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A 4 DEfiCflSE Gtend Jury Inquiry Ordered Ffcr This Morning In -L A..Episoda :LOfr ANGELES, .Aug. 7 (AP) --A search for .three women, two of whom had not been connected pTv.u.y by the police with tie f ntal , Iot affair : ; of Leo Kelly. iw, ana - Mrs. - irrtBh Molina .,. i . hl charged;wlih .eriar 02. Bnnday was started lata tort.T fQu iinM aa oracr ror th opening viS??1 nrnlng of a amd jCriveeUgatlon ot the crime ij preceding events.,;," r jOje. -three woman, ona of whom WM1lll1lll aa lrM ... .- -- - -. am swiu . Ml f -. .!.. ... .- - .... RartueBt store, ware described as iagr close acquaintance of the amorous society woman, and as bavin attended many lively par ti at the Melius home during th absences of r frank Melius, wealthy husband of the slain wom an The . police Insisted ? that no suaxtfekm wu ktUrhiHi t h. . time, hunted women, but express- ., . 1 V . pc iim oier. mat Questioning of ."' jnent might reveal events of Kel ly five year-old affair with Mrs. Melius, and elarifv ikM. t. sl climax. The Utter came on Sun- tey wun the finding by the hus- saad. returning from ' a fishing trip, of: his wife's node and mutil ated body, and the later cornering . nt.y m a closet in the Melius . some. . . Be,of th wn. Mrs. Swltxer. feft: the city either Saturday or Sunday on 'a. motor trip with rel atives. According to her husband, M. O. Swltxer. He declared,' be fore he also left the city hurriedly Una. morning, that he did not VWi hia wife 'a whereabouts, but ne expected her to be in San "asVieco the and of this week. e other hau police detec- Said thev had lufnrmKInn tch indicated that Mrs. Switier Oluietly returned to Los Ani. eand was remaining In hiding to avoid questioning., Swltxer told his store manager this- morning; "Don't expect me until you see me again," as he 84-ooped some cash from the till and. departed. He had declared that- he knew nothing of the Kel IjvJSftllus affair and that he would not- knp anything until he had wen his wife. FiSJIOCEMI. OF MPS JCCIDB1IT i ORTII. SANTIAM, Aug. 7. Special). a refractory pig, a cow, a, horse and Robert Young, an. employee on the Scofield -ranch, participated in a peculiar - accident Sunday. Robert, on the hene, attempted to drive the pig back to the place from which it had. lately escaped. - The cow, alarmed by the noise, rushed out of the brush, directly wia path of the oncoming b-aMP; consequently the cow. the . and Robert - were precipl- yroxen a struggling heap to the ground, resulting In a crushed fbot for Robert, the seriousness ot which could not be determined until, the Injured foot bad been X-rayed by Dr.( Brewer, . disclosing-a. broken bone in the ankle. Mrs Clyde Witeraft went to Salem Sunday, to undergo a seri ensv operation, which was per .formed, Monday at the Willamette aaoitoxium. Mfc and Mrs. Stanley McLaugh lin went to Portland Saturday to attend: the funeral of Grandfath er Maple. Mrs. Roy Maple and children. Stanley and Ona. accom panied them home, and returned to Portland Sunday. Roy Cobb, who has been doing ranch work- at Tyee. Douglas c nnty. the past eight,' months, spent: Che week end with the home foots bare. He, with Miss Elma PowweU. who has been visiting rel ative here the past week,-re-! turned: to Tyee Monday. . lances Ewelf of Vancouver bar racks, Tisited a few days the past wes at the. borne of his aunt. Mrs-. Wiley Angel. BHsscrots Get Busy Rocky Mountains i Drumming Up Voles ' -O- wH(H.r " "- 'V '"t DEXYER. Aug. 7. (AP) Im- M&iatst- organisation of the eight ecatea at the Rocky mountain re mav under the Jurisdiction - of rt Tf. Johnson. Roek Springs, W regional director for; the . tfaaw rtlc national.: committee, ritf Be started, Johnson announc ed harw today. IfeneTiuartem for the regional "tain pari ii will be opened In Salt Late City some - time, next week, ' - aksTtly thereafter . the chair kk mt the eight sUtes In the district will be called to .- that plMf far n conference to outline plana for the- pushing of n rigor- , etoa- Saxtth-Roblnson campaign. ' -A campaign the like of which : arrer las been waged Jn the Rocky- mountain territory In-be-- half f democratic national ticketV will be launched," Mr. JoJinaan declared. ; -'TW states over which Mr. John aosi wa have control aa western ' , ivgfoBaX manager are Nevada, Tjtakv Arixona,' New Mexico, Colo- SiiJ"f Wyoming,- Montana and LOOSE WHEELS Freat $1.09-llar. S1.2S; , E1IKE PANEIC " Brak Specialist . 