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WOT SUPPORT
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Bolster np Activities in
Foreign Field
VICKSBURG, Miss.. May «.—
(IP) — The protection levee at
Rolling Fork broke tqddy, ac-
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ESDAY, MAY 4. 1927
Testimony of Passeiurer En
Frsddmit Addresses Pan-
American Conference
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• l ast Wight
The Mississippi river W ■ •
sweeping relentlessly over thir­
teen parishes in northern Louis­
iana aa the earthen walls were
swept away permitting the swol­
len flood to flow over the entire
country side. By nightfall thirty
thousand morp refugees will he
added t o . already
more than
three'hundred thousand homeless.
The death list is almost certain to
be increased frffm the three hun­
dred and fifty that are known
to have perished. .
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Accused Dentist
¿ Will Occujdy
Pulpit Sund
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VICKSBURG, May 4— Dawn
found an army of thirty thousand
men, women and children fleeing
for their lives from o hundred
towns in northern Louisiana fol­
lowing the entirely unexpected
break of • levee ten mites from
here. But little time was given
for warnings, as the river wall
gave away at Milliken Bepd.
Louisiana, a point which the en­
gineers had pronounced ns being
fair in
per far Over Fifty Years
SEATTLE, May 4 —OP>—Jt
lirons Coroners Jury
will be “from the witness chair to
Session
the pulpit", next Sunday for Dr- C.
C. Dobbs. Kirkland, dentist, ac­
GARDENIA. Cal., May 4. —
quitted Iasi week of the murdto ; (IP) — The immigration agents
of Lctltie Whitehall,
who Saturday shot and killed
Rev. George McClure, pastor e< , Arthur J. Daugherty, student
the Columbia City Congregation­ aviator, were acting "In line of
al church and a member of Seat- doty", a coroner’s Jury decided
lie's boxing committee, has invite* at an Inquest held here yesterday.
Dobbs to-flll his pulpit next Sup-
The inquest was enlivened by
day morning. Dobbs has accept­ the testimony of Burley Chaney,
ed. He will speak on "A New who was riding with Daugherty
Viewpoint on life." ■
,
when the Inter was killed. Chaney
declared the authorities were
“dirty murderers” and had shot
without provocation or warning.
Daugherty was killed when in-
Rpectators captured an alleged
fleet of airplane smugglers. Seven
aviators, arrested at the time,
were engaged in smuggling Chi­
nese
into Southern California, au­
Mothers Day
thorities
claimed.
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served by 1
WASHINGTON. May 4.— (IP)—
I, American trade abroad mnst rely
a on its own resources and not ex-
- pect to be h&ldtered up by the
1 government, President Coolidge
i said la an^ address before a Joint
I session of the pan-American com-
i mereint conference and the United
- States Chamber of Commerce.
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"Under our standard, we do
Tuesday
t not expect the government to
i support trade," he said. "We ex-
The Hi-Y club will hold tfcsfr
p pect trade to support the gov-
t ernment. An emergency or na- first a n n u a lm o th er and son
- tlonal defense may require some banquet next Tuesday evening in
■ different treatment, hat under commemoration of Mother’s Day,
■ noraml conditions trade should it was decided at last night’s
rely on Its own resources, and meeting of the club. A commit­ Japanese Ambassadors to
Make Plea for Closer
should therefore belong to the tee composed of Donald Hin­
Untty
, ,
thorne, Marion Frost, and Wil­
province of private Enterprise.
fred
Wagner
eras
appointed
to
Encourage Trade
"It is our conclusion that while work with Secretary W. P. Wal­ | TOKIO. May 4,— (LP)—Japan­
government shonld encourage in- ter In making pinna for the affair. ese ambassadors to Great Brit­
On* Tuesday evening May 17, la­ ain and the United States were In­
I tornatlonal trade and provide
I agencies for investigating and re­ dle* night will be observed and structed today to urge upon those
porting conditions, those who are the dab members will entertain governments the Importance of
actually engaged In the trans­ their girl friends, the- same com* cooperation among the five powers
action of business mnst necessar­ mlttee' will make plans for this in dealing with Chiaese nation­
ily make their own contracts and meeting. Officers for the com­ alists in connection with the Nan­
king disorders of last March. The
establish their own markets. *— - ing year wifi M” elected soon and
powers
are Great BritAin, France,
"Our sister republics have re- a nominating committee composed
Italy,
Japan
and the United States.
