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ILLAN EXPEDITION STARTS FOR POLE
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CIRCULATION
Dally average net pala circulation for
month ending May 81, 1826
fair And warm
Tonight and Sunday;' light northweat
6738
Looali Max., 88; min 54; rain, none;
river, ,7; atmoa., clear; wind, north.
Average dally distribution 7073.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 147
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925
DPTP'C TURPI? PirMTQ ON TRAINS AND NEWS
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SET SAIL FOR f :
ARCTIC AREA m
Commander of All-American
Party Predicts Re
turn By September 20
If Plans Hold True.
"Wlscasfiet, Maine, June 20 (By
Associated Press) The vessels
Bowdoin and Peary headed toward
the Arctic at 2:42 o'clock, stand
ard time today, carrying Donald
Boxer MacMHIan and his two crews
on their journey which they believe
will result in the finding of an un
known continent.
A blare of band music, shrieking
sirens from river craft, waving
flags and children grouped around
the hillside looking down upon the
calm Shcepscot river were featur
es of the demonstration which the
little village of Wiscasset and the
state of Maine gave to MacMlllan
and "Is band of explorers, scien
tists and naval aviators, number
ing two ecore. rwarms of gaily
be-decked small boats Balled "down
the river with the two ships and
two navy eagle boats formed an of
ficial escort.
Preceding the sailing, the great
throng that arrived here today
from many parts of the state and
nation gathered upon the lawn of
the town hall where appropriate
exorcises were held to bid the com
mander of the National Geographic
Society's expedition God-specd.
As the ships slipped nway from
"Whale wharf, built about a hund
red years ago, the commander's
farewell was read from the bridge
of the Peary by Lieutenant Com
mander Eugene F. McDonald of
Chicago, In charge of the radio
equipment of the expedition and
broadcast to the crowds near the
piers, where amplifiers were plac
ed so all could hear. He read the
following message:
"I wish to thank the people of
Ka' e and especially tho good
friends of Wiscasset for their won
dcrful hospitality and great Inter
est In Arctic work. We thank you
for your wonderful send-off and
for your hearty good wishes. I
am saying good bye for each and
very member of my crew. If all
roes well you can look for us about
Bertember 20.
SINCLAIR STOCK
OP $13,000,000
New York, June 20 As the re
ault of Harry F. Sinclair's victory
In the government's suit to set
snide the Teapot Dome oil lease
the market value of outstanding
Sinclair oil securities has Increas
ed nearly 113.000,000 already. Af
ter the decision was announced
yesterday the common stock of the
Sinclair Consolidated Oil corpora
tlon shot up txk points to a high
of 24. First lien six per cent
bonds of corporation soared four
and three fourths points. Other
bonds of the corporation scored
lesser gains.
Two Portland Youths
Arrested Here With
16 Gallons of Wine
With 15 gallons of wine, tout
ing 11 and 12 per cent alcohol, in
their automobile, Joseph F. Larson
and Al Yelton, both of Portland
Were arrested here Inst night by
Traffic Officers Hickman and Ed
wards. Larson told the police
that he makes his home with F. O.
Brockman at the" Multnomah hotel
In Portland. Yelton lives at 105
Bast 11th street, Portland. They
were driving a new Ford car li
censed to a R. O. Armstrong, $34
Third street, Portland.
The liquor was all carried In
large glass container, some of
them of five gallons cnpaelty, and
the rear seat of the vehicle had
been removrd to mike room for
tL lAreoa and Yelton said they
14, m
Washington, June 20. Senator
Ladd ol . North Dakota, under
t vat r m on t In n n.iltimnrn hnsnltftl
f n n nit H tin n nH rhp.nmn.Hflm. has
developed kidney trouble and bis
condition Is considered serioue.
Since he was taken ill no details
nf liia cnn.l i t Inn hnVA hppn H 1-
vulged and the Bilence of those in
attendance has added to the an
xiety of his friends.
Weyerhaeuser Will Build
Huge Plant If Railway
Extension From Bend
Is Authorized.
