w tr iv&w rresuyierian Kjiiurciv juusv lyignv w iin Appropriaie exercises;, i wonc ixoes ilorwarc
Oman SidU Medital Society Convene : Tomorrow for ' Three Ways; ; Open Meeting, at Elsiriore Tomorrow NigM
. . . . " '"CI m H8l
nortion: normal hnmMiT- mA,.....,- .
. , - . , uJU,";'"; west 10
northwest wlndx atnnv Mait- ir..i
: They used to say that Ion? skirts gathered
germs. Now we wonder whether these short
skirts Increase: the c&ount of eye-straia in
the country? i
- "r .vot, wuiuiuiu iem t
peratur j yesterdar 76, mlnimtim 46, river I
minus 2.0 " TnlriTflll nnna '-.f.i,.v...- I-
101!
cloudy, -rt-intl Southwest. .. ' - - -
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
J:J
:-' -
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST?3i;;. 192C
r
PRICE
FIVE CENTS
,
til i. i i ii
PUBLIC-Ifll!
TED
to -hear; tjilks
Open Meelmg Announced by
State Medical Society
! for Thursday Eve
MUST SECURE - TICKETS
Subject of Importaike to Physi
cians and Nurses Occupy At
tent km of Crowds" Attend
ing Institutes
Meetings and .discussions of in
terest to physicians and nurses are
beinr held every hour throughout
the five days of conferences here,
this week; but- for the general
public of Salem the important
event from - tha standpoint of
health education is the open meet
ing of the Oregon State Medical
society, Thursday evening at 8 o'
clock in the Elsinore theater; All
persons over 16 years pf age win,
be admitted without charge.
Jt will, however, be necessary to
r obtain ticket -beforehand, and
v these may be secured from local
1 ministers,- at the hotels, at the
chamber of commerce, and at the
office of the Marion county child
health demonstration. 2
Specialists" Coming ;
The medical society is bringing
, specialists from all parts of the
country to present scientific facts
son health problems in an effort
to help the general public to ben
efit from the manjrnew discover
ies. - "..: " , - :.,
Dr. W, B- Morse ;of Salem will
introduce " the speakers, among
wnom are Di". j..Earl Else, Dr
Ray W. Matson, Dr. Otis F. Aik
en and Dr. - John Fitzgibons, to
mention oniy a few. ,
Subjects discussed will Include
(Obatittuad tt 91 .'
BORDER PATROL
TO BE DOUBLED
ACTIVITIES INCREASED TO
CURB FLOW OF LIQUOR
Pacific Northwettt Auiong Sections
; To" Be' Iiivesi
1 . At Once
WASHINGTON, Aug 30.
(AP)- Announcement ot plans
for doubling the border patrol
along ' the international boundary
between Buffalo and Lake Huron
was made at the treasury today
by Assistant Secretary Lowman,
in charge of dry law enforcement,
ho also said that he, proposed
looking immediately into enforce
ment problems In . the Pacific
northwest. ::'t;1:;;J,:-;'::: y;l ? :i
The secretary said the plans
contemplated increasing the patrol
force In the Buffalo-Huron area,
which also includes Detroit, from
200 to 400 men as rapidly as pos
sible and that Summer C. Sleeper,
formerly in ; charge of the Maine
patrol, would bo assigned to head
the enlarged! unit. - ,
Lowman, in referring to ' the
Pacific situation said Roy C.
