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Newspaper Page TextOKftiUN MAY 14 1925 CaoitaUl Journal CITY EDITION Daily averse- dm na;d eireulstlon (or month sndlnf April 10, 1926 CLOUDY TONIGUT Thursday fair; mode rata temperature, gentle variable winds. Local: Max.. 71; mln., 64; rain. .01; river, S.I; atmoa.. part cloudy; wind. 6755 Average dally dlstribu'lon 70il. -Member Au-llt Bureau of Circulation FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 114 SALEM, OREGON, . WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS MS0 cbISS iwi uwuuu MOT LINEN MILL F $275,000 Renewed Efforts of Solic itors Brings $300,000 Goal Within Reach; Outsiders Responding, The linen mill drive will pass the $275,000 mark at Thursday's' noon luncheon it was predicted at headquarters today. After a cloud of lethargy had settled over the workers who had been vplodding uphill in strenuous efforts to reach the top, a second wind came today. Everyone of the 48 hustlers who have carried on ao far enter' ed Into the fray with a new spirit and was outworking tooth and toe nail with the $275,000 mark for Thursday noon as the lowest of the ambitions. With the $275,000 mark safely passed the linen mill will be vlr tually a realization as there will be no stopping or letup If the work era themselves have to personally guarantee the difference but they are sure they will not. The work on the outside is pro gresslng, some fast pickups being: made at Sllverton, Dallas report ing progress and Independence coming in strong yesterday after noon and evening. Yesterday afternoon's meeting at Independence was one of en thuAlasm and last night a steering committee was appointed there to have charge of the drive. From all over reports are com Ing in from rural districts as to interest farmers are showing from the standpoint of a new crop for the valley, a crop that promises good returns and can be used a third rotation with their oats and wheat. The whole atmosphere In the linen mill drive was surcharged with new life today. "I have never seen anything like It In the history of any drive in Salem," declared R. O. Snelling "The men as a unit showed them selves back Into the harness, every one determined to go out and ex cel the mark that was set to shoot at. The bacon la Just around the corner." Medford, Or,. May 13. A tour ist in a light car drove up to the door of Coroner H. W. -Conger's office yesterday with a dead man sitting upright fa the seat besid him. The tourist was Edward Ecghart of Irwin, Mo., and the dead man was Thomas S nod erase o: Phoenix, Arti. According to Borgnart, he nicked un his com panion while touring through Ari- tona several weeks ago, en route to the coast, Borgnart wishing to go to the Puget Sound. Upon reaching Ashland, Snod Kress complained of extreme nain in bis arms so they stopped In aiedford where medical treatment was secured. Continuing their trio north. however, to Gold Hill, Snodgra? told Borgnart to stop the car as he was dizzy. No sooner had the car stopped than the sick man'? head dropped and a hasty exami nation showed that he was dead. Borgnart Instead of calllna- medi cal assistance, turned the car around and stopping in Medford for Instructions, drove straight to tne coroner s office. TAKE BIG STILL Portland, Or., Ma? 1J. A m orni thine plant equipped with two SiO-rallon stills was uncovered by federal 4nd elate officers near tb; Willamette river ail miles east of Newberj, Monday night, and later destroyed. It was to protect ed by cliff and brush that the posse, la break lug through, made ao mcch noise the operator, got away. Much mash. 10 pints of bottled moonshine and too gallons In kega were seised. The plant represented I10,0 InTeatment, officers aaid. UNO NEARS Shepherd and Wife Escape On One Count Chicago, 13. (A. P.) The grand j c Iter a hasty quiry into c, ' i o( a coroner's jury holding lam D. Shcpard and his wile onsible for the death of Mn una Nelson Mc- Clintock, fail - ) return an In' dictment tod: r leltherarue bill nor no bill r found, hut the jury held the . ter open for the present. Mrs. Sheph:. lkew.se was not held in conne-' with the death last December ot? her foster" son William N. McClintock, although her husband already is under in dictment with the murder of the youth by the udmiinstn.tion ot typhoid germs. SEAT ON SOVIET Moscow, May 13. (A. P.) Leon Trotzky, deposed, head of the soviet army, who recently return ed from seclusion in the