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Newspaper Page TextGaoital CIRCULATION Dally average net pala circulation for month ending July 31, 1925 6722 Average dally distribution 7090. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. FAIR AND MILD Except generally cloudy along the coast tonight and Wednesday. Light easterly winds. Local: Max., 82; min.. 51; ratn, none; river, -1.9; atmos., clear; wind, southeast FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 196 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1925 Dpinri rrtip-p-ni PTTMTQ ON TWAINS AND NEWS JrKiOiii JLtittiiiJj vrjiNio stands five cents uvJ MEM 0 GUARDS REFUSED 10 Testimony at Investiga tion By Coroner's Jury Reveals Opportunity To Stop Break Ignored. Ellsworth Kelly and James WIllos, two of the convicts who escaped from tho Oregon state prison hero In the break of last Wednesday, stood for three or four minutes in plain view of the guards in both towers number one and seven and during that time both guards had their guns trained on the pair but ignoring tho plea of other guards failed to shoot. This was the sworn testi mony of five guards before a coroner's jury which convened yesterday at the order of Coronor Lloyd KIgdon and District Attor ney John H. Carson to investigate fully the circumstances surround ing the death of two guards and one convict and the escape of three desperato criminals in the daring break last Wednesday. ' Celled" Together It was but one of the sensation al disclosures yesterday which among other things indicated that "Oregon" Jones and Ellsworth Kelly had been permitted to cell together, that John Davidson, prison guard trapped in the turn key's office, was expected to car ry u gun but did not have one on tho day of the break, and that (ContlnueJ on Page Six) BY HAIL STONES Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 18. (A. P.) A hail and wind storm swept sections of southeastern Iowa today cnusing heavy crop damage. Hail stones of great size were reported from Brighton and North English. Telephone lines were torn down throughout the storm area. All windows on the north elde of a Rock Island passenger train were shattered as the train passed through the storm near Brighton. A number of passengers were in jured. The storm belt at North Eng lish was reported about ten miles In width. Many small pigs and chickens were killed by the bail. E ' A PERFECT DAY Plymouth, Vl., Auk. IS. (A. P.) President Coolidge lingered today at his father's home ap parently undecided when he will return to the summer White House at Swnmpscott. He put the affairs of govern ment from his mind and gave himself over to the reaction of fered by the scenes he had known is a boy. Taking advantage of another day of perfect weather. President nd Mrs. Coolidge motored after breakfast to Ludlow. They stop ped at the home of Attorney Gen eral Sargent, who Is in Washing ton, and spent an hour visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Plerson, son-in-law and daughter of the attorney general. The president and Mrs. Coolidge took back to Plymouth a basket- full of fresh vegetables which ther helped the Piersons gather in their garden. GOFORTrePTUWBy TRAIN GREW AT DRAIN Hofleburg, Aug. 18 John Go forth, brother of Dave Goforth, who wan shot to death near Elk ton, Sunday wan captured last night at Drain by a train crew on the Southern Pacific and sheriff', deputies shortly after a coroner's Jnry here had found that Deputy Sheriff Edward Grubbe, of Elkton, had shot the man who wnn at tempting to eaoape In pursuance of bli duty. The recaptured man has refused to talk. 01 1 Kelly Ready to Kill Self If Cornered Portland, Or., Aug. 18. "This is poison and I'm going to take it if I'm cornered or knocked over by eome bull's gun," said Ellsworth Kolley, the morose member of the bandit trio who Invaded Portland last night. He made thle assertion to Charles Newman, whom he yester day forced to act as host to them In his home near New Era. He exhibited a small worn bit of newspaper containing a deadly drug. He carried It in his shirt. " 'Blockie' (James Willos) and I hftvo agreed' to reserve our last shots for ourselves," volunteered Tom Murray, leader of the des perado gang. F BE ABANDONED; !CH ICE Washington, Aug. IS. (A. P.) A possibility developed today thai the AlacMilluu Arctic expedi tion might abandon for this year its effort to fly over the unknown region of the polar sea. A message asking for an opin ion on that subject from Lieu tenant Commander Byrd, com manding the navy section, was dispatched by to navy after a conference between officials ol the navy and of the National Geographic soe'ety, sponsor of the expedition. Jt was indicated that the con ference went Into the question of whether ft would be better to give- up the attempt to fly over the un known region thrs year and con centrate upon exploring regions of Greenland and Labrador in quest of scientific information. The weather for some time has been giving the expedition in creased apprehension. Tho repeat ed messages havo told with un usual storms, Ice filled bays and fjords and the mountains covered with Ice and enow. A message from the expedition last night said that thU week would deter mine whether the expedition could succeed in its ir.r.jor purpose and indicated that '.t adverse weather continued there was little hope of complete success. KILLED By KNIFE AT KLAMATH FALLS Klamath Falls, Ore., Aug. 18.