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6 fhW- 'r.tt.W .r SECTION ONE THREE 'SECTIONS 7 i PAGES l td 8 r 24 PAGES ' - . SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR;; SALEM OREGON,, SUNDAX MORNING; OCTOBER.25, 1925 w PRICE. FIVE tCENTS "rrrr u r . I tf 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1 vi l0 .V 1 " lzj'U Li y UU L JALz3 JiJ .... , : '.4 i$ ' ! 0UTIIP1 on ctiii Southern Eleven Wins Eas ily From U. of 0. by Score ! of 28 to 0. I - AGGIES ALSfj y DEFEATED f Ktanford Cardinals Win by Score . of 26 t10 After Corrallia . IVy Threaten In Early : 'jf ' ' "Stages of Game s PORTLANDiOr.; Oct. 24. (By Associated Press. )-r-CniTersity of California' football, teain over whelmed tha tJnlTeraity of Oregon eleven on Multnoman .field bere today 28 to 0.? California, ; with an i offense which could not be stop t ped. and' an4 aim ost intpre enable I defense against, Oregon's attacks, I ftcored its triumph' in liandy fash- lon pushint over one touchdown f in the first period, one In the sec- ond and two in the fourth. . i I A crowd of approximately ;20, f 000 persons saw tie Bears power 5 ful machine trample the Eugene ) team under foot, . Oregon, at no I time menaced the California goal . line. , although -once l In' the final : period the Oregonlaos. worked, the : ball to California'a nine-yard line. Here Oregon lost whatever oppor- tunlty there might have been to score-when Harrison fumbled: the V- ball and California recovered. Im mediately afterward Anderson; of i f Oregon fumbled Blewett's punt and the Bears romped down ; the field for their final touchdown.1,' : ; California completely bewildered I :: the Oregonlans by-criss-crossing i - nd f ake cr laa-eross fplays j al - though big gains also, were made V f br forward passing and line plung- -l Ine. Andy 8mlth used many Bub- s itltutes. ; !::;it; i, : California swept into Its first j touchdown within i& minutes of . the kickof f and after only 1 2 . plays. Oregon kicked off to Youn& 1 on the 10-yard line, and, the big ?. ' fullback tore for. A 39-yard gain Toung took the ball and faked the .right. Imlay cut behind him and took the ball for a sprint , around . left . end to sthe onef oot xllne. With the goal line to; go. young smashed center for i.the touchdown. Carlson drop-kicked the goaU; i' - " ' -i ' Only a few minutes after the. second, quarter opened.- another criss-cross from Jabs, who had re placed iTouns. at; fullback to Im lay, netted 34. yards, the longest scrimmage gain of the game, to the Oregon 84-yard line. On the next play Jabs catapulted center tor 12-yards and first down to the Oregon 21-yard line. v " - Dixon made a long low ihurl ' across the oal c line, a perfect throw to an end set to receive tt.Hbut Anderson of Oregon v)ust ticked the flying sphere with his fingers enough to spill the,play. "t Wettell kicked over the Califor nia goal line for a touch back, .but pixon brought It back to the Ore g on 47-yard line. -Wettel punted again, lut the ball skidded eff his "toot for only a nine-yard gain. This' was the break of the second -touchdown.- Dixon punted back 62 to the Oregon .six; but Wetxel (CoaUnaed a pf , TWO" KILLED IN . CRASH !. 1 ..:'-'.,""-" t - i n i ------ - - f ACTO SJIASilUP REStLTA IN -' DEATH OP MAX AXD WD?E i? RENTON.. Wash., Oct 24. Richard Owens and his wife Nel lie; were instantly killed at 5 r30 this afternoon when the automo bile In which they were riding was truck by a heavily loaded logging truck on.tbe Sunset. highway, two miles north of here. Mrs- Susie : Trover, who waskilsq riding in the car which was driven by her busr band, Henry TroTef, was seriously Injured. . Both couples resided at Newcastle, ;,":V J i. Mr. Trover, who was uninjured, accepted blame for the accident, siring that he cut across the road in front of the truck in an attempt to turn into a gasblino serf ice sta- tton. ' . f : r ;harles Turlock