Caucasus, was toiiuy elected a member of the presidium by the federal congress of soviet states. He was given an ovation by the congress. Much surprise and widespread comment followed the appen ranee of Trotzky on the platform next to Gregory Zinoviev, who last year led the fight against Trotzky which forced the latter'a political retirement. Although Trotzky Is not includ ed among those who are to present to the congress reports of govern ment activities lust year, it is probable that he will participate in the work of some of the numer ous commissions which are formu lating the program of the con gress. It was noticeable that Trotzky received more applause than any official who appeared on the Jtage. Medford, Or., May 13. Will. the lowly emi'dge pot conquer the snows ot Crater lake as well as tbt frosts of the Rogue river valley? This is the question which wiU be settled by a series of experiments started today by Colonel C. U. Thomscn, superintendent of Cra ter Lake park, assisted by E. C. Jerome, local agent for a standar 1 orchard heater. Thomson and Jerome leave to morrow with a crew of laborers armed with shovels, T. N. T. and picks, to start the work of re moving hard packed snow from the main roads In the park, to make way for the official opening Bet for July 1. This work Is be ing started three weeks earlier than utual because ot the ex cessive snow which is now 14 feet deep at the lake rim. While the usual business of snow removal Is carried on by the snow crew, Colonel Thomson will experiment with the smudge pots, the Idem being to set the pot- burning upon the (op of tin enow at short distances apart in the hope that as the ruei burns the heaters will gradually sink down into the snow running deep holes It Is then though that the wind and sun will connect up thw holes, leaving a loose moss which can easily be thrown to one side of the road. STREETCAR VESTIBULE IS TORN OFF BY TRUCK Part of the vestibule of a Salem street car passing up State street was torn off by a Larmer truck at t:0 this morning when the truck. turning to the left on its way east on State street and heading into the alley next the nirih theater, lammed Into the front of the ear It waa the rear end of the truck that came in contact with the car. No one waa Injured In the a cel. dent. An emrgency car, 'held by street car officlala tn reserve for Just such an emergency, was Im mediately put Into service. Offi cials of the company stated this afternoon that the injured car will be put Into commission again with la two daya. There were only a few passen gers on the car. E TEACHER OF EVOLUTION Science Instructor Made Defendant In Action To Test Legality of Ten nessee Statute Memphis, Tenn.t May 13. wnen J. t. scopes, science teuca er, is called into court in the little town of Dayton, .Tenn., to face a charge of violating the Tennessee taw against teaching evolution in the public schools, the case will have passed beyond the borders of state Interest and an array of na tionally known individuals and organizations would be found lined behind the prosecution and defense. Brvnn TatcM Rand The latest proponent individual to enter the lists is William Jen nings Bryan, foe of the theory of evolution. He announced In Pitts- (iurgh yesterday that be had ac cepted an invitation to represent the world s Christian Fundament al association In the prosecution oi scopes. Simultaneously persons inter ested in the defense of Scones, who consented to arrest on May 6 in order to start a test case of the evolutionary law, announced plans ror the collection of a fund to tie fray expenses of carrying the UiV rV-Uljn to the courts. George W. Rappleyear a chemi cal engineer ana advocate of theories of evolution who was re sponsible for the issuance of the warrant under which Scopes was arrested, announced at Dayton that before starting the proceed Ings he had obtained a guarantee rrom the American Civil Liberties Union that it would co-operate financially to carry the case to the highest courts. Held to Granr. Jurv. Following his arrest. Scopes teacher In the Rheo county high school, was held for action by the grand jury which meets In August Mr. Bryan's acceptance of a rote In the prosecution, contingent up on such representation being agreeable to the legal department o! Tennessee, came as the result of the requeetion by the Christian fundamental association, meeting here. The organization also asked the commoner to tour the colleges and