Klamath Falls, Or., June 20.
If and when the Interstate com
merce commiesion givce the
Northern lines pcrm.eeion to ex-
tend the Oregon Trunk from
Bend to Klamath Falls the Wey
erhauoeer Timber company will
make public complete plans for
the construction of one of the
largest sawmills of the state in
this city.
Thle was gleaned today from
Wgh officiats of the Northern
lines who arrived in Klamath
Falls at noon by motor from Ash
land, where they left their private
train at 9 o clock this morning,
Fred Weyerhaeuser, director of
the Great Northern and also
director of the timber compauy
which bears the family name, was
to have made this Important an
nouncement here tonight had he
been able to make the trip here as
he had planned. However, he la
not among the rail officials, so
the formal announcement necas
sarily will be delayed.
Substantiation of the report
was given by Charles E. rerkme.
of Burlington and Qulncy and a
stockholder of the Weyerhaeue-.r
Timber company.
"Inasmuch as I am neither an
officer or a director of the timber
company, I am unauthorised to
make any statement on th?lr be
half," he said. "However, It is
my understanding that the com
pany plans to start opcratlone
here as soon as the Northern lines
are given permission to make
their requested extension."
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got the llqifor on the Jefferson
highway about 10 miles south of
Salem but would not give more
definite information. The two
men aro charged with poweslron
and transportation of Intoxicating
liquor and bail was fixed today by
Police Judge Poubien at $f)00 each
which they have not raised. Both
are well dressed and complained at
the hard bds furnished them at
the city Jail last night, declaring
they were nccostomed to soft mat
tresses.
The two wore first stopped for
speeding on Court street between
Church and Summer. Yelton was
fined 110 on the speeding charge.
They carried a gunge for testing
the liquor.
i5i
OLSO PLANS
F0RJR0ES
Amundsen's Failure To
Attain Goal Fails To
Detract From Glory
Among Countrymen.
Oslo, Norway, June 20 (By the
Associated Press) Captain Roald
Amundsen and his five fellow ex
plorers will have an enthusiastic
welcome when they arrive here
within the next few days, on their
return from their perilous airplane
expedition into the Arctic.
Though they failed In their
main object, that of being the first
to reach the pole by air, their ex
ploit of flying to a point within
ISO miles of their goal, their sur
vival amid untold hardships and
their return to Spltzbergen In their
remaining plan are regarded as
being a wonderful feat.
Enthusiasm Grows
With each succeeding report of
the experiences of the flyers, the
popular enthusiasm grows and It
has already been expressed to some
extent In the numerous wireless
messages sent to the explorers,
from the king, the government and
their friends.
There Is praise also for the
heroism of Lincoln Ellsworth, Am
erican member of the expedition,
who saved Leif Dletrichsen and
Oskar Omdahl, when they fell
through the ice.
Published non-copyright accounts
of the fliers' experiences eay they
encountered a fog soon after start
ing from Kings. Bay, Spltzbergen,
on May 21. Rising above the mist,
they held to their course for some
hours until compelled to alight be-
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34 PERCENT OF
A study of 681 fatal Injuries un
der the workmen's compensation
law In which awards have been
granted widows by the state indus
trial accident commission from
July 1, 1914, when the act became
effective, to April 30, 1925, shows
that 200 of the widows, or 34.42
per cent, have remarried, says a
statement by the commission to
day.
The ages of the widows at the
time of death of the husband rang
ed from 15 to 73 years, 35.46 per
cent under 30 and 63.68 per cent
under 40 years old.
Of the widows under 20 years
old 87.50 per cent have remarried,
of those under 30 years 50.34 per
cent remarried, while of alt those
under 40 years tho percentage of
those remarrying was 48.65.
The oldest widow to remarry was
58 years old at the denth of her
husband and 63 at the date of re
marriage. The youngest widow
was 15 when he husband died and
17 when she remarried.
During the period 14 widows
died.
AMERICAN ARMY POLO
TEAM DEFEATS BRITISH
London, Juno 20. (A. P.)
