The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, October 27, 1927, Page 1, Image 1

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moderate temperature; fresh ut and
v southeast , -winds. . Uadmcm temperature
yesterday 43, minimum 43, river 0, rainfall
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
ISHODIIfJE BUIZ-
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.PRESIOISIER
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time County Shbrlff' Goes
Hurriedly To PcrUsndt
On liwcctisojicn
CARniES-BULLET PIECES
ttWulM Believe gfcot Stiwck
I Iteeky Grand sad Beienea
- . -tT ! Body eff Tons '
- Eawl fierce
VoIIowias epey-exly today
if oo ths Mdr of Karl Tnere Ev-
reae school boy foaad dead of "bul
let wonnds near Swfaehome le. the
Coast range after nearly a week
of searching which attracted wide
attention. Sheriff frank E.Taylorj
left hurriedlr tor Portland on a
mysterious mission this afternoon.
T Although the sheriff was retl-j
rt it was understood he was
Vaklng bullet fragments from the
ePIerce boy's body to Fortuuaa tor
f TTV'fcination by gunnery experu.
They will endearor to determine
whether the buBet was fired from
the weapon which the boy himself
was carrying.
. Examinatloa Made -
Dr. Carl W. Robblns, Dr. liar
ry. O. -Talbot and Dr. Del C. Etan-
ard. all of whom were on the hunt
t for the lost boy; in the Swisahome
mountain country since last
Thursdsy, made the examination
In the presence of C. V. Simon, de
puty coroner. Sheriff Frenk E.
Taylor and Chief Deputy Frank
The bullet . was found but In
f rarmenUT . Two sections of - the;
Js&feel packet and several smaller
st",ces of lead were found in the
kSteetines. -The -point of entrance
r. tv tTm - rlht ler.i In front.
!' v . .1. ta.haa fwm thft llln hnnA
and about ten Inches below the
I :, Conclusion Changed
f' : t-y, nAlnf nt fntrTiiA was first
A . W . A. . V. " . -
iUtOugni lO am; ueen wucio
bnllet left the body and the pre-
mnMnn i tlist h hid been
t from behind. The fact that
tsksfVntrance hole is so large and
V ytLm MfndnNd authorities
and the physicians who examined
rnaotian4 ion D -
W NEWCOMER CLUB
, AFFAIR TONIGHT
iAKfSB CROWD EXPECTED AT
ARMORY
Recent ArrlTals and Old Timers,
t '. Ti 1mfttA n rlnh' .
-Gathering
The Urgest gathering of Salem
folk -seen together at a local func
tion la manr a day is expected at
! n'oaiht meeting of Salem's New-
i coiner ciuo.at j.
ii'than thirty social snd fraternal
orpaaixailontf hare promised to
take part in the program. Mayor
iUTesley will open the alfalr with
J J 1. Ik wftl
i 7''a itivn-autuaai in wu w "
Jl explain ! last what It's all about.
I --Th Neweemerdnb ia the out-
T 1 1 ns wth ; of M Idea that there
i ' XJuld be some organisation in the
-i ' to wfticn tae siranger wimin
' m's gates could go to for help
w 2 - A l
estimated that there ars ap-
-roTfntaiely IflOt people making
Itelif - homes ia SaleiU who- have
come here rrom eusr eta Lea
ithln the past fire yearn. This
-estimate Is said to be rery eon-
rratiire, many putting the num
ber muca asorv usai 4Ui.
