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- I . ' " : : . ' 7, .j j l'--"s- THREE SECTIONS SECTION ONE ' 22 PAGES 1$. PAGES1 TO 6 '1 - V ' SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OEEGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1925, PRICT3FIVE CENTS CHEMISTS DEATH BEING UNITED STATES IS SAID j TAXPAYERS SAID HELD is: PACIFIC COAST DEFENSE . II PROBED BY AUTHORITIES FAR BEHIND IN PROGRAM UP BY ENGLISH TRUCE AUGMENTED BY BIG GUNS . j QUESTION EXPECTED COIITIS DISKED VICTIM OF EXPLOSION MAY FUL.fi STRENGTH SAVl IS LLOYD GEORGE CRITICIZES HUGE 14 INCH MODEL WILLI HAVE BEEN MURDERED URGED FOR PROTECTION COAL MIXE SETTLEMENT BE SENT TO BAN DIEGO wmm GODIFjlES OIL 1SE APPEALS LOCISH BEETS, FOB AGCEPTA31E ID Ell . a - it 1 I 5 4 i -Li I 'I n -Judge in Teapot Dome Trial Alleged to Have Made, 4 04 uisimci errors EVIDENCE SAID QUASHED Exclusion of Evidence Declared Erroneous; Reputed. Errors Are Said to Hare eBar- : ' ) - lug on Case - Coroner Prohibit Burial Until I - Clues Hare Been Thorough ly Investigated Quality of Experiment -Land Is Passed Upon by Wash ington Expert ; ! Other Powers Far Ahead of Amer ica i Ship Building Pro gram Is Report . '.- Premier Baldwin Accused Hating Been Coerced by Miners and Owners of Makes Inspection of I Soil Types I ; CHEYENNE. Aug. 1. (By The Associated Press)- The gor ernment filed its appeal In the Teapot Dome haval " oil reserve case today. : The appear contends that Judge T. Blake Kennedy of the United States district court for Wyoming erred in virtually all conclusions set forth inhis de , cree dismissing the government's suit for ' annulment of the lease held by the Mammoth Oil Com pany.? ' t The petition for appeal to the eighth circuit court - of appeals, which was allowed by Judge Ken nedy,'! nets forth in detail sixty tour alleged errors by the trial Judge1. ; .. . "';'.".', , .;' a i The first fourteen errors ' as signed to the court by govern ment j counsel bear, upon- Judge .Kennedy's 'judgment concerning issues of the suit. . The next fifty Involye the exclusion by the court "of testimony and exhibits offered by the government and objected to by the defendant, Including the court's refusal to compel M. ,T. Everheart to testify. Everheart la a son-in-law of Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior. The 'evidence, the exclusion r of , whlch the petition for appeal as serts was erroneous, relates to . certain liberty bonds which the government charged found their way from Harry F. Sinclair, pre sident. Of the. Mammoth Oil com pany lb Fall, then secretary of the interior, pursuant to cvlluston and fraud j allege In the granting of This "testimony aad. these exhi bits have to do with purchase by , the Continental fading company, Limited, of Liberty bonds, which are shown later to have been in (the possession of Fall or Ever heart j( correct). The government's contention was that certain of the . bonds' passed Into possession of Sinclair and went from Sinclair to iFall 1 'or Everheart.33)bunsel f or. the Manmoth company objected to the admission - of this evidence MARTINEZ, Cal., Aug. 1. (By Associated .Press.) After more i8 SfS&.K SEVERAL FARMS VISITED wwbacs) ' woe. VAasvaoy uiuvu , tj criminologists and chemists, no definite proof has' been obtained to identify the victim of the ex plosion in the laboratory; of .the Pacific Cellulose company at Wal nut Creek, or to determine; wheth er the death was an accident or murder. However, Mrs. Schwartz, wife of the Berkeley chemist, maintains . that the dead man is Charles Henry Schwartz, her hus band. ''-'''ii'lhi Statements of Dr. E. W. Merri- thew, 'county physician," made af ter a second autopsy on the body that' fractures in the dead man's skull had probably been caused by his being struck from behind with a blunt instrument such as a ham mer has revived the theory of murder after the belief had ! be come dominant, that the first theory of an. accidental explosion was correct. i- i Throughout ! the investigation Contra Costa officers have wav ered between the conflicting theo ries, being obliged to admit that the case is one of the most puzzl ing that has ever confronted them. i Mrs. Schwartz again -examined the body today, in the presence of LOS ANGELES. AUg. 1. (By Associated Press.) W. B. Shear- er,rformer. United. States naval of ficer and advocate of a navy up to full strength under the 5- J. W. Timpfcon, Representing theratj0 of tn9 Washington arms Urn Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, Matter May Not Come Up at Next Meeting; Some Mem bers Are Present LONDON, Aug. 1 (By