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Newspaper Page TextM m CITY EDITION Dally averao n sia eireulatlon tor month ending March II, 125. i ; FAIR TONIGHT ; Continued root with heavy fraota In the interior; -Sunday fair and warmer. Hud rater dry north wind. 6719 Average dally distribution 705$. Memier Audit ''Bureau of Circulations. Lo3ul: Max.. lsrmln.,,3;; rain. none, rlvor, i.l; atmoa., clar -.wind northwest tf. Qc. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No". . 99 SALEM, OREGON,". SATURDAY; APRIL 25, 1925 'PRICE THREE CENTS ta Spari vm u cent? ' 0) mm JV .7 Hlffi TO mm ACQUITTED OF CHARGES Exoneration and News of Birth of Daughter Arc Received At Same Time By Senator. Great Falls, -Mont, April 25. (By Associated Presa.) Senator Bur Ton K. Wheeler of Montana, late vice-presidential candidate and political storm center, basked today in the double distilled sun shine of fortune. This followed what developed to be a red letter event in the Wheeler family last night when he etood In federal court here and received two mes sages simultaneously, one being his acquittal of a charge of wrong, fully using his .:natorial influence with the interior department and the other announcing the birth of a daughter in the Wheeler borne in Washington The verdict was returned two hours and thirteen minutes after the Jury had retired to deliberate. and out of this time it took ona hours for dinner. But one ballot was taken. Curt in Uproar- In spite of an admonition to spectators by Federal Judge Frank S. IX' t rich that there must be no demonstration in the court room, there Tas a .ush for the scnator when the verdict was read. In his r.and he held the telegram an nouncing the birth of a daughter. But court was in session only two minutes and his delighted follow ers were let loose without delay He strode over to the jury box and snook hands with each of the 12 men who passed on hie case. Then District Attorney John U Slattery (Continued on Page Nine) E Representatives of tlie federal secret service from Portland are expeetel hard today to take back With them Al Tobln, now In the county jail with his brother, chare ed with hatifrg assisted In coining t pension check belonging to an Insane patient at the state hospi tal. It is alleged that Tobin's brother, E. J. Tobln, now In Jail charged with assisting- a patient to escape from the insane hospital, extracted the check from the pa tient's mall, gave It to hie brother who cashed !t here In Salem. It Is probable both of the Tobina will fnll Into the federal net because of the a.Tt, asd-et service operatives having bsen hero checking up on all of the circumstances. E. J. Tobln, who was an attend ant at 'the honplv.il, recently aided a patient f escape from the ward nn which. Tobln was waiting. It Velng charred that To bin was to secure $100 for his service. The brother wh canned the check re cently served 14 days In the city jnil in Portland on a vagrancy charge, he confesses. Drugless Healer i? Tricked Into Signing Extradition Papers Seattle, Wash.. April 25. W. A. Andersen, drugless healer, ato knows as Ma, or Wellington M. Belford and Dr. Martin L. Belford. arretted in Vancouver, April 15. on embezzlement charges made In Detroit, left here today for that city in charge of Lieutenant H. I. Garvin, of the Detroit polict Carvln related that be tricked An derr)n Into waiving extradition and brought n ra across the Inter national line 1j.t n'ght. YcT-rdey. Garvin said, he ap peared before a Vanccuver magis trate and requested that extradi tion proceeds be dropped. The Jvdse continue the case until to C y and Garvin suggested to An rt'rrn that they take an antomo b' ride. Anderson agreeing, signed "papers- v released EXONERATED at jw-TvOfrltap,- FROST DAMAGE Yakima, Wash.. April 25. Though warnings of a damaging frost were woadcast all over the Yakima valley last night thte morning's check showed that there had been practically no dam age, thanks to the heavy clouds that formed early ia the evening and the high wind. - Wcnatchee, Wash., April 25. No damage to fruit in the Wenat chce valley was reported today at the horticultural office following last night's light