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1 mm SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 126 PRICE FIVE CENTS I 2-RAZ1L QUITS 1 J JM ' j m - G0UNG1LSEAT Decision as to League of Nations Is Not Yet Determined SPAIN TO FOLLOW SUIT Council Refuses to Accept Retire ment Order Pending Action On Part of the . Assembly i Vf GENEVA. June 10. (By Asso ciated Press.) Brazil has re signed as a member of the coun cil of the league of nations, in -which she holds a non-permanent Beat. As to Brazil's - resignation from the league of nations, the de cision on this important step will be communicated later. Such, In brief. Is the Bubstance of a telegram from his govern ment, which Dr. Mello Franco handed to Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general, at a meeting of the council tonight, as given out by league officials and confirmed by members of the Brazilian del egation. The council did not ac cept Brazil's resignation on the ground that the assembly of the league alone is empowered to act. A second feature of a most ex citing day in league history was the announcement by the repre sentative of Spain Senor Quer Boule that his country would never accept classification as a secondary power, and that her at titude towards the general coun cil problem remained unchanged Both Brazilian and Spanish an nouncements which arise from the fact that these countries think their cause of obtaining perman ent seats in the council Is hope lass, have created the. greatest Arlon. ,and it Is Vnot known 4-definitely whether Brazil and ",.ain . actually intend to quit the league. Diplomatic efforts will be con centrated to induce them not to take what Sir Austen Chamber lain has called an irrevocable step, perhaps by promises to sup port both of them for re-election as temporary members, whereby they will virtually become perm (Go-ti-d from par DUEL OFFER IS CHARGE I KLAMATH MAX WOULD FIGHT IT OUT WITH RIFLES w vti 7 5 if - v . i KLAMATH FALLS. June 10.- '(By Associated Press.) Declaring he was challenged to a duel with 30-30 rifles at 200 paces. S. E Xcenhice, prominent Klamath coun ty farmer, appeared in Judge Em- mitt s court here and swore out a complaint against N. E. "Woode r.ouse, his neighbor and one of the most active bee cult arista In south ern Oregon. The alleged challenge was Jit tered by Woodehouse in the .pres ence of a number of witnesses at the Icenbice farm a week ago to day, according to Icenbice. The bad blood between the two men is reported by the Klamath county district attorney's office, to have grown out of the destruction of a number of hives of supposedly diseased bees which Woodehouse, who is county bee inspector claimed to have discovered on the Icenbice farm. Thursday In Wasriington 'Treasury reported customs col lections of 30.000,000 above last year at this time. ' vjf Public hearings on the rivers and harbors, bill were ordered by the senate commerce committee. :l: President Coolidge's prohibition order was upheld in the hpuse ju t diciary committee by an 8 to ' vote. ::" : a . 2 .3 ' ;t- ) Additional evidence on Penney! Jajraia republican primary cam- pecuu senate commutee. House members from the Mis- ) feissippt-Missouri-Arkansas rivers basin directed -; Representative Sears, Nebraska to .draft a flood Control measure'. - - j r- Secretary Mellon declined' to en dorse equalization' f eature of farm reJIal lsglsIation:enator Fesa of- Husband Bares Baby Hoax osed by Klamath Man Exp Charles Buchanan Testifies That He Was Deceived by Wife for Period of More Than Two Years Mother of Child Admits Fraud When Pressed for Details PORTLAND, June 14. (By Associated Press.) Charles E. Buchanan was the chief witness today in his damage suit against Dr. William O. Spencer, Portland, physician and Mrs. B. Y.' Spauldirig, proprietor of the women's hospital to recover $ 25,000 for alleged conspiracy to palm off on him as his own a new born baby boy secured through a newspaper advertisement. Buchanan testified that for two years he' believed the child was his own and that his wife was its mother. -His story was I similar to that told yesterday by his wife who took the sand in his behalf. JOINT WOOL CHARGES REJECTED IN REPORT OREGON LOSES CASE BEFORE HIGH COMMISSION Charge that Rail Carriers Acted Unjustly Is Denied by Examiner PORTLAND, June 10. (By As sociated Press.) A special dis patch to the Morning Oregonian from Washington tonight said: Denial of the petition filed by in terior wool shippers for joint wat er and rail rates on shipments moving to Boston, via Portland and other Pacific ports through the Panama canal, was recom mended to the interstate commerce commission today by Howard C. Paul, the examiner who has been continuing the wool rate investi gation undertaken by the commis sion in 1923. Faul