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HERRIOT MINISTRY
LARCENY OF
FUNDS AGAIN
IS CHARGED
Former Treasury Em
ployee Transferred To
Jail From Hospital;
Shanafelt Also Held.
For the second time the Marion
county grand jury today returned
in indictment against Clarence w,
Thompson, former teller in the
state treasury, on a charge of lar
ceny of $3000 of public funds. The
Jury wag convened today in spe
cial session, Thompson and em
ploycs from the state treasury ap
pearing.
For the first time since his ar
rest nearly two months - ago,
Thompson was lodged in jail late
yesterday and is still In the cus-
today of the sheriff at the county
prison. Thompson's second arreat
was Wednesday eveningfollowlng
the uncovering of an additional
(30)0 of the $5000 that he is said
to have divertcil to his own use,
After hie arrest Wednesday even
ing he was taken to a hospital in
a nervous condition, and la remov
si to the prison last night follow
ed examination by a physician
Who found his physical condition
pot serious.
Thompson was indicted on the
first charge last Saturday. The
specific amount on which the
grand jury investigated him prior
to that indictment was $931
While he had admitted to surety
company representatives that he
had diverted an even $500 and a
shortage in that amount was
known to exist, only $931 had
been traced on the records.
Thompson was scheduled to be ar
raigned on Wednesday of this
week, but Monday night a special
sitting of the court was called
Thompson pleaded guilty, was sen
tenced to two years In the state
penitentiary and was paroled from
the bench. The additional count
against him was discovered early
Wednesday morning and the new
Information was filed by District
Attorney Carson.
The grand jury also returned an
Indictment against M. J. Shana
felt, accused of forgery. He is
charged with passing bad checks
on local buclnes men. He was
arrested at Aberdeen, Wash., and
returned here early this week.
MONTE CARLO GAMES
PAY 60,000,000 FRANCS
Paris, April 10. A statement
van. made public today showing
that the "sea bathing and foreign-
era club o: Monaco company.
which is the official name of the
company running the gambling
casino at Monte Carlo, made prof
its during 1924 amounting to 60
million francs. This Is more than
half of the total receipts for the
year, which were 110 653.000
francs as compared with 99,442
000 francs In 1923.
Indian School Here
To be Standardized
High School by Fall
Washington, Apr. 10. In ac
cordance with its policy for In
creasing educational facilities for
Indians, the Interior department
today announced that two of the
government's Indian Institutions,
the Salem boarding school near
Salem, Ore., and the Chllocco
boarding school fa Oklahoma near
Arkansas City, Kan., arc to be
enlarged to afford a complete
high school education for the stu
dent. The grades In each school
will b increased front 10 to 12.
The change In the Salem Indian
training school at Chemawa. ac
cording to Superintendent Ilar-
Hi
SUIT 1 TEST
IIP TAX
Enforcement of Levy On
Cigarettes To Be Held
Up Until Refc: '-.mi
Time Expires.
It has been learned that no
active steps will be taken In
making preparations for enforce
ment of the new cigarette tax law
until It has been definitely ascer
tained that the law will not be
held up by referendum or court
action.
The most probable action antic
ipated is an -attack on the law
through the courts, and accord
ing to a report from an appar
ently authentic source such an at
tack will be made. It Is under
stood that there may be some
ground for asserting a defective
title to the act. and also that
other points have been discover
ed In connection with the law on
which to baae a suit for an in
junction against the state treas
urer to restrain him from endeav
oring to enforce the law.
Operative Mav 28
Under the terms of the statute
the law becomes operative within
30 days after it goes Into effect.
It Is due to go into effect on May
28 unless the referendum is ap
plied. The law would Impose a 10
per cent tax on cigarettes, cigar
ette papers, wrappers, tubes,
smoking tobacco and snuff, and
further provides for a $2 license
on retail dealers, $1 of which
goes to the county and $1 to the
state.