universities of the country and present the arguments of funda mentalists before student bodies and reply to advocates of theory of evolution. "I have been asked to help In the fight to preserve the Integrity of that lawlTenneese evolution U.w) and I am going to do It, Mr. Bryan said in an Address to the Pittsburgh Presbytery after the Invitation had been received. "We cannot arford to have a system of educntlon that destroys t.ie religioui faith of our chil dren. Mr. Bryan asserted that "care fully prepared figures Indicate that among freshmen who enter college, 15 per cent are wlthou' religious faith. By the time they have reached their senior year the college atmopphereof rnbcllcf has so innuenccd tneir lives mat mere Are 45 per cent who are without religious faith." "The attack being made right now upon those who stand square ly for the Christian faith of their fathers is not an attack on ortho doxy. It is an attack on religion "There arc about 5000 scient ists and probably half of them are athatlsfe, in the United States. Are w going to si vow them to run our schools? We are not." CANADIAN SMUGGLERS INCREASE ACTIVITIES New York. May 13. (A. P.) Because of the blockade of rum row. liquor smugglers working along the Canadian border are increasing their activities. A. Dunkirk, New York superin tendent tells of 350 ess?, of liquor landed at the mouth of Canada way creek and carried away by more than a dozen trucks. In Detroit prohibition agents have raided a three story build ing with equipment for bottling liquor. Mors than 5000 gallons of liquor were confiscated. Kail Plane Wrecked Grand I-land, Neb., May 11 (A. P.) The westbound air mall plana, piloted by Clarence Lange, waa wrecked near fl holt on. Neb.. at & a. m., today. Lange escaped with slight Injuries. PROSEGUT JARDINE SAYS SPECULATORS RULE MARKET Operators of Professional Operators Blamed For Fluctuation of Wheat Prices, Claim. Washington, May 13 W.Ide fluctuations recently in Chicago wheat market prices were due primarily 'to heavy trading of a limited number of professional speculators. Secretary Jardine de clared today. In a review of the department of agriculture's Inves tigation. The professional operations, the secretary declared, were facilitat ed to a considerable degree by the large participation ot the public after material advance in price had occurred In the last half of January. Proof necessary for the convic tion of persons who might be charged with manipulating prices has not thus far been obtained, the secretary said. Secretary Jardine is determined to utilize the results of the Inves tigation to institute whatever prose cutlons might be justified, but he (Continued on Page Five) L Chicago, May 13 H. E. Byrom, receiver and former president' of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway, tn a statement today took exception to charges he said newspapers had published that the receivership of the railway was held bnck until after congress ad journed because bankers wished to handle the proposition that way. "The facts are," the statement said, "that we approached the gov ernment last fall to see about fin ancial assistance in the way of a loan and were told the government had no money to lend us. We con sidered it would be futile to follow with a formal request after we had been Informed there was no money available. "When we found the govern ment was unable to assist us by new loans, we felt It could help us In a particular way by reducing the Interest on outstanding note. A petition for reduction In rate of Interest charges by the govern men on its loans to the railroad was before congress. This prono sltlon was one of the last things considered by congress and we could not tell until the session clou ed whether we would be granted the relief sought. When con grew adjourned without favorable action there was nothing left for the road to do but apply for receivership. "The newspaper articles criticis ing the railroad for the action tak en also Intimate there la need of an Investigation and insinuate that there may be the makings of a first class scandal In the affairs of the railroad. It Is only fair to give those who are responsible for those unfounded reports advance notice itfat nothing but what - ia now known Will h AvttnitA hw mn lr fteMlgatlon." ABBY ROCKEFELLER TO MARRY TOMORROW New Vork. May 13. Miss Ahh Rockefeller will be married Is David Morri wether Milton tomor row at a simple home