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Vho Rbcd lnJorU" In Eastern ftlprion County, Looking to?Q Highway Into Contpal Oregon, Is Wise Prograrii PreporatiorioAro Gibing Forward for the Salem Chautauqua, tor Be- Held wrn. July. 20 ta 25. lnclucivc WEATHER FORECAST: Fair: normal it temperature; r normal humidity r moderate west and northwest winds. Maximum lem . ' peraiure ' yesterday, .75; minimum, SSJ ' river.1 minus ".C falling? atmosphere, part cloudy; wind, northwest.", 1 ' "" Mohammedad Driest W XhS Cancan sus ' Mountlans recently publicly condemned a radio set as a derice of the deril and threw it oyer acllfr. .we must confess that at times we have the same -sort of feeling ea-pecially-when the- static is particularly bad. ?r i t :. . . ' -m," " - - '. - e V: - 1 " fj'J. SEVENTH-SEVENTH YEAR 'HKJ.HBfJTZ . Jt--j, 4 il.v vi, - . - Statesman' Burfilar Suspect Involved In Montrose (;ase . . . . . mi r - i in ' V - serIes federal term Mall FfSTid 8 Causes Arrest; Con. nert Ion With Court Martial of . -Admiral Mentioned; Twice Harry J. Hon ts. alias Jack Ren fro.'' alias Herbert: Henry, re . posing . In the Marlon county Jail awaiting hearing on a charge of robbery of property from the Ore ' gon Statesman., yesterday told a : " weird tale of his connection with States Marshal Montrose in Seattle . some four or five years ago, for which, authorities say. Renfro, as . he Is known here; served ' a aent- ence arthCfederal prison on Mc Neil's Island. , " HOnts told hia storyto a report- er yesterday "in the presence -of Deputy Sheriff Sara Uurkhart, ad- Mtii feavinr served time in the I nii. ntnta nenltentiarr at Car-ital son City, tfte penltentlary at Raw- llngs, Wyoming. Uxe Pennsylvania -state reformatory, and numerous "other atate and local Institutions throughout the country. r '. -, 1 JCnowi Montrose Slayer company is- one of the largest a "Montrose was nired Itf Spokane documents of Jts kind ever re Dv n.n MKnM &s celved by the, Oregon public serv- a 'strike-breaker on the SeatUe Post-Intelllgencer. and posed there SlNSSSaiPtiSSSr'KlDBUOQiSJS NAME SALEM of1 the strikers, whose-name I am Pharmacista to Meet Here for Con not at liberty to divulge." U - v,7Tenion Next Year !" 'lV,J i rtw Ytm fnrntt to Tfl mixed ao In the affair, Hontx declared that he was employed as an In- i rostigator id "get" the ao called "scabs." He went to Carson JClty. Montrose, secured a letter from ' "' atal authorities. .Itwas rxaud " ylent possession-of another man'a i mail that Caused vhljarrest and .prosecution by federal autnornK he said. He explained that he had nopea 10 use we " ""i "J more tf Montrose's alleged strike breaking activities. ' Hontx siatea. nowcyer. served 14 momns or an ' months' sentence, at the federal PLAN COMPLETED OF CHAUTAUQUA ! SUPERINTENDENT ARRIVES - FOR OPENING JULY SO Talent This Year Exceptionally Strong; Two NotI . turera Coming. 1ec . Plans 'for the "opening of the t Salem Chautauqua'Juty 20f are go ring forward niceiy.N.ur. T A E 'Hawkins. superintendent. ' year, stated last nightT" Tickets i. hate- been Dlaced at convenient niaf ea in town, the sale of ' re served seat" tickets' will' be held Saturday, arrangements for the tirbgrama have been made.' and the local committee has " every thing well In. hand. j The talent thia' year is excep- " tionaiiy strong. Included In the : lectures are two of outstanding s merit: "Tallow Dlpa" by Dr. Robert Parker Miles, a nationally and Internationally known speaker and 'The Goose That Lays the Golden Ejsks." by "Dr. 