3 Capita
CITY EDITION
UNSETTLED TONIGHT
Probably rain tonight and Thursday;
modeiMttt westerly winds.
Dlly average a circulation for
month ending Mrch 31, l!5
6719
Local: Max., 82; mln., 42; rain, .10;
river, S.S; utmos., cloudy; wind, south
west. Average dally distribution 7059.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation!.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 96
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925
V .?,- PRTfirc THREE fiENTS S?. JJAINAuiy"a
A JF
IDE
El
STOCKSALE
LAGSJODAY
Solicitors Renew Efforts
With Goal of $200,000
Set For Thursday; To
tal Now Only $151,000.
With subscriptions for a total
of (154,390 turned la by noon,
determination was made at to
day's luncheon at the chamber of
commerce rooms to redouble ef
forts for selling stock In the pro
posed $600,000 linen mill for Sa
lem. "We ought to be boosted well
up toward the $200,000 mark by
this time tomorrow," said R. O.
Snelling, who presided at the
luncheon.
Colonel Bartram, who was pres
ent, spoke briefly. "I see now that
this thing will be an actual fact
In a very short time," he said.
Colonel Bartram arrived from
Portland this morning. "Portland
Is now looking for the valley to
take the lead in this proposition,"
he stated. "Usually the valley
looks to Portland, but this time
the situation is reversed. Port
land Is waiting to see what is ac
complished in the Willamette val
ley before investing very heavily
in the mill."
D. N. Sanson, head of Dominion
Linens, Ltd.. was still in Portland
this noon, but announcement was
made that be would arnve in &a
lem before night.
A delegation of 5 prominent
business men from Silverton was
present at today's luncheon.
George W. Hubbs and L. C. East
man both spoke briefly upon the
situation at Silverton. "Silverton
as a whole is very enthusiastic
about this linen mill proposition,"
said Eastman, who is president of
the Silverton chamber of com
merce. "We expect to assist you in ev
ery way we can in this drive,"
said Hubbs. Both men indicated
that Silverton was looking to see
how much money would be sub
scribed in Salem, and advieed that
the drive here be well advanced
before beginning active work
there. Reports brought In from
other nearby . points indicated
that a similar situation exists at
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3
ORDERED KILLED
Leipsic, Apr. 22. The three
principal defendants of the six
teen communist members of the
German "cheka" today were sen
tenced to death for murder and
terroristic acts. They are Felix
Neumann, Ernest Poegle and a
Russian, Alexander Skobievsky.
The thirteen other defendants
were given pen sentences varying
from 15 years to five months.
Neumann is a Berlin printer
who claimed that In 1923 he was
commissioned by Skobievsky to
organize the proposed communist
revolution, which, according to
the charges, was to start in Sax
ony and then capture Berlin.
Skobievsky, a Russian mechan
ical worker, was called the "mas
ter mind" of the revolutionary
group. He is slipped to have been
working under Moscow's direc
tion. T
Sail Lake City, Utah, April 22.
Saltalr resort on the Great Sale
Lake, 20 mllea west ot here and
nationally famous wag reported
afire late this afternoon. Flames
were risible from here and the
country fire department has been
dispatched to the scene.
VITAGRAPH COMPANY
SOLD TOWARNER BROS.
New York, April 22 Warner
Brothers, Inc.. Independent notion
picture producers of New York
nd Los Angeles, today announced
the purchass of the .Vitagrapb
company of America,
IN
NM LL
Youth Weds Age
I ift,- tjf
MB ftfrlOS' TTHKOPOgS. TOKCTST
Theodore Forrest, twenty-threi-,
t musician and Government clerk
to Washington, has been married
to Mrs. Flora Hitter Gorton, sixty-inrec-yearold
widow, and sister o!
tVilliaru McC. Hitter, millionaire
lumberman.
BUDGE; 2 DEAD
Miles City, Mont., Apr. 22.
Both the engineer and fireman of
the Columbian, crack passenger
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad, were kill
ed this morning at 10:15 o'clock
when the train hit a burned out
bridge and the engine dropped
ten feet into a dry run three
miles west of Rahway, Mont.
