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i - f i $ :: r'.. - V- Section One Pages 1 to 8 i i sp.VTCNTY-SIXTH YEAR ' ' "' ' s r . .i. r.-."!;u S! I " i i i . Three Sections Twenty tTwo Pages , SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 192G PRICE FIVE CENTS it qjnds Are Used Freely by Aspirants for Office in Pennsylvania PINCHOT COSTS LARGE Explosion of Tear Bomb Delays Paying of Political Work m at the Vare Hradqnart WASHINGTON. June 12. (By Associated Press.) Digging deep er into the recent Pennsylvania re publican primary campaign, the special senate investigating com mittee toward some startling stor ies tndav about conditions in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Frederick C. Bentel, a support er of Governor Pinchot in the sen atorial flgbt which William S. Vare won. said he -was "thoroughly eon vinced'that the "balance ot pow er" in Pittsburgh had been bought. This was based, he said, on ob servations made at the headquar ters there of Vare and Senator Pepper during the days succeeding the primary when the rush of workers fot .the two organizations fh et their nay was "iiae a run on a bank' Beutel estimated that approxi mately 20,000 men got money at the two headquarters and said that since many of those drew money for other workers, he thought the total of men paid might reach 50, 000. Stating that he knew of no out right case of vote-buying. Beutel said that "Instead they hire watcn era. "The Pepper watchers got 510, h added,-oat at the Vare lieAdquarters $5 bills were handed o4t.4ndIcating. he asserted, that "the t pepper, people , jtexK- Hxed for money.' u - C.Jay Goodnough. chairman of the Pinchot state campaign com mittee, told of fraud committed in a "municipal election-, in Phila delphia fast November, and added he was of the .opinion tnat s.eaier or lesser exieui, me same jut... .Watsit f r tYia XT a v 'primary. Statements along a sim liar line were made by T. Henry- Walnut, chairman - ot Plnchofs Philadelphia committee. . He said that on primary day, he noticed a; large number of Tare workers at the polls, but comparatively few Pepper watchers. Walnttt, who headed the Philadelphia commit tee, presented a summary of ex penditures by - that committee amounting to $24,171, with re ceipts of- $28,397. practically aH of it from the state organization "Of the money spent. $7200 went for watchers, $5680 for salaries of a (Coatin4 pf 8.) GRASS FIRES ARE SET ROYS BLAMED FOR SETTING OUT GRASS FIRES , KLAMATH FALLS. Jon 12. (By Associated Press.) The mis chievous boys are setting gra fires Is the belief of Fire Chief Keith K. Ambrose of this city, who since June 1 has extinguished 16 grass biases. Indirect reports to the fire chiel state that a small group ot minon are in the habit of tossing a match into a mass of dry grass and ther running away and watch the fire department put out the blase. Three grass fires broke out in residential districts today. Saturday In Washington r; The house was In recess. Goverment departments closed for the first Saturday half holiday of the summer. ; President, Coolidge , transmlted to congress a request for public buildings funds. v Ae rivers -and harbors question was' again considered by the sen ateommerce commission. ' v tf.'t-.r :--"; . ;rurther testimony oa UtaPenn tylvania . primaries , financing was Ten n- senate committee kirlng ' senate : managers of the Me Nary farm bill agreed to ellmmate cattle and .probably corn from its provisions. ' . , . - uard Units Depart for ate Monday Night CampL Seven Special 'Trains Will Transport Salem, Woodburn and Uther Troops to Southern Oregon Camp All Plans . Completed for. Annual Instruction Final detials mconnection with the annual federal camp of field instruction of the Oregon National Guard were com pleted' during the week by telegraph from his temporary headquartera at Fort Leavenworth, by Brigadier General Georges A. White, commander of the state military forces, who is scheduled to arrive in time to accompany his troops to camp, arriving in Portland Monday morning. Early Monday morning the distant units m Jbuastern Ore gon will commence the movement to Camp Jackson over the c i it. inn pacmc. Tne companies ' r - v - i (from Baker. Pendleton. Union. La SALEM GIRL CHOSEN BY STATE TEACHERS KDTTH STARRETT TO ATTEND EASTERN CENTENNIAIi Charles .Campbell of Dallas Also Selected to Represent Oregon Edith Starrett, a student at Sa lem high school, was selected Sat urday morning as the high school girl to represent the state of Ore- gon at the sesquicentennial expo sition at Philadelphia. The se lection was made? by the executive committee - of the Oregon State teachers association. Charles Campbell of Dallas was