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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION Dully average net paid circulation fur montU cndliitf April 30, 192G GENERALLY FAIR Tonight and Thursday, slightly cooler In extreme northeast portion tonight; mod em to northwest winds. 6755 Local: Max., 86; min., GB; rain, traces river, 3.3; at m on., part cloudy; wind, northwest. Average dully dia'.ribuilon 70S I. Member Audit Duroau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 120 SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS S?A55aINf,$2u nn Ia apital AJonimal. 1 rpfru A I 1 L WITNESS GONE; PROBE IS ACCUSER OF GERM SLAYER DISAPPEARS Prosecutor Asks Inquiry Into Circustances Be hind Disappearance of Shepherd Witness. Chicago, May 20 (By Associat ld Press) lira ml jury investigation vt the disappearance of Hubert White, important witness in the trial of William Darling Shepherd, charged with the murder of his flutter sun, William N. MeCllntock by administration of typhoid germs Is understood to have been order ed by State's Attorney Hubert J. Crowe today. The stales attorney called a spe cial session of the grand jury for 3:30 p. m., and althought he an 1 ao''ituntH refrained from divulg ing tire purptso oi the call It was generally believed in the criiniiul courts minding:; that the vanish Ing uf While was the subject of It. Earlier it bad been reported that White bad been located by representatives of the defense but Attorney William Scott Stewart chief conns1:! for the defense, de clared there wa no foundation for such reports. In format iun has been obtained that White, with hi wife and two children abandoned his home and vanished with a rented automobile last Friday. A letter, written by Mrs. White to Mrs. Marie Hud love, a frifiiil said: "Wc had to leave. Our lives were In danger." Letter ;lvos Clow Mrs. liudlove has turned the let ter over to the prosecutor. He aid evei-y effort would be made to find White and when he Is found "there will be action," he warned. He put several detective quads on the search and a police message was broadcast asking White's detention If located. The Chicago Herald and Exam iner says it learned from William Adams, a blind news vender, of an alleged $25,000 offer made to White ten days ago to leave for (Continued on Page Scvenl BY ODD FELLOWS Medford, Or., May 20. At the tafc convention of Odd Fellows, meting In Ashland today the fol lowing officers wore elected: Patriarch ml Utant President, Brigadier General W. E. Wads worth of Harrisburg; vice-president, Major George Ely of Salem; clerk. Brigadier General H. M. Heckwfth of Portland; treasurer. Major F. P. Ellis of Portland. Grand encampment It. II. Hen derson of Chemawa, grand high priest; Jest- T. Jones of Eugene grand senior warden; E. E. Shan non of Portland, grand scribe; A. II. Knight if C;.nby, grand treas urer; James Shannon of Oregon City, grand Junior warden; II, K filekafoose, Monmouth, grand rep resentative; i. W. Hall, grand marshal; J. E. Pickens of Ros burg. grand Pontine!; William Mnklater of HlHsboro. grand outside sentinel. LINEN MILL SUBSCRIPTION BLANK (Cut out, sign mid mail) "hamber of Commerce, Salem, Ore;;on: I hereby agree to subscribe for shares of preferred stock of the par value of $100, and shares of common stock of the par value of $10.00 in a corporation to be organized for the purpose of manu facturing flax fibre products within the City of Salem ir its immediate vicinity and agre3 to pay for the same in four installments at the call of the Board of Directors nf said company. Name Pate . Addtess . MiracuL 1 3 Escape in Crash "WRECK. OV i-VRS LUCY KNOTT'S AUTOMOSIl A heavy truck sldeswlped the Btnall an to of Mrs. Lucy Knott, and mocked it into an cxcawition In los Angeles. By a mlraclo Mrs. Knott ind her daughter, who was riding with her, climbed out of the wreclfr Dpe, uninjured. F, New York, May 20. (A. P.) Assertions that children from eastern foundling homes tire taken "wholesale lots" to southern aii'l western states and legally Adopted by farmers for heavy farm work were made yesterday by women delegates to the child wel fare conference o America. Mis.s Bennett Smith of Temple. Texas. who said she was a lifelong friend of Governor Miriam A. Ferguson if TexaB, asserted that each year many trainloads of children over ix years old are brought to Texas. adopted ind made to do heavy work on the farm. Mr. B. F. Woslmore of Spo kane, Wash., told the conference that very young children are tak n in large groups to tho north western (aiming reghms for sea- onnl harvesting oi the beet, appb mi onion cr.ips. Judge Samu"! u. Levy, of the Xe v York ciiMien's court, pr!i(L ing at the sprsio. :::d he did not n'jwn such cotidili -us cxlslen. Governor C. C. Moore of Idaho, nddre.sin; the ennferrnee yeter day, eaid he ofien-d his state as (; refuge for "the lirmilcss children f the coiifstcd cities of the eafit. Dr. Hastitifis K. Hart, of the iltmsell Siige foundation, today charged that officials in a gre:i: many foundling institutions uss pwe of their p-iarges as "on. would dispose of chickens or pup oioii." 