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Newspaper Page Text(CaoiitalJiidk v - "-6 CIRCULATION Dally averg net pala circulation (or month ending August 31, 1025 CLOUDY ON COAST Fair In tho Interior tonight and Wednes day. Warmer In the interior Wednesday; gentle variable winds. y Local: Max., 76; niin., 56; rain. .13; river, -2.1; atmos., cloudy; wind, BE. I) II 6973 Average dully distribution V333. Member Audit Bureau ot Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 214 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS an53a,n1vabcnbbntI mm JVJ iraai V LLOWBOUND DVERTOPOLK Murderer Waives Formal Hearing At Independ ence Taken Secretly From and To Portland. W. H. Hoyd, former convict In tho Oregon state prison who ahot and hilled C. I. Baun, Independ ence taxi driver, on a lonely road nine miles south of that city on tho night o September 1 and stole the latter's automobile, waived formal hearing when he was ar raigned before Justice of the Peace H. W. Baker at Independence thin morning and was bound over to tho Polk county grand Jury with out bond. A .special session of the grand Jury to consider the case will prob ably be held next week at Dallas. Lloyd was taken to Independence from the Multnomah county Jail for arraignment secretly, and his scheduled appearance there was known only to the authorities. Im mediately alter the hearing he was rushed back to Portland by auto mobile. Fear that if the people of Independence had known of Lloyd's appearance therethey would have made an effort to take the law Into their own hands prompted the secrecy surrounding the ar raignment. Duo to the defects ot tho Poll; county jnil at Dallas and the strong public feeling against Lloyd he will be kept in the Portland Jail until tho time for his trial. Lloyd lias confessed to killing Baun, giving ns his reason his de ire to aecuro the taxi driver's car that he might visit his parent) near Springfield. Quito u large crowd had gath ered before the arraignment wat. completed, but there was no evi dence of disorder. C. H. Kills, Independence attor ney, was appointed to represent Lloyd. On his way back to PortlairJ, Lloyd was taken to Dallas, where ho Me iur.ch. During his meal he was asked by a newspaper report er whether or not he intended to repudiate his alleged confession. "I don't know that I have made ft confession yet," Lloyd replied. TO PAY PROFITS Chicago, Sept. 8 (AP) L. R. Wettllng, manager of tho statistical bureau of the Western railroads, testifying as tho opening railway Witness in the hearings In the west ern freight rate advance case be fore Chairman Clyde A. Atchison ' of the interstate commerce com mission said almost one fifth of the money invested In the western railroads failed to receive any fin ancial return In 1924. In eight years ending December 11, 1924, more than $1,700,000,000 was invested by tho railroads in improvement while the net return earned by them lu 1924 was 85, 000,000 leas than It was In 1910, was his statement. 'The rate, of return earned on total investment was B.R9 per cent In 1916 and was only 3.75 icr cent In 1924. "The net return earned by the Western railways in 1924 was equivalent to a rato of return of but 4.55 on the investment up to Ihe end of 191C, being lower than return actually earned on this In vestment In 1916 nnd left nothing at nil for return on the $1,700,000, 00 which has been Invested In the property elnce that time. 'If the full ficKht rate increase now requested had been in effect In 1924 the western railways net In that year would still have been Icrn than the net return actually earned In 191 and would have amounted to a return of 5-B6 per cent on the 191 Investment as con trasted with the 6 59 per cent ac tually earned In 1916. If the increase now requested bad been realised In 1924 It would bave meant ft return to the went-: rn rallwayi uf only 4.85 per cent n their 1924 Investment. RATE INCREASE HELD NECESSARY NOLI HE FIRST STORY G Kidnaper and Slayer of Little Girl Declared "Hopelessly Insane" By Authorities. Monlclalr, N. J., Sept. 8 (AP) Harrison W. Noel, 20 years old. former Harvard student and eacap ed inmate of an insane asylum who kidnaped and killed six year old Mary Daly because of "craving for $4000" in ransom money Is likely to be ordered confined for life, as were the slayers of Bobby ! ranks in Chicago. Noel pleaded guilty yesterday to the kidnaping. He denied he shot and killed the