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Newspaper Page Texti at,,.. S7 CIRCULATION Dally average net pala circulation for month ending May 81. 1925 apitalJiJomrnal. FAIR TONIGHT Cooler In east portion; Saturday fair and continued warm; light northwest erly winds. Local; Max., 99; mtn., 65; rain, nono, river, falling; atmos., clear; wind, south west. 6738 Average dally distribution 7073. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 152 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS &JS&mh& f7 fnlPiP lLUuunjUS t JURY RETIRES IN SHEPHERD 1R0ERCASE Prosecutor Denounces Al leged Germ Slayer As "Shiftless Panhandler" In Closing Speech. Chicago, Juno 26. (A. P.) The Shepherd trial went to the Jury at 4:37 p. m. Chicago. June 2d. (A. P.) Denouncing William D. Shepherd as the perpetrator of u now spe cies of murder who had slain his foster eon, William MeCiiutock. with typhoid genua to obtain Mc- (JlluU)cks millionaire estate, lms triet Attorney Itoliert E. Crowe to day aoked the jury to return a verdict of guilty that would carry a penalty ol hi'.ngng. Shepherd. Crowe charged was u "shiftless panhandler" who had been content to live sixteen years In plenty provided by another. The prosecutor defended hlnr self, Judge Harry Olson and Alex andor Uolchmnnn against osser tion! of the defense counsel that the trial was simply a step In a vicious conspiracy against bhep hcrd to prevent his Inheriting Mi: Clintuik's estate. Crowe said the reason he put Judge Olson on the witness stand was to give defense attorneys William Kcott Stewart and W. W O'Brien, nn opportunity in make gond their statements that "wo wil show this case a trame-up: that Olson has a financial Interesl in It" "V:'at do you think of tactics of that sort?" demanded Crowe as he accused Stewart nnd OBrien "You can often tell whether or not the defendant Is guilty by the kind of defense he presents. UNION SCHOOL E Another day of dcluy was added to the decision oa the question u: dissolution of union high school district No. 1 today when the bearing wt for department No. 2 for this afternoon was again post fortnisafteiuoon was again post poned. An order temporarily re straining tho county boundary board from declaring the dlstric dissolved until the case had been tried was granted by Circuit Judge L. H. McJIalHin lesieiday. Members of the school board of the union district filed suit In the circuit court yesterday against the eounly boundary board in which they seek to have declared Illegal two votes cast In the election of June 15. If their petition is grani- ,d by the court the boundary board, authorized by law to make the official cinvane of the election will be bound to declare the meas ure for dissolution defeated. If the move to have the two votei declared Illegal Is not sustained by the court, tho boundary board will proceed to declare dissolved by a majority vole In the election of the 16th. No prediction could be secured thla afternoon of when the case will be heard for final decision by the circuit court. II DALLES HAS $25,000 BLAZE The Dalles, June 20 I 'Ire of unknown origin completely de stroyed the contents of the Walter Williams company and Edward C. Pea.e company warehouses here In about an hour beginning At 11:30 a m. today. Had It not been for In creased water pressure from the new city well put Into ue a week ago, the entire went end of town would have burned, fire department officials believe. A strong west wind was blowing. Hardware, farm machinery and a carload of newi print belonging to The Dalles Chronicle were stor ed In the Williams warehouse, wh the fire started. Groceries, drygoods and general merchandise were In the Peace warehouse. Mayor E an Again f eks Re-election Now York, June 26 (By Asso ciated Press) Father Knicker bocker's political temperature has started on Its quadrenni.il ascen sion, which marks the opening of his mayoralty fight. Wise or other wise, diagnosticians predict a high fover for the old gentleman long before primary day rolls around In September, Hitherto those temperatures (ContinueJ on Page Six) L TO LAP TIMBER Minneapolis. .Minn., June 26. Co'istructirm of a S3, 000. 