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Salem c aEsraesies Packed! (300,000 Cams of FraiiL "OAe::-P'4y- Last Week SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY. MORNING, JUNE 15, 1926 PRICE "FIVE CENTS Pit LIEF ILL OPPOSED Athlete Fakes S uicideto ,' Test Libve of Clara Bow I Robert Savage Declared Sane by Lunacy Commission After examination -Love Hit Me Like a Thunderbolt, but That Is All Over," Said Luckless Suitor on Witness Stand. , Mellon Against Both Haugen and McNary Measures for Ranchers. LOS ANGELES, June 14. (By Associated Press.) Rob ert Savage, former Yale athlete and luckless suitor of Clara Bow, titian haired screen star emerged from his recent wrist r '. .1 in was at least a sane man. The sanity charge which was -jC00LIDGE IS ASSAILED lodged against. him following his futile attempt to win the ' ' - V- film flapper was dismissed .today. " I - Savage appeared in his own behalf before the lunacy com- iVeasmr Head Declares That mission and, testified that he had merely faked the suicide Proposed Fsrm Legislation U Nefthe Workable Beneficial " TWELVE PERSONS DEAD; P R ft P F Rf V I OSS H P A V Y WAbtiiwuiuw. june l. jijy Anaaclated PresHl) SACTfitifT nf the Treasury Mellon came out to-1 aiuttsi aiu is kabi whaku day in opposition to the principles of the McNary, farm bill pending in the senate and the Haugen pro posal, recently : rejected in the house. He outlined his ; position in a letter to Chairman Haugen of the house agriculture committee and Representatives -. Dickinson o.f Iowa and Anthony of Kansas, re publicans, who recently sought his views on the controversial equali sation fee question.;-' -. rWhile the treasury, head, who GREAT LAKES REGION Farmers In Middle West Salter Loss of Crops and Much Damage to Buildings CHICAGO, June 14. (By As sociated Press;) A million-dollar property loss and a million dollars benefit to crops, along with a toll of 12 dead, and scores of injured :T ,"u.uu.lH me consu- raln and electric storm which cen tutionality of the proposed equal I saltan fee and declared the legia lation would prove "neither work able or beneficial," was making public his opinion. President tered In Illinois and Iowa and was less severe in other middle west ern states. - i . - The storm tonight was moving Ciidge"and mlratl 5155.5? fJSTAVA aesatlal I- U I lAlu BlUt ICU IU lUtJ iUlU-COtClU lponcnts ot the ' McNary bill, who BectloB dd,te 1 V.fVS J if " . !. ...ling rainfall established for a 11m- Prlrfav nnnn tnnrA than Ata inches " y-i Than mlrifalwarlAn w at araAVal I . ... .. . "v iau .ivu o anatu i ftT rain fl RVA T I icm , TFin STPrSrB particularly by Chairman Norris of for tne month being only a little mt .gncauure, commiKee, wnoioveP three and one-half Inches. wua an agreement nao. Deen maae i Farmers of the middle west oeiween rTesiaeni uooiiage, sec- caned the storm "a million dollar leianes Hoover ana jarame.,ana I Jane rain." They said that any representatives of cooperative or-,jainage to crops was much more ganizatlons to confine farm relief tban offset By the soaking of the w cwperauTfl marseung legisia- i thirsty fields rhich had been suf tion. fering from drought. "The cooperatives hare a right The . fruit crop also was greatly to do that," he added, "but they benefitted by the : rain, they re- ought to come ont In the open and ported. ' ' not do It in secret." 1 ' I Most of the Chicago damage ; In lining, up dofinitely against I was caused from floods, in streets the-McNary and Haugen measures land basements. The fire depart- along with Secretary Jardiae, who I raent ' received more than 1,000 some weeks ago' told the house calls ' today to pump out flooded ertultnre committee that he was I basements of homes. if" ""laed to the equalization fee 1 : 1 AfRockford. 