girl or Raymond Pierce, negro tnxicab driver to get an automobile for the abduction. Ho awaits arraignment on charges of murdering the girl and wound ing John Sandin, chauffeur who gave chase after tho kidnapping. Sunday he confessed with boast- fulness to all of the crimes. Faces Life In Asylum Captain James A. Mason, head of Essex- county detectives, says Noel i& "hopelessly" insane. A committee of alienists is to be sought by John A. Bigelow, prose- tutor of Essex county, to examine the youth. If found Insane, he will be committed to the state hos pital at Trenton. If ho Is found sane, his plea of guilty of the kid naping charge exposes him to a sentence of lifo imprisonment. There Is no lesser sentence for the crime In New Jersey. While "Jersey Justice' has been meted as mvlftly and surely. It is believed that rather than go thru a murder trial, with the probability of a fight on Insanity, the officials would be content with a kidnaping sentence. Sought To KIM Others Three persons have narrowly es caped death at Noel's hands, rec ords at tho county insane osylum at Ovorbrook show. Noel attacked his father asleep In a tent on a camping camp with a Boy Scout hatchet in 1923. Confined in the Craig sanitarium at Beacon, N. Y he beat jn attendant Insensible with the arm of a chair. Last year ns n seaman on n trans Atlantic liner, he tried to kill a cook. E E Greenville, Ohio, Sept. 8 ( AP) Impressive funeral services, at tended by distinguished citizens of Ohio, were held at St. Clair me morial hall here this afternoon for Zachary Lnnsdowne, commander of the Ill-fated Shenandoah who died with IS members of hts crew when the dirigible crashed near Avn. Ohio, Thursday. All business was suspended for an hour and the town folk crowd ed the hall long before the services opened, in a last tribute to Green ville s Illustrious citizen. Mrs. Elizabeth Lansdowne, moth er of the dead commander, attend ed the Inst rites with members of her family and intimate friends. OF KILLIN Marital Tangle Over Smalley Returns In Quest of Lost Dog Dan Smalloy, who with his child hrlilo that was once Lillian KIrks or i.ntorprleo, left hero recently for that town In custody ot offi cers, for eloping with the KIrrs i;lrl, returned to Halem, Saturday. icarchlnR for his don. Ills Kntcr prlfio dlfflcultrod were settled and charges dismissed when he mar ried tho girl, but that did not bring back to tho couple their cherished dog. While they were In enstooy here the dog disappear ed. Thl disappearance caufted the comic more grief than the arrwt. As soon aa he found himself re leased, Cmalley etarted back for Salem with hie wife In search of he mlsOng canine. After looking around here Sat urday for the dog they abandoned tho search, leaving for Independ Trail Rum Kings Jtf ,v J WHAT TO DO WITHUJ.LANO Portland. Or., Sent. 8. What to do, for the best Interests of elate, uational government and people, with 1J ,420,221 acres of unre served government land within tho boundaries of Oregon was the matter before a sub-committee jl the United States public lands committee which opened a hearing Hero today with Senator Robert N. btanfiold acting as chairman. "At present there io no law whereby the government can lease the unreserved public land for grazing purposes," said Stanfield. 'Much of it is used for grazing but the govori.meiit gets nothing for it. Only miner.-1 land on It can be taken, or timber sold, but it is usually good for little else save grazing. "It Ib to gather data for the sen ate to u.jc in discussing a grazing bill that will be presented at the next session of congress that these hearings -are being held in the west. There is no reason why the federal government shouldn't be receiving re turns for the use of the public domains. W. S. Buyer, district inspector for tlie department of the Interior for Ore-son, Washington and northern Idaho, was before the committee a greater part of to day's hearing. 11c stated there are 13,420,2,21 acres of unreserved federal lands In Oregon that can1 not he leased for grazing but which are being used for that pur pose to a great extent. "In many caoes tract of this land have been enclosed by ranch ere," said Iloyer, "but thie fs against the law although it works an Improvement on the land." There are onlv 1,209,3X5 acres of unreserved .mds In Washing ton he .td and only something over 100,000 in northern Idaho. Boyer favors a law that will permit these lands to be leased for grazing purposes If the owners of small adjoining tracts shall be protected. He 1 lit nits this land hould he appraised, then offered for sale, the adjoining owners to be favored In these sales. 