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Newspaper Page Textft C aoital JSI Jounr CIRCULATION Dally average net pala circulation for month ending May 31 1825 MCI UNSETTLED WEATHER Probably occasional showers tonight and Saturday, moderate JiJperature4 moder ate westerly winds. Local: Max fiSi min., 5Q; rain, .02; river, 1.7; atmoe., cloudy; wind, south west. 6738 Average dally distribution 707!. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 140 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS S&SSf1"0 S5SS I J wftr is juraui 1 1 LONG LOST i WITNESS IN 111 Robert White, Missing Witness In Shepherd Case Walks Into Court Room This Morning. Chicago, June 12. Robert White, long missing witness in the Shepherd trial, - unexpectedly walked Into the court room this morning and reported to Joseph Savage, assistant state's attorney. "Here I am, Mr. Savage,' said White, who Immediately was ruehed to the office of the state's attorney. He led his wife and two children into the courtroom. "I am here to fight this thing to a finish; there is more to It than you know' Savage said White had stated, as the doors were closed and a conference began. lived In Seclusion After he had questioned White, Savage said White virtually had repeated charges he made in let ters against W. W. O'Brien of Shepherd's defense and Arthur E. Brynes, investigator for O'Brien, and that he had fabricated an af fidavit he made to O'Brien while in fear of his life. White said he returned to Chi cago a week ago and had been living in seclusion. No means known to medical Bcience would reveal how William Nelson McCUntock contracted the fatal attack of typhoid fever for the alleged causing of which Will lam Darling Shepherd Is on trial for his life, Dr. W. D. McNally. coroner's chemist, testified today. Kn Poison "Revealed. No poison was revealed in the youth s viscera, the doctor testi tied, although tests were made for virtually every known poison. Tho physician performed an autopsy on the exhumed body of tho youth end described the find ings, summarized in one sentence upon cross-examination as a "typical typhoid case. Previously the two doctors who attended Billy McClintock in his final illness, had testified that his Illness and death occurred during an epidemic of typhoid fever caused by eating oysterB. Dr. Ru fufl Stolp, first physiican called. testified upon cross-examination that the illness at first defied diagnosis and that a cathratic was administered at his direction Shepherd has been accused of ad ministering such medicine to as sure the youth's death after the typhoid fever had caused perfora tlon of his Intestines. (Continued on Page Four) GREB JULY 2 New York, June 12. July 2 was approved as the date for. the Italian fund bouts at the Polo Tounds by the state athletic com mission today. Mickey Walker Is scheduled to meet Harry Greb for the middleweight title. Jack Kearns, manager of Walk er, announced that the welter weight champion, would meet his long time challenger, Dave Shade Df California, after the Greb match and that he expected a Walker Benny Leonard bout In September. KAY ON FLAG Corvallis, Or., June 12. Tho Oregon State Bunkers' association in convention here, held it first business season today... following a day spent yesterday in consider ing agricultural problems, Claud D. Rorer of Kune, president was on the program today for tin an mini addn?. Jhn K. Daly of Portland was to di-Hs t!ie n '. banking lawd of the sta e. "It'latinn of the Pirt of Port land to the Business Development of the Slate of Oregon" is tlu tople of Harry L. Hudson, gener' manager of the traffic bureau Port of Portland Thorn?? B. K v stats treasurer, will outlln th development of the f1 And I!" Industry In the Willamette v;; ", y ANN T EXICO G BY KELLOGG Administration To Sup port Government Only As Long As It Protects American Rights. Washington, June 12. Tha ad ministration will support the gov ernment In Mexico "only so long as it protects American lives and American rights," and "complies with its international engage ments and obligations," Secretary Kellogg declared in a formal state ment. "Tur relations with the gov ernment (of Mexico) are friendly but, nevertheless, conditions arc not entirely satisfactory," the sec retary's statement said. The statement was issued today t "ter conference with Ambassador Sheffield, who Is home on leave from Mexico City. We are looking to and expect ing the Mexican government to re store properties Illegally taken and to Indemnify American citi zens," Mr. Kellogg declared. He said he had seen published reports that another revolutionary movement was impending in Mex ico and that he hopes very inucli that "this is not true." "The government of Mexico Is row on trial before the world, the secretary said. "We have been patient and realize, of course, that it takes tlm0 to bring about a stable government, but we cannot countenance violation of her obli gations and failure to protect .' merican citizens." SETTLERS NEED $5009 APIECE Washington, June 12 ( By As sociated Prow) Settlers will need from $400 to $7000 with which properly to equip farms on any of aeven irrigation projects in Washington, Oregon, V'tah