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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1926)
a A Ooffotin'-o Gouitfo0bQlt&Fti'QMfon ia 6 Fei'tcatfG Factors GbBatriotk Pmt M-fcltiafc&G-&atinG "Li. "7 ! f r t r lit I SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 0. 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 J 3 F v tnlnirn tiiiri HI MM HI is Aider w Seattle Man Under Trial Charged With the Mur der of Own Daughter STATE REVIEWS KILLING Prosecutors Will Attempt to Show That Girl Met Death in At tempt to Discourage Attentions SEATTLE, Aug. 5. (By As sociated Press.) A story of fam ily quarrels was told in court here today as Prosecutor Colrin out lined the state's case against Wal lace Cloyes Gaines, on trial for the murder of his daughter. Sylvia Howard Gaines, Smith college graduate, whose body was found on the shore of Green lake. June 17. A Jury to try Gaines was completed this morning. It is made up of nine men and three women. Colrin declared that the state will show that the girl met her death as the result of an attempt to discourage attentions that her father had been forcing upon her. The family quarrels, Colrin Bald. weret; caused; -by Gaines drinking and by. jealousy that had sprung up .between the girl and her step-mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Caines. . ,. . .', "Sylvia and her father quarrel ed about his, drinking," Colrin said in outlining the state's view of the case. . He drank : -moonshine, beer Viae, and even . straight alcohol. He threatened again and azain that he would drink what he preasedT" ohere-"d when he pleased, and kill, if necessary. He eaid that - he could : and - wonld thokff her If she did not leare hlm.alone, -.;-' - . "In desperation she deeided to leave Seattle and go back to her mother in the east. She was per- ( Continued mi S.) y. FUND INQUIRY ADJOURNS investigators - OF . "TLLUSOIS PRI3IARY KXD SESSION CHICAGO. Aug. 6. By Asso ciated Press.) Winding up its in quiry into Illinois recent million dollar primary, the senate cam paign funds . committee today heard some frank statements and serious charges and had, still an other witness challenge its au thority. In announcing adjournment of the committee subject to his call Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, the chairman, said, it probably would be some time before the investigators assembled again, but added that they were ready to go into any serious eharges of pri mary irregularities. Frank L. Smith, chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commis sion. Daniel J. Shuyler, counsel for Sauel Inaull. Chicago Utilities magnate, who contributed heavily to Smith's successful campaign for the senate: George F. Safford, superintendent of the state anti saloon league, and Morris Eller, republican boss of Chicago's twentieth ward, were the prin cipal witnesses at the final ses sions. TOT COMES ACROSS SEA UTTLE GERMAN MSS, 7, AR RIVES HEItK AIX ALONE PORTLAND, Aug. S. (By AP.) Elizabeth Nordt. 7. was a happy girl tonight upon her arrival at the union station, for she had trareled all the way from Frank fort. Germany, to Join her foster parents. Mr. and Mrs. Nordt of . this city. , 'ITijoT across the Atlantic alone 'on the good ship Columbus. She was so excited tonight that she could hardly speak a-word of Ger man or listen to a word of Dutch, which she understands, let alone answer questions in English, of which she knows practically noth ing. AUTHORIZE RIVER FUND APPROPRIATION IS 2HADTIt)Ii WORK ON YAMHIL1V RIVER WASHINGTON. Aug. 5 .(By Associated Press). The war de partment has allotted from unex pended' balances $2,500 for lock ' s. and dam operation on the Yamhill rT?r.n Oregon., 4, , ; Iowan Calls Salem Girls Prettiest, Faces Treason Fair, Corn Fed Maidens. Cry "Bring on Your Oregoniajtis,w Snatch Powder Puffs, Pose, While Mothers-in-law I Are Pleased Fair, corn fed maidens of Iowa have risen in anger against their Salem, Oregon, sisters though the latter perhaps are unaware of the fact. An outburst of aesthetic treason started the trouble, when a slur on Hawkeye pulcritude came from a returned traveler, who announced that the most beautiful girls in the country, in North i America, or in the whole world, take your choice, worked and had their being in the state house at Salem, Oregon. I "I have been in 39 of the 48 state capitol buildings," said 1 thfa Iowan, who, for safety's sake, LIVERPOOL. Eng. I'rof. John Thompson, of Liverpool University, bas worked oat a system whieh is expected to supersede ;the usual refrigeration pro cess of preserving fruits. He puts the fruit to sleep. Take it or leave it. he put the fruit to sleep. The idea is this: lie gets tlio fruit into quiet room and then regulates toe temperature so that it doesn't vary, one way or n ot'aer. from ian ordinary, comfortable decree. The: result Is that the fruit is lulled into dormant slate, breathing ever ht sllsM!?." The iunny part of it is that it works. Apples o treated emerge from four months sleep healthy, happy and ia perfect condition .