'Do you think a leasing act would better protect the small land owners? asked Senatr Stanfield, who, with Senator Ralph II. Cameron of Arizona, are conducting the Portland hearing. (Continued on Page Seven) ence and the hop fields. This morning, for the first time ilnce ho disappeared, the do; showed up at c"i:rt houfe again, just too late to find his rnasier. IJt'putles t;rt Smith and Hoy Ilreminer, generally adept al catching what they po filler, at teinptel to corral tho dog. But the do-; was shy, nnd finally left entirely before the deputies could coPar him. The log e searching for the master and the master for the do?. While to the layman's eyes the dog looks like a plain dog nnd nothing more the tnastor declares he "wouldn't take a hundred dollars for him." And It Is plain to see the way the master says It, a hun dred dollars represents good share of the world' total wealth. P TO GET $5000 AWARD Judgment Against Death Car Driver Worthless; Defendant No Longer In State. Although a judgment for $5000 damages awarded M. S. Ramp, Mrs. Romp and small eon, Robert Malcolm Ramp of Brooks, Marion county, resulting from an automo bile accident on July 2, 1SI21, still stands against 12 G. Osborne, the Ramps will probably receive noth ing for the reason that Osborne is no longer in these parts, and it is said there ie probably no way to get payment of the judgment. Os borne, Homer Itcsa of McMinnvilh? and the Oregon Rubber company of Portland were all made defend ants, and the lower court held the judgment against all three defend ants. Ross and the rubber vcom pany appealed, the supreme court today reverses the decree of the lower court for Marion county as against, the two appellants. Os borne did not appeal. Errors in the admission of testimony Is the basis of the reversal. Osborne Sneedint On the date of the accident the Ramps were driving in a email car along a road leading from 11 rooks crossing the Pacific highway at approximately right angles. At the intersection they were hit by a Pierce-Arrow car driven by Os borne at an alleged epced of more than 30 miles an hour. A stranger riding with Osborne wag killed and Ramn, bin v;ife and child were all injured. The plaintiffs endeavored .o show that Rota wa liable on (Continued on Pago Right) DAIS EN ROUTE 10 CALIFORNIA Portland, Ore., Sept. S. Char les O. Dawes, vice-president, was en route to SHn Francisco today after speaking here last night to a crowd that filled the municipal auditorium. He attacked the sen ate's rules which enabled long drawn out speeches and filibus ters, and the crowd voiced such approval In applause that the vice-president asked for a rising vote of endorsement of his fight, which was promptly given. Mr. Dawes promised to speak today at Grants Pass, and he may also speak at Ashland while the train stops there. His speech last night was a vig orous attack upon the senate rules and ho quoted from other senotors who had criticized the methods of senate procedure. Chicago, Kept. 8. More rail r.iads wilt go into receivership If the western roiids are not grunted financial relief, R. N. Van Doron, vice-president of the Chicago & North western railroad and spokes man for 74 western roadu peti tioning the Interstate commerce commission for a ii per cent rate increase, declared today. Ho open ed the expartc hearing of the rail roads' case before Chairman Cly '.I' ll. Aitcl)ir-:(n of the cor.imissmn, who Is expected to eit here foi about, ten days. The ftO'.tth west made its voice heard by submitting a proposal that Oklahoma and Texas nnd pnr. ions of Kaiia.;, Arkansas, Mis-' sourl ami Lnutaana lie placed In n new rato territory The present herring is a com bination of tho Investigation of tho railroad rate generally au thorized by the Ifoch-SmMh con gressional resolution and the western carriers' petition. Snaninh Troons Win. Madrid, 8ept. 8. (A. P.) Spanish troops have landed on the Moroccan coant, In the bay or Al buc $mfl4, It was officially an nounced tod.iy. The correspond ent tavs the Rp.mlsh attempt of yeaterday was costly. NOTHING Why and When? On the evening of August 12 three convicts shot their way out of the Oregon penitentiary, killing two guards. For 10 days, armed to the teeth, they