Ti ' n a m IT
CIRCULATION
Dally average Mi1 m circulation for
FAIR WEATHER
And moderate temperature tonight and
Sunday; moderate north and northeast
winds.
Local: Max., 84; mln., 63: rain, none,
river, -1.3; atmos., clear; wind, west,
niraai
j u 6729i 925
Average dally distribution 7089.
Member AudltLPUrfrvUKtf Circulations.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 170
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1925
PRTPTT TUPTT1? fTTXTTQ! ON TRAINS AND NEWS
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VIOLATIONS
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Liquor and Traffic Offen
ses Show Big Increase
In Salem, According To
Comparison.
Crime is move rampant and oth
er Infractions o the law more gen
oral iu Saluin now than 10 yea; s
ago, accoiding to statistics com
piled by Oily Uecorder PouHr.i
covering the f'ltii six months of
the present year us compared with
th first nix months o the veir
1915.
Some of the increase may be at
tributed to the Increase in pop
ulation of the cily. The great In
crease in traffic offenses is, of
course, duo in a measure to tl-.e
greater mini her of automobiles
owned. But the offenses are great
er in protuition to population, in
dicating a reaoi public reckless-
New Drinkers Sca
In som-a titgre'j the increase "n
tlio number of t-.r rests due to 1m
uor is actunntel for the fact that
practically evcy drunk man seiu
on the s'-'iets by the officers now
Is arrested. Prior to the dry re
gime winlanr an urrest was m.i,e
'depended on tlu conduct of the in
dividual. I lowevcr, there is -ip-parently
more liuuur being drunk
now by w unon and youn;; person',
than 10 years ago, in other wofds
by persona who in the old days
would not hove frequented the au-
looiin.
The w.'iole number of tnf
cases comiiir before the po'
(Continued on Page Nine)
CORPORATION 10
BUILD BIG PLANT
AT TERREBONNE
Portland, Or,-., July 18. Tne
Ttomite :o; porr.'ion, with a cap'
Utilization of $0,000,000 has bca
formed iy easlrrn financiers fo
the purpose of tr.lpng over ami de
velop! ng t!ii deposits of diatom
aceaus ea''i near Terrebonne, Ore.,
on the Doschutert river, it was an
nounced lieifc latp yesterday
J. W. v'aronr, operator of the
Diutomite company whose prp
erty is to bo tnk- n over by the .itv
organization, stuted the corp : ra
tion plans immediate construction
of brick k ins ni.u seven miles of
railroad, representing an outlay cf
at least f 500,000.
The Tt.jr.iUc cotporatinn was
corporate under the laws of Dei
aware. Matt wis i. Baruch, brot.i
er of BaniL.v Bt-uich, is cbalr.ii in
of the bor-rd o! d. lectors. Artli;ir
H. Krieg?r is president, Walt?. L,
Jordan, vicr-prruent; and P'n
lan Benin, stcretai y-treasurer, Xit.
Ganong z.vn.
The organizer of the new ?:rm
believe t'hj diatomacenus earth e
posit vill mean much to central
Oregon. It was pointed out Mi it
the total ron sumption of this ma
terial in tbi united Stjis
amounts ;o JOO.000 tons annia.
1;, and ot'icinl. declared the fv:
firm plan to have an output of
50.000 to.n anmif'lly within a Taw
ycarw.
LAWGMN
0 YEARS
Jury Taken To View
Extent of Damages
Alleged by Miller
Vi:h a liif.'1 array of witnesses
CM1M f" N". .Millc, plain; iff in the
iL'O.ni) O.mia.ne suit n::nln!t the
city of Woodhurn, Including I3r,
Oarhfirt. expert chemisi. of t'ort
Innd, a number of libish ftlon
farn)em nnd oilier, tho carte now
in chvitit court pronil.es to con
sume considerable lUwo nnd Ifl tak
Ire on the apfrt of liT i-it In of
ecTiflitUriibic n)in"tiin'e.
yterd.i aftornron the Jury
y .ifi di,i'i;el over milr of ro'iph
Ctiun'.ry alnny the linn of Kerrier
cre"k to show it the pernilcs find
get a first hnnd view of the rtam
which it in Ms?ed thi dump
bis of wwiii? by the city Into f-'er-
Orders Radio
S( 1 Installed
I; Sis Coffin
Los r., Cal., July 18. S.im
R. Klir2 aged San Ferneadl-
no va " -un.:her, has placd -an
order '- a Los Angeles under
taker a 91200 steel coffin
equipped with an up to date ralio
receiving i;et. it was revealed to
day.