'Alexander Cairns, of Newark. N. J a prominent Presbyterian clergyman who lec tnrm nn the Sunday nignt 01 Chautauqua. Musical attractions C?8t,miC uthor S"il!fnfv: the Scotti from the -Santa Fe Artists colony s and the Aiipress All Star oompany.' ' ' . Dr. Hawkins, superintendent of the Chautauqua In Salem, arrivea ln the city yesterday. Dr. Hawkins la a guest at the Hagamann nome. 74 Summer street, where he may ; be reached; during his atay In Sa lem. ; -.i 3 ' -Next Sunday t evening at the I usual hour; Dr. Hawkins, who is a college professor and: lecturer in the east, will deliver; a 1 sermon v lecture especially-if or-the young veoDle at the-Flrst M. E. cnurcn. f Dr Hawkins is the Sunday Chau , m. .. . m YtTVU. I tauqua ieciuxei ior ji.iiison- mie ! f'", and -will apeak Sunday evening on Solomon's Choice.- In the morn- . Ing he will address the adult de ' partmenr of the' Sunday school of the First church, ' - J For '' three years Dr. Hawkins i -was "a writer for" the 'Associated Press iff the east: for three' years editor and. manager of a Pennsylr vania newspaper ; and f or 4 two vears a special" s writer v for : the Pittsburgh "Pa.. Dispatch. - Df.- Hawkins came from Baker, Oregon, - here, where he directed ATTITUDE HERE STILL IN DOUBT PUBUC SERVHTK COMMISSION MAX TAKK NO ACTION Petition of Great Northern Pacific Regarding S. P. S. Received .Members of the public Bervice commission have not yet determ ined whether they will make any presentation' or take any part In the hearing of the application of the Qrear Northern Pacific rail way company and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway com pany for a certificate of public convenience and necessity author izing the Great Northern Pacific Railway company to op erate" under lease the properties 1 of the Spokane. Portland & ger attle tailway. A copy of : the original applica tion1 filed recently with the inter state commerce commission - at Washington was received at the offices of the Oregon public serv ice commission today. The Oregon 'public service com mission was allowed 20 days in which to file a petition to inter vene In the proceedings.. 1 t Anv action that may be taken by the public service commission probably will not be determined untll the return of H. II. Corey who is now In San Francisco at tending a freight rate hearing- In a separate application filed with the interstate commerce com mission the Great Northern Paci fic Railway1 company requesiea Dermission to issue and sell cap! stock and assume liabilities In respect to securities of the Spo- kane, Pprtland & Seattle Railway company.' ' ' The application filed by the Great 'Northern- Pacific Railyay Ice'commlsston BENDj Ore., 'July 14. (AP) The Oregon State Pharmaceutical association today closed its annual three day convention here ahd' se- Safem as the convention city for 1988. Lynn B. Ferguson of Newberg was elected president. Other officers are: S. A, Mat- thieu, . Portland, first vice presi dent: Rl. Stevenson, Eugene,-sec- vicfr president; John T. Witty. Portland, third vice president; Frank S. Ward, Portland, secre tary, and John Lane, Jr., Portland, treasurer. MEAD0WLARK FAVORED - --" f Aubudon Society Asks Its . Selec- tion as State Bird ' The Oregon Audubon society has requested Governor Patterson to issue a proclamation proclam- jIng theVestem Meadowlark the state bird of Oregon.-'- The selec tion was made by a vote of the school children of Oregon. Governor Patterson indicated that he would issue the proclama tion later this week. W, A. El- lot is president of the Audubon society, which has its headquar ters' in Portland. TiOss of 935,0OO Caused In Kllham Compaay Establlshmeiit , PORTLAND. July 14. (AP) Fire today caused damage amount ing to - approximately S3 5.0 00 to the Kilfaam Stationery and Print ing company. The blaze was con fined to the seventh floor of the building but stock on lower floors was' damaged by water. Defective wiring was believed - to have caused the fire.; , The loss is cov ered, by insurance.1 Practically all west side equipment was called to fight the fire which broke out about 6:45 p. m ' INVESTIGATES DISEASE Director to peterlnlne Reason for : : Jrfu . a Klamath ' Fish Mortality KLAMATH FALLS, July 14.