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month ending March It, 125.
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Probably occasional rains tonight anil
Sunday; moderate temperature; light
southerly winds.
Local: Max., 79; mln., SO; rain, .15;
river, a.; at mo., part cloudy; wind.
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Average dally distribution 7059.
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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 87
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1925
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Speakers at Mass Meeting
Justify Appeal Made
For $300,000 as Sound
Business Proposal.
Sneakers who last night ad
dressed the mass meeting called at
the Grand theater to discuss the
proposal of financing a (640.000
linen mill for Salem, justified from
very angle the appeal that is be
ing made for stock subscriptions
of 1300,000 that is being made to
Salem people.
They justified the purchase of
stock as a sound and profitable
business investment.
They justified It from the
standpoint of community enter
prise. And they justified it as the like
ly foundation stone ' In a cam.
palgn to make of Salem an Indus
trial center, as well as a commend
able effort to extend substantial
relief to the farmers of the Cen
tral Willamette valley.
Briefly, the points brought out
last evening may be summarized
as follows:
That flax Is grown nowhere in
the United States except the Wil
lamette valley, and that the suc
cess of the venture here has been
established beyond question.
That Willamette Valley flax can
and has been manufactured Into
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London. April U (By Associat
ed Press) Scotland Yard authori
ties are detaining a man whose
Identity Is not revealed in connec
tion with the death of France
Blakaller, 16, pretty dancing tench
er who wan found with her throat
cut Thursday night huddled on the
steps of her mother's home In the
fashionable West Kinrlngson dis
trict.
The mystery of the case, which
previously had been set down as
one of assault deepened when the
police came Into possession of
letter which reached the girl
Thursday morning and which.
they say, Is of tne highest lmpr.rt
ance. The content are being close
ly guarded.
Trior to the detention of the
man today, Scotland Yard had an
Bounded that It was searching for
a man dAscrlted only as a ' young
Indian student.
It was laerned today that the
girl for the last five years had not
been living with her mother, but
made her home with Cnptaln Lang
maid, a retired regular army cffl
cer vho upon her father's de:ith
promised to act as her guardian
during her lifetime. Ciptnln Lang
maid, it Is t:fd, went to visit his
own fathor and mother over the
Easter week end and the girl had
returned to her mother's house
during his absence. j
She w-?nt alone to a motion pic
ture performance Thursday night
and a few hours later her mother
heard a cry and found the girl on
the docrstep with a wound In the
throat. The only words she woulrt
say, according to the report, were
boy from India." Lofer she re
quested that the police should not
snake an Investigation.
The case Is complicated by the
fact that a young man who was
seen loitering about the vicinity
several days prior to the crime told
pfficers he was a solicitors clerk
retching divorce proceedings.
OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE
CHANGES PRINCE'S PLANS
N'akwa, Gold Coast, West Afri
ca. April 11. (By Associated
Press, r The Prince of Wales will
remain In the Gold Coast colony
ntil April 24. owing to an out
break of the plague at Lagos, his
next contemplated stopping point
on the coast. It was announced to
day. The prince nay (ill la the
time by visit to the northern ter
ritories of the Gold Coast beyond
Ashantl
WASHINGTON
CREWW NS
OVER
Last Year's Champions
Inaugurate 1925 Sea
sorf With Easy Victory
Over California.
Oakland EMuiry. Cal., April 11
(By Associated Press) The Uni
versity of Washington's national
Intercollegiate chain plonship crew
defeated the University of Califor
nia shell here today In the annual
eight oared racing classic of the
Pacific coast The winning boat
finished the three miles fifteen
lengths ahead.
California was rowing very rag
gedly at the finish, which was 37
seconds behind Washington.
The Washington varsity crew's
vict Dry was apparent almost from
the start of the race, when after
trailing the California boat by
half a length for about an eighth
of the course, the northern shell
forge -.1 ahead steadily until at the
fini.sh It was easily 15 leangth in
the lead.
Thousand! See Finish
The finish of both freshman and
varsity races was witnessed by
several thousand spectators. In
cluding large numbers of alumni
and students of both universities.
