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!? i THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY; 4, 1928 Hi Hill HI i mm Investigation Continued Jnto Authenticity of Pub i lished Papers WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. (AP) New leads In the search into the authenticity of Mexican docu ments published In Hearst newspa pers will be pursued tomorrow by the special senate committee at the resumption of public hearings. Chief witnesses summoned are James R. Sheffield, former ambas sador to Mexico, and Arthur Bliss Lane, now chief of the state de partment's Latln-Amerf can divi sion but first secretary, of, the American embassy at Mexico City at the time Miguel Avila proctyed for the Hearst interests the docu ments purporting; to snow that a Mexican fund of 91,215,000 had been provided for four United States senators. continued to rise tonight as the tributary valleys send down wat ers from the great thaw and yes terday's widespread rainfall. Vast low lying sections of east London and other parts of the metropolitan area already are in-j vaded by floods which hare crip pled train service and covered many roadways. More than a score of heavy laden barges at Kingston, just above London, torn from their moorings in the swol len Thames, crashed dangerously into the bridges below. Some of them sank, others formed obstruc tions against the arches. Hundreds of workers going to or returning from their employ ment, were forced to wade today or. to use improvised ferries and there were long delays. The floods in many places weakened the foundations of railway bridges and culverts, some of which collapsed Scores of valley communities re ported the highest overflow of wa ters in many years. PR CM HIT in Hearst has testified that the do cuments were submitted to Mr. Sheffield at the Mexican capital and there have been intimations before the committee that the . American embassy, during Shef field's administration, purchased' other, documents, represented as having come from the ofttcilTMex Ican files. Vv A new phase of the inquiry will be opened up with the examina tion of David E. Smiley, former managing editor of the Philadel phia Public Ledger, and Robert Barry, at one time Washington correspondent for that newspaper. This has to do with reports that John Page, who instructed Avila to buy the documents for the Hearst papers, offered similar pa pers to the Public Ledger two years ago. After an inquiry, offi cials of the Public Ledger declin ed to publish them. TO WELCOME III BY E. J. HILL Juror In Oil Trial Declares District Attorney Threat ened Him Everything Made Ready To - Greet Famous American Flying Hero IVET MONTH NOTED December Rainfall 8.11 Says Kecortler Indies, . Steady but for the most part light rains during the closing month of 1927 brought the total precipitation up to 3.11 inches for that month, according to a report fpr December made public yester day by Lloyd Harder, local observ ejfor the government weather bu rsa at-Salem. - iThe heaviest 'rainfall of the month 'took place on December 28, with a total precipitation of .51 incnes on mat aate. two ana a half inches of snow fell on the last day of the month, but up to that time there had been no snow at all. . Temperature in tne main was warm during the month, the cold er! being 17 degrees above zero reached early on the morning of December 31. On both December 1 and 2 the mercury roee to, 57. : There were only seven clear days in the month. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. Jan. 3. (AP). The Stars and Stripes adorned the streets of the capital of Honduras today as the Inhabi tants scanned the sky for the ap proach of the lone eagle over the mountains. In honor of the coming of Col onel Charles A Lindbergh, elec tric signs flaehed their welcome In English saying: "Welcome Lindbergh." The papers published many pic tures and much biographical data on the flyer. Renaeimiento called Lindbergh the man who out-eagled the American eagl.' Colonel Lindbergh was expect ed to arrive her about S o'clock (Central standard time) this afternoon. A military band and detach ment of troons began moving to ward the aviation field at eight o'clock this morning and two hours later the procession was still in progress. Trucks and au tomobiles emptied loads of people on the field where fully 5000 spectators had gathered before noon. President Barahona, members of the diplomatic corps and vir tually all the officials of Tegu cigalpa planned to leave the city about 1 p m. The stores have been closed and a holiday has been declared for two days, covering the visit of the American air hero. One special gift which Colonel Lindbergh will receive comes from Juliu Lozano, minister of finance, who will present the American flier with an autogrophed letter of welcome and a souvenir gift con sisting of a gold watch mounted within a twenty dollar coin. Community Club At Zena Will Meet On January 20 ZENA, Jan. 3 (Special). The next meeting of the Zeua com raunlty club will be held at the schoolhouse Friday evening, Janu ary 20. Wayne D. Henry and Jes so Wortbington; members of the social committee, are preparing