000 fo.'t mile line of railriad in the Clcer- water timber district of Idaho U serve the liiRoat white pine lum ber mill in tho Pacific nonhwcit, was announced today by Char ten Donnelly, president of the No.-'.h ern Pacific railwey. The line will run northctut tr.-.m Orofino, Idaho, and will !j con strutted by the .orthcrn Pacific and Union Pac'flc railroads to serve the Clearwater Tmber com pany a Weyerhaeueer int.Tiw-.t which plans to erect a hui;o lum ber mill at Lcwiston, Idaho. Work on the now line will ytr this fall, Air. Donnelly He also announced that .tho Uiilitn Pacific and 1 is line may cwstrjet another lin? fron. Bend . Klnm ath Falls, Or., another heavily timbered district. 10 Svam.iscott, Mass., Jane 26. (A. P.) Alfred J. Pearson :f Iowa was cppMnted today b President Coolidge to ho ministrr to Finland. John B. Stetson of Philadelphia was selected recently for the pos He haa not railed for Finland in1 it was said hero today that h would remain In the diplomat! service, although tho president waa not prepared to announce his new assignment. Mr. Pearson resides In Dvs Mo in eft. - V&Utf j Community House at Auto Park Opened; Bare of Furnishings After being allowed to lie Idle for more than a month, the com munity house at the Salem auto camp grounds was yesterday tin- locked for public use. Total equip ment for the house remains to date one table, two chairs, and a few papers and other odds and ends, the time equipment that hos been kept under lock and key since Installation there several weeks ago. A few people at the onmp grounds are reported to have wan dered Into the hoiwe, and wander ed out again. Wall and floor vir tnally da re, and seating capacity for only two persons, are not con sidered attractions of outstanding RIOTS BREAK OUT AFRESH IN SHANGHA Chinese Strikers and Sym pathizers Invade For eign Quarter; Street Cars Are Stoned.' Shanghai. June 26. (A. P.) Several crowds of Chinese strikers and rowdies entered the Interna tional settlement today, stoned and held up street cars. Later they were dispersed by the police. Peking, June 26. (A. P.) The British minister is handing a note to tho Chinese foreign of fice today, formally protesting against the action of the Chinese at Can'on Inst Tuesdav In firing on the British concession and wounding British subjects. Shanghai, June 26. (A. P.) A meeting 'Ot the Shanghai stu dents union yesterday decided to issue an appeal to all Chinese students throughout the country "learn the art of war and be ready to fight for their country." It was resolved to petition the military chiefs to select teachers to "arouse the patriotism of the people and soldiers." The program for students demonstrations In many parts of China yesterday was largely a Tlasco, owing to official prohibi tion of meetings. The precautions taken at Shanghai completely frustrated the students' activities hern. Many volunteers have been withdrawn from the Shanghai streets, which are resuming a normal appearance. The additional Japanese destroy ers have gone to Amoy and Canton. Spokane, Wash., June 2C Op position to any change In the fed eral reclamation policy was ex pressed here by Senator Frank R Ooodlt'g of Idaho, JuM before he left for his home In Gooding, Ida ho, late last night. He aluo de clared thai he was opposed to the proposal to change interest on con struction money and to Individual states assuming "the burden of land settlement on federal projects. " "We must not be diverted from our reclamation policy as estab lished by Theodore Roosevelt," he declared. "It Is as much a func tlon of the government to reclaim arid western lands as It Is to dredge harbors. Improve rivers and build levees. The only difference Is that the government gets back every cent It spends on reclama tion, while It never gets back any money spent on river and harbor improvements. "I am opposed to people being taxed In Interest for building Ir rigation projects when the cost of construction comes out of our own natural resources Reclamation hasn't failed. The men on the other projects will meet all