Lyle had been summoned to
"Washington , to - explain "Why so
much liquor flows into the north
west." "T i - :
He expects to confer tomorrow
with Lyle, who is administrator
for Washington, Oregon and Alas
ka, i ' r
It has been indicated that If
Lyle did not explain conditions
satisfactorily in the northwest
area' that "positive steps" wouTd
be taken and the district partially
reorganlaed.. It also has been re
ported In - the capilol that Lyle
might leave 'the service -
"Prohibition violations. , in the
northwestern states are numerous,
Berlous- an-d - very? bad."r.Lbwman
said- . "There U altogether top
much- liquor coming in. .The.ad
miBistrative ihachlneryl ; tn .the
states under LyI'eVj'a rlsdictlbn is
not ' functioning" as ? efficiently as
might bo desirgbte.? '" ' n f j- v - '-
Meanwhile, the Royal Canadian
.customs commission- xxnt erringr
.wit h Amer Scan officials here, de
voted..lts concluding . .session .to
day to" the question of preventing
smugglings across , the internatioa
. al boundary. lit -was 'also said at
the; meeting tljat1 unless some ar
rangemetit t or further cooperatloij
could' be made that additional
American, - coast guard' ' vessels
would . be placed on the , Great
Mes, . -
tohgs
YANKEE FLYERS
MAKE BELGRADE
THIRD LAP OT AROUND THE
WORLD FLIGHT CUT SHORT
American Plane Fails to Reach
Constantinople on Schedule
, ' Time
PARIS, Aug. Zl. (AP) The
Pride of Detroit, in which the
American fliers, Edward F. Schlee
and William Brock are making a
flight around the world, hopped
off from Belgrade at 4:30 o'clock
this morning; for Constantinople,
the Havas Agency was advised.
BELGRADE, JUGO SLA VIA,
Aug. 30. (AP) Five hundred
miles , were added to the record
of the "Pride of Detroit" today
when the American aviators, Wil
liam S. Brock and Edward F.
Schlee, landed at the airdrome
near Belgrade at 12:03 o'clock.
They went into the air at 6:35
in the morning at Munich, intend
ing, if conditions were favorable,
to fly to Constantinople, 1,200
miles away. But theyi encountered
rain and fog, which delayed pro
gress and decided to come down
at Belgrade. ' ; J 1
' A warm welcome awaited them
and the airmen remarked smiling
ly that they did not regret the
stop over, even at the expense of
a little time. They navigated by
earth inductor compass and also
followed the Danube river when
visible.
One of the needs of the airmen
is good maps and these will be
provided by Captain Sondermayer,
(Continued on page 8.)
VETERAN LINO MAN DIES
Jerry Wyant, 62, Well Known in
Coast Printing Circles
Jerry Wyant, who for the past
35 years has operated linotypes in
virtually every newspaper office
on' the Pacific coast, died here
Tuesday. He was 62 years of age
For several years prior to his last
Illness he was employed in the
state printing department. Mr
Wyant frequently had boasted that
he knew every linotype machine
on the-Pacific coast by its first
name." - ,
Fifteen years ago Wyant went
to San Francisco where he under
went two major Operations. Upon
his return to Salem he was com
pelled to undergo a third opera
tion, during which the surgeons
found part of a rubber glove
which apparently had been left in
the bladder at the time of his last
operation in San Francisco. Since
his return to Salem Mr. Wyant
had not been in good health.
Mr. Wyant is. survived by his
widow.. , He was born in Harris
burg, .Penn., 'but came west when
a young man.
DOMESTIC USE PRECEDES
Application for This Purpose Wins
On Disputed Filing
Domestic use of water is pref
erable to vr tr for irrigation, It
was poin ed out here Tuesday by
Rhea Luper, state engineer, in
connection with two ; appl. cations
Tcr the appropriation of water
from the same spring in Hood
Kiver county. !
The engineer said the tw- appli
itiona were received at
time with the result that ;tho
applicants v ere. entitled .o equal
priority rights. One application
was-signed by.' n. C." Jar vis, C
Packer and C.j H. Hill, wlu re
quested the water for d lruestfc
puTposesV 7Lis , application; is
rvfclved by mall. ' fc
The other application was pre
sented in lerson by Noah w.
BoMe;rho fought the spriiig frr
irrigation purposes. ,
BUS" UUtl HEARING HELD
DefenilaiitH' lJeny; Failnrc to Pro-
. . Thle Terminals ,;
Complaint filed - by ; the Oregon
Motor- Stage assiK-lation that the
Interstate Transit company,' Pen
ant line and various otheri oper
ators; have failed to provide' .-pre
perUermlBalsl and have "not; ttiade
provision for' handling1 intrastate
business when their cars are tinea
with Interstate; iraasengers. Was
beard - by the' public " commission
here" 'today. ' ; u: -; i ' I. f ; v
Ai torneys for' the- d f endant op-
pit tory vllcgett f t Irsr f'pr
had been made f to care for intra
state business, and thai they had
acquired' " terminal i fas kities In
most of il.e important owns and
cities through which their 'cars
are operated.- -s "i " -:v? - - ;
- It is not likely that the com
mission will prepare its decision
in tfc$ case for several daT1?