frost. A strong wind blew most of the night. Reports from Omak today said the mercury went down to 27 last night and Pogue Flats reported one-quarter-of an Inch of Ice, Con- conulty had 25 degree above zero. Walla Wall,-. Wash. April 23, With temperatures in various parts of the valley ranging from n minimum of 2S to 36, according to locality, a light frost .occurred here early this morning, causing slight damage to some fruits in spots. E, Washington, April 25.; Speed ing up the transcontinental air mail service was ordered today by Postmaster -General New In order to cut down transit time between San Francisco and New York from 31 hours and 35 minutes to 28 hours anU 5G minutes, and at the same time to advance southern California air mall practically one lull day. Departures from San, Francisco win tie made at s:4t a. m., eifec tive May 1, .instead of 6:30 a. m, as at present. Thie will enabk mall leaving Los Angeles at 6 p. m. to be piaced on the tronscontl netai plane leaving San Francis?o the following morning Instead of being held there 24 hours. The change will not affect time of ar rival at New Yors. from the Jail for the drive. The "papers" were an extradition waiver, and before he realized it Anderson was on the Aemricam aide of the line, where he wa placed aboard a Seattle train. Enraged at first. Anderson soon became amiable and loquacious Commenting on women, accord ing to Garvin, he eaid: "Women are the biggest fools In the world and when I get out of this me I'M go right on having a good t ie with them." The detetlve ?ald Anderson had defrauded Detroit women of over 550.000. Bclfort'. declared that Ruth Rmfck. an act revs at Oakland. Cal., had hired a good American lawyer to-fight his extradition from Canada. EXCONVICT AP AT ROSEBURG Lee Duncan, Who Escap ed County Jail By Slug ging Officer, Caught; Admits Store Robbery. Roeeburg, Or., Apr. 25. Lee Duncan, who for the past three days haa been a fugitive, after escaping from the county Jail, was captured this morning on the banks of the South Umpqua river, about one mile south of the city limits. When arrested. Duncan was wearing clothing stolen from the J. C. Penney store on Thursday night and he gave the officers a complete account of the robbery of that store, telling them where they would find articles of cloth ing which he stated be had hid den. Duncan was seen this morning by Lewis Tayne, a young school boy of Alexanders addition, near where the fugitive was hiding, and a report was made to the sheriff's office and deputies suc ceeded In locating Duncan within a few minutes: He made no re sistance and freely discussed .with the' officers the details of his three day flight through the woods. Twice the officers were almost upon him, be stated. Once they stopped their automobile directly in front -of blm, Duncan said Another iime they were in a cab in where he was in Riding in the attle. Several times he saw the posses near him.. OF GIRL WILL ACT Indianapolis, Ind., April, 23. Residents of Irvlngton. the suburb in which. Is locntod the home of miss Aiaage UDerholtzer, were called today to assemble in a mass meeting-tomonow to outline nlans for assisting authorities to bring to justice the persona responsible lor oer deatii D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the iu Klux Klan. whose home Is also in Irvlngton. has been Indicted on a charge of first degrej murder in connection r.'ith Miss Olierhollzer's death Earl Gllnck and Earl Gentry. both former residents of Evans, vine, were nl.?o Indicted on mur der charges as alleged accomplices of Htephenson. The call for trie mass meeting was Issued by Mrs. J. H. Dunn, president of tae Irvlngton Parent- Teacier association. It was orig inally extende.'