of.Renton, thj truck driver. declared he had his heavy load of logs under complete rontrif and was jroing slowly down the steep jrra'de he'riotlcedtHe touring car approaching. WUh oet warning; he uali, the latter citt directly ; in front of him;' The lUbter maehine rwai demolished andhrown 10 feet off the road lota a ditch. v : CATTLEMEN OF WEST ON BORDER OF BANKRUPTCY BEEP SUPPLY OP. CX)UNTRY SAID PRECARIOUS , Graziiig Restrictions Will Force Stock Men Out of Busi- nesa. Believed - WASHINGTON Oct. 24 (By Associated Press.) Unless the cattle Industry is to be driven from the United States, congress must :pass remedial . Jegislation next session; Senator Cameron, re puhlicanjrizona, declared, today ina .8umnary of .hb findings as the result of the senate comnUttee Investigation of grazing lands. , Virtually all cattlemen of the wesre on -the verge of bank ruptcy, he said, adding that if aomething Is hotdOne within the next year .they wlll be forced out of .business. Thev cattlemen are not asking for fchaHty but for an opportunity. t retrench their war lossei so ,that. the; United SUtes will not be dependent upon South America, and Australia for Its beef supply-with resultant high prices. The caUlemen'a - difficulty, he said, can be traced to government restrictions , "on grazing lands the public domain and in the na tional forests. At the next session he declared he intended making an effort to get legislation enacted which would give cattle men the-l right to lease land on the public domain for at least 10 years with the privilege-of fencing the prop- erty. ; The legislation also would in elude the establishment ol nation al -uniform grazing fees in nation al forests, which would prevent the government from charging 75 cents a head one year and $1.50 a head the next.. - ? . f The cattle Industry would bS'ljj even worse-condition but for Sed- reUry Work yielding to Jiis plea to postpone - enforcement of the law requiring abolitlon.of J'drlft" fences In cattle country until the senate 'committee had submitted its report, Senator Cameron said "Drift" fences, he explained, were constructed cooperatively by the ranchers to prevent herds wander ing wide areas and eliminate the necessity of employing a . large number of herders. : W. U. LdSES IN TAC0MA WILLA3IETTO . TAKES " SHORt - . EXD OF 7 TO 5 SCORE .TACOMA, Oct. 24. The Col f lege of Puget Sound Loggers sta ged a passing rally that netted a touchdown in the final - quarter and a victory 7:to 5 over' the -Wil lamette team, in their: annual game here today. The Willam ette team outplayed the Loggers in the first half, twice threaten ing a touchdown and was on the Tacoman'8 one yard line at half time'. "A safety and field goal in the third quarter accounted for Willamette's points. -.. According to a- telegram to the Statesman ' , by members of the team; Willamette ; outplayed Its opponents throughout the entire tame! making J7 -first 'downs Puget Sound made two. - The, Willamette team exhibited a powrf uj offensive during the game. The northern college won on .a-, ; fumble .'-when Willamette muffed , the ball on the 20 yard line, giving Puget Sound a touch down after two passes -i t : v. 4 DEMPSEY H!T- BY FANS MANY. "THINK BOXING CHAMP WILL NOT DEFEND TITLE NEW YORK, Oct. 24. ( A.P. ) The New York Evening World today prints the result of a coun trywide questionnaire to get the opinion of prize' fight Tans as to whether, they thought Jack Demp- sey, heavyweight i, would ; defend his title . within . six ". months and whether he ever would meet Harry Wills. .The results were; "L-'.c ? "Do you"; believe Dempsey has any intention of meeting Harry Wills!" Yes 129; no. 2,371.-, 9 i,.Do yp.u, believe ; Dempsey has any-Intention ot meeting Tunney or any other serious contender? YesUl4i; no, 2,839. 