wedding la the ball room of the Rockefeller town house. The ceremony iil be performed by ths Hey. Cornell lus Woelfkin, pastor of ths Park Avenue Baptist church. ' It will be rehearsed today. Miss Rockefeller Is the eldest bf six children of Mr. and Mrs. John u. Rockefeller, Jr., and the only daughter. She la 21 years old. Mr. Milton, who la 26, recently was aumiirea to ins Dar. He ft well to do but not eitremely wealthy. Ths bride will wear a (town of whits aatla embellished with soft fluffy tulle and chlffoa and set off with old point lace. Mias Evelyn Milton, sister of the (room will be bridesmaid. Char les p. Milton, ths room a brother will he nest man. E READY FOR E Attempt To Cut French Communication Line Seen In Concentration of Tribesmen. Madrid, May 13. (A. P.) A dispatch from Rabat, French Mo rocco, says the concentrations of well armed and disciplined Rif flan forces are taking place near Cheopauev, giving rise to the be lief that Abd-el-Krim will at tempt to pierce the French right and cut the link of communica tion with Fer. It is said the French -military experts do not believe this opera tion can be carried out success fully. Belief Moves Start Rabat, French Morocco, May 13. (A. P.) The troops began a movement last night for the re lief of the besieged outposts sur rounded by Abd-el-Krim'a Rif fian tribesmen, says an official communique issued today. Both of the French officers in charge and half the members ot the gar rison of fifty at one of these posts were wounded and out of action for several days during the Riffian bombardment, it is dis closed. This outpost In the Blbnne region has been hotly besieged, the RIffiane keeping up a con stant machine gun and artillery fire and making repeated assaults with hand grenades. - The French forward action, the communique says, is Intended to clean out the Rlfflans from around several such block house posts, which for more than a week have been Isolated. During that time, the garrisons have been revictualled by airplanes. News that the Bibane poet was In such a difficult position, prompt ed immediate action by the French. Despite the serious wounding ot both officers the na tive garrison was still holding out at Le porta, although half the men were badly wounded. Censorship Effective Paris, May 13. The censorship decreed by the government over news of the developments in the r.iffinn tribesmen invasion of F'nch Morocco appears to have become effective, the newspapers this morning ceasing to print news of" the troop movements. The situation according to the latest advices remains unchang ed along the 150 mile front, both sides preparing for the coming struggle. Abd-el-Krim'a tribesmen have showed no tendency to take the offensive, and the French for the present are contenting thetn- sel with sorties and r.lrplane flights for the revictualllng of their besieged outposts. The work of grouping and con tratlng reinforcements continue and the Riffians are Improving the opportunity to make their po sitions as formidable as possible. AMY LOWELL, POET A! CRITIC, DEAD n rook line. Ma, May 13. A striking figure has been removed from contemporary literature by the death of Miss Amy Lowell, poet and critic. A paralytic stroke caused her death at her home yes terday. She was In her 61st year. Born of a family which repre sented the conservative New Eng land ot history. Miss Lowell trod out t,ew paths In poetry. Her verses, with a freedom of vocabu lary and structure of a kind bril liantly and surprisingly new. stamped her as a revolutionary In her art. She was a cousin of James Rus sell Lowell and a sister of A. Low ell, now president of Harvard. Her mother was a daughter of Ab bott Lawrence, a captain of the textile Industry and founder of the city of Lawrence. Her father was the son of John Amory Low ell, also a pioneer and leader of ths textile Industry In this sec tion. She visited In her busy life nearlr every part of the world, lectured In many colleges and was the recipient of more than one distinction from Institution of learning of this country and abroad. Iff IK NEW D IV New Auto Lighting Law is Branded as Graft of Combine Ia the new automobile lighting law enacted by the 1925 legisla ture a scheme that has been foist ed upon the state by the General Motors company whereby that company can clean up a few mil lions of dollars iti Oregon by the exclusive use ot its lamps? Have Oregon state officials been gulled Into becoming parties to a