chosen, as the high school boy to represent the state. The couple will be accompanied by Leona Larrabee. head of the Latin de partment at Lincoln high school of Portland. Miss Starrett and Campbell were selected out .of scores of students whose names were presented. The applications had been simmered down to ten boys and ten girls by a committee ot seven members of the senior class of Salem high school. A notable fact of the selection is that each of the two students is an outstanding scholastic de bater. Miss Starrett was a mem ber of , the Salem high debate team that met and defeated the Salem, Mass.. team in. the debate JaJJMa. city. y a unanimous . de cision. Campbell was n member of the Dallas high debate team that defeated the Salem team. The party will .visit Philadel phia during the National Educa tional convention, "beginning June 28 and continuing for one week. While In the east they will visit Washington, D. C, and other puuis ui mieresi. High school boys and girls, se lected in a similar way, will be present at the exposition at the same time. They will represent 3ll parts of the United States. Alternates selected for the trip are Eleanor Cleaver of La Grande, Arden Hammer of Stayton and Mabel Bennett, dean of girls and head . of the English department at La Grande high school. Grande and The Dalles arriving in a special train at the union depot at 5:46 p. m. Units from Astoria, St. Helens. ' Tillamook, McMinn ville. Forest Grove and Gresham will arrive about the same time and together with the troops sta tioned at Portland and points along the Southern Pacific rail way will be consolidated Into sev en special tranis. The first train leaving at 7 p. m. and the last train leaving at 8 p. m." By 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. .. the troops will be at Camp Jackson and will at once take up the in tensive training program for the two weeks. Construction work on the camp has been in progress. now for the past two weeks and word from Lieutenant Colonel .Alvln C. Ba ker, in command of the camp un til the arrival of General White, indicates that all is in readiness for what is prophesied by officers all over the state will be one of me most successful encamo- ments in the history, of the guard. The troops which will partici pate in the encampment at Med ford are the 82nd Infantry Brig ade, comprised of . the 162nd In fantry, commanded by Colonel Eu gene Moshberger - of Woodburn and the 186th Infantry, com manded by "Colonel Hiram U. Welch of Portland and a Provis ional Regiment consisting of Bat tery A. 118th Field Artillery. Company A, 116th Engineers and Field Hospital Company No. 167, commanded by Lieutenant Colon el James S. Gay, Jr., of Portland. STEAMER IN DISTRESS VESSEI, IS HEADING TOWARD COLUMBIA RIVER PORTLAND, June 12. (By As jociated Press.) The steamer Robin Good fellow was in distress off. the coast of Washington this afternoon and was heading for Astoria with a dangerous list. Ra lio messages coming from the ves sel received' by the Federal Tel- sgraph company said: "Robin Goodfellow, Everett for Los An Seles, 75 south Cape Flattery at noon. Putting into Astoria with dangerous list. No indication was given dt the nature ot the trouble. YOUTH KILLED BY ' FALL HORSE STUMBLES - AND IS CRUSHED BOY DAVENPORT, Wash., June 12 (By Associated Press) Wal ter Young 12, was killed here to night when a horse which he was riding ran into & wire fence and felk The dots rolled over sev eral times after falling, crushing the boy. , i - - YAWN. DISLOCATES JAW MAN, UPON AWAKENING GOES KELSO, Wash., June 12. (By Associated Press.) George Ken nedy dislocated his Jaw this morn ing when he yawned upon awaken ing.:-- .;,;.'- - :-fr; ' - He summoned a physician and was taken to Kelso, hospital where the jaw waapatbaclc In- place. JEWELER ROBBED - OREGON CITY. June 12. A 'daylight robbery Involvlna; $800 In diamonds i was - effected , this afternoon In the Jewelry store of Neal, Mc and Rose . . - - . . . ' v.- , Steiwer Polls 10,616 More Than Stanfield or U. S. Senator PATTERSON LEAD HEAVY R. R. Turner, Democrat, for Sn perfntendent of Schools, Wins Over McLaugh lin by 2S3 FACTIONS ASK UNITED PARTY Iowa Republicans Seek to Heal Sore Spots in Last Primary CONVENTION IS CALLED General White has announced DENTISTS TO CONVENE 1-OOTU C ARPENTERS TO OPEN MEET IN PORTLAND SOON PORTLAND, June 12. (By A. P.) Approximately 2500 dele pates are expected to attend the Pacific coast dental conference which opens here June 20. The meeting will be, the first tri ennial conference of dentists from Oregon. Washington; California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Montana and British Columbia. Ah elaborate program, including, addresses