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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1925
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TAX REDUCTION BILL IS
PROMISED BY PRESIDENT
FIRST PA YMEXTS : FOR 1920
W ILL BE EFFECTED, SAID
Tower Guard Says Others
ftt J'a- J II! f O . '.
raiiea to miu rum . in single-Handed
Fight .
I Coolidge Declares Relief on Both
Normal ana Surtaxes
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PLYMOUTH, Vt., Aug 17
(By the Associated ! Press.) En-
DAVIDSQN TAKES STAND actment; of .a tax reduction bill
UCkUIC JlitlCU ii) WJ1CU IUSI llttj-
mentj ot the new year are due,
was promised to. President Cool
idge 4 today . by administration
financial, leaders.'
Substantial reductions in the
Income rates, both surtax and nor
mal, la well as elimination ot
many ojf the miscellaneous taxes
Turnkey Peelaredo Hare ITad
Revolver In Table i Ksrape
Of Desperados Is Told
t In Detail VI -
o is m i
YOUNG MURDER TRIAL IS
OPENED; DENTIST CALM
CLUE; BIOS STAY
Posses Will Be Kept on Duty
'Until Information Re
ceived, Pierce Says 1 '
YOUNG IS APPARENTLY NOT
WORRIED OVER OUTCOME "
Wife Declared Murdered by Gas
And Body Incased ! Cement
Cistern
FOOD THOUGHT OBTAINED
Two Heavily Armed . Men With
Growth of Beant Demand
C: ad From Home In '
Mt. Angel District
Two bloodhounds from Eugene
'were received last night and were
taken by Norman Myers, prison
guard, to Silverton in an automo-
bile and thence to the Kline farm
near Mt. Angel. An effort to work
, the dogs was made but later aban-
doned until daylight.
; That James Nesimith, turnkey,
had a revelver in';a drawer of a
table beside which j he-was stand
ing when Tom Murray, escaped
convict entered the Jof flee shortly
before & o'clock Wednesday night
and threatened the, lives of three
men In the office with a stilleto,
and that both, he and Peter . J
White, andther guard failed to
come to bis single-handed .battle
with Murray, was the testimony
offered this afternoon by. John
Davidson, veteran guard, when he
appeared . before th$ coroner's
jury. -Davidson told in detail how
he knocked away Murray's hand
which held the knife and then
kicked" him in the abdomen, -
The old guard related tow he
dashed for PoatTfo-1, "obtained a
rifle, heard Holman say. he was
shot., and, then. went.. outside W
order to get at the convicts who
were filling the tower door and
window with lead and steel: .
"No,; I never looked to see how
bad Holman was hit," he said.
"I didn't have time tot any. guard:
I was keeping my eye on the
convicts.".' . . i " j
Seeing. Jones come from around
the corner of the wall, Davidson
said he "cracked" him and that
he fired several shots at the fly-
were declared possible after a
conference today between the ex
ecutive, Secretary Mellon, Senator
Smoot of Utah, chairman of the
finance committee, and Represen
tative Tillsoh of Connecticut who
win be the republican floor leader
next session. " -
Estimates of the treasure were
presented by Secretary Mellon and
the tax 'program began to assume
definite- shape. Mr. Mellon made
no "definite recommendations but
Chairman Smoot and Mr. Tillson
later declared for' a cut in the
surtax, applying on incomes of
1 2,0 do j and "over, from' the max
imum; of 40 per cent! to 20 or 15
per cent. They also, proposed a
reduction of the normal rates
from one to two pet cent on in
comes; of ?4, 000 and: under, from
Excepting the receipt of j the
usual number of clues which
when investigated have borne no
fruit, the manhunting situation
last night occupied the status that
it . presented Wednesday night
when three convicts escaped from
the penitentiary after killing two
guards and leaving their ' leader
dead. ,
National guardsmen . will j be
kept on duty as long as the pos
sibility remains that the trio are
in hiding. Governor Pierce an
nounces. . Sunday tne governor
spent several hours in the district
in which, the convicts are still be
lieved to be hiding, chiefly be
cause no contrary reports have
been received.