75 S Com'L Et. BRIDES IN e ' Oldohocia Pastor ;Rcf uses to Perf cm Ceremony for ' in Knickers Unless She Consents to Adorning C". '4 r-1 'I nerseif " "With ; Dress : V-:-" 4 ; . DURANT, , 6kia. tXag. 7. (NEA)-U a bride wanU to . i 3 getv married in knickers, in stead - ot the traditional r bridal costums, that's, nobody's bualneas but1 hers.- - . ( j "-h-;" - S thinks Mrs. ; Teresa Hadsoa ot Duraaf. jaywalk :i:S : ' Mrs. Hudson not Jong' ago was Mlas Teresa Jones.t ' She and. Jack Hudson about 4o Te married, were planning on a .honeymoon campy lag, trip to Texas, and when they went ' to the.: minister .the bride was. arrayed ln trim knickera But the minister, the Rev. A: A, ; McReynolds, a - Baptist, : was horrified' ;;f?i " :'-.:' ,' - A woman must dress like a woman If aha-wants me to -perform a -v marriage : ceremony for her, he- an sou need. !' "Breeches are all right' for men ! and inhab-itants-'Of tourist parks, but when it cornea, to the aolema and im portant; ceremony' of marriage- a woman should .appear! In the ha biliments of her wn sex.1 . -The con pie's pleas were vain.-" H Tit yon, will . go and. put : on. a dress, v I will perform the , cere mony," he told -Miss Jones. But: Miss Jones, wouldn't. . In stead ahe and Rudson sought out H, M.-Tonng, Durant's 69-year-old Justice of the peace,! who per formed the reremonv without de mur, remarking that he "would! have married them I if they had been dressed in bathing suits." Mr. and Mrs. Hudson got bsck from' their honeymoon the other day. The bride Is still a little bit vexed over the minister's attitude. "Hasn't a girl a right to choose her own wedding garb?" ahe asked. "Hasn't she! the right to wear knickers If she; wants to? I don't see why a girl wouldn't follow the trend of modern times and throw off the shaekles of convention. Brides who follow the old custom and. dress up .in alaborate costumes are usually all worn out by parties and dress makers before the ceremony ever happens." And Hudson adds: "It suited me, and if; I was sat- isfied I . don't see why it should have made any difference to the minister." . The case attracted a! good deal of attention in'Thls: part of the Tourists Report Light JtOliVp fJL K JLlgj 111 . . . Season in Many Gamps The registration at; the city auto camp got back up to normal last night with a total of 1 37. This was the average number per night for the month of July. . People coming In from all points of the Pacific coast report auto .camp owners everywhere are complain ing of a light season this year. People either aren't on the road, or are not patronizing the camps. Among the visitors last night was J.- M. Allen who sells a clean ing preparation for: rugs He visits hotels, theatres and under taking parlors -from 4be Mexican border to Canada, and: from the Pacific coast 4 0 miles east. . He has a large territory to cover. Re is maklag the Salem ; camp his headquarters for a few! days. i i As O. E. Wright land Mrs Wright drove into the camp last night, he was heard to say, Weil, the aame fellowa are running It." Mr. and Mrs. Wright feel at home In th eSalem camp, as this Is the third successive . summer that they have stopped here. They Washington Farm Man' Says He Favors Smith And Opposes Hoover COLUMBUS, O., Aug! 7 (AP) A. D. Fairbairn of Washington, member of the farm committee of 22 . from the northwestern states which fostered th MeKirr- Haugen farm relief bill In con gress, announced here today he will support Governor Smith of New York in the presidential race. . J :Jsrf Mr. Fairbairn. a republican and a dry, declared he believed the democratic party will equalize the economic aituatlon. . "The farm interests,"! Mr. Fair balm said, "want Just two things f arm relief and decent govern ment. I am convinced the -Houston platform onr which! Governor Smith stands will give them both. I am against Hoover because he la against the farmers and has been for 10 years." : -vj "THAT'S WHAT I GALL AN Ice Cream i ' ; ! SodaF That's what you'll say when you dip Into the goodness -of our Ice cream sodas -. or sundaes. Made ot pare rich erennv and flavored etrictly with pure-food flavors; our sodss and sundaes have - a goodness and a : food value all their, own.';.;.'