a eood program. The public ie in vited to attend. The silver thaw which hit Zena after the snowfall of Saturday and Sunday is still weighting the trees and telephone wires with ice. Not many trees in this vicinity have escaped without tho loss of at least one limb, and in many instances the heavily laden limbs of the fir trees are bent to the ground. HIES RIVER RISES HEAVY RAINFALL IN ENG LAND BRINGS STREAMS UP LONDON, Jan. 3. (AP)-The Thames and other major streams taught Cold at Noon; , 7 Sang that Night! T Trust a professional singer to know what to do for a cold! Give - him fire hoars, and he can knock oat a cold that would hare pre- Vented his singing one note. The secret of going r whole season . without a serious cold Is some thing everybody ought to know. A , simple compound doe It, and it is obtainable In tablet. Jnst oae Will atop cold vlth the first sniffle: eeraral wm brsak p cold that'a araa reached the stags . ct grippe!. PPa Cold compound easts but tie at any drugstore. ; - 66u COMPOUND WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. (AP) Edward J. Kldwell. Jr., who re cently wound up his first day's testimony In the Teapot Dome oil contempt case by alleging that the prosecutor had intimidated and threatened him. finished five days on the witness stand today with an additional charge that an as-1 sistant district attorney had threatened him with prosecution if he failed to testify that false affidavits were true. ! Kldwell made his first charge when testifying as a government witness in the criminal contempt hearing against Harry P. Sinclair, William J. Burns and their four associates. He asserted that James O'Leary, assistant district attorney, had forced him to sign affidavits which he told the prose cutor were untrue. The affidavits identified two Burns detectives as men who "approached" Kldwell while he was serving as a Juror in the Fall-Sinclair oft conspiracy trial. He said on the witness stand that he could not Identify the de tectives as the men in question, ' Late today Kldwell declared that Just before he was called as a witnesa In the contempt case O'Leary summoned him to his of flee and told him that unless he testified that the contents of the affidavits were true he would have to use the documents against him A few minutes later S. McComas, Kldwell's attorney, took the stand and said he had heard O'Leary make the the threat. over the Great Lakes and 'Missi ssippi valley regions blanketed by snow. Continued clear weather Is fore cast for Wednesday with a sharp ly rising temperature, attaining perhaps 20 above aero." Air mail service and transpor tation again are normal, although In places highways are still part ly blocked by snow. Discovery of the frozen body of woman, dead in her" home sev eral days, ran the deaths attribut ed to the cold wave here to thirty three. The body of an aged uniden tified man waa found under a drift at Portia, HL The last of the fifty travelers marooned in farm houses near Morris. UL, when the highway was blocked by a bus' unable to force itself through a drift, -today were enroute to their destlnatidns. They were forced to desert motor cars last Saturday night in. the factor a biting wind. PRICES CLUB WORK ra SCHOOL HEADS SUPPORT CAP- PER-KETCHUM BILL The association of county school superintendents of Oregon Tues day sent a telegram to the Ore gon delegation in congress urging that it support the Capper-Ket- chum bill which provides increased federal aid for boys' and girls club work. The association went on record favoring apportionment of the county school fund on a teacher basis instead of the present sys tem of distributing the money, ac cording to school census. opposition was taken to a pro posed change in the handling of school district funds in districts of the third class whereby the funds would be taken out of the hands of the district clerks and centered in the county treasurer's office. The superintendents went on record in favor of zoning counties for the purpose of conducting eighth grade examinations. The convention will adjourn to day. The convention was addressed Tuesday by State School Superin tendent C. A. Howard on ques tions of interest to both, the coun ty and the state departments. BUSINESS AS USUAL STIFF COMPANY USED FURNI TURE NOT BURNED "Business as usual" is the mot to this week of the Stiff Furniture company, despite the disastrous fire of Monday which wiped out a large part of the surplus stock of furniture In the storeroom on High street which was destroyed The used furniture department in the building adjoining was not damaged except for a stock of stoves. The company is handicap ped more by los3 of equipment than by loss of merchandise. Two trucks were lost in the blaze. One firm which suffered from the fire not mentioned in Tuesday morning's story in The Statesman was the G. W. Johnson clothing comnany. on State street. The! fire started close to the rear of this store, and some of the stock was damaged by water and smoke. AIDKED 5 1 d a t-1 G OF THCr Elsinore Theater Richard ConneU la a Very so phisticated young man. He has been a star man 'on metropolitan papers and, of late, has captivated the 3,000,000 readers .of the Sat urday Evening Post. Nevertheless Connell . boldly took a theme a South Sea Island love affair which, figures show, many a man has fallen down on. and made them like It: first in the Saturday Evening Post and then as a scenario, titled "No Place to Go," which is showing at the Elsinore. Repeating again, let It be said that George Guthrie, owner of the theater, has remark ed that, though Salemltes have no place to go, they certainly have some place to go to see Connell's f Urn "No Place to Go." Filming, lighting and continui ty are uncommonly good and the cannibals won't bore you. Critics have declared the show to be ex cellent. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. j (AP) Orrille Davis, 24 year old Klamath Indian, early today confessed to murdering Lawrence Walker. 25, Indian, in Walker's home shortly before noon yester- daT. After steadfastly maintaining he killed Walker In self defense, Davis finally broke down early to- Oregon Theater Tom Mix at the Oregon Is draw ing big crowds, as usual. The film, as suspected. Is typically western and entirely up to the Mix stand ard. 1 NEW WHIPPET TO BE READY FOR MARKET SOON TOLEDO, O., Jan. J. (Spec ial) Following the statement made by John N. Willys, president of Willys Overland Inc. that the perfected Whippet, a quality car in the light car field, : would be announced this week at the lowest prices ever made on any Willys Overland product, a meeting of branch managers, distributors and dealers for this organization was called. This meeting opened in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday evening, Jan uary 3 and Mr. Willys personally announced the new prices at that time. They will be made public Friday. More than 1,000 dealers. distributors and branch managers of the Willys Overland organiza tlon were present from all import ant trade centers of the United States and Canada. It is already known that the Whippet will be the only light car on the market which will be priced at a figure close enough to the lowest now made on any car, to place it in a directly competitive position. Details of the Improved Whip pet which were made public today reveal new body types, added equipment and a wider rapge of colors. The added equipment will include an automatic windshield wiper, rear vision mirror and a combination rear driving light and stop light which will make this car the most fully equipped light car now built. The factory is now in position to build 2.000 chassis a day at peak capacity. Shipments on the Whippet have been under way for several days and cars will be available for de livery on January 6th. Employment at the factory is steadily on the increase as the various manufacturing depart ments are .put on to the production schedules called, for by the plans of the company "for this year. Commenting on the new prices. Mr. Willys says: "Manufacturing economies which have been worked out In the I Willys-Overland plant have put the company in a position to meet any price move which may be made by any manufacturer. There can be no monopoly in the light car field. Our cost- for ma terials, productive labor and our manufacturing overhead are as low as those of any manufacturer In the Industry. The quality of the Whippet will be maintained in every detail of material, design and workmanship and it will be even better equipped and better looking than in the past. "The new prices which will be put on these cars will not be de pendent on any Increase in the present production. Increased sales as a result of the new prices will serve materially to increase the earnings of the company." FIND WEAPON USED WOWS MURDER Officers Discover Stained Hammer In Home of Mrs. Amelia Appleby RAYMOND GRIFFITH WEDS LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. (AP) Raymond Griffith, stage and screen comedian today applied for a marriage license to wed Miss Bertha Mann, also of the stage, The wedding will be performed Sunday by a superior Judge. Miss Mann, who is a native of Atlanta, Ga., gave her age as 31: LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. (AP) A aheriff'a deouty said last night that a prominent real estate, man who was acquainted closely with Mrs. Amelia , Appleby, weal thy widow whom fate cast for the central role In Los Angeles "'sacK murder," had come forward with information that the woman had told him she feared for her life at the hands of Dr. Charles Mc Millan. The Informant, George P. McNally of Wilmington told Captain William Bright of the sheriff's office, that Mrs. Appleby had asked him to inform police of her fears in event of her untimely death. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. (AP) Deputy sheriffs making a search of the home of Mrs.