Possemen were caiied Monday
to two miles west of Mt.- Angel
where the young son of A. T. Kline
four tb three per cent on incomes I nad reported to his father that
Deiween, ai.uuo ana, s,uuu anaitWo men had come out of the
from 6 fo 5 per cent on incomes brush through a hopyard and to
the house where they asked for
food. The frightened youngster
gave them some bread. Both men,
he said, had several days growth
i bt whiskers on their faces and
Were heavily armed
means "committee e -all 4hat l-p- A epcrt fnnn .Monitor, seven
uier tna(u amuusi. i - . l i... . . .
Early action on the tax reduction
bill which be the major domestfc
issue before, the next .congress tis
predicted on the plan of Chairman
Green jot the house i ways and
committee together lrt October tor
consideration of the measure.
President Coolidge will leave to
this committee and treasury ex
perts moat of the work of drafting
exact terms of tax legislation.
If the committee has prepared
its bill by the opening of congress
In December, Representative Till-
son said today he would give it
the . same right of way on the
house calendar, believing it can
fee sen to the senate by the first
of tne year. This Would leave
two. months for action "by the
l miles north of Silverton, was re
ceived in the morning that four
men had stolen an automobile be
longing to Lawrence Jacobsen
Investigation showed that the car
was taken by Mt. Angel men and
i according to word received by the
sheriff's office last night they
had been apprehended.
(Continued on page 8)
L PROGRAM IS CONSIDERED
I SEATTLE, Aug. 17. Election
of officers and its program for
the ensuing year are to be disc
ing convicts, and saw one throw genate!and for ironine out of dif- nssed at a meetlnS ot the board
up nis nnq as mongu urn uau ncii htwiin tlmt hwi. )..
house,
been hit.
Davidson, said he had been
Btationed'in the turnkey's office
from 5:15 until 6 o'clock for the
last nine months by C. M. Charl
ton, former; principal keeper, who
told him that" he did not need a
Although the payment .due
March 1 15 is on incomes of this
year, it is the plan to make the
income? tax reduction retroactive
to this; year. Changes In miscel
laneous rates would' become ef-
pf directors of the Washington
chamber of commerce here Wed
nesday. D. O.1, Lively, manager
of the chamber announced today.
M'MILLAX PARTY VIEW VAST
AREA OF FROZEN LAND
Navy' Planes Carry ' Supplies to
New Stations en Ellee
mere Island
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.
(By Associated Press.) Examin
ation of . prospective Jurors to
hear evidence in the case of Dr.
Thomas Young, a dentist, on trial
charged with suffocating his wife,
Mrs. Grace Grogan Young, with a
heavy dental gas last February
and sealing her body in a cistern
beneath their Beverley Glen
cabin, occupied the first court
session at the trial here today.
The panel Is expected to be com
pleted tomorrow.
The dapper dentist sat through
the- proceedings calm and unruf
fled. He exhibited but a mild in
terest in the wrangling of the de
fense and prosecuting attorneys
as the latter outlined the major
contention that he killed the wom
an and sealed her body in the
crypt, assisted unwittingly by
Patrick Grogan, Jr., her 18-year
old son, who mixed the concrete
for the dentist to pour over the
body. ' -
Further the , state held the
killing was the dentist's first move
to gain control of Mrs. Young's
$1,500,000 estate, bequeathed her
by her late husband. Patrick
Grogan, known as the "olive
king."
Dr. Young's interest rallied In
termittently as the prosecution on
repeated examination, asked the
prospective Jurors If they "re
tained any conscientious opinions
against the death penalty."
Young's attorneys lost their
first court move when they failed
at the opening of . the trial to
gain, a continuance on the grounds
that they were, not supplied
transcript : ot ' testimony of the
grand jury hearing which indicted
their , client. . The court over
ruled the motion.
