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, . - .) --.- . ... ... .., , ... - - - . . -s. . 4 . - ? ..- .. i . . . .. i .- . ... - . . . ., 4 ' illl . ,. !. t. jr SEVEOT5T-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS PR ELATES M HIGH TRIBUTES Sheriff! May Be Called . To Execute ni Own Son Alabama Youth Now Charged With JFlrst Degree Murder; ! Father Is in Charge of All Hangings at I'fison; Case Attracting Wide Attention t 'PEACE BflLLY' IKES LONDON t By CLARK W. BOOTH. BIRMINGHA3L Ala.. June 18-Will Sheriff Tom Shirley, be compelled to -hanghis own son and nephew ?,..! .-'H.,: as Bvron Shirley, son of the hisrh sheriff of Jefferson county, and his cousin,' Dewey Barrett, prepare to go to trial tor tne murder of Johnny Jones, state law enforcement officer and brother of'Jamei Jones president of the city commission of Birminffham.' The younger Shirley and uarrett are Dotn COOLIDGE MESSAGE READ deputies; t 5, ; v . , , i If liyron sniney anq xewey isarreii are conviciea ox me iirst aegree muraer cnarse against Scenes of Brilliance Feature ConVrting of Euchar t;j istic Congress Addresses of Welcome Are. Pre sented by Representatives of : City, Count, State and Nation Father and Son ? ' cniCAGO. Uune 18.(By As sodated - Press. )-r-The - gaily, be decked . coliseam tbat - aas honsed many uproarious political conTen tlons tonight gave, place. to a gath ering , of Catholle chutchmeU tep- resenting nearly ererj conntry in the world; The gathering repre sented i not only a clvle welcome but also gave greetings from the state to the legate of Pope Plus XI and. other disttnguished princes of the church here to attend the eucharistlc congress. Seating ca pacity was expanded to accommo date 14,000 persons. The building-resplendent nl the papal white and gold and bunting i of red, -white and. blue, presented a scene of beauty. With the en? T?f trauce of Cardinal Bonzano and 'the'princeiB of the church, clad In f , their brilliant robes of scarlet and blacks, an oration rlralled ln rol- i. r nme and enthusiasm the many which have helped, make presi dents in the same surroundings. The greeting lasted several min utes. . J:'.v-: x v,y"' Addresses of welcome were pre sented by representatives of the city, county and state and Secre tary of Labor Daris presented the greetings of President Coolldge - ' -) . - " - y I I " ' V r' I 1 - I f s 4 - -- ' v ' - SP . v, . immM -T i CcBtral PrM Photo . - - m In. . r ftlj "V"'- Samuel insuii extenaea ' welcome i Aoove, pmruu xom piuner oi- ; cfal hangman of Jefferson conn- ,! ftjr.v Alabajna,in3U (belw)-4is4 ( son.'. Byron: Shirley. .. , CARELESSNESS LEADS I fJ MONTH'S OCCIDENT LIST them, and the jury shows no mercy, they will have to go to the gallows, and Sheriff Shirley is the man who pulls the lever that re leases the trap of the gallows In the courtyard of the' Jefferson county jail house. The case has attracted much at tention since the actual killing several weeks ago. - Shirley was formerly head of theKu Klux Kian in Alabama.- out dentes at this , time that there is any Klan "business" connected with the shooting of Jones, by his son-and nephew. The enforcement officer was killed late at night when Au tomobiles of the two, factions met on a lonely road outside of J3irm j Ingham. The - defendants ""Insist that , they, shot in self-defense. The prosecution announces it will try to show that Shirley and Bar rett had been "hounding" Jones. The motive fo the shooting there fore will probably be brought out in 'the trial, j f ' J The ablest lawyers of Birming ham .will be arrayed In the court room, and a bitter fight, intensi fied by feeling that is alleged to exist between the local police and the state enforcement body, is ex pected. But the most interesting angle of the case from the viewpoint of the public 13 the solemn question: .Will Sheriff Shirley be com pelled to hang 'his son. and