In directing that the radio
equipped coffin rrepared to re
ceive his body Kimball explained
that he ie convinced that the soul
lingers noar t'ae body until tne
day of ju lgment and that he will
be able t.o "hear what is going on
In tho world," after he dies If
properly luid away in the super
heterodyne casket.
DEMAND STRIKE
Canton. July 15. (A.P.) Chi
nese newspaper;! today demanded
a continuance o' the antl-foro'.gn
strike until tao desired results
are obtained".
Armed bands learing the .teal
of the bureau of public safety aid
the nationinty of the bearer ni
large Chineee characters were 'fi
t5ued to Americans today, upon re
quest, fn order tj permit them to
enter Canton f.-om Shameen to the
foreign quarter.
Tho mail service has been talc
en over by ihe Eritish on account
of cessati.ni of sit amor service, tt
is appafi.it that the trouble will
last for a long period.
Persons desiring to travel from
Shameen to Honkong must first
obtain a permit from the British
senior naval officer. 4
Canton, July IS. Because strik
ing Chinee are dissatisfied ft it a
the food un-1 quarters provided by
tho tjtriUo committee many ore
ondeavorint; to return to work at
their old f'.acan which they ic.t
when the anti-foreign agitation
started.
Many strikers arc being forced
to join the urmv under uncerViin
condition. Two Japanese were
mauled badly by n crowd of strik
ers yester lay when the couple at
tempted i-o buy tooti supplies. The
Japanese wore allowed to return
to the foreign concession.
1 here was a revival of the ru
mor tod-w that Chineso foru.'3
planned an attack on Shame ?n,
but the etorv wr.s discredited.
Prediction was made today that
the anti-foreign situation would
last four or five months longer.
E
Archie McKillor.. employee of the
stato m-intl.-ig department, who
fired i 0';llet through hie body
ywtord.iy with Bi.icidal intent, is
nrocressing satisfactorily at the
Salem hospital, according to re
ports froi-i rheri this afternoon.
Miss Catherine Hnllssen of l'jrt
Innd and Wsn Eva Hopkins til
Salem, wno were injured In an au
tomobile a"c iden t near Derry,
?olk cojnt, eaily Thursday morn
ing, are showing little change in
condition a.- the hospital, but it
is en id their cht-nces for recovery
nro go;!.
iler creep Is doing to Miller's land
Ity asreement between counsel all
women who were called to scrVo on
ihjs Jury were excuir-ri horaue of
the hard tramping and fence climb
inff which wn required In takinrr
the Jury over the premises to give
its nienii'Ois the view.
lr. (', lrliart, Portland chemist,
wis rteh'-'luled as one r,f the wit?
ne.-es lo.hy, to testify that s.implos
taken frin the streaiu showed a
hfch 3S.0f0 barteila. that the
water I infr.itd with noxious ffa.tcs
of a hitrhfy df leterlonn nature to
Itrd, Othnr wftnejjfru for the philn
tiff indny were srheduled to ln-
C rr.unied on I'ase Mncj
mm-
GIVEN $3,000
FINEJ YEAR
Sentence Passed of Walk
er In Justice Court Is
Reimposed By Circuit
Judge Kelly.
While tee giant still on the Joo
Walker laio n?ar Alt. Angel w:6
reputed w bo making money a,
the rate -f $300 a day during its
prime, Jo-? Walker himself suc
ceeded in losing it at the rate cf
$300 a minute this morning when
he was 10 minutes late with his
appearance for sentence, and then
got the entile ;:J00O back in th;t
many secoodr- when he ehowed up
on the JO') r.C bein sentenced.
