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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
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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. .