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2 THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON "THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13. 1925 PICKFOROCflSETO 1 TO JURY TODAY Defense "Arguments to Be Summed Up; Kidnaping ' i Plot Is Charged SCHOOL DAYS By DWiC LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12.-(Py Associated 'Press. )-Judge Victor McLncas announced here late to-day-liiat a night -session of court would be held tonight tolinish de fen?jp(4argninent9 In behalf of three men on trial charged with plotting to kidnap Maiy Pickiord, screen actress and hold her .for $200,000 ransom. "V The ca.se will be aub- nil t ted to, the Jury early tomorrow the attorneys for CAZ. Stephens litrlmi VUnnA mil ifMaildft Hoi- comb, the defendants, In argu ments before the Jury, i" They branded the alleged Plot a r joke' and" declared that George ? K Home, former Los Angelea detec tive chief, and Harry) Kaymond, aT private investigator, engineered the affair "to glorify themselves by publicity"j as the saviours of Ma ry" picfordrfrom a "kidnaping mob." . r;- , ' j j , The terms "stool pigeon" and pubftcity '"1plot." thundered turough the court room as the de fense counsel warmed to the' con tention' that Home and Raymond fostered the alleged plat using Louis Geek, police informer, and bis liquor to steer the 'asserted plot conversations into kidnaping channels while the two detectives listened. They termed j this the talk of "a. bunch of drunks." To support their charge that the affair was a publicity stunt, the attorneys pointed out that Mary Pickford and her husband, Doug ; las Fairbanks, knew nothing of it except what Home and; Raymond told them, and the newspaper men were apprised, of the forthcoming arrest by Home live days- before ihe capture of the trio.J The defense attorneys told the Jury that Home, who" never testi fied was "ashamed io come Into court," to tell his version. : IThe- prosecution j argument branded Stephens as the "brains" of the alleged plot, who for three years had considered kidnaping screen celebrities finally selecting Mlsa Pk:ord. j I - i - -. "i - ... ' t ' - V- - ' ' I . r I j j 1 1 I ;, fillip Jr' -foe ls '-.of &FcfrVw-. .1 ' spoOTs dome mom1 A woman's way. , We hear that j League under Devore and gives expression often. Fates of Jia-1 the ex-Giant credit for teaching states himest an.d lovers LEGION NINE LOSE GAME RAKEM' TEAM DEFEATED IX KEt OXD GAME; SCOKK 4-3 The Sa!em Legion nine dropped their second game to the Tlaekart Contractors of Corvallis last night by a score df 7 to Z. The first game, piayea nere, was lost by a score-of 4 o-3. v;.r- . -S9e"nt 'gbXon-'to fa1 bad start yesterday, . when Blumenberg walfeeft'hreSn'enf with the bases full ln,ther8t Inning. Another balbreak locicurred I in ' the tirtb whetr two men were on bases, and ! a third ,wa! walked. With the' bai.fuli; the batter -hit out a single which bounced over- the fielder's head. This error let in thrtq runs. , . Proctor starred In the hitting linfor the Legion nine, netting three safe hits out of four times at- bat. v The Legion team was composed of many picK-ip men, several of the regular string being ; unab.e to attend the game. tions," hsfve been settled with this ac credited ability to work things out in some mysterious, way. And now we cite the case of the Cleveland ball club. : The clnb.is still1 owned by Mrs. James C,' Dunn, widow of the man who jifted the team put of the fi nancial and playing rut. The team has been having but mediocre success the last couple of seasons. Manager Speaker has been laboring diligently, enough but with only fair success in his efforts to rebuild the team. 1 Of late rumors1 'have sprung up hinting at a possible change in the management. '; ), ; . Now Mrs. Dunn has settled those rumors.. How?, j . t . By signing Manager Speaker for next season" "while tf present one is little more thaitbalf done. . Which is hot-'bhly.thd Tnost em phatic way of halting all . future rumors bu a concrete way of ex pressing: her, faith in Speaker. . Babe ttuth, betftg still the.home run king and i beHBreatest.