9 jvDo yOtf believe Dempsey has any right to the title if he does not de fend it -within six months?" Yes 81; no, 2,419. , "Do you believe the , several boxing commissiona. acting' of flci ally; should declare-his title for feited should he not defend-it In six months-?" Yes, 2,351; no, 149 Con stitutio nality;- of 4 N inety- bixth Article Is Question ed by Attorney REE SPEECH ABRIDGED Reid Declarea Act Under Which Mitchell Is Indicted Contra diets Provision of the ; , : Constitntlon WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. (By Associated Press. ) The ' ninety- sixth article of war under which Colonel William Mitchell of the army air service has -been indicted for court martial by the war de partment; may Itself be brought to trial. - This possibility . developed to night when representative Reid of Illinois, counsel for the air officer, made public two statements chal lenging the constitutionality of the article, although he failed to reveal any' Indication of 'the pro cedure he would follow when the trial begins Wednesday. ' . ' T"he right of freedom of speech s undoubtedly guaranteed by the constitution." Mr. Reid said, "and if the ninety-sixth article of war abridges that right. It Is unconsti tutional and void. In the second statement, Mr. Red invited attention, to the fact that although, his client had been charged with conduct prejudicial to good order and military disci pline by issuing certain statements In violation of the9th article of war; the truth of such statements were not ' questioned In the charges. ,: It the construction attempted to be put upon that article by the war department" is allowed to prevail. he added, itf will seat ataught the constitution ; of -the United States and the army and the war department will .become a law un tothemselves which will never be permitted under our form of gov ernment." . ' . Mit Reid asserted ' further that the war, and' navy departments had previously been scheduled to vigorous criticism from within and that the statements made by Col. Mitchell "are mild compared to those of General Hooker, Gen eral McCfelland, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Admiral - Sims, which:; were published broadcast, yet no disciplinary action was ever taken against them. :: 'jP : , : :. ' - FORMER WIFE OF LATE TOBACCO KING IS DEAD MRS. LILLIAN N. DUKE DIES IN ABSOLUTE PENURY Lack of Sustenance Is Declared to Have Been Partially Re- sponsible for" Death ' NEW YORK, Oct. 24. (By As sociated Press. ) Mrs. Lillian N. Duke, who was divorced 20 years ago by the late tobacco magnate, James B. Duke, died tonight in her music studio on West 88ta street. She had been unconscious since October" 22 when she suf fered two cerebral hemorrhages. -Since the death of her former husband, on October; 10, Mrs. Duke had been greatly depressed, according to Tier attorney. Miss Lillian Pugh, . who said Mrs. Duke's condition was undoubtedly complicated by. lack of food. She had refused to accept loans from friends, her attorney said. '. The tobacco man's first wife died in penury, although 20 years ago she was mistress of a fortune then estimated at 1100,000,000. At that tlme.Mrs. Duke presided over her husband's mansions in New York. and. Newport; in recent years she had been reduced to giv ing music lessons to a handful of pupils. She had studied at one time under Jean de Resseke. Mls3 Pugh said Mr. Duke knew of his former wife's financial diffi culties before his death. In his will, filed for probate on October 23. he made no provision for her. but-left the bulk of his estate. now estimated at $150,000,000, to his second wife, Mrs. Nanallne M. Duke, and to their daughter. Doris. PRESS BOX .AVAILABLE SPORT WRITERS GIVEN SEATS ' AT UNIVERSITY r UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugene, Oct. 24. (Special.) Newspaper men in the state will be issued sats for th first time in the new press box, which is being constructed . on - Hayward field grandstand.' at the Oregon-O. A. C. game; November 14. Jack Ben efiel, graduate