SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BILLY SUNDAY COMING
LEGION ENDORSES PLAN 1
HILL WANTED RAILROAD
TOBACCO SALESMAN IS
MURRAY BELIEVED
TO SALEM-OCTOBER 19
PROPOSED BY MITCHELL
COMPLETED, IS STATED
VICTIM' Of HIGHWAYMAN
A. Q. BACH OF SAX FRANCISCO
LOSES WALLET- '
CONVENTION FAV0RS SEPAR
HEAD NORTHERN LINES FA
AUUKKSS TO JJE AT FfRST
METltODI.ST church
ATE AERIAL DEPARTMENT
VORED TRUNK EXTENSION
:i s
mam
IIS
PIRATES DEFEATED
iOPEIlfiBiTTlE
BUDGETS
mmm
Jury Deliberates Little Over
Four Hours and Makes. No
Recommendations: i
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.APPEAL HELD UNLIKELY
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lOHUrninpU .nan jih .u tubus
Nor Grounds Rays District
Attorney; Will Be Sent
- eneed Saturday
DALLAS, Ore.. Oct. 7 In' just
fnni hniru nnd Iwpnlv ml mi ten flf-
ter the case was placed in their
bandar the Jury in the W. R. Lloyd
; murder case returned a verdict ot
guilty of murder in the first de
gree. Tbe verdict carried no re
commendations . and - the death
sentence is tbe only outcome.
Sentence will be pronounced at
o'clock -' Saturday . i morning, by
Judge W. M. Ramsey,
Tbe' Lloyd: trial was onei of the
: sneediest one record in Polk
county. The 'trial opened at 1
o'clock Monday and all evidence
was in, and the arguments eom-
-pleted shortly alter lunch today.
The Jury received s their instruc
"lions and took tbe case under con
sideration at 1:40 o'clock this at
ternoon. - : - -, ; .
J. N. Halgerson, district attor
ney, scored heavily during the
morning session when he Introduc
ed seven' member of the
iurv who indicted Lloyd,
swore that Lloyd had admitted to
them voluntarily under oath that
on the night ot the murder Baun
.stopped his machine south of In-
denendence to make some repair
and that he told them after Baun
had left the automobile ne
(Lloyd) also got but and taking a
imn from the rear of the machine.
shot and killed Baun. These state
ments Lloyd denied after being re
i called to the stand, declaring that
! , wnmbered nothing from the
time Baun left the machine until
he found himself in possession oi
tSt'iriuVy
actions S
winnent to 109 b
T,m left the machine
on the stand in his own defense
Lloyd admitted freely the circura-
stances of the time pw-
fniinwlnr the crime but ue-
V dared he bad no recollection ot
i .v. etnai killing. Of tbe 18 wit-
A Francis V. Gallo-
... Wmco county district attor
offr the most' damning
- . lie , - .
r',, cHmnnV.
' Tut rict ' Attorney Halgersbri
tnnirht that Lloyd thad no
I - . wirh to appeal his
t- iunus - .
I nri that as far as he knew
2 there were no grounds upon which
f : an appeal eould be based.
! The jury sitting upon; the case
! includes: Fred Aebi, Suver; C.-R.
tt raiiftt O. F.- Brown,
n.naB r, J. DeArmond, Suver. C
Z r.A,n. Airlie: 0. O. Grant.
, r Dallas; j:J P- Leever, VeUeti A.
I' tuinwu: Amity, o. A. McCui-
V ilw Amitr: Frank Moreland,
M.Aiith: W. O. Morrow, lnde-
i ' , pendence, and P. M. Rltner, Atrlte.
fill N' LEADS TO ARREST
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REVOLVER USED IN- KILLING
POINTS- TO SLAYER
' KPLSO. Wash.. Oct. 7. (By
.Associated Press). That John
William Smith, Itinerant fight
rrnmoter and cook, borrowed the
- -rktin found near the scene of tnei,, .. . , ,, ,
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r::: , muraer oi inomas twTery, xv-ii
n-' i-tittnr vim in lnieniion. oi ui -
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7 IaV In TrmvvfAW. la AXim -
-Meil by W. L. Thompson, neia in
Cowlits county Jail, according to
f Sheriff Clarke Studebaker. Thompi
son wbeii he told his story after
his arrest near Eugene, Ore., said
be borrowed lae gun irom.
