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REFUSED 10
Bert Haney Declines To
Accede To Request
Criticism of Palmer
Cause of Discord.
Washington, Aug. 31. (A. P.)
The resignation ot Bert E.
Haney of Oregon as a commission
er of the shipping board has been
requested by President Coolidgc
and has been refused.
While Mr. Haney declined to
discuss the matter today or to
make public the correspondence it
was indicated tha president acted
because of disbustifaction with
Mr. Huney's attitude toward Presi
dent Palmer of the fleet corpora
tion. Mr. Haney has moved at recent
executive sessions of the shipping
board for removal of Mr. Palmer
but is understood to have fnilcd to
obtain any support for his mo
tions. Ha hne acted on the belief
that the government merchant
fleet Is running down umfer Mr.
Palmer and is not being developed
for as under the merchant marine
acjt, adequately to carry American
products or to serve as a naval
auxiliary in time of war.
It has been bis contention that
while there were In operation 38(i
ships in the government merchant
fleet when Mr. Falmer took office
two years ago there were but 251
two weeks ago.
Removal Onlv for Cause.
- In tha face of the refusal of Mr.
Haucy to resign, the next step re
mains problematical. Under the
merchant marino act, the presi
dent may remnve a commissioner
only for cause. Under this head
ing comes niulfeasance, n?glcct or
Incompetence.
Mr, Haney was appointed from
Oregon as a democrat by President
Harding in June, 1923, to succeed
former Senator George E. Cham
berlain of that state, resigned. He
was re-appointed by President
Coolidge for a two-year term Inst
June after a long conference with
Mr. Coolidge at the White House
when the entire shipping board
lituation was thoroughly dis
cussed. Mr. Haney Is said at that time
to have made it clear that he had
very definite ideas about develop
ment of the American merchant
marine and proposed to act In ac
cordance with his judgment. This
position, it was indicated, was
agreeable to Mr. Coolidge who
lubsoqnently tendered him the re
appointment. E
STILL FRIENDLY
Now York, Aug. 31. (A. P.)
Rumors ol a reported breach be
tween JMbo Ruth and his wife
woro emphatically denied by Mrs.
nuth today when told of published
reports concerning his acquaint
ance with a New York widow.
"I know absolutely nothing
about that matter," said Mrs.
Ruth, "and I don 't caro to talk on
that subject for publication now.
However, I Intend to discuss these
matters with my husband when he
returns.
- "Thcro Is"1 no friction between
my husband and myself," she
said. " Hepnrtsof It are nonsense.
We are Just the same old pals we
were when we were married."
She also denied reports that she
Is preparing to suo her husband
lor $100,000 and separate main
tenance. "There Is nothing to that report
either," she added.
COOLIDGE TO ATTEND
LEGION MEET, OMAHA
Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 81.
(A. P.)--Presldent Coolldgo plans
Id attend the American I-eirlon's
attonal convention In Omaha the
llrst week In October, he told Al
ton T. Roberta of Marquette.
Mich., who called at Whlto Court
today to renew the Invitation pre
tlously extended by National Corn
Bander Drain ot the Lesion.
M
AT MIDNIGHT
Hard Coal Stride Goes
Into Effect At Midnight
No Picketing, No
Guards.
Philadelphia. Pa., Aug. 31.
Anthracite mining in northeastern
Pennsylvania will stop at mid
night by order of the United Mine
Workers. The stroke of twelve
marks expiration of the two-year
working contract of 158,000 work
ers who have been unable to agrea
with the mine owners upon Its re
newal and who decline to work
until some renewal in negotiated.
The walkout will place a virtual
padlock upon 82S mines in ten
counties. It will Involve In addi
tion to the bulk of the miners an
other army of their dependents.
The full number of those de
pendent upon the mines and for
whom bread winning accordingly
stops, is put at 500,000. About
oOOO maintenance men will re
main in the pits by mutual agree
ment to prevent flooding and to
attend their general upkeep. They
will he assessed a day s pay every
two weeks fo.' tho union's emer
gency fund. Something like 10,
000 railroad men employed In
handling of coal shipments and in
shops and car repair work will
probably be thrown out of work.
100 Per Cent Effective.
The suspension will be practi
cally 100 per cent effective. The,
region lias been thoroughly organ.,
ized by the union end the handful
of men the union has permitted its
members to associate with despite
the lack of union buttons is ex
pected to quit as well.
Union offiicale contemplate no
picketing and the owners, e.o for
as can be learned, plan no lm-1
porting of non-union help.
At many miner, contract minerr. !
quit work Saturday after blow
ing down enough coal to keep
their laborers occupied for the re
mainder of the contract. Many
heavy tools have been removed by
the men and (stored away against
such time .is a new contract is
igncd.