A large crowd craned their
necks to see the little bespectacled
dentist, but thinned out later as
the attorneys settled down to the
task of selecting the Jury.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (By
Associated Press.) A vast un
charted stretch of Arctic mountain
country has been traversed by
aviators of the MacMillan expe
dition in a flight to deposit sup
plies at their new base pn Elles
mere island. i
Navy men aboard one of the
airplanes reported they had seen
many square miles ot Jagged snow-
covered peaks, never, looked upon
beiore by man. Deep valleys di
vided the towering ranges, and in
one place there was an uncharted
lake, frozen over. . '
The area thus explored was in
the northwest section ot Elles-
mere island, known to geograph
ers heretofore only in general out
line.
The excursion
3IOTOR COMPANY FILES
DOVER, Del., Aug. 17. A char
ter was filed at the state house to
day by the General Motors Trust
corporation. The concern, which
will "deal in motor vehicles of all
kinds, was capitalized at $16,000,-
000, represented by 160,000
shares with a par value of $100.
UNCHARTED NORTH NOW
CONQUERED BY AIRPLANE
61 W DEBT
STARRETT AND HUBBARD
RESIGN PRISON OFFICES
MB
PAROLE OFFICER AND GUARD
HA Nil IX RESIGNATIONS :
Coolidge Announces That
Settlement Is Looked for
at Early Meetin;
I Warden i and Governor Refuse
Comment; Guard Vacancy
Declared Killed
SKI
Convicts Force New Era
Family to Hide Them and
Monitor Men All Day
CONFERENCE ' IS HELD
Secretary Mellon and Senator
Smoot Present Views to Execu-jhad been filled at the penitent!-
The resignation of J. V. Starrett,
parol officer, and George Hub
bard, guard, became known Mon
day. Governor Pierce refused to I rrQpr: fQg
iuuiiucu uvu i lie rnituiiiuu vi
Starrett (while Warden Dairy m pie
announced that the other vacancy
9:30
live;
Terms Declared
Stated
Killers Compel Boy to Drive Thrna
To Portland; Death Is Threat- .'
. - rued If Alarm Is -
Turned In
plored territory was made yester
day by one of the two planes
which deposited supplies at Saw
yer Bay Just north of Flager
Fjord. One plane developed motor
trouble but got back safely to her
station at Etah, Greenland.
Commander Byrd was in the
plane which swung northward to
explore the interior ot Ellesmer
Island, and he described the trip
today in this radio message to the
navy department:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (By
Associated Press.) Announce
ment by President Coolidge at
Plymouth that the American and
Belgian debt commissions may
reach" an agreement when they re
sume their sessions tomorrow was
Into the unex- taken here to mean that the chief
Starrett was appointed parole
officer by Governor Pierce about
three months ago. taking the place
of George I. Smith, who died In
rAlAHj a v - J
by death! was not filled for several Four men kidnapped from
months, it is expected that there I Monitor early Monday morn
win be delay in naming the new ing were held captive at tht
7 I T v T -A
Before coming to Salem Starr- "ome J0.nn ewm". ai
Mew tra, Between urejyon
30
ett Jived at Roseburg. where he
was identified with the Ku Kiux I City - and Canby until 7
Inef w v nrV tXf 1i A rl
executive had authorized a settle- the warden are intimate with the w,-iUwa' ow "
ment which he was satisfied would overnor though there has .been the escaped convicts forced
be acceptable to the Belgian par- considerable friction between tht one 0f the men and the Son of
was considerable speculation here Newman to drive them to
regarding which man would I Portland where they lelt the
eventually be removed by the gov- automobile at Tenth and
ernor. , 4 ne resignation, generally I ... ,. . .