nephew? ! , ,j ' If the need arises, will he re sign? vJ 0 in behalf r non-Catholic groups s of the manidpalityV The meeting was presided.' bverToy" David I,. " Kelly, Chicago department istore manager, "who i i a knight cota- mander ot. thV: Knights . of St jyuf. Kelly in introducing. Secre 5Try Davis, charged him to carrj o the president the cordial good. wishes of the assemblage. , . "Say to him thai In no countrj in the world is there greater reli gioua freedom and in no countn has the Catholic church mad. greater progress than in the Unit ed States In recent -years., ' - Mr. Kelly presented "Cardlna Bbnzano as the diatluguished f ep resentatlvS of i Christ's vicar ot earth. ; . "Wo hope he will convey to ouj Holy Father our views conpernlni George Cardinal Mundelein, wboe zeal in the services of Christ ha focused the attention of the work on our city at'thia Ume?V r. Before his addros? Secretary Davis read a letter from lresiden Coolldge In which the chief execu tire expressed regret that he conic not accept - the, invitation of Car TWO KILLED, 38 PERSONS IX- JURED IN CR.SHES Failure to; Give Bight of Way, Jakes Second Greatest Toll in May 4 :s.r. 1! r. M it'.' ' In Washington Congressional adjournment was set for June 30 instead of Jdne Debate on projects In the rivers and. harbors' bill continued in the senate commerce . committee. - -t, . ..f '" - ; : - Course of the' senate campaign fund investigating committee swung back to the Pennsylvania primary. , ' A flood ot statements followed Wayne B. Wheeler's listing ' Of members of congress Iwho; made prohibition speeches for pay. Friends' of; the ' McNary f arm bill; decided to .j support it in . its present form: Senator McNary sought an agreement for a vote next week.' - resltfent Coolldge saw little Two-' persons' were - killed and H$ 8 persons were injured in 2446 raffle accidents during the month 5f May, according to a report pre pared here yesterday by ..Thomas V. Raffety, chief Inspector for the ;tate motor vehicle department. Of the accidents reported dur ng the month 1 4 4 9. .were" die to -arelessness on the part of driv- srs, Z 97 were caused by drivers Tailing, to give- right of way while H were da to speeding.? Driving on ,th.i wronfe islde of the' street savae 20ntfldent; while 2 ac-: eidents resulted "' f rom defective brakea.ict33T - ,:, -Tne state raffie ffiror anoRd 350 arresU' during' the month, of which nnmber 167 were tot speed ing. Sixteen drivers were charged with having no license plates on their cars, while 24 operators were accused of switching their license '"':. ( Continued ot ptf 7.) ' - LOCAL BOY LANDS SAFE -- .' 1 -i f ., , ' -V ' 1 JUMPS FROM . PfANE 3,000 FEET WITH PARACHUTE j T. D. Ferguson, former Salem boy, now aviation machinist mate. is receiving considerable noteriety since his headfirst plunge from a Martin bomber from an altitude of 3000 feet above San Diego, Cal., falling 70 feet ' before his parachute .opened, yet Handing safely. V i-- a ' . .; ; " I had a marvelous .rapid fire view of the bay and city as I fell. he stated. .1 i ; It was " his first ; jump. : He was instructed to make what is known aa a "free fall." He jumped, fell until the parachute opened,, then landed on a tent hangar. He is 22 rears old.' and a brother- of Miss for this government to do at ores-1 Leone --Fermson. 