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Newspaper Page Texti till C"N v- CIRCULATION Dally average net pa la circulation tor month ending June 30, 1925 JUL Cb la GENERALLY FAIR Near coast and fair In Interior tonight and Saturday, continued mild, gentle variable winds. Local: Max., 77 ; mln., 56; rain, none; river, -1.4; atraoe., part cloudy. urnai 6729 Average dally distribution 70S9. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 175 SALEM, OREGON,' FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS Wf M li a TV Ei BiRRm! 'II rMlyJi)LS mm. is CAHDIJATE 'Sage of Lebanon" To Seek Democratic Nom ination; Means Pierce To Ask Reelection. Declaration o friends of Sam Gurlauil uC Lebanon, tstuto senator from Uim cuuiuy, tliut lio would announce li iu candidacy for the democratic nomination for United Btates senator In Portland today, shared lionora with the retirement of I. L. Patterson ycsl2i'day from the position as chairman of the republican elate central committee uh a topic for speculation umong the political proKnosticators around the state Capitol today. The announcement concerning Garland's candidacy was general ly construed us tatamount to a declaration by Governor Pierce that he would remain out of the senatorial contest and seek re election to his present office, con sidering the close political and personal fellowship between the twr.rr n,l f I:i rl:i n il . Patterson's retirement from the party organization in generally Interpreted as the opening gun in bin i-!iniii:iin for the republican nomination for governor, and if being contrasted with tho an- hminKnminit millln nPVtt lllfit Sot- urday night by unarles Hall of Mai'Hliliold, also meniioncu us an D.-nlrnn f,M llln rcilllllliciin gUllCl'- hatorial nomination, that he has not authorized any announcement of his candidacy. Hall declared that "friends have been urging me to run, and I have been con sidcring tho suggestion, but re ti,t T liiivn ilefinitnlv de cided to enter the race are not authorized." Prospects of a three-cornered race for the republican nomina tion for (rovcrnor are contained in the position taken by Sam Kozer, rnt'iru nf t:,tl who ll nfl let it h.. Irnnu-n tl,rm1G-h frifllfl tllUt he Is "not adverse to being mentioned as a possible candidate. r'orlnTwi'a nrnnoiincoment ha put to rest the local tnlk of Ex- Governor uswaui west ueins . nn.ii.intn tnr tlin democratic nom ination for United States senator In tho advent that uovernor Plerco should decide to ecck thai honor. Seattle, Wash., July 24 Lloyd t,. Hudson, 20 year old sailor on the U. S. S. Arizona, was being held incommunicado in the city Jnil today following his alleged confemion to Captain of Detectives William E. Justus that he had kill t Charles Earl Anahle, Seattle rent car driver early yesterday. Captain Justus sold Hudson told Mm he killed Anable because of a Blighting remnrk the rent car drlv er made concerning Mrs. Hudson, Ms 18 year old bride, on July 11. Mr. Hudson, when located In an apartment hero denied to the po lice Anable hnd Insulted her. Mrs, Anable, widow of the chauffeur, told the police today her husband did not work on July 11. Police said they believed the mo tive was robbery. Visitors Like City But Assert Parking Plan Is "Thlx ;s the ft mi plncc I ever nw wb'ie they have Fueh a park ing system," 'ts the comment made this morning by O. A. Shlp utend, cmifln of Senator Henrlfk Shlpftcnd of Minnesota Mr. Hhlpstc.id, his wife, slster-in-lnw and four ye.tr old son Milton Henry Shlpstcad are visitors at the Ptl'ni auto p.irk. hrwin? arrived h"re J:ist Tuesday front Sobey, MiMila:t.i, They n-ide the entire trip from ffcrtbey by anto-n-ibile, pacing through mini'i ol: ie i.nd towns on the way, but did not re a inle car paiVcd with bn. k to the curb unMI they ar h -ed (n S.ilcm, they i i! rt:i'f. ' So far as I kntvv ihy don't use Annoyed mm MISS.CONSUELC VANDERBILT A mini characterized as a "bold, insolent stranger" accosted Miss Consuelo Vanderbllt, of New York, on the street and demanded an in vitation to the Vanderbilt-Church wedding, late this month HHinmoi Swampticott, Mass., July 24. t a i' j rresiuent coonuge is ue- form t iieil tn irivn Asii am Rprrn tary Andrews of the treasury de partment a iree nana in ins ei forte to enforce