-- (AP) Dr. William Levin, direc tor of. the Oregon state board of health laboratory, la here Investi gating the cause of the mysterious disease resulting in heavy mortal tty to fish In. this district. Driven by the death lurkng in the water thousands of Klamath river rain bow trout are seeking the ; pure waters -of Spencer creek, which runs into the river 20 miles west of Klamath FaUv GOOD VILL PLEDGED Plans for Continuing Relations With Klwmath OuUlned I t , SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. (APJ Renewal : of. good will pledges and of plans for continu ing business relations between San Francisco and Klamath - 'county Oregon;" eatured the lunch meet ing giyen today by the local, cham ber of commerce to 135 business men and two score feminine ylslt ors from Klamath Falls. Ore., in -rrrzn i. .: FAILURE LOUS AS POSSmiLlTY SERS Tripartite, Parley May Be Unsuccessful Unless Dead lock Broken Soon ADMIRAL DRAWS PICTURE War Would See Attack of Thou sands of Miles of Oommnnlca. tion Unless Britain Has Cruisers. Jelllcoe GENEVA, July 14. (AP) The men who represent the United States, Great : Britain and Japan explained before a plenary ses sion of the tripartite naval con ference today the viewpoints of their counfries on the cruiser prob lem and when all was 'said, with firmness and good- temper, the conference adjourned to meet at the call of the secretary. No private meetings of plenipoten tiaries have been arranged, and the general opinion in Geneva to- night is that' if the delegates do not succeed ' in breaking the back of the cruiser problem within the next week, the conference in evitably will have to be terminated with failure written on its regis ter. Attitudes Set Forth Admiral Earl Jelllcoe and W. C. Bridgeman. first lord of the ad miralty, spftke for Great Britain, Hugh S. Gibson set forth the at titude of the United States while Viscount Ishli made the. specifier proposal that the number of 10,- 000 ton cruisers for the United States and Great Britian be lim ited to ten and that the limit for Japan be fixed at seven or less. 1 Admiral Jelllcoe, who was com mander of the British grand fleet at Jutland, painted-a picture of (Con tinned on pge 2.) ' CO-OP CREDITORS PAID - -' I Check Now! Being Sent to Pre ferred Stockholders, Stated! W. I. Staley,' secretary of the old Oregon Growers Cooperative ssociation, and In charge of the liquidation of the affairs of the organization, ' and' of the Oregon Growers Packing corporation, an nouhced Thursday that through the sale of the; plants the liquida tion of the packing coporation, had reached a point where all creditors are paid. Checks are now being sent out to pay off the "principal and In terest and bonus on all shares of preferred stock outstanding against the corporation. The cor poration is now free from indebt edness and has three plants on hand to dispose of. THE i hue Years at hard I LABOR. IM THE STATE, Jr 1 1 PENITENTIARY 'ANO LET - V A 4 - jVTTfiJs;- ' (civnwprYivE dollars) vj-hK:.,V V AND COVrSlTOR; ! ' yT; ;X I RECKLESS DRIVING 1a V r I CAllTME SAl.EAf, OREGON, FRIDAY LOST AIRPLANE BELIEVED SEEN MAJOR COTTON SBTIS OUT TO INVESTIGATE REPORT Hunters Catch Sight of . Object Which May Be Nnngesser's ' i White Bird ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 14. (AP) Declining information as to his intentions. Major F.' Sidney Cotton returned to St. Georges at 6 o'clock 'tonight and boarded his plane which observers thought he might have prepared for an linme1 diate flight to- the spot where two hunters reported sighting wreck age which may be that of the White Bird, trans-Atlantic plane of the missing French filers. Nan gesser and Coll. 1 Tire hunters came out of -the wood's 'at "Flat" Bay oh the west coast today with the report that about 40 miles inland they sighted what looked like a large white boat. They said the object they saw was in the middle of a small unnamed lake. They said they were several miles' away from the lake