also found no substance in the charge of the interior ship pers' that the rail carriers are act ing unjustly in refusing to 'issue through bills of lading on joint rail and water assignments to the Atlantic coast. His recommenda tion, if adopted, would mean re affirmation of the wool case de cision of 1924 which denies the request of the Boston wool trade association for joint rates and through bills of lading. REPUBUCANS -WILL MEET COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN TO GATHER HERE SATURDAY . The Marion county republican centra1 committee will meet in the court house here Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock to elect officers for the coming two years. Prepar ation for the fall campaign will also be mapped out at the meet ing. Precinct committeemen from each of the 14 precincts in Marion county will be present. Among the things to be dis cussed is whether or not the cen tral committee will endorse can didates prior to the election two years hence. The retiring officers are: Paul F. Burris, chairman; J. C. Perry, secretary; Dr. E. E. Fisher, trea surer; A. C. Steelhammer of Sil verton, state committeeman; Ro meo Gouley, congressional committeeman. He, told of his great desire for a son, of his wife's departure for Portland from their home in Ray mond after informing him that she was about to become a mother, and of receiving a telephone mes sage from Mrs. Spaulding some time later telling him that he was the father of a baby boy. More than two years later, Buchanan testified, he was told by a man in Klamath Falls to investigate the parentage of the Buchanan child. He made inquiries, he, said, and was told by his mother, who has since died, the real-circumstances of the child's birth, and that his wife later admitted the hoax. The morning session of the hearing was occupied by cross ex amination of Mrs. Buchanan by the defense. Her testimony was featured by a, denial that she ex pected to obtain any. of the money if a judgment was returned in favor of her husband. The de fense demanded that the child be brought into court but Mrs. Buch anan said the boy was with friends whom she believed had left for Canada. HOUSE WRECKED BY GAS COSTLY HEIRLOOMS BURNED IN BAKER BLAZE BAKER, Ore., June 10. (By Associated Press.) Srruoke gas exploding in the hdme of Miss fLoae. Chamberlain, after a fire had started supposedly from an elec trie iron left burning, shattered every window in the hpuse and left it a mass of flames which the fire department was unable to cope with upon arriving. Costly paintings, heirlooms and other valuable pieces of furniture were consumed by the flames. MURDER APPEAL TAKEN ACCUSED MAN SEEKS STAY IN HIGH TRIBUNAL BALTIMORE, June 10. (By Associated Press.) In a death house cell which he perhaps never will leave until he begins his walk to the gallows. Richard Whitte more is exercising his final legal prerogative in his battle to escape the Maryland noose for the slay ing of a penitentiary guard. Sen tenced to death by criminal court udge Eugene O'Dunne today, Whittemore, through Edgar Allen Poe, his counsel, filed an appeal to be taken before the' Maryland appellate court at Annapolis. How soon it can be considered officials were unable to estimate. TEMPEST SWAMPS SHIPS SEVERAL SEAMEN LOSE LIVES IN SANTIAGO BAY SANTIAGO, Chile, June 10. (By Associated Press.) Several seamen were drowned today when two coastwise steamers collided in a heavy gale near Valparaiso. Many other small vessels are be lieved to have, foundered during the storm, and further loss of life is feared. The steamer Miramer went aground after being tossed by the huge waves against a number of smaller ships which wtere sunk. Ail of the crews .were saved. ' Land communications were in terrupted by the tempest, and had been only partly restored tonight. COMMITTEE TO MEET DES MOINES,' Iowa, June 1. The post, primary meeting, of the republican st-tecentral committee to which- unusual significance at taches as a result of the sweeping victory in - Monday's primary of CL:;Sinita,:,wcro was &n tSt Saturday. , ' SERIOUS CHARGE FILED MEDFORD MAN DETAINED BY ROSEBURG OFFICERS ROSEBURO, Ore., June 9. (By Associated Press.) A seri ous charge was filed this evening by Carl Johnson, husband of , Eva L. Johnson, against Dick Whit worth of Medford, who was ar rested Tuesday morning in com pany with Mrs. Johnson at a local hotel. Whitworth has been held on an open account since his ar rest while an investigation was made of the case. RURAL RELIEF ACT PROPOSED McNary Offering Loses Sup port Despite Efforts of Its Friends MELLON RAPS MEASURE Substitute Plan Proposes Revolv ing Fund to Be Used by Marketing Commission WASHINGTON, June 10. (By Associated Press. ) Farm relief legislation started down the horn stretch today in the senate