Capital journal., April 30, 1925, Image 1

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C TY EDITION
Daily avfrabn ot paid circulation for
mo niti ending March Si, 1925.
CLOUDY TONIGHT
In west; fair In eaat portion and cooler
tonight, Friday fair and cooler; light
westerly wind.
Local: Max. 74. min. 47; rain, none,
river, 4.1; at mo, clear; wind northwest.
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Average dally, distribution 7059.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation,
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 103
SALEM. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1925
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BRIBERY IS CHARGED TO
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$5,000 OFFER
TENDERED
Witness Claims Attorney
Sought Affidavit To
Effect That Charges
Were Framed Plot
Chicago, April 30. (By Associ
ated Pi s.) Earl II. Clark testl
lied today in the resumed Inquest
Into the death of William Jic
Cllntock that an had been offered
a (5000 bribe by an attorney for
William D. Suepnerd. under In
dictment charged with the murder
of McClintock by typhoid inocu
lation to sign an affidavit which
Clark said be never had seen.
Shepherd and his attorneys de
clined to attend the inquest.
. McClintock was Shepherd's fos
ter son and by his death last De
cember, Shepherd inherited a mil
lion dollars.
Shepherd is in jail, held with
out bond, rending trial set for
May 18. Witn the finding of
verdict in the William McClintock
case the coroner s jury will de
mand Inquests Into the deaths of
Mrs. Matson McClintock, mother
of "Billy" McClintock. 16 years
ago. and of Dr. Oscar Olson. The
coroner's chemist has reported
that he found enough poison In
Mrs McCllnto-k's body to cause
dath within ten daye.
Clark, a former employe of
Charles C. Faiman, who has oper
ated a science school where, rat
man has testified, he taught SheD
herd how to administer (yphoIJ
germs to produce death. Is a wit
nees over whom the state's attor
ney and counsel for Shepherd have
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FIFTH MAN HELD
Emil J. Wilke of Mount Angel
was arrested today and arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Small
on a charge of possession of
still In connection with the raid
made Tuesday evening In which
four other men were arrested and
a huge still captured. Wilke
pleaded not guilty, bis bail was
fixed at $3000 and he is in the
city jail. He is said to have been
employed on the Joe Walker farm
where the still was round.
The ball of the first four men
arrested, Joe Walker, Lester Dick
son. Henry Johnson and John An
drews, which was fixed at $1500
by Justice of the Peace Small yes
terday was later raised to $3000.
Walker furnished the ball and
was allowed to go. The other are
In jail. Wilke is Walker's broth
er in law. y
The still Is believed to have
been the largest ever taken In
the west.
Intersectional High
School Debate Plan
Revived Thru Offer
The coaet to coast debate be
tween high school teams of Sa
lem. Massachusetts, and Salem.
Oregon, which had been virtually
abandoned b local high school
authorities because of apparent
unwillingness of the easterners to
meet the westerners' terms, yes
terday loomed aa a stronger prob
ability than ever before. A letter
received here from Massachusetts
contained a proposal that In. all
probability will be complied with.
It l announced by local authori
ties. Terms as offered Involve a
dual debate next year, each school
tending a team across the conti
nent. The offer la agreeable to J.
C. Nelaon. high school principal,
and Orlando Horning, debate
coach. A few detail., such M the
number of debaters on each team
and the exact date ot the content,
have yet to be agreed upon.
Tug Ca s.izes
Three :Crew
Believ I Lost
Aberdeen, W:
- Apr. SO.
V' Allman-Hub-
The tug Ryba o
ble Tugboat co
ny sank about
10 o'clock this rning just off
the Grays Harbor bar.
Three lives are believed to have
been lost when the Ryba capsized
and sank in the heavy eeaa. Cap
tain Simon Anderson of the Ryba
was nicked up by the -steam
schooner Lake Francis. The miss
ing:
Basil Hubble, engineer: Harry
Hubble, Jr., fireman; T. Barnes,
deck hand.