Judge Kelly refused to aign a
certificate of probable cause in the
case, which means that Walker
must stay in jail pending his ap
peal to the supreme court unless
the chief justice will sign the cer
tificate. Tho sentence imposed
upon Walker by Judge Kelly was
the same as given him by Justice
of the Peace Small.
Am;cal Probable
Judge K':Uy than handed hhn
a jolt of one year lu the couutv
jail and tbr pp.yment of a $3'i0')
line for in lawfu possession of t
still, the same sentence imposed
by Justice Small, from whose
court the case was an appeal in
the circuit court It is considered
unquestioned that an appeal will
bo taken to the supreme court.
Walker forfeited his $3000 bail
by fallin? to nnr.ear In court at
9 o'clock, ti e time set for his sen
tence.
The coart directed that an o-
der be end-red tj that effect, but
before the order could be enter
ed Walker chowca up, his attorney
Guy O. S.Mith, sending out an S.
O. S. for him. Walker bobbed up
about 10 minutes lute, before the
order could be entered and on mo
tion of Olfrtrlct Attorney Cars in,
the insr.wci Jons to issue an order
revoking the bt.il were revoked
and the matter of forfeiture rf
bail was not made a matter of ret
ord.
Other Tried Senarnfelv
Walker was p. r routed with three
other defendants, Walker
whose plac.a the still was found,
was tried ceparp.lely In jinclcc
court and convicted. The sentance
imposed there- was repeated In cir
cuit court, Judge Kelly stating In
pronouncing sentence that his
court was not a place for the ex
ercise of ex20ittie clemency on flp
peal and consequently he import
the same sentence as that impose
in tho court beiow.
The other three defendants trie J
separately from Walker but all on
one Indhti.ient, will have another
trial next Monda; as the jury din
agreed in tlulr case.
I
LOGGI
I
Olympla, Wash., July 18 (AP)
Emergency fire fighting equip
ment was rushed from Olympla
early this morning to Doty In west
ern Lewis county, where a fire
which broke out late yesterday
afternoon In the lopKlnK operations
of the Doty Lumber and ShlnRle
company is endangering camp
buildings, In addition to green tim
her and cut logs. It was announced
here by ficorge C. Joy, state super
visor of forestry. The origin and
extent of the fire, could not be
learned this morning.
A fire which Is suppored to have
spread from land clearing opera
tlons, ran through a stand of green
timber late yesterday at a point
near the mouth of Kftlnma river,
in southern Cowlitz county, Super
visor Joy reported. He said that
ho believed the blne would be un
der control today as the forested
area In the path of the fire -not
great.
Several small fires, none of which
did any Kreat damage or were- cans
ing much concern, were reported
from various sections of western
Washington this morning.
Mf4irird Mnn Dcnrt
1 Mnrshfleld. July 18 (AP)
Martin Meli'immch, a retired enp
ItnlW of Medford. died fn a hospi
tal here today following m roke
of p.irfllyslfl while patlntr nrejl:faFt
at Gold Beaen. .McDonouarh was
making a trip with Frank Delling
er of Med ford, McDonald has n
sister. Mm. Ous Samuel, living In
Medford.
CALIFORNIA
HEAT CAUSES
A
New Tmperature Records
Set In Many Places;
Forest Fire Situation
Again Serious. ;
San Francisco, July 18 (AP)
A heat wavo swept through inland
California yesterday causing four!
deaths. Two persons were burned
to death also in a forest fire in
Washington and two were Injured.1
The forest fire was one of a ser
ies of blazes which swept timbered
areas along the Pacific coast.
Many of the fires continued burn
ing today.
A freak electric storm near Bak-
ersfield, Cal., stabbed an under
ground oil storage tank and Ignit
ed the oil. It was estimated that
$450,000 damage was dono. The
fire was still burning early today.