The United States arm polo teaai
won its match wrth' the British
army team, played at the Hurling
ham club today, 8 goals to 4.
The Americrn ?am in the pres
ent fierie of matches Is (Wendln.T
its international polo chnmpion-
nhln won it Meadowbrook laHt
year.
This Is th! first of a series of
thre game to be played by the
United StaU army and British
army teams. The other matches
will be played June 24 and June
27.
King George and Queen Mary.
tW Duke and Duchess of York,
Prince Heniy. and Ambassador
Houghton were among the dis
tinguished persona who witnessed
the match.
RECEPTION
JUROR LOSE
CUSTOMARY
HALF HOLIDAY
Counsel For Shepherd Un
willing To Allow Jury
To Ponder Over Half
Answered Points.
Chicago, June 20 (By Associat
ed Press) Dissatisfied by the trend
of the cross-examination of his
chief witness, William Scott Stew
art, chief of counsel for William
Darling Shepherd, forced an after
noon session of court today. He
did not want to let the Jury have
until Monday to study over the
replies Dr. Frederick C. Tonney,
head of the Chicago health de
partment laboratory, had made to
questions asked by Prosecutor
Robert E. Crowe.
Upon direct examination Ton
ney testified emphatically that
Charles C. Falman, chief witness
against Shepherd, could not have
obtained typhoid germs In the man
ner he had stated, and that the
probability was that germs hand
led aa Faiman said they had been
handled, would have been dead
before Shepherd could have used
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TROOPERS TAKEN
Medford, June 20 What Is be
lieved to be the largest motor cara
van ever to enter a national park
in this country left Medford at 6
o'clock this morning when resi
dents of this city, under the aus
pices of the chamber of commerce
took approximately 2000 members
of the Oregon nntlonal guard as
their guests on a week end trip to
Crr. tr lake.
Escorted by a squad of state traf
flc officers, accompanied by a
dozen trouble cars and a large
force of mechanics, the caravan
left Camp Jackson at six o'clock,
making a line nearly five miles In
length. Each driver has his blan
kets and lunch for today hut the
national guard will furnish food
for the rest of the trip, and cots
also which will be pitched at the
Union creek bivouac tonight, when
the national guard will put on an
entertainment for their hosts.
Tomorrow the laravan will bat
tle through the snow to the rim
of the lake, as far as possible by
car, then by foot, returning to
Medford Sunday evening.
TODAY HOTTEST
FOR THIS YEAR
All heat records for the year
1925 were broken when the mer
jry passed the 88 degree mark at
2 p. m. today. It was expected
to go above 90 before evening.
Shirt sleeves and other Indica
tions that Snlcmltes felt the heit,
were much In evidence. Several
hundred were reported at the var
ious swimming resorts in and
near the city. Ire cream and soft
drink stands did a big business.
Yesterday was tho hottest day of
the year up until today. Tho off!
clal government report stated that
the mercury reached 88 degrees-
above tero yesterday afternoon. At
2 p. m, yesterday It stood at 84
degrees. The hottest previous day
of the year came on May 5, when
the mercury reached 87 degrees
above tero.
TWO NATIONS INDICATE
DESIRE TO FUND DEBT
Washington, June JO. Further
Indications that Both Franc and
Ciecho-81ovakla are preparing to
make, formal moves toward aego
tlatlons ot war atbt refunding
agreement reached the
Washington government through
official channel.
FULL SLATE
Oregon To Elect Senator,
Congressmen, Governor
And' Legislators In
Coming Campaigns.
In the primary elections to be
held in Oregon, May 21, 11)26, and
tho general election to follow on
Tuesday, November 9, next year,
candidates ali the way from
United Statea senator and gov
ernor down t representative in
the state legislature are to be
nominated an 1 elected.
A successor to Robert N. Stan-
field as United States senator is
to be elected and whether or pot
he i elected to succeed himself de
pends mainly on the diplomacy of
hie epposition, since some capable
observers now aver that Stanfield
is 10,000 votes stronger than be
was six months ago. Numerous
candidates to oppose him in the
republican primary are talked
about. Some of them aro St'ito
Senator George Joseph of Port
end, State Senator 11, H. Butler of
1 ho Dalles, Judge Lawrence T.