., . Schaefetfs .A :. DRDCSTOilE . Original Candy Special Store 135 North Commercial St, Phone-197- The Original Yellow Front KNICKERS Girl ' - - ! '- Mrs. Teresa Jones Hndson and the Rev. A A. McReynolds whose Hash on question of .knickers for bride cost the pastor a wedding fee.' . ; - , I - country, and . newspapers sought the views of other pastors. One well-known minister, the i Rev. Burrls A. Jenkins of Llnwood Boulevard Church of Kansas City, expressed unqualified, approval of knickers as a wedding garb. He predicted a life of happiness for Mr. and Mrs. Hudson because "of their ability to be aensible.". ame north by the "ridge route," which lies east of . the Willamette valley, but declared that from now on they, will stay by the old Pa cific-highway. . K - " . " VAc : Eastern visitors last night In cluded L. Retzer of Chicsgo, and B. F. Sonner of Arthur. Nebraska. S. L. Hudson of Magna, Utah, was another out-of-state registrant of the early - evening. , IfffER-ClTY TEfffJIS MATCHES HMD Arrangements were completed last night for the Inter-city tennis matches for-the next two Sundays between - the Salem Tennis I asso ciation team and the Bend team. with the exception of deciding the number of matches and picking the local team. Jack Minto and French Hage- man the No. 1 and No. 2 players of the local association, are fix tures on the team and Ralph Cur tis, wno ranks No. 4, win ; be a third 'member, but one or two places remain to be filled, as the other players ranking near the top will be unable to go. . , .- .k7" The first matches will be play ed at Bend next Sunday, and the Bend team will come here the following week. j Tp w from 185 N. High Between State and Court Street The "Silver Grays' To-Portlsnd 750, 1:30. ! :50, 10:30, 11:30 ajn.; ! 12:40. 1:30; 2:15, 3:30, ; 4:30, 3:30, 7:30 p.m., t:30; : To Cocvalli-9:40, 10:40. j 11:40 e-m.; 4:40, 6:40,4 ' 7:32 pjn. . . . To-Eageae 9:40, 10:40 . a-m.; 3:40. 4:40, 7:32 ! pm. . To Xoseborg 10:40 ajn. i ' 3:40 pm. , .To AihUnl10:40 ain. ' -I-To Independence and Moo- r - mouth 7:00, t:20, 10:40 j ajn.; 12:40, 2;40, 3:40, 1 ' g:0pm. . t To Dallas 7:30, 10:35! aJn.j 12:40, 4:33, 3:40 p.m. fc i - To Palls Cirf-7:30 sum.;, "4:33 pjn.. '. i ' r To Silvetton 7:00, I0:ii' ajn.;3pjn. " -A , - Siliy only. m4. 5m. X City Ticket Office -184 o. Liberty Street - .Flume 0 , 7 UlilU ciifflsi FORECOfD President Still Determined to Put Up Hght Against , V Extravagance i f til 'sziszLz. i u rr SUPKRIOR, ;Wi. - Aug.' T.r. -r ( AP ) Prssldent CooMdt la a Urmined to tight .for economy mere strenuously thAn ever at the eomlag - session f- congress x- rclsiag hU veto prerogaUve nng sparingly --on, alt ;af propriation bills which shall -appear ' to ' htm superfluous. v:r'A;'-'r 'r : Mrl. Coolldge lis mindful of 'the appropriations which have already been made by congress for the current fiscal yearv He :als be lieves that the tax cut passed at the last session will not result, as was-the case with previous reduc tions, ' In larger . government rev enues. ' The result ot these two factors was shown him by Briga died General H. M. Lord, director of the budget, to point to a pos sible deficit tof about $100,000,- OIOS." .-W::n :nc.4 , For . this reason President. Coo lldge will hold down further ex penditures to a: minimum. - Ho .believes, however,1 ' that business conditions In the country are good and that since taxation Is now ap portioned in a manner to respond directly to the general prosperity ot the nation, treatnry receipts will be sufficient to wipe out any possible 'deficit. - , . President s Coolldge feels that thai recent tax reduction will not cause .larger treasury receipts be cause It did not affect In Its main provisions those taxes whose re moval would vitally stimulate business and commerce- Corpo ration tax earnings, lie believes. will be - virtually unchanged and will only be influenced Indirect ly by the reduction of corporation tax. ; ; ; .r... - The tax cat. farther, left an. changed taxes dealinx with can! tai increases or transfer and therefore will not xreatlv atlmu late more business, Mr. Coolldge believes. . Increases or decreases in revenues will be nractlcallv en tirely dependent, he thinks, on the degree of the country's prosperity. xnaicauons that President Coo lldge would not leave his summer residence until at least the sec ond week In September were seen in arrangements now being tenta tively made to keep; the summer executive offices In operation un til j aner the date scheduled ;for the opening of the high school in which they are located - - The school Is supposed to onen again Immediately after Lahnr Day. White House attaches h been consulting with the school authorities as to whether ' the opening : date : could be postponed for a week or two. It ti biunri here that -the chief executive is planning to stay at Cedar Island lodge until about September 11 or 12, thus returning to Washing ton aoout September 16, ... , Corn-on-tbe-Ear ' Put a little snrar into tha boil ing water you cook your ears of corn in. Just before they are done. aaa tne . salt. This gives a better flavor. . : ' - : ..: , . . tm - - i jr:k.