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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
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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
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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
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TO FIX BUM
FOR ESCAPES