by nationally known leaders of the profession has been prepared. Dental clinics will be held in con nection with the convention. Complete official returns of the recent primary election, as can vassed and certified by the sec retary of state, show that Fred erick Steiwer. republican, for United States senator received 10,616 more votes than Robert N. Stanfield, Incumbent. ' Mr. Steiwer. received a total of 40,063 votes as against 29,447 for Mr. Stanfield. Clark was third with 21,489 votes and Sand blast fourth with-14,727 votes. Mrs. Rose Barrett received 308S votes,. Crossley 9592 votes,' Shum way 5723. votes and Evey 948 votes. In the contest for governor I. L. Patterson, republican, received more votes than both of his op ponents combined. Mr. Patter son received 62,772 votes, witn Jay Upton of Bend, second with 38.773 votes. Carter finished third in this race with a total of 21,166 votes. The official vote in other con testants, both republican and democrat, follow: Supreme Justice, Rep. Bean (Continued oa pag 8 CROSSING CRASH FATAL SIX KILLED WHEN AUJO'IS STRUCK BY TRAIN KANE, Penn.. June 12. (By Associated Press.) Six persons were killed and a seventh prob ably fatally injured in a grade crossing accident at Wetmore, near here late today while on their way to church to attend a christening when their automo bile was struck by a "pusher" lo comotive on the Pennsylvania rail road. The dead are Martin Murlock, 30, of Wetmore and John H. Hadden, 35. Michael Iljke, 32, his wife and fourteen months old baby and Mrs. Michael Jarar, tl, all of Coudersport, Penn. Michael Jarar, 32, husband of one of the women killed, saf- Fonner Governor Nate E. Ken dall Selected Chairman of S"ssion Called for July 21 DES MOINES, June 12. (By Associated Press.) Iowa's state republican organization meeting today, for the first time since the primary in which Colonel Smith W. Brookahrt was nominated for the United States senate over the party machine and Brookhart. Their paths had parted some years ago and the breach reached its climax within the past two years when Brookart renounced Presi dent Coolidge in 1924 and the central committee joined with Senator Dan F. Steck on the sue cessful contest against Brookharfs election. The state central committee to day made plans for the state re publican convention to be Iheld here July 21 and designated for mer govenor Nate E. Kendall as temporary chairman. Selection of Mr. Kendall in itself was inter preted as a move by the committee to restore peace in the party. He has been popular in all fac tions and is re'garded by the Brookhart followers as not hostile to the colonel. There was considerable discus sion of the Brookhart nomination in the committee meeting it was reported but no announcement was made that would indicate the committee was at any time near actloavthat would widen -the split in the republican ranks. Sentiment (Qon tinned an pK S.) MARION $0YS HONORED ATHLETIC AWARDS GIVEN TO SALEM STUDENTS McBride Is Exonerated of Blame by Coroner's Jury i s"ss Death of John Kaboris in Liquor Raid Held Justifiable Under Circumstances Jury Finds That Fatal Bullet Was Fired From Gun of State Prohibition Officer A coroner's jury late last night absolved C..C. McBride, state prohibition officer of any criminal responsibility in con nection with the death of John Kaboris, who was shot and killed bv the law enforcement off icial durintr a liquor raid at the Kaboris home five miles west of Woodburn Thursday night. "We find," read the verdict returned by the jury, "that John Kaboris died as the result of a gunshot wound which penetrated his left chest and passed through' his body. Such wound was inflicted by C. C. Mc-, ! Bride, state prohibition officer, in I the performance of his official du ties and under such circumstances as would constitute justifiable homicide." The verdict was signed by R. L. Gibbins. Damon Pleener. P. T. De lano. K. H. Pickens. W. H. Bar tholomew and W. T. Ttigdon. . i V. A large number of witnesses testified during the day, including five prohibition officers, physici ans who attended James Angelus, wounded during the raid, and a number of women who were found In the Kaboris home following the shooting. Some testimony also was given by doctors who exam ined Kaboris after his body had been , brought to Salem. It developed at the inquest that McBride shot Kaboris twice. One bullet entered his chest while the other inflicted a flesh wound of. the arm. The chest wound was fatal, physicians said. McBride admitted that he fired several shots at Kaboris, but contended that he acted in self defense. William and Joseph Brown who were arrested in connection with the raid, were arraigned In justice