prohibition. Washington, July 24. (AP) Tho present proliibition enforce' ment fivstem will he continued indefinitely. Officials have ad- vised that a reorganization can not be inaugurated as planned on August 1. Assistant " Secretary Andrews and the others directly concerned have encountered unexpected ill f flcultiee and delays in drawing up the details of the reorganiza tion and in the selection ot per son n el. Mr. Andrews Raid today he In tended to allow the present Pro' gram to continue until every phase of the reorganization, in cluding selection of 22 new ad ministrators, has been worked out His decision was reached after a meeting with hie board of "strategy," which Includes Prohi uition Commissioner Haynes and other officials of the prohibition unit. The assistant secretary said be wanted to talk over the matter also with Acting Secretary Win ston before any further announce ment was made. THREATEN LIVES OF 3 MISSIONARIES Washington, July 24 AP) The lives of three American mis slonarics, representatives of the Central American missions at Granada, NIc, have been threaten ed and their residence has been stoned and the mission bombed. Tfiiffp PJr "Rnnortefl. London, July 24. (A. P.) An Exchange Telegraph Agency mes sage states a great fire is raging in the new harbor of Odenso, Pen mark. Four warehouses and ; numher of ships are in danger Thousands of tons of grain an burning. The military forces hav been called out. All Wrong this method of parking anywhere except Jut around here," said Mrs. Siitp-stend. Her hub.ind was oauth'Us ennui;:i to remark that at least S.i Inn's y.:n of parking made It only n little iiinre danger ous comlfiiT -In, flf mfi,f, irrib wIMi the oilier nieihrid of coming out Inckwanl. Fi'-it fi-.r (lie pn-. king sten-. tiip Ship if;.d in' liy liU's Prl"iTi. iui.1 intends to uf.'.lo in the city for the tinier. N'-vi spring they in'.enl to i-'Mtti to Her-bc-y, located in 'h" it.trthfn--.frn pirt nf M'n Inr.n, and v.bli'h ''' enThusli.stlfal ly -If. is ' :ic s:e.tut wheat -ihlpp ;iy center n tie uOild." DITCH FILL COMPROMISE IS FORSEEN New Paper Concern To Be Asked To Help Defray Cost of Filling In Old Power Stream. With over half the properly owners along Division street pres ent at a meetinc in Attorney Uuy O. Smith's office last night, nlso attended by Alderman Hal Patton, member of the special council com mittee on the Division street ditch matter, the property owners framed their ultimatum for deliv ery to Alderman Patton today. In a nutshell the ultimatum :s this: That the Division street be fill ed by next fall, work on the fill ing ol the ditch to start witnin ju :lays and paving work to start next spring. Property owners want the ditch put In such condition by th0 beginning ot winter that they can be assured the paving win start in the spring when the pav ing season opens up. 1 hey desire to have the street put in such con dition that the paving will cost them no more than it would If the ditch were not there. With the delivery of the proper ty owners ultimatum to the spe cial committee, that committee will be able to submit the matter (Continued on Page Five) VAN GELDER IS Grant of extradition which yes' terdny authorized the return to Los Angeles of Harry Van Gelder to race charges o embezzlement was today recalled by Governor Pierce after information had been received from California author!' ties that the criminal charge against Van Gelder was an at tempt on the part of a Los An geles brokerage firm to secure set tlement, by intimidation, of a dis puted debt. Shortly after, Judge L. II. Mcliaban. ot the Marion county circuit court, granted a pe tlon for a writ of habeas corpus and Van Gelder was dismissed a free man. The charge that Van Gelder'c prosecutors were attempting to press criminal charges for a pure ly civil dispute was made at the extradition hearing ycsieruay, uui was contradicted by telegraphic advices from I.os Angeles author Ities addressed to the governor asking that he disregard any su?n claim. Van Gelder was arrested in Snlenl several weeks ago by lo- rni nollco while In company with a motor party of three others. His companions were released the nnj following the arrest. IN II ROLE Cheyenne, Wyo., July 24 Vice President Charb s O. JMwes ex tended the ranse of his versatility this morning when he directed the filming of a scene of ft western motion picture ftt "Julesburg, Wyo." four miles from Cheyenne. The vice-president, coached by James Cruz and with arc occasional pointer from Hetty Conipson, ap nenred to enjoy the novel role which he assumed. Mr. Dawes, accompanied by Unit ed States Hrnator l"rancl K, War ren, Mrs. Wnrren ami a commit tee of prominent local folk, left for ihe Julesburg location at 8 o'clock. Surrounded by a throng cf Sioux Indians In war paint and fraudery, kri?4 a. 