of
Kay
Nell,
Gordon
MacCrafck-
sources of enormous value and a
The United States* inclination
en
and
Donald
Hinthorne
was
constantly-increasing dependence
toward Independent acMon, it was
of the whole'world upon products appointed by President James
feared
here, would
of their natural resources assures Nutter lastnlght.
thCm of a eontfausily ettlarglhg
league, will be represented at a people, but upon a basis which is
league meeting. 'Ito ostensible mutually jnst and equitable. Com-
Ne loss of lifl resulted, accord­ purpose Is "for organizing the mfcree has no other permanent
ing to toaster reports bat cattle world’s industry on * basis that foundation.
We expect other
were drowned by the hundreds wJU eliminate in the future ell ec­ countries to produce commodities
This town of 6,033 persons, sit­ onomic ceases of war.”
which we esa ase forou r benefit
Bat It In admitted by aathorities and we expect .to produce com­
uated iq; the h « r t of the delta
area, had valiantly battled, the that the conference'a .reel purpose modities which they, can use for
flood for tea daps, negroes be­ lit to reorganise and consolidate their benefit. The result is a
ing kept on tha .levees nt point of I Europe’s industrial and economic more abundant life for all con­
guns until SuhdaV. Efforts of the life so that, American competition cerned.
Red Cross to bring refugees oat can be met successfully. *
Desire to do Good
of the town were protested.
"It is this mutual interde­
Citizens said they were de­
pendence which jnstitles the
termined to fight the river bat
whole pan-American movement.
the battle became increasingly
It la an ardent and sincere desire
hopeless and all', bnt 430 men
to do good, one to another. Our
and a handful ol women had
associates In the pan-American
been evacuated when today’s
Union all stand on an absolute
break, came.
equality with us. ■
All- the Sunflower district was
"Our first duty is to secure
being- scoured by qmall launches
there results at home, bnt an
and steamers today as relief work
almost equal obligation requires
ROANOKE, Va., May 4 — (IP) ns to exert our moral Influence
continued. Food was piled on
river boats here bound for the —As Walter L. Booth still elnng to all the people of the pan-
delta region. This city, however, to the thread of 1th he has grip­ American Union to provide similar
was -already talking rehabilita­ ped tenaciously since his lungs agencies for themselves. Onr Pan-
col lapsed 13 days ago, friends American Union is creating a
tion efforts.
responsible for his continued ex­ new civilization in these West­
istence revealed new faith today ern republics, representative of
Taft — Siletz Bridge on Roose­ la bis ultimate recovery.
all that is best in the history of
velt Highway opened.
This afternoon four youthful the old world. Wo mnst nil co­
friends of the 13 year old farm
Myrtle Point — Work begins boy naked for rooms adjoining operate In Its a d v n n e e m e n t -
on big new Perkins corner block. Walter’s at thd hospital, stating through mutual helpfulness, m u­
tant confidence and mutual for­
they were prepared for a long bearance."
seige against the paralysis which
downed tholr chum. T h i r t y
URGE COOPERATION
friends of the stricken youth have
TOKIO,
May 4.—Japanese am­
worked In relays, p u m p i n g
bassadors to Great Britain and
Booth’s arms to force nlr in his
the United States have been In-
«best, ever since am injury to
stdncted to urge upon those gov­
his vertebrae on April i l affect­
ernments the Importance of coop­
ed the thranice psrve connecting
with his ihpgs and paralysed him eration among the five powers,
dealing with the Chinese nation­
from heck to waist.
alists tn connection with the
Nanking disorders last March.
