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CIRCULATION
Dally average net paid circulation for
month ending September 30, 1926
7077
Average daily distribution 7443.
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FORTY'SEVENTH - 1
R, N. Clark Killed And
Wife Injured When
Auto Skids Of Road 10
Miles South of Salem.
TV N. Clark. AGO Salmon street.
Portland, district manager for
the Missouri Paint & Varnish
company, wn killed, probably in
stantly, when his automobile
turned turtle on the Pacific high
way about 10 mile south of Sn
lem early today. A lodge card
found on 1ms person showed mem
bership In Portland lodge No. 112
B. P. O. Elks. Mrs. Clark, who
was with him. is in a local hos
pital suffering from shock, but Is
believed not to be seriously in
jured. Clark's occupation and his
Portland addresses were obtained
by Coroner L. T. Kigdon from
letters found fn "is pockets.
Clark's business address was 202
Porter building, Portland.
There were no witnesses of the
accident except Mrs. Clark, but
officers who investigated say that
the automobile was traveling
Bouth. The car apparently skid
ded on a turn and went into a
bank which caused it to turn over
into n complete wreck. The pave
ment was slick from a mist dur
ing the night. Clark was pinned
undei the steering gear and bis
head was badly crushed.
A Golden ambulance was sent
to the scene as soon as passing
motorists brought word to Salem
and Mrs. Clark was brought to
Salem. Coroner Kigdon brought
In the body of Clark and is en
deavoring to locale acquaintances
in Portland.
Portland, Or., Oct. 6. Mr. and
Mrs. 11. M. Clark for the past
three years have lived at the Al
mira apartments here. Clark was
a retired flea captain before be
coming affiliated with the paint
company. He was about 50.
ICE CREAM PLANT
While P. M. Gregory, local man
ager of the Buttercup ice cream
plant here, was in Portland today
and no one in the local offices
would dipcuss the mat tor. it was
believed he was in Portland in
connection with details of a gi
gantic Ice cream merger, involv
ing all Ice cream plants in Oregon
and Washington, including the
Salem plant and involving com
bined assets of $11,500,000.
It hari been l:nown hero for
some time 1 hat such a gigantic
merger hid been under discussion
and telegrams announcing tlio
combination of the several plants
did not come as any distinct sur
prise. The dutches from the east
said that manufacturing plants in
Seotll. Portland Taeoma, Kvcr
ett, r.mncitun. Centralia. Van
couver. Wash., Srlem, Astoria and
McMlnnvIHe wore to he embraced
In the 5:1.500.000 pirrger.
DEAD
I! Ml
Hotel Asks Council
To Curb Night Noise
In Nearby Streets
N.iilnus slniek. whittles, bangs,:
and veils that disturb Salem sleep
ers at nil times of night were air
ed before the city council last night
when Mrs. James II. Linn of the
Marlon hotel appeared and n.'kcri
If semc'lilng could be done to make
the M r lnn hotel corner a more
restful place for Its patrons. The
subject wis referred to the com
mittee on h'nlth and police with
the possibility tb.it an ordinance
will be InToduced at the next meet
ing. Mrs. T.lnp Mi tint ihe and Mr.
Linn hid done everything possible
to make state fair week pleasant
for the hotel guests, with all roewi
occupied during the week, but that
In ite of their effort many com
c
R No. 238
PEACE PLEA
Result of World War Lost
Unless Racial Hatreds
Are Demobilized Says
President.
Omaha. Neb., Oct. C. (A. P.)
Cheered by men who fought In
France as he appealed for demobi
lization of racial antagonisms and
auspicious President Coolidge In an
address before the American Le
gion convention warned today that
the world faces more destructive
wars iiiiles-s u universal spirit of
toleration is created.
Time and again the president's
lui.'TC audience showed its approval
as he urged preparations for peace
rather than war, reviewed Amer
ica's part in the World war, de
clared military power must be sub
ordinated to civil authority, advo
vated "proper and sound" selec
tive service act, and deplored the
spread of intolerance.