. j ' A local dab waa organised sev
eral month ago for the purpose
uted. Thl aucleua .ha - aow
rmvn a laxae bronoruona ana
lirtmtana elub, DakoU" cfeb and
I tether shall orgazOsatlono made up
IT f people from different, states'
, tas glTea serious thought to tae
M-jof abandoning their IndtTid'
i Jtf- tats' groups and affUlatlng
with the larger organisation :
V Tonight's meeting la - one
J Tonights meeting is one'where-
In the entire population of Salem
cordially and alnceraly laTjted
' to attend for the main purpose of
icommg acQuamtea witn uxur
tw neighbors.; The member of
'be 'Newcomer club feel that. In-
"nitifh ea they kaTt chbeo EaXa
, at i,elr future horns elty - and
? haTe made" euhstantlal ln-
..'T'rrmta- In homes and bnsines
:"j!t rests. I they should 'effect '
t '- f contact with the older rel-
i' - -.a In. crdsr to -better promote
' rrc-Tth cad well belns cf the
r wic'?.- --Ti-S list laeet-
'now-Thai Salenz let Bsnirlrr-l-irj-rTTr-vP m ,"' 7n Fr---'-"
ib &-o&T7 fSB i&iio lM;New:. Comers' at the Armory Tout:
with local
WTITJESSES TELL
DECEIT IN DEAL
SJECRECT COXXKCTKD WITH
OIL LASES RECOUNTED
Albert R. Fall Conttmiee to Show
NeryoBumees ' as Trial Pro
; - ' eeeds Rapidly
IWASHTNOTON, Oct. 2- (AP)
Approaching with swift strides
the crux of their case the liberty
bond' transaction which followed
tike leasing of , Teapot ! Dome-
special goyern meat oil counsel to-!
day presented to a District of Co
lumbia supreme court. Jury a vol
ume of testimony to support their
contentions of; deception and se
crecy in connection with ' that
lease. - -
As witness followed witness to
the stand, la unusual swiftness.
Albert B. Fall conferred frequent
ly both with his own counsel and
with thai for; hie co-defendant,
Harry P. Sinclair, and once halt
ed proceedings with an exclama
tion- "Just a moment while he
could carry forward such coafer-
ences.; ; '-x'' -5 i .r'.'.f C
Sinclair maalf ested " his usual
appearance of calm, but. occasion
any talked with nla attorneys.
The furors, .women as well r as
men, followed the testimony very
closely, some of them frequently
leaning .forward In their chairs for
long spells," the better to hear
some of the ' Witnesses - whose
voices had no ' great carrying
pewrs :
; Representatives of three big oil
producing companies told of their
efforts to get leases on the Wyom
ing naval . reserve in the transfer
of which the government charges
Fall and Sinclair with a criminal
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment both of this physical prop
erty ,as well as of the faithful
services of Fall as interior secre-.
tary.
: Birch Helms, formerly vice
president of the Texas Pacific
(Continue a pmga 6.)
TWO CANNERIES RUNNING
Third to Start - Soon ; Canned
Goods Bfarket Dull
Two canneries in Salem are still
going; strong, ; and a-third , win
start up on vegetables loom
The Hunt cannery . running a
full eight hour shift on apples,
and will be for at least two weeks
yet; - apples from the valley and
southern Oregon." - ..
The 14th street plant of the
Oregon Packing company Is going
full blast on pumpkins, and will
be ieanning them for at least an
other week.
Tne rauius cannery will go
onto vegetables,' carrots, parsnips,
beets and onions, right after No
vember 1st; as ''soon as there is
room now taken, with packing and
shipping dried prunes, for Octo
ber delivery. U
' jtlobert Paulus says all markets
ari dull, excepting those for -can
ned prunes and ; pears, which are
active many dealers looking for
these packs, and not finding
enough. - -
VOTE AGAINST VOLSTEAD
Episcopal Rectors Oppose Prohi
bition By Two to One
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (AP)
The church: temperance society- of
the Protestant Episcopal church
announced r today that returns
from a second .nation-wide poll of
Episcopal clergymen in the Dinted
States showed them to have voted
approximately 2 to 1 that prohibi
tion Is not the best solution of the
Hn or problem. 4 r.- y . - '
Two qneetlona aent out by the
society to rectors - - of ' ' EpiseopeJ
eharchee and the vetoes received
follow: v '. .; ;
RCardles of onesV Attitude
toward the nseof Bquor, do you
believe a prohibition law offers
the 4eet eolation for the problem
of intemperance.'
The replies - received to date
were: No. 1.1 18 ; Tee. tti'.f
Should the Volstead, act be
modified t" ' l ':
. The replies to this question
were:v Tes, 11,083: No., 893. ,
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260 DIE IH TRAIN CRASH
Train Dives Over Precipice In
V 1" Jno-Slavla,. Report , 5
The Vienna correspondent of the
Exchange : Telegraph ;r company
learns that :20 r persons are re-,
ported to have been killed when ,
a' passenger train plunged over a
precipice between " Sarajevo and
Mostar, Jugo-Slavla. . .
