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C aoital JSI Jounr
CIRCULATION
Dally average net pala circulation for
month ending May 31 1825
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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
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LONG LOST i
WITNESS IN
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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.
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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.