Many of these crowded the Park
street bridge from which they were
able to look down on the crews as
they passed the finish line, while
others watched the last few hun
dred yards of the race from grassy
banks on both sides of the estuary.
Throughout tho latter part of
the race the AVashington crew row
ed an easy 34 strokes while Cali
fornia strove to overtake them
with a stroko of 36 to the minute,
The greater power and uniformity
of Washington was sufficient to
overcome California's faster stroke
Washington finished In better form
than California, although no one
in eHher boat collapsed at the
finish.
Assure Kantcm Trip
The day was practically perfect
for the race, with blue skies and
an almost unruffled surface to the
water.
It was Washington's third suc
cessive victory In the yearly event.
Lit means that the Seattle shell will
enter the national event at Pouh
keepsle, N. Y., again this June.
California has not Jifeated Wash
ington since 1921.
Both crews rowed the famous
Conibear stroke, named after the
late mentor ol Washington crews.
But the northern crew, containing
five veterans of former coast and
national regattas, had the greater
mastery of It. and got the smooth,
powerful swing that swept the
f hell ahead length by lengt h.
The inexperience of the California-
counted against them. The
only time California was ahead
was for a brief time at the start.
Almost Immediately the visitors
parsed Into the lead.
The boat with the official tim
ers had not reported at neon.
FARMERS 10 GET
FREE FLAX SEED
Portland, Or., Apr. II. Flax
seed to plant one acre will be dis
tributed to each of 50 Willam
ette valley farmers by the mar
keting committee of the cham
ber of commerce, It was announc
ed today. One hundred and twen
ty bushel has been donated by
the state flax department and
the rest will be purchased by the
chamber.
Sufficient flax for 10 acres will
be assigned to the vicinity of
Hillsboro, of McMinnville. Cor
vail Is, Eugene, Albany and of
Dallas.
This plan has been adopted to
test the soil and to get tbe far
mers Interested.
BROCCOLI SEASON IS OVER
Roseburg. Or. Apr. 11. The
last carload of brocroll to be
shipped this season, was sent out
or Kiddle today. There will prob
ably be a small express ship
ments, continuing until the last
of the month, as the late crop
continues ripening, but It la not
thought that there will b any
more carload shipments, as It
has taken four days to gather
enough for tut final car.
Bagdad Stunt
Fails to Work;
Falls 6 Stories
San Francisco, Cal., April 11.
Melvin Lewis looked upon a cer
tain insidious beverage while it
was red last night. He then de
cided to emulate the example of a
resident of the ancient city of
Bagdad, who made a few mysteri
ous passes over the front hall car
pet and was transported by said
carpet to hi country club or
wherever, he wanted to go. But
Lewis used a mattress Instead of a
carnet. -
Thrusting the mattress out of
the window of his sixth story hotel
room, he also made a few mysteri
ous passes over it and then jumped
on It. But the mattress refused to
float. It just dropped the whole
six stories with Lewis on top.
'Absolutely unhurt, was tne
astounding verdict of the doctor
after Lewis had been rushed to an
emergency hospital. .
President of Willamette
University Notifies
Board of Trustees He
Will Return.
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president
of Wil'.amette university since the
fall of 1915 and now on a year's
leave of absence In the east, will
return to the active presidency of
the institution on or about May
9, It was announced here this
morning by Dr. B. U Steeves, pres
ident of the board of trustees of
Willamette.
The announcement ends specu
lations that have been rife ever
since Dr. Doney's departure last
August, many believing that his
health, which was given as the
reason for his temporary retire
ment, would prevent his resuming
his duties here.
A committee, headed by Amedce
Smith of Portland, met In Port
land this morning and a letter
from Dr. Doncy was read at that
time, according to Dr. Steeves.
The letter fnim Doney was accom
panied by a letter from his physi
cian, slating that he la now In
good physical condition, -and will
he able to resume active work at
Willamette.