cdurt here' yesterday but took un til Monday to plead. They were released under cash , bond in the amount of $1000 each. William Brown has conducted a store at Broadacres for several years while Joseph Brown is postmaster there. It was on Brown's ranch, located distance from Broadacres some (Continued on page 5.) DELEGATES ARE ELECTED tJON"daoTjHARRY SCOTT AND NEWELL WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY. OF OREGON, Eugene, Ore., June 12 (Special) Bill Ashby, Rex Adolph, Lynn, Jones, Frank Reinhart, and Roy Okerberg, all of Salem, were among those men to be awarded letters in athletics, this term by the athletic council. Adolph; Ashby, Jones and Reinhart won letters in baseball, while Oker berg won his in tennis. Ashby is a pitcher, Adolph, first baseman. fered a broken back and was sot Lynn Jones, third base and Rein expected to live. ! hart as 'an cutfUlder. ANOTHER JUNE BRIDLE PARTY i" v W i Harry W. Scott, president and Newell Williams, secretary 'of the Salem Lions club were elected delegates to the Lions Interna tional convention at San Francisco in July, at the last Lions club weekly meeting. The secretary of the Salem Y. W. C. A. was present at the meet ing and thanked the Lions, for their help In furnishing money for the girls summer camp near Tay lor's grove. An invitation was extended to all Lions to attend the dedication of the new camp, in the form of a picnic on Sunday, June the 20th. Thursday June 17, was the date set for the Lion's club picnic to be held at Hager's grove. Johnny Jones will serve the meal bo that the ladies will be relieved ot all work and responsibility. OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN BY COUNTY GOP CONVENTION BURRIS IS AGAIN CENTRAL COiBUTTKK CHAIRMAN TICK BITE IS SERIOUS RANCH EMPLOYE RUSHED TO KLAMATH HOSPITAL KLAMATH FALLS. June 12. (By Associated Press.) Suffer ing from a deadly disease induced by the bite of a wood tick, John Dugay, ranch employe from Swan Lake, east of Klamath Falls, was taken to a hospital here today. The disease is known as Rocky Mountain tick fever and also spot ted fever. A certain species of the insect, common in Montana, and Idaho, carries the disease. It Is extremely virulent and often fatal. PLANE ACCIDENT FATAL AVIATOR BURNED TO DEATH WHEN. PLANE FALLS - VANCOUVER, Wash., June 12. (By , Associated Press.) Lieu tenant Henry Good, reserve offic er, was burned to death late this afternoon when a De Haviland plane . he was ; flying burst into flames and crashed just after tak ing off from Pearson field here. Julius C Syfford of Hanford, Wash., was seriously hurt when .he Jumped from the plane just before it struck the ground. . BLAZe UNDER CONTROL KLAMATH FIRE BURNS OVER TWENTY-MILE AREA t. - I , - i- KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., June 12. (By Associated" Press.) After burning over three hundred acres of timber 'slashing and un derbrush, a large fire on the west side -of - Klamath lake, 20 , miles northwest of Klamath Falls- was near control this afternoon. Fire fighters successfully kept the flames from working into a large stand' ot Tnercaantabla timber. Resolution Canses Mild Furore When Brought Before Or- -: ganization Paul F. ! Burris of Salem, chair man of the Marion county repub lican central committee, was again elected to that office at a meeting of the committee in the county courthouse here Saturday. Other officers elected are: John Siegmund,' vice chairman; Bert W. ;Macy, secretary; Hal D. Pat ton. treasurer; A. C. Steelham mer, state j committeeman; Romeo Goulet, congressional committee man. A roll call of the 74 pre cincts in tjhe county a fair repre sentation present. There iras lit tie contest in the election. Romeo Goulet of Brooks, Hal Patton, Salem, and H. C. Porter of Aum8vtll& were appointed res olutions committee. The new ex ecutive committee will consist of: Hal D. Patton; Alois Keber, Mt, Angel; George Ehlen, Aurora; Q.' vv. mompson, Salem; G. F. Moia- an, Gervais; T. H. Roland, Jef ferson, and H. W. Hall of Wood burn. j ine nearest approach to the .ii;iemiuc enmusiasm or a meeting of a county central com mittee in ipre-primary days eame with the Introduction of the fol lowing resolution without recom- uicuuouuu; kul uw resolutions com- ! (ConlintMd from pag S.) LYNCH IS SECRETARY SALE3I MAN IS HONORED BY OSTEOPATHS . PORTLAND. June 12. (By Associated; Press.) A resolution adopted today by the Oregon Osteopathic association at Its in ternauona( convention nere re quested the state industrial acci dent commission to appoint osteo paths to ths physio-therapy de partment maintained by the com mission at; Portland. Officers! were elected for the year as follows: PresidAnt rr a P. Howell 'of Albany; vice presi- dent. Dr. J. L. Lynch of Salem; secretary-treasurer, Dr. C. H. Beaumont! (re-elected) president of western osteopathic associa tion; Dr. S. L. Delapp of Rose burg. Dri De Lapp Is retiring president of the Oregon associa tion. ! 