'I have pern crl ncs committed in the placing of children in fam ily homes that mr.ke one's blc-.d run cold,'' he aid. GERMANY APPEALS TO COURT FOR SETTLEMENT Geneva. M:iy 20. fA. r.l It tv.i nm-inuy annniinrra ion;.y that Germany hr.r, mir-alnl to the w.rlil court of Jn-t:ee to pettie her dlspiMf v. !:h 1'iend raneell:ni the exprnp.-iritinn by Poi:;n'l In !rvith I pi.'i' Vlesia oi ijcrmoTi nne,t in!u tili.l rural property. MAKE CAPITAL OF FRENCH LOSS Pario. May 20. Alarming and sensational reports publisher! abroad telling of serious reverses and heavy ee allegedly suffer ed by the French in their cam paign against the Kiffian Invad ers, are being exploited to the full by the communists and treme socialists In I'arifl. The communists have placard ed the capital with poMem ap pealing to the soldlera to diso bey their officers commands and attempting to stir up the people to manifestations against the dis patch of furl her rein force men tt to Morocco. This campaign has drawn from Premier Pninleve a plain state ment of the (situation and a de fence of tbe government's policy. "When trie government took office. Marshal Yyautey, (gover nor general vl French Morocco) asked for help," says the state ment. Reinforcements, the dispatch of which has been carefully prepar ed by the preceding government were immediately dhipped t bini "The road to Fez, which the invaders aspired to threat e.i by blinking loyalty of the tribesmen who had submitted to our pro tectorate hr.fl born barred and tile enemy driven back toward the limit of our zone. "At the proHent time we are proceeding to caulk our frontier, which must be made safe against any surprise, Thanks to the skill of the command and the precau tions taken,, the fighting which still continues, however heroic the many ppifode which mark It has happily been far from in volving the heavy losses." The premier disrlalms any idea of colonial expansion and says the government's only end is to mam tain peace. The statement ends with an ap pea! for public confidence in the French troops and leaders, n:s re garding false reports. Latest dispatch'-s from the front say the fighting Is continu ing. While not of a nature fformun enough to affect the general sit uation. It Is characterized as ig- n if Scant as Indicating that Abd el-K rim's reinforcements are be ginning to arrive in sufficient numbers to justify him in apply ing pressure. Tribesmen in considerable nnm hers are slipping through between the French blockhouses with the objet t of stirring up tbe tribes in the French zone. handsImeMsIs sued Portland, Ore., May 20. John E. ("Handsome linns'') Fagcrlie, special police agent, who has been recovering from wounds received when shot recently In the course of a raid, was today made the defendant in a $ 1 5,000 damage suit for alleged alienation of af fect tons, (iny A. Allmon, long shoreman, filed the suit, charging Uiat Fagerlle had paid attentions to his wife and that as a result she had obtained a divorce, , ESPE ADDS TWO UNITS TO RAIL n Eastern Haul Shortened By 413 Miles Through Control of Strahorn And Another Line. Portland, Or., May 20. The Southern Pacific company " an nounced last night here and at San Francisco that steps had been taken to obtain a substantial in terest In the Nevada. California and Oregon railroad which Is to be converted into a standard gauge line, and that arrange mente had been completed with President It. E. Strahorn of the Oregon-California and Eastern under which funds will be advanc ed to aid In the consruction of the line of his company from Klamath Falls to connect with the Nevada, California. Oree&u railway. Hoth these arrangements are subject to approval of the in terstate commerce commission. To Rebuild One The arrangement with Presi dent Strahorn will give the South ern Pncific a substantial stock interest in the Oregon-California and Eastern, which now extends forty miles from its connection with the Southern Pacific at Kla math Kails easterly to Sprague Kiver, Or. Under the arrangement with President Charles Mnran of the Nevada-California, Oregon line, the Southern Pacific will aid him in securing the money for the