-home run hitter that ever lived, is qual-J niea to, laiK b , lew mnuies, ai least, on the matter of the ball-r-wh ichi he has au'idercd ;daiiy';tbr years. i'.; !".-- .' ;' And Babe, disconnts the genepl feeling that.tne",bali:.has been made extremely Iivelyrjof recent yc4fs. He points out that.the.honxe jrun craze hds caused tmost baiters who started out as "Choke" hitteriiQ V BASEBALL By Atioriat4 frtit I r rarlflc Portland S-S: Oakland 2-2. Los Angeles 7; Sacramento 4. San Francisco 17; Salt Lake t. Vernon 12; Seattle 2. American Philadelphia &: St. Louis 2. New York 2: Chicago 0. Boston 7: Detroit 2. Cleveland - Washington, game postponed; rain. I lying clouds, waa suc--ful In d- closing at Bettstad fjord 100 mllf fro.u Etah. what appeared to be suitable location and the- planes were scheduled to :toye la tnat point late last night. I . The necessity for working rap idly was explained heie as due tc the lapid approach of colder weather In the rrgloii where th planes tre to do their exploring LItito more than two weeks ;ot fairly good weather remains ti I his puriose oefcre winter benius to tighten Its ftlsid grin on the rctle. Vatlonal Brooklyn 5; Cincinnati 1, St. Lonls 9-8; Philadelphia 2-4 Oo others scheduled. will probably favor the policy of cutting down federal Income taxes He did not specifically mention the Mellon plan. j ' PLANE BASE IS FOUND ARCTIC EXPEDITION DISCOV ERS LANDING LOCATION' TAX! SYSTEM ATTACKED COXC J R ESS3I A N HAWLEY AD VOCATES FED- SYSTEM him the rudiments of the game. I . i i - I The New York state commission, which rules boxing In New York state with a black snake whip, two machine ' guns i and a sawed-off shotgun, has rightfully been accused at times of handling things in a high-handed manner., Their littto h-thit nf Hf.larinf expenses .champions In the same manner that most lodge committees: de cide on a smoker has been rather amusing. - Nevertheless, some of their moves are highly commendable. I felt like giving three rousing cheers fhen I read they had cut Paul Berlenbach's part of the re ceipts of his recent song 1 and dance act with Young Maruljo of New Orleans. ; : j I Congressman W. C; Hawley, in athletic ian address before the notary club Wednesday noon, attacked the present taxation system of the state and included the methods of expending public funds. He ad vocated a system similar to that used j In the handling of federal " WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. (B Associated Press.) Covering In a few hours territory which ex plorers a few years ago might have labored over for tmnths the airpUnes of the MacMillin Arcti expedition have spotted a likely loeatieu for an Intermediate bs between Etah. Greenland, and Capa Thomas Hubbard. Two trips over jthe Icy mouu tains of Ellismere lard in weath cr that chilled to t:i none, wore uecetry to find the landing place. The first of trrj trips last Saturday, carried the plane over rugged couMry -ier befori t rave -red by civill7ed man. The second Journey yesterdajv. ali)i.ugh made i difficiU by low t i:J0 o'clock, i v Presentation of the medals will be made by the' Anderson-Brown FIGHTER IS EX0N0RATED DFUTH OF RLNO OPPONENT NOT II LAMED TO UOXEH PRKSCOTT. Arlt.. Aug. 12. (By The Associated Press). Man uel Cota, Prescott . boxer, today was exonerated' by a coroner's Jury of all blame in connection with death of Frank Lewis, a Pa nama Indian, who boxed under the name of "Indian Mike." Lewis died yesterday from an interna hemorrhage said to have been caused by a blow in the abdomen administered by Cota during boxing match at Jerome lat Sat urday. BANQUET TO BE GIVEN LEGION NINE TO RECElVI