The Ryba went out early this
morning to place a pilot aboard
the Japanese freighter Etna Ma
ru and sank on the way back. She
carried a lifeboat but the heavy
breakers are believed to have
prevented its launching. The
Japanese ehip made an attempt
to put out a lifeboat but was un
able to get it away. The West
port coast guard station life boat
and the tug Cudahy are cruising
the bar in an effort to find the
missing sailors.
Chicago, April 30 A killing
frost spread over much of the mid
dle went and southwest last night.
Fifteen Nebraska towns report
ed freezing temperatures and
three killing frosts, causing fears
for tender vegetation although no
renort of extensive orchard
early crop damage had been re
ceived today.
Kansas and Missouri were not
so fortunate, althougji the south
west Missouri strawbery crop, es
timated worth $3,000,000 was
only slightly damaged.
Near Salina, Kansas, a heavy,
dry frost did tremendous damage
to fruit. The apple and cherry
loss would be 75 per cent stated
W. F. Jones, the Sauna metreo-
rologist. with grapes probably
total loss.
Wheat and corn escaped dam
age by the frost, although It cov
ered all Kansas.
Topeka, Kan.. April 30 The
heavy frost struck Kansas last
night, reaching almost all parts
of the state and doing some dam
afe to early truck garden crops
and potatoes, but wheat and corn
escaped damage, according to re
ports to the weather bureau here.
Temperatures ranging from 22
to 30 visited northwest Kansas.
Monarchist Name? Go. .
Frankfort - on - the - Main. Ger
many, April 30. By a narrow
vote, the city council has decided
to abolish all monarchists street
names. One of the thoroughfares
will be renamed In honor of the
iate President Ehert.
Tryeuts for next year's Inter
sectional team will be held here
sometime during the last of May
thia year. Those selected will be
put to work on the question Im
mediately. The question used In
the debate will not be used In
tryouts, reason given being that
the Intersections! question, which
has to do with the federal child
labor amendment, has been wed
recently In an Interclass debate.
If the same question Is used In the
tryouta debaters who participat
ed In Interclae. contests would
r--re an unfair advantage. It Is
believed.
A ) sajaehusetta school want
to hold the contest sometime
during the first week In May,
192t. and to have each team com
posed of three men. Local author
ities are reluctant upon both of
Continued on i'ace Eleven)
INDEPENDENCE
PIONEER AND
BANKER DEAD
II. Hirschherg Is Victim
of Ptomaine Poisoning
Following Illness of
Two Weeks
After an Illness of two weeks,
thought to be due to ptomaine
poisoning, H. Hirschberg, ot In-
dependence, one of the best known
men In Polk county, passed away
in Portland at six o'clock this
morning. He was president of the
First National bank of Indepen
dence from the time that be or
ganized It In 18S9. So far as Is
known, his only living relative In
the United States Is a nephew,
Dr. Max Roeendorff, a Portland
physician.
Mr. Hirschberg was treasurer
of the Oregon State Grange, an
office which be held for Twenty
five years, and treasurer of the
Children's Farm Home at Corval
11s. He was Intensely interested
in philanthropic work, particu
larly regarding children. For
years be has given monthly prizes
to the children In the Indepen
dence schools with the highest
grade averages and those showing,
the greatest improvement. He
maintained a soup kitchen In the
independence public schools with
special orders that the children
unable to pay be given the food
free i.f charge. The Boup kitchen
cost him between $40 and $50 a
nionlh.
Born In Germany about seventy-one
yeais ago, Mr. Hirschberg
came to this country while a very
young man and settled In Sa em
where be followed the trade of
tinsmith. In 1S72 he went to .n
dependcco wheie he made lis
horro for the remainder of Us
life. He never m.trrVd. He m
&n active member of the Maeojlc
Elks, r.nd knights ofPytb.is
lodges nvd was a member ot Ine
Odd Fello'i i for over fifty years.
He W83 identified with financ
ing of Innumerable development
project? in Polk county. He built
he railway between Independence
and Monmouth, known In the
.Mrlv t'ays as the "mit-nr end
lata extended Its operations ro
l.'altas, roLtlnulng his railwiy
a-'Mvify until he sold to the South
ern Pat. fir. 20 years ago.