The county clerk Is the local
channel of enforcement. Licenses
are issued by him. Retailers are
required to place stamps on every
taxable article covered by the
act, these stamps to be procured
through the county clerk, but
provided the county clerk by the
treasurer.
No provision Is made in the set
for the expense of administering
the law by the county clerks, al
though aj appropriation is made
for that purpose for the state
treasurer As no budget allowance
was contemplated by the county
it will be necessary for the county
clerk to draw on the general
fund.
Injunction Fends
Jus: how expensive the admin
istration of the act will be as far
ae Marion county is concerned
County Clerk Boyer could not sly
today. Whether additional he'p
will be required, or Just to what
extent it will take up the time of
the office remains to be a.?en. pro
viding the act becomes effective.
If Injunction proceedings are
started it is likely the blow will
fall along toward the last min
ute. Attorneys who have l.wket!
over the act say there ars possi
bilities that the courts might
find fatal flaws in it.
wood Hall, will be to add the
11th and 12th grades to the pres
ent high school course which only
covers the ninth and 10th grades
The Industrial courses will be in
creased and the high school will
be standardised. Students will be
prepared for college and normal
work may be added. The addition
al courses, said Mr. Hall, may add
a tew more students to the enroll
ment, but practically the same
teaching force as at present will
be used.
The Chemawa Institution, thru
Mr. Hall, has been working for
several years to have the addl
ttasal courses given federal ap
proval.
IS PROBABLE
Collins' Body
Found in Cave
By Searchers
Cave City, Ky., Apr.' 10.
Workers engaged in a second ef
fort to recover the body of Floyd
Collins from Sand Cave, where
he was caught by a rock fall
January 30 reached the body this
afternoon and found it In fair
condition, says a report reaching
here from Sand Cave. The body
will not be removed today bow
ever. BRIDE AND BET
SCORNS LATTER
Metuchen, N. J., April 10.
Metuchen was agog today at the
alght of a bachelor who having
won a bride, a bet and a beanery,
spent the first evening of his
honeymoon bowling and showed
no Inclination to collect the bet,
Philip Kreps, owner of three
taxlcabs, wagered his machines
against the restaurant operated
by William A. Elchbaum that
without having any particular
girl in mind, he could secure a
bride in 3G hours.
New Jersey laws require that
48 hours elapse before Issuance of
a marriage license and the cere-
money. Kreps and bis bride, Miss
Aga Estelle Hollls, of Highland
rark, went to St. George, R. I.,
where the ceremony was per
formed yesterday morning.
The newly weds returned last
night. Kreps spent the evening
bowling, showed no Interest In the
restaurant, saying he knew noth
ing about serving of , beans and
Mrs. Kreps could not be located.
F
ADMIT ILLEGAL
A man and woman giving their
names as Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Bragg were arrested at the South
ern Pacific depot last night, but
the woman later admitted to Po
lice Matron Myra Shanks that her
name is Silvia Coralca and that
she and the man had been living
logeuier unmarried. In Tacoma. at
100 Elnor apartments, on Tacoma
avenue. Mrs. Shanks has tele
graphed the Tacoma police for
further information.
The woman rives her ac am 22
but appears younger. She has a
strain of Indian blood, it Is said.
sne claims to have a husband
somewhere in California whom
she married four years ugo. She
gives her maiden name as Jones
and says her father is a street
car operator on Pacific avenue.
Tacoma, and that his residence ad
dress is 1640 East 27th street.
The reason Tor their departure
from Tacoma, the woman says, 3
that a brother of Bragg was
watching them. The couple claim
to have come as far south as Sa
lem by the Pacific highway, rid
ing whenever possible to get a lift
and expected to beat their way
out of here toward California on
a freight train last night.
