold when ft was
alleged that"' the road man was
under contract with the Oregon
city, and could not hold over his
work without a loss of a large
amount of money. It . is also said
that Pattenger failed to place suf
ficient bond.
FLORAL BEOS RUINED
WANTON VANDALISM f OCCURS
AT STATE FAIRGROUNDS '
Further occurftnee' of vandalism
upon the pjtrt of picnickers afcths
state fairgrounds; may make it
necessary . to (lose the , grounds.
Governor. PJerce said , yesterday,
following aJ report that owners of
two automobiles; drove tbe vehi
cles back an4 foyth through two
of the most luxuriant flower bods'
in an act of wanton vandalism.
Both beds are practically- ruined.
Considerable doubt, exists If the
damage can be repaired and the
flower beds restored to their nor
mal beauty by the opening of -the
state fair in "September, Mrs. Xlla
S. Wilson, secretary of the state
fair board, said. " 7 7 . ,
The floral beds were planted to
geraniums and are considered
among the most beautiful in the
stats. .
SALEM LEGION POST WINS
FIRST PRIZE Iff CONTEST
DRUM CORPS OP CAPITAL POST
TAKES TROPHY (TP '
Prize of 1173 Won; Clifford
Brown Elected Committee-" .
' man at Large
PRINEVILLE.Or., June 27.
Dr. E. B. Stewart -of Roseburg was
the unanimous choice of the state
convention here today as depart
ment commander of the American
legion. Harold Warner of Pendle
ton was the convention's choice
for vice commander. Thomas D.
Sloughton -of Portland was elected
finance officer, C. J. Johnston of
Silverton was chosen national com
mitteem anand Edward J Ehrers
of . Portland alternate. Clifford
Brown, commander of Salem post,
was elected department executive
committeeman at large. '
The corps from Capital Post No.
9, of Salem, won the trophy cup
and $175 in cash, first prize in
class A. The second prize in this
class was won by the McMinnville
corps. The third place was taken
by Medford. Hood .River post took
first prize in class B. Second in
class D was won by Portland post
corpe. Bend and Redmond corps
placed third. -;
A separate prize of $50 for the
best stunt put on was won by Mc
Minnville corps for a bathing beau
ty parade. w -
The principal speaker before the
legion convention on its closing
day was Sam A. Kozer, secretary
of state, who spoke particularly
of the administration of the state
bonus and loan law.
The American legion auxiliary
closed its state session today with
the election' of Mrs. Minnie B.
Eastman of Gresham a3 state pres
ident. Mrs. Harold Herchner, of
Hood River, was named vice pres
ident anad Mrs. Mabel MclnteruB
of Marshfield was reelected secre
tary treasurer. Mrs. Rena A. Pal
mer .of La Grande Is retiring de
partment president and, rMs." Arlie
G. Walker, of Sheridan was chosen
national committee woman. Miss
Marie Walker of St. Helens -was
reelected historian. The 'auxili
ary will meet next year at Marsh
field and North Bend, co-Incident
with the American" legion conven
tion. - ;- . '
AMUNDSEN TO BE FETED
ROYAL WELCOME IS PLANNED
FOR ARCTIC EXPLORER
OLSO. June 27. (By the Asso
ciated Press. ) A royal -welcome
is being prepared by the capital
of Norway for Capt Roald Amund
sen and members of his north pole
expedition- on July 4. They will
be brought here from- Horten.
some 50 miles south of Oslo, with
an escort' of naval planes.,
The explorer and his .party will
be received at the "honor pier,V
where members of the royal fam
ilies and celebritis usually land.
In open carriages they will . be
driven through gaily decorated
streets to the royal palace where
they will have an audience with
the ,klng' All' of them except
Captain Amundsen, will be decor
ated with the royal order of jSt.
Olaf,;of which Amundsen .hag the
highest degree. ;
From the palace balcony .they
win review a parade of athletes".
In the evening King Haakon will
give a special dinner in thein
honor.
Great popular, .festivities have
been arranged for July 5 on the
grounds of old fortress of Aker
shus. There will be speeches and
Captain Amundsen will give a
brief account of his Arctic flight,
A male chorus of thousands of
voices will gtre js concert.' ; .
, In a message by wireless to the
Aften Posten,- Captain Amundsen
says he will give his first lecture
on the expedition In Calo, after,
which hejwill ,leaye fcr 4th United
States for a lecture tour.'
Lincoln Ellsworth, the Ameri
can member of the expedition, will
leave Immediately for the United
States.
DEFENSE-TESTS PLANNED
DR. GEQrjtSE R. VEHRS .KAlfEDf
' GENERAL CHAIRMAN,
,,Att path, of allegUnc;.tothe
flag wfil b4 given in all cfiu'rehes
lf thf .cttr. today, under arrange
ments being completed.by pr Gep
it-' vears; appointed" general
chairman! of the National JDef esse
day tests by Mayor J, B, Giesy.