Harris ol Eugoie, J. J. Crossluy of
Portland, State Senator (Jus C.
Moser of Portland, Congressman
Nick Sinnott ot The Dulles and A.
F. Clark of Portland. Crosslcy Is
the only on 3 who has announced
his candidacy.
Straver Airain Mentioned.
On the democratic side Milton
A. Miller ot Portland and W. H.
Strayor of Baker the latter a state
senntor, nre again mentioned, in
the 1924 race Miller defeated
Strnyer and ran against McNaiy
in the November election.
For congress, nil the three Ore
gon representatives at Wnshlng-
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JUMPING SEEDS
IS
OFFICIAL EDICT
Myater a till surrounds the iden
tity of the curious "jumping mus
tard seeds" that are on display In
the window of the Fitts market
and which have baffled the Identi
fication by leading agricultural
ists trnd biologists. Everyone who
passes, the window and pauses to
notice them has a guesa of what
they arc but no authoritative ex
planation has been found.
Sheriff llower contributed the
most rttiere-sting sidelight of today
with the ut-atcment that many
years ago ho had seen some of the
same things that were taken from
a lot Iti Salem As he remembers
it, he declares, It was pretty well
OHt.tbllrdicd at that time that the
curious objects were a parasltn on
oak leave tilthough their Identity
as a plant or animal was not dli
coverod then. A sample that he
himself savo l tor about two weelta
maintained Its characteristic mo
tion throighout that time, he du
:lares. Sain Burkhnrt, deputy sheriff,
was conducting an unofficial In
vestigation of his own this after
nooii. He immersed a few of the
"seeds" In a thimhluful of con
fiscated whiskey and when they
continued their jumping afti
they were taken out lie concluded
that they were nor. animals. "No
animal could stand that stuff,"'
was his argument. "It can't be
done; that r.tuff'n strong."
Humorously varied explanation
have besn offered to account for
their motion. One person clalmc!
that the shell softened at the banc
and when It regained its upherlca!
shape it sprang Into the air.
ADMIRAL ROBINSON ASKS
FOR EARLY RETIREMENT
Washington, Juno 80. Hear
Admiral J. K. Roblson, who was
a storm center In the Teapot Dnm(.
Investigation and who twice since
has been denied promotion, has
applied for tarly retirement from
the navy.
Of OFFICERS
10 BE PICKED
LlVti
Wisconsin Plans
For Memorial To
Fighting Senator
Madison, Wis., June 20. (A.
P.) The train bearing the body
of Senator LaFollette reached
Madison at 1:42 p. m. today.
Crowds were at the depot and
along the streets to the capttol,
where the body will lie in state
until the funeral Monduy.
Madison, Wis., June 20 rPlans
for a suitable memorial to Its dead
leader were started by Wisconsin
as the state prepared to receive
the body of Robert M. La Follette.
A monument on tho capital grounds
by public subscription or a me
morial building at Madison were
suggested with the final decision
in the hands ot a committee to be
appointed by the legislature.
Six senators and 17 assemblymen
will provide a guard of honor for
Marion County Pupils Get
Eighth Grade Certifi
cates At Exercises Held
Here Today.
More than 300 students of the
Marlon county grade schools were
awarded diplomas of graduation
in the annual exerclKes at the high
flchool this afternoon. H. F. Dur
ham, principal of tho J. L. Parrlsh
junior high school, delivered the
graduation address on the suhject.
"Why Everybody Should Do Edu
cated." The diplomas were award.
ed by Mrs. Mary L. Kulkcrson,
county superintendent of schools.
The number who were gradu
ated this afternoon at the high
school represents only about half
the number that have completed
the eighth grade In the entire
county. Two first class districts
including Salem, by custom held
their own seperate graduation and
several other districts choso to do
bo and were granted that permis
sion.