111., where the pre- Z- re, Mellon said that while I cipitation - was heavy. It was estl tbe fee "purports to be paid by I mated that water damage may the farmers, it will be included In I reach-S 500,000 the increased price of the commod- J The deaths Included six in II ity. ' ; ; Jlinois and six in Iowa. Cooler "The net result," . he ' added. J weather camo on the heels of the "will be that the American con-(storm and with a drop- In tempera- i aumer vlll nar tho inmuAd A vi I tnr. '' tfc wftthr hnrpan nredict- j mestlc price which of necessity' ed the passing of the precipitation must include the equalisation fee tomorrow. ; or the loss incurred in selling the At Dos Moines, Iowa, residents surplus abroad. --.',. of lowlands along the Racoon and jf "I can see no permanent relief J Dea Moines rivers in this district ' for American arricnltnm thrnnrh I were warned of imnendins dansrer .VJthat, In my opinion is what -the I end storms. The Raccoon has now senator xvorris in the course of I Meter ana is canning rap la rises his arraignment of the admlnis I n the lower Des Moines river. tration. declared that Mr. Coolidge whUe vice president, "mysterious ly" absented blmself from the sen ate chamber while farm relief was pending aad brought about a situ attempt in order to test the love of Miss Bow. "Love hit me like a thunder bolt. But that is all over now. in the spring the sap flows.: I mis took sap for blood and I proved myself the world's cnampion sap, he confided. Miss Bow was called as a wit- noun and told of having met Sav age on May 29. After that she said, he called at her home font or five times, on the last visit she informed Savage he would nave to stop calling because of ' her en gagement to another. Savage replied tnar engage ments' meant nothing to him, the actress testified V'My name is Savage and I taae after my name," she quoted Sav- aee as having declared to her During the hearing Miss now Qualified as a sanity expert. I think he is perfectly sane, but he has an ego complex," she opined. The judge and staid alienists were interested and pressed the witness for a definition. 'An ego complex is one who thinks that everything they do or their family does is ot paramount importance." she stated, for the edification of the commission..; Miss Bow told of having accom panied Savage on a trip to the marriage license bureau here when he Is alleged to have urged her to take out a license to : marry him. She said he told her it didn't "mean anything." "I can make you love me after I maTry you," Savage was: quoted as having said The actress replied that she did not want to take the chance. Gas Patterson, a friend, of Sav age testmea mar ine screen star had. made violent love to the wealthy young man. He said .he saw Miss Bow kiss Savage many times. "She kissed him and she bit his lips until they were sore' Patter son testified. , . - ' Both Patterson and Savage said that Miss Bow had told them She was tired of Gilbert Rowland, to whom ' she was engaged at the time. Since the Savage affair, the engagement has been broken BOMB FATAL TO NURSE WOMAN DIES AS , RESULT OP EXriXSION WILLIAM ' PERKINS DIES I . ation which permitted Secretary I Kellogg, than a senator, to - offer I a substitute that defeated the ag- i ricuiture bill. FORMER SALEM .MAN PASSES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS PORTLAND. Jane 14. (By A. P.) William T. Perkins, 62, well known Portland advertising man . A .1V.. . TTT Mil.. If T 1-1 YOUTH MUTILATES EAR iitr ZZS. VJZ5iS'2S " l Tidings, died here today of spinal DOT ARKK8rED POR BITING I meningitis. Mr. Perkins was es- OFF RELATIVE S EAR : pecially well known for his activ ity in bringing the battleship Ore gon to Portland. ; L.. . SEATTLE, June 14. (By AP.) Clyde McEvoy cf Mortimer sta- i tion, near Foster, . Wash., was ar-l Mr. .Perkins formerly lived In . v rested today for biting off the top I Salem where he was employed in ; half of - his brother-in-law's left I the state treasury department, Ills $ ear. 1 V" V : : v I son. William Perkins 6f Ashland: v Sheriff's ' deputies' related that I passed through here Sunday en - they arrivedat the home of Tom I route for Portland In response to , fuel, -the brother-m-law, - af ter I a telegram announcing the serious complaints of a fight had been re-1 Illness of his father. ? ceived. found a physician attempt LJewi.Sl l?lrttLt" POET RESCUED BY GIRL JT -""ft arose over a piece of lead pipe. Monday In Washington MAN IS EXHAUSTED FAR OUT 1 FROM WATER'S EDGE ROCKAWAY ! BEACH. Ore.. June 14 By Associated Press) Miss Statira Smith. 