UnrlPI-Btorw. In h.r. nnnnt. I VV SSninglOn Street
ed. does mot come as a direct re-1 9:30 and 10 o dock.
suit of the riot at the prison last
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Hubbard, according to test!- me mysiery ravine east.oi
mony of; several witnesses tbetor I here was telephoned to the
me coroner-, "quest, ra led to rire penitentiary ' shortry after
had ample opportunity. He had midnight by Sheriff Mass, of
llament and the American con
gress. " j
Before Secretary, Mellon and
Senator Smoot of Utah, represent
ing the American commission
went to Plymouth to confer with
between
. Word of the escape from
Mr. Coolidge, senators and others
were told that the commissions
were quite far apart in the nego
tiations and that some concessions
"NA-3. Schur and Sorenson, would he nK.,-MrT tn an arre
iNA-i, Bennett ana tsyra. ieiiimn 1
ji.ian ai iums p. m., ror cannon 1 while some details of the pro-
Fjord. At midnight ran into fog nosed agreement remain to i be 1 1
knA lna 1nn, inc .mil.. - I . .... , . :
- wW. - v u4 1 nui arii ti 1 bum iiii irpasinii w svikias.- . . a
base. Mountains completely cot- gained today at the treasury that snai hour. . re f rom 1 i s ft nvirvrv report from the Newman boy
ereu.wuu jog ana so impossioie 1 it might be possible to dispose or , niH ntu a vi,vi unan his arrival from Fort-
10 61 er mem. sal ot tnem in a single situnc. Mr. i mn,i-1 v. w. ,w ,v i 1 j m. t
fwu-u Duwa uven r - m ..-..v. ijui.naac wnue.toe regular man i . --j .:v ja1v, if
luc I . ....... k
starrett. according to those in I they divulged the presence of
close touch with ihe situation, is the desperadoes before the
employed at the prison for j Oregon City, who received the
Sawyer bay. Landed at 12:15
and located break in Ice large
enough to beach plane. There
was mouth of great glacier near
us and Jagged cliffs. The appear
ance of Cannon near us was water
aroppmg a tnousana reet into a
bowl. We had to wait for clouds
and fog to clear. Then scum ice
formed In places during wait.
Finally at 4:15 a. m. weather
cleared sufficiently to start for
Cannon Fjord.
:, "Two planes took ' otf, but
Schur. in NA-3 landed! and sign
alled that his motor had devel
oped a knock that made it danger
ous to attempt to get over the
mountains. He was Instructed to
turn here early - tomorrow - and
meet the Belgians at 3 p. m.
PLYMOUTH. Vt.. Aug. 17.
(By Associated Press.) The
stand of the American govern
of the nrison. and has madA T.rl- Mv reiumea.
I n A a s a 1
ous promises to them, including According to ine story iota
ment on terms for refunding Bel- representing himself as a personal h,v younjr Newman and relay.
termined at a conference here to- Starrett. iwould be the next war-to th penitentiary, ion
day between President Coolidge den. . This information was also Murray. Ellsworth Kelley anl
and Secretary Mellon and Senator I given to ; several employes of thejnp Willow with the four
ui wku. lUliBVUi mklUUUlE EUirUV, 1 i. 1 Bl-
What terms the administration leged. 'This and other acts are
would be willing to accept was I said to have stirred up consider-
not disclosed, although the state-1 able discontent, and the results
ment was made that the president I were far! from harmonious to the
expected an agreement to be I administration.
reached when negotiations be
tween the Belgian mission and the
(Cratiantd e pS )
GOLD STANDARD SOUGHT
Honitor men, crrived. at the
Newman heme-shortly after
5 o'clock Monday morning..
They kept inside the house all
day. forcinir the Newman.
CENTENNIAL IS OPENED family to feed them.
At 7:30 o'clock last, night
they took one of the four men
First White Settlement Honored
'In Celebration .