Mro Fighters Killed
John Gleaaon, and Ole Johnson,
Spokane, lost their lives while
ngnting a lire in tne Lamb creeK
valley, near Newport, Wash. The
two men were overcome by smoke
searchers who found their bodies
believe. Emit Lambert of Spokane.
(Continued on Page Four)
TABLE MOTIONS
Grants Pass, Or., July 18 Ore
gon state oditorial association an
nual convention today refused to
take a stand on the evolution ques
tion. It tabled two resolutions, one
of which declared against passage
of any law restricting either re
ligion or education, and another
deploring "tendency to crente from
evolution discussion, a political Is
sue." The fl'St resolution was pro
posed by Professor C. J. Mcin
tosh of the Oregon Agricultural
college and declared the editorial
association was opposed to any
movement to Introduce tho Ten
nessee evolution fight into Ore
gon. The second resolution was pro
posed by A. E. Kocn, of Oregon
City, who asserted he had been in
formed that a movement was on
foot to make evolution question a
olitical Issue.
A. L. Mallery of the Oakland,
Oregon, Tribune, was elected presi
dent of the association and H. E.
Hoss, of Oregon City, secretary
treasurer. Executive committee: Joe D.
Thomlson, Hood Itlver, vice presi
dent for central Oregon; Earl E,
Richardson, Dallas, vice-president,
Wlltamctte; A. E. Voorhles, Grants
Pass, vice president of southern
Oregon ; George Aiken, Ontario,
vlce-presldcn eastern Oregon; Ed
gar McDanlel, North Bend, , vice
president western Oregon .
Prlnevillo was chosen for the
next convention.
WILLAMETTE HARBORS
TWO SUICIDES TODAY
Portland, July J8 (AP) Mrs.
Edgar C. O'Hnra ended her life
this morning by leaping Into the
Willamette river from the float of
Kellogg boathouse at tho foot of
Madison street, according to a re
port to the coroner's office. A note
to her husband was found on the
beach nearby. They had been mar
rled but a short time.
The body of V. 8. Ullss, missing
from his home hero slncn July 14
waji found In tho Willamette river
this morning. Authorities believe
he had committed suicide.
RUM CHASER PICKS UP
FISHING BOAT OFF COAST
Rnn rrnneisco, July 18 The
fishing bont Palermo, known also
as the !!-44 was rclzed by the
const guard rum chaser 256
Monterey lnt night and brought
Into the hirbor of San Francisco
today. Although no Ibjuor
found on boitrd, tho coast guitrd
mnoitnec:.! that tho net I title of
the Palermo were sufficiently sus
picion to warrant seiauro am! in
vestlg.ttion,
Thompson To Back
Steiwer In Race
For Senatorship
W. Lair Thonipeon, Portland at
torney and here on a caso In cir
cuit courr, whosu name has b-vn
prominent'. mentioned as a pos
sible, or even probable candidate
for Republican nomination for
United States Senator to eucoeel
Bob Stanficld, rather put up a
crimp In the tnlk about bis own
senatorial aspirations, when this
morning he declared Frederick
Steiwer, attorney of Pendlolon,
would mnUc a most formid-iOle
candidate, and would reco've
Thompson'-. support if Steiwer got
into the race.
"Steiwer surely would mako a
strong candidate- and one whom
I would be glad to support if he
decided to run," declared Thomp
son, "lie baa a strong following
all over th'! state, came from Stau-
S
IS
A resolution c tmmending M.ii )r
W. P. Simpson, secretary of the
ex-service men's state aid commis
sion, for his services to veterans
was adopted by the stato conven
tion of tho American Legion at
Prineville. The resolution follows
"Whereas, the Hon. Major W
P. Simpson is secretary of the non
iis commission rf the stato of Ore
gon, and bas rendered efficient
and beneficial sr.i vices for and on
behalf of th? ex-aervlce men of ih j
stato of Or:;on.