From the moment they arrived
here, shortly after breakfast for
10-hour stay, the president and
Mrs. Coolidge wuo accorded an
enthusiastic greeting. Thousand
stood in a cold rain to cheer ay
their automobile left union sta
tion. Omaha, NVb.. Oct. G (AP)
President Coolidge, addressing the
American Legion convention here
today, declared that the result of
the World War wilt be lo.-t and
the nations of the world will pre
pare fur another conflict unless
racial antagonisms are demobilized-and
a universal attitude of tol
eration Is created,
"If our country is to have any
position of leadership," he added,
"I trust It may bo In that direction
and I believe that the place where
it should begin is at home."
Asserting that no nation- ever
had or ever will have an army
la r ire enough to guarantee it
against attack In lime of peace or
to Insure Its victory in war, the
prrsident said that "peace and se
curity arc more likely to result
front fair and honorable dealings
and mutual pgreemonts for a lim
itation of armaments among the
nations than by any attempt at
competition in squadrons and ba
tallons."
Xo Merit In Hlg Army
"Xo doubt this country," he
continued, "could, if it wished to
spend more money, make a better
military force, but tint Is only
part of the problem that confronts
the government. The real que.s
lion Is whether spending more
money to make a better military
force would really make a better
country.
"I would be the last to disparage
the military net. Jt Is an honor
able and patriot Ic railing of the
highest rank. Put I can see no
merit in any unnecessary expendl
turo of money to hire men t(
build fleets and carry muskets
when international relations and
agreements permit the turning of
such resource Into the making of
good roads, the building of better
homes, the promotion of education
(Continued on Page Two.)
plaints had been made, it was the
opinion of Mrs. Linn that a great
denl of the night noises about the
hotel are unnecessary, and this also
was the opinion of counctlnien.
Just across (ho street from the
hotel. Mid Airs. Linn, Is a news-
paper with Its shouting newsboy
who mther In the early morning
for their papers. Mr. Linn did not
speak harshly of the boy, rccognlz
Ing that It is hoy nature to make a
lot of noise, hut believed they could
be curbed to an extent. Aero an
other street from the hotel, Mr.
Linn said, nre ft couple of Automo
bile repair shop that make much
noine until 3 or 1 o'clock In the
(.Continued un Page Seven.!
LEGION HEARS
Br COME
German Chancellor
Rumored Poisoned
By Political Enemies
Gustnr Sircseninnn
Locarno, Switzerland, Oct. 6.
(A. P.) Humors filled Locarno
today to the effect that Dr.
Stressemr.n, the German foreign
minister, was not ill from a fever
caused by the change in climate, as
announced, but rather as the re
sult of administration of poison by
political enemies.
Spokesmen fo.1 the German dele
gation continued to deny the. stor
les indignantly, declaring that
poisoning was impossible as Dr
.Stress em an hod brought his own
cook from Berlin and all l lie for.d
served hlm had been carefully
scrutinized.
One rumor current was to the
of feet that the police had seized a
hoi tic of chfutiti, part of the con
tents of which Dr. Strcsseman
drank Sunday.
Foreign M inkier Briund ol
France was the fir:;t to hasten to
i he German state-man's bedside
and lie returned tor another visit.
Foreign Minister Vandeveldc o i
Belgium and delegates to the oth
er countries followed.
Dr. Ktesseman insisted upon at
tending today's session ol the se
curity confv'ence, which was post
poned from the morning to tin
afternoon because of his indisposi
tion. Friends of the German foreign
minister say he has been indiffer
ent health since the Wcimer con
ference where he overworked, and
that "any change of climate causes
heart palpitation and a swelling
of the throat.
Dr. Strerseman had stiff irfently
recovered from his illness to at
tend the session of the conference
this afternoon.
AS FLEE! HEAD
Washington, Oct. 6 Leigh t C.
Palmer was removed today as
president of the emergency fleet
corporation and Elmer Crowley of
Boston, was named to succeed him.