A narrow .gaufe andT partly
rack-and-pinlon railway runs thru
a mountain district between Sara
jevo .and Mostar. - -
It traverses the Tide of "Ivap
PUnina. (3.172 feet) the. water
shed-between the - Adriatic, and,
Black Sea by a; tunnel, crosses
seTeral rivers and then descends!
through the wild Karenta valley,
a . islV.s, and near,.Mc8tar'.,rasses
hcht
STORYDEfJlEI
Mrs. Ruth Lockwbod Tcsll-
fies In Own Behalf In
' . Sawyer Death Case t
KNIFE SEEN NEVA FACTOR
Righ School Bey Says Victim of
TraffSe AeeftdeaC Had Article
ia IT sad uet . Before '
Car Wreck nim
That If re, Ruth Lock wood was
net intoxicated on the evening of
July ' 1 1; vkea she la . accused ef
havtng ran down and sillied May-4
nard Sawyer of thla city, that her
ear vwaa net being 'driven taster
than IS. or 30 miles an hour aad
was , not able to run- at aa exoee
sive rate of speed, and that; if she
struck Sawyer at all' the blow was
so light that she did - not notice
it, was the' gist of testimony given
in5 circuit' court here yesterday
afternoon . by the defense la Mrs.
Sawyer's trial for manslaughter.
- She admitted that she had had
two drinks that evening, but no
more.. ...t
. Woman First Witness t '
The greater part of the testi
mony was given by Mrs. Lockwood
herself, who was the first witness
put on the- stand after the state
completed the last: link In - Its
chain of evidence and rested at
3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The defense' sprang one sur
prise when it produced a witness
in the , person of a , local high
school student named Chapman,
who' claimed - to have been' the
first one to reach Maynard Sawyer
after he was run down on ! State
street . near the First Methodist
church. When he got to him.
Sawyer "had an " opened pocket
knife clutched In hU hand, t The
KORELL" EXPENSES LOW
?276Ua. i Sprat By Republican
Organization for Candidatev v
'J i:. :: - y
r The Multnomah county repub
lican central, committee expended
a total of $2760.88 in behalf of
Franklin F.1 Korrell, successful
candidate at the recent congres
sional election held In -the third
Oregon district, according to a fi
nancial statement filed in the of
fices of the secretary- of state
here -Wednesday. : "- '
Of the total amount expended
by the republican central com
mltte $705.38 was contributed by
Mr. Korrell. V Sf ?
ANOTHER; GRIDIRON SEASON OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY
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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY
FRANCES TARIFR
RATE SUSPENDED
ACTIOX TAKX JPEXDiyO
: i GOTIATIOXS WTTH V.
CosmUOobs) Temporarfly stab-
. liabed aa tliey Were Before -T
: ' preeent Tcrma "V
PARIS. "Oct. 3.-AP). The
higher tariff rates' recently im
posed on American ImpoVta by the
French -government nave beeat iu
pended, pendfng negotla'tione for
a commercial treaty, M.' Baiano
wskl. minister of .commerce, an
nounced tonight. - r. - "zJ'z r i
ifUmtXl Ua ;ead of -iae negotia
tion wo will return to the aUtus
quo ante said the minister,
have Just finished , aa . Interview
with Mr. Whitehouse, the Amer
ican charge d'af fires) in which we
examined the latest- notes ax
changed. They are ef a most eon
dilatory natnra and parmlt ns to
form a definite agreement.
I "Tae first point hae been made;
-we have eetabliahed a- provision
al regime tqr exchanging ,- goods
daring the negotiations, y During
the terms of this provisional agree
meat. we are giving the United
State the aame duties they had
before the signing of the commer
cial agreement with Germany, ex
cept In cases where the minimum
tariffs conceded to Germany are
higher than those under these du
ties. 1 . " .