14 year old Portland girl, yesterday res cued Leland Davis, 31, Portland I i President' Coolidge nominated Ipt, from drowning In the ocean iiour oi .us live memoers oi ioe i here. ; v . . . - board of mediation. , i Constitutional . amendment to Davis became exhausted while Swimming about 500 yards be- I yona me . oreaxers. miss snutn was swimming, not far -distant, limit campaign jexpendltuses was "U"1 "ST. T2 democrat, Musonn. - - the girl reached blm. The strong tow made the rescue difficult and the couple we're : carried nearly half a mile before the beach was Onnanents -ot diversion of water from; Lkke ' .Michigan , presented I reached. Vtheir case to the senate commerce r ..... ... I-im. i.r v a commmee. I T Ml M . RllLt-U' A I ViUKK f Vp'retary Mellon opposed the I AUSTIN ' HULL ifEETS DEATH v W -7ss of the McNary farm bill I is CLATSOP CAMP : . . V-ieAJie senate continued its dis-1 Vcnsslon." . r i J zZJi'tiJ I ASTORIA, June 1 (By Asso- " - I elated ' Press) Austin ' Rull, 22, Prohibtion modification meas-1 on or Mr. and Mrs. jonn Rnu of nres were given a -place on the I Deep River, Wash., wajef killed In senate ' calendar with an adverse I stantly this morning fifteen mln- Judiciary report. r -j - I utes- after he began work- at the ' v , r ; ": - I Crossett-Western ? - Logging , com ' 1 -. ' T 5 ' ' " pahy camp near Knappa when he The senate campaign committee I was struck, by a flying -chunk of went deeper Into Pennsylvania re-1 wood thrown nv a Ioe as it was publicaavprimary -expenses: Secre-I betag-yarded. - - No toqnesrwlll be iary iieixon ceia tcey would be held. The funeral -will be held B SUIT INVOLVING BABY NEARS END IN PORTLAND Retirement From League Is Cause of Alarm in High Circles. LABOR PREPARES TO ACT Retiring Nation to Remain Council and League for Period of Nearly Two Tears In GENEVA, June 14. (By Asso? elated PreBS.) The league or na tlons was formally and officially notified today that Brazil resigned from that body. This followed more auicklv than had been ex pected. Brazil's resignation a few days ago from the council of the- league. It caused much concern amonsr the delegates of the other countries and every enort win do made to induce Brazil to change her decision. The Latin-American countries would join Brazil and with draw from the league of na tlons and a popular manifestation designed to bring a change of front among the Brazilian states man was' considered a pronaDimy for the September assembly. Th spokesman remarked that this could be done by unanimously electing Brazil to a temporary seat in the council thus launcning tne idea that Brazil would be reelected in the future, virtually giving ner that permanent membership which was her ambition. European dele gates, it is said, may participate in the sneeested demonstration. Notwithstanding her resignation n-ro-u mimIm a member of the league for two years, by virtue of the covenant which provides . for notification of Intention to resign two years in advance. Tne Brazil ian rtaiezation awaits Instructions from Rio Janeiro concerning the attitude to be taken towara cur f anil fntnre league activities. but Dr. Mello Franco assumes that b will receive orders to aiscon tinnfe all cooperation and close up the Brazilian league empassy. n r.ian tn proceed to Paris, but win rofnm late to take leave of Sir Eric Drummond and other officials (Continued on pC 5.) ESCAPES HELD IN UTAH PV "WANTED IN DOUGLAS ARE UNDER ARREST. SYRACUSE, N. Y.. June 14. Hurt by the explosion of a bomb sent her in a package. Mrs. Arlene Curtis, 50, a nurse, died today. , Ralph Seager, 37, of Homer. N. Y was arrested. The police said Mrs. Curtis named his as the sender ot the .bomb. Held on an open charge, he insisted that he knew nothing of the tragedy. : PORTLAND, June 14 (By As sociated Press) Elmer V. Leon ard and Archie W. Gleason who were arrested in Portland in April nn a charee of forgery preferred by Douglas county officials, but escaped from Sheriff Starmer while enroute to Roseburg when they jumped handcuffed together from a moving automoDiie, are held in custody at Salt Lake City, according to a message received here today. The men were iden titled by-finger prints. In case Utah authorities do not wish to prosecute, extradition pa pers will be requested - tor their return to Rosebtirg. FRAUD CHARGE DENIED IN FAKE STORK CASE Hospital Attendant Said She Kept Secret to Protect Plaintiffs Wife PORTLAND. June 14. (By As sociated