BRITISH; PlIlilE
SIMS
SS
St. Raphea! Leaves Upavon,
England, on Trans
Atlantic Trip
PRINCESS .IS ON BOARD
Financial Hacker of Project Un
ex'pectedly Decides to Acconi-
pany Pilot on Her Own Mon
oplane UPAVON, ENGLAND, AUG. 31.
(AP) Captain Leslie Hamil
ton, and Colonel F. F. Minchin
started at 7:31 o'clock this morn
ins on a trans-Atlantic flight to
London, Ontario, Canada.
Princess Lowenstem Wertheim,
who is financing the flight, was
aboard the plane, the St. Raphael.
When Hamilton . and Minchin
came on the flying field in readi
ness to start their flightto London
Ontario, Canada, they found wind
blowing from the east at about 35
miles an hour. They took their
plane, the St. Raphael, from ono
field to another in order to gain
the best position for the take-off.
Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim,
who is financing the flight drove
on the field while the aviators
were preparing to leave. She
became so Interested in the prep
arations and prospects that she
suddenly said she altered her
mind and would go with them.
Princess Lowenstein was ac
companied by the Most Rev. Fran
cis Mostyn, Roman Catholic arch
bishop of Cardiff, who blessed the
plane and bade the airmen God
speed. The prelate said he wish
ed &e might go with, them.
It was while the princess was
adding her felicitations, that she
suddenly announced she' would
make the Journey,. '" ;r I
She was undeterred by the fact
j. that, British military aight offi
cers under wlng-Commandex
(Continued on page 8.) . :
CONTINUE DOLE SEARCH
Flyers, Believed Iead; Hope
Find Bits of Wreckage
to
HONOLULU, AUG. 30. fAP)
The cruiser Omaha and six de
stroyers sailed for the ' Pacific
coast today from Pearl Harbor and
will resume their search enroute
for the lost Dole fliers. The ships
will search the drift waters from
the great circle route until they
come within 200 . mile of San
Francisco when they will turn
south for San Diego.
Navy officers said today they"
believed the lost fliers are dead.
but that there Is a possibility ot
finding some of the wreckage ot
their planes, giving a clue to their
fata. - ' - : .
OCEAN
EXCLUSIVE PICTURES OFA REDFERN'S TAKEOFF
' ' . ''j..." ' ....hi i iiMTTnTnirTTrtnfrr-"- ' ' Tm i .1, ir u -r- ' ' f '
- ''-K ' 'n ' 'v i i X I
", (, -
. .-:.::?: ..-vt--' v.. .t.r. "Vv--.;. v.lV... ......... . ".. -:::.:-.- ::
, , - v ' '. 1
: v 1 - j---. . ' '
:....-::.. " -':.:.' -a .:--.:--:'' s w.a'.... . .- :-ifurrnianrsi niWT :- '- "' f
. : i .. :. m : ' ' . : - .jtJia.j n 'pwii'in ,.,.,. .1
' A . I :..::.::: S .-::7.-.. 1 w.. 4 - , -x
St v s v I -v - . r -
si c -" !
. ; These exclusive Central Press pictures were taken at Brunswick. 5 Ga., a few minutes before Paul
Red fern, youthful Georgia aviator, hopped off,, destined for Rio de Janeiro, BraxiL (1) Redfern shaking
hands with a newspaper man just before. climbing into his plane and taking off, - f 2) : Redfern, with his
wife, five minutes before he took off." Note the absence of furs, goggles, helmet, overalls, or any of a
Jier'g usual equipment., 3) JJrs, PpuJ Re(Jf?rn and 4 her husband's plane, Ppr$ jf Tn:r.3wlck.'