scheme that will sweeten the mon ey bags ot the General Motors company? Is Frank A. Pirn, now on the Oregon payroll as a demonstrator ot lenses that will qualify under the new law also In the pay of the General Motors company? Will the new standard of lights, when the law becomes effective. I E Paris, May 13. (A. P.) The first active negotiations for fund ing the French war debt to the United States will be begun with in 16 days, it was learned author itatively today. Foreign Minister Rrland and Finance Minister Caillaux are in favor of reaching an agreement with Washington regarding French debts without further de lay. The form In which the nego tiations will be conducted Is un decided but It Is indicated flwu will be directed through estab lished diplomatic channels rather than by a special French envoy to the United States. It was confirmed In official cir cles that conversations have been continuing, ever since former Am bassador Jusserand broached ttie debt question at Washington, but these have beon of rather Intangi ble character. It Is expected con crete propoatlons will be formed before the end of the month. London, May 13. (A. P.) Lord MllniT, former secretary of war, who has been 111 for so nu ll me, died today at his residence Sturry Court, near Canterbury. He had been suffering with sloe.) in; sickness. He became til about three weeks ago. Lord Mllner'ts death removes one of the promi nent figures In British South Afri can affairs. Viscount Mllnrs death Is the first fatality In the epidemic of sleeping sickness which has af fected sevcrnl hundred person throughout Great Britain. Physi cians have been unable to explain the sudden appearance of the dis ease. The cases have been mild and the patients have usually re covered rapidly, most of them be ing In bed about ten days. COLONEL DENNISTOUN RESIGNS FROM ARMY London, May - 13. Lieutenant Colonel lan Onslow Dennistoun. whose former wife, Dorothy Mur iel Dennistoun, lost a breach of contract suit against him recently In a trial marked by sensational testimony, has resigned his com mission In the army. The reason is not given. Colonel Dennistoun. who Is now the husband of the Dowager Countess Carnarvon, waf charged by his former wile with countenacln her Illicit relations with the late Sir John Cowans to further his own military ambi tions. ROSEBURG TO BUILD HIGH SCHOOL AT ONCE FloaehurK. Or., May 1. The school board today authorised a call for bids on the new blah school ballillnsr to be constructed hers durinf ths comlnr summer. Bids are to bs recelred on the sfternoon of June I. Ths school district has Issued bonds In the sum ot IHS.000 to build the strurturs. be any improvement over the present system? According to an editorial in the San Francisco Ex atnlner, where the system now adopted for Oregon has been in vogue for some time, there will be no Improvement and California people are kllletf'cvery week in au tomobile accidents caused by glar ing headlights. These questions arise out of the experience of H. J. Patterson, in ventor of en automobile headlight known as the Pearltone Glare Eliminator, and he ventures the assertion that the first three of the above questions can be an swered In the affirmative, and (Continued on Page Five) TO E Official Invitation to the Cher rians to participate in the floral day parade of the Rose Festival at Portland Thursday, Juno 18, was extended by Prime Minister S. C. Pier of the Rouirinna at the Cher rlan meeting last night and was accepted. The Invitation was part of an interesting program. J. R. Rdley of the Pendleton roundup told how the roundup and Pendlo ton forces would be there. Mrs. Doris Smith, author of "The Pageant of tho Rose" told the. litory ot tho ruse and how she wrote the pngcant. ' One big attraction of the meet ing was the Royal Honor Inn quar tette which was repeatedly encor ed. tori D. Gabriclnon was unani mously elected drill captain to whip the Ch3rrlun Into shape fur the festival. Z. R. Hlggs, George Graves and F. G. Deekobuch were named by King Ring Perry as representatives to attend the celebration of the Unipqua chiefs at KosebufK, May 23. William McGllchrlst, R. O. Snelling and C. K. Wilson were ap pointed a committee to tnl;e up the matter of the Cherrlans participa tion In Hospit.