manager, an nounced. About 40 regular seats will be available, and will.be assigned to sports writers. Telegraph and telephone wires will be provided for the reporters to facilitate rap id communication with newspap ers and press associations. - "The new press box is well equipped to give the occupants an unobstructed view of the ploying field," Benflel said, "as it is sit uated 'on top of the grandstand." INDIAN SUMMER NAVAL ACCIDENTS NOT DUE TO CARELESSNESS RISKS . MUST BE TAKEN, SEC RETARY OF NAVY SAYS When Accidents Cease, Navy Will , Be Dead, Wilbur; Declares In Speech WAHINGTON, Oct. 24. (By As sociated Press.) When accidents c:ase in- the navy, the " people. should know the navy Is dead, Secretary Wilbur declared today in an address before the conven tion here of the Onogregational church. JO Reviewing the recent series of accidents to naval vessels, the sec retary declared the navy must function daily In time of peace as ell as in time of war and that this necessarily Involved dangers which must be faced. - "We have bad collisions . be tween submarines while both were bubmerged," he siad, "we have had collisions between submarines and surface vessels afloat. The as cent disaster to the S-5 1 illus tiates that no matter how careful or expert the crew.of a submarine may be an overtaking ship may sinklf. "There, are risks to be assumed in time of peace. Ships must be moved in the fog on dangerous coasts in time of peace if they are to be so moved in time of war. Airships must be flown in time of peace in conditions under which they will be compelled to fly in time of war. "The United States navy is a liv ing entity. It lives and moves and has its being. It is subject to the usual hazards of life. We do not live upon the , principle that we should seek 100 per cent security but that we aceept alt the hazards incident to our reasonable acttv itiesJf ;;;j!.; I . ; ."' " . ARREST GLORIA, ORDER CONTEMPT CHARGES FILED AGAINST CHARGES NEW YORK, Oct. 24. (AP) An order to the sheriff directing the arrest of' Gloria Swanwn, moving picture actress, for con tempt of court was signed today by Robert M. Marsh, a supreme court referee. He directed that she be held in the Ludlow street jail until she pays a fine of $250 for contempt. Order was issued because the actress failed to appear as a wit ness, but sailed for Europe . In stead. She had been subpoenaed in a suit brought by Janet Beech er,.- actress, to obtain custody of her son from her . husband, Dr. Richard S. Hoffman. . PUBLIC TO BEH T BY AUTO TAX SUC Automobile' Manufacturers Promise Reduction in Cars Following Cut LEVY REPEAL IS SOUGHT General Public Also to Be Given Advantage of Cut In Tax on Cigars and Theatre Ad mission WASHINGTON, Oct 24. (AP) Promise of automobile manu facturers t'o pass on to buyers, through lower priced cars full benefits ef the removal of the $10,000,000 annual federal tax levied against this industry was pledged today to the house ways and means committee. Urging repeal of the levies against passenger automobiles as well as those on trucks, tires and accessories, the national automo bile chamber of commerce report ed it had the signed pledge of every manufacturer that if the tax. was repealed, it would be en tire from the buyers' purchase bill. Lower priced cigars and theater tickets also were promised by rep resentatives of these industries if the federal tax on cigars and ad missions were reduced. The Committee which will start work a week from Monday on the drafting of a tax reduction bill, heard appeals " for relief from these taxes today from more than 20 representatives of national or ganlzations. Secretary Mellon. Eowever J gave no place for these reductions in his program submitted earlier In the week. He ' has suggested that the levels on admissions and passenger automobiles be retain ed. He did propose, though, that the tax vn automobile trucks; tires and