owner, Oswald wen, ot ronianu,
and loanea it to omnu n i
iat h intended to "do-a job" in
Longvlew or Kelso. vThar killing
occurred in Kelso June -19 and as
the 20th is payday for the Long
aell company, officials believe that
the gun Vas actually borrowed for
a holdUD 'in Longvlew, June 20,
bnt that tne murderer or murder
ers changed " their plans and at
tempted a boldnp iny Kelso.
Sheriff. Studebakerv 'Luke S;
May, investigator Into the murder,
and R. O. Sharp. ' special prose
cutor, stated" today that there Is a
possibility: that " the - murderers
thought they were boldlhg P'H.
v. Mc'Kp'nhev. ex-supertof coatt
4nie and one of Kelso's wealth!
ct citizens, who resides' across
.-4 frr.Tr. the noint wherellolrWUB in rrosser was nuiuui-
. 7. ;r,V a RMrv
L: A'
rrtl- .iendav that
" r Sr lUToZu v. 9rtner
Jtmg tbx tight i
nlmnfif rTl t in Tv flTI l TiriSUn
record" dalles back to 1516.
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appearance In City- la Arranged
Through Salem Ministerial :
Association '
Billy Sunday, perhaps the most
noted evangelist in , the world,
will be in Salem Monday. October
is, to address a Salem audience.
The meeting will be held. at the
First Methodist church at 10:30
o'clock In the morning. Mr. Rode-
naver, his song leader . will ac
company him to Salem for the
meeting,-which will be open to the
public.
Mr. Sunday Is in the mid3t
of a revival campalngn of six
weeks in length in Portland where
a special tabernacle was construct
ed for him. It is reported that
his meetings' there have been un
usually successful.. The subject. of
hia address In Salem has not yet
neen decided upon, according to
word received here.
He Is-being brought here under
the auspices of the Salem minis
terial association, and Rev. E. H.
Shanks of the First Baptist church
was . especially active in inducing.
Mr.-Sunday to appear in Salem.
Recently a large delegation of
Salemites attended one of the
evangelist's meetings, and he ex
pressed himself as greatly pleased
with the showing made by them.
It is thought that this will be the
first time that Mr. Sunday has
addressed an audience iri- Salem:
At his meeting Tuesday night.
members of the Portland fire de
partment - and ponce force were
present, and Mayor Baker and
Chief of Police Jenkins each del
ivered a short address. Mr. Sun
day's address for the evening was
on "Law Enforcement." It was
said to be a whirlwind meeting,
and the house was packed tff tbe
doors. '" :
It Is expected that the First
Methodist church- will be. more
than packed for the meeting when
Billy Sunday delivers his address
in Salem, for . the evangelist Is
well known throughout the coun
try, and this might be the only
opportunity Salem' people will
have for a long time to hear him
speak.
FOUND
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH HEARS
CALL OP MARINES'
Evan Hines, last week report
ed missing from his home of route
6, Salem, has joined the United
States Marine corps, according to
word' received here. He had
started from his home as usual for
high school, going on his bicycle.
He did not show up that day at
all. and on the next was reported
missing-. It was thought at the
time that he might have been a
victim of hazing, but It now is
made dear that he went directly
to Portland, landing their without
funds, t
He attempted at once ta Join
the Marines, but as he is only 16
years old, and the officials in
Portland would not sign him on
without the consent of his parents
or guardian. As a result his guar
dian Ef J. Ayers, journeyed to
Portland and gave his consent.
POWDER FIRE KILLS ONE
bk.2e if txiwowx origin
t lrjinuin liAimn x Arn.ii m. . ,
TACQMA, OcL 7 (By The As
sociated Press) " Silas Stewart, i
38. died tonight at the Camp Lew
is hospital from burns received to
day when fire destroyed a powder
mixing house of the E. I. Du Pont
de Nemours company at Pu Pont,
near here. Andy Christensen, 31.
