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J.UKH. Alii ,.. ,uu Zl 1925 aoitalAJomnia CIRCULATION Dally average net pala circulation for month ending July 31. 1925 6722 Averago dally distribution 7090. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FAIR TONIGHT And Friday, except cloudy or foggy along the const. Mild temperature In west por tion, light variable win da. Local: Max., 83; mln.. 54; ruin, none; river, -2.0; atmos., part cloudy; wind SYV FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 198 SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS n'TcS fain n" c3 n 151 Mm EXPLOSION DEATH TOLL .Three More Succumb To Burns And Injuries Sustained When Ship Boiler Bursts. Newport, H. I., Aug. -0. (A P.) The death toll cf the Mac kanlc disaster waa raised to 40 today, when three niore of the ln$, jured died. Those who succumbed today were Pauline Stephens, Darling ton, 11. I.; Jean McCarthy, 20, Paw tucket. It. I., and Airs Mary G. Wildcnhain, Pawtuckct, U. I Four separate investigations are undo way to determine the respon sibility (or the explosion of the boiler on the excursion eteamer in Newport harbor Tuesday evening which has claimed 40 lives already with several other victims fight lag for their lest slim chance 'if life with probabilities against them. Four other persons are still missing nnd it is believed that they may have jumped overboard and drowned. Hospital authorities who still have many sufferers from the scalding steam which en reloped the boat, said that the death list probably would exceed 50. State boiler inspectors who vis ited the death snip yesterday said that the boiler which exploded was cracked and In a weakened condition. Their finding are being check ed by the lthodc Island attorney general's office and federal Bteam boat Inspectors, and Newport po lice are conducting nn independ ent investigation. The state ofti tialtj will decide whether any per sons will bo prosecuted for it. Physicians at the nuvul hospital where most of the seriously In jured were taken and at the New port hospital, said it probably would be a week before it could be definitely stated how many of the injured would recover. FRANCE, S BREAK OFF IF PEACE EFFORTS Paris. Aug. 20. France and fipatn have broken oft peace negotiations with Abd-cl-Krlm. the Rifflan chief, French and Spanish plenipotentiaries who were awaiting the Rlffian emis saries at Melilla to submit the Joint Franco-Spanish: peace condi tions have been Instructed to re turn home. The plenipotentiaries have been a month at Mclllla, where they were sent at the conclusion of the Franco-Spanish conference in Madrid, bearing the text of the conditions acceptable to France and Spain. The French and Spanish gov ernments have come to the con clusion that Abd-el-Krlm has been allowed sufficient time In which to send delegates to re ceive the peace terms and they have decided to leave settlement of the Moroccan question to arms. With the Rlfflans In full flight northward from Taza and Oucz tnn, both extremities from the fighting line, the French and Spanish feel that tho result can not remain long in suspense and that Abd-el-Krlm wilt be forced to ue for peace. The conditions which the Rlf fian leader has scorned will no longer be extended to him If further bloodshed is necessary through his stubbornness, It is de clared In official circles. WISCONWtTeTEGT SENATOR JEPTEMBER 29 Madison, Wis., Aug. 20. (A. p.) The special election for United States senator to fill the unexpired term of tho late Sena tor Kopert M. LaFollette. will be held September 29. Governor Blaine f( nod the call todny. The special pumary to nominate can didates fur tho office will bo held two weeks before the election, t lu te w provides. i Lost Girl Is Fou jf In Tideland Ma ?3. With New Born le Astoria, Aug. 2(1 Seeking for a lost girl who disap peared the day before from tlio field where slic luul been working near her farm liomo, deputy sheriffs yesterday dis covered the girl In ttie ferns and rushes beside n ildeliuul slough, n new born baby In her arms. The child had been born to the lonely mother the night before In the damp darkness of tle ninrsli. Tho child and lis mother were removed and given care Iloth will .survive. GUARDS ASKED The religion, lodge affiliations and politics of applicants for em ployment at the Oregon state pen itentiary are qualifications essen tial to their acceptance, according to testimony and evidence intro duced in the inquiry of the coro ner's jury of the break of last week. Form applications filled out by employes now on jols at the prison and others who nave resigned or been discharged were introduced and fiU-d as evidence. Among oth er questions they include the fol lowing: "Do you affiliate with any church? "Are you a member of 'any fra ternal order or lodge? What? -"To what poriticnl party do you belong.' "Where did you vote last? When? " That considerable stress Is placed upon the political affilia tions of applicants is indicated by the caution exercised in requiring information that can he checked up This