-. IK AGA1K LONDON, i Miss Margaret Bond field Qrmer chairman of Ihe Trades i .. Cniou Congress and once before member of Pajr ' 1 lament, has been returned to Par liament on a La Bo rite ticket in a f re n era I revival 01 sentiment through ant . England. She lost her place in the election which brought about the upset of the labor government and planed the Tories in power. Now, ttnder the stress of the general strike and the continuing ceal strike, former la bor members are finding new favor. DO i TOT ZITH? KY YOJtg. Thousands of musle lovers the country over have been thrown into the wildest excitement by the announcement of a national zither contest to be held in this city early next fall. Jo you sith! If so, notify Henry Cormsdaeher of the United Zither. Players America . . . What ia a xitlierl It's genteel holdover from the ef what not and mustache cup and engraved iteoth-pieks. It ia said to be musical, isoulfully so, and in con struction is a hybrid, a sort of cross between a harp with lap-dog iiotinets and a barber-shop chord. Figure it out if you can. Anyway, sither enthusiasts are pieparingi for the pilgrimage to the contest where zithers will be played in solo. duet. trio, quartet, squads, platoons and symphonies. A simply ;ra nd time is expected by all. DEATH ESCAPE NARROW PORTLAND I MAX IS BURIED t'XDKR TONS OF SAND PORTLANt), Aug. 5. (By Associated Press). Melvin E. Rhodes, 25. j employe of a local sand and gravel company, narrow ly escaped death today while wbrking in a isand bunker. Rhodes saw an . avalanche of sand descending upon him and dove for a small hole in the bot tom of the bunker. With only his head protruding he was held captive by the tons of sand for 40 minutes until efforts of city fire men and fellow workers removed him in an unconscious condition. During the entire time he was held captive ho practically stood on his head. I MINER DIGS TO FREEDOM ENTOMBED IN OLD SHAFT, ES CAPES $ECOXD SLIDE REDDING. Cat.. Aug. 5. (By Associated Press.) Buried alive for eight hou rs in an abandoned mine tunnel, in the old diggings district north of here today, A. A. Anthony; widely known min ing man, dug! his way to freedom Just a few miautes - before an avalanche of! rock and earth re sealed the. chamber in which he had been imprisoned. Anthony was uninjured, aside from minor 1 brqlses and gik ivj itf Iff ;grL m -I l. r as Kij and to foil a mob that was gath ering, hid behind anonymity, "and by far the most beautif ur" are at Salem. Iowa has nothing to com pare with them." Then he ducked, says a clipping from a Des Moines newspaper, sent to Carl Gamrielson yesterday. It continues: "The treasonable utterance fell like an overloaded powder puff against a dinner jacket. Strong men turned pale, strong women turned on their heels. "The only person who kept his head when all about him were trying to find out the excursion rates to Oregon was Burgess W. Garrett, clerk of the state su preme court, just back from a trip to Oregon. " 'That's a baseless canard," said Mr. Garrett, 'and this anony mous person, probably trying to please an Oregon mother-in-law, has selected a state so far away that the rank and file Iowan can not go to see for himself. " 'But I am able to say it is not (Continaed on pace S.) HURT, LATER IS KILLED GRANTED ,13,000 DAMAGES, DAUGHTER MAKES PLEA Mrs. Leila C. Hannah of Port land, who a few months ago ob tained a judgment of $5,000 against the Royce Taxicab com pany as the result of injuries suf fered, wen sbe: was. run. down by a taxicab Operated by the defend ant corporation, was killed in an automobile accident near Astoria Sunday. This information was received at the offices of the state supreme court yesterday. Mrs. Hannah obtained the judg ment in the Multnomah county circuit court, but the .decision later was appealed to the supreme court by the taxicab company's attorneys. It was argued in the supreme court two weeks ago. A daughter of Mrs. Hannah was in Salem yesterday in an effort to have the decision of the supreme court expedited." DUCE RECEIVES MELLON ROME, Aug. 5. Andrew Mel lon, American secretary of the treasury, was received by Premier Mussolini in the latter's private apartment at the Cbigi palace today. 