It Is thought that Hlrschber
C3tjfe will amount to over $500.-
K0. In addition to the stock Id
tho Fiis. National bank of In 'e
phndeire he owned several busi
ness ha. Mings in Independence.
sn'r;'t apartment houses in Port-
lano, borne valuable Mm her land
In Bin ton county, a large fa-m
in uUho. and farms near Peedee
and near Independence Nothing
definite lb known aoout his will
hut It its supposed that be provti
el generously for tbe Children's
Farm Horn- at Corn... and oUer
charkal c institutions In whl 'i
he Wfcs uterested. He also had
several relatives In Hen in wno-n
h-s had been aldfn financial!?
a'uc iftt) war.
The body will be cremated In
Cortland. Funeral iTangemen s
have not been completed but iu
tcrmert will probably take pla t
in Independence.
NEGRO YOUTH HEADS
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
New York, April 30. Arthur
Waller, a ncrrro athlete and de
leter, has beta elected president
of the students of Newtown high
school, Queen, over two whito can
didates. The campaign In which Waller
was attacked because of his color
l:came so he.Uea that Principal
Dillingham threatened to call the
rollce if disorders occurred at the
election yesterday.
Waller received 1400 votes and
tha combined Apposition 900. He
Is a member of the cross country
tra'k and baseball teams and head
of the advertising department of
Ihe school paper. His father it a
retired minister.
Rolled Socks
At Bottom of
Student Row
Gladstone, Mich., April 30
Two hundred boy students of the
high school were suspended yes
terday when they protested
against girl students being per
mitted to attend classes with their
stockings rolled. Today the girls
were threatening a "sympathetic
strike" because they had been or
dered to "roll 'em up."
The overt act that led directly
to the boys' suspension was their
refusal to wear neckties to school
and their persistence In disregard
the dress regulations by turning
down their collars. Superinten
dent C. H. Teague said today when
they return the boys will be com
pelled to make up their school
work without receiving credit for
it. Also, they must wear neckties.
The students today paraded the
streets ot Gladstone and nearby
villages, bearing banners, drums
and bugles.
E
LOSES
Dr. Maurice Butler, a dentist of
Independence, lost hie left eye and
leceived a tinctured skull near tbe
left eye when an autoombile in
which he wes riding with F. M
Powell of Salem skidded off the
highway early today. The acci
dent happened on the Salem
Dallas road about three miles west
ot Salem while the two men were
driving from Salem to In depend
once. Powell was bruised but not
much hurt.
The attending physician reports
Dr. Butler, whq ie In Willamette
anttarlum, as progressing favor
nhly considering the seriousness
ot the Injury and no further com
plications are expected. Dr. But
ler has been fully conscious since
taken to the hospital Immediately
vfter the accident.
Dr. Butler has been a resident
of Independence for many years
and Is a eon of Dr. Otis Butler.
Details aa to now tbe accident
happened could not be ascertained
today, An investigation was made
by Officer Max Flannery of the
state traffic department but he
said he was not ready to report
dative to bis Investigation.
I
Slireveport, La., April 30. Ar
rangements were complete today
tor opening the trial of W. K
Miller. 40. and n. C. Oliver. 28.
of Cedar Grove, a suburb, charged
with assault and conspiracy in
connection with the recent flog
ging of John Barker, 63, a Cedar
Jrove construction foreman.
Barker at the preliminary In
(lUiry, decl-rcd Miller and Oliver
were among a group ot men who
enticed him from his home, car
ried him to a nearby woods and
pfter sbSAkllniC him to a tree, lash
ed him. He said the men told
him they wera going to take his
daughter out and scare her. He
added that oni ot the men in toe
group said:
"You don t control your family.
You let your girl put on kbaki
pants and rido a bicycle. Every
time anything goes wrong around
your house you curse and raise
sand."
Miller and Oliver, who are un
dcr $1000 bail each entered pleas
of not guilty when arraigned.