. only to women's organization!, but later was made to Include all residents of tha suburb. TO RESIST TAX The public service commission to day reccied a letter from the Western Union Telegraph com lany. signed by Francis R Stirk of New Vork, general attorney, in dicating that the comiiiny will re fuse to pay the state of Oregon a rr. earnings lax under House ill .f)a of the 1923 legislature, The contention la that thi act Is unconstitutional, for the renson that It declared an emergency on a ta: m-aHiir. The com mny also contend thnt the fee should re paid dirertly. to tho. pu ll2 service commission and placed In its Tund for th purpose f-f regnl.itlng public utilities and rn4!roR:A, and not into the general funds f the state. docks Tamed Ahead- New York, April z5. More clocks will be turned, ahead on hour tomorrow morning at 2 o'clock when daylight saving time goes Into effect than any other year since the world war. the mer chants association estimated to day. t ROAD 10 FOLLOW OUT HILL'SiPLANS Oregon Extensions Pro jected By ''Empire Builder" to be Pushed, Asserts G. N. Head. Portland, April 25 Declaration by Ralph Budd, president of tho Great Northern railway that his company in planning an extension south from Bend Is aiming to car ry out the plans of the late J. J. Hill, and a report by Ben Dey, counwi fo:1 tha Southern Pacific that his company's Natron cut-off has been completed 45 of the 108 milert and that the project would be finlsh-a.t early next year, were features of discussion of tho Ore gon railroad situation at the an nual dinner meeting of the cham ber of commerce lnat night. 'I: Is our aim and ambition to carry out the things so far as pos sible thatTMr. Hill wanted to do," said Mr. Budd. "This has been impossible for some years. Con ditions have ImprovcSl and the Great Northern plans to do some building. In Montana, for In stance, there la need for more rail roads, and tjiere la likely to be some building there. This may seem far away, yot the benefits will probably be reflected here in giving wider markets , to Oregon products. - " War United Plans "Plans Mr. Hill made In central Oregon wero not completed at the time of his death. Up the Des chutes river n road was built that was Intended to extend farther south. The war came on and de layed completion of the plan. It mow appears further development ii that section of the state Is at hand. "If It appears the Oregon Trunk can be extended southward, it Is our belief btfitima would be stlmu lnted there and further develop ment woutd follow. There would be more business tot all Interests concerned. "The st.tus of the road as map I ed from Bend south was that the surveys made tilery had conflicts with the Natron road of the South crn Pacific company. There were places where the surveys used the name groun.l and the roads cross ed. "N To Avoid Duplication "In 1910 and 1SIL Joint surveys were n ado no that the lines would not Interfero with each other so there ia no particular Interference (Continued on Pc Nine) PLAN TO CURTAIL Portland, April 25 CurtsMlng of jogging operations In western Oregon .ind Washington as a means of stabilizing the Industry whs ten'atlvely agreed on at a con fer) ce here yesterday, tha Port land Telegram says today. The agreement will be put Into conclu sive form .Monday, It Is ndded. The reason assigned for the ac tion Is that receding lumber prices have affected log prices and that unless the demand for 1 gs In creases there will be still lower (rices, says the newspaper. According to tentative agree ment t,f loRglng operators they Mill cease activities Jtirfo l and prolong the July uiosod period for two weeks at least. Operators attending the conference eaid this would also uid in minimising the forest fire menace. CONyiCfFREED REARRESTED Jefferson City, Mo., April 25. jame Carrol, released today from the state ptisan after serving a term for burglary and larceny os taken into custody by officers from the stjle of Washington where he Is wonted on a charge of burglary. . Carroll has served two terms In Han Quentln, Cal., prison and one in the prison et nalem. Or. Monetta. 