Is shown in the request fin data upon the date and place of the lust vote cast by tno nppli- rant. KLAN FACTIONS IN San Francisco, Aug. 20 The par ent organization of the Ku Klux Klan in Atlanta was granted a writ of mandate In the state dis trict court here today permitting It to argue before that court on September 28 its right to Intervene in an action In Alameda county over the disposition of $11,500 in Klan funds. The intervention ac tion had been thrown out in the Alameda county superior court. Today's order su sends hearing of any issue of the eaio until Septem ber 28. It had been net on the trial court calendar to open to day. The original action was between two factions of the klan in Alame da county for possession of the funds. The parent body also be lieved It had right to the portion of the funds and the suit In Inter vention was thereupon filed. Davis Cut) Team Chosen. New York, Aug. 20. (A. P.) The United States Davie cup team which will defend the Internation al team tennis championship at Philadelphia, September 10, 1 1 and 12 will be composed of Will lam T. Tilden, William M. John ston, Vincent Richarda and R. Morris Williams, the lost named served as captain. Evangelist Bulgin Sells Yacht; Buyer Stages Dr. E. J. Bulgin, who conducted whirlwind series of revival meetings In Salem about six or seven years ago, has bobbed into tho headlines in Florida over a palatial yacht, owned by Hurgln, which he Is iid to have disposed of to another party, who used it for Bacchanalian- orgies over a period of 16 days. While Dr. Bulgin was touring the Shcndandoah valley, wine, women and song, combined to make his erstwhile yacht a com bination of Babylon, Nlnevah, Tyre, and a few similar places of evil repute. It was said that Dr. Bulgin, fol SAYS KELLY F I Man Claiming; To Be Es caped Convict Spends Night Joyriding In An other's Car. Portland, Ore, Auk. 20. T. T. Hcrrull ol Oak Grove, a Portland suburb, reported to tbe police to day that a man who claimed to be Ellsworth Kelly, one of tbe trio of fugitive Salem convicts, com pelled mm to drive about tlio city from 9:30 last night until 4:30 this morning. Herrall declared that while he was returning to Oak Grove from Portland last night he was stopped by a stranger who forced him at the point of a gun to return to Portland, make a tour of the city, and then drive down the Colum bia river highway to Rainier, where the stranger suddenly de cided he did not desire to continue the drive. They then returned to Portland and Herrall was released. When shown a picture of Kelly, Herrall said it did not resemble his unwelcome passenger. At tendants at a garngo where Her rall snid he and the etranger (Continued on Pago Seven) BACK IN OFFICE Wa rsa w, Aug. 20. I A. P.) Advices from Moscow report the return to power of Leon Trotzky with the appointment of the for mer war minister as chief of the economic council. Ills restoration to a position of influence had been expected in Polish circles, where It Is consid ered that hie strength and popu larity were too rjrent to permit of keeping him long under probation because of the probability of his becoming the head of some anti soviet movement. lis new post, It Is believed here. will direct his energy and ability to the task of improving Russia's economic conditions without in creasing his political influence to any great extent. Trotzky returned to Moscow last May after vltiua exile in the Cau casus because of his Insurgency against the dictates of strict bol shevism. He vag given a minor post in the government for what was termed a period of probation. The dispatch from Warsow Indi cates that this period has ended and thm th'j former red army leader again is to have n directing voice In at least one branch of the soviet government. Chinese Minister Slain. London, Aug. 20. (A. P.) An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Hong Kong says Liu Chung-IIul, finance minister of the Cantonese government, has been assassinat ed. Yesterday's Scores. Salt Lake 29-4; Portland 9-9. Oakland 6; San Francisco 5. Vernon 0; Los Angeles 5. Sacramento 0; Seattle 10. Wild Parties lower of I he humble Nattarene acquired the palatial yacht in order to obtain a sanctuary of silence rrnm Florida real estate booms. The yacht cost htm in tho neighborhood of $200 a day to operate, go when a man came along with a check for $25,000 which ho offered to young Bulgin, son of the evangelist, the evan gelist sold. The buyer represented himself as son of a Rhode Island ex-governor, and that his hand was on a tap from which flowed millions at his turning of It. Reports are that the Rev. Dr. Bulgin is highly offended that his (Continued on Pafs Seven) III FROMAUTOIS In Auto Crash . l14" j;5 A reckless driver's machine crashed into a automobile in which Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, was riding, but for tunately Her Majesty was not injured. STRATTON SEEKS Mil Chicago, Aug. 20 (A P) Dr. John Roach Stratton, fundamental 1st leader says Clarence Darrow has consented to debate publicly with him on evolution. Dr. Stratton, who