Others who took part In the pro
gram were rtev. T. C. Taylor of the
First Methodist church of this
city, who gavo the Invocation,
Miss Lena Ilcllc Tartar who lead
the singing, accompanied by the
high school orrhxitra, Claudlo
Lewis, piano solo, Wllma Cotirsey
and Margaret Kasler, violin solos,
and Thelma Davis, vocal solo.
The following Is the list of stu
dents graduated today:
District No. 85 Stanley Clcs
lnk. Dun Harris, Mllo HnrrK
Lillian Ilnr.-ls.
No. 142 Ixirctta Wolfe, Royal
R. llastle, Snmuol U Mrantiier,
Vnda Beryle Kelly, Gilbert D.
Lennon, Ilnlph Wolfe.
No. 88 Angus Ware, Esther L.
Steward, Olive E. Steward.
No. 137 August Knnien,
No. 29 Jennie Dnvenhouer.
N, j 4 vtrginn McKeo, Jtny
Chain, WHIInm Smith, Marjorlc
Fontaine, Slurgaiei Thomas, M.
Mnxine Chllds, Laura Kihs, Paul
Koltboff, Worloy Davis, llerenlci'
Mario Holm, Uireno Jessie Her!.
Lnclle (Join, (iilbcrt Ixmney, V.-. i i
Sullivan, Jean Smith.
No. 46 Esther Vloln llovi.
Anna Pryden.
N.J. 112 Martha Qualey.
fj. 66 Lola tiolille Sklller,
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AT
Ann Quentln, Cnl., June SO
Oeorge Ilontford, a negro, who won
serving a term frop Monterey
county for burglnry was stftt'rtied to
death In the state prison here to
day while the convicts were filing
out of the dining hall to their work
In a dying statement he necu5cd
William Keating, also a negro,
convict from Sacramento of the
stabbing.
Keating le aervlrig a term for as.
sault with it deadly weapon.
3 00 DIPLOMAS
ARE AWARDED
the body of "Fighting Bob" as it
lies In state in the capitol rotunda
until It is, borne to Its final resting
place under a sheltering white oak
tree In a quiet corner of Forest
Hill cemetery Monday afternoon.
In accordance with the wishes
of Senator La Follette the funeral
services at the capitol will be sim
ple. They will begin about 11:30
a. m., Monday, with Interment at
1 p. m. The body will lie in state
after 1 p. m., Sunday. Both houses
ol the state legislature voted yes
t i'day to attend the funernl in a
body, after the late senator had
been eulogized on the floor of the
assembly and plans had been made
for the memorial.
The rending of the Vicmorial
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HILL TOTAP
Great Northern Head
Says Extension South
From Bend Will Exlend
To Susanvillc.
Portland. Ore.. Juno 20. fA.
P.) That tho Hill lines, the
Orcnt Northern nnd Northern
Pacific, which Jointly own the
Oregon Trunk lino which now
runs from the Columbia river to
Ucnd, intend to push the con
templated extension to Klamath
Falls, Oregon, as far as Susanvillo.
Cal., was Indicated In a statement
issued today by Itolph binlil,
president of tho Great Northern
railway who arrived here with a
dire party of the directors.
Mr. Dudd also Inlicntcd thai
tho Hill lines would raLhcr have
Joint use of part of the line now
being built by the Southern Pa
cific between Eugene and Klnmath
f than to have to build a road
paralleling that lino.
Mr. Dudd ami his party plan to
meet at Bend a party of Northern
Pacific officials and directors
bended by President Donnelly,
when the Northern Pacific group
returns from Klamath Falls where
they are today conferring with
citizens.
In his stntcment Mr. Dudd said
that whether the extension of the
Oregon Trunk line la made to
Klamath Falls must depend on the
deslrefl of the peoplo of Oregon to
have another rnllroad.
