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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.
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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
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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..
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(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.)
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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