PIERCETOlDDREST
- FARM UNION MEETING
Da 11 a, Or., April 10. The reg
ular quarterly meeting of the Polk
County Farmers' Union will be
held with the Bridgeport local at
the Farm era" Union hall In that
community on Wednesday, April
16. Oorernor Walter M. Pierre
and Herbert Ksjbert, atatc presi
dent of the Union, are expected an
peak era.
An open neaslon will be held In
the afternoon when all nay attend
the apeak inn. Several Important
matter are to come before the
bus.ns session.
AGAIN "INDICT'. THOMPSON.
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1925
SENATE VOTE
REPUDIATES
GOVERNMENT
Motion of Confidence Is
Defeated By Forces Led
By Poincare, 156 to 131;
Action Unsual.
Paris, April 10 By Associated
Pres) The Herriot government
waa overthrown today, the senate
led by former Premier Polncnre,
who cast the weight of his author
ity against the minority, defeating
a motion of confidence by a vote
of 156 to 134,
The government had been wav
ering for days because of the dis
closures of Inflation and govern
ment borrowing and tho final
push was given It this evening
when Poincare carried the sennte
with him af.ter a bitter duel' with
Herriot over his government's rec
ord. Action VutiAual
This was tho third time In
French parliamentary history that
a government has been overthrown
by the senate.
The government won a vote of
confidence in the chamber of depu
ties last night after the premier
had addressed It but the real fljht
was expected tod.iy.
M. Francois-Marsal reviewed the
premier's arguments of yesterday
In which he had charged that the
blame for the financial difficul
ties facing the Bourse upon the
shoulders of previous admlnintra-
tlons since the war.
'Never under Millerand, Briand
or Poincare did tho bank of
France exceed the legal limit of
Us circulation." the ex-finance
minister declared. Senator Poin
care Interrupted with the remark:
'I can vouch especially for 1923
and the first five months of 1924."
Inflation Charcfd
Figure from the bank of France
and the mm Ik try of finance were
quoted by M- Fran cols-Marnat to
prove his assertion. "It was Prem
ier Herriot's Internal policy In Jan
uary and February" he tedded.
"which provoked the c rials In con
fidence, culmlnnttng In the cx
portation of capital and the pres-
eit precarious condition of the
French treasury."
He pointed out that despite the
5100,000,009 Morgan loan the dol
lar was quoted at 16 francs when
Herriot assumed power, while now
it was approaching 20.
The wen 1th of France In state
bonds and securities, he charged,
had decreased twenty two billion
franca since the Herriot govern
mcnt took power and It had be
come Impossible to float any sort
of French loan abroad, even one
ror the city of Paris.
Marshfteld. Or.. April 10.
Plans for tho consolidation of
about 75 of the sawmills in Ore
Ron, Washington and northern
California, with a capitalization of
$160,000,000 are being laid be
fore some of the principal owners.
It became known here todny. Two
of the largest operators on Coos
Bay have been approached with
the proposl'.lon.
The whole plan li tentative and
ia planned ae a remedy to elimi
nate the present slump in the mar.
ket and safeguard the future, ft
was announced by those favoring
the consolidation.
Identity of the Interesta bark of
the proposed merger was not dis
closed here.
0- H. to Electrify.
Seattle. Wash.. - April 10
Ralph Budd, president, announced
here today that the Great North
ern railway will proceed Imme
diately to electrify thirty miles of
its main line vors ths summit of
the Cascade mountains la Wash
ington stats.
OVERTHROWN
SUCCESS OF
Mass Meeting Tonight To
Decide Whether Salem
Gets Big Linen Plant
Say Sponsors.
Tonight may mark a turning
point In Salem history whether
It will start on Its proper stride
toward the city of Its people's
dreams.
For tonight It will be pretty
well determined whether or not
the new 1640,000 linen mill la to
bo a success or failure.
At 8 o'clock at the Grand thea
ter T, B. Kay, John M. MeNary,
Charles R, Archerd, It. O. Snelling
and others will tell of the proposi
tion; what it means to Salem; how
it cun be put over; why it can and
should be put over, and the, de
tails of what these husinees men
unhesitatingly say le. a venture
fraught with biggest meaning to
tho town of any In its history.