"It is not surprising that a very
fierce war Is fielng waged againet
the Oregon Trunk hut we hope that
before deciding the mathematical
paradox th;it two railroads are
toss desirable than one, the people
of Oregon will weigh past condl-
tlono nnd future prospects most
rnrnfully, as wo think the entrv
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CALIF
First Band Concert
Here Scheduled for
Next Friday Evening
The first Salem band concert
for the 1925 season will be given
next Friday evening, according to
announcement mado by Oscar
Sleelbammer, head of the band.
Concerts will continue twice a
weelt, on Tuesday and Kridav
evenings, until a total of 18 con
certs havo been played. Tho con
cert season of nlno weeks may he
lengthened a few days In cno one
or more concerts aro eliminate.!
because of rain or for any other
reason.
The present plnn Is to hold all
concerts, Including the first one.
in Willson park, the bijnd tisln
tho special concreto stand hirlt
for that purpose and the Walte
memorial fountain playing as
usual, showing ita multi-colored
lights nnd Its vnrlous artistic de-
nlgnj described by the water as
It Is forced into the air.
, Nothing has been heard of a
LI
Thomas Dovery Believed
Victim of Enemy Made
In Bitter City Political
Controversy.
Kelso, Wash., June 20 Thomas
Dovery, 56, editor of the Cowiita
Valley Newa, a weekly publication
in Kelso, formerly of Eugene, Ore
gon, was mysteriously ahot to death
last night on Third street, south
Kelso. Officers reported powder
marks were found on the face and
collar, and that the bullet ranged
downward. A 45-callbre pistol
was found about 50 feet from the
body. Officers were trying to learn
the ownership of the weapon.
The body was found lying face
downward on the sidewalk by a
man who notified a neighbor. The
man who found Dovery, a laborer,
whtise name was not reported by
the authorities, said he heard a re
port like the backfire of an auto,
and Inter came upon the body.
Vn limbics Untouched
In Dovery's pockets were found
i few sliver dollars and a warrant
for $96. Members of his family
reported he had made some bitter
enemies through articles publish
ed In his newspaper. In the recent
municipal warfare he had been an
advocate of A. Iluric Todd, who
was recalled from tho office of
mayor.
Sheriff Studcbnker and his depu
ties; together with the Kelso police
forei last night covered the town
and wired all outstanding stntion.
Dovery hart been In Kelso a lit
tle over one year. When first ap
prised of the tragedy, Mrs. Dovery
exclaimed: "Oh, who could hava
done It?" She told the coroner that
Hhc asked her husband not to go
out as she knew he had made
enemies and feared something
vould happen to him.
Dovery wns born In Norway,
coming to thin country when he
wns seven years of age. Ho wai
married In Wisconsin 35 years ago
and leaves a widow and two grown
daughters, both of whom are un
married. One of the daughter
has been teaching school In Arl
zona, the othor daughter living
with her parents In Kelso. The
family enme to Kelso from Eugene
Oregon, where Dovery was engag
ed In newspaper work.
Mrs. Dovery said her huban4
carried several policies with Ufa
Insurance companies but did not
know the amounts.
Dovery was a retired major In
the United State army. His soft
died In the World War.
Scouts Stap-p Show.
Mill City, Or., June 20. Th4
Roy and Girl Scouts presented
their show to the public In th
Hammond hall, Thursday night,
to a largo und enthusiastic audi
ence. The uhow (onslstcd of two
parts, one a remedy nnd the other
a melodrama, both of which were
screams.
ilan nunottuccd sons time ago
whereby the first band concert of
the seuson would be held In the
.Salem nuto camp grounds, the
principal Idea being to draw at
lenllon to, and crcato Interest la
t lie new community house built
there this spring, but never open-,
ed for use. In case it is finally
decided to hold tho concert at the
camp grounds announcement will
be n.ndo lutor to that effect.
Tho band Is mrger this year
than ever before, and has been
practicing for a number of months
In anticipation ot the approaching
season, Expenses Involved In ad
ditions to Iho personnel of th
band will be defrayed by sellin
advertising .spare In the printed
programs, which wMl be distribut
ed at each concert. In forme!
years the programs have bet
handled privately, but Steelham.
mer will handle them himself du
tng tho 1025 i
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