19TH HOTEL IS TARGET DRY OFFICERS TO PARLEY WITH GOLF HEADS PORTLAND, June 12. (By A. P.) Elimination of the so-called 19th hole evil will be the purpose of a conference here next Tuesday attended by presidents of Portland golf .courses, sheriffs of' three counties and federal and state pro hibition official!. . W. K. Newell, deputy federal prohibition! director for Oregon, said the conference was tho result of complaints from members of various, golf clubs. CAP EXPLODES IN HAND KLAMATH FALLS BOY. LOSSES TWO FINGERS KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Jane 12. (By Associated Press.) Cecil McCormack, aged eight, this afternoon picked up a small piece of copper and attempted to break It in two with a naU. : The piece of copper exploded, blowing off thejnder and middle finger ot his right hand. It war a dynamite cap. -: CAR FALLS INTO RIVER I DRIVER STEPS OX, GAS AND JP1A7NGES INTO STREAM REEDSPORT, Or.. Jnne Jim Ford, resident of Gardner. Or. whUe going down he Lowgat ferry slip last night stepped on the gas Instead ot the brake and plunged into- the . Umpqua river, t He was thrown clear of the car and escap ed drowning. . i KE DISASTER FATAL TO Tl Tons of Earth Cover Miners, Employed in Hornet : Copper Mines RESCUE GANGS CALLED Three Men Thought Burled - la Mine Reach Safety After ' Finding Lower aageway REDDING. Cal.. June 12. (By Associated Press) r-Two men were killed., another was Injured, prob ably fatally, and three others suf fered less serious Injuries late to day when a cave-in occurred in the Hornet Copper mine, 18 miles north of here. The dead: A. Patrick, 28, em ployed as-'a loader; J. Frank, 41, a mucker. Charles Isenberg, another miner was hot expected to recover from his injuries. . - Richard Wltschel of Reno and two other miners whose Identity was not learned, were Injured se verely but were expected to re cover. ' The tragedy occurred in a main shaft of the mine approximately 3,000 feet from the shaft outlet. The -survivors said that tons of earth suddenly descended upon them without warning, hurrying Patrick and Frank.' The others who were burled only partially, freed themselves and dug their way through 'the barrier of rock and earth which was between them and the mine entrance. - Up to a late hour the bodies of Patrick and Frank still were in the debris. Three men who were believed to have been buried in the debris reported to mine officials that they had escaped by finding a safe pas sage In another stope of the- mine. How any of the five men work ing together in the chute escaped Ik a mystery, according to Mitchell, -who succeeded in getting out with a 'broken nose, bruised forehead and minor body bruises. Calling frantically for help to those on the outside of the much-filled drift, he picked himself up bruised and bleeding, with senses reeling, and staggered from the mass,' "It came so quickly I don't know how it happened, he said as he lay on a bed in a hospital (Ooatinned on par S.) FAST TO AID HUSBAND WIFE OF MURDERER WOULD SAVE HUSBAND CHICAGO. June 12. Jun 12. (By Associated Press.) -Mrs. Catherine Scott, wife of Russell Scott, condemned murderer whose sanity has -become a matter for the courts to decide for the third time in the fight to send him to the. gallows, win go on an extend ed fast to try to raise money for his defense, Scotts lawyer r an nounced tonight. , Mrs. Scott has announced aha will enter a glass cage on the stage ot a local theater Monoay and will stay there as long as he can with out ' food.7 A - physician and nursti will examine her frequently and tJj public will be charged to see her, the attorney said. Scott jwho was saved from tho gallows for killing a drug: clerk in a Chicago holdup when he was found insane, recently was found sane by state alienists . and : re turned here to be hanged. He Is to undergo another sanity hearing next week. ATTENTION! Boys -Girls V ' Tho big Abner C , Kline shows will be in Salem all s .' week; beginning y Monday, ' June 21st. . This carnival is advertised as the cleanest " ami val In America. Ton'Il want to. ride the Merry-Oo-Ronhd, the Ferris Wheel and see the xnaay shows. '! " See the full page . an . aonncemeat en page S, sec tlo two ; of this V paper, - - teOing you how yew caa s 4 .'a tlwi attractlOBa and take all the rides - absolutely h FREB. The Statecxaaa has u arranged with. Mr.' KHne: to ' ' have ticket enough, for All , the boys and girls. Only m few moments of your time s required. . .