'rt In tbe pit: :nvyie V.irt characteristic trt (He weirt two I thirds of a century ago. and ae-trfv-c. ir. iV.c tiffbt bounce Mid voluminous sh.'rM nilob I fait In the 60's, they inspected the movie villa iff. a re production of Jul' imrtr, Colo., as. It wan In the days, of the pony express, which Is doomed to go up In smoke next uf k whfn It will be "attacked and jfirtd by Indians." R FF FORCES FLEE BEFORE Fl Tribesmen Are Pursued By Light Artillery Keeping Up Shelling ; Peace Offers Spurned. Paris, July 24. (A. P.) Vig orously shelled by pursuing French artillery the rebellious KifCian tribesmen in Morocco are hasten ing their rotreai from the Ain Aicha and Ain MatouC regions on the center of the Hue, taking with them the civil populations of vil lages and their flocks. Peace terms aiieged to have been made by the Hifiian leader, Abd-el-Krim, have been published in London and Paris newpapers. but the French foreign office makes it clear that unless such proposals are made through au thorized diplomatic channels, no cognizance can be taken of them. General Stanislaus Naulm, the new French commander-in-chief is making plans for an offensive with the object of bringing Abd- el-Krim to the point where he will have to sue for peace. General Naulin intends to pro ceed to Taza immediately. It Is exnectcd the French offensive will be made from Taza, about 60 miles east of Fez, instead of from Ouez zan, as called for in the original nlans. The government is determined to take drastic measures against the communists who are particu larly active in connection with the campaign in Morocco. They have even mode attempts to burn titc gre.t nlr service depot at Casa blanca, Following the example of the group of American aviators who volunteered for service lor ranee in Morocco, several Belgian pilot: who served in the Kuropean war have made it known that they aiv desirous to fight "for the cause of France, which is also that of civil ization." They have met with the same difficulties as did the Americans and more besides. Not only were they refused hy the French war oftJcers unless tney enlisted for five years service with the for eign legion, but the sultan's army declined to enroll them. They now are appealing to the newspa- nors to help remove the obsiaeies The American aviators who will pilot their own planes to Morocco next week are joking about, full drew uniforms they will have to wear by the order of the sultan They are grateful, however, that thev will bo permitted to wear khaki, fiuch as Is used by tho French colonial troops, while fly ing, as their official -Moroccan uniforms consist or roomy red trousers, blue tunics, set off with red fezes and hip boots of Moroc- r-nn Ir-nther. Al of them will re ceive one franc daily tor their services. SAW FILER IS HEIR TO $20,000,000 FORTUNE Springfield, Mo., July 24 J. C. Hucker, C3, who spent his life sharpening saws for a local meat shop, cited documents jeuterdny to prove to friends that ho Is one of the heirs to a $200,000,000 estate In Ireland, which has been In lit! cation for 75 years, lllfl "hare of the etate amounts to 120,000,000. Itucker recently rereived a com municatlon from his uncle, former Congressman Nelson itucker of Colorado, mating, no he way, that the J200.000.000 litigation had been favorably settled and that two of the largest banks In Kngland had guaranteed payment of the money In 1927 and that any money need ed by the heirs would bo advanced before that time. Itucker tells of an estate left by hi great great grandfather, Pat rick Kucker, In Ireland, which wan converted Into money at his death In lfciiO. Mucker's parents canto to this country before he was born. PAYROLL ROBBERS STEP INTO TRAP; FOUB CAUGHT Venice, 1U Ju iy lOftoen