The action was taken by the
flhipping board and with other
changes announced, amounted to
a general sh.ike-up In the fleet
corporation personnel. The resig
nation of Sidney Henry, trustee
and vice-president in charge of
finance, was accepted by unani
mous vote and O. K. Nichols, firt
assistant to tho vice president In
charge of operations, was elected
to succeed him a trustee, leav
ing the vice-presidency open.
J. E. Hheody was relieved of
duly in London as vice-president In
charge of European affairs and
was directed to report to the
board, which It 1 expected will
assign him to other dutle.
Mr. Palmer v. a a named by the
board as vic;-preident. of the
fleet corpora t ion In charge oi
European operation.
The vote by which Mr. Palmer
was removed was four to nothing.
Those for thj motion were Com
missioners Benson, Haney, Plum-
mrr and Thompson. Chairman
O'Connor, the only other commis
sioner present, did not vote.
Waihlnclnn Wt fi (A. PA
Leih C. Palmer declined today lo
r-enpt the vlte-presidency of the
ne t corporation in cnarge oi cur
ooean affairg
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1925
LLOYD JURY
COMPLETED:
TRIAL BEGINS
Examination of Witnesses
In Trial of Baun's Slay
er Underway At Dallas
Coroner Testifies.
Dallas. Or., Oct. 6. The jury
to try W. R. Lloyd accused of the
murder of Clinton I. Baun, Inde
pendence taxi driver, on the
night of September 1, was com
pleted at ten o'clock this morn
ing, In the Polk county court
with Circuit Judge Ramsey prn
flidtng and by two o'clock this af
ternoon the state waa half way
through with the direct exami
nation of witiieseee.
Irvin Baun, brother and busi
ness associate of the murdered
man, was one of the first witness
es examined. Baun told of the hir
ing of the car by Lloyd on the
evening of the murder. Frank
Richards, sheriff of Linn county
swore to the finding of the body
of Baun about ten o'clock In the
evening a short distance beyond
Buena Vsita. He told of . seeing
feet and legs protruding from
some underbrush on the side of
the road.
Mrs. Lucas Testifies
Mrs. J. E. Lucas who lives a
quarter mile south of where Ihe
body was discovered testified that
shorlly after going to bed on the
evening of September 1 she heard
one shot. She raised on one elbow
in bed because she feared some
one was stealing her turkeys
when she heard a second shot. A
third report followed soon after.
Immediately afterward she heard
x car go by, according to her tes
timony. Sheriff Richards came to
her house to find a telephone
shortly after that.
Other testimony regarding the
position of the body was Intro
duced by Sheriff Hooker. The on
ly disarrangement that the
clothing of the dead man nhowed
when examined, was that the left
trousers pocket was turned inside
out.
Coroner Testifies
A. L. Kceney, county coroner
also testified that the body was
lying with the head away from
(Continued on Pago Seven)
A citation for a bridge building
program for the city of Salem
was Innnched by the Salem Kl
wnnis club at Its weekly luncheon
this noon. A petition, demanding
action by tho city council, and fav
oring financing tho program by
means of a boid issue, was pass
ed among the club member and
signed by every Khvanian present.
Announcement was mnde that
copies of the petition have been
prepared for presentation before
the Salem Rotary club, the Salem
Linns club, and the chamber of
commerce. C. B. McCuIlough.
president of the club, stated that
efforts will be made to have the
petition signed by every member
of all threo organizations In addi
tion to every Klwanlan, and that
"then we'll go right on down the
line," the Idea being to bring be
fore the city council "auch a niul
tlpllclty of algnature that they
can't afford to Ignore It.
The petition la similar to one
adopted by the local Kiwanis club
early lat sprinff.
World Series
Baseball
The Capital Journal will
tnc(iplMine, play hy play. Hi"
world writ elmmplnnMilp
cntur Hint begin W'cilnewliiy
hetMcon Wif-hlngion ami
Pittsburgh and continue dnlly
Ihcrcnftrr.
Full IrauMl wire A MWK:ln I ed
Pre crlM?.
