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SENTOUTBY
.British Craft Torn From
Moorings and Carried
To Sea Before Gale;
Crew of 20 on Board.
Lodun, April 16. (By Assoc i
ated Press.) At 8:45 o'clock to
night the R-33 signalled to the
Pulhara air station, where she tore
loose from moorings this morn
log, "Am attempting to return."
London, April 1G. (Dy Associ
ated Press.) The wireless station
at Diss, Norfolk, intercepted a ra
dio message from the R-33 shortly
after 7 o'clock tonight in which
the dirigible called (or help and
said that the nose of the ship had
been torn away when It broke
loose from the mooring mast at
Pulham this rooming.
The wind has veered from
westerly direction to the north
west and has slightly decreased in
the neighborhood of the ship
whlhN-now Ib ahout 76 miles
northwest of. Amsterdam. The
wind has Hefinke.y decreased tn
north of England. The British
naval eloop Godetla Is following
tho dirigible.
It was officially stated that no
relatives of members of the crew
were on board. This was In de
nial of a report in circulation that
when the H3 broke away rela
tives of some of her crew were on
the air ship and had been carried
off with her.
London, April 16 (By Associat
ed Press) Riding northward be
fore the winds that swept the
North set, the big British dirigible
R-33 which tor away from her
mooring mast at Pulham, Norfolk,
this morning, apparently cannot
be kept healed homeward bv the
crew of 20 which was aboard her
when she broke loose. There is
no chance A the R-33 returning
to Pulham air station tonight.
The twentj men aboard kept
her under control despite the fact
that tho big shin's nose dragTec1
when it tore away from the moor
ing mast. With the wind, which
earlier had reached the force of a
full gale, gradually subsiding the
fear of serious accident lemoned
and it was hoped that the ship
would be able to moor late tonight
Although it first appeared that
ths R-33 was unmanageable and
In serious difficulties the crew of
experts aboard ajon had the en
gines running and the wlrele??
working and within two hours af
ter the big filer was blown out over
the storrr. swept waters of the
North sea she was partially under
control and malting some headway
against the gnle. As tho stcrm
spnt itself little difficulty in steer
tng was experienced and by 12:30
'clock, the wireless operator
aboard was able to signal "all
. k."
IIP
Injunction to Halt
Work On Jefferson
Road Is Requested
Henry C. Shields. whose claim,
tor damages against the country
n the proposed new road changes
between Jefferson and Marlon,
were thrown out by the circuit
court when that court declared
that Shields" had nothing to base
his appeal on from a decision of
the supreme court, yesterday
started Injunction proceedings
against the county court appar
ently hating for their object the
holding up of the entire project.
The proposed road Is designed to
eliminate seTen grade crossings
between Marion and Jefferson on j
the Southern Psclfic and provide
for one overhead crossing at a
natural point tor the construc
tion of such a crossing. Bids al-!
ready have been received on thej
overhead and atepa taken by the'
county court to go ahead with the :
work. This hi considered one of
the moat Important projects from'
the standpoint of human life and!
YEAR No. 91
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Mrs. Cunningham Found
In Cataleptic Condition
In Cell Following Con
fession To Poisoning,
Crown Point, Ind., Apri4 16
(By Associated Press) Mrs. Anna
Cunningham, 4 9-year-old widow,
was found apparently in a catulep
tic condition in her cell today.
Calm and unmoved Mrs. Cun
ningham confessed last night that
the gave poison to three of the
five members of her family whose
mysterious deaths within six years
led to an investigation, resulting
in a murder charge against her.
Killed For Love
The v 1 c 1 1 m s Isabelle, 18
Charles 19 and Walter, 13, she
said she had killed because she
loved them best. She believed she
was going to die, she sard, and
wanted to take them with her to
join their father who died in 1918.
For the same reason she had given
poison to David, the last son, now
in a critical condition in a Chicago
hospital.