'Bo it Hesohfd, that the Am
erican Legion, department of Ore
gon, In appreciation of the serv
ices ronderel by tne said lion, jva-
Jor W, P. Fimpson, extend to him
ts thanks ant runner oner io
assist him whenever and at what
ever tim.i uttristrnco may be n3'?1-
ed."
Major Simpson has received f
copy of the re;iiution from Cirl
P. Moasr of Porlland, depi'itmcnr
adjutant.
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Denver, Colo., July 18 (AP)
Tho Denver Time today says that
three executives of the Ku Mux
Klan are en route to Denver by
airplane from Washington, D. C,
a result of the reported action
of the Denver klan last night In
voting to secede from the national
organization.
William Zunbrunn, nntlonnl at
torney for tl e klan and two other
executive whose names were not
divulged, are tho officials who will
arrive here tomorrow, the news
paper says.
The action, the Times says came
after Denver klan offlnlnls receiv
ed a telegram from Hiram Wesley
Evans, Imperial wizard, advising
them alt money and property of
the klan was to be held and re
lensed only upon signature of na
tional officials.
The Rocky Mountain News today
declared that the secessionist vot
ed to Join an organization known
a the "Mlniito Men of America"
which 'as Incorporated hero re
cently Immediately after they with
drew and elected Dr. John Galen
Locke, grand dragon of the Colo
rado klan, to head the body.
Tho Times say that 14 other lo
pal klan organization took aim I
Inr fiction laft nlMit. surrendering
tl elr charters to the n ulonnl body
The pniei; also declare a por
ttor. of tho Denver kNins:nen lmv
decided to "st nnd pat" and con
t In im as a part of the nationa
body.
Recently Denver papers dechir
ed that Dr. Locfcn had been refine1
ed to resign as bend of the stat
body nt A'-hmta. Gn., offlcl.il but
remained in offi-'C when khinsinon
protested his removal,
Df. Lnuko eccntly served a ten
day Jnll sentence and was fined
ir00 for contempt of federal -onrt
whftn he failed to produce hly
book for Inspection In connection
with nn Investigation of hi itv-oio"
tax return by Internal revenue
agents.
field's home country, but Is al
most as we!l known in the valley
bore as ha is on the Umatilla, is a
lawyer oC widely recognized ubil
ityand a big man. I would like
to see fcr.ciwer run. He would
make a strong rp.ee."
Steiwer 1b ar. old Marion county
boy, son of John Steiwer, prom
inent rancher o the Jefferson sec
tion, but for many years has unc
tlced law in Pendleton with the
firm of Rul.y, Raley & Stcwier.
At one time Steiwer was offered
the attorney generalship by Gov
ernor Oieoic but declined to ac
cept the appointment, staling at
at tho timo he was not internal
in political positions but wis): 3d
to attend to his inw practice.
However, his friends have bau
strongly boost1 ng his name as a
possible senatorial candidate.
IN IS
San Francisco. July 18. Wil
liam Hyde Irwin, sou of Will Ir
win, the author and heir to one
sixth ot the mibion dollar estat'
of flls aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Augus
ta Blxler, want-? funds from the
estate lo contlnui- his studies at
Stanford university, but tho ad
ministrators of the estate thi'ik
the youn-; man should go to wo.it
on the Union !s!nnd ranch In tho
San Joaquin valley which Is p:ni
of tho Btxltv holdings.
Differences between the admin
istrator and I ho legatee were air j I
in tho sunerior court here yester
day when Irwin told tho court tlmt
he did not believe he would de
velop hUnGs'f according to his
piano if he tool; hold of the Bixlc
ranch. Charles C. Mcintosh, and Sam
uel J. Hamilton, administrators of
the state, testified they bulkvod
young Irwin should obtain n first
ha?id working knowlege of the
ranch property Instead of do ng
post-graduate work nt Stanford
ind therefore trey had refuse -1 to
advnneo fundn.
Under tho terms of the will :r-
wln received $1,400 a year until
he was graduated from Rtanto-d
recently. i ne executors were au
thorized under the will to fur:i.-h
such furt ho? stiins as they deemed
necessary.