The As sociated Press) "A . successful holdup of the . community" - and I TRi A I es which former Premier Lloyd George today applied to the truce between coal miners and mine MAY BE G Other Points on Coast Will Protected by Ordnance, Officials Say Be r - Confidence UJEpre$$ed That Bill Will Be Passed, at Next Session VEN WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (By Associated Press). The long de layed project of strengthening Pa- liiruC ; ADC PYP.rl ANGED Ific coast defenses by. placing a number of the most modern long itation treaty, tonight made public owners, the government's part la I figures which he quoted as having P"cnnas wwm, tne. ministry uiuib mauie luaa yrauie. i Premier Baldwin's critic accuse received from the navy depart- Adherents of I!ck-In System Are Willing to Try Other Meth ods; 7 Cities Favor the Head-In Parking Sugar beets grown m the Salem district this year as an experiment to determine the adaptability of local soils have .made a . satisfac tory, development and are ! of ac ceptable ality, was the pronouncement- yesterday ; of j J. W. Tlmpson. Washington manager of the Utah-Idaho :' Sugar company, who v;a in Salem -yesterday. While here he visited five of the sugar Wet tracts in this district. In company with local men who have been instrumental in ; secur ing tests '' of i the possibilities for the industry in this district Timp son visited the ; farms of! F. A. Doerfler of Macleay, G. A. Russ of Gervais, Royce Allen and C. J. Stupfel,'1 both living on route 9, and M. R, BHren of route 8. Beets were inspected that have been grown on the hilly land about sheriff's officers and declared she I Macleay, : Howell P tairle! soil, was certain nf hr Identification, beaver dam land around Lake La ment revealing America's wfeak-lhlm of havinr submits n ness.ln light cruisers ana juosian- clon not onl Jfom the minerg aBd In - this she ' is supported by Eduoard Dumball of San Leandro, a family friend, and Dr. Alfred Ruedy of Oakland, family.; doctor. Heavy insurance carried j "by Schwartz; a breach of promise re cently laid1 against him, and lis discovery of a compound for the bish, the general soil in' the dis trict north" of Salem on the Stup- fel place, the 'sandy soil on rural route S, and river bottom soil on the river road, and all found 'of acceptable quality. j No predictions were made by Timpson of what course would be manufacture of artificial silk are taken by the company .with refer other factor entering Into the case ence,- 0 extensions : into this dis whieh are helng given considers- trict, and 'it jvas intimated that Hon by the authorities in I an at- none would be forthcoming under tempt to arrive at a solution. ? a further careful survey by the ' Sheriff Veale and District I At- company. Tests made last year of torney A. B Tinninr declared that Deets grown in this district by the the developments today failed to comPany 8QoFe,a sugar content establish the Identitv of the corns I oi upwara irom n per ceni. a tiating Secretary of the Navy Wil bur's-recent declaration In favor of Immediate construction. of a number of vessels of this class. Shearer, said that the. official figures which he had in his pos session showed the following standing of the three major naval powers: -. : T ' ! United States, 1.31; Great Brit ain, 5.06; Japan, 3.00. 1 ? . ' He pointed out that after the Washington treaty no limitation had been placed on building of light cruisers, of which class of vessels, he said, the United States held nine, aggregating 67,000 tons; Great Britain 47, aggregat ing 223,530 tons, and Japan 18, aggregating 91,440 tons. The three nations, he declared. had the following additional light cruisers building or provided for: United States one of 7500 ton nage; Great Britain ten. aggregat ing 94,850 tons, and Japan? ten, aggregating 79,563 tons. "The grand total of ships in the water, being built or provided for. United States 10; Great Britain 57, and Japan 28. is ample proof of the wisdom of Secretary .Wil bur's program for at least 22 new craft of this speedy, hard hitting type, Shearer concluded. the trades unfon congress, but al so from the mine -owners. It 'JS alleged that Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, in trying to protect the taxpayer, at tempted to get the -mine owners to agree to a profit of -four pence a ton, but after a Jong and stub- torn fight he eventually had to concede them a profit" of fifteen pence a ton. The government'! critics also contend that the terms of the truce will add to the cost of coal to the taxpayer. Mr. Lloyd George today put forth the argu ment that it will be Impossible to limit the government's liability under the subvention plan or te prevent the extension of this plan to other suffering industries. The collieries at Blannavon it Monrouthshire, have reopened af ter having been s Idle for three months. They employ 2,000 men. i NATIVE SON LOST; MAD OA LIFORXIAN SAYS HE WAS MISDIRECTED TO RESORT MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. 