COURT ROOM
v few 4? . 4 v - VIA IrH1 j
Salem court room with Judge Percy R. Kellv on bench. A
Will R. King, defense attorney, Tom Murray, desperado, Allen Cars
Grants Pass, Or., Oct. 6. Mem
bers of the Oregon irrigation con
gress meeting here In their fif
teenth annual session, nre today
being taken over the Rogue River
valley to view the Irrigation pro
jects of this part of southern Ore
gon. The visitors will return this
evening in time for a banquet as
quests of tho j.cople of Grant
Pass. The business nessiona will
not bo resumed until tomorrow
morning.
The it inerary of today's tour
takes the caravan through th'
GnltiU Pass Irrigation district,
Van Noy district, up the Apple-
gato valley to Med ford and on to
Talent, where lunch will be
served. On the return the party
is to utop at the Gold Hill dis
trict. The r-Hnquct tonight will be at
tended ly Governor Pierce, win
will give his address, which wa"
t( have be.:n given yesterday. He
arrived Ibis morning and Join-1:!
the caravan.
Tomorrow the remaining a-I
drosei on the program will b
given, the election of officers will
bo heitl, and the next meeting
place selected.
Unit.'d States Senator C L. Mc
Narv, In an address yesterday.
criticized Secretary of the Interior
Wcrk i.nd predicted that neither
th? secretary nor nnv other man
nor small group couhl hold up
western dcvelf.ptiir nt.
WflraUT K. Noliin. who pivr
M adiirowi A8 Run Frnnr-!fri. Inn
who enyfl hp Is a npwpnpermnn
in the employ of the I'ortltinil
Journal, ffl In the city Jul) on n
charKe of driving nn automobile
while Jnlnxlcntcfl, poflHPKsion of
Honor and tranenorlntlon of II
quor. Ho wan arreflterl last nlffht
after he had driven along High
otreet, at high apocd the offlcern
aay, bumped off the pavement
near the Orctron Klenlrlc hridK'
on north tliph and phini:ed Into
north Mill creek. Although hlf
automobile, a Hulrk fiednn, waf
badly damaged, Nolan wan not
intured.
Porwine HvIiik in tho difitrlet
whole attention waa attracted hy
the peed at which the car wan
travolnir. nishril to tlio urcne
when they eaw tho rear light sud
denly disappear. Whey they ar
rived Nolan waa crawling out of
Ihe wreckage with his hand grip
They took him to the police ela
tion where he waff held.
Nolan 1 today trying, with the
awttatancc of an attorney, to ftirn-
Ikh 150(1 ball.
Bell He. Wurh ( Villain Itoald
Anmndiien', exploration nrhoon
Maud arrived from the Arctic, Bin
Is to bo sold.
DRIVES AUTO
' IN Mia CREEK
rim
SCENE OF MURRAY
Governor Pierce was wllhln hi
constitutional right and authority
when he veined an act of the Vj'lU
legislature calling a special elec
tion and appropriating money for
the purpose. This Is the opinion
)f the supreme court In a decree
handed down today in tli caee ol
the state on relation of L. L, Kwan
of Albany, a mcinher of tho legis
lature, against Kecictary of Httit.'
Kozcr. H was an original pro
ceeding in maiidauiiis lo coiiiHl
Lhe secretary of state to carry out
the provisions of the act notwith
standing the executive veto. The
opinion was written by Justicr
Blown, sustaining a demurrer to
he alteiiu.tivc vi it.
The opinion ho'ds, in c fleet,
i hat tho measure from I lie point
of view of leghJt'.i ion, was no dif
ferent from any other bill passed
by the assembly.
"Au examination of the bill It
self," says the opinion, "showf
t hut it was a i mposed law. I
was treated by the legislative as
sembly as a proposed law. Like
wise, the rfovenmr decerned It to
lie a bill for an act and he but
exercised ria constitutional ;re
rogative what hci;tocd It. It has
all the component parts of a pro
posed statute. Kvery section con
tained therein was contemplated
by the legislative assembly to b"
a section of a proposed statute. Hy
disapproving that measure the
chief executive exercised a power
vested in him by the constitution, '
Fl FGT10N VETO northern lines
$4000 Stock Subscribed
In Salem Linen Mill
By Montague Lord
Montague Lord, son of the late
(Jovernor Lord, and now one oi
the sugur kings of the Philippine
islands, htod through Colonel W. U.
