0QioeaqijQcajG2&EJHsd .740?- W B'ftiBo fe&adlv 7& Own A&sM titie tFutr'afr d? NTYSIXTHYEAB j ; SALEM, ORBqOfr, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 20 1926 ! : PRICE FIVE CENTS MYSTERY CASE NEARING CLOSE v ; District Attorney to Take no Further Action in Mc- Pherson Case FEW WITNESSES REMAIN Grand Jury Hearing of Kidnaping Story May End Today; Only One Decision Can , be Returned by Jury LOS ANGELES, July 19. (By Associated Press. The Almee Semple McPherson 5 mystery 'case will be closed, so tar as District Attorney' Asa Keyea Is concerned, with tomorrow's session of the county grand jury, ; said Keyea in a statement today. This is Keyes' third announce ment that he was dropping the matter which has proved hotter in controversy than almost any other affair in the criminal, political or publicity annals of Los Angeles. Only a few witnesses remain to be called before the grand jury tomorrow in what is expected to be its concluding effort to reach a decision on Mrs, McPherson's charges that she was kidnaped fiom the beach near here May 18, held a prisoner in Mexico and escaped across the desert to Doug las, Ariz., June 23. A letter, purporting to have been written in the east by K. G. Ormi8ton, former radio operator for Mrs. McPherson, also will be FUbmitted to the county body and tW-made public by the district h&rwey. The letter was preceded several days . by a telegram an nouncing that "Oreaiston "was for-. warding "important documentary evidence in the case. Keyes said die promise was not fulfilled.' v Interest switched today to Bis- bee, Arts., where It is believed Borne persons, as yet unidentified. bought the corset which Mrs. Mc Pherson wore when she reached Douglas. Investigators hope that identification of the purchaser may kad to the throwing of much light on the affair. Early today Antonio Cardero startled the sheriff's office wltn a tale of having been approached by a man and a woman who sought information as to where Mrs Me Pherson slept in her home near Angeius temple so that they might dynamite the place before dawn Then officers discovered that' An tonio had been released from the state hospital for the insane less than two months ago. If the grand jury closes its in quiry tomorrow, it can, under the ruling of Superior Judge Arthur Xeetch, announce only one decis ion- an indictment of the alleged kidnapers. ' If no indictment is returned on the basis of Mrs. Mc pherson's evidence, no announce ment will be made. Deputy District Attorney Joe Ryan today Interviewed the head of -a Los Angeles department store who told the investigator that the only place where a corset of the type worn by Mrs. McPherson at the. time of he reappearance could be purchased was a dry goods store in San Diego. The model was said by the store keeper to be about ten years old. The district attorney's office also began investigation of a ronort that two days .after Mrs. McPher son disappeared a woman appear ea on a ranch about a mile from Ventura. The woman is said to nave worn; goggles and avoided meeting anyone. She remained at the ranch about two weeks and then suddenly left at night. A negro appeared at the office of the district attorney today and became noisy in discussing the McPherson case. An investigator's ear was chewed by the negro in (Continued p 8 Monday In Washington -tarry over old wheat was placed by crop reporting board at eu.zo5.000 bushels as of July 1. Federal reserve board reported 'wieiwe 01 creaii 01 iarmer mem oanss to a new wgn xevei June. i : in Commerce -department reported grain exports at ,711,000 bushels last week compared with -i 3,210,- 000 in -preceding week. Interstate; commerce commis sion ' heard arguments In fight over, building of -new railroad in Bolft eclon of Texas,-, ii 13 Lives Lost Of Northwest Accidents Water and Automobiles Lead in end; Nine Others Are Injured in Traffic Accidents; One Other May Die PORTLAND. Julv 19. (Bv Associated Press1. Acci dents took a toll of 13 lives in the Pacific northwest yesterday and today, reports received here tonight indicated. : Uscar Faltela, 32, was drowned in the Wynooche river 1 