BOOKWORMS!
gun for if there was a disturbance fective bnon enactment of the law
there would be ample opportunity - !"!-
to obtain one. from the arsenal. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (By
The turnkey is given the prerogat- the , Associated Press.) While
1 ve of having a gun at hand, J treasury bf f iciala have! aa yet fixed
uaviason saia. - i upon nb program of tax reduction
uaviason nas oeen ai tne prison f0r recommendation to congress
for the last five years and has had their studies of the situation con
nearly .20 years experience in Tince Uhem that government
prison work. Target practice for J finance! will at least bear a reduc
guards was held twice a montlujtion.ptithe surtax td20 per, cent
ne sam. wing at a a 3-4 men, and of the maximum tax to 5 per
the guards are good ahots and the This iwould represent a cut ot
remainder poor, he said.. Holman
was a poor! shot," he " said, while
Sweeney vafied. Hubbard, guard
on duty at Post No. 7, to' the
pouth of the entrance, was also
a poor snot he said.! Davidson Is
nicknamed "Slaughterhouse John''
by the convicts; J as he shot
"Tiger" Johnson at Walla Walla
and an inmate of ; the Oregon
prison. bullpen named Ogle. ; ; '
James R.' Carey, head chapel
(Coatisato. pc ) ... ;
PARKINGj CHANGE TODAY
AUTOMOBILES MUST BE HEAD-
ON TO CURBING .
one. of per cent from the normal
and take 20 per cent otf the max
imum 4 surtax, . the present rate
being forty per. cent. These of
course are not final figures and
It may be that an even- lower
reduction? In the surtax will be
proposed.! ' "T:.- -'!'" '
EGG 1 RACE CONTINUES
HANSEN '. PULLET TAKES LEAD
IN EGO LAYING CONTEST ,
Watch your clutch today! '
This is the warning broadcast
by the Salem ' police department
with head-on parking going into
effect today. The machines must
be parked at a . 45-degree angle
and parallel to. each other.
The police again caution motor
ists against coming out from the
curb without making sure that
the traffic behind is in the clear.
Attention is called to the point of
law that holds that traffic in the
street hastthe right of way over
1 that, coming, from the curb.
Work of placing the white marks
marks will begin Wednesday and
will take about 16 days to eom-
. plete, according to Walter Lowe,
street commissioner. ;
- TAC0MA,- Aug. 17 Eggs are
the mlleposts by which a thrilling
race , Is! being measured at the
western! Washington : experiment
station at; Pnyallup, near Taeoma.
Hansen; puilet No.: 43 has taren
the lead jover several hundred
Dirds entered in me annual egg
laying fcontest conducted by the
station ;and is now making a bid
tor a nevr world's, record. With
76 : day of the contest year : re
maining this pullet already has
laid 2 St eggs and is now four eggs
ahead of the famous Lady Jewell's
mark a this stage ot the race.
Lady Jewell holds the present
record, j , ... ; : V-
The Hapsen pullet recently, laid
an egg' for 88. consecutive days
and then, after a 'day's rest, en
tered the final spurt which her
backers ; believe will carry her on
to a new record. ' :
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STABILIZATION OF FRENCH
CURRENCY DISCUSSED
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 17.
Vancouver's centennial celebra
tion was opened tonight by Mayor
which one is not known here
(Coatiaa pf
Allen who welcomed the distln- ATTORNEY IS DISBARRED
guisnea visitors ana declared the I . ; t . . ; - -
exposition open to the public. Rer. SUPREME COURT FAILS TO
F A. Lavlolette offered Braver. I nctTJtsE mnir nrnsiox
Mayor Gibes of Longvjew.i Mayor
Baker of Portland, Representative I OLTMPIA, Atig. 17 (By the
WILLIAMSTOWN. Mass.. Aug.
17, (By Associated Press.)-
France is determined to revert to
the gold standard, Robert Masson
of Paris, French banker, said to-'
nlrht tn lit fifth lAf.tnra mt thm
institute of politics on the "peace Crumpacker of Oregon and Gov Ass6ciated .Press) The strpreme.
problems of France." , Whether f Pierce of Oregon gave brief Lonrt to, thm .nrs!te4;
-v. . . . 1 . I laiKS. conrratnlatinr Vinmwr. " -
standard or stabilize the frane at nd the committee in charge on 110,1 of w' wlnthrop, fieaUle
the successful efforts to celebrate I attorney, for a rehearing in dls-
the centennial of the first white I barment
settlement at Vancouver.