I o uu&piidl iu a kiiuo
Jltion ag a result of the same
i uiaw. i
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i : xuO .two men were i wun iu
l . . i
I the building mixing pyrotol when
thft.: . -ddn flash of un-
known !origin: and the plant as a
ma8S of names almost instantly,
no explosion, company
offldal, 8tated. Tbe loss was plac
efl at $io,000.
PORTLAND IS SELECTED
DALLAS. Texas, Oct. 7. (By
Associated Press.) The executive j
board: f the Associated General
Contractors of America voted here
today to hold the annual conven-j
tlon of the organization at Port-
tend. Or., next January. J. H.
Ellison of Minneapolis was nom
inated for president of the asso
ciation and Katt McDougal, Port
land, tor" vice president.
contniorsE authorized
YAKIMA, Oct. 7. Construction
of'$lOO,0OO courthouse for Ben-
tMar W the Benton county
immil6neis bY a vote of tv-o to
a V .tcordlag-toiirt ormoa re-
m ceited here tonight. This dodsi ,n
.
' w r I
i locatiosr yr ir courthouse;
Estimates Being. Whipped
In Shape for Annual Meet
ing Early Next Month
THREE MAKE REQUESTS
Street Commissioner and Public
Buildings Committee and City
Engineer Tell of Needs For
' . R Next Year
At a recent meeting of the Sa
lem city council. Mayor Giesy ask
ed that the various departments
begin planning but the money they
will ask for in the coming budget,
so, that the matter will not be left
entirely to" be figured out at the
last minute. In response to Mayor
Glesy's request three- departments
have submitted to City Recorder
Poulsen their estimates of the
amounts they will need to carry
OH. :
W. s. Low, city street commis
sioner.! wants 119.483 for tne
maintenance of the street depart
ment. He is also asking S5920
for the upkeep of the bridges in
the city. For the street cleaning
department he is asking $12,670.
The department for the main
tenance of public buildings, which
is headed by Alderman' Carl Eng-
strom, has put in a request for
11525 for general building. Be
sides this the department is asking
for S 910 for the upkeep of the
comfort stations. Last year the
amount of money allowed for fuel
at the city hall was Insufficient to
meet the needs. As a result, it
appears that a deficit has arisen,
and in order to clean this up and
to take care of the fuel bill for
the coming year, the department
is asking for $1200 for fuel for
the city ball.
H, M. Rogers, city engineer, has
placed a claim for $5350 to cover
the salaries of the engineers em
ployed by the city, and for the
maintenance of his office.
The other departments are
working :otheir estimates now,
and it is expected that all of them
will have in their requests before
long, i It is the hope of Mayor
Giesy that the estimates will be
placed with the city recorder im
mediately so that no confusion
will result at the time of the ar
ranging of the budget to hinder
Itsjprogress. So. far the various
departments hate shown willing
ness to cooperate,' and it is ex
pected that the budget will be
handled smoothly, and without an
unnecessary amount of confusion.
While the ' estimates require
ments are being-xiade up as rapid
ly as possible, it is probable that
several weeks will elapse before
all departments are ready. The
innual citiseng' committee win
meet with the city council at a
special session to pass upon the
completed budget early in Novem-
Jer, Mayor Giesy said yesterday.'
1027 Conference To! Be Held Iri
Paris; Little Business t
Transacted '! 7
OMAHA, Neb., Oft. 7.r (By
Associated Press). -4- Behind the,
stenes tbe American Legion's na
tional convention was a seething
cauldron of polities! and policy
today. ;
Out in front, in the- open session
in the civic auditorium, all would
have been most pertunctory but
for a last minute objection which
sent the report of the world peace
committee to the resolutions com
mittee for amendment. .
The only business perfected was
selection of Philadelphia for the,
1020 convention andjawarding the
1027 meeting to Paris, France. ;
The remainder of jthe time was
devoted to addresses by army and
navy officers and messages from
the American Red! i Cross and
Knights of Columbuf.