FEEBLE MINDED
TESTS ATTACKED
Attorneys for Nellie Ramba
Saunders, who are endeavoring to
secure her release from the state
feeble minded Institution, have at
tacked tbe so-called mental test
as being incompetent rn passing
on the mentality of a person, and
Incidentally the competency of
Samuel C. Kohs, psychologist for
the court of domestic relations In
Portland, a reply filed in habeas
corpus proceedings in circuit
court.
The reply asserts that Dr. Will
lam House, physician who exam'
tned the girl, merely looked at
her a few minutes and talked to
Kohs. It goes on to declare that
Kohs is not a competent physician
or registered psychologist, and
carried on the alleged mental test
by asking a few questions. The
reply declares If this Is an exam
inatioo it was a farce and void.
AUTO WRECKED AND
BURNEUWO ESCAPE
Roseburg, Or. April 11. An
automobile belonging to Ml
Harriett L. Vezle a school teach
er at North Bend, was wrecked
and burned yesterday evening on
the Coos Ha nlghway near Camas
Valley. Mies Veaile and a Isdy
companion escaped Injury when
they were thrown out of the aom
ersaultlng roadster Into a pond at
the base of a 10-foot embankment
The car skidded over the grade,
throwing out ! two occupants
and landing bottomelde up in i
ravins. The women were brought
into town by a pssslng motorist
and when a servlc car was sent
out to bring In the wrecked auto
mobile the mechanics found It
completely destroyed by fire.
D0NEYN0TT0
RESIGN HERE
SAYS
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Attorney For Klamath Ir
rigation Project Alleges
Water Sale To Power
Company "Swindle."
Klamath Falls. Or., April 11
Charges that Secretary of the In
terior Hubert Work has blinded
his eyes to the true situation In
the Klamath Irrigation district.
were voiced this morning by J.
H. Carnahan, attorney for the dis
trict, at a final hearing before Re
clamation Commissioner El wood
Mead. Dr. Work was not In at
tendance.
The irrigation attorney declar
ed that the sale of the water
rights of the iritgationiets to the
California, Oregon Power company
for $120,000 was a "gigantic
swindle," and called upon govern
ment officials to repudiate the
contract.
lilumtcr Is Admitted
"We have heard the charges re
peatedly since we have been here1
was Commissioner Mend's answer.
"This contract was entered Into
under the regime of a former sec
retary of interior. If It was sim
ply a blunder, there is nothing we
can do. If there was fraud, as you
men have alleged, then give
proof of such fraud In order that
wc might have something on
which to base any in vest 1 gut ion."
We will furnish you evidence
of fraud," retorted tho irrigation
district attornej'. .
At a publbc banquet lost night.
Secretary Work gave residents of
Klamath county a figuratively
trpanklng when he pointed out that
they were too embroiled In com
munity wrangles and controvers
les to obtain the best results from
what he asserted were among the
most fertile acres of the west.
lie referred to the famous court
house controversy of a few years
ago when Klamath county was at
one time the possessor of three
separate courthouses. He said the
farmers should attend to their
crops and their irrigation projects
and let the power companies de-
vplop the power possibilities of the
district.
Hoars Indiana Pica
At Klamath Agency yesterday
afternoon the secretary met with
the tribal council of the Klamath
Indian rerervatinn and listened to
their pleas for a government loan
of $5,000,000 to the Indians, al
thought he held out no hope to
them.
8eldon Kirk, chairman of the
council, asserted the Indians were
facing bankruptcy because they
were unable to make a living off
their farmlan.ta and said the loan
was needed to tide them over.
The secretary replied that if they
could not make a living at pres
ent, they had no way of Insuring
the government that the loan ever
would be repaid.
Secretary Work and Commission
er Mend left Klamath Falls at
10:30 this morning for the north,
via Weed. Tf.ey were accompan
ied on their northern trip by James
Kyle, president of the Oregon Irri
gation Congress.
2 PLEAD GUILTY
TD
Albert F. Winkleblock pleaded
guilty when arraigned before
Judge Kelly yesterday on a charge
of forgery, and Kddie Running
pleaded guilty to a charge of ob
taining property by false pretenses.
Both will appear Tuesday morning
for sentence.