when they sighted the white boat-like structure. Major Cotton, who has been con ducting an airplane search of Newfoundland for the missing fliers, left St. Georges for Flat Bay -on a special car late today to question the hunters regarding their find. It was believed that the object might be the fuselage of the missing plane. On his re turn tonight Major Cotton declined any comment on what ' he had learned. ' Flat Bay is 500 miles from this city and communications are un certain. The latest report to night was that Major Cotton was waiting until daylight to hop off for a reconnaisance flight over the region mentioned in the story of the hunters. The country is very rugged in that section and if-was believed that investigators would have considerable difficulty in reaching the place. HOLD OPEN A1R MEETING National Women's Party Delega tion Will See Coolidge Today RAPID ClTTrS: D.V Jttly 14.-- (AP) An open air demonstration was held in Rapid City today by the delegation of the National Woman's 'Party which tomorrow will ask President Coolidge to sup port its proposed constitutional amendment for equal rights with men. SPAN TO EE DEDICATED Thousands Expected to Attend Crooked' River Bridge Program BEND, Ore., July 14. (AP)--The Crooked river bridge will be dedicated here tomorrow with el aborate ceremonies marking . the completion of The Dalles-Califor nia highway. Several thousand persons - from all sections of ; the state will attend. The bridge is 29 miles north of Bend. WAY. OF THE TRANSGRESSOR MORNING, JULY 15, 1927 POLK RESIDENTS COMPROMISE WANT iEClrED. iu rdnniiAiiCi.--' Spur From IndependencetoyS'Ton rnouth AWvtoS Be Demanded Report Says Citizens olPolk county win not oppose the - apllcation of the Southern Pacific"- company to abandon its Airlie' branch; in -event thecompany agrees to retain the present portion- of th line be tween Broad mead and Perrydale or by. connecting n Perrydale up with the, .west 'ide "main line at McCoy, two miles away. --Patrons of the line also will de mand the installation of a spur from the west side' main line at Independence to Monmouth,. a dis tance of two miles, and retention of a portion of the Airlie branch south the-'crossing of the Valley and Siletz line and Its operation as a spur from the valley and Siletz in Airlie. It was said that in granting the three conditions demanded by the residents of Polk county the Southern Pacific would eliminate any serious objection to its appli cation to Abandon the Airlie branch. The application of the railroad corporation was filed recently with the interstate commerce com mission at Washington. Copies of the petition have been received at the offices of the public service commission which will intervene in the case on behalf, of the citi zens of Polk county. PASTOR CASE SETTLED Coolidge's Minister Arranges Case . Outside of Court ' WASHINGTON, July 14 (AP) A settlement out of court has been reached in the 150,000 damage suit recently brought 1y Howard C. Cole, a shipping board engineer against the Rev. Dr.. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the First Congre-; gational church where the presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge. worship. ' The suit was brought by Cole on the ground that letters written by the pastor to shipping hoard officials had reflected on his char acter, but today Cole's attorney said Dr. Pierce had written the board withdrawing the ehargesi, FLYING FIELD TESTED Lieutenant Kelley Makes Perfect Landing at Swan Island' 1 PORTLAND, July 14. (AP) Swan Island field, heralded by avi ation men as one of the greatest future -airports of the Pacific northwest, received its first offi cial test today when Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelley, flying his big DeHaviland army plane, glided down out of the clouds to a per fect landing on the smooth grass covered surface. The test was made in the presence of city