As the engine plungl, the air
lines burdt, automatically setting
the brakes on the passenger coach
es behind and stopping the train,
all of the coaches except the
mail car remaining on the tracks.
Some of the passengers were bad
ly shaken, but none seriously in
jured, according to the announce
ment of railroad officials here.
The engineer of the train was
Alex A. Rugby and the fireman
was Hans Stuve, both of Miles
City. Late this afternoon the
bodies were still pined beneath
the locomotive.
PLAN AMENDMENTS TO
CONSTITUTION OF D. A. R.
Washington, April 22 Action
g1 propo.tcl u men dm ruts to it
constitution and offering the nom
inations for seven vire-prealdcnt
general wero the most important
matters before today's seislon of
the annuil congress of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution.
Consideration of various com
mittor reports alf wa on the
program.
A report presnte! by Mrs. Al
fred J. I.roau. chil-innn of the
F.llis Man committee, contained
a derailed record of the society's
wjrk during the past year amone
arriving Immigrant thrro and al
fv at the Ansl I'dnnil, Cal., sta
tion. KLAMATH FALLS SWEPT
BY SEVERE SNOW STORM
Klamath Kalis, April 22 A
driving snrw stirm, far more se
vers thtn the others which hae
descended upon Kin math since
the close of winter, blew In from
the northwest this morning and
was still nging late this morning.
The s'irroundfng hills were blank
eted with white, while the mow
wbm remaining even Innids the city
vxert on the heavily traveled
atreets.
SAKS SPAIN
REAL LAND
, OF LIBERTY
' rsonal Privileges Less
Restricted In Madrid
Than New York or
London Says Alfonso.
Paris, Apr. 22. (By Associat
ed Press) King Alfonso of Spain
is quoted by the French writers
and brothers, Jerome and Jean
Tharaucl, as declaring to them in
an interview that the tranquil
conditions In Spain are proof
that his country Is satisfied with
the government of the military
directory. Only a handful of pro
fessional politicians are opposed
to it, he asserts.
A question which he asserts is
more important than that of par
liamentary government In Spain
is whether such parliamentary
government will be capable of de-
fendng itself against that con
ception of life which the soviet
government is seeking to impose
forcibly upon the world.
Liberties Not Eestricted
"Have you in your travels in
Spain noticed that we are living
in a state of siege under military
oppression?" be asked the writ
ers. "The foreign papers I see de
clare our directory shoots and im
prisons people and spreads ter
ror everywhere. Have you reviv
ed such an impression?
"Nothing has changed In our
customary life and for my part I
know of no country where the po
lice are less interfering than here
You esn stand in the middle of
the road to talk with friends
without a policeman telling you
to move on. You can drink what
ever you like In the cafes after
midnight, which I defy you to do
In New York or London those
countries of liberty. In Madrid
you can sing your head off until
five in the morning if 1iat amus
es you.
Outlaws Controlled
"There is only one thing
changed since the directory, you
can walk about with money in
your pockets without fear of be
ing attacked. There are no more
strikes; our factories are at work
and our employers no longer se
their workmen arrive morning
with revolver In hand to assassi
nate them or to impose their own
will. You must admit that is
something."
"Oh. yes," the king added iron
ically. "It has to be paid for.
General Primo He Rivera (bead
of the military directory) has put
us outside the constitution and
that evidently."
The king remarked that there
were certainly fewer communists
in Spain than In France, "but
perhaps our climate makes ours
more virulent."
The king tpoke of the bolshe
vik saying Italy has been the first
country to grasp the fact that
parliamentarism was incapable of
resisting the effort the soviet ; v
ernment was making to impose It
will upon the world by force.
Spain had followed suit.
"Who knows," he asked, "if
other nations will not be obliged
to abandon legality for a time? I
see the outline of the sword form
ing almost everywhere."
A. P. REELECTS
ALL OFFICERS
New York, Apr. 22 The board
of directors of the Associated
Prc today re-elected ita officers
as follows:
President. Frank B. Noyes,
Washington Star: first vice pres
ident, E. II. Butler, Buffalo, N.