As a result of publicity given
the Parker ra ie udge Crsne has
received a let'er from Mrs. J. C
Denman of Kr-inkllnton, La., ask
ing if the flogging victim is re
lated to Raielgn Barker, also
known as Raleigh Barcar of Ho-
lano county, Cal., who the letter
Hbid, died recently and left a for
tune. Attorney, for hk estate are
seeking a Johl Barker In Ixxiisi
tna , she aaid. Barker said he
won'.d trv to find the family Ulbl
EPIDEMIC OF
SMALLP0X1N
WASHINGTON
Deaths Total Nineteen To
Date; Sixty Five Thous
and Federal Employes
To Be Vaccinated
vashlngton, April 30. -All gov
ernment employes in the District
of Columbia have been requested
bythe public health service to
snbmlt to vaccination against
smallpox and there were Indica
tions today that President Cool
idge was among the first to signi
fy compliance with the request.
As the result ot an order by Sur
geon General Cummings, depart
ment heads today sent circular in
structions to all employes advis
ing them that the vaccination
should be accomplished at the
earliest possible moment. The or
der affects approximately 65,000
government workers.
19 Deaths Reported.
There have been 19 deaths from
smallpox hero since January 1 ou'.
of 64 cases. Two of the deaths
occurred yosUTMay. Dr. Cummlng
considers the disease to be in
virulent form.
Tbe public health service has
arranged to send surgeons to tli
various departments so that the
administration of vaccine can be
accomplished with the least pos
sible interference to government
business. In tho veteran's bureau,
where several tnousande are
crowded together dally, vaccina
tion began several days ago be
cause a womaa clerk had contin
ued to come to work after she had
been exposed to smallpox.
White Houso otticlals refused to
discuss President Coolldge s vac
cination, It wis pointed out that
he receives and shakes hands dally
with several hundred people and
occasionally attends public gatn
crlngs here.
President Cancels Dates.
The president had a number of
engegements today, but was late
n appearing nt his office and can
celed plans to attend the baseball
game this afternoon.
A number of officials and clerks
t the executive offices have been
administered vaccine within
last few days.
Major J. F. Coupal, the While
House nhysiican, Secretary San
ders and E. T. Clark, personal sec
retary to the president, all flatly
refused to say whether Mr. t.'ool-
dge actually had submitted to
vaccination. If such a step had
been taken, Dr. Coupal said, he
would not feel at liberty to dls-
a it. .
FATHER TO TAKE
OF
Paul Thompson, the boy that
nobody wanted, and who baa
been held at the Deaconess hoa-
sital with the hope that somebody
would want him, will go back to
hla father. County Judge Hunt
yesterday received a telegram
from the boys father who M in
Oklahoma saying that If the boy
was still held here to advise him
and money would bs wired at
ones for a ticket to take the boy
to Oklahoma.
Judge Hunt had. been endeavor-
na- to net in touch with tn
bov's parents In Oklahoma and
had wired them at tha addreaw gl
ea by the boy but the telegrtm
was reported unclaimed. Thor. p
son was one of a trio who escap
ed from St. Marys home near
Portland about two week ago.
JONATHAN BOURNE TO WED
Mobile, Als.. Apr. 80. A mar
riage license was Issued here to
day lo Jonathan L. Bourne, far
mer t'nltiil Slate senator of Ore
gon to wed Miss Kranels Baker
Turner. The former Oregon sen
ator gave his age aa 70 and the
bride lo be as 19. Mr. Bourne
owns a larga plantation ia this
county.
SHEPHERD
Deceit Practiced
By Circulators of
Auto Bus Petition
That circulators of the petition
to apply the referendum to the
bus and stage tax measure are
pulling the wool ovor people's
eyes In securing signatures to
their petitions, is the assertion of
Earle V, Headrlck, local man in
letter sent to County Commia-
loner J. E. Smith and he declared
If he knew whnt he knows now he
would withdraw bis signature
from the petition, which he al
ready has signed.
I wish to advise you of an in
stance whereby a representative
of a motor bua company eecurcd
my signature to a petition," be
says In the letter.