spread terror over the entire northern part of the state. The break was the. culmination of more than two years of lax discipline, mismanagement and disorganiza tion at the prison. On August 15 Governor Pierce- announced the appointment of a special commission to Inquire Into the condition of affairs at the prison and the cause of the escape. He publicly asked the commission to make a thorough examination Into the peniten tiary situation and report to him with recommendations, pledg ing himself to act In accordance with the recommendations. The commission, after five hours spent at the prison exam ining Into conditions and interviewing witnesses, reported two days later. In announcing that the report had been made the chairman of the commission issued that statemont that condi tions had been revealed which "should, be brought to the at tention of the governor at onoe." The report was handed to Governor Pierce three" weeks ago today, but its contents have never been made public. Sufficient Is known of tho report to authorize the statement that It recommended the immediate removal of Warden Dalrymple, which was indicated by the governor's request to Tom Word to accept the wardenship. Word declined. Today It s reported upon good authority that the governor hopes to smooth matters over and keep Dalrymple in office. Is that the manner in which Governor Pierce plans to keep faith with the investigation committee he appointed, and with the people of Oregon? When is Governor Pierce going to act to end the farce that Is being enacted at the penitentiary? Why has the report of the special investigating committee ocen kept secret? When will It be made public? What is contained In that report that Governor Pierce fears to reveal to -the people who elected him to office? .HI SHOT TO DEATH 1 Vinton, Iowa, Sept. 8 (AP) Mre. C. U. Cook, president of the Benton county W. C. T. U. won shot to death In her home last night by an unidentified mvtailant. Friends expressed belief he was the victim of a bootlegger or rum runner, aa ehe had been active In furnishing Information leading to the arrest of many lUiuor law vio lators. A bullet, fired through a window on the first floor of her home hb ahe sat sewing about ii:au o ciock, ended Airs. Cook's life an hour nnd a half after It paved through her left arm and side. She died witn out' regaining consciousness. The county convention W. C. T. U.. was to have opened tod.iy with M'."3. Cook ns the presiding officer. An iiifue.-t Is being held this morning nnd while no official opln Ion as to the probable niothe for the phooting has been expressed, the woman's acquaintances be lieve that her antl-llmior activities were responsible. Mrs. Cook not only was prominent in the prohibi tion movement In this county, but waa well known for her activities along this line In other parts of the iate. Tukvo. Japan. Kept. 8. (A. P.) Author!. fi today nnnounced that five cases of clioli'ia have bocn reported in Tokyo. Previous ly 41 c.iscQ wor j r ported at Yokohama. Dr. Thompson Found Germany Best Off Of European Lands "To all intents and purpnses Germany Is th best off of any European country that took part in the World war." Dr. Fred H. Thompson, recently returned to Sa lem from an extensive tour ol Europe, told the local Ki wants flub at its luncheon this noon. "The Germans are all working," he said, '"nicy are practically all well dressed. During all the time I was there I did not eo a singU beggar. The nearest thing to it was a blind mm on the streets ol Dresden, r'Hing pencils. Vou sc. the same fat, contented German that there were before tho war, and plenty of them." Ausiria was hit tho hnrdest by war conditions. Dr. Thompson be lieves. Most countries on the con tinent ore poverty stricken, how ever. He stated that Germany tfl the only Kuioptan country where the automobiles are generally large, powerful machines, instead of small, economical ones. At Dresden and At Uepslg, Dr. Thompson aw large bodies of young men In open fields near the cities In the early morning, drlll- njr In massed formation. When h ftckn concerning the nature of their drill he wan told that they were athletic ctulm. "All I have to my Is that they have some lm mn" cMetic clubs there,'' paid he doctor. FOUND ASLEEP BACK ON DUTY Joe Weaver, who was dis charged an a guard at the state penitentiary several months ago when he was found sleeping on duty in tho prison yard, has been reinstated