work of rebuilding the line as broad gauge railroad, its entire (Continued on I'age Seven) SALE OF RELIEF The auction of the river steam er Relief, which was to have been held this afternoon nt 2 o'clock was today portponed for one week, or until Wednesday, May 27. Post ponement was by ordT of the fed eral c-jui't at Portland, and is un derstood to have h'-en effctod at t ho instigation of tbe attorney for the Itelief s owners. The auction was ordered to pa a judgment for Rome $33 00 award ed to the insurance company. The company sued to collect that sum, allering that It had been rpent in rfilsing the boat and repairing It, and that the sinking occurred as a result of deliberate neglect on the part of the ship's owners. If IR Nt-w York, May 20. A. P.) Hum ships, driven from off American shores by the cr.asi guard blockade, are jamming Halifax harbor as one result of the determination of the administra tion from President Coolfdge down to enforce prohibition to the lim it. Thirteen steamers and schoon ers are tied up at Halifax. Five arrived yesterday. They don't know where to turn. Some of them Intend discharging their cargoes an returning to legiti mate freight traffic. The Halifax situation con firms s'eteinents in coast guard circles I hat rum row has virtually h?on if .ined up. One fchlp of the fleM if H0 rum ship remains. It Is a 'lernian vessel, anchored 40 mtloM If Sandy Hook. The dry campaign, ash(.ro and niatid, continue apace. A fleet o? "i.nul craft Is being moli'llzrd at five, baf-s on Lake On larlo and f h St. J,n wrr-iie river to rope vitn the expected deluge of !lo,'r-r !( -m Otitnri i. where 4.4 pr cent :??e. g"en on sale Thursday ECONOMY MOVE FIZZLES - "88 -SB 88 B 98 98 Colleges Seek Peace 88 83 88 88 88 88 88 EAR PUBLIC SENTIMENT - (By Harry N. Craln.) 10 r those of the taxpayers of the state who gloated in anticipa tion of a readjustment and econ omy housecleaning in the admin istration of Oregon's institutions of higher learning to grow out of the now more or less subdued con troversy between the University of Oregon and the agricultural college there remain two vorv obvious courses to be pursued They may either swallow their gloaters and resign themselves to the certainty that no material re lief is to result from the present .squabble Public Must Act Or they may roil up their sleeves, assert the voice to which they are entitled as regards the manner in which their money Is spent, and demand nn accounting L( Washington. May 2ft (By As sociated ProK-s)- With France, Bel glum and Kthoiiia leading the way, officials hero are optonilslic that the x other Kuropenn debt ors soon will find the way clear to begin negotiations looking to fund ing their war obligations to thi country. President Coolldge pharos with .Soci etal it-s Kellogg and Mellon the hope that the entire debt situation III be clarified within a reason able time, but there is no desire or intention to unduly press the luelion. Neither do officials ex pect the foreign governments whose notes are held bore to rush to Washington with complete de tailed plans for Hetttement. It Is hoped, however, that those powers wll find the ocrnion suit able fur at least discussion with the Anieriran debt commission of terms of settlement upon whieh agree ment could bo reached. News from Paris tha. Premier Painieve, Foreign Minister Brain and Finance Minister Caillaux had discussed together Bio debt situa tion evoked mueh Interest hero. An official spokesman of the Qua I D'Oreay announced that the debl question could bo said to have en tered Hie state of "real official ne gotiations" and that the three lend ors would confer later thin week with experts of the foreign offiee. Thft conference will consider ggewtlons for a settlement pro posal whieh will bo sent simultan eously to Washington and London, the Impression In Paris being that it would bo ready this week for transmission. Now V'irk. May 2" Sterling ex change is now lei than one cent from parity. Homand bills wore quoted in the New York market to day at f4.S., the highest quota tion sineo November 1914. Buying of British bills In this market was Inspired by the strength of sterl ing In the London market where Me on Now lork wore quoted nt $ -l.fi 6. WIFE OF PORTLAND Portland. Or., May 20. Mrs. N 1 Levln.on, '13, wife of N. .1. L'fvlnpon, well known Pnrllrnd nii'T,o;ip:mi;in, died lust night ftt ho family residence, following a general breakdown. Mr. Levin- son, who has been ill, wan Inform. d of her condition n short time ai-,o, and bore (t philosophically. His recovery Is ox pee tori unless un- fo ' "t n oo.i pi Ira t Ions develop. SUM ONLY CENT BELOW PAR STARTED for and a readjustment of the uses to which the millage tax funds are being put. What results are attained from the university'-, appeal to the state board of higher curricula tor a re adjustment of courses of study in the two institutions to eliminate waste, extravagance and duplica tion of effort and expense restu enlirelv with the public and the insistence with which it demands a sweeping rclor.