policemen, deputy eherlffs and rullroad watchmen la wait meur tht CM?Mff ft AtU CeM fcr ts anticipation of an attempted pay roll holdup, captured four robbers today, wounding one of them, aft er the robbers had tnken a park ace containing' no money, trom Hunter Itiley, cashier ttf the Ven ice State bank. ECU GUNS MOONSHINER SAYS BLQCH MADE BOOZE Paul Muno Says Failure of Bloch To Make Good On Worthless Checks Lead Him To "Squeal." Harry Blocli. suspected by offi cers fur a long time of bootlegging operations in and around Salem, went on trial today In circuit court charged witn operating of a still and lJaul Muno, confessed nioousliincr, alleged partner hi Uloch's operation), went on the utand as principal witness against him. Bloch, in his defense, sets up tho contention that Muno in a fit of insane jealousy over attentions which Jluno had alleged Ulocli had been paying to Wuno'a wife, reported Uloch to the officers and caused his arrest. Muno haa plead ed guilty to operation of the same still which it is charged was Uloch's still. Tells of Deal. According to Muno s story on the staud, Bloch approached him in company with a rancher, Lloyd Talbott. one Sunday morning In February on the street near the nubile market nnu proposed that Muno permit Blocli to run off five gallons of mash on Muno's place, proposing to pay Muno $25. Muno (Continued on l'age Five.) FIRE 10 ILLS Bend, July 24 Aidc from spectacular display of electric flames shooting through both mills wires melted to a pulp, damage to the BrookH-Seanlon millH, A and H, yesterday estimated by T. H Foley, general manager of the Bend Water, Light and Power company, who answered ft call to the plant, at $100,000 was said by him today to be much lewt than at: first anticipated. Lightning arresters, said Mr. Foley no doubt saved the mills. Damage Is confined to tho switches. At first appearance, with flames shootlmg In spectacular manner through the mills, It was believed both turbine were damaged. Later Investigation, however, showed that the arresters had saved the turbines. Each attempt to con nect the water power's wlro with tho mill resulted In spectacular displays of electric fire. No esti mate of damage In actual figures were announced today. Mr. Foley said the damage would be nominal. Telephono connections were dis rupted for more than an hour as a result of yesterday's storm, the worst experienced hero in years. Fears Is expressed In this section that heavy damage may have re sulted to crops ns a result of the heavy rains which fell yesterday, precipitation being one half Inch. The storm did not last an hour. KEARNS HOPES TO E Los Angeles, Ci., July 24. (A. P.) llop.-s of smoothing over the differences which bav0 arisen in a so-called "spilt up" between Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham pion, and his manager, Jack i earns, were t'.n :s.ed by the lat ter hcvn tffl'-y a f'-w hours before tlic ficlicrtul' d aiiival of the cham pion from the eai.t. J( ny recep tion commit! ?e has planned to greet DcniMf "P(i nl arrival at Central Matlon Ir.ey face a possi ble dlWippoiiiUiu'itt because Kearns did not km wfctftirtr tha etiam plon would ride boldly into the city or leave the train at some sub mUin autlon. ' WJU "Mab: to day. or toomrrow 1 ahull h c conference with Demp-' thresh this wholfl thing ' " 1 believe the dlff'npee w, i b mioothed over all r rht. "Mr looks to me like r.n oi Tiuu'j business mistinrtcratandtng." Scott Saved From Gallows Again On Eve of Execution Chicago, July 24. (By Associ ated Press.) Almost at the hour of his death march, Russell Scott yesterday escaped the gallows for the second time within a week. The former Canadian financier, twice reprieved from paying the supreme penalty for the murder of a Chicago drug clerk in a holdup. dodged the noose for the third 1 i 111 o less than four hours before ho was to have been executed when Judge Joseph B. David granted a stay ot execution pend ing a hearing into his sanity. A week ago, Bix hours betore he was to hang, uovcruor small granted a one week's reprieve,. which expired this morning. Judge David, called out of bed a few hours before the time for the execution convened a special ses sion -of court and granted the stay after Governor Small and the slate E DECLARATION OF