on the payroll and Is now employed as a guard at the prison it became known here this afternoon. Weaver woh discharged when lie was discovered asleep in a chair in tho prison paintshop when he was supposed to be on duty by Principal Keeper Chart ton, sine discharged. The guard was sound asleep and n group of convicts had gathered around him, according to Charlton. As a result of the dismissals by Warden Dalrymple of guards who testified against his administra tion before rhe coroner's jury In vestigating the Murray Kelley- Wlllos break of August 12, there are now only three guards at the prison whose service dates back prior to the present administra tion. In all there are :12 guards employed regularly. coolidOepares TO RETURN TO CAPITAL Swamjwcott. Mass., Sept. 8. (A. P.) Preparing to leave for Washington toriorrow night. Pros- dent Cool i d go was busy today clearing up his desk at the sum mer White lloiir.o. I!o made tin: trip through C in ada to England and to Paris In company with a parly of 74 i American phyniciaiia. At Pari, they bioko up inlo smaller groups. Dr. ThMiipsou visited llelfus'.. meeting Kiittncll Drooks, United States consul I here. Ilnioks Is u former resident of Salem and al one time was star center on the Willamette bat kct ball team. lie was also a momLcr of company M during the World war. "Hiookn is well liked In Jklla.st and tan get about anything he wan-rt there, rfaul Dr. Thompson. The linen mills nt Ilelfant wore closed during the time that the doctor was there, running only ev ery second week due to the poor market ft.r linen said to exist nt that tlni". He visited Italy nnd saw th CnpaehinI church nt Home, will, l largo room in the basement con tc.lninc; n largp quantity of dirt brought from Jerusalem. "They bury the monks In that dirt," said Dr. Thompson. "Long years ago they got It all filled up. Then they started taking out a monk every time they put a new one In, arranging his bones about the room, Kvcntually they were forced to pile the large bones In rewn and arrange the small ones In designs about the ceilings And walls. Dr. Thompson spok highly of the Italian people. DISARMING ARMY HEADS CONFERENCE SEEK GROUND IS FAVORED JOR ACTION Coolidge Docs Not Care Who Calls Peace Meet Or Where It Is Held, Only For Results. ' Swampscott, Mass., Sept. 8. (A. P.) Still hopeful that condi tions abroad soon will bo propiti ous for the calling of another dis armament conference, President Coolidgo Is concerned chiefly with having a conference held that gives promise of result and does not care particularly where it Is held or who calls It. Comment was withheld at the Whlto House today on the an nounced Intention of Premier Palnteve of France to urge the league of nations to sponsor an other conference as soon as the security problem Is settled. President Coolidgo takes the position that It would be advis able for him to discuss this pos sibility, although ft was made clear that he does not want the United Slates to Interfere In any way with action by European nations. Acriculturfll Conference Although President Cool Id go expects his agricultural confer ence to reconvene to complete its survey and make recommenda tions to congress, (his course prob ably will bo pursued only In the event Secretary of Agriculture Jardine approves. Mr. Coolidgo has no informa tion as to the views of Secretary Jardine but he expects to confer with him late in the week. The president has suggested to Chair man Carey of the conference that he got In touch directly with Mr. Jardine. Mr. Coolidgo thinks (hat the conference should reassemble and have its final report ready for congress by Thanksgiving. The conference before the close of Ihe fiSth congress In March mi bin i l led preliminary findings, chief I v recommoniUil ions for ro- opcratlvo marketing legislation. Public Bnildincs Bill President Cimlidgo is hopeful (hat at I ho congressional session a public buildlims bill can be en acted, although he reiillzes there will tie formidable opposition by some representatives nnd senators If spoeifi.- provision is not made for new structures in their dis tricts streets, The prcsldeni Is particularly Impressed with tho necessity of providing additional public buildings in tho District of Columbia to house activities now taken care of In rented quarters. Ho believes It an Investment to cut down on rent by providing permanent buildings. 