1 ' .. .r : .. . PRESIDENT, IS HER AGAIN Nation's Executive Repairs Fence,; Mends Wood-Shed and Hoes Gardens THRONGS WITNESS LABOR Large Numbers of Residents ami Tourists Flock to Glimpse President and Mrs. Coolidge PLYMOUTH, Vt., Aug. 5. (By Associated Press). Cares of the farmer occupied President Cool idge today. Here for a visit of a few days at the Coolidge home stead and farm of 27! acres, for the first time in many months, he turned his attention to the condi tion of the place and all through the day; worked at odd jobs. In a business suit of dark gray and wearing a straw hat. Mr. Coolidge frequently took a saw. an axe, a sledge hammer, or a crow-bar and repaired places that close inspection showed needed attention. The fence caught his eye at one time and with the aid of a crow bar and sledge hammer he pulled out a decayed post and set another in its place. Again he entered the wood shed with an axe and cut wood for mending a weak spot about the house. At yet another time he went (Oontiaued on page 1) BAND CONCERT TONIGHT CLAUDE i STEVENSON TO BE - SOLOIST FOR EVENING' The program for the band con cert tonight at Willson park has been announced by Oscar Steel hammer, director of the Cherrian band. It is as follows: "The American Red Cross" march 1-Panella. Overture "Orpheur" Offen bach. (a) Humoreske, Dvorak-Lam-pe.. i I (b) The Glad Girl, Lampe. Popular numbers Peaceful Valley. Always, As Long As I Love You. Overture "Poet and Peasant" (request.) Suppe. Vocal solo, selected Claude Stevenson. Intermezzo "Eleanor," Dep pen. Medley Overture, Morse. "Montezuma' march, Cham bers. Star Spangled Banner. FORBIDDEN FRUIT! LEGION TO PROTECT PLAN OF CONVENTION IN PARIS PRESENT FRENCH ANTAGON ISM CITED AS REASON Oregon American Legiot and Auxiliaries Open Coos Bay Convention MARSH FIELD, Or., Aug. 5. (By Associated PTess.) With 1287 men and women of the Am erican Legion and auxiliary regis tered up to 6 o'clock tonight, the greatest convention of these or ganizations held in Oregon is un der way at Coos Bay. Cities of North Bend and Marshfield arc hosts to delegations from all the principal communities in the state. A protest may be launched against plans of the national or ganization of the legion for a con vention in Paris in 1927. With sentiment running high against sending 30,000 Americans to a country which daily is demon strating antagonism to the Yankee the Oregon session is expected to adopt a resolution to be reported out tomorrow calling on the con vention at Philadelphia to aban don plans for a Paris meeting next year. The recommendation . is expect ed to have the unanimous support of the resolutions committee com posed of Charles Werskin, Bend; James R. Bain. Portland: E. E. Wilson, Medford; H. G. Mason. Salem, and Don McLeod, Hood River. Astoria and La Grande are the posts seeking to be host to the legion and auxiliary next year. Interest is high in the drum corps meet and uniformed bodies from their posts are here to par ticipate Salem, Eugene, Port land, Bend, Medford, Hood Kiver, Uoseburg, La Grande, Cottage Grove and McMinnville. Colorful parades through the nag-decked streets, and impromptu night ser enades are convention features. The Sheridan post band is on hand for many of the events and en tertained the convention today. Four torpedo boat destroyers with 500 men entered Coos Bay tonight. Governor Pierce, Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, and I. L. Pat terson, republican candidate for governor at the November elec tion, left Salem last night for Marshfield where they will attend the annual convention, state de partment, American Legion. Gov ernor Pierce and Secretary of State Kozer are scheduled to give ad dresses at the convention. MRS. TOM LIVESLEY HURT INJURED WHEN CAR TAKES DITCH, BRAKES BLAMED Mrs. Thomas A. Livesley, prom inent Salem society matron and wife of Mayor-elect Livesley, Buf fered minor injuries of the head when an automobile in which she was riding overturned in a ditch while she was returning here from Newport early yesterday. id was said that the accident was due to defective brakes. WINDS ADD TO FUR! DIFIRES Rat Head Forestin Montana, Covering 25,0fJ6 Acres, Mass of Fire FLAMES OUT OF CONTROL Timber Fires Leap Forward, t Wide Front in Spite of Con centrated Efforts to Combat Them MISSOULA, Mont.. Aug. 5. (By Associated Press). High winds whipping through the blaz ing forests of Montana and Idaho have fanned the flames to renewed fury, reports to forestry head quarters here today stated. From the Flat Head, Blackfeet and Pend O'Reill forests came word of fires driven beyond control and sweeping forward into large stands of timber. On the Flat Head, 25.000 acres are now a mass of flames, with the fires rushing ahead on a wide front in spite oi tne eirorts ot a large number of fighters. Two fires on the Kootenia were eating through crown timber, while another blaze was threaten ing to cross into the Kootenai from the Pend O'Reill. Some line was held on the Coeur d'Alene although many of the fires were raging out of con trol. Reports from the Kaniksu reserve also indicated that diffi culty was being encountered in holding the flames in that region. Several new fires broke out last night in