8. V... April 25. Sher iff Henry II. Howard of Aiken county was eh U and killed: Annk Low man. a neiess, was killed and her daughter, Bertha, was pro I) ably fatally wounded today la -hooting affray when officers at- '.empttd to search the home of Ham Lowman, the dead women'.! husband, for liquor. Pioneers f Feature Guests A group of 15 or 20 old pioneers. who have' been residents of Ore gon for 70 years or more, will see "Janice Merldeth," moving pic ture of Revolutionary days; as special guests of Capital Joural and the Oregon theater next Mon day,. The entertainment will be gin at 2 o'clock Monday after noon, and will follow shortly after the luncheon at the Salem cham ber of commerce, where old pio neers are to be featured. In case an escort Is with a pioneer the escort in invited also. The picture Itself features Marion Davies, prominent screen star. It is her newest screen pro duction, and Is a thrilling story of a time in history of particular interest to pioneers. "American to the core," is the way the pic ture is described by critics. Janice Meredith' began a four day run at th Oregon Theater to day, drawing heavy crowds. A number of people saw the advance showing of the picture yesterday morning, and were high in their praises of it. Spectacular scenes of faonous episode of the Am or lean revolu tion are accurately reproduced in "Janice Meredith." L Washington, Apr. 25. The Public School Defense league of Detroit, tiled a brief In the su preme court today In the c-irfe brought by Oregon to- maintain Its law requiring children be tween 6 and 16 years of age to attend public schools. Appearing as a friend of the court the lea gue declared that should the Ore gon law be sustained a stmUi.r statute would be enacted by Michigan. It was contended that unless states could require children of school age to attend public schools not only the schools but ths.etate might be destroyed by private parties. 'If the govern ment could compel cltisns to perform military service, the league Insisted, eta ten rould re- qu'-e children to attend public schools "for the purpose of giving education necessary to make them useful cltisens and loyal defend ers of the country The brief contained criticisms of "the doctrines and moral teach in ft of tho Woman Catholic church," Argument in the cane has been completed and U is now awaiting decision. Socramento, Cal., April 25. A burglar trao arranged In a drug :itore in the residence district here woaked so successful! that E. L Lydnton, a local resident, lies in s hospital today shot through the chest, seriously wounded. bydston, he (old police, crawled through the broken skylight. clambered down a rope and Jut as he ncared the floor a font itmck a wire attached to a rifle and the weapon was discharged. Francis K. Kvans, proprietor of the store, said his place was rob bed week ago and he had left the skylight broken and also the rope in position, b.-fore placing th" rifle. pesshntsrefiiseTo SUPPORT KING BORIS Vienna, April .5. (fly Associ ated Press.) ft Is reported her that Klnx IlnrW of Ilulgarla, In a.-i ftutnern;h,d letter t M. Oboff. leader of the Uuluai Into refugees In Jugo-:-tlrvia has Invltrd the .npmbtrs of the peaxan' parly out of the country to refit n horn their reprerenttitive to enter tlte government The rcfugre leader Is said to have replied that the refuses are ready to return but are not pre reared U guarantee the retention of tb Co bur dynasty, the pre nit ruling house on the Bulgar ian- throne. to See Film as of Honor The skirmish at Lexington the snot that was heard around tho world" the breathless mo ment of suspense, waltlnr; to see whether tbe British would flr-j the first allot In the American revolu tion; the dnmulces MinutJ Men l:ravcly fighting against frightful odda this is ono of the thrilling scenes of the production. Crossing I he Dclnuniv Washington crossing the Dela ware, a living reproduction of the famous painting by Trumbull, Is also a gripping chanter cf the photoplay. A "channel 400 feet wide had to be cut throuKh the Saranao river In the AdiromlackB to permit the crossing of specially constructed flat boats and rnftn, transp3i'Mng the auldlers and load ed cannon, oxen and supply wag ons Paul Kevcro'a immortal ride when his horse's hoofs resounded through the night, when startled heads appeared nt wlndoU-s in nn swer to his nail, and when ho took t'espcrnto Jumps over fences and hedges, is full of thrillfj and tutis tic efforts. 