10 Per Cent Increase.'
The mineitj are demanding a 10
per cent increase in tonnage rate.
$1 a day more for day workers,
the check off, a two-year contract,
equalization of rates and other ad-
jiiGuncnts. The operators insist
all demands must first absolve
themselves of any likelihood of in
creasing production cost before
they can he given consideration.
The men, in turn, reiuse me
nronosal of tho owners to leave
the matter to arbitration and hold
that negotiations nre useless until
tho owncs agree to coneider de
mands on their merits regaruicna
of costs. Nehotintions were brok
en off at Atlantic City on August
4.
MITCHELL NARROWLY
ESCAPES,PLANE CRASHES
San Antonio. Texas, Aug. 31.
(A. P.I Colonel William Mitch
ell, stormy petrel of the United
States army air service, narrowly
escaped death at the Eighth corps
air service landing field near fori
Sam Houston this morning when
his plane crashed and was demol
ished as he was taking off for a
flight. Colonel Mitchell woe uninjured.
ANTHRACITE
sMINING STOPS
Nesmith Injured In
Prison Break Ousted
As Prison Turnkey
Jarne Nesmith, turnkey at the
state penitentiary who was severe
ly Injured by the escaping con
vict, Tom Murray, Oregon Jones,
Ellsworth Kelley and James Wlllos
when Jones and two prison guards
were killed on August 12, will not
again assume his duties at the
prison, Warden Dalrympte said to
day. '
"After Nesmlth experience,"
said Dalrympla, "1 did not think It
HOT
Word for Warden
If He Wants Job;
Urged
Tom Word. ex-ntierlff ot Multno
mah county, naked by foTrraor to
take pcnltcntlurr wnrdcnsuJp,
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NORMAL SCHOOL
The building committee of the
board of regents of state normal
schools this afternoon tentatively
awarded to George F. Sleeves of
Portland a contract for construc
tion of a training school building
at Independence, to be part of the
state normal school which is lo
cated at Monmouth, two miles
away. Kecvcs bid was $79,880.
or $10,581 lower than the next
lowest bid. The award is subject
to the board's approval of Uoeves'
sub-contractors.
The committee awarded the
heating and ventilai ing contract
for the same building to Hush-
light, Hastoff & Lord of Portland.
whose bid was $15,973, and the
plumbing contract to St urges &
Sturges of Portland, at a bid of
$5872.
The contact for electrical wir
ing will not be awarded until n
further study-of the bids has been
made by the committee.
The committee will this after
noon examine architect's drawings
for the new normal school at Ash
land. If the plans aro approved
bids will be opened in six weeks.
16 YEAR OLD YOUTH
WANTED IN CALIFORNIA
Walter Line, 16 years old, wn
arrested Saturday evening by Depu
ty sheriff Burkhart on telegraphic
advices from Visalla, California.
Line was arrested as he arrived
here In an automobile accompan
ied by a boy friend.
While the telegram did not en
lighten the officials to what Line Is
wanted for In Visalla further than
saying a bench warrant . was being
held there for him, Line himself
states that he believes) he Is want
ed there In connection with an al
leged breaking Into a store. Line's
companion was accused of nothing.
would be advisable for him to go
back to work. 1 talked it over with
him and he agreed to resign."
Nesmith was attacked by one of
the convicts and was struck In the
jaw with some object believed to
have been a heavy cuspidor. He
was knocked out and was In a dat
ed condition for several hours.
Nesmith will be succeeded by W.
fl. Golden, a guard nt the prison
who has been employed at tha In
stitution at varloua time.
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SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1925
by Elkins
Whether or not he will accept
appointment as warden of the
Oregon penitentiary rests entirely
with Tom Word, former sheriff of
Multnomah county.
The appointment has been prof
fered to Word without any strings
attached and Governor Pierce Is
but waiting his acceptance to an
nounce the appointment, at the
same time making public the re
port of his special commltteo to
investigate conditions at the pris
on and the causes of the break of
August 12 when three convicts es
caped after killing two guards.
Word, It i understood here to
day, has promised to advise the
governor of his decision by Wed
nesday. His delay in accepting or
rejecting the appointment is report
ed to be occasioned by his fear of
a recurrance of a physical break
down from which be but recently
recovered, and the arrangements
of business details.
Meanwhile he la being beeelged
by friends throughout the state to
accept the position.