Committees Meet
to Help Red Cross
A meeting of committees from
the varioM elvic and (raternal
organisations la the city will be
held this evening nt the City
hall for the purpose of devising
ways and means to assist the
local Red Gross chapter in the
carrying oat of tholr routine
duties. Th® chapter at this time-
je entirely oat of fuada, and
those In fchargs era desirous of,
working out some way to carry J
on tkn'work without a campaign
Defense Uses Ten of its
Twelve Peremptory Chal­
lenges in Long Battle
JUDGE GIVESWARNING
First Witness Is Expected to
to Take Witness Stead by
Noon Today
JACKSONVILLE, Ore., May 4.
—■
(IP)—The Jury which will try
Hugh D’Autremont for first de­
gree murder in connection with
the dynamiting of a Southern Pa­
cific mail train la Southern Ore­
gon three years ago, was flpally
completed Tuesday after a long
and hectic session. w The defense
was forced to use ten o f its
twelve peremptory challenges and
the state five of its six in selecting
the Jury.
Only three of the twelve venire­
men temporarily selected Monday
remained in the Jury box when
court adjourned today. All the
Jurors are men, three being farm­
ers and the remainder residents
of Medford. Three women oh
the tentative Jury were excused.
After .the Jury had been sworn,
County Judge Thomas called the
«even state and defense attorneys
to his desk, and following a con­
ference, the court announced that
the jury would be kept intact as
a body during the entire trial.
Judge Thomas warned the Jury
not to discuss the case among
themselves, and informed them
that their;business or private af­
fair* would be taken care of.
The state w ill preseat its open-
gent the Instructions to Ambassa­
dor Keishlro Mstauf at Leudon.
commercial horizon.
“While oar own country Is
desirous of participating la this
trade, it does not wish to do
town, whkte i n t e r up .«ho Ban-
Attempt is Made to Defer
Action U ntil After
Special Election
AH Officers in Portland Join
Hands Against Im­
moral women
PORTLAND, May 4.-r-EIghtv-
eight city, county, state and fed­
eral officers Joined in 'a vice raid
last night and today more than
one hundred were jailed. Every'
type o f vice was hit, bnt the drive
was mostly against immoral wom­
en. They, will all be examined
and foreigners will be deported
and the others will be held under
the city mpral code violation.
dlTHfc DALLE«, May I. — ftp)
— Pleasure over the recent visit
of 'representatives of the federal
tariff commission investigating
the cherry situation was expres­
sed today by Congressman N. J.
Slnnott, who arrived here from
Washington, D. C. late yesterday.
Mr. Sinnott was actively interest-
ed nt Washington in .the appeal
of Pacific Coast cherry producers
for a higher protective tariff on
imported cherries in brine, and
aided in securing the investiga-
tion which brought the represen-
tatives to California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho towns.
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Controller Of The World's Destiny
to H . C. High at »6,650. Other
bids submitted were Swarthy
Brothers, »8,600 and C. Frank
Rhodes, »8,000.
A special committee consisting
Of Mr. Bergner, Mr. Thornton,
and Dr. Woods was appointed by
Mayor Pierce to look after the
m atter of designs for the foun­
tain to be installed for Lithla
water In the Plaza.
Prio r to the opening of the
bids an effort was made to deferr
action on the reservoir clear­
ance when it ^as moved by
Thornton, seconded by Bergner
that the matter of opening the
bids be deferred until after the
election to be held May 31st. The
-‘f
vote on the motion was as fol­
lows: Ayes: Bergner, Thornton.
Nays: Kay, Peters, Woods.
The bids having been read it
was moved by Thornton, second­
ed by Bergner that all bids be
rejected. Vote on the motion—
Ayes: Bergner, Thornton. Nays:
Kay, Peters, Woods.