with the McNary equalization fee bill losing ground. The senate agreed by unanimous consent to limit debate beginning next Tuesday and a vote by Wed- nesday or Thursday is expected by. floor managers. ' Champions of the McNary nieas-t ure saw their support dwindle dur4 ing the day and ihey conceded to-. night that the bill would have a close shave. They had depended on help from the southern demo crats but leaders of the minority declared the bulk of their mem bers would vote against the bllt on the ground that it would serve to make tariff protection a per manent policy of the government.' They received another blow when Secretary Mellon declined to give the equalization fee principle his endorsement. He had been asked by those supporting the bill for an opinion and he Indicated that he could not concur , in the opinion of Vice President Dawes that the proposal is sound from an economic standpoint. Encouraged by these develop ments the administration forces offered a substitute relief plan identical with that introduced in the house by Representative Tin cher, republican, Kansas. It pro vides for a 1100,000.000 revolving fund to be used by a federal mark eting commission as loans to co operative farm organizations for the marketing of surplus crops. BEND HOME IS BURNED CHILD, ILL, IS TAKEN FROM BLAZING HOUSE BEND,. Or., June 10. (By AP.) Fire of undetermined origin to night destroyed the home of C. W. Nelson near the Shevlin-Hix- on company sawmill. A 15-year old daughter, Genevieve, who had just been brought home from the hospital, had a nurrow escape from the house which was aflame wfcen the fire vas discovered. BUTCHEK GIVEN STAY BY PORTLAND JUDGE HANGING SET FOR TODAY IS DELAYED BY COURT Defandant Charged With Killing Wife With Hatchet In Portland VOTE STEALING PORTLAND, June 10. (By As sociated Press.) John Butchek, convicted here last April of killing his wife with a hatchet and sen tenced to be hanged at the state penitentiary on Friday, June 11, is 8 till in Multnomah county jail under a stay of execution. The stay was signed May 22 by Circuit Judge Evans, pending an appeal. Because Judge Evans is out of the city an extension of 30 days in which the appeal may be filled has been granted. Counsel for Butchek indicated tonight that if the appeal to a higher court failed, a direct appeal for clemency would be made - to Governor Pierce on the grounds of insanity. FRUIT RECEIPTS HEAVY MOST OF PACKING PLANTS PUT O.N NIGHT SHIFTS The rush of fruit to the Salem canneries Thursday was about as great as it was on the day before, according to a survey made late last night. Most of the canneries werked part of the night or all night through, packing fruit. The Starr, Hunt, Northwestern and Oregon packing companies were among those maintaining night forces. The Hunt cannery unleaded ap proximately as much fruit on their platforms Thursday as Wednes day, and a full force worked all through the night, probably estab lishing a record pack for this part of the reason. Fruit was received at the plant during the entire night. The quality of the loganberries brought to the canneries Thursday vas much better than that received earlier in the week, and a still higher quality is expected- next week. OFFICIALS ATTEND SHOW 10,000 SPECTATORS PRESENT AT UNION EXPOSITION UNION, Ore., June 10. (By Associated Press.) Nearly 10,000 spectators, including Governor Walter M. Pierce, State Treasurer Thomas B. Kay, and Secretary of State Sam Kozer, witnessed to day's program of the 18th Union Livestock show. Governor Pierce took part in the opening parade astride Loretta D, a horse former ly owned by the late Governor Withycombe. LAWRENCE- MURRAY DDES ELMIRA, N. Y., June 10. (By Associated Press.) Lawrence O. Murray, assistant secretary of commerce and labor in the Roose velt administration and for two years comptroller of the-currency, died suddenly at his Addison Hill home late today. SPEAKING OF SLOW MOTION PICTURES CHARGE HEARD Purchase of Support Also Alleged by Pinchot Managers PEPPER CROWD RAPPED McGovern Alleged That Votes Cost Successful Candidate Approximately $4.14 Each WASHINGTON, June 10. (By Associated Press.) Wholesale corruption in Pittsburgh, a Pepper-Mellon stronghold, during the Pennsylvania republican primary last month was charged today be fore the senate campaign investi gating committee by C. C. McGov ern, western manager for Govern or Pinchot. His allegations ran from the stealing of 20,000 votes from Gov ernor Pinchot in that region to a "purchase of votes" by the em ployment of workers for Senator Pepper and Representative Vare, the successful candidate in the three-cornered race for the sen atorial nomination. McGovern told the committee that his information was that the Pepper forces had employed 35,- 350 "watchers" at the polls