Hartram of this city, subscribed
$4mou toward the new Oregon
Linen Mills, Inc.
The subscription Is of particular
interest In that Mr. Lord's mother,
now deceased, may well he classed
as "mother o tho Oregon flax in
dustry." Throuf.h years of per
severing effort, during which she
encountered obstacles, was lauph
ed at at times and met with smalt
encouragement, Hit, Lo;d held an
undying faith In tho future of flax
in the Willamette valley. She per
sonally conducted numerous ex
periments with flax, grew It on
her own lands In the ctly. Inter
viewed gov-.rnors, legislators and
business men, nny who might as
sist. In making one of the great
dreams of her lire come true.
For 2't yearn, right up to tlx
tlmo of her death, shp was the
most active and vlgtlsnt cham
pions of flax culture In th state
While she sow flax for which sin
PRICE THREE CENTS KvfS
MURDER TRIAL
t table la front, reading from right.
on, deputy prosecuting attorney.
READY TO JOIN
Portland. Oct. 6 W. P. K imey
vice-president of tho dreut North
ern railway, in chai'KO or traffic.
testifying hero today nt the Inter'
slate commerce commission hear
ing on the application of (he Oro-
Kun Trunk. Hill roads' suhsisdiary.
to extend from Bend to Klamath
Kails, said under crow-exa initia
tion that Hie (lieat Northern and
Northern Pacific would be willing
to let tho Union Pacific come In
on construction and tt.so of the
proposed lino if It wanted to.
Joint service has proved u Hav
ing to (ho rail companies and n
benefit to tbu public, he declared,
citing ns examples the line between
the Columbia liver and lScnd and
Die common m:e of track by the
Ureal Noi tbei n. Northern Pacific
and Union Pacific In the Seattle
district.
The public would benefit by the
use of Portland an a ualeway from
the Klamath Kails territory, he
testified. If the Northern lines
were admitted to the district , but
this city Is not likely to become
mure of a gateway than It already
Is If the Southern Pacific is giv
en I ho territory exclusively.
Ho ail I the Wcyerbneuseis
have told him that they will build
ii mill with nn annual cut of 1S0,
000,000 feet and the Hhevlin-Hix-uii
chiefs have declared Hint they
will install a new mill of ir.o.000.
000 feet, annual cut If the iiregnn
Trunk Ih extended from llrnd to
Klamath Kallfl, Keuney said.
was responsible, pronounced the
finest In tliu world, and some of
her efforts brou.'.ht to a successful
conclusion, she did not see the
pioneer Htn.nos of Ihe p. teat de
vclonmcnt which is now rapidly
coming. Her con. in a suti-innt ml
way. Is ns'-i.-tlng in the v.ork she
sla t ted.
Mrs. I-ord was large'y responsi
ble for bringing Kui-ciie H-s(
hero from Belgium, the first reil
riax expert to make hi home in
the valley, and with him grew
flax, talk.d flax ami caused Ore
gon flax to he exhibited In the
various flax producing centers "f
the world. It was largely through
Mrs. !nrd'a activities that (ov-
ernor Wlthycovibe showed tha in
terfst In fl.iX culture which result
ed In the stfihllBhmcnt of tho flax
plant at the rtato penlientiary
This plant, unquestionably. Is con
sidered largely responsible for Int
er developments which have
brought about the operation of
on) mill hero onn has set under
way the machinery which will cs
tflhllrh another ono before flax
blooms again In tho valley.
UNSETTLED WEATHER
Probably showers tonight and Wednes
day, normal temperature, light southerly
winds.
Local: Max., f!0; min., 4"r, vain, none;
river, -2.1; atmos., cloudy;- wind, 8YV.