-illty day, June 10. Visitors at the gutherlng laul night from Portland were 8. C. Pier, prime minister of the Rosar inns; W. C. Culbertson, secretary of the Rniinrliins; J. C. Royer, E. J. Jaeger, Fred German, Dr. Wil liam Walbice YounRion nnd the Rnsiirlnn quartet, Ilnrry Wetiel. Raymond K. Osborne, Hingent Pat terson and Km II Urom. Alio Dr. K. A. Kvans, accompanist, and John G. Kilpack, m imager of the quartet. Mrs. 8. C. Pier and Mrs. W. C. Culbertnon accompnnled the Portland party. OREGON AND WILLAMETTE NET TEAMS TO CLASH Kugene. Or., May 13. Univer sity of Oregon net men will meet the Willamette university raquet eors on May 2u, according to Graduate Manager J. W, Benefle) of Oregon. The dual tennis meet was tentatively set for May 15, but was changed. Rum Runners Turn to Pacific Coast Ports; Land $100,000 Cargo Ban Pedro, Cal., May 13 Liquor valued conservatively by ftdernl and city police officers at 1100, 000 wu landed from the rum fleet off southern California last nlsht and today la snuxly under cover in secret caches In Los Anxeles. Speedy motor launches plying from the deep ea carriers, anchor ed between this port and 8nn Diego are cradltf-d with running the block ade attempted by the government cutters Vaughn and Tamaros. 8tx ships are reported In the rum business and are directing op erations by wireless, according tn Radio Inspector R. M. Linden and also are Intercepting and Interpret Ing code meniiM to and from fed era I agents afloat and ashore. Local quotations on bootleg li quor are reported to have dropped 110 per cans during the part few diiys owing to the ncrae In de MIENS ABOUT NURSE N NEW YORK Bureau of Statistics Dis closes High Death Rate In Homes Conducted by Suspected Slayer. New York, May 13 (By Asso ciated Press) Records of ths bu reau of vital statistics were made public todny showing that 44 babies died in two "baby farms' conducted by Mrs. Helen Augute Geiscn-Volk In this city since 1918. Mrs. Gelsen-Volk Is being held In $36,000 ball on chnrges resulting from Investigation of the lrntitu tlons. The records of the deaths were turned over to Assistant District Attorney Ryan, who is in chnrge ot the investigation of charges against Mrs. Gelsen-Volk. These charges are that she substituted babies placed In her care and that she exceeded the limit of her health department license in the number of Infants accepted for her Institutions. The bodies of two babies are be ing exhumed today to determine the causes of their death after they had been In the woman's "baby farm" in East 86th street. . , The bureau of vital statistics fig ures show that one baby died each year from 1018 to 1920 In a so- called lnfantorlum which she cn ducted In upper Park avenue. Six barf I en died in this Institution In 1921 and five In 1922. The rec ords for the east 86th street Insti tution show that nine Infnnta died there In 1923 and 17 died In 1924, while four have died since lust January 1. E Marshfield, Or., May 13. Fred Weaver, 40, well known rancher on the Coos river, 12 miles from Marshfieid, was killed by lightning late yesterday In a hall and electrical storm. Weaver was the first person ever known to meet such a death In this part of the Pacific coast. Th0 body was found urier a tram nhnnt throt hnnm nttmr Ihm storm had subsided. Weaver had been struck on his left side, which was burned. One shoe was split. Weaver was on his way to the river dock to meet a boat bring ing groceries. He took shelter un der a tree, which was shattered by the bolt. He formerly was a grocery dealer In Marshfieid, and had resided In Coos county for a number of years. He Is survived by a widow and children. BEARCATTIeFEATED 14-3 Eimene, (Or., May IS. Fifteen hits, bunched when needed, gars the University of Oregon a 14 to 3 victory over lbs Willamette unl verslty baseball nln, here yester day afternoon. The game was called at the end of the seventh on account of darknees. liveries from the marine whiskey row. WahlnRtnn, Mo 13 (By Asso ciated pre) With the sea cam paln well under way, reorgnnlia tlon of the land forces of prohibi tion enforcement has been stamd with a view to coordinating the two campaigns. One of the first moves hum been (he cnnsolMntlon of special fortes, operating under the general a iron I a In It states with the staffs of the state directors. The effect will be t ogive a unified oriranhMtton to give a unified organisation plans, exclusively on conspiracy cases and in major raids. As the strategics, plan develops, other federal agents will be trans ferred to the general field fore until the state director retains only enough agents to do impac tion work.