In short. It may be said that
it means American return ' to the
status -quo ante until the end 'of
the negotiations. Experts - have
already gone over the tariff, the
conversations now. concern large
ly machinery and ' chemical prod
ucts, ilt cannot yet be said when
we will arrive at.a definite under
standing, but you can be assured
that pur two governments have a
strong desire to reach a ronclueion
as rapidly as possible." -. " c
NEW STATUTE ATTACKED
Injunction Sought to Void Law
Regulating Xatureopathy i.
PORTLAND; Oct. 28 , (AP)
Attacking the constitutionality' of
the act passed by. the 1927 state
of natureopathy In Oregon, suit
was . instituted In federal district
court 1 here today seeking an in
junction against enforcement of
the statute.'' -'
The complaint attacks the au
thority of the state to enact such
a law, holding it to be in conflict
with the provisions of the federal
and state constitutions. - "
The law provides that those
who would, practice natureopathy
must pass an examination in 1 8
subjects. The complaints allege
several' of these subjects -chem
istry, pathology, gynecology, ob
stetrics, toxicvology and minor
surgery are not only ttnknown
to them but are not used in their
practice. ; . I v . '
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MORNINO; OCTOBER 27,
G8 PASSENGERS- "
SINK WITH SHIP
RESCUIXO VESSELS SATE
MOST OF PEOPLE ON LINER
Clear Night and Calm Surface of
". Sea Ifake Oonslderablo Aa
TsistaiMM Poeafhlo
RIO JANEIRO, Oct. X. CAP)
The Italian liner Princlpessa
Mafalda. which, sailed from Genoa
with nearly ia thoueand passengers
aboard, mora than 100 of them
Italian emigrants bound for the
promised s land . ef South America.
Ues at the bottom of the ocean off
the BraUiaa:eoastJ5''
Rescuing vessels hurrying 1 to
the aid of the Maf alda's SO 8.
are believed to have rescued all
bat some ft but of a total of 89 8
passengers and a crew of 340.
The steamer sank ' about 80
mile from Porto Segura, a port
of the abater of Dahla. whether
she struck a hidden reef, or the
hulk of. a derelict, as one report
he it. is mot dettnKely I known.
but long rhwfore the ; liner disap
peared beneath the wares, a aeri-j
ous accideBt eocurred ' aboard.
Some say a' broken screw shaft
followed by . an explosion ' of the
boilers. I 'i.. --i' "T-i-"
It was about 7:1ft o'clock last
night when , the Mafalda's sudden
call for aid was picked up by var
ious ships not far distant. It was
about the hour when, the evening
meal havtng been disposed of, the
Italians were making ready to cel
ebrate their arrival on the shores
of the new country where they In
tended to set up their homes.
The sea. was calm, fortunately,
and the night was clear, and the!
crippled Teasel remained' afloat for
hours, 1 while rescuing steamers
were speeding to the scene. It was
not until about 1 1 o'clock that
the Mafalda sank. ,
The Dutch steamer Athena, the
French Formosa, the British Em
pire Star, the British - steamer
Avalaona, the Italian Rosetti, and
others Joined in taking the des
pairing passengers off the Mafal
da and picking up survivors who
were - huddled in : small boats or
clinging - to rafts. The Athena
sent a " wireless message tonight
- (CmtiwMd pars
ANOTHER TRAFFIC DEATH
Total Portland Fatalities of Kind
Reachee 87 Totals
PORTLAND, Oct. 26 (AP)
Portland's traffic fatality mount
ed to 37 for the year today when
Marlon Crouch, 7, was struck and
fatally Injured by an automobile
driven by ! A. : Matson, Portland.
The child 'had been playing with
other small children and sudden
ly dashed out into the street. A
fractured skull and internal injur
ies caused her death as - Matson
rushed her to a ' hospital. Matson
was not held when he later re
ported at police headquarters.
1927.