1. T. L. Pajouse of San Rafael, Cat., re ported to the chamber of com merce this afternoon that he was misdirected, by people of Grants The possibility that action! by the city council on the question of automobile parking might! be delayed for another, week devel oped yesterday when Mayor; Jphn B.-Glesy declared he would pro pose continuance of the question until' all council members 'could be present at a meeting. Alder man W. W. Rosebraugh and pos sibly others will be absent at the meeting Monday night, he de clared, and he for one is willing that the question of bead-in park ing should be put 10 a vote until all members could register their vote. Rosebraugh left the city yesterday for a five-day vacation in southern Oregon. I The Importance of the problem and the fact that the last vote taken by the council pertaining to the question resulted in the close count of 7 to 6, is the basis of his opinion, the mayor declared, j With the Informal statements in the last few days of several council men who personally favor back In parking to the effect thai they would probably vote to give the new plan a trial. Indications1 were yesterday that the change will be made when the matter finally comes to n vote. '- , ; - One additional letter . was Re ceived yesterday by Paul Johnson, ehalrman 'of the- police committee, range rifles at selected positions is approaching actual accomplish ment. ; The war department is conclud ing arrangements by which one of the post war 14 inch coast artil lery models, mounted on a rail way carriage, will be sent at an early date to a base in the Los Angeles, Cat., coast defense dis trict, probably In the vicinity of San Diego. ' Other big guns are expected to be moved gradually to west coast points. The rifle and carriage destined for the San Pedro vicinity now Is Mexican Sitaatloa Said to be Be4 terj (. Rubber Growing in . Hawaii Declared Jlar- ,1, ket Solatlom .SWAMPSCOTT, Mass.. Aug. 1. Confidence that the senate at Its next session will agree to Am erica's entrance Into the . world court with reservations acceptable to the other powers, was express ed by Senator Pepper, republican, , Pennsylvania, on his arrival here at the army service base at Aber-jiate today to be a week-end guest deen. Mr. .The gun Is tne largest Qf president Coolidge. The sen mobile weapon in army service ator nude this prediction to news and. with its carriage, weighs 340 papermen after he had paid his tons. f respects at White Court. He said The railway trucks on which It that while his visit was purely so wili be moved across the continent cial. he ' undoubtedly would ex are constructed with 1 4 axles each, change views with the' executive - Ordnance experts point out that before continuing his Journey to never before In the nation's trans- his summer home in Maine, on the portation history has a movement world court and other issues,' ln of such compact weight been at- eluding the anthracite situation1, tempted from coast to coast. ' , although he had not doe so when They see Jn Us trip a severe test Interviewed. . of .. transcontinental facilities.1 in- Prior to-the arrival. of Senator eluding roadbeds, bridges, tunnels and Mrs. Pepper at. the summer and locomotives and expect to White House the president nad gather valuable data bearing on James H. Sheffield, ambassador, to transportation problems and fu- Mexico, as a luncheon guest: and tare movement -of heavy ordnance had received Representative Un- in connection with national de- derhill, republican. Massachusetts, fense projects. who. reported on his trip to the i I., . I n.u. - armi vuKiaecrs are makiat i vncut, survey of sites near San Pedro, and when they have finally, select ed a base for the gun it will be I started. away from Aberdeen.' Ne route will be selected for the ship- It Is understood that the presi dent has been Informed that re lations between the United States and Mexico hare Improved since the recent exchange of notes be AGED WOMAN SENTENCED i JAIL SENTENCE " TH REATENED FOR LIQUOR POSSESSION as that of Schwartz, and they for bade the burial of the body pend Uxg trtherlnTestigttioTr-' marketable percentage. .Tracts i were planted this year from seed farntehtrthr5?ta-TaimT6Tn- I pany and distributed Jo. .16 grow- YAK1MA, Wash., July 4I. When Mrs. Anna Menard, 7 years old and mother of . 