TROPHIES FRIDAY NIGHT The Legion Twilight league baseball team, city champion will be the guests of the league officials at a banquet at the! Spa on Friday evening, when the trophiea offered to the members of the winning team will bejpre-j rented. The banquet will Mart fcprting eoods store who offered -the prizes. Addresses will be made by league representatives. EIKER'S GUARANTEED USED FORDS PRICED RIGHT THE BLUE FRONT liberty' and Ferry , Phone 121 CAR PUMPING OIL? Our New McQuay N orris Ventilated Oil Kin? is guaranteed to stop oil pumping "JIM" bill SMUH & WATKINS COURT AT HIGH STREET PHONE 44 BEAVERS GET PLAYER NEW OCTFIKLDER WILL RE- I PORT FOR SUNDAY'S GAME The fight was halted ; In, the ninth round when the feeling had become general that Berlenbach, newly crowned light heavyweight champion, was making a farce out of it instead of giving the public their money's.worth. . Chief boxing ' inspector Piatt Adam's report that, in his opinion. neither ighter was trying to do his best, aided, the:: commission in their action. ;J " ' ' The only criticism that might be attached to the move waa'in the size 'bf the cut: "The' commission withheld a third of the purse due Berlenbacb." " He ought to have re ceived nothing. :' ! ," ' !: I am firmly convinced that the only way the necessity of fighting "If; a 2 per cent tax eventually takes more money out of my pocket than a 4 per cent tax. then the 2 per cent tax is the higher," he said. "I believe that the taxes in this state are higher than Is justified by the business. . Hawley indicated that present exnntiltures should be cut down, and that taxes should be adjusted so that a certain proportion would be raised by each of the methods used, "The trouble with the In? come tax the way, this state had. It." he said, "it just gave them that much more money to spend He stated that he would favor, an income tax under the right con ditions. Mr. Hawley indicated that he change to ' lone handle" bitters to! can be Impressed upon most box- S ers is through their pocketbooKs. i 0 PORTLAND. Aug.1 12. (By As sociated" Press. J Lyman Lamb, outfielder, purchased by the Port land club or the Pacific coast If ague' from the Tulsa, Ok!a., club of the western league today noti fied President Thomas L. Turner that he had accepted terms and would arrive in Portland in time to' play Sunday.' r'."f " get distance into their drive: ' ; That players now prefer to be come swatters rather than 'place hitters is indicated1 by the fact that there UTe no really good place hitters In the game outside of possibly 'Buch men as Cobb, Speak-; er and Horn sby. These men can drop their hits with precision. Some thonght regarVdirig Ruth': views makes one feel -that has at least hit on one of. the main rea sons for the, plague of hitting. ! Josh Devcrc,. old G!ant star, is given- credit for starting. Sam Wernke, stxr pitcher of thre Michigan-Ontario League who ha? been purchased for future delivery by the Yankees on bis road to fame. Wernke got his start -with the Grand Rapfds teftrt of. the 'Central To facilitate handling spark plugs a wrench with a swivel han dle has been Invented. : i ?H0 WERE THE FOLKS WHO PUT THE ACTION IN A PLUMBING" SATISFACTION Plumbing That LEASES NELSON BROS. 355 CTMTnckrtn Plronc 100(1 I FinerTerfornianee in the latest Oldsmobile which splendidly reflects Oldsmobile's policy of con . ' stant progress. See next . , Sunday's papers. , OX DS MOB It E to take those pleasant trips! .- ;J t . ; . ..... u. - There are so many places you and the family have planned to visit some day. Don't put it off any longer. The stages are waiting to take you when and where you wish. You have nothing j to think of but to be at the depot on time. i Make this outdoor travel a pleasure. OREGON STAGES ' 185 KORTH HIGH THOVZ 69 No. 4. Oregon Pulp & Paper Co. i Sab-m. 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