-r:. Fear Investigation. So far as the university and the college are concerned there will be no further serious controversy. particularly If it must be carried on publicly, and publicity appar ently cannot be gracefully avoid ed. Alarmed by revelations that have been brought to light by their own searching Inquiry into (Continued on Pago Five) SET FOR MAY 27 Announcement was made Hi's in li ning by Orlando Horning, de bate coach nt Salem high school, that tryouts lor the team lo rep rcficnt the local school in the coast to coast debate next year will lie held WeiTnt:day afternoon. May 27, Immediately following school hours. The tryouts will be held in the high school auditorium. The question to he used in the tryouts '.'111 be. "Resolved, That Japanese should be admitted to the I nited .States on quota terms situ liar to those Applying to Kuro peans.' The question is entirely different from the one to be used in the Intersectional debate, which will have to do with the child la bor amendment. Under present plans a team of two debaters will be sent lo Salem. Massachusetts, next spring. The Maiachusetts school will send possibly three debaters hero. The two debates will probably be held on the same evening. The exa't rlato has not been determined. Then- are nearly .'(0 students a; hl'rh nehoo! who have signified their Intention to try ont for the intersectional team. It was stated by Mr. Horning this morning. The number includes Homer llb-harK Mt-rgaret Pro and Harold Tomlln- son of this year's varsity squad, and Winston Williams. Lydin ('hi)ds and Martin Redding of tu intorclass teams. The team will bo selected by throe Judges who have not boon hoven. It Is probable, however. t;int Mr. ffornlng will bo one of the three. "Wo don't expect to do very xtensivo work this summer," said Mr. Horning tins morning. "Ail we expect hi to got well started. and get. mi:t of our preliminary work completed $75,000 FIRE SWEEPS TOWN IN WASHINGTON Nespelcm, Wash., May 20 Busi ness horn-OA on one side of the main street here were destroyed by fire that started In H. K. Hopkins meat market earl yloday. The loss is estimated at $.".0,000 to 175,000 with Insurance of probably $11,000 'ropcrty destroyed Includes the general merchandise store, hotel and residence of F. M. Decamp; Smith nnd company's drug store; ienc Smith's restaurant, D. C. I'ursley and Hons pool hall nnd I- red H. Howard's motion picture theater and danro hall. Nespelom Is In the southern half of tho Cotvlllo Indian reservation anil th.s Indian residents outnum ber (be white persons. Earl of Yurcs Low London, ::ay 20. (A. P.)- Th" condition i. the Fiiir! of Ypres. fo'tner field marsbal French, war leserlbed today as very grave. H underwent an operation March Sfl but appeared soon thereafter t" lie improving. GIRL MS WOMAN FOUND WITH PAIR Daughter and Mother Find Man With Another Girl and Shooting Fol lows; Victim Will Die, Chicago, May 20. When Lu clllo Wunch. 15-year-old high school Kirl, last night with her mother, found her father, William, in company with Miss Agnes Sim neck, 28, she shot and probably fatally wounded Miss Simueck and ali;;htly wounded her father anil molhc who attempted to Intercept her. The girl was ncid by police lu Itivcrdate, a suburb, where the shooting occurred. Her mother. who threw herself before the girl (o prevent her shooting the father, said she did not know the daugh ter was carrying the weapon when they confronted Wunsch and Misn Simneelt. Victim Will Die Mian Slmneck, wounded in Ihc slda and In both lungs, will die. hospital scrgoons said. Lucille was detained by th chief of police at his home and llivcrdale officials were said to be rcl'irtnnt In prosecute the girl, iti leant pen din;? some development In tho condi lion (,f Miss Hfmncck Mie Is one of Kiverdale s younger village belles and her father Is a member of the village board. Goaded to liootin?. The girl is said to have boon goaded to phootfng because of gibes of achcKilmates who know of her father's friendship for Miss Simneck. The latter and Wunsch hail returned from an automobile rido when the snooting occurred. Miss Slmneck told hospital doc tors t h a t M r. W u n sc h and n t t Lu.