Billard A. Elklna, Industrial ac
cident commissioner and former
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SEEK LOST DOG
When Dan Smalley and Lillian
Rtggs Smalley, his child bride,
started back for Enterprise, Ore
gon yesterday under the charge of a
deputy sheriff their unhapplncss
was acute, not so much that they
were being returned probably to
stand trial, but because the dog
which started with them on their
elopement from Enterprise, was
missing.
While Smalley was In Jail, his
child wife In the Deaconess hospi
tal and their automobile standing
outside the court house, the dog
was permitted to reside In the car
and watch over It. Sheriff Bower
took charge of feeding the dog,
and for a day or two the canine
seemed satisfied with the presence
of the car. ,
He then became restive. His
master failed to return. And Sun
day mdrning the dog was gone.
.Smalley secured a promise from
the Enterprise deputy he would
drive back by way of Mollala where
he was working at the time of his
arrest. He believes the dog decld
ed to return there in search of his
master.
Smalley was arrested for taking
14-yenr old Lillian Riggs away
from her home at Enterprise. At
Oregon City the couple were mar
ried and they are hopeful the girl's
parents will relent when the couple
appear with their marriage certif
icate.
In the meantime they are more
concerned, apparently, about the
dog than what will happen at En
terprise.
Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 31.
(A. P.) Disapproving the find
ings of a summary court martial,
L'apuin Adulphus Andrews, com
mander of the Mayflower, late to
day ordered Corporal Andrew
Cbantos of Cleveland, one of the
marines, charged with falling to
sleep on guard duty, restored to
duty.
Previously Captain Andrews,
who Is In command of the marine
detachment, approved a court
martial sentence of 80 days con
finement and $21 lorn of pay re
turned against Private Key, of
Centerville, Texas, the other
marine tried.
After spending two days re
viewing the evidence presented
him Captain Andrews decided to
give Cbantos the benefit of the
donbt on the ground tiiat H had
not been proven conclusively that
h" hsd left his pot without be
ing properly relieved.
ijomraai
EMS
1 FLIGHT
Planes Expect To Break
, Non-Stop Distance And
Time Record In Trip To
Hawaii.
San Fraan cieco Aug. 31 (AP)
At 2:25 p. m. the two PN-9
planes had taken their positions
in San Pablo bay and began warm
fng up their engines. The hop off
was expected wlthl na few min
utes. San Franrisco, Cal., Aug. 31.
(A. P.) If tho San . Francisco
Honolulu flight that got under
way at 2 o'clock this afternoon
succeeds, a nev non-stop world's
record will have been established.
The achievement will top that of
two French filers, Captain Ar
rachart and Lieutenant Lcmaitre,
February 3 and 4, 1923, by more
than 50 miles, H. E, Morris, mem
bers of the contest commit toe an
nounced toda.y on behalf of the
National Aeroratulc association.
The record that tht Americans
will try to better was established
when the French fliers flew from
Blampes, Fran-e, to Villa Cis
neros, Africa, 1967.44 miles. Their
time was 24 hours and 30 minutes.
Tho distance bo Honolulu from
Snn Pablo bay 1b approximately
2100 miles.
Third Plane Delaved.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 31.
Two of Tncle Snm's giant navy
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10 BE PROTECTED
Washington, Aug. 31. (A. P.)
Officials of the United Mine
Workers of America has assured
Secretary Davis that every effort
will be made to protect property
and lives at the mines during the
suspension of work in the anthra
cite coal fieids.
The labor secretary who has
been, kecpinj; in close watch with
developments In the anthracite
situation previously had expressed
concern over the possibility that
the mine properties might not
have adequate care during the
.mftpension of work, beginning at
midnight.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO
SWIM CHANNEL FAILS
Dover, Eng., Aug. 31. (A. P.)
O. Brewster, 24-yenr-old Iondon
doctor, who started from hero at
11:45 o'clock this morning In an
ottempt swim of the lOnglish chan
nel abandoned his efforts when
About seven miles off shore. He
bad swum p.bout 13 miles. The
wind was troublesome and the sea
lumpy.
10 HONOLULU
UNDERWAY
Tariff Prospective
National Issue 1928
Declares Oldfield
Portlnnd, Aug. 31 The tariff Is
the prospective national Ins no be
tween the democratic and republi
can parties, William O. Oldfield,
of Arkansas, chairman of the demo
cratic national congressional com
mittee, declared In his address be
fore Oregon demoorntlc leaders
this afternoon. Oldfield Is touring
the country urging democrats to
organize In n effort to gain con
trol of the house in the next con
gress.