T. M. Hicks, president of the
chamber of commerce, will pre
side.
This la to be an Information
meeting, and men who have stu
died tho flax situation and its pos
sibilities for years will be there
to tell what they know in a way It
can be understood. .
So far no one has denied the tre
mendous ' potentialities In the
...ovemcii: for the new mill. There
seems to be a unanimity of opin
ion that from the date of its defi
nite organization and assurance
that it will function, that new
lifchlood will stir in every com
mercial vein In the city.
Not alone, declare its propo
nents, will It mean simply a de
velopment within the city limiU.
but this entire section of the em
pire of the Willamette will feel a
(iuickening, they assert. From Al
bany, to Jefferson, to Stay ton and
Silver ton and north as well as west
the surge of development will be
felt. .
Due In ess men who have been
prominently Identified with the
various projects that so for have
mado Salem what It Is, ileciar
that there can be no letting down
or failure in this present move
ment, as It vlll bring about Just
(he class of development that has
been needed and Is most needed
now to spur Salem on to the 50,
000 goal. They assert this goal
Will he In sight if the plan is a
success.
The report that fully $300,000
of Salem's money was put into the
new St. Helen's paper mill has
also spurred on the workers. They
declare that Salem money should
he put in Salem projects, to back
up Salem's growth, and while they
hold no censure for Investors in
outside movements which look
feasible and have the appearance
of success, they aesert that a)
least similar faith should be
placed In Salem enterprises and
In Salem's future.
It is predicted the Grand then
ter will he packed for the meeting
tonight.
And then when It is over the
new linen mill will he an assured
thing. ,
FREE FERRY IS
T
MiveY.int for free ferry service
At Wheatland has been revived
and petitions are being circulated
and liberally sinned both Id Yani-
hll and Marion counties.
The petitions simply. request the
county courts In the respective
counties to establish such a free
service for the benefit of the pub
Those behind the move state
that the toll idea Is antiquated
and that In the absence of
bridge at this heavily traveled
point tkvo counties should furnish
the service to the public with
out coat. '
nai
Four Bound Over
To Grand Jury on
Girl's Accusation
Four of ths 10 Salem men In
volved In charges of contributing
to ths delinquency of a minor
girl were bound over to the grand
Jury after preliminary bearing be
fors Justice of the Peace Small
yesterday afternoon. Three of the
men. Percy Dltmnr.. Walter Gil
christ and Clifford Willard were
given a hearing at the same time
and each was bound over under
bonds of 1250. Willard was un
able to furnish tho money arid is
In the county Jail. Dick Schack
mann was also given a hearing
and was bound over under 1260
bonds, which be has not yet furn
ished. In the opinion of Justice
Small, Schackm.uin had a rather
minor part In the escapade hut,
as stated by District Attorney
JOBS FOR STATE
At a meeting of tho state high
way commission to bo held in
Portlnud April 23 and 24 bids
will be opened on the following
projects:
Clntson county: Astorla-Sven-
sen section of the Columbia Hir
er highway. 8.9 miles of pave
ment construction. Concrete and
bituminous alternates.
Douglas county: Paving ap
proaches to tho R. A. Doolh
bridge on the Pacific highway
north of Hoseburg. .54 miles ot
concrete paving.
Raker and Union counties: Ia
ker-Tclocasct section of the Old
Oregon Trail. 19 6 miles of -brok
en stone resurfacing work.
Benton county; Embankment
approach to the new bridge over
the Willamette river at Albany
27 miles of embankment con
struction.
Curry county: Mussel Creek-
Euchre Creek section of the Iloose
relt coast highway. 4.05 miles
of broken stone surfacing.
Douglas county: Gardiner sec
Hon of the Roosevelt cotwt hlah
way. 2.72 miles of grading and
74 miles of surfacing.