19 children era who made annlicatlon for it I Pleaded guiltv before Justice B UKY Ali r HI SAILl KILLK through the local chamber of com- F, Young this afternoon to a merce. 1 Each plot this year con talned abont-two and a half acres. TimpBon's firm now operates 14 sugar beet plants, each ranging in value! from $750,000 to $1,000, MAN SAID SHOT WITHOUT CAUSE OR JUSTIFICATION! HAVRE De GRACE, Md Aug. l.A coroner's jury late 4his, af ternoon found that John Blongore had been "shot and killed with out justification or cause by Pro- at th trial on the around that i hlbltlon Agent Joseph A. Ferber- It related to transactions between I snaw and it was the intention 'of parties other than those Involved I th BaW Ferbershaw to kill him." In th annulment suit. Judge I erDersnaw, connected with the Kennedy sustained the objection. Washington prohibition enforce- Everheart when called by the meni trice, was spirited out of Eovernment to testify concernlnr I town by deputy sheriffs and held the liberty bonds, which' found w"hout ball in the Hartford coun ty jail at Belaire. i . I i; uuongore was Za years old. a member of j the Sixth field 1 artil lery and a World war veteran. ?He leaves a .wife and ; two-year-old child. cyr; ,: ;'WM. After he was arrested by the prohibition agents Buongore made a break for liberty and ' dished down the street Ferbershaw and Morgan pursued him two blocks through St.' John street which was thronged with a Saturday after noon I crowd of people. Ferber shaw called to. Buongore to stop. and then opened fire as Buongore continued dodging down the main street. Five shots were fired., the Jury found, two bullets striking Buongore. one after he had fallen. emersnaw ; and Morgan com mandeered an automobile and took the wounded man to Havre de Grace hospital. He was dead when they arrived. . s The shooting, threw the town Into a frenzy and excited crowds were gathering about two prohi bition - agents when Ferbershaw was placed under arrest. Deputy bneritf Dewey Bowman, who aid ed In taking Ferbershaw to Be lair, expressed belief the enforce ment officer had been removed from Havre de Grace jost in time. Crles of "lynch him" were ring ing in the ears of the sheriff as he rushed the prisoner from the ex- charge of illegal possession of. in toxicating liquor; she "was fined $25 and sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail. ;;, - Justice Young said the sentence 000. Their latest plant, j estab-l would be suspended provided Mrs. lished t at,-Belllngham, . Wash., is one of those valued at a million. ARM NEARLY RIPE MEDFORD, Aug. fl.-General picking , of Bartletf pears ! in the Rogue Hlver valley, will; begin about -August 10,? according - to fruit men, owing to market condi tions in1 the east. ; i Menard pays the fine before next Wednesday. Nearly 100 bottles of home brewed beer were found in Mrs. Menard's home by the county and city dry squad when they raided it Friday night. ' Mrs. Menard told the officers she was a nurse and said her pa tients needed her attention. .On her promise to appear in court they did not at that time; arrest her. V r. Pass n,tbe route to Crater Lake-, I reporting the policy of Great Falls. I ment, however, nntll after the twe the two governments Dls- and that "until I have written In formation that this has been elim inated, will ask the California Automobile association to bulletin their members." Committees from the civic clubs of both cities will meet early "next "week to discuss the problem. Palouse claims that he was ad vised to turn off at Gold Hill to reach Crater Lake. - He was un able to . find his Way through, a maze of country roads and reached Medford finally. Instead of Crater Lake. Mont. "In the business district," wrote Marcus Anderson, chief of police, "we park 45 degrees head- In. We' hare very few; accidents, and those we have are carelessness on the part of the party backing out and not' paying any attention to traltic." The letter was re- gun's destination Is decided. . Offi-I counting reports that be might cials of the . quartermaster gen-1 feE on account of ill health, the eral's office and the federal traffic ambassador said he expects to re- board will plan the movement, ; I inn to - nis post in Mexico city. aooui &ept. i. , RAIN DAMAGE ENORMOUS Hi Would not 'EK:fo7 ldenennene fop nnthr 9nft un r . - - - 4 celved In ' reply to query If rom P"0 VlEi PROPERTY LOSS IS j advocated strengthening the hand