The aeronautical committee, the
legion's first such jbody, fought
neateaiy an day ove,r whether to
recommend endorsement of Cok
William Mitchell, caustic critic of.Nect that was sPPed by adverse
the nation's aerial defense, and
ended after dark by adopting a
resolution in v,hijh Mitchell's
name was not mentioned, although
cce point he has ured, reorgani
zation of the national defense un
der one cabinet offiper with sub-!
divisions of equal importance for
land, sea and air, wis adopted al
most unanimously, j It was the
product of the pen of Reed, Lan
dis, America's second war ace and
son of Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
was upon that point that the
pll-day . fight was entered, and
excepting .fo'r corrections as to
grammar, no other! change was
made in tho proposed' resolution
drawn up last Monday py tne
snbeommittee of five.
That the committee's action did
sot dispose of the Mitchell matter
which from the firH day of the
legionnaires' gathering has! been
the subject of paramount Interest
and which, according1 to many ex
pressions, has swelled until1 upon
the turn it takes upon the floor of
the convention tomorrow depends
the ' selection .of a national ' Co nt-
mander to succeed James A. Drain
SUGAR PRICES ARE CUT
i
NEW REDUCTION! PUTS PRICE
LOWEST IN FOUR YEARS
SEATTLE, Oct. 7.- Sugar,
which started up iii 1914 as the
world war opened aiid reached 23
f hundred pounds, declining then
to $5 in December, 1 1921, gtoes'to
I5.S5 here Saturday. This will be
the lowest since December,: 1921.
Early this year the price was
$6.50. A cut of ten cents was
announced today, j ;
IRRIGATION MKKT ENDED
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Oct. 7.
Calling for colonization ot state
projects and the construction of
federal reclamation1: projects, the
Oregon Irrigation congress ad-
EVENTUALLY, WHV NOT NOW?
Adverse Financial Condition Was
Only Barrier, Engineer
Declares
PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 7 (By
The Associated Press) --Wnat
seemed almost a mandate from
dead lips to carry on the Oregon
trunk, to its original destination,
Klamath Falls, was told at the in
testate '.commerce commission
hearing today, where the road's
application is being heard and
fought by 'opposing Interests.
a
This word to complete the pro
ject was given by James J. Hill,
shortly before bis death to John F.
Stevens, engineer, who was asso
ciated closely with Mr. Hill. Mr.
Stevens was formerly engineer of
the Panama canal construction.
Mr, Stevens testified that the
last time he met Mr. Hill, the head
of the NortherlMlnes said to him:
.''John, you must go ahead and fin-
fish tbe Oregon Trunk."
f The engineer pictured the Ore
gon trunk as an uncompleted pro-
financial conditions, with the in
tention of its resumption when op
portunity was ripe. The Northern
Lines now contend the hour has
struck.
Bend, Ore., marshalled a delega
tion to support the extension,
three witnesses appearing in its
behalf today, headed by Judge R.
W. Sawyer. Other were, R. S.
Hamilton, member of the state
legislature, and W. C. Wilkes,
merchant. All agreed the exten
sion south would open new mar
kets for- products of th country
about Bend, facilitate livestock
movements both to ana irom rang
es and markets and open a direct
way for products of California to
reach that point and so add to the
earnings of that line so that
freight ! rates could be reduced
The Oregon trunk's case will be
finished, probably tomorrow. It is
expected R. E. Strahorn, president
nf the oreeon. California and
Eastern! will next present his case
as an ally of the Southern Pacific's
Upplication and thjs Soutbra Pacl
fie will follow, nrobably with its
showing.
TIPPLERS ARE RAPPED
YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 7. Per
sons I wbo violate the prohibition
laws were classed with anarchists
and criminals by Senator Wesley
L. Jones, who spoke tonight be
fore the- session of the East Wash
ington women's Christian temper
ance union here"S.enator Jones
told the 150 women assembled
from all parts of eastern Wash
ington that the 18th amendment
will never be repealed because not
cnongh states will Join in a move
ment for annulment. He said pro
hibition will remain as lonw as the
republic.