91 Efi FREES
IH LURID PARIS
Revenge By Young; Jewish
1 Watchmaker Gets Jury's
. Stamp of Approval
TRIAL GOES tlGHT DAYS
Acquitted
PARIS. Oct. 18 (AP) At che
end of the eighth day. of one of
the most remarkable trials ;ver
conducted ln,b-Paris, r--Sainuel
Schwertxhard, young Jewi watch
maker, who a soaartn srfed " General
Simon Petlura, Ukrainian aepa-L
ratist leader, on a Parle street cor
ner IS minths ago, was set free
this evening by the court of aa-
sises. . . .. s- ,'
I Bchwartsbard was acquitted on
all criminal counts, but. was con
demned as . is the custom - , of
French courts to pay a nominal
one franc, damages to the family
of the victim. - .; ;
The verdict, which came after
four and a half hours summing up,
with Henri Torres, counsellor the
defense, taking leas than a third
of that time; was returned in 32
minutes. On the first of the five
counts "was the accused guilty
of striking blows causing the In
juries of the vlctim"-r-the answer
wafe" negative. ThusL the four
other counts were dismissed.
The president of the Jury, la
trembling voice,- -but smiling, an
nounced the acquittal which was
greeted with a howl of approval
by ;the jammed courtroom.
Schwartzbard . learned of the
verdict from -the Associated Press
correspondent as he was being led
into the stifling courtroom The
blond yonng man he had the ex-
eaut eustotf Z of a child on
Christmas morning had heard
the roar of the spectators. ,
Am I acquitted?" he asked
eagerly; then " tried : . to . keep ".-a
straight face but the cheers, of
his ' adherents were too mdeh fOT
; (Cfttiod from pr 5.)
I v s i-' -11 1 1 , , in,
TALENT TRIAL LOOMS UP
Federal Officer, Answers Charges
Crowing Out of KOiing
PORTLAND. Oct 24 (AP)
Teny A. Talleat, 23, federal pro
hibition agent stationed at Med-
fotd, will answer In he ' federal
district court here Monday to an
indictment charging Involuntary
manslaughter. Talent was Indic
ted la the circuit court of Jack
son I county following the death of
Manford Zimmerlee. shot in a
prohibition raid hear Medford.
An order was issued by the fed
eral court calling upon the state
court to surrender the defendant
and: the records of the ease to the
government.- i This iwaa served
upon Jackson county : authorities
Monday -and no action was 'taken
upon the Talent cane at Medford
V Talent wilt be arraigned Mon
day and . will, plead, unless the
state files a petition to remand the
case to Its jurisdiction. It --this' Is
done,;' argument will be heard
upon this motion before aleat
enters' his 'piea.'A :'s-H
I OREGON CLUE BOOK OUT
i Material
iutsttereetsof
The If 27-,2'Oregon Blue Book.
official publication of the . state
1 department of Oregon; was Issued
; yesterday, with Its usual exposi
tion of state affairs, .with usta or
all county; stats -and municipal of
ficials and general' Information
about state boards, commissions
and Institutions, and statistics re
lating to the state and ' Its : ac
tivities. x;y ? t'; t.;
, The , form of compilation has
.been; changed with the purpdae'of
condensing the -material and pre
senting as much aa possible with
the limited fuads availabie this
year it Is explained by Sam A. Ko-
': xer,-secretary of state. .
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iJOHNSONlGETS-NEY J03
, Veteraa Hurler For Washlnstea
RetuObn Takes Position ,
Washington; Oct. 24 ap
Waller Johnson tonight, signed a
three year contract to manage the
1 Newark club of the International
.lleague-., Walter, veteran of the
; Wahinsrton Senators; who has
!n given his release at hisown
reqnest signed the contract shortly
after he had announced in a radio
talk that he was about ready to
fpcert 1 a "poet la '' the minor cir-
mm l
Samwel Sch itsberd
OiOiiHU 8 salaettag
- General Stmoat PeUura,
4. rkrmadas Leader . ,
PRISONER KEEPS
'DATE' WITH LAW
ROZELL COMES BACK VOLTJX-
TARILT AFTER -8 TEARS
Won't Tell Where He Has Been,
But Says He Always
Planned Return
James W. Rocell keeps his 'ap
pointments, k
On January 13, 1023, he had
an appointment at the state peni
tentiary. ; He kept it.