-: - mm Revealing Alluring Beautiful- The "Grace Point stockings ex press, the individuality and taste of t the' wearer-H-The correctly propor tioned heel with its gradually taper-; ing lines truly reveals the alluring beauty of the ankle it graces. i . ' Silk from top to toe, . perfect in fit, . and of course, built to wea. Present ed in all the popular shades. " s 7 V - Box of 3 The Price 135 No. Liberty Street OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL 9 P. II.. Journey B LXSBO!f4 PortngaLlAng.i 1 (AP .The Polish! avUtora Ma jor: Kaalmlr ; Kabala and Major Louis IdalkowskL rested and re fmshed after" : their long flight above the Atlantic which ended so abruptly Satin-day, last night ware makJngp!ana for -ftketr re turn to Fans. ; ; . J Meebanlca wer a already tnuomit from. Paris Xb Oporto where Ues their ahaflareit nfaaa th liimi. lek PUsudskU whichwas, brought to port br the same - steamship which" rescued its ,trew. . JV. cur sory examlnadon had 'shown ' that the . chief damage waa to the wings and the stlrmen tonight Were already, talking of making another, attempt to spaa the AtT lantlef by - air. ; This , apparently hinged on whether the big sesqul plana could, be.' conditioned before summer weather ends. : "' ' 5 Major Kubla.' whose arm 'waa cut when he fell 'on the deck "of the steamship. Samoa after the rosea a, was so far recovered today from the Injury thaV he waa able to rejoin his companion at an Oporto hotel and even made abort 1 LAW ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. (AP) The relative meriu of the law enforcement planks in the demo cratic land republican platforms were debated over the radio to night by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt, head of Governor Smith's advisory committee -for women, and : Mrs. Mabel Walker-Wllle-brandt, assistant attorney-general In charge of prohibition ease and a. Hoover supporter. - v - ' 4 Speaking first on the "voters' service" program of the National League ot Women Voters and the National Broadcasting company, Mrs. Roosevelt declared that the democratic law enforcement plank, from her viewpoint, as a dry, seemed "much more specific" than the - republican plank and that Governor Smith, while fav oring modification of the Volstead act,, "would be the. first to agree that In changing '.the law he is powerless unless congress agrees with him 1- v 1 Mr. Wlllebrandt; taking the air for Hoover,! declared the dem ocratic law enforcement plank did not go as far as the republi can, charged that Governor Smith had "scrapped" his party's pledge by hls. message" to the Houston convention and asserted Herbert Hoover "has a private life , and habits of temperance which , square with the party's pledge." ' V. Z: Fruit Pnddlns Fresh fruits and berries ehould be .used: liberally in the summer. Any "left-over cake can serve, as a baae for " a pudding. Cover with fresh fruit and serve with soft custard or v whipped . cream, sweetened and flavored to taste. ; Use Statesman classifieds. They bring results. -. Pair $530 Shoe Co. saWee Into the city, Although neither aviator - haa explained how they happened, to be te the unexpected position from which ships reported them, they emphasised the fact that it was only a faulty pipeline supplying oil to the motor which, forced them .to abandon their objective U America; The condition grew worse.they said, when they, had almost regained the Portuguese coast, and after dropping a warn ing 'message to. the, Samoa, they made,' an , abrupt descent. a They wera picked up while swimming hear their wrecked plane.