in Al legheny county, of which Pitts burgh is the county seat, and that the Vare organization had 14,140. When he explained that these "watchers" were paid $10 each, committee members cast up a to tal cost which they said was $494,900. On this basis they fig ured that each vote for Pepper in allegheny county had cost $4.14 and each Vare vote $3.21. McGovern declared this amount ed to "a purchase of votes" and added that this primary "outdid anything in my recollection." He asserted that from information given him before and after the primary he believed that 20,000 votes cast for Pinchot "had been counted for somebody else." Summoned to the stand when McGovern's examination was con cluded. Senator Pepper testified that his personal expenses in the campaign had been $2500 and that he had no knowledge of the de tails of the activities of the organ lzation headed by W L. Mellon, nephew of Secretary Mellon. Ex plaining that he had begun his personal campaign last September, Senator Pepper said: "The pecu liar situation ip Pennslyvania pol itics had resulted in the formation of a coalition of candidates to op pose the Vare-Beidleman ticket." It was explained that Edward E Beidleman was the wet candidate for governor on the state ticket with Representative Vare. After Senator Pepper had given the details of his personal organ ization and described its fusion with the Fisher-Smith Woodward ticket, he was excused until to morrow. W. L. Mellon was the next witness for a session tonight of the committee which began its investigation of the Pennslyvania republican primary yesterday. Before Senator Pepper was call ed, for Representative James F. Burke of Pittsburgh who said he appeared as counsel for the repub lican campaign officials of west ern Pennslyvania, challenged the authority of the committee to in quire into a primary campaign. Burke said he had not consult ed Senator Pepper but was "auth orized to speak for W. L. Mellon," and others who had charge of the Pepper-Fisher - Smith - Woodward campaign. , COLLEGE HEADS HUNT FOR DEBASED AUTHOR GIRL STUDENTS ARE TARGET OF QUESTIONNAIRE Smut and Suggestions Guide Writ er in Framing Queries of Personal Nature WINS RACE WITH DEATH SPEEDS ACROSS NATION TO SEE HIS DYING SISTER GALES BURG, 111., June 10. (By Associated Press.) Luther Barnes, 71, won a long race with death here today wben.be arrived from Centralia, Wash., in time to be recognized by his sister before she died. The two had not seen each other for 66 years. EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR GAS BLAST IN MINE TAKES LIVES OF FOUR MEN BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 10 (By ' AP. ) Four men were killed this; morning iA -gaV explosion In a worked -out entrance of a mine owned -by the Alabama By-Prod-ncta company at Majestic, 23 miles Officials of Willamette univer sity yesterdajr were, conducting an Investigation to determine tne Identity of the person or persons who recently sent to girl students at the institution questionnaires dealing with matters of a person al and embarassing character The questionnaire, on Its face, was purported to have been sent out for the i purpose of research along sociological lines, and de manded that the questions con tained therein be answered fully and without! any attempt to Con ceal the truth. One question had to do with the relationship of the girls with men. and if so, was that relationship always that of a lady. The questionnaires first were received by the girls In the upper classes, but later found their way to sophomores and freshmen. There was enclosed in the questionnaire an envelope, with instructions ; to seal it up and place it in a certain pigeon bole in the general mailing room in Eaton hall. ; It was said that a few of the girlB threw the ques tlannalres aWay, while others, an swered them according to Instruc tions. In a few instances the girls said they treated the ques tionnaires as a Joke, and answer ed them in a humorous vein. Although ; Willamette officials were reluctant to discuss the questionnaire they intimated that the author apparently had receiv ed a number of replies. These re plies were returned to the insti tution, it wja.s said, before Carl Gregg Doney, president, became aware that the questionnaire had been sent out. Investigation here indicated that each questionnaire contained a secret mark almost invisible to the naked eye. It was through this key that the author was able to determine who sent' in the re plies. President! Doney said that ev ery effort was being made to de termine the; Identity of the au thor of the questionnaire. If the author is a i student at the insti tution he ; will be expelled. Dr Doney said. ' In case the author is not a student the district attorney will be advised. Officials said that the question