and port officials who were Inspecting the project to determine the fit ness of the field for service as a control point in the Pacific coast air derby between San Francisco and Spokane, Sept. 211 GIBSON PLEADS FQR UNANIMITY AT CONFERENCE Agreement With Nippon Del egation on Cruisers Not Enough Says Leader REITERATES PROPOSAL, Fundamental Basis of American Position 'Blade Known; Pre paration for War Seen In British Stand GENEVA, July 14. (AP) Pleading for unanimity, of views oh the'crulser problem. Ambassa dor Gibson, addressing the naval limitation' conference today - as chairman,' gave assurance that re conciliation of the divergent' pro posals of Japan and Great Britain would bring American acceptance, making 'an agreement! possible. Basis Found "We feel that we are in such close agreement with the Japan ese, delegation with respect to to tal tonnage limitation and types of the cruisers class," he said, "that we could easily find a basis of agreement with them. But that is-not enough; all three of us must get in agreement." - Reiterating the original Ameri can proposals for low. total ton nages for auxiliary craft, and re expressing a willingness to reduce to still lower totals if the other powers agreed upon them, Gibson, reterring to the higher British proposals, continued: ' ' 'Higher Levels Unsought "It would be with the greatest reluctance that we would go to any higher . tonnage i levels - and then only -if such higher levels continue a real limitation of exist ing programs of naval construe tionand furnish the only possible (Continued on Faze 5.) WILL RESENTENCE TODAY Willos and Kelley Again to Face .... Court in Murder. Case James Willos and Ellsworth Kelley;" convicts; - will be resen tenced by Judge Percy Kelly of the 'Marion county circuit court here today for the part they played in the slaying of John Sweeney, guard, during a break at the state penitentiary in August, 1925. Willos and Kelley were convict-! ed of first, degree murder and sen tenced to be hanged in connection with' t he to u r d er. ' - They' later ap pealed their cases to. the state su preme court and subsequently to the United -States supreme court. The. state supreme court af firmed the' decree-of the circuit court, while the United States su preme court dismissed the appeal on the ground that it was without jurldictlon In the case. - The convicts' orbrinallv were sentenced to be hanged In the pen itentiary here on - December 18, 1925. v t.-- VUABP ESTATE LEfT Probate Petition Shows S153.SOO f - r lmt,By fioneer AaUior A PORTLAND. July: 14. (AP) Frederick ?-V. . Holman, pioneer resident of Portland, an author and attorney who- died July at tbe age of 74 years,, left an estate -valued at 15S.50d.i The petition asking for probate of the will was tiled' in ? the; circuit; court ' today. xne- -estate -embraced ; 350,000 In cash, 10O,O0Q. in real estate in Oregon and Washington. . : and 3,&oin library,- off lee furniture and. personal effect. j - " ' i -- : , ; :, " (-EAVE F,0R DEDICATION State Officials! Will Also Visit . f,- Lake,' Klamath1 Conhtles :-. Governor Patterson, Roy Klein, state highway- engineer; 'James Stewart, investigator for the state land department, and1 a number of other state ' officials left here Thursday night for Bend where tbey will attend the 1 ceremonies attending the. dedication of the new bridge over the Crooked river, i Governor t Patterson a-and .Mr.1 Klein will Tisit Klamath and Lake counties before returning to Sa lem. 1 r ,T . , , ' ' KILLER HELD JUSTIFIED Coroner Jury Returns Verdict In Harfwick Shooting - PORTLAND', July 14. (AP) Fred Hartwick, 52, rooming house proprietor, was Justified In shoot ing to death Daniel P. 'Hanley, when the latter , broke 'Into the house ; In' anattempt ' to see his divorced i wlfe.