The tariff, he at claied, repre
sents the ensmthil difference be
tween the- republican and demo
cratic theories of taxation and gov
ernment. At present, he declared, the
country a bulng run for the rich,1
Judge King Will
Defend Convicts
In Murder Trial
Will II. King
DEAL PROBE
Portland, Aug. 31 Proceedings
In the grand Jury Investigation of
operations of Keeler and Roth In
connection with the Orenco bond
deal were hold up today when John
F. Logan, attorney for Keeler and
Roth, filed petition before Circuit
Judge Tucker, demanding the re
turn of various bonds. aecurltiPH
and other documents seized In the
apartment of V. W. Keeler, Tues
day, as an Incident to the arrest
of Keeler.
At the same tlmo Keeler was
arrested, his partner, John A.
Roth, who wae associated with hi in
in the Rogue Itlver water works
company, was arrested on a com
plaint filed in district court, charg
ing that they were dealing In bonds
without a state license.
Tho documents seized In Kepler's
apartments Included about $.100,
000 In securities pirt of which
were Orenco bonds.
Logan In his petition contends
the arrest of Uoth nnd Keeler was
on , a felony charge operating
without state license and not a
criminal charrre, and that the seiz
ure of their effects could not le
gnlly he made an Incident to their
arrest.
District Attorney Myers says the
matter seized lh of Imporlunce in
the case before the grand Jury In
connection with the Orenco bondn
and this connot bo carried forward
until Logan's point In settled.
The matter will be heard by
Judge Tucker at 9:30 a. m. to
morrow.
Boatwick Chief of Stuff.
Washington. Aug. 31. (A. P.)
Hear Admiral Lucius A. Host
wick, chief of staff of tho battle
fleet, wus today appointed chief of
staff of the United States fleet, ef
fee Live after tho return of the
fleet from New Zealand,
but to win In 1 020. the demorrntn
must represent a "sound liberal
Ism" which will "protect the aver
age citizen agnlnst the aggressions
of corruptlonista In politics."
"The present administration,"
Chairman Oldfield charged, "is un
der the complete domination of the
ultra-rich. The president! offi
cial advlner are mnde up of the
rich Mellon, Weeks, Hoover snd
the rest of them. Ills unofficial ad
visers are the Rockefellers, the
Gary, the Duponts and the Mor
gans. "In fact, we have a plutocracy
now, a government by the rich.
The people will repudiate it when
they become acquainted with the
true situation. "
DDTff? TTIRTTl? PPMTQ ON TRAINS AND NEWS
riviulli xxxtiSliih oniiNio btand8 fivb cents
When Tom Murray, Ellsworth
Kelley and James Wlllos, convicts
indicted by the Marlon county
grand Jury on charges of murder
ing two guards in their break from
the state prison, appear in circuit
court here Wednesday morning
for arraignment before Judge
Percy R. Kelly they will be repre
sented by Will R. King as coun
sel for all three.
King, democratic national com
mitteeman from Oregon, former
Justice of the state supreme court
and for eight years solicitor for tho
federal reclamation service, con
ferred with the three accused con
victs Saturday afternoon and fol
lowing the conference said that he
had agreed to deefnd them.
Mr. King planned to return to
Salem from Portland this after
noon or tomorrow to confer fur
ther with his clients and to start
work on the defense prior to the
arraignment Wednesday morning.
TO SEE
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Chicago, Aug; 31. (A. P.)
JJhUo Ruth, fmurutively siiatik
ed by Manager Miller Hoggins of
New York i.inkoe, uiuibie to see
nasehr.ll Commissioner K. M.
Irfindis today, returned to New
York to present his caso against
Hugging to Colonel Jacob Rupert,
owner of the Yankees, and K. I).
Harrow, business manager.
P.uth hoped to make his situa
tion clear to Colonel Rupi.ert. He
had niso planned to appeal to Com
missioner Landis. nnd would have
taken up bin $1000 fine and In
definite suspension with the com
missioner unofficially hut the
commissioner was nt his summer
borne In Burt Lake, Mich.
"I'm sorry," Ruth said when
told that the commissioner would
remain In Michigan for two or
three days. " would have liked to
have things talked over."
Shortly before climbing aboard
the Twentieth Century Limited for
New York, Ruth said that he
would telegraph Commissioner
Landis and communicate with bim
later.
"Under the rules I guess I can't
do anything; for ten days anyway,"
snfd Ruth.
The National baseball agree
ment provides that a player may
iippeal, whenever he feels Injustice
has been done him ,to the com
missioner, hut nor until ten diiys
after suspension.
NEW HEAD NURSE
FOR SALEM HOSPITAL
Miss A. llofsoth has nrrived In
Salem nnd will take up her du
ties as head of the Salem hos
pl I nl tomorrow Sept. 1 .