their obligations." msrlt, It seems. Members of the camp grounds committee In charge of tho com munity house have declared that public funds have not been, are not, and in tho near future will not be, sufficient to eniip the houpo with fiirn!lui. and d'-coratlonn. Proceeds which were counted on from the tourist traffle this sum mer are not forihromlng to the pa tent calculated, they slats, the camp being used by tewor tourlsta this year than a yar ago. Up to the present moment only $1 480.06 has been taken In slnee the rump wsa opensd arly In the spring. (Continued on Pag Eight) NEW PARKING PROPOSAL TO GET HEARING Members of Ordinance Committee Willing To Send Bill Before Coun cil For Vote. Fear, that the proposed city ordinance providing for head-on parking would die a natural death in the ordinance committee to which it was referred by the city council was quieted this morning when two of the three members of the committee definitely went on record as favoring reporting back tho measure for the vote of the full council. Mayor John B. Gclsy further indicated that such a measure, if passed by the council, would receive his signature with. the announcement that he would favor a trial of the .new parking plan. Asked by a reporter why action by the committee has been so long postponed, W. W. Hosehraugh, chairman, declared that the time had been used to examine the traf fic laws of other cities and to formulate a more satisfactory bill for presentation to the council here. He declared that the pro posal of head-on parking, at the instruction of the committee, would be made a part of the new traffic ordinance now being drawn and that it would come up before the committee for vote with the rest of the new traffic code. Rosebrmiph Onnosed "I have no doubt that the pro posal will be included in the new traffic ordinance, he declared He was then asked for his own position on the matter. "I have no wish to conceal my position,'1 he replied. "I have gone over both sides of the argu ment, which seems to be about equally balanced, and my convic. tions are opposed to the new pro posal. My conclusion is largely based on the Tact that the state law holds tho man responsible for an accident who drives away from the curb, and In Salem, where we have .to use side curtains most of the year, it gives the driver at the curb too much responsibility. It Is difficult to see an approaching car through side curtains." Ho declared, however, that he would not oppose reporting the measure out of the committee, with the statement, "I am perfect ly willing that It should be re ported out of the committee to give the full council a chance to vote on it." Rimsral Favors Plan L. J. Si mora I, another member of the committee, definitely de clared himself. In favor of the new parking plan. "I have talked to people here In Salem and people from the outside, Including tour. Ists who come from places where head-on parking Is used, and I tm In favor of the plan for Salem," he declared. S. E. Purvlne, third member of i Continued on Page Severn IL BE LIFTED Tho ban on the sate of firr. cra-.kers and other Fourth of July firc-.vorks will be lifted tomorrow morning, so that after today local merchants v. II by allowed to E(ll them, according to an uunounrti- metU mad" today by Mayor (jleej. Firing of the crackers and pvr technics will ontinue to br pro hibited, however, until July 4'h. tho mayor says. lie haa eoufvri'f :1 with Ihe firo department, and It Is beltoed th.it with the denarlmon usln extraordinnry precaution on Independence day damaging fire can be prevented Konm pcrsni? in tne city want the ban to be absolute on July 4 1 h as woll as on any other day, hut It was thought best to allrv Yung America to relievo Its Mirptns of energy on he one day. FRAUD CHARGED TO FRIEND OF ROOSEVELT Chicago, Juno 28. St-pnen Dcminon, an attorney, juci ft menlier of prominent flub, who claims to nave ones tntar Oncd th. Into Theodora Roowtelt. wit arrested today on ft (ufTtvt war- ran: from Dakor. Or ahi'llnj use ot the mall to defraul E TOLLjDF LIFE Explosion Topples Kansas City Landmark Onto Negro Audience; Few