Today Wong Sam. who was In
dicted severs! months ago on a
chargr of possession of drugs, ap
peared, but on motion of his at
torney his plea will not be heard
until Tuesday morning. His at
torney contended that Wong's at
torney had not represented him
while District Attorney Carson
contended that be had had legal
representation. Affidavits In the
case will be presented to the court
Tuesday.
Bank Reserves Gain.
New York, April U. The ac
tital condition of el ring houe
banks and tnnt companies for the
week shows an excess reserve of
2C.44.260. This la an lner
of S2e.333.290 compared with last
week when excess reserve totalled
BLINDED
SITUATION
,nly 1310.870.
FN1
ON BUS BILL
IS ATTACKED
County Courts of Marion
And Lane Assert Bal
lot Title Prepared By
Van Winkle Void.
Alleging that the ballot title
prepared by Attorney General Van
W'nkle for the proposed referen
dum of the "bus bill" does not
correctly state the contents of tbe
bill, the county courts of Marlon
and Lane counties today filed in
the circuit court for Marion coun
ty, an appeal to that court from
the attorney general's title. The
most Important allegation In the
appeal Is that the ballot title as
written by the attorney general
mentions taxes imposed upon
the busses, whereas. It is claimed,
the act makes no mention of taxes.
Title Defective. "
"The ballot litre provided by the
attorney general' says the com
plaint, refers to the charges im
posed for use of the highways as
'taxes,' whereas In fact said act
does not provide for the levy 01
any tax, but the charges Imposed
by the act are tolls or charges Im
posed by the state for the use 01
the highways."
Further, It is alleged that Van
Winkle's ballot title does not indi
cate that the act applies only to
common carriers, "but an elector
reading such ballot title will as
sume that It applies to all motoi
vehicles transporting persons or
property for compensation, includ
ing motor vehicles operating un
der private contract."
Offer Substantial Title.
The referendum of the act Is
now pending and the bus 1 nea
back of the referendum have until
May 28 to complete their peti
tions. If the petitions are suc
cessful in tho number of namet.
signed the act would be held up
pending the outcome of the gen
eral election in 1926. There is a
tendency here to believe that the
appeal by the two county courts f&
for the purpose of blocking the
circulation of tbe petitions, since
they cannot be placed in circula
tion until the ballot title is defi
nitely approved. The complaint
presents a substitute title.
Mrs. Klrby Arnold, 1819 South
13th street, was knocked down on
outb 13th street near her home
last night by an unidentified man
who. she believes was In a drunk
en condition. Her face was pain
fully bruised and some of her
teeth loosened by the blow.
Mrs. Arnold was going to the
home of a neighbor and had stop
ped on the street to listen to some
sic In a neighboring house. The
man drove by in his automobile
stopped, got out and asked Mrs.
Arnold if she could direct him to
a certain residence in the neigh
borhood. She did so, and then the
man asked her to get Into his car
sad go with him to the place.
She refused, whereupon, without
warning, he struck her In the
mouth' with his ffxt. The number
of the car wds not obtained and
while the police are looking for
the man there la as yet no clue to
his Identity.
The Ailtm Water company to
Any filed with the public service
riitntnlmion a supplementary tariff
providing for a surcharge of 20
per cnt for the ue of water at
nny lorntlon requiring temporary
connections. This Is In addition to
the regular rate.
It affects any connection which
not in conMnunu service at least
consecutive months of the yenr.
The eost of Installing and rem ov
ist; the necsary temporary con
neettons muxt be paid by the con
sumer. It will be effective May 7
iinlewi protected. In whlrh case an
investicitlon would be made by the
corn m iMxion.
VON HINDENBURG TO MAKE
CAMPAIGN AS MONARCHIST
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Berlin, April 11. (Dy Associ
ated Press.) In a proclamation
to the German people issued today
Field Marshal Von Hlnderburg.
presidential candidate of the
united parties of the right, the nationalist-conservative
bloc, ap
SALEM BOY WINS
FIRST PLACE ON
PEACE ORATION
Forest Grove, Or., Apr. 11.