At a luncheon at the Marion
hotel this noon the hoapitnt hoard
met with Miss Hofseth and Miss
Gladys Steele, retiring head nurse
of the hospital. A silver tea set
was presented to Mifw Steele as
a memorial of the good feeling of
the board. Frnnk Deckebaeh.
member of tho board, made the
presentation. Miss Steele has been
head nurse of th Salem hospital
here for more thon 6 years.
Miss Hofscth has returned re
cently from an International con
vention of nurses In Flnlnnd.
There were nurses from 46 dif
ferent conn tries present at the
convention.
Hammond's Recommendation.
Swampscott, Mass., Aug, 31.
(A. P.) President Coolidge was
urged today to press for congres
sional anproval of the federal coal
commission's recommendation by
John Hays Hammond, former
chairman of the commission.
Hardin Bust Unveiled,
Bedford, Va., Aug. 31.- A
hronie bust of President Harding,
mounted on ft block of granite was
unveiled yesterday In the grounds
of the national Elks homo. The
memorial was donated by the Klks
of Maryland, Delaware fld the
District of Columbia,
CLOUDY WEATHER
Tonight and Tuesday, probably showers
In mountains. Cooler. Light southwester
ly win da. ;
Local: Max., 88; mln., 49; rain, none:
river, -2.X ; atmos., clear; wind, north-
WMt.
ALIENIST FOR
STATEFINDS
Expert From Asylum Ex
plodes Suggested De
fense Theory After Ex
amining Bandit In Pen,
Tom Murray, 22-year-old leartol
ot tub convict trio who shot then
way out of the Oregon peuitea
tlary on tlio evening of August 13,
killing two guards and leaving tha
fourth of their number dead un
der the walls, Is perfectly sane.
This Is tho statement of Dr.
John C. Evans, alienist at lh
state hospital for the Insane, who
examined Murray in his cell la
tho prison last Friday afternoon
at the request ot the district at
torney's offico.
"After subjecting Murray to tli
usual examination 1 found no
ovidence of. insanity, " said Ur
Evans this afternoon. "I visited
with him for more than an hour,
during which time he told me Ills
entire history, and I found him to
bo entirely rational.''
Unsct.s Defense Plan
The findings of Dr, Evans dis
count the intimation of Murtny'i
lather that the defense to the mur
der charge hanging over th
youthful bundit would be Insanity.
The father, In an Intervlow hero,
said that when Tom Murray waj
14 years old he was struck on tho
head by a rock thrown by a play
mate, nnd that he had never been
mentally right since. Concerning
tho soar on Murray's forehead,
which his father said had been
left by tho rock wound, Dr. Evana
t ild:
"I found a bump on his fore
head, but I attribute this to a
weakness of the tissues. There la
no evidence that the wound said
to have been caused by the ruck
resulted In any fracture."
Weilnesdny morning of thfa
week has been set by Judge Percy
It. Kelly of the Marion county cir
cuit as the date of the formal
arraignment of Murray, Ellsworta
Kelly and James Willos on the In
dictments returned by the grand
Jury charging murder. Every pro
cautlon, It in announced by tha
authorities, will be taken to block
any effort of any of the prlsonera
to escope during their trial, when
they will have a semblance of
ljberty.
No Handcuffs In Court
Itcrause it Is held prejudicial to
their Interests the court will not
allow the prisoners to remain in
handcuffs while thoy are In tha
court room, and particular watch
is to be kept over Murray to krop
him from making a break. It la
pointed out that it would be Just
Murray's type of strategy to tnka ,
advantage of his freedom In the
court room to attempt another
OHcapo, and that the court room
Itself, too small to accommodate
tho crowd that Is sure to try to
hear tho trials and with a very
limited space within the rail,
would lend 'Itself admirably to
such an attempt unless every pro
caution is taken to guard against
tt.
AUTO DITCHED,
Martin Holmes of Che maw a re
ovtcd to tt-e sheriff's office here to
day that while driving on the west
nldo highway Sunday near Uh-k-rcntl,
a car attempted to pass his
machine, struck It and forced tt
against a mnchlne of W. B. Thoma
of Portland, upsetting the Thontafl
machine In a ditch and Injuring
some members of the Thomas par
ty. He reported one woman, nam
unknown, sustained foot bruises),
Mrs. Thomas eome minor bruise
genorally on the body and anoth
er woman, name unknown, bruise
on the arm. Tho Thomaa machtn
was turned on its side In a ditch.
Holmes lays tho blame for th
accident entirely on the man en
deavoring to pass him. He say4
while the attempt was made an
other car came np from the oppo
site direction and forced the pass
ing driver against the Holmes m
chine.
NSANITY