She denied that she had poison
ed her husband, the first to die,
or Harry, another son, in whose
body coroner's chemists found
arsenic. She spared the surviving
daughter, because she disliked her
she said.
Each time she administered the
arsenic in bread and butter, she
took a similar dose herself and
after the death of Walter, she add
ed a teaspoonful of iodine, but al
ways recovered. Her desire "to
join in heaven" her husband and
take with her her best loved chil
dren, had prompted her to admin
ister the death potion to Isabelle,
the first victim, who died Decem
ber 31, 19i!0.
(Continued on Page Six)
PAY HEART BALM
Dallas, Or., April 16. After
five minutes deliberation the Jury
returned a verdict in favor of the
defendant tn Circuit Judge Ram
aey's court this morning in the
$20,000 alienation of affections
case brought by Frank White of
Portland against George M. Wer
line. Independence hop grower.
The case, the last one of any Im
portance In this term of court, at
tracted much attention in Polk
county.
After the verdict in the Werllne
case was delivered the court ad
journed until tomorrow when the
case of Ray Stevens of Falls City
charged with the theft of a radio
set. will be heard.
safety, ever attempted In the
county. ,
In the latest move on the part
of Shields he filed complaint yes
terday In circuit court against the
county court and O. M. Pierce,
Pierce being Included as a contrac
tor who has started to lay out
stakes and do work on a bridge on
Shield's property.
8hiclds alleges in bis com
plaint he has been offered no
damages by the county. This
County Judge Hunt denies. He
declares that the viewers fixed the
damages on the Shield's place at
$630. that a county warrant was
drawn in that amount and for
warded to Shields. The warrant
was returned to the county un
cashrd. All other rlaima for damages
along the right of way of the new
road have been settled, members
of the court state, and the entire
arrangement completed for going
ahekd with the work. i
NFESSED
URDERESS
00I
PLEA REFUSED
Indianapolis, Ind., April 16.
Motions to quash five indictments
returned against D. C. Stephenson
former grand dragon of the Ku
Klux Klan, charging him with an
attack on Miss Madge Oberholtzer.
were overruled today by Judge
James A. Collins In criminal court.
Stephenson, through his attorney
Eph Inman, then entered a plea of
not guilty.
Miss Oberholtzer died Tuesday
after an illness of four weeks at
tributed by her parents and her
physicians to poison taken follow
ing the alleged attack by Stephen-
son. An Inquest Into her death
was continued today by Coroner
Dr. Paul F. Robinson and funeral
services were planned for this
afternoon.
Because of a crowded calendar.
Judge Collins indicated it would
be impossible to try the case be
fore May 25. No date was fixed.
FILED HERE FOR
Under the terms of the will of
Clarence Van Patt?n, filed in pro
bate, the contracting business
which he carried on here for years
fcecories tho property of Ms son
Cuyler, with all of toe real etato
implements and everything con
nected with it, ami in addlLlon the
son Is named as executor and
beneficiary of a $1000 lrsurunue
policy. The estate is value 1 at
35,000, under an estimate made
in the petition. Friede M. Senior
Guy O. Smith and Martin Feiewhc
tlan are named as appraisers.
Leg. i tees bni Jim C:.ylcr Van
Patten, arc Mary A., wid'w, Ruth,
daughter, Mabel, granddaughter,
and Kdward Farrington, eon by
a deceased daughter.
P.uth Van ratten, dauKhter, is
glvei residence property un South
l!lst street, and ths noiv.e property
on S'.ato street, mbject to a life
intercut hrqutithei to the widow.
In addition the daughter is given
I2C00 under an In ir mee policy.
The grandchild Mabel Van J'ntten
is given tha proc4?:ls of a $1H0C
insurance policy, anj another
$1000 insurance nll:y goes to tne
grand.wn, Edward 1 arrington, to
be h?lj in trust for Um. He in
now 9 years of a.'fc.