Washington Senators Win
First Game of Series by
, Score of 4 to 1
WALTER JOHNSON HERO
Famous "Old Barney4 Strikes Out
10 Opposition Batters in Won
derful Performance on
Mound
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 7. (By As
sociated Press.) The great right
arm of Walter Johnson repulsed
the Pittsburgh Pirates today, 4 to
1, in their first bold bid to board
the world' championship baseball
craft, manned by Washington's
gallant and seasoned batters.
Before a home town crowd of
45.000 that filled every nook and
cranny of Forbes field, the Pirates
fell before the masterful strokes
of "Old Barney" while his Senator
mates pounded out a decisive
triumph in the first clash ot the
1925 seties conflict..
Striking out 10 of the bold buc
caneers and twirling with superb
coolness and effectiveness in every
crisis, Johnson held the National
league champions to five scattered
blows one of them a booming
home run by Pie Trynor while
Joe Harris, Sam Rice and Ossie
Bluege. led an attack that accom
plished the downfall of Lee Mead
ows, .bespectacled veteran and also
found tts.piark against the curves
of "Jughandte Johnny Morrison,
who took the mound In the ninth
after Meadows had given way to a
pinch hitter.
The dash and fire, the highly
touted howitzers of the Pirate bat
ting batteries were of no avail
against the crafty defense of John
son this afternoon. Smoke is a
familiar hometown production of
Pittsburgh's fields of battle but
the Buccaneers found that the
Big Train" had a variety that
couldn't be. penetrated when there
wasny prospect Jhat ,hitsLeuld.
produce much needed runs.
For Johnson today had all the
t'emoke." of hlsTamous speed ball
as well as the baffling change of
pace that has helped him keep the
peak? and rule as one of the mar
vels of the National game despite
nearly a seore ef years in the big
league service, i i
The Pirates tfjained; their biggest
giins on "Old Barney" but' they
couldn't find the range except for
the one stroke ! put j through j by
Traynor who' got two of the quin
tet of safe blows obtained off John
son and figured as the' only suc
cessful gunner or the Pittsburgh
firing line. The others found a
mark occasionally bnt their aim
was not' true, f More often' they
punched in vain at the air ; for
Johnson among his'! 10 strikeout
victims,' twice numbered Kiki Cuy-
ler, Clyde Batnhart and ; Glenn
Wright three of the heaviest
weapons in the ; Pittsburgh attack.
Johnson occasionally faced pros
pective trouble.! He was a bit wild
at times, but he. was always might
iest In the pinches. tHe facedr his
biggeet threat iin. the jnlatti inning.
when the Pirates got twovmen on
base with mlyionoMtbutTiray
nor and Wrlgh could def nothing
but4 lift bis shots aloft for easy
outs,-, ' i ' y "I
Johnson's brilliant triumph, was
all the greater. to him1, for it'mark-
ed the first full game he had pitch
ed to victory, in a world's series.
Last fall; afierj 18 long years of
waiting it geerned that this was to
be denied to "Barney" when the
Giants beat him In his first j two
starts after wich: he came back
to gain hia glory by pitching- the
decisive iart of 'the final game; To
day Johnson carried! on where he
" (CentiBn' a ac 2)
FARMER KILLED IN FALL
DROP 150-FOOT CJ3PP FATAL
TO WELLMAX j
William WehinanJ 55, a farmer
l of the Crooked Finger district.
near Silvertbni was instantly klll
! ed Wednesday5 afternoon when' he
slipped and fell bver a 15Q ; foot
I cliff. His body Was terribly bruis
ed. Death resulted primarily Irom
a broken neckj - The accident was
witnesses by his son Henry Well-
man. 1
The two men had been hauling
rocks from their farm; and' were
j dumping" them over - tbe cliff.'