- Florentine Navarro, 25, employed In a railroad section crew, died In a local hospital this afternoon from knife wounds sustained In a shack at Algoma early this morn ing. The fight Is believed to have culminated from an all-night card game. An ambulance was rushed to Algoma at 6:30 this morning. Navarro was found lying uncon scious on the floor of the shack, which showed no other evidences of a fight. A deep and jagged knife wound extended from the lower part of his right shoulder down the length of his arm to be low his elbow. Circumstances surrounding the fight and cutting affray are shrouded In mystery. Sheriff Haw kins admitted this afternoon that he had made no Investigation of the murderous assault. Head-In Auto Parking Law Goes Into Effect; Ruling Made By Chief 'Vho?e car Is th.it there," yell ed Chief of Police Minto at Offi cer Walter Thompson thi morn ing, as he waved his hand at a Ford coupe, which waa parked back side on a public street. "Whoever own that Ford coupe evidently don't read the pa pern," continued the chief, In an unmodi fied tone of voice. "I want you to jtee the party and have him turn hl ear around," the chief Instruct ed Thompson. "I am orry, chief," nald Thomp son, In a wavering tone of voice. "But, I cannot tell a lie, that Ford coupe la mine. I forgot all about FUGITIVES TELL STORY OP ESCAPE Statement Dictated By Murray To Enforced Host Gives Convict's Version of Killings. Portland, Or., Aug. 18. (By Associated Press.) A vivid ac count of how tfcuiy mado their dar ing break from the Oregon peni tentiary last Wednesday 'was un folded by the three escaped con victs, Murray, Kelley and Willos, while they held C. L. Newman captive in his summer home near New Era. Four others, Lawrence Jacobs, Leo Wilde, Joe Lichte and Otto Lucht, alc-j were held prison ers with Newman. They had been kidnaped in Monitor early in the morning when the convicts com raandeercd Jacobs' automobile. The etory of their break was given to Newman, who frequently questioned them concerning minor details of the brcaR. At the con clusion of the narrative, the three convicts sigued the stutement and made their fingerprints in ink on the margin of the page. The story as told by the outlaws wan as follows: "It was our Intention to pull the break Just a stickup, wo meant to get tho guns from the turnkey, walk ahead and open the gate, or else go through the tower. Aa it was, five guards were wailing with gune at the gate. They were off regular shift and on special duty. I and Jonea were tho first to slide down the rope, and we went to the turnkey's office. "I had a knife only. Jones had nothing. As I went into the turn key's office, Dalrymple and two guards came out. I let them pass. They were on the run. Dalrymple said aa he passed: 'It's Tom Mur ray.' lie made no effort to stop me. He seemed to try to get away from me. He knew we were making a break, as I did my best Intimidate them. The guards were unarmed also. He (Dalrym ple) ran through tho front gate and over to his houpe. Where he went after that we do not know. DavidMm Knocked Down "Right In the turnkey's office there was Slaughterhouse David son and the turnkey. I knocked Slaughterhouse down with my fist and left him lying on the floor, begging for mercy. He was squeal ing like a pig, and I backed tne turnkey over to the gun case with (Continued on Page Four) STUDENTS GO SLEEPLESS FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY Washington, Aug. 18. (A. P.) Six of the eight George Wash ington university students who rfpent sixty sleepless hours as sub jects for sclentlc study, returned to more normal activities yester day after a 12-hour nap, but th-e other two, having slept four hours, resumed the marathon for an un announced period. Tbe deliberate defiance of mor pheue ended late Sunday but Pro fessor Fred Mess, who remained awake with the students, has not assembled the result of the vari ous tests given hie charges. A final examination was held yester day after the students had slept, to determine their reaction after tbe long vigil. the new parking ordlnnnce going Into effect this morning." The Ford coupe was turned around with all de celerity. Walt Thompson waa not the on ly person to forget the new regula tions but by nine o'clock a few drivers had set the example and by noon the entire downtown district took on the appearance of the tirw order. Only one minor accident had been reported at noon. IU)ph If Kietzing, advertising manager