Y. News; second vice president,
C. P. 1. Mooney. Memphis, Tenn.,
Commercial Appeal; secretary.
Melville E. Stone; treasurer, i.
R. Youatt.
Kent Cooper, the new general
manager succeeds Frederick Hoy
Martin, the retiring general man
ager, as assistant secretsry.
The executive committee of the
board consists of Clark Howell.
Atlanta, Ca., Constitution; Chas
Hopkins Clark, Hartford, Conn..
Conrant; Elbert H. Baker, Cleve
land, Ohio, Plain Dealer; Frank
B. Koyea, Washington Star,
Adolph 8. Ochs, New York Times;
E. Lansing Ray, Bt. Louis, Mo.,
Globe-Democrat, and Robert Mc
Lean, Philadelphia, Bulletin.
Give Bulgaria
Permission to
Enlarge Army
Parle, Apr. 22. (By Associat
ed Pretw) The council of am
bassadors today authorised Bul
garia to increase her armed forc
es by seven thousand, the per
mission to extend only until the
end of May for the purpose of
settling present disturbances.
FISTS FLY 1 N
OF CHAMBER
Former Premier Herriot
Elected President By
Deputies; Opponents
Cast No Votes.
Paris. Ari! 22 (By Associated
Press) Former Premier Edodnrd
Herriot, was elected president of
the chamber of deputies this even
ing. He received 270 votes with
but a single vote ag-iint him, the
or position abstaining from vot
ing. The members of the Cartel, or
group supnffrtlng the government,
arose and cheered when the re
sult was announced. The new pres
ident of the lower house bowed
bis thanks in return and the
chamber adjourned. He will pre
side over the session tomorrow.
There was some speculation as
to whether the ex-prcmier had
voted for himself or whether he
was the lone deputy who voted
the other way.
Paris, April 22 (By Associated
Press) Fist fights occurred on
tho president's roptruni of the
chamber of deputies this afternoon
during the second balloting for the
presidency of the body.
When a member of the opposi
tion. Deputy Balnnat, charged that
ten deputies voted twice," two so
cialists broke through the protec
t!on offered by tho sergeant at
arms. There was much wild
Pswlnging of arms .
One etratuht arm punch stag
gered lialanat, whose friends mix
ed in making tho fiaht general on
:he rost m n. Suspension of the
MUsion was necessary before order
could be restored.
E
PORTLAND HELD
Deputy Sherifi 'Sam Burkhart
has returned from Detroit bring
ing with him Wilma Peterson,
wanted In Portland on a charge oi
obtaining mony by false pretense.
Burkhart found his quarry
working as a waitress in a log
ging camp, end she told him a
story of blasted hopes revolving
around a touring car and a Ford
coupe which resulted in the war
rant being sworn out against her
in Portland.
According to tne woman the
man she was engaged to marry in
Portland owned an automobile
which he kept ir a public garage
He left for a trip end asked her to
vatch out for the car. She paid
atorage on it a number of month
when the garage owner suggested
she might trade it In on a Ford
coupe, for vhich she expressed a
fancy. She told him she didn't
own the car. Huwover, he said,
she had been paying storage on It
a number of months and the car
was her s. So shu traded, prom
ising a money consideration be
sides. She pa'd $20 a month for
a time on the rord coupe, but
couldn't keep up the payments and
gave it back.
Then the climax came, her old
sweetheart, who owrifd the orfg
inal car came back. She says her
lawyers told her that nothing
could be done to her and so she
went to Detroit. Last night sh-
p"nt in jail.
"She ssng all the way from Pe
troit to Mill City, but when I tot
her she would have to pnd thr
night In jail her fsalhtrs dropped
and the singing quit, said Hurk
hart. Portland officers were due
to take her back to the big city
todar.
BALLOTING
LOS ANGELES
STIRRED BY
NEW MURDER
Police Find Body of Un
identified Woman,
Beaten to Death Follow
Attack at Road House.
Los Angeles, Cal.," Apr. 22.