X near Montesano, Washi, while' at WASHINGTON. "BAND1! ' ' Angelq Rockelli tu old papers at- Washington railway stations for 61 years, at the old station and now at the ' beautiful new Union Station. "Bandy" is lame but inrariably cheer ful. And the late M os.es Goldenhers;, Baltimore merchant, ha left him $50 in his will. The fifty has been delivered and ' 'Bandy' ' i a grateful. But he c;oes on with his bus iness. Editions come and go, and "Ban- SWGUO&KXEU tLir way COULDN'T FACE IT PARIS. If- yonr favorite dress em porium has to use its old dress models next year or ones headless ones there's reason. Some 10,000 wax dres mod els destined for the American trade were melted during a fire which destroyed one of the most important wax works in the Parisian region recently. Some models may be shipped without lovely heads aad faces and even without arms. inns tne winged victory may get a new style. MANY PIPES LOXIX)!?. Prime Minister Baldwin is a man devoted to his pipe.; Manful En glishmen from all over the kingdom know and respect his tobacco taste; in fact, many of them have shown their ad miration of the Premier by sending him pipes new pipes, old pipes, briar pipes, meerschaum pipes. Hookahs. Narghiles, corn cobs or what have yon f And Vice President Dawes draws be nignly on his underslung. THE KING'S ENGLISH MANILA. In view of the distressing tendency of many Philippine natives to remain loyal to their own language, which has many distinct dialects, efforts are being- made to unify their speech. 'English is being spread as widely as possible. Now. cornea the soggestion! that English be taught by mean of radio broadcasting. That's a pretty idea. Fancy the natives bitting around a loud speaker listening to well, turn on yonr own; set. If the language you hear is English, The Rim of the Limelight will deliver an award a bound volume of this department for the years 1876-77 inclusive. FUNERAL SERVICE TODAY MISS MARGERY' H AM E R, DROWNED SUNDAY, AT REST While swimming Inl the Will amette, Miss Margery Hamer, 19, was drowned Sunday afternoon about a mile west of Salem. A friend, swimming with her, had crossed to an Island and did riot see the girl's first signs of alarm. When she missed her friend a hand", only, was risible abore the water. I The body was recovered half an hour later by W. B. Gerth, veter an riverman of West Salem, in from 15 to 20 foot ttater. She was born ia Salem, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Hamer of Polk couhty. Grad uated from high school here, she had entered Oregon Normal school at Monmouth. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'cloek. from the West Salem Methodist church, with Rev. P. I Cannell In charge Interment will be In the City View cemetery. FORM HERRI0T CABINET ELEVEN RADICALS ARE LIST ED IN ORGANIZATION PARIS, July 19. (By Associat ed Press). Eduoard Herriot, who takes M. Briand's place as head of the government, succeeded late tonight in constituting jhis cabinet The new ministry contains eleven radicals and j radlcal-so-cioli8ts Herriott, jChautemps, Hesse, Dalladier, Queville, Bon net, Milhaud. Jacquieri Dumesuel, Bazile and Lambert, all -deputies Rene Renault and Mk Demonzie, senators, are listed as members of the radical-democratic and radical socialist left respectively. The most interesting feature of the new cabinet is thfe return of Anatole Demqnzie as minister, of finance. He previously had been at odds with M. Herriot regarding tne test means oi raising neceo eary funs for restoring the finan cial situation. : M. Herriot wanted capital levy, M. Demonzie a cap- 1 I I in Series i Cause of Deaths Over Week tempting to rescue a woman who had been caught in the, swift cur rent. The woman was! saved. Miss Margery Hamer, 19, was drowned in the Willamette river near Salem. Earl Brown, Bend high school boy, lost his life when he fell from a log in a mill pond. Lucille Godfrey, 18, fras drown ed while swimming Iri the Wil lamette river near Newperg. John Lewis, 18, ofj Newberg, died of injuries sustained while diving Saturday. f Elwood Francis Stout, 57, was killed while making a I parachute