and Wyoming, the interior department announced today. Tho finding resulted from an investigation by the reclamation bureau. This inquiry brought out that the average settler now Is In vesting only from $1000 to $2500 In cash and such household furni turc as he may possess. The conclusion reached by the official investigators was approved by local committees business men and by farmers who were fa mil in r with marketing condi tlons and other conditions In their communities. Immigration Quotas Washington, Juno 12 Immigra tion quotas for all countries for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, will be the same as for tho pres ent year and as fixed in the Im migration act of 1924. Bedr Occiimed. London, June 12. (A. P.) The government of the Hedjaz has announced that King Ali's forces have occupied Bedr, 200 mile, northwest of Mecca. VEN Five Year Program For Market Roads in County Agreed Upon After a series of conferences U s understood that members of thf county court have virtually decid ed on what Its five-year county highway program will be, but the outline of tho program Is being can-fully guarded, as under a new law the court cannot outline such a program with ue of market roa.l funds and make It operative until it has been passed upon and ap provp'l by the state highway com mission. It is expected that engineers "rom tne hlgfcwry commf'on will ;o over the road outlined for Im troven.cnt within the next few A'eeks to gather data for the com mission to Paw on their feasibil ty. The commission never has ob Cpd to any of the rood proposed ' r lnrovemont by the county. ; --.ht, the mam matter which PARK CLUBHOUSE READY 83 $ S8 83 88 88 83 Vacant and Padlocked 83 83 83 83 83 83 83.- FURNISHINGS LACKING An attempt will be made to arouse Interest in the new com munity bouse at the Salem auto camp grounds by staging tho first city band concert of the coming season at the house, it has been announced by Homer Smith, chair man of the committee which was placed in charge of building the house. If plaiiB materialize the place will be opened for use some time the last of the present month. The case of the house itself Is rapidly maturing into an exploded dream. What n year ago' was agi tated, planned and hoped for as something that would be of infi nite benefit to Salem as a place for exhibits, lectures and any number of advertising features, has already stood idle for two weeks with door locked, complete ly finished so far as the house it S Brussels, J June 12 By Asso ciated Press) Until proof to the contrary is forthcoming tho Bel gian aero club is abiding by Its decision that Veenstra, piloting the balloon Prince Leopold, won the Gordon Bennett balloon race. Veenstra's original telegram re ported his landing on Cape Tor Inana, about 50 miles from Corun na, Spain, more than 800 miles from the starting field. An un signed telegram from Corunna said last night the balloon had alighted In the sea off the Spanish condl, which would disqualify Veenstra, as Wade T. Van Ornmn, American pilot, was disqualified by coming down In tho water off Ushnnt light, France. Tho efforts of the aero club of ficials to communicate with Veen stra toclear up the mystery have proved unavailing. Leon De La Kocca, pilot of the Esperlo, Spanish balloon, has re turned to Brussels and tells a re n.nrkablo story of adventure In which he and his aide, Fontan Lo bes Jesus, were saved by tho Am erican steamer Sacandaga near the Isle of Wight, in the English chan nel. The Rspfirio was driving over the channel toward the Atlantic Monday with scant hope of reach ing the Islo of Wight or the Eng lish shore and passed several ships which apparently did not recognize her distress signals. At last the aeronauts sighted the Sacandaga, which, although going in the opposite direction, reversed and offered assistance. Wishing to save his balloon, Do La Rocca threw out a floating anchor and tried to keep tho basket a few yards above water until he and his companion could be taken off and the gas retrieved. Washington, June 12. (A. P.) The veterans bureau today ac cepted a site for a $1,000,000 vet erans hospital on Marquam Hill, Portland, Or. the commission watches with sedulous care is the elevation of grades, and any road having a hill with too steep a grade Is marked off by the commission. AH of tho proposed grades on the varl jui roads placed on tho tentative program will be carenilly exam fned by commission engineers. The five-year program will be extensive In lis scope, as und-T the market road law this county will have a large fund to upend during that length of time. Tit" program Is laid out that fr In ad vance so that the county may work toward a definite- end and link up various highways into con tinuous stretches over a period of years. As soon as the program re ceives the approval ox the com mission It will be announced, members of the county court itate. self to concerned, and ready for installation of displays, ready for preparations in anticipation of steroopticon lectures, ready for any and all of the many things for which the place was to have been used. As yet not one detinue move has been made. An order to have eight sets of