The bruised skull and crushed
body of Mrs. L. Untermeyer.
comely dressmaker of the subur
ban town of Palms, with practic
ally all clothing torn from it, was
found today behind a road house
a$ Culver City near here.
A (ii anion u ring ana pean necK
lace found on the body eliminated
a theory of robbery, the police
sa(rt. Several residents of the
neighborhood reported that they
had heard groans about midnight
in the vicinity in which the trag
edy, was uncovered.
Surgical examination revealed
that the woman had been killed
with a club after being criminal
ly ' assaulted. Her skull was
crushed.
Earlier police reports fixed her
Identity as Mildred Tracy, inmate
of a Culver City sanitarium, who
had escaped from the institution
yesterday. This Identification lat
er was proved erroneous.
The body when found was on
ly partly clad, the greater portion
of the clothing having been torn
off, apparently in the struggle
which the victim bad waged with
her attacker.
No marks of Identification
could be found on the clothing
that remained on the body or on
the articles which had been torn
off and lay scattered around.
A bloodstained battered club
was found nearby.
T
Washington, April- 22. Warn
ing ngalnst "certain religious bod
ies '-which have condemned na
tional defense plans, was sounded
here today by Acting Secretary
Da of the war department, at a
luncheon at the council of chap
lains, which Is meeting here to
study the department plans for re
ligion In the army.
- "In a sense It may be a natural
reaction to harrowing experiences
of the World war," Mr. Davis said
"but like every reaction, it is like
ly to go to extreme.
"I am heartily in sympathy with
any vonstructive effort that is In
tended to do away with the trag
edy of war. The church would be
untrue to one ot Its greatest tenets
it It did not do its utmost to bring
about 'peace on earth, but It will
do more by promoting 'good will
among men' and by creating a sen
timent which shall make It possi
ble for a man lo serve his country
in the army without feeling that
by so doing he la anting disloyally
lows'd the JIactcr.
"Many a good cause has found
its worst enemy among Its III
addncd friends. The church, like
the individual, needs to be on Its
guard agalnRt emotional reaction."
91 0!
N York. Apr. 22. Chaunrey
M. lirpew, fo. nHT Cnlted Htates
senator from New York and now
active- as chairman of the hoard
of dlr?tors of the New York
Central railroad, tomorrow will
celrS: ite bis Hint birthday by go
ing tn work as usual at his deik
In the railroads offices here.
In en interview today he dlo-
nh'V many topics In his usualiy
optt:".tlc manner. Asked wheth
er the thought the world was get
ting better or worse he said: "lly
hirkorv. It l getting better! De
spite the calamity howlers.
"Believe in your country your
fellow man, have falih in (lod, be
rearonahly careful of yo'ir diet
and temperate In your appetl'e
and the rest of the problem will
taks. cart of Itielf.
State Insurance
Clause Dropped in
School Contract
A heated argument took place
at a meeting of the state board of
control today over the question
whether the state, in its contract
for construction of the new state
training school, should enforce a
contract which has been signed
and which provides that the con
tractor must come under the work
men's compensation act while on
that wor'. O over nor Pierce held
that the contract should be en
forced, but he was voted down by
State Treasurer Kay and Secror
tary ot State Kozer, and the con
tract will be altered accordingly.
The contractor, it appears, is in
sured with the Aetna Casualty &
Surety company, and Karl Lively,
a representative of that firm, par
ticipated In tho discussion. It was
claimed that the policy furnished
by the oompauy provides for pruc
tically the same benefits as pro
vided by the state department. W.
A. Marshall, of the accident com
mission, sided with the governor
in the argument, which became
tropical at times.
Washington, April 22 Labor
department plans for examining
prospective immigrants abroad
which Immigration officials hope
will eventually eliminate (lie ned
for an immigration station tit Kills
Ijdnnd and other porta, were up for
consideration at an Inter-oepart-mentul
conference called here to
dny at tho Instance of Secretary
IMvls.