On Jury 14 of the same year he
suddenly remembered that he had
another appointment, this time on
"."business matters." : He kept It
Then on October 38, 1927
Just .yesterday, in fact he re
membered that he still had five
month of. his prison appointment
yet -to; keep. So he tmmedlatery
reported to Superintendent Henry
Meyers at the penitentiary. .
"I always did Intend to come
back," he told Mr; Meyers..
RoselL who is 80 years ' old.
was eemsaltted to the " tnotitniton
here from Marlon county follow
ing- hie conviction eh A charge of
grand larceny.' At that time John
son Smith was warden of the peni
tentiary. :- ; - -
Soon elng promoted to the
status ;"of trusty, Rosell was sent
to Yamhill county to work in a
wood lotJ It was from here that
he took Trench leave onJuly 14
Whether the date, national Inde
pendence; Day in France, had any
thing to do with ft Rosell has not
stated, t At any rate he kept his
business appointment, which some
have said seemed an unusually
long one.'
H was never apprehended by
tn authorities, and Presumably
neTwr wouia nave oeen apnre-
nenaea had he not given himself
up yesterday,
1 "We will not' add ' anything to
hia eentence," said Superinten
dent Meyers yesterday. "He was
only sentenced for -a. year and as
soon as he has completed his term
he will be released.! . When a pris
oner is man enough to come back
as he has I don't believe in mak
ing It any harder for him." .
ROTARY; HOLDS. BANQUET
Disict ; Governor Manny's Visit
Occasion. For- ! Program
On the occasion of District Gov
ernor. Henry H. Manny's, official
visit, Salem Rotarians banqueted
last night at the Marlon hotel. .
. j Dr. R E. Lee Stelner presided,
lntrodcisa .tie different features
of the program. .Xj : 'Zf?-
I After a series of musical num
bers by .Ernie Beals, accordionist
of Corvallis, the Patton trio of
Portland; and the Woodry junior
orchestra, Charles Archerd made
a brief talk on business ethics of
Rotarians. ' , ' ': " ' ;. '
; District Governor Manny was
then introduced. He spoke chief
ly, concerning the extension of the
Rotary club throughout the world.
and narrated its accomplishments.
j International godd ; will and
betterment of trade conditions are
resulting! from the influence of
the near 3,000 clubs in 42 differ
ent countries, having a member
ship of i approximately 134,000
men, the speaker declared.
PRUHE POOL UP FOR BID
Over MiUKm Pounds of Wuit to
. be Sold at Boeebvs;
ROSEBURG, OtSl. Oct, 34.-
(AP) -The Douglas county prune
pool, eoasfattngr of over 1.000.000
pounds of fruit, was put up for
bids today; Packers are being no
tified and furnished with grading
statements, the . pruaee having
been stored in bonded warehouses
where they hare been accurately
graded, so that' the Udders: are
enabled to know exactly the sixes
they will acquira. ' . '
The Douglas county fruit this
year Is running to large sixes and
the bulk of these prunes are bet
ter than 44-40 ln.stxe being from
10 tali points larger than usual.
The quality must be fn the hands
of the secretary not later than
Tuesday, November .1, packers
hare ben Informed. .-
ESTABLISH CEiSORSHIP
Reports Xeak Out of Violence la
, Romanian Capital City .
VIENNA. Oct- 24- (AP).
Reports' from Belgrade say' that
a ' severe censorship has been es
tablished i at Bucharest for all
news. One dispatch says . that
"violence has broken out .in Bu
cnareai. - - : ' . . - ,. ..
Telephone communication be
tween Belgrade and Bucharest has
been cut off and only olfJeiar tele
grams are; arriving at Belgrade
from the Rumanian canital; eay
th reports. .' - ' ; , -r ; . !