The widow, Mary A. Patten, Is
Given $.'.000 In two insurance poli
cies, in addition to the life inter
est In the home proper'.. The en
tire residue of the estate ie to go
to the widow for life, and then to
the son and daughter, Cujicr and
Kuih Van I'att n
DRIVER OF DEATH CAR
CHARGED WITH SPEEDING
Dallas, Or. April 16. The cac
'f Austin A'atllii. againit whom
a charge of speeding and reckless
driving was filed, following the
fatal accident at Nwmith station
April & when !;ks Dorothy Kyler
of Corvallla was killed, came up
before Justice of the Peace Coart
today. Matthlo appeared through
his attorney, Osrar Hayter and a
plea of nj guilty was entered
The case will be set for a Justice
court trial as soon as the present
circuit court session Is over.
The charge waa filed against
Matthls by Orin Nichols, state
traffic officer, who Investigate.!
the eeidenL
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1925
POLITICS SEEN
F
Removal of Eugene Mem
ber of Game Commis
sion By Pierce Revives
Story of Split.
Political differences and a
breach in friendship that has been
widening since early in the late
legislative session cause Governor
Pierce yesterday to oust Ben K.
Oorris of Eugene from the state
game commission. The governor i
appointed M. H. Bauer of Corval
Hs to fill the vacancy.
The schism between Dorris and
the governor was started when
Dorris early in the legislative ses
sion showed himself In favor of
taking the appointment of the fish
and game commissions out of the
hands of the governor and plac
ing them in the hands of the state
board of 'control. Dorris worked
with Carl D. Shoemaker and oth
ers to that end.
Resienation Reouested
The governor yesterday after
noon called Dorris by telephone at
Eugene and requested him to send
in bis resignation by letter. Dor
ris replied that he wanted some
time to consider the matter,
whereupon the governor said he
wanted to take action Immediate
ly and that he would remove Dor
ris without waiting for his resig
nation. Dorric became a member
of the commission by appointment,
of Pierce. June 18. 1923, and his
term would have expired February
(Continued on Pago Four)
is opened
Croat Falls. Mont., April 16
(By Associated Press) Senator
Burton K. WliC-iier', democrat.
Montana, went on trial hers today
with his political life at stake. He
was here In United States district
court to answer to an indictment
returned a year ago charging him
with accepting a fee for prosecu
tion of claims of a client before
the department of thj interior
after he hai been elected to the
senate.
The maximum penalty for viola
tion of the law is two years' Im
prisonment or a. fine of $10,000 or
both, an dthe law provides that a
rersr-n so convij'ed Is forever bar
red from again holdimr public of
fice. Federal Jud;o Frank S- Die'.rirh
of Idaho Is presiding.
The little courtroom where the
trial Is being held, was packed to
the limit.
After the formalities of reading
the indictment and summoning
veniremen were disposed of, the
task of picking a Jury was begun.
Prediction,, nt the open ng of the
tiial were that from one to three
days would be required to make
up tbe Jury.
The estate of the late Judge
Geo rue O. Mi Hicham is shown to be
inexcess of $140,000 according to
a final accounting made by Keith
Powell, adminintrator. The final
account shows proceeds of $8822.09
and expenditures of $4765.26 sines
the dcAt hof Judge filnguam and
In addition undisposed property as
follows: rei I estate, $34,054; bank
Mock, $43,&0; bank stock, M,
300; bank stock, $4945; contract
on r-al property $2004); wateh.
fishing tackle anj personal effects
$100.
The time for the final hearing
on Lie estate has been Ml for May
1$. In the original petition eovsr
ng the Bingham estate Its esti
mated value Wets placed at $100,-090.
IN OUSTER 0
BEN Ddl
BINGHAM ESTATE
IS OVER $140,000
AT - - MERCY -
STORM HITS
High' Wind Does Damage
of $10,000 at Condon
And Also Plays Havoc
In Other Sections.
Condon, Or., April 16. Damage
estimated between 18000 and
$10,000 was caused by a tornado
wuicu struck Condon and sur
rounding country late yesterduy.