Jottephlne county: O'llrien
school-George ranch section of '.he
Redwood highway. 8.15 milts of
grading.
Lake county: Chalk Cliff-Ilun-
ter Hill section of the Prinevllle-
Lakeview highway. 8.64 miles of
broken stone surfacing.
Lane county: Hlnchly section
of the Willamette valley-Florence
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PLACES FOURTH
The Oregon American Log ion
took fourth place in the national
legion membership contest for the
first three months of the year
1925, according to word received
yesterday by George Griffith,
state commander of the American
Legion. The contest was staged
between all state units In the
country, and was run on a per
centage basis. The Florida state
legion, which showed the hlghfAt
proportion of paid dues, compar
ed to its ir.emberehlp at the close
of the year 1924, was adjudged
winner, and will be awarded the
trophy offered by Henry D. Llnds-
ley. Florida was only 7 points
ahead of Oregon, Griffith h
learned. The seven states placing
highest in the union were as fol
Iowa:
Florida, first; Delaware, sec
ond; Nebraska, third; Oregon,
4th: Kansaa, s-th; Wyoming 8th;
North Dakota, 7th.
The total legion membership
for Oregon In 1924 was 8544. The
total at ths close of the first quar
ter of 1925 was. 7928.
Local:
river, 1.7;
nnipn TMPT?T? PITNT? ON TRAINS AND NKWS
CtilKjEj 1HKjCi VEjINlO STANDS FIVB CENTS
Careon, he was to be blamed be
cause he did not endeavor to pro-
vent liquor being given the four
girls involved in the case.
It developed during the hearing
that there were two Joy riding
and liquor parties, both originat
ing at Dreamland skating rink
at the end of State street. The
first was on the night of Sun
day, March 22. In this party were
the four minor girls. Max Car
thew, Percy Ditmar, Jess Wade,
Walter Gilchrist and 'Frisco Ed
wards. After leaving the skating
rink soon after 10 o'clock he
party, in Ditmar'a car, according
to the girl witness, turned dowa
the Turner road and stopped at
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JAZZ MAID MAY
YET FACE TRIAL
Napa. Cal.. April 10. Dorothy
Ellington, youthful San frYancisco
matricide who was declared insane
in the superior court at San Fran
Cisco yctstcrduy and brouKht to the
atate hospital here for treatment
will be subjucted to a new sunlty
examination after .10 days obser
vation. This examination will he
conducted by the experts at the
hospital under direction of Dr. J
M. Scaulaud, medical superintend
ent.
It found Bane, she will be re
turned to San Francisco for trial
on the charge ot having murdered
her mother. The murder trial was
Interrupted by the girl's actions
and the cou:t sanity hearing took
its place.
The girl Is in one of the obser
vation cottages, situated in the
midst of tho wide lawns and
groves tint extent out from the
main boslptal building. She will
be permitted no visitors for the
30-day observation period, put
ill be allowed to exercise In the
yard.
STREETS FOUGHT
The Sulem Lions club went on
record this noun as opposing the
UHG of street Intersections by prl
vato parties nt any point in the
city where tho Intersection might
be used for traffic .purposes. Tho
action was brought about (is a
result of report that a corpora
tion hits petitioned the city coun
cil for permission to erect a build
ing at the intornection of Court
and Water streets. Tho Lions' de
cision took the form of referring
tho matter to committee, with
instructions to investigate and re
port an unfavorable opinion to
the city council in case the com
mittee found that tho Intersection
petitioned for might bs used for
traffic.
MAH JONGG FIRM BANKRUPT
New York, April 10 A receiv
er has been appointed by Federul
Judge Wlnslow tor the I'ung Chow
company, Inc., formerly one of the
largest domestic manufacturers of
msh Jong sets. The petition list
ed liabilities of 1210.000 and as-
cts totalling about 120,000. It
is understood that ths company
encountered financial troubles
with the advent of the cross word
puzxle crass.