The Carolist movement.'' how
ever, is known to be assuming a
moet serloas charactar. and dis-
acDointment with the government
is declared to be increasing. Many j for tha future, t
cf the Carol supporters have tnjburu 13 l-...r.dl
The League of Nations has adopted a re -
olntion .outlawing wars of aggression. , It
they'll make It reteroactlre every thing
be lorely.- Clnclpnatt Enquirer.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SELFOEFEOSE
Defendsnt Takes Stand a; J
Tells Revolutionary Stcry
of Shooting
ACCUSED r.IAfl UNMOVO
Werliae Moved As If To Dnsa
. Obb, Declared ; Threat at Hbc
tity of His Home Stressed
By Hop Picker '
AMLAS.-re.. Oct. 24. (Spec
ial) That he acted in self-def4i
When he shot and 'killed Georu
M.' Werllne was "declared on tL
stand in circuit court here tod.y
by. Irving B. Priest, testlfyiag la
his own behalf -as third vritni.a
for the defense. ;
The shooting' affair occnrrt.l
Augusts ia at the ' WerT
0 t .J
ranch, seven miles southeast -tf.s
Independence, during a supposed '
altercation " between.'; Priest and
Werline over the affections of Mrs.
Priest, the defendant's 27-year-
old wife. .-.j. .
'' ' .Shows Xo Worry r.
Priest was called to -testify at
3:30 p. m., shortly-after the state
had closed Its ease. He was kept
in the chair - until the court ad
journed at five o'clock, and will
resume It tomorrow morning for.
further questioning. ; He evinced
no .nervousness.
Priest testified that on the fatal
day he entered the hop yard in
his car and found Werline talfcfn
to Mrs. Priest at the door of an
other car in the yard.- He went
over and an argument over the sf
fectlons of Mrs., Priest ensued.
Shortly , afterward he left the ,
group, entered his own car, and
was about to proceed to Independ
ence to institute damage proceed .
lags against Werline, when X?er ,
line approached, the Priest car.
The following 'conversation took
place, according to the testimony;
:; . Threat Claimed
l-So you think I came between ,
you and your wife,' do you?" ;
'You know you have. SLe re-
Te to go away with me. -, If you
WUl K S500-Tnt lr-a h.r.
and say nothing about ic.
wise 111 take the matter to court.
TouH never take this matter
Into court. . Ill ; setue s it r ign
;l (Costiaa SPf
BRAIDOWSICY ART
INVITES TRIBUTE
RUSSIAN PIAJCISTC O MTfTcf"
HERE TOXIGHT PRAISED
Portland Critic Rays Musician's
Genius Beyond Definite
t'":'l: Descrfptlon, ";. j X.:
CThe following review of Bral
Iowsky's concert In Portland,
written by one of that city's moat
authoritative critics. Is Indicative
of what Salem music lovers may
expect ia tonight's concert at the
Elafnore:) ;
t . ' . - : .Ttf EmU - Enns ' . : ,
. Alexander , BrsHowsky. Russian
pianist, appeared In concert Tues
day evening at the municipal au
ditorium." A rery simple state
ment., bat' the magnitude of Lis
art, persoaality ef the man. invite
simplicity, i'-'i I-- '.
To. a reviewer the BraCowil.y
concert presents a., problem, for
our language Is bounded ly tte
Calte. while J2rallowsxy's rpnls
aad the aoble works he int- rpreU
are closely linked with tie in
finite, v
More lasting monument to the
memory of tne; great Lar. .i.
Lis it. Schumanm "and CLc'a wr.i '
never be buQded than, tla . ,
dynamic wixaxdry of HraiiawKys
perform sacs.
. At times it U serious to trral
on sacred gromd. so do. we f, cl
about mentloaljis ca of Ce I.: 'A
ridual momenta cZ aa almost too
perfect program. The ccramaulca
between the living aed the tiled
masters u-ould be broke a. ,
However, we cannot pas with
out trihute to the und.rstaDtlltj
and poetic' soul of this In com par
able pianist. The mort exquls-Ko
moment of the evening
simple but sacred otferiKsr
"Traamerel , after ttie thri I
exptrii-nce of the great Trhai.
"Carnival." Ti oration ten.
was the mo?t trpntnous e? r
corded loca"7.
-.'This rare - musical -"exW.-was
the first' present -a hv r .
musical, bureau. - - If the i.
performance r iay T- C -'"' 1 ' v-
ti
1-
f t.' t rilTrre' was atten'Sa'd
'of. the - Yeleis '.'(!,
a '