The plan, which, labor depart
ment official hope may soon bo
put into effect, contemplate more
complete examination of intend
ing Immigrants, botrt medical and
otherwise, at American consulates
abroad and possibly at porta of
en-harkation. They contain thu
further sufritestlon that Inspectors
i-.nd medical examiners conduct
examinations aboard ship during
tho voyage to American ports.
The new program, designed to
remedy what offlcli's regari as
the most objectionable feature of
the present system requiring Im
migrants t3 unjivgo medlc:il ex
amination upon their arrival" In
this country ha1 bsen submitted
to the consideration of officials of
the public henlth servic? nnd oth
er agencies concerned prl.ir to
calling today's conference.
Tho Ellis Island station, which
has becomo the "white elephant"
of the Jabor department nnd
where conditions were blltctly as
sailed a year ago In tho British
parliament, would bo eliminate 1
under the eventual operation of
tho new plan as an Immigration
station and used only as a con
centration point for aliens held
fcr doportitlon.
LYNCH WILL TRY
E
rtilenffn-. Anrll 22 fUit
tke Hopkins of the criminal court
today assigned the trial of William
u. nhepticrd. charged with tne
murder of his foster son, William
IV Mrf'llntnck hv tvnhnirl Inocu
lation, to Judge Thomas Lynch for
trial. Judge i.yncii announced
that he would ct the cane for next
Monday for preliminary motions.
"Our niilpndnr ! In mirh shattr
that It will be postile to grant a
rraNonamy rany tri;ii, nam judge
Lynch.
SHIP saleTnjuFctI
CONTINUED ANOTHER DAY
Wanhlngton, April 22 The tem
porary Injunction retraining alc
to the r")lnr Interests of five ship
ping board vewels In the Pacific
rnds bus ben extended until to
morrow. Attorneys for the Pa-.. In Mail
fltcamship company, whirl, now
eperates the vessels for the hard
risked for the xtnnlpn that the
l'a. iflc Mill cfriclsls rouM have
mr,re itrt to decide .hlr future
action in the case.
The governor averred that the
insurance companies "hold a knif?
at the heart of state compensation
and will kill it.". Kay declared
that the governor had done more
than anyone else to kill It by urg
ing withdrawal of state aid for
the department Both the gov
ernor and Kay said tht;y were in
favor of state compensation, but
the governor said he favored com
pulsory Insurance under the state
commission, while Kay said he op
posed It.
Kozer's vote was on the basis of
a precedent BCt when the same
contractor built a wing on the
eastern Oregon Insane hospital at
Pendleton. The contractor at that
time provided for state compensa
tion, but this provision was not
enforced by the state, and it is
aid the contractor signed a simi
tar contract for tho training
school In the supposition that
again it would not be enforced.
The action taken today does not
establish a pollc, with respect to
future contracts. This Is to be
taken up later.
I
VOTE TO UNITE
Chicago, April 22. Twenty-
seven conferences of tho Method
ist Episcopal church have voted
2420 to 241 in favor of unifica
tion of the Methodist Episcopal
church South, according to figures
announced today by Dr. H. J
Wade, secretary of tho general
conference ot the northern church.
Only two conferences of the
southern church have voted on the
proposition, tho Cuban conference
having voted unanimously for uni
flcation, while the Baltimore con
fore nee voted against It. There
are 37 conferences in the south
ern church yet to take action.
In the northern 'church, fivc-
.mrlng conferences and 78 confer
ences which meet next fall, re
main to be heard from. Of the 27
conferences which have ballot ted
the vote ot tho Wyoming confer
nce of Pennsylvania, which acted
on April 17, has not yet been re
ceived.
HEAD OF BLIND
Mr. Ella Ooodln today resigned
a t acting superintendent ot the
stato employment Institution for
ih blind In Portland, effective
iliiy 15. State Senator W. J. H.
Clm k WM elect d In hor ptnu nnd
Mrs. Cl-irk will servo ns matron
The combined sulnriea for tho two
will be $2.r0') h year.
The firm of Knighton and
Howell were employed to draw
I-Iiiiih for a new wing of the (ant-
crn Oicgon stilt; honnitul nt I'nd
leton, cost of the wing to b $225.