'This man (a Mr. Parker) gave
me the assurance that It was only
petition to aee whether or not
the people wanted to vote on the
bus quostioin. Not being aware of
the law aa passed by tht last leg-
KILLS KLAN BILL
Columbus, Ohio, April 30 The
Buchanan bible bill passed by the
recent session of the Ohio gener
al assembly to make daily reading
of tbe bible In all public schools
of Ohio compulsory, was vetoed
today by Governor Vic Donahey
because "It opposed the principles
of civic and religious liberty."
Contrary to expectations the
governor did not make any com
ment on the action of various fac
tlons in the legislature which sup
ported or opposed the bill. The
bill was actively supported by
Ku Klux Klun members of both
branches of the assembly.
The governor's disapproval of
the bill marks the end of ono of
the bitterest rellgloua fights wag
ed In the Ohio legislature In re
cent years. The measure sought
to compel all pdblic school teach
ers of the state to read 10 versos
from the bible to the pupils every
school day. It also would have
compelled every pupil beyond tbe
fourth grade to memorize the Ten
Commandments
CASE IS OPENED
Portland, Or., Apr. 30. Hear
ing or Dr. Thomas w. Uowr quo
warranto proceed In ki attacking
the right of John C. Veatch to
hold office aa hln successor as i
member of the atate flh commis
sion wa begun today before Cir
cuit Judge Hewitt. Dr. Rom, who
waa ousted by the governor, call
ed upon Veatch to show by what
authority to hold office.
John W. Kate. attorney for
Dr. Kofeti, attacked the action of
(lovernor Pierce in removing Dr.
Horn and In the eulmeqitent hear-
In ate in the raHe granted by the
governor. He characterized the
governor an "accuser. Judge and
Jury."
"When Rofvi appeared before
the governor,", declared Kaale,
the governor aald: "I charge you
with extravagance In the admin
istration of tbe commitwlon'a af
fair."
"Vet only by action of two
mvfftben of the commit Ion can
there bs any extravagance. If
Uom waa extravagant, Com ml
it oner Kendall, who voted with
him In employing Hhoemaker, al
ho wu extravagant. Kendall, at
tbe examination of Rosa, told the
governor he rid worked with and
voted with Ro, and that If Rom
waa guilty ot xtravaganca be
wan too.
"Kendall dared ht governor to
remove him and :ha governor
didn't accept the dart.
Islature I put down my signa
ture. "We want these busses and
trucks put out ot business aa soon
as posslbls as our highways are
almost beyond a good repair job
right now without having to
stand two more summers ot the
terrific pounding they get from
thees road hogs. Sure, make them
pay their share ot the up keep or
take off their busses.
"It would be well to advise the
entire state about these petitions
and the methods they are using
to get g voters name. If these men
go on securing signatures by
fatss statements they will of
course soon get the required
amount.
"Better take three fourths of
them with a grain of salt aa they
were probably secured the same
aa mine."
PAYMENTS TO BE
Due to an opinion of the en
preme court of September 16,
1924, relative to the payment ot
:ncome tax by corporations and
stockholders, the stnto tnx com
mission expects to collect between
$400,000 nnd $500,000 add!-
t-.onui state income taxes un
der tho new repealed Income
tax act. But a large portion
of this will bo refunded to the
dtock holders imler the same court
ceclsion.
Pror lo tbe supreme court de
rision ttio etule commission wus
fi Mowing corporations to deduct
in computing Hh tuxable income
the amount paid resident stock
holders In dividends, while the
stockholders were required to pay
income tax on their dividend. Th-
supreme court held this unconsti
itlonul, so Hint ft Is now nvcvn
sary for tbe tnx commlHAion to go
nek and collect from the cornor
itiontj on these amount previously
xemptcd and to refund to the
stockholders what they paid
their dividends.
The coinmiHlofi will not refund
lo stockholders If tbe corporation
ay them dividends have not paid
indcr tho new ruling, and In no
vent will refund money he avail
ible prior to Junu 10.
Notices of the Intention to re
fund have been sent out to 357
persons holding stock In corpora
tions, and notice that further In-
otne tax Is dim have been sent to
4 15 corporation.