1161 N. Fifth ent in ihe Tacna-Arica dlsnute: I street 'and Mrs. L L.Darbv.l258 ine uiuean ambassador and Sec-1 Chemeketa street, Salem.,, Ha was nitav ValZtrm J.r.wJM , tla.ta'. MlSSINjS PLANE FOUND XORTH-SOIJTH AVIATORS f ON WAIF- TO BUENOS ' AIRES BUENOS "AIRES, June , 18. (By Associated Press). A tdis patch to La Naclon from Rio Jan eiro, Brazil, says : Bernardo Dug gan and his companion aviators. who have been missing on a flight from New York to Buenos Aires, have been found. . ' ; Great Numbers of Women Marchers Besiege City in v Interests of Amity GOVERNMENT AID ASKED Great Britain Is Asked to Settle Al I National Disputes by Conciliation and Arbi tration Method LONDON, June 18. (By Asso ciated Press.) The vanguard of eight great columns of women pil grims who have been marching on London for five weeks entered the historic "Crystal -Palace today in preparation Jor their huge ''peace ralJy",atrHde Park tomorrow. . This first contingent, of the pil grims, .whica marched from Kngn- ud, Hasting and Worthing, walked to the Crystal Palace headed by a ycung blue-robed woman bearing a banner with the device, "Law, Not War." Others of the march ers carried staves with cross pieces bearing the names -of '36 towns and villages which had passed a resolution calling upon the government" to settle all na tional disputes by conciliation and arbitration. The name of but one village in Kent Lamberhurst was carried MESS fJOW IN TOILS William Davidson,: "Reform ed BootleggelvHeld for 'Worthless Checks BANKERS WERE CHARGED Story of Alleged Bank Deals With Bootleggers Was RecltetJ Before House Liquor Committee (Continued on page 5.) PIONEER PICNIC SUNDAY OLD TIMERS GATHERING IS PLAN FOR REUNION ' An "Old Timers Picnic" will be held on Sunday, June 20, at the state f air grounds, entertainment beginning early for a day to be went..- In i reunion . o old time menas. : - Pioneers of -Marion county are planning to be on hand as early as 10 o'clock, bringing, their "much-a-muck" with them and 'fetching their cups." As the in vitations state, "We, will furnish you hot . coffee, cream and sugar free. Sandwiches can be bought on the grounds. Dr. Epley will lead singing. . WASHINGTON June 18. (By Associated Press!) William ,C. Davidson, one, time bootlegger. who told the house alcoholic liquor traffic committee that he is .now going "straight , along with a story of alleged bank transactions with bootleggers, was under ar rest here tonight. , . He was found in Alexandria, Va., across the Potomac river from Washington, late today, and was taken into custody for San Francisco police who were said to want him for passing $4000 in worthless checks. Davidson for whom the police had made an all day search, and whom the house committee want ed to put on the witness stand again after his disappearance two days ago, told the arresting officer that he would be glad to go back to California and show the police "wnat's wbat. The search for Davidson, a crip ple who walks with a crutch and who says he was known as Wil nam Caine as a bootlegger, ex tended to the Virginia town when he could not be located in the capitol. He had declined to give the house committee his address (Continued on page 5.) GRADE CROSSING ASKED TO CROSS TRACK BETWEEN SILVERTON-WOODBURN . Establishment of a grade cross ing over the Southern Pacific tracks between Silyerton and Wood burn is sought in an appli cation filed in the offices of the commission by the Marion county court. x Admirers Pay Homage to Cardinal Bonzano w 4LO a V I . . , 4- .i v, Ml 11 'CARDINAL: BOMZAMA Vt Y 4 4; 5 " .t - S . v v 4 600 Grade Students Wiii Marion County I Diplomas L. r L Eighth Grafe Graduates to Gather at High School Today for Fifth Annual Commencement Services, High ' ' Scholarship Marks Yedra Work I - - i Eighth grade srraduates of chdols throughout . Marion county' will gather here today for the fifth iinhual commence- raent exercises 10 ue neiu m vne oaieminign bcuuuj aumwi ium. The. program will start at 2 .ocrpck. Students from nearly all of the rural schools in the county t will attend, the exercises. , . ! . T . I'j ADDroximately 600 eighth grade diDlomas were madd out .this year- to graduates in the schools of : Marion, county, according to Mary Ii. Fulkerson, eoupty school superintend ent. This number is In excess of , j ' . ,". ... . ,A . :-; . j last year's graduates. An excep-l nDCfJrtM fl f ID Uflf f PM i VIILUWIiWhWU HWIHtalB . If ANNUAL