Judge K. P. Shortall continued
the case until Ji'!y 27 and advis d
ittorneys in settle the controv. y
out of court.
DRASTIC TAX CUT
Wusiiiiw-ion. July 18. (A P J
A suiiita itial reduction In taxch
by the n;it colrichs wuh pre
dicted rod'iy by Senator Moses ft
New Jiatiij). l.ro president pro lorn
of tho senate, w.io also exprussti
a hope that tho reduction could
be made rHoraetivo to become ef
fective Ah';u returns are made out
next SiHr.:li.
Tuniinr? to politic, cuv.ji
.Moses said the people in New iOng
land took 1 1 f u v g i a u ted i h 1 1
President Cooltdge would be
nominated and r-j-plecled.
"They icgard this as crtaln at-
anything t-uii be that is In the fu
turo," 1'2 said.
AMERICAN ATHLETES
WIN IN LONDON GAMES
London. July 1 K. (A.P.) Am
orient! trru'k ate'etes from the in:d
die wwt ably nlded by the ew!e
.sprinting daub, Ioien Murch:ro;i
of tho Nowirlt A. C. tool; a i
.ii;rro of Imnors In tho nun nl
lli ilis!! uTatcur athletic ;;- ?.:t
lion champions:!'" concluded p
;fainford t I'th'e t ? . s afternoon.
Harold Osborne. otU.itan l:it
'firnf th" invad nn (earn from Hie
Illinois A -l.letic club won the hi;;ii
jump with a br'lliant leap of
vx feet, i Inche:1 b-JMl.-s pla'iir.
n others pi" the r 'no evenly w h" J.
he was oo'c-red
Mur :hiv;i raced homo to . m
both flufliHfl, taking the 100 tn 0
Buco'i'h. and the 2'20 In 21
3-5 aceoii'la
E
Federal Department Con
ducting Intensive Cam
paign In Effort To
.Curb Booze Trade.
New York, July 18. (AP)
Uncle Sam has started an intens
ive mid-summer drive againat
rum and the liquor forces arc
making several counter movea.
In today's news there figured,
on the side of prohibition en
forcement:
1 Eight arrests In New York
as the result of heavy shipments
of liquor to inland points In
trunks.
2 Tour of assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Andrews to Ca
nadian border points to repair
lea lie In the roof.
3 Heporte of warnings to Ca
nadian rum runners that they
will be fired on In American wa
tere of tho Great Lakes.
4 Completion of formalities
on a treaty between the United
States and Canada regarding
smuggling.
5 Impending shakeup under
which all prohibition agents will
lo83 their jobs and many will be
hired over again.
In behalf of tho wete there de
veloped these moves:
1 Reappearance of mm flciit
off th0 north shore of Maeaachu-
BPttS.
U Efforts to hold up salary of
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
because ot life employment of a
woman lecturer on prohibition.
A sales organization that retail
ed liquor at the rate of 30 trunktj
ful a day to 20,000 customers
throughout the country has been
smashed In New York. One woman
and seven men comprising the
head office force were arretted
yesterday.
Federal Attorney Buckner de
scribed the organization as the
"biggest bootleg ring uncovered
since the apprehension of Mannlo
Kesslcr. K cosier was on his way
to his borne here from the Atlanta
penitentiary after serving two
years and paying a $10,000 fine
for the alleged withdrawal of
more than $500,000 worth of li
quor from bonded warehouses.
Tho association Against the
Prohibition Amendment has ad
dressed a letter to Comptroller
General McCarl requesting him to
withhold tho salary of Commis
sioner Haynca until tbe treasury
has recovered about $11.2a0 paid
to Miss Georgia Hopeley. The -
sociation charged that Miss Hope-
ly who recently resigned had been
employed as a prohibition offi
cer, but had been assigned to tour
ing the country lecturing on pro
hibition. Three rum ships driven off
New England's mm row by the
recent dry blockade, have return
ed with fresh supplies, and four
destroyers upplemenled by a flo
tilla of smaller crnft have swung
into action. Tho latest arrivals
are far at sea off the north shore
of Mawaehusc'.'s, considerable
dist ice from the summer white
house.