SohnsoJ ; M3B;iBf.J.Ci?SS 8A,D OVER F0UR anLLIO!f , of OoTern0r Gen1 n BOY IS RIVER VICTIM . ST. ! HELENS, Or.. Aug. 1. Edwin Mattson, 17. son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mattson of War ren, was drowned about noon to day at Columbia beach near Co lumbia City, while swimming Jn view of a party of Warren,- Or., Sunday school pupils who were 1 0id daughter of Mr. and Mrs Earl picnicking at the resort. The body was not recovered. their way. into his possession, de clined to testify, asserting to do so would I "incriminate" him. The Petition for appeah assigns error to Judge Kennedy's decision be cause the witness was not compell ed to testify. On February 26, 1925, 11 days before' the date for trial of the suit. Judge Kennedy denied a peti tion by Counsel for the govern ment for a nostnonemAnt nf th trial In order that the government might iprocure the depositions of 31; S.' (Dsler of Toronto, Canada, and others, concerning transact ions of the Continental Trading company, Ltd. The government contended such evidence was es sential to prove the government's .charge that the negotiations and consummation ot the Teapot lease had been marked by collusion and fraud. Denial of . tha petition was an error the petition for ap peal, asserts. GAMBLING IS ALLEGED ,1 . BETTING SAID EXTENSIVE AT : COAST BASEBALL PARKS . - 'r-. . - QUIT PUMPING AND PATCH THE HOSE! (K printed y KiBst) .1 ' 1 ; , 'r : removal of the Judicial svstem DETROIT, Aug. 1. (By Asso- from politics,' and asserted thai elated Press). Richard Krell. 25. America should encourage devel and Thomas Springer, 69, are dead opment of Industry In the Islands, and property damage estimated at Enough, rubber, can be produced $4,000,000 has been reported as a there, he said, to supply the world, result, of the heaviest rain which The Massachusetts representa has visited Detroit since the:es tab- tlve also urged strengthening of lishment pf the local weather bur- the Hawaii defense, and criticised ean. The bureau reported 4.71 conditions at the army post on Inches of water fell during 18 the Islands, asserting that the bar hours, racks were In a disgraceful state. Property damage Include the Senator Pepper was of the opin- washlng out of miles of creosote 'on that the senate in reaching a Late last night the three-year aDd Cedr block dlarup- compromUe on . the world court nun 01 service ior aooui 4,uuv I -uu v vue resolution. ourer telephones and the flooding otent in 'its terms from any yet pro cellars of business houses, fac-1 Ped. He said he believed the torles and residences. ; Much of8lte nd been .wiped clean, open- the damage 'was reported fromin tne wy lor a new proposal parking plan used there. Replies from 18 cities on the, coast has shown, opinion divided among! them as follows: For head-in j parking, '7; for parallel parking. 6;-,. for back-In parking. 4j for center-of-the-streef parking, 1. j CHILD HURT IN FALL YOUNGSTER IS UNCONSCIOUS FOR SKVKILL HOURS ! 'Associated Press.) Police and Pacific Coast league officials, working in cooperation today took what Uhjy described as the first I . fjuiwf ra iep iowara oreaamg up an extensive ring of "big league' baseball gambling. PI AYMATP K I I I Q ;RflY 1 tai a - a a ( ' I '. Although no arrests were made. i 1 the third base side of the grand- ? stand t Washington park was t raided during today's game and about 20 suspected betters and at f );ged gamblers were taken to the I . bffic ot Harry A. Williams, i league president -for questioning; ; A number of the men upon admlt ' ting -their operations,, were barred ifrom I further attendance at the J beseball games. i BctUng at the park at Jllmes runs as high as $7S.'O06 a game. baseball ! officials assert. Today's kct ion-followed neatly" a "month of investigation. Police say that the; yagraijcy, .ordJnance.wjillhensed ! In taking steps against future of fenders. LAD, PLAYING WITH REVOL VER, FIRES FATAL SHOT " YAKIMA, 'Was"h., Aug. 1. Ray mond Weaver, s 1 4, - was . shot through the heart and Instantly killed early tonight In JToppenish, when a revolver being twirled by Trnitt Long, 1 S,r- was accidentally discharged, i "Raymond lived ; In White Swan and Truitt, in Yaki ma. Both were visiting In Top penlsh and with other, boys were playing -ia-tho yard of-a-friend. Truitt was showing how. he could whirl a shlx-shooter on his finger when a carlrldge exploded" and killed his playmate. . f d 1 a Headrick, despite the endeavors of three physicians,' had not re covered consciousness from a fall from the back steps of the Head rick apartment between 4 and ! 