(M'O.
Grand Jury to Probe
Death of Child After
Beating by Woman
Tillamook. Or., April 22. The
death yesterday of Sylvia Louise
Dcscamps, ag.'d 4, at the furm
home of her grandmother, .Mrs. M.
C. 1'atnn, 35 miles south of Tilla
mook, following a beating which
the grandmother admitted to Dis
trict Attorney llarrlck she had
given the child will he Investi
gated tomorrow by the county
grand Jury, barrick announced to
day. The nature ot charges. If
any, will '-s determined by the
findings of the grand Jury, he
added. Mrs. Paton is In Jail here.
The girl's body waa taken In
charge lata yesterday by Coroner
Uenkle after Investigation by llar
rlck and Deputy Sheriff I.uras of
reports that the child had died
after receiving a beating with a
strnp at the hands of the grand
mother. Mrs. l'atcn, the auyiorl-
A H
OF TELEGRAM
QUESTIONED
Former Secretary Doubts
If Alleged Message To
Oil Operator Signed By
Montana Solon.
Great Palls, Mont, Apr. 22..
(By Associated I'ress) Hesum-
ini? the story of his connection
with Uordon Campbell. Montana
oil promoter. Senator Burton K,
Wheeler again took the witness
stand In his trial here late today.
lie explained that he was employ
ed by Campbell to defend a re
ceivership case acalnst Campbell
Drougnt by u. V. Stevenson, a ri
val oil man.
He said Tom Stout, former Mon
tana - Congressman, came to him
in Butte in January, 1923, and
asked him to taks the case.
"I told Mr. Stout I was leaving
for Washington soon and was not
prepared to take on many cas
es," said Senator Wheeler.
"I also explained that 1 could
tuke no case involving an appear
ance in land permits.. I said I
would have to have 000 a
year to take the case. Later I waa
Informed Campbell did not hava
that much cash available and I
agreed to accept $4000 in cash,
and the rest later."
Richard A. Haste, former secre
tary to Senator Wheeler, testified
today that ho did not believe a
telegram signed by Wheeler und
sent to Gordon Campbell, Montana
oil operator, on March 14, 1023.
wuh sent by his employer.
The telegram read:
"Have already discussed permit
with solicitor." (Kdwln S. I!n:th
(Continued on 'age Seven!
POLLEY GRANTED
Judge McMuhan of the circuit
court today granted a writ of re
view in the enso of the statu
ugalnst Joe Pulley, a Bend, Or.,
contractor, who 1s accused with a
violation ot the prohibition law
in connection with the seizure of a
still. The case la being appealed
from the justice to the circuit
court.
When the case was called for
hearing last Friday, District At
torney Carsoa moved that the jus
lice of the peace sit as a commit
ting magistrate and bind the de
fendant vore to the grand jury
without hearing The motion wan
granted and P-dley was treed upon
furnishing ball of $250. He has
returned to eastern Oregon. Policy
insists on a hearing In the case,
whirh Is the reason for the appeal.
While the law provides that the
district attorney may, any tima
hetore trial, move that tho juntic
of thr peace sit as committing
magistrate, it Is the contention ot
Policy's atorney that the trial was
under way before the motion was
made Inasmuch as the jury hal
been been drawn and witnesses for
both sidf wrp prAnrnt
ties declared, said she had correct
ed tLe child for a minor fault, and
that the beat'ng followed an at
tempt by the child to atrike back.
Mrs. I'uton sa.d she did not In
tend to harm the child and did not
re. lize she was striking the child
hard.
The child went out to play after
the whipping, and later cams la
complaining ot feeling 111. Mrs.
1'nton put her In a chair, and later
to bed. She said shs sent for aid
to a neighbor's home.
Sylvia was the uaughter of Mrs.
Cora M. Dcscamps of Portland and
I'eter C Dcscampa of Washougal,
Wash. The parents were separated
and the mother had sent Sylvia
and three other children to ths
grandmother's home laat year.
Mrs. Paton has been homestead
Inn a 40-aere tract In .the Mda
district. Shs la It year, of ago.