EARLY HEARING ,
OF CASE ASKED
i
SUPREME COURT REQUESTED
TO ADVANCE DOCKET
: ?
Counties Want Decision on Refund
Matter Before Budgeting
Time
The Oregon supreme court will
be requested to advance cn its
docket hearing of the suit brought
by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of
state, to recover for the state a
part of the Oregon and California
land grant tax refund awarded to
Marion county under an act ap
proved by congress two years ago.'
The suit originally was filed in
the Marion county circuit cour
with the result that Judge L. Hi
McMaaan held tnat the state had
neither moral nor legal claim td
ail j u L (.uc; ici uu u
The attorney general later an
nounced that the proceeding
would 6e carried to the supreme
court for final determination, in
the suit filed against Marion coun
ty the 'state demanded approxi
mately $28,000 of a total of flll,-
000 received by the county under
the refund act.
It was said that the outcome of
the suit against Marion county
would affect 17 other' counties in
Oregon which shared in the dls
tribution of the tax refund.
District Attorney Cordon said it
was important that the proceeding
should Te disposed Of at an early
date in order to avoid complica
tions on the part of the land grant
counties in making up their bud
gets of expenditures for 1928.
District Attorneys Cordon and
Carson have been retained by the
land grant counties to defend the
suit. The total refund to the 18
ccunties exceeded $6,000,000, of
which amount the state claimsr-ap-proximately
$1,500,000.
NO FALL fISH SEASON
Federal Commissioner Closes All
: Alaskan Streams
SEATTLE, AUG. 30. (AP)
Not only has Henry W. O'Malley,
federal commissioner of fisheries,
definitely decided against reopen
ing the commercial salmon fish
ing season in Alaska, but he has
also cancelled what is known as
the fall season, which had been
schedulf d to start on Sept. 14. .
In making this anouncement
here tonight, O'Malley said that
the closing was essential to the
perpetuity of the industry. The
southeastern Alaska pack this
year, he asserted,; has ? been , less
thna 20 per cent of normal.
STEAMER RUNS AGROUND
Canadian Pacific Liner Hits Shore
In Wrangcll Narrows
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 30.--(AP)
A wireless message re
ceived here shortly before mid
night tonight said that the Can
adian Pacific steamship Princes
Charlotte-was ashore in Wrangell
narrows and was sending out SOS
calls asking for the removal of her
passengers.
WAR lACE HIRED
IBYMRKliAlNE
CAPTAIN W. C. HINCHCLIFFE
TO PILOT COLUMBIA '
Famous British Aviator Known
as 'Storm Wizard' Has But
One Eye ,
CROYDON, ENGLAND, AUG.
30. (AP) Captain W. G. Hinch
cliffe, the British aviator who to
day, while eating a juicy piece of
fresh plum pie, came t an agree
ment with Charles A. Levne to
pilot the trans-Atlantic airplane
Columbia,, to America, is one of
the moat picturesque airmen in
Great Britian.
Hinchcliffe is known 1 as a
"storm wizard,' flying much, by
natural instinct. The saying is at
Croydon airdrome that he could
just about fly to Paris, Amster
dam or Cologne with his one eye
shut, if it were4: necessary for him
to perform such a feat. It should
be explained that "Hlncb," aa his
brother aviators call him, lost an
eye during, the war. He has sey
en enemy planes tagged to his
credt in the war department's
files. V
Levine, Hinchcliffe and "DOc"
Kinkade, the Wright motor expert,
lunched together at the' airdrome
restaurant and lost no time in
getting down to -brass tacks, as
Levine expressed it - In, fact, be
fore the trio had finished their
cream rice soup, Levine had stat
ed his position and his hopes for
a trans-Atlantic flight with Hinch
cliffe. The latter was a good lis
tener, j' '
Over roast chicken the trio' talk
ed shop. T-hey discussed motors,
gasoline, the best Airdrome for a
take-off, and other like affairs. It
was during tne salad bourse that
Hinchcliffe had Ms say which was
short. Then a smart little wait
ress in black dress and white cap,
who is always terribly bored by so
much aviation talk, broughtin a
plum pie,. they call a tart over
here and-put down .'three slices
with an air of carelessness. Before
the trio bad finished the pie they
had come to an understanding.