benches made und installed around the edges of tho Inside room was made a week ago and is, presum ably being filled. There is no sign of them at the grounds, nowever. Somebody has donated a table and two chair to the house. They rest In the middle of the floor, the only donations to the place, which was to have been filled with various and Bundry things, which people and organizations -were to have been glad to give for pur (Continue! on Pago Eight) STUDENTS STEAL Madison, Wis., June 12 Unl versity of Wisconsin officials con tlnued their Investigation today of what Is said to be the most flag rant case of theft and sale of ex amination questions ever uncover ed at the state Bchool. Although first reports snld the theft had been wholesale. It was believed after the Investigation had been under way yosterdnythat only examination questions In the ro mance language and Spanish de partments were involved. Members of tho faculty of tho romance language department wore reported to have teen In ses sion until after midnight Wednes day comparing class grades with examination grades following the complaint of a student, who gave the faculty the first clue. It Is also reported that at least three of the university buildings were brok en Into an d professors desks rifled to get copies to exam ination questions. Students have re ported that they were approached by persons who offered to eell mimeographed copies of question for $6 to $10 a set. If It Is impossible to deal with individual cases It may ho found necessary to repent examinations in all courses where there is sus picion that the questions were stol en and sold. It was hinted. 1 LAP OF VOYAGE Portland, Or.t Juno 12. On the iast lap of her Jast voyage, the battleship Oregon is scheduled to arrive at terminal 4 late tonight where she will be held until Mon day for movement to her final docking place below the Hroadway bridge. The old fighter will move Into her berth Monday morning with the queen of Ilosnrla and her court aboard. Mills, factories and vessels nre expected to aid In noiy welcome. The Oregon reached the mouth of the Columbia river last night In tow of navy tugs, which brought her down from HremTtn. She started upstream at S::t a. m. to day. FLIERS HEADED NORTH FOR POLE S. fl. Ingertre, Hound for fiplts- hereon. June Is. (A, P.) The Ingciti, bearing Lieutenant Lul fiw Jkhn and his little band n! fliers northward to search for tht Amundsen polar expedition, today was plowing the desolate Ire iand sea, the only speck el life in all that watery waste. Her position as taken 1rst wa 71.26 north, ll.2 east, or apt r imatcly 440 miles from Adv Hay, Spitsbergen, which r,he Is i pec ted to reach by noon tomorrow. AMERICA 10 S F II United States To Play No Part In Western Euro- - pean Security Pact No Proposal Received , Washington, June 12. The United States will play no part in the western European security pact now undor consideration by the allied governments and Ger many. Adhering to its determination to avoid any connection with pos sible complications in Europe, the Washington government fees no desire to accept the duty of cus todian of the treaty, as suggested by Germany. The proposal that the United States hold as trustee the "ommitmenta of the foreign powers effecting the agreement was contained in the Berlin gov ernment's memorandum on Febru ary 9, suggesting the pact arid published lust night in Berlin. It was made clear hero in a state department pronouncement that no Biich proposal has been received and that none is expected in view of this government's known attitude. Although tho United States presumably would merely tako chargo of tho com pleted tlieaty, even this, it is held, might lead to difficulties which the administration has no wish to encou nter. The German suggestion pro vides also for arbitration treaties and requires recognition of the present Hh'neland political fron tiers. Tho text of tho original plan will lis made public In Ber lin when the reply of the allies It? received. Foreign Minister Hrland yesterday forwarded France's an swer to the allied governments for their approval. CHINESE RIOTERS KILLED BY BRITISH Shanghai, China, June 12. (A. P.) The killing of eight Chinese rioters at Hankow by defenders of the British armory was the out growth of a strike of wharf coolies employed by Butterfield & Swire, a British concern- A general strike was called today, A Sikh watchman Injured one worker on Wednesday night. A series of demon strut fens followed walch came to a climax on the bund yesterday. The bund dem onstration was a wild outbreak. Mobs marched on the municipal buildings, the British concession, the Japanese concession and at tempted to rush Into the armory of the British volunteers which was defended by a few men. At first the fire hose was em ptied without effect. Then the volunteers fired over the heads of the mob. Finally a machine gun was turned Into the rioters, kill ing eight and wounding an un estimated number. At the mime time demonstrators attacked Japanese shops and ne dostrians but no shooting resulted in the Japaneso concession. NEW GRAND LODGE 4 OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED rortiitnd. Or., June 