R o b e r t s Makes
g Declaration in
CALL FIRST WITWBS8
J. O. Marrett, Ashland Candarte«1,
Gives Opening Testimony
for the State
JACKSONVILLE. May 4.— Evi­
dence linking Hugh D’Autremont
with' the dynamiting of Southern
Pacific mall train No. 13, on Oc­
tober 11, 1333 and the resultant
murders of four men was made
public in court today. Pointing
his finger at Hugh, George MT
Roberts, associate prosecutor, said
that the state would prove that
D’Autremont wee guilty of mur­
der in the first degree, and de­
manded the death penalty. The
evidence will show, he said that
when his mother visited him at
Alcatraz, after hie return from the
Philippines, that he said, "Moth­
er, you didn’t ever think that
yonr nineteen year old boy would
vo wrong, but I didn’t mean to
do it."
There was no inkling an to how
this evidence was obtained het it,
is presumed that a dictaphone was
In the room when the two visited
at Alcatraz.
The youthful alleged bandit
showed
little emotion during the
renty-Pive Known Dead
early
part
of the opening state­
Have Been Recovered
ment by the state, hnt as the at­
Prom Explosion
torney unfolded some of the evi­
FAIRMONT, W. Va.. May 4, dence that is intended to link
- (IP) — Eight blackened bodies bim up with the crime. Hugh
depths of the Everettsvllle mine tentlvely, or won
near here where 103 miners were his mother who v
imprisoned Saturday by an ex- ®M®. dfid with' a
plosion and fire.
W
similar sigz
Rescuers reached the eighth tempt to comfort
additional bodies shortly baXots
was la~a 4
noon, increasing to a total of 36 to® vivid word
the known deed in the mine nc- gruesome affair
cident.
teste d
The iquads of rescuers planned W . TheZeyyihg'!
to Immediately re-enter the mine *h® tensenete of »
in search of 70 men who were ff®* occasions' M
in the shaft when the explosion hundreds who hs
came and who "have not been 4®y *», to the tin
accounted for. '
silent as a tomb.
The eighth body recovered to-
Special emphasl
day was that of Harvey McKay, N*e Prosecutor os
brother of the mine superintend- 4 C®P> 8l,e «
ent.
Will attempt to pn
W h e n McKay’s b o d y was
th® d®fto
brought to the surface by the re- waa iound in whal
lief workers, Robert M. Lamble. *• camp Number t
chief of the West Virginia bur- 44 WM ,oc*ted
eau of mines, jaid that he no «temped U. 8. on
longer entertained hope that any • • «rtdence that w
of the 69 men in the shaft had h®Hef that the th
survived.
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OF « f e » t e F
One of the most u n i q u e
churches in existence will arrive
in time for services next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 when, a special
car under the direction of Rev.
Chappelle and wife, will be spot­
ted near the Ashland Mill, and
meetings will be held In the car
both afternoon and evening for
ten days or two weeks. The car,
which Is supported by the Ameri­
can Baptist Publishing Society, is
well squlpped for church services
and |s used principally for out of
the way places where no churches
are available or for special ser­
vices such as will be conducted
here. The car .comes hart in re­
sponse to an Invitation from Rev.
Woodworth of the local Baptist
church. A photograph of the car
will be reproduced shortly.
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NORMAL ALUMÑI NOTICE
In order that the Bm
Oregon Normal School Alamnl
Bey, / s e e 11th, may bo a
complete soccers, It Jo
oorjr »het the geeerel
aztttee have as many amnes of
The Colonial Art Company of
Oklahoma City will hold an ex­
hibition of one hundred and fifty
pictures at the Southern Orpgod
Normal School from May 13 to the
13th.
The collection contains
pictures of some of the old mao-
terg pnd some of the modéra, «ré­
ductions. ' A number of piotarae. j
for various T>oms In the Normal ’
cchoo! will he chosen from tMa
exhibit.
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of the old normal as po MMM0S
AU Interested a w eebto to"
send to (tote of nam«1 and
eddretoss to Fred O. fl
chairman of the commlti toe ?n
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■ nsnirrnirwfff
t
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nees.” when they inquired
was in the box wh»n the
left the lumber samp. The
•enter pointed oat the fast
the trees aroand whioh the <
were located, wars •literally