Escape, Report. Kansas City, Mo., Juno 26. Early this afternoon no bodies had been recovered from the ruins 01 'Jhe Oil lis theater building, de stroyed by an explosion and re sulting fire last night. The search was delayed while firemen pulled down standing walls that wore a conaltint menace. Kansas City, Mo., June 2tJ. (X. P.) Persona who escaped f ro-n tho theater following trio explo sion and fire last night were agreed today tha. not more tliau twenty persons were m t i show house at the time lie blast. Last night the th. au;iience was variously e3tim....l at from 15 to 100. How many n thoso escaped from tho collapsing build ing could not be estimated by ths witnesses. Kansas City, Mo., Juno 2C An unknown number of persons were ktlled and scores Injured when an explosion, followed by fire, destroyed the Glllis thcnicr, a burlesque house here last night. An audience variously estimated from 60 to one hundred was view ing a motion picture film. This morning, hours after the destruction of tho five story theater building, no definite esti mate of the number of dead could be made, although police nnd fire department officials said they be lieved from 30 to 35 of tho hun dred or more persons in the theater and restaurants and stores of the building had been trapped in the debris. Early today firemen had orgnn- (Onntinued on Page tiighl) CALLS FOR BIG ISSUE OF NOTES Paris, June 26 (By Associated Prew) The chamber of deputies finance committee rejected by a vote of nineteen to fourteen the socialists' proposal for a capital levy. Paris, June 28 (By Associated Press) Minister Calllaux'a plans for payment of maturing bonds provide for an Increase of six bit lion francs In both the circulation and the Bank of France's advances to the state and for the Issuance of gold parity bonds exchangeable for the national defense bonds that mature In July and September. When the national defenso bonds are redeemed by the new gold parity bonds the maximum of the states floating debt will be fixed at the amount existing on the day tho bond subscriptions are closed The Calllaux' bill fixes the circu lation of bank notes at 51.000,000,- 000 franca Instead of 45.010,000.000 and the advances to tho state by the Bank of France at 32,000, 000,000 francs Instead of 26,000, 000,000. Tho bill gives the government the right to fix the exact terms of the new gold bond Issue by govern m-nt drcrcc. Tho preamble of the bill says the treasury's shortage Is partly due to the "continued repayment of national defense bonds." It says the maturing bonds for which the holders demand pay ment totnl 1,800,000,000 f nines for July and 3,1(00,000,000 for Beptcrn b. . The new Ibhuo of gold parity bonds will bs offered only In ex change for the maturing defense bonds, but the ex'-hanco will not be obligatory, the bill says. It Is thus hoped, to consolidate the greater part of this floating debt. Miner Killed ' Medford, Or.. June 2tl. n. A Thompson, a miner, was kilkd and hit ton, Anhie, was ivrloicily in jured Thursday arternoon by th. prematura explosion of a hlnst In tht tunnel of their mine in th" Trail district, according to word received by tha coroner bore thin THEATER FIR HEAVY morning. Heat Wave Broken Throughout State 92 Maximum Here "With yesterday's light south west wind continuing throughout most of the day today, the mercury at Salem was kept down to a maxi mum of 92 degrees above sero, the point reached at 2 o'clock this af ternoon. Many Salcmltea declar ed that they felt almost cool com paring the heat today with that of tho past two days, on ono of which Wednesday, all records for heat In the month of Juno were brok en, with the maximum temperature of 100 recorded on that day. Yes terday's maximum was exactly one point under that of Wednes day. Tho mercury started Us rise at 6 o'clock this morning recording CO degrees at that time, 6 degrees under tho point at which tho mer cury started on tho previous day. Rising steadily, it had reached 70 by 9 o'clock, and 88 by noon. At ono o'clock this afternoon It stood ON BROAD JOBS Portland, June 26 The state highway scommirdson this morning awarded contracts os follows: Klamath county Deschutes county line Crescent section 'of Tho Dalles-California highway. 