Astoria. Or., July 24. (A. P.) Baptists of Oregon, in annual convention hero, engaged in revis ing their cov.atution, adopted a nreunible which declares belief in the virgin birth of Christ, tho in spired authority of the scriptures. and in the personal visible return of Christ. Tho declaration of faith was adopted as a preamble to tho con stitutiou after a spirited debate last night. It was presented as the second article of the constitu tion. The split was largely healed v!mi declaration was made the preamble instead of a separate ar ticle. To the declaration of faith as presented was added that tho Bap tist church "constitutes a regen eration of church membership, be lieving In baptism by immersion." STATE LOSES IN SUIT FOR TAXES Portland, July 24 (AP) The stale of Oregon, which sought to collect Inheritance tax on the $1,000,000 estnto left by C. D. Bowles, Hcattlo shipbuilder, who came to Portland In 1918 to build fihlpfl, can collect only cn half the ofltate, under a decision today by Circuit Judge Tazweil, ot tho pro bate division. Tho court held that as Bowles had never legally glvon up his resl deuce In Seattle, tho Washington state law, under which the wife Is owner of hali of hor husband's property, rules, nnd that the wife holds possession of her hah In her own rlKht, and not as an Inherit ance. Under the decision the heirs of tho other half of tho estate must pay an Inheritance tax, nmountlng to approximately $20,000. Tillamook, Or., July 24. (A. P.) Four of seven alleged hool legKcrg who wero trapped by Dis trict Attorney Claude Barrlek and Sheriff Joint Aschhn while, mak ing deliveries to a supposed com pany of movie actors, pleaded guil ty when arraigned in district court yesterday. Tho three oth ers wore bound over to tho giund Jury. Carl Leach and It, J. Urantnor wore fined $600 each. Louie Buhlcr and Carl Chance were fined fGOO and sentenced to 91 daye In jail. The three bound over to tho grand Jury are C. K. rvp,nt U W. 7Tvta ad Williams. TrYl' bait im f!1 at $2000, Be I "or da and Williams' at $1000 each. Tbe ma wh caJUd himself "W. il. Francis, technical director Nr the Film corporotlon of 'ollvwood, here to film 'The laughters the Bea,"' and wh.i worded with Patrick and Aschlm in framing tho trnp, has left 1 ilia mook. board of pardons and paroles last night at Springfield refused fur ther clemency. This morning the gallows trap, set fur springing a week ago, stood without its victim nnd jail offi cials who had left it standing dur ing the week of grace, were consid ering touring It down. The sanity hearing will not come up for several days, Judge David Indicating ho cannot hour it before Monday, August 3. Scott's escape from death today, like that a weelt ago, came after he and his relatives had virtually abandoned hope. Thomas Scott, his father, hud called at tho jail three hours previously to bid him a last farewell, the second such visit In a week. V Mrs. Catherine Scott, his faUMul (Continued on I'ago Four) FOR RATE CASE STAY GRANTED By posting $!i,000 In bonds, mil road companies operating la the slate have been granted a .stay in circuit court here of the decree denying an Injunction against tho public service commission to res train It from enforcing a 15 per cent freight rate cut on Interstate rates covering grain, grain pro ducts, potatoes and onions. Tho O.-W. It. & N. and affiliated roads posted a $2.1,000 bond, the Southern Pacific a $25,000 bond tho Spokane, Portland & Seattle and affiliated roads o-JlO.OOO bond and tho Portland Klectrlc Power company and "Willamette Valley Southern a $5000 bond. Under the bonds the railroad companies agree to rebate- any overcharges If the higher courts sustain the service commission order. E Waupaca, Wis., July 24 (AP) Dr. CleoiKO K. Hunt, pastor of Christ Presbyterian church, Madi son, Wis., today stood clear or all charges of heresy laced against him by a group of clcrKymen of tho MadlHon presbytery, following the sustaining of a report made by a committee of forelRn ministers and laymen to the Presbyterian synod of Wisconsin In session here. Tho committeo report sustained the findings of tho Madison pres bytery which cleared Dr. Hunt of heresy charges laM November. The synod immediately adopted the committeo report which censured tho Madison group of clerk y men for brhiKlng tho charges ngainst Dr. Hunt on what it termed in sufficient evidence. Charges on which Dr. Hunt was freed Include: Affirmation by him of evolution, with a declaration that life devel oped on earth long before appear ance of man; statement that Cenc- ls Is n crude yet noble conception of Clod, as the creator, nnd signa ture of Dr. Hunt to a petition ask ing support of Dr. Harry Kmer- son I-'osdlck In his religious views. 