of the Stfttfutnan and one of the lend ers agalnat the new system, rcport- ( Continued on Page Seven) Mil BE GONT NUED PORTLAND Local Posses Called In And Future Chase Left To City Police Regular Routine at Prison Again The manhunt for Tom Murray, Ellsworth Kelly and James Willos, escaped convicts, came to a dra--matic close in this vicinity early mis morning Just as the poese inen were standing ready to go over the top in the first real live clue of their 120-hour search. Ihe word to disband and return to their homes and posts of duty came to the special officers, prison guards and national guardsmen as they were awaiting dawn at the A. T. Kline farm, two miles west of Mt. Angel, where a 12-year-old son of the Klines had reported that two roughly clad and heavily armed men had come out of the brush, asked him for and received food and disappeared yesterday afternoon. Dogs had been rushed to the scene from hugene and everything was set for the posse to take to tho trail where the suspectfl had gone back Into t.e bni6h as soon as dawn showed. (Continued on Page Seven) Fl I While flax is on hand ready for use, B, J. Miles, president of the Miles Linen company, stated to day he was unable to predict just how soon the new mill will be in actual operation. It may be 30 dayB or longer, or t may be a few nays, he etated. it all being dependent on bow eoon the recently installed machinery may be in satisfactory condition to operate. ' P. Clarke, expert from the ma chinery manufacturing company, is still on tho job at the mill. B. Thompson, who comes from near Belfast, Ireland, will be su perintendent of the factory, and J. H. McNeill, also from Ireland, will be expert mechanic permanently at the factory, Euth of these men have had long experience In linen mill operations in their respective lines. Mr. Miles states at first It Is planned to operate the factory with the manufacture of Bhoe and harness tbread. Later operations will Include the manufacture of twine for fish nets. Manufacture of shoe thread Is considered the simplest operation and for that reason the factory will be broken in along those lines. He states that he expects to cm- ploy about 30 peopls, but these win be put on gradually, to he broken In and educated to thel tasks. TRANSPACIFIC Ran Dirgo, Cal., Aug. 18 WW ing their way far out at sea last night officers and men who will man tho two PN-2 plane on the California, Paeiflc-H a w a 1 1 a n flight practically completed the training for the 2000 mlto hop across tho Pacific. Tho planes us ed In last night's dash to sea were PN-7. Taking off from San I)lego bay at 8 p. m., the big seaplane with Commander John ltoders and Lieutenant Byron J. Connell at the controls of one ship nnd Lieuten ant Allen Rnody and Arthur (Ja vln In the pilot seat of the other plane flew to Bishop rock on the Cortes bank, (0 miles due west of San Dleffo. At about I p. m. the planca re turned to San Diego from the night flight over the ocenn and landed at Rockwell field after whet waa pronounced an entirely satisfactory test. Th destroyer Meyer station ed near the rock flashed forth her searchlights as an added aid to in vestigation for the navy pilot. Gertrude Ederle Fails In Swimming English Channel Dover, Eng., Aug. 18 (AP) Gertrude Ederle waa compelled to abandon her attempt to awim the English channel this afternoon ow ing to adverse woather conditions. Boulogne, France, Aug. 18. (A. P.) Miss Gertrude Ederle was brought back to Boulogne this afternoon aboard the tug LaMari- nte after her unsuccessful attempt to swim the English channel. When she waa taken aboard the tug from the witer she asked for a cake of chocolate and ato It. She then lay down in the tug's warm boiler room and slept like a baby until she was aroused at Boulogne. Sobbing as she was taken aboard Miss Ederle said ehe swallowed too much salt water during the previous two miles when the eea was choppy, and that her stom ach was causing her a great deal of pain. Cape Grls-Nez, France, Aug. 18 (AP) Gertrude Ederle, 18 year old New York mermaid, besan her attempt to awim the English chan- nol tliia morning, entering the wat- or here at 7:09 o'clock. Awakened from a Bound sleep at four a. m., she seemed the person among the hundreds gathered at her training camp unaffected by tho prepara tions. She sat down to a break fast of Veil done npple fritter) and weak tea and she arose from (Continued nn Paso Seven.) Kew York. Aue. 18. ( A. P.) Edward W. lirownlng, whose adontiun of Mary Loulac Spaa, waB annulled recently, (led from a roof garden early today when chorus girls kissed him and shouted "Oh, there's my Cinderalla man." The millionaire rcultor, who ut-i. dlninir nn Mio rOOf tried to retreat when two dozen girls cir cled his tame ana atiheu mm w ih.m Thpn n blonde In genue circled his neck so strong ly that It waa m initios oeiore uei arms could he pried loose. Other diners took up her cry, "won't you adopt nto, Mr. Urown a . hn tt.mcht