accessories be repealed After hearing protests today from the Mortgage. Bankers' as sociation and the American Farm Bureau fderation against Mr. Mel Ion's proposal to repeal the estate tax, Chairman Green announced he favored repeal of the . federal tax after a period of six years. Mr. Green previously had op posed repeal vf the estate tax but had agreed to a .plan to. increase the credit, alowed for payment of state taxes. Ho said he thought th six year 'period would glye states opportunity to work out in heritance tax laws to prevent eva sion of levy. . . FOUR OVIS POLI BAGGED ROOSEVELTS GET .... FINE SPE CIMENS OF RARE SHEEP .., CHICAGO. Oct 2 4. ( By Asso ciated Press.) ; Theodore and Ker ciitJlooaevelt haTe. at last brought down "the head of heads. Their quest for he rare ovis poll, moun tain; sheep , with; the biggest rams' horn- ithereAarellwas C deferred during the moulting reason, but the Rosivelts bave bagged four of. the striking fellows, according to a; cablegram i received, hereto r.'ght by D. C. Davles, director of the Field Museum. ..c The cable, signed "Roosevelts" waa sent October 23, just 30, days arter the time Ue sons of the late president, traveling light and: fast b igan their dash Into the extreme ly high, altitudes of;, the . frozen Pamir plateaus,, difficult of pene tration and termed by Kipling "the 'world's, white roof tree,": . '"HaVa ad good luck" with the 6visloU" said the message. "Have excellent group "or four.rania, be- sldes' several ' other specimens tot the- Field Museum? Are going straight to' Srlnager, where Mrs. RbosevelU ( the. wives of ; the ex pedition leaders) will meet us.r , Although: the time that : the Roosevelt will actually, leave In dla'13 untnowtf Tiere.the expedi tion t may now v be considered homewaj bound. ' , ; j i n i i . . . I., . ip j . PLUNGE; KILLS-STUDENT . - ,-j" U. OF O fUNlOR FALLS FROSl . ROOF OF GRANDSTAAU r , Lr.. .. in. ,. U 4 I PORTLAND, Otc.', Oct- 2 4 By Associated rrens.) ! Alfred; i P.' GossUnlrer<y ;ot Oregon junior; who IClLfronrUhei , roof pf the grandstand at the Multnomah ield before-the bregon-CaUfcmla game this afternoon died at a hospital late today, . ; U ', " I ,. ! POLICEMEN ARE CHARGED WITH DEALING IN B00ZE THREE OFFICERS AND ONE YAKIMA CIVILIAN HELD Patrolmen Declared to Have Pur chased . Liquor From Man They Had Arrested ' YAKIMA, Oct. 24 Three Yak ima police officers and one civilian were arrested here tonight oh fed eral liquor charges and a second civilian was being sought. Ar rests were made by S. E. Bunker, federal prohibition officer; sta tioned here. .Harry pair, Alden Schumaker and Fred Schumaker, the police officers, were held in 81,000 bail, and Frank Howard, the civilian, was held, in $2500 guilty ta conspiracy to violate the Volstead act when arraigned be fore C P. Borberg. federal court commissioner. According to a signed confes sion made- by Bair and turned over to Commissioner Borberg the three police-officers recently .ar rested Howard with an automobile full of liquor. Howard, according to the confession, talked the offi cers out of arresting him and sold them the liquor. Later, the fifth man, who Is now being sought throughout the state, approached the officers, claimed ownership of the liquor and demanded its re turn.' This, according to Bair's statement, the officers refused to do. ; ; .: ' ; . . In some manner the lnforma tion became known to Bunker and be made the arrests. H. L. Allen, a. patrolman until a-few. months ago. ia now. on trial in. superior' court on ar charge of. first degree assault In connection with" the shooting of Howard iGreathouse during an argument: on the street while. Allen was still a member 6f ih police" force. - T MRS: ; WILSON RETURNS WIFE' OF LATE PRESIDENT IS IS STILL IN MOURNING N E W Y O R K. Oct 24v Still dressed in deep mourning Mrs. . Woodrpw Wilson, traveling as Mrs. Edith Wilson, returned from Europe tonight on theBer engaxla. . She 'was accompanied by Mrs. Bernard Baruch, . Miss Belle Baruch and Miss Evangeline Johnson. ; . 