Press.) Defendants in the "fake stork case" in which Charles 'E. Buchanan is suing for 125,000 for alleged conspiracy to defruad him into thinking he was the father of a son. today took the stand and testified they had no in tention of defrauding when they agreed to Mrs. Buchanan's en treaties not to divulge the parent age of the boy. -Mrs. Alta B. Y. Spalding, one of the defendants and proprietor of the women's hospital where Mrs Buchanan was supposed to have given , birth to the child said she did not know until after Mrs. Buchanan had entered the hospital that the child was' not her own Mrs. i Spalding said-'she was 1m plored not to tell the truth when she learned of it and that to pro tect the women she agreed to keep her secret. Dr. W. O. Spencer, the ' attending physician" and the other defendant, said he believed until two days after Mrs. Buch anan's arrival at the hospital that the child was her own. The phy sician said that as a matter of pro fessional ethics he kept 'Mrs Buchanan's secret after he learned the real circumstances. He denied that he had ever talked to Mrs. Buchanan previously plan to deceive her husband . Attorneys for the defense argu ed that the plaintiffs had utterly failed to prove any hint of con spiracy on the part of the plain tiffs. Witnesses for the defense gave their testimony after. Judge Rossman had denied the defense motion for non-suit. about .the CLASS BREAKS RECORD WAR DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO AID INSTITUTION ; CORVALLIS, Or., June 14. (By Associated Press.) Oregon Agricultural college has again won classification as a distinguished College fromthe war epartmetrcr Colonel W. G. Moses, command ant., has just been notified. This coveted classification allows cer tain reserve officers training corps graduates from such college to get commission in the regular army without any further examination. It is awarded or denied following annual inspection each spring. WARY JORY DIES HRE OREGON PIONEER PASSES AT AGE OF 88 TEARS Mary Jory, 88 years" old, for many years a resident of Salem died at her home at 874 South Commercial street Monday even ing. She Is survived by three sons, George W. vJory, C. Jory, both of 'Salem, and E. H. Jory of Inde pendence, and two daughters. Mrs. O. B. Miles and Mrs. Lanr; D. Page, both of this city. The remains are in care of the Rlgdon & Son mortuary. COMPETITION ! R1RYC0 ST LIT SOUGHT Senators Would Be Held to $10,000 Under Bill Now Being Drafted. Senators id Quiz Slush Fund Use EXPENSE IS TOO GREAT Secretary , Mellon Says Huge Ex penditure May Have Been Justified in Recent Election WASHINGTON. June 14. (By Associated Press.) Tes timony given tonight - before the senate campaign commit tee on expenditures Increased the 1926 Pennslyvanla repub lican campaign almost to the S2.000.000 mark.. Total ex penditures for Representative Vare, the winning candidate, were placed at $595,754. The totals thus far estab lished are: Pepper-Fisher ticket, $1, 045,0.00. Vare-Beidleman, $595,754. Pinchot, $195,000. Total, $1,835,754. ' : ' ..""""""j"'"' 1,1. . ........ i w j i .. i hi '! , T ! ii.i 111 r.f ..A. .,.,.., ft - - 1 WASHINGTON, June 14. (By Associated Press.) While the senate campaign fund committee was unearthing today more inti mate details of the spending of Bometning use a million and a half dollars in the recent Pennsyl vania republican primary. Secre tary Mellon declared informally that he believed the committee would find the expenditures to have been essential under the pre vailing system. At the same time, Representa tive Rubey, democrat,- Missouri, araited a constitutional amend ment under which persons spend ing huge sums for their election would be barred, from congress. He would limit senators to $10,- 000 for the primary and general election and members of the house to $5000. - For five, tours today the senate investigators pounded away at two witnesses who are associated with the so-called Grundy political or ganization in Pennslyvanla and learned that the1 president of the rennsyiTania xnanuiactuTerB as sociation supplied cash up- to a total of $381,575 In such sums and at such .times as the citizens' com mittee supporting the Pepper- isner ticket wanted it. Swinging into another night session tonight, the