Is pastor of Calvary Baptist church. New York City, has wired Mr. Darrow in Greeley, Colo., that he will take the negative side of the question: "Re solved, that the earth nnd man come by evolution." He has asked to have the date arranged early in the fall and pre ferably In Chicago. The New York pastor has been hailed by many as the successor of "William Jennings Bryan as the champion of fundamentalizm. Greeley, Colo., Aug. 20 (AP) Denial that he has accepted a challenge to debato the question of evolution with the Rev. John Roach Stratton In Chicago was made here today by Clarence Darrow, defense counsel at the Scopes trial In Ten nessee. I will not make a definite de cision In the matter until after I return to Chicago," Mr. Darrow said, but declared that, "since I have received an actual challenge, I will take the matter under ad visement. FREIGHT RATES SETS 50 PERCENT Washington, Aug. 20 (AP) I Radio receiving set acquired a definite flnce in railroad freight schedules and became subject to higher freight rates In a decision today by the Interstate commerce commission. The decision Increased the rates on radio rets and talking machines combined in lew than carload lotn from the flrrt class rate to 1 times tho first class rate. In many cn.ses the Increase In this respect will bo fifty per cent. When shipped in carload lots the Increase will be about 20 per cent. The commission's decision held that the pre.srnt practice of snip ping radio flf-ts and talking mach ines combined ns second class with minimum weight of lfl.OOO pounds per car load should remain un changed. The case was brought before the commission when carriers publish ed new freight schedule generally raising the radio classification. Op eration of the schedules was sus pended upon protest of the Radio Corporation of America, the Radio Manufacturers association of Chi cago, the Musle Jndlstrle Cham ber of Commerce and others. To day's decision ordered thee new jM-hedules cancelled and required the railroids to publish new ached ules which would conform with the commiwd'm's requirements. Radio receiving sets heretnToro have been shipped m electrical ap pliances and musical Instrument. RAISED ON RADIO BOARD PLANS NEW BOOKS IS Ruling of Attorney Gen cral Ignored As Con tracts Are Negotiated With Publishers. Organization of nlana for th long task of selecting two-thirds or the school books to be used in the public schools of the state occupied the time of the state textbook commission which con vened here this morning. With a long list of books to be chosen and more than thirty book salesmen to be heard, indications were that the session would last at least through tomorrow and probably longer. A legal opinion from Ellon Wat- kins and Johnston Wilson, Port land attorneys, taking the op posite stand from Attorney-General I. H. Van Winkle who held the present meeting of the com mission illegal, was rend at the opening seaslon this morning. "I have examined the statutes," rend this opinion, "and am of the opinion that yon are not only authorized so to do (meeting at this time) bttt .that It la your of ficial duty. Especially Is that true in view of tho fact that the State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion has officially stated that the publishers refused to renew the contracts at the old prices. Your procedure at this time Is author ized by Section 534 0 of the code under whifh a special session has been called." Controversy over the right of the commission to meet at this time centers upon the provision of law which authorizes meetings of the commission only at specified times. Since tho last meeting. however, contracts with publish ers of textbooks have expired and the publishers have refused to re new them at tbe old price. The attorney-general was asked for an opinion on whether a special meet ing of the commission could be held to meet this emergency. He replied that such a special session would be contrary to the code and hence all action taken at it would be invalid. The commission Is proceeding today to the award of contracts despite the apparent probability that the execution of such con tracts would be blocked by legal procedure. The department of public In struction will follow the ruling of the attorney-general and will not take cognizance of anything that the commission may do, Superin tendent of Schools J. A. Churchill 'ins decided. Plymouth, Vt., Aug. 20. (A. P.) President Coolidge'u annuit pilgrimage to his father'a home drew to a closi today after nearly a week's stay. Refreshed by the change of cli mate nnd the almost complete re laxation he has enjoyed here, he turned toward Swampscott, plan ning to spend tontght enroll there, at Northampton, Mass. H" expect e In be back to the summer White House by tomorrow after noon. The etop at Northampton, where tho president ' lived for years prior to his election as vice president, will be st the home of .Mrs. Klmira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. f'ooliile. DIVER BREAKS NECK Portland. Or., Aug. 20. Serious and perhnpti