'XUci Hnlllcor Yo-Mowii Then there's tho baltlo and sur render of tho rtrltirih at Yorktown, impressive, authentic niid thrill ing.. STAGE COMPANY STEAL BUSINESS Charging thM through collusion between the Central Stage Termi nal Hotel company of Salem and the "Oregon Siages, It is the plan of thoe two concerns to "freeze- them out of the stage buHiness. Ben Henry ant! J. H. Brown have Instituted suit in circuit court to compel the production in court of the books and records of the termi nal company, and In event of a failure to produce to appoint a re ceiver to take charge of the prop erty. In addition the plaintiff ask a judgement of I3i4u, In their complaint the pluintlffs allego that by virtue of a con tract between the Central Motor (Jus line, of which they are mem bers, and the tcrminu) company, entered into in August, 1922. that the Central Motor Hus line was to h?.ve use of the terminal property as a terminal in exclusion of all other bus lines. They further allege that In April, 1924, an organization known as the "Oregon Stages" be gan operating in competition wltb tho Centra) Motor Bus line, cm ploying the facilities of the termi nal company end even accepting the tickets of the Central Motor Bus line. The plaintiffs claim as members t the Central Motor Bus line they are entitled to their share of the proceeds from sale of such tickets used by the Oregon Stages. They claim that through collusion be tween the terminal company and the Oregon Stage., It was possibl for the Oregon Stages to show operating revenue of 33 cents per automobile mile as against IS cents a mile for the Central Motor Bus lines, and that prior to the operation of thp Oregon Stages the Central Motor Bus line was mak ing 25 cents a mile. It Is th plan, the plaintiffs allege, to eventually freeze out the plain tiffs through surh rolluston. The $3400 exked as judgment Is one-seventh of the proceeds al leged to have been diverted to tli Oregon HtngfB from the Central Motor Bum lines, the plaintiff claim, this bring their alleged ihare In such operations. Wife Leaves Word For Trapped Miner To Get Loaf Bread Wnllmv, Hi. ho, April 2.' In cnilrat tttli Hit iiMtnl tl"tnro of (error Mlrlr-krn loved hii'ldb'tl nlMMit idi;ilt f n ttr.' 'k'-tl mlfi wih lt.t- niin niiriMMi til Itiirki yi-tfwliiy tlmt tlie II mm ImprlxHirrti In fli Ileclti nihil thm hv n lire iwmhl fio r'f !'! ifH r. Mm ft II. It. I ptoff rii'rtg cil wtili liU iiMililH-jrhn itu-il fit1, .rM.nlay evening, lit ttii4 Ktib-'l liy n fi'ilmv worker wh' Imd Imvii out nidi' during Hie tluv. "Ili'v, i ptoff," I lit ntip In f(trnit', lilni, "your wife wild to lell tun wltrn )ou g.it out ti bring tom puuut brvuoV FLEETS CLASH IN BATTLE 0 A ISLAND Opposing Forces Make Contact At 6:13 This Morning: In War Game Conducted By Navy Honolulu, April 25. (By Asso ciated Press) The "battle" for possession for the island ot Ouhu, goal of the joint army-navy man euvers, started at 6:15 this morn ing. Contuct was established when a contingent of the ''blue" attack ing forces rushed a fortress held by the "black' troops defending the islaud. The cruisers and destroyers forming the fringes of the "blue" fleet'1 were sighted by observers for the "black" forces off the island In a general southeasterly diroctlon from Dtumond Head, the southern most tip of Oahu. - The "blue" attack signalized the start of the most extensive peace time maneuvers ever staged by the United States army and navy. For purpossc ot the military ex ercise It is assumed that the Hawaiian Islands are in posseselon of another power and that the United Stutes is trying to capturo them. The Islands are defended by military forces already tbore, including tho territorial national guard: the attack is being made by the United States grand fleet, which also carries a landing force of United States marines. The maneuvers will end with the capture of Oahu. It Is not ex pected that tho grand fleet will be defeated. The purposo of the maneuvers Is to train the army and navy In Joint operations and to test the defenses of tho Islands as well as trying out methods of attack against defended localities CONVICT TRIES T Sacramento, Cul., April 25. W 0. Ktevens, commtted to Kolsont stnte prlKon fr m Alameda county was shot and probably fatally wounded shortly after noon today during nn nt'.cinpt to escape from Oeputy Hherlff It M. Whnley. The shooting occurred