"As you know, Hinchcliffe,"
said Levine. "I am tired of fooling
around over here and want to get
home by the sama route I came'
Hinchcliffe, as he swallowed
his last plum, broke in with:
"Well, I'm more than willing
and I'm the man you "are1 looking
for.i I'm; ready t start cwhen you
(Continued on Pars 3.)
POSSESSION PENALIZED
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty and
Pays $50 Fine for Beer
Mike Evanbff, who Uvea in a
lumber camp near Detroit, was ar
rested yesterday morning " on a
charge of possession of liquor.
Pleading: guilty in justice court
yesterday afternoon, he -was fined
$50 by Justice of the Peace Bra
zier Small.
About. 80 bottles of beer were
found on his premises, officers
stated, Indicating that he had been
under suspicion for some time.
The raid was made by state1 pro
hibition officers working 1n con
junction with cduhty officials.
iGHflUi
Mrs. M. A. Thompson, Old
est Active Member,
Turns" First Shovelful
300 ATTEND CEREMONIES
Many Who nave Belonged to Pres
byterian Group Here for Long
; Periods Take Part; Hope .
for Future Seen
Ground was officially broken
for the new" Presbyterian church
building which will rise, at the cor
ner ; of Winter and Chemeketa
streets," Tuesday evening with cer
emonies attended by over 300 peo
ple. Rev. Norman K. Tully, pastor
of the church, presided.
Mrs. M. A. Thompson, the old
est member; of the church living
in 8aiem, : turned the ' first sod
Mrs.? Thompson became a member
of the church here in 1875, and
has been ; -as ; active worker
throughout the 5 2' years that have
Intervened. "
Ceremonv Impressive
In addition to the actual turning1
of 1 the, sod, the service included
scripture reading and prayer by
Dr.; Tully, a solo "My Prayer" by
Josephine Albert, and songs by the
congregation led by E. A. Kenney
with Mrs. Asel Eoff at the organ.
A bisr bonfire added light and
(Continued on pagfe 8)
ARMOUR FUNERAL HELD
Great and Humble Rub Shoulders
As Financier Is Burled";
;' CHICAGO; Aug: 30. (AP)
While the massive organ in the
fashionable' Fourth : Presbyterian
church pealed forth1 the plaintive
strains of "There's a' Long, Long
Trail A-Winding," the great and
the humble rubbed shoulders" here
today rat the7 funeral of J. Ogden
Armour. 1
The socially great, the political
ly prominent, and men and women
from "back ' of the yards" whom
the packer had helped during his
lifetime mingled with employes of
the packing concern for -whom
one fourth of the Michigan avenue
6hurch was reserved.
' Ten 'years ago the packer,, who
died recently in London, expressed
the wish that music be played at
his - funeral ' and - had always ; ad-
mired that "Long, Long, Trail,",
and today-his wish was not for
gotten. - In accordance with an
other desire. "Beautiful Isle j of
Somewhere was sung.
POSTPONE HOP TO ROME
American Airplane Unable to Start
I : In Strong Head! Winds
i ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y.i
Aug. 30. -tAP) For - the third
time thbusands githered at this
flying field today to witness the
take off for Rome ' of the mono-
plane Old Glory and for the third
time they were disappointed.