- x V They said they bad struggled unsuccessfully to repair the pipe asd that only when their efforts failed did they decide to return. The return was full of hasards for they knew . that the damage at any moment might increase to the point which would make fur ther flight Impossible. They' had no radio and only two small, rub ber boats to support them In the water.. .They sighted the Samos at the refy ..moment, they said, when their 'motor was -sputtering through Its last few revolutions. Yankee Bicycle Team rr Loses International Hundred Mile Contest HAMBURG. Hollsnd. Aug. 7. (AP) The United SUtes fared badly In the 102 mile bicycle road race between Scheveningen and Hamburg today. Although official results were unavailable, the American quintet failed to land within the first eight In the unof ficial list. Of the 25 nations taking part, the Danish team was reported the winner, covering the 165 kilome ters in 15 hours. 9 minutes. 14 seconds. Other finishers were list ed as follows: second. Great Brit ain, 15:14:49; third, Sweden, 15:27:49; fourth, Italy, 11:33:02. fifth Belgium. 15:33:50; sixth Switzerland, 15:35:41; seventh, France, 15:38:20; eighth, Argen tina, 15:42:45. IN array of summer dresses, rival- ' vj (Mi JlJ t vt il led only by the beautiful flower 2W$Vl!$ I gardens of Salem. Colors that we could pS L ri not begrin to name are prominent in ... jfflPjvjn ' wTVySV ' plain and combination effects. These dresses were bought to sell at " I r u llwl a mu?h greater price but it has al- CynfeJ ' I ways been our policy to "clean house" aLjWjHfiJS-. I - just at this time of year so that ev- . USy I J erything will be all ready for our fall . . hT il WASH SI1KS CREPES, I OTIFP- es in one "and two piece effects.' 'r V : Ul, 1 n - .:t J SIH1 FIEl DDK6 OUT BUFFALO. N. Aug. 7. (AP) Two ot the oldest msnu facturers of vehicles In America became associated today: when stockholders ot the Plerce-Arrow Motor Car company approved a "re organization of the. company . In which Studebaker corporation will have an. lattraat; --. L Although plana for he reorgan ization, which already: had been approved: by the. board f. "direc tors, do not call tor a'merger.' the Studebaker corporation with 1 Its selling organisation will back the yew cm pan y as well aa furnish cer tain rough parts for the manufac ture of Plerce-Arrow parts. Allied Interests of the two companies will hare total -assets approximating 1200.000.000. making It the fourth largest manufacturing group In the motor Industry. ' : - The" Studebaker - corporation. resident A. R. Ersklne said. , Is I preparing to so nhrt wh-. 1 VK . fierce-Arrow pians as soon aa me organisation of the ; conaoliaatsd companies and all necessary de tails are completed" to Its satisfac tion." Mr. Ersklne will be chair man of the reorganised company and Myron E. Forbes, will retain his present position as president. Studebaker will inveat. $2,000. 000 In the new company; Plerce Arrow directors said. In return It will receive all. or 230.125 shares of the class "B" stock to be Issued. If production of the Plerce Arrow plant can be Increased to 15,000 units a year, as oficials of the company, expect, they, feel that the reorganised company will be able to show n much better net profit annually. . 1. . Wet-Wins Reduction': At Polls in Colorado ! DENVER. Aug. T (AP). S. ftarrison White, democrat, elected congressman from the first con cessional district of Denver coun ty last December on a platform calling ror a moouication ot tne Volstead law. was renominated by the democratic congressional con vention to succeed himself today. I CIBEhUIIiJ : TJKFSTra BFST . w eumer awwi an s' saes- at LONDON. Aur. 7 fAP. Sir J. Austen Chamberlain, Bri tish secretary for foreign affaire, has been ordered td take, a com plete rest la order tnat he may recover completely from the at tack of bronchial pneumonia un der which he has been suffering. tuu iiewu angwB wan an official communlaue waa la sued designating Lord Cushendua as acting - foreign secretary. Lord Cuehendun will represent Great Britain at - the September moat ing of the council and of tha as sembly of the League of Natioa The algnlng of the Kellogg pact n Pris late this month wss vnet; mentioned In the communique but It Is thought certain that Cushee). dun'e signature .will appear oa; that documeat. " " Lord -. Cushendaa was flnaaclat secretary to the' treasury from November. 1915 to October II f when he waa made chancellor ft the Duchy of Lancaster. He waa raised to : the peerage when be took -over the latter office. As Ronald John McNeill, he was edi tor of St. Jamee Oasette and an aalstant editor of the . encyclopae dia Brltannlca. Hs was one of the backers of a motion passed In the House of Lords putting that body on record as favoring accept ance br Great Britain of the Kel logg treaties. Ask your grocer far mv Crewa Cake Fleer. Preaeeaced by foremost cater ers and cake bakers. I I il