- . IMQ t ... .v. . . .
a new but lower value was yet to
be decided. , !
"In either case we must begin
by stabilizing the currency, and
the preliminary measures are the
final balancing of the - budget
proceedings Instituted '
against him and entered an order. -
the St. Elmo hotel. The city
the court. handed down Jane 24.
exposition
opening cere-1
which the president is determined J council assembled at 7 o'clock and Mb w&lch Wlnthrop was suspended,
proceeded to the
grounds for the
monies. I
After the formal opening, the
pageant, i "The Coming- of the
WbUe Man," was iven. It Is Ue
work ot local talent, written v.
Dwlght Parish, who is also the UKT tNFUriCtRS MEET
airectorv 1 The celebration will
to see through; an increase In tax
ation to attain that object which
is being voted; a careful financial
policy, avoiding an increased pub
lic debt, and making provisions
for its reduction; a settlement Of
the international debt . question
and a continuation of habit ot
thrift among the public. All this
Is either done, being done or likely
to be done In . the near future.
Practically the exchange will be
stabilized - or will fluctuate be
tween narrow limits."
from practice of law la this .state
for. one year. He was charged
with unethical . practices In con
nection with Seattle police court
cases. '
I close Saturday.
TIMBER LAND IN DANGER
t , ' v-.--. ..1 1 . . .
FIRE BREAKS OUT XEAR RAIN.
ANDREWS HOLD CONFERENCE
... WITH DISTRICT CHIEFS '.'
MYSTERY NOTE IS SENT - ier,! reports state
WASHINGTON.. Aug". 17. I By
Associated Press.) HaTing con
cluded 'his individual conferences
with .the prohibition "direction
rfilaf. .. ji ......
DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUTH UUXMFIA, Aug.. 17 (By As- ant Seeret.r, .v.
INVESTIGATED BY POLICE jciated Press.) Meager reporU treasury will meet practical all
i . mi ine BUl xore,t- ' tomorrow ia a general
SEATTLE. Ana-. 17 Bv the offices late today that a forest LonfrnJ . " " ' Rener1
iuoruud Prena l PolitH- deteA. I fir bad broken out In. the hold-1 . a. . . i
- , I , . ... ... I ' m wiu "tj ifiinr'j i ro m
tlve were assigned to. Investigate In of tBf Fir Tree Lumber com. I those arranging for meeting, the
fighting crew composed ot com-
the absence of John Cahay. Jr
23, when his family reported here
tonight that he had been, missing
tour months
A note, .addressed to his. two
sisters which read; "It you want
to see your brother go to a house
on the Bothell highway about 400
feet beyond the city limits," was
received tftdar. The "note was
signed with the Initial -S.
The Bothell road run north out
lot the Seattle city limits.
purpose is to have a dlscu'lon or
the whole prohibition enforcement
company iemployee. and. organ-UUoama 0'a the eve o The o,:
ized to combat the blaze, it waahn, if , ,u
i I v 1 i it icurgaiuza.
la- . . .. ,. I , .V . A .
A report was received from Dis- Th . . ,'
trict Warden Robert Coomb, that th'e genera! VonferVnce was
the Quilcene fir, on Hood Canal thft 30 or the 70 cb7e"
would be placed on a patrol gasis and Mate dlreftor, oal J"n., a..
by Thursday unle-s unfavorable trA k ivT.
weather conditions' developed. I rii- today with .the statement-tin it
mediate danger that the Quilcene wa. intended to' present all cf t "
fire- woald continue to spread officers except the .director
seemed passed, Coombs said. Hawaii. Tor t P! at, V
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