-ille did tho shotinc and while tb county highway pollV accept ed this version, the Itiverdnlo po lice said bit h Lucille ?nd Mrs. Wunsch assorted the former had shot Miss Slmneck. Oregon Agricultural College. f'orvnllis. May 20. More than 100 delegates from all parts of the state met hero Tuesday mornlnt: In the 14 tb annual state conven tion of the Farmers' Union. I( legates wore welcomed by K. T. Reid. president of the Corvallls hamber of commerce. Th execu tive committee was entertained by tho chamber nt luncheon, and In tho afternoon t.ll delegates made a tour of Inspection of the college bull. lings and experiment station An open meeting at tho "V was hold at night when .1. F Brumbaugh, rofessor of psychol ogy spoko on "Tho Natural Law and tho Political World." Committees appointed by Pp'sl- denl Herbert F.gbert were: Cro- denl lals, Frank Kmerson, Wasco. chairman ; Harrv Jackson, Lane; .1. H. Bones. Polk; Mrs. O. B. Hones, staff; secretary. Polk. Order business committee, A. R. Shnni way, Pmatilln, chairman : Mrs. Betty Kappau', Lane; 1,. H. Me llon. Folk; A. V. Swift. Baker. The Velvet Hammer By Arthur Brooks Baker mi. n. H. ouv.i it The nltos of ediieatfon have heen variously suid. Some view It as a simple uperatinn on tho head, while others nioio Inclusive and per hupK no less dNereoi would prinefpnlly pl;iee It in tho neck and hands ind feet; but Jinrtor H. II. OHnner, the chief of Salmi's Imnrd, prefers to tench them everything tho taxes can afford. Hp stands for p.irks and pla grounds where tho youngsters enn display tho iii-en of their Shredded oats. Mian Makes and Toasted Hay. That' (nsev puis It over ts a fact lievnnd dipuie. He's won some groun.iK, with others on the llt for which in i t. Community athletic fields are m.w his Impo and aim. with nom for every proper, right and ronwina Idn game. And while a busy 1). I). S. with teeth tn fill nnd pull, which keeps tho program or bin day with "nr ext'iteioent full, ho find the time lo chaso the hall about the (inif Ciub link-;, with no improper Innsuane when h tells It what ho thinks. .- ilianer meo'b-. of tho club that ninkon tho rubber fly, long life has blest his imcret. which never seems to die. TOBACCO TAX REFERENDUM SUFFICIENT Court Declares Granting of Petition Would Be Grave AttackUpon Di rect Legislation. DcclniliiB that to grant th prnyer of C. C. Chapmnn In big nttai'k on the ballot title to the reCcriMiriiini petition on the cicar- ette license law "would establish a precedent which would within Ituelf constitute the Bravest n- sault ever made upon the princi ple ot direct legislation." Circuit Judge L. H. Mc.Mahan today dio in I wed the petition. In his order of dismissal he called attention to the fact that the code granta 20 days after cer tifying of the ballot title to tako an appeal from tho ballot title of the attorney general, and that there could be no nppeal from the decision of the circuit court in such case. Me points out that in tlie present tae the relator fail ed to file hi appeal within the time allowed by the code and at tempted to secure nn order by Injunction, which, it allowed at this late dale he says, "would render all signatures now obtain ed by tbe proponents of the meas ure valueless and deprive them of tho opportunity to complete, their petitions within tho time pre scribed by law therefor. If this can be done In this case It can be done In all cases nnd every at tempt to Invoke either tho lnltla- tCtmtinued on I'nfce Seven TWO TEETH LOST Howard Swart, by his father and guardian ml Hem, Jacob S. C. Swartz. has Instituted action in circuit court seeking to recover from the Salem Baking company $500 a tooth for two teeth alleged to have been knocked out when a h.-king company truck hit a bi cycle ridden by young Swart. The complaint nsi;s for $1000 for the tooth and $52.50 for bridge work done. In addition Young Swartz would recover for slime that got onto his ovorcoa t w hen he wat kni eked down, $7. Go for damages to h if buyclo and i for a wreck ed lunch kit. The accident Is al leged to have occurred November last. Williamson. W. Va., May 20. (A. P.I Sherman Parsley, a mer lin nt of Kermft, near here, and Iti'ik Kirk, president of tho board of (duration, are dead nnd three other men are wounded, while six ure under arrest on a charge of shooting as the result of yester day's pistol flMU at a poll at Her mit, where an election was held on tho question of creating an In dependent R.'hool district. The fighting i understood to have started when Lee Curry took: two negroes to the poll. Dr. K. T. Stepp. an election official, ques tioned tho negroes' right to vota and Curry struck him, witne.-s reported.