jump on Columbia Reach near here. f Joseph Nist, 32, dtowned in Beaver Lake near Enumclaw, Wash., and Robert Ser suffered a similar fate at Issaqiiah, Wash. Miss Maud Pratt, 2$, lost her life when caught in quicksand in a river near Kamloops, B. C. Victor Andrean, of Klamath Falls, was killed when: the auto mobile in which he Vas riding overturned. Dan McCloud was billed when struck by a cable in j a logging camp near Hood River where he was working. Miss Hazel Torrence, 21, was Instantly killed when the automo bile in which she was riding turn ed over in east Wenatdhee. Carl Cryderman of Seaside is not expected to live as the result (Continued on pag8 6.) SUSPECT HELD IN JAIL SOUGHT IN MELLETT CASE. SURRENDERS TO tOLICD PITTSBURGH, July 19. (By Associated Press.) George Pail lias, alias "George the Greek,' who surrendered here today after reading that he was sought in connection with the slaying of Doc R. Mellett, Canton publisher, was held without bail tonight in a cell which bore a chain as well as a lock. His attorney said he would endeavor to secure hia client's re lease tomorrow. PailUas denied a: i connection with the crime. FOUR INJURED IPJ CRASH FIRE DEPARTMENT TRUCK WRECKED AT INTERSECTION EUREKA, Cal., July 19. (By Associated Press.) Nine men were injured, four seriously when a heavy chemical truck of the Ar eata fire department and a light delivery truck crashed! at an in tersection tonight. ' J i WELL HERE I AM "I 'ZJ tolksi-fresh as Wm A PAISY.' VACATION I lm IS ALL RIGHT,BUT. . - Mi fMr i AFTER ALL-THERt'- Wif5 V I fl NO'TH INS UK WORK! I ; ;i i(cr&& f - MIS DEATH Weil-Known Fundamentalist Leader Makes Blanket Denial of Interviews SUMMONS 24 Witnesses Grand Jury to Make Thorough In vestigation of Circumstances Surrounding Death of Lumberman FORT WORTH, irexas, July 19, (By Associated j "ress.) Grand jury investigation of the slaying here last Saturday cf D. E. Chipps, wealthy lumberman, by the Rev. J. Frank Norris, jBjaptist minister and fundamentalist leader, will get under way tomorrow. L. H. Nutt, deacbn in the First Baptist church of 4rhich Dr. Nor ris is pastor, and ?aid to have been the only eye witnesis of the killing is among 14 witnesses summoned to testify before j the grand jury. Dr. Norris remained silent to nigfit. He made a! blanket denial of interviews and I statements at tributed to him by several news services. "I have made j no statement since that to the. district attorney and I have none to make," he said. B. F. Bouldin, chairman of the board of trustees of the church and attorney for the minister, de clared that he had not authorized (Continued on page 2.) VANDALS STORM VILLAGE 'LONG LIVE ANARCHY," MEX ICAN BANDITS SHOUT NOG ALES, Ariz., July 19.- (By Associated Press.) A large group of armed ! inen, shouting "long live anarchy" stormed the small village of San Juan de los Reyes, in the state of Vera Cruz, Sunday and after looting the city and committing i depredations upon women and; children, fled to safety, according; to a special dis patch from Mexico City received by the Nogales Herald late this afternoon. Mexico City reports stated that the bandits tore down the doors of, the beautiful cathedral and stole valuable altar pieces, later going to the municipal building, vhich they burned to the ground after looting the municipal troas- ury. Numerous acts of atrocity were reported to the Mexico City of ficials, said the dispatch. CASE G I ! I ! i i FAMOUS AM ERICAN MYTHS 'TWELVE LIVES I' TAKEN BY HEAT Smashing Heat Wave Hits Middlewest; Mercury at New High Levels CHICAGO IS STRICKEN 04 Degrees 'Recorded in Metrop olis of Mid-West; Yuma, Arizona, Heads Nation's List With 112 CHICAGO, July 19. -(By As sociated Press) Upward of a dozen persons died today from the record smashing heat wave which overspread the middlewest yesterday and brought the mer cury to new high levels today. The middlewest and northwest probably will have another hot day tomorrow, weather bureau of ficials indicated tonight. Some hope of relief was held out with the prediction of possi ble thundershowers for some of the sweltering states. Chicago experienced