committee sought "information on the expen ses In Philadelphia and eastern Pennslyvanla of Representative vare, victor over Senator Pepper and Governor Pinchot in the three way senatorial contest. Secretary Mellon, . who returned to Pittsburgh Just before the May primary to make the first political speech of his life, talking for the Pepper-Fisher ticket, gave his ob serrations on the expenditures to day in response to persistent in quiries from newspaper corres pondents who crowded his office at the treasury for a semi-weekly conference.. The secretary declared that primary campaign in Pennslyvanla could not be carried on for less . X f FOURTEEfJ DIE IN EXPLOSU Between 75 and 1 00 Injured When Chemical Plant js Destroyed. RESCUE CREWS AI WORK Company Officials Unable to 'De termine Cause of. Disaster Guards Patrol the '. Yards " va polLette Aroused by irumors that sena torial candidates in the 192G campaigns have used money all too well and none too wisely, the Senate has ordered a special committee to investigate. The "slash fund" committeemen v are pictured above. Their findings will be reported soon. DYMENT REQUEST FOR HEARING IS REFUSED DEPOSED COLLEGE HEAD NOT TO RECEIA'E FAVOR . Ex-Dean Alleges He Is Xot Trouble Maker, as Charged by School Regents (Oontiasitl oa par 4.). ALUMNI BANQUET HELD STUNTS FEATURE LAST DAY AT WILLAMETTE Commencement, .activities at Willamette university came to a termination Monday evening with the annual alumni banquet. Com mencement exercises were held in the morning, with R: A Booth of Eugene making the commence ment address. At the alumni banquet Dr. Guy woods of Portland served as toastmaster. To the address ot welcome to the class of '26 Ronald McKinnis, president of the class, responded. Each of the classes gave a stunt of some sort. Dr. Doner, president of the In stitution, conferred the degress of, bachelor of arts upon the eighty one students graduating from the college of liberal arts. There were also eleven students Co graduate from the Willamette law scnooi. THREE KILLED INv FIRE EXPLOSION IN ; REFINERY. ; 13 . FATAL TO' THREE : EUGENE. Or., June 14. (By Associated Press.) The board of regents of the; University of Ore gon denies the! request of Colin V. Dyment, ex-dean. ot the college of literature, science and the arts, that he be given a public hearing in regard 'to .the case 'of his dis missal from the deanshlp at a lengthy meeting held here this afternoon. Doan Dyment, togeth er with a committee representing the veterans of ; the 91st division of Oregon, asked for a public hearing of his case in which he was charged as being a "trouble maker , while i acting, as the dean of the college. This position,- he said, was tendered him by a spe cial request of the late President Prince L. Campbell, who was burdened with Other work. The committee includes Judge Jacob Kanzlet, CapUJohn W. Beard, H. a. cntchiow, Lamar Tooze and Nicholas Jauregvy, all of Portland. and Ben F. Keener, Eugene. They plead for the; public hearing In order that Dean Dyment might clear himself of the charge of be ing a "dissension" between uni versity - faculty members. Their pleas we?e ia vain, though Judge Hamilton, Roseburg. president of the regents, stated that he thought the regents had acted properly in the case, but since the first action some misunderctanding - had oc curred. He would not go into de tails of the case. GARY. Ind.. June 14 (By As sociated ; Press) Fourteen work men were killed and between 75 and 100 injured - in a gas and chemical explosion which wrecked the coke by-prods cts building Id the IMlnols Bteel company's plant" here today. Ten of the injured suffered acid burns which hospital attend ants believed might prove fatal. -The death roll which began at five, mounted almost 'hourly dur ing the day, standing at fourteen shortly before 6 o'clock when five bodies were taken from the wreck age several hours after all work ers were thought to have been ac counted for.. Four . bodies were taken from the plant before noon and, three died : in the company's hospital during the day. - A number of the Injured could be Identified at the hospital only through their metallic, tags bear ing their payroll, numbers, . the terrific force of the blast having torn the clothing to