12 Olfi cers of the Oregon grand lodge of Masons were Installed today at the closing Bosslon of the seventy-fifth annual communication. The offi ;er"( elected late yesterday are: Judge Perry It. Keily, grand tnji'ter, succeeding Justice Oliver !. Coshow. All other officers wr jdvancfMi as follows,' Edgar Snnscnich, Portland, deputy grand Hinder; itnhert S. Kukln, La Orende, senior grand warden; Rex W, Davis, junior grand war den; John B. Clelnnd, Portland re-elected grand treasurer; itutus Cheney, Forest Grove, gtand sec retary. Burplnr Is Wounded. Pm-f .i'jd. Or,, Jim 12. WiiJfum :.,cfi, a Kro'-er, whose store has .icen rjhh?d three times lately, arly rivlay fired a shotgun at a trr?fl who broke into th piac 'i in ruder lied, wounded. Kin- .ell had h"fn sleeping In the rear of the !.t .e .e.i'iiTly to watch. 10 All ivl EU PE Warren S. Stone Leader of Locomotive Engineers Dead Cleveland, Ohio, Juno 12 Warren S. Stone, president of the Brofliertiood of Ioco motive Engineers and one of the- lending labor lenders and labor financiers of the coun try, died Jn n hospital Iiers Into today. Mr. Stone went to tho hospital last Tuesday to bo treated for curoiuio pois oning. Stone became iH soverai weeks ago upon retuntitis from New York City. Jle was ordered to the hospital at once. For n ilmo physicians rtho attended him declared that the fitttcss was not seri ous. IN SEPTEMBER Woodburn, June 12. Post master Sborey has received in structions from the U. S. post office department to establish vil- lago delivery service In Wood- burn, starting September 1, 1926, with one regular carrier and assistant, providing mail boxes are put up by at least 85 percent of the prospective patrons. According to the postal regula tions tho patrons, in order to ob tain delivery must provide a suit able mall box, or slot cut in the front door. Tho places of busi ness will not be required to pro vide mall boxes if they are open and some one is there to receive the mail, and the houses or busi ness places must also be numbered. Tho mail carriers will be select ed by civil service examinations. Any information about the exam ination may be obtained nt the postofflrc. PRICES SLASHED Omaha, Neb,, Juno 12. Omaha motorists who last summer en joyed a "gas war," which brought eleven and twelve cent gasoline, saw hope of another price cutting campaign in the announcement by tho officials of tho Standard Oil Co. of Nebraska last night that effective today gasoline would be sold at 20 eeiils per gallon. Including state tax of two cents. a reduction of two cents. The price will bo In Omaha only and was made to meet competitive prtres. tho announcement said. II. M. Michel, Instigator of last year's price slashing competition. who yesterday iencd his third station for dispensing gasoline a few cents below the price of larger companies, Issued fl statement last sight that he had been warned by another filling station here that ho was marked for bankruptcy by the larger companies and that prices would he slashed until he was forced out. Bfiltnati Cabinet Crisis. Brussels, June 52. Viseoun Poullet, who yesterday formed n new Belgian cabinet, was defeated In tho senate today and Informed the king he was unable to estah iish a government. Greenwich Village Freaks Plan Descent Upon Monkeyville New York, June 12. (A. P.) While John T. fwopes, high school teacher, was returning today from New York to I)ayton, Tennessee his counsel were brushing up oni the intricacies of the rise of man and thero was much discussion ol the part radicals hre playing Ifi arrangements for the defense of Scopes on ft charge of violating the state law against teaching evolution. Clarence Barrow, Balnhrldge; Colby and Dudley Kleld Maione, associate defense counsel, visited the American museum of natural history yesterday. They saw in; the Hall of tho Age of Man speci mens showing tne evolution of man and the evolution of the hers They conferred with Pro-: feasor Henry Fairfield Osborn. noted authority on evolution And president of the museum, who NO OVERHEAD CROSSING TO E ERECTED County Court Cancels Contract To Eliminate Rail Crossings Because of Shields Lawsuit The county court today cancc3- od 'its contract with O. M. Pierce to construct the overhead cross- ing between Jefferson and Marion which would hav-e eliminated five; grade crossings between those: points, cancellation being agree able to Pierco the contractor. Protracted litigation by Henry Shields against the couniy which culminated recently In tho opinion of Judge McMahan attacking the use of technicalities in the case. and the form of a contract sub mitted by tho Southern Pacific I company to tho county court in I connection with construction of the overhead were the two reasom given by tho court for cohceltatlon "Whenever this litigation comes to an end and, iihlelde is ready to: meet our terms, we are wiiiing to; go ahead and construct this over head," was tho declaration of Coun ty Judge Hunt today. "Until such time the Hans for golcg on with tho overhead are at an end. We are tired of this litigation. The county made a fair proposition to Shields and one on which it wili stand, but It will go no further. The overhead