13.36 miles of grading, to Newport Construction company, $22,383. Klamath county Modoc Polnt- K la math Falls section of The Dallcs-Califorula highway, 18 miles of resurfacing, to Dunn and Bak er, $57,302. Coos county Cooiillle-Myrtle Point section of the Coos Itay- Ho.seburg highway, 8.4 miles of resurfacing, to A. B, Grealley, $43.fi0G. Baker county Middle llrldge- TjOw Bridge section of tho Baker- Cornucopia highway. 3.8 miles of broken stone surfacing to Triangle Construction company $19,990. Contracts for bridges were let as follows: Revetment bridge at Hanlsburg to O. M. Olds of Oak Grove, $10, 000. Chelco J. J. Badraun, Auburn, Wash., $71,625. The commission late yestonlay ordered oiling of a 45 mile section of the Mount Mood loop highway between Parkdale and Rhododen dron to lay dust. Height of trucks operating over the Columbia river highway was limited by the commission to 8V4 feot. It was reported that some trucks now traveling over the high wny are 10V4 feet and that when passing through the Mitchell and Mosler tunnels they take to the center of the pavement to obtain clearance, and when they do this, they block traffic. The commission also decided to reduce the load limit for trucks on the highway. Report was receiv ed that massive trucks with heavy loads are cutting out tho pave ment In many places, District Engineer Charles Wanzer will make an Investigation as to what the maximum for loads should be and the commission will act at Its next meeting. E CorvnHls, Juno 2d Secretary of AKrli'iilture W. M. Jurdlne wan duo hero at noon for a chamber of commerce luncheon In hlfl honor. Afterward ho will vlKiL OreKon Ag ricultural coIIcko and talk to the 1 oya and glrla club memberi, from all ovor the atnto who aro there for Hummer Instruction. Thl eve nlnn hna been left open for him to vlnlt with hla brother, Jumra T. Jnrdlne, of the eollepe'a experi ment atntlon. The secretary will leave Hnturdny morning for Port land. atopjdtiK en routo to aeo Gov ernor Pierce at H.ilrm. Governor Plorce la In Corv-:iln today where ho will meet Secretary of Agriculture W. M. .Innllne. The governor expected to attend a luncheon of tho Corvnllls chamber of commerce at noon at which Jardlne wna to bo a ftiiejit. The gov ernor nleo waa acheduted to ad drean the boya and girls club mem bera at Corvallla. at 90 degrees, and by 2 p. m. It had reached 92. The two o'clock record was expected to mark the highest point to which the tem perature marker would climb dur ing the day. The barometer began falling rapidly late this morning. Indicat ing a possible change. The offi cial government report gave no encouragement to the Indication, its prediction being continued fair and warm. Portland Gets Relief. Portland. Or., June 20. Ocein breezes sweeping in last nigin caused temperatures in this viciu ity to drop considerably, with tu result that the weather was Jess torrid hero today than yesterday when a new high record f Jr Juue wns establlyhcd. The maximum yesterday was 101. E. L. Wo) hi (Continued on Page Seven) I FREE SHEPHERD Chicago. Juno 26 fnv Awmint- ed Press) An acquittal in his trial for tho murder of Billy McClintock wouiu not Tree William Darling Shepherd, It devoloped this nftor- noon; Wesley West brook, warden of nio Cook county jail, pointed out he held a mittimus for Slwohm-.i issued after n coroner's Jury rccom mended ho be held for the murder of Mrs. Kmmn Nelon McClintock. mother of Billy, sixteen years ngo. bnepnerd could he rlp:iHorl fmm custody only upon nrrangoment for Oall (lOMI)HO faVOIIlhlo n ft Inn nf tho Billy McClintock murder cast- jury. ROB KELSO SLAYING IS Kelso. Wash., June 20. An onymous letters threatening tin lives of Luke 8. May. crlmlnoloa 1st. retained by Cuwllti county to InvcstlBatc tho murder of Thomas Uovcry, and bounty Sheriff filar.. once Dunbar, aro tho developments in me uovery murder mystery ro. vealed todny. May received his letter Tim (lay evening through tho mall. The letter, hand printed and with no name