private timber, the most serious being a short distance east of Missoula. - . j PORTLAND, Aug. 5. (By As sociated Press). Because of the extreme dryness 23,000 acres In the Mt. Hood national forest were ordered closed today. The area extends from the Clackamas river to the Hillock burn road and cov ering the watershed of the south fork of the Clackamas river and its tributaries. The area is closed entirely ex; cept to those carrying special per mits. The section was- ordered closed under the trespass act, and violators will be prosecuted, ac cording to word from the local forestry office. John D. Guthrie, assistant dis trict forester, left for Eugene, and will make a trip of Inspection through the Cascade national forest. DOG HIT, CAR DAMAGED SWERVING AUTO STRIKES AN OTHER STANDING NEAR Generally when a dog and a motor car collide, the dog gets all the damage, but the result was somewhat different yesterday, ac cording to a report made at police headquarters by Peter Janzen of Salem. According to Janzen. he was driving north o nthe River Road when he struck a dog that threw his car against another one parked beside the road, whose driver was J. A. Moore of Salem He did not mention the extent of damage to either cars or the dog, MEN REPLACING WOMEN POSITIOXS AS STKNOGRAPHn ERS OPEN ON RAILROADS OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 5.(By Associated Press.) Gradual re placement of women employes by men as vacancies occur except in the case of stenographers, and comptometer operators has been ordered by W. M. Jeffers, general manager of the Union Pacific railroad, it became known here today. The order is effective over the system . from Omaha to Ogden, Utah. TO TRY CHANNEL SWIM - - - m i s MISS EDERLE IS TO MAKE SEC OND ATTEMPT TODAY CAPE GRIS NEZ, France, Aug. 5. (By Associated Press.) Miss Gertrude Ederle of New York will start shortly before 7 o'clock to morrow morning on her attempt to swim the English channel.' She will .take tho water at Gris Nes beach. ' Miss Ederle, who failed : last summer in her attempt to swim across the- treacherous 'waterway, from Cape Gris Nes to the English coast, when about six and one-half miles from Dover, bas : been in training here since mid-June, Mexico adopting soviet views, knights declare CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION DIS CUSSES CALLES ORDER 'Russianization of Mexico" De clared to Be Overturning Real Ideals PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 5. (By Associated Press.) Asserting that Mexican officials had "in sulted, degraded and expelled American citizens, men and wom en, under circumstances that are abhorrent to our conceptions of constitutional government," the supreme council, Knights of Co lumbus, today called on President Coolidge and the state department to put an end to this ignominious contempt that has been shown by President Calles for "American appeal." Demand ; was made ' for . protec tion of American citizens and for their treatment with the same con sideration and respect that is shown to Mexicans in this coun try. The American' Federation of Labor and affiliated organizations were urged to co-operate to safe guard "not only American rights, but the hard-won victories of la bor itself, to protect it from ser vile submission to despotic au thority." The convention authorized the supreme board of directors to as sess the membership of the organ ization $1,000,000 for a campaign of education to the end that the policies of Soviet Russia shall be eliminated from the philosophy of America and the ideals of liberty, conscious and democratic freedom, may extend to our fellow human beings beyond the Rio Grande. The religious situation in Mexi co as it affects the Catholic church was considered one of the most important questions before the convention and had been un der consideration since it con vened last Monday. A special committee appointed to consider the matter, reported today and its - report was ' unani mously adopted. After protesting against the policy of President Calles on his recent despotic use of the armed forces of his military. regime in oppressing the vast majority of the people of Mexico,- who are struggling to worship God accord ing to the dictates of their con science, the statement said. "We warn our fellow American citizens that they cannot endure at their very doorstep with im punity; the Russianizing of Mex ico. The Soviet philosophy con trols the military powers of Mex ico. rne iamuy to tnem is a (Continued oa pas S.) WRITER SEEKS DIVORCE RICHARD WASHBURN CHILD FILES IN PENNSYLVANIA STROUDSBURO. Penn., Aug. 5 (By Associated Press). Rich ard Washburn Child, former United States ambassador to Italy and a well known writer, is suing his wife, Maude Parker Child, for divorce. Reports have been cur rent that a -legal separation was being sought but confirmation was not bad until today when the records of f the Monroe county common pleas court revealed the fact. The suit was filed June 26. when Judge Samuel E. Shull granted a subpoena on Mrs. Child, returnable on the fourth Monday in September. The grounds for the divorce were not made public as the papers were Impounded by C. . Bensinger. counsel for Mr. Child. Mrs. Child was formerly Maude Parker. She was married to Mr, Child in August. 