ta lcnve an other chorus girl took him by the arm and Induced hlin to dance but he broke away as the orchestra played "If That's tho Kind o( a Olrl You Are." Earl Caroll, a Broadway pro- ,l.,oA the elliA nf tre Duhlic- it.. anH mnnlfe-tted anxiety of girl on his payroll for adoption. SOI RIFLES TAKEN The three CHCiped convicte from the Oregon state prison leat seen in Portland last night are no longer armed with rifles but carry only revolvers, says Warden Dal rymple. Ono of tho rifles waa re turned to the prison this morning. Tho second Is at Monitor where the car waa etolcn in which they maile their way to Portland. Immediate Filling of Division Street Ditch Is Agitation was started at last night' meeting of the Salem city council to havo tbe ditch on Di vision street, between High and Front, filled at once. Hal ration, member of tho council, declared that thero Is no longer any excuse for delay, and that dirt which Is being taken off North Winter street by the street department should be placed In the ditch, which can be done, he stated, at the rate of 2S cents a yard. Mayor Cllesy, chair man of tho street Improvements committee, advocated waiting until the paper converting company, which Is to build there, had sign ed lta deed. "i STATES HOOVER Waflhinfjton, Aug. 18 (AP) Counter action In Aniorlcn against the high price resulting from foreign monopoly of rubber, cof fee, potash, nitrate and other pro- ducta was urged today by Secretary Hoover. The most logical step at tho moment, he said, would be tho enactment of legislation permitting American Importers of euch com modities to combine to control the mnrket In the buyers Interest. This permission would be similar to the authority extended to Americans entering export trade. "I am not wedded to thin meth od of meeting the situation," Sec retary Hoover cam, "and if any body has a bettrr program, I should like to know about It, but certainly the price trend demon etrates that the American con sumer Is in need of protection. "While we have the- Sberman law which operates In the United State to prevent combination of producer from restraining trade, there Is nothing which prevents foreign producers from combining to exact high prices for the pro ducts In the United Stntes. "A very simple extenlon of the Webb-F'omereno law, which now al lows combination of American ex porterc In foreign trndo, would a! low combination of American I m p o,r t e r s. The combination should be made subject to the. regulation of the federal trndc corn mlm Ion, a Is now the fact with reference to export combinations.' The commerce department yes terday Issued a calculation Indicat ing that the United States wan paying $82,000,000 more for coffee thin year oji a result of Brazilian valorization ncheme. Requested Walter Low, city sirft commis sioner, stated this morning thnt he Is ready to go ahead and fill the ditch whenever he Is authorized to do so by the street Improvement committee, of which Mayor Ulesy Is chairman. Councilman Hal ration laat night declared that thero la no necessity of waiting any longer to start fill Ing the ditch, and that dirt, taken off North Winter street, is at pres ent being placed here and there, to no particular benefit for the city when It could be placed In the ditch at a cost of only 26 cents a (Continued on I'ftge Seven) TRI00FC0NS REPORTED I N TWO CITIES Seattle and Hood River Both Have Scare; Port land Police Combing: City For Trace of Cons. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 18 A po liceman reported that he saw in Seattle today three roughly dress ed men answering descriptions of a trio that- escaped Wednesday from the ' Oregon penitentiary at Salem. They were traveling in a car with an Oregon license. This car spend south on ono of the principal etreeta. Hood River. Aug. 18 Sheriff W. I. Kdick and Chief of Police Will- lam hurriedly organized poshos at 9:30 today to guard roads between lood llfver and Portland, follow ing receipt of a measngc from Chief of Police Jenkins of Portland that Tom Murray, escaped convict, wae recognized while traveling east ward over the Columbia river high way with two other men In a Ford coupe. All available men and arms were gathered for a possible battle with Murray, Kllmvorth Kelly and James Willos.