The storm swept in from the
southwest and after damaging
ouiiuings in the southwestern
part of town Jumped to the north
eastern section, where further
damage was done.
Two high seh.-m students, Art
Morgan and Thomas Westcott,
were cut by flying gloss when the
roof of the school house was torn
off by the etorm.
The county machine shop and
the warehouse of the Arlington
Lumber company were wrecked
the combined loss to these two
plants amounting to about $0000.
A dozen barns and garages in
Condon were destroyed and many
sue, buildings were wrecked In
the- country nearby. Fragmeute
of a barn dropped on the roof of
the Congregitinnal parsonage
knocking it In. Many windows In
town were broken.
Warehouse Unroofed.
Pendtfeton. Or., April 16. A
sharp wind struck Pendleton yes
terday afternoon shortly after
noon and although It did little
damage in town, reports from the
county later indicated that a email
house was demolished at lileth
and the top blown from a ware
house at Fniton. No one was In
jured, according to reports re
ceived Ihtc, Many trees are re
ported to have been blown down.
A heavy shower followed the wind
and another rain came Inst night.
According to F. D. Hall, Oregoit
V -shlngton Railroad & Naviga
tion agent here, the Pacific coast
grain elevator at Barnhart wjh
lilown down by the storm yester
day and soma damage done at
Kieth. Fifteen trees were blown
down there and part of the roof
of the O.-W. R & N. mechanical
shop blown off,. No reports of
damage out of Pendleton to tho
cant had been reported to Mr. Hall
(Continued on Pago Five)
T
Paris, Apr. 16. (By Associat
ed Pre) Ex-Premier Paul Pain
leve, attempting the task of form
ing a cabinet In succession to the
llerrlot ministry, was able only
to report progress and not the
deftrt ite conclusion of his task
when he visited President Doti
mergiie at the palace of the Ely
see this afternoon.
"If a cabinet Is formed It will
not Ik? before tonight," he said.
"I still have everything tn do but
one may have everything to do
and yet do It quickly."
M. Caillaux, upon leaving the
banker's conference stated that If
Pain leve formed a cabinet he
would accept the portfolio of fi
nance. SAYS HUSBAND SVVORE
FALSELY TO HER AGE
Zelma Goodwin, seeking a di
vorce from James C. Goodwin, al
leges that her husband secured a
friend to swear that she was 18
years of age when, as a matter of
fart, she was only 16 years of age
wnen married at Vancouver,
Wash.. In 1918. Hhe charges that
her husband was Insanely Jealous.
She wants the custody of two
children to remain with their
grandmother.
Kiss Pspenfus Is suing Paul
Papenfus alleging cruel and In
human treatment and much pro
fanity. Hhe wants custody of two
children and $50 a month for their
support.
Charles Croy Is seeking a di
vorce from Ines Croy, charting
desertion.
HARD EAST OF
MOUNTAINS
MM
An
yv
Governor Trying
To Escape Blame
Say Prosecutors
Are Governor Pierce and his
secretary, W. A. Delzell, In clem
ency extended to convicts at the
state penitentiary and prisoners In
county Jails, attempting to puss
the buck of responsibility to other
ufficiuls.
Today the governor granted a
pardon to Otto Russell, who has
served in the Marion county jail
half a year s sentence for posses
sion of a still, and also reduced his
fine from $500 to $250, which he
will be required to pay before he
is released today. Delzell, the
governor's secretary, said that the
clemency had been granted on rec
ommendation of District Attorney
Carson and P. J. Kuntz, former
justice of the peace, who sen
tenced Russell,
This was vigorously denied by
Carson, who said that while he
had been consulted In the case he
had Informed the governor's office
that he would not attempt to in
terfere with the executive's au
thority In the matter, but would
not assume any er the responsibil
ity for the pardon. Mr. Kunt.
said that when he waa consulted
by Delzell his reply was that he
would consent to the pardon and
not oppose It. Delzell then aald
E
Sheriff Oscar D. Bower is made
defendant in a suit asking for
$6000 damages In an action filed
in circuit court by the United
States Fidelity Guaranty & Casu
alty company, $1000 of this being
damages jasked against the sheriff
for holding goods which the com
plaint alleges he holds wrongfully.