naire apparently was sent out with the view of obtaining spicy bits of gossip under the pretense of promoting educational re search. "Do you kiss, dance, smoke or pet" were some of the pertinent queries contained in the question naire, a copy of which was given to newspaper' men here last night. Another question was whether the recipient of 'the questionnaire had ever used intoxicants or narcotics. "What is your temperment," I (Contioned on pje 8.) FLAG SERVICE OUTLINED ELKS CLUB TO SPONSOR PA RADE MONDAY NIGHT Preparations for the Flag Day services to ;be held by the Elks lodge here on Monday evening, June 14, were completed Thurs day by the! committee composed of Harold E. Eakin, R. N. Mac Donald and E. L. Gray. The program calls for a parade to start from the Elks temple at 7 o'clock, and which will proceed through the business section and then back tp the temple for the flag raising ceremony. The Elks; band will head the parade, and; will be followed by the lodge members. Other groups in ' the march will include the GAR, and Veterans of the Spanish-American war, the American Legion, headed by" the - drum corps, the Cherrians in uniform, the "Boy Scouts and the Sons of Veterans. ' At 8 o'clock the public is invit ed to attend; the flag ceremony .in the auditorium of the Elka tem ple. Irvingj E. Vlning, president of the state: chamber of comerce, will be the; principal speaker of the even ing j AST0RIANS FACE TRIAL .-. j - -' -COUPLE ALLEGED TO HAVE r ' DEFIED LIQUOR LAW ' PORTLAND. June 10. (By As sociated Press.) Trial of Mrs. L. B. Wlllinerj and James : Stookes,' both of Astoria; on charges of vio lating the prohibition laws, opened before a:jury in federal court to day. ' 1--.. - v Their arrests last April followed the discovery of a still on the farm of f James R, Galloway, between Svenson and Knappa; neaf Astor ia. Galloway . has pleaded guilty to similar jcharge bu t haa . not 5??5 Seateste "-'Vi r: V OR DEALER DIES IN BATTLE WITH OFFICERS John! Kaboris Is Killed at Broadacres After Opening fire on State Agents BILli BROWN, OWNER OF RANCH IS IN JAIL HERE One! Other Wounded, Es capes With Companion INQUEST OPENS TONIGHT Boo leggers Fire on Officers When Brown Is Arrested; district Is Scoured for . Two Escaped Men One man is dead and an other is believed to be ser iously wounded as a result of a gun battle this morn ing between state prohibi tion agents and alleged bootleggers at Broadacres, fire miles northwest - of Woodburn. John Kaboris, one of the gang o four said tot be' inYolv'ed in Liquor op erations, is dead, and James Angelus thought r to be severely wounded, and his brother, Chris Angelus have escaped. Bill Brown, on whose farm the killing occured, is in the county jail here. Officers are searching for the Angelus brothers. The shot that killed Kaboris was fired by C. C. McBride, stata prohibition officer, after the boot leggers had opened fire on tha officers when Brown had been ar rested. Other state officers In tha1 party included C. B. Hill. R. D. Carter, E. Oaks and Claude Hick man. ' ' " j McBride, who had been dick ering with the gang for some tima in an atempt to solve their liquor operations, met Brown late Thurs day night and negotiated' with him for a load of liquor. Ha waa successful, it is said, and secured 63 gallons of moonshine, which was loaded in a truck. The other officers remained hidden during the operation. After the delivery and sale was complete,' McBride placed Brown Under arrest and handcuffed him. When Brown realized what had happened, fie shouted something in Greek. The others of the gang tad not taken part in the sale and were in a " barn a short distance away. . I j As soon as Brown yelled, the thre other men started shooting from the barn in the direction of the truck. McBride pulled his gun and circling, ran in the dilution of the barn, firing as he ran. Ka boris stepped out of the door" to : neet him, gun in hand, and waa tilled as he adranced. Seeing v" their companion fall, Chris and James Angelus ran from he barn to the Brown house near y, and shouting to the women In .he house that- they were going to urry their rifles, dashed oat of ;her house. . . " . James Angelas is wounded ser iously, officers believe. In that a ?ool of blood was found is tha barn, and according to the reports af the 'women in the house. A re port from St. Paul, received tat 2 a 'clock this morning, - Indicated that the wounded man waa fn that neighborhood. -: ' : ;; Brown, well-known in that dis-jtriet,-. operates ; a store at Broad acres,. and' (he killing took place ion his farm. The three men with jhlm - are Greeks, and - Vera em ployed 6n hCs ranch. . ; ; - j ' An inqnest will . be held heir 'tonight,' it vras announced oy Dis trict Attorney John Carson. Brown : refused--to make v any ' statement