1H SIDES
USE UP HALF
Eleven Prospective Jurors
To Try Murray Exam
ined And Passed Foi
Cause; Excuse Docrfler
Selection of a Jury in the trial
of Tom Murray for the murder of
Guard John Sweeney, In the prison
break of August 12. went forward
nlowly this morning and when
tlmo arrived for the noon reeesi
there were only 11 jurors In tho
box, passed for cause. The de
fense had oxerclsed six of its .12
peremptory ehallenKcs and tho
.state three of Its six,
lOlcvcn prospective Jurors of tlio
secend venire panel of fifty wero
examined durfjig tho mornlnir
and nine passed for cause.
Most of the morning was taken
up In the examination of three
witnesses who had sometime hi
tho past been connected with tho
stale prison, or had had experi
ences In which convicts were In
volved. Stole Jurors Cont, din
Joseph H. Doorfler of Marlon,
had nerirly pawed through tlio
necessary preliminary exam In at Ion
to qualify for cause when Will It.
King, chief counsel for the de
fense, led him Into stating that
Murray, upon tho occasion of the
first of his three escapes from tho
prison, had stolen a cont and r. sun
from Doerfler. Tho theft occur
red, acocrdlng to Doorfler, when
Murray and Hert Oregon Jones,
another convict, were being nought
by posses in tho neighborhood nt
Marlon after their escape of March.
'2H. 1124. Murray and Jones, bo
ald. entered his house one night'
and stole two coats and two i;uns.
One of the coatw and one gun wero
found on Murray when he was rc
turned to tho prison a few day
later, lioerfler said.
While Uoerfler said that be did
not think this experience -jyouhl
prevent him from acting as a fair
and Imparl in! Juror In this ca-o
Judge Percy It. Kelly held differ
ently, and after questioning Doer
flcr carefully dismissed him, say
ing: DcM-rflcr FacusciI
"I do not feel that any man
who Is convinced that another h.nl
.stolen from him could sit Impar
tially ns n Juror In a trial of tho
one who bad stolen from him."
John W. Gamble, for six years)
a guard at the prison and on duty
there nt the time of tho Traeey
Merrlll break In 1902, succe.dr.l
in nn.slnK fur cause on th
strength of his statement that bo
felt be could render a fair ami
impartial verdict hnncd on the el
dence presented and 'be Instruc
tions of the court. He wn later1
remove by challenge of the de
fence, John A .Ferguson, who tost 1
fled that he at various times iti
his Cii parity ns a road contractor
employed convicts, was pa-d fop
caiwo upon bis declaration that
he h-td no prejudice against them,
1 :ieelt III llox
The elevt a tentative Jurors in
tho box at noon wero Mrs. F.nnna
It. Condli of Aumsvllle. Theodore
Mindcn of Fast Stayton. Homer P.
Cleveland of liberty, L. B. Judson,
of S.ilcm tleichts, Harry fl. Car
penter of Llvesley, John M. Wat
son of Turner, Mrs. perl ha. M.
King iif Sublimity, Adnlph Pombeetc
of Salem, John J. Jerterson nt
Salrm, J. J. McDonald of Silem,
and Jessie W. Savage of Fugle
wood.
The attorneys predicted that
the Jury would not be completed,
and sworn In before late this af
ternoon, and 1 wn not consider
ed ill. fly tb.it tho prosecution
would commence to present lta evi
dence before morning. There Is
llllle likelihood that the case will
go to the Jury before next week.
Approximately Tfl witnesses Will
be called by the state, and the de
fense has Intimated that It wilt
call at least half that many.
Second Iogrw Pirn
The first Intimation that th de
fense inlnht ajk for finding of a
lesser degreo of murder, second,
degree or mnnMaughter, c.n-.e th;
morning In the examination of
tho Jurors by Mr. King. The 1n
dlctment of Murray charges hlrt
with first degree murder "ft
state hnj announced that It will
(Continued on Pago Hcvcn)
CHALLENGES