-r-.a -coroner's ivJury held today la returning-n. verdict Of Justifiable homlc lde. , , Hanley's former wife had been living with the Hartwick fatally. , 4 ; ' ..' , 20 PERSONS DEAD FROM HEAT-WAVE . - . r .is ' TORTURE UNABATED; HOSPI ' TAI FACILITIE.4 TAXED ' ' Thousands of New Yorkers Flock to Beaches to Sleep on , ", ' " Sands' " ' , NEW YORK. July 14. (AP) Relentless, choking ' heat con tinued its torture' of the eastern states ' today, bringing death to more than 20 persons and making a toll of more than 30 for the three day siege Piercing a heavy, stifling canopy of clouds and hu midity, the vicious solar inten sity prostrated hundreds, taxing hospital facilities in many cities. Although promised thunder Btorms which were expected--to cool the burning area last night proved fickle, the weather bureau predicted electrical storms which would be more faithful tonight, and rain began falling In New York City shortly before 5 o'clock, bringing a slight decline in tenv perature. J The storms which swept north ern New York and New England last- night caused three deaths; and great damage but brought lower -temperatures only on 'the Lake Ontario region. ' Despite the promise of rain and cooler temperatures, thousands of New Yorkers f locked . to - the beaches again this afternoon, pre paring to sleep On the sands. It was estimated that more . than 150,000 persons spent last night on the sands of Coney Island. While temperatures of 90 and above were- reported from .many cities today, temperatures were slightly less, than yesterday when the thermometer in several locali ties touched 100 degrees. TRUCIC OPERATOR SUES Damages Aggregating $77,202 Is Sought From Stage Company " PORTLAND, July 14 (AP) Trial was started here today1 of the suit brought by Frank V." Mar tin, truck driver of the Portland Corvallis Auto Freight Lines, seeking to recover damages aggre gating S 7 7,2 02 from the Oregon Stages,. Inc. Martin alleges that he -stopped1 his machine January 2- on the Pacific highway near Hubbard to . adjust a light,' and that a stage of the defendant com pany struck his truck, causing It to run over him. The stage com- pany charges Martin with parking his truck without -lights on the pavement. ' . ' PAPER MILL MAN BETTER Crown-Willamette Vice President - Reported Out of Danger PORTLAND, Juty 1 1 JaP) A., J. Lewthwaite, vlee president and resident -manager 'of'1 the Crown-Willamette ' Paper Mills. was reported out of danger to night at St. 4 Vincent's hosnltal where he was taken yesterday fol lowing a fall at his home. t .- "Mr. Lewthwaite has made rap- Id progress: during 'the s-past 24 hours" his attending physician re ported tonight. ? "His condition is most satisfactory." - ' - - " STATE'S CASE OUTLINED Attorney Declares Blrger Threat- : ened Adams, Hired-Killers . ' BENTON, I1L, Jury 14. (AP) Outlining the state's case against Charles Blrger, Art Newman and Kay Hnland, on. trial for the mur der of Mayor Joe Adams of West City; State's Attorney Boy C. Mar tin declared today he would . rove that Blrger repeatedly threatened Adamsrand hired the killers. . SAW.YER TAKES OATH Deschutes County Publisher' Be- - comes Highway Commissioner ! - BEND, Ore., July 14. (AP) Robert , W. Sawyer. -Deschutes county- judge and publisher of the Bend - Bulletin.-" today ' took the oath of state, highway commisison er. 'He succeeds William Duby of Bakery resigned. r ' r : i I IN DOUBT OR WORRIED? ' Is. your husband,: wife or sweetheart' true 16 youT Should yotf sell that vacant lot or build a, new house? 