The present action grows out of
the case of tho Northwestern Na
tional bank- of Portland against
Pay m Padrick. Payne & Pad-
rick were contractors on the Detroit-Niagara
road extension and
attachment proceeding were
started against them by the
Northwestern National. Based on
the garnishment proceedings.
Sheriff Bower seized the equip
ment of the contracts, which arc
valued at $0000, according to the
papers In the present action.
The United tflates Fidelity &
Guaranty company was bondsman
for the contractors and they made
the claim. thit the property In
question belonged to them under
an assignment alleged to have
been made by the contractors to
the bonding company, when that
company Issued a bond to the con
tractors. Recently a shenlf's Jury passed
on the case and decided that .Sher
iff Bower should continue to hold
the property, and the sheriff has
been holding It by virtue of the
attachment started by the bank
SANSON TELLS OF
L
Workers In the campaign for
sale of linen mill stork heard D.
M. Sanson, head of Dominion Lin
ens, Ltd., tell them last night Just
what the people may expect in
returns from the proposed mill
here If the plan goes over. Six
thousand acres of flax would be
required for the mill, bringing a
grown of $600,000 a yeari which
after expenses were paid, would
yield a good return to the com
mon stork inventor and take care
of the preferred stock.
Stor-k payment, It was ex
plained, were to be, made as fol
lows: June 1, 10 per cent, July 1.
20 per rent, August 1, 20 per
cent, October 1, 25 per cent, Feb
ruary 1, 25 per cent.
The meeting last night waa
well attended by workers mho
showed deep Interest In the ex
planations given by Mr. Hanson,
A number of prominent Salem
Ites Interested In the movement
went to Portland today te attend
a meeting there.
OF. STORM
PRICE THREE CENTS t?A1Nh SE
when again questioned that he
had not meant to imply that Car
son and Kunti had recommended
the pardon, but simply to say that
they bad been cousulted and had
not opposed it.
Attorney General Van Winkle
declared today that he resents a
statement by Governor Pierce Im
plying that tho attorney general
had anything to do with the gov
ernors allowing Harry and Alex
Goldstein, convicts at the state
pententlary, a week's leave of ab
sence to attend the Passover cere
monies in Portland.
"The governor hits never con
sulted mo," said Van Winkle,
"about granting leave of absence
to prisoners, neither for the Gold
steins nor anyoue else, and I re
sent his trylnir to saddle any part
of the responsibility on me."
The governor said yesterday
that while ho had granted the
leave on his own responsibility he
had followed Van Winkle's advice.
Russell was received at the
county Jail October 19 last. HIh
still was located on one of the M.
L .Jones farms north of Salem. It
waa concealed In a dug-out and
was further protected by a system
of automatic alarms. He pleaded
guilty in court.
POLISH PRIES!
OF
E
Leningrad, April 16. (By As
sociated Press.) Father Branl
slav Oussas, the Polish priest, who
was ono of those to have been ex
changed for the two Polish com
munist officers recently murdered
while en route to Russia under
rollce guard, was today sentenced
by the lenlngrad district court to
six years Imprisonment and strict
isolation. He had been arraigned
or. charges of Immoral treatment
of young girls In his employ.
The case has excited much In
terest throughout Russia. Crowds
packed the court room today but
the aensatlon seekers were disap
pointed when the Judge announced
that the testimony would be heard
in private.
Father Oussas denied the com
petency of the soviet court to try
Mm, Insisting that he should he
tried under the rollsh chlmtnal
code In his own country. The
public prosecutor, M. Krylrnko
said a diplomatic passport (I1 not
give foreigners the right to com
mit crime In Russian territory,
and demanded that the priest
should be sentenced to five years
solitary confinement.