CONVENTION tionally high general .mark was obtained in the eighth grade ex aminations for this . term, the school officers declare. Several of the rural schools have already held their commence ment exercises , and their gradu ates probably ; will not attend to day's gathering. On account of this-the number of students com ing here today will not. be as great as the number of diplomas to be presented. ; , Approximately" three-fouf ths of the graduates from . the eighth grade enter high school, registra tions indicate. The percentage, however,' haa increased greatly within, the last few years. The "program" for today's exer cises follow: Boy Scout March. Miss Cummings; "America" (led. by students of Lena Belle - Tartar,' music director at Salem' high school), Lucile Cummings, Jewell Gardner, Mary Cupper,-Josephine Albert; invocation, Rev. E. H. Shanks, pastor First Baptist church, Salem; vocal solo, "The Sweet o the Year," Jewell Gard ner; vocal solo, "The Second Min uet," Mary Cupper;- address .to the class, G. O. Oliver, vice-president of Willamette university; vocal solo, "Happy Song," Jose phine Albert; vocal solo, "A Thrush's Love Song," Lucile Cum-' mings; presentation of diplomas, Mary L. Fulkerson, county school superintendent. RKSSIOV 18 TO OPEN IS ASTO- MA THIS AFTERNOON : Orecoa Federation of Clubs Haa l.OOO Members, Report of President Shows . I Lucile TRADE TRAINING URGED 7,000,000 h( ; TRKAStJRl' FOR VOCATIONAL WORK Slarked attentions are being 'saown Cardinal Bonzano, papal legate, during his visit , irt the U. 8. to ttenrt the Edcharistic Congress in Chicago, v He is . here shown with .Cardinal Hay es, surrounded, by an admlrins tbrongi entering' St. - jratMcit'a Cathedral vrtme-iu ewoY.ri.t i f A. R. Nichols, state superin tendent of vocational, education, was the principal speaker at the Lions club luncheon Friday noon. He stated that there is $7,000,000 in the federal treasury for voca tional work. Oregon's portion is $107,000. The training offered through the department' is for those ac tually to be employed- at trades. There are, 29 sehools In the state now teaching the boys farm work Trade industry work Is 'carried on in conjunction with seven schools: Salem, Portland, Eugene, Dallas, Bend, Pendleton and Baker., Mr. Nichols declared that there is a large field for those planning to follow a trade, as the number of .'mechanics, carpenters and plumbers , has decreased between the" 19i0 Census and the 120 cen sus. During the same length of time there "has been a greater de mand' for the services of such meaY ' ' FOUR FATALITIES LISTED 820 IXDLSTKLIv ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN. WEEK ASTORIA, Or., June .18. (By Associated Preas. ); Ielegates and visitors to the sixth annual con- jvention of tlve Oregon federation ot Business and profession ai wo men's clutSsarTtVed in the city to- day aad more are expected tomor row, including a large delegation from the Portland club. today' session was called to order at p. m. by , Mrs. Louise Hacker -Turner. . State . president. The delegate; heard the minutes of theLast meeting read and then listened, to reports of the state onicars ior me oaiance 01 ine ni ternoon. . ! ... f . . In opening the convention, Mrs. Turner stated that the national federation hOw has 750 clubs and almost 50,000. members,-and that the. Oregon state federation had now 15,, clubs' and . about 1.000 members,! four additional , clubs having organized during the year. Mrs. TfUrner . stressed .the - in .r easing importance of the part the business woman of today, la play Ing Jn thje ajfairs of the world, and, this nation, and declared the women were steadily preparing theniselxes f JS further progress. 