'Is your health-bad? Should you make a change of work or are you -uncertain whom to marry? . Then write RIchards Amerlca'a greatest magician, J 1 ' "J"in.are of The Ore)n-Statesman and watch for. RICHARDS form - of clairvoyancy. Richards v brings a very- large- f how to t Capitol theater, as he carries a big company-c f artists two car: of scenic effects and special orchestra, the entire three-hour proi: tion being' in" three parts and-twelve scenes. -.. - ' - . .. '-:.' .if-'. .. t . ' ,.;Vv: ; 4 . - ; - .J 5 PRICE FIVE CENTS ELIERS IRIfiG '-a & 4 sspi ewf V y Reports Indicate Smith and ;5 Bronte Averaging' 92' H ' Miles Per Hour v WEATHER PROSPECT BAD Ronfe Covered by Cloudiness; At mosphere Interferes With Use of " r Radio; -Two Pigeons x : Z . " Released Early vt SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. (A P) Computations based on the last radio message sent out by the Smith plane on -. Its flight from Oakland, Cal., to Hawaii. -showed that; at 7:15 p. m., the intrepid airmen were 30 nautical or 725 land, miles out from San Francis-, co. This position gave the plane's' average speed as 92 land miles an hour. .H ....,.,,. " Reports Infrequent , . - The three land radio stations here.- receiving - reports from the Plane; the navy station. Federal Telegraph company , and Radio Corporation of America, had re ceived no report from. Emory B. Bronte. Smith's navigator, since 7:15 p. m. This was believed due to atmospheric Inteferences. Efforts were being made to communicate with -vessels known to be hear the plane to Instruct them to report weather condition and ascertain " if they had later word from the filers. r Two Pigeons Released Two of the four pigeons! carried hy the piano were reported releas ed by , Bronte at 3 p. m. to fly back to their San Francisco lort. They had not arrived at the loft atr 10 p. in.5 It was believed the birds landed either on the Farral lon islands, thirty miles out from San -Francisco, or alighted on a ship somewhere near San Fran-i clsco. , ,- 4 In. this ease the birds' would likely rest tor the night and con tinue on to their loft at daylight. . Taking the latitude and longitude- figures as basis for compu tations It was figured that the plane traveled 103 land miles an hour between and 7 p. m., as , r,. :. (Con tinned n para 2.) : J HELD INNOCENT OF SMUGGLING NOT i. GUILTY" VERDICT IK" " ALIEN AIDNG CR.SES Commercial Aviators Still Face Charges" of Conspiring , to Smuggle- - LOS ANGELES. July 14.. (AP) Emmett Longbrake and John J. O'Brien, commercial avia tors,". -were .acquitted, in federal court today of smuggling Chinese into Los Angeles from Mexican points by airplane. The jury de liberated six hours before bringing in its' verdict. " ' '' i . j The two fliers were arrested April 30 after, immigration in spectors nad shot and killed Ar thur J, Daugherty. Btudent aviator at the -Eagle airport near here. ;' , The federal officers said they were engaged at the time , in a "round-up" of alien ; smuggling suspects : and that the plane in Vhtch, Daugherty was riding start ed to take-off when - ordered to stop knd shots then were fired by the officers.'," Burleigh. R. Chancy, manager, of the airport, was pilot ing5 the plane In which Daugherty was killed; " -, K 'A - - v " ' Chaneyj O'Brien and Longbrake also are-oh. trial on charges of con spiring to smuggle aliens into the United States from; Mexico by air plane. This charge, started when the case of Longbrake and O'Brien went to the Jury, la expected to be completed tomorrow. -. --' LET: RICHARDS ANSWER your answers -to-appear In this paper... Kicnaras brings his mammoth show of wonders, thrills, girls, music, laughs: and mystery to-ther Capitol theater for five Tdays isurting Monday and' arrangements have been made whereby Mr Richard wilt answer questions free? of charge, through sthis1 paper. All you have to do Is write your, questions briefly a-d clearly, sign your full name and address and cail It to Richards, in care of The Oregon Statesman, 'and then "watch for your answer." Only your initio u will appear In the pabliahed answer. The first l i stallment,of answersTwlll appear Sunday. - Richards does not claim to 'be a "mindreadcr." but a scientist and psychologist and sayf he derive all his answers through' modern scientific metL: which he" asserU is far more accurate than tbe c: ! 9 successful Cfcautauq.ua, the commercial club here today. . v - i - . . - r