Until almost 7 o'clock thH eve4
nlhgv hope was-' entertained by
Lloyd Berlarud and James D. Hill;
the niloCs that .the wind might veer
t6 west: - Thenr the breeze bbsti-
nately. iidldlng . It southwest i di
nwtlnii. a erosa wind that nreclud
led a thop, the great, single motof
was hooded and the flight official
ly called off for the night. . , ,
k Twice before preparatigns have
been.: made, to .leave-k and have
nroved ot no t avail. One , other
time the wind direction was the
obstacle, and the first attempt was
balked, by burned put - wheel
bearing. ,t j . ;
2000 PUPILS GET I PINS
Achievement. -Awards Sent to Near
Iv Kwerv Conntv in State '
v...- m - " 7
j More than i2060 achievement
pins were- sent out .Tuesday by the
state superintendent- of schools. to
boys and girls who have completed
at l least oUe club project. .Vlr-tually-A
every .i-county ila Oregon
was represented In the .distrlbv-
i "Whenever yon wear this pin."
read a. letter, prepared by, the state
superintendent of schools "I hope
you will think ' of yourself .aa a
member of the great achievement
club with a thousand new mem
bers distributed throughout Ore-
BRE
TO START IfiK
COLORFUL CROWD
ATTENDS INQUEST
DEMAND FOR MONEY CREDIT
w ED TO WERLIXE'S SLATER
Relating bJTragedjr Takes Two
Hours, But Verdict Only Four
Minutes '
Roughly dressed Itinerant hop
pickers, 'inquisitive new'spliCer
men, physicians, and Polk county
officials mingled last . night' with
morbidly curious - Independence
folk In a picturesque group at the
Keeney ' chapel to hold 'the cor
oner's Inquest over the body of
Irving B. Werline. prominent hop
grower, slain yesterday afternoon f
by a bullet from a jealousy-crazed
employe. t -
Questioning of : witnesses " was
conducted by the district - attor
ney, before a jury of six selected
from among those present. One
by one those who saw the shoot
ing were summoned, telling in de
tail the events leading up to" the
'affair, and after it had happened.
Dr. George C. Knott testified to
being called to attend the injured
man. He stated that the wound
was- one 'which would cause cer
tain death: Dr. A. J. Fawcett, an
Independence physician, corrobor
ated his testimony. .
L. B. Madden, Oregon City, and
J. K. Spires, Vancouver, Wash.,
grizzled hop pickers who 1 have
been employed on the : Werline
ranch, testified : to ' having heard
some of the dispute and of hear
ing the shot. These two men
were the first to reach . Werline
and assist him to the porch of the
store.
John P. Colson, a tall foreigner,
newcomer to the section, said that
3 minutes before the shooting he
overhear Priest tell Werline:
'You've got to give me money,'
or- - The rest of the sentence,
he said,' was mumbled and could
not be made out. . -
A little girl: from Albany, Ber
tha Raleigh by name, declared she
bad heard Priest say to his wife a
few minutes, before ; the shooting
"You'll be sorry ,lf you don't, go
-' ' " - - - f "j
. '' ' 1 ... ..
( (Continned on pje 8.) r -
WILLOS HEARING TODAY
Sanity Commission to Conduct
,. . Examination, Announced --
The sanity commission ap
pointed recently by Judge ercy
Kelly of the Marion county . cir
cuit court to inquire Into the men
tal cond.'Kion . of James. Willos,
convict, will conduct ; the examln
ation . here today, according to
announcement made by : officials.
The commission Is composed ot
Dr. I F. Griffith, assistant sup
erlntendent of the Oregon State
hospital;.. Dr- S. E. Josephl of
Portland, and Dr J. H Robinett
of Albany. It was said that the
commission would file its reoort
with Judge Kelley sot later than
I Friday of this week. A reprieve
granted to - Willos by , Governor
Patterson expires at midnight Fri
day. . . - i ..
Petition for the examination of
Willos was filed with Judge Ktl
ly by Bradley Ewers, Portland
attorney. It was supported ' by
two affidavits, alleging that Wil
los" was insane ; ; ; ' ' '! '
Willos is under death sentence
for the part ho played Iff the slay
ing of John1 Kweeney and MllUc
Holnian, guat ds, during a break
at the state penitentiary here in
August, 1925. He was to have
been hanged August 19, but thi
execution wsa stayed. ; .by legal
proceedings. ' " : '. ' ff
free Indiana governor
i .... . ... :.
Warren T. McCray To Be Released
From Atlanta Prison -
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.