I weiiman was j sianmng ciose to
jthe brink at the time. of jthe acci
dent and' it is' thought' tbat' part
of the bank crumbled under. his
feet, plunging, him' into space. He
landed on the rocky; bottom of the
canyon, breaking practically every
bone in his body.! Death was
practically instantaneous. V
Besides fcls'Iamiiy, -Mr. Well-
man Is BUrvived'by a large Family.
i most of whom are'jinarried. ' Six
teen grand cUldre also survive,
Bandit St opr Machine on Silverton
"Road About 3:30 O'clock
In Aicnioon'
A. G. Bach, a representative of
the P. Lorillard T6bacco"cdmpany
of San Francisco, was held up
Wednesday afternoon aoout 2.30
on the Silverton highway near
the Mathis nursery, and was re
lieved of $";
Mr. Bach was driving along
when another, car drew up along
side of bis, and Its driver signalled
to himi to- stop.He did so, and
the occupant asked him the vway
to McMinnville. WThile Bach was
concentrating on giving tho right
directions, the: man suddenly
whipped a revolver from his pock
et and ordered Bach to step out
of his car.
As Bach was completely off
guard he complied with the re
quest and descended from his ma
chine. The man proceeded to re
lieve him, of the' ready cash he
had on his person. Bach was
then, according to the report, told
to stand by, and the man sprang
Into his own car and sped away.
Although a description of the man
was not made public, .it is appar
ent that he was bright enough to
take precautions against being
spotted. (He had covered his li
cense plates so that Mr. Bach was
i ot able to get the number of his
car.
PRESS SERVICE SPEEDY
ASSOCIATED PRESS SIGNALS
COVER ENTIRE COUNTRY
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (By Asso
ciated Press). -When the world's
series umpire called "play ball"
today the Associated Press broke
four records In order to fulfill its
part in the program. It operated
on the longest single telegraph
circuit on record. - Never before
had so many operators worked on
a single wire. More player, score
boards' were linked to the wire
than in any other year , and for
the first -time- to history SO bread-
casting stations permeated the air
with reports received over the
same wire. '
The entire leased wire system
of the Associated Press linking hp
more than 4 00 'cities throughout
the United States and extending
into eastern Canada and Cuba was
connected directly Jnto the Pitts
burgh ball park. The telegraph
signals transmitted from tho park
travel sed more "ma 46,R00 miles
of space as they found their way
to (be various newspaper oftlcis
the country over. At the same
time 80 broadca-it'rg stations and
li'O player score boards wei a also
cOnne. led to the wire. Tee opera
tion" of the circuit was car ied out
without mishap;
Tue largest force of press U-le-
graplers in the world gave their
undivided attention, to the opera
tion of the wire as the game pro
gressed. More than 800, of them
Were assigned.- to the ; workc of
copying tbe telegraph flashes ; of
the one AP operator at the ball
field: Who clicked off, the. plays
dictated to him by the reporters.
CROWLEY TAKES OFFICE
NEW PRESIDENT OF,SHD?PlNa
BOARD STARTS WORK
WASHINGTON,: Oct 7 (By
The Associated : Press ---The Fleet
corporation was - guided f for the
first time today by its new -presi
dent, Elmer; E Crowley, who suc
ceeded. Leigh C. Palmer, removed
br the Snipping Bbard' yesterday.
Mr. Crowley Indicated it proba
bly .would' be several days before
lie would be In a position to make
any announcement concerning bis
administrative plans. ' Meanwhile
another importanr .vacancy devel
oped in the corporation's, executive
pesonneUf Rear Admiral Hutchin
son. I. Cone, retired; one. of Mr.
Palmer right .hand men,, resign
ing as vice president' and general
manager to' protest against the
board's; recent . actions. : He said
.he could not continue' in. the of
fice. : with : the ; rboard' defying'
Cooiidge' by taking over the fleet
corporation's, power, and discharg
ing Mr, Palmer, without, waiting
lor the' report on the' shipping sit
nation that 11. 0 Dal ton of Cleve
land "has been asked' by Mr, Cooi
idge to make'.. " ' . "
MISSING CLERK, FOCND"
' SEATTLE, Oct. ?r (By .The As
sociated Press) Eugene J. Rich
ards,' clerk" and" student who dis
appeared'Saturday.is In San Frari
clsco; "fine but" mystinedf as to
bow he got" thee, stated a. tele-'
gram received by his father here
today. Young" Rlcharcis vca'iehed
when he went to the basement ?of
a feed' store leaving his cap, coat
and pay check behind, .. .
Escape Planned Because of.