shreds. " Be sides acid burns many of the in jured suffered broken bones from the falling timbers. - Company officials professed to night to have no knowledge of the cause of the disaster or of the exact ! number of dead and Injur ed. Rescue crews continue to dig in the ruins for .victims. , The blast; which came . without warning at 9:05 o'clock thU mornng, wrecked a building mors than i two blocks . long, flooding the debris with coal tar acids and naming creosote'. Fire 1 in tbe mass of wreckage hampered resi cue . workers- for several1' hours. Wrecking crews tonight continued to dig in the ruins for' victims. The disaster was described as the worst in the Gary mills in -re cent years. The blast was heard more than a mile from .the plant and anxious women assembled at the mill hospital from all onar ters- of the' city to '- Inquire after relatives. '- i, -- Armed guards were quickly sta tioned about the huge plant which employs approximately 80.009 workers .to ; bar everyone 'front company property. FATHER OF TWINS DEAD NELSON CROWL KILLS SELF IN LA GRANDE SECTION LA GRANDE, Ore., June 14. I I By Associated Press.) - Nelson Crowl, 45. whose wife gave birth to twins Ju a local hospital last week, was found dead with a small calibre ririe across his chest in a lonely cabin about 6 miles-east of Mlnam, Ore., last Saturday It be came known todayv ? . ? Officers whd investigated said it was a case of suicide. Crowl was notified ot the arrival of twins but made no reply, and the, letter from his wife was i found unopened In the cabin. Mrs; ; Crowl ' when told of her husband's act, expressed the belief that, the arrival of twins was the causeW J: - ALTON, 111 , June 14 (By As sociated Press) Three men were- killed and six injured, one probab ly fatally la an explosion and fire at the refinery ot the Standard Oil company of Indiana at Wood Riv er, near here today. BULLFIGHTER IS DEAD MEXICAN GORED BY SAVAGE . BULL IN RING . , 1 MADRID, June 14.(By"Asso ciated Press.) Marion O. Montes, Mexican bullfighter, -v died today four the I two ire f ter .be trig gored In Montes disposed Ot ore he was injured, i to a hospital and an j rrforrei la a vain SPANKS VALUED $2 EACH SIA3T FINED! FOR BPAKEXXQ : CHILD NOT HIS OWN i. SEATTLE, June 14 ;(By Asso ciated . Press) A. J R. Anderson was fined here today two dollars a blow for spanking a child, not his own. "He, plagued me all the time,' Anderson told a court, referring to a neighbor child- "He teased and tormented me one day and caught him and just turned hini orer my knee Tin d gave him a good spanking.':. i-A I -. : "He enref 1fiia-tt-yoiiirsster declared,-' "Ss fraclred tie plenty , FATHER OF EIGHT DEAD HALF BREED INDIAN DIES IS KLAMATH RIVER ? EUREKA. Cal.. June 14. (By Associated Press.) Ulysses 8. . Grant, a half breed Indian and the father, of eight, children. Was drowned Sunday- when a burning 400-foot suspension bridge across the Klamath river at Orleans col lapsed, carrying Grant and two companions Into the rirer 40 feet below. B. wilder was seriously injured in the fall, but the third man was uninjured and managed to swim to the shore. All three we're trying to extinguish a fire on the bridge which started. It is believed, front a carelessly thrown clgarete, Orleans Is 100 miles north Jf Eareka, " . - ' . ' BOBBED HUB DEBATED WATERTOWN, N. Y. June- It iAr; uoDoea nair came to tna fore today as a topic for discus sion at the International conven tion at the Klrsnerrille ' : of the Menonites sect. Commenting on demands of , the younger genera tion for more-liberty In dress one minister declared it bobbed hair Is proven not a worldly idea to the satisfaction of the elders, op position to the fashion now off 1 dally banned, would be. with drawn - :i ' . ' " ATTENTION! -- Girb The . biff AhniatK. dine .thows; will 4 lnSalemt all wec3c .beginning llonday, s - Jane Slst. This carnivsj la I advertised -aa the cleanest ( carnival ln.Ainerica. ;; Yonll ( want .to; ride the Kerry-Go-.Ronnd " the Ferris t hjed .And see the many showsv ; See tne annonn cement on p 8 Tftf tils tape7tllln2 t how1 you: can see all tLa at-. tractions and take all the files aLaMutely ;ntHH. te . Statesm&q.has arraal r. in Sir. IZlna to tare tl ; i eaor'a for til tha bej t Cf T- c V. T- a t ? it rf