Fnltt Oets Five Tears
Judge Kelly at 1:10 o'clock to
day sentenced Burton Fold to five
years In the state penitentiary for
burglary In s store. The store
mhbed was Uooilwln's, located In
North Ralem. Fola was Indicted
last week.
CLOUDY TONIGHT
Pair east portions tonight and Saturday
cooler tonvght In east portion; Hg-ht west
win da
Max.. 1: mln.. 45 rain none;
aimo.. clear; wind, west.
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REFUSES TO
L
Alleged Germ Slayer May
Carry Fight Into Fed
eral Courts; Mercury
Found In Body.
SprinKflcld. III.. April 10 llw
Associated Press.) William D.
Shepherd, foster father of William
n. McClintock, "millionaire or
phan," was denies) a writ ot ha
beos corpus by the supreme court.
The court offered no comment.
Doth state and defense retire-'
sentcd themselves as desirous of
an early trial, with sums possibil
ity tnut tne trial may Ket under
way by the end of April.
Chicago, April 10. (Bv Asso
ciated 1'ress.l Federal court
muy be asked by the defense to
tuKO jurisdiction of the case ot
Williuin D. Shepherd, charged
with the murder of his foster sun,
William N. McClintock, It was
learuud today after the Illinois
supreme court t Springfield had
relUBCU a writ of habeas coruus.
It was the fourth futile attempt In
the defense untiring efforts to get
Shepherd out ot jail.
The latent setback In the cam
paign to free Shepherd on ball
cuuio less than 2i hours after ths
corouer hud unnounced tiiat Dr.
W. U. McNaliy, coroner's chemist,
had found sufficient mercury la
the vital organs of Mrs. Emma,
Nslsoii McClintock to havo caused
death, and expressed the opinion
that Mm. McClintock was murder
ed. She was the mother of "Hil
ly" McClintock ana died 15 years
ugo.
William Scott Stewart, counsel
for Shepherd, after hearing the
news from Springfield, said he did
not care to unnounco future plans
uf the defense until after he has
received a copy ot the official
finding of the supreme court.
That the federal courts may be
asks to cousider the case, presum
ably upon constitutional grounds,
was hinted at by the attorney,
who Hires times prior to going to
the state's highest court, had
sought and was denied, in the
criminal courts, ball for Shep
herd. The coroner prepared for s re
sumption of the Inquest Into the
death of "llllly" McClintock. who.
the state charges, was killed by
Shephord by inoculation of ty
phoid germs and the state's attor
ney showed Interest In the death
of Mrs. McClintock.
When Mrs. McClintock died In
Chicago sh-irtly after visiting the
Shepherds In Texas, a will placed
her son under the guardianship ot
Mrs, Shepherd, with rrhom she had
attended a Kansas college, with a
fee of J 15,000 a year.
"It Is very evident," said Coro
ner Wolffs statement, "that the
poison wns administered to Mrs.
McClintock In small doses, show
ing that maybe six or seven po
tions were given.
Itny HIM, wl,o escaped from the
city Jail Just before noon yester
day by calmly walking out
through s door that had been left
unlocked, was caught ffte hours
lutcr in the basement of a build
ing on the east side of High street
near the old Kigdon undertaking;
establishment. Two boys were
playing ball In a nearby lot and
found Hill when one of them ran
near the basement to get the ball.
He notified the police station.
Hill Is held here for the theft
of a payroll of mors than $700
from ths Coos Bay Stevedoring
company of North Bend.
K. J. Tucker, Janitor at the city
hsll, has admitted that he Inad
vertently left the Jail door unlock,
ed after cleaning up In the Jail.
Paalhamns Better.
Tacoma. Wash., April 10 W.
H. I'aulhamns. who la gravels' III
. hie hone In Sumner with per
nicious anaemia was reported
slightly improved this morning.
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