nt an nuto serv ice station at Thirty-first and M streets on the I'oIhoiu road. Wha ley had Htevns In cuetody and was taking him to the prison. Execnticns Denied. Sofia, April 25. (By Assoc!: ed Press. Tlie report that the agrarian leader, Prutkin, and former War Minister Mouravleff had been put to death Is denied In Hcml-officiul quarters. It Is stated that both mjti attended yester day's Inquiry lntn the Sveti-Kra' cathedral bomb plot. Federal Officials Silent on Collapse Of Wheeler Charges Washington, April 25. Dcpart be:it of Justice ifficinls had noth ing to say today In regard to the collapne of tbir cose in Montana u.T'ilnt Sen it-ir Wheeler. Th celerity with wblrh the Jury threw the department's charge and exon erated the senator manifestly cruised disappointment and chit liiin and In view of tlie ci renin italics no official would predict whether the separate proceeding aRlnt Mr. Wheeler In the Dis trict of Columbia would be press ed. Senator W:ie?lers friends mean time were predicting that the case hfr never would be brought to trial. Senator IiKollette of Wis f onsin, with whom the Montana annrtor was a candidate nn the In dependent presidential ticket last si: turner, sent this telegram of congrut'ilntlun: "Great rejoicing hers and throughout ths country. Your 6 ARE KILLED IN CONFLICTS OVER NIGHT Earlier Report ' of Im provement In Balkans Contradicted by News of Fresh Disturbances. (By l he Associated Press) Bulgarian disturbances flamed 1 up ugaln the province! today al though earlier reports had In- sistcd the situation was improv-' lnff. . i ' Six are dead and a number wounded as a result of several conflicts In different provincial towns, according to direct dis patches from Sofia or Indirect re ports coming via other Euronen capitals. ' At Plevna the city hall, library and theater were burned; at Uugas two were killed and a num ber wounded in a conflict between government troops and commun ists; In fighting at Gabrovo three communists were killed; at Verna police killed the communist lead er Kassaboff after burning his house, according to these reports. Unsuccessful attempts to destroy three bridges in the region of Varna were reported. - Tho former agrarian minister, OmarchovHky, swore allegiance to (Continued on Page Nine) ENJOIN PAVING Portland. April 25 Suit was fil ed In the circuit court of Multno mah county today by Frederick DeNcffo, Portland attorney, as taxpayer, to enjoin the state high way commission from entering Into a contract with Hlmonpen und Hefty for the pavement with con crete of the sei'tion of tho lower Columbia river highway between Antorin and &venon. The highway cotnm legion yes tirday accepted a bid for concrete) which was $10,000 higher than the bid of the Wurren Construction com pmy for paving the stretcti with nsphaltum. Defendants named In the suit are William luby, H. B- VanDu zer and W. H. Malone, members oC the statu highway commission. The complaint declares that th luphway In this eection ho, been paved, and that the commission la without authority to destroy the present pavement and repavs tha road. It Is a Ho set forth that ths law required c.intrarui be let to the lowost bidder. Aft'M the com minion accepted the Simonn and Hefty bid yes terd iy protect were made by John F. Logan, Portland attcrney, and; Jay Howerman, former governor. The commlraion pr-ceedd to award the contract after hearing the objections. friends are exi.nitely happy that a Jury chosen from the good people of Montana hate acquitted yoil and vindicated Justkev- "Ilut every decent self-respecting American clliien must bow hifl head with shame in the face of tho established furt. t;i;t the leaders, of u political party nnd highest re -'pouHihlo public officials h instituted a gt4.it department to iiuhvert Jt slice xMeld thr guiltf and ronvLt m honest man oC crime."' Justice department officials have always maintained that thl conspiracy Indictment recently re turned hers, w is wholly Independ cnt of the proceeding at Ureal Falls, but the friends of Senator Wheeler hare taken ths opposite lew.- The case here was prepared by Assistant Attorney General Donovan, who it absent frofls Washington.