Ilenoit MtiCroskey of the Univers
ity of Oregon, won first prize In
the annual oratorical contest of
the Intercollegiate Peace associa
tion of Oregon, a suli-divlslon of
the Intercollegiate Oratorical as
sociation of Oregon, at Pacific
university last night. His topic
we "The Last Milestone."
J.i Merle Applcgate of Eugene
Dible university, won second
place with an oration on "The
Will of Peace."
Other contestants and their
topics were: Albany college.
Wayne Overhottter, "Imperialism
and Democracy;" Oregon Agri
cultural college, Frank H. Lacy,
"The Pillar of Fire;" Pacific uni
versity, Frank Ilrodersen, "An In-
teruational Conscience for Pro
grew: ' Pacific college, MIsm Olive
Armstrong, "America's Best
Linfield college, Harris D. Krlck
son, "The Drama of Democracy;"
Willamette university, Mr. Hnm
mond, "The Pledge of Youth."
The judge were Hal E. Hons
and Judge J. U. Campbell of Ore
gon City and W. S. Hare of H'.lle-
boro.
ESPEE DENIES
Southern Pacific offlciuls tduy
denied a report from Dallas that
the railroad company was contem
plating taking off the passenger
Hervlce on the Salem-Dallas-Kalls
City line this spring as was done.
It was admitted there may he
some curtailment In the paHsenger
service, but there has been nu
definite decision on thla or any
actual determination aa to wheth
er there will be. It was only ad
mitted that there might be.
Last year the passenger service
was taken off for a little over two
months and handled by the bus
lines. Considerable local protest
was made in Dallas at the time
and a number of conferences held
which resulted In the re-establishment
of a service.
Babe Ruth Better.
New York. April ll.-Bahe
Ittilh apent a comfortable night
and was feeling better this morn
ing, said a report at noon today
from VI. Vincent's hospital, where
the Yankee star la an Influensn
patient. Although h to much Im
proved, h'a physicians are almost
certain thU he will not be able
to play In tha opening game
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peals to all patriotic Germans who
desire to safeguard the honor of
the German name and social
peace."
Tbe proclamation In which tbe
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FAILS IN FIGHT
TO ESCAPE TRIAL
Tndlannpoll, Ind., Apr. U The
flrrt legal move of D. C. Stephen
son, iornir Ku Klux Klnn grai-d
dragon, to prevent his trial on five
indictments charging him with an
attack on Miss Madge Oberhuitxt-r
failed today. Demurrers filed by
the prosecution In answer to pleas
in nbatement of the Indictments
presented by Slphenrtn's coun
sel, were sustained by Judge
James A. Collins in criminal emirt.
Kph Ionian, chief of counsel for
Stephenson, countered with a mo
tion to quash the Indictments. Ar
guments on this motion was et
for April 18.
Stephenson Is charged with as
sault and battery with Intent to
kill, assault and battery with In
tent to rape, malicious mayhem,
kidnaping and conspiracy to com
mit a felony.
While the court action was In
progress physicians planned to
operate on Miss Oberholtxer, who
Is In a critical condition. Poison
taken following the alleged at
tack, has resulted In an Infection
which the physcans hoped to re
lieve through an operation. She
has been unconscious for ten days.
ROQSEVELTS START
FOR WILDS OF ASIA
New York, April 11. Departure
of the Levluthan fur Southampton
at noon today marks the begin
nlng of a journey which is to curry
Colonel Theodore Hoosevelt and
his brother, K rmtt, into the wild
est jungles of central Asia on th
hunting expedition for tho James
Slmpion Field museum.
From England the Koosevclt
and others joining the expedition
at that point will go to France and
then to Indlf. In India they will
strike out for the north, where
lies the game country they seek
A strong body guard of native
will accompany the parly.