fetal injuries to Mh spine and neck were suffered lat yesterday by 1 (J -year-old Edward Lincoln of Cnrrols, Wash,, when he struck his head on a rock while diving Into the Coweeman river near his home. He wan rushed to a Portland hoKpltH, where X-ray photos nrc beln: token to determine If he has a broken neck. Thrcfl Revolvers Stolen. Medfuid. Or.. Aug. 20. Three revolvers were stolen from a sport ng 'Roods store by unknown per son who secured entrance by breaking In tbo front window. FOR SCHOO iM nfiFnFF UK MMra Assault Suspect To Be Returned to Stand Trial Here Walter Bingham, charged with assault with intent to kill on the person of Henry Stauffer, Donald rancher, Is due to be brought here today from Portland, Deputy Sheriff Sam Burkbart leaving by train this morning to bring Bing ham here. Bingham has been In the Good Samaritan hospital since shortly after the assault a few weeks ago with two bullets In his body. For a time he hovered between life and death battling against his injuries. Authorities have woven a web of circumstances about Bingham which looks black for him. Stauf fer was assaulted by two men as T EN DESPONDENT FIT George J. Parsons, 72, retired farmer living in West Salem, com. mitted suicide at his home shortly I after 7 o'clock this morning. De spondency over III health occa sioned by heart trouble " from which he had surrered acutely for many years, is given by members of the family us tbe reason fur his act. Mr. Parsons nroeo as usual about 4:30 o'clock this morning to build tlio fire nnd perform hln usual chores. Shortly after 7 o'clock his wifa became nervous from his continued absence for in unusually long period and went to tho woodshed back of the house . where he found his dead body. A razor beside him told the manner of his death. The Parsons family moved to their r resent residence nt llfil Fourth street In 1905 from Osage. Iowa. He was a member of tbe Odd Fellows lodge and of the Methodist church. He Is survived by his widow, Sarah Parsons, 72. by a daughter, Mrs. 11. S. I.cavh of I Salem, and one eon, T. I. Parsons of Dallas. The remains nrc nt the Terwll- liger funeral parlors. Funeral ar rangements will be announced later.. Boulogne, France, Aug. 20. (A. P.) Gertrude Ederle, Amer ican girl fawimmcr, has decided to have another try at the Kngllah channel, probably on August 31 or September l. 'Old Bill" Burgess, the English veteran who swam the channel in 1911, has been engaged to condi tion and handle Miss Gertrude fcderle. Jabez Volfo. who trained her for her unu cessful attempt last Tuesday left Boulogne today for London. There has hern considerable friction between Wolfe and both Miss Kdcrle and her chaporotu. Miss Elsie, Vietu of the WomenV Swimming association of New York. Both women, however, have full confidence in Burgess. Tho captain of tho channel tug LaMarinlo, which conveyed Miss Ederle In her attempt lost Tues day, has been Instructed to keep in readiness for another attempt on 48 hours notice. Miss Lillian Harrison, the Ar gentine star, nliia plans to make her fifth attempt on one of those dates, nnd the two girls nwy start out together. Ishak Hclniy, Egyp tian, will mako his trial the com ing Saturday or Sunday. All these dates naturally are dependent up on weathor and water conditions. DAWES TO SPEAK IN PORTLAND LABOR DAY Chicugo, Aug, 20. Charles Q. Dawes, vice-president of tho United States, has accepted an In vitation to speak In Portland on Labor day, September 7, under the auspices of tho general committer of civic bodies. It was announced today. Vice-President Dawes wilt make only one public nppfaranen while in I'ortlat.d. The length of his slay here was not indicated In hi uioiMii of tcowyUtnce, I he was entering the barn on his place, one of them hitting him over the head with a blackjack. In the melee which ensued Stnuf fer secured a gun. The two men fled. Stauffer fired at the fleeing figures and was certain he hit one of them twice. A car was seen passing through Aurora, one of the men in it having a bloodstained face. A car with the samo license number was picked up in Portland after Bing ham had secured admission to the Portland hospital. Investigation disclosed that the license number of the car had been Issued to a man named Bingham at Castle- (Continued on Pago Seven) TO IS Appraisal of tbo property now owned by tlio Salem Water com pany, wUli a view to purchase by tlio city, came one notch nearer realization with tbe appointment yesterday of a committee of 25 to meet with tlio special committee of the city council for the purpose of discussing tho proposition and appointing an engineer to make the appraisal. The two commit tees will hold thoir Joint meeting In tho near future. The water company Js also ex pected to select an appialer, nnd if tlio two men fail to agree Uiey will appoint a third man. It pro vided that thi appointee of the Joint city com ni It tees must have the approval of tho city council. The special committee as announc ed yesterday by Mayor Glesy con sists of the following men: F. O. Ueckebach, chairman, Dr. II. If. Olinger, Edward Schunke, D. J. Fry, Sr., U. S. Page, T. A. Liv- eley, W. S. Walton, D. W. Eyre. C. P. Bishop, Auiuist lliickesteln, T. H. Kay, Gcorgo Grabenhorst, Dr. IJ. Ij. Stccves, II. O. White, Dr. K. K. KHhcr, R. J. Hendricks, George Putnam, A. A. Lee. George Wills. ir. W. K. Morse, T. M. Burr, Gcorgo Vlek, I. A. Greenbaum. W. I. S'.nlcy and Harry M. Hawkins. CHIEF BACKS IN TO According to the latest story go ing tho rounds, a dignified hand somely dressed gentleman backed his car up to the curb by Ladd & Bush bank yesterday morning, re gardless of tbo fact that all other cars In the block were facing "now out." "What ore you doing there," Of ficer Walter Thompson is reported as having ntked the dignified look ing gentleman, before tlio officer recoKDized that tho man was bin chief, Frank Minto, bend of the police department. Officer Walter Thompson, when approached today for confirma tion of the story, declined to com ment on It. "No, I dnrosn't say a word," stated Thompson. "Tho chief told mo If I told anyono about It he would fire me, nnd consequently I cannot speak." Valentino and Wife Agree To Separate; No Quarrel In Case New York, Aug. 20. Rudolph Valentino, original eheik of the ticrcen, his Bund wife, Wlnfrcd DfiVdfc I E nit ii ii t Valentino, dancnr and daughter of n pcrfumo manu facturer, have agreed to separate, Tho wreck of one of Hollywood'- dearest romances was announced early today by George Elmnn. manngcr for Mrs. Vnlentino, but ho emphasized that the rocks were nlesly cushioned. Tbe separation Is entirely friend ly, Mr. Klman said, there being n; idea of a dMvrn'r, no agreement for nllmnny but merely the dctro of two artist to pursue their own talents In different direction. He, JURY FAILS E Lack of Discipline Held Cause But No One Named As Responsible For Conditions. If responsibility for the prison break of Inst Wednesday evening, in which two guards and one con vict were killed and three desper ate nnd heavily armed slayers were loosed to run at large, is to be placed the public must do the placing. The coroner's Jury, aftermoro than three days of investigation and hearing of evidence, last night issued its report finding lax dis cipline among the convicts, an in sufficiency of guards to properly supervise the cell houses and the absence of a guard post at the front gate as contributing cause to the success of the break. Upon the refusal of its foreman, Frank Durbln, to sign a report placing the responsibility for lax conditions .existing at the prison the jury failed In its written re port to fix this hlomo in the fnce of the admission of Warden A. M. Dalrymple that "If any mistake have been made I made them nnd am Rolcly responsible.' The findings, as they were final ly dictated and signed by the six jurors after more than three hours of consideration of tbo evidence and wrangling, read ns follows: "We, tbe undersigned, the duly Impaneled and sworn coroner's jury, Bumnionel to inquire luto the deaths of John Sweeney and James Milton Holman, further find in connection with the whole transaction, that the said John Sweeney and Jamea Milton Hol man came to their death in the courageous performance of their duty ns guards tit the Oregon state penitentiary Jn attempting to pre vent the escape of their murderers from the penitentiary and that their unfortunate death waa occa sioned by their faithful adherence. to their oath and duty as .guards. "We further find from an In vestigation of the Oregon elato penitentiary nnd Its government, that discipline therein is lax the responsibility for which we do not fix. "The conributlng causes to tho occurrence under Investigation, are: "Lack of suffilcent number guards in tho chapel of the Ore gon state penitentiary to enablo frequent and careful inspection of the cell hoiiees; and "Proper' supervision of th prisoners entering and leaving tho cell house; "The presence of the arsenal wlth'n the penitentiary; and "The absence of a tower or other guard post at the front of the main building of the penitentiary. "F. W DimP.IN SR., "J. C. SIKGMUND, "A. L. I1KADUICK, 'GrcOHGH V. SHAND, "RALPH THOMPSON, "CHAIILKS R. AHCHKRD." The hearing came to a close lats yesterday with the testimony of John Davidson, the guard who killed "Oregon" Jonos, who had been recalled to the stand. David Hon testified that he had been reprimanded b Warden Dalrym pie for firing over the heads of two convicts who had refused to obey orders. Davidson a!d the two convicts (Continued on Pago Seven) iidded. howler, that ho did not wee how it was possible for either of them to run homo after lbs publicity which Is destined to bs given the announcement. Roth will continue in motion picture work. Mrs. Valentino as a producer, and he as star for United Artists. Mis. Valentino came to Now York on business last Mon day. The neimrntlon Agreement wee signed In the palatial Vnlen tino home on Whitney Heights, Hollywood, the preceding Tus day. Mr. Klman described the meeting as follows: "You know, dear, 1 have my (Continued, on Pass Bevsn) TO FIX BUM FOR ESCAPES