plans are dead as It Htamls. and can be resurrected only by an end coming to tho litiga tion. The five grade crossings which would have been eliminated are particularly disliked by farmers re siding In that section because school children driving from the country to the schools either nt Jefferson or Marlon are compelled to cross the milroad track a num ber of times within a few miles and residents have constantly dreaded the p(nniitiJhk'K of irafccdy lurking in nny one or nil of these, crossings. Tl.e contract which was present ed to the county court by the Southern Pactflc.and which the court refused to sign, made the county liable for nil damages that mitihl occur In any form Ik the con strucfion of the overhead, and on top of that the district nttorney ad viHCd the members of tho court that they themselves might be come personally liable for such damages If they affixed their sig natures to the contract. MINES IMPRISONED BY CAVE-IN, GRASS VALLEY Sacramento, Cut., June 12. lib fate hidden In o 50-foot cave-In in the llnltic tunnel of the Alia Com bination mine., three miles wi f tlrass Valley, itobert iiiii, 35. Gross Vulley miner, at noon today dtill was a prisoner, says a dis patch to the fhicraffienio lie;. Three crews of 10 men each today continued their drive to break through the barrier. It was predicted that if he wa? not caught in the cave-in that h still Is alive and that air condi tions In the tunnel back of the cave-in would permit him to Hvt: for right days. promised aid in lining up scien tific witnesses. in this connection the New York Kvenlng Post says; "Greenwich Village is on lis way (o Uhca county. There hoitiy will descend on Dnylon, Tenn., the greatest iiggivgiillon of assorted crank, Including agnostics, utho ista, nmnmunisi.-, syuiicy 3 11 aatl new tin w tiers ever known In a single procession. "Tho Scopes case, teachers, re search workers. Biologists and other men of science are being smothered In the rush of long haired men nnd short haired worn en feminists, neurotics, if thinkers and free lovers who aT determined to ehlno In reflected glory. The vital Issues of lb" trial in Tennessee, nre heinff lost in the stampede of professional martyrs and a swarm of practic ing egotists." OWA SWEPT BY TERRIFIC WIKW Town of Alexander De stroyed One Woman Killed, Dozen Injured Great Property Loss. Des Hoiatss, tows, June 32.. (A. P.) OUO woman wns drnwn. cd, a dozen or more persons were uijureu, large areas or crojw were riilEed and proiserly damag airamnig io lliousands ot dollar! vfaa caused by a series of storing in northern Iowa last night. jrreatflsi TtTrmertv jhntant u r- - '"r.V fragBiratary reports indicate, was caused at Alexander In Franklin county, which was the only town known to have been swept by th wind storms. Many tarmstead were destroyed In other scattering localities. Latimer, low., June 12, A tornado that struck Alexander, Iowa, last night wrecked or dam aged at icast 25 bouses and blew s Minneapolis & St. Loaise mixes freight and passenger train from the tracks. Mason City, iowa, June 12. (A. P.) Tho crew of a Chicago Greatwcstern train brought a re port liens today that Alexander, a iittie town ia i-ankiin coaniy, had virtually been wiped out by a tornado late yesterday. A Hcore of persons wore said to have been in jured. FflfflGfl SHIPS FID ii BY CHINESE TROOPS Canton, June! 2 By Assciated I'resH) Foreign steamers were fired upon today as they moved within the fight tag lines stnblish efi by rival military haders wha continued battling for Canton, which Is now held by the defend ing i'unnajieso army. One Chinese steward on ths steamer Sulson was wounded se verely today when he was struck while aboard the sr&it While the gun fire continued tQ- day after a night of contlnuoua shooting neither army gained ground- The defending force were anxious to attack Uonan, feat the project could not be promot ed owing to lack of vessel, all of which are brJd by enemy forces. steamers were proceeding tQ Hong Kong today crowded with ref--?es from the turmoil here. The M.Q.ement of exjtorts s4 Im ports is practically nil as a resuK of the disturbance. Sltk shin mcnts, however, are moving under j trot ect J on. Observers today reported that ad dltionnl forces would be necessary for a decisive battle. It the force of Concral IJu Chung-ehi, who was reported Bearing Canton wltte a Russian trained army, arrive In time to Join with the forces of Chu I'el-tnk In assisting iho at- iaching furrcs, the defenders may lv. driven out of Canton. Otherwise tho Yunnancse will continue to hold the city. R New York, June 12, (A. P,) The trial of iiorothy Perkins, 17 tor tho murder of Thomas Temple ton, was halted this afternoon when she collapsed and hnd to be agstfti from the courtroom. The girl had been composed throughout the testimony ot sev eral relatives as to tho events lead ing ap to the tragedy but brok down when Michael Connors, al leged to have been a suitor, was questioned as to his relations with her. Dorothy slid from her seat in n apparent dead faint, when assist ant District Attorney McDonald produced a letter alleged t tiave hech written hy the girl March 6 to Connors and Inter cepted by his wife.