135,000 IN BRITISH TEXTILE MILLS STRIKE Biadfoid, Kng., July 24. (A P.) A shut down In tho wool tex tile Industry over wage dispute affecting 135,000 work em oc curred hero today. Free for nil fighting occurred at Barkerencd mill, whe.ru many girl workers, whoso wages havo not been reduced stuck to their posts, A crowd of 2u0 girls from otht-r concerns marched upon tho mill and demanded that all workers leavcM. Xta 4)ors wkt slur mod tho buildings were nttneked, WILL NOT ATTEMPT REVISION OF TARIFF Pv.'rMiin.ienlt, Mnw., .Inly 24. (A. I'.)--I'll'slih'llt Coollillio will 11 it FiMirtinn nny RltPtnpt t revise lie tariff act (it the next congroiM. P I ERCE ACTS TO PROTECT CLAIMS Federal Comptroller Re quested To Postpone Approval of Ladd And Tilton Deal. Governor Pierce has asked the federal comptroller of .the treas ury to institute a thorough inves tigation of the consolidation whereby the United States Na tional bank and the Ladd & Tilton bank of Portland have been merged before approving the mer ger, ft became known here today. Inquiry on a rumor that tho governor had protested the con solidation brought the reply from him that he had simply suggested to the comptroller that an inquiry be made. The governor declared that he telegraphed tho suggestion to Washington nfter several appeals had been made to him by creditors of the Ladd & Tilton bank who feared that their claims against the nlsorhcd institution would bo jeopardized hy the merger. While refusing to divulge the names of those who had complain ed to him the governor Intimated that they were persons Inlereatcil in claims ngainst the Ladd & Til ton bank that pro now In litiga tion nnd those Involved In prospec tive litigation growing out of tho bank's pat financial operations. Alrenrtv Annroved. Portland, Or., July 24. (A. P.) J. C. Ainsworth. president of the United States National bank, eaid when informed of the action of Governor Pierce that tho transfer of the Ladd & Tilton deposits and assets had already been approved by the treasury. "The comptroller approved It on .Saturday, the flay tho deal was made," he said. Ainsworth explained that the deal was not exactly a merger. The Ladd & Tilton hank retains its entity, but the United States National has bought its deposits and liquid assets, he said. In other words, the United States National simply took the lepositors accounts of Ladd & Tilton bank and the cash securi ties that represent them, he added. The Muted Statca National thereby become responsible for the payment of this money to the .'.epositors, and Ladd & Tilton la relieved of this responsibility, he explained, but Ladd & Tilton still retains ity own Identity to liq uidate all other claims against It, BAFFLES POLICE Hudson, N. IL, July 24. (A. V.) investigation of the murder, of Miss II, Ceurglana C ill is, 77, and her 80-year-old sister, Helen. in the house they occupied alone here teemed balked today by the omplWc absence of any motive for the crime. The bodies of the ngcd women were found lying on the floor by Mrs. J, A. Locke and Mrs Kugeno Center, neighbors. who had called and received no :insv:er to their knocks nt the un latched door. Tho skulls of both. women had been crushed with souiq blunt instrument. No trace of nny such weapon was found In the house. Officers were pressing a search for Demetriog Papponl krlous. who escaped last Mondav from the state asylum at Concord, 40 milee r.way, vbero ho had been confined for five years for homi cidal assault on a man. C'tutus-i, Tfttik, July St. i 10:30 o'rlork this niornlim from Itockwood Ni'ws state tliat the en traace to UrysonM il ' been sealed wftti a nmttk'a a! that all clforla tn recover tho remaining clRht boiliea before the fire burin itself out hove been abandoned. It may be a month before tho flames subside, in the opinion ot the w cie workers.