BABE RUTH TO UNDERGO
OPERATION TOMORROW
New York, April 16. Babe
Ruth, an Influenza patient at St.
Vincent's hospital will be operated
on tomorrow for tho relief of ab
scesses which have developed as a
result of his weakened physical
condition.
Pendleton Round-Up
Film to be Featured
At Journal Matinee
Another Cujdt.tl Journal m.tl noc
for the boys and giils of Hulem Is
jnnounccj for R-tdtrdiy nfternoon
nt the Or.: 11. 1 the.ilM
Hoot CiliDin, Ktarrol In "Let Er
lurk," fti all orem pUttni ai
ed an I Mm l at the Pendleton
tuond up I nt y:ir, in lo be the
drawing card for the .iftornoon.
Admin! tn t) ihe nntn ce, which
III stm l promptly st I o'clock
l-i th nftt. noon, wil be fivo rcuii
arid a Jmrnrl coupon f ir all b. v
and glil -if 1 years of age or
under.
Hlx h un. 1 til ;tnd tnlity ti 3 kid
dles attended the last Journal
inatlnea. io thoie who want teals
RAIN TONIGHT
And Friday; moderate southerly winds
Local Max.. (10; niln.. 50: rnln, .37;
river, 4.1; a linos., cloudy; wind, south-weit.
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Motion To Quash Murder
Charge and Request for
Early Trial Refused by
Justice Hopkins.
ChlMlgo, April 166. (Ily Assw
dated J'ress.) William D. Shop,
herd, charged with the murder of
hi, Joater sod. William Nelson Mc
Cllntock, pleaded not guilty todity
when, formally arraigned In crim
inal court.
Chief Justice Jacob Honkln,
overruled a defense motion to
quash the indictment.
The state asked for an early
trial but the court said the ilaia
could only be fixed by the trial '
Judge when the cane comes up in
iue regular course.
It was the first time Shepherd
had been In court since his thirl
unsuccesaful effort to obtain free
dom from jail on call in the local
courts. A fourth effort in tha
Illinois supreme court by meuu
of habeas corpus action also fail
ed. The defense motion to quash the
Indictment which charges thaV
Shepherd and C. C. Faimun mur
dered McCllnloek by the inocula
tion of typhoid germs wae over
ruled without any argument. Fal
man never has been served with
the Indictment and has been held
by the prosecution at a hotel. Ha
Is expected to be the principal
witness against Shepherd and haa
testified that he taught Shepherd
how to administer typhoid germ,
to produce dctth and that he waa
promised 100,000 by Shepherd it
his "million dollur deal" were
successful.
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Petitions aro being circulated
in Salem today in behalf of Franfc
Neer of the Salem Brick & Til
company for school director in the)
Salem district.
The annual school election will
be in June, and the retiring mem
ber Is Curtis Cross. On account
of his present illness, which has
kept him at home for several
weeks, Mr. Cross will not again b
a candidate. It Is said he expects
to leave the city for a rest as soon
as he la able.
As far as could be learned today
no other candidates are In tha
field, and It is possible there will
he no contest fr the office. No
factional ism has developed this
year.
SANDETO RIDE FOR W1DENER
New York, April 16. Earl
Sunde, leading American Jockey
today signed a contract to ride
for Joseph P. Widener, president
of the Westchester Racing associa
tion. He announced his release
from a contract with Harry F,
Sinclair.
Sturdily afternnu are warned ttf
le on hand early.
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films In o-.to 4V. I from btlng a
ibrilllt:.! di-iia of the w.st in .t
own thrmt It Is a vivid pr
tiayat of Ihe gre.it Pendleton wild
west show is It prorrem?-! vnt
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ctl.er ncn ate h'jwii Jmt n iluy
ttannplrt-d, ml throuah s'td
aiound th4 weius woven ihe
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f 'm la icd .
1ho .i.roi l- .vy for a1
Hussion t'i the matlr.ro will ho uh
iihf.t in this Cttp.Ml Jcurnul to
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