AGED TALENT MAN SUICIDE
Medford. Or., April II. De
pressed by HI health, William It
McClay. 65 years old, who came to
Tnlent, near here, to live about In
months ago from Dour Us county
where ho had been a resident for
3S yean, committed aulclde late
yesterday afternoon near bio homo
by shooting himself through the
head with a rifle. Deceased leave
besides) his widow, one son and
four daughters, Everett McClay of
lortland, Florence and Magdaltne
McClay of Mernti, Or.. Lulu Mc
(ity and Mrs. Guy Shelby of Med
ford. The body will be shipped to
K Ik ton, Or., (or burial.
v'V $ i 'Phi
PAROLE ON
J ONE COUNT
IS POKED
Must Serve Up To Seven
Years After Completion
of Two-Year Term;
Asks Speedy Judgment
rale, unshiiven, and seem In sly
on tho verge of nervous collapse.
Clarence W. Thompson, former
cashier In the state treasurer's of
fice, stood before Judge Percy R.
Kelly today and was sentenced to
serve a maximum of nine years in
the state penltettary. It was said
that Thompson would probably be
"dresjed In" at the state prison to
day. Without an attorney Thompson,
escorted by Sheriff Bower, was
brought from tho county Jail Into
the court room at 10 o'clock. His -appearance
was for arraignment.
and not necessarily for sentenco
todny even should he plead guilty.
But Thompson pleaded guilty in
person, and chose not to accept tho
two days allowed by law before
Imposition ot the sentence. A
crowded court room beard tho
prisoner's plea and the statoment
made by him in almost an under
tone. Thompson avoided the gaze
of tho crowd and kept his eyes on
the court.
Waives Sentence Delay
"I wll! fix next Tuesday." said
Judge Kelly, "as tho tlmo to Im
pose sentence."
"Your honor," Interrupted
Thompson, "I want to waive time.
I have been sick since Tuesday. If
I have to go 'out there I want no
delay so I can have some atten
tion. I had hoped to be situated
so I could pay back the money.'
Tho maximum of nlno years'
which T'tonipsun must serve is
combination of penalties for tho
firi. and the second charges on
wmch he was haled into court, for
today In pronouncing a sentenco
of up to seven years on the second
harge, which had Its origin after
disposal of the first case. Judge
Kelly announced revocation of tho
parole granted In tho first instance
and In Its stead the alternative of.
a state prison sentence of not more
than two yen. a.
"Tills case," said Judge Kelly 'J
explnlnlng his previous parole of
Thompson, "first appealed to tho
court as that of a young man with
Invalid wife who had taken
about $1000 of state funds. Ho
i-n'td he had Intended to repay It,
and showing was mado that ho
had repaid In that amount. Tho
court believe the case at that time
showed absence of venality on tho
part of the defendant. Since that
time it has been disclosed that tho
dcfnd:tnt took more than three
tlws th nniount that he swore ho
had taken. It Is the Judgment of
this rourt that the parole previ
ously giante.l be revoked and that
ou bo senfnocd to the state peni
tent In ry without limitation of tlmo
with a max! nui in of seven years.
"Continued on Page Ten)
Bnn Quentln, Cal., April 11
Norman Seltiy, better known as)
"Kid McCoy," former dapper Idol
of the prise ring, arrived at San
Queniin statu prison from Los An
gelcs today to begin serving an ln
determinate sentence for man
slaughter in the flaying of Mrs.
ThercMi Mors.
MiCny, sober and unkempt, with,
only a faded rose in the button
hole of his worn and shapeless blue
rerxe coat to siiKgent the prise ring
dandy of a fw years ago, was do
rile until a news photographer at
tempted to snap him. The kid
-hlfd 4 silt ccl!ar nt the camera
and broke the lens. Then he quiet
ed drwn agiin.
VETERAN PORTLAND
DETECTIVE RETIRED
Portland, April 11 Portland'.
uldfAt dftectlv Jo. Day wa.
rrtlrrd Ind.iy, after 45 yonra. flv.
mor.tha and 11 dnya in ths harnrsa
lie was, with iirolubly only on.
exception, ths oldest detKtlvo, In
point of ssrvlcs, in th. United
Hints..
Day fntsred th. service Korenl.
l..r 17, UTS, th. ysar Chief ol
Pol lc Jenkins. was born.
KID M'COY GOES
TO SAN QUENTIN