1 She urged . those ta attendance to pay pattlcalar attention to, and become familial- with all legisla tive trends, particularly where the welfare of women were affected. The state president also advised that four) annual meetings of the state 'federation be r held in : order that the clubs might become unit ed more closely in bonds of mutual interest .and understanding, and that a meire complete survey of the problems ! of the day might be made.:, j Tonight the delegates gathered at a huge bonfire on the banks of the Columbia river where 4 pro- ISlliMl r v., ,m- r-r - Ud due Is l)i$cbvercdTh ; Would Lead to Arrest GIrPs r.!urderer ", WITNESSES; QUESTIONED Yontfi and GtrL tTnkaowingl Wift 'aessee to -Terrible Crime; i Victim Said Choked ' -to Death- . - - T , - ' SEATTLfl. June 18. (By As sociated - Press.) Developmehta that surtled but failed to haaten clearing up the mystery tonight ; came with .the rapidity of. gunfire out ot Investigations into the death of Sylvia H.' Gaines, comely 2-year-old graduate ot Smith col lege, orthanpton, Mass., - who was slain here Wednesday -nghL Revelations Included: , . - , . Evidence that.Mlsi Gaines was the center of heated o,uarrela be tween her father, Wallace Cloyea Gaines, and her stepmother; Mrs. Elisabeth Gaines, one of which re sulted in Mrs. Gaines attempting to gill. herself with gun;. : i : A dynamitic . denial : by Miss Gaines father that he knew any thing of incidents which 'Imjnadl ateljr. furroahded; her death. ; A staiemeniby : Chief . Deputy Coroner, Jones which told in de tail hs version of the crime.. ; Information that the slain girl had ttuitoM,;? ; I , i Tht coronet t aid: , : 5 In toy ? opinion the' gfr! wl alive ; hen a&e went " into the lake', dad when she came eat. In other words I believe she ras Into 1 the: lake , to get away' fron the iiend who was after her, bnt her 'wounds were such, thai she died' la tlfe lake, and wag dragged or earrled dut; n .-. - , :: i'(An this" ii Indicated from the severity, ef 'the - wounds rand ? ifie trail ot blood in sand. After, drag ging ; or - carrying . her,, from ; the water th Jiend committed s sec- GRAND RONDE ROADVOTE . . . - - ' - . PROPOSfi SSOO.dOO BOXZ ISSUE FOR CONSTRTJCTIOir (Can tinned oa fit T.) - There Were four fatalities .due to industrial accidents in the state of Oregon 'during the week ending June .1.7, according to a. report prepared here today by the state industrial accident commission. I The victims .were i James T. Sneed; hook tender ; Charles Plteh ford,;Valsetz, brakeman; Jay Hor ner, Valsetc, pond operator, .and Austin ; Hull, Deep River,. Wash., choker setter. . . . ... , ; Of the S 1.0 ' accidents reported 778. were subject to the provisions of the Workmen compensation act, 117 from firms and "eorperatioh that -hare repected ; the 'law. and five were - from "publie-Utlly cor porations not subject to state pro-4 tection.. ' V - PAR SCORES' TURNED 'Uf I SPOKANE. June IS. Turning ix parscores of 144. Walter. Pur sey of Seattle and H. Beer; Port land, led. a field of 51 golfers- at the end of the first 36 holes of the Pacific northwest open, golf cham pionship, played " at the i Spokane Country-: club i here ; today. . " FftED ERIXOfi TO SPEAK ADDRESS TO. .BE GIVEN AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ' Fred . Erixofa. prominent local contractor, wilr be the principal speaker , at the chamber of com merce luncheon to be held In the chamber's . auditorium Monday He has recently returned .from a trip through;1 the Holy Land, Egypt, . Northern Africa; Italy. Spain, and .England.- He. will tell of some of the experiences he had on hia tripV- . . ; , On two former occasions he has told , ot some . ot his experienced, especially pertaining to his travel through .Northern Africa, Egypt, and. the Holy Land. t t i . x. Monday he . will sUrt, a ,th "tall end" of his trip and tell of his experiences ii. England and tn Italy, especially in Rome. 4 J i . Mr. Erfkon Is at present, engag ed :lh , tearing . dp.wn f the building on the southwest corner, of State and Liberty streets, where the new 1 0-stor building of the First. Na tional Bank of this city Is to e erected. 