V
eterans Carrying
Fight Upon Hawley
To All Legion Posts
Members of tbe American Le
gion do not Intend to forget that
when they asked Hcpreaentalive
Hawley to recommend for th'i
Staylon postmaster a Legion man
nd a man getting the highest
grade In the executive examina
tions he answered by saying he
intended to recommend the eli
gible who was wanted by "the
largest majority of republicans."
Thia Is evidenced by the fnci
that Legion member have sent to
every American Legion post in
this congressional district copies
of The Capital Journal carrying a
Ktory exposing Hawley's determi
nation to exercise partisan Influ
ence In regard to the appointment.
rather than to tecognlie ex-ervlce
men and the merit of the candl
uate who passed the highest exam
(nation.
Legion members In sending out
copies of the paper to the various
I-enlon Doeta urged the Iegion
poets to examine the situation
carefully and h?r In their rerol
lection just tho service that the
congressmen accorded the ex
service men when they eked for
PORTLANDTfl
IAKETO00
BLOCK STOCK
Commttce Members Head
List With Pledge and
Promise Fund at Once;
$226,240 Raised Here
Assurance that Portland would
raise a quota of f 175,000 for tha
proposed t4U,000 Balein liuca
mill was given tbe Salem commit
tee of proo inters by a committee
of Portland buuinesB men and cap
ita lists at a meeting held at-Port
land this morning. The money
will be ruined at once by the com
mittee which headed tbe subscrip
tion list with individual subscrip
tions ot from S2&U0 to $10,000
oach.
The Portland committee wu
composed of Allen Lewis of Allen
& Lewie, Julius Meter of Meier &
Frank company, W. U Thompson
of the First Nuttoual bank, Emery
Olmstead of the Northwestern
Natolnal bank, State Senators
George W. Joseph and H. L. Cor
bel t, J. T. Burtcbaell of the Bank
of California and U T. Marvin ot
the chamber ct commerce. Julius
Meier headed the llet with $10,-
000 subscription and a positive
guarantee was given that the mon
ey will be available at once.
The Salem committee consisted
of Tom Kay, state treasurer; Dan
Fry, president of the First Na
tional bank; D. W. Eyre, president
of the Unltei Stntes National
hank; T, M. Hicks, president of
ihe Salem chamber of commerce,
nnd Colonel W. B. Bartram, repre
senting the Canadian Investors.
$226 240 Pledged Here.
With $22,100 subscribed since
the lnet meeting of teams Monday
noon, money rolsed In Salem for
the new $640,000 linen mill to
be built here reached a total ot
$22i;.240 nt noon today. It Is ex-
Conttnued on Page Eleven)
GET PASSPORTS
Tampa, Flu., April 30. The al
leged sule of their services aa hus
bands for the purpose of obtain
ing entrance Into the United
States for women of foreign birtti
has brought federal penitentiary
sentences to Joe Hnmon Mncias
and Marcelino Arpuello Thompson
of Keywetu and Tampa, Informa
tion reaching local Immigration
officials revealed today.
For $100, ft was said, a woman
of foreign birth could obtain the
services ot on? of the men as a
husband, who, being a native of
the United HUtes could procure a
passport for her entrance into thie
country. 1
The alleged temporary wives
included an Italian woman- a
Spanish woman and a Costa Rl an.
logical recognition ot one ot
their members.
Local Legion members are get
t!ng back clippings trom papers
over the districts carrying The
Capital Journal story reprinted
ulicHted that olher posts are get
ting buer In advising their mem
hrrlifp ae to ho treatment which
was accorded the local post t re-
immendation by Hawley.
A number u! local Legion men
i'lso are dlecuFnlng among them
neivoj names ot possible candl
dates who might be considered a
nlroug contendere against Haw
Uy at coming election. They
nay they are not considering the
..dvnnct-ment of a legion man es A
candidate particularly, but are
dimply weighing various pieces ot
tolitlcnl timber in their mind,
with the thought In view ot put
tlnr up a candidate who could
probnbly defeat Hawley and st the
tame lime givi recognition to the
fact that several million young
r.ien responded to the call to arms.
,nd believe th;it they still sre en
titled to peace time recognition as
utixens-