signed. Informed the crlin- onologlet ho had "bettor lav off his Investigations In this field or lie would meet the same fata Dovery. Officers believe the letters nre the affort of "some crank" or of somo ono who knows something about the Uovcry murder who Is attempting by these letters to establish the theory that the crime wna committed by a hnlf wit. A. Iturlc Todd, recalled mayor. last night departed for Seattle, It waR learned todny. "I have told my followers to keep their mouths shut and their oars open. " Rancher Wins Race With Avalanche by Matter of Minutes V. ) Ituclntf nh end of an nva Innrhe with his and the safety of his family and home at stako, and winning by a mattor of minutes, was the experience of (ill Huff, Wyoming rnnrhcr, whose story of seel iir the north side of Sheep mountain crumble and fall across tho Grosventre river valley near hero Tuesday, becumo known to day Huff said l,o was riding on horseback at tho font the mountain when It began to move carrying on Its back a sec tion ot the dense Teton national forest. Ho waa rMIng near his WD DRIVES FLAMES BACK IN OWN PATH Serious Danger In Siletz Basin Passes With Cool Night, Heavy Dew And Changed Wind. k Dallas, Or., Juno 26". A cool- night with heavy dew failing nnd a north wind b'owing the fires buck over the jurned lurrltory havo reduced tho forest Jlros la the Siletz basin tcduy. Yesterday the Wllametto Valley Lumber iuniiiuny's campi. were in dauber of tlie rapidly spreatUna flames but the change of wind reduced the menace for tho time being. Will Caliwell. ranger lookout ut littld mountain, reported no new Jlros tins mo; lung. The Sllctl basin whore tho town ot Valsols is locnted Is filled wltn s.m'kc and tho old fires aro burning slowly. small fire on Dutch creek near Falls City 13 undir control. The firo H the .lead ;,f tho llttlo I.U'd.lumuic ilea? the top of the Coast rango wai watchcj many miles away laHt night. It was burning brightly and the reflec tion of the Ilamce on the smoky clouJs in tho wen was wat.The-i by tho people in Dallas and surround ing valley towns Klamath Five Inccitrtimv. KIltlKiltlt Foils, Or., Juno 26. The first forest fire of the year In Klamath county was of incendiary origin, according to a report made this morning by the Klamath For et Protective association. Arrests are expected to be made within the next two days, officials iid. Tha fire waa started yesterday in a six-acre trait of green timber In the Illy dl.slrlct, but was placed under contr.H bcr,re it had oppor tunity to spread Into larger 'racts Conditions Improve Bend, Or., June 2G. Foreet fire conditions were greatly im proved thla morning, the relative humidity having gone as high aa 75 last night and standing at 60 this morning, according to Mia forestry office. This Is higher thnn It has been In several days. Nino forest fires have b?en re ported so far as a result of the electric storm yesterday. Seven of these arc inside the Descnutee national forest and two ire lo cated in the Shevlin-Hlxnn com pany holdings adjoining the na tlonal forest. FIVE SLAYERS PAY DEATH PENALTY State- IVnttrntlnry, Eddyvllle, FCy., Juno 2fi (loorffc Farrell, Richard NewJiouse and lilmer Hall, tho "Bourbon bandltM," who killed Frank Buchan In an at temj.ted bank robbory at Cltnton villn, a year ago, paid In full for their crime today. Calmly, the three Newport, Ky., youths entered ths death house and woro electrocuted. Little Rock, Ark., June 26 Jack Fluster and I'erk Flowers, negroes, woro put to death In tho electric chnlr nt tho stats penitentiary hero this morninff. Each was con victed of a murder. ranch, he said, when he saw this. He t tinted and bopnn a desperate ride for safety. The avalanche, with a roar, bore down toward him In the form of a moving wall of boulders, trees and earth, hundred feet high. His frenzied horse, struck by flying splinters nnd stones, ran to higher ground at one side nnd th big tandsltle missed hltn by only a few feet. h3 declared. Onee clear of the oncoming mountain Huff raced to his home nearby. He rushed hie wife and daughter to a point of safety and (Continued on Page Four)