-Amelia Apple by, victim of a "sack murder" in connection with which Dr. Charles M. McMillan, her business mana ger. Is beina- held, last night an nounced the finding of a weapon with which the wealthy woman Zena Women Entertain At Elks Temple, Salem ZENA, Jan. 5. (Special) Mrs W. Frank Crawford, Mrs. Wayne D. Henry and Mrs. Charles Mc Carter of Zena entertained a group of friends Saturday afternoon at a bridge luncheon at the Elks temple, Salem. Covers were placed for 16 at the daintily arranged tables which were decorated with holly, red candles and red place cards. The guest group Included Mrs Worth Henry, Mrs. Ralph H Scott, Mrs. Roy E. Barker, Mrs. Frank Matthews Mrs. Donnel Crawford, Mrs. Arthur Utley, Mrs. Corydon Blodgett, Mrs. William McCall, Mrs. Pettys, Mrs. Grotte, Mrs. Mary B. Crawford, Mrs. L M. Purvine. Mrs. Phillip Patrick and the hostesses, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Henry and Mrs. McCarter. MID WES T WARMER TEMPERATURE AS HIGH AS 20 ABOVE PREDICTED Haldys At Pringle After Assisting With Revival ROSED ALE, Jan. 3. (Special) The Haldys returned Monday from Marion, where they have been assisting in revival meetings. Mrs. Millet and eons took New Year's dinner with relatives here. Miss Wllloughby Howe of Cres-' well spent Sunday with her friend Miss Helen Cammack. She was on her way to her school la eastern Oregon. - "' ' ;" ' ' Many trees are breaking off with the weight of ice on them. Mr. Smith, who baa been 1Q for some time, died In Salem last Sun day; -: - - '-; v , '- The "Cammack family lss mourn ing the loss of a Christmas pres ent, a email white pig, which wan dered away last week. Miss Mabel Sims spent the week at the Slmi horns here. Mrs, Mary Henderson, 10, an Oregon pioneer of 1141, and since 1I7S a resident of Baker county, died recently at the horn of her danghUr, Mrs. Jennie Balaley, la Baker. 2 I CHICAGO. Jan. 3. (AP) The mlddlewest today obtained some relief from the sub-zero tempera ture, and heavy snowfall that made the double New Year's holi day uncomfortable 4or revelers. Generally fair skies prevailed TODAY and Thursday United Junior Artisans In a Lavish Stage Offering Singing Dancing; Drill Team Artisans Orchestra ON THE SCREEN One of the Funniest Pictures of the Year I 24 Year Old Indian Says He Killed Friend in Home day under Insistent questioning of federal operatives, and In a sign ed confession stated he crawled through a w4fidow in Walker's home and struck twice at Walker, sleeping In bed, with the blunt end of an axe. Walker died last niaht. Davis said the tragedy was th result of a fight with Walker at lj New Yearns party. , j might have been struck down. The officers found, beneath some old clothing in the garage, a hammer heavily smeared with dark brown etains. An analysis of these stains was ordered at once to determine whether they might have been made by blood. Previously the officers had found evidence indicating that Mrs. Appleby probably was slain in a rear room of her home. WThen Mrs. Appleby's body was found a week aeo on the out skirts of Los Angeles, trussed up in a canvas sack, there was a blow on her head which the autopsy surgeon said bad been caused by a blunt instrument. At that time, the surgeon said the blow prob ably was not sufficient to have caused her death. In an examination of Dr. Mc Millan's apartment the officers nreviously found a quantity of jewelry which they believe be-. longed to the slain woman. Dr. McMillan from his cell to day reiterated his denial that he is guilty of the murder. He told his attorney he believed two men whom he named as making threats against Mr. Appleby were respon sible for her death. I I of I medicinal from an overdose. narcotics. Among the better known ve hides of Miss Stevens' success were "The Unchastened Woman," "The Boss," theater guild produc tions, "The Sporting Thing to Do." "Today." and more recently tho Ibsen play of "Revivals." A snowfall that has covered the ground to a depth of 'i more than six inches has caused the tempo rary shutdown of nearly all the logging camps in the Nehalem country." Emily Stevens, Long Time Actress, Passes Suddenly NEW YORK. Jan. 3. (AP) Miss Emily Stevens, who began a notable stage career at the age of 15 under the tutelage of her aunt, Minnie Maddern Fiske, died Monday in a West Side apartment after a sudden attack of Illness. Assistant Medical Examiner Miles said that death probably resulted COMING the Moroni Olsen Players Presenting The Detour Tues. Eve., Jan. 17th Capitol Theater 50c 75c, $1.10, ami $1.65 Mail orders received now. LAST TIMES TODAY WILLIAM JPCTX resen-LS J00 XXX, WITH The Italy, no doubt, has its Mussolini; unless the news papers and various horses are all wrong, Britain has. its Prince of Wales; the world has claimed for its own one Colonel Lindbergh and motion pictures, concern ing the wild west, have the incomparable, versatile Tom Mix who is found in those open spaces where a man may park his car. Mr. Mix who, in his pictures, yet sticks to his horse, may be seen today and tomor row at the OREGON PTlONflLOPERfl ELSINORE THEATER ONE NIGHT ONLY TUESDAY, JAN. 10th GLORIOUS MUSICAL EVENT I Wonderful Revival ;f this Ever-Popular Opera. With beautiful stage set. tings. Costumes, and one of the greatest perMic caste ever heard in the West. Augmented Orchestra Under Personal Direction , of BASIL HORSFALL All the favorite melodies. A Remarkable Success ' Price $1.50, f l.OO, 75c, 50c (Plus Tax). Tickets, now en sale at Box-office. Phone OT. Don't Bliss This Treit! 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