its hottest day of the year when the mercury reached 94 at 4 o'clock. Eight deaths here were attributed to the heat. Two deaths were re ported from South Dakota, one at Sioux Falls where the mercury was at 103 and one at Mitchell 'where it was 107. Lisbon, N. D., reported an official reading of 108. Minnesota reported three heat deaths and one occurred at Alli ance, Neb., points in Nebraska, Missouri, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Illinois all reported today was the hottest of the year with the mercury hovering about the century mark. Yuma, Ariz., claimed the dis tinction of leading the perspiring parade of cities, with a tempera ture of 112. Omaha reported the hottest July 19 in history of the weather bureau there when the mercury climbed to 101 for the second time this year. TO BID FOR CONVENTION SALEM OR EUGENE TO ASK REALTORS TO GATHER Martin Svarverud, president of the Eugene realty board; E. E. Lee, mayor of Eugene, and E. E. Ciiadwick, secretary of the cham ber of commerce there, will be in Salem today to confer , with local raen in determining which of the cities will ask for the 192? con vention of the Northwest Realty board. Marshfield Plans to Feed Record Legion Convention "One Thousand Pounds. Chinook Salmon. Barbecued," Firs! Item Quoted; Parade Five MARSHFIELD, July 19. (Special to The Statesman.)-! Cooking school chefs who preside over alcohol lamp chafing" dishes would probably gasp m the American Legion state convention sea-iooa amner, pre . . ? , . i i- -i t sentea to tne convention commission Dy ivoscoe man of the beach dinner committee. Here is Dart of what Mr. "Cole has ordered to dinner for lecrionnaires and gather at Charleston bay jetty camp August 5, 6, and 7i One thousand pounds oi tjni- noon salmon to be barbecued. One thousand crabs, cracked and ready to eat. , Four hundred gallons of butter clams. Three hundred loaves of Pull man bread. Four hundred pounds of pota toes. Three hundred pounds of on ions. Twenty gallons of mayonnaise. One hundred pounds of salt. One pound of bay ieaves. Ten pounds of black pepper. One pound of Bage. Ninety pounds of cube sugar. One hundred pounds of butter. Twenty gallons of dill pickles. Sixty dozen eggrs. Cheese and coffee in unlimit ed amounts, to satisfy 2000 per sons who are expected to attend. For the first time in the history of the American Legion in Ore gon, civic and fraternal organiza tions as well as industries and re sources of the district entertain ing the Legion will be represented in the convention parade. Announcement of the prizes and details of the parade indicate that five sections will be provid ed; with prizes in each section and a grand prize of $50. It is expected that this will be one of the largest parades in the history of the eight state conven tions. The parade will form In Marshfield Friday afternoon, Au gust 6, and will end in North Bend where awards will be made to the prize winning entrants. The first section will be open to visiting Legion posts and un its of the auxiliary and a cap will be awarded to the group having the largest percentage of Its total membership in line. Section B, known as the deco rated section, will include private decorated cars and all others who wish to compete in this section. Prizes to be awarded in regard to beauty and originality of design. Prizes, first, $35; second, $15; third $10. Section C for business and in dustrial entries. Prizes to be awarded, in respect to effective ness of display and articles hand led. Prizes: first, $35; second $15; third $10. , Section D, for fraternal organi zations and clubs. This section will include fraternal orders, civ ic clubs, boy and girl scouts or any other organization of a simi lar nature. Prizes to be awarded for beauty and originality. Prizes: first, $35, and second $15. Section E, comic. This section to Include everything of a comic or humorous nature. Prizes to be awarded for cleverness of idea. Prizes: first $35 and second $10. TRUCK RUNS OVER LEGS STARTS TO-DISMOUNT, THEN FALLS UttDER VEHICLE Joaquin Gardea of Juarez, Mex ico, received a broken ankle Mon day when he slipped