4 . . , ;' . Mrs. Wilson went over In. May; listed on the passenger list as "Eleanor Collins." . She spent considerable " time '.' at , Geneva; where she attended sessions of the .league of nations.. . Upon her first visit there every member of the league rose as a mark of. .re spect'.' Mrs,. Wilson, it. is under stood will stay In New, York for several days and then return to her home in. Washington. DEATH ESCAPE IS CLOSE gun . discharged , when it Palls : from blanket ; MEDFORD,' Ore,, - Oct. . 24 (AP) Professor. Carl Englehart had a ' narrow . scape from death today, when while shaking out the dust from a folded blanket at his ranch near Eagle Point, arevolver fell out Aa It struck the ground, the revolver discharged sending a bullet Into his chest. The bullet came out below his . collar bone and dropped on the (blanket The wound is not. serious. ! THREErDIE IN SMASHUP AUTOMOBILE AND STREETCAR CRASH RESULTS FATAL-" BUTE; 5 Mont., f Oct.""-1 4. .C AP) Three men were kllid and an other was ' Injured when their automobile collided with a street car here tonight: 7 " - .''"' DEER flU Ntfifi JS KILLED COMPANION FIRES SHOT, US- TAKING MAN FOR DEER - (; SPOKANE, Oct ZaX tBy Asso ciated Press.) )-Vance ,L- Moore, t i, Spokane, wai shot uid killed today while -hunting near -Orient Wash.' .Thoma. I-; Summers., bis companion said he -shpt Moore, mistaking1 him lor a deer. f, Moore was in heavy timber at the time. , LOGGERS DISPLAY SET . ,-i S. E -A Tj.T-.L -E, . Oct, V 2 Everj'thing used ,by ioggere. - from donkejr en?lnea to: sruff , .will b displayed 8 1, the Pacitic Losxiug congresa. which jwill convene here October 28 to - 30 according to plans announced here today. OUT; FOR T4 MRS Little, Hope l& Held -That Agreement will oe Reacn ed; Twelve Believed Hope lessly Disagreed NETRIAL IS IMMINENT Retrial of Jajnes Wlllos and Ella Worth Kelley for Murde In ; First Degree is Jow " ' " Expected- 'Vl' ' The jury intojwhose liands the fate of James Willos . and Ellsworth Kelley, convicts, had been placed .at 12:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon by Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelley, retired to bed at 12:35 o'clock this morning, without having reached a verdict Except for short periods taken for lunch and dinner, the jury has been locked in the room continu ally. . ,.- Practical assurance that -the -verdict of ; the Jury trying,. Ella worth Kelley and. James Tillos, convicts, ; charged with first . dd gree murder In connection - with the killing of Guard John Sweeney during the prison break of. August If.wiil result,, in, a new.irlaj irat evident at press time this morntnf as the jury had not yet reported its verdict, Mndleatinxf that a nen, trial is imminent , -' i i The jury, received j the . vase at 12:1 5 o'clock 'Saturday; afternoon and deliberated more than an hour before being taken out for lunch. Further ' balloting continued, It could be seen from the street after the lights in the room hAd been lit It was, not until after X .ocIoclt. that the order to go .to dinner was received.. i-k,'-Vs. ; Actual cost of the twot murder trials have not yet been computed but It la estimated that the Mur ray and the KeUy-WUJoe trials will cost ; the. t county .between $7500 and $10,000. ,.UVC . ' In his- final afgamenti for tfie slU6, Johh' Carton, dlstfritt attor ney, urging the death ipehalty for the two convicts upon the ground that" they conspired lamina plot that led to the death v bt ' two guards and' the wounding of an other, said: ; ' , . .L.; : "It lies with too ladles and gen-' tlemen of tfi jarrywhether tha sanction of the law is to be placed upon the commission of inch crime as we have proved these tte- (CentlaMd oo par S.) i '. .4 J' l' . A I he . 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