The committee will ba the same
, siemDers or this committee are
id Mtnei at he Colonial Da'meTea
Shoppe Mondar noon 'and wrk
out final plans for the observance
of the: test, on July .4; - - - i
CHOSEN LEADER
SEATTLE. June 27. Sara
lHckwood. professor, of journal
lanr, Universitrot Mlsdo aril: wai
chosen head of Theta SIsma Chi,
national woman's rorcis'oaal
journalism fraternity at closh
sessions of the annual convention
of the orga,ni2atioa Lcrs t: '
SEVERE Efiimil'Zf
HITS WEST SMS
Montana Is Center, of Vigor
ous Disturbances; Prop
erty Damage Is Huge
LMfiUOLlU- i.UUU I Unit.
Tbouaanda Flee From Buillir.ir)
When Temblor Rocks Cities;
Paalc Reigns When
Earth lieaves"
LIVINGSTON, Mont June 7.
(By Associated Press.) - H a
Lombard tnnacl near Lombard, ca
the Chicago, Jia.wnui.ee 2 Cf. Paul
railway has collapsed. .
The brick school bulldln- t
Three Forks which apparent?
bore the brunt of the u;Lr rr;:l.
collapsed: a church was t&dlf
damaged and patients in a. hospi
tal were dragged from their beds
and taken to a place of safety.
Som minor .Injuries &er sus
tained in the rush. . -
Bridges in and around vThrea
Forks,- on the Yellowstone trail
and those over the Jef fersqa river,
arg declared to have been sprung
out of ine and are dangerous to
traffic. Three Forks Is said to
have susta Ined a $ 2 0 0, 0 0 0 : prop
erty loss. . : -..
Wlllow Creek, a town ot '300--
near Three Forks, is on fire and
says ' a report from Great Falls.
This report declares that Three
Forks lost one of its bank build
ings.
Butte was vigorously , shaken
four times. Brick chimneys .t?p
pied ana its tallest ouuaisg3
1fflntt -nnpftontlhlv tnvtiimnn rn
ported. Thousands, panic strick
en, rushed to the streets. , When
the excitement died-down-after
the first shock, Butte's first
thought Was 'of its hundreds of
men working far below the earth's
surface in the copper mines. But
the skips continued to run up and
down' with regularity and no dam
age underground was reported.:.
There were three major shocks
in Billings, but the damage con
sisted mostly .of cracked - pave
meats and buildings. '
BILUNGSMont.lnrune J7.
(By Associated Press.) Nearlj
two thirds of the state of Montat?
was shaken vigorously by two ser
ies of earthquake shocks early to
night, the first at 6:23 o'clock a ad
the second at 7:07. Panic seirid
thousands .of people in Billings,
Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls, Mis
soula,' Livingston and Helena, and,
they rushed . clear of buildings,
fearing, for their lives. I
i Although no loss -of life was re
ported at fjrsW word that the tem
blors had takon their toll in prop
erty damage? noon began to trickle
in. The, Chicago, Milwaukee '&
St, Paul's electric-railroad line ta
tween Harlowton and Three Forks
was reported put. out at commU
slon . by the' quakesand an ava
lapChe of unknown proportions
was reported at Lombard, Mont.
The walla of a hotel in Great
Falls cracked, under the upheaval,
but. the building r withstood 4ne
c-A severe uake was felt at Jar
dine, It wag reported. It ' w&s
r (Contlaned on p 4)
TWOLpiOECOriVICTED
GCILTV IN SXX'IjDl!;! C-lSU
v.TAO'MAV 'iuno 27(By As 'v
ciated Prsa.J. r Charles Kinney
and Ardeh Lloyd h6th of SeattJa.
were found guilty here late tL!3
afternoon of the murder of Harry
Schmidt, who was slain February
7 duriAg.ai bank holdup. The Jury
was'jont-l houxa. ,
The verdict waa one of first rls
gre jn,rfrdef-rwtfcoutrecomiac3-d
at Ion for the,, death penalty.
It 'wii the second! 'first degrf
murdr fdlct;tcr b9 2"i;rnei K
tfie same court wlnth la ' we : Ic
and thre-of the Jurors -who ccn
victed .GIno,Spadcrl-Bat on t1 3
jary which found Xlayd and IILi
eyfftJlJtyi3SQ'.l l." . . s
.,..Wben-the ,rerdict r anour':-ed,-irst.
-JachT Jleehia1 cf I crtlar '.
f ist,ere f JOir r. ..-"..-J a: :
Ull forward oa tbe.fcr tzlV. :
hystericallrr KiaWy jj LI:. I
thefaselves -showed ra- r'rr.3 f
emotion r i ,
"-"-'..The-eclgloS wali -rc-icL-Jj Isr; '---ly
oh the positive ldentlficatic i :
the prisoners by 11 witae :--.-
the robberr of the" Th!rty-f i-'
street branch of the Natl - -1 r
of ' Tacoma, in .whi:'. .
Scimldt was Ehot r'awn l-,
t!:cl l-1 Us ncr-- ':':-
" 'r i. -cbei frc i . ' : .