and fell as he was alighting from a moving truck. The rear wheels of the machine passed over both legs. The accident occured at Hubbard. According to a report of the accident made to the sheriff's of fice here by Paul E. Krupp of Hubbard, driver of the truck, he picked Gardea up on the highway and gave him a ride as far north as Hubbard. As he slowed down to turn from the highway at that place, Gardea, he says, stepped down on the running board. Krupp warned him to wait until the car had come to a stop, but not heed- ning the warning, Gardea stepped down, 'slipped and fell under the wheels. THREE HURT IN ACCIDENT TRUCK. CAR CRASH ON STAY-TON-SUBLLMITir ROAD Madelene Hickman, 690 South Twelfth street, received a fractur ed' hip and body cuts Monday when a car in which she was rid ing collided with a truck operated by Eugene Ware of Stayton. The accident occured on the Stayton Sublimity road. Anna and Wil liam Hickman , received cuts and bruises on their legs. Ware was not hurt, it Is said. t - According to reports . made : to Salem officers by Madelene Hick man,' she was driving north and Ware was going south. The Sa lient people1 declare Ware was on the wrong aide of the Wghway, - on August 6 to Move in Sections ! amazement at the menu ior Cole, chair prepare the auxiliary members who wil LEGION TO RUN TRAIN TO STATE CONVENTION lOO VETERANS, WITH DRUM CORPS, WILL MAKE TRIP Drive for State Honors Starts a Members Plan for Marsh field Meeting A special train, bearing 100 members of Capital Post Np. 9, inH eluding the former state champioii drum corps, which Is expected tp take Oregon honors again, will be run to the American Legion conj vention August 5, 6 and 7 at Marshfield. according to plans lai& by the local post last night. ) Inquiries revealed the fact that a much larger delegation than was expected would attend the statie meeting this year, for the reunion of ex-service men now resident in Oregon. Alreadv ranked as one of the outstanding ; semi-military organizations oi tne state, tne drum corps is expected jto takjB high 'honors in the competition tjo be staeed there. i For the past months members of the musical organization have been training for the event, and will aDoear in nubile at the Cher rian band concert this evening at Wlllson park. At last night meeting the post decided to aq Journ for the summer, the next regular meeting being set for Oc tober 4. Wendell Helm was glve hearty applause for piano solos last evening. TWO POLICE RUN RIO EIGHT PERSONS ARE SHOT 13? SHOOTING IN HOTEL MUSKOGEE, Okla., July 20.-4 (By Associated Press) Two Mn kogee police detectives allegedly intoxicated, ran riot in a hotel early this morning and shot ait least eight person, one of the de tectives, Paul Davis, was shot in the'shoulder by feUow officers be fore he was captured. The other officer, Ves Carmack, was takep without a struggle, i The offlcenf, witnesses and victims said, burst into the hotel about; 1 o'clock and took an elevator to upper storied. where thev raced from room to room, smashing in doors anil shooting guests at random. Ed Conway, policeman, who an swered the first cfies for help. was shot bv a stray bullet. All of the hotel guests wounded by the bullela were men and several are believed to have been serious ly hurt. . Such confusion reigned immediately after the shoting that it was not known exactly hoW many had been injured. The enr tire staff at one hospital was enf- gaged in the operating rooms and the superintendent there said he did not know how many patients were being attended. Four of the victims walked ti the police station where emerf gency aid was given. ASTORIA TO CELEBRATg FOUNDERS DAY ANNIVERSARY TO BE OBSERVED TODAY I ASTORIA, Or.. July 19 Byj Associated Press.) The city to-j day was in gala array. Its streets f.nd buildings bedecked with flags! and streamers : and its- citizens! eagerly awaiting the opening to-j morrow of the three-day period ofj Astoria- founders' celebration that; will reach a climax Thursday nior ning with the dedication of the 125-foot Astoria column erected on Coxcomb hill, above the citrj by Vincent Astor and the Great 1 orthern raUroad. 