1916. She is also known as a writer. KILLED IN AUTO CRASH SEATTLE: MAN DIES WHEN AUTO AND STREET CAR HIT . OAKLAND. Cal., Aug. 5. (By Associated Press. ) Monroe Rus sell, 60, was killed and his son-in-law, 42. was seriously injured today when their , automobile collided with a street car. Both lived at 3627 Finley avenue, Se attle. -: ' '- , -' Mrs. Laura Cox. wife of Fred Cox. was following in another ma chine, and witnessed the accidents The party, was returning to Se attle from a trip lo San Diego..' ' ROBINSON WILL RECOVER IS INJURED WHEN CLOTHES CATCH IN TRACTOR ; John B. Robison was In a hos pital u here yesterday -receiving medical, treatment r for--Injuries suffered when his clothing aught In the . machinery f a tractor hich he was operating ' near Rickreall. eight ' miles .' west of alem. Mr.- Robison Is the Salem agent for a Portland newspaper. Physicians said he would recgrert GRID JURY IS GIVEN FLAYirJG Jurist Deplores Manner in v., V ... - - - - Which Aimee McPherson Case Was Handled MANY LEAKS APPARENT Inference That Grand Jury Playing Politics Is Cited; Keyes Hesitates to Go Further Is LOS ANGELES,. Aug. 5. (By Associated, Press.) Superior Judge Arthur Keetch, presiding in the criminal department here, to-1 day sharply rebuked the county grand jury for the manner in which it had handled the investi gation of the disappearance here last May of Aimee Semple Mc Pherson. evangelist. He cited ai ' parent leaks from the jury rooi and certain . commendations . said to have been made by a member to the jury to another county of ficial. "To the public," Judge Keetch told the jurors, "it may be open to inference that the grand jury is playing politics. That such an inference is possible, is terrible." Judge. Keetch, after reviewing th& duties of grand jury and quot ing sections of . the laws govern ing their conduct, declared that ever since the organization of the present jury it was apparent to him that the law regarding secrecy in its sessions , had been violated frequently.' He said he had called this to the attention of the fore- man several times, particularly since the inquiry into the McPher-1 son case started. , " t j 5 He 'mentioned a . letter which It; was reported recently the grand ' jury comtemplated giving district) attorney Asa Keyes commending him on his' conduct of the Mc pherson case., Judga Keetch de clared words of commendation for. public officials should be con fined to the grand jury's final r ports. . - . "Another instance of the grand jury's seeming Inability to com-f prehend Its functions has beec (Obatiama par i.) ... - - LION AD BRINGS RESULT! CALIFORNIA. MAN BUYS SEV4 ERAL GALLONS HERE The Salem advertising done' by the Lions club and its loganbern juice at the recent Lions 'interna-! tional convention in San Francisco has already borne fruit. J. cJ Pearson, a Pomona, Cat., Lfon.f with his wife, stopped In Salem yestesday and called at the cham-j ber of commerce office to finr1, out .where they could buy some loganberry juice, saying that theyl had some served at the conven-l tlon and were anxious to get more.! i- They were directed to a Ioca: establishment which sells the ber-1 erage and there bought several, gallons, which they will take bad' to Pomona for, winter use. . I THREE FACE WET CHARGE' JUG HELD AS EVIDENCE, $230 BOND IS POSTED A raid on a slaughterhouse just outside the southern city limits of Salem netted. .state officers throe men arrested on a possession charge yesterday afternoon. The men are E. Speight, Arnold Selm and Joe Ackerman. They were released on posting $250 ball' each. ? . . - ' l A jug ' containing one galloc was found, but the officers "say ( they saw the men pour out more liquor Just as they went throusk' the gate. The men had been sus pected of. bootlegging operations for some time, according, to iht police. - The slaughterhouse where they were arrested was owned bj Speight. '- - i- ;i i FAKE; CPIH CASE,. HEARD GILKSTRAP ENTERS PLEA OI NOT GUILTY TO CHARGE PORTLAND. Aug. E. (By As sociated Press.) -- Joe - Gilestra ? who was arrested In Lane co t s charged with the manufacture t : passing of five counterfeit re marked 'One dollar pleaded i ; guilty, when arraigned in fed: ' court here today. The gov , -ment, through the assistant Un:: t States attorney, charged that CJ. strap - made the coins and r them.to -a youth la payrat ; some pigeons, - v