1 'The pork barrel' ' tendency. Mr. Coolidtro believes. Is apt to crop out in congrerfH, working to Ihe disadvantage of a bill de signed to remedy conditions In the District of Columbia or any measure making a lump sum np propr.'ition. A lump sum bill was passed by I ho house In t he last session which Mr. Coolidgo, it was said today, would have approved had the seuato passed It. The world proposal Is gaining streiigt h, I lie president believes, and Is confident that affirmative action by the senate on a resolu tion on adherence will be obtained during the December session . OtyiHpr.i. V.ih., S-pf.. S- Ovvhi'-; to difficult ies growing nut of poor crop condition and Inability to reallzo noon frozen asiets, officials of the Stato P.nnk of Pasco today turned over their bank to tho di vision of banking for linnlfhitln Supervisor of Dunking Harry Johnson informed t,h Associated Press over tho long dlstanee tele phono this morning from Pasco. DepoMt liabilities amount to ap proximately $380,000. Supervisor Johnson snld. The hank was or ganized In April, 160K, and ths cap Itnl stock was listed at $'.0,000 with flO.001 surplus at the time of the last call statement. 'Great credit Is due J. 71. Craln, president of the bank for his un tiring efforts and for the fact that his personal fortuno has been ox hausted In an attempt to save the Institution," Supervisor Johnson deelnred. , Solicitor General Asked To Investigate And Report On Statement Flaying Air Service. "Washington, Sept. 8 (AP) Colonel William Mitchell's latest criticism of the administration's air service policy was referred to day to the Inspector-general of the army for investigation and report. Tho action of tho war depart ment will not be determined until this report has been received. Should grounds be found for dis ciplinary action, Acting Secretaray Davis then will decide whether court martial proceedings shall be Initiated. Seek Confirmation Major General Helmlck, tho In spector general, presumably will call upon Colonel Mitchell for the facts. On receipt of a statement from the colonel thst he did make the charge) against army and navy officers contained In the state ment issued at San Antonio Satur day, General Helmlck will be in a position to formulate his recom mendations. Tho action of Major Hlnes, the chief of staff, in referring tho mat ter to General Helmlck is In 'line with routine procedure. Major General John A. Hull, judge advocate general of the army, probably also will be con sulted. It appears probable that several daye will elapse before there Is a flnul decision. Wilbur Denies Charge Washington, Sept. 8 AP) fieerciary W ilbur today replied In directly to one charge ma do by Colonel William Itcbell in his at tack on the navy and army ulr services. The nonrotary said the Shenan doah bail not been sent on her western trip In ,an effort to make up for failure of tho polar flight and the Hawaiian flight. A western voyage had been planned months ago, he said, before the Hawaiian flight was arranged, and about the same time that the Arctic expedi tion was agreed upon. FOREST LOOKOUT Portland, Ore., Sept. 8. Light ning struck and bha tiered tho cupola of the Mount Hood forest lookout station In the storm that swept Portland and surrounding country la to yesterday. Fred Srhmelliiig, lookout on duty, hap pened to be down below tho cup ola at the timo of tho crash, .and exuiiped Injury. Lightning, thunder, halt and rain came to Portland nil nt onco about six o'clock last night, flood ed the streets, slopped street cars and deluged thousands of return ing holiday vacationists. Tho weather bureau measured of an ineh which fell in B minutes. The total precipitation for the day ending nt 5 a. m. this morning waa ,71 of an Inch. Street cars on several lines wero stopped when their motors wore put out ot commission by light ning. No other damage from Hghlnlng was reported here. S:m Antonio, Texas, Sept. 8 ( Al') Colonel William Mitchell, deposed assistant air chtof now eighth corps area air officer, broke his silence of thrco days again, hero today, touting a formal state ment In which he recommended creation by the next congreea of an aeronautics bureau under a sec- relary of air and suggested plana for tho bureau's operation. He snyi that the entire national defense should be consolidated un der one head who would be held responsible but that the depart ment shoutd be divided Into three poet Inns urdor eub-secretarlcs, army, navy and nlr.