1 . ,1 5A total 6t 217 Toterf of Tilla mook, Yimhill, Polk and Lincoln counties 0td for the ertatlon of the Salmon, River-Grand Ronde Improvement district, According to the retafnt of thi special election canvassed In the otfieee ot the sec retary ef State here yesterday. Tweaty-f our. -voters . were opposed to 4,be measure ; The district proposes to Vote bonds in the amount of $500,009 f ot-the constrnettoh of ar road con necting Grind Ronde, on the West Side hH way. with ,OUff, .oil ths Roosevelt highway. The new road will shorten the distance between Salem and Neskowin approximate ly 15 allies.'; , : t GOLF, SAID DAfJQEROUS STUDEfrt PLATER 13 HIT BY INSTRUCTOR'S ' DRTVB I . . . " .: BEND,; Ore., June .18. (By Aj soclated Preis.) Golf is a danger ous game, believes Ben Hamilton, who received surgical attention here today, the result of being hit by-a golt elnhC1 ''4: V1-1 -r'l if' - - Hamilton, in the role of 4 pupil, was'! watching ; Francis O'Connor fo!low through" a perfect swing. The " driver : hit Hamilton on ? the chin fracturing-his Jaw. : BIGGER; SETTER EGGS HENS, LOOK AT? tBtlS AND SEB WRAT YOUCANDO ;- This. 14 an-egg story; put not a hen egg story. , , Roy Newport at Detroit, hav- ing' had A lot of good luck with silver ' foxei, decided to try something else. So ho brought a, couple" of ostrich from iouth-ern- California and: now has them oft exhibition at Detroit : ' ' : But Hhe ostrich is not the whole show; as Mf.-Newport ia showing1 flre nice larger estrf eh eggs; all i.rrival since be start ed his ostrich colony of two. ' Mral Ostrich islarted. ta by liying a three-pound egg that resimbles ivory. The fiext efg tra three pounds and ; two rafleo Each sticceedlfer'- efg added: two ounces la Welstt to itf predecessor,! until with the fifth egg there wis a, weight of three pourids ind iebuices.' ' A from IS to 14 mtl ari re garded ar a kood seafcoa fcr an average iadnatrious ostrich Tliu, Mr. N wport is j ait wondering whit site of gg ta will tare when ihe season closet;, c 1 i ' '- J VA Comin mm 99 H Sylvia Thorne has come to Hol lywood f from New York and is piartti- small p arts for intenka- tionai. --r-:;::"'1' : ; In Hollywood ' she ; meetstJean iartln, another "girl' Who' Is -play- Ing minorrolesand they go j to housekeeping.' together-An a nil bungalow, i jjean ; goes about; with a rather ftast: crowd ; while Sylvia prefers tjie quieter, : hard-working men and women of the screen. f International ealls together Its younger . actresses to r m ake tests for the leading role - of a grea new picture, 'The Miracle of Notre Dame.",Franco?s Vernay, its anth er, is la Paris and will select trqna scenes forwarded to him Ihe act ress he i thinks best qualified to play Celeste. Jean and Sylvia are among the ; girls making testa. . -. I ' Jean Is ; going about .-with' a young - art director, -Sydney Har mon, while s the latter'a ' wife la in the- east Tlsitin g. v Sylvia -xpost-iatea with hety; tellsbcrt tiatj Mrs. Harmon . may m ake : trouble. A Meanwh'ile 'Howard : Bennett, a wealthy ' young ' man s from Sylvia's ttllvronrl RorbninirT IllSH? 1 - r home totnn. comes on from Fehn-1 He is sjinored.'trles to; tsU herland Beaiiett goes t:c!tl":-j.; - ? He; I 1 .?. sylvanla and wants Sylvia to marry him and give up "'this movie non sense." : She ; Is hurt 1 that he rn regard her work so lightly, -i Tells him she is hoping " for- the .great chance to play In The'.Miracle,- vhat evil lfea ' in f the pita of ajR' actress, wants her to go back home and - spend V her v life ; being 1 Mts. Howard Bennett.' Sylvia Refuses ta make" a decision until she knows definitely .aoout " "The Miracle" F f..i.Thearwhn tiprct-sftU-yia.Iosa ter jereat ct?:3.ca "That Terrr.le Ttcrr ? C Frederia' Afncll Kt: .ner, . begins In the Dally : :::n:.a cf Sunday, Jute 20..-