5 o'clock in the afternoon. ! The apartment is located on Center street between- Church and Cot tage.'. Mrs. Headrick ,ls known In musical circles as Mary Talmadge Headrick' and Is prominent in or chestra work, suburbs. KELLY ARRIVES SAFELY TRIP OF 530 MILES MADE IN 3 HOURS, 20 MINUTES EL PASO. Texas, Aug. 1. (By Associated Press). The crest of the . Rio Grande flood waters reached El Paso shortly after 11 o'clock tonight and it was expect ed it would take about three hours to pass. The levees are holding satisfactorily and the danger Is now considered over. that would avoid entangling alli ances, receive senate approval and prove acceptable to other nations. Rather than to proceed with the adoption of resolutions setting forth the position of tHe Ameri can government. Senator Pepper said It would be wise for the sen- (Contid mm par ) - - - 1 ETAII IS REACHED 1 VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug, 1 Oakley G. Kelley flew to I San Francisco and back here . today. arriving at Pearson flying field at 6:15 'p. m., five frours and 30 minutes out of San Francisco. Keller's flying time from j the Golden Gate here was five hours; and 10 minutes, as he stopped 20 minutes at Eugene, for gasoline. ' Kelly left here this morning at 5:15 o'clock and - reached I San Francisco six hours later. I His time for the flight south Included a ia mmuie stop ai Eugene ror ' WASHING. Anr 1 WILL SHIP RUBBER OUT Associated Press). The MacMil- lan Arctic expedition reached EXPORTATION FROM FOSSES-1 Etah, Greenland, at 9 o'clock to- SIONS IS AUTHORIZED LONDON, Aug. 1 (By The As sociated Press) The colonial' of fice, announcement yesterday that permtssrjn would be granted for the exportation from Ceylon', the federated Malay states and the Straits settlements, of 76 percent of their rubber production, is held to prove that the British govern ment, has not modified Its views regarding automatic operation ot the Stevenson rubber scheme. This night after its long struggle with the Ice In Melville bay. NAVAL BAKE INSPECTED i luei. on tne .return trip Kelley Tew Is that the Stevenson nlan. left San. Francisco at 12:45 p. m. within theenmin.ir mnth. lod will provide the market with $ BATTLE, Aug. 1. Rear Ad miral Lather E. Gregory, chief of the bureaa of yards and docks of the United States; navy, arrived here ,today to lnpect the Puget Sound naval station at Bremer ton. Wash. Admiral Gregory Is on a tour of, naval .stations in the United States and Hawaii. The flight was made by L. T. Kelley to get 600 - rolns. - newly minted In honor of the Vancouver centenlal exposition. ! j The air line distance from here to San Francisco Is 550 miles. 1 surnclent supplies of . rubber without recourse to any exception al relief such as has been suggest ed by rubber Interests in the Unit ed States. The' government view seems to be that the present rub- ASHLAND MEN ARE HELD oo i temporary sad win. gradually subside; hence the POSSESSION .OF STILL. CHARG, JoyerBment far the present wll ED AGAINST TWO , I Jlcpntent Itself with watching the situation carefully. I the rubber MEDFORD. Or Aug. 1. Don-1 market here the prevailing opln- aid stonenresker or Ashland, near ""m "t American consumers here, charged with possession of a themselves are much to blatoe for still, was bound over to the grand having failed to take advantage Jury this morning under bonds of of the cheap prices prevailing Jn f AAA V. T ' . . . tll " ,vvv. ne wa arresiea netri I't-iiii. Toadstool rocK'lst the Sisklyous while attempting to remove1 the! t sini. ,'Fiohebrc'aker' Is . member ot a well known Ahund family, ji:am J. Cochran, prominent Wash ana wag reieaiea tue rir?t or tneimgion correspondent, died here week on a liquor charge for lack tonight after a long Illness.. He af Tldeace.-i Jack Durando - of had chargft of pusllcity work fof Ashland Is alo held on the same the democratic party in the 1920 charge, under ,$5,000 bonds, ; " campaign. NEWS WRITER, IS DEAD' WASHINGTON. Aug. 1-Wil- IS "SAX". IMMORAL? Police Officers. Clash In Defin ing "Indecent )lnslc, WASHINGTON, Aug. -1. (By- Associated ; Press.) The effort ot the Washington police to define "indecent music" so they can prohibit it .under a re cently discovered statute, yield ed an opinion by vone otficlaf today that "any music played on a saxaphote Is Immoral. The authority for thla asser tion was Sergeant Rhoda MUli ken of the Women's bureau. She Immediately was coitra dlcted by Officer Clarence Tal-. ley- who having jsst taken up saxaphpne piarlng, reached thlg conclusion: -' "The saxaphone is elevating and reepecUble, - if treated right," -