(AP)--Warren r T. McCray.. for
mer" governor, of Indiana. 'who has
been a prisoner In the Atlanta
penitentiary foe three, years and
four months, will be released on
parole. . probably .tomorrow. V
Attorney General Sargent an
nounced ...late . today , that he had
approved the recommendation of
the parole board that McCray be
released when, he has served one
third of his ten year sentence, im
posed for use of the malls to de
fraud. ..That period ends tomorrow
and it was -indicated at the de
partment of: justice that tele
graphic instructions would be sent
to Warden ' Snook which would
result IpTMcCray being a free man
by tomorrow night 1 , j li
Granting of the parole will not
restore McCray'a civil rights. They
cannot be restored until after
January 16, 1931r when hia term.
would have expired with time off
for ' good - behavior unless the
president meantime grants a par
don or Issues an executive order
jeftoriBg then?." ' i
HCIl?-;FAM;.
a
I
Aged Employe, Jealous Over
Pretty Young ' Wife, k
Fire$iFate Shot.
GEORGE WERLINE
BULLET'S VICTIM
Lives Only 35 Minutes;
Wives of Both Men Present
ACT CONFESSED
Irving B. Priest Reported to
Have Asked $500 as "Set
tlelnent,'; Fires When Far
mer Sneers and Walks
Away.
Jealous because of a suspicion
that the affections of his pretty 26
year old wife had been alienated,
Irving B. Priest, aged hop picker,
yesterday afternoon shot and
killed George M. Werline, well to
do Independence hop-grower.
.The shooting., occurred ; at .3
o'clock on the Werline hop ranch
8 miles south of Independence and
was witnessed by a group of by
standers.?. "The wives ot both men
were present at the time. s
.Altercation-Precedes '
Priest, who had been living on
the Werline ranch about a Week,
drove, hla . car up In ..front of , the
Werline store Just before 3 o'clock.
according to witnesses, and' mo
tioned. for Werline, to approach.
Werline. went o Priest's car r.y I
an '-altercation ensuea. rri
pulled a .38 Smith and Wesson re
volver from . his pocket and si -t
Werline through the chest just be
low the second rib, the bullet pass
ing completely through the body,
v "Oh, my God," Werline Is said
to have shouted as ie staggered
toward the store. "Somebody
catch .me." Several loiterers at
the store grasped the hop grower
by the arms and conducted him to
the Btore where be collapsed.
Lives Few Minutes
Dr, George C. Knott was called
With an ambulance from Inde
pendence, but he arrived only a'
few minutes before Werline died
The slain man Is eal4. 9 hard
EAJY. SESSION
MAY BE CALLED
COOLIDGE EXPRESSES LVDL'CI
SIO'X CfS QUESTION ' -
Both Houses or Senate Alone
Might be Summoned Ahead of
---- - . Time . '
' RAPID CITY, S. D.. AUG. 30.
(AP) President Coolidge Is hold
ing an open' mind on the Conven
ing of congress or at least the sen
ate into special session a month
ahead of the regular meeting timo
in December. x - . - ,
Pending further conferences
with. congressional; leaders on hs
return to Washington, he is de-dared-
by recent visitors, to be
ready to listen to arguments for an
Learly session. " ,
-Senator Jones of Washington
republican whip of the senate, de
clared today after, a conferena
with Mr. Coolidge that he thought
the chief executi'e was sympathe
tic to a special session of the sea-ate.,--'.;
;;".;.- '
- Wants liarly Sleet lug ;
An early meeting ot the sonata
was urged by Senator Jones in or
der to give the body " an , oppor
tunity to discuss the contepfa
against the scats ot Senator Smith
of Illinois and Vare of Pennsyl
vania, both republicans. - ,
While he felt the president wa3
interested In such a projrara, it U
known that Mr. Coolidge wants to
confer with - Senator Curtis of
Kansas, the republican leader, be
fore reaching a decision.. Senator
Curtis, who was nnable to accept
an-invitation to 'Cora here this
week has announced oppositio a t i
a special session of con?rcs3.
--- llHnnis Bert. 12
This question alon? 'with t' -
problems of 'sr-lecting amhasa.i-
to Mexico and Cuba anrl n -
mm?