700 ACRES WHEAT BURN SERIES OP FIRES STARTED BY SPARKS FROM LOCOMOTIVE j THE DALLES. Ore., July 19. (By Associated Press) Standing1 and sacked wheat from approxi mately 700 acres of land, , thou sands of - acres of pasture and more than SI t elephone poles along the main line between Cell. llo and Biggs- war ther toll of . a series of fires in Wasco and Sher man counties last" night" and to day. - All' but one of the fires Was said by witnesses " (o have been started by an engine on the O. W. R & N. tracks main line pulling a heavy 2a5t . I.; li O E STREETS ilTOIEslffl City's Growth Hampered by Delay, Doubje Shift or Contract Urged THREE. MOTIONS FOLLOW L. J. Sinaeral Elected Mayor Pro -Tern; Tardy Session Geta Under Way Considering Many Petitions. Mayor John B. Giesy'a vetoes of two measures drawn by Fred A. Winiama, city attorney, were sustained bjr.city council last night, mm faulty, confirming the mayor's judgment.' Fred A. Williams, city attorney, was instructed to draw new meas ures. : The city of Salem should not retard Ita own growth by limiting its paving activities to the work done by its present municipal plant, according to Tom Kay, who addressed the city council at Ita meeting last night to ask for pav ing o'f streets in Rosedale addition leading to the new linen plant there. The streets he wants pav ed are Madison and Jefferson. "If the city merely says it can't do this work with its present small plant and then sits back. It is hampering its own: develop- Bient,' said Mr. Kay. "There la to prevent the city from nothing! employing private contractors to do its paving, under the supervis ion -of the city." - "The city engineer tells me that there is no provision for drainage in this district, thereby preventing the paving work.'V continued ' Mr. Kay. , Therefore 4 further , . ye-' in as rapidly as possible so tnat this paving can be done. We wuld like to have paved streets In there before the wet weather teglns this fall." , - - A motion, introduced byAlder man Hal D. Patton, that the mat ter of obtaining proper drainage In this district be referred to the Sewer committee, was passed. An other motion was Introduced by Alderman E. B- Grabenhorst that the matter of having two paving crews put to work be referred, to the street improvement commit tee. This was also passed. An other motion was passed to have the street improvement commit tee report at the next meeting on tne matter of opening street im provement work to outside con tractors, .'i -"- In the absence of Mayor John B. Giesy, who ia out of the city on a vacation. Alderman JL., J. Sim erai was elected mayor pro em. The meeting was delayed. for;, 45' minutes because a quorum of nine men did not arrive. Just as the council was deciding to declare that there - would be no meeting because of this ' fact. Alderman Paul Johnson and E. B. Graben horst came ;in.:;: i"' ;,, ? r , - A resolution was introduced to have the city deposit the dirt and gravel taken from streets being Improved dumped on those streets and alleys below grade, was lost, 5 . to 4, after discussion. Those aldermen voting against it said they did so because they thought the city j could dispose of the dirt without the resolution. The dirt taken from such streets belongs to the property owners on the (OoaUnaad no part f.) - Cars j driven by Mrs. J. R. George and William Luke of Tur ner collided at State and Commer cial streets Sunday, according to reports turned in at police head quarters. Little damage was done. . Joe Gerig--wa8 injured slightly when his car -collided with one driven by Jacob Fuhrer at Twelfth and Oak streets Sunday, accord- lag to a report he- made at police headquarters. No " details of the accident were given. ' C. Stewart reported to the Sa lem police that his car was In an accident at Twelfth and Ute streets Sunday. No details were given. f ' An, accident occurred at Court and Capitol streets Sunday, re cording to reports made at roi: ; headquarters . yesterday. No d - tails were given , in tha reports. rf " " " " " .lulu :m.m.imm. 1 oday 8 Reasons For: Driving .-..' ' Carefully