.- Menace Is Declaration of
Defense; Attorney ,
SHOOTING -IS DENIED
Opening JSUtementt Are Made By
Both Sides; Only Five Wit
nessea Aro Called During. ,
. Entire Day-
"Tont Murray made his escape
from; the Oregon' state prison be
cause he honestly belleyed that
his life was in danger there," Wilt
R. King declared in the county
courtroom ' yesterday, in his open
ing statement to. the jury that will
pass, judgement on Murray, ac
cused of killing John Sweeney, a
guard,, while breaking from the
prison on August 12. "Murray's
life was menaced a
times." King stated,
at the prison were
number of
"Conditions
Intolerable.
Six men, I understand, - wteite
named on a list, with instructions -that
they were to be shot on the
slightest provocation. Tom's ac-;
tions were entirely in ' self de
fense." '---, - -
With these statements. th"
fense for the first time openly
announced the course it will pur
sue in attempting to save Murray
irom tne noose.
The trial opened In earnest ves-
terday, with all the preliminaries
having been taken care of on
Tuesday. During the moraine
session, the jury was taken to the
penitentiary and inspected ' the
now famous buli pen," together
witn adjacent rooms and build
ings through which the four con
victs . escaped on the evening of
August 1 2. ..; . . - , ... . , .
The afternoon session brought
the'
opening statements of the
state and the defense. Allan Car
son, deputy district atorney, pre
sented the case for the -neoDle;
sum ming tip tne entire; traiir ol
events from the " tfme the , four
men bored holes in : the root ; of
their cells until Murray was cap
tured in Centralia. . ,. , s
The state laid much . stress on
the fact that In escaping, Murray
took a .3 2-20 'caliber revolver, thf
only one bf that bore in the prla
on, and that when he was taken
in Centralia, he was still in pos
session of the same' weapon.' The
state will contend that it was this
gun-that killed Sweeney and ser
iously wounded Lute Savage, a
wall guard. X- '
Another: point brouaht out b-r
the district atorney was the pur
ported confession signed by Mur
ray, Kelley and WJJIos In " the
Newman ;home at New Era, . "In
this1 conresion," Mr. Carson said.
Murray freely acknowledges hav
ing killed Sweeney. The confession-
was entirely voluntary was
suggested by - the three convicts,
and was written 'by Newman !a;
dictated by Murray, When it was
complete, each of the convicts
signed it, and then Impressed their
finger prints under the statement.
We will offer this confession ' as'
evidence in the. case later." :
Murray also Bald to have
freely discussed the case when he
was arrested .it Centralis; and; to
have admitted killing the guard.
(Contlnaed a pit S) .
SERIES SIDELIGHTS
PITTSBURGH, V Oct. T.(By
Associatedrpress.) As a team the
Senators 1 batted, 250 1 against
Meadows,? while 'toe f Pirates had
against f-Walter. Johnson's -smoke
bait ' ' vj.' -
' So'eff ective" war Johnson against
the sluggers of - Bill McKechnie
that x; outside of "Ptf Traynor,
whoT slapped out .a; 'home ratC only
three Pirates as far as-second and
none reached third!'
S'r'.' -:;,".; "riT;, - --'-Max
Carey will be lucky to last
the series The vetern. outfielder
caoght'the full smoke ot Walter's
fast one orf hfs elbow In .(he first
luuiug an? en aowp mr - nine.
Walter found his olherellow fn
the ninth btit'Maxcame up' smil
ing from this;, due with' the re
mark that Walterf was evidently.
losing his tpeed. ; ' L
' - "
Commissioner-" Lar.dis " watched
the game froi.i a-' lot 6r tW third
base side with Lis 'Vtterjji chin:
resting" comfonabiy on! a- par of ;
official- fistsf a:' hlRTi; f6ui was
the ynly-factor which f.fle.i''t'be
baseball i generalIiMnio in -shift
bis position ' ttf wrj' bi-. rvrflcitl,
'chin' from' a hatll tra "dmark.
' "J don't- want to "have my picture-
taken' -with tlisose -two- old
men,'; satd.ILtfcd Ruth ts phcto
graphers. lined . up with 'Eaba
Adams and' Johnson before the
contest, .
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