Mimcnc Sets HiM'otd
Eugemi, July 18 A new recur
In bank clearings for Kuneno wuh
established yesterday when a total
of 1 7C,l!i! 20 wns recorded f'
the day. The clearings so far this
month havo nveraed higher than
usual. It Is said.
NW
ON RUM RING
I LAUNCHED
Defense Preparing
Scientific Data for
Submission To Court
n.-iylon. Venn., July l s - 1 AIM
While Judtto Raul. hi on mid iittor
neys for the prosecution rented to
day after their arduous duties of
the week, counsel for tho defense
of John Thomas Scopes, charged
with violating tbe Tennesson nntl
ovolulioii statute, busied them
w.dves with the -eparatloit of
scientific affidavit.
These will bo brought Into court
Ai'-nday for tho purpose of enter
ing I hem Into tho record. Prim
arily they vill show In detail the
ihcory ot t volution in an endeavor
lo conform to the story of creation
as recorded In tho blblo.
Shorn of all hop of producing
WASHINGTON
ASKS MEXICO
10 EXPLAIN
Harold Bretherton Shot
In Back By Unidenti
fied Assailant; Hurt
Not Serious.
Washington, July IS. (A.P.)
American Vlcr Consul Harold G.
Bretherton at Auguas-Calien:e,
Mexico, wan shot in the back end
slightly W'-uuded on tho night it
July 1G,
Tho Aneiicnn embassy at Mex
ico City hts been instructed 'y
the state department to take up
the case with the Mexican footga
office, for an investigation ai.d
punishment of the assailant.
Advice's en tho shooting wore
forwarded today by Consul Haven
at Aguasc ilientcti. Ho said the
causo was nt t known but that tho
shot was believed to have intend
ed for a person other than the
vico-cons;il
There hue ben no reports of
anti-American fcc-llng in recent
weeks in Agusattalicntes.
Bretherton wr.s born In Canad.:,
but his fa: her was a naturalised
American citizen Ho spent hia
early life in Montana, where oe
studied mining chemistry. He wis
appointed lo hir post at Aguasca
I lent Cfl in I U 1 5.
By stipulation in circuit court In
Ihe cao of V. C. Mlnto against the
Salem Sand & Gravel company
services of . Jury are dispensed
wilh and the one Issue left In the
case through tho stipulation will bo
decided by the court. This one
issue Is as to whether or not sand
and gravel alleged to have been
laken from Mfnto Island really be
longed to Minto or to the state. It
Is agreed if tho gravel belonged to
Minto th.it tho sand and gravel
company owes him $1000; for gra
vel taken.
In the stipulation It Is set up
that tho land board gave a permit
to tlu Salem Sand A gravel com-
pany to take gravel at a point on
the Willamette river between high
and law water marks, for a period
of five years ending August of this
yenr. The question lc whether the
point from which tho gravel has
been taken cnnie within the right
of the land board to parcel out, or
whether It was private iroperty.
FAIR WEATHER IS FORECAST
San Francisco, July 18. The
United States weather bureau an
nounced today the forecast for
Ihe week beginning July 19, aa
followe:
The outlook la for generally
fair weather and normal temper
ature, with fog along tho coast.
The fire hazard continues high :n
the forested arca In tho interior
of California nnd normal els
where.
their ler.'-o witnesses In court to
testify from the stand, defense st
inrneys after the ruling of Judgo
Ituuhuon yesterday resorted to this
method of h .ving thoir testimony
placed on word for the informa
tion of the prodding Judge nnd to
revnal to the appellate court the
nature of the evidence they would
have substituted.
Permission to do this was errant
ej by Judge Itnnlston yesterday
after his ruling that such evidence
wflfl not relevant. Exceptions by
defense counsel followed, after
which It was agreed that tho stnte-
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