- Portland. Aug. 18 Portland to day wan tho unwilling center of tho greatest" manhunt It haa ever known. Huftllly roc:ul1ci police, some of them on vacation, many of them In their bods, were ordered out to scour tho town for Tom Murray, Kthvvorth Kelly nnd Jamea Willos, desperadoes who casually all;:litcd from an automobile somewhere in tho downtown section at 10:30 last nljjht. They bad learned, through C. L. Newman, who, with hl family, w;i.v kept prisoner In his home all day yeijteiday near New Era by the fugitive trio, that no one of the bandltH, grown cane hardened and reck lew by their experience since their prison break last Wednesday. Intended to be taken alive. Kelly has with him a bottle of poison, and In one pocket a bullet thnt fits tlu- rovolver be carries The other two fugitives have a bul let each, but no poison. "That bullet's for me," Murray told Newman yesterday, pulling It from bis pocket. "I'm not going to be taken nllve. Chief of Police Jenkins parson ally superintended tho throwing out of guard lines, to all the main roads leaving the city, and on all bridges. Railroad officials have called out their special police, and each yard l heavily guarded to prevent escape by that route. A dozen detectives are searching rooming bouses In the hope of un covering the hiding place of the trio. There will bo littlo rest for the entire police bureau until the trio (Continued on Page Flvoj SI10TT VISIT United States Senator Robert M Stnnfield accompanied by Congress man N. J. Sinnott, from the Fecotid congressional district, were- In Sn lem a few hours last evening con ferring with United States Sena tor McNaiy. The visitors motored up from I :hind with James Kyle return In-' ! In tho evening. Henator .MfNary stated that the visitors were here to discuss mat ters pertinent to cortnln policies of the delegation In congress at the next session which Is due to con vene on December 7. Included In matters touched up on were questions relating to road construction In national forests and water developments, both as to Irrigation and power. "It waa moroly a little Informal meeting relative to certain details which havo coma up," atated Sen ator McNary. "Nothing was dis cussed of any vital Importance." While here both Stanfleld and Sinnott met at a number of prom lnent local people, but aa far as could be learned there waa noth ing discussed boarlng on Stanfleld's candidacy for ro-eloctton which Is in tho cards for noxt year, CONSESCAPE POSSES THRU DARING MOVE Fugitives Kidnap Youths And Hold Seven People Prisoners AH Day Be fore Final Dash. Portland. Or., Aug. 18. (A. P.) Tom Murray, KllaworlU Kelly and Jumea Willoa, the three convicts who lust Wednesday shot their way out of the stnte penitentiary, leaving two guards and one of their companions dead from guu- tihot wounds, last night entered Portland in a commandeered auto- mobile. Two hundred Portland officers under the personal super vision of Chief Jenkins today are making an extensive search of the hotela for the three escapes. the dash tj rorlland by tho convicts followed their seizure of an automobile In Monitor early yesterday morning and the kid naping of the ovner and his three companions. Hide Throiifrliout Lav. The convicts remained bidden all yesterday at the home of C. L. Newman, father of one of the kid naped boys, between Oregon City and New Era, Mid last evening forced Newman's eon, Leslie, and a friend of Newman to drive them to Portland in Newman's machine They warned Newman that both of the hostages would be killed it any word of their flight should bo divulged. When they arrived in the Port land downtown district they left the automobile with their guns concei'led In a sncK and liberated young Newman nnd his friend. The authorities did not learn of tho outlaws' presence here nn- (Contlnued on Page Six) NO FIGHT SAYS JACK DUPSEY lyoo Angelca. Cal., Aug. 19. (AP) Jack Dcmp.sey, Informed hero today that Jack Kearns had posted a forfeit In New York for a Denipscy-Willa fight next year, at nod pat with the declaration: "Positively, I will not fight where Kcanifl Is In anyway connected." New York, Aug. 18. f AP) Tex Kiekard, fight promoter and Jack Kearne. manager of Jack Dempfluy, each posted a $25,000 forfeit tliia afternoon for a Demp fley-WIHs match. Thia action was taken Immediately . f ter the New York mate athletic commleaion had reinstated Kearns and grant ed him a llcenpe to do busineefl within 'hia state. Taddy Mulllne, manager for Wills, li expected to post Wills' forfeit fr the same amount this afternoon. The commtarsion ruled that In caee ncmpacy refused to live up to the terms signed by Kearns that .MullinA could claim the $25,000 forfeit poeted by Kearns. It waa made known that Kearns signed d finitely for a Dempeey Willa fight with Rickard yeator day. Kearne made hl official peace with the commission today and waa immediately given a license ae a manager within the stnte. The agreement for the fight stated that the match would ha held some time before July 4, 192(1. It has been frequently stated that should the fight take place It would be held on the Fourth of July. PITCHED BALL FRACTURES KENNETH WILLIAMS' SKULL St. Louis, Mo., Ann. 18. (A. P.) Kenneth William,, slugging St. I.oule Ili-owns' nutdeliler, to day wan sent to a hospital, whero an x-ray examination will be made In an effort to ascertain whether his skull was fractured when h was struck on the head by a pitched bait In a game In Clove land last Saturday. Dr. Robert Hyland, club physician, sent the home run hit ter to tho hosplial alter a pre liminary examination, William, will he out of tho game Indefi nitely. .